INTERLUDE Establishing Shot: Space... again. Predominantly shown is a large planet that has come to be known as Earth. A small twinkle is shown in the space to the left of the planet, as a ship suddenly appears heading towards the screen. KIYONNE (V.O.) Officer First Class Kiyonne, ships log, supplemental: I have arrived in the system that the explosion assumed to have been from the A1 class criminal Kagato's ship, the Souja. The ship continues to move forward passing the camera which follows it as it moves into orbit of Earth. As it passes we notice some signage, the Galaxy Police insignia, a strange looking string of characters, and the name YAGAMI in script near the front of the ship. Cut to the interior of the ship a few seconds after it passes the camera to show KIYONNE sitting in a chair in the cockpit of the ship. She is wearing her GP uniform, including her patented headband, under a black leather jacket. KIYONNE The system is classified as A031X in the Galaxy Police files, and is better known as the Sol System in reference to it's sun, the most energizing one on this side of the galaxy. It is well known as the home planet of the Jurai Emperor's wife, Funaho, and has been for the last three millennia, under a non-interference status by the GP. In a hopefully unrelated event, this is the area of space that my late partner Mihoshi had last been at before she went missing. KIYONNE turns in her chair to lean forward and hold her hand over one of the buttons on the console beside her. KIYONNE End ships log. She presses down on the button and leans back in her chair. KIYONNE Yukinojo, what's the report on the in system wreckage and latest energy readings. One of the bulges on the ceiling of the cockpit pushes its way down and opens to show two optic sensors that almost look like eyes. It descends to be a little more than two feet in front of KIYONNE. When it speaks, its top half and bottom half shake. YUKINOJO In system data has been gathered and analyzed. There are four types of wreckage apparent in the surrounding space. Behind YUKINOJO a viewscreen appears and displays various data about shards of metal found in the wreckage. As YUKINOJO speaks, KIYONNE takes off her jacket. YUKINOJO Most of the wreckage conforms to readings and energy analyses performed during the several brief encounters with the Souja prior to now. Percent of error on this fact factors down to five point three seven. KIYONNE leans forward to look at the data. KIYONNE Well, that was easy enough. Don't really think they needed to pull me from that concert on Yavin to do this though. What's the data on the rest of that wreck out there? YUKINOJO There are parts and debris from three ships that are well documented in GP files. The ships are the GP ship 'Pure Heart', the Royal Jurai ship Ryo-oh, and the once wanted criminal Ryo-ohki. KIYONNE suddenly cringes and makes motions that she's dying. KIYONNE The 'Pure Heart?' YUKINOJO Affirmative. The Galaxy Police ship 'Pure Heart' is currently issued to-- KIYONNE Don't say it! I don't want to be hexed by saying that evil incarnation's name. Can you determine if there is enough wreckage of the 'Pure Heart' to conclude that the ship was completely destroyed and further investigation isn't necessary? YUKINOJO makes a motion with its optic sensors that resembles blinking. YUKINOJO Negative. KIYONNE Shit. I wish I stayed at the concert. Even if 'Suicidal Salarians' was playing it would be better that finding out that SHE is still alive. In the Masaki house, the gang is eating Lunch around a table. MIHOSHI suddenly sneezes. ADAM Bless'you. MIHOSHI Thank you. TENCHI Someone must be talking about you, Mihoshi. MIHOSHI Oh! I hope its something nice. Twisted Plot Productions Presents In Association with Tempest Creations A Division of Starlight Pictures FULL CIRCLE By Adam Chris Leigh Based On "Tenchi Muyou" By Masaki Kanajaki Episode 6: The Calm Before The Storm Establishing Shot: Washuu's lab. The floor is indiscernible from the walls, if there are any, but by the way all the equipment is positioned it looks like it's a small room. WASHUU is typing on her holographic keyboard while ADAM tries to wiggle his arm free from a vice that is holding it under some incredibly large examining