When Earth Arises
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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Okay, some ppl have been kinda wondering about Pic's sudden rude behavior toward Gohan, as he kinda softened up since Cell…well, you have to remember that our favorite green Namek is confused…he is unsure why he is acting so nice to this 'human female' so he takes it out on the person who won't get easily offended…and he is not used to normal humans acting so nice to him, and being so fearless around him…hope that clears up a few things. Oh, and Valesa? About Tris and Pic… Just watch the story develop ^_^ * snickers evilly* Let's just say, they do not get along….
Ahem….anyway……
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"What is your name, anyway?"
"Piccolo." She nodded, and led the way to a table where several males sat. "My name is Keladry, but most people call me Kel." When they reached the table, she introduced the others. "This is Neal, Prosper, Owen, and Merric. This is Piccolo. He was the one who helped me with Joren, Vinson, and Zahir last night." They offered cautious greetings, yet the Namek was surprised to notice that there wasn't fear. They seemed accustomed to unusual beings, and accepted his presence with curiosity, and interest, rather than fear and hostility, to which he was accustomed.
Somehow, he felt calm and actually began to relax.
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Chapter Eleven:
Dende eyed the creature before him curiously. It had the head of a blonde haired human man, longish scraggly hair that was braided into many tiny tiny thin braids. But the body…it was that of a winged creature, made of razor sharp silver-ish metal. He prevented his nose from wrinkling just in the nick of time. The stench coming from the creature was overwhelmingly disgusting.
"Hello," he said politely. The creature blinked at him, then tipped his head. "What are you?" it asked in a deep voice. Dende blinked back, then allowed a small grin to cross his features. "I'm a Namek. I am a god in another realm. What are you?" The creature eyed him again when he said this, and made a face that Dende could not read. "I am a Stormwing. We were created to discourage mortal from wars, as Stormwings ravage and pillage dead bodies and battlefields." Dende gave a surprised noise. "Interesting." He tapped is chin. "I wonder if it would work on Earth…" he said thoughtfully. Then he shrugged. "Nah. Too many Saiyans around. Nothing would stop them from a good fight, if only to get almost killed and become stronger." The Stormwing gave him a funny look, but did not comment. "My name is Dende. What is yours?" the small Namek asked. "I am Klashdi."
Dende smiled genially. "Well, Klashdi, nice to meet you. See ya around!" With that parting note, he strolled off down the road. He had no idea were it lead to, other that somewhere in the realm of the gods. But then, no kidding. Considering that's were he was…
Oh, well. It had to go somewhere.
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Once more, a meeting was being conducted in the library where all the adventures had begun for the Tortallans. Alanna stood to the side and slightly behind of the chair that the King was perched in. Piccolo stood facing King Jonathan off to the side, a scowl across his features. Lord Raoul sat to the side of the King, across from the Lioness, and Gohan sat in front of him, next to Numair, Tris, and Briar. Evvy, Trunks, and Goten were on the floor near Gohan's feet.
"Well," Jonathan began, once everyone was settled. "I have asked you all here, because I believe that you can help our country. Lately, we have been having some trouble east on our border with Tusaine." His voice trailed off, and his eyes looked distant. Gohan spoke up, a bit timidly, unsure if he was supposed to.
"We'd be happy to do whatever we can," he said. Jonathan looked at him, then suddenly frowned. "What exactly is it that you can do, anyway," he asked. "I know that you are powerful, but what kind of power I don't. Magic?"
Gohan grimaced at the thought, then shook his head. Before he could speak, Trunks broke in. "Puh-lease! Hmph!" He crossed his arms, frowning. Gohan rolled his eyes, then looked back up at the Tortallans. "No, we do not use magic. I'm afraid Trunks is rather insulted, because when it comes to an all around fight, magic won't do you much good, fighting us. It can be used indirectly, to try to drain us of power, to control our minds, things like that, but if you were to meet us face to face, we could probably destroy you with ease."
"Destroy us how?" Numair questioned. "Theoretically, of course," he added, seeing the grimace on Alanna's face. Gohan grinned. "We are what is known in our dimension as Saiyans. Well, half. Saiyans are very powerful in physical strength, and ki. Ki is the energy of life, which everyone possesses. Humans generally do not have very high ki. Anyway, we can harness this energy in our bodies and form a blast which, with enough power, could take out this country and the surrounding countries in one blow. We can also use it the fly, and can sense the power of another fighter. Humans generally are to blended together to pick out individuals, although some of our friends have pretty high ki."
"Or if we bond to them," Goten and Trunks snickered. Gohan kicked them hard enough to hurt, but not do any real damage. He then became thoughtful. "Oh yeah. Nameks, like Piccolo, can materialize things. He motioned toward the Namek. "Like his clothes."
"Out of nothing?!?!" Lord Raoul exclaimed. Gohan nodded. The room fell silent for a moment, then Tris snorted indelicately.
"That is the craziest thing I have ever heard." Trunks glared at her. "Yeah? Well, who ever heard of a girl who keeps lightning and wind in her hair?" Tris scowled back, knowing it was highly unusual, even at Winding Circle. Trunks formed a small blast in his hand and held it for a moment for his stunned audience, before allowing it to fade. Suddenly, he grinned, and Goten grinned back, picking up on his plan. "Oh, did Gohan mention?" Trunks asked innocently. "We can power up and become even stronger. This is called a Super Saiyan." With that, the two chibis leapt up and yelled. A sort of breeze blew around them, and a golden glow surrounded their small forms. Their hair became golden, and eyes a piercing green. They then turned to look at Gohan, who looked at them for a moment, then shrugged. Standing up, he began to raise his ki. His hair flashed gold, and his cheerful dark eyes became a hard green.
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Ok, some ppl have been saying that they heard somewhere that the Winding Circle ppl and the Tortall ppl knew about each other, but I have never hear that, and I have read all the books. Tortall is surrounded by Scanra, Tusaine, Galla, and Tyra, with the Yamani and Copper Islands to the west, and Carthak to the south. There is no Sotat, or Emelan or whatever on the maps in the books. The same with the COM books. There is no Carthak, Tortall, Yamani, etc. So, if anyone can tell me otherwise for sure, please do…
Oh, yeah. I'm going away twenty-three miles up river from the nearest civilization, which, in turn, is five hours away from the nearest city, for a week…so I won't be updating, hahaha…just a warning