Chapter 29: the wrath of the sea

The scene below the twowarriors was almost perfect. The golden sands and clear water of the southern coast seemed to stretch on for as far as the eye could see with only a quaint little fishing town splitting it up. If Bulma hadn't been so sure that there was a dragon nearby then this place would have been an ideal holiday spot.

Gohan had been listening to Trunks explain his little situation as they made their way to the village. So far it all sounded rather complicated but it did explain a few things.

"…And then she just left and I don't know what to do. She won't talk to me since she's busy avoiding me now. And it's all because I thought a little too much." Trunks finished and sighed. He was slightly happy that Gohan had asked about what was going on and now he hoped the older saiyan would know what to do.

"Well I can see why she's mad at you. It sounds kind of like you set her up to fall on her face by leading her on." Gohan commented. Trunks sweat dropped.

"Geese, thanks Gohan." The younger saiyan replied flatly and made Gohan let out a nervous laugh.

"Look, Trunks, it sounds to me like you need to stop worrying so much and follow your heart. Just let your instincts tell you what to do." He then replied. Trunks raised a brow.

"Follow my heart? Do you know how corny that sounds?" he asked and Gohan laughed again.

"That's what Goten says. Maybe I should start writing greeting cards."

"Yea, just don't quit your day job." Trunks replied, laughing when Bulma decided to cut in.

"Hey you two, you guys better get serious! The radar says that the dragons in the water below you." she said and the two demi-saiyans nodded at each other before they both dropped into the village directly below and next to where the dragon supposedly was.

Trunks looked over at Gohan as soon as they had landed and completely suppressed their ki signature.

"Guess we better hurry over there and-" he started but he stopped mid-sentence when a fish landed on top of his head. He blinked before pulling it off and looking up. Gohan did the same and they both gasped at what they saw.

It looked like there was a small cloud of fish in the air and it was rapidly falling towards them. Several more fish hit the pavement and the two men quickly hurried to find shelter and escape the downpour. As soon as they were out of the fishes' path, they both turned to stare at the rapidly growing pile of fresh fish.

"That was close. Where do you think they all came from?" Trunks asked and Gohan peered out of their little sheltered spot.

"If I didn't know any better I would say that they were thrown right out of the water." He commented and then shared a confused look with Trunks.

Cheering soon met their ears as well as the sound of many footsteps running towards the pile of fish that had finally stopped growing. The two demi-saiyans looked up and what looked like the whole village could be seen running over from every direction. The people in front of the crowd jumped forward as soon as they were close enough and landed in the pile of fish and quickly set to work taking as much as they could carry before the rest of the villagers jumped in and started taking whatever they could get their hands on, even if it was already taken.

The two demi-saiyans stared at the crowd blankly and then looked round when a small boy jumped on to some crates beside them. The boy glared at all of the villagers.

"Hey! Stop that! Can't you guys see what that stupid princess Oto is doing to you? We're a fishing village! We're supposed to go fishing in the sea instead of waiting for it to rain fish!" he yelled. Some of the villagers looked up at the blonde kid and many looked angry with him.

"Bisshu! Get down from there and shut up! These fish are a gift! Ever since princess Oto arrived she's done nothing but good. She may have only came a couple of hours ago but we're already set for life! We don't have to work as long as she's around." A man told the boy.

"But that's not how it's meant to be! You're just getting lazier!" the boy insisted but the crowd had stopped listening to him and was dispersing. The boy watched them all leave and then sighed. He didn't notice Trunks and Gohan approaching him as he sat on the crate.

"Um, excuse me but could we ask you something?" Gohan asked the boy who spun round to look at the two demi-saiyans.

"What?" he asked suspiciously.

"Just who is this princess Oto?" Gohan asked.

"You're not from around here, are you?" the boy asked.

"Not really." Trunks replied.

"So could you fill us in?" Gohan asked and the boy nodded.

"Not all that long ago this lady appeared on the beach. We found her there and she said that she'd make it so that we'd never have to work again as long as we served her. So far everyone here is doing as she says and she's been making it rain fish and the villagers collect it. They're not working anymore so in the short time she's been here, she's reduced the whole village into a bunch of couch potatoes. And then because she throws so much fish into the village, most of it can't be sold and is left to rot. And ever since she came the number of injured seagulls went up. I've been trying to help them all but its not going very well." The boy explained and sighed.

