1 Chapter 5
Lina Inverse, Sorceress Extrordinare, Zelgadis Greywords, dour shaman, and Vegeta, Prince of the Saiyan race arrived at Chi-Chi's house within minutes. The two off-worlders were tired as hell as their powers were pushed to their limits trying to keep up with a pissed off Vegeta. The light was on inside the house, and there didn't seem to be any indication of battle in the area. Vegeta stretched his senses, trying to find anything out of place. Lina and Zel collapsed to the ground and were breathing heavily. The door opened and Gohan, already in Super Saiyan form, greeted them. Trunks and Goten were behind him, as were Videl, Bulma, and Chi-Chi.
"Hello Vegeta," said Gohan in a grave voice. "When Bulma arrived, mom called me and I got here as fast as I could." He looked over to Lina and Zel; "They must be the travelers from the other world." He smiled at them. "Hello, my names Gohan." He extended his hand to them.
"Lina Inverse," she huffed, almost too tired to move. She accepted his hand gratefully.
"Zelgadis," was the short reply from the golem, also eagerly accepting the help.
"How's dad?" asked Gohan.
"He will be well," was Vegeta's measured response. "He'll be here shortly with Piccolo and another strange visitor."
"Strange visitor?" he asked. Vegeta's eyes pointed toward Lina and Zel. "Apparently this one can move between worlds at whim. He knows these two, but I don't think he'll be of much help." Vegeta clenched his fists in barely restrained rage. ***Kakarot and I should have beaten him! There is no one who can stand against the saiyan race, god, or no god! *** He was brought out of his thoughts by Bulma and Trunks. His scars were healing but by the look of his face they could tell he didn't want any interruption. Bulma and Trunks were taken aback somewhat at this, they haven't seen Vegeta this way in years, and normally if they did someone or something ended up dying. Vegeta's eyes turned to Bulma and his hard demeanor softened a little, he even managed a faint smile, which she returned, as did Trunks. "He's strong, huh dad?" asked Trunks.
"Yes, my son. He is very strong."
Bulma looked at Vegeta with a quiet sadness. How she longed for him to get rid of his penchant for fighting all the time! It seems every time they get close, some new evil rears its ugly head and drives them apart.
"I have faith in you Vegeta," she said without even realizing it. Vegeta looked at her with a look of quiet understanding. She noticed this look only a few times before, during more peaceful times. Perhaps, finally he was getting tired of it all too. He nodded to her and went back to his surveying.
Meanwhile Lina and Zel were inside the house drinking tea to get their strength back up. "How do we beat him this time Lina," Zel asked.
"I don't know Zel," she replied. "If we had the five Weapons of Light, we might stand a ghost of a chance, but we don't. Valgav's form is more powerful than what we faced before. I don't know how we'll be able to do it. The Giga-Slave is an option, but the risks are great. He might just shrug it off. He might be even more powerful than. . . "she stopped. She didn't want to continue that line of thinking.
"What? More powerful than the Lord of Nightmares?" finished Zelgadis. She just looked down at the floor, unwilling to meet his piercing gaze.
Meanwhile. . .
Gokuu finally awakened. In a flash he was up, but a bit disoriented. "Valgav! Vegeta!"
"Calm down Gokuu," rumbled Piccolo.
"Piccolo! Where's Valgav! Where's Vegeta?"
"They headed toward your home a few minutes ago," said another strange voice.
"What!? Who are you?"
"Forgive me, I am Xellos. Xellos Metallum (spelling, I don't know- M.), at your service," he stepped into the light and bowed gracefully.
"He's another traveler from the same world that Lina and Zelgadis are from," Piccolo explained. "Apparently, those two don't care much for him."
"What are you talking about, my fine green friend? Why Lina and I are amongst the best of friends!"
"Yeah, right."
Gokuu's body ached; the poison was still coursing through his veins, making various parts of him numb. His knees were still a little weak and his head throbbed. "We need to get back home," he said weakly.
"Eat another sensu bean first, " Piccolo said tossing him one. He grabbed it and ate it. More of his strength returned. He immediately powered-up to Super Saiyan.
"Ready, " he asked.
Piccolo nodded, while Xellos regarded the saiyan. "Interesting transformation, "he remarked. "How do you do it?"
"No time for questions, "barked Piccolo as he and Gokuu flew off. "Oh well," Xellos shrugged.
Back at the house. . .
Preparations were made by Gohan and Vegeta, trying to make the grounds around the house as defensible as possible. Lina and Zel were helping too with their renewed strength.
"Is there anything we can do, "both Trunks and Goten asked.
