Chapter 6: Prophecy
I'm sorry I'm late. Mid terms. Also, this chapter is mostly explanations. I'll try to make the other chapters better.
As Gohan watched the rest of the Earth's genesis occur before his eyes, he watched with fascination and wonder at every event. He was seeing what most scientists could only claim to have taken place. After watching the reunion of the five guardians, Gohan saw everything else like the world was stuck on fast forward. The first plants beginning to sprout, land creatures coming up to shore, all of this playing its course in what seemed like a matter of moments. Finally-
The world blacked out around Gohan. The only things he could see was his body, and the spot he was standing on. As he looked around, he noticed that, like the others, Brian was not there. He stood there for a while, beginning to fell a little claustrophobic.
"Since the Earth was made, it has been the duty of Kami, as well as the four of us, to keep this planet prosperous." Gohan turned around to see Chris, stretching one his wings as he spoke. "And like us, every planet of the four galaxies has these five to do the same task."
Gohan looked back at him in shock. "Wow. You guys sure have you're work cut out for you." Gohan knew that was rude, but he didn't know what else to say.
Chris smiled. "Yes we do. But we try as hard as we can, and I believe we do pretty good for ourselves," he said, a tone of pride in his voice. Then his attitude fell, and his face went grim. "However, there are some things even we cannot stop alone. The worst is what we are to soon face. His…her… its name… is Mori. At least in our tongue."
Gohan thought of this name with confusion. As he did, a hand was placed on his shoulder. In surprise, Gohan turned around to find a feeble looking man. He was reaching out to Gohan as if in need of help. He turned back to Chris. "This is him?"
Chris shook his head. "Look again." He looked to see now, a small girl, looking at least six, with a sweet little smile on her face. "It's a shape- shifter. No being has ever seen it's true form. Not for over a millennia."
This caught Gohan off guard. "You mean this thing has been around for that long? Is it immortal?" **If it is, I see no point in even trying to fight,** he thought.
Again, he shook his head. "No. Back then, such a gift was not possible in the four galaxies. Mori simply survives by shifting. If one form is about to pass on, it simply takes on another form and lives on. Besides, it was already made so that no kami could ever become immortal."
"Oh…," Gohan went wide-eyed. "KAMI?!?! You guys let this thing be a Kami to an entire planet?"
"If we knew he'd become this, we wouldn't let him become one," Chris retorted. "For your information, he was a kami first. Back then, the kais of Other World did not believe elemental guardians were necessary. They entrusted all the power over a planet to its kami. This all changed after Mori."
"Over time, Mori became arrogant with his powers. He was fascinated with the power he had over people's lives. Capable to oversee whether one lived or died, based on what he saw fit. After a while, his own planet wasn't enough. So, he decided to work for more power. Though extreme focus on his powers, Mori developed his own sick form of exorcism. Rather than expelling demons from people, he would expel their souls, using the bodies like androids. Without emotions or a response to stimulus such as pain, they were perfect foot-soldiers. Before long, his power grew so much, he was able to bypass his own restrictions. He left the planet he was sworn to protect.
"He had guarded a planet of the North Galaxy, which was very technologically advanced. Their superior ships and weaponry brought down planet after planet, as Mori picked the best of each planet, either for physical or mental reasons, to increase his forces. His army consists of soldiers from hundreds upon thousands of races, communication between them unnecessary."
Chris lowered his head. "Then, the unthinkable happened. He did what no warrior, guardian, of kami could ever do. He crossed over to another galaxy. This was what got all of the galaxies and Other World on their feet. Even though Mori was powerful, everyone had believed that as least his reign could only go so far. However, when Mori learned to cross from galaxy to the next without going through Other World, this became the last straw for many."
Chris looked around the void. His voice changed back to a normal tone, as if a discussion on the weather had just ended. "Well now, I believe this is all we can do here. Let's go back." With that, he snapped his fingers, and left, fading into the black. Gohan tried to follow, but was suddenly overcome by a wave of exhaustion. All he remembered was falling to his knees before falling to sleep.
As Gohan came to, the first thing he felt was a cold surface pressed against his cheek. He opened his eyes to find himself on the floor, back in the Sight Room. He pushed himself onto his knees, and looked back toward the center of the room. The flames atop the pillars had one out, and the guardians floated back to the ground, still suspended in their position during the incantation. It was as if they had stayed there the whole time.
