Konnichiwa! Mimi speaking! Here's my first attempt at an ongoing tenchi fic cuz God knows I've written enough short ones... just haven't posted them... *^_~* So anywayz I'd love to hear your comments! Good, bad I don't really care! Flames are okay too because I'm sorry but I find flames quite funny and sometimes informative, but I'm not encouraging it! *^_^* Ja!
"Now hold still my little Ryoko, this won't take long." Washu tapped on the keypad in front of her.
"Since you are helping me out, I'm not going to beat the shit out of you. But how many times do I have to tell you. I'm 2016, I'm not your little Ryoko any more!" Ryoko grumbled from her spot on the lab table. She had asked Washu to try and eliminate all the memories she had of Kagato. Washu said that she could but it would have to be on the day that Kagato had kidnapped her otherwise it wouldn't work.
"Ryoko, you have to stay perfectly still and think about the day you were kidnapped by Kagato. Try and remember every little detail about that day. Ryoko shut her eyes and let out a small sigh.
*April 24, 2000 years ago*
Sixteen-year-old Ryoko opened her eyes slowly that morning; she didn't want to wake up. That morning she and her mom were leaving to another planet again. They would always travel from planet to planet staying usually only for a month, so her mom could do research. Ryoko didn't know what her mom did for a living, nor did she want to know, but all she knew was her mom was the "greatest scientific genius in all the universe," which she was promptly reminded of every single day. They had stayed at the planet Jurai for about three months now, which was unusual because they usually only stayed at each place a couple of weeks, and today, they were going to leave. Ryoko had hoped they were staying there forever. She had become really attached to this planet. She made lots of friends and even got to celebrate Startica with the royal family. Aeka and Sasami, the two princesses, had become her friends even though she argued all the time with Aeka. Sasami was like the little sister she never had. The sheets were flung off of her bed in one swift movement and Ryoko draped her legs over the edge. Pushing herself out of bed, she got dressed, threw her hair up in her normal pigtails with dark blue beads, and ran outside to say goodbye to Aeka and Sasami. She rushed out the front door and ran through the field and there was a man standing there. Staring at her. "Are you lost?" Ryoko asked the man. "Are you waiting for someone?"
"As a matter of fact," the man replied in his deep husky voice, "I was waiting for you."
"For me? Who are you?" Ryoko asked tilting her head slightly to the side. He was much taller and bigger than her and so she was slightly intimidated by him.
"I am Kagato and you will obey my every command."
"What the-" Kagato grabbed her and put a cloth over her mouth and she quickly fell asleep.
*April 24, Present Day*
Seven people and a cabbit sat silently in the Masaki living room. They were all waiting for Ryoko and Washu to come out of the lab. The door to the lab creaked open and Washu pushed it open with her foot, carrying a sleeping Ryoko in her arms. "Ryo-ohki, would you go into spaceship form? When Ryoko wakes up I want her to be somewhere really familiar to her. She has a tendency to panic if she unsure of where she is. After I put her in Ryo-ohki, no one can contact her until she wakes up and comes out of Ryo-ohki herself."
Ryoko's eyes shot open and looked around, "How'd I get in Ryo-ohki?" She threw off her covers and hopped out of bed. "We better not have left Jurai yet or else I'm really going to be mad at mom." She quickly pulled on an outfit and then tied her hair up in pigtails with blue beads in them. "Ryo-ohki, what planet are we on?"
"Planet Earth." Ryo-ohki responded.
"Damn I'm gonna kill- wait, did you just say Earth?"
"Yes I did."
"OH MY GOD I CAN'T BELIEVE IT MOM FINALLY DECIDED TO TAKE ME TO EARTH!!! I GOTTA GO FIND HER RIGHT NOW!!!" The hatch opened at the base of Ryo-ohki and Ryoko jumped out. She looked around and saw a red roofed house in front of her. Assuming that was her new temporary home, she ran right in the front door. Almost forgetting to kick off her shoes, Ryoko ran though the wooden hallway, slipping all the way, and right into the kitchen where her mother was seated at the table. She ran over to Washu with a huge grin on her face and wrapped her arms around her in a hug. "Oh my God Mom, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you! I've been wanting to come to Earth for so long, I can't believe we are actually here! Thank you so much!!!" Ryoko kissed her mom on the cheek, stood up and danced around singing a song to herself. All the members at the table sat there staring at her. Aeka's chopsticks fell out of her hand. Everyone was frozen including Washu who hadn't been hugged by her daughter for about 2000 years. Ryoko felt the stares boring into her back and asked,
"What?" Her hair was up in pigtails and she was wearing a bright pink baby-tee that said "Princess" on it. Along with that there were a pair of jean shorts and three-inch high white platforms. Ryoko's features had been toned down a lot and she looked noticeably more childish. "Is there something wrong?" She tilted her head. Everyone just kept staring.
