Written in Blood
A Tenchi Muyo- Sailormoon crossover. By Kellybug and Sailor Moonbrat (Partners-in-Crime).
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DISCLAIMER: None of the anime used or mentioned in this story are mine:
Tenchi Muyo is the property of its creator Kajishima Masaki, and its
distributor, Pioneer.
Sailormoon is the property of its creator, Naoko Takeuchi, and its various
distributors.
Card Captor Sakura is the property of its creators at CLAMP.
Pokemon is the property of Nintendo.. at least, the game is. Who lays claim to
the videos, I'm not sure! But, it's not me.
The Dragonball-series, also, does not belong to me.
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NOTE: I never planned for this story to see thew light of the web.. but, my co-writer,
MoonTwit, decided to use this idea as a part of a story-idea of her's that I'm helping her write. So... up on ff.net it goes!
Any references to actual-people or groups living or (mostly) dead are intentional. I
am mixing this story up with my family-history :)
Flames are MORE than welcome (This house could use the heat!).
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SPECIAL NOTE: The song in this chapter is "Streets of Bakersfield", by Buck Owens.
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CHAPTER 11:
I walked on up to the Princess and Pirate as straight and dignified as I
could be. "Ryoko-san.. Ayeka-hime.. I have something for you.. somthing I feel
you two have needed for a *long* time."
If Ayeka and Ryoko had grown any paler they would have lost all color.
And, the looks of shock and dread om their faces were.. priceless!
I reached in back of myself and felt another box in my fingertips.
"Which one of you.. ladies.. would care to open this *box*?"
The looks they were giving each other, you'd think I was demanding that one
of them swallow a cyanide-capsule. I don't know.. maybe they would have
preferred the cyanide?
After a torturous three minutes (and I looked at my watch to make sure..
and put a fire under their cold-feet), two beautiful green and purple collars
and black leashes were extracted.
"These.. collars.. are for..?" Ayeka stammered.
"Yeaaaahhhh.." I drawled.
"We're.. to be..?" Ryoko eeped out.
"Yyyyep.. afraid soooo..!"
Sasami and Yuugi were gasping for air at this point from laughing so hard!
Nagi, who had managed a straight-face through most of the night, was now
doubled-over like a jack-knife!
"And.. the leashes?" Ayeka squeaked out.
"They're not for you two." I grinned. "You two being slaves to each other
would never work. You'd wind up fighting over whose day is it to do what!"
"Not much of a change from now!" Nobiyuki grinned.
"Then.. who..?" Ayeka stuttered again.
"Are.. YOU.. going to be our 'Master'?" Ryoko asked timidly.
Something in me snapped "HELL, NO!!!!" I shouted. "I have ENOUGH trouble
controlling my IMOUTO!!"
Oops! Did I say.. what I THINK I just said?
There was dead-silence.. then the shrine-grounds seemed to echo with the
sound of laughter!
I've been around Ami-chan too long! And it's been only one day!!
Amanda Serena walked up and gave me a little squeeze and a little-bit
longer kiss.
"Gee, Niisan! You CARE!!!!"
My Imouto would defend me to the death, but that never kept her from trying
to get me in trouble, before.
Amanda Serena ? When we get home.. we'r gonna have to have a *long* talk!
"Iiede.. Iiede..", I sighed, "These leashes are not for me!" I walked over
to Tenchi, with Ayeka and Ryoko silently in tow. "Masaki Tenchi-san?" I bowed
politely. "These are my gift to you!"
"Arigatou.. Graham-Sama!" Tenchi stuttered, while trying to smile through a
sudden-attack of awkwardness "But.. I cannot take this gift!"
"If you want any peace, Tenchi-itoko," Serena stated matter-of-factly,
"you'll take it!"
"Arigatou! Hai!" Tenchi bowed nervously. "I understand, Serena-san! It is
just.. that.. I am not sure how to properly care for this gift! *Heheh*" He
then fumbled nevously with his pigtail.
"Hai. We..", Serena and I looked back at Washuu, "talked about that..
earlier!" I Then turned back toward Tenchi.. and a *slightly*-fidgety Yosho.
"Like grandfather, like grandson. Eh?" I chuckled. "We wondered how whipped
you were back on Jurai- and who whipped you! But don't worry!" I looked back
at Washuu and grinned. "I think the 'Drill-Sergeant' can take care of that!"
