Hello folks… Shekailaia here with chapter 22 for your reading pleasure. I will warn you that this chapter might be shorter than the last for simple reasons that this only covers two days instead of three. Dry humor, meaningless troubles and maturity issues lie ahead so without further ado, here's chapter 22!

I warn you, if this turns out wierd, I had to do this by HTML because Simple editing wouldn't work...Damn it...

Disclaimer: I know I said last chapter that I would say this for only the last time, but this is special… I don't own DBZ, only my own elements to the story. I also do not own the song "Shot" by a really good Finnish band called the Rasmus. I don't believe we're allowed to post song lyrics in fics though I may be mistaken—I could have misread the guidelines…

Mystic Saiyan-Ch22-The Week of Waiting-Part 2

Thursday

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That morning, I woke up early and snuck out to the mountains, needing to be alone for a while.

Soon enough, the sunrise found me in a certain valley surrounded by mountains, thinking and drawing out Kane's plot. True, the way Kane thinks could be interesting from an observer's point of view, the mind of any "evil" person is.

I don't believe in the labels of good and evil, never have, and probably never will. That's basically because there is none. In everyone's singular point of view, they believe that they're doing the right thing.

However, considering Kane's Halorian background, he knows perfectly well what he's doing. He's threatening to destroy the lives of every being in this universe; and he has the ability to do it too, he just want's the Chaos. Why? I don't know, and it's my specialty to get into others' heads to find out their intentions. Before I defeat my opponents, I always try to comprehend the reasoning behind their original actions.

Cell's ambition was obvious, to name an example. He wanted to become "perfect" in his own terms. By becoming "perfect", he had to prove that he could defeat anyone in his way. Kane's ambition is more confusing. Sure, part of it is to take revenge on his dead species, but he had already destroyed the Kalastrians. Why he progressed further than that is anyone's guess. Perhaps he has gone insane with his desire for revenge.

I watched the complete sunrise with that only thought in my head. I was hovering there and waiting, letting the merciless wind swirl through my unruly hair. What was I waiting for? Oh, I was waiting for everyone else to wake up. I figured we could relax for the three days before Kane's arrival, but I can't let it go to their heads. Vegeta needs to keep his skill up and Goku needs to prepare to be the vanguard for the Trinity Fusion.

It takes a certain amount of time to prepare the Trinity Blood Fusion, depending on the skill level of the people involved. The three participants must be completely even in almost everything: energy, breathing, stance, and even emotion. The complexity of the fusion and set-up is one of the reasons Alexis didn't want to risk it. He thought there was another way of destroying Kane without the fusion, but I know there isn't.

"I was wondering where I could find you." I heard a voice behind me call over the howling wind. I turned around to see Vegeta and Alexis hovering there with Goku a few feet behind them.

"Oh, were you all looking for me?" I asked, turning fully toward them. Alexis chuckled a little.

"So, what is it you all want exactly? I know that if Vegeta wanted to find me, he could do it very well on his own; not to mention that there's no way he would drag 'Kakarot' into it. If Alexis wanted me, he would've just come and left the other two behind. Goku would've waited until I got back unless it was really important. So, what do you want?" I asked.

"Well, Vegeta wanted to spar, Goku wanted to observe both of your strength, and I've been growing curious as to how you've been torturing your little brother." Alexis explained. Vegeta fumed at "little brother"

"Well, Vegeta, it's the truth. I outlive you by two and a half years… Anyway, pick your terms, Vegeta." I said.

"Usual gravity level, no holding back." He replied, warming up.

"Very well." I said, gathering the energy required to form the barrier.

"What is your usual gravity level, anyway?" Goku asked.

"You'll understand; if you want to join in, that is." I countered, earning a pissed off glance from Vegeta. "What? I know he won't want to. He's supposed to be an observer anyway. Maybe some other time, Goku." I said, finally creating the transparent barrier with 20 times the gravity of Kamorae(which translates into 2000 G's)

Vegeta took a deep breath and entered, suddenly feeling the effects of the gravity as he struggled to stay upright for the first few seconds. I entered without flinching, as I've been under this gravity level for years now.

After a series of punches, kicks, and strategically executed throws, Vegeta and I decided to end it before someone really got hurt…

"Wow… So you spent two years just sparring?" Goku asked as we flew back to Capsule Corp.

"Not exactly. We couldn't waste our time doing continuous spars. There was too much stuff I had to go over in order to get the fusion." I said.

"So, can we eat lunch now? It's about that time…oh! I smell food! Lunch!" Goku exclaimed, rushing to the dining room as soon as we landed in the compound's back yard.

