No Need for Experiments
"Come on, Tenchi! I'm not going to have to drag you the whole way
home, am I?" asked a cyan-haired girl to a boy her age.
Tenchi was at a dead run trying to keep up with the girl who had a
death lock grip on his arm. "Well maybe if you weren't flying, I could keep
up with you!"
"Excuses, excuses."
The two 15 year-olds were returning from a half-day of school. They
were heading to Ryoko's house. Tenchi only knew that Washu wanted to
see him. "Ryoko, slow down! I can't feel my arm."
Suddenly another female yelled, "RYOKO!"
Tenchi flinched at the sound of the girl's voice. "Oh, no! Ayeka!"
A fuming lavender-haired girl stormed up to the duo and stared
menacingly at Ryoko. "What do you think you're doing!?! Let go of Tenchi
this second!"
"Here we go again," muttered Tenchi under his breath.
"Why do you care, Ayeka? It's not like he's your boyfriend, is it?"
asked Ryoko.
Ayeka blushed, but then turned fiercely angry. "Of course not! But
Tenchi and I have known each other since were six, and I feel that's it's my
duty to make sure you don't bother him!" She grasped Tenchi's arm and
tugged in the other direction. "Let go of him!"
"Make me!" she also pulled.
Tenchi felt like he would split in half at any time. "Ayeka, I already
tried! She's got an impossible grip!"
"And stubborn too. So why don't you let go of him, and leave him all
to Ryoko," suggested Ryoko. "You can see he wants me."
"That's not what I meant at all! You two are going to rip me in half!"
"She's not that strong. I can outpull her!" insisted Ayeka. The two
girls redoubled their efforts.
"Girls, stop this right now!" They both either didn't hear him or just
didn't care. "Aw, man. I don't need this kind of trouble!"
A smaller voice erupted from behind them, "Ayeka! What are you
doing?"
Ayeka and Ryoko turned their heads to see a small girl with blue hair
and pink eyes. "Sasami?" Ayeka was caught off guard and her grip on
Tenchi's arm weakened ever so slightly. Ryoko took advantage of the
moment and gave a final tug on Tenchi. Tenchi's arm slipped from Ayeka's
grip and he and Ryoko went sprawling backwards into a rather
compromising position.
"Gee, Tenchi. I figured we'd make out later but if you want to do it
now, far be it for me to disagree." She placed her hands around Tenchi's
neck and pulled him down for a kiss.
Tenchi tucked his head into his chest and slipped out of her hands and
quickly stood up. "What are you talking about?!?"
"Relax, Tenchi. I was only joking," Ryoko said as she stood up.
Tenchi rubbed the back of his neck. She had a strong grip. "Well it
didn't seem that funny to me."
"That's only because you're too tense. Plus we didn't get to see the
reaction on Ayeka's face, because she's arguing with that little girl. Who is
she anyway?" explained Ryoko. Indeed Ayeka was engaged in a
conversation with Sasami, which involved Sasami occasionally glancing
over at Tenchi and Ryoko, and Ayeka blushing often.
"That's Sasami, Ayeka's little sister. This could take a while."
"Yeah, Ayeka's quite the debater, isn't she?"
"Well, you're not exactly a pacifist yourself, you know."
"But Tenchi, you've seen how mean she is to me," she said
innocently.
"You're kidding, right? Who starts all the fights?" said Tenchi
accusingly.
Ryoko opened her mouth to say something smart but was interrupted
by Sasami clearing her throat. "Ayeka would like to say something to you,
Tenchi."
Ayeka looked at the ground and said, "Lord Tenchi, I'm sorry I acted
as I did."
Tenchi winced when Ayeka used his title. It sounded so unfamiliar.
"Uh... no need for apologies, Ayeka."
"Great, great, you said sorry, you accepted apology. Can we go now?"
interrupted Ryoko.
"Honestly, Ryoko! You have no patience! And just where are you in
such a hurry to?"
