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Goku held the small child in his arms, careful not to let her fall. Usagi was now a year old, and there weren't any signs of recovery. At first when the doctor had told them about her condition he had dared to hope that it was just a mistake. That she would go back to being the sweet and healthy baby he knew she was. But it never happened. Even at a year old Usagi was mostly skin and bones, and while she was an incredibly intelligent baby, she hadn't found the strength to roll over. It seemed that the cancer in her heart was drawing all of her energy out of her, and all she could do was lay there with those unblinking black eyes watching the world pass her by. Of course, that sounded sort of strange considering Usagi was little more than a baby, but it seemed accurate. The doctor had told them that it was quite likely that Usagi would never be able to walk, and simple actions like sitting up may come in time, but would never be easy for her. And life didn't seem to hold that much for Usagi if she kept up like she was. And Goku couldn't bear the thought that Usagi wouldn't have the world, not his daughter.
Which led him to where he was. There were three of them now, but soon there would be four. He stood at the edge of a cliff holding Usagi with Chichi standing slightly behind them. He had spent almost a whole year searching, and he had finally found all seven dragon balls. It was difficult at first because he didn't have the benefit of Bulma's dragon radar, and didn't what her to know what he was doing. He had effectively cut himself off from his friends a long time ago, and didn't want them to know what was going on for some reason he couldn't explain. But then he had decided that theft was the best option, and when he had known for sure that Capsule Corp was empty, he had snuck in and stole the radar before they could come back.
After that it had been relatively easy to find all of the dragon balls, which led him to where he was now. Like he always had in the past he felt the familiar shiver of fear pass down his spine as he thought of the great green dragon, but he wouldn't let that stop him. He gathered all of his courage together and placed the last ball next to the other six, and waited for what he knew would happen next.
The dragon was just as beautiful as it was frightening. And as he watched the sky grow dark and the clouds form together into a shape so monstrously large it defied all description, he couldn't shake the feeling of wonder. And then the great voice that seemed to boom from the very earth boomed.
"You have woken the dragon, now I give you one wish. But choose wisely." (AN: I have no idea what the dragon really says, or how you summon him, and if anyone could tell me I would REALLY appreciate it."
"I wish that my daughter could be completely healed and have a chance at a normal life!" Goku's voice almost matched the dragons in strength.
The dragon blinked his great yellow eyes at the small man in front of him. What a strange request. Not world domination, or eternal life. The simple healing of a child. Well, this was one thing that he wouldn't hesitate to do. Using the power in him he reached towards the child with his mind to heal her. But when he was about to cure her of her injuries he felt something akin to lightening strike him, and force his mind back into his body. Dazed at the force of the encounter it took the dragon a few minutes to realize what had just happened.
Goku waited impatiently. It had never taken the dragon so long to grant a wish before, and it seemed that the words 'it is done' would never come.
"This feat cannot be accomplished. You have one wish."
Goku felt like his world was crashing around him. What did he mean!? Healing a child was small compared to what the dragon could do! What was he trying to accomplish? He thought for a minute to try to gather his wits about him. The dragon had been his last hope. It seemed that his daughter would never have the chance he wanted her to have.
"I wish to know why you cannot heal my daughter, and how it can be done." Chichi's strong voice shouted at the dragon. She could barely contain her anger. And a feeling of incredible sadness had settled over her. When Goku had come up with the idea to make a wish on the dragon balls she had dared to hope that this might be it. But if there was any other way for her daughter to be healed surely the dragon would know.
There was a silence that seemed to stretch on forever before once more the dragon spoke.
"It is done. Your daughter cannot be healed because a force far more powerful than myself is keeping her the way she is. And the only way she can be healed is if she dies." With those last words the dragon was gone, leaving the small family alone.
And Chichi's scream echoed through the mountains.
***
Laina wandered quietly among the pools with all of the people either looking down to watch the lives of their loved ones, or dreaming of the day it could all be theirs. Many of the faces were familiar, but Laina didn't call out to them. Even more of them were strangers that Laina never had the time to meet.
And she knew that she should be doing just as they were, just as everyone was. But Laina just couldn't. It had never been a problem to watch Usagi live out her life, and while it was hard to watch her die and go through more pain than any mortal should suffer, this was infinitely worse. Because now she wasn't looking at a stranger as she watched the soul of Usagi move around and live her life. She was looking at a smaller version of herself. And it was far too depressing to watch Usagi lie there, not even able to move without enormous effort.