device. She turns to ADAM and stops typing. WASHUU Very interesting. Much more efficient than Ryouko's design. Not very high on aesthetics though. Doesn't look comfortable either. Are you in pain? ADAM Not anymore, it was painful at first but not anymore. It is very, inconvenient though. Think you could remove it? WASHUU Well... I suppose after extensive testing I could. Maybe a look under the intense invasive radianic scanner would better inform me. ADAM Forget it, I'll just have Ryouko rip it off my palm. I'm sure she won't have any problems with that. WASHUU Nonsense, Ryouko holds you in the highest respect. Higher than me these days. She thinks you quite the man. ADAM I'm sure. WASHUU Well, she doesn't want to kill you anyway. It's more than I can say about most people in this house. SASAMI (O.S.) Washuu? Adam? Dinner's ready! ADAM Oh good, I'm starved. WASHUU I guess I could take a break from my strenuous work. ADAM Oh sure, highly strenuous. WASHUU looks back and hits a button on a panel causing the vice around ADAM's arm to tighten abruptly. His hand turns beet red and he struggles violently. WASHUU laughs satanically. Cut to the forests surrounding the lake. A small dirt path is surrounded on both sides by tall trees that reach up into the sky but don't block the constant stream of light pouring in. The trees sway back and forth suddenly and there is a large flash of yellow light that quickly dissipates and leaves KIYONNE behind. She holds up a cube that shows what looks like a compass. KIYONNE Damn, her homing signal is still Strong. Enormous amounts of high energy potential around, I wonder if there's been some contamination from the explosion of Kagato's ship. KIYONNE walks down the path with her head down watching her cube. Cut to Masaki household interior. AEKA and RYOUKO are watching what looks like a soap opera, SASAMI is playing with RYO-OHKI by the window. Zoom to show television. MAN Exactly what you wanted, forty pounds of rice from the market. Now, you know what I want in return. WOMAN I I don't know if I should. What if my husband finds out? MAN You know you want to, and he won't care if you do. Cut to RYOUKO and AEKA. Their eyes widen and they lean forward towards the television. WOMAN Well, I suppose it'll be alright, as long as it's quick. MAN You can do it as quick as you want it to be, I just want it so much. RYOUKO is almost drooling, AEKA is biting on the ends of her robe. Cut to the television screen. WOMAN Okay. Let's do it! I'll cook Lunch for you! MAN I'll get the hibachi! Cut to RYOUKO and AEKA. They both face fault and RYOUKO falls on the ground. AEKA quickly picks up the remote control, turns off the television, and starts walking off. AEKA I wonder what Tenchi is doing. RYOUKO I think I'll see what Washuu is working on. SASAMI(O.S.) Hey everybody! Look what's going on outside! AEKA and RYOUKO turn to look out the window. Cut to exterior of Masaki household. Rather large flakes of snow are falling but have yet to accumulate on the ground. SASAMI What is that? RYOUKO Oh great, SNOW. I really hate the weather on this planet. I can't stand the cold. SASAMI Looks like fun. Come on Ryo-ohki, lets go outside and play! AEKA Isn't a little unusual to have snow in this area of Earth? RYOUKO Yeah, I think the last time it snowed was close to ten years ago. The door to WASHUU's lab opens and ADAM walks in. ADAM Hey! Snow! I was wondering if we were still in a temperate zone. RYOUKO Don't tell me YOU like snow. ADAM Oh yeah! I love snow. Don't know why, just do. SASAMI Adam, you want to come play in the snow with me? ADAM Uh, sure. I'm done with my work for now. AEKA Work? What work are you doing? ADAM I'm working with Washuu on something special. She says it's something that has been on her mind for the last 1200 years. I can't say what it is yet. Mostly because I don't know. ADAM reaches into the doorway and pulls out a black trench coat. ADAM Okay Sasami, lets go! ADAM and SASAMI walk out the glass door with RYO-OHKI. AEKA and RYOUKO look at each other for a moment then RYOUKO walks past AEKA and into the doorway to WASHUU's lab. A few seconds later TENCHI walks in with a held out fist. TENCHI Oh Aeka! I was looking for you. AEKA Oh, you were, Lord Tenchi? TENCHI