When the Smoke Clears by Val
[Chapter 3: Death and Beginnings]
Sasami tossed and turned in her sleep. A nightmare behind the child's sweating. She screamed out and Aeka was quickly by her side. Shaking her gently, Aeka called out her sister's name. Sasami finally awoke, tears streaming down her eyes. She hugged her sister tightly and cried on her shoulder. When she finally calmed down, Aeka asked what had her dream been about. Sasami looked unusually pale in the dimly lit room as she told her sister.
In her dream, she had been watching a fight between two people. A third person joined the fight. It was a horrible fight. She saw one of them fall to the ground. One of the others viciously attacked the other. The air was filled with screaming as she looked at the person on the floor. At first she wasn't sure of exactly who it was that laid on the floor slowly dieing. When she did finally catch a glimpse of the face, it was Tenchi. He was dieing in front of. That's when she let out a loud scream and ran towards him. But just when she reached him, something pierced her side and she saw blood dropping to the floor. At that point she had woken up.
When she finished, she noticed Washu at the door. The scientist's face was full of shock. She wanted to believe that it was only a nightmare and not one of her premonitions of the future. But she knew it was. It seemed the upcoming battle would take a turn for the worst. This was going to be a problem.
Later that night...
"It's time for my revenge!," Tamusino said as she carefully teleported to the Masaki residence.
Inside it was dark. Not a light could be seen. A casual observer would've said everyone inside was asleep, but she knew better. She knew they were in there waiting for her. Quickly eyeing her surroundings, she decided that the best mode of action was a direct attack on the house. She phased back 100 yards and sent a single energy blast toward the side of the house. The blast was enough to completely take out one whole side of the the house.
Inside...
"Shit! What was that!?," Ryoko yelled angrily having been almost killed by the blast.
"It's time," Washu said turning away from the others and heading outside.
When she got outside, she immediately saw Tamusino. They had somewhat of a stare down before everyone else finally made it outside. The others were confused when they saw Tamusino.
"That's the menace that terrorized galaxies? Hahaha!!," Ryoko laughed.
"She's stronger than what she looks," Washu said and turned to Tenchi. "You must destroy her! Don't let her appearance fool you."
"But, I don't know if I can fight a woman..."
"Sure you can! Just think of her as another enemy who must be destroyed."
"But...!"
Washu was about to say something when a energy blast went crashing into the house, just above their heads. They all ran for cover as the house collasped in. They looked sadly at where the house use to stand before turning their attention to the one behind it.
Tamusino laughed. An evil laughter, full of hate. Tenchi transformed into his Lighthawk outfiit. Tamusino watched Tenchi with some interest. Once his transformation was complete, his Lighthawk Sword appeared before him. Grabbing it, he then turned his attention to Tamusino. He took a fighting stance, ready for whatever she had. The others watched from some distance away.
"Well?," Tenchi asked, a tinge of fear in that one word.
"You dare to challenge me? You will not win this, you know. I am much stronger than any mere mortal is!," Tamusino said.
Her words seemed to almost unfaze him. Though he was frightened, he let out a battle cry and lunged at her. Just as he was about to make contact with her, she disappeared. Tenchi looked around quickly, wondering what she was planning. Suddenly, he felt a large blast almost hit his side, luckily his shield blocked it.
"Interesting...," came the eerie voice from behind him.
Tenchi spun around but saw nothing. Another blast came from behind him but was blocked by his shield easily. However, he couldn't block the blast from above so quickly since they seem to be shot at the same time. He let out a cry of pain and realized he couldn't move his left arm. Now he was terrified but he knew he had to battle on. Tamusino's laugh pierced the almost still air.
"You're relentless aren't you? Or is that you wanna die tonight? Maybe this will help you," she said as a green light formed in her hands.
"Tenchi! Move out of there!," Washu shouted.
She ran towards him but didn't make it to him on time. Washu watched horrified as Tamusino aimed her blast at Tenchi, who seemed paralyzed to the spot.
"Tenchi! Watch out!," Washu cried out again.
But she was too late. Tenchi flew backwards as the green blast sent him sailing. When he stopped moving, Washu knew this was the last straw.
"Tamusino! How dare you hurt someone I love! Now you must pay!," Washu screamed and started glowing a strange blue.
