A somnolence lends of a normal life A Ranma 1/2 altaverse fanfic -[Prolog a change in the agreement]- It was a sad day for Nodoka Saotome minutes earlier Genma and a 4-year-old Ranma Saotome had signed a contract that Nodoka knew would take her son away from her for the better part of 10 years so she desperately thought of ways to see him at least occasionally "Genma dear" Nodoka said as she watched her husband pak "What dear" Genma asked annoyedly "make me one more promise bring him home to me for one month every year while you go look for more techniques" Nodoka asked pleadingly "a boy still needs to know his mother and have real friends" Nodoka added even more pleadingly Genma didn't reply for a long time but when he finely did he nodded an agreement "you're right dear even the greatest martial artists need time to rest from the art ...after all the body must have time to rest... every year around say the cherry blossom festival I'll bring him home" Genma said before leaving with Ranma -[Chapter 1 arrival at the Tendo dojo]- It was a quiet day at the Tendo dojo Kasumi was in the kitchen slicing a watermelon that had been chilled in the koi pond Nabiki was reading a book on extortion for fun and profit and Akane had just returned from her morning jog and started breaking bricks cinder blocks when their father summoned them to the tea room where he probably announce that Ranma Saotome and his father were coming "But isn't it kind of early in the year for Ranma to come and visit us" Nabiki said with a raised eyebrow "well he has been in China for the past three years he probably just wants to see us really badly " Kasumi provided while Akane developed a hidden hentai grin before speaking "I wonder why he looks like after three years" Meanwhile in another part of Nerima the scene of a panda chasing a well built --in both muscular and feminine regards-- redhead around plays itself out ending in the panda seemingly being KO'd "dumb old man" the redhead said as she turned and gathered a very large travel pak however before she could get very far a certain panda snuck up behind her and clobbered her with a street side before carrying her off ************* Later Back at the Tendo dojo the three Tendo sisters discuss what Ranma was likely going to look like when a familiar shout of "let me go you old fool" was heard from the Gates to the dojo "all right he's here" Nabiki said as she and Soun ran off to greet Ranma and Genma however they quickly returned being followed by a panda who was carrying a redhead girl on his shoulder and after the panda put the girl down everyone recognized her "gods Ranma!! What it in the kami-sama's name happened to you" Nabiki said as she poked the redhead in the chest "you're a girl" That said Soun fainted "sorry about this guys" Ranma-chan said with a heavy side before they all dragged Soun off to his bedroom where Kasumi started tending to him while Ranma-chan and Akane headed off to the training hall and started to spar; actually Akane tried to hit Ranma-chan who dodged like a grasshopper on speed "Damm you've gotten fast I can't even hit you anymore" Akane said after Ranma-chan won the match by tapping her on the back of the head The redhead only replied with a heavy side and a shrug Later back in Soun's room we find Soun and a bald man with glasses quietly crying "Sis when did Mr. Saotome get here" Nabiki asked as she entered the kitchen "Got me" Kasumi answered before continuing to prepare a stir fry salad **************** "Come on Ranma would you like to take a bath after your long trip" Kasumi said sometime later as she handed Ranma-chan who was sitting on the porch outside of the tea room a towel "yeah I guess" Ranma-chan replied before walking off knowing that Kasumi would not take no for an answer A few moments later after Ranma-chan was already in the bath when Nabiki informed Akane that a bath was already drawn and so Akane headed for the bathroom where she undressed and opened the door to the furo just in time to see Ranma step out Akane's only response to this was to blink a few times as she looked Ranma over before leaving in shock "sis you okay" Nabiki asked as Akane entered the tea room "Ranma's a guy again" Akane managed to stutter out but before anyone could respond footsteps were heard coming from the direction of the bathroom and when the three Tendo sisters look in that direction what they found was what they had expected to see when Ranma arrived at the dojo a well built black haired young man of 16 years of age This of course left everyone present stunned before they all sat down in the tea room where the scene of Genma explaining the cursed Springs went by in relatively the same manner as it is illustrated in the Magna however there was one major difference Ranma fell not into the spring of the young girl but into the spring of the drowned woman "oh what a tragedy" Soun cried as Genma-panda and Ranma-chan fought "stop that " Kasumi commanded "you just went too far Mr. Saotome" Kasumi added angrily "yeah even for you're crazy martial arts training" Nabiki added "what ever made you do something that dangerous" Kasumi asked angrily before a guidebook that was written in Chinese fell onto the floor which quickly led