Disclaimer: Tenchi chars are soooo not mine!! Wheee!!

A note just to respond to a review I got, cause it was long and I hate leaving it so they think I completely ignored them or something...the sea serpent costume while it was random..lol, it's based on two things 1. The serpent head my dad made and wore to a party that I am expanding on for Halloween, and head my brother made some years ago which he made out of boredom and still collects dust. Hee hee. Now onward!

"Hey everyone, guess what I saw!" Mihoshi almost fell running in the house, but Washu managed to catch her back and push her upright again. She kept a bored look the whole time; Mihoshi had probably seen an exciting bug.

"What is it this time Mihoshi?" Ayeka didn't even turn her head. She continued to watch television, her soap operas actually. She was just so addicted to them!

Sasami was the only one interested. The others might not care what Mihoshi had to say half the time, but sometimes she would find something cute that Sasami liked as well. She still remembered a baby bird Mihoshi had found. She got to help take care of it instead of anyone else because everyone had ignored Mihoshi that day. That was when Ayeka decided to at least try and pay attention. "Mihoshi, what did you find? I want to see!"

Pleased to have found an audience, Mihoshi decided to go sit next to Ayeka, purposely disrupting her soap operas by putting her hand in front of the screen and grabbing a small cookie from the coffee table. "Well, I saw Ryoko wearing Tenchi's underwear! That's not something I see every day you know. I didn't know he let her wear it, I wonder if he would let me...ahhhh!!!"

The princess was out of her chair by then, her fists up and an angry look on her face. "Whaaat!?"

Tenchi meanwhile, had gone out and searched for Ryoko for once. Usually he wouldn't seek her out because doing so would invite her to er...seek him out. But he really felt it was odd for Ryo-ohki to have stolen his boxers, and no one else he could think of would get her to do such a thing. Well, Washu might of, but he didn't feel like stepping in the lab to ask a question and coming out violated. He spotted her sitting on top of the gateway to the shrine steps. "Hey Ryoko! Will you come down here?"

She picked her head up right away upon hearing his voice and looked down. "Why Tenchi! You've come to me!?" She was wearing her usual blue and yellow robe, with the boxers on underneath. There was no way she was taking off those unless she had to. She floated down to him, right to his face. "What is it you need my love?"

"Uh..." He backed up a little; she always made him nervous when she did that. He was always afraid he might kiss her and then run off because he would have no idea what to tell her. "Do you know anything about my underwear? Ryo-ohki stole them and uh...I don't know who else might have seen her with them."

"Don't know a thing about them Tenchi!" She replied with that sweet singsong voice she always used. The one that always almost melted Tenchi, but failed because of his higher than usual self control. "Maybe you should keep looking? Ryo-ohki was probably trying to play a joke on you." Bad idea. Ryo-ohki might give her away if bribed well enough. She couldn't risk that. "Um, want to go back to the house with me?"

"I guess so, sure."

"Give me your arm Tenchi!" Ryoko tugged on it gently, she couldn't help herself.

"Fine." He could at least give her that much. She squealed and latched on, dragging him as they walked. "Hey, slow down! You know...this house looks boring. How would you like to help me decorate it for Halloween? Well, you and some others."

Her heart sank, though it didn't show. At first she thought he meant alone. But it still might be fun. Plus she would be the most useful one there since she could fly. "Um...I don't like to work, but if you ask for it, sure!"

"Great!" It was the closest thing to a date he would ask her to join him in for a while. He almost asked her alone but just couldn't seem to do it. "We'll start later today or tomorrow I guess."

"Is it true?"

"What do you think? It's not beyond her limits to do that."

"True, but how do we find out?"

Mihoshi, Ayeka, and Washu consorted in the living room. Sasami had long lost interest in Tenchi's underwear, it seemed a little gross to her. She decided it better just to cook the thought away. Each little gang member had their own reasons. Well, sort of. Mihoshi was just bored and wanted to prove what she saw. Ayeka was a fiery ball of rage, predictably. And Washu...well...she was just twisted in the ways she wanted to humiliate her daughter sometimes.

"There is one thing we can use." Washu laughed nervously. "Though, it was developed as a birthday gift for Nobuyuki I'll have you know. I don't use it myself!"

:"...Go on, Miss Washu." Ayeka wasn't sure she really wanted to know if it involved Nobuyuki, but for today's purpose she would have to deal with it.

"Well, you girls know how he is a pervert right? I made him an early Christmas present as long as he would promise not to use it on any of us. It's kind of a. sneak peek camera." She watched the blank stares around her. "You know..you can er..get it places unseen and take pictures."

Mihoshi giggled at the though. "Oh you make one for me?" She realized she'd said the wrong thing as they looked at her. Of course, she had made them think she was a pervert too. "I mean I could use one on the job..."

She was ignored. "Use it Washu! I beg you!"

"Well, I guess it would be a good idea to test it...all right princess. Let me rig it up." The genius stood and walked to her lab, half excited about the experiment and embarrassing Ryoko, and half afraid of how badly she might be beaten up by the girl.

Tenchi opened the door to let Ryoko in. After all, he could at least be a gentleman. Of course, he forgot that she was still attached to him, so she dragged him in and the door managed to slam on him on the way. "Ryoko...ow! Watch it..ow!!"

"Ooh! Sorry!" She let him go. "I didn't mean to hurt you my Tenchi!"

"Heh, it's okay...I think I'll go see what we have for Halloween stuff upstairs...why don't you watch TV? I'll be really fast up there."

"Okay!" Ryoko walked away though hesitantly and leaned over the couch where Ayeka and Mihoshi were now sitting. "What are you two goons watching?"

Ayeka ignored her. Mihoshi was only too eager to respond. "We're watching "The Lives of the Young and Beautiful Single People!" It's really interesting."

"Hmm." Ryoko shrugged. It wasn't too interesting to her. Only made her want Tenchi more.

Meanwhile, a tiny camera on the end of a very thin wire floated under Ryoko's robe, undetected. Inside Washu's lab, the mad scientist cackled as she piloted the little mechanism. "I feel so mean my little Ryoko...but I must find out!" She turned the camera to point up...and promptly fell out of her chair laughing.

Well, there is chapt 2!! I plan to actually get somewhere good next chapter...sorry if they are kind of dry...;; I'm getting somewhere, I promise!!