Disclaimer: this is getting really redundant… for like, the seventh time, I do not own Dbz.
Alright peoples! I'm going to skip straight to the story now; the random movie quote:
Person : My one, my only, my… precious…
After they had flown for a few minutes, following Alyss, they all felt a huge power spike in the direction they were flying.
"That's dad!" Gohan exclaimed.
They now picked up speed as the others became surer of their intended direction. For the moment, the fact that the red-head had known where to go was forgotten.
"Whoa, man, I can feel that energy big time." Krillen said.
"That's my dad, isn't it?" Gohan inquired.
"Yeah. I can't sense the androids; I guess you were right about not being able to sense their power levels." Krillen replied.
The four sped up even more, trying to reach their friends before it was too late. 'You three may not be able to sense them, but I certainly can. And I do not like the way it feels. Their darkness taints the air about them, creating a thick veil.' Alyss thought worriedly. 'Something's wrong with Goku, and it has nothing to do with the androids, power draining abilities and all. His heart is faltering. I can feel it as it struggles to keep beating. This is bad, very bad.' Her face became grim. When they had told her the story of the strange boy, they had forgotten to tell the red-head about Goku's impending heart condition, thinking the problem solved.
"That's them right there." Gohan explained.
"Gotcha." Krillen agreed.
They landed right behind Tien and Piccolo.
"Father!" Gohan cried out.
"Hey, don't worry, your dad has everything under control." Tien reassured him. "That android never had a chance."
They all watched as Goku continued to beat on the android.
"Has it been like this the whole time?" Krillen wondered.
"Yeah. It hasn't laid a finger on Goku." Tien replied.
"Man, o man, Goku's definitely got the upper hand on that guy." Krillen muttered.
"No kidding. Look at him go. He's rewriting history up there. Looks like we 're all going to live after all." Tien claimed.
"Yeah. I'm not even worried anymore. Are you, Gohan?" Krillen agreed.
"Yeah." The boy replied.
"You're right to worry, Gohan." Piccolo agreed.
"I am?" Gohan pondered.
"Goku's just not his usual confident self. His attacks aren't even hurting the android. He's going to need our help, you guys." Piccolo stated.
"Yes. Something is wrong." Alyss, who had just been quietly watching added.
The others seemed surprised.
"Wait a sec. He seems fine. No biggie. You're being paranoid. I mean, look at him! What could go wrong?" Tien interjected.
"I tell you, something's not right! Goku's maxed out for some reason! He's going to give out if this keeps up!" Piccolo explained.
"Yeah, right, I can see it too." Gohan agreed. "Hey, you guys, do you remember about what Yamcha said about feeling weak when the android touched him? Like it was absorbing his energy?"
"What?" Piccolo exclaimed.
"Yeah. I felt energy leaving me, like I was being drained or something. But it felt weird. Goku would know if it was happening to him." Yamcha explained.
The red-head shook her head. "No, this has nothing to do with the androids. It's something different entirely."
"How can you be sure? How do you know all this stuff?" Yamcha inquired.
The woman shook her head again, her eyes still locked on the fight. "I cannot explain. I have no words with which to describe it. At some time or another I will try and show you."
They were then surrounded with a cloud of dust and debris as Goku slammed the android into the ground.
"Right on!" Krillen shouted.
"All right! Way to go, Goku!" Tien yelled.
Everyone except Piccolo, Gohan, and Alyss cheered. When the dust cleared, they could all see the android, which for the most part, appeared undamaged.
"Man, if Goku hit me like that, I wouldn't be able to move for a week!" Yamcha exclaimed.
"Yeah," Tien agreed, "what're those things made of anyway?"
Alyss watched as Goku struggled to catch his breath.
"KA…ME…HA…ME…HA!"
They watched as Goku used one of his most powerful moves. The red-head heard the android laugh. Her eyes widened as she realized what was about to occur. It was too late to warn Goku, however. They watched as the android sucked up the power through his hand. It laughed again. Krillen, Tien, Yamcha and Gohan stared in shock.
"Man, that's not good." Tien muttered.
"Yeah! He absorbed it! I was right!" Yamcha exclaimed.
"Goku! Don't use any of your energy waves! They can absorb energy through their hands! It will only make them stronger! Understand?" Piccolo shouted.
"You're kidding!" Goku managed to reply. "Great, now what? Oh, man, that's too much. "
The android was still laughing like some kind of creepy circus clown. 'Damn. I could probably transfer some of my energy to Goku, but that wouldn't do much good. His body would rip through it before he could really put it to use. He's seriously ill. He'll collapse sooner rather than later. I… I… I must do something! But what? My other form is reachable only through meditation, and we don't have that kind of time! I could try a swift transfer, but that might disable my second form, making it useless. My abilities won't do much good if they're not at full strength. And besides, they would all hate my guts for keeping this a secret. However, if the fight continues this way, I may have no choice. If my anger gets the better of me, all hope of subtly is lost.' Alyss was on the brink of frustration. She could do nothing without risking everything, including the trust and lives of her friends, which she had no right to do. Unless there was some change, she was stuck.
"Uh oh! Guys, look, it's Goku! He's tired! Man, how did that thing take so much of his energy?" Krillen hollered.
"I don't think it did! Something else must be sapping all his strength!" Piccolo yelled.
"So it would seem." Alyss murmured, eyes locked on Goku's figure.
All of a sudden, the android leapt towards Goku. The fight resumed. 'Goku's doomed. I… I must…' it was taking all of her willpower to keep thinking straight. She could feel the anger building, twisting, as it tried to find some release. Now, everyone could see Goku was definitely losing. Alyss almost snickered despite the drastic situation and her own anger at Goku's funky eye-twitch. She saw it pull its' fists back, about to pummel Goku. 'Why am I just standing here watching like some helpless child?' this was the red-head's last coherent thought before she totally lost control. The group of men didn't even see her move. Instead of hitting a weakened Goku, as it had intended, the android ended up smashing into a pissed off Alyss. The force of the blow knocked her backwards some, but for the most part she was unhurt.
The crowd on the ground was quite surprised.
"What the heck does she think she's doing?" Yamcha exclaimed.
"What we aren't." Piccolo replied. "She's never fought with us as a unit before. She probably thinks we're all just standing around watching Goku get beat up."
"Well, that is kind of what we were doing, you know." Krillen added.
If they were surprised by the first thing, the second had them all in shock. Alyss had reached out and hurled the android away and into one of the few remaining mountains.
"What do you think you're doing?" Goku wheezed.
The red-head met his eyes evenly. "What I should have done before."
The cryptic words went by unheard as the Saiyan noticed her eyes. No longer were they the deep, rich green from before. They were cold as ice, and silver like the moon.
