17 Hours Later…
Ryoko sarcastically: Wow Washu, this was such a good idea. I wish I thought of it. annoyed The only think wrong is that we're still in the same places
we were in earlier!
Washu: Let a genius think, will ya?
Sasami comes out of the
kitchen.
Sasami: Can someone tell me where Tenchi is? holds up an empty potato bag and waves
it I need more potatoes for
dinner.
Washu stands up: That's it!
Mihoshi: What's it?
Washu: We'll have a Potato-Sack race!
Ryoko: And that's your brilliant idea?
Washu: Think about it. It's the only activity where we can't cheat badly.
Aeka: Miss Washu, what would be the prize given to
the winner?
Washu: I'm thinking… the grand prize is an
uninterrupted date with Tenchi. No one
else can disturb he or the winner.
Mihoshi: Wow.
That sounds fun. But how are we
going to tell Tenchi about it?
Washu: You just leave that up to me.
--
Tenchi: And you say that the grand prize is a trip
to the Galactic Limits?
Washu: Mmm-hmm.
It's beautiful around this time of year. You'd really like it.
Tenchi: That sounds great. I'm in.
Washu to herself: This is sooo good. I am the greatest!
--
Washu:
Welcome to the First Annual Masaki Almost-a-Family Potato Sack Contest
A.K.A. Don't Bother the Genius Washu!
Now, the rules are simple.
You're in the potato sacks. All
you have to do is jump from here to the finish line.
Mihoshi: All the way there?
Ryoko: Are you blind? It's only a few meters away!
Washu: I did that deliberately so I can get back to
work. Now, is everyone ready?
Nobuyuki jumps toward the
starting line in a potato sack.
Nobuyuki: Wait!
I'm coming!
Tenchi: Dad?
Aeka: What's he doing here?
Nobuyuki: I heard Washu yelling and decided to find
out what all the commotion was about.
It's a good thing I did since I'm such a great potato sack racer.
Ryoko: You're kidding, right?
Washu: Hey Hey Hey!! Time's being wasted!
Let's start this already!
Washu holds up a flag. Ryoko begins to levitate. Washu grabs Ryoko's bag.
Washu to Ryoko: Nuh-uh.
There won't be any of that here.
to everyone And
remember the grand prize – a date with Tenchi!
Tenchi: What?!
Washu drops the flag.
Washu: Go!
From the start line, Mihoshi jumps ahead of
everyone, but loses her balance and ends up face first on the ground. The others continue to jump to the finish
line.
Tenchi
to himself: Oh
great! What'd they get me into? What I'd get myself into?!
Aeka
to herself: Lord
Tenchi. I'll win this for you.
Ryoko
to herself: Soon it'll be
just you and me, Tenchi.
Sasami
to herself: It'll be fun
hanging out with Tenchi.
Washu to herself: If I do win this, I could go out with
Tenchi. But I'll be behind with my
work. Oh, why must a genius suffer so?
Mihoshi
starts to get up, but loses her balance again and starts rolling down the hill.
Mihoshi: WWAAAAHHHH!!!
Mihoshi picks up speed and hits first Washu,
then Sasami, Aeka, and Ryoko. Tenchi
and Nobuyuki hop faster to avoid the tumbling mass of people.
Nobuyuki: *hah* *hah*
Well son, if I win, we could grab a bite to eat or something. This'll be a good time to get to know my son
since your girlfriends and schoolwork and work at the temple keep you
busy. The last thing I remember that we
did together was going to the beach when you were ten.
Tenchi
moves ahead of his father.
Tenchi:
Got to…keep ahead!
Just then, Ryo-Ohki starts to scurry
ahead of Tenchi.
Tenchi:
Ryo-Ohki?
Ryo-Ohki crosses the finish line. Nobuyuki is hit by the tumbling group of
people and gets thrown to Tenchi. The
two fall down right before the finish line and stop the group of girls from
falling further.
Aeka:
Mihoshi! Look what you did!
