Here is another installment if Shadow of the Past.
Yadda yadda, I don't own SM or DBZ, yadda yadda...
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Okay, enough, on with the story!
The Queen has spoken.
So it is written, so it shall be.
Chapter 7: A Ray of Hope
When they got to the house, ChiChi and Bulma immediately chewed
Goku and Vegita out for worrying them, and then they got everyone who
needed it bandaged up. There were no big wounds, only a few cuts,
scratches, and minor burns.
Right now everyone was strewn around the room in various places
and positions. Lita looked around, and she had to laugh. "Hmm, what
does this remind me of?" she said and had several pillows thrown in her
direction, which she neatly dodged.
"What we need to find out is how we can beat this guy," Luna
said. She was a little on the loud side, reminding everyone to get
back to the business at hand. "Rei, do you think you can do a fire
reading?" she asked.
Rei was thoughtful for a moment, and then went into the room
that she, Mina and Ami were sharing. When she came back she had what
looked like a torch, and stand, and a red carpet. She laid the red
carpet on the floor in front of her and set the torch in the middle,
resting in the stand. Rei struck a match and lit the torch, and then
looked at Luna. "I can try. This is not the original scared fire, but
the torch was blessed at the temple, and I brought it along just for
this occasion. We will see in a moment if it will work," she said,
and then focused on the fire.
Piccolo was looking really doubtful. "I don't get it, what has
a fire got to do with anything? I thought we were supposed to find out
how to beat that guy."
Rei looked up rather annoyed. "Look, you can mock me all you
want, dumbass, but stop talking, you're breaking my concentration. You
will see in a moment just what the fire can do. Now shut up," she said,
and started to concentrate on the fire again. Piccolo was again
surprised but said nothing. "I call upon the sacred flames, show us
how we can defeat this evil that threatens our friend and our planet."
As she spoke the fire began growing larger, until it was bigger than
the size of a TV screen. Everyone watched as a large forest appeared
in the flames. It had only a single path, and had many trees whose
leaves were a curious silver. Rei looked at the fire and scratched her
head. "I don't get it. How is this forest supposed to help us find
how to beat the Prince of Darkness?" The image of the forest began to
move via the pathway, and it soon came to a clearing with a large
crystalline wolf. "Wait there's an inscription on the side of it. But
it's in some weird kind of language. I can't read it!"
"That's the forest from my dream," said Lita quietly, almost
in awe.
"What do you mean Lita?" said Luna as she padded over to Lita.
"Well, on the plane ride over here I fell asleep, and I had a
dream. I was walking along that path and came to that wolf. The wolf
had an inscription on the side and I started to read it. When I woke
up, I forgot the whole thing and haven't even thought about it until a
couple days ago."
"Lita this is very important, do you think you can read the
inscription now, through the fire?" asked Luna excitedly.
"I can try," said Lita as she walked over and sat at Rei's side.
Suddenly as she looked at the wolf again, she seemed to go into a
trance, and her eyes closed and her head drooped slightly. Trunks was
worried for her safety, and he reached out a hand to her. Rei stopped
him quickly and quietly.
"If you disturb her and break her out of the trance, you could
do some serious damage to her. Don't worry, she will be fine," said
Rei softly and comfortingly, but forcefully.
Just then Lita lifted her head and opened her eyes. Everyone
held their breath, and then she spoke.
"The great fight is almost at hand,
A great darkness is spreading across the land,
If He claims this world for his own,
Than the earth is doomed and alone.
"But there is a ray of hope that shines,
If the Princess can walk the sacred lines,
And can claim the star crystal hers by right,
Then there is still a chance to fight.
"But is she cannot find her soul mate,
Then the Dark One will be able to claim the Princess's fate,
Everything will be lost if her soul mate and she,
Cannot come together to fulfill their destiny."
As Lita finished, her eyes lost that glazed look and she came
out of the trance-like state she was in. "Wow, I didn't know I could
read that," she said.
"Well actually Lita, I recognize the writing as ancient Jupiter
script," said Luna.
"But what is the poem supposed to mean?" asked Chaozu confusedly.
"Well let's analyze it," said Ami simply. " 'A great fight' is
already here. We have already begun the battle. The great darkness
could stand for the Prince of Darkness, and that he is going to try and
take over Earth. The last two lines I think just give rise to the fact
that this guy is really strong, and has enough power to maybe take over
the earth."
Mina jumped in excitedly. "And the second paragraph says that
we could still win."
"But it also talks about a Princess. Does that mean Princess
Serenity?" asked Hotaru barely above a whisper.
