Section 10: The Gentleman Pirate

"WHY?" whined Tenchi as Ryoko and Aeka continued arguing. At least now Ryoko was wearing a towel.

"Let's not fight!" Mihoshi pleaded teary eyed.

"Tenchi-sama would you like to go somewhere less noisy?" asked Noike, concerned for his sanity.

"W-w-what?" Aeka gasped at the suggestiveness of the statement.

"Tenchi isn't going anywhere!" shouted Ryoko.

"Why are you all in here?" shouted an angry Tennyo.

"Tenchi, you poor thing." sighed Airi. "I don't know how you can live with this sort of thing everyday."

"Heehee!" smiled Sasami, "It's not always this bad! I think it's just because it's such a special occasion."

"Mreow!" smiled Ryo-Ohki as Washu patted her head.

"Looks like you don't have Ryo-Ohki's carrot fields to save you now, eh Tenchi?" Washu smirked. Mihoshi, Aeka, and Ryoko were now all arguing when suddenly two distinct splashes were heard.

"Azrael." demanded Hate, "Where are the others?"

"Um." Azrael noticed that they seemed to have landed in an onsen.

"Oh my…" Hate noticed too.

"Who the hell are you guys?" asked Ryoko.

"AAAAAAHH!" screamed Aeka and Mihoshi.

"You're hot." Azrael smiled at Ryoko.

"Bastard!" Hate shouted before shooting him in the chest with his handgun.

"GAH! AHHH!" the half dragon looking man gurgled and screamed as he hit the water.

"THAT'S FOR BEING SO RUDE! DICK!" shouted Hate before kicking Azrael and then putting his hand over his one eye, "I apologize." he bowed, "Would any of you be so kind as to lead me out of this facility?"

Of course everyone was shocked that he had just mortally wounded a man.

"What are you doing here?" demanded Tenchi as he stood from the bath. Of course he had a towel on.

"Wait a minute!" noticed Mihoshi, "That man is A class criminal Hate Zombie! He's a greatly feared pirate!"

"Thank you." Hate smiled, still with one hand over his eyes, "I am honored that such a beautiful young lady knows my name."

"Oh my!" Mihoshi blushed.

"Mihoshi!" shouted Noike. Just then Airi stood up and marched over to punch him in the face. Amazingly with his eye still covered he leaped onto the roof of the dressing room, avoiding the hit.

"Tenchi!" cried Tennyo, "Protect me!" she said as she grabbed his arm and stood behind him.

"Me too!" whined Airi as she leaped at the son of her daughter. "I'm frightened!"

"Oh boy." sweat dropped Tenchi.

"What the hell?" Ryoko shouted at the two. Noike was already pulling Azrael out of the bath to tend to his wounds when Hate finally removed his hand.

"I must applaud you, young man, for having so many lovely ladies being so fond of you!" Hate smiled calmly, a rare sight.

"That's it!" shouted Ryoko, "I'm kicking your ass!"

"I apologize, but I am in a bit of a hurry." he sighed.

"You're not going anywhere." Ryoko smirked.

"What's going on?" shouted Tenchi, "Why are you here?"

"He must be after the fabled treasure." Noike suggested, "Father told me that there is an ancient treasure here, below the cliffs by the sea, left over from long ago."

"A treasure?" said Tenchi, now with Airi, Tennyo, Washu, Sasami, Ryo-Ohki, and Aeka all huddled about him for "protection".

"Yes, it supposedly has the power to change the world." Noike concluded, "No doubt he wants it for himself."

"You're absolutely right!" smiled Hate atop the roof. Without warning a blast of energy shot from Ryoko at the pirate from planet O, a blast which he easily dodged by flying into the air.

"He can fly?" gasped Sasami.

"Bastard!" Ryoko flew up after him and began shooting rapid fire, all of which he dodged with some effort.

"Haha!" he smirked. Ryoko formed her energy sword before darting at him for a slice, which was somehow blocked by a strange shield.

"Impossible." commented Washu before turning to look at Sasami.

"Wh… What the hell?" said Ryoko as she flew backwards several feet and began preparing a massive blast attack.

"Showtime." grinned Hate as he removed his eye patch.

Everyone gasped.

When Tonigawa and his men landed there were several authority-type-looking Juraians waiting. They accepted the package but seemed a bit unnerved by the pirate ship that got so close while they were more or less unprotected. Tonigawa informed them that some of the occupants fled there and asked permission to pursue them, but was cut off at the end when a man came running in shouting about a battle in one of the favored onsens. Shocking as this was, Tonigawa pushed the guards aside and made a run for it. When Jimmi and Goddamis tried to follow they were held back by the guards as several more ran off to stop the intruder and one went to stop Tonigawa.

"GET BACK HERE! This is a restricted area!" shouted the guard.

"GP business yo!" shouted Tonigawa as he outran the physically enhanced man.