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Author's Note: When they are speaking in Namekian, it will look like this, ("Hey, everyone, I'm speaking in Namekian.") Thank you for Reviewing Jumper Prime, chikyu, BlueFlame, and Dreamwraith. Hey, really thank you for reviewing, it kept me going. That last Chapter was the hardest for me every, and I was way disappointed that I only got four review, but very grateful for them. There will be a few more blast from the past chapters, just to warn you guys, but today's isn't one of them.
Last time on, But there are no Female Nameks...
Just as her daughters did, Ishi's daughters walk the line of males, circling each one with a dissecting eye. However, unlike Ishi's sons, all of Chhaya's boldly look there inspectors in the eye. The audaciousness of that act alone is enough to put some of the girls on edge. Not only do they dare to look them in the eye, as if they are equals, but they let there, eyes say what there mouths are forbidden too, weather they like or dislike them. For the most part, what the three males' eyes say is stay away from me. They don't stare or even truly glare at them, it is a simple meeting of the eyes, just long enough to let there inspectors know, they will not be claimed without a challenge. It unnerves most of Ishi's daughters to see how daring they are, how untamed. It makes others angry that a male would look to them with such defiance, but then again the elders don't call the time of first meeting the Taming Period for nothing.
Things are going smoothly until one of Ishi's daughters,Bohdana, gets to close on Murad. She's eighteen (25), the oldest of Ishi's daughters there. Most females have married all five of there husbands by then, but she's looking for her fifth husband. She's been to hundreds of these things, and is very confident. Murad doesn't like her, and his eyes tell her so, but she simply leans in on him. He glares at her fiercely, telling her without words to back up; however, she doesn't take the clue, moving in even closer. He growls dangerously low in his throat, baring his teeth at her in warning. She stops. She simply cannot believe his daring. Her eyes narrow indignantly, and she growls louder than he did, baring her teeth as well. She doesn't step away from him, but looks him challengingly in the eye, daring him to show his impudence again. He looks down and away from her.
A tiny smile pulls at her lips, and being a little daring herself, she reaches out a hand, running it down the length of his arm as she says, ("Submit to me.")
He clinches his fists as his power level raises a bit at her touch, pulling away from her, he says, ("I will not.") He looks back up to her. Everything stops, the other girls in the room clear the line, stepping off the platform, and Chhaya's sons do as well. Bohdana's power level shoots up to battle status, the displeasure clear on her face as purple-blue fire whirls around her in angry hues, she snaps her fingers turning her flowing dress into a skirt and top.
("Submit to me!") She yells aggressively. In an instant his power level spikes, pushing her away from him in a gust of power. She lands in an ungraceful heap on the floor, blue hues of fire circle around him as he looks down on where she lays.
His reply comes out short, ("I will not.")
In a blink, she is on her feet, her ki flaring brightly. She's so embarrassed to be caught unaware by a male, everyone else in the room, stands watching. The red hue of the ki force field surrounds the large area, and Bohdana strikes out at him with a vicious punch, but he dodges kicking her in the stomach. She flies back with the blow and he shoots her with an energy beam from his hand. She moves away quickly the beam skimming her right shoulder. She grits her teeth trying not to cry out, and the fight is on. They battle on for about two hours. Tanvi and her sisters play card games, having there servants bring them drinks, paying little mind to the fight, but when it goes on for so long they begin to pay a little more attention, it's odd. Chhaya and Ishi talk casually; however, Chhaya's attention too becomes divided and she pays a little more attention to the fight when it goes on for so long, Bohdana is a merchant and Murad a warrior this fight shouldn't be lasting this long. Hassan on the other hand watches the fight intently the entire time. He prays for Murad to win, he thinks, If she wasn't so much older this fight would be over already. She's very cunning. She's got to be seventeen (24) at least, she's got more experience in these types of battles.
Suddenly, there's a huge explosion with in the arena as the smoke clears Murad is seen laying flat on his back. A very battered Bohdana slowly makes her way to him. She walks with a limp, and her left arm is gone completely. She kneels by his side to claim him. Hassan almost jumps off his place on the floor to stop her, but Chhaya sensing his distress, places a hand on his shoulder to stay him. He stops but grits his teeth as he clinches his fists. Abruptly, Murad's eyes snap open as he sees her so close to his face his body is filled with an unexplainable power. His ki flairs violently throwing her away from then with his right arm he lets out a wicked energy blast that takes off her head. Ishi jumps to her feet, and several of her daughter's rush the energy field. Murad lays his head back to the platform floor, That was to close...to close...to close. I can't believe how strong and cunning she was. In two years of being pursued by the Warrior Class, none of them has ever gotten that close to my face, ever. There's something odd about this family. Chhaya notices it as well, but says nothing, They are very strong for Merchant class. This is the first time Murad has had to kill to stop a bonding. There is something very odd going on in this house, first, the concubine's odd medical records, and now this.
The field is let down and she rises to go to her son. He jumps when she leans down to him, but he relaxes when he realizes it's his mother. She lays her hands on him and he is covered in a yellow glow as she heals his wounds. As she heals her son, several servants curry up quickly, and respectfully take Bohdana's body away. She finishes and stands. He does as well.
("Is your healing complete?") She asks him giving him a once over.
("Yes, mother.") He replies taking his place back on the platform. His brothers take there places and Chhaya says, ("Continue, if you dare.") To Ishi's embarrassment most of her daughters leave, only thirteen remain.
When Chhaya comes back to her seat, Ishi says a bit ruffled, ("With all do respect, Imperial High Matron Atul. I did want you to bring strong sons, but did you have to bring them this strong, after all, I am just a humble merchant.")
("Then your daughter should have thought of that before she took his challenge, and I a sure you he is not the strongest of my sons.") Chhaya replies curtly, I have the feeling you are more than a merchant High Matron Ishi Hoshiekaidoe, much more.
("Perhaps you are right, and she was a bit foolish...I will miss her dearly. ") Ishi says her voice grief ridden.
("It is always hard losing daughters. I lost fourteen in the Nestchian War of Trapain. Those damn monkey-men caught there M Class War Bird in an ambush. I know what it is to grieve a daughter, but perhaps it will make your other daughters more cautious.") Chhaya says her voice holding a little compassion.
("I am sure you are right, to my dishonor only thirteen of them remain; however, the day is getting late, and I think it best that we end the Inspections for the day. I will have rooms prepared, and we can begin again in the noonday tomorrow. Bohdana only has one daughter of age, the daughter of a concubine no less, there are many things I must attend to, and I'm sure your other daughters would like to be off to enjoy there new males, as well. If this is pleasing to you, we can adjourn this until tomorrow.") Ishi says calmly, regaining herself.
("Very well,") Chhaya replies then she rises and speaks to everyone, ("This cession is over for today. I will continue at noonday tomorrow. You may retire, my sons. High Matron Hoshiekaidoe's servants will prepare you a place.") The servants come and usher the boys away as Ishi's daughters leave.
