Author's Note:"Thanks to Tabitha-chan once again.You're now my most
frequent reviewer ever.Oh,and since you're the only one that's reviewed
since Chapter 35,I'll post the rest of the story the way you
requested,which is day by day.Glad you like the story so much,and enjoy
this chapter."
Chapter 36:'We'll Settle the Past'- Sarah
Ray's Point of View
"Sarah..You're..."I started.
She looked at me curiously,"I'm what?"
"A Super Tororin..."I managed to say.
Her eyes widened as she felt her hair that was now spiking in different directions.
"But...How?"she asked.
"Don't you remember anything?"Trunks questioned.
"All I remember is getting hit really hard,then nothing,"Sarah replied.
"That guy beat you for a few minutes...I'm sorry I wasn't there sooner,"I said,'I failed somebody else that I care for.'
Trunks gave me a questioning glance but turned his attention back to Sarah.
"Can you stand?"he asked.
"I think so,"she answered,getting to her feet.
"Is everything okay in there?"
It was the doctor.
"Yes,everything is fine.You can all come back in now,as long as you don't tell anyone what you see here,"I replied.
The door opened and the doctor came in,followed by Alia and the others.
"What?But,just a few minutes ago,this young lady was out cold,and she had brown hair..."the doctor trailed off.
"We'll tell you what happened,as long as you promise not to repeat anything you hear,"I said.
The doctor nodded.I was about to tell him what happened when Alia interrupted.
"Hey,doc.You look a little dried up,how about a glass of water?"she asked.
'What are you planning,sis...?'I thought.
"Why,that would be lovely.It's nice to know a pretty girl like yourself cares about an old fool like me,"the doctor replied.
Alia smiled and walked over to the sink,grabbing a plastic cup and filling it with water.She also emptied the contents of a small bag into it.I walked next to her and watched as she shook the cup to mix it.
"What is that?"I whispered.
"It's a ground up bloom of the Erasus Plant,a plant from our home planet.When mixed with water,it erases a persons memory of the last hour.But,a dosage this small only erases the past thirty minutes.It used to be used as medicinal herb for people who were traumatized mentally by certain events.They'd drink this and forget it ever happened,"she explained.
"So basically,he won't remember us being here,"I said quietly.
"Precisely!"she exclaimed happily and handed the cup to the doctor.
'What did she do?'Trunks thought.
I explained everything Alia had told me to Trunks through our minds.He nodded a few times and watched as the doctor downed the whole cup.
"Who are you?And what are you doing in here?"the doctor asked with a confused look.
"Nothing.Just forget you saw us,"Alia replied and lead us out of the room.
Once we were out of the doctor's earshot,we explained what had happened to everyone else.Then we head to the inn to stay another night.
"Tomorrow,we leave for Spyroton.I want everyone to get rested so that you're ready for anything,"I said,"My original plan was to go this morning,but the tournament took up most of the day."
Everyone nodded and headed to their rooms.
"What did you mean by 'I've failed another person I care for'?"Trunks asked.
"Maybe I'll tell you and the others some other day,"I replied.
"Please.I know you.You'll hold it in for a long time 'till something happens that forces it out,"he stated.
"That so?Well,I guess you'll have to wait until something 'forces it out',won't you?"I questioned.
"You don't know how strange you are,Ray.Besides,I have a feeling that all of the secrets you've tried to hide will be revealed tomorrow,"he said.
"What's that supposed to mean?"
"Honestly,I don't know.It's just a feeling I've got,"he walked past me to the stairs,"And what's scary is...These feelings of mine almost always come true."
I shook my head,"And he says I'm the weird one."
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"So,today's the day,"Sarah said.
"Well,Mister Leader,you got a speech for us or what?"Cirrus asked.
We were now hovering over the city of my nightmares,Spyroton.As I looked down on the now re-built houses,images of the fire came to my mind.I could still hear people crying out in pain,and I could still feel my rage boiling deep inside me as I watched the fire destroy everything I had ever known.I quickly shook away all of the emotions that flooded back to me and turned to the others.
"We've all,except a few,lost something because of Zaffiroth.He burnt down Spyroton,took the lives of innocent people,and even created the Murasame.We have to end this here.He now has Zapland,my brother,fighting with him.Jessie,you haven't said anything for a while,and I understand.But I need to know...If Zapland fights against us,will you help us fight him?"I questioned.
"Yes...I will,"she replied.
Those were the first words she had said in a long time.They were spoken with strength and courage,but also with a bit of fear.
"All right.We'll settle it here,in the place of our memories.No...Our nightmare.I'm sure you've all heard this before,but I think it fits the situation.Trunks once told me something he said to his mother....'Nightmares never last long.One day you wake up and they're gone'.I think it's time for all of us to wake up now,and see reality.Now then,what do you say we go and show Zaffiroth the reality of his defeat?"I said.
Everyone nodded and we slowly started to the ground.Sarah,who was still in Super Tororin,grabbed my hand.I looked into her eyes and saw a glimmer of hope.
"We'll settle the past,"she said.
I nodded.It was time for the battle to take place.
Ending Note:"I know,a bit of a cliffhanger.But you know I never make you wait too long.In case any of you don't know,or have simply forgotten,the quote Ray used about nightmares was what Trunks said to Future Bulma before he fought the Androids for the last time.It's also my favorite quote from DBZ.Anyway,thanks to Tabitha-chan again.I'm sure you all know what the last two words of the Ending Note will be by now,right?Please review."