Finally, Washu relaxed beginning to figure it out and told her daughter to go and find Ryo-ohki for her. Ryoko beamed and nodded her head and ran out of the room. "Washu," Tenchi questioned, "What happened to Ryoko?"
"I think I might understand what happened. When I tried to erase Kagato from her memory, it must have accidentally erased all of her memories before that day and changed her back into the person she was 2000 years ago. I'll have to ask her a few questions though when she gets back." She if on cue, Ryoko ran into the kitchen with the cabbit in hand. She was breathing heavily and plopped down right across from Washu and next to Tenchi.
"Hey, you're cute. What's your name? Is this your house? I hope it is! Because then not only will I be staying on Earth but I will be staying with a cute guy too!" She smiled at him. Tenchi got nervous so he stuck his hand behind his head and scratched at it.
"Tenchi, and yeah, this is my house." He responded focusing on the table. Ryoko preceded to glomp him.
"Oh Tenchi is such a cute name! You're going to my Tenchi okay? I'm so glad we're going to be living together!" Tenchi sweat dropped.
"Ryoko, I'm going to ask you some seemingly stupid questions right now so bear with me okay?" Washu set down her chopsticks next to her bowl. Ryoko released her death grip on Tenchi.
"Okay, I guess that would be okay."
"How old are you Ryoko?"
"16 but I'll be 17 in a couple months!" Ryoko smiled at her mother. It was never too early to remind her mom of her birthday. All faces at the table turned and looked at her once again.
"What year is it?"
"818090 in Jurian years, year 001 in Earth years."
"What planet were we on before this one?"
"Jurai with Aeka and Sasami and by the way mom, why are they here with us? And why do they look so different?"
"Ryoko, what happened it that we time traveled to Earth in the year 2001 and so Aeka and Sasami just happened to be here the same time as us."
"Really!?"
"Yes really. And we will be staying here for a very long time so make sure to get settled okay?"
Ryoko's face lit up with excitement. "Alright! But does that mean that I have to go to school? I don't like going to school at all! I mean, you're a genius and everything so why can't you just install the information or something into my brain?"
"Because honey, I'm too busy and plus school will be good for you."
"So I have to go?"
"Yes but don't worry," Washu flashed a crooked smile. "Tenchi's the same age at you so you'll go to school with him and of course be in the same class."
"You here that Tenchi! I'm going to school with you! Won't that be fun?" Ryoko glomped him again. "Where's my room?" She batted a pair of very innocent looking eyes at him.
Tenchi carefully removed her arms from his neck. "Up the stairs, turn left, walk three steps and your there."
"'kay thanks!" Ryoko kissed him on the cheek, gave Aeka and Sasami a pat on the head as she walked by and ran up the stairs. They heard a loud bang and a, "Why can't I ever get the phasing through the door thing right?" and then it was silent.
"I'm really confused." Sasami stated.
"You're not the only one." Tenchi, Mihoshi, Kiyone, Nobuyuki, and Yosho all agreed at once.
"Now I know where Ryo-ohki gets it." Aeka mumbled to herself.
"So Washu, like I said before, what did you do to Ryoko?" Tenchi asked with a blank stare on his face.
"Well as I also said before she was basically transported back in time 2000 years and is 16 years old right now. She is acting normal for her at that time so we have to treat her as if we didn't know her before the moment that she burst into the kitchen."
"Washu," Aeka started, "Why didn't you tell her about what happened? Why'd you tell her that you time traveled?"
"Because she'd believe that much more easily than the truth."
"How can we get the old Ryoko to come back?" Sasami asked.
"The minimum amount of time it will take is one year." The whole group backed-up against the wall.
"You mean that Ryoko will stay that happy and hyper for a whole year?" Kiyone asked timidly. All she could think about was possibly having another Mihoshi to deal with.
"Trust me, it won't be that bad. I think you'll like her like this."
"Why a year, Washu?" Nobuyuki moved back to the table and finished eating.
