Well, here's the next chapter of Cat and Mouse. I love the reviews I've
been receiving and take each of them to heart. Thanx for spending time on
giving your thoughts on this fic. I've decided to answer to each review
like SSJ4 Goku does. She really is supporting me through this. Thank you,
SSJ4 Goku!
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SSJ4 Goku: First of all, THANK YOU for your unending support! I have to admit, I probably wouldn't be getting this far if it weren't for the nice reviews I received, yours included. And I just had to pick something that was a little tough to write...And thanx for reviewing still. Skilled writer, am I? Well... I guess everyone is entitled to their own opinion. ^_^() I'm glad you like this!
LadyBuG: Aw, you don't owe me any favors! But I'm glad this has caught your interest... for now. ^_^() And we'll all just have to see what does happen between those two... myself included.
Princess Vega: Thanx for the encouragement! Every little bit pushes me onward. I just hope I don't push myself over a cliff...
Pen Dragon: Another compliment. Wow, just what is so great about this fic? And I agree; somebody should shoot Tien. He's gotta watch other people's space...
lilmissgoten: You're not rambling... not exactly. But everything helps me in writing more. I'm glad you like Sekai; I do too. And Cell romances are hard, as I have heard and am experiencing. But I sure hope I get the hang of it soon! O.o Otherwise, who knows what'll happen...
SSJSkaterPunk: Thanx! And once again, everyone is entitled to their own opinion...
nuklear: Nope, she's a tough cookie. And who could pass up a verbal fight with Piccolo?? I sure wouldn't. Thanx, and don't worry; I'll keep going with this. Being stubborn is helpful to me too. ^_^()
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Disclaimer: Man, now I know what it feels like to keep writing these over and over again. I don't own DBZ or any of the characters relating to it. I just own Sekai and any other characters that are unknown.
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Cat and Mouse: Chapter Three
The blast took everyone by surprise. Sekai yelped as she was knocked about twenty feet from where she previously stood. She quickly got back up and gasped at the place where the other two men and she had been. 'Oh, no... Please let them be okay...' she thought worriedly. Then she glared up at the green freak who threw the blast. He had followed them.
'What's his name? Cell, I think Piccolo called him,' she growled up at him. She looked back at the spot and sighed in relief as she saw the two men standing there, mostly unharmed and with their arms up in defense.
"Argh, blast it! He's here!" Piccolo growled. He, once again, spoke to Tien without turning his gaze from Cell. "Hurry, Tien! Get the girl out of this place now. I'll stay here and distract Cell."
"Okay, Piccolo," Tien nodded. He went to Sekai to pick her up and fly out of the city. She stared at them both, silently boiling as they spoke about her as though she wasn't even there. Tien picked her up and began flying.
"Hey!" Sekai objected. "Put me down!"
"Sorry, kid, but we got to get outta here while we can." He responded. She looked down at the place where now only Piccolo and Cell remained. They were engaged in a battle of fists and ki blasts. Staring speechlessly, she watched their movements and speed as their bodies became mere, tiny silhouettes.
'They're so skilled and fast... I stood no chance against Cell,' she thought somewhat shamefully. 'I'm so weak. I feel so helpless. I've disappointed and shamed my mother and father. I couldn't live up to my honor and fight back. Hell, I could barely defend myself. How could I let that happen?' Tears filled her eyes with sadness and it was then that Tien interrupted her thoughts.
"So where do you live? If you live far enough away, I could drop you off there. Otherwise, you can come and stay at Master Roshi's house." He told her.
"Just drop me off down here. I'll go the rest of the way to my house." She hoped he would listen to her. As much as she was afraid of Cell, she wanted to do whatever she could to help defeat him. That monster didn't deserve to live as long as he had. Where could he have come from?
Tien had been flying for a while, but with the training she had underwent in her childhood, she could get back to Ginger Town where the fight had occured and get there pretty quickly. All she had to do was head in the opposite direction of where they were heading, which was east, since Tien was simply making a beeline to wherever he might have been planning to go.
"No, it's okay. I'll take you all the way to your house. You don't want Cell to find you, now do you?" He joked. When Sekai didn't respond, he looked at her. Her face was turned away from him and she had a rather determined expression on it. "Hey, what are you thinking?" Again, he received no answer. "Are you insane?! Do you seriously want Cell to find you? He could and would kill you in the blink of an eye!"
