I claim none of the characters in this story and have no intention of selling it for any amount of money to anyone. I am also very poor and beg you not to sue me. No need for the consequences of dreams that come true by, Clayton Overstreet Prologue Well it had happened. Tenchi had chosen to be with Ryoko instead of Ayeaka. Ayeaka herself took it rather well. She only blew up the house. While standing in the rubble she had time to think. She wanted Tenchi to be happy, she just cared for him and hated Ryoko the same. Sometimes she and Ryoko had found common ground, but deep down she truely hated the space pirate... now more that ever since she had gotten Tenchi. Still she could see how Tenchi could choose her over Ayeaka. She was much prettier and had bigger... assets than her. But she also knew Tenchi saw something in Ryoko. She had never done anything evil when not under Kagato's control, even when Ayeaka had violated the law and fired upon her after her statute of limitations had ran out. Plus she had nothing else in her life but Tenchi. Ayeaka still had her mother, Funaho, Sasami, and her insane father (whom she still wouldn't write to after that Serio thing). Plus her friends. Come to think of it the only people in the universe that Ryoko had were Tenchi, Sasami, and Mihoshi. Everyone else completely mistrusted her. Even that new girl Kyonei, who being an intelegant cop never trusted an ex-convict. Still she would miss Tenchi. Ayeaka had been in love with him ever since she learned he was Yosho's grandson. Sure, she knew that she was just passing her feelings for Yosho onto him, but she realy didn't care. It hadn't made her feel very good to find Tenchi and Ryoko asleep on the couch, holding eachother and with Ryoko still holding the collar of his shirt in her teeth. Sasami and the others had been up early, seen everything, and didn't even care. Thats what made it all that much harder for Ayeaka to accept, that everyone but her knew and weren't suprised. Nobiyuki had even passed out snap shots and put them in a photo album for the two! In retrospect utter destruction of the property hadn't been the best course of action... but it was all she could think of and it released alot of stress. Well she could always ask Washu to rebuild the house. As she sat thinking she heard a squeek behind her. The door to Washu's lab had materialized and everyone was peering out nervously. Tenchi's voice was heard first. "Um... Ayeaka, we need to talk." Well, she had to accept it eventually, but she could still get her revenge on the people who had made her feel this way. And she could do it in a way that would still leave her as a friend. Chapter 1: Engagements A week later everything had calmed down. After explaining that he still saw her as a friend, but had always loved Ryoko and had just wanted to spare Ayeaka's feelings this whole time, Tenchi and she had made peace. Yosho had Washu call Jurai and tell Misaki and Funaho what had happened. They had mixed feelings about the whole ordeal, but were happy for Tenchi and Ryoko, deciding to come visit the happy couple themselves. Asuza some how heard about it and after doing a polka (despite Jurai's complete lack of anything even remotely close) had decided to come along. The empress's ship arrived first giving them time to talk to everyone and get things ready for the Emperor. Funaho had gone to talk to Yosho, who once they were alone let his diguise drop and revieled himself to be a young man. "Hello mother. Would you like some tea?" Funaho smiled," Not right now Yosho. I wanted to talk." "What about mother?" he asked as she smiled. " How you feel about Ryoko and Tenchi's engagement. After all you did have a slight crush on her before you chased her off Jurai." Yosho blushed slightly. "Well I'm very happy for them. I found who I truely loved when I married Achika's mother. I'm just a little ashamed for trying to pass Ayeaka off on him. I am the main cause of alot of pain and heartbreak." Funaho nodded and frowned. "That was soemthing else. You did train Tenchi to be Ryoko's savior and love interest correct? Just as we planned?" *Yosho nodded. he had seen how Tenchi had responded to the cave and had told his mother. She saw that they were destined and the two o them had made it their hobby for the last 18 years trying to make Tenchi into the perfect boyfriend. They did a little too good a job it seemed. "You know that by pushing Tenchi on Ayeaka you almost completely ruined our mother-son project correct?" Yosho nodded and looked down. "Well ok, as long as your sorry." Yosho looked up suprised, "You mean you aren't-" SLAP! A large red mark in the shape of Funaho's hand appeared on his face. "Ow!" Funaho's smile returned, "Mad at you? Ofcourse not." At that she got up and went back to the house. "Now fallow me and keep your disguise off. Your going to... what's that old saying? Take one for the team." Misaki had gone to the house and met up with everyone else. After incapasitating everyone with hugs that could crush a car she had asked how Ayeaka had taken the news of Tenchi and Ryoko. After getting some odd glancs and uncomfortable silence from the room (especially Tenchi and Ryoko who were afraid Misaki would kill them for hurting her daughter) Ayeaka had walked in and the conversation was closed. Kyonei bust out laughing as Ayeaka used a childish voice to say, "Mommy." Before she knew it Misaki had her by the hair. "What were you laughing at?" Sasami help up a sign behind Masaki for Kyonei to read. "I'm sorry pretty lady, I wasn't laughing at that, i saw Ryo-oki fall down and she looked so cute. Misaki smiled and turned to the little todler form of Ryo-oki, who was standing up normaly. Forgetting to be mad with Kyonei she then ran to the cabbit and hugged her. "She is cute isn't she?" *Washu smiled at praise for one of her daughters,"She gets her looks from me." Finaly after all this was done she looked over at Tenchi and Ryoko who smiled back nervously and held hands behind their backs in fear. Misaki looked directly at them and suddenly burst out crying and hugging them in a death grip. "Oh Tenchiyou are getting married! I'm so happy for you!" After that they all set down for a nice lunch. About five minutes later Funaho come in followed closely by a green haired young man with a large bruise on his face, in a shinto robe just like Tenchi's grandfather's. When they saw him Misaki and Ayeaka shrieked and fainted. Sasmi jumped up and hugged him, "Oh brother, your young again! Yay!" Yosho nodded and helped them revive Ayeaka and Misaki. Next he went over what his mother had told him to say. And ofcourse Asuza walked in at the exact moment. "...and so you see, all this buisness with Tenchi made me realize that I realy do love Ayeaka and want to marry her too." Funaho smiled as her son finished the speach. She and he had agreed that he would learn to love Ayeaka and that she was a perfect example for a Juraian bride. Ayeaka took this all with alot of happyness and almost gave up her plan to get her revenge on Ryoko and Tenchi... almost. Asuza was overjoyed that his son had finally bent to his wishes. He realy hadn't wanted Sario as a son in law anyway. He and Misaki practically killed the couple hugging them and congradulating them. Sasami and Mihoshi had burst out crying because they were so happy Washu was slightly upset since she and Yosho had been dating on and off since she had come here. But Funaho wasn't done yet. "You know Yosho, you will also have to choose a second wife from another planet to marry aswell." Washu smiled and Yosho glanced her way, "Um... Washu, would you like to..." Everyone was suprised as she nodded but since Ayeaka didn't even notice, having just found out that Yosho loved her, nobody made much of a fuss. Ryoko and Tenchi went to congradualte the happy trio mostly to make sure nobody was focused on them as they tried to leave the room. At that moment Nobiyuki had shown up with the video cammera. "And here we have Tenchi and Ryoko sneaking off to be alone..." At which point they were dragged back by their ankels. Mihosh, Misaki and Sasami all started crying again and Kyonei sat in her chair stunned. She wasn't as used to this sort of thing as the others were. Suddenly she was woken out of her trace by Mihoshi's voice, "This is such a happy occasion... I just can't keep it in any longer." She walks over to Kyonei and gets on one knee. Suddenly she hold sout a box, "Kyonei, will you marry me so we can be together forever and ever?" Everyone fell down stunned. Kyonei sat there comatose for several minutes thinking about what had just happened. On other planets it was no big deal for females to marry, but spending forever with Mihoshi... well she already was stuck like that. And it was apparent that not only was she completely serious, but that on some level they realy did love eachother. She remembered how she felt when they would sing kareoki together at the bar and how when Mihoshi wasn't causing trouble how she felt then. Letting out a defeated sigh she smiled at Mihoshi and nodded. Suddenly Mihoshi slipped the ring on and kissed her full on the lips. At this point Tenchi and Ryoko were getting realy turned on and tried to sneak out to spend some quality time alone. Unfortunately they got about two feet before they were dragged back. Nobiyuki, being the only one in the room who wouldn't live for hundreds of years, wasn't about to let his son leave. He figured they would have plenty of time when he was dead to be alone... except ofcourse the honeymoon durring which he planned to become a grandfather. Suddenly everyone's attention was brought back to Mihoshi and Kyonei. "Mihoshi, how did you afford this ring?" Kyonei was staring fixedly into the diamond. "Well Kyonei, you know all that money we get from the galaxy police and can't spend on Earth? I just used that when I went on that vacation last month." Kyonei smiled at her. "You knwo Mihoshi, you act like an airhead alot... but sometimes you are just amazing." Mihoshi smiled and said, "Well it's just I was always taught to tell the truth... and I am not as dumb as I've been acting. It's