A/N: Ack, I went through and re-formatted the other chapters and re-
uploaded them. *wince* You can tell this is one of my earlier stories...
Anywho, sorry for the LONG time between updates! For a long time I wasn't
sure if I wanted to finish this, but then my parents found it and said they
liked it (they're into DBZ), so I decided to finish. Anywho, since I
haven't done this yet, thanks so much to all my reviewers! You guys are
definitely my motivation to finish this, so keep 'em coming!
Running From the Past
Chapter 5: "The Nightmare Returns"
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Kora and Vejeta exchanged a flurry of punches and kicks. Kora found an opening and punched Vejeta in the lower jaw. He flipped backwards and fired a blast at her, which she countered with a blast of her own. The two blasts countered each other out and exploded, and they quickly went back to exchanging punches and kicks. Vejeta kicked Kora in the side, sending her flying into the ground. She slammed into it, not moving for several seconds. Then she groaned and pushed herself off the ground. She stood up and stumbled a little until she caught her balance.
Vejeta floated in the air in front of her, smirking mockingly, "Had enough yet?"
She glared up at him and humph'ed. He shook his head, still smirking at her.
"I'm fine."
"Doesn't look like it to me," Vejeta chuckled a little and Kora barked something at him in Saiya-go. He continued, "Besides, I have yet to see any of these special techniques..."
"Oh, so you wanna see special techniques, huh? Fine!"
Kora held her hands out in front of her with her wrists together and her fingers fanned out and facing outwards. Small points of light formed on each of her fingers and flew at Vejeta. He smirked and prepared to dodge them, but instead of trying to hit him, they exploded as soon as they were within a few feet of him. By the time all ten exploded, a huge cloud of smoke had surrounded Vejeta. When it cleared, Kora scowled. Vejeta was nowhere to be found, and suddenly she heard a voice behind her.
"Interesting... could be useful, with more training."
Kora rolled her eyes and jabbed her elbow behind her, expecting it to connect with Vejeta's stomach. Instead, he caught it with his hand. He released it after he was sure she wouldn't try anything. Kora spun around and folded her arms, glaring at him.
"I suppose that's supposed to be a compliment... however, there's more behind that technique. I can control each blast to be the most effective."
"Show me..."
Kora nodded and sent the ten blasts into the air again. Then she made four of them merge into two blades of energy, another two stopped in mid-air and then sent themselves as a beam of energy into the wall, and another four turned into four rings which could be used to either hold someone to something or surround a person to keep them from moving.
Vejeta raised an eyebrow, "Nice... Got a name for it, yet?"
Kora nodded slowly, "I was thinking I'd name it Juusei."
"Multiple Star..." Vejeta shrugged and powered down the gravity chamber, "That's enough for today... Besides, I think Bulma wanted you..."
Kora nodded and started walking towards the entrance. As soon as she opened the door, she felt a huge very familiar ki that made her collapse to her knees. She sat there, frozen, staring up at the sky. Vejeta looked up the second he felt the ki and turned to Kora. In almost no time at all, he recognized who that ki belonged to.
It was Frieza, and based on how far away he was, he would be arriving in four hours.
Kora leaned against the doorway breathing deeply. Vejeta walked to her and scowled, hiding his emotions behind his typical mask. He looked down at her and grunted. She broke out of her daze and glared at him. She stood up and continued glaring at him, though her look had softened a little.
"Rachad... have you ever known true fear?"
Vejeta scowled and decided not to start another argument, "Yes..." he couldn't stand being honest about it, so he quickly added, "...A long time ago."
She nodded, knowing that he was at least worried. Then she looked back out to the sky and weakly stepped onto the grass. She folded her arms, trying to hide the fact that she was trembling.
"We've got four hours... what do we do?"
Vejeta's face took on a grim look, "We say our good-byes and prepare to fight."
-...Prepare to die...- Vejeta scowled at his own thoughts and started heading to the Capsule Corporation building. Kora walked out to the front yard and sat in the grass, staring at the horizon.
