Subject: [fanfic][tenchi]TM:The Continuation, chapter 4,5
From: Michael Chen
Date: 4/11/1997, 8:30 PM
To: fanfic@fanfic.com

Well, well well.  Despite the oncoming threat of finals, I have managed to
maintain a decent production rate.  Here is what I have.  Enjoy, read it,
comment as always.  I really need comments on this post, as I feel Chapter
5 is stepping a bit too much out of bounds.  But then again.  It's only my
opinion.

Chapter 4 

    Tenchi sighed as he watched the ship disappear into the 
subspace fold.  It certainly seemed strange that the Emperor would 
suddenly call for the Royal family without summoning him.  But 
Tenchi didn't mind, for he knew that the Emperor sort of disliked 
him.  But also, in another way, Tenchi was sort of glad.  It meant 
that he didn't have to leave Earth at all.  In a way, Tenchi had 
grown up on Earth, and he felt that there was no way he could ever 
leave his home.

    "Tenchi!  Now that Ayeka is gone, how about having some fun 
with me?"  Ryoko ran up and gave Tenchi a hard hug.  Tenchi had to 
admire Ryoko's persistence, but sometimes he felt that Ryoko was a 
little to fervent in her attempts to win his love.  Tenchi somehow 
felt that he was not ready to commit at all, and he in a way loved 
all of the girls.

    "Um, well, Ryoko.  I have to do some chores, so maybe later."  
Ryoko reluctantly released Tenchi, and he walked off to the fields.

    As Tenchi walked up the hill to the clearing that contained the 
acres and acres of carrots, all for Ryo-Ohki, he suddenly realized 
that he had done all of his chores for the entire day.  With a sigh,
 he leaned against a tree, when he realized that he still needed to 
practice, even though his grandfather was not present.

    Mihoshi sighed as she finished dinner, albeit with minor 
difficulty.  Of course, Sasami was the best cook in the house, and 
Washu a decent cook.  But Sasami was away, and Washu was working on 
a project in the lab.  And everyone knew Ryoko just couldn't cook 
normally.  "Um Kiyone, I think dinner's ready.  What do you think?"

    Kiyone had been cleaning some things in the house, and she 
walked into the kitchen.  She looked at the dishes, and she nodded. 
 "I think it's perfectly fine Mihoshi."

    Mihoshi beamed quite unnecessarily at Kiyone's comment.  "You 
think so!"  She laughed.  "Well, you'd better get Tenchi."

* * *

    Tenchi sighed as he felt the numerous bruises over his body.  
His grandfather, perhaps in hopes of forcing Tenchi to gain better 
sense of balance and what not.  Tenchi sighed as he grabbed his 
wooden sword, and prepared for yet another round of being battered 
around.  Taking a deep breath, he launched himself at the obstacles.


    From left to right back to left, Tenchi struck out with his 
sword at the various targets.  As soon as Tenchi struck the target, 
he instinctively ducked, as the target spun around, bringing a 
heavy bag flying in Tenchi's direction.  But that was not all.  
After striking various targets, the incoming objects would come 
flying from a random direction, so Tenchi had to react quickly, or 
get pasted.  'Damn it!  I know that grandfather has too much free 
time.'

    With determination, Tenchi plowed through, and as soon as there 
were no more targets, he leaned on his sword in amazement.  For the 
first time, he had actually made it through one of his 
grandfather's exercises without getting hit at all.

    'Maybe I'm really getting better.'  Before, his grandfather 
noted that he was getting better, but Tenchi immediately doubted 
him completely, as he never thought that he could ever improve.  
'Maybe I can try something else.'

 * * *

    Kiyone looked at the empty carrot field.  There was absolutely 
no sign of Tenchi, anywhere.  'Oh great, so where did he go?'

    "If I were Tenchi, where else would I be?"  Kiyone looked 
around somewhat lost.  It didn't help that it was in the dark.

    "Miya!!!!"  Kiyone was startled by the noise, but in the fading 
sunlight, she could easily see Ryo-Ohki prancing about in front of 
her.

    "Ryo-Ohki.  Do you know where is Tenchi?"  Kiyone kneeled down 
so she could speak with the little cabbit.

    "Miya!!!!"  Ryo-Ohki's ears perked up, and she took off into 
the forest.  Kiyone followed close behind.