Ryoko couldn't resist making Ayeka angry just one more time. She
draped her left arm over Tenchi's neck and ran her right index finger up and
down Tenchi's chest in small circles, causing Tenchi to blush and
sweatdrop. "Why were going to my room, of course."
"And why's that?"
"Can't you guess?"
"WHAT!?!" Tenchi exclaimed.
Ayeka rolled up her sleeves and stomped forward. Electricity seemed
to crackle out of the girls' eyes
"Oh, no!" Tenchi slipped from Ryoko's grasp and back away. He
turned around and ran at full speed behind a tree. This was _not_ good.
Then he remember the littlest of the four was still in harm's way. Tenchi
quickly dashed from behind the tree and yelled, "Sasami! Get out of there!"
He sprinted forward and grabbed Sasami. He then ran back to his hiding
place where he found it safe to rest.
"Tenchi, what's going on?" asked the nine year-old.
He sighed and replied, "Nothing that we can stop. It's just best if we
hang back and let this blow over." After a pause to hear Ryoko exchange an
insult with Ayeka followed by an equally offensive one from Ayeka. "Then
again this probably isn't far enough. What do you say we go to my house
and I'll fix you a snack?"
"Really? Let's go!" exclaimed Sasami.
In a few minutes they arrived at Tenchi's house and he began to make
a small batch of noodles for Sasami. When he saw that it was edible, he
fixed a batch for himself.
"When do you think Ayeka and that other girl will realize we're
gone?" asked Sasami after swallowing a mouthful of noodles.
Tenchi laughed and answered, "I don't know, Sasami. You know how
stubborn your sister can get. And Ryoko's five times worse."
"Ryoko? The 'Devil Caller'?" noticed Sasami.
"You're right! Her name does mean 'Devil Caller!' Weird." Yet
somehow appropriate. Tenchi sighed, but then stiffened when he heard a
noise. "Hey Sasami, did you hear something?"
"Huh?" Sasami strained to hear. She too heard something. "Yeah, it
sounded like it came from your room."
Tenchi gulped, got up, and headed down the hallway to his room. Of
course I had to leave Sword Tenchi in there, thought Tenchi. Suddenly,
they both heard a crackle of energy and someone yelling, "DAMN!"
Tenchi relaxed once he recognized the voice. He shoved the door
open and exclaimed, "Little Washu!"
Standing in the room was a twelve-year old girl with long, red, spiky
hair. Tenchi couldn't believe his eyes. The girl looked like Washu, but she
was just a kid!
"Oh hi, Tenchi! What's the matter? Haven't you seen a cute little girl
before?" said Washu with a devilish gleam in her green eyes.
"But... but... but..."
"Tenchi! Who's this?" piped Sasami.
"Uh... Sasami, this is Little Washu. Little Washu, this is Sasami,
Ayeka's little sister," introduced Tenchi. "Uh... Little Washu, can I have a
word with you in private?" Washu nodded and she and Tenchi walked into
his bathroom. "What the hell are you doing here?!?" he yelled.
"Why when you and Ryoko didn't come home I thought you two
might be in your room," she replied. "And then I saw the sword and I just
had to see it..."
"Yeah I heard the rest, but your form... you look like a kid!"
"Yeah, so?"
Tenchi sighed, "Nevermind. Ryoko said that you wanted to see me."
"Yes, I wanted to see you in my lab."
"Well, I'm a little busy right now."
"Yes, I saw the girl. No matter she can come with us."
"Uh-uh! No way! It's bad enough that Ayeka found out about Kagato,
I don't need Sasami to be put at risk."
"Don't worry. I'll wipe her memory after we leave."
"You sure?"
"Of course I'm sure, Tenchi. I'm Little Washu, the Greatest Scientific
Genius in the Universe!"
Tenchi smiled and said, "Thanks, Washu. All right, I'm ready."
