Disclaimer: Tenchi Muyo belongs to AIC and Pioneer. Also, I am very sorry I took so long. I had a lot of studies to do and work to complete. With that said, on with the fic. Masaki hausuho-rudo rekidaishi (Translation: Masaki household chronicles) Chapter 7 The Storm Sasami, Aeka, and Ryoko (double) were searching for Ryo-ohki. They searched until they heard a vomiting sound coming from the alley. Sure enough, Ryo-ohki was there. She had vomited the black stuff that was in the food, and therefore was not affected by it. She looked at the others, and tilted her head. “Miya?” she asked. “What is she trying to say?” Aeka asked. “She’s asking if you’re okay.” Answered Ryoko. “I feel a bit funny.” Answered Aeka. She turned around towards Ryoko’s direction, only to see her vanish. “Oh no!” exclaimed Aeka. “She’s after Tenchi-sama! We need to get there first!” Without thinking, she picked up Ryo-ohki and flung her into the air. She transformed into a spaceship and teleported everybody inside. Then they flew back home. (Evening: train station) Tenchi and Ryoko got off the train and walked the usual route home, but then she grabbed Tenchi into a thicket of trees. Her double reappeared and they phased back into one. Ryoko grinned at Tenchi. “Now that we’re alone, we can be intimate with each other in privacy.” “I really don’t think this is such a good idea Ryoko.” Said Tenchi nervously. “What if someone walks by?” “They won’t.” cooed Ryoko as she slid off her top. “Besides, it’s not like we were going to have intercourse, just a little fooling around, don’t you remember?” “I don’t remember saying anything like that!” said Tenchi, sweatdrops beginning to form. Ryoko felt the base of Tenchi’s crotch. “I see he’s ready for action.” Ryoko said, grinning. The minute she said that, he automatically became limp. This really surprised Ryoko. “What the hell?!” she exclaimed, and then brought her head down in sadness. “I guess I don’t turn you on anymore.” (Hugs Tenchi) “If I knew this was going to happen, I would have never done this.” And with that, Ryoko phased out. Tenchi was also surprised. “All of a sudden, I didn’t feel aroused anymore.” Tenchi said to himself. “Now that I think about it, that’s not normal. I think I better ask Washu.”(Remembers the nurse Washu event again). “On second thought, I’ll just go see a doctor!” Tenchi looked around and was about to climb down the tree Ryoko brought them on, and then saw the Ryo-ohki spaceship land where he was. Then Aeka ran towards him and hugged him tightly. She felt a little weird being that close to him like that, and it was turning her on, but then she suddenly lost the urge entirely. “That’s strange.” Said Aeka aloud. “For some reason, I feel all better.” Tenchi sighed. He didn’t want to tell Aeka what was happening. “(It would only cause trouble).” He said to himself. “(Besides, I’m not so sure myself. Maybe it was a side effect to the potion).” Then he said aloud, “Well, I guess we should go home! It’s already dark.” So the four of them walked home. As soon as they were out of sight, Byron, the kappa, came out of the bushes, with some powder in a bag. “I love making humans go limp like that.” He said to himself. “Well, I hope Washu appreciates this. The last thing she needs right now are more horny youths running about. Now we’re even Washu.” And with that, he disappeared. (Out in space) The royal Juraian spaceship was in space, waiting for their scout to arrive. The occupants of the spaceship were Azusa, Funaho, Misaki, a few servants, and three suitors. “Where is that scout?!” asked Azusa impatiently, his gaze staring out the window. “We need to pick up Aeka and Sasami! I won’t have them in the middle of battle should Kojiro arrive!” Funaho rested her hand on his shoulder. “Then we should just go right now.” She said calmly. “The scout probably got stuck there, just like Aeka and Sasami did.” “Oh no!” exclaimed Misaki, her eyes full of tears. “My poor babies! We need to hurry!” Azusa stood up. “Captain!” he exclaimed, pointing to the destination. “Full speed ahead! If the scout didn’t tell them yet, then they’re just going to have to be surprised!” So at full speed, the ship continued its course for earth. (Masaki doorstep) Ryoko was very depressed. So depressed she didn’t even notice Washu and Yosho also heading to the door. Washu was so depressed; she didn’t even care why Ryoko looked bummed out. When the three reached the door, Yosho unlocked the door and let everybody in. Ryoko went straight to the kitchen and opened the refridgerator, taking all of the sake out of it. Then she phased to the attic, but then came back and closed the fridge, and then phased out again. Washu and Yosho went upstairs. They went towards Noboyuki’s room. Washu tried to open it, but it was locked. So she picked the lock, opened the door, and looked inside. She was shocked, but not surprised, at the sight that she saw. Nobuyuki and Pixelle were asleep, nude, and holding each other in their arms. Yosho looked too, and then whispered to Washu. “She’s going to be awfully upset when she wakes up.” “I know.” Washu also whispered. “It was to be expected, but I didn’t think it would be this soon. We’ll also need to plan this