Authors note:

This is an episode in a continuing series of stories that I

will be writing that is based off of Tenchi Muyo. It will be based

mostly around a male character that finds himself living in the

Masaki household. I realize that this idea has been done before.

I don't care because mine will be good. It will have things like

character development and a plot.

As a legal note, I did not create, nor do I own most of the

characters in this fic (Truthfully I only own the character

Kannuki. The Tenchi story is owned by Pioneer an AIC (I think).

Either way this stuff isn't mine, and I claim no owner ship cuz I

don't own it. So if you DO own it I would be appreciative if you

decided NOT to sue me.

Also, thanks to Lord Ilpalazzo/Psycomancer/Sontaku's

brother/whoever the hell he his, for pointing out the flaws in this

fic so that I may fix them.

As a final note, I guarantee that not a single title of any of the

episodes will include the words "no need".

My series is called Tenchi Muyo: The Juraian Enigma

If you have any questions or comments, contact me at

Twigz221@yahoo.com

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"Now in close proximity to planet #0315, also known as Earth"

comes an

electronic voice.

"Turn off hyperspace boosters, apply reverse jets and prepare for

entry" replies a sharp relaxed voice.

"Acknowledged"

The sleek red ship decelerates quickly as it moves out of

hyperspace. Before the pilot can react, however the ship hits

sudden turbulence.

"Computer, what's going on?"

"Sir we have apparently entered the middle of a meteor shower"

"A what? God dammit. How bad is it"

"The ship has sustained no damage. If the ship stays in this area

for too long it will surely receive damage beyond that which can be

repaired"

"That's not going to happen. What's our current position?"

"We are in the area between the fourth and fifth planets of this

solar system. The planets called Mars and Jupiter by the locals."

"You mean were not near Earth?"

"The ship had to leave hyperspace prematurely to avoid the

asteroids sir. At the current rate we will reach Earth Very

shortly."

"We'll get us the hell out of here and lets get to Earth, I have a

mission you know"

"Just one moment..."

"Well hurry it up."

"Forward thrusters on, now heading for..."

Before the computer could finish a loud and violent

explosion hit the side of the ship. The back left engine was hit

and was leaking heavy amounts of gasses.

"What happened?!"

"A small asteroid appears to have hit the rear left engine. The size

was too small to be picked up by radar. Velocity determined to

have been 3,420 miles per hour. Findings show that it struck the

gas tank."

"Damage Report"

"Rear left engine completely destroyed. Heavy damage to rear

chassis. Landing gear on left side destroyed. Interior fire has

begun. Ship must dock in 56 minutes and 32 seconds or it

will be incapacitated."

"Fire the other engines at full blast towards earth."

"But sir firing the other engines at full speed may..."

"DO IT."

"Acknowledged"

The ship shoots forward at incredible speeds, leaving a trail of

debris and shrapnel behind it, quickly heading towards the small

blue planet called Earth.

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Meanwhile in Tenchi's room.

"Tenchi, it's such a clear night, come with me on a walk will you."

Says Ryoko with her arms wrapped around him, "It'll be

so Romantic, just you and me together all night under the stars."

"Ryoko, get off me. I've been working all day. I need rest."

"So come with me." She runs her finger over his chest, "I'll make

you feel really good"

Suddenly a voice came from outside the door.

"Ryoko you leave him alone!" it was Ayeka "Tenchi needs time to

rest, so get out!" she says as she barges in through the door.

However as she did so the alarm went off. She disappeared from

Tenchi's room and reappeared in the lake. As this happens Ryoko

bursts into a fit of laughter.

"Ha that stupid princess. You see Tenchi, you don't want her, and

she just barges in so rudely, and can't even remember that your

door has an alarm."

"Hey at least she gives me my privacy" retorts Tenchi "now get out

of here!"

"All right then, for now. I'll be back, and that's a promise." She

says with a smile.

"Why can't she leave me alone?" Tenchi asks himself. "I hope

Ayeka is okay."



Ayeka was fine physically, but falling in the lake again

didn't help her mood much. "Oh that rotten Ryoko! Why can

she get away with whatever she wants?" She got out of the water

and began walking towards the space tree Funaho.

"I can't go on like this." She thought to herself, "I feel I am

losing the battle for Tenchi's heart to Ryoko. What can I do to

show him how much I love him, and to get him to love me

as well?"

She continued to walk until she reached the tree. She collapsed

next to the tree and began to stare at the ground. She thought

about how she was fighting a meaningless battle for Tenchi's heart.

She loved him and tried her hardest to win his heart, but failed so

often. She prayed to the tree to make things right for her, to make

Tenchi love her.

She sat there for about forty-five minutes crying and thinking to

herself. Finally she collected herself and stood up. She looked

up into the sky and saw thousands of beautiful stars. She noticed

a small star was emitting a strange glow. The star also seemed to

be growing at a rapid rate. In fact it was heading strait for Earth.

"That couldn't be Mihoshi could it?" Ayeka asked herself. "I could

almost swear she was not due back until tomorrow. Wait a minute

that's moving slower than Mihoshi usually goes. It is a ship, and

it's on fire. It's heading this way! RIGHT THIS WAY! Azaka,

Kamidake!"

The ship landed about one hundred yards from Ayeka, but the

explosion and the shrapnel, were heading strait for Her. The

ship skids along slamming into trees and sending fire and pieces

of metal everywhere. Fortunately, Azaka and Kamidake had

appeared just in the nick of time to shield Ayeka from the blast.

When the explosion finally cleared. Ayeka saw a huge ditch dug

by the falling ship. At the end of it she sees a huge pile of

burning twisted metal.

"Oh my goodness. This is horrible, I dearly hope there were not

many people on board." She approaches the wreckage not

expecting to find anything left alive. Suddenly she sees a small

silhouette from inside the flame. She sees the outline of a man

limping and clutching his arm. He stumbles for a few feet, and

then collapses onto the ground.

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Ayeka, Washu, and Sasami are in Washu's lab along with the

man from the wreck.

"Do you think he's gonna be okay?" asks Sasami in a worried

voice.

"Of course he is." Shouted Washu, "He's in the hands of the top

scientific genius in the universe!"

The man was lying unconscious on a table. Washu had a ton of

little wires and gizmos on his well-built body (to monitor his

status). He was almost too tall to fit on the six and a half foot tall

table. His messy jet-black hair highly contrasted his face, which

resembled Yosho's (the young Yosho), but was thinner. There

were for some reason only minor cuts, bruises and burns on his

body. The fact that he only had a few minor injuries highly

intrigued Washu.

