"Washu, have you got all of the numbers set?" Tenchi peeked into the lab.
"Coordinates affirmative." Washu replied with a grin.
"I'll take that as a yes." He turned as if to leave, then popped his head back in, "Oh, and Washu?"
"Yes Tenchi?"
"This time, could you avoid using me as a battering ram? I'd kinda like to attack the ship in a different way."
"Yes. Ryo-ohki *is* getting rather bored as well. We've got you a ship Tenchi!"
"Great!" Tenchi shut the door and left, while Washu called Ryo-ohki over to her.
"Alright, now to modify your weapons."
~~~~~~~~
Three days later, Washu announced that she was done with Ryo-ohki's.
"Okay, Tenchi, She's set on autopilot now. She's a little unused to it since Ryoko had the map of the entire universe implanted into her memory, so she might act up a bit. But it isn't likely. When you get to the battle point, the weapon's system will be activated. I believe that you're familiar with the controls from all of those practice runs Ryoko took you on. First thing, however, you've got to use my space net. It will keep him from activating that matter transfer again."
"Okay."
Ryo-ohki activated her beam, bringing Tenchi up into her interior. Almost immediately, they set off on their way.
~~~~~~~~
The trip this time was much longer than the first, allowing Tenchi some contemplation, a brief respite between the chaos. He smiled to himself.
::I'll always remember our wedding day. everyone was so happy, even Ayeka was pleased enough to serve as one of Ryoko's bridesmaids, Sasami was our flower girl, and we had Ryo-ohki be our ring bearer. Grandfather, of course, insisted that I invite all of the Jurain royal family, and have a traditional Jurain wedding. Ryoko, of course, didn't object to that. I remember her exact words. "Tenchi, it doesn't matter how we're getting married, only that we are." Heh. she couldn't have been more wrong. Unfortunately, Jurain weddings include cake, like ours, and Washu just had to open her mouth about her confectionary masterpiece being better than the ones Azusa had had on his weddings. the whole thing ended, I remember, with Washu, covered from head to foot in her own "confectionary masterpiece", running back to her lab with the entire royal family at her heels. Ryoko said her ribs hurt for days afterwards, and Washu wouldn't come out of her lab until we had assured her that she was completely, utterly forgiven for the incident. Dad said it wasn't the best wedding he'd seen, but certainly the most exciting, and Grandfather hid his face for days in embarrassment. Well, at least the wedding was legitimate:: he smiled ::I would hate to have done the whole thing over again::
"Nearing target, Tenchi." Ryo-ohki stated, bringing up a visual of the enemy ship.
"Jesus." gasped Tenchi, "Front, rear, and multiple side cannons. full shielding. mounted cannons. hanger with blast doors. We're never gonna touch this thing."
"Within range. Initiating manual control. Battle stations set."
"Alright." Tenchi hit the button Washu had pointed out to him, and a rocket shot forward at the large vessel, then burst open to reveal a large device which slammed into the ship's side. Suddenly, a net of lasers shot out from the thing to cover the entire ship. Ryo-ohki surged forward.
"Fire starboard turret!" shouted Tenchi. A gargantuan beam cannon rose out of Ryo-ohki's side. "What the."
"Tenchi, secure yourself." Ryo-ohki fired. The cannon shot forward, taking out the ship's shielding with one shot.
::WASHU! THESE ARE NOT SLIGHT MODIFICATIONS HERE!:: Tenchi shouted through the mind link
::So?:: Washu replied, ::They'll get you to her faster::
::Just tell me what they are so I don't *kill* myself before I get there::
::Okay. You've seen the starboard cannon. It is now an oni type beam cannon, with the destructive capacity to destroy a planet. I replaced the port cannon with a phase shield. Similar to a lighthawk wing, it functions by phasing any harmful energy coming in contact with it into the nearest black hole. With it activated you cannot be harmed, but you also can't fire. The top turret now is a hypercannon. It fires a projectile, which bursts into a controlled black hole. Perfect for breaching ship hulls, but make sure all shields are gone before you activate it.. Last but not least are the wing turrets. They are now automatic beam rifles, for dispatching any support ships he may have. That's it. Good luck!::
::These things are going to violate more universal ordinances than Ryoko ever did. Oh man. this is gonna leave me with some explaining to do. Oh well:: Tenchi looked at the enemy ship's stats again, and found to his dismay that the shields had already been set back up.
