It was a warm evening and a very slow one at Round and Round Sound. A young, well built, man in his late teens/early twenties with messy auburn hair and sunglasses leaned against the counter with his head in his hands. Just then a blond girl around nineteen walked in. "Hey, Ryan." Said the blond girl as she walked through the store. Ryan simply waved to her and continued to slouch over the counter of the record store. Usually he was a sweet guy but today he seemed to have a lot on his mind. The girl came over to him and placed a hand on his shoulder. "Are you alright?"
"Yeah I'm fine,
Misty," Ryan answered, " I just have a lot on my mind today."
Accepting this answer, Misty went toward the back of the store. He
hadn't completely lied. He did have a lot on his mind and he could
only share it with someone who was currently in a whole other
country. For all he knew, his only true friend had died long ago. But
Ryan knew that if he had indeed passed away he died happily with a
loving family. Just then Ryan was thrown out of his trance by the
sound of the bell indicating someone had entered the store. He made
his way around the counter and approached an old man. "Can I help
you sir?" Ryan asked as he greeted the new customer. His smile fell
when the old man turned around and he saw his face.
"Hello,
Ryuka," said the old man now revealed to be Katsuhito Masaki,
"perhaps we should step outside." Ryan yelled to the back to
Misty to tell her he was stepping outside and followed
Katsuhito.
"Jesus, Yosho, what the hell are you doing here in
America?" Ryan shouted angrily.
Katsuhito kept his composure. "I need your help, Ryuka," Katsuhito said in a calm voice.
"OK, first, if you
wanna talk to me talk to me as Yosho, not as Katsuhito." With that
Katsuhito changed into his true form, that of the crown prince of
Jurai, Yosho.
"Now, will you talk to me in your true form?"
Yosho asked. Ryan sighed and looked to make sure no one was within
sight. His messy auburn hair became long and cyan colored. He removed
his sunglasses to reveal brown serpentine eyes. He was now Ryuka, a
man whose past was shrouded in mystery.
"So let me guess,"
Ryuka said as he sat next to Yosho, "You need my help cause there
is a great threat to the galaxy coming?"
"So you already know that he is coming."
"I also know that Ryoko is out, no doubt let out by your grandson Tenchi."
"Even with Tenchi in possession of the sword, as well as help from Ayeka and Ryoko, there is no way we can hope to defeat Kagato."
"Kagato!" Ryuka shouted, "I thought he was…"
"He was, but there is no mistake in what I have sensed."
"Damn it, a clone?"
"No I feel that this time he is real, and if that is true we have no chance of defeating him in his true form without your help." Ryuka stood up and clenched his fists tightly. Finally arriving to a conclusion he knew what he had to do.
"I'll go back to Japan with you, but I can't use my powers. If I do, something far worse than Kagato will come." Yosho nodded with understanding and the two warriors started their journey back to the land of the rising sun.
