Doctor Clay.  Doctor Clay has enough time to raise his arm before
Tenchi's sword rams through his gut burst through spine.  The blue glow of
the sword makes Clay's death mask all the more horrible as he slowly dies.
Tenchi pulls the sword from his body as Clay falls to the ground.  Smoke
curls up from the hole in his body as he tries to crawl away.  We hear him
whisper over and over "I can't feel my legs.  I can't feel my legs." as he
drags himself away from his killer.

          A look of something, maybe pity, crosses Tenchi's face.  Ryoko
sails into view just as Tenchi steps over Clay, raises his sword,
hesitates, and smites off his head at a stroke.

          Tenchi's looks toward Ryoko.  His eyes are dull and his face
slack.  The scene fades along with the glow of Tenchi's sword.

          Cut to the sky.  Clouds race by overhead, revealing the blunted
sun occasionally.  We can see several people in black standing in a circle.
Between their forms we see what looks to be a fresh mound of dirt and a
headstone.  No one is crying, but the scene seems charged  with emotion.
The camera pans around the faces of Tenchi, Ryoko, Ayeka, etc until we
          come to the face of Washu.  She seems to be trying to hold back
strong emotions.  Emotions almost to powerful for anyone to contain.  The
camera pans in closer and closer to Washu.  Her face grows taunt as we move
in.  Suddenly her mouth twists into a sneer and she spits on the grave.

          Spinning around she walks away from the grave.

          Ryoko in a smart, but some what to reveling, black dress turn to
Tenchi.

Ryoko:    Why did you insist we bury him?  I'd have just disintegrated him
and be done with it.

Tenchi:   Well...I don't know really.  I mean, he was an evil man but he
was still...I mean I did...

          Tenchi's calm crumbles as he buries his face into Ryoko's shoulder.

Tenchi:   When he....his chest...and I...

          Tenchi sobs and clutches at Ryoko.

          Ayeka reels back. Her fingers crooked into claws as she looks on
in horror.
          Ryoko's eyes are as big as saucers as she absentmindedly pats
Tenchi on the head.  You can tell she's in shock.

Ryoko:    I..uh...he...that is...

          Ryoko shakes her head and looks down with a mixture of sadness
and joy at the top of Tenchi's head.  Her face seems to give the impression
that she'll take what she can get as she gives Tenchi a comforting hug.

Ryoko:    It's okay Tenchi.  It's okay...  He was going to kill us all.
You had to kill him.  Just like you had to kill Kagato.

          At the mention of Kagato Tenchi begins to wail louder.  It's
still sad but kind of funny too.  Ryoko can't help but grin a little as she
comforts Tenchi.

          After his crying jag Tenchi pushes Ryoko away softly.  Grinning
foolishly he
          wipes tears from his face.  He's clearly very embarrassed.

Tenchi:   I...thanks Ryoko. <sad grin>

          Ryoko says with perhaps a bit to much enthusiasm.

Ryoko:    Anytime Tenchi!  Anytime...

          Lower his head Tenchi and with his hands in his pockets Tenchi
walks back toward the house.  Ryoko practically frolics behind him.

          Cut back to Ayeka, Tenchi's grandfather and Tenchi's dad.  Ayeka
looks off toward where Tenchi and Ryoko went.  Suddenly she halls off and
          slugs Yosho in the arm.

Yosho:    Hey!  What was that for?

Ayeka:    <sarcastic voice> Let's go grocery shopping you said.  We'll make
a day out of it you said.  LOOK AT THAT!  Look at what happened!

          Yosho grimaces and looks at Ayeka as if to say "Give me a break".

Yosho:    Sasami is fine, everyone is fine.  What's the matter with you?

Ayeka:    You call THAT fine!  Tenchi practically threw himself on her!
With a dress like that it's no wonder. *hump!* Hussy.

          Yosho puts a calming arm on Ayeka's shoulder.

Yosho:    I'm sure it's not like that at all Ayeka.  No doubt Tenchi thinks
of Ryoko as more of a...oh..a mother figure.

          Ayeka's eyes light up with joy.

Ayeka:    You...you think so!

          Yosho nods his head and smiles.  Ayeka, overjoyed, frolics toward
the house.  As she dances away we see Yosho give his son a worried look.

          The two men begin walking away from the grave.  The camera pans
toward the grave and then cuts to the grave stone where we see the epitaph.


                     Dr. Clay

                He Died as He Lived
                      A Loser




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