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Author's note: Hey everybody! Happy One Year Anniversary to Saiyan in Mahora! It's been exactly one year since this story began! Look how far we have gotten in one year. A lot has happened within that year. Me finally getting a job in Japan and having a lot of people liking this story! It has been a great year! Thank you all for the support you have given me so far! Keep those reviews coming! I really enjoy reading them!
I want to thank theprincedonte for beta-reading this chapter! And now, the chapter to the celebrate the one year anniversary! I present to everyone Chapter 37 of Saiyan in Mahora! Enjoy!
Period 37: A New Crisis Appears! The Man Who Looks Like Son Goku!
Outside of Eva's cottage…
As the girls went their separate ways, Gohan and Negi were left alone outside of Eva's cottage. The two teachers waved goodbye at their students, knowing that they should try to enjoy the last day of the festival before the major battle against Chao and her army started. While the boy teacher was taking out his staff, Negi looked at Gohan as he was curious as to what the demi-saiyan meant by 'getting supplies.' He asked, "Gohan-san, what do you plan to do?"
Gohan looked confused. "What do you mean Negi-san?"
"You mentioned earlier that you were going to get supplies," the boy teacher replied. "What did you mean by that?"
"Well, I was thinking of getting us some Senzu beans," the demi-saiyan replied.
"Senzu…beans?"
Gohan nodded. "That's right. You remember the little green bean that I gave you before?" Negi nodded as he remembered that special little green bean that healed his exhaustion immediately. However, he was unable to eat for 10 full days. Gohan continued with his explanation. "That green bean is called a Senzu bean. It can heal any ailments and will keep your stomach full for 10 days."
"Really?" Negi questioned in surprise. "How come I never heard of it before?"
"The only person that grows it is Karin-sama," Gohan replied. "And it usually takes a long time to grow them. I'm going over there to see if we can have some for the upcoming battle against Chao-san." Negi nodded in agreement. If what Gohan said about the beans was true, it could help them if Konoka is too far away from their position or something happens to the young girl. Either way, it's better to be safe than sorry.
"So Negi-san, where are you off to?" Gohan asked.
"To see Natsumi-san's play," responded the boy teacher.
"Oh that's right! She is going to play the fairy in Shakespeare's Midsummer Night's Dream," Gohan said as he remembered Natsumi asking if he too could come and watch the play. "It sucks that I am not going to be able to go. Tell her I said hi."
"I definitely will," responded Negi. Gohan smiled as he started to float up into the sky. He waved the boy teacher one last goodbye before going higher up into the air. Negi then clenched his fists as Chamo went up on his shoulder. "Right, let's go," said the boy teacher as he too went up into the air but with his broom instead.
As the boy teacher flew across Mahora, Chamo spoke up, "Hey Aniki." Negi turned his head, curious as to what Chamo had to say. "Are you sure you shouldn't report this to the magic teachers of the academy?"
"I'll tell them everything in an e-mail later," Negi replied. "I'm just not sure they'll believe me. I'm going to have to tell eventually and most likely we won't be able to stop Chao-san's plan without their help, even with Gohan-san and his friends at our side. It's better to have numbers on our side just to be on the safe side."
"Are you sure it's not going to be like selling out one of your own students?" Chamo asked. "If the magic teachers capture Chao, she'll be severely punished for sure."
"I don't think anyone can capture Chao-san," replied the boy teacher. "I'm going to be the one to stop Chao-san. I have to. I'm her teacher." Chamo nodded in agreement as the two of them continued on towards the stage area where Natsumi would be performing.
Once they reached the location, Negi landed softly on the ground and put away his broom. As they walked, Negi started to notice something…strange about the area. "This area isn't very crowded is it?" stated Negi.
"Maybe a lot of people are still hung-over from last night's festivities?" Chamo responded as he looked at the map. In the meantime, while they were walking, Negi started to notice many people looking at him strangely, giggling and murmuring to each other. It was very…strange. Something was up. "Hey Aniki," mentioned Chamo, "are you sure we are heading the right place? There is no one here."
"No, this is the right place," Negi said as he glanced around the place as there was no stage set up anywhere. "I wonder if they relocated?"
"H-Hey, there's something wrong, Aniki," Chamo said.
"What do you mean Chamo-kun?"
"Don't you think it's too quiet for the final day of the school festival?" Chamo replied. The ermine then pointed at the sky which was as clear as day. "Look at the sky. All those balloons, blimps, and airplanes are gone." Then the ermine pointed to the various people walking around. "People in costumes that were everywhere…they're gone! Where are the scantily clad cosplay girls that I loved so much? Aniki…this might be my imagination, but this scenery…doesn't this look like Mahora Academy on a normal day?"
Negi took a glance around and Chamo was right. Everything was like a normal day at Mahora. But that couldn't be! Nervous sweats started to show on Negi's face. Something was definitely wrong! He needed to warn the others, especially Gohan. But before the boy teacher could do anything, he ran into someone. "I'm sorry," bowed apologetically Negi. However, when he looked up to see who he had run into, it was…Natsumi! But she wasn't wearing her fairy costume but rather her normal school clothes. "Natsumi-san!"
Natsumi jerked a bit in surprise in seeing the boy teacher in front of her. "Ahh! Negi-kun!" yelled the girl. "Where have you been until now!"
Negi blinked a few times in confusion. "Huh? What do you mean?" questioned Negi.
"Never mind!" Natsumi said as she grabbed hold of Negi's arm and took him along with her. "Come on, let's get to the classroom," said Natsumi. "Everyone is waiting for you!"
"What?" Negi asked in confusion. "Natsumi-san, where are we going? I was planning on heading for your play right now."
"Huh?" Natsumi sounded in surprise. "What are you talking about, Negi-kun? You don't have to worry about that," Natsumi said. "I know you were busy…maybe you can see it next time."
"See it next time?" Negi repeated, very confused at the situation that was unfolding.
"Heh, heh, heh," giggled Natsumi. "But I was so surprised. I knew there was something about you before, but, I would have never guessed that you were a wizard, Negi-kun."
"Hwa?" Negi blinked a few times, before it sunk in. She said what? Then Negi realized something. Everyone around them was looking at him strangely, making comments about him, wizard, magic and other things. Negi started to feel the pressure. Something bad has happened!
Meanwhile…
Gohan was speeding across the sky towards Karin-To. As he was flying along the sky, Gohan couldn't help shake off this feeling of dread. Something is definitely wrong, Gohan said to himself. Why is it that I can't sense Dad's, Vegeta-san's, Piccolo-san's or anyone's ki? Something must have happened. I hope Karin-sama will tell me when I get there. And sure enough, he got there. Straight ahead was a tower, a very tall tower. Legend says that not even airplanes could reach that high. Thankfully, it wasn't high enough for Gohan and his friends.
Gohan let out a smile as he saw the tower approaching him. He has seen this same tower so many times on the way to Kami-sama's temple and every time he saw it, it was still amazing. The height of the tower was something that not a lot of people could climb. In fact, it took Son Goku two days to climb the tower. Thankfully, Gohan never did the climbing ever; however, he did remember when Coola came to Earth that Karin almost forced him to climb the whole tower. Thanks to Yajirobe though, that never happened.
Once the demi-saiyan reached the tower, he immediately went upwards towards the top of the tower. It took him a few seconds as he finally arrived at the place. It was circular roof that had a fountain in the middle. It was like a lookout as you could everything as far as the eye could see. Gohan landed softly on the ground and began to walk around the central room. "Karin-sama," Gohan called out. "Karin-sama, are you here?"
"Of course I am here," spoke a voice. The demi-saiyan turned around towards the direction of the voice. Gohan smiled when he saw who it was that had spoken. In front of him there was a cat with white fur in front of him. His eyes were closed, as if he was sleeping. It was a rather large cat but not much taller than Goten or Trunks. He carried around a tall brown walking stick with him as he walked towards the demi-saiyan.
