Breakdown Chapter 11; Praeteritum
Disclaimer- Now where did I put.... hrm.... oh there it is ^.^ *an official looking parrot pops up* 'She doesn't own 'em, SQUAK! don't sue, SQUAK, I'll eat your nose, SQUAK...
Note- Don't mind my attack parrot... heh, he has a taste for human flesh. Oooook.... Its been a while... I'm getting requests for action... sorry 'bout that, I get absorbed in flashbacks ^.^ well, I bet you're all wondering what happened to Goten, right? No? You forgot about him? -.- you care so much.... How long could it take to get a couple of senzus, anyway? Well, you uncaring people, you're about to find out!
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Goten flew through the air, eager to get back to Capsule Corp. A full bag of senzus was tied to his belt; it had taken some convincing to get Korin to believe him when he said there was a possible threat to Earth, but he got what he needed, and plenty of them. Senzus hadn't been required in a while, so Korin natrually had a lot of them.
"I wonder if these things ever go bad?" Goten thought, whizzing through a fluffy cloud. Out of the remains of that cloud, two slitted eyes appeared. It followed the young half-Saiyan nonchalantly.
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"I'll tell you what happened next straight out." Celeria said. Vegeta was getting bored. "I'm taking too long as it is." She took a deep breath and continued. "I was younger. At the moment, I looked as I had when I first came to Amqui." Gohan drew in a sharp breath, but Trunks spoke first.
"So you sort of created as fountain of youth." He said, somewhat skepticly.
"Yes. Every gene in my body regressed. And whats worse, my condition progressed by the hour. By dawn the next day, I'd be an infant. I'll tell you now, I never worked so hard on a cure in my life. I did find it though, obviously, or else I wouldn't be here. The good news is, I was able to give the Youth Serum to the King, and when he'd un-aged enough so that the virus couldn't attack him anymore, I gave him the cure. And so, he was saved for the time being."
"For the time being?" Piccolo asked, with an arched brow. He didn't want to believe any of this. It hurt his head to think of all his questions. He supposed everything else that they had gone through with her could be explained by an experiment as well.
"Yes for the time being. What happened next could not be expected, though it possibly could have been prevented had the planet's defense system's been better. As it is, the people of Amqui are a little too peaceful. At least, they were." Celeria frowned and paused to take a breath before continuing.
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The scene- Celeria has just given the king the cure for the unaging potion. He is much younger now and all of the effects of the virus appear to have vanished.
"Thank you," Said a young King Maurizio. Celeria smiled.
"Not a problem." She looked to be around 17, and the King in his mid-twenties. Celeria had just turned to leave the King's chambers when the door burst open, and in walked to burly, menacing aliens.
"What is the meaning of this?!" Exclaimed Osgood, jumping to the King's side. "How did you get in here?"
"I let them in." Nicodemus said calmly, moving in the middle of the two aliens. "I never expected anyone to find the cure for that virus, but it won't matter soon." He looked pointedly at Celeria. "You, my dear, need to come with me." Celeria crouched down into her old fighting position. She still remembered everything Goku had taught her, and she sensed that all three of them had an evil power signature. Slowly she began powering up, her tail bristling behind her.
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"TAIL?!" Vegeta looked suddenly interested. "How did you get your tail back?" He kicked himself mentally for not noticing it while they were fighting, but truthfully it would have been hard to pick out because it was wrapped around her waist and covered by her t-shirt.
"You remember aritificial moonlight? Well, it turns out that with with a few quirks, nips, and tucks here and there, it can be made to bring a Saiyan's tail back." Celeria replied. Vegeta leaned back against the wall, determined that he would learn this technique from her as soon as he could.
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Celeria wasn't certain how much she should power up. She wasn't certain if she even should power up; in past experience, anywhere there was great power, there were casualties. But instinct took over and she didn't stop it until she'd hit Super Saiyan.
"All right. I'll come with you. If you can catch me." She flipped back over the abandoned bed and lept out the window, landing on a tree branch outside. Hopefully they'd follow and leave the King and Osgood alone. The plan half-worked.
