The noise was so loud. This couldn't possibly be a dream…
The pain in her left side now began to crawl its way to her senses as she emitted a low scream. Breathing fast and heavy, her body jerked itself awake. Icy blue eyes fluttering open to see legs, and connected to the legs were a body. Zero's body. He stood over her and fired a red hued chi wave from his left arm.
" Everything's going to be okay Calina.. Just try to not move.." Zero's voice was stern but calm. The situation was finally infront of her. Slowly she sat up. Torrin was a few yards from Calina, and looked to be in rough shape. His ponytail was undone completely, his long hair was wet with his own blood, causing it to stick to his face. His left forearm was completely gone.
" TORRIN! " Calina looked mortified, but Torrin turned to her with a grin.
" Ain't nothin' but a scratch! " He laughed as he ran his eyes back over to his front. Calina looked around them. There were at least fifteen aliens; these ones were different than the ones before. They had the grey skin, the green eyes and the red clothing, but there body structure was different, and each of them had a golden aura. They were roughly the size of Zero, and had more average features. They had a similar nose and eye structure to Calina.
" You filthy Saiyans are not going to take our planet. Regardless of who sent you.. You will all die today…" One spoke loudly over them all. He stood at the front of the line.
All of the aliens soon disappeared and than reappeared in a formation around the three. Calina was now slowly growing to her feet.
" Calina you need to rest.." Zero spoke down to her, his body towering hers.
" Not a chance.." Calina winced as the pain grew. Her chin bent to her chest as she looked at her side. It was opened up, not nearly as bad as it felt. The blood had clotted some, and her body was giving her some kind of natural pain killers. For the moment, she could fight.
" Calina be careful.. They can self-destruct themselves, or cause object to explode by touching them.." Calina listened closely, and put two and two together.
" They ambushed us, luckily they barely caught your side. But Torrin got his arm blown apart." Zero's words made Torrin laugh, he then egged on the aliens with laughter.
" I won't let you die Calina.. Your.. to special to die.." Zero spoke, as Calina was sent back. She had never herd him speak to her in such a way. Almost the way a father would to a daughter.
Two of the aliens now proceeded to attack Torrin, and without notice they latched onto him. A fierce white blast shook past Calina and Zero and consumed a grinning Torrin. Calina's scream was cancelled out.
" Nononnono…" Calina screamed and repeated herself. As she shook her head. Her jet black hair clinging to her wet face " No, no no, I won't…. no no no." She screamed some more as tears streamed down her face.
Zero's face was shocked. His jaw was left open, eyes wide Calina pulled up her head to see two more aliens dive at her from behind. Her wide eyes turned to see two more almost at Zero. Calina stayed quiet for a moment as time seemed to slow.
" NO! I.. SAID.. NOO! " Calina pulled up her body onto her feet and planted them firmly into the red soil beneath her. Tears streaming down her face, Calina pulled up her arms over her head and held her palms flat as two small, blue glowing orbs formed. She wasn't going to lose any more family.
Throwing her palms down and into the ground below her she screamed once more.
" Arachnid's Web! " Her voice was lower this time. The two small orbs glowed under the red soil and immediately, within a second, maybe two, the orbs spread under Zero and her in an intricate 360 degree design. The ground glowing beneath them, appearing like a glowing blue tinted web.
This attack was always risky. It always consumed almost all of her chi, and on occasion put her and her opponent into the infirmary. Calina focuses her energy into two condensed balls of chi. She then places her palms onto the ground below her, and the chi spreads along the floor below her, and often looks like a web. This technique is used mostly for long range attacks, normally. She can pull the chi up out of the web at any spot, without moving. Which is very useful. However it's mostly used for tricks. The amount of chi involved in this completely drains Calina's eight year old body. This chi attack also requires her not to move, and to keep her palms centered on the ground, which is another handicap.
The two aliens crossed the web and were met with a chi blast that exploded up, and consumed both of them. As the light faded, the aliens were gone. Completely vaporized. The same scenario happened to the aliens who tried to get Calina from the back. There bodies disappeared.
Zero's face was shadowed from the glow beneath him. His eyes ran along the lines below him, glowing just beneath the surface of the planet.
