Eternity War This is my first crossover Fanfic, so bear with me. I don't kill off characters for the fun of it, nor do I use random character violence. (Aka, everything in this has a point, just may not be obvious at first.) Mail all C&C to starstrike@geocities.com Tenchi Muyo and Teknoman are both copyright (and probably registered) by their respective owners. It is not this author's intent to interfere with this copyright in anyway. Prelude to Conflict: Chapter 1: Lights in the Darkness Darkness... A light flickers briefly in the distance... Growing, the light becomes a ship... The ship stops approaching a some distance. Flashes appear around it. From the look of it, a battle is going on. The battle abates. For several moments, all is quiet. The ship cruises away from the wreckage. The view swings after it, slowly. A piece of scrap strikes the view-screen. The letters GP can be seen on it. The ship travels through space, finally arriving at a blue-green planet. Time passes. Finally, the ship moves away form the planet. The ship is attacked by the pursuing ship. During the battle, the pursuing ship is heavily damaged by the first ship. The pursuing ship slams into the first ship. The image distorts. A third ship materializes on the scene. A bright flash of light appears along the axes of the First ship, seconds after the third ship disappears. The ships drifts in space for a time. All appears to be peaceful. The ship splits in half, directly down the center axis. ... Deep in the bowels of a forgotten planet... The figure on the table stirred slightly. Groaning, it reviewed what had happened. Apparently after his final battle, the auto-retrieve unit that he had painstakingly set up had activated. The figure smiled a little at that. He hadn't gotten it to work before Tenchi and Ayeka had arrived in Ryo-oki. Suddenly, voices began to speak in the background. They seemed to be low and monotonous, and sounded metallic. The figure strained to listen as the two voices cut through the silence of the room. "Well done..." the first voice spoke in a low, menacing tone. "The scanners had been unable to pick up how badly he was injured. He seemed to be a lost cause when he got here." "Thank you lord." the second voice squawked. It sounded as if it was projected through a loud, squeaky speaker. "The cellular regeneration process was able to restore the subject, even though 72% of his body had been disintegrated in his battle." "How soon until the process is complete?" asked the first voice. "Unknown. The regeneration process inside the subjects nervous system has only been 93% effective." intoned the second voice. "The subject will be able to function, but its mental stability may have suffered." "That is of little import to me." the first voice snapped. "Awaken him! There are answers that I must have immediately!" "Of course Lord Darkon!" A cool metal cylinder pressed against the subjects arm. He took this as a good time to open his eyes. A hiss issued from the cylinder, and the subject slowly opened his eyes and looked around. The room appeared to have been less built than grown. Slime oozed on the walls, and objects moved slowly farther away. He was lying in the grip of some huge claw that held him firmly. The claw rotated around, holding him tightly and angling itself so he was in a near standing position. Two metallic figure stared at him. One was broken as misshapen, with an oversized head. Pieces of metal emerged from several different areas. An experiment gone wrong, thought the subject. Perhaps a mutation designed to be more intelligent while sacrificing structure? The second though, was more impressive. It stood two feet taller than the subject, and was encased in some type of exo-armor. Spikes jutted from its shoulders, and its hands ended in massive claws. A sleek helm ran over its head, joining flawlessly with the chest portion of the armor. A long cape moved gently, with a life of its own. The warrior stood looking down at him with glowing red eyes. It flexed its hand and strode over towards the chair. The subject had no real appreciation of this creatures power until this moment. In that same deadly tone of voice, it said, "What is your name?" The subject did not respond. The creature repeated again, "What is your name?" Still the subject was silent. The creature made a gesture to the mutant. The mutant nodded an pressed a portion of the wall. Suddenly massive surges of electricity surge into the subject! The pain ripped to the very center of his being. Arcs of electricity shot over his body, and smoke rose from his his hair as small portions of it caught fire. As suddenly as it had started, it stopped. The creature asked again, "What is your name? I will continue to torture you until you either answer or you die." When no answer was forth coming, the creature gestured again. Once again, electricity flashed around the subject. Screams of pain echoed through- out the complex. Light flashed on the helmet of the creature. It seemed to be enjoying itself. "What is your name?" A whisper "Kagato." "And what is your occupation, Mr. Kagato?" "I am a scientist." "Very few SCIENTISTS possesses battleships like yours." The creature snorted in disbelief. "Tell me the truth, or you will know pain like no other." "I am telling you the