out, since Kojiro will probably try to kill him.” They quietly shut the door and went downstairs and into the laboratory. Meanwhile, the group, Tenchi, Aeka, Sasami, and Ryo-ohki entered the living room. “I better go prepare dinner.” Said Sasami as she walked into the kitchen. “I’ll help.” Said Aeka. “No, that’s okay.” Said Sasami. “I’ll just make something light, since we all came home a little late.” Then the phone rang. Tenchi picked it up. “Hello.” He said. “This is the Masaki residence, how may I help you?” It was Nobuyuki’s boss. “Hello.” He said. “Is Nobuyuki Masaki here?” “Hold on a second, I’ll see.” Answered Tenchi. Tenchi put the phone down and shouted upstairs. He heard no answer, so he went upstairs. He knocked lightly on his father’s door, but there was no response. So he quietly opened it and looked inside. Tenchi looked towards the bed and froze. His eyes widened, and then he quietly closed the door. Tenchi walked downstairs, and picked up the phone. “I’m sorry,” said Tenchi, “but he is not available at the moment. Can I take a message?” “Tell him to come to work the day after tomorrow.” The man answered. “The repairs at the job are finished. Thank you and have a good night.” Then Tenchi hung up the phone. “Who was that?” asked Aeka. Spaced out a bit, he didn’t answer. “Tenchi-sama?” Tenchi shook his head. “Oh, sorry Aeka. That was Dad’s boss. He wants him back at work in a couple of days.” “Is something wrong?” asked Aeka worriedly. “Well, now that you mention it,” continued Tenchi, “but it’s a bit too embarrassing to say.” Aeka moved closer to Tenchi. “Whatever it is, you can tell me.” Tenchi took a gulp and whispered to Aeka what he saw in his dad’s room. Aeka was surprised at the statement. “Really?” she asked. Tenchi nodded. “I thought she couldn’t stand him?” asked Aeka. “I thought so too.” Answered Tenchi. “Couldn’t stand who?” asked Sasami. Both Tenchi and Aeka jumped. “Um, er, well,” stammered Tenchi, “I really don’t know how to say this.” “I-it’s a little too, um, well, it’s kind of hard to say to you.” Aeka stammered as well. Sasami frowned. “Oh, you mean ‘adult’ things. You never let me hear anything like that!” “Please don’t take it too personally Sasami.” Said Tenchi, rubbing the back of his head. “I was just kidding.” Smiled Sasami. “I don’t think I’d want to hear it anyways. But maybe you should tell Washu.” Both Tenchi and Aeka nodded and went inside the laboratory. When they entered, they saw Washu typing on the holotop and Yosho watching her. So they decided to approach the two. “Uh, little Washu?” asked Tenchi, but was shushed by Yosho. “Not now.” He whispered. “Wait until she’s done scanning.” After several seconds, Washu was finally done. She stood up and spoke. “Well guys,” she started, “I’m glad you’re all here, but we need Ryoko in here as well. Could somebody go get her? It’s very important. I want all of you to hear. We’ll tell Sasami later.” Tenchi nodded and left the lab and went to the attic. There he found Ryoko drinking her seventh bottle of sake. “Are you okay Ryoko?” asked Tenchi, a bit worried about her. “I’ve had worse.” Answered Ryoko. “But one thing bothers me. It’s the fact that I’ve ended up pushing you away to the point where you don’t find me attractive anymore.” Tenchi remembered what had happened in the forest. Then he answered. “Yeah, about that. I don’t think it was you, but the side effects of the potion. Aeka was feeling better as well. So you don’t need to worry.” “Maybe you’re right.” Answered Ryoko. “But can you tell me something? Am I still attractive to you?” Tenchi blushed at that statement. He didn’t answer. He was trying to speak, but no words were coming out of his mouth. This made Ryoko feel worse. She turned her face away from Tenchi, a tear flowing from her eye. Tenchi quickly got himself together. “(If I don’t say anything),” he thought to himself, “(I’ll definitely hurt her feelings).” So Tenchi took a deep breath, exhaled, and approached Ryoko. He was feeling very nervous right now. He cupped her chin with his hand. Ryoko was taken back a bit from his sudden forwardness, but welcomed it anyways. She turned to face him, depression in her eyes. This made Tenchi even more nervous. He paused for a second, and then shook it off. Then he leaned closer to her, and gently kissed her on the lips. Ryoko’s heart was pound! ing. Then he stood up and spoke. “If I didn’t find you attractive, I wouldn’t get a nosebleed every time you appear before me naked. Words wouldn’t heal the way I hesitated to answer, so I had to show it.” Ryoko was filled with delight. She remembered what Pixelle said about being passive, so she resisted every urge to pounce on him. Finally, after a short pause, Tenchi remembered why he came up there. “Oh yeah, I forgot!” he exclaimed worriedly. “Washu wants us in her lab! She says it’s very important! Let’s go, before she wonders what’s taking us so long!” Ryoko nodded and stood up. “Just one more thing.” Said Ryoko. “Are you finally starting to come around?” Tenchi scratched his head nervously. “L-let’s take it one step at a time okay?” Ryoko cheerfully nodded, and the two went to the laboratory. (At the architect building) Dr.Clay was experimenting on his new