"Because the process can only be reversed on the day that she was kidnapped by Kagato. That's just the way it works."
A collective, "Oh." Was heard from the group as they finished the rest of the meal in silence. This was going to be a long year.
"Now hold still my little Ryoko, this won't take long." Washu tapped on the keypad in front of her.
"Since you are helping me out, I'm not going to beat the shit out of you. But how many times do I have to tell you. I'm 2016, I'm not your little Ryoko any more!" Ryoko grumbled from her spot on the lab table. She had asked Washu to try and eliminate all the memories she had of Kagato. Washu said that she could but it would have to be on the day that Kagato had kidnapped her otherwise it wouldn't work.
"Ryoko, you have to stay perfectly still and think about the day you were kidnapped by Kagato. Try and remember every little detail about that day. Ryoko shut her eyes and let out a small sigh.
*April 24, 2000 years ago*
Sixteen-year-old Ryoko opened her eyes slowly that morning; she didn't want to wake up. That morning she and her mom were leaving to another planet again. They would always travel from planet to planet staying usually only for a month, so her mom could do research. Ryoko didn't know what her mom did for a living, nor did she want to know, but all she knew was her mom was the "greatest scientific genius in all the universe," which she was promptly reminded of every single day. They had stayed at the planet Jurai for about three months now, which was unusual because they usually only stayed at each place a couple of weeks, and today, they were going to leave. Ryoko had hoped they were staying there forever. She had become really attached to this planet. She made lots of friends and even got to celebrate Startica with the royal family. Aeka and Sasami, the two princesses, had become her friends even though she argued all the time with Aeka. Sasami was like the little sister she never had. The sheets were flung off of her bed in one swift movement and Ryoko draped her legs over the edge. Pushing herself out of bed, she got dressed, threw her hair up in her normal pigtails with dark blue beads, and ran outside to say goodbye to Aeka and Sasami. She rushed out the front door and ran through the field and there was a man standing there. Staring at her. "Are you lost?" Ryoko asked the man. "Are you waiting for someone?"
"As a matter of fact," the man replied in his deep husky voice, "I was waiting for you."
"For me? Who are you?" Ryoko asked tilting her head slightly to the side. He was much taller and bigger than her and so she was slightly intimidated by him.
"I am Kagato and you will obey my every command."
"What the-" Kagato grabbed her and put a cloth over her mouth and she quickly fell asleep.
*April 24, Present Day*
Seven people and a cabbit sat silently in the Masaki living room. They were all waiting for Ryoko and Washu to come out of the lab. The door to the lab creaked open and Washu pushed it open with her foot, carrying a sleeping Ryoko in her arms. "Ryo-ohki, would you go into spaceship form? When Ryoko wakes up I want her to be somewhere really familiar to her. She has a tendency to panic if she unsure of where she is. After I put her in Ryo-ohki, no one can contact her until she wakes up and comes out of Ryo-ohki herself."
Ryoko's eyes shot open and looked around, "How'd I get in Ryo-ohki?" She threw off her covers and hopped out of bed. "We better not have left Jurai yet or else I'm really going to be mad at mom." She quickly pulled on an outfit and then tied her hair up in pigtails with blue beads in them. "Ryo-ohki, what planet are we on?"
"Planet Earth." Ryo-ohki responded.
"Damn I'm gonna kill- wait, did you just say Earth?"
"Yes I did."
"OH MY GOD I CAN'T BELIEVE IT MOM FINALLY DECIDED TO TAKE ME TO EARTH!!! I GOTTA GO FIND HER RIGHT NOW!!!" The hatch opened at the base of Ryo-ohki and Ryoko jumped out. She looked around and saw a red roofed house in front of her. Assuming that was her new temporary home, she ran right in the front door. Almost forgetting to kick off her shoes, Ryoko ran though the wooden hallway, slipping all the way, and right into the kitchen where her mother was seated at the table. She ran over to Washu with a huge grin on her face and wrapped her arms around her in a hug. "Oh my God Mom, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you! I've been wanting to come to Earth for so long, I can't believe we are actually here! Thank you so much!!!" Ryoko kissed her mom on the cheek, stood up and danced around singing a song to herself. All the members at the table sat there staring at her. Aeka's chopsticks fell out of her hand. Everyone was frozen including Washu who hadn't been hugged by her daughter for about 2000 years. Ryoko felt the stares boring into her back and asked,
"What?" Her hair was up in pigtails and she was wearing a bright pink baby-tee that said "Princess" on it. Along with that there were a pair of jean shorts and three-inch high white platforms. Ryoko's features had been toned down a lot and she looked noticeably more childish. "Is there something wrong?" She tilted her head. Everyone just kept staring.
