Disclaimer: I don't own anyone who was ever on the show.
Author's note: Second chapter.
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Miy-Ohki ran over to her owner and attempted to pull her up, but didn't help. Her hand was still slipping.
"Well?? Are you going to help Miss Pigtails or what??" the teenager asked through gritted teeth.
Tenchi took her hand and started to pull. Ryoko and the two cabbits joined in, and started pulling them up.
With one final heave, both the teenager and Sasami came up and over the edge, landing heavily on the ground. The teenager had landed on her left arm. Rolling onto her back, she clutched her left arm and loudly cried out in pain. Sasami leapt up onto her feet and ran to Tenchi, attaching herself around his waist.
"Thank you for saving my life, Tenchi!" she said as she tightened her grip.
"Sasami..." said Tenchi as his face started turning blue. "Let go... can't breathe..."
Ryoko stepped over to the teenager, her own red beam saber in hand. Miy- Ohki jumped between her and her master, hissing.
"No Miy-Ohki... down girl..."
Miy-Ohki stopped and looked at her master in confusion. "Meow?"
The girl was still clutching her arm. She spoke through clenched teeth.
"I'm caught. I can't fight. Run and save yourself. I can try to hold them off as long as I can."
The cabbit looked down at her, then jumped onto her stomach. She meowed in defiance. "Meow!" She then continued to hiss and spit at Ryoko, right front paw still in the air.
Ryoko pointed her beam saber at the girl's neck. "Come on, get up."
The girl slowly used her right arm to get up. Miy-Ohki jumped off the best she could. As soon as her master was on her feet, she jumped up and the girl caught her with her right arm.
Ryoko gave her a shove towards Tenchi. "Move it."
"I'm going!" she growled.
"Is this really necessary, Ryoko?" asked Tenchi, raising an eyebrow at the girl's treatment.
Ryoko glared at the girl. "Would you much rather she continues taking Sasami hostage?" she asked as she hovered her beam over her shoulder.
"Well, it's not like she's going to be our prisoner," he reasoned.
"I can fix that."
"Be nice, Ryoko!" Sasami took sides with Tenchi. "They're both hurt, we can at least let them get better first."
"I think Washu could help us out with that," said Tenchi, glancing at the girl with her cabbit. "She does kinda look like you, Ryoko."
Ryoko glared at Tenchi, then looked at the girl. "What's your name?"
The girl looked at her. "Miyoko." Miy-Ohki tried to climb up onto her shoulder, but wasn't getting very far using only one paw. Miyoko gave her a small boost until she was steadily perched up close to her neck.
"Come on Miyoko. Let's go then."
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Ayeka was sweeping the steps when they returned. Sasami ran ahead.
"Ayeka!" She latched herself to her sister.
Ayeka looked surprised. "My goodness, Sasami, what has gotten into you?"
Ryoko snorted as she walked by, following Miyoko. "Eh, a near death experience will do that to you."
It took a moment for that comment to click in her mind. Then...
"WHAT??"
Ayeka ran into the house to see Ryoko pounding on Washu's laboratory door. Kiyone and Mihoshi were sitting on the couch. A few moments later, Washu stepped out.
"What do you want?" she asked irritably. "I was working on something important."
Tenchi explained what happened, then Washu walked over to Miyoko. She studied her carefully, then said, "You and Miy-Ohki will have to come to my lab. Ryoko, you Ryo-Ohki too."
Ryo-Ohki hopped over to Washu. Ryoko looked at Washu in disbelief. "What? Why me?"
Washu glared at her. "Don't ask questions. Just come on."
Growling something under her breath, Ryoko followed them to Washu's lab.
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Ryoko and Ryo-Ohki both stood behind Washu as she typed up something on one of her computers. Miyoko and Miy-Ohki both sat on a table. Miy-Ohki's right front leg was wrapped up in a bandage. Miyoko's left arm was tightly wrapped up from the elbow up. Washu had taken blood samples from all four of them and was now analyzing each.
The door to Washu's lab slowly opened. Tenchi and Sasami quietly stepped in. After shutting the door, they traveled deeper into the lab.
"Little Washu?" called out Tenchi.
"Over here, Tenchi."
He followed the sound until he saw Washu in front of a computer. "Things going okay down here?" he asked.
Washu turned and smiled at him. "Tenchi, I'm glad you came down. I wanted to show you something." She stepped aside to let Tenchi see. Sasami stayed beside Ryo-Ohki, who started to lean on her, wanting attention.
Tenchi looked at the computer. There were four strands of DNA on the screen; two on the left, and two on the right.
"The two DNA strands on the left are samples of Ryoko and Ryo-Ohki's DNA. The two on the right are Miyoko and Miy-Ohki's DNA. Notice anything about them?"
Tenchi studied the four pieces of DNA carefully. "They look alike," he said.
"Exactly. That means that they're most likely related. In their case, they're sisters."
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Author's note: I had to be sneaky like that. Next chapter coming soon.
