Since the moment I spotted you
walking round with little wings on my shoes
My stomach's filled with the butterflies... and it's alright
Bouncing round from cloud to cloud
I got the feeling like I'm never gonna come down
If I said I didn't like it then you know I'd lied...
Queen Ayeka, ruler of Jurai, looked down at her planet from the makeshift space station of the Galaxy Police that had been set up to monitor activity concerning the Orikans and rebellions stemming from the formers' arrival. Queen Ayeka was not concerned about politics however, her thoughts concerned her people, her friends, her son. The thought of him sent her into an almost catatonic state and she did not notice when the security breach alarm sounded and a mechanical voice sounded announcing that there was an attack. Nor did she notice when a young Orikan soldier put a weapon to her head and fired.
Lord Tenchi wiped the sweat from his eyes and twisted his body into a more comfortable stance as he glanced over his shoulder to see Mihoshi carrying Achika and Hana-chan away from the carnage. That glance proved to be his undoing as one of the soldiers turned out to have especially good aim and took advantage of his momentary distraction. The last thing he thought of was that Jurain stars looked very much like the ones in Achika's eyes.
Kamidake had never been comfortable with the idea of fighting old men and young boys in battle and he was even less comfortable with the idea of fighting beside young boys. The three battle hungry but not battle ready boys had been sent running after the promise to stay alive had been extracted. Ryoko's ship was not far and they could find the girls they could hurry and possibly get the hell off the planet. Once they were out of sight he and Ryoko exchanged significant glances before unleashing all their energy and power in one, glorious, blinding, moment that was sweetened by the knowledge that you weren't going to die without saving those you cared for and taking some of the enemy with you.
Ryoko sank to her knees a second after and was face down in the mud before she had a chance to take a second breath. She should have known that wouldn't have killed her; Washu never would have created something that could be destroyed so easily. She was not aware when they picked up her abused body and took her to one of their strongholds. She regained some consciousness when they tossed her in a cell and when they chained her on an operating table and injected her with some ungodly yellow liquid she was fully aware of what was going on. The next two days were spent in hell as whatever that substance was ripped apart her DNA and caused her body to collapse upon itself. She mercifully lapsed into a coma, one she did not awake from.
It was dark. That was the first thing she noticed. The second thing was how warm, pleasantly warm not hot, it was. Where 'it' was Ryoko did not have a clue, but she was aware that she was not frightened. She felt perfectly calm, an emotion she was not used to feeling.
The fact that she didn't have any powers was a bit of a shock. Ryoko was not used to walking, and now she was not sure which direction was up and which was down, making the situation weirder. Still, wandering around was better than sitting doing nothing. Once she started moving it became clear that she was neither walking nor flying, more like floating in a general direction. It was an odd feeling and reminded her of times she had submersed herself in water.
"Ryoko?" She turned around and her eyes widened. She didn't have time to speak before he rushed up to her and enveloped her in a fierce hug. It took a moment before it registered that it was who she thought it was. When she did realize the truth she buried her face in his shirt.
"Kamidake."
"I've been waiting for you...the blast didn't...?"
"No, I survived." She gulped and clutched him closer. "They found me..."
"What...?"
"It hurt." She murmured. "It hurt." He held her tighter. "It's okay. I've dealt with worse." She gave a weak little smile. "Where are we?"
"We're in what currently passes for the afterlife."
Ryoko arched an eyebrow. "I've never paid attention to the legends, wanna fill me in?"
"According to legend, the afterlife is divided into three spheres. The first sphere is where warriors and those who lived honorable lives go. The second sphere is where those who were apathetic and indifferent to the suffering of others and Jurain morals go. The third sphere is for evil people."
"So, which sphere are we in?"
Kamidake shrugged. "I never really believed that stuff anyway. I always thought that the afterlife would be filled with salad and weird video games."
For the first time in many days Ryoko allowed herself to laugh. "I missed you."
