This fan fiction occurs after the events of Tenchi the Movie 2: The Daughter of Darkness (aka "Manatsu no Eve" [Midsummer's Eve]). It is also based on the OAVs and other tidbits of the Tenchi Muyo! Universes. The Tenchi Muyo! Universes and characters are the creation and possession of AIC and Pioneer. I do not claim them. The Tenchi Muyo! Universes and characters are the creation and possession of AIC and Pioneer. I do not claim them. But I wrote the storyline to "The Dark Jurai". This chapter contains some graphic violence. The Dark Jurai - Chapter 6 - "Last Moments of Peace" by Timothy Turner email: juraijin@email.com http://www.angelfire.com/tx3/animekoku/index.html Tenchi remained calm as he stared at the Dark Jurai man. Ryoko was still shaken and very upset. "Ryoko, go get the Tenchiken and my battle ring. They are in a shoebox under my bed. I'll keep this man distracted. Go!," Tenchi requested. Ryoko complied and teleported to Tenchi's room. Tenchi still looked at the man calmly, "Who are you? And why have you come here?" "I have come to assess the amount of force necessary to bring this planet to its knees. It is amazing the Light Jurai have not military occupied this planet and subjected it to the emperor's rule. This planet, Earth as you call it, IS in Light Jurai territory," the man replied. "We Light Jurai do not pleasure in ruling people with tyranny. Primitive as this planet's technology is, I love it. This place is my home." "The young prince, Tenchi..." the man went on, "Is Tenchi your name?" "That's right. What do you want with me?" "TO KILL YOU!," the man charged at Tenchi with the same speed technique that Tenchi had trained in. Tenchi charged at the man as well. The prince threw a punch at the man but it was dodged. The Dark Jurai martial artist ran behind Tenchi and kicked him in the back. Tenchi screamed as he flew into a beam of the porch and broke it. "TENCHI!," Ryoko yelled as she teleported to Tenchi's side, "Here you are...," she slipped Tenchi's battle ring onto his ring finger and put the Tenchiken in his hands, "That man is of low rank. Defeat him! I believe in you!!" Tenchi activated his ring and changed into the battle armor. The Tenchiken's blade materialized. The Dark Jurai man's mouth dropped open, "It's the Tenchiken!" Tenchi ran at blinding speed and swept the Tenchiken at the man, cutting him in two. The martial artist never knew what hit him. All of a sudden, two other Dark Jurai men teleported to the ground. Ryoko assumed a fighting stance, "These men are of middle rank. You beat a low ranking Dark Jurai just now. Together we will beat these two middle rank Dark Jurai. Let's do it!" Tenchi and Ryoko charged the two men screaming on the top of their lungs... The Light Jurai counsel had gathered from all of the corners of the planet Jurai and from Light Jurai territories all over the galaxy. The aura of imminent war hung in the air. Deep in the minds and hearts of the counselmen, they knew the Dark Jurai had already declared war. It took four days for all the counsel to gather. Yosho had promised Tenchi he'd be back in three days. Azusa, Funaho, Misaki, Sasami, and Yosho took their seats in the meeting auditorium. The meeting room fell silent. "Good day, Juraian subjects," Azusa began, "As you may have all heard, a fleet of 80,000 Dark Jurai ships has been assembled in the Large Magellanic Cloud. It is still growing." The meeting auditorium grew noisy. "The Galaxy Police have been on standby as requested. But we may have to bring accelerated growth technology back into the ship building process," "Emperor!," cried a counselman, "How can you say such a thing?! Aren't our ships powerful enough!?" "SILENCE!," Azusa yelled, "Don't ever talk to the emperor in such a way!," the angered monarch calmed down, "Excuse me. In answer to your objection, this technology should be re-employed even though Tsunami is a part of our fleet. Remember, Tsunami has fused with my daughter, Sasami. I would hate to waste Tsunami in the middle of such a large Dark Juraian fleet and have my precious daughter destroyed along with Tsunami." "YES!," Misaki cut in, "HOW COULD YOU INSIST THAT WE SEND MY