Chapter One -- The Soul can be Stolen, but Only if the Body Goes Too
It was a pleasant day in Sunnydale and for a little while Buffy could forget about the business of slaying and relax with her friends and watcher for a few hours. Usually she would have loved it, but today she was restless, she had a feeling something was going to happen. Something big. Willow and Oz were sitting together talking quietly. Xander and Cordelia, as per usual, were having an argument. "You are such a jerk Xander"
"Well at least I don't wear a big sign on my head that says 'slut'"
"I do not!"
"Well you dress like it"
Their feud was cut off as a large explosion shook the library; Buffy jumped up and ran out the door calling as she did so "I'm going to see what that was!" Giles took off his glasses and polished them.
"Good Luck" he said in his dry clipped English way. "And be careful"
"Thanks and I will"
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"Ouch! Woman do you think you could have landed in a slightly less noisy way?" complained Prince Vegeta rubbing his head as the Z gang got shakily out of their seats.
"Damare Vegetable Brains! I would have landed quietly if it wasn't for a certain baka who kept insisting that he could fly the ship and damaged the control panel!"
"So? You should have made it stronger"
"I wouldn't have to do that if someone would control their temper"
"You can talk woman, you chuck temper tantrums all the time"
"But I don't destroy everything around me like some muscle headed saiya-jin I know"
"That's only because you are too weak to" The whole gang was pleased to hear the pairs verbal duel. Bulma had been the most hard hit by the destruction of their dimension, along with her parents, Yamcha, Tien, Chaio-tzu and all her other friends who didn't reach the ship in time. She hadn't even had the will to live for the first couple of weeks, only her bond with Prince Vegeta had kept her alive and sane.
I wonder what this dimension is like? asked Vegeta
I don't know Vegeta, I really don't know. At least it still exists like Vegeta, deep in Xiae's mind she hoped they could stay here, she was fed up with losing everything she cared for and hopping from dimension to dimension. Ever since their own dimension was destroyed by Khonsu, who had then followed Vegeta and her to the Z warrior's dimension one year ago. The tyrant was vanquished there by the Z warriors, Vegeta and herself- at the cost of that dimension, destroyed by Khonsu's death struggle. Fortunately, Bulma had been working on a Capsule ship at the time and was able to get most of the warriors into it while she and Vegeta opened a portal, escaping just in time. This would be the eleventh dimension they had visited; the others were one that Khonsu had passed through. Whirling expanses of dark and dust. Totally destroyed.
Gohan was standing at his control station running a check on the planet they were on. The disembodied voice of the computer, in reply to his queries, answered "Air - breathable, gravity- 1 g, "
"Well the air's fine," said Gohan
"Well what are we waiting for then?" asked Trunks as he chased Goten around the gravity chamber.
"There are many significant power levels here" said Piccolo with a frown "powerful, evil ones and one good"
"Who is advancing rapidly" interjected Vegeta.
"Let's go meet him then," said Goku. This was favoured by all, including Bulma and Prince Vegeta who had stopped fighting. Chichi pressed the button that opened the door and they all walked outside
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Buffy crept cautiously to wards the explosion site and hid behind a large pile of rocks. At the site, which was in the middle of a large park, was a huge crater. In the center of this was a huge spherical ship of some kind, with the words 'Capsule Corp.' on the side. It was at least 50 metres high and 100 metres around The half moon shone down and with her slayer senses she could see everything. Suddenly a hatch opened in the side of the ship and people began to walk out. First was a tall man dressed in orange with very wild looking black hair followed by a very short bald man, also dressed in orange, holding the hand of an icy looking blonde, then a black haired woman dressed in a strange looking purple dress. An aqua haired woman in a pair of short blue shorts and a white T-shirt beside a man whose unruly hair stuck straight up to a point and was dressed in a tight fitting black body suit, white shoes and gloves. Next were two boys, one with black hair and one with lavender hair. A tall youth walked out beside a man whose skin was green! Buffy rubbed her eyes, no he definitely was green. Following him was a girl dressed in baggy black pants and a dark sapphire singlet top, long red-copper hair and a sword in a shoulder scabbard along with a guy in black cargo pants and a green tee-shirt with black jacket and sword, but with short, normal, black hair. The last two both appeared to have thick brown belts.
"Hello?" called the man who had left the ship first. "Anyone there?" Before Buffy could react, a pack of about 50 hunting vampires appeared out of the shadows and attacked the group. Buffy, seeing the group was totally outnumbered decided to lend a helping hand.
"Ereshkigal" muttered the redheaded girl in disgust and then she called out louder "Grab a stick and stab them in the chest!"
"Or remove their heads" added the guy with short hair, lopping the head of a vampire off as he spoke.
"Or simply incinerate them" smirked the man with the troll hair, forming a ball of reddish energy in his hands and throwing it at the nearest vampire who turned into an undead torch for a few seconds before puffing into ashes. Within 2 minutes, all the vampires were dead.
"Okay, who and what the hell are you?" asked Buffy . The tall man in the orange introduced himself and the others.
"My name is Goku. This is my wife Chichi, sons Gohan and Goten, friend Krillin and his wife #18. Bulma Briefs, her husband Prince Vegeta and son Trunks. The green skinned man is Piccolo , Xiae Nightstorm and Vegeta Nightfalcon" Goku said with a big goofy grin on his face, pointing to each in turn.
"And you are?" asked Bulma
"Buffy, and you still haven't answered my question. Normal people don't shoot beams from their hands, have hair that looks like yours or have green skin"
"Or have tails" interrupted Trunks, who ran behind Vegeta and pulled his tail. Vegeta grabbed Trunks by the neck and handed him to Bulma.
"Yeah, and tails" said Buffy uneasily.
"I will give you the cut and dried version otherwise we will be standing here all night" said Gohan and he quickly explained the whole story to Buffy. Buffy then asked if they would like to meet Giles. She didn't know why but she felt she could trust the group. Buffy trusted her gut feelings. They had saved both her life and the lives of her friends many times.
Can we trust her? Goku silently asked Xiae and Vegeta, their telepathic powers being far stronger than his.
Yes replied Vegeta after a few moments, she means us no harm so long as we mean no harm to her or her friends
And she trusts us. She is following her instincts.continued Xiaeshe feels to we may be able to help her. Xiae added thoughtfully to Vegeta This place 'Sunnydale' is on a hellmouth. Looks as if we will not have any lack of fighting she smirked.
Buffy led the group along the narrow path through the thick trees. Goten and Trunks would climb a tree and jump down. Racing each other to see who could do it the fastest. At the edge of the trees Buffy stopped.
"Umm is there anyway we could disguise Piccolo? Most people around here have no idea of what goes on, and he would just scare them. No offence Piccolo."
The Namek-jin smiled "None taken, I understand. Where does this Giles live? We could fly and then no one would be the wiser for our passing."
"You can fly?"
"Yes baka we can fly, can't you? Your power level is definitely high enough to. Oh I forgot, you're a woman, and women can't fight 'cause they are too weak. The only ki they have is to make their annoying voices louder" snapped Prince Vegeta.
"Leave it Prince Vegetable Brains, it can wait until we meet this Giles person and tell him and Buffy here the long version of our story." growled Xiae, who was insulted intensely by his remark.
"Or else what are you going to do, little girl?" replied the older saiya-jin, Prince Vegeta enjoyed taunting the warrioress almost as much as fighting or matching wits with Bulma.
Xiae simply retorted coldly "You. Me. Dawn. Gravity Chamber 100x. 100 every minute. No super saiya-jin or blades. First to not get up loses"
"I'll look forward to it"
Vegeta ignored the pair while he asked Buffy if she would mind if Gohan was to carry her. Prince Vegeta deserved everything he was going to get.
