Pioneer owns the copyrights to Tenchi Muyo and to all the characters there in. I wish I owned them so I could be producing more anime. Please see the prelude to this series for explanations on the screen play annotations, and new character descriptions. As with the OVA this is rated PG13 due to depictions of nudity, violence, and sexual innuendo. TENCHI MUYO SCREEN PLAY By Zervon at zervon@hotmail.com Episode Eight "Going Home" TEASER FADE IN: INT. Family room - NIGHT (Monday, 30 March 1998; 27th Day, 1st Month) Tenchi, Ayeka, Sasami, and Ryoko stand together. Grandfather, Washu, Mihoshi, Ryoe, Daijiro, and Kazuhiko look at the four. SASAMI Did you say you were pregnant Ayeka? AYEKA Yes. Sasami starts jumping around the room. SASAMI I'm going to be an auntie! I'm going to be an auntie! TENCHI How long have you known Ayeka? AYEKA I suspected that I was pregnant last week. It was confirmed today by Misaki. Tenchi joins Sasami in jumping around the room. TENCHI I'm going to be a father! I'm going to be a father! Sasami and Tenchi start dancing together. AYEKA They both are taking this rather well. RYOKO Congratulations princess you got there first. RYOE That is great news Ayeka. Everyone, except Tenchi and Sasami, gather around Ayeka to congratulate her. WASHU Why the emergency meeting Ayeka? AYEKA I was afraid that everyone would be upset by the news. MIHOSHI Upset. This is wonderful news. It will be like having Taro over all the time. RYOKO Oh, I forgot about that. This is not going to be easy is it? WASHU It never is but you will learn. AYEKA Everyone is okay with this. Sasami and Tenchi join the group. SASAMI I'm so happy sister. Tenchi kisses Ayeka. TENCHI This is fantastic news. How long does it take someone from Jurai? SASAMI Tenchi you are still silly. It takes nine months just like on Earth. TENCHI Misaki knows. How about Funaho and Azusa? AYEKA Funaho knows also. We have not told Azusa yet. TENCHI Mihoshi did you bring your bracelet. Let's go tell him now. MIHOSHI I have it right here. Mihoshi touches her bracelet and the group disappears. INT. Landing pad at the royal palace - NIGHT The group appears on the landing pad. Everyone is still in their pajamas. AYEKA Shouldn't we have changed first? TENCHI No time for that now. Let's wake up the palace. Azaka and Kamidake approach the group. AZAKA Greeting princess, what brings you here so late? TENCHI We wish to see the emperor now. KAMIDAKE May I ask why? TENCHI His eldest daughter is carrying his grandchild. AZAKA Please, this way. The group moves into the palace. FADE OUT: END TEASER ACT ONE FADE IN: INT. Family room - NIGHT Tenchi, Ayeka, Ryoko, Sasami with Ryo-Ohki, Ryoe, Daijiro, Kazuhiko, Mihoshi, Washu, and Grandfather materialize in the family room. TENCHI That went pretty well. The emperor took the news much better than I expected. AYEKA Yes, father wasn't his usual grumpy self. SASAMI I think Misaki must have told him. GRANDFATHER Well I have had enough excitement for one night so I am going to bed. Grandfather leaves the room followed by Washu. TENCHI Good night Grandfather. Good night Little Washu. Mihoshi would you please send a message to Kiyone to let her know the good news. MIHOSHI Okay Tenchi. I will take care of that now before I forget. Mihoshi leaves the room. DAIJIRO I may as well get some sleep tonight. KAZUHIKO I am going to bed too. TENCHI Good night everyone. The rest move out of the family room. INT. Master bedroom - NIGHT Tenchi and Ayeka walk in. TENCHI How are you feeling Ayeka? AYEKA I feel wonderful. I am sorry that I could not trust you earlier. TENCHI I love you Ayeka. Our child will grow up with the most caring of families. A knock on the door. TENCHI Yes? Ryoko phases through the door. RYOKO Hello. AYEKA Ryoko it is my ni... Hello Ryoko. TENCHI Will you be staying here tonight? RYOKO I just want to talk. All three sit on the bed. Tenchi is in the middle and holds Ayeka and Ryoko's hand. TENCHI How do you really feel about this Ryoko? RYOKO I am jealous, but I am also happy for you Ayeka. I will be an auntie just like Sasami. Ayeka looks down in her lap. AYEKA Thank you Ryoko. TENCHI Do you wish to join Ayeka? RYOKO No. Not yet my love. I think I can wait a little longer to give Ayeka's child a younger sister. Ayeka looks up. AYEKA A sister? RYOKO I trust in Tenchi's dreams. I will let you know that I will teach your child everything I know, and spoil it completely. TENCHI Thank you Ryoko. Ryoko kisses each of them. RYOKO Good night. Ryoko phases through the door. AYEKA She has changed so much. TENCHI You think so. I think she is just being Ryoko. AYEKA But more and more Zero is coming out on top. INT. Life Tree temple - DAY (Thursday, 2 April 1998; First Day, 2nd Month) Daijiro with Tenchi and Kazuhiko stand at the front. Azusa, Funaho, Misaki, Azaka, and Kamidake sit on the groom's side. Washu, Mihoshi, and Ryo-Ohki in her girl form sit on the bride's side. Grandfather stands at the back. There is no one else in the temple. Sasami comes out with the cherry blossoms. She is followed by Ayeka and Ryoko in royal Jurai robes Last is Ryoe in a beautiful white wedding dress fit for a queen. Grandfather takes her arm and walks her to the front. Sasami sits by Ryo-Ohki. The bride's maids take their spot. Grandfather hands Ryoe to Daijiro and moves to the front. Grandfather conducts the ceremony. INT. Royal reception room - DAY The room is set up for dining and dancing. Daijiro and Ryoe sit at one end of the table with Ryoe on Daijiro's right. Azusa sits at the opposite end. To Azusa's right sit Misaki, Ayeka, Tenchi, Ryoko, Azaka, and Mihoshi. To his left sit Funaho, Grandfather, Washu, Kazuhiko, Sasami, Ryo-Ohki in her girl form, and Kamidake. FUNAHO What are your plans now Tenchi? TENCHI We will return home the day after tomorrow. MISAKI This could be your home. TENCHI I enjoyed visiting here, and I will enjoy coming back again. But my home will always be Earth. AZUSA Ayeka, Sasami do you agree with this. AYEKA I will follow my husband anywhere in the universe. SASAMI If Tenchi is my guardian then I will have to stay near him. AZUSA As your guardian he will have to stay near you. SASAMI Then it is a good thing that he is returning to Earth. Otherwise I would have to force him since that is where I am going. AZUSA Yoshou, what do you have to say? YOSHOU I was returning to Earth regardless of Tenchi's decision. AZUSA I see. Then everyone has decided? MISAKI Yes they have husband. Now give them your blessing so we may continue this celebration on a happy note. Azusa stands. AZUSA Ayeka I wish you happiness. Remember, whatever the future may bring you, you always have a home here. Sasami, one day you will have to return to take the throne. That is your duty and I will not... And I wish you whatever happiness you may find until then. Azusa sits back down. SASAMI Thank you father. AYEKA Thank you father. RYOE Now that, that is decided let's sing and dance the night away. INT. Yukinojo's bridge - DAY (Saturday, 4 April 1998; 2nd Day, 2nd Month) Jurai is on the view screen. Mihoshi and Tenchi are in the