"You two go after her. I'll stay here. Don't mess up- he wants her alive." Celeria heard Nicodemus' voice, now harsh and commanding, float out to her perch. She jumped back a couple branches as the forms of Nicodemus' two goons flew out and hovered in front of her- both with big stupid grins on their faces. She longed to punch off both the grins and the faces, but fought to keep her Saiyan blood lust under control. She supposed if she hadn't denied her power heritage for so long it wouldn't be trying to take control now.
'Mark that one up to learning.' She thought. "So how fast are you boys?" She inquired. The one to the left grinned wider.
"Fast enough to catch you." Celeria quickly surveyed her opponents. It looked like a classic combination team of strength and speed. The one who had spoken was not as built up as the other. She dubbed him Speedy. The other she named Bulk.
"We'll find out." She said. She wanted to make this fast so she could get back and take care of Nicodemus. Flipping back several branches, she let herself fall through a gap in the trees. Crouching, she waited for Speedy to follow. He didn't.
"Uh-oh." Too late, Celeria realized her error. She hadn't counted on the two goons thinking out a strategy, and here it was. Speedy, if she guessed correctly, would stay to the trees and follow her from there, carefully concealed, and pounce on her the moment she let her gaurd down. She needed to get into an open area. Currently, she was in the Palace courtyard. If none of the other royal officials knew about Nicodemus' treachery, a battle would be the perfect way to alert them. She considered for a moment simply sending a ki ball through the trees, but didn't want to start a fire. She took off at the highest speed, aiming for the courtyard wall. She didn't think there were trees immediately outside, but she'd find out. Dully, she heard explosions behind her, but didn't look back. Another tactic she hadn't counted on; aerial bombing. She could have kicked herself for not learning everything Kakarot had to teach her, but she was to busy dodging the attacks raining down. There was the wall- not two feet in front of her. Half jumping, half flying, she careened over it as another sphere of energy took out a large chunk.
Celeria had been correct in her assumption- there were no trees here. But there were plenty of people. Openly staring people. Fighting was forbidden in the royal grounds. She flew straight up into the air, and sensed Speedy following her. She stopped abruptly and Speedy stopped a few feet across from her. He lunged forward to grab her, but she dodged and sent a small sphere after him. He deflected it and came after her. This time he managed to get a hold of her arm, so Celeria swung around, hoping to send him flying, but he wouldn't let go. Speedy started flying suddenly toward the ground, dragging Celeria after him. She quickly tried to fly in the opposite direction to slow or stop him, but came face to face with Bulk, who grabbed her other arm and joined Speedy in his downward descent. At the last moment they let go and Celeria crashed into the ground causing a small crater. Celeria pryed herself out. It was going to take more than that to keep her down.
'Play to your strengths,' A little voice whispered in her head. She grinned. No problem. Celeria crouched down, pretending she was badly hurt. Speedy and Bulk flew down. She 'tried' to stand, but seemingly didn't manage it.
"Stay away from me!" She hissed out weakly. Bulk and Speedy each grabbed an arm and proceded to carry/drag her back to the palace. She looked up at both of them. They were both completely fooled. Without warning, she dug her feet into the ground and swung her arms back. Caught off gaurd, her two assailants flew backwards. She spun around and flung two potent ki spheres after them. They didn't block them or dodge, and the spheres exploded. When the dust cleared, however, both were still standing, though slightly roughed up. Celeria sighed. She was tiring quickly. She just didn't like fighting, and her instincts weren't working for her much.
'You're thinking too hard. Relax.' The little voice coached. Celeria nodded. Speedy and Bulk rushed forward to take her down. 'Ok Celeria, blocking drills.' Celeria did everything Kakarot had told her about blocking, but the punches still hurt. Defense wasn't her strong suite. Flying back up into the haven of the sky, she sent a shower of ki down on them. They dodged most of them and followed her. She didn't let them get close enough, however. She sent a decent-sized ki sphere at them, and while they blocked it she looped them so they were above her.
"Kamehame-" The two warriors heard her and turned, having deflected the previous blast. "HA!" Goku's specialized attack flew at them head on. They had no chance. Celeria powered down, feeling slightly sick. She had just killed two people, and got the feeling they wouldn't be the last. She was right.
