A Life Fulfilled
Chapter 19
Love That Lights The Way
The Tenchi-Ken ripped through the target Tenchi had set for it. Everyone closed their eyes in sorrow as the heard the sound of a sword landing at its destination. Washu slowly opened her eyes and saw the tear stricken face of Tenchi Masaki looking down at her before he pulled her into an embrace. She looked to her side and saw the Tenchi-Ken stuck in the ground as if placed there on purpose.
' What happened?' she thought. ' Did her miss?'
" I am sorry, Washu, but I just can't bring myself to murder you like this. Please, don't leave me," the prince sobbed.
" No, you have to..." Washu let out of scream of pain. " It's...it's the only...way!"
" Don't you see?" Tenchi placed on of the scientist's hand in his. " Do you really think I could possibly kill the one I love most in all the world?"
" Tenchi....I...."
The prince placed his lips against hers. They shared a passionate kiss together, neither of them caring about what was going on around them. All they needed was each other in this moment; they needed each other's love and strength.
Tenchi used one hand to lift his sword; he then extinguished it and placed that hand around Washu. Blood from the scientist's back covered the Tenchi-Ken, causing the sword to glow. The others also noticed the strange light blue aura and stared at it in amazement.
Washu and Tenchi parted and looked at the Tenchi-Ken in shock. There on the sword, were two glowing spheres. Ryoko looked down at her wrist and saw a similar light.
" The gems...they're reacting to...." Ryoko stopped when she saw what was happening to her mother.
The blue aura grew larger and soon covered the couple. The gems from Tenchi's sword and Ryoko's wrist flew toward their true owner. Tenchi was forced to close his eyes as a blinding light surrounded his love.
" PRINCE, GET OUT OF THERE!" Mikamo shouted as he ran forward.
Tenchi turned his head and felt a hand push him out of the light, Washu's hand. The prince fell on his back and watched the strange blue glow, wondering if Washu was all right.
" Wow, that light's so pretty!" Mihoshi smiled.
" You idiot, you don't know when to be serious!" Ryoko shouted.
" Ryoko, what is that light anyway?" Sasami asked the space pirate.
Ryoko sighed, " The gems glow with a blue aura when they've been activated."
" So you are saying that Lord Tenchi didn't need to kill Miss Washu after all?" Ayeka's voice started to brighten.
" I'm not so sure. Usually that power is too strong, that's why Mikamo pulled Tenchi out. I just hope Washu's strong enough withstand the power after losing so much blood." Everyone turned to face the pirate. " I'm sure she is though, she's always surprised everyone with her abilities and I'm sure she'll do it again."
Ryoko looked up at the sky, tears threatening to fall. Ayeka saw this and placed a hand on the pirate's shoulder. Ryoko looked at the princess with an expression of surprise.
" It's alright to cry."
Ryoko stared at her for only a second longer before holding onto her, crying on the princess's shoulder. Ayeka held the pirate and allowed her to cry for as long as she wanted.
Inside of the aura, Ryoko's gems circled around the scientist with great speed. Washu could feel new memories filled her mind as images flashed in front of her. Her arms were spread apart and it was as if Washu had lost control of her body. The gems were controlling ever movement that she made.
Ryoko tried talking to her mother but knew it would never work, without her gem, her mother couldn't hear her. Instead, the pirate pulled out of Ayeka's embraced and started concentrating all of her energy. Ayeka looked at her in confusion but then realized what the space pirate was doing and decided to join her. Sasami looked at her sister and saw that she was surround with and outline of purple flame. She then looked at Ryoko and saw the same, but her flame was royal blue. Their hands placed together as if they were praying and both had their eyes closed. Sasami watched as she felt their energy grow.
The flames grew larger and formed a circle around the one it belonged to. Two huge cylinders of purple and blue fire shot up toward the sky. The princess and space pirate opened their eyes, sending their energy toward the scientist.
" Ayeka?" Sasami looked at her sister.
" We can only that our energy will help Miss Washu. We cannot be certain. Time will tell."
A flashing light caught their attention. The aura that surrounded Washu was now mixed with the colors of royal blue and purple. The colors started to fade showing the outline of a woman inside. It was obvious to all that Washu had transformed into her adult state, but for what reason?
Mikumo looked at his father, then at his sister, " Isn't there anything we can do?"
" I'm afraid not. The only thing we can do now is hope she will survive. Ayeka and I have already sent her our strength, hopefully that will be enough. I'm sorry Mikumo, I wish there was something we could do, but there isn't," Ryoko sighed.
Sasami looked around her and her eyes grew wide when she saw what she was looking for. Ayeka looked down at her sister and followed her gaze.
" Oh no! TARO!"
The two princesses of Jurai raced toward the boy and stopped him just before he touched the aura of colors.
" Highness!" Mikamo shouted. " Run now!"
It was too late. A light beam shot out from the aura and hit Ayeka and Sasami. Mihoshi and Ryoko ran over to the fallen Jurains hoping they weren't hurt too bad. Ryoko helped Ayeka to her feet and Mihoshi did the same with Sasami.
" Uh, Sasami? Your forehead is glowing!" Mihoshi looked at the two glowing circles.
" Oh my, is it....Tsunami?" Ayeka looked at the young girl.
There was a flash of light and everyone turned to face the blue aura. What they didn't expect to see was Washu standing before them in a strange outfit that seemed to fit a goddess, and Tsunami behind them looking at the scientist with a smile on her face.
" The time has finally come," Tsunami took one step forward. " Hasn't it, Sister?"
