Forgotten Guardians
~ Disclaimer: I own nothing off of DBZ or anything like that. I do claim original characters though. This takes place during the Buu Saga, which in my story, never happened. Sorry peeps but I never saw how it ended. But in any case Goku is back with his family and among the living. ~
Hope. Our greatest ally that is so fragile and yet it is one of the hardest things to destroy.
Save your tears, now is not yet the time to mourn.
Remember, remember that there is more out there than what you see with your eyes.
Watch carefully, child of fate. Don't let your guard down yet.
Many sorrows will you endure but many joys shall you have as well.
- The Thirty-Fourth Guardian
Chapter 10When they walked into the control room Destiny stopped and stared in disbelief. A holographic image man in his early twenties stood by the controls. He had very thick long blonde hair without a trace of yellow in it. His eyes were a pale purple color that seemed to glow with mischief and something else. He was also very well built, which anyone would be able to tell since all he wore was a transparent cape and a pair of skintight pants that hid nothing and reveled everything.
"What are you doing here Larex?!" Destiny demanded while glaring at the man. "Ah Destiny, you grow more beautiful and..." He stopped here for a moment, looked Gohan over before looking back to Destiny and skimmed his eyes over her body. "Delicious every time I see you." He finished.
"As I recall, the last time I saw you I threw your naked rear in jail for disturbing the peace and smuggling." She said sarcastically and frowned.
"Technicalities, my sweet. Besides I notice that my body didn't offend you." He said in a seductive voice.
"Try didn't affect, Larex. You'd be a whole lot closer to the truth." She replied. "Now, what are you doing here?"
Larex laughed, a truly pleasing sound, and shook his head at her. "I told you once that I was a king remember?"
"You were drunk. You also said that you could handle one hundred women at the same time and manage to please all of them at once."
Larex looked a bit flustered at her bored tone, annoyed eyes, and cleared his throat. "Yes, well umm… You are on the planet Skyvorn, and I am the king here."
Destiny took a deep breath and let it out slowly. When she heard the name of the planet memories started coming to her that weren't her own.
~* They were dancing and laughing. Music in the background was playing. Soft, tempting, forbidden. The water green as Earth's grass. Then it came, the need to hide it before it came and destroyed. The music was gone now, replaced by the sounds of water and stone. Alone, she was dying. Her Companion, her friend, where was he? No she had to finish this! The creature was hunting her now. Trying to tempt her to come to it so it wouldn't have to destroy her; so it could dominate her instead. "We are meant to be. Come to me…" Destiny. ~*
"Destiny."
"Destiny!" Gohan nearly yelled and shook her a bit. Her eyes were unfocused and her breathing had quickened so much that it sounded like she had been running a long time. "I'm alright." She said softly, focused her eyes back on him and blinked a few times. Gohan rubbed his hand over her back lightly as he looked up and saw Larex studying them intently. Even though Gohan hadn't understood a word of what they had been saying, he understood the jealousy that came out of them now.
What have those two been fussing about? He wondered silently. Destiny had looked annoyed and the man had at first looked very calm and then flustered. It just doesn't make any sense. He thought a little angrily. But it really didn't matter; he was here to help Destiny. Nothing more, nothing less.
Destiny must have sensed that he was uneasy because she gently placed her hand on his arm, tossed her hair back before she looked to the man, and spoke something to him. The man nodded once and the holographic image winked out.
"What were you two saying to each other?" Gohan asked.
"Didn't you understand?"
Gohan shook his head and Destiny frowned again. "Well this isn't good." She muttered and stared out of the window thoughtfully. Both of them were still distracted enough that they didn't notice they were both still very close to one another, or that Gohan was still soothing her by stroking her back.
"Umm… Gohan?"
"Yes?"
"I think I may have a way to solve this problem but you may or may not like it." She replied a little warily.
Gohan nodded for her to go on and studied her seriously.
"If you'll agree to it, I can form a sort of link between us so that when you hear a language I know, you'll automatically be able to speak and understand it." She said slowly.
"So what's the problem?"
"Well, I'll be able to read your emotions a lot better, and before you ask, that does not mean reading your mind!" She said fiercely with a glare. "And you'll be able to pick up on mine." She finished with such a troubled look on her face that Gohan wanted to laugh but he didn't. There was a lot of trust involved in this seemingly simple offer. It was her willingness to trust him although they were still strangers that really tugged at him, and humbled him.
"I'm willing if you're willing." He said after a time. Destiny nodded once, removed her headband, lifted her hands until they rested lightly on his face, and pulled his head down until his forehead touched hers. Almost immediately a warm tingle swept through his body and his senses flared! Sight, hearing, smell, taste, touch, everything just seemed to be sharper for an instant before it settled back down. And then he felt something different, a strong yet soothing presence in his mind. It was the part of himself that was linked with Destiny and she with him; it wasn't an uncomfortable feeling, just strange.
