In the Mind of A Pirate

by Ryoko-Himesama

Chapter Four- Final Battle

Ryoko and Ayeka ran through the halls of the Soja, blasting all the monsters Kagato sent their way. Finally, they arrived in the bridge of Soja. Kagato greeted them and Ryoko quickly attempted to kill him. To her dismay, she realized she had killed only a shadow. In a few moments, he had her by the neck and was insulting her once again. Ryoko felt a coldness sweeping up her arm and across her body. She looked down.

"Kagato, don't. . . my arm."

But Kagato wouldn't stop and in mere moments, Ryoko was nothing more then a stone statue.

Ryoko opened her eyes and looked around. Someone was circling her and making rude comments about her. Ryoko grabbed the red-haired maniac by the neck and snapped right back at her. Then, the midget said something so amazing, so unexpected, that Ryoko could only stare in shock as the girl wiggled away.

"No way." thought Ryoko, "She couldn't be my mother. I don't have a mother. I was created by Kagato."

The maniac just kept talking and if Ryoko heard her right, she could read her mind and she knew all about Tenchi! Of course, when the girl elaborated, Ryoko angerly put her light sabor to her throat.

"Mother or not, she has no right to jump into my head!" thought Ryoko.

Finally, Mihoushi convinced Ryoko to leave "Washu" be. Ryoko turned to go, but Washu just had to get one more comment in.

"Ryoko, could you please, do you think you could call me mom?"

Ryoko vanished and disappeared.

She reappeared in front of Kagato and the two began fighting. Of course, Ayeka was making things difficult.

"Why did she have to come, she's in my way. If I use enough power to destroy Kagato, she'll be killed too, and I'd never let another innocent human die if I could prevent it."

Ryoko noticed Ayeka's specialty shield appear around Kagato.

"Maybe she's not as useless as I thought." thought Ryoko.

She used her light sabor to knock a nearby pillar on Kagato, then went to investigate the damage she had caused her "master." Out of nowhere, a hand grabbed her foot and she was flung onto the pillar. She coughed up blood, but merged with the pillar before Kagato could attack again. She grabbed him and attempted to crush him, but somehow he was able to crush her stone hand instead. The pillar fell apart around and Ryoko fell downward. She heard Ayeka a scream and turned to see the stone fragments falling toward the princess. Ryoko phased next to Ayeka, picked her up, and phased them both to safety without even thinking about it. Kagato attacked again. Ryoko tried to protect herself and Ayeka, but failed and was thrown against a stone wall.

Kagato slowly walked toward Ayeka and she sunk into the ground. Kagato vanished with her.

 Ryoko stared, confused, then decided to count her blessings and attack Kagato full force when he returned.  Before he came back, however, Ryoko sensed a change in the Soja and her power began to drain from her.  Soon she was too weak to even stand and it was then that Kagato reappeared.  He payed her no heed, but activated the monitor in time for Ryoko to see a marvelous site.  The Tsunami ship with ten wings of the lighthawk.  Kagato mumbled something, but Ryoko ignored him.

"That is the most powerful of all ships." she said in awe.

       Then, Kagato's shadow fell over her and she knew she had failed.

"There is one final use for you.  When you lose conciousness all the power in your gems will be so just to use."

       Kagato picked her up by the head.  Ryoko realized to her shock that he meant to kill her this time for the purpose of using her gems to capture Tsunami and thus gain the whole universe.  In the end, she could not avenge her love.

"I'm sorry, Tenchi." said Ryoko before she closed her eyes to accept death.

       Suddenly, the pain in her was gone.  Ryoko opened her eyes, believing hers

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