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Chapter 9
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Tenchi Twins
Chapter 9: No Need for Telephones
In the future the phone rang in the Masaki house and Ryoko answered it, "What took you so long Washu? Tenchi's amnesia could be getting worse for all I know!"
"I'm not Washu," Ayeka's voice replied, "and what do you mean Tenchi has amnesia? Ryoko, you said you would take good care of him! I should have never entrusted Lord Tenchi to you!"
"Relax, he's fine, it's just a little case of sudden amnesia without any reasonable cause or explanation," Ryoko tried to make it sound like it was nothing, but she was worried. "Okay, maybe it's bad, but I don't know for sure. I've been calling Washu but I keep getting the stupid answering machine."
"This is terrible!" Ayeka grimaced. Though she had married another earthling she still held Tenchi dear as a friend and the man she was in love with for a long time. "What exactly happened? There has to be some kind of explanation. Did he hit his head?"
"No, nothing, he just woke up one morning and didn't remember anything that happened in the last few years. His last memory is from when he was still in high school. Other than that he's not hurt. He's dealing with it well enough, but I hope Washu can somehow restore his memories." Ryoko explained.
"I see... Well I still think it's your fault Ryoko," Ayeka pouted.
"I thought you'd say that," Ryoko laughed.
"I did have a good reason to call but with Tenchi in such peril I don't feel like it anymore," Ayeka sighed.
"Wait a minute, who said anything about peril? I'm telling you Tenchi's fine," Ryoko really wished to believe that. "What were you going to tell?"
"It's nothing important it can wait," Ayeka replied.
Ryoko only became more curious, "c'mon don't leave me like this, tell me!"
Ayeka took a deep breath; she knew how stubborn Ryoko could be. "Oh, alright," and the princess lowered her voice to a whisper. "I got this new shipment of sake..."
Ryoko grinned, she knew what that meant. It was something that Ryoko and Ayeka had gotten used to doing once every few weeks. While Tenchi slept soundly, Ryoko would sneak off to the teleporter and go to Jurai. Ayeka would have already snuck away from her husband Kenji, and the two would spend the night drinking sake and telling stories. It was a sort of secret girl's night out, except they stayed in a secluded room in the palace instead of actually going out. "That sounds great, but I guess it's not the right time."
"Yes, I know. I would be upset if you said you would come," Ayeka admitted.
Now Ryoko sighed, "I really can't leave Tenchi alone right now. It doesn't usually happen, but he might wake up in the middle of the night and I want to be there for him just in case."
"Ryoko," Ayeka spoke seriously. "Amnesia doesn't just happen out of nowhere. I will have the Jurai network investigate any unusual occurrences, meanwhile make sure to keep a close watch on Tenchi. Is he there with you right now?"
"No, he's taking a walk around the carrot fields, but Tenryu is with him," Ryoko answered.
"Alright, just make sure he's never alone. I'll call you back in I find anything," Ayeka voiced.
"Okay, bye..." Ryoko hung up and stared at the phone for a long moment, wondering if she should call Washu again. She reached for the phone and it rang just as she was about to touch it, making Ryoko jump back in surprised. She picked it up and answered it. "Hello?" This time she didn't yell Washu's name right away.
"Good day, this is Prince Altran speaking, may I speak to Lady Tenko?" Ayeka's son asked.
Ryoko thought about it, Tenko probably didn't feel up to dealing with Altran right now. Seeing things from a different perspective, Ryoko saw how insistent she and Ayeka were in the old days and how patient Tenchi was with them. "She's sleeping in today, stayed up really late and will probably sleep in all day long. It is Saturday after all."
"Oh I see," Altran sounded disappointed. "I wouldn't want to disturb Lady Tenko's rest, please tell her I called."
"Sure no problem!" After that call was done, Ryoko once again contemplated calling Washu, and actually did it, only to find herself listening to a new automatic message.
"No matter what the problem is, it can be solved with a puppet show," Washu's pre-recorded voice played out ending with a beep ready to record a short message from the caller.
Ryoko blinked, the machine recording nothing but her breathing for the first few seconds. "Washu!" another beep sounded indicating that her time was up, it was supposed to be a short message after all. Ryoko growled at the phone and set it back in the receiver none too gently. She did give Washu's crazy advice some thought and soon Ryoko found herself once again picking up the phone and dialing Ayeka's number.
"Any news from Tenchi?" Ayeka answered.
"I really need to get Washu to install a caller ID on my phone too," Ryoko spoke. "I don't have anything new to report about Tenchi, but Washu changed her automatic answer message again. If she was messing with that she must have heard my messages."
