This will be the last part for a while. I�m taking algebra this
semester and need to concentrate on my studies. I�m going
to go back and re-work all three parts before I send out any
more.

Note: if The two Ova series take place during Tenchi�s
16th year, and �daughter of darkness� takes place a year
later (with the comicbook series falling somewhere
in-between) then mayuka, who is here but I forgot to
mention up until now, would be somewhere around four
months old (Assuming, as is implied in the credits, that
Washuu took a full nine months to grow her). This series
would take place starting in the spring following the
Christmas shown in the end credits of �Daughter of 
Darkness�.

Second Note: Mihoshi�s mother is named �Telari�

Thanks to:
Sebastion Fitsroy
Jenny-chan (Did you know she's a girl?)
and 
Phillip Masters

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Jurai's Debt
By Doug Whiddon

part 3
A Little Traveling Music Please

	In the realm of the lady Tokimi, in the great hall D3
pondered life. Not his life, but the life of one Tenchi
Misaki. D3 had served the lady Tokimi for as long as he
had existed. Tenchi served no one, yet he seemed to be the
focus of many things past, present, and future.
	The boy was an anomaly. His powers were too
great, even with his obvious connections to Tsunami. He
shouldn�t be so powerful. The species referred to on Earth
as �humans� should not be capable of processing light
hawk for several billion more years; assuming they
survived that long.
	�D3.� Tokimi made her presence known.
	�My lady?�
	�Tsunami has set her plans in motion, we must
prepare to counter her.�

	�Tenchi?�
	Someone was calling him. Tenchi could hear  a
voice quite distinctly calling his name. The voice sounded
very far away.
	�Tenchi!?�
	The voice got louder. He could feel the couch
beneath him and a wet towel on his forehead. Tenchi
opened his eyes. 
	�Are you okay?� Sasami was leaning over him.
	Tenchi sat up, he felt somewhat sluggish. �I�m
fine.... What happened?�
	�You fainted.� Misaki was grinning.
	Tenchi thought for a moment. �You said something
about me getting married.�
	Misaki nodded.
	�To whom?� Tenchi focused his gaze on Misaki.
	�Maybe I should handle this, Misaki, why don�t you
take Sasami up to the shrine with the others.�
	Tenchi looked around, and noticed that only
Misaki, Funaho, and Sasami were in the room with him.
�Where did everybody go?�
	�They�re up at the shrine getting ready for a
wedding.� Funaho sat down on the couch next to Tenchi.
�Tenchi there are certain things you need to understand.
First off I�m sure you are aware that the Emperor isn�t fond
of you.�
	Tenchi rolled his eyes. �I thought he hated me.�
	�He didn�t approve of your grandfathers decision to
marry an earthling, he was supposed to marry Ayeka.
Nonetheless, what�s done is done and we can�t change that.
However, for you sake, Misaki and I felt it would be best if
before you left Earth you were married.�
	�To Ayeka?�
	Funaho nodded. �And Ryoko,... and Mihoshi.�

	Tenchi�s eye�s widened. �All three?�
	�You while find few allies among the royal court.
Each of you wives possesses skills that will help.�
	Tenchi considered this, it didn�t seem to make
much sense. �What skills?�
	�Ayeka was raised in the court, she can teach you
what you need to survive there. Ryoko is still feared by
many Juraians, having her with you will prevent people
form dismissing you. And Mihoshi�s analytical skills will
help you deal with the various conspiracies and petty
in-fighting that is a mainstay of court life.�
	Tenchi considered Funaho's words, he had always
thought of the women in
his life as fiends, sisters even. He hadn�t wanted to chose
because he was afraid of losing any of them, now he was
being presented the opportunity to have all of them. �When
do I get married?�
	�Later. Juraian weddings are a little simpler than
you�re used to. A lot of marriages are used to seal alliances
between families, you don�t want a long ceremony when
it�s a marriage in name only.�
	�So these marriages are only for show.�
	�That is between you and them, no one else can
make that decision� 
	Great, Tenchi thought, my life had just become
MORE complicated.
	Funaho stood up and held out her hand. �Come, we
should go up to the shrine.�


Up at the Shrine...

