Tenchi is the Property of Pioneer.
After a few more days of rest everyone starts to Fort Alamo. The Fort was build into a huge asteroid Fifteen miles long and five miles wide. The gang settles in and takes in their new surrounding. They see Earth and Jurai military personal running here and there. Each planet sent three of their battle fleets and all their support ships. Each earth fleet was comprised and a Heavy Battle Carrier. These ships were a mile long; they carried a large number of Fighters, bombers, and Mechs. They also ahuge amount of fire power Two Medium carriers, five heavy cruisers like the Hornet, and 12 Medium cruisers, and 24 light cruisers. Earth also sent fifteen thousand troops, along with a variety of Mechs, and any other ships they might need to get around.
Jurai Fleets did not have carries. They had a large capital ship almost equal in size to Earth Heavy Battle carriers, and a variety of Heavy to light Cruisers, 30 in all. They gave twenty thousand troops. Other planets gave a variety of Medium to light Cruisers and five thousand troops. Plus add all the support personnel and Crew running the Fort it self and you had a small city. And more would be coming.
After a few days getting used to the surroundings Tenchi is informed that he has been promoted to Captain and will be heading up a special Armored infantry Unit, with Adam as his Sergeant. This unit would be made up of Earth, Jurai, and allied forces. He would have tweleve mechs and thirty-two troops. Ryoko would be assigned to Tenchi's unit. Scarlet Woo and Carol Thomas, and one of Ryoko's friends from boot camp Sherry King. Washu begins working with some Earth scientists to try and find a clue about the aliens. She spends time with Ryoko and actually is starting to get curious about Adam they way she is about Tenchi and his power.
Aeka is joined by her friends Pam Kelly and Tuan. They continue their training together. Aeka is a little upset at Ryoko and Tenchi working so close together, but she is pleased that Tenchi is warmer around her and actually wants to spend some time around her. She is how ever slightly concerned about Sasami. Sasami is with a group of Teenagers from Jurai noble families learning both Earth and Jurai military tactics, she enjoys hanging around with her classmates. However the effection she pours on Adam does have her worried. She finds him polite, mysterious, and even handsome, he did have nice, umm abs. On one hand Sasami was born hundreds of years before Adam. But she was comparable to a earth Teenager girl of thirteen. Then again when she herself was chosen to be Yosho bride there was about the same if not more of an age difference. Besides he treated her like a little sister.
A few weeks after they had arrived Aeka would go on a Jurai heavy cruiser on a mission to check out some ruins on a distant planet in uncharted territory. These Ruins were of an advanced unknown people, the first ship to find it was a Earth light cruiser from the scans the planet had been attacked and wiped out it seemed like the Earth and Jurai out posts and colonies, only on a much grander scale. The Earth ship sent some probes and took some scans. There were a small area of one contient that had untouched structures. Mishoshi and Kiyone would be going for the ride. An EDF two infantry squads, a mech squad of six Wolverines, and two squadrons of Earth fighters, one would be made up of four Eagles, Akea had a fifth Eagle she would fly herself, and the others would be four heavy fighter know as F-40's, they had more fire power than an Eagle in fighter mode, but could not change into robots. Both Eagles and F-40's had the same basic shape that Earth fighters had had since the early 21st century, only bigger and space worthy. Adam was assigned to lead the mech squad.
It would take a few days to get to this planet and from the first Jurai and Earth personal were uncomfortable around each other. Adam did his best to keep the peace, besides even Jurai soldiers had heard about his reputation and were not eager to challenege the Royal family's favorite EDF soldier, at least most of them. Akea spent time with Mishoshi and Kiyone, it was nice to talk with them again. "So Aeka I hear you are getting quite good at flying those Earth fighters, can you believe how far they have advanced?" Kiyone asked. "Yes they have come far, and I cannot explain it but it is almost as if the Eagle was taylor made for me, it is truly a wonderful craft." Akea replied. "Been in any Combat Aeka?" Mishoshi asked. "No, not really Mishoshi. So girls what do you think of Adam?" Akea asked. Mishoshi smiled. "Oh and I thought you liked Tenchi, does that mean....." "Mishoshi!!!!!!! Of course I still love Tenchi! I was just curious that is all, I mean you have heard about his reputation." Akea said, quite displeased with Mishoshi's comment. "Yes Princess, he is said to be brutally efficient in battle, but a heart of pure gold other wise. We have actually spent time with him while training." Kiyone answered. "Yes, and he has always been nice to us. I think he is terrible sweet it is hard to imagine him in combat." Mishoshi said, she was blushing a little.\
The girls were walking to her quaters after finishing their talk. They heard some angry voices down the hall and then saw a crowd of Earth and Jurai soldiers, 12 from each side, they were watching a rather large male Jurai trooper and a female Earth trooper trying to get at each other, Adam was in between them. "All right, what is going on here!" Adam asked in a loud commanding voice. The female trooper replied. "Sergeant he was making fun of the EDF and called us not even worth 3rd rate soldiers!" "Calm down Private, now soldier did you say that?" "Yes I did." Replied the Jurai trooper. "In fact I think you are nothing but a fruad, I have heard of you, I think your a coward." The Earth soldiers started to look angry. "Hey you cannot say that about the Sarge!!!!!!" Yelled the female EDF soldier. "yeah!" All the Earth soldiers yelled in agreement. There was some pushing and shoving starting to go on between Earth and Jurai soldiers. "Calm down all of you we are not each other's enemy, at ease that is an order!" Adam screamed. "We do not take orders from Earth scum." One Jurai soldier said. They big Jurai soldier took his staff and cheap shooted Adam in the face knocking him to the ground. That was all the was need to get things going Earth and Jurai soldiers flew into each other.
