The dinner, prepared by Kasumi (while Chang distracted Akane by describing the basics of _chi_ manipulation,) was delicious. Everyone was just sitting back to compliment the chef when a glass of cold water came flying out of the kitchen and soaked Ranma, who turned female just in time for a small wrinkled form to come whizzing out toward _his_ (ahem- you know what I mean) bosom.

"Ah my darling Ranma, how sweet of you to comfort a lonely old URK-"

Happosai (the wrinkled form, duh) hadn't made it to Ranma-chan. Instead he was firmly gripped around the throat by Chang, who looked simply angry.

"YOU." The statement wasn't loud, but it was _throbbing_ with restrained rage. "Do you have the slightest idea of the misery you caused with your little theft at my family dojo years ago, 'Happy?'" Chang used Cologne's pet name for Happosai. Ranma, Akane and Nabiki, who all knew Chang's history, looked shocked.

"Y'mean that.." Ranma began.

"..The thief who drew you away from the springs.." Akane continued.

"..And led to Ranma's 'accident' was.." Nabiki followed up,

"HAPPOSAI?!?!?" all three screamed. Chang, not trusting his voice, simply nodded.

"_DIE, OLD MAN!!_" rang out in three-part harmony as Chang, Ranma, and Akane whaled Happosai out of the Dojo through the roof. Happosai's cry faded off into the distance.

Chang turned to Ranma. "Has he been around here long?!"

Ranma shrugged. "Yeah. He's always been causin' trouble, but I can't really complain. He keeps me on my toes, and I've learned a few new techniques from fighting him. He's even gotten Ryouga and me working together sometimes!"

Chang laughed. "The old lech would be furious to hear that he's actually done anyone some _good!_"

"Yup. There was this one time he got dead-set on spending the night sleeping beside Akane." Chang looked nervously over at Akane at this point, expecting an angry reaction, but she had a vaguely smug look on her face.

Ranma continued, "Ryouga and I kept him out for a while, but he finally kidnapped Akane out of her room and put her to sleep on a rooftop. Too bad for him that Akane sleeps like she's dreamin' about a pro-wrestling match. The pervert got pummeled without Ryouga or me havin' to lift a finger."

Chang laughed. After a moment, he sobered up, a thought having occurred to him. "Ah, Akane, Ranma.. if you don't mind my asking, _how_ did he put Akane to sleep?" he asked, almost dreading the answer.

Ranma shrugged. "He said somethin' about the Shiatsu Sleep-spot-"

"DAMMIT! DAMMIT DAMMIT DAMMIT!" Chang cursed. The Saotomes and Tendos looked at each other.

"A-hum.. is something wrong, boy?" Genma asked when the young Delune had quieted down.

"That's one of my family's techniques," Chang replied. "It must have been detailed on the scrolls he stole. Cologne is the only one outside the family who knows it, and I kinda doubt _she'd_ have taught it to _him._ It has to have been on the scroll he stole."

Ranma grinned at him. "Hey, don't be so down, man! No harm done - except to Happosai, (heh heh) so no problem!" Encouraged by Chang's returning the smile, Ranma kept talking. "Anyway, if it weren't for him, the old ghou- ah, sorry, Cologne- would've never taught me the Hiryu Shouten Ha!"

Ranma quit talking, noticing that Chang's jaw was imbedded in the floor. "Hey, man, you okay?"

Chang reattached his jaw and gaped at Ranma. "I don't believe you! The - the Dragon's Heaven Blast!?! She taught _you_ the - I don't - do you have any idea how long Dad and Granddad and I have been trying to learn that technique!?! What in the _World_ did you _do_ to get her to teach you _that_ move!?!" A thought occurred to him. "You didn't promise to marry Shampoo, did you?!"

Ranma laughed. "Nah, nothin' like that. It was Happosai, like I said. It was the only way for me to beat him."