Chhaya and Tanvi are the only ones who stay at Ishi's estate all the others go home. There is really no reason for them to stay after all they were only there to inspect Ishi's sons, and now that is done there mother let them go. Tanvi is overwhelmed with happiness this is the first time she'd ever been on a trip with just her and her mother. Well, Hassan and his sons are there, but they are just males no one important, anyway, so she practically has her mother to herself.
Tanvi loves and respects her mother, but she isn't the play and talk with your kids' type of parent. It's sure that Chhaya loves all her daughters, and in fact, has taken a special interest in Tanvi; however, just sitting in her mother's presence or sparring with her was getting boring. Okay, so the sparring isn't boring, but she does that all the time at home, not with her mother, true; however, right now she just wants to play, so she slips off in Ishi's castle to the First Level Den's security door. The First Level Den is where all the kids from age 1 (4) to 5 (12) are kept most of the time, so she knocks on the door, and a slim male answers the door.
("What may I do for you, Little One?") He says kindly through a vidscreen without opening the door.
("My name is Tanvi Atul, and I'm here with my mother visiting on business, and I would like it if I could play with some of the other girls here my age.") Tanvi states a little shyly, a few moments past, the male obviously checking her clearance.
She checks out and he opens the door as he says, ("The other little ones are in the Wilderness Play Area. You're welcome to join them if you like.") Tanvi nods and follows the male. The First Level Den is full of children girls and boys everywhere. Some running around playing, others reading, others playing board games, and there fathers watching over them all. There are also several male servants in the room helping to keep all the kids in order. She looks around as she walks through toward the Wilderness Play Area, and everything is normal for a Den. I guess that Bohdana's father isn't in here or that the announcement of her death hasn't been made yet, because no one here seems to be in mourning. I guess that's good they probably wouldn't be to nice to me otherwise. Tanvi thinks as they finally reach there destination.
It's like an inside jungle, and it's full of children. The male calls over a few girls and introduces Tanvi to of them. They all begin to play, but most are too stuck up for Tanvi's taste, and she has a higher class, so she leaves to play by herself. She's having fun, but she really doesn't like any of the girls she's playing with. She begins to chase a pketict, which is a dear looking creature the size of a grasshopper. She's been chasing it for about five minutes when she finally catches it. She plays with the tiny creature for a whiled, when she spots a small pond. Another little girl about her age is playing there with a pketict. The other girls thought it beneath them to play with the tiny creatures.
("Hi, my name's Tanvi. What's yours?") She exclaims happily. The girl jumps at the sound of her voice and looks around. Tanvi does as well, ("The other girls aren't around if that's what you worried about.") The girl hopped to her feet.
("I should go. Sorry to have disturbed you.") The girl begins to hurriedly leave.
("No, wait, it's fine. I know the other girls think catching pketicts is something beneath us, but look.") Tanvi says opening up her hand to show the tiny creature, ("I catch them too.")
The girl smiled and sits back down, ("My name is Pythia,") She opened her hand, ("and this is Sey. I caught him just this morning. What's your little fella's name?") She asked smiling.
("I just caught him, so I didn't get a chance to name him yet. I guess I could name him...") Tanvi stops to think, ("Sum.") and so starts a beautiful friendship. The two play all day together and it is only when they say there good byes that Taniv learns that Pythia is really a servant girl. At first, she is upset, if she had known Pythia was a servant, she wouldn't have played with her, but they are friends now and she wouldn't change that. She likes Pythia very much and in Tanvi's eyes, she has more class than all of Ishi's daughters.
The next day, Tanvi and her mother sit at a table, waiting outside in a garden patio for Ishi to join them for breakfast. Tanvi notice to herself that her new made friend Pythia is helping to tend plants. Briefly, she wonders if her mother found out about there friendship, would she be terribly angry. What mother doesn't know mother can't be angry about? She told herself silently, vowing in her mind never to tell her mother. Tanvi will never have that problem however, because today she would learn the reality of Shield Training and all its horrific glory. She and her mother turned there gazes impatiently as Ishi hurriedly walked down the garden path toward there table. She was late, and Tanvi knew her mother was not one who tolerated such disrespect. Suddenly, there was a powerful flash of battle ki, and a female form covered in ninja type clothing phased into existence across from Ishi.
("Assassin!!!") Chhaya yelled shoving Tanvi under the table. It all happens so fast and Tanvi's eyes aren't even advance enough to see the assassin arrive, only the flash of ki. This warrior is of a high class. Tanvi watches in horrified fascination as her knew friend Pythia along with several other little girls tending the gardens ran out from the greenery, and threw themselves in front of Ishi.
("Leave My Mistress Alone!!!!") Several children's voices screams forcefully in unison as Ishi shrinks back to hide behind them. At that exact moment in time all Tanvi can think is, Why isn't Ishi powering up? What's wrong with her? Why isn't she fighting? She's stronger, older than the others. Her mother's sudden and vicious snarl draws Tanvi's attention as she rises. Then her eyes shoot back to Ishi, the horrible realization of what is happening becomes clear to her. The little girls surrounding Ishi, all there power levels were high, not nearly as high as her own, but higher than simple servants of a Merchant Class should be...
Suddenly, she jumped to her feet as well, screaming, ("Noooo!!!") Later she learned that her mother had dashed forward and killed the assassin, but in that instance, all she saw is the blood, the blood of her newfound friend along with several other unfortunate young girls splattered all over the garden as Ishi coward behind them. Ishi survived with a quick burst of her own ki, but all the girls were dead. She could still remember Pythia's face, the look of raw horror as she realized that they wouldn't be able to block the blast. There was just so much blood. It wasn't the first time, she'd seen someone die in such a bloody manner, but it was the first time she'd ever seen someone she care about died. She screamed it was so useless. Ishi could have deflected such a blast, but hid behind them instead. Pythia, tears ran down Tanvi's face unchecked, she really liked her.
Her snapped back to what was happening and she quickly wiped her face, afraid that her mother had seen her crying. Her mother was snarling as Ishi coward at her feet.
("Shield Training, and on ones so young!!! My sons will never, marry into your house!!!! I would kill you myself, but I think it is better that I inform the Empress!!! How someone like you could rise so high, I don't know, but I will see your name stripped down to nothing, and your honor frayed to dust!!!") Chhaya yelled in a fury, her ki flairing, ("Come Tanvi!!")
Tanvi's mind floated back to the present as she soared high over the city and she thought, Shield Training--the mental programming of those weaker than you to use as a living shield. No wonder the Fool's so crazy, I wonder how much mental and physical torture she put him through in his programming, and I have no doubt that she programmed him as well. If a female is willing to program her own son, why not one of her mates? Bulma Briefs pray that we don't ever cross paths again...
