The 2nd Annual D/W/U/etc. Meeting

AUTHOR'S NOTES:

This is a crossover between a currently unknown number of Animes. If you have something against Anime, I recommend you don't read this because it is almost entirely about that topic…of course, it is also humor, romance, and suspense-action type story with plenty of fantasy (other than the Anime parts). As far as I know, the Animes involved are Fushigi Yugi, Gundam Wing, No Need For Tenchi, Cardcaptor Sakura, Slayers, possibly (probably) SM and DBZ (but not with too big a part), Love Hina, Ayashi No Ceres (when I find out more about what happens), Ranma ½, Magic Knights Rayearth, maybe even X/1999… and more to come!

Oh yeah, for disclaimers…I do not own any Anime, its characters, etc. in here. Now I can't be sued. I would list the proper copyrights and things, but it would be much too long of a list. However, Clara Winslow, the runaway guard, the IAR, Hidden Islands, Salveyis Ocean, Ashai, IDC, IDA, and other future titles of organizations and characters in them, are of my creation. Another thing: The e-mail addresses and websites in the story are NOT real, unless stated otherwise.

I think that's all for now…enjoy the story, and please R/R! J

Chapter One: A Strange Invitation

Sasami stirred the stew for dinner. Ayeka was carefully peeling a potato. Ryo-ohki, his long, fuzzy ears drooping, was drowsing in the corner of the counter, watching the girls under sagging eyelids. Ryoko and Tenchi were upstairs napping, while Washu was, of course, in her laboratory, experimenting with only she-knows-what. Mihoshi was out taking a walk with Kione in the breezy summer day.

They should be back soon, Sasami thought, absentmindedly staring out the window at the bright blue sky. Tranquility reigned, with a calm, peaceful sort of quiet. Ryo-ohki's light snores, the bubbling of the stew, and the soft breeze rustling the leaves combined into a soft, comforting sound. Sasami yawned, bespelled by the serenity of it all—

It was suddenly interrupted by the doorbell ringing. Ryo-ohki, jolted awake, jumped down from the counter and followed Sasami as she hurried to the door, calling, "Coming!"

It was the mailman. He handed Sasami a sealed envelope and, seeing the puzzled look on her face, explained what the letter was about. Sasami's expression changed to delight. "Really? Thanks!"

Sasami ran back the kitchen. "Ayeka!"

"What is it, Sasami?" Ayeka asked curiously, putting down the knife and potato.

Sasami waved the envelope in front of her face. "This is an invitation to a cool resort for some kind of big party! And it's free!"

The door to Washu's laboratory opened. "Did I hear the word 'party'?" She asked, stretching. "That would be fun."

There were footsteps on the stairway. Ryoko appeared, yawing and also stretching. "Is it time to eat already?"

"Look, Ryoko!" Sasami said excitedly, holding out the envelope.

Ryoko's eyes widened. "Let me see that!" She grabbed the envelope and ripped it open. Ayeka, Sasami, and Washu crowded around her as she began reading it loud. "To-"

Two doors opened at once: Tenchi's bedroom and the front door. Tenchi came down the stairs as Mihoshi and Kione burst into the room, Mihoshi calling cheerfully, "We're back!"

"Come here, you three." Washu waved them over.

Ryoko began again. "To Mr. Ten-"

"Hold it," Washu interrupted. "Everyone should hear this, but we're missing…" a quick head count, "…Tenchi's grandfather and his dad—"

"We're here," Mr. Muyo said, popping out of the back, followed closely by Grandpa.

Annoyed, Ryoko started for the third time,

"To Mr. Tenchi Muyo, his family, and friends:

You are cordially invited to attend the second

annual meeting/celebration of all parties of all dim-

ensions/worlds/universes for the original purpose of

discussing problems and whatnot, but which has now

changed to simply having fun, meeting people, and

partying day and night (or as long as wanted).

Date: Friday, June 15 to…???

