Chapter Four: Trials by Fire
Kaykora soon finished eating and re-entered the village. Many of the villagers had assembled in the center including the village elder. Kaykora didn't know what to expect or how to act so she was silent. Heroli approached her. "The elder is ready to tell you your challenge if you are ready to accept it." He said sternly.
"I'm ready. Or at least I hope I am." She said taking a deep breath.
"Alright come and approach the village elder." Heroli said directing her to the elder.
"Great and wise village elder, I'm here to request your challenge so that I might earn the right to use your Dragonball in my quest." She said respectfully as she kneeled before the elder. The gathered Nameks all whispered and nodded their approval of Kaykora's respect. Heroli looked around and hushed them.
"Very well since you seem to be a gentle soul and respectful young one. I have but one question before I administer the challenge. What do you intend to use the Dragonballs for?" The elder asked in a slow gentle tone. "I wish to know why I was traveling through space when I crashed here over a hundred years ago. I wish to know who and what I am and what I am to do." Kaykora said with a twinge of sadness in her voice. "I wish to know where I belong." She finished choking back a tear.
"Very noble indeed. So your answer earns you the right to take the challenge. And it is this: you must display your strength and once you have done so, if you judge you fit you shall face the village warrior. Defeat him and the Dragonball is yours." The elder said gesturing to the Namek beside him.
Kaykora nodded and stood up. "What should I do to display my strength?" "Anything you wish."
Kaykora nodded. She took a deep breath then walked out of the town and into an empty space outside the fields. She turned and motioned the following Nameks to stay back before taking a few more steps onward. She stopped and faced them took another deep breath then began to power up slowly. She reached a certain point and stopped again and gazed on Heroli. He nodded and she continued to power up going into a SuperSaiyan form and then some. Wind and grass rushed away from and the ground began to break up and disintegrate around her. Suddenly a massive crack formed a shot out to her left and right. The Nameks stood in awe of her their eyes wide and mouths opened. Heroli however just smiled and shook his head. Kaykora stopped powering up and looked at the elder who just nodded slowly and she approached him.
"How's this? Do I pass?" The elder nodded again slowly but the warrior shook his head. "I concede I can't possibly defeat you." Kaykora looked at the elder. "The ball is yours." "Woo hoo!" Kaykora shouted jumping into the air and transforming back to her normal form. A younger Namekian presented the ball to her and Kaykora bowed to them and the elder. "Thank-you very much."
"With a power like that, I see no problem for you retrieving the others. They should verily plead no contest as well." The elder said regaining composure.
"Hmm. I wonder..." Kaykora said closing her eyes. She focused on the ball and the energy it emitted. As she did the pendent on her neck began to glow but only Heroli noticed it. One by one the Dragonballs began gathering over her head. When they had all assembled they slowly floated down to the ground. "Aaahh... Well then." The elder said wide-eyed. "That certainly saves time..."
Kaykora nodded then looked at Heroli. "Ready?" Heroli nodded and they moved the Dragonballs to the center of the field. Kaykora suddenly turned and went back to the village. "What are you doing?" Heroli said looking at her strangely. "I made a promise remember?" She said looking back and smiling. Several young Namekians cheered then proceed it to maul her. After playing for several hours with them as promised and eating again for good measure she and Heroli went back to the Dragonballs.
"Kaykora may I ask you something?" Heroli said staring at the ground. "What's that?" Kaykora said looking at him. "Take me with you. I... I'd love to travel the universe and save people. I'd love to meet people of you kind and train with them and become stronger." Heroli responded looking at her. Kaykora nodded. "I hope we get that far." "We?" Heroli said in disbelief.
Kaykora just nodded again. Heroli smiled and his eyes lit up. He then became serious and turn back to the Dragonballs and began summoning the Dragon. The Dragon came forth and spoke in it's native tongue. "It wants to know what you wish is." "Ask it if it can teleport us 200 Namekian years into the past on Earth."
Heroli nodded and did so and the Dragon responded. "It can not." Heroli replied. "Then ask if it can resurrect someone that can help us with such a task."
Heroli nodded and did so. The dragon was quiet for a few moments then spoke again. "It said no one was willing to come back but that one would send us would be needed." "Kaykora's eyes lit up. "Tell it will take them."
Heroli nodded and did so. Suddenly to small capsules appeared on the ground. Kaykora looked at them and tears welled up in her eyes. She threw down off into the field. "If that was someone's idea of a jo..." The capsules exploded open and two machines appeared. Heroli approached them slowly. "One must be a space ship and the other a time machine." He said examining them. "How can you be sure?" Kaykora said skeptically. "Well that's what they say on the side." Heroli said laughing.
