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Tenchi Twins
Chapter 3: No Need for a Son, a Daughter or a Prince
Tenchi retraced the steps he always took to go to school. His latest remaining memories were of his last year of school, during the dreaded period of the final exams. After that he would have graduated, but apparently he already did. He wasn't even sure what he did for his job.
In the distance he saw Tenko heading for the bus stop. A boy with purple hair wearing an elaborate royal looking yukata was following her. Tenchi ran to catch up to him, curious to know if that was actually Altran who stayed behind after Tenryu left for school. He had a similar hair color to Ayeka's but a little darker to the point where it was hard to tell if it was purple or black, and revealed its true shade of dark purple only if there was enough light.
As Tenchi approached he thought he saw some movement in the surrounding tree and noticed a shadow with golden eyes. The shadow jumped off the tree and landed easily on his feet. Tenchi half-expected a new enemy to cause disaster, but instead he was surprised to find himself staring at his mirror image, with the only difference being the golden eyes.
"Caught you!" The whom Tenchi assumed to be Tenryu pointed at the boy whom he assumed to be Altran accusingly.
"It's not polite to point!" Altran complained. "Besides, you make it sound as if I was caught doing something wrong."
"I told you not to follow my sister, she doesn't like you," Tenryu warned him.
"Lady Tenko is my fiancé!" Altran argued, "it has been decided by the house of Jurai.
"My sister said she didn't agree, and dad is letting her choose so don't bother her," Tenyu looked towards Tenchi, "right?"
Tenchi was caught by surprise to be added to the conversation so easily, as if he knew exactly what this was all about. "I think everyone should be free to choose who they marry," he paused letting the situation sink in. "Wait, Jurai wants to marriage Tenko's marriage? That's not fair!"
"But Lord Tenchi I would be a good husband to Lady Tenko!" Altran insisted.
"Maybe you should just be friends." Thought Tenchi had just arrived and knew nothing about being a father, he did not believe in arranged marriages so it didn't take a lot of time to decide what his position would be.
"I'll win her heart somehow," clearly Altran was not about to give up.
Tenryu shook his head, "you should be thankful I stop you from bothering her too much. She said and I quote, 'if Altran continues to annoy me I'll take him to space and throw him into the sun'"
Altran energetically shook his head. "Lady Tenko wouldn't do that!"
Tenchi was starting to form a theory. Maybe Tenko acted like him most of the time, but deep down she had Ryoko's temper. Without even realizing it, they had walked all the way to the bus stop where Tenko was. "Tenyu? I thought you left on the first bus, dad did you recover your memories?" She completely ignored Altran's presence, he was little too insistent for her liking.
"Not yet," Tenchi admitted.
"What's this about memories?" Tenryu asked.
"Dad has amnesia," Tenko explained.
Tenchi nooded, "yeah, I actually don't remember any of you, it's as if we're meeting for the first time."
"I thought something was unusual, are you going to be okay?" Tenryu asked.
Tenchi didn't want to worry them; he didn't feel sick or anything. He was apparently just missing some memories. "I'm sure I'll be alright, my memories will come back on their own. You two should go on to school; I'm taking the day off and staying home."
"Then I shall stay too, to watch over father," Altran spoke, though he meant father in the sense of father in law.
"Funny I don't recall my parents adopting you," Tenryu laughed.
"I mean my future father in law!" Altran clarified.
Tenko shook her head, "sorry but I don't have any more sisters, unless you like Tenryu."
"Don't even joke like that sis," Tenryu pouted.
"Not to worry, Lady Tenko, I will not give up, I will win your heart!" While Altran declared this, the bus finally arrived filled with unfamiliar students, further confirming that it was not Tenchi's usual school bus.
Tenko and Tenryu left on the bus and Altran and Tenchi headed back to the house. "Is there anything you would like to ask about? I'll be happy to answer all your questions and help you recover your memories!" Altran offered.
"That's very kind of you, but I'm not sure where to start," Tenchi admitted.
