I Am Woman, Hear Me Roar! A Tenchi Muyo fan-fic written by Scott Satterfield and edited by Warren Roselius //** Insert disclamer here **\\ Hi again. :) If you're back for more I hope that means you liked "Something Old, Something New". Either that or you're looking for more ammo so you can flame me. ;) This is the next in the series of fan-fic's I'm writing. I really enjoy the sloppy script format I'm using so I plan to stick to it. My attempts at writing novels have been poor. I get bogged down in word choice. :/ I've decided not to format my text into blocks as I did before. It looks great with my word processor but doesn't convert well. :/ Anyway, here it is, as obtuse as it might be. ;) The episode opens on a roughly spherical black object laying on a blue pillow on top of a small pedestal. The thing looks like some sort of egg perhaps. Cut back to Geoyoshi holding a hand held device over the "egg". He studies the device as it makes strange beeping noises. Geo looks up and we cut to the entire household standing around the egg in Washu's lab. (Observant viewers will notice Ayeka glaring out of the corner of her eye at Ryoko. Ryoko seems to be in good spirits.) Geo: It's almost time. I want to warn you this might not be very pleasant. Are you all certain that you want to witness this? Ryoko rolls her eyes and crosses her arms. Tenchi scratches the back of his head. Everyone else just sort of shuffles about uncomfortably. Mihoshi: Is it going to be gross? Like with slime and ooze? Ewww! Geo: Oh no. Temujin will simply reform itself. The unpleasant part will be when it begins to scan our minds to create its personality and to some extent its childhood. Your lives will flash before your eyes so to speak. The good times and the bad. Temujin will take part of each of us and form itself into a new person. In a sense, we will be Temujin's parents. Mihoshi: All of us? Geo nods and smiles proudly at the "egg". Washu gives Geo a side long look as if to say "Wow, not bad!" Mihoshi giggles and claps her hands. Mihoshi: Wow! I'm going to be mom! Washu groans and slaps her hand on her forehead. Washu: You don't get it do you? Mihoshi gives Washu a blank look. Geo: Okay, it's almost time. If you don't want to take part in this leave now. Everyone glances around at one another a bit worried but no one leaves. Geo: Alright. Everyone move back to the circle on the floor. It's important that we be equidistant to Temujin. Everyone backs up and stands on a red circle that surrounds Temujin. The moment is pregnant with tension as the household stand waiting for something to happen. Cut to the "egg". We draw closer very slowly. Suddenly a ripple, like in water, runs the length of the egg. We hear a few people gasp in surprise. A moment later another larger ripple runs the length of the egg. Ripples run faster and faster across the egg until a low humming noise begins. Little arcs of electricity dance across the eggs surface, the largest arcs pointing toward the people. The egg's vibration begins to work it slowly off the large pedestal in Mihoshi's general direction. Mihoshi: On no! The egg is going to fall and break! Cut to close up of Mihoshi's feet as she takes a few steps into the circle. Cut to Washu and Geo's horrified faces as they take an unconscious step into the circle as if to stop Mihoshi. Temujin's form suddenly flattens into a disk. Bolts of what looks like lightning fly from the disk and strikes each of the household in the forehead. Cut to a camera angle looking down. The spokes of the lightning wheel dance as everyone stands frozen. Looks of hate, joy, fear and sorrow run across their faces. Mihoshi is closest and the bolt to her is perhaps twice as large as everyone else's. Washu and Geo's bolts are larger than Tenchi's and the rest, but not as large as Mihoshi's. Suddenly the lightning stops and Temujin snaps back into a rough sphere shape. Everyone staggers. Mihoshi actually falls down holding her head. Geo stagers past Temujin and goes to Mihoshi's side. Rolling her over he pry's her hands from her head. Mihoshi's face is slack, she looks like she's in shock. Tenchi: Is she going to be okay! Geo: She's fine. She's just lost in her own memories. Like a dream. She'll snap out of it in a few minutes. Geo frowns down at Mihoshi then looks over at Temujin. Geo looks worried. Washu voices his concerns. Washu: So does this mean that Mihoshi's personality is going to be...um..dominate? Geo sighs and stands. Geo: It would seem that way. I... He blushes. Geo: Mihoshi's a sweet woman and a hard worker but... Washu: She's not the sharpest pencil in the box? Ryoko snickers as Geo blushes more. Geo: That shouldn't matter really. Then again I've never done this before, it's all theory. Ayeka: Theory? You mean you didn't know it was going to work! Geo shrugs and looks toward Temujin, a small frown of concern on his face. Ayeka walks off in a huff. Ayeka: Mmmph! Come on Sasami! Ayeka grabs Sasami's hand and drags her toward the exit roughly. Sasami: Hey! Ouch, that hurts. What's wrong with you Ayeka! Ayeka drags Sasami onto a small platform and the two of them are gone in a flash of blue light. Cut to Tenchi and Ryoko. Ryoko has her elbow leaning