Chapter
3: Gather Up Your Arms!
"Now what do we do?" questioned Ayeka.
"I guess we do what she said," answered Tenchi.
"And what, exactly, we that be???" Ryoko inquired.
"Well…" said Tenchi, "I don't really know," he said as he scratched his head.
**Sweat drops materialize on everyone's brow**
"Teeeenchi!"
"Yes, grandpa?" replied Tenchi.
"What she said is that she'd be waiting on you, probably somewhere around here. We better go and look for Mizuki. We'll find out soon enough what she really wants," Grandpa answered to Tenchi.
"You were here the entire time???" Tenchi questioned, "Why didn't you help us?"
"Tenchi, I just got here, but I heard the whole thing. You left the phone off the hook after you called me."
"Typical," he responded.
"Well, Grandpa, lets go look for Ryo-ohki then," Tenchi told him. "I guess the first place we could look are in the carrot fields; that's probably where she'll be."
"Of course Tenchi-oneesama. You're absolutely correct. We must leave right now," Ayeka replied, ever ready to do what he said.
"Stop sucking up to my Tenchi. That's all you do and I don't like it," Ryoko retorted.
"YOUR Tenchi?!? Tenchi and I are related by, not only royal, but also noble blood, nobler that you could ever hope to be," she told Ryoko.
"Just what do you mean by that???" Ryoko demanded.
"What I mean is that Tenchi DOESN'T like you, nor will he ever like an evil space pirate such as yourself. He is mine, and don't even think of hurting my future fiancé," Ayeka screamed.
**As Tenchi looked on, a sweat drop developed on his face**
"Tenchi! Get over here this minute!" yelled Ryoko.
"You can't boss him around!" Ayeka responded.
"Yes I can! And I prove it!" Ryoko retorted.
"Yea, Ryoko? What is it??" asked Tenchi.
"See. I can do what I want. Anyway, Tenchi, it's time for you to choose. Which one of us do you like more, me or Ayeka? ANSWER ME NOW!!!"
"Well…" Tenchi said reluctantly. **His face brightens** "Girls, this isn't the time to be arguing among one another. We need to team up. Sasami has been kidnapped and we really need to find her. Besides, we don't know where Ryo-ohki is either. We really gotta find them ASAP."
"Yes, of course Tenchi. You're right. And besides, Tenchi doesn't like you. He likes me. We are destined to be together. He has saved my life over and over and fate has proved us to be the perfect match," Mihoshi answered to all of them.
(Suddenly, they all started yelling uncontrollably and the argument erupted. Words started to fly and Tenchi and his grandfather went over to the side to talk to each other.)
"Tenchi, we really gotta do something about these girls. You are gonna have to decide one day which of them you like most, but meanwhile, we must focus on the matter at hand," his grandfather told Tenchi.
"But, Grandpa, that's what I've been saying the entire time. We absolutely have to find Ryo-ohki and Sa-."
"Damn you!" someone yells and then half of the house is suddenly smoldering.
"What the hell???" Tenchi demands. "You idiots! Can't you control yourselves for 3 seconds?" (He begins to scream at them)
"STOP IT THIS INSTANT!!!!"
Everyone freezes. They had never heard Tenchi's grandfather, Katsuhito, yell before, and, of course, they're stunned.
"Sorry, Grandpa," Tenchi replies guiltily. (Mihoshi, Ayeka, and Ryoko murmur in agreement.)
"We must concentrate. We don't know what we're facing. Now! let's all work together and get this done," Tenchi's grandfather calls out.
*****
"How will they ever defeat us if they can't even agree among themselves, Master?" Mizuki asks.
"Simple. They won't!" a shadowy figure replies. "MWHAHAHAHAHA!!"
"We will never be defeated, Master Kusumi!" answers Mizuki.
"I have sent out a throng of monsters to attack them. If they get here, greet them with a kind attack. Do not fail me, disciple."
"Yes, my lady."
