At 05:07 PM 7/5/98 +0000, Trakal wrote:
Author's note: TME10 is a remake of Tenchi Muyo! Daughter of Darkness set
in the Exile
continuity and so there are spoilers involved.
"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.
She hasn't yet given her name to anyone so they wouldn't know her name yet.
"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.
The slap in the movie was shocking enough, but now Tenchi slaps his wife?
For what? She isn't even threatening the girl. Much too OOC in my
opinion. Trakal's response is also out of line. If there is one thing
that policemen know, it's to tread cautiously in family squabbles,
especially when both of the partners are far more powerful (After all, what
can Trakal do to Tenchi?). Even family friends won't normally barge into a
domestic squabble this way.
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.
Assuming the slap, they make up far too readily. Tenchi slapped his wife
while she was nursing their child and in front of others. Such an action
would cause major angst and Ryoko is not one to hide her emotions.
dml