Time: Come after 6 am Oceanus Time; leave…

Place: International Ashai Resort

The Hidden Islands, Salveyis Ocean

Planet Ashai, Dimension A23

Please respond as soon as possible to:

Interdimensionalcooperation@idcorrespondence.Sec2013.dim

Or visit our website (or look up our file) at:

http://interdimensionalassoc.dim/cooperation/IDC/IARinfo

If you have trouble with transportation, tell us and

we will arrange for your ride. Thank you.

Signed,

Head of IAR Organization

InterDimensional Cooperation

InterDimensional Association

"That sounds cool and weird at the same time."

"There's an InterDimensional Association?" Tenchi asked, startled.

Kione shrugged. "I've heard some vague rumors about something like that, but I thought it was just some twisted, weirded out, crazy funny-farm's fantasy—"

Mihoshi, confused, asked Kione, "What's it mean by 'parties'? Will a bunch of parties come to join into one big party?"

^^* "Um, that was completely random, but…that's not what they mean, you idiot."

"But if they talk about parties—"

"If you look in a dictionary, there are several meanings for the word."

"Then what is it?"

Kione sighed impatiently. "They mean groups of people."

Mihoshi smiled and clapped her hands. "Oh, now I get it!"

"You do?"

"Yes, they mean groups of people that love to party!"

Kione groaned. "I guess that'll work…"

"Hey, are we going or not?" Ryoko waved her hand in front of Kione.

Sasami giggled happily. "Let's go, of course! Hey…" she sniffed the air, "Oh no, the stew!" She dashed off, her blue pigtails flying behind her. Ryo-ohki followed her, hoping for carrots.

Washu crossed her arms behind her head and closed one eye. "Well, I guess a break would be nice."

"Yes, the summer looks rather boring, doesn't it?" Ayeka agreed. "And to be on a tropical island, with the sunset over a sparkling ovean," she sighed, sinking into one of her fantasies,"with Tenchi…"

"Look, I'm all for going, but there's no way you're gonna be left alone with my man, Ayeka!" Ryoko growled.

"Who says Tenchi belongs to you?"

"No one said he's yours!"

"Well, I don't see how he could be with an ugly old space pirate like you!" Ayeka threw back.

"Why, you…" Power started growing in Ryoko's hand.

"H-hey, guys," Tenchi said, holding up his hands, "Don't get into this again—"

"Stay out of this, Tenchi!"

Grandpa put a hand on Tenchi's shoulder and shook his head. "Wise words: don't get in the middle of a catfight, boy."

"Yeah, the old man's right,"Washu added,"It's impossible to stop them once they've started, y'know."

Tenchi sighed. "I give up."

* * *

"Ad (click)…another ad (click)…is this from Relena?"

"What's from Relena?" Duo asked, looking over Heero's shoulder. "And what's up with all the ads?"

"Don't have the filter system up yet," Heero answered, skimming the e-mail, which was not from Relena. "InterDimensional Cooperation…"

"InterDimensional Cooperation?" Duo repeated, raising his eyebrows, "What the hell is that?"

The steady violin music stopped abruptly. Quatre came into the room, followed by Trowa. Wufei was practicing his Kata exercises in the other room. "What's the InterDimensional Cooperation?" Quatre asked, leaning over Heero's other shoulder.

"What bothers me more is this," Heero replied, pointing at the top of the screen, which began,

To the Gundam pilots-Heero Yuy, Duo Maxwell, Quatre R. Winner,

Trowa Barton, and Chang Wufei:

"How could this Cooperation know our names?" Trowa voiced Heero's thoughts. "Sure, the war's over, but …well, never even heard of them before."

"Well, it might just be some loony bin," Duo said, giving a laugh. "I mean, come on, 'InterDimensional'? Probably some sci-fi fan's work."

However, the other three weren't so sure and looked around uneasily. Duo stared around at them in disbelief. "Don't tell me you believe this stuff?"

"It's always a possibility…"Quatre replied hesitantly. "Plus, my name's spelled correctly…"

Duo threw up his hands. "You guys are crazy." He turned to leave. "I'm, gonna talk with Wufei. Maybe he's got some sense."

