Mia flapped her wings wearily as she carried Trunks's body steadily
towards the beach. Sure her wings had expanded compensating for his weight
and size, but the muscles that powered them in her back hadn't grown an
inch larger. Only a few more pumps of power were left before the lactic
acid in her muscles built up indefinitely and her wings would just stop
working. Fortunately, luck was on her side. With one more flap that was
worth all her muscles had left, she dove unto the islands sand, the tiny
particles taking the might of the impact away and softening her landing
quite nicely.
"Mia," an angry voice said, "You are a fool." Niy looked down at Mia's sprawled position and frowned. Despite her angry expression though, Niy offered her arm and helped Mia up.
"Look, Dad, it's Trunks," Gohan exclaimed as Goku leaned over his son's shoulder and peered down at the purple-haired body.
"That bright light must have been from him in his time machine," Goku said frowning. "He looks pretty beaten up. I wondered what happened that made him come back here."
"Whatever it is, if it hurt Trunks this bad, it wasn't pretty," Piccolo mumbled, crossing his arms.
"Um, he did mumble a few words while I was carrying him," Mia said, and afterwards lightly blushed from all the sudden attention. "He said, 'Run, Mom, run and hide. He's too strong. The Emperor is too strong'."
Niy's eyes flew wide open. "Oh Kami," she said, "The Emperor went to the future. He's taken over the Earth in its future."
"This Trunks is from the future? If the future of this planet is already doomed then there is no hope," Mia whispered.
"It doesn't work like that for us," Piccolo hissed. "The future can always be changed."
"His can't now," Niy stated bleakly. Everyone stared at the ground at Trunks's body.
"I'm afraid I have more bad news," Goku said. "I have one sensu bean left and three people to revive. When you slice a sense bean you only get half restoration. It's pretty useless when you chop it into thirds."
"Then I guess I am left with no other option," Niy mumbled. She walked over to Trunks and placed two hands spread in the air above his chest.
"What are you doing, Niy?" Gohan looked at her kneeling figure and something in his memory clicked with his thoughts. "Dende looked like that before he healed someone. Are you going to heal Trunks, Niy?"
Everyone stared at the female Namek.
"Yeah, but it's a bit more complicated than that, kid," Niy said, smiling grimly. "Since I don't have much ki left to revive him with, the process is going to be a bit more painful for me."
"Don't do it Niy," Piccolo growled.
"Since when did you care?"
"Since you became valuable. If something goes wrong and you get hurt, it could cost us the mission," he hissed.
"It's my soul," Niy retorted, "And it's my decision. Beggars can't be choosers and we need Trunks's help. We need every last scrap of power we can get or all of our training will be for nothing."
Piccolo scowled but said nothing. Everyone else kept their peace.
Niy reached her hands out over Trunks again and red fuzzy waves of power began to descend over Trunks's body. They were slow and gave off a fuzzy heat. From where Gohan stood, the waves seemed intoxicating, full of life, and vigor and strength. When Dende had revived people, his ki had been yellow and not white as nourishing. Then Gohan realized Niy' power was giving off a ki signal at all. It was as if she was giving Trunks a piece of her soul.
Goku shuddered, he felt Trunks's strength returning, but something about the way the healing waves were a blood-red and lingered a little too close to Trunks's body made him go cold inside.
Niy screamed in pain over and over again until she couldn't help herself and clutched her sides. She had bruises along her rib cage, blood trickling from her mouth, and dribbles more of it coming from the unclean cuts in her wrists. She cringed, terrified in the sand and felt as if she was going to throw up and couldn't breathe both at the same time. She felt a leaden cold abyss sink where part of her had once been. Her body tremorred in pain and in fear while the others just held in their breath, not sure of what to do.