For the first couple of seconds after she had unknowingly sent Usagi down to take her place, she had at least been sure it was the right thing. And even though she had a million reasons to wish it had never happened, such as giving up her only chance at life, the feeling of peace had remained with her. And then she had found out that Usagi had cancer. It was one thing to imagine the wonderful life Usagi would live without the need to be a hero, and it was another thing entirely to watch her suffering in her place. She had sentenced her friend to yet another life of pain and torment. This was all her fault.
And in the face of all this, her own problems seemed so small and insignificant. And while the fact that she would never have a body, and a chance to be born and live seemed like a great deal at the time, now it seemed like nothing next to her friends' pain. The pitiful wailing of a child who only wanted the ache to stop had driven her away, and she just couldn't bear to watch it anymore. And the guilt was gnawing away at her soul.
Which had led her to this pointless wandering. She felt this incredible need to get away from it all, and allowed her feet to guide her as her mind was elsewhere.
And she didn't even notice how long she had been walking, and that fewer and fewer familiar faces surrounded her. And all she felt was a small shiver pass down her spine as she unwittingly passed through the impenetratable barrier that separated the souls of humans from the rest of the Universe.
She was in a daze as she walked past men with green skin and antenna, and people with blue skin and horns. She calmly walked past creatures from nightmares, and from fantasy. All of whom turned to look at her curiously for a moment, and then went back to whatever they were doing in the first place.
It was only when she found herself standing in front of a completely unfamiliar pool that she completely woke up. Her eyes lost their dazed expression, and she looked curiously down at the pool below.
She only spared a minute to wonder how it was she had come to get there before her attention was completely focused on the figures in the 'reflection'. She felt like something was in control of her as she gazed at the scene in the water. And it was one of the strangest things she had ever seen. There was a small child with brilliant red hair standing in front of a large tube. Inside was floating a naked woman. She had blue hair, and her eyes were shut. She was undoubtedly beautiful, but at the same time completely lifeless. Laina didn't sense a soul in her at all.
The child was waving her fist at the woman in the tube, angry at something or other. Laina really had no clue what was going on, but she had the oddest sensation that she should do something. For the first time she glanced at the people around her. Many of them had weird marks on their faces, were gazing down at their respective pools.
Finally the eyes of the woman in the tube snapped open, and Laina's lost all focus as they gazed in the yellow depths. They almost seemed to be looking right at her, but that was impossible of course. And against her will Laina felt her hand moving towards the water. And it didn't even hesitate before it touched the surface and broke one of their most sacred laws. And silently she slipped into the pool, and vanished. There wasn't even a ripple to mark that she had been there.
***
Balzazar gloated as he went back to happily weaving his tapestry. It had gone far better than he had even dared to hope. Chaos was effectively neutralized, and there wasn't problem in his continued supreme reign. And he was so elated, that he didn't even notice as his fingers wove in a golden strand that wasn't supposed to be there.
***
Washu waved her fist and continued to swear at the figure in front of her. It had been her main project for the past thousand years, and it seemed that Ryoko would NEVER work! She had often dreamed of being the first person in the Universe to create life. Which is why she had become dedicated to this project. She had spent much of her life creating the skeleton, the skin, and the vital organs. She had made everything that a person should have, and then put it all together to create a perfect immortal being. She had even used her four white crystals to animate the body. But no matter how hard she tried she couldn't do more than just that, animate it. Ryoko may be perfect, but she was really no more than a robot. She wasn't alive in the sense that everyone was, and didn't have a mind of her own. And she needed to in order to use the power of the crystals!
And anyone she could tell that too would only tell her that 'Of course it's not alive! It's impossible to create life, to make a soul.' Washu could just imagine the way everyone at the academy would laugh at her for wasting so much of her time. And that was the central part of her problem. The essence that was commonly known at a soul. Only having one of those could truly create life.
Washu glanced once more at the still figure suspended in the cylinder. Once more she groaned in frustration and went to turn away. But out of the corner of her eyes she could have sworn she saw the slightest bit of movement. A finger, at toe, she didn't know which, but she was almost positive it had happened.