"Missed you too." Kamidake smiled. "I don't really care where we are."
Ryoko shook her head. "Me neither. You put the love back in lover, y'know that?"
"Not like you to be so sappy." Kamidake grinned.
"Well, if you want I can be sexy."
"No." He held her close and she leaned against him. "You be whatever you want."
So I'll say why don't you and I get together and take on the world
and be together forever
Heads we will and tails we'll try again
So I say why don't you and I hold each other and fly to the moon
and straight on to heaven
Cause without you they're never gonna let me in...
Finite
Author's note- This is the last chapter although I'm still debating about an epilogue. This actually was supposed to be a one shot but it sort of ballooned into the story you see here.
I was very hesitant to add in the chapter with Sakito. I've always been wary against original character fics so to add a chapter from his point of view was a bit risky on my part. I tried very hard to keep all original characters unique and not just clichés or copies of their parents.
I'm planning a sequel for this, however, since I'm going off to boot camp this summer that might have to wait. We'll see.
Song list for lyrics used as titles-
'You take the love out of lover'- no song used
'I can't do nuthin' right'- from Pink's 'Don't let me get me'
'I'm no superman'- from the opening song of 'Scrubs'
'Boldly going forward, 'cause we can't find reverse'- from the Star Trek parody song of the same name by the Firm
'The very worst part of you is me'- Linkin Park's 'Lying from You'
'Troublesome I've fallen, I'm angry at my father'- Good Charlotte's 'Young and the Hopeless'
'Left all alone in the mistlands of lore'- from the translation of Weiss Kreuz's 'Lost in My Winds'. Beautiful song, you should all go listen to it.
'Like a Shooting Star'- DDR song of the same name.
'Take on the world and be together forever'- from Santanna's song by the same name.
The last song was specially chosen to make the point that Ryoko and Kamidake are pretty much 'together forever'. It was meant to convey a happy ending, for them at least.
All song lyrics are the intellectual property of the singers. I do not profit from this. The same goes for Tenchi Muyo.
walking round with little wings on my shoes
My stomach's filled with the butterflies... and it's alright
Bouncing round from cloud to cloud
I got the feeling like I'm never gonna come down
If I said I didn't like it then you know I'd lied...
Queen Ayeka, ruler of Jurai, looked down at her planet from the makeshift space station of the Galaxy Police that had been set up to monitor activity concerning the Orikans and rebellions stemming from the formers' arrival. Queen Ayeka was not concerned about politics however, her thoughts concerned her people, her friends, her son. The thought of him sent her into an almost catatonic state and she did not notice when the security breach alarm sounded and a mechanical voice sounded announcing that there was an attack. Nor did she notice when a young Orikan soldier put a weapon to her head and fired.
Lord Tenchi wiped the sweat from his eyes and twisted his body into a more comfortable stance as he glanced over his shoulder to see Mihoshi carrying Achika and Hana-chan away from the carnage. That glance proved to be his undoing as one of the soldiers turned out to have especially good aim and took advantage of his momentary distraction. The last thing he thought of was that Jurain stars looked very much like the ones in Achika's eyes.
Kamidake had never been comfortable with the idea of fighting old men and young boys in battle and he was even less comfortable with the idea of fighting beside young boys. The three battle hungry but not battle ready boys had been sent running after the promise to stay alive had been extracted. Ryoko's ship was not far and they could find the girls they could hurry and possibly get the hell off the planet. Once they were out of sight he and Ryoko exchanged significant glances before unleashing all their energy and power in one, glorious, blinding, moment that was sweetened by the knowledge that you weren't going to die without saving those you cared for and taking some of the enemy with you.
Ryoko sank to her knees a second after and was face down in the mud before she had a chance to take a second breath. She should have known that wouldn't have killed her; Washu never would have created something that could be destroyed so easily. She was not aware when they picked up her abused body and took her to one of their strongholds. She regained some consciousness when they tossed her in a cell and when they chained her on an operating table and injected her with some ungodly yellow liquid she was fully aware of what was going on. The next two days were spent in hell as whatever that substance was ripped apart her DNA and caused her body to collapse upon itself. She mercifully lapsed into a coma, one she did not awake from.
