This fan fiction occurs after the events of Tenchi the Movie 2: The Daughter of Darkness (aka "Manatsu no Eve" [Midsummer's Eve]). It is also based on the OAVs and other tidbits of the Tenchi Muyo! Universes. The Tenchi Muyo! Universes and characters are the creation and possession of AIC and Pioneer. I do not claim them. But I wrote the storyline to "The Dark Jurai". Characters that are made up such as Jurai Ankoku-ou are my idea. Note: The fight scenes from here on in will be fairly Dragon Ball Z-ish, but hey, Tenchi Muyo has energy attacks , too (beam swords, blasts out of the hands, etc.)! And Dragon Ball Z is copyright Toei Animation! The Dark Jurai - Chapter 14 - "Reluctant Alliance" by Timothy Turner email: juraijin@aol.com http://gundamotaku.terrashare.com Mitsuki decided to watch the two talk before cutting in. "So, you come from our homeworld of Jurai?," Aolong smiled, "Can you tell me more about it?" "Actually my homeworld is a planet called Earth. I've only visited Jurai a couple of times," Tenchi said. "I see. Can you tell me your name?" "My name is Tenchi Masaki. Nice to meet you," Tenchi pointed out the others, "This is Ryoko, Kiyone, Mihoshi, and Ryo-Ohki. They're all friends of mine." Aolong looked at Ryo-Ohki, "I've never seen a creature like it before. It's awfully cute." "Mya!," Ryo-Ohki hissed and backed off. Aolong frowned, "I guess it's mad at me." "It's a she," Kiyone corrected Aolong. "I see," the young prince noticed the jewel on Ryo-Ohki's forehead. Then he looked up and noticed the gems on Ryoko, Aolong changed the subject. "So, can you tell me about your family? Since we can both hold that weapon we come from the same bloodline." "My grandpa is Yosho. Does that ring a bell?" "Yes, it does," Aolong nodded, "705 years ago... Tell me about why you've come here." "We need help. A dark enemy has emerged and is destroying our empire. Any type of assistance would be greatly appreciated," Tenchi looked at Aolong with great concern. "I see. After what Master Kaitu told me I don't know if my parents will grant any assistance. But we can try." "I'll make sure that you don't!," Mitsuki's distorted voice erupted. "That voice!," Kiyone turned around. "That's right! I followed you all the way here! I was there when Galaxy Police Headquarters was destroyed!" Aolong turned around, "Who is this!?!?!" "One of our enemy!," Ryoko summoned a beam sword. "I've come to kill you and find Shulei. I'll finish off your new green-haired friend and you after him." Aolong smiled, "We'll see about that... How about a one-on-one duel?" Mitsuki laughed, "Sure! I saw how Tenchi defeated you. So beating you will be easy!" "I was going easy on him. And you must be unaware I wasn't even at half power when Tenchi beat me!" Mitsuki thought to herself, Mitsuki turned and ran. Aolong teleported in front of the once confident dark warrior, "What's the matter? I thought you agreed to a duel with me!" Aolong summoned his six Light Hawk Wings again and concentrated extremely hard, bringing up his full ki, "FINISH WHAT YOU START!!!" The wings morphed into the items Aolong had shaped them into. Mitsuki shook in fear but regained her calm. She powered up to her full ki. The Shuleian prince laughed, "You think you can beat me with that!? Don't make me laugh!" "DIE!!!!," Mitsuki swung her fist at Aolong but her target teleported before the punch made contact with it. "Where did he go!?!?!" She flew up into the air. "Above you!," Aolong made a diving kick and kicked Mitsuki in the jaw, sending her flying into the ground. Mitsuki climbed out of a small crater she made, "I'll hit you with my most powerful magic!," she closed her eyes and put her hands palms outward, "This is the same technique that Jurai Ankoku-ou taught me! DARK MIST WAVE!!!!!" A giant mist accumulated in front of Mitsuki and shot toward Aolong in a narrow beam. Aolong put his hands in front of himself in the same manner Mitsuki did, "Haha! Try this on for size... Azure Falcon Shockwave!" A dark blue explosion hit the dark mist and pushed it back toward Mitsuki, throwing her back to the edge of the clearing. "I'll get you!," Mitsuki balled her fist, "Jurai Ankoku-ou will make you pay!!" she teleported before her ki faded and took away her disguise, making her true identity unveiled. Aolong and the others couldn't sense her ki after that. "Wow!," Tenchi gasped in amazement, "How did you do that? I don't have enough power to summon the amount of energy required to do that!" "When you use the Light Hawk Wings it'll enhance every attribute of your body," Aolong deactivated his Light Hawk Wings, "The wings add a great amount of ki to you." "I forgot that. I still must be tired, " Tenchi sat down, "I haven't used any of the advanced energy attacks yet." "It'll get better. Once