A/N: Sorry for the update delay but it's a doosy. Expect the action pack
ch.15 to take some time as well. Take time to work out some uber sweet
fight sequences. Hope you enjoy the next two chapters as much as I did
putting them together.
Chapter Fourteen: Of All Times...
"Stop messing around Kaykora and transform already so we can get started." Goku said with minor impatience. Kaykora nodded then dropped down to her stance again. She reached her pre-transformation limit, which in itself was much weaker than it had ever been during her stay on Earth. "Kaykora?' Goku gave her a strange look as he began to realize she wasn't messing around.
"GAH!!! WHY CAN'T I TRANSFORM!!!" She screamed with all her might. She let go of her power and dropped to her knees. "I can't believe it, it's just... gone." She said as tears came to her eyes. "What's wrong with me Goku?"
"Maybe your body isn't strong enough yet..." Goku reasoned.
"It's been two weeks Goku. I think I'm up to it by now." Kaykora half whined.
"Maybe you're trying to hard?" He responded unsurely.
"It's never been this hard. I've never even had to power up to do it. I could just transform and that would be it." Kaykora said getting to her feet. "Vegeta was right I really am useless..." She yelled in a fury of emotion as she run out of the room.
"Kaykora!" Gohan and Heroli shouted in near unison.
"Let her go. She 's been through a lot and I don't think she's had a real chance to sit down and think about it. Maybe when she's get her head clear, her power will come back." Goku said reaching out and stopping Gohan.
A shadowy figure watched the whole scene from a dark location through an orb. When he had become quite satisfied with his handy work he turned to look at his visitor. "I hope you don't mind my intervening as I did but you see, at the moment you're of more value to me dead than alive Cell."
"Just what do you have in store for me?" Cell hissed contemptuously.
"How would you like to go back bigger and more powerful than ever and exact your revenge on the Saiyans and the girl?" The shadowed figure responded with a chill voice that made even Cell shudder.
"What's the catch?" Cell hissed cautiously.
"There's only one... Swear allegiance to me as your God and worship me as such. In return, I will make you truly perfect and keep you from going on to the Afterlife to face judgment." The figure responded with what seemed to be a smile.
"That seems simple enough... But what do you gain from the bargain?" Cell went on still very cautious.
"That's simple... I have the satisfaction of watching the Saiyans and Archesaiyas fall from grace once and for all and their goddess fall with them. When that has happened my followers will rise up and rule not only the universe but the Under Gods as well. Then you'll move on to a real challenge of a superior power such as yourself." The cold figure hissed out concisely.
"Well I'm most certainly up for that!" Cell hissed extending a clawed appendage. "Count me in."
An opaque hand reached out and took Cell's "Welcome to the Hellstorm Army." With that they both laughed insanely.
Kaykora hid under her tree crying uncontrollably. She cried for hours on end before giving in to the numbness of sleep. After what was probably a few hours an unfamiliar voice enter her mind. It was sweet and persuasive...
"Kaykora? What's wrong dear?"
"Who's there?" Kaykora called out suspiciously.
"My name is Daricus and I'm here to help you." The voice responded kindly.
"What are you I guess should be the question and where are you?" Kaykora called out searching her dreamscape.
"I'm your true god." The voice replied. "And I'm all around you..."
"What do you mean my true god?" Kaykora was still very suspicious.
"Nanakia takes all the credit for the Saiyans and Archesaiya but it was I who created you and the Archesaiya. Nanakia doesn't really care about you... if she did do you think she would how given Vegeta a sacred pendent knowing he'd just abuse it?" The voice went on pouring on more persuasiveness.
"Maybe she's just being fair..." Kaykora countered. "Trying to gain Vegeta's trust so he'd continue helping me..."
"Oh he really helped you now didn't he?" The voice hissed with a tinge of evil. Kaykora's face became mangled with apprehension. "Admit it... he pushes you until you break then doesn't even apologize or admit he's wrong... That doesn't seem like help that seems like hinder to me..." The voice responded returning to its persuasiveness.
"How do I know I can trust you? How can I be sure you're telling the truth? And why would Nanakia take credit for your creations anyway?" Kaykora went on with even deeper suspicion. "And how can I be sure this isn't one of the Grand Matron's tricks?"
"Nanakia brushes me off for the same reason Vegeta brushes off everyone else. He won't admit a weaker being can be better than him. Haven't you realized the striking similarity between their personalities?" The voice went on sounding as if it was getting closer. "I can prove it to you. I can help you..." A warm breeze grazed Kaykora's cheek.
