Wild-filly: O.o Apologies to Kaye for not updating sooner.... I've been
given many threats in my lifetime, but never that someone would feed me to
their little brother if I didn't update sooner.
All muses: *rolling on floor laughing*
Wild-filly: -_-;;
Kaioshin: *recovers slightly* She also asked you to write shorter disclaimers and more story... Somebody's getting sla-ack!
Wild-filly: -_-;; Kaioshin, there's OOC and just plain disturbing, so I suggest you stop doing both.
Kaioshin: *pouts and retreats to corner*
Wild-filly: Yes.. Since MoonWraith moved in my disclaimers are getting progressively longer, so today *strikes heroic, patriotic pose* MY DISCLAIMER WILL BE LESS THAN A PAGE LONG!
All muses and MoonWraith: *anime fall*
Wild-filly: ^_^ at least I'm trying
Disclaimer: *crickets chirp* Oh yeah, the disclaimer.. still haven't been donated the ownership rights, so currently do not own *pouts and joins Kaioshin in the corner*
***Chapter 12***
The animagus skimmed swiftly through the skies after them, easily avoiding all attentions of the demi-Saiyans, to whom giant winged dinosaurs where a perfectly normal sight. The disguised Death Eater had absolutely no intentions of capturing and stunning the two obviously gifted children by himself. Why do this when some lower-ranking and expendable servant of the Dark Lord could do it for them? All the wizard was interested in was seeing exactly where they were going and then sound out for an attack by a group of other concealed Death Eaters.
'Trunks, I think we're going the wrong way'
'Have you any idea which way IS the right way?'
'No..'
'Then what makes you think this ISN'T the right way?'
'... I'm hungry'
Trunks sighed, returning his attention to the endless sea of trees, small valleys and twisting silver rivers below them. Of course neither of them had a clue where they were going, but the scenery was certainly pretty enough. Although the scenery's beauty was hardly compensating for the distinct lack of food.
Frustrated, the older demi-Saiyan slid to a halt in mid-air, 'how could we lose the castle?!'
Goten stopped alongside his friend, 'I dunno, but we can't even sense the other's energies!'
The crow banked left, the wizard's beliefs confirmed that these two were hopelessly lost, being that they had completely avoided Hogwarts, Hogsmeade and the train track leading out and were hazily heading towards the distant mountains, as infamous as the Forbidden Forest. Now was the time to call in for reinforcements.
Goten glanced behind himself as a scraggly black crow cawed mournfully as it hung in mid-air behind them. 'Look Trunks! A birdie!'
The animagus was so busy cawing out a message in a screechy version of Morse Code, that he didn't even notice the spiky-haired chibi gliding towards him, a wide smile on his face.
'Birdie!'
Too late the crow shot downwards, realising he had been discovered. The chibi's hand reached out with inhuman speed and gently grasped the struggling bird, an even wider grin spreading.
'Look! I caught him!'
Trunks turned a bored eye to the proud Goten, now carefully stroking the wing feathers of his new and frantic pet. 'Goten, I don't think he likes that'.
Goten looked crestfallen, 'you don't think he likes me?' The chibi's huge black eyes filled with tears, causing even the captive wizard's heart to erupt with pity. Resentfully, the Death Eater ceased his struggling and allowed the overjoyed boy to hug him. Hopefully the others would come soon and fail to notice this embarrassing circumstance he was now landed in.
Trunks shook his head disdainfully, continuing to scan the horizon for any remotely familiar landmark. Nothing. Whose bright idea was it to fill a forest full of trees and nothing else?!
Then there was something, something bursting out of the uninterrupted winding trees in the distance, its wings thrashing for height. 'Hey Goten! What do you think that thing is?!' yelled Trunks in a combination of fascination and fear.
Goten glanced up from his inspection of the disgusted crow, 'I'm not sure Trunks, it looks a bit like a pony from here. What do you think, Raven?'
