Animix: Kimiko and the Jewel of Ages
(Hey guys! Due to unfortunate circumstances, I cannot continue Animix. As much as you love its randomness, sadly I cannot continue. So heres a revamped new alternative to the story. Starting out fresh is the only way to go! Hope you enjoy)
…Have you ever heard the tale of the Jewel of Ages..? It goes something like this….
"When fates and entwined,
There's no choice but to rewind,
The powers of Fire Ice and Lightning become one..
When alls said and done,
There will only be one,
Unless the chosen one wakes up and fights..
Worlds will collide..
No time to hide..
The Artifact will come to life..
The hunt will begin..
No need to sin..
For the Jewel of Ages will destroy us all.."
…this is but one of the three passages spoken by the Artifact…
….
The sun began to rise..Its light dawned on the small city of Axtria..The wildlife in the forests began to awaken and become lively once more...Its people leaving their homes to start their daily lives...However, one small human refused to leave their bed…As the light shines through the window, the small girl tossed and turned on her bed sleepily, not wanting to get up..
"Honey! You must wake up now! You'll be late for school, Kimiko!" spoke the young girl's mother from downstairs. The girl slid out of bed groggily and groaned, then hobbled over to her in room mirror. She took her brush and began neatly combing her long jet black hair.. She then took her favorite red ribbon and tied it in her hair, keeping it up in a nice ponytail.
"I'm coming, momma!" she stated as she got dressed and went downstairs. She put on her jacket over her school uniform and darts out the door, breakfast in hand. She hopped on her little red bike and sped off..As she rode, she passed a fellow classmate. Jin Ryoku from her 7th grade math class
"Hai Jin!" Kimiko beamed happily. Jin then waved at the girl before his eyes become wide with surprise
"K-Kimiko! Look out for that-"
Before he could finish his sentence, Kimiko collided with a pole, letting out a scream as she was sent flying. The second she lands on the ground, the young boy helps her up.
"You really should watch where you ride…" he states as he aids Kimiko.
"I'm okay! Really! It was just a little crash...Hehe!"
Kimiko giggles and tries to ignore the throbbing pain in her left knee.
"Why don't I just have my mom drive us to school?" Jin spoke timidly.
"Okay!" Kimiko smiled happily and hugged her friend.
Kimiko Haruhara..That is her full name. She's a 13 year old who attends Axtria Middle School. She's a very intelligent girl, who loves to spend her free time with her friends and watching load after loads of anime! Little does she know, her life is about to take an unexpected turn…
Once she and her friend arrived at the school, Kimiko ran straight to class. She bursts through the classroom door, bowing and saying sorry three times. She then sat down and began to doodle in her journal..Kimiko was a very good artist. She drew several anime characters, including Son Gohan from Dragon Ball Z, Toshiro Hitsugaya from Bleach, and Natsu from Fairy Tail.
After a while of doodling, Kimiko's teacher announced that they were going on a field trip. Kimiko squealed from excitement as the class left out the front of the school and boarded the buses. Kimiko sat next to Jin and looked out the window happily.
"Sooooo? Where do you think we are going?" Kimiko smiled at her childhood friend.
"You…weren't listening? The teacher said we were going to the museum downtown! You must've been too busy drawing…"
Jin smiled back and the buses started to drive away from the school. It took about two hours to arrive at the Axtria National Museum, a large brown building with Egyptian like statues out front by the doors. The students poured out of the bus rather quickly, the last two being Kimiko and Jin. The guide leads the children around the building, explaining different items in the surrounding area. Kimiko then spots a lone figure not following the group. He was crouching. Sporting a black zip up hoodie, a light red or baggy black t shirt, loose torn up black jeans, and black boots…Kimiko became curious and strayed from the group and approached the male. She extends a hand out towards him and smiles.
"Hello! My name is Kimiko Haruhara! What's your name?'
The man stood up and walked away from the small girl, pulling his hood over his face to try to ignore her.
"…..Go away…."
Kimiko blinked. She hopped after him and walked alongside him, smiling, easily catching up to the slow male.
"You must be the new student. Adrian, right?"
Adrian didn't respond. He merely kept trying to ignore her. Kimiko then takes his hand and drags him elsewhere.
"C'mon! We can explore together, so you don't feel sad or lonely!"
Adrian, unable to escape her grip, follows silently. Both eventually stumble across a room boarded up by staff. Kimiko looks at the scrawny male and frowns. Then she runs up to the boards and starts yanking at them.
"…If the boards are there, it means no one is allowed in there…." Adrian growled a bit. Kimiko then pulls the boards off and squeals. She drags Adrian inside and look around the dark and empty room.
"Whoa…I can't see a thing in here…I wonder if-"
She was soon cut off by running straight into a door. She looked at it curiously, gently brushing off the dust of the door..
"…This room looks abandoned…but…why?"