(This chapter is written in past tense, yet I know I should have kept it in present tense, but it was easer to write it this way. I'll probably fix it later, but here it is. )
Candy Weathers had been a nurse at Satan General Hospital for four years, but today was the first time she'd ever gotten to work on a celebrity. She was so excited although it was really sad about what happened to Videl Satan, her entire rib cage was partially fractured as well as several bones in her arms and legs, the girl would be on bed rest for at least six months. Dam those crazy aliens, when are they ever going to learn. Candy was just on her way to check on Videl when suddenly the emergency sirens of someone's life signs going flat blared. Quickly, Candy ran down the hall, throwing open the door, an emergency team right behind her, it was room 209, Videl's room, but all that greeted them as they opened the door was an empty bed and an open window.
Flying as fast as she could muster over the vast city, Videl Satan, looking a spit out mess, flew toward the Mountain home of her dear friend Gohan Son as she thought, Please be alright Gohan, I don't know what I'd do if anything happened to you. She had of course taken a moment to put on some clothes before her daring escape from the hospital and her rib cage was screaming bloody murder for it, but she just had to see Gohan. She had to know he was okay. They had been friends for a whiled now, and it took almost dieing today to make her realize she wanted to be more to him than just a friend. She realized a lot today, like the fact that her father hadn't really defeated Cell. His lying is what started the fighting, but she still loved her Dad even if he was a liar. Speaking of liars, even though she didn't blame him, she remembered a time when she asked Gohan if he was the Golden Fighter, and he said no, yet today when he fought those aliens his hair was gold, and his eyes turquoise. At the time, she hadn't really noticed or cared, she knew that it was Gohan, and he was there to help her when she needed it most, but he was the Golden Fighter.
She remembered from videos of the Cell Games, there were fighters there that could do that. She also knew that it was most likely that Gohan was the one who really defeated Cell not her Dad, and if that was the case, they were all in big trouble, because they seemed to have been having an easy time with him. She hoped Gohan was at home and well, she just needed to see him. Landing on the Sons front lawn heavily, she slowly walked up to the door and knocked. After a short moment, Chi-chi answered the door.
"Hello, Mrs. Son, I was wondering if Gohan was home yet, there was a fight today with..." Videl started to explain as she looked in to Chi-chi shocked face.
"Come on in Videl, quickly and sit down. You look a mess. Are you all right? Do you need to go to the hospital?" Chi-chi asked helping Videl in.
"No, I just left." Videl answered with a shaky smile.
"They released you in your condition..." Chi-chi started but trailed off as she looked at Videl's face. She knew that face all to well.
"Umm, no, actually, I released myself." Videl exclaimed with a tiny laugh.
"You fighters, I don't know what I'm going to do with you. My Goku used to do that exact same thing. Flew right out the window didn't you?" Chi-chi asked knowingly with her hand on her hip.
Videl laughed nervously, "Yeah."
Chi-chi sighed, "Sit down girl, who knows what type of injuries you're aggravating by standing and walking around."
Videl didn't sit but asked, "So is Gohan here? Is the battle over?"
Chi-chi frowned sadly, "Yes, Gohan's here, and as far as I know the fight isn't over. He was injured in the battle so they brought him back here."
Videl's eyes widen, "Can I see him?"
"Sure thing, my Dad's with him in his room. He's unconscious, and hasn't waked since they brought him back." Chi-chi exclaimed grimly as they walked up the stairs to Gohan's room.
Ox-King was sitting in a chair, next to Gohan's bed, and the room seemed, so small with the large man in it. Videl looked at Gohan's still form and her heart jumped. He just looked so peaceful, so still that it was unnatural, almost like he was dead, and she was paying her final respects before they closed the casket, only the slight rise and fall of his chest dispelled the notion, but it was eerie. She wanted to touch him, to hold his hand, to feel the warmth of his body heat to assure herself that he truly was breathing, that he truly was alive, but she didn't. She didn't think that was proper to do in front of his mother, so she just stood there by his bedside looking down on him. After a moment, Chi-chi looked at the clock and sighed.
"It's been a half-hour Dad. I'm going to the lake to get Goten. I told him to be back in ten minutes, but he's late." Chi-chi exclaimed looking at the clock.
"Aw, dear give him a few more minutes. He was just as worried about Gohan as you. It took me an hour to convince him to go down to the lake and catch himself some lunch. It's good for him to get his mind off it for a moment, and nothing works better for your boys than a good meal. He doesn't need to be in here sulking. He was just getting angry and worried by sitting around here. I'm sure he's on his way back, dragging along a big fish for you to fry." Ox-King soothed, but it didn't work.
"No, I want him home, now. Who knows what could happen with these bloodthirsty aliens running around. Or what thoughts he might get about fighting them." Chi-chi replied turning to go out of the door.
"I'll go with you." Videl exclaimed turning as well, it was very disturbing fro her to see Gohan this way.
In SatanCity, shortly after Tanvi flies away from her exchange with Bulma...
Piccolo and Yamcha quickly land on the Briefs' property. They had both sense the power, and came right away. Trunks, Bulma, and her mother still outside where the female left them, Bulma was crying into her hands, shaking with terror. She had never been so afraid before in her life. This was the first time any of there enemies truly had an interest in her, not wanting her to invent something, but to kill her, to come after her directly with the simple intent to kill her. She could see it in that female's eyes, her death. It reflected in crystal clarity from the rage-filled orbs, burning deep inside of her. She wanted Vegeta and she wanted him now. She dried her eyes quickly then turned tail and ran into the house to lay at his bedside not even caring that Piccolo along with Yamcha just landed. She just needed to be near him for a minute, assure herself that she was still alive and okay, finding comfort in his presence. Then she needed to go to her lab and find away to wake him up. She would find a way to wake him and Gohan then the Z-gang would take care of that nasty alien just like all the rest.
"Mom!" Trunks called after her startled at her sudden departure.
He started after her, but his grandmother called after him, "Just let her go, Trunks, she needs sometime."
Piccolo's eyes raked over the field, noting the crater from Tanvi's power up, and Yamcha asked, "What the heck happened over here? What did that Namek want anyway?"
"She wanted to hurt my Mom that's what. She strong, I couldn't even fight her she hit me with some strange attack, and trapped me in a bubble." Trunks replied angrily, his hand squeezed into tight little fists.
"Now, Trunks, that's not exactly what happened, now is it? Humm, let's see," Mrs. Briefs informed in her bubbly way, pausing to think for a moment then continued, "The Namek and I were talking about how it was such a shame she was here after Piccolo. I was telling her about how nice he is, and Bulma came out yelling. You see she was still quite upset about what happen to poor Vegeta, and you know Bulma when she flies off in a tantrum. Well, I can remember when she was six a time she stayed up for a hold week to prove to her Father she didn't need naps." She giggled a little at the memory, in her own little world for a second then went on, "Well, anyway, Bulma was yelling her lovely head off, and the Namek listened. Then suddenly rocks started flying all over the place, and the Namek was glowing the prettiest shade of purple. Anyway, the Namek said something or another about her coming just to talk, but if Bulma wanted to fight then okay. Then Trunks was screaming, tearing apart my beautiful lawn, and flew over in front of Bulma and me to protect us. Now that's when the Namek got really mad yelling and spitting. She shot poor Trunks with some glowing ball, and jack Bulma clear off the ground and told her if she didn't keep Vegeta in check, she would kill her. Then she left and you guys came. Man, anybody hungry, I'll go make drinks, come on in boys. I'm sure when Bulma calms down she'll want to talk to you." Mrs. Briefs scuttled on in the house and the others followed. It was going to be a long after noon.
