Zar takes another deep breath trying to get out what needs to be said.
"Take this necklace, protect her as she will protect you."
Zar removes her necklace that is identical to Zamp's. It is a dragon wrapped around a small version of a dagger all in silver with the eyes glowing green. It shrinks to the perfect size for Nivia. Zar smiles as her life continues to fade away.
"See it was meant to be. Take care of her please… Once you put that necklace on you… you will become one with her. She will wake up and know what happened, don't worry about explaining it. She will protect you with all she has. Good luck to you."
With her final breath Zar looks up to the heavens and lays down dead next to her old friend. Nivia gently strokes Zar's head as a single tear rolls down her face and lands gently on Zar's body.
Nivia then slips on the necklace and immediately a glowing yellow light takes her over and gives her the sense of peace. Nivia nods and sits down next to Zamp whispering,
"I will do my best Zar."
Meanwhile back in hell.
"You know Tina you and Alex are perfect for each other."
Gohan teases.
Tina turns red but continues the conversation.
"Do you really think so? He is kind of cute. Does he like me?"
Gohan smirks.
"I don't know he did tell me much…"
"Well, I ah… Like him tell him that for me?"
"Why don't you tell him yourself when we get back to where they are? He'd ask you but I he is scared of rejection."
"Well you could tell him that he WON'T be rejected."
A little later they arrive at where everyone else is outside the gates of hell. Tina moves over to where Alex is and starts to flirt with him in really obvious manners but when he doesn't realize what is going on she heats it up a bit and looking him in the eyes she stands up and wraps her arms around his neck and she says.
"I want you now! Take me you beast!"
Alex just kind of blinks and looks at her.
"Ah, Tina how are you standing up?"
"It's called magic, I just realized my powers. Cool huh?"
"Ah Tina you are acting a little weird. What's up?"
"I just like being your height is all. It's kind of nice up here."
Alex is still confused and still has no idea what is going on, so Tina looks away.
"Nothing is going on."
Gohan smiles and looks at Tina.
"I don't think that he realizes that you are coming on to him yet."
Alex looks at Tina in shock.
"Coming on to me?!?!?!"
Alex finally gets it but is now even more confused.
"You like me or something?"
Tina turns really red,
"Only if you… Ah like me too."
Alex smiles and looks at Tina pulling her a little closer and in a voice that can only be heard by Tina.
"Are you in love with me like I am with you?"
Tina looks him right in the eye and softly whispers back,
"Yes."
Alex then sweeps her off her feet and takes off to have fun somewhere in camp.
Gohan laughs along with David.
"Ah, Zamp, I don't think we will be seeing those guys for a little while."
"Who?"
"Oh, my friend Alex and his lover girl Tina, you'll meet them when you get your body back."
"Oh okay, let's get going back already this bottle is smaller than one would think."
Gohan laughs,
"Yeah lets get back to camp I want to get started on my little job."
The rest go with Gohan in the lead back to camp. As they are walking Gohan starts plotting out his plan.
"Hey Tash, do you have Zamp's kids body?"
"No, why would I?"
"Just wondering. Well I might as well give Zamp her soul back."
Gohan moves as fast as he can back to base camp with Zampar's soul in hand know that all is not right. He arrives to find Nivia kneeling next to Zartor with Zar's necklace on. Gohan takes a deep breath knowing that Zar must have died while protecting Zampar. He decides not to waste any time and moves to the side of the soulless Zampar and opens the bottle containing her soul, her soul then returns to her quickly and a soft blue light envelopes Zampar for a few moments. Soon the light fades away and everyone sits on edge, just waiting to see the first sign that Zamp will be okay. Suddenly Zamp starts to breathe once more. A little slower Zamp starts to move and wake up, and then finally her eyes were opening. Seeing Zar she knew what had gone on.
Zamp sitting up knew what she must do so she goes to Zar's side. Kneeling there she whispers softly into Zar's ear,
"Dear friend you died for me. I only wish it were I who died for you. I am sorry I was not there fighting that last battle by your side. You shall forever reign in my heart. You shall be remembered like you should be."
