It was difficult for Yugi to follow what happened next. Two furry humanoids came in. One was the color of milk chocolate and obviously female, the other was like newly fallen snow, the broad shoulders and square jaw identifying it as male. Between the two of them was an antigrav stretcher. For an instant Yugi mistook the person on it for Ryoko.
"Washu?" the milk chocolate colored one had a high pitched, catlike voice.
"Ryo-Ohki?" Yugi couldn't believe her eyes, but it was the little cabbit she'd known years ago.
"This way, quickly." Washu disappeared into her lab, followed by the two cabbits. Grandfather helped the beat up Galaxy Police officer over to the couch. Tenchi bolted up the stairs and into Ryoko's room. For a moment Sasami and Yugi watched it all in a detached sort of way. It was like they were watching it on TV, like it was happening to someone else. Ryoko, however, snapped them out of it.
"Kiyone!" Ryoko roared, appearing in front of green haired woman. "What the hell did you let happen to Nagi?"
"Calm down, Ryoko! Washu's looking at her already." Tenchi stood at the top of the stairs, running down it awkwardly.
Ryoko shot her hand out and lifted Kiyone off the couch and off the floor. "Damnit Kiyone, you will tell me now!"
"She's been shot." Everyone turned to Washu at the sound of her voice.
"Will she be OK, Ms. Washu?" Tenchi made it to the bottom of the stairs, swaying a bit on his feet. The saki was starting to catch up with him.
"Her species is remarkably resilient and incredibly fast healers. She might have healed her self in time, but it was still a near thing." As Washu finished, two furry cat-rabbits slipped between her legs before she shut the door behind her.
"Washu, what happened to her?"
"She was shot." It came from Kiyone who was still hanging from the front of her shirt. Ryoko immediately remember her and dropped her back to the couch. "We were fighting the rebels on Ceti Alpha 5. The governor went nuts and ordered the slaughter of all the civilians. When- when the soldiers started separating the parents from the children to- to watch their parents die first, we..." Kiyone trailed off and buried her face in her hands. Even across the room, Yugi could hear Kiyone's muffled sobs. Kiyone felt Tenchi's hand on her shoulder and looked up into his brown eyes. "I'm ok, thanks." She took a faltering breath and continued. "We were about to stop it when this person seemed to sweep through the soldiers ranks. In an instant it was over. Somehow he'd decapitated or mortally wounded all the soldiers. He just stood there, blood dripping from his sword. I- I don't know who struck first, but suddenly he and Nagi were fighting. She had him beat, was about to run him through, I think, then he just vanished."
"Vanished?" Washu had moved to Ryoko's side, opposite Tenchi. "Vanished like Ryoko does when she teleports?"
"No, he didn't flicker like she does. Light seemed to move up him in lines and then he was standing beside Nagi with a gun to her head. He said something like 'Dodge this.' and fired."
"And then what happened?"
"I- I don't..."
"Try and remember."
"It was the governor. He started talking like he was reading from a prophesy. Something about the moon." Kiyone closed her eyes. A tear fell, tumbling down her cheek and leaving a line in the ash and dried blood caked on her skin. Washu put a hand on the former detective's head, shaking her own.
"She's out cold. She must have stayed awake the entire trip here, to steer the ship."
"How long is it from Ceti Alpha 5 to Earth?" Father had come in at some point, and was helping stretch the prone form of Kiyone out on the couch.
"Three days." Washu fell into an over stuffed chair. Strangely, she looked pretty tired herself. Noboyuki stretched a blanket Sasami handed to him over Kiyone, his eyes shining.
"I'm leaving tomorrow morning." Ryoko's eyes glowed, her clenched fist crackling with energy. "Whoever did this to Nagi is going to pay."
+++++++++++
Ok, so what do you guys think? Please leave a review or I'm not going to finish it! Believe me, I'll do it!