They made their way back to the house were Ryoko greeted them. "Altran?" She paused for a moment then continued, "your mother called, she wants you to go back to Jurai."
"She does?" Altran wasn't sure why his mother would call him back so soon. But with the long range teleporter in place going to Jurai and back would only take a few minutes. There was an extra closet door next to the door that led to Washy laboratory. That door let to another room, which was too big an spacious for the tiny area it appeared to occupy, and in the center of that room there was a large metal platform, with a glowing circle in the middle. An identical platform was attached to the roof aligned with the one of the floor. "In that case, I shall go to Jurai and return soon." Altran excused himself and teleported away.
"Three... two... one... Okay that's enough time for him to get there. The Jurai teleporter can complete the process alone," Ryoko flipped a switch on the wall, identical, and next to the light switch. "Well, now that we have the day to ourselves I will cure your amnesia!" Ryoko picked up Tenchi and teleported with him back to their bedroom, setting him down on the bed.
"Wait a minute Ryoko," Tenchi blushed remembering what she had said about reliving their honey moon. "I don't think this is the right way to bring back my memories."
"What do you mean?" Ryoko sat down on the bed next to him with an album in her arms. "I thought pictures were a great way to remember."
Tenchi noted that the closet was wide open and several boxed had been moved off the top shelves. "Pictures... yes, pictures, I want to see them."
Ryoko handed him the album and they flipped through it with Ryoko providing stories and explanations for each picture. For Tenchi, it felt strange listening to something and feeling as if it was truth but knowing that it had not happened. It was a strange contradiction that he couldn't explain.
To be Continued
Disclaimer, I do not own Tenchi Muyo, or Universe. As you might have guessed, Tenko's name came from the combination of Tenchi and Ryoko. It is also the name Tenchi uses when he's disguised as a female student to get past security when he's declared wanted in Tenchi Universe. I decided to give her brother a similar name since they're twins. Tenryo would be a bit obvious and I thought the u sounded more Juraian and "original" (though it really isn't all that original); and so his name was Tenryu.
Chapter 3: No Need for a Son, a Daughter or a Prince
Tenchi retraced the steps he always took to go to school. His latest remaining memories were of his last year of school, during the dreaded period of the final exams. After that he would have graduated, but apparently he already did. He wasn't even sure what he did for his job.
In the distance he saw Tenko heading for the bus stop. A boy with purple hair wearing an elaborate royal looking yukata was following her. Tenchi ran to catch up to him, curious to know if that was actually Altran who stayed behind after Tenryu left for school. He had a similar hair color to Ayeka's but a little darker to the point where it was hard to tell if it was purple or black, and revealed its true shade of dark purple only if there was enough light.
As Tenchi approached he thought he saw some movement in the surrounding tree and noticed a shadow with golden eyes. The shadow jumped off the tree and landed easily on his feet. Tenchi half-expected a new enemy to cause disaster, but instead he was surprised to find himself staring at his mirror image, with the only difference being the golden eyes.
"Caught you!" The whom Tenchi assumed to be Tenryu pointed at the boy whom he assumed to be Altran accusingly.
"It's not polite to point!" Altran complained. "Besides, you make it sound as if I was caught doing something wrong."
"I told you not to follow my sister, she doesn't like you," Tenryu warned him.
"Lady Tenko is my fiancé!" Altran argued, "it has been decided by the house of Jurai.
"My sister said she didn't agree, and dad is letting her choose so don't bother her," Tenyu looked towards Tenchi, "right?"
Tenchi was caught by surprise to be added to the conversation so easily, as if he knew exactly what this was all about. "I think everyone should be free to choose who they marry," he paused letting the situation sink in. "Wait, Jurai wants to marriage Tenko's marriage? That's not fair!"
"But Lord Tenchi I would be a good husband to Lady Tenko!" Altran insisted.
"Maybe you should just be friends." Thought Tenchi had just arrived and knew nothing about being a father, he did not believe in arranged marriages so it didn't take a lot of time to decide what his position would be.