Yeah, I need to give you something. TENCHI opens his fist and in his palm is a large seed with a few buds already sprouting from it. TENCHI Tsunami told me to give this to you, she said it was Ryo-Oh's seed. It seemed very important, so I didn't want to forget. AEKA looks at the seed in his hand and picks it up with her two fingers. AEKA Thank you very much, Lord Tenchi. This is all that is truly left of my ship, Ryo-Oh. But hopefully I can grow a new tree from this bud and Ryo-Oh won't really die. But I'm not sure it can grow in Earth's soil, and if it takes root it'll be stuck here forever. TENCHI Oh, maybe you can get Washuu to make you something! She is a genius, after all. AEKA Yes... yes, maybe she can. I'll go talk to her about it. Thank you again Lord Tenchi. There is an uncomfortable silence and AEKA and TENCHI just look at the floor. Suddenly AEKA looks up at TENCHI. AEKA So, have you seen the snow yet? TENCHI Snow? TENCHI looks past AEKA and out the window to see the white flakes dropping the ground. The snow is starting to accumulate and SASAMI and ADAM are making snowballs by the lake. Cut to a blurry, black and white scene with a young TENCHI playing around in the snow seeming very happy. A woman walks up in robes with a parasol whom we can't see the face of. Cut to TENCHI's view as he looks up at the woman, her face shrouded in the shadow of the parasol. WOMAN Having fun Tenchi? You better put on your coat though, or you'll catch a cold. TENCHI Awww, mom, it's not that cold out. WOMAN No, not now, but it will be. So make your poor mom happy and put on your coat. TENCHI Okay mom. AEKA(V.O.) Tenchi? Cut back to Masaki household interior. AEKA is looking at TENCHI strangly. AEKA Tenchi? Are you alright? TENCHI Huh? Yeah, I was just remembering something from when I was young. There's a loud smack and TENCHI and AEKA look outside to see a large white splotch on the glass door. Outside SASAMI is laughing and ADAM is smiling at the window. He seems to mouth the word, "Sorry," through his smile. TENCHI sighs. Cut to Masaki Shrine. YOUSHO is standing on the porch of the shrine watching the snow fall with a cup of tea in his hand. YOUSHO Hmm... It was on a day like today that it all happened. KIYONNE suddenly emerges from the trees covered in snow, still holding the cube in front of her. She's shivering quite violently as she walks out of the trees. YOUSHO picks up an umbrella and starts walking over to her. KIYONNE Damn you Mihoshi. Even when you aren't here you're causing me trouble. YOUSHO Excuse me miss. KIYONNE jumps, startled by YOUSHO's voice and that he's holding the umbrella over her. YOUSHO It is very cold out and you don't seem to be prepared for the weather, perhaps you should come inside and warm yourself before you continue on your way. KIYONNE debates it in her mind for all of half a second before she nods her head and walks with YOUSHO back to the shrine. Cut to shrine interior. YOUSHO is pouring KIYONNE a cup of tea. YOUSHO So tell me who you are and what you are doing out in the snow. KIYONNE My name is Kiyonne, and I'm a police officer First Class. I was send out here to look for one of our missing officers, we found some evidence that suggested she might be here. YOUSHO nods silently, absorbing the information. KIYONNE I wasn't expecting any snow because the sky was clear earlier today, so it caught me off guard. YOUSHO So how did you end up in the forest. There is a direct path to the house from the road. KIYONNE rubs the back of her head and smiles nervously. KIYONNE Well, I wasn't really looking where I was going and by the time I realized I was lost, I couldn't retrace my steps anymore. YOUSHO Hmmm... I heard you talking about Mihoshi before. Is she the missing Officer you were sent to find? KIYONNE drops her cup and lunges over to YOUSHO. She grabs him by his collar and pulls him forward. KIYONNE Do you know who she is? Have you seen her? Where is she. YOUSHO She lives in the house at the bottom of the steps of this shrine. KIYONNE drops YOUSHO and sits back and just stares for a second. Then she starts to cry. KIYONNE Noooo!!! It's all gone, my peace and quiet, my success, my life. It's all ruined, all GONE! YOUSHO sweatdrops. Cut to subspace, WASHUU's Lab. A large