"Not at all" the slayer replied and Gohan picked her up. Goku grabbed Chichi and Prince Vegeta took Bulma into his arms. The group took off and flew over the top of the buildings. Buffy, after she got over the shock of being 100m in the air, directed Gohan to the library. The warriors landed gently on the grass and walked into the school, following Buffy. The group walked swiftly through the deserted hallways.
"Giles?"
"Ah, Buffy, you took longer than I thought. Run into trouble?" asked the tall watcher.
"In a way, the explosion was a spaceship landing" replied Buffy, beckoning to the Z warriors who stepped into the library. "And these are the people from the spaceship. Goku and Chichi, their sons Gohan and Goten. Krillin and #18. Prince Vegeta and his wife Bulma and son Trunks. Piccolo, Xiae and Vegeta" indicating each in turn.
"Very good but who are they?"
"I had better explain" said Gohan who then told Buffy and Giles everything since Radditz had kidnapped him as a young boy up to them arriving in this dimension. Having told their story, Gohan asked Giles if he minded them returning to their ship as they would have to hide it before morning. Giles agreed the ship would have to be hidden and the warrior's flew off. Buffy left for home as her mother would start to worry
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Close by, in cave near the Hellmouth, an immense, pulsating, creature sat on a rock ledge. Its gaping maw opening to devour a screaming girl, slowly striping the flesh from her bones, savouring the taste and the agonised screams. Finally the girl died and it swallowed her remains.
"More" ordered the pale quivering demon, "I am still hungry."
"At once Great Lord Master Nick, your whim is our life. May you live forever" replied one of the many small green hooded fiends, dragging forward another skeletal captive. Once the demon finished the second wretch it spoke again
"Set up the portal, our slayer is going to be blown away by this, as are those meddlers."
"At once Great Lord Master Nick, your whim is our life. May you live forever" The Ninks drew a many-pointed star inside a triangle with the blood of a teenage boy, his arm slashed open and his body lashed to a rack, under which a black flamed fire burnt.
Another Nink brought forward on a cushion 13 dolls, each looking like one of the Z warriors, Xiae, her Vegeta and Buffy. It placed them inside the star and started chanting. A maelstrom of wind blew in the center of the circle, accompanied by a shrieking howl. The figurines caught alight and vanished.
Nick smiled "It has begun, hell shall rule here once more, the Mistress shall be pleased" the creature cackled insanely. "I'm bored now, entertain me."
"At once Great Lord Master Nick, your whim is our life. May you live forever" replied the tallest Nink as it advanced trembling, not one had survived this encounter with the lust of the insane demon of Zemmiphobia(AN:see, I told you) before, their bodies burned beyond recognition. It advanced and lay before Nick who straddled the unfortunate Nink, and the screaming began.
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Xiae tensed, for a second she had just felt something, a tugging feeling at her power but she shrugged the feeling off and her mind drifted as she rested in her room waiting for the dawn. Then with a soft sigh she fell asleep.
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"Xiae, Vegeta follow me, Lord Khonsu wishes to see you" said the guard as he unlocked the cell door. "Any funny business and I have the Lord's permission to kill both of you insignificant monkeys" Xiae and Vegeta stood slowly as the guard then undid the chains from the wall and tugged on the metal collars each wore and they followed the guard to Khonsu. Both with their spirits near breaking point.
The guard threw open the doors to the throne room and dragged the saiya-jin warriors into the throne room. Khonsu was sitting on his throne, swirling wine in a goblet. The ugly Azaghal-jin smiled as he saw the battered pair. "My poor, poor pets, why must you persist in disobeying me. I truly don't want to hurt you but you leave me no choice" Khonsu walked forward "Now be a good monkey or I will be forced to do this" The warlord seized Xiae's white tipped tail, held her up in the air and proceeded to punch her in the stomach, hundreds of times per second. Xiae gagged, bringing up blood, her mind a mist of red. Khonsu seeing this stopped and dropped her to the ground. The agony of this beating was almost beyond bearing, but she had suffered worse before, that was the only reason she kept her mind, as she lay gasping and choking on the floor a vision came to her. Xiae the seer, dreamer, bearer of a cursed gift , the saiya-jin with flaming hair and icy eyes.
"Hail the warrioress, princess of a forgotten race, follower of a forgotten creed, carrier of a forgotten honour. Hail the warrior, prince of a forgotten race, carrier of a forgotten honour" a voice cried out of the darkness.
In her hands a flaming sword, 'LightningTalon' Vegeta's hands hold 'ShadowFang' blood everywhere. Vegeta and herself -creating a portal, behind them screaming darkness is encroaching.
Khonsu in his death struggle. Other faces, warriors' faces.
An immensely obese demon, radiating power and a voice repeating over and over "Son of man cannot kill me, I live forever. ". Herself drenched in blood, Vegeta lying at her feet, more bodies lying around her. A girl, standing beside her, grim as she was. "No death at the hands of man, no death at the hands of man, no death at the hands of man" dying away into a whisper. A shadowed figure standing behind them, even stronger than the demon with a pair of red eyes glowing.
A pair of teardrop shaped jewels one red, one so dark a blue as to be almost black,each with a small droplet of the other in the round end. Both of them covered in blood. Vegeta with silvery gold hair and cobalt eyes, herself with also silvery gold hair and cobalt eyes. A strange blue mark on the inside of her wrist Whirling dark expanses of dust and destruction. Powers beyond belief, despair beyond bearing, hope beyond all reason.
Choking and retching Xiae came to her senses, only to see Vegeta be dumped on the floor beside her. She gave up and slid into the welcoming darkness.
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When she awoke she was inside a rejuvenator. I see far too much of the inside of these things she thought ruefully.
Same here
Vegeta, you are a sticky beak. Can't I even call my mind my own private property?
No smirked Vegeta, It belongs to me, the Crown Prince of Vegeta-sei, as do you
As if, the only one who owns my mind is ME and I will thank ye to keep out of it. Beyond the tanks the Rykal-jin medic noticed they were awake and started to walk over to them.
Admit it, you like me inside your mind. You can't lie to me
Fine, I do grudgingly admitted Xiae as the pale green synthetic saiya-jin DNA started to drain from the tank. The tank door opened and the rough hands of the guards attached the chain to her collar. Vegeta and Xiae didn't struggle. They had both learnt the futility of that long ago, the last thing they wanted was to be back inside the tank before they had even gotten out.
"Lord Khonsu will be pleased to see you awake" said the head guard as he led them down the hall into the throne room once again. " I don't know why he bothers with you monkeys, there is no way you could ever be even halfway decent fighters, the weakest of us guards could take on ten of you monkeys, both arms tied. Besides the second strongest of your race is a female. And every one knows females can't fight, they're too soft. The only place they belong is on their backs" said Banzai, with a sneer, tossing his plaited green hair over his shoulder.
Xiae's tail began to twitch behind her back, back and forth in short angry jerks. From deep in her throat came a low growl, like the ominous rumble of distant thunder. She hated the changeling favourite of Khonsue's. Vegeta's form mirrored hers as they gathered power. Black lightning flashed all around them. The guard was too sure of his superior strength to even take notice, then his scouter blew up. Vegeta phased to in front of the guard, but before the guard could do anything Xiae plunged her fist into the guard's back and pulled out his spinal column. The guard gasped as he died "This can't be happening, I can't be killed by a mere girl..."
"Enjoy your trip, spineless coward, see you in Hell" spat Xiae, as she reached to her neck and snapped the collar in half. As she threw the pieces down her mind flared back to her vision. Vegeta, we must get our blades back
Why?, Khonsu has them locked in his private quarters, it would be a suicide mission trying to get them
Has that ever stopped us before?