	Despite what had been said about �getting ready for
the wedding�, the women were all sitting in Yosho�s office
sipping tea and talking. Yosho and Noboyuki were
sweeping out the shrine and avoiding the girls.
	When Tenchi and Funaho reached the shrine they
saw Ayeka, Sasami, Mihoshi, and Ryoko exit the office.
	�What happened?� Tenchi asked.
	�I don�t know, Mother just kicked us all out.�
Sasami said.
	The girls sat down on the steps. Funaho stepped
past them and into the office.
	�Tenchi, this is my brother Zoran.� Mihoshi
gestured to the young man who had arrived with Telari. 
	The boy looked up at Tenchi and Smiled �Hi.� 
	He then went back to playing a game he brought.
He held a control pad in one hand and in front of him was a
pair of holographic spaceships engaged in combat. 
	Tenchi didn�t see anything that looked like a
projector.
	�Hello.� Tenchi returned the gesture. 
	The shrine door opened and Funaho stepped out,
followed by Misaki, Washuu, Kiyone, and Telari.
	Misaki grabbed up Tenchi. �Welcome to the
family!�
	�Huh?�
	Funaho handed Tenchi a paper scroll. �Here, read
this.�
	Tenchi unrolled the paper, he spent a moment
looking at the writing. �I don�t read Juraian.� He looked up
at Funaho.
	�You�ll have to learn. This is a family record you
record births, deaths, and marriages.� Funaho pointed to a
set of lines, �This is you and your wives. You�re now
married.�
	Tenchi stared at the lines. �Now married?� THAT
WAS IT?? He looked back at Funaho. �That was it?�
	�I said Juraian marriages were simple, The mothers
agreements are all that is really needed. That�s why
Mihoshi�s mother was invited here.�
	Ryoko floated up and vanished. She came down
behind Tenchi and wrapped her arms around him. 
	�Here that? Were married now, no more running.�
she whispered in his ear.
	Tenchi went through several shades of red.
	�RYOKO!� Ayeka�s voice made Tenchi cringe
	�What!?� 	
	�I believe you said that I could go first.�
	�What! When?�
	Ayeka looked at her. �You know when.�
	�Oh, yeah.�
	�What about me?�
	Ayeka and Ryoko turned to Mihoshi. Lasers shot
out of their eyes.
	�I�ll wait my turn.� Mihoshi backed off.
	Ayeka and Ryoko continued their discussion.
	Tenchi let his mind wander into areas he had been
avoiding. a brief trickle of blood exited his nose.
	�Tenchi, you�re bleeding.� Sasami�s face appeared
before Tenchi.
	�He�s having naughty thoughts.� Misaki grinned.
	�Well, he is a married man, it�s not completely
naughty.� Telari joined in.
	Tenchi came close to passing out again. �Hey,
won�t the emperor have to approve this?�
	Funaho shook her head, �He has no say in this. It�s
Misaki�s decision.�
	�What about Serio?�
	�What about him?�
	�The emperor seemed pretty intent on him marrying
Ayeka.�
	�Misaki agreed to that. If Ayeka had come home
with us she would have married him, but since she wanted
to stay with you the marriage was canceled.�
	�Speaking of marriage,� Washuu turned to Kiyone.
�Isn�t it time to get ready for yours?�
	�You�re right, lets go back to the house.�
	The herd of women departed, Ryoko lingered for a
moment. �Trust me, Tenchi, no matter how Ayeka is
tonight, tomorrow I�ll rock your world.� She whispered in
his ear.
	Then, Tenchi was alone with his thoughts.
	�You wanna play a game?�
	Almost.

That evening in the shrine....

	Tenchi sat in silence as Ayeka, in the role of shrine
maiden, poured sake three times into a bowl. Noboyuki
took three sips from the bowl and handed it to Kiyone.
Kiyone took three sips and passed it back. Noboyuki took
the bowl and took three more sips.
	Then, the newly married couple stood, and bowed.
Tenchi let out a breath he hadn�t realized he was holding.