"Raven", who was in fact named Macnair, did in fact recognise the Death Eater headed towards them and heaved a mental sigh of relief. Antonio Dolohov's cruel and relatively unusual prowess in handling magical creatures had gained him a sizeable advantage in working within the Forbidden Forest.
Trunks shook his head 'nah, it's too big for a pony, and it's flying towards us!'
Goten scratched his head pensively, 'is it maybe a flying horse then? But I thought they were just a story!'
Trunks shook his head, eyes never leaving the charging black winged horse heading straight for them, 'I'm pretty sure THAT one's not a story, either that or no one's bothered to tell it that small fact'.
Macnair was slightly surprised at the complete lack of a reaction from the children. Even though they appeared to possess incredible power, they obviously had not the faintest idea that the creature headed towards them did not bring fair tidings. Perhaps they were not wizards and their powers not magical...
Dolohov was not in any form of disguise, arrogantly astride the galloping winged horse with white mask and long black robes streaming out behind himself in the strong breeze, hardly visible against the creature's own midnight flanks and plumbed tail. It was apparent though, that Antonio's skill with the extremely rare and powerful dark Pegasus was not through natural ability, for the noble stallion was criss-crossed with deep, bloody scars. A heavy lead-rimmed bit was held by vicious hands, controlling the stallion by the Pegasus' inability to tolerate the taint of lead on their flesh, coupled with serrated lead spurs.
Goten was impressed, 'wow Trunks, that horse thing is HUGE!'
Trunks did not have time to respond, as the massive horse surged between the two boys, Antonio drew out his wand, 'STUPEFY!'
Trunks was struck face-first with the full power of the magical attack, completely unprepared and unaware of what danger he was in. The lavender haired chibi lost control of his hover and plunged like a limp ragdoll down towards the dark forest below. Dolohov drove the spurs deep into his steed's torn flanks and his black wings tucked neatly into a dive, catching up to and catching the falling child before he even reached the tree level.
Goten gave a scream of horror as Trunks lost consciousness and let go of the ruffled crow, continuing his scream as he leapt straight into his Super Saiyan form, angry tears springing from his eyes.
'KA....ME...HA..ME...HAAAAAA!!'
The huge beam of light blue energy blasted from the young Super Saiyan's outstretched hands, striking Dolohov right out of the lead-lined saddle and down through the tightly clustered trees. The Death Eater gave one final scream as the pure concentrated Ki ripped through him, biting a huge crater into the forest floor. Trunks remained slung over the saddle, secured by magical bindings.
Goten's breath heaved as the chibi fought to recover from the ferocity of his own attack; the rage of his best friend's unfair defeat had drawn virtually every ounce of strength he possessed. Gliding over to the snorting stallion's side, Goten reached over to where Trunks remained bound over the pommel of the metallic saddle. The chibi didn't notice the crow land on the cantle as he fought to check Trunks' pulse, not until it was too late.
'STUPEFY!'
Macnair transformed back into his human state and used the same magical ties to hold the dazed Goten over the front of the saddle. Unable to move with the poisonous lead burning his flesh, the stallion danced nervously in mid-air. He did not recognise this new pilot, yet he certainly did not expect any kindness to come from him.
The Death Eater responsible for the executions of countless "dangerous beasts" gathered up the leather reins and barked out a charm to minimise the effect of the lead, only so much that the Pegasus could move forward with being burnt. Kicking into the unresisting stallion's butchered sides, Macnair pushed the horse into a hand gallop and towards the foggy mountains, to present the prize to the Dark Lord and edit Dolohov's will.
*
A hopeful Goku, a slightly less pink Gohan, a concerned Piccolo, bored Vegeta and nervous Supreme Kai were all standing on the expansive smooth lawns just outside the main castle entrance, staring into the overgrown expanse that was the Forbidden Forest. Dumbledore was speaking to Hagrid whilst Harry, Ron and Hermione tried their best to eavesdrop on just what was being said.
'You are certain that they went into the forest?'
