Sorry this chapter is short but I thought I better get it out as soon as possible! Have fun reading and please send comments!
Echo
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LAST TIME
"The best way to study is to do. Vegeta's been itching for a good match and probably wouldn't mind going against you."
She shook her head again. "I don't think Vegeta would want to fight me, the person he's supposed to be protecting."
"Well, you won't know till you ask will you?"
"Do I want to fight him though? What if I win? I don't know that he'd be able to handle that."
Goku nodded understandingly. "Maybe if that time comes, you should beat him as a Lunarian instead of as a Saiyan." Serena leaned over and kissed her mate.
"I knew you were good for something."
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CHAPTER 34
Just as she began wondering what Darien had been up to, Serena ran right into him on her way to see Arem.
"Hey Meatball Head. After all these years, you're still trying to kill me." She laughed and gave him a squeeze.
"I haven't seen you in forever. Where have you been?" The Darien she was looking at was a much happier person. When he was first brought back, major depression had settled on him as he found himself utterly useless to the team of Super Saiyans. He wasn't strong enough to fight even the little boys and magic meant next to nothing here. Only energy.
"Bulma knew what a hard time I was having here so she set me up as head surgeon of pediatrics at the Capsule Corp Hospital in town. It's so nice to have something other to do than wait." She knew what he was talking about. Mina. He missed her to the point of pain. His soul mate was gone and he was lost without her.
"Glad to hear it. How are the new toys? Have you learned how to use them yet?" She was referring to the different surgical tools that were native to this dimension.
"I haven't learned all of them but Bulma has a great simulation program and it makes learning much faster."
The pain behind his eyes and in his heart were still visible to her but much more bearable. It wouldn't be too much longer till he could be reunited.
"Come. We were just about to sit down for dinner." She led him back to the main house where everyone was outside, waiting for the Almighty Prince of Saiyans to finish cooking the steaks.
"You know, father. For the fastest man in the world, you sure are a slow cook." Trunks frowned as he lay his head on the picnic table. Bulma laughed, Goten snickered and Goku just sat and smiled.
"You cannot rush perfection, son." After he said it, Vegeta realized that saying could be used towards antyhing. The group saw them coming and waved. Goku didn't wave or smile however. A wave of possession swept over him. Serena scolded him mentally.
'You better calm down. I just met him outside the door and didn't know he was coming.' She could still sense her mate's stiffness and dislike towards her oldest friend. Why was she explaining herself? Shouldn't he trust her enough to know she would never cheat on him? Suddenly she didn't feel like talking to him at all, physically or mentally and blocked him. His eyes burned her back as she walked away from him.
For some reason she couldn't let it go and the more she tried not to think about it, the angrier she became. Darien kept sneaking looks over her shoulder as they carried on their own conversation near the house.
"Goku keeps looking over at us. I don't think he likes me very much." Darien knew Serena was getting angry and stared wide-eyed as her eyes flashed from blue to black.
Serena turned her head to see her husband glaring openly at them both. "That jerk doesn't know when to give up, does he? What does he think I'm going to do? Cheat on him? Is he kidding me? And what kind of trust is this anyway? Obviously there is none and I don't know why I fell for him anyway! If I knew he was going to be this pig-headed and selfish, he can just forget it!" She felt her mate trying to get into her mind, trying to sneak his way in there but she knew how to block him out. How she knew was an entirely different story. She didn't know what she was doing anymore.
"If anyone should go to hell, it should be you, Kakkarot!" Everyone stopped mid-sentence as Serena turned around and pointed to her mate who was shocked to silence. For the moment anyway.
"What the hell are you going on about, woman?" Vegeta was actually enjoying himself, not that he didnt' enjoy seeing some good spousal "disagreements" every once in a while.
Serena ingored her brother. Darien backed quietly away from the girl who's eyes were now a solid black. Her hair grew darker, strand by strand he could see blonde ones turning black as if they had been burned.
"I should go to hell? How about your friend over there? The coward?" Goku had never seen his mate this angry before, which was part of the reason his own anger was getting out of control. She didn't dare try to block him out of her mind now.
"Darien isn't a coward, you bastard! He's my best friend, who happened to take care of me when you weren't in the picture." More of her hair turned black and everyone, including Goku, noticed the sudden change. Goku didn't like where this was going and Darien knew exactly where it was going. This could only be happening because of one person.
"He's one of the only people I had to trust, the only male I had to trust as I grew up for the second time! The only MAN I had to draw strength from when I was in my world. Does that not account for something, Kakkarot?" She said his name with a sound of hate he didn't know she was capable of.
