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( )= Mental thoughts and/or telepathic dialogue
" "= Verbal dialogue
Hiro Is my own character, a Tenchi from another dimension
older and with a daughter,
and Katsurina is a RPG character from Katsurina's
Dragonball-Z Fan-Fics
Chapter 8- "Learning to Love Again"
Washu had Hiro and Kat in her lab every day to test their
new powers.
As they explored what they could do, Kat at first said
that all of the powers seem to
be similar to a anime program she watched on TV in her
dimension called
Dragonball Z Washu then did
a search and found that the cartoon did exist in
this dimension, and promptly categorized all the powers
shown by the various
characters on the series that were exhibited by Kat,
and Hiro..
Both had the ability to power up to what was stated as
a Super Saiyen, but
Washu pointed out that their energy was 100 times greater
due to the fact that
both Hiro and Katsurina each had half of the light
power of a whole dimension.
She also reminded them that Tenchi's light hawk wings
had even more power out put than that because they seem
to have a godlike quality to them.
Upon hearing this Hiro made the observation that they
both had the Tai to the lost Chi. "
Someone has the rest of my dimension's power" Hiro said, "and I
have the feeling that sooner, or later, we will meet
the one that has our Chi!"
Washu could only nod in acceptance.
Washu Was curious, "Do you know about this Tai Chi?"
Hiro replied "We studied it at the University when I was
a graduate student. We had to
compare and contrast the main tenants of the Earth's
major religions."
(Kat just rolled her eyes, "There goes dad in lecture
mode again!")
Washu was intrigued. "Well, I am impressed that even an
out of the way planet like Earth makes
you research diversity rather than commonality."
"I doesn't mean we all learn from it. Just one look at
the local news shows. Hiro sighed and hook his head.
"We have along way to go."
Washu countered." But, ... the idea of balance is essential
for most great societies to develop
past the paranoid stages of their evolution."
Hiro replied with a more stern tine. "So? What does that
have to do with the missing dark matter from my old
dimension?"
Washu waved her finger at him. "Because I have a new invention
that may help us get the dark matter back
when we meet those who have it.
She then showed Hiro a large disk, circular, with a circular
band of silver around the edge,
and the center seemed to be a glossy type of material
with the Tai Chi symbol seemingly just under
the surface of the disk.
Hiro frowned and said, "Ok, Washu, a nice Tai Chi medallion.
He looked a it intently.
"What is it for?"
Washu smirked. "And I thought you were smart." (being
sarcastic).
"Hiro, what you see on this medallion?"
Hiro, looking at it plainly said "It equally black and white.
Washu held her gaze for a second, then continued, "Now you hold the medallion (She hands it to Hiro)
The medallion's symbol changes before his eyes. "Hey, it turned all white!"
Washu crossed her arms around her middle and then said. "And why pray tell do you think it turned white?"
Hiro concentrated and slowly it dawned on him. "Because..... of my.... light power energy!?!?!"
Washu responded. "Well, I knew you had some brains in
there somewhere,. Yes it shows the wearer the amount if
Tai, and chi energy they have within themselves. We can
use this when we encounter Kendo.
Hiro, what good will this medallion be when I'm fighting Kendo?
"I'll be monitoring the medallion, and when there's a
sufficient amount of
dark matter within you, then I will warn you if it becomes
too much,
because too much of either type of matter can cause you
to explode. said Washu
Hiro then said, "Like when lightning hits a cars battery and it blows up!"
Washu: I don't want either you or Kat to explode, so wear them.
Hiro asks, "So, why haven't I become imbalanced due to my having all light power?"
Washu replied, "Since it is light power it actually can
make you too calm and serene,
while the dark power can certainly make you into a maniac,
which I think Kendo is now."
So that's why I haven't bitten anyone's head off when something happens to me! Hiro chuckled.
But Washu corrected him. "But, it seems that you have more control over this effect that most.
Hiro nodded, then asked, "Is there any other use for the medallion?"
With it I can tell if you are draining Kendo of the dark
matter, I can advise you through your mind link
with Nagi of our strategies during the fighting.
