Anime:
DBZ/Chrono Trigger
Title: Tapion Meets Chrono
A
man was heading out over the ocean wanting to find a quiet place to
meditate. He couldn't do it at home; most everyone had found his
quiet places. Tapion started off toward the distance to do some
solitary meditation. He flew over the now-familiar oceans of Earth
glad to get away from the stresses at home. He left behind his
brother and his young niece, Jasmine, whom had just turned six. He
liked her but she was quite a handful. He wanted some peace, at least
for a little while. He now flew over mainland lowering near a
waterfall; the sound of it soothed his nerves. He soon lapsed into
meditation. Memories came then, good and bad. He thought about how
Pan and his brother had grown up in the past nine years. Young
passionate love had taken hold them and they been able go about it
rather quietly. Tapion had suspicions about it from the beginning.
Even after Pan had become a mother, her character remained mostly the
same, except now she had a young mother's affection toward the life
she gave birth to. But her first child had been a mis-carriage. It
saddened them all but Tapion had a thing for lies. She had not
miscarried. For whatever reasons she had given the child to someone
else. Then he remembered Shin had touched her stomach and said
something about a child born from her would be one who's destiny that
would change the world. Had she given it away to protect the child?
Perhaps so. I shouldn't be dwelling on the past. I've got to think my
own coming child... Suddenly out of nowhere, something huge and dark
pierced painfully through his mind as he came to.
What happened?
He hardly even remember going into the quietness of meditation. And
what had that monstrous shadow been? He recalled the vague outlines
of spikes which had multitudes of dark greens along its spiny skin.
It had interrupted time and space it seemed. Somehow Tapion felt that
time was off. Way off. The waterfall he had been near was only a
small trickle of water. It was no longer a torrent of rushing water.
What happened? Did I go through time somehow or is this just a
different waterfall? Tapion flew up and saw the land had subtly
changed. The clouds billowed in the distance in danger of a storm
brewing. He flew over nearer to the coast. He had no idea how long he
hovered there but rain to pelt him and lightning streaked across the
now-darkened sky. The waves had began surge well over his head. He
outran them but saw (but didn't pay any real attention) to the water
receding rapidly. A giant tidal wave swelled over him and hit Tapion
full-force into the rocky bottom, knocking him unconscious.
It
felt likes years before Tapion's mind stirred awake after long years
of silence. Just like when I was sealed in the oracle... The
only differences was now that he felt there were bodies and voices
outside. Concerned voices, a child's and an adult's from the sound of
it. It was then he felt his wounds, smarting quite a bit from hitting
the rocky ocean floor. Tapion dared to open his eyes to see who it
was that he was under aid of. A boy of about ten or eleven with a
head full of reddish-brown hair, big blue eyes and pale skin was
cleaning his wounds. Tapion pushed the wet rag away; it irritated
him. The boy persisted on cleaning him up and Tapion gave in. How
strange that this boy reminded him of his brother when he had been
that age. His stomach was churning and unsettled, his throat burned
like fire. It took him a moment to realize he was laying on a rickety
couch in an unfamiliar house. "You feel better now, or do you
feel you need to go throw up again?" the boy asked Tapion.
"Again? I threw up earlier?" he asked having no
recollection of any of this. "Yeah. I saw you trying to swim to
shore but you were practically drowning. I had to go out there and
bring you to shore. It was a wonder you hadn't drowned out there.
Soon as I got you up here you just threw up. I guess because you
breathed some fresh air." "Did you bring me up here alone?"
he questioned. "No my friend Lucca helped me." "Who's
that? Lucca?" he asked vaguely interested. "My best friend
who's a genius. I've known since we were really little." Tapion
only nodded and sat up. "By the way, where am I?" he
questioned looking around him. "This is the kingdom of Guardia."