"Indeed I can, Kelly-san!" Washuu called out from in back of her holographic
computer. What has on Nurse Frankenfurter's mind?
I was to learn soon enough, to my glee!
A couple of minutes later, Washuu was walking through a stand of bamboo.
"AHA!! Just what I am searching for!"
Soon, Washuu was trailing a ten-foot long stalk of bamboo back to her
computer!
*Click*click*ckick*click*
"Alright, now!" Washuu-Hibiki started typing into her computer. "Let's
see.. rearrange the molecular-bonds in these cells.. change some of the carbon-
based molecules... erase some of these amino acids..."
*Click*click*click*click*
"Then dry and age the remains a bit, and..."
*Click*click*click*click*
*Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr...*
"Then give what's left a weave..."
*Click*click*click*
*Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr...*
*Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm...*
"And... VOILA!! Am I a genius or WHAT????"
I stared in amazement! It was a PERFECT piece of transmutation! Where a
stalk of green bamboo had once laid.. was a beautiful leash-and-collar
combination! It was a wicked piece of alchemy!!
Washuu then picked up her handy-work, and walked straight toward Yosho!
"Hey, YOSHO!" Washuu whistled. "I have something for you!"
Yosho froze, for about three seconds, then slowly started backing up.
Washuu then popped-out that leash like a WHIP!!
*Thwiiiiiiiiip!!!!*
*Clack!*
WAY TO GO, Indiana HAKUBI!!!!
Washu-hikibi soon had a very-complient Yosho collared and leashed!
"Yosho?" Washuu chirped. "I've been wondering about a few things even
before me, Kelly-kun, and Serena-chan talked! I want to know.. HOW long
ago did Jurai turn a ROOSTER into a CAPON? And WERE they able to turn a
CAPON into a HEN? After I find that out.. I am going to teach one old
Rooster how to CROW and FIGHT again! Hai!"
As I was cackling from all the "chicken"-references, Nobiyuki added
his bit to this latest stew..
He should've kept his mouth shut.
"VERY IMPRESIVE, Washuu! BUT, shouldn't you be wearing some high-heels
and fishnet? or at least some leather? to signify.."
Me, Serena, Tenchi, Ayeka, and Ryoko started counting-down..
"Five.."
"Four.."
"Three.."
"Two.."
"One.."
**CRASH!!!!**
A whimper was heard from a sudden pile of kitchenware.
"Part of me is feeling sympathy for my son-in-law..", Yosho sighed.
"Don't." Washuu smiled. "Nobiyuki-baka has to learn, someday, that not
everyone will put up with a Hentai!"
The shrine-yard seemed to ring with the squeals of Sasami and Yuugi
as Nobiyaki just hung his head. If he could have found one without bringing
too much attention to himself, I am sure that Nobiyuki would have buried
himself deeply under a rock!
After I composed myself again, I picked up the last gift, and walked
over to the two Galaxy-Police officers!
Kiyone was looking more-and-more troubled as I stepped closer, as if
torn between confronting me and fleeing for her life!
Mihoshi, on the other hand, looked something between confused and
bemused! If she was confused, no doubt she was wondering how she may have
screwed things up this time! If she were bemused, she might have been
wondering who was getting her! Well, Mihoshi.. no one's "getting you"..
because you haven't "screwed things up"!
Your partner, on the other hand.. Ms. "Albert Ross"...
I walked up to Kiyone, grinning like a fool, the last box in hand.
"I have a present for you, Ms. Galaxy-Patrol! However.. if you are afraid
to open it, I quite understand, and I'll just give it to Mihoshi to open!"
THAT GOT HER!! I was hoping it would! Kiyone's pride tore past her
cautiousness even faster than her fingers tore through the wrapping paper!!
"What the *hell* is this..?" Kiyone quietly, but threateningly, growled.
"Ah..", Mihoshi hesitated, "I think it's for you to put on..."
"ARE YOU CRAZY?!?!" Kiyone shouted so loudly it probably registered on
a Richter Scale in California. "THIS HAS TO BE FOR YOU!!!!!!!!"
"He didn't give it to me, Kiyone" Mihoshi quietly repremanded her partner.
"HE MADE A MISTAKE!!!!" Kiyone roared. "HE HAD TO. YOU NEED THIS THING! NOT
ME! I'M THE LEVEL-HEADED ONE! I'M THE ONE THAT DOES HER JOB! I'M THE ONE WIITH
THE GET-UP-AND-GO! I'M THE.."
