(Instead of the author, Malik and Shin walk on stage)

Malik: We apologize for our missing trainer, but she is currently threatening to take a hammer to her computer.

Shin: Apparently, her Internet connection, whatever that may be, is so faulty, that it keeps logging off at random times.

(Can hear faint swearing from the background.)

Malik: Erm, yes, well, we apologize in advance, and if you want a disclaimer, then look at chapter 11.

Shin: Also, she's quite upset that nobody took a guess at the theme of the resort! Inu no kawa? Lutra!? Try again! Look for names and repeating themes!

Chapter Twelve.

New faces, Old friends.

A month later found the girls still in the Resort. Kila had been wanting to go out on the road again, but Jessica's condition had made it impossible to leave for a while, seeing as the girl could not keep any food down before twelve. It was after four weeks of morning worship sessions to the Porcelain God that Jess finally decided to go to a hospital for a check up. "I never went to a doctor when I first found out," she said to Kila as they staggered towards the clinic. "I was too confused and scared at the time, and all I wanted to do was get out of that city!"

Inside, the girls were assaulted by the normal scent of disinfectant, and were greeted with the sight of another trainer with an Utena bishoujo in the waiting room. Seeing the trainer, Jess grinned happily as she walked over after signing in. "Hikaru-chan? Is that you over there?" she asked.

Startled, the other trainer looked up. She was pretty, with hazel eyes and short hair that is a chestnut color, with blond streaks. Her eyes had a slight Japanese cast, with a slightly almond shape. She was wearing a black shirt with a small, pink bunny saying, 'It's cute how you think I'm listening!' and as she stood up, the other trainers could see that she was wearing tattered shorts with her belt wrapped around it haphazardly. Seeing Jessica, she grinned as she held out her hand. "Ohayo Ayumi-chan! I haven't seen you around in a while!" she said with a slight Japanese accent.

Jess laughed and scratched the back of her head. "Yeah, well, I've been kinda preoccupied Hikaru-chan!" Seeing Kila next to her, she giggled in embarrassment before introducing the two. "Hikaru-chan, aru wa Kila desu!" (A/N: I probably butchered that, I meant to say, she's Kila.)

Grinning, Kila looked at the older trainer in interest. "I'm traveling with Jessica over here." she said shyly.

Laughing, the Utena clapped a hand over Hikaru's shoulder as she looked at the two other trainers. "Well, I knew you had a few social problems, but can you at least introduce me to your new friends?" she asked.

Hikaru rolled her slanted eyes at the bishoujo. "Ayumi-chan, my advice to you, is to NEVER capture an Utena, they're impossible to handle!! They're so, bouncy in the morning…" she said with a shudder.

Jessica stared at the girl before laughing. "I forgot! You're not a morning person either! Well, then I guess she IS a little bit too much for you to handle in the mornings!" she joked, poking fun at her old friend. "Then again, you'd thing she'd be a handful ALL the time! Say, do you still have Vegeta? I'd love a rematch between him and Piccolo!"

Rolling her eyes, Hikaru chuckled. "Are you still saying that Veggie-chan cheated in the match?" she asked.

Pouting, Jess gave her a sad, pitiful look. "Well yeah, he tried to give Pickles an atomic wedgie, remember?" Clearing her throat, she asked, "So why are you here anyway?"

"I could ask the same about you, but Utena here's been feeling a little bit off since I caught her." She shrugged as she looked at her bishi. "Probably just a bug or something, I don't know, I aint the doctor!" Just then, a Yukina belonging to one of the doctors called for Utena, and Hikaru excused herself as she headed on back after the ice-demon. A few seconds later, a different bishoujo, this one being an Arwen, called for Jess, and the woman steeled herself as she went to find out about her child.

The Arwen lead her to a small room, and asked her to wait for a few minutes while she gets the doctor. Bored and nervous, Jess sat on the examination table, kicking her feet slightly before Legolas appeared from his ball. Looking at him, she sighed as she looked down at her lap. "Legolas, I just don't know if I'm ready to have a kid." She whispered.

Frowning slightly, Legolas hugged her across the shoulders as he whispered to her. "I promised ye, that no matter what, thou shall not peril this path alone. I'll always help ye, to the bitter end." he said.