No, but why is it so important all of a sudden to get them back? queried Vegeta.
This is why… replied Xiae as she showed him her vision. Our race is forgotten, our planet dead. None now know the 'Daystar' way of using the blade, it is forgotten.
So you think what you saw will happen
I don't THINK it will happen, I know it will
Okay, don't blow your top at me Xiae replied to that with a look, Vegeta's face turned slightly blue. She looked very scary, even by saiya-jin standards.
Ten minutes later…
"Lord Khonsu! The saiya-jins have escaped! We found Captain Banzai, slain in the hall! And your private quarters sir, have been guttered."
"Those ungrateful monkeys are going to PAY for this!!" Khonsu ranted and ran into the hall from his throne room. Khonsu was enraged, Banzai had been the third strongest being on the ship, the only one stronger than Banzai aside from Khonsu was the vampiress- Yrch, and the saiya-jins had slain the guard like he was nothing. The Khonsu relaxed, what had he to worry about, he was well over a thousand times stronger than Banzai in his final form and could destroy the saiya-jins without even trying,(or so he thought) but first he would have a little fun with them. "Summon Yrch" he ordered as he strode back in to the room
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Deep in the shadows Vegeta had never felt better, in his hand, tingling like wildfire was his sword- ShadowFang. He held the black bound grip with its saphire pommel stone and cross tree hilt, feeling the perfect balance of the lethally sharp blade. Double edged, strangely chased and patterned down to the perilous tip, keen as an icicle honed by midwinter gales, glowing softly a dark jade green. Xiae too, was feeling the power of her blade - LightningTalon, the only blade that could ever equal ShadowFang, its topaz pommel stone glowing with a deep flame at its heart. Its patterned surface catching the light, glowing with an eerie icy blue flame, the same colour as her eyes. The pair laughed silently at the incensed tyrant from the shadows of the throne room. He had made them more powerful, with his constant beatings. He had never realised that as a saiya-jin heals it gets stronger, nor had he realised that Xiae's telepathic powers, were now powerful enough to read a mind from a distance, rather than needing physical contact.
Suddenly, through the door stalked the seductive vampiress Yrch, over 6 thousand years old she was the most powerful vampire in the universe. Her eyes as red as the blood she drank and long black hair tumbling down her back. Her face inscribed with a scar going from her cheek to the point of her chin, but still of a beauty that men would die for "My dear Yrch, be welcome. You are well I trust?"
"Hungry"
"Have a guard..." with that Khonsu strode over to a console and pressed a button. A guard came running in.
"My Lo..." the rest of the guards words were cut off as the vampiress pounced, her beautiful face transformed in to that of a sharp fanged fiend. The guard stopped struggling very quickly. Khonsu stared at her, there were none to equal her in his harem.
"Bored now" the raven haired beauty said, twirling around "this place is no fun"
"What would you need to make it fun, sweetheart?" asked Khonsu, walking up to her and caressing her cheek. Yrch rubbed against his hand, and replied,
"A challenge, too easy to make a kill here"
"Do you remember my pets, Xiae and Vegeta?"
"Yes, you promised me Vegeta and then that little bitch Xiae gave me this..." she pouted running her fingers over the scar on her face.
"Well, they have escaped and if you wanted you could hunt them."
"Fun..." she replied softly. "I hunt now"
Xiae, on the count of three, phase to the door... Xiae nodded agreement to Vegeta's counsel1...2...3! When Xiae got to the door, she paused for an instant. Yrch's head was just starting to fall. Vegeta had swiftly cut off her head as he flashed by. Xiae smirked and flew after Vegeta.
Stop, we must lower our power right down, Vegeta or they will catch us in no time
True, they are looking for two very high powers. smirked the satisfied warrior.
The warriors ran cat footed and sure through the shadows. In front of Vegeta, standing by his computer terminal, was a guard. Vegeta phased in front of him and sliced him in half with one swift blow of his sword. Xiae went up to the terminal and started typing. In a few seconds a large space pod was ready to take off. The escaping saiya-jins climbed swiftly into the pod and took off. Xiae looked out through the window; Khonsu was maddened beyond belief. Vegeta had never felt such power.
Kuso!!! swore Vegeta Xiae don't look now but I think our friend out there has a little bit too much power.
More than a little, he really wanted Yrch and now that she's dead he has decided nothing in this dimension should live either
In the darkness outside Khonsu gathered power. "DIE!!!!!!!!" he shrieked and the universe began to crumble around him. Becoming nothing but dust and lightlessness.
The saiya-jin warriors powered up. "Serket-nei" yelled the pair making a series of movements of their hands finishing with two fingers on their forehead. Before the pod a portal opened and they swiftly flew through. Behind them the portal closed...
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Xiae woke with a start, Now why the hell did I dream of that?? she asked herself.
Good question. By the way ,the sun rises in an hour said Vegeta, who was sitting on a chair beside her bed, then he smirked nice pj's Xiae looked down at herself, boxers and a bra!
Crap she groaned and threw a weak ki blast at him. Vegeta flung it back and madness reigned for a few minutes. Finally Vegeta sat down and Xiae got dressed behind a screen in the corner. Loose fitting black pants, a dark jade singlet top with her sign and the sign of the royal house of Vegeta-sei on the front in silver and black, and black combat boots. When she came out she sat behind Vegeta and started rubbing his shoulders. Vegeta made an appreciative sound and leant back I hope Chichi doesn't decide that we have to go to school again. You just can't say no to the woman, she's too scary, besides from having Kakarott to back up anything she says
I know agreed Vegeta she is freaky!!!! And Kakarott is just twisted around her little finger
The sun rose over the horizon. Xiae stood and walked out of her room and moved to the gravity chamber. Vegeta followed her, he was looking forward to seeing what the outcome of the match would be. She went in and turned the gravity to 100x and started warming up, Vegeta stood outside. He would be controlling the gravity. She smirked softly to herself as she felt the strain of the g force against her muscles. Prince Vegeta walked into the chamber "Ready to be beaten into a pulp?" he asked.
"No, because I am not the one who is going to be taking a trip to the tank Your Royal Highness" she replied, a dusting of sugar over bile. She had never yet forgiven him for telling her she could not fight cause she was simply a girl, even if the statement was made when he thought she was human. "Oops I made a mistake just then, I called you royal, you keep loosing to a third class... hmmm does that make you fourth class then Vegetable Brains?"
"Lets get going." Snapped the irate Prince. As she flung herself at him in a flying roundhouse kick, Vegeta ducked, straight into her other steel capped boot. He requited the favour with a punch to her stomach that made her retch.
Her mouth filled with the sweet coppery taste of blood, from where her tongue had been nicked by one of her sharp canine teeth. Prince Vegeta smiled in satisfaction at the gagging warrioress and kicked at her unprotected stomach. Suddenly the cocky saiya-jin prince flew head over heels. Xiae caught his foot and used his own momentum against him . Now she retaliated with a flurry of kicks and punches, ending with a 'dragon strike' to his back that split his amour. Vegeta was surprised by the fury of her attack, he could barely block most of the blows. Ten minutes had passed and the dueling pair were beginning to struggle against the 2000x gravity. Prince Vegeta began to gain the upper hand, his age and experience aiding him immensely. He was kicking Xiae around the room like a soccer ball. Smashing a fist into Xiae's back and slamming his knee into her stomach, Prince Vegeta asked " Had enough little girl? Just say so and I'll let you off easy" as she fell to the floor.