"Bootlicker", Ayeka said in a low voice.
"Brown-nose", Ryoko followed suit.
"Overachiever", Sasami whispered, probably hating to state the obvious.
"Pain-in-the-ass." Yuugi whispered, a smile on her face.
Washuu smiled as sweetly as a hungry wolf. "Want us to continue, Kiyone?"
DAMN! The Masaki-Maru was setting sail with all guns blazing!!
"Hai hai!" Kiyone said pleadingly. "I get the message! But I HAVE to be
the one in CONTROL!" At this point, Ms. Super-Cop was starting to whine.
"I'M.."
"Quicker on the gun than on the brain?" Ayeka smirked.
"Quicker with her mouth than her brain?" Ryoko commented.
"Brain-dead?" Yuugi smiled.
"Do they need brains in the Galaxy Police?" Sasami pondered.
"I think Jurai outlawed brains," Washuu commented, with a glance toward
Yosho, "right after they outlawed testicles!"
DAMN! It sounds like Kiyone might have a bit of Martian-blood in her!
Royal-Martian, at that!!
"HEY!!" Kiyone "snapped" out.. although it ended up sounding more like a
whine.. "You are not being fair! Mihoshi! Make them *stop*!! Onegai??"
"Well..?" Mihoshi looked at Kiyone, then at me.
"PLEASE do not tell me that you are holding the leash! Graham-Sama?" Ms.
Galaxy-Police said in a shaky tone.
"LIKE I JUST TOLD RYOKO..!" I started to shout- then stopped in mid-
sentence as I heard a couple of Senchi snickering. "Forget what I just told
Ryoko.. although what I said to her still holds true."
I love my Imouto.. I truly do.. but she is going to be the *death* of me!
If it weren't for the fact that Mom and Dad would ask too many questions..
I'd take Washuu's suggestion *seriously* and make sure she was wearing a
collar before we left Japan!
I still heard snickering in back of me. So I turned around:
"Usagi-itoko? Would you *please* reign-in Hino-hime and Aino-hime?"
I swear that I never saw Usagi's arms or hands move- but the next thing I
knew, a pair of Senshi are Coughing and gasping for air!
"It is as you requested, Kelly-san." Usagi smiled.
I chuckled, then turned back to Kiyone.
"As I said, I will not be taking anyone *back* with me! Much less, in a
collar." Than I turned to Mihoshi, and presented her the leash. "Make sure
that Kiyone is re-trained well. She has certain.. *problems* .. dealing
with people."
"NANI-YO?!?!" Kiyone started sounding like a Martian again. "YOU ARE GIVING
ME TO **MIHOSHI**?? ARE YOU **CRAZY**???? I'M SUPPOSED TO LOOK AFTER *HER*!!
SHE NEEDS LOOKING AFTER- NOT ME!! I.."
"YOU probably NEEDED RE-TRAINING ever since you left the Acadamy, Kiyone!"
I answered her. I then took the leash-handle and placed it in Mihoshi's hand.
"She's your responsibility, now, Mihoshi!" I smiled sympathetically.
Mihoshi slowly placed the collar around Kiyone's neck.. caressing Kiyone's
face and neck while she was fitting the collar. Slowly, Kiyone quieted down
to a murmur, as her tirade *somehow* lost it's hyperventilated-steam! The next
next few syllables were hard to make out, but they all sounded like questions.
From the look on Kiyone's face, the questions may have been desperate! Mihoshi
just whispered to her partner, softly caressing Kiyone all the while. Soon,
the troubled-look on Kiyone's face was gone... replaced by a soft smile?
And Kiyone started to *kneal* ????
DAMN!!!! I see I'm not the only one in this family with the *touch*!!!!
I've been told that might solve MY problems.. but.. Amanda Serena would
*probably* demand too much handling.
Did I just think that?
Gomen nisai.. too much of a Mercurial-influence.
I chuckled and slowly turned around.. and face the garnet-eyes of my
Plutonian-Relation.. the Gatekeeper... Right *in* my face!!!
"YOU are STILL dangerous to TIME-LINE!!!!"
I just smiled. "And your point is.. ?"
"When can you come back to Japan?" Setsuna smiled.. a friendly-smile. "Usagi
will miss you!"