"Karin-sama!" Gohan greeted. "It's great to see you."
"And the same to you Son Gohan," the cat responded. "You have definitely grown since the last time that I saw you. Both in stature and strength. You have already passed Goku in terms of power."
Gohan blushed a bit in embarrassment. "Well, I don't know about that," responded the demi-saiyan. He shook his head as he needed to get straight to the point. Gohan's smile turned serious as he spoke to the sacred cat. "Anyways, sorry that I didn't come here to chit chat Karin-sama but I need something from you."
"I know, I know," Karin said. "You came here for the Senzu beans right?"
Gohan nodded. "If you have any beans that would be great. I need to get back to my friends as quickly as possible."
Karin let out a grin. "Sure, I'll give you some," said the cat. "But first there is a condition that you have to fulfill."
Gohan's face turned into a curious one as he looked at the cat. "What kind of condition Karin-sama?"
"You have to climb the tower!"
"WHAT!" Gohan cried. "But I can't do that! I don't have the time to do it. I have to get back to my friends as quickly as possible. They are going to need my help."
"Well tough luck then," Karin said. "You never have climbed the tower so why should I be so gracious and give you Senzu beans?"
"Because of my father, that's why," responded the demi-saiyan as he clenched his fists. He didn't have time for this. "I don't understand why you can't give them to me? You always gave Senzu beans whenever my father came around here."
"True and that was because he and the others have climbed the tower," Karin replied. "You, however, haven't done it. So you have a choice. Either you climb the tower, not in the middle like last time, or you can go back to your friends empty handed? Which one will it be?"
Gohan pondered on this. He couldn't believe that Karin was doing this to him right now. He needed to get back to his friends as quickly as possible. But Karin did have a point. It was kind of unfair of him to ask for Senzu beans when he had never climbed the tower like all the others. It wouldn't be fair. Gohan let out a sigh. "Fine, I'll do it," said the demi-saiyan. "And I'll be right back to get the Senzu beans. Please have them ready for pick up Karin-sama."
"Sure will, Son Gohan," responded Karin as Gohan jumped from the railing and towards the ground. Sorry Gohan, Karin said to himself. But you are going to have to do this as most of the beans are not ready to be eaten yet. The Earth is in danger and you are going to need all the Senzu beans that you can get.
Gohan went flying down towards the ground. He never had been this far down of Karin's tower so this was quite a new experience for him as he went further down. Once he saw the ground level, he was caught by surprise at the sight. There were two tents, Indian tents to be exact with Native American markings all over them. He landed on the ground and began to inspect the tents. "Impressive," Gohan muttered out loud. "I never knew that there were tents like these."
Suddenly, Gohan narrowed his eyes as he sensed danger approaching him. He quickly turned and grabbed an incoming arrow that was heading for his chest. That was close! Gohan said to himself. He then heard a voice coming from the direction of the attack. "Get away from there!" said the voice as the attacker showed himself. It was average-sized boy with black and Native American markings all over his chest. He wore a feather hat on his head and his clothing was that of old Native American culture. "Get away from our house!" The boy put away his bow and pulled out a knife as he went on the attack.
"W-Wait! I didn't mean to cause any trouble!" Gohan protested as he wailed his arms around. The Indian boy didn't listen as he began to attack the demi-saiyan. The boy was slow, so slow that Gohan had no trouble avoiding his attacks. This is getting me nowhere, Gohan said as he dodged another attack easily. I should stop this right now. Gohan put his arm up to block the knife. The knife hit its target but instead of drawing blood, the knife itself shattered!
The Native American boy staggered and flew down on his button in surprise. "Dammit!" cursed the boy as he decided to attack using his fists. But before he could reach Son Gohan, a voice boomed across the area.
"Upa!" The boy stopped and turned around towards the direction of the voice. Gohan looked at the same direction as well and saw another figure approaching them. It was another Native American but this one was much, much bigger than the other one. Markings were all over his body like the other one but this one had a big scar across his chest. He also had black hair that was braided in the back like the smaller one.
"Otou-san," said the boy.
Gohan widened his eyes. "O-Otou-san?"
"Upa, what are you doing?" asked the bigger Native American.
"Protecting our home!" replied the boy, now revealed to be Upa. "This man was going to steal our things."
"I highly doubt that," replied the father.
Upa looked confused. "What do you mean Father?"
The father gave a pat on Upa's shoulder as he pointed at the demi-saiyan. "Can't you tell by his face?" said the Father. "That is Son Goku-san. He would never try to steal anything."
"Huh? That can't be true," said Upa. "Goku-san had spikier hair than this one."
"Heh heh heh," chuckled nervously Gohan. "Actually, I am not Son Goku."
"I see," said the Father. "Sorry then. I mistook you for someone else who is still our good friend and had helped us out in the past."
"Don't worry about it," replied the demi-saiyan. "Son Goku is my father. It's not the first time that people have confused us." The father's and Upa's eyes flung open when they heard that revelation as Gohan continued. "My name is Son Gohan."
"S-Son Gohan?" repeated both the father and Upa in unison.
Gohan nodded as he suddenly remembered something; something that his father once told him about when he was reminiscing on his adventures when he was younger. "Wait a second, could you two be Upa-san and Bora-san?" The father and Upa looked at each other before giving a nodding response to the demi-saiyan. Gohan's mouth widened into a bright smile. "Awesome! Dad has told me so much about you two. I always wanted to meet you. It's a pleasure to finally meet you Bora-san and Upa-san."
"It is a pleasure to meet you Gohan-san," said the father, who was called Bora, as he shook hands with the demi-saiyan. "I never knew that Goku-san had a son. You two look so much alike. I apologize for the mistaken identity."
"It's no problem," Gohan responded. Then Upa walked towards the demi-saiyan and bowed in apology profusely.
"I'm very sorry Gohan-san," Upa apologized. "I didn't mean to attack you like that. I thought you were a thief. I didn't think that you were Goku-san's son."
"There is nothing to apologize for," Gohan said. "I guess my Dad hasn't come around here in a while. It's normal to be suspicious of people looking at your homes when you don't know them. In fact, I should be the one apologizing since I looked at them without your permission. I am sorry for that."
"That is okay Gohan-san," Bora said. "Any friend or family of Goku-san is an eternal friend of ours."
Gohan blushed slightly in embarrassment. "Thank you Bora-san," said the demi-saiyan.
Bora then gave a pat on Gohan's shoulder. "I believe this is a call for celebration," Bora said. "The son of our good friend has come to grace us. Besides, I always wanted to hear more on Goku-san and his adventures. He must have tons."
Gohan nodded. "He definitely does, but maybe we can do that another time," Gohan said. "Right now, I'm kind of busy as I have to climb the tower and get back to my friends."
"But Gohan-san, come stay and celebrate with us," Upa said. "I want to hear how Goku-san is doing. Besides we were going to prepare a huge meal for the celebration."
"Well, I…" Gohan trailed before a noise, more specifically a loud stomach grumble, came out. Bora and Upa glanced around, trying to figure out where the noise came from. Then the two looked at each other and realized who it came from. Both of them looked at Gohan who blushed with embarrassment and chuckled nervously. "Sorry about that. I guess I am little hungry." Bora and Upa laughed. Gohan blinked a few times, curious as to why the two of them laughing. "What's so funny?"
"You really are Goku-san's son," Bora said as he gave a pat on Gohan's back. "You probably have the same appetite as he does."
"Well, I guess so," muttered the demi-saiyan.
"That's great to know," Bora said. "Upa, start the fire. We are going to have to cook a lot of food." Upa nodded.
Gohan sighed as he gave into the temptation. "Well, one little bite wouldn't hurt," responded the demi-saiyan. "Besides, how bad could the situation back at Mahora be?"
