Galaxy Police: Kione! Chapter 3 - No Need for Ditzy Blondes
Author: Ryoko-chan
Email: _Ryoko_@masakishrine.com
Rating: PG-13
Summary: Something has happened on board Yukinojo and Kione tries desperately to find out what's happened to her partner and to keep Ryoko from escaping with Tenchi still on board.
Disclaimer: I don't own any of the Tenchi Muyo! characters that you see in this story. Even though I would like to claim them, I can't for legal reasons. Oh well. The gang is owned by Pioneer Entertainment, AIC, and TV Tokyo. I am simply someone who likes to manipulate them to my will.
Author's' note: Whatever happens in this story, I just want you all to know, I did it all for the plot. It wasn't necessarily something that I did because I wanted it to happen...the plot called for it. ::sniffles::
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GALAXY POLICE: KIONE! CHAPTER 3 - NO NEED FOR DITZY BLONDES
By: Ryoko-chan
"Mihoshi! Watch out!" I yell as Ryo-ohki's forward weapon array charged up.
Everything moves slowly as I watch the bright beam of light traveling from Ryo-Ohki to Mihoshi's Yukinojo.
"Mihoshi! Mihoshi, are you there?" I say loudly, trying to bring Mihoshi up on the communication system. "Mihoshi!"
"Kione, is everything all right?" Miss Washu asks as she appears in front of me on a view screen.
"I can't reach Mihoshi. That hit from Ryo-Ohki looks bad. I have no way of knowing if she is all right."
"I'll check on that. You have to go after Ryoko, she's following the Tsunami decoy."
"Mihoshi..." I say quietly, not really hearing Washu.
"Kione! Go after Ryoko. We can't afford to let her get away. Remember that! I'll look after Mihoshi."
"Right." I say, snapping back into my Galaxy Police persona.
I program Yagami to follow a good distance behind Ryoko. She definitely isn't going to get away now. Gems or not, if anything happens to Mihoshi because of her, I'll arrest her myself.
"Kione." Tenchi's face appears on a view screen.
"Tenchi? Where's Ryoko? How did you gain access to Ryo-ohki's communication device?"
"Ryoko is getting weak. What is going on? Why is Tsunami out here?"
"Miss Washu set up a decoy. That isn't the real Tsunami. Ryoko's gems would completely overtake her if they were exposed to Tsunami's power. Washu discovered that the gems' power was being drawn from the earth and the Jurai energy of Aeka, Sasami, Yosho, and their space trees."
"So the further Ryo-Ohki gets away from the earth, the weaker the gems' control over Ryoko will become?"
"Yes."
"What about Ryoko? Will that hurt her?"
"No, that won't."
"Is Mihoshi all right? Yukinojo was hit rather hard from what I saw here."
"I don't know yet, Tenchi. I haven't been able to reach her yet."
"Get away from there!" Ryoko yells to Tenchi.
"I have to go. Once we get far enough away from the Earth, I'll contact you again."
"You still?" Ryoko says, walking up to the view screen, pushing Tenchi away.
"Yes, I'm not letting you get away, Ryoko."
"Ha, I'm sure you're not. Stupid Galaxy Police. Do they drill uncompromising determination into you at the academy or were you just born incredibly stubborn?"
"Ryoko...please. Just come home so we can figure all of this out."
"The Ryoko you knew is dead. Don't bother me with your petty pleas for her return. If you wish to continue to follow, you'll meet a fate like your partner."
And the view screen disappears.
"Dammit!" I shout, pounding Yagami's control panel a little too hard.
"Temper, temper." Washu says.
"Have you contacted Mihoshi yet?"
"Not yet. She was probably knocked unconscious by the blast. I'm towing Yukinojo back into subspace and I'll get Mihoshi that way. Don't worry about anything, I'll take care of her. Just be sure the same thing doesn't happen to you. You're out of towing reach."
"How much longer until the gems are out of range of the earth?"
"I don't know. It depends on how much power the gems have."
"I'm hearing a lot of 'I don't knows' out of you, Miss Washu. Nobody ever wants to hear that from the greatest scientist in the universe."