"You're so desperate, you're imagining things! And look at this, you're even talking to yourself!" Washu went to turn away again when once again that flicker. When she looked closer she saw the eyelid twitching. Slowly it opened, and empty eyes gazed down at her.
"Damm it, it's only a malfunction. I'll get you fixed in no time!" She hopped over to her computer and started typing on keys faster than the human eye could follow.
Behind her those yellow eyes gazed out lifeless at the world. But then something happened. A miracle for sure, and most certainly not an accident as the forces of the universe filled the body with life.
She sound of a small gasp was unmistakable, and Washu whipped around to look into the tube once more, expecting to see nothing more than another malfunction. But those eyes that looked at her were anything but lifeless, and when the confused gaze met the eyes of her mother for the first time, Washu was sure she had never been happier.
"Yippee, YIPPPPEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" She screamed as she ran over to Ryoko and emptied the fluid that suspended her. Gleefully she opened the door and allowed her creation to step out.
"Wha.Where are we? Who are you? Who am I?" Ryoko looked out at the scene around her. She was surrounded by strange equipment, and standing in front of her was the strangest creature she had ever seen. She had only a minute to look at her before she was enveloped in tiny arms that were jumping up and down screaming. "I did it! Take that world. I, WASHU DID IT!"
Washu, so that was what this creature was called. Ryoko looked with new eyes at the computer 'wait a minute, how did I know that?' and then back to the girl that would know what was going on.
Washu wiped a tear of joy off her cheek. Now she had done it! She had created not only life, but also a creature that could access the full power of the jems. She had dreamed of this for so long, it had become her obsession. But now her 'child' was looking at her needing to know what was going on. Knowing that she would need to go slowly, Washu took the woman's hand with the mind of an infant. This would take a while.
"My name is Washu, and yours is Ryoko. We're on a planet called Nede."
***
Kagato idly tapped his fingers on his desk. Tap, tap, tap tap. He had never been this bored in his life. He had come to check up on Washu, his dear mentor. Well, spy on her was more like it. She had taken up this huge project, and he had been dying to know what it was and how he could use it to his benefit. He had this feeling that it had something to do with those powerful stones. And he couldn't keep the rage at bay. He should have them! But when he had tried to use him, they had blasted him across the room and left a permanent scar on his hand.
But the idea that she was doing something that he might be able to steal to have the power of the jems for himself was enough to have him fly to the other end of the galaxy to the planet that Washu had hidden herself in for so long.
But nothing seemed to be happening! He had a hidden camera in Washu's workroom, and so far all he had seen was her typing at her computer, and healing someone in a stasis tube. Nothing to get overly excited about.
And he was watching as he saw the woman step out of the tube, and was quite shocked at the way she acted. Almost like she didn't know who she was, or where she was. In fact, she acted like she knew nothing. Just as much as an infant.
But it was the stones on his wrist that caught his attention. Two white tiny jems that glittered on each wrist. And he remembered Washu's crazy talk about creating life, and slowly he began to understand.
"My god, I can't believe she actually did it! Created a life form that can access the jems." And none but him heard his laughter, but if anyone had been there, they would have felt shivers running down their spine at the sheer madness of it.
"Oh dear dear Washu! You didn't honestly think that you could have it all?" He shouted on his COM link so he could be the last thing she ever heard. And his fingers began to move to laser switch. He didn't want to kill them both, but he would have them.no matter what.
***
Ryoko tugged irritably at the collar of her shirt. She didn't understand this whole idea of wearing clothing. That had been the first think Washu had done when she had come 'alive' for no better sense of the word. But it was just so uncomfortable, and so ugly. It was a drab gray that had a high neck, and long sleeves. And while she didn't know what it was made of, it itched horribly. She would much prefer something different.like red leather.
She looked back up as Washu continued to talk. "I placed a memory chip in your brain, where you can access all of the knowledge that I know, and you will need to. Such as Reading, Writing, Science, and basic human conduct. You also know 150 languages, just in case you need them. There is almost 7 thousand years of study in your mind, but I'm sure you can handle it."
"And one more thing. Who, and what you are is our little secret. You can't tell anyone else, because I don't' know what would happen to you. And about those jems on your wrist."