command chairs. Grandfather and Kazuhiko are in the observation chairs. Ryoko and Ayeka stand to either side of Tenchi. Washu and Sasami stand to either side of Mihoshi. Ryoe and Daijiro stand between the observation chairs. TENCHI Time to say our good byes. Mihoshi enters a few commands in her console. Azusa, Funaho, and Misaki replace the planet on the view screen. MISAKI Good bye children. I wish you the best. AYEKA Bye-bye mommy. SASAMI Bye-bye mommy. FUNAHO I wish you all happiness. AZUSA Good bye daughters. Good bye son. AYEKA, SASAMI, GRANDFATHER Good bye father. Tenchi nods to Mihoshi. Mihoshi enters a command. EXT. Space - DAY Yukinojo with Jurai in the background. Yukinojo fires its engines and moves out of the scene. INT. Yukinojo's bridge - DAY Azusa, Funaho, and Misaki are still on the view screen. TENCHI Good bye everyone, and thank you. Tenchi enters a command on his console. Jurai reappears on the view screen. Tenchi stands. TENCHI It is never easy saying good bye to those you love. Tenchi leaves the bridge. Ayeka and Ryoko follow him. RYOE Are we taking the same route back? MIHOSHI Yes, it is the fastest way. RYOE Can we stop at the desert world? Mihoshi nods her head. RYOE Thank you. Ryoe takes Daijiro's arm and they leave the bridge. SASAMI Well I am going to start lunch. Grandfather and Washu follow Sasami off the bridge. Kazuhiko moves to the command chair. KAZUHIKO Can you show me how to control this ship? MIHOSHI Sure. Yukinojo does most of the work but I can show you the manual systems. Yukinojo! Yukinojo drops down from the ceiling. YUKINOJO Yes Mihoshi. MIHOSHI Bring up the training program for Kazuhiko. We are going to make him a galaxy police detective! YUKINOJO I didn't say I wanted to be a policeman! MIHOSHI Hey it's just part of the training to run the ship. Relax it will be fun. YUKINOJO Please direct your attention to the console. INT. Dining room - NIGHT (Saturday, 25 April 1998; 23rd Day, 2nd Month) Dinner has just started. Grandfather sits at the end nearest the kitchen, and Kazuhiko sits at the opposite end. To Grandfather's right sit Ayeka, Tenchi, Ryoko, and Mihoshi. To his left sit Washu, Sasami, Ryo-Ohki in her girl form, Daijiro, and Ryoe. MIHOSHI Tomorrow we will be in the KAL system. TENCHI Are you sure you want to visit this system Ryoe? RYOE Yes. I need to close this part of my life. I need Daijiro with me to do it. RYOKO I will take you down in Ryo-Ohki. RYOE I would prefer that just the two of us went down. MIHOSHI I can transport you down to the surface. The radiation level is still high in that one area. RYOE Little Washu has taken care of that problem. Tenchi looks over at Washu. WASHU She asked and I understand. TENCHI How long will you be down there? DAIJIRO As long as it takes. Tenchi nods his head. EXT. Desert planet - Day (Sunday, 26 April 1998; 24th Day, 2nd Month) Daijiro and Ryoe materialize on the planet surface. They stand on a small ridge. RYOE This is the spot where you died. Ryoe falls to her knees and begins crying Daijiro kneels beside her and holds her tightly. DAIJIRO I love you Ryoe. Let it out let it all out. A high energy whine is heard. Ryoe feels a jolt as Daijiro falls away from her. She looks down at Daijiro laying on the ground. RYOE Not again! Ryoe looks around through teary eyes. EXT. Desert planet - Day Ryoe kneels on the desert floor with Daijiro laying next to her. About twenty paces away stand one of Shihou's soldiers. The soldier has a rifle to his shoulder. Ryoe looks at the soldier. EXT. Desert planet - DAY Close up of the soldier. The soldier's face shows an evil grin. He fires the rifle. FADE OUT: END ACT ONE ACT TWO FADE IN: INT. Family room - DAY Tenchi, Ryoko, Ayeka, Sasami, and Mihoshi are watching television. Kazuhiko comes running into the room. Panic shows on his face. KAZUHIKO Something is wrong Tenchi! TENCHI What is it? KAZUHIKO Something has happened to Daijiro and Ryoe! TENCHI Calm down Kazuhiko. How do you know that something is wrong? Did they call you? Kazuhiko takes several deep breaths. KAZUHIKO Well Mihoshi has been teaching me how to fly the ship. I have been practicing with the ship's sensors. AYEKA You have been spying on Ryoe and Daijiro? Kazuhiko nods his head. TENCHI More of that later. How do you know they are in trouble? KAZUHIKO They were at the spot that. Well where. You know. TENCHI Yes, go on. KAZUHIKO Anyway they suddenly went into the mountains. MIHOSHI Probably to that canyon we were in. KAZUHIKO No it is a different location. They are in a cave now. RYOKO I think we should leave them alone so they can find what was lost. KAZUHIKO They got to the cave to fast! They did not walk there. It is like they were flown or driven there. And since they got there they have not moved, like they are asleep or unconscious. SASAMI I am worried Tenchi. I think we should make sure they are okay. TENCHI Yes Sasami, I think you are right. Ryoko please call Washu. RYOKO (expressed as thought) Mom we need you now. Washu walks in wearing Grandfather's shirt. It covers her to her knees. WASHU What's up? TENCHI Something has happened to Daijiro and Ryoe and you probably have better equipment than Yukinojo. WASHU Do you know where they are? KAZUHIKO Yukinojo does. Washu's keyboard materializes in front of her. WASHU Mihoshi have you changed your access code this year? Mihoshi shakes her head. Washu enters some commands. WASHU They are alive but their life readings are very low. They have either been stunned or seriously injured. As Tenchi stands his clothes are replaced with his Jurai battle armor. Ayeka also changes her clothes to battle armor. KAZUHIKO Don't leave without me. I have to get my stuff. Kazuhiko runs out of the room. TENCHI Where do you think you are going Ayeka? AYEKA With you of course. Tenchi walks over to her and places his hand on her stomach. TENCHI No, you are not. AYEKA Without you I won't be able to go on. TENCHI This is the reason to go on. My father made it okay and so will you. Tell her Ryoko. Ryoko walks up to both of them. RYOKO If you asked me four months from now I would agree with you. Now, Tenchi, you are wrong and I am on Ayeka's side in this. TENCHI The baby! You are saying that because you don't care if she dies! The back of Ryoko's hand moved with lighting speed as she slaps Tenchi in the face. Tenchi finds himself partially imbedded in the far wall. Kazuhiko enters the room. He wears his battle armor, has his swords, and is carrying a rifle. Ayeka rushes to Tenchi's side. KAZUHIKO I am ready to... Kazuhiko stares at the scene before him. Ryoko walks toward Ayeka and Tenchi. The rest look on. AYEKA Ryoko, you could have killed him. RYOKO If he weren't wearing that battle armor he would be dead, but then I would't have hit him so hard. Ryoko reaches the couple. Ayeka shields Tenchi with her body. Tenchi looks at Ryoko with fear in his eye. AYEKA Why Ryoko. You never cared for me. Ryoko raises her hand again. She lowers it. RYOKO I will not risk Tenchi's child. When we first met on your ship I hated you Ayeka. I couldn't fight you then, although I would