Author's Notes

Prologue

-Ok, you might think it unusual for Ranma to be searching for a treasure to cure his curse from China in Japan. However, if you know anything about Herb and his people, you’ll know that he, Mint, and Lime, went to Japan to find a treasure of the Musk Dynasty that would reverse the effects of the Chisuitton; water that locks Jusenkyo cursed people in their cursed forms. So I’m just making another treasure that the Musk Dynasty hid in Japan.

Part 1

     -As you might have guessed, I'm not really a Kuno or Happosai fan.
     -From the animes I've seen where roll-call in class was made, I never saw any kind of order in the students' names, so I carried it over.
     -This fic isn’t really intended to be a crossover, just to have some cameos. In case you didn’t know, the pervert who flipped Akane’s skirt was Ataru from Urusei Yatsura. He does the same skirt flipping with a yoyo trick in the 8th Anime episode and in the manga but I forgot which volume.
     -Once again in case you didn't know, Happosai landed in Akari's dad's pig farm.
     -How did Akane know that Ranma was headed to Ukyo’s? Simple, she’s not dumb! With how long the shop has been there you’d obviously think that Akane knows where it is and why Ranma would go there.
     -If you're not too familiar with the culture in Japan, sick people often wear surgical masks when they have to go outside in order to help prevent spreading their germs. Although I don't know how long a mask is used commonly before it is thrown away.

Part 2

     -I know this part isn't as long as the first, but unlike the first part, this one hardly had any "filler" scenes. I intend to keep this fic short and sweet.
     -Would you think that Ranma was really dumb for asking his mother to take care of Ukyo? Maybe, but just remember that Ranma had just said that he was going to make his own decisions, even if it was risky.
     -I'm guessing as to how long it takes Nodoka to get from her home to Nerima.
     -In case you didn't know, the two police officers who give Ryoga a ride are Miyuki and Natsumi from You're Under Arrest.
     -Some people say Shampoo is too dumb to stop chasing Ranma, I highly disagree. I don't think it's her fault, I think she and her feelings are being manipulated.
     -Sometimes I wonder if the Jusenkyo cursed people's curses are more that they are hit by cold water at the worst times than their changing forms.
     -In my opinion, Nodoka has got to be one of the smarter characters in the series, even though she has no idea about Jusenkyo (most people don't). And I'm sure she didn't spend 10 years doing nothing.
     -In case you've forgotten or haven't seen the first episode of Ranma 1/2, Ranma introduces himself to the Tendos twice and says "Sorry about this" both times.

Part 3

     -Ranma's reference to saving the world comes from the Super NES RPG (great game). The only reason Ranma decides to find the Star Crystal (an item that can grant any wish) is so he can use it to get rid of his curse and ends up saving the world to get it. But for the fic's sake, the events on the SNES RPG never happened in this story.
     -In the manga, when Ranma first sees Nodoka, he had just fallen off the fence and into the river. Nodoka tries to help her out but ends up falling in too.
     -"That one time" was when Nodoka first sees Ranma as male after she accendentally sits on a hot water pump that send her flying into the air. Ranma saves her, but by the time she wakes up, it rains, turning Ranma back into a girl. So Nodoka thinks Ranko saved her but saw Ranma in a dream.
     -It's my idea that the Saotome's neighbor had cats that Ranma used to play with as a kid.
     -The price that Shampoo announces for the food is an estimate of mine. I'll leave it up to you to imagine how much they ordered.
     -The girl down the well is a reference to Higurashi Kagome from Inuyasha.
     -Yes, it was the goddess Belldandy who knew where the ruins are. With the lack of info they had, it would have taken an act of the heavens to point it out to them.

Part 4

     -The part where Ranma and Ukyo are talking on the rock by the cliff wasn't originally going to be in the story, it was inspired by a dream that I had before I started Part 4.
     -I know I know, the part where Shampoo gets separated from Ranma is the oldest cliche in the book when it comes to exploring ancient ruins. I didn't want to use the same method twice.
     -In case you're thinking this, the dragon is NOT Shenron from DBZ.
     -I probably should have specified this, but Ranma reached the main entrance to the Chamber of Kings while Ukyo and Shampoo found the two side-entrances.

Epilogue

     -Yes, I'm also in favor of the Shampoo/Mousse and Kasumi/Tofu pairings!
     -The one who defeated Kuno was my fictional character from Sailor Moon G.
     -This was written just to tie-up loose ends. What happens afterwards regarding Ryoga and Akane is up to you.

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