***
"Oh dear dear Washu! You didn't honestly think that you could have it all?" Washu looked up panicked as she heard the voice echo through the COM link. It couldn't be? No one knew she was here! She only allowed herself a minute to panic before she turned away from explaining to Ryoko how to use them jems, having only just begun to tell her all there was to know. She hadn't even had time to explain just what she was, and would probably never have the chance now.
Grabbing Ryoko's wrist, Washu began to run. There was only one hope now, and there was no way she could let Kagato have Ryoko. There was no telling what he would do with her, and there was no way it could be good.
Reaching into her energy pocket Washu grabbed out a key, and kept running. Finally they reached a blank wall, just like the rest of the building around them. But Washu didn't stop, and just ran straight through.
***
Ryoko didn't even blink as they ran through the wall. After all, how was she supposed to know that normal people couldn't run through walls? And what doing so was only one of her strange abilities. All she knew was that something had gone wrong, and there was still so much she needed to know! Washu had only explained the basic things that everyone needed to know so far. She hadn't told her who she was, or more than that the stones on her wrists were very powerful. But something had gone wrong, and Ryoko blindly followed the only person that she had ever met as they ran through a path and to a round door.
The door was completely circular, and not very large. A person would have to crawl to get through. Washu finally let go of her hand to pull it open, and behind it was a swirling black hole.
Washu turned to her, and looked her right in the eye. "You need to go. He would never think to look for you here, and it's essential to keep you safe, more than anything! Quick, now jump, I'll be behind you in a minute!" Washu practically threw Ryoko through the door, and moved to follow her. But a tremor shook the building, and Washu knew there wasn't time. If Kagato found them both gone, and destroyed the building there would be no hope for Ryoko. She needed to throw him off the trail.
With one regretful look at the life she could have she turned and ran the other direction.
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Tell me you expected that. A quite crazy twist if I do say so myself. Well, anyway, I hope you liked it. And I know that people haven't been reviewing, and needless to say, that's been making me really depressed. Last chapter the only person who reviewed was my sister, and I almost cried. I mean, what's the point if no one cares? It's hard enough to come up with a truly original idea, and then you need to find the time to write it down. And if someone does read it, the least they could do is take 10 seconds out of their day to bother to tell me that it's worth continuing.
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Goku held the small child in his arms, careful not to let her fall. Usagi was now a year old, and there weren't any signs of recovery. At first when the doctor had told them about her condition he had dared to hope that it was just a mistake. That she would go back to being the sweet and healthy baby he knew she was. But it never happened. Even at a year old Usagi was mostly skin and bones, and while she was an incredibly intelligent baby, she hadn't found the strength to roll over. It seemed that the cancer in her heart was drawing all of her energy out of her, and all she could do was lay there with those unblinking black eyes watching the world pass her by. Of course, that sounded sort of strange considering Usagi was little more than a baby, but it seemed accurate. The doctor had told them that it was quite likely that Usagi would never be able to walk, and simple actions like sitting up may come in time, but would never be easy for her. And life didn't seem to hold that much for Usagi if she kept up like she was. And Goku couldn't bear the thought that Usagi wouldn't have the world, not his daughter.
Which led him to where he was. There were three of them now, but soon there would be four. He stood at the edge of a cliff holding Usagi with Chichi standing slightly behind them. He had spent almost a whole year searching, and he had finally found all seven dragon balls. It was difficult at first because he didn't have the benefit of Bulma's dragon radar, and didn't what her to know what he was doing. He had effectively cut himself off from his friends a long time ago, and didn't want them to know what was going on for some reason he couldn't explain. But then he had decided that theft was the best option, and when he had known for sure that Capsule Corp was empty, he had snuck in and stole the radar before they could come back.
After that it had been relatively easy to find all of the dragon balls, which led him to where he was now. Like he always had in the past he felt the familiar shiver of fear pass down his spine as he thought of the great green dragon, but he wouldn't let that stop him. He gathered all of his courage together and placed the last ball next to the other six, and waited for what he knew would happen next.
The dragon was just as beautiful as it was frightening. And as he watched the sky grow dark and the clouds form together into a shape so monstrously large it defied all description, he couldn't shake the feeling of wonder. And then the great voice that seemed to boom from the very earth boomed.
"You have woken the dragon, now I give you one wish. But choose wisely." (AN: I have no idea what the dragon really says, or how you summon him, and if anyone could tell me I would REALLY appreciate it."
