Disclaimer: This applies to all chapters, I do not own DBZ or Shinzo or any of their characters. All I own is Allegra. This fanfic is a crossover with Shinzo, but written for a DBZ-reading audience that knows nothing about Shinzo, so don't worry! All will be explained. Happy reading :)
The Creations
- CicadaS
Default Chapter"Allegra!" flocks of small birds scattered from the treetops as Gohan's call rang throughout peaceful forest. Then all went still. Gohan kept walking on, unnerved, calling out the name. "Allegra!" The forest was beautiful, completely untouched by man; as no man who had entered the forest had lived long enough to do any damage. "Allegra, where are you?"
"Gohan!" Allegra called back, loudly, from behind the saiyan's head. Gohan spun around quickly to see Allegra's angelic, albeit coy face grinning back at him, while hanging upside down.
The boy laughed; "Don't scare me like that. I've got some important news I need to tell you."
Allegra let go of the tree branch above her and sailed down to the ground. She was an odd sight, a sight only seen by a few on this planet. Blue eyes with strangely pale irises stared transfixed at the saiyan boy, hardly ever blinking. Black hair fell past her shoulders and ran down to the waist of her medieval dress in straight waves of obsidian. Quite odd, the girl was, considering the pair of wings extending from her back.
"News? Is that all?" Allegra tilted her head to the side, still unblinking; "You never come here any more just to talk to me. You're always busy, aren't you?"
"Hey, I've come here… sometimes…" Gohan admitted bashfully, scratching the back of his head.
"What's this news you bring with you?"
"There's a monster on the loose," Gohan replied seriously, "He has killed everyone in Ginger town so far at least—"
"That's still quite a way from where we are; do you think he will pass through the forest? Or do you want me to go after him?" Allegra questioned, her blue eyes boring into Gohan.
"No-no, I've come here to warn you. This monster is a dangerous one… he could kill you. You need to leave this forest," Gohan stated gravely.
Allegra's shoulders fell slightly; "I have to leave?"
"Not from Earth, no; just… away from here. You could stay with us if you like, at Kami's Lookout!" Gohan suggested excitedly, "You could meet Vegeta and Trunks! They're saiyans too! Piccolo is out fighting the monster, but—"
"Will there be any humans?" Allegra frowned.
"…One or two…"
"I'm not going."
"Allegra!" Gohan groaned.
Allegra held up a finger to silence the child, "I am not going."
"You have to leave this forest," the saiyan pleaded.
"This place is my home now, thanks to you. I will not abandon it to the ravages of a monster. And, by monster… are they—?"
"They're from Earth. 24 years in the future, but still from this planet. They're not an Enterran," Gohan told her quietly.
Allegra looked away from her little friend; giving one last sad look to her forest; "I will leave." The winged being turned her eyes back to Gohan, "But I will not go with you. I shall find some other place to hide. Away from humans, as always; you don't need to worry about me."
"I'm not worried… apart from the monster."
"Goodbye Gohan," Allegra smiled, bowing her head once in a sign of respect.
Gohan mimicked the gesture politely, and took off into the blue sky. Allegra watched the sky, the hue mirrored in her own unblinking orbs. She waited two, maybe three minutes; and darted up the nearest tree trunk. The six talons on each scaly foot, five front toes and one on each heel, dug into the bark of the tree and propelled her up swiftly. Allegra perched on the uppermost branches of the tree, fanning her wings out over the sea of foliage around her.
'Where is Ginger Town?' Allegra stared into the horizon, searching for the human settlement. Allegra darted across the treetops, bouncing off treetops as if she were weightless, wings spread and sailing on the light breeze, conserving energy. The winged being wondered how powerful the monster could be; that it would have Gohan worried. Gohan was very strong, stronger than most beings she had met in her travels.
'So what could possible scare the saiyan child? Perhaps it is another Enterran, and he does not wish me to know. Understandable, but unlikely.'