multicolored floor stretches into a large room with walls that go beyond the camera. WASHUU is sitting on a floating pillow typing on her holographic keyboard. The outline of a door appears then fills in yellow with a window as ADAM pushes it open and walks into the Lab. He walks over to her with his hands in his pockets. ADAM Washuu. WASHUU Adam. ADAM You called? WASHUU turns in her pillow and looks up at ADAM. WASHUU Your work on the subspace inverter assembly is incomplete. I was hoping you could finish it. Now. ADAM Of... of course, Washuu. I just need to review the schematics for reference. WASHUU Proceed. WASHUU turns back around and continues typing on her computer. ADAM reaches into his pocket and pulls out a ring which he puts on his index finger. As he raises his hands another holographic keyboard appears and he begins typing on it. ADAM Are you okay, Washuu? You see a bit-- WASHUU I'm fine. ADAM How old are you? WASHUU stops for a moment, she is visibly pained for a second before returning to her typing. WASHUU I'm old. Much older than you'll ever be. ADAM Oh, of course. The many years you spent as Kagato's prisoner are probably much longer than I'll ever live. But you have information that you've dated as thousands of years old. WASHUU *Very* old. Happy? ADAM You aren't like the rest of the people here. You're not Juraian, not like Mihoshi, and I don't think you're like Kagato -- WASHUU I am NOTHING like Kagato. In age, or species. ADAM Then how old are you... WHAT are you? She seems to think about it for a long time before answering. WASHUU I'm Washuu. ADAM Then what does that mean? WASHUU doesn't move for several moments. ADAM What do you know about Pluto? WASHUU It's a planet. ADAM looks at her with his eyebrows raised. WASHUU Oh, *HER*. You know I did detect her... TAINT on you, but I assumed it was a malfunction. I really didn't think she'd do it. ADAM Do what? WASHUU Produce a child. ADAM Prod... WHAT?! Cut to the exterior of the Masaki household. The snow is still Falling heavily and a thick layer of it covers almost everything. A Pair of figures walk up to the house and enter. Cut to interior, Mihoshi is watching television on the couch laughing hysterically. YOUSHO walks in from the hall wearing a hood and cloak that makes him look a lot like Obi-Wan Kenobi. KIYONNE walks in behind him and cringes when she see's MIHOSHI. YOUSHO Mihoshi! There's someone here to see you. MIHOSHI Who? KIYONNE!! MIHOSHI jumps off the couch and runs over to grab KIYONNE. She holds her close and shakes her back and forth. MIHOSHI Oh Kiyonne! I missed you soooo much! I thought I'd never see you again I was stranded here without my ship an I lost my hypercube and... KIYONNE Mihoshi! Shut UP! I'm almost afraid to ask. Mihoshi did YOU have anything to do with the debris of Kagato's ship? MIHOSHI Yes! Oh, Kiyonne it was so scary, we were on the ship and all these big faces were attacking me and then I was alone and big snakes were after me and then Washuu broke out of this crystal and destroyed the the snakes but we were trapped an.. YOUSHO How much longer will she go on like this? KIYONNE Until she's told us every little detail from the event, and believe me, she remembers EVERY detail. MIHOSHI So then she made Aeka come over to the reverse side and then he was gonna destroy the Earth but Tenchi and Adam showed up to stop him and... KIYONNE, who looks like she's gonna have an aneurysm, yells into MIHOSHI'S ear causing her to fall backwards. KIYONNE MIHOSHI! SHUT UP!! MIHOSHI Well, I'm so glad my best partner is back! We can be a team again, Kiyonne! We were the best! KIYONNE Why couldn't you just stay dead? Cut to Subspace, Washuu's lab. ADAM and WASHUU as still just where we left them last except for the large vein bulging from ADAM'S head. ADAM Her child?! Absolutely not! I'm not.. I *CAN'T* be related to her. Hell, I don't even know what she IS. My mother was a magnificent person, she died when I was a kid, but I KNEW HER. WASHUU Just the same, her presence almost emanates from you. ADAM I tell you, she is NOT my mother. WASHUU Well, it would be awfully strange for her to break the rules, she must be the strictest one of us all about rules. How do you know her exactly? ADAM I *don't*. I've