Author Note: I think the massive lag in-between updates for this story must have turned off any readers... but I'm going to continue.
After falling out of his different dimension holding cell, Psy finds his right shoe washing up on the shore of the lake. While drying his wet clothes in a tree by the strong afternoon sunlight, the calm lake side setting is shattered as an explosion scares off the local bird population. Watching the animals fly off, Psy empties out his fished out shoe of water. "What the hell was that!?" Standing up in his underwear, the striped down pilot reaches into the rear pocket of his jeans for his identification and emergency cross-galactic communicator. Well, isn't that just perfect? Shaking water out of the two digital devices, Psy groans as his only form of ID is destroyed. Great no ID, no way to contact for help.... and more importantly no Zeta.
Looking at the sun starting to sink towards the horizon, the lost pilot puts his semi-dried off clothes back on. Feeling the squish of his still moist shoes, Psy flinches as he stands up on the grassy hill. If there's an explosion, then there must be people here. Making his way towards the source of the noise, Psy looks at the lush environment of the planet he currently stands on and finds himself impressed. "I guess the people here take real good care of their climate..."
Episode Seven: No Need for Visitors
Back at the Masaki home, the mess from the previous battle is sorted out as the female members of the unorthodox family head to their bath. Sweeping up some of the broken glass outside the living room, Tenchi finds himself enjoying the few moments of peace as the girls enjoy their bath. Pushing the remaining shards of glass into a dustpan, the earthling dumps the shards into the trash bin. Once again I find myself cleaning up another fight. A bell starts to ring as Tenchi sets the broom and dustpan next to the back door. "The front gate? Dad isn't supposed to be back from his meeting yet." Standing outside the eight foot fence, Psy steps back from the doorbell and notices a pair of large unmarked logs one on each side of the entrance acting like guards. Kicking the wide base of one of the strange objects, he shrugs his shoulders and waits for someone to answer.
Unknown to the clueless visitor, the two "logs" were in fact Jurai Guardians belonging to Princess Ayeka. "Must we endure this indignation Kamidake?" The elder of the two guardians, annoyed as well by Psy's kicking, thinks hard for a moment. A few days after returning to earth, the duo had accidentally freaked out the local paperboy which in turn caused quite an uproar about talking trees in the mountains. Luckily the public did not believe the paperboy's story and the situation resolved itself. To prevent any further incidents, Ayeka had commanded her guardians to face away from the entrance and to remain silent to anyone that would approach them. "Yes Azaka, we must."
Walking towards the gate, Tenchi scratches his head while pondering over the unplanned visitor. Grabbing the inside latch, he hesitates for a minute while making his final decision. "Wait.... every time something unplanned happens someone new ends up showing up." Leaning up against the large fence, Psy tries to figure out which planet he is on and what to do next. The last thing I remember is trying to help Kiyone and then nothing. Hmm...Before another thought can register the door opens up and Tenchi leans out. "Hello?"
Looking to his right, the Jurian prince notices Psy leaning against the fence. Hearing a voice behind him, Psy turns around and finds Tenchi looking at him with a confused gaze. Who the hell is this kid? Shrugging off the gaze, Psy starts to open his mouth to ask the earthling a question and freezes in shock. Standing behind Tenchi in full-cameo clothing was Washu's yes-man "B" armed with another small bazooka taking aim at the frozen young man. "INTRUDER!" Pulling back on the trigger, "B" launches an intense flash of light and blinds the two males. As the light fades away, "B" cannot find any trace of Tenchi and starts to panic. "Uh oh.... WASHU!!!" Bouncing away from the scene, the two Jurian Guardians try to figure out what just happened. "Should we help locate where Tenchi went to?" Azaka questions his wooden partner. "Let's just keep quiet for now..." Kamidake answers. "... the mail's coming.