Brian opened his eyes, and turned to Gohan. "There you have it. After Mori's reign began, the kais began to create elemental guardians, to break up some of the power given to kami. No one person would ever be trusted with such power again."
"With the added help of guardians, many planets tried to fight back against Mori's forces. But none prevailed." Danielle faced the ground. "With the advanced technology he gained from races all over the four galaxies, Mori developed what he called 'Ki dampers'. These devices had the ability to suspend one life force. It could not be raised or lowered. Thus, many planetary forces proved useless."
Gohan understood all of this, but one thing just didn't add up. "But, if Mori is so powerful, why does he bother to build up an army? If he can cause so much destruction, I don't see why he needs any more-"
"Seventeen."
Taken by surprise, the young demi-saiyin glanced over to Andre, his face to the pond. "I'm sorry?"
He looked to Gohan. "That's pretty much why. He's like Android 17. Surely you remember him?" Gohan nodded. "To Mori, he can't just wipe out one place after another. That would be too easy. He likes to turn this into a game, acting like a general. Dominating one planet after another just to show he can. He's just mocking us. Still, we have to do what we can."
"And now he's after the Z-fighters," Brian spoke again. "He learned of you through data recordings left by Freeza. You'd be surprised, but the Earth's Special Forces have quite a reputation in the North Galaxy. Not all of you of course, just those of you who went to Namek. Then, Mori found direction to Earth, using newly acquired footmen from Yardrat.
Gohan thought. *That's right. Dad did go to Yardrat after his fight with Freeza. Finally, the most pressing problem on Gohan's mind came up. "Ok. I understand how ki energy won't help here, and that elemental powers will work. After all, fire isn't exactly built of ki. The thing is, how is it that I am able to? What makes me so special?"
The other four looked from one another. Then Chris stepped forward and spoke. "Well Gohan, we ourselves don't know. We found out ourselves from another source. And, surprisingly enough, that source was the first Kami, on the day he died."
"He had been known to give prophecies, visions of the future. We thought we could use this to help against Mori, but no vision about him ever came up. But then, right before he died, he said that we could expect to find four students to teach our methods before Mori arrived on Earth. Of course, we thought that was impossible. Aside from guardians, no other being is physically capable to command an elemental attribute. It's a trait from birth, it can't just happen."
"However, he said that these students were special, even though he wouldn't say why. All he said was,
1
2
3 Three stars will come together
3.1 But one will unite them as one force
Mind of one
Body of two
Heart of three
He is the child who will bring them all together
As the united destroy the crystal's light
Gohan finished listening in wonder. "So I'm the kid in the prophecy?"
"All the evidence points to that," Danielle said. "You have been taught under human ways; mind of one. You have saiyin and human blood; body of two. Finally, the three people you care for most are your parents and mentor. A human, saiyin, and namekian; heart of three."
"Oh…" Gohan said. Then he realized something. "Wait, does that mean- "
Brian smiled. "Yep. Goku, Chi-Chi, and Picollo are the three stars of the prophecy you brought together. They are the other elemental students."
Gohan's mouth fell to the ground. It appeared that that was not what he had been expecting. He snapped back to attention when Andre said, "So now, you must go speak with them. Convince them to train with us. Come here."
Gohan just noticed that he had walked over to the pond. As he too walked up to him, Andre kneeled down, and placed his finger on the surface of the water. The pond surface began to illuminate in different colors, finally revealing an image. It was a bird eye view of the kitchen, and he could see his parents and Picollo at the table. It looked like Goku was telling Chi-Chi something, and Picollo was listening in the corner. They all looked troubled.
"You've been gone all day. I guess they're worried," Chris said. Gohan was shocked, he didn't know he had been gone for so long. "You can return home simply by jumping into the pond. You should get some rest. Danielle will be by tomorrow to pick you all up. Training must begin right away."
Gohan nodded. He stepped on the pond's edge as the others moved back. He gave one last look to them. "Well, so long."
"Have a safe journey back Gohan." Danielle replied with a smile. So, Gohan closed his eyes, and fell into the pond.
"…and that's everything. We looked in every place we could find, but there was no sign of Gohan." Goku just finished telling Chi-Chi all the things that happened since he and Piccolo had left to find Gohan. She moved her hands away from her face, and Goku saw her eyes starting to get misty. She got up and walked over to the window. She looked over to Piccolo, who avoided her gaze, and then looked back out the window.