Ryoko: Yeah!
You ruined my chance at being with Tenchi!
Aeka:
What did you say!?
Ryoko:
You heard me! Me be with
Tenchi!
Aeka:
And what makes you think that you would win?!
Ryoko:
Well, for one thing, I don't sit around my princess butt all day!
Aeka:
You take that back!
Ryoko:
Oh yeah… make me.
Mihoshi gets in between the two: Now let's not fight. It was just a game.
Ryoko and Aeka glare at Mihoshi.
Mihoshi:
Now that's better.
Ryoko and Aeka both wack Mihoshi in the
face with their arms while talking at once.
Aeka and Ryoko:
Well she started it!
Aeka and Ryoko both look down to see a passed-out
Mihoshi.
Sasami: Mihoshi's right. picking up Ryo-Ohki Anyways, we already have a winner. holds up Ryo-Ohki – trumpets play in the back
Ryo-Ohki:
Meowreow!
Aeka and Ryoko:
Ryo-Ohki? When'd she come?
Washu:
Good. Now that that's done, I can
finally get back to my work. Oh yeah,
congrats Tenchi.
Tenchi: *sweat drop*
--
On their day in the town…
Tenchi:
Now Ryo-Ohki, I want you to be on your best behavior out here, okay?
Ryo-Ohki:
Meow.
Tenchi:
Good. Now, where do you want to
go first?
A woman walking stops to see Ryo-Ohki.
Woman: Aww.
What an adorable little bunny.
Ryo-Ohki: Meowrow.
Woman: What?!
Bunnies can't meow! Bunnies
can't meow!
Tenchi grabs Ryo-Ohki.
Tenchi
nervously: No m'am. This is a …uhh… a rare European rabbit. It's suppose to sounds like a cat. Heh heh.
Tenchi
runs off with Ryo-Ohki and hides in an alley.
Tenchi: Ryo-Ohki, you can't meow out here. gets something out of his backpack I thought we might need this. takes out a blue dress with a carrot
on it Here, change into your
human form and put this on.
--
Sasami sighs: I wonder what Tenchi and Ryo-Ohki are
doing. It sure is lonely without them
here.
--
Both Tenchi and the human-like version of
Ryo-Ohki come out from the alley and continue to walk like nothing has
happened. People start to stare at the
strange looking girl walking with Tenchi.
Two kids chasing each other start coming toward her and Tenchi. One of the kids accidentally runs into
Ryo-Ohki. The kid gets up.
Kid: Oh,
sorry. Let me help you.
The kid lends out a helping hand. Ryo-Ohki looks at it, gets up, smacks the
hand out of her way, and attacks the kid.
Tenchi:
Ryo-Ohki! Don't!
Tenchi grabs Ryo-Ohki by the waist and pulls her
to him.
Tenchi: You'll
have to excuse her. She hasn't been
feeling well.
Tenchi runs off again with Ryo-Ohki.
Kid: That's the
last time I'll trust a furry.
As Tenchi's carrying her, Ryo-Ohki sees
something, jumps out of Tenchi's arms and breaks into a run.
Ryo-Ohki: Meow
Meow Meow!!
Tenchi: Come back!
--
Aeka: Sasami, aren't you done with dinner
yet? walks into the
kitchen Why, you haven't
done anything. What's the matter? Is everything all right?
Sasami: I'm sorry,
Aeka. I haven't been feeling much like
cooking today since Ryo-Ohki's been gone.
Aeka sits
next to Sasami: Don't worry,
Sasami. She's ok. She's with Tenchi, remember? They'll be back before you know it.
Sasami: You're right, Aeka.
Aeka: Feel better?
Sasami: Uh-huh.
Aeka: Good, now how about some dinner?
Sasami: We need things from the store.
Aeka glass
breaks in the background: What!? But we're flat broke!
Sasami: There're
some instant noodles in the cabinet.
