An Old Evil Returns:
*~~*Chapter
Four*~~*
*~The
Test&Pan¹s Decision~*
(AN: I know I
put it as Bra flying. I guess I forgot to say that in this story Vegeta was
training her because he thought she was getting lazy and didn¹t want any of his
children not knowing how to fly or fight. Sorry ~_~;;;).
Disclaimer-I don¹t own DBZ ::rolls eyes::
As Marron calmed down from celebrating her little victory, she felt a
breeze and looked down.
³Oh my gosh!² she said as she looked at her outfit. It had holes on the
legs, arms, and stomach area.
³What happened?! Damn, this is just what I needed right now.² she said
sarcastically.
³I hope Piccolo won¹t mind giving me a new one. Maybe he¹ll give me one
like his, because this is a little too light for my liking. And the
colors are too bright.² (AN: it was orange and yellow and had a turban to go
with it). She looked around and felt her stomach rumbling.
³Eerrgg. I need to eat something, but I don¹t want to eat those berries
again....²
³Of course! Why didn¹t I think of it before?² she said, heading towards
the a river with a sharp stick she had just picked up off the ground. In a
matter of minutes, she had gotten herself a fish and put it on a fire to cook.
³Boy, that was easier than I thought.² she said to herself, ³Even though
those fish swam pretty fast, I was able to catch one on my first try!² After
³breakfast² Marron waited around for Piccolo to come get her. As she waited,
she started wondering about what the test was going to be like.
ŒI hope it¹s nothing too hard,¹ she thought while sitting on
a log, Œ I mean I¹d like to be challenged, but I also want to pass. What is he
going to make me do? I defenitely don¹t want to run into a something that¹s
burning or anything........nah, he wouldn¹t make do that.......would he?¹
Marron shook her head to get rid of the thought.
ŒI¹m glad I picked him because I know he¹s trained Gohan. I wonder if
Gohan ever had to take a test like this? Probably not because he¹s Goku¹s son.
And really...........that¹s not fair to me! I mean my mom isn¹t as strong as
him, but she¹s pretty damn close! Well, at least I¹m making an effort to learn
how to fight instead of being scared when something or someone wants to threaten
Earth. And I¹m really, really looking forward to learning how to fly! One thing
I¹ll never forget are those golden eyes from that guy who captured me in that
alley........something about him was just creepy! If I ever see him again I¹ll
punch his lights out! One thing I¹m curious about is.................how strong
can I become?¹ Suddenly she noticed two shoes with pointed tips standing in
front of her. Her eyes widened as her face eased out of its tense form and she
raised her head from resting on her fists.
³Oh, hi Mr. Piccolo.² she said, looking up.
³Please. Just Piccolo.²
³Oh, ok. Sorry.²
³Are you ready for your test?²
³Yes, but........² Marron stood up, ³I think I need a new outfit.²
³Stupid squirrels. They eat everything around here.² he muttured.
³Oh.²
³If you pass the test, then you can get a new outfit.²
³Fine. What do I have to do?²
³Follow me.² he took her down to where there were a lot of rocks, sort of
away from the forest.
³Wait here.² he said, and disappeared behind the enormous boulders. When
he came back, he had a bunch of rocks (big and small) that he was carrying.
ŒRocks?¹ Marron thought, raising an eyebrow.
³These rocks are going to be used to derermine your agility, strength,
and how fast your reflexes are (AN: I know that agility and reflexes are almost
the same thing, but I put it like that for a reason).
³O.........k.² Marron said then thought, ŒAt least he¹s not going to set
anything on fire.¹ They stood eight feet apart as Piccolo had instructed.
Marron looked in the direction from where Piccolo was standing, but instead saw
a rock coming straight at her. Before she could even think of what to do,
her body moved away from it and it went right passed her. Now, she was
mad.
³What was that for?! You didn¹t even tell me you were going to throw that
rock at me!² she yelled at Piccolo. Piccolo stood with the same crutial
expression on his face and was a little mad because he didn¹t like it when
children yelled at him. He thought it was disrespectful, but he was a little
surprised.
³I did it to see how you would react to the element of surprise! And
don¹t you ever yell at me again!!² Marron put her hand over her mouth and
nodded.
ŒHmm, this is very surprising. I didn¹t expect her to miss it. A normal
person would not be able to dodge something like that at such speed.¹ He turned
his attention back to Marron.
³Now that you know what I¹m doing, I¹m going to continue to throw them at
you and I want you to dodge them.²
³Ok.² Marron said, standing her ground. Another rock came zooming towards
her and hit her hard in the arm. She tried to not cry, but a cut appeared on
her arm and she flinched at the pain. She put her hand over the cut.