* * *

    With a grunt, Tenchi leaped from a tiny wooden platform, no 
larger than a branch, struck a target, and landed somewhat wobbly 
on the other side.  As soon as he landed, he forced himself to make 
another pass at the suspended target, and he continued to do so.  
'Ok, so I'm still a little unstable, but I'm getting better.'  
Tenchi thought happily to himself.  Perhaps all of his training was 
paying off.

    Tenchi made another pass at the target, and as he continued, he 
felt confidence returning to him.  Leaping high, he noted with some 
satisfaction that he smashed his bokken through the target, 
completely smashing it to bits.  Breathing heavily, Tenchi rested 
his sword on the ground and leaned on the hilt.  "Yup, I'm finally 
getting the hang of this!"

    Then Tenchi muttered.  "But why did it have to take 6 years for 
me to master this?"

    "Miyaaa!"  Tenchi heard the sounds of a small furry creature 
trying to break through the foliage.

    "Ryo-Ohki!"  Tenchi looked around, in the fading light for the 
little cabbit, and sure enough, a small bundle of brown fur burst 
through the bushes, scampered towards Tenchi, ran quickly up his 
leg and arm, and came to a rest on his head.  Tenchi smiled at 
Ryo-Ohki, and petted her.  "Ryo-Ohki, what are you doing here?"

    "Miyaaa!  Miyaa!  Miya! Miya!"  Tenchi looked befuddled for a 
moment, because Ryoko was the only person, besides Washu, who could 
understand Ryo-Ohki.

    "Ryo-Ohki!"  Tenchi heard another voice coming from the woods.  
Seconds later, Kiyone made her way into the clearing.  "Oh there 
you are.  I was having enough trouble trying to follow you."  And 
boy did it look that way.  There were leaves all over Kiyone's 
clothes, her hair wasn't in the neat ponytail, and she had some 
patches of dirt over her pants.  "Well, Tenchi, Mihoshi sent me to 
get you for dinner."

    "Really, I'm just about starving right now."  Tenchi shouldered 
his wooden sword, and made his way back to his home.

* * *

    "Tenchi!  Try this!"  Tenchi almost sighed, when Ryoko sat next 
to him, and began dumping food into his rice bowl for him.  Sure, 
one of the ways to a man's love is through his stomach, but Tenchi 
thought this was a little too much.  "Try this and this and this...
"  Tenchi sighed as the amount of food in his ricebowl grew beyond 
normal bounds.

    "Um, Ryoko, it might be a good time to stop,"  Washu said while 
shoveling rice into her mouth.  Washu paused in her chewing to look 
up at the mound of food in the bowl, which amazingly hadn't fallen 
down, yet.

    "Washu!  Just bug off!  You're jealous that Tenchi loves me!"  
Ryoko grabbed Tenchi, which caused his hand to shake, causing the 
pile of food in the bowl, which was in his hand, to shake 
precariously.

    "Well, it hurts a mother's heart when her daughter is an 
ungentle and unkind person.  Stop bothering the poor man."  Washu 
grabbed onto Tenchi and gave him a yank in the opposite direction.  
Kiyone and Mihoshi watched the giant pile of food start oscillating 
wildly.

    Washu stopped tugging Tenchi, and released him, causing him to 
fly into Ryoko's arms.  Oh yeah, the food all tumbled down all over 
Ryoko, covering her from head to foot in rice and other stuff.  
Washu stood up.  "I can detect a high energy reaction!"

* * *

    "Welcome Lord Yosho, Lady Ayeka, Lady Sasami.  Welcome back to 
Jurai."  A royal escort bowed before the threesome, before backing 
off so the three members of the royal family could walk off the 
platform.  However, something felt different.  No longer did Jurai 
feel like home to Ayeka, Sasami and Yosho.  It just felt like 
another place that the three were familiar with, there was nothing 
special about the place.

    Yosho took a deep breath as he looked at the sky, at the 
beautiful iridescent purple hued clouds.  "Well, Ayeka, you're home 
now."  He stared at the horizon, and sighed quietly, as he knew 
that this wasn't his home.  He wanted to be on Earth, his true home,
 the home of his deceased wife.  But, he knew, he couldn't disobey 
his father's orders.

    One of the palace guards gave Yosho a quick look over.  "Lord 
Azusa would like to see you right now."  Yosho nodded gravely, and 
he followed.  Yosho slowly followed, as if in a dream.  He could 
faintly remember a time, long ago, when he was still a young child, 
how'd he would play in these halls with his nurses, with his mother,
 but never his father.  His father was always busy trying to keep 
the entire Empire together.

