TITLE: Her Light Shines Through
AUTHOR: Echo the Nymph
DISCLAIMER: I don't own the show.
Chapter 9
"Listen to me. The second Gohan completes his transformation, Spopovich and Yamu will attack him. They don't know it yet, but he has what they are looking for. Don't worry about him. They won't manage to take all of his energy. Gohan is in good hands." Shin's explanation didn't set over well with most of them.
Anemone shifted uneasily, not liking what was going on. Her heart and mind were screaming at her, to help Gohan, but her instincts told her otherwise. A blinding flash of light filled the stadium, causing most of the people there to cover their eyes. When it cleared, the attackers allowed their victim to drop to the arena floor.
Videl broke free from her startled trance and ran over to him, managing to make him hold still. Anemone joined them, trying to keep most of the disqualified fighters from approaching. Some of the medical personnel came out, carrying a stretcher. "We will take it from here." one of them declared.
"No, you won't." Kibito countered.
"But he's been stabbed!" another cried.
Anemone placed a restraining hand on that man's shoulders. "He knows what he is doing. You shouldn't move him." Her tone had an authority that they thought would be in better place within someone with a higher rank. They backed away, in an unconscious response to her tone. She looked up, sensing some of the other Z senshi leaving the stadium.
Kibito knelt down next to the fallen warrior. He placed his hand on Gohan's back, giving the young warrior a healing that replenished his energy as well. "That should do it." he muttered. Gohan leapt to his feet, startled by what he was feeling. Power raced through him anew, bringing with it a strength he hadn't felt in any recollection.
"Are you all right?"
"Yes, I'm fine. I feel even stronger than I was before." He turned to the one who'd healed him. "Hey, what did you do?"
"If you come with me, I will tell you." Kibito took to the air, flying off. The other three quickly followed him. They caught up with him.
"Look, there he his!" Anemone cried.
"There you are. Listen." They flew on with him quietly awaiting his explanation. "Long ago a wizard who was called Bibbity created a monster that he called Majin Bu. Bu's sole purpose was to destroy all life, a task he did very well. Countless planets and lives were lost, entire galaxies extinguished by his power. As long as Bibbity had control of him, he could gain his goal, to extinguish all life in the universe." Kibito leveled a severe glance at the two of alien descent.
"He would have destroyed the world of your ancestors' birth without a second thought." Then, he paused, switching modes. "At the time of the final battle we had with Bibbity, there were five grand kais and multiple kais. Only one grand kai survived, and the four kais of this galaxy." Ocean rolled by underneath them, interrupted by scattered islands. White clouds were puffy overhead, giving the feeling that all would be fine. Such intuition would be put to the test in the coming days.
"But if you had a chance to destroy Bu in this final battle, why didn't you?" Anemone inquired, very concerned about this turn of events. She knew what could happen should darkness win in this battle; as she had known in the others. Not only were the lives of the defenseless at stake, it was the entire universe.
"We feared that any external stimulus would rupture the sphere Bu was contained in, and set him free. Then, no one would have stopped him." After a bit of silence, he spoke up again. "The Supreme Kai and the others are further ahead of us than I thought. We will have to fly faster."
Videl started slowing down, and Gohan flew over to her. "Is something wrong?"
"No, I am not used to the wind in my eyes like this. I think I should go back." Gohan nodded, and she abruptly stopped, allowing them to fly on alone. The speed of the three warriors increased past the breaking point of the sound barrier. Soon, they were only twinkling lights in the distance. Features below them seemed to become a blur as they flew on.
Anemone suppressed a shudder. I will not let them win without fighting to the end. I understand and will fight them to my dying breath. Her fists tightened enough to leave imprints of her fingernails on her palms. I will protect those who cannot protect themselves. My power will not destroy innocence. Seeing the result of innocence lost has scarred me. So long ago, on Namek... Chikyuu will not fall to them. By the dragon, we will defeat them! The pressure she had placed on her palms caused her fingernails to cut them open. Small bright red drops of blood spilled from the wounds and were vaporized by contact with her aura.
Kibito noticed her tension. Supreme Kai was right. This saiya-jin princess is much more than she seems to be. But what could her powers possibly do to them? Unknown to him, the power within any saiya-jin would rise in response to conflict. And within Anemone, the training of the Namek warriors of the old type made hers even stronger. All of that hidden in an exterior that could be mistaken for a human's.
Yet, within the decieving package was a creature that could not be tamed. Her powers had saved Namek once, and then preserved life on Chikyuu during the dark time seven years ago. Some of the more powerful beings thought her a small package; not really knowing that diamonds and dynamite come in small packages. Small Anemone might seem to them; yet she would pack a punch that would make their heads spin if they ever crossed her.
Glistening blue ocean changed to brown landmass about them. Oddly shaped mountains, formed by erosion, rose from the floor of the desert. They provided obsticals to the flyers that were easily avoided. Finally, in the distance, they noticed the auras of the others. Distance was not such an issue now.