The fight did not last long only a few punches and kicks were exchanged. "Ladies and gentlemen please stop this!" Akea yelled. The Jurai soldiers instanly stood at attention, the EDF troops were not sure what just happened so they held back. Kiyone and Mishoshi were attending to Adam, his mouth was bleeding and was a little dazed at the moment. One Jurai soldier spoke up. "Princess it is an honor to see you, ummm we were just......" "I can see what you were doing. You should be ashamed tho whole lot of you, how uncivilized for allies to act. maybe we should surrender to this new enemy now and save them the trouble of hunting us down and killing us. I have heard that EDF soldiers, at least some of them, are the most honorable warriors in the universe. I used to think they had a high standard to live up to, after all were not our brave Jurai soldiers the bravest and most honorable in the universe?" Akea said. She looked at the Jurai soldier that had hit Adam and gave him a displeased look, he looked to the ground. She then bent down and helped a still dazed Adam to his feet with Kiyone and Mishoshi help.
"Sergeant Jones...I mean Adam, please forgive this dishonorable act toward you. I fully realize that you are perfectly able to kill that soldier that stuck you, I ask that you let him live this time. If he gives you any more trouble you have my permission to break his arms." Akea said. Adam wiped his lip. And nodded, he had and angry look on his face and if the Princess was not standing between him and that Jurai soldier, he might indeed kill him. "As you wish Princess." Adam said. "Mishoshi please take him to sick bay." Akea asked. "Sure thing Aeka, come on Adam you poor thing, let me help you." Mishoshi says as she drags him to the sick bay. "Members of the EDF and Jurai military. I do not know what we will be facing in the future but one thing is sure if we keep this up we are sure to lose. EDF soldiers I ask that you be patient with us and behave in a manner that is becoming of your proud and noble tradition. My people I ask that you would strive to make the Earthlings feel welcome among us and be patient with what ever it is you do not like about them. Their is a saying that is similar on both worlds. United we stand, divided we fall. Now please all of you go get some rest. We have a mission that might be very well give us some clues about who we have been fighting. Let us make both our worlds proud." Soldiers from both Earth and Jurai salute and leave. "Aeka! That was impressive!" Kiyone exclaimed.
For some reason the closest sick bay was empty. So Mishoshi was trying to tend to Adam's head. Scans showed no major head injury, but his jaw on his left side was turningblack and blue. Adam had taken off his shirt. Mishoshi started to blush a little. She was quite concerned about all the scars he had. She had noticed some when they were playing back on Jurai. "Adam did you get all those scars in battle?" She asked. "Most of them, I was a prisonor of the Hilos for a while." he replied. "So how are you doing Mishoshi?" He asked as he looked at her and smiled. Her blushing started to get more red. "I am ok, it is sweet of you to ask." ( Oh stop it girl your blushing right in front of him.) She helps him out a cold gel pack to his jaw. Aeka walks in. "Mishoshi your partner needs a word with you, I will finish attending to him." "Ok Aeka, see you later Adam." She smiles at him as she leaves. Aeka notices how Adam stares at the door way Mishoshi just left and is smiling. He then notices Aeka looking at him with a knowing grin, he starts to blush. "Umm You highness......." "Adam please call me Aeka." She says with a smile. "of course Aeka." "I see your scans are ok, I guess it is a good thing that Earthlings are hard headed." She says with a giggle. "So Adam what do you think about this new enemy?" "Not much, they seem powerful and they seem to like being mysterious, and they killed my cousin, for that they will pay." He said in an angry voice. "Tenchi really loved your cousin didn't he?" "Yes, they thought I did not notice but I knew." Aeka looked down to the floor. "You ever been in love sergeant?" Adam's expression turned sad. "I was once Aeka." he says sadly.
"Really?" Akea asked. "Yes, she was the sweetest woman I ever met." He said with a smile.
Aeka was walking with Adam out of the sick bay. "So what happened?" Aeka asked. Adam stopped by a window and started to stare out at the stars. "Her name was Jennifer. I never thought a woman like that could love a guy like me. She was sweet, beautiful and kind." He said. "Did you not consider yourself that way Adam?" "No though in combat I fight to the fullest, no quarter given, none exspected. But as you may have heard outside the battle field I have the Mr. Nice guy rap. And it has been my experience that the ladies say they want a nice guy but usually they pick the "not so nice ones", I guess it is right nice guys finish last" He said as he continued to look at the window. "or Nice girls." Aeka said under her breath with a sad expression. "What was that?" Adam asked. "Oh nothing please continue." She said as she cursed herself for letting that slip off her tongue. "Well with her it was different, she actually liked me for the nice side, though my brutal side did disturb her. She was studying to be a combat doctor. We did not know each other long, nine months, but I felt as if I knew her for my whole life. We had lots of fun and did so many things together, it was nice. Then it happened she was stationed somewhere else and after a while she stopped sending me mail. Then I got stationed there myself and was shocked at what I found." Aeka looked concerned. "What did you find?" "Oh what all nice guys with silly dreams find, a broken heart. We had only been a part from each other for three months but this other guy just walked in. I guess he was everything I was not."
Adam was starting to get a little teary eyed. "How so?" Aeka asked. "Oh he was handsome like a movie star, rich, powerful, young officer, most ladies got whiplash when he walked by, and he had quite the reputation as a ladies man. He came from a rich and politically powerful family and was trying to make a name for himself. We sort of did not like each other, he had her attention like I never could and I already had a military reputation that seemed to keep growing." Adam sighed. "we were all stationed on the Creen homeworld about two years after I had left, so he was also jealous of my standing with the Creen people. He found the Creen ladies very appealing, even though he was seeing Jennifer, infact they were engaged at the time, he was not one to pass up native fruit." "He tried to have umm relations with the Creen females Adam?" Aeka asked. "Try is the word, at first like any female on numerous planets many Creen woman found him attractive. One day I guess he thought he would try and impress some Creen young ladies, he ordered me to do something and yelled and screamed at me for doing it wrong, of course I was doing it right. I was bending down to pick up something and he booted me in the rear causing me to fall into a mud puddle with my dress uniform on. I had just attending a special Creen military ball, I was a mess. Then he yelled at me for messing up my uniform." "Oh my! How mean." Aeka said. "I guess he thought pushing me around would look like he was a big man."
