"I had a feeling I would find you here Naja-Chan." Mikumo spoke carrying a tray of assorted teas into the station's information center. There sitting at one of the terminals was Naja Akara, seeing what all in the endless information had changed since she cut off from the worlds. Mikumo sat the tray down beside her, like the professor she was Naja seemed to ignore him, fully enveloped in her research. "Just to let you know we will be departing for Earth shortly, I would recommend getting ready Naja-Chan." Mikumo told the mature woman as he turned to leave.

"Sensei." Mikumo heard from behind him.

Mikumo turned his head around and looked at the woman, "Pardon?"

"I would prefer if you called me Naja-Sensei. Okay?" The woman was turned to face him, her eyes closed as her red lipstick covered lips formed a small smile.

"O-of course…Naja-Sensei." Mikumo said, as he kept a sigh to himself leaving the room finally and started his way back up to the navigation area. While re-adjusting his Galaxy Police uniform Mikumo exited the elevator walking towards the row of pilots. He walked until he stood behind them, looking over their shoulder that was till one of the pilots near the right end of the row called Mikumo over. Walking over to the young pilot Mikumo took notice to see his name tag just gave Tetsuo. "Yes? What is it?"

"Could be nothing or something. Picked up the thruster signature of a civilian vessel near this sector. To repeat the stated sir civilian ships haven't been given access to return to the base yet, and this ship hasn't responded to any messages we've sent. What would you recommend we do? This ship is staying just outside of scanner range, need to get that fixed."

Mikumo looked at the image of an idle ship close by, it was too small too be carrying too many people or heavy weaponry. It was these kinds of situations that got to Mikumo, on one hand it could be one of his many enemies trying to sneak an attack on him; on the other hand it could just be a ship with a damaged communications relay. "Keep trying, and if they stay around send a group of Police to their ship, make sure their friendly."

"Yes sir." Mikumo heard the pilot say but had already turned his back to him, walking out of the navigation room. Either way this is not going to end good with the press, either he'll lose some men if these are not normal civilians, or it will seem like he'll send police officers for nothing. He was starting to understand how difficult the job was for Zaneko, who had to deal with all the Galaxy Police publicity.

Zaneko rubbed his temples, agitated by the constant pain, but so far he had not told Washu, he did not want to worry her with the explanation. Sooner or later though she would catch on, it was only so long he could keep it hidden. Speak of the devil woman Washu suddenly appeared beside him, handing Zaneko a glass filled with a fizzing liquid. "Here, drink."

Zaneko shook his head taking the cold glass gently and downed the liquid in one gulp, feeling whatever filled the glass fizz all the way down his esophagus. "Mind telling me about it?" Zaneko heard Washu asked and looked over at her. Ever since he started living with her she really used her old form of the preteen appearance. She now always looked like a mature woman, fully grown and much more fitting of her age.

Zaneko shook his head lightly and than looked away from her, "There's something that doesn't belong here Washu."

"What do you mean?"

"Dimension wise, there is either a lot of things that don't belong in this dimension that are here, or one large thing. I didn't want to worry you, but the fact that I can't tell what it is that doesn't belong, means something strong is with it. I worry for you and Tenchi's little family, you guy's incarnations in other dimensions had enemies too."

Washu looked at him, her eyes softening at his words, he was going through pain trying to protect her, but than again she should have known. Now though there was little she could do, he couldn't trace the source and he mentioned Tenchi also being in danger. "Maybe we should go visit them, just to make sure their safe."

"Yeah, it would also allow me to check on Mikumo, after all being your son your enemies actually have come after him before."

"If by that you mean a disgruntled former professor challenged him to a chess match. Yep I can easily see the danger he's in."

Zaneko heard Washu laugh lightly as he tried too as well, "Oh don't make me laugh, it might cause my head to explode. I'll contact the flight director and see when we can get a flight close to Earth."