Hey peeps! Sorry this chapter took soooo long to come out. I lost the notebook that my draft was written in and started panicking. But I found it now!
*sighs with relief*
ChickFlick Chapter 6
A few days later, Chichi suddenly stopped in the middle of a red-hot battle between her and Bulma. Everybody looked puzzled but she held up her hands for silence. There was a look of concentration on her face. She glanced up at all the concerned faces and explained quickly
"It's a message from King Kai," then went back to concentrating. After a while she started talking to the others, who had stopped their training and had gathered in a group around her.
"King Kai says that over the last few days he's been gathering information for us, about the location of Cell's base. He reckons there's only one way in, and the entrance is right below the Clearwater Lake! (The Clearwater Lake was a pretty, yet deserted lake situated in the middle of the city.) Chichi concentrated again for a short time, then suddenly her features relaxed.
"He's gone now," she said, "but he told me some more; he thinks that, apart from the difficulty of entering the base, there'll be what Cell calls the 'Tunnel of Dangers'." [yes I know; LAME!!!]. Bulma grimaced.
"I never knew that Cell was one of those people who over-dramatise everything." said Videl, with one eyebrow raised.
"Yeah, well, let's just hope that he's being over-dramatic, because if he isn't..."
Pan had been looking worried ever since Chichi had mentioned that the entrance was under a lake, but when Videl asked her what was wrong, she said it was nothing. She didn't want to tell anyone about her dream, not yet. 'It's probably just a coincidence that I saw Cell under the lake in my dream; dreams don't come true!' But she still couldn't help being worried.
* * * * *
When they had finished training for the day, and everyone was packing up their stuff to go home, Chichi made an announcement.
"Guys, you probably don't need telling this, but... everybody try to think of a way to get underneath a lake, in the middle of a crowded city, without anybody seeing us. k?"
"Yep. Sure. Easy-peasy." said Pan, and everyone laughed.
But no matter what anybody said, they all had the one same thing on their minds as they finished packing up and went home.
* * * * *
For a whole week, Chichi kept thinking about it. She thought maybe they could drain the water from the lake and dig their way down; at least then they wouldn't be revealing their powers to the public. But for some reason Chichi thought that some people (like the Mayor for instance) might not like that idea very much. Or they could try to dig right beside the lake, but that probably wouldn't work either; King Kai had said the only way in was right below the middle of the lake.
And then the full-on way would be to just blast a hole downwards through the water and the earth, but then the Tunnel of Dangers and probably the whole of Cells base would fill up with water and they'd all drown. 'Well that would get rid of Cell and his friends.' thought Chichi sarcastically.
But in the end it was Bulma who got the main idea. She had rushed into the gym, red-faced and panting. She had thought of the idea while she had been walking to training and had run as fast as she could the rest of the way. She hurriedly explained her idea while the others listened intently. And when she had finished, there was a grin on every face.
Things were moving again.
* * * * *
They all prepared as quickly as they could after that; the very next day they were ready to go into action. They met beside the lake, all wearing their communicators in case of an emergency. [Note: Communicators are like wrist-watches with a radio where the clock face should be]. Chichi carried a very normal looking picnic basket and Videl carried a very normal looking rug over one arm.
"I can't wait to have this picnic by the lake!" said Pan, grinning slyly up at her mother. So off they went. They walked along beside the lake, trying to act natural even though their insides were having a wrestling match. They finally got to a fairly secluded spot and dumped all their 'picnic' stuff under a tree. Everyone could sense a sudden alertness in the air; this is what they had really come here for. They walked with a purpose but said nothing to each other, over to the side of the lake. They waded into the water until they were almost completely hidden by the tall reeds.
And it was there that Chichi started to raise the Shield. They tried not to think about what would happen if Chichi couldn't pull this off; they didn't know if it was possible to do what she was going to attempt. But they all agreed. It was the only way. She raised the Shield higher and higher. It extended like an electric blue, yet transparent bubble, enveloping her. Gradually it crept up to the others, a shimmering wall of energy in their faces. They didn't move. Slowly it had surrounded them as it had done with Chichi. They felt as if they were looking through blue cellophane.
