Many thanks to Becks - better known as Eternalmoonprincess for
being my beta reader!
Unmei (Destiny) - Chapter Ten
by Angel Eternal
email: angel_eternal_01@yahoo.com
URL: http://www.geocities.com/angel_eternal_01/index.html
Disclaimer: Sailor Moon is copyrighted to Naoko Takeuchi/Kodansha
TOEI Animation 1992. English Language Adaptation to DiC
Entertainment 1995
Dragon Ball Z is copyrighted to Akira Toriyama
None of these characters belong to me.
Gohan tried to focus; he could not pretend to understand what was going on. He knew one thing...
Usagi needed him.
He had not been in this place since he was a child, and to be here again with his father - to remember...
He focused on raising his ki; he could feel that barrier, that insane urge to break through it no matter the cost...
"It will do you no good if you keep thinking about her."
Gohan sighed, and let his ki drop. "I don't know what you mean Otou-san."
Goku sighed. "Gohan, don't lie to yourself. It would get you no where."
Gohan turned his back on his father, and once more concentrated.
They all turned as a capsule car landed. Bulma hoped out first. She flashed them all a smile, and turned to
help Rei and Ami down.
Usagi had never seen Rei look so frail. Her skin seemed white as snow, and there were heavy bags under her
eyes. Her once matted black hair had been brushed out till it gleamed.
Ami also looked fatigued, and Usagi could see that she was still covered in bruises, however the cuts on her
face seemed to have healed.
Rei's eyes widened when she saw Usagi. She had not believed Bulma until now. She touched Ami's arm,
drawing her attention.
Ami turned to look at what Rei was looking at and felt her breath catch in her throat.
Rei smiled at Usagi, and slowly, she and Ami walked to her side. They embraced, remaining silent.
Bulma shook her head. "Neither of them should really be out of bed yet, but as soon as they regained
consciousness they insisted, so here they are."
Usagi grinned at Bulma. "I know them Bulma-chan, and I know how persistent they can be."
Bulma smiled, and turned to face her husband. "Would it kill you to come home for just a split second?
Bra wants her precious Otou-san you know!"
Vegeta stared at her. "Onna! Our world is about to crash and burn and you want me to attend to a squalling
child?"
Bulma's eyes narrowed. "Squalling child? That child adores you! And you know..."
Usagi tuned out the now familiar argument between the Prince and his beloved wife. She took Rei's hand in
one of her own and Ami's in the other, and led them away.
Rei stared at her, overjoyed, as she was to see her friend; she had not the energy to express it. Usagi had
changed, she had seen it before when she had reached between time and space but to see solid evidence of
it...
It was, at the very least, unsettling. Here stood the princess of Rei's memory. Usagi had truly ascended.
Usagi led them to where the rest of the Sailor senshi were standing. Haruka ran a hand over Ami's arms,
noting the lack of cuts.
"Not bad."
Ami smiled and nodded. "Impressive isn't it? I can't wait to go back and..."
"Poke that blue head into everything in Capsule Corp." Usagi finished for her grinning widely.
Ami nodded shyly. Usagi winked at her, then turned to address the Sailor senshi.
"We have to prepare for what is to come. In order to do so, we'll be using the Room."
She turned to Rei and Ami and quickly explained what the room was.
"So... how is everyone going to be paired up?"
Michiru and Haruka exchanged glances. Haruka nodded, and reached for Michiru's hand.
"Michi and I are obviously together."
Usagi shook her head. "I think not."
"Nani?!" Haruka stared at her incredulously.
Usagi smiled at them. "The two of you are great as a team, but I need for you to split up and learn
how to cooperate with others. Besides, pairing up one of the Inner Senshi with one of the Outer will
greatly improve understanding and communication between us."
Haruka could see Usagi's point, but she didn't like it. Michiru touched Haruka's arm.
"We have eternity to be with each other Koishi - Usagi has a point."
Haruka grunted, and Michiru turned to Usagi. "What did you have in mind?"
Usagi studied them. "I want you Michiru to be with Ami. Your powers complement each other and it
would be advantageous if you learn to fight together."
Michiru and Ami nodded, satisfied with the arrangement, both seeing the logic behind the argument.
"Haruka, I want you with Rei."
Haruka and Rei both opened their mouths to protest, but Usagi held up her hand, demanding silence.
"You are both very powerful, and both of your powers possess an uncontrollable element. I want the
two of you to work together."
The two glared at each other, unsure of this. Usagi dismissed the matter as settled.
"Minako - Hotaru?"
They both nodded, Hotaru was glad to be with Minako who was light hearted. She would make the
coming year easy for both of them.
