Brian Burke Tenchii@hotmail.com =-=-=-=-= Disclaimer: Pioneer owns these characters. I don't. Author's notes: This is my attempt to fit the "Tenchi in Tokyo" series into my storyline. -=-=-=-=- Shin Misa Part One: Departure Brian Burke Tenchii@hotmail.com -=-=-=-=- She's been running for hours, not even knowing where she is. She DOES know that Riko, her only daughter, is missing. With her sword in hand and activated, she acts with caution. In the cold darkness, she can see nobody else around, or anything for that matter. But, still she runs, searching for her only child. But, she realizes she's lost as well. Sitting on the ground, she does the only thing she can. She wakes up. Looking around, she sees her room brightly lit. "I must have overslept," she says to herself. Seeing Riko still asleep next to her, "just a dream." Ryo, between the two, is still sound asleep. "I guess the time has come to go. I can't let my future be repeated." Standing, she pulls off her shirt and tosses it to the floor. Walking over to the closet, "if I fail, there will be no second chance. Not this time." Putting on a clean shirt, "too bad I'll have to miss some of the fun that's coming up. I wouldn't mind seeing everyone's reaction to Sakuya." Ryo says, waking up. "You'll see when we get back." =-=-=-=-= Walking down the stairs with Riko and Ryo, Misa can smell Sasami's cooking already. "Good morning, everyone!" she says, entering the kitchen. Right away, she notices everyone sitting at the table. "Good morning!" they all respond. "I have some important news. I have to leave for Jurai today." Everyone stops what they're doing and looks at Misa. Continuing, "you see, at this point in my timeline, a terrible tragedy happened. Since I'm the only one that knows about it, I'm the only one that can stop it from happening." "What happened?" Sasami asks. "I'd rather not go into details. They're pretty bad. I don't know how you'd be able to take it." "You'll come back, right?" Mihoshi asks. "Of course! I'll only be gone for a couple of weeks. After I prevent this from happening, Riko, Ryo, and I will be back." "Why don't you leave Riko here?" Ayeka says. "If things get as bad as you say, you wouldn't want to put Riko in danger." "I know. But, I'd worry too much. I can trust you with her, but I wouldn't be able to take such a long period without her." "We understand," Tenchi adds. "Well, have a safe journey," Ryoko says. "We'll see you when you get back." "I'm not leaving yet," she says, sitting down. "I'd rather eat first." Riko hops up to the chair next to her mother, waiting patiently for her meal. "When it first happened, I could do nothing about it. But, now that I'm in the past, I have every intention of averting this tragedy." =-=-=-=-= After breakfast, Misa, Riko, and Ryo are standing in front of the rest of their family. "Don't worry. I'll be back before you know it." Ryo leaps into the air and transforms into her cruiser form. After taking her passengers on board, she rises into the air and disappears. "Meow?" "You want to know what happened? Well, I'll tell you..." -In the next part!-