Tenchi Muyo!: "No Need For Sasami" -* Credits *- With all the Tenchi universes created out there, it seems appropriate to define the boundaries of this fan-fiction to avoid any confusion. In this fan-fiction, I am working on the premise that events here occur after the original OVA series. Additionally, I’ve been working off a future universe dreamed up by Mr. Long T. Tran, entitled "Tenchi Muyo!: Ryoko’s Love". Unfortunately, at the time I got inspired to write this fiction, Mr. Tran had only released two episodes of his work, and as a result there probably will be huge differences in the story lines beyond. However, this is how it should be, and I have taken some pains to ensure that I am in no way infringing on his creation beyond the premise that some 20 years have passed at the Masaki residence. I would highly recommend you read at least his first three episodes to get a feel of what has led to my fan-fiction, but I have left plenty of asides in this story to fill in gaps and prevent you from becoming lost if you chose not to. Suffice to say, this fiction takes place approximately twenty years after the thirteenth OVA (as well as the two Tenchi movies) and characters’ ages do NOT reflect how much time they may have spent in stasis while floating about the galaxy. In terms of genre, it is pure "Tenchi". There are no crossovers of other characters from other series stumbling in to add to the mayhem. Additionally, this is could be described as a "dark fiction" as I have tried to remove the story from the caricatured action and comedy that Tenchi is known for. This does not mean there is no action and humor, but that within this story more serious questions will be addressed by the characters other than "who gets to sit beside Tenchi at dinner tonight?", "what's Sasami cooking for dinner tonight?", etc. Also, I will frequently switch back and forth between first and third person, depending on which character’s point of view I am writing from. I decided to make use of this device after reading most of the fan- fictions written by Mr. Brett Handy. His "Oh, My God" series makes excellent use of this style of writing and was what made me decide to try my hand at fan-fiction. This is *not* done in effort to make this story a self-insertion on my part, but simply to give a first person viewpoint of one of the main characters from time to time. At any rate, since I am delving into uncharted waters by exploring the characters 20 years down the road, part of me is going to be inserted into every character as I try to expand them in the context of the story. So, to those of you sensitive to stories that are written by authors inserting themselves into the plot, please do not get bent as this is not what I am trying to do. "Tenchi Muyo!/No Need For Tenchi" is a product of Pioneer/AIC. As such, I’m getting no compensation for writing this fiction other than my own enjoyment, because the thought of getting sued is rather unpleasant. Mr. Long T. Tran for his "Tenchi Muyo!: Ryoko’s Love" story line and the characters created therein. His fiction can be found at GenSao’s excellent Tenchi Muyo Fan Fiction Page: http://members.xoom.com/gensao/fanfic/ Mr. Brett "Darkwind" Handy for his fan-fiction writing style influence. His "Ah-My Goddess!" spin-offs are great reading, and can be found at http://www.starvision.net/anime/ Disclaimer: All characters *I* have created are purely a work of fiction. Any resemblance to persons living or dead is pure coincidence. Anyone who thinks otherwise is probably just itching for a fight. Also, please do not try and distribute this story in some lame attempt to make a buck; it would be bad karma to say the least. Send comments to Mike McAvoy (mmcavoy@acm.vt.edu) Last updated June 29, 1998.