"Hello, Celeria." Spinning around and reaching for her power again, Celeria came face-to-face with Nicodemus. Her first thought was about the king. He would be ungaurded now, and- "Uh-uh." Nicodemus said. "I've still got a gaurd at the castle. They will kill the king, if neccessary." Celeria didn't answer. Her speed was her strongest asset, she might be able to get to the palace before Nicodemus did anything. "Are you willing to bet your speed against mine? You have no way of knowing who's faster until you try," Nicodemus told her.
"How are you doing that?!" Celeria demanded, fuming that her own thoughts weren't safe.
"It's a perk that comes with developed power. I'm surprised; most Saiyans have a strong mental sheild. Of course, most Saiyans know how to fight as well." Celeria kept her rage in check. She wasn't going to get mad. "But I guess you're not normal, are you? Imagine that- one genius out of a whole barrel of stupid monkeys."
She got mad. Power barrier snapping, she flooded into her Super Saiyan form for the second time that day and aimed a punch directly at Nicodemus' nose. With lightning-fast reflexes, he caught her hand inches away from his face and twisted her wrist around so it almost broke. Celeria cried out and brought up her other fist, glowing with ki, into his chest. But Nicodemus caught it, too, before it reached it's destination. As Celeria tried to pull away, he tightened his grip and brought his knee up into her torso. Celeria felt blood rising into her mouth, and, on a sudden impulse, spat it into Nicodemus eye. Shocked at this unusual tactic, and with his eye burning, Nicodemus let go to clutch his face. Not missing a beat, Celeria brought her knee up into his chest, repaying him, then dropped down and swept her leg under him so he fell flat on his back. The blood that had come up when Celeria hit him the first time was swallowed when Nicodemus fell. As he stood up, shaking and looking as though he was about to be sick, Celeria made her escape.
She prayed that this small skirmish wasn't just the tip of the iceberg. Maybe this was just one gaurd with a few buddies and a lust for power. Maybe. Hopefully. Probably not. She doubted Nicodemus was smart enough to develop a virus like that. Speaking of Nicodemus, she sensed him coming up behind her. Sure enough, a ki blast whizzed by just over her head. She wasn't far from the palace at all, but knew she'd have to stop and fight. Screeching to a halt, she faced Nicodemus.
"You wanna dance? Then let's dance." Celeria began charging a rather potent ki blast in her right hand- the other was still hurting from her last attempt at attacking him. When it was ready, she flung it at the traitor with all her rage. He didn't move. He didn't block. The blast hit him and exploded, causing a cloud of smoke. Celeria wasn't fooled; she could still sense his ki, strong as ever. She was, however, frightened. Nicodemus had let that blast hit him like it was nothing. He was obviously stronger than he looked, though she couldn't sense it.
"Ready to run yet?" He asked confidently.
"Not today," Celeria snapped, wondering why she wasn't getting any help. She wasn't the only warrior on the planet.
"You're right, you're not the only warrior. The rest of them, however, are on my side." Celeria groaned; she had forgotten Nicodemus could sense her thoughts. She vowed that she would develop a mental sheild within the next ten seconds- and she did, too. it wasn't to dificult; it was instinct. Her opponent, however, was not impresseed. "This is taking far too long," He yawned and switched from careless to attacking in a split second, and Celeria found herself overwhelmed by his sheer power. Nicodemus wasn't holding anything back. If he was, Celeria didn't want to try to fathom his power.
Trying to break away from the battle, Celeria prepared to charge another blast. When she finally saw an oppening, however, and put some distance between herself and him, the attack did nothing. Not wanting to loose a second, she launched into her next attack.
"Kamehameha!" She loosed the bright blue energy on a dead-center course for Nicodemus, who only countered it at the very last second. With one hand, he produced a yellow beam that countered the Kamehameha and began pushing it back. Celeria poured most of her enregy into them beam and managed to keep it level with Nicodemus', but then he brought up his other hand. With both hands behind his attack, he sent the beams crashing back at her to explode violently. When the dust cleared, Celeria was still hovering, though she had left the Super Saiyan state and was favoring her left arm. Nicodemus grinned nastily.
