PART 3 Revenge



"I hope you'll come see us again!" Mrs. Briefs said.

"We will!" replied Tenchi. "Say goodbye to Aeka for me, Sasami."

"I will."

Tenchi, Washu, Mihoshi, Kiyone, Ryoko and Ryo-Ohki were going back

to Okayama. Aeka decided not to bid farewell to Tenchi. Then, everyone

went through the door and it disappeared. Aeka was sitting by her

window.

"Goodbye, Tenchi..."

Later, that night...

"Tenchi..." said Aeka in her sleep. Tenchi was fading away from

her and Aeka tried to reach out but could not touch Tenchi. Then

Sakuya and Ryoko appeared and took both of Tenchi's arms and they

all walked out of sight. Then Aeka woke up. She was sweaty and

it was the middle of the night. She lay down on her futon and tried

to go back to sleep but she was already wide awake. She went out

of the room and out of the shed. Staying out in the cool breeze

made the sweat go away. Then she heard some noises. She followed the

noise and it led her to Vegeta's training capsule. Light flashed

through the windows and noise from the blasts were heard. She went

closer and peeked into the window. Vegeta was there training and

he was covered with sweat. He let our humoungous blasts of energy.

Aeka wanted to stay there for a while and see how he trained. There

were machines that were destroyed one by one. Aeka was so interested

that she watched for hours. There was something about watching a

strong man train. She just couldn't keep her eyes off him. Then

suddenly, Vegeta stopped. He went to the center and turned off the

machine. Then Vegeta went over to the door. Aeka quickly scampered

away but she peeked over from a corner. The lights went off and

Vegeta stepped out looking exhausted but yet fulfilled in a way. He

was sweating from head to toe. Then Vegeta collapsed on the grass.

Aeka gasped and Vegeta looked behind him. Luckily for Aeka, she managed

to run out of sight before she could be seen but she still watched

from her corner. Vegeta didn't collapse, he just wanted to rest on

the grass and relax after a long, hard training. There was nothing

much that was interesting about watching someone lie on the grass

but there was something interesting in watching Vegeta. Aeka just

watched Vegeta lie down and breathe. Aeka soon became sleepy and

went back to the shed.

It was morning and there was a knock on the door. Sasami went to

get it.

"Hello, Yamacha!" Sasami said. "You're just in time for breakfast."

"I just want to talk to Aeka."

"Don't you want to have breakfast with us?" Yamacha looked at the

table and saw that some food was already out. Yamacha drooled.

"OK!" Yamacha sat down at the table.

"Aeka! Breakfast is ready!" Sasami called. Footsteps were coming

down. Aeka was yawning.

"Sasami," she said. "Haven't you learned not to shout?" Then when

Aeka opened her eyes, she saw Yamacha and took a step back.

"What is HE doing here?" Aeka asked.

"I invited him over for breakfast. I hope you don't mind." Aeka

looked at Yamacha who waved at her.

"Alright..." Aeka sighed. She sat down as far from Yamacha as she

could but he just kept on going nearer to her.

"Stop it!"

"Oops! Sorry." Aeka picked her chopsticks and started eating.

Sasami did the same but Yamacha was too busy looking at Aeka. Aeka

ate faster and set her plate on the table.

"So quickly, Aeka?" Sasami asked. Aeka turned her eyes over to

Yamacha then she closed them. Suddenly, wooden cylinders were

surrounding the room. Yamacha looked at them at took his eyes off Aeka

and started eating. Then the cylinders went away.

"Sasami," Aeka said. "I'll be outside. Call me if you need help."

Aeka stood up and walked out the door. She into the garden. All the

trees were a very dark green, except one at the end. Aeka ran towards

it.

"Why aren't you well like the others?" Aeka asked as she put a hand

onto the tree. Then the tree projected three images. Aeka couldn't

make out what it was. One had a long tail and a huge head. It looked

very muscular. Another had broad shoulders. There was some sort of

a cape covering the rest of his body. The last one was shorter than

the others and has a big bushy beard. They were coming closer and

closer. Then, there were gigantic blasts of light. Other figures

flew into the air and landed on the ground hard. Then it stopped.

Aeka took of her hand.

[What are you trying to tell me?]

Everytime Aeka went into the garden, the tree grew older and older.

It was a sign. Maybe a sign of how many days more until it would

die...or a sign of something else.

"Princess Aeka..." a voice called out one day. Aeka turned around

quickly.

