Hello again, everyone! The next chapter is out once again and I'm still
getting nowhere, aren't I? ^_^() Sorry, but I just have to include each
part for anything to make sense, if it didn't already which it didn't. And
I'm not in such a good mood 'cause I got in trouble with my uncle for
stating my thoughts and then he tattled on me to my dad and got me in even
worse trouble. I swear, I'd like to rip his head off and feed it to an
animal... . He just makes me so mad along with his entire dysfunctional
family... Sorry about my ranting! Just had to get it off my chest. But I do
feel a little better now. ^_^ Thanx for listening! Anyways, enough with
this and let's get to the review responses and story! I got much more now,
and it just lifts my darkened mood. Thank you, all! ^_^
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Pen Dragon: Oops... Maybe my advice wasn't all that good after all... Lava spurt?! O.o Watch out and just hang on! The paramedics have arrived in the form of this chapter! ^_^ Did that make sense?
SSJ4 Goku: Really? Just how accurate is that 8-ball? Well, whatever tickles your fancy... ^_^ I'm glad you do! I'm happy you think so... You're such an inspiration to me and your support helps. Good idea, and that's very true. Yeah, they just don't like anything that's out of the ordinary in a show... There isn't one. Neither do I... Well, some. ^_^ I am? Well, I get it from the best. ^_~ Ah, take one for as long as you need; there's no hurry. Three in the morning? I could do that, too, now since I have break, but my parents would tell me to get back to bed. ^_^() Hey, weirdness isn't a bad thing. It's just... unique and... weird. ^_^() I need a thesaurus really badly... Ah, you do? Cool! Good for you! ^_^ Hey, it's okay just as long as their not done purposely or excessively. Little typos are okay for me as long as I can still understand it and if they're aren't so many. Like my typo, "Thanx." I just love typing like that! ^_^ ... She does, but she's holding up! ... So far. ^_^() Yep, he's back again. He'll be coming back a lot, I'll tell you that. Don't want to give anything away so I'll just keep my mouth shut on that. We'll keep an eye on each other! How's that? Yes, it is. Definitely... That's okay. Yay! ... He does, but he's not so smart now, like you said. Well, for some reason, it's been happening to me, too... Aw, thanx! You're giving me that bubbly, happy feeling again. ^_^ That happens to me, too. Guess we both need some thesauruses, huh? Yep. Well, I'm happy to have your attention! It means a lot to me.
ElysianAmazon: Yes, evil of me, isn't it? That is so true. Thanx! ^_^ Phew, well, at least something is becoming clear to you. I'm trying to make everything that's going on be known so nothing gets missed. He is... and annoying, too. No more waiting now! 'Cause next chapter's here! ^_^ The two finger wave rules! *waves to everyone with two fingers again and pokes herself in the eye* Ack!
Masquerade: Yes, an evil cliffhanger it is! I am bad! . He definitely is. (I won't put a comment to that for fear of giving something away that goes with the story...) Yeah, she's going insane, I tell you! Just like me! O.o He shouldn't have done that... Eep! Well, I've gotta do what I can to keep your attention, don't I? Genius?! *looks around and behind her* Who, me? Nuh-uh! Ooh... Mystery... I'm glad I'm keeping you on your toes! Yay! You like it! I'm so happy! ^__^ I will!