Back at Mahora Academy…
Asuna, Konoka, Setsuna and Chisame were walking along the streets of Mahora, heading to another venue of the festival. "So, what do you think Asuna?" Konoka asked.
"Hm?" Asuna sounded as she turned her head. "About what?"
"Chao-san's plan and stuff," responded Konoka.
"About revealing the truth about magic to the world?" Asuna asked.
Konoka nodded. "Yeah," replied the girl. "I don't think that's really a bad thing."
"Why?" Asuna asked.
"If everyone in the world started to learn healing spells like me, then more sick and injured people will get better," Konoka said with a bright smile on her face.
"Well, I suppose that's true," Asuna said, pondering on the possibility.
"However," Setsuna spoke up, "Ojou-sama, there are some negative aspects that can arise from it as well."
"Don't you think it would be fun to have everyone traveling on brooms and carpets?" Konoka stated as she began to daydream about the new world if Chao's plan succeeded.
"I WANT NO PART OF THAT!" screamed Chisame, quickly grabbing the attention of the three other girls. "It gives me chills thinking about a world that's a confused mixture of reality and fantasy."
"But Chisame-chan, magic is real," Konoka stated.
"THAT'S FANTASY!" retorted the glasses girls. "No matter how you look at it, it's fantasy!"
"I dunno," Konoka responded. "I think it'll be a lot of fun."
"In the normal concept of reality, there is no such thing as magic or fantasy!" Chisame said. "And for that matter, aliens and super powers that exceed the limits of normal humans as well! And you know what? I happen to like reality being normal and mundane. I don't to be involved in any part of this fairy-tale dream!" The girls were silent as they weren't sure on how to respond. Chisame let out a sigh as she started to notice something was off. And she wasn't the only one. Kaede, as she was walking around with Ku, began to notice something was off as well. With Yue, Haruna and Nodoka, Yue discovered something when she opened the newspaper. She looked up at the date and noticed something. Something bad has happened!
Meanwhile, at Class 3-A…
Negi opened the door to his classroom to see all the girls rushing towards him as they greeted him. "Welcome back Negi-kun!" Negi blinked a few times in confusion. The girls had mentioned that they were worried about him but also they wanted to ask him something. The girls were unsure on how to ask until Makie was the one who spoke up, "Well, Negi-kun…we were wondering…if you'd show us…your magic." Negi gasped in shock. They said what!
"Hey Negi-kun where is Gohan-kun?" asked Shiina. "I wanted to see if he could transform into a Super Saiyan."
Negi's mouth widened even more. They know about Gohan-san's abilities as well! Negi asked himself as the girls went to ask several things from their teacher. It was the usual dog pile that always happens, but this time it dealt with magic. Negi was underneath it all until Akira pulled him out and outside the classroom. "Are you all right, Negi-sensei?" asked Akira.
Negi nodded in appreciation. "T-Thank you, Akira-san," replied the boy teacher.
"Negi-sensei," Akira said. "I still can't believe it, but, are you really a wizard like the rumors say? And is it true about Gohan-sensei? With him being an alien from outer space and all?"
Negi was confused at what was going. How were they able to find out so much about him and Gohan? Who could have told them? "U-Umm…Akira-san, can't you tell me what's going on?" Negi asked. "I don't understand."
"What's going on?" Akira repeated. "That's what I'd like to know. You, Asuna-san, and the others have been absent for a while now."
"Huh? A while?" Negi said. "Wh-What day is today?"
"It's June 30th," Akira stated.
"30th! The school festival was from the 20th to the 22nd so…" Then hit Negi as suddenly realized what that meant. "It's been a week since the last day of the festival!"
Akira nodded in agreement. "The final day of the festival was amazing," she said. "I thought it was a film shoot or something." Then Akira noticed the shocked look on Negi's face. "Are you all right, Negi-kun?"
Negi clenched his fists as he sped away. Akira called out to him but he paid no attention. As he began to run around the campus, a lot of things were going through his head. A week! Negi said to himself. A week has passed without my knowledge! Why…and how? How far has the existence of magic been revealed! To the academy? All of Japan? The entire world? "Negi-sensei!" screamed a voice, stopping the boy teacher in his tracks. He turned around to see Gandolfini standing before him, panting. "We've been looking for you," said the mage. "Where the heck have you been?"
"G-Gandolfini-sensei," Negi said.
"Do you realize the mess we've been in since last week?" Gandolfini stated. "If only…we had stopped Chao Lingshen the day before the festival started, none of this would have happened…plus I didn't think that Gohan-sensei would be in league with a person like Chao."
"I-In league? What do you mean Gandolfini-sensei?" Negi asked.
"Negi-sensei, this was not your fault alone!" Gandolfini declared. "However, it was a mistake to leave Chao Lingshen or even that matter Son Gohan under your care. You'll be held partially responsible for this catastrophe, and you will be turned into an ermine as punishment! With Gohan, his punishment will be…death!" Suddenly and without warning, Negi was placed in confinement as the doors slammed shut. Negi was left alone in shock. What the hell happened?
Meanwhile, back with Asuna and the others…
"I just think it's really bad for the world to find out about magic," Asuna stated as she and the girls sipped on drinks.
"You think so too, Asuna?" Konoka asked. "Why?"
"Think, Ojou-sama," Setsuna responded. "In any event if we don't stop Chao-san, the festival will be disrupted. I'm going to head underground to gather intelligence. Why don't the rest of you go and enjoy the school festival until we meet back up later."
"Hey! Listen, Sakurazaki!" Chisame yelled as she had been trying to grab Setsuna's attention for a while now.
"Yes, Hasegawa-san?" Setsuna asked.
"You can be such an airhead," Chisame said. "It's cute, but you need to take a look around. Take a good look. Does this looks like the final day of the school festival to you?"
"Huh? What are you talking about Chisame-chan?" Asuna questioned. "It has to be the final day."
"Asuna-san!" Asuna and the others turned their head to see Yue, Haruna and Nodoka running towards them, panting heavily. "We have a problem!" Yue then proceeded to explain that it has been one week since the festival ended. Everyone was shocked in the very least. It wasn't possible? They tried to find out if this was some kind of sick joke being played on them, but it wasn't. Kaede then explained to the group that they had fallen in Chao's trap. Chao's plan had succeeded. They needed to tell Gohan and Negi as quickly as possible. Thinking that they already find out, the girls thought that the two teachers would immediately head back to Eva's cottage to discuss this sudden change in events. The girls all agreed to head back, unaware the situations that happened to their teachers.
Back at the bottom of Karin-To…
"Ha ha ha ha! So like Goku-san to do that!" Bora laughed as Gohan began to tell tales of his father's adventures since the time that Bora was brought back to life thanks to the Dragon Balls. Gohan had told them everything, from Raditz's arrival to the defeat of Majin Boo. Bora and Upa were attached to every word that Gohan said about Son Goku. To say the least, they weren't surprised at the many things that happened to Goku. Son Goku was a very special person who had touched many people's lives. It wouldn't be strange that Goku had incredible powers as well. "Well, I'm glad that Goku-san is doing great."
Gohan nodded. "Yeah and it was thanks to the life of the Dai Kaioshin-sama that Dad was able to come back to life," said the demi-saiyan as he finished his 15th serving of food. "Now, Dad is able to stay with us for good."
"I'm glad," Upa said. "It would be nice to see Goku-san once again."
"I'm sure he would very much like that Upa-san," Gohan said as he stood up and stretched out. "That reminds me, I have to climb this tower as quickly as possible and get back to my friends. Thank you Bora-san for the amazing meal." Gohan bowed in appreciation.
"It's no problem," Bora responded with a big smile on his face. "You are always welcomed here Son Gohan-san."
