Chapter 7: Earth, Wind, and Water
A/N: Just so everyone knows, in the prophecy in the last chapter, the numbers 1,2,3, and3.1 appeared on the first four lines. I had no idea how that happened. I've tried fixing it, but nothing happened. HOW CAN ANYONE WORK USING MICROSOFT WORD??? NOTHING COMES UP RIGHT!!! Sorry.
Chi-Chi watched the clouds roll by, as the sun rose behind Mt. Pale the next morning. She was in her front yard, hanging clothes to dry on the line. As Chi-Chi looked at the clouds, she started to sing a slow melody to herself. She loved this time in the morning. Goku and Gohan weren't up yet, so she could sing really loud without them hearing. It was one of those small secrets a person has that they treasure.
However, she stopped herself before she sang too loud. She suddenly felt a pair of eyes on her, and looked back to her house. In a face of anger, she saw Piccolo meditating under Gohan's window. He seemed to be oblivious to the woman, but there was a small smirk on his face, obviously from Chi- Chi's singing. She narrowed his eyes.
*That horrible monster. How dare he sit there and listen to me without my knowing? I'm gonna give him such a… * Chi-Chi started to walk up to him. Then, as she saw her son sleeping through his window, Chi-Chi remembered why Piccolo was there. At the memory, it just made her more angry. *Oh yeah. I made him stay there. *
After Gohan had made his surprise return home yesterday, Chi-Chi wouldn't let him out of her sight. But that wasn't hard, because Gohan still hadn't woken up since he went to sleep yesterday morning. Whatever he did while he was gone, it took a lot of energy out of him. So, Chi-Chi asked Piccolo, with much regret, to stay with Gohan until he woke up.
*Fine. I'll leave him alone. For now. * With that, she went back to the laundry. This time however, she didn't sing, and would glance back at Piccolo periodically.
Gohan finally woke up that morning around 10:00 AM. He hopped down from bed and looked down at himself. He realized with shock that he had won the same clothes, his purple combat outfit, since yesterday at breakfast. He changed into a pair of black pants and a white button-up shirt- his study clothes. Then, he sat on his bed for a minute and looked out the window.
The laundry was hanging on the clothesline near his window. As he watched the clothes sway in the breeze, someone stood up right outside his window. He stumbled back and almost fell off the bed, before realizing it was Piccolo. He turned around and, seeing Gohan, gave a small smile he only used in front of his student.
"Hey kid, good to see you're up." Piccolo's voice carried its usual aloofness, but also a hint of what Gohan thought was relief. "I'm going to tell your mother that you're awake." With that, he turned, and headed for the door of the house.
Gohan got off the bed and started to stretch a little. As he did, he glanced at a photograph on his desk. It had been taken on his birthday; days before the Cell Games had taken place. In it was his father and himself, both in their super-saiyin forms, eating noodles. His mother had taken it for a laugh. He himself hadn't had the nerve to look at it since the games. It had been too painful for him.
As he broke eye contact with the photo, Gohan realized something. Chris and the others had asked him to tell Piccolo and his parents about them. This meant that Gohan would have to face his father, and he wasn't sure if he ready. He took a few deep breaths, and sat back down on his bed. He placed his head in hands. *You know you'll need to face him sooner of later, * his rational side said. * It's best that you confront him now, before it gets any harder. This is important. *
Gohan stood up again and walked out of the room. As he did, his mother collided into him, having just heard of his awakening. She (again), trapped him into a giant hug, cutting off his air. Then, before another word could be said, Chi-Chi let go, and dashed to the kitchen, to make him something to eat. With a sigh, Gohan followed.
In the kitchen, he caught no sign of Piccolo or Goku. That is until he heard a small explosion from outside. Looking out the window, he could see the two sparring with each other over the house. As he just looked out, Piccolo caught Goku in an upward kick strait in the jaw.
*Ouch, * he thought. * Well, better get this over with. * He tried to call up to them, but his voice caught in his throat. Even in this situation, he still couldn't bring himself to speak with his father, at least directly. So instead, he turned to his mother. "Mom, could you call down dad and Mr. Piccolo? There's something I have to say."
