Disclaimer: All names, characters and so on are owned by their owners. The political views on the characters are only thoughts by the writer, who suffer from an overdose of political science. Due to that fact, the characters in this story will go OCC from time to time. The writer excuse misspelling and wrong use of word in sentence structure. English is not the writer's first language, and the writer didn't pay much attention to language in school.

And please remember to pay your taxes, the bureaucracy need them to fight the endless war with the ideas of the policy-makers.

Symbols:

abc private thoughts from a human

* Ryo-ohki * thoughts

[Mind speak]

Waiting for another carrot cake I

Tenchi entered the living room, and went to the sofa. On the telly a orange cat with wings was jumping along, the sound "Grovy" could be heard.

Mihoshi looked up from the sofa: "Oh, you are back early".

Tenchi smiled at the cute blonde. Somehow, Mihoshi always got men to smile silly when they came into her presence. Even grandfather has a very weak spot for her.

Mishoshi: "You are in luck, there are commercials for the next 5 minutes. Then they show Detective Conan".

Tenchi: "Is that a god one?"

Mishoshi: "Very, you have to guess who the guilty one is in the episode. You get all the clues, but its often difficult".

Tenchi: "Even for an officer in the GP?"

Mishoshi smiled "Even for one of us, that's why it's so good".

Tenchi: "Well, we can see then who guess the right answer first. I have to wait for Ryoko and Akea finishing their bath". Tenchi sat down in the sofa. Mishoshi had tucked her feet under a blanket on the sofa.  Mishoshi Lucky, even if he smells a bit. No need for Tenchi to be any place but here, with me.

Waiting for another carrot cake II

"Congratulation, Tenchi, You are now one of us, the GP". Mishosi beamed of pride as her grandfather, the Grand Marshal, congratulated this years candidate number one from the GP recruit class, "And I know that you will do us honour in upholding the law and protect the innocents against the criminals".

Tenchi "I will do my best as my abilities allow, to serve law and order, Sir".

The Grand Marshal smiled happily Not only do my great grandchildren get the heritages of Jurai. With Tenchi entering the GP, the Jurai Empire has increased its donation to the GP, and he ended number one in his class, even through his teachers has order to treat him hasher than all the others. This is truly a great day for the GP.

Mishoshi gripped Tenchis hand, where a ring matched her ring, symbolised a dream come true for her. She and Tenchi would be happy forever and ever with the GP.

But a story does not end with "happy forever" if it's not a fairytale, and on a planet far far away, other GP officers was doing their duty, upholding one law.

"Sir, the criminals are showing a lot of resistance. They don't surrender as they normally do".

The captain swore: "Nothing is normal on this fucking planet".

A young man came running against the group of officers, a boy in fact. The captain realised to late what the boy was caring. The explosion throws the officers into the air. As the captain landed with a heavy sound on the earth again, he looked with fear on the blood running from his body, his life leaving. Why had the council send them here, this is not a police matter, this is a war, another dammed political misuse of the GP.

And the story went on, in the headquarter of GP.

The Grand Marshal was weeping silently in his office. Those swine, those pirates, would die.

Tenchi entered the room, the Grand Marshal looked up, and then raised himself from his chair.

"Tenchi, my boy. I'm so sorry. They will be revenged."

"Grandfather, she was my life, she and our children, but Mishoshi would not want revenge, she would want justice, that we uphold the law, even if justice do not give us revenge".

"My son, yes, you are right, yes, those pirates who blew up the ship will be judged by the law, and then executed. Mercy to the criminals is insults to the innocents ". The light in the eyes of the Grand Marshal returned, but when he earlier had looked a kind old man, the light now showed devotion to a cause.

"Grandfather, those murders can not be caught by us, if we do not get the necessary means. They used a stolen imperial cruiser from the Black Tower Empire". The fire in Tenchi eyes glowed brighter than the Grand Marshal.

"My son, we will get them, if I shall wring the neck on every politician on the council, to get the ships to take them. This I promise you".  

And the story went on, on a burning ship in a desperate battle, over a planet, who had seen much blood in the struggle to control it and its only product from its vast deserts:

"Tenchy, why do you fight here?" screamed a terrified Ryoko, "You left me, but it doesn't mean that I want to kill you".

"Sorry Ryoko, but I have to bring you in, you are wanted for a range of crimes".

"When have it been a crime to fight for freedom? In the old days you would have supported the right to do so. Heck even Ayeka would support the rebellion against a tyranny such as this".

"That those not matter, the council recognise the current government and has declared any outside interfering is a pirate activity. It will be up to the judge to sentence you according to the law, its my job to get you to the judge".

"A GP judge, you could just kill me now, that would be more merciful. Tenchi, you will not get me alive, I will never submit - again".

"So be it". And the lighthawk wings matched its power with the fury of the gems.

And the story went on – in the council chamber of GP:  

"Grand Marshal Tenchi, you demand to much, you must be out of your mind" screamed an enraged council member. "Already over 10 pct. of our planetary productions goes to support the GP, and what do we get for that money? Another bloody failure after another".

