Welcome to the Wonderful Disclaimer Service. Those of you not familiar with this service please read the help file and push the cancel button now. Those of you who are familiar with our wonderful service please hold very still and push ok while we brand the copy right data onto your brain. Thank you for using the Wonderful Disclaimer Service. Please remember its not just the law its brain washing as well. Ever After Chapter 3: You ever hear the one about the blond and the G.P. Cruiser? Officer Mitsuki sipped her tea enjoying the opportunity to converse with a member of the Jurain royal family. Her partner, Motashiwa, a member of the Special Crimes Division, was showing the exact opposite response, his entire body tense as he searched the room for any threat. A standard trait of a young Tigeran. The Tigerans were one of the oldest races to join the Galaxy Police and had over two hundred million officers in the service. Their shaggy feline face and prominent nose distinctive throughout the galaxy screamed cop. Born predators with lightning reflexes they made up the majority of the posts in the special crimes division as well as a large number of the command positions in the G.P. Office Mitsuki was full Jurian and personally thrilled by the chance to talk to the prince next in line for the throne. She could always use another sponsor to push her up to the next pay grade. This trip though, had its definite draw backs, she would be forced to work with Kiyone again, and since the Tokimi incident Kiyone, and even her partner Mihoshi, had been promoted over her. A disgrace that Mitsuki was sure had Kiyone laughing at her. It was for that reason she had been assigned with Motashiwa who outranked Kiyone. Taking another sip of the tea Prince Yosho was serving she tried to calmly answer the questions he kept asking on their reasons for arriving on such an out of the way planet as Earth. "As I said. We're here to inspect the colonist population to see if they are ready to be brought into the rest of the galaxy." Motashiwa explained again. "In other words the G.P. finally found a loop hole. You have been wanting to get more officers on Earth for a long time now. Especially after the Kagoto and Tokimi incidents." "Sir, the Jurian Council gave the G.P. permission to do an initial contact with the natives and to make periodic observations of the colonists to asses their situation. It's a standard contract for a seeded colony." Mitsuki explained as the feline head of her partner nodded in agreement. Yosho paused for a second to blow on his tea. "A loop hole." Mitsuki bowed her head in surrender. It was better not to offend her host arguing over something that he was right about. The door to the storage area under the stairwell opened and Washu the greatest scientist in the galaxy poked her head out of a different dimension altogether. "Lord Katsuhito our two resident officers are going to crash into this house in about a minute. Would you care to continue your conversation at my place." "Thank you, Miss Washu." He said gathering up the tea items. "What do you mean, who's going to crash into the house." Asked Mitsuki as her voice's pitch rapidly grew higher. "Hmm," Yosho replied walking towards Washu. Carrying the tea set with him. "Miss Washu do you have a couple extra cups." He asked as he walked from one dimension to another. Followed by the two bewildered G.P. officers. Washu shut the door behind them and opening a minor portal to a cupboard pulling out a cup for herself which she proffered to Yosho, and then sat down around the chabudai (low table) to sip her tea. *** "Um... Kiyone, are you alright?" Mihoshi asked her partner who was swearing under her breath about her life, her partner, and of course her chances for promotion as their specially designed, by Washu, G.P. Patroller began picking up speed as it began reentry. Safety harnesses latched them both firmly into place and L.C.L. filled the cockpit. *** The dreaded shopping had taken less time then Noboyuki had envisioned. And he was already planning out what he would do for the rest of the night. First, catch up on his Manga that had been piling up in a corner. Then a wonderful dinner prepared by Sasami. And finally some television. All plans were subject to change of course. But ever since Tenchi had left his plans had been more and more successful. No more walls exploding or being constantly hounded for money. Life was good. He turned the car off the highway and headed down the country lane only a few minutes now from home. Sasami sat next to him on the passenger seat talking to Ryo-Ohki about the friends they had made today. Noboyuki only listening with half