Angela Giovanni: Ah! I'm sorry! I really am! Please forgive me! ... Uh... I guess it's okay... I hope I can write... *passes out*
lilmissgoten: Yeah, she really does deserve a lot of sympathy... I'm so mean to her! ~.~ She has... And you'll just have to find out about that. Yeah, probably, but hopefully not. Can't have the story ending like that so abruptly! It's okay. It is kinda confusing, for me too. You are not! So don't insult yourself like that again, okay?! Me, neither... But it's here now so... Yay? O.o Sorry, I'll try to make it longer next time... I just never know what to add without repeating something... And I don't know when to stop either! O.o Hey, that's all right. Take your time; you're not expected to watch it within a certain amount of time. ^_^
SSJSkaterTrunks: 'Oh, no!' is right! For Sekai... Just because he's, like you said, stupid. At least when he did that, he was. You'll have to find out if he does or not...Yes! I admit, it is evil! Of me! ~.~ Don't hurt me, please... Ahh, THANK YOU!!! ^___^ I wouldn't mind if he 'got me' for this. I'd like it if he came after me! ^_^
Lady Rose: More newcomers? Wow, this fic must be going around. O.o Aw, thanx... *sniff* Oh, now you're making me all emotional! *sniff* Don't worry, I will! Uh... Try not to lose it like I have... I will for all of you! ^_^
mae: I'll respond to all your reviews at once. ^_^() Oh, that's all right. I forget to do that to sometimes to certain stories. Thank you! ^_^ Yep, it has. O.o Um... Okay, then. Good for you. You're one of the lucky ones. ^_^ Guess I can't. Well, that does make sense. Something original can be weird, too, right? You can go and do that. ^_^
YUE'S LOVER: Ack! I'm sorry, like I said to everyone else! It's my twisted brain's fault. Blame it! But the next chapter's here now! ^_^
O2: Someone new again... To be honest, I don't know. I know I am. ~.~ I guess I did... But that's 'cause these people are nice and awesome! ^_^ Aw, I'm sure you get good reviews in your stories. Sure I will! ^_^ Yeah, I'll see about that.
Lady Rose (again): Hooray for you! ^_^ Cool! Really? I feel so honored...*sniff* I'm glad that it's keeping you entertained. ^_^ Ah, another one bites the dust... You must save yourself! Ramblings? No way. I love 'em! It's here now! ^_^
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Disclaimer: DBZ= not me. Sekai+parents+brother+freaky guy in her head=completely mine. Easy to understand, right? ^_^
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Cat and Mouse: Chapter Fourteen
No one could stop the blast from hitting its target in time.
Everything seemed to go in slow motion for Sekai. She stood, blinded by so many emotions, anticipating the attack to finish her off. It was what she wanted. She wanted to die. Anything to be free of this pain in her heart.
"Get out of the way, girl!" Piccolo made a last attempt to make her realize the danger she was in. If she had heard his warning, then she showed no signs of listening. All she did was stare out ahead of her at the oncoming blast.
*What are you doing? Attack!*
She didn't bother responding to the voice.
Her body felt strange. She felt both hot and cold at the same time, and she couldn't feel the ground beneath her. It was as if she was floating. Under her feet, she could feel little tendrils of fire making their way up her legs. Yet they didn't burn. It was almost a comforting and likable sensation that excited her. The tendrils shot out from beneath her and grabbed ahold of the Kamehameha Wave, taking everyone by surprise.
Cell was the most shocked. "What?!" he cried, staying in his attack position.
"How could she have caught it?" Tien wondered in awe.
Piccolo growled. 'Something is definitely wrong here. She would never have enough strength to catch that blast on her own,' he thought.
Cell had gotten over his shock quickly and pushed more force into the wave. "Bah, it doesn't matter anyways. I'll finish you off either way!" he yelled.
The serpent-like sparks continued to flame all around Sekai. She floated about two or three inches off the ground, remaining perfectly still with a blank expression on her face. It was like there were vines flailing over her, trying to choke and suffocate her. Though, she didn't appear to have any discomfort.
As more energy went into the attack, the tendrils took it as a signal to begin the next part of their task. Expanding to twice their regular width of a pencil, they circled around and over Sekai in search of the core of the wave. There, they implanted one end of themselves into the blast and the other end into various parts of Sekai's body, like computer wires connecting to the main system. Once firm in the core, they did their job of fueling themselves and their mistress. The blast slowly became smaller and weaker as the sparks swallowed its energy, rejuvinating Sekai.
