1 Shadowed Past
2 Part 2
January 13th, 2018
"And you have no idea who he is?" Stacy asked again. Tofu shook his head, he was even more confused than they were. "Maybe he just thought you were someone else." Gazmof suggested, peering into the Regen-tank at their visitor. He had dark green hair, unkempt but cut shorter than Tofu's. His body was covered in numerous scars, some looking quite ugly. The only other feature that didn't look human, was a trait shared by Tofu: No navel.
"No, he called me by my name," Tofu said, "He knew who I was..."
"Trouble just has a way of finding us." Trunks noted with a sigh. The instant after Trunks finished his sentence, a ki blast ripped through the door of the tank, Gazmof barely moved away fast enough. The warm, healing fluid spilled out over the floor, drenching everyone's feet. Trunks moved to grab the man, but was slammed into and through the wall. The man rushed out of the room through the open door, followed quickly by Tofu. "He's fast," Tofu thought, as he chased the man down the hallway.
Stacy slammed her fist down on the intercom, "This is Ms. Briefs, go to red alert! Seal off all exits in the building, and seal of the housing area, immediately!"
The lights in the hallway began to flash red, as a siren sounded. Tofu continued his pursuit. The man fired a ki-blast at a dead-end wall down the hall, making a hole nine feet across, and then leapt through it, into the lobby two stories below. Tofu jumped out of the hole, and landed softly, then continued his pursuit as the man made his way towards the housing area.
Ms. Keys sat behind her desk with wide eyes, "More aliens out to destroy the planet?"
The man smashed through the huge glass wall, shattering two panes and bending the frame. The entire wall screeched as it shook. Tofu followed through the same hole, "Everyone get out of the house!" He shouted, even though he was sure it was evacuated already.
"Final Flash!"
The man was just about to jump the pond when the ki-blast hit him, he slammed into the ground and slid into the wall. Serena flew down from the balcony by the stairs and set down next to Tofu.
"What are you doing here?" He asked, "You should have left!"
"I came back on my own," She said, "and I just saved you a lot of trouble, where's my 'thank you?'"
Tofu sighed, "Thanks," he walked over to the man, he was still conscious and he rolled over and sat up.
"Tofu! Thank god you're here!" He said, "We've got to get out of here, now!"
"What are you talking about?" Tofu asked, "Who are you? How do you know my name?"
The man looked confused, "You... you don't know who I am?"
"No! I have no clue!" Tofu said, angrily, "And frankly, with the way you've been acting, I'm not sure if I want to have anything to do with you!"
The man sighed, "They really did you over bad... God, damn it!" He sighed again, "My name is Jitto, we used to be friends."
"Serena, go get Gazmof and your Father." Tofu said, Serena nodded and ran off. "Now," Tofu said, to the man "I don't know anyone named Jitto, I never have."
"Yes you have!" Jitto insisted, "And you knew Mitake, and Ikai, and Touji, and-"
"Touji?" Tofu said, cutting him off.
"You remember?" Jitto asked excitedly.
"The only Touji I know is my son, I don't recognize those other names, or you."
"Please, you've got to believe me," Jitto said, "The Guard captured you, they replaced your memories! They brainwashed you!"
Trunks and Gazmof ran into the housing area, and towards Tofu and Jitto.
"We should kill him now, and be done with it." Gazmof said.
"No," Tofu said quickly, "What he's saying is interesting, I'd like to here his story."
Jitto let out a sigh of relief, "Oh, thank you..."
"Can we get him out of my house, please?" Trunks said.
"Is that all he said?" Azuki asked. Serena nodded.
"Jitto, huh?" Matsuo said, "Dad never said anything about any guy named Jitto."
"Yeah, your Dad said he didn't know the guy." Serena said.
Azuki, Matsuo, Serena, Trilku, and Koden all sat at the big table in the main meeting room, Serena having just told of the events in the house.
"What if he's telling the truth?" Koden asked, "I mean, what if your Dad's memories really were changed?"
"Are you serious?" Trilku asked, "That's probably the dumbest story I've ever heard..."