"Thank you and next time I'll bring Dad along," Gohan said as he waved goodbye to Upa and Bora. Gohan stood before the base of the tower. He looked up to see how far he had to go and to be honest it was quite far. The top was invisible to the eye. This was not going to be easy. All right! Gohan said to himself. Let's do this! Gohan jumped on the tower and began to climb at a fast pace, grabbing anything that would propel him up. Bora and Upa looked up to see the disappearing figure of Son Gohan as the demi-saiyan continued to make his way up the tower.
"Good luck Gohan-san," Bora said. "May the spirits guide you to victory."
Meanwhile, back at Negi's holding cell…
Negi sat on the chair as he awaited his verdict. He had given the mages a full report on what Chao had told him and Gohan. The only problem was that Gohan was nowhere to be seen. Suddenly, the gates opened to reveal Gandolfini, Takamichi and another mage. The three mages entered the cell. "I'm sorry to have to confine you here, Negi-sensei," Gandolfini said. "We're too understaffed to deal with this situation right now." Then Gandolfini showed Negi the report that the boy teacher wrote. "This report you gave us about Chao Lingshen and Son Gohan. Is this the truth?"
Negi gulped as he nodded nervously. "Yes."
"Bullshit!" cursed Gandolfini. "Trying to change history by using a time machine! Time travel is impossible! Plus, Son Gohan being a kind hearted person is very untrue! We have reports that say otherwise."
"But…" Negi protested but was cut off by Gandolfini.
"Chao Lingshen is a terrorist! And Son Gohan and his friends are her accomplices. Do you realize what she did on the final day of the school festival!"
Negi was getting a bit confused. Why did they keep repeating Gohan as an offender? He had no part in this since they were at the resort together. "G-Gandolfini-sensei, what did happen on the final day of the festival? What did Chao-san do? What does Gohan-san or his friends have to do with anything?"
Gandolfini adjusted his glasses (for dramatic effect of course). "The mages were completely defeated, Negi-sensei, by a single girl."
Back at Eva's cottage…
The girls had come back to the Eva's cottage and noticed the note that was left on resort. Asuna immediately recognized what it was as Negi's cousin had sent hologram messages to the boy teacher and vice-versa. The girls decided to play the message and suddenly, a hologram of Chao Lingshen appeared. However, Asuna noticed that there was something strange with Chao. She had spotted nervous sweats across her face. Asuna was curious but before she could try to decipher anything, the hologram began to speak. "Hello Negi-sensei, Gohan-sensei and friends. How are you? This may be hard to accept, but…you have lost this battle," said the hologram. "It's smarter to win without fighting. Don't blame me. Blame your own carelessness. I planned ahead and put a time-delay on the time machine I loaned to Negi-bozu. The trap guaranteed that none of you be present during the final day of the festival…I was planning to remove the trap if Negi-bozu and Gohan-kun joined our cause. Well…as it stands, you've been tricked. Believe it or not, your history has been changed already. You will no longer be able to return to your normal lives. Welcome…to our new world."
Meanwhile, back at Negi's prison cell…
The nameless mage teacher began to explain what happened on the last day of the festival. "Chao-kun's plan was terrifying meticulous, Negi-kun. We're not stupid. We have several contingency plans and have an organization to deal with these events," explained the mage teacher. "For example, if a person were to take over a national news broadcast and claim, 'there are wizards among us!'…that would have been easy to resolve. Who in this modern society believes in the actual existence of magic?"
"Unfortunately," continued Gandolfini, "Chao Lingshen used the magic of the World Tree, to cast a 'forced recognition spell' on the entire world."
"Forced recognition?" Negi repeated.
Gandolfini then snapped his fingers as various images of the final day of the festival appeared in front of Negi. Negi's eyes widened when he saw the images. "This is the image from the final day of the school festival, June 22th at 7:37 PM," explained Gandolfini. "Chao Lingshen targeted six pools of concentrated magic around the World Tree. These were the same places where we had guards posted to prevent love confessions. A horde of armed robots took over these areas quickly. By the time we realized what was going on, it was too late.
"She created a pentagram three kilometers in diameter and activating the magic of the World Tree to cast the 'Forced Recognition Spell.' And that spell reacted with the twelve other sacred places around the globe similar to the World Tree where it resonated and amplified the power. Three hours later, the spell surrounded the entire planet, which was her plan all along," continued Gandolfini. "We learned this after the fact."
"The truth is," added the nameless mage teacher, "the 'Forced Recognition Spell' cast around the world lowered the mental block that would prevent people from accepting the existence of magic and mages. It was like a minor form of hypnosis. To be more accurate, it was just enough to cast doubt like 'There might be magic' or 'There might be wizards.' Considering the large scale of her plan, this was enough."
"Next, Chao Lingshen used the internet to spread information about magic and mages. On the surface it looked like she was just broadcasting images from the Mahora Budokai," explained the nameless mage teacher. "However, it was designed to lead interested people to more detailed information about mages and even information pertaining to the Magianitas and alien race known as the Saiyans."
"For the past week, we've been trying to contain this situation, but, the information is protected by her unbreakable programming, and continues to spread," mentioned Gandolfini. "Now, it's impossible for us to plug all the leaks. By now…there must a few people who know the truth about our world. In the beginning it was contained as a big secret, but, within a week, most of the residents of Mahora have started to believe. In a month's time, most of the developed nations will begin to accept magic as part of their reality. Within six months, the entire world will consider the existence of magic to be a mundane face."
Back at Eva's cottage…
Chao had just finished explaining what Gandolfini and the nameless mage teacher told Negi. "And that's the extent of my plan," Chao said. "I'm sure the next five to ten years will be a bit tumultuous and this will cause some trouble for people. But I want you to survive it as I don't know how the planet will survive under this new rule. Goodbye for now…until we meet again."
Everyone was quiet. Chao had just dropped the bombshell on them. Asuna was swirling, unsure on what the hell just happened. "Wh-What's going on here! All I heard was a bunch of words I didn't quite understand!"
Chisame snarled at the orange-haired girl. "Aargh! You're a dimwit, Baka Red!" shouted Chisame. "Chao's plan was a big success, okay! At this rate, the world is going to hell in a magical hand basket!"
"But what you do think Chao-san meant by 'new rule'?" Setsuna asked. "That doesn't make sense. Unless…"
Suddenly, the door behind them creaked open. The girls were spooked out of their places. Kaede, Setsuna, and Ku Fei immediately got in fighting poses as they thought the enemy had come in. However, it was actually Chamo, carrying the time watch! "Thank goodness…you're all here!" cried the out of breath ermine. "We got trouble, folks!" Chamo proceeded to explain what happen to the boy teacher.
All of the girls were surprised by these turn of events, especially Asuna. "N-Negi…he's going to be turned into an ermine!" Asuna said.
Chamo nodded. "Yeah," spoke the ermine. "He's being held responsible for what happened. Right now he's locked way underground."
"Wh-Why!" cried Asuna. "He didn't do anything wrong! And where the hell is Gohan? Shouldn't he be with Negi or something!"
"Well, the procedure's normal for such a major incident," Chamo said as he took a puff of his cigarette. "Aniki is only ten years old…so it will be temporary, maybe a few months or so, but it's safe to assume he'll be forced to go to the magical world. With Gohan-nii, he is being searched as a wanted criminal for being Chao's accomplice."
"WHAT!" cried the girls.
"How? Gohan-kun was with us at the resort," Konoka stated.
Chamo nodded in agreement. "I know, but I wasn't able to ascertain many details as I came here rushing here as quickly as I could," said the ermine.
"What is going to happen to Gohan-kun then?" asked Haruna.
"Most likely, he will be sent to the magical world and be prisoned for the rest of his life or worse, executed," Chamo said. All of the girls gasped at the prospect. They needed to do something now!
"We have to go rescue Negi-bozu and clear Gohan-kun's name aru!" Ku Fei said.
"Wait Ku-san!" protested Setsuna. "Do you plan to fight the magical teachers by yourself!" Ku Fei nodded.