"What in the world is going on?" Cell wondered. He squinted his eyes through the intense brightness of her aura to see what was going on. The moment he processed everything and put the pieces of the puzzle together, his eyes widened and he cut off his energy from the blast, causing it to hit Sekai with full force.
'That little sneak! She's absorbing the energy of the Kamehameha Wave. But how? Humans can't absorb the energy of others. Not without the help of technology,' he tried to figure out.
"Man, what's going on?" Krillin murmured from his position in the sky.
'That's just what I'd like to know,' Piccolo thought, growling. The others could only watch in their wonder and fear as the absorption continued.
The last light of the Kamehameha Wave finally faded away into the sparks and into Sekai. With their task complete, the whipping sparks condensed back to their former size and wrapped around their mistress, once again, waiting for another chance at stealing some ki. Sekai, motionless and silent this whole time, finally blinked and opened her mouth to exhale sharply the breath that she hadn't known she'd been holding.
Regaining some of her air and balance, she unconsciously floated back down to the forest floor. Something coursed through her blood, filling her with a different sort of excitement. The wound in her chest was getting less painful, surprisingly. She looked down at herself and gasped. The hole in her chest was closing up!
'How can that be?' she thought.
*One of your powers is the ability to heal yourself.*
'You again... Didn't I tell you to get out of my head?'
*I'm not leaving. Not until I get what I want.*
'What is it that you want then, pray tell?'
*I want you to kill these monsters in front of you.*
'Why don't you do it yourself, huh? I'm not going to do your dirty work for you.'
*I can't. I have no physical body. I can only fight through another person with his or her mind. You just happened to be the one I chose to fight through.*
'Well, I feel so special,' she thought, sarcastically.
*You should. You have enough power to destroy them all and more.*
'But I don't want to kill anyone else. Just Cell.'
*These others are just as big a threat to you and your dominance over Man as Cell is.*
'My dominance? Over Man? What are you talking about?'
*Listen, the human race is a flawed, ignorant one. They do not appreciate what Earth has to give to them. They always want something more and more and when they finally get it, they leave it behind and go on to want something else. Much chaos is caused by them, with them tearing up the planet for their own selfish desires. They need someone to put them in their place and you can be the one to finally lead them to peace with the earth.*
'Just what are you saying?!' She didn't like the way this voice was talking.
*What I'm saying is destroy these obstacles in your path to victory. Once you do that, you can go to protecting the destruction of Earth by Man. He must be punished for the pain he has caused the planet.*
'You're telling me to destroy Man! I will do no such thing!'
*I am not telling you to do that... Though, it just might lead to that. Man is a nuisance to this world and is killing it. Shouldn't he pay for the evil that he has done?*
'Maybe, but that doesn't mean that the race should be clearly wiped out! That's no way to resolve a problem.'
*I'm afraid you don't have a say in the matter. Either way, Man will pay the price for what he's done and you will aid in doing so!*
"Ah!" she cried as a sharp pain in her head returned to her. Even with her body being fully revived, she couldn't stand the enormous pain that coursed through her every nerve.
Trunks gasped. "Everyone, I think she's doing it again!" he warned. They all kept their guard this time, prepared for anything she might throw.
Sekai fell to her knees again and growled while gritting her teeth, holding her head trying to control the ache in it. 'Stop this!'
*Do not take me for a fool. I'm not stupid. I have my own powers as well, you know.*
Her headache dulled to a light throbbing and she pulled her hands down from the sides of her head, panting slightly.
*Now see your objective and finish it off. Understand?*
'Yeah, I understand. But what makes you think I'll still do it?'
*You will. If you value your life.*
'Well, that depends... My life or the lives of billions of people? What do you think I'll pick?'
*Don't be a smartaleck. It won't help anything.*
'Look who's talking, Mr. Hypocrite. That sounds kinda familiar from earlier.' She smirked when he didn't respond immediately.
*In any case, if you don't cooperate, then I will kill you and resort to a different body and mind to control.*
'One question, though... Let's say I happen to do as you say, God forbid. What if I happen to die? You know, get killed? What would happen to you? Would you die as well?'