-Come ON, Kora! You're a Saiya-jin Princess. You shouldn't be scared of this guy...- she paused, then thought some more, -After all, he's only the one who's killed all you've ever cared about except for rachad.....-
She closed her eyes, half-heartedly meditating.
"Kora..." Her concentration was broken and she almost fell to the ground. She opened her eyes and forced a smile when she saw Gohan.
"Good afternoon, Gohan... how are you?"
He slightly turned away, waiting for Vejeta, "Don't bother... I felt him."
"I'm just trying to keep my mind off it..."
"...There's two SSJ2's here... I doubt we have much to worry about. After all, he was killed before..."
"That's exactly what worries me... I know Goku killed him, so how is he here?" when Gohan shrugged, she continued, "The problem is whatever he did to survive probably also made him a lot stronger..."
Gohan looked down at her and sighed, "You should go say your good-byes... you may not see them again."
Kora nodded and stood up. She started walking towards the building and leaned against the doorway when she saw Vejeta saying good-bye to his family. Trunks was begging his dad to let him go, but Vejeta refused.
Kora could see him swallowing his pride as he knelt down and embraced his son. Then he stood up and kissed a weeping Bulma. He turned around and glared at her, a warning not to mention what he had just done ever again.
The Saiya-jin Princess nodded her head in respect. She walked up to Bulma and hugged her tightly.
"Bulma-san... I'm so thankful for everything you've done."
"Don't mention it... you're part of the family. ...Don't get yourself killed."
Kora took on a grim look and nodded slowly. She looked down at Trunks and frowned when she saw him fuming.
"Trunks-kun...?"
"'Tou-san won't let me go!"
"...Trunks-kun, believe me... you don't wanna be out there. I won't lie to you... we may not come back. And if we don't, Vejeta needs you to protect Bulma and the others. Okay?"
"Okay, Kora-san..."
"Cya, kiddo."
Kora left the building and began walking towards the others. Vejeta took off into the air as soon as he saw that she was finished and Piccolo and Gohan both sighed, taking off after him, leaving Kora alone. She lowered her head and a grim thought flashed in her head.
-...We can't beat him...-
Shaking her head, she scowled and blasted off into the air.
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Yay, I'm starting to get back into this story! The next chapter will have the battle with Frieza and believe me, this story's far from over. ^_~ Stay tune and keep reviewing!
Running From the Past
Chapter 5: "The Nightmare Returns"
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Kora and Vejeta exchanged a flurry of punches and kicks. Kora found an opening and punched Vejeta in the lower jaw. He flipped backwards and fired a blast at her, which she countered with a blast of her own. The two blasts countered each other out and exploded, and they quickly went back to exchanging punches and kicks. Vejeta kicked Kora in the side, sending her flying into the ground. She slammed into it, not moving for several seconds. Then she groaned and pushed herself off the ground. She stood up and stumbled a little until she caught her balance.
Vejeta floated in the air in front of her, smirking mockingly, "Had enough yet?"
She glared up at him and humph'ed. He shook his head, still smirking at her.
"I'm fine."
"Doesn't look like it to me," Vejeta chuckled a little and Kora barked something at him in Saiya-go. He continued, "Besides, I have yet to see any of these special techniques..."
"Oh, so you wanna see special techniques, huh? Fine!"
Kora held her hands out in front of her with her wrists together and her fingers fanned out and facing outwards. Small points of light formed on each of her fingers and flew at Vejeta. He smirked and prepared to dodge them, but instead of trying to hit him, they exploded as soon as they were within a few feet of him. By the time all ten exploded, a huge cloud of smoke had surrounded Vejeta. When it cleared, Kora scowled. Vejeta was nowhere to be found, and suddenly she heard a voice behind her.
"Interesting... could be useful, with more training."
Kora rolled her eyes and jabbed her elbow behind her, expecting it to connect with Vejeta's stomach. Instead, he caught it with his hand. He released it after he was sure she wouldn't try anything. Kora spun around and folded her arms, glaring at him.
"I suppose that's supposed to be a compliment... however, there's more behind that technique. I can control each blast to be the most effective."
"Show me..."