victim. He called Kai over to the basement via intercom. Kai teleported over to where Clay was. “Found anything interesting on our new lab rat?” asked Kai. “Yes, very interesting.” Answered Clay. “It seems that this Juraian scout was on his way to the Masaki shrine. After doing countless experiments on him, I finally have all the data I need on Juraians. I even found an interesting display in the subject’s retina.” “Please continue.” Said Kai. “Anyways,” continued Clay, “inside the eye of a Juraian is the pupil, or retina, as it is accurately called. However, inside the retina is yet another retina that allows them to see molecules that even advanced telescopes are unable to see. This is why they can see pixies and other camouflaging creatures.” “In what way?” asked Kai. Dr. Clay just grinned evilly. “That brings me to my next test subject. I have taken the liberty of dissecting one your imps to get results. I hope you don’t mind.” “Not at all.” Answered Kai. “They’re just stupid imps.” Clay continued. “Through careful examination and a bit of luck, the cloaking abilities that make them invisible are not by magic, as we all once thought. It is merely a large group of outer molecules that surround its host and camouflages them into the surroundings. But that’s not the amazing part. Each one of those molecules is a living organism. I haven’t yet figured out what allows them to cloak their host, but I’ll just have to dissect another imp to find out. Also, these molecules become useless if immediately covered with a foreign substance. I have also created a device which will render that extra vision ability of a Juraian helpless for an hour.” “Excellent.” Said Kai. “And I have some wonderful news as well. The Juraian emperor and his wives are coming to this planet. I will be able to use this on them when arrive. From where they are right now, I’d say they’ll be here in about three and a half weeks, if nothing distracts them.” “Things just keep getting better and better!” exclaimed Dr. Clay in delight. “Prepare for their arrival, and have fun when they do!” (Washu’s laboratory) It was getting late, but Washu was adamant about stating what she had to say. Before she could start, there was a knock on the door. Washu opened it and found Sasami, Kiyone, and Mihoshi at the door. Washu just sighed. She let them in and let them talk. “We have some good news and some bad news for you.” Said Mihoshi. “The good news is that Kojiro will be here sooner, thanks to Kiyone giving the GP some information that led them on a wild goose chase.” “Actually,” said Kiyone, “Mihoshi’s the one you should thank. We picked up coordinates on Kojiro’s ship, and Mihoshi accidentally read the coordinates wrong. The commander took her word for it, and sent us to watch the Earth.” “But it gets worse.” Said Mihoshi sadly. “Uh, what was it again? I forgot.” Kiyone just shook her head irritably. “The bad news is that the emperor and his wives are coming to this planet as well.” Everyone was very surprised at this statement. “Do you know when?” Asked Aeka worriedly. “We’re not exactly sure.” Answered Kiyone. “But according to distance, they should be arriving here before Kojiro does.” “Then we don’t have much time!” Interrupted Washu. “Everyone! Listen to what I have to tell you. First off, the jewel I once had in my quarters has been stolen by one of Kai’s demons.” Everyone gasped and was talking all at once, but not in unison. “Quiet!” shouted Washu. “One person at a time! Anyways, he managed to conjure up a demon that can escape my sensors. We need to make sure that we’re strong enough to outwit Kai. If he has managed to activate his jewels, Kojiro doesn’t stand a chance!” “I don’t know about Kojiro,” Ryoko stated, “but I know that with Tenchi by my side, I can defeat any opponent who comes my way!” “I wouldn’t worry about it much either.” Aeka also stated. “He is no match for Juraian power, and he will be getting a triple dose! One from me, one from father, and one from Yosho. Quadruple if you count Tenchi-sama!” Washu just sighed. “As powerful and as confident as you all are, still be careful! Kai may be vulnerable to holy power, but he is very tricky! And now that he has three of the jewels, he can now control the element it represents. Let’s just pray that one of them isn’t time or space. If it is, we’ll need all the power that we can muster.” Everyone was silent for a moment, but their eyes still showed confidence. “And to make things worse,” she continued, her voice fainter, “Pixelle is no longer a virgin. Kai will try to kill her, now that she’s conceived. He will kill her and her baby in front of Kojiro, just to spite him.” “What the hell are you talking about?” asked Ryoko. “When did Pixelle have sex?” Washu didn’t respond. Tenchi and Aeka both had sweat drops on their heads, remembering the event. Washu finally took a breath and responded. “When all of us were out of the house,” she started, “the demon Kai sent, went inside the house, took one of Ryoko’s special bottles of sake, and placed it where Pixelle could find it. With her senses blocked, he could roam about the house undetected. When I left to find an antidote, he must have used this opportunity to sneak inside. He