It had been years since Tenchi had seen Ryoko. After Kagato's defeat on Jurai, Ryoko had stayed with Tenchi on earth for about a year before disappearing one morning leaving behind this note:

I'm going on a journey. Good-bye Tenchi. I love you.

P.S. don't look for me.

Ryoko was beyond excited. After three years she was finally going to see her beloved Tenchi again. She rocketed towards Earth as fast as she could. She could tell Ryo-Ohki was excited too because she was going faster than her usual top speed. The man that had kept her from Tenchi had been dealt with and now she was returning to her love. She landed at the lake and ran to the house.

Ryoko saw Tenchi standing in the living room and flew at him wrapping her arms around him in her usual manner.

"Tenchi, I'm back! I missed you so much." Ryoko said as she snuggled into the nape of his neck.

"Ryoko, You… you're really back!" Tenchi exclaimed. He glanced at her arms with a nervous expression.

"Get yourself off my fiancé!" Ayeka screamed as she ran down the stairs.

"Fiancé? Ayeka, you really need to stop forcing Tenchi into your delusions."

"This is no delusion you mummy woman!" Ayeka thrust out her left hand. There was a shiny silver ring on Ayeka's ring finger. "Tenchi and I are to be married this coming year."

"Ehhh! I can't believe it. You're so obsessed with this delusion that you went as far as to buy yourself a ring?"

"NO! Tenchi bought it for me. Tenchi, isn't that right?"

Ayeka and Ryoko both turned to Tenchi both waiting for him to answer in the way that supported them. When he didn't answer Ryoko was about to laugh in victory, but as her gaze swept back towards Ayeka something caught her eye.

On Tenchi ring finger on his left hand there was a ring. To Ryoko's distraught she realized it matched the ring Ayeka had shown. It was true. It was all true.

"It's true isn't it Tenchi? You're really going to marry her, you love her?"

Ryoko teleported away from Tenchi, trembling, as tears ran down her face. She covered her face with a shaking hand, and faded away.