She staggered away. "Get out of my mind you trick! If you really wanted to help me, you would have been there for me long before now!" Kaykora shouted throwing a massive ki blast in the general direction of the voice. It seemed to connect with something and electric sparks sizzled around a figure of a tall man.
"I won't give up on you yet Kaykora. When the time's right you'll see my side of things." The voice hissed with another tinge of evil.
"OUT!!!" Kaykora screamed as she transformed and sent a monstrous ki blast at the still sizzling figure. It connected but then a moment later the figure and sparks disappeared. Kaykora snapped to and looked down to see that she really had transformed and what's more she stayed transformed. Things were looking up for her already. She decided not to worry anyone with the dream just yet. She wanted to see how the fight in less than two weeks went before she made any move on the matter. She got up and flew back to Capsule Corp still transformed just on the off chance it was a fluke that she couldn't get back.
"Damn her! This is going to be harder than I thought! She's came across her true power..." The shadowed figure hissed. "I will have the Key and the power of the Ancients will be mine! It may cost me vital energy but it will be well worth it. Once she experiences the power I can grant her there's no way she'll resist. Then she won't even know what she's done until it's to late!" The figure began laughing insanely again. "Nanakia's downfall will be mine!"
"Dende, is Talinia around?" Kaykora asked inquisitively as the next day reached mid-morning.
"Yes but I'm afraid she isn't feeling very well." Dende replied in his soft-spoken voice.
"This won't take very long I just have one quick question." Kaykora said quietly as she approached the just slightly taller Dende.
"Alright as long as you don't bother her to much." Dende conceded leading Kaykora to Talinia's room.
"Thanks Dende, I'll make my visit as short as possible." Kaykora said before gently knocking on the door. "Talinia, I'd like to ask you something if you're up to talking." She called in a slightly raised tone through the door.
"Sure Kaykora come on in." Kaykora opened the door and closed it behind her. She slowly and quietly approached Talinia's bed and sat down in the spacious well-lit room. "What's up?" Talinia asked in a pseudo-playful voice as she pushed herself up.
"I wanted to ask you some things about the mythology of our people. You seem to know the most of it out of all of us next to Nanakia and I'd like not to bother her with a silly question." Kaykora spoke quietly as she pulled a chair up next to Talinia's bed and got comfortable.
"That's all right. What would you like to know?" Talinia responded as she slowly carefully propping herself up in bed.
"What do you know about Saiyan creation myths? Or really creation myths in general?"
Talinia's eyes brightened. Finally someone wanted or needed information in one of her areas of expertise and she could most certainly help. "Well long ago there was a prophetess that relayed these stories to the Holy Leaders of the people on our planet. She traveled the universe telling people about what she called "The Universal Stories". I was taught these stories in my studies at the ancient temples." Talinia coughed and Kaykora offered her a glass of water.
"So I came to the right person?" Kaykora asked excitedly. Talinia nodded between sips. "Well tell me all you know!"
Talinia laughed. "That's quite a bit but here goes..." Kaykora inched closer in anticipation. "In the beginning there were being made of pure energy. They were massively powerful and are said to have came to this plain from another dimension. They created the universe by using their power to pull things together to form stars and planets. They then created lesser gods by infusing them with their blood. These gods in turn created gods below them by infusing them with their blood. The middle gods being the Kais and the lower being the Under Gods. Nanakia is an Under Goddess. The Under Gods were given a planet by the highest gods or the Ancients as they have come to be called. The Under Gods were instructed to populate their planet with whatever creatures they desired within the guidelines the Ancients set." Talinia paused to cough.
"Some Gods like Nanakia have found loop holes in the guidelines and use them to make their creations stronger. Whether or not Nanakia did that on purpose at the time I don't know. In any case, after the universe was set in order and the Afterlife created, the Ancients left this plain leaving the Kais to maintain balance." Talinia stopped thinking this would be enough to fulfill Kaykora's question.
"What happened to the Ancients?" Kaykora asked her childish curiosity now peaked.
"Well according to the Prophetess, they left and went to another plain and there they sleep. It is this way that their massive power is kept low enough to just maintain the plains they populated but not throw the out of balance." Talinia stopped again quite satisfied that she'd answered all the youngsters questions.
"Is there any way to get to them?" Her curiosity drove on.