Hiro stated, "This could be the key to defeating Kendo."
Washu nodded in the affirmative. "Now, take the medallion,
and I'll incorporate it to your fighting suit,
I'll add it to Katsurina's suit too, so please inform
her of the use of the medallion.
Hiro turned to leave, but then turned back to Washu and
asked,
"Do you think well be ready for this fight? What I mean
is Kat and I, we weren't fighters on our Earth.
Kat has been showing me some of the moves and attacks
from that Dragonball show
Washu elaborated. "I have been observing your training,
And yes there is one area that you
are weak in, you and Kat do lack one key skill, your
ability to fight close, hand to hand
combat. That's why I bringing in Yosho and Nagi to start
training you both!" stated Washu.
Hiro: I agree that we need the training, but I have the
feeling that we should
only practice with them outside!
Washu was confused. "What do you mean Hiro?"
"I would like you Washu, the Greatest Scientific
Mind in the Universe
(Stroking Washu's Ego), can you come up with a fighting
ring, like
the room of spirit and time from the DragonBall anime,
in sub-space
away from prying eyes, where we could practice our powers
against each other
without being detected?
Washu smiled "No Problem at all, I'll even have the entrance
in Katsuhito's office so
no one will suspect that you went to pray, when you really
went to practice some more!
"Exactly, I'll inform Tenchi and the others so there
won't be any problems.
And with that, we all started to prepare for the coming
conflict.
Katsurina: Nana Washu? (Washu cringed at the thought of
someone calling her
Nana! But she calmed down when she saw her granddaughter's
face. She was her mothers'
daughter, in her way she carried some of Washu in those
green eyes!)
Washu answered "Yes Dear, what do you want?"
"Can I ask you a question?" asked Kat nervously
"Sure, ask away," replied Washu!
Kat looked nervously at her feet before saying anything.
"I have never been in a real battle, at least not where
I have special
powers, or the fate of the universe is at stake."
Washu looked sympathetic and held her hand. "Go on."
Kat answered. "Well, I have all this power and I need
to know will it protect me, and those I love?
Because, Nana, I'm scared!"
Washu said, Honey, I know your scared, (she hugged her)
I'm 20,000 years old and I am scared too. But, when you
are called to help someone,
especially when your family is threatened you have to
do what must be done.
You know you won't be alone, your father, My daughters,
Tenchi, Ayeka , Kiyone and Mihoshi,
and the cabbits will all be there at your side.
You will have them to help you, and you to help them.
And, Remember, Kendo killed everyone of your friends,
and family, he destroyed your earth, your
Galaxy, and your universe. Shouldn't he pay for what
he did?"
Kat looked into the woman who was her Nana back in her
universe, now gone.
That Washu was dead as were all those in that universe.
Then it finally dawned on her what Washu was saying.
"Yes, I understand, I have to do my best, not just for
my Dad and the
others, but for those who .
Gee, Thanks, Grandma! (She hugged her again, Then as
Kat turned to go,
Washu asked....)
"Dear can you do me 2 favors please?
"Yes, Nana, of course!" replied Kat
"First, You, and Mayuka are the only ones that can call
me Nana, not
Just Washu, or Little Washu, OK?
Kat: OK, Nana! And the second favor?
Washu: Please be careful and Remember, you'll have your Great Aunt's Tokimi and Tsunami
there too when the time comes, OK! They hugged and held
each other tightly.
With both shedding a few tears, then Kat let go and ran
out of the Lab.
Washu telepathically asked, "Sisters, please keep an eye on her" They replied affirmatively.
Oh where are the cabbits?
Nagi was hear calling her sisters name.
"Ryoko, Ryoko, have you seen either of the cabbits?"
asked Nagi as she was searching for Ken-oki.
Ryoko replied, "You know Sis, "(she crossed her arms around her waist) "I haven't seen them for about 4 days!"
Nagi: Well let's try the mind link and see where they
ran off too"
(Both had a snicker when they knew most animals of the
opposite sex do when they get together)
With in a few seconds they got an answer, ... but not
what they wanted!