In the depths of the pocket dimension, Psy and Tenchi spend their sudden alone time getting acquainted with one another. "Ah, so you're THE Tenchi from Earth huh?" Laying down on his left side in the alternate area, Psy looks over the average looking earthling and chuckles. And here I thought the guy who took down the Jurian tyrant was a bit manlier. Listening to the story of how this young man's live changed from a life of the simple school student to a lost space prince when Ryoko crashed on his planet. From the strange collection of women to the duel with Kagato, Psy got a first hand interview into Tenchi's recent past. "Damn.... can't play favorites eh?" Psy comments while patting Tenchi's back. "You have no idea."
Meanwhile at the home of Earth's residential Galaxy Police officers, the duo return to their apartment to find a notice attached on their door. The note reads: You're starting to fall behind on your rent.... please start paying earlier or I will be forced to kick you out. Crumpling up the landlord's notice, Kiyone sighs quietly while folding up her waitress uniform. Tucking the uniform in the closet, the green haired officer tries to figure out a solution to their new financial problem. "How are we going to pay this Mihoshi? Mihoshi....?" Turning around, the blonde haired roommate is busy sleeping on the floor still dressed in her waitress uniform. Pulling up a piece of the floor in the corner of the apartment, Kiyone exposes a large jar half full of money. I've been saving our change since day one.... but it might not cover the rent. Putting the jar back under the floor, the phone starts to ring. Covering up the makeshift collection, Kiyone crawls over and answers the call. "Hello? Ah Sasami, what's the matter?"
A loud crash followed by Ryoko freaking out with Ayeka trying to defend herself comes over the phone. "Washu accidentally sent Tenchi into another dimension and..." Another crash drowns out the child princess as Washu interrupts the call. "Sorry Sasami but I need to speak with our residential officer." The blue haired princess hangs up the phone and heads off to start dinner as Kiyone tries to understand the situation. "What are you doing Washu? You know you're not supposed to be experimenting with different dimensions anymore."
"I'm not experimenting.... your lover messed up my lab and got himself pulled into my trash area with Tenchi." The line goes quiet as Washu taps on the phone and ponders what happened. "Hello...? You still there?"
"What makes you think Psy is my lover!?" Kiyone verbally snaps at the prying scientist as she tries not to fall into the trap. Pulling out the folded up photo from Psy's locket, Washu chuckles and continues to tease Kiyone. "Then why is he carrying around your photo.... Kiyone?" The line clicks off as Washu cuts off the connection phone and pulls out Psy's silver locket. Twirling the locket around by the chain, the genius looks at a split monitor to find the two missing males talking while a still agitated space pirate continues to rampage through the house. Better let them out before Ryoko ends up destroying the house...
Pressing a glowing red button, Washu targets the two individuals to bring them back to earth. A second and a blinding flash later, someone appears behind the genius from the other dimension. "What just happened?" Hearing the familiar voice, Washu turns around on her cushion and is shocked to see the earthling instead of the new face. "Strange.... why did you appear and not this 'Psy' character?"
"You mean that brown haired guy right?" Tenchi answers.
Falling out of the pocket dimension again, Psy lands safely on couch inside the Masaki home and looks around in wonder. "Hey, this is a place Tenchi...." The dark haired earthling is missing as Psy starts to wander around. Peeking through the large living room window, the visitor tries to understand his situation on the technological backwards planet. Tenchi said this planet doesn't have much in the way of space tech.... looks like I'm making Earth home for a while. A loud banging on the front door catches Psy's attention. Where the hell is everyone?
Unknown to the visitor, the local Jurian guardians had set up tiny wooden sensors that blended into the floor to keep an eye on the princesses. The presence of a new person inside the house forced the guardians to enter a level of protective security. The banging suddenly stops just as Psy reaches for the door. Opening up the door, a large looming shadow blocks out the late day sunlight as Psy looks up at the visitor. "What the...." A lone red orb shines down on the stunned human before the door closes. What are Jurian Guardians doing here? Spinning around in place, Psy prepares to run but finds his feet leaving the ground. Flailing his legs around helplessly, the door opens and pulls Psy clean out of the house. The sound of the door slamming shut causes Ayeka and Ryoko to sprint from the living room thinking that Tenchi has returned. Finding no sign of the earthling, "See Ayeka, I told you your face made Tenchi run away."