Holding back the tears she leans down and kisses Zar's head one last time. Petting her friend for the last time she finally notices Nivia.
"So you are the one my dear Zar chose. We are now one dear friend. We share souls and can feel each other's pain. So I shall protect you with all I have"
Zamp then breaks the eye contact and looks down upon Zar talking to her once more.
"What to do with you old friend?"
Zamp knowing what she must do uses a spell to shrink Zar. Zamp then picks up Zar into her arms holding her dead friend close as she carries her to another clearing not to far off in the woods. After setting her friend she starts to dig a hole by hand with the shovel she brought. Soon as the hole is deep enough, Zamp slowly lowers Zar into her grave; saying a quick prayer and her final goodbyes Zamp covers her friend with her final blanket of earth. She then steps to the nearest tree and take out her Katana slicing down the tree she removes all the limbs and starts to carve a big life size dragon looking just like Zartor, including the necklace. Once she is done with this she goes to find the plants and flowers to paint in the correct details with. The eyes then became their glowing green and Zar's body its flashy silver. Zamp once finished sits down exhausted next to her carving.
"There my friend,"
She whispers,
"it is done."
She then turns to find Nivia standing behind her.
Zamp whispers,
"Hello"
Nivia nods and says,
"Hello"
"So you are the one that she chose?"
"I guess so."
Zamp moves over to Nivia,
"I just wonder, what were her last words?"
Nivia looks up to meet Zamp, eye to eye,
"She said it was meant to be and I would not have to explain anything to you, that you would know...She told me everything would be ok and to be strong..."
Zamp nods as single tear rolls down her face and hits her carving.
"That sounds like my friend all right. We were born on the same day you know, always connected."
Nivia lets out a long sigh, closing her eyes for a moment, not knowing exactly what to say at such a moment, she never was much of an emotional person.
Zamp feeling tired and knowing that the rest must know telepaths Gohan.
Gohan, Zar is dead. No funeral, I did it all myself. Tell the rest.
Gohan does just that and told the rest what Zamp told him.
Nivia eyes quickly glace to her side... she could have sworn she had just seen something glimmer. Nivia with a grumble she shakes it off with believing it only to be the sun... but once again out of the corner of her eyes she could see something glimmer and truthfully it was getting annoying.
"Niv what is it?"
"I have no idea… I'll be back in a little bit, ok?"
With that said Nivia turns away and began to walk deeper into the woods… a small cussword can be heard underneath her breathe as the glimmer hits her eye again. She then comes upon a small cave, and the glimmer she had saw now vanished… growling to herself she tries to find the entrance to the cave… maybe it was simply a big rock in the middle of nowhere.
Zamp laughs while reading Niv's thoughts.
"A little frustrated?"
Zamp then smirks thinking that Niv is just going insane and she heads back to the base camp. Nivia kicks the rock and lets out a small cry,
"OUCH!"
But with that small kick a tiny entrance is made in the rock and she can once again see the glimmer.
"Ah hah!"
Nivia stands there for a moment looking at the tiny entrance... just enough for someone to reach their hand into.
"Yeah right... who knows what is in that thing..."
Nivia smirks to herself not being able to send a message back she simply thinks of an answer hoping Zamp can hear her thoughts,
"Oh, just kicking rocks around. Just the normal."
"Sounds like so much fun."
"Oh bite me."
"Where, when, and how hard? You shouldn't tell that to a vampire. I just might…"
Niv chuckles.
"Remind me to get a new phrase then."
Zamp then appears in the cave behind Nivia with her fangs down.
"Get a new phrase"
Nivia jumps a foot into the air and turn and looks at Zamp.
"Don't you ever do that again!"
"You should have been able to sense me, you haven't learned yet young one"
Nivia narrows her eyes,
"I was concentrating on other things..."
"It's something that you feel that you cant control young grasshopper"
Nivia rolls her eyes,
"Ya ya.... Anyways… do me a favor and stick your hand in that entrance there...I don't feel like getting my hand bit off by some unknown animal..."
She then grins faintly.
"Man can I feel the love in the cave."
