Hey guys!
Back again for another chapter I see! How's it looking so far? If ya
got the time, email me at KThai123@home.com and tell me!
That is, if you want the story to continue, mu wa ha ha (evil cackle).
Oh, and thanx to everyone who has emailed me and told me that my story
actually has people who want to read it! Thanx Ash!
I appreciate all the support.
And as an afternote, I am thinking of also putting up another story,
(not relating to this one, but another story of mine, an AU)
but I'm not sure yet.
Okay okay, here's what you've been waiting for: Chapter 5, hope you
like it!
The Queen has spoken.
So it is written, so it shall be.
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Chapter 5: Time to Train!
Lita smiled at her trainees. Right now she was working with
Goku, Vegita, Gohan, Piccolo, and Trunks, the strongest warriors. If
they couldn't get what she was going to attempt to teach, none of them
would. They were lined up in a row in front of her, ready and waiting.
"Okay guys, today we are going to work on developing your own
attacks," she said.
"But we already know how to make our own attacks. Why don't we
learn something useful?" Vegita protested indignantly.
"You got it wrong Veggie. You know how to make *some* attacks.
Their power is nothing compared to what you will learn today, provided
you *can* learn it," she said. Vegita shut up real quick, and didn't
even comment on his new nickname. Wonders what the promise of more
power will do to a person. "Now, I know that you already know how to
make attacks. Today we are going to find your own personal attacks,
something that only you can use. Everyone has a basic instinct to
fight against evil. We all have a certain place within us that houses
an awesome power that is ours for the taking, if we can find it. I
found it at an early age, but only by accident, and today I will teach
you how to find it. Goku, how about we try you first. I know that you
are in tune with nature to a point, and that will help immensely."
Goku walked over to Lita and smiled. Lita turned in so that he
was facing the flat field. She made damn sure he was facing away from
anything alive.
"Okay Goku, I want you to close your eyes." Goku did as he was
told. "Now, with your mind, feel all around you. Sense the energy
that flows in everything. The oceans, animals, the sky, everything has
energy. Can you feel it?"
Goku smiled again. "Yes, I can feel the energy in the very
air."
"Good. Now turn your mind in the other direction, down into
yourself. Feel your own energy. Okay?" Goku nodded. "Alright, now
you need to go deep within yourself, to the deepest reaches of your
soul."
After a minute Goku started. "Lita, I feel it! The power is so
great that I can't believe it is inside me!" he was almost shouting.
"Easy Goku, don't get frightened. I know that might sound
stupid, but the power each one of us wields is a shock even to ourselves.
Now that you have found your power source, look deep within that. You
will find your most basic attack, an attack that is yours, and yours
alone," Lita instructed him softly. "When you find it, the words
will come to you."
Goku looked inside the awesome power that was his, and suddenly
he found it, and the words did come. He opened his eyes and put his
hands above his head. As the energy began to gather he said, "Ragging
Storm!" Goku threw the concentrated ball that had gathered in his hands.
It flew with amazing speed and contacted with a pretty high mountain
about 100 miles away. They all watched as it was incinerated instantly
when the ball hit it.
Goku scratched his head. "Wow, I did that?" he said wonderingly,
and then stumbled a little.
Lita caught him before he went far. "Yes you did. That is
your own attack, or at least the weakest of them. You can find many
others if you search your power source more, but you must be careful
using them. If you use them too much, your power source runs out, and
you bite the dust. But the more you train with them, the more of your
power source you can use safely, and the larger your attacks become.
As long as you watch your Source, you shouldn't have a problem."
Goku went off to find some more of his power. "Okay, who's next.
Veggie how about you?"
Vegita walked forward and he looked a little unsure. "Can't I
just do exactly what Goku did?"
Lita shook her head. "Nope, sorry. Everyone is different so
you probably have a different way to find your center. Now come here."
Vegita did as he was told. "Now sit down." Vegita was about to protest
when Lita help up her hand. "Stop fighting me. I am trying to do this
for you, not me. This is going to take a little bit of time and
patience. You are going to have to trust me, now sit down and shut up."
"Very well, I will try it." He conceded, and sat.
"Alright now close your eyes. Good. Now, I need you to
visualize the place where you think has the most power."
"Okay," he said quietly. He was in a trance-like state now,
completely at ease.
"Where are you, Veggie?" Lita asked very softly.
"I am home."
"Okay, now I want you to feel your home around. Feel the power
that goes through it, and the power that flows through the people who
reside in it."
"Yes, I can see the lines of energy that flows through
everything."
"Good, now focus Veggie. Find the center of your home, your
planet, the very core, find its power source."
He was silent for a moment, and then he found it. "The power
is unimaginable! Where did it come from?" he demanded.
"It doesn't matter where the power came from," said Lita
soothingly, still talking very soft. "Go to the very center of the
power. Search for that special place, the concentration of the power.
