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Universe ?, Year X784
Earthland, Magnolia…
"...MARISSA!" Yusuke shouted as he saw his friend, who was barely standing, at the entrance of the Fairy Tail guild. He gasped as he saw her tilt forward, and he immediately flew to her side to gently catch her. Yusuke took a closer look at her injuries, and saw large gash on the left side of her waist, skin torn away and she was kept bleeding out. Blood seeped out of her hair down her face, her breathing was labored and out of rhythm. '...her energy is so low...I can barely sense her…'
"Yusuke!" Mirajane ran up to him, but gasped and covered her mouth when she looked at the young girl wide-eyed.
"What happened?!" Erza asked running up as well, and gasped as she looked at the girl in Yusuke's arm.
"WENDY!" Yusuke roared out, startling almost everyone inside.
"Y-Yes?!" Wendy jumped, and responded with a hint of hear.
"Get to the infirmary, now!" Yusuke commanded. He turned around and instantly flew to the second floor of the guild and into the medical room. Yusuke ran towards a nearby bed and ripped off the straps of the backpack she had on her and threw it across the room. Carefully, he laid Marissa on the bed. "Hang in there Marissa…"
"I-I'm here!" Wendy called out as she ran inside.
"...sorry about that Wendy...It's just…"
"I understand...I'll get to work right away." Wendy reassured, looking at him with a smile.
"...thanks." Yusuke said, smiling back.
Wendy turned her attention towards Marissa, and she winced slightly at the sight. She swallowed a lump in her throat and brought her arms towards the older girl. Her hands glowed a bright teal color, indicating that she's using her magic to start up the healing. As she did so, thoughts ran through her mind as she examined the condition as well.
"Is...everything okay?" Mirajane worriedly asked, entering the infirmary. Erza hastily followed in as well, along with Natsu, Gray, Lucy, Happy and Carla.
"Y-Yeah…" Yusuke managed to say. His breathing was heavy, and he kept his eyes at his fallen friend.
"Yusuke...who is she?" Erza asked.
There was a brief silence before Yusuke looked up and controlled his breathing by inhaling and exhaling deeply.
"She's...my younger sister you could say…" The Saiyan answered.
"Your little sister?!" Natsu incredulously asked. The others on site were shocked at his answers as well.
"N-No...not like that. We're not blood related, but...we saw each other that way." Yusuke explained. "...how is she?"
"It's...not good...her body is...I'm not sure if it'll recover right…" Wendy answered as she kept concentrating with sweat forming on her face. Yusuke frowned and balled his hands tightly.
"How...bad is it?" Lucy asked.
"...her...bones are out of place, some even broken. She's lost a lot of blood, and her heart is beating erratically…"
"Is she going to make it?" Yusuke suddenly asked.
"E-Eh…?"
"...Wendy, please…" He asked again as he kept his eyes on Marissa's pained face.
"...I-I'm not sure…"
Yusuke's breathing hitched slightly at Wendy's answer. Even just hearing it made it worse for him, as he continued to feel Marissa's energy drop.
"You can never be too prepared, right?" Marissa's voice and grinning image flashed into his mind. He shot his head up and gasped, looking at the backpack that he threw.
Possessively, he started to slowly walk towards her pack.
"Yusuke…?" Erza asked, but was ignored. Everyone else save Wendy watched him walk away.
'Please…' Yusuke reached down and picked up the sack and laid it on the bed. With his shaking hands, he reached towards the front bottom pocket of the back and felt a something rough inside. Yusuke pulled out a brown, small sack and felt around the outside, feeling two small objects inside. '...Thank you Kami.''
"Wendy, focus your magic to just stop her bleeding so she doesn't lose anymore." Yusuke stated.
"U-Uhm...right." Wendy complied and focused her attention towards the large gash on the side of Marissa's body.
The Saiyan walked back to the bed where everyone else was at and brought out a bean from inside the worn out bag he had pulled out from Marissa's backpack. More specifically, a Senzu Bean.
"What's that…?" Gray asked with a raised eyebrow.
"That's…!" Erza stared at the bean in Yusuke's hand wide-eyed, recognizing what it is.
"Hold on a little longer…" Yusuke quietly said as he pried an arm under Marissa and gently lifted her up. "Wendy, keep the blood steady."
"Y-Yes…" Wendy answered.
Yusuke pushed the Senzu Bean into Marissa's mouth. Once inside, he rubbed her throat slowly so that the bean forced itself to be swallowed. Yusuke saw a lump go down and easily laid the girl back on the bed.
"Alright, stop your magic Wendy." Yusuke said.
"E-Eh? A-Are you sure?"
"Trust me…"
The Sky dragonslayer did so, and relaxed herself, panting slightly. A moment later, Marissa gasped loudly, taking in deep breaths of air straight into her lungs. In a blink of an eye, the large wounds on her body recovered, showing her smooth skin.
Her eyes instantly shot open and she sat up right away, panting heavily with sweat all over her body.
"Whoa!" Happy and Natsu exclaimed.
"What the?!" Gray gasped.
"H-How…?!" Lucy asked disbelievingly.
'Its healing aspect is...extraordinary…' Erza thought while her eyes were wide at the panting Marissa.
"W-Where am I…? W-Who are you people?" Marissa asked the Fairy Tail mages.
"W-Well…" Mirajane looked over at the Saiyan.
"Marissa." Yusuke called out. Said girl immediately turned around, gasping audibly. He chuckled inside at her reaction, and smiled sadly at her.
"Y-Yu…" Marissa choked out. She hadn't realized that tears fell down her face like a running waterfall, and soon her face formed in a mixture of a hurt, sorrowful, regretful and a joyous expression.
"Hey Kid...how're you doing?" Yusuke gently asked.
"Y...You're alive!" Marissa threw herself into the Saiyan's chest, clutching his jacket and burying her face into him. "You're alive! You're alive! You're alive!...Y-You're...a-alive…!"
She wailed and sobbed loudly as the tears on her face hadn't stopped for a second. Her cries can be heard all the way out into the main guildhall, where the other members present couldn't help but look towards the infirmary out of curiosity.
Hearing the agony in her voice, Yusuke couldn't help but feel horrible, and he wrapped his arms around her as she kept crying.
"...can you guys leave us alone for now, please?" Yusuke asked with a slight smile at the Fairy Tail mages.
"R-Right...we'll get out of your way. Let's go." Erza said and she first turned heel towards the doorway. Everyone else looked at the two one last time, and followed the redhead. Mirajane was the last to be out, and when she was at the entrance the barmaid took one last glance before closing the door behind her, muffling the cries of the girl.
"Is everything alright?" Makarov asked walking up to the group that walked outside. Just behind him was Gildarts.
"Yes. Everything is fine now, Master." Erza answered.
"Hmm...I see...so that young girl is alright then?"
"Yes, she's fully recovered now." Wendy answered.
"Fully? I suppose there is no need to call for Porlyusica then. I knew your healing powers is great Wendy. I didn't think you'd be able to go to that extent."
"...actually, it wasn't Wendy who healed that girl fully." Lucy chimed in.
"Hm? Then who?"
"It was Yusuke. He had something he gave to his friend, and the next thing that happened, the girl's completely okay." Gray explained.
"It...was something he called a Senzu Bean." Erza said suddenly.
"How do you know what it was?" Mirajane asked her.
"When I first met him on the road back then...he was in a similar state as his friend just now. However, he wasn't as worn out as her." The knight crossed her arms, thinking. "And he pulled out what was called a capsule, and it had the bean inside."
"Inside?" Natsu asked confusingly.
"Mm. He pushed a button that was on top of it, and it disappeared showing that bean." Erza said with a nod.
"How...peculiar…" Makarov muttered.
"So he ate it, and he was alright?" Lucy asked.
"Yes. He couldn't stand up before he ate it." Erza answered.
"Seems these beans have a potent healing effect...interesting." Gildarts commented.
"She was also really happy that...he was alive...I wonder what happened?" Gray asked. There was a silence amongst the group after the Ice mage asked the question, and only the chatter of the guild down below was heard.
"Let's head down...Yusuke wanted a bit of privacy. I don't think us being in front of here would be doing that." Mirajane said with a small smile.
Yusuke rubbed Marissa's backside as she kept whimpering and sniffling. Her cries had died down after some time and she kept embracing him.
"Are you alright now?" Yusuke quietly asked.
"Y-Yeah…I am…" Marissa nodded and sniffed. She slowly parted away from him, and looked at him directly, smiling. "I'm so glad you're okay…"
"Well, it's not like anything could actually happen to me." He smirked. She laughed lightly, but her face soon turned somber.
"...Yusuke...they attacked…"
"They…?" He asked worriedly.
"The Time Breakers...they got the jump on us…"
"What? How? Towa couldn't have done anything with the power she has now."
"It wasn't just her...there was so much attacking...and Mira was there too!" Marissa explained
"Wait, hold on...Mira?...I killed him." Yusuke stated.
"We thought so too but...he was there. With Towa."
"...shit." Yusuke cursed, gritting his teeth. "...I didn't think she'd recover this fast…"
"Y-Yeah...if you would call over a year fast…" Marissa muttered as she hung her legs over the bed, playfully swinging them. Yusuke slowly looked at her disbelievingly.
"... … ...what?" Yusuke said, barely above a whisper.
