Tenchi Muyo is owned by Pioneer, I believe.  

This follows the OVA continuity and has nothing to do with MNE whatsoever.  

Forgetful Goddess
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By: Anand Rao

"Sorry to bother you with something like this, Washu-chan, but Ryoko and
Mihoshi were getting restless," Tenchi apologized, placing a stereo speaker
on a table in her lab.  

"The girls want to do some singing today, eh?" Washu guessed.

"You got it!" Tenchi replied, laughing in embarrassment.

"I'll take care it.  -Anything- for my little guinea pig!"  Washu gushed.

"Er, thanks," Tenchi said, laughing nervously this time.

"No problem!  After all, I am-"

"The Greatest Scientific Genius in the Universe. Yes, I know," Tenchi
replied. He smiled fondly at the diminutive redhead.

"And don't you forget it, Tenchi!" Washu exclaimed, poking him in the chest.

"You know just about everything, don't you Washu-chan," Tenchi said.  

"Not yet, but I'm working on it!" Washu explained.

"What are you going to do then?" Tenchi asked.

"Hmm?" Washu replied, concentrating on the stereo speaker.

"What are you going to do after you learn everything there is to know?"
Tenchi explained.

Washu stopped working on the speaker and looked at Tenchi, a bemused
expression on her face. "I'll probably forget it all," she replied after a
few moments.

"Forget it?  Just like that?  I mean, can you really do that?" Tenchi
asked, the shock evident on his face.

"No, but I learn -everything- then I'll probably know that too, would you
think?" Washu replied.

"Yeah, I guess so.  But why?  Why spend twenty thousand years learning
everything there is to know just to forget it?" Tenchi wondered aloud.

"Only a god, or in some cases, a goddess, can know everything, Tenchi.  And
I, well, I don't want to be a goddess," Washu replied seriously.

"I- I don't understand," Tenchi confessed.

"The passage of time puts everything in perspective, Tenchi.  You'll
understand one day," Washu said,  "in about twenty thousand years or so,"
she quickly amended. She handed the speaker back to Tenchi.  "Here you go,
all finished!" 

"Thanks Washu-chan!  I really appreciate this," Tenchi replied.

"Come back any time, Tenchi.  There are -lots- of things I can 'fix' for
you," Washu replied, coyly twirling her finger on Tenchi's chest.

"I'd. . . better be going now.  The girls are waiting for this speaker!
Talk to you later, Washu-chan!" Tenchi exclaimed, almost running out of the
lab.

"He's -so- cute," Washu sighed as the door to the lab closed.  She walked
back to her computer and sat down at the keyboard.  "Let's see. . . What
was I working on?  Oh yes!"  She started typing on the keyboard and a
hologram of a large space ship appeared in front of her.  "Hmph.  Knowing
everything; what would be the fun in that?"  

    
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The End

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Notes and Status:

This was just a little something to get my feet wet in the Tenchi Universe
before I start on the Tenchi chapter of Mothers and Sons.  This is -also-
going to be my last fic for a while.  As of now, all my fics are on hold.
I'm not getting too busy, or have writer's block or anything like that.
Basically, I'm moving but my computer isn't.  So, until I get a new PC, no
more fics.  This can take anywhere from a week to a few months.  I'm going
to be buying the parts and putting together a system myself.  This is the
first time I've attempted such an endeavor, so I don't know how long it
will take or how much money it will cost.  So, be patient, I'll be writing
again as soon as I can.

Thanks,

Anand


anandr@earthlink.net
anandr@deranged-otaku.com
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