Find *your* power," she whispered.
After a few tense minutes Vegita rose, still as if in a trance.
His hands went straight out on either side of him, and energy started
to gather in both hands, forming two long shafts. Vegita's eyes opened
suddenly and he said, "Sun Swords Sever!" The energy flew out and cut
up a nearby hill to shreds in seconds. Finally, realization came into
his eyes, and he gasped. "How did I do that?" he asked dumbstruck.
"Well, I had you visualize the place where you thought had the
most power. You said it was your home. I had you search to the center
of that place, but unconsciously you were searching your own center.
What you found was your own power source and then you used your power.
Apparently you see your home as your center, so when you need to find
more power, visualize that, and your should do fine." Vegita walked
off almost in a daze to go search himself.
Gohan stepped up next and he smiled at Lita. "I wonder what
my special power is, huh Lita?"
"Well let's find out Gohan. Okay, now just close your eyes and
take a deep breath. Feel the energy around your, going through the
earth, the animals, the very air you breathe, can you feel the energy?"
Gohan smiled, "Yes I can."
"Good. Now do like Goku did, turn back in on your self; find
your own center, the very center of your being. Search out your power
source."
Gohan concentrated and focused his mind. "The power is amazing.
I can almost see it going through my whole system!" he said with wonder.
"All that power is yours to do with what you need. Find the
center of that power; go deep within yourself to find it. It is that
place where the power is most concentrated. Go there. Search your
soul if you have to."
Gohan's eyebrows knotted together. He concentrated hard, and
all of a sudden there it was. "I found it, I can sense the center of
the power, the very essence of it."
"Okay Gohan, find your attack. It is in there, and all you
have to do is find it and claim it. Search for it."
Gohan searched, and he searched, and then miraculously, he found
it. He opened his eyes and focused. Gohan held hands above his head
and a great ball of energy started to gather around him. Soon, the
power was almost at its peak, and he shouted, "Super Nova Flare!" and
the energy spiraled out. It contacted with a huge rock in the distance
and not only shattered it to dust, he also got the one behind it.
"Wow," he said and walked away.
Piccolo and Trunks, who were watching the whole scene unfold,
just sat kind of dazedly. They couldn't believe this girl who was
barely 17 could've learned so much about power, and how to tap into
large quantities of it. Piccolo, at Lita's call, walked over to her.
"All right now Piccolo, you know the deal, but I think we'll do
something different for you. Close your eyes," Lita said, and Piccolo
did without comment. "I want you to picture the person that you are
most connected with, that you feel most comfortable with. Who do you
see Piccolo?" she asked, her voice barely audible.
"I see Gohan as a little boy, how he looked when I first started
training him," said Piccolo, equally as quiet. "And I can see him grow
up before my eyes, all the while growing stronger and stronger."
"Good. Can you sense his power go through him as he grows?"
Piccolo nodded yes. "Alright, look within him, for his center of power.
Look inside yourself for the key to your source." Piccolo was almost in
a trance now.
High over the Earth, in a place few humans have ever been,
someone felt the stirrings of power.
A being that was green and looked suspiciously like Piccolo,
except a lot older, stopped in his tracks and looked down upon the
Earth.
"Kami, what's wrong?" asked Mr. PoPo concernedly. He was a
short man, barely even 4 feet, and he was black as night, with his white
turban and pants standing out like a beacon. His big eyes were worriedly
trying to see if there was anything wrong with the guardian of Earth.
"No PoPo, I will be fine. But I can sense something happening
to Piccolo. He is searching for something very important. I think I
will go to Earth and take a look." With that Kami merely tapped his
large wooden staff on the ground, and disappeared, leaving a very
confused Mr. PoPo behind.
Back on Earth, Lita was trying to help Piccolo find his center,
when all of a sudden; a green person similar to Piccolo appeared about
5 feet away from her. Lita got into a fighting stance, and was about
to go on the offensive, when Trunks intervened.
"Wait Lita! He doesn't mean us any harm, he is a friend of
Goku's," he said getting in between the two.
"What are you doing to Piccolo?" the stranger asked. He reached
out and touched Piccolo on the shoulder and Piccolo faltered. The
stranger clutched at his chest.
"Watch it! You could hurt him! What's the matter?" she said as
he also looked like he was in pain.
"Lita, Piccolo and Kami are connected. The are two halves of
a whole, and what one feels the other also feels. That is probably why
he is here. He might have felt the stirrings of power within Piccolo,
and come to see if anything is the matter," Trunks explained as he
helped Kami up.
Lita, supporting Piccolo, looked at Kami. "Ok, so you're
connected to Piccolo. That means you can feel what he's feeling. I
need you to trust me that I am not going to hurt Piccolo. Take a deep
breath, and I promise to fill you in, but right now I need to finish
what I started, otherwise you can experience yourself go into shock,"
Lita said rather forcefully.
