TITLE: Her Light Shines Through
AUTHOR: Echo the Nymph
DISCLAIMER: I don't own the show.
Chapter 22
They joined the others, hearing Bulma complaining about her parents. The situation seemed tense, as the women wanted to know what was going on. The warriors that were absent were missed by both, and they were growing more anxious.
Finally, Goku spoke up. "Goten and Trunks will be fine. But, there is no easy way to say this. Gohan and Vegeta are dead. Bu killed them both." He was struggling to keep his voice level, as loosing a son hurt worse than loosing his own life.
Chichi promptly fainted. That was not what she had wanted to hear. Bulma cried out, very upset. A tear trickled down Videl's face, for she was trying to deny what was said. Anemone offered comfort, but a sudden pain shot through her. She smothered the cry that was threatening to come out. "Something's wrong!"
A new voice sounded in their minds. "Can you hear me? Testing, one, two. This is the great wizard Bobbity. We have all had our bad days, and I am no exception. Take a good look at these faces. They are the ones responsible for this. They are no friends of yours! If they were, they would have already shown themselves. Don't bother hiding them, they don't care about you. Here is a sample of what can be done. If you don't get them to me within five days, the entire planet will be doomed!"
In their minds' eyes, they saw Bu lift the population of the city they were near into the air. Once they were up far enough, he turned them into candy. What happened next was too much for some to bear. "Remember, you only have five days." He turned to the creature of magic. "Bu, this city is ruining my view." The bloated beast let a powerful ki blast hit the city, then flew away with Bobbity on his back.
The magical force faded, which allowed Anemone to get off her knees. Videl looked at her in curiosity. "Why did you fall down?"
She returned her fellow amazon's gaze. "My ki flares in reaction to darkness. It doesn't matter what kind of darkness, magical or ki. The first time I experienced a ki flare was on Namek. I was only two, and that was when what we called the demon came to the planet. Then, two years later, a creature that was called Frieza came. He and his henchmen caused my ki to flare again. I came to Chikyuu after that battle. Fortunately, when he came here, my ki didn't surge as it had before. I had noticed that creature, who was responsible for the destruction of countless species before he was closer than six light years away. Three years later, they started again. Cell caused them, and made them worse when he..." she broke off, looking at Juuhachi. The jinzouningen nodded. "Absorbed Juunanagou and Juuhachigou. I've had over one thousand since that time, but not all of them were as painful as that one."
She was very shocked by what she had just heard. All of that had happened to Anemone is such a short amount of time? And all of that had stemmed from hidden abilities? Then, she noticed the saiya-jin female brace herself. "Here we go again." This time, she managed to stay on her feet. Somehow Videl knew that was a feat in itself.
What she felt from Anemone was the stuff myths were made of. But why would she have need of such a power? Was it the way of the universe to give power to few to protect the weak? If so, then why were some of the powerful cruel and callous killers?
AUTHOR: Echo the Nymph
DISCLAIMER: I don't own the show.
Chapter 22
They joined the others, hearing Bulma complaining about her parents. The situation seemed tense, as the women wanted to know what was going on. The warriors that were absent were missed by both, and they were growing more anxious.
Finally, Goku spoke up. "Goten and Trunks will be fine. But, there is no easy way to say this. Gohan and Vegeta are dead. Bu killed them both." He was struggling to keep his voice level, as loosing a son hurt worse than loosing his own life.
Chichi promptly fainted. That was not what she had wanted to hear. Bulma cried out, very upset. A tear trickled down Videl's face, for she was trying to deny what was said. Anemone offered comfort, but a sudden pain shot through her. She smothered the cry that was threatening to come out. "Something's wrong!"
A new voice sounded in their minds. "Can you hear me? Testing, one, two. This is the great wizard Bobbity. We have all had our bad days, and I am no exception. Take a good look at these faces. They are the ones responsible for this. They are no friends of yours! If they were, they would have already shown themselves. Don't bother hiding them, they don't care about you. Here is a sample of what can be done. If you don't get them to me within five days, the entire planet will be doomed!"
In their minds' eyes, they saw Bu lift the population of the city they were near into the air. Once they were up far enough, he turned them into candy. What happened next was too much for some to bear. "Remember, you only have five days." He turned to the creature of magic. "Bu, this city is ruining my view." The bloated beast let a powerful ki blast hit the city, then flew away with Bobbity on his back.
The magical force faded, which allowed Anemone to get off her knees. Videl looked at her in curiosity. "Why did you fall down?"
She returned her fellow amazon's gaze. "My ki flares in reaction to darkness. It doesn't matter what kind of darkness, magical or ki. The first time I experienced a ki flare was on Namek. I was only two, and that was when what we called the demon came to the planet. Then, two years later, a creature that was called Frieza came. He and his henchmen caused my ki to flare again. I came to Chikyuu after that battle. Fortunately, when he came here, my ki didn't surge as it had before. I had noticed that creature, who was responsible for the destruction of countless species before he was closer than six light years away. Three years later, they started again. Cell caused them, and made them worse when he..." she broke off, looking at Juuhachi. The jinzouningen nodded. "Absorbed Juunanagou and Juuhachigou. I've had over one thousand since that time, but not all of them were as painful as that one."
She was very shocked by what she had just heard. All of that had happened to Anemone is such a short amount of time? And all of that had stemmed from hidden abilities? Then, she noticed the saiya-jin female brace herself. "Here we go again." This time, she managed to stay on her feet. Somehow Videl knew that was a feat in itself.
What she felt from Anemone was the stuff myths were made of. But why would she have need of such a power? Was it the way of the universe to give power to few to protect the weak? If so, then why were some of the powerful cruel and callous killers?