TITLE: Kidnapped Flower
AUTHOR: Echo the Nymph
DISCLAIMER: I don't own the shows.
Chapter 3
The group walked quietly through the forest, heading for a far off temple. The continuous threat of unexpected attack had prompted them to leave the house. "This foliage is so thick that I can't tell how much farther we have to go." Mia complained. She alone knew the way, for she'd been to this temple before.
"Hey, we all know what it looks like. I'll check out how far away it is." Kento volunteered. He shot up a tree, then leapt from branch to branch.
"You're a regular monkey, Kento!" Cyae called up to him, and this caused the other samurai to laugh. Kento glared down at them before laughing as well. He'd pulled that stunt before, and Cyae had said the same thing.
"There it is! Not far now!" he cried. The group continued onward, then entered the courtyard of a well-concealed place of safety.
Once there, Ryo instantly tensed up. "Heads up, guys. Someone else is here." he hissed. Gohan looked up because of his tone, and his ki sense picked up something familiar. A familiar ki that was severely weakened.
That's Anemone's ki! But why is it so weak? Even on Namek, she had more power than this. "Krillin, Anemone's here! I can sense her ki!"
The small warrior started, then felt her powers as well. "Yup, she's here all right. But what drained her like that? She's been weakened so much." This isn't good. Where could she be in there?
The others looked confused. "What's ki?" Yulie inquired, voicing what was on the minds of his samurai friends.
"Ki is a fighting power that comes from the soul. The more a warrior aware of this ability trains and fights, the greater it becomes. Very few things can drain it so drastically as what we sense right now." Krillin explained as they headed for the door set in the stone walls.
Lady Kayura came out of the temple when she heard the voices. "They are right. The girl is here. She managed to escape from Taulpa and is now resting. Come with me." she commanded. The last Ancient led them deeper into the temple. Stone all around them was lit by the few torches that burned within the place. A few murals graced the walls, and richly polished doors stood in silent testimony to the rooms behind them. And still, Kayura led them onward.
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Anemone quietly sat on a large boulder. She could feel an incredible danger coming from the future. "Anemone, you are so little." There was a teasing tone in the familiar voice; a voice of a friend, aged to another person.
She turned to the one who'd addressed her in mock anger. "And you don't look so good yourself." she snapped back. Her eyes were glittering in a mixture of irritation and the mock anger.
Mirai Gohan lifted his hands in a measure of self-defense. "Hey, I didn't mean anything personal about it. Listen to me. There is a great evil coming to your time that can't be stopped until it arrives. Your mental abilities will prove to be above all value when they do arrive. I hope to high heaven that what has happened to us won't happen to you." He stood to one side, revealing who was with him.
A young woman looked forlornly at a burning forest. "She is your future counterpart. Much has happened in her life to cause sorrow. One thing she regrets is taking so long to learn from Lady Kayura. Now, that is the safest place for her child. But be warned. Because of this dream, your time could split from ours to make another one." He turned and walked back over the dry, brittle, browned grasses to his mate. The smoke suddenly thickened, blocking all view of anything more than a foot away.
*~
She groaned then woke sharply. "Well, you're awake. How do you feel?" Sekhmet inquired.
"Like I was hit by one of Frieza's uppercuts." she replied.
He blinked. That was confusing. Who is Frieza? Definitely not someone from a nether realm. Then, the door swung open and he whirled around, tense.
"Anemone!" Gohan cried when he saw his friend. He leapt towards her, enveloping her in a fierce hug.
"Gohan!" she answered in happiness, returning his embrace. This was more than she expected. Her friends had never given up looking for her. It was quite a relief to see that they had come for her, even not knowing where to look. My soul-brother!
He looked at her, startled. I heard that, Anemone. Just what is a soul-brother?
A soft mental laugh answered him. You are my soul-brother. As such, your soul is a brother to mine, and mine a sister to yours. Your father and mother are my soul-parents. You were all there for me when the family of my body couldn't be. She started to untangle her hair. It was a dreadful mess after her being unconscious for so long. Once all the tangles were out, the young amazon smoothed her raven hair and placed it back in the braid that held it out of the way when she fought. Then, she gazed to each one of them, feeling relief, wonder and concern. Of all the Z Senshi, only two were here with these warriors. And she could tell they were warriors by the way they carried themselves, plus there was a mystical feeling to their life force. They were heroes of wars unknown to them.
