Disclaimer: I don't own Tenchi Muyo or any of the characters, and I don't own Dragonball or anything that has to do with it, so please don't sue me.

However!! I DO own Kin-Raidon and any original characters, so please don't steal them, they are me, in more ways than one. -

Chapter 4: Training Day

Kin opened his eyes and sighed.
"I'm getting tired of waking up to this ceiling Washu," he said into the dark of the lab. There was no response. "Washu?" again, no response. After a brief pause, he sat up. The lab was dark, save for a small, dim light over the bed he lay in. ::Must be night:: he thought to himself. He stood up and began walking to where he thought he remembered the door was. After three steps he felt a tug on his right hand. There were several electrodes and wires attached to the gemmed ring he wore on his finger.
"What the hell? Washu!" he called the scientist's name, "Where are you?" he finished with a whisper. Just as he was about the yank the electrodes off the ring, the little genius stepped forth from the shadows.
"Don't take those off yet, I'm still compiling data," she said with a yawn.
"Data? On the ring? What happened? What time is it?"
"Hold on now, one question at a time. Let's start with what happened," she stifled another yawn, "I forgot something very important, and because of my forgetfulness, something very dangerous could have happened, but something even more interesting did instead. What is the last thing you remember from last night?"
"I remember standing in the lake, then you and Sasami were talking, then." he trailed off, "then, I don't know,"
"Do you remember anything like this ever happening before?"
"No, I don't think so," replied Kin.
"No, and why would you?" she shook her head, "that Kagato has all but perfected erasing memories. How long have you had that ring?"
"As long as I can remember. Washu, you are not answering my question," his patients was wearing thin.
"Well, if a Saiyan has his tail, when he looks at the full moon, he is transformed into, for lack of a better term, a giant mindless ape. I had forgotten that and asked you to destroy the moon, which happened to be full last night,"
"Then I.I didn't hurt anyone, did I?" he asked, a little worried.
"Oh, no, everyone is fine, and no, you didn't transform. It seems that ring of yours prevented it," she reassured him.
"But, how?"
"Well, it seems Kagato, in an effort to control you, did a little surgery when you were still a child. The gem in your ring is something I could never duplicate in the lab, but Ryoko has three. You had one, until Kagato pulled it from your body and encased it in that energy reducer you wear as a ring. It won't let you transform into the ape, but when you start to, it knocks you out,"
Kin was silent for a moment, digesting the information. "Can you put the gem back in my body? Will that increase my power?"
"Yes, it would greatly increase your power, but I cannot remove it without putting you in serious danger,"
Kin was noticeably disappointed with this news, then his stomach growled very loudly. "Heh, when's breakfast?"

"If your feeling up to it, Ryoko and I would like to start your training today," remarked Tenchi over breakfast a few hours after Kin awoke in the lab.
"Yeah, sure, of course!" Kin managed to say between enormous mouthfuls of Sasami's miso soup and grilled fish. They had been eating for only a few minutes, but he was already on his third helping.
Ryoko was awestruck, "Good thing you like to cook, Sasami,"
"Yeah, he's even a rivaling what you used to be like," giggled the young princess, "by the way Ryoko, it's your turn to do the dishes!"
Ryoko's eyes widened as Kin's pile of plates continued to grow.
"I'll meet you at the shrine, okay Kin?" Tenchi asked as he got up from the table.
"Okay, just a few more helpings," he replied.
Ryoko face faulted.

Kin stepped up the last stair to the shrine. Tenchi was nowhere to be seen. He heard a "whirring" sound to his left, growing louder as it came closer to him. He turned in time to catch the wooden sword flying towards his head with only a moment to spare,
"Nice reflexes," commented Tenchi, who was standing a few feet away, leaning against an ancient tree.
"What's this?" Kin asked, examining the wooden sword.
"That," Tenchi explained, "is your training sword, follow me," he turned, and disappeared into the trees. Kin rushed to keep up.
When he finally caught up with Tenchi, he found himself in a clearing. Tenchi was standing in the center, holding another wooden sword, standing in a defensive position.
"Attack me," he commanded.
Still looking at his sword, Kin murmured, "Uh, okay," He steadied himself for a moment, then, without warning, he leaped into the air, hoisting the sword above his head, screaming an incoherent battle cry. Tenchi easily dodged, causing Kin's sword to burry itself halfway into the ground, but the shockwave alone knocked over a few trees at the clearing's edge.
Tenchi's eyes widened, "Kin, sword fighting is not all about strength, it helps, but it's more about technique, so, uh, lay off a little, okay?"
"Heh, sure"

