AN - I messed up on the last chapter and said that this one takes place a week later. Its really a month. Gomen! ;p
********************Episode 17*********************
***Zany Zucina Strikes Back!! The Ultimate Rule Breaker***
"She has GOT to be STOPPED, Bardock!!"
Bardock sighed and continued eating hid dinner. He had heard this argument from Tora a dozen times in the past month. "You know that I can't do nothin' about it."
"Well . . . these has to be SOMETHING we can do!!" Tora threw his fork onto the table in frustration. "Zu- I mean Terrack has been here only a few weeks, and this is the tenth time sh- he has gotten detention."
"I know, I know! He is a fool calling attention to himself, but that's just how he is! He can't help it!"
Tora sat down and eyed his friend. "At least you don't have to put up with he- HIM all day! Terrack is in my advanced classes. You know," he whispered this part, "for a girl, she's not a bad strategist! Especially with no extra teaching for the past couple zurals."
"Cole did say she was a gifted student."
"Yeah, but she's also arrogant to a fault!!"
"That hasn't changed either, I promise." Bardock motioned for Tora to leave with him. Tora picked up his tray and can to return to the kitchen. "You weren't there when she told Nipper off. Got to admit, I laughed til I burst!"
"What'd sh- he say?"
"Picture this! Nipper enters the classroom to deliver a message to Professor Kimp. He 'accidentally' knocks into Terrack's desk, making her spill ink all over her notes. I couldn't see her, uh, HIS immediate reaction, but it was quiet for a while. When Nipper turned back to the door, Terrack called out, 'Ya know, when ya get mad and yer face turns red, ya look like a wiener with a suit!' "
Bardock burst out laughing. "Talk about pokin' a sleepin' dragon in the ass!!"
Tora laughed too. "I'll say! With that potty mouth we gave her to talk like a guy, you'd never know-" Tora was cut short by Nipper skulking past.
The setup was too good for Bardock to resist. "Don't look so down, Dickhead! No one'll remember tomorrow!" The tow boys ran off to their dormitory before Nipper could report them.
At one hour past lights out, Bardock began to worry about Zucina. Her detentions usually were over by now, but she still hadn't returned. He lay on his back wondering where is friend was, trying not to look worried, just in case Tora took a peek to see if he was awake.
Finally, Bardock felt a tap on his shoulder. Surprised, he jumped into the air, hitting his head on the bed above him. Tora snorted awake.
Bardock rubbed his head and turned. It was Zucina, sporting a black eye and a big smile. "Up for an adventure?"
Bardock snorted, but started getting excited. "What kind?"
"A dangerous kind, I hope not," grumbled Tora from above.
Zucina bent down close to Bardock's ear. "I think Rubaru's on to me."
"That ain't funny, Zu-"
"I'm serious," whispered Zucina, now looking scared. "Ol' Dickhead told him about your crack at my joke, so Rubaru beat me to knock some sense into me." She gave a dry chuckle. "As if!"
Bardock rolled over to fall asleep. Tora was already snoring. Now that he knew she was okay, there was no reason to . . .
"One of the teachers, I don't know who, came in a began talking to him in a different language."
"That's what they do," Bardock grumbled, trying to fall asleep. "To make sure we can't over hear anything, they talk in a tongue students don't know."
"Like Crraxian?"
Bardock sat upright. "You can understand 'em?"
Zucina smirked. "In beauty school, we had to learn all sorts of languages for diplomatic purposes. Anyway, the teacher said, 'Lord Gourd's daughter is still missing.' That's my dad's name! Rubaru replied 'Tell him not to worry. If she's here, we'll know after the physical examinations for the tournament this month.' "
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Bardock tried to put on a callous face. "Maybe, its a coincidence!"
Zucina grabbed Bardock's collar. "COINCIDENCE?!?! I am NOT going back home! Never never never never-"
"Okay okay! Chill out!" He pinched Zucina's cheeks to make her smile. "Listen, I'll help you. Cole put you here so I'd watch out for you. I promise, I'll do everything I can for you. Okay?"
Zucina nodded.
"Well, well, well," came Tora's voice from above. "Am I interrupting anything?"
It had never occurred to them how awkward a situation they appeared to be in. While Zucina held Bardock close top her, Bardock looked as if he drew her face to his to kiss her.
Both kids threw each other away and straightened themselves out. "We did nothing! Nothing at all!"
Tora laughed and turned back to sleep. "Hold it," said Bardock. "You're comin' too!"
"Like Hell I am! Where and why?"
Zucina smirked. "I know where the Super computer is! All we have to do is rearrange the files so I won't have to take a physical!"
"Why not just not enter the tourny," asked Bardock.
"Because then it wouldn't be an adventure, would it?"