Washu and Tenchi exited the bathroom and called Sasami. The trio went
over to the Hakubi household and Washu led them to a broom closet. She
opened the door and music began to play. Duuuh, duh duh duh, duh duh duh
duuuh!
"'Dexter's Laboratory', except the last note's a half-step higher,"
explained Washu before either of them could ask. The two humans entered
the closet and gasped at the expanse of Washu's Lab. One thing was for
sure, this wasn't a broom closet. "Follow me, you two." Washu led them to
a small metallic platform. "All right, Tenchi stand right over there."
Tenchi stood on the platform and asked, "Like this?"
"Perfect," replied Washu as she pressed a button. Suddenly four
mechanical limbs clamped down on each of Tenchi's wrists and ankles.
They then proceeded to pull Tenchi into a horizontal position several feet of
the ground. Washu reached underneath a control panel and pulled out a
hypodermic needle.
Sasami said, "Um... Washu that's not such a good idea..."
Washu turned to face Sasami and asked, "Why? It's just a needle."
"Needle!!!!!" Tenchi began to squirm trying to get out of the grip of
the mechanical limbs.
"Tenchi hates needles," Sasami stated.
"I see," said Washu. She didn't want to hurt the guy, and if he was so
tense she knew she was going to hit muscle. "Hey Sasami. How would you
like to be my assistant?"
"Oh would I! What should I do?"
"I only need you to do one thing, keep Tenchi from moving."
"But won't that hurt him?"
"No, you just need to find a way to tire him out, then he won't have
enough energy to move."
"Hmm..." Sasami giggled. "I know!" She walked up to Tenchi's
levitated body. "Hey Washu! Can you lower him a little bit?"
Washu nodded and pressed few buttons and Tenchi was lowered a
couple feet. Sasami moved to his feet and removed his shoes and socks.
Washu was still puzzled.
"No! Sasami you wouldn't!" Tenchi sweatdropped.
Sasami giggled and pulled out a feather out of nowhere. And... well...
you can assume the rest.
After ten minutes of Sasami's "torture" Tenchi was too tired to do
anything but just hang there. "Wow, Assistant Sasami. You are a very
effective helper," remarked Washu. She produced her syringe and raised
Tenchi high to where she could stand underneath him. She injected the
needle an inch above Tenchi's waistline, and removed a blood sample. She
then pressed another button and the mechanical limbs released Tenchi who
fell with a _thud_. Washu then quickly placed a weird helmet on Tenchi's
head. Suddenly a small disk appeared in front of Tenchi's eyes. "All right,
Tenchi. See if you can manipulate this disk to form the most complex shape
you can."
Tenchi nodded and concentrated. The disk slowly formed into a an
egg shape. He strained to make it more of a sphere, but he couldn't quite do
it. Meanwhile, Washu was studying a computer screen. "Are you sure you
can't make that a perfect sphere?"
"I'm trying, Little Washu." Tenchi sighed. "Sorry. I just can't do it."
Suddenly Tenchi, Sasami, and Washu heard a load noise followed by
a slamming door, then cursing, then a door opening, then a door closing.
Ayeka came storming into the room followed quickly by Ryoko.
Remarkably neither of them had a bruise on them.
The small object in front of Tenchi turned into a more teardrop shape,
or a sweatdrop...
"Tenchi!" Ryoko leapt at him.
"No! Ryoko, stop!" WHAM! The force of Ryoko's charge sent
Tenchi into a wall with Ryoko squeezing him _hard_. "Hi... Ryoko. Good to
see you too. But..."
"But what Tenchi?"
"Air.. not... reaching... lungs..."
"Whoops! Sorry, Tenchi," she apologized as she reluctantly let go of
Tenchi.
"Miss Ryoko, you must stop annoying Tenchi like that!"
"I still don't understand what you're problem is! It's perfectly normal
for two people in lo-" Ryoko's sentence was cut off as Tenchi put a hand
over her mouth.
"No more fighting today, you got it?"
Ryoko growled under her breath but agreed.