"Anyway it had the opposite effect of the Creen women he was trying to impress, they all flocked over to me helped me up and asked if they could do anything for me. They insisted on cleaning me up, and took care of me, they gave him an evil look he was not used to from any female. Word spread among all the local Creen and every where he went he was ingnored and given dirty looks. I guess he was shocked. Jennifer came to me and asked why I put the Creen up to treating her "Knight in shining armor" that way. I actually got mad. I said I did not, that it served him right, and that he was just trying to sudduce some Creen females. She slapped me and never spoke to me again. Since then I have never let myself even slightly fall for anyone." "Oh that is sad adam, I am sorry. Adam can I ask you something?" Aeka said with a low voice. "Sure your highness." He replied. "If it is too private of a question I understand if you do not want to answer it. " She paused. "Adam I have a friend from Creen and he as told me how the Creen look at you. And he is slightly jealous of the attention you get from the ladies of his race, though he still considers you a great hero. My question is, why do you not take umm advantage of the attention the Creen females give you. Most men would....." Adam cut her off in an angry tone. "Do I look like a slave master or a pimp your highness!" Aeka was actually frightened buy the tone of his voice. "I did not mean to offend you sergeant." She said in a suprisingly submissive voice.
"Sigh...no I am sorry Aeka, please forgive me for my tone. You know about how Creen mate for life and how the females can get quite attached with someone they have sex with, even the Creen males for that matter." He said in a lower tone. "Yes." Aeka replied. "I live by a code your highness, it has to do with my Christian faith and my up bringing, I have also seen what many Creen females have been put through by other races, including humans from earth, and besides I lost my two sisters to priates, I have no idea if they are alive, but I know what life is like for a priate female, at least I have heard. I do what is right to please God. The Creen look to me as a hero, me a guy with a ton of blood of different races on my hands. I am not perfect, but I will do all in my power not to dishonor their view of me, though it is becoming increasing harder to live up too." Aeka smiled. "what ever happened to Jennifer?" "She married him. But a few months into the marriage I heard she was getting a divorce. I did not see her until I was at Fort Lincoln, that is where I met your mother and father by the way. She just looked at me with a sad look and did her best to avoid me. One day during a heavy Hilos attack she was wounded badly when one of the hospitals was hit. She was asking for me by name, I was busy in combat and could not be reached. I finally did come. She was still alive but just barely. She was dying actually, she begged me to hold her, I did. but I could not hide my feelings, she saw them, she wanted to tell me something but she could not speak, so she reached up and kissed me with her dying breath. I have seen too many people die."
Aeka was starting to cry a little after Adam had finished his story. "Did my story stir up some emotions in you about Tenchi?" He asked. "Yes." She stood beside him and grabed his left arm and watched the stars with him. "You and I are a lot a like Adam. We live and die by a code of honor, mine by birth and yours by faith. We both have roles we are expected to play and images to live up to. We even have entire planets expecting us to be perfect. We also deal with loniness." Akea said as she laid her head on his arm. "Yes Princess we are a lot a like, course your a lot cuter then I am." Adam said with a grin. Aeka smiled again. "I would say quite like a goddess in my humble opinion." Adam laughed. "Ummm you may have a point there." Aeka was now the one laughing. "May? I should have you shot." She said in a teasing voice. "So are you woried about Sasami?" He asked. "Yes, she has told me a little bit, but you do seem to be something special to her. Does this have to do with Tsunami?" she questioned. "You will have to ask her, I do not totally understand myself. But I did talk with Tsunami." He replied. "Some how that does not surprise me, it should, but it does not." "Do not worry princess she reminds me a lot of my little sisters, I almost feel like I have a close family again." He said. "Don't you have family still." "Yes and we do keep incontact, but we are scatterd across the universe literally, so it is hard to visit." He answered.
Mishoshi and Kyione where relaxing in their room when they heard Aeka laughing down the hall. They wondered why till they heard a famliar male voice. They smiled. Aeka and Adam entered in the two's room. They all sat and chatted for a few hours. With Mishoshi sitting next to Adam on a couch he told a few funny stories about Tenchi's EDF adventures, a few Tenchi had not shared. They all laughed. Finally the ladies chatted among themseleves for a bit and Adam dosed off. Mishoshi currled up beside him, put her head on his shoulder and went to sleep herself. Aeka and Kyione chatted for a bit as they covered them both with blankets. "Well I hope Mishoshi's snoring does not wake Adam up." "I doubt it Kyione he seems tired and with that pain killer I am surprised he was not out sooner." "So Aeka still worried about Sasami and her crush on Adam?" Aeka smiled. "No I do not think it is a crush, she just cares for him in a deep way, nothing romantic, I think she has a new hero, someone to believe in. Speaking of crushes, do you think Mishoshi has one on him?" Kyione smiled. "Yep. She blushes when ever he is around or talks about him. I must say I have not know him long, but there is something about him. I cannot explain it." She answered. Aeka grinned. "Yes, he has this strange way of raising one's spirits, even in the darkest gloom, he is loyal and honorable, very hard to find in many men. So strange I have heard that he is quite brutal and efficient in combat, yet so kind and tender outside the battle feild at times." Kyione smiled. "Well Kyione I am heading for bed, should we wake Adam up?" "No, Princess I will let them sleep. Mishoshi looks quite comfortable." "Yes, and I believe Adam is as well." They grin at each other.