Chapter 19
Love That Lights The Way
The Tenchi-Ken ripped through the target Tenchi had set for it. Everyone closed their eyes in sorrow as the heard the sound of a sword landing at its destination. Washu slowly opened her eyes and saw the tear stricken face of Tenchi Masaki looking down at her before he pulled her into an embrace. She looked to her side and saw the Tenchi-Ken stuck in the ground as if placed there on purpose.
' What happened?' she thought. ' Did her miss?'
" I am sorry, Washu, but I just can't bring myself to murder you like this. Please, don't leave me," the prince sobbed.
" No, you have to..." Washu let out of scream of pain. " It's...it's the only...way!"
" Don't you see?" Tenchi placed on of the scientist's hand in his. " Do you really think I could possibly kill the one I love most in all the world?"
" Tenchi....I...."
The prince placed his lips against hers. They shared a passionate kiss together, neither of them caring about what was going on around them. All they needed was each other in this moment; they needed each other's love and strength.
Tenchi used one hand to lift his sword; he then extinguished it and placed that hand around Washu. Blood from the scientist's back covered the Tenchi-Ken, causing the sword to glow. The others also noticed the strange light blue aura and stared at it in amazement.
Washu and Tenchi parted and looked at the Tenchi-Ken in shock. There on the sword, were two glowing spheres. Ryoko looked down at her wrist and saw a similar light.
" The gems...they're reacting to...." Ryoko stopped when she saw what was happening to her mother.
The blue aura grew larger and soon covered the couple. The gems from Tenchi's sword and Ryoko's wrist flew toward their true owner. Tenchi was forced to close his eyes as a blinding light surrounded his love.
" PRINCE, GET OUT OF THERE!" Mikamo shouted as he ran forward.
Tenchi turned his head and felt a hand push him out of the light, Washu's hand. The prince fell on his back and watched the strange blue glow, wondering if Washu was all right.
" Wow, that light's so pretty!" Mihoshi smiled.
" You idiot, you don't know when to be serious!" Ryoko shouted.
" Ryoko, what is that light anyway?" Sasami asked the space pirate.
Ryoko sighed, " The gems glow with a blue aura when they've been activated."
" So you are saying that Lord Tenchi didn't need to kill Miss Washu after all?" Ayeka's voice started to brighten.
" I'm not so sure. Usually that power is too strong, that's why Mikamo pulled Tenchi out. I just hope Washu's strong enough withstand the power after losing so much blood." Everyone turned to face the pirate. " I'm sure she is though, she's always surprised everyone with her abilities and I'm sure she'll do it again."
Ryoko looked up at the sky, tears threatening to fall. Ayeka saw this and placed a hand on the pirate's shoulder. Ryoko looked at the princess with an expression of surprise.
" It's alright to cry."
Ryoko stared at her for only a second longer before holding onto her, crying on the princess's shoulder. Ayeka held the pirate and allowed her to cry for as long as she wanted.
Inside of the aura, Ryoko's gems circled around the scientist with great speed. Washu could feel new memories filled her mind as images flashed in front of her. Her arms were spread apart and it was as if Washu had lost control of her body. The gems were controlling ever movement that she made.
Ryoko tried talking to her mother but knew it would never work, without her gem, her mother couldn't hear her. Instead, the pirate pulled out of Ayeka's embraced and started concentrating all of her energy. Ayeka looked at her in confusion but then realized what the space pirate was doing and decided to join her. Sasami looked at her sister and saw that she was surround with and outline of purple flame. She then looked at Ryoko and saw the same, but her flame was royal blue. Their hands placed together as if they were praying and both had their eyes closed. Sasami watched as she felt their energy grow.
The flames grew larger and formed a circle around the one it belonged to. Two huge cylinders of purple and blue fire shot up toward the sky. The princess and space pirate opened their eyes, sending their energy toward the scientist.
" Ayeka?" Sasami looked at her sister.
" We can only that our energy will help Miss Washu. We cannot be certain. Time will tell."
A flashing light caught their attention. The aura that surrounded Washu was now mixed with the colors of royal blue and purple. The colors started to fade showing the outline of a woman inside. It was obvious to all that Washu had transformed into her adult state, but for what reason?
Mikumo looked at his father, then at his sister, " Isn't there anything we can do?"
" I'm afraid not. The only thing we can do now is hope she will survive. Ayeka and I have already sent her our strength, hopefully that will be enough. I'm sorry Mikumo, I wish there was something we could do, but there isn't," Ryoko sighed.
Sasami looked around her and her eyes grew wide when she saw what she was looking for. Ayeka looked down at her sister and followed her gaze.
" Oh no! TARO!"
The two princesses of Jurai raced toward the boy and stopped him just before he touched the aura of colors.
" Highness!" Mikamo shouted. " Run now!"
It was too late. A light beam shot out from the aura and hit Ayeka and Sasami. Mihoshi and Ryoko ran over to the fallen Jurains hoping they weren't hurt too bad. Ryoko helped Ayeka to her feet and Mihoshi did the same with Sasami.
" Uh, Sasami? Your forehead is glowing!" Mihoshi looked at the two glowing circles.
" Oh my, is it....Tsunami?" Ayeka looked at the young girl.
There was a flash of light and everyone turned to face the blue aura. What they didn't expect to see was Washu standing before them in a strange outfit that seemed to fit a goddess, and Tsunami behind them looking at the scientist with a smile on her face.
" The time has finally come," Tsunami took one step forward. " Hasn't it, Sister?"