	Given how little time there was to prepare for the
wedding there was no reception, just dinner back at the
house.
	Misaki demonstrated where Sasami got her cooking
skill. And Noboyuki spent the whole meal with a big,
stupid grin on his face.
	After dinner everyone gathered in the living room
and drank a little sake (or, in Ryoko�s case, a LOT of sake).
	Sasami and Zoran played his game.
	At eight Telari said that it was time for her to leave.
Tenchi and Mihoshi followed them out to the porch.
	Telari hugged Tenchi, and said, �Take care of my
little girl, okay?�
	Tenchi nodded vigorously, while his face went
through three shades of blue.
	Mihoshi and her mother stepped closer to the ship
where Mihoshi received a short lecture in her native
language. Tenchi didn�t know what was being said, but
Mihoshi turned bright red and did  a lot of fidgeting.
	�What was that about?� Tenchi asked once
Mihoshi�s mom had left.
	�Uhm, well.... it was, y�know, uhm.... bridal stuff...�
Mihoshi shifted between looking embarrassed and quite
giggling.
	�Uhm, Mihoshi, I wanted to ask you.... is...is this
something you want?�
	Mihoshi stared at Tenchi. �You mean being married
to you?�
	Tenchi nodded.
	Faster than you could follow, Mihoshi closed the
scant inches between herself and Tenchi. Her lips pressed
hard against his, her tongue slipped in.
	Tenchi was caught by surprise, but quickly
responded in kind.

	
	The next day, Two a.m. ....

	Tenchi all but limped out of his bedroom. His entire
image of Ayeka as being shy and demure had been thrown
out the window. Right now, he needed a drink.
	Tenchi crept down stairs heading for the kitchen,
the living room was dark but there was enough moonlight
for him to make out a figure sitting on the couch. As he
approached he realized it was Kiyone.
	�Kiyone?�
	She looked up. �Tenchi, I thought you�d be in bed.�
	�I could say the same about you.�
	Kiyone was holding mayuka, who was sound
asleep.
	�I don�t need as much sleep as you, and your father
isn�t as young as he used to be.� Kiyone grinned. �It�s okay
though, were going to spend a couple of weeks at the beach
after everyone is gone.�
	Tenchi sat down next to her on the couch. �Can I
hold her?� Tenchi gestured to mayuka.
	�She�s your daughter.� Kiyone gently passed
mayuka to Tenchi.
	Tenchi cradled the four month-old next in his arms.
�I really don�t feel like a father, ... I feel like an older
brother.�
	�Are you going to take her with you... when you
leave, tomorrow?�
	Tenchi looked at mayuka�s tiny little face and
smiled. �I hadn�t really thought about it.�
	�Y�know, if you want... your father and I could take
care of her. You�ll probably have your hands full with the
royal court. Not to mention three wives.� Kiyone�s tone
was level, but her eyes were almost begging.
	Ever since mayuka had come out of her artificial
womb it had been Kiyone and Washu who took care of her
the most. Tenchi hadn�t really noticed the changes in
Kiyone until now. 
	�Kiyone, I�ve been wondering something. When
you first arrived you seemed to want nothing more than to
get back to the Gp and back on the promotion fast-track.
Now you�ve married my father, I haven�t seen you in your
Gp uniform in almost a year, and now you want to take on
the responsibilities of raising a child that�s not yours. So,
what I want to know is, what changed?�
	Kiyone thought for a moment, searching for an
answer. mayuka began to cry, and Tenchi panicked.
	�Here, let me take her.�
	Tenchi gave Kiyone the baby, with much relief.	
	�You go back to bed, we�ll talk tomorrow.�
	Tenchi nodded and headed back upstairs as Kiyone
soothed the crying mayuka.



	Meanwhile, a Galaxy away....

	The planet Ahmista is known for two things; its
Galaxy renowned school of arts, and its many farms which
grow a wide variety of rare spices for export. Most of the
citizens are involved in farming, or the arts.
	Zelgadis was a farmer, �was� being the operative
word. He is currently fast on his way to becoming fertilizer.
He had been descending a sheer rock face when his
anchorline came loose and he fell more than eight-hundred
feet to the rocks below.
	Zelgadis, Zel to his friends, stood on the rocks
looking down at his broken, bleeding body. His blood was
dripping down the rocks into the water.  At least some part
of him would be useful, he thought. To fall on bare rock
and nourish nothing was as close to damnation as you
could get, according to the faith of his people.
	�Hello.�
	Zel spun around at the word. Standing behind him
was a young woman, about nineteen he guessed. She had
soft brown hair and marks on her cheeks and forehead. She
was also grinning ear-to-ear. �Uh,... hi.�
	�My name is Tokimi. I would like to offer you a
chance to live.�
	Zel looked down at his body. �You can bring me
back to life?�
	Tokimi nodded.
	�What do I have to do?�


	And back to Earth....

