TITLE: Her Light Shines Through
AUTHOR: Echo the Nymph
DISCLAIMER: I don't own the show.
Chapter 14
The room was well lit and circular about them. A strange sensation ran down Anemone's spine, alerting her to danger. "Vegeta, they've targeted you." He just growled, causing her to walk over to him. "Vegeta, you are so full of yourself! It's sickening! They are going to try to use you against us, aren't you even the least bit concerned?!"
The Supreme Kai looked shocked. Then, he noticed the other two chuckling. "Nani?"
"Anemone is the only person, other than his mate, with enough guts to get up in Vegeta's face and lay the smack down on him." Goku explained. They turned their attention back to the arguing members of the royal family.
"Back off, now." Vegeta growled, more than a little pissed at his cousin.
"Oh, sure. You think you're the definition of tough guy." Tears glistened in her eyes. She was angry at him, that was apparent, but she was also afraid of loosing him again. "Well, I hate to break this to you Vegeta, but a person can't be a definition!" Anemone walked away from him, barely controlling the anger she felt inside.
"Anemone, get back!" Goku cried. She leapt away in response to his warning. Her cousin started screaming in pain, and they instantly knew what was happening to him. "Fight it, Vegeta! Don't let him control you!"
"I'm trying." His tone was pained, showing that the attack hurt more than he wanted them to know. The others in the group were trying to help him, but their attempts weren't very successful. The prince levitated up into the air, a golden aura surrounding him. Red light went thru it, looking like lightning. His screaming hadn't abated, as he continued to struggle against the dark wizard's power. Suddenly, the aura about him faded and he fell to the ground, silent. An evil laugh started to come from him, and he stood up, revealing the M on his forehead.
Anemone pulled away again. No! He'll act worse than he did under Frieza! Her eyes showed how concerned she was. This situation was very bad if she looked so frightened. They felt a dark magic lock onto them again, and they reappeared in the tournament ring. The announcer managed to get Vegeta ticked enough to use his ki to knock the others out of the ring. Gohan caught the announcer, but allowed Mr. Satan to fall to the ground.
Vegeta glared at his rival, then let a powerful ki blast go at Goku. He was trying to stop it, but the attack was forcing him back. Then he was tossed aside like a rag doll. His blast hit the stands, killing the people in that area.
She glared at her cousin. Somehow, she knew he'd pull that kind of stunt. A sharp pain stabbed through the small of her back. Not now! Anemone tried to stop it from happening, but her tail shot out anyway.
"Bad timing, Ane-chan." Gohan commented.
Anemone wrapped her tail firmly about her waist. "I couldn't stop it. But right now, we have Vegeta to worry about." Her tone showed this wasn't the time to argue. She turned to the announcer. "You might want to leave. This is going to be ugly."
"Good idea." He attempted to leave, but was stopped by the saiya-jin prince.
"I don't think so."
A fist crashed into his face. "I've seen enough, Vegeta! Somehow, I know that this is worse than when you were under Frieza's employment. If you're only interested in Goku, then let the civilians go!"
He looked shocked. "I think you're in over your head." Vegeta lashed out with a kick, but she blocked it, then shoved him back.
"If you want to fight Goku, then I won't get in you way. But heed this warning: If you try to destroy what he has left, I'll blast you to Timbuktu. And then, you'll be wearing a sling for a week! Do you hear me?!" Anemone declared. Her cousin looked reasonably shocked. She had never threatened him before.
Amazing. Even when he's under Bobbity's control, he isn't trying to hurt her. Shin wondered about that for a while, not understanding why he looked so shocked.
AUTHOR: Echo the Nymph
DISCLAIMER: I don't own the show.
Chapter 14
The room was well lit and circular about them. A strange sensation ran down Anemone's spine, alerting her to danger. "Vegeta, they've targeted you." He just growled, causing her to walk over to him. "Vegeta, you are so full of yourself! It's sickening! They are going to try to use you against us, aren't you even the least bit concerned?!"
The Supreme Kai looked shocked. Then, he noticed the other two chuckling. "Nani?"
"Anemone is the only person, other than his mate, with enough guts to get up in Vegeta's face and lay the smack down on him." Goku explained. They turned their attention back to the arguing members of the royal family.
"Back off, now." Vegeta growled, more than a little pissed at his cousin.
"Oh, sure. You think you're the definition of tough guy." Tears glistened in her eyes. She was angry at him, that was apparent, but she was also afraid of loosing him again. "Well, I hate to break this to you Vegeta, but a person can't be a definition!" Anemone walked away from him, barely controlling the anger she felt inside.
"Anemone, get back!" Goku cried. She leapt away in response to his warning. Her cousin started screaming in pain, and they instantly knew what was happening to him. "Fight it, Vegeta! Don't let him control you!"
"I'm trying." His tone was pained, showing that the attack hurt more than he wanted them to know. The others in the group were trying to help him, but their attempts weren't very successful. The prince levitated up into the air, a golden aura surrounding him. Red light went thru it, looking like lightning. His screaming hadn't abated, as he continued to struggle against the dark wizard's power. Suddenly, the aura about him faded and he fell to the ground, silent. An evil laugh started to come from him, and he stood up, revealing the M on his forehead.
Anemone pulled away again. No! He'll act worse than he did under Frieza! Her eyes showed how concerned she was. This situation was very bad if she looked so frightened. They felt a dark magic lock onto them again, and they reappeared in the tournament ring. The announcer managed to get Vegeta ticked enough to use his ki to knock the others out of the ring. Gohan caught the announcer, but allowed Mr. Satan to fall to the ground.
Vegeta glared at his rival, then let a powerful ki blast go at Goku. He was trying to stop it, but the attack was forcing him back. Then he was tossed aside like a rag doll. His blast hit the stands, killing the people in that area.
She glared at her cousin. Somehow, she knew he'd pull that kind of stunt. A sharp pain stabbed through the small of her back. Not now! Anemone tried to stop it from happening, but her tail shot out anyway.
"Bad timing, Ane-chan." Gohan commented.
Anemone wrapped her tail firmly about her waist. "I couldn't stop it. But right now, we have Vegeta to worry about." Her tone showed this wasn't the time to argue. She turned to the announcer. "You might want to leave. This is going to be ugly."
"Good idea." He attempted to leave, but was stopped by the saiya-jin prince.
"I don't think so."
A fist crashed into his face. "I've seen enough, Vegeta! Somehow, I know that this is worse than when you were under Frieza's employment. If you're only interested in Goku, then let the civilians go!"
He looked shocked. "I think you're in over your head." Vegeta lashed out with a kick, but she blocked it, then shoved him back.
"If you want to fight Goku, then I won't get in you way. But heed this warning: If you try to destroy what he has left, I'll blast you to Timbuktu. And then, you'll be wearing a sling for a week! Do you hear me?!" Anemone declared. Her cousin looked reasonably shocked. She had never threatened him before.
Amazing. Even when he's under Bobbity's control, he isn't trying to hurt her. Shin wondered about that for a while, not understanding why he looked so shocked.