just my way of staying out of all the fights and stuff around here, ya know?" Everyone fell down again. Washu smiled, "Well I knew that. I wouldn't have expected anything less from my great grandaughter." Everyone looked at Washu and yelled, "WHAT!!!" Washu laughed evily. "You remember I told you about my son?" Everyone nodded, "And you knwo how Mihoshi gets into my lad despite the DNA locks on the doors?" Everyone nodded. "Well that's how she does it. I have a chart if you want..." Everyone shook their head and desided to go lay down. On the way out Funaho heard Sasami talking to Ryo-oki ,"Do you think we should tell them about us?" Ryo-oki smiled and shook her head no. "I guess your right, they've had enough shocks... lets wait until Tenchi and Ryoko's wedding!" The girl kissed the humanoid cabbit and then they ran after everyone else. After everyone had had a nice long nap, Asuza pointed out that now Yosho had to take the thrown of Jurai, as soon as they got back. Yosho said, "Um... sure... but um... Washu... needs to... figure out how to... set up a door to her lab on Jurai and... um... how to get mine and Ayeaka's tree's back to Jurai. And she says that that could take... years." He looked over at Washu who nodded in understanding, "Yes, but it shouldn't take more than three years." Asuza yelled, "Three! Why so long?" "Because though Ayeaka's tree is almost ready to fly i still have to figure out how to reconect Yosho's to the power of Jurai so that he doesn't die when Tenchi gives Ryoko's gem's back. Them being in the hilt of the master key is all that keeps him alive." Actually this was a lie. Everyone but Asuza knew that Washu had, with the help of Sasami and Tsunami, already done all of that. But everyone could see that Yosho just wanted some time to get used to the idea of going back to Jurai. Asuza reluctantly agreed, but told Washu to set up that interdimentional door with Jurai immediately. "Sure, I just needed your permission to do so anyway sir." Her computer appeard and she pressed a button. Suddenly the made who had just oppened the closet in Yosho's old romm to clean fell through the closet door that Washu's lab was behind. Asuza told her to dispence with that and move onto the other rooms. Washu and everyone laughed as she went away and got back to discussing the new relationships. Asuza went over to Tenchi and smiled, "You know boy, I thought you had no back bone. I considered you worse than Serio. But... when you picked Ryoko over my daughter, after what I saw when I was here last time, you are the bravest person I have ever met." He put a hand on Tenchi's shoulder. "Don't think I didn't see the scorch marks around the house." They laughed and went back to the others. After Sasami had finished making dinner they all piled into the dining room. The girls were busy discussing whether or not it would be bad luck for Mihoshi to see Kyonei the day before the wedding and doing things like picking out dresses and things. By the end of dinner, which Asuza praise alot having never had Sasami's cooking, it was decided that they would have a group wedding, since by the end of it they would all be related in more ways than one. Sasami was happy that both Washu and Ayeaka had gotten Yosho. Since her merging with Tsunami, she knew that Washu was now also her sister, and that once Kyonei married Mihoshi, everyone here woould be related... and what she and Ryo-oki had planned for the wedding made Tsunami almost burst out laughing. Funaho saw the look on Sasami's face and that on Tsunami's reflected in her milk, and smiled herself. Yosho and Tenchi jokingly discussed making a break for it, but that was put to an end when Washu threatened to graft their legs to a ball and chain. Nobiyuki was very happy. he knew that despite his short life when compaired to the others, he wouldn't want it any other way. He would see Achika soon enough and his family had not only grown but had given him more adventures than he could have hoped for even in his youth. Suddenly a thought struck him, "Since Tenchi is a prince and all, does that make me one too?" Asuza thought about it and nodded. "Ryoko if you want, before you marry Tenchi, we would also be happy to abopt you..." Ryoko thought about it for a second, especially after seeing Nobiyuki's grin. Then she saw Ayeaka's eyes widden abruptly as she counted on her fingers. Ryoko grinned... but said, "No." Asuza frowned and asked why, completely missing Ayeaka's sigh of relief. "Because if I did that would make me the oldest child... and I don't want to rule Jurai or the rest of the Universe any more than Tenchi does." Yosho kicked himself mentaly for not thinking of that solution. But now it was too late anywa. Ryoko continued, "Besides, after I marry Tenchi, i'll be a princess anyway. And your neice Ayeaka." She grinned at the princess who's face immdiately turned red. Oh yes, she was going to continue with that plan of hers. Sasami smiled and hugged Ryoko, "You'll be my neice twice over!" Everyone looked at her. Well Sasami, Tsunami said to her, everyone else got to make an announcement today, why don't we? "Well you see, Washu is Tsunami and Tokime's sister and that means that..." Washu suddenly sat bolt upright and everyone looked at her amazed. She missed it though as all of her memories of before she was mortal returned. How she had put all her power in the gems that Ryoko had, how she had left behind her immortality, all of it. "Whoa..." Suddenly she passed out. almost immediately regaining her adult body. Tenchi and the others helped her up again. They had already been so suprised before that they took the news about Washu in stride. So now they had an even bigger and longer lasting family. Everyone was happy and celebrating. Ryoko decided to break out the Saki and they all had some, even Sasami and Ryo-oki. The next day Asuza and the two empresses left in their space ships. They could have gone through Washu's lab, but didn't want to leave the spaceships parked in the yard. Plus they had huge hangovers and would need some quiet time. It wasn't all bad though. They also decided that the second Yosho took the thrown, they were going on an extended second honeymoon to every resort planet in the universe, including Earth. After they were gone Ayeaka decided to put her revenge scheme into effect. She even managed to convince Washu to help her with it. They had it set up in about a week. At 6:00 am Washu Teleported Ryoko, Tenchi, Nobiyuki and everyone else but Sasami into the school set up she had used when explaining about the Mass. Ayeaka smiled, "Welcome to your first day of school everyone. Over the next three years, me and Miss..." Washu cleared her throat. She still liked her nick name despite the fact that she remained in her adult form. "...Little Washu, will be teaching you everything you need to know about Jurai and it's customes." Everyone immediately started yelling, waking Mihoshi who had slept through the explenation. "What do you mean Ayeaka? I'm not going to live on Jurai." Tenchi said. Ayeaka looked at him in a way that made it clear that this was a punnishment. "Yes Tenchi, but now that all of you are related to the Jurain royal family you will need to know it all." "Well I already know Jurai custom, why am I here?" Yousho crosses his arms and waited for an answer. "Because you have been gone for seven hundred years. Alot has happened in all that time." Washu hit a key on her computer and a flower pot landed on Yosho's head. "No talkingg out of turn!" Nobiyuki raised his hand and waited to be called on before saying, "But I need to work... and so does dad." Yosho smiled appreciatavly. "You Nobiyuki will only be given the material to wirk on since you a native. You were only brought here tody for an explanation and will be learning this stuff like at night school." Nobiyuki nodded and was teleported back to his room so he could get ready for work. "Yosho on the other hand works at home and Washu has already made a replacement for him at the shrine." They looked at the screen behind Washu and saw the old man they had thought was what granpa looked like sitting in the shrine. "But how will that help people who come to the shrine?" Washu smiled. "I just programed it with a bunch of things from fortune cookies. That's what you tell people anyway." Yosho blushed and suddenly another flower pot hit his head. He then raised his hand, "But what about swordfighting?" Washu and Ayeaka smiled. "You will teach everyone here how to fight with a sword durring Tenchi's normal training time." A furry hand from the back went up, "Myah?" Washu nodded, "Yes you too Ryo-oki. It will help you to learn your humanoid body anyway." And besides, I know what you and Sasami are planning, Washu said in her mind. The cabbit girl blushed and looked at her desk. Washu smiled at Ayeaka evily and Ayeaka returned the grin. This was going to be FUN. Chapter 2: Sneaking around A month later Tenchi and the others were sitting in class, staring into space. In his pocket was the sword with one of Ryoko's gems still in it. He had given her back the other gem as an engagement ring deal and would give back the third on their wedding day. He was smiling slightly as he thought of her when suddenly Ayeaka's riding crop hit his shoulder hard. "Tenchi, who is the ninth baron of the seventh house of Jurai?" Tenchi's face reddened as he thought hard, "Um... Kamijitsy?" Crack! A large rock landed on his head. "Wrong. That is the third count of the tenth house. The correct answer was...Yosho?" Yosho suddenly snapped to attention. "Kimiamaho." Ayeaka nodded and continued. Washu had told Yosho that this was just Ayeaka's way of getting even with everyone for her relationship with Tench, so he had accepted it. Besides, he hadn't been to school in a long time and was rather enjoying his futer wive's little game. Tench slowly slid his hand into his pocket and held onto the sword. When he had given Ryoko her second gem he found that he could use the sword to form a mind link with Ryoko like she had with Ryo-oki and Washu. So, he asked her, are we going to the carnival this weekend? Or did you make plans