Neo Tenchi Muyo – Episode 2 "Love and Loss" Created by Karl Grava and Paul
Vincent Edited by Paul Vincent Written by Karl Grava Disclaimer - No I do
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recommend audience is 13+.
Start main theme - Love Will Leave You Crying
Cordain's sword, a large yet slender bastard sword, flew with all his fury in a downward slash towards Ayeka. Ayeka barely had time to move, managing only to summon her shield, stopping the blade from striking her and saving her life. "I see that you have learned how to form a strong shield." Cordain remarked dryly. He then leapt into a backward somersault and landed ten yards away from the princess. The forest that surrounded Cordain and Ayeka allowed only a glimpse ofthe sun to penetrate onto the ground they walked, forming an arena of shadows for the two. Ayeka looked at her assailant. His face was that of a man who could be no older then twenty, yet his eyes showed a man whom had lived and seen things that only a lifetime could contain. "You have no idea how long I have waited for this day, the day I would finally make your family pay for what they did," Cordain said slowly and calmly with malice dripping off of every word he spoke. "I honestly don't know who you are or why you are here, but to put it lightly I am not in the mood!" Ayeka responded before she transformed into her battle regalia.
Her eyes shot daggers at the young man whom had just tried to murder her. Cordain stared at the battle ready princess yet he had not heard her words, all he could hear was the faint voice of his sister calling for him. "No more games princess, it's time for you to die!" With that Cordain charged Ayeka once more; this time she flew straight up in the air to avoid the horizontal slash that may well have cut her in half. Cordain watched as the princess closed her eyes concentrating. At this point he noticed the hundreds of floating wood blocks that were now surrounding him, then he felt the energy of Jurai shocking his entire body. The burn flowed through him, yet it did not weaken him; it only fueled his mind with a sudden thought. He was thinking of the pain his family had felt before they died, whether or not it was the same pain that he felt now before he would die. With that, Cordain dropped to the ground in a faint.
With her attacker down Ayeka dismissed the barrage of guardians and floated down to investigate her would-be assassin. She had never seen the silk he was wearing, nor had she seen a man with such savage strikes since either her brother or Kagato. She was distracted in her thoughts when Cordain leapt at her again with no warning, slashing her across the chest. Ayeka knew that the cut had not been deep, but still felt a strange searing pain in the wound that was now forming on her chest. Tears of pain began to fall from Ayeka's eyes. Ayeka stared at this man slowly walking towards her again with his sword drawn at his side, the blade covered in a thin line of her blood. Ayeka's expression of fear quickly turned to one of hate, hate for this man, hate for her own weakness, hate for the one she thought she loved. Ayeka stared the man in the eyes, both attacker and victim silently conveying and confirming the hatred each held for the other. Ayeka then let loose a feral scream as she flew at Cordain, forming her shield around her fist to act as her weapon.
Cordain quickly side-stepped her attack and turned, already prepared for her second attack. Ayeka quickly turned around, flying past the trees she had just smashed into splinters. Cordain shook his head, counting on such clumsy tactics from a novice such as this princess. He focused and stood his ground as Ayeka came closer and closer towards him, accelerating more by each passing second. Yet instead of hitting her intended target, Ayeka's fist and force field slammed into an emerald colored shield now surrounding Cordain. Cordain quietly scoffed at the princess's pitiful attack and the shocked look on her face as he used his shield to slam into her nullifying her own shield and knocking her through three separate trees. Ayeka could not move, and the bruises she had on her back made her feel that death may be a welcome experience. Even as she felt her grip on consciousness fade, she began seeing twin images of her assailant rushing towards her with his sword pointed forward in a position to impale. "Die!" Cordain shouted as he neared the princess.