    The guard interrupted Yosho's thoughts.  "Sir, you may enter 
now."

    With a held breath, Yosho walked into his father's study.

* * *

    "Sasami!"

    "Mommie!"  Ayeka shuddered slightly as she watched Sasami run 
into their mother's arms and gave her a hug.  "Mommie!  I missed 
you so much!"  cried Sasami as she held on tightly.  Of course, it 
was ok for Sasami to say "Mommie."  Ayeka, being a woman, shuddered 
at the thought.

    "Hello Mother, it was so nice to be back home so soon."  Ayeka 
immediately recoiled as she looked at Lady Misaki's stern face.  
Sasami shook her head.  'Damn it.  At least Ryoko isn't here to 
mock me.'

    "Mommie!"  cried out Ayeka as she ran towards Lady Misaki with 
her arms spread out.

    "Little Ayeka!"

    Family bonding can be such a moving experience, but let's stick 
to the action.

* * *

    "So Father, what did you have on mind, summoning Ayeka, Sasami 
and me back to Jurai?"  Yosho stood warily as he looked at his 
father, who was pacing back and forth.

    "Well Yosho, it would do me some service if you were to shed 
your disguise."  Yosho listened to his father's voice, and he knew 
that it was best if he listened.  Focusing hard, the illusion 
around him slowly faded away, leaving a young man behind.  "Ah much 
better," said Azusa.

    "The reason I called you to Jurai, is that I thought it was 
about time that I name the successor to my throne..."

    Yosho seemed hopeful.  "So are you going to consider Tenchi."  
Almost immediately, Yosho felt a shadow surface onto his father's 
face.  Yosho already knew what was on his father's mind.

    "No.  Tenchi simply does not have the training required to be a 
good Emperor to the people.  No, I name you to be my successor."  
Yosho looked extremely surprised.

    "But Father, I can't.  I want to go back to Earth..."  Yosho 
stopped as soon as he heard his father's harsh words.

    "I simply will not take 'No' for an answer.  You have delayed 
your duties for too long.  If you refuse the Crown, then may our 
glorious empire crumble to dust and allow chaos to rule the 
universe again."  Yosho realized that his father was very serious.  
"Yosho, I will give you a day to deliberate on my offer.  Refuse it,
 and you will finally know what it is like to have millions upon 
millions of lives under your influence."

    Yosho stammered out.  "But father, that isn't being reasonable..
."

    "Please leave..."

    "Are you doing this to avoid Tenchi?"  Yosho stood looking at 
his father with a certain amount of amazement.

    "Yosho, listen to your father.  When I ask you to leave, please 
leave."

    Yosho left the room with a sigh.  His father added something as 
he left.  "And Yosho, while you're on Jurai, you may not keep up 
your disguise."  Yosho stopped for a moment.  "And now go!"

* * *

    Tenchi stood up.  "Washu, what do you mean by a high energy 
reaction?"  Suddenly, there was an ominous laughing all around them.


    "Well, well."  Everyone froze as soon as they heard that voice.

    Ryoko drew her sword, disregarding the mess all over her, and 
looked wildly all over the place.  "Kagato!  You bastard!  I 
thought you died!"

    There was a flash of green that blinded everyone temporarily.  
As soon as the flash faded away, there was Kagato, standing in 
front of the Tenchi.  Kagato looked down at Tenchi.  "I believe 
three very important people have gone to Jurai.  Tenchi, be there 
in three days or face the consequences."

     With an evil laugh, Kagato faded into thin air.

* * *

    Ayeka slowly walked up the stairs, silently glad that she had 
been able to ditch her mother.  Not that she hated her mother.  It 
just was that she didn't like it when her mother expected her to 
act like a seven year old girl.  Looking out of the wall of solid 
glass, Ayeka focused her attention at the mountains in the distance.
  She was lost in her thoughts that she didn't notice a young man 
descending the stairs, also lost in thought.  Both crashed into 
each other.

    Ayeka looked up at the person, and she almost fell backwards.  
"Y-y-yosho.  Is that you?"  The person in front of her was none 
other than her older brother, except that he didn't look like an 
old man anymore.  Ayeka felt shock, as she didn't expect this to 
happen.