Chang's jaw, still loose from its previous detachment, fell again. "E-excuse me?" he asked, after a suitable recovery period. "He was good enough that - that _you_ needed the _Hiryu Shouten Ha_ to defeat him?! How's that possible?!"

Ranma scowled. "Wasn't that he was strong, _I_ was _weak._ He hit me with some technique called the Ultimate Weakness Moxibustion."

Chang gaped. "Whaa?!"

Ranma was still frowning at the memory. "It stole all my strength, permanently until it was reversed. I could still move like always, but I couldn't carry nothin' heavy, and I couldn't hurt anyone with my strikes. Scary few days, I can tell you."

Chang nodded. "I can imagine. Wouldn't be quite as bad for me, since I use the _chi_-based pressure point attacks for a lot of my offense. But I see your point. How could he do that, though? I mean, there are pressure points to steal strength, but they'd all be healed by the body's natural recuperative powers within a few hours."

Ranma shrugged. "I ain't really sure, but you could ask Cologne, she cured me. The old lech had some kind of chart of the body's pressure points and used it to figure out a way to burn a pressure point to make the affects permanent. I-" Ranma broke off for the second time in five minutes, noticing that he was backlit by an ugly silver-red light.

Chang was the light source, his silver battle aura in full flare and shot through with the red of utter rage. Chang, shaking with anger, spoke so softly that it was hard to hear him.

"That contemptible _animal_... steals a scroll from _our_ dojo... as a result, more victims are cursed in one year than in the last _century_ before... he uses one technique on it to further his _lusts_..." here the young Delune's voice rose to a roar. "_AND_ HE USES _OUR_ SCROLL TO DEVELOP A TECHNIQUE TO __CRIPPLE__ PEOPLE! DELUNES FIGHT WITH A _MINIMUM_ OF DAMAGE!" He leapt over to the hole in the roof, then out of it, in the same direction as Happosai's flight, with an inarticulate scream of rage.

Everyone in the room traded glances nervously for a moment, then Akane grabbed Ranma and headed for the door. "Come _on_ Ranma! We've got to follow him! If he can't handle Happosai, he'll need some help, and if he _can_ he's so angry he might kill him!" With that the two were out the door, Ranma's collar still firmly in Akane's grip.

Happosai, to his mild pleasure, had landed near a bathhouse. He had just bounced up onto a neighboring roof and was contemplating the nearest window when he shivered. His pervert's danger sense had kicked in, along with a feeling that someone had just stepped on his grave. Looking to the sky in the direction of the Tendo dojo, he saw a silver-and-red spark bounding unerringly in his direction. {That's not Ranma or Akane's aura - could it be that Chang fellow?}

Reaching out with his senses, he shivered. The amount of sheer outraged _fury_ that the pursuer was putting out rivaled any display of Akane's temper. Memories of hammers and living for days as a pancake made him wince. {I'm not hanging around for that - I'll just make m'self scarce until this fellow calms down.} With that, he began bounding across rooftops at high speed. He was a bit shocked to look back and see a clear view of a far closer Chang, ricocheting from wall to pole to roof and beyond with a reckless abandon that left Happosai very worried. The boy was showing an utter disregard for his own safety or the property damage he was doing with the high-speed bounces. {If he's ready to do that just to catch _up_ with me...} The old hentai increased his pace.

Chang noted in a corner of his rage-soaked mind that the gap was opening up again, and he snarled. Inspiration came on instinct through the rage, and he drove his right ring finger down onto a concrete ledge. The Focused Breaking Point blew pieces of stone up into the air and Chang's left arm blurred as he hit the shrapnel with an Amaguriken, batting the shards toward his target at high speed.

Happosai's danger sense saved him from potentially serious injury as he looked back to see the barrage of sharp stones headed his way. Twisting frantically in midair, he landed in a vacant lot and took cover as the stones whizzed by. As they passed, he prepared to leap away, but Chang landed in the lot in front of him, radiating silver battle aura shot through with the red of rage. Happosai took a stance. "Come to challenge the old man, eh? Well, I'll show you who's the master of Anything-Goes Martial Arts!"