"Can't we reason with them?" asked Yue.
"I don't know," replied the ermine. "They're all pretty old school. They themselves will have to face some responsibility in all of this as well…everyone's in a bind."
"I don't care about their situation!" shouted Asuna. "If they complain, I'll just beat them up in place of Gohan's. They will rue the day they placed Gohan as a criminal."
"Wait, Baka Red!" Chisame said as she tried to stop Asuna from leaving the building. She then looked at the ermine and asked, "Hey, you there, what about that time machine you brought with you? Can't we use that to go back in time to stop Chao's plan?"
"About that…" Chamo trailed as he looked up the manual to the specific topic that he wanted to look up on. "As I thought. This is bad."
"What Chamo-kun?" Haruna asked.
"This time machine can only be used during the festival when the World Tree is brimming with magic," the ermine explained. "See? The needle isn't moving anymore. This can't even be used as a normal watch now."
"WHAT!" screamed the girls.
"This thing needs a mage and the power of the World Tree to operate," continued Chamo. "This kind of useful tool isn't very common."
"Th-Then the world is stuck like this?" Chisame questioned, shivering at the possibility that all hope was lost. "What are we going to do?"
"Now don't panic, Chiucchi," Chamo stated. "There has to be something we can do!"
"Either way, let's go rescue Negi!" Asuna said. "We can figure that out later! By now, Gohan should be there beating the crap out of those mages and rescuing Negi!"
"But Asuna-san, we should think this through first," Setsuna said. "We have to come up with a plan. What happens if Gohan-sensei is not there? Then what? We should really think this through."
"Wait Setsuna," Kaede said as she looked out the window when she felt a strange tug in the air. "It doesn't look like we have time to think. They've come looking for us de-gozaru." All the girls looked out the window and noticed the two figures standing before them. It was a mage wearing a black suit and a woman who appeared to be a swordswoman. Setsuna immediately recognized who they were. What were they going to do?
Meanwhile, at Karin-To…
Gohan continued to climb up the tower at a normal pace. He had looked at his watch to notice the time and realizing that there was still plenty before meeting up again, the demi-saiyan climbed normally. And judging by the appearance of the near-visibility both above and below, Gohan assumed that he was right at the middle. As he continued to climb, Gohan suddenly felt a huge spike in ki! "What the hell?" muttered the demi-saiyan. He turned his head towards the direction of the ki and realized it was coming from Mahora! "What is going on over there? I better quickly climb this tower before anything bad happens." Gohan picked up the pace and started to climb much more quickly than before. Hopefully, everything back at Mahora was all right.
Back at Negi's prison…
"Wait!" shouted the boy teacher. "Please wait! I have Chao-san's time machine! We can just use the time machine to go back to the final day of the school festival and fix everything! "
"You're still going on about that nonsense!" retorted Gandolfini. "Time travel is impossible! We've heard enough from you, Negi-sensei!" Gandolfini let out a sigh to recollect himself, trying not to let his anger get the better of him. "The Headmaster is on his way back to the homeland. They'll be making the final decision," said Gandolfini. "But I don't think much can be done at this point. All magical teachers and students in Mahora will be deported. We have to take responsibility for this incident. You won't be exempt, Negi-sensei. You probably won't be able to return here again."
"Huh!" Negi sounded as he watched Gandolfini and the other mage walk towards the gate of the prison cell. "B-But what about my work as a teacher? What about my students?"
"Your training mission here is over," explained Gandolfini. "You may be the son of the Thousand Master, but you won't escape punishment for this. Besides, thanks to leaked footage from the Mahora Budokai, you're now a famous wizard. We can't have you walking around and adding to the confusion out here."
"But…"
"Give it up," Gandolfini interrupted. "You're never going to see your students again." And with that the gate shut closed, leaving Negi and Takamichi to themselves. Negi couldn't believe that this was happening. He sat down on the chair with a thud, shocked in learning that he won't be able to see his students. Plus, Son Gohan was now a criminal who would be punished to the full extent of the Magical law. The punishment could be banishment or worse, death. What could Negi do now?
Back at Eva's cottage…
"Hey, why do we have to fight them?" asked Chisame as the girls planned their next course of action. "Even if we did, what chance do we have? I think we're out of options."
"Heh heh," chuckled the ermine as he climbed on top of Konoka's head. "I think you're giving up too easily, Chiucchi! You've got a lot of potential. You just lack combat experience. Don't give up! We'll find a way if we keep searching."
Meanwhile, outside the two warriors closed in on the door. Kuzunoha Toko, the swordswoman, spoke up. "Kagurazaka Asuna, along with 9 others. We know you're in there," said the swordswoman. "Cooperate with us and slowly exit the building. Nobody will be reprimanded in any way. We're not here to harm you. You're all important witnesses. We only want to ask you questions about this serious incident." There was no response as the girls inside began to contemplate what their response should be.
However, everyone failed to notice a figure standing on one of the nearby tree branches. His black long hair blowing in the wind as his blue eyes looked at the scene. The boy teacher isn't here, said the mysterious figure to himself. He must be kept at the secret headquarters. I better let master know about it. The mysterious man let out a smile before going to super speed and disappearing from sight.
Inside the house, Chisame said to the Chamo, "Did you hear that? You have a point, but, they're being reasonable and nice about this, right? Why don't we cooperate?"
"No, wait a sec," said the ermine. "I have an idea. We need to blast our way outta here and rescue Aniki first. Listen close. This is an international incident," Chamo explained. "Who know how long they'll lock us up for? If we get taken to the Magical homeland as witnesses, then what do we do? We've lost an opportunity."
"Lost…?" Chisame repeated.
Kaede looked at the ermine with curiosity. "Sounds like you have a plan, Chamo-dono," spoke the ninja.
The ermine nodded as he asked Nodoka, "Jo-chan, you've confirmed that Eva isn't here, right?" Nodoka gave a nod to the ermine, allowing him to continue. "That means Eva's still a week back in the past. I guess we won't get much help from her. We're the only ones who fell for that trap." Chamo then looked at Chisame as he spoke. "Chiucchi, there's something I need you to look up on the net."
"I can't do it here," replied Chisame. "I'll have to go to the free wireless hotspot near the station or something."
Chamo nodded. "Right," he said as he started his plan. "Now, are we all ready? Okay, ladies, let's get out of here!" The girls nodded as they listened to Chamo's plan, all the meanwhile, the two teachers outside were getting inpatient. Well, Toko was the one getting impatient since she wanted to slice them up for ruining her life. The other mage teacher, meanwhile, noticed something strange in the air. He glanced around, trying to pinpoint the location of the disturbance that he felt but couldn't find it. He didn't have time to look for it as the door suddenly opened.
Meanwhile, at Negi's prison…
"Takamichi…" Negi said with a dejected look on his face as he looked at Takamichi who was smoking a cigarette. "You were there, and still you couldn't stop Chao-san? What about all the other magical teachers?" asked the boy teacher.
"The mages on the academy's side were taken out before we could do anything, me included," replied Takamichi as he took another drag of his cigarette. "By the time we found out, her plan had already been carried out."
"Even you, Takamichi?" Negi questioned.
"Actually," Takamichi said as he took another drag, "I did once corner Chao-kun. Fortunately, someone told me about Chao-kun's plan ahead of time. At the last second though, I hesitated. That's when she got me," said Takamichi with a sad look on his face. "I'm pretty sure Tatsumiya-kun shot me. We were utterly defeated."
"The commander!" Negi cried. "You were shot? Are you all right!"
"Yeah, I wasn't injured," Takamichi said as his face suddenly turned serious. "But I would never forget the moment after I got shot. I was about to lose consciousness and when I looked up, I saw someone that I would never have expected to have sided with Chao-kun."
"Who Takamichi?" asked Negi.