never admit to it. When Ryo-Ohki was reborn I could have killed you easily, and that is no boast, but I couldn't. AYEKA Really Ryoko? Are you sure you aren't boosting now? RYOKO Tenchi loved you, and I loved him. If I had hurt you I would have hurt him, and I would have lost my chance forever for him to love me. Ayeka lets out a gasp and covers her mouth. RYOKO >From that day forward I could never have truly hurt you Ayeka. I could still beat the crap out of you as long as I received equal damage. Ayeka looks up at Ryoko. RYOKO That way I wouldn't lose my chance at Tenchi's love. I wanted Tenchi's heart for myself and I was jealous of you. AYEKA That time on the Soja. Those times when you could have gotten rid of me, and no one would be the wiser. RYOKO Someone, or at least Washu, would have figured out how you came to any harm. I could not kill you Princess. You laughed at me when I told you of my love for Tenchi. I never felt more powerless than I did on that day. AYEKA I am so sorry Ryoko. RYOKO Only the gods know why Ayeka, but I love you more than just my sister. Maybe some of what Sasami did to us still lingers in my heart. If any harm comes to you now Ayeka it will be because I am already dead. AYEKA Ryoko. TENCHI Please forgive me Ryoko. I am so sorry to have hurt you with my words. RYOKO Well Tenchi I was worried about making you mad. I guess you did it to me instead. I will let you try to make up later. AYEKA If my older sister had said I should stay then I would. She didn't and I am going with you. Tenchi stands up. TENCHI I surrender. I will be happy to have my wives accompany me. WASHU I will stay with Yukinojo incase they try to attack us in space. MIHOSHI Thank you Ms. Washu. Mihoshi draws her blaster. SASAMI I am going too. AYEKA Sasami you are... Thank you Sasami we can use your help. TENCHI Ayeka what are you saying? AYEKA I am saying that I too can bend when it is time to do so. All the girls look at Tenchi. TENCHI Are you sure Sasami? Sasami transforms into her battle armor. KAZUHIKO We need a site near the cave but out of general view. Washu types on her keyboard. WASHU I have locked in the spot with Yukinojo, Mihoshi. Mihoshi touches her bracelet. Washu finds herself standing alone in the family room. WASHU Good luck. Grandfather enters the room. He stands behind Washu and places his hands on her shoulders. EXT. Desert planet - DAY A shallow ravine. Tenchi, Ayeka, Ryoko, Sasami, Kazuhiko, and Mihoshi appear in the ravine. Sasami is carrying Ryo-Ohki. Mihoshi looks at her bracelet. MIHOSHI They are in a cave about 800 yards that way. RYOKO Sasami set Ryo-Ohki down please. Sasami sets Ryo-Ohki on the ground. RYOKO (expressed as thought) Do your job and scout the area Ryo-Ohki. RYO-OHKI Meow! Ryo-Ohki runs up the side of the ravine and disappears. SASAMI Ryo-Ohki! TENCHI Where is she going? RYOKO It is like the old days for me Tenchi. She is going to scout out the defenses and look for their weak spots. How do you think I was such a successful space pirate? Ryoko sits down and places her hands against her temples. INT. Control room - DAY One officer stands in the middle of the room. Four other soldiers attend to their consoles. SOLDIER Sir, the police ship is sending out a broadband jamming signal. It is interfering with our sensors. LIEUTENANT Go to full alert. They must have already landed on the planet. A claxon sounds. LIEUTENANT Double the guard on the prisoners. That is where they will strike first. Kill the prisoners if it is the only way to prevent their recaptured. I need them alive as bait. SOLDIER Yes sir! LIEUTENANT Soon Lord Shihou you will be avenged. EXT. Ravine - DAY Ryoko sits on the ground with her hands to her temple. Tenchi, Ayeka, Sasami, Kazuhiko, and Mihoshi watch her. RYOKO They have sounded the alarm. They know something is up. SASAMI Is Ryo-Ohki okay? RYOKO Yes she is fine. They have not detected her yet. TENCHI Has she found a way in? RYOKO Not a way that you can take. Just give her some more time. KAZUHIKO If they are alerted now we had best be prepared to receive them. AYEKA I will stay her and shield Ryoko. KAZUHIKO Okay. Tenchi you and Mihoshi take a position over at that end of the ravine where Ryo-Ohki went. I will cover this end. SASAMI I will go with you Kazuhiko. Kazuhiko looks at Sasami and then at Tenchi. TENCHI Okay Sasami. Tenchi and Mihoshi move to the far end of the ravine. Kazuhiko and Sasami move to the near end. RYOKO Is Sasami going to be all right? AYEKA I only protect her because I think she is a little girl. She isn't a little girl anymore and I will have to let her go. RYOKO She has grown quite a bit. I have a feeling we will be adjusting our schedule with Tenchi soon. AYEKA Ryoko! RYOKO I'm not jealous, so why should you be? Ayeka looks down at her feet. RYOKO Even if she is better than we are she still loves us. She will make sure that Tenchi does not forget about us. AYEKA In my heart I know you are right Ryoko. If I could only get my mind to agree with my heart everything would be fine. RYOKO You have time princess. She still has a lot of work to do changing Tenchi's mind to match his heart. Ayeka places her hands on her stomach. RYOKO Having second thought about being here? AYEKA I was just wondering what kind of world I will be bringing this child into. When I was young everything was peace and beauty. The truth is not as pretty. RYOKO The world is what we make it Ayeka. Bastards like these can force us into a corner but they can't take away our dreams. AYEKA Ryoko? RYOKO Yes, Princess. AYEKA Back at the house. If our positions were switched I would have let you come down here also. Ryoko looks Ayeka in the eye. AYEKA Only, what Tenchi said would have been true. RYOKO I understand. AYEKA It's okay if you hate me now. RYOKO I love you Ayeka. Your feelings for me do not come into this. AYEKA How can you Ryoko! I just admitted that I would not mind seeing you dead! Ayeka turns red and looks around her. She sees everyone looking at her. RYOKO Hey! This is a private conversation between sisters! So you had better keep your minds on the job at hand! The other four return to keeping a look out. AYEKA Why do you defend me Ryoko? RYOKO One day you will learn. Ryoko has a far away look. AYEKA What is it? Ryoko does not respond. AYEKA Ryoko are you okay? RYOKO Washu says they have nuclear weapons. You need to tell the others. This could get very ugly. Ayeka moves in the direction of Kazuhiko and Sasami. Ryoko walks over to Tenchi and Mihoshi. All six gather back together. KAZUHIKO This could be a suicide mission Tenchi. TENCHI What do you mean? KAZUHIKO If they are looking to avenge Shihou they will set off the nuke when they are sure to get us with it. TENCHI I don't understand. AYEKA They are from Jurai. They believe that they will join Shihou in the spirit world if they are successful. TENCHI That is crazy. RYOKO The universe is full of crazy people. MIHOSHI Where do you think they have the weapon? KAZUHIKO Most likely it is where Ryoe and Daijiro are. TENCHI Mihoshi could you disarm the bomb? Mihoshi nods her