Here's chapter 10… I hope you like it.
Disclaimer: I don't own a damn thing, least of all a multi-million dollar enterprise such as DBZ.
Chapter 10 Ohh, she's bad
I was so bummed out about Goten that I didn't want to do anything. Everyone knew that something was wrong between me and Goten, but everyone was too polite to ask. The only people who knew were Cat and Trunks. It was really awkward.
Cat and I went out to spar. While we were taking a break, Cat said to me "Do you realize that it's already October?"
I just looked at her. "Is it? Omigod, that means your birthday was last week. And I completely forgot. I am so sorry Cat. I can't believe I could do that."
She laughed. "It also means that your birthday is in two weeks. We need to throw a party. A big old dance party. I bet Bulma wouldn't mind."
"We could bring all of our friends from the old days! It would be so much fun!" I said. Then we started to spar some more. I noticed that the sun was starting to fade while we were fighting, but I thought it was just clouds. I didn't even think to stop to look at the sky.
Suddenly Gohan showed up in the middle of our fight. I had sparred with Gohan a few times. He was pretty fun. I accidentally kicked him in the head. Then I recognized him and stopped.
"Why for are you here, Gohan?" I asked.
"My dad sent me. Something is happening, and Shin thinks that it has something to do with you two. Even if it doesn't we'll need your help to fight it. So they sent me to get you."
Cat and I just looked at each other. I could not be sure, but I think the same thoughts were running through her head as mine All right, our first bad guy!
We went back with Gohan. Everyone was sitting around waiting for something to happen. That was one difference between the cartoon and real life. In the cartoon, something wrong was always going bad and they just happened to stumble across it. In real life, they sat around and waited. So I pulled up a chair and waited. I sent small glances at Goten, but he stared stonily ahead.
"Gee dad, what do you think it is?" Gohan asked.
"I don't know, son. But it's blocking the sun and I can feel it getting closer." Goku answered.
"We should go outside and wait. Or make a plan." Vegeta said. (Does this sound familiar? I eventually learned that they often did this, talk in circles.) We never made it outside, cause at that point, it happened.
A blast of energy came from the general area of the den and basically blew up the room we were in. Once the dust settled, we saw a figure standing before us. It was a woman, dressed entirely of white with piercing black eyes. She stared at us one at a time, and then began to laugh.
"You are all mine, now!" she said.
Before I really knew what happened, another energy blast hit me directly in the chest. I saw Cat, Goten, and Trunks fall back from blasts too. Goku, Gohan, and Vegeta all managed to block it well enough. Shin had been spared. He just stared at the woman. "Karista! What are you doing here? How did you escape?" he exclaimed. We all looked at him.
"Hah. It was nothing. After two thousand years, you manage to figure these type of things out. And know I am here for my revenge against you and your friends!"
"Why us? What have we done to you?" Gohan asked.
"You fight with him. I have done my research. I know who you are, that you are allies of the Supreme Kai, and therefore my enemies. Now, die!" She shot off another round of blasts, more powerful than anything I ever felt. No one stood through this one. I felt my arms snap as I flew miles away into a canyon wall. Cat was right next to me. She was unconscious, lucky girl. I would have given anything not to have felt my pain right then. My arms were broken and something was not right on my insides. Still, we were under attack and I had to help. I stood up and saw that Karista was under attack herself. Goku and Gohan were kicking and punching while Vegeta and the Supreme Kai fired energy blasts between them. Karista, might I add, didn't seem to barely notice. I saw Goten and Trunks struggling to stand up, but they were trapped under rocks. Ignoring the pain in my arms, I went over and kicked the rocks into sand. Goten and Trunks immediately went Super-Saiyan and flew over to help.
