Dragon Ball/Z/GT Fan Fiction ❯ Surprise! She's a WHAT?! ❯ Chapter 27

Disclaimer: DBZ and its characters belong to Akira Toriyama. I own my original characters, no suing please!

A/N: I won't even mention how long it's been since I last [cough] updated this story. School's finally over and I can concentrate on my stories once again. I thank you for your patience. Although, I did have some writer's block, I wanted to fix all the chapters before I updated next, but that's not going to happen. I plan to update with a new chapter, but I will slowly update the other chapters one by one. That way I can continue on with the story. I also wanted to work on my other stories and do other stuff for a while. Let's see if I still have my magic and produce a good chapter for everyone.

~blah~ Vegeta and Bulma's bond

\blah\ Goku and Chichi's bond

::blah:: Kat and Gohan's bond

{blah} Irene and Robert's bond

(blah) my comments

[blah] character's thoughts

/blah/ Destiny speaking telepathically

blah dream sequences/visions

<<blah>> talking in saiyan

------ change in scenery, conversation, time, etc.

SSAW?!: Chapter 26

"I-I can't believe this! So this is why you had the door locked. Mars wants to see you two NOW. I suggest you go see him before he decides to come in here." Videl exclaimed, her eyes narrowing.

Gohan's eyes snapped open and the voice of Videl flooded his ears. [Videl?! What is she doing in here?! I thought I locked the door. How dare she…]

:: Calm down Gohan, it's too late now anyway. Besides, we don't want to keep Mars waiting, hmm? ::

:: No, I suppose not. Videl is no longer welcome in here then. ::

"Videl, you may leave now. We will be out in ten minutes." Kat answered coolly.

[They're just kicking me out then? Just like that? I won't leave without a fight.] Videl turned on her heel and headed for the doorway, only to pause for a moment. "I WON'T just leave and let you two go at it again. I'll be standing outside the door. You have EXACTLY ten minutes." she commanded, shutting the door.

"She seemed…a bit upset." Gohan commented.

Kat sat up slowly; wincing as she remembered what they did not too long ago. Her eyes studied Gohan. [Well, I'm not surprised by her actions; she did find us like this. Hmm going to see Mars in this weakened state is not recommended.] Closing her eyes, Kat chanted, "Osxgqzl Gqloc!" [1]

A warm light erased all traces of their love-making and any lingering injuries. Gohan stole a peak at their clothes on the floor and he extended a finger. Seconds later her shirt was nothing but ashes. Kat stared at him with confusion then anger. "Gohan, was that really necessary? Now I have no shirt to wear with these pants. I promised her that we would be out of here in ten minutes even though I would just love to stay here with you…" her voice trailed off.

A mischievous smirk appeared on Gohan's face. "Problem solved Kat. Just zap yourself a new shirt, besides that's payback for roasting my shirt back at Capsule Corps."

[Capsule Corps…] Kat thought. Her tail twitched violently. "Gohan, why do you bring that place up? You know how much I don't want to be reminded of that place. Any memory of being with those people further instills my desire to hurt them. Now let's get dressed." she said firmly.

(A/N: She did zap herself a new shirt even if I didn't mention it)

Gohan didn't reply; he slowly pulled on his clothes. [All the better to formulate a plan to split that group.]

Videl leaned against the wall; her arms crossed. She tapped her foot impatiently as she waited for their arrival. [Humph. They're taking their sweet time getting dressed. Still… ten minutes have not passed yet and I have a feeling they will come out. I heard their voices in the room shortly after I left; possibly indicating they will listen to me. Now I get back to why I agreed to work with Mars in the first place. To prove to my father that fame has taken first priority over me. Maybe I should pay him a visit…]

Her violet eyes shifted to the opening door. All thoughts of visiting her father vanished and she said, "Let's go then."

---***---

[The White Phoenix could have dropped those two off anywhere. And I hope they were taken care of. I hate to sound bad, but Gabriel and Jasmine deserve it for betraying my daughter and having an affair together. Now getting back to the issue at hand.] "What are we going do now since the turn of events?" Irene spoke up. "This time however I do not have the answer to solve this problem. Especially since my daughter and Gohan are involved."

"This matter truly strikes near our hearts. I wish that it didn't happen, but there's nothing you can to change the past." Robert added.