"I know, I don't like saying it. But I can't know these things without being able to get a detailed reading on those gems. Those gems are the most power objects in the universe if they combine their power. There is a lot I don't know about them. Be careful, Kione."
"I will. Don't worry Miss Washu."
I sigh loudly as Washu closes the communication link. I hate not being in control of a situation. Having to worry about Mihoshi doesn't help at all.
We're out past Neptune now, nearly out of the Sol system and Ryo-Ohki shows no sign of slowing down. I would figure that the gems' power would have dewindled by now. I can only wait for Ryoko to get weak enough for Tenchi to take over Ryo-Ohki and meet with my Yagami. Ryoko will have to be put into a stasis cell once she loses consciousness. Hopefully that will keep her until we can get her back to Washu and Tenchi can take the gems back into the Master Key.
If something happens to Mihoshi, I'll have to arrest Ryoko after that. Nobody will like it, not after all the trouble we've gone through to get Ryoko back, but an attack on a Galaxy Police officer will be impossible to cover up. Hopefully it won't come to that.
"Kione. Ryoko's passed out." Tenchi says, his face appearing before me on the computer screen.
"Are you sure?"
"Yes, She fell over. Ryo-Ohki is slowing down now. Are you ready to connect to Ryo-Ohki. She's tired."
"Yes, Tenchi. Be careful with Ryoko, you're not going to like this, but I'm going to have to place in into a stasis cell. Hopefully that will hold her as we approach earth again."
"Right."
After an hour, Tenchi and Ryo-Ohki were on the bridge of Yagami and Ryoko was in a stasis cell in the holding area.
"Are you all right, Tenchi?" I ask him as he sits in the copilot's seat with a tired Ryo-Ohki in his lap.
"I'm fine. How's Mihoshi?"
"I don't know yet. Washu was towing Yukinojo into subspace when we left. She said that she would take care of her until we got back."
"Good. I hope she's all right."
"So do I. If she's not, you realize that I'm definitely going to have to arrest Ryoko."
"Kione, whatever happened back there, it wasn't her fault. You know that."
"Yes, I do. But that isn't an excuse if anything's happened to Mihoshi. I can't just write of the injuring of a Galaxy Police officer. I hope you understand that, Tenchi."
"I do."
"Anyway, I'm sure that Mihoshi's all right. She's been in worse explosions than that."
"Yes, she has."
"Let's get back to earth and get Ryoko back to normal."
"Right. Do you think what she said is true?"
"What do you mean?" I say, programming the coordinates to Earth into Yagami's navigation computer.
"About the Ryoko we know being dead forever."
"I'm sure that's not true."
"Kione? Tenchi, its good to see you. Where is Ryoko?" Washu asks as we approach earth.
"Its good to see you again too, Little Washu."
"Ryoko's in the holding area. In a stasis cell, just in case."
"Good thinking, Kione."
"How's Mihoshi?"
"Not too good. She lost a lot of blood. I'm keeping a close eye on her. Hopefully she'll wake up shortly."
"She is going to wake up though, right Miss Washu?" I ask, piloting Yagami into the atmosphere.
"I'm not sure yet, Kione. It doesn't look good. Hurry and get home." Washu says.
"We're almost there." Tenchi says.
"Dammit. Mihoshi better hold on. She's not going to die now." I say, piloting Yagami into subspace.
"Of course she's not, Kione." Tenchi says as we leave Yagami in subspace and arrive on the front lawn of the Masaki residence.
"Lord Tenchi! Thank goodness your all right!" Aeka screams as Tenchi and I appear with Ryoko in her stasis cell behind us.
"Tenchi! Is Ryoko okay?" Sasami asks, running out to greet us as well.
"Kione, you better get inside. Miss Washu is waiting for you in her laboratory." Aeka says.
"Right." I say, going inside and walking through the small closet door that leads to Washu's giant laboratory.
"Miss Washu?" I ask, seeing her bending over Mihoshi's motionless form.
"Kione. She's still unconscious."
"Is she getting any better?"
"I'm afraid not. She suffered major burns and a massive head trauma. There's still a chance, a small chance, that she'll wake up. It doesn't look good though, I'm sorry Kione."
