How Do You Know?
Chapter 6: Checking
Shashii sat in the reclining chair. Normally he would be a picture of coolness but now he had sweaty palms and a pale color to his skin. He was waiting for the psychological doctor, a warrior's nemesis. The last one to visit him ended up crying for weeks on end about stepping on an insect in a dream. So naturally Shashii was scared out of his wits.
"Stupid Dad, stupid me, stupid, stupid, stupid." Shashii mumbled as he waited. The room was small and the calm colors of white, cream, and beige yelled at him that he was no longer safe. Outside this room he was confident in his ability to combat almost any and all opponents, but in here he had an odd feeling that the rules were skewed and all his power, skill, and power were his greatest weaknesses. A one-foot tall plump bird walked in and sat on the chair opposite of Shashii. He hated trying to read non-humanoid faces; it was harder than trying to not eat for more than six hours.
"So let's cut to the chase, you have multiple personalities?"
"Only in my head. Probably developed to help combat my loneliness." Said Shashii quickly. The bird nodded.
"I see. How do you feel about that?" Said the bird with a monotone voice farther hiding his emotions.
"Fine. I feel very cool with it happening." Said Shashii barely hiding his frustration. Again the bird nodded.
"Have they told you to do anything ill advised?"
"For example?" asked Shashii, everything he did was ill advised by normal scales.
"Killing your father, challenging Freeza, suicide, et cetera."
"Um. I've already spared with Lord Freeza, they don't have to suggest killing my dad, which I never will do, and killing myself is ludicrous. I have to much pride to die that cowardly way." Said Shashii finishing with an arrogant snort.
"Yes well, I've got to take into account your ancestry. Sayajins." Muttered the bird. Shashii smirked. He had flustered the doctor's feathers. "So do they appear and disappear at will?"
"Nope, but they usually show up just in time to keep me out of trouble and we keep each other in balance. It works."
"So if this is working out so well why are you hear?"
"Dad. I told him and he got me worried that if one suddenly takes over totally that it would be the super-aggressive me. Somehow I think that the wimp and cool-me would fuse and kick his but, so to speak."
"Tell me about your father."
"His name is Raddittzu. He's a good dad, he taught me almost everything I know. He loves to play chess and is big on our code of honor. You'd be hard pressed to find a person like him."
"Do you two see each other often?"
"Now we do. Up until I was eleven he trained me. When I was assigned to my first team we kept in constant contact and tried to spend every moment we could together. When I got my solo assignments he always sent me text messages or book chips to read. Our schedules gave us very little time together, but whenever we could we had a game or two of chess. Now he's going to help me finish up my training for the coming of age tests. When I'm twenty I face Lord Freeza in another spar and if I live I'll get my final assignment which if I'm lucky will be near my father." Shashii smiled at the thought of fighting Freeza again.
"I see. So um, do you like to play chess?" asked the bird.
"Yeah, I love it. Want to go play? You seem smart enough to put up a challenge."
"After we finish this check up. Now close your eyes."
"Why?" Asked Shashii now full of curiosity.
"I am going to do routine mind probe to help me correctly finish my diagnosis."
"Oh. What race are you? You seem similar to Spiral-jins but shorter and even more bird like." The doctor clucked angrily and sighed shaking his head.
"Listen, just let me finish up and submit the report and then we'll go play chess and you can ask me all the questions you want to. Okay?"
"Sure." Said Shashii who then closed his eyes. As the doctor started to close his eyes Shashii's opened up again.
"Yes?" asked the frustrated bird.
"Nothing it can wait." Grinned Shashii. The bird clamped his eyes shut as Shashii shut his eyes. In his mind he felt the soft light of the doctor's mind. It was just a flashlight looking around in a dark room for non- existent monsters. It slid the shadows away as it widened it's path. The feeling was almost pleasurable excepting the fact it was also creepy as hell. He felt himself going to sleep and reluctantly agreed to the rest.
Shashii opened his eyes to warm natural light. He was lying in a field of soft green grass and yellow and white wildflowers. Not too far away he could hear and smell a stream flowing and the rustle of leaves in a soft summer zephyr. Relaxing his tail and muscles he closed his eyes in content bliss.
Footsteps and the soft barely audible sound of grass rustling let him know someone was approaching from downwind. Reaching out with his senses he felt his father coming.