truth, you sorry excuse for a trash compactor!" Kagato shot back. The creature shrugged, and turned around. Just as Kagato though it was going to leave, it spun around a slammed a clenched fist into his stomach. The breath whooshed out of him and he felt one of his ribs break. The creature kneeled down and grabbed his white hair. It yanked his head and stared him in the eye. "I may have saved you from a death in space, but than gives you no privileges. I will destroy you if I please, but for now, you will refer to me as either 'Master' or 'Master Darkon'. Is that clear?" "Yes." "Good. So Kagato, what happened to your ship?" ... The session with Darkon lasted for several hours. Many times did Kagato feel the sting of the energy field, but after ten times he finally told the whole of his story. "So, you were attempting to tap into this 'Tsunami'." Darkon said. "But this boy Tenchi and his friends managed to defeat you, correct?" "Yes, and I do wish to have my revenge on that boy." Kagato muttered. He frowned, for he currently believe that he would no longer be a match for him. "You may well get your wish..." Darkon looked at Kagato. "My veneomoid forces have been driven from another dimension by several traitors inside our own group. I need a base of operations in this dimension, thus having unlimited resources to draw upon in my attack on my home dimension. The boy Tenchi has a source of power unknown to us. We seek to capture him and analyze this pow" Kagato cut him off. "I have tried everything, and I am one of the greatest scientists in this galaxy. What you are seeing is the power of the Royal Blood line of Jurai. No one can duplicate or artificially reproduce that power. Believe me, I have tried." Darkon looked at Kagato darkly. "I do not like being interrupted. But I will let it pass for now. You do not have access to the types of technology that we do. Using our venemoids, we will attempt to isolate his power and discover how it works." He looked towards the bowels of the room. "And you don't have to understand a power to be able to use it..." Kagato let out a guffaw. "You have never fought this boy. He will defeat anything that you can throw at him. I had access to one of the greatest power sources in the universe, and he still defeated me. You would have to create a powerful weapon, with the power to destroy all he loves before you can even touch him!" Darkon looked at him. "Exactly. That is why we are going to use you for this task." Kagato was caught completely off guard. "ME?" Suddenly a pod began to slide around the claw that was holding him. He let loose a muffled scream as it engulfed him. "NO!!! WHAT ARE YOU DOING!!! STOP I MMMPH MMMPPH!!!" Darkon looked at the struggling scientist. "We shall make you into a powerful weapon. Powerful enough to defeat that boy." The pod flashed, and from within came a muffled scream... ... The green and black suited figure looked at its hands. Such power, it wasn't possible. He was magnificent. Lines of spines ran down the backs of his arms, and spikes covered his shoulders. He clenched his fist around the pipe, and was amazed at how easy it crumpled. His own powers of flight were augmented into a special jet pack, and he felt invincible. Darkon looked at him approvingly. "So Kagato, you stand a better chance against that boy. I will be sending other warriors to earth soon, so attempt to secure an area for a new base. in return for your services, you will be granted any and all requested research materials." Kagato turned to Darkon, the front of his helmet sliding open to reveal his face.. "I have two questions. What is to be done with Tenchi's friends?" Darkon shrugged. "Do what you wish with them." An evil grin spread across Kagato's face as he dreamed of "Discussing" a few things with Ryoko. "And how do you want Tenchi delivered to you?" Darkon said in a bored voice, "Alive if possible." He turned to Kagato, "Dead, just as good..." End of First Chapter. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Chapter 2: Impact!. As usual, mail all C&C to starstrike@geocities.com Despite what you may think, I am NOT being cruel to Ryoko, and the battle and the reasons for it will become apparent in the next few chapters. For all the Ryoko fans, Ryoko does NOT die. Ryoko walked down the old beaten path through the forest. The day had started out all right, first with her morning ritual of scaring the socks off of Tenchi when he woke up. "Why can't he realize that I watch over him all night because I love him so?" Ryoko though to herself. She tried to do everything that she could to get Tenchi to actually NOTICE her, not a a friend but as a person who loved him. The day had just gotten worse. Down at breakfast, she had made her usual morning greetings to Sasami out of courtesy for breakfast, and to Tenchi out of love. Unfortunately, Ayeka had decided to awaken early, and had walked down the stairs at precisely the wrong time. "The girl can be an utter twit at times. Why cant she just leave Tenchi and I alone?" Ryoko asked herself. But she knew the answer, just as Ayeka also knew the answer. They both loved him, and neither would surrender. A sigh escaped Ryoko's lips. As usual, Ayeka had gone on her tirade to Tenchi, ending up with Ryoko grabbing Tenchi for support in her side of