New Tomboy

Part Twelve

By Philip Weigel

The Disclaimer is in the first two parts.

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Several hours later . . . .

Jetta and Thabian stared at the box that had arrived to their home via

Light Gate. It was a normal cardboard box with a label saying "To Jetta and Thabian, here are some new 'toys' for Alera and Pojo since Tanya ran off.

From, the Diggers."

The two Werewolves looked at each other, shrugged, then opened the box, smirks slowly growing on their faces.

Inside was a mustache-man, and Panda both severally beaten up, but alive.

"Wait'll the kids see these." Jetta laughed.

"I dare wonder what they did to piss off the Diggers." Thabian mused.

"Maybe next time we see them, we'll ask. Or we may find out some other way." Jetta said she then turned toward where the kids were playing. "ALERA, POJO WE HAVE TOYS FOR YOU!"

"YAAAAAAY!"

(----)

Back on Earth, everyone was settling down for dinner. After having Ranma, Gar, Ryan and Séance make a store run, Kasumi, along with the aide of Strype using his grill that he had Light-Gated from Atlanta, and a few of the other able-bodied cooks were able to make quite an abundance of food. Also making sure they included enough to compensate Wererat metabolisms, etc.

"Mmmmmm! This's good eatin'!" Raphiel said as he munched on some tempura.

"I agree, this vegetable dish is quite excellent, and the crab sushi is quite filling to the taste-buds." Onoli complimented.

"Plus the tuna dishes are the BEST!" Britanny laughed as she was eating her fill of tuna.

"OOOH YEAH!" Sheila and Brianna replied in agreement.

"My, I'm glad you all like the dishes, and I must say the barbequed tuna is VERY good Stripe-san, you're very good at grilling." Kasumi said while eating said grilled tuna.

Stripe chuckled a bit. "When your wife loves tuna, you learn to cook what she likes."

Britanny nodded in agreement, laying her head on Stripe's shoulder she purred.

"Aw isn't that like ya'know cute an' all?" Moshia said while eating a steak sandwich.

Lydia would have made a cursed comment, but was too busy eating her own share of food to bother with a response. Besides, with all the Werecats, she didn't want to push her luck.

"Shampoo agrees, much good."

"Indeed it is Great Granddaughter."

"No kidding Sugah."

"Tis truly tasty."

The entire gang was having something of a good time, which was good considering all the heartache, grief, and God-knows-what else had happened to them today.

But things in life are never easy...and things are still going to be tough.

While everyone was chatting and having a good time Ranma noticed Gar was just looking depressed from where he sat, all alone by the tree in the yard. "Hey, Shechan?"

Shelia turned to look at him, "Yeah what?"

"I'm gonna talk to Gar, he seems down."

Shelia looked at Gar and noticed as well, "Yeah go talk to him."

"Thanks." He gave her a quick kiss on the lips; he then smiled at her, got up and went over to Gar. "Hey Gar."

"Huh, oh hi Ranma."

Ranma noticed with a wince that his voice had a lot of self-loathing in it. "Say, do you want to got the dojo and talk?"

"'Bout what?"

"Never mind that, c'mon." With that Ranma grabbed Gar's arm and drug him into the dojo, and closed the door, so that they would have some privacy. "How come you're acting so dammed depressed?"

Gar glared at him but answered, "Dammit, you know what's wrong, I'm going to be a father, and I might have gotten Brit pregnant, and I just don't know what to do if that's the case."

Ranma looked at him for a minute as Gar got even more depressed, then he went up to him and smacked him right in the jaw *CRACK*, with that Gar fell down on the ground and started rubbing his jaw, he looked at Ranma with confusion and anger. Ranma stared right back at him, "Is that all that's wrong with you, huh? Even if Britanny is having your child I don't think that she'll leave Strype or Strype will leave her. 'Sides, you should quit focusing on that and focus on what you got, a new wife, sister, and brother, as well as the fact you're going to be an uncle and father within the year. I hate to say it, but you're acting like a complete idiot, it happened, it's over, let it be. You can't change it, so you have to live with the experience. There's no use dwelling on the past or worrying about the future, live for the moment. That's all I can say to you. Besides these things always work out in the end. So how bout it, you quit being so depressed and we go back and enjoy supper or not?"

Gar looked up at him, his jaw still hurt like hell, but now it wasn't so bad, and thought about what his brother-in-law had just said, "You're right, I can't change the past, nor know what the future is, I just need to live for the now. I've got a family again, I mean Shelia was always family, but now I got more members." Standing up he grinned, "Thanks Ranma I needed that."

Ranma grinned back, "Hey no problems, that attitude's saved me a lot of grief."

"Yeah, but it probably caused you a lot more."

They both laughed at that, "Well, you ready to join the party, Gar?"

