From a Prince to a Knight

Disclaimer: All characters created by Hiroki Hayashi and Masaki
Kajishima, also copyright AiC and Pioneer or George Lucas. I�m making no money from this so please do not sue me.


 The High priestess Sasami waited patiently as the GP ship landed on the pad. Its arrival signaled that all was near ready for the day. That day being Tenchi�s return. For ten long years her and the other women�d had little contact with the object of their mutual affection, though not for lack of trying. Then Tenchi had made it very clear that he needed time to train in his gifts, away from them. The time apart had shown the girls how much he had truly meant to them. Sasami, now 16, realized that she very much wished to spend her life with the young man. Even Tsunami wished this though Sasami didn�t know if this was for love or other reasons.

 She was brought out of her reverie as the ship�s doors opened and 3 women stepped out. Two were dressed in standard GP uniforms and the third was dressed in a similar uniform except it was black and had no hat. Sasami approached them in a dignified manner and bowed.

Sasami: �I the High Priestess of Jurai Welcome you Detective First Class Mihoshi, Division Head Kiyone and A-1 operative Ryoko, to Jurai.�

Ryoko smirks slightly, but it is Kiyone who responded verbally.

Kiyone: �We are honored to be here Lady Sasami.�

Sasami: (she nods) �Well, now that formalities are out of the way.� (A huge grin takes hold of the young women�s face as she grabs all three into a none lethal bear hug) �How�ve you all been?!�

Sasami disengages the hug and the four women head towards the palace talking amiably.

*****

Inside the palace, the great hall was a mad house as people tried to put up decorations according to the commands of the current queen.

Ayeka: �More to the left�.No! my left. You! More streamers and balloons by the arch way!�

Ryoko: (chuckles) �She always loved bossing people around.�

Kiyone: (frowning) �She�s going to work those people to death.�

Sasami: �Nah, she�ll leave in a minute to prepare�aahhh�her own personal gift for Tenchi.�

Ryoko: (Looks at her quizzically) �What kind of gift?!�

Sasami: �Nothing inappropriate�. I think.�

Ryoko: (Looking none to pleased) �Hmmm.�

Sasami: �Actually dad�s had the most surprising reaction to all this. He�s been almost as excited as us. He won�t show it but considering he commissioned Washu to build a space ship for Tenchi��

Ryoko: �What!�

Sasami: �Its true! I couldn�t believe it either.�

Kiyone: (Thoughtful expression) �Tenchi has done some rather not worthy things while training on Yavin, Maybe your father saw him in a new light.�

Sasami: (nods at this) �Maybe. Well we�d better get going.� (The small group heads out of the great hall.) �Say, Ryoko where�s Ryo-oki?�

Ryoko: �Still sleeping, she had a big day yesterday.�

*****
 A Tydiran shuttle is cruising through hyperspace. Its soul occupant is currently at the controls. Upon closer inspection we see he appears to be in his mid Twenties, in the his hair now hangs over his forehead  while his poney tail reaches down to mid back(Think Tenchi Forever) he is  wearing cloths were similar to those he wore as a youth, only adjusted for his filled out frame. Tenchi takes a look at his ETA and sees he has quit some time before he arrives in the Jurai system.

    He sits back in his seat and relaxes. His mind wandering over the past few years of his existence. The time he spent with the girls on earth brings a smile to his face. He tries to remember them all as they used to be. He relaxes and stretches out his feelings as he lets go of his conscious self. Scenes of his life with the girls come slowly but sharply to mind. He remembers the heat of Ayeka and Ryoko�s arguments and the moments of tenderness and caring they both showed him. Iamages of Sasami�s sunny smile, and Mihoshi�s frantic flailing come forth from the recesses of his mind. None of these images of the girls in good times or bad bring him embarrassment or frustration as they used to. Now he only smiles fondly.
    The days before his decision play through his mind and he remembers how his current situation came to pass...


Notes:
    Just a story idea I came up with during a bout of writers block on some of my other projects. I plan to write one chapter that explains how Tenchi became a Jedi and another detailing his welcome home. After that I�m not sure. Any thoughts on where to go with this?

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