* * *

An old man dashed up the road, going at a remarkable pace to compete with the world record, an envelope clutched in one hand and an unused walking stick in the other.

"Excuse me, miss!" He called to the reddish-orange-haired sorceress some feet away.

Lina turned, curious. She waited until the man had come to a complete stop before stooping (the man was even more-ahem-vertically challenged than she) and questioning him, "What's the rush?"

Panting, the old man asked, "Are you-" (huff) "-Lina Inverse-" (puff) "-the bandit catcher slash killer slash dragon SPOOKER?" (huff)

"Well, yeah—hey, how'd you know about that damned 'dragon SPOOKER' business?" she asked suspiciously. Gourry, behind her, stood ready to hold her back in case she let her temper loose on the poor old man.

"I only know your title because it's on the envelope," the old man replied crossly. He thrust the envelope into her hands. Despite his earlier huffing and puffing (and threats to blow your house away), he raced on, followed by thick clouds of dust.

Lina blinked, then shook herself and opened the envelope (which read "To Miss Lina Inverse, (in)famous bandit catcher/killer/dragon SPOOKER" on the front). She unfolded the paper inside, read it, and frowned.

"I don't think I should take this seriously, and I would ask you to read it, Gourry, but—"she shrugged.

"—I probably couldn't understand it anyway," Gourry finished.

"Right." Lina examined the letter more closely. "There's a little thing at the bottom. It says 'Check here if you are coming' and 'Please return promptly with the old man who delivered this and who may have insulted you'. Hmph. Wonderful sense of humor, these people have." She thought about it for awhile, while Gourry looked it over. He suddenly said, "Just put 'yes'."

"Why?"

"Because if it's true, we'll have some fun there," Gourry answered, "And if it's not, it won't affect us."

Lina stared at him, amazed at the logic of his statement. "Well, you're actually right…I guess it couldn't hurt. Got a pen?"

* * *

"Hey squirt, you have something in the mail!" Toya called. "Come and get it!"

"Toya…" Sakura grumbled, coming down the stairs. "Don't call me squirt."

Toya just laughed and left for the kitchen. Sakura sighed and shuffled through the stack of magazines, postcards, and envelopes. She found hers and returned to her room.

"Yes!" Kero cheered. "And on to the last level!" He pushed a couple buttons on the too-big controller in front of him with his small, honey-colored paws. "Alright!" He turned to Sakura. "What's the letter?"

"I don't know yet," Sakura answered, carefully opening the envelope. She took out a sheet of paper. Her green eyes widened as she read it. Looking up, she asked, "Kero, the cards can't…write letters, or anything, can they?"

"Of course not. And they're all in your possession, anyway. What makes you think so?"

Sakura didn't answer. She scanned it several times again, then stood up and reached for the cell phone. She pressed a few buttons and said, "Tomoyo? It's Sakura. Can you meet me in the park and get Li and Meilin to come, too?"

"Sure. What's up?" Tomoyo's voice came over the phone.

"I'll explain there. See you in a few minutes!" Sakura put it down and turned to Kero. "Come on, we've gotta go."

"Look, Sakura," Kero asked, flying behind her, "What's going on? I'm gonna steal that letter from you if you don't—"

"I'll explain it to you with the others."

Kero sighed. "Fine, fine. Have it your way."

They raced to the big penguin slide at the park, where Tomoyo already waited with Li and Meilin.

"All right, Kinomoto," Meilin said to Sakura, " This had better be good. Li was just about to take me to the museum!"

Li sighed --*. "It was your idea…"

"So, Sakura," Tomoyo interrupted, "What's going on?"

Sakura handed her the letter. "Read this."

Tomoyo looked it over, with the others reading over her shoulder. "Wow. That's weird."

"What do you think I should do?"

"I guess just send it back and see what happens…"

* * *

In other worlds/universes/dimensions/etc., other people received the strange invitations. Some thought of declining, but a strange urge, a pull from the simple sheet of paper reversed that thought. And so the travel to the Islands began.

That's all for this chapter. What do you think? I'll get the next up ASAP. J