"Stop!" yelled an unknown voice. Cordain broke from his charge at the defenseless princess to see and prepare for his new adversary. Yosho stood only twenty feet from Cordain with his bokken already drawn. "I know not who you are, but given your recent actions and manners I must ask you to leave the grounds of this shrine. You have one minute," Yosho said calmly. Even though his exterior was calm, his mind was anything but; he knew Ayeka was in grave danger and would require immediate help. Cordain furrowed his brow in concentration before coldly grinning in realization. "Never in a thousand years would I have expected to find you here on this remote sand ball. I must thank you for making my task easier. However, I'm afraid I still must kill you; my honor demands blood." "You jest about honor when you were about to attack a defenseless girl in the attempt to kill her. Do not insult me with your ravings, now leave and go in peace. Your minute is nearly up," Yosho spoke. Cordain could hardly contain his laughter at the words he was now hearing. "Honor; you think I know not the meaning of the word? I was the one whom stood helpless when your family attacked my world. When my sister was murdered by one of your many weapons, when my mother sacrificed herself to save me, when the world I called home was destroyed by the armada of Jurai. We had only a small standing army and had always remained neutral, but your family decreed with infinite impunity that they possessed the right to committee genocide! And now, you dare give a lecture about honor, Yosho?!" Cordain yelled.
A sense of dread came over Yosho as he remembered as he looked into this young man's eyes. "It can't be…" Yosho spoke in a near whisper. "Yes, I am Cordain Volon, first and last prince of Volon. I have searched for you and your sister for many years; now I have found you both, and I will have my vengeance." He then paused to check a watch on his wrist. "My minute is now up, Yosho; care to enforce your edict?" With that, Cordain charged at Yosho. Yosho quickly blocked the charge with his bokken, forcing Cordain's sword to the right. Cordain then swung his blade in a horizontal movement to the left that would have cut Yosho's legs off had he not jumped up and over Cordain. As Yosho landed behind Cordain he swung down to land a knockout blow; the bokken only stuck Cordain's blade, extended above the skilled swordsman. Cordain then performed a sweep kick which Yosho blocked using his bokken. The inadvertent blow to Cordain's right leg did not even faze him. The two warriors were quickly moving back and forth each exchanging blows and each parrying the others attack. "Listen to me, you do not know what you are doing…" Yosho started but could not finish as he was overpowered in a sudden rush attack from Cordain. The sword in Cordain's hand began to glow a light green as it was held point first to Yosho's throat. "I know what I'm doing, murderer." Just as Cordain was about to strike the Jurian prince dead he stopped upon hearing a sound.
Ryoko had just teleported behind Cordain and was looking at the scene before her with quite a confused look on her face. "Excuse me, may I ask what you are doing?" Ryoko asked in a rather confused and almost irritated voice. She didn't have time for this; she knew that she needed to get those herbs for Tenchi's tea. Cordain looked at her across his shoulder. "Why is it that this one simple task just can't avoid interruption?" he thought to himself. "Stand aside woman; my business is not with you!" Cordain yelled at her. Yosho's eyes flung open at this comment, and only one thought ran through his mind: "Oh shit, now he's done it!". Ryoko, whom minutes ago wore a confused look was now turning red from anger. "Did you just address me as 'woman'?" Ryoko spoke while grinding her teeth.
She had always maintained a somewhat cool level when being insulted, even when it came to Ayeka; though that was more like a chore or an exercise in her mind. But to have some arrogant, self righteous, egotistical pig address her as nothing more then a base creature was not going to be tolerated. Cordain looked over his shoulder again to see Ryoko now charging an energy sphere in her hands. As he watched Ryoko's eyes flash bright yellow before she fired it at him, Cordain's unfinished thought before he blacked out was simply "This is gonna-".
Yosho stood up upon seeing the now slightly charred yet still alive body of Cordain sprawled on the ground. Ryoko stood above the body, now only slightly less angered after letting out some steam. Ayeka began to come to and saw her brother standing over her assailant. "Brother, you saved me," she said weakly trying to stand up but not quite possessing the strength. The last time she had felt this kind of pain was when Kagato flung her across his chapel. Yosho looked at his sister and spoke softly: "Not alone, Ayeka. We should both be grateful that Ryoko happened to come by when she did." Then Ayeka saw the now calming Ryoko. "Is there no escape from this damnable woman?" Ayeka said softly before fainting into her brother's arms. "Well that was one hell of a thank you," Ryoko muttered.