"But why would he go through all this trouble to make it up?" Koden asked.
"He's got a point, Trilku." Matsuo said, and leaned back in a big leather chair he was seated in, "I'm a little unsure about this whole brainwashing thing, too, but I don't see what he would have to gain from lying about it, especially when nobody is really believing him anyway."
"If he is telling the truth, then what sort of life did Dad live before he met up with Stacy, Trunks and Gazmof?" Azuki asked.
Matsuo thought for a moment, "Dad's never talked much about anything from before he was absorbed by Cell."
"Mat, you need to learn to separate the reality from the bed-time stories," Azuki said, "I'm sure being absorbed by Cell was just a story."
Matsuo sighed, "Whatever..."
"He must have made that up," Serena said, "My Mom said that your Dad fused with my Dad and killed Cell, but never anything about him being absorbed."
"Okay, so he made it up, fine." Matsuo said, he was starting to get irritated.
"Sit." Trunks said, flatly, pointing to a chair in front of a desk. Jitto sat down, and Trunks, Gazmof and Tofu pulled up chairs of their own around him.
"Now," Gazmof said, "Explain yourself."
"Well, as I told you, my name is Jitto," He began, "I was a close friend of Tofu's. Tofu was the leader of the Western Fighter Resistance. The Fighter Resistance was a group, formed by child slaves forced to fight in tournaments for the Emperor. Our goal was to band together and overthrow the Emperor, and take over ourselves..."
The dripping echoed loudly through the sewer tunnels beneath the city, but not so much as to cover the sound of light footsteps.
"Jitto," Tofu whispered, "pick up your feet."
Jitto's walking quieted. The two soon came upon a large cavernous room, lit by several small fires, it was filled with quite a few children, ranging in ages from ten to fifteen.
Tofu looked around, "Where's B Section?"
"After Terra tried to escape, they improved security," Ikai said.
"Damn it," Tofu cursed through clenched teeth, "that idiot, didn't she even think?"
"Tofu," Raya said, "We have a few new members tonight."
"What? New members?" Tofu said, his spirits almost visibly rising.
"Yeah, come up here, guys." Raya said, and three boys stepped out from the group, "This is Kidou, Meira, and Janten, they're all from D Section."
"Then I guess you know Mitake and Touji?"
The three boys nodded. "Good," Tofu said, "They can show you the ropes. But I'll tell you this, I'm the leader here for a reason, so don't test me. Jitto, go give these three each a sparring session. Ikai!"
Jitto went over and talked to the three. Ikai stepped closer, "Yes, sir?" Jitto and the three new kids then walked down a tunnel.
"What's the latest on the tournament?" Tofu asked.
"It's still on, two weeks from now, exactly. Word is that the Emperor will be there, along with several ass-kissers." Ikai responded.
"I don't want rough descriptions, give me answers, Ikai. Who will be there?"
"I'm certain of only three, The Emperor, Gabir Tentou, and Korious Dellar."
"Dellar is going to be there?" Tofu asked in shock.
"Yes, I don't know why, exactly, but he's scheduled as one of the guests."
Korious Dellar, Captain of the Emperor's Elite Guard. Also famous for jumping into the ring and killing all present fighters if the fight went on for too long, much to the enjoyment of the crowd.
"This could change things somewhat." Tofu said, and started walking, looking at the floor in thought.
Raya spoke up, "Tofu, would you like my report on the activities of the other divisions?"
"Not now, Raya." Tofu snapped, and continued pacing, Raya bit her lip and stepped back.
"Dellar... we can't reschedule, the time for our attack must be then, and only then. But Dellar..."
All gathered could see it on Tofu's face, and if they couldn't see his face, they could at least hear it in his voice: He was terrified.
"Perhaps if we discuss this," Ikai began.
"There will be no discussion! There's nothing to discuss! We will strike then as we have planned, Dellar will go down with his fucking Emperor, just like the rest of them."
From the tunnel that Jitto went into, a scream was heard, and then the pop echoed into the chamber.
Raya sighed, "Two new members."
Somebody in the group laughed.
