Love That Guides Us
Chapter 13
Back to Where it All Began
The darkness left no trace of Washu, but an uneasy feeling was still left behind. It wasn't over yet. The prince suddenly heard laughter, but before he had a chance to look up, everything went black. The darkness had taken him.
The prince, against him own will, opened his eyes. As he wearily looked about him, Tenchi realized there was nothing surrounding him. The prince was floating in an empty void of darkness that seemed to stretch on for miles every which way. Yet, there was a feeling of familiarity.
Tip-Tap
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The prince spun in the direction of the sound.
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A ghostly figure crept forward as the sound grew louder.
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Tenchi stared in disbelief at what was before him. " Washu?"
She did not respond, but it was true that Washu was before him. She seemed so pale, lifeless, as if she had seen the horrors of war over and over for years. Her emerald eyes, devoid of their shine, stared daggers into the eyes of a prince.
" Damn you!" the goddess hissed between clenched teeth.
Tenchi jumped at her harsh. What happened to her? The only way to find out would be to ask, but....
" You are a witless coward! You're to blame! You are to blame!" with that notion, a white hand collided with Tenchi's face.
The prince fell to his knees; the realization of her hate hurt him more than her hand. Washu no longer loved him. What did he do to anger her? Could it possibly be Tokimi?
" Stand, Prince of Jurai. I know that you are not this weak." Tenchi didn't move. " If you will not stand when you are bidden, I shall be rid of you!"
A light saber, much like Ryoko's, plummeted into Tenchi's back.
The blood spilled upon the floor...
Yet he felt nothing
The darkness enveloped him once more...
Yet he felt nothing
He looked back once more to see her...
He felt his heart break.
Tenchi found himself alone once more in a silent void; he could only take comfort in the sound of his grieving. She had nearly killed him. She no longer loved him. This wasn't adding up!
Tip-Tap
Tip-Tap
Fear struck through the prince.
Tip-Tap
She was back again.
" Do not think that I have left you," a warm voice reassured.
Tenchi's gaze fell upon a ghostly figure of his love. Two Washus?
" Who are you?" Tenchi brought himself to his feet. His suspicion grew when he realized his wound had been healed.
" Do not show me accusations through you glare. I am what I am. I am your Washu's future. I am her many years from now."
Tenchi was speechless. A future spirit? His head was spinning, nothing was making sense....where was he anyway?
" I have taken you from your own your into the void of time in order to speak with you," the spirit began. " The image you encountered early was a projection of Washu in the past."
" Her past self? You mean in her years as a goddess?" Tenchi's tension soon vanished.
" Yes. They say that past may come back to haunt you....'tis a truth. Washu's past was trapped her once she gave up her godly rank. It wants to be free once more. It has already taken on a human form, as you could tell..."
Tenchi nodded and then spoke, " It sure has a great deal of power. Tell me, where is the Washu from my world? I know she is in danger, I must help her!"
" Calmness, young prince, you shall see her soon enough. Continuing, it is up to you to keep her evil powers locked away in here. I am only allowed to advise you. Listen carefully, you one, you must stop Tokimi from capturing her. I suffered a horrible at the hands of Tokimi; I don't want you to be force into dealing with the loss. That is all I can say!" with that, the apparition faded.
" Wait!"
Tip-Tap
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Not again!
Tip-Tap
Could this possibly be her?
Tip-Tap
Warm arms embraced the prince from behind, holding as if he were a vice. Tenchi could fell the back of his Light Hawk armor slowly be dampened by a flow a tears. It was her, the real Washu.
" Protect me...."
Tenchi's heart shattered once he heard her troubled voice. It was as if Washu were in pain...she was afraid. He hadn't been there like he promised. He hadn't protected her like he should have! Swallowing the pain of realization, the prince turned and embrace the one he loved.
" Forgive me! I will never let you go, Washu! Tell me how I can help you...."
The apparition placed a ghostly finger to his lips, " Shh, it is up to you. You must be the one to make the wish and I grant it. Choose wisely, Lord Tenchi. I know you will."
The prince stood thinking for a moment before placing a hand on her pale cheek, drawing her closer to him. He placed his lips over hers, portraying his wish through his mind.
' I wish every was back to the way it was before!'
A flash of blinding light enveloped the two in a loving embrace. When the light diminished, Tenchi opened his eyes. There before him was the Masaki Shrine and his home. Unable to think, Tenchi ran to the house, searching for one room. Once he found it, he opened to closet door and there she was.
Professor Washu Hakubi sat typing away at her laptop.
