TITLE: Draco Meets Orion
AUTHOR: Echo the Nymph
DISCLAIMER: I don't own Dragon Ball Z.
Chapter 10: Training
Echo woke up in a cold sweat. She heard the sounds of a frightened boy coming from another room, so she got up, and went over to the room to see what had frightened him. "Goten, what's wrong?"
"Just a bad dream." he whimpered. So, that was it. He had some abilities that she did when she was his age. The boy let out a surprised sound when the girl saiya-jin gently lifted him up into her arms.
"Don't be frightened. You'll be fine." Then she started humming softly. The humming soon grew into the song. When she'd finished, he wasn't scared anymore. Echo gently set him down on his bed, then turned about, only to see Gohan standing in the door. "Gohan?"
"Come on, Echo. You too, Goten." They followed him down into the bottom story. Goku came up behind the girl, then laid a hand on her shoulder.
She gasped and flipped him over her head. He hit the floor with a loud thump. Then, the girl got a good look at him. "Gomen nazi, Goku-san."
He got up. "Serves me right for startling you." The warrior winced for he felt like his arm had been torn out of its socket. "I think you're ready to start your training today." They entered the kitchen when breakfast was ready.
Echo had been too shy the previous night to see how Goku was eating. Now she stared at him like he was crazy. The group finished their meal, then carried the dishes to the sink.
"You two should come with me." Goku declared, while heading for the door.
"Hai, Tousan. We're coming." Gohan replied. They followed him out to a practice field. The girl watched in surprise, for their speed and accuracy was so different than what she was used to seeing. When the warriors stopped, they came over to her.
"Were you taught any Martial Arts?" the adult saiya-jin inquired.
"Hai, I was schooled up to a black-sub-red belt." Echo replied.
Gohan looked shocked. She doesn't act like it.
"Gohan, I want you to spar with her. Take it easy, though. She's got a lot to learn."
"Hai, Tousan." His gaze went back over to the girl. She was ready all right. They began, with Goku looking on.
Yatta! This is an unexpected treat. Echo is forcing Gohan to power up even more. It is almost like she doesn't want him to hold back on her. His gaze took in the techniques she used. Amazement came over him when he recognized some of those moves. I've seen them somewhere before... about nineteen years ago, a woman named Aquila used those same techniques to defeat Piccolo. Then she disappeared. Could this be a child of hers? What he didn't know was that his musings were correct. Echo was her youngest daughter, a child of the light, of spirit.
The amazon-in-learning looked at him for a split second. She could sense his confusion about her newly reviled abilities. The young woman dodged a punch thrown at her, then countered with a tornado kick.
Gohan didn't have time to block that, and went flying. "That's enough!" Goku called out. He could see that she was nearly exhausted. Her power was too great to control in one training session. She's been at this for over five hours. That's amazing from someone who only learned how to fly yesterday. His gaze shifted over to Gohan. And what she's done to him his just plain mystifying. Oh, I know he was holding back some, but he nearly transformed.
Then he witnessed something he'd never thought he would see. Echo landed next to his son, then helped him get up. The look in Gohan's eyes was of awe and love. Well, it was bound to happen. He's found a girl to love. And here I thought Videl had it in for him. "We should go home, before Chichi decides to call out the National Guard."
"Funny, Tousan." Gohan declared as they flew back to the house.
"Why would she do that?" Echo queried as she caught up with them.
Both men chuckled softly. "Well, Chichi worries a lot. She knows the risks that we have to take in order to keep this world safe." Goku explained.
And she doesn't like it when I train and fight so much. She wanted me to be a scholar, but it seems my path was chosen for me by a higher power. Gohan added.
Sounds like what happened to me. Remember what I did before we found out they were still looking for you?
The younger warrior shuddered slightly. I remember. I had never thought that such abilities were so powerful. The only other I've seen that does something similar is Baba. And she doesn't even come close to your skill.
A light laugh sounded in his mind. It'll take a while before the magic adapts to this dimension. Then, I could probably run circles around her in the magic department. But let's leave that for now.
