Well, I got my map done, just gotta scan it. It's not all that great… as in there isn't much detail and I made a few mistakes but for those of you that actually care what my world of Vegeta looks like, just let me know. I have send it by e-mail because I gotta pay to use the picture box and I'm not about to give Fan Fiction any money.
Another thing is that, I want to fill the five years with lots of detail, but… I think I'll have a little trouble filling it up with exciting things K. If it is a little boring well… sorry, I'm not going to follow the DBZ style and just keep throwing out harder and harder baddies all the time until the ultimate big one because I think it's just ridiculous. Gohan currently is the strongest living creature in his universe and that's not going to change until Arthain and Aerie appear in the flesh. Because of that fact it's going to make it hard to fill the five years up. I got some plans for the journey, and they probably will encounter strong enemies on the journey but… does everyone seriously want me to plod day by day for five years time? I'm not sure if I'm up to making 300 chapters J.
Anyways, in response to Danny. Who would hate Brolly? All the dead saiyans? There are very few saiyans still alive that witnessed Brolly. Just the few soldiers that carried the even fewer wounded ones to a healing place and the hero's. No civilian saw Brolly and lived to tell about it. Everyone knew about an attack but very few saiyans know exactly WHO attacked. If they found out THEN there would be an uprising… but we'll deal with that issue later J. The few remaining soldiers can be ordered to accept him, and with all the hero's accepting him, why wouldn't they? Sure he killed people but… It's not like it was his fault in the first place.
Oh, one more thing, each chapter more and more hints about what the third wish will appear. I'm not going to come right out and say it, but by the third chapter (like by chapter 11), if you haven't figured it out… Sorry but you have to be pretty dense J. Another thing, Goten and Trunks hit super saiyan easily in the series, they didn't experience any huge amounts of rage. I think I know why. A normal saiyan body can only handle so much power before it is forced to transform to contain it. If a saiyan didn't transform their body would explode from the amount of energy they have inside them. Well in any case, whether or not you believe that I think I believe it. The one difference here is that Trunks and Goten had massive power levels in the series. But if you had been noticing it has required less energy to become super in my story then the series, wanna know why? Because I hate the ridiculously high power levels in the series. Like Goku gets in excess of 1,000,000,000 in the series. Ok… compared to DB that is just plain sick. In DBZ A person could destroy a planet with 14,000, with 1,000,000,000 you can say good bye to the universe if he makes a wrong slip. Anyways there are very few things that would make Videl go super saiyan from sheer rage and I really don't want to hurt Pan. She's way to cute, anyways I'm thinking of having her train very hard and just naturally ascending because her normal body can't handle the strain of all the energy inside her. Some of you may complain that well, Brolly's power level is 4,200,000 when he's normal and Videl's is only 1,000,000 so she would have to gain more energy then that to ascend naturally. Well, here's my explanation to that (this applies to my story only), when a saiyan transforms to super they gain a lot of energy and their normal forms gain a substantial amount as well. The ascension to super saiyan extends the amount of energy the normal form can handle safely. A person who goes super can hold a lot more energy in their non-super form then a person who hasn't ascended. As it is, Videl has reached the peak a saiyan can hold in their normal before they are forced ascend, which makes Landyn and Vil'Tani not far behind J. (Did I forget to mention that Cerians have their own special kind of transformation that they hit when they reach 1,000,000? Whoops, I think I did). Anyways, enough of my yappin, this should all be at the end but I put it here instead, on with my story!
Alright maybe not yet. I really dislike proof reading my story, mostly because reading it right after writing it is rather boring. So if someone wants to proofread it for me, just let me know. My e-mail should be in my bio, if it is not, it's here, TarnoxForever@yahoo.ca Just send me an e-mail if you want to… The only thing is that I tend to… Take awhile on some chapters. So if you don't mind waiting a bit for the next one, give me a shout. I only request that you be fluent in English and you have a better grasp of the language than me. No offense but many people that write DBZ stories have a very limited grasp on the language and suck with both grammar and spelling. If you have any doubts as to whether or not you are good with both grammar and spelling, then you probably shouldn't e-mail me. In case you're wondering… I didn't proofread this chapter… I know there are a few mistakes, there always are. It's late, I'm tired, and I don't feel like it. Just be glad the chapter is out and if you care that badly… well… I've said what you could do J.