"Then don't just stand there get back here and thank the Dragon." Kaykora shouted happily. "But we still have two wishes." Heroli said coming back to Kaykora. "Give them to the villagers. Let them get something they need or save them for a tough time." Kaykora said looking over at the gathered villagers.
Heroli nodded and told this to the Dragon. The Dragon nodded and said something then disappeared. Kaykora and Heroli gathered the Dragonballs and gave them to the villagers. They told them the plan and the elder smiled and thanked them for the blessing.
Kaykora then proceeded to the space ship and looked it over. She then pushed a button that said retract and the machine turned back into a capsule. Heroli boarded the time machine and Kaykora followed with the space ship. They waved to the villagers. Kaykora held the seal in her hand and rubbed her thumb over it. "I hope this works." She whispered.
"It will." Heroli said putting a hand on hers. She smiled and together they hit the start button. The machine floated up in the air slowly then shit of quickly. The faster it moved, the more of a glow formed around it until finally it blinded them and when they could see again they were floating back down to the planet New Namek 200 of their years earlier. They climbed out of the machine retracted it quickly and got out the spaceship boarded and took off as to not cause a scene.
"It's working Heroli, it's really working!" Kaykora explained once they had entered space. "I know it's incredible! I can't believe we're really 200 years in the past!" Heroli exclaimed with much excitement. "I wonder how long it's going to take to get to Earth." "I'm not sure." Kaykora said looking out into space. "I hope it's not to long."
It took two weeks for them to reach Earth, and when they did a battle was going on. They could see flashes of energy and as it exploded. "This can't be good." Kaykora said worried. They circled around to the other side of the planet and landed then flew to the source of the energy. An epic battle was taking placed and warriors lay fallen all around. Only a few stayed standing and they were visibly hurt. A giant green bug-like thing stood laughing then initiated a brutal onslaught on one that looked like Kaykora. She saw red and her power began to rise quickly. She stepped out on the field of battle the ground crushing under her feet.
"Hey you! Big, green, and ugly! I didn't come all this way for you to kill my only hope!" She shouted. "Oh really? Is that a challenge?" The large bug said dropping the warrior in its grip and looking at her. "And who pray tell are you?"
"My name is Kaykora Daiacas. I am the daughter of Queen Mariasus and a Saiyan warrior and you are preventing me from completing what I came here do. You are standing in my way from knowing who I really am. And trust me now is not a good time to make me mad!" She said transforming and reaching the height of her power a deep void forming around her and the ground cracking all around her.
She held out her hands and all the fallen and wounded lifted off the ground and became healed. They came to their feet and stared on in wonder at the girl before them. The bug looked on in amazement realizing this girl was vastly stronger than him.
"Leave now." She ordered with a look of pure anger. "No way we're not leaving until this is over." One said transforming to a SuperSaiyan. "Krillian you might want to get out of here, I have a feeling this is going to get hairy."
A small warrior nodded then took off into the air. The others followed in transforming and took a few steps away.
"Well isn't this delightful? Another insolent Saiyan who thinks they can defeat me." The bug quipped. "What's your name insect?" Kaykora asked smiling. "Cell. You foolish creature, back down now before I'm forced to hurt you." "I never back down from a fight I know I can win." She said powering up to her limit and sparks of red ran through her energy field and the pendent of her neck glowed fiercely. "And this fight I can easily win."
"Hey Dad, is it just me or does she remind you of someone?" "I don't know Gohan. I'm wondering more about how she can be so young and be so strong."
"So you honestly think you can defeat me?'" Cell asked once more. "I don't think, I know. Now are we going to shoot the breeze or are we going so dance Bugboy?" Kaykora said still smiling. "You lead." Cell responded smiling himself.
He barely had time to finish before Kaykora had him in a headlock. In that instant she read everything in his mind including his tactics and tricks. In that instant se knew exactly how to destroy him. She flew up high into the air and began powering up an attack on the way up. About a mile up she started hurtling back down all the while her attack becoming massively powerful.
"Everybody move out this whole place is going up when she hits!" One on the ground screamed and with that everyone took off in different directions. A few seconds later they hit with a massive explosion that blocked out the sun for a long while. When it let up all you could see was giant smoking hole above which Kaykora floated. She let off another massive attack then collapsed into the hole.
"Kaykora!" Heroli screamed and took off toward her. When he reached her she was completely unharmed but unconscious. He picked her up and climbed out of the hole. As he reached the top a green hand reached down to help him. Heroli looked up and saw another Namekian in front of him. He took the hand and climbed out of the hole and laid Kaykora out on the ground. "I guess I owe you an explanation." He said looking around at the crowd that had gathered. Everyone nodded wide-eyed.
