(Time to deviate from my other fics. This is going to get really confusing, so hang on and enjoy the ride. This is going to be REALLY cool. Oh, Kawaiito? This fic is weird. See, Namek has happened, Frieza's only fought Goku and Vegeta, tho. So the type of clash that happened on Namek is, instead, happening in my fic. Just bringing you up to date! )
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The character "Krista" Belongs to me, as well as most of the beings she encounters save those mentioned in DBZ. If you recognize the banner above or below, would you e-mail me and let me know how OCS is doing?
Now, Krista is the little sister of Touma in this Alternate Universe of my normal fics who's desperate to prove herself in the upcoming battle with Frieza and his men. That's basically all you need to know, I'll fill in the rest in the story.
And I'm sure my avid fic readers must have a good idea of my music choice now!!
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Did you forget about me,
Mr. Duplicity.
I hate to bug you in the middle
Of dinner…
-You oughta know, Alanis Morisette
"C'mon, Touma, just let me train with you! If you like what you see, then sign me on!"
Touma sighed and pushed his blue hair out of his equally blue eyes. "Krista, we don't have the time or resources to let you train with us. The senshi and us troopers are busy enough as it is without grading you on a punch."
Krista snorted and flipped her own longer version of Touma's hair over her shoulder with a pale hand.
"Fine, then, big brother. I'll train on my own, And when the time comes, I'll PROVE to you I can fight!"
Seiji walked past and grinned, having caught the last portion of her statement.
"Mako-chan, you're not, Krista. We'd do anything to be able to enjoy a normal life like you do. You don't know how lucky you are."
"Lucky??" Krista fairly screeched. "How am I lucky when I'm forced to stay behind when the real adventure comes? Fighting a floating candy youma isn't an adventure!"
"You got to fight, didn't you?" Touma asked incredulously. Krista snorted again.
"One youma. You guys got to go save Chibiusa with Peruru.
I got to stay behind with the cats!!"
"And what's so wrong with that?" Luna said. "After all, we are great feline companions."
"You are, Luna, but I want adventure! Excitement! I want to save the world! I mean, Usagi's my age and she's already one of the greatest super heroines the universe has ever known!"
"And the Universe can only handle so many great super heroines, Krista. Take it from me. You're better off living the life you're living now."
"But-"
Touma held up a hand, a sign that the topic was definitely closed. Krista sighed and dropped her head, seeing that it was useless to continue. Touma smiled.
"Someday you'll see that what I'm doing, I'm doing for you."
"It's not fair! I should be out there training! It's my planet too!!"
"Yes, it is," a soft voice said behind her. She whirled to see Bulma standing there, smiling. She sighed and turned back around.
"I'm just as good a fighter as he is! I can even wear his armor!"
She sat against a tree. "It's not fair," she muttered again. Bulma sat next to her.
"I've seen you fight. You're good, but Touma has the experience needed to take care of Frieza."
"How am I supposed to gain experience if I never fight? That's like telling a kid he can train pocket monsters, but then only allowing him to battle Caterpies!"
Bulma laid a gentle hand on her shoulder. "What would you like to battle?"
"Charizards! Alakazams! Just let me at a Typhlosion or a Steelix!!"
Bulma nodded. "Okay, you're up against the meanest Charizard in the entire galaxy. Yet all you have is one inexperienced Bulbasaur. What would you do? Would you let it battle?"
"Of course not! Bulbasaurs are weak against Charizards, and strong ones are even worse- oh…" she cut herself off, realizing the point Bulma was making. She then shook her head again.
"It's still not fair. I'm a two badge Squirtle at least."
Bulma giggled, then grew serious.
"Please listen to me. Listen to your brother. Do not attempt to fight when Frieza comes."
"I was thinking, Zarbon," Frieza said, his eyes fixed image of Earth on the screen before him. "Whether or not to simply rid Earth of all it's inhabitants. It certainly would wipe out the resistance problem we're bound to face."
"You said you wished to raise your power level, sir. What better way to do that then to defeat the most powerful warriors in this galaxy?"
Frieza smiled and chuckled. "Too true, Zarbon. Too true. I suppose I'll let them live, then. Any suggestions on whether or not to dispatch the Ginyu force with us?"
Zarbon glanced at the image, then shook his head, his long green braid sliding slightly. "I don't think it'll be an issue, sir."
Frieza smirked. "And why is that?"