"Don't forget that each of you are a Princess in your own right,"
said Luna to all the scouts.
"You're a Princess?" Piccolo asked Rei with disbelief. She
shot him a withering look.
"So it could be any of you," said Vegita, almost disgustedly.
"Yes, but logically it could only be two of us. Princess
Serenity because she has the Silver Crystal, and Princess Lita, whom
this guy is after. It is most probably Lita because in the third to
last line it says: 'Then the Dark One will be able to claim the
Princess's fate.' There is no reason for him to want Serena, so
therefore it must mean Lita," said Ami.
"Ami saves the day again," said Mina, and she impulsively
hugged Ami, who was blushing from all the attention.
"So Lita has to find a 'star crystal' and her 'soul mate' for
us to kick this guys butt, ne?" asked Trunks.
"Wait a minute, how am I supposed to find this star crystal and
how am I going to find my soul mate?" asked Lita exasperated. She
didn't like everyone discussing her as if she wasn't there.
"Well, if the Princess is you, than I guess you will find each
when you need them. But maybe we should call Serena in case it is her.
We don't want to take any chances," said Luna and everyone readily
agreed. Besides, the girls all missed their friends that they had left
behind, especially Lita.
Ami who was working with her computer suddenly looked up. "I
had a hunch about something, and it happened to be right. In my
computer I found a subsystem that translates ancient Mercury, Mars,
Venus, and Jupiter script. I typed it in and found that what Lita
translated as 'star crystal' could also be translated as 'silver
crystal.'"
"Which means it could be Serena, seeing as how she has the
silver crystal, and Darien is her soul mate," said Rei.
"Wait a minute. I thought Darien was the guy who tried to take
Lita," said Yamcha.
"Pay attention, Pretty Boy. *Damien* is the bad guy who's
trying to get Lita. *Darien* is Serena's guy friend, who just happens
to be her soul mate," said Mina, and she laughed at his sheepish
expression.
"Setsuna, do you know if the Princess is supposed to be me or
Serena?" said Lita.
Setsuna thought for a long time. "I don't know. Ami's right;
it's possible that it could be either of you. Let's call the others.
Either way, we're going to need more reinforcements."
~*~ The End ~*~
(Of the Chapter)
Yadda yadda, I don't own SM or DBZ, yadda yadda...
Tell me what you guys think.
I love hearing from everyon!
Okay, enough, on with the story!
The Queen has spoken.
So it is written, so it shall be.
Chapter 7: A Ray of Hope
When they got to the house, ChiChi and Bulma immediately chewed
Goku and Vegita out for worrying them, and then they got everyone who
needed it bandaged up. There were no big wounds, only a few cuts,
scratches, and minor burns.
Right now everyone was strewn around the room in various places
and positions. Lita looked around, and she had to laugh. "Hmm, what
does this remind me of?" she said and had several pillows thrown in her
direction, which she neatly dodged.
"What we need to find out is how we can beat this guy," Luna
said. She was a little on the loud side, reminding everyone to get
back to the business at hand. "Rei, do you think you can do a fire
reading?" she asked.
Rei was thoughtful for a moment, and then went into the room
that she, Mina and Ami were sharing. When she came back she had what
looked like a torch, and stand, and a red carpet. She laid the red
carpet on the floor in front of her and set the torch in the middle,
resting in the stand. Rei struck a match and lit the torch, and then
looked at Luna. "I can try. This is not the original scared fire, but
the torch was blessed at the temple, and I brought it along just for
this occasion. We will see in a moment if it will work," she said,
and then focused on the fire.
Piccolo was looking really doubtful. "I don't get it, what has
a fire got to do with anything? I thought we were supposed to find out
how to beat that guy."
Rei looked up rather annoyed. "Look, you can mock me all you
want, dumbass, but stop talking, you're breaking my concentration. You
will see in a moment just what the fire can do. Now shut up," she said,
and started to concentrate on the fire again. Piccolo was again
surprised but said nothing. "I call upon the sacred flames, show us
how we can defeat this evil that threatens our friend and our planet."
As she spoke the fire began growing larger, until it was bigger than
the size of a TV screen. Everyone watched as a large forest appeared
in the flames. It had only a single path, and had many trees whose
leaves were a curious silver. Rei looked at the fire and scratched her
head. "I don't get it. How is this forest supposed to help us find
how to beat the Prince of Darkness?" The image of the forest began to
move via the pathway, and it soon came to a clearing with a large
crystalline wolf. "Wait there's an inscription on the side of it. But
it's in some weird kind of language. I can't read it!"