"Game over. You lose."
"Not yet," Celeria protested breathlessly. "I don't know what you're trying to do, but I'll fight you until I'm dead!" With that, she sent a weak blast at Nicodemus, who simply put up his hand and deflected it.
"Oh no, that will never do. My orders were to keep you alive, and conscious, if possible. So do try to stay awake." Then, quick as ever, he sped behind Celeria and twisted both her arms behind her back. Celeria gritted her teeth and refused to scream, though her left arm was sending searing pain to the rest of her body. Nicodemus began flying to some remote area, still holding tightly to his captive. At first, she struggled weakly, but each time she tried to break free he tightened his grip on her left arm. Deciding she needed to be in the best possible condition for whatever lay ahead, she went quietly.
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Goten was still miles from Capsule Corp. when he sensed something following him. Turning around quickly, he saw only clouds, and continued on his way. Shortly, he felt it again, and spun around again, but still saw only clouds. Then one of the clouds attacked.
Out of one of the clouds burst a golden-yellow beam that caught the unsuspecting Goten right in the stomach. He recovered and sent a small blast of his own toward the offending cloud to try and discover what was hiding in it. As its hide-ouit evaporated, a creature of some sort leapt from the cloud and flew directly at Goten. Goten got ready to block an attack, but then the thing brought up a tail out of nowhere and wrapped it around his neck. Before the demi-Saiyan could even power up, his air supply was cut off and he began to fall, unconcious, from the sky. The creature caught him and began to tow him away.
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Wow, two kidnappings in one part ^.^ not bad, if I do say so myself... and I do. How was the fight scene? Not too terrible, I hope... Well, once again I apologize for the lateness of this part. Before I end this, however, some of you may be wondering why Celeria sometime calls Goku Kakarot, and other times just calls him Goku. Well, it's because she thinks that he should be called Kakarot, but respects his descision to be called Goku. So while he's not around, she calls him either one. If you have any questions, ask them, but I'll warn you, you'll most likely get a long-winded explaination ^.^ So, until next time, toodles ^.^
~mysticGohan33~
Disclaimer- Now where did I put.... hrm.... oh there it is ^.^ *an official looking parrot pops up* 'She doesn't own 'em, SQUAK! don't sue, SQUAK, I'll eat your nose, SQUAK...
Note- Don't mind my attack parrot... heh, he has a taste for human flesh. Oooook.... Its been a while... I'm getting requests for action... sorry 'bout that, I get absorbed in flashbacks ^.^ well, I bet you're all wondering what happened to Goten, right? No? You forgot about him? -.- you care so much.... How long could it take to get a couple of senzus, anyway? Well, you uncaring people, you're about to find out!
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Goten flew through the air, eager to get back to Capsule Corp. A full bag of senzus was tied to his belt; it had taken some convincing to get Korin to believe him when he said there was a possible threat to Earth, but he got what he needed, and plenty of them. Senzus hadn't been required in a while, so Korin natrually had a lot of them.
"I wonder if these things ever go bad?" Goten thought, whizzing through a fluffy cloud. Out of the remains of that cloud, two slitted eyes appeared. It followed the young half-Saiyan nonchalantly.
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"I'll tell you what happened next straight out." Celeria said. Vegeta was getting bored. "I'm taking too long as it is." She took a deep breath and continued. "I was younger. At the moment, I looked as I had when I first came to Amqui." Gohan drew in a sharp breath, but Trunks spoke first.
"So you sort of created as fountain of youth." He said, somewhat skepticly.
"Yes. Every gene in my body regressed. And whats worse, my condition progressed by the hour. By dawn the next day, I'd be an infant. I'll tell you now, I never worked so hard on a cure in my life. I did find it though, obviously, or else I wouldn't be here. The good news is, I was able to give the Youth Serum to the King, and when he'd un-aged enough so that the virus couldn't attack him anymore, I gave him the cure. And so, he was saved for the time being."
"For the time being?" Piccolo asked, with an arched brow. He didn't want to believe any of this. It hurt his head to think of all his questions. He supposed everything else that they had gone through with her could be explained by an experiment as well.
