I am really working hard on chapter seven but am bogging down. Please keep reviewing, give suggestions, anything, reviews are what keeps me going. Anyway, this chapter is short and doesn't do that much, although it does give two clues to Jim's ancestors. Don't worry, I promise the next chapter will reveal it all.
Secrets
"Did that really happen?"
"Yea it did Jim, that's why I need to talk to you." Gene had to snap his fingers in front of Jim to get him to stop staring at the wall.
"It's about your parents." Gene said finally getting Jim's attention.
"My parents?"
"After we started running together I tracked down some information. Well actually, it tracked me down."
"Why in the Hell didn't you tell me Gene!?!?"
"I couldn't. A man that lives on Old Earth found me. He told me not to tell you anything until the time was right and you were old enough. He said one day you would lose control and unleash a great power, then the time would be right."
"Did he know my parents."
"Yes, he said for you to come to old earth for a year and he would explain everything."
"Are you crazy, I'm not leaving here for a year to meet someone I don't even know. He's probably a wacko trying to get money out of us."
"Trust me Jim, he is telling the truth."
"What are you hiding Gene."
"He told me about your parents, and where you came from."
"Damnit Gene tell me!!!"
"I cant, your going to have to hear it from him. I have already booked you a flight; you'll leave in five days. His name is Goken, he will meet you at the spaceport."
"Five days, the doctors said ill need to stay in here for at least two weeks."
"Trust me Jim, you'll be out by then."
Gene was right, Jim's body was completely healed and he left the hospital the morning before his flight. When he returned to Starwind and Hawking he was surprised to see that Gene hadn't told anyone. That night he sat in the training lot on a bench staring at the night sky.
"What you looking at Jim." Jim jumped as Aisha sat next to him.
"Nothing, just thinking to myself."
"Jim, what's bothering you, you haven't said a word all day?"
Jim wasn't ready to discuss it with anyone. But lately Aisha had been understanding. He leaned forward and cupped his hands together.
"Gene was able to track some guy down that knows about my past. I'm going to Old Earth in the morning to meet him."
"That's great!" Aisha screamed, "But why have you been depressed all day?"
"I'm afraid of who they will be." Jim sighed; he could feel tears beginning to fill his eyes but made no attempt to wipe them away. "I look at you Aisha, and how proud you are of you heritage. I want to be that proud, I want a past that I can be proud of. But I'm only human. All these years I've dreamed about my parents, they were royalty of another word, or they were pioneers or explorers. Now that I can know for sure, I'm dreading the fact they were probably just two normal people."
Silent tears began to roll from Jim's eyes. He had never opened himself up to anyone before, much less let them see him cry. Aisha slid over next to him as Jim leaned back.
"I'm sorry for unloading all of that on you Aisha."
"Jim, I'm going to tell you something."
"What?"
Aisha turned Jim's face and looked directly into his eyes.
"No matter what you find out about your past, you will always still have me."
They stared into each other's eyes until Aisha put her head on Jim's shoulder and he wrapped his arm around her. They sat there for what seemed like eternity, and for the first time sense Jim could remember, he was happy.
"Aisha." Jim whispered
"Yea Jim"
"Thank you."
~~:*:~~
The passenger ship's stabilizer rockets jarred Jim awake as is landed on Old Earth. Jim began to gather his things as the stewardess announced that it was ok to move about the cabin.
*Goken?* he thought, *what kind of a name is Goken?*
Jim walked along the ramp to the spaceport's main floor. *This guy is never going to find me in this crowd.* Jim thought and suddenly felt a hand on his shoulder.
"Jim Hawking?" Jim turned and found himself looking at a strange figure. He stood just under 6ft. He had jet-black hair that stuck out in numerous directions and was wearing an orange and blue marshal arts uniform.
"That's me, are you Goken?"
"Yep, I have to admit Jim, I thought you would be shorter."
"Listen, I don't know how you managed to get me all the way out here, but you had better start giving me some answers."
"Well, you may be taller, but you sure do have his temper." Goken said jokingly with one hand behind his head.
"Who is he!!!" Jim demanded.
"Ok ok, geese, ill tell you, but I think we should go somewhere private."
"No, I'm not going anywhere until you give me some answers!"
