DISCLAMER: I do not own any of the Tenchi Muyo characters. I simply write a story for mere entertainment.

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Heaven & Earth

Chapter 10: The Beginning of the End (Part 1)

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--Masaki Residence… the next morning--

Ryoko Masaki, the wife of Tenchi Masaki, mother to Sakura Masaki and daughter to Washu Hakubi, had woken up startled to a dream she didn't know the meaning to. She breathed heavily and she found herself covered in her own sweat. What did that dream mean? She asked herself. She had found herself, or what appeared to be her, bleeding to death in her dream* and then die. She looked over to her left and saw her husband peacefully sleeping. Great time to be up, it was merely five o'clock in the morning and she was in no mood to go back to sleep again.

She slowly got out of bed making sure that she didn't move it too much to wake her husband up. She walked slowly to the door before disappearing and reappearing in the onsen. What in hell did that mean?

"Oh, good morning, Ryoko," Mrs. Masaki heard the polite voice besides her say. It belonged to the usually cheerful Sasami. A person who she had just recently seen after so many years of her casting away the rest of the family.

It's weird to have company after so many years, she thought. And this kid, she still has the same personality even after so long. Mrs. Masaki looked at Sasami, "hey, kiddo. I thought I was going to be alone. I was so used to being so."

"Doesn't Sakura bathe with you?" Sasami asked.

"She doesn't know about this place… I guess I should tell her, shouldn't I?"

Sasami nodded. "Ayeka's going to be here soon." She looked closely at Ryoko, "are you alright?"

"Um? Oh, yes, I am. I just had a bad dream so I came here to try and relax. I just hope your dear sister doesn't start fighting with me."

Sasami giggled. But you were the one that usually started the fights; she laughed and looked at Ryoko. "I've missed you so much."

"Likewise."

--The hallway near Sakura's Room--

Andrew walked slowly towards Sakura's room obviously wanting to talk to her about something. I have to get her alone some time today that way I can start my plan as soon as possible. He knocked on the door as he arrived in front of it.

--Inside--

Sakura lazily stretched out her arms. Who can be knocking at this time in the morning? She got out of her bed and headed to the door. She was surprised to see Andrew on the other side. "Um… good morning, Andrew… Is there something I can help you with?"

Andrew smiled; this girl still looks cute even at this time of the morning. She really is Ryoko's daughter… "Yeah, I was wondering if you could show me around a little bit more the area surrounding this place… maybe after lunch?"

Sakura rubbed her eyes. "Of course. Do you want me to ask Setsuna if she wants to come along too?"

"No. I'd like you and only you to show me around," he smiled. I have big plans for you, little girl. He bowed politely and left the door.

I wonder why he didn't want me to invite Setsuna…

--Later that morning, in the kitchen--

Sasami hummed happily as she prepared lunch for the rest of her extended family. Her friend, who was once a cabbit, sang as she cut some of her favorite vegetables.

"So, what are we making today?" Ryo-ohki asked Sasami.

"I don't really know… I guess we should try and make some rice and miso soup… I guess I don't really know if the family still likes that since Ryoko has been the once to usually cook." Sasami answered.

"Just make whatever you want," Sasami heard Ryoko behind them. "I still try my best to make food, but it comes out all wrong. I'm pretty sure Tenchi and Sakura will be extremely happy if I didn't cook this morning."

Sasami smiled as she heard Ryoko's words. "Okay."

"Oh, look who decided to be early this morning," the group heard a soft voice entering the room.

"For your information, Princess, I usually get up around this time in the morning," Ryoko replied.

"Well, that's a first." Ayeka commented.

"Things have changed, Princess, and I have to make sure my family is happy the way it is."

The group started to make lunch laughing and talking about what had happened in their early days together and in their years apart.

--Lunch--

The group had one of their usual lunches now that the families were back together. They laughed at silly little things and most of them, launched away from the table a couple times since Ryoko and Ayeka started their ritualistic fights.

You just can't have a normal day without them, Washu thought.

I just hope that one of their fights don't bring down the house, Sakura said to herself before taking a glance over at Andrew. He smiled politely and gestured for them to go outside. Sakura nodded and they both excused themselves from the table getting weird looks from Setsuna, Ayeka and Mrs. Masaki.