Kimiko carefully opened the door and sees a strange object…It sat on a pedestal covered in dust. She runs up to it, dragging Adrian along with her. She brushes off the dust to reveal a red pendant. It glows radiantly in the dark, giving off a beautiful light...Kimiko gasped, gently picking it up.
"Look! Its so beautiful! Kinda wish it was aqua. Aqua is my favorite color yknow.."
Kimiko looks at Adrian, who was shaking his head. He approached Kimiko and placed a hand on her shoulder.
"We shouldn't be in here.."
Kimiko pouts and looks at the pendant, smiling. She nods and prepares to leave when the pendants red glow began to grow...The light became more violent, and Kimiko began to glow a soft blue. She looked, confused by what was happening, and looks at Adrian.
"…What's happening?"
The light soon enveloped both Adrian and Kimiko, and the area around them warped. Everything became blurry and bright, and it didn't even look like the room anymore. Kimiko let out a small frightened scream and clings to Adrian as everything starts growing brighter and brighter, then goes black…
….
"…..'lo? Hello? Hey…are you dead..?"
….
Kimiko slowly wakes up, finding herself no longer in the museum, but outside….She sat up quickly and looked around. She didn't see Adrian anywhere..
"W-Who said that? Who's there?"
Kimiko then looks next to her and sees a young boy…he looked somewhere around his age. He had black spike hair and sported a purple gi with blue wristbands. He sat there curiously and blinks.
"Oh hey! Your ok! I was wandering around here and found you unconscious! Are you alright?"
Kimiko then let out a loud squeal and stood up, hopping up and down
"EEEE! PLEASE TELL ME THIS ISNT A DREAM!"
The boy looks at her confused.
"….Did you hit your head?"
Kimiko continues to jump up and down excitedly.
'ITS YOU! IT'S REALLY YOU! YOURE SON GOHAN!"
(Just a side note, this is Gohan during the Cell Saga)
The boy stands back up and raises an eyebrow, confused.
"Huh..? How do you know my name…?"
He was soon cut off by Kimiko hugging him tightly, mumbling a bunch of happy gibberish. Gohan then backs away, freaked out.
"How do you know my name?"
Kimiko looks around, now realizing the situation. She whimpers and frowns.
"Waaah! How did I get here? You…you don't exist! So why are you here?"
Kimiko then looks at Gohan freaked out. Gohan then attempts to calm her down.
"Hey...Don' panic. What do you mean I don't exist..? Where are you from?'
Kimiko cries.
"Im from a small town called Axtria! Please… Where's Axtria?"
Gohan tilts his head confused.
"Axtria..? Ive never heard of that town…there's other places here…Maybe…you aren't from this timeline..?
Kimiko sniffles and looks at Gohan.
"..Timeline? But..Time travel doesn't exist….im confused..."
Gohan flashed a kindhearted smile at Kimiko to help calm her down.
"Hey! I know! Why don't I take you to see a friend of mine? Maybe he can help you!"
Kimiko smiles a bit and nods.
"Okay..."
Gohan began to lead Kimiko out of the forest and extends a hand out to her.
"Here...youre gonna wanna hold on tight..."
"Why..?" Kimiko said and took Gohan's hand. Gohan then flew up and sped off towards Kame House, Kimiko screaming the entire time.
"EYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!"
Gohan lands at Kame House, then brings Kimiko inside. There were several people already inside. A pig named Oolong, a flying cat thing named Puar, an old man named Master Roshi, and four older gentleman talking to each other: One wearing a casual attire and had a bluish purplish jacket on, a sword strapped to his back, wearing a black shirt underneath and had lavender colored hair. The second man looked similar to Gohan, sporting an orange Gi with a blue undershirt. He wore a blue waistband and wristbands, and had blue boots. The third man wore something similar to the other man, but had no blue undershirt. He also had long black hair and a scar on his cheek. The fourth man…was Adrian!
"Adrian!" Kimiko cried out happily. Gohan approached the group and immediately started explaining the situation.
"Trunks! Dad! We've got a problem! This girl can't get home!"
The man, named Goku, looked at Gohan blankly.
"Huh? Another one? That's what this kid just said!"
Trunks looked at Adrian and Kimiko curiously.
"Hmm...So you both come from a place called Axtria...And that town doesn't exist anywhere…it's never come into fruition, so...Perhaps-"
Trunks was suddenly cut off by a quake. Kimiko moves by Adrian, who was trying his best not to gain any attention. Goku, Gohan, and Trunks ran outside to see a strange giant flying machine..What looked like a spaceship, it hovered in front of Kame House ominously.. A man stood on top of him..He remained a mystery, since he wore a hood over his head.
"Well, hello everyone…I do hope I haven't caused a scene... How are all of you today?"
The man casually states as he bows at the others, a wicked grin plastered on his face as he gazed upon Goku, Gohan, and Trunks.
"Allow me to introduce myself..My name is Sai. Sai Shiranui. It's a pleasure making your acquaintance…You see, im looking for someone...She has a rather petit size, and she's got something of mine..."
