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A/N :: means a thought not spoken out loud

Chapter 2:

Lost Ryoko

"All I wanted to do was find a nice present for my Tenchi and I ended up here," said Ryoko. "I can't believe I fell in that stupid hole." Ryoko had no idea she had fallen in a time portal that took her to the future. "Hey, I see sunlight! I found my way out!" Or so she thought. She kept walking until she finally reached Tenchi's house. They were all outside just as they were when she had wondered off. As she walked closer she saw something she thought was just an illusion. Then she realized, "Oh my gosh, that's ME!!!" she saw herself with Tenchi. Tenchi was holding Ryoko tightly in his arms. She thought for a moment that she was dreaming. So, she slapped herself. "Ouch, nope I'm awake!" She started running towards herself and Tenchi and screamed, "Imposter! What are you doing with MY TENCHI!?" She grabbed at the other Ryoko and suddenly realized they hadn't heard her. And her hand just passed through herself like a ghost. ::Am I… dead? No, of course you're not dead, Ryoko, you're standing right here. ::So Ryoko just wondered around watching everyone in the house. She saw Ayeka standing by the window watching herself and Tenchi kissing. You could see the anger and hurt in her eyes. Ryoko laughed, "Ha, little princess! I told you Tenchi would pick me! Ha Ha Ha!!!"

"What's going on? How could falling in a hole bring me here? Where is here? Something's not right. I've got to find my way back to that hole." So she turned back and started walking, when she thought she heard someone call her name. "Who's there? Show yourself!" "Ryoko, surely you remember me." A figure floated down and landed behind her. She turned to look at him. She gasped, as she looked him in the eye. "Kuron!" "Yes, you do remember." Kuron is one of the four demons of the past. "Kuron, I thought I took care of you long ago." "Thoughts can be deceiving, my dear." "What do you want, Kuron?" "Nothing really, just your head." He threw a punch at Ryoko, who returned with a kick to the face. He pulled out a sword. "Taste the power of Sakari, sword of the dead!" So, Ryoko counter-attacked with the energy blasts from her hands. "Oh yeah! Taste this Kuron!"

As the battle raged on, Tenchi and the others continued in their search for Ryoko. "Ryoko!" they all yelled as they walked. "It's getting late. All of you go back home. I'll find her. Don't worry," Tenchi said in a soothing voice.