Tenchi Muyo Fan Fiction ❯ Wormhole lift ❯ Mad scientists needed! ( Chapter 3 )

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three: Mad scientists needed!


looked at the two sets of people gathered in Washu's laboratory, each of them staring at the twin medical pools that laid before them. Though they were lost in the same fusion of worry, apathy and despair. The silence was thick as each of the present people tried to swallow their tears. There was a very bruised Kiyone, a still weak Ayeka, the guy named Gavel, his right arm in a shoulder strap, Tiffany, the cat-like humanoïd they had first taken for Ryo-Oki in her adult form and himself.
'Damn!!! What was Washu doing?' She had left to check on Sasami and Mihoshi, leaving the cat-like being and a new robot monitor the pools. if they seemed to have the entire trust of the greatest genius of the universe, Tenchi wasn't sure he could do the same, especially when only this Tiffany and Washu could communicate, through some sort of telepathic device.he stared back to the former space pirate, his wandering mind relived with painful clarity the last events...


- He had just stepped out of his school bus when he had heard the explosions. At first he hadn'tworried, Ryoko and Aeka had certainly one of their little 'discussions'. But when he saw the aerian fight, he knew that something was wrong and began to run. He had erupted out of the forest in full juraian battlesuit.
here's the disaster's sight that welcomed him: fuming craters strewed the yard, Kiyone had neutralized a man who tried to look the less threatening possible, Mihoshi was lying not far from his position, obviously knocked out, like Ayeka who was lying about thirty meters away. everything happened at the same time, too fast for him to fully apprehend the motion. A scream drew his gaze above. He saw... he saw an horribly burnt humanoïd form fall from the sky. He saw Kiyone shoot the guy when he did a strange movement toward Ayeka. He saw the princess's body being ejected out of the way of something that simply dissipated her previous location. Finally, he saw what happened to Ryoko and his heart froze. He witnessed helplessly the fall of what was left of the dreadiest demon of the whole galaxy, the destructor of planets and systems and more important, one of his dearest friends...- -
that was the word. He couldn't do anything, just watch. Watch helplessly Sasami running with hysterical moans toward her sister and Ryoko, his father trying to get her back in the house. Watch, always helplessly, Washu, coming from nowhere, summon two subspaces to collect hurriedly Ryoko's body and the burnt one.
'At the moment I thought Ryoko's corpse!' He thought disgusted.
felt so useless!!!
the same thoughts were creeping under Kiyone's skin. With something else though. A Deep, sharp and mercyless feeling of guilt was stabbing her since they had ended up in the lab. she had done today was an unforgivable sequence of mistakes. Here she was, one of the most ever talented galaxy police officer since the institution was created, assigned to protect this part of the galaxy and the two juraian royalties on earth. And what did she do when real danger showed up? She failed miserably, as effective as a parasol at midnight!

'I just suck!!! I brought theses strangers without any restraint when I hadn't any information about who they were. I led them directly to the princesses. What if it had been a real murder attempt of any political faction? Not that I could have done better myself!' She thought sadly.

'I deserve to be fired! Not only wasn't I able to prevent the events, but I also got things worse. This guy was trying to help us and I almost killed him!' She blushed in shame, her eyes downcast. If it weren't for his telekinetic powers, princess Ayeka would be more than dead now.