Chang's only reply was an inarticulate growl.

Chang charged, fingers leading, but was neatly tripped by Happosai and his speed took him into a wall, where he made a crater. Undeterred the young man bounced back at his foe without a second's pause or a grunt of pain. Happosai attempted a second trip, but Chang sprang over it and leveled Happosai with a chi-boosted kick. The old pervert rolled to his feet to find the rage-driven Chinaman headed for him again. This time, Chang went for a high ride as Happosai used his pipe leverage throw and sent the boy skyward. Moments later, Chang hit the ground with literally earth-shaking impact.

And rolled right to his feet and charged, snarling. Happosai suffered a daunting revelation. {The boy's become a fighting machine!} he thought, near panic. {His rage - at me, for some reason - has left him without rational thought to distract his combat instincts! Worse, the rage is blocking out the pain of my attacks!} Sweatdrops appeared in large numbers on the bald, wrinkled head. {I have to take him out with one big attack, or he'll wear me down. I can't use the same trick twice on someone in this state; they'd adapt! Sorry, boy, but...} Happosai bounded over Chang's charge and tossed a veritable _barrage_ of Happodaikarin bombs at Chang. Chang's expression never changed as he swatted at them with an Amaguriken, knocking the first few back to Happosai before the whole lot went off.

Akane and Ranma saw the huge blast in the direction of Happosai's flight and feared the worst. They redoubled their pace to the battle scene.

Happosai regained his feet and looked over at Chang.

Who was perhaps two feet away. The young man, while badly battered and still angry, looked a bit more rational. "You'll pay for your crimes, old man."

Happosai wasted no time in whipping out another bomb. "Happo-Dai-"

Chang stabbed a finger at it. "BAKUSAI TENKETSU!!!"

Ranma heard yet another explosion. "I think that was from the old vacant lot near Dr. Tofu's, Akane! Let's GO!" Together, they ran on. As they rounded the final corner, they saw a dead-on-his-feet Chang holding up Happosai by the back of his shirt, right finger poised above a spot on the old man's back and a snarl on his face.

"Chang! NO! Don't kill him!" Akane yelled, but the finger drove in as if by reflex.

Happosai's body jerked, then went limp, but he still seemed to be breathing.

Chang was in a mixed state of mind at the moment, but stayed on his battered feet by force of will. {I have to deliver my ultimatum to the lecher from a position of strength!} he thought. Slapping Happosai's face, he told the pervert roughly, "Wake. Up."

Happosai shook his head and groaned, then asked simply, "Now what?" Something felt... wrong. That was the only way the old pervert could define it. The boy holding him dropped him to the ground and said,

"I just need to make your situation clear. Look at Akane, old fart." With a slight grin, Happosai realized that Akane was indeed there. {A quick glomp on her will restore my strength...} he paused as he realized that his body was not reacting right. The sight of Akane was as lovely as ever (whatever possessed Ranma to keep calling her 'uncute' anyway?) but it simply didn't turn him on!

"Wh... What's wrong here?" he asked, directing the question to Chang. His horror grew as Chang replied.

"The pressure-point I just hit changes your hormonal reactions. In fact, it reverses them. You simply don't get a physical turn-on from pretty girls anymore. They'd actually be a turn-off if they were true visions of beauty." Happosai felt vaguely sick. Pitilessly the boy continued. "Your mental preferences aren't affected, either. So the combination of brain saying -good- and your body saying -bad- could actually make you carsick - or something." The old master felt himself growing faint. "Worse, you'll get turned on by the opposite of what got your body going before. Cologne, maybe? Or boys? Or _old men?_" Without realizing it, Happosai had sunk to his knees.

Chang looked down at the wreck of a man before him, and poked him in the back.