head. KAZUHIKO We should split up into two groups. Our first priority will have to be the nuke. SASAMI What about Ryoe and Daijiro. KAZUHIKO If they detonate the bomb that won't matter anymore. SASAMI Oh. KAZUHIKO How do we split up? RYOKO and AYEKA I am with Tenchi. TENCHI I guess then that it will be you three. SASAMI Shouldn't Mihoshi stay with you Tenchi? KAZUHIKO I believe that Mihoshi can influence things even when she is not next to him. MIHOSHI What do you mean by that? KAZUHIKO Things just work out when you are around. MIHOSHI Oh that I am in the right place at the right time. TENCHI Yes Mihoshi. Okay what do we do next? KAZUHIKO Have you found the entrance Ryoko? RYOKO Yes. Ryo-Ohki is inside looking at the entrance now. She says that there are about ten soldiers armed with rifles. Jurai military issue. She is going to go deeper into the cave now. KAZUHIKO Tenchi, my group will distract the guards and have them chase after us. You can then slip inside and start a diversion. We will trap the outside force between us. TENCHI Okay, sounds good to me. KAZUHIKO How many more are inside? RYOKO She is still looking around. Ah she has found a control center. One room is blocked with a force field. She can't see inside or pass through the wall. There are about ten more inside scattered around. KAZUHIKO That is too many. When you get inside Tenchi you will have to assault the guards and get past the force field. We will keep the outside group busy and off your back. RYOKO I will have Ryo-Ohki chew up the computer wiring. That will cause them some confusion. KAZUHIKO Give us about 15 minutes before you follow. Kazuhiko, Mihoshi, and Sasami move out. TENCHI Take care of yourselves. The three move out of site. AYEKA I will take care of our defense while you two take care of the offense. RYOKO Sounds good to me. EXT. Cave entrance - DAY Ten soldiers stand around the entrance. EXT. Slope - DAY Kazuhiko, Mihoshi, and Sasami crawl up to the top of the slope. They look over. MIHOSHI They have a force field protecting them. SASAMI I will take care of that. Sasami moves back down the slope. Sasami summons five wings of the light hawk. MIHOSHI I didn't know that you could do that. SASAMI I am my mother's daughter. I found out I could do this the day after I became a woman. Sasami concentrates. SASAMI Get ready. She moves to the top of the slope. The soldiers see her and raise their weapons. She points her hand at the group of soldiers. One wing moves from her to the group. The ground around the soldiers explodes. Mihoshi and Kazuhiko open fire. KAZUHIKO Let's go. Sasami extends a force field around them. The three move away from the cave. EXT. Ravine - DAY Tenchi, Ayeka, and Ryoko stand there. Tenchi looks at his watch. TENCHI Time to go. The three move out of the ravine. They hear an explosion. TENCHI That is our cue. Let's hurry up. All three start running. They reach the cave entrance. There are several soldiers laying on the ground. All three rush inside the cave. EXT. Rocky area - DAY Kazuhiko, Mihoshi, and Sasami enter the scene. KAZUHIKO How many are following us? Mihoshi looks at her bracelet. MIHOSHI Six. KAZUHIKO Let's make our stand here. Mihoshi and Kazuhiko drop to the ground with their weapons ready. Sasami kneels between them keeping the shield up. Two soldiers enter the scene. Mihoshi fires dropping one of them. The other fires and hits Kazuhiko in the shoulder. Kazuhiko is thrown back about five yards. SASAMI My shield didn't work! MIHOSHI They are using neuro weapons! Mihoshi drops the solder with another shot. More come around the corner. One fires at Sasami. Ryo-Ohki in her girl form appears in front of Sasami. The beam hits her in the chest knocking her back into Sasami. RYO-OHKI Miya! Ryo-Ohki raises her hand and a beam of energy shoots out. The area around the soldiers becomes a huge crater. SASAMI Thank you Ryo-Ohki. RYO-OHKI Miya. Miya? Ryo-Ohki touches Kazuhiko. MIHOSHI He will be okay after a while. I am going to send him back to the ship. Kazuhiko disappears. SASAMI We have to help the others. Mihoshi nods her head. Mihoshi, Sasami, and Ryo-Ohki move back to the cave. INT. Family room - DAY Washu sits at her keyboard sipping tea. Grandfather sits behind her sipping tea. WASHU Ryo-Ohki has learned a new trick. GRANDFATHER What? WASHU She can fire her starship weapons while in her girl form. GRANDFATHER That does not sound very safe to use while on the planet's surface. WASHU True, but with some training she could reduce the energy discharge. INT. Cave - DAY Tenchi and Ryoko each carry their Light Hawk Wing sword. Ayeka maintains a shield around them. A group of soldiers step out from two alcoves. Ryoko sends energy blasts into the soldiers. One fires his rife, hitting Ayeka in the chest. The hit throws Ayeka against the far wall. Tenchi leaps in among the soldiers cutting them down. Ryoko rushes to Ayeka's side. Tenchi joins her. RYOKO She is alive but stunned. TENCHI That weapon went through her shield like it wasn't there. RYOKO I will carry her. We must find that bomb. Ryoko picks up Ayeka and drapes her across her shoulders. Tenchi and Ryoko move past the carnage. RYOKO The control room is through there. They enter the control room. RYOKO Ryo-Ohki did a good job. The force field is down. EXT. Cave entrance - DAY Mihoshi, Sasami, and Ryo-Ohki approach the entrance. Sasami still has her shield up. They enter the cave. Mihoshi's bracelet beeps. MIHOSHI Here they come! A group of soldiers come around a bend. Ryo-Ohki raises her hand. RYO-OHKI Miya! SASAMI Ryo-Ohki! INT. Small room. The lieutenant sits in the room next to a black box. Ryoe and Daijiro lay next to him. Both are unconscious. Tenchi and Ryoko, still carrying Ayeka, enter the room. LIEUTENANT Ryoko I presume. RYOKO That's right. INT. Cave hallway - DAY Ryo-Ohki sends an energy blast from her hand. Mihoshi tackles Ryo-Ohki and Sasami to the ground. Shrapnel from the blast bounce off Sasami's shield. They lay out in the open surrounded by rubble. Most of the cliff face is gone. INT. Small room - DAY An explosion rocks the room. Ryoko grabs Tenchi's hand as she falls to her knees. LIEUTENANT Die Ryoko. The lieutenant drops a small black box from his hand. A bright white light fills the room. EXT. Rubble - DAY Mihoshi still covers Sasami and Ryo-Ohki laying on the ground. The sky fills with a brilliant white light. INT. Family room - DAY Washu screams and covers her face. An unseen force pushes her backward into Grandfathers arms. Grandfather holds Washu tightly as she continues to scream. FADE OUT: END ACT TWO ACT THREE FADE IN: EXT. Rubble - DAY Sasami, Ryo-Ohki lay on the ground with Mihoshi on top of them. SASAMI Where is that bright light coming from? I can not even look in that direction. MIHOSHI Oh my. SASAMI What is it Mihoshi? Mihoshi looks at her bracelet. MIHOSHI This says that there is a star on the planet's surface. SASAMI How can that be? MIHOSHI I don't know. I had better take a look. Mihoshi twists her cube and out pops some wrap around sunglasses. Mihoshi puts on the sunglasses and stands