she couldn't even blame all of it on Mihoshi this time! Thinking of her partner led her guts in a painful polka while her mournful mind sank even deeper than she thought possible. clenched and unclenched her fists frantically. 'I WAS GOING TO KILL HER!!!' The words twirled in her head madly. She wanted to vomit. 'And I promised to protect her!'spat at herself. 'And I dared to yell at her, to think I was better than her! How can she stay with a total jerk like me!?! She is the one who should be filing up for a new partner!' She wondered how she'd face the blonde officer when she wakes up...
her, Ayeka was melting in cold rage. Her stare shifted from one pool to the other. 'Why does Washu try to save this monster?' She asked herself, for once not referring to her old rival. 'And how can she allow this animal to check on her own daugther while she should be there, making everything to heal Ryoko?'cold chill ran through her spine. 'Was it too late? Was Ryoko's fate doomed?' The demon girl was tough, right, but the damage was indescribable. Her lower body was completely disintegrated. Luckily the wound had stopped bleeding when the dislocated body had been dived in the healing pool. shrugged the thought out of her mind. No, Ryoko couldn't die like that. 'Fool, why did you do such a stupid thing? Don't you dare to die, demon, or I'll kill you, do you hear me? You'd better come back, you still have the dishes to wash! And you know Sasami will not be pleased if you don't! You wouldn't disappoint her, would you?...' Without her realizing, tears streamed down from her red eyes. another source of worry. Her little sister had taken all of this very badly, first she had gone hysterical, forcing Kiyone and herself to pin her down. Then she had fallen in a serious breakdown, shutting herself in a disturbing silence.
her gaze fell on the other pool, where the burnt steak lied. She smirked when she thought what the cyan-haired girl would say about her cooking skills. Her whole self wanted to finish the work and transform the fried humanoïd in ashes, sure, it would be merciful from her to allow this thing to go back to hell. But Washu had made her promise not to do anything! 'How could this thing hurt Ryoko so badly? I mean, she's the most powerful woman I know... I always thought nothing could possibly destroy her! It's simply impossible! She's always been there, SHE CAN'T DIE!'
"Arrrrghh!!! I can't take it anymore, I'm going to fetch the little scoudrel myself!"

"Who is a little scoundrel?" Came a voice just behind her. The first crown princess almost jumped to the ceiling with a iiirrrp.

"Miss Washu! Where were you? Ryoko needs you, she's dying and all you think of is to freak me out?!?" She screeched to the little red-head.

"For you information, princess, I was making sure Mihoshi was ok and gave your little sister some sedative. I let Nobuyoki-san and Ryo-Oki check on them... Maybe I should give you some too, you are quite hyper you know?" The little genius answered, narrowing her eyes dangerously.

"No, no, no, no, nooo... I'm ok!" Stammered the purple-haired girl.

"Good! And don't forget! Call me little Washu" She said suddendly smiling brightly. Then she turned towards the cat-woman. [Soooo, How are our hot-heads?]
expected, we stabilised them. But, Broke's energy levels are too low to allow her nanohealers to work and Ryoko's regeneration power is overcomed. She's already lost too much blood.] Said Tiffany in a flat tone meant to hide her despair.
cheer up! We're both of superior intelligence, of course I'm the greatest of the universe but you're not too bad either, we'll find a solution. I'm not letting my little Ryoko die! No, certainly not!] 'Especially when this situation is all my fault...' She added mentally.
let's consider our options... I can't use masses to save my little girl, the fusion process'd erase her personnality... I could invent something to improve her regeneration power but I fear it'd be too late - mental note: build one for the next time - , Ohhh, shit, what else? Tsunami? Naah, I can't just wait here and hope she'll show up...]
nanomachines could heal both of them if we could provide her enough energy. But I don't know how to product the necessary quantity, the one of a little sun. Your human toaster there has seriously short-circuited her, she's been lucky to take her by surprise...] Tiffany proposed unconvinced.
She can do that?]
she was designed to be a bodyguard as well as a soldier. She had to be able to save her master if he was wounded... Though her ability's been more used to prolong his captives's lives when tortured.] The honeyed-furr humanoïd frowned at this unwelcomed memory.
face lit up with her sudden inspiration. [We could transfer some of Ryoko's gems's energy to Broke!]
Are they the source of her power? Wouldn't the sudden drain finish her off?] Asked Tiffany.
they are and no, if we use those that are embedded in Tenchi-ken. However, we'll need my daughter to activate them since they only react to her body signature.]

"Tenchi!" The boy jolted out of his inner world and focused on the diminutive scientist.

"Yes, little Washu? Is Ryoko going to be all right?"