"Its all such a waste and she's the one causing all of it." He finished. Trunks and Gohan exchanged a glance.

"Do you think she's our dragon?" Trunks asked the older saiyan.

"Might be. That man said she came a couple of hours ago so the timing's right." Gohan replied and then turned back to the kid.

"Where does Oto stay? We might be able to help you out."

The boy smiled up at them.

"Really? Great! She normally floats round the shore. There's a cove not far from here where the seagulls used to nest that she's usually spotted by." The boy explained and pointed in the direction they had to go in. the two saiyans thanked the boy and made their way to the cove.

They soon found the cove Bisshu had told them about. Seagull nests were all over the rocks and in the centre of the cove stood a woman with blue skin and hair. She wore a green dress and in the centre of her forehead was a blue six-star Dragonball. She was glaring up at the gulls.

"I thought I told you lot to clear out of here! This is mine now, just like this village!" she was yelling before she raised her arm to create a miniature tornado that then flew towards the seagulls. All the gulls tried to get away but most of them were caught up in the attack and were cut to shreds before being thrown into the rocks. The woman smirked at her handy work.

"Hey! Don't you know it's rude to attack without warning like that?" Gohan's voice called and the woman turned to stare at the two demi-saiyans standing on the shore behind her. She laughed at them.

"Oh look, its earth's champions here to save the day. What's the matter, no one important needs saving so you're going to help out a few worthless gulls?" she asked.

"So you must be princess Oto. Or should I say the six-star dragon?" Gohan shot back. Oto shrugged.

"Oto is only a guise created to keep the villagers in line. They'd freak out if they knew that I was actually the dragon of wind and water, Oceanus Shenron." She replied.

"Well you won't be that for much longer. We need your Dragonball and we hear we have to destroy you to get it." Trunks told her.

"That and we need to prevent you from getting further in what ever twisted little plan you had for this village." Gohan added.

"Hey! Wanting a few servants isn't twisted. If I had had enough time then I would have been able to make those pathetic little villagers do what ever I wished. Humans have to have some use." She shot back at them.

"I'm pretty sure that's the twisted part." Trunks said as he tightened his stance. Oceanus laughed.

"It's not twisted, but rather common sense. A kingdom needs servants and people in it. Why not have a few humans serving my every whim? You can't say that you two haven't ever wanted something like that. You're not exactly human and you're more then powerful enough to get what you want. Why not side with me and have it? Nothing could stand in our way." she said and stepped closer. A long growl escaped Gohan's lips.

"Hey! We maybe strong but that doesn't give us the right to enslave a race. Now shut up so that we can get this over with!" he snapped. Oceanus smirked.

"As you wish." She said calmly, "Just let me slip into something a little more battle suited." She said and then seemingly faded as if she were slowing down. A few seconds later and she had gone from a beautiful woman to a serpentine creature with leathery wings and spikes running down her back. She was now a deep blue that was close to black and instead of legs she had one long tail with a sharp, blade-like fin on the end. She now had a more threatening appearance and her power level had sky rocketed to match it.

"Nobody sees my true face and lives to tell the tale." Oceanus said as her somewhat colder blue eyes drifted up to stare at the two saiyans.

"We'll see about that." Gohan said, just as coldly before both he and Trunks powered up to super saiyan two and charged. Trunks aimed a punch at Oceanus's head and Gohan attempted a sweeping kick but the dragon disappeared before they were only seconds away from hitting her. Both the guys turned round to try and spot her just before a tail came out of seemingly no where and hit them both over the back of the head, sending them both into nearby walls or rocks.

"Man she's fast…" Trunks mumbled as he sat up. He stared up at Oceanus and his eyes widened before he was forced to roll aside as the bladed tail hit the spot his head had been in moments before. Trunks quickly threw a blast at her but Oceanus dodged and then thrust her hand down at Trunks as if it were a blade. Trunks rolled a side again and threw more blasts at the dragon that weaved between them all and then flicked her tail round to hit a charging Gohan round the side of the head.

