Aftermath - Prologue
Usual disclaimers apply here. I do not own any part of Tenchi Muyo, Tenchi in Tokyo (or Shin Tenchi if names matter), and will gladly remove this fanfic if the producers wish me to do so.
What follows now is a short prologue of the ending of Shin Tenchi.
Fall
Somewhere over Tokyo
Inner sanctum of Yugi's Ice Fortress
Time unknown (being frozen of course)
Tenchi is standing before Yugi, the sacred sword of the Masaki clan gripped tightly in his hands. It continues to radiate its immense power. He glances up to see several coloured gems, not knowing that they represented the family that had stuck so close to him before he left for Tokyo. Mentally ready, Tenchi looked to his opponent.
Yugi is there, hovering a few inches in the air, her black mantle and cloak looking more imposing than the fragile child that it protected. She was crying, her tears freely flowing down her face. I don't believe it, after so many years alone I am to be defeated by one boy. I don't want to die… Her power crackled in her hands, a deceptively small violet coloured ball of energy as she pumped more of her life force into it.
"Are you going to lock me up again?" Yugi pleaded with Tenchi, her voice becoming more desperate, "Please, don't… I can't take it… I didn't do anything wrong! What did I do to you? Stop! Don't come near me!" She tries one final time, "Please! I don't want to be alone in the dark!"
Tenchi gave no sign of hesitation as he replied, "Give it up, you're finished!" He figured that this was probably her final attack, her power increasing slightly, and stood firm, prepared for anything.
There is no turning back now, he cannot understand why I am doing this.
Yugi was tormented, but nevertheless shouted, "I DON'T WANT TO BE ALONE!"With her final shout she unleashed the blast she had been building up towards Tenchi. She knew she had lost, and had no confidence in herself as it expanded to many times its own size. Tenchi braced himself for the oncoming blast but only felt a rushing wind as the sword sliced effortlessly through her attack. The two halves of the blast flew safely by Tenchi, and the others outside watching Yugi's Inner Sanctum.
Yugi watched as the makeshift shield created by the sword protected him. Tenchi swiped once in the air, making the shield dissipate as he began to walk fast towards Yugi. She backed off a few steps upon seeing this. As Tenchi walked on, Sasami's words kept echoing in his mind. "Yugi was my friend. She was really nice, I know there is a good person somewhere deep inside of her. I hope you don't have to hurt her." Tenchi realised that there was only one thing he could do as he approached Yugi.
Meanwhile Yugi was preparing to die, she had placed most of her life power in that last attack, and by now was too tired to even attempt another one. She continued to plea for her life and ask Tenchi to leave her alone, but still he kept coming. I'm going to die. Its hopeless, I can't fight any more…She cried her final tears.
Then the pain hit her across the face. It seemed harsh, not the smooth cutting motion that she would've expected from a slash by a sword. Her vision was blurry from the tears that clouded her eyes, but she suddenly realised that she was still alive. She noticed the sword embedded in the ground a few feet away from her, and Tenchi had a hand raised to her. He had slapped her. As her heavy mantle and cloak fell to the ground, Yugi remained floating for a few more seconds before Tenchi gently held her arms and made her stand on her own two feet. He stooped down to her level and held his hand on the cheek he slapped her.
"No matter how sad or lonely you feel, this is no way to solve your problem." He spoke with such a kindness in his voice that it made Yugi look up into his eyes. He continued, "Any, what makes you think you're all alone in the world Yugi? Everybody feels lonely sometimes but hey, you should've just come over to our place y'know?"
Yugi was shocked, he was showing too much kindness and sympathy towards her. His hand, warm against her cold skin, seemed to soothe the pain from the slap he gave her. Knowing that he wasn't going to hurt her, she leaned against him her head resting on his shoulder and began to speak.
"He left me all alone in that dark place. It was scary, and I was there for so long. I…" she paused slightly. I'm not sure what I want now. All my life I've wanted something but now… Yugi realised that there was only one thing she wanted at that time. "I just want to be with Sasami now. I don't want to be alone any more…"
At that point she began to break down, crying tears into Tenchi's shoulder. Once she began to feel safe for the first time in her life, all her boundaries lowered. This resulted in her kingdom collapsing, the gems that represented each of those people close to Masaki Tenchi blinking out of existence as the sacred sword began to revert to its crystallised form. This went unnoticed by the two as Tenchi continued to comfort her.
"Come with us then to our home. It can be your home too." Since her kingdom no longer existed, time began to flow freely again, her ice fortress no longer there, and they are all now standing on a skyscraper, girders still visible since it isn't complete as yet. The others were astonished to see that Yugi was still alive and were happy especially Sasami.
"I feel sleepy." Yugi was feeling drowsy, "I was trying so hard for such a long time, now I'm just tired…" The exertion of so much power drained her to the point where it was hard for her to stand up straight. She leaned further into Tenchi, beginning to fall asleep.
Tenchi realised that she was speaking the truth, "Well you can rest now, you're safe with us." He let her continue to doze off on his shoulder as Mihoshi commented that the sun had risen…