"Gohan, where could you have gone?" After a while, she turned around, closed her eyes, and extended her arms forward. Goku and Piccolo looked at her in confusion. He'd only been gone for one day…wasn't she overreacting just a little? "What I wouldn't give…to hold my sweet baby…right now." Her voice was barely above a whisper.
The moment she said that, there was a small bang, a quick yelp, and Gohan, literally, fell into Chi-Chi's arms from the ceiling. Everyone stared in shock as he simply looked up at the ceiling and said, "Wow. That's some trip."
"GOHAN!" Chi-Chi screamed as she hugged her son, nearly crushing him. Goku and Piccolo rushed over to him, and all three started talking at once. Gohan had to stop them before he passed out on his feet. The trip took a lot out of him.
"Listen. I'm very tired right now. I'll explain everything later, but right now, I just wanna go to bed." He didn't want to sound so sharp, but he was cranky from falling through the ceiling.
"Oh…sure." Chi-Chi let him go, and he walked down to his room. As the three watched Gohan leave, they all looked very nervously at the ceiling, as Chi-Chi whispered, "Um…Thanks."
Unknown to Goku and the others, Chris and the other guardians were looking back at them. Andre waved merrily at them, as if they were looking through glass.
"We've waited years for this, now it's finally begun," Brian said gloomily.
"Don't worry." Chris slapped him on the back. "At least things won't be so bor…ing…uh…" Just then, Chris' eyes fluttered shut, and he started to fall. Fortunately, Andre caught him from behind. "Is he ok?"
Danielle looked over him. "Chris is fine. Just exhausted. He used up the most energy today. He'll be fine after some rest." She turned to the door and started to walk to it. "Let's take him to bed. You two carry him, I'll get the door."
Andre went to Chris' left side, took his arm, and threw it over his shoulders. Brian did the same on Chris' right. Danielle pulled one of the doors open, and watched as the three boys left, Chris' feet dragging against the stone floor. She looked back to the room, and muttered to herself before she closed the door behind her.
"The time is coming. Heaven help us."
I'm sorry I'm late. Mid terms. Also, this chapter is mostly explanations. I'll try to make the other chapters better.
As Gohan watched the rest of the Earth's genesis occur before his eyes, he watched with fascination and wonder at every event. He was seeing what most scientists could only claim to have taken place. After watching the reunion of the five guardians, Gohan saw everything else like the world was stuck on fast forward. The first plants beginning to sprout, land creatures coming up to shore, all of this playing its course in what seemed like a matter of moments. Finally-
The world blacked out around Gohan. The only things he could see was his body, and the spot he was standing on. As he looked around, he noticed that, like the others, Brian was not there. He stood there for a while, beginning to fell a little claustrophobic.
"Since the Earth was made, it has been the duty of Kami, as well as the four of us, to keep this planet prosperous." Gohan turned around to see Chris, stretching one his wings as he spoke. "And like us, every planet of the four galaxies has these five to do the same task."
Gohan looked back at him in shock. "Wow. You guys sure have you're work cut out for you." Gohan knew that was rude, but he didn't know what else to say.
Chris smiled. "Yes we do. But we try as hard as we can, and I believe we do pretty good for ourselves," he said, a tone of pride in his voice. Then his attitude fell, and his face went grim. "However, there are some things even we cannot stop alone. The worst is what we are to soon face. His…her… its name… is Mori. At least in our tongue."
Gohan thought of this name with confusion. As he did, a hand was placed on his shoulder. In surprise, Gohan turned around to find a feeble looking man. He was reaching out to Gohan as if in need of help. He turned back to Chris. "This is him?"
Chris shook his head. "Look again." He looked to see now, a small girl, looking at least six, with a sweet little smile on her face. "It's a shape- shifter. No being has ever seen it's true form. Not for over a millennia."
This caught Gohan off guard. "You mean this thing has been around for that long? Is it immortal?" **If it is, I see no point in even trying to fight,** he thought.
Again, he shook his head. "No. Back then, such a gift was not possible in the four galaxies. Mori simply survives by shifting. If one form is about to pass on, it simply takes on another form and lives on. Besides, it was already made so that no kami could ever become immortal."
