TITLE: Windflower
AUTHOR: Echo the Nymph
DISCLAIMER: I don't own Dragon Ball Z.
Chapter 2
Anemone sat quietly, listening to Bulma complain about her split ends. Unconsciously, she reached for the area where her tail had been and rubbed it. Gohan told me what could happen if I ever saw a full moon when I had a tail. That's why I let her cut it off. But, it still feels a little...unusual.
Gohan slapped the table, causing the woman to jump. "What was that?" she yelped, holding her brush and mirror in defensive positions.
"Relax, Bulma. It was just me slapping the table." the boy explained. A soft beeping noise attracted their attention.
"Is that the Dragon Radar?" Anemone inquired. During their time with her, they had explained why they had come to Namek, and how they would find the dragon balls to revive their friends. Even though she was very young, she learned quickly. She had to in the society that had raised her to this age from infancy.
"Hai, it is."
"Oh, no. That's near where Krillin and I sensed a power like Vegeta's earlier." Gohan then calmed down. "Anemone, could you come with me to check it out?" The girl nodded as Bulma handed the device to the young warrior. The two youngsters took to the skies, flying in the direction indicated by the radar. Land and water blurred by beneath them as they approached the place where the signal origonated from.
They landed in the village and Anemone gasped. She ran over to the Namek near the water. "Cetus!" the girl cried, pulling him back and carefully checking for a pulse. "N-no." Tears ran down her face in sorrow as she realized what had happened.
"What's wrong?" Gohan inquired as he placed a gentle hand on the girl's shoulder.
"Cetus was my first sensei. He taught me for about two years before he realized I needed more advanced instruction. Instruction he couldn't give. But still, he taught me so many techniques." The presence of the gentle boy nearby calmed her, and they buried the bodies of the villagers.
Then Gohan turned to the radar again. "It looks like it's in the lake. Now we get to cool off." The boy jumped into the water, and was quickly followed by Anemone. It took a while, but they found it. "Whoopee!" the boy gargled. A startled squid shot ink in Gohan's face. The girl let out a peal of laughter, also gargled by the water. The two surfaced and started flying back to the cave.
"Gohan, there's a large power nearby."
"That's Vegeta! Cone one, Anemone, let's hide!" Both of them dropped down behind a small plateau.
Silently, they pushed their power levels down so that it would be harder for him to sense them.
~
What's this? Two powers. I wonder... "Come out. I know you're there." Vegeta waited for a few seconds. "Fine, if you're not going to come out, I'll blast you out!" He began charging up an attack. There was no doubt in their minds that he would do as he said.
"Wait!" Gohan cried. He looked over to his companion, who nodded. "We're coming out!" He set the dragon ball on the ground and they climbed up onto the small plateau that Vegeta hovered over.
Vegeta landed in front of them. "Well, if it isn't the son of Kakkarott. What's that in your hand?"
"It's just a watch!" Gohan cried, pulling it closer to himself.
"With all the technology that's around, you're trying to tell me that clunker is a watch?" the Prince demanded. His tone was disbelieving. Something told him that the child was lying.
"It's an antique watch!" Anemone put in. She had caught on to what he wanted quickly. If he knew that was a radar for tracking dragon balls, he would take it.
What the hell is going on here? That girl looks like Sirena. Vegeta turned back to Gohan and landed a strong punch to the kid's stomach. "That's what you get for holding out on me." The young boy fell slightly, letting out a pained sound. Vegeta looked over at the girl again, only to find that she was trying to help Gohan. Her hands were lightly placed on his back as she spoke in a tongue that niether Gohan nor Vegeta understood.
Why does his face look familiar? I've never seen him before. If I had, I would remember his power signature, and this one is totally alien to me. Her thoughts continued along that line until...
The sunlight glinted off of the chain about the girl's neck. Nani? Is she one of the infants that was sent away before Vejitasei was destroyed? He snatched at her necklace and the chain broke. The girl looked at him in shock. No one had ever managed to break the chain before. What the hell! Anemone, daughter of Apollo and Sirena? If these tags weren't forged then this girl is of the royal line! Vegeta flew off. He had been badly startled. True, when he was younger he had wanted a cousin, but learning that she might be the one he'd wanted was a little much.
