TITLE: Draco Meets Orion
AUTHOR: Echo the Nymph
DISCLAIMER: I don't own Dragon Ball Z or any of the characters therein. Unbridled isn't my horse, so don't get any radical ideas.
NOTES: This is a dimensional crossover. The beginning part of it takes place in this, the Orion dimension. Cecilia Luz de Leon and I are not the same!!! I'm also sorry about all of the changes, but my first disk crashed and totally erased everything on it, including the formatting. I couldn't even reformat it. Well, enough about my floppy disk woes. Now on to the first chapter.
Chapter 1: A Trail Ride
"Whoa! Steady there, Esperanza." Echo called in a reassuring way to her mount, Esperanza de la Estrella. She leaned over to pat the filly's neck, in an attempt to calm her. "I'd swear that sometimes you're a forest spirit instead of a filly." The young Appaloosa snorted in agreement.
The two of them forded the creek. The water kicked up by the filly's hooves splashed Echo. Suddenly, a muffled boom sounded throughout the area, nearly causing the girl to fall from her horse's back. Even the green trees around them shook from the force of the vibrations. "What the... this isn't hunting season, so what was that?" Esperanza balked quite suddenly, telling her rider that great danger lay in the direction of the blast. "Man, you are really acting like Unbridled*. You would make your sire proud." she muttered.
The girl rode her appaloosa down another path. What's this I feel? Being empathic can really be a drag if you don't understand it. Esperanza stopped, sensing her owner's uneasiness. A rarely used ability came to Echo as she quietly sat there. He's hurt, I know that. But why am I hearing his thoughts?
She dismounted and walked along, leading Esperanza. A soft moan grabbed her attention. The girl cautiously approached the warrior in the undergrowth. "Oh my goddess. What could've happened to this boy?" Echo muttered as she gently flipped him over on to his back. Raven black hair was slightly matted with pine needles and dirt. He was wearing a gi that was unfamiliar to the girl. What was it about him... I feel like I'm having a deja vu. Have I met him somewhere before?
The boy moaned again and came around. "Easy, there. You are injured pretty badly." a gentle voice commanded. He tuned around sharply, startled. The sight that greeted him wasn't what he expected. A nineteen year old girl knelt next to him and she was holding reins in her hand. Those reins led back to a gray appaloosa filly whose eyes were bright with curiosity.
Yet the majority of his attention was on the girl. Raw auburn hair was pulled back in a braid and a riding helmet sat on her head. Gray-blue eyes gazed at him with concern as he was injured. Rust colored schooling breeches encased her legs, dark brown jodhpur boots, and a taupe t-shirt completed her outfit.
Wow. She's beautiful. "Excuse me, but what's your name?" he inquired.
"My name is Cecilia Luz de Leon, but my friends call me Echo." she replied. As before, her voice was light and soft; a clear soprano with a musical tilt and a Spanish accent.
"I'm Son Gohan." he told her. Man, I'm really having a deja vu here. Just as he thought that, the Appaloosa behind the girl uneasily tugged on the reins and neighed. "What's up with your horse?"
"Esperanza is extremely cautious about new situations. But now she is acting like something evil is coming." Echo stared at Gohan in wonder as he forcibly got up off of the ground. "Are you sure that you should be moving?" She sounded surprised about him being able to move with the exent of what he'd gone through.
"Cecilia, get out of here. You don't want to see what's about to happen." Gohan commanded. His voice seemed to leave no room for argument. But what he hadn't counted on was her dealing with people that were pushy, even when hurt.
She leveled a glare at him. "I've dealt with my share of pushy people. If you're planning on fighting, forget it." The girl flipped the reins up over the filly's head. "You are coming with me, weither you like it or not. If that's who you think it is, you're too injured to be much opposition." She easily leapt onto her mount's back, landing lightly.
Gohan sighed in defeat. He knew she was right. The warrior managed to get on behind Echo right before Esperanza took off. The wind sang in their ears as canter merged into gallop and trees flashed by. Yosh! This horse is fast. Nani? This girl's got some power on her. But...she doesn't seem to know about it.
A bright flash of light made the filly shy away from her course and squeal. Both passengers stayed on, seeming to be one with the horse. Cecilia let Esperanza go much faster than she had been before the explosion, for she, too, wanted to get out of there. The girl expertly guided her horse through the rough terrain and over fallen logs that blocked the trail. "What was that?" she cried out. Fear was in her voice; fear of the unknown.
"A ki blast." Gohan told her. He glanced over his shoulder and drew a shocked gasp. The enemy he had been fighting before had followed him to this place. "Cecilia, can Esperanza go any faster than this?" he inquired. His terse tone frightened her.
"Much faster. Hold on tight." she replied. Ki? Now why does that sound familiar? The filly sped up, galloping like she was on the stretch drive of the Kentucky Derby. The one who had fired the attack looked on in awe as the filly ran with all of her heart and soul, carrying two people to boot.
She cleared a ditch and continued to gallop with the joy and abandon that had characterized one who had been a cousin to her grand-dam. Yet in her luminous brown eyes was a deeper knowledge that was pure instinct. Esperanza knew that she would loose her special person sometime. Still, that was unnoticed by the one who had tried to catch them.
"Did you catch him?" A voice demanded over the soldier's scouter.
"No, my lord. I didn't. It appears that Son Gohan has hooked up with a girl native to this place who has some sort of riding animal. I don't think that they've gone too far." he explained.
"See that you catch that monkey. Without him, my revenge will be incomplete." The voice snarled in anger. Always his enemies seemed to get the better part of the deal. What was it about them that attracted allies? He'd blow up everything about them if he could. But right now, he needed to clear his mind and think about his next step. One was separated from the others, and out of the power of any dragon god. The others would be worried about him...