2 Part 2
January 13th, 2018
"And you have no idea who he is?" Stacy asked again. Tofu shook his head, he was even more confused than they were. "Maybe he just thought you were someone else." Gazmof suggested, peering into the Regen-tank at their visitor. He had dark green hair, unkempt but cut shorter than Tofu's. His body was covered in numerous scars, some looking quite ugly. The only other feature that didn't look human, was a trait shared by Tofu: No navel.
"No, he called me by my name," Tofu said, "He knew who I was..."
"Trouble just has a way of finding us." Trunks noted with a sigh. The instant after Trunks finished his sentence, a ki blast ripped through the door of the tank, Gazmof barely moved away fast enough. The warm, healing fluid spilled out over the floor, drenching everyone's feet. Trunks moved to grab the man, but was slammed into and through the wall. The man rushed out of the room through the open door, followed quickly by Tofu. "He's fast," Tofu thought, as he chased the man down the hallway.
Stacy slammed her fist down on the intercom, "This is Ms. Briefs, go to red alert! Seal off all exits in the building, and seal of the housing area, immediately!"
The lights in the hallway began to flash red, as a siren sounded. Tofu continued his pursuit. The man fired a ki-blast at a dead-end wall down the hall, making a hole nine feet across, and then leapt through it, into the lobby two stories below. Tofu jumped out of the hole, and landed softly, then continued his pursuit as the man made his way towards the housing area.
Ms. Keys sat behind her desk with wide eyes, "More aliens out to destroy the planet?"
The man smashed through the huge glass wall, shattering two panes and bending the frame. The entire wall screeched as it shook. Tofu followed through the same hole, "Everyone get out of the house!" He shouted, even though he was sure it was evacuated already.
"Final Flash!"
The man was just about to jump the pond when the ki-blast hit him, he slammed into the ground and slid into the wall. Serena flew down from the balcony by the stairs and set down next to Tofu.
"What are you doing here?" He asked, "You should have left!"
"I came back on my own," She said, "and I just saved you a lot of trouble, where's my 'thank you?'"
Tofu sighed, "Thanks," he walked over to the man, he was still conscious and he rolled over and sat up.
"Tofu! Thank god you're here!" He said, "We've got to get out of here, now!"
"What are you talking about?" Tofu asked, "Who are you? How do you know my name?"
The man looked confused, "You... you don't know who I am?"
"No! I have no clue!" Tofu said, angrily, "And frankly, with the way you've been acting, I'm not sure if I want to have anything to do with you!"
The man sighed, "They really did you over bad... God, damn it!" He sighed again, "My name is Jitto, we used to be friends."
"Serena, go get Gazmof and your Father." Tofu said, Serena nodded and ran off. "Now," Tofu said, to the man "I don't know anyone named Jitto, I never have."
"Yes you have!" Jitto insisted, "And you knew Mitake, and Ikai, and Touji, and-"
"Touji?" Tofu said, cutting him off.
"You remember?" Jitto asked excitedly.
"The only Touji I know is my son, I don't recognize those other names, or you."
"Please, you've got to believe me," Jitto said, "The Guard captured you, they replaced your memories! They brainwashed you!"
Trunks and Gazmof ran into the housing area, and towards Tofu and Jitto.
"We should kill him now, and be done with it." Gazmof said.
"No," Tofu said quickly, "What he's saying is interesting, I'd like to here his story."
Jitto let out a sigh of relief, "Oh, thank you..."
"Can we get him out of my house, please?" Trunks said.
"Is that all he said?" Azuki asked. Serena nodded.
"Jitto, huh?" Matsuo said, "Dad never said anything about any guy named Jitto."
"Yeah, your Dad said he didn't know the guy." Serena said.
Azuki, Matsuo, Serena, Trilku, and Koden all sat at the big table in the main meeting room, Serena having just told of the events in the house.
"What if he's telling the truth?" Koden asked, "I mean, what if your Dad's memories really were changed?"
"Are you serious?" Trilku asked, "That's probably the dumbest story I've ever heard..."