Chi-Chi, who had just placed a plate for Gohan at the table, nodded and smiled. She headed to the door and called out to Goku and Piccolo. Meanwhile, Gohan sat down at the table, in front of the plate. As the three adults entered, Piccolo walked over behind Gohan, as the boy's parents sat at the table with him.
The demi-saiyin lowered his face. "Well, I guess you want to know where I've been…"
By noon, Gohan had told them almost everything that had occurred the day previous. He explained about the guardians, the temple, Mori, and about their role in the whole idea. As the explanation progressed, Gohan had little assurance that they would believe him; if he hadn't been through the events himself, he probably wouldn't have believed it either.
"…and so Danielle is going to come by later and bring you all to the temple." With a sigh, Gohan finally finished his story. They had all moved to the living room, and all (except for Piccolo) were seated on the couch. Goku looked rather skeptical, Chi-Chi angry, and Piccolo appeared deep in thought.
Chi-Chi spoke up first. "Well I for one will not stand for this! We have just finished that horrible ordeal with Cell, and no punk kids are going to try and trick my family to go parade off into another battle!"
*Sounds like Chi-Chi's back to normal * Goku thought. "Now Chi-Chi, we can't just ignore this. These people have come to us for help, and I think we should help however we can. Besides, the opportunity to learn a whole new style of fighting sounds exciting."
This got Chi-Chi really mad, really fast. "IT DOES, DOESN'T IT!?! Well, let me tell you mister, I think that this whole thing is nothing but a cruel prank someone is playing on our family!" She starts to glance into space, and talk as if to herself. "The nerve of some people. Wasn't it bad enough that all-talk bigshot – Hercule Satan – received all the glory for what my son did? Oh no, now people are claiming there's trouble, so that that jerk can make an even bigger image for himself."
She turned to her son. "I'm sorry Gohan, but you'll have to tell these, friends, of yours, that we will have no part in this silly game of theirs."
"Game? I can assure you, this is no game." Everyone was caught off guard by the new voice. Standing in the doorframe was Danielle, with a warm smile on her face "Forgive me. The door was open, and I couldn't help but overhear. I am Danielle, the wind guardian; though I'm sure Gohan has told you plenty about us?"
The three adults nodded. "Well, my friends and I only want to help you. With only you to use the elements apart from ourselves, your cooperation is essential. Will you agree to help us?"
Chi-Chi walked up to her and bent over to be at eye-level. "So you're one of the so-called guardians?" She gave a look of denial. "You can't fool me this easy. If you want me for one to go along with this, I expect proof."
"Of course. We will show you, just like we did with Gohan. Besides, you need to be divided into your respective element. You can't be trained in your elemental property, if we don't know who has what property." She headed back out the door, and turned back. "Well, come on."
The adults looked to Gohan, who nodded. Slowly, they all walked out the house, Chi-Chi tense. As soon as Gohan stepped out, Danielle focused her wind energy, and before the others could say a word, they shot up into the sky.
"Wow," was all Goku could say, as everyone lowered down to the base of the temple. Chi-Chi looked simply flabbergasted, and Gohan and Piccolo looked as if what had just transpired was nothing at all.
"This is it, the temple of the guardians." Danielle smiled warmly to all of them. "Your elemental training will take place here, with the rest of the guardians. Here, you will all be starting on the same basic level, your previous training being null and void; at least, your training in terms of your energy. Most training will involve all of you, so teamwork and cooperation is important. This especially applies to you two, Piccolo and Chi-Chi."
They just glance at each other, and turned away.
"I'm serious. You two are going to have to learn to get along, like we do. We guardians have learned to treat each other with kindness and dignity-
"You jerk! That was cheap!"
The ground shook violently, and everyone but Danielle fell to the ground in surprise. She sighed. "I stand corrected. Brian and Andre will never stop quarreling. Come, I'll take you to see them." She led them around the temple, to the mountain region. The Z fighters stopped in shock.
They were sparring, but not sparring like they'd ever seen. Andre was standing atop a pillar of water, shooting water from his hands down at Brian. He was on the ground, dodging the blasts. As Brian weaved through the rock formations, water erupted near his feet. Suddenly, he stopped, turned up to Andre, and raised his arms. A wall of sand came up from the ground, blocking the next attack.
