Tenchi Muyo!: Young Love, New Troubles

Chapter 2: Sasami's Worries
All of a sudden, I heard a scream from somewhere nearby. I looked around, yawned, and let out my own hidden powers, just in case I needed them. I just caught a glimpse of a mysterious black-haired figure around the corner before a flash of light filled the area I was in. Then, around the next corner, I saw Sasami! I had been looking for her for such a long time. But, then, I saw another person with her: the same black-haired figure I had just seen! "Who are you?" I said to the black-haired girl. "My name is Mayuka, and this little girl is mine, if you know what I mean," she said with an odd smile on her face. Then, to my shock and surprise, she fired a beam right at Sasami. I jumped in the way of the blast, figuring that since Sasami sacrificed her life for me once, it was my turn to do it for her. Everything went black just as the beam hit.

Sasami bolted upright in her bed, tears streaming down her face, having screamed in shock at her nightmare. I heard it in my room near where the door to Washu's lab was standing. 'That's no regular scream. She must be having a nightmare,' I thought as I silently crossed the hallway. I reached Sasami's room, looking at the tear-stained face of my beautiful young sister. I hopped onto the bed and put my arm around Sasami. "Hey, what's wrong?" I said softly, getting worried about these nightmares. She looked at me, tears still streaming down her cheeks, and said, "I........had another nightmare......." "What about?" I asked her. "Well, it was about you, me, and this girl called Mayuka," Sasami explained, half-blinded by tears. "She was trying to kill me, and............I....." I wiped her tears away as she finished. I couldn't bear to see her crying like this. "Sasami, I was just wondering......the name "Mayuka" sounds a little familiar. Was this some kind of premonition?" I asked. Sasami started crying again. 'She was too scared to answer,' I thought. 'I'm starting to get the point of these nightmares. Something must be coming. But what?' I couldn't say anymore. I just hugged my little sister. "Oh, Nick, you're so sweet," Sasami said softly, hugging me back. We stayed like that for quite a while before finally falling asleep in each other's arms.

The next morning came to a weird start. I kept hearing these strange sounds all morning, thinking it was just Washu again, but when we woke up, I had just narrowly dragged Sasami out of the way of an incoming energy beam. We rushed outside and saw a black-haired girl firing energy blasts here and there- the same black-haired girl from Sasami's dreams! I charged up the necessary power for the Burning Attack. Sasami did so as well. "Hey, Mayuka!" I yelled at the black-haired girl. Just as Ayeka came outside, me and Sasami did our pattern, then we both yelled, "Burning...Attack!!" Mayuka didn't have time to react as she was hit by two huge balls of energy. It was my turn. I raised my hands, and a blue light emanated from them. "Take notes on this, Sasami. It's another of your hidden moves," I said to my sister as I powered up. "What are you doing?" Mayuka said. "Watch. Buster...CANNON!" I yelled as I threw my arms forward and a bright blue burst of energy shot from my palms and smashed into Mayuka. Tenchi then arrived. Mayuka looked like she had just been reborn. "Daddy!" Mayuka yelled. "Buster Cannon!" I yelled as I fired another blue blast, which missed, as Mayuka had thrown her arms around Tenchi. "Um.......ok......." Tenchi said to himself. "I hate to do this, Tenchi, but Mayuka's been attacking us all! BUSTER CANNON!" I yelled again, this time pouring all of my energy into the Buster Cannon. Then, I raised my hands again, and this time, yellow energy radiated from my open hands. "Finish Buster!" I yelled as I flung the ball of bright yellow energy, separating Tenchi and Mayuka. I again yelled, "Buster Cannon!" as I fired yet another blue burst at Mayuka, who, to my amazement, deflected it back at me. I knocked it away. "Buster Cannon!" sounded Sasami's voice. She had fired her first Buster Cannon at Mayuka. I then put my middle and index fingers to my forehead, and started to charge my energy. "Special Beam Cannon!!" I yelled as I fired a swirling beam of pink energy from my finger, which blasted into Mayuka's right shoulder. At the same moment, Sasami's Buster Cannon smashed into Mayuka's left side. "Stop!" Mayuka yelled. "What?" I replied. "Have mercy........what did I do to you?" Mayuka replied. "What you DID was nearly kill us all!" "Listen, I'm on your side!" Mayuka said instantly. "Then why were you firing those energy beams?!" I yelled. "I thought Tokimi was in there!" "You know Tokimi?" Sasami said softly. "Tokimi's dead," I said to Mayuka. "Sasami defeated her." "Aw, shucks, it was nothing," Sasami said, blushing.

I looked up and thought I saw Tokimi. I didn't give it a second thought, because I had fired another Special Beam Cannon. It was just an illusion. The beam hit, though, and teared through the illusion in a matter of seconds. "You know, Mayuka, you were trying to kill me in my dreams," Sasami said to the black-haired girl. "That was when I was under Tokimi's power," Mayuka said.

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A few more moves mastered! My favorites are the Special Beam Cannon and Finish Buster. But, back to business. Next chapter: Tsunami tells us of an old threat returning. Who is this threat? And Mayuka reveals her true story. See ya then!- SuperSaiyanZelda4321