Hita and Sundar had been searching aimlessly for hours, looking for the boy's Mother. They were searching out higher power levels from the rest, but so far, they'd had no luck. Hita allowed Sundar to take a little break when they entered a mountain area, while she continued the search. He was at a small lake, and knelled to take a drink. The water was cool and refreshing as it went down his throat. He smiled briefly as he thought, The forests of this planet are nice, perhaps that is what draws Piccolo to stay here. He stepped back suddenly when a giant fish, popped out of the water and landed on the shore, followed by a tiny body. He had put off all the life forms he'd sensed in the area as nothing more than this planet's local beasts, but obviously, he was wrong. He tilted his head to the side as he watched the little one wrestled the large fish into submission, and couldn't help but to smile softly to himself as he heard the little one say, "Man, it's a small one, but Mom will cook it up for a great snack!!" He doubted seriously if the little one could even eat a fifth of the large beast, but thought perhaps, the boy went hunting for the family.
Just then, the boy noticed his presence and jump back at least fifteen feet, his ki rising astoundingly.
"You're the one who hurt my big brother. What are you doing here? You're not goina start another fight are you?" The little one asked in an angry growl, taking a fighting stance as he eyed the Namekian with aversion. Sundar made no move to approach the small child and looked at him carefully. He bore no resemblance to the boy he had fought, but could be the son of a lesser husband.
He was quick to assure the child he had no intent of harming him, "I want no fight with you, little one. I was simply here to get a drink of water. My companions and I were looking for your Mother to explain the misunderstanding that led to the exchange with your brother. If you would, my Matron's second in command wishes to speak with her, could you bring her here, in about ten minutes, Hita should have returned by then."
"I don't know. My Mom was pretty mad about my brother, and she's worried because he won't wake up. I don't think I should be talking..." The little one started to say but cut himself off when he heard a woman's voice scream, "Goten!!! I told you to be back in ten minutes Mister and it's been a half hour. Your in big trouble young man if you don't get your tail over here right now!!! Goten!!!!"
Sundar was so distracted by the child before him that he hadn't even noticed the two new power level coming his way. He paled slightly visibly shaken at the sound of her voice and thought in fright, It's the boy's mother. It's the boy's mother. For the briefest of instances, he thought about flying away as fast as he could, the likeliness of him being faster and stronger than this female was large, after all, he was a Namekian, but he was uncertain, and afraid. If he tried to run and she was stronger, she would come after him, and surely beat him or worse, for what he did to her son, assuming he was guilty of wrongdoing because he ran, also it might further anger her because he was near another of her offspring. He called out to Hita telepathically, but that's all he had time to do before a short female stepped from the brush, and the girl from the fight earlier.
"Goten there you are..." Chi-chi cut herself off when she saw the large Namekian standing several yards away from her son and Videl sucked in a frighten breath. Anger rose in Chi-chi, along with her ki and she yelled, "You!! You're the one who hurt my baby boy!!! What the Hell did you do to him!!! Are you after my other son as well!!! Goten get over here!!! Stay away from him!!!!" She didn't notice the tremble in the Namekian at her words. She only noted the fact that Goten quickly phased over to stand next to her.
"No, Matron, I had no intent to..." Sundar started to answer, his voice soft and his eyes averted, but Chi-chi interrupted him yelling furiously, "Why won't Gohan wake up!!!" She marched toward him with each angry word, and Videl stood shocked by her actions. Chi-chi's ki was whirling around her in purplish-red hues with her anger. She didn't care that he was stronger. She didn't care that he could kill her. She was just furious at what had happen to Gohan, she had lost Goku to death, and now it looked like she would lose Gohan to a coma, all because these Namekians had to come to Earth making trouble. "What did you do!!! What did you do!!! What did you do to my baby!!!!" Sundar backed himself into a bolder trying to explain, but Chi-chi never let him get a word in.
Goten noticing the Namekian steadily raising ki and frighten state said, "Mom, you're scaring him. He said what happen to Gohan was a misunderstanding."
"Mrs. Son this guy is very strong we should get out of here." Videl cautioned regaining her wit.
"I don't care!" Chi-chi yelled angrily as she paused in her tirade an arms length away from the Namekian to take in his appearance, indeed, he did look upset, and there was a fine trimmer to his body. This Namekian is afraid of me, Chi-chi steamed with outrage. She had seen what they had did to Videl, and Gohan, did they only fight children. Her ki whirled with outrage, and she lifted her hand to slap him, swinging it at full force toward his face. Sundar cringed preparing for the blow, as Chi-chi yelled, "Cowar..." The next thing Chi-chi knew a fist viciously connected with her jaw, shattering it instantly, and sending her body, slamming through a tree. She landed on the ground with a hard thud, her back broken, and one of her ribs puncturing her lung. She was hanging on to life by a thread and a large gash on her head was bleeding profusely.
"Mom!!" Goten screamed in horror as he went SSJ, Videl screaming out, "Mrs. Son!!," at the same time. Quickly, Goten phased over to his Mother's side. She was unconscious, and he could hear the sound of her choking on her own blood. Tears sprang to his eyes, "Mom." It all happened so fast, that other Namekian came out of nowhere, and just slammed her across the clearing. Videl found herself pinned to the spot by enrage filled glare from the female Namek, but was quickly ignored, when the female turned the male, and began speaking to him in soothing tones, stilling his trembles. It was a language she'd never heard before however the calmed didn't last.
"You hurt my MOTHER!!!" Goten screamed in rage his ki roaring with power and charged, but a voice called after him as a form landed next to Chi-chi, "Goten stop!!! Your not strong enough to fight them!! I'll help your Mother!!!" Goten whirled to see that it was Dende. Videl did as well, but not knowing who Dende was prepared herself for more trouble. Dende quickly put his hands on Chi-Chi's chest and let his healing energy flow. He had been watching the newcomers from the Look Out and after what happen with Bulma knew there was going to be trouble. When he saw them enter the mountain area that the Sons lived on, he left immediately to warn them. It was only luck that he'd gotten there on time, a few more moments, and Chi-chi would have died. The golden glow of his healing energy died out, Goten was by his side now, and when he looked up, he found himself being stared at in utter amazement by the two Namekians still standing by the bolder as well as Videl.
"You...are a healer???" Hita asked in complete astonishment.
Dende hesitatingly answered, "Yes."
"But your male, how is that possible??" Hita replied blinking at him blankly.