"Tsunami?"

"Yes, Princess Aeka."

"What are you doing here?"

"I've come to warn you..."

"About what?"

"You will be endangered..."

"By what?"

"A creature named...{fzzz}." Tsunami disappeared.

"Tsunami! A creature named what? What?" Aeka waited but nothing

answered her question. Then leaves from the tree fell slowly.

[What is it?]

For days, the tree got older and weaker. Aeka tried to call Tsunami

but there was no answer. She couldn't call Jurai because she had no

means of communication with her planet. Then she got an idea. She

went inside and called Sasami.

"What is it, Aeka?"

"Sasami, can you talk with Tsunami?"

"I don't know how..."

"Sasami, please try."

"Alright..." Sasami closed her eyes and thought hard about Tsunami.

She tried and tried but Tsunami didn't come.

"I can't."

"It can't be..."

"Why, Aeka?"

"Tsunami said we were endangered but then she disappeared when she

was about to tell me."

"Oh no." Sasami said. "Aeka, I think something's wrong with Tsunami."

Aeka and Sasami couldn't find out what was going to happen. But

little did they know that it was coming their way...

"Aeka," Sasami said. "I think something's going to happen today..."

Aeka went to the garden and saw a flower was growing by the tree. It

was a Jurai Royal Teardrop. It was a sign that the tree was dead.

Aeka picked it.

"Rest in peace, dear tree." she whispered. She put a petal by the

base of the tree.

Everyday, a new Royal Teardrop grew by the tree. Then finally, the

last one grew and made a circle around the tree. Aeka and Sasami

said a prayer for the tree. Then suddenly, a big blast was heard.

Aeka and Sasami quickly rushed out of the shed. There stood an odd

looking creature with a long tail and a big head. Kagato was there

with a cape covering his body. Dr. Clay was there.

"Kagato!" Aeka gasped. Then she suddenly remembered the image the

tree gave her. It was them who would endanger everybody.

"Freeza!" shouted Vegeta. "What in the world are you doing here?!"

"Vegeta," Freeza said. "I am only here to introduce you to my

friends."

"I am Kagato."

"Dr. Cassius Clay."

"These two new friends of mine fixed me up after that untimely

incident with that stranger." Freeza explained. "But I'm alright now."

"I hear Princess Aeka and Princess Sasami are here." Kagato said.

"There is a rumor going on that you, Vegeta are engaged to the

Princess Aeka." said Freeza. Vegeta just scowled at him.

"If only Tenchi were here..." whispered Aeka. Then the shed door

opened and Tenchi and the gang came out.

"There you are, Aeka!" said Tenchi. Aeka quickly looked back and

put her finger to her lips. Tenchi looked confused. Then they all

peeked out.

"Clay?!" whispered Washu.

"KAGATO?!" yelled Ryoko. Everyone covered her mouth but the three

already heard Ryoko.

"Hello!" Washu said. "Just don't mind us! Hehe!"

"Washu..." said Clay.

"What do you want?"

"Why don't you come over here?"

"No way!" Clay threw a lasso at Washu and caught her. Then when he

pulled her in, there was a doll.

"WHAT?!?!?!"

"You always fall for the same tricks, eh Clay?" said Washu.

"LET'S GET THEM!!!"

"Clay, that is not our style." said Kagato.

"THIS is!" said Freeza, firing a powerful blast. But when the

smoke cleared up, Azaka and Kamidake had protected all of them.

"What the..."

"The Jurai royal guardians..." said Kagato. "I should have known.

But if we weaken them, we can get through. Freeza let out a bunch of

blasts and finally, the shield started flickering. Aeka, Sasami and

Tenchi put on their warrior clothes as Vegeta turned Super Saiyajin.

"So you've finally become a super saiyajin." said Freeza.

"Of course. I AM the Prince of Saiyajins."

[The boy who could project the LightHawk wings. This might be

difficult.] Kagato thought.

"We can't fight here! Those innocent people will get hurt!" said

Washu.

"I don't care!"

"We don't want to hurt anyone, do we?" said Kagato.

"Surely," said Clay.

"Well, if you insist," said Freeza. Kagato raised his hands and

everyone was transported to a ship.

"Let the battles begin..." said Kagato.

Blasts filled the air. Aeka was struggling to project her shield.

[Vegeta has improved a great deal. I must find his weakness.] thought

Freeza. He looked at Aeka. [The girl...]. Then suddenly, Goku and

Gohan came out from nowhere. Goku had used his teleportation powers.