to the deduction that Genma could not read Chinese which quickly led to Genma-panda being pounded under a mallet "Genma no baka" Akane muttered before dragging Ranma-chan off to the bathroom ********** A few moments later we find Ranma-chan and Akane in the wash room "What's wrong" Ranma-chan asked Akane who had pouty look on her face "It's not fair you're better built than I am" "... well last time I was here Kasumi hadn't developed very much yet but look at her now although she does hide the fact that she is well developed " Ranma-chan offered "I know but it still seems galacticly unfair" Akane said "of course it could be worse for you. You could be short and weak to boot" Akane said The only thing Ranma-chan did in response to that was to shutter violently before the two got into the furo where Akane watches in curious awe as Ranma-chan became Ranma "So where's your mom" Ranma asked after a long and uncomfortable silence "Oh out doing stuff as usual" Akane replied lazily as she stretched "I still remember how you saved her from that mugger that one time ... If it hadn't been for you mom would probably be dead today" Akane said as she started to snuggle closer to Ranma who put his arms around her 'So how I doubt it' Ranma thought to himself as he started to remember that scene however a kiss from Akane interrupted his thoughts "hay come on you pervert can't you at least wait till bed time" "No I've already gone without sex for three years" Akane replied as she began to passionately kiss Ranma **************** Meanwhile back in the tea room "Geez sis was worse off than I thought she hardly ever goes after Ranma in the furo" Nabiki said as she thumbed through a magazine on the stock market before looking up as someone entered The person that had just entered was a tall and very well built woman with long blue hair and emerald green eyes dressed simply in a red tube top, orange slacks, and a long purple cape which she was removing as she raised her eye brow "Hi mom" Nabiki said with a smile "Ranma's here if you're wondering what the commotion's about" "ahh" misses Tendo said as she sat down only to notice the large panda and a with a even larger lump on his head "ok start talking" misses Tendo demanded before Nabiki explained which left the Tendo matriarch shaking her head "oh boy Genma idiocy has reached new heights" That said the giant panda starts to stir before noticing the Tendo matriarch >ahh hello Hishizuka< was the reading of the sign said panda pulled out of nowhere "You really out did your self this time Genma all I got to say is you're lucky that Nodoka released you from that seppuku contract before you let for China" >I know < *flip* > speaking of which where is my wife< "learning the butterfingers sword technique she should be done in about 10 months" Hishizuka responded to which the panda nodded before plotting off to the bathroom "3" Nabiki said "2" Hishizuka continued "1" Nabiki said with a smile before the sounds up a panda being pounded could be heard "I wonder what Ranma would've been like if he spent all of his time with his father" "Probably a complete egotistical jackass that was an afraid of anything feminine and had absolutely no way to emotionally express him self except with insults oh and let's not forget dumb as a box of rocks" Hishizuka provided "birr I don't even want to think about that kind of guy" Nabiki said before going back to her magazine just as Ranma and Akane entered still fuming "so how's my future son-in-law" Hishizuka said with a smile as Ranma and Akane sat down by her "Just fine misses T" Ranma said with a smile "that's good ...so how long will you be staying" "Long time probably" Genma said as he entered "Good it'll give me a chance to catch up on school" Ranma said before yawning "Off to bed with you Ranma and you two Akane" Kasumi said as she entered and rushed the two of the bed "Come on sis stop treating me like a two-year-old" Akane protested but to no avail "She's taking learning how to be a mother way too seriously" Hishizuka said with a sigh "Well we all know Kasumi little Miss Traditional" Nabiki said mockingly before plotting off to her room -[Chapter 2 back to school]- Early the next day we find Akane and Ranma walking along the fence Ranma was wearing his usual red Chinese shirt and black pants along with blue arm bands Akane was wearing an open blue vest white tube top complemented by an ultra short black miniskirt and a pair of black leggings and lastly yellow arm bands "So how's Doc tofu still dancing around with Betty every time he sees Kasumi" Ranma asked to break the silence "Unfortunately yes" Akane said with a classic anima sigh before the two continued on to high school where Akane was met by a horde of boys of bent on beating her "what the" Ranma said as he scratched the back of his head as he sat on top of the schools outer wall ' do all of these guys have a death wish or something' Ranma thought as Akane pummeled the horde "Ranma get inside Akane has to deal with this everyday" Nabiki said as the last of the boys fell "For Pete's sake every morning .... What a drag" Akane said exasperatedly before an unexpected voice spoke "truly such a boyish lot" a voice said before it was identified to be