Ranma 1/2: Change a single identity and you get...

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	Part 1: Here's Ranma, a typical fanfic beginning.

	"A fiancee'?!" cried Nabiki in shock.
	"Yes, he's the son of a very good friend of mine," said Soun
sagely as he looked off into the yard. Any where to avoid the glares he
was getting.
	"Oh my, I do hope he's older," muttered Kasumi to herself.
	"What's he like?" asked Nabiki hopefully.
	"I don't know, I've never met him," answered Soun. "If one of you
three girls were to marry him then the Tendo family legacy would be
secure."
	Akane just growled.
	"They just returned from a long trip to China, they'll be here
any minute," said Soun.
	"OOh! China!" said Nabiki looking happier than ever. 
	"So they went to China big deal," muttered Akane.

	"Hey, cut it out pops! I'm goin!" said a voice from the hall.
Every one's attention turned to the two new voices in the home. 
	"Oh my, we have visitors," said Kasumi sweetly.
	"OOH! It must be Ranma!" said Nabiki excitedly.
	"Saotome! My old friend! I've been waiting!" cried Soun.
	Kasumi followed and brushed her hair back with a worried
expression, Akane just grumbled and walked behind her. 
	They found their father had already embraced the red haired boy
and was crying as usual. The man standing behind the scene looked happy
and smiled. He was a well built man and had spiky black hair. He had an
air about him almost like Kasumi.
	Soun stopped and frowned as he hugged the 'boy'. He pulled back
and looked at the person. She just looked annoyed and said nothing. The
man moved his hands up and down her body at her sides and looked at his
old friend.
	The man just looked embarrassed. "You should have heard his
mother when she found out," he said sheepishly.
	Nabiki poked at the breast on what was now obviously a girl. 
	"Could you please stop that?" the girl asked impatiently.
	"Ranma isn't a boy she's a girl!" she said angrily.
	Soun passed out.

	He came too and looked around the room. His friend just sat and
watched from beside him, they were alone. "I'm real sorry about that, We
kinda had an accident," said the man as he scratched the back of his head
and looked away.
	Soun sat up and looked hopeful. "You mean, that wasn't...?"
	"Oh, that was Ranma all right, let me explain," said the man with
an exasperated sigh. He had Soun's full attention.

	Akane frowned as her sister glared at Ranma. The poor girl just
slumped down and gave the three of them shy glances.
	"Stop it Nabiki. Don't be so rude! He, she is our guest!" cried
Akane as she finally felt sorry for the girl who had endured Nabiki for
so long. She turned to her and smiled. "I'm Akane, you wanna be friends?"
she asked.
	The girl just nodded shyly.

	A few moments later they stood in the dojo. Akane smiled and
turned to her. "So you study kempo?" she asked cheerfully.
	"A...little," replied the girl.
	"Well, lets have a little match then!" said Akane laughing at the
girl's quiet nature.
	"OK..." said Ranma she simply stood and waited.
	"Don't worry I won't hurt you," said Akane reassuringly. That was
the farthest thing from Ranma's mind.
	"Would you like me if I was a boy?" Ranma asked suddenly.	
	"Huh?" said Akane suddenly. She peered at the girl's out fit it
was a gray tunic that exposed her chest a little. She was really a girl,
Nabiki had made sure of that. So why would she ask something like that.
"Sure I would. Why?" she said in confusion.
	"Just asking," said Ranma, it looked like she wanted to say more
but was still unsure.
	"Let's start," said Akane as she swung at Ranma who moved out of
the way easily. 
	Akane blinked and kept up her attack and suddenly felt a finger
touching her neck. She hadn't even seen Ranma move. Yet there she was
standing beside her. "Let's go again!" said Akane in mild annoyance.

	About a half hour later Akane stood panting in the middle of the
dojo floor.
	"Uh, maybe we should stop. I don't think your enjoying this very
much," said Ranma finally.
	"Of course I am!" snapped Akane, she had yet to see any of the
attacks Ranma had tagged her with, no one could move that fast, it was
impossible! She stopped when Ranma shrunk back a little from her
outburst.
	"I knew this was a bad idea," muttered the girl to herself.
	"Maybe your right," said Akane with a small sigh. "I'm just glad
your not a boy."
	"What?" said Ranma in an almost panicked voice.
	"It's just that, I'd really hate to lose to a boy," explained
Akane.
	"No! Don't say things like that!" cried Ranma in what appeared to
be shocked terror.
	"Huh? Why?" said Akane.
	Kasumi chose this moment to walk in. "She's right Akane, that
isn't a very nice thing to say," chided the older girl. "Oh, I'll show
you to your room," she said motioning to Ranma. The girl just followed
quietly.
	"I like your father, he's a very nice man," said Kasumi as they
walked up the stairs.
	"Yea, most people do," said Ranma with a little pride in her
voice.
	"Here's where you'll be staying. I'll get you a bath ready," said
Kasumi as she showed Ranma the guest room.
	"Thanks, I really need to change," said Ranma obliviously. Surely
his father had explained things by now. Kasumi took his words completely
different than he had meant and smiled as she left.