³Don¹t think! Let your body react by itself.²
³Sorry.² Marron tried not to think of anything and before she knew it, a
rock came out of nowhere and to her surprise, she was able to dodge it.
ŒMaybe it¹s not beginner¹s luck after all.¹ she thought as she dodged
another one. Piccolo and Marron repeated this for some time and Marron was
amazed that she was able to keep up with him. After awhile, Piccolo stopped to
get more rocks. When he came back, he said,
³Since you were able to dodge the rocks, I¹m going to take it up a level
and throw them faster.² Marron¹s mouth opened to say something but closed it.
ŒWhat?! He¹s going to throw them harder! Oh, man am I in for it.¹ Piccolo
threw them faster and Marron was able to dodge them, but not without some close
calls. As Piccolo picked up the last rock, he thought to himself,
ŒAlright, this next one I¹m going to throw my fastest. Let¹s see if you
can miss this one, Marron.¹ He smirked as he threw it. Marron turned her head
and dodged it. The rock went right passed her and and went through a huge
bolder that was standing twenty feet away from her.
³Woah.² she said, looking back at the hole in the boulder. Piccolo¹s eyes
widened.
ŒI.......can¹t believe she dodged it. This is very weird. It¹s not
logical that a normal human could have missed that.¹ Marron turned to him
as another cut appeared on her cheek, but she didn¹t notice it.
³Are we finished with this part of the test?² she asked, seeing
there weren¹t anymore rocks. Piccolo came out of his tranze.
³Yeah, I guess. I¹m going to get more rocks and this time I want you to
catch them when I throw them at you.² Marron¹s eyes widened as Piccolo walked
behind another boulder.
³He can¹t be serious? I mean, dodging them is one thing, but catching
them? That¹s a whole other thing!² When Piccolo came back, he promised that he
would go a little easier on her, but Marron wouldn¹t have it.
³Look, if we¹re going to go through with this, you might as well give me
everything you¹ve got.²
³Fine, have it your way.² he said, as he threw the first one at her.
Marron didn¹t catch all of the rocks he threw at her, but she caught most.
ŒEven though she¹s not catching them all, she¹s doing better than I
expected.¹ Piccolo thought.
*~~~Meanwhile~~~*
Pan was sitting in a tree as she watched her uncle and father train
together. She had just had a training session with her mom (AN: she had to go
easy on her mom, since Videl didn¹t use energy beams that much, but Pan got a
work-out). Pan was crouched behind some branches in the tree so her family
couldn¹t see her.
ŒBoy, Goten and Dad are really going at it. Too bad Trunks isn¹t here.
Watching those three fight is always exciting!¹ she thought to herself, ŒVegeta
is always training him because he wants Trunks to be better than Goten. I don¹t
know why, though, because Trunks is better than Goten even if it¹s
just by a little bit. And also, because he¹s one year older.¹ She watched
intently as Gohan and Goten constantly took hit after hit.
ŒI know I¹m the second strongest Saiyan woman, but I still wish I could
up my power levels. And make it so I could fight with Dad and Goten when
they¹re Ascended Saiyans. I always tire out when I fight them because their
power is too great. And Dad is so worried that I¹m going to get hurt that he
doesn¹t always let me train with him.¹ Pan felt a little jealous because she
wanted to have that kind of power.
³That¹s it!² she said, ³Even if I can¹t become a Super Saiyan, I¹m going
to do whatever it takes so that I can get strong enough to train with Dad and
Goten when they¹re Ascended Saiyans!² Goten and Gohan stopped fighting when
Goten said,
³Hey, did you hear that? I thought I heard someone say something.² Pan
gasped and put her hands over her mouth. She didn¹t want them to know she was
there.
³No, I didn¹t.² Gohan said slowly, ³Let¹s get back to training.²
³Ok.² Gohan sent a blast towards Goten who blocked it and sent one to
Gohan in return.
*~~~Back Near Forest~~~*
So far, Marron had past both the agility and reflex test, but Piccolo
hadn¹t told her yet. Now it was time to see what kind of power she had.
ŒI wonder how I¹m doing.¹ Marron thought as Piccolo brought her some
rocks to throw. He went back to his position.
³Ok, I want you to throw them at me.²
³Pardon me?²
³I want you to throw them at me.²
³Um, you sure?²
³Yes!!² ŒShe wouldn¹t be able to hit me if she got within two feet of
me.¹
³Uh,ok.² As Marron threw the rocks at Piccolo, she started asking him
questions.
³So, ugh, how old was Gohan when you started training him?²
³I don¹t know..........maybe seven in human years.²
³You started teaching him because he was Goku¹s son, right? Yah!² she
threw another rock at Piccolo.
