An Old Evil Returns: Marisa Rani Sakura Sharma Normal Marisa Rani Sakura Sharma 2 2 2001-11-06T16:29:00Z 2001-11-06T16:29:00Z 9 2119 12080 100 24 14835 9.3821

                    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 ^_^