It's been a year since this all began. Since I found my girlfriend dead in my apartment. Life hasn't been the same after that. I got back on the bottle, and drove nearly everyone away from me. My so called family couldn't deal with me anymore, so they left. The only one who wanted to put up with me was Blair...to try and cheer me up, we sometimes play fuck games with each other...god I think I'm drunk even right now. I must be. I'm naked with Blair in my bed. She's in my arms...god I'm so unhappy. You'd think I would want to search for Walt again but...what's the point you know? He's got me by my toes...no that didn't sound right...fuck...he's got me...fuck it.

Anyway...I'm in my bed right now...Blair is naked with me. She is sleeping but then the phone rings
like a bitch. The hangover is intense. I reach over, and pick it up.

"Yeah hello who the hell is it? I'm trying to fucking sleep..."

"Um oh uh excuse me. This is Detective Valiant, am I correct?"

"Yeah who's asking?"

"You may know me as Princess Ayeka from the anime Tenchi Muyo."

"No."

"Oh...well...I'm from that anime."

"I see. And you want?"

"Well, we heard you were the best Anime Detective there is, so we were wondering if you could help
us."

"We, Miss Ayeka?"

"Yes...we as in me and the others that live in our house from the anime...ours was kind of a reality
show. They contacted us and threw us all in together...even Ryoko the anime space pirate, the one
who for years tormented my people was put in to shake things up."

"State your business..."

"Our good friend...very good friend Lord Tenchi...has...has...BEEN MURDERED!" she wails. I
guess he meant something in that show.

"I take it you cared about him alot."

"Oh yes we did...uh but me especially! Listen, we will pay you top dollar for your help on finding the
killer! I am a very wealthy Princess!"

"Wealthy!?" I say leaning up. Hoo hoo boy! I've hit the jackpot! "Miss Ayeka, Detective Ray Valiant
at your service!"

"Oh wonderful! Well, here is our exact address."

She gives me her address, I take out some paper and write it down. I then quickly get up out of bed.

"Where ya goin' sweety?" Blair asks.

"I've got a case." I say putting my clothes on.

"A case? You haven't worked in over a year! Come on...let's play some more..."

"Maybe when I get back, alright?" I say fully clothed with my guns and holds. God she is persistant. I
walk to the front door and outside. I don't get out as much as I used to so maybe this will be good
for me. Anyway, it looks like I'll be driving to the airport now...I don't speak to Benny or Patty
anymore. I get into my car and begin to drive.

Eventually I reach the airport. I park, and walk inside. I walk up to the front desk to ask for a no
show ticket. Usually those cost alot less than a regular ticket. Anyway, I walk up to the lady.

"Hello. How can I help you?"

"Are there any no show tickets to Japan?"

"Let me check." She says checking her computer. "Yes we do have one. Would you like to purchase
it?"

"Yes I would." I say. She prints it out and I pay the lady. Then I walk up to the security check point.
Without Patty I have to go through the whole shpiel, and explain to them why I have dip
guns...eventually I make it through and up to my gate. Fuck. The plane doesn't arrive for another
hour. I decide to take a nap.

When I awaken, they announce the boarding of my flight. I walk up to the desk and hand in my ticket.
I walk onto the plane, and take my seat. After a couple minutes...

"Excuse me? Is this seat taken?"

"Patty?"

I look up at Patty and she smiles.

"RAY!" She screams hugging me.

"What are you doing here?"

"I got a call from this girl named Ayeka saying they required my service as first officer of the best
Anime Detective there is!"

I should have known...

"You didn't have to come Patty."

"But I wanted to...I haven't seen you in forever..." She said concerned sitting next to me.

"The times have been hard on me, Patty."

"I know...ever since we found-"

"Don't say it." I say interrupting me.

"Sorry...but I have been doing okay."

"Yeah...how is it working with Quentin Tarantino?"

"Great! He's so nice to Kid, Crona Tsubaki and me. He keeps saying how he has so many ideas for
us!"