Tenchi looked sternly on the council members: "We give you the blood of the best the galaxy has, to uphold the law, no matter which government you represent, as long as the law is kept. We die for you sake, so that the innocent are protected. Either you give us the means to act in accordance with the need, or you must accept the consequence".

"The consequence" another council member yelled furiously. "The GP already has 12 battle fleets cruising the sea of stars, enough to wage two major wars at a time".

Tenchi nodded "Yes, but that is not enough, since we must battle in every system, on every planet and in the heart of every intelligent being. If they will not uphold the law freely, then they must know the consequence of not doing so".

The chairman of the council cuffed "Gentlemen, if we can keep order, please. Now Grand Marshal, although the council do recognise the outstanding service of the GP, the members of the councils also have a obligation to their peoples to ensure that the taxes are spend in the best possible way in accordance with the need of their peoples.

Tenchi: "I agree completely with you on that".

The chariman looked confused on Tehchi: "You do?"

Tenchi: "Yes, the need. As of now you are disbanded, the GP will in the future levy taxes as needed on the systems to uphold the law."

The councilmembers looked stunned on their Grand Marshal. Even some of the guards in the chamber looked disbelieving on the stern face of their Grand Marshal.

The chairman said: "You are indeed mad, do you think that the systems will accept that? The fleet of Jurai alone will ensure that this madness end here and now".

Tenchi looked bored on the council members: "Mad, no, I'm not. The goddess of Jurai has sanctioned the abolition of this council. The fleets of Jurai will be integrated into the GP. Those ships who stay loyal to the former empress Ayeka will be declared pirate".

The chairman: "The former empress, you will make yourself emperor over us all?"

Tenchi:" No, the law will rule us all. Guards, take these men to the prisons cells to await charge for corruption and misuse of public funds".

This was a dream come true for any officer in the GP. To get rid of the politician who send them in, too late, too few, with too little, again and again. Quickly the former members was caught and carried away, some screaming, other accepting, expecting that either they could buy them out, with money, by use of their connection or if necessary, by serving this new emperor.  

The guard commander turned to his Grand Marshal. "Sir, your will be done".

Tenchi looked upon his men with pride: "No, the will of the law be done".

The guard commander: "Of course sir, your will be law".

And the Leviathan spread its ships through the sea of stars.

"WHAT ARE YOU DOING WITH MY TENSHI / LORD TENCHI? MISHOSHI".

The furious voices of Ryoko and Ayeka went as a storm through the ears of Tenchi, "What, what are I'm doing?" waking him up in the sofa. The evidence was damming, his and Mishoshis feet's was keeping each other company under the blanket.

Mishoshi started crying "Now you made me miss the end of this episode of Detective Conan, how can I practice being a GP if I can't know, if I deducted the culprit from the facts? Wahh".

Ryoko and Ayeka looked astonished on Mishoshi. She had spent time watching an anime, when she had an opportunity with Tenchi, Ryoko and Ayeka would kill for.

Sasami and Ryo-ohki came out from the kitchen to hear what the noise was about.

*Bad, bad, the boy looks like he has been caught in another of those loops. I definitely had to visit Yoshos tree to night to politely remind them of staying out of the boys mind *.

Sasami once again smiled, laughing silently at the faces of Ryoko and Ayeka. She loved them both, but their intense fighting for Tenchi did make fools out of them from time to time.

The front door opened and Tenchi father entered the house. He got into the living room, quickly gasping the situation by looking on his son surrounded by the four girls. Oh Tenchi, in troubles again. Although most men would love your trouble. "Hello, all of you. Sasami, I have the things you asked for. Shall I put them in the kitchen?"

Sasami: "Yes, please do. I will get the cake underway".

Noboyuki: "Does this mean I have time to get a bath before dinner?"

Sasami: "Yes, and take Tenchi with you. He must have fallen asleep while waiting for Ryoko and Ayeka to finish their baths."

Tenchi, seeing a way out, smiled gratefully to Sasami: "Yes, right, we will finish our bath quickly, and be back for dinner. Sasami".

Tenchi quickly left the house with his father, who had put the bags in the kitchen.

Tenchi: "Thank you father, for getting me out from them. That could have turned out nasty".

Noboyuki: "You are welcome son, but I'm afraid you will have to make a decision one of these days, if you will not wait for Sasami."

Tenchi started to blush fiercely in the darkness of the coming night. His father laughed gently.

Elsewhere

In a hall in a space unseen by most mortals, a young girl in blue passed unobserved through the many ranks of higher beings guarding the tree in the centre of the hall.

The young girl paused before the tree, magnificent in its glory. [You requested my presence]

[Yes, some force has troubled a catalyst this day, daughter of my mind, mostly outside of my jurisdiction. Since he is a Power himself and a catalyst of Powers, I would like you to look in on him. I do not want any situation with him. Earth is a young planet, and does not have the resistance of older planets.]

[I will do as you ask, then]

[I am grateful daughter; go with my blessings, as much as they can do for you. Your father may choose to send his own agent to the place]

The young girl in blue left the great hall as silently and unseen as she has entered.