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'''''No Tendo: A Fusion Tale''''' is a [[Mega Crossover]] fanfic by "Kestrel" (AKA Gregg "Metroanime" Sharp, the driving force behind ''[[The Bet (fan work)|The Bet]]'') and "Kender_SCI". ''No Tendo'' revolves around characters from ''[[Ranma ½]], [[Sailor Moon]]'' and ''[[Stargate SG-1]]'', with guest appearances by characters and concepts from many other sources. Originally written [[Round Robin]]-style in an episodic [[Choose Your Own Adventure]] format on the (currently defunct) [[Anime Addventure]] between 2004 and 2013, it has since been cleaned up into a more conventional narrative in forty chapters and reposted on [[Fanfiction.net]].
 
[[In a World]] where Soun Tendo never became a student of Happosai and never met Genma Saotome, Genma still manages to escape the clutches of his evil master. He meets and marries Nodoka, and then takes their young son Ranma on what will be a fateful trip -- but not the one it might have been in another world. Here, Genma meets Souichi Tomoe, and despite the differences between the martial arts master and the physicist, they become fast friends, to the point that Genma [[Arranged Marriage|affiances]] young Ranma to Tomoe's toddler daughter Hotaru. Ranma is, of course, not told this. But Genma does inform him that he is to train to protect Hotaru, and to always be there for her.
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And from there, things start getting ''complicated''.
 
Unfortunately while it's an enjoyable read, ''No Tendo''{{'}}s greatest weakness comes from its episodic and round- robin origins. It basically suffers from a [[Random Events Plot]] that renders it choppy and prone to abrupt transitions, with unexpected off-screen resolutions of conflicts that may have been built up for many pages, combined with the sudden and essentially whimsical appearance of new crossover elements. Regarding the latter, while in some cases the inclusion is inspired (for example, using elements of ''[[Ah! My Goddess]]'' to handle the Asgard of ''[[Stargate SG-1]]''), these sometimes have a tendency to at least temporarily displace or overwhelm the main thread of the plot, such as it is.
 
And it doesn't conclude so much as simply [[Dead Fic|''stop'' in mid-story]], with every plotline set in motion ''still'' in motion. As such it has one of the most unsatisfying ends to be encountered in fan fiction, with not even a ''hint'' of a possible resolution in sight. That final page is a complete let-down, especially since so many plotlines were set in motion and effectively abandoned. But until you get there, it's a fun ride.
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