Ranma just shrugged his shoulders, "Well, Charlotte told me a few things about some of you, but I don't know that much."
Theo nodded his head, "Yes, well, I'll introduce myself then. My name is Theodore Diggers."
Ranma snapped his fingers, "You're that super-powered aura mage Charlotte was talking about." Several people chuckled at this.
Theo smiled, "Yes, that is one way to put it I suppose." He nodded at Julia.
She smiled, "My name is Julia Diggers."
Ranma blinked, "Oh yeah, Charlotte was telling me how your possibly the best fighter of all time." Ranma scratched the back of his head, "I hope you don't mind me asking, but can I spar with you? I need to get used to this new form."
Julia just smirked, "Gladly. I was going to ask you, but this makes it easier for me." Ranma saw the look on her face and smirked right back.
Gar shook his head, obviously this Ranma didn't know what he was getting into. He then blinked as he saw the look on Julia's face, it was the same one that was on Ranma's face. "Oh dear God!" He exclaimed, "They're exactly alike!" Everyone looked at Julia's face, then at Ranma's face and blanched.
Gina shuddered, "Now that's scary." Everyone just nodded.
Theo cleared his throat to get everyone's attention, "Okay, now that you know of my wife and my two younger daughters, I'd like you to meet my eldest daughter Gina." He said, pointing at the aforementioned girl.
Ranma blinked, "Oh that's right, Charlotte said that you're one of Penny's friends right?"
Gina smiled, "Well, yeah. But I'm also the Greatest Super Scientist slash Archaeologist in the world."
Ranma just blinked, "Ooookay."
Theo then nodded at Genn, "Genn here is a guest staying at our place, she's a Rakshasa." Seeing Ranma's blank look he elaborated, "A shape-shifter."
Ranma nodded, "Ah, pleasant to meet you."
"Likewise."
Theo waved a hand at Carla and Luan. "Those two girls sitting on either side of the male Werecat are Carla and Luan, two students of my wife in the Martial Arts."
Ranma nodded at them.
"The Werecat they're sitting beside is Gar, a Jagwere, he is a long-time student of my wife's."
Gar nodded his head at Ranma.
Theo then motioned to Seance, "Seance here is a student of mine in the Magical Arts."
Seance smiled pleasantly, "It is a pleasure to meet someone who isn't an enemy around here." Most people chuckled nervously.
Ranma blinked, "Really? Wow! And here I thought I was the only one with enemies coming out of the woodwork to get at me." Everyone blinked at this.
Theo coughed, "As interesting as that sounds, I should continue with the introductions." Seeing Ranma nod, he continued, "The female Jagwere is Gar's younger sister Sheila."
Sheila just smiled at him, "Pleased to meet you."
Ranma nodded, "Likewise."
Julia coughed, "Say, how about that spar now?"
Ranma blinked, "You sure?"
Julia just shrugged and nodded and headed outside. Ranma was about to follow when he blinked, "Oh shoot. These pants won't hold up at all."
The various girls all drooled at the prospect of seeing Ranma in the buff. Theo sweatdropped and quickly cast a spell to reconfigure Ranma's pants to fit his new form. "There you go."
Ranma looked at them, "Wow! Thanks Mr. Diggers!" He then ran outside.
Gina frowned, "I'm going to have to miss it, but I've got to call Penny and tell her that Charlie's alright." She took off to the counter and called.
Meanwhile outside Julia had stretched just a bit to get the kinks out of her joints. Ranma came outside and stretched a little as well. Everyone else had stepped outside to watch the fight. Unknown to them all they were being watched by Daishi, who was on top of the house, he had wanted to take on the new Werecat by himself, but by the looks of things Julia was going to get first crack at him. Daishi wasn't stupid, he had seen how good Julia was from her training of Gar, Luan and Carla when they were there.
Julia smirked at Ranma, "You ready?" Ranma just nodded and she was on him. She delivered a right cross at his face, Ranma reacted by placing a hand up to deflect the blow, and he lashed out with a knee to her gut. Julia used her left hand to block the blow and was surprised that she still got lifted off of her feet. Using her left hand she pushed off of Ranma and back a bit. Her blood was starting to race, finally a worthy opponent that she had never faced before.
Ranma grinned a bit and started to move forward, he feinted with low kick and came in hard with a left cross. Julia's eyes widened as she had fallen for the low kick, the best she could do was duck the blow, which she did completely. She then grabbed the extended arm before Ranma could pull it back and threw him over her shoulder. Ranma just rolled in the air and landed on his feet. "Not bad."
"You're not bad yourself Junior."
Ranma's response was to charge her with his speed. Most people blinked as they saw the Weresmilidon vanish and reappear in front of Julia exchanging blows.
Gar blinked at this, "Wow! He's nearly as good as Sensei."
Brianna looked at him, "I don't know, I'd say he even."
Julia lashed out with an uppercut, which hit Ranma on the chin, he retaliated with an elbow to the gut. Julia's eyes widened as she felt him knock the air out of her. She wasn't going to let it get her down though, and with her arm that was still extended, she backhanded him across the face. Ranma spin-kicked Julia in the back, causing her to get knocked away several feet from him. Most of this action was at a speed which even Britanny had trouble following.
Julia just smirked and dropped all her defenses, "You know, I want to see just how strong you are. So hit me with everything you got."
Ranma blinked as he took in Julia's request. "Are you sure?"
Julia just nodded, "Yeah, I want to see just how hard you can hit, so hit me with everything you got."
Ranma shrugged his shoulders, but figured that she could take a hit, since they had been sparring for a few minutes now, so he wound up and, *SMACK!!!* hit her across the face so hard that she flew across the Diggers back yard like a rag doll, through the stone wall and landed in the yard next door.
Ranma was looking wide-eyed at what his one punch did and his outstretched arm and hand were trembling a bit. "Oops."
Everyone had come out to watch this sparring match, including Gina who had just gotten off the phone with Penny and told her that Charlotte was alright, was looking at Ranma wide eyed and everyones jaws had fallen to the ground.
Sheila regained her senses first, "Ranma, what the hell did you just do?"
Ranma let his arm fall to his side, "Well, she said hit her with everything I could, so I did and. ." Ranma trailed off and slapped himself on the forehead, "Gah, I'm so stupid! I forgot that when I'm human I can shatter boulders anywhere from 10 to 15 tons and I don't know my upper limits in this form."
Everyone's eyes bulged, to the point that if they got any bigger, that thier eyes would leave thier face, at hearing this. Brianna recovered after a few moments and she whispered to Britanny, "You know sis, his human form makes you look weak in hybrid form." Britanny could only nod.
Ranma blinked as he saw something, "Whew, she's alright."
Theo blinked, "And how do you know that?"
"Well, I can see her, she's getting up and running back and. .she has a very wicked smirk on her face." Ranma looked at Gar, he had learned that he was a student of Julia's, "Should I be worried?" Gar just nodded.
Julia came in a few moments later, a bruise on her face and a trickle of blood escaping on the left side of her mouth, but with a big-ass smirk on her face. "Heh! And here I thought only G'Nolga could hit that hard." Julia decided right then and there that he was perfect for protecting her daughter. She shook her head, "That's enough for now, I hate to admit it, but if I take another shot like that, I don't know if I'll get up as easily." She whiped her face. "Give me a minute and I'll be good as new."
On top of the house Daishi nearly fell over as he saw that fight as well as how strong that Werecat said he was. "On second thought, I'm going to need a bit of help."
"Shut up Zelda!"
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