"Tryouts"

Written by: Darla "Tenshi III" Dornkirk

I don't own Dragonball Z, I don't claim to own Dragonball Z, but I do own all of the characters that appear in this fanfic, so if you take them I will have vengeance.

"Poise and fluidity, people! Poise and fluidity!" Captain Ginyu was pacing across the gymnasium, examining the motions of the applicants. His eyes glinted as he saw the series of complicated poses Dari was performing.

Dari's eyes fell on her perspective employer and her smile widened.

"Congratulations! You've made it to the finals," Ginyu said, stopping Dari mid-pose. Dari thanked the Captain profusely and took her place near the other finalists, stretching in preparation for the final round.

"The rest you you losers, you disgust me! Go home before I vomit!" Captain Ginyu called across the gymnasium, envoking tears and scowls from the crowd.

Not very gentle about these things, is he... thought Dari, performing a fast series of back-flips and ending with her favorite pose, with her right arm raised straight above her head and her left arm folded over to touch the elbow of the other arm, and her right leg folded behind her left leg.

"Now, people, this is the final test," Ginyu began, "I will perform some series of motions and poses, and you must repeat them. The four people who repeat me with the most poise and fluidity will be my new team members." The Captain began immediately, leaping and diving in a blur, finishing with a series of strange but very, very fluid poses.

My God! Dari thought as she began the process. The extremely large, purple creature almost stepped on her, and he left a little slime on the floor as he passed.

Captain Ginyu was scowling at the group when they were finished. He began walking across the group of about 15 people, pointing at everyone who was in. Dari had made it!