-Chapter 2-
The Demon Ship Awakens / The Abduction of Tenchi

Tenchi lie on the floor between Ryoko's legs. "What am I supposed to do 
now? She's blowing up my house!" He wailed.

Ryoko had a very good answer for what Tenchi was supposed to do now. 
But this wasn't the time for that. "Hmmm." She smiled. "Well, first why 
don't you stand up?" She suggested.

Tenchi and Ryoko were soon standing and facing each other.

"Now point the sword hilt toward me, and pray to have the gems return 
to me."

"And that's all I do, huh?" Tenchi made sure.

"That's it." 

"You sure I don't have to give you my soul, too?"

"No, but your heart would be nice." Ryoko murmured.

"Huh?" 

"Nothing."

There was a surge of energy between them as Tenchi closed his eyes and 
focused on the prayer.

A moment later, Ryoko sighed and opened her eyes. "HEY! That's only 
one!"

"Yup." Tenchi replied.

"Oh well. I guess it'll do for now." Ryoko closed her eyes. "Come, 
Ryo-Ohki." She summoned, her voice ethereal. "Awaken. Awaken. COME!" 
she commanded, more firmly.

>From the pond, a spaceship arose with a loud metallic cry that somehow 
reminded Tenchi of the meowing of a cat.

***

"Ryo-ohki is here." Azaka reported.

"Ah ha! There you are, you heinous criminal battleship!" Ayeka shouted. 
"Attack that ship!"

Ryu-Oh turned toward Ryo-Ohki and sped forth.

***

Ryoko grabbed Tenchi and the two of them transported up to the bridge 
of Ryo-Ohki

"Ryo-Ohki! Let's get out of here!" Ryoko shouted.

"MIYA! MIYA!" The ship's metallic meow echoed triumphantly as they sped 
toward the heavens.

Tenchi looked down and saw his house, yard, and father on the floor. 
All of them had been miniaturized.

"Sorry, didn't have time to worry about it, so I shrank it all and 
brought it along." Ryoko explained.

Tenchi noticed where his now-shrunken father was and the ladder and 
camera beside his now unconscious form "Dad!" He said, his voice a 
mixture of concern and disapproval.

***

"Sasami," A voice, ethereal and gentle, called to her. "Sasami."

Sasami turned in the shimmering darkness of her dream.

A Royal Tree stood before her, surrounded by a small lake. It's boughs 
and branches were full of life. All its leaves were shimmering, sending 
out seemingly random beams of light, like sunlight glistening through 
branches. A leaf fell from the tree, landing upon the lake. Light 
shimmered up from it and the form of a beautiful woman appeared 
standing on the water. She was dressed in what could only be 
described as simple elegance. Her hair, skin, and eye color were the 
same as Sasami's own. She could've passed as an older sister. 

Sasami and the older woman both bowed.

"Hello, Tsunami." Sasami said.

"Sasami, come and look." Tsunami invited.

Sasami went to the lake and looked down. In its shimmering surface, she 
saw the reflection of a young man. He looked somehow familiar, though 
she couldn't quite put her finger on it. She watched the image. Then, 
she felt herself being pulled away from the dream.

"Tenchi," Sasami whispered in her sleep.  

Her pet nudged her until she woke.

The dream faded from sight and memory as Sasami picked her head up off 
the table.

Her pet pushed a small ball against her ankle. "Oh. I'm sorry." She 
told the small furry creature. "I must've dozed off. Do you want to go 
play?"

Sasami's pet nodded, happily and boundulated out of the room with 
Sasami right behind.

***

"Seal her up!" Ayeka commanded. 

***

Ryoko was suddenly surrounded by two circles of what looked like 
children's playing logs. They emitted a powerful forcefield around her.
She screamed in pain, her arms pinned at her sides, her powers useless 
for the moment. Tenchi tried to get close, to help her. But Ryoko 
warned him off. 

"Don't!" she told him. "Don't come near! Stay back!" Then, as she 
passed out, she told him "Guardians of Jurai." 

Tenchi didn't have time to consider what this strange term meant before 
a much larger log was approaching. The last thing Tenchi thought as he 
blacked out from terror was "Oh my god, it's going to crush me!"