"Well as the Prophetess said there would one day come a cleansing in which the living Oracle would seek out the Key. The Key would then open the Gates of Time and Life behind which the Ancients rest. Once the Gates were open, the Ancients would send forth the Grand Army and they would destroy the Ultimate Evil. It is sad this will happen every 10,000 year to purge this plain of evil." Talinia paused and waited for the next question, which she knew, was inevitable at this point.
Kaykora had a serious look of thought on her face. "Could the key be anything? Like even a person?"
"I suppose so." Talinia said thoughtfully. "The Prophetess never specified that they Key would be a THING."
"If the Ultimate Evil were to get the Key, do you think it could destroy the Ancients while they were sleeping?" Kaykora asked with a worried expression.
"Oh most definitely not I'd say. Maybe tap their power but even that's very unlikely as the Grand Army would be on them quickly. But I suppose it is possible that if the Ultimate Evil were to find a way to tap the Ancients power, he'd only have to channel it and use it against the Grand Army..." Talinia said in serious tone. The young girl had provoked a serious thought in her head.
"And if it were to do that it would all be over huh?" Kaykora was very concerned at this point.
"I suppose it would..."
"Just one more question." Kaykora said perking up. Talinia's eyebrows arched in anticipation of the question. "Only more Under God per planet?"
"As far as I've ever been told..." Was her answer to the curious youngster.
"Great! So now the Grand Matron can get in my head! I really need to step up my training with Piccolo." Kaykora thought as she walked away. There was a scream from behind her. "Talinia!" She screamed transforming and running back to the room. She busted through the door and saw Talinia gasping for breath. "What's wrong?" Kaykora asked rushing to her side.
"I closed my eyes for just a moment and I must have dozed off because I had the strangest dream. This shapeless sort of shadow was draining my life away. And it was so real because I thought something really was doing it. It was like I could feel myself getting weaker..." Talinia said calming down slightly. "Just a trick of my mind..." She said sighing. "I'm ok now. Thank you for your concern." Kaykora nodded and began walking out of the door.
"This is getting serious. Now the Grand Matron is terrorizing my friends... If she's gotten this strong then things are getting bad fast..." Kaykora thought as she left the Lookout.
She blasted her way to Capsule Corporation where an agitated Vegeta was eating lunch as she passed by the dining room. "Where have you been?" He called out to her as passed.
Kaykora stopped and returned to the doorway. "You aren't my keeper anymore." She said with voice and countenance laced with malice. Vegeta scoffed and shoved a scoop of food in his mouth.
"Fine if you want to slack off this close to the fight and they're going to let you that your business and not mine. "I'll just have you know, I'm only going to this fight because I'm anxious to test my new power against a worthy opponent."
"Get over yourself Vegeta. You're really not all that you crack yourself up to be." Kaykora responded mockingly as she stared him down defiantly. "I as well as the others respect your drive and determination, however I will not pay you the same grace they pay you for fear of angering you. Your position and power are no excuse for how you treat other people. For that reason, Goku will ALWAYS be stronger." She finished with a smirk.
Vegeta looked shocked for just an instant. He got up from the long table and slowly approached her. Anger and what almost seemed to be pain swirled in his eyes as he looked down on Kaykora. He stood just inches away from her. "No one as ever spoke to me like that..." He said cold and quietly. He reached his hand up and smacked her across the face as hard as he could. Kaykora didn't flinch; the only movement she made was her head twisting from the impact. "I respect that. Don't ever do it again or you will live to regret it." He said turning to walk away.
Kaykora did likewise but spoke in a low voice as she walked away. "Sometimes I wish the Grand Matron took control of my mind yesterday. Maybe then I could beat the crap out of him." Vegeta overheard this and came back and poked his head out of the door. "I need to sort some things out with Nanakia..." Now he knew she knew more than she was saying and he intended to find out what.
Vegeta pushed his energy level down as far as he could as he pursued Kaykora to her valley hide away. He landed quietly behind some bushes and crouched down behind them listening carefully to Kaykora. "How degrading! Me, the Prince of the Saiyans hiding behind a bush..." He yelled in his mind.
Kaykora was pacing back and forth seemingly locked in a battle with herself. "Should I call her and risk him being right and Nanakia killing me on the spot? Or do I not and risk him lying and it being to late before Nanakia can intervene? What am I going to do..." She continued pacing a few minutes more. "Please let this be the right choice... Nanakia! Pease come and talk to me! There are a few things we need to sort out. Please." She called out forlorn. The pendants on her and Vegeta's necks flickered but nothing happened. "Nanakia! Nanakia please come and talk to me... Please." Nothing.