"I find this very intriguing" says Washu. "How could he

possibly have survived that crash? Ayeka, do you know him

from your family at all?"

"No not at all. I have never seen this man before in my life."

"Neither have I" states Sasami.

"Well I want to do some tests on him," says Washu "I also think

once I do my work we can get some answers directly from him.

Now if you don't mind I would like to be alone."

"But miss Washu, I wish to stay here." says Ayeka.

"Now now little Ayeka, I'll be sure to tell you everything"

"But I..."

"Just go, I'll get you when he wakes up."

Ayeka and Sasami leave Washu alone and head back to the

living room. Sasami starts to head upstairs but Ayeka sits down

on the couch.

"Hey Ayeka, aren't you going to come to bed? It's getting late"

Asks Sasami.

"No not right now. I really wish to speak with this man. I felt

something from him, but I can't put my finger on it. It just

doesn't make sense that he could have survived that crash."

"Don't worry about it now. Washu will tell us everything in the

morning."

"I know that, I just wish to stay up, that's all."

"Well have your way then, I'm going to bed."

"Well good night then."

"G'night."

Ayeka then turned the television on and began watching some bad

late night television show. Before long she heard a voice

behind her, however it was not the voice she was hoping to hear.

"Up late are we Princess." It was Ryoko.

"What do you want?"

"Oh nothing, Just wondering why you are all up so late."

"Your telling me that you didn't hear that explosion about an hour

ago."

"I was just so busy with Tenchi that I must not have heard."

"What do you mean by that!?"

"Oh nothing really. For a teenage guy, he can be really hard to

seduce, you know what I mean."

"OH you are impossible. Well if you really want to know, a ship

Crash-landed near the house that surprisingly does not belong to

Mihoshi."

"Really? Is everyone okay?"

"Well we think so. After the crash Sasami, Washu, and I scanned

the wreckage, but we only found one person, but he was able to

escape the wreckage. Washu is treating him in her lab. I don't get

how you don't know yet. Didn't you read Ryo-Ohki's mind or at

least sense that there was distress?"

"Well to tell you the truth I was actually busy helping Tenchi with

his studying. He kicked me out right after your trip to the lake, but

I came back because I knew he needed help, so I decided to quiz

him on what he was learning about. Sure it was boring but being

with Tenchi is good enough for me. So a man crash landed, how

did he survive?"

"That's what I'd like to know."

"So you're staying up to wait for a man. Wow he must be cute."

"What are you implying?"

"So your scoping out other men. I guess you just got bored with

Tenchi. Oh well more for me"

"Will you just leave me alone?"

"No way I wanna meet this guy too."

"Well then your going to have to wait."



Meanwhile in Washu's lab, Washu was hard at work

experimenting and trying to get the man to wake up. She did not

have to wait long (because she is such a genius and it doesn't take

her long to anything.) The man began to stir and slowly opened

his eyes. He sat up and rubbed his head.

"Finally awake huh?" Asked Washu

"What?" said the man as he spun around to see who was talking to

him. "Where am I? Who are you?" He asked.

"My name is Washu and you are in my lab. You were in a pretty

bad crash and were lucky enough that I the greatest scientific

genius in the universe was there to bring you back to health."

"So it did crash. Is there anything left?"

"Just a bunch of scrap metal."

"Well I hope I hit the right place. Can you tell me something? I

wish to know if this is where Princesses Ayeka and Sasami are?"

"Well you're pretty informed. Yes they are here, but now I need to

know why you're here, and who you are."

"Well if you must know my name is Kannuki. I was traveling here

when an Asteroid hit my ship. My ship was heavily damaged so I

had to get to Earth as quickly as possible. When I reached a close

enough distance I set my scanners to lock onto anything from

Jurai. This was the only area with anything. I used my last bit of

fuel to set a course to this area. My landing gear was already

trashed so I had to attempt a crash landing. It seems to have not

gone so well, but at least I'm alive."

"Well I still want to know more. Like why you would be

traveling to Earth in the first place, and how you knew that the

Princesses were here. I also want to know how you survived the

crash. No normal human could have survived that."

"Why I came to Earth is my own business. As for being able to

survive the crash, that is a mystery to even me. I am pretty old, I

think about the same age as the Princess Ayeka. I have always

been pretty strong, but never as strong as the Royal family of Jurai.

I cannot fly or use the artifacts that that only the royal family can

use, but I am able to throw energy beams and create small shields

to protect myself. I have no idea how I can do it. I've had em for

as long as I can remember. I did use my power during the wreck.

Right before the crash I created a shield around myself, and

probably saved my life. Unfortunately I had to use all of my

power to keep it up and I flickered off for a second. During that

second some shrapnel hit my arm, and a beam hit my head. I

vaguely remember crawling from my ship. That's about it."

"Well lucky for you Ayeka was near the crash site and was able to

drag your body away from the ship before the fire hit the reserve

gas tanks and the ship completely exploded. I think I may be able

to help you really. You said you don't know the origins of your

power didn't you? Well, all you have to do is become my guinea

pig and all your questions will be answered!"

"I won't be your guinea pig but if you can figure out my power I'd

appreciate it."

"Oh please," says Washu in a childish voice, "I can't let a big

strong man like you get away from me that easily."

"I seriously hope your joking. I'll let you examine me later if

you really have to, but you better promise something in return.

Besides right now I'd kind of like something to eat. I'm hungry.

Oh and I would like to meet Ayeka if that's possible."

"Fine then." Said Washu in a disappointed voice. "Follow me."

Washu leads Kannuki out of her examining room and towards the

exit of her lab. Kannuki was amazed at all of the things that were

in her lab.

"This is quite a place you have here. These creatures you have in

these tanks, I've never seen anything like them. But uh... Where are

we?"

"My lab IS amazing isn't it? To answer your question, we're in a

different dimension I created. Nowhere near Earth at all. But

thanks to my genius, we can get back there in a flash."

"Whatever. Are we there yet, this is taking too long."

"My we ARE impatient aren't we?"

"Sorry" He rubs his head, still a little woozy and disoriented.

They finally reached the exit and went out through the door.

"Hey Ayeka" called Washu. "He's awake now." Ayeka looks over

and gets up from the couch. She walks over to them with Ryoko

close behind.

"I am glad to see your okay. I am Ayeka Jurai and it is a

pleasure to meet you."

"Pleasure's all mine princess. By the way, my names Kannuki.

Thanks for helping out back there. Washu says I'd be dead if it

weren't for you. I owe you one. And who is that behind you."

Replies Kannuki.

"Oh her name is..."

"Hey I can tell him my own name." Interrupts Ryoko, "The

names Ryoko."