"Hiya, how's it going Dad?" he said smiling and looking up at his father. Raddittzu grinned and plopped down in the grass next to his son, both were clothed in loose pants and shirts.
"Good, I really like it here. I'm sort of glad King Kold and Lord Freeza forced us all to come here until they need us. Chi Chi and Burma insist on making poor little Eppera study at that stupid Earth school. And if I even try they stop cooking for me for a week." Shashii winced, that was indeed a harsh punishment. The two human women had gotten them hooked on their cooking after only one day.
"Poor little bro. Well, it's your fault." Shrugged the younger of the two.
"How?" Asked his father. Shashii smirked.
"Easy, you married Mom."
"Huh? How could I not of? She's an amazing woman." Said Raddittzu smiling dreamily. Shashii laughed.
"Agreed. I was surprised she even forgave you Dad. Bulma told me that she still has a grudge against Yamcha and Piccolo for just trying to kill Goku years ago."
"Well, just goes to show you how charming your old man is." Said Raddittzu grinning.
"For an old man, sure." Said Shashii. Lying back down to bask in the warm glow of the sun. His tail waved slowly to the beat of a pop song he was humming. "Sick and tired of hearing you people talk about, what's the deal with this pop life and when is it gonna die out. What you got to realize is what we're doin' is not a trend. We got the gift of melody and we're gonna bring it 'til the end."
"Didn't know you liked that stuff? In fact who said that it was it that said 'they are just idiots lip singing and doing stupid dances to get laid', humm?" Shashii blushed in embarrassment and shut up. Raddittzu laughed and got up and went to the stream. Soon Shashii was back in a blissful mood and then fell asleep.
Shashii awoke in the comfortable reclining chair and the doctor opened his eyes and laughed. 'It was just that dream again.' Thought Shashii.
"So Doc, what's the verdict?" The bird hopped off of the chair and turned to look up at Shashii.
"Healthy as I can tell. Oh yeah, your dream. I'd write it down if I were you. It will be important in the future." And with that Shashii was left alone and very confused.
Thanks for reading. Keep reviewing, and I mean it, any and all constructive critiques will help me out. Bye.
Chapter 6: Checking
Shashii sat in the reclining chair. Normally he would be a picture of coolness but now he had sweaty palms and a pale color to his skin. He was waiting for the psychological doctor, a warrior's nemesis. The last one to visit him ended up crying for weeks on end about stepping on an insect in a dream. So naturally Shashii was scared out of his wits.
"Stupid Dad, stupid me, stupid, stupid, stupid." Shashii mumbled as he waited. The room was small and the calm colors of white, cream, and beige yelled at him that he was no longer safe. Outside this room he was confident in his ability to combat almost any and all opponents, but in here he had an odd feeling that the rules were skewed and all his power, skill, and power were his greatest weaknesses. A one-foot tall plump bird walked in and sat on the chair opposite of Shashii. He hated trying to read non-humanoid faces; it was harder than trying to not eat for more than six hours.
"So let's cut to the chase, you have multiple personalities?"
"Only in my head. Probably developed to help combat my loneliness." Said Shashii quickly. The bird nodded.
"I see. How do you feel about that?" Said the bird with a monotone voice farther hiding his emotions.
"Fine. I feel very cool with it happening." Said Shashii barely hiding his frustration. Again the bird nodded.
"Have they told you to do anything ill advised?"
"For example?" asked Shashii, everything he did was ill advised by normal scales.
"Killing your father, challenging Freeza, suicide, et cetera."
"Um. I've already spared with Lord Freeza, they don't have to suggest killing my dad, which I never will do, and killing myself is ludicrous. I have to much pride to die that cowardly way." Said Shashii finishing with an arrogant snort.
"Yes well, I've got to take into account your ancestry. Sayajins." Muttered the bird. Shashii smirked. He had flustered the doctor's feathers. "So do they appear and disappear at will?"
"Nope, but they usually show up just in time to keep me out of trouble and we keep each other in balance. It works."
"So if this is working out so well why are you hear?"
"Dad. I told him and he got me worried that if one suddenly takes over totally that it would be the super-aggressive me. Somehow I think that the wimp and cool-me would fuse and kick his but, so to speak."
"Tell me about your father."