Kami looked at her, and then sighed. "I can tell you have a
pure heart. Very well, do what you must."
"Fine, thank you. Now whatever happens, do not be frightened."
Kami looked at her skeptically, and she stared right back. "I mean it,"
she said, and he finally nodded.
Lita turned back to Piccolo. "Piccolo are you still with me?"
He nodded ever so slightly. "Good, now keep searching for your center.
Have you found it?"
Piccolo's eyes closed tighter and he concentrated. Suddenly,
he found his core, the very center of himself. "What power! The shear
magnitude of it is staggering," he said.
Across from him, Kami was sensing the exact same thing. He was
about to cry out when he remembered Lita's words. He had told her he
would trust her, and he was determined to do just that.
"Piccolo, now search your power source. You must find the
center of it. You need to find the beginnings of that power, where it
originated from. Search for the power, and the words will come to
you."
Piccolo searched deep within himself, and came up with the words
somehow. He put his hands in front of his face, and concentrated. Kami
unconsciously was doing the same thing. "Super Green Energy Blast!" they
screamed in unison. The two beams of energy that shot out demolished
everything in their path. Kami and Piccolo opened their eyes and
stared in shock.
"Okay, will someone explain to me what just happened," said a
confused Kami.
"I thought you were supposed to be all knowing," said Piccolo
sarcastically.
Lita looked at him strangely, and then started her explanation.
"Basically what I had Piccolo do is search within himself for his power
source. The reason I am doing this is because I am trying to help
everyone get in touch with their inner power so that they may have a
better chance in the coming battle."
"What coming battle?" said Kami, even more confused. Piccolo
led him off, and left Lita to help Trunks.
"Alright, what do I need to do?" asked Trunks when they were
alone.
Lita looked at him. "Um, I think you should lay down." Trunks
looked at her a little weird, but still did as he was told. "Okay, now
I need you to close your eyes. Good, now visualize the place you feel
safest. Where are you Trunks?"
Trunks concentrated for a moment. "I am in a large dense forest.
It's strange though, the leaves on the trees seem to be silver."
Something clicked in Lita's mind, but she filed it away and
focused on the task at hand. "Alright, now feel the energy that flows
through the forest, through the trees and the animals. Do you sense it?"
"Yes I can see the bands of energy that connect everything,
running through everything."
"Now go to the center of the forest, find the very place where
everything connects to. Search out the center of yourself," she
whispered to him.
Trunks' eyebrows drew together. "Yes, I found the center. I
see a great wolf looking back at me. The power of it is beyond
imagination."
Something in the back of Lita's mind screamed to be let free.
There was something familiar about what he was saying. She disregarded
it and tried again to focus on Trunks. "Can you search the wolf? You
must find the very center of it, when you find it you will have found
the center of yourself. You need to find your special attack before
you can start to tap into the enormous power source you have."
Trunks was silent for a long time. Then he finally found what
he was looking for. He got up off the ground and stood, and then he
crossed his arms and brought them up near his face. He started to
gather energy around him and suddenly his eyes flew open and he screamed,
"Silver Lightning Flash!" and threw the energy out. It was almost
faster than Lita's eyes could follow, and struck and incinerated
everything within about 5 miles. Realization came to Trunks and he
uttered a low whistle. "Wow. Now that's something you don't see
everyday."
Lita smiled and caught him as he fell. "Easy there lightning
boy, you have drained a lot of your energy. I don't know if I have
ever seen anyone have that powerful of an attack their first time."
"Well that's comforting. I just hope that I can become even
stronger, so we can beat whatever it is that threatens this place," he
said as he closed his eyes to take a little nap. Lita let him be,
knowing that he would be fine on the forest floor.
For the rest of the day, Lita went about trying to unlock
everyone's inner power. It did take awhile, but with the help of Goku
and Trunks, she was about to awaken Tien, Yamcha, and Chaozu. Tomorrow,
all Lita had to do was work with Goten and Chibi Trunks, and then she
was done, and they could start work on her training.
Right now though, Lita was just leaning against a tree and
resting. She had had a long day. Almost all the rest of the guys
were out training and showing off their new power, you know, just being
guys. All of a sudden, a shadow fell across her, and Lita looked up
into a very familiar pair of intense blue eyes. "Hi Trunks," she said,
surprised at how happy she was to see him.
He sat down next to her. "So what are you doing Lita?" he
asked. "Sleeping on the job?"
"Hey, teaching you guys how to get in touch with your 'inner
selves' is not an easy job you know," she said defensively.
"I know Lita," he said in an understanding tone, and he laid
his hand on her arm, and jerked away as the flashes of lightning pierced
him and Lita. Trunks and Lita both looked away and Trunks tried to
change the subject.