"Ryoko. You're Ryoko?" Says Kannuki with a blank expression

on his face.

"That's me. Is something wrong?"

"Well I didn't expect a villainous space pirate to be so... cute."

"Are you flattering me or just trying to get lucky?"

"I, uh..."

All three girls begin giggling.

"Well whatever. But I have a question. How is it that the

princesses of Jurai, the top scientific genius in the universe, and a

wanted criminal all come to live in the same house on a remote

planet?"

"It's a very long story," replies Ayeka, "Come we shall explain

They all sit down in the living room while Ayeka and Washu

explain the whole living situation to Kannuki (Ryoko just

watched not really caring to get into the conversation.) They told

him everything from when Tenchi first to met Ryoko until the

small incident when Funaho and Misaki came to Earth along

with Azusa, the Emperor of Jurai, two months earlier. They did

however leave out certain things that they felt it was unnecessary

for Kannuki to know, like how Sasami and Tsunami are one, and

that it was Lady Tokimi that sent Dr Clay.

"That's quite a story." Comments Kannuki. "So you are all

staying here just because of Tenchi."

"Pretty much" replies Washu.

"Tell me something Kannuki," says Ayeka "What brings you to

Earth? You do realize that this a restricted area."

"Well I was traveling in the area when I hit some technical

problems with my ship. It turned out Earth was the closest

civilized planet so I headed here." As Kannuki says this he gets

a bit of a dirty shot from Washu who notices that his story has

changed a bit. Ayeka and Ryoko did not notice the look on her

face. "I then was hit by an asteroid near Mars and then locked on

to the small amount of Juraian energy that was in this area."

"Well that explains one thing, but how did you survive that

crash?" Kannuki responds to this question the same way that he

responded to it when Washu asked him.

"Why did you not come forward?" asks Ayeka, "If you have such

power than why did you not tell the Royal family. It is possible

that we could be related in some way."

"I've already thought of that. I looked into the Royal family's

history and there is no way that we could be related."

"I wouldn't rule that out." Says Washu, "It is very possible that

your birth could have been hidden from the family and the record

keepers. Fortunately, if you let me I can take some DNA samples

and compare them to Ayeka's to be sure. I can also track down

what is giving you your power."

"Go ahead, I doubt you'll find anything."

Ayeka lets out a huge yawn. "I am getting sleepy, what time is it?"

she asks.

"Nearly 2:00" says Washu.

"I am going to bed." says Ayeka.

"Yeah me too." says Ryoko.

"You may stay in Mihoshi's bed for the night." Ayeka tells

Kannuki.

"Thanks."

"It's up the stairs and the second door on the right if you do get

tired."

"Alright."

Ryoko and Ayeka retire to their separate rooms, but Washu stays

with Kannuki. When they are both out of earshot Washu turns to

Kannuki with a mean glance.

"You lied." She says. "You told me you had your own business

and that I could not know why you are here, yet you told Ayeka

that you were in the area and had problems. That means your

hiding something."

"I'm not hiding anything."

"Yes you are, I am going to find out what. I will see you in the

morning." She headed to her lab and disappeared behind the door.

"This could be bad" Kannuki thought to himself. He didn't feel

like sleeping at all, instead he decides to look around the grounds

of the house and the temple. He slides open the door and steps

outside. He gazes up at the stars and begins heading towards the

woods. He approaches the stairs and begin heading up them.

After about 500 of them he sits down and looks out at the area.

He looks out across the beautiful scenery. Looking downwards

he notices the house. All lights are out except for one room on

the first floor. He sees some movement inside the lighted room.

He sees the figure move towards the glass sliding door and open

it. The person then turns off the lights and exits the house. He

can't be sure of who it is, but he notices it is a small woman with

large hair, so it is most likely Washu. She begins heading

towards the right. Kannuki then looks over to the general

direction that she is heading. He sees a small light at the end of a

large unnatural ditch.

"That must be my ship. If she's heading there I could be in

trouble, I had better hurry." Kannuki stands up and begins running

toward his ship. Deciding that going back down the stairs would

take to long, he cuts off down a beaten path on the side of the

stairs. He is now running at full speed through the woods. The

path begins to fade and eventually stops, Kannuki just keeps on

running through the brush, doing his best to avoid any trees. He

eventually breaks through into an open area. Looking around he

sees that his ship is about 500 yards in front of him and to the left.

He then slows down his pace and begins jogging towards the light.

He has to run through brush again but it is not as bad as before. He

gets to about 100 yards from the light when he once again breaks

out into the opening. Before him stands a mighty tree surrounded

by a small pond. Hanging from the tree are many ornamental

objects that appear Juraian.

"This looks like... but it can't be. Not on Earth." He walks

down the rock path that leads to the trees trunk. "It is, It's

Funaho. How did it get here?" He places his hand on the tree

and feels a strange reaction. He is suddenly surrounded by a

strange light and begins to see images of Ryo-Ohki and the ship

Funaho battling is space followed by Yosho fighting Ryoko (See

OAV episode 3).

"So that's how it got here, strange." He looks to his left and sees

his ship in a total wreck. He also sees Washu standing next to

the largest piece of the ship collecting samples.

"Aw crap." He thinks. He runs right through the water rather than

down the rocks, not caring about getting wet. He sprints up to

Washu and grabs her shoulder and spins her around.

"What the hell are you doing at my ship?" he asks angrily.

"Hey calm down!" she says, "I'm just collecting some samples."

"What the hell makes you think you can just go up to my ship

behind my back and start taking things?"

"Well when someone as strong as you comes suddenly to planet

Earth with some sort of secret mission and then lies to cover it up,

you can't help but investigate."

"Well keep your hands off of my stuff." He says as he grabs a

small black object from her hands.

"Hey that's..."

"That's my black box. You can't have this, it contains classified

information."

"So you ARE on a mission."

"No shit. This is a highly secret and very important mission, and I

can't have you interfering."

"So are you here to kidnap me too?"

"What you mean like Dr. Clay? No."

"How do you know about Dr. Clay?" says Washu in a very

shocked voice.

"I know a lot of things. To tell you the truth I already knew

about half of the events that you and Ayeka told me about."

"Who sent you?"

"I already told you that that is classified. We cannot discuss this

further." Kannuki takes a few steps back from his ship. "You may

want to move." He says. He points the palm of his hand at the

ship. Washu wisely moves. A ball of energy gathers around his

hand, which then shoots out and hits the ship, destroying

everything of any value to Washu. He walks over to the part of the

ship where his living quarters used to be. He rummages through

the wreckage and finds a Katana in a sheath. He picks it up and

begins walking towards the house.