Seconds later, the doctor, who introduced himself as Ishi, showed up, and after asking the standard questions and checking her condition, he sat down in front of her and started to tell her what was coming. "You're very healthy, there's no problem there, and with your age, you shouldn't have too much trouble delivering the child. Now, there will be a few rules I'll want you to try to follow." He ticked them off on his fingers as he went on. "One: You'll keep getting sick in the mornings for a few more weeks, then it'll slow down or stop completely. Until then, I suggest you stay near civilization, as you don't want to get even sicker while out in the forest. Two: As your child is going to be half and half, your pregnancy will only be about seven months long in all. Once you hit your 5th month, moving around will be much harder, and you will wish to stay off your feet as much as possible. Three: The mood swings will last for the entire pregnancy, so watch out for that! And four: If you ever need to ask any questions, then ask for friends of doctor Ishi, they'll help you out." Ishi said. "Any questions right now?"

Jess nodded as she held her arms over her stomach, which was starting to swell. "Is my child going to evolve like the Bishonen, or grow naturally like me?"

Ishi nodded as he leaned back in his chair. "A good question! Actually, Halfling children tend to go through what seems to be a mixture of both. One day, your child will still be a toddler. Then in the course of a few days, he or she will suddenly add a few more inches to their height all at once, then stop for a while and grow naturally again."

Standing, Jess nodded at the doctor as she pulled out her wallet. "Where or who do I pay?" she asked. To her utmost relief, Ishi waved her off, saying that she'll be needing it more then he will soon. Smiling in relief, Jess moved as if to leave, then looked back at Legolas, who hadn't moved.

Seeing her worried glance, Legolas smiled at her. "Go on Melamin, I shall be after thee within a minute." Reassured, Jess walked out of the room. Without his trainer nearby, Legolas turned his crystal blue eyes on the doctor. "Tell me now Ishi-san," he said harshly. "Will she truly be able to carry the child to full term safely? It tisn't easy on her already."

Ishi sighed as he stood to look Legolas as straight in the eyes as he can, being a few inches shorter. "To be truthful, she'll be lucky to carry it to full term. Bishoujos are naturally stronger than human trainers, so they have better chances at surviving. Also, Elf and human blood doesn't seem to mix very easily. She should be alright, if anything happens, it will happen to the child, but if the worst is to happen, then take my advice: Terminate the pregnancy. Better to lose the child than the trainer. That's the main reason I gave you my name to recommend to other doctors." He leaned forward and grabbed Legolas by the arm. "If she starts to get dangerously sick, then don't even hesitate to end the pregnancy! It may be the thing to save her life!" Grinning faintly, Ishi moved away from the Bishonen and towards the door. "Now, you may want to go to your wife, I think she's being bugged by one of my other Bishoujos."

Alarmed by this piece of news, Legolas marched out into the hall to see Jessica being 'attacked' by a Serenity Wheeler Bishoujo. The young girl was bouncing up and down, asking Jessica questions a mile a second, and the poor trainer was obviously being overwhelmed. At once, Ishi pulled Serenity away, and Legolas lead Jessica out of the clinic to go and visit Yakul in the stables nearby.

"Wait up Kila, you're going too fast!" Jessica yelled. Sighing, Kila stopped her race through the forest and allowed the older trainer to catch up. For the past few days, the two girls had been staying with Hikaru in her home outside of Lutra, allowing them to get into the forest earlier to train and hunt for Bishis. The two had their rematch with Vegeta and Piccolo, Piccolo getting his green butt handed to him again. Now, the hyperactive Kila was determined to get a Gohan, so she has been entering the woods every morning.

Looking back at the huffing Jessica, Kila grinned as she taunted her. "If you're too tired, you can always go back and," The grin got wider as she teased, "Snuggle up with Leggie-chan if you want!"

Glaring at the younger girl, Jess muttered, "Don't tempt me!" as she pulled up level with the girl. True to what the doctor had said, the morning sickness had begun to slack off a little. So now, she was only sick until 10 in the morning, instead of 12. Now though, she tends to get sick at the smell of certain foods, like chicken. (A/N: Thanks for the idea mom!) She personally blamed the Elf blood in her womb, as Legolas was a natural vegetarian.