    "Ayeka!"  Yosho grabbed onto Ayeka as she fainted.  At that 
instant, a giant greenish globe of pure energy raced from the sky 
and crashed in through the palace defenses.


Chapter 5

    There was a silence after Kagato appeared and disappeared.  No 
one eated.  Not a person moved.  Visibly, Tenchi was agitated.  
Deep within his mind he didn't want to Jurai.  He instead wanted to 
go to his room, and lie under the covers and pray that this was all 
a bad dream.

    But at the same time, another part of his mind was telling him 
that this was no dream.  This was serious, and he knew that he 
needed to act responsibly.  Tenchi thought for a few more moments, 
when he decided that it was better to act without thinking in this 
situation.  If he were to think anymore, he'd probably convince 
himself to hide from this problem.

    "I must go."  Tenchi spoke, his voice even, serious.  His voice 
suddenly cast away the silence.

    "No Tenchi!"  exclaimed Ryoko.  Washu was silent as she knew 
that she could not attempt to change what Fate had in store.  She 
had a feeling that Tenchi must meet  Kagato.  But deep within her 
heart, she didn't want him anywhere near Kagato.

    Tenchi was adamant.  "I'm going right now."  He stood up, 
determined to make sure no harm came to his grandfather, Ayeka, 
Sasami, and certainly not to any innocent bystanders.  Tenchi knew 
that this was an issue between him and Kagato only, but Kagato had 
the audacity to include a lot of innocent people into the mess.

    "But Tenchi!  There is no need for you to throw away your 
life!"  Ryoko grabbed onto Tenchi's arm in an effort to keep him 
still.  "Your Grandfather can handle the problem.  Don't go!  I 
don't want to see you get killed!"  Somehow, Tenchi managed to 
resist Ryoko's tempting and convincing arguments.

    Tenchi sighed.  "I wish I didn't have to go.  But, I must.  You 
expect my unarmed grandfather to do battle with Kagato."  Ryoko 
fell silent as she noticed that Tenchi had a point there.  "Besides,
 as a member of the Royal family, it is my duty to fight."

    Ryoko them made her mind as soon as she saw the determination 
in Tenchi's face.  "Then I'm coming along.  I want to help you."  
She seemed reluctant for awhile

    Mihoshi leaped up.  "And I'm coming to Tenchi!"  Mihoshi turned 
to Kiyone.  "Kiyone are you coming at all?  Oh this is going to be 
so exciting!"  Mihoshi prattled on and on about how she loved space 
travel.

    Kiyone muttered as she swallowed some rice.  "Sure I'm coming, 
I have to keep you alive, Mihoshi."

    Washu sighed.  "Well someone has to come along and make sure 
you kids don't get killed.  Count me in!"  Washu immediately 
bunched up next to Tenchi.  "And don't worry Tenchi, I'll be ready 
to take care of all of your needs."  Tenchi looked at Washu 
strangely for a moment as the tone of her voice didn't seem quite 
innocent at all.

* * *

    "We're under attack!" screamed a palace guard as another 
supercharged energy blast blew a hole through the palace force 
field.  The guard ran to Yosho, who was carrying Ayeka.  "My Lord, 
you must escape.  Quick go to the platform!  Immediately!"  However,
 Yosho wasn't one to run away from a fight.

    Yosho handed Ayeka over to the guard.  "Take her to safety, and 
give me your sword.  I will have to handle this menace."  Before 
the guard could react he found himself disarmed, and Yosho running 
in the direction of the breach.

    Kagato materialized among the ruins of the eastern wall of the 
palace.  "The Might of the Jurai Royal Family?"  Kagato let out an 
evil laugh as he walked among the crumbled marble and moaning 
guards.

    "Kagato!  I believe we never had the opportunity to finish our 
game."  Kagato slowly turned around, and found himself staring at a 
rejuvenated Yosho.  Kagato's eyes opened slightly in surprise.  But 
he then noticed that Yosho was carrying a standard sword, and not 
Tenchi-ken.

    "Yosho, you certainly mock my patience.  I am not here to do 
battle with you.  No, you've proven yourself to be a meddlesome 
person who does not deserve my attention.  No.  I seek Tenchi.  I 
seek the ultimate revenge against him!"  Kagato let out a 
magnificent cackle that reverberated among the high walls.

    "But that doesn't mean I can't fight you!"  Yosho drew his 
sword, which burned with his internal energy and he charged Kagato.