"What do you mean, 'what?' Bro, you've been gone over a year...after we knew Demigra was killed. By you." Marissa answered.
"Marissa...I've only been here for a few months…" Yusuke said firmly. It took a minute for Marissa to process the information, and she gasped out loud.
"E-Eh?! You've only been here for a few months?!"
"I did say that…" Yusuke said rolling his eyes a bit.
"Wait! Where is 'here?!'"
"Here...we're in another planet."
"Another planet?! That wouldn't make sense then!" Marissa jumped off the bed and directly stood in front of him. "A year should have passed by for you as well!"
"...if what you say is true that I've been gone for over a year then...the only thing I can think of is that we're in another universe." Yusuke deduced.
"A-Another universe?! Okay, wait, what's the planet we're on right now?"
"It's called Earthland."
"...you're kidding." She said with a deadpanned expression.
"I'm pretty serious. You can ask all the people out there and they'll confirm it. At the same time, they'll think you're some crazy girl."
"Grr, this isn't the time Bro!"
"I did give you the answer…"
"W-Well...it really isn't a planet I've heard of...but...really? A completely different universe?"
"...what's the last thing you remembered?" Yusuke suddenly asked.
"L-Last thing…?" Marissa gasped as she went back through her memories.
"Actually...let me ask you this...tell me everything ever since they showed up on Earth, until now. Think you can do that?" Yusuke softly asked.
"Y-Yeah...u-uhm...o-oh no...my backpack! Where is it?!" Marissa hastily asked
"Your packs fine…" Yusuke sighed and walked over to the bed her backpack was at and lifted it up to show her. "Right he-!"
"Oh thank god!" Marissa instantly shot forward, snatching it away from the Saiyan and hugging her pack tightly to her body. She let it go and started to unlatch it.
"Geez, it's not like you have anything important in there in the first place besides the Senzu I managed to find in your bag..." Yusuke walked over to her. "What kind of junk you got in there now…-!"
Yusuke widened his eyes fully as he saw seven familiar orange orbs inside of Marissa's backpack, and not a second later, he snatched it away from her this time.
"Hey! Watch it!"
"Me?! Why the hell do you have the Dragon Balls?!" Yusuke shouted as he reached in, and grabbed the 4-Star Ball to present it, confirming its existence.
"It's not what you think! We collected them for you!"
"...come again?" Yusuke asked with a raised eyebrow.
"It's true! Frizt and I were gathering them! I kept asking Trunks and the Supreme Kai of Time to do so! When they finally gave us permission, we went as soon as we can!"
"Because…?"
"Because we thought you were dead or something! We looked through all of the scrolls to see if you ended up somewhere in the timeline and got nothing! Not even Supreme Kai of Time going to the Otherworld could find you!" Marissa shouted, letting out all of her pent up frustration. She panted slightly, slightly glaring at Yusuke with tears at the corner of her eyes.
"Marissa...I-" Yusuke was silenced as Marissa went to embrace him again, her arms tightly around him and she buried the side of her face into his jacket.
"...When TokiToki came back all by himself...I was so scared…" Marissa quietly said, albeit, muffled. Yusuke quietly sighed sympathetically and placed the 4-Star ball inside of her backpack. His shoulders slumped and he hugged her with an arm.
"I'm sorry...for making you and everyone else worry so much…" Yusuke apologized, hanging his head down slightly. They stayed standing like that for a while, before Yusuke spoke up once more. "C'mon. Right now, it's more important to tell me what happened back on Earth."
"Right…" Marissa and Yusuke separated and sat on top of a new bed, side to side from each other. She kept her backpack on her lap, now closed and looked down in thought.
"Take your time…" Yusuke reassured.
"Well...Frizt and I came back to the city after finding all seven. He wanted to go find Arc, and I wanted to go find Ann."
"Huh...is he still going to those machines?"
"Yeah…" She chuckled. "He doesn't have the same luck as you do…"
"And Ann? You sure that would've been a good idea? Doubt she'd care."
"C'mon Bro...don't be like that…"
"Whatever...go on."
"Right...well, I ran into Amber asking where Ann was...when I came back to the city I couldn't sense her at all. Speaking of her actually...I think she took in your disappearance the most…"
"What do you mean by that…?" The Saiyan asked with a raised eyebrow.
"Ever since you were gone, she...just hasn't been that into training at all. I mean, she still does but, not as much anymore."
"Well I guess that's one thing I don't have to worry about then...ow!" Yusuke winced as Marissa punched him on the shoulders, pouting at him.
"Why do you two bicker so much?"
"She just rubs off on me the wrong way…" Yusuke said while scratching the back of his head. "Go on."
"...After I asked Amber where Ann was, she couldn't tell me since she couldn't sense her either…"
"Amber was fully clothed...right?"
"Yes Bro...she was…" Marissa exasperatedly said. "...I'm kind of surprised she didn't end up stripping the entire time…"
'Huh...and to think I can't get away from that habit here…' Yusuke idly thought.
"We were talking, but then that's when we felt them...they were just pouring out of the sky...so much we had to deal with…" Marissa paused for a second to gather her breath and calming herself. "I guess by this time I completely forgot I had the Dragon Balls with me. It was just that...Mira was emitting so much power...so much that I bet everyone on Earth could've felt it…"
"You make it sound like he got stronger."
"That's a fact isn't it? The last time we felt him was when you fought and, I guess supposedly killed him when they were about to interfere Goku fighting against Buu...and compared to that to now, it's such a big change…"
"Be honest with me then. Do you think he's stronger than me now?"
"...I couldn't say at this moment...since you're suppressing so much…" Marissa said after a moment with squinted eyes. "Think you can go full power and transform? Maybe then I could."
"Uh…" Yusuke glanced back at the closed door of the infirmary. "...maybe not right now."
"...why?" She asked with a raised eyebrow.
"Well…" Yusuke sighed. "They don't know that I'm a Saiyan…"
"They don't know?"
"They didn't even know what a capsule was Marissa…"
"Uh...huh...I guess the possibility in being somewhere completely new is still a chance."
"It's not a chance Marissa." Yusuke stated, but sighed once more. "We'll talk more about me later...for now I need to know what happened on your end."
"Okay...after some time we joined the other Patrollers to defend the city. Amber and I were alone when we fought them. We managed to survive for awhile but then...two Majins came towards us. One of them was purple named Haru Haru...and the other had green skin who was called Shun Shun."
Yusuke instinctively clenched his hands. Unconsciously, he let out a bit of his energy, forcing Marissa to look at him.
"So...it's true then…" Marissa said.
"Huh…?"
"You've been having trouble with them as well, haven't you?"
"...yeah. Towa's been attacking me over here as well…"
"What? All by yourself?" Marissa asked, and he confirmed it with a nod.
"Like I said, Marissa. Focus on me later."
"Okay, okay...I fought Shun Shun while Amber dealt with the other. While we fought though...she said some pretty bad things about you...saying that you were killed off by them and all of that. She was so strong too...not even going into the Kaio-Ken twenty times was enough…"
"You didn't go further did you?"
"I...might have….?"
"Marissa…"
"I've been training too! I'm used to twenty now! Going even higher is something I've been working on!" Marissa exclaimed. "Anyway...we fought and I managed to hold my own, but that was only because she was fighting others before they got to us…"
Marissa clenched her hands tightly on her backpack.
"There were casualties on both sides...just so much…all of her talking got to me...god I can't believe that it did...I managed to keep focus on the battle, but, in the end she might have won if that other Majin hadn't interrupted. Then, they left…" Marissa winced and grabbed her head. "And...and…"
"You alright Kid…?" Yusuke asked quietly, noticing the uneasiness on her face.
"I...I left them...and I have, I kept the Dragon Balls with me...o-oh god…" She covered her mouth with both of her hands, somewhat hyperventilating.
"Hey, stay with me Marissa!" Yusuke grabbed her shoulder and shook her. She took a deep breath and let it out, relaxing once again.
"I...left Amber...I used the Instant Transmission and followed where they were at and...shit. It's so blurry after that…" She rubbed her eyes with a lone hand and sighed. "I know I went higher up...I, sensed something big up there too…"
She gasped and widened her eyes as fragments of memories came rushing back her. She winced visibly and clutched her head again in pain as the images appeared in her head.
"They went inside some kind of hole that was in the middle of the sky...I followed them in...and I attacked them…" Marissa slowly explained.
"God, Marissa...what were you thinking…?" Yusuke sighed as he partially facepalmed with a hand.
"...nothing at that time...I was just so...mad. I even went times thirty to see if I could do something...but in the end, I was just squished down…"
"Times thirty...the Kaio-Ken?" Yusuke said, looking at her incredulously.
"What else?" She responded with a matter-of-fact kind of tone.
"...you're crazy reckless...you know that?"
"Pfft, you're the one to talk…" Marissa said with a small grin. It disappeared a moment later and she looked down on the ground again. "...what are we going to do? We have the Dragon Balls while back on Earth they don't…"
"...that's something I don't have an answer to...at the moment we have to just have to hold our ground here and hope for the best…" Yusuke answered sternly.
"So...what's been happening to you?...In the few months that you were here I mean…"
"Well, I think it's pretty obvious that I came here after my fight with Demigra...it was weird...he came charging at me and while I did the Kamehameha Wave...Vegeta, Goku, Gohan and Piccolo were there."