entered my lab through the spectrecal realm and stole the jewel. Sometime during that whole event, Nobuyuki came in the house. With the alcohol inside Pixelles system, she becomes a different person. She flirted with him, and, ! being the person that he is, went with it. One thing led to another, and you know the rest.” Tenchi just shook his head. “Of all the people to walk in at that time.” He muttered. “Well, at least it wasn’t Tenchi.” Said Ryoko, but a large cat statue fell on her head as soon as she finished speaking. Ryoko groaned. Washu frowned. “At least Tenchi would’ve run away.” Said Washu while glaring at Ryoko. “The way Tenchi is, I doubt he would have the strength to get away from her.” Said Kiyone as she dodged the ray of green light that formed under her. “The point in subject,” continued Washu, now glaring at Kiyone, “is that now Kojiro has a weakness! We need to hide her pregnancy from everyone, until Kai is destroyed!” “How do you even know she’s pregnant?” Asked Ryoko. “Pixies are very fertile.” Answered Washu. “The chances of her not conceiving are ten-trillion to one. I highly doubt that Nobuyuki has any fertility problems.” “Speaking of which,” asked Aeka, “what will be of them now?” “Well,” answered Washu, “either Nobuyuki marries her, or Kojiro kills him to preserve Pixelles honor. Don’t ask me why, but he says it’s an old custom of his people.” Both Tenchi and Aeka gasped. “No way!” exclaimed Tenchi. “I don’t want my dad to die!” “He won’t.” answered Washu. “I’m certain of it.” “What makes you so sure?” exclaimed Aeka, very much worried about Tenchi’s welfare. “Because he admitted to falling in love with her.” Answered Washu. Everyone fell silent in surprise. “But that’s not the problem! Kojiro hasn’t regained his memory of me yet. Without me to calm him down, he’ll try to kill him, and even remembering me isn’t a guarantee for his safety. Our best bet is to have Pixelle fall in love with him in return. Unless, of course, Tenchi doesn’t mind being fatherless.” “Of course I mind!” exclaimed Tenchi. “We need to handle this as soon as possible!” “In due time.” Answered Washu. “These things take patience. Besides (big smile), I’m hungry! Let’s eat something! We’ll start planning tomorrow.” Everyone’s face faulted. Even in such a hectic time, Washu was still able to remain calm through it all. (Masaki house: Morning) It was early morning. The sun had just risen, and Sasami was preparing the food. Pixelle awoke with a splitting headache. Her eyes were still a bit blurry from sleep. She held her head and tried to recall what happened the other day. After a few seconds, her vision cleared. She saw herself naked in a bed. Her pussy also felt a bit sore. She also noticed some blood on the sheets. Pixelle tried very hard to remember what happened. As she moved her legs, she felt another body next to her. Curious, she removed the sheets and found Nobuyuki asleep, next to her, also naked. Without giving it a second thought, she screamed to the top of her lungs. Surprised by this, Nobuyuki jumped out of bed. Pixelle punched him in the stomach, and disappeared. By now, everybody was up and ran to Nobuyuki’s room. As soon as they rushed in, they found him on the floor, clenching his stomach. “I guess this means Pixelle’s up.” Grinned Ryoko. Aeka covered her eyes. Tenchi quickly put a bed sheet over him, but also cringed at the sight of blood on it. Sasami had come in a minute later. “What’s wrong?” she asked. “Did Pixelle wake up?” Everyone nodded. “Where is she?” Everyone shrugged. “I’ll go look for her.” Answered Washu. “Ryoko. Tenchi. I need you two to help me. The rest of you, fill Nobuyuki in on what’s going on.” “Wait a minute!” exclaimed Aeka. “Why does Ryoko get to go with Tenchi-sama?! I want to help too!” “Actually,” said Tenchi a little nervously, scratching the back of his head, “there’s something I need to say to Ryoko, so it’s probably best that she helps me. Besides, my dad needs you guys right now.” “But Tenchi-sama,” continued Aeka, “what if that filthy space pirate tries to flirt with you, or worse?!” “Don’t worry.” Said Tenchi. “I don’t think she’ll try anything with Washu around.” Thinking about what he just said, he decided to keep his mouth shut for now. (Outside) Ryoko and Washu were following Tenchi. “Remember to tell us when you see her.” Said Washu while looking around. Before she could say anything else, a faint sobbing could be heard. Tenchi looked around, and saw Pixelle in the grassy area of the shrine steps. Judging by how her face looked, she had been crying for quite some time. The three walked over to where she was. “Are you okay?” asked Tenchi, a concerned look in his face. “(Damn Juraians)!” Thought Pixelle. “(I can’t even cry somewhere without being seen by one)!” She became visible again, and turned away from them. “What do you want!” shouted Pixelle in between sobs. “We were concerned.” answered Washu. “A kappa called Byron told me what happened. I wanted to know if you were okay.” “Of course I’m not okay!” Exclaimed Pixelle, crying even more. “I can’t believe what I’ve just done! And with him of all people! What will Kojiro-sama think of me now?! How will I live with myself?!” Washu placed