He nodded, "Yeah, let's go, and with that the two chuckled as they rejoined the group, Ranma sitting next to Shelia, and Gar sitting next to Luan.

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Walking out of a building where he was being held, Pantyhose Taro growled in anger. He was in human form, and wearing a one-piece outfit. Breaking out from the basement hadn't been too hard. There seemed to be no security around. However, what really angered Taro was the fact that his artifact with the Lust Dust was stolen!

Without the artifact to trade and set the old pervert off his guard, Taro was going to have to make an entirely new game-plan. Unfortunately, Taro was NOT patient enough to come up with a new plan while he was in Nerima. Knowing he was near the pervert made Taro impatient to get things done.

"Damn it! I just want my damned name changed!" Taro growled.

Unfortunately, he knew yelling wasn't going to help his situation. It did, however, make him feel better. "Damn it..."

After a good deal of thought, (about five seconds) Taro had come up with a new game plan.

"Aw, screw it!" Taro grumbled. He had a new plan that was SURE to bring the pervert out into the open... Or at least Fem-boy. He was going to head down to the Tendos and then cause some MAJOR damage!

Laughing evilly, Taro began running in the direction he was pretty sure

that the Tendo Dojo would be. He wanted, no, NEEDED to cause pain! He was so angry at the moment that his plans had gone down the toilet that he needed to find relief in combat.

Watching the Jusenkyo-cursed person run through the streets of Tokyo from his vantage point, the ninja and servant of Lord Erwin 'Pee Wee' Talon, Daishi, considered what to do. This person would obviously gain his master's interest. Daishi was sure Pee Wee could do wonders with genetic manipulations on that guy.

But still, one thing bothered Daishi. Holding up the small statue of a

Kitsune, Tanuki, and a Crane holding hands, which also seemed to be filled with some sort of powder, which he had taken off the person, Daishi could only wonder what it was. "Hmm, this seemed awfully important to that cursed individual... What could it be?"

Daishi shook his head. No matter. This wasn't important. Keeping track of this cursed individual was.

Slipping the artifact into a small pouch on his right thigh, Daishi began following Taro, not aware of the danger he carried, by having the statue filled with Lust Dust on his person...

(----)

Taro raced toward the dojo, he'd find Femboy, make him tell him where

Happosai was, and get his name changed and then he'd beat up Femboy to settle the score. Once he was at the front door he beat on it calling out the cross dresser.

"FEMBOY!!!!!" Taro yelled as he beat on the door.

After a minute of this, the door opens, revealing Ranma. Before Taro could perform his next action, he gaped at what he saw. Ranma was now covered in light golden/yellow fur with Jaguar-like spots, pointed ears, and his hair was now blonde.

"Femboy?!"

"Yeah Taro, what the hell do you want?"

Shaking his head to get over his surprise at Ranma's change. "Where's Happosai? Tell me NOW!"

"Beats the hell outta me, last I checked he was being chased by Ninjas, and right now I've got MORE important matters to deal with than the old perv right now." Ranma said sternly.

"DAMMIT I WANT MY NAME CHANGED!"

"Then find a damn loophole Taro! Or leave your village and change the name for yourself!" Ranma said, although his mood had lightened some after the trial he was still not liking this idiot coming to pester him with his problems.

"SHUT UP! Okay if I can't find the freak I'll at least take you out first!"

The instant Taro said that, he felt a swift kick to the nuts, then a Ki-charged fist that sent him HURTLING into the stratosphere.

"I'M NOT IN THE MOOD!" Ranma yelled at him as he flew off.

Grumbling Ranma went back into the house, as Daishi watched in interest from a rooftop.

(----)

After Ranma had sat back down and started to eat, Happosai bounded over the outer wall ready to eat supper, blinking he saw all the Werecats, shrugged his shoulders, he'd find out later. Everyone in the yard turned his or her heads in his direction, the Digger's Crew didn't know him save for a vague memory, like a person you meet in the street. Julia raised an eyebrow in respect, another martial artist that had to be 300, 'People in this area have some really good Chi control,' she thought.

The NWC recognized Happi right away, but didn't do anything as most forgot he was the one who broke the charm full of Lust Dust, 'sides they didn't care what he did as long as he left them alone. Ranma was the only one who knew what he did; narrowing his eyes he almost went over to the perv and let him have it, when he remembered how mad Mumsey was about the dust. Smirking he got up and went over to her, "Say Mrs. Brigand?"

"Hmm, oh Ranma was it?"

He nodded, "I got something to tell ya." He leaned up to her ear to whisper it. "You know that old man who just came in?" She nodded, and everyone was wondering what he was saying to Mumsey. "Well it's his fault that the Lust Dust got spread in the bar and we all ended up like we did."

Stepping back he watched her face as it paled with the information, then contorted into anger, worse anger than he had ever seen on anyone, when he felt a tugging on his pants. Looking down he saw Happosai looking at him with a confused expression, "Ranma m'boy what were you talking about?"