"And what about you, Meioh-Sama?"
It was hard to tell.. but I think the Time-Warden.. blushed?
"Picket-Duty gets lonely?" Washuu-hibiki softly chuckled from behind me.
Setsuna and I turned as red as a boiled-crab!!!
"Well *heheh*.." I rubbed the back of my neck. "I.. guess.. I'm *not* that
harmless.. but.. whether you are comfortable with me or not.. *heh* isn't
important." I then looked around. "Anyone have a guitar?"
Suddenly.. from somewhere.. Chibiusa found a guitar!
I took it with thanks.. and started singing my thoughts to Setsuna.. and
anyone else who felt I was a threat:
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"I came here looking for something I couldn't find anywhere else.
I don't wanna be nobody, I just wanna chance to be myself."
[Chibiusa then joined me. I dunno... I must have sang this song quite a
bit around her! Am I gonna have a reason to?]
"I spent a thousand miles a-thumbin'. Yeah, I've worn blisters on my heals.
Trying to find me something better here on the streets of Bakersfield."
[Usagi, the Inner-Senshi, Serena, and Clan Hakubi start clapping out
the beat.]
"You don't know me, but you don't like me!
You say you care, less, how I feel!
But, how many of you, that sit and judge me,
ever walked the streets of Bakersfield?"
"Spent some time in San Fransisco, I spent a night there in the can.
They threw this drunk man in my jail cell. I took fifteen dollars from that
man.
"Left him my watch and my old housekey - I don't like folks thinking that
I steal -
"Then I thanked him as he was sleeping, and I headed out for Bakersfield."
[Washuu, Ryoko, Ayeka, Sasami, and Nagi then picked up the chorus with
me and Chibiusa:]
"You say you know me but you don't like me!
You say you care, less, how I feel!
But, how many of you, that sit and judge me,
ever walked the streets of Bakerfield?"
[Then, Serena and the Inner-Senshi joined in on the last verse:]
"How many of you, that sit and judge me,
ever walked the streets of Bakersfield?"
['Dammit, Chiba!' I thought, 'Usagi sounded a bit sad singing just now!
If ANYTHING happens to her, Cape-Thing.. I'm coming after you!']
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All good things must come to an end- as least temporarily. A few hours
later, Serena and I had to head back to America. But, we promised out Itoko-
tachi that we'd come back. That was, after we got a promise from Usagi and
Tenchi to contact us if trouble ever came up!
After all, family *should* stick together!!
Washuu-hibiki gave me the software needed to access her computers.. along
with instructions on how to run everything so that the hometown power-grid
didn't crash!!
Then, after depositing us back home and kissing us "Sayonara".
"I guess I should try to contact our other family-members." Washuu smiled.
"Nani?" I asked. "'Other family-members'?"
"Hai!" Washuu answered with a bow. "Their names are 'Kasumi', and 'Kojiro'.
I will have to retrieve them from the World of the Pocket-Monsters, that they
fell into, however!"
Amanda and I nearly choked to death!
"P..P..Po..POKEMON???"
"Hai. I have been keeping track of them since I learned of their existance!
Kasumi has become quite the water-pokemon-trainer, and.."
"Hold it!!" I put a hand in front of Washuu. "'Water pokemon'? Our itoko
wouldn't happen to be a so-tall bean-pole with red hair would she?"
"Hai."
"Just what we need," I grumble, "anther attitude-problem!" I was trying to
hide my smile as I groused. She's fit right into this family!
"What other the other?" Amanda sighed.
"Last time I heard about Kojiro, he was still wanted for Conspiracy to Steal
Pokemon." Washuu bowed again.
"'He'?" I started to giggle.
"The blue-haired CROSS-DRESSER? Who loves roses?" Amanda asked- two seconds
before hitting the ground. "HeeheeheeHAW!! HahaHA!!"
"Hai!" Washuu affirmed.
"What is it with our itoko and ROSES?!?!" I asked.
"Will we ever meet Kasumi and Kojiro?" Amanda asked.
Do we want to?
"You will.. one day", Washuu said, with a mischievious gleam in her eyes.
I was getting scared.
Before vanishing back into her portal, Our Hibiki had a parting word:
"Always remember to add your story to our family's book, you two! Keep the
ink fresh. The pages are special. They're written in blood!"
That they are, Washuu-chan! That they are.