Ryo-oki & Ken-oki answered; (meow meow meow!, craw,
craw, craaaaw!)
("What do you mean, Don't Bother us!! Remember fur ball,
I am your boss,!") Ryoko railed.
Nagi: tried. ("Hey Ken-Oki what are you two up to? (craw,
craw, craaaaw!)
None of my business, hey you little twerp!")
All this was being said through the mind link both girls
had with their cabbits.
Then both cabbits cut the link leaving the sisters steaming!!
They started to search for them. going through the house,
then the grounds
around the lake. Finally ending up at Ryoko's old cave.
They heard a loud hiss, saw Ken-oki glaring and hissing
at both of them.
"What is going on with him Nagi, Can't you control him?"
asked Ryoko.
Nagi, pointing to the glaring cabbit said, "As you can
see, they are acting odd!"
Then, then both had the same idea and telepathically
yelled "MOTHER"!!
Washu replied, "Yes, My little girls What's the problem?"
After being informed of the cabbit's odd behavior, Washu
made her way from
the house to the cave half up the mountain facing the
lake and the house.
When Washu Approached Ken-oki, he licked her hand and
let her pass.
This got the interest of Nagi and Ryoko tried to follow
their mother , but were stopped by Ken-oki again.
Nagi then asked Washu, "Mom, How come he won't let us
in?"
before an answer formed, Washu was heard saying,
"Well, well, what do we have here"?
"Well What do you have there Mom?" asked an exasperated Ryoko.
Washu replied, "Well, it seems that our cabbits have been busy as bunnies, or cats or any
other small animal at any rate!!!"
Ryoko and Nagi: WHAT"!?!?! (said the sisters in a rising voice.)
The girls were the astonished by the sight of Washu camping
out of the cave ... with 4 Cabbit eggs!
Nagi said "Wow, I didn't know they could do that!" Ryoko just whistled!
Washu admonished her by saying, "How do you think they
do it,
you know cloning itself doesn't add to the population,
(Holding up the Eggs) this does!"
And, they (Ryo-Oki and Ken-Oki) want 4 specific people
to get one each!"
"Ryoko then asked, "Yeah, who?"
Washu: One will be going to Mayuka, another to Katsurina,
the 3rd to Mihoshi,
the 4th to Ayeka!
Ryoko nodded in agreement. "I can understand the first
2, they need a pet and ship while they grow
up, ... but Mihoshi and Ayeka?" (Nagi shook her head
in agreement)
Washu explained. "Well, They want one for Mihoshi as
a back-up for hers and Kiyone's ships,
and one for Ayeka, so both of Tenchi's future wives would
have a way to go to 2 different places, when needed."
"Then why didn't Sasami get one? asked a curious Nagi.
Washu explained with a incredulous look, "Since she is
connected to Tsunami, and Tsunami IS a ship, she doesn't
need a ship!
"Yeah, I can see that, boy will they be surprised!" said
Ryoko.
Ken-Oki then said, "Meow, meow me-meow, meow! (With a
big smile on his face!)
Washu patted him on the head "Being a very proud father
aren't you"
Ryoko then added, "Ok, Well make sure to start more carrot
gardens for each of them
("Hiro and Tenchi Will not be happy about it!!") as she
laughed!
They all returned to the house, Ryoko flying home with
a very tired Ryo-Oki
After the cabbits eggs were given to those selected,
everybody thanked the cabbits
with 2 big baskets of Carrots!
Family Connection
Hiro, Kat and Nagi were relaxing in the Onsen, after their
workout.
(Hiro was in a pool away from Nagi and Kat.)
Nagi was hesitant, but said, "Kat, can I ask you a question?"
Kat answered, "Yes Mom." (Nagi winced, still getting used
to being called Mom by the green/gray eyed
spiky Auburn haired girl.)
"Can you tell me more about "your" Mom?" Nagi asked apprehensively.
Kat's eyes start to tear up, Nagi holds her hand to comfort
her.
"She, you were a great Mom." (This caused Nagi to become
stressed, Kat squeezed her
hand) "It's OK." She took a breath. "She was my confidant,
my mentor, my friend,
and she was always there for me.
