Anyway... How does this sound?
The Nekoken training makes Ranma so uncontrollable he actually KILLS Genma. Later on, a lone, depressed Ranma is picked up by the Phoenix people, and is raised by them... possibilities include him being purposely dunked in the Spring of Drowned Phoenix, either male or female version, and maybe locked in permanent male-Phoenix form.
This goes a bit against canon, in that the Nekoken training would have to take place during the stay in China, but 'Ranma as a Phoenix Warrior' might have potential. Just a thought...
The Nekoken training makes Ranma so uncontrollable he actually KILLS Genma. Later on, a lone, depressed Ranma is picked up by the Phoenix people, and is raised by them... possibilities include him being purposely dunked in the Spring of Drowned Phoenix, either male or female version, and maybe locked in permanent male-Phoenix form.
This goes a bit against canon, in that the Nekoken training would have to take place during the stay in China, but 'Ranma as a Phoenix Warrior' might have potential. Just a thought...