*... Don't be foolish, Sekai. Of course not. I can jump through to a different body long before you get killed in time.*
'I guess that changes my theory of you being the captain going down with the ship.'
*Yes, it does. But enough with this senseless jabbering. If you had been paying attention, then you would have taken notice of the beasts trying to get you to see them.*
'Huh?' She looked up to see the men running up to her. Cell took that opportunity to fly off before the others took the chance to gang up on him.
'Coward, indeed...' she thought.
"Hey, are you okay?" Krillin asked, a little nervous.
'Boy, she's cute!' he thought.
"Yeah, that was some light show you gave us," Yamucha laughed, trying to lighten the mood.
Tien, Piccolo, and Trunks stayed silent.
"I'm fine," Sekai answered. Her senses had fully returned to her, along with her strength. With ease, she fully stood up. Yet the events themselves that had just happened were getting hard for her to remember. "What exactly happened?" she asked. All she could remember now was her conversation with that voice...
"'What happened?!'" Yamucha cried incredulously. "You mean you don't remember?!"
"Well, sorry. It must have been a pretty big thing if it was enough to make me forget it, wasn't it?" she narrowed her eyes at him, emphasizing the last two words. Yamucha gulped and put his hands up in defense, backing away.
"Uh... Yeah, it was," he said. "Um... The others will fill you in on it!" He jumped behind Tien, who looked at him a little skeptically.
"You exploded in a rage." Sekai whipped around to the voice. It was that purple-haired boy again.
'He's cute...' she thought, then shook her head. 'Come on, Sekai, get your mind back on track! This is not the time to fawn over dreamy guys. And that voice might be listening in on you!'
"Hi," Trunks smiled. "My name's Trunks." He held out his hand for her to shake and she took it politely. Everyone properly introduced themselves, except for Tien and Piccolo whom she already knew.
"My name is Sekai," she said.
"Well, Sekai, like Trunks said, you exploded in a sort of angered rage," Piccolo explained. "We're not exactly sure what happened to you, either, for we've never seen anything like it. But whatever it was, it brought out an amazing power from within you. With that power, you were able to absorb that Kamehameha Wave that Cell threw at you and were able to heal yourself."
"Whoa..." she murmured. The pieces finally began to fall into place. "I think I remember some of it now... But I don't know how or why that happened."
"That's okay, I guess," Tien finally spoke up. "Maybe we can find something out about it later."
"Yeah. In the meantime, do you want to come with us to the Kame House? You know, just to plan our next move against Cell? You've got lots of strength," Krillin asked, a little too eagerly.
Sekai couldn't help but smile. These people were so nice! And Tien looked as if he had put their first encounter behind him. They couldn't possibly be her enemies.
"Su--" She was cut off as her headache came back again. With it hitting her so suddenly, she lost her equilibrium and fell backwards. Trunks caught her in his surprise.
*What do you think you're doing?! You're going with them?!* The voice shouted furiously.
She couldn't find the sense to respond mentally; the pain was so great.
The voice eased up just for her to give an answer. *Well?*
Trying to come up with an excuse, she said the closest thing to one. 'I don't even know anything about them. Shouldn't I get to know my enemies to fight them better?'
*... I suppose so, but if you're lying, then you're going to get a severe beating in your mind.*
'Just relax for a bit... There's nothing... for you to... worry about...' She closed her eyes, fatigue taking over her system.
The others sighed in relief and calmed down. They had been afraid that she was going to go through another one of her insane power surges.
"At least now she'll get some rest. Maybe then, she'll be able to remember things more clearly," Trunks guessed.
"Yes, but for now, we have to get going back to the Kame house. Then, we can get our own rest and resume our search for Cell," Piccolo said. He floated into the air and shot off into the sky. The others followed his example and did the same, with Trunks carrying the sleeping Sekai in his arms as the sun continued to rise...
