Author's Notes:As the subject says, this is far from complete. O.o;
The first... oh... up to the ejection of the escape pod is basically Star
Wars with the names changed. From there on, it will be Star Wars' overall
story, with minute plot details changing and mutating. This is based on
the OVA series, so there won't be any mention of Kiyone (I know, I know,
Kiyone-sama, but there's no place for her.)
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Tenchi Wars
Episode XIV: A New Hope
It is a period of civil war.
Juraian spaceships, striking
from a hidden base, have won
their first victory against
the evil Galactic Empire.
During the battle, Juraian
spies managed to steal
plans to the Empire's
ultimate weapon, the Tsunami,
a massive battleship with
enough power to destroy
an entire planet.
Pursued by the Empire's
sinister agents, Princess
Aeka races home aboard
her spaceship, the Ryu-Oh,
custodian of the stolen
plans that can save her
people and restore freedom
to the galaxy....
* * * * *
Above a small, insignificant planet known only as Earth, war
raged. The spaceship Ryu-Oh traded blows with its larger, faster
pursuer. Though the Ryu-Oh fought desperately, the battle
was already lost, and the Ryu-Oh and its crew knew it. Their pursuer
overtook them and prepared a boarding party.
Aboard the Ryu-Oh, the crew took position and waited, weapons at
the ready. There was a hiss, and a bulkhead blew open, allowing the
platoon of enemy soldiers in. The fighting was fierce, many
falling--but the invaders pressed forward, inexorably. In their wake
stepped Lord Kagato, servant to the Empress Tokimi. As the invading
soldiers spread out through the ship, they searched for the Princess
Aeka, to take her back to Kagato.
In one section of the ship, two of the Juraian Guardians were
arguing. "Go out there? Are you crazy? We'll get blown to bits!"
Kamidake didn't say a word but serenely floated through the
battlezone, giving Azaka no choice but to follow, sputtering
incoherently. Once they crossed the scorched passageway, Kamidake
made for the bowels of the ship. Azaka continued to spout nonsense
the whole way, irritating Kamidake to no end.
* * * * *
Lord Kagato scooped up one of the many injured soldiers, lifting
him well beyond the soldier's ability to touch the floor. He smiled,
an unpleasant sight, mouth twisted into a cruel perversion of that
expression of happiness. Two small fangs showed themselves. "Where
are the plans for the Tsunami?"
Shaking in his boots, literally, the man said, "This is a
counselor ship on a mission to Jurai.... we received no
transmissions..."
Growling, Kagato crushed the man's throat, "If this is a
counselor ship... *where* is the Ambassador??" Kagato continued to
squeeze long after the man stopped convulsing. With a sound of
disgust for weaklings, Kagato threw the lifeless body against the
wall, watching it crumple bonelessly. "Commander, tear this ship
apart until you've found those plans, and bring me the passengers, I
want them alive!"
* * * * *
Kamidake had managed to lose Azaka, and came upon the Princess.
She smiled, and, in the smoke-filled corridor, fed him a special
programming chip. With a whisper, she sent him back to Azaka, then
hid, hearing the goosesteps of an approaching squad.
Princess Aeka peered around the corner, then ducked back. The
squad was getting closer. She gripped the blaster in her hands,
sweating, and sprung out. "It's her!" *ZAP* Time enough for one shot,
before she turned to flee. The last words she heard were "Set for
stun" before an impact slammed into her, shortcircuiting her nervous
system painfully.
"Take her to Lord Kagato, she'll be alright." ordered the
commander. The squad turned, leaving the holed body of their comrade
to rot. No one would care.
Unnoticed, Azaka and Kamidake vacated the ship in an escape pod.
* * * * *
"Lord Kagato. Only you would be so bold. The Imperial Senate
will not sit still for this. When they hear you've attacked a
diplomatic--"
Kagato harshly cut her off, "*Don't* act so surprised, your
Highness, you weren't on any *mercy* mission this time. Several
transmissions were beamed to this ship by Rebel spies. I want to know
what happened to those plans."
