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Chapter Eleven.

Ryoko waited until Ryuka was fast asleep to put on her clothes and go down stairs to be with the others.

"How's he doing, Ryoko?" asked Tenchi.

"Sleepen' like a baby." she answered.

"What was all that nonsense earlier, Ryoko?" demanded Ayeka.

"Oh that? We weren't doing anything, honest, we were just playing." answered Ryoko in a teasing, funny voice. Ayeka growled at Ryoko, not finding it funny.

"You did it just to play around with my head, didn't you, you wench!?" she shouted.

"Yeah?! What of it?!" replied Ryoko.

"Girls! Girls! Calm down! Ryuka's sleeping." intervened Tenchi. Ryoko stopped at once and sat on the couch. Ayeka was still fuming about being made a fool of.

"Relax, Princess. I was just trynna give the kid a laugh. He's had a hard day." explained Ryoko calmly.

"Oh fine…" sighed Ayeka.

Washu sat on the couch and looked at them.

"All of you, come here." she said. They all gathered around the tiny genius and listened intently. "Are any of you curious as to how Ryuka ended up in his position?"

"I am." replied Ryoko sternly, almost immediately.

"You have to promise not to tell him this. Got it?" They all nodded. "About a day before Ryoko found Ryuka, one of my projects got loose." They all gasped loudly, and Washu suddenly found herself being shaken very violently five feet above the couch.

"You mean it was you!!?" screamed Ryoko, pushing her mother front and forth in the air.

"Now- Hold- On- A- Min-ute- R-yo-ko!" she was able to say between shakes. Ryoko stopped waving her around and held her face close to hers.

"Explain." she stated plainly.

"A life form I was studying got loose some how and I fear that that's what injured Ryuka. You see, it's a very brutal, savage creature that feeds on the power of its victims. It almost got Ryuka, but it probably sensed something more powerful than it, most likely Ryoko, the only one there at the time, and ran off. But I fear that it could have gotten stronger by now and we have to be careful." she explained.

"WE REALLY NEED TO KEEP YOU ON A LEASH, YOU KNOW THAT?!" Ryoko exploded.

"Don't you scold your mother for doing her work!" she retorted loudly.

"More than half the time your work almost gets everybody killed!" replied Ryoko angrily.

"That's not my fault!"

"It IS your fault!"

Just then, a loud boom could be heard throughout the Masaki household.

"What on Earth was that?" questioned Ayeka.

"I think Mihoshi said she would be back from her mission around this time." answered Tenchi.

"Mihoshi!?" screamed Ryoko, who instantly transported into her room, grabbed Ryuka and was just able to teleport out before a giant space ship crashed into her room, and half of the rest of the house. The pond next it spouted out like a giant geyser, soaking everything and everyone.

"I'm so SAWRY!!" exclaimed the blonde haired, blue eyed Galaxy Police agent.

"Mihoshi, why don't you ever learn how to land that thing!?" shouted Ryoko, who had a wide awake Ryuka in her arms.

"Wuh!? Wuh? Wuh!?" blabbered out a confused Ryuka, quickly moving his head in multiple directions.

"Ryuka, are you alright?" asked Ryoko.

"Y-Yeah." he stammered out.

"Damn it, Mihoshi, it's a wonder none of us are all dead by now!" she screamed.

"I'm s-sorry!" whimpered the bronze skinned woman. Ryoko sighed loudly and sat Ryuka down on the couch.

***

An awakened Sasami made tea for everyone. And everyone definitely needed it.

"So…You're a- space policewoman?" asked Ryuka interestedly.

"Yup!" replied Mihoshi. "I go all over the universe stopping bad guys!" She stood up dramatically as she said it and splashed her tea all over Ryoko, who grew angrier and angrier. "Oops! Sorry, Ryoko!"

The only thing keeping Ryoko from chasing Mihoshi all over the ruined house was Tenchi sitting right next to her, trying to calm her down.

"It's okay, Ryoko, she didn't hurt anybody." he stated.

"If I was half a second later, that boy would be dead!" she screamed at Mihoshi and pointed to Ryuka.

"I'm sorry, Ryoko!" Mihoshi was bending over slightly, waving her hands in front of her face. "I didn't do it on purpose- Wah!" Mihoshi slipped on some of the spilt tea and fell flat on her face, sending Ryoko into an uproar.

"Ha!! Hahaha!" she burst out.

"Owweee…" groaned out Mihoshi.

Ryuka looked at the situation. Did this sort of thing happen often?

Nobody even noticed that Washu wasn't in the room anymore.