It was a warm sunny day and every breeze brought the sweet smell of a flowing stream.
Tory and Sasami were laughing giggling over home-movies of Tenchi as a boy. Tenchi, completely
mortified, had locked himself up in his room. Washu was in her lab again and Ryoko and Aeka had
gone off in search of something to fight about. Purple, Orange, and Brown had followed them to
make sure they didn't destroy Japan with their energetic fighting. Tory had long since found out
about their abilities and had dealt with it like any other normal open-minded girl. She had fainted.
But now she didn't much care anymore, it was daily life to see Ryoko floating through a wall. Red,
Yellow, and Green were being forced to do the chores. Blue sat quietly in a chair reading a book
even though she was supposed to be watching Tory. Then the front door opened and to everyone's
surprise, White was at the door.
"I need to talk to you about Black, Victoria. Alone." White said as she stepped into the
room. Sasami turned off the tape and television. Tory and Blue stood up together but she nodded
to her and Blue say back down. White and Tory walked off into the library. The room spelled of fresh
ink.
"What's this about?" asked Tory.
"You have to leave… now. Black is coming." She said.
"What?"
"He's here!" she yelled as she looked to the door in terror. Tory turned around and sure
enough there he was. She looked over her shoulder and White was gone.
"What's going on? Why are you doing this?" asked Tory.
"I want my Kingdom. I've come here to kill you so I can have it." He said. Then he lunged
at her.
"Black is here!" screamed Tory at the top of her lungs as she moved out of the way.
He laughed. "Silly girl. No one can hear you." He said.
"So I take it you don't like fair fights." Tory said.
"I'm insane. Why do I have to be fair?" he asked.
"You don't have to kill me." Tory said.
"I know but I just didn't like the other options." He said.
"What happened to make you like this?" asked Tory. He frowned at her and relaxed a bit.
"My sister and I were raised to kill and become royalty. Those were the two things. My
sister realized how cold all of it was turning her heart before it was too late. I kept on killing and
taking those annoying lessons in school with those mean teachers until I killed one of them. My
Father realized what was going on finally and put me in jail. My own father locked me up! I was in
there for days, months, maybe even years until I was driven to insanity. But sanity is one of the
things that can hold someone from going to their full potential. I managed to escape. When I had
left I found out that my Father had left the thrown and was putting White in charge. I killed her that
night. Then he put you in charge. Now I'm going to kill you." He replied.
"But… White is still alive. I saw her…" Tory said.
"Yes that was a convincing disguise wasn't it?" He asked. Tory looked at him in dismay.
"Help!" she screamed at the top of her lungs. Black rubbed his ears.
"Man those are some vocal cords you got there Tory!" he said. She smiled at him and
reached into her pocket to see if there was anything she could use against him. There was nothing.
Then she started to hum.
"I'll gather myself around my faith
For light does the darkness most fear."
Tory smiled and walked up to Black. She could hear footsteps out side the door and knew
she just needed a distraction. She held out a hand as if to hit him and then placed it gently on his
cheek. Then she moved closer to him and gave Black a short kiss. He stared at her.
"You poor thing." She said. "It must've rough for you in that jail."
"What?" he asked.
"You were obviously just a boy when your father put you in jail. You must've felt unloved
and alone." She said. His gaze softened towards her.
"No one's ever cared before. It's a pity I have to kill you." He said. Then the door burst
open.
"I don't think so, brother!" called Purple. The entire group was standing there. The color
group was first.
"Oh look, it's the Rainbow Fighters. I'm scared." Black said.
"For light does the darkness most fear."
The line ran through Tory's head. "Black is when all colors are taken away… White is
when all colors are together." She remembered from when she was smaller and in preschool.
"You have to join together!" Tory yelled.
"What?" Asked everyone, even Black.
"All colors equal white. All colors taken away equals black." She explained. The group
looked at each other. They apparently didn't know how they were supposed to do such a thing. "Just
wish it! I don't know!" she said.
"Enough of this nonsense!" Black said.
"Everybody hold hands!" yelled Purple quickly. They did. They formed a circle around Tory
and then they all turned into forms of energy that were each a different color. Everyone was
mesmerized. Then they all went into Tory. Tory's eyes faded in color and they were soon gray. Her
hair turned blond instead of white. Then her clothes fell away as new clothes formed themselves.
She was wearing white legging and a gray shirt.
"You thought you were rid of me didn't you?" she asked Black. Everyone was staring at
her in total shock.