"Ptwah!" spat the now battered warrioress bringing up blood,dragging herself up, muscles protesting every movement , "I never, ever give up, haven't you learnt that by now?" flipping herself out of his reach. "Vixen Blaze" she whispered, holding her hands out in front of her, as if in prayer, or deadly warning .A small orb of darkly glowing crimson energy streamed from her extended hands. It stopped just in front of Prince Vegeta and suddenly grew much larger. Prince Vegeta, with a curse tried to block or knock the attack away, when he found that he had no power to fight the blast with. With a rush it raced forward and struck the prince in the face, knocking him back into the wall with titanic force. Xiae was pleased, the attack was even more effective than she had thought, draining her opponent's energy and then hitting them with their own power but it drained her power as well, it was not an attack to use lightly. Prince Vegeta did not move. He was out cold, with out a mark upon him Xiae picked him up and carried him to the tanks in the room just beyond the gravatron. She was a mass of cuts, bruises and weals and the room spun about her sickeningly. She walked out of the room and stood panting.
Nice fight, he is going to be so pissed at you when he wakes up you know
Yeah, but I think it's worth it. The high and mighty super saiya-jin four prince beaten by a 'mere' girl
Well, you are not a mere normal pansy puff girl, you are a warrior, and besides, we have put up with far more than he ever did at the hands of Freeza. Compared to Khonsu, life with Freeza was just a trip through a field of daisies, by the way, you have blood on your face Vegeta reached forward and wiped it off.
Thanks Vegeta Xiae smiled mischievously and her tail twitched slightly. Vegeta smirked back and grabbed the tip of her tail.
Goku came into the room "Finished already? I wanted to watch, you could have at least waited for me guys" Vegeta jumped backwards.
"Sorry Kakarott, Prince Vegeta didn't want to wait"
"So, where is he?"
"In the tank behind you"
"No, seriously Xiae, where is he?"
"As she said Kakarott, in the tank" Vegeta started to become annoyed, no one ever seemed to believe that Xiae could beat anyone, but she was one of the most merciless fighters he knew, apart from himself and Prince Vegeta. She was a saiya-jin for Kami's sake, a warrior, a fighter, not some little pansy puff girl, just because she did not spar with them that often did not mean she could not fight. She preferred shadow sparring and high gravity training. Xiae was only second to himself in cunning and craftiness and she ever was the more inventive with new attacks.
He still couldn't understand how even Kakarott thought females cannot fight and how Chichi, Bulma and #18 all were always trying to get Xiae to behave more like one of those annoying pansies, interested in nothing but clothes, make up and her looks. The only ones who took Xiae at her fighting power were Piccolo and himself.
Chichi walked into the room.
"You two have to get ready for school. I have rung the principal and he is expecting both of you and Gohan nine o'clock sharp."
Xiae and Vegeta looked at each other. They both wore identical expressions of loathing. How the hell the woman could organise school when they had only been in the dimension for only twelve hours was beyond them. Xiae and Vegeta both stalked out of the room in true arrogant saiya-jin style. Prince Vegeta stirred in the tank. His energy was restored.
"Draining process initiated." Droned the monotone flat voice of the computer. Prince Vegeta stood up. "What the hell just happened?"
"Xiae knocked you out Prince Vegeta." Snickered Goku. The saiya-jin prince said nothing, and veins started popping out all over the place. Bulma walked in and said, "I told you so" and walked out with a delighted smile on her face. She had bet her mate that Xiae would win. Prince Vegeta had disagreed totally and they had come to an arrangement, if he won, Bulma would spend the day doing whatever he said without one argument and if Xiae won the fight, he would have to spend the day dressed in a fluffy PINK rabbit suit.
In her bathroom Xiae got into the shower, turned on the water and sighed as the hot water cleaned the cuts, blood and bruises. She looked at her stomach. It was a mess of mottled red, purple and blue, the rest of her body was even worse. It hurt, but she was no stranger to pain * Nice try Princey Boy, but I have had far worse, far far worse... but still I must improve my defense * she thought. Finishing, she stepped out and walked to the mirror. A pair of icy grey blue eyes met her vision. So much had happened since that day when Vegeta and she had escaped from Khonsu for the first time. She picked up a comb and began to comb her long hair. As she did she thought about her dream, it had been exact to the last detail, then it struck her, that tugging feeling was identical to the feeling she got from the demon in her vision. The next stage of what she had seen was coming to pass. She walked into her room and got dressed once more. Xiae, you finished yet? I need to talk to you.
I'm finished, come in Xiae wasn't surprised that Vegeta wanted to talk. He had probably come to the same conclusion that she had, even if they weren't reading each others minds, they always knew pretty much what the other would think about a situation.
Vegeta came in and sat behind her on her bed, my turn he said rubbing the sore muscles on her back and shoulders. Xiae relaxed and coiled her tail around his waist, she loved it when he did this. Is it just me or did you feel something strange last night?
A sort of tugging feeling?
Yes
What do you think caused it?, that demon you saw in your vision?
I think so
Well, at least we have a little warning about him
Yeah
Vegeta smiled Have you seen Prince Veggie Head since he got out of the tank?
No, why?
He is wearing a pink rabbit suit... at this point Vegeta could no longer contain himself and burst out laughing. Xiae joined in. When the pair got their breath back Xiae asked Vegeta
Did he and Bulma have a bet running?
Yep, and boy is he mad
Chichi walked in and started going mad at the pair, finishing with "Be ready to leave in ten minutes or else you won't get any food for a month and be kicked out of the gravity chamber" then stormed out again. Vegeta groaned and stood up.
Come on, we had better eat something for breakfast
Xiae saw something out of the corner of her eye and answered him aloud "Yes that would be good. I don't know though, what I really feel like is something cute and fuzzy, like rabbit"
Vegeta saw the same thing as Xiae and answered loudly "Yes, I too feel like rabbit, do you want to go hunting?"
"Would be good. Now I'm sure I saw one around here. Very big, like one of those 'teletubbie' rabbits"
"But are you sure it would be nice to eat. It looked a little too cute to taste any good to me" It was all Prince Vegeta could do to stop from exploding into super saiya-jin on the spot. Xiae and Vegeta laughed to themselves as they walked past the irate Prince and into the galley, Bulma had already gotten the servobots to make their breakfast and they ate it at the speed that none but a saiya-jin could contend with. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Xiae and Vegeta sat in the back of the class -- bored. The science class was so far below their level that it was absurd. They had learnt about how molecular compounds are formed when they were eight, why else had Vegeta had the tutors in the palace, Xiae having been able to listen because she was the prince's sparring partner and strong enough to kill any who tried to eject her from the room. The pair got their work finished in the first 5 minutes and spent the rest of the hour mentally chatting, laughing at the pathetic ki's of the others in the class room and puzzling over the tugging on their own ki.
Finally the bell went, and the class was over, Xiae and Vegeta went to the library, where Buffy said she would meet them.
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Far below the earth, the immense demon, Nick was setting up the last of the ritual to send the Z gang's, Xiae's, Vegeta's, and Buffy's souls to the Master's dimension. Where the Mistress ruled, and was in her true form. Finally, he seized the closest Nink and tore open its throat, spilling the yellow-brown ichor on the black stone in the center of the circle of slowly burning human corpses. The slight breeze in the cave rose to a shrieking howl, while the stone glowed white hot in the unholy light. Higher and higher the wind rose, then suddenly it stopped. The silence was oppressive, heavy and subduing. With a crack, the rock split into 13 shards and then disintegrated.
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At Sunnydale Highschool. Vegeta and Xiae just entered the library when they found themselves trapped in a whirling vortex of orange-yellow energy and then they started to fade. Buffy was in the same situation. Their entire power was not enough to stop the mad whirlwind.
In the clearing, the orange-yellow aura glowed around the Capsule Corp. Ship then it, like the others, disappeared.
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Nick swore, the spell was only meant to send the spirit of the warriors, not their bodies too, He could only hope the Mistress was in a forgiving mood or he would be dead.