"I'm pretty hungry as well. Let's go in." I told Alexis. Vegeta had already gone in, not being able to resist the temptation of food. I arrived at the dining room to see that mostly everyone was present, including Roshi and Krillin.

As we were eating, Goku chose that time to ask a very interesting question…Note sarcasm…

"So, Sakidra, Vegeta. You said that you guys fused in there. Um…were you male or female?" Goku asked hesitantly. He earned confused glances from most, a why-didn't-I-think-to-ask-that glance from Roshi, and two glares from Vegeta and I.

My God, you are extremely stupid. I didn't have to read Vegeta's mind to know that he was thinking the same thing.

"You know, it doesn't really matter, but—lose the perverse look, Roshi, you'll be disappointed—we were male. I don't think Vegeta would ever willingly turn female and I really don't mind. I've fused many times with my brother, harboring the same result. I don't care, you shouldn't either." I said, trying to keep a straight face when all I really wanted to do was hit Roshi over the head with something very heavy and painful…

After a few minutes of overall silence, Goku decided to ask another interesting question.

"So, what was your name?" He asked and several people started to choke on their food. I was currently in the process of drinking some lemon tea—hot, mind you—and promptly spat it all in to Goku's face, who had the unfortunate fate of sitting across from me. He grabbed his face in pain and started yelling "Towel! Hot, hot, hot, hot, hot, HOT!" After drying off his face, which was quite red due to the heat, he looked up to see that everyone was staring at either him or me in anticipation of the answer. Surprisingly, it was Vegeta who answered his question.

"You are extremely stupid, Kakarot. Like we really concentrated on a name while we were in there. I was too busy trying to maintain the fusion without Sakidra screaming at me." He said. It was true, even after the fusion took place, Vegeta still needed to keep his energy up in a constant level for the duration of the fusion. Every time he slipped, I had to scream at him to keep it up.

"I'm kind of curious myself, Saki. Would it be Vegedra? Or possibly Sageta?" Alexis asked, piping up from his position on my left. I elbowed him in the upper chest, knocking him out of his chair and painfully against the doorjamb.

"How childish, Alexis; and you're supposed to be the older brother." I said and finished my food in silence.

Friday

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"So, what's on the agenda today?" Asked Krillin, who had decided to stay in one of Bulma's guest rooms—God knew she had enough of them—most of the week. It was Friday morning, and the rest of us, minus Roshi and Eighteen were sitting at the dining room table, awaiting breakfast.

"I don't know. I was going to explore the city a bit, I haven't really been able to do that since I got here…" I replied. Alexis had a spark of interest on his face and jumped up, running to Krillin's ear and whispering into it. Krillin nodded and got a smile on his face.

"Sure, Alexis, but why the big secret?" Krillin asked. My interest piped up at that as I turned to the duo.

"What is it you're planning this time?" I asked.

"Nothing, Saki. Nothing at all. Why don't we make this a friendly outing?" Alexis asked, glancing pointedly at Vegeta, who shrugged and went back to eating.

"I know you have something planned in that scheming head of yours. I guess I'll figure it out soon enough… Why not? We can bring everyone along…" I said and finished my breakfast. When I finished, I went out back, followed by Alexis and Krillin.

"What is it you want now?" I asked, turning around.

"Oh, nothing. We're waiting for everyone else to get ready." Alexis replied as everyone met in the front yard. Vegeta leaned against the wall and scoffed.

"This is a waste of my time." He said.

"Why don't you stay here then?" I asked, turning to him.

"Because, he should come too. I want him to come." Alexis answered, glaring at him.

"Okay… Let's go then. Meet you guys there?" I asked Bulma, who had popped a capsule, throwing it against the ground and revealing an aircar.

"Sure. Let's meet at that one place." She replied, catching Alexis's eye.

"Huh?" I asked, not understanding.

"Oh, yeah! Sure, we'll meet you there." He said and took off. Everyone else followed suit.

"What does everyone know that I don't?" I asked as we neared the center of West City.

"Oh, you'll see." He said, pointing to a desolate area where we could land. As soon as we all touched ground, Alexis started forward, everyone following. When we passed an arcade, I started getting suspicious.

"Hey, Alexis?" I called.

"What?" He replied.

"Why are you so insistent on Vegeta coming? He could've stayed if he wanted, it probably would've been a better idea." I suggested.

"I thought he needed to relax a bit so I insisted. He can't be training himself 24/7…" He replied.

