Washu's Secret or The Legend of Kou
Prologue
Washu cried as she looked lovingly at the small child in her arms. The baby gurgled and she waved her chubby arms. Washu carefully placed a beautifully crafted necklace in her child's hand. Washu wiped away a tear and left the baby girl in a basket at the doorstep of a hospital. She then laid a small baby cabbit next to the infant's sleeping body.
"Take care of her, Kou-ohki. Good-bye, Kou. Good-luck, my baby."
Chapter one- Kou
(35 years later (750 in Jurrian years and 10,000 in Earth years)
Kou Hakubi sat at the edge of the silvery lake. Kou-ohki was purring in her lap. Kou's gleaming blue eyes stared sharply into the distant as she ran her fingers through her spiky green hair. She looked down at the small necklace in her hand. She put it around her neck and pulled out the note that was found with her. She had read it and re-read again it millions of times. Kou memorized the contents by heart.
Please take care of Kou. I will be back to bring her home in 2 years. Please let her keep the little creature with her. Kou-ohki will be her guardian beast. Please take care of her for me, please!
Professor Hakubi Washu
Space Academy of Science
Kou thought back at the hard years at the orphanage. She thought of the time when she suddenly gained dangerous powers of levitation, telekinesis, teleportation, and plasma beam shooting. The orphanage did not want such a child in the building, so she was sent out to live on her own with few provisions and money. Her only friend in the world was Kou-ohki. She also had a beautifully crafted sword that appeared when Kou-ohki changed into it. Her swordsmanship was impeccable.
"Well, Kou-ohki, lets go in, huh? Maybe tomorrow will be the day when I'll hear some news." Kou-ohki lifted her head, apparently content with just sleeping in Kou's lap.
"Nyao…"she murmured. Kou simply scooped up a handful of water and splashed it on the cabbit.
"MEOW!" The cabbit hissed and spluttered. She fluffed up her silver-blue fur and blinked her large green eyes. "Meow!"
Kou laughed. "Okay. Let's get going. Transform, Kou-ohki!"
"MEOW!" Kou-ohki leapt in the air and transformed into a grand spaceship of silver-blue. The center nucleus was orange, the same color as the cabbit's gem. Kou teleported up into the cockpit and flew towards her home in Tokyo.
The note promised that Washu would be back for Kou in 2 years. It had been nearly 10,000 years. Kou had decided that Washu had either died or was somewhere where she couldn't reach Kou. It had been Kou's lifelong mission to find her long-lost mother and risk everything just to find her, no matter what the cost.
Ryoko stretched out on the sofa and plopped her head down on the pillow. She sighed and closed her eyes with a small smile on her face. Still smiling, she fell asleep. Soon, she was dreaming a slightly perturbing dream. There was the shadow of a girl. It wasn't any of the other girls in the house, just some other girl. She noticed a flash of sparkling orange at the girl's neck. The gem of a chocker perhaps? Then a silver blue cabbit with glowing green eyes jumped towards Ryoko.
She woke up with a start. The girl in the dream seemed strangely familiar. Like she was related or something…
"She might be the one, Ryoko." Ryoko jumped and finally realized the Washu was standing next to her. "Huh? What do you mean, 'the one?' Washu shook her head sadly and only said, "Follow me. There's something I need to show you."
"If this is one of your kooky invent-"
"No, it isn't. I'm serious Ryoko, come on!" Ryoko reluctantly followed her mother to the closet/lab and went inside. Washu walked over to a panel and pushed a button. A clear box appeared. Within the depths was a small choker. It was silver and gold, like 2 strands twisted together. On the center, a small orange gem was placed. Ryoko gasped.
"Yes. Just like in the dream? Only 2 people in the universe have this band, the girl in your dream and now, you."
"But I don't understand. Who-" Washu shook her head again. "I can't tell you yet, Ryoko. But when the day comes, you will know and I'll fill in the rest. For now, just GUARD THIS WITH YOUR LIFE! I swear, if you sell this for some cheap money or ANYTHING, you'll be faced by a tragedy so large, you'll never believe it."
"What kind of tragedy?"
"Only your life! This gem in the center holds all of your life energy. When Kagato captured and locked me up, I just happened to be holding this in my pocket. That, my dear, is the reason why you never died. If this gets into the wrong hands and the gem breaks, you'll die!" Ryoko gasped. Washu's eyes became misty for a moment and she just blinked. "Now get outta' here. I have some work to do. Ryoko nodded, wide eyed. She phased through the wall and stood out side the lab for a moment, white faced and eyes wide.