"Eh…? Are you sure?"
"I...felt them. But, in a sense they weren't physically there. When I looked around, it looked liked they were in some astral form. They gave me some encouragement, and lent me some powers. After that I managed to overcome Demigra, and I killed him."
"Weird...what happened next."
"I was pretty winded after that. Considering my fight back in the past Earth when Demigra revived Frieza, Cell and Buu and practically made them more monstrous than before, that took a bit out of me. Then after that Vegeta, Gohan and Gotenks appeared with Demigra controlling them as well."
"Yeah, I heard that from Trunks...he was pretty shocked when the last three appeared. Then...you took care of them with Goku's help, and came back to the City. When you appeared...Demigra was already there with TokiToki absorbed. He even got to Trunks...how did you handle that?"
"...I managed to weaken Trunks enough and knock him out. Goku came back again to help. I can only guess the Supreme Kai of Time helped with that, and we held back Demigra. But he made his way to the Time Nest, and Goku used his own Instant Transmission to get us there." Yusuke placed a hand on his chest, remembering the Demigra's attack that was launched at them. "I'm not sure what exactly happened next to be honest...Demigra got a hit on me and the next thing I knew, everything was white."
"Then...you died?"
"I wouldn't say that... I mean, I wasn't some spirit waiting in line at the Check-In station. But when I looked around, I saw a single scroll on the ground. I went over to it and picked it up, and opened it. It showed us arriving at the Time Nest, and when Demigra attacked us. I guess it gave me another chance to turn things around...but I'm not sure how I ended up there."
"...maybe TokiToki somehow helped you. Despite Demigra absorbing him."
"Maybe...either way if that didn't happen then...I would've actually been dead. Anyway, I used the scroll and I appeared in the Time Nest. Goku was trapped, so I helped free him and went after Demigra just in time since he made a portal. Then inside, there he was."
"I'm surprised you actually managed to kill him...I know you're strong Bro, but...those fights beforehand though?"
"That's just the thing too. After I used the scroll, I was back to full strength and ready to fight him."
"And obviously you won." She said with a smirk.
"I'll be honest...it wasn't easy…" He leaned back and placed his arms behind him, his hands on the sheets of the bed and looked ahead. "I thought I did fine with just the first form. Mine and his, so to say."
"HIs?" Marissa asked, looking back at him.
"Yeah." He nodded. "Demigra had another form, and it surprised me completely."When he was finished, his fighting style completely changed, and it caught me off guard."
"How did he change?"
"His body went bigger, like a brute. he basically tossed away his staff and was able to use more of his own magic in that form. That's when I went a step further while being in Super Saiyan, and ascended. But, with the body he had, he was pretty slow so I took that to my advantage whenever I could. Even then it was still hard to fight him. Eventually, I managed to worn him out, and that's when he charged at me with his remaining power. I didn't waste any time making the Kamehameha Wave...and you know what happens next."
"You slaughtered him." Marissa said with a grin.
"Heh...if you wanna say it like that, yup...but...after I did, then that's where I found myself here. After I attacked, everything went dark. Next thing I knew...I was laying on the ground with my whole body practically broken. If I didn't have the spare Senzu I had in my pocket, I would've been in the bed for a few weeks."
"I see how it is...wow. A lot really happened to you."
"Fighting Demigra was only the beginning from how I see it...once I arrived here, Towa's been hiding and attacking me. She's even involving the people here…"
"Right...who were they by the way?"
"They're mages, people that use their own form of magic. Overall, they're humans too."
"Humans...just like Earth then…"
"Yeah...you can see why I didn't want to tell them. I didn't know at first whether I was back on Earth or not, but I met someone who found me. You saw the woman with the red hair, right?"
"Yeah, I did." Marissa nodded.
"Her name's Erza. Inside right now, where in a building called a guildhall. She's part of a mages guild that's one of many on this planet called Fairy Tail." Yusuke sat up straight again and pulled his left sleeve jacket up, showing Marissa his white Fairy Tail symbol under his forearm. "Things happened, and I decided to join them."
"Really?" Marissa leaned in to take a closer look at his Fairy Tail symbol. "That's pretty neat…"
"This was honestly the best course of action I could've taken. I couldn't sense anything familiar at all on this planet...so she invited me, and I took it."
"They seem like nice enough people if you stayed here for that long."
"They're wild to be honest." Yusuke said with a smile, but it was wiped off a moment later. "But...I'm not sure if being involved with them in the first place was a good idea…"
"What do you mean by that?"
"When Towa went and started attacking me, it happened shortly after I came here. A day later to be exact. She used her magic on an enemy, and I had to step in otherwise they would've been hurt severely, killed even."
"...how many times has this happened so far?"
"Just a few times she's used her magic on enemies here that were apart of this world. Outside of that...several as well. I had to fight androids that showed up out in the open...and the situation then wasn't really ideal to begin with since some other problem with another friend of mine went on. Before that though...there was another person that confronted me. What was weird about him is that he had Goku's hair."
"Bardock…"
"Huh?"
"You must've met Bardock...Goku's dad."
"He's Goku's dad?!"
"Yeah…" Marissa nodded in confirmation. "We noticed he went missing before Frieza destroyed Planet Vegeta...with you missing as well, we tried looking for him at the same time. But we came up with nothing."
"Damn it...then he was forced on their side then."
"Seems like it…"
"Well, it's not only him too. After him and the androids, Shun Shun was next."
"Y-Yeah...she kind of talked about that during our fight…"
"The day that she showed up was a time when Erza had problems of her own. Just like before, I went ahead and fought her myself. She almost destroyed this planet too if I wasn't there to stop her."
"Tch...what a coward…"
"I managed to get it away. But Towa was still around, and she used her magic on another enemy we were dealing with. I was already tired as it was when I fought Shun Shun, but I had to make sure the others were safe."
"Did you transform?"
"No...I didn't. I'm not sure how to explain it if they saw me turn Super Saiyan all of a sudden...so I went with the Kaio-Ken."
"Hehe, really? When was the last time you used that?"
"Not since I can actually transform myself. But I needed to ended it as soon as possible at that point. Plus...they weren't even powerful enough for me to even go that far."
"Was that your only time?"
"No...I had to use it again about a few days after we dealt the person I just talked about. Towa was at it again, and this time I had to go ten times than normal."
"She really went and made it more difficult?"
"Yeah. It was almost like the time Demigra brought back Frieza, Cell, and Buu. A lot more different than Towa doing it at first, and a lot more powerful...it looks like she's getting the hang of that kind of magic too."
"Was this one another enemy in this world?"
"Yeah. Sad to say, it was one of the members here in this guild. He wanted to take this place into his own hands by force. The Master of this guild, or the owner so to say, didn't want that happening. What's even worse, is that the person Towa had in her hands was his grandson."
"Geez...they really won't care...will they?"
"Not from what we've seen…"
"So, you went to the tenth? How was your body after that?"
"Heh...it's been awhile since I felt the effects. Forgot how much of a pain it was." Yusuke chuckled slightly.
"Don't worry...you're just used to being blonde, that's all...but, if you really say they're not bad people, why hide it?"
"...I'm...not sure. Shit...you'll really get a kick at this though…" Yusuke unzipped his jacket partially and brought out his locket.
"Whoa...it's so pretty!"
"I think you'll change that reaction immediately once you see the inside of it…" Yusuke brought his hands to the back of his neck to unhook the locket. When he did, he caught it and handed it over to Marissa. "Here…"
"Ooh!" Marissa looked at it with sparkles in her eyes. She flipped it around several times, admiring the back and the front of the locket. 'He said I'll change if I see the inside of it…?'
Marissa found the entrance of the locket, and opened it up. When she did, she widened her eyes and gasped loudly, seeing two pictures of Yusuke along with two woman she briefly saw for a short period of time. Looking over at the woman with red hair, she deduced that that was Erza.
"Oh. My. God! Oh my god! Oh my god! Oh my god!" She squealed in delight, now looking at the Saiyan with stars in her eyes. "Are you all together or something?!"
"...ehehe…" Yusuke's weak chuckle and crooked smile was all Marissa needed as an answer.
"Oh my god…!" Marissa squealed again and lunged at the Saiyan, hugging him. She giggled for a while before gasping, and slowly she got off him and looked at him directly. "...you're afraid…"
"...I guess I am." Yusuke replied with a sad smile, looking away from her.
"How did it all happen? The three of you?"
"Hmm...the one with white hair recently got her own magical powers back at the time. Erza wanted to go on a mission with me around that time also."
"Mission?" Marissa asked with curiosity.
"They have missions here in this guild. The members choose one and go out to do them and when done they'll get rewarded."
"Oh, so like Patrolling then."
"It's similar. Anyway, the Master overheard Erza, and wanted the other one to go along with us to get used to missions again after so long."
"I think it's best you tell me the name of your other girlfriend...otherwise it'll be weird and a little confusing." She said chuckling a bit.
"Hehe...don't get too startled or alarmed when I tell you her name then, but, it's Mira."
"...h-huh?" She said after a moment of processing.
"Yeah. You heard me right. Her full name is Mirajane. It's just her friends that call her Mira for short."
"Mirajane...that's such a pretty name…!" She gushed, placing her hands on her cheeks, smiling.
"It really is, isn't it?"
"So, what then?"