Finally, Washu relaxed beginning to figure it out and told her daughter to go and find Ryo-ohki for her. Ryoko beamed and nodded her head and ran out of the room. "Washu," Tenchi questioned, "What happened to Ryoko?"
"I think I might understand what happened. When I tried to erase Kagato from her memory, it must have accidentally erased all of her memories before that day and changed her back into the person she was 2000 years ago. I'll have to ask her a few questions though when she gets back." She if on cue, Ryoko ran into the kitchen with the cabbit in hand. She was breathing heavily and plopped down right across from Washu and next to Tenchi.
"Hey, you're cute. What's your name? Is this your house? I hope it is! Because then not only will I be staying on Earth but I will be staying with a cute guy too!" She smiled at him. Tenchi got nervous so he stuck his hand behind his head and scratched at it.
"Tenchi, and yeah, this is my house." He responded focusing on the table. Ryoko preceded to glomp him.
"Oh Tenchi is such a cute name! You're going to my Tenchi okay? I'm so glad we're going to be living together!" Tenchi sweat dropped.
"Ryoko, I'm going to ask you some seemingly stupid questions right now so bear with me okay?" Washu set down her chopsticks next to her bowl. Ryoko released her death grip on Tenchi.
"Okay, I guess that would be okay."
"How old are you Ryoko?"
"16 but I'll be 17 in a couple months!" Ryoko smiled at her mother. It was never too early to remind her mom of her birthday. All faces at the table turned and looked at her once again.
"What year is it?"
"818090 in Jurian years, year 001 in Earth years."
"What planet were we on before this one?"
"Jurai with Aeka and Sasami and by the way mom, why are they here with us? And why do they look so different?"
"Ryoko, what happened it that we time traveled to Earth in the year 2001 and so Aeka and Sasami just happened to be here the same time as us."
"Really!?"
"Yes really. And we will be staying here for a very long time so make sure to get settled okay?"
Ryoko's face lit up with excitement. "Alright! But does that mean that I have to go to school? I don't like going to school at all! I mean, you're a genius and everything so why can't you just install the information or something into my brain?"
"Because honey, I'm too busy and plus school will be good for you."
"So I have to go?"
"Yes but don't worry," Washu flashed a crooked smile. "Tenchi's the same age at you so you'll go to school with him and of course be in the same class."
"You here that Tenchi! I'm going to school with you! Won't that be fun?" Ryoko glomped him again. "Where's my room?" She batted a pair of very innocent looking eyes at him.
Tenchi carefully removed her arms from his neck. "Up the stairs, turn left, walk three steps and your there."
"'kay thanks!" Ryoko kissed him on the cheek, gave Aeka and Sasami a pat on the head as she walked by and ran up the stairs. They heard a loud bang and a, "Why can't I ever get the phasing through the door thing right?" and then it was silent.
"I'm really confused." Sasami stated.
"You're not the only one." Tenchi, Mihoshi, Kiyone, Nobuyuki, and Yosho all agreed at once.
"Now I know where Ryo-ohki gets it." Aeka mumbled to herself.
"So Washu, like I said before, what did you do to Ryoko?" Tenchi asked with a blank stare on his face.
"Well as I also said before she was basically transported back in time 2000 years and is 16 years old right now. She is acting normal for her at that time so we have to treat her as if we didn't know her before the moment that she burst into the kitchen."
"Washu," Aeka started, "Why didn't you tell her about what happened? Why'd you tell her that you time traveled?"
"Because she'd believe that much more easily than the truth."
"How can we get the old Ryoko to come back?" Sasami asked.
"The minimum amount of time it will take is one year." The whole group backed-up against the wall.
"You mean that Ryoko will stay that happy and hyper for a whole year?" Kiyone asked timidly. All she could think about was possibly having another Mihoshi to deal with.
"Trust me, it won't be that bad. I think you'll like her like this."
"Why a year, Washu?" Nobuyuki moved back to the table and finished eating.
"Because the process can only be reversed on the day that she was kidnapped by Kagato. That's just the way it works."
A collective, "Oh." Was heard from the group as they finished the rest of the meal in silence. This was going to be a long year.