Kon'nichiwa! *bows slightly with hands at side* yes, I know, long time no
read, but now I'm back barring your eighth chapter. I've been a bit moody
lately, especially at home when I'm in my room. I've been very sad about
something I have to keep a secret (damn it) in case some certain people see
it, (no, not you anime rebel or Laci) but don't let me bring you down!
Okay, you might think this is starting to get really cheesy and confusing,
but I swear it'll get better! This stage was completely necessary and I
promise, just stick with me and it'll fix itself as the chapter goes on. I
made this chapter extra super long to make up for it (another reason why it
took so long). I hope you enjoy this chapter and just stay with me.
Disclaimer: *whispering* "I own DBZ" *a bullet fires and out of the bushes pops out three lawyers holding guns* "I TAKE IT BACK, I TAKE IT BACK!!!"
Chapter eight; This is Earth's Future, Thus Earth's Fate
I ran up to the bed and made sure my eyes weren't deceiving me. There tangled in a mass of sheets was....ME?! I was looking straight at my own figure, my own face; it was me in that bed!
But then, if that was me, who was I? Was I just some wandering soul with out a body? Was I someone else? Maybe I was dead and just couldn't go up. I rushed to the next door and flung it open. I swung around the corner and; praying I saw long brown hair and pale skin; found myself starring into the onyx eyes of Gohan.
"Oh my God." I whispered overwhelmed beyond belief.
I was....Gohan?! How? How did this happen? I panicked, I was GOHAN!!! Lord help me; I wanted to cry. Thoughts and questions raced through my mind, none very logical. Then I remembered my body. If I was Gohan, was Gohan....me?
I ran back to the bed and bent over my body. I hesitated at first, but I had to know; I just had to. I took my shoulders ~A/N: I hate having to keep say I did such-and-such to me!!~ and shook gently, but enough to wake me up.
I-she opened her eyes and looked at me, at first wearily, the m-her (!!) eyes shot open. I slapped a hand over m-her mouth, knowing the scream was almost out.
"Who are you?" I asked almost afraid of the answer.
She pushed my hand away and whispered, "Gohan."
"Not anymore."
"What do you mean? Who are you? Why are you dressed like me?"
"Would you believe me if I told you I was Elizabeth, you're me and I'm you, and I'm not dead?"
Gohan shook his (her?) head.
"Yeah well, it's true. Take a look in the mirror sleepyhead."
He ~A/N: "she" was staring to sound WAY too weird!~ threw the covers to the floor and ran into the bathroom. His knees gave out beneath him and fell to the floor.
"It's true," He mumbled, "it's really true."
I sat at where I was, trying to think.
Gohan opened his ~A/N: this is getting confusing even for me! *-*~ mouth to speak, "It's too real to be a dream," he said, "but it doesn't make sense! I have no recollection of anyone saying we would switch bodies. It doesn't even make much sense to say you're even alive.....hey wait a minute, maybe that has something to with all of this! If only I could...."
My-his (yarg!!) voice trailed off as I put my hand to my head and tried to remember every single detail of what had happened. I closed my eyes and shut my sight completely off. As soon as I did, my other senses became stronger and I heard something.
It was like a leaf, gently falling to the ground. I felt a very light pressure on my knee and my head snapped up. I looked to see a single piece of paper lying there. I looked above my head to only see the ceiling. The windows had been shut; how did this get in here?
I picked up the paper and felt my pupils retract as I read. My jaw fell open and I lifted myself to my knees.
Gohan's voice filled the air once again as I heard him shout, "I CAN'T BE YOU FOR ALL ETERNITY!!!"
"You're not going to be for all eternity." I said, suddenly finding my voice and walking over to him.
"What are you talking ab-hey what's that?"
He stood and took hold of one half of the paper and stood by my side. It read:
As death drew near, a wish you both made,
now you'll wish
that you both stayed.
Mind in soul and soul in mind,
knowledge will clash;
powers combine
3 times you will switch, each time a longer wait.
This is Earth's future,
thus Earth's fate.
"What is that suppose to mean?" Gohan questioned.
"Well, I'm pretty sure 'three times you will switch, each time a longer wait' is pretty forward and obvious. We won't be stuck like this forever, but we'll go back to normal sometime soon. Then I don't know how long, but we will switch back. Then repeat another two times." I informed.
"But what about 'a wish you both made'? Did we make some sort of wish?"
"I'm not sure. It might mean something else. What confuses me is 'knowledge will clash; powers combine', I don't get that."
"I'm going to talk with my dad, I mean, your dad, I mean, oh whatever!"
I caught his arm as he turned to leave.
"No! We can't tell ANYONE!" I yelled.
"WHY NOT?" he yelled back.
