Here it goes. I don't own these characters. I am merely the author of this story, based on my ideas using Pioneers characters. Please don't let the corporate lawyer vultures sue me. I hope you enjoy.
What You Wish For…
Chap. 1
"Enter the players"
"…And that completes my report." Said the brown-cloaked figure bowing before D3.
"Very well. Lady Tokimi wants you to maintain surveillance, and inform us of any new developments." Said D3 in a commanding tone.
The hooded figure replied, "As the Lady Tokimi commands." With that said, the figure rose and turned on his heel to the transport supplied to and from this dimension. As he returned he couldn't help but mutter to himself, "But they never do anything."
At the same time Lady Tokimi appeared behind D3. Without turning D3 said, "Yes my lady?"
Lady Tokimi gazing off into space replied, "I believe that before we can send Z in we need to weaken some of his opposition, to secure his success. This report gives me an idea. D3 send a Djinn to them. We'll let their own selfish desires do our work for us. Then they will be ripe for Z to destroy."
D3 replied, "Yes, my lady I will send Carsius, he will do quite well." Lady Tokimi smiled and said, "Yes, that will be fine."
Meanwhile many light years away, on a blue planet, in an ocean called the Pacific, on an island called Japan, next to a little village called Okayama, by a lake sat a three story red tile roofed house who's windows exploded outward just before smoke began to billow forth.
Tenchi, his blood boiling, because of the soot on his face and the frizzled way his hair looked, rose to stand between the two soot covered figures who where standing behind him. "That is enough!" He shouted.
"But she…" Started Ryoko.
Aeka cut in with, "Ohhh no monster woman you…"
But Tenchi yelled, "Enough, I said! Is it too much to ask to go through a single meal without arguing and fighting? If I was truly the object in this, then why wouldn't you attempt to win me over to your opinion? Instead you fight and you both know how much I hate that. I think neither of you cares for my feelings at all."
Hearing Tenchi raising his voice like this the other ladies began to slink away from the table. It would be better to go hungry than to face the storm that had been brewed in that room, they all thought.
Still Tenchi continued his rant, ". And you know your making me miserable!"
The two ladies stared at him with eyes wide and tears brimming. Their hearts had sunk into their feet. The nicest man they had ever known was standing in front of them yelling and berating them.
Still Tenchi continued, "It was going to be my one peaceful day off. The harvest is done. The fields don't need to be planted yet. School is on break, and grandfather said I could take a break, after learning that new kata. I waaaas going to spend some time with all of you: cooking with Sasamichan, napping on the deck with Mihoshi, assisting Washuu. I was even going to let you two decide what you wanted to do! Well, within reason.", he muttered the last to himself.
The two turned to each other, the final lash laid on this punishment being irony. They had sabotaged their chances at what they wanted.
"But you two don't deserve to be in any of our company." Tenchi paused, then looked down and sighed. Then he said quietly, " I'll be gone for the day. I'm going to spend some quality time by myself. I'll need some", he said reaching into the cabinet, "rice crackers." He reached in and pulled a white package out, and laid it on the counter. "And some tea." He said as he reached back in and pulled out a thermos. He went to the stove and poured some hot water over some tealeaves into the thermos, and then sealed it. Grabbing these up he proceeded to the door saying, "I've been to the fields and had nothing more. It'll do."
The two stood in stunned silence watching Tenchi shove the items into a backpack by the door, and switch from his house sandals to shoes. They stayed that way; slack jawed, until the door closed after him. The bang of the door broke the silence. Then Aeka started, "Well you've done it now, you demon woman."
Ryoko in indignation started back with, "Me! You're the one who called me the queen of slut pirates in front of Tenchi!"
Sasamichan had had enough. She scrunched her face into the meanest look she could, balled up her fist and stomped into the room. When she stopped, she placed her fists on her hips and shouted, "Enough!" Then mumbling to herself, "I'm getting dejavu." Louder to them she said, "Don't you two get it? You're both losing him this way!"
Two heads snapped around to look at her with shock in their eyes. They both exclaimed, "But she…" ,while pointing at each other.
"Get out! Just get out!", Sasami said. Tiredly she said," I've got a mess to clean up, and Washuu's robots have a house to repair, before you destroy it again. So if you two won't see reason at least get out of the way."
Tenchi meanwhile had struck out into a bright spring day: birds sang, butterflies fluttered, squirrels played. Immediately his spirits lifted. He stretched his legs and struck out down a path into the woods. In the back of his mind regret was already lurking about his outburst, but he put it away for the time being. He felt the sun on his face, and began to enjoy the exercise the walk afforded.
Ryoko shifted to the roof just as Tenchi turned the corner on the path. She sat down on the red tiles mumbling to herself, "Why is that prissy flat chested princess always turning everyone against me. They should name her the queen of snotty starched underpants. Perhaps the chaffing is what is getting to her?" She smiled at her own joke. The most feared space pirate in the universe inhaled deeply, expanding her ample charms, as she looked at the bright sunny day, so full of life. As she slowly exhaled she softly said, "By the goddess can't I get a break."
"Sure, what do you wish?" Came a deep voice from behind her.
She immediately sprang into the air reversing herself and igniting her sword, as she faced whoever dared surprise her. Before her was a man, of sorts. Smoke seemed to rise from a point, coalescing into a man at the top. He was girdled about the waist with a wide leather belt, which contained a pelt of short brown fur wrapped around him. His chest was bare, but he wore thick gold bracelets on each wrist. And had a large gold hoop in each ear. His ears though where shaped much like Ryoko's, but jutted a good six inches from his bald palate. His nose was broad, and his lips full. His eyes however, or where they should be were a solid blood red color. Taking all this in Ryoko exclaimed, "I don't know who you are mister, but you picked a bad day to ruffle my feathers."
In the same deep voice he replied, "I am only here on behest of the goddess to grant you three wishes."
"Listen fella you're not even funny, so if you want a piece of me or my friends just bring it on." She replied.
"No! I am not here to battle you. I am a Djinn. We only obey the higher dimensional beings, and I will give you three wishes. If my master is pleased I will be rewarded. If not I will suffer greatly." Replied the djinn.
Ryoko smirked and tauntingly replied, "If you are here to grant me three wishes, then I wish I was drowning in sake."
She hadn't even blinked, but suddenly there was no light. She was wet, cold, and cramped. Flashbacks of the cave went through her mind. Her heart raced, panic set in, and her power flared. Crack! Crash!
She wasn't closed in any more, but she was soaking wet. There was some dim light. Eyes widening she realized she was in a room full of sake barrels. With a gasp, before the flash of anger, she realized she had been in a sake barrel! Shifting up above the roof, she realized she was in the storage near the house, where Tenchi had stopped that day in the rain with princess prissy. Her anger now at full bore, she turned back towards the house, and took off. She didn't like to be mocked. She had had a bad day already. Tenchi and Sasami, the only two people who had ever really cared about her, where mad at her. And now she had been reminded of those seven hundred years in that cave, while being taken lightly. Her eyes glowed red.