Chapter 13
Back to Where it All Began
The darkness left no trace of Washu, but an uneasy feeling was still left behind. It wasn't over yet. The prince suddenly heard laughter, but before he had a chance to look up, everything went black. The darkness had taken him.
The prince, against him own will, opened his eyes. As he wearily looked about him, Tenchi realized there was nothing surrounding him. The prince was floating in an empty void of darkness that seemed to stretch on for miles every which way. Yet, there was a feeling of familiarity.
Tip-Tap
Tip-Tap
The prince spun in the direction of the sound.
Tip-Tap
Tip-Tap
A ghostly figure crept forward as the sound grew louder.
Tip-Tap
Tenchi stared in disbelief at what was before him. " Washu?"
She did not respond, but it was true that Washu was before him. She seemed so pale, lifeless, as if she had seen the horrors of war over and over for years. Her emerald eyes, devoid of their shine, stared daggers into the eyes of a prince.
" Damn you!" the goddess hissed between clenched teeth.
Tenchi jumped at her harsh. What happened to her? The only way to find out would be to ask, but....
" You are a witless coward! You're to blame! You are to blame!" with that notion, a white hand collided with Tenchi's face.
The prince fell to his knees; the realization of her hate hurt him more than her hand. Washu no longer loved him. What did he do to anger her? Could it possibly be Tokimi?
" Stand, Prince of Jurai. I know that you are not this weak." Tenchi didn't move. " If you will not stand when you are bidden, I shall be rid of you!"
A light saber, much like Ryoko's, plummeted into Tenchi's back.
The blood spilled upon the floor...
Yet he felt nothing
The darkness enveloped him once more...
Yet he felt nothing
He looked back once more to see her...
He felt his heart break.
Tenchi found himself alone once more in a silent void; he could only take comfort in the sound of his grieving. She had nearly killed him. She no longer loved him. This wasn't adding up!
Tip-Tap
Tip-Tap
Fear struck through the prince.
Tip-Tap
She was back again.
" Do not think that I have left you," a warm voice reassured.
Tenchi's gaze fell upon a ghostly figure of his love. Two Washus?
" Who are you?" Tenchi brought himself to his feet. His suspicion grew when he realized his wound had been healed.
" Do not show me accusations through you glare. I am what I am. I am your Washu's future. I am her many years from now."
Tenchi was speechless. A future spirit? His head was spinning, nothing was making sense....where was he anyway?
" I have taken you from your own your into the void of time in order to speak with you," the spirit began. " The image you encountered early was a projection of Washu in the past."
" Her past self? You mean in her years as a goddess?" Tenchi's tension soon vanished.
" Yes. They say that past may come back to haunt you....'tis a truth. Washu's past was trapped her once she gave up her godly rank. It wants to be free once more. It has already taken on a human form, as you could tell..."
Tenchi nodded and then spoke, " It sure has a great deal of power. Tell me, where is the Washu from my world? I know she is in danger, I must help her!"
" Calmness, young prince, you shall see her soon enough. Continuing, it is up to you to keep her evil powers locked away in here. I am only allowed to advise you. Listen carefully, you one, you must stop Tokimi from capturing her. I suffered a horrible at the hands of Tokimi; I don't want you to be force into dealing with the loss. That is all I can say!" with that, the apparition faded.
" Wait!"
Tip-Tap
Tip-Tap
Not again!
Tip-Tap
Could this possibly be her?
Tip-Tap
Warm arms embraced the prince from behind, holding as if he were a vice. Tenchi could fell the back of his Light Hawk armor slowly be dampened by a flow a tears. It was her, the real Washu.
" Protect me...."
Tenchi's heart shattered once he heard her troubled voice. It was as if Washu were in pain...she was afraid. He hadn't been there like he promised. He hadn't protected her like he should have! Swallowing the pain of realization, the prince turned and embrace the one he loved.
" Forgive me! I will never let you go, Washu! Tell me how I can help you...."
The apparition placed a ghostly finger to his lips, " Shh, it is up to you. You must be the one to make the wish and I grant it. Choose wisely, Lord Tenchi. I know you will."
The prince stood thinking for a moment before placing a hand on her pale cheek, drawing her closer to him. He placed his lips over hers, portraying his wish through his mind.
' I wish every was back to the way it was before!'
A flash of blinding light enveloped the two in a loving embrace. When the light diminished, Tenchi opened his eyes. There before him was the Masaki Shrine and his home. Unable to think, Tenchi ran to the house, searching for one room. Once he found it, he opened to closet door and there she was.
Professor Washu Hakubi sat typing away at her laptop.