Takamichi took another puff of his cigarette before revealing the person. "It was…Son Goku." Negi's eyes flung wide open. Goku! The Saiyan hero that saved the Earth so many times! That was not possible!
"You have to be mistaken Takamichi!" Negi protested. "Goku-san would never have sided with Chao-san if it meant the world being in chaos and having his powers being revealed! I'm sure of it! You have to be mistaken!"
"I am not mistaken Negi-kun," Takamichi said. "That was Son Goku and you must be careful of him. I know you trust him because of Gohan-kun but we don't know what the Saiyans are capable. You may be right Negi-kun. Goku-san may be controlled by Chao-kun somehow but I will believe what I saw."
"Th-That can't be…" Negi said. "So that's why Gohan-san is being treated as a wanted criminal, because of Goku-san." Takamichi nodded as he took another drag. Negi began to ponder the possibilities of even trying to correct the world now. There was no point anymore. If Chao was able to bring Goku to her side willingly or unwillingly, she may have gotten to the others as well. How would they be able to stand up against a force like that? Even Gohan would be unable to fight against them because they were family to him.
"Watch out for Son Goku and his two friends," Takamichi said.
"Two friends?" Negi questioned. "You mean Vegeta-san and Piccolo-san? They were with him as well?" Negi clenched his fists, hoping that wasn't true. If it was, then they would be in a whole lot of trouble.
"No," Takamichi immediately responded. "They weren't any of Goku-san's friends from what I could tell. One of them was tall and had orange hair. The other one was shorter and had long black hair. They were oddly dressed and the weirdest part was that I couldn't feel any energy from them. It was as if they didn't exist." Negi couldn't believe what he was hearing. Chao had everything. This was going to be impossible now. Takamichi continued. "Watch out for them as well. They could be dangerous. Also watch out for the bullets that Chao-kun and her friends use. It'll be difficult, but a single hit, and it's over. Your skills won't matter. Chao-kun said that they were special bullets that could only be used during the school festival. They'll have the most powerful weapon on their side because you'll have to face them during the festival."
"W-Wait Takamichi," interrupted Negi as Takamichi was about to continue on further with his explanations. "Why are you telling me this? What good is talking about it now? We've lost."
Takamichi smiled as he took another drag of his cigarette. "You were telling the truth earlier, right?" Negi looked at the mage teacher strangely as Takamichi continued. "About the time machine. The way things are, I can't help you, but, Asuna-kun and the others are coming to rescue you. You're planning to go back with them, aren't you? I know you want to go back to the final day of the school festival in order to put the world back to the way it was before Chao-kun's plan.
Outside of the church where the headquarters was 'secretly' located…
"This is the place," Asuna said as she saw the church ahead of them. Thanks to Chamo's plan, Asuna, Konoka, Ku Fei, Haruna, Yue, Nodoka and Chisame were able to escape from Eva's cottage. However, Setsuna and Kaede were left behind in order to stall the two teachers from capturing the others. On the way out of Eva's cottage, Asuna and her groups encountered with Takane, Mei and another mage student. It seemed like all hope was lost that was until Asuna came up with a plan and defeated the three student mages. And thanks to Nodoka's artifact, which was used on Mei, they were able to find out the location of where Negi was located. Now came the difficult part…save Negi Springfield.
"Let's do it girls," Asuna said.
Everyone nodded in agreement. "Right!"
Back in Negi's prison cell…
"You…you believe me, Takamichi!" Negi cried, so happy that someone finally believed him. It made him even happier to know that it was Takamichi as well, his dear friend. "Th-Then please talk to Gandolfini-sensei and ask him to let me out…"
"Can't," Takamichi interrupted. "Like I said, there's nothing I can do personally to help you. We're both going to be turned into ermines, I'm sure."
"I see," Negi responded with a dejected look. However, he suddenly remembered something that Takamichi mentioned earlier. He needed to know. "Takamichi…when you had Chao-san cornered, you hesitated in the end. Why?"
Takamichi didn't respond immediately as he began to think of the answer. He let out a sigh. "Obviously, Chao-kun's actions can't be condoned," said the mage teacher. "It's just that, well…the Thousand Master might have sided with Chao-kun in this matter. He wasn't the type to get hung up on details."
"Huh? M-My father might have sided with Chao-san!" Negi repeated. That couldn't be possible. If Gohan wasn't going to side with Chao, why would Nagi Springfield side with her?
"Yes," responded Takamichi. "Now this is only an extreme generalization. You're striving to become magister magi, so I'm sure you'll understand. Right now, people all over the world are suffering from war, poverty, and more," explained Takamichi. "It's easy to forget all that when you see the students smiling here. We're constantly working on helping the people who are suffering but, our actions are limited through many restrictions. We can only do so much. However…Chao-kun brought forth a world where magic is part of reality. That means a lot of the restrictions may be removed. Many people could be saved."
"B-But…" Negi said as he tried to come up with a response. "Takamichi! Are you saying that Chao-san's right? Could she be trying to save this world?"
"No, that's not it," Takamichi immediately responded. "The world isn't a simple place. It can't be saved so easily. Why do you think Goku-san and the others aren't trying to stop wars and such? The world isn't black and white. There are many areas to consider. I'm just saying that it's a possibility that, through Chao-kun's plans, some lives might be saved. That's why I hesitated."
"Then…you don't think Chao-san did anything wrong?" Negi questioned.
"No, that's not it," Takamichi replied. "Even if Chao-kun's motives were right, she was wrong to force her plans on the world. There had to be a better way, especially by someone from the future. I personally think she's mistaken."
"That means I should stop Chao-san…?" questioned Negi again, unsure what to do. Takamichi didn't respond as he lit up another cigarette.
"That's a decision you'll have to make," Takamichi said. "I don't have the right to tell you what you should do, especially since we failed to stop her." Takamichi then looked at Negi's face as the word confusion was written all over him. "I'm sorry Negi-kun. I didn't mean to confuse you." Suddenly Takamichi's cell phone began to ring. The mage teacher responded to it quickly and as soon he heard the voice call, one of his eyebrows lifted up. "You'll have to excuse me Negi-kun."
"What's the matter?" asked the boy teacher.
"It's your friends," replied Takamichi. "They've come to rescue you." Negi widened his eyes. They what!
Meanwhile, at Karin-To…
Karin was looking over the railing, sipping on some his homebrewed tea. As he took another sip, he heard some panting coming from the other side. He turned his cat head around to see Gohan up at the top. The demi-saiyan was panting a bit. "I-I-I finally did Karin-sama," said Gohan through his pants. "I climbed the tower, just like you asked."
The cat smiled at the sight as he walked over to the nearby table. "Very good Son Gohan," Karin said. "However, you got here much later than I would expect. Considering your strength right now, I would have thought that you would have climbed this tower in two hours or less."
Gohan laughed as he scratched the back of his neck. "Sorry about that Karin-sama," said the demi-saiyan. "I was held up down at the base. I met with Bora-san and Upa-san and we…" Suddenly, Gohan felt something in the air, causing him to stop talking. It was like a lightning shock to his senses. He quickly rushed over to the railing to see what direction that tug was coming from. His eyes were widening by the second. "Wh-What is that incredible ki!" Gohan questioned. "It's unlike anything I felt before. Where is it coming from?"
"From Mahora," replied the cat as he took another sip of his tea before placing it on the table. "The place where you teach Son Gohan. That's where that incredible ki is coming from."
"What!" Gohan screamed as he looked at Karin once again. He clenched his fists in rage. "You knew about this the whole time Karin-sama! Why didn't you tell me!"
"I thought you knew Gohan," replied the cat. "That's why I purposefully asked you to climb the tower so I could brew more senzu beans, knowing that you were going to need them for the upcoming battle."
"I-I knew…?" Gohan repeated as he suddenly realized that this huge ki was the same one that he felt before. It was the same one that his father had pointed out earlier. N-No way! Gohan said to himself. I thought that was my ki signature. So that whole time it was someone else's? This ki is huge and has a bit of an evil feeling to it. "Then that means that whole time, that ki was there? But who could it belong to?"
