Chapter 9
Vegeta growled right back at the dragon, and a light began to glow around his body. He rose into the air and punched the dragon right in the nose. The dragons head snapped to the side and back again. The smoke stopped coming out of it's nose and it opened it's mouth as if to growl, but instead a stream of fire came out, torching Vegeta. He fell down, out of the air, and hit the ground hard.
Bulma ran towards him and quickly checked him over.
"He isn't dead!" she told the others. She lifted his head up and held it against her body. She looked closer at the cut on his forehead and noticed that it was quickly turning green. She didn't know what to do. If it became infected it could kill him. Suddenly she felt a warm glow on her neck. Of course! Her necklace. Her gift must have healing powers. She touched the rose to his forehead and the cut healed before her eyes.
Vegeta woke up and looked into Bulma's eyes.
"Bulma, you saved my life."
"Call it a repayment."
"Don't ever do it again."
Bulma was disapointed. At least he could of said thank-you.
Vegeta rose into the air again, this time farther from the dragon.
"Trunks," he called," get your sorry ass up here and help me!"
"Fine," and Trunks shot into the air too.
They circled around the dragon, sizing it up. While they were doing this the dragon was muttering things. It was in a language neither could understand, but it came to Bulma, who heard it in plain English. He was saying a prayer to the fire god to help him defeat the intruders. She knew that if he finished they would all be dead in seconds.
"Hey, you dragon!" she taunted. It looked towards her, momentarily stopping praying. "Yeah, you. Your not so tough. You couldn't even fry a hot-dog."
The dragon turned his snout towards her.
"WHAT!!!"
"You heard me."
"Bulma! What are you doing!?!" Vegeta demanded.
"Trust me."
The dragon's eyes glowed redder than ever as it readied a fire ball in it's mouth. It slowly opened it's mouth, as if wanting to see Bulma squirm before she died. The mouth was opened to it's fullest and the ball of fire shot at Bulma. She ducked. The ball hit the wall and bounced back at the dragon. It immediately burst into flame.
"Ahhhyyyahhhaahhyaaah!" it screamed as it burned. The smell of burning flesh overwhelmed them all and Marron passed out, then Bulma, Trunks, and lastly, Vegeta.
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"What happened?" Vegeta had woken up with a start beside the dragon carcass.
"The walls, they repel magic," Bulma said.
"How did you know?" Trunks asked, rubbing his head, sore from laying on a rock for the last couple of hours.
"Something inside told me."
"I wish I had that," Marron sighed.
"You do. I got the thought from you. Don't you remember?"
"Yeah."
They all got up and stretched.
"BOOOM!"
"What the hell..."
The golden shrine in the middle was becoming lower and lower. In a few minutes the top was level with Marron's shoulder. On top of it was a purple rose made of the gem identical to the ones on their jewellery. It wasn't that large, but it was the most beautiful object any of them had ever seen. It was flawed though. There were chips and pieces missing from the stem. Marron walked up to it and put her amulet inside one of the chips. It fit perfectly.
"Look, this is probably where our roses were carved from."
Bulma put her's into a chip, but her pendant didn't fit, so she tried another. This time it fit. She motioned for Vegeta to put his into the chip that her's hadn't fit into. His fit just
right.
Trunks was hesitating though. He wasn't sure what would happen if they all replaced the missing pieces.
"Trunks, come on," Marron was becoming impatient.
He moved towards the rose, but something was pulling him back. It was like a voice in his ear, telling him something would happen, something that he wouldn't like.
"Trunks, hurry your sorry hind up!"
Finally Vegeta got so impatient, which was about twenty seconds later, that he pulled Trunks to the rose and pushed his ring into the last crack.
A light began to glow around them. Their roses were pulled off and the big rose became whole again. It enlarged and the shrine disappeared.
"What's happening?" Bulma asked. She was really freaking out.
"I don't know," Vegeta answered. He wanted to hold her hand and reassure her, but they were on different sides of the rose.
The light got brighter and brighter. They were lifted into the air, slowly starting to spin. They went faster and faster until all they could see was a blur. Faster and faster until they
disappeared into thin air.
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They eventually landed in the middle of a brightly lit room. The carpet they were standing on was the softest thing any had felt. It was a bright blue colour, matching Bulma's hair. The walls were elaborately decorated with tapestries and other colourful
objects. Sitting around the room in throne like chairs were people. They all had the same glow around them as the rose had a few minutes ago. They were dressed in colourful costumes, matching the tapestries behind them. They couldn't see their faces because they were wearing masks. These masks had markings on them, and the colours matched the costumes.
"Explain yourself," said the golden masked one. He stood up and spread out his hands.
"Yes, please. We are very curious as to how you got your hands on our rose," said the silver masked one. The voice was very soft and higher pitched than the golden one, so Bulma guessed that the golden one was a man, and the silver one a woman.
"I..." Bulma didn't know what to say. She wasn't sure what these people would do to them if they answered the wrong way.
"Now would be nice," the golden on said. He moved a little closer to them.
Trunks swallowed the huge lump in his throat. What were they going to do. Both Marron and Bulma were shaking, and Vegeta didn't know how to fight them.
"WAIT!" came a voice and the old man appeared with a "poof" in the room.
(A/N)
This is going to be short. Anymore flamers are going to get their just desserts.