"If they get past us, it's up to you to protect the women," was Vegeta's quick reply. He knew it wouldn't be enough though. The kids nodded and went back inside the house. Gohan looked over at Vegeta,"What are our chances here?"
"No more questions! Keep working," he snapped. The tone of his voice was enough of an answer though. Gohan worked faster.
Agonizing minutes passed as the work continued. Barricades were made and holes were dug. The inevitable attack could be at any time. Videl and Chi-Chi were worried, as was Bulma, but the warriors pulled through before, this time shouldn't be any different. Suddenly, both Vegeta and Gohan stopped what they were doing. They both smiled in relief.
"Dad!"
"It's about time you made it Kakarot."
"Hey! I'm back!" Gokuu smiled as everyone ran outside with smiles to greet the returning group. "Valgav hasn't attacked yet?"
"No he hasn't," replied Vegeta.
"Dad!" Gohan said smiling. "It's been a while!"
"Hi Gohan! I wish our meeting was under better circumstances."
"No problem! It'll be just like old times!"
Gokuu smiled at that, indeed, it has been a long time since everyone was together for a fight. If only Krillin, Yaumcha, Tien, and Chaozu were here! "We're as ready as we'll ever be," Lina said.
"I hope it's enough, "came Xellos's voice. Both Lina and Zel's eyes became downcast. He materialized next to them.
"Hello Xellos, " she said, her voice dripping with malice. Xellos backed away a bit.
"Now, now Lina. Is that how you say hello to a friend?"
Zel snorted. "Don't get me started, " was her curt reply. "Do you have anything on Valgav? How about an even better question; will my Giga- Slave work?"
"Regrettably I don't know anything about this Valgav, and to answer your second question," his eyes opened as he bored into Lina, "I think you already know the answer."
"Damn," she cursed. "Then what chance so we have?"
"I'm afraid things are looking a bit grim," he answered.
"That's an understatement," both Zel and Piccolo said in unison. They looked at each other and shrugged at the same time.
"Then we'll put everything on the line here," Gokuu answered. "There's no turning back now."
"I'm ready, "rumbled Vegeta.
Gohan's eyes held a quiet determination, "Me too."
"I'm with you, "Piccolo said.
"For all the good it'll do," remarked Zel, not very happy.
"It's now or never," Lina said.
"It looks like I'm not going anywhere anytime soon," said Xellos nonchalantly.
"Good, then it's settled. We make our stand here." Gokuu powered-up to the point where he glowed golden. Vegeta and Gohan did the same. Piccolo's eyes closed and his form glowed a pure white. The ground rumbled and shook in protest to the display of power! Lina and Zelgadis stood at the ready, waiting for the mad godling Valgav.
The saiyans and Piccolo were the first to feel it, a dark coldness. "He's here!" exclaimed Piccolo.
Through the darkness, The visage of Valgav smiling could be seen on the horizon. He was getting closer.
"Remember, we can't turn back," Gokuu said. He looked at the grim, determined faces of his friends and son and knew that they'd give it their all. It wouldn't be long now, he thought. Valgav was getting closer by the second, flying at a leisurely pace. The fight would start soon, and for good or bad his friends and family were here with him. They didn't have long to wait.
Next: Oh no! I'm killing off a DBZ character! Can you guess which one? Find out next episode: The Death of a Friend!
Notes: I'd like to take the time to clear up a few things. I'm going a little AU with the Slayers people since I've seen the first three series. As of this writing I think they are the only ones released in the US (I could be wrong, I know at least 1 movie was released). The series being Slayers, Slayers: Next, and Slayers: Try. The information I have on the characters is known to me only up to that point and I went on my own from there. Eventually I might be paring up Lina and Zel, but I'm not sure yet. Give me some input and tell me what you think. I know some of ya hate cliffhangers, and that's probably the only thing I hate about DBZ. Like 10 episodes of taking back and forth between the heroes and the bad guy and then maybe a scene or two of battle. But that's just my pet peeves.
On the DBZ side of things, I originally intended this to be a Gokuu story, but I might be leaning to more of a Vegeta story later for the sequel. There's just something about his character that I think makes him more interesting. I like the nobility of his character, and his slightly skewed view on things. I'm already in the planning stage for the sequel, as this story is part one of a planned 3-part saga. The stories should be self- contained, but would make more sense if read one after another.
As always, feel free to e-mail me at mezzicstorm2131@yahoo.com with other questions or comments. Try to keep with it folks, I know the tone of the story is a bit serious right now, but that may change in the future. Keep up the reviews and tell me what you like and what you don't. Feedback is always appreciated. Till next episode (should be within a day or two of posting this. It's now 12:36 AM Pacific time)!