Tora rolled back so his face was visible. "Look, Psycho-Bitch! Unless you can give me a better reason-"
"The Super Computer controls all of the cameras in the school. If you want, while we're there, you can take a peek at the girls' locker room footage for a bit."
There was a pause. Suddenly, Tora was dressed and ready. "Let's go!"
Several hours later, Bardock's head emerged from the air duct into the Control Room. "Yep, big computers, lots o' lights, camera screens . . . we're here!"
He hopped out followed by Tora, and then Zucina. The latter wiped the cobwebs off of her person. "Ulg! You'd think they'd CLEAN the filter of the air we bloody breathe!"
"Sorry Princess," said Tora moving towards the screens. "I guess they don't expect a bunch of kids crawling around in there, especially a spoiled little priss like you."
Zucina ignored, too frantic to retort. "We have to find my file."
Tora typed for a while. Both Zucina and Bardock held their breaths as he searched and searched. Finally Tora announced "I found it!"
"My file?"
"Now, the girls' locker room tapes!"
The other tow face vaulted. "FIND THE DAMN FILES!!!!" Zucina scream/whispered to Tora.
The elder Sayin teen growled, clicked a couple of buttons, and 'Terrack's' stats appeared on the screen. "Now what?"
"Well, we have to put some kinda reason for her not to be examined," said Bardock.
The group thought seriously. "Let's make something up," offered Tora. "Something totally scientific sounding so they won't know it! Like, uh, a contagious infection of the medulla oblongata."
"Baka," snapped Zucina. "That means I'm crazy in the head!"
"Works for me," grinned Bardock.
"Me too," chuckled Tora.
Zucina shoved the teen out of the way. "Sod off, both of you!" She typed: Suffers from mass hysterical seizures if left unclothed and uncomfortable.
"Doesn't that also mean that you're crazy?"
"No, its at least a medical condition, and a believable one! Now lets get back to bed!"
The next day, in training class, Nipper showed up to aide in teaching. As soon as he spotted Zucina (or Terrack, as the case may be) he shoved the youth against the wall. "You'll pay for humiliating me yesterday!"
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Hey! Bardock here!
Zucina, if you play with fire, you're gonna get burned! And here's Nipper, the Sayin torch! I don't care how strong she thinks she is, but this can't be good. How'll I get her outta this one!?!
Next time on DragonballBC: Start of the Next Match! Bardock, Protector of the Weak
********************Episode 17*********************
***Zany Zucina Strikes Back!! The Ultimate Rule Breaker***
"She has GOT to be STOPPED, Bardock!!"
Bardock sighed and continued eating hid dinner. He had heard this argument from Tora a dozen times in the past month. "You know that I can't do nothin' about it."
"Well . . . these has to be SOMETHING we can do!!" Tora threw his fork onto the table in frustration. "Zu- I mean Terrack has been here only a few weeks, and this is the tenth time sh- he has gotten detention."
"I know, I know! He is a fool calling attention to himself, but that's just how he is! He can't help it!"
Tora sat down and eyed his friend. "At least you don't have to put up with he- HIM all day! Terrack is in my advanced classes. You know," he whispered this part, "for a girl, she's not a bad strategist! Especially with no extra teaching for the past couple zurals."
"Cole did say she was a gifted student."
"Yeah, but she's also arrogant to a fault!!"
"That hasn't changed either, I promise." Bardock motioned for Tora to leave with him. Tora picked up his tray and can to return to the kitchen. "You weren't there when she told Nipper off. Got to admit, I laughed til I burst!"
"What'd sh- he say?"
"Picture this! Nipper enters the classroom to deliver a message to Professor Kimp. He 'accidentally' knocks into Terrack's desk, making her spill ink all over her notes. I couldn't see her, uh, HIS immediate reaction, but it was quiet for a while. When Nipper turned back to the door, Terrack called out, 'Ya know, when ya get mad and yer face turns red, ya look like a wiener with a suit!' "
Bardock burst out laughing. "Talk about pokin' a sleepin' dragon in the ass!!"
Tora laughed too. "I'll say! With that potty mouth we gave her to talk like a guy, you'd never know-" Tora was cut short by Nipper skulking past.
The setup was too good for Bardock to resist. "Don't look so down, Dickhead! No one'll remember tomorrow!" The tow boys ran off to their dormitory before Nipper could report them.
At one hour past lights out, Bardock began to worry about Zucina. Her detentions usually were over by now, but she still hadn't returned. He lay on his back wondering where is friend was, trying not to look worried, just in case Tora took a peek to see if he was awake.
Finally, Bardock felt a tap on his shoulder. Surprised, he jumped into the air, hitting his head on the bed above him. Tora snorted awake.