"Yes for the time being. What happened next could not be expected, though it possibly could have been prevented had the planet's defense system's been better. As it is, the people of Amqui are a little too peaceful. At least, they were." Celeria frowned and paused to take a breath before continuing.
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The scene- Celeria has just given the king the cure for the unaging potion. He is much younger now and all of the effects of the virus appear to have vanished.
"Thank you," Said a young King Maurizio. Celeria smiled.
"Not a problem." She looked to be around 17, and the King in his mid-twenties. Celeria had just turned to leave the King's chambers when the door burst open, and in walked to burly, menacing aliens.
"What is the meaning of this?!" Exclaimed Osgood, jumping to the King's side. "How did you get in here?"
"I let them in." Nicodemus said calmly, moving in the middle of the two aliens. "I never expected anyone to find the cure for that virus, but it won't matter soon." He looked pointedly at Celeria. "You, my dear, need to come with me." Celeria crouched down into her old fighting position. She still remembered everything Goku had taught her, and she sensed that all three of them had an evil power signature. Slowly she began powering up, her tail bristling behind her.
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"TAIL?!" Vegeta looked suddenly interested. "How did you get your tail back?" He kicked himself mentally for not noticing it while they were fighting, but truthfully it would have been hard to pick out because it was wrapped around her waist and covered by her t-shirt.
"You remember aritificial moonlight? Well, it turns out that with with a few quirks, nips, and tucks here and there, it can be made to bring a Saiyan's tail back." Celeria replied. Vegeta leaned back against the wall, determined that he would learn this technique from her as soon as he could.
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Celeria wasn't certain how much she should power up. She wasn't certain if she even should power up; in past experience, anywhere there was great power, there were casualties. But instinct took over and she didn't stop it until she'd hit Super Saiyan.
"All right. I'll come with you. If you can catch me." She flipped back over the abandoned bed and lept out the window, landing on a tree branch outside. Hopefully they'd follow and leave the King and Osgood alone. The plan half-worked.
"You two go after her. I'll stay here. Don't mess up- he wants her alive." Celeria heard Nicodemus' voice, now harsh and commanding, float out to her perch. She jumped back a couple branches as the forms of Nicodemus' two goons flew out and hovered in front of her- both with big stupid grins on their faces. She longed to punch off both the grins and the faces, but fought to keep her Saiyan blood lust under control. She supposed if she hadn't denied her power heritage for so long it wouldn't be trying to take control now.
'Mark that one up to learning.' She thought. "So how fast are you boys?" She inquired. The one to the left grinned wider.
"Fast enough to catch you." Celeria quickly surveyed her opponents. It looked like a classic combination team of strength and speed. The one who had spoken was not as built up as the other. She dubbed him Speedy. The other she named Bulk.
"We'll find out." She said. She wanted to make this fast so she could get back and take care of Nicodemus. Flipping back several branches, she let herself fall through a gap in the trees. Crouching, she waited for Speedy to follow. He didn't.
"Uh-oh." Too late, Celeria realized her error. She hadn't counted on the two goons thinking out a strategy, and here it was. Speedy, if she guessed correctly, would stay to the trees and follow her from there, carefully concealed, and pounce on her the moment she let her gaurd down. She needed to get into an open area. Currently, she was in the Palace courtyard. If none of the other royal officials knew about Nicodemus' treachery, a battle would be the perfect way to alert them. She considered for a moment simply sending a ki ball through the trees, but didn't want to start a fire. She took off at the highest speed, aiming for the courtyard wall. She didn't think there were trees immediately outside, but she'd find out. Dully, she heard explosions behind her, but didn't look back. Another tactic she hadn't counted on; aerial bombing. She could have kicked herself for not learning everything Kakarot had to teach her, but she was to busy dodging the attacks raining down. There was the wall- not two feet in front of her. Half jumping, half flying, she careened over it as another sphere of energy took out a large chunk.