"Well, what was the new message? Does she have any advice?" Ayeka asked.
"She said that no matter what the problem is, it can be solved with a puppet show," Ryoko quoted.
There was a long pause on Ayeka's part, "that made no sense... But I'm willing to try."
Ryoko shrugged, "it sounds crazy but I guess it wouldn't hurt. I've been telling Tenchi stories, taking him to places we used to visit and showing him pictures. I don't think a puppet show would make a difference but we could at least entertain him. Maybe laughing is the key to recovering his memories."
"When did you have time to do all this? Since when has Tenchi had amnesia?" Ayeka was clearly displease that she was not informed.
"Since yesterday morning, Altran knew about it, didn't he tell you?" Ryoko asked.
"No, he didn't... Just a minute Ryoko I'll be right back," Ryoko continued listening as Ayeka's voice was heard in the background loudly calling her son's name and scolding him saying that "when something important happens, you must tell mommy right away!" A few minutes later Ayeka returned to the phone. "Why did you take so long to tell me about it? If I haven't called, I still would know!"
"I didn't think it was all that serious. I really thought Tenchi just needed a day off, and that he would be fine by the next day at the latest," that's what Ryoko was hoping for.
"Clearly, Lord Tenchi isn't getting any better on his own. We must help him, even if it meant doing something silly like putting on a puppet show. It's the only clue Miss Washu has given us!" Ayeka felt infinitely silly talking about a puppet show as if it was a miracle cure, but it was all they had.
"I don't really have any puppets, but Tenko has a lot of plushies," Ryoko mused aloud.
"That will do, I'll help set up the puppet show so you should activate the teleporter for me right away," Ayeka just had to be there to help Tenchi in his time of need.
"How did you know it was deactivated?" Ryoko asked.
"Don't you think I know you well enough?" Ayeka asked with a laugh. "Altran needed to catch up with his Jurian studies anyway, so it's good that he wasn't able to run off for a while. I'll be waiting by the teleporter for it to activate again."
"Alright, I'm on my way to turn it back on," after hanging up, Ryoko went back to the teleporter and turned it back on. Within minutes Ayeka was there and the two went up to Tenko's room to plan out a plushie show.
To be Continued
Disclaimer, I do not own Tenchi Muyo, or Universe. Ayeka is still a princess since her father has not yet retired, plus she has a little more free time that way.
Chapter 9: No Need for Telephones
In the future the phone rang in the Masaki house and Ryoko answered it, "What took you so long Washu? Tenchi's amnesia could be getting worse for all I know!"
"I'm not Washu," Ayeka's voice replied, "and what do you mean Tenchi has amnesia? Ryoko, you said you would take good care of him! I should have never entrusted Lord Tenchi to you!"
"Relax, he's fine, it's just a little case of sudden amnesia without any reasonable cause or explanation," Ryoko tried to make it sound like it was nothing, but she was worried. "Okay, maybe it's bad, but I don't know for sure. I've been calling Washu but I keep getting the stupid answering machine."
"This is terrible!" Ayeka grimaced. Though she had married another earthling she still held Tenchi dear as a friend and the man she was in love with for a long time. "What exactly happened? There has to be some kind of explanation. Did he hit his head?"
"No, nothing, he just woke up one morning and didn't remember anything that happened in the last few years. His last memory is from when he was still in high school. Other than that he's not hurt. He's dealing with it well enough, but I hope Washu can somehow restore his memories." Ryoko explained.
"I see... Well I still think it's your fault Ryoko," Ayeka pouted.
"I thought you'd say that," Ryoko laughed.
"I did have a good reason to call but with Tenchi in such peril I don't feel like it anymore," Ayeka sighed.
"Wait a minute, who said anything about peril? I'm telling you Tenchi's fine," Ryoko really wished to believe that. "What were you going to tell?"
"It's nothing important it can wait," Ayeka replied.
Ryoko only became more curious, "c'mon don't leave me like this, tell me!"
Ayeka took a deep breath; she knew how stubborn Ryoko could be. "Oh, alright," and the princess lowered her voice to a whisper. "I got this new shipment of sake..."
Ryoko grinned, she knew what that meant. It was something that Ryoko and Ayeka had gotten used to doing once every few weeks. While Tenchi slept soundly, Ryoko would sneak off to the teleporter and go to Jurai. Ayeka would have already snuck away from her husband Kenji, and the two would spend the night drinking sake and telling stories. It was a sort of secret girl's night out, except they stayed in a secluded room in the palace instead of actually going out. "That sounds great, but I guess it's not the right time."
"Yes, I know. I would be upset if you said you would come," Ayeka admitted.
