Author's note: TME10 is a remake of Tenchi Muyo! Daughter of Darkness set in the Exile 
continuity and so there are spoilers involved.

Also, this is just a rough draft and it's not finished yet, but if you'd like to give a 
bit of C&C it's always welcomed...

TENCHI MUYO! EXILE "Daughter of Darkness"


Tenchi made his way down the steps from his mother's grave. As he strolled down
them, he didn't see the small girl sitting there in a pretty sundress and sunbonnet.
He was three steps away from her when she stood, smiled, and called to him.

"Daddy!" She laughed, running up and hugging him.

Tenchi stared at her. What was this girl talking about? Mikado was his only child.
Or was he going to have a daughter later on? It would be nice, he reflected, for Mikado to
have a little sister some day.

"Look," he said nervously, "I think there must be some kind of mistake." He didn't wish to
be mean, but if he wasn't her father, he didn't want to lead her on falsely.

"No there's no mistake!" the girl told him. "You are my daddy." She gave him another hug.


Ryoko looked up from the task of nursing little Mikado and saw Tenchi walk in with the
blue haired girl at his side.

The girl stood up on her tiptoes and kissed Tenchi.

Ryoko was at her side a moment later, clutching Mikado to her breast with one hand and
holding the girl by one of her pigtails with the other.

"And just what, pray tell, are you doing with my husband?" She wanted to know.

The girl seemed to consider this for a moment. Then she spun around and hugged Ryoko.

"MOMMY!" She squealed.

*****
Trakal was back in Draalthi form, resting on the sofa, while little Tanteiko played with
one of his ears and Mitsuku slept peacefully on his chest. He wanted his children to get
used to his true form so they wouldn't be afraid of it.

One of his ears twitched as he thought he heard someone there who ought not to have been.
He openned one eye and cautiously scanned the room. There was no one else there, but he
could not shake the feeling that he was being watched.

*****

"Huh?!" Ryoko's eyes narrowed in suspicion. "Just WHAT makes you think Tenchi's your
daddy?"

"I know he's my daddy!" the girl replied, hugging Tenchi. She looked down at the bundle in
Ryoko's arms. "Oh wow!" she giggled. "I have a brother!  He's so cute!"

"Thanks." Ryoko started. She cut herself short. "WAIT A MINUTE. You're not getting out of
this that easily. Now you tell us who you really are."

"I'm Tenchi's daughter. SO THERE!"  She looked up at Tenchi. "Isn't that right, daddy?"

"Well, um..." Tenchi hedged. "Look, why don't we go back to the house and work this out?"

"Okay!" the girl giggled as she hugged Tenchi.

Ryoko growled, but followed them back to the house.

The minute the door was openned, Trakal, who was on full alert at this point, sprang up,
putting himself protectively between it and his children.

"Relax," Tenchi told him, seeing that he was agitated, "it's just me."
"This time." Trakal replied. His eyes narrowed as he noticed Mayuka. "Who's she?"
"I'm Tenchi's daughter." Mayuka replied, cheerfully.
"Great." Trakal grumbled, "more time travel. I'm not going to have to bring you home
to the future am I? I'm really tired of time travel!"
"I am home." Mayuka told him, glomping onto Tenchi.
"YOU LEAVE MY TENCHI ALONE!" Ryoko hollered, shoving Mayuka away. "Tenchi,
you're in danger! Don't you understand. I have to protect you."
The others came in to watch TV and see what the commotion was about.
"I'm fine Ryoko."
"No you're not!" Ryoko warned him. "She's not what she seems! She's dangerous Tenchi! and
you're completely clueless when it comes to womenl. Even after being married to me all
this..."  Her words were cut off abruptly by a sudden and unexpected slap in the face by
Tenchi. "Tenchi." She gasped, heartbroken. A moment later, Tenchi found himself pinned to
the wall by a hand covered with short, perfectly groomed fur. "Don't you ever strike her
again." Trakal's voice was a low and dangerous growl. "Do you understand?" Tenchi
swallowed hard. "Yes." he managed. "Good. Now apologize to her." Tenchi went over to
Ryoko. "Ryoko. I'm sorry." Ryoko turned away and vanished. Tenchi started to leave when
Yosho put his hand on his shoulder. "Give her a little time." He suggested.

Ryoko sat on the roof of the house with her baby suckling at her breast when Tenchi
climbed up to join her.
 "Don't come near me." She warned. "I won't let you hurt my baby."
 "Our baby." Tenchi reminded her gently. "And I came to apologize. My behavior back
there was uncalled for and there was no excuse for it."
 "I'm scared for you, Tenchi." Ryoko told him. "That girl's not what she seems to be
and I think you're in danger. I... I don't want to be a widow, Tenchi. Our baby needs a
father and I don't want that taken away from him." She tucked her breast back into her
shirt and gazed down at little Mikado, who was sound asleep. "He looks so much like you."
She remarked.
 "But he has your hair." Tenchi smiled as he reached down and gently caressed the
baby's face with a single finger.
 "Yes. He does." Ryoko nodded as she leaned against her husband. "Tenchi, please,
be careful. I couldn't bear to lose you."
 "I'll be all right, Ryoko." Tenchi promised. "And I like Mayuka because... because she
came here just like everyone else. You, Ayeka, Sasami, Mihoshi, Kiyone... even Makiya and
Trakal."
 "Speaking of which, why are they still here?"
 "I feel I owe it to them." Tenchi replied. "Kain destroyed the Galaxy Police Headquarters
when he went back to kill my mother, whom Trakal almost died protecting."
 "That's Kain's fault, Tenchi, not yours."
 "Well, you certainly don't expect him to live at Kain's house, do you?" Tenchi asked.
 Ryoko laughed. "I suppose not. I doubt Kain ever had a house."
 "Why don't we go back inside?" Tenchi suggested.
 "I like it up here." Ryoko replied. "Its so peaceful. Just the three of us."
 "Tenchi! Ryoko!" Sasami called. "It's supper time!"
 "Then again, supper sounds nice, too." Ryoko smiled as she grabbed her husband and
flew the three of them down to ground level.
Lt. Trakal
Operative of the Galaxy Police SIU