Draft Warning:  This is a draft. That is all.

Disclaimer:  The characters that I use from TM!, Slayers, and NGE are
not mine; However, the Union of Byzantia [and EVERYTHING about it] is
mine.  Don't use it w/out permission.  Otherwise, I will toss you into
the Spring of Drowned Black Female Piglet, lock you up w/ P-Chan, and
then load P-Chan up with a lot of aphrodisiacs.

[Shudder]

Author's note: The events take place after the TM! TV series.

Comments are heavily desired, y'all.

Special thanks to: Aldrich Bautista, Stephen Nalley, all you wonderful
otakus on the FFML, and to Pioneer for bringing Tenchi Muyo to the US.

And now...

A Tale of Two Crowns, #5
No Need for Action!

A TM!+ Fanfiction

By Thor Odinson

Narrator: In our last episode, the Lords of the Twelve, a secret
Juraian order under the command of Kagato the Ambitious, discussed
their evil plots and plans.  Also, on the other side of the Great
Border, the Duchess Shayko [Ambassador to the Galactic Federation]
hatches her own plans to bring Jurai to its knees.  Now, things are
about to get interesting...

[The scene shows the four-seat bridge of the Federation starship PAX
PROXIMA.  At the pilot and co-pilot's seats are Asuka Langley and Lina
Innverse, respectively.  The other seats hold Mihoshi and Kiyone,
newly appointed ambassadors of the Galactic Federation.  Lina turns
and speaks...]

Lina:  Well, here we are...Planet Earth.

Asuka:  Home sweet home...sort of...

Lina:  What's that supposed to mean?

Asuka:  Umm...I'll tell you later, ok?

Lina: Sure...[turns to the ambassadors] Ready?

Kiyone: One thing first...[activates a vidscreen, types at a keypad,
then says...] Ok.  Lets beam down.

Mihoshi:  Yay!!!  I'll grab our stuff, Kiyone!

Kiyone:  Hold up, Mihoshi.  We're gonna check something first, ok?

Mihoshi:  But...But....

Kiyone:  NO BUTS!!!!

Mihoshi:  Uh...ok.

[The scene changes to the site of Kiyone & Mihoshi's old apartment in
Tokyo.  The view shows Kiyone's and Mihoshi's shadows on an exterior
wall.]

Kiyone:  Well, here's your place.

Asuka:  What?  We're all staying in this DUMP???

Mihoshi: Hey!  This is NOT a dump!  It's cozy.  Right, Kiyone?

Lina: I've seen worse.

Asuka: I'm SURE you have, Wonder Girl.

Kiyone:  We are NOT all staying at this apartment!

Asuka:  Then where, Miss Kiyone?

Kiyone:  The GP has set you up here as students of one of the local
universities.  [Pulls out her cube, twists it slightly, and produces
two wallets and two book bags full of books, one for Asuka and 1 for
Lina].  Inside your wallets are ATM cards and IDs for each of you. 
Don't splurge, for you will need the money.  Your bag, Lina, has a
variety of occult texts and the paperwork for the classes that you
have been registered for.  Your bag, Asuka, has various scientific
texts, including genetic engineering and robotics, as well as your
paperwork.  Any questions?

Lina:  Yes, ma'am.  Are we not accompanying you to the meeting?

Kiyone: That won't be necessary.  Oh, before I forget, modify your
cubes to look like plain bracelets or a watch, and keep on the main
communications frequencies.  Anything else?

Asuka:  Can't we get into a dorm, and OUT of this place?

Kiyone:  Already checked that.  Nothing until next Spring.

Asuka:  Dammit.

Kiyone:  You'll live.  Ready, Mihoshi?

Mihoshi:  [all smiles ^_^] Ready!

[She touches a button on her watch, and she & Kiyone beam aboard their
ship.  As they step off the platform, the ship, after being rocked,
goes to Red Alert and the klaxons start blaring all over.]

Mihoshi [in a MAJOR panic]:  AAAAAAAAA!  I DIDN'T DO IT, KIYONE!!!

Kiyone:  Quit Whining and MOVE IT, MIHOSHI!!!

[Both our heroines dash to the bridge.  Kiyone speaks...]

Kiyone:  Computer, Report!

Computer [male voice]:  Four unidentified vessels have opened fire
upon us.  Weapons system offline.  Engines offline.  Defense grid
offline.  We are receiving a transmission from the lead vessel.

Kiyone:  On screen!

[A 2d screen opens up, showing a Juraian w/ curly salt and pepper hair
and sitting in a command chair.  He speaks...]

Admiral Ozaka: I am Admiral Gendou Ozaka of the Juraian Imperial Navy.
 By the Order of The Juraian Regency, you will heave to and surrender
your vessel at once.

Mihoshi: Umm, waitaminit, I thought Princess Ayeka was...

Ozaka: The Regency has ordered her execution for neglecting affairs of
state.  

Mihoshi & Kiyone: What????

Ozaka:  You heard me.  Now surrender at once, or I'll incinerate you
where you stand.

Mihoshi [w/ both hands thrust into the air]: AAA!  Don't shoot!  We
surrender!

Kiyone: MIHOOOSHIIII.....You're right.  There's no sense starting a
fight.

Mihoshi: [blinks 2x, then] I am?

Ozaka:  Indeed she is.  Hold position until we arrive.

Kiyone:  Sure thing, Admiral [she deactivates the screen].

Mihoshi:  [plops into her chair, then] Whew! You did ok, Kiyone!

Kiyone [now pressing a series of buttons, and then adjusts her cube
and sets it on the console. She then turns to Mihoshi and says..]: 
Mihoshi, give me your cube and go to the escape pod.

Mihoshi:  K!  [Pause]  Um, Kiyone, what's wrong with your cube?

Kiyone:  I'll explain later.  Get moving, you ditz!

[Moments later, the dynamic duo make it to the escape pod.  Mihoshi
climbs in, then Kiyone jumps in, locks the hatch, looks to Mihoshi and
says�]

Kiyone: Ok!  Launch, Mihoshi!

Mihoshi: Launch?  Aren't we going to meet with�

Kiyone: [adjusts her cube again] No, we're not.  They don't even know
we're bugging out.

Mihoshi: Oh.  [Presses the launch button] So what's the plan?

Kiyone: I've set up your cube so that their scanners will still think
that we are on the bridge.  My cube is masking our presence, so they
think that its probably some malfunction.

Mihoshi: Now I get it!  But what about our ship?

Kiyone: Simple.  I blow it up. [She then touches a side of her cube. 
It glows red.  The view changes to an external shot of the PAX PROXIMA
surrounded by the Juraian ships, which are then enveloped by a
gigantic fireball emanating from the GP vessel.  However, the shock
wave rocks into the escape pod and knocks it in a variety of random
directions].

Kiyone & Mihoshi: AAAAAA!





[Meanwhile, in a rural area of Honshu�]

Ryoko: [as she whaps the author upside the head]: Its about damn time
you got to us!

Ayeka [also whapping the author upside the head]: For once, I must
agree, Miss Ryoko.

Sasami [following her sister's lead]: And that's for not having Tenchi
and me in this fanfic!

Little Washu: I'd change him into something, but he did remember to
call me "Little Washu."

Thor [rubbing his head]: Thanks.  May I please continue?

Ayeka: By all means, proceed.

Thor: Thank you, m'lady.

[As I was saying, In a rural area of Honshu, a teenager and a space
pirate were reunited.]





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