SRU: Ranma ½ Again                                by: Paul G. Jutras

 

Chris Tucker was glad to see get over and summer begin. A few months ago Chris had bought a white Ranma T-shirt from a store at the mall called "Spells R Us." When worn, Chris could turn into what the female Ranma would look like if she was real. When his brother Bobby found out the truth and wanted to try it on, he ripped it off Chris' body and transfered the curse from the shirt to his brother. Outside the family, only his best friend Mark knows his secret.

"At least I don't have to give the gym teacher any more notes about showering alone." Chris said as he and Mark entered Chris' house. "You'd think that they'd put some heat into those pipes."

"Maybe now that we can hit the beach, I can see you in that Bikini," Mark joked ready to pop the newest Ranma video into the VCR. "I saw you and your mother shopping in one of those stores where the window Mannequins dress in lace."

"I figure Ranma has the right idea to just go to the beach as a girl instead of worring about a place to change back and fourth." Chris opened his door and got splashed in the face.

"Gotcha!" Bobby shouted, hitting his brother in the face with his Super Soaker. Chris felt his whole body start changing. Thanks to his brother he was use to getting smaller, and his body pulling in on itself. His waist drew in, his hips rounded out and his chest expanded.

"Will you stop that!" Chris was furious, and having a hard time controling himself. He could image what the real Ranma would do to Bobby in a situation like that in his video collection.

"What's the big deal?" Bobby asked, "It's not like anyone but the family is in the house."

"That's not the point!" Chris complained. "That water's cold!"

"You were going to do it anyway," Bobby replied as he was hurried out of the bedroom. "Ever since you started changing, you've been watching all your Ranma videos as a girl."

Sitting down together with a coke between them, they started to enjoy the video. Chris was a bit worried that Bobby might lie to his parents since being kick out of the bedroom. The last thing he needed was for Bobby to tell his parents that the Mark and him was doing more than watching videos in the bedroom with him in his Ranma form.

Halfway through the video, Chris started to relax when he heard the sound of the garage door doing up.

"Where are you going Bobby?" his mother asked as Bobby got onto his Bike.

"The mall, Mom." Bobby said with a smile on his face. "I want to pick up a T-shirt."

"Shit!" Chris swore and jumped to his feet. He flashed Mark a worried look as he jumped to his feet. "He's going to get a shirt of his own."

"Hope it's that Ryoga one we talked about before." Mark followed Chris downstairs so fast, that Chris didn't even bother to head into the bathroom and run hot water to change back.

With even more urgency than when he first fell under the curse, Chris and Mark rode out to the mall. They got to Spells R Us just in time to see Bobby pulling a shirt over his head. "Chris, Mark, what can I do for you today?" The Wizard asked.

Before Chris answered, he grabbed hold of Bobby's T-shirt and started tugging. Before long, Chris' struggle tore the T-shirt off of his brothers body. "Oh, no! What T-shirt was this one?"

"I have another one here." The Wizard said as he reached into a box behind the counter. Mark and Chris could only look at one another when they saw a picture of Shampoo on the white T-shirt. "I suggest that you tell your sister to stay away from dog pounds."

"Sister?" Chris stood puzzled as he and Mark looked at one another. They turned to see Bobby change into what Shampoo would of looked like if she was real. "Won't hot water change her back into Bobby like I change back into Chris?"

The Old Man sighed, then shook his head. "Sorry. But your brother Bobby no longer exists. Just Shampoo and her cat form. I suggest you get her home before it starts to rain."

Sighing, Chris felt glad that he was in too much of a hurry to change back into Chris. "Thanks, anyway." Chris saw a pair of girls from schools waving to him. Chris waved back.

"Hope to see you at the beach tomorrow, Chrissy." One of them called out.

"Chrissy?" Mark stood puzzled.

"Mom remembered how Ranma pretended to be Akane's cousion to avoid his mother in girl form." Chris explained. "She figured to keep my secret that I should pretend to be my own cousin when I'm a girl. Right how we'd better try to figure how we're going to explain Bobby to mom and dad."

the end

 

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