Well, this is probably more of a teaser than anything, since I have no idea
when I'll continue it and no idea where I'll go with it (well, I have some
idea, but I don't know how I'll get there yet), but here is chapter 1 of an
Irresponsible Captain Tylor fanfic...
Tylor's Fury
An Irresponsible Captain Tylor fanfic by David A. Tatum

Disclaimer:  I don't actually know who owns this series (the back of the
box on my commercial tapes lists Hitoshi Yoshiyoka, Kadokawa Shoten, and
the Tylor Project as owning the copywrite) but suffice to say the
characters and background history for this fanfic are not mine, and I do
not want to make any pretenses of owning this series.

Notes:  While I suspect you'll be able to follow this even if you've only
seen the series, I have set it after the movie Tylor's War (which is set
after the series).  There may be a couple of spoilers for the movie (well,
and for the series too, obviously), but... well... I want to set it after
the movie, and it's hard to do that without spoilers, okay?  If you want to
avoid spoilers that much, you can either watch my copy at Davecon
(Rockville, Maryland area anime party that acts like a super deformed
convention- see my .sig for the web page address) or order a copy of your
own from (the only fansub distributor I've seen carry it) Soyokaze fansubs
( http://members.xoom.com/soyokazefans ).

On with the fanfic...
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Yuriko Star was scared.  No, scared wasn't the right word- make that
terrified.  She needed to talk to TYLOR about something very personal and
very serious, and... well, she knew what he was like just as well as anyone
else- no, make that better than anyone else, now.

She knew dropping hints would be useless.  After he'd left the hospital
following the incident known now as 'Tylor's War,' she'd spent months
hinting she wanted him to marry him.  She'd actually started a little
before that- at the start of that mission, she'd asked him if he was
proposing when he asked her to leave the ship.  When he said no, she'd
refused... and she was glad that she did.  The mission had been hell for
everyone on the Soyokaze, Tylor included, but she wouldn't give up being
there for the reading of the Captain's secret orders for anything...

In the end, she'd just bluntly asked him, "Tylor, why don't you marry me?"

His response was typical Tylor.  "Well, I don't really see the need to, but
since I've always said you should just do what you want, I will if you want
to."

Yuriko had just given up at that point.  The next day, without even asking
his permission, she'd moved all of her stuff into his apartment.  They'd
been lovers ever since; after all, that was what she'd really wanted,
anyway- to be with him.

That had lead to the current situation, which terrified her more than
anything- well, almost anything.  When she knew all that Tylor had gone
through during the last mission of the Soyokaze- where he had been tortured
by a man he had thought of as a friend, where he had been forced to hurt
one woman who he'd also thought of as a friend, where he had been betrayed
by his crew which he thought of as his family, and where he had been
injured- nearly killed- in a final battle- one where he couldn't fight
back, couldn't run, couldn't surrender, and couldn't call for help.  All he
could do was hold her hand and wait for death- which thankfully never came.
 Then they'd found his orders, and everyone felt so guilty- even Dom had
called and apologized both publically and privately for his hateful attack.

Hearing that he'd gone through all that, even after the fact, had worried
her more than this.  But this would effect her more- and that made the
terror all the more apparent.  She had to tell Tylor, the Most
Irresponsible Man in Space, that she was pregnant with his child.

"Captain?" Yuriko began, addressing him.

 Tylor smiled up at her.  "I knew you needed to talk about something.  You
invite me out to this fancy restaurant, pick through your food, and now
call me by 'Captain.'  What's wrong?"

Yuriko grimaced.  She'd been his lover for almost a year, and both of them
had been on inactive reserve since the mission had ended, but she STILL
called him 'Captain' whenever she was nervous about something.  She had to
get out of that habit.

"Nothing really wrong, but... well, something important.  Something I need
you to be serious about...."

Tylor raised an eyebrow.  "Me?"

"Yes, you!" Yuriko snapped, frustrated.  She closed her eyes, took a couple
of deep breaths, and then looked at him.  "Tylor, I'm... I'm p-pregnant."

He stopped moving- in fact, it looked like he'd stopped breathing.  'Hmm,'
Yuriko thought.  'Ten, nine, eight, seven, six... he's started breathing
again, four, three, two, one...'

Tylor, somewhat recovered, blinked.  "Um, er, congradulations!  Who's the
father?" he asked nervously.

Yuriko glared at him.  "Who do you think?  You're my only lover, you know."
 She frowned.  "I may regret saying this, but I need you to help me take
responsibility for the baby."

Tylor's smile, which had never left his face, widened happily.  "I'd love
to."

That stunned her.  "Wh- what?!  You, the Most Irresponsible Man in Space,
are going to take responsibility for something?"

Tylor glanced around to make sure he wasn't being watched, leaned across
the table, and kissed her.  "Don't let it get out.  It would ruin my
reputation."

Yuriko was still a little shocked.  She just quietly returned to her meal,
uncertain of what to say to that.  She'd prepared herself for a long, hard
argument where he'd be trying at every step of the way to deny his role in
their child's life- she'd never once believed that he might VOLUNTARILY
accept it.

Finally, curiousity overcame her.  "Why?" she asked.

"Why what?"

"Why do you want to help me with the child?  I mean... that's not like you-
you don't like responsibility."

Tylor smiled.  "Ah, but I've always wanted to be a father.  I want to be a
bit like Admiral Hanner was.  What he was to the twins, what he was to you,
and what he was to me.  To the twins, he was the man who raised them and
took care of them as long as he could, to you he was a friend, and to me he
was the only man I've ever looked up to.  That is who I want to be to them-
care provider, friend, and... hero."