"Ayeka?"
"Are you implying that I have anything to do with these fights? She's
the one who..."
"Ayeka!"
"Fine, fine."
"Good."
"You know I hate to interrupt this little meeting, but I need to tell
Ryoko that I've finished working on Ryo-ohki," interjected Washu.
"Ryo-ohki?"
"Oh really, Mom! Yes! Come on, Tenchi I'll show you." Ryoko
grabbed Tenchi's arm and she led Tenchi to a large door, followed quickly
by Ayeka. Ryoko punched several buttons on a keyboard and the door
opened revealing a large spaceship. It had a pinkish orb in the center. On the
attached to the bottom of the pink orb was a mass of white that formed
several spikes. Radiating around the orb above the white mass were four
large black spikes.
"Woah," Tenchi said awe-stricken. "Is that your ship, Ryoko?"
"Yes, Mom finally fixed it. Kagato had it set so that I could only fly
her with his permission, but Mom was able to hack through his codes. She's
all mine now."
"Ryoko, why do you keep calling Ryo-ohki 'her?'" asked Ayeka.
"Because that's what it is. It's a girl."
"Woah! This thing is a living ship?!" exclaimed Tenchi.
"Yes, we've been through a lot haven't we Ryo-ohki?" said Ryoko to
the ship. She grabbed Tenchi's hand and placed it against the hull of the
ship. Tenchi suppressed a gasp as he felt that the ship was warm and had a
steady rise and fall, like it was breathing. Tenchi jumped back in surprise as
he heard a purring noise.
Ryoko smiled and said, "It likes you, Tenchi. Come on I'll take you
for a ride." Before Tenchi could object Ryoko grabbed him and she walked
right through the ships hull.
"Miss Ryoko! What do you think you're doing? Let Tenchi out now!"
demanded Ayeka.
"Oh, don't worry so much Ayeka. After all if you don't trust me come
on in," Ryoko said as she pulled Ayeka through.
"Ryo-ohki! Let's go!"
"Come on, Tenchi! I'm not going to have to drag you the whole way
home, am I?" asked a cyan-haired girl to a boy her age.
Tenchi was at a dead run trying to keep up with the girl who had a
death lock grip on his arm. "Well maybe if you weren't flying, I could keep
up with you!"
"Excuses, excuses."
The two 15 year-olds were returning from a half-day of school. They
were heading to Ryoko's house. Tenchi only knew that Washu wanted to
see him. "Ryoko, slow down! I can't feel my arm."
Suddenly another female yelled, "RYOKO!"
Tenchi flinched at the sound of the girl's voice. "Oh, no! Ayeka!"
A fuming lavender-haired girl stormed up to the duo and stared
menacingly at Ryoko. "What do you think you're doing!?! Let go of Tenchi
this second!"
"Here we go again," muttered Tenchi under his breath.
"Why do you care, Ayeka? It's not like he's your boyfriend, is it?"
asked Ryoko.
Ayeka blushed, but then turned fiercely angry. "Of course not! But
Tenchi and I have known each other since were six, and I feel that's it's my
duty to make sure you don't bother him!" She grasped Tenchi's arm and
tugged in the other direction. "Let go of him!"
"Make me!" she also pulled.
Tenchi felt like he would split in half at any time. "Ayeka, I already
tried! She's got an impossible grip!"
"And stubborn too. So why don't you let go of him, and leave him all
to Ryoko," suggested Ryoko. "You can see he wants me."
"That's not what I meant at all! You two are going to rip me in half!"
"She's not that strong. I can outpull her!" insisted Ayeka. The two
girls redoubled their efforts.
"Girls, stop this right now!" They both either didn't hear him or just
didn't care. "Aw, man. I don't need this kind of trouble!"
A smaller voice erupted from behind them, "Ayeka! What are you
doing?"
