Chapter 52:
Yay! I'm super energized now! And it looks like I'm on a deadline to get this chapter out by the end of May!
And since I'm tired of writing W.O.T.L. all the time, I shall reveal my real first name!
Dun.
Dun.
Duuuun.
(oh, it's not like it's my whole name, so don't go stalking me)
My name is….
AKOSUA! (ah-KOH-see-uh)
Yes, I know it's weird. It's Ghanaian and it means "girl born on Sunday" Hey, if you want to know what your Ghanaian name would be if you were born on a certain day, just PM me (don't trust those baby name sites, ugh.)
On with the story!
Anpanai breathed in sharply as she heard explosions and chi blasts outside. She knew it. It was a new enemy, and they wouldn't let her fight! Why? She was just as strong as they were. Angrily, she tried to open the cupboard. What the…? It was locked!
She knew it wouldn't be good to break it, and she banged on it softly. "Hello?" she whispered. "I-is anyone there? Could somebody let me out?" Her only answer was silence as she began to bang on the door harder. "Let me out!" she screamed. "Let me out!" She felt drained; out of energy. "Let me out," she whispered hoarsely, before leaning back and letting sleep overcome her.
She awoke to a strange rattling. Words were being yelled, but she couldn't seem to make sense of them. She pushed herself up, putting an ear to the door.
"Anpanai, you have to get out of there! Now!"
"Odeni…?" she murmured. "Help me! I need to get out of here!"
She leaned back as the doors were wrenched free from their hinges, and two strong, boyish hands grabbed her and pulled her out. She stumbled a little bit, unaccustomed to the sudden light. She looked up to him to smile gratefully, but her smile disappeared when she saw his expression. Behind him were Rhubi, Goten, and Trunks, all of them looking like they'd been whipped up in a tornado.
Anpanai didn't like it. "Wh-what's going on…? What happened?"
Rhubi bit her lip. "Something…something horrible. All the teenagers here died…"
Anpanai could sense this wasn't the whole truth. "And…?"
"Y—your parents…" Rhubi couldn't get anything else out before she sank to her knees, fists wiping away her tears as Goten and Trunks tried to comfort her.
Anpanai stiffened in Odeni's grip, and pulled away, her eyes blazing. "Odeni, tell me what happened. Now."
Odeni's hands fidgeted. "Anpanai… we…we're the only ones alive. Everyone…they're all dead."
Anpanai took some shaky breaths. "W-what? Y-you mean…"
"They're all gone," Odeni's voice was hushed.
Anpanai waited. She waited for the flow of tears to come. Instead, there was an incredible calmness that washed over her. She strode simply to Rhubi, and helped her up. "We'll save them," she said quietly. "We'll save them all." She turned to the rest of them. "Our parents' death won't be in vain. We'll avenge them." Odeni could see a spark of teal in her eyes.
Goten and Trunks wiped away their tears and stood strong. "Yeah," Trunks said, wiping away his snot. "We're big enough. Right, Goten?"
Goten nodded, still sniffled. "Mmyeah."
Rhubi took a breath and smiled. "I-I think I can help, too."
Anpanai and Odeni looked at her curiously. "You do martial arts training?"
"Nope," Rhubi said. She tapped her head. "It's all in the mind. I have psychic powers. As in, telekinesis, teleporting, telepathy is kinda hard, though."
Anpanai suddenly snapped her fingers. "Rhubi, it wouldn't be too hard to communicate with all of us, would it?"
"Um, no. Not really," Rhubi wasn't exactly catching on.
"Maybe….just maybe…"
Odeni frowned. "What are you thinking, Anpanai?"
"Hey, Odeni," Anpanai said, "You're strong enough to hold Rhubi up in the sky, aren't you? Of course you are." She began to mumble to herself, trying to formulate a plan in her mind. "Trunks, Goten, you guys can attack from either side, can't you?"
"Yep!" they said in unison, glad to be part of the upcoming strategy.
"But," Anpanai said, "Before we can actually fight, we need to train." Her eyes widened "We've still got a year left to train the the HTC, don't we?"
"The Hyperbolic Time Chamber," Odeni whispered to Rhubi, who nodded.
Then Rhubi frowned. "But wait. If your parents weren't strong enough, what makes you? I mean, you're only human!"
"Nope!" Anpanai said, grinning and pounding her chest. "I'm all Saiyan."
Rhubi simply stared, and then shook her head. "Whatever. But there's no way you could ever do it. Leave it to Odeni."
"No," Odeni said simply, "she's way stronger than me."
Rhubi fell silent, giving Anpanai a strange look.
"So, is everybody okay with the HTC?" Anpanai asked. "You guys will get a year older."
"Sure!" Goten and Trunks agreed.
"I'll go in with Anpanai," Odeni volunteered, and Rhubi gave him a funny look.
"All right!" Goten pumped his fist into the air. "We're gonna save the world!"
Akosua: So, yeah, just a chapter foreboding what will happen next. Not much.
Vegeta: Little brat, you couldn't write half as good as me. Hell, if this was my story…
Akosua:…We'd all be doomed.
Vegeta: (growls)
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