Zamp then shakes her head as if not understanding. She then thinks to herself,
"Man Zar are you sure about this one, I feel no connection here buddy… but I trust you."
Niv raises one eyebrow and with a smirk looks at Zamp.
"You sure you trust her?"
Zamp looks up in shock.
"Damn I forgot about that, and yes I am."
She then shakes her head and puts her hand in the cave pulling out the key and tosses it to Niv.
"Why thank you, and are you sure that you trust her?"
"I trust her whole heartedly, just ... do you want to be one? I am just wondering you know? I am just wondering if you were forced into this..."
Nivia stops in her tracks as she turns around and looks back to Zamp,
"I am not to be forced into anything... I have too much willpower for that. You simply have to learn to chill my friend."
With that she throws the key back to Zamp and with another smile she turns back around.
Zamp laughs,
"You got spunk kid"
Nivia says quietly not even turning around to look at Zamp,
"I know…"
Zamp runs up behind her and tickles her,
"But not as much as me."
Nivia picks up a piece of dead bark and throws it at Zamp then jumps up and runs off. Zamp catches it and takes off after her tossing it at her. Zamp finally gets her and tackles her to the ground,
"You know you are bringing out the kid in me"
Nivia sticks her tounge out at Zamp and laughs,
"Well that's a good thing... We don't need an old fart running this whole thing."
Zamp looks at her shocked then moves away smile fading,
"You'd grow up fast too if you watch your husband die and your own son slowly and being able to do nothing. Oh never mind…"
Nivia blinks and stares at Zamp,
"You know full well I am only kidding around..."
With that she stands up and begins to walk back to the field. Zamp tackles her again
"I know! You are the one who needs the chill pill you old fart!"
Nivia rolls her eyes with another laugh,
"I have much longer to go until I am an old fart."
Meanwhile back at Zar's grave:
Gohan moves to the grave thinking to himself,
"I sense something living here."
Then without thinking he digs up Zar's grave and finds two baby dragons. He pulls them out and cleans them off caring for them the best he can, one boy and one girl.
Meanwhile back at base camp:
"Tina?"
"Yes Alex?"
"I love you."
"I think I love you too, but I don't know what love is…"
"Well, I think it is when you would die for someone and care about them more than yourself."
"Well that is what I feel for you. So I guess I love you."
Alex smiles and hugs her gently.
"Well, Alex, what do people do when they are in love?"
"Well if they love each other enough they get married I guess. Why?"
"Well, we are that much in love, aren't we?"
"Yes, I would say so."
"Well then we should run off and get married. I want to spend the rest of my life with you."
"Yeah lets do it."
Alex and Tina then go to town and become united as one in marriage.
Anyway… back at Zar's grave:
Soon Zamp arrives and sees what happened to the grave. Right after her Tina and Alex arrive.
"What the hell happened here?"
Gohan looks up.
"Relax Zamp. I sensed something living down there."
"You have got to be kidding me."
"No. So I dug it up, I will fill it in later if you want. I found two baby dragons, one is yours if you like. Take your pick. I think Zar was pregnant and no one knew not even you."
Zamp in shock takes the little boy and holds him close.
"Yeah I guess so, the other is yours. A girl I think. What are you going to call her? I am calling him 'Hunter'. Since you had to hunt to find him and all. He does seem like a hunter though…"
"Zara, after Zar."
"Thank you, that means the world to me."
Gohan nods and fills in the grave with his mind.
Alex notices the little dragon,
"How cute"
Tina looks at him.
"So you like little kids?"
"Yup."
"Well that's good, if you didn't we would be in trouble."
Alex looks at Tina oddly,
"Eh does that mean what I think it does?"
Tina smirks and says in a smart ass way,
"You tell me! Add it all up we just got back from a honeymoon and what do people do on honey moons?"
Alex grins from ear to ear.
"I'm gonna be a Daddy whohoo!!!"
Gohan looks up,
"Honey moon?"
Alex smirks,
"Yeah we ran off and got married."
"Well, congratulations then!"
Tina and Alex nod in thanks.
Hunter and Zara flutter in-between each person seeming to feel them out. Zara flies right back to Gohan seeming scared of everyone but him.