The answer gave him no bearing where he was and only confused him
more. He had never heard of it. Had he somehow transported somewhere
else on Earth? He still sensed Minosha's ki, but it was very far
away. Hmmm. I wonder how I did that... Tapion's stomach had
stopped churning and felt he could finally eat something. The boy
noticed his look. "You want something to eat now?" "Yeah,
if you don't mind, um what's your name?" The boy only gave
Tapion a puzzled look. "Name's Chrono and you are...who?"
"Tapion. Name's Tapion." Tapion said feeling better.
"Tapion huh? Cool name! Good to meet you. I'll be right back
real quick." Chrono turned and nearly bumped into his mother who
had heard about her son rescuing this man.
"Mom this is
Tapion who I saved earlier. He nearly drowned but I saved him."
"Chrono, you were never afraid of doing anything you set your
mind to. Go and get something to feed Tapion for I'm sure both of you
are starving." With that Chrono went into the kitchen. Tapion
had looked at Chrono's retreating figure. How much he reminded him of
Pan and Minosha! A fusion between of the two; more human in look but
it didn't matter to him. It couldn't have been but here his nephew
was; a safe, strong young boy of ten. He knew it was him because his
ki was similar to Minosha's. He felt he had to keep it a secret.
Chrono most likely didn't know who his real parents were. "What
brought you here Tapion?" Chrono's 'mother' asked in a soft
tone, "I didn't come here for a purpose. Actually I don't know
how I got here. I've never even heard of this place before." "We
don't really get many visitors from so far away." Tapion felt
that 'so far away' meant that she easily assumed that he was not
human and had come a long way to get here. Its just as well. I
don't even look human. Just then Chrono reappeared with food. Not
much, but food was food. He only took a slice of bread and water.
Then came in Chrono's kitten; yellow and striped with brown. It mewed
at Tapion looking at him with its blue-green eyes. It began sniff
him; Tapion looked at the kitten curious on what it was doing. What
surprised them all is that the kitten then got into Tapion's lap.
"Well that never happens." Chrono's mom remarked, "What?"
"She never gets into stranger's laps. She'd have to have seen
them more than once." Chrono got up suddenly and was examining
something leaning against the wall.
A minute later Tapion heard
him say, "Oh wow! You've got a sword too! This looks so
cool...Can I look at it?" "Honey, I'm sure Tapion's tired
after his ordeal; don't burden him." she said eying Tapion
apologetic. Tapion shook his head, "No, no its fine. He can look
at it; just bring back over here." Chrono brought it back over
to where his mother and Tapion sat; Tapion now on the floor and
Chrono's mom on the couch. Chrono put the sword between them. He slid
the blade out of its sheathe. He looked at it completely fascinated
by its reflective metallic surface. "Hey guess what Tapion?"
"What?" "I've got a sword too." "Do you?"
he asked strangely not surprised that he did. "Yeah, but its
only a wooden sword and I can't afford a real sword..." "Hey
don't feel ashamed about having a wooden sword. My father had started
me out with wooden poles before I had my first real sword."
"Really?" Tapion nodded. He had a good feeling about this
kid. This kid seemed to like to use the sword. I wonder if he
really knows how to wield one... "Hey Chrono, would you like
me to teach you how to use your sword? I am a master with it after
all." "You ARE? Really? Could you? I was planning on
becoming the best swordsman around!" Tapion smiled at him
approvingly.
"Go ahead and show me your sword." Chrono
ran up the stairs. His mother chuckled. "Well it seems that you
were meant to come here after all. He was just telling me the other
day that he wished someone experienced could teach him. And here you
are. Besides he goes out to Guardia Forest and practices with his
sword against the monsters out there. I don't like when he goes but
he tells me not to worry; that he's not afraid of any of them."
"Has he ever been afraid of anything?" "No and I had
seen the boy's fearlessness. We were both taking a walk through there
and some mushroom looking monsters called Hetakes come out and tried
to attack us. Chrono always had his sword whenever we walked through
there. Well anyway one came near me and without hardly a twitch of
hesitation he hit it right over the head and the others backed off.
