TITLE: Her Light Shines Through
AUTHOR: Echo the Nymph
DISCLAIMER: I will become an angry nymph if one more lawyer thinks I own DBZ!!!
Chapter 25
Anemone hovered in the blue sky in awe as Goku pummeled Bu. She kept his words in mind and powered up with her ki masked. Not one aspect of the planet reacted to the increase of her power.
"Bu, kill him!" Bobbity roared.
Goku flared his aura, forcing the menacing creature off of himself. Bu was flattened by the shock wave, then re-inflated himself easily. The amazon felt her ki flare once more and added it to her masked power. Bu drove Goku back with a huge blast of power. Finally, she could take it no more and a bright blue aura burst from her body.
Goku had fired a huge Kamehameha blast that had no effect. Their enemy mimicked it, and it was deflected into space. Anemone glared at Bu, her eyes shining with rage. "You're insane."
The older warrior nodded and she floated over to his side, her aura still burning brightly. "You're quite the warrior, Bu. Let's see how you handle this." His barely heard signal sent Anemone forward quickly. She fazed out of his vision then sent a powerful kick into his back. Simultaneously, Goku punched his face, sending him tumbling.
"Fun! Fun!" Bu cried, clapping his hands. He had never seen warriors work together like this before. Not even the kais had teamed up like this. The present battle was much more fun than any of the past had been. Their powers seemed to complement each other, yet they were still very different, with weaknesses of their own to exploit. That was something he excelled at in the past. By that ability he had torn teams apart, killed them one by one. Gradually, he stopped his tumble. How I have more fun with them without loosing them?
He threw a punch at the amazon and she blocked it with the swiftness that came from many battles past. Anemone backed off, obeying Goku's unsaid request. They powered down, startling Bu. "Why you go back to normal? Want more fun!"
"We had fun too, Bu. But we can't play with you all day. We have things we need to do." Goku declared.
"I think you're forgetting something. That's my choice! Bu, kill them!" Bobbity cried.
Bu didn't move a muscle. Something had caught his attention.
"I can tell you this, if you wait two days even stronger warriors will come to fight you."
"Really strong?" he inquired, eager. "How I find?"
Anemone smiled just before Goku spoke again. "Wait two days and they'll find you."
The amazon pushed back a loose strand of her raven black hair. "We are warriors of integrity, Bu. As such, I feel at least one of us should tell you this: you are a very skilled warrior. Why let Bobbity control you?" She then placed her hand on Goku's orange clad shoulder.
"Bye." Goku declared as he and the light blue jump suited Anemone vanished into thin air. Goten launched himself at his father the second they appeared.
"Tousan, you guys were awesome!" he exclaimed. The warrior returned his youngest son's hug as Anemone silently retreated into the shadows.
Something was bothering her more than it used to. I just can't shake this feeling. Bu's killed the wizard! Now what will he do? She hugged her knees to her chest in an attempt to quell her fear. There was a childlike innocence and an evil power about their enemy. What was to be done?
Videl sat next to Anemone. Her blue eyes were glistening with unshed tears as she was quite upset. "You know Gohan better than I do. Could you tell me more about him?"
Her voice pulled the amazon back to herself. "Sure." Her obsidian eyes, so full of expression, grew unfocused with memory. Memories of what she had been told and of what she had experienced. "It all started when Gohan was four years old, when his father took him to Kame Island. About thirty minutes after they arrived, a saiya-jin by the name of Raditz landed claiming to be Goku's older brother. It was then that it was revealed to Goku that he had been from another planet, as the stranger had said. Raditz said that his saiya-go name was Kakkarott and that he had forgotten his mission by hitting his head."
The tale she wove from there caused Videl to fall into the story. Anemone relived past wars. Wars of Frieza and Cell. Battles against a world in a symboiont circle with theirs. Tales told by firelight and sparring sessions had. It became clear, as clear as a crystal, that she felt they were family to her. Anemone called them friend, yet, unto her, they were brothers and sisters. All of those enemies, that level of evil faced. And childlike innocence, two had changed. First Piccolo, then Vegeta, by way of Genki Dama. That and other incredible abilities were as real as the air they breathed.
The story drew to a close, releasing Videl from its tight grasp. "I can't believe that really happened."
Anemone chuckled. "It happened, Videl, believe me. Gohan told me about what had happened before we met. Then, what I told you from Namek on was built from both his memories and mine." A sigh escaped her. "I can understand your doubt. But it could be very arrogant should the people of this world think they are alone even after all they have heard and seen."
