Crossover to Save Time and Space
By Tonz82
Email Tonz82@yahoo.com
A crossover featuring the heroes and heroines from Dragon Ball Z, Magic Knights Rayearth, Sailor Moon, & Ronin Warriors
Disclaimer: I do not own Sailor Moon, Magic Knights Rayearth, Ronin Warriors, or Dragon Ball. Each are owned by respective companies. Do not sue me because you won't get anything anyway.
Chapter Eight:
Flashback of memories passed…
"No! What's happening? I don't understand?" cried a young woman.
She fell to her knees as the ground shook. The sudden impact had knocked the wind out of her lungs. She looked above her head to find large chunks of stone falling from the ceiling. She dived out the way as a large piece fell towards her. The once seemingly strong pillars that supported the temple's roof tipped back and forth and began to fall forward. She braced herself against the wall as she tried to stand and looked out the large window. The sky had become dark. Lightning cracked and flashed through out the sky. Strong winds blew through the air. In the distance she could see the surrounding villages. The homes of so many were crumbling and being swallowed by the ground beneath them.
She grabbed her head sharply and began to sway. She let out a shrill scream as she cried out in pain. She shook violently as tears streamed down her face. Her whole body ached, every muscle and limb.
"They're dying. They're all dying. So many…" she sobbed. " I hear their screams and I feel their pain."
"Taran! Taran! Why can't I feel you anymore!" she yelled.
She began to run down the various corridors of the temple. She raced toward what had once been revered as the most sacred room in all of Elo.
The entire chamber was in shambles. It was singed black with flames and covered with debris. The ceiling looked as if a great force had ripped it off. Her eyes scanned the room frantically and then suddenly she stopped. Her lips began to tremble. She walked forward and tried to keep her knees from giving out on her.
"Taran? Taran?" she called gently. She knelt down and reached forward with a shaky hand to touch the broken body of her mentor.
"Kala…" came a weak voice. "Kala, I couldn't stop him. I tried so hard, but I couldn't stop him…"
"Taran, I'm here. I'm right here," she replied.
She put her arm underneath the injured older man. His long white hair that had once been so shiny now looked dull. He was hurt badly. Blood trickled down his mouth. His entire body was drenched with crimson red blood mixed with black soot. Kala let out a small cry as she realized the extent of her teacher's wounds.
"What has he done?" she wept.
"Only what I knew he would do." Taran replied weakly. He paused to catch his breath.
"He has the Compass of Chronos," the old magi continued.
"He took the Asa Stone?" Kala asked.
Taran nodded.
"He's going to open the sacred realm…the Chrono Prism… He'll try to harness its power."
"Taran, you knew this would happen? Why didn't you tell me? I could have-" Kala questioned. The man interrupted with a violent coughing fit that produced more blood. He seemed to be struggling to maintain his consciousness. His strength was beginning to fail more quickly.
"Kala, you knew it, too. I know you had the visions." Taran said. His voice sounded as quiet as a whisper.
Kala swallowed hard and shook her head.
"No. I-I didn't know it would be Daisan. I saw silhouettes and dark images in my dreams, but I never thought it would be him. I never thought that he would do this…"
"You are now guardian. That's what I was going to tell you both as soon as you came, but Daisan said it didn't matter who I chose…I have nothing left to teach you… You have to stop him before…" Taran said softly.
His voice was beginning to sound more faint. Kala tried to keep him talking. It was the only thing she could think to do.
"If the visions are true then what can I do? This is what was meant to be." Kala said and then paused.
"He's so strong. He's ripping all of Elo apart. The people are dying," she cried.
"It's too late to save Elo…but there are other worlds that can be spared from Daisan's wrath. You know what you must do. Be strong… Fate has more in store for you. It is not the end… The fight will live on with you." he gasped.
"Taran! Taran, no! I can't do this alone." Kala sobbed as tears poured uncontrollably down her cheeks. She felt so helpless.
Taran smiled and placed his fingers on Kala's lips. His breaths began to sound more labored. Kala looked around crying as she shouted for someone to help them. Taran took in one last rattling breath and then slowly closed his eyes. Kala froze in shock. Her body became rigid and tense. For a moment it felt as if she couldn't breath. All the oxygen had escaped from her lungs and she couldn't make a single sound come out of her mouth. Then she blinked her eyes, snapping herself to attention and began to shake her head.
"No!" she screamed. She hugged the frail form of the older man tightly to her body.
"No", she cried until she became inaudible.
The one person in her life who had been her friend, teacher, and had acted as her father was gone. At that moment she didn't care about what was happening around her. She was lost in her sorrow and grief. She rocked back and forth as she cried. After a while her sobs stopped, but her tears did not diminish. She leaned back and looked at the dark sky. Her world was dying and soon it would be gone, too. As the ground began to shake more fiercely, she turned her gaze toward the limp body in her arms. Kala stroked the old man's hair and stared hard at his face. In death he seemed so much older than he had been in life. Kala wanted to remember this moment. She burned it into her memory.
