Water Works

RNRPG: Water Works
Started By: Kodachi Kunou

Kodachi sat peacefully atop on of the balancing beams in her practice room. She had a super soaker water gun filled with ice water sitting next to her.

She and the other had both been confused when they saw Alex transform into a monster when he was hit with cold water. Silk had referred to it as Alex's "cursed form" and she implied that others transformed with the application of cold water.

She had thought long and hard about it from that point on. Every time Ranma disappeared and the wretched pig tailed girl was in his place, there was always cold water about. She didn't like where logic was taking her on this one.

She had decided to find out exactly who all was cursed to transform. That was the plan for today's assault she was going to douse everyone she knew with cold water, finally she would find out for sure who was and who was not cursed.

She laughed wildly as she took off for the rooftops in the direction of the Nekohanten. She had a mystery to solve, and was determined to find every answer.

The Nekohanten

Rinse was outside repairing the side of the house where Mousse crashed out of when Shampoo punched him. He held several nails in his mouth as he hammered away, glancing to his side he saw the familiar dark violet form of Kodachi. "...?"

Before Rinse could react, Kodachi nailed him with a blast from her supersoaker. The ice cold water quickly transformed Rinse into a small blue kitten.

'Interesting" Was all that Kodachi said as she took out a small notebook and wrote something down. She then smiled and scratched the kitten behind the ears.

"No offense Rinse, I'm just trying to figure something out. I would change you back, but I'm not sure how."

She then entered the Nekohanten and blasted Mousse. Sure enough he transformed into a VERY irate duck.

"This is getting better and better." Kodachi commented softly as she made another note, and looked for her next target, Shampoo.

Finding Shampoo wasn't all that hard. Shampoo actually stood behind Kodachi and made her presence know by grabbing a handful of hair from behind and pulling her head backwards.

"What Crazy Tulip Girl do water Rinse and Mousse?" she asked, a slight edge to her voice.

"The same thing I'm going to do to you dearie." Kodachi grinned evilly and flipped her supersoaker back, blasting Shampoo right in the face. This had the predictable effect of changing Shampoo into a cat.

Kodachi paused for a moment to write a note in her little book. "I might have a hard time finding someone who is not cursed."

She laughed insanely and ran down the street right for Ucchan's.

Unbeknownst to her, back at the Nekohanten SHampoo-neko had found the cure for the curse (at least a temporary one) and threw on some clothes. "Crazy Magnolia Girl, Shampoo kill!" she growled before she jumped out the door and hurried after the gymnast.

At Ucchans, Ukyou cleaned the grill while Konatsu swept the floor. The two looked up from their respective chores when the door opened and Kodachi entered carrying a big watergun. For some reason, the word acid sent chills down Ukyou's spine. "Uhh, Hiya Kodachi," Ukyou tried "Whatcha up to with that... soaker?"

"Hello? Hel-" Ryouga's voice cut off as he stood in the door of Ucchans and saw something that he feared a lot. A watergun. Held by Kodachi. Not good. Whipping out his umbrella he prepared to open it at a moments notice, or at least dive out the way anyhow.

"just a little experiment Ukyou, nothing to be worried about." Kodachi laughed insanely as she soaked every person in the room. Including Ryouga, Kodachi was too fast for the lost boy.

Only Ryouga transformed, Kodachi took a moment to make a note in her little book.

During that short moment, Ukyou closed the distance and gripped Kodachi's collar and shook her. "What in kamisamas name are you doing?" she yelled, her free hand balling up into a fist.

"BHWEEEEE!!!" A mildly annoyed piglet did what most mildly annoyed piglets would do, he attempted to clamp his jaws on Kodachi's ankle.

Konatsu reacted in his usual manner. "Oh no! My mascara!" he exclaimed, pulling out a small pocket mirror and began fixing his makeup.

Perfume entered Ucchan's to order her customary lunch, she noticed the altercation with the psycho flower girl.

"Kodachi! What in the world are you doing?!"

Using a fast and complicated move, Kodachi managed to slip out of Ukyou's grip.

"I have facts I must discover on my own Ukyou dear, and cold water is the key to it."

She turned, blasted Perfume in the face, when she didn't transform she ran past the stunned Amazon and into the street. She needed to find more people.

Ukyou stared after the retreating form of Kodachi while she poured some warm water from a kettle on Ryouga.

"Whatcha think, sugar? Is it worth it?"

Perfume wiped the water out of her face and off of the lenses of her glasses. She was getting very angry.

"What the hell is that Psycho woman doing!" She glanced over in the direction Kodachi ran off in. "I'm going to wrap that water gun around her head."