her hand on Pixelle’s shoulder. “Don’t worry. Everything will work out in the end. These sorts of things always do.” “Yeah, don’t worry.” Said Ryoko. “Shit happens. You’ll get over it.” Washu gave an icy glare at Ryoko. Ryoko just shrugged her shoulders. Tenchi grabbed her hand and led her up the shrine. “I think we should leave the sentimental talks to Washu.” Said Tenchi. “That’s little Washu.” Washu corrected. Ryoko was happy at the moment. There Tenchi was, leading her by the hand. She made a mental note to thank Pixelle for the talk later. When they left, Washu told Pixelle all about what happened. Pixelle broke into tears again, crying on Washu’s shoulder. When she had finished crying, she sighed, and finally spoke in a soft tone. “What will I do now? It looks like I won’t be able to sail the galaxies with Kojiro-sama anymore. I just wish Kojiro-sama was here to kill Kai for making this happen. Amazing. All these things happening in such a backwater planet. It’s too bad their battle is going to destroy it.” “I know.” Answered Washu. “The Earth normally wouldn’t be able to tolerate such destruction. At least, not until the greatest scientific genius in the universe came to this backwater planet.” “What the hell are you talking about?” asked Pixelle irritably. “They can just have their battle in an alternate universe that I’ll create. The only problem is luring Kai into it, but I’ll think of something.” Washu and Pixelle continued to talk. Meanwhile, elsewhere in the shrine, Ryoko and Tenchi are talking as well. “I wanted to apologize for last night.” Said Tenchi. “I’m not sure what I was thinking; I just acted upon instinct or something.” “Why are you apologizing?” asked Ryoko. “It’s not as if I didn’t like it.” “I know, but it was rude not to ask.” Answered Tenchi, who was beginning to blush. Ryoko smiled. “Then can I ask you to kiss me? Don’t take too long to answer, or I’ll kiss you instead.” Tenchi froze. “Um, uh, well, I, uh,..” was all Tenchi could muster before Ryoko kissed him, gently this time. He nearly passed out. “If you want me to go at this pace, it’s all right with me.” Ryoko said while cuddling him. “But what will you tell Aeka?” Tenchi recovered and thought for a moment. Then he finally spoke. “Well, I guess I could tell her before her family comes. It won’t be easy though. She won’t take it very well.” “I’ll just tell her!” Said Ryoko cheerfully. “Ryoko!” exclaimed Tenchi. “If the tables were turned, would you want me doing the same thing to you?!” “No.” Ryoko pouted. “Alright, I won’t say a word. “(Damn Zero effects)!” Tenchi gave Ryoko a warm smile. “I’m glad to hear it Ryoko.” “No problem.” Said Ryoko as she cuddled closer to him. “Tenchi, can I ask you something?” “Sure.” “When did you realize that you had feelings for me?” “I’m not really sure. It was officially yesterday, but I think it went as far back as when I used to see your spirit around that cave. You frightened me when you tried to kill me, but I guess that was partially my fault as well.”(Looks at watch). “Well, I think that’s enough time. We better get back before the others start wondering what’s taking us so long.” (Later) Everyone was at the table eating the fresh curry that Sasami had prepared. Ryoko was giving winks at Tenchi. Aeka got angry and clutched her bowl. “Is there something in your eye?!” growled Aeka. “Stop disturbing Tenchi-sama!” Ryoko ignored her and sat closer to Tenchi. In retaliation, Aeka also sat closer to Tenchi. The two growled at each other, lightning bolts in their eyes. Tenchi ate his food nervously. Aeka and Ryoko continued to eat, their cold gaze never leaving each other. Pixelle was next to Sasami, eating her food slowly. Nobuyuki tried to talk to her, but each response was answered with a glare. All of a sudden, she felt sick. She ran to the bathroom as fast as her legs could take he! r. There were vomiting sounds, as well as curse words of every sort. Everyone looked confused. “Morning sickness.” Washu answered between mouthfuls of food. “It’s normal. She’ll be okay.” Then she thought for a second. “I guess I should’ve told her about that. Oh well. Better late than never.” When Pixelle came out, she frowned at the scientist. “I heard that!” she exclaimed. “There better not be anymore of this, that’s for sure!” Washu didn’t say a word and continued to eat. (One month later) It has been a month since that event. Everyone just went about their lives as usual. Tenchi going to school, the girls doing what they normally do, Washu working in her lab, and Nobuyuki going to and fro from work. Every time Nobuyuki tried to talk to Pixelle, she would become invisible and disappear. Finally, he entered Washu’s lab to speak with her. When he was inside the lab, he found Washu, working on these unusual machines. They seemed to be weapons of some sort. Finally he approached her. “What can I do for you?” asked Washu, not looking back. “I came to talk about Pixelle.” He said. “Every time I try to talk to her, she disappears. I know what I did was wrong, but she won’t even let me apologize.” “And what do you plan to do once you apologize?” asked Washu, who was still working on her machines. Nobuyuki thought for a second, and then answered. “Well, I’ll