"At the very least, we've Kakarotto and Vegeta to deal with. They're bound to be the strongest warriors we'll face. The rest of the population will be easy."
Frieza chuckled. The warriors on Earth were rumored to be more powerful than him. But he had a feeling that once he got there he would find them to be, compared to him, nothing at all.
"Ja ne, Touma!"
Touma waved from his seat in the jeep. "You be good, Krista. I mean it."
Krista smiled, tossing her bound (barely) hair over her shoulder. "When am I not?"
Shin smiled. "Wrong question to ask, Krista." He turned to Makoto, giving her a quick kiss. "We'll meet you at Hikawa Jinja."
"Can I come?"
Shin sighed. "Gomen, Krista-sama." He said automatically. "I'm afraid we simply can't let you. Mia will be here to pick you up after school. No going to the arcade."
Krista winced. "Take all the fun outta life…" she muttered. Touma shot her a hard look and she fell quiet. Seiji gunned the engine a little. They were due for a practice session with Superman, and it wouldn't do for them to be late. Touma shot him a look as well before kissing his little sister on the forehead.
"Remember, be good."
Krista smiled innocently. "No problem."
Touma leaned back into the car. "I hope not." He nodded to Seiji, who slammed his foot on the gas pedal, sending the car surging forward. Krista waved until they were out of sight, then turned to the other Senshi.
"Well, what are we waiting for? Let's get to class!"
Ami nodded. "Yes. I know we've still got 20 minutes, but I've got an AP exam to study for."
Minako smiled. "Ami-chan, you know you'll ace it with no problem."
Krista started into the gates when her bag popped open and all her books spilled out. "Kuso," she muttered, stopping and shoving the various books and other items into her bag.
"Want some help?" Usagi offered. Krista looked up and smiled. "No, I'll be fine. I'll meet you all inside in a few."
Usagi nodded and the four senshi went inside. Krista finished shoving her books in her bag and quickly turned and began running down the street in the direction that the jeep had been moving, marveling at how well her self-training of her mental powers had been going. Her telekinesis worked like a charm, getting the other senshi out of the way long enough for her to slip away. Touma was going to fry her once he learned she had skipped school again but she knew that the fate of the universe was more important than a few low grades.
"Quake with fear!"
Ryo glanced the hook hurtling at him out of the corner of his eye and barely managed to dodge before Anubis caught him in the back. Ryo stumbled, but recovered in time to dodge an attack on Naaza's part. He glanced at Seiji and grinned. The two of them launched into a spiral, blades whirling. The shogun
hastened to get out of the way. Sh'ten grinned.
"That spiral is really coming along, Ryo. You almost got me."
Ryo grinned and picked up a piece of Sh'ten's coat that had been sliced off. "Almost?"
Rajura grinned. "Any closer and there wouldn't be any of you left."
Superman floated down from where he watched the session above them. He nodded his approval to everyone. "Very well done, all of you. Considering the time you had to react, Sh'ten, it's impressive that you came away with no injuries from that last attack."
Sh'ten blinked, then smiled. He wasn't used to getting such high praise. Superman looked at the sun and sighed. "Ten minute break, guys. Then back to work."
Touma took off his helmet and shook his drenched hair off of his forehead. Behind him, he heard soft grunts and rustling. Curious, he crawled through the underbrush to see what was causing it. Probably a small dog or something, he thought. When he reached the area, he stayed low and peered out from behind a few leaves. A pair of slender, pale legs greeted him. Women's legs, obviously. His gaze shifted upwards to settle on the woman's face, and he gasped, nearly seething with rage. He stood up hastily, disrupting the girl's activities and slamming his head on a branch. The girl gasped and blushed crimson. She smiled sweetly.
"Touma-chan. Heh heh…hi?"
Touma glared at his younger sister. She had skipped school again. He sighed.
"What are you doing here?" he demanded. Krista sighed and put her hands on her slender hips.
"Training for the upcoming battle."
Touma glanced around. Weights, 2x4s, and other various strength building objects were lying around. Quite a bit of turf had been torn up, he noticed. She had been doing some jumping and kicking. And the hand prints in the mud showed where she had been doing push-ups. Even the big oak tree in the center of the clearing showed signs of having been the target of her training. He sighed. It was too late for her to go back to school now; she'd have to stay with them for the rest of the day.
"Fine, you can stay. Gather up your stuff and follow me."
He helped Krista pick up her managerie of sports equipment and carry it over to where a very surprised group of troopers, shogun and superhero waited. Rajura raised a brow.