"That's good. He's a brilliant man. He can think of a thousand ideas for you."

"Yep! Oh how is that Naota kid doing?"

"He, his father, and the robot have been hired by director David Lynch. He claims they are perfect for
his films."

"That's good..." She says yawing. The plane goes on the runway and we take off. Soon we are in the
air.

"Um...Ray?"

"Yes?"

"Am I still your weapon?"

"Have you ever stopped being my weapon?"

"I guess not." She says smiling. "So who's this anime chick we're going to see?"

"Princess Ayeka. From the Anime Tenchi Muyo."

"Oooohh I love that one! Expecially little Ryo-Oki! What happened to them?"

"Didn't they tell you? Tenchi was murdered."

"Oh..."

"Yes. And this Ayeka is paying me alot to catch the murderer."

"Well I think this will be so much fun! Like old time, right?"

"Uhhh...yeah."

Eventually, including a nap later, we arrive in Japan at our gate. I wake up Patty, and we both exit out
into the terminal. It's night here, I'm tired so I decide to call a cab. We go outside and call one. When
we get inside, I tell the driver the address.

"That's a long ways away, pal. It's gonna cost you."

"Don't worry about it. I got it covered."

"Alright..."

He drives us out of the city, and far into the undeveloped farmlands. It's actually surprising that some
Toons would want to live out here. But Animes are a little more civilized I guess...anyway, we finally
reach a gate that is closed and to the sides of it are two large logs.

"This is our stop buddy, that will be 200 yen."

Thankfully that's alot less in american money, which I pay him. We step out and walk up to the gate
as the driver drives away.

"Wow...this place is kinda creepy." Says Patty.

"Yeah..." I reply as we walk up to the gate.

"HALT!"

We stop in our tracks and I intinctly take out my dip gun.

"Whoa whoa whoa! Take it easy buddy!" another voice says. "We just want to know your business
here."

"Who are you?"

"You are looking right at us. We are the gatekeepers."

It's those big log things at the gate.

"Oh. I am Detective Ray Valiant, this is my first Officer Patty Thompson. We are here to investigate a
murder?"

"Oh yes, come right in you two." One of them says as the gate opens.

"Thanks." I say as we walk inside. We walk up to a large cabin like house, and up to the door.

"This ought to be interesting. I say knocking on it. After a bit a small girl with bright green hair
answers."

"Oh hello! You must be the Detective!" She says smiling. "Come right in!"

We walk in and she has us sit on the couch. She leaves the room and comes back with some tea.

"Ayeka should be here any minute, then you can talk about crime stuff!"

"That's the plan." I say. After a bit, a woman with purple hair, pink eyes, and wearing lavish looking
kimono walks in the room.

"Greetings." She says bowing. "I am Princess Ayeka. And I thank you for accepting my request."

"Uhh you're welcome." I say as she sits down. "So. I think we should start by you telling me exactly
what happened."

"Oh yes of course...you see it all began one day when me and the other girls, that is I, Sasimi,
Mihoshi, Washu, and Ryoko went for a dip in ove of our hot springs. We trusted Tenchi not to peep,
although his medlesome father was not quite the same, so Tenchi hung out in the living room to read a
book while his perverted father tried to peep at us, whom was met with Washu giving him the slip. So
then we stayed in the bath for awhile, and after a bit we found Tenchi in the living
room...with...with...*sniff* I'm sorry."

"It's alright, please continue." I say.

"Oh yes well...we found him...with a big stab wound...as if a blade went all the way through him..."
she explained with tears in her eyes.

"I see...is there anyone who would want to kill Tenchi?"

"I definitely don't believe so...Tenchi was the nicest, sweetest, most kind boy you could ever
meet...all he did was try to help and protect us, even though we sometimes got on his bad side...I
know he still was very fond of us all."

"Hmmm...well there is one person I know who might have had something to do with this..."

"Who?" she asks in curiosity.

"There's a man who travels from place to place, killing off communites of animes and toons."

"How horrible!"