"The Dragon Ball! He didn't find it!" Gohan laughed, but then he fell to the ground beside it. "Anemone, what's wrong?"
She wiped the startled look off of her face. "He took my necklace. I've had it since before I can remember."
The boy lifted the orange sphere. "Come on, we'd better get going." he declared. They took off again. When they landed back at the cave, Bulma and Krillin met them.
"Hey, guys. We'd better be careful. Vegeta came here and attacked us." Krillin told them.
"We ran into him earlier too. And here's the part that's hard to believe. We hid the Dragon Ball from him and he didn't find it!" Gohan exclaimed.
"Gohan, something tells me that he'll come back here. It might be a good idea to move your campsite." Anemone looked in the direction that he'd flown off in.
"You're right, Anemone! It's not safe here, now that Vegeta knows we were here. He'll definatly come here looking for us if something sets him off." the small Chikyuu warrior cried. They moved their camp to a crevice on the island. "Gohan, Guru wants to see you. Anemone, you'd better come too. He's concerned about you." The three warriors took to the skies. When it hit noon, they stopped to eat before continuing on.
By the time they were within a half-mile of Guru's house, Krillin jarred to a halt. "What is it?" Gohan inquired.
"Vegeta is following us." He removed the bag from his shoulders and let it fall to the ground. "You two go on ahead. I'll stay behind and stall him." The children shot back into a swift flight they had been in before.
Anemone choked back a whimper. "We'd better go faster." She sped up her flight, and was instantly copied by Gohan. They knew that they had to get to Guru before Vegeta caught them. For if they were caught, the Eldest Namek would be unable to unleash any hidden power within the half saiya-jin she flew alongside of. Finally, the distant line of the mountain became the mountain itself. Once well over the edge, they landed, letting their ki levels drop.
Nail stepped out of the house. "Welcome." He turned to the boy with his student. "You must be Gohan. Please come with me."
They followed him into the house and up to where Guru sat.
AUTHOR: Echo the Nymph
DISCLAIMER: I don't own Dragon Ball Z.
Chapter 2
Anemone sat quietly, listening to Bulma complain about her split ends. Unconsciously, she reached for the area where her tail had been and rubbed it. Gohan told me what could happen if I ever saw a full moon when I had a tail. That's why I let her cut it off. But, it still feels a little...unusual.
Gohan slapped the table, causing the woman to jump. "What was that?" she yelped, holding her brush and mirror in defensive positions.
"Relax, Bulma. It was just me slapping the table." the boy explained. A soft beeping noise attracted their attention.
"Is that the Dragon Radar?" Anemone inquired. During their time with her, they had explained why they had come to Namek, and how they would find the dragon balls to revive their friends. Even though she was very young, she learned quickly. She had to in the society that had raised her to this age from infancy.
"Hai, it is."
"Oh, no. That's near where Krillin and I sensed a power like Vegeta's earlier." Gohan then calmed down. "Anemone, could you come with me to check it out?" The girl nodded as Bulma handed the device to the young warrior. The two youngsters took to the skies, flying in the direction indicated by the radar. Land and water blurred by beneath them as they approached the place where the signal origonated from.
They landed in the village and Anemone gasped. She ran over to the Namek near the water. "Cetus!" the girl cried, pulling him back and carefully checking for a pulse. "N-no." Tears ran down her face in sorrow as she realized what had happened.
"What's wrong?" Gohan inquired as he placed a gentle hand on the girl's shoulder.
"Cetus was my first sensei. He taught me for about two years before he realized I needed more advanced instruction. Instruction he couldn't give. But still, he taught me so many techniques." The presence of the gentle boy nearby calmed her, and they buried the bodies of the villagers.
Then Gohan turned to the radar again. "It looks like it's in the lake. Now we get to cool off." The boy jumped into the water, and was quickly followed by Anemone. It took a while, but they found it. "Whoopee!" the boy gargled. A startled squid shot ink in Gohan's face. The girl let out a peal of laughter, also gargled by the water. The two surfaced and started flying back to the cave.