"I'll see you in the morning for those tests." He says. "Oh and for

their sake, don't tell the others that we had this conversation."

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It is now several hours later, and the sun is just beginning to rise.

Kannuki wakes up, lying on the couch in the Living room. He

hears noises coming from the Kitchen so he gathers himself and

stands up. He heads over to the kitchen and walks in. He sees

Sasami standing over the stove preparing breakfast for the others.

Sasami hearing Kannuki come in turns around and lets out a small

scream. After a second she recognizes him from the night earlier.

"Oh it's you. You're the man who crashed here aren't you?"

"Yea that's me."

"Nice to meet you. My name is Sasami."

"The names Kannuki. Nice to meet you too, but why are you

cooking? The youngest princess of Jurai shouldn't have to do

that."

"I have to prepare food for everyone because I'm the only one who

can cook. Besides I like cooking. But, I wonder, how did you

know I was the princess of Jurai."

"Well for one thing, it would be pretty hard to not recognize a

princess of the largest empire in the galaxy. Plus Ayeka and

Washu told me everything last night when I first woke up from the

crash."

"So, Kannuki was it?"

"Yeah."

"How come you're here? Earth is a restricted area."

"Well it's kind of a long story." Kannuki then tells Sasami

everything that he told Ayeka and Ryoko. "And that's pretty much

it."

"Wow that's amazing. I'm glad you're okay. You can join us for

breakfast. I made enough for you. Oh my goodness, breakfast!"

Sasami quickly realizes that she lost track of the food when she

was listening to Kannuki. She tries her hardest to fix it, but the

main dish that she was preparing was way too overcooked to serve.

She hangs her head and begins crying.

"I ruined breakfast... sniff, and Tenchi will be up in ten minutes."

"Hey don't worry about it." Says Kannuki trying to console her.

"But there's no time."

"Sure there is. Maybe not for whatever you were making before,

but there's a lot to make."

"Really?"

"Sure, do you have any eggs?"

"Yes."

"Cheese?"

"Uh huh."

"Bread?"

"Yes."

"Fresh fruit?"

"A little yea."

"How about bacon and sausage?"

"We have sausage but no bacon."

"Then we have plenty. You start cooking up the eggs. I'm sure

you know how to make omelets right?

"I sure do," says Sasami sounding quite a bit cheered up.

"Alright. You make the omelets. I'll begin cooking the

sausage, toasting the toast, and arranging the fruit. It won't take

long at all."

"Gotcha!"

Sasami began cooking eggs while Kannuki prepared his food.

Within nine minutes the food was ready.

"How did you know how to prepare breakfast?" Sasami asks

Kannuki.

"Well, when you live alone you have make your own food or else

you'll go broke. And after a while you get sick of eating nothing

but Raman noodles, so I decided to learn to cook simple meals."

"This meal was easy. I don't know why I didn't think of it."

"From what I hear you're a master chef. Don't let this one little

slip up ruin you for life."

Soon after he says this they hear footsteps coming down the stairs.

Actually they heard to pairs. Soon both Tenchi and Ayeka enter

the Kitchen.

"...and he somehow survived." Says Ayeka finishing a short

conversation with Tenchi. "Oh. He's awake!" She says as she

notices Kannuki at the table drinking his tea.

"You crashed near my house huh? Seems to happen a lot around

here. Ha. Well my names Tenchi nice to meet you."

Kannuki stands up and walks towards Tenchi. "Names Kannuki."

He says as he shakes Tenchi's hand. "Nice meeting you too."

"I can't believe there was a crash and I didn't hear it." Says

Tenchi.

"It was quite loud actually." Says Ayeka. "How could you not

have?"

"Well if it weren't for Ryoko. I can't believe her sometimes. I was

trying rest up and she wouldn't leave me alone."

"What do you mean?" yells Ayeka.

"You know Ryoko. Take a guess."

"That whore! She will pay for this!"

"Ayeka! We have a guest!" pleads Sasami while pointing at

Kannuki.

"You are right Sasami. I am sorry."

"Sit down, I have breakfast ready."

She placed food in front of all three of them.

"Eggs and Sausage!" says Tenchi "Thank you Sasami this is a

wonderful breakfast."

"Well Tenchi I had some hel..."

"Yes you are a great cook Sasami. I'm sure glad you can cook this

well" interrupts Kannuki. Sasami smiles at him and runs back to

the kitchen to grab more food. She comes back out with more fruit

and toast. After she sets it down she looks over towards the stairs.

"Oh I almost forgot. Hey Tenchi could you go get Washu." As

Sasami says this Tenchi gets quite stiff and pale.

"Get... Washu..." he stutters.

"Hey I'll get her" says Kannuki while standing up (Noticing that

Tenchi obviously doesn't want to go.) Tenchi lets out a huge sigh

of relief.

Kannuki heads towards the small door that lead to Washu's lab.

He takes a deep breath and steps in. He looks forward and sees

Washu sitting in her chair. He walks forward, and gets about ten

feet from her when suddenly a chair pops up from beneath him and

straps wrap around him locking him in place.

"Time for some fun my guinea pig." Says Washu. "You won't

escape this time." She spins around and sees not Tenchi but a very

frightened Kannuki. "YOU! What are you doing in my lab?!"

"Mph Mmmph. Hrmph" says a very gagged Kannuki.

"Dammit I lost him again." Says a very angry and disappointed

Washu to herself. "Get out of here" she says to Kannuki as she

presses a button on her keypad that releases his bindings.

"Time... For... Breakfast." Gasps Kannuki who is now on his hands

and knees.

"Fine I suppose I have time." Washu walks to the exit and closes

it behind her. Kannuki stand up and collects himself.

"What the hell just happened?" he says to himself. "I do not get

that woman." He head towards the door and attempts to open it,

but he finds it very much locked. He gives it a good shake, then

looks around for any locking device but is quite unsuccessful. He

then tries to ram the door but gets only a bruise. Giving up on the

door he walks looks around for any other doors. He is completely

unsuccessful.

"This isn't right. Where the hell was I last night." Giving up he

sits down at Washu's computer. He hit a button and the screen

pops up. He can see only the word "PASSWORD:" He starts

hitting random keys and hits enter. Suddenly the screen turns red

and the message "To gain access simply input the reason you are

on Earth and what your mission is." displays.

"How did she? Man this sucks." Kannuki then sits back and

begins staring blankly at the ceiling. Before long he hears the door

behind him.

"No Tenchi don't let him out!" he hears Washu say.

"Washu stop it! Hey Kannuki are you in there?" Says Tenchi.