"So Lita, how did you discover how to find and use your power?"
he asked, sitting down next to her, being careful not to touch her.
Lita took a deep breath, and it was a long time before she
answered. "Well, you see it happened when I was about 9 years old.
It was a Saturday I think because Ken and I had gone to the park early
to play."
"Whose Ken?" asked Trunks a little to interestedly.
"Oh, he's my best friend. Ever since I was small, he has
looked out for me," she said, wondering why Trunks would want that much
detail. "Anyway, Ken and I were playing at the park, having a good
time, when all of a sudden, this group of thugs popped out from nowhere.
Ken and I were the only ones there at the time, and we both knew martial
arts, so we fought them as best we could. Eventually though, they
became too much for us. They tied me up and started to beat Ken. I
sat there and had to watch 20 grown men beat on a lone, defenseless
nine year old boy. As one of them finally knocked Ken out, something
inside me just snapped. I began unconsciously to look within myself
for the power to kick those guys asses. Suddenly, somehow, someway,
it was there right inside me. I had found the power and I embraced it
whole-heartedly. The sheer energy that I started to radiate burned
the ropes that bound me clear off. Finally I just kind of blew up.
All the energy that I had been housing just let go and took out everyone
in a square mile radius except Ken and me. The only problem was, I had
let off too much energy. I was in the hospital for a week, unconscious.
When I woke up, I found out that my energy blast had knocked the thugs
clear into another state, although the local authorities came up with
some inane excuse for that, and that Ken and I had been found by someone
and brought to the hospital. Ever since then, I was able to tap into
my power source with the ease of just thinking about it." Lita took a
drink from her water bottle and looked to Trunks for his reaction.
Trunks looked at her thoughtfully. "I think you must have
cared for him very much to risk your life."
"Well, yeah, of course I care for him. I love him very much,"
she said simply. Because she was looking at everyone training, she
didn't see Trunks' dismayed and jealous expression. Lita continued,
"I love so much. He is just like a big brother to me, always watching
over me. I feel like he's my own live guardian angel."
Trunks felt relief crash down around him. Somehow, he knew he
would never be the same if she had really loved another. Trunks didn't
want to think about what the thought might mean, so he put it out of
his mind quickly. They sat there silent for awhile and then a thought
struck Lita.
"Trunks, remember when I asked you what place you felt most safe
in, and you said a forest?" He nodded his head in acknowledgement. "Well
when you said you saw a wolf at the center, by any chance was it a wolf
made out of crystal, with an inscription on the side of it?" she asked
not looking at him.
"Yes actually, it was. How did you know Lita?" he asked,
confused.
"It's just that I had this dream, and it was in the forest
almost exactly like what you described. I also read this description,
and I can almost remember it—" Lita was cut off by her Aunt.
"Lita! Lita dear, your communicator-thingy is beeping!" ChiChi
called out from the porch.
"Coming," said Lita reluctantly. She bid goodbye to Trunks
and went to see what was up.
When Lita came out ten minutes later she was significantly
happier. Everyone stopped what they were doing and turned to her.
"Hey guys, heads up. In one week, we have reinforcements coming!"
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For the next week, everyone started training like mad.
Lita helped Goten and Chibi Trunks get their special powers, and it
went remarkably well. And then the training for Lita began. She
learned everything from the basic Kameah Meah, to the Kao Ken attack,
that only a few people have been able to learn. In no time at all it
seemed, Lita and ChiChi were at the airport awaiting the arrival of
her friends. Suddenly Lita spotted some familiar people and started
running toward them.
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Elsewhere, at the same time, the Prince was making plans.
"So brother, you know nothing of any of the other Scouts
appearing at all?" asked Damien.
"No majesty, but we only attacked once, and I am sure Sailor
Jupiter was there only by chance. Perhaps there are more around, but
we haven't seen them yet," said Jade calmly.
"Yes I suppose it's better to assume there are more, than to
underestimate them. I suppose we should send some youma's down, and
see if we can't find out how strong they are, shall we Jade?"
"Yes, that probably would be a good idea my Prince."
"Just remember, I don't want her hurt in anyway. I will have
her no matter what," he said, and with the evil glint in his eye, Jade
believed every word of it.
"My Prince, what about the others? Shall we spare them, or kill
them? What is your wish?" he asked just to be on the safe side.
Damien was thoughtful for a moment. "If we can successfully
capture Sailor Jupiter without harm, than I care not, you may do with
them what you will. If we cannot capture my prize, then no harm may
come to her friends, because we may be able to use them to our advantage.
You know, brother of mine, that I do not like using hostages, as it is
cowardly, but like I said before, I will do anything to have her." He
smiled an evil smile. "And she will be mine soon. Oh yes, very soon."