³Ugh,² he dodged it easily, ³Yes, and also he had the potential of being
the strongest out of all of us. And he could help us defend Earth.²
³Did Gohan ever have to go through a test like this?²
³No, because he was Goku¹s son.²
ŒRrrr, this isn¹t fair! Just because Gohan was Goku¹s son, he never had
to go through anything like this? Who would have known what kind of fighter I
would have been if I started out that young and I am 18¹s
daughter.¹ she thought.
³Well, what about girls? Have you ever thought about teaching them?²
³To tell the truth, no. Only because Saiyan women aren¹t strong and the
only strong women I know are Chi-chi and your mother, but she¹s an android.²
(AN: Piccolo has no idea that quiet little Marron has a temper and he just
pushed her over the edge ^_~)
ŒRrr, that is it!¹ Marron thought as she clenched her fist around the
rock she was holding.
³STOP
TREATING ME LIKE I¹M WEAK!!!² she yelled as she threw the rock in her hand as hard as she could
at Piccolo. The rock barely missed Piccolo and went straight through the
boulder that was behind him. Marron stood there, blinking, in shock that one,
she yelled at Piccolo again, and two, that she never knew she could throw that
hard or fast. Marron put her hand over her mouth after the shock had worn off
because she knew that Piccolo would get really, really mad at her now. But what
she didn¹t know, was that Piccolo was more concerned with the hole in the
boulder than the fact that she yelled at him. In fact, he had already forgotten
about it.
ŒI can¹t believe she actually threw something so hard and fast. This is
definetily not normal. She¹s doing extremely well for doing such intense
training for the first time in her life. Maybe.........she isn¹t as
normal as I thought. I must train her to see what kind of potential she has.² A
cut appeared on his cheek.
³Um....so, did I pass?² Marron asked meekly, expecting him to go off for
yelling at him. Piccolo turned around and walked up to her. A small smile
appeared on his face as he put his hand on her shoulder. And brushed the blood
off his cheek.
³Yeah, you passed.² Marron looked down at his hand on her shoulder and
looked up again at him.
³I....did? I passed?² Marron said in shock. Then a smile spread across
her face.
³Yesss!! I passed!² she said, making a fist and bringing it in towards
her. After a minute, she stopped celebrating and went up to Piccolo.
³Um......Piccolo? Now that I¹m your student and all....can I get a new
outfit now?²
³Sure, kid, hold still.² Piccolo put his hand over Marron¹s head and
yelled as a blast of light appeared. When it vanished, a new outfit just like
Piccolo¹s had taken place of the jumpsuit Marron was wearing.
³Cool.² she said, then thought, ŒAnything is better than jumpsuit I was
wearing.¹ Now she realized that she should care less about fashion and more
about training. She wanted to tell Bra, but she promised herself that no one
would know besides Piccolo and Trunks.
³Now,² Piccolo said, ³I want you to promise me a couple of things. First
of all, I want no slacking! We are here to train and I will not allow you to
quit.²
³Don¹t worry. At first I was scared of fighting, but now I know that it¹s
part of who I am and I already knew what I was getting myself into before I
even took the test. And I want this too badly to quit on you, no matter how
hard it gets. And I¹m not going to care much about fashion or clothes anymore.²
³Good, and about your parents......I don¹t want them to find out or
they¹ll have my head. Especially Krillin.²
³Not to worry. I¹ve got everything all planned out. It¹s okay now,
because they¹re on vacation, but I know exactly what to do when they come
back.² Then she thought, ŒI¹ll have to be extra careful with Mom because she
can always sense when I¹m doing something suspiscious...hmm.¹
³Good, I¹m glad you¹ve realized all this. I know that you¹re in regular
school so I want you to come here every day after it. We¹ll train until dark
everyday.²
ŒCrud, this means that I¹ll have to do my homework any chance I get and
practice the flute on my way home when I learn to fly. Oh, well, who ever said
you never had to sacrifice to get what you want?¹
³You can stay here until your parents come back. But I don¹t want you
bothering me or Dende unless you have a good reason,² he said sternly,
³Understood?²
³Oh, I¹ll either be practicing on my flute or getting a head start on my
homework for next year.²
³Fine.² Piccolo picked her up and flew her up to Kame¹s.
ŒBrace yourself, Marron,¹ she thought to herself, ŒYou¹re in for the
toughest ride of your life.¹
*~End~*
AN: Ya, I know that chapter was kinda boring, but I have some really good
stuff in store for the next chapters so bare with me. Please R+R! Thanx ^_^