'Yes mister Dumbledore, two little kids came tearing out of the castle and right into the woods beside my hut. I came after them, but couldn't find a trace of where they had gone; either they knew exactly where they were going or were moving faster than me or Fang could ever go'.
Dumbledore shook his head sadly, 'I had hoped this was not the case. I am afraid that you are right about the latter, Hagrid. Why did you not come tell me?'
Hagrid shuffled his feet in shame, 'I was intending to sir, but I only just got back. I've asked the centaurs to look for them, but you know what they're like these days..'
Dumbledore smiled slightly, 'if the centaurs see them, they will tell you Hagrid'.
Returning to where the Z fighters, young wizards and witch were standing, Dumbledore cast a disapproving glance towards Harry, Ron and Hermione, completely aware of their attempts, 'Hagrid agrees that they went into the forest and he has asked the herds of centaurs inhabiting there to look for the children'.
Goku blinked, 'what are centaurs?'
Hermione swallowed, 'they are magical creatures that look like a combination of both humans and horses; they have the head, torso and arms of a human and the body, legs and tail of a horse'.
Goku pondered on this for a moment, coming up with a mental image that resembled a centaur if centaurs were indeed related to scorpions and bestowed with more limbs than necessary. The Saiyan warrior broke into a wide grin, 'they should be easy to find if we go ask them if they've seen the boys!'
Gohan glanced at his father in surprise, for Gohan's knowledge of "mythical" animals was considerably extensive due to one of Chi-Chi's whims that he may aspire to be famous historian as well as mathematician, scientist, doctor and Nobel Prize winner as well as author and artist in his spare time. Oh yeah, and lawyer.
'Dad, I'm not entirely sure, but I think that centaurs would be pretty hard to find if they don't want to be found. They're as smart as us'.
Vegeta snorted quietly, 'although I'm sure that doesn't say much about them in general if this includes Kakarott'.
Piccolo was the only one who heard this comment and chose to ignore it, keeping it in mental storage as possible fuel for a fire. Bulma did not appreciate her husband's frequent remarks at her friend's expense but certainly did appreciate being informed of Vegeta's comments when she wasn't around. Denying the Saiyan Prince certain luxuries was one of the scientist's favourite hobbies. She often mused over selling tickets to people just to witness the planet destroyer's reaction to the threat of having the Gravity Room torn down and its materials used to build a new statue to Hercule.
The Supreme Kai closed his eyes, sinking down into the closely-cropped grass in a meditative state. The others fell into silence as they observed the lavender deity lapse into intense concentration. Kaioshin may not be from this parallel universe and his powers therefore incredibly weak in this field, but his powers as Supreme Kai still existed and locating life energies was a basic act on his part. He may not be able to pinpoint the location of the young demi-Saiyans, but he could certainly find the people who were supposed to be here.
Several minutes passed with the Supreme Kai sitting delicately cross-legged on the lawn in utter silence save for his rhythmic breathing. At last Kaioshin's almond-shaped eyes flickered open, a smile forming, 'there is a group of fifteen or so centaurs due north-west from here. They are moving consistently in this direction as though they are tracking something. I could not penetrate the leader's mind to find exactly what, but does the name "Bane" sound familiar?'
Harry nodded, 'yeah we've met Bane before, but he hates humans! Why would he be helping us?'
Dumbledore shook his head, 'no Harry, Bane has witnessed the atrocities committed by wizards many times throughout his life. He is not an evil centaur, although he has little reason to show humans any faith or affection'.
Hermione blinked and then slowly opened her mouth in dawning understanding, 'Professor...'
Dumbledore smiled, 'there is no time now Hermione, but I do believe that you are on the right track. You can take your friends to the centaurs?' The question was directed to Kaioshin.
Nodding, the deity rose from the grass, brushing stray blades from the crisp blue fabric, 'we must hurry though, they seem to have increased the pace'.
Ron gazed apprehensively into the darkness of the edge of the forest, pitch- black despite the brightness of the afternoon sun, 'are we going too Professor?'
