What has gone before:

Ranma and Ryoga accidentally switched bodies because of a spell Happousai
intended for Cologne and Ranko.


In Mind and Body
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by Florencio B. de la Merced, Jr. (fmerced@pworld.net.ph)

A Fanfic inspired by the anime Ranma 1/2 created and copyrighted by Rumiko
Takahashi
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Chapter 6
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[It was getting late in the evening and still the two were outside in the
yard of the Tendo dojo]

Ranma: I still don't get it. We were supposed to be back in our own bodies.

Ryoga: Maybe Dr. Tofu was wrong in thinking about this cure.

Ranma: Let's try again.

Ryoga: [nods and jumps simultaneous with Ranma into the pond.

[From the pond comes out Ryoga with a small black pig]

Ryoga: Geez, Nothing. [pours hot water on the pig]

Ranma: Bwee....Chikusho! What are we doing wrong?

Ukyou: Maybe you should ask Happousai how to make that pond work.

Ryoga: We would, but I sent him flying off yesterday.

Ranma: And he hasn't been back since. [sigh]

Voice: Can I look now? [coming behind the closed doors of house]

Ranma: Eh, not yet Akane.

Akane: Geez, how long is this going to take?

Ryoga: It's no use. I remember being thrown into the pond with Cologne, but
we didn't switched bodies then.

Ukyou: Yeah, maybe Dr. Tofu was wrong about that cure.

Ranma: [sigh] I hope not! We're just missing something here.

[Ranma stops the stove he was boiling water with and promptly pours out the
contents into the pond]

Ryoga: You can look now, Akane.

Akane: [comes out the house] Ranma?

Ryoga: Sorry, still Ryoga here.

Akane: [sigh] It didn't work?

Ranma: Hai. We must be missing something, an ingredient of some kind.

Ukyou: [notices the brief glow emanating from the pond] What?

[The three turns to look but the pond returned to normal before they get the
chance to see]

Ranma: What is it?

Ukyou: The pond glowed for a while.

Ryoga: Glowed?

Akane: Are you sure?

Ukyou: It's either that or I'm getting sleepy. [rubs her eyes]

Ranma: Yeah, we're all kind of tired. We better get some sleep.

Akane: Yeah. So who among you two will be sleeping with me?

Ranma: [blinks] What?!

Ryoga: [blinks] Huh?

Ukyou: Akane, are you all right?

Akane: [laughs] In your dreams! [walks back into the house] Only P-chan
sleeps with me.

Ukyou: I guess she wants you, Ran-chan. [giggles]

Ranma: Very funny. By the way, I haven't got back to you for turning me into
a pig last night. [grins]

Ukyou: [backs a bit] Ran-chan! Don't you dare! Ryoga!

Ryoga: Don't look at me...I owe Ranma.

Ranma: [grins] Yes, he owes me big time.

Ukyou: [backs a bit more, nearer to the pond] Eh, what are you going
to...[falls into the pond] Ah!!

Ranma: [chuckles] I wouldn't have it any other way, Ucchan.

Ukyou: [sitting up on the pond and glares at Ranma] Ha, ha, ha! Ok you
had your fun.

[Just then a bicycle riding Shampoo jumps over the Tendo dojo, in hot
pursuit of Happousai that jumped over it first]

Everyone: Happousai!!!

Shampoo: You don't get away from me that easy pervert!

Happousai: Help! Get me away from that...lunatic!

Shampoo: [runs around the yard in pursuit of Happousai] Oh, now Shampoo a
lunatic. First, bimbo, then psycho! You get it. [throws her bon bori at
Happousai]

Happousai: [jumps over Ryoga] Protect me, Ranko!

Ryoga: What the...[sees Shampoo is going to hit him] No, wait!

[The impact unseated Shampoo and she lands on the pond where Ukyou is]

Shampoo: Arrgh! [feeling a painful sting in her head]

Ukyou: Ah!

Happousai: He, he! Finally stopped you, amazon. [looking at Ukyou] You
shouldn't mess with me. [Gets a whack on the head] Oww!

Shampoo: [now in Ukyou's body] You make fun of Shampoo! [slams Happousai
again]

Ranma: Ucchan?

Ryoga: Ukyou?

Ukyou: [crept out of the pond and towels herself] What?

Ranma: [eyes wide open, upon seeing Shampoo] Shampoo?

Ukyou: I'm not...[sees herself pulverizing Happousai] Oh...[faints]

Ryoga: [catching Ukyou] What happened?

Ranma: [glares at Happousai] He did it again! [jumps into the fight and
helps pound on Happousai]

Ryoga: [brings Ukyou/in Shampoo's body inside the house] Ucchan, wake up.

Ukyou: Tell, me it's just a dream.

Kasumi: Oh, hello Ryoga, Shampoo.

Ukyou: Oh, no! [cries]

Ryoga: Hey, don't cry.

Ukyou: How can I not! I'm in...oh no! [continues to cry]

Akane: [comes down the stairs] Ranma!!

Ryoga: No, Ryoga.

Akane: [blinks] Oh, sorry. What are you doing with Shampoo?

Ukyou: [jumps off Ryoga and hugs Akane]Akane! It's me...Ukyou!

Akane: What?!

[Just then Happousai's battered body flies into the house]

Ranma: [coming in] Where'd he go?

Shampoo: Shampoo will kill pervert ghoul!

Akane: Ukyou? [looks at Shampoo then at Ukyou] I'm getting a headache.

Happousai: I give up! Take me now!

Ranma: Huh?

Shampoo: What exactly do you mean?

Happousai: I know you want me! Then take me!

Shampoo: [glares] Why you!!! [slams Happousai indefinitely]

Nabiki: [comes down the stairs] Are we having a party?

Kasumi: Oh, no. It looks like Happousai cursed Shampoo and Kounji-san too.

Nabiki: What? When did this happen?

Soun: Eh, what's going on Nabiki?

[The next morning]

Akane: I'm glad you're back. [kisses Ranma on the cheek]

Ranma: Yeah, me too.

Akane: I guess Happousai's getting what he deserves.

[Inside the dojo]

Ukyou: Clear...[throws several sharpened spatula at Happousai which barely
misses him]

Happousai: Yikes...Please...let me go!

Shampoo: Not! [throws some more projectiles]

Happousai: Eeek!!

Ryoga: Good thing those men underwear is wearing him out.

Soun: [throws more projectiles] Revenge Saotome!

Genma: Sweet Revenge Tendo!

[At the Nekohanten]

Cologne: Where is Shampoo?

Mousse: She's at the Tendo dojo.

Cologne: Good, I've got great news.

Mousse: Oh, if you haven't heard they are already cured.

Cologne: Cure? Oh, that...of course it would have been sooner or later that
they discover that using the spell can cure them.

Mousse: Then what's the great news?

Cologne: I've got a spell to clone a man. [runs off towards the Tendo dojo]

Mousse: [blinks] Eh? You're not thinking of...[runs after Cologne] Wait! You
can't do that!

[In the Kuno Mansion]

Sasuke: [tied up to a tree] Please, Master...I saw it with my own eyes.

Kuno: Vehement lies! Why should I listen to such outrageous thoughts. My pig
tailed goddess is not Ranma Saotome!!! [throws a shuriken which almost hits
Sasuke]

Sasuke: Yikes! Me and my big mouth.

Kodachi: [throws a bunch of ribbons and whips Sasuke] Hohohoho! You should
learn never to speak about my Ranma-sama about that.

Sasuke: Arrrggh!

END
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