DARLING, CUTE, PRECIOUS, AND ADORABLE LITTLE DAUGHTER TO BE KILLED!?," tears streamed down Misaki's face. Everyone got a sweatdrop on their heads. "*AHEM*," Azusa coughed, "We will not do such a thing, dear." "Really!?," Misaki's eyes lit up, "Ohhhh!! That's why I love you!" The counsel couldn't help but laugh. "SILENCE! *AHEM*," Azusa coughed, "The purpose of this meeting was to make a decision regarding the re-employment of accelerated growth technology. Though our fleet may be strong, it cannot match the sheer numbers of the Dark Jurai fleet." "Who recommends we re-employ this dirty technology!?," a man asked. "I do...," Yosho stood up. The counsel gasped. "Yes," the Juraian prince affirmed, "It should be used once again. And we should also learn how to make a Juraian tree that has taken root to transform into a ship once again." "SHEER IMPOSSIBILITY!," the emperor exclaimed. Yosho came back, "Washu can figure it out." The emperor slapped his forehead, "Do as you please! We must do just about whatever it takes! But I doubt you will find out the technique!" "It is possible. Ancient Jurai legends state that there was a way to bring Jurai trees that have taken root back to their former usefulness," the prince sounded confident. "But those are legends!," the emperor insisted Yosho to back down off the assumptions that the myths were true. "They are legends that were written by our lost relatives!," Yosho became braver about his claim. "That's ridiculous! The lost branch of the royal family is a myth!" "The branch that could generate Light Hawk Wings without the aid of a Jurai tree...," Yosho smiled. "Are you saying that just because Tenchi can make Light Hawk Wings without a tree, the lost branch exists?" "Yes...," Yosho sat calmly. The emperor shook his head, "Never mind. We're way off the subject," Azusa turned to the council, "Despite the power of our fleet, we need more of it. Light Jurai council, I, your ruler, plead that you restore the accelerated growth machines to the ship building process!" The main councilman stood up, "We will make the decision very quickly, Your Excellency." The councilmen left. Meanwhile, Tenchi and Ryoko were faring well. With the Tenchiken, Tenchi was dealing a few slashes here and there with some success. But the martial artists were seeming to be getting a little faster. Ryoko was using a few tricks hardly anyone had ever seen. She used the magic that flowed through her veins. She cast fire type spells, water, wind...you name it, she did it. But the Dark Juraian she was fighting with cast a barrier to block the magic. Tenchi had put the Tenchiken away and went into hand-to-hand combat. The teenage Juraian was getting better by the minute, but something seemed wrong. The Dark Juraian that Tenchi had been fighting with had been toying with him. Quickly, the evil martial artist gained the upper hand and used some black magic, quickly disabling Tenchi and pounding him into the mountainside nearby. "TENCHI!," Ryoko screamed. She had had enough, Ryoko gathered her energy and turned it into a sword. Then she summoned the elements and empowered the sword even further. After the energy was gathered she swung the sword with all her might. "NO!!," the dark warrior cast a strong barrier and deflected the sword. Ryoko was thrown back by the tremendous energy of the magic shield. The man intercepted Ryoko and hit her in the face, causing a gusher's of blood to shoot out her mouth. Tenchi had not been defeated yet. He came out of the brand new crater his body had left in the mountainside and held his hands out in front of him. "What are you going to do now, give up?," laughed the Dark Juraian that had dealt him the seemingly fatal blow. Tenchi wasn't giving up. Some light began to form in front of him. It was the Wings of the Light Hawk! Tenchi changed one of them into the Light Hawk Wing battle armor, the other two were transformed into two gloves, which materialized on his hands. Tenchi charged the laughing warrior that thought Tenchi had lost. The warrior saw the entire transformation and engaged Tenchi in midair. Tenchi was fast! As the two fought, Tenchi kept dealing blow after blow, weakening the