'Only if you want to go, Mister Weasley. I will send what members of the Order I can spare as soon as I make your excuses, but I daresay that our guests would appreciate your insight and knowledge of the forest'.
Piccolo cleared his throat, casting a grave eye over the adolescents, 'forgive me for saying so, but I think they would be in considerable danger if they were to come along with us'.
Harry felt himself riling, a stubborn surge of arrogance and annoyance at being thought of as too weak and cowardly to come, 'Professor Dumbledore, I want to go'.
Hermione glanced at Harry nervously, 'then I'm going as well'.
Ron sighed, kicking at a lump in the otherwise perfect turf, 'me too'.
Gohan grinned at them, it was nice to see that he wasn't the only one who could stand up to Piccolo. The Namekian grunted and turned to Kaioshin, 'sir, will you lead?'
'Certainly, although I must further impress the need for greater speed'.
Harry nudged Ron, 'should we go get our brooms?'
Goku grinned, 'that won't be necessary, I can transport you to different parts of the forest until we meet up with Gohan and the others'.
The young mages instinctively took a step back, 'how do you mean?' queried Hermione in a mixture of curiosity and apprehension.
Kaioshin glanced at Goku, 'the centaurs are continuing to head in a north- westerly direction several miles from here. They've just cantered alongside a lake almost as big as the one beside this castle, can you find that?'
'Dunno..' The Saiyan closed his eyes, 'it's different locating people here than it is back home!' Finally he opened his eyes, 'right, you guys go on ahead, we'll meet you by the lake ok?'
Kaioshin nodded serenely and rose into the air, as Piccolo, Gohan and Vegeta did the same, the demi and full-blood Saiyans transforming in order to make better speeds. In a heartbeat they were gone, only their glinting energy signals winking in the distance showing their path. Goku returned his focus to Harry, Ron and Hermione.
'This is called Instant Transmission, it's a lot faster than flying or running, but you'll need to grab hold of my arm for it to work ok?'
Harry stepped forward and seized the fighter's wristband, fingers feeling through the soft blue fabric to the strings of thin metal weights beneath. He supposed this was some part of increasing muscle strength, but it didn't half seem a little extreme.
Ron and Hermione followed suit and the four flickered out of sight, leaving Dumbledore behind. The aged wizard hurried into the castle. Hopefully the centaurs would have found the children before the guests reached them, however if this wasn't the case, then he and the Order of the Phoenix had been intending an attack on the Death Eaters for some time now.
It was time to call in Lupin, Tonks, Moody and anyone else who could be spared for the moment. If these aliens had the strength to give the dungeons a skylight without the use of a wand or even breaking a sweat, then perhaps they stood a chance in the war against Voldemort after all. Either way it was worth a shot... as long as the dungeons didn't end up looking like a Swiss cheese, there wouldn't be any harm in the aliens staying for a while, could there?
*
Wild-filly: I just wrote that all at once and my back is KILLING me!
Kaioshin: Just because this isn't disclaimer doesn't mean you can fill it with all of your usual complaints!
Wild-filly: just watch me ^_^ I have some stuff to say anyways
1) A certain reviewer by the anonymous name of Suzuka Blade has left a collection of rather random reviews - I would much appreciate it if they would please leave me an explanation of just why they did such a thing as I am at a loss as to their meaning.. Yes they are humorous in their way, but still confusing...
2) What is with MoonWraith? MoonWraith is in fact the penname of one of my school friends and I am writing a Dragonball Z fic with her (A Fairytale Work Experience) and she helped me come up with the plot of Broken Wands and Evil Gods. The problem is that I have actually forgotten the plot we made up and am now making it up as I go -_-;; MoonWraith has her own fictionpress account and shares the fanfiction account Darkness Eternal with another of my friends ^_^ does that clear up matters?
And finally, many thanks to everyone who has reviewed and given me their comments, contributions and random words of wisdom for the last few chapters - Kaye, El Loco Uno, Suzuka Blade, Nitte iz, elvenjedi, Sozoku and uknowwhoiam!