Kaykora soon finished eating and re-entered the village. Many of the villagers had assembled in the center including the village elder. Kaykora didn't know what to expect or how to act so she was silent. Heroli approached her. "The elder is ready to tell you your challenge if you are ready to accept it." He said sternly.
"I'm ready. Or at least I hope I am." She said taking a deep breath.
"Alright come and approach the village elder." Heroli said directing her to the elder.
"Great and wise village elder, I'm here to request your challenge so that I might earn the right to use your Dragonball in my quest." She said respectfully as she kneeled before the elder. The gathered Nameks all whispered and nodded their approval of Kaykora's respect. Heroli looked around and hushed them.
"Very well since you seem to be a gentle soul and respectful young one. I have but one question before I administer the challenge. What do you intend to use the Dragonballs for?" The elder asked in a slow gentle tone. "I wish to know why I was traveling through space when I crashed here over a hundred years ago. I wish to know who and what I am and what I am to do." Kaykora said with a twinge of sadness in her voice. "I wish to know where I belong." She finished choking back a tear.
"Very noble indeed. So your answer earns you the right to take the challenge. And it is this: you must display your strength and once you have done so, if you judge you fit you shall face the village warrior. Defeat him and the Dragonball is yours." The elder said gesturing to the Namek beside him.
Kaykora nodded and stood up. "What should I do to display my strength?" "Anything you wish."
Kaykora nodded. She took a deep breath then walked out of the town and into an empty space outside the fields. She turned and motioned the following Nameks to stay back before taking a few more steps onward. She stopped and faced them took another deep breath then began to power up slowly. She reached a certain point and stopped again and gazed on Heroli. He nodded and she continued to power up going into a SuperSaiyan form and then some. Wind and grass rushed away from and the ground began to break up and disintegrate around her. Suddenly a massive crack formed a shot out to her left and right. The Nameks stood in awe of her their eyes wide and mouths opened. Heroli however just smiled and shook his head. Kaykora stopped powering up and looked at the elder who just nodded slowly and she approached him.
"How's this? Do I pass?" The elder nodded again slowly but the warrior shook his head. "I concede I can't possibly defeat you." Kaykora looked at the elder. "The ball is yours." "Woo hoo!" Kaykora shouted jumping into the air and transforming back to her normal form. A younger Namekian presented the ball to her and Kaykora bowed to them and the elder. "Thank-you very much."
"With a power like that, I see no problem for you retrieving the others. They should verily plead no contest as well." The elder said regaining composure.
"Hmm. I wonder..." Kaykora said closing her eyes. She focused on the ball and the energy it emitted. As she did the pendent on her neck began to glow but only Heroli noticed it. One by one the Dragonballs began gathering over her head. When they had all assembled they slowly floated down to the ground. "Aaahh... Well then." The elder said wide-eyed. "That certainly saves time..."
Kaykora nodded then looked at Heroli. "Ready?" Heroli nodded and they moved the Dragonballs to the center of the field. Kaykora suddenly turned and went back to the village. "What are you doing?" Heroli said looking at her strangely. "I made a promise remember?" She said looking back and smiling. Several young Namekians cheered then proceed it to maul her. After playing for several hours with them as promised and eating again for good measure she and Heroli went back to the Dragonballs.
"Kaykora may I ask you something?" Heroli said staring at the ground. "What's that?" Kaykora said looking at him. "Take me with you. I... I'd love to travel the universe and save people. I'd love to meet people of you kind and train with them and become stronger." Heroli responded looking at her. Kaykora nodded. "I hope we get that far." "We?" Heroli said in disbelief.
Kaykora just nodded again. Heroli smiled and his eyes lit up. He then became serious and turn back to the Dragonballs and began summoning the Dragon. The Dragon came forth and spoke in it's native tongue. "It wants to know what you wish is." "Ask it if it can teleport us 200 Namekian years into the past on Earth."
Heroli nodded and did so and the Dragon responded. "It can not." Heroli replied. "Then ask if it can resurrect someone that can help us with such a task."
Heroli nodded and did so. The dragon was quiet for a few moments then spoke again. "It said no one was willing to come back but that one would send us would be needed." "Kaykora's eyes lit up. "Tell it will take them."
Heroli nodded and did so. Suddenly to small capsules appeared on the ground. Kaykora looked at them and tears welled up in her eyes. She threw down off into the field. "If that was someone's idea of a jo..." The capsules exploded open and two machines appeared. Heroli approached them slowly. "One must be a space ship and the other a time machine." He said examining them. "How can you be sure?" Kaykora said skeptically. "Well that's what they say on the side." Heroli said laughing.