Dark Jurai martial artist to the point that the enemy's ki had dropped to near death and didn't fight back. Tenchi knew that if he didn't kill the fighter, the man would came back to fight him again...and possibly be stronger. The young prince punched the man in the head and mad it explode, killing the martial artist instantly. The body fell to the ground with blood pouring out the neck area. Due to the energy Tenchi used, he fell to the ground as well. The other middle rank Dark Jurai turned to the direction of the fight that had just ended. The martial artist barely had just enough energy to finish off both Ryoko and Tenchi. Tenchi got top priority because he could make the Light Hawk Wings. "Take this!," yelled the Dark Juraian as he cast an energy beam at Tenchi. But his plans were foiled. A shield formed around Tenchi. It was Washu's doing! "HAHA!," Washu mockingly guffawed with the baby Mayuka on her back, "Now you've wasted all your available ki!" The baby Mayuka clapped and cheered in her baby voice. Ryo-Ohki was meowing but it sounded like laughing, "Mya-ha-ha-ha-haaaa!!," "I'll still defeat them!" Ryoko got up. A person should never stay within the area of a woman that has been hurt by him or her. Ryoko clenched her bloody teeth and summoned a demon out of the rocks. The demon enveloped the Dark Jurai fighter that attempted to run away due to the ki that had been lost (he couldn't fly). Ryoko spread her arms and commanded the demon to dissipate; all of this was done in full anger. The demon spread outwards. And the martial artist did as well, "AHH AHH AHH AHH AAAAHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!," the Dark Jurai martial artist exploded in a shower of blood and giblets. "OWWWW," Washu turned away. Baby Mayuka cutely covered her eyes and ducked her head. Ryoko looked up while the Dark Jurai ship took off, "We better destroy that Dark Jurai ship while we still can!," she pleaded. "Okay. That's your call.," Washu nodded, "Take the brand new Ryo-Ohki out for a test run!" "Let's get them, Ryo-Ohki!," Ryoko commanded her pet. "Myaaaa! MYAMYAAAAAAMYYYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!," the cabbit transformed into a ship and teleported everyone into the bridge area. Ryo-Ohki seemed to be a bit roomier than before. "I think you'll like what I did to Ryo-Ohki. I upgraded her to pack a wallop!," Washu got an evil grin on her face as they pursued the Dark Jurai ship. "That would be nice if we could CATCH UP to them,...MOM!," Ryoko tapped her foot and pointed to the escaping Dark Jurai vessel. "Hehe. Don't worry," Washu took the controls, "Let me just show you what Ryo-Ohki can do!," she gunned the throttle of the cabbit / ship and caught up to the ship in almost an instant. Ryoko fainted at the sheer velocity of the new upgrade. "Kids don't think their parents can do anything nowadays!," Washu woke her daughter up along with Tenchi with a strong ammonia / pepper liquid. The two nearly gagged. "Where are we?," Tenchi groaned as he struggled to get up. "We're on the main bridge of Ryo-Ohki!," Washu smiled, "I didn't want you to miss the weapons demonstration!" "I'd rather had been passed out than have smelled that!," Tenchi shook, "BLECH!" "What are you trying to do to me, mom? Kill me?," Ryoko coughed. "EXCUSE ME FOR SHOWING YOU MY TALENT AND GENIUS!," Washu turned around, "And I won't kill you till you have my grandbaby, Ryoko!! And I can wait another 20,000 years, believe me!, Washu moved her hands, "This button here..., that energy power-up lever there...and HERE WE GO!" Ryo-Ohki's weapons powered up. The Dark Jurai on board the ship powered up their shields. But alas! Ryo-Ohki's energy beam gathered more and more power and fired. The beam focused on the shield, penetrating it and breaching the wooden material. The Dark Juraians screamed as the ship exploded in a brilliant fireball. Washu laughed triumphantly as she held up the baby Mayuka. "We did it! Now that we have won this little battle, we can go home and give daddy new martial arts techniques!" "One thing struck me as strange," Tenchi sighed, "How did that Dark Jurai know I was a Light Jurai prince? And how did he know