TITLE: Her Light Shines Through
AUTHOR: Echo the Nymph
DISCLAIMER: I don't own the show.




Chapter 12





The two who had been watching her were completely shocked. How could have they missed her? She had great powers, but was clearly not as powerful as the warriors within the ship. "Well, isn't this a surprise. Perhaps we should keep an eye on her. She could be a fall back, should the others get away." Bobbity declared. The wizard set his crystal ball back onto its stand before shifting the scene back to the battle within his ship.

Dibora recalled her skills uneasily. That girl is more than she seems. I don't like his plan. He turned his attention back to the battle on stage one. Vegeta had easily defeated Pui Pui, showing that he had more power than that warrior. Then, they advanced to stage two.

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Anemone grew more agitated. She knew they'd advanced, but something was wrong. The one summoned to fight them had a hidden power. This was the same unease she'd felt as a child on Namek, when the demon had come. That was not good as she was one of the few alive with experience against such a creature.

Anemone, are you still there?

Aa. What is going on down there?

We have a rather large problem here. I'm bringing you straight to stage two.

She could feel his concern, even though he hadn't voiced it. Then, she felt him lock onto her form. A surge of energy surrounded her, causing her to vanish from ground level. Her friends noticed her sudden arrival, even though most of their attention was upon the grotesque creature in front of them.

"That is Yakon. He is one of the most feared creatures in the universe."

"My father can handle him." Gohan declared.

"Shin, he's right. Goku can handle himself. Have faith in him." The room changed suddenly, going to the blackness that was darker than night itself, causing her to let out a startled yelp. "No wonder he looked familiar! The demon that was on Namek must have been from his species!"

A bright golden aura burst through the area, signaling that Goku had transformed into a super saiya-jin. "Hey, Yakon, come out, stinky! I seem to have found a flashlight."

The creature emerged from the darkness. "So, you have fixed it so that I cannot hide in the darkness."

"Goku, watch out! He feeds on energy!" Anemone cried, but he got her warning too late. The monster was already at it. The darkness returned with a vengeance. I can sense Goku raising his ki again. I hope he knows what he's doing. Then, a strong wind started, showing that Yakon found where the warrior was. Here we go again. He exploded, and the room reverted to normal. "Well, the same trick that I used." She was struggling to keep her laughter in check, failing miserably.

"The demon, ne?"

"Aa."

Goku looked over at them. "Let's get going. The door's open." They got over to where it was, then leapt into the hole.

"I guess that guy bit off more than he could chew, ne Tousan?"

"Yeah." Goku laughed. "He wasn't bright enough to figure that one out. Hey, Anemone?"

"Nani?"

"You said you'd used that trick before. When was that?"

"That was when I was on Namek. When the demon came I was the only one he was interested in. Turns out that my ki gave him an explosive case of indigestion." Some of the group burst out laughing. That was one way to describe it. She must have been too much for the one who'd targeted her.