Chapter 10: Emissary
An eye searched across the quadrant for a moment before focusing on something. A grin creased the face as the mind behind the face set the plan into motion.
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On planet Vegeta…
Vegeta ignored the strange looks he was received as he walked through the palace. He didn't care what the people in the palace thought of the specter of Arthain, which was currently floating along slightly behind him. It wasn't their place to question. Arthain enjoyed the looks he was receiving and grinned at every passerby. Consequentially it made the person jerk back and doubt the sanity of their own mind and it amused 'the' legendary super saiyan.
The strange duo casually made their way through the winding hallways of the palace. It was the pace as much as anything else that disturbed everyone they walked by. It's not often that someone casually walks down a corridor with a spirit tagging along behind him; one that is taking great pleasure and amusement out of startlingly people. Never might be a word closer to the truth.
As it was the two eventually reached Vegeta's destination, his study office. When the two had finally seated themselves in the somewhat secure location of the study room they began their discussion.
"So, what did you want to know Vegeta?" Arthain asked in a slightly amused tone, still laughing mentally at the people they passed by.
"I want to know what you need. Food, water, sleep, that kind of support." Vegeta said calmly, he was desperately trying to keep a smile from forming on his face. He wasn't going to admit that he enjoyed the expressions of shock he witnessed as they traveled down the corridors.
"Umm… As far as I can tell I don't need any of them. Where would I put the food and water anyways? The food and water just fall through me and make a mess on the floor although I doubt I could even pick them up. As for sleep, I don't think I need sleep either. If I do, I'll just hang from a ceiling." Arthain said in a casual voice.
"I don't think we would want that. It's bad enough walking through the corridors with you, if people saw you hanging from the ceiling sleeping I would end up with half the palace servants quitting." Vegeta said as he mulled an idea over through his head, "I'll give you a room. Even if you don't need it now, you'll need it later on when you have your body."
Arthain smiled faintly, "So you've finally decided to help get my body for me eh?" Arthain asked.
Vegeta nodded, "Yes, I have. You'll owe me for doing this for you of course, my aid isn't free." Vegeta said.
Arthain smirked, "I didn't expect it would. Here's a trade for you that you will find much to your satisfaction. You get my body back for me, and I'll help you keep your kingdom." Arthain said as he leaned forward and clasped his hands together.
Vegeta's eyes hardened as he frowned, "I don't see ho…"
"Didn't you hear a word of what I said back at that cottage? You may think your race is strong, but you're nothing compared to what the saiyan race used to be." Arthain said as he cut Vegeta off. "Listen to what I have to say carefully. Aerie is getting out; she has already touched Gohan's mind as well as one other here on the planet. I can sense her presence anywhere. She has also manipulated various other events throughout the quadrant. If you are not careful you may lose your empire before she even breaks free."
Vegeta thought back to the previous week with the incident involving Brolly and Gohan. The frown on Vegeta's face deepened as he continued to think. "Fine, I agree, but I want you to tell me of our history. All we, or I should say, I, know of the past is within a single book. I hardly think a single book covered most, or even many of the facts of the past." Vegeta said, determined to get at least something out of the situation.
Arthain slightly nodded his head in accord, "I haven't got anything against that. It'll make a good conversation while we travel." Arthain said, "I won't begin revealing anything about the past until we start the journey to recover my body, I don't want you to get something for nothing."
Vegeta grumbled in annoyance for a second before the door to the study burst open and two golden blurs blasted into the room, hurdled over the desk, and slammed into Vegeta's chest causing him to fall out of his chair.
"Father! What is this about me and Goten not being allowed to have another fort?" Trunks complained from his perch on top of Vegeta.
"Ya! Me and Trunks are bored, we want to play in another fort." Goten said as he added his complaint on top of Trunks'.
Vegeta picked the two of them up by their golden hair as he stood, "After what you two put me through last time with your fort you want me to let you have another one?" Vegeta asked incredulously, "You should be lucky I haven't punished either of you."
