I'm back and it's not Friday or Saturday. Alright alight you can stop being shocked now. *waits a few minutes* Alright now that that is out of the way. Umm... I guess I don't have too much to say (yes I don't know what's wrong with me) I must not be feeling well. To answer a question I got from Rita about where the poem came from. It was from Edith Hamilton's Mythology. Great book. I liked it anyway. Well on to the story. Oh and I did it again. I forgot to explain Altus. Alright it's a little bit of a stretch but it's a mix of letters from Otus and Ephialtes. They were twin giants who were chasing Artemis, and she tricked them into killing each other.
Disclaimer : I do not own Sailor Moon or Dragon Ball Z. (I guess I'm just shocking you non stop today)
Rebuilding a Broken Soul
Chapter 7
~*~ Capsule Corporation ~*~
"So who's going to train me?" asked Serena.
Everyone just stared at her. Obviously the shock of the whole matter had not completely sunk in yet.
Then Chichi spoke up, "I don't want you to get trained. You'll get hurt. Goku or someone else can take care of this."
"That's not a good idea Chichi," said Goku. "That really wouldn't solve anything."
"Besides, what if she gets attacked again like today?" said Gohan. "If you hadn't sent me after them to remind them to get what you needed, they would have taken Serena."
Chichi stared down in her defeat, she couldn't say anything else. She had come to love Serena like her own daughter, and she didn't like the idea of sending her off to fight.
"Don't worry Chichi," said Serena. "It's not like this is the first time I've fought and enemy. I'll be careful I promise."
"So like I said before, who's going to train me?" Serena asked again.
"I could do it," said Gohan.
They all looked at him, kinda like he was nuts.
"What?"
Serena started laughing at the expression Gohan had on his face, not to mention the looks everyone was giving him for it.
"Alright," said Goku finally. "Sounds good, but we're going to have to do it fast. (AN: I think we all know where I'm going to send them) You two should use The Room of Spirit and Time (AN: I think that's what it's called)."
"Good idea Dad. Thanks. Come on Serena, let's go."
"Umm... okay."
"See you in a year Serena!" Goku shouted before Gohan lifted into the air. Serena got a quizzical look on her face, which caused everyone to laugh.
"What do they mean 'See you in a year' Gohan?" asked Serena.
"You'll see soon enough don't worry."
The rest of the flight from CC to Kami's lookout was quiet, neither one really knowing what to say. They arrived at Kami's lookout, and both Dende and Mr.Popo came out to greet them. Serena saw the two, and ran up to her two old friends giving each a hug.
"It's good to see you again Serena," said Dende. "But what are you two doing here?"
"You haven't seen our new enemy?" asked Gohan a little surprised.
"No, are they very dangerous?"
"I'm afraid so. They're after Serena. The enemy's name is Hecate, and she has turned Serena's old friends into her own evil henchmen."
"Oh I see."
"I was wondering if you could let us use the Room of Spirit and Time."
"Of course of course. Follow me."
Dende led the way to the ancient doorway which was the entrance to the Room of Spirit and Time.
"Through this door you may train," explained Dende. "One day out here is equal to one year in there."
A look of understanding spread over Serena's face as she finally got why Goku said what he said. Gohan had to withhold from laughing at Serena.
"Ready?" asked Gohan.
"As ready as I'll ever be," replied Serena. "I might as well get it over with."
Dende opened the door for them. Gohan walked in first, and Serena followed him in. The door shut behind them. Serena jumped in surprise at the sudden noise. Gohan who had trained in the room before was used to it, but Serena looked out and was completely shocked. In the small room they were standing were two beds, but beyond that, there was nothing. It was just a big empty white void.
"It takes a while to get used to," said Gohan catching Serena off guard. She only nodded and continued to stare out into empty space.
"Let's get down to it. I won't take it easy on you," warned Gohan. "First you'll need to be able to fly."
"Fly?" questioned Serena.
"Of course." *Might as well do this Piccolo's way* thought Gohan. (AN: The easiest way to learn how to fly.)
Gohan walked over to Serena calmly. He picked her up, and then flew pretty high up into the air.