Aeka opened her mouth. "I don't know what you're talking about.
This is a counselor ship on a diplomatic mission to Alderaan."
Kagato sounded furious. "You are part of the Rebel Alliance and
a traitor. TAKE HER AWAY!"
"Holding her is dangerous. If word leaks out, it could generate
sympathy for the Rebellion." Zero struggled to stay abreast of
Kagato.
"I have traced the Rebel spies to her. Now she is my only link
to finding their secret base." Kagato was almost desperate, not that
anyone would mention it.
Zero looked worried. "She'll die before she tells you anything."
"Leave that to me. Send a distress signal and then inform the
Senate that all aboard were killed." Lord Kagato was also not very
well known for his tender mercies.
"Lord Kagato? The Tsunami's plans are *not* aboard this ship. A
escape pod was jettisoned, but had no one aboard." The commander in
charge of performing the search saluted Lord Kagato smartly.
"She must have hidden the plans aboard that pod. Commander, send
a detachment to retrieve those plans, see to it personally. There'll
be no one to stop us this time!"
[Meanwhile...] * * * * *
Tenchi sweated--it was a hot, dry day, and he still had a lot of
work to do in the carrot fields. This, he thought, was the problem
with where his father had decided to build his dream house.. there was
just *too* *much* land, and they had to do *something* with it. He
sighed. <Well, I'd better get back to work.> Picking up his garden
hoe, he started down the next row, digging out the weeds. <This is a
horrible way to spend summer vacation.>
Of course, he had no -other- way to spend his summer; it was
basically tradition for him to spend summers with his grandfather... at
least... it had been tradition ever since his mother died. Tenchi
quickly averted his thoughts from that line of inquiry; it was too nice
a day to be thinking about that.
Tenchi wiped his brow with the handkerchief he pulled from his
belt, looking up at the nearly cloudless sky. It really was a beautiful
day, with the bright blue sky, the fluffy white cotton clouds, the
gleaming, large object from space plummeting down from the sky in his
general direction... The -what-?!?!?!?
With his usual eloquence, Tenchi stammered a "W-w-what is that??"
and watched as the object streaked overhead, landing, with a *BOOM*, near
the lake that Grandpa used to breed koi and support the sacred tree.
Without thinking too much about it, he dropped his hoe and ran towards the
crash site. What he found there, though he could not know it, would
change his life forever.
"Ohhhh....." This came from the slowly sinking wreck of the Ryu-Oh.
Tenchi dove into the water, swimming the 30 yards to the ship, and
thankful for once that his grandfather always trained him so hard.
Upon reaching the ship, he began to clear wreckage away, finally
uncovering the secret of the pod.
"Aww, it's just two Juraian royalty guardians... Juraian royalty
guardians??" Tenchi boggled at the deactivated guardians, and sighed to
himself. "I guess I can't just leave them there." He set about pulling
the two huge, man-sized logs out of the sinking pod. It was hard work,
and by the time he'd gotten them out and to land, he was panting with
effort. He sat down cross-legged, looking around. It was a good 100
yards to the house. "Aw, man, I don't wanna have to drag them back
there.."
Fortunately for Tenchi, he wouldn't. At just that moment, the two
guardians 'woke' themselves, single red eyes coming to glowing life. Also
at just that moment, Tenchi's itinerant space pirate teleported in. She
was happy to see him; then again, she was -always- happy to see him.
Ryouko had taken a liking to the shy, unpossessed young man with the
short, spiky hair. Since he had released her from her prison cave,
accidentally, she had come to live with him, which caused him no end of
embarrassment and teasing from his grandfather and father.
Several things happened at this point. Ryouko greeted Tenchi with a
big, warm, soft, fluffy hug. (If you don't think a hug can be fluffy..
well. :) The newly awoken Guardians gasped. "Space Pirate Ryouko!!"
Azaka swiveled to face Kamidake. "Is it really her?"
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