Power's Decadence
Kirikou
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ALT-UNIVERSE, ANGST, BLOOD AND GORE
WARNING: SUPRIME KAI BATTERING
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ChiChi sang a quiet tune to herself as she hung out Gohan's wet clothes outside. The weather had finally gone to what it was supposed to be. Goten played a ways off, chasing a frog. It croaked and hopped away.
"Man Mommy! This frog is like the energizer bunny! He keeps going, and going, and going, and going...." He trailed off, to where she couldn't hear him anymore, but she knew he was still talking, and would probably go on for the next half-hour. She thought about Gohan as she walked in the house. Where did he say he was going? The wind was too hard to hear him. She sighed, going back to her work again. Where was that boy anyhow?
Gohan paced in the same room he had been in for the last few hours. He couldn't help but wonder what kind of a person would start a riot like this. The only one he ever remembered actually staging an attack against this place was Buu but he was gone. Kibito no longer watched him anymore, on account of becoming far too dizzy. Videl just watched the fire and wondered the same thing.
After a few more minutes, Shin opened an eye and looked around. All of the people in the room where familiar to him. He opened his eyes all the way, recognizing them. He tried to sit up, but that was far too dizzying. Kibito was immediately at his side asking how he was.
"I'm...owww, fine..." He propped himself up as far as the dizziness allowed. Gohan and Videl smiled. It was nice to see him awake after that whole ordeal.
"What're you all doing here?" Kaioshin questioned.
"Videl told me she thought that something was wrong, so we came to see what was going on, and we ended up right here. Hey, I have a question for you if you don't mind answering." He nodded as best he could. "Who was that person that tried to kill you? We didn't see him." There was silence for a moment as he fell into a deep thought, eyes narrowing. He couldn't seem to remember.
"I don't seem to remember that...all I remember is getting ready to go out, and somebody took me from behind. They jammed something in my neck. That's all I know. I didn't see the person. The only good description I could give...would be blonde hair, and-kind of...human...I guess..." Shin suddenly broke out into a coughing fit, and it wouldn't have ever stopped had not Kibito gave him a pat on the back. He caught his breath, leaning back on the couch. Videl seemed concerned, but found herself unable to do anything.
"That's true?" Shin looked at him skeptically.
"Does this look like that face of a Kai who'd lie to you?" Gohan bowed his head.
"No, not at all." He thought again. Blonde hair and human? Where was this going? He continued to pace while Kibito got Shin some water. He still looked very messed up and pathetic by any standards, but managed to maintain his poise quite well. (Never once did Kaioshin slouch.) Kibito came back handing the Kai his water, and Shin drank it quickly. Videl continued to stare at the fire.
It took a few more hours, but soon Shin was able to stand and move about on his own, and was much happier to get into something not so dirty. He came back a while later, noticing a trail of blood in the hall. He shrugged, walking to the kitchen where the group had migrated.
"Who died that you're not telling me about?" He eyeballed Kibito concernedly who looked the other direction. He spoke up quietly.
"It was Shane. He said he tried to help you, but the guy got him." Shin's eyes widened like saucers at this new information. He bowed his head. Videl watched him. She didn't think anyone else saw, but to her, shaky shoulders never lied. She reached over and put a hand on his shoulder.
"I'm sure that's what he wanted. Don't be sad for him. He wouldn't want you to get upset, I know." He looked up at her and gave a small smile in reply.
"Thank you. You made my day better." He sighed, leaning on the table, sipping at a glass of lemonade. He growled suddenly. Somebody tried to kill him, and he didn't even remember a face! He sat there, deep in thought, before startling everyone with the sudden need to take a shower. Gohan smiled, before talking to Kibito.
"So, should we go out and find him?"
"Probably not." They didn't know what to think anymore. Just wait until the thing strikes again. That was the only thing to do.
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Shin finished his shower, almost falling over when he got to the hall. Kibito helped him to his feet, walking him the rest of the way where he wanted to go. Gohan didn't follow, but strayed in another direction. That was when he saw it. Not even half a ways down the hall from where he was walking in, was something laying on the ground that somebody had dropped. He picked it up. It was a small necklace, with a little blue pearl in the middle. It gleamed when in the sunlight, almost blinding Gohan as he held it. He just fiddled with it a moment later before going to show it to Shin back in the main room.
"Hey, I-um-found this in the hallway. Is it yours?" Shin plucked it out of his hand, taking a small look at it before nodding.
"No. I've never seen anything like it." He gasped, realizing what it was. "Gohan! Do you know what you've discovered?" Gohan stared at him blankly. "I know who's this is! It's Mikuni's necklace! That was the person. I remember!" He smiled widely. Kibito thought for a moment.
"Wait, wasn't that that one person here when Buu attacked?"
"Yes! Exactly! The person that had lead Buu here and attacked!" Shin sneered to himself. "Looks like the bastard is back for another try."
"I can't believe he would do this."
"It's because he wants the planet, and me dead."
"So what's so special about this place?"
"Gohan, are you mad? I have the highest position in the universe! The things he could do if he had defeated me those years ago..."
"He must have been really powerful to have gotten so close to destroying the whole race up here!"
