TITLE: Wind Flower
AUTHOR: Echo the Nymph
DISCLAIMER: I don't own Dragon Ball Z.
NOTES: Now we have reached the Frieza saga. The prologue was just to tell you about the events of Anemone's birth and journey to Namek. Now, on to the first chapter.
Chapter 1
"Anemone, stop that!" a young Namek-jin boy cried. Dende and the saiya-jin girl looked over and laughed. Their brother was covered with mud, from head to foot as a result of the tumble he had taken while chasing them.
"That's enough out of all of you. Adonis, you need to get cleaned up." Muri wearily stated. At least she hasn't turned out like many other saiya-jins have. But still, she's a handful. He walked back into his house, guiding the two little imps before him. They needed to calm down before Anemone lost control of her power.
~
"Master Frieza, look!" Didoria cried. The tyrant looked in the indicated direction without much interest.
Then his eyes widened in surprise. What's this? Why would Nameks raise a Saiya-jin? And still, those three act like siblings. How odd.
~
After the young men went out to tend the plants, the Elder gasped. There was a terrible power coming towards their village. And whoever owned that power would defiantly try to harm the youngsters. But he knew that now only one could be sent away without them noticing. "Anemone, get out of here, now!" he commanded. The young amazon jumped, but did as she was told.
Anemone ran blindly away from her home. Bluish grass and a green sky were a blur to her as she race onward. She hid in the small cave that only she and Dende knew about, one they had found when they were very young. Once she was well into the cavern, she sat down with a small sigh. Her gaze shifted to her tail. If I'm really a saiya-jin, then why am I here? Why am I not on my homeworld? The small girl sat quietly, afraid of being discovered. She knew that these villains were way too powerful for her to attack head on. Her powers were not yet that developed.
~
"Stop here!" Dende cried.
"Why? What's here, Dende?" Krillin inquired.
"Someone I think you can help." he replied. They landed and the boy ran into the cave. "Anemone, it's me." His voice echoed slightly off the stone walls.
"Dende!" she cried, running over to him.
He took her by the hand and led her out to the others. Surprise came over their faces when they saw their young Namek friend leading out a young saiya-jin girl. "This is Anemone. Nail told me that she arrived here, as a baby, five Chikyuu years ago." Dende explained.
The young girl met Gohan's gaze. "You too?" she asked. He blinked in surprise before he remembered that one saiya-jin could sense another's tail if it hadn't grown back from an amputation yet. That was something that he hadn't counted on. She knew he was similar to her.
"We'd better get going guys. Bulma's gonna have a cow if we don't get back soon." Krillin commented. The four took off for the cave.
"In here." Gohan told them as they entered the cave.
"What the... a capsule house? Man, did she ever come prepared." Soon after Krillin had said that, Bulma opened the door and came out.
"Hey, guys, I've got great news! My dad just called and said Goku would be here in six days!" she cried in happiness. "Who's the pint-sized Piccolo?"
"This is Dende." Gohan informed her.
"Anemone, come on." he gently urged. The small girl hesitantly walked out from behind the outcropping. Her tail twitched uneasily, almost as though she knew that this woman didn't like saiya-jins very well. She halted very quickly, noticing the stare she was recieving. All of her muscles tensed, prepared to run off should she be threatened.
Bulma let out a startled gasp. "A-another saiya-jin." The woman paled visibly. She had seen what an adult could do, and so she was even afraid of the children.
"Anemone has never hurt anyone." Dende replied in confusion.
A while later, Krillin left with Dende so they could go see the Eldest Namek. Soon after they had left, the Chickyuu woman calmed down. Her glance went back to the tail that grew from the child's back as they went inside the house. "You know, your tail should be removed." Bulma declared.
"Why?" Confusion was evident in her voice. She knew not of any moon, nor the effect it could have on her.
Gohan supressed a chuckle before speaking. "If you see anything that resembles full moon light, you will transform." He paused, gathering his thoughts. "You would become a very large, bad-tempered ape." The young warrior then shrugged. "I know this because I saw Vegeta transform after he created a source of light that was like full moonlight."
Then, Bulma spoke up again. "Anemone, you wouldn't want to change into that beast. You would have absolutely no control over your actions." She rummaged about in one of the drawers and found a knife.
Anemone's obsidian eyes became thoughtful. She didn't want to cause any damage to the world she'd grown on. Slowly, she nodded. "I see your point. Just be quick." She felt a hand gently take hold of her tail, then a heated knife sliced through the fur, flesh and bone near the small of her back. The young amazon cried out and nearly fell forward. Gohan caught her and steadied her as Bulma treated the wound on her back.
"Don't worry, that will heal quickly." He helped her regain her balance. "I know that for a fact. Besides, cutting it off is much less painful than having it yanked off."
She met his gaze, surprised. "On Chikyuu, we have day and night. So, the transformation was a definate possibility."
Anemone pulled her white shirt back down and curled up on a seat that was near them. Without her tail, she felt more vulnerable than she had when the demon had come. Yet, already, her body was adapting to living without it. She hugged her knees, clad in loose light blue faberic to herself in an attempt to stay calm.
Everything about the interior of this house was so very strange to her. It was as though they knew how to make something bright and beautiful and did so. Still, she didn't know if she would ever feel at ease with them.