Bardock rubbed his head and turned. It was Zucina, sporting a black eye and a big smile. "Up for an adventure?"
Bardock snorted, but started getting excited. "What kind?"
"A dangerous kind, I hope not," grumbled Tora from above.
Zucina bent down close to Bardock's ear. "I think Rubaru's on to me."
"That ain't funny, Zu-"
"I'm serious," whispered Zucina, now looking scared. "Ol' Dickhead told him about your crack at my joke, so Rubaru beat me to knock some sense into me." She gave a dry chuckle. "As if!"
Bardock rolled over to fall asleep. Tora was already snoring. Now that he knew she was okay, there was no reason to . . .
"One of the teachers, I don't know who, came in a began talking to him in a different language."
"That's what they do," Bardock grumbled, trying to fall asleep. "To make sure we can't over hear anything, they talk in a tongue students don't know."
"Like Crraxian?"
Bardock sat upright. "You can understand 'em?"
Zucina smirked. "In beauty school, we had to learn all sorts of languages for diplomatic purposes. Anyway, the teacher said, 'Lord Gourd's daughter is still missing.' That's my dad's name! Rubaru replied 'Tell him not to worry. If she's here, we'll know after the physical examinations for the tournament this month.' "
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Bardock tried to put on a callous face. "Maybe, its a coincidence!"
Zucina grabbed Bardock's collar. "COINCIDENCE?!?! I am NOT going back home! Never never never never-"
"Okay okay! Chill out!" He pinched Zucina's cheeks to make her smile. "Listen, I'll help you. Cole put you here so I'd watch out for you. I promise, I'll do everything I can for you. Okay?"
Zucina nodded.
"Well, well, well," came Tora's voice from above. "Am I interrupting anything?"
It had never occurred to them how awkward a situation they appeared to be in. While Zucina held Bardock close top her, Bardock looked as if he drew her face to his to kiss her.
Both kids threw each other away and straightened themselves out. "We did nothing! Nothing at all!"
Tora laughed and turned back to sleep. "Hold it," said Bardock. "You're comin' too!"
"Like Hell I am! Where and why?"
Zucina smirked. "I know where the Super computer is! All we have to do is rearrange the files so I won't have to take a physical!"
"Why not just not enter the tourny," asked Bardock.
"Because then it wouldn't be an adventure, would it?"
Tora rolled back so his face was visible. "Look, Psycho-Bitch! Unless you can give me a better reason-"
"The Super Computer controls all of the cameras in the school. If you want, while we're there, you can take a peek at the girls' locker room footage for a bit."
There was a pause. Suddenly, Tora was dressed and ready. "Let's go!"
Several hours later, Bardock's head emerged from the air duct into the Control Room. "Yep, big computers, lots o' lights, camera screens . . . we're here!"
He hopped out followed by Tora, and then Zucina. The latter wiped the cobwebs off of her person. "Ulg! You'd think they'd CLEAN the filter of the air we bloody breathe!"
"Sorry Princess," said Tora moving towards the screens. "I guess they don't expect a bunch of kids crawling around in there, especially a spoiled little priss like you."
Zucina ignored, too frantic to retort. "We have to find my file."
Tora typed for a while. Both Zucina and Bardock held their breaths as he searched and searched. Finally Tora announced "I found it!"
"My file?"
"Now, the girls' locker room tapes!"
The other tow face vaulted. "FIND THE DAMN FILES!!!!" Zucina scream/whispered to Tora.
The elder Sayin teen growled, clicked a couple of buttons, and 'Terrack's' stats appeared on the screen. "Now what?"
"Well, we have to put some kinda reason for her not to be examined," said Bardock.
The group thought seriously. "Let's make something up," offered Tora. "Something totally scientific sounding so they won't know it! Like, uh, a contagious infection of the medulla oblongata."
"Baka," snapped Zucina. "That means I'm crazy in the head!"
"Works for me," grinned Bardock.
"Me too," chuckled Tora.
Zucina shoved the teen out of the way. "Sod off, both of you!" She typed: Suffers from mass hysterical seizures if left unclothed and uncomfortable.
"Doesn't that also mean that you're crazy?"
"No, its at least a medical condition, and a believable one! Now lets get back to bed!"
The next day, in training class, Nipper showed up to aide in teaching. As soon as he spotted Zucina (or Terrack, as the case may be) he shoved the youth against the wall. "You'll pay for humiliating me yesterday!"
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Hey! Bardock here!
Zucina, if you play with fire, you're gonna get burned! And here's Nipper, the Sayin torch! I don't care how strong she thinks she is, but this can't be good. How'll I get her outta this one!?!
Next time on DragonballBC: Start of the Next Match! Bardock, Protector of the Weak