try to make it up to her however I can. I know that’s not enough, but what else can I do?” Washu stopped working and turned around to face him. “I have a question for you.” Said Washu, staring seriously into his eyes. “When you said you loved Pixelle, did you mean that, or were you just saying that to get on my good side?” “I meant it wholeheartedly.” Answered Nobuyuki. “I know I shouldn’t have taken advantage of her like that, but can I do now? Aeka said that if I don’t marry her, Kojiro will harm me. Not that I don’t deserve it, but I really do want to marry her. I want her to love me in return though, or the marriage won’t mean a thing.” Washu looked at him, seeing the concern in his eyes. “If you are truly serious, then I can help you. I hope this is true.” Nobuyuki nodded. “Good.” Said Washu, now standing up. “I take it Aeka didn’t mention about how not marrying Pixelle will cause Kojiro to kill you.” An expression of fear was now on his face. “S-she didn’t tell me anything about that!” Washu just smiled. “It’s okay. At least I know that you’re serious. You basically have to do this on your own though. All I can help you with is getting her to stay in one place long enough to speak. Watch and learn.” Washu now made her holotop appear. She was punching in random keys until Pixelle appeared in front of them. She was wearing one of Aeka’s kimonos. She looked around. “Why am I here?” she asked, then looked at Nobuyuki. “What the hell does HE want?!” “I wanted to apologize.” Stated Nobuyuki. “But that isn’t all I wanted to say.” Pixelle turned toward Washu’s direction. “Tell him that I don’t wish to hear his excuses!” Washu shook her head. “Didn’t I tell you to stay away from alcohol?! This is partially your fault as well! Can’t you see that he’s very sincere about, you know, loving you?!” This statement surprised Pixelle, but after a second she just grinned. “You mean lusting me right?” Nobuyuki grabbed her hand. Pixelle was about to charge an energy blast, but saw Washu’s glare, and stopped. “Pixelle,” he started, “even though it’s only been a little over a month, I’m very sincere when I say I love you and want to spend my life with you. I know I can’t make up for it, but at least give me a chance to try.” “But I’m not ready for marriage!” exclaimed Pixelle. “And as much as you deserve it, I don’t want Kojiro-sama killing you either!” “As scary as that sounds,” continued Nobuyuki, “I’m willing to take that chance. We can get to know each other better first, but I will marry you when YOU are ready.” Several different thoughts were racing about Pixelles mind. Part of her wanted to let Kojiro kill him, another part wanted to marry him, and yet another part wanted to die. She believed he was sincere, which made her all the more confused. Finally, she pushed all other thought’s aside, and let her emotions answer for her. “Well, I guess we can TRY to see if things can work out. After all, you’re the one losing the most. That does show sincerity.” Nobuyuki was overjoyed. He hugged Pixelle and thanked her for giving him another chance. She resisted the urge to push him off. Finally, he let go. He noticed her wings were able to go through the kimono, so he decided to ask. “Um, Pixelle, won’t Aeka be mad that you put holes in her kimono so that your wings could fit?” Pixelle just shrugged. “So what? She has a whole bunch just like it.” (Saturday: Masaki home) Two days has passed. It was Saturday, and everybody was eating breakfast. Pixelle looked at Ryoko. She was just staring lovingly at Tenchi. Aeka was pretending not to see this and was eating her food grumpily. “So Tenchi,” Pixelle said, “have you finally got up the spine to tell Aeka?” Aeka looked at Tenchi in surprise. “Tell me what?” Ryoko was eager to finally hear it. After a month of seeing Tenchi in secret, he was finally going to confess. Pixelle just grinned, knowing that Tenchi had to finally give the Juraian princess the brush off. Tenchi rubbed the back of his head, laughing a little, being quite nervous. Finally, he spoke. “Well, I do have a confession to make. You see…” Before he could finish, Mihoshi and Kiyone run into the room. After catching her breath, Kiyone finally spoke. “Princess Aeka! Sasami! Yosho! Your parents are coming this way!” Alarmed, Aeka and Sasami quickly ran to the door to greet them. Nervous, Pixelle and Ryoko disappeared. Yosho just calmly walked to the door, bringing Tenchi along with him. The door knocked. Tenchi opened it. Surely enough, it was Azusa, Funaho, and Misaki, along with three strange people. “Well?” answered Azusa impatiently. “Aren’t you going to let us in?” Tenchi quickly got out of way and let them in. They sat down on the couches. Aeka and Sasami greeted their mother and father in a formal manner. Misaki frowned. Sweat drops appeared on their foreheads. Ryoko and Pixelle quickly teleported upstairs within earshot. “Why are we hiding?” whispered Pixelle. “Just listen in.” Answered Ryoko. “You’ll die with laughter when you hear this. Just teleport out of here before you laugh, or they’ll hear you. Also, what is it that you did to me? I’m able to be around Tenchi without glomping on him.” “Well, I just…” “Sh-sh,” said Ryoko, “tell me