Celeria had been correct in her assumption- there were no trees here. But there were plenty of people. Openly staring people. Fighting was forbidden in the royal grounds. She flew straight up into the air, and sensed Speedy following her. She stopped abruptly and Speedy stopped a few feet across from her. He lunged forward to grab her, but she dodged and sent a small sphere after him. He deflected it and came after her. This time he managed to get a hold of her arm, so Celeria swung around, hoping to send him flying, but he wouldn't let go. Speedy started flying suddenly toward the ground, dragging Celeria after him. She quickly tried to fly in the opposite direction to slow or stop him, but came face to face with Bulk, who grabbed her other arm and joined Speedy in his downward descent. At the last moment they let go and Celeria crashed into the ground causing a small crater. Celeria pryed herself out. It was going to take more than that to keep her down.
'Play to your strengths,' A little voice whispered in her head. She grinned. No problem. Celeria crouched down, pretending she was badly hurt. Speedy and Bulk flew down. She 'tried' to stand, but seemingly didn't manage it.
"Stay away from me!" She hissed out weakly. Bulk and Speedy each grabbed an arm and proceded to carry/drag her back to the palace. She looked up at both of them. They were both completely fooled. Without warning, she dug her feet into the ground and swung her arms back. Caught off gaurd, her two assailants flew backwards. She spun around and flung two potent ki spheres after them. They didn't block them or dodge, and the spheres exploded. When the dust cleared, however, both were still standing, though slightly roughed up. Celeria sighed. She was tiring quickly. She just didn't like fighting, and her instincts weren't working for her much.
'You're thinking too hard. Relax.' The little voice coached. Celeria nodded. Speedy and Bulk rushed forward to take her down. 'Ok Celeria, blocking drills.' Celeria did everything Kakarot had told her about blocking, but the punches still hurt. Defense wasn't her strong suite. Flying back up into the haven of the sky, she sent a shower of ki down on them. They dodged most of them and followed her. She didn't let them get close enough, however. She sent a decent-sized ki sphere at them, and while they blocked it she looped them so they were above her.
"Kamehame-" The two warriors heard her and turned, having deflected the previous blast. "HA!" Goku's specialized attack flew at them head on. They had no chance. Celeria powered down, feeling slightly sick. She had just killed two people, and got the feeling they wouldn't be the last. She was right.
"Hello, Celeria." Spinning around and reaching for her power again, Celeria came face-to-face with Nicodemus. Her first thought was about the king. He would be ungaurded now, and- "Uh-uh." Nicodemus said. "I've still got a gaurd at the castle. They will kill the king, if neccessary." Celeria didn't answer. Her speed was her strongest asset, she might be able to get to the palace before Nicodemus did anything. "Are you willing to bet your speed against mine? You have no way of knowing who's faster until you try," Nicodemus told her.
"How are you doing that?!" Celeria demanded, fuming that her own thoughts weren't safe.
"It's a perk that comes with developed power. I'm surprised; most Saiyans have a strong mental sheild. Of course, most Saiyans know how to fight as well." Celeria kept her rage in check. She wasn't going to get mad. "But I guess you're not normal, are you? Imagine that- one genius out of a whole barrel of stupid monkeys."
She got mad. Power barrier snapping, she flooded into her Super Saiyan form for the second time that day and aimed a punch directly at Nicodemus' nose. With lightning-fast reflexes, he caught her hand inches away from his face and twisted her wrist around so it almost broke. Celeria cried out and brought up her other fist, glowing with ki, into his chest. But Nicodemus caught it, too, before it reached it's destination. As Celeria tried to pull away, he tightened his grip and brought his knee up into her torso. Celeria felt blood rising into her mouth, and, on a sudden impulse, spat it into Nicodemus eye. Shocked at this unusual tactic, and with his eye burning, Nicodemus let go to clutch his face. Not missing a beat, Celeria brought her knee up into his chest, repaying him, then dropped down and swept her leg under him so he fell flat on his back. The blood that had come up when Celeria hit him the first time was swallowed when Nicodemus fell. As he stood up, shaking and looking as though he was about to be sick, Celeria made her escape.
She prayed that this small skirmish wasn't just the tip of the iceberg. Maybe this was just one gaurd with a few buddies and a lust for power. Maybe. Hopefully. Probably not. She doubted Nicodemus was smart enough to develop a virus like that. Speaking of Nicodemus, she sensed him coming up behind her. Sure enough, a ki blast whizzed by just over her head. She wasn't far from the palace at all, but knew she'd have to stop and fight. Screeching to a halt, she faced Nicodemus.