"Right here." Replies Kannuki who is now standing and heading

towards the door.

"I'm really sorry about that." Tenchi says to Kannuki. "Washu is

kind of difficult sometimes."

"So I noticed. Thanks for letting me out."

They walk back over to the table and sit down. Kannuki sees that

Ryoko has also now joined them. Kannuki starts eating his food

again and the rest join him. The breakfast goes on without much

conversation. When they are finished Tenchi grabs his books, says

his goodbyes and heads off to school. A disappointed Washu

heads back into her lab, and Sasami begins clearing the table with

help from Ayeka. Kannuki heads over to the living room and sits

down closely followed by Ryoko. Kannuki looks outside and

admires the scenery, but Ryoko stares deeply at Kannuki.

Kannuki finally notices that Ryoko has been staring at him. "Do

you want something?" he says dryly.

"Oh nothing."

"Why are staring at me?"

"I dunno. Guess I'm just intrigued by you."

"Why's that?"

"Why did Washu try to lock you in her lab? Are you hiding

something?"

"No nothing at all. What's with the questions?"

"Hey can't a girl be curious? It's not everyday that people come

crashing down on a restricted area. On top of that, you have

powers that normal people should not have. Who are you really?

Where were you raised? What's your job?"

"Yes I would like to know too." Says Ayeka who just walked into

the room along with Sasami.

"Please tell us." Pleads Sasami.

Kannuki realizes that he is in a bit of a jam. He figures he can tell

them about himself without giving away the reason he really is on

Earth, so he decides he can tell them of his past.

"Alright sit down, I'll tell you everything. I was born on Jurai a

long time ago. I can't tell you my exact age really. I never met

my real parents. I was instead raised by a man named Arashi. He

was a very intelligent man, and was quite skilled in martial arts.

He lived alone in some remote place of Jurai when one day my real

mother gave me to him to raise. Apparently Arashi and my parents

were pretty good friends or else I don't think he would have been

willing to raise me. Arashi never knew, or never told me, why my

mother gave me up to him.

Either way he accepted. He raised me as though I were his own

child. He taught me everything I would need to know. He taught

me how to survive on my own. He taught me how to fight, as well

as to know how to not have to fight. Then one day, 700 years ago

we received a distress signal from Jurai's capitol. He told me that

he was a retired soldier of the royal Jurai army, and that there was

a terrible battle going on that he had to take part in. I begged him

not to go but he went anyway. He never returned.

After waiting for three months I headed to Jurai's capitol. There I

found out that Arashi had died. I took the knowledge that I

acquired from him and set out to start a new life. I hitched a ride

to Keltek, the closest inhabitable planet to Jurai, and the planet

with the highest crime rate in the Galaxy. There, I began my life

as a mercenary. I took any job that came my way, and I was good

at them all. It was then that I realized that I was different. Living

alone with Arashi I never realized how strong I was, but when I

came out into the real world I discovered that I was much more

powerful than most people. I thought this was an advantage at

first, but I soon acquired many enemies on Keltek. I was disliked

by not only the police, but by all of the Drug lords and heads of

criminal organizations as well. Things got really bad. The price

on my head grew higher and higher until the point where even my

best friends betrayed me thinking that they could cash in on the

bounty.

After about 500 years on Keltek, I knew that I had to get out. I

Took my ship and set off to explore the galaxy. I traveled to

nearly every known planet.

Then one day about 5 years ago, I met a man who said that my

powers resembled that of the Royal family of Jurai. He said that

since I could command these powers that must be related to them

in some way. This man attempted to befriend me saying that he

too was quite powerful and that I would make a worthy adversary.

I rejected his offer. This ticked him off a bit, so he tried to capture

me, saying that I must know the power of Jurai and that that power

must become his. I was able to escape, but his words stayed with

me. This may not come as a surprise, but that mans name was

Kagato.

I set out to find out who my real parents were and if I was indeed

related to the Royal family. I Returned to Jurai and began

researching. I looked into the royal families complete history, but

there was no mention of me, or anyone that could be me anywhere.

I attempted to speak with the royal family directly, but I was never

granted an audience. I returned to Arashi's house to look for clues

but I found nothing. My parents never documented my birth, so

legally I don't exist. I don't even have a last name.

I finally gave up about a year ago and went back to my travels. I

thought about becoming a mercenary again, but I decided that

there was no way I was going to repeat what happened on Keltek.

I heard that the planet Hyrune was a good place for single men like

myself to start new lives, so I headed began traveling. As all of

you probably already know Hyrune is the closest habitable planet

to Earth, and the way that the systems are aligned this time of year,

I had to pass through Earth airspace to get there. When I was

passing by my ship began experiencing some mechanical failures.

I checked for the nearest inhabitable planet, which just so

happened to be Earth. I headed here thinking that I could find

some assistance. However, when I reached the area between the

fourth and fifth planets of this system, my ship was struck by an

asteroid. I headed for Earth at full speed when my ships computer

told me I had very little time left. I locked onto whatever Juraian

signals I could and targeted that area of the Earth. My landing gear

was destroyed so I had to attempt a crash landing. As you all now

know, it didn't go well. And that's pretty much it."

They sat there staring at him for about a minute. Finally Ryoko

spoke up. "Kannuki. Tell me, 700 years ago when Arashi was

killed. Was it... Was it me who killed him?"

Kannuki sits still for about ten seconds, then finally looks up at

Ryoko. "Yes." He says.

"Well I think Ryoko owes you an apology." Speaks Ayeka.

"Forget it, that's in the past." Says Kannuki.

"How did you escape from Kagato?" asks Ryoko, "We barely

survived when we fought him."

"It wasn't easy. He did capture me, but before he could get me on

his ship, I escaped while he was preparing the ship. It was just

enough time to allow me to grab the nearest vehicle and get out of

there. I don't think he attempted to pursue, or else he would have

caught me."

"What are you going to do now?" asks Sasami.

"I'm really not sure. You see, everything that I owned was on that

ship. I have nothing, no money, no ship, and you guys are the

closest thing I have to friends."

"That's terrible!" says Sasami.

"I've been in worse situations than him." Says Ryoko almost as if

she were bragging.

"Yes I'm sure you have," says Ayeka rather snidely "but Kannuki,

there must be something left in wreckage."

"No there isn't. After you went to bed I checked out the wreckage

myself. There is nothing of any use."

"Well if there is anything we can do for you, don't hesitate to ask."

Says Ayeka.

"I know something we can do for him." Says Washu, who none of

them realized had been standing in the doorway listening in. "If

Kannuki is willing to come to my lab again, I can take some DNA

samples to see if he really is part of the royal family."