What makes it kind of hard to believe is that he was just five years
old..." "He was five when he got his sword?" Tapion
asked amazed. "Yes. Lucca's father, Taban made it for him."
They both heard Chrono clamber down the steps. "Here it is. It's
not much but here it is." Chrono said handing it over. Tapion
examined it a moment. "Where do you place your sword at?"
"Here, see?" Chrono explained pointing to the right side on
his belt where he clasped the sheath to. "What about you? Does
it go on your back?" "Yes." "Tapion don't you
have someone waiting for you back home?" "Yes but me being
gone for a week or so never really bothers them, for I do it often.
Oh and I hope I'm not troubling you if I stay here for awhile..."
"Why of course you are welcome to stay here as long as you like.
That's no trouble at all." Tapion sighed in relief. Well that
was easy. "You're really going to live with us and teach
me?" "Well why not? In the morning we'll get an early
start. Be warned: I'm an early riser. And right now its your
bedtime." "Bedtime? What bedtime? I don't have a bedtime. I
get up early anyway." "Well we'll see. Don't let me catch
you sleeping by the time I come up there tomorrow
morning."
Surprisingly the next morning Tapion did not
find Chrono asleep. He was already outside and warming up. "Hey
its about time you got up." Chrono said teasingly, "I've
been up waitin forever." "Yeah yeah but how long can you
keep up with the pace?" Tapion said studying him. After the warm
ups Tapion resumed, "I need to clear something up before we
begin. I can be quite strict. But," he paused, "ask me if
you wanna know something. Don't be afraid to talk to me." "Can
I call you Master Tapion?" "I'd prefer that you'd not. Just
call me Tapion. I feel like I'm being placed in a position too good
for you to ever talk to me as an equal." "Oh ok good."
"First off," Tapion began, "I'm going to test you,
one-on-one against me. I wanna see what you can do." "What?
Already?" "Yes, but don't worry about winning against me
yet. This is only a test to see where you stand and where I can start
with you." Chrono's face lit up in comprehension. "Ooh I
think get it. Don't mess up or I'll be sure to beat you!" "I
wouldn't doubt you will someday." "Hey Tapion?"
"Another question?" "Yes. When will I get a real
sword?" Tapion almost laughed aloud, "I don't know, maybe
someday soon, I promise." Tapion said his eyes shining.
Chrono
had become his pupil. Tapion trained him for three years and during
that time span Chrono had become quite a competitive swordsman. He
was a fight fair kind of kid but if his opponent cheated he got em
right back for cheating, which Tapion learned the hard way. Tapion
had kept his word about giving Chrono his brother's old sword. Of
course he had change it a little to fit Chrono's liking. (Later its
called the Lode Sword.) They had become good friends. The day he
decided to leave was sudden but not shocking. "You're leaving
Tapion?" "Yes I feel its time for me to go back home."
"...I'll miss you. You've been a good friend and master to me.
I thank you for everything." "And you are very much
welcome." They both stood there looking at each other. Chrono
suddenly embraced his master and friend. "I feel like we should
be related. I wish it were so." Only if you knew boy how much
we truly are... "Yes it would be nice wouldn't it?"
"Yeah..." Chrono grew silent, then: "Tapion?"
"Hmm?" "Will I ever see you again?" "I don't
know, I somehow doubt that Fate will allow us to ever again allow me
continue training you. We must part our ways. I have family back
home. And you...you have your own destiny to look forward to. You
were born for something great, I can sense it." Chrono let go.
"I know, sometimes I think I can feel it too." "Goodbye
my friend, and stay well!" Tapion flew off then, Goodbye my
nephew, stay well... he whispered. Chrono was left alone now, wanting
terribly to go with him. But he could not and would not. He had the
Millennia Fair to think about, even if it was three years
away...
After nearly three years, Tapion finally returned home just in time for Jasmine's ninth birthday.
The End
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