you learn to summon more Light Hawk Wings you'll..." "WHAT!?!?," Tenchi shot up, "You mean you can learn to summon more Light Hawk Wings!?!?" Aolong nodded, "Sure. I originally was able to generate three like yourself. After more training and ki exercises your body will be able to tolerate more energy." Ryoko looked at her wrists, "I wish I could. I heard from mother that the gems on my wrists could generate Light Hawk Wings. But I haven't been able to." Aolong walked up to Ryoko and looked at the gems, "I've heard legends about Jinmingmei who had power beyond the Shuleian rulers. Maybe this is the power of Jinmingmei because I've never felt this type of power before. The ki given off by the gems is very much like our own." Everyone looked at Aolong, "WHAT!?!?! Who's Jinmingmei?" The green-haired prince squatted and wrote three characters on the ground. Everyone nodded, "OH! Tsunami!" "Sorry," Tenchi shook his head, "A small girl named Sasami has the power of Tsunami. The origin of these gems is unknown." "I see," Aolong stood corrected, "We can have the elders take a look at them. The oldest one is about 11,000 years old. Follow me." The group walked toward the palace city. "So, how long does it take to gain the power to generate more Light Hawk Wings?," Tenchi asked in a happy tone of voice. "It depends on the training. One part is the amount of time of the training itself and the other is how vigorous the training is. I first was able to use the wings of the Light Hawk at 14 years of age. I am 19 now. Master Kaitu has trained me very hard for the past 5 years," Aolong looked at the sky. "Who's Kaitu?," Ryoko asked, "Can he help me bring out the ability to generate Light Hawk Wings?" "I'm not sure. But he'll try very hard to help you. Since you need help against this dark enemy, I'm sure he'll be able to. You have a long way to train before you are really powerful. But I know you have a lot of potential." "You said you have a weapon like this at the palace," Tenchi held the Tenchiken out, "Right?" Aolong took the Tenchiken, "Quite right. It looks almost like this except for a couple of slight changes in appearance. Ours is called the Tiandijian (Chinese pronunciation of 'Tenchiken')." Sweat drops poured from everyone's heads, "So," Aolong continued, "Are there any others that I should know of that are not with you?" "Yes," Ryoko nodded, "My mother..." Washu sat in the lab and analyzed the brain activity of the Jurai Royal Family. Sasami was almost recovered while the others were stable. Ayeka, on the other hand, was slipping further and further into despair. Washu summoned a bed out of subspace and lied down, Washu brought up a console and looked at it. It monitored all radio and subspace frequencies of the Juraian fleets and Galaxy Police. It also had a connection with the Galaxy Science Academy's security systems. Washu monitored the academy because it was a likely target for the Dark Jurai to strike and steal weapons from. An alert blip came on the screen. It was the Galaxy Science Academy... "Dark Jurai have appeared and penetrated our security level 6!," a frightened voice came on the audio only channel, "They're intent on stealing the secret prototype weapons system! The project number is X95241-MXRT78! Don't let them through! AAAARRRRGGGHHHHH!!!!!!" The transmission went silent... Washu hurried and typed in the project number. After clearing 25 levels of security, Washu saw what the Dark Jurai were after. Washu's eyes went so wide that they nearly bulged out of her sockets, "We're screwed if they figure out how to work that...," The palace and city were beautiful! The grand palace itself was the size of an entire city. And the city surrounding the palace covered a huge area. Everyone couldn't help but be amazed at the sheer size of the palace. "It's impressive, huh?," Aolong sighed, "I've lived in that palace for my entire life." Tenchi looked at Aolong, "Why do you sound so unhappy?" Aolong shook his head, "Since I'm a prince, it's always 'Act this way Aolong' or 'you shouldn't do that'...I don't want to think I'm any better than anyone else. Everyone has a purpose in life..." "My grandpa was like that; he went against the rules and actually broke them...," Tenchi said, "I understand what you mean." "The commoners are getting restless," Aolong continued, "Ever since other civilizations have contacted us and offered us technological help the commoners have seen this as a way to better their lives. The emperor, my father, has tried his best to keep the more advanced civilizations off Shulei. But I'm afraid the commoners will revolt. But with the power my family has they will be crushed immediately." "We have to hurry!," Ryoko pleaded, "If that Dark Jurai gets back to the other side of the beacon