"Tory?" asked Sasami.
"Sasami, it's alright." White said. Then she turned back to Black. "I knew you were going to
try to kill me that night so I sent half of me to be reborn and to live in Tokyo in the past, or as of
now, the present. That half grew up to become Tory. Surprised?" she asked.
"Enough talk! Let's fight!" he said. His sword generated itself and she shook her head at
him.
"I don't want to have to kill you brother. I love you." She said. His grip softened. But then
he saw Sasami out of the corner of his eye and quickly and grabbed her. Tenchi, Ayeka, and Ryoko
were all pushed aside.
"Tell me one thing." He said.
"What is it?"
"How did they hear Tory?" he asked.
"Well Washu was in her lab. She heard Tory the first time but had to gather everyone and
didn't get there until after the second yell." White said.
"That's right. I completely for got about Washu." Black said.
"Thanks a lot." Washu mumbled.
"Shut up." He replied.
"Let go of Sasami. Your fight is with me." White said. He pulled his sword up to Sasami
throat and cut it a little bit. She whimpered as blood trickled down. White sighed and held out her
hands. A white beam shot from them and into Black's chest. He dropped Sasami and fell to the
ground. "You shouldn't have hurt her, Black." White explained as she tried not to cry. He smiled at
her.
"I guess this is what jail can do," he said. Then his body went limp, and he was dead. A
single tear fell down White's face and she picked up his body. Then she disappeared.
"What?" Asked Ryoko. Everyone was very confused about the whole thing.
"So what just happened?"
"Well I understood it." Washu claimed.
"Oh you would!" Ryoko spat back.
"I did too." Sasami said.
"Surprise, surprise. Little miss wonder child does it again." Ryoko said under her breath.
"Ryoko you're not helping." Tenchi said.
"Well would someone please explain this to me?" Aeka asked.
"White would be able to explain it better then we could." Sasami said. "We should wait for
her." Sasami said.
"What if she doesn't come back?" asked Ryoko.
"Don't say that! She wouldn't leave me without saying good-bye!" Sasami yelled. Then
she grabbed her throat. It was a small wound and would heal quickly but it still hurt. Tenchi put an
arm around Sasami's shoulder and they all went back into the living room.
Tory and Sasami were laughing giggling over home-movies of Tenchi as a boy. Tenchi, completely
mortified, had locked himself up in his room. Washu was in her lab again and Ryoko and Aeka had
gone off in search of something to fight about. Purple, Orange, and Brown had followed them to
make sure they didn't destroy Japan with their energetic fighting. Tory had long since found out
about their abilities and had dealt with it like any other normal open-minded girl. She had fainted.
But now she didn't much care anymore, it was daily life to see Ryoko floating through a wall. Red,
Yellow, and Green were being forced to do the chores. Blue sat quietly in a chair reading a book
even though she was supposed to be watching Tory. Then the front door opened and to everyone's
surprise, White was at the door.
"I need to talk to you about Black, Victoria. Alone." White said as she stepped into the
room. Sasami turned off the tape and television. Tory and Blue stood up together but she nodded
to her and Blue say back down. White and Tory walked off into the library. The room spelled of fresh
ink.
"What's this about?" asked Tory.
"You have to leave… now. Black is coming." She said.
"What?"
"He's here!" she yelled as she looked to the door in terror. Tory turned around and sure
enough there he was. She looked over her shoulder and White was gone.
"What's going on? Why are you doing this?" asked Tory.
"I want my Kingdom. I've come here to kill you so I can have it." He said. Then he lunged
at her.
"Black is here!" screamed Tory at the top of her lungs as she moved out of the way.
He laughed. "Silly girl. No one can hear you." He said.
"So I take it you don't like fair fights." Tory said.
"I'm insane. Why do I have to be fair?" he asked.
"You don't have to kill me." Tory said.
"I know but I just didn't like the other options." He said.
"What happened to make you like this?" asked Tory. He frowned at her and relaxed a bit.
"My sister and I were raised to kill and become royalty. Those were the two things. My
sister realized how cold all of it was turning her heart before it was too late. I kept on killing and
taking those annoying lessons in school with those mean teachers until I killed one of them. My
Father realized what was going on finally and put me in jail. My own father locked me up! I was in
there for days, months, maybe even years until I was driven to insanity. But sanity is one of the
things that can hold someone from going to their full potential. I managed to escape. When I had
left I found out that my Father had left the thrown and was putting White in charge. I killed her that
night. Then he put you in charge. Now I'm going to kill you." He replied.
