I wanted to get these out before the list went down.
If you want part 4 when it's ready (hopefully soon) e-mail me.
No Need for Sailor Scouts
part 1
by
Doug Whiddon
^�What do you mean my apartment isn^�t ready!?^�
The building manager sighed. ^�Look, we had some
problems with the last tenant and repairs are taking longer than
we thought. You^�ll just have to find somewhere else to stay for
a few days. We don^�t have any other units available.^�
Tenchi fumed. He had been told over the phone that his
apartment would be ready on time. He was tempted to just find
another apartment. But if he did, he knew he wouldn^�t get back
his deposit . Not that his family was hurting for money these
days. Azusa^�s idea of ^�pocket money^� for Ayeka was enough
gold to ruin Earths economy. But that was really Ayeka^�s
money, Tenchi didn^�t like to touch any of it. Besides, his dad
said that Paradise Heights would be a great place to live, and
that he would meet lots of interesting people. Whatever that
meant. It would be cheaper to find somewhere else for a couple
of days. He shouldered his backpack and left the building. My
life, he thought, and welcome to it.
Once he was on the street, Tenchi considered his
options. He didn^�t know anyone in Tokyo, so he would need to
get a hotel. He checked his pockets for available cash. Since he
had paid three months rent in advance, he hadn^�t brought a lot
of money with him. He was supposed to open an account and
his father would transfer in some funds. Even if he went straight
to a bank he wouldn^�t have the money for a day or two. What
to do, what to do...?
Tenchi dug his cellphone out of his bag. The phone was
a gift from Washu. The batteries had a half-life of fifty-thousand
years and the signal range was in light-years. He dialed his
home number.
^�Hello, Masaki residence.^�
^�Ayeka, hi. Is Grampa there?^�
^�Oh, hello, Tenchi. He^�s here, I^�ll get him. How are
you?^�
Tenchi heard another muffled voice. ^�Is that Tenchi?
Gimmie the phone!^�
^�No way, you rotten pirate!^�
There was a crinkling sound, a new phone would
probably be needed. ^�Give me the damn phone!^� Ryoko^�s
voice sounded farther away.
^�Lord Tenchi has better things to do than talk to you!^�
The struggle continued. A few profanities were tossed
about, and not all from Ryoko.
Tenchi sighed, almost homesick.
Someone dropped the phone, then came another voice.
^�Tenchi! Are you okay? Do you need something? I can fly there
in a few minutes if you need me.^�
^�OH NO YOU CAN^�T!^� Washu dropped in her two
cents.
^�I^�m fine Ryoko. I just need to talk to Grampa.^� There
was another scuffling sound on the other end. Then his
Grandfather got the phone.
^�Tenchi, is there a problem?^�
^�Sort of...^� Tenchi explained the problem to Yosho; the
sound of energy weapons in the background was somewhat
distracting.
^�Well, before you go looking for a hotel, why don^�t you
pay a visit to a friend of mine? He runs a shrine not too far from
where you are. He lives alone, so he shouldn^�t mind putting you
up for a couple of days.^�
^�Really? You think so? That would be great.^� Tenchi
listened carefully as his grandfather gave him the address. ^�I^�ll
call again later.^� Tenchi hung up and went off in search of a
map.
Tenchi found that the temple was within walking
distance and was more than half-way there when his phone
rang. Tenchi clicked the on button and almost dropped the
phone when a 25 centimeter high Washu appeared on it.
^�Washu! What...?^� Tenchi was speechless.
Washu smiled. ^�Holographic interface. Didn^�t I mention
that?^�
^�No.^�
^�It^�s not important. I just detected an object entering
Earth^�s atmosphere. I thought it was just a meteor but it^�s
slowing down and not burning up. It will land near you, you
should check it out. It could be something dangerous.^�
^�How do I find it?^�
A big green arrow appeared over the phone. It pointed
towards a nearby park and had ^�75 meters^� written on it.