"Not sure," Karin replied. "But I have felt this ki signature before."
"You have Karin-sama? Where?" questioned Gohan. "I need to know. My friends could be in danger!" Then it hit Gohan again. That's right, my friends! He said to himself. "Karin-sama, where are my Dad and the others? How come I can't sense their ki signatures?"
The cat didn't respond as he bowed his head slightly in sadness. Gohan didn't catch the body expression of Karin; otherwise he would have noticed something was strange. "I-I'm not sure Gohan," Karin replied. "I can't sense their ki anywhere."
"Dammit," Gohan said as he clenched his fists. "Where is Dad when you need him?"
"In that case, you are going to have to make due Gohan," Karin said. "You have to protect your friends and this planet. Goku may be gone but you are still here. And besides, you are his son. You can do it."
Gohan nodded in agreement. "Right!" said the demi-saiyan. Although he hated fighting, Gohan was going to do it in order to protect his friends and also, protect this planet just like he promised Eva during their battle at the Mahora Budokai. As he tried to sense this ki signature more deeply, due in part to what Karin said, the demi-saiyan began to agree with the sacred cat. This ki signature felt very oddly familiar. Who could it come from?
"Here Gohan," Karin said as he took out a brown bag. "I was able to brew 5 senzu beans. I know it's not much, but that's all I could muster at the moment." Gohan took the brown bag in kind and looked at the contents inside. The demi-saiyan then looked at the cat, signaled goodbye, and ran towards the railing to jump into the air. "Wait Gohan!" called out the cat.
Gohan stopped. "What is it Karin-sama?" asked the demi-saiyan. "I'm kind of in a hurry."
"I know you are Gohan, but how are you going to get there?" Karin questioned.
"Easy. Flying," Gohan immediately responded. The cat let out a sigh. "What is it Karin-sama? What's wrong?"
"Gohan, I know that you want to get to your friends as quickly as possible, but think for a second," said the cat. "This ki is too great, even for you possibly. You are going to need all the power that you can hold on to. Going over to Mahora at top speed is going to waste a lot of energy. It's best if you go on Kinto Un to save up your energy."
"That's true," Gohan said. "But wouldn't going on Kinto Un slow me down?"
"I believe it would better than to waste energy don't you agree Gohan?" questioned the sacred cat.
Gohan pondered on that thought a bit. What Karin said was true and from his assessment of the ki signature, Gohan believed this ki to be at an extremely high level. There was no way to ascertain if this someone could have more power. It's best not to risk it and go with the safe route. He clenched his fists. I hope my friends will be able to hold out until I get there, Gohan said to himself. "KINTO UN!" screamed the demi-saiyan as suddenly a yellow cloud came rushing towards him. Gohan got changed clothes immediately as he threw a capsule on the floor. He got changed his father outfit, the same one that he wore during the battle against Hildegarn and the Mahora Budokai. He then jumped on the yellow cloud. "Okay Kinto Un, it's time to go to our friends!"
"Wait Gohan!" Karin screamed, stopping Kinto Un from flying any further. Gohan looked at the scared cat with a face that said 'I have to hurry now!' "Take this!" Karin threw something at the demi-saiyan which he caught. Gohan looked down at his hand and saw that it was senzu bean. "A little reward for climbing the tower."
"Thank you Karin-sama!" Gohan said as he ate the bean, replenishing him. "Okay Kinto Un, it's time to go! Full speed ahead!" And with that, the cloud dashed through the sky at break neck speed. Please, let everyone be all right till I get there! Please, survive! Gohan said to himself as he dashed through the skies of Earth and headed towards Mahora.
Meanwhile, back at Mahora…
Asuna and her group had entered the headquarters. When they arrived at the place, they had encountered minimal resistance, until they reached the tunnels in the bottom. There the girls were separated and were forced to fight some things. Yue and Asuna were facing off against Takamichi; Haruna, Chisame and Nodoka had run into a three headed dog, while Ku Fei faced off against a chimera of sorts. It took a while but Yue had managed to figure out it was all an illusion caused by a little girl.
After that they ran into the real Takamichi who gave Yue a message for Negi. Then shortly after that they ran into Negi who had escaped the prison with some help from an unknown source. It was a sweet reunion. Negi apologized for having them in this much trouble and face so much danger at the same time. "I'm so sorry," apologized the boy teacher. "You were in quite the mess because of me."
Suddenly, the boy teacher was hit on the head by none other than Asuna. "Stop talking like that, you stubborn idiot!" said the orange-haired girl. "This time around, it's not just your problem. You understand? You're our master. We're your partners' right?"
Negi gasped a bit until he gave a nod and smiled. "Hai!" Everyone smiled and cheered, that was until Chamo had to interrupt the happy time.
"I hate to rain on this happy reunion, but we're running out of time," Chamo said.
"Y-You're right, Chamo-kun!" Negi exclaimed. "We have to get back to the surface and travel one week back in time! Plus we need to grab Gohan-san with us; otherwise he would be stuck here forever."
"No, Aniki," responded the ermine. "Unfortunately, Cassiopeia won't work on the surface anymore. Besides, I'm sure Gohan-nii is coming toward our position right this very minute. After what happened earlier, I'm sure he has picked up some of the girl's ki spiking up and down."
"Then what do we do Chamo-kun?" Negi asked.
"We have one chance left," replied Chamo. "We're lucky that we're already underground. We're going to the deepest roots of the World Tree. Everyone ready?" Everyone nodded as they started to run along the corridors of the underground tunnels.
"Chamo-kun, why are we headed to the deepest roots of the World Tree?" asked the boy teacher.
"I can answer that sensei," Chisame said as she pulled out her computer. "Mahora University's 'World Tree Aficionados Club' kept a record of the World Tree's glow before, during, and after the school festival. They have over sixty years of data on their website," explained Chisame. "Generally, the World Tree stops glowing once the festival's finished, but during years with a brighter glow, the tree continues for 7 to 8 days after the festival. That was the case in '38, '60, and '82. This year is following that trend."
Negi widened his eyes upon the realization. "So that means…"
"Uh-huh! There's a chance that there's a chance that there's some magic left, even after a week!" Chamo said. "The magic will probably be strongest near the deepest roots! According to the graph, the tree's barely glowing. I'd say we have 50% chance that the magic's still remaining. That's why we need to hurry!"
"Ch-Chamo-san!" exclaimed Yue as the ermine was currently on Yue's witch hat. "Take a look!" Everyone looked around to see the roots of the World Tree shining brightly like it did before. "The roots are shimmering!"
"Jackpot! There's still some magic left!" Chamo said. "Aniki, contact Setsuna-nee-san and Kaede-nee-san as well!" Negi nodded.
"Looks like the hard part is over," Asuna said.
"True but how are we going to contact Gohan-sensei?" asked Yue. Negi and Asuna both pondered on that part, until finally they remembered something that Gohan once mentioned to them during the Kyoto trip.
"Asuna-san," Negi said as he looked at the orange-haired girl.
"I'm already on it," Asuna said as she closed her eyes and focused her ki to a single spot. Please Gohan, Asuna said to herself. Please be able to sense this Gohan. We need you to come back with us, no…with me. We have to stop Chao together!
Above the surface…
Gohan was dashing through the sky, standing on Kinto Un as the yellow cloud went on full speed. They were three quarters away from Mahora city. "Faster Kinto Un!" yelled Gohan as he suddenly picked up a ki signature. It was Asuna! "Why is she focusing her ki? Something must be going on," said the demi-saiyan before he picked up another ki signature. This time, it was the mysterious one and it was heading straight towards Asuna's position! This was not good! "Dammit!" cursed Gohan as he and Kinto Un sped even faster through the sky.