"Oh…," Gohan went wide-eyed. "KAMI?!?! You guys let this thing be a Kami to an entire planet?"
"If we knew he'd become this, we wouldn't let him become one," Chris retorted. "For your information, he was a kami first. Back then, the kais of Other World did not believe elemental guardians were necessary. They entrusted all the power over a planet to its kami. This all changed after Mori."
"Over time, Mori became arrogant with his powers. He was fascinated with the power he had over people's lives. Capable to oversee whether one lived or died, based on what he saw fit. After a while, his own planet wasn't enough. So, he decided to work for more power. Though extreme focus on his powers, Mori developed his own sick form of exorcism. Rather than expelling demons from people, he would expel their souls, using the bodies like androids. Without emotions or a response to stimulus such as pain, they were perfect foot-soldiers. Before long, his power grew so much, he was able to bypass his own restrictions. He left the planet he was sworn to protect.
"He had guarded a planet of the North Galaxy, which was very technologically advanced. Their superior ships and weaponry brought down planet after planet, as Mori picked the best of each planet, either for physical or mental reasons, to increase his forces. His army consists of soldiers from hundreds upon thousands of races, communication between them unnecessary."
Chris lowered his head. "Then, the unthinkable happened. He did what no warrior, guardian, of kami could ever do. He crossed over to another galaxy. This was what got all of the galaxies and Other World on their feet. Even though Mori was powerful, everyone had believed that as least his reign could only go so far. However, when Mori learned to cross from galaxy to the next without going through Other World, this became the last straw for many."
Chris looked around the void. His voice changed back to a normal tone, as if a discussion on the weather had just ended. "Well now, I believe this is all we can do here. Let's go back." With that, he snapped his fingers, and left, fading into the black. Gohan tried to follow, but was suddenly overcome by a wave of exhaustion. All he remembered was falling to his knees before falling to sleep.
As Gohan came to, the first thing he felt was a cold surface pressed against his cheek. He opened his eyes to find himself on the floor, back in the Sight Room. He pushed himself onto his knees, and looked back toward the center of the room. The flames atop the pillars had one out, and the guardians floated back to the ground, still suspended in their position during the incantation. It was as if they had stayed there the whole time.
Brian opened his eyes, and turned to Gohan. "There you have it. After Mori's reign began, the kais began to create elemental guardians, to break up some of the power given to kami. No one person would ever be trusted with such power again."
"With the added help of guardians, many planets tried to fight back against Mori's forces. But none prevailed." Danielle faced the ground. "With the advanced technology he gained from races all over the four galaxies, Mori developed what he called 'Ki dampers'. These devices had the ability to suspend one life force. It could not be raised or lowered. Thus, many planetary forces proved useless."
Gohan understood all of this, but one thing just didn't add up. "But, if Mori is so powerful, why does he bother to build up an army? If he can cause so much destruction, I don't see why he needs any more-"
"Seventeen."
Taken by surprise, the young demi-saiyin glanced over to Andre, his face to the pond. "I'm sorry?"
He looked to Gohan. "That's pretty much why. He's like Android 17. Surely you remember him?" Gohan nodded. "To Mori, he can't just wipe out one place after another. That would be too easy. He likes to turn this into a game, acting like a general. Dominating one planet after another just to show he can. He's just mocking us. Still, we have to do what we can."
"And now he's after the Z-fighters," Brian spoke again. "He learned of you through data recordings left by Freeza. You'd be surprised, but the Earth's Special Forces have quite a reputation in the North Galaxy. Not all of you of course, just those of you who went to Namek. Then, Mori found direction to Earth, using newly acquired footmen from Yardrat.
Gohan thought. *That's right. Dad did go to Yardrat after his fight with Freeza. Finally, the most pressing problem on Gohan's mind came up. "Ok. I understand how ki energy won't help here, and that elemental powers will work. After all, fire isn't exactly built of ki. The thing is, how is it that I am able to? What makes me so special?"
The other four looked from one another. Then Chris stepped forward and spoke. "Well Gohan, we ourselves don't know. We found out ourselves from another source. And, surprisingly enough, that source was the first Kami, on the day he died."
"He had been known to give prophecies, visions of the future. We thought we could use this to help against Mori, but no vision about him ever came up. But then, right before he died, he said that we could expect to find four students to teach our methods before Mori arrived on Earth. Of course, we thought that was impossible. Aside from guardians, no other being is physically capable to command an elemental attribute. It's a trait from birth, it can't just happen."
