Author's Note:"It's snowing where I live right now.Which probably means I
won't have to do anything tomorrow(thank goodness)."
Disclaimer:You know already.
Chapter 21:Zapland's Trump Card
Third Person
"Why do we have to take a boat,can't we just fly there?"Cirrus asked.
"Fly?You mean on an airplane?"Ashley questioned.
"We'll explain on the boat.Cirrus,do you actually think we could fly from one continent to another without getting tired?"Ray said.
"Never mind,"Cirrus replied.
They all boarded a boat going to the western continent.Trunks,who had never been on a boat before,started to get sea sick.
"Uhhh...Now I know why Gohan was sick that time,"he groaned.
"Here.Take this."
He turned around and saw Ashley holding out a pill.
"What's it for?"he asked.
"It's something I made to cure sea sickness.After you take it,you'll be better in about two minutes,"Ashley replied.
Trunks grabbed the pill and quickly swallowed it,"Thanks."
"No problem,"Ashley said with a smile.
Trunks felt his face get warm again.He turned his head so she wouldn't see.
'I warned you before.If that keeps happening,you'll get a nose bleed,'Ray thought.
Trunks looked across the ship's deck to where Ray was and glared at him,'If my memory serves correctly,you did the same thing every time you were near Sarah.'
Ashley looked back and forth between the two.They looked like they were about to start laughing.But she couldn't understand why.
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A few minutes later,everybody had started to do their own things.Cirrus was talking with the Captain,Jessie had managed to start a conversation with Zapland,Nono and Vivi were talking about each other's past,Skye was teasing Ray and Sarah while they tried to talk,Alia had gone to the hull for a nap,and Trunks and Ashley were talking.
"So,are those two a couple?"Ashley asked,motioning towards Ray and Sarah.
"Yeah.They were childhood friends and fell for each other a few days ago,"Trunks replied.
"What about you?Do you have a girlfriend?"Ashley questioned.
The same blush came to Trunks's face once more,"Uhh..N-No.I've never really had t-time for th-that."
"Oh.I'm surprised.You seem too cute to be single,"Ashley said.
Trunks then thought he'd pass out from the blood rushing to his head.
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"I think Trunks has a crush on Ashley,"Sarah said.
"Yeah,he does.Pretty much all I've got through our minds are his thoughts of Ashley,"Ray agreed.
"What's it like to hear someone else's thoughts?"Sarah asked.
A dark look crossed the Prince of Tororins face,"I can't talk right now...The old man's nearby."
"Zaffiroth?"
He nodded,"He's real close...Too close for a comfort."
"Brother,we should prepare."
Ray didn't have to turn around to know who it was.Only one person called him 'brother' in such a cold voice.
"Zapland,go tell the Captain to stop the boat.Sarah,you go wake Alia and take Ashley with you.Jessie will probably follow you.Whatever you do,don't come out of the hull.Zaffiroth knows that if he hurts either of you,we'll have to do what he says,"Ray gave out orders,sounding like a true leader.
The others did what their 'leader' had said.After the preparations,the two Princes of Tororins and the Prince of Saiyans had drawn their swords.
"Ah,I'm glad I get to see my sons again."
Zaffiroth appeared in front of them,a new Murasame held in his left hand.
"Cirrus,you go to the hull with the girls,and take Nono and Vivi with you,"Ray said.
"But--"Cirrus started.
Ray turned to him for the first time,"Listen,there's going to be a huge battle and I don't want any of you to get hurt!!Now do as I say and get below deck!!!"
Cirrus gasped at Ray's eyes.They were no long the usual dark brown color he had rembered.They were like fires burning where his pupils should be.Swallowing hard,Cirrus nodded and led Nono and Vivi below deck.Ray turned back to the silver haired man floating before them.
*Remember the pain...*
The voice had come from nowhere,but the three teenagers didn't pay attention to it.They pushed their energy to their feet,causing them to float into the air.
"What?Do you want to fight me?"Zaffiroth asked.
*The heat of the flames...*
"Of course.What did you expect?We'd let you get away without paying for your crimes?"Ray questioned.
The ocean started to stir at all of the energy hovering above it.The boat rocked with the increasing waves.
*The tears as they gathered in your eyes...Even you,Trunks,know what it is like...*
"Finally,I get to make you pay for what you did to innocent beings,"Zapland snarled.
Lightning struck the water,causing an amazing light show in the waves,as the sky got darker.
"All of the pain you caused.I destroyed two creatures like you and I'm willing to do it again for the sake of this world,"Trunks growled.
The waves got worse as the three's hair started to stand up.Trunks's eyes turned green and his hair flashed golden before returning to the normal lavender color,then back to gold.Zapland and Ray's hair became orange.
"The pain you caused us...The pain you caused the people that had to feel the cold steel of your blade...Prepare to feel the pain you caused!!!"Ray shouted.
*The pain of seeing your home destroyed...*
The three flew forward and slashed at the same time,only to have their blades blocked Zaffiroth's.