been hearing her voice recently, but she doesn't tell me anything about her, just about some goal I'm supposed to fulfill. And I met her on the Souja with Tsunami, she said that I agreed to do work for her a long time ago, then she showed me a scene I don't even remember from my youth. it was just after my mother died too. WASHUU Hmm, very interesting. I'll have to do additional tests, you could me more interesting than you first appeared to be. ADAM So what is Pluto and why is she picking on me? WASHUU Pluto, is a planet. WASHUU smiles evilly as ADAM looks at her scornfully just as the door appears again and AEKA walks in. AEKA Oh Washuu! ADAM keeps staring at WASHUU, who returns to her typing. AEKA walks over to WASHUU and ADAM. WASHUU What do you want? AEKA Washuu, I was wondering if you had something I could plant Ryo-oh's seed in that will be like it was on Jurai. WASHUU Of course I do. There's a short moment of silience. ADAM Will you get Aeka the device for Ryo-oh's seed? WASHUU Oh, okay. Cut to dining room of the Masaki house, a large table with KIYONNE, MIHOSHI, YOUSHO, and TENCHI kneeling around it. TENCHI So you're Mihoshi's partner? I suppose you're glad you've found her, she's been very upset about being stranded here on Earth. KIYONNE Yes, I'm so glad. MIHOSHI Kiyonne and I were the best Galaxy Police Officers, first class, number one, the top of our-- KIYONNE I think they get the POINT Mihoshi. Actually, I was on the way to becoming sector chief when the commissioner's wonderful granddaughter was assigned to be the partner of the best officer in the GP. Me. So now I'm a patrol officer, but I suppose I should be grateful to have such a caring partner as opposed to the hundreds of officers I WOULD have had, all under my command to keep an entire sector in order instead of a small patrol. But, I guess it was fate. KIYONNE is visibly depressed by that statement. YOUSHO So what are you going to do now that you've found Mihoshi? KIYONNE Well, I've got to take her back to GP Headquarters so she can testify as to the destruction of her ship and so she can deliver her report on the death of Kagato. MIHOSHI Ooohhh, but Kiyonne, I want us to stay here, on Earth. KIYONNE We can't, we have to go to HQ to get our assignment. MIHOSHI But, but Kiyonne, everyone is here. We can't leave them. We can't, we can't we can't! KIYONNE Mihoshi! Just be quiet! You don't have a choice! AEKA walks in from WASHUU'S door, followed by ADAM. At the same time, SASAMI and RYO-OHKI come inside from the cold snow. She shakes off her clothes and takes off her boots before noticing KIYONNE. SASAMI Oh, hello. TENCHI Oh, this is Kiyonne, she's Mihoshi's partner from the Galaxy Police. Kiyonne, this is Princess Sasami, Princess Aeka, and Adam. ADAM waves meekly. AEKA gives a slight bow and SASAMI waves her hand cheerily. SASAMI Hi! AEKA It's a pleasure to meet you. ADAM Uh, Yo. KIYONNE starts to wave then stops and freezes. KIYONNE Wait! You mean THE Princesses to the throne of the House of Jurai? And they were here, all along with, YOU? MIHOSHI smiles innocently. Suddenly RYOUKO appears in the rafters and flies down and smothers TENCHI. AEKA quickly turns red. RYOUKO Oh Tenchi! Please, please, PLEASE, make the snow stop. I hate the cold weather! KIYONNE AND the Space Pirate Ryouko? Attacker of Jurai 700 years Ago? In the SAME HOUSE? With YOU? AND NO ONE SEE'S ANYTHING WRONG WITH THIS? Everyone looks at KIYONNE and shakes their heads slowly. She slumps down onto the floor and sighs. ADAM walks over to her and places a hand on her shoulder. AEKA rushes over to TENCHI and pulls RYOUKO away from him. ADAM You've got to find a way to get rid of stress. This raving and yelling like a lunatic is very unbecoming. RYOUKO Let me be Princess! AEKA You get your hands off of Tenchi! RYOUKO I'll do what I want Princess and you'll not stop me. AEKA If you don't let go of him I'll be forced to make you let go. RYOUKO Oh yeah? You and what army? The bickering between the two continues in the background ADAM Of course, around here, it's almost normal. Cut to Masaki house exterior, a man in a trench coat is walking up to the house. Fade to interior as NOBUYUKI walks into the house with a briefcase in one hand and a bouquet of flowers