without me. Ryoko smiled in her seat Ofcourse, I never have any fun without you... even if you won't let me run a scam. Suddenly Washu broke into the link, Don't make me tell Ayeaka about this! Tenchi quickly let go of the sword and went back to class mode. After a while Ryoko's mind started to wander. She had already been hit with a bag of sand for throwing spit wads at Ayeaks, and was getting bored again. She saw the drinking fountain and bathroom that Washu had installed when Mihoshi had gone to get a drink and ended up erasing half her computer information. She and Tenchi had been having a blast trai9ning together under Yosho. She had already seen alot of his moves when he fought and together she and Tenchi could almost take him in a sword fight. Kyonei and Ryo-oki had rapidly become Ayeaka and Washu's prized pupils. They got every answer right and seemed glad they had an excuse for living with Tenchi without paying rent. Washu had obtained special permission from Galaxy Police headquarters to keep them off active duty by pointing out that not only were they now going to be related to royalty, but gods aswell. They were only too happy to take Mihoshi off the active duty list, and actually had a party. The weird thing was that despite all the blank stares and stupid sounding answers, Mihoshi had a better grade than Kyonei and Ryo-oki. She got answers right that Washu was sure she hadn't put on the test... especially since they weren't on the other's work. This ofcourse Washu would spend the rest of her life trying to figure out. After school everyone went to the baths to relax. There they got into a water fight and started talking. "Ayeaka, you and Washu seem almost as happy about the weekend as we are. What's up?" Ayeaka gave Ryoko a look that said teaching her about Jurai was probably harder than learning it. Ryoko smiled back. She and Tenchi had kept their weekend plans quiet from Ayeaka who kept insisting that they not be unshaparoned until they were married. Ryoko had promised that she would provide a destraction that , she swore, would not involve ropes, explosions, or blood. Tenchi had reluctantly agreed. Later that night Ryoko and Tenchi went to sleep, wishing Ayeaka would let them share a room. The next day Tenchi got up early and headed out to the fields to get carrots for Ryo-oki and an excuse as to why he'd be gone all day and into the night. He decided he'd get enough carrots for Ryo-oki to eat and then would meet with Ryoko at the fair. Ryoko on the other hand, was busy putting her plan to distract Ayeaka into effect. She had asked Washu to make a copy of her, just as Washu did when she didn't want to have to actually hang out and teach with Ayeaka. Washu had agreed because she didn't want Ayeaka to know she was ditching. So the fake Ryoko was put in the rafters while the real Ryoko went out to meet Tenchi at the carnival. Ayeaka kept a close eye on her unti she was sure Ryoko was asleep, then went to Washu and Yosho to ask if they would join her at the carnival today... Tenchi and Ryoko were having a great time. They had played several of the games from the balloon shooting to fish scooping. tenchi had won Ryoko a stuffed cabbit, one of the few things Washu had managed to market on Earth. She had quickly teleported it and the fish to Tenchi's room. Now they had bought some cotton candy and corn dogs from Mihoshi and Kyonei's stand. They had promised to buy something only if they promised not to tell Ayeaka where they had been all day. They had readily agreed. later when they were sitting watching the sunset together they heard a startled "Myah!" from behind them. Tenchi looked at Ryoko and said, "Please tell me someone brought a cat!" They turned around and saw Ryo-oki and Sasami buying tickets for the tunnel of love...and they were kissing. Suddenly Sasami saw them and blushed. But then as she realized that she realy didn't cae what they thought about her and Ryo-oki she walked over and said, "Um....hi guys." Tenchi and Ryoko had known about Sasami and Ryo-oki for a while so they asked," Is...is Ayeaka here?" Sasami shook her head. "No, I told her that we were going to go help you in the fields. We asked Ryoko if she wanted to go and... how did you get here so fast?" Ryoko told her and she smiled, "I should have thought of that! Washu owes me afew too... Hey, do you guys want to come on the ride with us? It should be fun!" They agreed and both happy couples went to the swan shaped boats. While inside Ryoko smiled at Tenchi, "You know, I always wanted to do this sort of thing with you." Tenchi smiled and kissed her, "I know." Suddenly from up ahead they heard happy purring sounds from up ahead. "Wow, Sasami and Ryo-oki have gotten good at that!" Tenchi laughed and remembered Ryoko's mind link. "Ok, but let them have some privacy ok?" Suddenly Ryoko's face went blank and her eyes widdened. Hey Ryoko, Washu said in her head, Ayeaka brought Yosho and me to the carnival too! We're gonna take turns with him on the tunnel of love and they are going first. Get Sasami and Ryo-oki out of there and try to avoid us ok? I'll give you reports on where we are. Ryoko looked at Tenchi, "Um, Ayeaka is right behind us. We need to get out of here!" She picked Tenchi up and flew through the thunnel. Ryo-oki was already flying Sasami out ahead of them. "Ryoko, where can we hide?" Sasami looked frantic, afraid that if her sister had gotten that upset about Ryoko and Tenchi fell in love, imagine what would happen when she found out about her and Ryo-oki. "I don't know Sasami, lets go ask Kyonei and Mihoshi. They work here, they should have some idea!" They teleported over to Kyonei's booth. "Hey guy's I've been expecting you. Washu said to tell you to go to the rides... but to wait... to wait... hey Kyonei, what was she supposed to wait for?" Mihoshi looked at her partner. "She said to wait on the scary or dizzy rides until afer her turn on the tunnel of love with Yosho." Kyonei smiled as her partner grinned at her. It was quite obvious Mihoshi hadn't forgotten what Washu had said, she just wanted to put ideas in Kyonei's mind. "Think it's time for that break now Kyonei... we could go to the kareoki stand or... something?" Kyonei nodded and the two of them ran off. Tenchi Ryoko, Sasami and Ryo-oki all laughed. Then they headed for the rides. After several hours on the rides, Tenchi took Sasami and Ryo-oki over to the games to win them some prizes. While there Washu told them that her group was heading their way. Ryo-oki turned int her cabbit self and they waited. Tenchi also had Ryoko take the carrots from the field to the house and get rid of the fake in the rafters. Ryo-oki offered but they knew what would happen if she got near those carrots. Ryoko got back just as Ayeaka and the others came around the corner. "What are you doing here?" Ayeaka asked. Washu glanced at Yosho who's eyes made it clear that Ayeaka was the only one who didn't know the answer to that question. "Well I finished in the fields and everyone was gone..." He looked at Sasami. "And I came home with Ryo-oki at the same time..."She looked at Ryoko as Ryo-oki myahed an affirmation. "And I found your note that you had gone to the canival so we decided to take Sasami and have some fun." She held up the note and Tenchi made a mental note to thanks her profusely for it later. Ayeaka looked skeptical for a moment but shrugged and smiled. "Thats ok, Yosho was just going to win us some stuffed animals and fish." Yosho smiled. They went over to the coin toss and tried his best. He just couldn't seem to do it. Sasami gave it a try and won. So did the todler version of Ryo-oki. Yosho frowned. "It's alright grandpa, I hear the shorter you are the easier that game is. Try the darts. Sasami gave Ryo-oki a cabbit doll, sure that they could find a use for it like Ryoko had her fake. At the darts Yosho won Washu and Ayeaka some of those dolls she had sold of them. When they pulled the string in Washu's it said, "You are the smartest person in the universe!" Washu smiled, she loved these things. Ayeaka's didn't talk, but it did play a nice melody. Ryoko and Tenchi helped Sasami and Ryo-oki catch some fish. They told them that Ryoko and he had theirs at home already so not to worry about them not getting any. Ryoko decided to take it a step further and suggested that they all go to the tunnel of love. Sasami and Ryo-oki fell over laughing, but Ayeaka just thought it was a childish joke at the idea. "No, it wouldn't be proper. Unmarried people should not go on that ride." Ryoko almost made a joke but held it in. If Ayeaka knew they would NEVER get away with this again in the next three years. Tenchi smiled and held the sword in his pocket. I promise that next time we'l finish out ride, he said to her. Ryoko smiled back and took his hand. "Can Ryo-oki and I go on it?" "Ayeaka smiled patronisingly and nodded. "If you want Sasami, though it sn't as fun as some of the other rides." Sasami smiled back and winked at Tenchi and Ryoko. "That's ok sis, we already went on all the others." Sasami and Ryo-oki ran off leaving a very jealouse Tenchi and Ryoko. At the end of the night they had gone to drag Sasami and Ryo-oki off the ride. Sasami had some cabbit hair in her mouth, but Ayeaka just figred one of Ryo-oki's ears had gotten in her mouth in the dark. They also stopped by Mihoshi and Kyonei's stall to help them finish off the food. Then they all went home and gave Nobiyuki the leftovers. Chapter3: Four weddings and a honeymoon After the three years was almost up, and Ayeaka had drilled into them everything about Jurai she could, they were finally making the wedding plans. Misaki and Funaho had arranged the chapel and catering. The girls were out buying their wedding dresses. Washu had offered to make them for everyone, but had agreed when Mihoshi had suggested that it would be more fun if they got to pick them out instead. So they had gone into town and were now looking through the dress shops. After they found their dresses they decided to compair them to eachother. Washu found a silk dress, with lace wrists and nilon from the lowcut front up to her