The sand settled, and Brian smiled. "Nice shot. My turn!" He spread his arms wide, and holes opened up the mountainous surfaces around the small field. Then, a barrage of stone spears fired from the holes. Several flew at Andre, which he deflected with his own blasts; however, these were just a distraction, for most were aimed at the pillar under his feet. Soon, the spears broke the stream, and without the flow to support him, Andre fell.
However, before he hit, he turned to face the ground. He brought his arms back, and then forward, releasing another stream of water at the ground. The stream helped slow his fall, and soon he landed lightly on the ground. "Too bad. Didn't work." He flashed a grin and turned to Brian. Then he opened his hand, and hovering over it was a small blue bubble. "So, wanna try for close-range combat?"
Brian grinned as well, and flexed his arms. Two small streams of sand rose and connected to his arms. The sand condensed around his arms until they doubled in bulk. "Sure. Sounds fun." He suddenly dashed strait for Andre, and he for Brian. They were almost about to collide, when-
"Hey guys! I'm back!" Danielle's voice rang out against the rock walls. The two guardians halted on the spot, and turned to the voice. There on the side facing the temple was Danielle and Gohan waving to them, with Piccolo and Gohan's parents behind them.
They smiled, and walked over to the group. Danielle and Gohan stepped forward and greeted them informally. It seemed to Chi-Chi that Gohan was very comfortable around these teenagers. Then, Brian and Andre walked up to the others, presenting their hands in an introduction.
When no movement was given, they looked down to see a presented stone arm, and bubble. Andre flicked the bubble aside, and Brian dusted off the rock, as if it was snow. They re-presented their hands, and Goku and Chi-Chi accepted them.
"Well, I suppose that's good proof, wouldn't you say?" Goku asked. Chi- Chi nodded.
"I'm well aware of the elemental guardians and their power, and have been for a long time," Piccolo replied. Everyone looked at Piccolo in confusion, as he gave an odd smirk. "Come now, Danielle, you mean you don't recognize me?"
Confused, she looked closely at Piccolo. After a moment, she saw what he meant, and gasped. "Kami!" She stepped back and bowed, the other two with her. "Forgive us, sir. We had forgotten your fusion with Piccolo."
"That's alright. Besides, its Piccolo now." She smiled. They stood up again, gasped, and ducked. Gohan looked behind himself, and ducked as well, as a red streak soared directly overhead. As the three adults stumbled back, the streak slowed down, showing the figure of a person enveloped in fire. Realizing the obvious, Gohan watched as the fire faded, revealing Chris with a smile on his face.
"Hi Gohan," he said, waving his wing in greeting. "I'm feeling much better now that I've replenished my energy."
Brian didn't look pleased. "Chris, you know I hate that! That's something I expect Andre to do." He pretended to ignore Andre's look of protest.
"Well I'm sorry, but I just woke up, and was anxious to meet our new arrivals. You know how hard it is for me to wake up after using that much energy. Now if someone had woken me up…" he stopped, and turned to the others. "Speaking of which, I see you brought your companions. Excellent." He approached them. "Greetings. I'm Chris, the fire guardian."
Piccolo nodded. "So Chris, you've decided to prepare for Mori?"
Chris smiled. "That's right Ka- uh, Piccolo. You four will greatly help to fend off Mori. Your elemental auras are strong, very peculiar since two are off-world auras. Still, they can be brought out, and that's good enough for me."
Chi-Chi stepped forward. "Excuse me, Chris is it? I see how all this will take place, but something has been bugging me; exactly how are you going to tell which of the three of us can control what element?"
"Easy. As I've said, each person has an elemental aura. What you don't know is that it is always shown. However, it is not visible to the normal eye, like ultraviolet rays." He turned to his fellow guardians. The three of them each raised a hand up shoulder level, palm up. On each palm condensed a ball of light, each the size of a golf ball, and each a different color, yellow, blue, and green.
The three balls levitated and moved toward Chris. They moved closer to each other, until they joined into a larger white ball. Chris held the ball in his hand.
"This ball will serve as an indicator. I will fire a blast at the three of you, and the energy from the ball will illuminate each of you in a different color, showing your aura. This will tell who has what element."