A Tenchi Muyo- Sailormoon crossover. By Kellybug and Sailor Moonbrat (Partners-in-Crime).
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DISCLAIMER: None of the anime used or mentioned in this story are mine:
Tenchi Muyo is the property of its creator Kajishima Masaki, and its
distributor, Pioneer.
Sailormoon is the property of its creator, Naoko Takeuchi, and its various
distributors.
Card Captor Sakura is the property of its creators at CLAMP.
Pokemon is the property of Nintendo.. at least, the game is. Who lays claim to
the videos, I'm not sure! But, it's not me.
The Dragonball-series, also, does not belong to me.
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NOTE: I never planned for this story to see thew light of the web.. but, my co-writer,
MoonTwit, decided to use this idea as a part of a story-idea of her's that I'm helping her write. So... up on ff.net it goes!
Any references to actual-people or groups living or (mostly) dead are intentional. I
am mixing this story up with my family-history :)
Flames are MORE than welcome (This house could use the heat!).
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SPECIAL NOTE: The song in this chapter is "Streets of Bakersfield", by Buck Owens.
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CHAPTER 11:
I walked on up to the Princess and Pirate as straight and dignified as I
could be. "Ryoko-san.. Ayeka-hime.. I have something for you.. somthing I feel
you two have needed for a *long* time."
If Ayeka and Ryoko had grown any paler they would have lost all color.
And, the looks of shock and dread om their faces were.. priceless!
I reached in back of myself and felt another box in my fingertips.
"Which one of you.. ladies.. would care to open this *box*?"
The looks they were giving each other, you'd think I was demanding that one
of them swallow a cyanide-capsule. I don't know.. maybe they would have
preferred the cyanide?
After a torturous three minutes (and I looked at my watch to make sure..
and put a fire under their cold-feet), two beautiful green and purple collars
and black leashes were extracted.
"These.. collars.. are for..?" Ayeka stammered.
"Yeaaaahhhh.." I drawled.
"We're.. to be..?" Ryoko eeped out.
"Yyyyep.. afraid soooo..!"
Sasami and Yuugi were gasping for air at this point from laughing so hard!
Nagi, who had managed a straight-face through most of the night, was now
doubled-over like a jack-knife!
"And.. the leashes?" Ayeka squeaked out.
"They're not for you two." I grinned. "You two being slaves to each other
would never work. You'd wind up fighting over whose day is it to do what!"
"Not much of a change from now!" Nobiyuki grinned.
"Then.. who..?" Ayeka stuttered again.
"Are.. YOU.. going to be our 'Master'?" Ryoko asked timidly.
Something in me snapped "HELL, NO!!!!" I shouted. "I have ENOUGH trouble
controlling my IMOUTO!!"
Oops! Did I say.. what I THINK I just said?
There was dead-silence.. then the shrine-grounds seemed to echo with the
sound of laughter!
I've been around Ami-chan too long! And it's been only one day!!
Amanda Serena walked up and gave me a little squeeze and a little-bit
longer kiss.
"Gee, Niisan! You CARE!!!!"
My Imouto would defend me to the death, but that never kept her from trying
to get me in trouble, before.
Amanda Serena ? When we get home.. we'r gonna have to have a *long* talk!
"Iiede.. Iiede..", I sighed, "These leashes are not for me!" I walked over
to Tenchi, with Ayeka and Ryoko silently in tow. "Masaki Tenchi-san?" I bowed
politely. "These are my gift to you!"
"Arigatou.. Graham-Sama!" Tenchi stuttered, while trying to smile through a
sudden-attack of awkwardness "But.. I cannot take this gift!"
"If you want any peace, Tenchi-itoko," Serena stated matter-of-factly,
"you'll take it!"
"Arigatou! Hai!" Tenchi bowed nervously. "I understand, Serena-san! It is
just.. that.. I am not sure how to properly care for this gift! *Heheh*" He
then fumbled nevously with his pigtail.
"Hai. We..", Serena and I looked back at Washuu, "talked about that..
earlier!" I Then turned back toward Tenchi.. and a *slightly*-fidgety Yosho.
"Like grandfather, like grandson. Eh?" I chuckled. "We wondered how whipped
you were back on Jurai- and who whipped you! But don't worry!" I looked back
at Washuu and grinned. "I think the 'Drill-Sergeant' can take care of that!"