the argument. Unfortunately, Ayeka had done the exact same thing, and they had nearly pulled Tenchi's arms out of his sockets. When Tenchi had let out a yelp of pain, both of the girls dropped him like a hot coal. She had then turned around to berate Ayeka for such foolishness as Ayeka had done the same. "I'd swear they were the same person at times." Ryoko had overheard Washu stating. One thing had lead to another, and now another corner of the Masaki house had been reduced to rubble. Ryoko had stalked off after Ayeka accused her of starting the entire thing. Well, maybe in a way... "Damnit!" Ryoko yelled, striking a tree with her fist. Tears glistened in her eyes as she thought that Tenchi could die of old age before she and Ayeka could work this out. And there was that damn Tsunami who could steal Tenchi out from under both their noses... No! She couldn't afford to be like this. She had always thought that crying was a true show of weakness, and tried very hard to never do it. It was just so frustrating! She had watched over Tenchi through his entire life, and Ayeka had come and buried all that. Now she had to win Tenchi from Ayeka soon, or she might loose him forever. What were the problems that Ayeka and Tenchi kept telling her about? Mainly how irresponsible she was. Well, perhaps... Mainly she had been in so few circumstances where she had NEEDED to be responsible that she really didn't know how. Wait a second! I can show that wind bag Ayeka! Perhaps that damaged section of the house would come in useful after all. She would go back and repair it, and prove that she could take at least some responsibility for her actions... Ryoko turned around and started back towards the house. "Im the type of wife Tenchi needs, someone who can express her emotions, and be his equal... Not like that demure, Royal Princess of Jurai type. Ayeka almost never tells Tenchi how she feels. She uses the subtle approach. Oh damn, but what if that is the type of wife he wants?" Ryoko muttered. Well, if that WAS what Tenchi wanted, she knew she would probably abandon all of what she was and try to be that way... Her thoughts were interrupted as a twig snapped off to her left. She spun around lightly on her heel, looking for the source of the sound. The leafy forest stretched out in all directions, but she couldn't see anyone. Cautiously, she rose into the air, glancing left and right to make sure things where all right. "Tenchi?" she whispered. "Ayeka?" Wouldn't that be great if she had come out to pick another fight? "Mihoshi? Kiyone? Ryo-oki?" "None of the above I'm afraid." said a cold chilling voice that cut through to her bone. She whirled around, fearing that she WASN'T hearing things. She wasn't. Floating five feet off the ground was her old mentor and arch-nemisis, Kagato. She sputtered in suprise, trying to force the words out of her lips. "Perhaps you are trying to say: Oh Kagato! Im so glad to see you survived! Please free me from these evil people who have captured me!?" Kagato smiles an evil smile as Ryoko sputtered in rage now. "More like: You bastard, Kagato! How did you survive getting cut in half?" Ryoko finally got the words out. "Yes, how did you survive?" "Now wouldn't you just like to know Ryoko? But Im not going to tell you this time." Kagato sneered at her. "In fact, I've got a score to settle with your friends." "I wont let you touch Tenchi, you bastard!" "Now now Ryoko, lets watch that temper." Kagato tisked her. "Im not going to kill him yet. In fact, if you defeat me, I wont touch him at all!" "Why do I not believe you?" Ryoko asked. "Why Ryoko, Im hurt. How can you say such things about me?" "Die you bastard!" With that, Ryoko snapped her hand shut and leaped at the man who had hurt her more than anyone in her life. Her energy sword snapped into existence as she crossed the intervening distance in less than a second. Kagato stood there, calm and unmoving. Ryoko shot over him and brought her sword strait down through his head. She swore as he vanished in a fountain of energy. "Stop throwing your shadow and face me!" she yelled. "As you wish Ryoko." She span around and barley deflected Kagato's Energy sword as it descended towards her head. "You have become more powerful Ryoko." he noted, sending a measured thrust in her direction. "Lets see how much..." Ryoko came in with a savage backhand with Kagato ducked under. Her sword sliced the tree behind him in half, and it began to fall. "You are still impulsive Ryoko. And you never really invent new maneuvers." He demonstrated this point by forcing her guard high with a series of blows, and then drove a fist into her stomach. "Yeargh!" she cried. She cut three quick punches towards him, one catching him in the face, one in the ribs, and another to his face. Kagato was pushed into the path of the falling tree. He spun to see thething descending on him. "An interesting tactic." he said as he leapt from under the tree. He grimaced when her sword struck him a glancing blow to his arm. Ryoko leapt into the air, intending to gain a height advantage to either continue fighting or to escape. "No, you wont get away that easily.." Energy bolts were exchanged, and soon the forest floor in that area was filled with smoking craters. "I grow bored with this game Ryoko." Kagato stated