"You're just giving up?"
"No, of course not. But there's only so much I can do."
"The greatest genius in the universe has limitations?" I ask coldly.
"Kione, I know that you're upset and I have done everything I can. If she begins to recover, then I can do more for her, but she has to do that by herself."
"Right." I say, nodding.
"I'll leave you alone with her." Washu says, leaving me alone in her massive lab.
"Damn you, Mihoshi." I say, glaring at her.
The burns from the fire inside Yukinojo had burned the left side of her face and body, her blonde hair singed black.
"If you hadn't been playing with that damn control cube, this wouldn't have happened. You wouldn't have disabled your computer and you would have been able to defend yourself against Ryoko's attack. Just get better, Mihoshi. If you get better, Miss Washu can help you more."
I just sit next to her and watch her breathing. As much as she annoys me, I can't stand to see her like this. She's my best friend, she's just an air head sometimes.
"Kione, how is she?" I hear Tenchi's voice from the doorway.
"Not good. Washu said that she's gotten worse since she spoke to us. There's only an extremely small chance that she will wake up now. The burns and head trauma were too bad."
"But there is still a chance, Kione. You can't give up on Mihoshi like this. She'll be fine, she's always been stronger than anyone else in this house. She'll pull through this."
I sigh. I know that he is trying to make me feel better, but his words sound so hollow to me right now. What does he know about Mihoshi? He's known her for five years, I've known her almost all my life. I've known her since we both entered the academy when we were fourteen. I can't imagine losing her like this, not to another friend.
"I hope you're right, Tenchi. For Ryoko's sake."
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~End Chapter 3 of Part 3~
How about that, eh?
Don't go getting mad at me because this is a cliffhanger.
I have you keep you all reading somehow.
*The last part of Part 3 is coming up next:
Galaxy Police: Kione! Chapter 4 - No Need for Revenge
**Remember, this is the 3rd part of my story. The first 8 chapters
are under the titles of "Ryoko!" and "Princesses: Aeka!" or "Sasami!"
You've read it, now be a good reader and review it! I need feedback!
Author: Ryoko-chan
Email: _Ryoko_@masakishrine.com
Rating: PG-13
Summary: Something has happened on board Yukinojo and Kione tries desperately to find out what's happened to her partner and to keep Ryoko from escaping with Tenchi still on board.
Disclaimer: I don't own any of the Tenchi Muyo! characters that you see in this story. Even though I would like to claim them, I can't for legal reasons. Oh well. The gang is owned by Pioneer Entertainment, AIC, and TV Tokyo. I am simply someone who likes to manipulate them to my will.
Author's' note: Whatever happens in this story, I just want you all to know, I did it all for the plot. It wasn't necessarily something that I did because I wanted it to happen...the plot called for it. ::sniffles::
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GALAXY POLICE: KIONE! CHAPTER 3 - NO NEED FOR DITZY BLONDES
By: Ryoko-chan
"Mihoshi! Watch out!" I yell as Ryo-ohki's forward weapon array charged up.
Everything moves slowly as I watch the bright beam of light traveling from Ryo-Ohki to Mihoshi's Yukinojo.
"Mihoshi! Mihoshi, are you there?" I say loudly, trying to bring Mihoshi up on the communication system. "Mihoshi!"
"Kione, is everything all right?" Miss Washu asks as she appears in front of me on a view screen.
"I can't reach Mihoshi. That hit from Ryo-Ohki looks bad. I have no way of knowing if she is all right."
"I'll check on that. You have to go after Ryoko, she's following the Tsunami decoy."
"Mihoshi..." I say quietly, not really hearing Washu.
"Kione! Go after Ryoko. We can't afford to let her get away. Remember that! I'll look after Mihoshi."
"Right." I say, snapping back into my Galaxy Police persona.
I program Yagami to follow a good distance behind Ryoko. She definitely isn't going to get away now. Gems or not, if anything happens to Mihoshi because of her, I'll arrest her myself.
"Kione." Tenchi's face appears on a view screen.
"Tenchi? Where's Ryoko? How did you gain access to Ryo-ohki's communication device?"