"Why miss Washu that is a fabulous idea!" says Ayeka "Don't you

think so Kannuki?"

"Uh, yeah." Says Kannuki. He didn't want to go back into

Washu's lab, but if he didn't it would seem way too suspicious.

Besides, if Ayeka were with him it wouldn't be a problem. They

headed into the lab followed by Ryoko, but not Sasami who went

back to kitchen to finish cleaning up. They traveled through

several doors that weren't there the last time Kannuki was in the

lab. They finally got to a small room with several odd looking

instruments lying on a table.

"Now this won't take long at all. All I need is a little blood." Says

Washu. Kannuki sticks out his finger and gets a small needle

inserted..

"Doesn't that hurt?" says Ayeka.

"Yeah a little. It's no big deal."

"Alright, you can leave now, were done for now." Says Washu.

Ayeka and Ryoko leave, but before Kannuki can he is grabbed by

Washu. "YOU can't leave. We need to talk."

"About what?"

"So how much of that story you told was true?"

"All of it."

"Except for the end."

"Well your right about that, but the rest is true."

"Well it's obvious that you aren't going to tell me about your

mission, but at least tell me about your run in with Kagato."

"I met him on some remote planet. He saw me use my powers and

he approached me. We talked for a few days and became kind of

like friends. He asked me what the secret of my power was, I told

him that I had no idea. He didn't believe me, so he tried to force it

out of me. You know the rest of the story."

"What did he tell you?"

"He told me that since I wielded that power, I must be of royal

descent and therefore must know the secret of Jurai. He said such

power could not be learned. That didn't make sense to me because

he isn't of royal decent and he's was a lot more powerful than

me."

"Power can be obtained yes, but not the power of Jurai. The power

that Kagato controls has different qualities than yours I taught him

his power, but your power is different. His power can be learned,

yours must be inherited. Get it?"

"I think so. Hey does that mean you're able to teach me how to

use that kind of power?"

"Of course I could teach you how."

"Really!"

"Yes, but I won't. You think I would tell you to how to control

something that dangerous?"

"You taught Kagato."

"You think I would have if I had known what he would do with it.

I will never make that mistake again."

"Well I can't get you to trust me, but at least hear me out. Washu,

I am not here to hurt or kidnap anyone. My mission is not evil in

any way, believe me on this."

"Well than why are you here."

"You'll find out in due time. I promise. Goodbye Washu."

Kannuki starts walking out of the lab.

"One more thing Kannuki."

"Yeah what."

"Could you please call me little Washu? Please?"

"What."

"Call me little Washu."

"Uh okay… little Washu."

"Thank you." Kannuki finds his way out of the lab and proceeds to

the kitchen. He finds Sasami in there finishing up with the

breakfast dishes. "Hey Sasami. I kind of need a shower. Where's

a bathroom I can use."

"Oh you don't need a bathroom here. Come on." She leads him

outside and points to the onsen. "There's a whole hot-spring in

there that you can use. Everything you need should be in there.

Washu made it. I bet it'll feel really good after that crash."

"Yeah, thank you." Kannuki heads over to the onsen and goes

inside. He sees two signs, one reading "women's bath" the other

reading "men's bath". He goes to the men's bath up the stairs. He

gets ready, and steps into the bath. He sits there for a good long

while staring forward and relaxing. After about 30 minutes he

hears steps behind him. "Who could that be?" he thinks to himself.

As he turns around he hears the steps stop. He looks right where

he heard the steps, but sees no one. "What the hell" he mutters.

He spins around back to how he was facing before. There right in

front of him is a smiling Ryoko. Kannuki jumps back rather

quickly. "What are doing in here? This is the men's bath."

Ryoko uprights herself, exposing to Kannuki that she is quite nude.

"I know that, thought you might want some company."

"Uh well... You're... uh..."

"Oh what? You've never seen a naked woman before?"

"Well of course I have... just, never in private."

"You're a virgin! You! Ha that's great. Mr. All powerful man

living on Keltek, and you've never had sex! Oh that's too funny."

"Like it's any of your business." Kannuki tries his best to look

away. "Get out of here."

"Hey, why are you being so shy? If it makes you feel better, I'm a

virgin too."

"You've gotta be kidding me."

"No, but I'm different. I really had no choice."

"I don't see how you're any different from me. I lived most of my

life in a remote spot of Jurai. After that I lived on a planet where

the only women are prostitutes, and ugly ones at that. Also,

though I may have a rough history, I DO have my morals. I'm not

going to sleep with any woman I run across."

"Or any woman for that matter."

"I can't believe you. Your mocking me for being a virgin, but

you're one yourself. On top of that you come into the men's bath

without so much as a towel on."

"Hey I bath like this all the time. Get used to it."

"I also heard from Tenchi that you were trying to seduce him last

night."

"Yeah so what."

"Well don't tell me that a senior in high school is going to turn

down a beautiful woman like you."

"He's a tough one, but I'll get him some day."

"He sounds like kind of a pansy."

"Hey DON'T call him a pansy. Tenchi has saved my life in more

ways than one. Before I met him I was an evil space pirate. Now

because of him I have finally been able to express myself and live

peacefully. I love Tenchi, I would die for him if I had to."

"Wow."

"Haven't you ever had anyone like that?"

"Not really. Arashi was like a father to me, but he's really the only

person I have ever considered to be a friend. Sure I had some

friends on Keltek, but they all betrayed me if they got a price high

enough. For the last 200 years I have been traveling from planet to

planet, and I have met some people I think I can trust, but nobody

that I can consider a friend."

"You know now that I think about it, you and me have a lot in

common. We've both been alone most of our lives, living as

outlaws, with no real friends."

"Yeah well at least you've got something going for you now.

You've found a place you can live and have everything you need.

I just lost absolutely everything. Everything I owned was on my

ship. I literally have nothing, not even an identity... I have to go.

It's been nice talking to you." Kannuki gets up, gets dressed, and

leaves Ryoko alone. Ryoko sits in the bath for a while than finally

gets up and phases into some clothes (her usual blue and yellow

kimono with the tail).

She teleports into the living room, where Ayeka is reading a book

silently. Ryoko grabs the T.V. remote and flips it on. She flips

through the channels and begins stops at one of her favorite shows.

She turns up the volume, which annoys Ayeka a bit.

"Do you mind? I am reading and I would like some peace and

quiet." She says.

"Yeah well then you shouldn't have picked the only room that has

a T.V. to read in."

"You are impossible. Could you at least turn the volume down?"

"No way. I was here first."

