"We're here," Goku announced
as he stepped onto the hard, cave floor, looking intently at Akkima. She
glared
back at him.
"Let go of me!" Foxx said,
landing in the cave and jerking her arm out of Vegeta's hand.
"Fine then. Let's take a
look at this so called boy you found, Piccolo," Vegeta barked. Akkima snorted
at this
comment. Vegeta glared at
her, and she glared back.
"Uh, Piccolo, what did the
boy say to you?" Goku said, turning to look at him. "He said, 'Frie uma
de kye chatiso
zeh,'" Piccolo stated. Foxx
burst out laughing.
"What's so funny?!" Piccolo
growled.
"She said that she is a
female saiyan you dimwit! How can you overlook it?!" Foxx stared at Piccolo.
"But he, er- she's wearing
saiyan armor!" Piccolo said angrily. Foxx turned to Akkima.
"You don't have to be a
boy to wear saiyan armor," said Akkima hotly. Vegeta laughed.
"Vegeta, you don't know
when to shut up, do you?" Foxx said. Vegeta stopped and stared at her.
"Want to make something
of it?" Vegeta said through clenched teeth.
"Yeah, I do!" Foxx challenged,
and kicked Vegeta in a spot that made him keel over in pain. Piccolo smirked
to
himself, and Akkima covered
her mouth to keep from laughing.
"That's enough! Both of
you!" Goku shouted. Vegeta and Foxx both turned their heads to look
at Goku. Akkima sighed and
crossed her arms. She wanted to see a fight! All of a sudden, she wasn't
watching
the quarrel anymore, but
was watching a flashback of her past.
Akkima was gazing at a dragon
who was flying near her. Although the black thing in the sky was huge,
she was
not afraid of it. As it
descended back onto the cliff and landed beside her, it started to detransform
into an
elderly woman.
"Young one, how much did
you see?" she said softly.
"I saw you change back,"
Akkima replied.
"You must promise never
to tell anyone, no one else knows except for you and me," the woman said.
"I promise," Akkima swore.
"How do you do that?"
"I had recieved the gift
from one of my friends," she stated. "He was an immortal." she laid back
against a rock.
"What is an immortal?" she
asked.
"They are beings that never
die, and he was my brother."
"What was his name?"
"His name is not that important
to you, but if you really want to know, his name was Garlic Junior."
The image fading away, Akkima's
eyes focused back to reality.
"Leave me alone, woman!"
Vegeta yelled at Foxx.
"Why should I?! You started
it!"
"I did not! I am the Prince
of the Sai-"
"You don't know when to
shut up! You talk too much!"
Akkima rolled her eyes.
Did they always bicker like little children? Growing tired of this, she
walked to the edge of the cave and looked out at the scenery.
"So this is Earth," she
whispered, awed at all the life here. Sick of the bickering, she flew off,
without letting the others know. Piccolo turned around and watched Akkima
disappear, then he turned back to the others.
"Does anyone care that the
girl saiyan flew away?" Piccolo said in a gruff voice. They all looked
at him
confused.
"What do you mean, flew
away?" Vegeta demanded.
"While you two were busy
bickering, she flew away!" he growled at Vegeta. Piccolo ran to the cave
entrance and flew after her. Vegeta, Foxx, and Goku followed after Piccolo.
"Split up! Goku yelled ,
and they all went in different directions, except for Foxx. Piccolo grabbed
her arm before she could fly off.
"Hey, what gives!" she exclaimed.
"If you try and disappear,
we will find you," he said, then let go of her arm. They both looked up
when they heard a clash of thunder.
"I'm more worried about
the saiyan," she stated clear and firm, then flew off.
"That makes two of us,"
Piccolo said to himself.
Akkima scowled when she heard
the thunder, and floated down to the ground.
"I bet it's going to rain
now," she grumbled under her breath. She held her hand out palm up and
felt a few raindrops sprinkle down, then it started to pour. Akkima shivered
and tried to shake the water off to rid herself of the wetness. Tired and
cold, she sank down on her knees and cried silently. Being away for what
seemed like an hour was enough for her. She pounded the ground with her
clenched up fist. Tired of being wet, she looked around for a cave and
found one behind her. Stiffly, she crawled into it and nearly cried out
in shock when she bumped into a tiny black dragon. It protested with a
small squeak, then looked up at her with its small beady eyes, making her
laugh with delight. Picking up the dragon, her eyes adjusted to the darkness.