Vegeta clenched his fist and gritted his teeth. "Come on woman! Where are you?" Still nothing.
Kaykora slumped down under the very distraught. Vegeta decided he was going to find anything out today. Just as he turned to leave something caught his attention out of the corner of his eye. A dark shadow was forming in front of Kaykora. Vegeta looked on cautiously but not wanting to act just yet.
"You see? Would I lie to you?" A very persuasive voice came very the shapeless form.
"Go away." Kaykora responded in an agitated and angry voice.
"What's wrong my dear?" The voice soothed.
"You... I can't trust you. I don't know who I can trust." Kaykora responded quietly but still not looking up on the form that was slowly moving toward.
"Silly girl, silly child." The voice soothed. "I would never hurt you or any of my children."
"I may be young, but I'm not stupid. And I know when to and when not to trust someone." Kaykora said transforming. "And right now I can't trust you so suggest you leave." The power surge sent the shadow flying back a few feet.
"Now, now. I want to help you." The figure was gaining more quickly.
"I said leave me alone!" Kaykora shouted powering up further and sending out another blast of energy. The figure was thrown back another few feet but apparently decided things weren't going its way. It lunged at Kaykora and she looked up just n time to see the first black tendrils start to engulf her.
The shadow pulled her up into the air and seemed to be crushing her energy out of her. Kaykora writhed and screamed in pain in a desperate struggled to get free. She tried everything from powering up to her max to trying to free her arms and legs and go on the offensive. The more she struggled the weaker she got as electric waves came off of her and disappeared into the shadow.
Vegeta let out a battle cry and rocketed toward the form. It dodged easily and Vegeta landed a few feet past it on his feet. He powered up to SSJ2 and started and second offensive that end as quickly as it began to devastating results. As he came near the shadow, it gave away and then engulfed him.
"Two little monkeys sitting in a tree. Both will be fighters for me." The shadow mused. "Don't worry Vegeta you won't have to go through the pain of having your energy drained. Once she becomes weak enough, I'll turn her into my slave and make her attack you! Then you too will become my slave!" The shadow cracked and laughed insanely. Vegeta's eye widened and he fought to free himself to no avail.
Kaykora slipped between Super Saiya and regular form. Vegeta looked on and realized she wouldn't be struggling much longer. He also noticed her pendant was glowing fiercely. He looked down and noticed his doing the same. After a few minutes Kaykora's power stabilized and she look at him with eyes far older than her own. "We are no monkeys and we are no slaves!" They shouted in unison as their power skyrocketed.
A blinding flash went out and the shadow howled in pain as it let go of the two super powers. When the flash dissipated, Vegeta blinked a few times and looked at Kaykora in wonder. She had turned into blue vapor that shined and sparkled. A blue line had formed between the two pendants and Kaykora seemed to be getting sucked into it. The more this happened, the stronger Vegeta felt. When Kaykora had been completely absorbed the beam retracted back into Vegeta's pendant. Upon completely retracting, a massive transformation began in Vegeta. Bright blue and red laced his aura and red streaks went up in his hair. The ground gave way beneath where he was floating into a massive and deep crater. All the while the shadow shrank away in fear but did not leave. It seemed transfixed on the sight before it.
When the transformation was complete, Vegeta turned and looked at the shadow with a cocky expression. He lifted his arm and stuck out a single finger as he approached the still transfixed being. When he reached it he injected his finger into the being and white waves of energy swirled up his arm and into the pendant.
"Know this what ever you are, you've chosen the wrong race to with." Vegeta removed his finger and lowered his hand. "I will destroy you if I ever seen you harm something again."
A voice spoke in the back of his mind. "No Vegeta finish him now!" But it was too late. In those few seconds, the shadow had floated away; laughing wildly as it disappeared just before the ki blast hit it.
Vegeta floated down to the ground and looked at himself. He tried to fathom what had just happened when the Z Fighters descended on the valley. Cautiously they approached him as he stared mindlessly at the pendant. It now resembled a ying-yang the way the two animal shapes were now positioned around a larger blue stone.
"Vegeta?" Goku asked cautiously reaching a hand out to him. "Where's Kaykora?"
"She's in me." Was his simple response as he turned to look at Goku with obvious distress. A blue light began emanating from him as he shoved Goku away. A beam of blue light shot out of the pendant once again and stopped abruptly in mid-air. Where it stopped, blue sparkles parted from the light surrounding Vegeta and gathered there. A few moments later, a bright flash blinded everyone. When they opened their eyes again, Vegeta and Kaykora were passed out on the ground.