about the Tenchiken?" "I don't know," Ryoko said, "But let's get back for now." The group returned to Earth (if you're wondering where Nobuyuki was, he was at work). Later, in the palace of the Dark Jurai, the same man that had implied that the Galaxy Police should be attacked was back at Jurai Ankoku-ou's throne room, "Your Darkness, the ship sent to Earth was destroyed. If the operative inside the Galaxy Police was right, it was Ryo-Ohki that destroyed the ship." "Thank you," Jurai Ankoku-ou nodded, "Tell the fleet to be ready in 48 hours!" "Yes, sir!," the man teleported away. Jurai Ankoku-ou fixated his thoughts on Mayuka and the rebirth of Yuzuha. At Galaxy Police Headquarters, Kiyone and Mihoshi had done all of their orders and checked out with their commanding officer. They were about to leave when Mihoshi tugged on Kiyone's shirt. "What is it, Mihoshi?," Kiyone asked. Mihoshi looked fairly upset, "I want to see grandpa again before I go. It may be the last time I get to see him ever again." Kiyone smiled, "I understand. I'll wait for you by the hangars, okay? Then we can grab something to eat and head for planet Jurai." "Jurai? Why are we headed there," Mihoshi looked confused. Kiyone's right eye twitched, Kiyone thought back to the orders of where they were supposed to be at the beginning of the war. They were supposed to protect Jurai from the first wave of Dark Jurai attacks. "Never mind... Just talk to your grandpa one last time." "Okay," Mihoshi ran as fast as she could to the Marshal's office. She threw the door open when she arrived at her destination. "Mihoshi! What are you doing here?," the Marshal asked. "I just wanted to see you one more time before I leave." The Marshal sighed, but the frown that accompanied it changed into a smile, "That was kind of you to think of me. Don't worry about me. I'll be fine." "C-can you walk with me to the hangars?," Mihoshi asked with a little sparkling tear in her eye. The Marshal sighed again. It was his lunch break before he had to get back to the hassle of battle preparations. Again, a frown turned into a smile, "Sure, I will!" Mihoshi smiled and her eyes lit up, "Yay!" The two walked to the hangars and talked about the things they did before such as Mihoshi's first day of Galaxy Police Academy After a few minutes, they arrived at the hangars. "Marshal, sir!," Kiyone saluted the Marshal. "Stand down. You don't need to do that, Miss Makibi," the Marshal waved his hand and shook his head." "How did you know my name?," Kiyone asked. "I know the names of all the best officers in their departments. And besides, Mihoshi talks nothing but good about you... Did you like the assignment of being sent to the front that I assigned you?" "You assigned that, sir? But isn't it quite...," Kiyone began. "No, don't give me that. I passed down orders to give your ships the best upgrades. You'll be fine. I also got the best Galaxy Police mechanics to work on your ship upgrades. I wanted only the best for my grand- daughter ad her partner. Now go out there and make me proud! Make the Galaxy Police proud!" "Yes, sir!," both Mihoshi and Kiyone saluted. "Grandpa?," Mihoshi asked. "Yes?," the Marshal replied. "I know I'm not a little girl anymore, but can I hug you before I leave?" The Marshal avoided the frown this time and smiled, "Why not?" The two hugged. "Now, Mihoshi, go do your duties." "Yes, sir!," Mihoshi turned around and went with Kiyone to get something to eat. After that, they headed for Jurai on autopilot in order to get some sleep. A shadowy figure watched them until they left... The Light Jurai counsel reconvened after an hour. The decision was unanimous...they would re-employ accelerated growth technology. "But one problem stands in our way...," the leading counselman stated, "We no longer have any machinery capable of accelerated growth. Nor do any blueprints exist in the Light Jurai Empire." "What do you suggest we do?," Azusa asked. "It's risky...But someone must steal blueprints from the Dark Jurai or steal machinery. The former is more possible than the latter. And we will have to avoid the problem of being attacked while the machinery is being built. We should