Usagi turned to Makoto. "Mako, I want you to be with one of the Z senshi."
"Nani?!" Makoto eyed them warily, unsure of spending an entire year with one of them.
Usagi nodded, she took Makoto's hand, drawing her attention. "Since I've started learning their ways,
I have always thought that you would be naturally inclined to it."
Usagi hadn't discussed this yet with any of the Z senshi, and now she had to approach one of them with it.
Slowly she walked toward him.
Piccolo was as usual meditating, trying to ignore what was happening.
Usagi approached him.
"Piccolo?"
One green eye popped open. "Hai?"
"I've got a favor to ask you..."
"NANI?!"
Usagi sighed and leaned back.
Piccolo had leapt to his feet, and stared down at her, his face a mask of utter shock.
"Piccolo...."
"Oh iie - don't you 'Piccolo' me!"
Usagi sighed again and got to her feet. "Piccolo hear me out before you completely reject this."
Piccolo blew out his breath, but he refused to look at her.
"Iie."
One golden eyebrow arched, as she tugged on one muscled arm.
"Onegai?"
He sighed, and made the mistake of looking at her - into those soft, beguiling blue eyes.
"Ok..."
"Arigato!" Usagi clapped her hands, with all the carefree innocence of a child.
"That," she said, pointing to Makoto, who was, strangely enough, kneeling on the ground.
"Is Kino Makoto. The Senshi of Jupiter. She is affiliated with trees and lightening. She is perhaps the
most powerful of the Inner senshi. I'm not saying that it would be easy - but Piccolo I believe that you
would be able to take her a step further."
Piccolo grumbled as Usagi eagerly tugged on his arm.
Makoto was silently praying. Praying that whomever Usagi asked to train her would be cute - really cute...
considering she would be spending an entire year with him... damn hot.
Then she opened her eyes.
Makoto leapt to her feet, "Iie!"
Usagi sighed; she had feared that this would be Makoto's reaction.
"Mako-chan..."
"Oh iie - don't you 'Mako-chan' me!"
Usagi tried to repress her grin. "Mako, this is Piccolo-san he's..."
"A youma!" Makoto stared at him, unable to believe that Usagi wanted her to spend an entire year with...
that!
Piccolo snorted. "I am a Namekjin, you baka."
Makoto's mouth dropped open. "Did you just insult me?"
Piccolo merely snorted and turned his back on her.
Makoto spun to plead with Usagi. She could not mean it... Usagi was kind-hearted, understanding,
compassionate... She could not possibly subject her to this!
Usagi sighed, and pulled Mako away from Piccolo. Things were bad enough as it was, she didn't want to
make it worse by Makoto insulting Piccolo.
"Makoto, onegai listen before you condemn. Piccolo-san is one of the most powerful warrior from that
dimension. He was really the only logical choice. I know he isn't the most patient of men, but he would teach
you. He could teach you so much if you would be let him." Usagi could see that this wasn't working; she saw
the apprehension in Makoto's eyes. "He won't hurt you - he wouldn't dare."
This brought a smile tugging on Makoto's lips. "You'll beat him up, ne?"
Usagi tossed her hair over her shoulder confidently. "Hai."
Makoto laughed. "I never thought a day would come when gentle Usagi would be defending me!"
Usagi winked at her. "Never always happens."
Makoto laughed again, then quieted. She trusted Usagi and if Usagi said that this green alien wouldn't harm
her then he wouldn't. "I trust you Usa-chan." she glanced at Piccolo again. "But couldn't you have picked
some one more... aesthitically pleasing?"
Usagi laughed, "I know you trust me Mako. As for Piccolo not being to your tastes, trust me - he grows on
you."
Makoto rolled her eyes. "I bet."
Usagi led her to Piccolo's side, "Let me start again. Piccolo this is Kino Makoto, Mako this is Piccolo.
Piccolo is a Namekjin and Makoto is the reincarnated princess of Jupiter."
The two stared at each other warily; Usagi ignored this and forced them to shake hands by grabbing one
of Makoto's hands and one of Piccolo's and putting them together.
They jerked their hands apart as soon as possible, but Usagi ignored this as well, grinning at them broadly.
~The Room~
Goku watched his eldest son intently. He could see that Gohan was tense and that his mind was preoccupied.
He sighed; the last thing he needed was a distracted Gohan, but that appeared to be what he had to work
with. His mind whirled with possibilities.
He had often heard Chi Chi saying that Gohan needed a girl in his life to balance out it out. But Gohan, being
the dedicated person he was, had gotten completely absorbed in a girl - a girl he could not have.