"Serena-"
She looked more like a saiyan than ever with her new black hair. Goku didn't know who this woman was that was standing before him. His mate had silver hair and sky blue eyes but this woman had ebony black hair and had eyes like a black fire.
Goku felt like his insides were being burned. A blazing inferno ran through his veins and he screamed aloud, forgetting he had an audience but not being able to care enough to silence himself. Never in his life had he experienced such horrible physical pain. Being beaten to a bloody pulp and having every bone in his body broken was nothing compared to being roasted alive.
"He took care of me when I was sick. He protected me in battles, he took care of me and the girls when we had no one to turn to. Don't you think he deserves more respect than you're giving him? If he didn't exist I wouldn't exist. Can you understand that, mate? If you love me as much as you claim you do, you should be on your knees thanking him for being our protector."
Goku's screams could be heard miles away. He was going to die and fell to his knees as he gasped for air. It was burning his lungs. He could hear someone yelling something about a ray but didn't care what it was about. He had to force the pain down. He had to reason with Serena.
When he opened his eyes, he couldn't find his mate anywhere. Only the woman in black, the woman who was black. A black flame.
"Raye! Calm down or you're going to kill Serena's husband!" It was Ami's voice from across the table. "Lita! Do something."
"Aww, shit." Serena's temper had been high enough that it finally brought Raye from her dormant stage inside Serena. Lita didn't like this situation at all because of what that fiery priestess was capable of.
"JUPITER-"
"MERCURY-"
"THUNDER-"
"AQUA-"
"DRAGON!"
"INFUSION!"
The sky darkened without warning and lightning flew from the ground and into the air above it's master. Small droplets of moisture rose from the planet and fell from the sky to meet the lightning. It quickly formed Lita's lightning dragon surrounded by a blue liquid flame. The dragon came to life when the two elements fused together and it flew from the sky towards its target.
"I'm sorry, Serena."
"I'm sorry, Raye."
The girl's resolve hardened when Goku screamed louder. The dragon roared like thunder as it swooped and swallowed Raye in its lightning jaws. It disappeared into the earth leaving behind an exhausted and unconscious Raye, and the lingering smell of burnt clothes.
Ami ran straight to Goku whom she thought needed her immediate attention since he was still conscious. She pushed her long blue hair aside and placed her hands on his chest and back. Concentrating as quickly as she could, she pushed a coolant of energy into his body, soothing whatever damage Raye had caused.
How was Raye even that powerful? Wasn't she supposed to be dormant while Serena was still running around. Something wasn't right. Ami was shocked when she found Raye lying where she expected Serena's body to be. They hadn't seperated and for some reason, Serena wasn't here.
Goten and Trunks kept yelling "she's possessed" and Bulma kept yelling at them to shut up and help her. Goku was in too much pain to help anyone including himself, which left Vegeta. He kept staring at her, trying to remember why she looked familiar.
"She's Sailor Mars." Lita enlightened him when she caught one of his funny looks.
"No wonder that brat seems famliar. She's just as hot-headed as my mate and was always trying to get my attention on the moon." He grumbled and placed her on one of the beds in the Care Center.
"I don't recall you ever mentioning her, Vegeta." Bulma felt her hackles rise from jealousy.
"It's because she wasn't worth mentioning. I had already chosen the woman I wanted." Bulma nearly melted from the heat of the gaze her mate gaver her.
"Oh."
After two hours of testing, Goku was better for the most part, and Serena? It looked as if she and Raye had traded places.
"How am I supposed to get Serena back?" Goku was pacing the floor, gnashing his teeth together in agitation. He couldn't live with that hellion who lay on the medical bed. That wasn't his mate. That woman on the bed wasn't the same woman he bonded with, except it was. He could see the bite mark on her neck. Her facial features were the same except for the dark hair and eyes.
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Serena awoke to a white room and looked around. She should be in C4, in the med wing but she didn't recognize her surroundings. Someone was behind her and she turned quickly, but not fast enough. The person was gone. She had an eerie feeling that she was being watched.
"Serena."
"Mother!" Serena wheeled around when she recognized who that voice belonged to. It had been a long time since she last saw her. "What are you doing here? What am I doing here?" She looked around at the white expanse. She must be unconscious again.
You are here because your body cannot go through what it did the last time. Raye has undeniably taxed your mind and body with that fireworks show she put on. Lita and Ami had to attack her after she began assaulting your mate."
"What?" The last thing she remembered was talking to Darien by the house. Whatever happened after that she couldn't recall and didn't know if she wanted to. "Is he alright?"
The old queen nodded. "From what I can tell, he is. Right now your body looks like Raye and is stuck that way. You can't wake up as two people, your mind knows that and is keeping your body down until you fix the problem. You have to separate from Raye before you can wake up."