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Ah, what's going to happen now?! I'm running out of ideas! O.o But I should be able to figure it out soon enough. As for the next chapter, I'll probably have it up by Wednesday or Thursday because I'm going on a trip. So just sit tight until then and be thankful that this isn't a cliffhanger! At least, I don't think it's a cliffhanger... It's not driving me crazy yet... Anyways, later! ^_^
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Pen Dragon: Oops... Maybe my advice wasn't all that good after all... Lava spurt?! O.o Watch out and just hang on! The paramedics have arrived in the form of this chapter! ^_^ Did that make sense?
SSJ4 Goku: Really? Just how accurate is that 8-ball? Well, whatever tickles your fancy... ^_^ I'm glad you do! I'm happy you think so... You're such an inspiration to me and your support helps. Good idea, and that's very true. Yeah, they just don't like anything that's out of the ordinary in a show... There isn't one. Neither do I... Well, some. ^_^ I am? Well, I get it from the best. ^_~ Ah, take one for as long as you need; there's no hurry. Three in the morning? I could do that, too, now since I have break, but my parents would tell me to get back to bed. ^_^() Hey, weirdness isn't a bad thing. It's just... unique and... weird. ^_^() I need a thesaurus really badly... Ah, you do? Cool! Good for you! ^_^ Hey, it's okay just as long as their not done purposely or excessively. Little typos are okay for me as long as I can still understand it and if they're aren't so many. Like my typo, "Thanx." I just love typing like that! ^_^ ... She does, but she's holding up! ... So far. ^_^() Yep, he's back again. He'll be coming back a lot, I'll tell you that. Don't want to give anything away so I'll just keep my mouth shut on that. We'll keep an eye on each other! How's that? Yes, it is. Definitely... That's okay. Yay! ... He does, but he's not so smart now, like you said. Well, for some reason, it's been happening to me, too... Aw, thanx! You're giving me that bubbly, happy feeling again. ^_^ That happens to me, too. Guess we both need some thesauruses, huh? Yep. Well, I'm happy to have your attention! It means a lot to me.
ElysianAmazon: Yes, evil of me, isn't it? That is so true. Thanx! ^_^ Phew, well, at least something is becoming clear to you. I'm trying to make everything that's going on be known so nothing gets missed. He is... and annoying, too. No more waiting now! 'Cause next chapter's here! ^_^ The two finger wave rules! *waves to everyone with two fingers again and pokes herself in the eye* Ack!
Masquerade: Yes, an evil cliffhanger it is! I am bad! . He definitely is. (I won't put a comment to that for fear of giving something away that goes with the story...) Yeah, she's going insane, I tell you! Just like me! O.o He shouldn't have done that... Eep! Well, I've gotta do what I can to keep your attention, don't I? Genius?! *looks around and behind her* Who, me? Nuh-uh! Ooh... Mystery... I'm glad I'm keeping you on your toes! Yay! You like it! I'm so happy! ^__^ I will!