All muses: *rolling on floor laughing*
Wild-filly: -_-;;
Kaioshin: *recovers slightly* She also asked you to write shorter disclaimers and more story... Somebody's getting sla-ack!
Wild-filly: -_-;; Kaioshin, there's OOC and just plain disturbing, so I suggest you stop doing both.
Kaioshin: *pouts and retreats to corner*
Wild-filly: Yes.. Since MoonWraith moved in my disclaimers are getting progressively longer, so today *strikes heroic, patriotic pose* MY DISCLAIMER WILL BE LESS THAN A PAGE LONG!
All muses and MoonWraith: *anime fall*
Wild-filly: ^_^ at least I'm trying
Disclaimer: *crickets chirp* Oh yeah, the disclaimer.. still haven't been donated the ownership rights, so currently do not own *pouts and joins Kaioshin in the corner*
***Chapter 12***
The animagus skimmed swiftly through the skies after them, easily avoiding all attentions of the demi-Saiyans, to whom giant winged dinosaurs where a perfectly normal sight. The disguised Death Eater had absolutely no intentions of capturing and stunning the two obviously gifted children by himself. Why do this when some lower-ranking and expendable servant of the Dark Lord could do it for them? All the wizard was interested in was seeing exactly where they were going and then sound out for an attack by a group of other concealed Death Eaters.
'Trunks, I think we're going the wrong way'
'Have you any idea which way IS the right way?'
'No..'
'Then what makes you think this ISN'T the right way?'
'... I'm hungry'
Trunks sighed, returning his attention to the endless sea of trees, small valleys and twisting silver rivers below them. Of course neither of them had a clue where they were going, but the scenery was certainly pretty enough. Although the scenery's beauty was hardly compensating for the distinct lack of food.
Frustrated, the older demi-Saiyan slid to a halt in mid-air, 'how could we lose the castle?!'
Goten stopped alongside his friend, 'I dunno, but we can't even sense the other's energies!'
The crow banked left, the wizard's beliefs confirmed that these two were hopelessly lost, being that they had completely avoided Hogwarts, Hogsmeade and the train track leading out and were hazily heading towards the distant mountains, as infamous as the Forbidden Forest. Now was the time to call in for reinforcements.
Goten glanced behind himself as a scraggly black crow cawed mournfully as it hung in mid-air behind them. 'Look Trunks! A birdie!'
The animagus was so busy cawing out a message in a screechy version of Morse Code, that he didn't even notice the spiky-haired chibi gliding towards him, a wide smile on his face.
'Birdie!'
Too late the crow shot downwards, realising he had been discovered. The chibi's hand reached out with inhuman speed and gently grasped the struggling bird, an even wider grin spreading.
'Look! I caught him!'
Trunks turned a bored eye to the proud Goten, now carefully stroking the wing feathers of his new and frantic pet. 'Goten, I don't think he likes that'.
Goten looked crestfallen, 'you don't think he likes me?' The chibi's huge black eyes filled with tears, causing even the captive wizard's heart to erupt with pity. Resentfully, the Death Eater ceased his struggling and allowed the overjoyed boy to hug him. Hopefully the others would come soon and fail to notice this embarrassing circumstance he was now landed in.
Trunks shook his head disdainfully, continuing to scan the horizon for any remotely familiar landmark. Nothing. Whose bright idea was it to fill a forest full of trees and nothing else?!
Then there was something, something bursting out of the uninterrupted winding trees in the distance, its wings thrashing for height. 'Hey Goten! What do you think that thing is?!' yelled Trunks in a combination of fascination and fear.
Goten glanced up from his inspection of the disgusted crow, 'I'm not sure Trunks, it looks a bit like a pony from here. What do you think, Raven?'
"Raven", who was in fact named Macnair, did in fact recognise the Death Eater headed towards them and heaved a mental sigh of relief. Antonio Dolohov's cruel and relatively unusual prowess in handling magical creatures had gained him a sizeable advantage in working within the Forbidden Forest.