Echo
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LAST TIME
"The best way to study is to do. Vegeta's been itching for a good match and probably wouldn't mind going against you."
She shook her head again. "I don't think Vegeta would want to fight me, the person he's supposed to be protecting."
"Well, you won't know till you ask will you?"
"Do I want to fight him though? What if I win? I don't know that he'd be able to handle that."
Goku nodded understandingly. "Maybe if that time comes, you should beat him as a Lunarian instead of as a Saiyan." Serena leaned over and kissed her mate.
"I knew you were good for something."
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CHAPTER 34
Just as she began wondering what Darien had been up to, Serena ran right into him on her way to see Arem.
"Hey Meatball Head. After all these years, you're still trying to kill me." She laughed and gave him a squeeze.
"I haven't seen you in forever. Where have you been?" The Darien she was looking at was a much happier person. When he was first brought back, major depression had settled on him as he found himself utterly useless to the team of Super Saiyans. He wasn't strong enough to fight even the little boys and magic meant next to nothing here. Only energy.
"Bulma knew what a hard time I was having here so she set me up as head surgeon of pediatrics at the Capsule Corp Hospital in town. It's so nice to have something other to do than wait." She knew what he was talking about. Mina. He missed her to the point of pain. His soul mate was gone and he was lost without her.
"Glad to hear it. How are the new toys? Have you learned how to use them yet?" She was referring to the different surgical tools that were native to this dimension.
"I haven't learned all of them but Bulma has a great simulation program and it makes learning much faster."
The pain behind his eyes and in his heart were still visible to her but much more bearable. It wouldn't be too much longer till he could be reunited.
"Come. We were just about to sit down for dinner." She led him back to the main house where everyone was outside, waiting for the Almighty Prince of Saiyans to finish cooking the steaks.
"You know, father. For the fastest man in the world, you sure are a slow cook." Trunks frowned as he lay his head on the picnic table. Bulma laughed, Goten snickered and Goku just sat and smiled.
"You cannot rush perfection, son." After he said it, Vegeta realized that saying could be used towards antyhing. The group saw them coming and waved. Goku didn't wave or smile however. A wave of possession swept over him. Serena scolded him mentally.
'You better calm down. I just met him outside the door and didn't know he was coming.' She could still sense her mate's stiffness and dislike towards her oldest friend. Why was she explaining herself? Shouldn't he trust her enough to know she would never cheat on him? Suddenly she didn't feel like talking to him at all, physically or mentally and blocked him. His eyes burned her back as she walked away from him.
For some reason she couldn't let it go and the more she tried not to think about it, the angrier she became. Darien kept sneaking looks over her shoulder as they carried on their own conversation near the house.
"Goku keeps looking over at us. I don't think he likes me very much." Darien knew Serena was getting angry and stared wide-eyed as her eyes flashed from blue to black.
Serena turned her head to see her husband glaring openly at them both. "That jerk doesn't know when to give up, does he? What does he think I'm going to do? Cheat on him? Is he kidding me? And what kind of trust is this anyway? Obviously there is none and I don't know why I fell for him anyway! If I knew he was going to be this pig-headed and selfish, he can just forget it!" She felt her mate trying to get into her mind, trying to sneak his way in there but she knew how to block him out. How she knew was an entirely different story. She didn't know what she was doing anymore.
"If anyone should go to hell, it should be you, Kakkarot!" Everyone stopped mid-sentence as Serena turned around and pointed to her mate who was shocked to silence. For the moment anyway.
"What the hell are you going on about, woman?" Vegeta was actually enjoying himself, not that he didnt' enjoy seeing some good spousal "disagreements" every once in a while.
Serena ingored her brother. Darien backed quietly away from the girl who's eyes were now a solid black. Her hair grew darker, strand by strand he could see blonde ones turning black as if they had been burned.
"I should go to hell? How about your friend over there? The coward?" Goku had never seen his mate this angry before, which was part of the reason his own anger was getting out of control. She didn't dare try to block him out of her mind now.
"Darien isn't a coward, you bastard! He's my best friend, who happened to take care of me when you weren't in the picture." More of her hair turned black and everyone, including Goku, noticed the sudden change. Goku didn't like where this was going and Darien knew exactly where it was going. This could only be happening because of one person.
"He's one of the only people I had to trust, the only male I had to trust as I grew up for the second time! The only MAN I had to draw strength from when I was in my world. Does that not account for something, Kakkarot?" She said his name with a sound of hate he didn't know she was capable of.
"Serena-"
She looked more like a saiyan than ever with her new black hair. Goku didn't know who this woman was that was standing before him. His mate had silver hair and sky blue eyes but this woman had ebony black hair and had eyes like a black fire.