[I agree; it has hit close to my heart also. I have a feeling in order to get Kat and Gohan back, is to use a trigger of some sort. The kind of trigger that displayed when Kat showed her loyalty to Jasper.] "Listen up! I know that there is still goodness in each of their hearts and that may be a reason why Kat reacted to Jasper the way she did. That's the key to freeing them from the darkness." Destiny commanded firmly.

"I agree with you entirely. I hope sincerely that the bird did take care of those two because I have a feeling that Jasmine and Gabriel are still alive." Callista agreed.

[WHAT?! I had hoped that Tanaka's fiancé and his woman were dead after that encounter with that bird. But I learned long ago not to take words like that lightly. All they need is time and I'm certain they have plenty of that.] "You know, I hope I never have to see those two again. It's bad enough that we have problems of our own to deal with right now. We don't need them popping up." Vegeta said.

"Could we please get back to the topic at hand? As much as I would love to tell you about how much I don't want those two to return, but that is not our main focus right now." Piccolo snapped.

[A course of action? How can we go up against Mars and Videl when they have Gohan and Kat on their side? We may have more people then they do, but they have the fusion Gohta. Of course we have Gotenks and Vegito to balance that aspect. This is becoming more dangerous.] "No offense to anyone, but how can we stand against Mars now that Gohan and Kat are with him?" Krillin spoke.

Two pair of eyes flickered dangerously at Krillin then softened.

"Right now we can't do anything. We have no plan. It doesn't make much sense to go looking for my daughter and Gohan. We need to rest up a bit after being pounded by that combined attack of Gabriel, Jasmine, and Vulcan's. I think---

"YOU mean we are not going after my baby and Katherine?!" Chichi cut Irene off.

[Chichi must you do this now? We just recovered from a major battle. Finding Gohan and Kat is important, but…] Goku placed a hand on his wife's shoulder. "Chichi, please. We need to relax, we need a plan. I am just as shocked as you about all of this, but…"

Chichi narrowed her eyes at Goku and pointed her finger at him. "Goku! How can you say that?! He's our son!! Why can't we go find him and knock some sense into him!? The same with Katherine." she accused angrily.

Goku reminded silent; his eyes remained focused on Chichi.

Meeting only silence, Chichi slapped him across the face.

A few people drew in a breath; waiting for the verbal assaults to begin. But none came.

She turned on her heel and walked up to Irene and Robert. "You two are her parents, aren't you going to find your daughter?!"

Robert met the gaze of his wife and she nodded. He met Chichi's gaze and shook his head. "Finding Katherine and Gohan would be the logical thing to do, but Mars' castle is swarming with his demons. Our chances of rescuing them there are small. We are not giving up hope on our daughter or Gohan, it's just that we need a plan and we need to relax. This has shaken Irene and I very much." he answered.

Something in Chichi's eyes changed for a moment before she turned away.

The others watched in amazement as Chichi calmly stormed off, staff in hand.

[Wow, I never expected Chichi to do that. She usually lets her victim have it.] Bulma thought, surprised.

Goten remained transfixed on Chichi's retreating figure before looking at Goku. [Why did mommy slap him? I never seen this side of mommy unless she's yelling at us or dad. But she never hits daddy.] He gave one last look at Goku before running off.

"Mommy, wait!!" Goten yelled.

Goku found himself casting a sad glance after his second son. [Goten…]

A heavy silence fell over the group. [This doesn't bode well. Already we have some troubles with Goku, Chichi, Goten, and the fact that Gohan is missing. We don't need this; we need to stay a team. We can't let ourselves by divided by something like this. Why now?] Destiny thought, clearly troubled by this development.

[Those two brats better find that information and come back. I considered giving Kakarot something to think about, but the way how he reacted to his second brat leaving brings to believe he is really affected by this.] Vegeta grumbled silently.

---***---

[Interesting. There is some tension in the group, good. Now maybe--] Mars broke out of his thoughts to hear the doors open. He cast a glance to see that Videl had brought Gohan and Kat with her. [About time.]

"I don't care what you two were doing and quite frankly next time you two will come when I say. I've been watching those fools and apparently there is some tension building between them. This may be our chance to strike while their guard is down. Any suggestions?" Mars spoke.

[Wait. He wants our OPINION? As if we will. We will take our merry time in what we do; he will not rush us.] Gohan thought. "I have a better idea. We need to break that group apart. Staying as a group they are powerful, but in smaller numbers we would crush them." he supplied.

Mars studied Gohan for a while before slowly nodding his head. "Yes, that would be perfect. I believe there are twelve people including that blue-haired female."