Not really knowing how I could help with two broken arms yet not wanting to leave, I went over to Cat. She was out cold. I started to poke her with my legs to get her to wake up when once again I was thrown up against the cliff by an energy beam. When I stood up from this one, I saw that Goten and the Supreme Kai hadn't made it back up. Karista was still going strong. Even though she was evil and trying to kill all of my friends, she was strong. Wow. I wondered who she was. At least I did until I hit the wall once again. This time, only Goku and Vegeta stood up again. I knew I had to do something. I went flying in and kicked her hard between a Final Flash and a Kamehameha. I have never seen such surprise on anyone's face, even more than the day I slapped Vegeta. I could tell she was about to blast me, until she suddenly inhaled sharply. Then she exhaled between her teeth, hissing like a snake. "Kosho!" she exclaimed. Then her eyes went wide with alarm and she backed away. "I am not through with you, especially the girl. But now I must go." Then she disappeared.
It was such an anticlimactic ending that I wouldn't have believed she had been there if our group wasn't in such bad shape. By the time we had all made it back to Capsule Corp. and spent our time in the re-gen tanks, we were all so curious as to our unknown assailant that it was maddening.
"So who do you think she was?" I asked Cat, wincing as I moved my arms. They were healed, but extremely sensitive.
"I dunno. I still can't believe I missed the entire thing." Cat said. We were on our way to dinner in the newly restored kitchen. Everyone else had already started. Cat and I grabbed our places and started in. Towards the end, Shin, who ate with us regularly now, cleared his throat.
"I guess I should explain Karista to you all now." He said.
"You mean you've known this entire time and you haven't told us yet?" Vegeta exclaimed.
"Yes, well, I'm going to explain now. Karista, as you all know, is a very powerful sorceress. And a very old one too. However, she has not always been evil. Two thousand years ago, she was a kai, north kai to be exact. And she was good at it. Everyone liked her. She reigned for years and years. Until it happened.
One day she met a man. A Saiyan, to be exact, named Kosho. And they fell in love. But being a fighter and all, Kosho continued to travel the galaxy destroying planets. He would stop in and see her whenever he could, but eventually it just became too much and he ended their relationship. She did not take it well. That one act of his turned her heart into stone. She pursued him across the galaxy, destroying even more planets and in general pissing off everyone. Finally, I managed to capture her and send her where she belonged. Kosho escaped and made his home on earth, hiding all his powers. Of course, he had descendents. This is where the situation comes into play here, at this table." Shin took a deep breath and looked directly at me. "You, Liz, are the direct descendant of this Kosho and also a spitting image of him. That's why she panicked when she saw you, she was seeing the face of her old love. Why she ran, I cannot imagine. But I felt I must tell you all, so you can prepare."
There was dead silence at the table. I mean, dead. I don't think anyone was breathing. My jaw was on the floor. "You mean, I'm part Saiyan?" I gasped.
Shin nodded. "That's why you are so powerful. Even though the blood is diluted, Saiyan blood is very powerful. Even the most microscopic amount will give the person superhuman strength and ability."
I didn't really hear that part. I, Liz Conor, was part Saiyan! It was overwhelming. Cat was staring at me. "My God, Liz, this is incredible! The guys at home are going to flip!"
"Why had I never heard of this? I am a prince. Surely this would have been recorded somewhere." Vegeta said. Always about himself.
"The reason that you know nothing of Kosho is that Kosho was the eldest son of the original King Vegeta. To have the heir to the throne live on earth and give up his Saiyan heritage would have brought everlasting shame to the Vegeta line, so he was scorned from all records. You, Vegeta, are a direct relative to the second son of King Vegeta. So you see, you and Liz are really distant cousins." Shin said, with the oh-so-smallest smirk on his face.
If the silence was dead, it was now decaying. I mean, there was not even a bird chirping outside. Vegeta and I just stared at each other. It's not possible. How could I be related, however distantly, to him? I didn't even know he was real three months ago.
"Gosh, this is crazy." Gohan said.
"Well, that does explain a lot." Goku said. Was he never surprised by anything? Or does he really just go through existence happy all the time?
Cat, Trunks, and Goten were stunned. I thought Cat's tongue was just going to flop out of her mouth. I wasn't entirely sure I was happy about this revelation. I suppose I was, because I had just learned that I was one of the people I spent half my life obsessing over, but I also had put a lot into my humanness. Now, it turned out I had a boost that put me over the edge.
Everyone was staring at me. I just stood up very slowly. "I'm going to go to bed now. I have a lot to think about." Nobody tried to stop me.