Goku felt like his insides were being burned. A blazing inferno ran through his veins and he screamed aloud, forgetting he had an audience but not being able to care enough to silence himself. Never in his life had he experienced such horrible physical pain. Being beaten to a bloody pulp and having every bone in his body broken was nothing compared to being roasted alive.
"He took care of me when I was sick. He protected me in battles, he took care of me and the girls when we had no one to turn to. Don't you think he deserves more respect than you're giving him? If he didn't exist I wouldn't exist. Can you understand that, mate? If you love me as much as you claim you do, you should be on your knees thanking him for being our protector."
Goku's screams could be heard miles away. He was going to die and fell to his knees as he gasped for air. It was burning his lungs. He could hear someone yelling something about a ray but didn't care what it was about. He had to force the pain down. He had to reason with Serena.
When he opened his eyes, he couldn't find his mate anywhere. Only the woman in black, the woman who was black. A black flame.
"Raye! Calm down or you're going to kill Serena's husband!" It was Ami's voice from across the table. "Lita! Do something."
"Aww, shit." Serena's temper had been high enough that it finally brought Raye from her dormant stage inside Serena. Lita didn't like this situation at all because of what that fiery priestess was capable of.
"JUPITER-"
"MERCURY-"
"THUNDER-"
"AQUA-"
"DRAGON!"
"INFUSION!"
The sky darkened without warning and lightning flew from the ground and into the air above it's master. Small droplets of moisture rose from the planet and fell from the sky to meet the lightning. It quickly formed Lita's lightning dragon surrounded by a blue liquid flame. The dragon came to life when the two elements fused together and it flew from the sky towards its target.
"I'm sorry, Serena."
"I'm sorry, Raye."
The girl's resolve hardened when Goku screamed louder. The dragon roared like thunder as it swooped and swallowed Raye in its lightning jaws. It disappeared into the earth leaving behind an exhausted and unconscious Raye, and the lingering smell of burnt clothes.
Ami ran straight to Goku whom she thought needed her immediate attention since he was still conscious. She pushed her long blue hair aside and placed her hands on his chest and back. Concentrating as quickly as she could, she pushed a coolant of energy into his body, soothing whatever damage Raye had caused.
How was Raye even that powerful? Wasn't she supposed to be dormant while Serena was still running around. Something wasn't right. Ami was shocked when she found Raye lying where she expected Serena's body to be. They hadn't seperated and for some reason, Serena wasn't here.
Goten and Trunks kept yelling "she's possessed" and Bulma kept yelling at them to shut up and help her. Goku was in too much pain to help anyone including himself, which left Vegeta. He kept staring at her, trying to remember why she looked familiar.
"She's Sailor Mars." Lita enlightened him when she caught one of his funny looks.
"No wonder that brat seems famliar. She's just as hot-headed as my mate and was always trying to get my attention on the moon." He grumbled and placed her on one of the beds in the Care Center.
"I don't recall you ever mentioning her, Vegeta." Bulma felt her hackles rise from jealousy.
"It's because she wasn't worth mentioning. I had already chosen the woman I wanted." Bulma nearly melted from the heat of the gaze her mate gaver her.
"Oh."
After two hours of testing, Goku was better for the most part, and Serena? It looked as if she and Raye had traded places.
"How am I supposed to get Serena back?" Goku was pacing the floor, gnashing his teeth together in agitation. He couldn't live with that hellion who lay on the medical bed. That wasn't his mate. That woman on the bed wasn't the same woman he bonded with, except it was. He could see the bite mark on her neck. Her facial features were the same except for the dark hair and eyes.
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Serena awoke to a white room and looked around. She should be in C4, in the med wing but she didn't recognize her surroundings. Someone was behind her and she turned quickly, but not fast enough. The person was gone. She had an eerie feeling that she was being watched.
"Serena."
"Mother!" Serena wheeled around when she recognized who that voice belonged to. It had been a long time since she last saw her. "What are you doing here? What am I doing here?" She looked around at the white expanse. She must be unconscious again.
You are here because your body cannot go through what it did the last time. Raye has undeniably taxed your mind and body with that fireworks show she put on. Lita and Ami had to attack her after she began assaulting your mate."
"What?" The last thing she remembered was talking to Darien by the house. Whatever happened after that she couldn't recall and didn't know if she wanted to. "Is he alright?"
The old queen nodded. "From what I can tell, he is. Right now your body looks like Raye and is stuck that way. You can't wake up as two people, your mind knows that and is keeping your body down until you fix the problem. You have to separate from Raye before you can wake up."