Author's Notes: Everybody seems to love this fanfic. There aren't any flamers in any of my 20 (or 21) reviews! I am the worst in battle fanfics so here goes. Anyways, Sasami's been kidnapped by Kagato and it is up to the crew to save her. The fight is going to be strong as Kagato uses Ryoko to control the Heartless. They have to fight Kagato to get both Sasami and Ryoko back. In addition, Tenchi's got a mysterious power and Riku FINALLY uses his keyblade that Sailor Pluto gave him. Oh yeah one last thing, Tenchi Muyo/Anime fans, enjoy.

Chapter 07: No Need for Riku, Pt. III

Little Sasami's gone, taken away by the evil Kagato. Riku and Ryohki rushes to tell Sasami's sister, Ayeka, what just happened.

"Ayeka!" Riku cries out of the house. There, he sees Ayeka rushing downstairs.

"What is it, Riku?"

"Sasami's been kidnapped by Kagato!"

Ayeka gasped at the moment. Then, she fainted. "No! Why Sasami?"

………..

At Yosho's Shine

Ayeka, Riku, Ryohki, Ryoko, Washu, Tenchi, and Mihoshi were gathering together at Yosho's shrine.

"Okay, we only have one shot at this", Washu asked, "Do you guys got a plan to get to space?"

"I know, we can take Ryohki," Ryoko said as she holds Ryohki by the collar. Ryohki begins to meow like she was in pain. "What's a matter, Ryohki?" Ryohki meowed something to Ryoko, "What! You're scare of Kagato?"

"I got it, we can take my ship," Mihoshi winked.

"How we take a ship that is already broken down?" Ayeka murmured at Mihoshi.

Mihoshi put her finger in her mouth in confusion. "Oh, I forgot about that."

"We only have one hope," Washu submitted, "Ryohki, you are the only one who can take us to space, think you can do it?" Ryohki nodded her head 'no' to Washu. "Godly, this is more difficult than I thought."

"Ryohki, you have to take us to Kagato; otherwise, you may never see Sasami again," Riku explained to the cabbit. Riku was trying to make her remember, "She saved you, remember?"

"Meow!" Ryohki replied. She finally agrees to take them. The cabbit transforms into a ship. Yosho walks to his grandson, Tenchi, for advice and something that he needs to give him.

"Tenchi?"

"Yes, grandpa?"

"Take this."

Yosho takes out this wooden stick that is pierced with red gems of Ryoko. He gives it to Tenchi. "This is to honor our Masaki clan with great spirit. Please, fight for all of us!"

"I will," Tenchi replied, "and I will get Sasami back, I promise." Tenchi takes the sword out of Yosho's hands and went onboard of Ryohki with Ayeka, Ryoko, and Mihoshi.

"We should find the location to Kagato's hideout by using my computer," Washu replied.

"What about a lighthawks?" Riku asked.

"Lighthawks?"

"Yeah, Kagato says that you have to bring the lighthawks to him," Riku said.

"Well, I don't have the lighthawks," Washu uttered as she closed her eyes, "I never had them in the first place."

"Hmmm…" Riku ponders on what to do now.

"Hey, get your butts on this ship right now!" Ryoko yelled outside the ship.

The two of them looked at Ryoko in stupidity. "Why did even I bother creating her?" Washu asked as she walked to the ship.

Riku started walking, but Yosho pulled him back. He said to Riku with great wisdom, "My boy, you are landing in the land of darkness, but even in the deepest of darkness, one is chosen to guide the light."

"Riku, we have no time, hurry!" Ayeka yelled.

"I gotta get going," Riku said to him. He walked off to the ship, and Ryohki begins to blast off to space.

Space

Ryoko, the commander, is leading Ryohki to Kagato's place.

"We're almost there," Washu said, typing the location on her screen computer.

"Oh my!" Mihoshi shouted as she looked through the window. "Look!"

They looked out the window, and saw a 'ship graveyard.' Near them were broken down ships everywhere, and it was all done by Kagato.

"What happened to the ships?" Tenchi responded.

"This tragedy has Kagato's name all over it!" Washu said.

"WATCH OUT!" Ayeka pointed at front. There was something that just attacked them.

"What the hell was that!" Ryoko yelled out.

"Something's shooting at us!" Washu replied.

The shot hits them again. Ayeka was getting very angry by this petite ambush. "Time to bring out the heavy wood! Azaka! Kamadake!"

"Yes ma'am," united the two wooden, robotic Juraian guards.

"Engage force field on Ryohki, now!"

"Yes, ma'am!"

The two worked together to make a powerful shield over Ryohki.

"Okay, Ryohki, you're good to go!" Ryoko replied happily.

"Meow!" Ryohki said. She went full speed to Kagato's hideout. The place they see before them is like hell… Darkness was everywhere. It's was Kagato's unfortunate spaceship, Souja.

"Is everyone ready?" Tenchi asked them. Everyone nodded as soon as they got off the ship and into Kagato's spaceship. Ryohki was all alone outside. As they stumbled forward through the throne room, they heard the organs playing.