Tamusino looked startled for a minute, then she smirked.
"Well, well. It's been a long time since I've seen this side of you."
"I didn't want it to come to this," Washu said, the blue glow almost blinding those around her.
"Don't you think I'm much stronger now? Do you think, you can use the same tricks on me? Come now. Let's fight!"
With a scream, Tamusino flew at Washu faster than anyone could see. A great burst of light erupted as the two collided. They jumped back from each other and did it again. A scream finally pierced the air. It was Sasami. She was running towards the half-dead Tenchi.
"I don't think so," Tamusino said and zapped an energy bolt at Sasami.
Sasami screamed as it ripped through her side. As she fell to her knees, she looked down and saw a large hole in her side. Tears slid down her cheeks as she collasped forward on to the ground. Aeka was soon by her side holding her closely.
"Sasami! Don't die! Please don't die!," Aeka begged.
"A-aeka? Don't cry," Sasami said reaching up and wiping a tear from her sister's eye. "I'll be okay. I promise."
With a sharp last breathe, Sasami closed her eyes. Aeka broke into a fit of uncontrollable sobs and pleas. Everyone was in tears, even Ryoko had to wipe her eyes a million times to stop the tears. Aeka cradled her dead sister as Washu and Tamusino continued their fight.
"You monster!," Washu shouted, leaping at Tamusino with an energy sword.
"You're too kind," she smirked and blocked the sword with an energy sword of her own.
"Grrrr..."
Washu jumped back and with a sly grin, she threw an energy blast at Tamusino and vanished before it made contact. As Tamusino avoided the attack, she didn't see Washu appear behind her. With a smirk of her own, Washu stabbed Tamusino in the back with her energy sword. As the villian drop down to her knees, she turned around to see Washu standing over her. Washu glared down at her and slashed her across the face with a quick thrust of her sword.
"Now I'll put you back in your confinement!"
"No! You can't!"
"Yes I can! A monster like you doesn't deserve to be free. Your a heartless creature with no hope for an end. So I'll put you away again," Washu said.
The blue aura around her changed to a bright red and a portal opened into subspace. Tamusino stared at the endless darkness before her and for once in her long life, she was scared. Washu mumbled some words and Tamusino rose from the ground and was sucked slowly into the portal. A single tear ran down her face. As strong as she was, she couldn't fight this no matter what. Once inside, the portal closed quickly Tamusino. The immortal woman curled up into a ball and cried for the first time. The slice from Washu's sword never healed, scarring her forever...
Back at the Masaki site...
The strange light around Washu disappeared as suddenly as it had appeared. She looked around, examining the destruction in the light of the early morning sun. The house was, of course, nothing but rumble and the surrounding land had alot of craters from where random blasts had hit. Her emerald eyes finally fell on her friends.
Mihoshi slept with her head on Kiyone's lap. Kiyone looked down at Mihoshi from time to time and smiled as she stroked her hair. Aeka was a complete wreck. She sat by the lake's edge with her face buried into her knees. It was hard to tell whether she was crying or sleeping. Best guess, was that she cried herself to sleep. Washu's eyes slowly crept over to Sasami's small body. A large brown stain seemed to circle her on the grass. With tears in her eyes, she looked away only to see Ryoko hovering over Tenchi. The saddest look on her face. Washu knew that Tenchi would've never survived that blast. 'If only I'd been a faster. I could've saved him, maybe even Sasami as well' Washu thought sadly to herself.
A voice suddenly pierced her thoughts.
"It wasn't your fault."
"Tsunami?"
"Hai. I'm safe. For now anyway."
"What do you mean?"
"With Sasami dead, I've lost my physical self. You need to bring me back to your dimension so I can revive Sasami and get my physical self back. Otherwise, I can't help you."
"Help me?"
"You know you're not allowed to revive mortals, only I can. I must revive Tenchi so we can prepare for our new enemy."
"Tokimi...," Washu growled.
"Hai, sister. But don't worry. We can beat her, we always have. I must go now. Please come quickly for me...," her voice faded away.
Washu sighed deeply. She knew it wouldn't be easy to get Tsunami back from the dimension she currently resided in. She would need the others help. Not only to get Tsunami back but as well as to help saving the world. No. Not even. They had to save the universe from Tokimi...
