Alone On Earth
^~The blue wonder's tale~^
Kochou-hime
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Blaring sounds of explosions erupted from a small tree-crowded forest on the outskirts of Satan City. The sight and sound of trees snapping in two separate pieces made the creatures of the forest cringe as they fled deeper into the woodland. Gohan slammed into a tree splitting it in two before he gained his balance and charged his attacker. Piccolo dodged easily as Gohan aimed his attacks recklessly toward the tall green alien. Grabbing the teenaged boy's flying fists, Piccolo tossed Gohan out of the woods and onto a grassy plain just outside of it. Without hesitation, he quickly stood up and prepared to launch his own attack when Piccolo held up his hand indicating a halt. "You're not concentrating Gohan! You made many mistakes while we were sparring. What in the hell is your problem?" Piccolo demanded. Gohan stood confused as his hands dropped to his sides.
"Huh? I don't know what you're talking about Piccolo. There is no problem!" Gohan argued. He moved to charge Piccolo when the green man again initiated a halt.
"You're not telling me everything Gohan, I can sense it. Who exactly was that girl you were with earlier?" Piccolo asked suspiciously. Gohan sighed and relaxed.
"Well, there's no hiding anything from you Piccolo! It's a long story...it all started when..." Gohan began as Piccolo crossed his arms and listened intently to Gohan's story.
Umi chatted happily with Mokona as she hiked back to the Son's house. Mokona followed closely behind as Umi babbled about nonsense and other things. "This is a really long walk...it was a lot shorter when we came here with Gohan. I hope flying will be fun! Gohan said it was really hard...I hope I can still do it! Maybe you can learn to fly too Mokona!" Umi turned around and saw Mokona standing about three feet behind her. "You're not talking to much Mokona...are you sick?" Mokona shook his head and turned his back to Umi as he faced the opposite direction. Umi approached the small white rabbit and looked down at him. "Do you see something? It's not the cavaliere is it!?" Umi asked worriedly. She sighed with relief as Mokona shook his head once again. "We better get going then!" Umi turned to leave when a strange green light flashed in her eyes. She turned back to Mokona and gasped. "Mokona! You're glowing green!" Mokona continued to glow even brighter, but to her horrifying surprise, he also started growing... He grew bigger and taller until he was like a giant towering over a small blue haired kitten. Umi put her hands on her hips and glared up at Mokona. "Mokona! Quit goofing around and be small again, you're going to make a scene!" A loud rumble filled the air as the now giant Mokona laughed maniacally. Umi slowly backed up, "You're not..."
"How long did it take you to figure out? Magic Knight!" Umi screamed and leaped out of the way as a giant rabbit-like foot came down on the spot where she once stood. Umi ran like mad for her life as she could hear a giant following behind her. "You can run little Magic Knight, but you can never escape from me! HAHAHA!" She hid in a grove of trees as she watched cautiously from her hiding spot as the cavaliere gobbled up several bushes trying to find her.
Well, there's only one way to escape this! Umi thought. Within seconds Umi had whisked on her armor and retrieved her sword from her jeweled glove. It was just in time too, because the monster Mokona had just ripped the trees hiding her, from out of the ground. Umi pulled her sword in front of her and stared bravely at the giant marshmallow rabbit. "Prepare to be defeated once in for all cavaliere! You won't trick me ever again!" She swung her sword at a leg of the beast but had to quickly leap away when the monster leaned down and tried to grab her with his opened mouth.
"Come now Magic Knight, give up now and I will make your death quick!" The cavaliere announced as he tried to gobble her up once again. Umi refused to be defeated so easily; she pulled back her sword and called upon her powerful attack.
"Water Dragon!" The attack hit he beast head on as he howled in pain. After a couple moments the sound was replaced by a howling laughter.
"That pinched Magic Knight!" The Mokona beast laughed as he tried to stomp on her once again. Umi slashed her sword at his giant feet and kept backing up in order to keep from being stepped on or consumed by the huge monster. This continued for some time until she slammed into something hard. Umi glanced behind her and noticed she had been backed into the mountainside. The monster that loomed above her laughed so loudly that it shook the mountains. "Say goodbye Magic Knight!" The Mokona beast dropped his head down with his mouth open wide over Umi. She closed her eyes and swung her sword but was surprised that she had hit nothing. Slowly, she opened her eyes just in time to see the beast howling and covering his right eye. "Stupid Saiyan!" Umi turned her head to the right to see a short boy with glowing gold hair along with a much smaller and pleasant looking Mokona right beside him.
"We're here for the rescue!" The small golden boy announced raising his fist into the air.