"You've always wanted to be a hero?"

"Not really- I didn't really think about what being a father was until
after I met Hanner.  I just knew that there were only a few things I really
wanted in life- I wanted an easy life, a woman to love for the rest of it,
and children to raise to carry on my legacy."  Grinning, he looked deeply
into her eyes.  "The military gave me two of those.  You're giving me the
third."

Yuriko shook her head.  She couldn't believe he still thought of the
military as an 'easy life' after that last mission, but she wouldn't
contradict him today.  "Well, I'm happy to help.  It was fun, after all,"
she said slyly.

Tylor's smile twitched.  "Uh oh," he said.

"What?" Yuriko asked, before seeing the uniformed military officer holding
what looked like some sealed orders heading towards their table.  "Oh...
looks like they remembered we exist, finally.  It's been a year- I was
beginning to wonder if they'd ever give us orders again."

"Captain Justy Ueki Tylor?" the officer said.

"That would be me," Tylor said casually.  Yuriko could almost see the shift
in his attitude from his 'serious' side (which was still light-hearted by
most peoples standards) to his usual 'let's not take anything seriously'
side.

"Orders, sir.  I was asked to wait for you to read them and then escort you
to Admiral Mifune's office."

"Ah, okay."  Tylor took the letter and stuck it in his jacket.  Then he
turned back to his dinner.

The officer looked disconcerted.  "Um, aren't you going to look at your
orders, sir?"

Tylor nodded.  "Yeah- maybe later.  I want to finish dinner, first,
though..."

The officer looked as if he wanted to say something, but kept his mouth
shut and stood at attention, waiting for Tylor.

Yuriko smiled secretly, watching the way Tylor drew out the meal, and
allowing him to draw her into a long, somewhat intimate conversation for
the sole purpose of embarrassing the waiting man.  Over the time she knew
him, she'd learned his little quirks, and had started to enjoy helping him
with some of the simpler, less dangerous pranks he liked to pull over
'professional soldiers' like she had once been- and still was, to some
extent.  She used to be rather annoyed at him for it, until he explained
(more or less) that he was trying to get her to laugh at herself, and not
take things so seriously.  She liked to think that if she became a little
less serious, he would be a little more so- and it had worked out just like
she'd hoped: every now and then, he'd talk 'seriously' with her, and not
joke around... too much.  At least, when dealing with her- when dealing
with other soldiers, he wouldn't take them seriously at all.

When they had finally finished dinner, Tylor opened the orders and read
them, then handed them to Yuriko.  They were pretty basic orders-
'Commander Justy Ueki Tylor, Report to my office immediately upon reciept
of these instructions for further orders- Adm. Mifune.'

Tylor sighed.  "I think we need to talk a bit more about what we were
discussing when the officer showed up.  Let's pick up where we left off
when I get home tonight, okay?"

Yuriko nodded, and watched as the officer escorted him away.  Sighing, she
turned back to her meal.

*	*	*	*	*

"Tylor," Mifune greeted gruffly.  "Long time, no see.  Please, sit down."

"Yes, sir," Tylor answered, giving a sloppy salute before relaxing into the
chair across from the admiral's desk.

"Let's get down to business, shall we?  I want to offer you a new command-
the Soyokaze has been scrapped, but we've been building a new ship just for
you.  We can re-assemble much of your old crew easily enough, and you'll
have a high degree of autonomy in this assignment."

"That would be nice, to see the old crew again," Tylor said, smiling.

Mifune nodded.  "Yes, well... as you may or may not be aware, the peace
treaty we have signed with the Raalgon has not been universally accepted by
people of either side.  Terrorist forces are forming in both kingdoms, and
we are forming a joint task force with the Raalgon Imperial Fleet in order
to root out the larger pockets of resistance."

"Is that so?"

Mifune nodded again.  "Captain Dom will be in command of the Raalgon
attachment.  I believe you know him?"  Tylor nodded himself.  "Before I
continue this briefing, I need to know if you are willing to take the
assignment.  Are you?"

Tylor smiled.  "It would be awfully nice to see the old gang again, but I'm
afraid that you caught me at a bad time..."

"Oh?"

"Yes, see... Yuriko told me at the dinner your officer showed up at that
she's pregnant, and so... well, I'd like to talk to her before making a
decision."

Mifune's eyes widened.  "You're going to... have a son?"

"Or daughter, yes.  Why?"

Mifune was almost whimpering.  "Oh, no, not more of him!" he whispered
under his breath.

"Admiral?"

"Ahem," the Admiral said, coughing.  "I mean, yes, by all means, discuss it
with Miss Star.  And congradulations..."

"Thank you, Admiral," Tylor said, standing up to leave.

"Oh, Tylor?"

"Yes, sir?"

"Please, if you do take it, think about taking this job seriously for once?
 These terrorists could strike anywhere, and you said you wanted a life of
peace to bring your children up in..."

Tylor smiled.  "Don't worry, Admiral.  If I take it, all you have to do is
leave it up to me, and everything will be fine."

*	*	*	*	*

Two men in black stood outside a particular apartment building.  "Are you
sure THIS is where he lives?"

"Aye- Tylor and his girlfriend have shacked up here."

"Then give me the charges- we'll teach them to make peace with those
Raalgon devils!"

Inside of the building, Yuriko Star stood waiting for the elevator to
arrive...


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