"She came with us as well, so there were three of us. We just had to do something simple like solving a problem within some city. Though that's where things got a little hectic. We found the source, and went to go take it out. At some point we got separated, and somehow I got sucked into some other place. It was pitch black...and there I saw an image of myself."
"Weird…"
"It confronted and attacked me…at the same time, it talked about how I was afraid of what the others will think if they found out who I really am…" Yusuke placed his elbows on his legs, rubbing his eyes tiredly. "...I won the fight in the end, but it really left me thinking…"
"Yusuke…" Marissa quietly sighed, looking at him sympathetically.
"After that, I managed to get out and met up with the two again. Then, we went to deal with the source. When we did, apparently it was a demon that was able to go into one's thoughts...it revealed those two's feelings for me and…"
"...and what?"
"The demon almost said that I wasn't human...I caught on almost right away, and managed to silence it. But that wasn't the only time...I think Towa brought in another one, and it kept saying 'Saiyan' over and over again."
"Oh, Hatchiyak."
"Is that it's name?"
"Yeah...a few people went to take care of it a while back, otherwise it would've killed off Goku and the others...I guess Towa is screwing around even more...kind of scary to think that too...But ...I think I can understand...even though I'm a human as well, who would believe I'm from some other planet?" Marissa said with a sad smile.
"It's not only that...who'd believe I'm not? In more ways than a few…" Yusuke interlocked his hands together and looked down. "That night, they confessed to me...and it was at that night I realized what I felt about them as well...and that's basically how we ended up with one another."
"For how long…?"
"...for a while I guess. Maybe shortly after I joined this guild. After seeing what I could do, both of them asked me to train them. With the look they had in their eyes, how could I say no?" The Saiyan said with a smirk. "They were determined and ready. So, I agreed. I taught them Ki, I taught them how to fly and even showed them how to attack using Ki."
"So you kept seeing them, and that's how it went?"
"Basically...whenever I see them I just really enjoy it."
"And you're scared that if they find out…" Marissa trailed off after sensing two people coming to the door.
*KNOCK*
*KNOCK*
"...Yusuke? Are you alright in there?" Mirajane's voice was heard.
"Yeah! We're fine!" Yusuke shouted back. He turned his attention back towards Marissa. "They don't know anything about me being a Time Patroller and all of that either. As far as they know, I'm from this planet just like everyone else. Can you act along? For me?" He said in a hushed voice.
"You already know my answer. I'll support you." Marissa whispered with a smirk and handed him back his locket.
"Thanks Kid…" Yusuke whispered smirking back. He took the locket and quickly put it back on. "We'll talk later."
"Can we come in?" Erza's voice was heard next.
"S-Sure!"
The infirmary door opened up and both Erza and Mirajane walked in. Yusuke and Marissa got off the bed they were on and met with both women halfway.
'So that's them...Erza and Mirajane...wow they're so pretty!' Marissa thought in admiration as she looked at them.
"Are you alright…?" Mirajane asked Marissa.
"Y-Yeah…! I am! Thanks for taking care of me." Marissa said, bowing her head a little.
"Erza, Mira. Meet Marissa." Yusuke introduced as he ruffled the younger girls hair. She growled a little bit and smacked his hand away with a bit of red on her cheeks.
"It's good to meet you Marissa." Erza greeted walking up to her. "My name is Erza Scarlet."
"And I'm Mirajane Strauss!" Mira greeted enthusiastically, and walked next to Erza. "Yusuke says you're his little sister?"
"...little sister?" Marissa said as she slowly looked at the Saiyan.
"Hey, you're younger than me, you call me 'Bro', and you're shorter." Yusuke reasoned. Marissa growled and kicked the Saiyan in the shins. "Ow!"
"Idiot…" Marissa muttered and crossed her arms. She looked over at Erza and Mira again and smiled. "It's good to meet the both of you! I hope we can get along!"
"You must be hungry, do you want something to eat?" Mirajane asked.
"I'd love to!"
"Ufufu, and I bet Yusuke would want some as well." The barmaid said as she went up to him and pecked him on the lips. "Come on down! I'm sure a lot more people are interested in who you are as well!"
Mirajane turned and walked out of the infirmary to prepare the food.
"Master needs my report at the moment at his office." Erza said as she walked up to the Saiyan as well, and gave him a peck on the lips. "I'll meet you both downstairs. Marissa, it was pleasure meeting you."
"Bye!" Marissa said, and Erza left the infirmary as well. "They're so nice!"
"Look, after we eat, we need to go back to my apartment. We can't have you carrying that backpack. Especially since the Dragon Balls are inside of it." Yusuke said in a low voice.
"What?! But, but, what about my other stuff in here?"
"I'll get you another backpack…" He sighed.
"You promise…?"
"Yes…"
"Good! Let's go eat then! I'm famished!" Marissa chirped as she turned heel to walk out. Before she did so she felt his hand on her shoulder and looked back at him. "What's wrong?"
"Let me watch over your backpack."
"You're so stingy...fine. It's not like you can do any worse to it…" Marissa said with a deadpanned expression, and handed him the pack to which he took. "Now, any more interruptions?"
"None...c'mon. You're gonna enjoy her cooking." Yusuke said walking past her with a smirk. She followed him out of the infirmary and towards the stairs. Marissa looked down to see everyone chattering, drinking and some even bantering as well.
"I sensed people but...didn't think there was this many…" Marissa muttered.
"Fairy Tail's pretty popular among the people on this planet." Yusuke said looking back at her.
"I can tell…"
They both made their way back to the bar where Cana, Gray and Lucy were currently sitting at.
"Hey guys." Yusuke greeted.
"Hey man." Gray greeted.
"Hey Yusuke. Hi there!" Lucy greeted to both of them.
"So Yusuke, you wanna tell us who this little girl is?" Cana asked with a grin. A slight tick mark was formed on Marissa's head and she gave Cana an annoyed look.
"Right...well Marissa, meet Cana, Gray, and Lucy." Yusuke introduced pointing at each person respectively. "Or, in other words, the Alcoholic, Stripper, and Blondie."
"I'm...not sure if I should be offended…" Lucy said with her eyebrows twitching a bit.
"I'm not an alcoholic!...kind of…" Cana muttered as she took a swivel from her barrel of booze.
"I dunno why you're calling me stripper." Gray said as he was now seen in just his underwear.
"Really?!" Lucy exclaimed smacking the back of the Ice mage's head. Just a ways away, Juvia was observing behind a pillar, her head sticking out and glaring at Lucy.
'How...dare she hurt my Master Gray?!' Juvia inwardly seethed, and broke part of the wood on the pillar.
"Great...just like Amber…" Marissa muttered with a facepalm.
"Yup...you can't seem to get away from that." Yusuke commented. He looked to see Mirajane come out from the back with bowls of food in both her hands.
"Here you two are! Fresh and hot!" Mirajane chirped as she set down the food on the counter.
"Thanks Mira."
"Thanks!" Marissa hopped onto a stool and grabbed a spoon next to her portion of food. With haste, she immediately started chowing down. Yusuke went to sit next to her, and started to eat as well.
"Ufufu, enjoy!" Mira said.
"Mmm! This is awesome!" Marissa complimented as she took a moment to stop eating. When she did, she looked around Yusuke's space and raised an eyebrow. "...is that all you're eating?"
"Huh…?" Yusuke stopped eating midway to side glance her.
"That's all he ever eats." Mira said.
"O-Oh! Right…" Marissa awkwardly continued eating with an embarrassed blush on her face. 'He really is keeping a low profile…'
"Hah...thanks again." Yusuke said smiling at the barmaid as he set down the empty bowl.
"Mhm! Of course!" Mira said smiling brightly back.
"I see the both of you are satisfied now." Erza said walking up to them with Makarov just nearby.
"Hey Erza. Hey Old Man." Yusuke greeted.
"Is your friend alright now Boy?" Makarov asked as he hopped onto the counter of the bar.
"Yeah. She's fine now." Yusuke said with a smirk as he glanced at Marissa.
"Wow...you're short." Marissa commented as she looked at Makarov.
"Bwhaha! It's how I prefer at my age young lady. I'm the Master of Fairy Tail, Makarov." The elderly man introduced.
"Marissa. Pleasure to meet you." She greeted back with a smile.
"So Marissa...what happened to you?" Mirajane asked.
"Huh?"
"Almost everyone in the guild saw you in the worst possible condition…" Erza explained.
"O-Oh...uhm…" Marissa worriedly looked over at Yusuke, who was a bit tense at the moment.
"I uh...don't think she's comfortable at the moment about that you guys…" Yusuke said.
"We can help. If there's some guys that need to be beaten up, then we can take care of that." Gray said with a grin.
"Mm. Seeing how you were, then we simply cannot let it go." Erza chimed in.
"N-No!" Marissa shouted, alerting those around her. "I-I mean...y-you don't have to! T-They uh, won't be a problem anymore! Ahehehe...hehehe…."
"...how so?" Lucy asked.
"U-Uhm…"
"Well, if you say so then." Makarov interrupted as he took a drink out of his mug that Mira handed him.
"Master…" Erza muttered looking at him.
"Now, now...if the young girl says they won't be a problem no more, then we should trust her on Yusuke's behalf." Makarov reasoned, causing both of the outworldly teens to sigh in relief. "But...if you have any troubles with anything at all, then we're to help. Right, Yusuke?"