Walking up the lengthy stairway to the Masaki home, Kiyone stops halfway up the path at a small landing and looks behind. "Kiyone.... can we rest for a minute?" Dragging her feet along the ground, Mihoshi catches up and rubs her stomach weakly. "I'm hungry.... are we going to eat with the others tonight?" Caught off guard, Kiyone ponders her partner's question. Thinking on their supply of instant ramen, there isn't enough food to feed two people back home let alone Mihoshi. Not wanting to go hungry after a tough day of work at their earth jobs, the only option left is to mooch off the Masaki residence. "I guess we can." Hearing her partner's answer, Mihoshi squeals happily as a burst of energy perks up the blond officer. "Yay! This means we can take a nice bath. I still can't believe the bath house raised their prices aga-" Grabbing her tactless partner's face, Kiyone growls lowly as Mihoshi struggles to free herself. "Must you broadcast everything!?" Arriving at the top of the stairway, the duo notice that the local guardians are missing from their usual spot. Swinging the gate open, the front yard seems dead as they approach the house. Where is everyone? Kiyone ponders as she slides open the front door. On opening the door, the situation becomes painfully apparent.
Trapped between Azaka and Kamidake, Psy sits un-amused as Ryoko and Ayeka grill the unknown visitor. "What have you done with Lord Tenchi?" Ayeka demands at the un-attentive prisoner. Picking at his earwax, Psy yawns lazily at his interrogators. "Hey, I had nothing to do with that." Flicking the picked wax at the barrier, it bounces off and lands on the floor of his cell. "Your wooden bodyguards were the ones who claimed I made that guy vanish." Shoving her rival aside, Ryoko steps up to Azaka and smirks. "Here, let me show you how to deal with smart asses princess...." Wrapping her arms around the guardian, the space pirate picks up the makeshift holding cell and begins to shake it violently. Bouncing around the inside of his cell, Psy is able to make out a green blur in the midst of his forced interrogation. "Ki-yo-ne?"
Dropping the cell, the dizzy guardians end up breaking their connected fields and fall on top of Psy. Dizzy himself, Psy lays face-down under the duo guardians as the room continues to spin in his head. Ugh, I think I'm going to be sick....Teleporting over to the stunned officer, Ryoko grabs onto the collar of Kiyone's sweater. Lifting her off the ground a bit, the upset pirate starts to vent on the unprepared officer. "Why don't you tell your man to stop screwing around and give Tenchi back?!"
EH?! Pulling her stretching sweater out of Ryoko's grip, Kiyone gets on the defensive as Psy starts to free himself from under the two dizzy guardians. "Wait a minute.... who told you that?" Pointing behind the officer, the two self-appointed interrogators aim at a clueless Mihoshi who leans in and waves at the group. Why does that not surprise me? Kiyone sighs to herself as she holds back the urge to smack her absent minded partner.
"Uh, is something going on in here?" The room goes quiet as the missing Tenchi steps into the living room just after the pointing. Before the returned earthling could get out another sentence, he finds Ryoko lunging straight at him. "TENCHI!" The pouncing Ryoko falls short of her target and lands face first into the floor. Taking her foot off of Ryoko's tail, Ayeka smirks slyly as she rival recovers. "What was that for princess?" Azaka and Kamidake head back to their post as the rest of the unorthodox housemates get ready for dinner while ignoring yet another Ayeka/Ryoko quarrel over Tenchi's love.
Sitting between Tenchi's true family, Psy notices his grandfather Yosho focusing on him with what appears to be an innocent smile. The others at the table do not notice the event and continue on with their small talk. I heard from Tenchi how this is the legendary kind-hearted warrior Yosho… so why do I feel so damn scared? Keeping a smile on his face, Yosho grins a bit as Psy chuckles weakly. "I think I'm going to die…"
The scent of delicious food fills the room as Sasami brings out the rest of another fantastic meal. Watching everyone else start to dig into their dinner, Psy closes his eyes and walks away from the table without saying anything to anyone. "Is he allergic to something?" Sasami asks after noticing the untouched setting and frowns slightly. "No, Psy isn't the type to take charity so easily." Kiyone answers while defending her plate from Mihoshi's chopsticks. Thinking back at that moment, Kiyone remembers how Psy turned down several offers from the GP Academy to pay for his meals during his attendance.