Angela Giovanni: Ah! I'm sorry! I really am! Please forgive me! ... Uh... I guess it's okay... I hope I can write... *passes out*
lilmissgoten: Yeah, she really does deserve a lot of sympathy... I'm so mean to her! ~.~ She has... And you'll just have to find out about that. Yeah, probably, but hopefully not. Can't have the story ending like that so abruptly! It's okay. It is kinda confusing, for me too. You are not! So don't insult yourself like that again, okay?! Me, neither... But it's here now so... Yay? O.o Sorry, I'll try to make it longer next time... I just never know what to add without repeating something... And I don't know when to stop either! O.o Hey, that's all right. Take your time; you're not expected to watch it within a certain amount of time. ^_^
SSJSkaterTrunks: 'Oh, no!' is right! For Sekai... Just because he's, like you said, stupid. At least when he did that, he was. You'll have to find out if he does or not...Yes! I admit, it is evil! Of me! ~.~ Don't hurt me, please... Ahh, THANK YOU!!! ^___^ I wouldn't mind if he 'got me' for this. I'd like it if he came after me! ^_^
Lady Rose: More newcomers? Wow, this fic must be going around. O.o Aw, thanx... *sniff* Oh, now you're making me all emotional! *sniff* Don't worry, I will! Uh... Try not to lose it like I have... I will for all of you! ^_^
mae: I'll respond to all your reviews at once. ^_^() Oh, that's all right. I forget to do that to sometimes to certain stories. Thank you! ^_^ Yep, it has. O.o Um... Okay, then. Good for you. You're one of the lucky ones. ^_^ Guess I can't. Well, that does make sense. Something original can be weird, too, right? You can go and do that. ^_^
YUE'S LOVER: Ack! I'm sorry, like I said to everyone else! It's my twisted brain's fault. Blame it! But the next chapter's here now! ^_^
O2: Someone new again... To be honest, I don't know. I know I am. ~.~ I guess I did... But that's 'cause these people are nice and awesome! ^_^ Aw, I'm sure you get good reviews in your stories. Sure I will! ^_^ Yeah, I'll see about that.
Lady Rose (again): Hooray for you! ^_^ Cool! Really? I feel so honored...*sniff* I'm glad that it's keeping you entertained. ^_^ Ah, another one bites the dust... You must save yourself! Ramblings? No way. I love 'em! It's here now! ^_^
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Disclaimer: DBZ= not me. Sekai+parents+brother+freaky guy in her head=completely mine. Easy to understand, right? ^_^
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Cat and Mouse: Chapter Fourteen
No one could stop the blast from hitting its target in time.
Everything seemed to go in slow motion for Sekai. She stood, blinded by so many emotions, anticipating the attack to finish her off. It was what she wanted. She wanted to die. Anything to be free of this pain in her heart.
"Get out of the way, girl!" Piccolo made a last attempt to make her realize the danger she was in. If she had heard his warning, then she showed no signs of listening. All she did was stare out ahead of her at the oncoming blast.
*What are you doing? Attack!*
She didn't bother responding to the voice.
Her body felt strange. She felt both hot and cold at the same time, and she couldn't feel the ground beneath her. It was as if she was floating. Under her feet, she could feel little tendrils of fire making their way up her legs. Yet they didn't burn. It was almost a comforting and likable sensation that excited her. The tendrils shot out from beneath her and grabbed ahold of the Kamehameha Wave, taking everyone by surprise.
Cell was the most shocked. "What?!" he cried, staying in his attack position.
"How could she have caught it?" Tien wondered in awe.
Piccolo growled. 'Something is definitely wrong here. She would never have enough strength to catch that blast on her own,' he thought.
Cell had gotten over his shock quickly and pushed more force into the wave. "Bah, it doesn't matter anyways. I'll finish you off either way!" he yelled.
The serpent-like sparks continued to flame all around Sekai. She floated about two or three inches off the ground, remaining perfectly still with a blank expression on her face. It was like there were vines flailing over her, trying to choke and suffocate her. Though, she didn't appear to have any discomfort.
As more energy went into the attack, the tendrils took it as a signal to begin the next part of their task. Expanding to twice their regular width of a pencil, they circled around and over Sekai in search of the core of the wave. There, they implanted one end of themselves into the blast and the other end into various parts of Sekai's body, like computer wires connecting to the main system. Once firm in the core, they did their job of fueling themselves and their mistress. The blast slowly became smaller and weaker as the sparks swallowed its energy, rejuvinating Sekai.
"What in the world is going on?" Cell wondered. He squinted his eyes through the intense brightness of her aura to see what was going on. The moment he processed everything and put the pieces of the puzzle together, his eyes widened and he cut off his energy from the blast, causing it to hit Sekai with full force.
'That little sneak! She's absorbing the energy of the Kamehameha Wave. But how? Humans can't absorb the energy of others. Not without the help of technology,' he tried to figure out.