"However, he said that these students were special, even though he wouldn't say why. All he said was,
1
2
3 Three stars will come together
3.1 But one will unite them as one force
Mind of one
Body of two
Heart of three
He is the child who will bring them all together
As the united destroy the crystal's light
Gohan finished listening in wonder. "So I'm the kid in the prophecy?"
"All the evidence points to that," Danielle said. "You have been taught under human ways; mind of one. You have saiyin and human blood; body of two. Finally, the three people you care for most are your parents and mentor. A human, saiyin, and namekian; heart of three."
"Oh…" Gohan said. Then he realized something. "Wait, does that mean- "
Brian smiled. "Yep. Goku, Chi-Chi, and Picollo are the three stars of the prophecy you brought together. They are the other elemental students."
Gohan's mouth fell to the ground. It appeared that that was not what he had been expecting. He snapped back to attention when Andre said, "So now, you must go speak with them. Convince them to train with us. Come here."
Gohan just noticed that he had walked over to the pond. As he too walked up to him, Andre kneeled down, and placed his finger on the surface of the water. The pond surface began to illuminate in different colors, finally revealing an image. It was a bird eye view of the kitchen, and he could see his parents and Picollo at the table. It looked like Goku was telling Chi-Chi something, and Picollo was listening in the corner. They all looked troubled.
"You've been gone all day. I guess they're worried," Chris said. Gohan was shocked, he didn't know he had been gone for so long. "You can return home simply by jumping into the pond. You should get some rest. Danielle will be by tomorrow to pick you all up. Training must begin right away."
Gohan nodded. He stepped on the pond's edge as the others moved back. He gave one last look to them. "Well, so long."
"Have a safe journey back Gohan." Danielle replied with a smile. So, Gohan closed his eyes, and fell into the pond.
"…and that's everything. We looked in every place we could find, but there was no sign of Gohan." Goku just finished telling Chi-Chi all the things that happened since he and Piccolo had left to find Gohan. She moved her hands away from her face, and Goku saw her eyes starting to get misty. She got up and walked over to the window. She looked over to Piccolo, who avoided her gaze, and then looked back out the window.
"Gohan, where could you have gone?" After a while, she turned around, closed her eyes, and extended her arms forward. Goku and Piccolo looked at her in confusion. He'd only been gone for one day…wasn't she overreacting just a little? "What I wouldn't give…to hold my sweet baby…right now." Her voice was barely above a whisper.
The moment she said that, there was a small bang, a quick yelp, and Gohan, literally, fell into Chi-Chi's arms from the ceiling. Everyone stared in shock as he simply looked up at the ceiling and said, "Wow. That's some trip."
"GOHAN!" Chi-Chi screamed as she hugged her son, nearly crushing him. Goku and Piccolo rushed over to him, and all three started talking at once. Gohan had to stop them before he passed out on his feet. The trip took a lot out of him.
"Listen. I'm very tired right now. I'll explain everything later, but right now, I just wanna go to bed." He didn't want to sound so sharp, but he was cranky from falling through the ceiling.
"Oh…sure." Chi-Chi let him go, and he walked down to his room. As the three watched Gohan leave, they all looked very nervously at the ceiling, as Chi-Chi whispered, "Um…Thanks."
Unknown to Goku and the others, Chris and the other guardians were looking back at them. Andre waved merrily at them, as if they were looking through glass.
"We've waited years for this, now it's finally begun," Brian said gloomily.
"Don't worry." Chris slapped him on the back. "At least things won't be so bor…ing…uh…" Just then, Chris' eyes fluttered shut, and he started to fall. Fortunately, Andre caught him from behind. "Is he ok?"
Danielle looked over him. "Chris is fine. Just exhausted. He used up the most energy today. He'll be fine after some rest." She turned to the door and started to walk to it. "Let's take him to bed. You two carry him, I'll get the door."
Andre went to Chris' left side, took his arm, and threw it over his shoulders. Brian did the same on Chris' right. Danielle pulled one of the doors open, and watched as the three boys left, Chris' feet dragging against the stone floor. She looked back to the room, and muttered to herself before she closed the door behind her.
"The time is coming. Heaven help us."