AUTHOR: Echo the Nymph
DISCLAIMER: I don't own the shows.
Chapter 3
The group walked quietly through the forest, heading for a far off temple. The continuous threat of unexpected attack had prompted them to leave the house. "This foliage is so thick that I can't tell how much farther we have to go." Mia complained. She alone knew the way, for she'd been to this temple before.
"Hey, we all know what it looks like. I'll check out how far away it is." Kento volunteered. He shot up a tree, then leapt from branch to branch.
"You're a regular monkey, Kento!" Cyae called up to him, and this caused the other samurai to laugh. Kento glared down at them before laughing as well. He'd pulled that stunt before, and Cyae had said the same thing.
"There it is! Not far now!" he cried. The group continued onward, then entered the courtyard of a well-concealed place of safety.
Once there, Ryo instantly tensed up. "Heads up, guys. Someone else is here." he hissed. Gohan looked up because of his tone, and his ki sense picked up something familiar. A familiar ki that was severely weakened.
That's Anemone's ki! But why is it so weak? Even on Namek, she had more power than this. "Krillin, Anemone's here! I can sense her ki!"
The small warrior started, then felt her powers as well. "Yup, she's here all right. But what drained her like that? She's been weakened so much." This isn't good. Where could she be in there?
The others looked confused. "What's ki?" Yulie inquired, voicing what was on the minds of his samurai friends.
"Ki is a fighting power that comes from the soul. The more a warrior aware of this ability trains and fights, the greater it becomes. Very few things can drain it so drastically as what we sense right now." Krillin explained as they headed for the door set in the stone walls.
Lady Kayura came out of the temple when she heard the voices. "They are right. The girl is here. She managed to escape from Taulpa and is now resting. Come with me." she commanded. The last Ancient led them deeper into the temple. Stone all around them was lit by the few torches that burned within the place. A few murals graced the walls, and richly polished doors stood in silent testimony to the rooms behind them. And still, Kayura led them onward.
~
~*
Anemone quietly sat on a large boulder. She could feel an incredible danger coming from the future. "Anemone, you are so little." There was a teasing tone in the familiar voice; a voice of a friend, aged to another person.
She turned to the one who'd addressed her in mock anger. "And you don't look so good yourself." she snapped back. Her eyes were glittering in a mixture of irritation and the mock anger.
Mirai Gohan lifted his hands in a measure of self-defense. "Hey, I didn't mean anything personal about it. Listen to me. There is a great evil coming to your time that can't be stopped until it arrives. Your mental abilities will prove to be above all value when they do arrive. I hope to high heaven that what has happened to us won't happen to you." He stood to one side, revealing who was with him.
A young woman looked forlornly at a burning forest. "She is your future counterpart. Much has happened in her life to cause sorrow. One thing she regrets is taking so long to learn from Lady Kayura. Now, that is the safest place for her child. But be warned. Because of this dream, your time could split from ours to make another one." He turned and walked back over the dry, brittle, browned grasses to his mate. The smoke suddenly thickened, blocking all view of anything more than a foot away.
*~
She groaned then woke sharply. "Well, you're awake. How do you feel?" Sekhmet inquired.
"Like I was hit by one of Frieza's uppercuts." she replied.
He blinked. That was confusing. Who is Frieza? Definitely not someone from a nether realm. Then, the door swung open and he whirled around, tense.
"Anemone!" Gohan cried when he saw his friend. He leapt towards her, enveloping her in a fierce hug.
"Gohan!" she answered in happiness, returning his embrace. This was more than she expected. Her friends had never given up looking for her. It was quite a relief to see that they had come for her, even not knowing where to look. My soul-brother!
He looked at her, startled. I heard that, Anemone. Just what is a soul-brother?
A soft mental laugh answered him. You are my soul-brother. As such, your soul is a brother to mine, and mine a sister to yours. Your father and mother are my soul-parents. You were all there for me when the family of my body couldn't be. She started to untangle her hair. It was a dreadful mess after her being unconscious for so long. Once all the tangles were out, the young amazon smoothed her raven hair and placed it back in the braid that held it out of the way when she fought. Then, she gazed to each one of them, feeling relief, wonder and concern. Of all the Z Senshi, only two were here with these warriors. And she could tell they were warriors by the way they carried themselves, plus there was a mystical feeling to their life force. They were heroes of wars unknown to them.