Even while mumbling about Ayeka, Ryoko moved over with Yosho to help her back down to rest. "You know Ryoko, that for all you may say about Ayeka, I see that you truly do care about her." Yosho said aloud. Ryoko, stunned at the old man's comment was in a near state of shock over this. "You're full of it, old man! That fall must have really done something to your head," Ryoko said in a voice trying to sound confident but shaking with fear, fear of the truth in his words.
Even now with Zero inside of her, joined with her, she had never found herself honestly believing that she didn't hate Ayeka. Not until now. Okay, the little princess acted like a bitch sometimes, but she didn't hate her. Ryoko knew why she always fought with Ayeka; it was because she was afraid of her. Afraid that one day she may steal the heart of the one person that is worth more than anything to her.
Yosho watched over his little sister, angry at the pain this man had caused her, yet he knew he could not fault him. He knew that he would have done the same thing if he were in the same position that Cordain was in. Ryoko went back over to Cordain and kicked him a few times as though checking on the status of road kill. His only response was to wince involuntarily in pain. Ryoko then took Cordain into her arms. "I'll be back for both of you once I take care of him," Ryoko said to Yosho. She then remembered her original purpose. "So much for the tea," Ryoko groaned as she phased away from the forest with Cordain.
Cordain awoke to find that his wounds had already naturally healed and that the burning pain, not to mention the terrible headache were gone. Now he found himself restrained in a strange room that seemed to go on forever. He found various wires and scanners covering him. That was when he realized, the wires and scanners were all that covered him. "Oh, this is just fantastic," Cordain moaned sarcastically. He looked around the room, seeing the various computers and glass tanks filled with strange alien life forms. "What is this place, the science academy basement?" Cordain said.
"Actually it contains over ten times the amount of data that the entire Academy has." Cordain tried to look behind him but found that the table he was currently tied to was preventing his view. It was not long before Cordain saw his captor. A small, young girl with large red hair and dark green eyes. But it was not that which bothered him as much as the fact that this child was dressed in a rather revealing nurse's outfit. "Um…may I ask who exactly you are my dear lady?" Cordain said in as dashing a voice as he could manage. He had already learned his lesson once today, assuming that it was still the same day, and did not wish to buy himself any more pain. Besides, he thought, I'm not exactly in a position to defend myself. "No, no, no; not 'lady'. You can refer to me as 'Little Washu!'" (Washu has large stars gleaming in her eyes as she gives a wide cute smile at him.) As he sees and hears the mature sounding voice make such a childlike statement, a large sweat drop appears over Cordain head. "Alright little Washu, I'll try to keep this simple. Number one: why am I being monitored in what is clearly a scientifically advanced lab? Number two: why am I not in a prison belonging to the Jurai royal family? Finally, number three: WHY IN THE HELL AM I NAKED?!"
"Well, for starters, you're being monitored by me for scientific reasons and data and to make sure you are in good health. You aren't in a dungeon because, well, Jurai has no jurisdiction in this system and aside for Ayeka and Lord Yosho no one from Jurai even knows you are here. Finally you are with out clothes…well to be honest I really can't come up with a good excuse for that one," Washu replied, grinning at her last response. "Okay…how about who was that wom… I mean beautiful young lady who managed to penetrate through my shield. I have never come upon a energy source in the 800 years I have lived that could accomplish that, not even the energy of Jurai. She broke through it without even trying." "Well that's my little girl for you, she sure is a strong one," Washu said with a happy note in her voice, admiring her daughter. "That was your daughter? Oh hell…" Cordain said feeling a sense of sudden doom.
"It is alright you have no need to fear me. I will release you soon, but only on one condition. You must stay in this household, and care for the princess Ayeka until she is healed," Washu said with a serious tone in her voice. "Given that I can never agree to that, you had best just get on with it and kill me quickly," Cordain replied, the same malice he regarded Ayeka with once again in his voice. "Cordain, I know much about you: what happened to your family and to your world, how you were raised and why you want Ayeka and Yosho dead. But I also know things about what happened that you don't know about. I will tell you that the reality of what happened on Volon 800 years ago was far different from what you have come to believe. You have a reason to hate the house of Jurai; I do not fault you for that. I know that you want to kill every last one of them, but I don't truly believe that your anger is trained on the proper individuals," Washu said not detracting her eyes from him. "Cordain, please…" Washu began almost pleading but was cut off. "Alright…I agree to your terms." He said, lowering his head to the floor not being able to look her in the eyes anymore out of the shame he felt.