Happosai jumped, then perked up a bit. Chang explained, "I just reversed the pressure-point. You're back to what passes for 'normal'. But if you ever, and I mean _EVER_ get on my bad side again-" he left the threat hanging.

Happosai actually sketched a short bow to Chang before staggering away. Once he was gone, Chang grinned over at Ranma and Akane. "Wouldn't last more than a few days, of course, but _he_ doesn't know that, so I hope he'll behave a bit better from now on." Then he collapsed.

"Shit! Akane, we gotta get him to Dr. Tofu's!" was the last thing Chang heard Ranma say before he lost consciousness.

Chang came to in Dr. Tofu's clinic. Ranma, Akane, Ukyo, Shampoo, Cologne, and even Mousse were standing over him, grinning. "Hey, man, you had us worried there," Ranma said.

Chang grinned back at him. "Naah, takes more than that to keep me down! I-" he was cut off by Akane.

"Hmph! He's as macho as you, Ranma!" she said, her hand opening and closing as if around a mallet's handle. Chang, wisely, shut up.

Ukyo was next. "You really can be as dumb as Ryoga sometimes, you know that, sugar? Going up against Happosai alone! You could have asked us for help!"

Chang tried to defend himself. "Hey, I wasn't exactly in my right mind at the time! Ask Akane, she-" he was cut off again as Shampoo grabbed his hand and squeezed it.

"[[Chang, you are a fool,]]" she began in Mandarin Chinese. "[[You are my oldest friend and the one, even if he forgets it sometimes, who drove Muu Se to be as good as he is today. If you had died, I would have been very, very sad. _DON'T_ you _EVER_ do something so foolish again, understand?!]]" Chang was reduced to stammering in reply.

If that was a shock, what came next was an absolute stunner. Mousse stepped to Chang's bedside and said in Japanese, "You're a good man, Chang Delune, even if you do have a temper like a mountain bull." Chang flushed - Mousse (with typical Nerima recovery) had healed up from earlier in the day, and looked fresh, but Chang was still not proud of his behavior. Mousse then grinned and continued, "Your point about the Musk was well taken. I'll be training for the rematch, though!" _Now_ Chang grinned back.

"I look forward to it!" He tried to sit up, but fell back down as all his friends pushed him back to the bed.

"Oh, no, young one. Doctor Tofu said that you require a lot of bed rest, so in bed you stay. Happy's probably laid up somewhere too." She turned to Chang with a glint in her eye. "On that subject, I understand you've come up with a couple of interesting new techniques. Care to teach them to an old Amazon to pass the time?"

Chang scowled at the old Amazon Grand Master. "Oh, no you don't! You know the rules, old one - quid pro quo! You teach me some technique that's just as useful and _then_ I teach you the Mana Flare!" Everyone laughed. Cologne finished her chuckle and replied,

"Yes, but I was also referring to your little trick for Happosai control. Would you-"

Chang cut her off. "Would I have your word that it would not be used against Ranma in any way, shape, or form!?"

Cologne hemmed and hawed.

"Yeah, that's what I thought. You are a Grand Master in every sense, but you have a ruthless streak when your family and its bloodline are at stake. No, I won't teach you that one, sorry."

He looked around at the group. "But on a lighter note, I want to thank you all for being here. I really appreciate this." He looked over at Ukyo. "You can manage without me for a while, right?"

She grinned. "I think so. Heck, with no chaperone, maybe I can flirt with Ranchan a little more when he's there!" She gave Akane a saucy grin, ignoring the blue battle-aura that sprang up around her.

Bad move...

"IKARI NO DAN!!!" ('Rage Shot!')

A blast of blue _chi_ that rivalled the Mouko Takabisha at its toughest blew Ukyo (and incidentally Ranma) out of the room - right through the wall. Her anger expended, Akane suddenly grinned down at Chang.

"Oh yeah, I forgot! I have to thank you for telling me about that! I really appreciate it!"

"....." was Chang's only reply.

END PART 1!