"Do you really think they'll believe us? They are going to think we are so insane ~A/N: like me! *-*~ that they'll send us to some mental hospital in straight jackets!"
I let go as he turned away form the door.
"Your right." He said looking down wide-eyed.
"Whatever happens, we have to swear not to tell a soul." I said holding out my hand.
He hesitated as if he were afraid, then put his hand on mine. I covered his with my free hand and he did the same.
"Whatever happens." We both said together.
"It's getting late," I said, letting our hands fall. "we should get some rest. Who knows how long this spell will last."
"But the tournament is tomorrow!" Gohan cried.
"WHAT? I HAD NO IDEA IT WAS THIS CLOSE, OH NO WAY!" I screamed.
"What if we're still stuck?"
Suddenly, I got very worried, "Then your father would have come back to greet a strange girl and you wouldn't be able to fight. Oh, Gohan I'm so sorry!" and I couldn't have been more sorry, he would have this one chance with his father.
"We still don't know for sure. Let's not loose sleep over it."
Just then Chichi walked in looking startled.
"Oh good! You're both up!" she said cheerily.
"Uh, Ch-I mean, Mom?"
"Yes dear?"
"Uh, I just wanted to know, what happened back at the look out?"
"Well, when Elizabeth screamed, we knew her time had come, it pained us to know we could no longer do anything. Then she tried to stand, but Piccolo kept her down, she would have just died to more quickly. Then she passed out. We all thought she was dead, Goten began to cry, then Piccolo saw her breathing and alerted us and well, she was alive. It was like she got a second chance. It was then we noticed you had passed out as well, I supposed the excitement and all, and then we took you here. You two were out for a good two hours I estimate. Vegeta returned home, but everyone else is waiting in the living room, wanting to hear Elizabeth's story. I'm quite curious myself. So, what DID happen back there?" Chichi ended by turning to Gohan with her back to me.
'No matter what' I mouthed to him.
"Ya know I'm pretty tired, I think I'll just turn in."
"You were unconscious for two hours. I think you can spare a few minutes."
"Shit." I thought, well, we're dead.
"Why don't I wait so everyone can hear." He said.
"Shit, shit, shit, what are you doing?!" I wanted to scream.
Chichi put her arm through Gohan's and turned toward the door smiling, "Great!" She said, "let's go!" and lead him towards the kitchen while I just followed, dazed.
As we entered the kitchen everyone gasped or sighed relived or excited. Then I felt this strange sensation. It was like I was being pulled apart and crushed at the same time then, I opened my eyes to see Gohan. Wait a minute, GOHAN? I was me again!
~*~
FINALLY!!! I'm finally done! Yes! Well, until next chapter, adios amigos!
Disclaimer: *whispering* "I own DBZ" *a bullet fires and out of the bushes pops out three lawyers holding guns* "I TAKE IT BACK, I TAKE IT BACK!!!"
Chapter eight; This is Earth's Future, Thus Earth's Fate
I ran up to the bed and made sure my eyes weren't deceiving me. There tangled in a mass of sheets was....ME?! I was looking straight at my own figure, my own face; it was me in that bed!
But then, if that was me, who was I? Was I just some wandering soul with out a body? Was I someone else? Maybe I was dead and just couldn't go up. I rushed to the next door and flung it open. I swung around the corner and; praying I saw long brown hair and pale skin; found myself starring into the onyx eyes of Gohan.
"Oh my God." I whispered overwhelmed beyond belief.
I was....Gohan?! How? How did this happen? I panicked, I was GOHAN!!! Lord help me; I wanted to cry. Thoughts and questions raced through my mind, none very logical. Then I remembered my body. If I was Gohan, was Gohan....me?
I ran back to the bed and bent over my body. I hesitated at first, but I had to know; I just had to. I took my shoulders ~A/N: I hate having to keep say I did such-and-such to me!!~ and shook gently, but enough to wake me up.
I-she opened her eyes and looked at me, at first wearily, the m-her (!!) eyes shot open. I slapped a hand over m-her mouth, knowing the scream was almost out.
"Who are you?" I asked almost afraid of the answer.
She pushed my hand away and whispered, "Gohan."
"Not anymore."
"What do you mean? Who are you? Why are you dressed like me?"
"Would you believe me if I told you I was Elizabeth, you're me and I'm you, and I'm not dead?"
Gohan shook his (her?) head.
"Yeah well, it's true. Take a look in the mirror sleepyhead."
He ~A/N: "she" was staring to sound WAY too weird!~ threw the covers to the floor and ran into the bathroom. His knees gave out beneath him and fell to the floor.
"It's true," He mumbled, "it's really true."
I sat at where I was, trying to think.