It was dark. That was the first thing she noticed. The second thing was how warm, pleasantly warm not hot, it was. Where 'it' was Ryoko did not have a clue, but she was aware that she was not frightened. She felt perfectly calm, an emotion she was not used to feeling.
The fact that she didn't have any powers was a bit of a shock. Ryoko was not used to walking, and now she was not sure which direction was up and which was down, making the situation weirder. Still, wandering around was better than sitting doing nothing. Once she started moving it became clear that she was neither walking nor flying, more like floating in a general direction. It was an odd feeling and reminded her of times she had submersed herself in water.
"Ryoko?" She turned around and her eyes widened. She didn't have time to speak before he rushed up to her and enveloped her in a fierce hug. It took a moment before it registered that it was who she thought it was. When she did realize the truth she buried her face in his shirt.
"Kamidake."
"I've been waiting for you...the blast didn't...?"
"No, I survived." She gulped and clutched him closer. "They found me..."
"What...?"
"It hurt." She murmured. "It hurt." He held her tighter. "It's okay. I've dealt with worse." She gave a weak little smile. "Where are we?"
"We're in what currently passes for the afterlife."
Ryoko arched an eyebrow. "I've never paid attention to the legends, wanna fill me in?"
"According to legend, the afterlife is divided into three spheres. The first sphere is where warriors and those who lived honorable lives go. The second sphere is where those who were apathetic and indifferent to the suffering of others and Jurain morals go. The third sphere is for evil people."
"So, which sphere are we in?"
Kamidake shrugged. "I never really believed that stuff anyway. I always thought that the afterlife would be filled with salad and weird video games."
For the first time in many days Ryoko allowed herself to laugh. "I missed you."
"Missed you too." Kamidake smiled. "I don't really care where we are."
Ryoko shook her head. "Me neither. You put the love back in lover, y'know that?"
"Not like you to be so sappy." Kamidake grinned.
"Well, if you want I can be sexy."
"No." He held her close and she leaned against him. "You be whatever you want."
So I'll say why don't you and I get together and take on the world
and be together forever
Heads we will and tails we'll try again
So I say why don't you and I hold each other and fly to the moon
and straight on to heaven
Cause without you they're never gonna let me in...
Finite
Author's note- This is the last chapter although I'm still debating about an epilogue. This actually was supposed to be a one shot but it sort of ballooned into the story you see here.
I was very hesitant to add in the chapter with Sakito. I've always been wary against original character fics so to add a chapter from his point of view was a bit risky on my part. I tried very hard to keep all original characters unique and not just clichés or copies of their parents.
I'm planning a sequel for this, however, since I'm going off to boot camp this summer that might have to wait. We'll see.
Song list for lyrics used as titles-
'You take the love out of lover'- no song used
'I can't do nuthin' right'- from Pink's 'Don't let me get me'
'I'm no superman'- from the opening song of 'Scrubs'
'Boldly going forward, 'cause we can't find reverse'- from the Star Trek parody song of the same name by the Firm
'The very worst part of you is me'- Linkin Park's 'Lying from You'
'Troublesome I've fallen, I'm angry at my father'- Good Charlotte's 'Young and the Hopeless'
'Left all alone in the mistlands of lore'- from the translation of Weiss Kreuz's 'Lost in My Winds'. Beautiful song, you should all go listen to it.
'Like a Shooting Star'- DDR song of the same name.
'Take on the world and be together forever'- from Santanna's song by the same name.
The last song was specially chosen to make the point that Ryoko and Kamidake are pretty much 'together forever'. It was meant to convey a happy ending, for them at least.
All song lyrics are the intellectual property of the singers. I do not profit from this. The same goes for Tenchi Muyo.