Disclaimer: I don't own a damn thing, least of all a multi-million dollar enterprise such as DBZ.
Chapter 10 Ohh, she's bad
I was so bummed out about Goten that I didn't want to do anything. Everyone knew that something was wrong between me and Goten, but everyone was too polite to ask. The only people who knew were Cat and Trunks. It was really awkward.
Cat and I went out to spar. While we were taking a break, Cat said to me "Do you realize that it's already October?"
I just looked at her. "Is it? Omigod, that means your birthday was last week. And I completely forgot. I am so sorry Cat. I can't believe I could do that."
She laughed. "It also means that your birthday is in two weeks. We need to throw a party. A big old dance party. I bet Bulma wouldn't mind."
"We could bring all of our friends from the old days! It would be so much fun!" I said. Then we started to spar some more. I noticed that the sun was starting to fade while we were fighting, but I thought it was just clouds. I didn't even think to stop to look at the sky.
Suddenly Gohan showed up in the middle of our fight. I had sparred with Gohan a few times. He was pretty fun. I accidentally kicked him in the head. Then I recognized him and stopped.
"Why for are you here, Gohan?" I asked.
"My dad sent me. Something is happening, and Shin thinks that it has something to do with you two. Even if it doesn't we'll need your help to fight it. So they sent me to get you."
Cat and I just looked at each other. I could not be sure, but I think the same thoughts were running through her head as mine All right, our first bad guy!
We went back with Gohan. Everyone was sitting around waiting for something to happen. That was one difference between the cartoon and real life. In the cartoon, something wrong was always going bad and they just happened to stumble across it. In real life, they sat around and waited. So I pulled up a chair and waited. I sent small glances at Goten, but he stared stonily ahead.
"Gee dad, what do you think it is?" Gohan asked.
"I don't know, son. But it's blocking the sun and I can feel it getting closer." Goku answered.
"We should go outside and wait. Or make a plan." Vegeta said. (Does this sound familiar? I eventually learned that they often did this, talk in circles.) We never made it outside, cause at that point, it happened.
A blast of energy came from the general area of the den and basically blew up the room we were in. Once the dust settled, we saw a figure standing before us. It was a woman, dressed entirely of white with piercing black eyes. She stared at us one at a time, and then began to laugh.
"You are all mine, now!" she said.
Before I really knew what happened, another energy blast hit me directly in the chest. I saw Cat, Goten, and Trunks fall back from blasts too. Goku, Gohan, and Vegeta all managed to block it well enough. Shin had been spared. He just stared at the woman. "Karista! What are you doing here? How did you escape?" he exclaimed. We all looked at him.
"Hah. It was nothing. After two thousand years, you manage to figure these type of things out. And know I am here for my revenge against you and your friends!"
"Why us? What have we done to you?" Gohan asked.
"You fight with him. I have done my research. I know who you are, that you are allies of the Supreme Kai, and therefore my enemies. Now, die!" She shot off another round of blasts, more powerful than anything I ever felt. No one stood through this one. I felt my arms snap as I flew miles away into a canyon wall. Cat was right next to me. She was unconscious, lucky girl. I would have given anything not to have felt my pain right then. My arms were broken and something was not right on my insides. Still, we were under attack and I had to help. I stood up and saw that Karista was under attack herself. Goku and Gohan were kicking and punching while Vegeta and the Supreme Kai fired energy blasts between them. Karista, might I add, didn't seem to barely notice. I saw Goten and Trunks struggling to stand up, but they were trapped under rocks. Ignoring the pain in my arms, I went over and kicked the rocks into sand. Goten and Trunks immediately went Super-Saiyan and flew over to help.