neck. Everyone oo'ed and ahh'ed at it. Ryoko's was entirely lace, about three sizes too small, and had no sleeves because she remembered what had happened when she had accidentaly torn Tenchi's mother's kimono. Kyonei and Mihoshi had discussed whether or not Mihoshi would wear a tuxedo or a dress since she was the one who had proposed. They decided to go with matching dresses in an old style. Suddenly they realized that Ayeaka was missing. They looked around for her and found her in the linger'e department. "What are you doing Ayeaka? We're lookign for dresses." Ryoko looked at her crossly. "I am going to be wearing a traditional Juraian kimono. I'm looking for something to wear under it." Everyone was shocked at the princess's lack of propriety, then dived into the underwear themselves. Ryoko bought a crotchless white panties and garter belts with a bra. Everyone laughed as Washu said, " Ryoko, you do know that Tenchi will probably faint from loss of blood if he see's you in that." Ryoko smiled back and informed her that she had been... training Tenchi. Kyonei and Mihoshi found their own linger'e, but wouldn't show it to eachother. Ayeaka and Washu realized that when Yosho was busy they would be in a similar possition just as Misaki and Funaho were at times, so they couldn't show their's until the wedding night either. Ryoko teased them mercilously until they all agreed to show her what they had gotten. It wasn't much. Meanwhile the guys were out too. They had decided to buy wedding rings for the girls, even Tenchi who wanted to suprise Ryoko with a little something extra. Afterwards, they went out to have their tuxedos fitted and buy presents for the wedding. Ryo-oki and Sasami had gone with them and helped them pick out what each girl would probably want, aswell as what they would get for eachother. By the time everyone got back to the house they were all loaded up with boxes and bags that they put in the den. Washu had put a forse field around the room so that nobody could peek in ahead of time. While they were out the girls had also gotten complete makeovers. The stylist couldn't do much with Ryoko and Washu's hair so they had just cleaned it up a bit and added a bow to each. Kyonei and Mihoshi had gotten perms and manicures. Ayeaka had let her's down out of it's pony tails and tied it back in a bow. The men were at first dumbfounded, but were quick to compliment them. Sasami was a little jealous, but was happy for them. Durring dinner they all shared stories about what they had done all day and had a good laugh at Tenchi's expense durring the linger'e story. "Yeah yeah, well I'd like to see how grandpa is going to react to whatever Washu and Ayeaka have planned." Yosho thought about it for a minute, and fainted. The day of the wedding, everyone was very nervouse. Mihosh had to stay with the guys because she couldn't see Kyonei until the wedding. The girls had spent the night before planning the honeymoon and were all waiting excitedly for the cerimony to start. They held it on Jurai, where all the nobels showed up to welcome the new members to the family. The wedding was going to be broadcast across the universe, and nobody was happier than the people at the galaxy police, who would never have to see Kyonei or Mihoshi ever again now that they were royalty. Little did they knwo that their official positions would be as the leaders of Juraia's police forse, and more specificaly the body guards of Tenchi and the others, who would continue to live on Earth. Sasami had made the cake and all of the guests agreed that it was lovely. Tsunami was to preside as the master of the ceremony because, quite frankly, what could be holier than a goddess marrying everyone? Tenchi, and Yosho stood at the podium and waited for their brides to appear. Ayeaka and Washu came first, walking side by side. Everyone let out little sounds of amazement at how good they looked. Suddenly from the back a whiny, high pitched voice yelled, "Wait, stop the wedding! You are marrying MY bride!" Everyone turned to see Serio stand up and draw his sword, "I was promised the princess Ayeaka's hand!" Asuza stood up and stared at the pink haired idiot, " You lost her to Tenchi, who then gave her to Yosho. You have no say in thsi Serio." Serio stepped forward, "You make her sound like a bottle of alchohal, passed from one man to another. I claim what is mine!" At this point Ayeaka turned to stare at him, her face turning red. Suddenly her logs appeared around Serio and sent an electric shock through him wich immediately knocked him to the ground unconsious. "Now, lets get back to my wedding, NOW!" Ayeaka looked at Tsunami. At the end of the cerimony Tsunami asked, "Does anyone see any reason for these three to not be wed?" Everyone looked at Serio, who still lay unconsious. "Then I know pronounce you man and wives, you may kiss the brides." Yosho and his wives kissed eachother at the same time. Nobiyuki, who was video taping the wedding, yelled out. "Way to go dad!" Next Mihoshi and Kyonei came walking down the isle. They both walked next to eachother, trying not to smile as they heard someone in the audience say, "So thats who crown prince Tenchi is marrying. He made a good choice." Everyone was extremely suprised when Tenchi did not step forward for the cerimony. Kyonei and Mihoshi exchanged rings, and everyone gasped in suprise as they kissed eachother. Next Ryoko came down the isle. She wore a veil over her head. Noone outside the immediate family had been told who Tenchi was realy marrying, though there had been rumors. When Tenchi finaly removed her veil there was a cry of outrage from the assembled nobels, many of whom despite knowing that Kagato had made her attack the planet, still didn't want her to marry the crown prince. Tsunami asked who objected to the union and about a hundred hands shot up... then immediately lowered as ever one of the immediate family, the assembled galaxy police, the emperor's personaly guard, Tsunami the space ship, and Tenchi all pointed their weapons at them. They let out a collective yell of, "Just streatching!" Washu smiled, "I think you people need to be water sprites for a while to think about your actions." She pushed a button on her computer and they all became small humanoid frogs. Tenchi smiled and turned t Ryoko ," Ryoko, I love you, I always have, and I always will. No matter what." And with that he grabbed the hilt of the master key and gave Ryoko her last gem. She was so happy that she was about to hug and kiss him when Nobiyuki walked up and handed Tenchi the ring he had bought for her. Ryoko smiled and a tear rolled down her cheek. Tenchi leaned over and kisses it away. Next came the presents. Sasami's ofcourse was the food, which she had made for everyone. Washu recieved Mihoshi's old control cube, which she had been trying to analize for years, plus a collection of encyclopedia's on Earth, which she had never realy had time to study before. Ayeaka received a beutiful Kimono and a set of hair care products. Mihoshi and Kyonei got a kerioki machine and a satalite dish made by Washu so they wouldn't miss their favorite shows from Earth when they were out in space. Tenchi was given a space ship, with rooms on it for all his friends. Ryoko got some video games and a years suply of saki. Washu smiled at her daughter, "I have something special for you and Tenchi both dear. I made him a copy of one of your gems so that now you two can talk telepathically without me or Ryo-oki butting in." She pressed some keys on her computer and the gem appeared on Tenchi's wrist. Ryoko and Tenchi both hugged her and thanked her profusely. Tsunami came forward and looked at Tenchi, Yosho, and Nobiyuki. "I have made arrangements for a special gift for all three of you." She turned and a portal opened up in space time. Out walked the ghosts of tenchi's mother and grandmother. They smiled and hugged everyone, "Tsunami got us a pass to visit you on your wedding day." Achika said to them. Yosho's other wife smiled and hugged her husband, "I'm happy you found someone to make you happy Yosho." Achika went over to Tenchi and Ryoko. "Ryoko, thank you for taking such good care of my son. You always have. I do remember when we met all those years ago. And Tenchi, I am so glad to see the person you've grown into." She then turned to Nobiyuki, "I want you to be happy to. I know you have been doing everything to keep from falling in love with anyone else, but don't worry. We'll see eachother again." She kissed him and they hugged. Sasami and Ryo-oki had worked their way over to the wedding platform, where Tsunami once again took the stand to address everyone. "One more suprise everybody!" Sasami and Rio-oki were suddenly in matching dresses, each holding a ring. Everyone turned and stared. Nobiyuki grabbed his cammera and pointed it at the platform. "Sasami, do you take Ryo-oki to be your wife?" Sasami smiled and said, "Yes, do you?" Tsunami nodded and turned to Ryo-oki, "Do you take us, to be your lawfully wedded wife?" Ryo-oki said, "Myah!" Tsunami looked at Washu and Ryoko both yelled, "She does!" "Then I now pronounce you married. You may kiss the bride." Tsunami merged with Sasami and kissed Ryo-oki directly on the lips. Suddenly with a slight gasp Misaki, Ayeaka, and the assembled nobels all fainted. When they woke up Misaki ran forward and hugged everyone. "Oh, all my girls are all grown up and married." Between her cries she hugged everyone, including Achika who thought that if she wasn't already dead Masaki would have killed her. Ayeaka walked over to her sister and yelled , "Sasami! How could you keep this from me?" Ryoko yelled at her, "Because she knew you'd freak out. You are such a prude Ayeaka!" Ayeaka looked at Ryoko and yelled back, "A prude. I'll have you know that I have a wedding night planned with miss Washu and Yosho that will make anything you've ever thought of doing with Tenchi look tame!" Ryoko laughed ,"Not likely! When I'm finished with Tenchi he wont be able to move for a week!" Tenchi and Yosho stared at eachother. Then they both looked at Washu. Washu smiled evily, "It's true. They even had me