"But why would he go through all this trouble to make it up?" Koden asked.
"He's got a point, Trilku." Matsuo said, and leaned back in a big leather chair he was seated in, "I'm a little unsure about this whole brainwashing thing, too, but I don't see what he would have to gain from lying about it, especially when nobody is really believing him anyway."
"If he is telling the truth, then what sort of life did Dad live before he met up with Stacy, Trunks and Gazmof?" Azuki asked.
Matsuo thought for a moment, "Dad's never talked much about anything from before he was absorbed by Cell."
"Mat, you need to learn to separate the reality from the bed-time stories," Azuki said, "I'm sure being absorbed by Cell was just a story."
Matsuo sighed, "Whatever..."
"He must have made that up," Serena said, "My Mom said that your Dad fused with my Dad and killed Cell, but never anything about him being absorbed."
"Okay, so he made it up, fine." Matsuo said, he was starting to get irritated.
"Sit." Trunks said, flatly, pointing to a chair in front of a desk. Jitto sat down, and Trunks, Gazmof and Tofu pulled up chairs of their own around him.
"Now," Gazmof said, "Explain yourself."
"Well, as I told you, my name is Jitto," He began, "I was a close friend of Tofu's. Tofu was the leader of the Western Fighter Resistance. The Fighter Resistance was a group, formed by child slaves forced to fight in tournaments for the Emperor. Our goal was to band together and overthrow the Emperor, and take over ourselves..."
The dripping echoed loudly through the sewer tunnels beneath the city, but not so much as to cover the sound of light footsteps.
"Jitto," Tofu whispered, "pick up your feet."
Jitto's walking quieted. The two soon came upon a large cavernous room, lit by several small fires, it was filled with quite a few children, ranging in ages from ten to fifteen.
Tofu looked around, "Where's B Section?"
"After Terra tried to escape, they improved security," Ikai said.
"Damn it," Tofu cursed through clenched teeth, "that idiot, didn't she even think?"
"Tofu," Raya said, "We have a few new members tonight."
"What? New members?" Tofu said, his spirits almost visibly rising.
"Yeah, come up here, guys." Raya said, and three boys stepped out from the group, "This is Kidou, Meira, and Janten, they're all from D Section."
"Then I guess you know Mitake and Touji?"
The three boys nodded. "Good," Tofu said, "They can show you the ropes. But I'll tell you this, I'm the leader here for a reason, so don't test me. Jitto, go give these three each a sparring session. Ikai!"
Jitto went over and talked to the three. Ikai stepped closer, "Yes, sir?" Jitto and the three new kids then walked down a tunnel.
"What's the latest on the tournament?" Tofu asked.
"It's still on, two weeks from now, exactly. Word is that the Emperor will be there, along with several ass-kissers." Ikai responded.
"I don't want rough descriptions, give me answers, Ikai. Who will be there?"
"I'm certain of only three, The Emperor, Gabir Tentou, and Korious Dellar."
"Dellar is going to be there?" Tofu asked in shock.
"Yes, I don't know why, exactly, but he's scheduled as one of the guests."
Korious Dellar, Captain of the Emperor's Elite Guard. Also famous for jumping into the ring and killing all present fighters if the fight went on for too long, much to the enjoyment of the crowd.
"This could change things somewhat." Tofu said, and started walking, looking at the floor in thought.
Raya spoke up, "Tofu, would you like my report on the activities of the other divisions?"
"Not now, Raya." Tofu snapped, and continued pacing, Raya bit her lip and stepped back.
"Dellar... we can't reschedule, the time for our attack must be then, and only then. But Dellar..."
All gathered could see it on Tofu's face, and if they couldn't see his face, they could at least hear it in his voice: He was terrified.
"Perhaps if we discuss this," Ikai began.
"There will be no discussion! There's nothing to discuss! We will strike then as we have planned, Dellar will go down with his fucking Emperor, just like the rest of them."
From the tunnel that Jitto went into, a scream was heard, and then the pop echoed into the chamber.
Raya sighed, "Two new members."
Somebody in the group laughed.