It was a pleasant day in Sunnydale and for a little while Buffy could forget about the business of slaying and relax with her friends and watcher for a few hours. Usually she would have loved it, but today she was restless, she had a feeling something was going to happen. Something big. Willow and Oz were sitting together talking quietly. Xander and Cordelia, as per usual, were having an argument. "You are such a jerk Xander"
"Well at least I don't wear a big sign on my head that says 'slut'"
"I do not!"
"Well you dress like it"
Their feud was cut off as a large explosion shook the library; Buffy jumped up and ran out the door calling as she did so "I'm going to see what that was!" Giles took off his glasses and polished them.
"Good Luck" he said in his dry clipped English way. "And be careful"
"Thanks and I will"
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"Ouch! Woman do you think you could have landed in a slightly less noisy way?" complained Prince Vegeta rubbing his head as the Z gang got shakily out of their seats.
"Damare Vegetable Brains! I would have landed quietly if it wasn't for a certain baka who kept insisting that he could fly the ship and damaged the control panel!"
"So? You should have made it stronger"
"I wouldn't have to do that if someone would control their temper"
"You can talk woman, you chuck temper tantrums all the time"
"But I don't destroy everything around me like some muscle headed saiya-jin I know"
"That's only because you are too weak to" The whole gang was pleased to hear the pairs verbal duel. Bulma had been the most hard hit by the destruction of their dimension, along with her parents, Yamcha, Tien, Chaio-tzu and all her other friends who didn't reach the ship in time. She hadn't even had the will to live for the first couple of weeks, only her bond with Prince Vegeta had kept her alive and sane.
I wonder what this dimension is like? asked Vegeta
I don't know Vegeta, I really don't know. At least it still exists like Vegeta, deep in Xiae's mind she hoped they could stay here, she was fed up with losing everything she cared for and hopping from dimension to dimension. Ever since their own dimension was destroyed by Khonsu, who had then followed Vegeta and her to the Z warrior's dimension one year ago. The tyrant was vanquished there by the Z warriors, Vegeta and herself- at the cost of that dimension, destroyed by Khonsu's death struggle. Fortunately, Bulma had been working on a Capsule ship at the time and was able to get most of the warriors into it while she and Vegeta opened a portal, escaping just in time. This would be the eleventh dimension they had visited; the others were one that Khonsu had passed through. Whirling expanses of dark and dust. Totally destroyed.
Gohan was standing at his control station running a check on the planet they were on. The disembodied voice of the computer, in reply to his queries, answered "Air - breathable, gravity- 1 g, "
"Well the air's fine," said Gohan
"Well what are we waiting for then?" asked Trunks as he chased Goten around the gravity chamber.
"There are many significant power levels here" said Piccolo with a frown "powerful, evil ones and one good"
"Who is advancing rapidly" interjected Vegeta.
"Let's go meet him then," said Goku. This was favoured by all, including Bulma and Prince Vegeta who had stopped fighting. Chichi pressed the button that opened the door and they all walked outside
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Buffy crept cautiously to wards the explosion site and hid behind a large pile of rocks. At the site, which was in the middle of a large park, was a huge crater. In the center of this was a huge spherical ship of some kind, with the words 'Capsule Corp.' on the side. It was at least 50 metres high and 100 metres around The half moon shone down and with her slayer senses she could see everything. Suddenly a hatch opened in the side of the ship and people began to walk out. First was a tall man dressed in orange with very wild looking black hair followed by a very short bald man, also dressed in orange, holding the hand of an icy looking blonde, then a black haired woman dressed in a strange looking purple dress. An aqua haired woman in a pair of short blue shorts and a white T-shirt beside a man whose unruly hair stuck straight up to a point and was dressed in a tight fitting black body suit, white shoes and gloves. Next were two boys, one with black hair and one with lavender hair. A tall youth walked out beside a man whose skin was green! Buffy rubbed her eyes, no he definitely was green. Following him was a girl dressed in baggy black pants and a dark sapphire singlet top, long red-copper hair and a sword in a shoulder scabbard along with a guy in black cargo pants and a green tee-shirt with black jacket and sword, but with short, normal, black hair. The last two both appeared to have thick brown belts.
"Hello?" called the man who had left the ship first. "Anyone there?" Before Buffy could react, a pack of about 50 hunting vampires appeared out of the shadows and attacked the group. Buffy, seeing the group was totally outnumbered decided to lend a helping hand.
"Ereshkigal" muttered the redheaded girl in disgust and then she called out louder "Grab a stick and stab them in the chest!"
"Or remove their heads" added the guy with short hair, lopping the head of a vampire off as he spoke.
"Or simply incinerate them" smirked the man with the troll hair, forming a ball of reddish energy in his hands and throwing it at the nearest vampire who turned into an undead torch for a few seconds before puffing into ashes. Within 2 minutes, all the vampires were dead.
"Okay, who and what the hell are you?" asked Buffy . The tall man in the orange introduced himself and the others.
"My name is Goku. This is my wife Chichi, sons Gohan and Goten, friend Krillin and his wife #18. Bulma Briefs, her husband Prince Vegeta and son Trunks. The green skinned man is Piccolo , Xiae Nightstorm and Vegeta Nightfalcon" Goku said with a big goofy grin on his face, pointing to each in turn.
"And you are?" asked Bulma
"Buffy, and you still haven't answered my question. Normal people don't shoot beams from their hands, have hair that looks like yours or have green skin"
"Or have tails" interrupted Trunks, who ran behind Vegeta and pulled his tail. Vegeta grabbed Trunks by the neck and handed him to Bulma.
"Yeah, and tails" said Buffy uneasily.
"I will give you the cut and dried version otherwise we will be standing here all night" said Gohan and he quickly explained the whole story to Buffy. Buffy then asked if they would like to meet Giles. She didn't know why but she felt she could trust the group. Buffy trusted her gut feelings. They had saved both her life and the lives of her friends many times.
Can we trust her? Goku silently asked Xiae and Vegeta, their telepathic powers being far stronger than his.
Yes replied Vegeta after a few moments, she means us no harm so long as we mean no harm to her or her friends
And she trusts us. She is following her instincts.continued Xiaeshe feels to we may be able to help her. Xiae added thoughtfully to Vegeta This place 'Sunnydale' is on a hellmouth. Looks as if we will not have any lack of fighting she smirked.
Buffy led the group along the narrow path through the thick trees. Goten and Trunks would climb a tree and jump down. Racing each other to see who could do it the fastest. At the edge of the trees Buffy stopped.
"Umm is there anyway we could disguise Piccolo? Most people around here have no idea of what goes on, and he would just scare them. No offence Piccolo."
The Namek-jin smiled "None taken, I understand. Where does this Giles live? We could fly and then no one would be the wiser for our passing."
"You can fly?"
"Yes baka we can fly, can't you? Your power level is definitely high enough to. Oh I forgot, you're a woman, and women can't fight 'cause they are too weak. The only ki they have is to make their annoying voices louder" snapped Prince Vegeta.
"Leave it Prince Vegetable Brains, it can wait until we meet this Giles person and tell him and Buffy here the long version of our story." growled Xiae, who was insulted intensely by his remark.
"Or else what are you going to do, little girl?" replied the older saiya-jin, Prince Vegeta enjoyed taunting the warrioress almost as much as fighting or matching wits with Bulma.
Xiae simply retorted coldly "You. Me. Dawn. Gravity Chamber 100x. 100 every minute. No super saiya-jin or blades. First to not get up loses"
"I'll look forward to it"
Vegeta ignored the pair while he asked Buffy if she would mind if Gohan was to carry her. Prince Vegeta deserved everything he was going to get.