Behind her, Shin smirked as he floated over their heads, having flown after them. Looking down at them, he twirled and floated upside down in front of their faces. "If you two lovely ladies are finished fighting, then you may wish to know that I can sense a fight up ahead." He said, teasing them. Righting himself, he landed as he pointed into the forest. "They're over in this direction, but I can't really sense any humans."

Jess looked at him as they started to walk in the direction he had pointed out. "What? You mean there aren't any other trainers nearby?"

Shin frowned to himself as he sensed the mystery fighters. "No, no FULL human trainers…. More like, half and half…" he said slowly. "And the Bishi feels very weak!"

Eyes wide, the two girls raced in the direction of the fight. Half and half could only mean a Halfling, and if it's attacking a weaker Bishonen, then it may be after a Chibi! As if the Bishi ahead could hear this thought, a yell for help rang out through the trees. Spurred on, the girls went even faster, until they burst through the trees to see a Halfling, what appeared to be a Namekian Halfling of all things, trying to kill a Chibi Gohan!!

Seeing the two girls, the Chibi hesitated, but he launched himself at Shin, who had landed and was now standing protectively in front of the child. Seeing the trainers as well, the Namekian Halfling grinned insanely and cackled as he looked at them. "Well well, another two for me to kill." He said, scaring the girls with the insane tone in his voice. At once, Shin stood in front of them, in a guard position as he glared at the Halfling, the Chibi clinging to Kila, his little tail wrapped around her wrist. Laughing mockingly, the Halfling smirked at Shin. "Do you thing you can beat me little rat?" He said.

Eyes shining silver light, Shin glared as he growled, "If need be, then yes!" Laughing insanely again, the Halfling flipped Shin off, causing the Kai to roar as he charged. As he did, the silver light grew brighter, and seemed to spread over the San's body. Seeing this, the trainers gasped in surprise, as Shin began to change!! His body lengthened and filled out more, and parts of his clothes shredded as muscles bulged. With a clash, Shin hit the Halfling as his hair started to lengthen and spike even more. Finally, as he kicked the Halfling away, his eyes changed back to their normal color, and the glow faded away as he stood there, finally in his Sama form!

Although startled by the sudden transformation, the Halfling giggled insanely as he picked himself off the ground. "So, the rat is now just a slightly bigger rat, eh?" he said. Shrugging, the insane Namekian held his hands out, and his nails seemed to grow into claws as he snickered. "It doesn't matter to me. I'll still cut you down!"

A sudden arrow from the trees landed at his feet, causing the Halfling to jump backwards with a small yelp. "I thinkith not Halfling!" Rang out from the trees in a familiar voice. Craning their heads around, Jess and Kila gasped as an Elladan landed on the ground from his earlier perch in the trees. Glancing over at the girls, he grinned as he nocked another arrow and called out to them. "Mae Govannen Falassion."

Stunned, Jess's jaw hit the ground. "Oh no, please not you guys!" She said miserably, recognizing her Elvish nickname.

Elladan pouted cutely at her, causing Kila to sigh, small hearts forming around her eyes. The Chibi waved a hand in front of her eyes, but she didn't respond. "Is that how yee always great old friends Jessica?" He said in fake sorrow.

Groaning, Jess cradled her head in her palm, fighting back a headache. "Only when the trainer is one I know of!"

"Ah, I thought you'd be happy to see me Jess!" Could be heard from the trees. Grinning like a fool, Brett jumped to the ground next to the girls, causing them to yelp and jump back a little.

Sweat-dropping slightly, the Halfling growled as he yelled, "HEY!! Are you forgetting someo-Yah!" He yelped as another arrow streaked past his ear.

As Elladan nocked a third arrow, he snarled at the Halfling. "This one shant miss!" he threatened. Sneering, the Halfling lunged at the Elf, trying to claw his eyes out. At once, Shin streaked forward and barreled him away.

Back with the girls, Kila soothed the shaking Chibi in her arms as Shin punched the Halfling. "It's ok little one, we won't let that nasty thing over there hurt ya!" Jess nodded, in full agreement, as Elladan's bow was broken like a twig.

Slowly, the little boy looked up at the three trainers with his big, tearful eyes as the Halfling backhanded Shin. "Have you seen my Tousan?" He whimpered pathetically. "We were twaining in the woods when he got hurt and the swtange Namek stawted chasing me." Crying now, the Chibi wrapped his little arms around Kila's neck, choking her slightly. "I want my Tousan!"