"Right...thanks Old Man…" Yusuke said with a slight smile.
Both Mirajane and Erza looked at each other uneasily while the others present at the bar had unsure looks as well. However, with the words of their Master, they decided to let it go.
"Hi everyone!" Wendy greeted as she came walking up to the bar with Carla near her.
"Hi Wendy!" Mira greeted.
"Hey Kid, thanks for earlier. Meet Marissa." Yusuke introduced.
"Hi! My name's Wendy, it's nice to meet you!" Wendy introduced to Marissa bowing her head a little.
"Yeah, name's Marissa. Good to meet you too! Hope we can get along." Marissa said with a wave of her hand.
"You were bleeding pretty badly, so she helped with that." Yusuke said.
"Really? Well thanks!"
"I-It was no problem." Wendy said.
"Where's Natsu by the way?" Yusuke asked looking around.
"Oh, he went to go see Gildarts after he told him to meet him at his house. So him and Natsu went shortly after he did." Lucy answered.
"Hm, well alright then." Yusuke placed a hand on Marissa's shoulder. "So, how about I show you around the city then?"
"Really? That'd be neat." Marissa said.
"I can come along." Erza said.
"I can as well!" Mirajane chimed in.
"Hm...well if it's you two, let's go for it." Yusuke said. He looked at Marissa's appearance and unzipped his jacket, handing it to her. "You're pretty torn at the moment Kid, take it for now."
"Huh…?" Marissa looked down at her appearance and sure enough, most of her gi and other clothing were in tatters. "Right...thanks."
She took his jacket and put it on. It was definitely a few sizes too big for her body build, but it covered a majority of her nonetheless.
"Alright, since that's settled, let's head out. See ya later everyone!" Yusuke said as he took Marissa's backpack. He began to walk out of the guild with Marissa just behind him. Erza and Mirajane followed as well and walked near the Saiyan.
"She seems pretty nice." Lucy said as she saw the group of four walk out.
"Well, even if they're not blood related, they act similar to each other it looks like." Gray commented.
"What do you think Carla?" Wendy asked.
"I have to agree, she does seem like a nice lady." Carla said crossing her arms.
While everyone else was conversing, Makarov kept his eye towards the open doors of the guildhall.
'Hm...what is this I'm feeling...dread?' Makarov idly thought. He closed his eyes and took another sip from his mug.
It had been a few hours since Yusuke and the rest had left the guild. Since then, both Erza and Mirajane had taken the liberty to guide them around. First thing the Saiyan suggested was new clothes for Marissa, and Mira gladly guided them to a clothing store.
Marissa's torn red gi was cast away and her dirty black shorts and fingerless gloves in the trash. It was a miracle that her white sneakers was still left intact. Her old clothes was now replaced with denim shorts that went down to her knees and wore a red shirt that fitted her size. With the current weather going around, Marissa also had a sleeveless black velvet-felt vest with her zipper opened. She was even given her new backpack that Yusuke promised.
Now having her new appearance, and Yusuke having his gray jacket back, the group of four continued to walk around town. Marissa took in all the sights with widened eyes on the new planet she was on and with his surrogate brother's words in her mind, a new universe as well. In her mind, it wasn't much compared to TokiToki city. Despite an older version of buildings, it was still interesting in her mind as she wasn't used to a sudden change. Even discovering that the currency in Earthland were Jewels, and not Zeni, much to her sadness.
Almost as if planned by a certain scarlet-haired beauty, the group walked up to a local bakery and Erza walked right in. She held the door in place and turned back, gesturing the rest to come in.
"Of course…" Yusuke said with a exasperated smile.
"What is it?" Marissa asked.
"Ufufu, Erza has a tendency for sweets. Strawberry cheesecake to be more precise." Mirajane said.
"C'mon, let's head in." Yusuke said as he held the door for the girls behind him.
Erza had already gone to the counter as the rest walked in. They found an empty table to sit at and Yusuke looked over at the counter as he sat down. The cashier sweatdropped as Erza kept talking to her from the looks of it and the knight came to the table shortly after.
"I've ordered twenty-one boxes of strawberry cheesecake." Erza nonchalantly said as she took a seat in between Yusuke and Mirajane.
"T-Twenty-one…?" Marissa stuttered with a crooked smile.
"Mm...I've ordered the one extra just for you. Everyone should know the savory taste when you bite into the cake. I'm confident that you will enjoy it to the fullest." Erza said with an unwavering smile.
"Y-You weren't kidding…" Marissa chuckled nervously at Yusuke.
"Hmm...there's no helping it." Mira giggled.
"Here you are Miss Scarlet. Enjoy!" A baker said walking up to their table with several others carrying at least five white boxes of cake with them. Each one set them down on the floor and plates were presented in front of each person at the table.
"Thank you." Erza went ahead and grabbed one of the boxes and opened up. She gulped taking in the sight, and went ahead and grabbed a piece with a fork that she was redhead set the slice of cake down on her plate and handed it over to Mirajane.
"So greedy…" Yusuke laughed lightly.
"W-Well...when it comes to this…" Erza tried saying with a blush.
"Ufufu, here you go Marissa." Mirajane placed a slice of cake on the Earthling's plate after hers.
"Thanks." Marissa took the box from the barmaid and offered it to Yusuke, who accepted it.
"Don't tell me you still have that hot chocolate addiction, do you?" The Saiyan asked with a raised eyebrow. He picked up his fork to grab a small slice and set it down on his plate.
"Oh hey, thanks for reminding me Bro." Marissa said grinning at him.
"...me and mouth...alright, hold on." Yusuke sighed and set the box of remaining cake near Marissa. He got up from his seat and walked over to the counter.
"So Marissa, do you and Yusuke come from the same place?" Mira asked.
"Same place? Yeah, we do." Marissa answered as she took a bite of the cake.
"Where from to be exact…?" Erza asked.
'...talk about discreet up the ass Bro…' Marissa thought. "Just from a city a ways away. I'm uh...sure he's talked about it a few times hasn't he?"
"Hmm…" Mira put a finger to her chin, thinking. "Not much actually…"
'Way to leave me in the fire!' Marissa thought irritably.
"Now that I think about it...we don't know much about his past...do we?" Erza asked as she eyed the white-haired woman. Mira stopped midway and looked back at the redhead.
"I suppose we have to be patient for now Erza…" Mirajane replied with a small smile.
"...I suppose you're right…" Erza said while looking at the Saiyan, and took another bite from her cake.
'Phew…' Marissa eyed the lockets on both of their necks. "I'm guessing you have pictures of yourselves and him in those?"
"Hm?" Erza followed Marissa's pointed finger and looked down at the locket with a fond smile. "Yes, we do."
"Judging by your reaction earlier, I assume he must have told you about the three of us then?" Mirajane asked her.
"Yeah...I'd never thought he'd be able to pull it off." Marissa commented as she put the fork in her mouth, but paused and blinked as she realized what she had just said out loud.
"Ara, do you have such little faith in your older brother?" Mirajane asked with a sickening smile to which the Earthling caught on and gulped in slight fear.
"N-No, no...I mean, for as long as I've known him he's such a blockhead, hehe...what do you two see in him?"
"Well...he's really kind and considerate towards others...and looks out for them." Mirajane said as she sets down her silverware.
"He's helped me in more ways than I could ask for...and I soon saw him in a new way." Erza explained with a smile, remembering how much he's done for her.
'Wow...I know he changed when he came to Earth but...it sounds like he really did do so much when he was here.' Marissa thought in amazement. She closed her eyes with a smile, taking another bite of the cake. 'Well...it's to be expected I guess.'
"Alright, here's some hot chocolate for everyone." Yusuke said walking up to them. He had a tray in hand with four plastic cups on it, and placed three in front of the girls while the last one he had he carried with him and put the tray back at the counter. After doing so, he sat back down while sipping the hot liquid along the way.
"Hah...now that's relaxing…" Marissa said after drinking out of the cup.
"Hot chocolate with strawberry cheesecake...it's not bad at all." Erza commented.
"It helps melt the cake in your mouth, that's for sure." Mirajane said with a small giggle.
In time, everyone finished their sweets and drinks. With Erza requipping all twenty boxes of strawberry into her pocket dimension, Marissa couldn't help but look in wonder.
"Whoa…" Marissa uttered.
"She uses magic called requipping, and basically has another realm or space where she stores things." Yusuke explained.
"Really? That...can be really useful…"
With pink, gold, and indigo now painting the sky, the group headed out of the Erza's favorite bakery to the scarce streets.
"I think it's about time we head in for the day. Had fun Kid?" Yusuke asked.
"I gotta say...it's uh...pretty neat here." Marissa said with a small smile as she looked at him..
"Then, I'll meet you both at the usual spot tomorrow morning then?" The Saiyan asked his girlfriends.
"Mhm." Mira nodded.
"Yes, but...where will Marissa stay then?" Erza asked.
"She'll be staying with me. I got an extra room at my apartment so it'll work out." Yusuke said.
"Is that so? Very well then."
"We'll see you tomorrow then!" Mira said as she left and turned to walk towards her home. Shortly, Erza did the same as well back to Fairy Hills.
"Well, we should get going...a pretty crazy day with you dropping in…" Yusuke said as he started walking.