	"Akane, the bath is ready," said Kasumi.
	Akane smiled and scampered up the stairs. She entered the
bathroom and smiled as she looked into the clothes basket, Ranma's
clothes were piled messily in the basket. "I guess we can both take our
baths" she said cheerfully. She began to undress...

	Ranma sat in the hot water and smiled as his form returned to
normal. "I wonder if I should go out like this?" he wondered. "I guess I
should," He stepped out of the water and smiled at his own reflection.
"That Akane seems nice, I wonder if she'd like to be..." he thought as he
began to towel his hair off. 
	The furro door opened and Akane stood there in the nude. Ranma
gave her a passing glance and continued to dry his hair. Akane froze in
fear. 
	Ranma walked up to the door and looked at her as she stood in his
way. "Are you gonna stand there all night or are you gonna take a bath?
I'm done now so you can," he said in mild annoyance.
	
	Soun sat with his daughters and the stranger at the table. 
	"So what's this all about? You look familiar, Who are you?" asked
Nabiki she seemed a bit confused, she hated that. Nabiki Tendo is never
confused, it just didn't happen.
	That's when the scream came. "Augghhh! You pervert!" cried Akane
from the top of the stairs. A young boy clad only in a towel rushed over
the railing and jumped down to the ground before continuing on his mad
trek away from the flying bath items tossed by the angry Akane. 
	Ranma dove behind his father and hid, he peeked around his
shoulder and was pegged by a shampoo bottle on his forehead. He rubbed
the spot in confusion. Obviously he didn't realize what he had done
wrong.
	"Son, what did you do?" said the man looking at the pair in
confusion.
	"I don't know, I was leaving the bath when this crazy girl
attacked me for no reason!" screamed Ranma in confused anger.
	"No reason?! You looked at my body you letch!" retorted Akane,
she was leaning against the railing and clad in a towel. In her arms were
various objects she could lob at the unfortunate Ranma.
	"Hey! You walked in on me!" said Ranma defensively.
	Akane's expression changed when she realized something. "Son?"
she said dumbly.
	"Yes, this is the boy I was telling you about." said Soun with a
smile.
	"My name is Saotome, Saotome Goku, and this is my son..." said
the man finally.
	"Ranma," finished the boy. His tail was twitching slightly behind
him and he was looking apologetically at Akane.
	Every one of the Tendo's froze when they saw this except for
Soun.	
	"He looks just like his father." laughed the eldest Tendo.
	"I do...?" said Ranma in unsure confusion.
	"Yea, he growed up pretty good." said Goku with a laugh.
	"H-he's got a tail?!!" said Akane in a sort of disgusted shock.
	Nabiki only nodded with an equally shocked look, she just didn't
seem to be repulsed as Akane was. "Then who was that girl?" she asked
after recovering quickly.
	"It's better to see," said Goku, he grabbed Ranma's shoulder as
the boy tried to scramble away. Ranma stopped and resigned to his fate. A
moment later Goku had dumped the drink he had asked for and not touched
yet over the poor boy's head. Instant red head.
	Akane froze again, a sort of confused and hurt look crossed her
face.
	Ranma felt like dirt at the moment. She cringed under Akane's
gaze and just sat quietly.
	
	"It started a few months back..." said Goku as he started his
story.