"Then don't just stand there get back here and thank the Dragon." Kaykora shouted happily. "But we still have two wishes." Heroli said coming back to Kaykora. "Give them to the villagers. Let them get something they need or save them for a tough time." Kaykora said looking over at the gathered villagers.
Heroli nodded and told this to the Dragon. The Dragon nodded and said something then disappeared. Kaykora and Heroli gathered the Dragonballs and gave them to the villagers. They told them the plan and the elder smiled and thanked them for the blessing.
Kaykora then proceeded to the space ship and looked it over. She then pushed a button that said retract and the machine turned back into a capsule. Heroli boarded the time machine and Kaykora followed with the space ship. They waved to the villagers. Kaykora held the seal in her hand and rubbed her thumb over it. "I hope this works." She whispered.
"It will." Heroli said putting a hand on hers. She smiled and together they hit the start button. The machine floated up in the air slowly then shit of quickly. The faster it moved, the more of a glow formed around it until finally it blinded them and when they could see again they were floating back down to the planet New Namek 200 of their years earlier. They climbed out of the machine retracted it quickly and got out the spaceship boarded and took off as to not cause a scene.
"It's working Heroli, it's really working!" Kaykora explained once they had entered space. "I know it's incredible! I can't believe we're really 200 years in the past!" Heroli exclaimed with much excitement. "I wonder how long it's going to take to get to Earth." "I'm not sure." Kaykora said looking out into space. "I hope it's not to long."
It took two weeks for them to reach Earth, and when they did a battle was going on. They could see flashes of energy and as it exploded. "This can't be good." Kaykora said worried. They circled around to the other side of the planet and landed then flew to the source of the energy. An epic battle was taking placed and warriors lay fallen all around. Only a few stayed standing and they were visibly hurt. A giant green bug-like thing stood laughing then initiated a brutal onslaught on one that looked like Kaykora. She saw red and her power began to rise quickly. She stepped out on the field of battle the ground crushing under her feet.
"Hey you! Big, green, and ugly! I didn't come all this way for you to kill my only hope!" She shouted. "Oh really? Is that a challenge?" The large bug said dropping the warrior in its grip and looking at her. "And who pray tell are you?"
"My name is Kaykora Daiacas. I am the daughter of Queen Mariasus and a Saiyan warrior and you are preventing me from completing what I came here do. You are standing in my way from knowing who I really am. And trust me now is not a good time to make me mad!" She said transforming and reaching the height of her power a deep void forming around her and the ground cracking all around her.
She held out her hands and all the fallen and wounded lifted off the ground and became healed. They came to their feet and stared on in wonder at the girl before them. The bug looked on in amazement realizing this girl was vastly stronger than him.
"Leave now." She ordered with a look of pure anger. "No way we're not leaving until this is over." One said transforming to a SuperSaiyan. "Krillian you might want to get out of here, I have a feeling this is going to get hairy."
A small warrior nodded then took off into the air. The others followed in transforming and took a few steps away.
"Well isn't this delightful? Another insolent Saiyan who thinks they can defeat me." The bug quipped. "What's your name insect?" Kaykora asked smiling. "Cell. You foolish creature, back down now before I'm forced to hurt you." "I never back down from a fight I know I can win." She said powering up to her limit and sparks of red ran through her energy field and the pendent of her neck glowed fiercely. "And this fight I can easily win."
"Hey Dad, is it just me or does she remind you of someone?" "I don't know Gohan. I'm wondering more about how she can be so young and be so strong."
"So you honestly think you can defeat me?'" Cell asked once more. "I don't think, I know. Now are we going to shoot the breeze or are we going so dance Bugboy?" Kaykora said still smiling. "You lead." Cell responded smiling himself.
He barely had time to finish before Kaykora had him in a headlock. In that instant she read everything in his mind including his tactics and tricks. In that instant se knew exactly how to destroy him. She flew up high into the air and began powering up an attack on the way up. About a mile up she started hurtling back down all the while her attack becoming massively powerful.
"Everybody move out this whole place is going up when she hits!" One on the ground screamed and with that everyone took off in different directions. A few seconds later they hit with a massive explosion that blocked out the sun for a long while. When it let up all you could see was giant smoking hole above which Kaykora floated. She let off another massive attack then collapsed into the hole.
"Kaykora!" Heroli screamed and took off toward her. When he reached her she was completely unharmed but unconscious. He picked her up and climbed out of the hole. As he reached the top a green hand reached down to help him. Heroli looked up and saw another Namekian in front of him. He took the hand and climbed out of the hole and laid Kaykora out on the ground. "I guess I owe you an explanation." He said looking around at the crowd that had gathered. Everyone nodded wide-eyed.