^�Oh.^�
^�And, Tenchi....^�
^�What?^�
^�Please be careful.^�
Tenchi nodded. ^�I will.^� With that, he went off into the
park. He saw the object land. It wasn^�t moving very fast, but
when it hit the ground with a ^�wump^� it threw up a wave of dirt
and buried itself. Tenchi was still twenty meters away when
something crawled out of the hole.
Whatever it was, it was made of something black and
crystalline. It reminded him of Ryo-ohki^�s spaceship form.
Tenchi spotted a girl in a school uniform lying on the
ground on the far side of the pit. She looked terrified.
The creature advanced on the girl. A small focus of will
caused Tenchi^�s Jurai armor to appear.
Tenchi picked up a handy rock and threw it. It
smacked firmly into the hard shell of its back. The creature
turned to face its attacker. He drew his sword but didn^�t ignite
the blade. He was waiting for the thing make the first move.
The creature had four arms and four legs. Two arms
ended in wicked looking claws and the other two had hands. It
looked like something like a giant crab. Whatever it was, Tenchi
didn^�t want to meet up with one in a dark alley. Or a well lit
park, for that matter.
The crab creature charged Tenchi, claws opened wide
and hands outstretched.
Tenchi crouched low as the crab approached. It
loomed over him, bringing its claws down on him. Tenchi
brought the sword up, igniting it as he did so. The crab was cut
open and fell back in pieces. After a few seconds the pieces
vanished. Tenchi looked around for more enemies. It couldn^�t
be that easy, he wasn^�t even breathing hard.
Tenchi looked walked around the pit to the girl, still on
the ground. He held out his hand and helped her up. ^�Are you
okay?^�
She nodded.
Tenchi smiled. ^�That^�s good,^� he said. Then, since he
didn^�t want to stand around and answer lots of questions and
no more creatures were in sight, he left the way he came.
The girl stood, dumbfounded, as her rescuer left the
park. No speeches about justice or love or anything, just a brief
battle and then he departed with out a word. Around Juuban
that made him unique.
Ami, Usagi, Minako and Makoto were at Rei^�s temple
for their usual meeting. Rei was nowhere to be seen.
^�She^�s late! Usually I^�m the one who^�s late. Where is
she?^�
Minako patted Usagi on the back. ^�Relax girlfriend,
she^�ll be here. It^�s not like we^�re in the middle of a crisis.^�
At that moment Rei came up the shrine steps.
^�Rei!^� Usagi called. ^�Where have you been?^�
Rei ignored Usagi and continued into the shrine. Her
eyes were glazed. The girls became worried when she walked
into a wall.
Makoto grabbed Rei by the shoulders and shook her.
^�Rei! Snap out of it!^�
^�I^�m in love,^� Rei whispered.
Two cats and four girls face-faulted in unison.
A little later the girls sat around Rei^�s table sipping tea
and eating rice cakes.
Rei was telling her story. ^�...Anyway, I was in the park
and something hit the ground, not ten feet from me. It looked
like a meteor, but it was moving real slow. When the thing hit it
knocked me off my feet and left a hole in the ground. Then this
other thing crawled out of the hole. It looked like a huge stone
spider, it was all black and shiny with big claws.^� Rei was
talking fast and gesturing wildly with her hands. ^�Anyway, I was
about to change into Sailor Mars when somebody threw a rock
at it. It turned and lurched off towards this guy who was just
standing there. He was dressed in this neat white and brown
outfit that looked so cool on him. Anyway, he was holding a
lightsaber...^�
Ami interrupted. ^�Wait a minute. A LIGHTSABER!?^�
Rei nodded. ^�Just like in Star Wars. It was a sword
made of blue light. Anyway, as soon as the thing saw him it
charged and this guy just stood there. I didn^�t see all of what
happened, the thing was between me and the guy. All I saw
was this light and then the thing was in pieces all over the
ground.^� Rei ran out of breath at this point.
