Some grammer has been corected. Part three will be along, well, eventually. This series takes the OVA, and comic book series's as cannon as well as parts of the specials and the Tenchi 101 facts book. Disclaimer: Tenchi Muyo and ascosciated charachters belong to someone other than me. _______________________________________________________________ Jurai's Debt Part 2 Wedding Bells According to Einstein nothing can travel faster than light. had Crlck'gnq, father-chief of the Grrrllcck cruiser Hold-fast-seek-far, ever heard of Einstein, he would have undoubtedly have found his theories amusing. He might even have laughed, a sound something like a cat being put tail-first into a blender. However, Crlck'gnq had never heard of Einstein, and never would. His ship was cruising along at approximately 80 times the speed of light and so far was having no problems. Crlck'gnq headed down the corridor towards his private nest intent on some personal recreation time after nineteen standard cycles of work. His snail-like lower half left a slimy trail along the damp floor, his tentacles trailed along beside him, and his twelve eyes gave him a complete view of his surroundings. Overall, to a Human, Crlck'gnq would have resembled a plastic octopus with a suction cup base. Crlck'gnq's thoughts were of consuming sweet leaves and perusing his latest message from home. He was fortunate that his death came quickly. The section of hull nearest to him vanishing in a spectacular display of light followed by the cold vacuum of space, sucking him out. The raider vessel appeared out of nowhere, no warning was given by any of the ships sensors, until too late. The small, fast ship blasted the moorings holding the cargo containers to the hull. The cargo containers, now free, continued on at their present speed, pushed off course by the explosive force of their separation. The raider ship then proceeded to perforate the hull killing the livving vessel and it’s crew. Farther ahead another raider ship appeared and collected the cargo containers. The two ships, and their stolen prize, again vanished into the inky blackness of space. =+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ Oblivious to the demise of Crlck'gnq and his crew, Tenchi came down the hill from the Misaki shrine. His mind reeling, in five days he would be leaving for Jurai. He walked slowly to consider that. As he reached the landing, a strange feeling washed over him. Tenchi stopped, stood still for a moment, then spoke, "What was the deal?" Sitting on the stairs, and wearing a dress and hat much like Myuka's, Tsunami smiled. "You sensed me?" Tenchi turned to face her. "Every day I can feel more of it. How much is there?" "If you are referring to the aura of god, what some call the light hawk energy, it is beyond measuring. The word 'infinite' does not even come close." "What was the deal?" "In eight million years I have kept it to myself, why should I tell you?" "Why should I go to Jurai? The emperor doesn't want me there. I don't really want to go." "Are we negotiating?" Tsunami smiled, a smile that could melt a glacier. "Two years on Jurai. Then what? I come home, go to college, get a job? How could I do that after seeing what's beyond this world.... You can't go home again." Tsunami stood and approached Tenchi. "I need a champion, a knight. Of all the creatures, in a thousand Galaxies, I chose you. When you awakened the Light Hawk wings inside you you ceased being Human. You are a species all your own, and you have responsibilities. Leave your nest, go to Jurai,... it is the first step on a long road that you and I will travel together.... This world cannot contain you." Tenchi looked into Tsunami's eyes. "I... I'm scared." "The future frightens all of us Tenchi.... Close your eyes." Tenchi obeyed. Tsunami leaned forward and touched her forehead to Tenchi's. The 'mark of true power' glowed on both foreheads. Tenchi's feelings of fear and inadequacy melted away under the resonance of their power. Tenchi realized that he was capable of dealing with whatever the universe threw his way. When Tenchi opened his eyes Tsunami was gone. +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ Ten hours later and half a galaxy away. "EMPEROR OF JURAI!" Azusa bolted up. Misaki rolled over and covered her head with a pillow. At the foot of the bed stood Tsunami in all her glory. The lights were dimmed in the room but Tsunami was casting off enough illumination to read by. Azusa fumed. "What do you want?" "Tenchi is coming here in five days." If you were in the room to see Azusa you might think that any moment steam would begin pouring out his ears. "Over my dead body!" "If necessary." Azusa stood. Tsunami turned her head. "At least put some clothes on!" Azusa picked up his robe from where it was laying at the foot of his bed and covered himself. He walked over to where Tsunami appeared to be standing. "I will not allow that... that.. BASTARD... To take my throne, I don't care how powerful he is. I will not allow it." Tsunami smiled. The smile of a cat about to pounce on an unsuspecting mouse. "Tenchi is coming, he will be the next emperor, or there will be no more empire. I will take back all that I have given." Azusa clenched his fists, his knuckles whitening. Tsunami continued. "Tenchi is still young, he had much growing to do both physically and in power, you still have time to mold him into the heir you want. However, one way or another, Tenchi will be the next emperor." With that final statement, Tsunami vanished. Azusa sat down on the edge of the bed. "We'll see about that!" Misaki hit him with a pillow. Earth: four days later. Tenchi was sorting through his closet, deciding what to take and what to leave. Ayeka had Promised him that he would receive a full wardrobe of Juraian clothing when they arrived. But Tenchi was human, and not completely comfortable with way he had