"I don't know I just am. I'm Dende, the Guardian of the Earth. Why are you making trouble on my planet?" Dende asked standing, Chi-chi stood as well, and for once knew when to keep her mouth shut. She had almost died in front of her son, and it wasn't something she wished to repeat.
Hita gave Dende the proper respect do a guardian, "We didn't come here to make trouble, trouble found us."
"Yeah, right, then what do you call what you did to my boy and me just now?" Chi-chi snapped her anger returning and her vow of silence forgotten.
"Your boy wouldn't have gotten into any trouble if you had taught him, to let a lady finish her own fight." Hita said matter of factly, then her eyes narrow taking on a darker note, "And as for you, never raise your hand to what is under my protection. That little punch was a warning blow the next time I will kill you."
Chi-chi looked indignant, "As if any slap I could deal would hurt him!"
"He's a male that should be enough for you to keep your hands to yourself." Hita said coldly.
Now it was Dende's turned to frown, "Like your friend did Piccolo and you did Vegeta."
"You mean the Fool, I admit I am fully deserving of a beating from his mate, however, if his mate would have taught him to behave properly, it never would have happen, I usually have more control, but he angered me that I know is no excuse, but it is truth. In Piccolo's case, it's perfectly permissible to test his combat skills keeping in mind what Amita wants with him, which is between her and him alone. We will not allow any interference with our business here." Hita answered calmly then turned her gaze to Chi-chi, "Keep that in mind Matron, and make sure when your son wakes he stays out of our affairs. Unless you wish to challenge me for our earlier offence, we are finish here. Is this matter rested between you and I?"
Chi-chi scowled and put her hands on her hips as she thought, what is this alien thinking??
"You and I both know I'm not strong enough to challenge you. Is this matter rested? Hell no, I wish my Goku was alive, he'd put you dirty aliens in your place..." Chi-chi ranted with an attitude, but was cut off when Hita held up a hand.
"Hold on, are you saying you would send a male to battle with 'me'." Hita asked incredulously.
"Of course my husband, Goku, was the strongest warrior on Earth." Chi-chi replied with pride in her voice.
Hita's brow creased in thought then asked, "This is a Trudge planet." Chi-chi looked confuse at the question, and looked to Dende who was equally confuse.
"A what planet?" Dende asked in bewilderment.
"Is this a Trudge planet, males are dominant over females?" Hita asked again.
"Umm, yes and no it just depends on the part of the world your in, weather they are dominant or equals." Dende answered calmly a donning light of understanding of there actions coming to mind.
"I see, Sundar." Hita called then in a flash, they were gone.
Vegeta woke with a start; shooting straight up, as he looked around disoriented, and then realized he was at home, in his room, in his own bed. He reached out with his senses, and found the Namek, Krillin, Yamcha, and Tien along with his little clown friend Chiaotzu. He didn't feel sore at all, as he got up, but refused to believe that the encounter with the Namekians was just a bad dream, even if he wanted it to be. He sneered at the memory and got up to go see the others. When he walked into the Sitting Room, he found himself being rushed by an ecstatic Bulma.
"Vegeta, I'm so glad you're awake, after Dende healed your wounds and you still didn't wake, I was more worried than ever." She exclaimed as she crushed him in a bear hug.
"Get off me, woman! I'm fine!" Vegeta snapped not liking the attention he was getting from the others in the room.
Bulma hugged him tighter and whispered in his ear, "I was so scared with out you. One of those females came here, picked me up, and threatened to kill me if you meddled in her affairs again."
"What?" Vegeta exclaimed pulling her back from him to look her in the face.
Bulma let a little of her true fear show in her eyes as she locked gazes with her husband, "She came here, trapped Trunks in some kind of bubble, and lifted me off the ground by my lab coat, and said, she despise women like me, that she had half the mind to kill me right then. She said I obviously knew she was superior, so I'd better listen and keep my men out of her affairs, or else she would come to see me, and only one of us would leave." She wanted to hug Vegeta again then, a haunted look entering her eyes. She just couldn't get those ebony orbs of burning rage to leave her mind. Every time she thought about it, she just wanted to run to her husband, knowing he would protect her.
Vegeta's jaw clinched barely controlling his rage, and he let go of Bulma's arms, fearing his tightening grip would snap them in two.
His gaze shot over two the Z-gang and he snarled, "Where the Hell were you when this was happening?"
"We all came as fast as we could Vegeta, but it was already over when we got here." Piccolo replied calmly in his gruff tone from the corner of the room.
Vegeta's gaze snapped to him, and replied his anger becoming more apparent, "So what the Hell is this about Namek? There here for you, what do they want?"
"The leader wants to fight me for some reason. I don't know why, and she didn't say. Up until today, I didn't even know there were females in my species, and no one can get in contact with New Namek to ask on that end. I've got five days until we're scheduled for a rematch." Piccolo explained, he pause for a moment to collect his thoughts and Vegeta let out a low growl of anger then said, "I'm going to kill the bitch. No one messes with my family, with my mate, and lives." He turned and shot out the door. Piccolo snarled in frustration then started after him as he yelled, "Vegeta, dam it, you just healed from your first battle. We need a plan before you go charging head long into your second." Krillin and Tien followed Piccolo while Yamcha stayed behind with Bulma. Tien told Chiaotzu to stay as well, so he did.
Piccolo and the others caught up with Vegeta half way across the city.
"Vegeta, this is stupid. Do you really think if you caught up with them right now, you could take them? There's three of them even if you could take one on, you won't stand a chance against all three." Piccolo reasoned curtly as he flew up to Vegeta's side.
Vegeta turned his head slowly to look at Piccolo, his eyes burning with rage as he growled, "No one messes with my mate Namek, and lives, no one."
"And if you fail, how long do you think, me, Krillin, and Tien can hold them off when she comes to make good on her promise to kill Bulma if you meddled in her affairs again." Piccolo asked bluntly, he hated to admit his own weakness, but he had to be real about the situation. They needed more information, before they could make a good plan of action and Vegeta running off half-cocked was simply going to get them killed.
Vegeta stopped in mid flight at that, a snarl passing his lips, his fists clinched so tightly that his knuckles turned white as his whole frame quivered with rage. He knew the Namek was right. He hated it, but he knew it was the truth. His fists clinched even tighter, and he didn't look at Piccolo. He was just so angry. It had been a very, very long time, since he felt such anger, such uselessness, never since Frieza had he ever been forced to swallow his pride the way he was now. Not with the androids, not with Cell, they were all stronger than him at some point, had all beaten him, but at least they respected his power enough to kill him to keep him out of the way; however, not these Nameks. He could just see them giving him there equivalent to a pat on the head, sending him on his way while they went to kill his wife. He would not let that happen as long as he lived and breathed, not ever. He just kept seeing the look in Bulma's eyes, how frighten she was. He wanted to kill them, wanted to rip them apart piece by piece relishing in there screams, for every ounce of fear they caused her, for ever disrespecting him. He was very fond of his wife, and rest assured he was going to make that Namek bitch pay for what she'd done, but not now, he'd have to wait, he could do that.
