Final Urusei Yatsura Season
(Version 6.1 dated January 25, 1997)
Episode I: THE EMPIRE STRIKES OUT!!!
By Joe Rispoli and Mike Termena
Based on Characters Created by Rumiko Takahashi
in her Manga Series "URUSEI YATSURA", as well
as the Star Wars Saga created by George Lucas.
{No copyright infringment is intended by the publishing of this
work of fan-fiction. It is meant as an homage of respect and love
for the characters and their creators.}
[The scene opens with the camera zooming in on the Planet Uru,
subtitled with the note "Planet Urusei 1971 A.D."]
[The camera continues zooming in on the planet, thru the cloud cover,
and onto the home/spaceship belonging to Lum's parents...]
[The camera does a dissolve inside the ship, refocusing in the
3-year-old Lum-chan's bedroom, where she lies sleeping, cuddling her favorite
doll,whose tossled brown hair and blue-clad arms can be seen poking out from
under her blanket.]
[Lum-chan wakes up, blinking and rubbing her eyes, stretching a bit,
and then she hops out of bed, holding onto her doll.]
Lum-chan: (Bounding down the hallway, looking for-)"Momma?...
Momma?..." (Talking to her doll.) "Where's my Momma?"
[She finds her mother in a viewing room, sitting at a desk, operating
a panel which controls a time scanner, projecting scenes from Lum's future.]
[Some of the scenes being shown are Lum and Ataru's introduction,
their first game of tag, her acceptance of his accidental marriage proposal,
his subsequent rejections of her amorous advances, as well as various
"Darling No Baka!!" ('Darling you Idiot!!') scenes.]
Momma: (growling at the screen) "Baka, indeed!"
Lum-chan:(Repeating the phrase she's just heard, she mini-zaps the
doll she is holding, causing it's hair to stand on end.) "Darling... No...
Baka!!!" (Then she giggles...)
[Surprised, Momma's hand slips on the controls, causing scenes to
flash by too quickly to register as much more than a blur. Lum arm-in-arm
with Megane, her refusal to accept Ataru's pleas to return to him, and
various other quick shots from the Final Season Script, all centered on Lum.
Then the scanner stops at a scene of Lum and Ataru hovering together in a
mid-air kiss. A date is displayed on the bottom of the screen (April 13,
1987.)]
[Momma notices the colors in this last scene seem to be a bit off,
but the computer indicates that they are correct. She widens the area of
the scan, and then she gasps as she realizes what she's witnessing. The
entire night-time sky directly above the young couple is covered with a
series of softly glowing and pulsating multi-colored concentric circles of
light, centered directly above the re-united couple.]
Lum-chan: (Pointing excitedly at what she sees on the screen.)
"A rainbow! Momma, look at the rainbow!!!"
Momma: (Her face reflects the wonder she feels.) "No, Lum-chan,
It's something much rarer than that. It's... It's a Starbow... a Starbow!"
[Momma focuses the screen back onto Lum and Ataru, as Lum-chan
bounces onto her Mother's lap.]
Lum-chan: "Momma, who's the pretty lady?"
Momma: "It's you, ...Sweetheart. It's you as you will be someday...
The day a grand and glorious future begins for you and ...your Darling..."
Lum-chan: "...My...Darling?"
Momma: (Taking Lum-chan's hand, they walk over to a doorway which
leads to a veranda built into the side of the ship. Pointing up into the
star-filled sky, her voice filled with pride for the great destiny she has
foreseen for her daughter, a legend yet to be, prophesied long ago by the
seers of her race.): "Lum-chan, do you see that little yellow star up there?
The one at the tip of the tail of the Great Tiger Constellation?"
Lum-chan: (Looking upward.) "Yes, Momma."
Momma: "That's your wishing star, sweetheart. The star that will
make all your wishes come true."
Lum-chan: "My wishing star, Momma?"
Momma: "Oh, yes Lum-chan. There's a little boy who lives there, and
he doesn't know it yet, but together with you, he has the power... and the
love... to make all of your dreams come true. All of them... for both of
you..." (A tear escapes from her eye.)
Lum-chan: "Momma, don't cry! Why are you crying?"