"HA HA HA!!YOU CAN'T WIN!!!"Zaffiroth laughed.
"Ray!I'll help!"
The Phoenix known as Skye flew next to them,his talons seeming sharper than before.The wind caused by their energy made it harder for him to fly steadily,but he managed.
"All right,"Ray pointed to Zaffiroth,"Skye take flight!"
Skye flew forward and Zaffiroth was surrounded by a barrier,making him unable to move,and Skye dug his talons into the silver haired man's shoulder.
"Here goes!"Ray exclaimed as Sky flew back to him and he raised his sword,"Flying Phoenix Slash!!!"
Skye passed by Ray twenty times,each passing earning a slash of the Murasamune towards Zaffiroth.
"I can't hold on any longer,"Skye said as the barrier disappeared and he let go.
Zaffiroth had been wounded,but not badly,"You fools.You'll never win."
"Impossible...I hit him every time with all of my strength..."Ray trailed.
"Brother,please tell Jessie...That I love her,"Zapland said,and emotionless look crossing his features.
"What?What are you saying?"Ray asked.
Zapland moved faster than the eye could see and held Zaffiroth from behind,"Go!Get the other's out of here,now!I will destroy him!!And Ray...Protect Jessie for me..."
A dark look crossed Ray's face,"Of course,brother."
He grabbed Trunks by the arm and flew back to the boat.An orange and yellow glow surrounded it as it moved faster than anyone could see.Ray stood on the deck and watched as an orange explosion came from where it had all happened.For the first time in eight years,tears came to the bodyguard's eyes as he realized he had lost another friend.
"BROTHER!I WILL PROTECT JESSIE,AND EVERYONE ELSE WITH MY LIFE!I PROMISE YOU THAT!!!"he shouted.
A huge wave rose next to the boat as the Prince's hair started to turn a darker orange.He hovered above the water to avoid causing damage to the ship.And with a roar of anger,the immense power caused the ocean to shoot in the air.It seemed as if creatures in the ocean were blowing water from below the surface,but it was actually the Earth reacting to the almost scary power of this new level of Super Tororin.The warrior's muscles now bulged more,and sparks of electricity went off around him in his new transformation.
Ending Notes:"I got 'Skye,take flight!' and 'Here goes!' from Grandia 2.The rest of the attack came off the top of my head.And did you think I'd let Saiyans be the only ones that can surpass level one?You're probably thinking:'Why hasn't Trunks gone to Super Saiyan Two?'.My reply is:'He might,and he might not.'I already the answer,but you'll have to keep reading.Please review."
Disclaimer:You know already.
Chapter 21:Zapland's Trump Card
Third Person
"Why do we have to take a boat,can't we just fly there?"Cirrus asked.
"Fly?You mean on an airplane?"Ashley questioned.
"We'll explain on the boat.Cirrus,do you actually think we could fly from one continent to another without getting tired?"Ray said.
"Never mind,"Cirrus replied.
They all boarded a boat going to the western continent.Trunks,who had never been on a boat before,started to get sea sick.
"Uhhh...Now I know why Gohan was sick that time,"he groaned.
"Here.Take this."
He turned around and saw Ashley holding out a pill.
"What's it for?"he asked.
"It's something I made to cure sea sickness.After you take it,you'll be better in about two minutes,"Ashley replied.
Trunks grabbed the pill and quickly swallowed it,"Thanks."
"No problem,"Ashley said with a smile.
Trunks felt his face get warm again.He turned his head so she wouldn't see.
'I warned you before.If that keeps happening,you'll get a nose bleed,'Ray thought.
Trunks looked across the ship's deck to where Ray was and glared at him,'If my memory serves correctly,you did the same thing every time you were near Sarah.'
Ashley looked back and forth between the two.They looked like they were about to start laughing.But she couldn't understand why.
-----
A few minutes later,everybody had started to do their own things.Cirrus was talking with the Captain,Jessie had managed to start a conversation with Zapland,Nono and Vivi were talking about each other's past,Skye was teasing Ray and Sarah while they tried to talk,Alia had gone to the hull for a nap,and Trunks and Ashley were talking.
"So,are those two a couple?"Ashley asked,motioning towards Ray and Sarah.
"Yeah.They were childhood friends and fell for each other a few days ago,"Trunks replied.
"What about you?Do you have a girlfriend?"Ashley questioned.
The same blush came to Trunks's face once more,"Uhh..N-No.I've never really had t-time for th-that."
"Oh.I'm surprised.You seem too cute to be single,"Ashley said.
Trunks then thought he'd pass out from the blood rushing to his head.
-----
"I think Trunks has a crush on Ashley,"Sarah said.
"Yeah,he does.Pretty much all I've got through our minds are his thoughts of Ashley,"Ray agreed.
"What's it like to hear someone else's thoughts?"Sarah asked.
A dark look crossed the Prince of Tororins face,"I can't talk right now...The old man's nearby."
"Zaffiroth?"
He nodded,"He's real close...Too close for a comfort."