Kora nodded and sent the ten blasts into the air again. Then she made four of them merge into two blades of energy, another two stopped in mid-air and then sent themselves as a beam of energy into the wall, and another four turned into four rings which could be used to either hold someone to something or surround a person to keep them from moving.
Vejeta raised an eyebrow, "Nice... Got a name for it, yet?"
Kora nodded slowly, "I was thinking I'd name it Juusei."
"Multiple Star..." Vejeta shrugged and powered down the gravity chamber, "That's enough for today... Besides, I think Bulma wanted you..."
Kora nodded and started walking towards the entrance. As soon as she opened the door, she felt a huge very familiar ki that made her collapse to her knees. She sat there, frozen, staring up at the sky. Vejeta looked up the second he felt the ki and turned to Kora. In almost no time at all, he recognized who that ki belonged to.
It was Frieza, and based on how far away he was, he would be arriving in four hours.
Kora leaned against the doorway breathing deeply. Vejeta walked to her and scowled, hiding his emotions behind his typical mask. He looked down at her and grunted. She broke out of her daze and glared at him. She stood up and continued glaring at him, though her look had softened a little.
"Rachad... have you ever known true fear?"
Vejeta scowled and decided not to start another argument, "Yes..." he couldn't stand being honest about it, so he quickly added, "...A long time ago."
She nodded, knowing that he was at least worried. Then she looked back out to the sky and weakly stepped onto the grass. She folded her arms, trying to hide the fact that she was trembling.
"We've got four hours... what do we do?"
Vejeta's face took on a grim look, "We say our good-byes and prepare to fight."
-...Prepare to die...- Vejeta scowled at his own thoughts and started heading to the Capsule Corporation building. Kora walked out to the front yard and sat in the grass, staring at the horizon.
-Come ON, Kora! You're a Saiya-jin Princess. You shouldn't be scared of this guy...- she paused, then thought some more, -After all, he's only the one who's killed all you've ever cared about except for rachad.....-
She closed her eyes, half-heartedly meditating.
"Kora..." Her concentration was broken and she almost fell to the ground. She opened her eyes and forced a smile when she saw Gohan.
"Good afternoon, Gohan... how are you?"
He slightly turned away, waiting for Vejeta, "Don't bother... I felt him."
"I'm just trying to keep my mind off it..."
"...There's two SSJ2's here... I doubt we have much to worry about. After all, he was killed before..."
"That's exactly what worries me... I know Goku killed him, so how is he here?" when Gohan shrugged, she continued, "The problem is whatever he did to survive probably also made him a lot stronger..."
Gohan looked down at her and sighed, "You should go say your good-byes... you may not see them again."
Kora nodded and stood up. She started walking towards the building and leaned against the doorway when she saw Vejeta saying good-bye to his family. Trunks was begging his dad to let him go, but Vejeta refused.
Kora could see him swallowing his pride as he knelt down and embraced his son. Then he stood up and kissed a weeping Bulma. He turned around and glared at her, a warning not to mention what he had just done ever again.
The Saiya-jin Princess nodded her head in respect. She walked up to Bulma and hugged her tightly.
"Bulma-san... I'm so thankful for everything you've done."
"Don't mention it... you're part of the family. ...Don't get yourself killed."
Kora took on a grim look and nodded slowly. She looked down at Trunks and frowned when she saw him fuming.
"Trunks-kun...?"
"'Tou-san won't let me go!"
"...Trunks-kun, believe me... you don't wanna be out there. I won't lie to you... we may not come back. And if we don't, Vejeta needs you to protect Bulma and the others. Okay?"
"Okay, Kora-san..."
"Cya, kiddo."
Kora left the building and began walking towards the others. Vejeta took off into the air as soon as he saw that she was finished and Piccolo and Gohan both sighed, taking off after him, leaving Kora alone. She lowered her head and a grim thought flashed in her head.
-...We can't beat him...-
Shaking her head, she scowled and blasted off into the air.
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Yay, I'm starting to get back into this story! The next chapter will have the battle with Frieza and believe me, this story's far from over. ^_~ Stay tune and keep reviewing!