"Take this necklace, protect her as she will protect you."
Zar removes her necklace that is identical to Zamp's. It is a dragon wrapped around a small version of a dagger all in silver with the eyes glowing green. It shrinks to the perfect size for Nivia. Zar smiles as her life continues to fade away.
"See it was meant to be. Take care of her please… Once you put that necklace on you… you will become one with her. She will wake up and know what happened, don't worry about explaining it. She will protect you with all she has. Good luck to you."
With her final breath Zar looks up to the heavens and lays down dead next to her old friend. Nivia gently strokes Zar's head as a single tear rolls down her face and lands gently on Zar's body.
Nivia then slips on the necklace and immediately a glowing yellow light takes her over and gives her the sense of peace. Nivia nods and sits down next to Zamp whispering,
"I will do my best Zar."
Meanwhile back in hell.
"You know Tina you and Alex are perfect for each other."
Gohan teases.
Tina turns red but continues the conversation.
"Do you really think so? He is kind of cute. Does he like me?"
Gohan smirks.
"I don't know he did tell me much…"
"Well, I ah… Like him tell him that for me?"
"Why don't you tell him yourself when we get back to where they are? He'd ask you but I he is scared of rejection."
"Well you could tell him that he WON'T be rejected."
A little later they arrive at where everyone else is outside the gates of hell. Tina moves over to where Alex is and starts to flirt with him in really obvious manners but when he doesn't realize what is going on she heats it up a bit and looking him in the eyes she stands up and wraps her arms around his neck and she says.
"I want you now! Take me you beast!"
Alex just kind of blinks and looks at her.
"Ah, Tina how are you standing up?"
"It's called magic, I just realized my powers. Cool huh?"
"Ah Tina you are acting a little weird. What's up?"
"I just like being your height is all. It's kind of nice up here."
Alex is still confused and still has no idea what is going on, so Tina looks away.
"Nothing is going on."
Gohan smiles and looks at Tina.
"I don't think that he realizes that you are coming on to him yet."
Alex looks at Tina in shock.
"Coming on to me?!?!?!"
Alex finally gets it but is now even more confused.
"You like me or something?"
Tina turns really red,
"Only if you… Ah like me too."
Alex smiles and looks at Tina pulling her a little closer and in a voice that can only be heard by Tina.
"Are you in love with me like I am with you?"
Tina looks him right in the eye and softly whispers back,
"Yes."
Alex then sweeps her off her feet and takes off to have fun somewhere in camp.
Gohan laughs along with David.
"Ah, Zamp, I don't think we will be seeing those guys for a little while."
"Who?"
"Oh, my friend Alex and his lover girl Tina, you'll meet them when you get your body back."
"Oh okay, let's get going back already this bottle is smaller than one would think."
Gohan laughs,
"Yeah lets get back to camp I want to get started on my little job."
The rest go with Gohan in the lead back to camp. As they are walking Gohan starts plotting out his plan.
"Hey Tash, do you have Zamp's kids body?"
"No, why would I?"
"Just wondering. Well I might as well give Zamp her soul back."
Gohan moves as fast as he can back to base camp with Zampar's soul in hand know that all is not right. He arrives to find Nivia kneeling next to Zartor with Zar's necklace on. Gohan takes a deep breath knowing that Zar must have died while protecting Zampar. He decides not to waste any time and moves to the side of the soulless Zampar and opens the bottle containing her soul, her soul then returns to her quickly and a soft blue light envelopes Zampar for a few moments. Soon the light fades away and everyone sits on edge, just waiting to see the first sign that Zamp will be okay. Suddenly Zamp starts to breathe once more. A little slower Zamp starts to move and wake up, and then finally her eyes were opening. Seeing Zar she knew what had gone on.
Zamp sitting up knew what she must do so she goes to Zar's side. Kneeling there she whispers softly into Zar's ear,
"Dear friend you died for me. I only wish it were I who died for you. I am sorry I was not there fighting that last battle by your side. You shall forever reign in my heart. You shall be remembered like you should be."