"Yes, he is a man in a dark suit, brown fedora and black circular glasses."

"Hmmm I'm afraid I haven't seen someone like that here before...come to mention it no men have
ever stopped by since Tenchi passed away...not even his father or grandfather...you are the only one
to visit in a while..."

"Hmmm...who was the person who saw Tenchi last?"

"Well...that would be Ryoko...but we rarely see her. She locks herself in Tenchi's room these
days...Sasami brings her food to her and is the only one let in."

"Well, I don't mean to brag, but I am quite the negociator. I'm sure I can have her out in a jiffy." I say
getting up. "Where's her room?"

"First one down that way but uh I don't think that's such a good plan." She says as I walk towards
the door. I knock on it.

"Ryoko? Are you in there?"

"Who's this?" a voice asks.

"This is Detective Ray Valiant. I'm sorry about your friend, I know he meant alot to you. I just
wasnted to come in and ask you a few questions."

"No! Go away!"

"Now now, there's no need to get emotional. I'll just go in, ask questions, and leave."

"Don't come in here!" she yells as I put my hand in the knob.

"Detective! Don't open the-" Ayeka shouts as I begin to open the door.

"Fucking fuck!" I yell as I find myself in the middle of a lake outside the house, soaking wet. It's like
some kind of funhouse in there. I slowly make my way back to the shore. Once I'm there, I'm greeted
with a woman with blue, very spikey hair, wide ears and wearing a dress of several different colors.

"Uh...sorry about that...I kind of have that on incase someone tries to get in."

"What the hell was that?"

"It's like a security system."

"I take it you must be Ryoko." I say walking up to her.

"Yes I am..."

"Look, I really want to find the murderer of Tenchi. I know how hard it is to talk about it, because I
recently lost someone very close to me myself."

"You did?" she asked looking sad.

"Oh yes indeed. She was my girlfriend...one night after a long job me and my friends came back to
my place to find her...disembowled...she was murdered...I took it hard...I neglected my
job...dipping into saving to make my ends meet. I had to sell a chopper I had to pay the rent...plus
getting back on the bottle didn't help either."

"So you do understand..."

"I do. We're not so different you and I."

"Well...okay...come sit down with me and I'll tell you everything I know." she says walking over to the
porch. We both sit down next to each other.

"I'm not sure what Ayeka has told you, but I stepped out of the bath to get some towels. As I did...I
saw someone...someone we know...it was this girl, wearing a business suit and dark glasses. She has
long light green hair tied into two long ponytails. We know her as Miku. Apparantly, she was sent by a
company called "Funimation" which helps bring our Anime to America, to protect us from any other
harm...but ever since she arrived, I knew there was something off about her. She only pops in from
time to time...so I know something is up."

"Hmm...what does everybody else think of her?"

"That's the worse part. Everybody else loves her. Sasami plays with her, she helps Mihoshi with
cooking and chores and even helps Ayeka with the laundry and her things..."

It's not uncommon. I've heard about people like her. They open up to everybody else but they know
you know their true intentions and throw it in your face.

"When does she usually pop in?"

"Every weekend, which would usually be tomorrow."

"I wish there was a motel nearby..."

"You could stay with me if you like."

"With you?"

"Sure...you can have my bed."

"Are you sure you don't mind?"

"Nah, It's okay. I have a nap bed in the living room I use anyway."

"Well...alright. Let's go back inside."

We walk back inside and the house is dark. I wonder where Patty went, but then I see her and Sasami
asleep on the couch with blankets on them. Patty looks adorable when she's asleep. Ryoko smiles.

"Is she yours?"

"She's a close friend of mine. She's like a daughter to me."

"I can see. Well, I think I'm going to turn in for the night, Detective. Oh, and I disabled the security
system so you're good to go." She says fading and then reappearing on her bed in the rafters, eyes
closed already.

"Goodnight." I say walking to Ryoko's room. I close the door, get undressed, then slip into the bed.

Tomorrow this green haired bitch was going to pay.