"...tell me about it…" Marissa said with a sigh, and went to walk side by side with him. "What are you three doing tomorrow morning?"
"We usually train in the morning. Been doing so since we started."
"Have you been training with them?"
"I wouldn't do that to them...so I usually settle on training during the night time until the sun comes up."
"You...don't get any sleep then?"
"Heh...hardly. That is, if I'm not with them on a mission."
"What about tonight?"
"I'll skip it. Considering you need to get settled in for now, I don't want to leave you alone."
"Well thanks for that then." Marissa said with a grin.
Yusuke made a slight sound of surprise as he looked ahead, and there he saw Gildarts walking towards them.
"Well hey there, Yusuke!" Gildarts greeted.
"Hey Gildarts." The Saiyan greeted back.
"So is this your friend here?"
"Yeah, it is. Meet Marissa."
"Hey there." Marissa greeted with a raised hand.
"Gotta say, those were some nasty marks you had on you, glad someone like you is alright." Gildarts said.
"Thanks."
"What are you doing out here?" Yusuke asked.
"Just walking around town since I haven't been here for three years. Some things changed, that's for sure." Gildarts answered. He looked at the Saiyan in the eye and smirked a little. "Y'know, it's a good thing I ran into you then. How about it kiddo, want to have that match tomorrow?"
"Tomorrow huh? You really want to do this?" Yusuke asked with a smirk.
"You bet I do. It'll be interesting to see what you can do without magic."
"If that's what you want, then, I'll be glad to. Meet me at the guild tomorrow before afternoon."
"It's a deal then, haha!" Gildarts laughed as he walked past the duo and patted the Saiyan on the shoulders along the way, and continued walking away.
"You...guys are gonna fight?" Marissa asked as she glanced back at the Crash wizard.
"Yeah...I just met him today too, and he was pretty interested in what I could do." Yusuke answered.
"...don't go too hard on him."
"I'll try not too…" Yusuke said chuckling nervously.
Eventually, Yusuke led Marissa around the streets and back to his apartment building. They went inside and upstairs to his apartment room. Once inside, the Earthling looked around in slight boredom.
"Just like Earth…" Marissa said offhandedly.
"You know me, not too much on the decors." Yusuke said as he set down Marissa's old backpack in his bedroom that had the Dragon Balls inside.
"Well…" She looked at a nearby table that hugged the wall, and saw pictured frames of Yusuke, Erza, and Mirajane together. "At least something else changed."
"Huh?" Yusuke went to glance out of the doorway with his jacket now off, and saw Marissa looking at the pictures. "Oh...something wrong with that?" He said with a smirk.
"No, of course not! It's sweet that you found people like them...so where am I sleeping?"
"There's another bedroom that's next to mine." Yusuke said in his room. "You can take that, there should already be blankets set there. Dusty but...ah you'll manage."
"Dusty and I'll manage...sure…" Marissa muttered as she rolled her eyes. She went to the closed door next to his bedroom and opened it up finding a single queen sized bed, a single dresser on the left hand side of it, and a simple drawer on the other side up against the wall. She sighed quietly and took off her new backpack with several new clothes inside for her, and flopped down on the bed. "...right, it's dusty…"
"There's a bathroom over at the kitchen and another shower! You can use that one!" Yusuke shouted from his room.
"Thanks!" She shouted back and lifted herself off the bed. She went to unlatch her new backpack of new clothes she had picked out from today and went towards the other shower.
Nighttime arrived fully on Magnolia and with most residents settled inside and the streets empty, it was soon time for everyone to sleep. Including the two Time Patrollers who are now refreshed from their showers and currently sitting on the couch.
"So when's the wedding?" Marissa said with a grin as she continued drying her hair with a towel.
"Shut it…" Yusuke said with a sigh and leaned back on the couch.
"Oh c'mon...what's there to be afraid of? They're head over heels for you."
"...that's not the point. This planet's different from Earth...and just because everyone else is human doesn't mean they'll think the same like those back in the City. No one here has ever seen a Namekian, a Majin, or an Arcosian."
"I mean, yeah you're a Saiyan but…"
"But it matters...geez you guys really rubbed off on me. Here I am...worrying."
"Well, it's not like you're fighting with your hands to solve the problem...I understand what happened to you in the past before you arrived on Earth but...do you like what you're doing to them? Lying?"
"...I hate it. I really do but...it's for their safety..."
"How long do you think you can keep it up then…?"
"For as long as I need to...as far as I know we're stuck here...Towa can attack at any time…"
"Have you tried finding ways back?"
"I'm not exactly the type to look through books and learn…"
"And yet, you still did that with the help of Supreme Kai of Time…"
"That's besides the point…" Yusuke said in an annoyed look at her. "But no, I haven't. I figured that with time I'd hear from you guys. But with you explaining what's been happening, well, I'm not too sure now."
"...do you want to go back?" Marissa asked, and Yusuke widened his eyes. He blinked and allowed his bangs to shadow his eyes as he hanged his head down.
"...I don't know." He answered after a few minutes.
"Well, it's not like you exactly belong to Earth in the first place. Hell, the place you were at before you came was even worse compared to Earth..."
"Hm, would you want me to come back?"
"Tough question, but my answer shouldn't matter."
"...huh?" Yusuke muttered as he looked at her.
"Do you love them?" Marissa asked next. The Saiyan widened his eyes again and silently gasped, taken aback by her question.
"Well...yeah I like them."
"Not 'like' you dumbass...I mean love." Marissa clarified, putting more emphasis and positioned herself to sit on her knees to face him directly.
"...I feel something there, but…"
"Do you always think about them? Do you always feel the joy inside when you're with them? Do you always smile when you see them? Do you feel warmth when you kiss them?" Marissa paused for a moment to let him take it in. She put the towel around her neck and pulled on it. "...do you care enough about them that you'd want to protect them no matter what?"
Yusuke stared at her and ran her questions through his head. He looked away and closed his eyes, rubbing them tiredly.
"I can see how happy they were when I talked to them, they wouldn't care either way of who you are...if everyone else in that guild is like that as well, then I'm sure they'd feel the same." Marissa said sympathetically.
"Heh...thanks for the pep talk Kid. I guess I needed that." Yusuke said with a small smile.
"It's why I'm here...anyway, you'd think I can come along with you tomorrow morning?"
"I don't see why not." Yusuke replied relaxing on the couch again.
"They seemed strong for someone on this planet...well not like that Gildarts guy I met earlier. Or that Master of that guild."
"Maybe you could help me then. They saw me use the Kaio-Ken, and have been wanting to do it ever since. I kept training their bodies so they can take the stress of it, but I'm only willing to go to the first stage, and that's it."
"Fair enough...the first stage is all they can handle from what I've seen. Sure, I can lend a hand."
"Thanks...c'mon, time to hit the hay. It's been a long day." Yusuke said as he got up from the couch.
"You got that right…" Marissa stood up from the couch as well, and went to hug the Saiyan. "Night Bro...I'm glad you're alright."
"And I'm glad you're safe Marissa…" Yusuke said as he patted her on the head.
They separated from each other and went to their respective bedrooms for the night.
"Man, this place looks like hell." Marissa said as he looked around the field.
"Eh...few trees cut down and burnt grass doesn't do harm to the environment." Yusuke said, brushing it off.
"...not too sure about that." She replied placing her hands on her hips.
It was now the next day after the two Time Patrollers had taken a full night's rest. They'd woken up early enough and flew over to the usual training spot Yusuke, Erza, and Mirajane was at.
"It'll be some time before they arrive. So, wanna spar a little?"
"Eh…"
"I'll hold back...don't worry…"
"Fine...still doesn't make it easy for me…" Marissa leaped away from him and landed firmly on the ground. She turned around to face him, and held a small smirk.
"Ready?" Yusuke called out as he took a battle stance.
"Yeah, yeah!" Marissa crouched forward bit, readying herself.
Both stared at one another for some time. A breeze was felt by the both of them as their hair and clothes moved. When it died down, they both phased out and appeared high in the sky charging at one another.
"HAAAH!" Marissa shouted as she went to punch Yusuke straight in the face. The Saiyan smirked and caught her wrist, went behind her with it, and wrapped his arm around his neck.
"That all ya got?"
"N-Not...fair…!" Marissa managed to say. Gritting her teeth and clenching her eyes shut, she unleashed a white aura and roared, forcing her Ki out so that Yusuke would back away. She turned around fired off several Ki blasts at him, to which the Saiyan batted all away.
"Looks like to me you've gotten sloppy!" Yusuke shouted as he cupped his hands on his mouth.
"Grrr…! I'll show you…" Marissa muttered as she brought her aura again, and a vein popped out of her forehead.
KAIO-KEN!
A fiery red aura now surrounded her person as her hardened eyes were locked onto the black-haired male's.
KAIO-KEN TIMES TWENTY!
The frequency of her aura went further, and with the way Marissa is handling it, she seemed completely fine.
KAIO-KEN TIMES TWENTY-THREE!
Large winds brushed past against the two in the air violently from her power.
'She wasn't kidding...Kid definitely got stronger alright…' Yusuke thought with a smirk.
Both blinked and gasped as they looked towards a direction that came from Magnolia, and both recognized as Erza and Mirajane coming towards them. Marissa dropped out of her Kaio-Ken state and flew next to Yusuke.