Chapter Fourteen: Of All Times...
"Stop messing around Kaykora and transform already so we can get started." Goku said with minor impatience. Kaykora nodded then dropped down to her stance again. She reached her pre-transformation limit, which in itself was much weaker than it had ever been during her stay on Earth. "Kaykora?' Goku gave her a strange look as he began to realize she wasn't messing around.
"GAH!!! WHY CAN'T I TRANSFORM!!!" She screamed with all her might. She let go of her power and dropped to her knees. "I can't believe it, it's just... gone." She said as tears came to her eyes. "What's wrong with me Goku?"
"Maybe your body isn't strong enough yet..." Goku reasoned.
"It's been two weeks Goku. I think I'm up to it by now." Kaykora half whined.
"Maybe you're trying to hard?" He responded unsurely.
"It's never been this hard. I've never even had to power up to do it. I could just transform and that would be it." Kaykora said getting to her feet. "Vegeta was right I really am useless..." She yelled in a fury of emotion as she run out of the room.
"Kaykora!" Gohan and Heroli shouted in near unison.
"Let her go. She 's been through a lot and I don't think she's had a real chance to sit down and think about it. Maybe when she's get her head clear, her power will come back." Goku said reaching out and stopping Gohan.
A shadowy figure watched the whole scene from a dark location through an orb. When he had become quite satisfied with his handy work he turned to look at his visitor. "I hope you don't mind my intervening as I did but you see, at the moment you're of more value to me dead than alive Cell."
"Just what do you have in store for me?" Cell hissed contemptuously.
"How would you like to go back bigger and more powerful than ever and exact your revenge on the Saiyans and the girl?" The shadowed figure responded with a chill voice that made even Cell shudder.
"What's the catch?" Cell hissed cautiously.
"There's only one... Swear allegiance to me as your God and worship me as such. In return, I will make you truly perfect and keep you from going on to the Afterlife to face judgment." The figure responded with what seemed to be a smile.
"That seems simple enough... But what do you gain from the bargain?" Cell went on still very cautious.
"That's simple... I have the satisfaction of watching the Saiyans and Archesaiyas fall from grace once and for all and their goddess fall with them. When that has happened my followers will rise up and rule not only the universe but the Under Gods as well. Then you'll move on to a real challenge of a superior power such as yourself." The cold figure hissed out concisely.
"Well I'm most certainly up for that!" Cell hissed extending a clawed appendage. "Count me in."
An opaque hand reached out and took Cell's "Welcome to the Hellstorm Army." With that they both laughed insanely.
Kaykora hid under her tree crying uncontrollably. She cried for hours on end before giving in to the numbness of sleep. After what was probably a few hours an unfamiliar voice enter her mind. It was sweet and persuasive...
"Kaykora? What's wrong dear?"
"Who's there?" Kaykora called out suspiciously.
"My name is Daricus and I'm here to help you." The voice responded kindly.
"What are you I guess should be the question and where are you?" Kaykora called out searching her dreamscape.
"I'm your true god." The voice replied. "And I'm all around you..."
"What do you mean my true god?" Kaykora was still very suspicious.
"Nanakia takes all the credit for the Saiyans and Archesaiya but it was I who created you and the Archesaiya. Nanakia doesn't really care about you... if she did do you think she would how given Vegeta a sacred pendent knowing he'd just abuse it?" The voice went on pouring on more persuasiveness.
"Maybe she's just being fair..." Kaykora countered. "Trying to gain Vegeta's trust so he'd continue helping me..."
"Oh he really helped you now didn't he?" The voice hissed with a tinge of evil. Kaykora's face became mangled with apprehension. "Admit it... he pushes you until you break then doesn't even apologize or admit he's wrong... That doesn't seem like help that seems like hinder to me..." The voice responded returning to its persuasiveness.
"How do I know I can trust you? How can I be sure you're telling the truth? And why would Nanakia take credit for your creations anyway?" Kaykora went on with even deeper suspicion. "And how can I be sure this isn't one of the Grand Matron's tricks?"
"Nanakia brushes me off for the same reason Vegeta brushes off everyone else. He won't admit a weaker being can be better than him. Haven't you realized the striking similarity between their personalities?" The voice went on sounding as if it was getting closer. "I can prove it to you. I can help you..." A warm breeze grazed Kaykora's cheek.