a young man dressed in the grab of a kendoist complete with bokutou "evidently each of them intends to ask you out Akane ... on the eve on that he finely defeats you" the boy added poetically "Oh upperclassmen .... Good morning" Akane said while sounding extremely annoyed "And now Akane Tendo" the man said as he threw a rose to Akane "might you fight with me" he added before Ranma jumped down from the perimeter wall "Man your popular around here" Ranma said "Stay out of the way this is my fight" Akane replied "What's going on any how?" Ranma asked "You'll see" Akane replied before the kendoist turned his attention to Ranma "You there" "What?" Ranma replied "You're being quite familiar with the fair Akane" "Well yeah" Ranma replied as he scratched the back of his head "Who are you boor ... ah! But it is the custom to give one's own name first ... fine then mine I shall give" the loud mouth kendoist screamed leaving Ranma to go huh before replying "Be my guest" Ranma finely replied before the kendoist announced himself as upper classmen Kunou the blue Thunder of Furinkan high "Ok I'm um... staying at the Tendo dojo" Ranma got out before Kunou took a swing at him with he casually dodged as he continued to speak while also taking off his book bag "and the heir to the Saotome school of anything goes martial arts" that said Ranma throws his book bag at Akane who catches it "and my name is Ranma Saotome and I accept your challenge" Ranma said as he landed just as the sound of thunder echoed above while the sounds of students talking above was also heard "so you scoundrel hounding Akane eh" the annoying kendoist said as he faced Ranma "I upper classmen Kunou shall bring you to justice" Kunou said before attacking 'damm now I'm not going to get all of my morning workout' Akane thought annoyedly as Kunou charged Ranma and swung only to slice through the school's parameter wall when Ranma dodged casually by jumping against a nearby tree which Ranma jumped off of just before Kunou sliced through it the next thing Kunou saw was Ranma above him and before he could even blink Ranma had tapped him several hundred times on the head before Ranma tapped a pressure point on Kunou's neck which quickly knocked Kunou out Curiously the storm clouds that were threatening to drop rain mysteriously vanished as quickly as they came "Damm you Ranma that was my fight" Akane said angrily "It's not my fault he came after me" Ranma said as Akane handed him back his book bag *sighs* "I suppose your right" Akane said before the two continued on to class where Ranma was introduced and quickly handed two buckets of water along with Akane while in Nabiki and Kunou's classroom Kunou examines himself with a mirror while Nabiki provides commentary "Damm if you hadn't gotten splashed by that stupid ladle lady we would've been on time" Akane said annoyedly as she held her buckets of water "So what was that all about" Ranma asked "Kunou's speech at the beginning of the semester" Akane said annoyedly before screaming was heard from the upper floor of the school "sounds like sis told Kunou ..." Akane said with a sigh before Kunou appeared and threw a bucket of water that Ranma who casually jumped over the torrent of water as Kunou announced that Ranma and Akane were engaged which of course drew the attention of Ranma and Akane's class who started asking questions before Kunou renewed his attack and the resulting chain of events follow the same path as the Magna leaving Ranma and Akane to return home *************** "damm that Kunou" Ranma muttered from on top of Akane's bed as he worked on his homework "do you have any idea how much it hurts to get groped like that" Ranma added before looking up at Akane and Nabiki who were glaring at him annoyedly to which Ranma replied by looking sheepish before recovering "well I didn't ok" Ranma said as he hid behind a book "so sis did everyone find out" Akane asked "no the most anyone noticed was Ranma's hair and most of them thought it was an illusion " Nabiki said as she studied her aerobics book "that's good" Ranma muttered "oh and Ranma your English spelling still sucks buffoon is spelled with two f's not one" "rats I was certain I got it right" Ranma said angrily "oh well considering Kunou's idiocy you'll probably get another chance" Akane replied ******** The next day in Nabiki's class "what!!" Kunou bellowed "sure I know her" Nabiki replied to Kunou's question about the mysterious redheaded girl in the tree to which Kunou replied by writing a letter which Nabiki happily delivered to Ranma after charging Kunou of course And so later that day after school Nabiki delivers the letter with an explanation to go along with it "man how can this guy be so stupid" Ranma queried to which both Nabiki and Akane replied with a sigh "he is that bad hun" "no worse" Akane replied "oh well a challenge is a challenge" Ranma said as he scratched his head before waiting for Sunday to roll around at which time the events at the second field of Furinkan high school go as described in the Magna including the nightmare Ranma has that night. Also the next morning Ranma and Akane charge through the gathered mob and did a combo kick to Kunou's face 'damm that pervert giving my fiancé