	Ranma stood in the clearing just before the springs that spread
across the large valley. The guide stood behind them and smiled. "Here
sirs we come to training ground of cursed spring, Jusenkyo," said the man
as he turned to face his two customers. 
	"Ready squirt?" asked Goku as he jumped up on one of the many
bamboo poles jutting from the springs.
	"Any time old timer," snorted Ranma as he followed.
	"No! Sirs! I no finished my tragic story!" wailed the guide as he
watched in horror.
	"Don't go easy pop," said Ranma with a smirk.
	"Like I ever would," said Goku as he duplicated the expression
exactly without realizing it. The both of them launched themselves into
the air and cried out as they clashed into a flurry of punches and kicks
in mid air. 
	The guide relaxed as they fought. They were good, maybe they
wouldn't fall in...
	Ranma kicked off his father's chest and backflipped onto one of
the poles to await the next attack. "C'mon pop, we could have done this
at home," 
	Goku stopped in mid air just above the surface of one of the
pools. He righted himself and smiled. "It was a fun trip though," was his
reply as he floated in mid air. 
	Goku blurred for a moment and vanished. Ranma gasped and spun
around angrily to face his father. "No fair teleporting! You know I can't
do that yet!" he cried as he searched for where his father would appear.
He felt hands on his back and realized that he had been duped. Goku had
teleported to directly in front of where he had been. Ranma cursed that
his reaction was so predictable. He felt his body fly through the air and
slam into one of the cold pools. 
	When he struggled up to the surface he saw a flurry of images.
His father was staring in shock and the guide was shaking his head as he
explained the situation. 
	"To bad, you fall in spring of drowned girl..." Ranma stopped
hearing at about that point as he noticed the ample chest he seemed to
have grown.
	His hearing returned just in time to hear, "...Take body of young
girl."
	Goku knew what was coming the minute his son got that look in his
eyes. The water around Ranma started to boil instantly and Goku quickly
tucked the guide under his arm and shot into the air. The guide started
to protest in fear and shock, then he saw a tiny white light below them.
It grew gradually larger until it enveloped almost all the springs in the
valley. 
	Goku frowned and watched the blast, Ranma still didn't have
enough control to live safely in the city with his mother. It was rather
fortunate for him at the moment, his mother was going to kill him for
this one. The ancient springs had been reduced to a large steam cloud.
	A few moments later Goku landed and walked over to the smoldering
crater that remained where Jusenkyo had once been.
	A now male Ranma stood in the center of what remained. He looked
down at his hands and sighed. He didn't seem to notice his form had
changed back. That or he didn't care.
	"Don't worry son, it just takes practice," reassured Goku as he
walked over to him.
	"I wish I could learn faster," muttered Ranma.
	"Sir, you destroy Jusenkyo!" gasped the guide.
	"Yea, sorry," muttered Ranma.
	"Is OK. Now, no more curses, but no can cure now," said the Guide
a little wistfully. "No need guide anymore, maybe I retire."
	"Cure? But he's normal," said Goku in confusion.
	"Only for little while, Curse say, Cold water turn into girl, hot
water turn into boy. No more magic here, only peace now though. Maybe you
get lucky?" said the Guide as he looked Ranma up and down. It started to
rain and Ranma shifted forms instantly.
	"Or maybe not."
	Ranma fell on her face instantly. "I can't stand up!" she cried
in panic.
	"Aw, that's just cause you don't hava a tail. You'll get used to
it," said Goku as he looked at the hole in the back of Ranma's pants and
noticed that the hole was empty. "Hey! I was right! I knew girls didn't
have tails!"
	"What?!" cried Ranma in panic again as he felt his bottom.

	"Nodoka-chan was pretty mad, but she took it well. All she did
was kick us out for a few months," said Goku cheerfully.
	"Both of you?" asked Nabiki.
	"Just pop, I only have to come because of the whole engagement
thing," answered Ranma earning another collective glare from the girls.
	Soun did not help matters any, He appeared beside Ranma and
grabbed her shoulder.  "Well it seems your problem isn't so bad after
all. These are my three daughters, Kasumi, Nabiki, and Akane. Pick any
one you want and she'll be your new fiancee."
	Ranma was about to speak up when Nabiki and Kasumi intervened. 
	"Oh, he wants Akane," said Nabiki.
	"Oh definitely," agreed Kasumi.
	"Why would I want?!!" retorted Akane.
	"Because you hate boys don't you? Well your in luck, he's half
girl," said Nabiki with a sly grin.
	"Are you nuts!? He's got a tail, A TAIL!" said Akane in shocked
disbelief.
	"You said you wouldn't be mad!" said Ranma with a stern look on
his face. "You lied to me!"
	"Look who's talking!" returned Akane.
	"They're already the perfect couple," laughed Soun. 
	Goku just smiled and said nothing.
	"He's a couple by himself! Besides we are fighting!" snapped
Akane.
	"We-we are?" said Ranma in surprise.
	"Of course we are!!" yelled Akane.
	"Great, I get a new fiancee and we're fighting already," muttered
Ranma.
	"It's not so bad son, remember what I said about how your mother
and I met?" said Goku with a smile.
	"The 'Pat-pat' incident?" asked Ranma as he ignored Akane now. 
	His father nodded. "I almost lost my head over that one, her and
that damn family katana of hers," muttered the man.
	Akane made a frustrated growl and stormed up to her room.
	"What did I do?" muttered Ranma in confusion again.
	Nabiki smiled, this could make for some very interesting
opportunities, especially with Ranma being as gullible as he seemed.