Trunks and Goten squirm free of Vegeta's grasp levitate before him. The two little super saiyans looked pleadingly at Vegeta, "Please father, I promise I'll be a good kid and not disobey you again." Trunks said.
"Ya, what he said." Goten added.
Arthain gave a small chuckle as he watched the scene causing both Goten and Trunks to whirl around and face him. The two became wide eyed as they stared at Arthain.
"Mr. Vegeta… Why is there a spirit in your office?" Goten said as he recovered from his initial shock and scratched his head in confusion.
"Don't call me Mr. Goten, it's just Vegeta. I should make you say King Vegeta but my mate has a disturbing habit of appearing out of the blue to hit me when I try to force anyone in your family to call me that." Vegeta said before he answered Goten's question, "Now, I would like you to meet Arthain, if you stay around the palace you'll more then likely be seeing more of him. As for why he's just a spirit, well I'm not entirely sure myself but he had better tell me soon."
Goten floated over to Arthain and stuck his hand through him and stared at it poking out from the other side. Goten wiggled a few fingers and scratched his head. Arthain just raised his eye at Goten, "If you are finished sticking your hand through me, I do believe Vegeta is trying to get your attention." Arthain said as he glanced at a fuming Vegeta.
Goten closed his eyes and scratched his head apologetically, "Sorry." Goten said as he flew over to hover beside Trunks.
Vegeta eyed the two little super saiyans, "Alright, now that I have your attention, I won't keep you long. You have a tendency to get side tracked easily with long lectures." Vegeta said as he crossed his arms across his chest, "Now, first things first, you two are not going to be getting your fort back, but not because of the reasons you think." Goten and Trunks traded nervous sidelong glances, the two of them didn't know where this was headed and it worried them, "Goten, your education is seriously lacking in some aspects. Your mother has been teaching you a lot of different courses, but there are a few she has been… neglecting. Beginning next month you will join the academy where you will begin to learn fighting techniques as well as fighting strategies and war strategies. Your brother will not be able to juggle both of his jobs for long and will need someone to relieve him of command. I intend to have you eventually command the army that Gohan currently does. Although I do believe that Gohan will have to recruit new soldiers before he has an army for you to take command." Goten's eyes widened and he opened his mouth to protest but Vegeta stalled him with a raised hand, "You've had enough play time already Goten, it's time for you to start earning your way here, and for you to do that you need to join the academy." Goten sighed and shuffled his feet, "Oh, I thought you may want to know this, I agreed to let Vil'Tani study our war arts and strategies here so you will most likely be in all her classes." Vegeta said and smirked as Goten's eyes widened in horror. Vegeta turned to look at Trunks, "The same goes for you, you have spent to much time playing, it's time you learned what it means to be a Prince. One day you will succeed me, and that may be sooner then I would like if what I fear comes true. I plan on teaching you what it means to be King, and unfortunately, we may only have five years. I plan on having you fully educated by then. I will be going on a trip soon, and I will have Bulma watching over you to make sure you study well. You will be in charge while I am gone, but I will again have Bulma watching you so you don't do anything foolish." Vegeta finished.
"But… But…" Goten and Trunks spluttered out at the same time trying to find ways out of their predicament.
Vegeta frowned and slammed his fist onto the desk causing it to crack, "I don't care about you excuses, you will do this and that's an order. I refuse to allow all the potential you two have to go to waste. Now, I have some unfinished business, I want you two to leave and get ready. You two have a lot to prepare for, especially you Goten. I have a feeling you will be learning more then just military strategies at the academy." Vegeta said cryptically with a knowing smile on his face.
The two little super saiyans bowed their heads in acknowledgment and slowly made their way towards the door. Just before they got their Trunks whispered something to Goten causing him to grin. In a flash the two were gone. Vegeta shook his head, sighed, and hoped that whoever they were going to torture wasn't going to be scared for the rest of their life.
Vegeta turned and spoke again to Arthain, "Now, where were we?" Vegeta thought aloud.
"We were going to decide the details for the journey." Arthain said, "I do know one thing, you will require a key. I'm not sure where you will find it, although looking in a place similar to where I was being held may be the best place to start. We'll need it to open the door."