Hours pass by as Psy keeps himself busy by working on the damaged Zeta. After finding his machine in the back of Washu's lab, he began to work on repairing his own craft. Working deep in the mechanics of the left leg, Psy is unaware that Washu had entered the lab. Standing behind the working pilot, the owner of the tools Psy had borrowed without asking kicks him in the shin. "Ow!" Pushing out from the armor-less leg, Psy finds Washu tapping her foot on the walkway and looks at the clock mounted mid-air on a non-existent wall. "It's that late already?" A loud growling comes from Psy's stomach as Washu starts pushing the individual away from his machine. As he tries to fight against the pushy genius, the off-planet visitor notices he has been pushed through an exit and finds himself standing in the living room. Darkness fills the area as night had fallen several hours ago on Earth. "Hey wait a second. I need to finish replacing the power conducts!"
Grabbing the closing door, Psy keeps the dimensional path open forced open. Washu stares un-amused at him and takes his hand off of her door. "You can work more in the morning…. until then, go eat something!" Slamming the door hard, Psy nearly loses his right pinky as the entrance seals shut for the night. Walking back to her computer, a blinking light catches the scientist's attention. Washu presses it out of curiosity and brings up a screen showing a detailed overview of the stripped down Zeta. "Huh, he's already restored 45% of that thing's leg already?" Looking over the exposed machine's frame, a sly smile comes over her face as Washu starts typing randomly on her laptop.
Dawn breaks at the house for wayward space people as Ayeka gets dressed quickly and sneaks out of her room early. Scheming to surprise Tenchi with breakfast in bed, the violet haired princess moves stealthily through the house in order to avoid waking anyone to her plan. Reaching the kitchen, the princess steps on something metallic lying on the floor. "Huh?" Feeling around for the light switch, the room is suddenly lit up as Ayeka flips the switch up. The room is nasty mess of half empty snack bags and several empty cans of beer. "Who could have done this?" Low moaning comes from the other side of the kitchen island as Psy sits up in the bright room and groans. Ugh my head... note to self, keep away from stuff called "beer".
Standing up from the floor still half-drunk, Psy wipes his eyes and finds Ayeka staring at him. "Morning…. uh, something wrong?" A loud scream echoes through the house waking up everyone except Mihoshi. Looking at her out cold partner, Kiyone rolls over and falls back asleep as well. "There's a burglar in the house! Azaka, Kamidake!!" Looking around frantically, Psy tries to find this intruder in the house. "Where?!" Appearing on each side of the princess, the Jurian guardians fly at Psy and tackle him to the ground.
Moments later, Tenchi with his wooden sword in hand arrives at the kitchen to find the situation handled. "Oh Tenchi…" Leaning into the earthling's arms, Ayeka fakes being afraid and blushes before Ryoko pulls her off. "Oh sure…. pile on the new guy." Psy sighs to himself as he taps the floor with both guardians piled on top of him.
End of Episode Seven
Trailer to the next episode…
After getting a crash course and sudden meeting with the residents in the Masaki home, Psy's first day on Earth has already begun to have an effect on him that will last forever…
Washu: Amazing, your DNA seems to be sensitive to solar radiation… I wonder if anything has changed.
Psy: Oh yea, like having silver hair is cool… (gets punched in arm) OW!
Ryoko: I heard that.
Next time on Gundam Muyo… Episode Eight: No Need for Abilities
Kiyone: It's incredibly draining…
Author Note: Bah, one down... eight to go. Sometimes I wonder if it's necessary to pre-write chapters....
Btw, I think this is my longest chapter for GM yet.