Back again for another chapter I see! How's it looking so far? If ya
got the time, email me at KThai123@home.com and tell me!
That is, if you want the story to continue, mu wa ha ha (evil cackle).
Oh, and thanx to everyone who has emailed me and told me that my story
actually has people who want to read it! Thanx Ash!
I appreciate all the support.
And as an afternote, I am thinking of also putting up another story,
(not relating to this one, but another story of mine, an AU)
but I'm not sure yet.
Okay okay, here's what you've been waiting for: Chapter 5, hope you
like it!
The Queen has spoken.
So it is written, so it shall be.
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Chapter 5: Time to Train!
Lita smiled at her trainees. Right now she was working with
Goku, Vegita, Gohan, Piccolo, and Trunks, the strongest warriors. If
they couldn't get what she was going to attempt to teach, none of them
would. They were lined up in a row in front of her, ready and waiting.
"Okay guys, today we are going to work on developing your own
attacks," she said.
"But we already know how to make our own attacks. Why don't we
learn something useful?" Vegita protested indignantly.
"You got it wrong Veggie. You know how to make *some* attacks.
Their power is nothing compared to what you will learn today, provided
you *can* learn it," she said. Vegita shut up real quick, and didn't
even comment on his new nickname. Wonders what the promise of more
power will do to a person. "Now, I know that you already know how to
make attacks. Today we are going to find your own personal attacks,
something that only you can use. Everyone has a basic instinct to
fight against evil. We all have a certain place within us that houses
an awesome power that is ours for the taking, if we can find it. I
found it at an early age, but only by accident, and today I will teach
you how to find it. Goku, how about we try you first. I know that you
are in tune with nature to a point, and that will help immensely."
Goku walked over to Lita and smiled. Lita turned in so that he
was facing the flat field. She made damn sure he was facing away from
anything alive.
"Okay Goku, I want you to close your eyes." Goku did as he was
told. "Now, with your mind, feel all around you. Sense the energy
that flows in everything. The oceans, animals, the sky, everything has
energy. Can you feel it?"
Goku smiled again. "Yes, I can feel the energy in the very
air."
"Good. Now turn your mind in the other direction, down into
yourself. Feel your own energy. Okay?" Goku nodded. "Alright, now
you need to go deep within yourself, to the deepest reaches of your
soul."
After a minute Goku started. "Lita, I feel it! The power is so
great that I can't believe it is inside me!" he was almost shouting.
"Easy Goku, don't get frightened. I know that might sound
stupid, but the power each one of us wields is a shock even to ourselves.
Now that you have found your power source, look deep within that. You
will find your most basic attack, an attack that is yours, and yours
alone," Lita instructed him softly. "When you find it, the words
will come to you."
Goku looked inside the awesome power that was his, and suddenly
he found it, and the words did come. He opened his eyes and put his
hands above his head. As the energy began to gather he said, "Ragging
Storm!" Goku threw the concentrated ball that had gathered in his hands.
It flew with amazing speed and contacted with a pretty high mountain
about 100 miles away. They all watched as it was incinerated instantly
when the ball hit it.
Goku scratched his head. "Wow, I did that?" he said wonderingly,
and then stumbled a little.
Lita caught him before he went far. "Yes you did. That is
your own attack, or at least the weakest of them. You can find many
others if you search your power source more, but you must be careful
using them. If you use them too much, your power source runs out, and
you bite the dust. But the more you train with them, the more of your
power source you can use safely, and the larger your attacks become.
As long as you watch your Source, you shouldn't have a problem."
Goku went off to find some more of his power. "Okay, who's next.
Veggie how about you?"
Vegita walked forward and he looked a little unsure. "Can't I
just do exactly what Goku did?"
Lita shook her head. "Nope, sorry. Everyone is different so
you probably have a different way to find your center. Now come here."
Vegita did as he was told. "Now sit down." Vegita was about to protest
when Lita help up her hand. "Stop fighting me. I am trying to do this
for you, not me. This is going to take a little bit of time and
patience. You are going to have to trust me, now sit down and shut up."
"Very well, I will try it." He conceded, and sat.
"Alright now close your eyes. Good. Now, I need you to
visualize the place where you think has the most power."
"Okay," he said quietly. He was in a trance-like state now,
completely at ease.
"Where are you, Veggie?" Lita asked very softly.
"I am home."
"Okay, now I want you to feel your home around. Feel the power
that goes through it, and the power that flows through the people who
reside in it."
"Yes, I can see the lines of energy that flows through
everything."
"Good, now focus Veggie. Find the center of your home, your
planet, the very core, find its power source."
He was silent for a moment, and then he found it. "The power
is unimaginable! Where did it come from?" he demanded.
"It doesn't matter where the power came from," said Lita
soothingly, still talking very soft. "Go to the very center of the
power. Search for that special place, the concentration of the power.