AUTHOR: Echo the Nymph
DISCLAIMER: I will become an angry nymph if one more lawyer thinks I own DBZ!!!
Chapter 25
Anemone hovered in the blue sky in awe as Goku pummeled Bu. She kept his words in mind and powered up with her ki masked. Not one aspect of the planet reacted to the increase of her power.
"Bu, kill him!" Bobbity roared.
Goku flared his aura, forcing the menacing creature off of himself. Bu was flattened by the shock wave, then re-inflated himself easily. The amazon felt her ki flare once more and added it to her masked power. Bu drove Goku back with a huge blast of power. Finally, she could take it no more and a bright blue aura burst from her body.
Goku had fired a huge Kamehameha blast that had no effect. Their enemy mimicked it, and it was deflected into space. Anemone glared at Bu, her eyes shining with rage. "You're insane."
The older warrior nodded and she floated over to his side, her aura still burning brightly. "You're quite the warrior, Bu. Let's see how you handle this." His barely heard signal sent Anemone forward quickly. She fazed out of his vision then sent a powerful kick into his back. Simultaneously, Goku punched his face, sending him tumbling.
"Fun! Fun!" Bu cried, clapping his hands. He had never seen warriors work together like this before. Not even the kais had teamed up like this. The present battle was much more fun than any of the past had been. Their powers seemed to complement each other, yet they were still very different, with weaknesses of their own to exploit. That was something he excelled at in the past. By that ability he had torn teams apart, killed them one by one. Gradually, he stopped his tumble. How I have more fun with them without loosing them?
He threw a punch at the amazon and she blocked it with the swiftness that came from many battles past. Anemone backed off, obeying Goku's unsaid request. They powered down, startling Bu. "Why you go back to normal? Want more fun!"
"We had fun too, Bu. But we can't play with you all day. We have things we need to do." Goku declared.
"I think you're forgetting something. That's my choice! Bu, kill them!" Bobbity cried.
Bu didn't move a muscle. Something had caught his attention.
"I can tell you this, if you wait two days even stronger warriors will come to fight you."
"Really strong?" he inquired, eager. "How I find?"
Anemone smiled just before Goku spoke again. "Wait two days and they'll find you."
The amazon pushed back a loose strand of her raven black hair. "We are warriors of integrity, Bu. As such, I feel at least one of us should tell you this: you are a very skilled warrior. Why let Bobbity control you?" She then placed her hand on Goku's orange clad shoulder.
"Bye." Goku declared as he and the light blue jump suited Anemone vanished into thin air. Goten launched himself at his father the second they appeared.
"Tousan, you guys were awesome!" he exclaimed. The warrior returned his youngest son's hug as Anemone silently retreated into the shadows.
Something was bothering her more than it used to. I just can't shake this feeling. Bu's killed the wizard! Now what will he do? She hugged her knees to her chest in an attempt to quell her fear. There was a childlike innocence and an evil power about their enemy. What was to be done?
Videl sat next to Anemone. Her blue eyes were glistening with unshed tears as she was quite upset. "You know Gohan better than I do. Could you tell me more about him?"
Her voice pulled the amazon back to herself. "Sure." Her obsidian eyes, so full of expression, grew unfocused with memory. Memories of what she had been told and of what she had experienced. "It all started when Gohan was four years old, when his father took him to Kame Island. About thirty minutes after they arrived, a saiya-jin by the name of Raditz landed claiming to be Goku's older brother. It was then that it was revealed to Goku that he had been from another planet, as the stranger had said. Raditz said that his saiya-go name was Kakkarott and that he had forgotten his mission by hitting his head."
The tale she wove from there caused Videl to fall into the story. Anemone relived past wars. Wars of Frieza and Cell. Battles against a world in a symboiont circle with theirs. Tales told by firelight and sparring sessions had. It became clear, as clear as a crystal, that she felt they were family to her. Anemone called them friend, yet, unto her, they were brothers and sisters. All of those enemies, that level of evil faced. And childlike innocence, two had changed. First Piccolo, then Vegeta, by way of Genki Dama. That and other incredible abilities were as real as the air they breathed.
The story drew to a close, releasing Videl from its tight grasp. "I can't believe that really happened."
Anemone chuckled. "It happened, Videl, believe me. Gohan told me about what had happened before we met. Then, what I told you from Namek on was built from both his memories and mine." A sigh escaped her. "I can understand your doubt. But it could be very arrogant should the people of this world think they are alone even after all they have heard and seen."