Lina Inverse, Sorceress Extrordinare, Zelgadis Greywords, dour shaman, and Vegeta, Prince of the Saiyan race arrived at Chi-Chi's house within minutes. The two off-worlders were tired as hell as their powers were pushed to their limits trying to keep up with a pissed off Vegeta. The light was on inside the house, and there didn't seem to be any indication of battle in the area. Vegeta stretched his senses, trying to find anything out of place. Lina and Zel collapsed to the ground and were breathing heavily. The door opened and Gohan, already in Super Saiyan form, greeted them. Trunks and Goten were behind him, as were Videl, Bulma, and Chi-Chi.
"Hello Vegeta," said Gohan in a grave voice. "When Bulma arrived, mom called me and I got here as fast as I could." He looked over to Lina and Zel; "They must be the travelers from the other world." He smiled at them. "Hello, my names Gohan." He extended his hand to them.
"Lina Inverse," she huffed, almost too tired to move. She accepted his hand gratefully.
"Zelgadis," was the short reply from the golem, also eagerly accepting the help.
"How's dad?" asked Gohan.
"He will be well," was Vegeta's measured response. "He'll be here shortly with Piccolo and another strange visitor."
"Strange visitor?" he asked. Vegeta's eyes pointed toward Lina and Zel. "Apparently this one can move between worlds at whim. He knows these two, but I don't think he'll be of much help." Vegeta clenched his fists in barely restrained rage. ***Kakarot and I should have beaten him! There is no one who can stand against the saiyan race, god, or no god! *** He was brought out of his thoughts by Bulma and Trunks. His scars were healing but by the look of his face they could tell he didn't want any interruption. Bulma and Trunks were taken aback somewhat at this, they haven't seen Vegeta this way in years, and normally if they did someone or something ended up dying. Vegeta's eyes turned to Bulma and his hard demeanor softened a little, he even managed a faint smile, which she returned, as did Trunks. "He's strong, huh dad?" asked Trunks.
"Yes, my son. He is very strong."
Bulma looked at Vegeta with a quiet sadness. How she longed for him to get rid of his penchant for fighting all the time! It seems every time they get close, some new evil rears its ugly head and drives them apart.
"I have faith in you Vegeta," she said without even realizing it. Vegeta looked at her with a look of quiet understanding. She noticed this look only a few times before, during more peaceful times. Perhaps, finally he was getting tired of it all too. He nodded to her and went back to his surveying.
Meanwhile Lina and Zel were inside the house drinking tea to get their strength back up. "How do we beat him this time Lina," Zel asked.
"I don't know Zel," she replied. "If we had the five Weapons of Light, we might stand a ghost of a chance, but we don't. Valgav's form is more powerful than what we faced before. I don't know how we'll be able to do it. The Giga-Slave is an option, but the risks are great. He might just shrug it off. He might be even more powerful than. . . "she stopped. She didn't want to continue that line of thinking.
"What? More powerful than the Lord of Nightmares?" finished Zelgadis. She just looked down at the floor, unwilling to meet his piercing gaze.
Meanwhile. . .
Gokuu finally awakened. In a flash he was up, but a bit disoriented. "Valgav! Vegeta!"
"Calm down Gokuu," rumbled Piccolo.
"Piccolo! Where's Valgav! Where's Vegeta?"
"They headed toward your home a few minutes ago," said another strange voice.
"What!? Who are you?"
"Forgive me, I am Xellos. Xellos Metallum (spelling, I don't know- M.), at your service," he stepped into the light and bowed gracefully.
"He's another traveler from the same world that Lina and Zelgadis are from," Piccolo explained. "Apparently, those two don't care much for him."
"What are you talking about, my fine green friend? Why Lina and I are amongst the best of friends!"
"Yeah, right."
Gokuu's body ached; the poison was still coursing through his veins, making various parts of him numb. His knees were still a little weak and his head throbbed. "We need to get back home," he said weakly.
"Eat another sensu bean first, " Piccolo said tossing him one. He grabbed it and ate it. More of his strength returned. He immediately powered-up to Super Saiyan.
"Ready, " he asked.
Piccolo nodded, while Xellos regarded the saiyan. "Interesting transformation, "he remarked. "How do you do it?"
"No time for questions, "barked Piccolo as he and Gokuu flew off. "Oh well," Xellos shrugged.
Back at the house. . .
Preparations were made by Gohan and Vegeta, trying to make the grounds around the house as defensible as possible. Lina and Zel were helping too with their renewed strength.
"Is there anything we can do, "both Trunks and Goten asked.
