[FFML][FANFIC][TM/TEKNOMAN] Eternity War, Chapter 1

Eternity War

This is my first crossover Fanfic, so bear with me. I don't kill off characters for the fun of it, nor do I use random character violence. (Aka, everything in this has a point, just may not be obvious at first.)

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Tenchi Muyo and Teknoman are both copyright (and probably registered) by their respective owners. It is not this author's intent to interfere with this copyright in anyway.

Prelude to Conflict:

Chapter 1: Lights in the Darkness

Darkness...
A light flickers briefly in the distance...
Growing, the light becomes a ship...

The ship stops approaching a some distance. Flashes appear around it. From the look of it, a battle is going on.

<Lord, I believe that you should see this.>
<You know it is best not to disturb me...>
<Of course my lord. But the probe has detected something.>
<Excellent! Place it on the view screen.>

The battle abates. For several moments, all is quiet.

The ship cruises away from the wreckage. The view swings after it, slowly. A piece of scrap strikes the view-screen. The letters GP can be seen on it. The ship travels through space, finally arriving at a blue-green planet.

Time passes. Finally, the ship moves away form the planet.

The ship is attacked by the pursuing ship. During the battle, the pursuing ship is heavily damaged by the first ship.

<Lord, the energy source has dropped dramatically in power.>
<Was it the ship, or someone on board?>
<The energy source has vanished, Lord.>
<Damn!!! Continuing tracking the first ship.>

The pursuing ship slams into the first ship. The image distorts.

A third ship materializes on the scene.

<Lord, the energy source has returned. The new ship appears to have similarities in its energy patterns to your nemeses.>
<Could she be involved in this?>
<The energy in the ship has gone off the scales!!!>

A bright flash of light appears along the axes of the First ship, seconds after the third ship disappears.

The ships drifts in space for a time. All appears to be peaceful.

The ship splits in half, directly down the center axis.

<Lord, the ship has been totally destroyed.>
<Are there any survivors?>
<The second ship is moving away, my lord. There is also another life form 200,000 Kilometers form the remains of the ship. Its life signs are failing quickly...>
<Send the probe to retrieve it!>
<Retrieval successful.>
<Have the probe return to the base immediately!>

...

Deep in the bowels of a forgotten planet...

The figure on the table stirred slightly. Groaning, it reviewed what had happened. Apparently after his final battle, the auto-retrieve unit that he had painstakingly set up had activated. The figure smiled a little at that. He hadn't gotten it to work before Tenchi and Ayeka had arrived in Ryo-oki. Suddenly, voices began to speak in the background. They seemed to be low and monotonous, and sounded metallic. The figure strained to listen as the two voices cut through the silence of the room.
"Well done..." the first voice spoke in a low, menacing tone. "The scanners had been unable to pick up how badly he was injured. He seemed to be a lost cause when he got here."
"Thank you lord." the second voice squawked. It sounded as if it was projected through a loud, squeaky speaker. "The cellular regeneration process was able to restore the subject, even though 72% of his body had been disintegrated in his battle."
"How soon until the process is complete?" asked the first voice.
"Unknown. The regeneration process inside the subjects nervous system has only been 93% effective." intoned the second voice. "The subject will be able to function, but its mental stability may have suffered."
"That is of little import to me." the first voice snapped. "Awaken him! There are answers that I must have immediately!"
"Of course Lord Darkon!"
A cool metal cylinder pressed against the subjects arm. He took this as a good time to open his eyes. A hiss issued from the cylinder, and the subject slowly opened his eyes and looked around.
The room appeared to have been less built than grown. Slime oozed on the walls, and objects moved slowly farther away. He was lying in the grip of some huge claw that held him firmly. The claw rotated around, holding him tightly and angling itself so he was in a near standing position. Two metallic figure stared at him. One was broken as misshapen, with an oversized head. Pieces of metal emerged from several different areas. An experiment gone wrong, thought the subject. Perhaps a mutation designed to be more intelligent while sacrificing structure?
The second though, was more impressive. It stood two feet taller than the subject, and was encased in some type of exo-armor. Spikes jutted from its shoulders, and its hands ended in massive claws. A sleek helm ran over its head, joining flawlessly with the chest portion of the armor. A long cape moved gently, with a life of its own. The warrior stood looking down at him with glowing red eyes. It flexed its hand and strode over towards the chair. The subject had no real appreciation of this creatures power until this moment.
In that same deadly tone of voice, it said, "What is your name?"
The subject did not respond.
The creature repeated again, "What is your name?"
Still the subject was silent.
The creature made a gesture to the mutant. The mutant nodded an pressed a portion of the wall. Suddenly massive surges of electricity surge into the subject! The pain ripped to the very center of his being. Arcs of electricity shot over his body, and smoke rose from his his hair as small portions of it caught fire. As suddenly as it had started, it stopped.
The creature asked again, "What is your name? I will continue to torture you until you either answer or you die."
When no answer was forth coming, the creature gestured again. Once again, electricity flashed around the subject. Screams of pain echoed through-out the complex. Light flashed on the helmet of the creature. It seemed to be enjoying itself.
"What is your name?"
A whisper "Kagato."
"And what is your occupation, Mr. Kagato?"
"I am a scientist."
"Very few SCIENTISTS possesses battleships like yours." The creature snorted in disbelief. "Tell me the truth, or you will know pain like no other."
"I am telling you the truth, you sorry excuse for a trash compactor!" Kagato shot back.
The creature shrugged, and turned around. Just as Kagato though it was going to leave, it spun around a slammed a clenched fist into his stomach. The breath whooshed out of him and he felt one of his ribs break. The creature kneeled down and grabbed his white hair. It yanked his head and stared him in the eye.
"I may have saved you from a death in space, but than gives you no privileges. I will destroy you if I please, but for now, you will refer to me as either 'Master' or 'Master Darkon'. Is that clear?"
"Yes."
"Good. So Kagato, what happened to your ship?"