Chapter 36:'We'll Settle the Past'- Sarah
Ray's Point of View
"Sarah..You're..."I started.
She looked at me curiously,"I'm what?"
"A Super Tororin..."I managed to say.
Her eyes widened as she felt her hair that was now spiking in different directions.
"But...How?"she asked.
"Don't you remember anything?"Trunks questioned.
"All I remember is getting hit really hard,then nothing,"Sarah replied.
"That guy beat you for a few minutes...I'm sorry I wasn't there sooner,"I said,'I failed somebody else that I care for.'
Trunks gave me a questioning glance but turned his attention back to Sarah.
"Can you stand?"he asked.
"I think so,"she answered,getting to her feet.
"Is everything okay in there?"
It was the doctor.
"Yes,everything is fine.You can all come back in now,as long as you don't tell anyone what you see here,"I replied.
The door opened and the doctor came in,followed by Alia and the others.
"What?But,just a few minutes ago,this young lady was out cold,and she had brown hair..."the doctor trailed off.
"We'll tell you what happened,as long as you promise not to repeat anything you hear,"I said.
The doctor nodded.I was about to tell him what happened when Alia interrupted.
"Hey,doc.You look a little dried up,how about a glass of water?"she asked.
'What are you planning,sis...?'I thought.
"Why,that would be lovely.It's nice to know a pretty girl like yourself cares about an old fool like me,"the doctor replied.
Alia smiled and walked over to the sink,grabbing a plastic cup and filling it with water.She also emptied the contents of a small bag into it.I walked next to her and watched as she shook the cup to mix it.
"What is that?"I whispered.
"It's a ground up bloom of the Erasus Plant,a plant from our home planet.When mixed with water,it erases a persons memory of the last hour.But,a dosage this small only erases the past thirty minutes.It used to be used as medicinal herb for people who were traumatized mentally by certain events.They'd drink this and forget it ever happened,"she explained.
"So basically,he won't remember us being here,"I said quietly.
"Precisely!"she exclaimed happily and handed the cup to the doctor.
'What did she do?'Trunks thought.
I explained everything Alia had told me to Trunks through our minds.He nodded a few times and watched as the doctor downed the whole cup.
"Who are you?And what are you doing in here?"the doctor asked with a confused look.
"Nothing.Just forget you saw us,"Alia replied and lead us out of the room.
Once we were out of the doctor's earshot,we explained what had happened to everyone else.Then we head to the inn to stay another night.
"Tomorrow,we leave for Spyroton.I want everyone to get rested so that you're ready for anything,"I said,"My original plan was to go this morning,but the tournament took up most of the day."
Everyone nodded and headed to their rooms.
"What did you mean by 'I've failed another person I care for'?"Trunks asked.
"Maybe I'll tell you and the others some other day,"I replied.
"Please.I know you.You'll hold it in for a long time 'till something happens that forces it out,"he stated.
"That so?Well,I guess you'll have to wait until something 'forces it out',won't you?"I questioned.
"You don't know how strange you are,Ray.Besides,I have a feeling that all of the secrets you've tried to hide will be revealed tomorrow,"he said.
"What's that supposed to mean?"
"Honestly,I don't know.It's just a feeling I've got,"he walked past me to the stairs,"And what's scary is...These feelings of mine almost always come true."
I shook my head,"And he says I'm the weird one."
-----
"So,today's the day,"Sarah said.
"Well,Mister Leader,you got a speech for us or what?"Cirrus asked.
We were now hovering over the city of my nightmares,Spyroton.As I looked down on the now re-built houses,images of the fire came to my mind.I could still hear people crying out in pain,and I could still feel my rage boiling deep inside me as I watched the fire destroy everything I had ever known.I quickly shook away all of the emotions that flooded back to me and turned to the others.
"We've all,except a few,lost something because of Zaffiroth.He burnt down Spyroton,took the lives of innocent people,and even created the Murasame.We have to end this here.He now has Zapland,my brother,fighting with him.Jessie,you haven't said anything for a while,and I understand.But I need to know...If Zapland fights against us,will you help us fight him?"I questioned.
"Yes...I will,"she replied.
Those were the first words she had said in a long time.They were spoken with strength and courage,but also with a bit of fear.
"All right.We'll settle it here,in the place of our memories.No...Our nightmare.I'm sure you've all heard this before,but I think it fits the situation.Trunks once told me something he said to his mother....'Nightmares never last long.One day you wake up and they're gone'.I think it's time for all of us to wake up now,and see reality.Now then,what do you say we go and show Zaffiroth the reality of his defeat?"I said.
Everyone nodded and we slowly started to the ground.Sarah,who was still in Super Tororin,grabbed my hand.I looked into her eyes and saw a glimmer of hope.
"We'll settle the past,"she said.
I nodded.It was time for the battle to take place.
Ending Note:"I know,a bit of a cliffhanger.But you know I never make you wait too long.In case any of you don't know,or have simply forgotten,the quote Ray used about nightmares was what Trunks said to Future Bulma before he fought the Androids for the last time.It's also my favorite quote from DBZ.Anyway,thanks to Tabitha-chan again.I'm sure you all know what the last two words of the Ending Note will be by now,right?Please review."