::Impossible! Not even Tsunami can regenerate shielding that quickly! Looks like I'll be in for a difficult fight:: Tenchi charged.
The larger ship reacted almost instantaneously, firing all guns with a clear shot at him. Tenchi activated Washu's shield as quickly as he could, and found it completely up to par. The shots instantly disappeared as they came with the range of the shield. ::Well, two things up and running:: "Fire starboard cannon!" The beam shot forward again, damaging the shields almost to their fullest capacity. They began to regenerate quickly, and Tenchi saw the flaw in his attack. "Fire wing turrets!" ::The faster firing rate should take care of that regeneration:: "Scan ship for source of regeneration." A small vidscreen popped up showing a small point near the center of the ship blinking red. "Damn! I can't touch it for fear of hitting his prisoners and Ryoko!"
Suddenly, a small fleet shot out of the hanger doors straight for Ryo-ohki. "Disengage! Fire wing turrets on enemy units!" Ryo-ohki shot into the midst of the crafts hitting a number of them. They burst apart almost instantly, leveling their numbers to about forty. "Fire top turret!" shouted Tenchi, and Ryo-ohki complied. The resulting hole pulled over half of them into its midst. "Forward, Ryo-ohki, charge!"
Suddenly, an unexpected blast came from the larger ship's gun turrets, and Ryo-ohki suddenly reeled sideways. "Ryo-ohki! Damage report!" he scanned the screen. "Oh man."
Every one of his offensive weapons had been completely disabled, leaving him with only the phase shield. Suddenly, a grin spread across Tenchi's face.
"Activate shields and charge the enemy!" ::it worked once before.::
Ryo-ohki complied instantly.
"Collision in four seconds!"
"Commands are unchanged!"
"Two seconds!"
"Stay your course!"
"One second!"
Ryo-ohki hit the ship with enough impact to completely bypass its shielding and penetrate the armor. Unfortunately, Ryo-ohki was too damaged to move any further.
"Open hatch! I'm getting out! You know, Ryo-ohki, Washu's tactics are more effective than they seem." Tenchi smiled.
Tenchi had entered the enemy's lair.
"Coordinates affirmative." Washu replied with a grin.
"I'll take that as a yes." He turned as if to leave, then popped his head back in, "Oh, and Washu?"
"Yes Tenchi?"
"This time, could you avoid using me as a battering ram? I'd kinda like to attack the ship in a different way."
"Yes. Ryo-ohki *is* getting rather bored as well. We've got you a ship Tenchi!"
"Great!" Tenchi shut the door and left, while Washu called Ryo-ohki over to her.
"Alright, now to modify your weapons."
~~~~~~~~
Three days later, Washu announced that she was done with Ryo-ohki's.
"Okay, Tenchi, She's set on autopilot now. She's a little unused to it since Ryoko had the map of the entire universe implanted into her memory, so she might act up a bit. But it isn't likely. When you get to the battle point, the weapon's system will be activated. I believe that you're familiar with the controls from all of those practice runs Ryoko took you on. First thing, however, you've got to use my space net. It will keep him from activating that matter transfer again."
"Okay."
Ryo-ohki activated her beam, bringing Tenchi up into her interior. Almost immediately, they set off on their way.
~~~~~~~~
The trip this time was much longer than the first, allowing Tenchi some contemplation, a brief respite between the chaos. He smiled to himself.
::I'll always remember our wedding day. everyone was so happy, even Ayeka was pleased enough to serve as one of Ryoko's bridesmaids, Sasami was our flower girl, and we had Ryo-ohki be our ring bearer. Grandfather, of course, insisted that I invite all of the Jurain royal family, and have a traditional Jurain wedding. Ryoko, of course, didn't object to that. I remember her exact words. "Tenchi, it doesn't matter how we're getting married, only that we are." Heh. she couldn't have been more wrong. Unfortunately, Jurain weddings include cake, like ours, and Washu just had to open her mouth about her confectionary masterpiece being better than the ones Azusa had had on his weddings. the whole thing ended, I remember, with Washu, covered from head to foot in her own "confectionary masterpiece", running back to her lab with the entire royal family at her heels. Ryoko said her ribs hurt for days afterwards, and Washu wouldn't come out of her lab until we had assured her that she was completely, utterly forgiven for the incident. Dad said it wasn't the best wedding he'd seen, but certainly the most exciting, and Grandfather hid his face for days in embarrassment. Well, at least the wedding was legitimate:: he smiled ::I would hate to have done the whole thing over again::
"Nearing target, Tenchi." Ryo-ohki stated, bringing up a visual of the enemy ship.