- Outside -

Sakura and Andrew walked hand in hand making their way around the Masaki grounds. They went to Funaho and the cave where Ryoko had been imprisoned. "It's hard to believe that my mother was imprisoned by great grandfather Yosho," she told Andrew.

"I know. It was so long ago," he replied.

"I've shown you about every corner to the Masaki grounds… unless you want to go see where Cherry Star is…"

"'Cherry Star'?" he questioned.

"Yes, my space ship* ."

"Sure," he said holding Sakura's hand tighter. "Let's go see it." Hehehe…

--Washu's lab--

In one of her great dimensional halls, the greatest scientific genius in the universe sat typing in her holographic computer contemplating what she saw. On her left side, not one but two unwilling people hung half-naked on some of her weird machinery.

"Damn it, Washu! What is it with you and your stupid experiments?!" Mrs. Masaki complained.

Tenchi looked at his wife as she made an attempt to escape from the harnesses that Washu had tied them against their own wills to. There's no way to get out of these, believe me. He sighed and looked over at Washu. "What is it you're looking for this time, little Washu?"

Washu ignored both her daughter and son-in-law's questions and continued to type away onto her computer.

"You can't ignore us forever!" Ryoko shouted.

Washu's smile turned into a menacing grin as she looked at her daughter. Don't worry about anything my little Ryoko…

How many times have I told you not to call me that?!

--Outside--

The rest of the extended family was by the lake simply talking.

"So, do you think Sakura and Andrew are boyfriend and girlfriend?" asked the bubble headed Mihoshi.

Ayeka shot her a look that instantly made her shudder. "No! And I will certainly will not have my little boy be with such scum as Ryoko's daughter!"

"She's also Tenchi's," Maia added. "So she is still royalty. There's not problem with that, is the honey?"

"So, Setsuna," Kiyone said, changing the conversation, "when are your parents coming?"

Setsuna shrugged her shoulders, "I don't know. They should have been here…*"

--By Cherry Star--

Andrew and Sakura laid on their backs looking up at the cherry blossom tree under the same spot (unbeknownst to Sakura) were she had been made. Sakura's back was lying on top of Andrew's chest rising and falling with the movements he made as his breath went in and out of him.

"So, there's nothing more going on between you and Setsuna?" Sakura asked.

Andrew shook his head, "no. I know mother Ayeka and Aunt An'ya had already some how arranged for us to be engaged, but I don't have any feelings for her."

Sakura sat up. "Then for who do you have feelings?"

Andrew looked deeply into her golden eyes. "You."

Sakura smiled and leaned down to give Andrew a soft kiss. Their kiss was soft and passionate until Andrew put his arms around Sakura and drew her down to him making the kiss deeper and hungrier. You won't have your mommy rescuing you this time… His hands roamed every part of Sakura's body as if searching for something. This dress is in my way.

He stopped the kiss and managed to get Sakura to be beneath him as he continued to kiss her neck sending chills to Sakura in every direction. He roamed her stomach and lower body with his right hand until it was just under her knee and making it way up under Sakura's pink and red dress*. Sakura stirred as he did so but soon stopped as Andrew gave her another kiss. She grunted as she felt that his hand was trying to take off her panties and she pushed him back as he started heading towards her vagina.

"What are you doing?" she asked.

Andrew smiled, "haven't you ever done this before?"

"No, and I don't plan on doing it for a long time."

Andrew smirked, "well, it's about time you learned."

"But I don't want to…"

"It does matter if you want to or don't," he said now holding down Sakura with all of his body's weight, "I'm gonna make you mine, right now!"

"NO!" Sakura screamed as she struggled to free herself from Andrew's grip.

"No one can here you now little girl! I couldn't have your dear mother back then, but I will have you now!" He reached down to pull her dress up to her neck and he started kissing her chest wildly. He took off her bra and continued to hold down Sakura with his other hand not allowing her to beat him.

Sakura cried and kicked her legs hard trying to rid herself of this cold figure that was trying to force himself on her. "Why are you doing this to me?"

He laughed, "because I want to have fun. That's why." He slowly kissed her breast and the tip of her nipples before he reached down with his free hand to her panties and ripped them off. His malicious smile turned into a sinister grin as he saw his price. He started to undo his pants and pulled out his penis making it slowly head into her.

Sakura kicked all the while harder but couldn't budge from his grip. He closed her eyes full of tears and mentally called for help crying, begging for someone to rescue her.