Ayeka and Ryoko turned their heads to see a small girl with blue hair
and pink eyes. "Sasami?" Ayeka was caught off guard and her grip on
Tenchi's arm weakened ever so slightly. Ryoko took advantage of the
moment and gave a final tug on Tenchi. Tenchi's arm slipped from Ayeka's
grip and he and Ryoko went sprawling backwards into a rather
compromising position.
"Gee, Tenchi. I figured we'd make out later but if you want to do it
now, far be it for me to disagree." She placed her hands around Tenchi's
neck and pulled him down for a kiss.
Tenchi tucked his head into his chest and slipped out of her hands and
quickly stood up. "What are you talking about?!?"
"Relax, Tenchi. I was only joking," Ryoko said as she stood up.
Tenchi rubbed the back of his neck. She had a strong grip. "Well it
didn't seem that funny to me."
"That's only because you're too tense. Plus we didn't get to see the
reaction on Ayeka's face, because she's arguing with that little girl. Who is
she anyway?" explained Ryoko. Indeed Ayeka was engaged in a
conversation with Sasami, which involved Sasami occasionally glancing
over at Tenchi and Ryoko, and Ayeka blushing often.
"That's Sasami, Ayeka's little sister. This could take a while."
"Yeah, Ayeka's quite the debater, isn't she?"
"Well, you're not exactly a pacifist yourself, you know."
"But Tenchi, you've seen how mean she is to me," she said
innocently.
"You're kidding, right? Who starts all the fights?" said Tenchi
accusingly.
Ryoko opened her mouth to say something smart but was interrupted
by Sasami clearing her throat. "Ayeka would like to say something to you,
Tenchi."
Ayeka looked at the ground and said, "Lord Tenchi, I'm sorry I acted
as I did."
Tenchi winced when Ayeka used his title. It sounded so unfamiliar.
"Uh... no need for apologies, Ayeka."
"Great, great, you said sorry, you accepted apology. Can we go now?"
interrupted Ryoko.
"Honestly, Ryoko! You have no patience! And just where are you in
such a hurry to?"
Ryoko couldn't resist making Ayeka angry just one more time. She
draped her left arm over Tenchi's neck and ran her right index finger up and
down Tenchi's chest in small circles, causing Tenchi to blush and
sweatdrop. "Why were going to my room, of course."
"And why's that?"
"Can't you guess?"
"WHAT!?!" Tenchi exclaimed.
Ayeka rolled up her sleeves and stomped forward. Electricity seemed
to crackle out of the girls' eyes
"Oh, no!" Tenchi slipped from Ryoko's grasp and back away. He
turned around and ran at full speed behind a tree. This was _not_ good.
Then he remember the littlest of the four was still in harm's way. Tenchi
quickly dashed from behind the tree and yelled, "Sasami! Get out of there!"
He sprinted forward and grabbed Sasami. He then ran back to his hiding
place where he found it safe to rest.
"Tenchi, what's going on?" asked the nine year-old.
He sighed and replied, "Nothing that we can stop. It's just best if we
hang back and let this blow over." After a pause to hear Ryoko exchange an
insult with Ayeka followed by an equally offensive one from Ayeka. "Then
again this probably isn't far enough. What do you say we go to my house
and I'll fix you a snack?"
"Really? Let's go!" exclaimed Sasami.
In a few minutes they arrived at Tenchi's house and he began to make
a small batch of noodles for Sasami. When he saw that it was edible, he
fixed a batch for himself.
"When do you think Ayeka and that other girl will realize we're
gone?" asked Sasami after swallowing a mouthful of noodles.
Tenchi laughed and answered, "I don't know, Sasami. You know how
stubborn your sister can get. And Ryoko's five times worse."
"Ryoko? The 'Devil Caller'?" noticed Sasami.
"You're right! Her name does mean 'Devil Caller!' Weird." Yet
somehow appropriate. Tenchi sighed, but then stiffened when he heard a
noise. "Hey Sasami, did you hear something?"
"Huh?" Sasami strained to hear. She too heard something. "Yeah, it
sounded like it came from your room."
