Disclaimer: I do not own the characters, Pioneer and AIC do

Disclaimer: I do not own the characters, Pioneer and AIC do. I have just used them in a story that I would love to see happen. I am not doing this for money, and definitely not looking for a lawsuit as I am barely making ends meet as it is. I hope you enjoy the story and as a side note, This story takes place using the OVA characters

Tenchi Muyo: Wednesday, The Questions

The Marshal greeted Mihoshi, and they hugged and talked about a few things, mainly how she was doing and how did she find out about Washu. The two delegates from the Jurai counsel were incensed at the fact that they had been brought here, lied to then blown off like this. They listened in on the conversation that Sasami was having with her parents though, as they wanted to know what he meant by 'assimilated with Tsunami' but their parents had many other questions like how she had been doing and did he really choose Ryoko?

Sasami told them like she had her sister so long ago, "when Ryoko attacked the palace on Jurai while controlled by Kagato the place the tree's were kept shook violently and I fell off the catwalk. I landed on a rock close to Tsunami's tree and was bleeding badly. If not for Tsunami I would have died too, but she rescued me by assimilating with me so that she is a part of me now. I thought for many years that the real Sasami had died that day, but Ayeka tells me after talking to Tsunami that I did not die." Ayeka nodded her head in agreement.

"And," her older sister continued, "Tsunami told us that in the future when fully assimilated Sasami and Tsunami will be the same. Tenchi has told us that when he fought Kagato that Sasami was controlling the Space Ship Tsunami too."

"What!" Those from the counsel had heard enough. "You mean to tell me that this girl will be one with Tsunami! And that she controls the ship Tsunami as well!" The two princesses looked at each other then told them that they were correct. "And how could you be related to the Marshall and to Mihoshi when you are such a child?" The last comment was directed at Washu who had just been standing around listening.

Their last comment made her a bit angry, but she held it in. It was Washu's turn to step in with her cocky smile. Moving forward towards them she returned to her adult form. "While at the Royal Science academy I met a man and fell in love with him, we were wed and had a child. Before the child was a year old he was taken from me, as was my husband. I had never seen them again, at least not my husband. I have done a DNA scan on Mihoshi and have found that she does have my genetic structure and after she found some detailed records of her grandfather were able to conclude that he was in fact my child." As she spoke her son looked at her intently.

"M...mom?" Washu nodded as they embraced each other. He seamed to not question it as the things he was being told seamed to confirm his suspicions of his origins as he had lived for many more years than a normal male should have. After a teary reunion Washu stepped back and tried to regain her thoughts.

"Oh yes, about the gems. When I created Ryoko I was hoping to have a daughter that would stay with me for longer, but Kagato had tricked me and took her away from me before she could even get to know me. He found a way to control her using the Soujya, then sending her on raids he forced her to do many things that she did not want to do. Tsunami has told us that those gems store the powers of her sister, another goddess, so since those gems had the same power as the Jurai tree ships that allowed her to get past the defenses. And it was those same gems that has kept Yosho's space tree Funaho alive for all this time as well as himself."

Those listening thought for a moment and knew it had to be true as no other raid against Jurai had been even remotely close to causing as much damage as she had. And if in fact those gems had the same power then that also explains why their defenses seamed to be useless. But the one thing that nagged at the back of their minds is if she had that much power then why did she stay with Kagato?

Washu watched as they began to consider what she had said and in her mind she knew that they would want to know why she had stayed with Kagato for so long. She wanted to explain more but Ryoko told her through their link that she wanted to be the one to explain that later. As for where Ryoko was, she and Tenchi had returned to their room to rest for a while and hold each other as they awaited the start of the talks with the Counsel, the Emperor and the Galaxy Police.

Lady Funaho had known about Ryoko's gems having the same power as the Jurai Royal tree's, so much of what was said had not been news to her. Nor to those in the Counsel if they had listened to her and others more often. Instead she had to find Yosho, her son and talk to him. The things that Tenchi had said troubled her, but she knew that he would not lie to her, but still she needed confirmation. He has sitting on the steps to his office, obviously waiting for her to arrive. When he saw her enter the clearing he stood to greet her. She approached him and noticed immediately that he was not in his disguise. "Hello Yosho."

He bowed to her, "hello mother. I believe you are hear to talk about Tenchi."

"Yes." She approached him, still wondering if all that was true, if it was it explained a lot. "Tell me, what has happened here? When we left last time he was still a scared young man."

He laughed and agreed with her, "well mother, last time you were here the only problem he had was the girls. Now he has decided and he has taken steps to protect them just as he said he would."

"So, he has chosen. What about that power drain then? Is he the one calling on the power of Jurai?"

"That he has expressed an interest in explaining. How's father taking all of this?"

She may have been a little disappointed that he would not speak, but she understood why. When he asked about his father she smiled at him. "He thinks he has found who his heir will be."

Yosho checked the time then looked at his mother, "It is time, Tenchi will want to get his meeting started soon. The two walked back down the steps to the house, and he was right as usual. Everyone had been moved inside and was waiting for them. Now the only two that were missing was Tenchi and Ryoko, who were in his room at this moment.

After he had escorted Ryoko away from everyone he began pacing back and forth in his room with her on his bed. So many things to think about, how was he going to convince them to stay away? How was he going to get Ryoko's record cleared again? Could he get all of his friends to stay here? Is there a way to truly think on these things with Ryoko sitting on his bed looking like that? At the last thought he had looked over at her, as she was just sitting there, head turned sideways looking gout the window. The sun's rays were illuminating her face and hair almost appearing to make her glow. Finally able to take no more of it he approached her and sat beside her.

When she felt him sit beside her, her gaze went from outside the window to him. Smiling at him she took his hand and was going to tell him that it will all be ok when he leaned forward and kissed her. They continued to kiss, but each time one or the other would attempt to pull away the other would just pull them back. Neither wanted to leave this moment. They both longed for this moment to last just a little while longer, but they knew that time was against them. Sadly they both pulled apart and just held each other in silence while waiting for their time run out.

"Are you sure you know what you are going to say?"

Tenchi held Ryoko as she spoke and the nervousness was evident on her. He gave her one of his reassuring smiles, "I have some idea what I am going to say. But no matter what happens remember I love you." As he said those last words he kissed her one last time before exiting his room to go downstairs.