Just then, Shin streaked past them to slam into a tree. Growling, the newly evolved Sama climbed painfully to his feet, eyes shining silver. As he headed back into the fight, there was a second yelp as Elladan came flying into him, knocking them both back into the tree again, and knocking the two unconscious.

With the two Bishonen out of the way, the Halfling cackled insanely as he stalked towards the girls, ignoring the fact that Brett was standing in front of them with his sword out. Suddenly, there was a roar from the trees, and with her limited ability to sense chi, Jess could sense a power exploding! Seconds later, a gold blur streaked out in front of the Namekian Halfling, the blur being another Gohan, in Sama form. The trainers heard a crunching sound before the Halfling's knees gave out, and he fell to the ground, his nose broken. Looking at the damage, Jess paled: The Gohan had hit the Namek's nose at an angle, so that the bone would go up into the brain, killing him.

Turning, the older Gohan breathed out as he dropped his Super Saiyan form. His gi, orange with the symbols for Turtle and Kai, is faded, and patched in areas. Seeing him, the Chibi grinned widely as he jumped down from Kila's arms and raced over, crying, "OTOUSAN!" Laughing, the older Bishonen caught the child, throwing him into the air with another laugh from the pair. Seeing them, Jess and Kila 'ahhhh'ed at the tender moment, while Brett gagged at the 'lovey-dovey' feelings behind them. A pair of groans from the tree alerted Jess and Brett to their reviving Bishis, so they turned to help them out, leaving Kila with the wild Gohans.

Awkward, Kila shuffled her feet for a sec before saying, "Umm, hi?"

Looking back at her, the Chibi grinned as he tugged on his father's sleeve, saying, "Otousan, this nice lady helped me!"

Smiling, the Sama ruffled the chibi's hair. "I'll bet she did squirt. And what do you say to people who help you?"

Jumping down from his dad's arms, Gohan-kun grabbed Kila's hand, pulling her down slightly with a yelp. "Thank you nice lady!"

Laughing, unable to get annoyed at such a cutey, Kila picked him up and passed him back to Gohan-sama. "Anytime little one." Passing him back to his father, Kila couldn't 't help but notice how patched and frayed Gohan-sama's gi is. Curious, she looked up at her favorite Bishonen. "Ano, what happened to your gi?" she asked.

Facing falling at once, the older Bishi hugged his son to him tightly. "We live on the edge of our city. Go-kun's mother died after he was born."

Sad that she had brought up what was obviously a sore subject, Kila reached over and patted the Bishonen on the arm, trying to comfort him. The Saiyan smiled at her, appreciating her attempts to help him, when he suddenly turned and looked into the woods around them. A second later, Kila too, could hear the sound of rapid hoofbeats approaching, right as Ashitaka burst through the trees on Yakul, shortsword drawn. The Emishi boy yelped in surprise as he tried to turn Yakul to keep from running into Jess and Brett. Instead, the Red Elk broad sided Kila, who yelled in surprise and pain as she was thrown to the ground, many of her empty Bish-balls falling from her belt. One flew into the air in a wide arc, and fell to hit Gohan-sama on the arm, sucking him in! Without his father holding him, Go-kun fell to the ground on his feet, and he and Kila watched in horrified fascination as the ball rocked violently for a few minutes, then finally stopped. Wide-eyed, Kila picked herself up off the ground with some difficulty, then grabbed the ball. Holding it out in front of her, she yelled, "Gohan-sama, come on out!" In a flash of red light, the adult Saiyan reappeared, hair more mussed up than usual, and very confused. Embarrassed, Kila rubbed the back of her head as she said, "Well, I guess you belong to me now."

Confused as to what just happened, Go-kun climbed onto his father's shoulder like a monkey, poking his dad's arm. "Otousan, daijoubou desu ka?" he asked.

Looking at his son, Gohan-sama whimpered slightly, trying not to cry, as he grabbed him and hugged him tightly. Sensing the pain of his father's chi, the Chibi hugged him back, trying to make him feel better. Opening his eyes, Gohan-sama spotted another empty ball, and got an idea. Releasing his son slightly, he swooped down and grabbed the ball, Go-kun clinging to his shoulder. Straightening, he presented it to Kila, saying, "Please, I'll give you the permission you need, but I don't want to lose my son as well!"