"Skip school again?"
Krista smiled sheepishly and shrugged. Then she got defensive.
"Well, someone's got to help you guys battle! I mean, let's face it. The senshi are all limited to their elements, and each of you only has so much to contribute."
"And how are you any different?" Superman asked softly. Krista grinned. Now was the time to show her brother what she could do. Her eye fell on one of the lighter weights. She squinted at it, mentally willing it into the air. She could dimly hear the gasps of surprise as it obeyed her. She then set it back down again about as gently as an elephant setting down a red hot safe. Superman picked the weight up out of the now slightly dented turf. Krista flushed again.
"Guess I need to work a bit more."
Touma was the first to speak. "When did you….I mean, how…I mean, what…."
Krista grinned. "Uh, respectively, a few months ago when I accidentally caused the pipe in the bathroom to burst and I thought it might be useful in the upcoming battle."
"A battle you're not going to fight."
Krista blinked. "What??"
Touma's face was set. "You heard me. This is all the more reason not to let you. If Frieza knew about you, he'd take you back with him, or maybe even kill you if he felt you were enough of a threat. After we defeat Frieza, I'm going to have a talk with Professor Xavier."
Krista sighed. "So you'd rather dump me on the X-men than try to help me gain control of my powers? Yeah, real brotherly of you, Touma. You know what?" She went on, her rage and tone building. "I seriously don't need this. I seriously don't need a brother who's too over-protective to let his 'baby' sister fight in a battle where every man and woman and child counts! I seriously don't need to be told how inexperienced I am when every time I try to change that, I get shot down. That is so it. I'm leaving."
With that she stomped off, sports equipment in tow. Touma started. "Krista! Krista wait!" But she was gone.
It wasn't fair! He was just being stubborn. He HAD to know that he'd need her help in the battle, he'd need everyone's help. And yet, he was resisting. Why? She stopped doing push-ups and sat back with a small grunt. She popped open a bottle of water and took a long drink before capping it and starting her push-ups again. Why hadn't anyone else stood up for her? The shogun especially knew she was capable of fighting, as many times as they had fought in the past. It simply wasn't fair. She reached over for a weight and realized that dusk was setting in. Touma must be worried sick, she thought. She sighed. She wasn't looking forward to going back, but she didn't want to worry her brother too much. With a sigh, she began packing all of her stuff.
"What on earth did you say to her, Touma?"
Touma sat, his head in his hands. He didn't know how to answer Ami. He'd been sure that Krista would come back after a few minutes. He'd been prepared to say nothing about it. But when she hadn't come back, he knew she'd been serious. What if something had happened to her and she couldn't come back? Or what if she'd just decided to never come back period? He didn't think he could live with that kind of guilt.
But he knew, too, that he couldn't live with the guilt of letting his little sister fight and having her killed or captured by Frieza. Why couldn't she see that he was only trying to protect her from getting hurt?
She does see it, he thought to himself. But she doesn't care if she gets hurt. She only wants to help with the fight, she wants to battle to save Earth.
"Touma-chan?"
Touma broke out of his reverie and looked up at Ami and blinked. He'd never seen her looking so very sad. "Touma, I want you to go out and look for her. I've never seen you so worried and I can tell it's killing you to just sit here like this."
"Superman's looking," he murmured. Ami shook her head, tears welling up in her eyes.
"Touma, you're worried sick. Go look for her!"
Touma sighed, realizing that Ami was right. He stood and grabbed his jacket, prepared to go out. But the knob turned before he could reach it and the door swung open to reveal a very sweaty and tired Krista. She looked up in fear, but was startled when Touma suddenly dropped to his knees and threw his arms around her, sobbing. She blinked, then hugged her big brother back for a moment. Touma pulled away and tried to assume a stern face, but found he couldn't hide the relief he was feeling.
"Never, ever do that to me again. Ever. I was so worried something had happened, or that you wouldn't come back-"
Krista smiled. "Touma, you worry too much. I can take care of myself, and why wouldn't I come back? I'm home, my friends and family are here."
Touma smiled, then made a snap decision.
"You've won, Krista. We'll train you along with us."
Krista blinked. "Y-you mean it? You'll let me train?"
Touma smiled wearily. "Yeah, but you'd better be prepared to work."
Krista grinned and hugged her brother. Touma smiled. "And I've got your first assignment you can do right now."
"Really? What?"
"The dishes."