Adrift In Space Chapter 6 Meetings and Agreements Disclaimer: This episode of Tenchi Muyo! Is of my own creation. I do not own any portion of Tenchi Muyo. "Tenchi Muyo!" And all related characters, names, etc. Are 1992-2006 AIC Inc. And Pioneer LDC. All rights reserved.
Ryoko looked at her double as she sat down across the table from her. Apart from the two scars running under Minagi's eyes and down across her cheeks. You couldn't tell one from the other.
"So, It must be true that Ayeka & Tenchi are missing?. Or otherwise I wouldn't of expected to run into you in this part of the Galaxy." Minagi watched as Ryoko give no reply.
"You know, I hear that Jurai have scaled down the search for them." This time Ryoko replied.
"Dam it! What the hell is Azusa thinking! It's that old farts fault in the first place! Ordering Tenchi to act like some snotty noise prince." Ryoko slammed her glass on to the table before topping it up from the bottle of Saki. While muttering rude things about one King of Jurai.
"Well the word is that the Daluma guild are up scaling there raids on the outer ring worlds. It seems reusable that Jurai seen more ships to protected the people from the pirates"
"Who the hell is the Daluma guild?" Asked Ryoko. "Don't know that much about them, All I know is that they hired almost every pirate in the Galaxy. They even ask me to join them! The how dare they!. Don't they know I am a good pirate!" Huffed Minagi.
"The worst thing is that I have not plunded anything for the last 2 months! And because of them I am down to my last 20 credits!" Minagi leaned back a pinched the bridge of her nose. "What am I going to do?"
"Pardon me, But I overhead about your problem. I hear there's a big reward out for the capture of the guild" Said the waitress as she placed down the drink that Minagi had ordered before spotting Ryoko in the corner. "There's a reward?" Ask Minagi.
"Yes, As I understand that the trade council along with both the GXP and the Juraian Royal Family have put up the reward money" Said the waitress.
"How much?" Asked Ryoko. "I believe that it's around 10 million credits" The waitress said calmly. "10 million!" Cried both Ryoko and Minagi at the same time. The waitress nodded before going back to the bar.
"10 million! Wow I could do with that! That's it! I become a bounty hunter!" Said Minagi "Well good luck" Ryoko start to get up to leave with Ryo-Ohki still asleep in her arms. "Wait!" cried Minagi. Ryoko stopped and looked back at her double.
"Why don't we team up!" Minagi spoke more in hope then anything. "Team up?" Question Ryoko. "Yes, You and me. We can spilt the reward 50-50! What do you say?" Minagi looked at Ryoko with pleading eye's. "I can't, I have to find Tenchi" Ryoko looked away from Minagi. "But we can do that at the same time, Also we can use my ship Hinase. Instead of Ryo-Ohki. She looks completely worn out the poor thing" Ryoko looked down at the little cabbit in her arms. It was true that she had being pushing Ryo-Ohki hard the last couple of weeks. Maybe Minagi had a point, Also she could do with the company. Ryoko had felt lonely on her own. "Ok but I call the shots" Said Ryoko as she started to exit the bar. "Yay!" Cried Minagi "We make a great team!" Minagi jumped up and ran after Ryoko. "One more thing Minagi"
"Yes?" Asked Minagi. "It's 70-30" With that they started walking again. It took a couple of seconds before Minagi realised what Ryoko had just said. "Hey wait! What do you mean 70-30! Ryoko!"
Mihoshi was standing in the Masaki's house kitchen. It like the rest of the house was empty. Only Herself and Washu where left. Sasami had left with her Mothers three days ago. Katsuhito did join them for the evening meal but most of the time stayed at the Shine.
"So empty" Spoke Mihoshi. She took out some of the leftovers from last nights meal and made herself a small plate of food. Walking back to the main room she spotted Washu watching the news.
"Hope's are fading for the safety of her Royal Highness Princess Ayeka and Prince Tenchi. It has been almost 4 weeks since the disappearance of the Royal space Tree Ryu-Oh. As we reported a couple of days ago the Juraian Navy scaled down there search. The Royal Family have said that they have not giving up hope of finding Ryu-Oh. A small number of ships will continue to search the others will be ordered to petrol the outer systems to keep the Daluma guild at bay. This is Karra Chuzro reporting for JNN News" With that Washu switched off the TV.