**To Be Contiuned**
[Chapter 3: Death and Beginnings]
Sasami tossed and turned in her sleep. A nightmare behind the child's sweating. She screamed out and Aeka was quickly by her side. Shaking her gently, Aeka called out her sister's name. Sasami finally awoke, tears streaming down her eyes. She hugged her sister tightly and cried on her shoulder. When she finally calmed down, Aeka asked what had her dream been about. Sasami looked unusually pale in the dimly lit room as she told her sister.
In her dream, she had been watching a fight between two people. A third person joined the fight. It was a horrible fight. She saw one of them fall to the ground. One of the others viciously attacked the other. The air was filled with screaming as she looked at the person on the floor. At first she wasn't sure of exactly who it was that laid on the floor slowly dieing. When she did finally catch a glimpse of the face, it was Tenchi. He was dieing in front of. That's when she let out a loud scream and ran towards him. But just when she reached him, something pierced her side and she saw blood dropping to the floor. At that point she had woken up.
When she finished, she noticed Washu at the door. The scientist's face was full of shock. She wanted to believe that it was only a nightmare and not one of her premonitions of the future. But she knew it was. It seemed the upcoming battle would take a turn for the worst. This was going to be a problem.
Later that night...
"It's time for my revenge!," Tamusino said as she carefully teleported to the Masaki residence.
Inside it was dark. Not a light could be seen. A casual observer would've said everyone inside was asleep, but she knew better. She knew they were in there waiting for her. Quickly eyeing her surroundings, she decided that the best mode of action was a direct attack on the house. She phased back 100 yards and sent a single energy blast toward the side of the house. The blast was enough to completely take out one whole side of the the house.
Inside...
"Shit! What was that!?," Ryoko yelled angrily having been almost killed by the blast.
"It's time," Washu said turning away from the others and heading outside.
When she got outside, she immediately saw Tamusino. They had somewhat of a stare down before everyone else finally made it outside. The others were confused when they saw Tamusino.
"That's the menace that terrorized galaxies? Hahaha!!," Ryoko laughed.
"She's stronger than what she looks," Washu said and turned to Tenchi. "You must destroy her! Don't let her appearance fool you."
"But, I don't know if I can fight a woman..."
"Sure you can! Just think of her as another enemy who must be destroyed."
"But...!"
Washu was about to say something when a energy blast went crashing into the house, just above their heads. They all ran for cover as the house collasped in. They looked sadly at where the house use to stand before turning their attention to the one behind it.
Tamusino laughed. An evil laughter, full of hate. Tenchi transformed into his Lighthawk outfiit. Tamusino watched Tenchi with some interest. Once his transformation was complete, his Lighthawk Sword appeared before him. Grabbing it, he then turned his attention to Tamusino. He took a fighting stance, ready for whatever she had. The others watched from some distance away.
"Well?," Tenchi asked, a tinge of fear in that one word.
"You dare to challenge me? You will not win this, you know. I am much stronger than any mere mortal is!," Tamusino said.
Her words seemed to almost unfaze him. Though he was frightened, he let out a battle cry and lunged at her. Just as he was about to make contact with her, she disappeared. Tenchi looked around quickly, wondering what she was planning. Suddenly, he felt a large blast almost hit his side, luckily his shield blocked it.
"Interesting...," came the eerie voice from behind him.
Tenchi spun around but saw nothing. Another blast came from behind him but was blocked by his shield easily. However, he couldn't block the blast from above so quickly since they seem to be shot at the same time. He let out a cry of pain and realized he couldn't move his left arm. Now he was terrified but he knew he had to battle on. Tamusino's laugh pierced the almost still air.
"You're relentless aren't you? Or is that you wanna die tonight? Maybe this will help you," she said as a green light formed in her hands.
"Tenchi! Move out of there!," Washu shouted.
She ran towards him but didn't make it to him on time. Washu watched horrified as Tamusino aimed her blast at Tenchi, who seemed paralyzed to the spot.
"Tenchi! Watch out!," Washu cried out again.
But she was too late. Tenchi flew backwards as the green blast sent him sailing. When he stopped moving, Washu knew this was the last straw.
"Tamusino! How dare you hurt someone I love! Now you must pay!," Washu screamed and started glowing a strange blue.