Gohan opened his ~A/N: this is getting confusing even for me! *-*~ mouth to speak, "It's too real to be a dream," he said, "but it doesn't make sense! I have no recollection of anyone saying we would switch bodies. It doesn't even make much sense to say you're even alive.....hey wait a minute, maybe that has something to with all of this! If only I could...."
My-his (yarg!!) voice trailed off as I put my hand to my head and tried to remember every single detail of what had happened. I closed my eyes and shut my sight completely off. As soon as I did, my other senses became stronger and I heard something.
It was like a leaf, gently falling to the ground. I felt a very light pressure on my knee and my head snapped up. I looked to see a single piece of paper lying there. I looked above my head to only see the ceiling. The windows had been shut; how did this get in here?
I picked up the paper and felt my pupils retract as I read. My jaw fell open and I lifted myself to my knees.
Gohan's voice filled the air once again as I heard him shout, "I CAN'T BE YOU FOR ALL ETERNITY!!!"
"You're not going to be for all eternity." I said, suddenly finding my voice and walking over to him.
"What are you talking ab-hey what's that?"
He stood and took hold of one half of the paper and stood by my side. It read:
As death drew near, a wish you both made,
now you'll wish
that you both stayed.
Mind in soul and soul in mind,
knowledge will clash;
powers combine
3 times you will switch, each time a longer wait.
This is Earth's future,
thus Earth's fate.
"What is that suppose to mean?" Gohan questioned.
"Well, I'm pretty sure 'three times you will switch, each time a longer wait' is pretty forward and obvious. We won't be stuck like this forever, but we'll go back to normal sometime soon. Then I don't know how long, but we will switch back. Then repeat another two times." I informed.
"But what about 'a wish you both made'? Did we make some sort of wish?"
"I'm not sure. It might mean something else. What confuses me is 'knowledge will clash; powers combine', I don't get that."
"I'm going to talk with my dad, I mean, your dad, I mean, oh whatever!"
I caught his arm as he turned to leave.
"No! We can't tell ANYONE!" I yelled.
"WHY NOT?" he yelled back.
"Do you really think they'll believe us? They are going to think we are so insane ~A/N: like me! *-*~ that they'll send us to some mental hospital in straight jackets!"
I let go as he turned away form the door.
"Your right." He said looking down wide-eyed.
"Whatever happens, we have to swear not to tell a soul." I said holding out my hand.
He hesitated as if he were afraid, then put his hand on mine. I covered his with my free hand and he did the same.
"Whatever happens." We both said together.
"It's getting late," I said, letting our hands fall. "we should get some rest. Who knows how long this spell will last."
"But the tournament is tomorrow!" Gohan cried.
"WHAT? I HAD NO IDEA IT WAS THIS CLOSE, OH NO WAY!" I screamed.
"What if we're still stuck?"
Suddenly, I got very worried, "Then your father would have come back to greet a strange girl and you wouldn't be able to fight. Oh, Gohan I'm so sorry!" and I couldn't have been more sorry, he would have this one chance with his father.
"We still don't know for sure. Let's not loose sleep over it."
Just then Chichi walked in looking startled.
"Oh good! You're both up!" she said cheerily.
"Uh, Ch-I mean, Mom?"
"Yes dear?"
"Uh, I just wanted to know, what happened back at the look out?"
"Well, when Elizabeth screamed, we knew her time had come, it pained us to know we could no longer do anything. Then she tried to stand, but Piccolo kept her down, she would have just died to more quickly. Then she passed out. We all thought she was dead, Goten began to cry, then Piccolo saw her breathing and alerted us and well, she was alive. It was like she got a second chance. It was then we noticed you had passed out as well, I supposed the excitement and all, and then we took you here. You two were out for a good two hours I estimate. Vegeta returned home, but everyone else is waiting in the living room, wanting to hear Elizabeth's story. I'm quite curious myself. So, what DID happen back there?" Chichi ended by turning to Gohan with her back to me.
'No matter what' I mouthed to him.
"Ya know I'm pretty tired, I think I'll just turn in."
"You were unconscious for two hours. I think you can spare a few minutes."
"Shit." I thought, well, we're dead.
"Why don't I wait so everyone can hear." He said.
"Shit, shit, shit, what are you doing?!" I wanted to scream.
Chichi put her arm through Gohan's and turned toward the door smiling, "Great!" She said, "let's go!" and lead him towards the kitchen while I just followed, dazed.
As we entered the kitchen everyone gasped or sighed relived or excited. Then I felt this strange sensation. It was like I was being pulled apart and crushed at the same time then, I opened my eyes to see Gohan. Wait a minute, GOHAN? I was me again!
~*~
FINALLY!!! I'm finally done! Yes! Well, until next chapter, adios amigos!