casually on Tenchi's shoulder. Tenchi doesn't seem to mind much. Tenchi: What the heck was that about? Ryoko: You got me. Ryoko grins like the Cheshire Cat as Tenchi looks away toward the exit and instantly goes back to a normal expression when Tenchi glances back toward her. Cut to a larger scene of everyone. Washu and Geo are standing next to Temujin talking as Tenchi and Ryoko have their own conversation. Mihoshi just lays there staring at the ceiling. Fade out. New scene, much like before only with different clothing and what have you. The entire household, including little-girl Ryo-Ohki, stand around the egg which is now on the floor of the lab. Geo: Well....this is it. Today is the day Temujin finishes its unique active personality matrix. For better or worse Temujin has become a unique person with its own quirks and idiosyncrasy... I only hope we will get along. Geo frowns at the egg. Mihoshi: But Temujin will have to love you, your like his, I mean her...Umm...its father! Geo looks a little annoyed and then his face softens and he chuckles softly. Geo: You're right of course Mihoshi. I'm sure I'm worrying about nothing. Geo and the others look down at the egg. Nothing happens. Ryoko: So...when are we going to meet the new Temujin? Geo: Well, any moment now I suppose. I'm not sure what the hold up is actually. As the room grows quiet we begin to zoom in on Temujin on the floor. Almost as if Temujin was waiting for the proper moment the egg suddenly begins to stretch and elongate. Black metal flows up into a spike shape and then slowly fills out into a cylinder. The crew look on in awe as the Temujin slowly takes form. It isn't long before a roughly humanoid shape, Temujin as it appeared before, forms. You can see a look of disappointment and confusion on Geo's face when Temujin's form suddenly and dramatically shifts from a sexless form. The face seems to roll from the inside out into a heart-shaped delicate face. Black hair rolls out to frame the beautiful face as we pan back a modest bosom and a shapely body. Temujin stands like a black marble statue of Athena, well formed and muscular but incredibly beautiful. The naked Temujin stands unmoving. Ayeka and Ryoko look shocked and angry. The others look on with awe. As suddenly as the female form of Temujin appeared color springs into her hair. Hair the color of snow spills down her back and we can see more high lights and tones in her obsidian skin. Cut to a close up of her face as two beautiful green eyes pop open. A smirk spreads across her face as she throws her hip to the left and tosses her arms up as if to say "Tada!" Temujin: Congratulations! It's a girl. Pan back to everyone staring at this naked goddess in shock. Temujin spins around, her snow hair flying as she squeals and runs toward Geo. Geo: Daddy! Geo lets out a surprised scream as the very naked Temujin hugs his chest. Washu's eyes are the size of dishes. Temujin releases Geo (who then falls backwards onto his hinder) and grabs Washu around the neck. Temujin: Mom! Washu lets out a shocked cry of her own as Temujin squeezes her tight and plants a big sloppy kiss on her cheek. Temujin whirls around again sending Washu into a surprised heap on the floor next to Geoyoshi. Putting her hands on her knees and grinning Temujin faces Mihoshi. Temujin: Big sister! Mihoshi's eyes fill with tears as she runs to meet Temujin in the middle of the floor. The two hug and cry together. Cut to Ryoko, Tenchi and Ayeka looking on in surprise. Tenchi: Wow...she's really....uh.... Ryoko: Shameless? Ayeka: She must have got that from you, Devil Woman. Ryoko's cat eyes narrow as she glares over at Ayeka. Ryoko: Watch who you're calling Devil Woman princess... Tenchi's eyes dart left and right in fear. Tenchi and the others look up to see Mihoshi and Temujin giggling and laughing. They seem to be talking about Tenchi. Tenchi's face turns the color of Temujin's hair as the two women giggle and give him side long glances. Ryoko and Ayeka looked pissed. Tenchi: Oh no! Not again! Screaming he runs toward the exit. Ryoko and Ayeka reach out as if to stop him. Ryoko/Ayeka: Wait Tenchi don't! They shout but Tenchi leaps onto the panel and is gone. Geo and Washu walk up to the naked Temujin. Geo: Um...Temujin? Could you....could you put some cloths on? Temujin just looks at him blankly for a few seconds and then shouts. Temujin: Oh my gosh! You're right! What will I wear! Geo begins talking but he's rudely cut off by Temujin and Mihoshi. Geo: Well it really doesn't... Mihoshi: I have some fashion magazines! Temujin: You do! Mihoshi and still naked Temujin run across the lab and leap onto the panel and disappear. Grumbling to themselves Ayeka and Ryoko walk toward the panel with Sasami and little-girl Ryo-Ohki tagging along behind. Geo stands staring in shock at where Temujin once stood. Washu is slightly behind him looking at him with a mixture of concern and expectation. Geo turns slowly and looks at Washu in shock. Comicly he hugs her and cries on her shoulder. She pats his back. Washu: There there...they never turn out like you want them to. Washu just shakes her head as she watches the legendary space pirate Ryoko hop onto the teleportation panel.