TITLE: Her Light Shines Through
AUTHOR: Echo the Nymph
DISCLAIMER: I don't own the show.
Chapter 8
Anemone rolled away from his punch, and sprang back to her feet. There was an angry light in her eyes, but this anger wasn't clouding her judgment. She knocked him down with one powerful kick to the shoulder. He landed, chest down and rear in the air. There was a slight rust-colored stain on the gray rock tiles under him. A mischievous glint came to her eyes, and she kicked his exposed rear. The audience roared in laughter. They hadn't expected that to happen.
The force of her kick forced him from the ring. "Here! Have dirt for dessert!" Indeed, his face struck the ground first, followed by the rest of his body. Yamu had let his guard down when he thought that the saiya-jin girl would be a pushover. He sat up, with a mouthful of dirt grasses and grubs. The announcer nearly let out a laugh but kept his composure.
"It's a ring-out! Anemone advances!"
She left the ring, vacating for the next match. Once within easy talking distance, she spoke to Gohan. "Be careful. They are looking for something that we possess." Her quiet tone startled him. She wasn't one to be nervous about something that she didn't feel would be a threat.
Ane-chan is unusually alert. And I'd wager that her alertness was caused by the warriors with the M's on their foreheads. I'd better not slip up in my match with Kibito. After a brief conversation with the announcer, he managed to get his match delayed for a little while.
"I see you want to make sure that Videl gets her medicine." Krillin declared.
"Aa. I think that's a little more important right now." Goku teleported back in, handing three senzu beans over to his son. Gohan rushed to the area Videl was kept in to give her one of them. Then, he rushed out to the ring, apologizing for keeping them waiting. Once out in the ring, Gohan gave an exclamation of surprise when he was asked something.
"What was that all about?"
"Kibito wants him to transform, Krillin." Goku explained. Shin came up to the group.
"Don't interfere with his transformation. Don't enter the ring, no matter what happens." he commanded. Vegeta let out a smart remark, causing Piccolo to turn to him.
"That's no way to speak to the Supreme Kai, Vegeta!" Piccolo snapped.
Goku's eyes widened in surprise. He hadn't thought that the stories were anything more than that. "Yes, it is true. I am the Supreme Kai. If I may speak to Anemone alone...." She followed him a short distance away from the group. Once they were out of earshot, he spoke. "You have an incredible gift. Even seven years ago, I could sense it. The way that your power spiked when Cell's increased showed the truth. Don't doubt yourself."
She hesitantly met his gaze. "I know I can trust you, but..."
"Gohan will be fine. Trust in your instincts."
Anemone nodded, understanding what he meant. Her powers did flare in response to darkness. And the increase had been steady over the past seven years. An unseen, unknown darkness threatened. Her gaze returned to the ring, where Gohan was powering up. He paused slightly, asking something. Kibito looked a little surprised, but nodded. Another burst of energy was added to the golden aura about his form.
The possessed warriors were constantly scanning for the energy they needed to gather. They were about to find what they needed. But not even they knew the future, the scale of the darkness they wanted to unleash. A darkness that could destroy everything in creation.
AUTHOR: Echo the Nymph
DISCLAIMER: I don't own the show.
Chapter 8
Anemone rolled away from his punch, and sprang back to her feet. There was an angry light in her eyes, but this anger wasn't clouding her judgment. She knocked him down with one powerful kick to the shoulder. He landed, chest down and rear in the air. There was a slight rust-colored stain on the gray rock tiles under him. A mischievous glint came to her eyes, and she kicked his exposed rear. The audience roared in laughter. They hadn't expected that to happen.
The force of her kick forced him from the ring. "Here! Have dirt for dessert!" Indeed, his face struck the ground first, followed by the rest of his body. Yamu had let his guard down when he thought that the saiya-jin girl would be a pushover. He sat up, with a mouthful of dirt grasses and grubs. The announcer nearly let out a laugh but kept his composure.
"It's a ring-out! Anemone advances!"
She left the ring, vacating for the next match. Once within easy talking distance, she spoke to Gohan. "Be careful. They are looking for something that we possess." Her quiet tone startled him. She wasn't one to be nervous about something that she didn't feel would be a threat.
Ane-chan is unusually alert. And I'd wager that her alertness was caused by the warriors with the M's on their foreheads. I'd better not slip up in my match with Kibito. After a brief conversation with the announcer, he managed to get his match delayed for a little while.
"I see you want to make sure that Videl gets her medicine." Krillin declared.
"Aa. I think that's a little more important right now." Goku teleported back in, handing three senzu beans over to his son. Gohan rushed to the area Videl was kept in to give her one of them. Then, he rushed out to the ring, apologizing for keeping them waiting. Once out in the ring, Gohan gave an exclamation of surprise when he was asked something.
"What was that all about?"
"Kibito wants him to transform, Krillin." Goku explained. Shin came up to the group.
"Don't interfere with his transformation. Don't enter the ring, no matter what happens." he commanded. Vegeta let out a smart remark, causing Piccolo to turn to him.
"That's no way to speak to the Supreme Kai, Vegeta!" Piccolo snapped.
Goku's eyes widened in surprise. He hadn't thought that the stories were anything more than that. "Yes, it is true. I am the Supreme Kai. If I may speak to Anemone alone...." She followed him a short distance away from the group. Once they were out of earshot, he spoke. "You have an incredible gift. Even seven years ago, I could sense it. The way that your power spiked when Cell's increased showed the truth. Don't doubt yourself."
She hesitantly met his gaze. "I know I can trust you, but..."
"Gohan will be fine. Trust in your instincts."
Anemone nodded, understanding what he meant. Her powers did flare in response to darkness. And the increase had been steady over the past seven years. An unseen, unknown darkness threatened. Her gaze returned to the ring, where Gohan was powering up. He paused slightly, asking something. Kibito looked a little surprised, but nodded. Another burst of energy was added to the golden aura about his form.
The possessed warriors were constantly scanning for the energy they needed to gather. They were about to find what they needed. But not even they knew the future, the scale of the darkness they wanted to unleash. A darkness that could destroy everything in creation.