AUTHOR: Echo the Nymph
DISCLAIMER: I don't own Dragon Ball Z or any of the characters therein. Unbridled isn't my horse, so don't get any radical ideas.
NOTES: This is a dimensional crossover. The beginning part of it takes place in this, the Orion dimension. Cecilia Luz de Leon and I are not the same!!! I'm also sorry about all of the changes, but my first disk crashed and totally erased everything on it, including the formatting. I couldn't even reformat it. Well, enough about my floppy disk woes. Now on to the first chapter.
Chapter 1: A Trail Ride
"Whoa! Steady there, Esperanza." Echo called in a reassuring way to her mount, Esperanza de la Estrella. She leaned over to pat the filly's neck, in an attempt to calm her. "I'd swear that sometimes you're a forest spirit instead of a filly." The young Appaloosa snorted in agreement.
The two of them forded the creek. The water kicked up by the filly's hooves splashed Echo. Suddenly, a muffled boom sounded throughout the area, nearly causing the girl to fall from her horse's back. Even the green trees around them shook from the force of the vibrations. "What the... this isn't hunting season, so what was that?" Esperanza balked quite suddenly, telling her rider that great danger lay in the direction of the blast. "Man, you are really acting like Unbridled*. You would make your sire proud." she muttered.
The girl rode her appaloosa down another path. What's this I feel? Being empathic can really be a drag if you don't understand it. Esperanza stopped, sensing her owner's uneasiness. A rarely used ability came to Echo as she quietly sat there. He's hurt, I know that. But why am I hearing his thoughts?
She dismounted and walked along, leading Esperanza. A soft moan grabbed her attention. The girl cautiously approached the warrior in the undergrowth. "Oh my goddess. What could've happened to this boy?" Echo muttered as she gently flipped him over on to his back. Raven black hair was slightly matted with pine needles and dirt. He was wearing a gi that was unfamiliar to the girl. What was it about him... I feel like I'm having a deja vu. Have I met him somewhere before?
The boy moaned again and came around. "Easy, there. You are injured pretty badly." a gentle voice commanded. He tuned around sharply, startled. The sight that greeted him wasn't what he expected. A nineteen year old girl knelt next to him and she was holding reins in her hand. Those reins led back to a gray appaloosa filly whose eyes were bright with curiosity.
Yet the majority of his attention was on the girl. Raw auburn hair was pulled back in a braid and a riding helmet sat on her head. Gray-blue eyes gazed at him with concern as he was injured. Rust colored schooling breeches encased her legs, dark brown jodhpur boots, and a taupe t-shirt completed her outfit.
Wow. She's beautiful. "Excuse me, but what's your name?" he inquired.
"My name is Cecilia Luz de Leon, but my friends call me Echo." she replied. As before, her voice was light and soft; a clear soprano with a musical tilt and a Spanish accent.
"I'm Son Gohan." he told her. Man, I'm really having a deja vu here. Just as he thought that, the Appaloosa behind the girl uneasily tugged on the reins and neighed. "What's up with your horse?"
"Esperanza is extremely cautious about new situations. But now she is acting like something evil is coming." Echo stared at Gohan in wonder as he forcibly got up off of the ground. "Are you sure that you should be moving?" She sounded surprised about him being able to move with the exent of what he'd gone through.
"Cecilia, get out of here. You don't want to see what's about to happen." Gohan commanded. His voice seemed to leave no room for argument. But what he hadn't counted on was her dealing with people that were pushy, even when hurt.
She leveled a glare at him. "I've dealt with my share of pushy people. If you're planning on fighting, forget it." The girl flipped the reins up over the filly's head. "You are coming with me, weither you like it or not. If that's who you think it is, you're too injured to be much opposition." She easily leapt onto her mount's back, landing lightly.
Gohan sighed in defeat. He knew she was right. The warrior managed to get on behind Echo right before Esperanza took off. The wind sang in their ears as canter merged into gallop and trees flashed by. Yosh! This horse is fast. Nani? This girl's got some power on her. But...she doesn't seem to know about it.
A bright flash of light made the filly shy away from her course and squeal. Both passengers stayed on, seeming to be one with the horse. Cecilia let Esperanza go much faster than she had been before the explosion, for she, too, wanted to get out of there. The girl expertly guided her horse through the rough terrain and over fallen logs that blocked the trail. "What was that?" she cried out. Fear was in her voice; fear of the unknown.
"A ki blast." Gohan told her. He glanced over his shoulder and drew a shocked gasp. The enemy he had been fighting before had followed him to this place. "Cecilia, can Esperanza go any faster than this?" he inquired. His terse tone frightened her.
"Much faster. Hold on tight." she replied. Ki? Now why does that sound familiar? The filly sped up, galloping like she was on the stretch drive of the Kentucky Derby. The one who had fired the attack looked on in awe as the filly ran with all of her heart and soul, carrying two people to boot.
She cleared a ditch and continued to gallop with the joy and abandon that had characterized one who had been a cousin to her grand-dam. Yet in her luminous brown eyes was a deeper knowledge that was pure instinct. Esperanza knew that she would loose her special person sometime. Still, that was unnoticed by the one who had tried to catch them.
"Did you catch him?" A voice demanded over the soldier's scouter.
"No, my lord. I didn't. It appears that Son Gohan has hooked up with a girl native to this place who has some sort of riding animal. I don't think that they've gone too far." he explained.
"See that you catch that monkey. Without him, my revenge will be incomplete." The voice snarled in anger. Always his enemies seemed to get the better part of the deal. What was it about them that attracted allies? He'd blow up everything about them if he could. But right now, he needed to clear his mind and think about his next step. One was separated from the others, and out of the power of any dragon god. The others would be worried about him...