"I guess that's over. So, whaddya think?" Marissa asked with a grin.
"Not bad...not bad at all Kid...you've improved a lot. Does times twenty not affect you anymore?"
"Just a little, but other than that I'm fine. Anything beyond that I'm still working on. Twenty-three is when I can go through with little trouble and some effort."
"I'm glad I mastered Super Saiyan…"
"Yeah...otherwise you wouldn't have easily handled the second stage of it."
Their conversation ended when two certain scarlet-haired and white-haired women came flying and halted in front of them.
"Hey you two." Yusuke greeted with a smile to which Marissa took note of.
"Hi Yusuke! Hi Marissa!" Mira happily greeted, and somewhat surprised of Marissa flying in the air.
"Hello you two…Marissa, I didn't know you could fly as well." Erza commented as she looked at her..
"Oh! Well, it's pretty common where we come from." Marissa answered quickly.
"I see." The redhead said with a nod.
"Alright, let's all head down to the ground first." Yusuke said, and descended down with the other three following.
"What were you two doing?" Mira asked.
"Ah, we were just having a small spar till you guys got here. That's all."
"I suppose those winds were from you two then?" Erza asked.
"Well, mainly from her." Yusuke said pointing at Marissa. He then adopted a grinning face. "And speaking of her...she'll be your teacher today."
"...h-huh?!" All three girls exclaimed.
"Wait, we didn't talk about this!" Marissa shouted.
"Oh c'mon...wouldn't hurt for one day. Besides, they want to learn the Kaio-Ken right now so you're perfect." Yusuke said.
"She knows that as well?" Erza asked.
"Yup, she does. And she's way better at doing it than me." Yusuke slapped Marissa on the shoulders, making her stumble forward and walked back. "Show them what you got Kid."
"Grr...I'm so getting you back for this!" Marissa growled looking back at his retreating form towards the trees. She sighed and looked back at the Fairy Tail mages. "Alright, I guess it's up to me then!"
She silently observed their appearance, glancing up and down. Apart from the usual training clothes they first wore, she noticed the wristbands and anklets on them.
"I'm guessing he gave you guys extra weight so you'll get used to it, right?" Marissa asked.
"That's his intentions, and it's working. I can feel myself getting lighter." Mirajane answered.
"It's a good step. Now…" The Earthling spread apart her legs and balled her hands.
KAIO-KEN!
Crimson aura immediately flared around Marissa.
"Wow…" Mira gasped in awe.
"Just like last time…" Erza said as she felt a shiver down her spine.
Away from them, Yusuke looked on with arms crossed and a small grin on his face.
'Hmm...I haven't meditated in a while...I guess I should do that for now.' The Saiyan sat down on the grass cross-legged. He crossed his arms and closed his eyes, steadying his breathing rate..
"Alright, first things first, I want to test you guys on your skill and strength." Marissa said. "Do whatever you can and attack me."
Both Erza and Mira nodded in both of their bodies glowed in a bright light. Marissa watched on in amazement as not moment later the lights died down. Erza was seen in her Black Wing armor while Mirajane was in her Satan Soul form.
"That's so awesome!" Marissa exclaimed having stars in her eyes.
"Ufufu, her reaction is adorable." Mira giggled.
"I must say, it's refreshing to see it." Erza said with a smile.
"Alright, enough of that! Let's get started you two!" Marissa said with a grin. She shot towards the sky and both women followed her as well almost immediately. Marissa looked back at them. 'They're actually pretty fast...not bad.'
Marissa kept flying around so that Erza and Mira would chase after her. Grunting in slight annoyance, the Fairy Tail girls ignited their auras and increased their speed, closing distance between them and the Earthling.
DARKNESS STREAM!
Mirajane extended her hand forward, bringing out several tendrils of dark magic towards Marissa. The younger girl looked back and weaved in the air, dodging the she-demon's attack. Mira then rocketed upwards and launched a large Ki wave below, predicting where Marissa would be at.
"Whoa!" Marissa halted her movements in time to dodge the energy attack in front of her.
"HAAH!" Erza flew up from behind and swung her black hilted sword, releasing an arc-shaped attack from her energy.
Marissa gasped and looked behind. She placed an index and middle finger on her forehead, and disappeared as Erza's attack passed through empty air.
"Huh…?" Erza muttered.
"...where is she?" Mira asked under her breath as she descended down near Erza.
"Over here!" Marissa's voice was heard by both of them, and they turned their heads to see her waving at them while keeping up her Kaio-Ken state.
"She's fast." Mirajane commented.
"I say it's hardly a surprise if she's familiar with Yusuke…" Erza said.
"Ufufu, I suppose we can't catch a break at all."
"That's fine." Erza grinned a little and propped her sword in front of her. "It only means we need to try just as hard."
'I could get used to this...Bro I think you're doing things right.' Marissa thought with a grin. She saw both of them charge at her again, and she readied herself to test them out some more.
"Lord Frieza! We have an E.T.A. of six hours before we come upon Planet Four-Five-Seven, Earthland!" A soldier handling behind an electronic keyboard announced.
"The Ginyu Force is expected to arrive half an hour after our arrival!" Another said.
"Good...the sooner we enslave this rock the better…" Frieza said with boredom.
The spaceship of the galactic tyrant continues to soar through the galaxy. Not far from it, five large pods left streaks of white as they moved at high speeds, following the Frieza's ship. The doors on the pods had a symbol that consisted of an orange circle with a white triangle on top of it. The longer sides of the acute triangle extended outwards, and within the white laid a mini blue triangle.
"Prepare for onslaught, men! Take this opportunity as a vacation, presented by Lord Frieza from all the hard work we've done!" Ginyu said through an intercom.
"Hehehehe, I can't wait for some pummeling!" Recoome said in excitement.
"Oy, Burter! Betcha I'll get more kills than you when we land!" Jeice said.
"You're on! I'll show you how much I can rack up with my speed!" Burter said.
"Hahaha! You both won't stand a chance once I use my powers! I'll win this time!" Guldo said.
The Ginyu Force continued to traverse through space as time passed on, anxious to fight with their leader.
"Haha...she really didn't go easy on you two huh?" Yusuke chuckled as he glanced back at his girlfriend's in the air.
"I...uh, couldn't help it?" Marissa sheepishly said.
"Mou...I'd prefer if it was you who was training us…" Mirajane whined as she rubbed her shoulder.
"It is a good change, I'll admit. However, if we're going to be focusing on the Kaio-Ken then we could definitely be under her guidance." Erza said.
It was now late morning as the group left the training field a couple minutes ago. Both Erza and Mirajane had kept chasing Marissa around for the majority of the session and during that time they kept attacking, only for them to miss all their attacks. Some however, almost hitting their targets. In the end, it was the Earthling who had outdone both Fairy Tail women, and Yusuke called them down so that they would go back to the guild.
"Are you really going to fight Gildarts?" Erza asked.
"Of course. He wanted to, so I'm simply accepting it." Yusuke said.
"He's pretty strong…" Mira said.
'Not really…' Marissa idly thought.
"I'm sure he is." The Saiyan chuckled. "And I'm sure we can both entertain each other."
The group of four shortly arrived above the Fairy Tail hall and dropped down. They walked in to the usual loud chatter inside.
"WHAT?! You're fighting him and not Me?!" Natsu shouted, silencing a majority of the guild.
"H-Hey...c'mon Natsu...he just seems more of a challenge!" Gildarts said with a grin, putting his hands up.
"That ain't fair! Gildarts!"
"Natsu...calm down…" Lucy said with a slight sweatdrop.
"Aye! Let's go have some fish!" Happy said.
"Hey look, there's Yusuke right there." Macao pointed out, making most in the guild look towards the entrance of the guild hall. Natsu included, and ran towards the Saiyan.
"New Guy! You better kick his ass for me!" Natsu shouted as he pointed a finger at Gildarts without looking, who simply had a casual but playful expression. He made a slight sound of surprise and looked over at Marissa. "Is that your little sister New Guy?"
"Again with the little sister?!" Marissa shouted as she kicked Yusuke in the shins.
"Ow…! Geez…" Yusuke stepped back and rubbed his leg. "Hehe...Natsu, Marissa. Marissa, Natsu."
"Hi…" Marissa greeted in a annoyed town.
"...you smell weird…" Natsu said, sniffing in front of her.
'Uh oh…' The Saiyan thought in fear sensing a rise in power from Marissa. He backed away towards Mira and Erza, who had a look of confusion on their faces towards Yusuke.
"GAHAH!" Natsu was thrown across the guild hall, crashing into a wooden wall making smoke and debris.
"Natsuu!" Happy exclaimed, flying over to him.
"What the hell's this guy's problem?! You don't say that to a women!" Marissa shouted with a giant tick mark on her forehead.
"Holy crap, she's like another Erza!" A member said, paling.
"...better not mess with her…" Another said.
"Gahahaha! Now that's hilarious!" Gildarts laughed. He stopped a few moments later and looked over at Yusuke. "So, kiddo! How about we do that fight of ours."
"You're on." Yusuke smirked.
"Stop, you two!" Makarov's voiced boomed in the guildhall, catching everyone's attention. "If you brats are gonna duke it out, then take it as far as doing it in the forest! I don't want to have to pay for any wreckage done to the city or this building! Now move it!"
"Now this is gonna be good!" Jet said.