"Man, what's going on?" Krillin murmured from his position in the sky.
'That's just what I'd like to know,' Piccolo thought, growling. The others could only watch in their wonder and fear as the absorption continued.
The last light of the Kamehameha Wave finally faded away into the sparks and into Sekai. With their task complete, the whipping sparks condensed back to their former size and wrapped around their mistress, once again, waiting for another chance at stealing some ki. Sekai, motionless and silent this whole time, finally blinked and opened her mouth to exhale sharply the breath that she hadn't known she'd been holding.
Regaining some of her air and balance, she unconsciously floated back down to the forest floor. Something coursed through her blood, filling her with a different sort of excitement. The wound in her chest was getting less painful, surprisingly. She looked down at herself and gasped. The hole in her chest was closing up!
'How can that be?' she thought.
*One of your powers is the ability to heal yourself.*
'You again... Didn't I tell you to get out of my head?'
*I'm not leaving. Not until I get what I want.*
'What is it that you want then, pray tell?'
*I want you to kill these monsters in front of you.*
'Why don't you do it yourself, huh? I'm not going to do your dirty work for you.'
*I can't. I have no physical body. I can only fight through another person with his or her mind. You just happened to be the one I chose to fight through.*
'Well, I feel so special,' she thought, sarcastically.
*You should. You have enough power to destroy them all and more.*
'But I don't want to kill anyone else. Just Cell.'
*These others are just as big a threat to you and your dominance over Man as Cell is.*
'My dominance? Over Man? What are you talking about?'
*Listen, the human race is a flawed, ignorant one. They do not appreciate what Earth has to give to them. They always want something more and more and when they finally get it, they leave it behind and go on to want something else. Much chaos is caused by them, with them tearing up the planet for their own selfish desires. They need someone to put them in their place and you can be the one to finally lead them to peace with the earth.*
'Just what are you saying?!' She didn't like the way this voice was talking.
*What I'm saying is destroy these obstacles in your path to victory. Once you do that, you can go to protecting the destruction of Earth by Man. He must be punished for the pain he has caused the planet.*
'You're telling me to destroy Man! I will do no such thing!'
*I am not telling you to do that... Though, it just might lead to that. Man is a nuisance to this world and is killing it. Shouldn't he pay for the evil that he has done?*
'Maybe, but that doesn't mean that the race should be clearly wiped out! That's no way to resolve a problem.'
*I'm afraid you don't have a say in the matter. Either way, Man will pay the price for what he's done and you will aid in doing so!*
"Ah!" she cried as a sharp pain in her head returned to her. Even with her body being fully revived, she couldn't stand the enormous pain that coursed through her every nerve.
Trunks gasped. "Everyone, I think she's doing it again!" he warned. They all kept their guard this time, prepared for anything she might throw.
Sekai fell to her knees again and growled while gritting her teeth, holding her head trying to control the ache in it. 'Stop this!'
*Do not take me for a fool. I'm not stupid. I have my own powers as well, you know.*
Her headache dulled to a light throbbing and she pulled her hands down from the sides of her head, panting slightly.
*Now see your objective and finish it off. Understand?*
'Yeah, I understand. But what makes you think I'll still do it?'
*You will. If you value your life.*
'Well, that depends... My life or the lives of billions of people? What do you think I'll pick?'
*Don't be a smartaleck. It won't help anything.*
'Look who's talking, Mr. Hypocrite. That sounds kinda familiar from earlier.' She smirked when he didn't respond immediately.
*In any case, if you don't cooperate, then I will kill you and resort to a different body and mind to control.*
'One question, though... Let's say I happen to do as you say, God forbid. What if I happen to die? You know, get killed? What would happen to you? Would you die as well?'
*... Don't be foolish, Sekai. Of course not. I can jump through to a different body long before you get killed in time.*
'I guess that changes my theory of you being the captain going down with the ship.'