Silk was watering the plants in the window boxes and pots outside the curses and cures when she saw a watergun packing Kodachi run out of Ucchan's followed by an enraged Perfume. She also saw Shampoo coming down the street, battle ready and intent to punish evident in her features.

It took a moment for things to register, then she realized what Kodachi was doing. What she must be doing, considering her complete surprise when encountering Alex's cursed form a few weeks before. She was finding out who was cursed and who wasn't. And probably making a list with detailed notes. That was the sort of direct experiment only someone like Kodachi could pull... Because no one expected her to act sane, anyway. Silk wondered about the fringe benefits of well known derangement, and if Kodachi would share her findings with the rest of Nerima proper. Assuming that she survived to finish her survey. Currently, Silk placed the odds of about one to two against.

Fujiko was walking from the other side of the Ucchans to Curses and Cures as she saw the chaos. When Fujiko noticed Kodachi carrying the water gun, Fujiko's eyes gleamed. "A watergun fight. Coolness. I'll be back, Silk." Fujiko said as she made a B-line for the toy store.

Brush was out, on her way to see her cousins, when she saw the action going on in the street with Shampoo, Perfume and Kodachi. She sweatdropped.

From a perch up on a roof-top, Mimiku surveyed the actions of his love. He couldn't bring himself to intervene, for if he did, there might be the consequence of his secret being known. He had kept it well hid from most of the others, save only Ryouga and perhaps Happi, though that was still under debate. Such a pickle he was in, that he only stood aside for now.

Shampoo stormed down the street, seeing Kodachi and Perfume now. Two hateful objects at once. Whom to attack first? Life was hard sometimes... Shampoo settled for stopping nearby and glaring at the two.

Silk grinned at Fujiko, going inside to trade for watering can for a Blast master. The thing held about a gallon of water that shot out in tight bursts rather then a continuous stream. It was a really really nice watergun, a gift from one of the Hospital children. She went outside with a smile and an eye for targets with a good sense of humor.

Kodachi did notice the irate Perfume and Shampoo. Obviously they did not approve of her little experiment, AH the sacrifices one had to make for science.

Tactically speaking she couldn't fight both at once. She had the means to make one of them easier to deal with. She hit Shampoo with another blast from the supersoaker, transforming her back into a cat.

She noticed Brush coming up, so she blasted her also just for good measure.

Now all she needed was Silk, Fujiko, and the residents at the Tendo Dojo.

Fujiko had came up a lot sooner than Kodachi might have thought. Her chosen calling card was a series of water balloons. The first landed dead center of Kodachi's chest and exploded. Two others landed just shortly behind her.

This was accompanied by a series of primal screams and a lunatic thespian charging straight for the gymnast. Fujiko carried a water gun of her own. Her gun looked it had come from a Rambo movie attached to a backpack ala Ghostbusters.

"Well, AT least I don't change with water." Kodachi noted to herself, it was better safe than sorry.

"Ohhohohohohohohoho Another person on my experiment list." Then she blasted Fujiko with a full volley from her supersoaker of never ending ice water.

Shampoo-Neko yowled in anger and leap at Kodachi, raking her claws across her left arm, whilst cursing in Cat.

Kodachi back-handed the cat knocking her away. "You loathsome little beast, how dare you try and mar the arm of the black rose. " Kodachi grinned evilly and laughed once again. "But now that I know your weakness you little hussy, your going to pay."

The black rose threw a packet of powder into Shampoo-Neko's face. "Have some powdered catnip, ohohohohohohohohohohohohoho."

The cute cat stopped dead in it's tracks, the catnip overpowering almost all of her systems.

Perfume was about to boot the cat into LEO when Kodachi doped the thing up. She had to laugh at the stoned cat for a moment. "Serves her right."

Then she turned and glared at Kodachi. "And you there, Psycho-girl, what's the big idea shooting me with a water gun!"

Happosai was jumping from rooftop to rooftop when he noticed the chaos going on below. This looked interesting. A fight between Kodachi, Perfume, and Shampoo was always fun.

Kodachi grinned at Perfume. 'That's the only way I'll know if you transform or not. You can't make an omelet without breaking a few eggs."

She spun her supersoaker about and blasted Silk and Happosai. She noticed Happi's transformation and paused to make a note in her book. "

Fujiko paused. "So I'm the immature one, here, huh? Oh well." The shot Kodachi with the water gun full blast.

"If you can't beat 'em, soak 'em." Was all that Perfume said as she ran into Curses and Cures. A few moments later she returned with twin water pistols.

"Let's Rock!"

Happi was laughing pretty hard now. This promised to be loads of fun, there was no way she was going to miss out on it.