Holding back the tears she leans down and kisses Zar's head one last time. Petting her friend for the last time she finally notices Nivia.
"So you are the one my dear Zar chose. We are now one dear friend. We share souls and can feel each other's pain. So I shall protect you with all I have"
Zamp then breaks the eye contact and looks down upon Zar talking to her once more.
"What to do with you old friend?"
Zamp knowing what she must do uses a spell to shrink Zar. Zamp then picks up Zar into her arms holding her dead friend close as she carries her to another clearing not to far off in the woods. After setting her friend she starts to dig a hole by hand with the shovel she brought. Soon as the hole is deep enough, Zamp slowly lowers Zar into her grave; saying a quick prayer and her final goodbyes Zamp covers her friend with her final blanket of earth. She then steps to the nearest tree and take out her Katana slicing down the tree she removes all the limbs and starts to carve a big life size dragon looking just like Zartor, including the necklace. Once she is done with this she goes to find the plants and flowers to paint in the correct details with. The eyes then became their glowing green and Zar's body its flashy silver. Zamp once finished sits down exhausted next to her carving.
"There my friend,"
She whispers,
"it is done."
She then turns to find Nivia standing behind her.
Zamp whispers,
"Hello"
Nivia nods and says,
"Hello"
"So you are the one that she chose?"
"I guess so."
Zamp moves over to Nivia,
"I just wonder, what were her last words?"
Nivia looks up to meet Zamp, eye to eye,
"She said it was meant to be and I would not have to explain anything to you, that you would know...She told me everything would be ok and to be strong..."
Zamp nods as single tear rolls down her face and hits her carving.
"That sounds like my friend all right. We were born on the same day you know, always connected."
Nivia lets out a long sigh, closing her eyes for a moment, not knowing exactly what to say at such a moment, she never was much of an emotional person.
Zamp feeling tired and knowing that the rest must know telepaths Gohan.
Gohan, Zar is dead. No funeral, I did it all myself. Tell the rest.
Gohan does just that and told the rest what Zamp told him.
Nivia eyes quickly glace to her side... she could have sworn she had just seen something glimmer. Nivia with a grumble she shakes it off with believing it only to be the sun... but once again out of the corner of her eyes she could see something glimmer and truthfully it was getting annoying.
"Niv what is it?"
"I have no idea… I'll be back in a little bit, ok?"
With that said Nivia turns away and began to walk deeper into the woods… a small cussword can be heard underneath her breathe as the glimmer hits her eye again. She then comes upon a small cave, and the glimmer she had saw now vanished… growling to herself she tries to find the entrance to the cave… maybe it was simply a big rock in the middle of nowhere.
Zamp laughs while reading Niv's thoughts.
"A little frustrated?"
Zamp then smirks thinking that Niv is just going insane and she heads back to the base camp. Nivia kicks the rock and lets out a small cry,
"OUCH!"
But with that small kick a tiny entrance is made in the rock and she can once again see the glimmer.
"Ah hah!"
Nivia stands there for a moment looking at the tiny entrance... just enough for someone to reach their hand into.
"Yeah right... who knows what is in that thing..."
Nivia smirks to herself not being able to send a message back she simply thinks of an answer hoping Zamp can hear her thoughts,
"Oh, just kicking rocks around. Just the normal."
"Sounds like so much fun."
"Oh bite me."
"Where, when, and how hard? You shouldn't tell that to a vampire. I just might…"
Niv chuckles.
"Remind me to get a new phrase then."
Zamp then appears in the cave behind Nivia with her fangs down.
"Get a new phrase"
Nivia jumps a foot into the air and turn and looks at Zamp.
"Don't you ever do that again!"
"You should have been able to sense me, you haven't learned yet young one"
Nivia narrows her eyes,
"I was concentrating on other things..."
"It's something that you feel that you cant control young grasshopper"
Nivia rolls her eyes,
"Ya ya.... Anyways… do me a favor and stick your hand in that entrance there...I don't feel like getting my hand bit off by some unknown animal..."
She then grins faintly.
"Man can I feel the love in the cave."
Zamp then shakes her head as if not understanding. She then thinks to herself,
"Man Zar are you sure about this one, I feel no connection here buddy… but I trust you."