"So it's true they have giving up?" Asked Mihoshi as she sat down across from Washu. The red head girl leaned back with both arms behind her back. "No Mihoshi, It's just this dam Daluma guild that is on the rampage." "Oh! That's right, I hear that they attacked a Farming colony just two days ago. When the GXP got there the whole planet was striped bare!"
"Well I guest they need a lot of food to feed all the pirates" Replied Washu who was staring up at the spot where Ryoko would sleep. "Do…do you think they will come back? Not just Tenchi and Ayeka but Sasami Ryo-Ohki and Ryoko?" Washu took her eye's away from Ryoko's sleeping spot and looked over to Mihoshi who was now looking out towards the lake.
"I can grantee that we will all meet again" Mihoshi looked back at Washu and nod before replying "Really?" she ask. "Yup….One day" Said Washu as she watch Mihoshi as she smiled before looking back out to the lake lost in her own thoughts. Washu was left to her own thoughts. She couldn't help but think back to the night before the Juraian Queens turned up.
Flashback to the night before the Queens came.
Washu looked up from her computer screen. She could tell there was some one behind her. Some one who could never hide from her. "Come out, You know it's no good hiding from me of all people" Out of the dark shadows came a tall graceful woman. Who if anyone laid eyes on her would say she was a goddess. In fact she was. "Hello Sister. Please excuse my rudeness for coming like this." spoke the goddess of Jurai Tsunami herself! "So what brings my cute little sister here tonight?" It was more of a question than a query. Tsunami came closer to Washu before speaking. "Washu" She started to speak but could she the hard look her sister was giving her. "Sorry little Washu" Corrected Tsunami. "You know that Funaho and Misaki are on there way here and the reason why?"
"If your talking about Tenchi and Ayeka? Then yes I do know what happen and who was behind it" Washu give her younger sister a hard look, As she waited for Tsunami's reply. "I have come here to ask that you do not interfere in this matter. I have been working towards this for centuries, And you know what we agreed not to get involved in each other's work"
"But you got involved in my work" Said Washu who was now sitting with both hands holding her floating cushion and swinging her legs. "Yes I do. But you forget dear sister that if I had not, All of what you had worked for would have been lost in the blink of an eye" Tsunami was giving Washu her best 'poker' face at this point. Washu knew that there was nothing she could do. Yes she owned Tsunami for what she had done.
"Ok I will leave this to you. But I am not happy about it. I will not interfere" Washu knew this was now out of her hands. All so could do is watch and wait. Was her sister close to what they where all looking for? Time would tell. "Thank you sister" Tsunami was about to leave when Washu spoke again "Does Sasami know about this?" Tsunami shock her head. "She knows nothing about any of this I have blocked that from her Until she is ready to understand everything" With that she disappeared from sight. 'I hope you are right about this, As I am too tired to keep looking anymore'
"New Year's party?" Question Tenchi as he and Ayeka where sitting down to a meal. "Yes, I notice that it's a couple of days away and I know it was your favourite holiday, So I thought we could still enjoy the coming of the New Year" Replied Ayeka who then picked up her tea cup and bringing it to her lips. "I think that's a great idea. It's a pity we can't visit the shine his year" Said Tenchi.
Ayeka looked up from her cup and notice Tenchi watching her. At the moment she made eye contact he looked away. Ayeka notice he had been doing that a lot lately. She let that though go and return to what they where talking about. "Yes, I loved watching the sunrise on the first day of the new year and seeing all the visitors at the shine in there kimono's" The pair continued to make plains for there small almost intermit New Years party.
Both unaware of what was to come from it.
Yes I am alive! After 9 months! Ok here's why it's took so long to get back to this. First my PC completely died on me back at the end of April and I lost everything on it. Like my notes for this story along with a half finished chapter. It took me 4 months. To save up the money to buy a new PC. By this time I had lost interest in writing some what. But I am back and I will finish this story, long with the sequel.
See you soon V