Brian indicated for Gohan to move behind Chris, so he stepped up beside Andre and Brian. Goku, Chi-Chi, and Piccolo all lined up in front of Chris, Chi-Chi looking slightly annoyed, yet nervous. Piccolo seemed completely confident. So, Chris folded his wings behind himself, and raised his arm. With a simple flick of his wrist, the ball launched forward, and collided with them. The three were enveloped into a white light, almost blinding; oddly enough, no sound was made, as if the explosion had been muted.
As the light faded, Gohan watched in shack as the three began to glow a different color. Goku had a yellow aura; Piccolo was blue, and Chi-Chi was green. They looked down at themselves at the different auras, which faded at the snap of Chris' fingers.
The four guardians smiled. "Congratulations. Goku, you are the earth elemental. Chi-Chi, you're the wind elemental, and Piccolo, you're the water elemental.
Andre stepped up to Piccolo, smiling. "That means you're gonna be my student. What do ya say to that?" He was met with a grunt. *Note to self; work on his people skills.*
Chris walked away from the others about a foot, and turned back to them. "The remaining elementals have been chosen, and the enemy is on his way." He rubbed his hands together. "Shall we begin training?"
Meanwhile, over the wreckage of a capital planet of government in the West Galaxy, a first class Saiyin battle barge loomed over the planet's surface. The dark blue hull helped the sun crest, the mark of the Saiyin royal family, stand out more. The ship seemed in mint condition, the only signs of battle being the black marks on the barrels of the gun turrets along the ships' sides.
Inside the ship, hundreds of varieties of species were gathered at their stations. A weapons console, a navigation computer, every seat was filled by an official. However, the entire ship was cast to silence. No word of leisure was passed between shipmates. Each crewmember seemed as if they were ignoring the other. Only one seemed to pay any notice to their surroundings.
One single figure was seen in what appeared to be the command chair. A dark cloak covered its body, hiding any physical characteristics. The only noticeable thing was a dark purple crystal hanging from its neck. With a long, slender finger, He pressed a button in the armrest, revealing a hologram of the planet Earth.
"Soon, Eltori. Soon."
A/N: Just so everyone knows, in the prophecy in the last chapter, the numbers 1,2,3, and3.1 appeared on the first four lines. I had no idea how that happened. I've tried fixing it, but nothing happened. HOW CAN ANYONE WORK USING MICROSOFT WORD??? NOTHING COMES UP RIGHT!!! Sorry.
Chi-Chi watched the clouds roll by, as the sun rose behind Mt. Pale the next morning. She was in her front yard, hanging clothes to dry on the line. As Chi-Chi looked at the clouds, she started to sing a slow melody to herself. She loved this time in the morning. Goku and Gohan weren't up yet, so she could sing really loud without them hearing. It was one of those small secrets a person has that they treasure.
However, she stopped herself before she sang too loud. She suddenly felt a pair of eyes on her, and looked back to her house. In a face of anger, she saw Piccolo meditating under Gohan's window. He seemed to be oblivious to the woman, but there was a small smirk on his face, obviously from Chi- Chi's singing. She narrowed his eyes.
*That horrible monster. How dare he sit there and listen to me without my knowing? I'm gonna give him such a… * Chi-Chi started to walk up to him. Then, as she saw her son sleeping through his window, Chi-Chi remembered why Piccolo was there. At the memory, it just made her more angry. *Oh yeah. I made him stay there. *
After Gohan had made his surprise return home yesterday, Chi-Chi wouldn't let him out of her sight. But that wasn't hard, because Gohan still hadn't woken up since he went to sleep yesterday morning. Whatever he did while he was gone, it took a lot of energy out of him. So, Chi-Chi asked Piccolo, with much regret, to stay with Gohan until he woke up.
*Fine. I'll leave him alone. For now. * With that, she went back to the laundry. This time however, she didn't sing, and would glance back at Piccolo periodically.
Gohan finally woke up that morning around 10:00 AM. He hopped down from bed and looked down at himself. He realized with shock that he had won the same clothes, his purple combat outfit, since yesterday at breakfast. He changed into a pair of black pants and a white button-up shirt- his study clothes. Then, he sat on his bed for a minute and looked out the window.