"His name is Raddittzu. He's a good dad, he taught me almost everything I know. He loves to play chess and is big on our code of honor. You'd be hard pressed to find a person like him."
"Do you two see each other often?"
"Now we do. Up until I was eleven he trained me. When I was assigned to my first team we kept in constant contact and tried to spend every moment we could together. When I got my solo assignments he always sent me text messages or book chips to read. Our schedules gave us very little time together, but whenever we could we had a game or two of chess. Now he's going to help me finish up my training for the coming of age tests. When I'm twenty I face Lord Freeza in another spar and if I live I'll get my final assignment which if I'm lucky will be near my father." Shashii smiled at the thought of fighting Freeza again.
"I see. So um, do you like to play chess?" asked the bird.
"Yeah, I love it. Want to go play? You seem smart enough to put up a challenge."
"After we finish this check up. Now close your eyes."
"Why?" Asked Shashii now full of curiosity.
"I am going to do routine mind probe to help me correctly finish my diagnosis."
"Oh. What race are you? You seem similar to Spiral-jins but shorter and even more bird like." The doctor clucked angrily and sighed shaking his head.
"Listen, just let me finish up and submit the report and then we'll go play chess and you can ask me all the questions you want to. Okay?"
"Sure." Said Shashii who then closed his eyes. As the doctor started to close his eyes Shashii's opened up again.
"Yes?" asked the frustrated bird.
"Nothing it can wait." Grinned Shashii. The bird clamped his eyes shut as Shashii shut his eyes. In his mind he felt the soft light of the doctor's mind. It was just a flashlight looking around in a dark room for non- existent monsters. It slid the shadows away as it widened it's path. The feeling was almost pleasurable excepting the fact it was also creepy as hell. He felt himself going to sleep and reluctantly agreed to the rest.
Shashii opened his eyes to warm natural light. He was lying in a field of soft green grass and yellow and white wildflowers. Not too far away he could hear and smell a stream flowing and the rustle of leaves in a soft summer zephyr. Relaxing his tail and muscles he closed his eyes in content bliss.
Footsteps and the soft barely audible sound of grass rustling let him know someone was approaching from downwind. Reaching out with his senses he felt his father coming.
"Hiya, how's it going Dad?" he said smiling and looking up at his father. Raddittzu grinned and plopped down in the grass next to his son, both were clothed in loose pants and shirts.
"Good, I really like it here. I'm sort of glad King Kold and Lord Freeza forced us all to come here until they need us. Chi Chi and Burma insist on making poor little Eppera study at that stupid Earth school. And if I even try they stop cooking for me for a week." Shashii winced, that was indeed a harsh punishment. The two human women had gotten them hooked on their cooking after only one day.
"Poor little bro. Well, it's your fault." Shrugged the younger of the two.
"How?" Asked his father. Shashii smirked.
"Easy, you married Mom."
"Huh? How could I not of? She's an amazing woman." Said Raddittzu smiling dreamily. Shashii laughed.
"Agreed. I was surprised she even forgave you Dad. Bulma told me that she still has a grudge against Yamcha and Piccolo for just trying to kill Goku years ago."
"Well, just goes to show you how charming your old man is." Said Raddittzu grinning.
"For an old man, sure." Said Shashii. Lying back down to bask in the warm glow of the sun. His tail waved slowly to the beat of a pop song he was humming. "Sick and tired of hearing you people talk about, what's the deal with this pop life and when is it gonna die out. What you got to realize is what we're doin' is not a trend. We got the gift of melody and we're gonna bring it 'til the end."
"Didn't know you liked that stuff? In fact who said that it was it that said 'they are just idiots lip singing and doing stupid dances to get laid', humm?" Shashii blushed in embarrassment and shut up. Raddittzu laughed and got up and went to the stream. Soon Shashii was back in a blissful mood and then fell asleep.
Shashii awoke in the comfortable reclining chair and the doctor opened his eyes and laughed. 'It was just that dream again.' Thought Shashii.
"So Doc, what's the verdict?" The bird hopped off of the chair and turned to look up at Shashii.
"Healthy as I can tell. Oh yeah, your dream. I'd write it down if I were you. It will be important in the future." And with that Shashii was left alone and very confused.
Thanks for reading. Keep reviewing, and I mean it, any and all constructive critiques will help me out. Bye.