Chapter 5, Discoveries in the New Moon
5:36 Friday July 13th
A/N: I am sorry to keep you waiting… I actually finished the whole thing last week and I'll update every time I can get access to a computer… The ending packs a punch so don't be discouraged is I haven't updated in a while. Oh, thanks to Nekosune for reviewing every chapter… You are my only loyal fan… : (
Images flowed through Storm's clouded, unconscious mindBloodied battle fields and her spirit form standing over the body of a defeated enemy. The victory, however, seemed muddled with sadness. When she should have been proud to win, Storm was miserable.
The strange voice spoke once again; you need to learn how to control your power…
"Storm," Trunks' voice brought Storm to reality. Her head throbbed mercilessly as she struggled to support her weight on one of her arms. She groaned as she stood. "Are you alright? You were unconscious for seven and a half hours, I was worried!"
What…? He was actually worried about me?
"Yeah, I'm fine." she snapped. Trunks recoiled, sadness evident in his eyes
Why is she so angry with me…?
"I'm sorry if I made you mad but I was just-"
"You didn't make me mad, ok? It just bugs me that I couldn't control myself!" Her anger simmered
"You need to train, girl." Vegeta stepped into the room, fully healed.
"You are the last person I need to be hearing that from. It's your fault that I became that…thing." Her eyes began to glow red "Besides," Storm changed into her wolf form again "you lost, remember?"
"You want to go girl? Bring it on-"
Trunks tapped his father on the shoulder. "No. Last time you were almost killed. Let her learn to control herself."
"I don't give a damn anyway!" Vegeta stormed off, Storm's eyes faded back to grey.
If you don't control your power, it will control you… The voice spoke to Storm again Your power is controlled be emotion…
"Storm?" Trunks waved his hand in front of her face.
"I'm going." She simply said, padding out of the gravity room. Trunks followed her.
"Going? What do you mean?"
Storm faced the mountains "Goodbye," she calmly said without emotion, taking off into the air. Trunks again followed her.
"Where are you going?" he prompted, flying in front of her.
"Don't follow me," Storm said, bearing her teeth, "Maybe I'll be back, maybe I won't, just get out of my face and leave me alone!" She growled and swerved to the right side of him, setting her face to her destination. He once again followed.
"Won't you just tell me why?" pressing her, Trunks flew in front of her. Her eyes began to glow a threatening color of red.
"Don't make me hurt you." she growled through her teeth, for a moment Trunks faltered
"I… I'm in love with you! I just don't want you to run away and get hurt…"
"I'm sorry," Storm howled in despair "I can't!" raising her paw she knocked him to the ground with a force she didn't know she had.
He can't possibly love me… Storm thought as she flew, he's only going to take advantage of me like all the rest of them! Her mind flashed to when he had mended her wounds.
Was that not out of compassion? She argued with herself
No, no, no! She yelled quietly to herself, sternly setting her destination to what she thought was the roughest part of the mountains he was merely acting out of pity… surly nothing more…
-
Trunks awakened when the sun had set. Tenderly stroking the soft spot on the side of his head, he slowly rose off the ground, recalling clearly the previous events of the day with an aching chest.
Why… Why was she pushing so hard to draw away? Rage burned within him yet he didn't understand why, why do I even like her anyway? It's not like I can't get any other girl to go out with me… She's just… different… It doesn't matter anyway… He played with the idea of going to look for her but it was quickly discarded.
I just hope she's ok
-
I know how you can grow even stronger… Tempted an entirely different voice. She disturbed Storm from her nightly meditation.
How? Storm inquired
Dear child, do you know what you are doing?
I am meditating in order to gain control over my emotions so that I will not become evil…
The voice laughed, Child, there is no good or evil, there is only power. Let your emotion control you… I'll show you what you can do…
Suddenly, a jolt of pain coursed through Storm's body, causing her to involuntarily change.
Ha, ha, ha! The shrill voice exclaimed, Witness your true strength! With her eyes glowing a furious red, Storm flew to an abandoned building in town, cloaked in the black of the new moon.
Storm watched helplessly as her controlled body gathered energy in the back of her throat. An enormous stream of destructive light was unleashed, to her horror, at the building. The whole building busted into flames, brick and glass spewing in all directions. Several car alarms let out their shrill shrieking from the defining vibration. Storm was horrified.
"What have I done?"
I know, purred the voice, isn't it magnificent? Won't you embrace it? This glorious power that those before you embraced also?- the voice cut herself off with a shriek.
No! Storm, listen to me, the evil will destroy all closest to you! The first voice was back, confusing Storm completely.
"I must be going freekin' insane!" she shouted out loud. The evil voice had left her, leaving the first voice to speak.
Please ignore everything Taissa said to you, she whispers only lies. Continue to meditate.
And thus the night passed.