Kimiko and Adrian ran out and looked at Sai. Upon seeing Kimiko, Sais smile became more wicked.
"Ah..There she is! My little Kimiko… Ive been looking for you, my dear…"
Kimiko hides behind Adrian and frowns.
"…Who are you? And how do you know my name?"
"..That doesn't matter...all that matters is you return what you've stolen from me...my pendant...The Pendant of Animix…Id like it back, my dear…"
"…Pendant…?" Kimiko looks at the red pendant around her neck. She whimpers a bit from fear. She looks at Goku and Gohan terrified.
"I-I didn't steal anything! I found this in a museum and then I passed out! You have to believe me! I don't know that man!"
Gohan looks over to Kimiko, then at Goku. Both nod and glare at Sai.
"I believe her words...Just who are you, and how do you know this girl?" Goku said, now beginning to question the situation. Gohan and Adrian moved closer to Kimiko, glaring at Sai.
"You fools…would you really leave such a powerful artifact in the hands of a mere child? Give me the amulet.. I can send you home..Back to Axtria..Little girl.."
Kimiko's eyes widen, and she looks at Sai. Adrian then steps in front of Kimiko, still glaring at Sai.
"…do not believe his words…I can sense it in his voice..He is trying to deceive you.."
Kimiko whimpers and Trunks speaks up.
"Leave her alone!"
Sai's eyes narrow, unamused. He shakes his head at the group.
"Tsk,tsk,tsk.. I thought you were better than this….very well, I didn't want to do this..But you leave me no choice.."
Sai raises a hand and two black holes appear..Saibamen pour out in swarms and charge at the group. As the Saibamen attack, Sai opens a black hole and enters it, disappearing. Kimiko lets out a scream as Adrian picks her up and runs inside. From inside, they watch as Goku, Gohan and Trunks fight off the saibamen. Kimiko looks at Adrian, who seems to be calm despite what was happening.
"How are you CALM?"
Goku grunts as he knocks a few saibamen back. Trunks looks at Goku and sees he's growing exhausted.
"There's too many of them! How are we supposed to beat them all?"
Gohan blasts away two saibamen, too occupied to notice one attempt to pounce on him from behind. A tall figure prevents that from happening, and knocks the saibamen away before it could reach Gohan. Gohan then looks at the figure and smiles.
"Mr. Piccolo!"
Goku looks over at Piccolo while Trunks attempts to fend off a saibamen that clung to his back. Kimiko runs out with a broom and starts whacking it like crazy.
"GET OFFA TRUNKS YOU ROTTENLITTLE CREEP!"
The saibamen lunges at Kimiko, giving Goku enough time to blast it out of existence. Kimiko squeaks and drops the broom.
"You need to be careful! It's pretty dangerous out here!" Goku smiled.
"Hmm…who was that Sai person? And why did he want that pendant..?" Gohan asks curiously.
"..It all makes sense now! Kimiko and Adrian aren't from another timeline...Theyre from another dimension!" Trunks said as he looks to the two. "Have any of you heard of the Multiverse?"
"The Theory?" Gohan squeaked.
"No, The ACTUAL Multiverse.." Trunks stated. "It's a vast void consisting of other worlds apart from our own. They most likely live in another dimension...We have to help them get home."
"Why not ask your mother to invent a device that enables dimension hopping..?" Piccolo said rather coldly.
"Im not sure she can! Time travel might be possible but dimension hopping is different!" Trunks frowns.
The pendant around Kimiko's neck began to glow, and a blue portal opens up behind her. Kimiko screams and leaps away, hiding behind Goku.
"Hey Trunks! What's this?" Goku looks at the portal curiously.
"..Im not sure...but it looks like something similar to the ones Sai spawned. It could be a portal to another dimension!" Trunks stated. He then walks over and inspects the portal. He then notices the pendant glowing.
"Hmm..Maybe the pendant is controlling when and where the portals spawn..Hey Kimiko, may I take that pendant to my mother? Maybe by examining its properties, we can make a few more portal spawners!"
"Okay,Trunks.." Kimiko smiles and removes the pendant, handing it to Trunks.
"You should see if that portal leads to your home.. There's a good chance it might".
Kimiko looked at the portal; uneasiness could be seen on her face.
"What if it doesn't..? We need protection in case Sai comes back.."
Everyone looked at each other before Gohan flings a hand up to the air.
"I volunteer as tribute!"
Kimiko giggles and smiles at Gohan. Goku then frowns.
'Are you sure you'll be alright being away, Gohan?"
"Ill be okay daddy! Don't worry!" Gohan smiled and gave his father a thumbs up. Goku smiles back and nods.
"Okay…lets go see where this leads.." Kimiko smiles as she drags Adrian through, who remained silent the entire followed soon afterwards, and the portal closes. Trunks flies off with Goku to Bulma, and piccolo flies away as well.
From a distance, Sai could be seen, floating midair and chuckling to himself.
"Heheheh…soon…soon it'll all be over…soon…"
TO BE CONTINUED