"Well, how ... , how was she there for you?" Nagi was curious about her other self.
Kat took a moment to contemplate. "For instance, when
I had a question about boys,
she wasn't like most Moms, you know being Uptight about
discussing the opposite sex.
She was candid, and said what was on her mind,
and she never broke a promise she made to me." she sighed.
"What I liked most about her was the way she cared for
me and my Dad. She did the extra
mile for us, Yet she also had a job to do, that's what
got her killed, and I still
have issues with that." Kat slowly started to cry, only
a few tears at first.
Nagi: Well, As you might know I was brought up not just
out of this country, but
on another planet. I was up 'til a month ago a..."
Kat: "... A Bounty Hunter, a person who hunts down criminals
and either brings them in
or collects the bounty on a corpse. Yeah I know what
you've been doing."
Nagi was completely floored by Kat's Knowledge of her,
she asks,
"How did you know all that? Who told you?"
She was a little angry under the surface, but still calm
on the outside at who she thought told Kat.
Kat looked at Nagi's face and knew she was pissed.
"Now I asked her to check up on you, and she already
had the answers I was
asking for."
"WHO?" Nagi said, raising her voice.
Kat: "Nana, but please ... don't be mad at her, I asked
her remember.
If your mad at someone, then it should be me!
Nagi shut her eyes, then had a smile on her face. "I couldn't
be mad at
you. If a daughter popped into my life, I'd run a background
check on her too,
and no I am not mad at your Nana Washu, though I will
speak to her.
Kat looked at her apprehensively. "I promise not to get
angry, OK.
I can't stand if you were angry at me OK??
Kat: "OK, Mom" (the sincerity was felt by Nagi through their link)
Nagi then went back to talking about her other self. "Well then What did she do?"
"She was an associate Professor of Physics at Tokyo University,
that's where
Dad met her, they were graduate students, they fell in
love and got married.
I came a 2 years later, after they started working at
the University."
Then she let out a sigh.
"That's what they were doing when the train accident
happened,
they were coming home and, and......" She started to
cry, Nagi embraced her and
let Kat cry on her shoulder, holding her tightly, like
a mother should, comforting her.
Nagi looked at Katsurina eye to eye.
"I promise you that though I am not unlike her, I will
always be there for
you, and your father. Nothing is going to hurt you while
I live and breath.
I also promise to be your friend, and anytime you need
an ear to listen,
or a shoulder to cry on."
Said with a laugh.
"I'll be there for you."
Kat hugged her even tighter.
(Guess this is what it means to be a mother, at least
a little part of it.) Nagi thought.
Hiro heard the crying coming from the opposite end of
the Onsen, he found his
daughter comforted by the woman who meant more to him
than his life, on seeing
them cry, he dove in Nagi: grabbed both of them,
then he hugged them both, letting
them cry on him. He calmed them both down, and telepathically
asked,
("What is wrong, why are you both crying?")
Nagi then told him what had happened, and he then hugged
them both more.
Hiro kissed them both in the cheek.
"I want to you both to know now that what ever happens,
you are to 2 most
important people in my life and I love you both. Nothing
bad will ever happen to
you that I can help it. Please just be happy." They both
smiled and started to
calm down. "Let's just watch the stars go by" and for
the next 2 hours they looked up
at the stars, and talked about various things that a
family might talk about.
This night Hiro had his family back, though through a
different path from when
it started.
Observation
As Washu was working in her lab she thought to herself,
she monitored what had
occurred at the Onsen earlier, "Nagi, Kat and Hiro are
starting to connect.
Well, it's about time!" said Washu.
"I would have thought it would have happen earlier, but
due to all
the big changes in their lives, it's good it finally
happened. Nobuyuki and I have started on
additional rooms, for them, and for any guest or future
additions to the family!"
As I was working with Nobuyuki ,I started to see less
of the pervert he showed
the others and more the more of a loving man who cared
for his now huge family.
I think I'm beginning to see the real Nobuyuki, the one
Achika saw! She wondered somewhat.
