Chibi-Meg: (note: okay, I know that I made Ayeka look like kinda a. well, a
flake and the kiss between her and Tenchi is kinda unrealistic, but I was
in a rush and needed a reason for having Ryoko run off! Sorry! I'm not too
big of an Ayeka fan, and I'm sorry if I've offended some Ayeka fans, and I
promise that I'll portray her better. ::bows:: Gomen Nasai ) Anywho, in the
last episode of "Virus" (which was a little short, I know! Sorry!), Ryoko
seeks the help of Washu! Washu then discovers a black substance behind
Ryoko's left ear! Does this have a strange connection with Ryoko's
nightmares? Can Washu find what's wrong with Ryoko and cure her before
things turn for the worst?! Read and find out in the next episode of
"Virus" -
Chapter Four: Spread
It was almost four days that passed in the Masaki residence in which neither Washu nor Ryoko were anywhere to be seen. Sasami had tried going into Washu's lab to call her for breakfast, lunch, or dinner, but was locked out completely. Everyone was worried, even Ayeka to a point. This thing had happened before though (Washu staying in her lab for days that is). But Ryoko hadn't been gone this long before. Tenchi and the others and gone out to look for her countless times at night or in the morning in the forest, but always came up back without her. Tenchi had been taking it the worst; he had been looking more tired then usual. Some of them believed that at night before everyone woke up, he would go out and look for her by himself.
Washu stood beside Ryoko who laid across an examining bed in the middle of her lab with a blanket draped over her legs and torso. Ryoko had some of Washu's crazy equipment hooked up upon her. One for example on her forehead, Ryoko had two white circles with a transmitter in the center which relayed her brain frequency patter back onto a holographic screen behind her.
"Ryoko-"Washu whispered concerningly as she placed her hand gently upon her arm (which was now almost completely black as charcoal), "No matter how many tests I perform, no matter how much research I perform. I can't stop it from spreading."
Washu saw Ryoko's eyes squint tightly as she grabbed tightly onto her blanket. Sweat rolled down the side of her cheek and onto her black ear. A tear slowly rolled down her face as she winced in pain (which had been occurring more and more as time progressed). Washu stared down at Ryoko and placed her hand gently upon her forehead, as a mother to her daughter, and continued to stay by her side.
~ ~ ~ ~
Ayeka stood outside on the porch, staring at the bright blue sky above her. She slowly lowered herself closer to the ground to sit comfortably onto the step leading to the stone path before her and casually fixed her dress. As she looked up towards the fields, she saw the tiny silhouette of Tenchi doing his daily work in the sun. She felt a smile cross her face as she continued to stare deeply at him.
As she sat with her arms to her side, still watching Tenchi, she heard a voice begin to whisper to her. It was quiet, almost so quiet that if it weren't as still as it was outside, Ayeka would most likely not have heard it. As the voice continued on, Ayeka gazed around to see if anyone had been there. She slowly stood from her seat, the voice began to grow louder and louder.
"Who's there.?" She warned as she tightly clenched her fists. Her eyes scanned the area around her, the voice still growing and growing.
"Ayeka.." It called out sorrowfully.
"Who's there?!" Ayeka repeated, beginning to worry. Like a flash of lightning, a sorrowful and pain-stricken Ryoko sparked into her mind, screaming for her.
"HELP ME!!" She cried out, crouched and arms wrapped around her middle. Ayeka's heart seemed to stop as the image passed through and quickly disappeared.
"Ryoko-!"
~ ~ ~ ~
"AHH!" Ryoko roared from the examining bed as her eyes shot open in horror and alarm. The monitors and instruments began to run crazy with beeping and alarms as Ryoko continued to scream and cry.
"What the-!" Washu shouted as she took a small step away from the bed, utterly confused and bewildered.
Before Washu knew what had happened, a large burst of energy and power erupted from Ryoko and exploded through the lab like a bomb, hurling everything away from her as if from a massive wave. Washu was thrown back with everything else and crashed into a large computer far behind her.
~ ~ ~ ~
In the house, Sasami was preparing lunch in the kitchen and Mihoshi had been watching TV. in the living room until the floor beneath them and walls around them began to shake and tremble.
"Whoa!" Sasami shouted as she struggled to keep balance on her cooking stool as she dropped the vegetables in her hands to grab onto the rim of her sink. Mihoshi, instead of just saying on the couch, screamed and tried running off outside until she tripped and fell to the floor.
Tenchi felt the ground slightly tremble beneath his feet and dropped his bucket full of carrots.
"What the-?" He asked himself as he stared at the ground curiously.
"LORD TENCHI!" Ayeka yell loudly as she dashed out to the field. The trembling beneath Tenchi's feet slowly began to subside as Ayeka raced up to him, panting heavily.
"Ayeka? What? What is it?" Tenchi asked, worriedly as he ran up to meet her. Ayeka, still panting, rested her left hand upon his right shoulder for support.
"Lord Tenchi-"She whispered under her breathing, "Something. Something is wrong!"
~ ~ ~ ~
Washu slowly opened her eyes, still lying against her shattered computer. A sharp pain ran through her ear, and she felt warm fluid rolling down her cheek and neck. As she slowly began to stand, dizziness came over her and pushed her back down onto the floor.
"What the hell happened.?" She groaned as she wiped the blood from the back of her ear. However, as soon as she asked this question, so saw Ryoko float above the examining bed and stand up in mid-air from the corner of her eye. "Ryoko-?" She asked, turning her head to see her, but stopped when their eyes met.
Ryoko was most certainly not Ryoko anymore. The black substance which had been spreading over Ryoko's body had now taken her over; her entire being and all of her skin was black as coal (though her hair kept it's light-blue color). The whites of her eyes had been taken over by a dark blue, and her pupils were pure white. She floated in the air, staring at Washu with an emotionless demeanor; almost robotic.