seen Juraian's dressed so far. So, he was folding and packing the bulk of his wardrobe for tomorrow's trip. "Can I come in?" Tenchi looked up to find Kiyone standing in the doorway "Sure come on in." Kiyone walked into Tenchi's room, carefully avoiding the stacks of clothing and boxes of stuff he was packing, she sat down on the edge of his bed near to him. "Are you going to have room for everything in there?" She gestured to the footlocker he was stacking clothes in. "Washuu gave it to me, it's allot bigger on the inside than on the out." Kiyone nodded with understanding. "Tenchi there's something I wanted to talk to you about for a while now...." "Have you seen this?" Tenchi interrupted Kiyone. He picked up a bundle of cloth off of his desk and unfurled it. The cloth proved to be a Juraian garment, Tenchi held it against himself and showed it to Kiyone. "It's very nice, Tenchi. Anyway your father and I have been seeing alot of each other lately..." Tenchi appeared not to hear Kiyone's words. "Ayeka gave this to me for when we arrive on Jurai. I'm just not sure." Kiyone took a deep breath. "TenchiyourfatherandIaregettingmarried." Tenchi stopped. "Say that again." "Your father asked me to marry him and I said yes." Tenchi froze, holding absolutely still, staring at Kiyone. After about a minute he started to giggle, then laugh out loud. Kiyone glared at Tenchi, who was all but rolling on the floor. Finally Tenchi stopped. "Boy, Kiyone, you had me going there for a minute, you must be taking lessons from Washuu." "Tenchi, I'm serious. Since you’re leaving Tomorrow your grandfather is going to marry us later this afternoon at the shrine." Tenchi sat down. "How the heck did this happen?" Kiyone moved to kneel in front of Tenchi. "Tenchi, I want you to know I'm not trying to replace your mother...." "That's not what I mean, how do you and my dad get together without anyone noticing?" Kiyone grinned. "Ayeka, Ryoko, Mihoshi, Washuu, and Sasami. You don't have to be a tactician to use them as cover fire. You wouldn't believe how many times we've been able to sneak out without anyone but Washuu knowing." A loud screeching sound outside drew there attention. It was a familiar sound, the one made by a GP patrol ship entering the atmosphere way too fast to land properly, usually the sound heralded the arrival of Mihoshi. But Mihoshi was downstairs. Tenchi and Kiyone looked out the window for the offending ship. A forcefield, courtesy of Washuu, guaranteed the house would survive the impact. No such guarantee was made to the person piloting said ship. The ship was defiantly not GP. The ships hull was bright red, either from paint or, if the hull coating was cheap, the heat of reentry (or entry, when referring to ships from other worlds). At what appeared to be the very last second the ship spun its nose towards the lake, pulled up, and fired it's propulsion thrusters. The ship came to rest gracefully in the pond next to the dock. Not one drop of pond water was disturbed. The ship was most defiantly red, not quite as big as Mihoshi's shuttle. It looked like the space ship version of a hot rod. "Oh no, not her." Tenchi looked at Kiyone. "Who is it?" Without replying Kiyone hurriedly left the room. Tenchi followed. Down by the pier Ayeka and Ryoko stood watching the ship. Just as Tenchi and Kiyone arrived the hatch opened and, somewhat wobbly, out stepped a young man with blond hair and dark skin. His skin seemed to have a greenish tint to it and he was covering his mouth with his hand. Before anyone could say anything the boy dashed to the back of the water-bound shuttle and was violently sick. After a minute he came back around to the front, looking noticeably less green. "Great landing, mom." He called sarcasticly into the ship. An older woman with shoulder length blond hair and the same dark skin exited the shuttle. "Oh, it wasn't that bad. Any landing you can walk away from is a good one, and nobody told me this planet didn't have a landing beacon." The woman removed her sunglasses and perched them on her head, then she scanned the crowd until her eyes set upon Kiyone. Instantly, she grabbed Kiyone into a chest-crushing, Misaki-taking-notes hug. "Kiyone! It's so good to see you again!" "Hi, Mrs Kuramitsu." Kiyone managed to choke out the words. Ayeka spoke up. "Kuramitsu?" Mihoshi, having finally woken up form her midmorning nap (1 of 5, collect them all!), stepped onto the porch to see what was happening. "Mommy!" Mihoshi ran up to the new arrivals. Mihoshi's mom released her death-grip on Kiyone and hugged Mihoshi. The two started babling in their native language. Tenchi turned to Kiyone. "What's going on?" Kiyone shrugged her shoulders. "Let’s wait and see." An hour later, the whole family was assembled in the living room and sipping tea. "So you’re Mihoshi's mom?" Mrs. Kuramitsu nodded at Sasami. "Please, just call me Lena." "So what brings you here?" Ayeka said. "I got a message from the Juraian royal court suggesting I stop by today, it didn't say why. Don't you know?" Ayeka shook her head no. "No one here sent any messges." "I sent the message." Everyone turned to see Funaho and Misaski standing in the doorway. Sasmi hopped up and ran to her mother, who she hadn't seen in six months. "Mommy!" While Misaki and Sasami said hello, Funaho approached the group. Tenchi stood and welcomed her. "Did, you come to pick us up?" "Yes, also there's some business we need to take care of with my son." "I just came for the wedding." Misaki piped up. "Oh, you came for dad's wedding?" "Your dad's getting married? To who?" "Uh, that would be me." Kiyone raised her hand. Every other female in the room except Washuu stared at Kiyone. "Wait a minute," Tenchi piped up, "if you're not here for dads wedding, who's are you here for?" Misaki grinned at Tenchi. "Yours, of course!" TBC In part three: weddings (yes, plural) Tokimi Minagi Vs. Nagi