" Calina.. This is amazing.." Zero's face was still in shock. Calina's body was bent, her palms at the ground, pumping energy around her. The tears still pouring off her face and onto the ground below her.
" I'm going to ..KILL EVERY ONE OF YOU! " Her voice turned sharp as the tears came more fluently. Calina's hair began to lift as her muscles flexed. Her energy level once again soared.
Her Saiyan tail flicking from behind her, she let out a low growl as she pushed herself. Pumping out more chi, as the web grew dramatically. Before three of the aliens knew it, they were also vaporized from under their feet, many of them began to flee now as Calina shook her head, teeth gritted together. It was her turn to protect zero
The web of chi spread like a fire against a dry field. More aliens were vaporized as Calina's body was hunched. Her chi flaring around her, Calina's eyes tightly closed, her mouth open. Zero could be seen from behind her, wounded, looking completely stunned.
Without notice Calina's chi dropped. Her hair rested against her wet skin. Chest heaving up and down, sweat dripping off her and gathering in pools below her. Calina's legs were holding her up, but her arms hung limply. The remaining aliens were gone, either they had died or had fled. Calina could relax in peace.
Calina turned and straightened herself up and met Zero eye to eye. A wave of relief rushed over her.
A white hot blast blinded the two, and in a matter of seconds Calina's universe changed. One of the aliens had survived, and in an attempt to kill Calina, he blew up the area around her.
The lights faded, and Calina's weary body was, it was okay. Looking up she saw Zero. His body hunched over her own. The lower half of zero's body was completely gone. All that remained was a bloody tangled mess that began to soak Calina's clothing. Blood was everywhere.
Zero's heavy body collapsed onto her own. His breaths labored and irregular. Calina's voice was gone. The only thing that was being shared between the two were tears.
" They're alive.. Or I know at least your father is.. Calina.." Zero's voice was muffled. He coughed blood from his lungs.
Calina stayed quiet. Listening intently to zero's last words.
" You're father's name is Dakarai.. he was a close friend of mine.. Calina he was off the planet when Fieza blew it up.. There's a chance he's still alive.. find him..please.." Zero coughed loudly this time. His immense weight now starting to press down on her.
" You..you're my family… I ..love.." Zero's breaths were hard and spaced apart. Finally his weight completely dropped onto her, his chest rising and dropping one last time.
Calina was quiet. She pushed him off of her and began to sob, hard. She was surprisingly quiet. Not trying to make that much noise. Her tail whipping behind her, Calida rested her arms down onto Zero, and her head onto her arms.
She only got a few moments alone with Zero. The man who had helped raise her. Helped her train and fight. The man who had protected her all the way to the end. Who did she have left now? Some dead beat father who might be alive. A man who hasn't made a single attempt to see her. No. He wasn't real. Zero must have been babbling before he died. That was that.
The alien creatures from before were back. This time there was just one. The same one who had just killed Zero. Calina swayed to her feet. Knees buckling slightly. The eight year old Saiyan was covered in blood. Face smeared with fresh carnage. Zero's scent all over her uniform. Her hair was messed, Calina rolled a hand through her short, thick locks. Stunning blue eyes stuck at the ground. Weary, they slowly moved up to the alien's body.
The creature brought up his arm as a pink swirling chi ball gathered in its hand. Calina's energy was almost completely depleted, but there was enough hate left. Her Saiyan genes were ready to give their last go. As Calina clenched her teeth, eyes narrowing to a near close. She was ready to end her life, as long as it meant something. With a small pause, Calina waited until the alien was just a few feet from her before she finally let go. Her chi skyrocketed, and after forming a chi blast infront of her, she blacked out.
There was a low beeping sound. It wasn't booming, but it was steady. There were whispers, and a few footsteps. Then Calina slipped back down into the darkness.
With calming breaths Calina came to her senses. The room she was being held in was dim lit, clean and Calina was surprised that she was being held in a bed. Within just a few moments a small alien came in to check her vitals and left without even a word. Calina was exhausted. She could barely keep her eyes open. It wasn't long before she slipped back into another deep sleep.