"It wasn't just him, it was Buu too. I figured that he'd come back for another try. I just didn't know when." He thought for a moment. "Why now?"
"I think, I can answer that." Kibito startled the two out of thought. "Today, or yesterday, happens to be an anniversary for the attack, or maybe it is tomorrow..."
"Kibito, you're a genius!" He hugged the man, scarring the living daylights out of him. He backed off blushing. "Sorry..." He looked away quickly. Gohan's gaze moved from one to the other in confusion.
Shin got over himself quickly, getting back to his planning. He got himself off the couch, getting a few things together and walking out.
"We're going to get him first." He said quietly before leaving. Gohan's eyes widened. Kibito nodded, watching the small man leave, and getting up and going after him.
"So soon? Do you know where he is?" Shin popped his head back through the door.
"Of course! He's lived in the same place for over 100,000 years!" He popped back out of the door, heading down the hall.
When Videl heard the news, she instantly got her things packed, and into fighting clothes. Videl cuddled up to Gohan, who was just as amazed as she was a moment later.
"Let's go." Everyone started to leave when suddenly someone stopped them. It was Yeshiva, a housemaid, but also a respected teller of the future and close friend of Shin's. She came up to Shin, putting a hand on his shoulder, and handing him some strange equipment. She hugged him, before turning, walking a few steps, and turning around again. She waved her little handkerchief sadly.
"Come back safely...there's nobody protecting this place..."
"Don't you worry. I'll be back." Shin finished, turning to Kibito readily. He nodded to Gohan who took hold of Videl's hand, going through his father's procedure yet again. Gohan jumped to feel Kibito's large hand apon his shoulder.
"You don't know where you're going." He grinned, Gohan smiling. Shin only made one more comment before they left.
"Here we go."
"We're here." Kibito said in an almost tour guide like voice. "If you look to your left, you'll see the mountains of despair. Let's keep walking..." They went together, walking towards a giant building.
"I remember this place looking much nicer a few hundred years ago."
"Yes, and much greener." They continued walking, when halfway to Mikuni's home, Shin just fell over to the ground unconscious again.
"What's the matter?" Gohan ran over quickly.
"He's just tired from the traveling, and all that blood loss. He'll be up soon. Don't worry." Kibito picked him up and they went on. A few minutes later, Shin had awoken, and was back to walking again, beside Kibito for much needed support. They where very close to Mikuni's home, only feet actually. They stepped onto the grounds, walking to the door. Shin, of course, just walked in. The others followed cautiously. The group all turned around quickly, hearing a screech. Something fell from the ceiling, pulling Gohan down with it...
Kirikou
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ALT-UNIVERSE, ANGST, BLOOD AND GORE
WARNING: SUPRIME KAI BATTERING
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ChiChi sang a quiet tune to herself as she hung out Gohan's wet clothes outside. The weather had finally gone to what it was supposed to be. Goten played a ways off, chasing a frog. It croaked and hopped away.
"Man Mommy! This frog is like the energizer bunny! He keeps going, and going, and going, and going...." He trailed off, to where she couldn't hear him anymore, but she knew he was still talking, and would probably go on for the next half-hour. She thought about Gohan as she walked in the house. Where did he say he was going? The wind was too hard to hear him. She sighed, going back to her work again. Where was that boy anyhow?
Gohan paced in the same room he had been in for the last few hours. He couldn't help but wonder what kind of a person would start a riot like this. The only one he ever remembered actually staging an attack against this place was Buu but he was gone. Kibito no longer watched him anymore, on account of becoming far too dizzy. Videl just watched the fire and wondered the same thing.
After a few more minutes, Shin opened an eye and looked around. All of the people in the room where familiar to him. He opened his eyes all the way, recognizing them. He tried to sit up, but that was far too dizzying. Kibito was immediately at his side asking how he was.
"I'm...owww, fine..." He propped himself up as far as the dizziness allowed. Gohan and Videl smiled. It was nice to see him awake after that whole ordeal.
"What're you all doing here?" Kaioshin questioned.
"Videl told me she thought that something was wrong, so we came to see what was going on, and we ended up right here. Hey, I have a question for you if you don't mind answering." He nodded as best he could. "Who was that person that tried to kill you? We didn't see him." There was silence for a moment as he fell into a deep thought, eyes narrowing. He couldn't seem to remember.
"I don't seem to remember that...all I remember is getting ready to go out, and somebody took me from behind. They jammed something in my neck. That's all I know. I didn't see the person. The only good description I could give...would be blonde hair, and-kind of...human...I guess..." Shin suddenly broke out into a coughing fit, and it wouldn't have ever stopped had not Kibito gave him a pat on the back. He caught his breath, leaning back on the couch. Videl seemed concerned, but found herself unable to do anything.
"That's true?" Shin looked at him skeptically.
"Does this look like that face of a Kai who'd lie to you?" Gohan bowed his head.
"No, not at all." He thought again. Blonde hair and human? Where was this going? He continued to pace while Kibito got Shin some water. He still looked very messed up and pathetic by any standards, but managed to maintain his poise quite well. (Never once did Kaioshin slouch.) Kibito came back handing the Kai his water, and Shin drank it quickly. Videl continued to stare at the fire.