Vegeta frowned, "Door? That'll be easy enough, most of this quadrant is mapped out; there are very few abandoned planets to look at. We'll just find the door, open it, and grab your body. I thought this was going to be a long tr…" Vegeta trailed off as Arthain shook his head.
"When I said door, I meant dimensional door. My body isn't in this universe. We need to go to another one."
Vegeta just looked at Arthain perplexed, "Are you trying to tell me there is a door somewhere that leads to another universe?" Vegeta said incredulously. Arthain nodded his head, "And your body is somewhere in that alternate universe?"
Arthain grinned and nodded, "Yup, you have it right. In my time opening doors to alternate universes was a simple process. Most of the doors had to be destroyed but there is one left. It was on the saiyan home world, which is impossible to find unless you know where and what you are looking for." Arthain said.
Vegeta just held his head in his hands and groaned, "Why do I get the feeling this is going to be one very long day."
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A couple hours later…
Gohan flew through the air as he made his way to the capital. Everything he needed was either on him or in capsules on the ship waiting to take him to Zyim. The super saiyan didn't have long to contemplate his journey because he soon arrived at the capital. Before he had even landed in front of the south gate the lasers were down and the guards were saluting him. Gohan just shook his head as he walked through the gates. He still wasn't used to his new station.
Once in the city Gohan took to the air once more and flew towards the ship that was waiting for him. The only person that was waiting for him was Vegeta, with Arthain standing slightly behind him. He had already said his farewells to his family and it wasn't like he was going to be gone a long time.
Vegeta nodded at Gohan as he walked up to him, "You had better not disappoint me. Remember, you have full authority to do whatever it takes to figure out their allegiance and plans." Vegeta said.
Gohan nodded before he looked passed him at Arthain. The specter gave him an amused look before saying, "You may receive some… unexpected help while you are there Gohan. Take care; I need you alive to get my body." Arthain said. Vegeta looked at Arthain in askance but the spirit just shrugged and grinned.
With that the goodbyes were finished and Gohan walked up the ramp and onto the ship. There was not much to the ship. There was only the cockpit, the engine room, the seating area, washroom and several bedrooms for long trips. The ship was not designed to hold many passengers. As Gohan seated himself in the sitting area the ship's engines came online. A moment later there was a lurch as it took to the air. Gohan sat back and relaxed, it was going to be a few hours before he reached Zyim.
As the starship took off Vegeta stopped gazing at it for a moment and looked over at Arthain, "What exactly did you mean by 'unexpected' help?" Vegeta asked curiously.
Arthain just looked at Vegeta and grinned, "Oh nothing, nothing, you'll find out soon enough." Arthain said with a laugh.
Vegeta growled as he glared at Arthain, "I would kick your ass if you weren't translucent." Vegeta snapped.
Arthain just threw his head back and laughed even harder.
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A few hours later…
The planetary shield around Zyim lowered as the ship entered the atmosphere of the planet. Zyim was a jungle planet and over 80% of the planet was covered in it with only a few buildings poking out from the tops of the trees. The rest of the surface of the planet was water. The ship navigated its way over to one of the buildings that poked above the foliage at a steady pace. As it approached the building the building opened up revealing a long hollow tunnel. Gohan looked out the window as his shuttle ship slowly lowered itself down the tube. The tunnel was easily wide enough to allow ships many times the size of the one he was on to pass through it.
"How far down do we have to go before this ship stops?" Gohan wondered aloud.
His question was soon answered as a lurch signaled that the ship had finally stopped. With a sigh of relief Gohan got out of his seat and walked to the exit. The door opened to reveal a round platform with a walkway attaching it to the side of the tunnel. Several beings were walking down said walkway to greet Gohan. Gohan left the ship and approached the group of men and women that had walked out to meet him.