"If they get past us, it's up to you to protect the women," was Vegeta's quick reply. He knew it wouldn't be enough though. The kids nodded and went back inside the house. Gohan looked over at Vegeta,"What are our chances here?"
"No more questions! Keep working," he snapped. The tone of his voice was enough of an answer though. Gohan worked faster.
Agonizing minutes passed as the work continued. Barricades were made and holes were dug. The inevitable attack could be at any time. Videl and Chi-Chi were worried, as was Bulma, but the warriors pulled through before, this time shouldn't be any different. Suddenly, both Vegeta and Gohan stopped what they were doing. They both smiled in relief.
"Dad!"
"It's about time you made it Kakarot."
"Hey! I'm back!" Gokuu smiled as everyone ran outside with smiles to greet the returning group. "Valgav hasn't attacked yet?"
"No he hasn't," replied Vegeta.
"Dad!" Gohan said smiling. "It's been a while!"
"Hi Gohan! I wish our meeting was under better circumstances."
"No problem! It'll be just like old times!"
Gokuu smiled at that, indeed, it has been a long time since everyone was together for a fight. If only Krillin, Yaumcha, Tien, and Chaozu were here! "We're as ready as we'll ever be," Lina said.
"I hope it's enough, "came Xellos's voice. Both Lina and Zel's eyes became downcast. He materialized next to them.
"Hello Xellos, " she said, her voice dripping with malice. Xellos backed away a bit.
"Now, now Lina. Is that how you say hello to a friend?"
Zel snorted. "Don't get me started, " was her curt reply. "Do you have anything on Valgav? How about an even better question; will my Giga- Slave work?"
"Regrettably I don't know anything about this Valgav, and to answer your second question," his eyes opened as he bored into Lina, "I think you already know the answer."
"Damn," she cursed. "Then what chance so we have?"
"I'm afraid things are looking a bit grim," he answered.
"That's an understatement," both Zel and Piccolo said in unison. They looked at each other and shrugged at the same time.
"Then we'll put everything on the line here," Gokuu answered. "There's no turning back now."
"I'm ready, "rumbled Vegeta.
Gohan's eyes held a quiet determination, "Me too."
"I'm with you, "Piccolo said.
"For all the good it'll do," remarked Zel, not very happy.
"It's now or never," Lina said.
"It looks like I'm not going anywhere anytime soon," said Xellos nonchalantly.
"Good, then it's settled. We make our stand here." Gokuu powered-up to the point where he glowed golden. Vegeta and Gohan did the same. Piccolo's eyes closed and his form glowed a pure white. The ground rumbled and shook in protest to the display of power! Lina and Zelgadis stood at the ready, waiting for the mad godling Valgav.
The saiyans and Piccolo were the first to feel it, a dark coldness. "He's here!" exclaimed Piccolo.
Through the darkness, The visage of Valgav smiling could be seen on the horizon. He was getting closer.
"Remember, we can't turn back," Gokuu said. He looked at the grim, determined faces of his friends and son and knew that they'd give it their all. It wouldn't be long now, he thought. Valgav was getting closer by the second, flying at a leisurely pace. The fight would start soon, and for good or bad his friends and family were here with him. They didn't have long to wait.
Next: Oh no! I'm killing off a DBZ character! Can you guess which one? Find out next episode: The Death of a Friend!
Notes: I'd like to take the time to clear up a few things. I'm going a little AU with the Slayers people since I've seen the first three series. As of this writing I think they are the only ones released in the US (I could be wrong, I know at least 1 movie was released). The series being Slayers, Slayers: Next, and Slayers: Try. The information I have on the characters is known to me only up to that point and I went on my own from there. Eventually I might be paring up Lina and Zel, but I'm not sure yet. Give me some input and tell me what you think. I know some of ya hate cliffhangers, and that's probably the only thing I hate about DBZ. Like 10 episodes of taking back and forth between the heroes and the bad guy and then maybe a scene or two of battle. But that's just my pet peeves.
On the DBZ side of things, I originally intended this to be a Gokuu story, but I might be leaning to more of a Vegeta story later for the sequel. There's just something about his character that I think makes him more interesting. I like the nobility of his character, and his slightly skewed view on things. I'm already in the planning stage for the sequel, as this story is part one of a planned 3-part saga. The stories should be self- contained, but would make more sense if read one after another.
As always, feel free to e-mail me at mezzicstorm2131@yahoo.com with other questions or comments. Try to keep with it folks, I know the tone of the story is a bit serious right now, but that may change in the future. Keep up the reviews and tell me what you like and what you don't. Feedback is always appreciated. Till next episode (should be within a day or two of posting this. It's now 12:36 AM Pacific time)!