blankly. "Now it is your turn to DIE!!!" An insane look fill his eyes, as he reached into his shirt and removed what appeared to be a red gem. "Oh, Im so scared of that piece of jewelry!" Ryoko moaned. "Oh, whatever shall I do?" She covered her forehead in melodramatic style. If anything, the mad look in Kagato's eyes grew even brighter. "You will DIE RYOKO!!! TECHNO POWER!!!" A bright flash of light shot through the clearing. Ryoko was briefly dazzled by it, and covered her eyes. She was stunned when she turned around. Kagato was no longer there. In his place stood some type of armored battle suit, its black and green finish seeming to absorb the light in the clearing. "What the..." she said. "Do you like my new toy Ryoko? It was given to me by some friends from out of town." Kagato's voice sounded completely insane now. "No suit of armor is going to save you Kagato!" Ryoko lunged towards him. Her sword stretched out in front of her. Her energy blade hummed as she pumped power from her gem into it. "Heh. Wait and see" As Ryoko closed the gap, she knew there was no way he could dodge. Unfortunately for her, he didn't have to. Clenching a clawed fist, he delivered an uppercut to her chin, ducking under her sword in the process. The force of the blow shot her into the air, where she hung, trying to clear the fog from her head. "Man, zat wuz a hard punch..." "Now Ryoko, come down here and fight fair..." She was amazed as a red wire shot from Kagato's wrist and wrapped itself around her arm. With a might tug, Kagato slammed her into the forest flood several feet away. Ryoko looked up in time to see his clawed foot smash into her face, and then she flew backwards into a tree. A pair of boosters fired behind Kagato, and he rushed along the ground towards Ryoko. She didn't have time to dodge as his armored fist slammed into her midsection. The force of the blow shot her strait through the tree she was pinned against, and she rolled to a stop fifty feet away. Calling on the power in her gem, she stood shakily to her feet, and whiped the blood form her lip. "Damn you Kagato." With that she hurled the strongest energy bolt she could at him. She gasped in amazement as his flicked it aside. "DAMN YOU!!!" She had to get away, had to warn Tenchi... With that she shakily took to the air, her mind to stunned to teleport. Kagato looked at her on the way up, then shot up after her on his boosters. "You should stay and PLAY!" He emphasized his last word by shooting up over her and bringing both his fists down on the small of her back. She shot strait down into the forest, and she dug a crater at her impact point. "Really Ryoko, I thought you'd be more of a challenge." Kagato looked over her inert body. "I guess it was too much for you." He was amazed as she staggered up and set towards him. "Really Ryoko, this is not the time for foolish noble gestures. Surrender, and accept your former post at my side. You wont be hurt any more..." Ryoko looked at him through one eye that was already swelling shut. She could feel several of her ribs moving with a life of their own, and the bone in the upper part of her left arm felt broken. She could no longer feel her left leg. "Kagato, Ill never work for you again. In fact, Im gonna KILL YOU!" Kagato sighed. "I told you no foolish noble gestures. Well, it seems my favorite assistant needs to be taught a lesson." The armored pads of his shoulders rose into the air, showing four crystal orbs on each. "Good bye Ryoko. I hope your dear Tenchi can get along without you. Oh Im sorry, he'll be joining you shortly." Ryoko reached for Kagato, thinking she had to stop him... Kagato shouted "TEKNO BOLT!!!" Energy surged towards Ryoko... All she could feel was pain... She came to a moment later in the shattered wreckage of several trees. She felt burned all over, and her wounds were hurting whose than before. Her gems... She needed power from her gems... She screamed in agony as Kagato slammed a green tinged sword through her arm that held her only gem, severing it at the elbow. She screamed even louder as a second sword smashed through her abdomen into the ground behind her. Miles away at the Masaki household, Washu grimaced in pain, and looked around. "Where's Ryoko?" she asked. "Damn." Thought Kagato. She had lost consciousness. He picked up her severed arm. A gift for Tenchi, he thought. The forest clearing was a scene of devastation. The ground was pocket marked with craters. A tree had fallen to the ground and had been subsequently blown to splinters. Rubble had been kicked up everywhere, and a scorched path of devastation moved out into the forest. And at the end of that path, a broken battered form lay in a widening pool of her own blood. Ryoko looked up through her half closed good eye. She saw a armored form walking towards her. She though, "No...He's comming...to finish me...off" She never felt herself being tenderly lifted into the air, nor did she feel the breeze as the armored figure flew away, holding her... "RYOKO!!!" "RYOKO!!!" "RRRRYYYYOOOOKKKKOOOO!" "Do you sense her Washu?" "Nothing Tenchi." "I do hope she's ok..." "Im sure she is Ayeka." "Woah! What happened here?" Washu asked. "Some sort of battle..." Ayeka said. "Was, Ryoko here?" Mihoshi asked. "Washu!!! Over HERE!!! QUICKLY!!!!!!!" End Chapter 2.