*Yes, it does. But enough with this senseless jabbering. If you had been paying attention, then you would have taken notice of the beasts trying to get you to see them.*
'Huh?' She looked up to see the men running up to her. Cell took that opportunity to fly off before the others took the chance to gang up on him.
'Coward, indeed...' she thought.
"Hey, are you okay?" Krillin asked, a little nervous.
'Boy, she's cute!' he thought.
"Yeah, that was some light show you gave us," Yamucha laughed, trying to lighten the mood.
Tien, Piccolo, and Trunks stayed silent.
"I'm fine," Sekai answered. Her senses had fully returned to her, along with her strength. With ease, she fully stood up. Yet the events themselves that had just happened were getting hard for her to remember. "What exactly happened?" she asked. All she could remember now was her conversation with that voice...
"'What happened?!'" Yamucha cried incredulously. "You mean you don't remember?!"
"Well, sorry. It must have been a pretty big thing if it was enough to make me forget it, wasn't it?" she narrowed her eyes at him, emphasizing the last two words. Yamucha gulped and put his hands up in defense, backing away.
"Uh... Yeah, it was," he said. "Um... The others will fill you in on it!" He jumped behind Tien, who looked at him a little skeptically.
"You exploded in a rage." Sekai whipped around to the voice. It was that purple-haired boy again.
'He's cute...' she thought, then shook her head. 'Come on, Sekai, get your mind back on track! This is not the time to fawn over dreamy guys. And that voice might be listening in on you!'
"Hi," Trunks smiled. "My name's Trunks." He held out his hand for her to shake and she took it politely. Everyone properly introduced themselves, except for Tien and Piccolo whom she already knew.
"My name is Sekai," she said.
"Well, Sekai, like Trunks said, you exploded in a sort of angered rage," Piccolo explained. "We're not exactly sure what happened to you, either, for we've never seen anything like it. But whatever it was, it brought out an amazing power from within you. With that power, you were able to absorb that Kamehameha Wave that Cell threw at you and were able to heal yourself."
"Whoa..." she murmured. The pieces finally began to fall into place. "I think I remember some of it now... But I don't know how or why that happened."
"That's okay, I guess," Tien finally spoke up. "Maybe we can find something out about it later."
"Yeah. In the meantime, do you want to come with us to the Kame House? You know, just to plan our next move against Cell? You've got lots of strength," Krillin asked, a little too eagerly.
Sekai couldn't help but smile. These people were so nice! And Tien looked as if he had put their first encounter behind him. They couldn't possibly be her enemies.
"Su--" She was cut off as her headache came back again. With it hitting her so suddenly, she lost her equilibrium and fell backwards. Trunks caught her in his surprise.
*What do you think you're doing?! You're going with them?!* The voice shouted furiously.
She couldn't find the sense to respond mentally; the pain was so great.
The voice eased up just for her to give an answer. *Well?*
Trying to come up with an excuse, she said the closest thing to one. 'I don't even know anything about them. Shouldn't I get to know my enemies to fight them better?'
*... I suppose so, but if you're lying, then you're going to get a severe beating in your mind.*
'Just relax for a bit... There's nothing... for you to... worry about...' She closed her eyes, fatigue taking over her system.
The others sighed in relief and calmed down. They had been afraid that she was going to go through another one of her insane power surges.
"At least now she'll get some rest. Maybe then, she'll be able to remember things more clearly," Trunks guessed.
"Yes, but for now, we have to get going back to the Kame house. Then, we can get our own rest and resume our search for Cell," Piccolo said. He floated into the air and shot off into the sky. The others followed his example and did the same, with Trunks carrying the sleeping Sekai in his arms as the sun continued to rise...
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Ah, what's going to happen now?! I'm running out of ideas! O.o But I should be able to figure it out soon enough. As for the next chapter, I'll probably have it up by Wednesday or Thursday because I'm going on a trip. So just sit tight until then and be thankful that this isn't a cliffhanger! At least, I don't think it's a cliffhanger... It's not driving me crazy yet... Anyways, later! ^_^