The laundry was hanging on the clothesline near his window. As he watched the clothes sway in the breeze, someone stood up right outside his window. He stumbled back and almost fell off the bed, before realizing it was Piccolo. He turned around and, seeing Gohan, gave a small smile he only used in front of his student.
"Hey kid, good to see you're up." Piccolo's voice carried its usual aloofness, but also a hint of what Gohan thought was relief. "I'm going to tell your mother that you're awake." With that, he turned, and headed for the door of the house.
Gohan got off the bed and started to stretch a little. As he did, he glanced at a photograph on his desk. It had been taken on his birthday; days before the Cell Games had taken place. In it was his father and himself, both in their super-saiyin forms, eating noodles. His mother had taken it for a laugh. He himself hadn't had the nerve to look at it since the games. It had been too painful for him.
As he broke eye contact with the photo, Gohan realized something. Chris and the others had asked him to tell Piccolo and his parents about them. This meant that Gohan would have to face his father, and he wasn't sure if he ready. He took a few deep breaths, and sat back down on his bed. He placed his head in hands. *You know you'll need to face him sooner of later, * his rational side said. * It's best that you confront him now, before it gets any harder. This is important. *
Gohan stood up again and walked out of the room. As he did, his mother collided into him, having just heard of his awakening. She (again), trapped him into a giant hug, cutting off his air. Then, before another word could be said, Chi-Chi let go, and dashed to the kitchen, to make him something to eat. With a sigh, Gohan followed.
In the kitchen, he caught no sign of Piccolo or Goku. That is until he heard a small explosion from outside. Looking out the window, he could see the two sparring with each other over the house. As he just looked out, Piccolo caught Goku in an upward kick strait in the jaw.
*Ouch, * he thought. * Well, better get this over with. * He tried to call up to them, but his voice caught in his throat. Even in this situation, he still couldn't bring himself to speak with his father, at least directly. So instead, he turned to his mother. "Mom, could you call down dad and Mr. Piccolo? There's something I have to say."
Chi-Chi, who had just placed a plate for Gohan at the table, nodded and smiled. She headed to the door and called out to Goku and Piccolo. Meanwhile, Gohan sat down at the table, in front of the plate. As the three adults entered, Piccolo walked over behind Gohan, as the boy's parents sat at the table with him.
The demi-saiyin lowered his face. "Well, I guess you want to know where I've been…"
By noon, Gohan had told them almost everything that had occurred the day previous. He explained about the guardians, the temple, Mori, and about their role in the whole idea. As the explanation progressed, Gohan had little assurance that they would believe him; if he hadn't been through the events himself, he probably wouldn't have believed it either.
"…and so Danielle is going to come by later and bring you all to the temple." With a sigh, Gohan finally finished his story. They had all moved to the living room, and all (except for Piccolo) were seated on the couch. Goku looked rather skeptical, Chi-Chi angry, and Piccolo appeared deep in thought.
Chi-Chi spoke up first. "Well I for one will not stand for this! We have just finished that horrible ordeal with Cell, and no punk kids are going to try and trick my family to go parade off into another battle!"
*Sounds like Chi-Chi's back to normal * Goku thought. "Now Chi-Chi, we can't just ignore this. These people have come to us for help, and I think we should help however we can. Besides, the opportunity to learn a whole new style of fighting sounds exciting."
This got Chi-Chi really mad, really fast. "IT DOES, DOESN'T IT!?! Well, let me tell you mister, I think that this whole thing is nothing but a cruel prank someone is playing on our family!" She starts to glance into space, and talk as if to herself. "The nerve of some people. Wasn't it bad enough that all-talk bigshot – Hercule Satan – received all the glory for what my son did? Oh no, now people are claiming there's trouble, so that that jerk can make an even bigger image for himself."
She turned to her son. "I'm sorry Gohan, but you'll have to tell these, friends, of yours, that we will have no part in this silly game of theirs."
"Game? I can assure you, this is no game." Everyone was caught off guard by the new voice. Standing in the doorframe was Danielle, with a warm smile on her face "Forgive me. The door was open, and I couldn't help but overhear. I am Danielle, the wind guardian; though I'm sure Gohan has told you plenty about us?"