"What was that?" Riku asked. Washu shushed him. The lights lit up like the heaven above. Upstairs, was Kagato playing on the organs. The organ stopped playing it music and Kagato turned around at the nine of them.

"So you have arrived, Keyblade master?" Kagato said as he got up from his seat. "…and you brought the whole party with you. Sorry, I didn't bring any dip and chips."

"Cut the small act," Riku said in an irritated way. "Where's Sasami?"

"Is she that important to you? Is she the one that you may risk your life to?"

"Yes, Sasami is my friend. She's the one that saw the true me inside. As long Sasami is here with me, all esteems are useless."

"Pathetic. Now, where did I hear that before? Maybe I heard that when you join the Heartless to get Kairi's heart back?"

"Shut up, that was a long time ago!"

"Lighten up. Honestly, Riku, you'll never be anyone, but Ansem's little fool."

"How did you know about-?"

"Ansem, the seeker of darkness. He ruled his own world that he had great hopes for. Yet, he given his heart over to darkness, and he soon finds you the boy who holds the keyblade. You were the true keyblade master, but now, a useless, little boy. "

"Stop playing with my mind, you idiot."

"That's not how you address royalty, brat!" Kagato chuckled. "I am only telling the truth!"

"Kagato, who are you!" Ayeka yelled.

"I was current Juraian emperor, until your brother came and took my throne. I wanted it back, but he resigned me not to, then I process the dark powers to rule Jurai once again. I possessed Ryoko under my control, and willingly, she attacked Jurai."

"So, it was you who made me do that?" Ryoko clenched in anger.

"Yes, and I will do it again. I will lure you into my greatest plan yet!" Kagato spoke up as he got down the steps. "Since I can't rule Jurai, I think I got a new target!"

"Earth?" Ayeka responded.

"Now it's all going to plan," Washu replied, "he brought us here because he might suspect us to ruin his plans on destroying the planet, Earth."

"Precisely. Now, I got you all were I wanted you. But first, there are things that has to be done-" Kagato uses his psychokinetic powers and pulls Ryoko in front of him. Kagato pointed his two fingers towards Ryoko's forehead. Shocks came out of her forehead and possess her to death. "You are the one that can control the Heartless. Open your heart to the darkness!" Kagato freed Ryoko's mind and memory. Ryoko's eyes turned red, and she knelt down in pain. The power was too strong for her. At that moment, Kagato wrapped her body with roots coming down at the floor. Ryoko begins to scream for horror. As she did, the phantom-like Heartless comes out to play.

"Ryoko…" Tenchi whispers softly as he sees Ryoko in a trance.

"Finally my creations come complete," Kagato replied. "It's all over. Heartless attack!" Kagato pointed at his eight targets and the Heartless started surrounding them. Riku takes out his weapon, Halberd, and aims it at the Heartless. Still, another one takes its place.

"As long as Ryoko is under control by Kagato, nothing can stop them!" yelled Washu.

"We have no choice! Azaka! Kamadake!" Ayeka yelled as she points at the two guardians, "engage another force field, now!"

"Yes, ma'am!" the two answered to Ayeka's commands and the force field begins to stop the Heartless from attacking them.

"We can escape if we have a chance," Washu replied.

"No, we can't leave Sasami and Ryoko here!" Tenchi responded.

"There has got to be a way that we can get rid of these dark-looking creatures," Mihoshi exclaimed as she shoots at one of them.

Riku cannot outstand this anymore. He cannot be hiding from the Heartless anymore. He has a dear friend who needs saving; he has no time to be standing around. "I'm going in!" Riku got outside the force field and headed towards Kagato himself.

"Riku!" Ayeka called. The Heartless started to break the barrier.

"Ayeka, keep the force field going, I got to fight with Riku!" Tenchi called, going outside the barrier.

"Okay, Tenchi, be careful!"

Tenchi goes forward and runs beside Riku. The two of them looks at each other, at that moment, something appears on both of their faces…a smile. The two pulled out their weapons in front them. Riku pulled out the Halberd and Tenchi pulls out this wooden stick that his grandpa gave him. Suddenly, that wooden stick turned into a lightsword. As they charged into Kagato in an ambush, Kagato suddenly disappears like clouds of dust. The only thing that was left of him was his coat that he was wearing, laying on the floor. The two thought it was over.

"Sorry, but your little approaches won't even stop the mightiest of beings!" Kagato replied as he appears unharmed. He realized something, "I see the boy also has the sword, the sword of the Jurai royal family."

"What?" Ayeka was shocked to here it. "Tenchi's a Juraian?"

"But why does it obey to a human being?" Kagato ponders, "No matter, I will destroy you!" Kagato takes out his lightsword and aims it straight at Tenchi. The two went face-to-face in an ultimate sword battle that the world has ever seen. "You're a little overconfidence, aren't you, boy?" Kagato swing his sword harshly at Tenchi's sword, and starts the second attack at his chest. "Allow me to introduce what true Juraian power is!" Kagato stabs his sword into Tenchi's heart. He pulls his sword out and kicks him down the steps.

"Tenchi!" Ayeka cries out. They all watched as Tenchi falls down the steps. As he reached the bottom, Tenchi landed in a serious coma. Riku looks at Kagato with rage as he starts to attack on Kagato. Yet, Kagato was still invincible. Kagato shielded himself from Riku's attacks.