Find *your* power," she whispered.
After a few tense minutes Vegita rose, still as if in a trance.
His hands went straight out on either side of him, and energy started
to gather in both hands, forming two long shafts. Vegita's eyes opened
suddenly and he said, "Sun Swords Sever!" The energy flew out and cut
up a nearby hill to shreds in seconds. Finally, realization came into
his eyes, and he gasped. "How did I do that?" he asked dumbstruck.
"Well, I had you visualize the place where you thought had the
most power. You said it was your home. I had you search to the center
of that place, but unconsciously you were searching your own center.
What you found was your own power source and then you used your power.
Apparently you see your home as your center, so when you need to find
more power, visualize that, and your should do fine." Vegita walked
off almost in a daze to go search himself.
Gohan stepped up next and he smiled at Lita. "I wonder what
my special power is, huh Lita?"
"Well let's find out Gohan. Okay, now just close your eyes and
take a deep breath. Feel the energy around your, going through the
earth, the animals, the very air you breathe, can you feel the energy?"
Gohan smiled, "Yes I can."
"Good. Now do like Goku did, turn back in on your self; find
your own center, the very center of your being. Search out your power
source."
Gohan concentrated and focused his mind. "The power is amazing.
I can almost see it going through my whole system!" he said with wonder.
"All that power is yours to do with what you need. Find the
center of that power; go deep within yourself to find it. It is that
place where the power is most concentrated. Go there. Search your
soul if you have to."
Gohan's eyebrows knotted together. He concentrated hard, and
all of a sudden there it was. "I found it, I can sense the center of
the power, the very essence of it."
"Okay Gohan, find your attack. It is in there, and all you
have to do is find it and claim it. Search for it."
Gohan searched, and he searched, and then miraculously, he found
it. He opened his eyes and focused. Gohan held hands above his head
and a great ball of energy started to gather around him. Soon, the
power was almost at its peak, and he shouted, "Super Nova Flare!" and
the energy spiraled out. It contacted with a huge rock in the distance
and not only shattered it to dust, he also got the one behind it.
"Wow," he said and walked away.
Piccolo and Trunks, who were watching the whole scene unfold,
just sat kind of dazedly. They couldn't believe this girl who was
barely 17 could've learned so much about power, and how to tap into
large quantities of it. Piccolo, at Lita's call, walked over to her.
"All right now Piccolo, you know the deal, but I think we'll do
something different for you. Close your eyes," Lita said, and Piccolo
did without comment. "I want you to picture the person that you are
most connected with, that you feel most comfortable with. Who do you
see Piccolo?" she asked, her voice barely audible.
"I see Gohan as a little boy, how he looked when I first started
training him," said Piccolo, equally as quiet. "And I can see him grow
up before my eyes, all the while growing stronger and stronger."
"Good. Can you sense his power go through him as he grows?"
Piccolo nodded yes. "Alright, look within him, for his center of power.
Look inside yourself for the key to your source." Piccolo was almost in
a trance now.
High over the Earth, in a place few humans have ever been,
someone felt the stirrings of power.
A being that was green and looked suspiciously like Piccolo,
except a lot older, stopped in his tracks and looked down upon the
Earth.
"Kami, what's wrong?" asked Mr. PoPo concernedly. He was a
short man, barely even 4 feet, and he was black as night, with his white
turban and pants standing out like a beacon. His big eyes were worriedly
trying to see if there was anything wrong with the guardian of Earth.
"No PoPo, I will be fine. But I can sense something happening
to Piccolo. He is searching for something very important. I think I
will go to Earth and take a look." With that Kami merely tapped his
large wooden staff on the ground, and disappeared, leaving a very
confused Mr. PoPo behind.
Back on Earth, Lita was trying to help Piccolo find his center,
when all of a sudden; a green person similar to Piccolo appeared about
5 feet away from her. Lita got into a fighting stance, and was about
to go on the offensive, when Trunks intervened.
"Wait Lita! He doesn't mean us any harm, he is a friend of
Goku's," he said getting in between the two.
"What are you doing to Piccolo?" the stranger asked. He reached
out and touched Piccolo on the shoulder and Piccolo faltered. The
stranger clutched at his chest.
"Watch it! You could hurt him! What's the matter?" she said as
he also looked like he was in pain.
"Lita, Piccolo and Kami are connected. The are two halves of
a whole, and what one feels the other also feels. That is probably why
he is here. He might have felt the stirrings of power within Piccolo,
and come to see if anything is the matter," Trunks explained as he
helped Kami up.
Lita, supporting Piccolo, looked at Kami. "Ok, so you're
connected to Piccolo. That means you can feel what he's feeling. I
need you to trust me that I am not going to hurt Piccolo. Take a deep
breath, and I promise to fill you in, but right now I need to finish
what I started, otherwise you can experience yourself go into shock,"
Lita said rather forcefully.