Momma: "Oh, Lum-chan!" (Hugging her daughter close to her.) "It's all
right, I'm crying because I'm happy for you and your Darling."
Lum-chan: (Looking up at her wishing star, the star Sol, which the
planet Earth orbits): "My... Darling..."
* * *
(The scene shifts to the year 1986...)
Lum: (Floating in the sky, looking for...) "Darling? Where are you,
my Darling? (Spotting him below her...) Ahh, there you are!!!!"
[Lightning Strikes] (Lou Christie) {Ataru's Theme - Opening Song}
[The opening titles start, with Lum chasing her Darling around
Tomobiki. Ataru is hiding in various ridiculous places (Trash bins, behind
trees, bushes, park benches, etc.) while pursuing other girls.... But the
sequence ends with him in his room, secretly smiling to himself as Lum flies
in thru the balcony doorway... Knowing all too well how it will end...
someday...]
Listen to me baby, you gotta understand...
You're old enough to know the makings of a man...
Listen to me baby, it's hard to settle down...
Am I asking too much for you to stick around?
Every boy wants a girl he can trust to the very end...
Baby, that's you... Won't you wait? But till then...
When I see lips begging to be kissed (Stop!)
I can't stop... (Stop!)
I can't stop myself... (Stop!)
Lightning's striking again... Lightning's striking again...
Nature's taken over my one track mind...
Believe or not, you're in my heart all the time...
All the girls are saying that you'll end up a fool...
For the time being, baby, let my mind rule...
When I settle down, I want one baby on my mind...
Forgive and forget, and I'll make up for all lost time...
If she's put together fine, then she's in my mind...(Stop!)
I can't stop... (Stop!)
I can't stop myself... (Stop!)
Lightning's striking again... Lightning's striking again...
And again and again and again...
Lightning's striking again... Lightning's striking again...
There's a chapel in the pines waiting for us, around the bend...
Picture in your mind... Love forever, but till then...
If she gives me a sign that she wants to make time... (Stop!)
I can't stop... (Stop!)
I can't stop myself (Stop!)
Lightning's striking again... Lightning's is striking me again...
And again and again and again and...
Lightning's striking me again...
* * *
[August 1986]:
[The camera zooms thru space, panning down onto Oyuki's World, with a
Star Destroyer-type ship approaching it.]
[The scene changes to Princess Oyuki's private quarters within the
palace complex. Oyuki herself is absent, but the rest of the Urusei Yatsura
regulars are present, dressed in their "Rock the Planet" outfits and
discussing their return to Earth.]
Chibi: "Geez, vacation's just about up. Who wants to go back to
school anyway?"
Ataru: "Speak for yourself. I just wonder why Oyuki insisted we all
should be here. Personally, I can't wait to get back. This place could bore
a corpse." [to himself] "Besides, I can't wait to get back and chase babes.
The women here are foxy enough, but no way you can get a rise out of them."
(He shivers.) "Talk about the proverbial cold shoulder.."
Mendo: "Selfish as usual, Moroboshi. You could at least be grateful
that it's cool here, or have you forgotten what Tomobiki is like in August?"
[Meanwhile, Ran is in another part of the room, admiring one of
Oyuki's pet Sherbertos and scheming (as always) at the same time.]
Ran: (To herself) "If I could just find a way to get it back to
Tomobiki, I wouldn't make the same mistake I made the last time. I won't let
Lum get near it..."
(Ran's thoughts are interrupted by a loud *AHEM* from nearby.
Turning, she sees Lum and Benten regarding her with a distinctly cool look).
Ran: (guiltily): "I was just..."
Lum: "Ran, whatever you're thinking about, you better just forget it."
Benten: "And that goes for me, too. I remember turning into a
popsicle the last time you got your hands on one of those things. If you
forgot about it already, I haven't! So don't even think about it!"
(See AnimEigo's URUSEI YATSURA OAV #2A: RAGING SHERBERT for further
background info on the gang's past experience with an upset Sherberto.)
[Ran works up a scathing reply which will remain undelivered as an
alarm siren begins to wail. The group mills around in panic.]
Various voices: "Hey, what the???" "What's going on???"
"What is it???"
