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Advent of the Goddess.

This episode begins with a mysterious man making a visit to Tokimi who was seen briefly in the OAV episode 7 in Sasami's dream. After the meeting the robot that has accompanied the man seems intimidated by the extra planar being that they have just encountered.

Back on Earth Ryoko is returning from getting sake for tonight's dinner, when suddenly she's trapped by some sort of blob. The robot appears and takes on the appearance of Ryoko. However, the jewel that she created in her hand explodes because it cannot be copied. In order to make her appearance perfect Zero, which is the name of the robot, removes the gem from Ryoko's wrist.

When Zero, posing as Ryoko, returns to the house she meets Tenchi. With whom she falls in love with because she copied Ryoko's mind too. Zero's mission is to capture Washu and take her back to her boss the Evil Dr. Clay. Washu notices something is wrong when her and Zero are in the hot spring near Tenchi's house and there's a logo on Zero's bottom. Washu knows who's logo this is and is very careful around her daughter for a little while.

Zero makes attempt after attempt to abduct Washu but always fails whenever Tenchi is around. Until one night Zero is summoned into outer space by Dr. Clay and told that if that boy keeps getting in the way eliminate him. At first Zero refuses but Dr. Clay increases his control over her.
That night Zero appears in the moonlight, goes to Tenchi's room draws a lightsaber on her beloved sleeping Tenchi and...

Zero Ryoko

Zero's screams of sadness can be heard throughout the valley in which Tenchi's house is located. Inside Tenchi's room he is still asleep with Zero's lightsaber piercing his pillow inches from his head. Zero breathes a sigh of relief and leaves his room. In the hall a voice calls out. It is Washu. Zero realizes that if she captures Washu now she won't have to kill Tenchi. After failing...again (Hey this is Washu we're talking about) Ayeka shows up an confronts Zero. When Tenchi wakes up and comes out of his room, Zero cries and flees. Washu decides that they must save Ryoko and pulls Ryo-Ohki out of her shirt.

After the confusion clears Tenchi, Washu, and Ayeka are off in Ryo-Ohki to save Ryoko. After leaving the solar system they come across Mihoshi, who has just happened to discover the Dr.'s ship. Tenchi and Ayeka rush off the ship to save her, while Washu finds the easy way into the ship.

Washu and the Doctor finally meet again. They both worked at the space academy together and Dr. Clay was always trying to outdo Washu. After reliving old memories, the Doctor decides that he's going to capture Washu but this time he succeeds due to Zero's help. Dr. Clay plans to extract Washu's memories but Zero turns on him. Dr. Clay has his own safety measures. The ring he wears around his finger shatters and Zero drops to the floor. Washu breaks free of the trap the Dr. has set for her.

During the Dr.'s retreat he sets the ship's engine to self destruct. Washu has to let the doctor go in order to stop the self destruct. Otherwise the explosion would cause a black hole. Washu separates the ship saving herself but the others Tenchi, Ayeka, and Mihoshi were trapped in the other part of the ship. Without thinking Tenchi forms a shield around himself and the others using the lighthawk wings. Not even a black hole can effect the lighthawk wings. While Dr. Clay is watching him do it he's not watching where he's going and crashes into Ryo-Ohki and gets arrested by Mihoshi. On the part of the ship that didn't explode, everyone is there and Tenchi is holding a dying Zero. He calls her Ryoko and she tells him that that's all she's ever wanted to be. Washu tells Tenchi that she split Ryoko into two because she couldn't control a complete Ryoko. In order to save her Washu tells him that she's going to put Ryoko and Zero back together. After telling him this Ryoko, who is naked in a giant beaker in the background, telepathically calls Washu a liar. Washu tells her that she won't do it if she doesn't want her to. Ryoko does not respond and Washu takes it as a yes.
Everyone gets back to home safe and Ryoko experiences the emotions of love for Tenchi that are increased by Zero's true feelings. Tenchi catches the attention of Tokimi. Tokimi tells her advisor to erase the doctor's memory and not to touch Tenchi.