Trunks shook his head 'nah, it's too big for a pony, and it's flying towards us!'
Goten scratched his head pensively, 'is it maybe a flying horse then? But I thought they were just a story!'
Trunks shook his head, eyes never leaving the charging black winged horse heading straight for them, 'I'm pretty sure THAT one's not a story, either that or no one's bothered to tell it that small fact'.
Macnair was slightly surprised at the complete lack of a reaction from the children. Even though they appeared to possess incredible power, they obviously had not the faintest idea that the creature headed towards them did not bring fair tidings. Perhaps they were not wizards and their powers not magical...
Dolohov was not in any form of disguise, arrogantly astride the galloping winged horse with white mask and long black robes streaming out behind himself in the strong breeze, hardly visible against the creature's own midnight flanks and plumbed tail. It was apparent though, that Antonio's skill with the extremely rare and powerful dark Pegasus was not through natural ability, for the noble stallion was criss-crossed with deep, bloody scars. A heavy lead-rimmed bit was held by vicious hands, controlling the stallion by the Pegasus' inability to tolerate the taint of lead on their flesh, coupled with serrated lead spurs.
Goten was impressed, 'wow Trunks, that horse thing is HUGE!'
Trunks did not have time to respond, as the massive horse surged between the two boys, Antonio drew out his wand, 'STUPEFY!'
Trunks was struck face-first with the full power of the magical attack, completely unprepared and unaware of what danger he was in. The lavender haired chibi lost control of his hover and plunged like a limp ragdoll down towards the dark forest below. Dolohov drove the spurs deep into his steed's torn flanks and his black wings tucked neatly into a dive, catching up to and catching the falling child before he even reached the tree level.
Goten gave a scream of horror as Trunks lost consciousness and let go of the ruffled crow, continuing his scream as he leapt straight into his Super Saiyan form, angry tears springing from his eyes.
'KA....ME...HA..ME...HAAAAAA!!'
The huge beam of light blue energy blasted from the young Super Saiyan's outstretched hands, striking Dolohov right out of the lead-lined saddle and down through the tightly clustered trees. The Death Eater gave one final scream as the pure concentrated Ki ripped through him, biting a huge crater into the forest floor. Trunks remained slung over the saddle, secured by magical bindings.
Goten's breath heaved as the chibi fought to recover from the ferocity of his own attack; the rage of his best friend's unfair defeat had drawn virtually every ounce of strength he possessed. Gliding over to the snorting stallion's side, Goten reached over to where Trunks remained bound over the pommel of the metallic saddle. The chibi didn't notice the crow land on the cantle as he fought to check Trunks' pulse, not until it was too late.
'STUPEFY!'
Macnair transformed back into his human state and used the same magical ties to hold the dazed Goten over the front of the saddle. Unable to move with the poisonous lead burning his flesh, the stallion danced nervously in mid-air. He did not recognise this new pilot, yet he certainly did not expect any kindness to come from him.
The Death Eater responsible for the executions of countless "dangerous beasts" gathered up the leather reins and barked out a charm to minimise the effect of the lead, only so much that the Pegasus could move forward with being burnt. Kicking into the unresisting stallion's butchered sides, Macnair pushed the horse into a hand gallop and towards the foggy mountains, to present the prize to the Dark Lord and edit Dolohov's will.
*
A hopeful Goku, a slightly less pink Gohan, a concerned Piccolo, bored Vegeta and nervous Supreme Kai were all standing on the expansive smooth lawns just outside the main castle entrance, staring into the overgrown expanse that was the Forbidden Forest. Dumbledore was speaking to Hagrid whilst Harry, Ron and Hermione tried their best to eavesdrop on just what was being said.
'You are certain that they went into the forest?'
'Yes mister Dumbledore, two little kids came tearing out of the castle and right into the woods beside my hut. I came after them, but couldn't find a trace of where they had gone; either they knew exactly where they were going or were moving faster than me or Fang could ever go'.