"Indeed I can, Kelly-san!" Washuu called out from in back of her holographic
computer. What has on Nurse Frankenfurter's mind?
I was to learn soon enough, to my glee!
A couple of minutes later, Washuu was walking through a stand of bamboo.
"AHA!! Just what I am searching for!"
Soon, Washuu was trailing a ten-foot long stalk of bamboo back to her
computer!
*Click*click*ckick*click*
"Alright, now!" Washuu-Hibiki started typing into her computer. "Let's
see.. rearrange the molecular-bonds in these cells.. change some of the carbon-
based molecules... erase some of these amino acids..."
*Click*click*click*click*
"Then dry and age the remains a bit, and..."
*Click*click*click*click*
*Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr...*
"Then give what's left a weave..."
*Click*click*click*
*Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr...*
*Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm...*
"And... VOILA!! Am I a genius or WHAT????"
I stared in amazement! It was a PERFECT piece of transmutation! Where a
stalk of green bamboo had once laid.. was a beautiful leash-and-collar
combination! It was a wicked piece of alchemy!!
Washuu then picked up her handy-work, and walked straight toward Yosho!
"Hey, YOSHO!" Washuu whistled. "I have something for you!"
Yosho froze, for about three seconds, then slowly started backing up.
Washuu then popped-out that leash like a WHIP!!
*Thwiiiiiiiiip!!!!*
*Clack!*
WAY TO GO, Indiana HAKUBI!!!!
Washu-hikibi soon had a very-complient Yosho collared and leashed!
"Yosho?" Washuu chirped. "I've been wondering about a few things even
before me, Kelly-kun, and Serena-chan talked! I want to know.. HOW long
ago did Jurai turn a ROOSTER into a CAPON? And WERE they able to turn a
CAPON into a HEN? After I find that out.. I am going to teach one old
Rooster how to CROW and FIGHT again! Hai!"
As I was cackling from all the "chicken"-references, Nobiyuki added
his bit to this latest stew..
He should've kept his mouth shut.
"VERY IMPRESIVE, Washuu! BUT, shouldn't you be wearing some high-heels
and fishnet? or at least some leather? to signify.."
Me, Serena, Tenchi, Ayeka, and Ryoko started counting-down..
"Five.."
"Four.."
"Three.."
"Two.."
"One.."
**CRASH!!!!**
A whimper was heard from a sudden pile of kitchenware.
"Part of me is feeling sympathy for my son-in-law..", Yosho sighed.
"Don't." Washuu smiled. "Nobiyuki-baka has to learn, someday, that not
everyone will put up with a Hentai!"
The shrine-yard seemed to ring with the squeals of Sasami and Yuugi
as Nobiyaki just hung his head. If he could have found one without bringing
too much attention to himself, I am sure that Nobiyuki would have buried
himself deeply under a rock!
After I composed myself again, I picked up the last gift, and walked
over to the two Galaxy-Police officers!
Kiyone was looking more-and-more troubled as I stepped closer, as if
torn between confronting me and fleeing for her life!
Mihoshi, on the other hand, looked something between confused and
bemused! If she was confused, no doubt she was wondering how she may have
screwed things up this time! If she were bemused, she might have been
wondering who was getting her! Well, Mihoshi.. no one's "getting you"..
because you haven't "screwed things up"!
Your partner, on the other hand.. Ms. "Albert Ross"...
I walked up to Kiyone, grinning like a fool, the last box in hand.
"I have a present for you, Ms. Galaxy-Patrol! However.. if you are afraid
to open it, I quite understand, and I'll just give it to Mihoshi to open!"
THAT GOT HER!! I was hoping it would! Kiyone's pride tore past her
cautiousness even faster than her fingers tore through the wrapping paper!!
"What the *hell* is this..?" Kiyone quietly, but threateningly, growled.
"Ah..", Mihoshi hesitated, "I think it's for you to put on..."
"ARE YOU CRAZY?!?!" Kiyone shouted so loudly it probably registered on
a Richter Scale in California. "THIS HAS TO BE FOR YOU!!!!!!!!"
"He didn't give it to me, Kiyone" Mihoshi quietly repremanded her partner.
"HE MADE A MISTAKE!!!!" Kiyone roared. "HE HAD TO. YOU NEED THIS THING! NOT
ME! I'M THE LEVEL-HEADED ONE! I'M THE ONE THAT DOES HER JOB! I'M THE ONE WIITH
THE GET-UP-AND-GO! I'M THE.."