"Ryoko is getting weak. What is going on? Why is Tsunami out here?"
"Miss Washu set up a decoy. That isn't the real Tsunami. Ryoko's gems would completely overtake her if they were exposed to Tsunami's power. Washu discovered that the gems' power was being drawn from the earth and the Jurai energy of Aeka, Sasami, Yosho, and their space trees."
"So the further Ryo-Ohki gets away from the earth, the weaker the gems' control over Ryoko will become?"
"Yes."
"What about Ryoko? Will that hurt her?"
"No, that won't."
"Is Mihoshi all right? Yukinojo was hit rather hard from what I saw here."
"I don't know yet, Tenchi. I haven't been able to reach her yet."
"Get away from there!" Ryoko yells to Tenchi.
"I have to go. Once we get far enough away from the Earth, I'll contact you again."
"You still?" Ryoko says, walking up to the view screen, pushing Tenchi away.
"Yes, I'm not letting you get away, Ryoko."
"Ha, I'm sure you're not. Stupid Galaxy Police. Do they drill uncompromising determination into you at the academy or were you just born incredibly stubborn?"
"Ryoko...please. Just come home so we can figure all of this out."
"The Ryoko you knew is dead. Don't bother me with your petty pleas for her return. If you wish to continue to follow, you'll meet a fate like your partner."
And the view screen disappears.
"Dammit!" I shout, pounding Yagami's control panel a little too hard.
"Temper, temper." Washu says.
"Have you contacted Mihoshi yet?"
"Not yet. She was probably knocked unconscious by the blast. I'm towing Yukinojo back into subspace and I'll get Mihoshi that way. Don't worry about anything, I'll take care of her. Just be sure the same thing doesn't happen to you. You're out of towing reach."
"How much longer until the gems are out of range of the earth?"
"I don't know. It depends on how much power the gems have."
"I'm hearing a lot of 'I don't knows' out of you, Miss Washu. Nobody ever wants to hear that from the greatest scientist in the universe."
"I know, I don't like saying it. But I can't know these things without being able to get a detailed reading on those gems. Those gems are the most power objects in the universe if they combine their power. There is a lot I don't know about them. Be careful, Kione."
"I will. Don't worry Miss Washu."
I sigh loudly as Washu closes the communication link. I hate not being in control of a situation. Having to worry about Mihoshi doesn't help at all.
We're out past Neptune now, nearly out of the Sol system and Ryo-Ohki shows no sign of slowing down. I would figure that the gems' power would have dewindled by now. I can only wait for Ryoko to get weak enough for Tenchi to take over Ryo-Ohki and meet with my Yagami. Ryoko will have to be put into a stasis cell once she loses consciousness. Hopefully that will keep her until we can get her back to Washu and Tenchi can take the gems back into the Master Key.
If something happens to Mihoshi, I'll have to arrest Ryoko after that. Nobody will like it, not after all the trouble we've gone through to get Ryoko back, but an attack on a Galaxy Police officer will be impossible to cover up. Hopefully it won't come to that.
"Kione. Ryoko's passed out." Tenchi says, his face appearing before me on the computer screen.
"Are you sure?"
"Yes, She fell over. Ryo-Ohki is slowing down now. Are you ready to connect to Ryo-Ohki. She's tired."
"Yes, Tenchi. Be careful with Ryoko, you're not going to like this, but I'm going to have to place in into a stasis cell. Hopefully that will hold her as we approach earth again."
"Right."
After an hour, Tenchi and Ryo-Ohki were on the bridge of Yagami and Ryoko was in a stasis cell in the holding area.
"Are you all right, Tenchi?" I ask him as he sits in the copilot's seat with a tired Ryo-Ohki in his lap.
"I'm fine. How's Mihoshi?"
"I don't know yet. Washu was towing Yukinojo into subspace when we left. She said that she would take care of her until we got back."
"Good. I hope she's all right."
"So do I. If she's not, you realize that I'm definitely going to have to arrest Ryoko."
"Kione, whatever happened back there, it wasn't her fault. You know that."