Niv raises one eyebrow and with a smirk looks at Zamp.
"You sure you trust her?"
Zamp looks up in shock.
"Damn I forgot about that, and yes I am."
She then shakes her head and puts her hand in the cave pulling out the key and tosses it to Niv.
"Why thank you, and are you sure that you trust her?"
"I trust her whole heartedly, just ... do you want to be one? I am just wondering you know? I am just wondering if you were forced into this..."
Nivia stops in her tracks as she turns around and looks back to Zamp,
"I am not to be forced into anything... I have too much willpower for that. You simply have to learn to chill my friend."
With that she throws the key back to Zamp and with another smile she turns back around.
Zamp laughs,
"You got spunk kid"
Nivia says quietly not even turning around to look at Zamp,
"I know…"
Zamp runs up behind her and tickles her,
"But not as much as me."
Nivia picks up a piece of dead bark and throws it at Zamp then jumps up and runs off. Zamp catches it and takes off after her tossing it at her. Zamp finally gets her and tackles her to the ground,
"You know you are bringing out the kid in me"
Nivia sticks her tounge out at Zamp and laughs,
"Well that's a good thing... We don't need an old fart running this whole thing."
Zamp looks at her shocked then moves away smile fading,
"You'd grow up fast too if you watch your husband die and your own son slowly and being able to do nothing. Oh never mind…"
Nivia blinks and stares at Zamp,
"You know full well I am only kidding around..."
With that she stands up and begins to walk back to the field. Zamp tackles her again
"I know! You are the one who needs the chill pill you old fart!"
Nivia rolls her eyes with another laugh,
"I have much longer to go until I am an old fart."
Meanwhile back at Zar's grave:
Gohan moves to the grave thinking to himself,
"I sense something living here."
Then without thinking he digs up Zar's grave and finds two baby dragons. He pulls them out and cleans them off caring for them the best he can, one boy and one girl.
Meanwhile back at base camp:
"Tina?"
"Yes Alex?"
"I love you."
"I think I love you too, but I don't know what love is…"
"Well, I think it is when you would die for someone and care about them more than yourself."
"Well that is what I feel for you. So I guess I love you."
Alex smiles and hugs her gently.
"Well, Alex, what do people do when they are in love?"
"Well if they love each other enough they get married I guess. Why?"
"Well, we are that much in love, aren't we?"
"Yes, I would say so."
"Well then we should run off and get married. I want to spend the rest of my life with you."
"Yeah lets do it."
Alex and Tina then go to town and become united as one in marriage.
Anyway… back at Zar's grave:
Soon Zamp arrives and sees what happened to the grave. Right after her Tina and Alex arrive.
"What the hell happened here?"
Gohan looks up.
"Relax Zamp. I sensed something living down there."
"You have got to be kidding me."
"No. So I dug it up, I will fill it in later if you want. I found two baby dragons, one is yours if you like. Take your pick. I think Zar was pregnant and no one knew not even you."
Zamp in shock takes the little boy and holds him close.
"Yeah I guess so, the other is yours. A girl I think. What are you going to call her? I am calling him 'Hunter'. Since you had to hunt to find him and all. He does seem like a hunter though…"
"Zara, after Zar."
"Thank you, that means the world to me."
Gohan nods and fills in the grave with his mind.
Alex notices the little dragon,
"How cute"
Tina looks at him.
"So you like little kids?"
"Yup."
"Well that's good, if you didn't we would be in trouble."
Alex looks at Tina oddly,
"Eh does that mean what I think it does?"
Tina smirks and says in a smart ass way,
"You tell me! Add it all up we just got back from a honeymoon and what do people do on honey moons?"
Alex grins from ear to ear.
"I'm gonna be a Daddy whohoo!!!"
Gohan looks up,
"Honey moon?"
Alex smirks,
"Yeah we ran off and got married."
"Well, congratulations then!"
Tina and Alex nod in thanks.
Hunter and Zara flutter in-between each person seeming to feel them out. Zara flies right back to Gohan seeming scared of everyone but him.