and best friend nightmares' Akane thought angrily as she and Ranma continued on to class ******** Later in Nabiki's class Kunou followed the same path as the Magna and Nabiki of course sells him a certain set of photos to Kunou and of course later that day Kunou delivers a stuffed toy panda to Ranma which of course leads to the battle where Ranma is distracted by the pictures and thrown away from Kunou "Akane I thought I told you that blue panties don't suit you" Ranma said as he looked up Akane skirt "baka this isn't the time to be worrying about my panties" Akane said before kicking Ranma back to Kunou who starts screaming strike as his bokutou blurs the resulting air pressure cracks the school's stone monolith which Akane was hiding behind 'That's it' Ranma thought to himself before kicking Kunou eight times in less than a second after which he hopes away "Ranma why do you always play around with people" Nabiki said while sounding annoyed "oh come on I was just having some fun" Ranma replied as Akane examined him "what got you so distracted that you took a hit anyway" Akane asked before Ranma handed Akane all of the pictures Kunou had dropped "Nabiki no baka!!!" Akane screamed before the sounds of joins being dislocated could be heard ************* "Honestly Akane did you really have to pummel your sister that badly" Ranma asked he and Akane waited in the lobby of Dr. Tofu's clinic "Yes" Akane replied angrily as the two waited for Dr. Tofu to relocate Nabiki's joins At this time a very soar looking Nabiki walks out of Dr. Tofu's treatment room and silently continues on to reveal Dr. tofu "ahh Ranma it's good to see you again after so long ... now let's take a look at that sword wound" the kindly doctor said before examining Ranma's wound "hmm well knowing your healing ability this should only last till morning so all I have to do is clean the wound up" "thanks doc" Ranma said before he and Akane left *************** However when they got home they found Hishizuka waiting "good luck Akane" Ranma said encouragingly before running off "ok young lady you better have a good excuse for turning your older sister into a pretzel again" Hishizuka said before Akane handed her the pictures Nabiki had sold along with an explanation "...ok you get off easy this time, clean the koi pond, do the laundry and Ranma can't sleep with you tonight "MOM!" "no buts now get to work" Hishizuka said as she pointed towards the koi pond "ok" Akane said defeatedly before going to work "Nabiki the training hall 5 min." Hishizuka yelled while somewhere else in the Tendo dojo a certain mercenary winced in pain 'no not more pain' said mercenary thought before doing as her mother instructed ************* The next morning we find Genma and Ranma sparing when Kasumi calls them to breakfast predictably there were over the koi pond at the time which of course renders the two into the cursed forms And a few moments later we find Genma-panda eating his miso soup while he held up a sign that read > starting today I have a part-time job "what as the newest attraction at the zoo" Hishizuka quipped two which Ranma-chan laughed to as the replied from the porch where she was sitting while ringing out her shirt which revealed are rather ample bosom "so Ranma having a morning workout eh" Soun said as he walked by brushing his teeth "just trying to keep in shape" Ranma-chan replied as she shook her shirt dry of course Soun shows this moment to look at Ranma-chan with send him into shock "you're unbelievable have you no feminine modesty" Akane yelled as she or hot water over Ranma-chan "yeah feminine modesty from before World War II" Hishizuka quipped making Ranma blush before he quickly put on his shirt "hun?" Akane said in reply "Before the war it was considered acceptable for women not to wear a shirt especially the rice piking girls in the fields" Hishizuka said with a smile leaving everyone in the room but Ranma and Genma to laugh "Funny real funny" Ranma said annoyedly "Well you were that left yourself open for it Ranma" Nabiki said with a smile to which Ranma only replied by looking indignant ************** Later that morning Ranma and Akane arrive at the gates to Furinkan high they find the gathered mob crying "well this is new" Ranma deadpanned before the gathered mob explained they were giving up however that's when Kunou appeared and challenged Ranma by attacking him Ranma's only responds was to sigh and a tap to a pressure point on Kunou's neck "dumb bell" Ranma said annoyedly before he and Akane continued on to class for a relatively boring day which ended as the two walked by Dr. tofu's clinic where everyone was waiting outside "Kasumi is in their right" Akane asked to which the gathered group of patients only nodded before Ranma and Akane continued on to the dojo where they found Hishizuka looking over an old photo album "I remember this Ranma "Akane said as she pointed to a photo "It was just before you left for China" "I wonder what my life would've been like without you guys" Ranma mused "well with only your father as a role model I doubt you would be anything more than macho idiot jock, pervert and well I'm sure you can guess the rest" Hishizuka said to which Ranma shuddered to as a reply "and if it wasn't for you I would probably be six feet under today" "and who knows how that would have affected us" Akane added "well I guess there's no use in thinking about what could've been" Ranma said before Hishizuka closed the album "you are quite correct" Hishizuka said as she rose "come on Ranma I need your help with a few chores" "ok "Ranma said before he and Hishizuka left **************** Sometime later we find the two into an isolated grove of trees in the park "So can you do anything" Ranma asked "No not yet Ranma" Hishizuka replied "so how are you doing" "I don't know you'd think a guy that's only had girls for friends wouldn't mind changing into one" Ranma said sarcastically "It doesn't change the fact that you were born a man Ranma" Hishizuka replied before an uncomfortable silence fell over the two "Why don't you tell them about it?" "Because they couldn't handle it Ranma they haven't seen enough ... even you found out to quickly who I really am and even now you don't know all of it" "How long till you can do something" "about a year but I warn you until then your life will be full of chaos ...oh and I'm sorry to say there is no way to permanently get rid of your female body... you are as now as much female as you are male" *Sighs* "somehow I had already guess that" Ranma replied "well I guess pops old saying had some validity after all the truth path a martial artist is fraught with danger" Ranma said with a sad laugh which quickly deteriorated into a sob and then a full-blown crying fit to which Hishizuka replies by wrapping her arms around Ranma "Don't worry I know you'll get through this ok" Hishizuka said comfortingly **************** -[chapter 3]- "wow'we you must do them martial arts" a country farmer said to a bandanna clad black haired boy "excuse me you wouldn't know where Furinkan high school is" the boy has as he held up a small map which was quickly determined to be for Tokyo which was 500 miles north of the boy's current location "I see" the boy said as the started to walk East with the thought of ' Ranma Saotome prepare to meat me you can no longer high from our man to man battle' However back in Nerima the other man is .... ...well currently a woman who was indignantly sitting in the tea room wearing one of the Tendo matriarch's usual outfits --minus the cape-- while Akane sat nearby in hers "I still say you'd look better wearing a mini-skirt" Akane said two which the redhead replied with a dirty look "but since only mom and Kasumi's stuff will fit you the slacks will have to do" "so do the bra and panties fit" Nabiki quipped two which the indignant redhead replied by growling "yeah" Ranma-chan reluctantly admitted 'damm this is the last time I let myself be caught without at least one clean outfit to wear' Ranma-chan thought as she tried to get used to Kasumi's high riding V-line panties as she squirmed because of the tight strapless bra she had borrowed from Hishizuka Approximately one week later we find the bandanna clad boy asking directions from another farmer who informs him Tokyo is 500 miles south of his current location sighing deeply the boy promptly faces the setting sun and starts walking *********** Approximately another week later we find Ranma teasing Akane as the two leave school "Come back here baka" Akane screamed before Ranma leaped into the air while continuing to tease Akane however Ranma's danger sense immediately alerts him to a danger from above The danger was the bandanna clad boy who was wielding an umbrella like a pile driver Ranma being Ranma casually dodged before back flipping as the ground underneath the umbrella crumbled into a large creator "You're still as good as ever ... At running away" the boy said as Ranma struggled to make an identification "tell me one thing why did you run out on our fight" the mysterious umbrella wielding boy bellowed before Ranma finely remember "wait now I remember Ryouga Hibiki you are in my class at my old high school" Ranma said before Ryouga demanded in answer "hmm I waited at the place for three days man I thought you were the one that ran out on the fight" Ranma answered "Damm you I got there on the fourth day" Ryouga bellowed "hmm one question why did take you 4 whole days to walk 500 yards" Ranma asked to which just about everyone gathered replied with a large sweat drop before Ryouga to a swing at Ranma who casually dodged "so basically you want to finish our fight" Ranma asked calmly "Fight no Ranma I am here for revenge!!" Ryouga said as he threw his umbrella like a top "you can no longer run Ranma" Ryouga said before attacking to which Ranma responded by leaping out of Ryouga's site and on to the school's perimeter wall having lost sight of his target Ryouga ran off already lost to which everyone replied by facefaulting ************ "So Ranma what's Ryouga's beef with you" Akane asked as Ranma sat on the porch and read the challenge letter from Ryouga "It's not what his beef is its what's this bread is" Ranma replied before relating the events of he and Ryouga's bread feud "Hum Ranma this challenge letter was for today" Akane said as she read Ryouga's challenge letter "Don't worry it'll probably take Ryouga a week to get back here" Ranma said dismissively