Please Note:

This is the second part of a series. I would strongly recommend you read The Beginning - Aftermath before reading this. The link is at:

http://fanfiction.net/read.php?storyid=511440

Thank you for reading this,

- Regards,

Jason

Awakening - Chapter 1

Prologue - Resurrection

Exactly one year later

4pm

Masaki household

Life had gone on quietly. Quiet save for the continuous battles between Ryoko and Ayeka, or the constant roar of rocket engines and blaster fire from Mihoshi and Kiyone whilst chasing space pirates. Ryoko and Ayeka still battled for Tenchi's love, even though the two of them secretly knew that he was still in love with Sakuya.

Mihoshi and Kiyone were out patrolling the Sol system, a lesser pirate was seen prowling around the rings of Jupiter and they were sent to investigate promptly. Ryoko and Ayeka were enjoying a lazy day, bathing in the hot springs and drinking sake together. Washu was studying the gems in her laboratory, doing countless tests on them. Katsuhito was training Tenchi at the shrine using bokken. Noboyuki, being the only normal person there, was at work.

Sasami was taking a break from her cleaning, although it was Ayeka's turn to do the washing up Sasami wanted to do it. Leaving the kitchen she saw her pet Ryo-Ohki munching on a carrot.

"Hey there Ryo-Ohki…" She said sitting next to the cabbit. She meowed in reply. "Boring day huh?" The cabbit nodded. Two bites later and the carrot was finished. Ryo-Ohki meowed sadly.

"Do you want another one Ryo-Ohki?" The cabbit meowed rapidly and nodded. "Well come with me then."

Sasami went to the entrance and removed her slippers to put on her outdoor shoes and noticed Yugi's slippers there, untouched for one year. Yugi… When will you return to us…? Leaving the house, Ryo-Ohki hopped after her as they made their way to the carrot fields.

Meanwhile

The cave

The air was calm; birds were gently calling out to one another as rays of light filtered through trees into the cave. The sunlight reflected completely on the pane of glass on the containment chamber, hiding the face within. A soft alarm went off as the view pans to a control panel on the side. The words 'Stability Achieved' blinked on in neon green. They were there for a few seconds before being replaced by 'Containment Chamber Opening'. A hiss was heard as the air pressure was released, and the glass slid away. The figure sat up and looked around. She was in shadow, the sun falling over the pillow where she lay. Feeling a small itch on her left cheek she moved her hand. The view follows the hand and we see a small crystal being picked off her cheek. A tear… She thought.

Carefully getting down from the metallic table, she placed her bare feet on the ground. Aah… It's cold! Walking tentatively she found that she could walk fine. The view pans behind her as she begins to walk into the sunlight, her hand shielding her eyes due to the intensity of it all. How long has it been…? She started to walk off to the left, brushing a strand of her hair away from her eyes. Unbeknownst to her, strands of her blonde hair began to float away, one by one, in the flowing wind. As she walked, it seemed that she was walking in Sakura blossom, the hair gracefully hovering in the air for a while.

Meanwhile

The carrot fields

Sasami had just arrived, Ryo-Ohki wanted to get stuck in and was about to burrow her way down into the soil before,

"No Ryo-Ohki." She shook her finger the now pouting cabbit, "Tenchi has spent a lot of time ploughing and tending to these crops. You can't just go digging them up."

She smiled sympathetically at Ryo-Ohki, and picked her up into her arms, "I'll just pick them for you one by one." The cabbit meowed happily at this, and Sasami giggled. Kneeling down she removed the first carrot for Ryo-Ohki, and handed it to the eager paws.

A figure approached Sasami from the path behind her.

"Umm… Excuse me…"

Sasami turned around and stood up, "Yes? How may I help you?" A look of understanding crossed her face, "Aah, I know, you're a tourist and you got lost on the way to the shrine, you're far from the path.

"I…"

"You go this way, turn right…"

"Don't you know me Sasami?" Asked the figure.

Sasami looked the person, taller than her, a delicate slim body wearing a summer dress. Her luminous purple eyes contrasted her pale skin. Her hair was odd, they had two blonde bangs that came down her front and stopped at her chest, the rest of it was brown and flowing behind her, ending at her waist.

The stranger moved closer to Sasami, holding a hand on her heart, "It's me… Yugi…"

Sasami's heart slowed down as the world around her became dark. Yugi…? Could it really be her? This beautiful woman? She was jolted back into the present when Yugi spoke.

"I know it's hard to believe Sasami… I wouldn't believe it myself… But it is true." She looked pleadingly at Sasami, "Please trust me."

Yugi kneeled down to be at her level, her eyes welling up. Maybe she forgot about me… Sasami stared at the woman claiming to be Yugi. How do I know it's really her? She stared at the eyes, those vivid eyes she remembered a year ago, she saw the sadness, the pain, and she saw her friend.

"Yugi! I can't believe you're back!" Sasami ran over and hugged Yugi, who widened her eyes in surprise, and then returned the hug, laughing with tears of joy in her eyes.

Stopping they both stood up. "Wow, you're quite tall Yugi…" Sasami said, a bit down.

"Don't worry Sasami, "Yugi smiled, "You'll grow into something more beautiful than everyone on Earth, a true goddess."

Sasami brightened up immediately and hugged her again, "You think so?"

Yugi stroked her blue hair tenderly, "I know so."

"So?" Yugi asked, "What's been happened around here then whilst I've been away?"

"Oh you know…" Sasami said, pulling out of the hug, "They're all acting the same, it's almost as if time stood still."

"Oh…" Yugi realised, "How long has it been?"

"A year exactly." Sasami said.

"A year… It only seems like yesterday," Mused Yugi, "Shall we go home now Sasami?" she asked.

"Okay then Yugi." They held hands as they started down the path to the place where they call home, the Masaki household.

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Author's Notes

This is the continuation of my previous fanfic to do with Shin Tenchi. Of course this is only the prologue to the whole thing, it the next chapters will be longer. Hope you liked it so far.

Any fan artists out there? It would be interesting if anyone could draw the new version of Yugi. I gave some descriptions of her up there. Her figure is the same as Sakuya (i.e. petite) but taller, and her face looks like Yugi, only older, a bit more angled having lost the child like innocence of it, but still feminine. Her eyes would be shaped the same way as Sakuya, but the colour of Yugi's eyes. Well, this isn't a demand; I can certainly continue writing imagining my version of Yugi, but still, its nice for someone to be able to reproduce it. Besides, it would be the first time that someone would draw a character that I wrote about and created (you know what I mean "I don't own Shin Tenchi" etc, but still, I made the older version of Yugi so :-p )

Review me to let me know this is going the right way. Criticisms and flames accepted, however if I get any flames because I'm writing about Shin Tenchi will be reported to abuse@fanfiction.net.

Thank you for your time,

- Jason