AUTHOR: Echo the Nymph
DISCLAIMER: I don't own Dragon Ball Z.
Chapter 10: Training
Echo woke up in a cold sweat. She heard the sounds of a frightened boy coming from another room, so she got up, and went over to the room to see what had frightened him. "Goten, what's wrong?"
"Just a bad dream." he whimpered. So, that was it. He had some abilities that she did when she was his age. The boy let out a surprised sound when the girl saiya-jin gently lifted him up into her arms.
"Don't be frightened. You'll be fine." Then she started humming softly. The humming soon grew into the song. When she'd finished, he wasn't scared anymore. Echo gently set him down on his bed, then turned about, only to see Gohan standing in the door. "Gohan?"
"Come on, Echo. You too, Goten." They followed him down into the bottom story. Goku came up behind the girl, then laid a hand on her shoulder.
She gasped and flipped him over her head. He hit the floor with a loud thump. Then, the girl got a good look at him. "Gomen nazi, Goku-san."
He got up. "Serves me right for startling you." The warrior winced for he felt like his arm had been torn out of its socket. "I think you're ready to start your training today." They entered the kitchen when breakfast was ready.
Echo had been too shy the previous night to see how Goku was eating. Now she stared at him like he was crazy. The group finished their meal, then carried the dishes to the sink.
"You two should come with me." Goku declared, while heading for the door.
"Hai, Tousan. We're coming." Gohan replied. They followed him out to a practice field. The girl watched in surprise, for their speed and accuracy was so different than what she was used to seeing. When the warriors stopped, they came over to her.
"Were you taught any Martial Arts?" the adult saiya-jin inquired.
"Hai, I was schooled up to a black-sub-red belt." Echo replied.
Gohan looked shocked. She doesn't act like it.
"Gohan, I want you to spar with her. Take it easy, though. She's got a lot to learn."
"Hai, Tousan." His gaze went back over to the girl. She was ready all right. They began, with Goku looking on.
Yatta! This is an unexpected treat. Echo is forcing Gohan to power up even more. It is almost like she doesn't want him to hold back on her. His gaze took in the techniques she used. Amazement came over him when he recognized some of those moves. I've seen them somewhere before... about nineteen years ago, a woman named Aquila used those same techniques to defeat Piccolo. Then she disappeared. Could this be a child of hers? What he didn't know was that his musings were correct. Echo was her youngest daughter, a child of the light, of spirit.
The amazon-in-learning looked at him for a split second. She could sense his confusion about her newly reviled abilities. The young woman dodged a punch thrown at her, then countered with a tornado kick.
Gohan didn't have time to block that, and went flying. "That's enough!" Goku called out. He could see that she was nearly exhausted. Her power was too great to control in one training session. She's been at this for over five hours. That's amazing from someone who only learned how to fly yesterday. His gaze shifted over to Gohan. And what she's done to him his just plain mystifying. Oh, I know he was holding back some, but he nearly transformed.
Then he witnessed something he'd never thought he would see. Echo landed next to his son, then helped him get up. The look in Gohan's eyes was of awe and love. Well, it was bound to happen. He's found a girl to love. And here I thought Videl had it in for him. "We should go home, before Chichi decides to call out the National Guard."
"Funny, Tousan." Gohan declared as they flew back to the house.
"Why would she do that?" Echo queried as she caught up with them.
Both men chuckled softly. "Well, Chichi worries a lot. She knows the risks that we have to take in order to keep this world safe." Goku explained.
And she doesn't like it when I train and fight so much. She wanted me to be a scholar, but it seems my path was chosen for me by a higher power. Gohan added.
Sounds like what happened to me. Remember what I did before we found out they were still looking for you?
The younger warrior shuddered slightly. I remember. I had never thought that such abilities were so powerful. The only other I've seen that does something similar is Baba. And she doesn't even come close to your skill.
A light laugh sounded in his mind. It'll take a while before the magic adapts to this dimension. Then, I could probably run circles around her in the magic department. But let's leave that for now.