Are you okay? She asked him worriedly in mind-speech as she stepped away from him.
"Yeah, for a second there it was like every one of my senses went into overdrive." He answered and rubbed the back of his neck.
Destiny grinned then and shook her head. "Actually, your senses were matching themselves to mine."
"What?! You can sense everything that high?" He asked in astonishment.
"Think of it this way. Your senses are better than the average humans. My senses are better than yours. So it's really not a big deal." She said, waving her hand impatiently when Gohan just looked at her skeptically. "You can quiz me later. Right now we have to get ready to go to Skyvorn's capital city and meet Larex; which, is not a fun thing." She said with a scowl and Gohan could feel the annoyance and exasperation that poured out of her.
"Why does he annoy you so much?" Gohan asked curiously.
"That's like asking, why does Jason annoy me? Because he's full of himself, he thinks he's God's gift to women, acts like a baby when he doesn't get his way, and a whole bunch of other junk" Destiny grinned then and snorted unladylike. "Too bad one of them isn't a woman, they'd make a perfect couple." She added impishly, eyes gleaming with mischief.
"So why do we have to go then?"
"Because I'm a princess and you are now the Ambassador of the surviving Saiyan population." She said with an angelic smile.
"And who told them that?" Gohan asked in mock anger.
"I don't know." She answered with such an innocent expression that he burst into laughter.
"You're something else you know that?" He teased.
"Nah, I'm just a girl." She answered and her playful mood dampened somewhat. "But anyway, go to your cabin, get cleaned up or whatever. Gyp should have the clothes you need to change into laid out by the time you finish and by that time we should be at the city."
He nodded in agreement and headed for his cabin. Something had happened during those few seconds, even now he could feel the sadness she was feeling so strongly. She had remembered something then, but how could one phrase affect her so much. Haven't you ever wanted to be normal? He asked himself sarcastically. Gohan shook his head with a frown; there were too many layers to Destiny, and he had a feeling that he was barely skimming the surface. A troubling thought, if there ever was one.
Destiny looked at the dress that Gyp had laid out for her and smiled slightly. It was one that she had helped design, but someone had made quite a few changes on it. Silvon. She thought with a sigh but knew that it was too late now. As usual, he'd won when it came to her clothing as the "princess."
She quickly slipped the dress on and looked in the mirror to study her reflection. It was a pale, lilac color made a kind of material that shimmered when she moved. The neckline was a deep, but narrow, vee that only made one think they were seeing something, the sleeves were transparent and off the shoulder. The skirt of the dress flared out gently to touch the floor, creating a sensual but elegant look.
"Weird. Given a choice I stick to modest stuff even though I've worn so many skimpy outfits that being naked doesn't bother me." She muttered aloud and slipped on a pair of low-heeled shoes the same color as the dress before moving over to her vanity to style her hair. "Actually, that might be why I like wearing clothes that cover me up; must be psychological rebelling." She continued to herself and glared at the mirror. "Why do people think I'm pretty? I look like a girl with weird hair, weird eyes, and a weird mark on her head." She decided with a nod and began to style her hair.
Using ribbons that matched her dress, she braided the hair at her temples and tied them together at the back of her head with a subtle knot. That way, it wouldn't fall into her face so much. The rest she just left loose so that it would hide the scars on her back.
"And that's another thing! How can you have the so called "perfect" body when you've got scars all on your back and legs?" She muttered, placed a delicate looking diamond and amethyst necklace around her neck, and the matching earrings in her ears. Then she applied a little bit of pale purple eyes shadow, mascara, and lip-gloss. Destiny looked herself over critically and shrugged. "Done." She said and then went to go see what Gohan was wearing.
After she left her cabin she headed towards Gohan's and just walked on in. He was grumbling as much as she had been and didn't notice her so she took the time to study him. Gohan had on fitted black pants, a long-sleeved, white, silk shirt that he was currently muttering about, a pair of black boots, and a black belt. To be evil, or not to be evil? She asked herself silent just as Gohan let out a rather loud curse. Evil. She decided with a grin and let out a loud, appreciative whistle.
Gohan spun around and glared at her. "What is wrong with this shirt!?" He demanded and then gaped at her.
Destiny laughed and walked up to him. It's supposed to be open in the front and show off her chest; that's why it doesn't button until you get to your stomach. Now hurry up and tuck your shirt in so we can go."
"You're in a dress." He mumbled in shock and she glared at him.
"Gohan." He said as she quickly buttoned his shirt.
"Yes?"
"Don't make me hurt you." She said in mock anger and left the room to wait in the cockpit.
~ Sorry it took me so long to get this chapter up! I've had so many tests to study for and thunder storms to deal with. But hey, I'm doing my best! So what do you guys thinks of Larex? Let me know and don't forget to review! Thanks. ~