in the other. As he's taking his shoes off, TENCHI walks into the foyer. TENCHI Oh, hey dad! I thought I heard you come in. NOBUYUKI quickly hides the flowers behind his back. He smiles nervously. NOBUYUKI Yeah, just got back from the office. I had to work on a house design that has to be done in a couple of days. TENCHI Even today? In this weather? NOBUYUKI Well, some people think I don't have a personal life, they insist that I get these things done in such a short time. I've designed 6 houses this month alone! YOUSHO sticks his head into the foyer behind TENCHI. YOUSHO Ahhh, Nobuyuki. Going to drink some sake with me tonight? NOBUYUKI stands holding the briefcase in front of the flowers and Starts walking up the stairs. NOBUYUKI Uhh, yeah, that sounds like a good idea. I've got to go put this in my room now, bye. TENCHI and YOUSHO watch NOBUYUKI smile nervously as he rushes up the stairs holding his briefcase in front of him. TENCHI What's wrong with him? YOUSHO The mind goes quick for those who don't use it properly. YOUSHO ducks back away from the foyer. TENCHI turns around and stares into the doorway strangely. TENCHI And what's that supposed to mean? Cut to subspace, Washuu's Lab. ADAM and WASHUU are both typing furiously on holographic keyboards. It's dark all around them, the sounds of machines clicking and popping can be heard in the background. Simultaneously they turn around and grin. Pan around them to show the large machine that is in front of them. WASHUU It's almost finished! ADAM It just needs to be tuned to the right frequency and tested. Which, of course could take a while. WASHUU It's simple! For a genius like me! MIHOSHI (O.S.) So what does it do? WASHUU Well, it takes what you've always desired and... ADAM and WASHUU quickly stare at each other then slowly turn to face MIHOSHI who's smiling behind them. WASHUU jumps behind ADAM and sticks her head out from behind him. WASHUU AHHH!! How'd you get in here!? MIHOSHI I used the door. ADAM You used the door? WASHUU You can't use the door to get in here. You have to go through subspace first! MIHOSHI looks like she's confused beyond her brain power. Washuu steps out from behind ADAM and looks at MIHOSHI. WASHUU So what do you want? MIHOSHI I just wanted to know what you were working on in here. ADAM You wouldn't understand it. WASHUU and ADAM look at each other and smile for a second. WASHUU So get ooooout! You'll ruin something in here! They turn back to see MIHOSHI is no longer standing there and has moved over to the machine. MIHOSHI So what does this do? MIHOSHI presses a button and the panel explodes with wires and circuitry. ADAM and WASHUU dash over to her. WASHUU NO! Don't touch anything!! ADAM MIHOSHI, STOP!! ADAM pulls MIHOSHI from the panel as a few others explode in a flash of light. WASHUU puts her hands to her head and pull on her hair then turns to look at MIHOSHI. ADAM quickly begins pressing buttons on the console and looking at the circuitry. WASHUU Mihoshi! What did you do? Don't touch ANYTHING when you're in here! MIHOSHI Sorr-- ADAM Shit! WASHUU What? ADAM The entire sub-matrix is trashed! Not to mention the controls for the dimensional analyzer and conformer. I'll take me a day to rebuild all this damage. WASHUU Nooo! My machine! Mihoshi! Get ou-- Mihoshi? WASHUU and ADAM look around but Mihoshi isn't around. They look at each other in confusion. Cut to Masaki household interior, living room. YOUSHO and NOBUYUKI are sitting on the couch drinking sake. They are watching the snow Fall through the sliding glass door which is currently open. A Really thick layer of snow covers the nighttime landscape. YOUSHO A lot has happened these last few days, Nobuyuki. NOBUYUKI Yes, a lot grandpa. YOUSHO You know, even though you aren't my son, you're a lot like me. NOBUYUKI Yes, I've noticed that. I used to be a lot like her as well. YOUSHO Yes, my daughter was a lot like you. I Think she loved you because of it. NOBUYUKI Achika. NOBUYUKI gets up from the couch and walks out onto the porch and holds his cup of sake out in the snow. Several flakes fall into it. NOBUYUKI She loved the snow. I hated it. YOUSHO gets up to stand next to NOBUYUKI, he also holds out his sake. YOUSHO I never understood how she could love the