"Jesus." gasped Tenchi, "Front, rear, and multiple side cannons. full shielding. mounted cannons. hanger with blast doors. We're never gonna touch this thing."
"Within range. Initiating manual control. Battle stations set."
"Alright." Tenchi hit the button Washu had pointed out to him, and a rocket shot forward at the large vessel, then burst open to reveal a large device which slammed into the ship's side. Suddenly, a net of lasers shot out from the thing to cover the entire ship. Ryo-ohki surged forward.
"Fire starboard turret!" shouted Tenchi. A gargantuan beam cannon rose out of Ryo-ohki's side. "What the."
"Tenchi, secure yourself." Ryo-ohki fired. The cannon shot forward, taking out the ship's shielding with one shot.
::WASHU! THESE ARE NOT SLIGHT MODIFICATIONS HERE!:: Tenchi shouted through the mind link
::So?:: Washu replied, ::They'll get you to her faster::
::Just tell me what they are so I don't *kill* myself before I get there::
::Okay. You've seen the starboard cannon. It is now an oni type beam cannon, with the destructive capacity to destroy a planet. I replaced the port cannon with a phase shield. Similar to a lighthawk wing, it functions by phasing any harmful energy coming in contact with it into the nearest black hole. With it activated you cannot be harmed, but you also can't fire. The top turret now is a hypercannon. It fires a projectile, which bursts into a controlled black hole. Perfect for breaching ship hulls, but make sure all shields are gone before you activate it.. Last but not least are the wing turrets. They are now automatic beam rifles, for dispatching any support ships he may have. That's it. Good luck!::
::These things are going to violate more universal ordinances than Ryoko ever did. Oh man. this is gonna leave me with some explaining to do. Oh well:: Tenchi looked at the enemy ship's stats again, and found to his dismay that the shields had already been set back up.
::Impossible! Not even Tsunami can regenerate shielding that quickly! Looks like I'll be in for a difficult fight:: Tenchi charged.
The larger ship reacted almost instantaneously, firing all guns with a clear shot at him. Tenchi activated Washu's shield as quickly as he could, and found it completely up to par. The shots instantly disappeared as they came with the range of the shield. ::Well, two things up and running:: "Fire starboard cannon!" The beam shot forward again, damaging the shields almost to their fullest capacity. They began to regenerate quickly, and Tenchi saw the flaw in his attack. "Fire wing turrets!" ::The faster firing rate should take care of that regeneration:: "Scan ship for source of regeneration." A small vidscreen popped up showing a small point near the center of the ship blinking red. "Damn! I can't touch it for fear of hitting his prisoners and Ryoko!"
Suddenly, a small fleet shot out of the hanger doors straight for Ryo-ohki. "Disengage! Fire wing turrets on enemy units!" Ryo-ohki shot into the midst of the crafts hitting a number of them. They burst apart almost instantly, leveling their numbers to about forty. "Fire top turret!" shouted Tenchi, and Ryo-ohki complied. The resulting hole pulled over half of them into its midst. "Forward, Ryo-ohki, charge!"
Suddenly, an unexpected blast came from the larger ship's gun turrets, and Ryo-ohki suddenly reeled sideways. "Ryo-ohki! Damage report!" he scanned the screen. "Oh man."
Every one of his offensive weapons had been completely disabled, leaving him with only the phase shield. Suddenly, a grin spread across Tenchi's face.
"Activate shields and charge the enemy!" ::it worked once before.::
Ryo-ohki complied instantly.
"Collision in four seconds!"
"Commands are unchanged!"
"Two seconds!"
"Stay your course!"
"One second!"
Ryo-ohki hit the ship with enough impact to completely bypass its shielding and penetrate the armor. Unfortunately, Ryo-ohki was too damaged to move any further.
"Open hatch! I'm getting out! You know, Ryo-ohki, Washu's tactics are more effective than they seem." Tenchi smiled.
Tenchi had entered the enemy's lair.