-Why Tenchi? -
Part 4
Disclaimer: pay attention!! I wrote that out at the beginning of this series!
I am issuing a challenge to all my loyal fans! (^_^;;) Please Please write some Ryoko/Hotsuma fanfiction. I'm getting tired of being the only one writing! I almost didn't finish this fic for that very reason. The prize? I will post your story on my website.
Still not enough? You get the peace of mind knowing that you did an outstanding job. STILLL not enough? WHAT DO YOU PEOPLE WANT FROM ME!!!!!!! ::runs from the room screaming::…..Anywho, on to my latest work.
Washu noticed a presence in the doorway. "How is he?" Ryoko asked, her voice cold. It had been two days, and she 3was getting a little mad at the self-proclaimed genius of the universe. If you walked into the lab, the first think you would see was the form of Hotsuma, the great space pirate, his face contorted by pain. Ryoko had been checking on him about once ever hour, but he seemed to be no better. Well, at least he was no worse.
"Would you like the good news or the bad news first?" Smiled Washu tiredly. She knew her work was done. "Just tell me!" "Well, aren't we touchy. Anyway, the good news is that I have found out what the trouble is, and how to cure him." "Great!" "Wait, before you start celebrating, we have exactly 24 hours to beat the demon that has taken up residence in his heart." By this time, all of the Masaki household was awake and gathered in Wahsu's lab. "This demon was put there by Ugi, to awaken only if Hotsuma disobeyed Ugi's commands, which he did by bringing you back, Ryoko. He gave up his freedom so that he could bring you back." Ryoko sat down. Hard.
She was surprised, no one had ever done anything so nice for her. Not even… not even Tenchi. "Well, how can we save him?" asked Sasami. "One of us will have to travel into Hotsuma's body, and enter his heart. In the very center of his heart will be his soul. That is where the demon must be fought, and defeated, if possible. "Who will go in?" "It will have to be Ryoko."
"But we can't let Ryoko go risk her life, as long as she is a guest in our house." Tenchi's father protested. "No. I will go. I am more powerful than anyone here. I will have a better chance of defeating this demon." "All right, now that we've all decided, there are some things that you must know before I shrink you, Ryoko. The demon will be trying to turn Hotsuma's soul to stone. If my calculations are correct, he is about halfway done. I will shrink you and Ryo-oh-ki down to about the size of a pinhead, then implant you in his heart. You will have to fly around until you enter the soul, which will look like a small room; the haven of his wildest dreams." Washu fired up her personal shrink ray, and Ryoko and Ryo-oh-ki were shrunk. They were then implanted in Hotsuma's heart, near the left ventricle. (I hope there is such a thing, I can't remember my last heart test in science class. ^_^;;)
"Wow, look at that, Ryo-oh-ki." "Meowwer" They were gazing at the soul, which looked like a star, flashing blue, green and white. They entered the soul, which DID look like a room. Ryoko left Ryo-oh-ki in the anteroom, which looked suspiciously like her hideout when she was traversing the galaxy with Hotsuma. She entered through the awesome double doors… and gasped.
The whole room was decorated with pictures of her. Pictures of her laughing, pictures of her stealing, even pictures of her while she was with Kione and Mihoshi on her shi…no, she thought, it was Hotsuma's ship. As she turned around to look for this demon she was supposed to be battling, something caught her eye. She picked it up. I was a small picture frame, with Hotsuma and she after the had robbed a small town on Nixl, a planet just west of Jurai. It looked like it had been thrown to the ground, for the glass was smashed. Suddenly, she had the feeling she was being watched. She spun around and saw...
BWAAAAHHHAAAHHAA a cliffhanger. ^_^ tune in next time for Why Tenchi, part 5!!