make us some... toys." Yosho and Tenchi gasped and fainted at the thought of it. Suddenly Ryoko and Ayeaka started fighting for real. Ryoko had her lazer sword out and Ayeaka had her logs surrounding Ryoko. Washu pushed some buttons on her computer and managed to save their dresses before they were disentegrated. As they fought with occasional cries of, "You'll be lucky to see your wedding night!" Tenchi shrugged and walked over to talk to Washu, "Well now your human, and your still queen of the galaxy huh? Now that you've conquered the universe, what next?" Washu looked at him shocked. "Your right! I've spent so much time trying to conquer the universe, and now it's done. I guess now I'll have to invent things to help people. Teraform machines and stuff," she smiled evily." I'm sure I'll be able to keep busy." Tenchi looked at her a little scared, but since he was sure she was jokeing, he didn't worry too much. Oh please let her be joking, he thought. Next he went over and helped Yosho break up Ayeaka and Ryoko's fight. That night they all left for their honeymoon. They had planned a one year tour of the universe, followed by going home to Earth. Washu, Ayeaka, and Yosho would have to live on Jurai, but thanks to Washu's interdimentional lab they could still do what they wanted on Earth without the weeks of space flight back and forth. Durring the honeymoon several things of interest happened which you may thinl interesting. A slight uprising had been planned by the nobels that had been turned into water sprites and the second they were back to normal they had hired the assasin's guild to kill Tenchi and everyone on the ship. The assasins borded the ship and found all of them in the dinning room. "What are you doing here?" Sasami asked. "We are here to kill Tenchi Misaki and his family." Sasami smiled, "Were you informed as to who it is exactly in this family?" The assasins nodded, "We know all about Princess Ayeaka and Ryoko. We are the best assasins in the universe. We can handle them." Sasami burst out laughing. "Um... whats so funny." Sasami couldn't stop laughing and everyone else sitting at the table had the same problem. "What's so damn funny?" The leader of the assasins yelled. "Well not only is Ryoko and Ayeaka here, but so is Rio-oki, the goddess Tsunami, Washu the greatest scientist in the world, and detective Kyonei of the galaxy police," Yosho said. The assasin sneared. "We can handle them... wait, did you say Kyonei? As in Mihoshi's partner?" All the assasins looked at the ditsy blue eyed blonde sitting across from them. "Yeah, I'm Mihoshi. Can I help you?" The assasins all screamed and threw themselves out the airlock. Kyonei and everyone else just smiled. After that the nobels who had hired them were all turned back into watersprites forever. However, about a week later they ran out of water while still a day away from their next docking station. It turned out that Ryoko had dumped some syrup in Ayeaka's hair while she was sleeping so she had had to use up the last of the water to clean it out. The only thing left on the ship to drink was Ryoko's saki, so they set the auto piolet and got totaly plastered. When they woke up, the entire group except for Mihoshi was hanging by their feet naked, from the ceiling. Holding them in place were pairs of galaxy police issue handcuffs. Mihoshi meanwhile woke up dressed in tight red leather, and holding Washu's special tickling machine. They had docked days before and had plenty of supplies. On examination of the security tapes, it was found that they had had an enormouse orgy. Infact it seemed that it was Ayeaka's idea for the tickling and Mihoshi had just volunteered to man the machine. Kyonei looked over the entire incident closely. "Mihoshi, I don't see you drinking one bit durring this entire episode." Mihoshi grinned and shook her head, "Nope, never touch the stuff. i was sober the whole time." Everyone looked at her in shock, but then they all had a good laugh at it. Nobiyuki asked why he had been invited on this trip in the first place. "Why not? You had some vacation time anyway. And you'd have gotten lonely at the house, right?" Nobiyuki nodded and smiled at Washu. "What about my job though?" Washu had already set up one of her fake people to do that for him. Suddenly Ryoko got a great idea. "Hey, why don't we have a beuty contest? The guys can judge and we can find out who the most beutiful is." This idea was vetoed when the guys decided they wanted to live long enough to finish the honeymoon. "Ok, ok, how about we go to that resort planet in the Sirus system? They have one every week." Every one agreed and they headed off. Chapter 4: First stop on the trip When they arrived at the planet they all decided the beach would be the best place to set up. They each grabbed some bathing suits and tanning lotion. Sasami made them all a picnic lunch and Ryo-oki took them down to the planet. it was quite an arrival. Tenchi was at first embarrased, but relized that since they were now famouse through the entire universe he'd have to get used to it. They set up well above the water line. Sasami and Rio-oki went off the play and build sand castles. Kyonei and Mihoshi sat out on a blanket and watched the waves for a while. Tenchi was almost dragged into the water by Ryoko, who had a beach ball and wanted to play. After a while the other's joined up with them and it all ended in a splash fight between Ayeaka and Ryoko. "How dare you splash me you monster." Ayeaka splashed Ryoko back. "Oh yeah princess? Try this!" Suddenly Ryoko's gems glowed and an enormouse tidal wave formed in the ocean. Ayeaka shrieked and just before it splashed down on her and the entire beach, it stopped. Washu pushed afew more buttons on her computer and the wave reversed course. "Ryoko, you can't get so carried away. Suppose you had washed out the beach?" Tenchi siad to her. Ryoko looked down and then looked at the other patrons at the beach, "I'm sorry!" Everyone nervously told her it was alright and had looked pretty cool. Most people knew about her and that she'd had a hard life. Plus they knew she'd never willingly hurt anyone in her life... except maybe Ayeaka. The group shrugged it off and went back to their blankets and towels to sun bathe. Ryoko still felt bad about it so she volunteered to buy her friends some snow cones. She bought all of them one each plus one for her self and an extra one. "What's the extra one for Ryoko?" Mihoshi asked. As she turned to look she accidentaly dropped her's down Kyonei's bathing suit. "Slag! Mihoshi watch what you're doing!" Kyonei yelled. Mihoshi started crying, "I'm sorry Kyonei!" Ryoko just laughed and handed her the extra, "Don't be too mad Kyonei, I saw that coming a mile away." Kyonei looked at her like she was gonna kill Ryoko, but then just laughed. "Ok, your right. I'll go wash up." She smiled at Mihoshio,"Want to help?" Without another word both girls ran off to the shower. Sasami and Ryo-oki laughed and went back to finish their sand castle. Tenchi looked over at Ryoko and hugged her, "That was very nice of you Ryoko." Ryoko smiled at him and blushed slightly. Suddenly a loud noise came from a flying ball with speakers coming out of it, "The swimsuit beuty pagent will be held in twenty minutes. Anyone wishing to particiapte please register now. The prize for winning is one million Jurai. Please register now." The ball flew off repeating it's message. The group gathered up their things and moved down to the registering booth. There was a list of rules posted next to it. Rule one: No damaging either the planet, or the other contestantswith either words, or actions. Rule two: All swimsuits must contain a top and bottom, which covers whatever genetalia you may own or breasts... and so on and so forth. Sasami read off the first rule, "Hey Ayeaka, I guess they did remember the last time you were in one of these." Ayeaka blushed and everyone laughed a bit. Then Tenchi turned to Ryoko, "Sorry hun, looks like your going to have to be a little more covered up than you thought." Ryoko elbowed him in the ribs... but put her top back on anyway. The girls all went back into the dressing room with the other contestants. The men went to the audience to watch and see what happened. While in the dressing room everyone filled out the registration form and question sheet. Ryoko turned to Washu, "Hey mom, when is my birthday and that of my parents?" Washu thought, "Well in Earth years, you were born November 15, in the year 98 b.c. I was born at the dawn of time." Ryoko wrote it in. "Hey, My birthday is next month. Cool. Could you tell the others though? I don't want to sound too pushy and stuff." Washu smiled and nodded. Suddenly their entire group was surrounded by a group of girls. "Excuse me but aren't you those guys from the big royal wedding last month?" One asked. Another one said, "Nah, they're probably just impersonators, right?" When she said no they all spent the next few minutes signing autographs. "Ok, time for the contest. Ready ladies?" Came a voice from the stage. Everyone sat down and waited for their names to be called. Kyonei was a bit nervouse because she had gotten some nasty tan lines from falling asleeep, but Mihoshi told her she still looked beutiful. The announcer's voice came from outside, "Our first contestant is Miss Kitty Katrice from the orion sector!" A humanoid cat walked out onto the stage. She did afew turns on the stage while the announcer described her. "Kitty is a colledge student on leave for the anually vacation for the making of Jurai by Tsunami. She is eighteen years old and likes to water ski." The cat lady went over to her spot on the stage while the announcer called more people. Five contestants later they called out Ryoko's name. Ryoko walked onto the stage while the announcer spoke, "Ryoko the former space pirate and now princess of Jurai. She is over two thousand years old but doesn't look a day past 17. She is currently on her honeymoon with her family." Ryoko smiled at the crowd and went to her place behind the stage. Next came Ayeaka, "Princess Ayeaka of Jurai, also on the same honeymoon as the