[Eleven people really. I didn't see that blue-haired female fight…wait. Blue hair…I heard that Capsule Corp's president has blue hair. That must be who Mars is referring to. Hmm… All we need is something to drive that group apart and…that's it!] Videl snorted silently then grinned. She cleared her throat.

Kat gave a side glance at Videl; who looked ready to say something. [Her eyes reverted to their sparkling violet color. Before I could see a hint of sapphire. And she wears that grin on her face. Hn, almost like something's gotten her excited.]

[This is unexpected. Videl wishes to tell us something? Let's see what it is and I may be pressed to admit Mars did a good thing by choosing her.] Gohan thought, his face neutral.

[Ah, this is pleasing. I am certain that Videl will be of great help to us. After all, I was the one to find her and give Videl her heart's desires.] Mars mused silently while watching her.

Videl eyed the others; gauging their reactions and recognized that they seemed willing to hear her out. She crossed her arms and smirked. "I believe I have the answer to separating that group." she paused to see Mars nod and continued. "Why not inject something (in them) that will make them unable to battle; thus limiting their numbers?"

---***---

Landing in front of Selene's house, the duo stepped inside. "So Selene, where's that book you mentioned?" Jasper casually asked.

Selene laughed softly; grinning at Jasper. "You know Jasper…where else would the book be? In the library of course. Unless you…

"Selene, I DIDN'T forget that it would be in the library, but I thought you had it stashed someplace else." Jasper growled.

Selene smiled. [I love when he gets mad; it's even better when Kat does it. But…Kat is now on Mars' side.] She shook her head of such negative thoughts and grabbed Jasper's hand. Before Jasper could utter a sound, she dragged him inside her library.

Grey eyes took in the sight. [Every time I go in here, I am still amazed.] Jasper watched Selene slid her finger among the book spines to look at their titles. She stopped every now and then to pull the book out and see if it was the correct one.

[Now where did I put that book? I know I put it in the section labeled mystical creatures, but why can't I… there it is!!] Selene pulled a rather thick book trimmed with silver and gold out and tucked it under her arm. She set it down on the floor with a thud. "Hmm…give me a minute to find the page again Jasper."

"Sure thing Selene." Jasper replied, staring off at the window. [Coming with Selene gets my mind off certain things, but it still doesn't get rid of what I saw when I woke up from the blast. This is going to be tough, but we will find a way to bring them both back. Don't worry Kat; I won't---]

"Oww! Selene! Why did you poke me?!" he complained, rubbing his side.

"Because you were off in lala land Jasper and you didn't respond to my voice. I found the page." Selene responded.

The magnificent White Phoenix, holder of light; powers of judgment. The crystal armor reflects the owner's heart. If the colors are a rainbow and bright; it is said that the owner is pure, full of light. If the colors are shadow and dark; it is said that owner is tainted, full of darkness.

The way to go about restoring a White Phoenixto its original state would be to restore the owner back to the light. In the event that the owner is harder to turn back to the light, then you best proceed with caution. The White Phoenixis most deadly while under the influence of darkness; to counter its attacks you need a shield and most importantly you need to trap it. You need a net that will wrap around the bird and paralyze it; rendering it useless. The owner now can be taken care of. No matter how much darkness the owner has experienced; there is something, a trigger that lies beneath their heart just waiting to be revealed. You just have to figure it out.

Selene closed the book and sighed. [That's a lot to take in. So it is true that the armor reflects the owner's heart. The White Phoenix I saw had armor that shone dark. This paragraph proves it. Now all we need is a net. We don't need a shield because most of us can cast temporary shields to reflect attacks. Now where are we going to get a net that will serve our needs…]

[You got to be kidding me! We have to trap the White Phoenix?! But…that would make things easier for us to battle Kat and Gohan. Wonder where we could get a net? I don't think Selene would have the materials and well…Kat's lab might have the stuff we need, but I don't know. Maybe I should ask Selene.] Jasper turned to find Selene looking off in the distance, apparently in thought. "Um, Selene?" he asked.

Silence greeted him.

"Selene, I need to ask you something."

Still no response.

[She won't like this, but in desperate times…] Taking a deep breath, Jasper yelled, "SELENE!!"

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Notes:

[1] Healing Light!

Well, hope everyone enjoyed the chapter. Figured this was a good spot to stop and can't wait to hear from you. Don't worry I will correct the problems with symbols for bonds and stuff in the other chapters; just not right now. Later!

-White Phoenix-