"She will if we act fast. We need her gems, bring us the Tenchi-ken. Hurry up!!!"
Tenchi bolted out of the lab to look for his sword, the red-head scientist and her new found assistant began to link the two wounded girls with electrodes and other various devices.
the timing's gonna be crucial, I'll channel her power slowly at first, not to shock the girls, we don't want them to explode, do we? then I'll increase gradually the intensity to 65%. You'll check on your friend and tell me if something goes wrong.]
nodded and pushed a ruby button on the silver ornament fixed around her left ear and that ended under her left eye. Her gaze went fuzzy as she began to list Broke's stats.
came back a few seconds later, out of breath. "Pff, pff, I'm back...little Washu... han...what do I do now?"

"Just what you did when you gave back Ryoko one of her gems the day you met her. Concentrate and wish them to go back to her. Then, leave the lab, take the princess, Kiyone and Gavel with you." Replied the little genius.

"Why? Why can't we stay? I refused to let her alone with this... this monster!" Interrupted Ayeka.

"Neither do I, I will not abandon her. I want to help her..." Tenchi's face hardened with his resolution.
sighed. That was to be expected. At the corner of her eye, she saw the cat-girl facing the same problem with her companion. "Listen kids, It could be very dangerous, we're dealing with REALLY high energy density. Damn! One error and my whole subspace may burn!!! I can't insure your safety, I'm not sure I can insure mine! This will be very delicate, I don't need any kind of distraction. Things are already complicated enough without having to worry about you. Have I made my point clear?" Four even of shoulders slumped at these words.genius's expression softened. "I know how you feel and Ryoko's very lucky to have such good friends. And because of that I can't let you jeopardize your lives." She shuckled. "She'd kill me!!!"
put a hand on Ayeka's shoulder. "She's right. We can't do anything for her. Let's get back to the house..."purple-haired girl shrugged her shoulder and headed for the door that separated Washu's lab's subspace and the Masaki household. "A person of my quality can't be friend with that demon-woman, I was just worried the other monster'd escape and attack us again!" The GP officer looked her leave the lab. Was it tears she had seen in the princess's eyes?
"Come on Tenchi, it's useless to stay..." The words seemed to strike him. Never had the GP officer seen such a hurt look on the boy's face. Without waiting for an answer, she took to her heels and walked to the door. Tenchi watched her go, shaked himself and sent the two remnant gems to the former space pirate. They hovered above Ryoko's body before being caught in a forcefield the red-head scientist generated. Then he reluctantly followed his two friends, dragging the other man with him.
they were out, Washu separated the subspace from the house and summoned her holoscreen. [Energy transfer initialized.] She announced.
golden glove emanated from the two gems and surrounded gently the cyan-haired girl. Washu didn't lose time to redirect the energy through the bonds between the two women. Broke's body tensed and seemed to flare in the yellow light. Washu and Tiffany exchanged a smile and the mini scientist began to increase the flow. Each of them was silently exulting. That was working. New tissues were forming under the burnt one. They went on like this during one hour, not daring to go past the previous limit. 87% of the short-haired girl was already restored when her eyes shot open. They rolled in every direction until they fell on her cat-like friend and hardly focused.
Her voice cracked, she painfully swallowed missing saliva and tried again. [... Wha... hapnd? ...Where...?] Then her eyes grew wider with understanding. [... Oh...nooo... Wha've done?!?]
It's gonna be ok. Just relax and you'll be fine in a few minutes...] Soothed the furry scientist. With these words the burnt flesh teared apart, like a cocoon, revealing more and more fresh skin beneath.this moment Ryoko's body quaked violently as the hovering gems flashed suddenly, blinding Washu and Tiffany.the first time Broke took notice of her neighbour. She hardly recognized the girl who smashed her before getting mad. She was twitching and quivering in sheer pain. The short-haired girl realised the other was dying. She gasped when her gaze ended on the cyan-haired girl's hips. She could see or rather not see the now missing lower body, the result of her foolishness. barely heard her friend and the unknown red-head kid panicking and talking frantically about energy spectrum slipping away and oncomming explosion. didn't matter to her. She was suffering the usual breakdown she felt whenever she got out of her berserk mode. Breakdown that always left her completely distressed when she had to face the consequences of her acts. Innocents killed, friends savagely torn apart, cities in flames, all of this with her own bloody fucking hands. Hell, no! Not this time!!! This girl wasn't dead yet. She could still do something for her or die trying.