"Whatever, I just hope you know what it is that you're planning." I told him and kept up the pace.

Eventually, we met up with Bulma, Chi-Chi, and Gohan in front of a building that looked like a community center of some kind. Why we were meeting here, I had no idea. My eyes were eventually drawn to the sign that was posted in the window:

Karaoke Contest Today!

"No way! You're not getting me in there on your lives!" I yelled and jumped Alexis from behind, forcing him to the ground and started running.

"Someone, Vegeta, get her!" I heard Alexis's muffled yell from behind me.

"Chaos Transport!" I yelled, dissipating and reappearing in front of the arcade. I looked up and saw both Goku and Vegeta in front of me. Goku had a mock serious look on his face and Vegeta had his arms crossed, his face set in that amused smirk he always had.

"Na! You won't get me within ten feet of a microphone now back off!" I yelled, dodging past them and taking off into the air.

I looked back, thinking I had lost them when suddenly, I was grabbed from behind, abruptly halting my flight. I looked up to see Vegeta holding my arms.

"Now you have my curiosity peaked. Let's go." He said, keeping his hold.

"Curiosity killed the cat, you know." I said, flipping over him and loosening his hold. I jumped off his back and flipped into the opposite direction, soon being stopped by Goku. He had two fingers pointed to his forehead and his other arm outstretched. I was going too fast to stop and crashed head-on into him and reappeared in the building I was trying to avoid, crashing into the table and Alexis with it.

Alexis was the first one up and the only one to grab me under the shoulders and hoisting me up.

"Damn it Alexis! You know how I despise singing!" I yelled, trying to escape his grip. I looked to the door to see Vegeta entering calmly and smirking at the mess Goku and I made.

"But you're good at it!" I heard my brother say.

"I'm no singer!" I countered.

"And our next singer, welcome Sakidra!" I heard. I looked to see some guy holding out the microphone. I glared back at Alexis who had the sense to let go of me.

"Would you look at that! You're already signed up! Heh, heh." He said, scratching behind his head.

"Alexis…" I growled in warning, drawing back my arm.

"Now, now Sakidra. He only has your best interests at heart." Goku said, grabbing my arm before I could complete the punch. "Now, let's go." He said, dragging me to the stage and leaving me there.

"Whatever, I'm leaving." I said, hearing boos throughout the crowd, most of them coming from my table. After the commotion died down, I heard music playing.

"Damn you Alexis. I guess I'm not getting out of this, am I?" I asked. He shook his head.

"Fine, but only once!" I asked, holding one finger in the air. Cheers gathered through the crowd and I grabbed the microphone from the stand, watching the screen built into the stage start. I didn't need it if this was the song I thought it was.

Sure enough, I heard the opening guitar for the song "Shot" by a band called the Rasmus. It was a song that seemed to be my life story. Damn Alexis…

"Consider yourselves lucky." I said and started singing the first stanza.

After I finished, I walked out, ignoring all the cheers that followed me.

I teleported to the mountains, going over everything that happened.

Alexis knew that I hated singing but didn't understand it as deeply as I thought he would. He loved my singing for the reason I despised it…

My voice was an exact copy of my mother's. I remember that she sang me to sleep every night in my younger years. Alexis loved out mother's singing, but I didn't want to be reminded of the past.

"I'm sorry. I just wanted everyone to hear your voice. You know you sing just like—

"Forget it. Kane will be here very soon and we need to get ready for it." I sensed his presence and found him closer than ever. "He's on the planet right next to this one and he will eventually figure that out without his precious scanners. No more wasting time. We need to get ready for this." I said, turning to face my brother.

"True. You need to get Goku ready to be the first fight. Will he even survive?" He asked.

"I don't want to think about it. We need our rest, let's just go." I said, flying away from the mountains and toward home. As I did so, leaving behind the three unnoticed tear drops, glistening in the fading sunlight…

:.EoC.:

Well, the big fight comes next chapter, are you ready for it? I know that I had a half-assed attempt of a spar between Vegeta and Sakidra, but it's late and I couldn't be bothered.

As for next chapter, I need to gather my bearings and write like I've never written before. I hope you liked this chapter! Here's a nearly adequate preview of next chapter:

The day is here, Kane has finally touched down on Earth and is now doing anything to seek out Sakidra. He won't have to go very far before he confronts Goku. A fight will ensue as Saki, Alexis, and Vegeta prepare their own fusion. Will they be able to complete it in time? Will Goku be able to hold him off long enough? Will Goku even survive? All these questions will be answered in the next chapter of Mystic Saiyan! Well, till next time!