Tenchi gulped, got up, and headed down the hallway to his room. Of
course I had to leave Sword Tenchi in there, thought Tenchi. Suddenly,
they both heard a crackle of energy and someone yelling, "DAMN!"
Tenchi relaxed once he recognized the voice. He shoved the door
open and exclaimed, "Little Washu!"
Standing in the room was a twelve-year old girl with long, red, spiky
hair. Tenchi couldn't believe his eyes. The girl looked like Washu, but she
was just a kid!
"Oh hi, Tenchi! What's the matter? Haven't you seen a cute little girl
before?" said Washu with a devilish gleam in her green eyes.
"But... but... but..."
"Tenchi! Who's this?" piped Sasami.
"Uh... Sasami, this is Little Washu. Little Washu, this is Sasami,
Ayeka's little sister," introduced Tenchi. "Uh... Little Washu, can I have a
word with you in private?" Washu nodded and she and Tenchi walked into
his bathroom. "What the hell are you doing here?!?" he yelled.
"Why when you and Ryoko didn't come home I thought you two
might be in your room," she replied. "And then I saw the sword and I just
had to see it..."
"Yeah I heard the rest, but your form... you look like a kid!"
"Yeah, so?"
Tenchi sighed, "Nevermind. Ryoko said that you wanted to see me."
"Yes, I wanted to see you in my lab."
"Well, I'm a little busy right now."
"Yes, I saw the girl. No matter she can come with us."
"Uh-uh! No way! It's bad enough that Ayeka found out about Kagato,
I don't need Sasami to be put at risk."
"Don't worry. I'll wipe her memory after we leave."
"You sure?"
"Of course I'm sure, Tenchi. I'm Little Washu, the Greatest Scientific
Genius in the Universe!"
Tenchi smiled and said, "Thanks, Washu. All right, I'm ready."
Washu and Tenchi exited the bathroom and called Sasami. The trio went
over to the Hakubi household and Washu led them to a broom closet. She
opened the door and music began to play. Duuuh, duh duh duh, duh duh duh
duuuh!
"'Dexter's Laboratory', except the last note's a half-step higher,"
explained Washu before either of them could ask. The two humans entered
the closet and gasped at the expanse of Washu's Lab. One thing was for
sure, this wasn't a broom closet. "Follow me, you two." Washu led them to
a small metallic platform. "All right, Tenchi stand right over there."
Tenchi stood on the platform and asked, "Like this?"
"Perfect," replied Washu as she pressed a button. Suddenly four
mechanical limbs clamped down on each of Tenchi's wrists and ankles.
They then proceeded to pull Tenchi into a horizontal position several feet of
the ground. Washu reached underneath a control panel and pulled out a
hypodermic needle.
Sasami said, "Um... Washu that's not such a good idea..."
Washu turned to face Sasami and asked, "Why? It's just a needle."
"Needle!!!!!" Tenchi began to squirm trying to get out of the grip of
the mechanical limbs.
"Tenchi hates needles," Sasami stated.
"I see," said Washu. She didn't want to hurt the guy, and if he was so
tense she knew she was going to hit muscle. "Hey Sasami. How would you
like to be my assistant?"
"Oh would I! What should I do?"
"I only need you to do one thing, keep Tenchi from moving."
"But won't that hurt him?"
"No, you just need to find a way to tire him out, then he won't have
enough energy to move."
"Hmm..." Sasami giggled. "I know!" She walked up to Tenchi's
levitated body. "Hey Washu! Can you lower him a little bit?"
Washu nodded and pressed few buttons and Tenchi was lowered a
couple feet. Sasami moved to his feet and removed his shoes and socks.
Washu was still puzzled.
"No! Sasami you wouldn't!" Tenchi sweatdropped.
Sasami giggled and pulled out a feather out of nowhere. And... well...
you can assume the rest.