He knew her words to be true. Rather than trying to pinpoint the direct guilty parties, he had allowed blind anger to guide him. His personal vendetta had not been cheap; he may never regain some of the things it had cost him. "Cordain, there are a few things I need to tell you before I release you. there are quite a few other houseguests living here. One is the younger sister to Ayeka, Sasami. She does not know what happened on Volon and I think it is best that she does not know, not now anyway. As mature as she is she is still a child and I do not want to her to be faced with this burden yet, agreed?" Washu said the seriousness and protectiveness for the little princess clearly shown to Cordain. "Agreed," he said in a voice devoid of emotions. "Also living in this house is Lord Yosho's grandson, Tenchi. He is now recognized as a heir to the throne; but was raised on Earth and knows virtually nothing of Jurai's history. His grandfather and I will talk with him about this but currently he has been taken ill and that will not be an option. I ask that as with Sasami, you refrain from mentioning what happened until Yosho and I speak to him," Washu said.
Cordain, once again devoid of all emotion, nodded his head. Washu went on to explain about the two galaxy police officers staying in the house Mihoshi and Kiyone but she stopped after giving a brief description of each of them. "By the way, Cordain, I believe that the Galaxy Police will be quite happy to know that a Covert Operative gone AWOL such as yourself has been found; but I'll let you explain that one to Mihoshi and Kiyone," Washu said. Cordain just dropped his head and sighed. Perfect, he thought. This is exactly what I was afraid of.
Somewhere quite far away in a place filled only by darkness a man sits in his private chambers surrounded by various luxuries. He is resting in large velvet chair watching Cordain through a large mirror in front of him. This man is dressed in fine white suit befitting 17th century noble court attire. His long blond hair is tied in a ponytail and his almost pale white skin nearly blends with his suit. His blood red eyes stay transfixed on the image shown to him in his mirror. The man waves his hand in front of the mirror and image fades.
The man smiles as he takes in all of the events that have transpired. Granted, thanks to that Ryoko, his fun was ruined prematurely; but there was just enough pain and suffering to make it interesting for him. "Now the games will finally begin, with all of the pieces in place. The young prince has the Light Hawk Wings, the little princess has begun to merge with Tsunami, Cordain has finally arrived with his mother's power and the essence of Volon within him, and Ryoko… well, Ryoko is about to learn more about herself then I think she is prepared to." The man said aloud.
From the far right corner from the man a woman slowly steps from the shadows. Her long, dark purple hair was tied in only a single ponytail. Her eyes were as red as the man sitting down. Her figure was slim and covered in a loose fitting black dress that seemed as if it was made out of pure shadows. "So do you really think this will work, Alex? I have been waiting 800 years for this for the chance to see Yosho again…and drive a dagger into his heart," she said in a dark tone. "I have already foreseen it, Siren; Yosho will die at your hands and we will be free of this place. We will walk amidst the universe once again and we will claim our rightful place in it; as it's rulers, it's conquerors." Alex said. "I remind you that failure is not an option, Lord Alex. I will see Yosho and his progeny dead!" With that, Siren vanished from the room and back into the shadows.
Alex Cross just sat back in his chair. He did not truly care what Siren wanted, she was just a pawn in this game. No, the real queen would arrive soon; and the true irony would be that his opponents would bring him this piece. "Soon, Lady Sasami…you will accept your true birthright and you will lead us into a new age. So I have seen it, so it shall be." Alex said as the grin returned to his face.
To be Continued…
Next Episode - Because I love You In this episode Ryoko and Tenchi try to communicate with one another. Cordain learns various duties of the house such as cook and cleaning. Kiyone incedently uncovers a piece of Cordain's past that he is hiding from. Cordain also tends to Ayeka with comedy to follow.
Yes this is darker twist on the story. Sorry I did not get to write Tenchi into this episode but I had to hurry and finish this while I am also working on various papers for class. Next episode will not be as dark, and will focus more the relationship of Ryoko and Tenchi as well as Cordain getting used to the Misaki household. Well if you enjoyed please write me and if you didn't please tell me what I might do differently. Thank you for taking the time to read this. Please email any comments to me at Carsomyr@Yahoo.com.