"Bootlicker", Ayeka said in a low voice.
"Brown-nose", Ryoko followed suit.
"Overachiever", Sasami whispered, probably hating to state the obvious.
"Pain-in-the-ass." Yuugi whispered, a smile on her face.
Washuu smiled as sweetly as a hungry wolf. "Want us to continue, Kiyone?"
DAMN! The Masaki-Maru was setting sail with all guns blazing!!
"Hai hai!" Kiyone said pleadingly. "I get the message! But I HAVE to be
the one in CONTROL!" At this point, Ms. Super-Cop was starting to whine.
"I'M.."
"Quicker on the gun than on the brain?" Ayeka smirked.
"Quicker with her mouth than her brain?" Ryoko commented.
"Brain-dead?" Yuugi smiled.
"Do they need brains in the Galaxy Police?" Sasami pondered.
"I think Jurai outlawed brains," Washuu commented, with a glance toward
Yosho, "right after they outlawed testicles!"
DAMN! It sounds like Kiyone might have a bit of Martian-blood in her!
Royal-Martian, at that!!
"HEY!!" Kiyone "snapped" out.. although it ended up sounding more like a
whine.. "You are not being fair! Mihoshi! Make them *stop*!! Onegai??"
"Well..?" Mihoshi looked at Kiyone, then at me.
"PLEASE do not tell me that you are holding the leash! Graham-Sama?" Ms.
Galaxy-Police said in a shaky tone.
"LIKE I JUST TOLD RYOKO..!" I started to shout- then stopped in mid-
sentence as I heard a couple of Senchi snickering. "Forget what I just told
Ryoko.. although what I said to her still holds true."
I love my Imouto.. I truly do.. but she is going to be the *death* of me!
If it weren't for the fact that Mom and Dad would ask too many questions..
I'd take Washuu's suggestion *seriously* and make sure she was wearing a
collar before we left Japan!
I still heard snickering in back of me. So I turned around:
"Usagi-itoko? Would you *please* reign-in Hino-hime and Aino-hime?"
I swear that I never saw Usagi's arms or hands move- but the next thing I
knew, a pair of Senshi are Coughing and gasping for air!
"It is as you requested, Kelly-san." Usagi smiled.
I chuckled, then turned back to Kiyone.
"As I said, I will not be taking anyone *back* with me! Much less, in a
collar." Than I turned to Mihoshi, and presented her the leash. "Make sure
that Kiyone is re-trained well. She has certain.. *problems* .. dealing
with people."
"NANI-YO?!?!" Kiyone started sounding like a Martian again. "YOU ARE GIVING
ME TO **MIHOSHI**?? ARE YOU **CRAZY**???? I'M SUPPOSED TO LOOK AFTER *HER*!!
SHE NEEDS LOOKING AFTER- NOT ME!! I.."
"YOU probably NEEDED RE-TRAINING ever since you left the Acadamy, Kiyone!"
I answered her. I then took the leash-handle and placed it in Mihoshi's hand.
"She's your responsibility, now, Mihoshi!" I smiled sympathetically.
Mihoshi slowly placed the collar around Kiyone's neck.. caressing Kiyone's
face and neck while she was fitting the collar. Slowly, Kiyone quieted down
to a murmur, as her tirade *somehow* lost it's hyperventilated-steam! The next
next few syllables were hard to make out, but they all sounded like questions.
From the look on Kiyone's face, the questions may have been desperate! Mihoshi
just whispered to her partner, softly caressing Kiyone all the while. Soon,
the troubled-look on Kiyone's face was gone... replaced by a soft smile?
And Kiyone started to *kneal* ????
DAMN!!!! I see I'm not the only one in this family with the *touch*!!!!
I've been told that might solve MY problems.. but.. Amanda Serena would
*probably* demand too much handling.
Did I just think that?
Gomen nisai.. too much of a Mercurial-influence.
I chuckled and slowly turned around.. and face the garnet-eyes of my
Plutonian-Relation.. the Gatekeeper... Right *in* my face!!!
"YOU are STILL dangerous to TIME-LINE!!!!"
I just smiled. "And your point is.. ?"
"When can you come back to Japan?" Setsuna smiled.. a friendly-smile. "Usagi
will miss you!"