    Kagato laughed as he called forth his sword and parried Yosho 
easily.  For a long time, both warriors struck back and forth, with 
none getting an advantage over the other.  Yosho leaped back, and 
wiped some sweat from his face.  'He's gotten better!'  Yosho's 
mind screamed as he breathed heavily.  He stared at his sword and 
to his dismay found that the blade was seriously nicked and chipped.


    Kagato stared at Yosho.  "Well, at least you can still fight.  
But don't bother me!"  Kagato unleashed a powerful beam of focused 
energy which Yosho easily dodged.  Behind him, a perfect hole was 
bored in the solid marble wall.  Yosho brought his sword to bear on 
Kagato.

    "But then again, I like challenges."

* * *

    Tenchi sighed as he stood apprehensive in the bridge of 
Ryo-Ohki.  In the center of the room, Ryoko was silently piloting 
the spaceship, but periodically she glanced over at Tenchi.  Tenchi 
clutched his sword in his hand tightly, as he constantly went over 
in his mind that he needed to be confident.  'I must focus on the 
task at hand!'

    To make a long story short, the space ride was extremely 
uneventful.

    "Tenchi, we're coming up on planet Jurai."  Ryoko spoke softly. 
 As soon as Ryoko spoke, he stopped his meditation, one of the few 
focusing exercises his grandfather taught him, and stood up to get 
a clear view of the planet.  Normally, the plant would appear to be 
as beautiful as the earth, with white whispy clouds and brilliant 
blue oceans.  But this planet was now surrounded by a sickly green 
field from the enormous space ship in orbit.

    Around the gargantuan barrier was the entire Jurai Naval Fleet, 
all of it's glory reduced to nothing as it was futile to attempt to 
land on Jurai.  The field was too powerful.

    Washu shook her head.  "That's Kagato. He always believed in 
the 'bigger is better' theory.  Of course I believe in the 'more 
powerful is better theory.'"  Mihoshi and Kiyone stared at the 
giant mass of steel with awe.

    Kiyone exclaimed.  "That's bigger than Galaxy Police 
Headquarters!"  

    As they approached, the green field surrounding the planet 
flickered for a moment to let Ryo-Ohki slip in.  As soon as the 
spaceship entered the atmosphere, the barrier rematerialized before 
the Jurai Space Fleet could interfere.

* * *

    Yosho stood panting, as he noticed the sky suddenly flicker for 
a moment.  Kagato let out a sigh.  "Ah, Tenchi is here.  I think I 
shall arrange a welcoming for him."

    Tenchi landed on the ground, with his sword hilt in hand.  He 
spoke, "Ryoko, Mihoshi, Kiyone, you'd better stay behind.  I'm 
going to go in."  Tenchi fingered the tiny ring on his finger, and 
with a flash of energy that rode from the ring, up his arm and 
across his body, Tenchi's clothes were instantly replaced with the 
Jurai Battle Dress.

    In the dark mist around the castle, something shifted.  For a 
moment, the rescuers stood, unsure of what to expect.  Immediately 
a palace guard leaped at Tenchi with his sword drawn.  Tenchi 
gasped, and in seconds, he had his sword drawn and brought down the 
guard.  Tenchi nearly screamed in horror as he realized that the 
guard was human, like him.

    "Well, well, Tenchi.  You've really improved."  An image of 
Kagato materialized in front of them all.  "Don't worry, Tenchi.  
The next time you will need to fight in with me.  I won't have to 
use any more pawns.  I'll be waiting for you in the main hall."  
Kagato disappeared, and his disappearance brought forth a wind that 
blew away the mist obscuring the entrance to the grand Jurai Royal 
Palace.

    Closing his eyes to expunge the horror, Tenchi focused on what 
was important, the defeat of Kagato.

    Tenchi looked back.  "Well, I'm still going."  His voice was 
still shaky.

    "I'm coming too." Ryoko said forcefully.  "And there is no way 
you're going to tell me to stay behind."

    "Me too!" exclaimed Mihoshi.

    "Well, I think I'll stay out here.  I think I'm needed 
elsewhere."  Tenchi was speechless as Washu ran into the mist.

* * *

    The four-some slowly walked within the giant halls of the 
palace.  Under normal circumstances the halls would have been 
considered a beautiful sight to behold, but now.  Now, in the 
darkness and the mood, the halls screamed ominous warnings.  
Mihoshi shivered.  "This place gives me the chills."

