A Life Fulfilled
Chapter 22
I Can't Stay With You
" What?" Washu was shocked to hear her sister's words. Was it true? Was she really immortal?
" I'm afraid it is all true, Washu."
After hearing her sister's response, the goddess ran from them, going deeper into her lab where she hoped no one who find or follow her. She needed to be alone; she needed time, a miracle. Knowing that she was immortal would forever change her life. One decision she had to make would shatter her heart again.
Tenchi raced after his love, hoping he would be able to find her in the dark shadows of her lab. The fact that Washu was immortal had taken by surprise but his feelings hadn't changed.
" Washu, where are you?!" the prince screamed as he raced off into the distance.
" Mom...." Ryoko lowered her head.
" I'm sorry, but she had to know. Washu must be fully aware of her powers before we fight Tokimi," Tsunami sighed and laid a hand on Ryoko's shoulder.
Outside of Washu's lab, Ayeka grew impatient and decided to go see what was the matter. She grabbed Taro and marched straight into the darkness. Mikamo looked at his son and decided it would be wise to follow her.
" Highness!" the noble shouted.
" Lord Mikamo?" Ayeka turned to see the two chasing after her.
" Princess Ayeka, it would be a wise idea if we were to follow you," Mikumo announced. " We will protect you from any danger."
Ayeka nodded and the three began their search for goddess in hiding.
Tenchi raced through the lab hoping to find his love. He wasn't having any luck so far and was starting to worry.
' Washu, where are you? Please come out and talk to me.'
A flash of red caught the prince's eye and he turned to the left to see the goddess in a corner, knees to her chest. As he approached the sulking woman he heard the sound of her crying and her agony. The prince placed a hand on her right should and spoke to her reassuringly.
" Washu? It's all right everything will be okay. Please talk to me, Washu. I want to help you."
The Goddess of Chaos lifted her head and stared into his eyes, looking for any hint of sarcasm. He really didn't understand....
" You don't get it, do you Tenchi?"
" Get what?"
" Didn't you here what Tsunami said? I'm immortal, that means I'll never die!"
" What does that have to do with me and you, Washu?"
" Everything...."
Ryoko, able to hear the conversation between her mother and Tenchi, let tears fall from her eyes in fear of what her mother would say next.
* Don't give him up.*
* Stay out of this, Ryoko.*
Ryoko sensed the link disappear and knew it was her mother that had done it. After hearing Washu's remark, her fear was nearly realized.
" Ryoko!" Ayeka's voice sounded.
" Ayeka?" the space pirate looked in the direction of her voice.
" Ryoko, where is Miss Washu? What has happened?"
" Calm down, Princess Ayeka," Tsunami said. " Washu has learned a few things that will be hard for her to deal with. All she needs is time, unfortunately that is something we don't have."
" Miss Washu..."
" Don't worry, I'm sure she'll find a way to handle the situation. Remember, Washu is a woman of amazing talent, she always finds a way to surprise people," Mikamo tried to lighten the mood.
' You're right Mikamo, she does surprise everyone someway or another, but this time the surprise might be from something horrible,' Ryoko thought.
" We just need to have faith in her, I'm sure Mom.....I mean, Washu will stay strong. Besides, she has Tenchi to help her out," Mikumo helped his finish.
' Not for long, Mikumo, not for long,' Ryoko closed her eyes, trying desperatly to hold her tears back.
The image that painted itself in her mind had her pleading for her mother to stay with Tenchi. A picture of a happy family, Washu, Tenchi, and Taro, floated downward in the darkness only to be shattered by lightning. The last thing Ryoko saw was the picture covered in flames.
Ryoko's eyes flew open after the vision had past. Was that a vision of the future or was that just an image forged by her fears? Ryoko wished for the latter to be true. She knew, deep in her heart, that her fist idea was the true meaning behind the vision.
" Washu and Tenchi.....they.....they....."
" Ryoko? Tsunami spoke and the others turned to look at the space pirate.
Ryoko feel to her knees, clutching her sides. Her tear ran freely down the frame of her delicate face. Emotions, her anger, her fear, her horror, her sorrow, they all played and image on her face. No one knew what to make of it. They just stood there, listening to the pirate repeat her statement, over and over again.
" Washu and Tenchi....they.....they....."
' Don't do it! Stop it! MOM! NO!' Ryoko screamed in her head as she tried desperately to open the link and stop her mother from making a horrible mistake. ' Please.....STOP!'
The link shattered and Washu was able to hear all of her daughter's screams of horror. She was doing it again she was causing Ryoko pain. She couldn't anything right. Why? Why did Ryoko always get hurt? Why was she they reason why all the time? Washu had had enough. She only wanted to make her daughter happy, yet the only thing she could possibly do right was make her suffer.
*I'm sorry, Ryoko. This is the best thing for all of us.*
* No it's not! Washu, do you really think everything will just go back to the way they were before if you do this?*
* It has to be done.*
* STOP!*
* I am truly sorry, my daughter.*
" Washu?" Tenchi looked into Washu's emerald stare for answers.
" I'm sorry, Tenchi, but I can't stay with you anymore!"
" WASHU!" The prince called out for her as she faded away into the darkness, without a trace.