Sekai looked sharply into his face. "He shamed and humiliated me! I won't let him get away with that. I'm going to face him even if it's the last thing I do."
"It just might be the last thing you do!"
"Then I will die with honor!" With that, she struggled to get out of his grasp. Caught off guard, he didn't react in time to keep a hold of her. Slipping through Tien's arms, Sekai sped at an alarming speed to the ground. She tucked her knees under her chin and wrapped her arms around them, rolling to the ground. She landed in a thicket and scratched her arms and legs against some sharp tree branches. Acting fast, she crawled into the nearest bush and hid. She could sense Tien close by and coming closer.
'Can't he just leave me alone?' Sekai rolled her eyes. He was searching for her. Lowering her ki to an undetectable level, she watched and waited. Tien was looking all around the forest for her. He had trouble concentrating on sensing for her ki. He finally got frustrated when he couldn't locate her. Suddenly, he shouted out to the empty air.
"I hope you're happy! You've gotten away and gone into a big mess. I just hope you come to your senses before it's too late for you. I'm leaving!" He shot off into the air. Sekai waited until his ki faded away completely.
"Finally, he's gone," she breathed. Crawling out of the bush, she shook out the leaves that had gotten stuck in her hair as she had fallen. The scratches hadn't hurt at all and weren't that bad. "Now to get on with business." She faced in the direction from which she had been taken. Her destination was quite a distance away from where she was now and she probably wouldn't even make it in time to catch up with Cell.
'But maybe I'll get some clues as to where he might have gone from there. I don't think that Piccolo could have killed him already. Cell's more powerful.' She lowered her head then. That thought was somewhat discouraging. 'But if Piccolo can't beat him, then who am I to try? Piccolo's stronger than me and if he can't beat Cell, then surely I can't.' For a moment she kept her head bowed. When she raised it again, a fiercely determined expression crossed her face.
'But I will try with all my might.'
She pulled a capsule out of her pocket and, instead of an air car, she pulled out an air bike. Hopping on, she revved the engine and drove in the direction of Ginger Town. Only one thought crossed her mind and pushed her onward.
'You better watch out Cell. You may be powerful, but you also must have to have some weakness. And I will do whatever I can to find that weakness and bring an end to your reign of terror...'
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SSJ4 Goku: First of all, THANK YOU for your unending support! I have to admit, I probably wouldn't be getting this far if it weren't for the nice reviews I received, yours included. And I just had to pick something that was a little tough to write...And thanx for reviewing still. Skilled writer, am I? Well... I guess everyone is entitled to their own opinion. ^_^() I'm glad you like this!
LadyBuG: Aw, you don't owe me any favors! But I'm glad this has caught your interest... for now. ^_^() And we'll all just have to see what does happen between those two... myself included.
Princess Vega: Thanx for the encouragement! Every little bit pushes me onward. I just hope I don't push myself over a cliff...
Pen Dragon: Another compliment. Wow, just what is so great about this fic? And I agree; somebody should shoot Tien. He's gotta watch other people's space...
lilmissgoten: You're not rambling... not exactly. But everything helps me in writing more. I'm glad you like Sekai; I do too. And Cell romances are hard, as I have heard and am experiencing. But I sure hope I get the hang of it soon! O.o Otherwise, who knows what'll happen...
SSJSkaterPunk: Thanx! And once again, everyone is entitled to their own opinion...
nuklear: Nope, she's a tough cookie. And who could pass up a verbal fight with Piccolo?? I sure wouldn't. Thanx, and don't worry; I'll keep going with this. Being stubborn is helpful to me too. ^_^()
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Disclaimer: Man, now I know what it feels like to keep writing these over and over again. I don't own DBZ or any of the characters relating to it. I just own Sekai and any other characters that are unknown.
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Cat and Mouse: Chapter Three
The blast took everyone by surprise. Sekai yelped as she was knocked about twenty feet from where she previously stood. She quickly got back up and gasped at the place where the other two men and she had been. 'Oh, no... Please let them be okay...' she thought worriedly. Then she glared up at the green freak who threw the blast. He had followed them.
'What's his name? Cell, I think Piccolo called him,' she growled up at him. She looked back at the spot and sighed in relief as she saw the two men standing there, mostly unharmed and with their arms up in defense.