"NANI?!" The three winced as Brett and Jess screamed in surprised unison. "You CAPTURED him?! Girl, I knew you liked Gohan, but he just saved our butts, and I'd hoped you'd have a LITTLE decency!" Jess yelled, angry and having another mood swing.

Kila frowned, pointing at Gohan, who was blushing slightly when he learned about Kila liking him. "It wasn't my idea! Ashitaka's the one who ran into me!" Behind the glaring Jessica, Ashitaka attempted to put on an innocent face, as if thinking, 'It's not MY fault!' "He ran into me, and one of my balls came loose and hit him!" Turning up her nose at the others, Kila turned and took the offered ball from Gohan-sama.

"Thank you." Gohan said gratefully. Carefully, he put his son down on the ground before kneeling next to the Chibi. "Listen Go-kun," he said slowly. "Kila-san is going to capture you like she did me, ok? It'll be a little scary, but she'll let you back out soon, I promise."

Shaking slightly, the Chibi looked up at his father. "Will it huwrt?" he asked in a small voice.

Smiling reassuringly, Kila kneeled as well and hugged the Chibi tightly. "No it won't. And I promise, I WILL let you back out as soon as you're registered as my newest Bishi, ok?" she promised before tapping the Chibi over the head with another empty ball. Go-kun's eyes were widened in surprise as he was sucked up into the sphere, which made only a tiny shake before it settled fully.

As she picked up the ball, her Dex beeped in her pocket. Pulling it out, she popped it open with a beep, allowing it to go through the info in the two bishis. "Bishonen: Son Gohan. Stage: Sama. Type: Fighting. An intellectual, it is rare to find a Gohan in Sama form who is still a powerful, full-time fighter. However, his intelligence makes him perfect for practically any task, from cooking, to computers to running a business. Nickname?"

Quickly, Kila said, "Gohan-sama," wanting to get this over with so she can let the poor chibi out of his ball.

With a second beep, the Dex started rattling off the information of the chibi. "Bishonen: Son Gohan. Stage: Chibi, caught by parental consent. Type: Fighting. Many consider this Bishonen to be a quasi-san, as when he gets close to evolving, he has already been able to truly fight for a time. Sometimes considered to be a coward, he only freezes up when he is really young, if he doesn't try to run away first. Give him time and patience, and he will grow to become a powerful warrior! Nickname?"

Grinning, Kila said, "Go-kun, Go-chan." As soon as she slipped the Dex back into her back pocket, she held out the ball with the chibi in it as she yelled, "Go-kun, come on out!"

In a flash of red light, the chibi reappeared. Grinning, the Gohan jumped at Kila, yelping, "DAISUKI!!" as he glomped his new trainer.

Laughing, Jess called over to Kila as she dragged the chewed-out Ashitaka behind her by his ear, much to his loud, and frequent displeasure. "Well, if you're all ready to go, then Brett and I have a pair bishis that need healing, and Shin needs new clothes!" she said as she guestured behind her. Looking over, Gohan-sama and Kila saw Brett helping Shin up onto Yakul, while Elladan was getting royally chewed out by Usagi.

Seeing them, Kila and the two Gohans sweat-dropped together as they watched. "Good idea." Kila muttered as Go-kun clung to her shoulder. Grinning, they raced after the complaining Taka-kun as the group left the clearing, leaving nothing behind but the body of a Halfling that will never be missed.

(Instead Jessica again, Malik, Shin, Usagi, and Battousai are in a circle, playing poker.)

Battousai: I fold, de gozaru yo.

Usagi: Ditto, you two bet too high for me!!

Shin: You feeling good about your cards Malik?

Malik: You bet! Two pair Queen!

Shin: Ha ha ha ha ha! Four Aces!

Legolas, from the tree next to them: Thou cheated! Yee hit the other two cards in thy sleeves!

Malik: WHAT?! (Tries to strangle Shin, but is recalled by Jess, who just appeared.)

Jessica: Nice try Malik-kun. (wipes oil from her hands onto Shin's hair.) Arigato Shin-kun, you're a nice towel.

Jessica Saiyan: With these computers, ya gotta let 'em know who's boss. Smack the monitor around a little.

Jessica: I'm doing my best to update, but don't be holding your breath, ok? Remember, one last chance to guess the theme of the Resort!

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Ja ne!!