others in her group, she is one of the two future empresses of the universe. But don't worry judges, Prince Yosho has promised that there will be no retaliation of any kind, despite the fact that he himself is sure you will pick her or his other wife. It is your choice." Ayeaka smiled embarrasedly and walked over to her place besides Ryoko. Two more contestants went before Mihoshi was called up. "Next we have police comisioner Mihoshi. She is currently assigned as body guard to her family and is here with her wife Kyonei. She is comonly believed to be the most dangerous person in the galaxy and is given the credit for the recent elimination of the guild of assasins!" Everyone cheered and Mihoshi goes to her place. "Now here we have Kyonei. She has a slight sunburn, but it is very becomeing wouldn't you agree?" Everyone cheered again and everyone could swear they heard a whistle from Mihoshi. "Now we have a rather unusal entry. A double team of Tsunami the goddess and her avatar Sasami, princess of Jurai!" Sasami walked out onto the stage with the image of Tsunami floating abover her. "Miss Sasami assimilated with Tsunami after the attack attributed to Kagato on the planet Jurai. She will look like Tsunami when she grows up and her suprise marriage to the former space pirate Ryo-oki durring last months wedding was the talk of the galaxy." Sasami walked around the stage and took her place. "Now yet another of the group, miss Ryo-oki, who after assimilating with the creatured known as Mass, has gained several new forms!" Ryo-oki hopped out onto the stage in her cabbit form. Then as she moved became first a todler in a cute bathing suit. Everyone went, "Aww." Then with a big "Myah!" she turned into a beutiful young and furry woman in a yellow bikini. Everyone cheered and she smiled before taking her spot. "The suprises just keep on coming! Next up is the other future Empress of the universe, Washu, gratest and cutest scientist in the world! We haven't seen anything like this since Asuza'a honeymoon. Washu a former goddess and former head of the science academy is here with her family to enjoy the sun and hang out." Washu walked around and looked at the audiece smiling. Everyone clapped and cheered as usual. After that were five more contestants. The last one came up in a dark cape and had a cabbit on her shoulder. Ryo-oki said hi but other than that didn't give the other cabbit a second thought. "Out last contestant, is Nagi, the famouse bounty hunter who has never missed one of her bounties." Nagi threw off her cape and stood there in a beutiful blue bathing suit. Everyone made sounds of appreciation as the announcer continued. "Nagi has stopped by on this planet to enjoy some of the money she earns from her job and to get a nice tan." Kyonei chuckled nervously at that. In the crowd Tenchi elbowed his grandfather's ribs and pointed at Nobiyuki, who hadn't taken his eye's off Nagi. They both laughed and looked back at the stage. "Now that our contestants are in our judges have had a chance to read your minds to find out who you think should win!" He pointed to a table where three beings with enourmouse brains were writing things down. They handed their papers to the announcer and he read them off. "Third place goes too... Princess Sasami of Jurai. Your prize is a coupon for anything you want from the planet's best swimsuit shop for you and your family! Donated by Sinsuits for you and me." Every one applauded and Sasami happily took her coupon. "Second place goes to... its a tie! Between princess Ryoko and princess Ayeaka. Your prize is a beach house on this very beach, donated by the Jurain Realty company. Come to us for all your property needs." The announcer gave each of them a key and they went to stand by Sasami. "Now, the grand prize winner of a million Jurai is... Nagi the bounty hunter!" Everyone applauded and cheered. Nagi was given a crown and flowers. Ryoko and Ayeaka weren't too upset. They hadnt lost to eachother and had gotten a fairly nice house to stay in whenever they wanted. After the show the entire group got together. They congradulated everyone for looking beutiful, and siad how they wish that they all could have won. Sasami lead them off to the swimsuit store where the guys picked out some trunks and the girls got their suits too. While they were looking around Ryoko bumped into Nagi who was also there to buy some swim suits. "Oh, I'm sorry. I didn't see you!" Ryoko helped her up and she smiled. "It's ok. I'm glad we met again I wanted to talk to you." Ryoko looked at her suspiciously. "What about?" Nagi smiled. "About you. I was the one hired to find you after Yosho disapeared chasing you off Jurai. Don't worry though, the bounty was lifted when you were cleared of the things Kagato made you do. Too bad though. The price on your head would have made that million jurai look like cabbit feed." Ryoko smiled and Nagi's cabbit meowed an agreement. "Well have you tried feeding him carrots?" Nagi's eye's widdened. "No way. He gets those once in a while but... you do know that those things are an aphrodisiac to cabbits right?" Ryoko shook her head, "No, but I think Sasami probably does. Where did you get your's anyway? I thought Washu didn't make any others." Nagi laughed. "Yeah well he isn't as powerful as your Rio-oki, but Ken-oki was made from some of the DNA i found on Jurai from Ryo-oki. I figured if I was going after you I'd need it." They both laughed and patted eachother's backs. "Well too bad Ryo-oki is already attatched. So what are you doing here?" Nagi nodded, "I remembered what the announcer said about this place and decided to check it out." Ryoko was about to continue the conversation when Nobiyuki walked over. "Hey aren't you that bounty hunter that won the contest?" Nagi smiled at him and said, "Yes. Who are you handsome?" Ryoko sighed but grinned and introduced him. "This is my father-in-law Nobiyuki Misaki, an archetect from Earth who is now one of the Jurai royal family." Nagi smiled and extended a hand to him. "Well a pleasure to meet you Nobiyuki. I am Nagi." Nobiyuki kissed her hand and smiled. "Would you like to get something to drink?" Nagi nodded and the two of them left to go to the coffee house next door. Ryoko went over to Tenchi and told him what happened. "I'm not suprised. When he wants to be dad can be pretty charming. You remember what he was like when we went back to stop Kain. He courted my mother and everything." Ryoko nodded and kissed his cheek, "I know. It's just hard to believe that the guy who keeps trying to sneak peaks into our bathroom is your dad." They laughed and went over to the counter to join up with the others. They decided to spend the night in their beach house. Nobiyuki had invited Nagi to dinner and Ryoko got to talk with her more. "So Nagi, what are you up to right now? After anybody I know?" Nagi smiled." Do you know someone by the name of Dr.Clay? He escaped from galaxy police prison last month and... whats everybody looking at?" Washu stood up and looked at her carefully. "Dr.Clay! he was caught by Mihoshi and Kyonei when he tried to kidnap me for my sister. He's free again?" Nagi nodded. "He's the guy with the octopus head right? Is there any way you could help me find him?" Washu nodded. "Ryoko here assimilated with his robot. I deactivated the homing device he put in it, but I could reactivate it to see if he's still using the same frequency." Nagi smiled. "Ok, that should work. Thanks for your help. Hey if you want any of the bounty I'll be happy to split it with you." Everyone said no. "We have the entire Jurai treasury. We just want to help you catch this guy." Nagi nodded. "Do you want to wait until tommarow though? I need some sleep if we're gonna go catch a wanted felon." Mihoshi said. For once everyone agreed with her. They all went to sleep, leaving Nagi and Nobiyuki talking for quite some time. The next day everyone woke up and ate a big breakfast cooked by Sasami. Nagi was amazed, "Sasami, that was delicious! Where did a princess learn to cook so well?" Sasami blushed. "It's kind of a hobby of mine and I seem to be good at it. Without me these guys would starve." Everyone blushed but agreed. "Now Nagi, what do you know about Dr.Clay's recent activities?" Washu asked. "He was last scene in this area. I lost his trail right around here so I figured I'd take a day off. He was last seen in a spaceship in the shape of a woman." Washu nodded. "When was this?" He disapeared about three hours before that contest. I figured that if I entered it and he was on the planet I'd see him there. But I got caught up and forgot to realy look." She looked down blushing at her unprofessional attitude. Washu smiled. "That's alright. I should be able to find him." She held up her hands and her computer appeared. She hit some buttons and looked up. "Well, it seems that we have found him?" Everyone listened in rapt attention. "It seems that he was the announcer for the contest and that we have all been catured." Washu his a key and the hologram outside the windows turned off to reviel the inside of a ship's holding area. Suddenly the swimsuits they had bought at the store turned into a gelatinouse green goo and covered them, freezing them in place. A slight clapping sound came to them as Dr.Clay walked into the room. "Very good Washu. I would have expected no less from lady Tokemi's sister. She still want's to get in touch with you you know. Infact she should be here shortly." Washu smiled. "Well Doctor, I see that you did learn some things from our last encounter." Dr.Clay smiled and laughed evily. "Yes Washu. You may have taken my Zero drone from me, but as they say if you are going to do something right, do it yourself." Ryoko and the others had given up trying to get out of their blobs and decided to listen to the conversation. "Now Washu I not only have you but Tsunami and that annoying bounty hunter aswell." Nagi snorted and Washu grinned. " But let me guess, Tokimi said you aren't to harm any of us right?" Clay nodded. "But I can't have you escaping or trying to harm me, so i have to hold you." Washu thought for a second. "If I gave