"Umm... Gohan what are you doing?"
Gohan just smirked. Then he dropped her. Serena screamed at the top of her lungs. Gohan cursed his saiyan hearing at that moment. Serena stopped about 5 feet before she would have hit the ground. Gohan floated down to her.
"What's the big idea dropping me like that?" Serena demanded, apparently not even realizing she was flying.
Gohan pointed down. Serena just stared at him for a minute and then looked down. She shrieked, lost concentration, and fell to the ground.
"Well at least you know how to fly now," stated Gohan. "Alright, first a few rules. One, you are to never enter this space without me or my permission. Two, when you are not eating or sleeping, you will be training with me. (AN: Wonder where I got that from?) Got it?"
Serena nodded.
"Good. Let's get to it then. First, I want you to run around the building 100 times, then you are to do a 100 push ups and 100 sit ups. This will be your warm up everyday. When you're done, come see me."
Serena didn't look to thrilled with the idea, but she knew if she was going to survive this enemy she would have to get stronger. Seeing as her powers wouldn't work she'd have to learn Gohan's. With her inspiration reinforced, she got to work.
~*~ One Week Later ~*~
"Well know that you're getting in shape, I think you're ready to learn how to fight. Do you know anything about fighting?"
Serena shook her head.
"Alright, we'll work on basics first."
Gohan preceded to teach Serena basic stances, punches, kicks, and blocks. Serena seemed to get the hang of it pretty fast. Within the hour, she had all but mastered the basics. In that one week alone her speed had already greatly increased. It still needed much work, but they still had another 51 weeks left.
*She's a fast learner. Not to mention she has a lot of power.* thought Gohan.
Two weeks later, Gohan had already begun to teach Serena ki blasts.
"Alright, I just want to you to produce a basic ki blast. Anything would be good right now. You have to feel the energy flowing through you. Then concentrate that energy into the palm of you hand to create a ball of energy."
"Here goes nothing." Serena closed her eyes and began concentrating. She searched her body for her energy. She could feel it flowing it through her. She then followed what Gohan said and tried to create an energy ball. Serena felt a warmness in her hand and looked down to see a small ball of energy.
"Look Gohan!!" Serena shouted. "I did it. On my first try too!"
~*~ Three Months Later ~*~
Serena had been able to master everything she had been taught so far. Gohan still felt that she had a great power within her. She was getting good at sparring with Gohan, yet she never won. He still didn't need to power up to a Super Saiyan, but that day when he would need to was drawing near.
"Why don't we take a break?" said Gohan.
"Alright. Let's get something to eat."
"Sounds great. I'm glad you can cook, the last time I was in here with my dad, we were pathetic. We both really sucked at cooking. We burned the food half the time."
Serena laughed at this. She could just imagine them trying to cook. Then a picture of Gohan and Goku in aprons, trying to do a cooking show popped into her head. Serena started laughing harder and had to lean against the wall for support.
"I don't get it. What's so funny?" Gohan asked. He had absolutely no idea what Serena was laughing so hard at. *She sure is cute though when she's laughing. What a sec. Where did that come from?*
"Sorry. Sorry. I just got this really funny picture in my head."
"Of what?" Gohan asked, not really sure if he wanted to know.
"Of you and your father wearing aprons, trying to do a cooking show."
Thinking of it again made Serena start laughing harder. Gohan just stared at her for a second before joining her.
When they finally calmed down, "Well either we eat, or we train. You choose."
"LET'S EAT!!!!!!!!"
:o)~ b l u e r h a p s o d y ~(o:
3.15.01
YEAH ANOTHER CHAPTER IS DONE!!!!!!!!! Guess I've been in the mood to write. I'll still try and get a chapter out Friday. I should be able to do that. Well I'm tired b/c it's really late (I stayed up just for all of you faithful readers). PLEASE REVIEW!!! Even the smallest review motivates me to write more. Thanks to all of those who have reviewed in the past. Your encouragement is truly appreciated. If you have suggestions, comments, or whatever e-mail it to me at:
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Well I guess that's it for now. So until the next chapter, ja ne!!!!!!!!!
- Ra~chan