"I wish that my daughter could be completely healed and have a chance at a normal life!" Goku's voice almost matched the dragons in strength.
The dragon blinked his great yellow eyes at the small man in front of him. What a strange request. Not world domination, or eternal life. The simple healing of a child. Well, this was one thing that he wouldn't hesitate to do. Using the power in him he reached towards the child with his mind to heal her. But when he was about to cure her of her injuries he felt something akin to lightening strike him, and force his mind back into his body. Dazed at the force of the encounter it took the dragon a few minutes to realize what had just happened.
Goku waited impatiently. It had never taken the dragon so long to grant a wish before, and it seemed that the words 'it is done' would never come.
"This feat cannot be accomplished. You have one wish."
Goku felt like his world was crashing around him. What did he mean!? Healing a child was small compared to what the dragon could do! What was he trying to accomplish? He thought for a minute to try to gather his wits about him. The dragon had been his last hope. It seemed that his daughter would never have the chance he wanted her to have.
"I wish to know why you cannot heal my daughter, and how it can be done." Chichi's strong voice shouted at the dragon. She could barely contain her anger. And a feeling of incredible sadness had settled over her. When Goku had come up with the idea to make a wish on the dragon balls she had dared to hope that this might be it. But if there was any other way for her daughter to be healed surely the dragon would know.
There was a silence that seemed to stretch on forever before once more the dragon spoke.
"It is done. Your daughter cannot be healed because a force far more powerful than myself is keeping her the way she is. And the only way she can be healed is if she dies." With those last words the dragon was gone, leaving the small family alone.
And Chichi's scream echoed through the mountains.
***
Laina wandered quietly among the pools with all of the people either looking down to watch the lives of their loved ones, or dreaming of the day it could all be theirs. Many of the faces were familiar, but Laina didn't call out to them. Even more of them were strangers that Laina never had the time to meet.
And she knew that she should be doing just as they were, just as everyone was. But Laina just couldn't. It had never been a problem to watch Usagi live out her life, and while it was hard to watch her die and go through more pain than any mortal should suffer, this was infinitely worse. Because now she wasn't looking at a stranger as she watched the soul of Usagi move around and live her life. She was looking at a smaller version of herself. And it was far too depressing to watch Usagi lie there, not even able to move without enormous effort.
For the first couple of seconds after she had unknowingly sent Usagi down to take her place, she had at least been sure it was the right thing. And even though she had a million reasons to wish it had never happened, such as giving up her only chance at life, the feeling of peace had remained with her. And then she had found out that Usagi had cancer. It was one thing to imagine the wonderful life Usagi would live without the need to be a hero, and it was another thing entirely to watch her suffering in her place. She had sentenced her friend to yet another life of pain and torment. This was all her fault.
And in the face of all this, her own problems seemed so small and insignificant. And while the fact that she would never have a body, and a chance to be born and live seemed like a great deal at the time, now it seemed like nothing next to her friends' pain. The pitiful wailing of a child who only wanted the ache to stop had driven her away, and she just couldn't bear to watch it anymore. And the guilt was gnawing away at her soul.
Which had led her to this pointless wandering. She felt this incredible need to get away from it all, and allowed her feet to guide her as her mind was elsewhere.
And she didn't even notice how long she had been walking, and that fewer and fewer familiar faces surrounded her. And all she felt was a small shiver pass down her spine as she unwittingly passed through the impenetratable barrier that separated the souls of humans from the rest of the Universe.
She was in a daze as she walked past men with green skin and antenna, and people with blue skin and horns. She calmly walked past creatures from nightmares, and from fantasy. All of whom turned to look at her curiously for a moment, and then went back to whatever they were doing in the first place.
It was only when she found herself standing in front of a completely unfamiliar pool that she completely woke up. Her eyes lost their dazed expression, and she looked curiously down at the pool below.
She only spared a minute to wonder how it was she had come to get there before her attention was completely focused on the figures in the 'reflection'. She felt like something was in control of her as she gazed at the scene in the water. And it was one of the strangest things she had ever seen. There was a small child with brilliant red hair standing in front of a large tube. Inside was floating a naked woman. She had blue hair, and her eyes were shut. She was undoubtedly beautiful, but at the same time completely lifeless. Laina didn't sense a soul in her at all.