"You were not. I was sitting here peacefully and you just phase in

and begin listening to the television loudly. And another thing, I

saw you go into the men's area of the bath while Kannuki is in

there. Can't you give anyone a bit of privacy?"

"Speaking of Kannuki, something really seems to be bothering

him."

"Yes, he only just lost all he has in a terrible crash." She says

snidely.

"Hey don't get sarcastic with me! I mean it. I believe it's deeper

than that. It's almost like, like..."

"Like it's no accident that he's on Earth." Says Washu, who just

stepped out of her lab.

"What do you mean?" asks Ayeka.

"I'm not sure of it, but I believe he is on a mission that involves us,

and that the crash was just a setback. I can't be sure of it, but I

think we need to keep an eye on him."

"So you think his whole story was false."

"No. I think he was telling the truth about his past, but not his

recent past. I do however have the results of the DNA test."

"Well what does it say?" asks Ayeka.

"You two are in no way related. Your blood and Kannuki's share

no family links. However I did discover that he gets his power

from the same source as you. This does not mean anything though.

He may have got it from Tsunami for all we know. I was also able

to discover that he is not nearly as powerful as either of you. I

believe with proper training he could be, but for now he is no

threat to any of us. Besides, I don't think he intends to hurt any of

us, even if he could."

"How do you know all of this?" asks Ryoko.

"You wouldn't understand if I told you, but lets just say that I can

learn a lot from a simple blood sample."

"Is that why you tried to trap him in your lab this morning?" asks

Ryoko.

"Well sort of. I was going to try and get some information out of

him, but I think I know enough now. The only question now is

what we do with him."

"I think we should offer to let him stay here for a while. I'm sure

Tenchi wouldn't mind another person living here." Says Ayeka.

"Well maybe," says Washu, "But I have a better idea."

_____________________________________________________

Meanwhile...

Kannuki walks up the stairs thinking to himself. "This better be a

nice shrine. There has to be at least a thousand stairs here." He

continues up, but stops when he hears a twig snap behind him. He

spins around and sees a brown blur go into the woods in the corner

of his eye. "What the?" After looking around for a second he

turns around and heads up the stairs again. He once again hears a

noise behind him, but ignores it for a second. Then he suddenly

spins around and grabs the small cabbit that was following him.

"Gotcha. You must be Ryo-Ohki."

"Miya" says Ryo-Ohki while cocking her head looking quite

confused.

"I'm Kannuki, Ayeka and Washu told me about you."

"Miyaa!"

"Why were you following me?"

"Miya miyaaa."

"This would be easier if I could understand you."

"Mrah." Says Ryo-Ohki as she squirms out of his hand and jumps

to the stairs. She goes up a few steps and looks back at Kannuki.

"Miyyaa." She then starts running up the stairs. Kannuki starts

running up behind her. They finally reach the top, but Ryo-Ohki

keeps running. Ryo-Ohki goes right into the shrine and hooks

right after the door. Kannuki runs through the door behind her,

trying to keep up, but instead runs right into Katsuhito. Katsuhito

doesn't move, but Kannuki goes down.

"Now young man, why are you in such a hurry?" asks Katsuhito.

"I think Ryo-Ohki was trying to show me something. Oh sorry."

He gets up. "The names Kannuki, nice to meet you." He says as

he shakes his hand."

"Yes the lady Ayeka has told me about you. It is most unfortunate

that you have lost your ship. Well Kannuki, please join me for

some tea."

"Wait, what was it that Ryo-Ohki wanted to show me?"

"Oh I believe it was nothing." Says Katsuhito while pointing at

Ryo-Ohki who now has a sly smile on her face.

"All right, thanks." He walks over to the table with the tea on it

and sits down. Katsuhito pours him a cup and he thanks him.

"So you were raised by a man named Arashi?" says Katsuhito.

"Yes I was." Replies Kannuki.

"I knew him."

"You knew Arashi! How?"

"Well as Ayeka probably told you I am really Yosho, the ex-crown

prince of Jurai, who has left that life and became a priest in a small

Earth temple."

"Yeah she mentioned something like that."

"Well when I lived on Jurai I knew him well. He was a brave and

noble man. My family respected him for all that he had done for

us. After a long life of service he decided to quite the Juraian army

and live a peaceful life alone. He had reached the level of general,

and deserved a rest. However when Ryoko attacked Jurai he

returned to action for one last battle. He fought bravely, but could

not hurt Ryoko. Then as she flew away in Ryo-Ohki she clipped

the building that Arashi was standing near. The building collapsed

on top of Arashi, killing him."

"Thank you for telling me this. Tell me, you knew Arashi well,

but did you know my mother?"

"I am afraid I do not. Arashi did tell us that he was raising a child,

but he never mentioned who gave the child to him."

He stands up and gets in Katsuhito's face "You must know

something. Do you even have a guess."

"I do not."

Kannuki collapses back onto the ground. "That's alright. I've

pretty much given up on trying to figure out who I am anyway."

"That is a shame. A man should not live without knowing who he

really is. Knowledge of one's self is the best knowledge a person

can have. Things must be very difficult for you right now. That

ship was your home right?"

"Yeah it was."

"So everything you own was on it."

"Yup."

"Well I believe that you should stay here with us. There is no way

for you to leave Earth, and without proper identification it is not

possible to live successfully on Earth."

"Thanks, but I think I can handle it."

"Don't let yourself get overcome with pride. I must insist that you

stay. There is much I would like to learn about you."

"Hey no offense, but what is it with everyone wanting to know

everything about me around here?"

"I see. I suppose everyone who lives here has been asking you

questions like crazy. Sorry about that. Come with me to the

house. We will arrange things for you."

"Thanks Yosho. I really appreciate this."

"Please, I have left that life behind me. Call me either Katsuhito or

grandfather."

"Alright."

Katsuhito leads Kannuki down the stairs, with Ryo-Ohki following

close behind. They approach the house and enter. They find

Ayeka, Washu, and Ryoko in the living room.

"Listen up." Says Katsuhito sharply. They look over at him and

listen. "I'm sure you are all aware of our friend here's situation.

He has nothing, and no one. I believe it is best that he stay with us.

We have enough room and I'm sure he will be happy to help out

around the house."

"Well that's very gracious of you," says Washu, "but I'm afraid I

have a better idea. Since he was only trying to go to Hyrune, I

think we should take him there ourselves. I can provide for him

anything that he would need."

"Now, that's a very nice gesture miss Washu, but I really must

insist that he stay." Replies Katsuhito.

"Thank you very much honorable Katsuhito." Says Kannuki with a

bow. "I am grateful you would do that for me Washu, but I think

life here will be a lot better than on Hyrune."