Without saying a word, Goken put his hand on Jim's chest and placed a finger on his forehead. Before Jim had time to react a white light engulfed them both. When the light faded out Jim looked around and saw he was no longer in the spaceport. He was standing on a white tiled floor looking at several golden domed buildings.
"W... where am I?" Jim muttered stepping back.
"I wouldn't if I were you, that first steps a big one." Goken joked. Jim turned and looked down to see his foot inches from the edge of the tile. Looking over he saw that they were at least a couple of miles up. "This is Dende's lookout."
Jim remembered reading a legend that told of a guardian of old earth.
"How did I get here?"
"Instant transmission, if you stay awhile I might teach it to you." Goken said while walking towards the buildings.
"Where are you going?"
"Come on, ill introduce you to Dende and Mr. PoPo. Besides you'll probably want to sit down while I tell you about your, well.... Just come on."
Jim grabbed his bag and followed Goken to the buildings. As they neared a short black figure dressed like a gene came out of one of the doors. *What the Hell?* Jim thought.
"Goken, it's so nice to see you again. Oh and this must be Jim." The short figure took Jim's had and shook it. "My name is Mr. PoPo, I guess you could say that I'm the grounds keeper up here."
"Uh... it's nice to meet you Mr. PoPo." Was all Jim could say.
Another figure stepped out of the door and made his way towards the group. Dende was dressed in the same type of robes and carried the same staff Kami and the other guardians before him had. It had been a long time sense he had taken over as guardian. His wrinkled face showed a sense of concern as the old Namik studied Jim from afar. He had known his ancestors, and knew how powerful the young man could become.
"Oh, and this is Dende Jim, guardian of earth." Mr. PoPo said as Dende walked towards Jim.
"Its nice to meet you Jim, I can sense that you have many questions so I will not keep you any longer. Goken, Mr. PoPo has prepared an area for you and Jim to stay, I suggest you fill him in."
"Sure thing Dende, Come on Jim, your not going to believe this." Goken said pulling Jim into a building.
Jim could only nod and follow. He had suddenly been transported to a tower above the Earth. Met a Gene named Mr. PoPo. And talked to a green man with pointed ears and antenna, what else could surprise him now.
... Well, can you guess who they are? Don't tell anyone if you did, let them sweat it out. You had better start reviewing to help me speed things up, I have decided NOT to post anymore until I get chapter seven done.
Secrets
"Did that really happen?"
"Yea it did Jim, that's why I need to talk to you." Gene had to snap his fingers in front of Jim to get him to stop staring at the wall.
"It's about your parents." Gene said finally getting Jim's attention.
"My parents?"
"After we started running together I tracked down some information. Well actually, it tracked me down."
"Why in the Hell didn't you tell me Gene!?!?"
"I couldn't. A man that lives on Old Earth found me. He told me not to tell you anything until the time was right and you were old enough. He said one day you would lose control and unleash a great power, then the time would be right."
"Did he know my parents."
"Yes, he said for you to come to old earth for a year and he would explain everything."
"Are you crazy, I'm not leaving here for a year to meet someone I don't even know. He's probably a wacko trying to get money out of us."
"Trust me Jim, he is telling the truth."
"What are you hiding Gene."
"He told me about your parents, and where you came from."
"Damnit Gene tell me!!!"
"I cant, your going to have to hear it from him. I have already booked you a flight; you'll leave in five days. His name is Goken, he will meet you at the spaceport."
"Five days, the doctors said ill need to stay in here for at least two weeks."
"Trust me Jim, you'll be out by then."
Gene was right, Jim's body was completely healed and he left the hospital the morning before his flight. When he returned to Starwind and Hawking he was surprised to see that Gene hadn't told anyone. That night he sat in the training lot on a bench staring at the night sky.
"What you looking at Jim." Jim jumped as Aisha sat next to him.
"Nothing, just thinking to myself."
"Jim, what's bothering you, you haven't said a word all day?"
Jim wasn't ready to discuss it with anyone. But lately Aisha had been understanding. He leaned forward and cupped his hands together.
"Gene was able to track some guy down that knows about my past. I'm going to Old Earth in the morning to meet him."
"That's great!" Aisha screamed, "But why have you been depressed all day?"