an ear move interested in the music on the radio. "Ryo-Ohki look, a falling star, make a wish." Sasami pointed to a bright light streaking through the atmosphere. Noboyuki didn't bother to make a wish his was already coming true, a few minutes of relaxation. The light sped up as it approached, impacting into the ground a few kilometers directly in front of the car. "I think Kiyone let Mihoshi pilot again." Sasami stated with a big sigh. "Miya!" "My night of rest!" Moaned Noboyuki. *** "Base this is O.P. 2. What the hell was that, over!" A voice yelled over the scrambled radio. "O.P. 2 this is Base. Radar confirms it was a Galaxy Police Patrol Cruiser. Someone let Mihoshi pilot, over." The base answered one of the observation points surrounding the valley. Knowing that the rest of the O.P.s were listening too. "Base, roger. O.P. 2 out." *** "Um, Miss Washu, you mind if we come in." Mihoshi called into the only remaining door of the Masaki house, before entering the sub dimension, followed by Kiyone who was doing her personal impression of the walking dead. "Come on in and have some tea." Offered Yosho as Washu tapped on her computer releasing the nano machines to rebuild the house. "Washu, I seem to have broke my ship could you fix it again please. Oh, hi, that's great the police are already here. Can you help us with the accident report." Mihoshi began to go into one of here monologues. Which finally snapped Kiyone out of her daze as she began rapidly searching her pockets for her blaster or yo-yo. "Mi...ho...shi!" Kiyone yelled at the top of her voice. "It wasn't my fault." Mihoshi looked up at Kiyone with big saucer eyes. Tears leaking out the sides. Kiyone paused, and for the first time in her life she actually agreed with Mihoshi. It had been her who had set the auto pilot and the route had been clear. Was Mihoshi starting to rub off on her. No, that couldn't be it, after all she had to show Mitsuki who the best officer in her class was... Hold on wasn't that Mitsuki over there drinking tea with Yosho. A switch went off in her mind activating "This is not happening..." mode as she turned around to walk outside into the smoldering ruins of the Masaki house. Her partner the tears having stopped as suddenly as they appeared accepted a cup of steaming tea from Yosho. "So your the infamous Mihoshi." Inquired Motashiwa, for the first time believing all the rumors he had heard about her. "Really... I'm famous. I knew it would happen soon. After me and Kiyone helped stop Tokimi and I stopped Kagoto I just knew it would happen. Are you talent scouts. Well I have to tell you that I'm not leaving Earth and that's final." Mihoshi said ecstatically bouncing from one side of the room to the other. "No, we are not talent scouts we're Galaxy Police. Can't you tell by the uniform." Mitsuki cut in as Washu began massaging her temples, wondering how Kiyone put up with the feather head in their cramped space ship. She was quite sure that she would have invented some sort of particle ray and flushed what remained of Mihoshi down the toilet after just a few hours. "Oh, that's too bad." Mihoshi replied crushed that her great dream of being a Vid star were ruined once again. For the ten seconds she could keep the conversation in her memory. "Mihoshi this is Officer Mitsuki and Officer Motashiwa they found a loop hole in the Jurian prohibition of any more G.P. officers on Earth and are here to spy on us." Yosho said trying to stave off another round of Mihoshi putting her foot sideways into her mouth. "Mitsuki... I know that name from some where... Oh yes didn't you go to the G.P. academy with Kiyone?" "How in the name of the Galaxy Academy did you remember that?" Asked a shocked Washu. "Because Kiyone once told me that the only person she had ever met who was more annoying then me was Mitsuki." Mihoshi told them with normal thoughtlessness. Washu and Yosho both turned towards Mitsuki at the same time with a shocked expression on their faces. They watched as Mitsuki's face balled up into anger as she rapidly began to search for a firearm. "I'm going to kill her, I swear it!" She said waving her unholstered weapon as she headed out the door. Running into Sasami. "Hi, everybody... Oh we've got guests." Sasami said as she entered the room followed by Ryo-Ohki, still in human form, and Noboyuki looking like some one had rained on his parade. All three of them were pushed out of the way by an enrage Mitsuki as she charged out of Washu's sub dimension onto Earth. Hunting her prey. "What was that all about?" Asked a bewildered Sasami. "Miya?" Ryo-Ohki puzzled asked as well. "It's all my fault." Mihoshi cried out as huge buckets of