Tomorrow is Another Day

"blah blah" = talking

blah blah= thoughts (since perspectives change I do try to make it more obvious who is thinking what but if you get confused it will follow the same rules as spoken dialogue.)





WARNING – Filler (lol wish some Anime series had this warning)





Chapter 4 – The Chase From Afar.



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A sleeping form stirs on a floating cushion.



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A pillow flies through the air to pass through the blinking halo screen.



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Pink hair is a blur as Washu, universe's greatest scientist, sits up and screams at her lab. “ARGGGGGG! Can't a girl get some SLEEP around here?!”



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“What is it!?!” She growls then sighs as the screen floats over to her. When she hits a key under the screen the alarm gets quieter but keeps going off as symbols flood the screen and scroll upwards. Her eyes watching the data with a sleepy expression she doesn't notice when she is no longer alone.



“Hmmmm... so now it's moving... a lot... “ She yawns then begins typing at an accelerated speed entering the data into another screen. The shadow behind her moves closer and leans over her shoulder to read the screen and the sudden presence of Tenchi's grandfather startles the girl-scientist right off her floating cushion.



“AHHHHGGGG! Lord Katsuhito!” The old man keeps reading the data as the startled girl climbs back into her seat. “Humph, yeah now it's moving, and fast. But it's just zipping back and forth within Tokyo. It has no pattern that I can see.” She hits a few keys and a map of the city is pulled up with a very tangled line plotted on it. Yosho studies it, then turns to Washu.



“Well now, this makes things a little more interesting doesn't it?”



“Definitely, before today it hasn't moved more than a mile or two from that shrine. We need to find out what this is... and why it's got that energy signal. This is supposed to be impossible you know.” Washu crosses her arms and watches as the path on the map continues to move in an apparently random fashion.



“Many things are possible Washu, we will have more information tonight I bet.”



Washu turns and raises an eyebrow.



“I invited my niece and her family to come out tonight for dinner. Sasami has already started getting things ready.”



“Hmm... I guess interaction is better than trying to observe from afar. Let's hope they bring it with them.” Washu hunched and chuckled, suddenly the cute girl-scientist looked more like a mad doctor. Lord Yosho sweat-dropped.



“All experiments must be voluntary and non-invasive Washu-chan.”



“Humph!” Washu pouted but nodded her agreement. “By the way Lord Katsuhito, I was unaware you had any nieces on Earth. Mind explaining that?”



“A hem! She's Nobaiyuki's little sister. She used to bring her daughter to play with Tenchi when they were both very young. That stopped when both families lost a parent in the same year. Hitsuko-chan was hard pushed trying to raise her daughter and new-born son, and Nobaiyuki had Tenchi to raise alone.”



Ding ding, Washu's Mad Scientist Mode engage! “Ah, so Tenchi has two cousins. Great!” She start's typing on yet another floating screen. “This will be a good opportunity to see just how different Tenchi is from his cousins on earth. There's so much that could be learned. Tenchi's great power is unique in that he's only half Jurian but commands more energy than most in the Royal Family.” The wheels turning in Washu's head were almost visible under all that spiky pink hair.



Yosho coughs. “Just remember what I said, this is family we are talking about and most the experiments I know you're planning are illegal in just about every galaxy.”



“Psh, fine. 'Voluntary and non-invasive' it is.” Washu pouted, looking every inch the child she tried to be.



Yosho hides a smirk at her antics. “Well then, I think we should call Ryoko back.”



“Oh, I heard the explosions earlier, didn't sound like enough to chase her off. Where'd she head off to this time?”



“Tokyo.”



“What? Then she might get a good look at what that energy signal is.” Washu pulls up screen and another map of Tokyo appears this one showing an icon with her daughter's spiky blue head on it.



“Just what is she doing zipping around like that? She's just wandering everywhere...” Washu growled.



“Maybe not,” Yosho pushes a few buttons and suddenly both maps of Tokyo are super imposed into one. “there.”



Washu gasps. It's easily apparent now that the two paths are moving together, the energy signal chasing after Ryoko but never quit catching up. “You're right! But what exactly are they up to? Hm...”



She pushes a few keys before the map gives a loud Beep and Ryoko's signal stops wandering and zips to a stop in a park. Suddenly Ryoko's head is joined by an icon of Ryo-Oki's and both signals stop.



“Damn! Ryo-oki's transformed back into a cabbit. Just when I was gonna tell Ryoko to investigate that signal...” Washu scowls.



“Maybe you don't have to.” Yosho points to the map where the energy signal was now closing in on Ryoko. “It seems Ryoko will be investigating it shortly.”



“Hm... yes. Still wish Ryo-Oki hadn't transformed... I could have gotten some video of what ever it is. How do earthlings move that fast?” She turns to Yosho.



The old man simply shrugs. “We'll have to ask Ryoko later. Lets get some lunch while we wait.”



Washu sighs but nods, “Right after I set this message to send when Ryo-Oki transforms back into a spaceship.” She hits a few keys and then walks out to see what the lovely little chef had prepared.