	The Misaki household got a late start. Only Sasami
and Misaki, who fixed brunch for everyone, got up before
ten. Finally, just before eleven, the household assembled
for breakfast. Tenchi and  Noboyuki both had the stupid
grin of the recently married male, the one that implies their
brains will be showing up on milk cartons. Ayeka got
dragged into a corner by Mihoshi and Ryoko and then spent
a few minutes blushing.
	A few minutes into breakfast Tenchi�s head hit the
table with a resounding thud, his breathing deepened and
he began to snore softly.
	�Jeez Ayeka, you could have saved some for me an
Mihoshi.�
	Ayeka blushed and looked down at her plate.
	�Not a problem.� Washu said, between mouthfuls
of food. A small, black spot  appeared over the table, a
hypospray came floating out. Washu took the device and
injected some brown colored fluid into Tenchi�s neck.
	Tenchi�s head shot up, he looked down at his plate,
took his chopsticks in one hand and his rice bowl in the
other and proceeded to down food at a rate that would have
had the Soatome�s staring in awe. Finished, the rice bowl
clattered to the table, Tenchi stood up and said,
�Anyonewanttotakeawalkwithme?�
	Everyone stared silently.
	�Guessnot,i�llbebacklater.� Tenchi then proceeded
to �walk� out of the house at a pace that would have set an
Olympic record.
	Funaho turned to Washu. �What did you give him?�
	�Think of it as caffeine to the Nth degree.�
	Kiyone leaned close to Washu and said, �Do you
think I can have some of that later?�

	Later...

	Tenchi stood in the middle of his room. The sheets
had been removed from the bed, his clothes and personnel
effects were packed and ready to go. All signs of
personality had been removed. It wasn�t that he would
never be here again, but he new that this would never be
HIS room again.
	He had lived in this room for as long as he could
remember.  He looked out the window at the hills and the
lake, his view used to be of the house next door. That was
before Ryoko. His entire life had been turned upside down
when he freed Ryoko.
 	Whatever path his life might have taken he would
never know. Now he would be going to another world, he
would serve an emperor as did the Samurai�s of old; then
his life would really be upside down. Of course in space, up
and down were relative terms.
	�Tenchi?�
	Tenchi turned to the door, Kiyone was standing in
standing in the doorway. His fathers wife, his stepmother.
That would take some getting used to.
	Kiyone moved closer to Tenchi. �Ready to go?�
	�I think so.�
	Kiyone stepped past Tenchi and sat down on his
bed. �Tenchi, what we were talking about last night....�
	�About mayuka?�
	�I meant about me. Did I ever tell you about my
father?�
	Tenchi shook his head.
	�My mother died when I was young, like yours. So I
was raised by my father. He was in the G-P, he was a
detective sergeant. I pretty much just followed in his
footsteps, I joined the G-P because it�s what was expected
of me. I worked hard and excelled because that was what
was expected too. But when I got here,... well, I think it�s
something in the air. Nobody around here seems to be
doing what�s expected of them. When I arrived I had a lot
of time to consider my life, I realized that I had been living
the life my father planned for me and had never really
made any descisions on my own. So I just sort of drifted
emotionaly for a while,  then I realized that I�m alot
happier here than I ever was at the Galaxy Police.�
	�So you�re going to resign from the G-P and
become a housewife? What if this is just a passing thing?�
	Kiyone thought for a moment. �I�ve considered
that, If I�m not following a true calling then I will pay the
price. I�m prepared to accept that.�
	�Are you and Dad going to have any kids?�
	�I�m not sure we can, but there�s still time for that.�
	�Tenchi? Were ready to go, are you?� Ayeka said
from the doorway.
	�I�ll be there in just a minute.� Tenchi turned back
to Kiyone. �Take care of mayuka  and my dad, okay?�
	Kiyone smiled. �You bet!�


	Noboyuki, Kiyone, Washu, and Yosho stood on the
dock as the ship vanished into subspace.
	�Do you think he�ll be okay?�
	Kiyone put her arm on Noboyuki�s shoulder. �He�ll
be fine.�
	Washu turned and walked inside. �I have some
research to do.�
	�I need to go sweep the shrine.� Yoshos headed off
to the shrine.


TBC