Remember, this story takes place when the characters are all six and seven. There character back then are completely different then when they are sixteen, so remember that before you call me on that one.

Chapter 4 version 1.1

"Come child. We're going on a trip to check on your blood sister Ranma," Cologne stated.

"We are?"

"Yes. It has been almost a year and I'm curious to see how she is doing. Prepare your bags. We'll be leaving in the morning."

"Yes great grandmother," replied in a calm voice which was a feat in and of itself since she was bursting at joy at the idea of seeing her sister again. "I hope Ranma remembers me."

"I'm sure it would take more then a year for that one to forget you," Cologne stated as she rested her head in her hands.

_

Ukyo was looking out the train window and taking in the sights of her new home Nerima.

"You like what you see Ucchan?" her father Utemara asked.

"Yeah dad. It looks great...," she replied half heartedly.

"As soon as we get settled in, we'll take you down and get you enrolled. That way you can start at your new school right away."

"Right away dad?" Ukyo whined. She was hoping for some time to explore the area and to find the most strategic places to launch an attack or defend against one. The thought of being caught unprepared didn't make her feel good.

"Sure. I want you to get in there and make lots of new friends," he said with a smile. 'And hopefully you'll find a boy that you can marry when you're old enough...'

Ukyo turned away from her father and look back out the window. As she took over the view, her left hand idly played with her spatula, trying to memorize it's weight in case she needed it for a fight. Always be prepared. That's what her uncle told her and he was a great ninja. She always thought it was odd that her father and her uncle didn't get along though.

Sure, Uncle Rekkon tended to confuse her for a boy, but she figured that was ok since she couldn't name a single difference between a boy and a girl. At least, her father had never mentioned what differences there might be if there were any. And if he didn't know of any, then there probably weren't right?

_

The plane gently touched down on the hard concrete runway and pulled up the terminal. Ranma jumped to his feet and grabbed his trophy.

"Have I told ya how proud I am of you son?" Genma asked with a goofy smile on his face as he looked at the trophy his son was carrying. The damned thing was almost the same size as his son.

"Yeah dad, but I don't mind. Let's hurry and show this to mom!"

"I'll be she faints as soon as she sees it." This comment caused a slight giggle from Ranma, which in turn caused a shiver to run down Genma's spin.

"Boy, please! For the love of Kami, don't giggle," Genma commented. Unfortunately, Ranma wasn't listening to him. 'I still can't believe they let an amateur like that Daniel kid in. And that instructor of his was no better either with all that religious mumbo jumbo he kept spouting to encourage his student. Why, if I had a yen for every great master I've taken down that believed in that hooey, I'd... I'd probably still be poor...'

_

"Birdie!" Shampoo cried as she tried to grab the bird.

"Shampoo! Have you lost your good senses? We're over a hundred feet in the air over an ocean. Leave the birds be!" Cologne shouted as she gave Shampoo a good knock on the head with her staff.

"I'm sorry great grandmother. I just got carried away...," Shampoo said as a tear formed in her eye.

"Remember dear, you're an Amazon. When we arrive, you need to try to show an air of dignity."

"I'll will..."

'I swear that child's going to be the death of me...'

_

Ranma-chan was currently playing in the backyard in Neko-chan mode. Nodoka couldn't get over the fact that Ranma-chan not only turned into a girl and a cat, but he could do both at the same time.

"Momma!"

"Yes Ranma?"

"Can I have some milk?"

"Why certainly dear. Anything for my... child." Going into the kitchen, she got a cup and filled it up. Just as she put the milk away, Neko-Ranma-chan bounced into the house and drank the milk up.

"Thank you!" she yipped out as she ran for the yard again to play with the butterflies.

"To think that this harmless looking child is stronger then the top martial artist at the tournaments he's been going to. It really makes you wonder...," her thought were suddenly interrupted by a knock at the door. "Who is it?"

"My names Ryoga Hibiki. I was wondering if you could give me some directions."

"Hibiki? I know that family name," Nodoka commented as she opened the door to face a young child. "Hello Ryoga. How are your parents?"

"Oh fine I guess. I haven't seen them in a year."

"A year?... Oh that's right. Your family is always getting lost isn't it?"

"Yeah...," Ryoga answered as his face turned bright red.

"Well come inside. I'd like you to meet my son. Ranma, we have a visitor!"

"Coming mommy!" Neko-Ranma-chan called back. As Neko-Ranma-chan turned the corner, her red fur quickly receded into her skin, leaving her as just a regular looking young child. "I'm here mom. Who's this?"

"This is Ryoga Hibiki. Ryoga, this is my daughter Ranma."

"Hello miss," Ryoga said with a bow. 'Wait a minute... Didn't she say son a minute ago?'

"My what a polite young man you are," Nodoka commented. 'Too bad Ranma's really a boy or I'd arranged to have the two married... What a shame...'

"Excuse me, but do you know how to get to my house?"

"Why of course I do, but I'll need to call and make sure at least one of your parents are home. I just wouldn't feel right about leaving you home alone," she commented as she went to make a phone call. "Why don't you and Ranma play outside together?"

"All right! Playing!"

"And Ranma. No cat."

"No cat?" Ranma whined.

"You heard me."

"Ok."

'What's wrong with the cat?' Ryoga wondered.

_

"All right child. Hold on!" Cologne shouted as she cut the rope that held them to the airplane.