"Welcome to Zyim." Said an elderly man, he stood head and shoulders above Gohan with piercing cyan eyes. A heavy red robe hung from his shoulders with the front opened slightly. He wore a breastplate made out of scales of some unknown, yet giant, creature. Long black hair flowed from the top of his head that reached his calf. Various rings decorated his fingers and a bracer could be seen upon each wrist. The beings skin was a pale color and was almost translucent, "I'm Boreas, ruler of this fair planet. The two behind people behind are Panthion" The other male in the group extended his two fingers in a gesture of hello, "And Ithildai." The only female in the group repeated the gesture of the previous two. "S… We have been expecting you." Boreas said as he extended two of his fingers towards Gohan with his palm up.
Gohan mimicked the gesture before he replied, "It is good to be here. I have some issues I would like to talk about."
Boreas nodded before giving a slight smile, "Of course, but first why don't we get you settled in first?" He said.
Gohan tipped his head in acknowledgment and followed behind the elder Zyian closely. Panthion and Ithildai closed rank behind him making him appear as if he was a prisoner. As they left the walkway and entered the main complex Gohan extended his ki cloak to try to sense the life around and nearly staggered. He couldn't pick out any individual ki signals due to the fact that nearly everything was alive: The walls, the ceiling, the people, the planet itself. There were barely any inorganic objects and material on the planet, and the majority of it belonged to the shuttle he arrived in. At least it'll be easy to get back to the ship if I have to get out of here in a hurry. Gohan thought to himself and proceeded to take note of the twists and turns of the place he was in.
After a half an hour of walking the Boreas stopped in front of an oddly shaped door. As he pressed his palm against the center of it a suction sound was created as the door opened up. The door headed in all directions as it opened from the center outwards. Boreas turned to face Gohan, "This shall be your room for the duration of your stay. Please, make yourself at home. The room is supplied with everything you will need." Boreas said with an eerie smile on his face.
Gohan nodded and entered the room. The door closed behind him as he entered the room light filled the room. A soft luminescence filled the chamber without the aid of any electrical devices. Gohan took this time to survey the room. It wasn't large but it held everything he would need like Boreas had said. A bed lay propped up against the far wall with a dresser beside it. A table sat in the center of the room with several chairs strewn around it. A small pool of water was located in the corner to his right with several benches situated around it and some hooks hanging from the wall. An opening that apparently served as a window, located above the bed, gave a view of the outside. To Gohan's surprise it was an entirely enclosed area. Light filled the outside much like it filled his room, without any apparent electrical devices. Vegetation served as the floor, walls and ceiling of the cavern. Other Zyian's could be seen walking across the enclosed space as they headed to one place or another.
Gohan sat down on his bed and looked at the dresser and gave a startled lurch, "Oh man, I forgot my clothes. I do not think it matters though because I doubt this will end up being an extended stay." Gohan said to the empty room. Ah well, I might as well take a bath while I'm here, at least then I'll be semi-clean.
Gohan stripped down and proceeded to wash himself in the bath that was provided. Although he had taken a shower earlier that day, he didn't know when he would next be able to get clean.
Once he was cleaned Gohan emitted a massive, but short, surge of ki from his body that evaporated all the water on it. Gohan dressed quickly and walked over to the door. He carefully placed his hand on the center of the door and it opened like it did before. This is as good a time to explore as any. Gohan thought as he exited the room.
Gohan wasn't used to not being able to separate one ki from the next; to him it seemed as if everything and everyone shared their life forces. This disturbed Gohan greatly and he was constantly being startled as he rounded a corner and met someone unexpectedly. As he went Gohan kept an eye out for anything suspicious. At first nothing seemed out of place but as he walked through the hallways and into the enclosed areas he began to notice something odd about the people. Many of them seemed fine and normal, but every single one of them had cyan eyes. Everyone without cyan eyes had a smile on their face and everything looked fine, but Gohan could see that the smile never reached their eyes. Their eyes had a look of hopelessness and pain.
It was then that Gohan noticed that he could pick out a few individual life forces, but of those without cyan eyes. Gohan set his mind on one of them and began to follow. The Zyian he was following was a small child that looked as if she was Goten's age. She had chocolate brown eyes and small lips. A small pert nose rested in the middle of her face and long pink hair flowed down to the base of her neck. She was wearing a white short-sleeved shirt and a blue skirt that went down to her knees. Gohan waited until it was just the two of them before he approached the child. The super saiyan laid his hand gently on the girls shoulder. The little girl jumped nearly a foot into the air and whirled around in surprise and fright.