She brought out the water gun she always carried. Still laughing she leapt into the aqua combat and blasted Fujiko.

Ukyou looked out of her restaurant door, wonder what made all the weirdoes come to Nerima. Herself included. Kodachi and the others in a water fight? Then she noticed the small cat nearby.

Smiling grimly, she walked over and scooped up Shampoo-Neko and threw her faaar away. That made the sight a little better.

"Bhwee! Bhwee! Bhwee!" The sounds of piggy laugher could be heard from somewhere near her ankle as P-Chan laughed at the misfortune of Shampoo-Neko.

Ukyou looked down in surprise, hadn't she poured warm water on him before? Must have missed, she thought.

Smiling at Shampoo's misfortune, she turned to watch the revelry that followed Kodachi's "experiment".

And was promptly blasted by Brush, who had slipped off in the confusion and bought a water gun. Grinning, she yelled, "Gotcha!" before turning her gun on Kodachi.

Ukyou took a deep breath and smiled. After all, she wasn't cursed, not in any Jusenkyou way at least, so what could a little water do? Except maybe giving someone a cold at most.

Kodachi fell back, putting up a valiant water defense, but it was no match to everyone attacking her at once. At least she was having fun with this experiment now. This was the most fun she had since the Christmas party.

Then she remembered one minor detail of her experiment, she had to find Ranma-Sama.

"I have to get Ranma also, I have to be sure." she shouted above the laughter. "Excuse me for a moment while I go to the Tendo Dojo."

Happi was still blasting away when he heard what Kodachi said about the Dojo. A water fight was made better with Ranma within firing range. "C'mon Dachi let's get the boy."

Mimiku murmured from his perch....who else would Happi convince his dear Ko-chan to go after?

Kodachi had to agree with the old man turned young girl. There was a first time for everything. Kodachi broke away from the water fight and ran straight for the Tendou Dojo.

Mimiku followed, trying to keep to the edges and out of the old perv's/femme mage's sight. He followed Ko-chan, making sure nothing would happen to her that she couldn't handle.

Perfume followed Kodachi and Happosai. She was having fun now, and wanted to share the wealth.

Kodachi arrived at the Tendou Dojo and Kicked in the front gate. Before anyone could react she blasted Soun and Genma as they sat on the back porch and chatted.

Nothing happened to Soun except getting soaked. Genma however transformed into a large panda. Kodachi paused for a moment to make a notation in her book.

Now all the had to find was Ranma and Akane and her sisters. She had to be thorough.

Just as Nabiki came in to investigate, Happi blasted her with the water gun. She was just trying to help Kodachi out.

Nabiki whispered "You'll pay for that old man." And went back into the house to find her own supersoaker.

Kodachi was on "Seek and Soak" Mode. She was hunted through the Dojo for her last two targets, Ranma and Akane.

Oblivious to the noise going on in the rest of the houses was Akane who was smashing a couple of concrete blocks in one of the training rooms. Suddenly, her ears picked up on the sound of feet running through the house. "Hmmmm... people usually do that on the roof...Something's not right." She opened up the door carefully and peeked outside only to catch a glimpse of Kodachi's ponytail as she walked past the room. "What's she doing here?" Akane asked herself as she opened the door completely and made herself known. "What do you wa--" Her eyes widened in fear when she saw the object in the intruder's hands. A water gun. Hardly anyone knew about the youngest Tendou's newly acquired cursed form... and she didn't intend for anyone to find out about it either. So she did the best thing she could do, she foot swept Kodachi, took the gun and emptied it while she ran out the house and into the Nerima streets.

Or, at least, that's how Akane planned to do. For, as she exited the Tendou Dojo, she came face to chest with Mimiku. He saw only Akane rushing up with the super-soaker Ko-chan had been using, so he assumed the worst. Nabbing the water gun away before Akane knew what hit her, Mimiku leapt up and up to the rooftop, surveying down. He was ready for immediate dodging as he peered down at the tomboy, wondering why she had taken the gun. Surely it wasn't to save face for Ranma...

The blue haired Tendou took a couple of steps back from Mimiku. "Ok...whatever. You can keep the gun just...don't point it at me. I don't wanna get my hair wet." For Akane to make a somewhat wimpy complaint about her hair was unusual for the tomboy, but it was the best she could think of to explain her current fear of cold water at this moment. After staring at him for a few quick seconds, Akane took off again down the streets of Nerima looking for a hiding place until this whole thing blew over.

Kodachi was just getting back to her feet and pulling her head out of a hole in the wall. That had hurt more that she had expected. Now her curiosity was really up.