A few days later they arrive in orbit around the unknown planet. They form a team of Jurai infantry and EDF mechs. A squadron of F'40's and four Jurai fighters stay on stand by. The infantry and Mechs set up a base camp in a forest clearing two miles from the structures. When they are done scientific and more military personel (Earth infantry and Jurai armor) land at the camp. It is close to sun set and starting to get cold (35 degrees F and dropping) so the scientists send some probes to examine the structures before heading their on foot in the morning. They watch screens from one of the cargocarriers of the probes progress. Adam is along and is ordered by a Jurai officer to set up a parimeter and set up a guard watch for the evening, the night would last fourteen Earth hours. Adam goes about and sets up defenses and sets up a three shift watch. It is the first watch and Adam is going through the camp checking everything out, some of the soldiers had set up campfires. Suddenly an Eagle comes out of the sky in robot mode and lands near the center of the camp, it is Aeka.
"Greetings Princess." Adam says as she climbs down from the Eagle. "Hello Adam, brrrrrr it is a bit cold(25*F)." "Well Princess join me in an old military tradition and warm yourself by the fire." Adams jestures to a fire with two EDF soldiers warming themselves. The two stand up and salute. "At ease shouldn't you two be starting out on a partrol?" Adam asked. "Yes Sergeant Major!" The male and female trooper said. "Well get going, watch yourselves and report even the littlest thing, I would rather have a false alarm then two dead troopers." "We will sarge, your highness." Says the female trooper as she nods to Aeka. "You got it boss. Princess Aeka." The male trooper says as he chases his partner. Aeka notices the worried look on Adam's face. "What is wrong Adam?" "You never get used to it, a sergeant or an officer when you give a command that might lead someone in harm's way." Adam replied. They both sit down by the fire and chat. Jurai soldiers are simply amazed that a Jurai Princess would be on such friendly terms with a lowly sergeant. He has to be related to the royal family somehow. They cannot help but stare as they pass by.
"So Princess what brings you down here? " Adam asked. "Well Adam I am just as curious as anyone. I was looking over the data from the scans and probe sent all over the planet earlier today it looks like who ever lived here was wiped out. They were highly advanced, we think from the building and cities, but every other sign of techonlogy has been stripped away it seems, no computers, no space stations, ships, robots, nothing. Not even any bodies. Just empty and signs of war (craters from unknow weapons, damaged building etc.) everywhere." Akea answered. Adam could feel that bad feeling in his gut get stronger. "Ummmmm....That is strange. Maybe Washu should be here I hear she is quite the scientist." Suddenly a voice comes from no where. "Ask and you shall recieve." A startelded Adam turns around to see Washu's head seeming floating in midair. "What the!?!?!?!" Adam says as he stands and points his laser rifle at Washu. (Aeka sweat drop.) ( Why can she not make a normal enterance like everyone else?) Thought Akea. "Hold it there soldier boy, it is just me." Washu says. A group of suprised soldiers from both worlds gathers to see what is going on. Adam just shakes his head. Washu jestures to the other soldiers. "Ok ladies and gentlemen the show is over, go back to whatever you were doing." Washu is enjoying a cup of hot chocolate a few minutes after her arrival with Adam and Aeka. "So Miss Washu what brings you here?" Aeka asked. "Well Yosho wanted me to get a look at these ruins too. So he sent the Hornet to come join you under radio silence. They should be here in a couple of hours, I popped ahead to warn the Jurai Captian and see how you four were doing. I was just up at the ship and chatted with Mishoshi and Kyione after chatting with the Captian." Washu explained. "Are their new orders little Washu?" Adam asked. "Just for you big boy." Washu said in a suductive tone and look leaning toward Adam, she had just change to her adult form, he was leaning in the opposite direction. Akea giggled. "You know Adam I like you, I usually would reserve this form to go out on a date with Tenchi, but maybe you could take a girl for a midnight stroll on a mysterious planet, come on." Washu started to drag Adam away, he resisted. "Come on now you want to hear your new orders don't you?" Adam looked to Aeka for help. She shugged her shoulder and had an expression that said "I would like to help you but I doubt it would do any good." Aeka watches Washu drag Adam into a portal. (Poor Adam, I bet she is using this as an excuse to do some experiment on him. Well I better head in. Good luck Adam.)
Suddenly Adam found himself on a hill over looking the untouched structures, they looked as if they were made of stone and looked very old. "Ok Adam I did bring you here to tell you about your orders, but I wanted to talk to, you in private as well." Washu said. "What no moonlight stroll?" Adam replied. She got face to face with him. "Well big boy we can do a lot more then strolling if you want too." Adam face turned the deepest shade of red it ever has. In the back of his mind he was wondering if Washu was doing it to just to see his reaction. "Washu why are you experimenting on me? I do not like being watched, and I am just not talking about tonight." She was slightly startled. ( He knows. ) She notices his blushing face has turned to a very displeased one. "Sigh I am sorry Adam, I find you interesting almost as much as I find Tenchi interesting." Washu said in a apologtic voice. "Why me Washu?" "You know about Tenchi mystrerious powers?" she asked. " Do you mean the Light Hawk Wings, he told me about his "gift" I have seen a Jurai ship form them, but never a person." He answered. "I believe the Wings are just the tip of the ice berge." She said. Adam's eye brow raised. "What has that got to do with me?" He asked. "Nothing, at least for now. but I have heard about your story and your deeds. I have seen how many EDF soldiers look up to you. I have noticed how the Creen treat you, especially the females. I have seen them give you lots of attention, and certian offers." She says in a sexy voice. Adam feels his face going back to red. "Oh Adam you are so cute.....hehehehe" ( Oh boy she is starting to really scare me.) Adam thought.
