trial by fire2 Okay, as promised, I'm writing a second chapter. Beware ficcers, this could turn out to be a long, long fic. How do I get myself into the predicaments? Any who, anybody see 'The Mummy Returns' ? That was dope!!!! I liked the whole ancient fighting scene between the two women, Nephertiti and something.... I got inspired to right a brief fight scene between two chicks. Gee, I wonder who.....

Disclaimer: I own the friggin plot, so if you take it, I get up your ass, got it?

Trial By Fire: The Martian Princess Chronicles

Chapter Two: Sticks and Stones May Break My Bones.....But Damn!
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Fourteen Years later.....

Reicinda, more commonly known as Rei, watched her opponent very carefully. In front of her stood a young woman about 5'4, lithe in frame, but muscular. Intense blue eyes stared unblinking into her own purple ones. Rei swiped a long black strand behind her shoulder and wished she had tied it up like her opponent. She had taken her turquoise hair and tossed it up into a ponytail. Damn. Oh well, too late now. "Are you ready Rei? Or are you going to stare at me all day.". "Shut up Bra." Bra Vegeta Briefs only laughed and continued to circle her. All though Bra was seven months younger then her, they were inseparable as children, and still close friends and sparring partners as teens. Rei's fifteenth birthday had passed recently and as soon as it did, she go the oddest feeling that she was missing something. Bra's father, Vegeta, watched the two with slight interest. He had trained Bra personally, of course, and she had already gone super sayjin by the age of seven. She was going to wipe the floor with Rei. That's what he thought.

They continued to circle, sizing each other up carefully. The slightest miscalculation and the match would be over rather quickly. That had agreed not to use any ki at all. This was a test of pure skill, not strength. They might even use weapons later to practice. Bra decided that the time was right. She lunged at Rei, sending her a swift spinning back kick to the head. Avoiding it, Rei caught her foot and twisted it, causing the younger girl to fall. "Get up Bra! Don't be so weak!" Vegeta shouted at her. Growling primally, Bra flipped back and took fighting stance. This time, Rei took the edge and backhanded her across the face, making her spit blood. Not wasting time, Rei quickly placed a low kick to make her hit the floor. "Ah!" Bra hit butt first. Twisting around, she managed to kick Rei in the knee, disabling it. Rei grunted in pain. She forgot that she herself had taught her the art of pressure points.

The important word there, taught. She countered with a swift blow to the arm pressure points, deadening it. "Damn you." Bra hissed, holding her arm in pain. "Use your legs girl!" Vegeta ordered, not particularly liking the way this fight was going. Bra nodded, using her left leg to knock the older girl to the ground. "Ugh.." Rei forced herself not to think about the pain and got up slowly. She twisted her leg until she heard a cracking noise, signaling that her pressure points had realigned. Giving her a predatory smile, she gave her a high kick to the face, breaking her nose. Good thing she hadn't taught her how to realign limbs. Wasting no time, she got her in a death grip, forcing Bra's back to crack loudly. Bra, not wanting to be defeated, hit her hard with her head, making Rei let her go. Rei punched her hard in the back, letting Bra hit the floor face first. But, before she hit, she tucked into a rolling position and rolled to safety. Bra flipped back to better assess the situation. She was losing and losing fast. Her arm was dead, her nose and possible her back were broken and she was pretty sure that Rei had much more pain in store for her. It wasn't fair that Rei knew how to realign limbs from pressure point attacks. She had 'forgotten' to teach her that. Damn her. She executed a perfect cartwheel and promptly back handed as hard as she could.

Vegeta watched with a small amount of pride as Rei went flying across the room and landed with a heavy thump. 'That hurt..' she thought, getting up and looking for Bra. She didn't have to look very far. She was getting ready to grab the two mini scythes that would finish her off. "Oh no you don't." she grunted, flipping to the weapons and grabbing her defense. They battled hand to hand with the scythes until finally, Rei got the upper hand and sliced Bra's right arm, that had mysteriously realigned it self earlier. "I see you have been practicing." Bra panted, gripping her arm to prevent blood loss. "As have you." Rei replied, using the distraction to kick her in the chest and send her sprawling to the ground, defeated. Rei smiled and went to go help her friend up. Extending her arm, Bra refused it and got up slowly, glaring at Rei. "You may have won this time, but you won't be so lucky next time." she growled, turning away to go to the regeneration tanks. Rei simply let the warning slide over her like water. Bra was always sore after losing a battle. Rei felt something drip down her face. Hesitantly, she raised a hand to investigate and realized it was blood. That damn girl had managed to pierce her face. 'I'll be watching you my friend.' she thought, retreating to go home. Vegeta stepped out from the shadows and frowned deeper at the retreating girl. Where had she learned all that in such a short period of time?

"Rei, have you been fighting with Bra again?" Chichi emerged from the kitchen, not looking too happy. Rei supressed a sigh as she turned to her irate mother. "Yes Mama, but we were just testing our pure skill, not strength. We each already have that in abundance. I won, but Bra had to go to the regeneration tanks. I broke her nose and back and sliced her up pretty good. She'll be fine in a bit though." Rei raised her hand to her cheek where the blood still fell. "She got me once or twice too. Anyways, is dinner ready?" she asked, trying to avoid further questioning. Chichi knew what her daughter was trying to do, but it wasn't going to work. "It'll be done in a bit. Rei, why do you girls have to fight like this so much? It's almost frightening to watch you two. You two know so much for being so young." she asked, looking her strait in the eye. Rei looked down, unable to meet her mother's stare. "I don't know. It's like I know it already and I'm just practicing. Sometimes I can see myself in my visions, fighting, but it's so different. Like I'm using an ancient force that can control my body into moving perfectly. You should have seen us today, Mama. Even Vegeta was impressed by our skill and he's never impressed by anything. It's almost like I'm living a movie scene or something crazy like that." Rei saw her mother's worry. She gave her a tight hug. "Don't worry Mama. I'll be alight, I promise." After placing a kiss on her cheek, Rei ran up to her room to change. The hour of fire approached quickly.

From the other dimension, Chaos had watched the battle between Rei and Bra. Galexia may have been killed, but Chaos still reigned. "Oh Cosmos, you thought you were so smart, using the crystal to try and defeat me. I know what you're trying to do right now. You may have saved your friends' souls, but I know their weaknesses. Each and every one. We are the same. Light and Dark. Love and Hate. Life and Death. You are a part of me as I of you. I will hurt you as deeply as I can, and I know just where to start." She murmured to the darkness surrounding her, looking directly at the one called Bra, then to the resurrected fire senshi. Oh yes, she would do nicely as a vessel of Chaos.....

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Wow, I'm really pounding these things out huh? I've already started the third one and it'll be out soon. R&R k? *smack* Love ya'll!