Start main theme - Love Will Leave You Crying
Cordain's sword, a large yet slender bastard sword, flew with all his fury in a downward slash towards Ayeka. Ayeka barely had time to move, managing only to summon her shield, stopping the blade from striking her and saving her life. "I see that you have learned how to form a strong shield." Cordain remarked dryly. He then leapt into a backward somersault and landed ten yards away from the princess. The forest that surrounded Cordain and Ayeka allowed only a glimpse ofthe sun to penetrate onto the ground they walked, forming an arena of shadows for the two. Ayeka looked at her assailant. His face was that of a man who could be no older then twenty, yet his eyes showed a man whom had lived and seen things that only a lifetime could contain. "You have no idea how long I have waited for this day, the day I would finally make your family pay for what they did," Cordain said slowly and calmly with malice dripping off of every word he spoke. "I honestly don't know who you are or why you are here, but to put it lightly I am not in the mood!" Ayeka responded before she transformed into her battle regalia.
Her eyes shot daggers at the young man whom had just tried to murder her. Cordain stared at the battle ready princess yet he had not heard her words, all he could hear was the faint voice of his sister calling for him. "No more games princess, it's time for you to die!" With that Cordain charged Ayeka once more; this time she flew straight up in the air to avoid the horizontal slash that may well have cut her in half. Cordain watched as the princess closed her eyes concentrating. At this point he noticed the hundreds of floating wood blocks that were now surrounding him, then he felt the energy of Jurai shocking his entire body. The burn flowed through him, yet it did not weaken him; it only fueled his mind with a sudden thought. He was thinking of the pain his family had felt before they died, whether or not it was the same pain that he felt now before he would die. With that, Cordain dropped to the ground in a faint.
With her attacker down Ayeka dismissed the barrage of guardians and floated down to investigate her would-be assassin. She had never seen the silk he was wearing, nor had she seen a man with such savage strikes since either her brother or Kagato. She was distracted in her thoughts when Cordain leapt at her again with no warning, slashing her across the chest. Ayeka knew that the cut had not been deep, but still felt a strange searing pain in the wound that was now forming on her chest. Tears of pain began to fall from Ayeka's eyes. Ayeka stared at this man slowly walking towards her again with his sword drawn at his side, the blade covered in a thin line of her blood. Ayeka's expression of fear quickly turned to one of hate, hate for this man, hate for her own weakness, hate for the one she thought she loved. Ayeka stared the man in the eyes, both attacker and victim silently conveying and confirming the hatred each held for the other. Ayeka then let loose a feral scream as she flew at Cordain, forming her shield around her fist to act as her weapon.
Cordain quickly side-stepped her attack and turned, already prepared for her second attack. Ayeka quickly turned around, flying past the trees she had just smashed into splinters. Cordain shook his head, counting on such clumsy tactics from a novice such as this princess. He focused and stood his ground as Ayeka came closer and closer towards him, accelerating more by each passing second. Yet instead of hitting her intended target, Ayeka's fist and force field slammed into an emerald colored shield now surrounding Cordain. Cordain quietly scoffed at the princess's pitiful attack and the shocked look on her face as he used his shield to slam into her nullifying her own shield and knocking her through three separate trees. Ayeka could not move, and the bruises she had on her back made her feel that death may be a welcome experience. Even as she felt her grip on consciousness fade, she began seeing twin images of her assailant rushing towards her with his sword pointed forward in a position to impale. "Die!" Cordain shouted as he neared the princess.