The girls looked at each other. They had seen too much
to not believe Rei^�s story, so the question was: who was the
guy, and was there a new enemy?
Rei caught her breath and continued. ^�So, anyway, after
the thing was destroyed the guy came over and helped me up.
He had such a cute smile, and nice eyes and....^� At this point
Rei was just babbling.
Rei^�s grandfather^�s voice was heard coming down the
hall, he was telling someone about the shrine. They arrived at
the door to Rei^�s room. ^�Rei! Can I come in?^�
Rei snapped back into reality. ^�Er....Okay.^�
The door slid back. ^�Rei, this is the grandson of an old
friend of mine. His name is Tenchi Masaki. He^�ll be staying with
us for a few days.^�
Rei stared, awestruck, at the young man in the
doorway.
Tenchi waved politely. ^�Hello.^� He turned back to
Grandfather Hino. ^�My Grandfather said you lived alone.^�
^�Not anymore, my granddaughter came to stay a few
years ago.^�
The girls smiled. All except Rei, whose jaw had filed for
divorce from her head and was shacking up with the floor.
Grandfather Hino waited for Rei to introduce her
friends. When she showed no signs of doing so he continued,
^�These are her friends...^� He realized he didn^�t actually know
their names.
^�I^�m Usagi.^�
^�Minako. Nice to meet you.^�
^�Ami. Hi.^�
^�Makoto.^�
Tenchi smiled. ^�I^�m pleased to meet all of you.^�
The grandfather looked at Rei, who was staring in
amazement, and back at Tenchi. A sly smile appeared on his
face. The door slid closed.
^�Tha... that was him!^� Rei whispered.
The girls looked back at Rei. ^�He was cute, kind of like
my old boyfriend.^� Makoto said.
Two cats and four girls face-faulted in unison.
At that moment a huge sphere floated high above the
Earth. The sphere was a spaceship belonging to one Heyleyn
Malcintori.
Heyleyn was a woman on a mission. She would kill the
one who murdered her love. She was also a paranoid
schizophrenic with delusions of grandeur. But that^�s neither here
nor there.
Heyleyn watched the footage of the fight for the third
time. Again it went the same, her warrior emerged from the
delivery shell, the murdering prince arrived before it even had a
chance to hunt it, the warrior charged, the prince vanished from
the warrriors sight, the transmision ended, the warriors
recognition signal terminated. How could he have beaten the
warrior? It was perfect. The fight should have been over quickly
with her warrior victorious. Heyleyn studied the readouts
carefully, she would find a weakness and exploit it, eventually
the creatures would overcome the young prince. Her love
would be avenged. She swore it.
Meanwhile, back at the shrine...
Tenchi laid his bag down in the shrines guest room.
Grampa Hino had left a towel and directions to the bath room
so he could bathe. He slid open the door and bumped into Rei
standing in the hall.
^�I saw what you did,^� she stated simply.
Tenchi, who hadn^�t gotten a good look at her in the
park, wasn^�t sure what she meant. ^�What did I do?^� he asked
carefully.
^�In the park. With that Lightsaber of yours.^�
Tenchi managed to keep his expression neutral. He
realized she was that girl from the park. ^�I don^�t know what
you^�re talking about.^� He pushed past her into the hall.
^�Don^�t lie to me. I was there! I saw you. Who are
you?^�
Tenchi stopped. Knowledge is power, and he didn^�t
want to put anyone in danger. ^�Even if I told you, you^�d never
believe me.^�
^�Try me. After what I saw today I^�m ready to believe
anything.^�
^�All right,^� Tenchi leaned back against the wall and
crossed his arms in front of his chest. ^�I^�m descended from an
alien prince. He came to Earth seven hundred years ago. The
weapon passed down from him to me.^� Tenchi kept things
deliberately vague, leaving out all the important facts. He
watched Rei^�s expression as what he said sank in; he dared her
to believe what no rational person would believe.