"That's the forest from my dream," said Lita quietly, almost
in awe.
"What do you mean Lita?" said Luna as she padded over to Lita.
"Well, on the plane ride over here I fell asleep, and I had a
dream. I was walking along that path and came to that wolf. The wolf
had an inscription on the side and I started to read it. When I woke
up, I forgot the whole thing and haven't even thought about it until a
couple days ago."
"Lita this is very important, do you think you can read the
inscription now, through the fire?" asked Luna excitedly.
"I can try," said Lita as she walked over and sat at Rei's side.
Suddenly as she looked at the wolf again, she seemed to go into a
trance, and her eyes closed and her head drooped slightly. Trunks was
worried for her safety, and he reached out a hand to her. Rei stopped
him quickly and quietly.
"If you disturb her and break her out of the trance, you could
do some serious damage to her. Don't worry, she will be fine," said
Rei softly and comfortingly, but forcefully.
Just then Lita lifted her head and opened her eyes. Everyone
held their breath, and then she spoke.
"The great fight is almost at hand,
A great darkness is spreading across the land,
If He claims this world for his own,
Than the earth is doomed and alone.
"But there is a ray of hope that shines,
If the Princess can walk the sacred lines,
And can claim the star crystal hers by right,
Then there is still a chance to fight.
"But is she cannot find her soul mate,
Then the Dark One will be able to claim the Princess's fate,
Everything will be lost if her soul mate and she,
Cannot come together to fulfill their destiny."
As Lita finished, her eyes lost that glazed look and she came
out of the trance-like state she was in. "Wow, I didn't know I could
read that," she said.
"Well actually Lita, I recognize the writing as ancient Jupiter
script," said Luna.
"But what is the poem supposed to mean?" asked Chaozu confusedly.
"Well let's analyze it," said Ami simply. " 'A great fight' is
already here. We have already begun the battle. The great darkness
could stand for the Prince of Darkness, and that he is going to try and
take over Earth. The last two lines I think just give rise to the fact
that this guy is really strong, and has enough power to maybe take over
the earth."
Mina jumped in excitedly. "And the second paragraph says that
we could still win."
"But it also talks about a Princess. Does that mean Princess
Serenity?" asked Hotaru barely above a whisper.
"Don't forget that each of you are a Princess in your own right,"
said Luna to all the scouts.
"You're a Princess?" Piccolo asked Rei with disbelief. She
shot him a withering look.
"So it could be any of you," said Vegita, almost disgustedly.
"Yes, but logically it could only be two of us. Princess
Serenity because she has the Silver Crystal, and Princess Lita, whom
this guy is after. It is most probably Lita because in the third to
last line it says: 'Then the Dark One will be able to claim the
Princess's fate.' There is no reason for him to want Serena, so
therefore it must mean Lita," said Ami.
"Ami saves the day again," said Mina, and she impulsively
hugged Ami, who was blushing from all the attention.
"So Lita has to find a 'star crystal' and her 'soul mate' for
us to kick this guys butt, ne?" asked Trunks.
"Wait a minute, how am I supposed to find this star crystal and
how am I going to find my soul mate?" asked Lita exasperated. She
didn't like everyone discussing her as if she wasn't there.
"Well, if the Princess is you, than I guess you will find each
when you need them. But maybe we should call Serena in case it is her.
We don't want to take any chances," said Luna and everyone readily
agreed. Besides, the girls all missed their friends that they had left
behind, especially Lita.
Ami who was working with her computer suddenly looked up. "I
had a hunch about something, and it happened to be right. In my
computer I found a subsystem that translates ancient Mercury, Mars,
Venus, and Jupiter script. I typed it in and found that what Lita
translated as 'star crystal' could also be translated as 'silver
crystal.'"
"Which means it could be Serena, seeing as how she has the
silver crystal, and Darien is her soul mate," said Rei.
"Wait a minute. I thought Darien was the guy who tried to take
Lita," said Yamcha.
"Pay attention, Pretty Boy. *Damien* is the bad guy who's
trying to get Lita. *Darien* is Serena's guy friend, who just happens
to be her soul mate," said Mina, and she laughed at his sheepish
expression.
"Setsuna, do you know if the Princess is supposed to be me or
Serena?" said Lita.
Setsuna thought for a long time. "I don't know. Ami's right;
it's possible that it could be either of you. Let's call the others.
Either way, we're going to need more reinforcements."
~*~ The End ~*~
(Of the Chapter)