TITLE: Her Light Shines Through
AUTHOR: Echo the Nymph
DISCLAIMER: I don't own the show.
TO A CONFUSED REVIEWER: No Aman (), Anemone is not a Namek-jin. She is a saiya-jin, and a cousin to Vegeta. I don't mean to be rude, I appreciate your comments. (I suggest that you read the first stories in the saga. That may help to clear this up a little more.)





Chapter 7




Kibito looked at the amazon who was watching Videl's match with Spopovich. "I think you have a point. But some things can't be helped." They fell silent as the Great Saiyaman struggled to contain his power.

Anemone gently placed a hand on his shoulder in mute sympathy. She was acting like a sister to the warrior she was attempting to comfort. In the next match, she would let her skills show. Yamu wouldn't get away with letting Spopovich do this to a relatively inexperienced amazon. Then, her senses alerted her to the intensity of the trouble that Videl was in.

"Something isn't right here. She should quit while she can." Goku declared. The rest of the group muttered in confusion, until Anemone turned to them.

"He's right." She turned back to the ring, then smothered a gasp as the possessed warrior put his head back into the natural position. That's gross. Spopovich has been taken by something not of this world. Her eyes followed the battle, and she shared in the horror about what was happening. He's flying? But how? No one taught him. The amazon could feel Videl's shock when her opponent's energy wave hit her.

"Something isn't right here. The last time he was in this competition, he couldn't fly or even throw a ki blast. He's been changed for the worse." Goku's tone was troubled, showing that he'd seen the last one from the other world. And now, he was more than a little worried about Videl.

"That's an understatement." Anemone muttered, turning her eyes back to the battle. He's not who he was born to be. If nothing happens, he will be lost forever.

"I have to stop him! He's going too far!"

She touched his shoulder, trying to calm him. "Easy, there. You are going overboard. Keep your temper in check." Shin looked at her with a penetrating gaze.

She's having trouble controlling her own power when she sees this.

The amazon let out a yelp, leaping away from Gohan. "No, calm down, Gohan. You're not going out there." The command his father gave him went unheeded. He leapt out of the building, still bristling with rage.

"Too late, we can't stop him." she declared. When Gohan rejoined the group, he was relieved to hear that his father had gone for some senzu.

Anemone sat quietly while the ring was cleaned from the last match. He stopped his allay from killing Videl, but he still has a black mark in my book. She looked up sharply when they were called to the ring. The announcer told them to begin.

She easily blocked each blow Yamu was throwing at her. "Is this the best you can do?" Her voice was harsh with anger. "Because it just isn't going to cut it." The amazon landed a strong kick in his abdomen. A pained sound escaped him as the air flooded from his lungs. Her hands crashed down onto his back, forcing his face into the ring floor.

Yamu flipped back up, releasing a ki blast. She forced it away from the crowds, up into the sky where it exploded harmlessly. He took advantage of the fact that she was paying more attention to what she was doing than to him. His knee hit her in the gut, causing her to double over in pain, and exposing her back to him. Taking advantage of this, he threw a punch at her.