[Princess Oyuki enters the room, and moving with all deliberate
speed, activates a switch on the wall . A previously hidden communications
console is revealed. The face of a senior military officer appears, one of
her Commanders, who bears a striking resemblance to the Princess, a cousin,
perhaps?]
Commander Nordstrom: "Princess Oyuki!"
Oyuki: "What is it, Commander?"
Commander Nordstrom: "An unidentified ship approachs, Princess. It
appeared from Hyperspace only a few minutes ago and has entered low orbit
about the planet. Sensors indicate that it is a warship, similar to our
GLACIER-class in capabilities."
Oyuki: "GLACIER-class? A most powerful vessel."
Commander Nordstrom: "Yes, Princess. We have been unable to
establish contact with it, and therefore classified the unknown as hostile.
What are---" (there is a burst of static in the transmission). "Princess,
the intruder has just opened fire on us."
Oyuki: "Raise defensive shields. Have the surface emplacements hold
fire until they attempt to land."
Commander Nordstrom: "They appear to be launching transports and
fighter escorts now. Princess, the shield generators are vulnerable to
ground assault, as is the palace. I urgently suggest that you allow us to
transport you to a safer location."
Oyuki (responding in the closest thing to panic anyone has ever seen
the normally reserved Ice Princess in.): "NO!!!"
[The others in the room react in surprise at her response--the
intensity with which it is delivered is not in keeping with Oyuki's normal
behavior--she repeats herself, more calmly this time.]
Oyuki: "No. This is my home, and I will not abandon it."
(to herself) "Nor will I abandon you, Kaji. If the palace is lost, so is any
chance of bringing you home, my love."
Commander Nordstrom: "Very well, Princess."
(Oyuki now switches to another comm channel. A younger officer
appears on the screen).
Oyuki: "Captain, are the palace guards deployed?"
Captain: "All personnel are at their posts, Princess. However, I
must advise you that the enemy forces have made additional landings in this
area, and also near the vicinity of the power generators. It might be wise
to evacuate while there is still time."
Oyuki: "We fight HERE, Captain!!!"
Captain: "As you wish, my Princess."
[The lighting suddenly flickers and goes out entirely. The picture
on the comm unit goes out as well, but both the lighting and picture return
after a moment's delay.]
Oyuki: "What happened, Captain?"
Captain: "We've lost contact with the main power station, Princess.
We must assume the generators have been destroyed. The palace back-ups will
serve routine requirements, but they don't have the capacity to generate a
sufficiently powerful defensive shield. The enemy is deploying heavy armor.
We must assume that an attack here is imminent."
Oyuki: "Once the enemy breaches the palace defenses, the assault will
attempt to reach us here. Your troops are to fight a holding action.
Continue resistance, but withdraw if you are overmatched. Is that clear?"
Captain: "Yes, Princess, but--"
Oyuki: "Your lives are too valuable to be thrown away in last
stands." (Softening the tone of her voice.) "I rely on you to carry out your
orders."
Captain (bowing to her): "It shall be as you command, my Princess."
[Oyuki breaks the communication and turns to the rest of the group,
who have regarded this entire sequence of events with utter amazement.]
Ataru: "I didn't even think they had a military here."
Oyuki: "We are a peaceful race, but we have always known that it is
necessary to have the means to resist those who believe in aggression. But
now, there is much to be done. This is not your world and not your fight.
If we hurry, it should still be possible to send you all home to safety.
Then--"
Benten: "Bullshit! Look, Oyuki, I think your officers were right and
that you should leave. But if you're not leaving, then the hell if I am!
Besides," (grinning while she cracks her knuckles) "I haven't been in a good
knock-down drag-out fight in ages. Bring 'em on, I say."
Lum: "Benten's right. What kind of friends would we be if we left
you now?"
Shinobu (giving Oyuki a look of cool determination): "We're all in
this together."
(The others have pretty much said it all, so Ran just nods in
agreement.)
[Oyuki turns to the guys.]
Mendo: "To leave now would be cowardly and dishonorable. This will
be our fight, as well."
Ataru: (Sotto voce) "Dishonor and cowardice just might be smarter,
but..."
[Fortunately nobody hears and Ataru goes along with the general
agreement of Megane and Lum's Guards.]
Oyuki: "You'll need weapons. I'll have you escorted to the armory."