"Stop!" yelled an unknown voice. Cordain broke from his charge at the defenseless princess to see and prepare for his new adversary. Yosho stood only twenty feet from Cordain with his bokken already drawn. "I know not who you are, but given your recent actions and manners I must ask you to leave the grounds of this shrine. You have one minute," Yosho said calmly. Even though his exterior was calm, his mind was anything but; he knew Ayeka was in grave danger and would require immediate help. Cordain furrowed his brow in concentration before coldly grinning in realization. "Never in a thousand years would I have expected to find you here on this remote sand ball. I must thank you for making my task easier. However, I'm afraid I still must kill you; my honor demands blood." "You jest about honor when you were about to attack a defenseless girl in the attempt to kill her. Do not insult me with your ravings, now leave and go in peace. Your minute is nearly up," Yosho spoke. Cordain could hardly contain his laughter at the words he was now hearing. "Honor; you think I know not the meaning of the word? I was the one whom stood helpless when your family attacked my world. When my sister was murdered by one of your many weapons, when my mother sacrificed herself to save me, when the world I called home was destroyed by the armada of Jurai. We had only a small standing army and had always remained neutral, but your family decreed with infinite impunity that they possessed the right to committee genocide! And now, you dare give a lecture about honor, Yosho?!" Cordain yelled.
A sense of dread came over Yosho as he remembered as he looked into this young man's eyes. "It can't be…" Yosho spoke in a near whisper. "Yes, I am Cordain Volon, first and last prince of Volon. I have searched for you and your sister for many years; now I have found you both, and I will have my vengeance." He then paused to check a watch on his wrist. "My minute is now up, Yosho; care to enforce your edict?" With that, Cordain charged at Yosho. Yosho quickly blocked the charge with his bokken, forcing Cordain's sword to the right. Cordain then swung his blade in a horizontal movement to the left that would have cut Yosho's legs off had he not jumped up and over Cordain. As Yosho landed behind Cordain he swung down to land a knockout blow; the bokken only stuck Cordain's blade, extended above the skilled swordsman. Cordain then performed a sweep kick which Yosho blocked using his bokken. The inadvertent blow to Cordain's right leg did not even faze him. The two warriors were quickly moving back and forth each exchanging blows and each parrying the others attack. "Listen to me, you do not know what you are doing…" Yosho started but could not finish as he was overpowered in a sudden rush attack from Cordain. The sword in Cordain's hand began to glow a light green as it was held point first to Yosho's throat. "I know what I'm doing, murderer." Just as Cordain was about to strike the Jurian prince dead he stopped upon hearing a sound.
Ryoko had just teleported behind Cordain and was looking at the scene before her with quite a confused look on her face. "Excuse me, may I ask what you are doing?" Ryoko asked in a rather confused and almost irritated voice. She didn't have time for this; she knew that she needed to get those herbs for Tenchi's tea. Cordain looked at her across his shoulder. "Why is it that this one simple task just can't avoid interruption?" he thought to himself. "Stand aside woman; my business is not with you!" Cordain yelled at her. Yosho's eyes flung open at this comment, and only one thought ran through his mind: "Oh shit, now he's done it!". Ryoko, whom minutes ago wore a confused look was now turning red from anger. "Did you just address me as 'woman'?" Ryoko spoke while grinding her teeth.
She had always maintained a somewhat cool level when being insulted, even when it came to Ayeka; though that was more like a chore or an exercise in her mind. But to have some arrogant, self righteous, egotistical pig address her as nothing more then a base creature was not going to be tolerated. Cordain looked over his shoulder again to see Ryoko now charging an energy sphere in her hands. As he watched Ryoko's eyes flash bright yellow before she fired it at him, Cordain's unfinished thought before he blacked out was simply "This is gonna-".
Yosho stood up upon seeing the now slightly charred yet still alive body of Cordain sprawled on the ground. Ryoko stood above the body, now only slightly less angered after letting out some steam. Ayeka began to come to and saw her brother standing over her assailant. "Brother, you saved me," she said weakly trying to stand up but not quite possessing the strength. The last time she had felt this kind of pain was when Kagato flung her across his chapel. Yosho looked at his sister and spoke softly: "Not alone, Ayeka. We should both be grateful that Ryoko happened to come by when she did." Then Ayeka saw the now calming Ryoko. "Is there no escape from this damnable woman?" Ayeka said softly before fainting into her brother's arms. "Well that was one hell of a thank you," Ryoko muttered.
Even while mumbling about Ayeka, Ryoko moved over with Yosho to help her back down to rest. "You know Ryoko, that for all you may say about Ayeka, I see that you truly do care about her." Yosho said aloud. Ryoko, stunned at the old man's comment was in a near state of shock over this. "You're full of it, old man! That fall must have really done something to your head," Ryoko said in a voice trying to sound confident but shaking with fear, fear of the truth in his words.