Tenchi's Consciousness

Tenchi's blood started mixing in his sweat. His consciences started to regain and he was wondering where he was, "Am I in heaven?"

A woman appeared out of nowhere and says, "No Tenchi Masaki, you are inside my ship."

"Whoa, who are you?"

"I am Tsunami, and you are inside of me," she explained.

"Inside…" Tenchi was still confused, then he starts to get it, "You're ship's name is Tsunami."

"Yes, I am the human form of the ship, Tsunami."

Tenchi remembers something, and he has to do it fast. "Where's everybody?"

"They are still in Kagato's ship," Tsunami answered as she shows an image of everyone being attack in every way, "they truly need your help."

"Take me back!"

"A wise choice, Lord Tenchi…" Tsunami comes up to Tenchi and touches her forehead on his. "Tenchi, I have the lighthawks. Please Tenchi, save everyone, including Riku."

'Riku?' Tenchi thought to himself in confusion, 'How does she know about Riku?'

"You have to trust in your own power…"

A light shines in front of Tenchi, and he's back on the ship with every else. He regains back his conscience, and he is back on his feet again.

"Tenchi's alive," Washu recalled. The girls saw that Tenchi is back to life. They were so relieved that he is alright.

Tenchi sees as Riku's battling with Kagato upstairs. It looks from here that Kagato is winning. Kagato is pushing Riku towards Ryoko while an electrified barrier is covered in front of her. Riku gets shock by it as Kagato chokes him. He pushes Riku back more forward the barrier so he would die.

"I had enough of little children, time to die, you impudent, little insect!"

Tenchi comes up to Kagato and hits him on the back. Kagato lost his grip over Riku, and Riku got out of the barriers as soon as possible. Then, Kagato came forth and got shock by the electrified barriers. He moves off of the barrier just in time for Tenchi slash. He soon sees Tenchi looking at him in a glare, "So, you're still alive?"

"Yes, I am more alive than ever," Tenchi scorned as he got out his lightsword. The three lighthawks that Tsunami gave him started to light up and transforms into the Kou-oh-yoku. Tenchi also transforms into 'Juraian knight mode.'

"Tenchi used Tsunami's power," Washu announced.

"Impossible, how a mere human can even holds Jurai's true power?" Kagato questioned in surprise.

"Take a hint: I used my own heart, and I promised it to defeat any kind of darkness that stands in my way."

"You fool, don't you see yet that the darkness overrules the light?"

"Darkness may take over the light, but light has it way to come through!"

"A foolish sentiment." Kagato chuckles evilly as he duplicates Ryoko's power and blast it at Tenchi. Unfortunately, Tenchi uses his shield against the attacks and sends it right back at Kagato. Kagato transcends his lightsword in his hand and attacks Tenchi one last time. Tenchi uses his lightsword to repel all of Kagato's attacks. Tenchi fought back and took Kagato's sword right out of his hand.

"Riku, use the Timeblade…" a voice of Tsunami told Riku. He didn't know who exact said it, but he followed her commands and takes out the keyblade that Sailor Pluto gave him. Riku used it on Kagato and time stops as he touches it. Riku came up to Kagato and slowly slice and dice him one by one. He flips out of the way and it started to happen in action. Riku's Timeblade had sudden effect on Kagato. He was, alas, defeated by Tenchi and Riku. Kagato disappeared and so did the control over Ryoko, the Heartless, and his heart.

"We did it!" Mihoshi yelled happily as she jumped up in merriment. "We defeated Kagato and those scary-looking creatures!"

"Yep, and those two make a hell of an awesome team," Washu commented.

Riku and Tenchi look at each other and shake hands. Still something bothered them, something that they forgot.

"Oh no, where's Sasami?" Riku asked. Everybody startled, and they start calling for Sasami.

"I've checked everywhere, Sasami is nowhere to be found in this world," Washu replied as she scanned the locator on her screen computer. Riku kneels down and closed his eyes in disbelief. He bangs on the floor really hard and wonders why it was his fault that Sasami is gone…

Footnotes:

1. Yosho is Tenchi's grandfather. (In Jiminy Cricket's notes: Yosho was a prince and emperor of the Jurai royal family. But right after Space Pirate Ryoko attacked Planet Jurai, he starts a new life on Earth for peace. Even though, he aged, he gave his own sword to his grandson Tenchi to save the Sasami and the Earth.)

2. Azaka (the blue one) and Kamadake (the red one) are humans, only trapped in wooden robots. The two have different personalities and they both work together as a team. Their orders and purposes are to protect the princesses, Ayeka and Sasami, especially Ayeka. Both of them are Juraian guards and the only thing they long for is 'peace.'

3. Kagato's ship is named 'Souja.'

4. Kou-oh-yoku is the seed is needed for Tenchi to turn into 'Juraian knight mode.'

5. Timeblade's true power is when you touch it, time slowly stops. One, who holds it, rapidly attacks its opponent. Then, time takes presence and the attack starts to take effect.

6. Sasami is still missing…