The lesson continued much the same for the next several hours. By the time lunch came around, Kin had all but mastered the Juraian basic stance and a few defensive maneuvers, Tenchi was genuinely impressed with the speed Kin was learning the complicated techniques. Just as they were about to head back to the house for some more of Sasami's cooking before Kin moved on the training with Ryoko, Kin and Tenchi heard some yelling and loud laughter from the direction of the shrine.
"Great," Tenchi sighed.
"What is it?" Kin asked, a little confused.
"Local kids with nothing better to do than vandalize holy places, now I have to scare them off again," and with the blink of an eye Tenchi's hair grew to his waist, tied back in a neat braid. It changed to a salt and pepper grey, and his face aged twenty years. Kin was so caught off guard, he almost fell backwards over his own feet.
Noticing Kin's reaction, Tenchi explained, "Oh, don't be alarmed, it's just a little technique Grandpa showed me before he left, I have to at least appear to be almost fifty when dealing with the public, right?"
Kin regained his feet and followed Tenchi out of the trees and to the shrine. "Just promise me one thing thought, if it gets rough, let me handle it," Tenchi reacted to this comment with a puzzled look at Kin, who continued with a wry smirk, "A fifty year old man should not take on a group of teenagers!" After a moment Tenchi agreed and they stepped out from the forest.
What they found was a group of seven or ten teenaged boys on the grounds of the shrine. A few had spray paint cans in their hands, others were carving messages into the ordinate polished wood that decorated the banisters of the buildings. Three, however, were sitting on the steps of the main structure. By the way they carried themselves both Tenchi and Kin were able to safely assume the one in the center was the leader. Tenchi approached the three, with Kin a few steps behind and slightly to his left, flanking him, and prepared for anything
"Hello boys, how can I help you?" Tenchi flashed a friendly smile.
"Oh, Mr. Masaki, didn't see you there," replied the adolescent in the center, "it's not a matter of you helping us, I think we can do much more for you." He stood, allowing his hand to enter his jacket. Kin quickly stepped forward, but was stopped short by Tenchi's hand.
"Oh? And how'd that?" Tenchi almost appeared genuinely interested.
"By taking this place off your hands, you know, 'under new management,'" in one swift movement he pulled a knife out of his jacket and thrust it towards Tenchi's chest.
In the blink of an eye, Kin was in front of Tenchi, and had caught the blade between his thumb and index finger. All the youths present had their eyes on their leader and Old Man Masaki's new "bodyguard." In the brief pause caused by the shock at Kin's speed, he twisted his wrist sharply to the left, snapping the blade clean off.
"Guys," Kin began, in a calm, friendly voice, "you know you are always welcome here. However, this is a holy place of reflection, so, unless you intend to use it as such, I suggest you don't come back,"
"You.broke." not being able to think of anything else intelligent to say, the young man acted.
.By throwing a fist into Kin's midsection, breaking nearly every bone in his hand.
"Not a smart move my friend," Kin said calmly as he lifted the boy off the ground by the front of his shirt, and pulled his free fist back. Tenchi placed his hand on Kin's shoulder. Kin understood, and lowered the boy back to the ground, and wiped dust from his shoulder, "now, remember what I said, right?"
"Y.y.yes, of course," he stammered, and in a matter of minutes, they were all gone.
"I know that Kagato had you do things a certain way, but you can't fight the people here, one punch from you would be lethal, I think that may be something else we should perhaps work on," Tenchi commented.
Kin sighed and looked at his feet, a little ashamed, "Yeah, I guess your right. Old habits die hard I guess,"
Tenchi smiled and returned to his youthful appearance, "Don't worry too much about it," he put his hand on Kin's shoulder, "Let's get some lunch,"

After a lunch as hardy as his breakfast, Kin found himself standing outside the house with Ryoko. She was wearing a simple dress with vertical blue and green stripes. Kin was trying to tell if the tail that was coming out of it was hers, or some strange accessory. Paying him no mind, Ryoko tried to begin.
"So, where do you want to start?" she asked, referring to the powers he had inherited from her.
"Well, how about we start small?" he asked, then tried to direct a thought to her, ::Does this work with you too?::
::It does indeed, but don't worry, I wont meddle in here as often as Washu does with me:: For a moment Kin thought he heard someone yell out "Hey!" but just shrugged it off.
"Okay, well, that's good to know, now how about something a little harder?" he was eager to learn his new abilities.
"Let's try phasing through stuff, here," she walked to the nearest tree, Kin followed, "it's really not all that hard, the trick is to not think about it too hard," she reached up, and simply passed her hand through the trunk as if it were air, "see? Easy. Now you try,"
Kin placed his hand against the tree and concentrated on not concentrating. Nothing happened.
"You're thinking too much. You can't think about it, you just have to trust that you can," then Ryoko was struck with an idea, "Hey! Hi Sasami!" she shouted, waving.
"Huh? Where?" was all Kin could say before he found himself falling through the tree and onto the ground on the other side, "Hey! I thought you said you weren't going to 'meddle' in my head?"
"I didn't need to go in there to see that you have a crush on her," she replied with a smirk. She waited until he had gotten back to his feet, then she tackled him, "It's soooo cuuuute!" Kin cried out in surprise as she knocked him back to the ground, "well, it got you through the tree," she added before allowing him to get up.
As he climbed to his feet, he heard giggling from the house. There was Sasami, trying to stifle her laughter. Embarrassed, Kin could only scratch the back of his head and grin like a fool.

Several hours later Washu came out of her lab to find Tenchi relaxing on the couch reading a novel. "So, what do you think of your son?" she asked sitting down next to him.
"I'm very impressed, he is quite a fast learner," he replied, putting his book down.
"Where is he? I have a little surprise for him,"
"Oh really? Well, he is still out with Ryoko training," Sasami chose that moment to poke her head into the room, "I'm about to start making dinner, so it should be ready soon, okay?"
"Sounds great Sasami, I'll get Ryoko and Kin now then," Tenchi replied. He stood and walked out to the porch. Cupping his hands around his mouth he began yelling for the rest of his family, "Ryoko! Kin! It's almost din." he stopped short as Kin materialized mere inches from his face.
"Whoa! Sorry, my aim is still a little off," apologized Kin. Ryoko appeared next to him a moment later, "But you have caught on so quickly, I am impressed,"
"Well, now it's my turn to steal you a way for a few minutes Kin, follow me," Washu commanded as they entered the living room. Kin followed, his curiosity getting the best of him.
"What's this about Washu?" he asked.
"Well, I have a little gift for you," she replied as they entered the lab, "Meet Miken-oru."