--Ryoko and Tenchi's room--

"I can't believe Washu still has the nerve to do her stupid experiments on us!" Ryoko said while dressing herself in her blue dress.*

"No kidding. I guess she feels she has more right to do that after Sakura knows the truth." Tenchi replied sitting down on his bed watching his wife.

"But what if Sakura would have walked in and seen her parents undressed? I think she's had enough watching that video of us…"

Tenchi smiled and with his right hand scratched the back of his head, "you're right about that… but hey, nothing happened."

"This time…" she said finishing getting dressed. She headed to where her husband was sitting down and wrapped her arms around his neck; "I think all of that for some reason turned me on…"

Tenchi laughed, "really?!"

Ryoko smiled and got ready to kiss Tenchi but she stopped as she heard her daughter's cries for help.

"What's wrong, Ryoko?"

"Something's wrong…" Sakura… is that you?

Mom, help me! Andrew's trying to rape me!

"WHAT?!"

"Ryo, what's going on?"

Where are you?

Sakura sobbed, I'm by Cherry Star… please help me!

Without a second ask for help, Ryoko disappeared and left her husband wondering of what had just happened.

--Cherry Star--

Sakura continued to struggle against Andrew at full force but it didn't seem to make him budge at least an inch.

"You son of a bitch!" Ryoko screamed as she reappeared and sent a powerful beam injuring Andrew on the left side of his stomach. "Who the fuck do you think you are trying to rape my daughter?!"

Andrew got up and dusted himself off, closing the zipper to his pants. "Hehe, you don't seem to know who I really am, do you Ryoko?"

"I don't care who you are! We gave you shelter and you dare try and mess with my daughter? Well, I got news for you pal, you may be Ayeka's son but you have no right trying to hurt my little girl!"

Andrew laughed once more, "you don't remember at all…" He watched as Ryoko helped her daughter up and teleport them both out of view only to watch her back in the spot she had been earlier in a fighting stance. "I guess I'll have to remind you…" He stepped back towards Cherry Star and a light starting coming out of his body. The sound of crunching bones and the sight of the body rearranging itself tore Ryoko's insides inside out. Minutes after the disturbing sight and sounds, a woman of Ryoko's height with long, flowing black hair and red eyes made itself visible to Mrs. Masaki.

"You…" Ryoko started.

The old body of Andrew, now Aina, had made itself present to it's past lover. Aina's devilish laugh echoed around them in the tight circle. "Now do you remember who I am?"

Ryoko pulled out her red light sword and started charging towards Aina. Aina disappeared and reappeared behind Ryoko with a wide smile. "You aren't even trying… whatever happened to the Ryoko I know that tried to destroy Jurai? To that woman with cyan hair that made me wild and made me want you back in Kagato's ship? To that woman who was responsible for my bother's death?"

"She's long gone," Ryoko bitterly replied. "I'd like you to meet Mrs. Ryoko Masaki, a woman that's pissed off and will make sure you died because you tried to hurt my daughter!"

Aina looked into Ryoko's eyes seeing the anger that ruled inside of them. She smiled and turned her back to her. "Unless I see that you are more powerful, I will fight you. Otherwise, this will be a silly little competition between the two of us… I'll give you one hour to get the rest of your powers otherwise I will destroy every person you say you cherish so much!"

TO BE CONTINUED…

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* Remember that this was when the other Ryoko had died in the Masaki house while the family was in Jurai.

* I know Juraian trees can't fly after taking root but this ship's different. I also know that Washu had said that she would never do another three so that no one would be harmed by it, but it's a pretty old tree… still don't have an age to it…

* Forgive me if I already have An'ya and Yosho down on Earth but it seems that I've caught some of the "Mihoshi bubble headed allergy"… but they aren't supposed to be down on Earth… not yet anyways.

* Kind of like the blue and yellow dress Ryoko has…

* The one she had on in episode 1 of the OVA.

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A/N: I know this chapter as long with the other ones have seemed short but it's just that I have been busy and well… haven't got enough time to write the chapters in full description.

Next time: Ryoko has one hour to get her full powers back and fight the one that she had considered for years a member of her family. What will Ayeka and Maia do when they find out who Andrew really was and how will Tenchi react to the news? Join me next time as things start to take a new spin in chapter 11: The Beginning of the End (Part 2)



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