Next Chapter - more questions and few answers.
After a few more days of rest everyone starts to Fort Alamo. The Fort was build into a huge asteroid Fifteen miles long and five miles wide. The gang settles in and takes in their new surrounding. They see Earth and Jurai military personal running here and there. Each planet sent three of their battle fleets and all their support ships. Each earth fleet was comprised and a Heavy Battle Carrier. These ships were a mile long; they carried a large number of Fighters, bombers, and Mechs. They also ahuge amount of fire power Two Medium carriers, five heavy cruisers like the Hornet, and 12 Medium cruisers, and 24 light cruisers. Earth also sent fifteen thousand troops, along with a variety of Mechs, and any other ships they might need to get around.
Jurai Fleets did not have carries. They had a large capital ship almost equal in size to Earth Heavy Battle carriers, and a variety of Heavy to light Cruisers, 30 in all. They gave twenty thousand troops. Other planets gave a variety of Medium to light Cruisers and five thousand troops. Plus add all the support personnel and Crew running the Fort it self and you had a small city. And more would be coming.
After a few days getting used to the surroundings Tenchi is informed that he has been promoted to Captain and will be heading up a special Armored infantry Unit, with Adam as his Sergeant. This unit would be made up of Earth, Jurai, and allied forces. He would have tweleve mechs and thirty-two troops. Ryoko would be assigned to Tenchi's unit. Scarlet Woo and Carol Thomas, and one of Ryoko's friends from boot camp Sherry King. Washu begins working with some Earth scientists to try and find a clue about the aliens. She spends time with Ryoko and actually is starting to get curious about Adam they way she is about Tenchi and his power.
Aeka is joined by her friends Pam Kelly and Tuan. They continue their training together. Aeka is a little upset at Ryoko and Tenchi working so close together, but she is pleased that Tenchi is warmer around her and actually wants to spend some time around her. She is how ever slightly concerned about Sasami. Sasami is with a group of Teenagers from Jurai noble families learning both Earth and Jurai military tactics, she enjoys hanging around with her classmates. However the effection she pours on Adam does have her worried. She finds him polite, mysterious, and even handsome, he did have nice, umm abs. On one hand Sasami was born hundreds of years before Adam. But she was comparable to a earth Teenager girl of thirteen. Then again when she herself was chosen to be Yosho bride there was about the same if not more of an age difference. Besides he treated her like a little sister.
A few weeks after they had arrived Aeka would go on a Jurai heavy cruiser on a mission to check out some ruins on a distant planet in uncharted territory. These Ruins were of an advanced unknown people, the first ship to find it was a Earth light cruiser from the scans the planet had been attacked and wiped out it seemed like the Earth and Jurai out posts and colonies, only on a much grander scale. The Earth ship sent some probes and took some scans. There were a small area of one contient that had untouched structures. Mishoshi and Kiyone would be going for the ride. An EDF two infantry squads, a mech squad of six Wolverines, and two squadrons of Earth fighters, one would be made up of four Eagles, Akea had a fifth Eagle she would fly herself, and the others would be four heavy fighter know as F-40's, they had more fire power than an Eagle in fighter mode, but could not change into robots. Both Eagles and F-40's had the same basic shape that Earth fighters had had since the early 21st century, only bigger and space worthy. Adam was assigned to lead the mech squad.
It would take a few days to get to this planet and from the first Jurai and Earth personal were uncomfortable around each other. Adam did his best to keep the peace, besides even Jurai soldiers had heard about his reputation and were not eager to challenege the Royal family's favorite EDF soldier, at least most of them. Akea spent time with Mishoshi and Kiyone, it was nice to talk with them again. "So Aeka I hear you are getting quite good at flying those Earth fighters, can you believe how far they have advanced?" Kiyone asked. "Yes they have come far, and I cannot explain it but it is almost as if the Eagle was taylor made for me, it is truly a wonderful craft." Akea replied. "Been in any Combat Aeka?" Mishoshi asked. "No, not really Mishoshi. So girls what do you think of Adam?" Akea asked. Mishoshi smiled. "Oh and I thought you liked Tenchi, does that mean....." "Mishoshi!!!!!!! Of course I still love Tenchi! I was just curious that is all, I mean you have heard about his reputation." Akea said, quite displeased with Mishoshi's comment. "Yes Princess, he is said to be brutally efficient in battle, but a heart of pure gold other wise. We have actually spent time with him while training." Kiyone answered. "Yes, and he has always been nice to us. I think he is terrible sweet it is hard to imagine him in combat." Mishoshi said, she was blushing a little.\
The girls were walking to her quaters after finishing their talk. They heard some angry voices down the hall and then saw a crowd of Earth and Jurai soldiers, 12 from each side, they were watching a rather large male Jurai trooper and a female Earth trooper trying to get at each other, Adam was in between them. "All right, what is going on here!" Adam asked in a loud commanding voice. The female trooper replied. "Sergeant he was making fun of the EDF and called us not even worth 3rd rate soldiers!" "Calm down Private, now soldier did you say that?" "Yes I did." Replied the Jurai trooper. "In fact I think you are nothing but a fruad, I have heard of you, I think your a coward." The Earth soldiers started to look angry. "Hey you cannot say that about the Sarge!!!!!!" Yelled the female EDF soldier. "yeah!" All the Earth soldiers yelled in agreement. There was some pushing and shoving starting to go on between Earth and Jurai soldiers. "Calm down all of you we are not each other's enemy, at ease that is an order!" Adam screamed. "We do not take orders from Earth scum." One Jurai soldier said. They big Jurai soldier took his staff and cheap shooted Adam in the face knocking him to the ground. That was all the was need to get things going Earth and Jurai soldiers flew into each other.