The child was waving her fist at the woman in the tube, angry at something or other. Laina really had no clue what was going on, but she had the oddest sensation that she should do something. For the first time she glanced at the people around her. Many of them had weird marks on their faces, were gazing down at their respective pools.
Finally the eyes of the woman in the tube snapped open, and Laina's lost all focus as they gazed in the yellow depths. They almost seemed to be looking right at her, but that was impossible of course. And against her will Laina felt her hand moving towards the water. And it didn't even hesitate before it touched the surface and broke one of their most sacred laws. And silently she slipped into the pool, and vanished. There wasn't even a ripple to mark that she had been there.
***
Balzazar gloated as he went back to happily weaving his tapestry. It had gone far better than he had even dared to hope. Chaos was effectively neutralized, and there wasn't problem in his continued supreme reign. And he was so elated, that he didn't even notice as his fingers wove in a golden strand that wasn't supposed to be there.
***
Washu waved her fist and continued to swear at the figure in front of her. It had been her main project for the past thousand years, and it seemed that Ryoko would NEVER work! She had often dreamed of being the first person in the Universe to create life. Which is why she had become dedicated to this project. She had spent much of her life creating the skeleton, the skin, and the vital organs. She had made everything that a person should have, and then put it all together to create a perfect immortal being. She had even used her four white crystals to animate the body. But no matter how hard she tried she couldn't do more than just that, animate it. Ryoko may be perfect, but she was really no more than a robot. She wasn't alive in the sense that everyone was, and didn't have a mind of her own. And she needed to in order to use the power of the crystals!
And anyone she could tell that too would only tell her that 'Of course it's not alive! It's impossible to create life, to make a soul.' Washu could just imagine the way everyone at the academy would laugh at her for wasting so much of her time. And that was the central part of her problem. The essence that was commonly known at a soul. Only having one of those could truly create life.
Washu glanced once more at the still figure suspended in the cylinder. Once more she groaned in frustration and went to turn away. But out of the corner of her eyes she could have sworn she saw the slightest bit of movement. A finger, at toe, she didn't know which, but she was almost positive it had happened.
"You're so desperate, you're imagining things! And look at this, you're even talking to yourself!" Washu went to turn away again when once again that flicker. When she looked closer she saw the eyelid twitching. Slowly it opened, and empty eyes gazed down at her.
"Damm it, it's only a malfunction. I'll get you fixed in no time!" She hopped over to her computer and started typing on keys faster than the human eye could follow.
Behind her those yellow eyes gazed out lifeless at the world. But then something happened. A miracle for sure, and most certainly not an accident as the forces of the universe filled the body with life.
She sound of a small gasp was unmistakable, and Washu whipped around to look into the tube once more, expecting to see nothing more than another malfunction. But those eyes that looked at her were anything but lifeless, and when the confused gaze met the eyes of her mother for the first time, Washu was sure she had never been happier.
"Yippee, YIPPPPEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" She screamed as she ran over to Ryoko and emptied the fluid that suspended her. Gleefully she opened the door and allowed her creation to step out.
"Wha.Where are we? Who are you? Who am I?" Ryoko looked out at the scene around her. She was surrounded by strange equipment, and standing in front of her was the strangest creature she had ever seen. She had only a minute to look at her before she was enveloped in tiny arms that were jumping up and down screaming. "I did it! Take that world. I, WASHU DID IT!"
Washu, so that was what this creature was called. Ryoko looked with new eyes at the computer 'wait a minute, how did I know that?' and then back to the girl that would know what was going on.
Washu wiped a tear of joy off her cheek. Now she had done it! She had created not only life, but also a creature that could access the full power of the jems. She had dreamed of this for so long, it had become her obsession. But now her 'child' was looking at her needing to know what was going on. Knowing that she would need to go slowly, Washu took the woman's hand with the mind of an infant. This would take a while.
"My name is Washu, and yours is Ryoko. We're on a planet called Nede."
***
Kagato idly tapped his fingers on his desk. Tap, tap, tap tap. He had never been this bored in his life. He had come to check up on Washu, his dear mentor. Well, spy on her was more like it. She had taken up this huge project, and he had been dying to know what it was and how he could use it to his benefit. He had this feeling that it had something to do with those powerful stones. And he couldn't keep the rage at bay. He should have them! But when he had tried to use him, they had blasted him across the room and left a permanent scar on his hand.