up. MIHOSHI I am going to send you two back up to the ship. SASAMI Please let me stay with you. MIHOSHI I don't have another pair of sunglasses Sasami and I don't want to leave you here alone. SASAMI I have Ryo-Ohki with me. MIHOSHI Someone needs to take care of Kazuhiko. SASAMI Okay. Mihoshi touches her bracelet and Sasami and Ryo-Ohki disappear. She walks toward the light. INT. Family room = DAY Grandfather holds Washu in his arms. Washu has her face covered with her hands and is sobbing. Sasami and Ryo-Ohki appear. SASAMI What is wrong with Ms. Washu? GRANDFATHER I don't know Sasami. She is in pain and I don't know why. SASAMI Mihoshi said that there was a star on the planet's surface. GRANDFATHER A star? SASAMI That is what she said. Where is Kazuhiko? GRANDFATHER He is resting in his bed. Washu said he would be all right. Sasami nods her head. She walks over to Washu and lays her hand on Washu's face. SASAMI I am going to try something. Grandfather nods his head. SASAMI (expressed as thought) By the royal seal in my true name I ask you to help Washu. Heaven to ocean, ocean to earth, earth back to heaven. Tsunami, grant my wish and help Washu. Washu shudders and takes a deep breath. WASHU You have severed my link with Ryoko. SASAMI It is only temporary. You were trapped in the link and unable to take any action. WASHU She is blind and in terrible pain. Washu's keyboard disappears and reappears in front of her. She types a few commands. WASHU There is an ongoing nuclear explosion on the planet. SASAMI Mihoshi said there was a star on the surface. WASHU That is a close analogy. SASAMI Mihoshi said she would take care of it and sent me back to the ship. WASHU None of these readings make any sense. How can a ditz like Mihoshi take care of this? GRANDFATHER That is an easy question. She is Mihoshi and nothing else need be said. EXT. What is left of the small room - DAY A sphere of white light is in the center of the room. Mihoshi walks up to the light. She sees Ryoko, Tenchi, and Ayeka laying on the ground in front of her. She notices that Tenchi and Ryoko are holding hands. MIHOSHI That is so sweet. They act like young lovers holding hands. Mihoshi walks around the light to the left. She sees the lieutenant laying on the ground. MIHOSHI Well you definitely are not a nice person. Mihoshi rolls the lieutenant onto his stomach. She handcuffs his hands behind his back. She continues to walk around the light. She sees Ryoe and Daijiro laying on the ground. She checks them. MIHOSHI Both of you will be fine. Mihoshi touches her bracelet and they disappear. She continues to walk around until she is back to Tenchi. MIHOSHI Now where did I put that thing? INT. Family room - DAY Washu studies the data on her keyboard while she sits in Grandfathers lap. Sasami returns to the room with some more tea. Ryoe and Daijiro materialize on the floor. SASAMI They're back! Washu looks over at Ryoe and Daijiro She types on her keyboard. WASHU Please take them to their room Grandfather. They will be fine after some rest. Grandfather sits Washu on the floor and stands up. He picks up Ryoe and carries her from the room. SASAMI What is happening, Ms. Washu? WASHU I don't know Sasami but Mihoshi and me are going to have a long talk. EXT. What is left of the small room - DAY Mihoshi stands next to the sphere of light. Tenchi, Ryoko, Ayeka, and the lieutenant lay on the floor. Mihoshi pulls out a clear glass tube about 12 inches long and 3 inches across. She holds one end of the tube and pushes the other end into the light. The sphere shrinks and the tube takes on a golden glow. When all the light is gone Mihoshi puts away the tube. She takes off her sunglasses. MIHOSHI Okay, now that is finished. Let's go home. Mihoshi touches her bracelet. The room is empty. INT. Family room - DAY Washu sits in front of her keyboard drinking tea. Sasami sits on the couch drinking tea. Both Ryoe and Daijiro are gone. Grandfather enters the room. SASAMI There is tea on the table for you Grandfather. GRANDFATHER Thank you Sasami. What is happening now Washu? Grandfather picks up a cup of tea. He sits behind Washu and puts her back in his lap. WASHU The explosion is gone. I am not sure where it went. Mihoshi materializes in the room. With her, laying on the floor, are Tenchi, Ryoko, Ayeka, and the lieutenant. MIHOSHI Hi. Is there any tea left? Washu What did you do and who is that? Mihoshi He's not a very nice person at all. Are there any cookies left Sasami? SASAMI I will get you some. Sasami leaves the room. Washu types on her keyboard. WASHU You are avoiding my question Mihoshi. MIHOSHI What question? WASHU Arrrgggg! Washu would have jumped to her feet if Grandfather didn't still hold her. Mihoshi smiles. Sasami enters the room with a plate of cookies. She walks over to Mihoshi and offers her some. SASAMI What happened? Mihoshi takes two. Washu is doing her deep breathing exercises. MIHOSHI Not much. Apparently the explosion took place in a containment field. WASHU What kind of containment field. MIHOSHI You will have to ask Tenchi and Ryoko about that. How are they? All three are in a lot of pain. Sasami covers her mouth and looks worried. SASAMI Do something Ms. Washu! WASHU I am Sasami. Both are resting now. You can let go of me Yoshou. I will not kill anyone. Take those three to their room. Washu types a couple of commands. A portal appears. WASHU You can toss the prisoner in there. Grandfather stands and tosses the lieutenant through the portal. The portal disappears. He picks up Ayeka and leaves the room. WASHU Please tell me everything you did Mihoshi. MIHOSHI Well this morning I went... WASHU (overlapping) Please Mihoshi just the details on what you did to the explosion. MIHOSHI Oh, that. I put it in here. Mihoshi pulls out the glass tube. It has a golden glow. WASHU That is an ultra energy containment tube. MIHOSHI I always carry some with me ever since I solved that ultra energy robbery. WASHU That was a true story? Mihoshi starts to cry. MIHOSHI Ms. Washu, how could you doubt me. SASAMI That was not nice Ms. Washu. WASHU I am sorry Mihoshi. Here have another cookie. Mihoshi face brightens. MIHOSHI Thank you. WASHU How did you use that? Grandfather returns and picks up Ryoko. He leaves the room. MIHOSHI There is a recharge button. I used the explosion's energy to recharge the tube. I didn't get much though. Less than one percent fill. WASHU How did you know to do that? MIHOSHI I use these all the time to keep Yukinojo charged up. I usually go to the station power core and recharge my tube there. I can sometimes get as much as a three percent fill without disrupting station power. WASHU How much energy can that hold? MIHOSHI I don't know. I have never filled it up. WASHU My data shows that it was a ten megaton explosion. So. Wow that can hold a lot of energy. Could I have one please? MIHOSHI Okay you can have this one or do you want an empty one. WASHU An empty one please. Then I can see how much it can hold. Mihoshi pulls out another tube with out a glow. She hands it to Washu. WASHU Well that wraps everything