The fight did not last long only a few punches and kicks were exchanged. "Ladies and gentlemen please stop this!" Akea yelled. The Jurai soldiers instanly stood at attention, the EDF troops were not sure what just happened so they held back. Kiyone and Mishoshi were attending to Adam, his mouth was bleeding and was a little dazed at the moment. One Jurai soldier spoke up. "Princess it is an honor to see you, ummm we were just......" "I can see what you were doing. You should be ashamed tho whole lot of you, how uncivilized for allies to act. maybe we should surrender to this new enemy now and save them the trouble of hunting us down and killing us. I have heard that EDF soldiers, at least some of them, are the most honorable warriors in the universe. I used to think they had a high standard to live up to, after all were not our brave Jurai soldiers the bravest and most honorable in the universe?" Akea said. She looked at the Jurai soldier that had hit Adam and gave him a displeased look, he looked to the ground. She then bent down and helped a still dazed Adam to his feet with Kiyone and Mishoshi help.
"Sergeant Jones...I mean Adam, please forgive this dishonorable act toward you. I fully realize that you are perfectly able to kill that soldier that stuck you, I ask that you let him live this time. If he gives you any more trouble you have my permission to break his arms." Akea said. Adam wiped his lip. And nodded, he had and angry look on his face and if the Princess was not standing between him and that Jurai soldier, he might indeed kill him. "As you wish Princess." Adam said. "Mishoshi please take him to sick bay." Akea asked. "Sure thing Aeka, come on Adam you poor thing, let me help you." Mishoshi says as she drags him to the sick bay. "Members of the EDF and Jurai military. I do not know what we will be facing in the future but one thing is sure if we keep this up we are sure to lose. EDF soldiers I ask that you be patient with us and behave in a manner that is becoming of your proud and noble tradition. My people I ask that you would strive to make the Earthlings feel welcome among us and be patient with what ever it is you do not like about them. Their is a saying that is similar on both worlds. United we stand, divided we fall. Now please all of you go get some rest. We have a mission that might be very well give us some clues about who we have been fighting. Let us make both our worlds proud." Soldiers from both Earth and Jurai salute and leave. "Aeka! That was impressive!" Kiyone exclaimed.
For some reason the closest sick bay was empty. So Mishoshi was trying to tend to Adam's head. Scans showed no major head injury, but his jaw on his left side was turningblack and blue. Adam had taken off his shirt. Mishoshi started to blush a little. She was quite concerned about all the scars he had. She had noticed some when they were playing back on Jurai. "Adam did you get all those scars in battle?" She asked. "Most of them, I was a prisonor of the Hilos for a while." he replied. "So how are you doing Mishoshi?" He asked as he looked at her and smiled. Her blushing started to get more red. "I am ok, it is sweet of you to ask." ( Oh stop it girl your blushing right in front of him.) She helps him out a cold gel pack to his jaw. Aeka walks in. "Mishoshi your partner needs a word with you, I will finish attending to him." "Ok Aeka, see you later Adam." She smiles at him as she leaves. Aeka notices how Adam stares at the door way Mishoshi just left and is smiling. He then notices Aeka looking at him with a knowing grin, he starts to blush. "Umm You highness......." "Adam please call me Aeka." She says with a smile. "of course Aeka." "I see your scans are ok, I guess it is a good thing that Earthlings are hard headed." She says with a giggle. "So Adam what do you think about this new enemy?" "Not much, they seem powerful and they seem to like being mysterious, and they killed my cousin, for that they will pay." He said in an angry voice. "Tenchi really loved your cousin didn't he?" "Yes, they thought I did not notice but I knew." Aeka looked down to the floor. "You ever been in love sergeant?" Adam's expression turned sad. "I was once Aeka." he says sadly.
"Really?" Akea asked. "Yes, she was the sweetest woman I ever met." He said with a smile.
Aeka was walking with Adam out of the sick bay. "So what happened?" Aeka asked. Adam stopped by a window and started to stare out at the stars. "Her name was Jennifer. I never thought a woman like that could love a guy like me. She was sweet, beautiful and kind." He said. "Did you not consider yourself that way Adam?" "No though in combat I fight to the fullest, no quarter given, none exspected. But as you may have heard outside the battle field I have the Mr. Nice guy rap. And it has been my experience that the ladies say they want a nice guy but usually they pick the "not so nice ones", I guess it is right nice guys finish last" He said as he continued to look at the window. "or Nice girls." Aeka said under her breath with a sad expression. "What was that?" Adam asked. "Oh nothing please continue." She said as she cursed herself for letting that slip off her tongue. "Well with her it was different, she actually liked me for the nice side, though my brutal side did disturb her. She was studying to be a combat doctor. We did not know each other long, nine months, but I felt as if I knew her for my whole life. We had lots of fun and did so many things together, it was nice. Then it happened she was stationed somewhere else and after a while she stopped sending me mail. Then I got stationed there myself and was shocked at what I found." Aeka looked concerned. "What did you find?" "Oh what all nice guys with silly dreams find, a broken heart. We had only been a part from each other for three months but this other guy just walked in. I guess he was everything I was not."
Adam was starting to get a little teary eyed. "How so?" Aeka asked. "Oh he was handsome like a movie star, rich, powerful, young officer, most ladies got whiplash when he walked by, and he had quite the reputation as a ladies man. He came from a rich and politically powerful family and was trying to make a name for himself. We sort of did not like each other, he had her attention like I never could and I already had a military reputation that seemed to keep growing." Adam sighed. "we were all stationed on the Creen homeworld about two years after I had left, so he was also jealous of my standing with the Creen people. He found the Creen ladies very appealing, even though he was seeing Jennifer, infact they were engaged at the time, he was not one to pass up native fruit." "He tried to have umm relations with the Creen females Adam?" Aeka asked. "Try is the word, at first like any female on numerous planets many Creen woman found him attractive. One day I guess he thought he would try and impress some Creen young ladies, he ordered me to do something and yelled and screamed at me for doing it wrong, of course I was doing it right. I was bending down to pick up something and he booted me in the rear causing me to fall into a mud puddle with my dress uniform on. I had just attending a special Creen military ball, I was a mess. Then he yelled at me for messing up my uniform." "Oh my! How mean." Aeka said. "I guess he thought pushing me around would look like he was a big man."