...

The session with Darkon lasted for several hours. Many times did Kagato feel the sting of the energy field, but after ten times he finally told the whole of his story.
"So, you were attempting to tap into this 'Tsunami'." Darkon said. "But this boy Tenchi and his friends managed to defeat you, correct?"
"Yes, and I do wish to have my revenge on that boy." Kagato muttered. He frowned, for he currently believe that he would no longer be a match for him.
"You may well get your wish..." Darkon looked at Kagato. "My veneomoid forces have been driven from another dimension by several traitors inside our own group. I need a base of operations in this dimension, thus having unlimited resources to draw upon in my attack on my home dimension. The boy Tenchi has a source of power unknown to us. We seek to capture him and analyze this pow"
Kagato cut him off. "I have tried everything, and I am one of the greatest scientists in this galaxy. What you are seeing is the power of the Royal Blood line of Jurai. No one can duplicate or artificially reproduce that power. Believe me, I have tried."
Darkon looked at Kagato darkly. "I do not like being interrupted. But I will let it pass for now. You do not have access to the types of technology that we do. Using our venemoids, we will attempt to isolate his power and discover how it works." He looked towards the bowels of the room. "And you don't have to understand a power to be able to use it..."
Kagato let out a guffaw. "You have never fought this boy. He will defeat anything that you can throw at him. I had access to one of the greatest power sources in the universe, and he still defeated me. You would have to create a powerful weapon, with the power to destroy all he loves before you can even touch him!"
Darkon looked at him. "Exactly. That is why we are going to use you for this task."
Kagato was caught completely off guard. "ME?"
Suddenly a pod began to slide around the claw that was holding him. He let loose a muffled scream as it engulfed him. "NO!!! WHAT ARE YOU DOING!!! STOP I MMMPH MMMPPH!!!"
Darkon looked at the struggling scientist. "We shall make you into a powerful weapon. Powerful enough to defeat that boy."
The pod flashed, and from within came a muffled scream...

...

The green and black suited figure looked at its hands. Such power, it wasn't possible. He was magnificent. Lines of spines ran down the backs of his arms, and spikes covered his shoulders. He clenched his fist around the pipe, and was amazed at how easy it crumpled. His own powers of flight were augmented into a special jet pack, and he felt invincible.
Darkon looked at him approvingly. "So Kagato, you stand a better chance against that boy. I will be sending other warriors to earth soon, so attempt to secure an area for a new base. in return for your services, you will be granted any and all requested research materials."
Kagato turned to Darkon, the front of his helmet sliding open to reveal his face.. "I have two questions. What is to be done with Tenchi's friends?"
Darkon shrugged. "Do what you wish with them."
An evil grin spread across Kagato's face as he dreamed of "Discussing" a few things with Ryoko. "And how do you want Tenchi delivered to you?"
Darkon said in a bored voice, "Alive if possible." He turned to Kagato, "Dead, just as good..."

End of First Chapter.