"Well I for one am glad you are staying." Says Ayeka cheerfully.

Ryoko and Washu were not as happy, but hid their disappointment.

"I believe we have a guest room that is unused. Ayeka, will you

please show him to it?" asks Katsuhito.

"Certainly" says Ayeka cheerfully. Ayeka leads Kannuki up the

stairs and into the unoccupied room. Katsuhito then heads to

another part of the house, leaving Washu and Ryoko alone.

"Well you were right Washu," says Ryoko, "He definitely is on

Earth for a reason. What do you think he's here for."

"Well at first I thought he may be here to kidnap one of us, like

some demented guy like Dr. Clay, but I'm not so sure of that

anymore. The second thought is that he may be a royal watchdog

here to bring back Ayeka and Sasami. I am thinking this because

when he first woke up last night he asked if they were here. I'm

pretty sure he was kind of out of it then, and wouldn't have made

such a mistake if he were alert. However that idea doesn't fit right

either. I know the Emperor wishes for Ayeka and Sasami to

return home and forget about Tenchi, but I don't think Misaki and

Funaho would allow him to pull such a stunt."

"Unless they don't know about it."

"Correct, but still, when the emperor came he found out that Ayeka

and Sasami would not leave here for any reason. I believe it was

not the emperor at all who sent him."

"Well then who sent him?"

"I don't know, but I have one last guess. I hope this isn't it, but as

you know the Juraian Royal family has a lot of enemies. He may

be an assassin sent to eliminate Ayeka."

"Well that doesn't sound so bad."

"Shut up for a second please. I am not afraid for our lives at all

really. The test showed he has much less power than we do. On

top of that, he wouldn't be able to escape. His ship is entirely

destroyed. Besides, a good assassin doesn't announce himself, or

wait an entire day to strike."

"Why not just wait and find out. Time tells all right?"

"I'm afraid you may be right on this one. I don't trust him, but I'm

afraid we have no choice. Besides, Katsuhito, Sasami, and Ayeka

seem to have taken a liking to him. I personally don't like him, but

that's the way it goes sometimes."

"I have nothing against him. If he's telling the truth about his past,

then I can kind of relate to him. Give him a chance at least."

"Since when have you given people a chance? Sounds like you've

matured a bit."

"Ah shut up." Says Ryoko while looking a little embarrassed.

Suddenly they hear Kannuki heading down the stairs. They both

look at him and put on innocent smiles. Kannuki looks back with a

puzzled look on his face.

"Uh, what's up?" he asks quizzically.

"Oh nothing" they say simultaneously.

"Yeah anyway, I need some stuff like clothing and other small

necessities. What's the best way into town?"

"At this time of day without Tenchi's father home, the only way is

to walk." Says Washu.

"Figures." Mutters Kannuki. He walks down the stairs and sits

next to Ryoko on the couch. "Don't have any money either. This

could be a problem."

Katsuhito and Sasami enter the room. "Kannuki I just heard. I'm

so happy!" says Sasami happily.

"Thank you Sasami." Says Kannuki with a smile.

"Is there anything I can do to help you to feel at home?" Sasami

offers.

"That's kind of what we were discussing. I have no clothes or

personal items. Or money to pay for them."

"Don't worry about that." Says Katsuhito. "I will have Tenchi

take you to town. You can get at least the essentials."

"Thanks, I appreciate it."

___________________________________________________

Soon after they have lunch, Tenchi and Kannuki set out for town.

They're heading down the dirt road chatting quietly.

"Must have been quite a shock. Losing everything in a crash like

that." Says Tenchi to Kannuki.

"Yeah. But I feel things will turn out for the best."

"I hope so."

"Must be nice."

"What do you mean?"

"You know what I mean. You live a peaceful life alone, then

BAM. You have a houseful of women who want you. Don't tell

me you're not in heaven."

"Well it is nice."

"Isn't there one more I haven't met?"

"Yeah, a galaxy police officer named Mihoshi. You'll probably

like her."

"Hopefully. Is she cute?"

Tenchi blushes a little, "Yeah she's pretty cute. I think she's

getting back tonight. You can see for yourself."

"Sweet deal."

They continued walking together towards town. Tenchi was kind

of happy. He finally had someone he could talk to about guy stuff.

They go to the shop and Kannuki grabbed some cheap shirts and

pants from the clearance rack. When they returned to the house,

Ayeka and Sasami had set up Kannuki's room to make it more

livable. They sat down to dinner and ate another of Sasami's

delicious meals.

After dinner, Kannuki grabbed some Sake and headed out to the

lake for a quiet drink alone. It was a cool night out, the sky was

pretty clear. There was no breeze, so the lake looked like a giant

mirror, with the bright moon reflecting off.

Behind him Kannuki could hear Sasami laughing loudly about

something, probably from the TV. He couldn't believe it, he was

on Earth, and he had found what he was looking for. Now he had

to figure out what to do. He stared intently at the lake. He could

see the stars shimmering brightly off of the reflection. One

particular star caught his attention. It was flickering brightly, and

seemed to be growing quickly. A faint whistling noise was heard

above. Kannuki quickly shifts his attention from the reflection to

the actual star.

"I think I know what this is." He mutters to himself. He looks up

again. "Yup, no time to get out of the way."

Mihoshi's ship slams into the lake like it has a thousand times

before. A large wave crashes over Kannuki, drenching him.

Shockingly, none of the wooden structure was destroyed.

Kannuki wipes the water from his eyes. "Terrific" he mutters.

About a hundred yards to his right he hears a phasing sound. A

dripping wet Mihoshi is now standing on the shore, dripping wet.

She was sobbing as usual and taking off her outer layers to dry off.

Kannuki gets up and walks over to her. She's too busy drying off

to notice him approaching.

"You okay?" asks Kannuki.

"YAH" screams Mihoshi as she jumps in the air startled.

"You Mihoshi?" asks Kannuki.

"Uh, I, uh." She stands up strait, "Yes. Officer first class Mihoshi

Kuramitsu at your service."

"Thought so."

"Um, if you don't mind... I was wondering... Uh... Who are you?"

"Oh sorry. The names Kannuki."

She smiles "Oh. Hi! So um, why are you at this house?"

Kannuki explains to her the whole situation. Mihoshi displays a

whole slew of emotions as he tells the story. After he's done, they

enter the house together and dry off.

Kannuki stays up later than anyone else. When he finally does go

to bed, he spends most of the time lying on his back wide-awake.

Here he was, on Earth, living at the Masaki house.

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That's it for chapter 1.

Coming soon: Chapter 2: Consequences and Repercussions

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