"You wanna dance? Then let's dance." Celeria began charging a rather potent ki blast in her right hand- the other was still hurting from her last attempt at attacking him. When it was ready, she flung it at the traitor with all her rage. He didn't move. He didn't block. The blast hit him and exploded, causing a cloud of smoke. Celeria wasn't fooled; she could still sense his ki, strong as ever. She was, however, frightened. Nicodemus had let that blast hit him like it was nothing. He was obviously stronger than he looked, though she couldn't sense it.
"Ready to run yet?" He asked confidently.
"Not today," Celeria snapped, wondering why she wasn't getting any help. She wasn't the only warrior on the planet.
"You're right, you're not the only warrior. The rest of them, however, are on my side." Celeria groaned; she had forgotten Nicodemus could sense her thoughts. She vowed that she would develop a mental sheild within the next ten seconds- and she did, too. it wasn't to dificult; it was instinct. Her opponent, however, was not impresseed. "This is taking far too long," He yawned and switched from careless to attacking in a split second, and Celeria found herself overwhelmed by his sheer power. Nicodemus wasn't holding anything back. If he was, Celeria didn't want to try to fathom his power.
Trying to break away from the battle, Celeria prepared to charge another blast. When she finally saw an oppening, however, and put some distance between herself and him, the attack did nothing. Not wanting to loose a second, she launched into her next attack.
"Kamehameha!" She loosed the bright blue energy on a dead-center course for Nicodemus, who only countered it at the very last second. With one hand, he produced a yellow beam that countered the Kamehameha and began pushing it back. Celeria poured most of her enregy into them beam and managed to keep it level with Nicodemus', but then he brought up his other hand. With both hands behind his attack, he sent the beams crashing back at her to explode violently. When the dust cleared, Celeria was still hovering, though she had left the Super Saiyan state and was favoring her left arm. Nicodemus grinned nastily.
"Game over. You lose."
"Not yet," Celeria protested breathlessly. "I don't know what you're trying to do, but I'll fight you until I'm dead!" With that, she sent a weak blast at Nicodemus, who simply put up his hand and deflected it.
"Oh no, that will never do. My orders were to keep you alive, and conscious, if possible. So do try to stay awake." Then, quick as ever, he sped behind Celeria and twisted both her arms behind her back. Celeria gritted her teeth and refused to scream, though her left arm was sending searing pain to the rest of her body. Nicodemus began flying to some remote area, still holding tightly to his captive. At first, she struggled weakly, but each time she tried to break free he tightened his grip on her left arm. Deciding she needed to be in the best possible condition for whatever lay ahead, she went quietly.
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Goten was still miles from Capsule Corp. when he sensed something following him. Turning around quickly, he saw only clouds, and continued on his way. Shortly, he felt it again, and spun around again, but still saw only clouds. Then one of the clouds attacked.
Out of one of the clouds burst a golden-yellow beam that caught the unsuspecting Goten right in the stomach. He recovered and sent a small blast of his own toward the offending cloud to try and discover what was hiding in it. As its hide-ouit evaporated, a creature of some sort leapt from the cloud and flew directly at Goten. Goten got ready to block an attack, but then the thing brought up a tail out of nowhere and wrapped it around his neck. Before the demi-Saiyan could even power up, his air supply was cut off and he began to fall, unconcious, from the sky. The creature caught him and began to tow him away.
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Wow, two kidnappings in one part ^.^ not bad, if I do say so myself... and I do. How was the fight scene? Not too terrible, I hope... Well, once again I apologize for the lateness of this part. Before I end this, however, some of you may be wondering why Celeria sometime calls Goku Kakarot, and other times just calls him Goku. Well, it's because she thinks that he should be called Kakarot, but respects his descision to be called Goku. So while he's not around, she calls him either one. If you have any questions, ask them, but I'll warn you, you'll most likely get a long-winded explaination ^.^ So, until next time, toodles ^.^
~mysticGohan33~