It took a few more hours, but soon Shin was able to stand and move about on his own, and was much happier to get into something not so dirty. He came back a while later, noticing a trail of blood in the hall. He shrugged, walking to the kitchen where the group had migrated.
"Who died that you're not telling me about?" He eyeballed Kibito concernedly who looked the other direction. He spoke up quietly.
"It was Shane. He said he tried to help you, but the guy got him." Shin's eyes widened like saucers at this new information. He bowed his head. Videl watched him. She didn't think anyone else saw, but to her, shaky shoulders never lied. She reached over and put a hand on his shoulder.
"I'm sure that's what he wanted. Don't be sad for him. He wouldn't want you to get upset, I know." He looked up at her and gave a small smile in reply.
"Thank you. You made my day better." He sighed, leaning on the table, sipping at a glass of lemonade. He growled suddenly. Somebody tried to kill him, and he didn't even remember a face! He sat there, deep in thought, before startling everyone with the sudden need to take a shower. Gohan smiled, before talking to Kibito.
"So, should we go out and find him?"
"Probably not." They didn't know what to think anymore. Just wait until the thing strikes again. That was the only thing to do.
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Shin finished his shower, almost falling over when he got to the hall. Kibito helped him to his feet, walking him the rest of the way where he wanted to go. Gohan didn't follow, but strayed in another direction. That was when he saw it. Not even half a ways down the hall from where he was walking in, was something laying on the ground that somebody had dropped. He picked it up. It was a small necklace, with a little blue pearl in the middle. It gleamed when in the sunlight, almost blinding Gohan as he held it. He just fiddled with it a moment later before going to show it to Shin back in the main room.
"Hey, I-um-found this in the hallway. Is it yours?" Shin plucked it out of his hand, taking a small look at it before nodding.
"No. I've never seen anything like it." He gasped, realizing what it was. "Gohan! Do you know what you've discovered?" Gohan stared at him blankly. "I know who's this is! It's Mikuni's necklace! That was the person. I remember!" He smiled widely. Kibito thought for a moment.
"Wait, wasn't that that one person here when Buu attacked?"
"Yes! Exactly! The person that had lead Buu here and attacked!" Shin sneered to himself. "Looks like the bastard is back for another try."
"I can't believe he would do this."
"It's because he wants the planet, and me dead."
"So what's so special about this place?"
"Gohan, are you mad? I have the highest position in the universe! The things he could do if he had defeated me those years ago..."
"He must have been really powerful to have gotten so close to destroying the whole race up here!"
"It wasn't just him, it was Buu too. I figured that he'd come back for another try. I just didn't know when." He thought for a moment. "Why now?"
"I think, I can answer that." Kibito startled the two out of thought. "Today, or yesterday, happens to be an anniversary for the attack, or maybe it is tomorrow..."
"Kibito, you're a genius!" He hugged the man, scarring the living daylights out of him. He backed off blushing. "Sorry..." He looked away quickly. Gohan's gaze moved from one to the other in confusion.
Shin got over himself quickly, getting back to his planning. He got himself off the couch, getting a few things together and walking out.
"We're going to get him first." He said quietly before leaving. Gohan's eyes widened. Kibito nodded, watching the small man leave, and getting up and going after him.
"So soon? Do you know where he is?" Shin popped his head back through the door.
"Of course! He's lived in the same place for over 100,000 years!" He popped back out of the door, heading down the hall.
When Videl heard the news, she instantly got her things packed, and into fighting clothes. Videl cuddled up to Gohan, who was just as amazed as she was a moment later.
"Let's go." Everyone started to leave when suddenly someone stopped them. It was Yeshiva, a housemaid, but also a respected teller of the future and close friend of Shin's. She came up to Shin, putting a hand on his shoulder, and handing him some strange equipment. She hugged him, before turning, walking a few steps, and turning around again. She waved her little handkerchief sadly.
"Come back safely...there's nobody protecting this place..."
"Don't you worry. I'll be back." Shin finished, turning to Kibito readily. He nodded to Gohan who took hold of Videl's hand, going through his father's procedure yet again. Gohan jumped to feel Kibito's large hand apon his shoulder.
"You don't know where you're going." He grinned, Gohan smiling. Shin only made one more comment before they left.
"Here we go."
"We're here." Kibito said in an almost tour guide like voice. "If you look to your left, you'll see the mountains of despair. Let's keep walking..." They went together, walking towards a giant building.
"I remember this place looking much nicer a few hundred years ago."
"Yes, and much greener." They continued walking, when halfway to Mikuni's home, Shin just fell over to the ground unconscious again.
"What's the matter?" Gohan ran over quickly.
"He's just tired from the traveling, and all that blood loss. He'll be up soon. Don't worry." Kibito picked him up and they went on. A few minutes later, Shin had awoken, and was back to walking again, beside Kibito for much needed support. They where very close to Mikuni's home, only feet actually. They stepped onto the grounds, walking to the door. Shin, of course, just walked in. The others followed cautiously. The group all turned around quickly, hearing a screech. Something fell from the ceiling, pulling Gohan down with it...