"Weee!" Shampoo cried as the basket began a brief free fall. Of course, Cologne simply buried her head in her hands at Shampoo's reaction.

'I should have waited until she was older before taking her out of the village...'

_

"This is the location of our new restaurant!" Utemara proclaimed as they stood in front of the lonely looking store front.

"Looks great dad..."

"Ucchan, what's wrong?"

"Nothing..."

"I don't believe that, but alright... When you're ready, please talk to me ok?"

"Sure dad," Ukyo commented before wandering off. "I'm going to go for a walk."

_

As Ukyo walked through the mundane neighborhood, she noticed something falling from the sky. Well, actually, it wasn't falling as much as it was floating due to the help of two odd looking birds. Ukyo clutched her battle spatula and prepared herself for the worst. Soon the object landed.

"Ah! It's an alien!" Ukyo shouted as she saw Cologne.

"I'm not an alien!" Cologne protested.

"Then what the heck are you?"

"I'm a three hundred year old Amazon."

"Right... Personally, I'm still leaning towards the alien theory." This comment rewarded Ukyo with a hit from Cologne's gnarled staff.

"Ah, she's going to abduct me!" Ukyo shouted before receiving another bashing. "I don't wanna be a pod person!"

"I give up. Come Shampoo. We must go and find Ranma."

"Ok great grandmother."

The two Amazons left, leaving the ninja girl cowering for her life.

"I gotta tell dad about this," Ukyo commented to herself before she ran back in the direction of her father's new shop. At least, she thought it was that way...

_

"Hello?" Ukyo called out as she entered the clinic.

"Just a second. I'll be right with you," a handsome voice called back.

"Ok...," Ukyo answered. As she waited, she soon found herself trying to picture what this strange man might look like. She didn't know why she would be thinking such thoughts, so she decided that meant there might be something wrong and her mind was preparing for the worst. Or so she told herself...

"Hello," the young man greeted Ukyo as he stepped into the waiting area.

"Hi," she stuttered.

"Can I help you?"

"Uh... Well, I'm kind of lost."

"That's odd."

"What?"

"I don't remember Ryoga having a second sister..."

"Ryoga?"

"He's not your brother?"

"No. I don't have any siblings."

"Oh..."

"I'm new to the area and I kind of got lost after...," she hesitated as she realized how odd her reason might have sounded. She quickly thought up something else to tell him. "I followed a bird."

"Oh, well, do you know the address?"

"Yes," she answered as she produced a piece of paper with her family restaurants address on it.

"That's not too far from here. Hold on and I'll take you there once I'm done with my patient."

With that, the doctor walked back for a few minutes and returned with a young raven haired girl following him.

"Now remember to take it easy Akane. You're still very young and you've got your whole life to train."

"Ok Dr. Tofu," Akane answered as she suddenly noticed Ukyo. "Hello."

"Hi..."

"My name's Akane Tendo. What's yours?"

"Ukyo Kuonji."

"Wanna be friends?" Akane asked.

"Sure... Why not..."

"Oh, Akane. Could you take Ukyo to her home? I was going to do it myself, but I just remembered I've got a few more appointments scheduled."

"Sure doctor."

_

The two children walked down the street quietly at first. After a bit, Akane decided to break the ice.

"So, you're new around here?"

"Yeah, my pop decided it was time to reopen the shop."

"Shop?"

"Yeah. He runs an Okonomiyaki restaurant. My dad's the best cook in all Japan."

"Wow, I'd love to try some."

"I'm sure my dad wouldn't mind having you over for diner for helping me home."

"You don't have to do that."

"Knowing my dad, he'll insist as a matter of honor. In our family, honor is everything, at least to him..."

"You don't agree?"

"Well, I think honor is important too, but sometimes I wonder if he takes it too far sometimes."

"I'm sorry."

"Hey, don't feel bad. I mean, what are the odds that I'll ever have to hunt down someone and avenge my family's honor?"

"Fairly low I bet."

_

Cologne stood in front of the Saotome home and waited for a response. Minutes later it came in the form of a man wearing a white cloth on his head.

"Hello Genma."

"Ah! It's back!" *Thwack!* "They, why'd you do that?"

"For yelling and being so ugly. Now, let me in."

"No, I don't wanna!"

"Grow up and act your age!"

"I'd tell you to do the same, but you'd probably die and crumble away." This earned him another solid thwacking.

"We're here to speak to you and your daughter."

"Daughter? I only have a son."

"Not in the eyes of the Amazon tribe. In our eyes, she is your daughter. It is partially because of your refusal to accept this that we here."

"Huh?"

"I've been authorized to watch over you till your child is old enough to move out of your home and live on her own. If at any point before then, or after, you attempt to remove the curse on Ranma, I have been authorized to recurse you using this vile of special Spring of Drowned Girl."

"Special?"

"Yes. Very special. The magics have been reworked by the shaman of our village. It changes your gender forever. Plus, there is no cure, no reversal temperature, nothing. Not even a dip in the Spring of Drowned Man will do anything after this hits you. Do you understand?"

"Perfectly," Genma cried as he dropped to his hands and knees. "I've already been a girl for a while and I don't ever want to go back!"

"Good. That's what I thought you'd say. Come along Shampoo. We're going to go and set up our shop next door."

"Next door? I thought we already had neighbors..." Genma commented.

"Yes, you did, but they sold us their home and now it's going to be my new ramen restaurant!"

(Thanks again for reading [ideas on how to improve this story would be great!])