Gohan flipped round, onto his feet and quickly fired a beam of energy at the dragon, which slapped it carelessly away before Trunks jump kicked her from behind. The dragon was hit and was sent skidding across the floor before she beat her wings and took to the sky. Both Gohan and Trunks flared out their golden auras and followed but didn't get very far. Oceanus powered up and threw what could only be described as razor sharp air at them. The guys barely dodged in time and both ended up getting a nasty cut or two, Trunks had a thin one across the cheek and Gohan had one on his left arm. They both growled and then fired blasts at Oceanus who dodged before Gohan materialised behind her and landed a heavy blow to the neck. Oceanus yelped as she was sent crashing into the water below.

The guys both landed back on the beach, breathing heavily.

"She's pretty tough. And here was me thinking we'd get landed with one of the weaker ones." Trunks commented. Gohan frowned and nodded.

"Same here, and its not over yet." He replied and kept his eyes focused on the water, Trunks doing the same.

A moment later and the water shot up in a tornado with the Dragon riding on top. Her wings spread out and she raised her arms over her head.

"You're about to regret coming here!" she yelled and then lowered her arms to point at the guys, beams shooting out of the water as soon as they were in place. Gohan and Trunks quickly started dodging the blasts and as they became more frequent, the two saiyans started blasting them away as they made their way towards Oceanus. They got past the last few blasts and each prepared their own attack. Gohan threw a punch and Trunks prepared a round house but Oceanus powered up slightly and the tornado she was riding on quickly spread up around her and acted as a shield before more blasts flew out and hit the two of them, sending them both into the sand.

They both groaned as they climbed to their feet again.

"This isn't working. She's too fast." Trunks pointed out and Gohan powered back down to his normal form.

"Well then it's about time I took it up a notch." He replied and powered up to full power in his mystic form. The dragon, who had let her tornado disperse, stared down at the mystic saiyan as she floated back down into the water.

"So you've changed you hair colour again. Big deal. That transformation won't help you." she commented calmly. Gohan sunk back into his stance.

"We'll see about that." He replied and then shot forward twice as fast as before. This caught Oceanus slightly off guard but she recovered quickly enough to raise an arm to block Gohan's attack before flinging her tail round to hit him but he blocked that move and hit her in the chest with his open palm. Oceanus gasped before she swung her left arm round and followed through with her tail. Gohan was hit into the water below and Oceanus dived in after him.

Gohan quickly tried to resurface but as soon as he reached air, something pulled him back under; giving him barely enough time to breath in and hold his breath.

He was pulled deep down into the water before whatever had been holding onto his ankle let go. He looked around quickly before he started to swim back up. He didn't get far before he spotted something moving fast on his left and something impacted with his gut. He found it hard to keep his air from escaping and the second blow to his head didn't help.

Gohan thrashed out with his right arm but hit nothing but water. Then something quickly hit him round the jaw and in the chest. Gohan thrashed out again but hit nothing before something sharp shot past his cheek and made a shallow cut. Gohan winced and tried to look for his attacker.

She has to be here somewhere! Her colouring is making her blend in too well with the water, I can't see her attacks but if I try then I should sense her. I just have to hold on…he thought before something ploughed into his back and sent him flying forwards. Gohan just managed to stop himself before something slammed into him again and he was sent flying backwards. He just managed to stop himself again and this time managed to focus.

There!

Gohan's hand shot out and grabbed something scaly. It was Oceanus's tail and she had definitely not expected him to grab her like that. She thrashed around to try and make him let go but to no use. Gohan smirked before he charged up a blast in his free hand and fired it into where he could sense her torso. It hit and he let go of her tail as she was sent flying backwards. Gohan then used this time to shoot himself through the water and come up for air.

As soon as he had gotten out and caught his breath, Trunks had caught up to him.

"Hey! I was just debating whether or not to go in after you." he called. Gohan kept his eyes trained on the water.

"Well thanks for your concern, now get out of here, I'm not done yet." He replied. Trunks nodded just as a blast shot out of the water. Gohan managed to swerve out of the way but as soon as he had, Oceanus's razor tipped tail shot towards him from above and Gohan barely had enough time to grab it. Oceanus pushed down on it but Gohan wouldn't budge.

"Let go!" she screamed at him but Gohan only smirked back up at her.

