DISCLAIMER: I do not own anything in this story besides the great and super and/ or uber powerful Dnomyar, or was it the awesomely lame Dnomyar? I also own the universe. Or, actually I did, but it was lost in baggage claim… a pity, really, I could have sold it. Or traded it for an advance copy of the new Harry Potter book. Or I could have given it as an engagement present….
CAPSULE CORPORATION- June 17th 5:03 A.M.
It had taken Trunks a long time to gather all seven of the Dragon Balls, especially when he crashed his car, that had to be the low point, he had actually fallen asleep while driving! He couldn't believe it! Then he was attacked by hordes of strange mutated creatures. And, as if that weren't enough, he had developed an abnormal ability… he had very sharp claws…. His fingernails had grown, becoming longer and sharper.
And while the claws had undoubtedly useful, Trunks couldn't help but feel that they were wrong somehow. He wasn't sure why, but the claws felt too long, like they should not have been there, and he kept on wanting to blast them off. He had ignored that, but it was raging, raging and telling him, warning him… but of what…?
And as long as he wasn't sure, he would keep them, the claws could cut through steel! It was as if they were made from an unearthly material.
He was heading home now, carrying all seven of the Dragon Balls with him. Subconsciously, he worried about both Pan and Harry, they would be alright, he told himself. Presently though, he had to worry about the man who was flying behind him.
The man behind Trunks was wearing a blue suit with a red cape and red… underwear…? He also had a large 'S' on his shirt. Trunks wondered why the man had been flying after him, so he turned abruptly and looked directly at the man, he then said, "What?".
The man who had been following Trunks had to stop quickly, as Trunks had shocked him into numbness. "Huh?", the man asked stupidly, his mouth open slightly.
"You've been following me, I'm sick of it, so, tell me what you want, so I can fly in peace.", Trunks snapped, ticked that the man was being an idiot.
"Well, I was wondering who you were….", replied the man.
"Who I am is none of your concern.", sneered Trunks in annoyance, he just wanted to be home! Why couldn't Goku ever teach him Instant Transmission, wondered Trunks.
"Actually, it does, I'm a member of the Justice League, and I've been following you-", started the man.
"I noticed.", Trunks interrupted darkly.
"I've been following you," continued the man as if he had not been interrupted at all by Trunks. "And I noticed that you are extremely strong, and you may have noticed that purple gas? It's been making people go insane. I was wondering if you would help out the Justice League."
"Hmm… no.", replied Trunks angrily. He was even more worried about Pan and Harry now… purple gas… they could have gone insane! His face paled, he could go insane! He knew that if he went insane, his family would need the Dragon Balls! He quickly left the unnerved man behind him as he rushed back to where he knew his mother was. He also knew that at least she'd be safe.
ENGLAND, seven miles from Surrey, June 17th 7:43 A.M.
Harry had been walking in circles, he was thoroughly confused, it seemed that every few moments, cities, people, and creatures, would appear and disappear at random. What was even stranger, was that he could talk and influence them, which ruled out the possibility of visions. He supposed that he could be seeing the future, or even the past, but he figured that he would need a crystal ball to do such a thing.
As it was, he had no idea where he was, or what was going on. It did seem that the changes were going slower now, almost as if he himself were influencing events. He would be in a… place… and he would wish not to be, and voila! He would no longer be there. And now, he was focusing on staying in one place longer, because this place seemed to be safe, and he was still here.
So, in any case, he was lost, but at least now he seemed to have some control over things. Suddenly though, the world seemed to dissolve and reform once more. Harry snarled, it was happening again! Harry quickly focused his energies to stop the transition. He strained his muscles, trying to stay where ever he was.
But then, the energy slipped out of his grasp and the world dissolved anyway. He groaned and closed his eyes from exertion. He finally took control of his breathing and looked around at his new destination. He gasped in shock.
ENGLAND- Countryside, June 17th 9:56 A.M.
A little while after the 'Big Bang Gas' had entered the nostrils of everyone on earth, the Dragon Lord, Azusa, Hermione, and his entourage awoke. The Dragon Lord had an unpleasant awakening.
"YIKES! What's going on here?", screamed the high-pitched squeal of Hermione Granger. She had awoken to see a huge golem laying off to the side. She also noticed that these people were not those foul-smelling creatures from before. She was still scared though, she had only ever read about golems, and that was in an illegal book.
"What's wrong?", grumbled the Dragon Lord. "Huh…? My voice…. It's changed…." And indeed, it had changed, before he still had his snobbish voice, but now he had a deep rumbling voice. Like the rumbling of the earth itself.
"Eek! It can talk?", wondered Hermione in surprise.
"Ah, good morning, child. The Dragon Lord has rescued you from the odd zombie-like creatures.", murmured Azusa happily.
"They were Nim, creatures from my world.", stated a strange looking person. His skin seemed to be grafted with metal. "Hello, my name is Kuloks, and I am a sylvok druid. I hail from the bottom of the Tangle."
"Hello stranger, I too am a druid, though I hail from Kamigawa. The golem is the Dragon Lord, the screaming girl is… well, we've only just met. And these are my students. The left Master Dosan to travel with me.", the golden-dressed woman told the man. "And today we are going to study the mysteries of green magic."
"Really? Would you mind if I listened? I can never know too much of my heritage.", the man called Kuloks asked.
"I don't see why not. Hey, girl, would you like to learn something new?", asked Azusa. Hermione nodded her head. "Then come over here. Dragon Lord, are you ready?" The Dragon Lord said yes and so Azusa began to teach the group of the magic of nature. The first thing they had to do was introduce themselves.
"Nature, it is many things, but foremost is this, nature believes in following your instinct. Tell me Student Hermione, if you discovered a beautiful flower, what would you do?", asked Azusa.
"Well, I suppose I would admire it.", replied Hermione, she was nervous, you could tell, but she was starting to feel much more comfortable.
"Admire it, eh? See, most of us here would admire the flower. Red magic drives people to destroy, so that is how green and red differ. Now, just because we would admire nature does not mean we wouldn't make it prettier. A lot of us here would do just that.", explained Azusa.
"Azusa, sorry to interrupt, but I'm confused. Why would we make it prettier? Why not make it live longer?", wondered Hermione
Azusa raised an eyebrow. "Ah…. Tell me child, what do you value most?"
"Kn-knowledge, why?", stammered Hermione.
"Ah… a blue-aligned person, huh?", sneered a student.
"Nature-hater!", sneered another. Soon more students joined in the name calling. Azusa, Kuloks, and the Dragon Lord frowned while Hermione looked at the students that were yelling at her in fear.
"Students! Tell me, why do your instincts tell you to yell at her?", asked Azusa sternly.
"She hates nature.", supplied one. The other students nodded.
"Ah… but does she…? Do you remember her answer about the flower?", asked Azusa. The students looked uneasily at each other. "You forgot, huh? Well, she would admire the flower, that means she does not hate nature."
"Well… she'd rather have cities all over the place!", shouted another student.
"No I wouldn't!", denied Hermione. Azusa looked shrewdly at her.
"Well Hermione, it looks like my students were wrong, you're not blue-aligned. In fact, I bet most of you world in unaligned. You do have a strong tendency towards blue though, but contrary to what my students think, that is not a bad thing. If you would like to learn more about blue magic, come and talk to me. For now though, we are talking about green magic."
And so she continued to teach her students about green magic. And though the students were slightly wary of Hermione they still respected her. The Dragon Lord was confused, he wondered if he was aligned to a color at all. He only knew of three so far, green, red, and blue. He didn't think he fit in with any of those categories, at least not directly.