have seen this coming, but we were too tenacious to our beliefs. Please forgive us," the leading councilman bowed. "We're not finished yet. Don't ask forgiveness yet because we aren't defeated," Azusa shook his head, "This meeting is adjourned. Issue the top priority of getting anything on accelerated growth technology!" The counselmen left. "I have some blueprints in the book I left on Earth," Yosho told Azusa. "You do? I thought you were a bad son but now I think of you as a convenience a minute! Go back to Earth, quickly! And fast! I'll get the fastest Jurai ship to take you back to Earth!," the excited monarch shoved his son to the exit. "Goodbye, mother! Goodbye, everyone!," Yosho waved to everyone. "Goodbye!," everyone waved back. "And don't come back without those blueprints or I'll disown you a second time!," Azusa yelled. Yosho made his way back to Earth. Back on Earth, Tenchi had the rest of the book implanted into his mind. Tenchi knew all of the techniques in the book. Washu also implanted battle strategies into Tenchi's cranium. "Thanks a lot, Washu!," Tenchi cheered. "That was exhausting! Don't ask me to do that again!," Washu exhaled deeply, "I'll have to invent robots to do this task for me," a piece of paper was lodged in the spine of the book, "What's this?," Washu pulled the paper out and read it. Her eyes lit up, "Accelerated growth technology! If I can build this type of equipment, we can make fleets of Light Jurai ships to counter the Dark Jurai!" Tenchi paid no attention to Washu. He picked up Mayuka and played with her. Ryoko joined him. "Are you paying attention to me?!," Washu screamed. "Yeah. But I'm not that worried," Tenchi said, "They'll be held off by the Galaxy Police till we get there. The Galaxy Police fleet numbers about 1.5 million ships!" "The Galaxy Police cannot use magic to make shields! They'll be wiped out!," Washu flailed. "Tsunami is the most powerful ship in the Light Jurai fleet! They...," Tenchi continued. Washu cut Tenchi off, "Do you really think Misaki will allow Sasami to use Tsunami and be destroyed in the middle of a cheating Dark Jurai fleet?" "Ahhhhhh, no," Tenchi's head dropped. "Exactly. We better head to Jurai and take these with us. I'll create a subspace link on board Ryo-Ohki to my lab. I'll also use some subspace beacons and teleport Funaho into the inner chambers of my lab. Ryo-Ohki is almost fully recovered, so we'll get ready. I'll copy the blueprints on our way to Jurai." "I'll look for Ryo-Ohki," Tenchi went out, "Ryo-Ohki!?!," Tenchi called. He found her by the remains of a big carrot, "Oh, geez. Washu! How long will it take for Ryo-Ohki to digest a carrot that big!?" "It takes her a few seconds to digest something as big as I genetically engineered! And that's all thanks to the new upgrade!," Washu answered. "Geez! What kind of upgrade did you give her?," Tenchi shook. "A big one!," Washu exclaimed, "Enough questions. When your dad gets back from work, we're leaving! And if the Dark Jurai are after Mayuka, she'll be safer in the the Light Jurai fleet's protective zone until the fleet is larger in number or the fleet is wiped out!" "But grandpa...!," Tenchi attempted to plea with Washu. "Didn't he say he'd be there for three days? He'll be back any minute now!" "But it's been four days!," Tenchi sounded concerned. "I lose track of time too much!!!!," Washu slapped her forehead, "It's taking him more time probably because of a Light Jurai counsel meeting. Yosho is probably still on Jurai!" "You're probably right... Dad will be back in a few minutes, so let's get Funaho into your lab and compress the house," Tenchi helped Washu teleport Funaho and Ryoko had the house compressed like she did when she met Tenchi (OAV 2). Tenchi wondered about Washu's assumption about the Dark Jurai's motives behind coming to get Mayuka. A bad feeling hung in Tenchi's heart. He had become so attached to Mayuka that he didn't want anything bad to happen to her. But for now, everything that could have been done was done. And that made Tenchi partially relieved. When Nobuyuki got back, the group left for Jurai. They didn't know that Yosho was on his way back. End of Chapter 6