"If you insist!" Trunks voice called and Oceanus's head turned just in time to see him holding a blast before he fired it into her face. She screamed and withdrew her tail as Gohan let go. Oceanus retreated before she suddenly threw more of her wind attack at Trunks and he barely had enough time to dodge as it made a large tear in his vest top. She then quickly turned to attack Gohan again but he had disappeared.

"Looking for me?" a voice called and she looked up in time to see Gohan floating directly above her with his hands cupped at his side.

"Kamehameha!" he cried and let go of the massive beam of energy. It was too big for Oceanus to dodge so it hit her literally head on and she was engulfed in the energy as it disintegrated her. When the beam faded, all that was left was the orange Dragonball that Trunks quickly caught before it fell into the water. The two saiyans exchanged a glance before they both powered down.

Bisshu was waiting patiently on his crate with a small crowd surrounding him. The word of someone challenging princess Oto had quickly spread and now an angry crowd were awaiting the saiyan's return.

Bisshu looked up and grinned as he caught sight of Gohan and Trunks. He quickly jumped off of the crate and ran towards them.

"Did you do it? Is she gone?" he asked and both the saiyans nodded. Bisshu let out a loud cheer as the crowd gathered round them.

"What's this? You killed princess Oto? How could you? She was the best thing that has ever happened to this village!" the same man from before cried.

"It may seem like that now but she wasn't. Princess Oto wasn't what she seemed." Trunks told him.

"What are you talking about? She kept us well fed and with plenty of income and we barely had to lift a finger." The man yelled back.

"She was killing the wild life and was planning to enslave all of you once she had gained your trust. She wasn't the princess you think she was. She was a monster with a good disguise." Gohan replied.

"She wasn't helping anyone. She was doing more damage then good and was making you all change for the worst because of it. Working hard to get what you need is a lot better then taking that kind of short cut." Trunks finished and the Villagers all hung their heads as those words sunk in.

"Fine. I guess we'll have to go back to work. I…Thank you, I guess." The man replied and slowly the crowd dispersed. Gohan, Trunks and Bisshu all watched them before the boy turned to the saiyans again.

"Thanks so much! The village might not seem very grateful but they will be in the long run. Thanks again!" he said and then rushed off. Gohan and Trunks smiled after him before Trunks turned to the older man. He handed Gohan the Dragonball.

"Can you take this back to my mum? I've got something important to do." Trunks explained as he started to float into the air. Gohan watched him rise with a brow raised.

"And what's that?" he asked, making Trunks smile.

"I've got a girl to get." He exclaimed and then turned round and took off with a flare of his aura and a burst of speed.

Gohan smiled after him.

"Good luck." He said out loud before turning and taking off himself, flying towards west city.

A/n: well this got more changes then I thought it would. The fight should be a little more excited and I gave Oceanus a little make over as well as keeping her in her 2nd form after she transformed. She may have been the wind and air dragon but I think wind and water is just as good. That and isn't wind and air basically the same thing?

Anyway, I tried to make her form and powers complement both wind and water elements. That and I thought a sea serpent look would be kinda cool…

Reviews:

Super saiyan 4 chichi: I thought the same thing too. I could understand in the Buu saga when Goku seemed to care more about Gohan then Goten, since he had only just met Goten and hadn't had enough time to bound. It's just all the others I could never get my head round.

Trugeta: well I guess you could say that. Vegeta lives on a Mr strategy and I still think it suits him more then Goku. As for the Bra thing…I might just surprise you.

Erica: thanks, that's sort of what I was aiming for…I just wanted it to be that little bit more touching then when Goku did it with Pan. Well here's the next guy, enjoy!

Psy: softer Vegeta? Guess you're right. I can never stand it when people make him out to be someone that never stops yelling or is just plain mad all the time. He's not always like that, he's a complicated character and that's part of what I love about him. And now I better stop before I go into a Vegeta rant. Thanks for the review.

Chico: well…close enough anyway. And Vegeta will always be badass! Another part of what I love about him. Am I an annoying no ouji fan or what?
Well you don't have long to wait: Eis is next! And hopefully his opponent will still be a surprise…

So next time we have the Eis Shenron fight! And that's the point of change! Yay! See you next time, whenever I decide that is!