But the idea that she was doing something that he might be able to steal to have the power of the jems for himself was enough to have him fly to the other end of the galaxy to the planet that Washu had hidden herself in for so long.
But nothing seemed to be happening! He had a hidden camera in Washu's workroom, and so far all he had seen was her typing at her computer, and healing someone in a stasis tube. Nothing to get overly excited about.
And he was watching as he saw the woman step out of the tube, and was quite shocked at the way she acted. Almost like she didn't know who she was, or where she was. In fact, she acted like she knew nothing. Just as much as an infant.
But it was the stones on his wrist that caught his attention. Two white tiny jems that glittered on each wrist. And he remembered Washu's crazy talk about creating life, and slowly he began to understand.
"My god, I can't believe she actually did it! Created a life form that can access the jems." And none but him heard his laughter, but if anyone had been there, they would have felt shivers running down their spine at the sheer madness of it.
"Oh dear dear Washu! You didn't honestly think that you could have it all?" He shouted on his COM link so he could be the last thing she ever heard. And his fingers began to move to laser switch. He didn't want to kill them both, but he would have them.no matter what.
***
Ryoko tugged irritably at the collar of her shirt. She didn't understand this whole idea of wearing clothing. That had been the first think Washu had done when she had come 'alive' for no better sense of the word. But it was just so uncomfortable, and so ugly. It was a drab gray that had a high neck, and long sleeves. And while she didn't know what it was made of, it itched horribly. She would much prefer something different.like red leather.
She looked back up as Washu continued to talk. "I placed a memory chip in your brain, where you can access all of the knowledge that I know, and you will need to. Such as Reading, Writing, Science, and basic human conduct. You also know 150 languages, just in case you need them. There is almost 7 thousand years of study in your mind, but I'm sure you can handle it."
"And one more thing. Who, and what you are is our little secret. You can't tell anyone else, because I don't' know what would happen to you. And about those jems on your wrist."
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"Oh dear dear Washu! You didn't honestly think that you could have it all?" Washu looked up panicked as she heard the voice echo through the COM link. It couldn't be? No one knew she was here! She only allowed herself a minute to panic before she turned away from explaining to Ryoko how to use them jems, having only just begun to tell her all there was to know. She hadn't even had time to explain just what she was, and would probably never have the chance now.
Grabbing Ryoko's wrist, Washu began to run. There was only one hope now, and there was no way she could let Kagato have Ryoko. There was no telling what he would do with her, and there was no way it could be good.
Reaching into her energy pocket Washu grabbed out a key, and kept running. Finally they reached a blank wall, just like the rest of the building around them. But Washu didn't stop, and just ran straight through.
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Ryoko didn't even blink as they ran through the wall. After all, how was she supposed to know that normal people couldn't run through walls? And what doing so was only one of her strange abilities. All she knew was that something had gone wrong, and there was still so much she needed to know! Washu had only explained the basic things that everyone needed to know so far. She hadn't told her who she was, or more than that the stones on her wrists were very powerful. But something had gone wrong, and Ryoko blindly followed the only person that she had ever met as they ran through a path and to a round door.
The door was completely circular, and not very large. A person would have to crawl to get through. Washu finally let go of her hand to pull it open, and behind it was a swirling black hole.
Washu turned to her, and looked her right in the eye. "You need to go. He would never think to look for you here, and it's essential to keep you safe, more than anything! Quick, now jump, I'll be behind you in a minute!" Washu practically threw Ryoko through the door, and moved to follow her. But a tremor shook the building, and Washu knew there wasn't time. If Kagato found them both gone, and destroyed the building there would be no hope for Ryoko. She needed to throw him off the trail.
With one regretful look at the life she could have she turned and ran the other direction.
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Tell me you expected that. A quite crazy twist if I do say so myself. Well, anyway, I hope you liked it. And I know that people haven't been reviewing, and needless to say, that's been making me really depressed. Last chapter the only person who reviewed was my sister, and I almost cried. I mean, what's the point if no one cares? It's hard enough to come up with a truly original idea, and then you need to find the time to write it down. And if someone does read it, the least they could do is take 10 seconds out of their day to bother to tell me that it's worth continuing.
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