Benten: (Brandishing her favorite auto-energy weapon, the bazooka-
sized model that she's just pulled from who knows where.) "You needn't bother
for me!"
Lum: "We have our weapons." [Electricity crackles about her form.
Shinobu and Ran are cracking their knuckles in anticipation.] "But Darling
and the boys will need something to fight with."
Oyuki: (Calling out for an assistant.) "Lieutenant!" [A door opens
and a young and attractive female officer enters the room.] "Lieutenant
Frost, please escort our guests to the armory."
Ataru: (deciding that perhaps war isn't hell after all, he bounds
over to her.] "How do you do, miss. Permit me to introduce... YOW!"
[The lieutenant, it seems has a small measure of the same power over
cold which Princess Oyuki has, and also a correspondingly smaller amount of
control in restraining it.
Oyuki says nothing, but notes approvingly that the warning, and the
frostbite, are quite mild.]
Lieutenant Frost: "Gentlemen, if you'll follow me..."
Ataru: (Drooling as he grabs at the delectable-looking young woman.)
"I'll follow you anywhere!"
(Swearing as he restores circulation to a few frostbitten fingers.)
"War IS hell!"
[The guys and their escort leave the room, and Oyuki turns to the
girls.]
Oyuki: "It is now time for me to take a more active part in this
battle."
Ran: (Obviously frightened at the thought of the impending battle.)
"Oyuki, you don't mean you're going out there?!"
Oyuki: "No. Physically, I shall remain in this room. However, my
power will be felt on the battlefield. I must focus myself completely on
this task, however, so I will seem to be in a trance. I will be unable to
talk with you or divide my concentration except for an emergency. Lum..."
Lum: "Yes, Oyuki?"
Oyuki: "While I am occupied, I need someone to act in my place with
my people. Would you handle communications for me?"
Lum: "But, Oyuki, how will I know what to say?"
Oyuki: "Though unable to communicate directly, I shall be able to
observe what is happening. When an answer is required, I shall give you a
telepathic prompt. You'll know exactly what to say. Will you do it?"
Lum: "Yes, of course."
Oyuki: "Thank you, Lum. And now, I must carry out my duties."
[Oyuki stands very still and closes her eyes. After several moments,
she opens them but they appear to be unfocused, or more accurately, focused
far beyond the walls of the room. Various transmissions are coming in
through the comm unit. The overall situation appears to be a stalemate, but
the enemy force assaulting the palace is steadily gaining ground.]
Lum: "Continue resistance, but don't let them overrun you."
Communicator: "We've pulled off into side corridors. They aren't
pursuing, they seem content to restrain us. They're continuing to advance
on your position."
Lum: "Acknowledged."
[Lieutenant Frost and the guys race through a side door and into the
room. The Lieutenant studies a monitor and throws a switch mounted next to
the comm unit.]
Megane: "What's that?"
Lt. Frost: "It's a last-ditch barrier for this chamber. You can
think of it as a polar shield."
Lum: "Polar shield?"
Lt. Frost: "Yes. In order to breach the door of this room, they'll
have to eliminate the shield first. It's a form of super-cold, capable of
absorbing tremendous amounts of heat or energy."
Mendo: "Will it stop them?"
Lt. Frost: "Probably not, with the firepower they're deploying. It's
merely a delaying tactic. Our only real hope now is the Princess."
[The others give the Lieutenant a baffled look. The scene now
switches to the corridor outside Oyuki's chambers, where armored figures
have clustered. Firing can be heard in the distance, but here things are
quiet. An officer rushes over to a hulking figure clad in black armor and
delivers his report).
Officer: "We've driven off all resistance from the palace troops, my
Lord, but the entrance way is blocked by a most unusual shield."
Lord Syth: "What is the nature of this shield?"
Officer: "A form of super cold energy, my Lord. Sensors indicated at
least two Mega-laser Cannons will be required to override and penetrate it."
Lord Syth: "Get them down here at once!"
Officer: "Yes, my Lord!"
[The required weapons are quickly transported in on anti-grav sleds
and brought into position. They are huge in the confines of the corridor
and have an air of menace about them even before they are activated.]
Gun Commander: "The power leads are connected, my Lord. We're ready
to fire."
