Ryoko's Decision
Chapter:Surprise!
Disclaimer:I dont own Tenchi so THERE!

Surprise! A big surprise awaits Tenchi,Ryoko and Ayeka.
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THUD! Tenchi and Ryoko hit the floor.

"Ouch!!!!" yelled Tenchi holding his butt's left cheek.

"Hey Ryoko,are you okay!?" he said walking over to her.

"Yeah sure Im just swell Tenchi." she said holding her head.

"Anyway what is this place?" she asked out aloud.

They two were in the spot light.

The rest of the room was black.

"Welcome....." said a dark and gloomy voice.

"What...hey show yourself coward!" shouted Ryoko and she heard her voice echoe.

"There is no need to yell Miss Ryoko." repeated that same voice.

"I guess you two will enjoy this litle surprise I have for you!" suddenly they could see the whole room.

It was really long and high.

They both saw Ayeka tied up with the same three branches as Ryoko had been when she had been captured by the GP not too far from them.

"Ayeka!" said Tenchi and Ryoko worried at the same time.

"Release her!" yelled Tenchi

"SO who are you anyway....what do you want with us!?" Ryoko exclaimed loudly.

"Well..." said the voice again.

Suddenly,from the shadows, a tall girl came.

She had yellow hair and the hair's tips fiery red.

Had a smile on her face, and wore clothes of a space pirate,similar to Nagi's.

Her eyes,golden yellow like Ryoko.

She had a tail and cat-like ears.

She was very pretty.

"You remember me,dont you,Ryoko?" she asked Ryoko,with a mischevious smile.

"Meoko?" Ryoko asked surprisedly.

"You got that right." she answered.

"What you two know each other or sumthin'?" asked Tenchi curiously.

Ryoko noded.

"Well thats enough,the thing is Im going to eliminate this princess and you who stand in my way to obtaining what I want:revenge for my family and friends. " said Meoko as she flew towards Ryoko and swung her long curved light saber.

She only cut Ryoko a bit.

They were soon on close combat.

It was going so fast Tenchi couldnt see what was happening.

Tenchi decided to do something and he ran towards Ayeka.

But then something attacked him.

He turned,it was a half man half something else.

It kept attacking him with his claws.

Tenchi tried to evade but got hit.

"Tenchi!' Ryoko yelled realizing what had just happened.

Right then Meoko swung her sword at Ryoko and it make a deep wound into her back.

Ryoko yelled with pain.

The pain in her back was excruciating,she felt as if she was loosing control of herself.

She teleported where Tenchi was and knocked out the monster,then she helped Tenchi up.

"Tenchi please...be strong...you got to..." said Ryoko .

Even talking caused her great damage.

Right then....

SMACK

She recieved a punch on her face.

"Pay attention Ryoko!" said Meoko.

POW!

Another one.

Ryoko attacked back and hey started fighting again.

Ryoko was very exhausted and Meoko,fine.

Ryoko was soon on the floor,she couldnt breathe....

Meoko smiled and grabed her by her neck.

She started squeezing.

Ryoko cried.

"Goodbye...Tenchi....." she said quietly.

Tenchi ran and pulled out his Light Hawk sword, he cut Meoko's hand,but the sword quickly vanished.

Meoko was caught by surprised and she jumped back holding her hand which quickly regenerated.

"Heh..." Meoko shaked her head.

"It seems like your friend cant hold out much longer..." said Meoko smiling widely.

Meoko teleported Ryoko's body over to her.

"No..Ryoko..." murmured Tenchi as he tried to come close.

But then ,the monster Ryoko had knocked out woke up and attacked him.

He was thrown pretty far.

But he saw how Meoko "kissed" Ryoko sucking out her soul, and all her life with it.

She just threw Ryoko away like trash.

"Finnally...at last...revenge..." said Meoko for herself.

The monster picked Tenchi up and started beating him.

He got thrown near Ryoko.

When he saw her he got mad,angry for all her suffering.

This made him recover his power.

He pulled out the Light Hawk Sword and cut the monster in half.

Then he ran towards Meoko who had "activated" the three branches which had started to suck the life out of Ayeka's body.

He attacked Meoko.

He wounded her seriously,stabbing her in he chest,near the heart.

Meoko started to get weak...

But she smiled still.

Deep inside Ryoko's mind she heard a voice.

"Dont give up...Ryoko,dont give up..." it said.

"Ryoko....fight ...dont give up so easily..." it repeated.

Ryoko started getting up,even if her soul had been stolen,along with the story of her life,still she lived.

"I wont give up..." she repeated to herself.

Tenchi then seeing that Meoko had collapsed ran towards the branches and started cutting them,it droped Ayeka and she hit the floor.

Meoko smiled,and vanished.

She re-appeared beside Tenchi.

"TENCHI!" yelled Ryoko.

Tenchi turned, Meoko pushed Tenchi and he hit the wall and was rendered unconscious.

Ryoko cut Meoko's tail and she yelled.

Ryoko wasnt alive or dead, she was in the middle,hanging.

Ryoko teleported over to Tenchi and shaked him "Tenchi" she whispered.

He opened his eyes slowly, he was very dizzy.

"Very well...Ryoko. I can see where this is going...but I wont go alone...You are going with ME!" yelled Meoko as she started melting.

"What..." Ryoko didnt get a thing.

The ship started braking a part and exploding everywhere.

Everytime somewhere exploded,that area melted and it released acid.

"Well ,Ryoko iit seems like you wont make it.Either you die here like a fool or rescue your puny little friends
and die anyway,or just get your prince and save yourself. Time is short,I bet you can feel it...your life
vanishing before your very eyes...." said Meoko,who's voice now echoed.

Meoko started laughing.

Ryoko was starting to feel as if she was nothing but a body.

Her mind started getting out of control,she could hardly think.

If she rescued Tenchi,they could live happily together,but then Tenchi would never forgive her by letting Ayeka die...

Ryoko was very confused,she did not know what she should do.

There wasnt much time left...Ryoko started weakening...her eyes started closing without she being able to control it.

Just then there was an explosion near Tenchi and Ayeka, then the area where they were started dissapearing...

"M-My decision is..." Ryoko said to herself.....

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Coming up next: Ryoko's Decision
Kyione and Mihoshi to the rescue!

Kyione and Mihoshi arrive in Yagami to rescue Ryoko,Ayeka and Tenchi. Ryoko decides what to do,but
was it the best decision to make? Find out on the next chapter of RYOKO'S DECISION!