^�What about the creature that you killed?^�
^�I don^�t know anything about it. I was just there when it
landed.^�
Rei thought for a moment. An alien prince. That wasn^�t
really so hard to believe. After all, she was the reincarnation of
a Martian princess. ^�All right, I believe you.^�
Tenchi stared at her. ^�You believe me? You did hear
the ^�alien prince^� bit didn^�t you?^�
Rei nodded. ^�Yeah.^�
Tenchi was stunned. No one in their right mind should
have accepted what he told her. ^�How can you believe me?
That had to be the most insane thing you ever heard.^�
Rei laughed. ^�Things are never what they seem. It can
get pretty weird around here. Still, why are you here?^�
^�I^�m just here to finish high school. My old school
burned down and my next choice was here in Tokyo.^� And
with that, Tenchi left.
Rei watched him enter Yuuichiro^�s room. Her feelings
were mixed. When he saved her in the park he was like a
samurai of old. Her very own protector, like Tuxedo Mask was
to Sailor Moon. But, on the other hand, other than the fact that
he had fought that creature, she really didn^�t know if she should
trust him or not. If he was an enemy to the Sailor Scouts then
she would need to find out more about him.
The next morning Tenchi dragged himself out of bed
and slumped off to the shower.
He was still half asleep when he stepped into the
bathroom. The sight of Rei, naked as the day she was born,
woke him up fast. The shower pail colliding with his skull almost
canceled that out.
^�What was that for!?^� Tenchi kept one hand over his
eyes, the other firmly clamping his nose closed to keep in the
blood.
^�Don^�t you know how to knock?^� Rei screamed.
Tenchi backed out the bathroom and slid the door
closed. He put up the occupied sign and went to the sink.
Rei came out a few minutes later with a towel wrapped
around herself. She didn^�t spare a word for Tenchi, who was
busy brushing his teeth.
After he showered Tenchi joined the others for
breakfast. Grampa kept looking back and forth between Tenchi
and Rei and grinning.
Tenchi gathered his books for his first day of school and
headed for the door. His way was blocked by Rei^�s
grandfather. ^�Can we talk for a moment?^� he asked.
^�Uh, sure.^�
Tenchi followed the priest to a corner of the yard.
Grandfather turned and took Tenchi^�s hand. ^�I want
you to promise you^�ll take good care of my grand-daughter.
I^�m sure she^�ll make a wonderful wife.^�
Tenchi went into full-blown fight-or-flight panic mode.
^�WIFE?^�
^�Of course, I^�m not blind, I can see that you two have
fallen for each other.^�
Tenchi took a deep breath to steady himself. ^�Sir, I just
met your daughter, don^�t you think it is a little early to plan a
marriage?^�
^�Well, you may say that now, but I think you^�ll change
your tune.^� And with that he went back into the shrine.
Rei was waiting at the top of the steps for Tenchi.
^�What did Grandpa want?^�
Tenchi sighed. ^�To plan out my life, like everybody
else.^�
Rei decided not to pursue further questions. She held
out a box to him. ^�Here, I made you a lunch.^�
Tenchi took the offered parcel. ^�Thanks, but you really
didn^�t have to do that.^�
^�It was Grampa^�s idea, but it^�s all right, I always make
my own. It^�s no trouble to make a little more.^�
Tenchi^�s first day was peaceful. No alien attacks, no
space pirates, no pink haired Jurian nobility wanting to duel.
Just classes. Tenchi hadn^�t felt so normal in a long time.
At lunch Tenchi ran into one of Rei^�s friends. Makoto,
he thought. Pretty girl, tall, long brown hair. When she saw him
she smiled and waved him over.
He sat down next to her on the grass. ^�Hello,^� he said
with a smile.
^�Are you and Rei getting along?^�
Tenchi nodded. ^�Pretty much. Her Grandfather seems
ready to arrange for a wedding,^� Tenchi said with a grin. ^�But I
think he^�s pushing it.^�
Makoto started to choke on her lunch. She coughed a
few times to clear her throat. ^�Are you serious?^�
Tenchi nodded.