"I can't wait to see what happens!" Droy said.
"This looks exciting, Carla." Wendy said
"Stupid if you ask me." Carla said with a huff
"I hope they don't get too reckless…" Lucy said.
"New Guy! Remember what I said!" Natsu shouted.
"Still...even I'm having trouble on who might win this one...Gildarts is pretty damn strong." Gray said.
"He's certainly no pushover…" Levy said.
"Ufufu, I'm sure Yusuke will do just fine." Mirajane said.
"Mm. I agree." Erza said with a nod.
"Well of course you two would cheer him on." Evergreen commented.
"Hyaha! This is going to be a thrill!" Bickslow said.
"A thrill! A thrill!" Bickslow's dolls said.
"Hmm...from what I've seen, it really is hard to tell…" Freed said.
Everyone that had been present in the guild had gone to the forest where GIldarts and Yusuke would have their fight. Everybody was anxious, excited, scared, and trembling all together. Only the mentioned two was a far distance away from the large crowd as everyone knew it'll get destructive. Only Makarov stood in between the crowd and the two fighters, albeit more towards the crowds side.
"So, Cana, wanna take another bet?" Wakaba said with a grin. When he didn't get an answer from the brunette, he looked over at her as she was looking out in space.
"Cana?" Macao called out.
"H-Huh…?" Cana muttered, looking at them.
"Wanna make a bet between those two? Wakaba asked again with his grin returning.
"...no, not this time." Cana replied looking away. Macao and Wakaba both looked at each other with raised eyebrows, and turned their attention back ahead with a shrug of their shoulders.
"Alright, you brats! Whenever you two are ready!" Makarov announced, and immediately backed away more.
'Hm...I wonder if he's gonna make this quick…' Marissa thought with a bored look on her face.
"Just to let you know, I hate holding back!" Gildarts called out.
"That's just fine with me! If you wanna go all out, then don't hesitate to do so!" Yusuke shouted back.
"Hah! I like you! I would, but then this whole forest would probably end up in shambles." Gildarts narrowed his eyes a bit, and in an instant his magic aura was brought to life. His cloak, clothes and hair moved violently by his power, and he held a stern smirk at the Saiyan.
"Impressive as always…" Freed commented as he started sweating.
"So intense…" Lucy said as she started to tremble.
"Manly as always…!" Elfman commented, but started to shake a bit as well..
"Geez, I can feel that all the way from here…" Gray said, a drop of sweat going down his brow.
'Not bad...I guess I'll make this flashy as well.' Yusuke thought smirking back at him. He wiped it away from his face a second later and clenched his hands. A white aura was unleashed around his person matching the winds produced by the Crash wizard.
'That guy...is he really gonna drag this? No helping him I guess.' Marissa thought, inwardly smirking.
"This'll be interesting." Mirajane said.
"Yes, it will be." Erza said with a nod.
"HAAAAAAAH!" The ground shook slightly from Yusuke's power, and slowly, rocks started to levitate into the air. More and more continued to float into the air.
"Whoa…" Lucy gasped in awe.
"Go get 'em New Guy!" Natsu shouted.
"Aye!"
"AAAAAAAAAH!" The ground shook once more under everyone's feet and the large rock formations that was around the Saiyan soon shot towards Gildarts.
"Hehe." Gildarts extended his right arm as the rubble closed in on him, and it stopped just in front of him. A white glow appeared and a moment later, the earth turned into cubes.
"Hm?" Yusuke raised an eyebrow at his magic.
"What's wrong? Don't tell me you're scared." Gildarts taunted.
"Heh, cocky old geezer…" Yusuke lowered his power and brought back an arm. His fingertips each glowed and he threw his arm a moment later as all five small orbs were launched. It all met halfway forming one Ki ball, and continued its way towards Gildarts.
'Hoh…? Is this his power?' Gildarts brought up his right arm again as Yusuke's attack neared. He widened his eyes as he instinctively brought out more of his magic as the Ki attack was just in front of him, and a few seconds later it dissipated into small particles. '...what the? That's...not normal...just what does he use?'
Gildarts gasped as Yusuke appeared right in front of him with a punch already in swing. The Crash wizard brought out his left mechanical arm to catch it, and swiftly caught his other as well.
"Got you." Gildarts said with a smirk.
"I wouldn't be too sure about that." Yusuke said smirking back. With little effort, the Saiyan moved his legs forward, forcing Gildarts to drag the ground underneath him. The older male grunted as he tried to hold his place, but it was to no avail as his feet dug further into the earth.
"H-He's moving him!" Gray exclaimed.
"Damn, I didn't think he could overcome Gildarts like this…" Jet said.
"This was worth it."
"Right? This is really awesome!"
"Who do you think's gonna win?"
"It's hard to tell at this point!"
Gildart's right palm started to glow in white. Yusuke eyed it, and quickly kicked him away, separating them. The Saiyan flipped back onto his feet while Gildarts dragged his hand on the ground to slow himself.
"I felt that one…" Gildarts muttered as he rubbed his stomach.
"What kind of magic do you use? I'm pretty curious now." Yusuke asked.
"Crash magic." Gildarts answered with a smirk. "I'm able to smash anything into pieces when I come into contact with them. I gotta say though, that flashy looking attack took quite a bit more effort."
"Does it? That's good to know then. Now, I'm gonn-!" Yusuke widened his eyes as he felt a surge of a familiar energy, and a shiver went down his spine. 'What the…'
"Hm? Hey kiddo, you alright there?" Gildarts asked, but got no answer from the Saiyan.
'No way! It can't be! He's coming here?!' Marissa thought frantically.
'This is bad...really, really bad…!' Yusuke thought as he gritted his teeth in frustration.
"Yusuke! What's the matter?!" Makarov called out.
"...I forfeit!" Yusuke shouted back.
"...EHH?!"
As Frieza's spaceship nears Earthland's atmosphere, all soldiers prepared themselves.
"E.T.A. five minutes! Soldiers prepare your weapons! Change the speed of the ship to maximum!"
"Let's make this quick everyone! New planet and new galaxy! Sooner we get this done the better!"
"Dodoria." Zarbon called out.
"Right." Dodoria responded as he readied his scouter, and went to go gather troops.
"Yusuke, what's going on?" Erza asked as she as well as everyone else came up to him and Gildarts. She was slightly taken aback by his serious expression.
"Yusuke." Marissa called out.
"I know…" The Saiyan clenched his hands and teeth hard, slightly growling. "We need to get back to the guild immediately."
"Boy, what is going on all of a sudden?" Makarov asked.
'Damn it…!' Yusuke cursed inwardly. "...we're about to be under attack."
"Eh? W-What are you saying?!" Lucy exclaimed.
"I don't think you can say that like a joke man." Gray said.
"He's right…" Marissa spoke up, some looking at her and gasped slightly as she had the same serious expression as Yusuke. "If you want to get to safety, all of you need to get back into that little guild building of yours."
"And you all need to do it, right now." Yusuke firmly stated.
"Yusuke! What do you mean we're about to be under attack?!" Erza asked.
"..." The Saiyan said nothing but took a deep breath and looked up at the sky. Erza kept his eye on him, and followed his line of sight only to gasp.
"W-What…?"
Everyone else soon looked up at the sky as well to see something in the air. Seconds passed by as it grew bigger and bigger.
"We're wasting time here. The enemy's coming and all of you need to go back." Yusuke said once again.
"I don't understand...who's the enemy?" Mirajane asked.
A gust of wind blew past all of them, and most covered their eyes. Yusuke and Marissa kept their eyes upward, and the winds continued to violently come alive It soon stopped suddenly and everyone present opened their eyes to see a large, circular floating ship. It's body was white, had orange colored parts going all around, see-through windows in the middle of it, and it was tilted in a way so that it showed three large spherical windows on top of it.
"W-What is that?" Wendy asked looking up in fear.
In the middle of the spaceship, a door opened up and soon poured out a large army of troops flying all around the sky.
'Shit…!' Yusuke inwardly cursed
'Here we go…' Marissa thought in frustration.
"In the name of Lord Frieza! We hereby declare this planet enslaved! Get to work boys!"
Part I of the Original Arc starts now.
Hope everybody enjoyed. Revealed much more about both Time Patrollers, Yusuke in particular.
Marissa is hereby part of this story now. I had this planned some time ago, and I don't think another OC or two is gonna hurt. Hopefully.
I didn't do reviews in the beginning because I felt like it. So I'll be doing that for the duration of this arc.
Instead, I'll do it here:
Guest Reviewer "Spekters": It's definitely both with how I've written it in this chapter. 7 days this time on the mark! I could extend it, but it does vary for me lol.
Guest (1): Ehh, not exactly as you've read it in this chapter. Whole thing is 3rd POV.
Guest Reviewer "Guest Reviewer": Soon. Very very soon.
Alright, so at least 99% of those who I used the OCs for really enjoyed how I displayed them, so I'm happy that I got them down. I Thank you those again for submitting and allowing me to have them presented last chapter.
I don't want to explain too much at the moment as to keep the suspense going in this Original Arc, so I'll be ending the Author Note's relatively short for now.
However, I'll always say Thank You for those following my story so far. If I could, I'd try to get you all to eat at Hell's Kitchen! Haha! xD
Until then.
Timestamp: February 27, 2016.