In response Ranma quickly got out of there just as Mumsey focused her rage on Happi, who had his backed turned wondering why Ranma didn't answer him. Happi then felt a very angry presence behind him, before he turned around Mumsey yelled, "***HOLE PREPARE TO DIE!!" This shocked more than one person with the language that she used. Mumsey then proceeded to give Happosai the beating of his lifetime, so bad that everyone had to wince. When it was over the Grandmaster of Anything Goes was nothing more than a bloody pulp that was worse off then the dimwitted duo, Mousse, and Kuno combined.

Weakly he looked up, "Why?"

"DON'T ASK ME WHY, YOU KNOW WHY! BECAUSE YOU BROKE THE CHARM THAT FAT MAN HAD, MY GRANDBABIES ENDED UP PREGNANT!!"

Everyone was surprised and turned to look at Ranma who just looked on with a smug expression. Julia asked the billion yen question, "Ranma what did my mother mean by that?" Everyone nodded, though a few were starting to remember who he was and what he did.

Ranma just smirked at her, "Oh it's simple, Genma and Soun may have brought the dust to the bar, but he was the one who caused it to cover the bar that night." Everyone's eyes widened as those that were at the bar (who weren't from Nerima) finally recognized him, and the NWC finally remembered what he did with crystal clarity. Everyone looked at the bloody form of Happosai with anger, save Ranma, and proceeded to beat him up worse, Ranma was just chuckling, 'That old perv's had it coming for a long time.'

Feeling a presence standing by him he turned and looked down at Cologne, "Really Ranma was that necessary? I'll admit that I was angry with him, but even I would not wish this on him."

"Yep, I've wanted to get back at him for all the problems that he caused me and everyone else." Cologne shook her head as Happosai's screams of anguish were heard through the day as everyone was beating him up.

Meanwhile Daishi was watching from the neighbor's rooftop. Chuckling to himself, he said, "I like that Jagwere's style.

As Daishi continued to watch, the Ninja had to hold in his laughter. This was one of the most amusing days he's been through in the longest time.

First he followed that cursed individual that Link and Zelda had captured and brought back to base that had escaped. Then he got to see as this small Jagwere beat the living shit out of the cursed individual AND did it with incredible ease. Interesting enough, besides the Diggers family being there, there were also a lot of Weres of all sorts here. And listening in on some conversations, especially the one that happened while and after some old man got the living crap beat out of him, Daishi realized it was because the people had sex with one another under the effects of a drug, and now most women were pregnant.

"All in all, a very interesting story that deserves to be told either on Montel, Maury, or Jerry Springer..." Daishi muttered to himself. Deciding that he had gathered enough information, Daishi put a hand into a pocket built onto the pants' lower leg and pulled out a cell phone. Dialing a number he waited for the person on the other line to pick up. Sure enough, they did.

"Hello?" Came a male adolescent voice. "Who is calling?"

"Lord Talon, I have some important news." Daishi said after a long moment.

"Oh?" Lord Erwin 'Pee Wee' Talon, asked. "What did you find out? Did you catch that cursed individual? I would definitely like to do some tests on him."

"To be honest Lord Talon, I did not capture the cursed one, as he was sent flying away into the Stratosphere... However, I did find out something else that I am sure will please you."

"Oh?" Came Pee Wee's voice over the phone, "Like what?"

Smiling, Daishi said, "First off, the Diggers are in Japan. Second, there are a lot, and I do mean A LOT of Lycanthropes here, ESPECIALLY some new Werecheetahs."

"WHAT? THERE ARE MORE!?" Pee Wee asked over the phone.

"Yes." Daishi said, "And third, because of an accident with an artifact with 'Lust Dust', there are a lot of pregnant women as well. Especially pregnant Lycanthropes."

"EXCELLENT!" Pee Wee declared. "Daishi, I want you to stay hidden for the time being. I am sending Shin over."

Daishi's eye twitched. He always hated his treacherous older brother. "Lord Talon, if I may humbly ask... WHY THE HELL DO I NEED MY BROTHER TO HELP!?"

"Simple," Pee Wee answered, "I will need you to capture at least one Lycanthrope to bring back to me for study; preferably one of the pregnant ones. And capturing one and holding off the others will be easier with two of you then just by yourself, Dasihi."

Daishi sighed. What Lord Talon said was very true, but that didn't change the fact Daishi HATED his older brother. "Yes, Lord Talon..."

"Excellent. Over and out!" Pee Wee said. And with that, the phone connection was terminated.

Putting away the cell phone, Daishi sighed and looked at the Diggers backyard from his spot on the neighbor's roof. He had a lot of planning to do for the moment. Specifically, figuring out which one would be the easiest to take with them.