"What's your plan Namek, and make it good?" Vegeta finally gritted out after a few moments of hovering in silent fury surrounded by the night sky.
"We need information, Vegeta, and the only place I know where to get it is New Namek. Bulma's already prepared a ship. We could be there and back before my five days are up. We need to know what we're up against here. Once we know what we're fighting, we can make a real plan, and if worse comes to worse, let me handle it. There here for me after all, there's no need for any of you," Piccolo looked behind him at Krillin and Tien then emphasized the 'any of you' as he said it again, "to get involved any further. This is my fight...."
Vegeta's burning gaze snapped to the Namekian at that and he got in Piccolo's face, "Oh no, Namek, make no mistake about it. I'm involved. No one does to me what they did and lives. No one comes to my house and threatens my mate. I'm involved Namek, so don't you tell me this is your fight. This is my fight as well, and I will see those Namek bitches screaming on there way to Hell before this is over." Piccolo nodded his understanding and they all flew back to Capsule Corp.
Far enough not to be seen, a certain Namekian female watched, growling low in her throat, clinching her fists in anger, her eyes narrowing as she thought, Bulma, is sending him to New Namek, how dare she get involved in what is my concern only. You've just sign your death warrant Bulma Briefs. She had come to watch over Piccolo, after she left Hita a note at the ship, telling her to deal with the third Matron. To her revulsion, she found him at the Briefs estate. She was bubbling with rage that he sought refuge from that the blue hair bitch, and she wondered what his connection to her was. I didn't catch a scent of a female on him earlier today, but if I so much as see a blue hair on his cape, she'll wish she were never born. She had thought in a fury, but now, now, the bitch was trying to send him away, to New Namek no less. She snarled a little louder, and Piccolo paused in a flight back to Capsule Corp.
"What is it Piccolo?" Krillin asked as Piccolo stopped hard in front of him.
"Sh," Piccolo snarled in returned listening intently, after a moment he shook his head, "It's nothing. I thought I heard something, come on, we're wasting time." Then the group shot off again. Tanvi followed at a slow pace behind them, braiding herself for almost getting caught.
By the time they reached Capsule Corp, Bulma had already decapsulized there ship on the lawn. The gang landed, and Bulma smiled.
"I thought you guys would want to get out of here soon. Every thing is in order and the ship is fully stocked. Chi-chi called and Gohan's on his way over here. He'll probably be here in fifteen minutes." Bulma exclaimed, as they all looked at the ship. Piccolo mentally sighed as much as he wanted to take Gohan with him. It didn't look like Vegeta was going to wait.
"No, we're going now. Tell Gohan to look out for the planet for me." Piccolo said as Vegeta started marching toward the ship. He along with Tien, Chiaotzu, and Krillin also started for the ship. Then in a sudden flash of purple and white, Piccolo found himself on the end of a very heated gaze. She said nothing to him, just stared at him, onyx-burning onyx. The look made Piccolo's blood freeze in his veins as he heard the other's startled gasps, and the grinding of Vegeta's teeth as he went SSJ. Before anyone could say a word, she lifted in arm in a blurring motion palm spread as it flashed with ki. A yellow ball of light burst from her palm and into the ship, exploding it into nothing more than space dust. Smoke filled the air and everyone shielded there eyes, coughing from the dirt flung up in the blast.
As Bulma guarded her eyes, trying her best the see through the dust, and hoped the others where okay. She started to ask Yamcha if he could still sense the others, when she heard it. It all happen so fast first it was Yamcha's soft grunt of pain then Trunks and before there bodies had a chance to hit the ground or she could even realize what was happening, she felt a strong grip jerk her into the air. Her feet dangled uselessly, as she heard a low menacing growl sound only inches from her face, the heat of the Namekian's breath ghosting across her skin, onyx eyes alight with fury burning into sapphire.
"Who is he to you?" Tanvi growled, her teeth bared in a sneer, showing off her fangs. Bulma was so frighten she couldn't speak only a gasp of fright escaped her lips. The dust was clearing quickly and hearing the sound behind them, the others turned. They were greeted with the image of Bulma dangling from the Namekian's grasp. Yamcha and Trunks were on either side of them, both unconscious, but alive.
Vegeta roared in outrage and they all charged the Namekian female. She didn't move, she didn't flinch, she simply bore her eyes into Bulma, and said, "Answer."
Bulma's eyes widen from the intense stare, and stuttered, "Frie...frie...friend." Then the Namek dropped her powering-up as she zipped up into the air, Vegeta and the others barely avoiding slamming into the fallen Bulma.
Vegeta hurled energy blasts at her joined by the others. They all hit her dead on, and the smoke cloud that surrounded her stopped about three hundred feet above the main Capsule Corp building. Over and over they all blasted her, each blasting as powerful as they dared make it then stopped panting for breath. Vegeta added one more blast for good measure and stiffened as the breeze blew away the smoke, they all did, Krillin even gaping in open mouth disbelief. Man, it's just like when we first fought against the Saiyans, it's just so unreal, Tien thought as they all looked a the Namekian, her arms folded comfortably under her breasts unharmed. When the smoke revealed her face, they were all taken back. She was looking a Vegeta with a soft expression that unnerved them all. It was such a stark contrast to the relentless rage she was displaying only seconds before. Her aura was still blazing a round her with purple fire, but her eyes were...compassionate.
Vegeta growled, and floated back slightly, "What the fuck are you looking at?"
"When you wake up, this will be all over." Tanvi exclaimed almost kindly. Then in a flash of speed she was gone from there sight. They all whirled looking for the female but she was nowhere to be seen. Then suddenly she was back in the place she started and she fired a small blast into Piccolo's chest. He flew back from the blow, but was other wise unharmed then he heard her yell, "Stilling Light!!!" There was a flash of bright light in his peripheral vision. He whirled to see Tanvi catching the now falling and unconscious Vegeta, Tien, Chiaotzu, and Krillin. She had Vegeta and Tien thrown over each shoulder while Krillin was tucked under one arm as she caught Chiaotzu with the other. She just looked at him with a blank expression, but something inside him told him that he should be more afraid of her at this moment than he'd ever been.
She landed on the ground, her feet making a soft tap. She said nothing there was an eerie quiet about her. Softly, she laid Vegeta, Tien, Chiaotzu, and Krillin on the ground. Then she turned deadly eyes to Bulma. Bulma started to back away in fright.