Aeka gets up and rummages through the cabinets
to find food. She comes across a few
canisters of dehydrated noodles.
Aeka: This is all
the food we have!?
--
Ryo-Ohki stops in front of a vendor selling
vegetables, including carrots, and tries to reach them.
Vendor: Hey kid,
get outta here!
Tenchi catches up to her and grabs her hand.
Tenchi: Ryo-Ohki… sees the carrot
already in her mouth – now talks to the vendor
How much for the carrot?
Vendor: 825 yen.
Tenchi: Isn't that
a little steep?! I mean…it's just a
carrot.
Vendor: Carrots
haven't had a good season. Now pay up.
Tenchi: Fine. pays
the vendor and walks off with Ryo-Ohki
--
Ryoko: This…is
all…there was?
Aeka: Yes, unless
you can come up with some money.
Ryoko: Well, I
could come up with something better than noodles.
Aeka: I'd like to
see you try.
Ryoko: I don't
want to.
Mihoshi: Come on, guys. Can't we have at least one peaceful meal without anyone arguing?
Ryoko and Aeka:
NO!
--
Tenchi's stomach rumbles.
Tenchi: Well, at
least you had dinner. It's starting to
get late. Want to go home now?
Ryo-Ohki: Meow.
Tenchi and Ryo-Ohki get on a bus heading for
home. Before leaving the bus depot, a
guy wearing a ski mask holds a gun in front of all the passengers.
Guy: This is me
knocking out the bus driver.
The guy punches out the bus driver and throws
him off the bus.
Guy: And this is
me hijacking the bus!
The masked hijacker starts the bus and pushes
the accelerator to the floor. The bus
zips through the city. Ryo-Ohki,
wanting to go home, gets up from her seat and walks to the hijacker. The hijacker knocks her down and she tumbles
out of the neglected opened door.
Tenchi: Ryo-Ohki!
Ryo-Ohki gets up with only a few scratches and
bruises. She returns to her original
form, then transforms into the space barge and races after the speeding bus
with her sharp exteriors grind into buildings.
She takes air, wiping out several more buildings in the process, and
starts shooting lasers at the bus.
Tenchi: Why is she
doing that?
Two of the lasers actually hit the bus – one
travels through the center of the bus while the other hits the engine. The other lasers fired earlier hit various
parts of the city and blew up buildings, roads, vehicles, and small
monuments. The hijacker, not having an escape
vehicle anymore, jumps out and begs Ryo-Ohki to stop.
Guy: STOOPPP!!
I promise I'll be good from now on and only hijack carts at golf
courses!!
Ryo-Ohki: Meowrow!
Ryo-Ohki returns to her cabbit form and starts
hopping toward the bus. Tthe hijacker
moves out of her way and starts running away.
Guy: WAAAAAAHH!!
Tenchi: Ryo-Ohki! You stopped the hijacker!
Tenchi looks around and sees the obliterated
city.
Tenchi: Umm…maybe
we should get out of here before someone thinks it was us.
Ryo-Ohki: Rwror.
--
Tenchi: We're
back.
Sasami:
Tenchi! Ryo-Ohki! How'd it go?
Ryo-Ohki scurries up to Sasami's head.
Tenchi: It was
ok. Where's everyone else?
Sasami: Sleeping.
Tenchi:
Sleeping?
Sasami: Uh-huh.
They said that since they couldn't eat good food they would dream about
it.
Tenchi: That sounds like a good idea. walking up the stairs Oh, and Sasami, if there's a bunch of people
outside yelling and carrying burning torches, just tell them "there's no such
thing as a girl-spaceship-bunny creature".
--
Washu
walking out of her lab while stretching: I got to finish soooo much work. We should have Family Time more often.
Doorbell rings.
Washu: Coming.
opens the front door and sees and angry mob of people carrying
burning torches Yes, can I help
you?
Leader: Have you seen a girl-spaceship-bunny
creature?
Washu closes the door.
Washu: Well, that's enough work for me for today.