The three adults nodded. "Well, my friends and I only want to help you. With only you to use the elements apart from ourselves, your cooperation is essential. Will you agree to help us?"
Chi-Chi walked up to her and bent over to be at eye-level. "So you're one of the so-called guardians?" She gave a look of denial. "You can't fool me this easy. If you want me for one to go along with this, I expect proof."
"Of course. We will show you, just like we did with Gohan. Besides, you need to be divided into your respective element. You can't be trained in your elemental property, if we don't know who has what property." She headed back out the door, and turned back. "Well, come on."
The adults looked to Gohan, who nodded. Slowly, they all walked out the house, Chi-Chi tense. As soon as Gohan stepped out, Danielle focused her wind energy, and before the others could say a word, they shot up into the sky.
"Wow," was all Goku could say, as everyone lowered down to the base of the temple. Chi-Chi looked simply flabbergasted, and Gohan and Piccolo looked as if what had just transpired was nothing at all.
"This is it, the temple of the guardians." Danielle smiled warmly to all of them. "Your elemental training will take place here, with the rest of the guardians. Here, you will all be starting on the same basic level, your previous training being null and void; at least, your training in terms of your energy. Most training will involve all of you, so teamwork and cooperation is important. This especially applies to you two, Piccolo and Chi-Chi."
They just glance at each other, and turned away.
"I'm serious. You two are going to have to learn to get along, like we do. We guardians have learned to treat each other with kindness and dignity-
"You jerk! That was cheap!"
The ground shook violently, and everyone but Danielle fell to the ground in surprise. She sighed. "I stand corrected. Brian and Andre will never stop quarreling. Come, I'll take you to see them." She led them around the temple, to the mountain region. The Z fighters stopped in shock.
They were sparring, but not sparring like they'd ever seen. Andre was standing atop a pillar of water, shooting water from his hands down at Brian. He was on the ground, dodging the blasts. As Brian weaved through the rock formations, water erupted near his feet. Suddenly, he stopped, turned up to Andre, and raised his arms. A wall of sand came up from the ground, blocking the next attack.
The sand settled, and Brian smiled. "Nice shot. My turn!" He spread his arms wide, and holes opened up the mountainous surfaces around the small field. Then, a barrage of stone spears fired from the holes. Several flew at Andre, which he deflected with his own blasts; however, these were just a distraction, for most were aimed at the pillar under his feet. Soon, the spears broke the stream, and without the flow to support him, Andre fell.
However, before he hit, he turned to face the ground. He brought his arms back, and then forward, releasing another stream of water at the ground. The stream helped slow his fall, and soon he landed lightly on the ground. "Too bad. Didn't work." He flashed a grin and turned to Brian. Then he opened his hand, and hovering over it was a small blue bubble. "So, wanna try for close-range combat?"
Brian grinned as well, and flexed his arms. Two small streams of sand rose and connected to his arms. The sand condensed around his arms until they doubled in bulk. "Sure. Sounds fun." He suddenly dashed strait for Andre, and he for Brian. They were almost about to collide, when-
"Hey guys! I'm back!" Danielle's voice rang out against the rock walls. The two guardians halted on the spot, and turned to the voice. There on the side facing the temple was Danielle and Gohan waving to them, with Piccolo and Gohan's parents behind them.
They smiled, and walked over to the group. Danielle and Gohan stepped forward and greeted them informally. It seemed to Chi-Chi that Gohan was very comfortable around these teenagers. Then, Brian and Andre walked up to the others, presenting their hands in an introduction.
When no movement was given, they looked down to see a presented stone arm, and bubble. Andre flicked the bubble aside, and Brian dusted off the rock, as if it was snow. They re-presented their hands, and Goku and Chi-Chi accepted them.
"Well, I suppose that's good proof, wouldn't you say?" Goku asked. Chi- Chi nodded.
"I'm well aware of the elemental guardians and their power, and have been for a long time," Piccolo replied. Everyone looked at Piccolo in confusion, as he gave an odd smirk. "Come now, Danielle, you mean you don't recognize me?"
Confused, she looked closely at Piccolo. After a moment, she saw what he meant, and gasped. "Kami!" She stepped back and bowed, the other two with her. "Forgive us, sir. We had forgotten your fusion with Piccolo."