"Brother,we should prepare."
Ray didn't have to turn around to know who it was.Only one person called him 'brother' in such a cold voice.
"Zapland,go tell the Captain to stop the boat.Sarah,you go wake Alia and take Ashley with you.Jessie will probably follow you.Whatever you do,don't come out of the hull.Zaffiroth knows that if he hurts either of you,we'll have to do what he says,"Ray gave out orders,sounding like a true leader.
The others did what their 'leader' had said.After the preparations,the two Princes of Tororins and the Prince of Saiyans had drawn their swords.
"Ah,I'm glad I get to see my sons again."
Zaffiroth appeared in front of them,a new Murasame held in his left hand.
"Cirrus,you go to the hull with the girls,and take Nono and Vivi with you,"Ray said.
"But--"Cirrus started.
Ray turned to him for the first time,"Listen,there's going to be a huge battle and I don't want any of you to get hurt!!Now do as I say and get below deck!!!"
Cirrus gasped at Ray's eyes.They were no long the usual dark brown color he had rembered.They were like fires burning where his pupils should be.Swallowing hard,Cirrus nodded and led Nono and Vivi below deck.Ray turned back to the silver haired man floating before them.
*Remember the pain...*
The voice had come from nowhere,but the three teenagers didn't pay attention to it.They pushed their energy to their feet,causing them to float into the air.
"What?Do you want to fight me?"Zaffiroth asked.
*The heat of the flames...*
"Of course.What did you expect?We'd let you get away without paying for your crimes?"Ray questioned.
The ocean started to stir at all of the energy hovering above it.The boat rocked with the increasing waves.
*The tears as they gathered in your eyes...Even you,Trunks,know what it is like...*
"Finally,I get to make you pay for what you did to innocent beings,"Zapland snarled.
Lightning struck the water,causing an amazing light show in the waves,as the sky got darker.
"All of the pain you caused.I destroyed two creatures like you and I'm willing to do it again for the sake of this world,"Trunks growled.
The waves got worse as the three's hair started to stand up.Trunks's eyes turned green and his hair flashed golden before returning to the normal lavender color,then back to gold.Zapland and Ray's hair became orange.
"The pain you caused us...The pain you caused the people that had to feel the cold steel of your blade...Prepare to feel the pain you caused!!!"Ray shouted.
*The pain of seeing your home destroyed...*
The three flew forward and slashed at the same time,only to have their blades blocked Zaffiroth's.
"HA HA HA!!YOU CAN'T WIN!!!"Zaffiroth laughed.
"Ray!I'll help!"
The Phoenix known as Skye flew next to them,his talons seeming sharper than before.The wind caused by their energy made it harder for him to fly steadily,but he managed.
"All right,"Ray pointed to Zaffiroth,"Skye take flight!"
Skye flew forward and Zaffiroth was surrounded by a barrier,making him unable to move,and Skye dug his talons into the silver haired man's shoulder.
"Here goes!"Ray exclaimed as Sky flew back to him and he raised his sword,"Flying Phoenix Slash!!!"
Skye passed by Ray twenty times,each passing earning a slash of the Murasamune towards Zaffiroth.
"I can't hold on any longer,"Skye said as the barrier disappeared and he let go.
Zaffiroth had been wounded,but not badly,"You fools.You'll never win."
"Impossible...I hit him every time with all of my strength..."Ray trailed.
"Brother,please tell Jessie...That I love her,"Zapland said,and emotionless look crossing his features.
"What?What are you saying?"Ray asked.
Zapland moved faster than the eye could see and held Zaffiroth from behind,"Go!Get the other's out of here,now!I will destroy him!!And Ray...Protect Jessie for me..."
A dark look crossed Ray's face,"Of course,brother."
He grabbed Trunks by the arm and flew back to the boat.An orange and yellow glow surrounded it as it moved faster than anyone could see.Ray stood on the deck and watched as an orange explosion came from where it had all happened.For the first time in eight years,tears came to the bodyguard's eyes as he realized he had lost another friend.
"BROTHER!I WILL PROTECT JESSIE,AND EVERYONE ELSE WITH MY LIFE!I PROMISE YOU THAT!!!"he shouted.
A huge wave rose next to the boat as the Prince's hair started to turn a darker orange.He hovered above the water to avoid causing damage to the ship.And with a roar of anger,the immense power caused the ocean to shoot in the air.It seemed as if creatures in the ocean were blowing water from below the surface,but it was actually the Earth reacting to the almost scary power of this new level of Super Tororin.The warrior's muscles now bulged more,and sparks of electricity went off around him in his new transformation.
Ending Notes:"I got 'Skye,take flight!' and 'Here goes!' from Grandia 2.The rest of the attack came off the top of my head.And did you think I'd let Saiyans be the only ones that can surpass level one?You're probably thinking:'Why hasn't Trunks gone to Super Saiyan Two?'.My reply is:'He might,and he might not.'I already the answer,but you'll have to keep reading.Please review."