He sighed again, wishing his wife was here to advise him. Chi Chi would know what to say to their distraught son.
Chi Chi would fix everything.
But Chi Chi wasn't here - and his pathetic attempts were not working. They had spent three months in the Room,
and still Gohan could not focus.
Goku thought.
What about one of Usagi's friends? Of the little that he saw of them, he saw that they were all exceptionally pretty.
Each worthy of being princesses. Doesn't Gohan deserve a princess? Ok - he wouldn't be getting THE princess, but circumstances had prevented that. Maybe after this year was over, Gohan would reconsider these emotions for Usagi
and turn his eye on the other pretty girls around...
One thought kept him going, one thought keeping him pushing for it— Usagi...
~Kami's Lookout~
Usagi approached Bulma. She waited for a lapse in the caustic comments flying between husband and wife before
interrupting. "Bulma?"
Bulma turned to her, the anger in her eyes fading. "Hai Usa-chan?"
"I just wanted to know how the others were doing." She couldn't stop thinking about them, worrying about them,
feeling guilty that she wasn't by their side— by his side.
Bulma nodded understandingly. "Well Setsuna and Dende are both pretty unreachable at the moment. They're not
just physically exhausted, it's also mentally. They're stable now, and I'm confident that they would remain stable.
As for Mamoru, he was beaten up pretty badly. Ami tells me that he tried to protect her, using his body as a shield."
Usagi's eyes softened. "That's him for you."
Bulma nodded, smiling. "Give him another day - I told my Otou-san that as soon as Mamoru is able, to bring him here."
"But he will be okay right?" Usagi was unconsciously ringing her hands.
Bulma noticed this and placed her hands over Usagi's. "Hai - absolutely."
Usagi let out a shaky breath that she was unaware that she was holding.
"Arigato Bulma-chan."
Bulma leaned closer to whisper in her ear. "I understand now." Usagi quickly glanced at her, but Bulma waved her
away and returned to Vegeta's side.
Usagi sighed, and stared at the door of the Room - wishing the time to fly.
Shorter chapter then usual— gomen gomen.
More apologies on the way— work on this fic will be slowing down, and
I'm really sorry. However school is getting in the way, and I would be
flat out busy for the next couple of months. However I will try my
hardest to write this fic - don't worry it will be finished, it will just
take longer for the chapters to come out. I apologize, and seek your
patience and understanding.
Thank you!
being my beta reader!
Unmei (Destiny) - Chapter Ten
by Angel Eternal
email: angel_eternal_01@yahoo.com
URL: http://www.geocities.com/angel_eternal_01/index.html
Disclaimer: Sailor Moon is copyrighted to Naoko Takeuchi/Kodansha
TOEI Animation 1992. English Language Adaptation to DiC
Entertainment 1995
Dragon Ball Z is copyrighted to Akira Toriyama
None of these characters belong to me.
Gohan tried to focus; he could not pretend to understand what was going on. He knew one thing...
Usagi needed him.
He had not been in this place since he was a child, and to be here again with his father - to remember...
He focused on raising his ki; he could feel that barrier, that insane urge to break through it no matter the cost...
"It will do you no good if you keep thinking about her."
Gohan sighed, and let his ki drop. "I don't know what you mean Otou-san."
Goku sighed. "Gohan, don't lie to yourself. It would get you no where."
Gohan turned his back on his father, and once more concentrated.
They all turned as a capsule car landed. Bulma hoped out first. She flashed them all a smile, and turned to
help Rei and Ami down.
Usagi had never seen Rei look so frail. Her skin seemed white as snow, and there were heavy bags under her
eyes. Her once matted black hair had been brushed out till it gleamed.
Ami also looked fatigued, and Usagi could see that she was still covered in bruises, however the cuts on her
face seemed to have healed.
Rei's eyes widened when she saw Usagi. She had not believed Bulma until now. She touched Ami's arm,
drawing her attention.
Ami turned to look at what Rei was looking at and felt her breath catch in her throat.
Rei smiled at Usagi, and slowly, she and Ami walked to her side. They embraced, remaining silent.
Bulma shook her head. "Neither of them should really be out of bed yet, but as soon as they regained
consciousness they insisted, so here they are."
Usagi grinned at Bulma. "I know them Bulma-chan, and I know how persistent they can be."
Bulma smiled, and turned to face her husband. "Would it kill you to come home for just a split second?
Bra wants her precious Otou-san you know!"
Vegeta stared at her. "Onna! Our world is about to crash and burn and you want me to attend to a squalling
child?"
Bulma's eyes narrowed. "Squalling child? That child adores you! And you know..."
