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Notes: Just telling you I do write down the stories on paper then type them up. I save them on a disk. But the fact that I can't open then up on MY computer is the prob. No computer, not type, no upload, big pain. :) Oh well. I may not be able to write as much as I usually do (imagine even worse that now!) I might be going to Canada and my cousins are coming up from Florida. But I'll try! Really I will.
Chapter 21: Failure
Nick, Bulma, Vegeta, and Goku sat in the middle of the living room as Nick explained what they must do.
"First, I'll feel for her signature. I'll give you a thumbs up sign and you concentrate on the prominent...ummm...Well you'll sense it when it's time. It'll feel...different. Concentrate on it and give it more strength like I showed you before. Just like when you're trying to reach someone who is blocking you." With that said, Bulma gave Vegeta an evil glare while he smirked back.
"Are we ready?" The two looked back at him and nodded. Nick closed his eyes and soon his face was set in concentration. The other three looked on in slight surprise as his ki went higher and something, none seemed to be able to pinpoint it, changed about him.
Bulma missed the signal, but Vegeta caught it with his sharp Saiyan eyes and mimicked Nick's current trance. Bulma quickly corrected herself, hoping Vegeta hadn't see her mishap. She concentrated on Nick's mind, searching for whatever she was looking for.
She instantly found it. She could sense the pooled mental energy in Nick's mind. She now also felt Vegeta's and Goku's energy being added. She concentrated her energy, adding it to the already growing power. It's consistency and mass changed as Nick used the energy to try to contact the woman. It faltered and faded back to its normal stage. A few more times Nick tried, but to no avail. Their connection broke and they came out of their trance-like state.
"We're not strong enough, we're individual. But I doubt you'd go for the other option." He sighed and put his hands on either side of his head in defeat. Bulma's curiosity got the better of her.
"What other option?" Nick looked up at her.
"Merging our minds together completely. It's temporary, but can be devastating if something goes wrong. Especially with people that are weak minded or inexperienced."
Bulma and Goku looked unsure, Vegeta now stood with his arms crossed and scowling. Nick didn't expect them to jump right into this, they surprised him by trying the other. He didn't have the right to ask them this. He sighed and started to get up.
"What do we have to do?" Goku asked, standing up, looking rather intimidating at the same time. Nick shook his head.
"I can't ask you to do this. I've only done it twice before. One failed and the other was successful. And those were hundreds of years ago. I remember the chant and everything, but you're inexperienced and believe me, you can get lost in here." He tapped his head as to prove the point.
"Nick, how important is this to you and us? Will this help us defeat or ward of Lupine? Will it help us find out what he is planning?" Bulma said pointedly. He nodded. "Then let's do this. You only live once. And I'm not even sure if a couple of Super Saiyans in oozaru and a woozaru could take out a whole army of the undead!" Nick looked at her about to ask a question out of surprise. "I found some interesting information on the net about your insane brother and his kingdom of the undead. Hey, I'm curious. And when my life is at risk, I like to know what, why, when, whom, and how." Nick faltered for a minute, what had she learned about him. She had a well hidden glint in her eyes that told him she knew something. What did she know. He had tons of dark secrets hidden in his mind. He sighed, looked around to the other two to see if they agreed. Goku nodded and Vegeta just stood there scowling. Is that all he ever did? He motioned Bulma to sit.
"Alright, but if something goes wrong, remember, it's your fault. I have to go get something from my bags. Sit and get comfortable." He left, arguing with himself the whole way.
He came back in a few minutes later carrying a apple-sized ruby. Upon closer inspection, Bulma noticed that it had a clear streak going through its center. She filed that away for later use and turned her attention to Nick.
"You have to get into a circle, I know, how cliche. But this is how it has to be." Bulma smiled, Goku looked confused at the use of the 'large' word, and Vegeta, as usual, was scowling. But he seemed to be paying attention. He waited for the others to sit before he did. Nick sat closest to the ruby and started to sing a chant. No one but him understood it, but they didn't need to. He reached his hand onto the stone and finished up the last verse. The stone glew with an internal light, the clear part putting a strange symbol on the wall. It was too blurry for Bulma to figure out what it was. But as it grew clearer, Bulma and the others were once again in a trance, not noticing what the image was shaping out to be.
Oh, I had to use the circle, how else am I going to get them all to touch the crystal? Let's get into a complicated figure or we can do a relay race to the crystal. Are we can see how Piccolo does that stretchy arm thing. I know it has a name, but I'm too lazy to go find my paper of attacks.
Yes this is my shortest chapter yet. I actually split this chapter into two parts. Two lousy pages, well three with on sentence on the third page. But it intrigues you doesn't it. Sorry, I'm not suppose to have pop or caffeine, but guess what? That's all there is to drink Mwhahaha! Sorry again..... Now on to this ending lines.
On the next episode of ummm...DragonBall LE. What awaits the trio in Nick's mind? Gremlins, fairies, and strippers Oh my....wait, that's Muten Roshi. Oops! And who is it that Nick is trying to contact? Will this fusion work? What will it be like? Why does Gie always have to tell everyone what I'm am going to put? (I have to thank you Gie, though. You force me to be different, you make think. Ouch!)