up. Mihoshi pulls a rifle from behind her back and lays it on the table. SASAMI That is the type of rifle that soldier used to shoot Kazuhiko. It shot right through my shield. WASHU That is not Jurai technology. MIHOSHI It is from Chisaioto Washu picks up the rifle. WASHU Isn't that in the WAO system? They are an advanced technological race but very xenophobic. How do you know about them? MIHOSHI It was the second mission that Kiyone and me went on. Grandfather returns and picks up Tenchi. He leaves the room. SASAMI Wow! What happened? MIHOSHI It is a long and dull story. WASHU What does this do? It looks like an energy beam weapon. MIHOSHI It is a neuro weapon. Washu tosses the rifle back down on the table. WASHU A very nasty weapon. Ryoko can be heard screaming upstairs. GRANDFATHER (O. C.) Come quickly Washu. WASHU Oh no Ryoko is awake! Come with me Sasami. Please don't send your report until we talk some more Mihoshi. Washu runs out of the room followed by Sasami. MIHOSHI Okay. Mihoshi yawns and stretches. She lies down on the couch. INT. Master bedroom - DAY Tenchi, Ryoko, and Ayeka lay in bed. Tenchi is in the center with Ryoko on his right and Ayeka on his left. Tenchi and Ayeka are asleep. Ryoko is struggling and screaming. Grandfather is showing a lot of effort to hold her down. Washu and Sasami rush into the room. WASHU I am here Ryoko. Washu takes Ryoko's hand. RYOKO Mommy I am scared of the dark. I can't see you mommy. WASHU I am here. You are blind Ryoko. Ryoko stops struggling, but she is still crying. RYOKO Blind? Will I heal? WASHU Yes you will regenerate your eyes. RYOKO Tenchi and Ayeka? WASHU They have been blinded too. RYOKO Can you help them? WASHU I have brought Sasami here to help them. SASAMI Ms. Washu, I am not sure that I can do that. WASHU If not, I can give Tenchi and Ayeka artificial eyes. SASAMI Very well then I will try. Sasami moves over to Ayeka's side of the bed. SASAMI By the royal seal in my true name grant me the power to heal my friends. Heaven to ocean, ocean to earth, earth back to heaven. Tsunami, grant me the power to heal. TSUNAMI (expressed as thought) Will you pay the price? Pause for a five count. SASAMI Yes. Sasami's body shudders. Sasami bows her head low and reaches out to Ayeka. Sasami touches Ayeka's eyes, and then she touches Tenchi's eyes. SASAMI Lay back down Ryoko. Ryoko lies down. Sasami lays across Ayeka and Tenchi to touch Ryoko's eyes. Ryoko stops crying. RYOKO I can see. I am no longer in the dark. Sasami can be heard crying. RYOKO Sasami what is wrong? SASAMI It is over. GRANDFATHER What is over Sasami? Sasami raises her head. Her Jurai power marks have changed from two triangles to two dots. SASAMI My childhood is over. I will never get it back. WASHU Are you Tsunami now? SASAMI No, I am still Sasami. I will always be Sasami. I understand now what happened to me so long ago. WASHU Can you explain. SASAMI Not here and not now Little Washu. I'm going to rest now. Please wake me when Tenchi and Ayeka have recovered. Sasami reaches over Ayeka to kiss Tenchi on the lips. She walks out of the room. WASHU She called me Little Washu. GRANDFATHER My sister has grown up very fast indeed. RYOKO What happened to Sasami? GRANDFATHER She has reached her full power. WASHU It is all my fault. I should not have forced her to heal them. Grandfather hugs Washu close. GRANDFATHER No you did not force her. She knew what would happen if she drew on Tsunami's power. She was willing to pay the price. WASHU You need to rest Ryoko. Those two should wake in the morning. Ryoko looks very subdued. RYOKO Okay. Washu and Grandfather leave the room. INT. Family room - DAY Mihoshi is asleep on the couch. Kazuhiko sits on the couch looking at her. Washu and Grandfather enter the room. Looking in the room Grandfather takes hold of Washu's arm. Kazuhiko looks up at the two of them. GRANDFATHER We did not mean to disturb you. KAZUHIKO Please come in. I just woke up in my room and came down stairs. I heard Ryoko screaming. Is she okay? WASHU She will be fine. Kazuhiko looks down at Mihoshi. KAZUHIKO She saved all of us, didn't she? WASHU I don't know how she does it, but yes she did save everyone down there. Kazuhiko points to the rifle on the table. KAZUHIKO That is the rifle that was used to shoot me. I was under Sasami's shield when I was shot. WASHU I am waiting for her to tell me more about it. It was designed to nullify the Power of Jurai. Kazuhiko goes back to looking at Mihoshi. GRANDFATHER That is a very dangerous weapon. WASHU Yes it is. How many more are out there. I need to get the story from her. Grandfather and Washu watch Kazuhiko and Mihoshi. WASHU How do you feel about her, Kazuhiko? KAZUHIKO I'm not sure. Do I love her for herself, or because she saved my life? Is it because she is so ditzy and needs my protection, or because she has spent all this time training me to be a Galaxy Police Detective? Is it because she is so beautiful or because she is so kind and caring? Mihoshi yawns and stretches. MIHOSHI You are so sweet Kazuhiko. KAZUHIKO I didn't know you were awake. MIHOSHI People are so honest around me when I am sleeping. WASHU I need to know about that weapon. Mihoshi sits up on the couch. MIHOSHI Could we eat first? I am hungry. KAZUHIKO I will fix us something. Kazuhiko exits for the kitchen. WASHU I will help him to speed things up. Washu exits for the kitchen. GRANDFATHER Mihoshi, you do not have to tell us anything you don't want to. MIHOSHI Thank you Grandfather. It is just that I have done some things that I am not proud of. I had to do them but I wish there had been another way. GRANDFATHER I understand duty too well. Both sit in silence while they wait. Kazuhiko comes out with a tray of sandwiches. Washu comes out with two pots of tea. They set the food and drink on the table and sit on the other couch. Everyone helps themselves to food and drink. MIHOSHI It was five years ago. Yes, five years ago when Kiyone and I went out on our second mission. Mihoshi's flashback. EXT. Space - DAY Yukinojo in orbit around a reddish gray planet. INT. Yukinojo's bridge - DAY Kiyone and Mihoshi sit in the command chairs. YUKINOJO We are in orbit around Chisaioto. MIHOSHI Thank you Yukinojo. Please scan for heavily protected buildings. KIYONE What is our plan? MIHOSHI I don't have a plan. We just find the place and shut it down. YUKINOJO I have found four buildings that have unusually high levels of force field protection. KIYONE How many are government buildings? YUKINOJO Three of them are government buildings. MIHOSHI Okay then. Let's visit the fourth one. Mihoshi pushes a button and she and Kiyone disappear. EXT. Urban area - DAY Mihoshi and Kiyone stand in front of a black bubble. The streets are empty. KIYONE This is a level ten force field. There is no way in. We will have to cut power to it. MIHOSHI That sounds like a good idea. Yukinojo! YUKINOJO (O. C.) Yes Mihoshi. MIHOSHI Where is the nearest power grid control cell? YUKINOJO (O. C.) It is at 134.3 mark 25.9. KIYONE That isn't too far. We can walk there. Mihoshi and Kiyone walk down