"You have meddled in my affairs for the last time." Tanvi announced, a deadly finality lacing her other wise calm voice. A chill race down both Piccolo and Bulma's spine, and Piccolo growled, dashing between them. Tanvi's right eye twitched with anger as she clinched her fist tightly, blank eyes looking past him at Bulma. Piccolo took a slow breath to calm himself, he was afraid. The fear bubbled and churned inside his stomach, threatening to make him vomit. He didn't know what she was going to do, he hoped Gohan would get here soon, but right now, he was the only thing standing in between Bulma and certain death. He may not like the human, but she was an ally, and her genius had help the group out of there share of trouble. It was the least he could do. A shiver raced through him, and he pushed it back growling. Her gaze shifted to him momentarily at the small trimmer that shook his form. He saw a small flash of anger there before, she looked back to Bulma
Her voice was unnaturally even as she spoke, "You're a poser, aren't you? Nice estate, strong males, at least for this planet, but you don't have a lick of your own strength to back it up, a weak scientist who likes warrior males, isn't that right? You have your males do all your dirty work." Her aura began to churn around her angrily, the purple fire whirling and jumping with her rage, "Shield Training on your son was enough to make me want to kill you. Shield Training on your mates was enough to make me want to lay you out and watch you screaming in agony, especially, after seeing the remnants of what was left of the Fool's fractured mind. Push him to hard and crack his psyche?" Her aura exploded with power and the ground crack underneath there feet as she growled, "Shield Training on 'this Namek'..." A slow sadistic smile came across her face that promised Bulma nothing, but pain, "you will wish for a simple death." Bulma shook her head back and forth no, to each accusation. Her eyes painfully wide with horror, she knew Piccolo couldn't save her. There was a flash, and Tanvi phased in behind Piccolo, slamming Bulma into the wall. She pulled back her open palm an angry orangish-red light, swirling in her palm, "I call this one the Screamer."
"Tanvi!!!!! STOP!!!! THIS IS A TRUDGE PLANET!!!!" Hita yelled from above the city. Tanvi stopped in mid swing only inches from Bulma's face. The poor blue haired lady had fainted, and was now lying limply against the wall. Tanvi's anger visibly lessened and she turned her head slowly to look up at Hita.
"Are you sure?" Came her even reply.
"I'm sure." Hita answered then added as she bowed apologetically, ("Sorry for not telling you sooner.") Tanvi let go of Bulma and the woman slid to the ground. She cursed fluently in several languages Piccolo had never heard as she looked down on Bulma's prone form.
Hita, do you realize what a fool I have just made of myself, not to mention I could have kill this weak dreg. I thought she was a Macabre Whore, you know how much I hate them how cruel they can be, so you can imagine my outrage. Tanvi exclaimed telepathically never looking up from Bulma's prone form, she allowed for a mental sigh, He was trying to go to New Namek, Hita, on her ship, which I blew up of course.
That didn't help your temperament any as well correct. Hita replied then bowed deeply again from her spot in the air. Tanvi more felt the bow than saw, and Hita went on, I'm terribly sorry, Tanvi, I should have come and informed you right away. I wasn't thinking, and it's my fault for not warning you.
Tanvi mentally shook off the apology, What is done is done? It's over, forget it. Go back to the ship. I won't be back until my business with Piccolo has reached its conclusion.
Piccolo had whirled around when Tanvi disappeared from his sight, and watched her as she stood there staring a Bulma's unconscious body. As far as Piccolo could see she hadn't hurt Bulma, and he wasn't willing to break the silence. Then the female in the air flew away.
Tanvi turned to look at him, and spoke, her voice in a monotone, "I know I'm powerful, but I would have never pegged you as a runner."
"I wasn't running, simply gathering information." He snarled, hiding his fear behind his anger, but it was too late Tanvi had seen his earlier shiver. A soft sigh escaped her lips, and she got a curious expression in her eyes that Piccolo couldn't pin point.
"New Namek holds no answers for you, Piccolo. Depending on where you land far worse trouble than I would greet you." Her voice was somewhat gentle as she spoke then she took a step closer to him. He stepped back unconsciously and she sighed, "You fear me don't you?" Piccolo growled in response his body tensing. She smiled slightly, "I know you do, perhaps to much. Five days is too long to wait, forget it. I was willing to give you this time to prepare yourself for me, but it seems it is doing nothing but adding to your further anxiety. Tomorrow, you and I...your anxiety will end then. I was really hoping to get a good fight out of you, to see your true skill, but that seems highly unlikely now. Rest well, Piccolo, tomorrow will be the day that will change the rest of your life." She turned and shot into the sky leaving Piccolo with his thoughts.
Piccolo stood on the lawn in shock. Tomorrow, he didn't want to be afraid, but he was. He didn't know what to do next. He didn't even notice when Gohan landed on the ground next to him. He didn't felt the touch to his arm. He heard the question what happened, are you okay, he didn't answer, then someone was jerking him by his arms, and he snapped back, pulling away roughly, his eyes shooting to the one who had touched him with a sudden adrenalin burst. His eyes widen a little when they met concerned ebony, it was Gohan.
The questions came again sounding somewhat distanced as his student spoke, the child's voice was laced with a small fright, "Piccolo, what happened? Are you okay?" Piccolo watched blankly as Gohan searched him for any injuries with his eyes.
Dazedly, he answered, "She came and blew up the ship. I'm fine." Then he flew away leaving Gohan to see about the others. Where do I go from here? What can I do? How can I fight someone so strong? Is tomorrow truly my death day? The questions whirled around Piccolo's head as he flew to his waterfall. He was numb. He refused to be blindly afraid, so he felt nothing, not the wind on his face or the crisp night air, nothing at all. When he reached his waterfall, he sat down lotus style, floating six feet above the ground. He closed his eyes and started to meditate. He needed to calm himself, to bring himself back to reality so he could think.
Her ki suppressed, so not to be sense, Tanvi floated in viewing distance of a certain male Namekian, watching him with interest. She followed the curves, and the planes of his face, the squareness of his shoulders, the broad span of his back, the fluttering of his cape in the slight breeze, and she thought, He's chiseled like the great statues of old, a classic beauty that will never fade, a perfect beauty, as if his form was molded from a lust filled night of dreaming, his very being sculpture with clay, it singular purpose to delight and seduce the female eye. I hadn't expected to fine such a beauty. Although, I'd hoped to fine more substance, and strength, but his beauty will more than make up for it. His scent came to her memory, and she barely suppressed a growl, He smells good, damn good, and his blood, the sweetest I'd ever tasted. He'll bind to me well, easily to me. If the other females on New Namek only knew, he wouldn't stand a chance to keep himself chased. If Saguna had seen him, I know for a fact, he would be flat on his back so quickly, he wouldn't even have the time to scream.
She growled low at the thought of what the others would do, if they found him. She was only glad that her side of the planet just so happen to be where the Elder Male lived and the Elder was the only one who knew the location of this planet. He was loathed to tell her, but she convinced him. She knew for a certainty, what any of Saguna's Traditionalist would do, The Imperial Army's special forces known as the Oojought, which literally translated to 'The Fist of Shyelle.' (Shyelle to them is the creator of all things) One of the reason she just couldn't shake the unspeakable fury she felt for the blue haired female. That dreg had no idea how much danger she was putting him in by trying to send him to New Namek. She thought furiously, if he had landed on the East side of the planet, the Oojought Forces side of the planet, let us say that it was a war between the Oojoughts and Tanvi's army, First Rights of the Natural Order, that almost destroyed all of Namekian kind. Tanvi would not have been please, and neither would he. Piccolo would have had a very, very, very, rude awakening to just what his knew roll in life would become.