snow so much when I hated it. but you know, I don't hate it anymore. NOBUYUKI I don't hate it anymore either. When I got up this morning and saw it, I could only think of how beautiful she looked in the snow. How much she loved it, how much it pained me to see her... NOBUYUKI drinks the rest of his sake and looks down at the ground. YOUSHO It was just like today that it happened. The snow came down furiously, but she kept smiling. Nobuyuki? Cut to NOBUYUKI, still with his head down. Pan downwards to show the empty cup of sake he's holding in his hand. A teardrop falls into the cup and settles in the center. Shortly after, a snowflake joins it, mixing with it until the snowflake is gone. NOBUYUKI She smiled till the end. She said to me, 'Time is short, but I lived my life to the fullest, that's all that really matters.' YOUSHO She always used to say that. From the first day you two started going out regularly. I used to think it was that sparkle of joy she had when she was with you talking. But... YOUSHO drinks the rest of his sake and turns around to go in the House. NOBUYUKI looks up at the snow, his eyes are slightly wet. He turns and follows YOUSHO back inside closing the door behind him. Pan left to see ADAM, standing beside the house, holding a mess of wires and machinery, his eyes are wide and he looks a bit shaken. The top of his head is covered in snow. ADAM Tenchi's mother... PLUTO (O.S.) She died from a massive immune system shut down, in this house, on November tenth, 1985. ADAM spins on his foot to see PLUTO standing in her sailor fuku, holding onto her staff. Strangely, none of the snow seems to be falling on her. PLUTO For all intense purposes, she died from what seemed like, old age. She was thirty-two. ADAM What really happened to her? PLUTO She spend all of her energy when she was in her teens. She had none left to continue living. ADAM All her energy. How? PLUTO You'll find out. ADAM Great. So why are you here now? Come to give me more cryptic information that won't be useful until it's too late? PLUTO I know what you and Washuu are building. Do not continue. ADAM Why? PLUTO The very fabric of the space time continuum relies on the fact that only those who fully understand it, may manipulate it. Washuu would know that if... ADAM Don't trail off like that! Why doesn't she know? And why does she think that I'm your son? PLUTO Modifications were necessary. Side effects can be mistaken for genetic similarities. ADAM Modifications?! What do you mean? PLUTO waits a moment then turns and waves her staff until a large portal appears. ADAM Don't you dare ignore me! What am I to You? Your puppet? PLUTO You are my messenger. It's what you agreed to be. PLUTO steps into the portal. ADAM Why don't I remember then?! The portal closes with Pluto inside. ADAM blinks a few times then shakes his head so all the snow falls from the top. ADAM Why am I always the one who doesn't know what's going on? Cut to space, interior of the Yagami. KIYONNE and MIHOSHI are sitting in the cockpit of the ship as it orbits the earth. They are both wearing their GP uniforms. KIYONNE Yukinojo, open Hyperlink-Comm to GP headquarters. YUKINOJO descends from the top bubble and stops right in front of KIYONNE. FUKINOJO Hypercomm active. Vocal password Identification requested. KIYONNE 'She had so many children, she knew not what to do.' FUKINOJO Password confirmed. Hypercomm open. KIYONNE Good. Transmit Mihoshi's report. Suddenly a big screen appears, floating in mid air. The GP SECTION CHIEF is on it. CHIEF Good job Kiyonne! Oh, I see you are Both there! That's great. KIYONNE Why is that great? CHIEF Twelve hours ago, the Galaxy Police battleship Shunga was stolen and is reported to be heading in that direction of the galaxy. I want you two to remain there incase the ship does come to the Sol System. KIYONNE Wha? WHY? This is a backwater planet in the middle of nowhere! We don't even have direct jurisdiction over this area of space! It's a protected region by the House of Jurai! CHIEF We've already gotten permission from Jurai. They agree that the Shunga should be recovered and any way that might be achieved should be used. MIHOSHI Yea! Now we don't have to leave Kiyonne! We can stay with Tenchi and Sasami and Aeka