Disclaimer: I don't own these characters, someone else who is big and famous does, this is NOT based on a true episode, it's for the purpose if you want to watch a Tenchi show right now but can't, so I tried to make this seem like a real Tenchi show as much as possible! Again, I DON"T OWN THESE!!! Look on an official website to find out who does, ok? Tenchi Masaki woke suddenly from a strange dream that made him feel weird. He sat up quickly, panting. ' What was that dream about?' he thought, ' It was so strange...so real.. must of been Sasami's stew last night, I thougt it tasted kinda funny...' and with that, he got out of bed, got dressed, and completly forgot about it. He ran downstairs , smelling something good which meant Sasami was making breakfast. Aeika, Mihoshi, Kione, Grandpa, and his Father were already at the table. Washuu was in her lab as usual, and Ryoko- " Hey Tenchi! How 'bout a morning kiss? Hmm?" SHe appeared in fornt of him. " Aah!" he said as he tripped in surprise and fell down the stairs. " Oh no, are you hurt Tenchi?" Ryoko asked. Aeika got up from the table and ran towards them. " Thanks Aeika" Tenchi said as she came towards them. But instead of helping him up, she came over and slapped Ryoko. " You terrible creature, how DARE you touch Tenchi!?" she screamed. " But he liked it, it's much better than you're touch, Princess!" Ryoko said in a tanting voice. " You-you- you demon!" Aeika screamed. Everyone sighed, it was a normal morning. Tenchi got up and walked toward the table just as Sasami came in carrying a big plate of something that smelled great. She appeared to be having a little troubly carrying the heavy plate, so Tenchi said. " Do you need a little help Sasami?" she smiled and said " Thanks Tenchi!" and so he took the plate and set it on the table for her. " You're so nice Tenchi!" Sasami said. He turned dark red. " Uh, gee, thanks, I guess!" and Ryoko and Aeika stopped fighting for a moment and slowly turned toward Tenchi and Sasami. Imedietly they were beside him, glaring at Sasami, who, ignoring them, called out " Breakfast is ready! Come on! WHo's hungry?" and everyone smiled and stared eating. After everyone was done , Sasami cleared the plates away. " Come on Mihoshi, we gotta get going!" Kione told Mihoshi, who was staring at the TV. " Just one more minute, PLEASE kione!? It's my favorite show , Space Police Police Man!" Mihoshi cried, and so Kione sighed and turned to return talking with tenchi's dad. " It must be real exciting being a Space Policman!" he said. " It would be more interesting if I worked without the ditz" Kione mumbled. Realizing that everyone was staring at her, she quickly said, " I mean, it's not as scary and dangerous if you aren't alone!" so everyone calmly turned back to what they were doing. Aeika was talking with Grandfather abou the trees in the spring, Ryoko was watching Sasami play with Ryo-Oki and laughing at his tricks, while Tenchi was staring into space. Seeing that Tenchi was alone, Ryoko took her chance and appeared beside him. " Aaah! Ryoko, I wish you would stop doing that! It's gonna give me a heart attack!" He said angerly. " I'm sorry Tenchi, I was only trying to talk with you!" Ryoko burst into tears, this made Tenchi very uncomfortable. " I-I'm sorry Ryoko, I didn't mean..." Ryoko smiled at him, " Really? Oh Tenchi!" and she would have flung her arms around him if Wasuu had not just jumped out of her lab, most likely saving Tenchi from extreme embarrassment, and shouted " I am a genius!" ' Where have I heard that before?' thought Tenchi as Washuu's two little dolls popped over her shoulders, praising her. " Ooh, now what have you invented Washuu?" asked Mihoshi who was about the on;y one who actually admired Washuu a little. " I have invented, the great Time Machine!" she said, throwing her arms up into the air, expecting applause and shouts of joy. Instead, everyone stared at her with bored expressions except Mihoshi, who was clapping her hands enthusiastically. " What's a Time Machine?" she then asked. Washuu clapped her hand to her forehead and sighed. Seeing this, Grandfather quickly came to the rescue, " I think Mis Mihoshi means, what is it's purpose?" And both Washuu and Mihoshi gave him looks of thanks. " The Time Machine is used to-to, well, let me show you!" And she pulled out a tiny metal object. " I am now going to take us 3 minutes into the past!" she said, and she clicked a little red button before anyone could protest. Fortunetly, nothing happened/ " I don't understand! What's wrong!? It owrked fine a minute ago!" and she went back into her lab, mumbling. Everyone sighed. " Tenchi, would you please take me to the Shrine? It's so peaceful!" Aeika asked. " Sure Miss Aeika, I guess," Tenchi replied. " Take me too!" Ryoko exclaimed. " But Ryoko, you said you'd take me flying with you!" Sasami said. Ryoko frowned, remembering, that, indeed she had promised, and she liked to keep her promises. Aeika looked smug. ' I can't leave her with Tenchi alone!' Ryoko thought angerly. But her frown soon turned into a smile as she thought of a plan. " You're right Sasami! You're lucky this time, Princess, but I'm sure that I'll have fun taking your dear sister flying!" And Aeika, who had been dreaming of her and Tenchi alone together, quickly came back into reality. " What? Sasami, youcan't go flying with that creature!" " Maybe you should stay here then, and keep her company, she was so looking forward to flying!" Ryoko suggested, and seeing Sasami's eyes fill with tears, Aeika sighed deeply and said, " Well, alright!" And she stamped off with Sasami trailing behind. " Now then Tenchi, how about me and you-" But whatever Ryoko was proposing, it was broken off by Mihoshi's scream. " Now what is it?" asked Ryoko, irratated. " She's gone! Kione's gone!" cried Mihoshi. And soonthey looked, around, realizing she was right. " She might have left for work," suggested Tenchi. " She never leaves without me though! No matter how angry she is at me! Oh where'd she go!?" wailed Mihoshi. " Do not worry Miss Mihoshi, we shall search for her." Grandfather told her gently. So they all started looking around the house for her,they caught up to Aeika and Sasami and they started looking to. 2 hours later there was no sign of her. Grandfather, Tenchi's Dad, Aeika, Ryoko, a tearful Mihoshi, and even Washuu ( who had been dragged out of her lab to help) assembled on the couch, exhausted. Just then, Sasami came bounding in, Ryo-Oki at her heals, holding the band that Kione always wore around her forehead, it was torn and ripped, so a small hole in the middle of it was there, and a tiny piece of paper was squeezed in it. Everyone stared. " I found this near the begginning of the path," Sasami choked up, said. Quickly Tenchi grabbed the paper at of the hole, while everyone gathered around him. In scribbly letters they could barely make out, they words, Help Me Kio Aeika gasped, Mihoshi screamed, and Tenchi's Dad fainted. " I was right!' Mihoshi screamed. " Kio, she was trying to write Kione but couldn't finish! She's been captured!" Everyone stared at her, for once, she was right. Kione, had somehow been kidnapped even though she had been sitting at the table, surrounded by them all. " but, but how could she have been captured?" Ryoko asked. " She was right there, beside me at the table! It must be a stupid joke of hers!" she said. FOr some reason, the funny feeling Tenchi had waken up with, returned, and he didn't think it was any sort of joke. Ok, Chapter 2: Where is she? (In which someone else disappears too) will be coming really, soon, questions, praise, and critisiscm are welcome, just go to my email address Kprofsea @ aol.com.