AUTHOR: Echo the Nymph
DISCLAIMER: I don't own Dragon Ball Z.
NOTES: Now we have reached the Frieza saga. The prologue was just to tell you about the events of Anemone's birth and journey to Namek. Now, on to the first chapter.
Chapter 1
"Anemone, stop that!" a young Namek-jin boy cried. Dende and the saiya-jin girl looked over and laughed. Their brother was covered with mud, from head to foot as a result of the tumble he had taken while chasing them.
"That's enough out of all of you. Adonis, you need to get cleaned up." Muri wearily stated. At least she hasn't turned out like many other saiya-jins have. But still, she's a handful. He walked back into his house, guiding the two little imps before him. They needed to calm down before Anemone lost control of her power.
~
"Master Frieza, look!" Didoria cried. The tyrant looked in the indicated direction without much interest.
Then his eyes widened in surprise. What's this? Why would Nameks raise a Saiya-jin? And still, those three act like siblings. How odd.
~
After the young men went out to tend the plants, the Elder gasped. There was a terrible power coming towards their village. And whoever owned that power would defiantly try to harm the youngsters. But he knew that now only one could be sent away without them noticing. "Anemone, get out of here, now!" he commanded. The young amazon jumped, but did as she was told.
Anemone ran blindly away from her home. Bluish grass and a green sky were a blur to her as she race onward. She hid in the small cave that only she and Dende knew about, one they had found when they were very young. Once she was well into the cavern, she sat down with a small sigh. Her gaze shifted to her tail. If I'm really a saiya-jin, then why am I here? Why am I not on my homeworld? The small girl sat quietly, afraid of being discovered. She knew that these villains were way too powerful for her to attack head on. Her powers were not yet that developed.
~
"Stop here!" Dende cried.
"Why? What's here, Dende?" Krillin inquired.
"Someone I think you can help." he replied. They landed and the boy ran into the cave. "Anemone, it's me." His voice echoed slightly off the stone walls.
"Dende!" she cried, running over to him.
He took her by the hand and led her out to the others. Surprise came over their faces when they saw their young Namek friend leading out a young saiya-jin girl. "This is Anemone. Nail told me that she arrived here, as a baby, five Chikyuu years ago." Dende explained.
The young girl met Gohan's gaze. "You too?" she asked. He blinked in surprise before he remembered that one saiya-jin could sense another's tail if it hadn't grown back from an amputation yet. That was something that he hadn't counted on. She knew he was similar to her.
"We'd better get going guys. Bulma's gonna have a cow if we don't get back soon." Krillin commented. The four took off for the cave.
"In here." Gohan told them as they entered the cave.
"What the... a capsule house? Man, did she ever come prepared." Soon after Krillin had said that, Bulma opened the door and came out.
"Hey, guys, I've got great news! My dad just called and said Goku would be here in six days!" she cried in happiness. "Who's the pint-sized Piccolo?"
"This is Dende." Gohan informed her.
"Anemone, come on." he gently urged. The small girl hesitantly walked out from behind the outcropping. Her tail twitched uneasily, almost as though she knew that this woman didn't like saiya-jins very well. She halted very quickly, noticing the stare she was recieving. All of her muscles tensed, prepared to run off should she be threatened.
Bulma let out a startled gasp. "A-another saiya-jin." The woman paled visibly. She had seen what an adult could do, and so she was even afraid of the children.
"Anemone has never hurt anyone." Dende replied in confusion.
A while later, Krillin left with Dende so they could go see the Eldest Namek. Soon after they had left, the Chickyuu woman calmed down. Her glance went back to the tail that grew from the child's back as they went inside the house. "You know, your tail should be removed." Bulma declared.
"Why?" Confusion was evident in her voice. She knew not of any moon, nor the effect it could have on her.
Gohan supressed a chuckle before speaking. "If you see anything that resembles full moon light, you will transform." He paused, gathering his thoughts. "You would become a very large, bad-tempered ape." The young warrior then shrugged. "I know this because I saw Vegeta transform after he created a source of light that was like full moonlight."
Then, Bulma spoke up again. "Anemone, you wouldn't want to change into that beast. You would have absolutely no control over your actions." She rummaged about in one of the drawers and found a knife.
Anemone's obsidian eyes became thoughtful. She didn't want to cause any damage to the world she'd grown on. Slowly, she nodded. "I see your point. Just be quick." She felt a hand gently take hold of her tail, then a heated knife sliced through the fur, flesh and bone near the small of her back. The young amazon cried out and nearly fell forward. Gohan caught her and steadied her as Bulma treated the wound on her back.
"Don't worry, that will heal quickly." He helped her regain her balance. "I know that for a fact. Besides, cutting it off is much less painful than having it yanked off."
She met his gaze, surprised. "On Chikyuu, we have day and night. So, the transformation was a definate possibility."
Anemone pulled her white shirt back down and curled up on a seat that was near them. Without her tail, she felt more vulnerable than she had when the demon had come. Yet, already, her body was adapting to living without it. She hugged her knees, clad in loose light blue faberic to herself in an attempt to stay calm.
Everything about the interior of this house was so very strange to her. It was as though they knew how to make something bright and beautiful and did so. Still, she didn't know if she would ever feel at ease with them.