"And what about you, Meioh-Sama?"
It was hard to tell.. but I think the Time-Warden.. blushed?
"Picket-Duty gets lonely?" Washuu-hibiki softly chuckled from behind me.
Setsuna and I turned as red as a boiled-crab!!!
"Well *heheh*.." I rubbed the back of my neck. "I.. guess.. I'm *not* that
harmless.. but.. whether you are comfortable with me or not.. *heh* isn't
important." I then looked around. "Anyone have a guitar?"
Suddenly.. from somewhere.. Chibiusa found a guitar!
I took it with thanks.. and started singing my thoughts to Setsuna.. and
anyone else who felt I was a threat:
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"I came here looking for something I couldn't find anywhere else.
I don't wanna be nobody, I just wanna chance to be myself."
[Chibiusa then joined me. I dunno... I must have sang this song quite a
bit around her! Am I gonna have a reason to?]
"I spent a thousand miles a-thumbin'. Yeah, I've worn blisters on my heals.
Trying to find me something better here on the streets of Bakersfield."
[Usagi, the Inner-Senshi, Serena, and Clan Hakubi start clapping out
the beat.]
"You don't know me, but you don't like me!
You say you care, less, how I feel!
But, how many of you, that sit and judge me,
ever walked the streets of Bakersfield?"
"Spent some time in San Fransisco, I spent a night there in the can.
They threw this drunk man in my jail cell. I took fifteen dollars from that
man.
"Left him my watch and my old housekey - I don't like folks thinking that
I steal -
"Then I thanked him as he was sleeping, and I headed out for Bakersfield."
[Washuu, Ryoko, Ayeka, Sasami, and Nagi then picked up the chorus with
me and Chibiusa:]
"You say you know me but you don't like me!
You say you care, less, how I feel!
But, how many of you, that sit and judge me,
ever walked the streets of Bakerfield?"
[Then, Serena and the Inner-Senshi joined in on the last verse:]
"How many of you, that sit and judge me,
ever walked the streets of Bakersfield?"
['Dammit, Chiba!' I thought, 'Usagi sounded a bit sad singing just now!
If ANYTHING happens to her, Cape-Thing.. I'm coming after you!']
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All good things must come to an end- as least temporarily. A few hours
later, Serena and I had to head back to America. But, we promised out Itoko-
tachi that we'd come back. That was, after we got a promise from Usagi and
Tenchi to contact us if trouble ever came up!
After all, family *should* stick together!!
Washuu-hibiki gave me the software needed to access her computers.. along
with instructions on how to run everything so that the hometown power-grid
didn't crash!!
Then, after depositing us back home and kissing us "Sayonara".
"I guess I should try to contact our other family-members." Washuu smiled.
"Nani?" I asked. "'Other family-members'?"
"Hai!" Washuu answered with a bow. "Their names are 'Kasumi', and 'Kojiro'.
I will have to retrieve them from the World of the Pocket-Monsters, that they
fell into, however!"
Amanda and I nearly choked to death!
"P..P..Po..POKEMON???"
"Hai. I have been keeping track of them since I learned of their existance!
Kasumi has become quite the water-pokemon-trainer, and.."
"Hold it!!" I put a hand in front of Washuu. "'Water pokemon'? Our itoko
wouldn't happen to be a so-tall bean-pole with red hair would she?"
"Hai."
"Just what we need," I grumble, "anther attitude-problem!" I was trying to
hide my smile as I groused. She's fit right into this family!
"What other the other?" Amanda sighed.
"Last time I heard about Kojiro, he was still wanted for Conspiracy to Steal
Pokemon." Washuu bowed again.
"'He'?" I started to giggle.
"The blue-haired CROSS-DRESSER? Who loves roses?" Amanda asked- two seconds
before hitting the ground. "HeeheeheeHAW!! HahaHA!!"
"Hai!" Washuu affirmed.
"What is it with our itoko and ROSES?!?!" I asked.
"Will we ever meet Kasumi and Kojiro?" Amanda asked.
Do we want to?
"You will.. one day", Washuu said, with a mischievious gleam in her eyes.
I was getting scared.
Before vanishing back into her portal, Our Hibiki had a parting word:
"Always remember to add your story to our family's book, you two! Keep the
ink fresh. The pages are special. They're written in blood!"
That they are, Washuu-chan! That they are.