later. They’re gonna say it!” So they listened in. As soon as Aeka and Sasami greeted their mother in that funny high pitched tone as “their mommy” (Authors note: those who seen “here comes Jurai” know what I’m talking about), Ryoko held her mouth and teleported away. Pixelle, not heeding Ryoko’s warning, laughed hysterically. All of a sudden, a stampeding sound could be heard coming up the stairs. Pixelle tried to teleport away, but her cheek was grabbed by Misaki and she was pulled downstairs. “I heard that, Pixie!” flared Misaki as she pulled Pixelle’s cheeks even wider. “I won’t even ask what a pixie’s doing around Earthlings and Juraians, but nobody mocks my daughters!” “Geez! I’m sorry lady!” exclaimed Pixelle as she was trying to pry Misaki’s hands away. “Damnit! That hurts! Let go!” Aeka was quietly laughing at the sight. Sasami held up some signs toward Pixelle. She reluctantly read them out loud. Misaki let her go after that, but then hugged her tight. “Misaki!” shouted Azusa. “Don’t touch that filthy thing! It’s a pixie, not a fairy!” “I know that! She shouted back. “Why do you always have to be such a bigot?! We hardly get any foreign visitors because of you!” “Fine!” he shouted back. “Just make sure it’s not filthy!” Pixelle had all she could stand. She removed herself from Misaki’s grip, and walked straight over to Azusa. She raised her hand and tried to slap him. He just dodged and laughed. Pixelle was really angry now. “How dare you say things like that about things you don’t even understand!” Azusa stood up and approached Pixelle. “And how dare YOU try to strike royalty! If you weren’t just a pathetic little pixie, I would have you thrown in a cell!” Nobuyuki was quite upset and stood in front of the emperor. “And I don’t appreciate the way you’re talking about her!” said a rather upset Nobuyuki. “I may have not met you last time, but that’s no way to treat members of this household!” Pixelle was speechless. “(No one has ever stood up for me before, not even Washu).” “Insolence!” exclaimed Azusa. “This is why I hate coming here! Now on to business!” Just then, Washu came in from the lab. She had a very concerned expression on her face. “Bad news everyone!” she stated. “Kai’s outside! He wants to see the emperor! He also said that if he doesn’t come outside, then he won’t return the missing scout!” With that, Azusa rushed outside, energy sword drawn. He approached Kai, who in turn just smirked. “Who are you and what do you want?! Azusa shouted. “What have you done to my scout?!” Kai snapped his finger, and the scout appeared before the emperor, blood trickling from his body, his left eye bleeding as well. His clothes were tattered, like he was attacked by wolves. Azusa called Funaho, who came rushing out. When she saw the scout’s bad shape, she held her hands to her mouth, trying to hold back the gasping sound that was coming out. She picked him up and brought him inside the house. “He was a good specimen you know.” Answered Kai, smiling evilly this time. “He didn’t even scream, which is good. Men sound like such pussies when they scream. Anyways, I’ve come to challenge you to test my power. Do you accept?” Sword in hand, Azusa nodded. Kai nodded, and materialized his energy sword. They charged towards each other. Everyone was looking outside the window, watching them fight. It seemed that Azusa was having the upper hand, as he managed to strike Kai’s cheekbone. They continued, making loud clangs with each connecting blade. Azusa found an open area and struck Kai in the solar plexus. Kai qu! ickly teleported on top of a tree, clutching his wounds. “Ugh!” He grunted. “You’re a lot better than I thought! But let’s see if you can withstand this!” Kai jumped off the tree, landing perfectly on his feet. He healed the wounds he had. Azusa did not have any wounds, for he wasn’t struck at all. Kai charged up an energy blast. When it was fully charged, he shot it. Azusa blocked it with his sword. Kai grinned. “I’ve really underestimated you! I guess Jurai’s royalty is strong. I must warn you though. A little more than a month ago, you might have defeated me. Now, however, I’m afraid the tables are turned. Watch this!” Kai mumbled, and red, black, and yellow orbs were floating around him. From the house, Washu could tell what it was. She hurried into her lab. The others were still watching. Kai’s arm turned into a flame. He shot a wave of flames at Azusa, who in turn blocked it with the light hawk wings. “My turn!” shouted Azusa as he charged at Kai with blinding speed, the light hawk blade glowing. Kai didn’t move. His body was now glowing black. Azusa struck, but was stopped in his tracks, the blade almost at Kai’s forehead. A light trickle of blood flowed from it. Kai wiped the blood from his brow, and now walked over to the Juraian emperor. “You almost killed me!” exclaimed Kai. “Just half a second later and I would have been done for! But, this is what I get for underestimating Jurai’s royal bloodline. By the way, do you want to know why you can’t move?” Azusa didn’t say a word. “Oh, that’s right!” said Kai, almost laughing. “You can’t say anything can you? Not as long as you’re frozen in time. This is just too easy!” Kai’s energy