Lord Syth: "Then do so."
Gun Commander: "Yes, my Lord." (to the gun crews) "Fire!"
[The weapons fire at full intensity into the barrier. For long
moments, nothing happens--then a digital readout held by one of the troops
shows a slow increase in the barrier's temperature. Meanwhile, the weapons
are nearing critical limits. It is questionable which will fail first, the
lasers or the shield. At the same time, the black-clad figure is receiving
most unwelcome news from the surface.]
Officer: "My Lord, surface conditions are deteriorating rapidly. The
temperature has dropped 30 degrees in the past 15 minutes, and surface winds
are now a steady 60 kilometers per hour and increasing. The weather is
already affecting our armored scout units. If it gets much worse, even the
Quadruped Transports will be unable to function."
Lord Syth: "How can this be?! Our instruments and weather probes
have given no indication of severe weather anywhere on the planet's surface!"
Officer: "Yes, that's true, my Lord. Nonetheless, conditions are
getting worse by the minute."
Lord Syth: (to himself) "The cause is inside that room, I can feel
it."
(To Officer): "Commander, pull your troops into a defensive perimeter
and get them under cover. Once we are successful here, I feel that the
weather will cease to be a problem."
Officer: "Yes, my Lord!"
[The lasers have been firing steadily through all of this, and have
gone beyond their critical limits. One of the lasers and the shield fail
almost simultaneously.]
Anonymous Trooper: "We did it, the shield's down!"
[Moments later] "Look out!"
[The right side laser erupts in a series of sparks as combat
engineers hastily put out the fire. The Gun Commander examines it and
reports to the dark figure.]
Gun Commander: "It's completely burned out, my Lord."
Lord Syth: "Will one laser be sufficient to breach the door?"
Gun Commander: "It should be, my Lord. The shield was the primary
barrier. However, we should operate the laser on low power for safety's sake.
It will take more time..."
Lord Syth: "Time, lieutenant, is a luxury we do not have. Put the
laser on overload if necessary, but I want that door down as soon as
possible!"
Gun Commander: (Swallows nervously as he replies) "Y-Yes, my Lord!
At once!"
[Inside Oyuki's chambers, Lt. Frost notes the occurrences just
outside the room on a monitor, and turns to the assembled group.]
Lt. Frost: "Well, that's that. They just overrode the shield."
Mendo: "Now what?"
Lt. Frost: "The door will be next. You'd better find firing posi--"
[The lieutenant whirls. A low hum can now be heard and the door is starting
to glow a dull red.] "They'll be thru any minute now! Get ready!"
[The guys, along with Shinobu and Ran, vary in expression from
determined to nervous. Lum looks grim, Benten positively thrilled with the
idea of mortal combat.]
[The scene switches to the corridor outside as the door rapidly
overheats and starts to glow from dull red, a cherry red, then yellow, and
finally, white. There is an explosion as the overstressed metal gives way
and slags down to flow over the corridor floor. Combat engineers quickly
spray the molten metal with a formula that cools it down to where the
armored troopers can safely cross it. Vapor from the mix of super hot and
super cold wreaths the now open doorway in mist as the first armored figures
advance toward it.]
Lord Syth: (murmuring to himself) "Soon, now, very soon."
Officer (on comm unit): "My Lord, surface conditions are now nearly
off the scale. All surface transports have been immobilized, and personnel
survival limits are nearly reached!"
Lord Syth: "Hold your position, Commander. We should soon see an end
to the weather problems any moment now. Eh?"
[The last remark is in response to a growing commotion coming from
the other side of the door way. It is growing in volume and sounds
remarkably undisciplined and unmilitary.]
Lord Syth: "Scout team, deploy a scout-bot thru the doorway, let's
see what is on the other side."
Scout leader: "Yes, my Lord!"
[He sets down one of the "mouse-bots" a small rectangular wheeled bot
with heavy duty sensors. It scurries thru the doorway, and disappears from
view. Sensors on the leaders monitor show the locations of the Urusei
members.]
Ataru (The scout bot is picked up by Ataru, who scuttles to the front
of the group and is amazed by the gadget.]: "Hey, guys, look! A toy robot!