After ten minutes of Sasami's "torture" Tenchi was too tired to do
anything but just hang there. "Wow, Assistant Sasami. You are a very
effective helper," remarked Washu. She produced her syringe and raised
Tenchi high to where she could stand underneath him. She injected the
needle an inch above Tenchi's waistline, and removed a blood sample. She
then pressed another button and the mechanical limbs released Tenchi who
fell with a _thud_. Washu then quickly placed a weird helmet on Tenchi's
head. Suddenly a small disk appeared in front of Tenchi's eyes. "All right,
Tenchi. See if you can manipulate this disk to form the most complex shape
you can."
Tenchi nodded and concentrated. The disk slowly formed into a an
egg shape. He strained to make it more of a sphere, but he couldn't quite do
it. Meanwhile, Washu was studying a computer screen. "Are you sure you
can't make that a perfect sphere?"
"I'm trying, Little Washu." Tenchi sighed. "Sorry. I just can't do it."
Suddenly Tenchi, Sasami, and Washu heard a load noise followed by
a slamming door, then cursing, then a door opening, then a door closing.
Ayeka came storming into the room followed quickly by Ryoko.
Remarkably neither of them had a bruise on them.
The small object in front of Tenchi turned into a more teardrop shape,
or a sweatdrop...
"Tenchi!" Ryoko leapt at him.
"No! Ryoko, stop!" WHAM! The force of Ryoko's charge sent
Tenchi into a wall with Ryoko squeezing him _hard_. "Hi... Ryoko. Good to
see you too. But..."
"But what Tenchi?"
"Air.. not... reaching... lungs..."
"Whoops! Sorry, Tenchi," she apologized as she reluctantly let go of
Tenchi.
"Miss Ryoko, you must stop annoying Tenchi like that!"
"I still don't understand what you're problem is! It's perfectly normal
for two people in lo-" Ryoko's sentence was cut off as Tenchi put a hand
over her mouth.
"No more fighting today, you got it?"
Ryoko growled under her breath but agreed.
"Ayeka?"
"Are you implying that I have anything to do with these fights? She's
the one who..."
"Ayeka!"
"Fine, fine."
"Good."
"You know I hate to interrupt this little meeting, but I need to tell
Ryoko that I've finished working on Ryo-ohki," interjected Washu.
"Ryo-ohki?"
"Oh really, Mom! Yes! Come on, Tenchi I'll show you." Ryoko
grabbed Tenchi's arm and she led Tenchi to a large door, followed quickly
by Ayeka. Ryoko punched several buttons on a keyboard and the door
opened revealing a large spaceship. It had a pinkish orb in the center. On the
attached to the bottom of the pink orb was a mass of white that formed
several spikes. Radiating around the orb above the white mass were four
large black spikes.
"Woah," Tenchi said awe-stricken. "Is that your ship, Ryoko?"
"Yes, Mom finally fixed it. Kagato had it set so that I could only fly
her with his permission, but Mom was able to hack through his codes. She's
all mine now."
"Ryoko, why do you keep calling Ryo-ohki 'her?'" asked Ayeka.
"Because that's what it is. It's a girl."
"Woah! This thing is a living ship?!" exclaimed Tenchi.
"Yes, we've been through a lot haven't we Ryo-ohki?" said Ryoko to
the ship. She grabbed Tenchi's hand and placed it against the hull of the
ship. Tenchi suppressed a gasp as he felt that the ship was warm and had a
steady rise and fall, like it was breathing. Tenchi jumped back in surprise as
he heard a purring noise.
Ryoko smiled and said, "It likes you, Tenchi. Come on I'll take you
for a ride." Before Tenchi could object Ryoko grabbed him and she walked
right through the ships hull.
"Miss Ryoko! What do you think you're doing? Let Tenchi out now!"
demanded Ayeka.
"Oh, don't worry so much Ayeka. After all if you don't trust me come
on in," Ryoko said as she pulled Ayeka through.
"Ryo-ohki! Let's go!"