sword materialized again. He pointed the tip at Azusa’s neck. The others were now running towards him. He just raised his free hand and froze them as well. He teleported over to Pixelle, who was the only one who was still moving. Pixelle tried to teleport away, but Kai stopped her as well. His arm now was glowing yellow, as the earth itself grabbed Pixelle. He waved his hands again, and Pixelle was able to move again. She tried to break free from the earth’s grasp, but the more she struggled, the tighter the grip. When she felt the rock tighten around her womb, she stopped struggling, and the rock loosened its grip on her. A little confused at this, Kai approached her until he was close enough to smell her. “Why did you stop struggling?” Asked Kai. “With a bit more struggling, you could have teleported out of here, or at least change your size.” Pixelle didn’t answer. “Won’t talk? Then I’ll just have to find out myself. However, I was never the type to touch anything I found revolting.” Kai snapped his fingers, and an imp appeared. “Thanks for summoning me boss.” He said, bowing down to Kai. “Dr. Clay is insane! He’s using our kind for experiments! I’ll do whatever you want! Just don’t send me back there!” “Examine this pixie!” ordered Kai. “Find out what’s with her!” The imp looked at Pixelle, and then grinned. “With pleasure boss!” It flew next to Pixelle. He felt through her hair. There wasn’t anything different. The imp sniffed the air. “I think I know that smell.” It said. The imp punched a small hole, long enough to fit his arm, into the rock. Pixelle kicked the imp when he tried to undo her obi (Japanese robe sash). The imp, in turn, kicked her in the shin. Once it was undone, he felt around her clit. Pixelle tried to struggle, but to no avail. The imp, finally realized what it is he was looking for turned to Kai, not removing his hand from where it was. “Now this is going to sound strange,” the imp said, “but this pixie is pregnant.” Kai gave an evil smile. “Imagine! Who would want to lie with such a disgusting creature?” (Looks at the imp) Do what you want with her, just don’t kill her. I want to save that…” This was all Kai could say before he was stabbed through the chest. He turned around and saw Ryoko. She had her energy sword still in hand, pushing the sword even deeper. “W-we m-meet again.” Said Kai, weakening from the wound. Don’t you ever hurt my friend! Yelled Ryoko. “Now, go to hell and stay there!” “Y-you f-irst p-puppet!” growled Kai. His eyes were glowing red. As if her hands had a mind of their own, they extinguished the energy sword. Ryoko’s eyes were now glowing red. “Apparently you f-forgot about m-my demon c-on-trol. Grunted Kai, in pain from the wound. Now, heal me with your life force!” Without hesitation, the space pirate let Kai absorb energy from her. His wound healed, and Ryoko fell to the ground. Feeling much better, Kai faced the imp. “Now, you have two choices! One! I send you back to Clay! Two! You do something to calm my anger!” The imp nervously thought of something. He removed his arm from the rock, and went behind Pixelle. He lightly caressed her wings, and with one fell swoop, tore them out. Pixelle screamed, tears flowing from her cheeks, and blood trickling from her back. “Hey, it was either you or me.” Said the imp. “Besides, those wings were ugly anyway. Consider what I did a favor.” “Very impressive.” Said Kai. “I never though an imp had the brain capacity to think up something so clever. Good work!” “Thanks boss!” said the imp. “I think.” All of a sudden, everyone’s bodies were able to move again. “What the hell?!” exclaimed Kai. “How is this possible?! I still have them in my hold!” Washu came running out of the house, shooting Kai with holy attacks. Each attack struck him painfully. She kept doing this until he passed out. “(I’m getting the hell out of here)” thought the imp as he teleported away. “I guess the jewels didn’t prepare you for one pissed off scientist who’s been studying how they work!” exclaimed Washu. “I guess you also didn’t see those special cubes over in the sky, purposely made for this event. It sucks up any kind of power into them! The only problem is that someone needed to make them float.” (Looks up) “By the way, thanks Azaka and Kamidake!” “You’re welcome. Said Azaka. “Anything to help our friends.” Said Kamidake. “But why are you talking to Kai? Isn’t he unconscious?” “I’m not just talking to him.” Explained Washu. “I’m talking to everyone. Right guys?” “Once again,” said Funaho, “you do something amazing.” End of chapter 7 Well, that’s it for this chapter. Once again, sorry for taking so long to post this. I would also like to thank everyone who read this and continued to read this, especially you, priest.^_^ You signed the review box more than anyone else. I’ll be starting chapter 8 tomorrow, which will probably be the closing chapter, unless I get feedback saying to continue, which would most likely be up to the readers (you) discretion on what it should be about. Once again, all comments, compliments, and suggestions are to be e-mailed at rubynall@hotmail.com Sayonara until then!^_^ Join the world’s largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. Click Here