"Not at all" the slayer replied and Gohan picked her up. Goku grabbed Chichi and Prince Vegeta took Bulma into his arms. The group took off and flew over the top of the buildings. Buffy, after she got over the shock of being 100m in the air, directed Gohan to the library. The warriors landed gently on the grass and walked into the school, following Buffy. The group walked swiftly through the deserted hallways.
"Giles?"
"Ah, Buffy, you took longer than I thought. Run into trouble?" asked the tall watcher.
"In a way, the explosion was a spaceship landing" replied Buffy, beckoning to the Z warriors who stepped into the library. "And these are the people from the spaceship. Goku and Chichi, their sons Gohan and Goten. Krillin and #18. Prince Vegeta and his wife Bulma and son Trunks. Piccolo, Xiae and Vegeta" indicating each in turn.
"Very good but who are they?"
"I had better explain" said Gohan who then told Buffy and Giles everything since Radditz had kidnapped him as a young boy up to them arriving in this dimension. Having told their story, Gohan asked Giles if he minded them returning to their ship as they would have to hide it before morning. Giles agreed the ship would have to be hidden and the warrior's flew off. Buffy left for home as her mother would start to worry
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Close by, in cave near the Hellmouth, an immense, pulsating, creature sat on a rock ledge. Its gaping maw opening to devour a screaming girl, slowly striping the flesh from her bones, savouring the taste and the agonised screams. Finally the girl died and it swallowed her remains.
"More" ordered the pale quivering demon, "I am still hungry."
"At once Great Lord Master Nick, your whim is our life. May you live forever" replied one of the many small green hooded fiends, dragging forward another skeletal captive. Once the demon finished the second wretch it spoke again
"Set up the portal, our slayer is going to be blown away by this, as are those meddlers."
"At once Great Lord Master Nick, your whim is our life. May you live forever" The Ninks drew a many-pointed star inside a triangle with the blood of a teenage boy, his arm slashed open and his body lashed to a rack, under which a black flamed fire burnt.
Another Nink brought forward on a cushion 13 dolls, each looking like one of the Z warriors, Xiae, her Vegeta and Buffy. It placed them inside the star and started chanting. A maelstrom of wind blew in the center of the circle, accompanied by a shrieking howl. The figurines caught alight and vanished.
Nick smiled "It has begun, hell shall rule here once more, the Mistress shall be pleased" the creature cackled insanely. "I'm bored now, entertain me."
"At once Great Lord Master Nick, your whim is our life. May you live forever" replied the tallest Nink as it advanced trembling, not one had survived this encounter with the lust of the insane demon of Zemmiphobia(AN:see, I told you) before, their bodies burned beyond recognition. It advanced and lay before Nick who straddled the unfortunate Nink, and the screaming began.
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Xiae tensed, for a second she had just felt something, a tugging feeling at her power but she shrugged the feeling off and her mind drifted as she rested in her room waiting for the dawn. Then with a soft sigh she fell asleep.
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"Xiae, Vegeta follow me, Lord Khonsu wishes to see you" said the guard as he unlocked the cell door. "Any funny business and I have the Lord's permission to kill both of you insignificant monkeys" Xiae and Vegeta stood slowly as the guard then undid the chains from the wall and tugged on the metal collars each wore and they followed the guard to Khonsu. Both with their spirits near breaking point.
The guard threw open the doors to the throne room and dragged the saiya-jin warriors into the throne room. Khonsu was sitting on his throne, swirling wine in a goblet. The ugly Azaghal-jin smiled as he saw the battered pair. "My poor, poor pets, why must you persist in disobeying me. I truly don't want to hurt you but you leave me no choice" Khonsu walked forward "Now be a good monkey or I will be forced to do this" The warlord seized Xiae's white tipped tail, held her up in the air and proceeded to punch her in the stomach, hundreds of times per second. Xiae gagged, bringing up blood, her mind a mist of red. Khonsu seeing this stopped and dropped her to the ground. The agony of this beating was almost beyond bearing, but she had suffered worse before, that was the only reason she kept her mind, as she lay gasping and choking on the floor a vision came to her. Xiae the seer, dreamer, bearer of a cursed gift , the saiya-jin with flaming hair and icy eyes.
"Hail the warrioress, princess of a forgotten race, follower of a forgotten creed, carrier of a forgotten honour. Hail the warrior, prince of a forgotten race, carrier of a forgotten honour" a voice cried out of the darkness.
In her hands a flaming sword, 'LightningTalon' Vegeta's hands hold 'ShadowFang' blood everywhere. Vegeta and herself -creating a portal, behind them screaming darkness is encroaching.
Khonsu in his death struggle. Other faces, warriors' faces.
An immensely obese demon, radiating power and a voice repeating over and over "Son of man cannot kill me, I live forever. ". Herself drenched in blood, Vegeta lying at her feet, more bodies lying around her. A girl, standing beside her, grim as she was. "No death at the hands of man, no death at the hands of man, no death at the hands of man" dying away into a whisper. A shadowed figure standing behind them, even stronger than the demon with a pair of red eyes glowing.
A pair of teardrop shaped jewels one red, one so dark a blue as to be almost black,each with a small droplet of the other in the round end. Both of them covered in blood. Vegeta with silvery gold hair and cobalt eyes, herself with also silvery gold hair and cobalt eyes. A strange blue mark on the inside of her wrist Whirling dark expanses of dust and destruction. Powers beyond belief, despair beyond bearing, hope beyond all reason.
Choking and retching Xiae came to her senses, only to see Vegeta be dumped on the floor beside her. She gave up and slid into the welcoming darkness.
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When she awoke she was inside a rejuvenator. I see far too much of the inside of these things she thought ruefully.
Same here
Vegeta, you are a sticky beak. Can't I even call my mind my own private property?
No smirked Vegeta, It belongs to me, the Crown Prince of Vegeta-sei, as do you
As if, the only one who owns my mind is ME and I will thank ye to keep out of it. Beyond the tanks the Rykal-jin medic noticed they were awake and started to walk over to them.
Admit it, you like me inside your mind. You can't lie to me
Fine, I do grudgingly admitted Xiae as the pale green synthetic saiya-jin DNA started to drain from the tank. The tank door opened and the rough hands of the guards attached the chain to her collar. Vegeta and Xiae didn't struggle. They had both learnt the futility of that long ago, the last thing they wanted was to be back inside the tank before they had even gotten out.
"Lord Khonsu will be pleased to see you awake" said the head guard as he led them down the hall into the throne room once again. " I don't know why he bothers with you monkeys, there is no way you could ever be even halfway decent fighters, the weakest of us guards could take on ten of you monkeys, both arms tied. Besides the second strongest of your race is a female. And every one knows females can't fight, they're too soft. The only place they belong is on their backs" said Banzai, with a sneer, tossing his plaited green hair over his shoulder.
Xiae's tail began to twitch behind her back, back and forth in short angry jerks. From deep in her throat came a low growl, like the ominous rumble of distant thunder. She hated the changeling favourite of Khonsue's. Vegeta's form mirrored hers as they gathered power. Black lightning flashed all around them. The guard was too sure of his superior strength to even take notice, then his scouter blew up. Vegeta phased to in front of the guard, but before the guard could do anything Xiae plunged her fist into the guard's back and pulled out his spinal column. The guard gasped as he died "This can't be happening, I can't be killed by a mere girl..."
"Enjoy your trip, spineless coward, see you in Hell" spat Xiae, as she reached to her neck and snapped the collar in half. As she threw the pieces down her mind flared back to her vision. Vegeta, we must get our blades back
Why?, Khonsu has them locked in his private quarters, it would be a suicide mission trying to get them
Has that ever stopped us before?
No, but why is it so important all of a sudden to get them back? queried Vegeta.