Not really knowing how I could help with two broken arms yet not wanting to leave, I went over to Cat. She was out cold. I started to poke her with my legs to get her to wake up when once again I was thrown up against the cliff by an energy beam. When I stood up from this one, I saw that Goten and the Supreme Kai hadn't made it back up. Karista was still going strong. Even though she was evil and trying to kill all of my friends, she was strong. Wow. I wondered who she was. At least I did until I hit the wall once again. This time, only Goku and Vegeta stood up again. I knew I had to do something. I went flying in and kicked her hard between a Final Flash and a Kamehameha. I have never seen such surprise on anyone's face, even more than the day I slapped Vegeta. I could tell she was about to blast me, until she suddenly inhaled sharply. Then she exhaled between her teeth, hissing like a snake. "Kosho!" she exclaimed. Then her eyes went wide with alarm and she backed away. "I am not through with you, especially the girl. But now I must go." Then she disappeared.
It was such an anticlimactic ending that I wouldn't have believed she had been there if our group wasn't in such bad shape. By the time we had all made it back to Capsule Corp. and spent our time in the re-gen tanks, we were all so curious as to our unknown assailant that it was maddening.
"So who do you think she was?" I asked Cat, wincing as I moved my arms. They were healed, but extremely sensitive.
"I dunno. I still can't believe I missed the entire thing." Cat said. We were on our way to dinner in the newly restored kitchen. Everyone else had already started. Cat and I grabbed our places and started in. Towards the end, Shin, who ate with us regularly now, cleared his throat.
"I guess I should explain Karista to you all now." He said.
"You mean you've known this entire time and you haven't told us yet?" Vegeta exclaimed.
"Yes, well, I'm going to explain now. Karista, as you all know, is a very powerful sorceress. And a very old one too. However, she has not always been evil. Two thousand years ago, she was a kai, north kai to be exact. And she was good at it. Everyone liked her. She reigned for years and years. Until it happened.
One day she met a man. A Saiyan, to be exact, named Kosho. And they fell in love. But being a fighter and all, Kosho continued to travel the galaxy destroying planets. He would stop in and see her whenever he could, but eventually it just became too much and he ended their relationship. She did not take it well. That one act of his turned her heart into stone. She pursued him across the galaxy, destroying even more planets and in general pissing off everyone. Finally, I managed to capture her and send her where she belonged. Kosho escaped and made his home on earth, hiding all his powers. Of course, he had descendents. This is where the situation comes into play here, at this table." Shin took a deep breath and looked directly at me. "You, Liz, are the direct descendant of this Kosho and also a spitting image of him. That's why she panicked when she saw you, she was seeing the face of her old love. Why she ran, I cannot imagine. But I felt I must tell you all, so you can prepare."
There was dead silence at the table. I mean, dead. I don't think anyone was breathing. My jaw was on the floor. "You mean, I'm part Saiyan?" I gasped.
Shin nodded. "That's why you are so powerful. Even though the blood is diluted, Saiyan blood is very powerful. Even the most microscopic amount will give the person superhuman strength and ability."
I didn't really hear that part. I, Liz Conor, was part Saiyan! It was overwhelming. Cat was staring at me. "My God, Liz, this is incredible! The guys at home are going to flip!"
"Why had I never heard of this? I am a prince. Surely this would have been recorded somewhere." Vegeta said. Always about himself.
"The reason that you know nothing of Kosho is that Kosho was the eldest son of the original King Vegeta. To have the heir to the throne live on earth and give up his Saiyan heritage would have brought everlasting shame to the Vegeta line, so he was scorned from all records. You, Vegeta, are a direct relative to the second son of King Vegeta. So you see, you and Liz are really distant cousins." Shin said, with the oh-so-smallest smirk on his face.
If the silence was dead, it was now decaying. I mean, there was not even a bird chirping outside. Vegeta and I just stared at each other. It's not possible. How could I be related, however distantly, to him? I didn't even know he was real three months ago.
"Gosh, this is crazy." Gohan said.
"Well, that does explain a lot." Goku said. Was he never surprised by anything? Or does he really just go through existence happy all the time?
Cat, Trunks, and Goten were stunned. I thought Cat's tongue was just going to flop out of her mouth. I wasn't entirely sure I was happy about this revelation. I suppose I was, because I had just learned that I was one of the people I spent half my life obsessing over, but I also had put a lot into my humanness. Now, it turned out I had a boost that put me over the edge.
Everyone was staring at me. I just stood up very slowly. "I'm going to go to bed now. I have a lot to think about." Nobody tried to stop me.