Thinking of the incident with the blue hair dreg, Tanvi couldn't help, but to feel a slight heat rise to her cheeks with embarrassment. She could have clocked Hita in the head, for not telling her. She had made such a fool of herself. She closed her eyes and pushed back the faint purple tent rising to her cheeks. What was done was done. She opened her eyes to gaze back at him, it had been an hour, since he had started to meditate, and he seemed calmer now. Slowly, he opened his eyes, he looked as though he had come to some kind of decision, there was determination and acceptance in his eyes.
He took a deep breath, calm, relaxing, and said, "If I'm to die, tomorrow so be it, but I'll give her hell on the way down." Tanvi smirked, Perhaps there is some substance with you after all, Piccolo.
Out in space far away from Earth, on a planet at war, that no one but the occupants cared or knew about the world stopped turning on its axis. In a distant galaxy, a sun freezes in the middle of going supernova, the flashes of the implosion bright, the sparks, and flying rock, stopping in its flight path. In the cold darkness of space, all is still, meteors freezing in there spots, asteroids stopped in there trajectories, not so much as a spec of space dust moved. All is still, all is quiet, and a tiny blue planet, third from the sun of its galaxy was no different. Earth, had ceased to turn, it's axis as still as stone. On the surface, its inhabitance had also stilled. There was no movement at all, not to breathe, not to blink, not even there hearts beat within there chests.
At a certain household, a woman stood at a stove to cook. In her hand she held a spoon lifted up to her lips filled with a steaming soup, the steaming curls of smoke frozen in place, an eager little boy by the name of Goten Son pulling at the hem of her skirt, frozen in the tug position, his mouth open wide to speak words that now had no sound. A cross the sea, on a small island known as Kame, the Old Turtle Hermit, known as Kame Roshi, found himself frozen in a rather awkward position. For it would seem that he had slipped on one of his magazines with a plate full of food and a glass full of pop. Food frozen in mid fall, the cup, and its contents frozen in a graceful ark, and the old hermit in mid air, his mouth opened in a surprise scream that was now soundless. In a city, in an industry known as Capsule Corp, a certain blue haired lady, lays at her husband's bedside, her face in a caress of her husband's muscular arm, and her hand frozen in a stroking motion of his spiky hair.
In another room, of the same building a beautiful blond with gorgeous blue eyes sat in a chair, next to her husband's bedside, a small child no older than three in her lap, the child's little mouth frozen in a yawn, one of her little hands rubbing at her eyes. The blond headed beauty's right hand frozen its position of holding her unconscious husband's hand. Just two rooms down the hall, Tien and Chiaotzu laid on there respective bed's with no one at there bedside, but the kiss of a calming night breeze that was no longer blowing, the window curtains frozen in the flutter. Through the hall, a lavender headed boy was frozen in mid run. His little feet barely touching the ground. A few paces way in the kitchen, Gohan sat his face concerned as though in thought, his mouth open as if he were speaking to the young and attractive Videl. Her mouth too was opened as if to give a heated response, but there was nothing but silence and stillness.
In the air above a forest, Tanvi's smooth face was frozen in a smirk as she looked down on her mission to this tiny blue planet, a certain 6 '9 Namekian, floating in the lotus position...
Piccolo stiffened as he was suddenly surrounded by a deafening silence. There was no sound what so ever, not the roaring of the waterfall, the chirping of the crickets, or the rustling of the breeze. He stood and looked around him. The waterfall had stilled as if it was nothing more than a glass statue. He took a step toward it then stopped when he noticed the trees. They had been swaying in the night breeze and they had stopped in mid sway. It was as if the world had frozen around him. Then he heard it, the sound like a thunderclap in the unnaturally quiet world, a soft giggling. It sounded like the gentle chiming of bells. It echoed all a round him then he could heard, footsteps, soft and fast, coming toward him, as the childish sound of joy sang. Piccolo stiffened trying his best to prepare himself for anything, What now? He was uneasy, but stayed calm. What worse can happen to me, when I'm most likely to die tomorrow? He thought wryly as he slipped into a fighting stance. This was very unnerving more so than Tanvi.
"Piccolo," A playful female voice called, it had come from in front of him, "Piccolo," the same voice called from behind him, he turned, but found nothing, "Piccolo," this time it came from the side followed by a giggle when he turned to find nothing, "Piccolo, Piccolo, Piccolo, Piccolo, Piccolo, Piccolo, Piccolo, Piccolo, Piccolo, Piccolo." Each time the playful voice called it came from a different direction, at first Piccolo turned to each sound unnerved to hear it so close to him. Finally, he stopped, and stood stiffly as he growled then he yelled, "All right who ever you are just come out, and do what you've come for!!!! I'm not in the mood for games!!!!"
"Aw, but games make life, so much more fun, especially when you've lived as long as I have." The voice pouted in a teasing tone, and a light purple-skinned female, hopped out of the trees. She was no taller than Chi-chi with electric blond hair, slanted elfin like ears, grayish blue eyes, and full maroon pink lips. Behind her swaying joyfully was a long forked tail shaped like an arrowhead. She looked as old as Krillin's wife maybe a bit younger, and very delicate in stature. She was smiling at him as if she was having the time of her life.
"What the Hell are you and what you want?" Piccolo barked angrily, he did not find this amusing at all.
"Come on, Picco, don't be so grumpy." She pouted again teasingly, her tail swaying behind her with her delight. She started to walk toward him, "Looks like you need a miracle, buddy, and guess what???" She stopped in a childish act of dramatization then throwing up her arms as she said, "I'm it Baby!!!!" She gave him a big smile showing off her white teeth.
"What? Who are you?" Piccolo said taken back a bit, when she spoke the last time, it was like a vail had been lifted from his senses, and he could feel her power. She was strong, far stronger than Tanvi and up until right now, Tanvi a long with her friends were the strongest power levels he'd ever felt, but this creature made them seem as nothing. Piccolo took a step back, feeling weak in the knees. It was almost to mush to take. "What are you?" He asked breathlessly.
"Oh, come on Picco, loosen up! If I'd come to kill you," Here she wink cutely at him, "you'd be dead with a capital D!" She giggled at his expression of wariness then said, "I hear you're having women trouble. I could help you." She smiled slyly at him at the last statement, and Piccolo didn't like the look in her eyes.
To be continued...
A/N- The word Macabre as defined on wordsmyth.com means of, pertaining to, depicting, or evoking death or the horrors of death; gruesome; ghastly. Just so you know when Tanvi calls Bulma a "Macabre Whore!" It's a term of her people that basically means Bulma is a whore who likes to evoke death or the horrors of death, like torture, and most likely anything else horribly unpleasant on her males. I just wanted to clear that up, because when I had a friend read it, they thought Tanvi was calling Bulma some sort of alien. Thank you for your time. Review please.