Slowly they started rising into the air. Once they were above the shelter of the reeds, Chichi raised the hologram.
*sighs with relief*
ChickFlick Chapter 6
A few days later, Chichi suddenly stopped in the middle of a red-hot battle between her and Bulma. Everybody looked puzzled but she held up her hands for silence. There was a look of concentration on her face. She glanced up at all the concerned faces and explained quickly
"It's a message from King Kai," then went back to concentrating. After a while she started talking to the others, who had stopped their training and had gathered in a group around her.
"King Kai says that over the last few days he's been gathering information for us, about the location of Cell's base. He reckons there's only one way in, and the entrance is right below the Clearwater Lake! (The Clearwater Lake was a pretty, yet deserted lake situated in the middle of the city.) Chichi concentrated again for a short time, then suddenly her features relaxed.
"He's gone now," she said, "but he told me some more; he thinks that, apart from the difficulty of entering the base, there'll be what Cell calls the 'Tunnel of Dangers'." [yes I know; LAME!!!]. Bulma grimaced.
"I never knew that Cell was one of those people who over-dramatise everything." said Videl, with one eyebrow raised.
"Yeah, well, let's just hope that he's being over-dramatic, because if he isn't..."
Pan had been looking worried ever since Chichi had mentioned that the entrance was under a lake, but when Videl asked her what was wrong, she said it was nothing. She didn't want to tell anyone about her dream, not yet. 'It's probably just a coincidence that I saw Cell under the lake in my dream; dreams don't come true!' But she still couldn't help being worried.
* * * * *
When they had finished training for the day, and everyone was packing up their stuff to go home, Chichi made an announcement.
"Guys, you probably don't need telling this, but... everybody try to think of a way to get underneath a lake, in the middle of a crowded city, without anybody seeing us. k?"
"Yep. Sure. Easy-peasy." said Pan, and everyone laughed.
But no matter what anybody said, they all had the one same thing on their minds as they finished packing up and went home.
* * * * *
For a whole week, Chichi kept thinking about it. She thought maybe they could drain the water from the lake and dig their way down; at least then they wouldn't be revealing their powers to the public. But for some reason Chichi thought that some people (like the Mayor for instance) might not like that idea very much. Or they could try to dig right beside the lake, but that probably wouldn't work either; King Kai had said the only way in was right below the middle of the lake.
And then the full-on way would be to just blast a hole downwards through the water and the earth, but then the Tunnel of Dangers and probably the whole of Cells base would fill up with water and they'd all drown. 'Well that would get rid of Cell and his friends.' thought Chichi sarcastically.
But in the end it was Bulma who got the main idea. She had rushed into the gym, red-faced and panting. She had thought of the idea while she had been walking to training and had run as fast as she could the rest of the way. She hurriedly explained her idea while the others listened intently. And when she had finished, there was a grin on every face.
Things were moving again.
* * * * *
They all prepared as quickly as they could after that; the very next day they were ready to go into action. They met beside the lake, all wearing their communicators in case of an emergency. [Note: Communicators are like wrist-watches with a radio where the clock face should be]. Chichi carried a very normal looking picnic basket and Videl carried a very normal looking rug over one arm.
"I can't wait to have this picnic by the lake!" said Pan, grinning slyly up at her mother. So off they went. They walked along beside the lake, trying to act natural even though their insides were having a wrestling match. They finally got to a fairly secluded spot and dumped all their 'picnic' stuff under a tree. Everyone could sense a sudden alertness in the air; this is what they had really come here for. They walked with a purpose but said nothing to each other, over to the side of the lake. They waded into the water until they were almost completely hidden by the tall reeds.
And it was there that Chichi started to raise the Shield. They tried not to think about what would happen if Chichi couldn't pull this off; they didn't know if it was possible to do what she was going to attempt. But they all agreed. It was the only way. She raised the Shield higher and higher. It extended like an electric blue, yet transparent bubble, enveloping her. Gradually it crept up to the others, a shimmering wall of energy in their faces. They didn't move. Slowly it had surrounded them as it had done with Chichi. They felt as if they were looking through blue cellophane.
Slowly they started rising into the air. Once they were above the shelter of the reeds, Chichi raised the hologram.