Kami looked at her, and then sighed. "I can tell you have a
pure heart. Very well, do what you must."
"Fine, thank you. Now whatever happens, do not be frightened."
Kami looked at her skeptically, and she stared right back. "I mean it,"
she said, and he finally nodded.
Lita turned back to Piccolo. "Piccolo are you still with me?"
He nodded ever so slightly. "Good, now keep searching for your center.
Have you found it?"
Piccolo's eyes closed tighter and he concentrated. Suddenly,
he found his core, the very center of himself. "What power! The shear
magnitude of it is staggering," he said.
Across from him, Kami was sensing the exact same thing. He was
about to cry out when he remembered Lita's words. He had told her he
would trust her, and he was determined to do just that.
"Piccolo, now search your power source. You must find the
center of it. You need to find the beginnings of that power, where it
originated from. Search for the power, and the words will come to
you."
Piccolo searched deep within himself, and came up with the words
somehow. He put his hands in front of his face, and concentrated. Kami
unconsciously was doing the same thing. "Super Green Energy Blast!" they
screamed in unison. The two beams of energy that shot out demolished
everything in their path. Kami and Piccolo opened their eyes and
stared in shock.
"Okay, will someone explain to me what just happened," said a
confused Kami.
"I thought you were supposed to be all knowing," said Piccolo
sarcastically.
Lita looked at him strangely, and then started her explanation.
"Basically what I had Piccolo do is search within himself for his power
source. The reason I am doing this is because I am trying to help
everyone get in touch with their inner power so that they may have a
better chance in the coming battle."
"What coming battle?" said Kami, even more confused. Piccolo
led him off, and left Lita to help Trunks.
"Alright, what do I need to do?" asked Trunks when they were
alone.
Lita looked at him. "Um, I think you should lay down." Trunks
looked at her a little weird, but still did as he was told. "Okay, now
I need you to close your eyes. Good, now visualize the place you feel
safest. Where are you Trunks?"
Trunks concentrated for a moment. "I am in a large dense forest.
It's strange though, the leaves on the trees seem to be silver."
Something clicked in Lita's mind, but she filed it away and
focused on the task at hand. "Alright, now feel the energy that flows
through the forest, through the trees and the animals. Do you sense it?"
"Yes I can see the bands of energy that connect everything,
running through everything."
"Now go to the center of the forest, find the very place where
everything connects to. Search out the center of yourself," she
whispered to him.
Trunks' eyebrows drew together. "Yes, I found the center. I
see a great wolf looking back at me. The power of it is beyond
imagination."
Something in the back of Lita's mind screamed to be let free.
There was something familiar about what he was saying. She disregarded
it and tried again to focus on Trunks. "Can you search the wolf? You
must find the very center of it, when you find it you will have found
the center of yourself. You need to find your special attack before
you can start to tap into the enormous power source you have."
Trunks was silent for a long time. Then he finally found what
he was looking for. He got up off the ground and stood, and then he
crossed his arms and brought them up near his face. He started to
gather energy around him and suddenly his eyes flew open and he screamed,
"Silver Lightning Flash!" and threw the energy out. It was almost
faster than Lita's eyes could follow, and struck and incinerated
everything within about 5 miles. Realization came to Trunks and he
uttered a low whistle. "Wow. Now that's something you don't see
everyday."
Lita smiled and caught him as he fell. "Easy there lightning
boy, you have drained a lot of your energy. I don't know if I have
ever seen anyone have that powerful of an attack their first time."
"Well that's comforting. I just hope that I can become even
stronger, so we can beat whatever it is that threatens this place," he
said as he closed his eyes to take a little nap. Lita let him be,
knowing that he would be fine on the forest floor.
For the rest of the day, Lita went about trying to unlock
everyone's inner power. It did take awhile, but with the help of Goku
and Trunks, she was about to awaken Tien, Yamcha, and Chaozu. Tomorrow,
all Lita had to do was work with Goten and Chibi Trunks, and then she
was done, and they could start work on her training.
Right now though, Lita was just leaning against a tree and
resting. She had had a long day. Almost all the rest of the guys
were out training and showing off their new power, you know, just being
guys. All of a sudden, a shadow fell across her, and Lita looked up
into a very familiar pair of intense blue eyes. "Hi Trunks," she said,
surprised at how happy she was to see him.
He sat down next to her. "So what are you doing Lita?" he
asked. "Sleeping on the job?"
"Hey, teaching you guys how to get in touch with your 'inner
selves' is not an easy job you know," she said defensively.
"I know Lita," he said in an understanding tone, and he laid
his hand on her arm, and jerked away as the flashes of lightning pierced
him and Lita. Trunks and Lita both looked away and Trunks tried to
change the subject.