got rid of the last remnants of her former self and raised out of her pool. Crap!!! She was still weak! She ignored it and placed herself behind the other girl. Thin stalkes exited her fingers and probbed the wound. Her first analyze showed the girl had a high potential of regeneration, which surprised Broke. If that was so, why could't she heal herself? She examined the body more thoroughly and found the cause of the problem. Her nano-erasers, that formed her weapons were still active! Usually, when they were cut from their energy source, they only lasted a few minutes before dissociating in mere atoms.they went on 'feeding' on the agonising girl. Worse, they seemed to have mutated on their own. Broke identified new units and was startled to recognize them. That were totipotential units, similar to those she kept in her bones. They were still few but with the energy and materials the specialized units brought them, they replicated themselves faster and faster. This girl's regeneration's cells were no match for the biomechanical invadors. 'It's really a wonder she could resist that long!' Mused Broke and she began to infuse her nanohealers, coded on the other girl's genetic pattern, to stop the process.
first, things were going pretty well. Her units dismanteled the defenseless mutated ones and allowed regeneration cells to divide again. But they soon met resistance as some alien totipotent nanos producted more agressive units that attacked her own. Broke could see she was losing, she wasn't strong enough to compete yet. It was a matter of time now before they invaded her too. 'Arrrr... how can it be? Where does their energy come from?' She then looked up and saw the gems and their twisted light. She didn't know how, but the agressiv nanos could directly tap in these power sources. She had to cut this, but how?
they had recovered from the blinding flash, the two scientists found both their patients in the same pool. There were metallic outgrowths out of Broke's fingers that were driven around Ryoko's wound like acupuncture needles. Her furry assistant explained Washu it was Broke's way of healing but there was obviously something wrong. First, the explosion she would have expected didn't happen, they obviously weren't transformed in smoldering smoke. Second, her daughter's health didn't improve at all while the other girl weackened.
look at that!] Tiffany transmitted her Broke's more recent data, including Ryoko's anamnesis. the diminutive scientist made her own conclusions, the nanos had modified the energy spectrum to suit them better, creating the sudden burst out. But they had absorbed all of it! Amazing! The red-head couldn't help but smile, she was getting soooo bored lately. All those new research's subjects!!! "MMMHBWAHAHAHAHAHAAAA!!!!" She cackled evilly.
cat-woman sweat-dropped and gave her a quizzical look. [Err... Miss Washu? The girls...]
OH, Ah yeah! Hum. Ok. Well, anyway, I've got the solution.] She reached a hand in one of her pocket subspace and pulled out proudly an oversized canon. [THIS is my quarks alignment disruptor protocanon ZK9.43!!! This will cut our little bastards off the flow. But only a few seconds. That's when you intervene.]she reached in another pocket subspace and handed the furry scientist a pair of protective sunglasses and a...badminton racket.
Tiff knew what to make out of the sunglasses but wasn't sure about the stringed wooden thing and voiced her doubts.
eyes rolled. [It's a Earth's game, 'explain later, just hold it this way and smash the gems with the stringed part, 'kay?]
yes...] She put on the sunglasses and mentionned she was ready. '...'can't believe I'm doing this! I don't know if she's the greatest, but she certainly is the maddest scientist I've ever encountered, and I've met a lot!' Her thoughts were interrupted when the red-head aimed and beamed a laser ray on the hovering gems.
a bright flash came from the gems, Tiffany launched her arm and hit the gems as hard as she could, wishing she could send them to the far end of the galaxy, or the subspace for that matter. Instead, they went through a dimensional portal that appeared very conveniently. Tiffany could catch a glimps of a living room before the portal closed.
felt the pressure on her artificial members diminish. The nanos were dissolving. She summonned her remaining strenghs up and threw them in the repair process of her former foe. She collapsed when she completed her task.


of chapter three.