Dumbledore shook his head sadly, 'I had hoped this was not the case. I am afraid that you are right about the latter, Hagrid. Why did you not come tell me?'
Hagrid shuffled his feet in shame, 'I was intending to sir, but I only just got back. I've asked the centaurs to look for them, but you know what they're like these days..'
Dumbledore smiled slightly, 'if the centaurs see them, they will tell you Hagrid'.
Returning to where the Z fighters, young wizards and witch were standing, Dumbledore cast a disapproving glance towards Harry, Ron and Hermione, completely aware of their attempts, 'Hagrid agrees that they went into the forest and he has asked the herds of centaurs inhabiting there to look for the children'.
Goku blinked, 'what are centaurs?'
Hermione swallowed, 'they are magical creatures that look like a combination of both humans and horses; they have the head, torso and arms of a human and the body, legs and tail of a horse'.
Goku pondered on this for a moment, coming up with a mental image that resembled a centaur if centaurs were indeed related to scorpions and bestowed with more limbs than necessary. The Saiyan warrior broke into a wide grin, 'they should be easy to find if we go ask them if they've seen the boys!'
Gohan glanced at his father in surprise, for Gohan's knowledge of "mythical" animals was considerably extensive due to one of Chi-Chi's whims that he may aspire to be famous historian as well as mathematician, scientist, doctor and Nobel Prize winner as well as author and artist in his spare time. Oh yeah, and lawyer.
'Dad, I'm not entirely sure, but I think that centaurs would be pretty hard to find if they don't want to be found. They're as smart as us'.
Vegeta snorted quietly, 'although I'm sure that doesn't say much about them in general if this includes Kakarott'.
Piccolo was the only one who heard this comment and chose to ignore it, keeping it in mental storage as possible fuel for a fire. Bulma did not appreciate her husband's frequent remarks at her friend's expense but certainly did appreciate being informed of Vegeta's comments when she wasn't around. Denying the Saiyan Prince certain luxuries was one of the scientist's favourite hobbies. She often mused over selling tickets to people just to witness the planet destroyer's reaction to the threat of having the Gravity Room torn down and its materials used to build a new statue to Hercule.
The Supreme Kai closed his eyes, sinking down into the closely-cropped grass in a meditative state. The others fell into silence as they observed the lavender deity lapse into intense concentration. Kaioshin may not be from this parallel universe and his powers therefore incredibly weak in this field, but his powers as Supreme Kai still existed and locating life energies was a basic act on his part. He may not be able to pinpoint the location of the young demi-Saiyans, but he could certainly find the people who were supposed to be here.
Several minutes passed with the Supreme Kai sitting delicately cross-legged on the lawn in utter silence save for his rhythmic breathing. At last Kaioshin's almond-shaped eyes flickered open, a smile forming, 'there is a group of fifteen or so centaurs due north-west from here. They are moving consistently in this direction as though they are tracking something. I could not penetrate the leader's mind to find exactly what, but does the name "Bane" sound familiar?'
Harry nodded, 'yeah we've met Bane before, but he hates humans! Why would he be helping us?'
Dumbledore shook his head, 'no Harry, Bane has witnessed the atrocities committed by wizards many times throughout his life. He is not an evil centaur, although he has little reason to show humans any faith or affection'.
Hermione blinked and then slowly opened her mouth in dawning understanding, 'Professor...'
Dumbledore smiled, 'there is no time now Hermione, but I do believe that you are on the right track. You can take your friends to the centaurs?' The question was directed to Kaioshin.
Nodding, the deity rose from the grass, brushing stray blades from the crisp blue fabric, 'we must hurry though, they seem to have increased the pace'.
Ron gazed apprehensively into the darkness of the edge of the forest, pitch- black despite the brightness of the afternoon sun, 'are we going too Professor?'