"Anyway it had the opposite effect of the Creen women he was trying to impress, they all flocked over to me helped me up and asked if they could do anything for me. They insisted on cleaning me up, and took care of me, they gave him an evil look he was not used to from any female. Word spread among all the local Creen and every where he went he was ingnored and given dirty looks. I guess he was shocked. Jennifer came to me and asked why I put the Creen up to treating her "Knight in shining armor" that way. I actually got mad. I said I did not, that it served him right, and that he was just trying to sudduce some Creen females. She slapped me and never spoke to me again. Since then I have never let myself even slightly fall for anyone." "Oh that is sad adam, I am sorry. Adam can I ask you something?" Aeka said with a low voice. "Sure your highness." He replied. "If it is too private of a question I understand if you do not want to answer it. " She paused. "Adam I have a friend from Creen and he as told me how the Creen look at you. And he is slightly jealous of the attention you get from the ladies of his race, though he still considers you a great hero. My question is, why do you not take umm advantage of the attention the Creen females give you. Most men would....." Adam cut her off in an angry tone. "Do I look like a slave master or a pimp your highness!" Aeka was actually frightened buy the tone of his voice. "I did not mean to offend you sergeant." She said in a suprisingly submissive voice.
"Sigh...no I am sorry Aeka, please forgive me for my tone. You know about how Creen mate for life and how the females can get quite attached with someone they have sex with, even the Creen males for that matter." He said in a lower tone. "Yes." Aeka replied. "I live by a code your highness, it has to do with my Christian faith and my up bringing, I have also seen what many Creen females have been put through by other races, including humans from earth, and besides I lost my two sisters to priates, I have no idea if they are alive, but I know what life is like for a priate female, at least I have heard. I do what is right to please God. The Creen look to me as a hero, me a guy with a ton of blood of different races on my hands. I am not perfect, but I will do all in my power not to dishonor their view of me, though it is becoming increasing harder to live up too." Aeka smiled. "what ever happened to Jennifer?" "She married him. But a few months into the marriage I heard she was getting a divorce. I did not see her until I was at Fort Lincoln, that is where I met your mother and father by the way. She just looked at me with a sad look and did her best to avoid me. One day during a heavy Hilos attack she was wounded badly when one of the hospitals was hit. She was asking for me by name, I was busy in combat and could not be reached. I finally did come. She was still alive but just barely. She was dying actually, she begged me to hold her, I did. but I could not hide my feelings, she saw them, she wanted to tell me something but she could not speak, so she reached up and kissed me with her dying breath. I have seen too many people die."
Aeka was starting to cry a little after Adam had finished his story. "Did my story stir up some emotions in you about Tenchi?" He asked. "Yes." She stood beside him and grabed his left arm and watched the stars with him. "You and I are a lot a like Adam. We live and die by a code of honor, mine by birth and yours by faith. We both have roles we are expected to play and images to live up to. We even have entire planets expecting us to be perfect. We also deal with loniness." Akea said as she laid her head on his arm. "Yes Princess we are a lot a like, course your a lot cuter then I am." Adam said with a grin. Aeka smiled again. "I would say quite like a goddess in my humble opinion." Adam laughed. "Ummm you may have a point there." Aeka was now the one laughing. "May? I should have you shot." She said in a teasing voice. "So are you woried about Sasami?" He asked. "Yes, she has told me a little bit, but you do seem to be something special to her. Does this have to do with Tsunami?" she questioned. "You will have to ask her, I do not totally understand myself. But I did talk with Tsunami." He replied. "Some how that does not surprise me, it should, but it does not." "Do not worry princess she reminds me a lot of my little sisters, I almost feel like I have a close family again." He said. "Don't you have family still." "Yes and we do keep incontact, but we are scatterd across the universe literally, so it is hard to visit." He answered.
Mishoshi and Kyione where relaxing in their room when they heard Aeka laughing down the hall. They wondered why till they heard a famliar male voice. They smiled. Aeka and Adam entered in the two's room. They all sat and chatted for a few hours. With Mishoshi sitting next to Adam on a couch he told a few funny stories about Tenchi's EDF adventures, a few Tenchi had not shared. They all laughed. Finally the ladies chatted among themseleves for a bit and Adam dosed off. Mishoshi currled up beside him, put her head on his shoulder and went to sleep herself. Aeka and Kyione chatted for a bit as they covered them both with blankets. "Well I hope Mishoshi's snoring does not wake Adam up." "I doubt it Kyione he seems tired and with that pain killer I am surprised he was not out sooner." "So Aeka still worried about Sasami and her crush on Adam?" Aeka smiled. "No I do not think it is a crush, she just cares for him in a deep way, nothing romantic, I think she has a new hero, someone to believe in. Speaking of crushes, do you think Mishoshi has one on him?" Kyione smiled. "Yep. She blushes when ever he is around or talks about him. I must say I have not know him long, but there is something about him. I cannot explain it." She answered. Aeka grinned. "Yes, he has this strange way of raising one's spirits, even in the darkest gloom, he is loyal and honorable, very hard to find in many men. So strange I have heard that he is quite brutal and efficient in combat, yet so kind and tender outside the battle feild at times." Kyione smiled. "Well Kyione I am heading for bed, should we wake Adam up?" "No, Princess I will let them sleep. Mishoshi looks quite comfortable." "Yes, and I believe Adam is as well." They grin at each other.