^�Do you have a girlfriend back in... where is it you^�re
from?^�
^�Yokohama. There... there are some girls that are my
friends, but no one serious.^�
Makoto crossed off ^�girlfriend^� on her mental checklist.
Of course, that was the only item on the list. Tenchi was
officially up for grabs. Not that she wanted him for herself, she
wouldn^�t do that to Rei.
^�What about your family? What are they like?^�
^�I live with my father and some... ^� Tenchi paused.
How to describe the two alien princesses, the space pirate, the
mad scientist, the cute-and-cuddly spaceship, and the two
galaxy cops who lived with him? ^�...boarders in Yokohama. My
Grandfather is a Shinto priest with a shrine there.^�
^�What about your mom?^�
Tenchi began to get the distinct impression that he was
being interrogated. ^�She died when I was six.^�
Makoto put her hand on Tenchi^�s. ^�I^�m sorry, I didn^�t
mean to pry.^�
Tenchi was to polite to contradict her.
They went back to eating in silence. When Makoto felt
they were past the ^�dead parents^� issue she started again. ^�So,
are you going to be here long?^�
^�Just a year. I missed a whole year of school, so I have
a lot of catching up to do. But my father thought it would be
best if I went to a school a little farther away.^�
^�Are you going to be a priest too?^�
Tenchi laughed, ^�No, I^�m... well, I was going to be an
engineer, but I^�m not so sure now.^�
After school Tenchi went by the building where he was
supposed to be living and was told that he could move in the
following afternoon. Not soon enough, as far as he was
concerned. Rei was pretty, but she had to much of a temper for
his taste. And that was coming from someone who lived with a
space pirate and a princess, both known for their ability to blow
up over nothing (although usually at each other). It would also
be nice to have a place that was all his own.
He was walking back to the shrine with his head in the
clouds when the second attack came.
The second creature was not much different from the
first. One of its claws was missing and in its place was a tubular
appendage from which an energy blade emanated.
It attacked from behind with a fast blow. Tenchi would
probably have been decapitated, were it not for sheer dumb
luck. He bent down to tie his shoe-laces right as it appeared in
mid-swing.
^�What the...^� Tenchi dropped and rolled away from the
creature. It followed extremely quickly. On the inside of his
uniform jacket there was a deep pocket where Tenchi kept his
sword. If it had been in his bag it would already be hopelessly
out of reach. As it was, Tenchi tore four buttons to get it free.
He pulled out the Tenchi-ken and ignited its blade, just in time
to block the blade coming down on him.
He parried the blow and continued in an arc intended to
take off a leg. His blade hit the monster^�s leg and bounced
back.
^�What the...^� The monster swung again, and again
Tenchi parried the blow. He gave silent thanks to his
grandfather^�s rigorous training procedures.
Tenchi backed away from the creature again and the
two moved out of the sunlight into the shade of a building. A
soft purple light enveloped the monster. A forcefield, Tenchi
guessed. In the bright light it was invisible. Tenchi needed to
think up something new, and quick.
^�JUPITER SUPREME THUNDER!^� The cry was
followed by a miniature electric storm. All aimed at the creature,
which was quickly baked, and disappeared like the first. When
the creature was gone Tenchi sat on the ground to catch his
breath.
^�Are you all right?^�
Tenchi looked up at his savior. First he noticed a long
pair of legs, which vanished into a green skirt. His gaze moved
up across the white leotard (which held an impressive bust) and
up onto the face of... ^�Makoto? What^�s with the costume?^�
End part 1
The names of locations in Tenchi are from the comic and the
Tenchi 101. Except for ^�Paradise Heights^� which is a hentai
computer game.
The reason Tenchi can recognize the Senshi in their Senshi
forms will be revealed in due time.
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omne ignotum pro magnifico
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