Washu slowly stood from the ground and took a step forward, with a resolved and un-frightened mien. "Who are you?"
The dark Ryoko heard this and grinned as she straightened up her back. "I am." She began, her voice low and demon-like, "Virus."
Chapter Four: Spread
It was almost four days that passed in the Masaki residence in which neither Washu nor Ryoko were anywhere to be seen. Sasami had tried going into Washu's lab to call her for breakfast, lunch, or dinner, but was locked out completely. Everyone was worried, even Ayeka to a point. This thing had happened before though (Washu staying in her lab for days that is). But Ryoko hadn't been gone this long before. Tenchi and the others and gone out to look for her countless times at night or in the morning in the forest, but always came up back without her. Tenchi had been taking it the worst; he had been looking more tired then usual. Some of them believed that at night before everyone woke up, he would go out and look for her by himself.
Washu stood beside Ryoko who laid across an examining bed in the middle of her lab with a blanket draped over her legs and torso. Ryoko had some of Washu's crazy equipment hooked up upon her. One for example on her forehead, Ryoko had two white circles with a transmitter in the center which relayed her brain frequency patter back onto a holographic screen behind her.
"Ryoko-"Washu whispered concerningly as she placed her hand gently upon her arm (which was now almost completely black as charcoal), "No matter how many tests I perform, no matter how much research I perform. I can't stop it from spreading."
Washu saw Ryoko's eyes squint tightly as she grabbed tightly onto her blanket. Sweat rolled down the side of her cheek and onto her black ear. A tear slowly rolled down her face as she winced in pain (which had been occurring more and more as time progressed). Washu stared down at Ryoko and placed her hand gently upon her forehead, as a mother to her daughter, and continued to stay by her side.
~ ~ ~ ~
Ayeka stood outside on the porch, staring at the bright blue sky above her. She slowly lowered herself closer to the ground to sit comfortably onto the step leading to the stone path before her and casually fixed her dress. As she looked up towards the fields, she saw the tiny silhouette of Tenchi doing his daily work in the sun. She felt a smile cross her face as she continued to stare deeply at him.
As she sat with her arms to her side, still watching Tenchi, she heard a voice begin to whisper to her. It was quiet, almost so quiet that if it weren't as still as it was outside, Ayeka would most likely not have heard it. As the voice continued on, Ayeka gazed around to see if anyone had been there. She slowly stood from her seat, the voice began to grow louder and louder.
"Who's there.?" She warned as she tightly clenched her fists. Her eyes scanned the area around her, the voice still growing and growing.
"Ayeka.." It called out sorrowfully.
"Who's there?!" Ayeka repeated, beginning to worry. Like a flash of lightning, a sorrowful and pain-stricken Ryoko sparked into her mind, screaming for her.
"HELP ME!!" She cried out, crouched and arms wrapped around her middle. Ayeka's heart seemed to stop as the image passed through and quickly disappeared.
"Ryoko-!"
~ ~ ~ ~
"AHH!" Ryoko roared from the examining bed as her eyes shot open in horror and alarm. The monitors and instruments began to run crazy with beeping and alarms as Ryoko continued to scream and cry.
"What the-!" Washu shouted as she took a small step away from the bed, utterly confused and bewildered.
Before Washu knew what had happened, a large burst of energy and power erupted from Ryoko and exploded through the lab like a bomb, hurling everything away from her as if from a massive wave. Washu was thrown back with everything else and crashed into a large computer far behind her.
~ ~ ~ ~
In the house, Sasami was preparing lunch in the kitchen and Mihoshi had been watching TV. in the living room until the floor beneath them and walls around them began to shake and tremble.
"Whoa!" Sasami shouted as she struggled to keep balance on her cooking stool as she dropped the vegetables in her hands to grab onto the rim of her sink. Mihoshi, instead of just saying on the couch, screamed and tried running off outside until she tripped and fell to the floor.
Tenchi felt the ground slightly tremble beneath his feet and dropped his bucket full of carrots.
"What the-?" He asked himself as he stared at the ground curiously.
"LORD TENCHI!" Ayeka yell loudly as she dashed out to the field. The trembling beneath Tenchi's feet slowly began to subside as Ayeka raced up to him, panting heavily.
"Ayeka? What? What is it?" Tenchi asked, worriedly as he ran up to meet her. Ayeka, still panting, rested her left hand upon his right shoulder for support.
"Lord Tenchi-"She whispered under her breathing, "Something. Something is wrong!"
~ ~ ~ ~
Washu slowly opened her eyes, still lying against her shattered computer. A sharp pain ran through her ear, and she felt warm fluid rolling down her cheek and neck. As she slowly began to stand, dizziness came over her and pushed her back down onto the floor.
"What the hell happened.?" She groaned as she wiped the blood from the back of her ear. However, as soon as she asked this question, so saw Ryoko float above the examining bed and stand up in mid-air from the corner of her eye. "Ryoko-?" She asked, turning her head to see her, but stopped when their eyes met.
Ryoko was most certainly not Ryoko anymore. The black substance which had been spreading over Ryoko's body had now taken her over; her entire being and all of her skin was black as coal (though her hair kept it's light-blue color). The whites of her eyes had been taken over by a dark blue, and her pupils were pure white. She floated in the air, staring at Washu with an emotionless demeanor; almost robotic.
Washu slowly stood from the ground and took a step forward, with a resolved and un-frightened mien. "Who are you?"
The dark Ryoko heard this and grinned as she straightened up her back. "I am." She began, her voice low and demon-like, "Virus."