the deserted streets. They enter a small building. INT. Control room - DAY Mihoshi and Kiyone enter the room. KIYONE There appears to be no security systems for this control cell. Now I just have to see which of these feeds the force field. MIHOSHI I am thirsty. Mihoshi pulls out her control cube and gives it a few twists. Out pops a bottle of "Fizzy Pink". Mihoshi opens the bottle and takes a drink. MIHOSHI Would you like some Kiyone? KIYONE I don't see how you can drink that stuff. WASHU (O. C.) That stuff tastes terrible. INT. Family room - DAY Mihoshi and Kazuhiko sit on one couch. Grandfather and Washu sit on another couch. WASHU That drink is nothing but carbonated electrolytes. MIHOSHI Well I liked the flavor. KAZUHIKO What did it taste like? MIHOSHI Hmm, that is hard to describe. I guess it tasted like sour watermelon. Kazuhiko makes a face. WASHU Do you still drink it? MIHOSHI No, that was the last time I ever drank "Fizzy Pink". Mihoshi's flashback. INT. Control room - DAY Mihoshi and Kiyone are in the room. Kiyone is looking at a diagram. Mihoshi sets her drink on a console. KIYONE Don't set that there. MIHOSHI What? Mihoshi spins around knocking over the drink. The drink pours into the console and the lights go out. KIYONE Yukinojo what just happened? YUKINOJO (O. C.) There is a planet wide power outage. MIHOSHI I'm sorry. KIYONE This is our chance to get into the factory. Mihoshi and Kiyone leave the room. EXT. Large factory - DAY The force field is gone. Mihoshi and Kiyone enter the factory. INT. Large factory - DAY Rifles are everywhere. There are conveyer belts with rifles and automated machines. Everything is turned off. KIYONE This is definitely the right building. I will look for the controller for the force field and disable it. MIHOSHI Okay Kiyone. Mihoshi wanders around the building. A red switch with the wording press in case of an emergency. MIHOSHI Kiyone would you say a planet wide power outage would be an emergency? Kiyone takes the panel of a machine. KIYONE Yes I would. MIHOSHI Okay. Mihoshi pushes the button. Nothing happens. MIHOSHI That's strange. Nothing happened. KIYONE Okay I have the force field generator disabled. Let's go back and turn on the power. Mihoshi stares at the button for a moment. MIHOSHI Okay. Mihoshi and Kiyone exit the factory. INT. Control room - DAY Mihoshi and Kiyone enter the control room. KIYONE How do I restore power? MIHOSHI Why not unplug the machine that I spilled the drink in? Kiyone unplugs the machine. The lights come on. A loud explosion is heard. The building shakes. The lights go out. KIYONE Yukinojo what just happened? Pause for a four count. KIYONE Yukinojo! Kiyone checks her bracelet. KIYONE My bracelet is dead. Is yours working Mihoshi? Mihoshi checks hers. MIHOSHI No mine is dead too. Kiyone pulls out her cube and it is a dull color. Kiyone checks the rest of her equipment. KIYONE None of my stuff is working. Mihoshi pulls out her cube and it is still bright. MIHOSHI My cube is still working. KIYONE Get a spare bracelet so we can find out what is going on. Mihoshi twists her cube and a bracelet pops out. She puts it on. MIHOSHI Yukinojo can you tell us what just happened. YUKINOJO The planet's power was restored. There was a large explosion at 314.3 mark 25.9. Then a planet wide power outage occurred. Finally a massive electromagnetic pulse effected all planetary systems. KIYONE That is the coordinate of the factory. We need to get over there now. Mihoshi and Kiyone run out of the room. EXT. Large crater about three miles across - DAY Mihoshi and Kiyone stand at the edge of the crater. KIYONE I think this mission is complete. MIHOSHI I would agree with you there. Mihoshi touches her bracelet and they both disappear. INT. Family room - DAY Mihoshi and Kazuhiko sit on one couch. Grandfather and Washu sit on another couch. MIHOSHI So Kiyone reported that the factory was destroyed. All drawings, blue prints, and the technology to make the weapons were also destroyed. KAZUHIKO That was great detective work Mihoshi. MIHOSHI Thank you. WASHU Chisaioto was a completely automated society. Mihoshi nods her head. MIHOSHI They still have not fully recovered from our mission to their world. WASHU Let me see if I got this right. You went down to the planet and spilled your drink causing a planetary power outage. This let you into the factory where you could push the emergency destruction button. Nothing happened because the power was out. You then went back and restored power, which caused the factory to blow up because of the button you pushed earlier. The factories destruction caused a planetary power outage followed by an EMP burst destroying all data systems on the planet. Mihoshi blinks a couple of times and fidgets in her seat. MIHOSHI I guess you could put it that way, but it doesn't sound as good as my story. WASHU Did you know that "Fizzy Pink" is a liquid super conductor? MIHOSHI Why no Ms. Washu. What ever gave you that idea. Washu shakes her head. WASHU So that weapon was smuggled off planet before you destroyed the factory. MIHOSHI There was not a lot of opportunity for that. We destroyed the factory about three weeks after it became operational. GRANDFATHER How did you get to the factory so soon after it started production? MIHOSHI We had an anonymous tip. WASHU I will have some drones look for any weapons left on the planet and also to look for any more of Shihou's men. MIHOSHI Where's Sasami? GRANDFATHER She said she was going to rest until morning. MIHOSHI Who will make supper tonight? KAZUHIKO I will make it. I hope you all like sea bream steamed shinshu style. GRANDFATHER That is a very impressive dish. KAZUHIKO Being a bachelor has taught me to starve, go broke, or cook. MIHOSHI Would you like some help? KAZUHIKO Yes I would. Kazuhiko and Mihoshi exit for the kitchen. Washu leans back against Grandfather. WASHU It looks like one more contender is dropping out of the race for third wife. GRANDFATHER She may love Tenchi, but she was never in the race to be his wife. I wonder what she is going to do about Kazuhiko. WASHU That is funny. GRANDFATHER What? WASHU I have been wondering what you are going to do about me. GRANDFATHER Hmmm, I see. INT. Master bedroom - DAY (Monday, 27 April 1998; 25th Day, 2nd Month) Ryoko, Tenchi, and Ayeka lie sleeping in the bed. Ryoko to Tenchi's right and Ayeka to his left. Sasami enters the room. She moves the desk chair to the foot of the bed and sits down. Ryoko opens her eyes. RYOKO Forgive me Sasami. Sasami looks at her but does not respond. RYOKO Please. SASAMI It will cost you. RYOKO I love him Sasami. No matter what he may decide I will still love him. SASAMI I want you to help me change his mind. He still sees me as a little girl. RYOKO And your sister? SASAMI I will take care of Ayeka. Isn't that right Ayeka? Ayeka opens her eyes. AYEKA I am not happy about it. I will do what you ask. Ayeka gets out of bed. She walks around Sasami and over to Ryoko's side. Ayeka holds her hand out to Ryoko. Ryoko takes Ayeka's hand and gets out of bed. Both of them leave the