When Earth Arises
Rosethorn - Thank you ppl who pointed out my mistake to me….you are right…I'm not stupid really…heehhe, well, that is a matter of opinion. Anyway, I corrected it ^_^
Disclaimer: All characters from Circle of Magic, The Circle Opens, The Immortals, The Lioness Quartet, etc. belong to Tamora Pierce. I do not own them. Or characters from Dragonballz, which belong to Mr. Toriyama...anyway
I know this is a weird combination, cross-over, whatever, but then, I'm a weird person. O_^
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"Right," he declared after a moment. "Well, let's get on with why I asked you to come on up. I wish to test each of you with the Gift, and do some other experiments."
None of them had a clue what he was talking about.
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Chapter Five:
"Ok," Numair said, "Just hold still."
"What is the Gift?" Briar asked warily. He and Evvy still had not adjusted to the fact that they lived in a castle, had met the king, and no one had thought to ask if they had any sort of criminal record. Or else they did not care. Numair looked startled, then realized that they must not have heard of the Gift.
"It's, well, magic," he said after a moment. "I have the Gift, but Daine has Wild Magic. Her magic is associated with animals, and she can shape-shift to take almost any animal form."
"Oh," Briar said, relieved that there were some similarities between Emelan and Tortall. "So what is your magic associated with?" Daine and Numair looked at each other in confusion. "It isn't…It's the Gift. Theoretically, I can do anything if I have the right spell." It was Briar and Evvy's turn to exchange confused glances. "Oh. Well, you don't have to test us then. I am a plant mage. Evvy is a stone mage and my student. My magic deals with plant and Evvy's deals with stones." Numair, being the man he was, was utterly intrigued.
"Really? Do you think that sometime you might sho-"
"Numair." Daine's soft voice cut him off. He looked at her, then to where she was looking. He was startled at the look of hostility the three were giving him.
"Uh, is something wrong?" {this is set during the World Tournament saga and Babidi saga, from the Z fighters point of view, by the way . . . so they have a bit of problem with wizards and such} Gohan had instinctively put himself between the others and the chibis. Although he looked relaxed, Goten and Trunks could tell he was ready to move at a moment's notice. They could even sense a rise in his ki, and they followed suit, bringing theirs to a point just under turning super.
"Are you a wizard?" Gohan practically hissed. The other four were again startled at this, as Gohan normally seemed so docile. When the two little ones heard the question, they realized why Gohan was powering up. Especially Trunks. He remembered vividly his father, and the control Babidi had held over him. Majin Vegeta. He shuddered.
"Um…I am a mage," Numair said. He did not even know what a wizard was, but it seemed that the problem was magic in general. "What is a wizard?"
Gohan eyed him warily. "You don't know?"
Trunks interrupted, surprising everyone again, surprisingly calm. "Excuse us, if we seem hostile, but a wizard is a man who uses magic. We don't like wizards. One took over my father's body and mind, and made him fight Goten's father. He does that anyway, but this time he was really trying to kill him." Gohan nodded, after getting over his shock at Trunks' bland words. It took him a moment, but then he realized that the young boy was being sarcastic.
"This wizard, Babadi, is trying to take over our world. So, as I'm sure you can understand, we have a bit of a problem with magic and those who use it."
"Well, yes, I do," Numair reassured them, "And I'll have to admit, there are those here who misuse magic, but I assure you that no one here in the palace will threaten you." His next words were said without pride, just stated as fact. "I am one of the most powerful mages in this world. No one will harm you."
Trunks crossed his arms as the three let their power fall. "That is assuming that they can." Daine and Numair looked surprised again. "Well, there are some really powerful mages out there," Numair began to say, but Gohan cut him off, with a pained look.
"We are not defenseless. Excuse me, but we need to go. I have to find Piccolo, and then I promised my brother and Trunks I would take them hunting."
Daine and Numair rose. "Oh, if that is what you want to do. Daine can show you where to find horses and weapons, and I'm sure that there is someone who would be willing to take you out." Gohan wrinkled his brow. Horses?
"Uh, no thanks on the horses and weapons. We'll be fine." Numair looked reluctant. "Are you sure? There are still immortals roaming about the woods."
"Immortals?" Gohan said nervously. "As in, they don't die?" "Well, they don't die by natural causes. They can be killed though," Daine said. "Oh." Gohan looked at the dynamic duo, relieved. "Well, come on," he said. They left, and Numair looked at Briar and Evvy. "Would you two mind staying for a bit. I would love to study your magic if I may. It sounds fascinating."
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Piccolo opened his eyes and was waiting when the three demi-Saiyans entered his room. "Hey, Sensei, I'm gonna take these two hunting," Gohan explained. "There is no way that they will be able to keep us fed. Want to come?" Piccolo thought about it, then shook his head, grinning to himself. "No, go ahead, kid. Be careful. You don't know what this world is like." Gohan nodded, and started to leave.
"Sensei." He stopped, and looked back at the hovering Namek. "There are wizards, or people like wizards here. Keep an eye open."
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Piccolo waited until he felt the three powerful kis draw far into the woods, then walked out the door. Since they were flying, they had left through the window, and Piccolo decided that it was time to have a look around. He had left his turban behind {*gasp* O_^}, but his cape swirled behind him as he strode through the corridors. He wandered, nobody bothering him, although he got a lot of fearful and curious looks. Finally, he emerged into an open courtyard were he saw a group of humans practicing with strange sticks he figured were spears. He observed them for a while, until one of the adult humans moved up beside him.
"Hello. I am the Shang Wildcat. My name is Eda Bell. You must be one of the Lioness's visitors. Piccolo vaguely remembered the female with the red hair and violet eyes being called the Lioness several times, and he gave a short nod, not taking his eyes off of the pages. What were they doing? It kind of resembled fighting, but they were going about it strangely. His eyes fell on one of the smaller humans. He realized from her scent that she was a female. The only one among the younger humans. The Shang Wildcat followed his gaze and smile when she saw where it was.
"That is Kel," She explained, thinking that he was wondering why there was a girl fighting, when in truth it was that he was wondering why she was the only one. "Woman are allowed to become knights now, since the Lioness, but she is the first to try." Piccolo watched as she seemed to have trouble with the spear. It seemed that at times she was trying to swing it, rather than thrusting or blocking like the others. As if she had a glaive.
"She is used to glaives," he commented. For him, that was a long sentence. The Wildcat looked surprised, then nodded. "Yes, she studied with the Yamani before, when her father was the ambassador there." Piccolo suddenly moved forward and beside Kel. She jumped, then stared at him wide-eyed.
"You are holding that wrong," he said quietly, and adjusted her hands on the spear. "It is a spear. Not a glaive." Kel looked startled, almost scared for a moment, then embarrassed. "I know," she confessed, looking frustrated. "I always forget." Piccolo studied her for a moment, then walked in front of her.
"Maybe you need a real opponent," he said. Why am I doing this? "Try those moves again, but on me." She looked uncertain, then complied. It did seem to help. A little. When she started to swing it, Piccolo moved swiftly and struck her with his hand. Just hard enough to knock her down and sting a bit. She shook her head as if to clear it, then climbed to her feet. Piccolo was waiting, arms crossed.
"Do not swing!" he ordered. She nodded then tried it again. Piccolo tensed as she raised it, knowing what was going to happens. She thrust the spear forward and it sank deep into the Namek's stomach.
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