Beth
Vegeta growled right back at the dragon, and a light began to glow around his body. He rose into the air and punched the dragon right in the nose. The dragons head snapped to the side and back again. The smoke stopped coming out of it's nose and it opened it's mouth as if to growl, but instead a stream of fire came out, torching Vegeta. He fell down, out of the air, and hit the ground hard.
Bulma ran towards him and quickly checked him over.
"He isn't dead!" she told the others. She lifted his head up and held it against her body. She looked closer at the cut on his forehead and noticed that it was quickly turning green. She didn't know what to do. If it became infected it could kill him. Suddenly she felt a warm glow on her neck. Of course! Her necklace. Her gift must have healing powers. She touched the rose to his forehead and the cut healed before her eyes.
Vegeta woke up and looked into Bulma's eyes.
"Bulma, you saved my life."
"Call it a repayment."
"Don't ever do it again."
Bulma was disapointed. At least he could of said thank-you.
Vegeta rose into the air again, this time farther from the dragon.
"Trunks," he called," get your sorry ass up here and help me!"
"Fine," and Trunks shot into the air too.
They circled around the dragon, sizing it up. While they were doing this the dragon was muttering things. It was in a language neither could understand, but it came to Bulma, who heard it in plain English. He was saying a prayer to the fire god to help him defeat the intruders. She knew that if he finished they would all be dead in seconds.
"Hey, you dragon!" she taunted. It looked towards her, momentarily stopping praying. "Yeah, you. Your not so tough. You couldn't even fry a hot-dog."
The dragon turned his snout towards her.
"WHAT!!!"
"You heard me."
"Bulma! What are you doing!?!" Vegeta demanded.
"Trust me."
The dragon's eyes glowed redder than ever as it readied a fire ball in it's mouth. It slowly opened it's mouth, as if wanting to see Bulma squirm before she died. The mouth was opened to it's fullest and the ball of fire shot at Bulma. She ducked. The ball hit the wall and bounced back at the dragon. It immediately burst into flame.
"Ahhhyyyahhhaahhyaaah!" it screamed as it burned. The smell of burning flesh overwhelmed them all and Marron passed out, then Bulma, Trunks, and lastly, Vegeta.
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"What happened?" Vegeta had woken up with a start beside the dragon carcass.
"The walls, they repel magic," Bulma said.
"How did you know?" Trunks asked, rubbing his head, sore from laying on a rock for the last couple of hours.
"Something inside told me."
"I wish I had that," Marron sighed.
"You do. I got the thought from you. Don't you remember?"
"Yeah."
They all got up and stretched.
"BOOOM!"
"What the hell..."
The golden shrine in the middle was becoming lower and lower. In a few minutes the top was level with Marron's shoulder. On top of it was a purple rose made of the gem identical to the ones on their jewellery. It wasn't that large, but it was the most beautiful object any of them had ever seen. It was flawed though. There were chips and pieces missing from the stem. Marron walked up to it and put her amulet inside one of the chips. It fit perfectly.
"Look, this is probably where our roses were carved from."
Bulma put her's into a chip, but her pendant didn't fit, so she tried another. This time it fit. She motioned for Vegeta to put his into the chip that her's hadn't fit into. His fit just
right.
Trunks was hesitating though. He wasn't sure what would happen if they all replaced the missing pieces.
"Trunks, come on," Marron was becoming impatient.
He moved towards the rose, but something was pulling him back. It was like a voice in his ear, telling him something would happen, something that he wouldn't like.
"Trunks, hurry your sorry hind up!"
Finally Vegeta got so impatient, which was about twenty seconds later, that he pulled Trunks to the rose and pushed his ring into the last crack.
A light began to glow around them. Their roses were pulled off and the big rose became whole again. It enlarged and the shrine disappeared.
"What's happening?" Bulma asked. She was really freaking out.
"I don't know," Vegeta answered. He wanted to hold her hand and reassure her, but they were on different sides of the rose.
The light got brighter and brighter. They were lifted into the air, slowly starting to spin. They went faster and faster until all they could see was a blur. Faster and faster until they
disappeared into thin air.
****************************************************************
They eventually landed in the middle of a brightly lit room. The carpet they were standing on was the softest thing any had felt. It was a bright blue colour, matching Bulma's hair. The walls were elaborately decorated with tapestries and other colourful
objects. Sitting around the room in throne like chairs were people. They all had the same glow around them as the rose had a few minutes ago. They were dressed in colourful costumes, matching the tapestries behind them. They couldn't see their faces because they were wearing masks. These masks had markings on them, and the colours matched the costumes.
"Explain yourself," said the golden masked one. He stood up and spread out his hands.
"Yes, please. We are very curious as to how you got your hands on our rose," said the silver masked one. The voice was very soft and higher pitched than the golden one, so Bulma guessed that the golden one was a man, and the silver one a woman.
"I..." Bulma didn't know what to say. She wasn't sure what these people would do to them if they answered the wrong way.
"Now would be nice," the golden on said. He moved a little closer to them.
Trunks swallowed the huge lump in his throat. What were they going to do. Both Marron and Bulma were shaking, and Vegeta didn't know how to fight them.
"WAIT!" came a voice and the old man appeared with a "poof" in the room.
(A/N)
This is going to be short. Anymore flamers are going to get their just desserts.
Beth