room. INT. Dining room - DAY Washu and Grandfather sit next to each other at the table. Ayeka and Ryoko walk in. They sit opposite of Washu and Grandfather. RYOKO Who's cooking? GRANDFATHER Mihoshi and Kazuhiko. Ryoko nods her head. RYOKO What is wrong with our link? WASHU Sasami cut it last night. I could do nothing but feel your pain after the explosion. She said it was temporary. RYOKO What happened after the explosion? WASHU You will have to ask Mihoshi. She is the one that rescued all of you. AYEKA I would like to know what weapon they used that shot me through my shield. WASHU That I can answer. It was a Chisaioto neuro weapon. It was designed to defeat the Power of Jurai. Ayeka holds her hand to her mouth as her face shows shock. AYEKA The Jurai counsel needs to know about this. WASHU I don't know if Mihoshi sent in her report yet. Ryo-Ohki, Kazuhiko and Mihoshi walk out with the food. KAZUHIKO Where are Tenchi and Sasami? RYOKO They are having a discussion. AYEKA They have to resolve certain issues. Grandfather nods his head. MIHOSHI That is so sweet. Ryoko and Ayeka glare at Mihoshi. Mihoshi ignores them and serves breakfast. INT. Master bedroom - DAY Tenchi opens his eyes. SASAMI Good morning Tenchi. TENCHI Good morning Sasami. Where are Ayeka and Ryoko? SASAMI I sent them down to breakfast. Tenchi's eyes go wide. TENCHI Sasami your marks... They... Well... SASAMI I am a child no more. I will never get my childhood back now. I will not allow you to continue to treat me as a child. Do you understand Tenchi? TENCHI I apologize, Ms. Sasami. SASAMI And if you keep that up I will kick your ass from one end of the ship to the other end. Do you understand that, Tenchi? Tenchi turns red. TENCHI Yes Sasami I understand. Tenchi gets out of bed. He walks over to Sasami and kneels beside her. TENCHI Are you okay Sasami? SASAMI No, I am not okay. Too much has happened to me in the last two days. TENCHI Can you tell me what is bothering you. SASAMI I would prefer to tell everyone at one time, but I am not ready yet. There is too much going on in my mind right now. Tenchi takes Sasami's hand and stands. TENCHI I do love you Sasami. I am sorry but your appearance still stands between us. Society would not accept us yet. SASAMI Have you even considered marrying me? TENCHI You are the only one who could be my third wife. We just need more time. SASAMI I don't care what society or anyone else thinks about us being together. Tenchi hugs Sasami. TENCHI Does it matter what I think? Sasami looks up at Tenchi's face. Tears form in her eyes. TENCHI Please Sasami. My heart is torn now. There is too much confusion in my mind. SASAMI I have these feelings inside that I never experienced before. You are the only man I have ever known outside my family. You will be the only man I ever will know. TENCHI Will you accept a betrothal now for a marriage in the future? SASAMI How far in the future? TENCHI You are what right now? About fifteen physically? SASAMI Physically I turned sixteen last February. TENCHI Let's wait a year. If you still feel the same way about me then we can make wedding plans. SASAMI Will you still love me in a year? TENCHI I have told you before; I will always love you Sasami. I will love you if you want me for a friend, brother, or husband. SASAMI You must have your two wives permission before you can ask me about an engagement. TENCHI Fine. Let's join them for breakfast. Together they leave the room. INT. Dining room - DAY Washu, Grandfather, Ryoko, Ayeka, Ryo-Ohki, Mihoshi, and Kazuhiko sit eating breakfast. Sasami and Tenchi walk in. Tenchi sits at the head of the table and Sasami sits next to him. TENCHI Ayeka, Ryoko, I must ask you something. Both look at Tenchi. TENCHI I would like a betrothal between Sasami and me. May I have your permission to court her? AYEKA Sister wife, do you think our husband is worthy of Sasami? RYOKO That is a very good question sister wife. Tenchi will you be able to care for her as fits her station in life? TENCHI Yes, I shall provide for her. AYEKA Do you love her Tenchi? TENCHI Yes Ayeka. I love her deeply. RYOKO Are you concerned about her age? TENCHI Yes. I would like to wait at least one year before we make any plans for a wedding. AYEKA What will become of us? TENCHI I love you both. I have enough love to share with three women. You will always be my wives. RYOKO Sasami, will you accept the position of third wife? SASAMI Yes. AYEKA She is my blood sister. I will not question her. RYOKO We have no objection Tenchi. You may court Sasami. You must treat her with the respect she deserves. TENCHI Thank you both. Sasami may I court you with the intent of making you my third wife. SASAMI Yes Tenchi, I will enjoy it while you try to win my heart. Tenchi nods his head. TENCHI I had less time than I thought Grandfather. Washu looks at Grandfather. WASHU Less time for what? GRANDFATHER Before his third bachelor party. WASHU Oh is that it. Grandfather looks down at his hands. GRANDFATHER What else could it be? Kazuhiko reaches out and touches Mihoshi. KAZUHIKO Ah. Mihoshi would you mind being my girlfriend? MIHOSHI I am your friend Kazuhiko. KAZUHIKO I would like to take you out when we get back to Earth. I would like to get to know you better. MIHOSHI I would enjoy that. There is so much on Earth that I would like to see. Mihoshi reaches out and touches Kazuhiko's cheek. MIHOSHI There is much about me that you may not want to know. KAZUHIKO I understand. I don't want to pry in your past, but I would like to look into your future. TENCHI Let's head home. Mihoshi looks at Washu. MIHOSHI Are you ready to go Ms. Washu? WASHU I will need two more days to make sure there is nothing left on the planet. Tenchi looks at Washu. WASHU I am gathering up all the weapons that were used against you, and I am looking for any more of Shihou's men. TENCHI Where are Ryoe and Daijiro? MIHOSHI They are still in their room. They are okay. Just need a little time together. Tenchi nods his head. TENCHI Are you sure? A lot has happened to them. MIHOSHI Yes I am sure. I talked to Ryoe myself. We like to talk sometimes. TENCHI Fine then. Let us know when you are finished Little Washu and we will head for Earth. I am ready to go home. Sasami smiles and stands. SASAMI Well sisters. I lay claim to Mondays and Thursdays. TENCHI We are not married yet! SASAMI I know that. I just want you to have your chance to win my heart. RYOKO Fine by me. I will take Wednesdays and Saturdays. AYEKA Okay. Tuesdays, and Fridays for me then. TENCHI I can't believe you are agreeing to this. RYOKO I know when not to fight Tenchi. This is definitely not a time to fight. AYEKA I know you will do the right thing with Sasami. She is my sister but she isn't little any more. I hope she learns life's lessons the easy way. SASAMI See Tenchi, it will all work out. I am tired all ready Tenchi. You can tell me a story while I go to sleep. Sasami takes Tenchi's hand and leads him from the room. MIHOSHI I thought I was the only one to get sleepy when it was still morning. Everyone breaks down in laughter. FADE OUT: THE END