Even now with Zero inside of her, joined with her, she had never found herself honestly believing that she didn't hate Ayeka. Not until now. Okay, the little princess acted like a bitch sometimes, but she didn't hate her. Ryoko knew why she always fought with Ayeka; it was because she was afraid of her. Afraid that one day she may steal the heart of the one person that is worth more than anything to her.
Yosho watched over his little sister, angry at the pain this man had caused her, yet he knew he could not fault him. He knew that he would have done the same thing if he were in the same position that Cordain was in. Ryoko went back over to Cordain and kicked him a few times as though checking on the status of road kill. His only response was to wince involuntarily in pain. Ryoko then took Cordain into her arms. "I'll be back for both of you once I take care of him," Ryoko said to Yosho. She then remembered her original purpose. "So much for the tea," Ryoko groaned as she phased away from the forest with Cordain.
Cordain awoke to find that his wounds had already naturally healed and that the burning pain, not to mention the terrible headache were gone. Now he found himself restrained in a strange room that seemed to go on forever. He found various wires and scanners covering him. That was when he realized, the wires and scanners were all that covered him. "Oh, this is just fantastic," Cordain moaned sarcastically. He looked around the room, seeing the various computers and glass tanks filled with strange alien life forms. "What is this place, the science academy basement?" Cordain said.
"Actually it contains over ten times the amount of data that the entire Academy has." Cordain tried to look behind him but found that the table he was currently tied to was preventing his view. It was not long before Cordain saw his captor. A small, young girl with large red hair and dark green eyes. But it was not that which bothered him as much as the fact that this child was dressed in a rather revealing nurse's outfit. "Um…may I ask who exactly you are my dear lady?" Cordain said in as dashing a voice as he could manage. He had already learned his lesson once today, assuming that it was still the same day, and did not wish to buy himself any more pain. Besides, he thought, I'm not exactly in a position to defend myself. "No, no, no; not 'lady'. You can refer to me as 'Little Washu!'" (Washu has large stars gleaming in her eyes as she gives a wide cute smile at him.) As he sees and hears the mature sounding voice make such a childlike statement, a large sweat drop appears over Cordain head. "Alright little Washu, I'll try to keep this simple. Number one: why am I being monitored in what is clearly a scientifically advanced lab? Number two: why am I not in a prison belonging to the Jurai royal family? Finally, number three: WHY IN THE HELL AM I NAKED?!"
"Well, for starters, you're being monitored by me for scientific reasons and data and to make sure you are in good health. You aren't in a dungeon because, well, Jurai has no jurisdiction in this system and aside for Ayeka and Lord Yosho no one from Jurai even knows you are here. Finally you are with out clothes…well to be honest I really can't come up with a good excuse for that one," Washu replied, grinning at her last response. "Okay…how about who was that wom… I mean beautiful young lady who managed to penetrate through my shield. I have never come upon a energy source in the 800 years I have lived that could accomplish that, not even the energy of Jurai. She broke through it without even trying." "Well that's my little girl for you, she sure is a strong one," Washu said with a happy note in her voice, admiring her daughter. "That was your daughter? Oh hell…" Cordain said feeling a sense of sudden doom.
"It is alright you have no need to fear me. I will release you soon, but only on one condition. You must stay in this household, and care for the princess Ayeka until she is healed," Washu said with a serious tone in her voice. "Given that I can never agree to that, you had best just get on with it and kill me quickly," Cordain replied, the same malice he regarded Ayeka with once again in his voice. "Cordain, I know much about you: what happened to your family and to your world, how you were raised and why you want Ayeka and Yosho dead. But I also know things about what happened that you don't know about. I will tell you that the reality of what happened on Volon 800 years ago was far different from what you have come to believe. You have a reason to hate the house of Jurai; I do not fault you for that. I know that you want to kill every last one of them, but I don't truly believe that your anger is trained on the proper individuals," Washu said not detracting her eyes from him. "Cordain, please…" Washu began almost pleading but was cut off. "Alright…I agree to your terms." He said, lowering his head to the floor not being able to look her in the eyes anymore out of the shame he felt.