"So, you are a dragonet,"
she whispered to the small dragon, as she saw the remains of a cracked
egg. It sighed in response, then fell asleep in her arms. She laid down
herself, careful of the dragonet, and soon joined the dragon in its dreams.
"Akkima, young one, you need
to come here," the old woman called.
"What is it, Felenyah?"
Akkima walked over to the old woman.
"It won't be long now..."
Felenyah trailed off.
"But you can't!" she tried
to protest as tears welled up in her eyes. Sassafras held up her hand up
to silence the young girl.
"Akkima' it is time. You
know that as well as I do," Sassafras paused a moment and then continued.
"You've been a good friend, and I must give you a gift," she took Akkima's
hand and put some sort of energy into her body.
"Sassafras, I can't take
this," she tried to refuse.
"Akkima, this will help
you more than it has helped me," the old woman argued. Akkima shook her
head with tears pouring down her cheeks.
"Young one," the old woman
continued, "you deserve it for all of your hard work!" she cackled and
Akkima stepped back, afraid. Sassafras stood up and grabbed her throat,
squeezing very hard. All of a sudden, she let go as Akkima was gasping
for breath.
"I will get you later, child,"
Sassafras laughed and disappeared.
"This isn't over witch,"
she said quietly, looking at her hand.
Akkima opened her eyes and
looked up to see a small dragonet peering down at her. She grinned and
rubbed its head between the eyes. It cooed and sat on its haunches, peering
at her through its beady eyes.
"I think I know what to
call you," she said to the dragonet. It cocked its head to one side.
"I'll call you Nightmoon."
Nightmoon flew up onto Akkima's shoulder. She then walked outside, where
it was still pouring. Nightmoon squeaked in protest, then flew into Akkima's
pouch on her side.
"Hey! It's just a little
rain!" Akkima tried to coax the female dragon out of her pouch, but the
dragon downright refused.
"Fine then, stay there,"
she snorted, then walked through the woods.
"Hey, you! Saiyan Girl!"
a voice exclaimed, and she turned around. It was Vegeta.
"We've been looking for
you all over! Where were you?!" he exclaimed, crossing his arms.
"I was right here, and you
don't have to yell. I can already hear you from a mile away!" she growled
at him. He glared at her.
"It seems that you are not
the type to be trusted," Vegeta commented. "Come on saiyan girl," he crossed
his arms.
"I'm not going anywhere
with you," she said, turning her back to him. Vegeta grabbed her arm and
pulled her into the air.
"You're coming with me whether
you like it or not!" he stated.
"Don't hold your breath,"
she grumbled back.
"What did you say?!" he
shouted at her.
"You heard me!" she shouted
back, smirking. He gripped her arm tighter and flew, dragging her along
for the ride.
"Let me go!" Akkima tried
to struggle but he only gripped tighter. She screamed in pain and stopped
struggling.
"That's better," he said,
and took no notice of her glare at him.
"Hey Vegeta! I see you found
her!" a voice exclaimed.
"Kakarot," he sneered, "I
found her but she can be your responsibility, I have places to go," he
thrust her at Goku and flew off. She sturdied herself and floated in front
of him, wincing as she held her arm.
"Are you okay?" he asked.
She winced and looked at him.
"I'm fine," she lied.
"You don't look fine to
me," Foxx said as she floated up beside Akkima.
"Zenio frela boyla kee nuu,"
she said to Foxx, then continued in English. "Vegeta gripped too tightly,"
she
winced when she took her
hand off her arm.
"I think you should give
her a senzu bean, Goku," Piccolo said in his rough voice. Nightmoon popped
her head
out of the pouch and looked
around. She squeaked quietly and flew out of the pouch, avoiding Piccolo.
Landing
on Akkima's good shoulder,
she watched Goku as he pulled out a small bean from his pouch.
"Here, eat it," he said,
handing it to her. She finally took it after hesitating a few seconds,
then ate it. She gasped as the pain went away from her arm and healed itself.
"Thank you," she said, testing
her arm.
"Since you have nowhere
to stay, why don't you two come over to my house? Piccolo and I have to
train to get ready-" Piccolo interrupted by making a grumbling sound in
his throat.
"Sure. I'll go. I owe you
a favor anyway," Akkima agreed. Foxx nodded her head in agreement.
"Alright then." Goku took
off, followed by Piccolo, then followed by Akkima and Foxx.
"Shall we spar against Vegeta
later?" Foxx said in saiyan to Akkima.
"We shall," she grinned
back, and followed both Goku and Piccolo.
~Akkima
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