water poured from her eyes. A bewildered Motashiwa sipped his tea thinking about the words he would have to have with his partner come tomorrow. And this was suppose to be a boring assignment. "Shouldn't we try to stop her." Asked Washu as Noboyuki, Sasami, and Ryo-Ohki sat down around the chabudai, accepting cups from Yosho. "Not enough energy." Replied Noboyuki. "Miya." Ryo-Ohki said snuggling up to Sasami who had already fallen asleep tea cup in hand. "Mihoshi could you go find Kiyone and warn her?" Asked Yosho. "Ok." The tears that had been flowing out of her eyes stopping as suddenly as they had started. Putting down her cup Mihoshi headed out into the cleared area where the house had recently stood. "By any chance is this how your day normally goes?" Motashiwa asked. "Just wait tell Tenchi and the other two get her." Washu interjected, Noboyuki and Yosho nodding their heads in agreement. *** "Sasami, you really should be heading for bed now if you want to be fresh for school tomorrow, that goes for you to Ryo-Ohki." Noboyuki said shaking her awake during a lull in conversation. They had been discussing the rebuilding of the Galaxy Police Headquarters after the war with Tokimi. The Galaxy Academy had been put in charge of the design and rebuilding of the new station. Unfortunately, due to a number of bureaucratic foul ups construction had barely begun. Resulting in a bottle neck in the reconstruction of the G.P. fleets that had been destroyed in the war. "Yes, sleep well because the future awaits." Yosho put in with another one of his words of wisdom. "I'll see everyone tomorrow morning." Sasami said sleepily as she stood up and headed back out into the clean living room followed by a quiet Ryo-Ohki. "Well now that their gone pull out the saki, Washu, and none of that secret mix of yours." Noboyuki said as the door closed. Sasami pulled herself up the stairs glad that she no longer had to keep up the appearance of being cheerful failing to even notice Ryo-Ohki following her. She took her time preparing for bed making sure that everything was laid our for tomorrow. Her mind finally returning to the vision from this afternoon. She tried to dismiss it as a impossible to interpret vision or one that she was misinterpreting. That had happened before. But never one that had been this sharp or easy to understand. The prophesy could be wrong, prophecies were just as flexible as the future. Yosho had told her that the future waited for her. Sasami shuddered at the thought. "Ryo-Ohki could you... would you.... become your cabbit form please." Sasami asked her best friend and shadow. Ryo-Ohki reached into her long brown hair and pulled out the ribbon that held her in the human looking form. She slowly morphed into the furred humanoid form and then in a second was the cute rabbit/cat mixture. Which meowed and then jumped into Sasami's arms. For the first time all evening Sasami felt happy and comforted snuggling into her futon as she cradled Ryo-Ohki to her like an amulet against nightmares. *** "Sir, we've lost all comms with monitor satellite 003948529 in the Farreach system." The Jurian tech officer said calling her commander over to the work station. "What? We just lost 30. And there goes 31." "Can you give me any pictures from that system." The Admiral approached having heard the commotion. "I've still got 32 and 33 in that system. Putting them on screen now." Two holographic monitors suddenly appeared above her workstation each showing a limited view of stars a radar, and hyperspace scan of the Farreach system. Satellite 32 suddenly showed its view of stars blocked by pitch blackness and its radar screen go to hash. Then nothing. "There went 32." The tech officer said playing with her computer. The holographic displayed given off by 33 suddenly enlarged to take up the space 32 had been filling. Its radar began to fill up showing hundreds of ships before it too went to hash and blanked out. "Do we have any ships in that system?" The admiral asked the tech officer. She tapped a second on her computer. "No sir, nothing within ten parsecs." "Compile all the information on what the satellites got and give it to me as soon as possible. How many ships were their before we lost the satellite." "Approximately ten." "What, their were hundreds of radar echoes." "Those weren't a hundred small ships sir, those were ten 50 mile long carrier ships." She announced shocked, turning around in time to see her whole command group run out the main doors towards the center of the palace. Hit the back button on your browser now. This is Version 2! As always all suggestions comments to STRIKESTWICE@HOTMAIL.COM. Have a good day.