He knew her words to be true. Rather than trying to pinpoint the direct guilty parties, he had allowed blind anger to guide him. His personal vendetta had not been cheap; he may never regain some of the things it had cost him. "Cordain, there are a few things I need to tell you before I release you. there are quite a few other houseguests living here. One is the younger sister to Ayeka, Sasami. She does not know what happened on Volon and I think it is best that she does not know, not now anyway. As mature as she is she is still a child and I do not want to her to be faced with this burden yet, agreed?" Washu said the seriousness and protectiveness for the little princess clearly shown to Cordain. "Agreed," he said in a voice devoid of emotions. "Also living in this house is Lord Yosho's grandson, Tenchi. He is now recognized as a heir to the throne; but was raised on Earth and knows virtually nothing of Jurai's history. His grandfather and I will talk with him about this but currently he has been taken ill and that will not be an option. I ask that as with Sasami, you refrain from mentioning what happened until Yosho and I speak to him," Washu said.
Cordain, once again devoid of all emotion, nodded his head. Washu went on to explain about the two galaxy police officers staying in the house Mihoshi and Kiyone but she stopped after giving a brief description of each of them. "By the way, Cordain, I believe that the Galaxy Police will be quite happy to know that a Covert Operative gone AWOL such as yourself has been found; but I'll let you explain that one to Mihoshi and Kiyone," Washu said. Cordain just dropped his head and sighed. Perfect, he thought. This is exactly what I was afraid of.
Somewhere quite far away in a place filled only by darkness a man sits in his private chambers surrounded by various luxuries. He is resting in large velvet chair watching Cordain through a large mirror in front of him. This man is dressed in fine white suit befitting 17th century noble court attire. His long blond hair is tied in a ponytail and his almost pale white skin nearly blends with his suit. His blood red eyes stay transfixed on the image shown to him in his mirror. The man waves his hand in front of the mirror and image fades.
The man smiles as he takes in all of the events that have transpired. Granted, thanks to that Ryoko, his fun was ruined prematurely; but there was just enough pain and suffering to make it interesting for him. "Now the games will finally begin, with all of the pieces in place. The young prince has the Light Hawk Wings, the little princess has begun to merge with Tsunami, Cordain has finally arrived with his mother's power and the essence of Volon within him, and Ryoko… well, Ryoko is about to learn more about herself then I think she is prepared to." The man said aloud.
From the far right corner from the man a woman slowly steps from the shadows. Her long, dark purple hair was tied in only a single ponytail. Her eyes were as red as the man sitting down. Her figure was slim and covered in a loose fitting black dress that seemed as if it was made out of pure shadows. "So do you really think this will work, Alex? I have been waiting 800 years for this for the chance to see Yosho again…and drive a dagger into his heart," she said in a dark tone. "I have already foreseen it, Siren; Yosho will die at your hands and we will be free of this place. We will walk amidst the universe once again and we will claim our rightful place in it; as it's rulers, it's conquerors." Alex said. "I remind you that failure is not an option, Lord Alex. I will see Yosho and his progeny dead!" With that, Siren vanished from the room and back into the shadows.
Alex Cross just sat back in his chair. He did not truly care what Siren wanted, she was just a pawn in this game. No, the real queen would arrive soon; and the true irony would be that his opponents would bring him this piece. "Soon, Lady Sasami…you will accept your true birthright and you will lead us into a new age. So I have seen it, so it shall be." Alex said as the grin returned to his face.
To be Continued…
Next Episode - Because I love You In this episode Ryoko and Tenchi try to communicate with one another. Cordain learns various duties of the house such as cook and cleaning. Kiyone incedently uncovers a piece of Cordain's past that he is hiding from. Cordain also tends to Ayeka with comedy to follow.
Yes this is darker twist on the story. Sorry I did not get to write Tenchi into this episode but I had to hurry and finish this while I am also working on various papers for class. Next episode will not be as dark, and will focus more the relationship of Ryoko and Tenchi as well as Cordain getting used to the Misaki household. Well if you enjoyed please write me and if you didn't please tell me what I might do differently. Thank you for taking the time to read this. Please email any comments to me at Carsomyr@Yahoo.com.