"PuuPuu PUUUUUU!" Mokona announced heroically as well. They waited for Umi's reaction. Umi stared at the two mouth agape. Her eyes widened as she pointed at the boy.
"Gohan....YOU SHRUNK!" She screeched. Both Goten and Mokona became annoyed but snapped out of it when a giant foot came down between them.
"Stupid meddlers! I can't see very well now...DIE!" Goten and Mokona scattered as a the beast went into a stomping rampage. Umi tightened the grip on her sword and looked determinedly at the giant beast trying to stomp on her friends. She closed her eyes can could feel her power and strength through Selece well up inside of her.
"I will not...I won't let you hurt my friends!" She screamed. As if some kind of magic had taken hold of her soul, she leapt into the air heaving her sword above her head. Just as the Mokona beast dropped down to take a bite out of Goten, Umi's sword came crashing down onto the jewel on it's forehead. The beast fell back and screamed in agony. The three watched on in amazement and fear as the beast dissipated into a cloud of swirling green smoke. The smoke spun in circles as two piercing neon green eyes took form it's center.
"Magic Knight...you shall never defeat me." The three gasped in fear as the a booming voice followed by an echo spoke to them from the cloud-like creature. "I can be anything, I am everything. You will never escape me legendary magic knight, your power will be mine!" Umi, Mokona, and Gohan began to back up as the cloud started to take another form. "I can even become..." the loud voice of the cavaliere ascended into one that was softer and more feminine but still filled with venom. "YOU!" The shape-stealing being announced as in front of the three stood a perfect replica of Umi with a sneer on her face. "Now, die!" screamed the cavaliere as she leapt into the air preparing to attack the victims below...
Piccolo raised an eye ridge at Gohan as he put his hands down signaling that he had finished his story. "Now, you're telling me that this girl you ran into a week ago is a 'Magic Knight' from some place I've never heard of-"
"Cephiro." Gohan corrected as Piccolo rolled his eyes.
"Whatever, and that she has magical powers and an annoying white bunny who can fix things."
"Well, he fixed the walls and the things we broke after the fight in Umi's house..." Gohan added shepishly.
"And now...a shape shifting evil 'cavaliere' is trying to kill her and you have promised to help her defeat it." Piccolo finished as he looked down at Gohan.
"Yeah, so, what do you think?" Piccolo re-crossed his arms and looked away from Gohan closing his eyes. Gohan seemed to be confused but looked confident when Piccolo turned back toward him.
"Where do I sign up to fight this thing?" Piccolo asked with a bit of dry humor. Gohan smirked at his mentor. Piccolo opened his mouth to say something else but got a look of horror on his face and turned to the west. "Gohan, did you feel that!?" Gohan looked confused yet again but felt a twinge and also turned toward the west. "It almost feels like...two identical powers, but that isn't possible!" Gohan narrowed his eyes toward the west and looked shocked when he realized what he felt.
"Piccolo! That's what Umi's power feels like!" Gohan blasted into the air quickly followed by Piccolo. The two flew toward the two seemingly identical powers as Piccolo struggled to keep up with Gohan. He flew up far enough to see the look of intensity written across Gohan's face.
I haven't seen such determination on the boy's face since he faced Cell... Piccolo thought. After realizing what was happening Piccolo's mouth gaped as he continued to struggle to keep up with him. Although the proud Namekian would never admit it; Piccolo became afraid.
"AH!!" Umi screamed as she lifted her sword and threw the copy-catter away from her. The cavaliere/Umi landed on her feet and spun her sword around pointing it back at Umi.
"You'll have to do better than that! Remember, I can do anything you can do!" The evil Umi laughed and put her hand out in front of her. "Sapphire Whirl Wind!" Umi gasped at her own attack and stuck her own hand out launching the same attack back at her evil counterpart. The two winds collided causing both parties to fall backwards. Unfortunately for Umi, she fell back into the mountain. Umi's stood up and looked around for the cavaliere dizzily. She found her when a she received a hard kick from the side and fell to the ground. "We end this now Magic Knight!" The cavaliere's hand began to glow but was cut short when she received a punch in the stomach.
Goten launched his powerful little fist into the cavaliere's gut "HI YAH!" The evil Umi stumbled back wrapping her arms around herself.
"You stupid brat!" painstakingly, the imposter launched a water dragon at Goten knocking him into a rock. Mokona jumped onto the enemy's arm and began to bite it when he was flung into Goten who was knocked out cold against the rock. "Well now Magic Knight, looks like you're on your own now!" The cavaliere turned around to finish Umi off but was surprised when she was already up and attacking. The two became entangled in a sword battle as the sound of swords clanging together filled the mountain range.