She staggered away. "Get out of my mind you trick! If you really wanted to help me, you would have been there for me long before now!" Kaykora shouted throwing a massive ki blast in the general direction of the voice. It seemed to connect with something and electric sparks sizzled around a figure of a tall man.
"I won't give up on you yet Kaykora. When the time's right you'll see my side of things." The voice hissed with another tinge of evil.
"OUT!!!" Kaykora screamed as she transformed and sent a monstrous ki blast at the still sizzling figure. It connected but then a moment later the figure and sparks disappeared. Kaykora snapped to and looked down to see that she really had transformed and what's more she stayed transformed. Things were looking up for her already. She decided not to worry anyone with the dream just yet. She wanted to see how the fight in less than two weeks went before she made any move on the matter. She got up and flew back to Capsule Corp still transformed just on the off chance it was a fluke that she couldn't get back.
"Damn her! This is going to be harder than I thought! She's came across her true power..." The shadowed figure hissed. "I will have the Key and the power of the Ancients will be mine! It may cost me vital energy but it will be well worth it. Once she experiences the power I can grant her there's no way she'll resist. Then she won't even know what she's done until it's to late!" The figure began laughing insanely again. "Nanakia's downfall will be mine!"
"Dende, is Talinia around?" Kaykora asked inquisitively as the next day reached mid-morning.
"Yes but I'm afraid she isn't feeling very well." Dende replied in his soft-spoken voice.
"This won't take very long I just have one quick question." Kaykora said quietly as she approached the just slightly taller Dende.
"Alright as long as you don't bother her to much." Dende conceded leading Kaykora to Talinia's room.
"Thanks Dende, I'll make my visit as short as possible." Kaykora said before gently knocking on the door. "Talinia, I'd like to ask you something if you're up to talking." She called in a slightly raised tone through the door.
"Sure Kaykora come on in." Kaykora opened the door and closed it behind her. She slowly and quietly approached Talinia's bed and sat down in the spacious well-lit room. "What's up?" Talinia asked in a pseudo-playful voice as she pushed herself up.
"I wanted to ask you some things about the mythology of our people. You seem to know the most of it out of all of us next to Nanakia and I'd like not to bother her with a silly question." Kaykora spoke quietly as she pulled a chair up next to Talinia's bed and got comfortable.
"That's all right. What would you like to know?" Talinia responded as she slowly carefully propping herself up in bed.
"What do you know about Saiyan creation myths? Or really creation myths in general?"
Talinia's eyes brightened. Finally someone wanted or needed information in one of her areas of expertise and she could most certainly help. "Well long ago there was a prophetess that relayed these stories to the Holy Leaders of the people on our planet. She traveled the universe telling people about what she called "The Universal Stories". I was taught these stories in my studies at the ancient temples." Talinia coughed and Kaykora offered her a glass of water.
"So I came to the right person?" Kaykora asked excitedly. Talinia nodded between sips. "Well tell me all you know!"
Talinia laughed. "That's quite a bit but here goes..." Kaykora inched closer in anticipation. "In the beginning there were being made of pure energy. They were massively powerful and are said to have came to this plain from another dimension. They created the universe by using their power to pull things together to form stars and planets. They then created lesser gods by infusing them with their blood. These gods in turn created gods below them by infusing them with their blood. The middle gods being the Kais and the lower being the Under Gods. Nanakia is an Under Goddess. The Under Gods were given a planet by the highest gods or the Ancients as they have come to be called. The Under Gods were instructed to populate their planet with whatever creatures they desired within the guidelines the Ancients set." Talinia paused to cough.
"Some Gods like Nanakia have found loop holes in the guidelines and use them to make their creations stronger. Whether or not Nanakia did that on purpose at the time I don't know. In any case, after the universe was set in order and the Afterlife created, the Ancients left this plain leaving the Kais to maintain balance." Talinia stopped thinking this would be enough to fulfill Kaykora's question.
"What happened to the Ancients?" Kaykora asked her childish curiosity now peaked.
"Well according to the Prophetess, they left and went to another plain and there they sleep. It is this way that their massive power is kept low enough to just maintain the plains they populated but not throw the out of balance." Talinia stopped again quite satisfied that she'd answered all the youngsters questions.
"Is there any way to get to them?" Her curiosity drove on.
"Well as the Prophetess said there would one day come a cleansing in which the living Oracle would seek out the Key. The Key would then open the Gates of Time and Life behind which the Ancients rest. Once the Gates were open, the Ancients would send forth the Grand Army and they would destroy the Ultimate Evil. It is sad this will happen every 10,000 year to purge this plain of evil." Talinia paused and waited for the next question, which she knew, was inevitable at this point.