A few days later they arrive in orbit around the unknown planet. They form a team of Jurai infantry and EDF mechs. A squadron of F'40's and four Jurai fighters stay on stand by. The infantry and Mechs set up a base camp in a forest clearing two miles from the structures. When they are done scientific and more military personel (Earth infantry and Jurai armor) land at the camp. It is close to sun set and starting to get cold (35 degrees F and dropping) so the scientists send some probes to examine the structures before heading their on foot in the morning. They watch screens from one of the cargocarriers of the probes progress. Adam is along and is ordered by a Jurai officer to set up a parimeter and set up a guard watch for the evening, the night would last fourteen Earth hours. Adam goes about and sets up defenses and sets up a three shift watch. It is the first watch and Adam is going through the camp checking everything out, some of the soldiers had set up campfires. Suddenly an Eagle comes out of the sky in robot mode and lands near the center of the camp, it is Aeka.
"Greetings Princess." Adam says as she climbs down from the Eagle. "Hello Adam, brrrrrr it is a bit cold(25*F)." "Well Princess join me in an old military tradition and warm yourself by the fire." Adams jestures to a fire with two EDF soldiers warming themselves. The two stand up and salute. "At ease shouldn't you two be starting out on a partrol?" Adam asked. "Yes Sergeant Major!" The male and female trooper said. "Well get going, watch yourselves and report even the littlest thing, I would rather have a false alarm then two dead troopers." "We will sarge, your highness." Says the female trooper as she nods to Aeka. "You got it boss. Princess Aeka." The male trooper says as he chases his partner. Aeka notices the worried look on Adam's face. "What is wrong Adam?" "You never get used to it, a sergeant or an officer when you give a command that might lead someone in harm's way." Adam replied. They both sit down by the fire and chat. Jurai soldiers are simply amazed that a Jurai Princess would be on such friendly terms with a lowly sergeant. He has to be related to the royal family somehow. They cannot help but stare as they pass by.
"So Princess what brings you down here? " Adam asked. "Well Adam I am just as curious as anyone. I was looking over the data from the scans and probe sent all over the planet earlier today it looks like who ever lived here was wiped out. They were highly advanced, we think from the building and cities, but every other sign of techonlogy has been stripped away it seems, no computers, no space stations, ships, robots, nothing. Not even any bodies. Just empty and signs of war (craters from unknow weapons, damaged building etc.) everywhere." Akea answered. Adam could feel that bad feeling in his gut get stronger. "Ummmmm....That is strange. Maybe Washu should be here I hear she is quite the scientist." Suddenly a voice comes from no where. "Ask and you shall recieve." A startelded Adam turns around to see Washu's head seeming floating in midair. "What the!?!?!?!" Adam says as he stands and points his laser rifle at Washu. (Aeka sweat drop.) ( Why can she not make a normal enterance like everyone else?) Thought Akea. "Hold it there soldier boy, it is just me." Washu says. A group of suprised soldiers from both worlds gathers to see what is going on. Adam just shakes his head. Washu jestures to the other soldiers. "Ok ladies and gentlemen the show is over, go back to whatever you were doing." Washu is enjoying a cup of hot chocolate a few minutes after her arrival with Adam and Aeka. "So Miss Washu what brings you here?" Aeka asked. "Well Yosho wanted me to get a look at these ruins too. So he sent the Hornet to come join you under radio silence. They should be here in a couple of hours, I popped ahead to warn the Jurai Captian and see how you four were doing. I was just up at the ship and chatted with Mishoshi and Kyione after chatting with the Captian." Washu explained. "Are their new orders little Washu?" Adam asked. "Just for you big boy." Washu said in a suductive tone and look leaning toward Adam, she had just change to her adult form, he was leaning in the opposite direction. Akea giggled. "You know Adam I like you, I usually would reserve this form to go out on a date with Tenchi, but maybe you could take a girl for a midnight stroll on a mysterious planet, come on." Washu started to drag Adam away, he resisted. "Come on now you want to hear your new orders don't you?" Adam looked to Aeka for help. She shugged her shoulder and had an expression that said "I would like to help you but I doubt it would do any good." Aeka watches Washu drag Adam into a portal. (Poor Adam, I bet she is using this as an excuse to do some experiment on him. Well I better head in. Good luck Adam.)
Suddenly Adam found himself on a hill over looking the untouched structures, they looked as if they were made of stone and looked very old. "Ok Adam I did bring you here to tell you about your orders, but I wanted to talk to, you in private as well." Washu said. "What no moonlight stroll?" Adam replied. She got face to face with him. "Well big boy we can do a lot more then strolling if you want too." Adam face turned the deepest shade of red it ever has. In the back of his mind he was wondering if Washu was doing it to just to see his reaction. "Washu why are you experimenting on me? I do not like being watched, and I am just not talking about tonight." She was slightly startled. ( He knows. ) She notices his blushing face has turned to a very displeased one. "Sigh I am sorry Adam, I find you interesting almost as much as I find Tenchi interesting." Washu said in a apologtic voice. "Why me Washu?" "You know about Tenchi mystrerious powers?" she asked. " Do you mean the Light Hawk Wings, he told me about his "gift" I have seen a Jurai ship form them, but never a person." He answered. "I believe the Wings are just the tip of the ice berge." She said. Adam's eye brow raised. "What has that got to do with me?" He asked. "Nothing, at least for now. but I have heard about your story and your deeds. I have seen how many EDF soldiers look up to you. I have noticed how the Creen treat you, especially the females. I have seen them give you lots of attention, and certian offers." She says in a sexy voice. Adam feels his face going back to red. "Oh Adam you are so cute.....hehehehe" ( Oh boy she is starting to really scare me.) Adam thought.
Next Chapter - more questions and few answers.