"Gohan, there's a large power nearby."
"That's Vegeta! Cone one, Anemone, let's hide!" Both of them dropped down behind a small plateau.
Silently, they pushed their power levels down so that it would be harder for him to sense them.
~
What's this? Two powers. I wonder... "Come out. I know you're there." Vegeta waited for a few seconds. "Fine, if you're not going to come out, I'll blast you out!" He began charging up an attack. There was no doubt in their minds that he would do as he said.
"Wait!" Gohan cried. He looked over to his companion, who nodded. "We're coming out!" He set the dragon ball on the ground and they climbed up onto the small plateau that Vegeta hovered over.
Vegeta landed in front of them. "Well, if it isn't the son of Kakkarott. What's that in your hand?"
"It's just a watch!" Gohan cried, pulling it closer to himself.
"With all the technology that's around, you're trying to tell me that clunker is a watch?" the Prince demanded. His tone was disbelieving. Something told him that the child was lying.
"It's an antique watch!" Anemone put in. She had caught on to what he wanted quickly. If he knew that was a radar for tracking dragon balls, he would take it.
What the hell is going on here? That girl looks like Sirena. Vegeta turned back to Gohan and landed a strong punch to the kid's stomach. "That's what you get for holding out on me." The young boy fell slightly, letting out a pained sound. Vegeta looked over at the girl again, only to find that she was trying to help Gohan. Her hands were lightly placed on his back as she spoke in a tongue that niether Gohan nor Vegeta understood.
Why does his face look familiar? I've never seen him before. If I had, I would remember his power signature, and this one is totally alien to me. Her thoughts continued along that line until...
The sunlight glinted off of the chain about the girl's neck. Nani? Is she one of the infants that was sent away before Vejitasei was destroyed? He snatched at her necklace and the chain broke. The girl looked at him in shock. No one had ever managed to break the chain before. What the hell! Anemone, daughter of Apollo and Sirena? If these tags weren't forged then this girl is of the royal line! Vegeta flew off. He had been badly startled. True, when he was younger he had wanted a cousin, but learning that she might be the one he'd wanted was a little much.
"The Dragon Ball! He didn't find it!" Gohan laughed, but then he fell to the ground beside it. "Anemone, what's wrong?"
She wiped the startled look off of her face. "He took my necklace. I've had it since before I can remember."
The boy lifted the orange sphere. "Come on, we'd better get going." he declared. They took off again. When they landed back at the cave, Bulma and Krillin met them.
"Hey, guys. We'd better be careful. Vegeta came here and attacked us." Krillin told them.
"We ran into him earlier too. And here's the part that's hard to believe. We hid the Dragon Ball from him and he didn't find it!" Gohan exclaimed.
"Gohan, something tells me that he'll come back here. It might be a good idea to move your campsite." Anemone looked in the direction that he'd flown off in.
"You're right, Anemone! It's not safe here, now that Vegeta knows we were here. He'll definatly come here looking for us if something sets him off." the small Chikyuu warrior cried. They moved their camp to a crevice on the island. "Gohan, Guru wants to see you. Anemone, you'd better come too. He's concerned about you." The three warriors took to the skies. When it hit noon, they stopped to eat before continuing on.
By the time they were within a half-mile of Guru's house, Krillin jarred to a halt. "What is it?" Gohan inquired.
"Vegeta is following us." He removed the bag from his shoulders and let it fall to the ground. "You two go on ahead. I'll stay behind and stall him." The children shot back into a swift flight they had been in before.
Anemone choked back a whimper. "We'd better go faster." She sped up her flight, and was instantly copied by Gohan. They knew that they had to get to Guru before Vegeta caught them. For if they were caught, the Eldest Namek would be unable to unleash any hidden power within the half saiya-jin she flew alongside of. Finally, the distant line of the mountain became the mountain itself. Once well over the edge, they landed, letting their ki levels drop.
Nail stepped out of the house. "Welcome." He turned to the boy with his student. "You must be Gohan. Please come with me."
They followed him into the house and up to where Guru sat.