Now Ryoko sighed, "I really can't leave Tenchi alone right now. It doesn't usually happen, but he might wake up in the middle of the night and I want to be there for him just in case."
"Ryoko," Ayeka spoke seriously. "Amnesia doesn't just happen out of nowhere. I will have the Jurai network investigate any unusual occurrences, meanwhile make sure to keep a close watch on Tenchi. Is he there with you right now?"
"No, he's taking a walk around the carrot fields, but Tenryu is with him," Ryoko answered.
"Alright, just make sure he's never alone. I'll call you back in I find anything," Ayeka voiced.
"Okay, bye..." Ryoko hung up and stared at the phone for a long moment, wondering if she should call Washu again. She reached for the phone and it rang just as she was about to touch it, making Ryoko jump back in surprised. She picked it up and answered it. "Hello?" This time she didn't yell Washu's name right away.
"Good day, this is Prince Altran speaking, may I speak to Lady Tenko?" Ayeka's son asked.
Ryoko thought about it, Tenko probably didn't feel up to dealing with Altran right now. Seeing things from a different perspective, Ryoko saw how insistent she and Ayeka were in the old days and how patient Tenchi was with them. "She's sleeping in today, stayed up really late and will probably sleep in all day long. It is Saturday after all."
"Oh I see," Altran sounded disappointed. "I wouldn't want to disturb Lady Tenko's rest, please tell her I called."
"Sure no problem!" After that call was done, Ryoko once again contemplated calling Washu, and actually did it, only to find herself listening to a new automatic message.
"No matter what the problem is, it can be solved with a puppet show," Washu's pre-recorded voice played out ending with a beep ready to record a short message from the caller.
Ryoko blinked, the machine recording nothing but her breathing for the first few seconds. "Washu!" another beep sounded indicating that her time was up, it was supposed to be a short message after all. Ryoko growled at the phone and set it back in the receiver none too gently. She did give Washu's crazy advice some thought and soon Ryoko found herself once again picking up the phone and dialing Ayeka's number.
"Any news from Tenchi?" Ayeka answered.
"I really need to get Washu to install a caller ID on my phone too," Ryoko spoke. "I don't have anything new to report about Tenchi, but Washu changed her automatic answer message again. If she was messing with that she must have heard my messages."
"Well, what was the new message? Does she have any advice?" Ayeka asked.
"She said that no matter what the problem is, it can be solved with a puppet show," Ryoko quoted.
There was a long pause on Ayeka's part, "that made no sense... But I'm willing to try."
Ryoko shrugged, "it sounds crazy but I guess it wouldn't hurt. I've been telling Tenchi stories, taking him to places we used to visit and showing him pictures. I don't think a puppet show would make a difference but we could at least entertain him. Maybe laughing is the key to recovering his memories."
"When did you have time to do all this? Since when has Tenchi had amnesia?" Ayeka was clearly displease that she was not informed.
"Since yesterday morning, Altran knew about it, didn't he tell you?" Ryoko asked.
"No, he didn't... Just a minute Ryoko I'll be right back," Ryoko continued listening as Ayeka's voice was heard in the background loudly calling her son's name and scolding him saying that "when something important happens, you must tell mommy right away!" A few minutes later Ayeka returned to the phone. "Why did you take so long to tell me about it? If I haven't called, I still would know!"
"I didn't think it was all that serious. I really thought Tenchi just needed a day off, and that he would be fine by the next day at the latest," that's what Ryoko was hoping for.
"Clearly, Lord Tenchi isn't getting any better on his own. We must help him, even if it meant doing something silly like putting on a puppet show. It's the only clue Miss Washu has given us!" Ayeka felt infinitely silly talking about a puppet show as if it was a miracle cure, but it was all they had.
"I don't really have any puppets, but Tenko has a lot of plushies," Ryoko mused aloud.
"That will do, I'll help set up the puppet show so you should activate the teleporter for me right away," Ayeka just had to be there to help Tenchi in his time of need.
"How did you know it was deactivated?" Ryoko asked.
"Don't you think I know you well enough?" Ayeka asked with a laugh. "Altran needed to catch up with his Jurian studies anyway, so it's good that he wasn't able to run off for a while. I'll be waiting by the teleporter for it to activate again."
"Alright, I'm on my way to turn it back on," after hanging up, Ryoko went back to the teleporter and turned it back on. Within minutes Ayeka was there and the two went up to Tenko's room to plan out a plushie show.
To be Continued
Disclaimer, I do not own Tenchi Muyo, or Universe. Ayeka is still a princess since her father has not yet retired, plus she has a little more free time that way.
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