"Argh, blast it! He's here!" Piccolo growled. He, once again, spoke to Tien without turning his gaze from Cell. "Hurry, Tien! Get the girl out of this place now. I'll stay here and distract Cell."
"Okay, Piccolo," Tien nodded. He went to Sekai to pick her up and fly out of the city. She stared at them both, silently boiling as they spoke about her as though she wasn't even there. Tien picked her up and began flying.
"Hey!" Sekai objected. "Put me down!"
"Sorry, kid, but we got to get outta here while we can." He responded. She looked down at the place where now only Piccolo and Cell remained. They were engaged in a battle of fists and ki blasts. Staring speechlessly, she watched their movements and speed as their bodies became mere, tiny silhouettes.
'They're so skilled and fast... I stood no chance against Cell,' she thought somewhat shamefully. 'I'm so weak. I feel so helpless. I've disappointed and shamed my mother and father. I couldn't live up to my honor and fight back. Hell, I could barely defend myself. How could I let that happen?' Tears filled her eyes with sadness and it was then that Tien interrupted her thoughts.
"So where do you live? If you live far enough away, I could drop you off there. Otherwise, you can come and stay at Master Roshi's house." He told her.
"Just drop me off down here. I'll go the rest of the way to my house." She hoped he would listen to her. As much as she was afraid of Cell, she wanted to do whatever she could to help defeat him. That monster didn't deserve to live as long as he had. Where could he have come from?
Tien had been flying for a while, but with the training she had underwent in her childhood, she could get back to Ginger Town where the fight had occured and get there pretty quickly. All she had to do was head in the opposite direction of where they were heading, which was east, since Tien was simply making a beeline to wherever he might have been planning to go.
"No, it's okay. I'll take you all the way to your house. You don't want Cell to find you, now do you?" He joked. When Sekai didn't respond, he looked at her. Her face was turned away from him and she had a rather determined expression on it. "Hey, what are you thinking?" Again, he received no answer. "Are you insane?! Do you seriously want Cell to find you? He could and would kill you in the blink of an eye!"
Sekai looked sharply into his face. "He shamed and humiliated me! I won't let him get away with that. I'm going to face him even if it's the last thing I do."
"It just might be the last thing you do!"
"Then I will die with honor!" With that, she struggled to get out of his grasp. Caught off guard, he didn't react in time to keep a hold of her. Slipping through Tien's arms, Sekai sped at an alarming speed to the ground. She tucked her knees under her chin and wrapped her arms around them, rolling to the ground. She landed in a thicket and scratched her arms and legs against some sharp tree branches. Acting fast, she crawled into the nearest bush and hid. She could sense Tien close by and coming closer.
'Can't he just leave me alone?' Sekai rolled her eyes. He was searching for her. Lowering her ki to an undetectable level, she watched and waited. Tien was looking all around the forest for her. He had trouble concentrating on sensing for her ki. He finally got frustrated when he couldn't locate her. Suddenly, he shouted out to the empty air.
"I hope you're happy! You've gotten away and gone into a big mess. I just hope you come to your senses before it's too late for you. I'm leaving!" He shot off into the air. Sekai waited until his ki faded away completely.
"Finally, he's gone," she breathed. Crawling out of the bush, she shook out the leaves that had gotten stuck in her hair as she had fallen. The scratches hadn't hurt at all and weren't that bad. "Now to get on with business." She faced in the direction from which she had been taken. Her destination was quite a distance away from where she was now and she probably wouldn't even make it in time to catch up with Cell.
'But maybe I'll get some clues as to where he might have gone from there. I don't think that Piccolo could have killed him already. Cell's more powerful.' She lowered her head then. That thought was somewhat discouraging. 'But if Piccolo can't beat him, then who am I to try? Piccolo's stronger than me and if he can't beat Cell, then surely I can't.' For a moment she kept her head bowed. When she raised it again, a fiercely determined expression crossed her face.
'But I will try with all my might.'
She pulled a capsule out of her pocket and, instead of an air car, she pulled out an air bike. Hopping on, she revved the engine and drove in the direction of Ginger Town. Only one thought crossed her mind and pushed her onward.
'You better watch out Cell. You may be powerful, but you also must have to have some weakness. And I will do whatever I can to find that weakness and bring an end to your reign of terror...'