No Gems

Casey (32)

I don't think I've ever seen so many shocked people in one place. Then again, you couldn't blame them. After all, they were seeing the same person in two different places.

"You heard me, Callisia," I smirked. "What, did you expect me to call you?"

I think that might have pissed her off a little, because she used a ruby- studded bracelet to shoot a scarlet ki blast at me. I easily dodged.

Sioban, Mariam and I proceeded over to ... ourselves and knelt down beside our teenage bodies.

I allowed a blue light to gather in my hand, while all of the onlookers, Callisia included, stared at the other guardians and myself in shock. Mariam and Sioban were doing the same thing I was. We allowed the lights in out hands to flow out and encircle our younger selves. The wounds on their bodies closed up and they began to stir.

The eyes of the other me flickered open.

"W-what--"

Casey (16)

OK, I was officially confused now. I was lying on the floor looking up at myself. But I wasn't scared. Nope. Not me. Not scared at all.

OK, so I was terrified, but that was beside the point.

I stared at myself for a few moments before an idea occurred to me: maybe this other me had come from the future to help me.

"Casey," she said, "I'm the future you, and I'm here to help you."

Gee, like I couldn't guess that.

I looked over to Sioban and Mariam, both of whom were staring at their future selves, shocked.

"Casey..." Sioban whispered, sounding about as freaked out as I was.

Mariam (17)

This night was getting weirder and weirder. First, the new guys tell us that they're really characters from a TV show, and then this insane lady shows up and tries to murder us. Yup. Definitely a strange evening. And getting stranger.

There was 2 of me. Not to mention 2 Caseys and 2 Siobans. Maybe I was dreaming. I pinched myself. It hurt. No, I was wide awake. If I wasn't scared before, I was defiantly terrified now.

Kyudo

"Mom?" I asked breathlessly.

The 32-year-old version of my mom looked over at me, and her 16 self followed her gaze. The Blue Guardian ambled over to where Callisia and I had been fighting.

"Kyudo," she whispered, "they remember. All you have to do is destroy Callisia and bring them back."

"But how do I--" I began.

Mom smiled and said, "You just have to hit her where there are no gems."

With that, the guardian forms of Mom, Sioban and Mariam disappeared.

Hit a spot where there are no gems? That shouldn't be too hard, right?

Victory and Return

Wrong.

Callisia was covered with gems from head to foot. And she wasn't going to give me time to try to find a spot. I was forced to continue to dodge various attacks until I noticed something.

Callisia had gems all over, except on her face. After dodging a ki blast, I snuck up behind Callisia and threw my fist into her face.

Ever wonder why the call some screams blood curling? I think I discovered the answer to that right after I hit Callisia.

Joya

Woah!

Did Kyudo just knock Callisia? Stupid Question. Would she be screaming bloody murder if he hadn't?

Gems started falling off her and clattering to the floor and she began to melt. She became a pool of ... something on the floor. And it was pretty gross.

Sioban

"Ewww!" I exclaimed. I sure was glad that I wasn't on the clean up committee. The gym was a mess with that woman's remains on the floor and parts of the walls crumbling.

That's when Goten took my hand.

Mariam

Trunks Came up behind me and slid an arm around my shoulders.

Casey

Mariam and Sioban stood with their soulmates while I was left alone. Or so I thought.

I sensed someone sneaking up behind me and turned to see

"Shin?"

The Supreme Kai nodded. "I think it's time to take you back where you belong," he said softly as he pulled me close to him.

In seconds, the gym melted away and I became 32 again. Shin and I stood on that mountain again together.



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