That wicked Akane Tendou would have only reacted that way if She and Ranma both were cursed. She was fighting to protect the secret. Just what the young gymnast was looking for.

Now all she had to do was find her squirt gun and finish this.

And all of Akane's frantic running was for nothing, as she ran into a certain redhead, who blasted her with her own water gun. "Gotcha!" Then Brush got a good look at Akane. "Oh my," was all she could come up with as an answer.

Happi jumped into the scene at that point. "You know I could fix that Problem Akane, all it takes is a half hour from you."

Mimiku, who had followed Akane as best he could (which is pretty good), stopped in his tracks, looking from Onna-Happi to Akane-kun. "Oh ye gods above..." He was waiting for the sound of Akane's mallet on Happi's skull.

"For the last time old man," Akane shouted at the top of his lungs. "I SAID NO!" And with that, the drenched young man summoned a mallet and smashed Happi in the face, sending her hurling into Low Earth Orbit. Casting an cross glance at brush, he began to wring the water out of his shirt. "You just HAD to quirt me didn't you? Just couldn't leave well enough alone..." He took off the shirt that had already burst at the seems because of his broad shoulders and muscles and looked at his pants whose cuffs were now well above his ankles and halfway up his calf. "Now I have to go home and change..." turning around to Mimiku and Brush, he added "Don't tell another soul what you saw here. I plan to have this problem fixed soon so keep quiet." And with that, Akane (also known as "Kanaeda") leaped onto the rooftops and ran for the Dojo as quickly as he could.

Mimiku blinked, then looked over at Brush. A slow, evil smile formed on his lips as he sprayed her with his acquired squirt gun.

Brush squeaked in surprise at her now-soaked shirt, before returning fire.

Kodachi came back outside in pursuit of Akane, she saw the entire exchange between her, Brush and Mimiku. She smiled evilly as she made one more annotation in her notebook.

"who would have guessed that Akane was also a guy? Then again it would explain a thing or two about the tomboy!" Kodachi whispered to herself as she caught up to Mimiku and Brush.

"Now All I need to do is Find Ranma!"

With a silent innovation, Mimiku wondered if this would be his chance to get the other to stop going after Ranma...if the pig-tailed chauvinist had a curse like he suspected, then this would be the perfect situation. He handed Ko-chan the super soaker, "Here you are, Kodachi-dear." He gave her one of his wan smiles in approval.

Kodachi returned Mimiku's smile warmly. She accepted her supersoaker and strapped the backpack on. "Come with me dear, I'll need your help just to catch him I think."

Mimiku followed obediently, praying to all the gods above that he would be able to get Ranma this time.

Ranma's luck and timing never was all that good. He just happened to run up to the gates of the Tendou Dojo at that point. He saw Brush, Mimiku and Kodachi gathered there, and knew that trouble was brewing.

"uhh What's up, guys?"

Kodachi spun about and grinned when she saw Ranma. Ranma noticed the supersoaker about half a second before Kodachi fired.

Ranma dodged to the right, he wasn't in the mood to deal with this today. He ended up running away from Kodachi and dodging her shots. Almost like an overgrown target in a shooting gallery.

Unfortunately, Ranma managed to dodge right into Brush's Blue Elemental Blast spell, getting soaked and turning into his female form, which happened to look exactly like Brush. "Gotcha!"

Akane looked down from his perch on top of the roof and continued to dry his shory locks. "Heh! Looks like she got him too. Perhaps that crazy gymnast is satisfied now." Leaping down to land beside the Koi pond below, he walked into the kitchen, grabbed a kettle of hot water and strolled outside. Pouring it over himself first, Akane's deep voice returned to normal and her clothes were baggy and loose once more. "Here," she said as she poured the rest over her fianc�e who was still shocked at the tomboy's transformation. "Maybe now she'll leave us alone."

Kodachi took a moment to make a note in her little notebook. Then she got the strangest look of surprise one her face.

"Ranma-Sama and the wretched Pig Tailed girl are one in the same!" She shouted almost in a panic. "I don't think I can handle this.." Then she smiled as she thought of something else. "Brother dear is in love with the pig tailed girl.. this is too funny..hohohohohohohohohohohoho!"

Kodachi waved to Brush. "Thank you for the help Brush-San." She ran over to Mimiku she didn't know what to make of the days revelations, but for the moment she could be happy with Mimiku.

Mimiku was nearly relieved at how events had turned out. He smiled at Ko-chan and gave her a warm embrace.

Kodachi enjoyed her closeness with Mimiku, it gave her focus and a sense of purpose. Now that she had proven that Ranma was part girl, maybe the other would see that he was not marriage material. Additionally, her cursed list might come in handy later.

~end~