"I'll win her heart somehow," clearly Altran was not about to give up.
Tenryu shook his head, "you should be thankful I stop you from bothering her too much. She said and I quote, 'if Altran continues to annoy me I'll take him to space and throw him into the sun'"
Altran energetically shook his head. "Lady Tenko wouldn't do that!"
Tenchi was starting to form a theory. Maybe Tenko acted like him most of the time, but deep down she had Ryoko's temper. Without even realizing it, they had walked all the way to the bus stop where Tenko was. "Tenyu? I thought you left on the first bus, dad did you recover your memories?" She completely ignored Altran's presence, he was little too insistent for her liking.
"Not yet," Tenchi admitted.
"What's this about memories?" Tenryu asked.
"Dad has amnesia," Tenko explained.
Tenchi nooded, "yeah, I actually don't remember any of you, it's as if we're meeting for the first time."
"I thought something was unusual, are you going to be okay?" Tenryu asked.
Tenchi didn't want to worry them; he didn't feel sick or anything. He was apparently just missing some memories. "I'm sure I'll be alright, my memories will come back on their own. You two should go on to school; I'm taking the day off and staying home."
"Then I shall stay too, to watch over father," Altran spoke, though he meant father in the sense of father in law.
"Funny I don't recall my parents adopting you," Tenryu laughed.
"I mean my future father in law!" Altran clarified.
Tenko shook her head, "sorry but I don't have any more sisters, unless you like Tenryu."
"Don't even joke like that sis," Tenryu pouted.
"Not to worry, Lady Tenko, I will not give up, I will win your heart!" While Altran declared this, the bus finally arrived filled with unfamiliar students, further confirming that it was not Tenchi's usual school bus.
Tenko and Tenryu left on the bus and Altran and Tenchi headed back to the house. "Is there anything you would like to ask about? I'll be happy to answer all your questions and help you recover your memories!" Altran offered.
"That's very kind of you, but I'm not sure where to start," Tenchi admitted.
They made their way back to the house were Ryoko greeted them. "Altran?" She paused for a moment then continued, "your mother called, she wants you to go back to Jurai."
"She does?" Altran wasn't sure why his mother would call him back so soon. But with the long range teleporter in place going to Jurai and back would only take a few minutes. There was an extra closet door next to the door that led to Washy laboratory. That door let to another room, which was too big an spacious for the tiny area it appeared to occupy, and in the center of that room there was a large metal platform, with a glowing circle in the middle. An identical platform was attached to the roof aligned with the one of the floor. "In that case, I shall go to Jurai and return soon." Altran excused himself and teleported away.
"Three... two... one... Okay that's enough time for him to get there. The Jurai teleporter can complete the process alone," Ryoko flipped a switch on the wall, identical, and next to the light switch. "Well, now that we have the day to ourselves I will cure your amnesia!" Ryoko picked up Tenchi and teleported with him back to their bedroom, setting him down on the bed.
"Wait a minute Ryoko," Tenchi blushed remembering what she had said about reliving their honey moon. "I don't think this is the right way to bring back my memories."
"What do you mean?" Ryoko sat down on the bed next to him with an album in her arms. "I thought pictures were a great way to remember."
Tenchi noted that the closet was wide open and several boxed had been moved off the top shelves. "Pictures... yes, pictures, I want to see them."
Ryoko handed him the album and they flipped through it with Ryoko providing stories and explanations for each picture. For Tenchi, it felt strange listening to something and feeling as if it was truth but knowing that it had not happened. It was a strange contradiction that he couldn't explain.
To be Continued
Disclaimer, I do not own Tenchi Muyo, or Universe. As you might have guessed, Tenko's name came from the combination of Tenchi and Ryoko. It is also the name Tenchi uses when he's disguised as a female student to get past security when he's declared wanted in Tenchi Universe. I decided to give her brother a similar name since they're twins. Tenryo would be a bit obvious and I thought the u sounded more Juraian and "original" (though it really isn't all that original); and so his name was Tenryu.
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