Tamusino looked startled for a minute, then she smirked.
"Well, well. It's been a long time since I've seen this side of you."
"I didn't want it to come to this," Washu said, the blue glow almost blinding those around her.
"Don't you think I'm much stronger now? Do you think, you can use the same tricks on me? Come now. Let's fight!"
With a scream, Tamusino flew at Washu faster than anyone could see. A great burst of light erupted as the two collided. They jumped back from each other and did it again. A scream finally pierced the air. It was Sasami. She was running towards the half-dead Tenchi.
"I don't think so," Tamusino said and zapped an energy bolt at Sasami.
Sasami screamed as it ripped through her side. As she fell to her knees, she looked down and saw a large hole in her side. Tears slid down her cheeks as she collasped forward on to the ground. Aeka was soon by her side holding her closely.
"Sasami! Don't die! Please don't die!," Aeka begged.
"A-aeka? Don't cry," Sasami said reaching up and wiping a tear from her sister's eye. "I'll be okay. I promise."
With a sharp last breathe, Sasami closed her eyes. Aeka broke into a fit of uncontrollable sobs and pleas. Everyone was in tears, even Ryoko had to wipe her eyes a million times to stop the tears. Aeka cradled her dead sister as Washu and Tamusino continued their fight.
"You monster!," Washu shouted, leaping at Tamusino with an energy sword.
"You're too kind," she smirked and blocked the sword with an energy sword of her own.
"Grrrr..."
Washu jumped back and with a sly grin, she threw an energy blast at Tamusino and vanished before it made contact. As Tamusino avoided the attack, she didn't see Washu appear behind her. With a smirk of her own, Washu stabbed Tamusino in the back with her energy sword. As the villian drop down to her knees, she turned around to see Washu standing over her. Washu glared down at her and slashed her across the face with a quick thrust of her sword.
"Now I'll put you back in your confinement!"
"No! You can't!"
"Yes I can! A monster like you doesn't deserve to be free. Your a heartless creature with no hope for an end. So I'll put you away again," Washu said.
The blue aura around her changed to a bright red and a portal opened into subspace. Tamusino stared at the endless darkness before her and for once in her long life, she was scared. Washu mumbled some words and Tamusino rose from the ground and was sucked slowly into the portal. A single tear ran down her face. As strong as she was, she couldn't fight this no matter what. Once inside, the portal closed quickly Tamusino. The immortal woman curled up into a ball and cried for the first time. The slice from Washu's sword never healed, scarring her forever...
Back at the Masaki site...
The strange light around Washu disappeared as suddenly as it had appeared. She looked around, examining the destruction in the light of the early morning sun. The house was, of course, nothing but rumble and the surrounding land had alot of craters from where random blasts had hit. Her emerald eyes finally fell on her friends.
Mihoshi slept with her head on Kiyone's lap. Kiyone looked down at Mihoshi from time to time and smiled as she stroked her hair. Aeka was a complete wreck. She sat by the lake's edge with her face buried into her knees. It was hard to tell whether she was crying or sleeping. Best guess, was that she cried herself to sleep. Washu's eyes slowly crept over to Sasami's small body. A large brown stain seemed to circle her on the grass. With tears in her eyes, she looked away only to see Ryoko hovering over Tenchi. The saddest look on her face. Washu knew that Tenchi would've never survived that blast. 'If only I'd been a faster. I could've saved him, maybe even Sasami as well' Washu thought sadly to herself.
A voice suddenly pierced her thoughts.
"It wasn't your fault."
"Tsunami?"
"Hai. I'm safe. For now anyway."
"What do you mean?"
"With Sasami dead, I've lost my physical self. You need to bring me back to your dimension so I can revive Sasami and get my physical self back. Otherwise, I can't help you."
"Help me?"
"You know you're not allowed to revive mortals, only I can. I must revive Tenchi so we can prepare for our new enemy."
"Tokimi...," Washu growled.
"Hai, sister. But don't worry. We can beat her, we always have. I must go now. Please come quickly for me...," her voice faded away.
Washu sighed deeply. She knew it wouldn't be easy to get Tsunami back from the dimension she currently resided in. She would need the others help. Not only to get Tsunami back but as well as to help saving the world. No. Not even. They had to save the universe from Tokimi...
**To Be Contiuned**