you my word that nobody here will harm you or try to take you down in any way will you let us get back to our meal while we wait for Tokimi?" Dr.Clay thought about it for a minute, smelling the good food. "No tricks?" Washu nodded, "No tricks." Dr.Clay pushed the button on the wall and set down with them to get some of the food. Dr.Clay looked at Sasami. "So you are Tsunami too huh? Guess thats why I couldn't find you before." Sasami nodded and the image of Tsunami appeared above her. "Wow, you realy do look alot like lady Tokimi. How is it you people exist? She told me it was an imposibility, just like those gems on her wrists and neck." Dr.Clay pointed at Ryoko. Washu and Tsunami smiled as Sasami hit his fingers and told him, "Don't point, it's rude." Washu looked at Dr.Clay. "It's realy incredibly simple Doctor. We... or I should say they since I gave my power to Ryoko. Anyway they are gods. Beings who were here when the universes didn't exist and are completely outside the boundries of space, time, and all reality. They make the universe and use both natural forses, magic, and whatever else they can think of to do it." Dr.Clay looked at her. "But surely there must be an explanation! I mean where did they come from?" Washu sighed, "Well before anything was here there was not anything or nothing. There was nothing to comair 'nothing' to so it didn;t exist either. So due to paradox something had to come into existence just for the hell of it. Paradox didn't exist then either which is what makes the whole thing work. Once one god came to be and then another. They were our parent. Most planets have their tales of the origen of gods and demons. They are ALL true." Everyone listend and ate their breakfast. Dr.Clay and Washu continued talking with Ryoko and Nagi watching Dr.Clay very closely. After about an hour, there was a quiet knock on the door. Ryo-oki jumped up and went to answer the door. When she opened it a very pretty lady in a yellow and white kimono entered. Dr.Clay got up and bowed, follwed quickly by everyone else except Sasami and Washu who ran forward to hug her. "It had been a long time sisters," little Tokimi said and hugged back. "So whats the deal with sending Dr.Clay after us Tokimi? He almost killed all of us last time." Tokimi glanced at Dr.Clay who stared down at his feet. "His instructions were to bring you to me. I had a party all set up with cake and everything. It was supposed to be when you got your memory back. Unfortunately my servant got a little... over enthusiastic. I had promised him a galaxy if he succeded." Washu nodded, "Yeah, old octopus head always did. But I'm sorry we missed your party." Tokimi sighend and a tear went down her cheek, "You didn't even invite me to your wedding." Washu and Tsunami hugged her and wiped the tears off. "We didn't know you wanted to come. We all thought you were out to kill us or something. In another universe your daughter and us had a bit of a skuffle and everything..." Said Sasami. Tokimi smiled. "Yeah, I'm sorry about that. But the other yous are taking good care of my grandaughter. Anyway I'm so sorry about all of this." Everyone said, "We forgive you." She smiled and joined the rest of them at the breakfast table. "Sisters, why did you choose to leave immortality anyway? In every dimension you seem to have a different reason." Washu thought about it for a minute, "I was curious. And I haven't been disapointed yet." Tokimi looked at Sasami and Tsunami. "Well I saw Sasami here hurt when Kagato attacked Jurai and I just had to help her. It was the right thing to do." Tsunami smiled at Sasami. Washu suddenly stood up. "Tokimi I think you should meet the rest of your family. This is Tenchi Misaki, Yosho's grandson, and my grandson-in-law, son-in-law, and nephew." Tenchi smiled and bowed to Tokimi. "This is Yosho, prince of Jurai, my husband and who knows what else. Tsunami and Sasami's merger made this complicated. Ayeaka, my sister-wife. Nobiyuki, my stepson-in-law and Tenchi's father. Ryoko, my daughter and Tenchi's wife." She looked at Sasami to finish the introductions, "And this is Rio-oki my wife and Washu's daughter plus Ryoko's sister. And those are Mihoshi and Kyonei, Washu's granddaughter and grandaughter in law." Everyone smiled and said how happy they were to finally meet her. "We were on our vacation and had just met Nagi here, Nobiyuki's new girlfriend-" Nobiyuki and Nagi blushed but didn't say anything to the contrary. Nagi asked her, "Um...Miss Tokimi, there is a bounty out on Dr.Clay's head. I was wondering if you would mind me turning him in?" Tokimi smiled and said, "Well ok. I gave him his little galaxy already..." She pointed to the bauble around his neck, "...but could you do me a quick favore first?" Nagi said," Sure, what?" Tokimi smiled and winked at Washu. "Could you call me 'little Tokimi'?" Chapter 5: One more wedding, a birthday and some Christmas cheer A month later things had finally gotten settled down. Dr.Clay was back in jail and Nagi had collected a bounty big enough to last a decade. She and Tokimi were invited to join the honeymoon cruise and they agreed. It was a good thing too because a Kagato from an alternate reality showed up to claim Ryoko. Tokimi quickly erased him from existence without anyone even knowing he'd shown up. Lately she had been helping Washu with her experiments. Nagi was hanging out with Nobiyuki and having a marvelous time. Ken-oki kept away from Sasami and Rio-oki, mostly because they realy didn't care for him. Though Nagi doesn't realy like how he is now addicted to carrots. Mihoshi helped Kyonei fix her tan, and tenchi and Ryoko were currently in Washu's virtualy reality machine training and acting as if they were on Earth and training with Yosho. Nobiyuki sat in his room looking at the ring in his hand. He wanted to ask Nagi to marry him, but wasn't sure how. Sasami walked past and saw him sitting there and saring into his hand. "What's wrong brother?" Nobiyuki smiled at her, still not used to her calling him brother, "I was thinking how to ask Nagi to marry me. I'm having some trouble finding the words." Sasami smiled and patted his hand. They had been coming to her with any relationship problems for a while. Probably because she had the most bizzare out of all of them. "I'm sure she knows Nobiyuki." He looked at her in suprise. "How?" Nagi stepped into the door way, "Because I was right behind her in the hall. Now are you going to give me that ring or do I have to take it?" Nobiyuki smiled and walked over to her. Placing the ring on her finger and kissed her. Sasami smiled and hugged them both, "Hey, does this mean Ayeaka has to teach her about Jurai too?" Nobiyuki thought about it, but Nagi beat him to it, "No, i knwo all about Jurai. I had to study them when I was in school." Sasami grinned and ran off to tell the others about the engagement. Everyone congradualted the happy couple and invited them to get married right then and there so they could enjoy their honeymoon too.( Yes I am quite aware that I am marrying everyone off, but hey, this is the best way considering the title). They all stopped off at a trader world to pick up suples and presents for the wedding. Tokimi, who had missed the last one, was going to marry the happy couple and the others renewed their vows. After the party had died down Washu got up to make an anouncement. "Well, I have good news everybody. Ryoko, Kyonei, Ayeaka, myself, and Nagi are pregnant!" Everyone looked at her strangely. Mihoshi gently raised her hand, "Um... Miss Washu, how is it that Kyonei is pregnant?" They all looked at Washu, who motioned for Kyonei to speak. "Well you see Mihoshi, as a suprise I asked Washu to use some of your DNA so we could have a baby." Mihoshi hugged her enthsiastically and everyone congradualted all the lucky parents to be. Then Kyonei brought out her karioki machine and they all took turns singing, ending with the three goddess sisters singing the lulluby that Washu had song to Tenchi's baby cousin. Everyone fell asleep almost immediately. "We still got it sisters." Said all three of them. The next week was Ryoko's birthday and everyone got her something special. Sasami gave her a story book that she drew and wrote herself, featuring Ryoko as a princess rescued from an evil man by a prince who looked alot like Tenchi. Washu and her sisters had made her her own galaxy in a necklass just like the one Dr.Clay had. Inside was another group just like theirs having all sorts of new adventures that she could watch any time. Tenchi, Nobiyuki, and Yosho had made her a photo album of her life with them, and Nagi gave her a music box that played a song she had written in her free time just for the occasion. Ryoko hugged everyone as tears fell from here eye's, "Thank you all. I've never had a birthday party before." Sasami left and wheeled in a cake with candled in the shape of a 2004 on top, "Make a wish Ryoko." Ryoko smiled and blew out the candles. Suddenly alot of gifts landed in everyone's lap. "My wish was that you all get presents too" Tsunami smiled and they all opened their gifts. The next month they had stopped by a planet in the Polaris system. It was almost Christmas and everyone was excited. They had been having ton's of parties since this entire experience had started and had many more to come between birthdays and holidays. They decided to give each one due consideration. Tokimi asked what the point of Christmas was and Tenchi explained that it was originaly supposed to signal the birth of Christ, that son of Jehovah and the original reason for Christienity. "Oh I remember Jehovah. He always did get a little carried away, but you said 'originaly'. What is it now?" Tenchi thought and said, "Well now a days everyone is in on it because it means family togetherness and presents and stuff. It's a tradition that has been around since... about when Ryoko was born." Tenchi smiled and hugged his wife. Ayeaka (who i know I havn'e mentioned for a bit) said, "I remember the first Christmas we had when we were on Earth. Ypu had to untangle all those lights and set them up all over the place... Hey, how about