Prologue
Washu cried as she looked lovingly at the small child in her arms. The baby gurgled and she waved her chubby arms. Washu carefully placed a beautifully crafted necklace in her child's hand. Washu wiped away a tear and left the baby girl in a basket at the doorstep of a hospital. She then laid a small baby cabbit next to the infant's sleeping body.
"Take care of her, Kou-ohki. Good-bye, Kou. Good-luck, my baby."
Chapter one- Kou
(35 years later (750 in Jurrian years and 10,000 in Earth years)
Kou Hakubi sat at the edge of the silvery lake. Kou-ohki was purring in her lap. Kou's gleaming blue eyes stared sharply into the distant as she ran her fingers through her spiky green hair. She looked down at the small necklace in her hand. She put it around her neck and pulled out the note that was found with her. She had read it and re-read again it millions of times. Kou memorized the contents by heart.
Please take care of Kou. I will be back to bring her home in 2 years. Please let her keep the little creature with her. Kou-ohki will be her guardian beast. Please take care of her for me, please!
Professor Hakubi Washu
Space Academy of Science
Kou thought back at the hard years at the orphanage. She thought of the time when she suddenly gained dangerous powers of levitation, telekinesis, teleportation, and plasma beam shooting. The orphanage did not want such a child in the building, so she was sent out to live on her own with few provisions and money. Her only friend in the world was Kou-ohki. She also had a beautifully crafted sword that appeared when Kou-ohki changed into it. Her swordsmanship was impeccable.
"Well, Kou-ohki, lets go in, huh? Maybe tomorrow will be the day when I'll hear some news." Kou-ohki lifted her head, apparently content with just sleeping in Kou's lap.
"Nyao…"she murmured. Kou simply scooped up a handful of water and splashed it on the cabbit.
"MEOW!" The cabbit hissed and spluttered. She fluffed up her silver-blue fur and blinked her large green eyes. "Meow!"
Kou laughed. "Okay. Let's get going. Transform, Kou-ohki!"
"MEOW!" Kou-ohki leapt in the air and transformed into a grand spaceship of silver-blue. The center nucleus was orange, the same color as the cabbit's gem. Kou teleported up into the cockpit and flew towards her home in Tokyo.
The note promised that Washu would be back for Kou in 2 years. It had been nearly 10,000 years. Kou had decided that Washu had either died or was somewhere where she couldn't reach Kou. It had been Kou's lifelong mission to find her long-lost mother and risk everything just to find her, no matter what the cost.
Ryoko stretched out on the sofa and plopped her head down on the pillow. She sighed and closed her eyes with a small smile on her face. Still smiling, she fell asleep. Soon, she was dreaming a slightly perturbing dream. There was the shadow of a girl. It wasn't any of the other girls in the house, just some other girl. She noticed a flash of sparkling orange at the girl's neck. The gem of a chocker perhaps? Then a silver blue cabbit with glowing green eyes jumped towards Ryoko.
She woke up with a start. The girl in the dream seemed strangely familiar. Like she was related or something…
"She might be the one, Ryoko." Ryoko jumped and finally realized the Washu was standing next to her. "Huh? What do you mean, 'the one?' Washu shook her head sadly and only said, "Follow me. There's something I need to show you."
"If this is one of your kooky invent-"
"No, it isn't. I'm serious Ryoko, come on!" Ryoko reluctantly followed her mother to the closet/lab and went inside. Washu walked over to a panel and pushed a button. A clear box appeared. Within the depths was a small choker. It was silver and gold, like 2 strands twisted together. On the center, a small orange gem was placed. Ryoko gasped.
"Yes. Just like in the dream? Only 2 people in the universe have this band, the girl in your dream and now, you."
"But I don't understand. Who-" Washu shook her head again. "I can't tell you yet, Ryoko. But when the day comes, you will know and I'll fill in the rest. For now, just GUARD THIS WITH YOUR LIFE! I swear, if you sell this for some cheap money or ANYTHING, you'll be faced by a tragedy so large, you'll never believe it."
"What kind of tragedy?"
"Only your life! This gem in the center holds all of your life energy. When Kagato captured and locked me up, I just happened to be holding this in my pocket. That, my dear, is the reason why you never died. If this gets into the wrong hands and the gem breaks, you'll die!" Ryoko gasped. Washu's eyes became misty for a moment and she just blinked. "Now get outta' here. I have some work to do. Ryoko nodded, wide eyed. She phased through the wall and stood out side the lab for a moment, white faced and eyes wide.