	TBC...?

C&C to Catbert25@juno.com	

Really long authors notes to help you decide if I should continue. No
major details given though, If I do go on I don't want you to know what's
going to happen.

Time line, The Ranma time is obvious. So we won't go into that.
	Everything that occurred before DBZ has occurred, with the single
exception of Chi-chi. I'll go into that more later, the world is like
Ranma though, no dinosaurs or weird hut villages here. The stories still
stay the same. Yes the Dragon balls and the Tenka-Ichi Budokai both exist
in this universe. Goku has long since retired from his title though...
	Goku brought Ranma to meet his friends at Kame senin's island and
Raditz never showed up. The Saiyans and every story after has not yet
occurred. They will be in this story if I continue, [You want more? Tell
me!!] but not for a very long while. I've got too much Ranma junk to sort
through.
	Ranma and Goku's powers are much advanced, why? Because Goku had
been training with Kame senin with Kurririn and Happosai with Soun over
the years that's why. That's at least sixteen years, in DBZ only five had
passed. He learned teleportation on his own, no Kaio ken's or Soul bombs.
Ranma still can't do that yet and he has less control over his own flight
power, he's pretty much where Goku was at the beginning of DBZ, before he
was killed by Raditz, Goku is better than Ranma but not nearly as
advanced as he would be after Kai samma's training.
	Ranma will not become Gohan either. He's been training with his
father and Piccilo has had no real influence on him [he does know him
though.], therefore his powers will be mostly Goku's stuff with a little
of his own twist on things. He does not know the Hiryushoutenha or
anything else Cologne would have taught him, including the chestnut fist,
but that one won't really matter much will it?

	Where to go with this?
	Well, Ranma and Goku can both fly, so they have stayed in contact
with Ranma's mother, [Nodoka, not Chi-chi.] 
	I didn't want Ranma growing up to be a scholar like Gohan.
Besides, Chi-chi wouldn't let them go off like I needed them too when
they went to China and all. The Machoism obsessed Nodoka would have,
especially considering the fact that they would visit frequently. [Goku
wouldn't care too much about her 'coddling' like Genma would.] This
approach also makes for a deeper 'Ryoga' rivalry.
	Ranma seems to be having trouble with all his power in the
Jusenkyo scene. I have plans for that and an explanation.
	I'm not sure how much of the DB cast will appear, Piccilo is
definite, as well as Yamcha and Bulma. The Saiyans have not appeared yet,
Kurririn the ever killed and Kame senin will also be there. More may be
added later on but I want to get the Ranma stuff in there as this is
mostly his story.
	No Jusenkyo, no curses. Ranma destroyed it, a good reason for the
Mt. Phoenix people to be pissed. Possibly the musk as well. Especially
Herb.
	Ryoga never fell into the spring of drowned pig, he will be a
major player though, It involves Jusenkyo and Ranma's destruction of it.
He will be strong enough to face even the half Saiyan in battle, but I'm
not saying how just yet...
	Ukyo will not be the vengeance seeking person she was. Goku would
not have betrayed his promise to Soun and therefore there would be no
engagement. Perhaps she could have tricked Ranma into proposing. [Him
thinking it had something to do with food. "You'll cook for me
forever?!!"]
	The Amazons will be handled differently as well, I haven't worked
out all the particulars yet. It would be kind of fun to see Ranma wipe
the floor with some of the later villains of the series. Turn them into
allies for the Saiyan story that would come very much later.
	Soun and Goku will still have trained under Happosai, They would
have gotten rid of him a little differently. Perhaps by having him shack
up with Kame senin for a while? [A good way for the pair to meet.]
	Ranma looks the same by the way, he just has a tail now. He still
dresses like he used to and is a bit more like Goku was in early DB,
[Naive to the point of stupidity at times.], than Ranma, but he is still
Ranma and it will show later on.
	{I want to have some fun with Kuno and Yamcha in this. ["Tell me
why doth thou sound like the great blue thunder?! Tell me villain!"]}
	
Ja

Catbert25

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