Author's note: Second chapter.
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Miy-Ohki ran over to her owner and attempted to pull her up, but didn't help. Her hand was still slipping.
"Well?? Are you going to help Miss Pigtails or what??" the teenager asked through gritted teeth.
Tenchi took her hand and started to pull. Ryoko and the two cabbits joined in, and started pulling them up.
With one final heave, both the teenager and Sasami came up and over the edge, landing heavily on the ground. The teenager had landed on her left arm. Rolling onto her back, she clutched her left arm and loudly cried out in pain. Sasami leapt up onto her feet and ran to Tenchi, attaching herself around his waist.
"Thank you for saving my life, Tenchi!" she said as she tightened her grip.
"Sasami..." said Tenchi as his face started turning blue. "Let go... can't breathe..."
Ryoko stepped over to the teenager, her own red beam saber in hand. Miy- Ohki jumped between her and her master, hissing.
"No Miy-Ohki... down girl..."
Miy-Ohki stopped and looked at her master in confusion. "Meow?"
The girl was still clutching her arm. She spoke through clenched teeth.
"I'm caught. I can't fight. Run and save yourself. I can try to hold them off as long as I can."
The cabbit looked down at her, then jumped onto her stomach. She meowed in defiance. "Meow!" She then continued to hiss and spit at Ryoko, right front paw still in the air.
Ryoko pointed her beam saber at the girl's neck. "Come on, get up."
The girl slowly used her right arm to get up. Miy-Ohki jumped off the best she could. As soon as her master was on her feet, she jumped up and the girl caught her with her right arm.
Ryoko gave her a shove towards Tenchi. "Move it."
"I'm going!" she growled.
"Is this really necessary, Ryoko?" asked Tenchi, raising an eyebrow at the girl's treatment.
Ryoko glared at the girl. "Would you much rather she continues taking Sasami hostage?" she asked as she hovered her beam over her shoulder.
"Well, it's not like she's going to be our prisoner," he reasoned.
"I can fix that."
"Be nice, Ryoko!" Sasami took sides with Tenchi. "They're both hurt, we can at least let them get better first."
"I think Washu could help us out with that," said Tenchi, glancing at the girl with her cabbit. "She does kinda look like you, Ryoko."
Ryoko glared at Tenchi, then looked at the girl. "What's your name?"
The girl looked at her. "Miyoko." Miy-Ohki tried to climb up onto her shoulder, but wasn't getting very far using only one paw. Miyoko gave her a small boost until she was steadily perched up close to her neck.
"Come on Miyoko. Let's go then."
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Ayeka was sweeping the steps when they returned. Sasami ran ahead.
"Ayeka!" She latched herself to her sister.
Ayeka looked surprised. "My goodness, Sasami, what has gotten into you?"
Ryoko snorted as she walked by, following Miyoko. "Eh, a near death experience will do that to you."
It took a moment for that comment to click in her mind. Then...
"WHAT??"
Ayeka ran into the house to see Ryoko pounding on Washu's laboratory door. Kiyone and Mihoshi were sitting on the couch. A few moments later, Washu stepped out.
"What do you want?" she asked irritably. "I was working on something important."
Tenchi explained what happened, then Washu walked over to Miyoko. She studied her carefully, then said, "You and Miy-Ohki will have to come to my lab. Ryoko, you Ryo-Ohki too."
Ryo-Ohki hopped over to Washu. Ryoko looked at Washu in disbelief. "What? Why me?"
Washu glared at her. "Don't ask questions. Just come on."
Growling something under her breath, Ryoko followed them to Washu's lab.
~
Ryoko and Ryo-Ohki both stood behind Washu as she typed up something on one of her computers. Miyoko and Miy-Ohki both sat on a table. Miy-Ohki's right front leg was wrapped up in a bandage. Miyoko's left arm was tightly wrapped up from the elbow up. Washu had taken blood samples from all four of them and was now analyzing each.
The door to Washu's lab slowly opened. Tenchi and Sasami quietly stepped in. After shutting the door, they traveled deeper into the lab.
"Little Washu?" called out Tenchi.
"Over here, Tenchi."
He followed the sound until he saw Washu in front of a computer. "Things going okay down here?" he asked.
Washu turned and smiled at him. "Tenchi, I'm glad you came down. I wanted to show you something." She stepped aside to let Tenchi see. Sasami stayed beside Ryo-Ohki, who started to lean on her, wanting attention.
Tenchi looked at the computer. There were four strands of DNA on the screen; two on the left, and two on the right.
"The two DNA strands on the left are samples of Ryoko and Ryo-Ohki's DNA. The two on the right are Miyoko and Miy-Ohki's DNA. Notice anything about them?"
Tenchi studied the four pieces of DNA carefully. "They look alike," he said.
"Exactly. That means that they're most likely related. In their case, they're sisters."
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Author's note: I had to be sneaky like that. Next chapter coming soon.