Just as Allegra approached she heard someone yell aloud in a distinctly raspy voice "Solar flare!" and the sky lit up in a painful explosion of light. Allegra's irises paled to non-existence to see through the flash. She sank into the nearest leafy treetop to hide herself and saw the silhouette of a monster fly overhead. Allegra's blue eyes followed its path, mesmerised. It looked like an Enterran; not one like she had ever seen before, but very similar to the Insect Enterrans. Allegra scrambled above the mesh of leaves to watch the figure fly over the horizon, and the light dimmed. Allegra blinked and her irises returned.
Allegra kicked off from her perch and flew directly to Ginger Town to see what had become of Gohan's old teacher. Slicing nimbly through the air she noticed the odd array of abandoned clothes littering the streets in the blur below her. Either the entire civilisation was running around the way their God had made them, or something hat eaten those humans. The monster, perhaps?
The winged girl honed in on the sound of voices and dove for the ground. In her haste Allegra's feet smashed into the solid pavement, a material much more unforgiving than the leafy foliage she was used to, and collapsed under her. Allegra's knees followed and she caught herself with her hands, pushing herself back upright smoothly, wings beating to steady herself.
"What is that?" Vegeta growled in distain. The others just stared in disbelief at the humanoid creature wobbling to and fro on weakened legs.
Allegra turned her blue eyes onto the Namek, a little flustered, "Piccolo; Gohan told me you were fighting the monster that destroyed this city. What happened? Did he defeat you?" she asked, surveying the odd assortment of people quickly. If the monster had beaten a good number of Gohan's friends, then he was definitely worth fearing.
"The coward fled," Piccolo muttered darkly.
"Who are you?" Trunks questioned, rubbing his eyes still from Cell's attack.
"I am Allegra, I am friends with Gohan," 'They must be Vegeta and Trunks, the other saiyans…'
"Hey Lady, you really shouldn't be here; it's not safe, you know," Krillin interjected seriously. Whoever Gohan's friend was, she didn't look like she could even throw a punch, and that monster was still on the loose; what was she thinking?
"Silence, human!" Allegra yelled, her voice taking on an unearthly tone. Krillin froze, then looked to Piccolo as if to say, 'What the heck was that?' Vegeta snickered.
"You shouldn't be here, Allegra," Piccolo growled, ignoring Krillin and not spearing the winged girl a second glance.
Krillin, at that point, suddenly realised the two sizeable wings folded flat against Allegra's back. "Check out those wings!" the bald monk murmured. Allegra's blue eyes sparked fury and her wings snapped open. For some reason the air around them seemed to ripple for a moment, and Krillin was thrown back against a nearby wall of rubble, a gale force screaming in his ears.
Piccolo ignored this, too. Allegra turned back to the Namek; "I want to know about this entity you fought. What was it?"
"We are waiting for Tien to return with more information," Trunks began.
"His name is Cell. He is not an Enterran, Allegra. Return to your forest," Piccolo ordered gruffly.
"Gohan ordered me to leave the forest. I declined an invitation to Kami's Lookout; too many humans are known to occupy that place."
"Do you have a problem with humans, little freak?" Vegeta sneered.
Allegra ignored him, as did Piccolo. "Go back to your forest. If you see Cell, call us." Allegra nodded. The winged girl hopped up the nearest building and half scampered, half flew over it and returned in the direction of the trees.
"She's friends with Gohan?" Krillin questioned, walking back over to the group brushing debris from his shoulder.
"She was banished to that forest when Gohan was a child. In return for sanctuary on this planet she was to remain in that forest indefinitely. Those were the conditions Goku set when he found her killing humans, claiming that her home planet had been destroyed by them," Piccolo's scowl deepened, "He didn't want to kill her or force her to leave the planet; but he couldn't have her killing all the humans around her. He made her promise to stay in that forest and started spreading rumours that the forest was haunted."
"What is she?" Trunks asked in curiosity.
"An Enterran; one of the last."
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