The Egg of the Phoenix is a legendary treasure and pounding headache for Ranma. Unless Ranma can force-feed the bird into maturity (and thus free himself from its attacks), he’ll be on the bottom of the pecking order for the next 100 years. Will the bird, bird, bird have the final word? Elsewhere, Ryoga makes a potential love connection with a breeder of sumo-wrestling pigs, but will his alter ego P-chan cause a misunderstanding with dire consequences?