"You may look like me," Umi snapped as she attempted to pin the opposing sword to her enemy. "But, you can't fight like me!" The cavaliere growled and leapt back from Umi's sword assault while wiping the blood away from her mouth.
"You soon shall see how wrong you are!" The cavaliere sneered as she jumped back into the fight. The two were so busy fighting that they failed to notice that two new visitors had arrived.
Gohan stood on the grassy plain surrounded by a crackling yellow aura with his fists clenched. His eyes were filled with anger and hatred but were quickly replaced by confused concern. Piccolo landed behind Gohan seconds later and looked on at the scene as well. Two girls, both spitting images of Umi were spinning around in an intense fight of the swords. Gohan's eyes shifted from one to the other as his brain tried to process what was going on. It was hard to do in Super Saiyan form because all he could think about is fighting. "This explains why there are two identical powers." Piccolo commented dryly as he watched the fight. Gohan closed his eyes tightly and growled while tightening his fists. One of the blue haired girls fell to the ground as her sword went flying out of her hands. She looked up at the other in fear as the one of the Umi's held the sword pointing at her neck. "You may want to make a decision Gohan..." Gohan looked up to see the two girls. Gohan's power skyrocketed catching the attention of every single living thing around. Piccolo's eyes widened as it seemed Gohan would explode from frustration.
"WHAT'S GOING ON?" he demanded to life itself as everything became quiet. Both of the girls looked froze and looked fearfully toward Gohan. Piccolo gained his composure and looked calmly down at Gohan.
"Unless Umi has a twin, odds are that one of them are the shape shifter." Gohan looked from Piccolo to looking menacingly at the two girls. Both of them gaped out of fear as they were at loss of words. The one being held to sword point spoke first.
"Gohan! It's me Umi, please help! The cavaliere is trying to kill me!!" concern flashed through Gohan's eyes as he moved to make his move but stopped as a hand clamped on his shoulder.
"Gohan, she could be lying...we don't know which one is the imposter." Gohan nodded as he concentrated at the two who were still frozen in fear.
"They're both...the same! I can't tell a difference!" Everyone stood in dead lock when Goten (who had woken up) came running up to Piccolo.
"Hey Mr. Piccolo, I found this sword!" Piccolo looked skeptically at Goten as he held up the sword to him. Gohan looked at Goten as a memory surged through his mind. Saiyaman picked up Umi's sword and was surprised when it turned into water and reformed perfectly on the ground. Umi laughed sweetly as she picked up the sword. "The sword is made out of escudo, no one else can use it!" Gohan smirked as he started making his way to the two girls. "I don't need a stupid sword Goten!" Piccolo said as he looked up to see Gohan walking toward the two girls. "WHAT is HE DOING?" Goten shrugged as he watched what was going on. Gohan pointed his hand at them as the one still standing fell back also. A blast emerged flying at the Umi who had been held at sword point. Growling, she disappeared just as the blast slammed into the mountainside. The genuine Umi shook from fear as she saw empty space where a piece of the mountain once sat. She slowly turned to Gohan who had returned to his normal form. He approached her and looked at her gaping up at him from the ground.
"Are you alright?" he asked. Umi stared at him unbelievably as she cleared her throat to speak.
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"
The party of four (minus Piccolo who needed some extra mediating time) decided to take the short walk home back to the Son residence. Goten and Mokona chatted walking toward the front while Umi and Gohan hung toward the back. Umi walked at least a foot apart from Gohan while watching him cautiously through the corner of her eye. Gohan, sensing her tension, kept his distance and his mouth shut. When they arrived home Mokona and Goten bounded into the house looking for food when Gohan stopped Umi before she walked into the house. "About today...I would never-"
"How did you know that the girl you almost blew up today wasn't me?" Umi asked looking up at Gohan as fear swept quickly on and off of her face. Gohan frowned at her expression but looked at her seriously.
"Goten picked up her sword, you told me once that only you can hold your sword." Umi blinked thoughtfully and smiled slightly.
"You remembered..." she whispered. Gohan nodded.
"I would never...hurt you. I promise, we'll defeat this shape shifting-" Gohan was cut off when Umi grabbed his hand. He looked at her glittering eyes as they filled with happiness.
"I trust you." Gohan smiled down at her. The two walked inside for some well deserved dinner. Umi stopped at the doorway as Gohan rushed to the table and looked up at the sky. "Wherever you are...imposter...you won't fool me again. I will defeat you!"