Chapter 22
I Can't Stay With You
" What?" Washu was shocked to hear her sister's words. Was it true? Was she really immortal?
" I'm afraid it is all true, Washu."
After hearing her sister's response, the goddess ran from them, going deeper into her lab where she hoped no one who find or follow her. She needed to be alone; she needed time, a miracle. Knowing that she was immortal would forever change her life. One decision she had to make would shatter her heart again.
Tenchi raced after his love, hoping he would be able to find her in the dark shadows of her lab. The fact that Washu was immortal had taken by surprise but his feelings hadn't changed.
" Washu, where are you?!" the prince screamed as he raced off into the distance.
" Mom...." Ryoko lowered her head.
" I'm sorry, but she had to know. Washu must be fully aware of her powers before we fight Tokimi," Tsunami sighed and laid a hand on Ryoko's shoulder.
Outside of Washu's lab, Ayeka grew impatient and decided to go see what was the matter. She grabbed Taro and marched straight into the darkness. Mikamo looked at his son and decided it would be wise to follow her.
" Highness!" the noble shouted.
" Lord Mikamo?" Ayeka turned to see the two chasing after her.
" Princess Ayeka, it would be a wise idea if we were to follow you," Mikumo announced. " We will protect you from any danger."
Ayeka nodded and the three began their search for goddess in hiding.
Tenchi raced through the lab hoping to find his love. He wasn't having any luck so far and was starting to worry.
' Washu, where are you? Please come out and talk to me.'
A flash of red caught the prince's eye and he turned to the left to see the goddess in a corner, knees to her chest. As he approached the sulking woman he heard the sound of her crying and her agony. The prince placed a hand on her right should and spoke to her reassuringly.
" Washu? It's all right everything will be okay. Please talk to me, Washu. I want to help you."
The Goddess of Chaos lifted her head and stared into his eyes, looking for any hint of sarcasm. He really didn't understand....
" You don't get it, do you Tenchi?"
" Get what?"
" Didn't you here what Tsunami said? I'm immortal, that means I'll never die!"
" What does that have to do with me and you, Washu?"
" Everything...."
Ryoko, able to hear the conversation between her mother and Tenchi, let tears fall from her eyes in fear of what her mother would say next.
* Don't give him up.*
* Stay out of this, Ryoko.*
Ryoko sensed the link disappear and knew it was her mother that had done it. After hearing Washu's remark, her fear was nearly realized.
" Ryoko!" Ayeka's voice sounded.
" Ayeka?" the space pirate looked in the direction of her voice.
" Ryoko, where is Miss Washu? What has happened?"
" Calm down, Princess Ayeka," Tsunami said. " Washu has learned a few things that will be hard for her to deal with. All she needs is time, unfortunately that is something we don't have."
" Miss Washu..."
" Don't worry, I'm sure she'll find a way to handle the situation. Remember, Washu is a woman of amazing talent, she always finds a way to surprise people," Mikamo tried to lighten the mood.
' You're right Mikamo, she does surprise everyone someway or another, but this time the surprise might be from something horrible,' Ryoko thought.
" We just need to have faith in her, I'm sure Mom.....I mean, Washu will stay strong. Besides, she has Tenchi to help her out," Mikumo helped his finish.
' Not for long, Mikumo, not for long,' Ryoko closed her eyes, trying desperatly to hold her tears back.
The image that painted itself in her mind had her pleading for her mother to stay with Tenchi. A picture of a happy family, Washu, Tenchi, and Taro, floated downward in the darkness only to be shattered by lightning. The last thing Ryoko saw was the picture covered in flames.
Ryoko's eyes flew open after the vision had past. Was that a vision of the future or was that just an image forged by her fears? Ryoko wished for the latter to be true. She knew, deep in her heart, that her fist idea was the true meaning behind the vision.
" Washu and Tenchi.....they.....they....."
" Ryoko? Tsunami spoke and the others turned to look at the space pirate.
Ryoko feel to her knees, clutching her sides. Her tear ran freely down the frame of her delicate face. Emotions, her anger, her fear, her horror, her sorrow, they all played and image on her face. No one knew what to make of it. They just stood there, listening to the pirate repeat her statement, over and over again.
" Washu and Tenchi....they.....they....."
' Don't do it! Stop it! MOM! NO!' Ryoko screamed in her head as she tried desperately to open the link and stop her mother from making a horrible mistake. ' Please.....STOP!'
The link shattered and Washu was able to hear all of her daughter's screams of horror. She was doing it again she was causing Ryoko pain. She couldn't anything right. Why? Why did Ryoko always get hurt? Why was she they reason why all the time? Washu had had enough. She only wanted to make her daughter happy, yet the only thing she could possibly do right was make her suffer.
*I'm sorry, Ryoko. This is the best thing for all of us.*
* No it's not! Washu, do you really think everything will just go back to the way they were before if you do this?*
* It has to be done.*
* STOP!*
* I am truly sorry, my daughter.*
" Washu?" Tenchi looked into Washu's emerald stare for answers.
" I'm sorry, Tenchi, but I can't stay with you anymore!"
" WASHU!" The prince called out for her as she faded away into the darkness, without a trace.