And Adam and Yousho and Ryouko and... MIHOSHI keeps rattling off the names of the people who live in the Masaki household while KIYONNE keeps talking to the CHIEF. KIYONNE Are you sure we have to stay here? CHIEF Oh I'm positive. By the way, what's in this report? KIYONNE The standard Mihoshi-style report. It contains the events leading up to and the actual death of Kagato. CHIEF SHE was reponsable? KIYONNE Not directly. From what I glimpsed at the report, Tenchi and Adam did most of the work. CHIEF Whatever. You better get going. I'll Make sure this report gets sent to Jurai as well. They've been probably waiting for a conclusion to this for a long time. Section Chief, Out. The screen disintegrates into nothingness. KIYONNE turns to MIHOSHI, who's still talking to herself. KIYONNE MIHOSHI! He's gone! MIHOSHI What? KIYONNE hits her forehead with her hand. Cut to Subspace, Washuu's lab. Everyone is gathered in the darkness: TENCHI, RYOUKO, AEKA, SASAMI, YOUSHO, NOBUYUKI, KIYONNE, and MIHOSHI. They are all looking around, a bit confused. WASHUU (O.S.) And now, I'd like to present to you, my second greatest creation of all time! ADAM (O.S.) Ever wish things had gone a bit different? Ever wish that you could go back and change a few things? Ever wish you could have lived in a time and place where you were a ancient Samurai warrior, or a space faring explorer? Well, wish no longer! WASHUU (O.S.) Introducing the Multidimensional Time And Space Manipulator! Lights suddenly come on and we see WASHUU and ADAM standing beside the large machine from earlier. A few repairs can be seen from where MIHOSHI had destroyed things, but otherwise the thing looks sleek and new. ALL Oooooohhh! WASHUU My Time and Space Manipulator will create a world to your design. Just tell it what you want and it will make it for you. No work, no regrets, just perfection! And It's all brought to you by the genius of WASHUU!! Everyone looks at the machine in awe, then, with hunger. RYOUKO Ooh! Let me try first! AEKA No, Let me! SASAMI Oh, I want to give it a try! MIHOSHI Let me have a go at it! WASHUU suddenly stand in front of them all. WASHUU NO!! No one gets to touch it until it's fine tuned. And definitely not without proper supervision by myself! ALL Awwww. RYOUKO (V.O.) That's okay. I'll just wait unit you're asleep. Then I'll get MY go at it, heh Heh haa! AEKA (V.O.) I'll do it at night. Then I'll erase That dreaded Ryouko from the entire universe and Tenchi will be all to myself. Oh, Hohohohohohohoh. SASAMI (V.O.) I wonder what it would be like to be a Superhero like in those TV shows. Maybe I'll just look at it when everyone has gone to sleep. MIHOSHI (V.O.) Ooh! I want to create a world where Kiyonne and I are together forever and We'll always be happy! KIYONNE (V.O.) I need to create a world where Mihoshi never existed. If only to experience that for a while. WASHUU (V.O.) There, that should have sufficently scared them. They'll never think of touching it when I'm not around. Everyone lets our a short chuckle at once, then quickly quiets down. All at once they all leave in different directions. Except for ADAM, who's standing by the machine staring at them all leave. ADAM I get the feeling it's going to be a rough night. I wish I knew what they all were thinking though. Fade to black. Caption: FULL CIRCLE: The Tenchi Muyou Episodes Episode 7: Time and Space Adventures Coming Soon. Authors Notes: *whew* Got that one finished finally. I put in LOADS of material that lead up to the next few episodes. For those of you who are keeping track of these things, this episode is actually the combination of OAV 7,TV 5, TV 9, and TV 11. See ya in the next episode! "Tenchi Muyou" was created and is owned by Masaki Kanajaki, and was released by Pioneer Entertainment in association with AIC. All references and characters from this series is held under copyright by its respective owners. Adam Leigh is part of "Legend Equinox" which was created and owned by Adam Chris Leigh and was published through multiple sources available through the Internet. All usage of this character is restricted to is owner and is Copyright ©1998 by Tempest Creations, a division of Starlight Pictures. All Rights Reserved. Adam Chris Leigh Omicron@sprynet.com