This is why… replied Xiae as she showed him her vision. Our race is forgotten, our planet dead. None now know the 'Daystar' way of using the blade, it is forgotten.
So you think what you saw will happen
I don't THINK it will happen, I know it will
Okay, don't blow your top at me Xiae replied to that with a look, Vegeta's face turned slightly blue. She looked very scary, even by saiya-jin standards.
Ten minutes later…
"Lord Khonsu! The saiya-jins have escaped! We found Captain Banzai, slain in the hall! And your private quarters sir, have been guttered."
"Those ungrateful monkeys are going to PAY for this!!" Khonsu ranted and ran into the hall from his throne room. Khonsu was enraged, Banzai had been the third strongest being on the ship, the only one stronger than Banzai aside from Khonsu was the vampiress- Yrch, and the saiya-jins had slain the guard like he was nothing. The Khonsu relaxed, what had he to worry about, he was well over a thousand times stronger than Banzai in his final form and could destroy the saiya-jins without even trying,(or so he thought) but first he would have a little fun with them. "Summon Yrch" he ordered as he strode back in to the room
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Deep in the shadows Vegeta had never felt better, in his hand, tingling like wildfire was his sword- ShadowFang. He held the black bound grip with its saphire pommel stone and cross tree hilt, feeling the perfect balance of the lethally sharp blade. Double edged, strangely chased and patterned down to the perilous tip, keen as an icicle honed by midwinter gales, glowing softly a dark jade green. Xiae too, was feeling the power of her blade - LightningTalon, the only blade that could ever equal ShadowFang, its topaz pommel stone glowing with a deep flame at its heart. Its patterned surface catching the light, glowing with an eerie icy blue flame, the same colour as her eyes. The pair laughed silently at the incensed tyrant from the shadows of the throne room. He had made them more powerful, with his constant beatings. He had never realised that as a saiya-jin heals it gets stronger, nor had he realised that Xiae's telepathic powers, were now powerful enough to read a mind from a distance, rather than needing physical contact.
Suddenly, through the door stalked the seductive vampiress Yrch, over 6 thousand years old she was the most powerful vampire in the universe. Her eyes as red as the blood she drank and long black hair tumbling down her back. Her face inscribed with a scar going from her cheek to the point of her chin, but still of a beauty that men would die for "My dear Yrch, be welcome. You are well I trust?"
"Hungry"
"Have a guard..." with that Khonsu strode over to a console and pressed a button. A guard came running in.
"My Lo..." the rest of the guards words were cut off as the vampiress pounced, her beautiful face transformed in to that of a sharp fanged fiend. The guard stopped struggling very quickly. Khonsu stared at her, there were none to equal her in his harem.
"Bored now" the raven haired beauty said, twirling around "this place is no fun"
"What would you need to make it fun, sweetheart?" asked Khonsu, walking up to her and caressing her cheek. Yrch rubbed against his hand, and replied,
"A challenge, too easy to make a kill here"
"Do you remember my pets, Xiae and Vegeta?"
"Yes, you promised me Vegeta and then that little bitch Xiae gave me this..." she pouted running her fingers over the scar on her face.
"Well, they have escaped and if you wanted you could hunt them."
"Fun..." she replied softly. "I hunt now"
Xiae, on the count of three, phase to the door... Xiae nodded agreement to Vegeta's counsel1...2...3! When Xiae got to the door, she paused for an instant. Yrch's head was just starting to fall. Vegeta had swiftly cut off her head as he flashed by. Xiae smirked and flew after Vegeta.
Stop, we must lower our power right down, Vegeta or they will catch us in no time
True, they are looking for two very high powers. smirked the satisfied warrior.
The warriors ran cat footed and sure through the shadows. In front of Vegeta, standing by his computer terminal, was a guard. Vegeta phased in front of him and sliced him in half with one swift blow of his sword. Xiae went up to the terminal and started typing. In a few seconds a large space pod was ready to take off. The escaping saiya-jins climbed swiftly into the pod and took off. Xiae looked out through the window; Khonsu was maddened beyond belief. Vegeta had never felt such power.
Kuso!!! swore Vegeta Xiae don't look now but I think our friend out there has a little bit too much power.
More than a little, he really wanted Yrch and now that she's dead he has decided nothing in this dimension should live either
In the darkness outside Khonsu gathered power. "DIE!!!!!!!!" he shrieked and the universe began to crumble around him. Becoming nothing but dust and lightlessness.
The saiya-jin warriors powered up. "Serket-nei" yelled the pair making a series of movements of their hands finishing with two fingers on their forehead. Before the pod a portal opened and they swiftly flew through. Behind them the portal closed...
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Xiae woke with a start, Now why the hell did I dream of that?? she asked herself.
Good question. By the way ,the sun rises in an hour said Vegeta, who was sitting on a chair beside her bed, then he smirked nice pj's Xiae looked down at herself, boxers and a bra!
Crap she groaned and threw a weak ki blast at him. Vegeta flung it back and madness reigned for a few minutes. Finally Vegeta sat down and Xiae got dressed behind a screen in the corner. Loose fitting black pants, a dark jade singlet top with her sign and the sign of the royal house of Vegeta-sei on the front in silver and black, and black combat boots. When she came out she sat behind Vegeta and started rubbing his shoulders. Vegeta made an appreciative sound and leant back I hope Chichi doesn't decide that we have to go to school again. You just can't say no to the woman, she's too scary, besides from having Kakarott to back up anything she says
I know agreed Vegeta she is freaky!!!! And Kakarott is just twisted around her little finger
The sun rose over the horizon. Xiae stood and walked out of her room and moved to the gravity chamber. Vegeta followed her, he was looking forward to seeing what the outcome of the match would be. She went in and turned the gravity to 100x and started warming up, Vegeta stood outside. He would be controlling the gravity. She smirked softly to herself as she felt the strain of the g force against her muscles. Prince Vegeta walked into the chamber "Ready to be beaten into a pulp?" he asked.
"No, because I am not the one who is going to be taking a trip to the tank Your Royal Highness" she replied, a dusting of sugar over bile. She had never yet forgiven him for telling her she could not fight cause she was simply a girl, even if the statement was made when he thought she was human. "Oops I made a mistake just then, I called you royal, you keep loosing to a third class... hmmm does that make you fourth class then Vegetable Brains?"
"Lets get going." Snapped the irate Prince. As she flung herself at him in a flying roundhouse kick, Vegeta ducked, straight into her other steel capped boot. He requited the favour with a punch to her stomach that made her retch.
Her mouth filled with the sweet coppery taste of blood, from where her tongue had been nicked by one of her sharp canine teeth. Prince Vegeta smiled in satisfaction at the gagging warrioress and kicked at her unprotected stomach. Suddenly the cocky saiya-jin prince flew head over heels. Xiae caught his foot and used his own momentum against him . Now she retaliated with a flurry of kicks and punches, ending with a 'dragon strike' to his back that split his amour. Vegeta was surprised by the fury of her attack, he could barely block most of the blows. Ten minutes had passed and the dueling pair were beginning to struggle against the 2000x gravity. Prince Vegeta began to gain the upper hand, his age and experience aiding him immensely. He was kicking Xiae around the room like a soccer ball. Smashing a fist into Xiae's back and slamming his knee into her stomach, Prince Vegeta asked " Had enough little girl? Just say so and I'll let you off easy" as she fell to the floor.