and brings the fleet to Shulei..." "Right!," Aolong nodded, "Follow me!," he ran to the palace with the others behind them. The emperor and empress sat in the grand chamber. The emperor, Liu Aoli, sat in the throne and looked as his son approached with some strangers. "What is this?," the emperor asked, "I sense a power similar to ours, but it is different. It can't be!" "It is," Kaitu walked out from behind a screen. "Kaitu! I knew you were up to something! What is the meaning of this?!," Aoli shouted. "Your Highness, I did not summon them. They came here on their own," Kaitu bowed. Aolong began to speak, "But father!!!!" "Silence, Aolong! Why can't you behave like your 15 other brothers and sisters? Why do you always have to break the rules!?!?!" "This is urgent!! We have a new situation on our hands!," Aolong pleaded, "A dark new enemy is here! Didn't you feel the power? Just now?" The emperor shot up, "I did, but it is no threat to us! I sensed your power fighting it." "I know, but there are more ready to come here and destroy our world! And after that many others will fall victim to their onslaught!," the young prince was losing his patience. Aolong's mother, Fan Baoliu, stood up, "Give them a chance to speak. We must not allow our new prosperity and peace to be compromised." Tenchi leaned and whispered in Aolong's ear, "What does she mean by that?" "We had a war with one of the civilizations that contacted us some time ago. That war ended a year ago. The civilization tried to bring us to an advanced state of technological accomplishment but my father felt pressure and things got really dirty. I fought alongside Kaitu in a couple of battles without my parents' permission," said the young warrior / prince. Tenchi was curious, "Who won?" "We had a VERY LONG negotiation session with them. Since they were a newly encountered civilization we declared the war a misundestanding. In other words, a draw was called." Aoli examined the new arrivals, "Please, introduce yourselves and state your position in life." Tenchi hesitated for a moment, wondering why the emperor wanted to know so much but went ahead, "My name is Tenchi Masaki, I am the grandson of Yosho and a crown prince of Jurai." Everyone else made their proper introductions and the emperor nodded, "Interesting how such people of different walks of life come together, but no matter. I will listen about this dark enemy." "Right," Tenchi nodded, "Our homeworld is in grave danger. Our dark counterparts have engaged our fleets and nearly destroyed them. They..." "Wait a moment...," the emperor interrupted, "Describe 'our dark counterpart'." Aolong came in, "They are fairly powerful from what Tenchi had told me. I even fought one as you have sensed. But I think there are more powerful ones out there. If the one we fought gets back to our homeworld's area the enemy will come here!" "Your Highness," Ryoko came in, "Please! I know what they can do! They are merciless and will kill anyone! They almost killed everyone close to me and I felt great sorrow. If they have the chance to kill the ones I love and care about they will!!!" Emperor Aoli was unmoved. Aolong whispered in Ryoko's ear, "My father has a weakness for children. Tell him about Mayuka." Ryoko looked up, "They kidnapped a baby named Mayuka. She lives with us and is the sweetest child... They plan to use her power for evil purposes!!!" Aoli's face boiled red with anger, "WHAT!?!? How dare they!" "Think of it," Tenchi started, "Think of all the innocent children our dark counterpart will kill if you let them get away with their plans!" Aoli was torn between his stubbornness toward the Jurai and the anger he had for the Dark Jurai for kidnapping Mayuka. A decision was made, though faily reluctant about making it. "Please help them father!," Aolong pleaded. "I will not allow them to hurt a child!," the emperor screamed, "We will provide all the assistance necessary to crush them!" Everyone's faces lit up. "But that doesn't mean our two kingdoms will become united again! This is only to help the innocent!," Aoli turned to Kaitu, "Kaitu! You will assemble a search party and find the one Aolong was fighting and arrest that person! Find out anything you can. Torture the enemy if necessary!" "As you wish," Kaitu bowed and walked off. The emperor turned to a servant, "See to it our guests are treated properly. Prepare a feast! My guests and I shall discuss a temporary alliance over it!" "Yes, Your Majesty," the servant bowed and went to make preparations. Aolong winked at Ryoko, "I told you my father has a weakness for children. Any servant who mistreated the imperial children in this palace has been punished severely. So our servants are extra careful! Now I will take you on a tour of the palace." End of Chapter 14