we go back to Earth for Christmas? Then we could continue our trip." Everyone agreed that that was a marvelouse idea. By the time they reached Earth, it was a week to Christmas. "We have alot to do to get done in time," Tenchi said. "Would you girls mind getting the lights and ornaments out hile we go look for a tree?" They all agreed and got to work. The house itself was in fairly good condition. The android Nobiyuki that Washu had left to take care of things while they were on their trip had been programed to clean house. Fortunately he didn't need to eat so by the time they were back for good Nobiyuki could retire. Ryoko and Ayeaka got into a fight over which of the would get the lights down and which the ornaments. It went of for an hour durring which Sasami had gotten both down. Tokimi laughed watching them fight like that realizing that neither of them was realy trying. Finaly they got tired and cold so decided to come in and help untangle the lights. It took a long time and they were all wiped out by the end of it. Tokimi had decided not to use any of her powers since this was part of the fun and something she hadn't done before, "Washu, i begin to see why you became human. So many new things to do." Washu nodded, "Yeah, I have had more fun and pain as a human than at any time in my life." Tokimi looked at her, "Pain? What pain?" So Washu sat her down and told her how her son and husband had been taken from her, how Kagato had stolen her daughter, and all the other horrible things she had had to put up with and do. "That's awfull Washu. Did you ever find your son?" Washu shook her head no, "I was held by Kagato too long. My son died just after and I never saw him again." Washu cried slightly and rubbed her slightly swollen belly, "but still despie my regrets, life is good. My daughter is happy, my family has grown enormously, and I'm gonna have even more members real soon." Tokimi reached out and rubbed Washu's belly too, "Do you think I could help you raise this one? I have been very lonely since you and Tsunami left." Washu hugged her, "Ofcourse you can!" On Christmas eve, everyone was excited. Sasami has made a duck and a ton of other things. Asuza, Misaki, and Funaho had been invited to dinner. "So how is the honeymoon going so far everybody?" Asuza asked. Tenchi and the others all started chatting away telling him all about the swimsuit contest, Dr.Clay, Tokimi, and almost everything else. Except ofcourse for the orgy. Asuza stood up and bowed to lady Tokimi, "A pleasure to meet you. We have never had so much... divine interaction with the family before now." He also made sure to bow to Washu and Tsunami so that it was clear he meant them too. Funaho and Misaki had started trading information with Ayeaka and Washu. Sasami smiled and listened to everyone praise her cooking. "Rio-oki helped too, after Washu made her a full body hair net ofcourse." She hugged Rio-oki and then gasped, "Dad, you and Auntie Funaho and Misaki are under the mistletoe!" Asuza looked up, "Is that what that plant is? What does it mean?" Sasami laughed and looked at Funaho. "Sorry Sasami, but I don't know either. I get the feeling this tradition is after my time." Sasami rolled over laughing so Rio-oki took it on herself to explain about the mistletoe, "Myah, myah meowmyah, mewow, mow!" Asuza and the others looked at her strangely and then glanced at Ryoko for help. At this point everyone was laughing. Asuza and his wavies were begining to feel distressed that they had made some kind of mistake in decorem. "What the blazzes is going on?" Asuza asked. Everyone calmed down and Tenchi said, "Well, if your under the mistletoe then you have to kiss the next person you see." Asuza smiled finaly understanding and looked back and forth between his wives unable to decide which to kiss first. Tenchi and Yosho shot eachother a glance, completely understanding his situation. Finaly Misaki and Funaho grabbed him by either side and kissed him hard at the same time. "Realy husband, you'd think that by now you'd know we wouldn't get jealous." Asuza and Yosho snorted at the same time and got an evil glance from each of their wives in return. The next morning everyone went to open their gifts. (Lot's of presents in this story huh?) Everyone had gotten everyone else something. There were just too many presents for me to mention, but there is one that requires special attention. After hearing what Tsunami had done for the family and their wedding, she had come up with the perfect gift for Washu. She summoned her son's spirit and allowed Washu and Ryoko to finaly meet and talk with him. Even Mihoshi said hello to her grandfather. Everyone had a great time and Asuza as a present gave them an extra month for their vacation. Tenchi and Ryoko sat out on the roof, staring up a the winter nights sky. "You know Tenchi, there is a whole universe out there, places that neither you or I could ever dream of. Do you think... maybe that we could see it all? Someday I mean." Tenchi smiled and leaned over to kiss her, "Yes Ryoko. I promise one day we will have gone everywhere. And then after we're all done, we can come back here to stay." Ryoko smiled and hugged him. "Thanks, but how are we going to do that? You have to run the shrine after Yosho is gone and then take over the thrown..." Tenchi silenced her with a finger on her lips and smiled. "It's all taken care of. Asuza is going to take over the shrine, and incase you forgot, both Washu and Ayeaka are providing more immediate heirs than me as we speak." Ryoko laughed and hugged him tight. "Oh this will be so great! Raising our baby in the stars and finding out everything. Oh Tenchi, have I ever told you how much I love you?" Tenchi nodded and smiled. "Every day. But you have to start taking it easy for a while. You don't want your's and Ayeaka's fighting to hurrt the babies do you?" Ryoko shook her head and then layed back, staring into the starry sky. Chapter 6: A funeral and a new adventure. The honeymoon was over. Tenchi and the others returned from their final trip to Altaras 4. Asuza and his wives had moved into the shrine in his place and were getting used to running it. Washu and her sisters had shaped the dimensions of the house to corespond to both the Juraian royal palace and Tenchi and Ryoko's space ship, so that nobody was too far from home. Yosho had to set up a funeral for himself. The fake him Washu had left in the shrine took his place in the coffin. It was all in all a beutiful cervice. Tenchi's aunt and young cousin Toro had shown up along with many other people who had known Yosho through the years. She had noticed something about the real Yosh that nobody else had though, "You look just like him when he was a yongue man." Yosho just smiled at Tenchi claimed him as an uncle. Azaka and Kamidaki who had been left to take care of the house, stayed where they were. Tenchi and Yosho had an very interesting conversation durring the wake. "Tenchi, there is something I think you should know. You are way better than I was with a sword. You surpassed me years ago and would have kicked me from here to Jurai if we had fought before." Tenchi looked at him in shock, "Then how come I still can't beat you? Even with Ryoko's help." Ryoko had heard this and stood next to Tenchi waiting for the answer too. "It's because I have been training with both of you. I've gotten alot better because of it." Ryoko and Tenchi laughed and then looked chargrin as they got looks from the other people at the funeral. Tenchi turned back to his grandfather. "You aren't going to be trying to get me to take the trown are you? " Yosho smiled and shook his head, "No, you and Ryoko will be busy enoough. If you thought you had problems with assasins and evil aliens before, just immagine how many of Asuza's enemies will be by to get him? Besides, I think Ryoko wouldn't let you accept the thrown. Conquer it maybe, but take it normaly?" They both smiled and glanced her way. She was trading stories with Nagi again, who had talked Nobiyuki into becoming her partner in the bounty hunter buisness. Washu had increased his lifespan to match nagi's and they seemed happy about it. Tenchi looked back at his grandfather, "Why do I get the feeling you wont fight very hard if we do try?" Yosho patted Tenchi's back, "You got me. Uncovered my first conspiracy in less than ten minutes. But do you think Sasami would lend her Rio-oki for the time it would take to do that?" They looked at the happy couple. Sasami had fully merged with Tsunami durring the trip and had still maintaned her own personality. Nothing had realy changed though, despite all this. They still lived in the same house, just with afew extra rooms. Washu and her sisters are still tinkering around with time and space, helping Tenchi and the others keep peace in the universe. Tecni and Ryoko enjoy their days traveling the stars and living on Earth at the same time. They never miss a carnival or a meal that Sasami and Ryo-oki's cooking. Yosho had his hands full running the universe, but managed to get more free time than Asuza had. Asuza and his wives run and take care of the shrine. The girls all had their babies on the same day, one after the other. Ayeaka gave birth to Ryoenchi, a boy. Washu had Tokili, a girl and Tokimi almost broke down in tears of joy. Nagi had Nauki, Tenchi's new little brother. And Ryoko had twins, Ayea and Tenko, two adorable baby girls. Kyonei and Mihoshi's son Mihoki was just as cute at the others with a blonde stripe in his green hair. Sasami and Ryo-oki were ofcourse happy for them, but not about to be outdone. Ryo-oki laid an egg a week later and a cute little blue furred, red eyed, cabbit. Everyone was suprised, especialy since Washu hadn't helped them out. "Well sister, I'm a goddess too. You don't think I can't do this sort of thing?" So they all lived happily ever after... despite the constant monster attacks. Author's notes Ok, ok. I know some of it got a little mushy, and there wasn't much action, but can you think of a better way to end it? If so, write your own fic. Anything you wish to say about mine can be sent to clayton_n@hotmail.com