"What is your name little one?" Gohan asked in a soft tone as to not scare her further.
As it was the girl could barely stammer out her name, "K-k-kat-t-ina."
Gohan gently rubbed her head in an attempt to calm her, "Do not worry; I am not here to hurt you. I just want to know why everyone without a certain color of eyes seems to be in pain." Gohan asked softly.
"I-I'm not allowed t-to t-talk about t-that." Katina said in a scared voice.
"Who is going to hear you?" Gohan asked, "It is just you and me in this hallway. Besides, I will protect you from anything if they try to harm you."
"Will you?"
"Yes Katina, I will not let them hurt you." Gohan said gently, "Do you know the answer to my question?"
Katina gave a little nod, "Y-Yes, I do… I-I think." She said and looked around quickly before she looked back at Gohan. Gohan gave a little nod and she continued, "There's… This whisper, inside my head, and a few others that I know… It's telling us to let go… to… to go down." She stops and looks at Gohan hoping it was enough.
Gohan thinks for a moment, "A whisper… What does it sound like? And what is it telling you to go down to?" Gohan asked
Katina bit her lip before she continued, "I don't know exactly what it sounds like… The voice sounds… like a girl but… I can't describe what it sounds like exactly. I don't know what it wants me to go down to… I only know that those who do come back… different, changed. They are no longer themselves. They have no original memories… Many of my friends have come back up not knowing me, yet knew others they've never been in contact with." She paused for a second and adjusted her skirt needlessly, "That's all I know… I'm sorry."
Gohan smiled at her, "Do not worry; you have been a big help. See, nothing bad has happened." Gohan said, "Just stay with me and nothing wil…." Gohan was cut off as the wall directly behind Katina suddenly shot forward straight towards the little girl.
Gohan's eyes widened and he quickly shot forward and blocked the appendage from stabbing the girl. Katina whirled around and screamed as she Gohan holding the wall at bay. The little girl panicked and ran off down the hallway.
"NO! COME BACK!" Gohan shouted as he ripped the appendage from the wall and threw it away.
Gohan quickly flew down the hallway towards the little girl. He saw the floor open up beneath the girl and picked up his pace. Gohan wrapped his arms around the girl's waist and lifted her off the ground a second before she fell into the hole. The girl screamed again and started to thrash in his arms.
"Calm down Katina. Do not worry, I will protect you." Gohan said comfortingly.
Katina stopped screaming and thrashing and laid trembling in his arms. Gohan stroked her hair to calm her down further as he searched for a quick way to his ship. He had to get her out of the hallways if he wanted to be able to keep her safe. Gohan swiftly flew down the hallway with the girl in his arms. More appendages erupted form the walls to stab at him as he flew. Gohan expertly dodged among them and kept on flying through the hallways. At one point the entire hallway collapsed on him trapping him completely. Gohan quickly erected a shield around himself and the little girl. Gohan growled, a deep rumbling noise that sounded from within his chest, as he thought of their predicament. With a massive surge of energy Gohan blasted straight through the walls of the place, no longer bothering to follow the direction of the once existent hallway. Gohan extended one of his arms and tightened his other around the girl and shot a massive blast forward in the direction of his ship.
"If they are going to collapse the existing hallways on us, I might as well make my own." Gohan said in explanation to the little girl.
They made good time since they no longer had to follow the twists and turns of the place. Within a few minutes they blasted out and into the tunnel where his ship laid waiting. At the sight of the blast and Gohan shooting out the ship pilots knew that something was wrong and quickly started up the engines. They knew Gohan could make it on before they lifted off. Gohan headed towards the ship as it slowly rose but before it could get more then a few feet the entire tunnel exploded into action. Hundreds of appendages zipped out from the walls and wrapped themselves around the ship. The ship groaned as it tried to rise but it was held firmly. Gohan started to form energy blasts to destroy the appendages but before he could finish forming even the first the appendages twisted, turned, and tore the ship apart. A loud explosion erupted from the devastated engines, and a ball of fire engulfed the tunnel. Gohan quickly raised a shield around him and the little girl as the fire roared past them.