Kaykora had a serious look of thought on her face. "Could the key be anything? Like even a person?"
"I suppose so." Talinia said thoughtfully. "The Prophetess never specified that they Key would be a THING."
"If the Ultimate Evil were to get the Key, do you think it could destroy the Ancients while they were sleeping?" Kaykora asked with a worried expression.
"Oh most definitely not I'd say. Maybe tap their power but even that's very unlikely as the Grand Army would be on them quickly. But I suppose it is possible that if the Ultimate Evil were to find a way to tap the Ancients power, he'd only have to channel it and use it against the Grand Army..." Talinia said in serious tone. The young girl had provoked a serious thought in her head.
"And if it were to do that it would all be over huh?" Kaykora was very concerned at this point.
"I suppose it would..."
"Just one more question." Kaykora said perking up. Talinia's eyebrows arched in anticipation of the question. "Only more Under God per planet?"
"As far as I've ever been told..." Was her answer to the curious youngster.
"Great! So now the Grand Matron can get in my head! I really need to step up my training with Piccolo." Kaykora thought as she walked away. There was a scream from behind her. "Talinia!" She screamed transforming and running back to the room. She busted through the door and saw Talinia gasping for breath. "What's wrong?" Kaykora asked rushing to her side.
"I closed my eyes for just a moment and I must have dozed off because I had the strangest dream. This shapeless sort of shadow was draining my life away. And it was so real because I thought something really was doing it. It was like I could feel myself getting weaker..." Talinia said calming down slightly. "Just a trick of my mind..." She said sighing. "I'm ok now. Thank you for your concern." Kaykora nodded and began walking out of the door.
"This is getting serious. Now the Grand Matron is terrorizing my friends... If she's gotten this strong then things are getting bad fast..." Kaykora thought as she left the Lookout.
She blasted her way to Capsule Corporation where an agitated Vegeta was eating lunch as she passed by the dining room. "Where have you been?" He called out to her as passed.
Kaykora stopped and returned to the doorway. "You aren't my keeper anymore." She said with voice and countenance laced with malice. Vegeta scoffed and shoved a scoop of food in his mouth.
"Fine if you want to slack off this close to the fight and they're going to let you that your business and not mine. "I'll just have you know, I'm only going to this fight because I'm anxious to test my new power against a worthy opponent."
"Get over yourself Vegeta. You're really not all that you crack yourself up to be." Kaykora responded mockingly as she stared him down defiantly. "I as well as the others respect your drive and determination, however I will not pay you the same grace they pay you for fear of angering you. Your position and power are no excuse for how you treat other people. For that reason, Goku will ALWAYS be stronger." She finished with a smirk.
Vegeta looked shocked for just an instant. He got up from the long table and slowly approached her. Anger and what almost seemed to be pain swirled in his eyes as he looked down on Kaykora. He stood just inches away from her. "No one as ever spoke to me like that..." He said cold and quietly. He reached his hand up and smacked her across the face as hard as he could. Kaykora didn't flinch; the only movement she made was her head twisting from the impact. "I respect that. Don't ever do it again or you will live to regret it." He said turning to walk away.
Kaykora did likewise but spoke in a low voice as she walked away. "Sometimes I wish the Grand Matron took control of my mind yesterday. Maybe then I could beat the crap out of him." Vegeta overheard this and came back and poked his head out of the door. "I need to sort some things out with Nanakia..." Now he knew she knew more than she was saying and he intended to find out what.
Vegeta pushed his energy level down as far as he could as he pursued Kaykora to her valley hide away. He landed quietly behind some bushes and crouched down behind them listening carefully to Kaykora. "How degrading! Me, the Prince of the Saiyans hiding behind a bush..." He yelled in his mind.
Kaykora was pacing back and forth seemingly locked in a battle with herself. "Should I call her and risk him being right and Nanakia killing me on the spot? Or do I not and risk him lying and it being to late before Nanakia can intervene? What am I going to do..." She continued pacing a few minutes more. "Please let this be the right choice... Nanakia! Pease come and talk to me! There are a few things we need to sort out. Please." She called out forlorn. The pendants on her and Vegeta's necks flickered but nothing happened. "Nanakia! Nanakia please come and talk to me... Please." Nothing.
Vegeta clenched his fist and gritted his teeth. "Come on woman! Where are you?" Still nothing.