"Ptwah!" spat the now battered warrioress bringing up blood,dragging herself up, muscles protesting every movement , "I never, ever give up, haven't you learnt that by now?" flipping herself out of his reach. "Vixen Blaze" she whispered, holding her hands out in front of her, as if in prayer, or deadly warning .A small orb of darkly glowing crimson energy streamed from her extended hands. It stopped just in front of Prince Vegeta and suddenly grew much larger. Prince Vegeta, with a curse tried to block or knock the attack away, when he found that he had no power to fight the blast with. With a rush it raced forward and struck the prince in the face, knocking him back into the wall with titanic force. Xiae was pleased, the attack was even more effective than she had thought, draining her opponent's energy and then hitting them with their own power but it drained her power as well, it was not an attack to use lightly. Prince Vegeta did not move. He was out cold, with out a mark upon him Xiae picked him up and carried him to the tanks in the room just beyond the gravatron. She was a mass of cuts, bruises and weals and the room spun about her sickeningly. She walked out of the room and stood panting.
Nice fight, he is going to be so pissed at you when he wakes up you know
Yeah, but I think it's worth it. The high and mighty super saiya-jin four prince beaten by a 'mere' girl
Well, you are not a mere normal pansy puff girl, you are a warrior, and besides, we have put up with far more than he ever did at the hands of Freeza. Compared to Khonsu, life with Freeza was just a trip through a field of daisies, by the way, you have blood on your face Vegeta reached forward and wiped it off.
Thanks Vegeta Xiae smiled mischievously and her tail twitched slightly. Vegeta smirked back and grabbed the tip of her tail.
Goku came into the room "Finished already? I wanted to watch, you could have at least waited for me guys" Vegeta jumped backwards.
"Sorry Kakarott, Prince Vegeta didn't want to wait"
"So, where is he?"
"In the tank behind you"
"No, seriously Xiae, where is he?"
"As she said Kakarott, in the tank" Vegeta started to become annoyed, no one ever seemed to believe that Xiae could beat anyone, but she was one of the most merciless fighters he knew, apart from himself and Prince Vegeta. She was a saiya-jin for Kami's sake, a warrior, a fighter, not some little pansy puff girl, just because she did not spar with them that often did not mean she could not fight. She preferred shadow sparring and high gravity training. Xiae was only second to himself in cunning and craftiness and she ever was the more inventive with new attacks.
He still couldn't understand how even Kakarott thought females cannot fight and how Chichi, Bulma and #18 all were always trying to get Xiae to behave more like one of those annoying pansies, interested in nothing but clothes, make up and her looks. The only ones who took Xiae at her fighting power were Piccolo and himself.
Chichi walked into the room.
"You two have to get ready for school. I have rung the principal and he is expecting both of you and Gohan nine o'clock sharp."
Xiae and Vegeta looked at each other. They both wore identical expressions of loathing. How the hell the woman could organise school when they had only been in the dimension for only twelve hours was beyond them. Xiae and Vegeta both stalked out of the room in true arrogant saiya-jin style. Prince Vegeta stirred in the tank. His energy was restored.
"Draining process initiated." Droned the monotone flat voice of the computer. Prince Vegeta stood up. "What the hell just happened?"
"Xiae knocked you out Prince Vegeta." Snickered Goku. The saiya-jin prince said nothing, and veins started popping out all over the place. Bulma walked in and said, "I told you so" and walked out with a delighted smile on her face. She had bet her mate that Xiae would win. Prince Vegeta had disagreed totally and they had come to an arrangement, if he won, Bulma would spend the day doing whatever he said without one argument and if Xiae won the fight, he would have to spend the day dressed in a fluffy PINK rabbit suit.
In her bathroom Xiae got into the shower, turned on the water and sighed as the hot water cleaned the cuts, blood and bruises. She looked at her stomach. It was a mess of mottled red, purple and blue, the rest of her body was even worse. It hurt, but she was no stranger to pain * Nice try Princey Boy, but I have had far worse, far far worse... but still I must improve my defense * she thought. Finishing, she stepped out and walked to the mirror. A pair of icy grey blue eyes met her vision. So much had happened since that day when Vegeta and she had escaped from Khonsu for the first time. She picked up a comb and began to comb her long hair. As she did she thought about her dream, it had been exact to the last detail, then it struck her, that tugging feeling was identical to the feeling she got from the demon in her vision. The next stage of what she had seen was coming to pass. She walked into her room and got dressed once more. Xiae, you finished yet? I need to talk to you.
I'm finished, come in Xiae wasn't surprised that Vegeta wanted to talk. He had probably come to the same conclusion that she had, even if they weren't reading each others minds, they always knew pretty much what the other would think about a situation.
Vegeta came in and sat behind her on her bed, my turn he said rubbing the sore muscles on her back and shoulders. Xiae relaxed and coiled her tail around his waist, she loved it when he did this. Is it just me or did you feel something strange last night?
A sort of tugging feeling?
Yes
What do you think caused it?, that demon you saw in your vision?
I think so
Well, at least we have a little warning about him
Yeah
Vegeta smiled Have you seen Prince Veggie Head since he got out of the tank?
No, why?
He is wearing a pink rabbit suit... at this point Vegeta could no longer contain himself and burst out laughing. Xiae joined in. When the pair got their breath back Xiae asked Vegeta
Did he and Bulma have a bet running?
Yep, and boy is he mad
Chichi walked in and started going mad at the pair, finishing with "Be ready to leave in ten minutes or else you won't get any food for a month and be kicked out of the gravity chamber" then stormed out again. Vegeta groaned and stood up.
Come on, we had better eat something for breakfast
Xiae saw something out of the corner of her eye and answered him aloud "Yes that would be good. I don't know though, what I really feel like is something cute and fuzzy, like rabbit"
Vegeta saw the same thing as Xiae and answered loudly "Yes, I too feel like rabbit, do you want to go hunting?"
"Would be good. Now I'm sure I saw one around here. Very big, like one of those 'teletubbie' rabbits"
"But are you sure it would be nice to eat. It looked a little too cute to taste any good to me" It was all Prince Vegeta could do to stop from exploding into super saiya-jin on the spot. Xiae and Vegeta laughed to themselves as they walked past the irate Prince and into the galley, Bulma had already gotten the servobots to make their breakfast and they ate it at the speed that none but a saiya-jin could contend with. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Xiae and Vegeta sat in the back of the class -- bored. The science class was so far below their level that it was absurd. They had learnt about how molecular compounds are formed when they were eight, why else had Vegeta had the tutors in the palace, Xiae having been able to listen because she was the prince's sparring partner and strong enough to kill any who tried to eject her from the room. The pair got their work finished in the first 5 minutes and spent the rest of the hour mentally chatting, laughing at the pathetic ki's of the others in the class room and puzzling over the tugging on their own ki.
Finally the bell went, and the class was over, Xiae and Vegeta went to the library, where Buffy said she would meet them.
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Far below the earth, the immense demon, Nick was setting up the last of the ritual to send the Z gang's, Xiae's, Vegeta's, and Buffy's souls to the Master's dimension. Where the Mistress ruled, and was in her true form. Finally, he seized the closest Nink and tore open its throat, spilling the yellow-brown ichor on the black stone in the center of the circle of slowly burning human corpses. The slight breeze in the cave rose to a shrieking howl, while the stone glowed white hot in the unholy light. Higher and higher the wind rose, then suddenly it stopped. The silence was oppressive, heavy and subduing. With a crack, the rock split into 13 shards and then disintegrated.
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At Sunnydale Highschool. Vegeta and Xiae just entered the library when they found themselves trapped in a whirling vortex of orange-yellow energy and then they started to fade. Buffy was in the same situation. Their entire power was not enough to stop the mad whirlwind.
In the clearing, the orange-yellow aura glowed around the Capsule Corp. Ship then it, like the others, disappeared.
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Nick swore, the spell was only meant to send the spirit of the warriors, not their bodies too, He could only hope the Mistress was in a forgiving mood or he would be dead.