AUTHOR: Echo the Nymph
DISCLAIMER: I don't own the show.
Chapter 9
"Listen to me. The second Gohan completes his transformation, Spopovich and Yamu will attack him. They don't know it yet, but he has what they are looking for. Don't worry about him. They won't manage to take all of his energy. Gohan is in good hands." Shin's explanation didn't set over well with most of them.
Anemone shifted uneasily, not liking what was going on. Her heart and mind were screaming at her, to help Gohan, but her instincts told her otherwise. A blinding flash of light filled the stadium, causing most of the people there to cover their eyes. When it cleared, the attackers allowed their victim to drop to the arena floor.
Videl broke free from her startled trance and ran over to him, managing to make him hold still. Anemone joined them, trying to keep most of the disqualified fighters from approaching. Some of the medical personnel came out, carrying a stretcher. "We will take it from here." one of them declared.
"No, you won't." Kibito countered.
"But he's been stabbed!" another cried.
Anemone placed a restraining hand on that man's shoulders. "He knows what he is doing. You shouldn't move him." Her tone had an authority that they thought would be in better place within someone with a higher rank. They backed away, in an unconscious response to her tone. She looked up, sensing some of the other Z senshi leaving the stadium.
Kibito knelt down next to the fallen warrior. He placed his hand on Gohan's back, giving the young warrior a healing that replenished his energy as well. "That should do it." he muttered. Gohan leapt to his feet, startled by what he was feeling. Power raced through him anew, bringing with it a strength he hadn't felt in any recollection.
"Are you all right?"
"Yes, I'm fine. I feel even stronger than I was before." He turned to the one who'd healed him. "Hey, what did you do?"
"If you come with me, I will tell you." Kibito took to the air, flying off. The other three quickly followed him. They caught up with him.
"Look, there he his!" Anemone cried.
"There you are. Listen." They flew on with him quietly awaiting his explanation. "Long ago a wizard who was called Bibbity created a monster that he called Majin Bu. Bu's sole purpose was to destroy all life, a task he did very well. Countless planets and lives were lost, entire galaxies extinguished by his power. As long as Bibbity had control of him, he could gain his goal, to extinguish all life in the universe." Kibito leveled a severe glance at the two of alien descent.
"He would have destroyed the world of your ancestors' birth without a second thought." Then, he paused, switching modes. "At the time of the final battle we had with Bibbity, there were five grand kais and multiple kais. Only one grand kai survived, and the four kais of this galaxy." Ocean rolled by underneath them, interrupted by scattered islands. White clouds were puffy overhead, giving the feeling that all would be fine. Such intuition would be put to the test in the coming days.
"But if you had a chance to destroy Bu in this final battle, why didn't you?" Anemone inquired, very concerned about this turn of events. She knew what could happen should darkness win in this battle; as she had known in the others. Not only were the lives of the defenseless at stake, it was the entire universe.
"We feared that any external stimulus would rupture the sphere Bu was contained in, and set him free. Then, no one would have stopped him." After a bit of silence, he spoke up again. "The Supreme Kai and the others are further ahead of us than I thought. We will have to fly faster."
Videl started slowing down, and Gohan flew over to her. "Is something wrong?"
"No, I am not used to the wind in my eyes like this. I think I should go back." Gohan nodded, and she abruptly stopped, allowing them to fly on alone. The speed of the three warriors increased past the breaking point of the sound barrier. Soon, they were only twinkling lights in the distance. Features below them seemed to become a blur as they flew on.
Anemone suppressed a shudder. I will not let them win without fighting to the end. I understand and will fight them to my dying breath. Her fists tightened enough to leave imprints of her fingernails on her palms. I will protect those who cannot protect themselves. My power will not destroy innocence. Seeing the result of innocence lost has scarred me. So long ago, on Namek... Chikyuu will not fall to them. By the dragon, we will defeat them! The pressure she had placed on her palms caused her fingernails to cut them open. Small bright red drops of blood spilled from the wounds and were vaporized by contact with her aura.
Kibito noticed her tension. Supreme Kai was right. This saiya-jin princess is much more than she seems to be. But what could her powers possibly do to them? Unknown to him, the power within any saiya-jin would rise in response to conflict. And within Anemone, the training of the Namek warriors of the old type made hers even stronger. All of that hidden in an exterior that could be mistaken for a human's.
Yet, within the decieving package was a creature that could not be tamed. Her powers had saved Namek once, and then preserved life on Chikyuu during the dark time seven years ago. Some of the more powerful beings thought her a small package; not really knowing that diamonds and dynamite come in small packages. Small Anemone might seem to them; yet she would pack a punch that would make their heads spin if they ever crossed her.
Glistening blue ocean changed to brown landmass about them. Oddly shaped mountains, formed by erosion, rose from the floor of the desert. They provided obsticals to the flyers that were easily avoided. Finally, in the distance, they noticed the auras of the others. Distance was not such an issue now.