    Kiyone had to agree with her partner.  Her normally cool 
complexion was strained as she felt some external oppressing force 
squashing away all positive thoughts of hope.

    Tenchi was strangely silent as he walked.  No longer was there 
any boyish enthusiasm on his face.  He knew of the possibilities, 
and he clearly doubted that he could win against Kagato.  But he 
knew that he had to try.  He had to win!

    It wasn't hard to get to the Great Hall.  The giant gold doors 
automatically opened to let Tenchi and his companions into the room.
  Standing in the middle of the glimmering room, was Kagato, and 
suspended in the air, in a giant green globe was the entire royal 
family.  Kagato laughed.

    "Well Tenchi, it took you long enough to find this place.  
Shall we begin?"  A green energy blade materialized in Kagato's 
hand.  Tenchi, his face determined, grabbed his sword hilt and 
summoned the blue shimmering blade.

    "I've had it with your evil!" shouted Tenchi as he charged.  
Kagato smiled narrowly as Tenchi approached.  Both blades crashed 
together, in an endless rhythm as both combatants attacked each 
other.  Tenchi ducked the green sword and thrusted forwards, Kagato 
was forced to fly backwards.

    Kagato looked at Tenchi with a shred of respect.  "You're 
swordplay had gotten better from the last time."  Tenchi didn't 
relax his guard.  "But you're still not good enough!"  Kagato dived 
at Tenchi using his sword as a spear.  Tenchi leaped out of the way,
 and brought his sword down on the black blur that passed in front 
of him.  Kagato yelled in pain, and tumbled on the ground.  He got 
to his feet, the sleeve of his cloak torn from the vicious cut.

    Yosho watched helplessly locked behind the barrier at the duel 
before him.  He was amazed at the amount that Tenchi had improved.  
But then again, his mind reminded him.  'Tenchi always had the 
ability.  He just was never confident enough.  But will his 
confidence be enough?'  He stared at the even match before him.

    Tenchi was getting tired, and Kagato seemed to know.  Everyone 
watched helplessly as Tenchi started getting slower and slipped 
into the defensive.  "Boy, you have gotten better, but I will 
always win!"  Kagato unleashed a mighty swing of his sword which 
caused Tenchi's numb hands to drop his sword.  The sword blinked 
out and skidded far away.

    Kagato unleashed an energy blast at Tenchi, but a small energy 
shield much like that of his grandfather's materialized in front of 
him.  However, the blast was still powerful enough, that Tenchi was 
picked up by the energy and thrown backwards.   "But, Tenchi like 
all things, one day, you must die."

    Kagato focused intensely causing a giant green globe of energy 
to materialize in front of him.  Tenchi watched somewhat dazed as 
he somehow knew that the inevitable was going to happen.  He had 
given his best.  He put all of his effort.  And strangely enough, 
he wasn't sad.  Tenchi closed his eyes and waited.

    Kagato had to admire Tenchi for his bravery.  He unleashed his 
blast.  At the same time, there was a someone screamed "No!"

    Something crashed into Tenchi and knocked him backwards.  
Tenchi's eyes snapped open as he realized that he wasn't hit.  His 
vision was obscured as someone else was on top of him.  Struggling 
to his feet, he realized that Ryoko had taken the blast for him.  
But something was wrong, as she felt deathly cold.  Tenchi shook 
her.  "Ryoko!"

    There was no response.  Tenchi felt Ryoko go limp in his arms, 
her clothing charred, parts of her torso charred.  Her eyes were 
open, the golden gleam of her irises dimmed. Tenchi hugged Ryoko 
tightly.

    "Ryoko!"  Tenchi cried.

*********
Notes: I've decided to forget a Tenchi - Kiyone combination in this 
fanfic, or at least until later.  Kiyone will instead become a very 
good friend of Tenchi's, perhaps a relationship can develop in a 
later fanfic.

Ok, so I had to get tragic.  But remember, like in the Tenchi Muyo 
OVA episode 5, Tenchi was blown to smithereens.  Anything can 
happen...

Well here's my questions to the FFML:
Shall I keep Ryoko alive?
Shall I have her resurrected by Tsunami?
Shall I have Tenchi resurrect her?
Shall I just keep her dead, and have Tenchi realize that he had 
always loved Ryoko?
Shall I keep Ryoko dead, and have Kiyone the only person who can 
comfort Tenchi?