Trunks opened his eyes and sat up. "Goku, Gohan, Piccolo, what are you all doing here?" Trunks looked around him as he continued to speak, "Nevermind, it doesn't matter. I have to warn you about- .you!" Trunks's eyes focused on Niy's android eyes. "You are part of the Emperor's hand! You're the one that tried to kill my mother!" Trunks jumped to his feet and powered into Super Saiyan. "I'll make sure that you're dead this time. MONSTER!"
"Mia," an angry voice said, "You are a fool." Niy looked down at Mia's sprawled position and frowned. Despite her angry expression though, Niy offered her arm and helped Mia up.
"Look, Dad, it's Trunks," Gohan exclaimed as Goku leaned over his son's shoulder and peered down at the purple-haired body.
"That bright light must have been from him in his time machine," Goku said frowning. "He looks pretty beaten up. I wondered what happened that made him come back here."
"Whatever it is, if it hurt Trunks this bad, it wasn't pretty," Piccolo mumbled, crossing his arms.
"Um, he did mumble a few words while I was carrying him," Mia said, and afterwards lightly blushed from all the sudden attention. "He said, 'Run, Mom, run and hide. He's too strong. The Emperor is too strong'."
Niy's eyes flew wide open. "Oh Kami," she said, "The Emperor went to the future. He's taken over the Earth in its future."
"This Trunks is from the future? If the future of this planet is already doomed then there is no hope," Mia whispered.
"It doesn't work like that for us," Piccolo hissed. "The future can always be changed."
"His can't now," Niy stated bleakly. Everyone stared at the ground at Trunks's body.
"I'm afraid I have more bad news," Goku said. "I have one sensu bean left and three people to revive. When you slice a sense bean you only get half restoration. It's pretty useless when you chop it into thirds."
"Then I guess I am left with no other option," Niy mumbled. She walked over to Trunks and placed two hands spread in the air above his chest.
"What are you doing, Niy?" Gohan looked at her kneeling figure and something in his memory clicked with his thoughts. "Dende looked like that before he healed someone. Are you going to heal Trunks, Niy?"
Everyone stared at the female Namek.
"Yeah, but it's a bit more complicated than that, kid," Niy said, smiling grimly. "Since I don't have much ki left to revive him with, the process is going to be a bit more painful for me."
"Don't do it Niy," Piccolo growled.
"Since when did you care?"
"Since you became valuable. If something goes wrong and you get hurt, it could cost us the mission," he hissed.
"It's my soul," Niy retorted, "And it's my decision. Beggars can't be choosers and we need Trunks's help. We need every last scrap of power we can get or all of our training will be for nothing."
Piccolo scowled but said nothing. Everyone else kept their peace.
Niy reached her hands out over Trunks again and red fuzzy waves of power began to descend over Trunks's body. They were slow and gave off a fuzzy heat. From where Gohan stood, the waves seemed intoxicating, full of life, and vigor and strength. When Dende had revived people, his ki had been yellow and not white as nourishing. Then Gohan realized Niy' power was giving off a ki signal at all. It was as if she was giving Trunks a piece of her soul.
Goku shuddered, he felt Trunks's strength returning, but something about the way the healing waves were a blood-red and lingered a little too close to Trunks's body made him go cold inside.
Niy screamed in pain over and over again until she couldn't help herself and clutched her sides. She had bruises along her rib cage, blood trickling from her mouth, and dribbles more of it coming from the unclean cuts in her wrists. She cringed, terrified in the sand and felt as if she was going to throw up and couldn't breathe both at the same time. She felt a leaden cold abyss sink where part of her had once been. Her body tremorred in pain and in fear while the others just held in their breath, not sure of what to do.
Trunks opened his eyes and sat up. "Goku, Gohan, Piccolo, what are you all doing here?" Trunks looked around him as he continued to speak, "Nevermind, it doesn't matter. I have to warn you about- .you!" Trunks's eyes focused on Niy's android eyes. "You are part of the Emperor's hand! You're the one that tried to kill my mother!" Trunks jumped to his feet and powered into Super Saiyan. "I'll make sure that you're dead this time. MONSTER!"