Kaykora slumped down under the very distraught. Vegeta decided he was going to find anything out today. Just as he turned to leave something caught his attention out of the corner of his eye. A dark shadow was forming in front of Kaykora. Vegeta looked on cautiously but not wanting to act just yet.
"You see? Would I lie to you?" A very persuasive voice came very the shapeless form.
"Go away." Kaykora responded in an agitated and angry voice.
"What's wrong my dear?" The voice soothed.
"You... I can't trust you. I don't know who I can trust." Kaykora responded quietly but still not looking up on the form that was slowly moving toward.
"Silly girl, silly child." The voice soothed. "I would never hurt you or any of my children."
"I may be young, but I'm not stupid. And I know when to and when not to trust someone." Kaykora said transforming. "And right now I can't trust you so suggest you leave." The power surge sent the shadow flying back a few feet.
"Now, now. I want to help you." The figure was gaining more quickly.
"I said leave me alone!" Kaykora shouted powering up further and sending out another blast of energy. The figure was thrown back another few feet but apparently decided things weren't going its way. It lunged at Kaykora and she looked up just n time to see the first black tendrils start to engulf her.
The shadow pulled her up into the air and seemed to be crushing her energy out of her. Kaykora writhed and screamed in pain in a desperate struggled to get free. She tried everything from powering up to her max to trying to free her arms and legs and go on the offensive. The more she struggled the weaker she got as electric waves came off of her and disappeared into the shadow.
Vegeta let out a battle cry and rocketed toward the form. It dodged easily and Vegeta landed a few feet past it on his feet. He powered up to SSJ2 and started and second offensive that end as quickly as it began to devastating results. As he came near the shadow, it gave away and then engulfed him.
"Two little monkeys sitting in a tree. Both will be fighters for me." The shadow mused. "Don't worry Vegeta you won't have to go through the pain of having your energy drained. Once she becomes weak enough, I'll turn her into my slave and make her attack you! Then you too will become my slave!" The shadow cracked and laughed insanely. Vegeta's eye widened and he fought to free himself to no avail.
Kaykora slipped between Super Saiya and regular form. Vegeta looked on and realized she wouldn't be struggling much longer. He also noticed her pendant was glowing fiercely. He looked down and noticed his doing the same. After a few minutes Kaykora's power stabilized and she look at him with eyes far older than her own. "We are no monkeys and we are no slaves!" They shouted in unison as their power skyrocketed.
A blinding flash went out and the shadow howled in pain as it let go of the two super powers. When the flash dissipated, Vegeta blinked a few times and looked at Kaykora in wonder. She had turned into blue vapor that shined and sparkled. A blue line had formed between the two pendants and Kaykora seemed to be getting sucked into it. The more this happened, the stronger Vegeta felt. When Kaykora had been completely absorbed the beam retracted back into Vegeta's pendant. Upon completely retracting, a massive transformation began in Vegeta. Bright blue and red laced his aura and red streaks went up in his hair. The ground gave way beneath where he was floating into a massive and deep crater. All the while the shadow shrank away in fear but did not leave. It seemed transfixed on the sight before it.
When the transformation was complete, Vegeta turned and looked at the shadow with a cocky expression. He lifted his arm and stuck out a single finger as he approached the still transfixed being. When he reached it he injected his finger into the being and white waves of energy swirled up his arm and into the pendant.
"Know this what ever you are, you've chosen the wrong race to with." Vegeta removed his finger and lowered his hand. "I will destroy you if I ever seen you harm something again."
A voice spoke in the back of his mind. "No Vegeta finish him now!" But it was too late. In those few seconds, the shadow had floated away; laughing wildly as it disappeared just before the ki blast hit it.
Vegeta floated down to the ground and looked at himself. He tried to fathom what had just happened when the Z Fighters descended on the valley. Cautiously they approached him as he stared mindlessly at the pendant. It now resembled a ying-yang the way the two animal shapes were now positioned around a larger blue stone.
"Vegeta?" Goku asked cautiously reaching a hand out to him. "Where's Kaykora?"
"She's in me." Was his simple response as he turned to look at Goku with obvious distress. A blue light began emanating from him as he shoved Goku away. A beam of blue light shot out of the pendant once again and stopped abruptly in mid-air. Where it stopped, blue sparkles parted from the light surrounding Vegeta and gathered there. A few moments later, a bright flash blinded everyone. When they opened their eyes again, Vegeta and Kaykora were passed out on the ground.