Pieces of Me
By:War Prince Nataku
Chapter 1:The Cursed Temple of the Element Gods
"Hey!Goten!"
Goten woke with a start to the sound of Trunks' voice.He had fallen asleep at his desk in the last five minutes of class and had dozed off.He was about to go back to sleep untill the last bell rang,but Trunks shook him awake again.
"Dude!"Trunks practicly yelled.
"Wuh?"Goten said sleepily,"Whaddaya want?"
"Dude,you remember where we're going after school,right?"
"We were going somewhere?"Goten asked as he rubbed the sleep out of his eyes.
"Yeah.That cave in the woods I found."
"By the cliff?"
"The very one."
Goten had finally woke up.He was waiting all week to see this cave Trunks found while wandering in a forest about ten miles from west city.After the final bell rang they set off.Goten had been flying behind Trunks for about twelve minutes when he suddenly dropped down into the forest.Goten followed eagerly.
"Here it is."
They were at the base of a high cliff where there was an opening with a rope at the entrence.They could hear the sound of water falling in the distance.Trunks pulled a flashlight from his pocket,steped over the rope and entered the cave.Goten followed him like a shadow.
After about twenty minutes of exploring,they came upon a stange chamber with an opening in the top of the ceiling.It was lit with fourteen candles with a blue flame that burned for eternity.Between each set of candles was a crystal ball on a stand,each shined a different color.
"Whoa!"Goten said,"What's this place?"
"I don't know.I've never gone this far in."Trunks replied,equaly amazed.
Goten went over to one of the orbs,this one shined green.He reached out to touch it.Just then,a voice that could scare a Marine General out of his socks rang out in the stone room.
"What do you think you are doing here!"
The two teens turned around to find an angry Piccolo marching up to them with Gohan following at his heels.They were so shocked that Goten bumped into the green sphere and knocked it off it's stand.It fell to the ground and shattered.
"Ooops..."Goten said uselessly.
Before the boys could start to explain themselves,they heard a high pitched hum come from the shattered ball.It glowed brighter and brighter and looked like it wad going to explode.Then,the light rose from the shards and hovered eye level to the intruders.It shined so brightly that it blinded them.When they could see again,they saw a small,green,plant-like man where the light was.
"You have defiled The Temple of the Element Gods and destroyed the sacred stone of The Earth God.For this you shall be punished."