"So Lita, how did you discover how to find and use your power?"
he asked, sitting down next to her, being careful not to touch her.
Lita took a deep breath, and it was a long time before she
answered. "Well, you see it happened when I was about 9 years old.
It was a Saturday I think because Ken and I had gone to the park early
to play."
"Whose Ken?" asked Trunks a little to interestedly.
"Oh, he's my best friend. Ever since I was small, he has
looked out for me," she said, wondering why Trunks would want that much
detail. "Anyway, Ken and I were playing at the park, having a good
time, when all of a sudden, this group of thugs popped out from nowhere.
Ken and I were the only ones there at the time, and we both knew martial
arts, so we fought them as best we could. Eventually though, they
became too much for us. They tied me up and started to beat Ken. I
sat there and had to watch 20 grown men beat on a lone, defenseless
nine year old boy. As one of them finally knocked Ken out, something
inside me just snapped. I began unconsciously to look within myself
for the power to kick those guys asses. Suddenly, somehow, someway,
it was there right inside me. I had found the power and I embraced it
whole-heartedly. The sheer energy that I started to radiate burned
the ropes that bound me clear off. Finally I just kind of blew up.
All the energy that I had been housing just let go and took out everyone
in a square mile radius except Ken and me. The only problem was, I had
let off too much energy. I was in the hospital for a week, unconscious.
When I woke up, I found out that my energy blast had knocked the thugs
clear into another state, although the local authorities came up with
some inane excuse for that, and that Ken and I had been found by someone
and brought to the hospital. Ever since then, I was able to tap into
my power source with the ease of just thinking about it." Lita took a
drink from her water bottle and looked to Trunks for his reaction.
Trunks looked at her thoughtfully. "I think you must have
cared for him very much to risk your life."
"Well, yeah, of course I care for him. I love him very much,"
she said simply. Because she was looking at everyone training, she
didn't see Trunks' dismayed and jealous expression. Lita continued,
"I love so much. He is just like a big brother to me, always watching
over me. I feel like he's my own live guardian angel."
Trunks felt relief crash down around him. Somehow, he knew he
would never be the same if she had really loved another. Trunks didn't
want to think about what the thought might mean, so he put it out of
his mind quickly. They sat there silent for awhile and then a thought
struck Lita.
"Trunks, remember when I asked you what place you felt most safe
in, and you said a forest?" He nodded his head in acknowledgement. "Well
when you said you saw a wolf at the center, by any chance was it a wolf
made out of crystal, with an inscription on the side of it?" she asked
not looking at him.
"Yes actually, it was. How did you know Lita?" he asked,
confused.
"It's just that I had this dream, and it was in the forest
almost exactly like what you described. I also read this description,
and I can almost remember it—" Lita was cut off by her Aunt.
"Lita! Lita dear, your communicator-thingy is beeping!" ChiChi
called out from the porch.
"Coming," said Lita reluctantly. She bid goodbye to Trunks
and went to see what was up.
When Lita came out ten minutes later she was significantly
happier. Everyone stopped what they were doing and turned to her.
"Hey guys, heads up. In one week, we have reinforcements coming!"
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For the next week, everyone started training like mad.
Lita helped Goten and Chibi Trunks get their special powers, and it
went remarkably well. And then the training for Lita began. She
learned everything from the basic Kameah Meah, to the Kao Ken attack,
that only a few people have been able to learn. In no time at all it
seemed, Lita and ChiChi were at the airport awaiting the arrival of
her friends. Suddenly Lita spotted some familiar people and started
running toward them.
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Elsewhere, at the same time, the Prince was making plans.
"So brother, you know nothing of any of the other Scouts
appearing at all?" asked Damien.
"No majesty, but we only attacked once, and I am sure Sailor
Jupiter was there only by chance. Perhaps there are more around, but
we haven't seen them yet," said Jade calmly.
"Yes I suppose it's better to assume there are more, than to
underestimate them. I suppose we should send some youma's down, and
see if we can't find out how strong they are, shall we Jade?"
"Yes, that probably would be a good idea my Prince."
"Just remember, I don't want her hurt in anyway. I will have
her no matter what," he said, and with the evil glint in his eye, Jade
believed every word of it.
"My Prince, what about the others? Shall we spare them, or kill
them? What is your wish?" he asked just to be on the safe side.
Damien was thoughtful for a moment. "If we can successfully
capture Sailor Jupiter without harm, than I care not, you may do with
them what you will. If we cannot capture my prize, then no harm may
come to her friends, because we may be able to use them to our advantage.
You know, brother of mine, that I do not like using hostages, as it is
cowardly, but like I said before, I will do anything to have her." He
smiled an evil smile. "And she will be mine soon. Oh yes, very soon."