"But… White is still alive. I saw her…" Tory said.
"Yes that was a convincing disguise wasn't it?" He asked. Tory looked at him in dismay.
"Help!" she screamed at the top of her lungs. Black rubbed his ears.
"Man those are some vocal cords you got there Tory!" he said. She smiled at him and
reached into her pocket to see if there was anything she could use against him. There was nothing.
Then she started to hum.
"I'll gather myself around my faith
For light does the darkness most fear."
Tory smiled and walked up to Black. She could hear footsteps out side the door and knew
she just needed a distraction. She held out a hand as if to hit him and then placed it gently on his
cheek. Then she moved closer to him and gave Black a short kiss. He stared at her.
"You poor thing." She said. "It must've rough for you in that jail."
"What?" he asked.
"You were obviously just a boy when your father put you in jail. You must've felt unloved
and alone." She said. His gaze softened towards her.
"No one's ever cared before. It's a pity I have to kill you." He said. Then the door burst
open.
"I don't think so, brother!" called Purple. The entire group was standing there. The color
group was first.
"Oh look, it's the Rainbow Fighters. I'm scared." Black said.
"For light does the darkness most fear."
The line ran through Tory's head. "Black is when all colors are taken away… White is
when all colors are together." She remembered from when she was smaller and in preschool.
"You have to join together!" Tory yelled.
"What?" Asked everyone, even Black.
"All colors equal white. All colors taken away equals black." She explained. The group
looked at each other. They apparently didn't know how they were supposed to do such a thing. "Just
wish it! I don't know!" she said.
"Enough of this nonsense!" Black said.
"Everybody hold hands!" yelled Purple quickly. They did. They formed a circle around Tory
and then they all turned into forms of energy that were each a different color. Everyone was
mesmerized. Then they all went into Tory. Tory's eyes faded in color and they were soon gray. Her
hair turned blond instead of white. Then her clothes fell away as new clothes formed themselves.
She was wearing white legging and a gray shirt.
"You thought you were rid of me didn't you?" she asked Black. Everyone was staring at
her in total shock.
"Tory?" asked Sasami.
"Sasami, it's alright." White said. Then she turned back to Black. "I knew you were going to
try to kill me that night so I sent half of me to be reborn and to live in Tokyo in the past, or as of
now, the present. That half grew up to become Tory. Surprised?" she asked.
"Enough talk! Let's fight!" he said. His sword generated itself and she shook her head at
him.
"I don't want to have to kill you brother. I love you." She said. His grip softened. But then
he saw Sasami out of the corner of his eye and quickly and grabbed her. Tenchi, Ayeka, and Ryoko
were all pushed aside.
"Tell me one thing." He said.
"What is it?"
"How did they hear Tory?" he asked.
"Well Washu was in her lab. She heard Tory the first time but had to gather everyone and
didn't get there until after the second yell." White said.
"That's right. I completely for got about Washu." Black said.
"Thanks a lot." Washu mumbled.
"Shut up." He replied.
"Let go of Sasami. Your fight is with me." White said. He pulled his sword up to Sasami
throat and cut it a little bit. She whimpered as blood trickled down. White sighed and held out her
hands. A white beam shot from them and into Black's chest. He dropped Sasami and fell to the
ground. "You shouldn't have hurt her, Black." White explained as she tried not to cry. He smiled at
her.
"I guess this is what jail can do," he said. Then his body went limp, and he was dead. A
single tear fell down White's face and she picked up his body. Then she disappeared.
"What?" Asked Ryoko. Everyone was very confused about the whole thing.
"So what just happened?"
"Well I understood it." Washu claimed.
"Oh you would!" Ryoko spat back.
"I did too." Sasami said.
"Surprise, surprise. Little miss wonder child does it again." Ryoko said under her breath.
"Ryoko you're not helping." Tenchi said.
"Well would someone please explain this to me?" Aeka asked.
"White would be able to explain it better then we could." Sasami said. "We should wait for
her." Sasami said.
"What if she doesn't come back?" asked Ryoko.
"Don't say that! She wouldn't leave me without saying good-bye!" Sasami yelled. Then
she grabbed her throat. It was a small wound and would heal quickly but it still hurt. Tenchi put an
arm around Sasami's shoulder and they all went back into the living room.