Usagi tuned out the now familiar argument between the Prince and his beloved wife. She took Rei's hand in
one of her own and Ami's in the other, and led them away.
Rei stared at her, overjoyed, as she was to see her friend; she had not the energy to express it. Usagi had
changed, she had seen it before when she had reached between time and space but to see solid evidence of
it...
It was, at the very least, unsettling. Here stood the princess of Rei's memory. Usagi had truly ascended.
Usagi led them to where the rest of the Sailor senshi were standing. Haruka ran a hand over Ami's arms,
noting the lack of cuts.
"Not bad."
Ami smiled and nodded. "Impressive isn't it? I can't wait to go back and..."
"Poke that blue head into everything in Capsule Corp." Usagi finished for her grinning widely.
Ami nodded shyly. Usagi winked at her, then turned to address the Sailor senshi.
"We have to prepare for what is to come. In order to do so, we'll be using the Room."
She turned to Rei and Ami and quickly explained what the room was.
"So... how is everyone going to be paired up?"
Michiru and Haruka exchanged glances. Haruka nodded, and reached for Michiru's hand.
"Michi and I are obviously together."
Usagi shook her head. "I think not."
"Nani?!" Haruka stared at her incredulously.
Usagi smiled at them. "The two of you are great as a team, but I need for you to split up and learn
how to cooperate with others. Besides, pairing up one of the Inner Senshi with one of the Outer will
greatly improve understanding and communication between us."
Haruka could see Usagi's point, but she didn't like it. Michiru touched Haruka's arm.
"We have eternity to be with each other Koishi - Usagi has a point."
Haruka grunted, and Michiru turned to Usagi. "What did you have in mind?"
Usagi studied them. "I want you Michiru to be with Ami. Your powers complement each other and it
would be advantageous if you learn to fight together."
Michiru and Ami nodded, satisfied with the arrangement, both seeing the logic behind the argument.
"Haruka, I want you with Rei."
Haruka and Rei both opened their mouths to protest, but Usagi held up her hand, demanding silence.
"You are both very powerful, and both of your powers possess an uncontrollable element. I want the
two of you to work together."
The two glared at each other, unsure of this. Usagi dismissed the matter as settled.
"Minako - Hotaru?"
They both nodded, Hotaru was glad to be with Minako who was light hearted. She would make the
coming year easy for both of them.
Usagi turned to Makoto. "Mako, I want you to be with one of the Z senshi."
"Nani?!" Makoto eyed them warily, unsure of spending an entire year with one of them.
Usagi nodded, she took Makoto's hand, drawing her attention. "Since I've started learning their ways,
I have always thought that you would be naturally inclined to it."
Usagi hadn't discussed this yet with any of the Z senshi, and now she had to approach one of them with it.
Slowly she walked toward him.
Piccolo was as usual meditating, trying to ignore what was happening.
Usagi approached him.
"Piccolo?"
One green eye popped open. "Hai?"
"I've got a favor to ask you..."
"NANI?!"
Usagi sighed and leaned back.
Piccolo had leapt to his feet, and stared down at her, his face a mask of utter shock.
"Piccolo...."
"Oh iie - don't you 'Piccolo' me!"
Usagi sighed again and got to her feet. "Piccolo hear me out before you completely reject this."
Piccolo blew out his breath, but he refused to look at her.
"Iie."
One golden eyebrow arched, as she tugged on one muscled arm.
"Onegai?"
He sighed, and made the mistake of looking at her - into those soft, beguiling blue eyes.
"Ok..."
"Arigato!" Usagi clapped her hands, with all the carefree innocence of a child.
"That," she said, pointing to Makoto, who was, strangely enough, kneeling on the ground.
"Is Kino Makoto. The Senshi of Jupiter. She is affiliated with trees and lightening. She is perhaps the
most powerful of the Inner senshi. I'm not saying that it would be easy - but Piccolo I believe that you
would be able to take her a step further."
Piccolo grumbled as Usagi eagerly tugged on his arm.
Makoto was silently praying. Praying that whomever Usagi asked to train her would be cute - really cute...
considering she would be spending an entire year with him... damn hot.
Then she opened her eyes.
Makoto leapt to her feet, "Iie!"
Usagi sighed; she had feared that this would be Makoto's reaction.
"Mako-chan..."
"Oh iie - don't you 'Mako-chan' me!"
Usagi tried to repress her grin. "Mako, this is Piccolo-san he's..."
"A youma!" Makoto stared at him, unable to believe that Usagi wanted her to spend an entire year with...
that!
Piccolo snorted. "I am a Namekjin, you baka."
Makoto's mouth dropped open. "Did you just insult me?"