'Only if you want to go, Mister Weasley. I will send what members of the Order I can spare as soon as I make your excuses, but I daresay that our guests would appreciate your insight and knowledge of the forest'.
Piccolo cleared his throat, casting a grave eye over the adolescents, 'forgive me for saying so, but I think they would be in considerable danger if they were to come along with us'.
Harry felt himself riling, a stubborn surge of arrogance and annoyance at being thought of as too weak and cowardly to come, 'Professor Dumbledore, I want to go'.
Hermione glanced at Harry nervously, 'then I'm going as well'.
Ron sighed, kicking at a lump in the otherwise perfect turf, 'me too'.
Gohan grinned at them, it was nice to see that he wasn't the only one who could stand up to Piccolo. The Namekian grunted and turned to Kaioshin, 'sir, will you lead?'
'Certainly, although I must further impress the need for greater speed'.
Harry nudged Ron, 'should we go get our brooms?'
Goku grinned, 'that won't be necessary, I can transport you to different parts of the forest until we meet up with Gohan and the others'.
The young mages instinctively took a step back, 'how do you mean?' queried Hermione in a mixture of curiosity and apprehension.
Kaioshin glanced at Goku, 'the centaurs are continuing to head in a north- westerly direction several miles from here. They've just cantered alongside a lake almost as big as the one beside this castle, can you find that?'
'Dunno..' The Saiyan closed his eyes, 'it's different locating people here than it is back home!' Finally he opened his eyes, 'right, you guys go on ahead, we'll meet you by the lake ok?'
Kaioshin nodded serenely and rose into the air, as Piccolo, Gohan and Vegeta did the same, the demi and full-blood Saiyans transforming in order to make better speeds. In a heartbeat they were gone, only their glinting energy signals winking in the distance showing their path. Goku returned his focus to Harry, Ron and Hermione.
'This is called Instant Transmission, it's a lot faster than flying or running, but you'll need to grab hold of my arm for it to work ok?'
Harry stepped forward and seized the fighter's wristband, fingers feeling through the soft blue fabric to the strings of thin metal weights beneath. He supposed this was some part of increasing muscle strength, but it didn't half seem a little extreme.
Ron and Hermione followed suit and the four flickered out of sight, leaving Dumbledore behind. The aged wizard hurried into the castle. Hopefully the centaurs would have found the children before the guests reached them, however if this wasn't the case, then he and the Order of the Phoenix had been intending an attack on the Death Eaters for some time now.
It was time to call in Lupin, Tonks, Moody and anyone else who could be spared for the moment. If these aliens had the strength to give the dungeons a skylight without the use of a wand or even breaking a sweat, then perhaps they stood a chance in the war against Voldemort after all. Either way it was worth a shot... as long as the dungeons didn't end up looking like a Swiss cheese, there wouldn't be any harm in the aliens staying for a while, could there?
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Wild-filly: I just wrote that all at once and my back is KILLING me!
Kaioshin: Just because this isn't disclaimer doesn't mean you can fill it with all of your usual complaints!
Wild-filly: just watch me ^_^ I have some stuff to say anyways
1) A certain reviewer by the anonymous name of Suzuka Blade has left a collection of rather random reviews - I would much appreciate it if they would please leave me an explanation of just why they did such a thing as I am at a loss as to their meaning.. Yes they are humorous in their way, but still confusing...
2) What is with MoonWraith? MoonWraith is in fact the penname of one of my school friends and I am writing a Dragonball Z fic with her (A Fairytale Work Experience) and she helped me come up with the plot of Broken Wands and Evil Gods. The problem is that I have actually forgotten the plot we made up and am now making it up as I go -_-;; MoonWraith has her own fictionpress account and shares the fanfiction account Darkness Eternal with another of my friends ^_^ does that clear up matters?
And finally, many thanks to everyone who has reviewed and given me their comments, contributions and random words of wisdom for the last few chapters - Kaye, El Loco Uno, Suzuka Blade, Nitte iz, elvenjedi, Sozoku and uknowwhoiam!