"Freeza!" Goku said, in awe. Just as he started fighting, Freeza

started firing at Aeka. Freeza dodged the attacks and concentrated on

hurting Aeka. Then Aeka couldn't hold it anymore. The shield went down

and Freeza sent a blast that got Aeka before she fell. It sent her

hard onto the ground.

"Princess Aeka!" Azaka and Kamidake shouted.

"Aeka!" said Sasami as she ran towards her sister but then a lasso

tied her up.

"Don't think that your stupid shield can stop the great Freeza!"

said Freeza. "Especially one from a silly little girl!"

"We will figth for the princess!" Azaka said.

"No matter what the cause!" Kamidake said. Aeka was on the ground

in her regular outfit for she couldn't sustain being into her fighting

form. Vegeta ran towards her and held her in his arms.

"Azaka...Kamidake...T-Tenchi..." she whispered. Vegeta looked at

her in an odd way as she said that boy's name. Aeka opened her eyes

and looked at Vegeta. She managed to give him a small smile. Vegeta

felt like he was stabbed a million times.

"I-I can't be with Tenchi...Purinsesu no Senshi..." she said softly.

"What are you talking about?"

"I want to say that I...before it's too late..."

"Say what?!"

"I l-lo..." Before Aeka could finish, her eyes closed and her head

dropped to one side. Vegeta wanted to say something but then Washu

started to say something.

"Everyone! I'm going to send those three to another dimension! The

side effect is that we're all going to different dimensions! You

have to find out how to survive in time to get you back! Grab a

partner!" Washu shouted. Then suddenly, Vegeta and Aeka were going

somewhere else. He found that they were in a forest. Vegeta laid

Aeka's head on a rock.

The next day, some color came back to her cheeks. Maybe she would

survive afterall. For days, Vegeta waited for Aeka to wake up and

finally, his patience was repaid. Aeka opened her eyes.

"Wh-Where am I?" she moaned. She saw that Vegeta was standing there

and that they were somewhere else.

"We're in another dimension. We have to survive until that scientist

gets us back." Vegeta explained. Aeka stood up and almost tripped.

"Where are YOU going?" Vegeta asked.

"To find something of help." Aeka said, walking away. Vegeta

hesitated but then followed her. He stayed five paces away from her

to maintain his distance. Then they found a small stream. Aeka took

off her shoes and dipped her feet in the cool water.

"Nice..." She looked over to Vegeta.

"Why don't you sit down?" she asked him. Vegeta looked at her and

sat down.

"It's late." Aeka said. "We should find somewhere to sleep."

"Alright." Vegeta said. Aeka looked at him with an annoyed look on

her face.

"Why don't you disagree with me?!"

"What is wrong with you, woman?"

"What is wrong with YOU?"

"I don't know." Vegeta said quietly. Aeka stared at him. Then she

looked down.

"My apologies..." she said. Vegeta got up.

"We must look for somewhere to stay. There is no time for such

foolishness." Aeka stood up and brushed her dress. Then a drop of

water fell on her dress. She looked up and it started raining. Aeka

and Vegeta searched for somewhere to stay but there was nothing and

the rain got harder.

"I'm soaked." Aeka said.

"A little rain never hurt anybody." Vegeta reassured.

"But this is not a little rain." replied Aeka. Aeka spotted a low

branch and got an idea. She started untieing her sash.

"What in the world are you doing?" Vegeta asked. Aeka didn't respond

and just took off the first layer of her kimono. Vegeta turned away

but he couldn't help looking at Aeka. Aeka hung her kimono over the

branch and it made a little tent. Then she turned to Vegeta.

"Get inside." she said.

"Rain hurts weaklings." Vegeta said. Aeka frowned. Then she went

inside.

"You're welcome to come in any time." Aeka said. Vegeta leaned on

the tree and sat down.

"Bah!" he said

"How shall we ever get back?" Aeka asked, from inside her tent.

Vegeta didn't answer. Aeka worried about Vegeta staying out in the

rain all by himself. Aeka projected her shield and it protected her

and Vegeta from the rain. Aeka took down her kimono tent and sat down

next to Vegeta.

"I should be able to keep this up until morning." she said.

"I don't need it."

"But I think you do."

Aeka kept her hands up to make the shield and in a few hours, the

rain stopped. When Aeka finally let her shield down, she was exhausted

and fell on the sleeping Vegeta's shoulder.