Piccolo merely snorted and turned his back on her.
Makoto spun to plead with Usagi. She could not mean it... Usagi was kind-hearted, understanding,
compassionate... She could not possibly subject her to this!
Usagi sighed, and pulled Mako away from Piccolo. Things were bad enough as it was, she didn't want to
make it worse by Makoto insulting Piccolo.
"Makoto, onegai listen before you condemn. Piccolo-san is one of the most powerful warrior from that
dimension. He was really the only logical choice. I know he isn't the most patient of men, but he would teach
you. He could teach you so much if you would be let him." Usagi could see that this wasn't working; she saw
the apprehension in Makoto's eyes. "He won't hurt you - he wouldn't dare."
This brought a smile tugging on Makoto's lips. "You'll beat him up, ne?"
Usagi tossed her hair over her shoulder confidently. "Hai."
Makoto laughed. "I never thought a day would come when gentle Usagi would be defending me!"
Usagi winked at her. "Never always happens."
Makoto laughed again, then quieted. She trusted Usagi and if Usagi said that this green alien wouldn't harm
her then he wouldn't. "I trust you Usa-chan." she glanced at Piccolo again. "But couldn't you have picked
some one more... aesthitically pleasing?"
Usagi laughed, "I know you trust me Mako. As for Piccolo not being to your tastes, trust me - he grows on
you."
Makoto rolled her eyes. "I bet."
Usagi led her to Piccolo's side, "Let me start again. Piccolo this is Kino Makoto, Mako this is Piccolo.
Piccolo is a Namekjin and Makoto is the reincarnated princess of Jupiter."
The two stared at each other warily; Usagi ignored this and forced them to shake hands by grabbing one
of Makoto's hands and one of Piccolo's and putting them together.
They jerked their hands apart as soon as possible, but Usagi ignored this as well, grinning at them broadly.
~The Room~
Goku watched his eldest son intently. He could see that Gohan was tense and that his mind was preoccupied.
He sighed; the last thing he needed was a distracted Gohan, but that appeared to be what he had to work
with. His mind whirled with possibilities.
He had often heard Chi Chi saying that Gohan needed a girl in his life to balance out it out. But Gohan, being
the dedicated person he was, had gotten completely absorbed in a girl - a girl he could not have.
He sighed again, wishing his wife was here to advise him. Chi Chi would know what to say to their distraught son.
Chi Chi would fix everything.
But Chi Chi wasn't here - and his pathetic attempts were not working. They had spent three months in the Room,
and still Gohan could not focus.
Goku thought.
What about one of Usagi's friends? Of the little that he saw of them, he saw that they were all exceptionally pretty.
Each worthy of being princesses. Doesn't Gohan deserve a princess? Ok - he wouldn't be getting THE princess, but circumstances had prevented that. Maybe after this year was over, Gohan would reconsider these emotions for Usagi
and turn his eye on the other pretty girls around...
One thought kept him going, one thought keeping him pushing for it— Usagi...
~Kami's Lookout~
Usagi approached Bulma. She waited for a lapse in the caustic comments flying between husband and wife before
interrupting. "Bulma?"
Bulma turned to her, the anger in her eyes fading. "Hai Usa-chan?"
"I just wanted to know how the others were doing." She couldn't stop thinking about them, worrying about them,
feeling guilty that she wasn't by their side— by his side.
Bulma nodded understandingly. "Well Setsuna and Dende are both pretty unreachable at the moment. They're not
just physically exhausted, it's also mentally. They're stable now, and I'm confident that they would remain stable.
As for Mamoru, he was beaten up pretty badly. Ami tells me that he tried to protect her, using his body as a shield."
Usagi's eyes softened. "That's him for you."
Bulma nodded, smiling. "Give him another day - I told my Otou-san that as soon as Mamoru is able, to bring him here."
"But he will be okay right?" Usagi was unconsciously ringing her hands.
Bulma noticed this and placed her hands over Usagi's. "Hai - absolutely."
Usagi let out a shaky breath that she was unaware that she was holding.
"Arigato Bulma-chan."
Bulma leaned closer to whisper in her ear. "I understand now." Usagi quickly glanced at her, but Bulma waved her
away and returned to Vegeta's side.
Usagi sighed, and stared at the door of the Room - wishing the time to fly.
Shorter chapter then usual— gomen gomen.
More apologies on the way— work on this fic will be slowing down, and
I'm really sorry. However school is getting in the way, and I would be
flat out busy for the next couple of months. However I will try my
hardest to write this fic - don't worry it will be finished, it will just
take longer for the chapters to come out. I apologize, and seek your
patience and understanding.
Thank you!