I thought those things were only on TV or in the movies! Gee, I wonder what
this button does?"
Megane: "Ataru, DON'T PUSH...."
[A soft click is heard as Ataru presses the button, then shortly
thereafter, an explosion occurs and a large cloud of smoke occupies the space
where Ataru had been standing previously. When the smoke clears, only a
medium-sized crater is visible.]
Lum (startled): "Darling??? Oh, NO!!! They've killed Darling!!!" (An
electrical aura starts building up around a very agitated Lum, not a pretty
sight at all.)
Lord Syth: "So, they found our scout-bot. They must be very near.
Advance!!! We must find the secret of their weather control device!"
[The troops advance thru the doorway in pairs to be met by...]
Mendo (Brandishing his family sword in a menacing manner.): "Excuse
me, gentlemen, but would you mind stopping right there?"
Armored trooper (Laughing): "Come on, kid. Get out of the way before
you get hurt."
[Mendo get agitated at this, imagining Ataru in front of him, he does
a slice and dice shredder routine on the armor the trooper was wearing.]
[Megane holds a blaster, tapping it against the helmet of the other
trooper, who drops his rifle as he gets the message.]
[The two captive troopers are unceremoniously pushed into Mendo and
Megane by their backups, who are accompanied by the Dark Lord and more
troopers. Mendo and Megane wisely surrender to the superior force
surrounding them.]
Lord Syth: (To himself): "If this is the best they have to defend the
area, I'll have the palace under our complete control in no time!"
[As he rounds the corridor, he comes face to face with:]
Lum: (Crackling and seething with megawatts of energy): "You...You...
DARLING KILLER!!!"
Ran: (As a horde of her dolls race up to the right side of the wall,
shattering it as they explode while she yells out.) "For Lum's Darling!"
Shinobu: (As she barehandly rips up the left side of the wall.) "Poor
Ataru, we'll all miss you so."
Benten: (Aiming her auto-fire energy bazooka at the largest
concentration of troops.) "I hope your insurance is paid up, boys!"
Oyuki: (Having awoken from her trance after accomplishing the
immobilization of the enemy forces planet-wide.) "FREEZE!!!!"
[The scene is utter pandemonium as]:
[Lum's mega-zap hits Lord Syth and his eyes (as well as the rest of
his suit) light up. He is hit by Benten's Macro-Bazooka blast, and falls
into the crater created by it. He is partially covered by the pile of
rubble Ran created lands on him, and completely engulfed when the other half
of the hallway, tossed by Shinobu, hits its target. Then Oyuki's
Freeze-blast coats the entire area with 2 feet of ice, entrapping the
Armored Troopers as well as the entombed Dark Lord.]
Benten: (Reaching under the pile, pulling out a severely dented
helmet, and turning it upside down, she spins it nonchalantly on one finger.)
"Well, that takes care of him...."
Lord Syth: (From under the pile of rubble and ice, as a hand weakly
protrudes): "Impressive. Most impressive."
[Crawling out of the rubble-filled created by the scout-bot's
destruction, we see Ataru, somewhat the worse for wear, but still alive. He
quickly scuttles over to the stunned girls, getting all the free grabs in
that he can.]
Ataru: "Hi, girls! Did I miss anything?"
[From the upset looks on the various girls' faces, and the slaps,
poundings and hammer-slams which quickly follow, it can be inferred that he
didn't miss a thing...]
Lum (shrieking in happy astonishment): "Darling! You're ALIVE!!!"
[Ataru grimaces, as the girls clear the area and he receives a 50,000 volt
hug from the overjoyed Lum.]
* * *
[Outside the palace, a bemused Strike Force Commander is trying to
restore order to a very disorderly retreat from the recent scene of battle.]
Strike Force Commander: "Now listen to me, men. I want you to..."
Troops: (Trampling over the body of their leader.) "RUN AWAY!!!!
RUN AWAY!!!"
* * *
[As the invading forces attempt to withdraw from Oyuki's Planet,
among various scenes of pandemonium we see a disturbed nest of Sherbertos
attacking a Quad Transport, and after a short skirmish, the Sherbertos emerge
victorious.]
* * *
[Going back into orbit, we see the Star Destroyer finish collecting
its shuttles, then engaging its hyper-drive and flashing away into deep
space.]
