The Pale Beauty and the Green Beast
By Psycho Llama and Sarah Dempster
Disclaimer: Neither of us own DBZ. Sarah Dempster owns Terra.
Notes: The plot and Terra are owned by my good friend Sarah Dempster, who wrote the chapter briefs for me and I've written the actual chapters which you see here before her, all reviews for it will be forwarded to her as well via e-mail.
Terra sat patiently on the rocky beach, or more like cliff. The entire island appeared to be just one big rock, a rather uncomfortable rock too. One of those places that you can never seem to find one possible spot to sit without being horribly uncomfortable.
Terra sighed and ran her long, porcelain-white fingers through her silver- like hair, sighing impatiently and checking her naturally black nails vaguely, 'Oh man, he's been gone for ages!!!' Terra thought, now very irritated.
Terra frowned, 'What if he's hurt. . .? Oh my god what if he is hurt?!!!' Terra gasped as the thought ran through her head.
"Where did I put it, where did I put it?!" Terra muttered, rummaging around in the pocket of her denim skirt, "Ah! Found it!" she grinned at the tiny capsule.
Terra pressed the button at the top and threw it in the water, where it instantly became a Jet-ski. Terra grinned broadly at it, "And there is only one problem with this! . . .I can't drive it!" Terra moaned.
Cell hid in the tunnel he had made under the dirt, tunnelling slowly up behind 17, 'Almost. . .' he thought gleefully, clawing slowly at the thick clay so it wouldn't cave in, '. . .there. . .' Cell sprung out of the earth behind 17, his tail already opened into a funnel, ready to absorb anything that got in it's way. Cell was so immersed with trying to absorb the android, that he didn't recognise the small ki signature that was speeding towards the island.
Terra clung frantically to the end of the jet-ski as it dragged her through the water, "How do you stop this thing?!" she tried to scream, but more water flooded her mouth, causing her to cough and choke on the salty sea water. Terra hated the water, as if someone had tattooed on her brain, 'Hate the water! Hate the water!!!', which she did dramatically.
"Aaaah. . ." Terra's scream was cut off when the Jet-ski ducked slightly under the water, taking Terra with it. Terra couldn't swim, let alone breathe underwater. She struggled and squirmed against the treacherous current like a silver butterfly caught in a spider's web.
Terra's left hand was still gripping the handle of the Jet-boat tightly and was quite surprised when she felt it pull her out of the water roughly, Terra saw her chance and seized it, grabbing both handles she hauled herself onto the Jet-ski, where she sat sideways on the padded seat.
"You. . . are. . . such. . . a rip-off," Terra panted weakly, now thoroughly soaked.
Terra closed her eyes, only for a second. She felt the change in the current beneath the Jet-ski and looked up just in time to see the Jet-ski crash headlong into the rocky cliff of an island. Terra felt gravity leave her body as a fire exploded through the steaming wreck of the Jet-ski, then felt it pull her back down to Earth with incredible force.
"Ah-" Terra squeaked as the impact of her landing rocketed though her lean body, she could see her blood splattered all over the rocky ground she lay on. Terra felt the world, once again, slowly fade to black as she fainted into a dreamless, painful sleep.
Cell had transformed into his second stage just after the Jet-boat had crashed against the side of the island, flinging the only survivor onto the island a good several yards away from where he, in his second form, and the others stood.
Cell turned his head to see Terra's bloody form lying on her side on the ground and hid his surprise and worry for her health well. But what surprised him more than how she got to the island was that the blood seeping out of her many cuts and bruises was the exact same shade of purple as his blood was. Cell ignored the two remaining androids that had flown off and focused his attention on Terra. Cell could hide most of his emotions, apart from anger, but the feeling of sympathy was clearly visible on his face as he paced slowly over to Terra.
Terra lay on her side, purple blood oozing out of her black lips and a large graze across her right cheek, also bleeding. Her hair had a few specs of purple on it, but still shined a brilliant silver colour. Cell also noticed that her entire form was dripping wet, not only with blood but sea water.
Cell was only two or three yards away from Terra, when he felt something hit him, something that burned. Tien's tri-beam hit him squarely in the back and blasted him down into the Earth. Cell powered up his ki and tried to fight the onslaught, but Tien kept pounding him right back with the beam. 'I have to get to Terra. . .' Cell thought desperately as he fought with all his ki, "Stop that!!!" he roared at Tien. Tien ignored him.
Terra had the horrible feeling that she could pinpoint every scratch, bruise and cut on her battered body, she repressed a groan and tried to move her arms to push herself up off the rocky terrain, but the blood loss was too great, she could berley open her eyes. When she did, she immediately regretted it, she saw parts of Cell, maybe an elbow or leg, while the rest of him was immersed in a blinding yellow light which Terra suspected as some sort of ki attack. 'Cell. . .' Terra thought weakly, feeling helpless as she lay, as good as dead on the ground, her dark magenta eyes berley open.
Time seemed to flicker like a candle, sometimes going steadily, other times flickering past at a horrible speed. Terra one moment saw Tien going flat out at Cell. The next, he was lying on the ground. The last thing she remembered was a pair of strong arms gently lifting her up before the island, Cell and the black-haired person that was lifting her up, swirled into darkness.