"I accept my role as guardian," she said firmly aloud. This was her destiny. Everything that she had envisioned was becoming a reality.
Then suddenly Taran's body began to glow until it radiated a bright white light. It enveloped Kala. She then absorbed all of Taran's knowledge and powers as a guardian. Adding on to her own. She felt warm as the energy coursed through her body. Then another light shot out from Kala's body, Taran's life force. It shot upwards into the sky and then dispersed into the air.
"You are free now." Kala said sadly with a faint smile.
She was now an instrument of fate and she would be happy to carry out what she was to do next. Fate would grant her vengeance for all those that had suffered.
***Flashback ends***
"That's when it all began," Kala said softly. She had been thinking about the past events in retrospect.
The light of so many worlds, Kala thought as gazed around at all of the balls of light surrounding her. Will what happened to Elo befall them, too? I couldn't stop it then, so what will happen now?
Even now she still thought about all of the things that she could have done to change the outcome of the past. Was what she did right? Had she insured her planet's doom by acting with Fate? What if she had said no to it all? Kala shook her head. No, she would have still done all that she did and everything still would have turned out the way that it is now.
So many perished, she thought. My people…
She closed her eyes and covered her mouth with her hand. She trembled now as she remembered the agony the people had felt as they died along with their world. She had cried out along with them. Not a moment went by where she didn't think about the horror she had seen. She remembered it all. It had left a permanent scar on her soul. A piece of her had died that day.
Kala then turned her thoughts towards her young apprentice. She was so angry that she had had to put Utori in so much danger. She didn't want anyone else to have to die for Daisan's evil ambitions. If she could have gone herself to gather the warriors she would have…
They're our only hope now, she thought.
Kala turned suddenly as she sensed an energy.
A ball of light came from the blanket of stars above her and centered itself in the mystical room made of crystals. It turned into a portal. A flash of light came out of it. It formed itself into a person and Kala could see that it was Utori.
"Utori." Kala said.
Kala gasped as she surveyed the young girl. She was injured badly. Blood oozed from various wounds. Her clothes were torn and she looked exhausted.
"Kala, I did it. I have them." Utori panted. She tried to walk forward, but instead fell to her knees. She passed out as she landed face down.
"Utori!" Kala said as she knelt down and supported the girl in her arms.
Utori slowly opened her eyes. She saw the look of concern in the guardian's face. This surprised Utori. Usually Kala was so calm and controlled. She rarely expressed such emotions. She always had certain strength and fierceness behind her eyes. One that she tried to emulate in herself. Now Kala just looked worried and scared as if she were reliving a traumatic moment from her past.
"I'm okay, Kala. I'll be fine." She reassured her. "I just had a run in with an evil serpent. One of Daisan's minions."
"I hoped that he wouldn't find you so quickly." Kala said, "Now that he knows we have the Champions of Fate he'll begin to move more swiftly with his plans."
"Well, we now possess the means to stop him." Utori said. She groaned in pain as she raised her injured arm forward. Four balls of energy went forward and molded themselves into the shapes of people.
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Sesha stumbled as she fell forward bringing herself to a halt. She blinked as she looked around. Lycoris jerked forward as his body unfroze.
"They're gone, Sesha," he yelled.
"Yes, they're gone, Sesha." Tacere laughed as he floated down from the sky to land on the ground.
Sesha grasped the daggers in her hands tightly in anger.
"That little witch." Sesha growled, "She froze time."
"And got away with the chosen," Tacere jeered. "So, what will you do now?"
Sesha turned angrily and looked upward to face Tacere. He wore a sarcastic grin. Then suddenly Sesha became calm. She smoothed out her long, wild black and white-streaked hair with one of her hands.
"You know this is still your mission," She said slyly. "Daisan will see this as your failure."
"You're right this is my mission," he said. "I've been laughing at you this whole time, but you still don't get it. Do you, Sesha? Yes, somebody's going to die and it won't be me. Daisan will only want to know the reason why we didn't succeed and I'm looking at her. If you had waited like I said we could have destroyed them all." He brought his hand up and clinched his fist tightly for emphasis.
"Waited? Waited for what?" she spat. "I would have succeeded if the girl hadn't pulled that little trick. We would have won if you hadn't sat back like a grinning idiot!"
Lycoris interrupted them both. "You two can argue until the end of eternity, but we still have to figure out what we're going to tell Daisan. What if he kills us all?"
They both became quiet as they thought about that possibility.
"Yes, somebody is going to die and it may very well be us all." Lycoris continued.
"You're such a coward." Sesha said with disgust. "He won't kill us all."
"Yes, only one of us here will die. If Daisan doesn't do it then I plan to take care of it myself." Tacere said coldly. His deadly glare was fixed on Sesha.
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