Here it is part four! This is kind of backed up telling a bit more of Ryoko
now. Part five coming soon. All critism welcomed. Please R&R and thanks to
everyone that has. This is my first fic of any length and your encouragment
has been great!
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Alone in the Company of Strangers

Ryoko had spotted her newest target. It was a large ship she had seen many
times in the past and had had personal dealings with the captain. He was a
notorious space pirate, one that rivaled her. She smiled knowing that ship
should be loaded with loot. She told the cabbit to be ready when they were
to attack hold nothing back, that most on that ship were killers.

Ryo-oh-ki knew something was wrong something just didn't sit right. She
knew there was something about this ship that would mean an end to there
rampage. She tried to convince Ryoko not to do it. To forget this one that
there were many more ships out there. Ryoko would not listen she was going
to bring this one down, the cabbit knew it was no use but she had to try.

Ryoko went in battle hitting hard and fast. Ryo-oh-ki was blasting the
other ship with every weapon she had. Ryoko gave a battle cry as she saw
the other ship going down quickly, then it hit her that if this was the same
ship she thought it was, this was imposable.

Her face was a look of horror as it dawned on her that they did not return
fire and then the reason why was seen. Royal Logs filled the space around
her and Ryo-oh-ki, trapping them. She suddenly felt nothing but darkness
consume her as she was captured. The last thing she heard was Kiyone's voice
giving orders and the cabbit's cries of distress.

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Kiyone saw the attack start and she waited. She was right Ryoko was so
caught up in her return to crime that she had forgot that she had long ago
destroyed this ship. Kiyone had took the ship from the GP holding area for
confiscated ships to use it for bait.

"Now with the help from Jurai, no from Ayeka we can capture Ryoko."
Kiyone watched as the ship was again being assaulted, then she turned to
Mihoshi giving her a nod to proceed. She knew Mihoshi would do everything
in her power to capture Ryoko alive, unlike some of the younger upstarts on
this mission. She had over heard them talking that if they could bring the
Pirate Ryoko down they would be famous. 'Stupid punks' Kiyone thought as she
waited to move in the closer Ryoko got.

Kiyone watched as Ryo-oh-ki was suddenly surrounded by the Royal Logs from
Jurai. She winced inwardly hearing the cabbit in distress. She had took the
job of capturing Ryoko personally because she knew Ryoko was not as evil
as most of the universe saw her. 'Just keep telling yourself that Kiyone,
I really took this personally because Ryoko is a friend. That and Mihoshi
would never forgive me, plus there had been Washu.'

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Kiyone mused over the the fact that Washu had made an appearance in her
office just before the take down was supposed to go on. She came out of no
where, just poof and there she was in front of the desk. What was even more
shocking to Kiyone was that Washu was an adult and very concerned.

"I know that you have to do this and I know that most want her dead. But I
am asking you as a friend Kiyone, do not let them kill her. She has only
attacked other space pirates. No civilian was hurt." Washu paused as Mihoshi
entered the office, then she went on not giving anyone a chance to say a word
"Go to Jurai, tell them of what has happened. The have the technology to
stop her and I have the ability to contain her." She placed a strange object
on her desk and looked at Kiyone.

"Look Washu, I know that Ryoko is your daughter and you want nothing to
hurt her but she has gone beyond what we..what I can over look. When she
attacked one or two ships a month we could over look it but now it is ten
to twenty ships a week. Plus the fact she seems to not care about human life
now. She has killed so many people on those ships. Before she never killed
anyone." Kiyone looked sadly at Washu knowing everything she said was the
complete truth.

"Ummm Kiyone I'm really not sure this helps or not but all those people she
killed were wanted dead or alive. Ryoko has not killed a single person that
did not have that bounty on there head." Mihoshi quickly added to the the
shocked looked on Kiyone's face.

Kiyone stood there thinking about this. She had never noticed the simple
fact the Mihoshi brought up. It put the whole operation into a new light.
"Mihoshi go and contact Jurai. I want to talk to Ayeka." Kiyone ordered.

"Thank you Kiyone." Washu turned to leave the same way she had entered,
through a dimensional tunnel.

"Washu, she will have to stand trial still." All Kiyone received was a wave
and the nod of a head as Washu disappeared.

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Kiyone stood over the unconscious Ryoko as she was placed into the cell that
had been equipped with Washu's device. She watched as the Logs disappeared.
She nodded to herself. The help from Jurai was needed. She was just glad
she had convinced Ayeka to do it. It was not an easy job but after much
arguing of points the Empress had finally give in and gave them the way
to capture Ryoko.

Kiyone brought herself back to the present situation as groan from Ryoko
gave a signal that the pirate was waking up. She stood on guard and told the
others, even Mihoshi to leave them alone. She wanted to be the only one to
have a chance to say anything at first to Ryoko. She also knew that the
guards glaring at her would not help Ryoko's temper or mood. So she waited
for her to fully wake.

"What in hell...man my head has never pounded this hard after drinking.
Why did you let me drink so much Ryo-oh-ki?" Ryoko lay there with a arm
thrown over her eyes trying to block the lights.

Kiyone walked over and dimmed the light and then she thought to best get it
over with. "Ryoko you have been arrested for multiple crimes of aggravated
assault and multiple charges of murder in the first degree. I am here to
inform you of your rights and to question you. I am Kiyone Chief Supervisor
of the Galaxy Police. Due to the circumstances of who you are and the level
of threat you pose I alone will handle your case with the assistance of
Detective Mihoshi. Do You have any question about your immediate rights
before we begin Ryoko."

Ryoko had become fully alert at the first sound of Kiyone's voice. She was
on her feet glaring at the officer. She looked around as everything suddenly
came back to her. She knew she was in trouble the moment she tried to phase
out and nothing happened. She didn't hear what Kiyone has been saying she
just new she had stopped speaking.

"So Tenchi gave you the means to capture me eh? I must admit this is not
what I was expecting Kiyone." She grinned letting her fangs show, covering
her own fear and distress.

"No Tenchi had nothing to do with it. I did not go to him, I went to Ayeka.
I didn't think it fair to either of you, to put one against the other, so I
went to an 3rd party." Kiyone replied quickly her voice loosing the police
edge to it.

"Ahh so he doesn't even know that I'm here. Good. You know that I can bust
out of here at anytime I want to. Jurai can capture me and hold me for a
short time but not for long." Ryoko was looking smug.

"Jurai did not give us the means to hold you Ryoko. Washu did, she came to
us and gave us the device that would keep you here." Kiyone never had seen
such hurt in someone's eyes as she saw in Ryoko's. Tenchi had betrayed her
and now she had just learned her mother had as well.

"Washu? Washu helped you...to hold me.." Ryoko leaned against the wall and
slid down it. She was lost and hurt, more so than she had ever been. She
would have never admitted it but having Washu come to support her at the
wedding had been what saved her from going on a rampage. She had tried to
set things right with her mother and they had started to work. She trusted,
had trusted Washu.

"Ryoko, please I am here to help you. I want to help you. I have been your
friend and still am. It was Mihoshi and Washu that gave me the means to do
this without hurting you. They are the ones that supported you when I was
ready to declare a man hunt, because I didn't know what else to do. Please
Ryoko help me and yourself in any way that you can. Tell me everything."
Kiyone was asking Ryoko to do something that the two people that were closer
than anyone else had just broke. She was asking Ryoko to trust her.