"I'll have to keep a eye on him. He can't be all bad,
I mean Achika did marry
him! Well, am I'm getting off track or what!
I also saw the developing relationship of Nagi and Kat.
They practice as much as they can, more to be together,
rather than just
imparting skills and knowledge. I can see Nagi enjoying
her time with Kat.
A New ritual I see is the three of them walking in the
woods and around the
lake, after dinner and they like each other's company.
No wonder the scene at the Onsen played itself out like
it did.
I am getting glowing feelings from Nagi. I am getting
the same feelings from Ryoko,
The Future Princess of Jurai! She and Ayeka, who still
fight on occasion,
have become great friends. They remind me of Yosho's
mother Funaho, and
Masaki, Ayeka's and Sasami's mother, both Queens of Jurai,
and married to Azusa,
King of Jurai. I'll have to contact them with the latest,
they always like to
know what's going on with their children, since in some
cases it involves my
children too. Must be good to the future in-laws!
I am glad for them. I have also gotten closer to my
daughters. which brings a great warmth of my heart that
I have not
experience in over 20,000 years. I am now at my happiest!
When 2 familiar entities appear in my lab. ("Right on time", Washu said to herself)
Tsunami appears. "Washu, We need to talk to you!"
Washu responds. "Well, sister what can I do for.... wait , WE?"
Tokimi speaks. "Yes, sister dear, we need to talk!"
Washu stares at her older sister. "What are you doing here, more over what do you want?" (more sternly)
Tsunami trys to calm Washu. "Please, Washu listen to her, she has something important to say!"
Washu: HER!" She shuts her eyes, counts to ten silently then says. "Well, it better be good!" (With a huff)
Tokimi calmly answers. "I came to warn you. A certain
person who is related to an old enemy
of yours, is coming to wipe you and you family out!
Washu smirks. "Oh. You mean Lord Kendo?"
Both Goddesses gasped, "How did you know?" they both said in unison.
Washu gives a cold glare at her older sister. "I know that he was once under your control Tokimi!"
Tokimi nods "True, he was one of my champions."
Washu rubs the bridge of her nose. "So, how is he so powerful?
Don't tell me, he collapsed another dimension and he took the dark matter to add to his power,
am I right?" She glanced calmly from one , to the other.
Tsunami had a confused look. "How did you know?"
Washu waves her hand. "Well, my future son in law and
granddaughter from that dimension have the light power
for that dimension!!"
Tokimi heavily sighs. "So, they did get through. I'm glad
I got them out of there,
before their dimension ceased to exist."
"I suspected as much." Then looking with a comforting
face, Washu smiled
... and thanked Tokimi for helping Hiro and Kat.
"Now, ... what is the price for your help?
(Usually there was always a price to pay for Tokimi's
help.)
Tokimi. closed her eyes. "Nothing, ... this has affected
me as well."
(With a sincere look of Truth)
Washu had a confused look on her face, but only for a
minute. She kept her eyes on Tokimi.
"So, how did Lord Kendo get away from you?"
Tokimi answered. "He found out my technique of using other
dimensions to power myself.
I stopped him from learning the whole process, ... but,
he did learn how to do it
from one dimension, at a time. Then he disappeared and
he learned how to hide from
me. I cannot detect him anymore."
Washu smiled. "Well, I know he's parked behind the earth's
moon right now waiting for
his chance to strike, and we're here waiting for his
first move."
Tsunami looks down ... then looks up at her sister ...
with and with a heavy sigh.
"Washu, you better know this, he retrieved his father's
body, ... in hopes of reviving it.
Washu, still not understanding the severity of what Tokimi
said.
"Well, who was his father?"
"..."
"Who?"
"Kagato!!"
Washu puts her hand in front of her face, In fright!
Well, Just getting interesting, (I hope) Will the gang
be ready for Kendo's
coming attack? Will the various relationships be finalized?
Well you'll just have to wait for the next chapter,
Chapter 9: Calm before the Storm
Se ya Next Tenchi-time, same Tenchi-Channel!
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