By Psycho Llama and Sarah Dempster
Disclaimer: Neither of us own DBZ. Sarah Dempster owns Terra.
Notes: The plot and Terra are owned by my good friend Sarah Dempster, who wrote the chapter briefs for me and I've written the actual chapters which you see here before her, all reviews for it will be forwarded to her as well via e-mail.
Terra sat patiently on the rocky beach, or more like cliff. The entire island appeared to be just one big rock, a rather uncomfortable rock too. One of those places that you can never seem to find one possible spot to sit without being horribly uncomfortable.
Terra sighed and ran her long, porcelain-white fingers through her silver- like hair, sighing impatiently and checking her naturally black nails vaguely, 'Oh man, he's been gone for ages!!!' Terra thought, now very irritated.
Terra frowned, 'What if he's hurt. . .? Oh my god what if he is hurt?!!!' Terra gasped as the thought ran through her head.
"Where did I put it, where did I put it?!" Terra muttered, rummaging around in the pocket of her denim skirt, "Ah! Found it!" she grinned at the tiny capsule.
Terra pressed the button at the top and threw it in the water, where it instantly became a Jet-ski. Terra grinned broadly at it, "And there is only one problem with this! . . .I can't drive it!" Terra moaned.
Cell hid in the tunnel he had made under the dirt, tunnelling slowly up behind 17, 'Almost. . .' he thought gleefully, clawing slowly at the thick clay so it wouldn't cave in, '. . .there. . .' Cell sprung out of the earth behind 17, his tail already opened into a funnel, ready to absorb anything that got in it's way. Cell was so immersed with trying to absorb the android, that he didn't recognise the small ki signature that was speeding towards the island.
Terra clung frantically to the end of the jet-ski as it dragged her through the water, "How do you stop this thing?!" she tried to scream, but more water flooded her mouth, causing her to cough and choke on the salty sea water. Terra hated the water, as if someone had tattooed on her brain, 'Hate the water! Hate the water!!!', which she did dramatically.
"Aaaah. . ." Terra's scream was cut off when the Jet-ski ducked slightly under the water, taking Terra with it. Terra couldn't swim, let alone breathe underwater. She struggled and squirmed against the treacherous current like a silver butterfly caught in a spider's web.
Terra's left hand was still gripping the handle of the Jet-boat tightly and was quite surprised when she felt it pull her out of the water roughly, Terra saw her chance and seized it, grabbing both handles she hauled herself onto the Jet-ski, where she sat sideways on the padded seat.
"You. . . are. . . such. . . a rip-off," Terra panted weakly, now thoroughly soaked.
Terra closed her eyes, only for a second. She felt the change in the current beneath the Jet-ski and looked up just in time to see the Jet-ski crash headlong into the rocky cliff of an island. Terra felt gravity leave her body as a fire exploded through the steaming wreck of the Jet-ski, then felt it pull her back down to Earth with incredible force.
"Ah-" Terra squeaked as the impact of her landing rocketed though her lean body, she could see her blood splattered all over the rocky ground she lay on. Terra felt the world, once again, slowly fade to black as she fainted into a dreamless, painful sleep.
Cell had transformed into his second stage just after the Jet-boat had crashed against the side of the island, flinging the only survivor onto the island a good several yards away from where he, in his second form, and the others stood.
Cell turned his head to see Terra's bloody form lying on her side on the ground and hid his surprise and worry for her health well. But what surprised him more than how she got to the island was that the blood seeping out of her many cuts and bruises was the exact same shade of purple as his blood was. Cell ignored the two remaining androids that had flown off and focused his attention on Terra. Cell could hide most of his emotions, apart from anger, but the feeling of sympathy was clearly visible on his face as he paced slowly over to Terra.
Terra lay on her side, purple blood oozing out of her black lips and a large graze across her right cheek, also bleeding. Her hair had a few specs of purple on it, but still shined a brilliant silver colour. Cell also noticed that her entire form was dripping wet, not only with blood but sea water.
Cell was only two or three yards away from Terra, when he felt something hit him, something that burned. Tien's tri-beam hit him squarely in the back and blasted him down into the Earth. Cell powered up his ki and tried to fight the onslaught, but Tien kept pounding him right back with the beam. 'I have to get to Terra. . .' Cell thought desperately as he fought with all his ki, "Stop that!!!" he roared at Tien. Tien ignored him.
Terra had the horrible feeling that she could pinpoint every scratch, bruise and cut on her battered body, she repressed a groan and tried to move her arms to push herself up off the rocky terrain, but the blood loss was too great, she could berley open her eyes. When she did, she immediately regretted it, she saw parts of Cell, maybe an elbow or leg, while the rest of him was immersed in a blinding yellow light which Terra suspected as some sort of ki attack. 'Cell. . .' Terra thought weakly, feeling helpless as she lay, as good as dead on the ground, her dark magenta eyes berley open.
Time seemed to flicker like a candle, sometimes going steadily, other times flickering past at a horrible speed. Terra one moment saw Tien going flat out at Cell. The next, he was lying on the ground. The last thing she remembered was a pair of strong arms gently lifting her up before the island, Cell and the black-haired person that was lifting her up, swirled into darkness.