"That's alright. Besides, its Piccolo now." She smiled. They stood up again, gasped, and ducked. Gohan looked behind himself, and ducked as well, as a red streak soared directly overhead. As the three adults stumbled back, the streak slowed down, showing the figure of a person enveloped in fire. Realizing the obvious, Gohan watched as the fire faded, revealing Chris with a smile on his face.
"Hi Gohan," he said, waving his wing in greeting. "I'm feeling much better now that I've replenished my energy."
Brian didn't look pleased. "Chris, you know I hate that! That's something I expect Andre to do." He pretended to ignore Andre's look of protest.
"Well I'm sorry, but I just woke up, and was anxious to meet our new arrivals. You know how hard it is for me to wake up after using that much energy. Now if someone had woken me up…" he stopped, and turned to the others. "Speaking of which, I see you brought your companions. Excellent." He approached them. "Greetings. I'm Chris, the fire guardian."
Piccolo nodded. "So Chris, you've decided to prepare for Mori?"
Chris smiled. "That's right Ka- uh, Piccolo. You four will greatly help to fend off Mori. Your elemental auras are strong, very peculiar since two are off-world auras. Still, they can be brought out, and that's good enough for me."
Chi-Chi stepped forward. "Excuse me, Chris is it? I see how all this will take place, but something has been bugging me; exactly how are you going to tell which of the three of us can control what element?"
"Easy. As I've said, each person has an elemental aura. What you don't know is that it is always shown. However, it is not visible to the normal eye, like ultraviolet rays." He turned to his fellow guardians. The three of them each raised a hand up shoulder level, palm up. On each palm condensed a ball of light, each the size of a golf ball, and each a different color, yellow, blue, and green.
The three balls levitated and moved toward Chris. They moved closer to each other, until they joined into a larger white ball. Chris held the ball in his hand.
"This ball will serve as an indicator. I will fire a blast at the three of you, and the energy from the ball will illuminate each of you in a different color, showing your aura. This will tell who has what element."
Brian indicated for Gohan to move behind Chris, so he stepped up beside Andre and Brian. Goku, Chi-Chi, and Piccolo all lined up in front of Chris, Chi-Chi looking slightly annoyed, yet nervous. Piccolo seemed completely confident. So, Chris folded his wings behind himself, and raised his arm. With a simple flick of his wrist, the ball launched forward, and collided with them. The three were enveloped into a white light, almost blinding; oddly enough, no sound was made, as if the explosion had been muted.
As the light faded, Gohan watched in shack as the three began to glow a different color. Goku had a yellow aura; Piccolo was blue, and Chi-Chi was green. They looked down at themselves at the different auras, which faded at the snap of Chris' fingers.
The four guardians smiled. "Congratulations. Goku, you are the earth elemental. Chi-Chi, you're the wind elemental, and Piccolo, you're the water elemental.
Andre stepped up to Piccolo, smiling. "That means you're gonna be my student. What do ya say to that?" He was met with a grunt. *Note to self; work on his people skills.*
Chris walked away from the others about a foot, and turned back to them. "The remaining elementals have been chosen, and the enemy is on his way." He rubbed his hands together. "Shall we begin training?"
Meanwhile, over the wreckage of a capital planet of government in the West Galaxy, a first class Saiyin battle barge loomed over the planet's surface. The dark blue hull helped the sun crest, the mark of the Saiyin royal family, stand out more. The ship seemed in mint condition, the only signs of battle being the black marks on the barrels of the gun turrets along the ships' sides.
Inside the ship, hundreds of varieties of species were gathered at their stations. A weapons console, a navigation computer, every seat was filled by an official. However, the entire ship was cast to silence. No word of leisure was passed between shipmates. Each crewmember seemed as if they were ignoring the other. Only one seemed to pay any notice to their surroundings.
One single figure was seen in what appeared to be the command chair. A dark cloak covered its body, hiding any physical characteristics. The only noticeable thing was a dark purple crystal hanging from its neck. With a long, slender finger, He pressed a button in the armrest, revealing a hologram of the planet Earth.
"Soon, Eltori. Soon."