When the fire abated Gohan stared in disbelief at the shattered remnants of his ship. Suddenly Gohan noticed that he could see the bottom of tunnel, although he couldn't when he first arrived. It was then that he noticed it was rising, at an incredible rate. The bottom of the tunnel didn't look like a floor; it looked like a giant maw complete with huge razor sharp teeth. The girl's eyes widened as she noticed the floor rising and began to squirm again before two large beams of energy appear out of the wreckage of the ship and slammed into the mouth. An unearthly scream erupted from the mouth as it slowly melted into pudding. Gohan stretched his senses towards the location of the two beams and gasped as he recognized two extremely familiar life forces. Another flash of light appear and suddenly Goten and Trunks were floating before Gohan.
"What are you two doing here?" Gohan demanded.
Trunks and Goten exchanged nervous glances, "We wanted to come along, and father wouldn't let us have a fort so we had to do something." Trunks said as he fidgeted nervously.
Gohan glared at the two of them for a moment before he sighed, "Well, there is not much I can do about it now, but when we get back…" Gohan left the threat hanging and both Trunks and Goten gulped. "Since you two are here, make yourself useful. It is going to be hard enough to fight a planet without Katina hampering my movements, although it is not really her fault." Gohan said as he looked down at her, "Make sure that no harm comes to her, I still have to figure out a way to get home."
With that Gohan let his shield down and started to hand Katina over Trunks and Goten. Trunks stretched his hands forward to take her but before he could an incredibly thin appendage flashed out from the side of the tunnel and wrapped itself around Katina before any of them could blink. Katina was ripped from Gohan's arms and was quickly dragged back to the wall. Katina screamed as she felt the appendage wrap around her. Several other appendages parted from the wall and wrapped themselves around Katina's arms, legs and neck. Gohan's eyes flashed as he snarled and blasted to save the child but just as he reached her he saw her face change from fear to pain. Katina let out a blood curdling scream as the appendages pulled in every direction and tore her apart, limb from limb. Gohan had just reached her when the she was torn apart and her blood splashed all over him. Gohan would never forget the look in her eyes as she died. The fear, the pain, and the accusation. Gohan had promised to protect her, and he had failed.
Gohan screamed in rage as he erupted into the second stage of super saiyan. He turned around and stared down, down towards the center of the planet. As he did three shapes separated themselves from the seared mass of flesh and vegetation that Goten and Trunks had burnt. He soon recognized them as the three people that had met him when he first arrived.
Boreas halted directly in front of him with the other two just slightly behind. Gohan noticed that all three were attached to the planet by long tendrils.
Gohan stared at Boreas hard and said one word, "Why?"
"Why not?" Boreas said in return, "She offered power and esteem… So I made the decision for everyone. They would have all agreed anyways, once they knew the truth." He said as he grinned maliciously. "And if they didn't agree… Well… They all did in the end, one way… or another."
"You killed her for no reason!" Gohan snarled.
"No, I didn't kill her, you did, and her blood is on your hands. Figuratively and literally it appears." Boreas laughed at his own sick joke and was quickly joined by the other two behind him. "If you had not approached her in the first place, she would never have had to die." He said in a mild tone and pointed a finger at Gohan, "You are the cause of her death. But you won't have to worry about that for long because you won't be alive for much longer. There are ways of disposing even super saiyans."
Gohan snarled in rage and quickly looked up at Goten and Trunks. The two kids knew what that look meant and quickly powered up to their maximum and went back to back. Boreas tipped his head and grinned as the tunnel once again exploded into action… and this time the entire planet was in on the attack.
To be continued…
In case you're wondering, all emissaries carry translators… not that Gohan needs it. He studied foreign languages when he was younger so he is fluent in every single language in his quadrant.
Sorry for posting it so late… Having motivation problems, but that's just because it's the beginning. Once I get into it I generally start writing faster and faster J. Anyways… Hopefully I'll get the next chapter out within 2 weeks. After that I start university and I cannot guarantee ANY time for my fan fiction. This education I'm paying for and I really can't screw it up J.
So what do you think? Am I suitably evil? I think I shoulda made an angst warning… oh well J.