* * *
SCENE: [Princess Oyuki's throne room, shortly after the attempted
invasion of her planet. The Urusei Yatsura gang is grouped around her. The
Princess is receiving a report on the battle from Commander Nordstrom.]
Oyuki: "What of our casualties, Commander?"
Commander Nordstrom: "Overall, remarkably light, my Princess. Our
deception tactics and weather control seems not to have been to the liking of
their scanner and fire control equipment. The damage is more to property
than to lives, fortunately."
Oyuki: "Please give my congratulations to your troops, Vinda. They
acquitted themselves well."
Commander Nordstrom: "I'll do that, my Princess, and thank you."
[She hesitates, as if unwilling to continue the report, then
proceeds.] "Ah, Princess Oyuki, there is another matter..."
Oyuki: "Yes, cousin?"
Commander Nordstrom: "Among the damage to our facilities, I regret to
inform you that the psionic amplifiers in the palace and their power sources
were damaged. Most of the burned-out equipment was replaced quickly, but..."
Oyuki: "Surely we have sufficient spare components in storage?"
Commander Nordstrom: "That's true, Princess, but our on-line units
are older models, not of modular construction. The burn-outs were not
sequential, but rather occurred at random throughout the systems. Our
technicians estimate replacement will take days, possibly weeks before we
have the units back on-line."
[She bows deeply and sincerely.] "I'm sorry, my Princess."
Oyuki: "Do not blame yourself, Cousin. Who could have foreseen this?
See that the rescue and medical operations have priority. The psionic-
amplifiers will take the next priority after that."
Commander Nordstrom: "I'll see to it at once, Princess."
[Oyuki breaks the vidscreen connection and as she steps away, she
falters. She has to put a hand out to support herself. Although shocked by
the news she just received, she tries not to show it, failing miserably.
Lum and Benten rush to her side, beating the Ladies-in-Waiting who come
running to the aid of their Princess.]
Lum: (Worried) "Oyuki-chan, are you alright?"
Benten: (Alarmed) "'Yuki!"
Oyuki: "Please forgive me, my friends. I must rest after my recent
exertions." [Facing the whole group.] "You are all my guests. The palace
staff will see to it that you receive anything you may require. I will see
you all again after I have recovered some of my strength. Please excuse
me..."
(With that, Oyuki leaves the room in the company of several of her
Ladies-in-Waiting).
Lum (worried): "I've never seen her like that."
Chibi: "Could she be that tired? It's not like she was actually
fighting that much."
Megane: "Idiot! You think the planet's weather got worse by chance?
That was HER, controlling the whole planet's climate!"
Ataru: "No wonder she's worn out. And the same goes for me. Where's
a bed in this place anyway?"
Lum: (Coming up behind Ataru, wrapping her arms around his neck and
snuggling closely.) "I'm sure WE could find a bed around here somewhere,
Darling."
Ataru: (Suddenly noticing the heavy weapons and sword which seem
aimed his way.) "Not tonight, Lum. I... have a headache. Yeah, that's it,
a headache..."
[Ataru's remark seems to strike a responsive chord. With much
yawning and stretching, the group disperses to find beds. For once, nobody
seems concerned with anything but sleep...]
[Narrator]: Who is Kaji, the person Oyuki calls her Love? Why
hasn't he been seen in the series before, and why did Oyuki react so
strongly to the report of the damage to the Psionic Amplifiers? The answers
to these questions and more shall be revealed in Episode #2 of the FUYS...
"Somewhere, My Love..."
[ONE FINE DAY] (The Chiffons) (Lum's Closing Theme)
One fine day, you'll look at me,
And you will know our love was meant to be.
One fine day, you're gonna want me for your girl, oh, yeah.
The arms I long for will open wide,
And you'll be proud to have me right by your side.
One fine day, you're gonna want me for your girl.
Though I know you're the kind of boy who only wants to run around.
I'll be waiting and someday, Darling,
You'll come to me when you want to settle down, Oh...
One fine day we'll meet once more,
And then you'll want the love you threw away before...
One fine day, you're gonna want me for your girl.
One fine day, you're gonna want me for your girl...
One fine day...
The End of Episode One....