"I'm afraid of who they will be." Jim sighed; he could feel tears beginning to fill his eyes but made no attempt to wipe them away. "I look at you Aisha, and how proud you are of you heritage. I want to be that proud, I want a past that I can be proud of. But I'm only human. All these years I've dreamed about my parents, they were royalty of another word, or they were pioneers or explorers. Now that I can know for sure, I'm dreading the fact they were probably just two normal people."
Silent tears began to roll from Jim's eyes. He had never opened himself up to anyone before, much less let them see him cry. Aisha slid over next to him as Jim leaned back.
"I'm sorry for unloading all of that on you Aisha."
"Jim, I'm going to tell you something."
"What?"
Aisha turned Jim's face and looked directly into his eyes.
"No matter what you find out about your past, you will always still have me."
They stared into each other's eyes until Aisha put her head on Jim's shoulder and he wrapped his arm around her. They sat there for what seemed like eternity, and for the first time sense Jim could remember, he was happy.
"Aisha." Jim whispered
"Yea Jim"
"Thank you."
~~:*:~~
The passenger ship's stabilizer rockets jarred Jim awake as is landed on Old Earth. Jim began to gather his things as the stewardess announced that it was ok to move about the cabin.
*Goken?* he thought, *what kind of a name is Goken?*
Jim walked along the ramp to the spaceport's main floor. *This guy is never going to find me in this crowd.* Jim thought and suddenly felt a hand on his shoulder.
"Jim Hawking?" Jim turned and found himself looking at a strange figure. He stood just under 6ft. He had jet-black hair that stuck out in numerous directions and was wearing an orange and blue marshal arts uniform.
"That's me, are you Goken?"
"Yep, I have to admit Jim, I thought you would be shorter."
"Listen, I don't know how you managed to get me all the way out here, but you had better start giving me some answers."
"Well, you may be taller, but you sure do have his temper." Goken said jokingly with one hand behind his head.
"Who is he!!!" Jim demanded.
"Ok ok, geese, ill tell you, but I think we should go somewhere private."
"No, I'm not going anywhere until you give me some answers!"
Without saying a word, Goken put his hand on Jim's chest and placed a finger on his forehead. Before Jim had time to react a white light engulfed them both. When the light faded out Jim looked around and saw he was no longer in the spaceport. He was standing on a white tiled floor looking at several golden domed buildings.
"W... where am I?" Jim muttered stepping back.
"I wouldn't if I were you, that first steps a big one." Goken joked. Jim turned and looked down to see his foot inches from the edge of the tile. Looking over he saw that they were at least a couple of miles up. "This is Dende's lookout."
Jim remembered reading a legend that told of a guardian of old earth.
"How did I get here?"
"Instant transmission, if you stay awhile I might teach it to you." Goken said while walking towards the buildings.
"Where are you going?"
"Come on, ill introduce you to Dende and Mr. PoPo. Besides you'll probably want to sit down while I tell you about your, well.... Just come on."
Jim grabbed his bag and followed Goken to the buildings. As they neared a short black figure dressed like a gene came out of one of the doors. *What the Hell?* Jim thought.
"Goken, it's so nice to see you again. Oh and this must be Jim." The short figure took Jim's had and shook it. "My name is Mr. PoPo, I guess you could say that I'm the grounds keeper up here."
"Uh... it's nice to meet you Mr. PoPo." Was all Jim could say.
Another figure stepped out of the door and made his way towards the group. Dende was dressed in the same type of robes and carried the same staff Kami and the other guardians before him had. It had been a long time sense he had taken over as guardian. His wrinkled face showed a sense of concern as the old Namik studied Jim from afar. He had known his ancestors, and knew how powerful the young man could become.
"Oh, and this is Dende Jim, guardian of earth." Mr. PoPo said as Dende walked towards Jim.
"Its nice to meet you Jim, I can sense that you have many questions so I will not keep you any longer. Goken, Mr. PoPo has prepared an area for you and Jim to stay, I suggest you fill him in."
"Sure thing Dende, Come on Jim, your not going to believe this." Goken said pulling Jim into a building.
Jim could only nod and follow. He had suddenly been transported to a tower above the Earth. Met a Gene named Mr. PoPo. And talked to a green man with pointed ears and antenna, what else could surprise him now.
... Well, can you guess who they are? Don't tell anyone if you did, let them sweat it out. You had better start reviewing to help me speed things up, I have decided NOT to post anymore until I get chapter seven done.