Meanwhile…
"Come on then everyone!" yelled Asuna as she led the group through the tunnels. They realized that the magic was still inside the roots. However, the only way to have the watch work perfectly was to go towards the center on which was directly underneath the World Tree. "We have to hurry!" Then suddenly, out came a huge dragon! Negi, Yue and Nodoka immediately froze as they recognized the dragon as it was the same one that they had encountered in the depths of Library Island. This was going to be tough.
"Everyone be ready!" Negi said as he prepared his magic attack as the dragon was about to unleash hit own attack. But before the boy teacher could even chant the words, a large ki beam passed by him and the girls and hit the dragon spot on, knocking it out as it was sent flying backwards and crashing into a nearby wall.
"What the hell was that?" Asuna said as there was a heavy smoke surrounding the dragon. Setsuna and Kaede arrived at that same moment as the group stared at the smoke that surrounded the beast. Then the group noticed something within the smoke. A figure to be more precise. This figure was tall, wore a martial arts dogi that had the color combination of orange and blue and this said figure had the spikiest hair you had ever seen. Everyone immediately recognized who it was. It was Son Goku!
"Yosh! Hey everybody!" Goku greeted everyone.
The group went into a loud cheer as they went to greet the Saiyan. "Goku-san!" everyone yelled. "Goku-san where have you been?" Negi asked.
"Around," replied the Saiyan. "I have been quite busy with the whole spread magic business. Sorry that I wasn't around earlier to help you guys out."
"I'd say," Asuna said. "It's a good thing that we have now Goku-san on our side. Nothing will be able to stop us now."
"That's right," Setsuna added. "We should take Goku-san with us to the past. That way there will be two Goku-sans. The more the merrier." The girls all nodded in agreement.
"But what about Gohan-kun?" Konoka asked. "Shouldn't he be back already?" Everyone look dejected as they realized that Gohan wasn't them. Where could he be at this time?
"Don't worry about it Konoka-san," Goku said. "Gohan will be fine. After all he is a brat."
"Of course he is," Asuna said with a slight blush on her face. "But he is still our brat. Come on everyone let's go." Everyone nodded in agreement.
The Saiyan hero let out a grin. "Right! Let me lead the way," Goku said. The girls began to congregate around the Saiyan but before they could move even one step, they heard a yell coming from unlikely source.
"STOP!" Everyone turned their heads around to see that it was Negi who screamed. This was very unusual for him and then they got even more surprised when they saw Negi positioned himself in a fighting stance. "Girls, step away from him!"
"Negi what's wrong?" Asuna asked.
"That is not Son Goku," Negi said with a stern look on his face.
"Huh?" sounded the girls with confused looks on their faces.
"What do you mean not 'Son Goku' Negi-kun?" Konoka asked. "This is Son Goku-san. He has the trademark hair and the same smile as Gohan-kun's father. Who else could it be?"
"That man is an impostor," Negi said.
"What are you talking about Negi-sensei?" asked Setsuna.
"I knew something was strange when we first met him. I couldn't quite put my finger on it as I felt a strange aura or ki coming from him," explained the boy teacher. "Also, he is searched by the mage societies for helping Chao-san achieve her goal on spreading the word on magic. Don't you think it's strange that Goku-san would help do something that could potentially hurt people? Plus, he used honorifics and called Gohan-san a brat. Goku-san has never used honorifics nor does he call his son a brat! He is very proud of his son, Gohan-san!"
As the girls began to ponder on what Negi had just told them, 'Goku' had a smile on his face. More accurately, an evil grin on his face. "Very good, Negi Springfield," 'Goku' said as he held his hand out. "No wonder you are called the child genius by so many." Then suddenly a purple ki beam came out of his hand and straight towards Negi Springfield! Negi was caught by surprise at the ki beam coming towards that he didn't have time to block. Luckily, Setsuna and Ku Fei came to the rescue as they knock the ki beam away from its destined target.
"That ki beam had some power behind it," Setsuna said sternly. "Goku-san would never do something like that to a friend from Gohan-sensei has told us about his father. So, who are you?"
"Hmmm, wouldn't you like to know girl?" 'Goku' said when suddenly, he felt a hinge of a blade on his neck. He turned his eyes to see that it was Kaede who was holding the blade. 'Goku' let out a laugh. "Hahahaha! You are indeed the Mahora ninja. I'm glad to have met you. But you are no match for me." Suddenly, 'Goku' balled his fists together which immediately caught Ku Fei's attention.
"Kaede, get back!" screamed the Chinese marital artist as 'Goku' 's body began to glow and then suddenly explode! Everyone covered their eyes the explosion rocked the foundations on which they were underneath. "Kaede!" The smoke was covering everything, making everyone blind at the moment. Negi and the others began to look around for their ninja when suddenly they heard some rocks fall down. Negi quickly turned and aimed his staff at the direction of noise. He was about to let out an attack but stopped when he saw the figure. It was Kaede!
"Kaede-san, are you all right?" Negi asked.
"I'm all right," said the Mahora ninja as she was getting out of the rubble. "That was a close one. Thanks for the warning de-gozaru."
"Heh heh heh heh," an evil voice chuckled from within the smoke. "You are quick. Your speed is worthy of that of a ninja. However…" The smoke began to dissipate, revealing the true identity of the impostor. The impostor was tall, had a different color tone of skin than that of normal humans. He wore a chest plate armor similar to that of Vegeta's except the chest plate was black while the shoulder plates were very dark blue but not as dark as the center. In his midsection, he had a small plate on each of his hips and he wore long black pants with Saiyan boots. Though he was dressed differently than before, there was still one thing that remained from his disguise…his hair! Everyone thought that the hair would change due to the hard nature of trying to copy Goku's hair but this guy had the exact same hair as the Saiyan hero! Once the smoke disappeared, the impostor finished his sentence. "It is no match for the speed of a Saiyan. Bwa ha ha ha ha!"
Asuna smirked at the comment. "Yeah right," she said. "You are no Saiyan. Goku-san and Vegeta are the only Saiyans left. There is no way…" Asuna began to trail once she noticed something that was around the impostor's hip like a belt. It looked like… "Is that a tail?"
"You have a good eye lady," said the Saiyan as he unwrapped his tail, revealing it and waggling it to everyone. "This is indeed my tail. The proud proof of my Saiyan heritage."
"No…way," Setsuna said as she started to tremble a bit.
"What's going on?" Yue asked. "What does a monkey tail have to do with anything?"
"Yue-san, during the Kyoto trip, Gohan-san told us a bit about himself," Negi said. "Son Goku, Gohan-san's father, is from an extraterrestrial race called the Saiyans. Gohan-san, meanwhile, is half-Saiyan but carries their blood in his veins. That is why he and his father are able to turn into Super Saiyans. He also said that the Saiyan race were easily distinguishable by their monkey tail even when they looked exactly like humans. If they see a full moon, they transform into a Great Ape."
"Right you are boy," the Saiyan impostor responded. "I'm impressed that Kakabrat told you a bit about our proud history. However, that brat and his low-class fighter of a father, Kakarotto, have no right to speak about our race so easily when they have strayed so far from the path."
"Who are you then?" Negi asked. "What have you come from for? And why do you look like Goku-san?"
The Saiyan chuckled evilly. "If you insist," said the Saiyan. "My name is Tullece and I am here for revenge."
Author's note: Dum Dum Dum! The mysterious Saiyan has been revealed and it's Tullece! I'm sure a lot of you are wondering how the hell did Tullece survive or why I am calling him Tullece and not Turles? First off, his survival will be revealed later on and secondly, I like the japanese name better than the English version. It also keeps with Toriyama's puns on Saiyans as their names are puns of vegetable names. A lot of people forget that fact and call their Saiyan characters with weird names on this site. It is kind of frustrating. But anyways, I hope you like the introduction of Tullece. There is more of him to come!
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