"Yes, I do. But that isn't an excuse if anything's happened to Mihoshi. I can't just write of the injuring of a Galaxy Police officer. I hope you understand that, Tenchi."
"I do."
"Anyway, I'm sure that Mihoshi's all right. She's been in worse explosions than that."
"Yes, she has."
"Let's get back to earth and get Ryoko back to normal."
"Right. Do you think what she said is true?"
"What do you mean?" I say, programming the coordinates to Earth into Yagami's navigation computer.
"About the Ryoko we know being dead forever."
"I'm sure that's not true."
"Kione? Tenchi, its good to see you. Where is Ryoko?" Washu asks as we approach earth.
"Its good to see you again too, Little Washu."
"Ryoko's in the holding area. In a stasis cell, just in case."
"Good thinking, Kione."
"How's Mihoshi?"
"Not too good. She lost a lot of blood. I'm keeping a close eye on her. Hopefully she'll wake up shortly."
"She is going to wake up though, right Miss Washu?" I ask, piloting Yagami into the atmosphere.
"I'm not sure yet, Kione. It doesn't look good. Hurry and get home." Washu says.
"We're almost there." Tenchi says.
"Dammit. Mihoshi better hold on. She's not going to die now." I say, piloting Yagami into subspace.
"Of course she's not, Kione." Tenchi says as we leave Yagami in subspace and arrive on the front lawn of the Masaki residence.
"Lord Tenchi! Thank goodness your all right!" Aeka screams as Tenchi and I appear with Ryoko in her stasis cell behind us.
"Tenchi! Is Ryoko okay?" Sasami asks, running out to greet us as well.
"Kione, you better get inside. Miss Washu is waiting for you in her laboratory." Aeka says.
"Right." I say, going inside and walking through the small closet door that leads to Washu's giant laboratory.
"Miss Washu?" I ask, seeing her bending over Mihoshi's motionless form.
"Kione. She's still unconscious."
"Is she getting any better?"
"I'm afraid not. She suffered major burns and a massive head trauma. There's still a chance, a small chance, that she'll wake up. It doesn't look good though, I'm sorry Kione."
"You're just giving up?"
"No, of course not. But there's only so much I can do."
"The greatest genius in the universe has limitations?" I ask coldly.
"Kione, I know that you're upset and I have done everything I can. If she begins to recover, then I can do more for her, but she has to do that by herself."
"Right." I say, nodding.
"I'll leave you alone with her." Washu says, leaving me alone in her massive lab.
"Damn you, Mihoshi." I say, glaring at her.
The burns from the fire inside Yukinojo had burned the left side of her face and body, her blonde hair singed black.
"If you hadn't been playing with that damn control cube, this wouldn't have happened. You wouldn't have disabled your computer and you would have been able to defend yourself against Ryoko's attack. Just get better, Mihoshi. If you get better, Miss Washu can help you more."
I just sit next to her and watch her breathing. As much as she annoys me, I can't stand to see her like this. She's my best friend, she's just an air head sometimes.
"Kione, how is she?" I hear Tenchi's voice from the doorway.
"Not good. Washu said that she's gotten worse since she spoke to us. There's only an extremely small chance that she will wake up now. The burns and head trauma were too bad."
"But there is still a chance, Kione. You can't give up on Mihoshi like this. She'll be fine, she's always been stronger than anyone else in this house. She'll pull through this."
I sigh. I know that he is trying to make me feel better, but his words sound so hollow to me right now. What does he know about Mihoshi? He's known her for five years, I've known her almost all my life. I've known her since we both entered the academy when we were fourteen. I can't imagine losing her like this, not to another friend.
"I hope you're right, Tenchi. For Ryoko's sake."
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~End Chapter 3 of Part 3~
How about that, eh?
Don't go getting mad at me because this is a cliffhanger.
I have you keep you all reading somehow.
*The last part of Part 3 is coming up next:
Galaxy Police: Kione! Chapter 4 - No Need for Revenge
**Remember, this is the 3rd part of my story. The first 8 chapters
are under the titles of "Ryoko!" and "Princesses: Aeka!" or "Sasami!"
You've read it, now be a good reader and review it! I need feedback!
