Dragon Ball/Z/GT Fan Fiction ❯ The Red Baron ❯ Baron Speed ( Chapter 19 )

The Red Baron

 

Baron Speed

 

It was almost like another day. After spending the weekend helping her adjust, The Red Baron and everyone else finally had to go back to school. Vanessa was the least enthusiastic of them all to be heading to school since all her education had been given to her by her parents and grandparents. Being in such an environment, she was almost scared though she would never dare to admit it.

 

As for the Red Baron, this wasn't going very well for him either. Though he had been to school since he had received his powers, he still hadn't adjusted to having them with so many people around, so many witnesses to any mistake or clue he could give off. Having to care for Vanessa was making things even more difficult.

 

As the day progressed, however, the Red Baron had to admit to himself that Vanessa was quite a distraction to him. As her schedule pointed out, they were able to share about 3 classes together (the first, second, and last). In each of those classes, he had to turn away as he looked toward her from a distance, though there was hardly any worked required.

 

Vanessa had insisted on working with the Red Baron as often as possible. She was still rather new and wanted to be with someone she knew. This was a far different situation compared to training session where a master and a student could easily be identified. Here, they were equal in so many different ways.

 

Of course, such behavior was noticed by fellow classmates and The Red Baron and Vanessa given many different comments. The Red Baron was embarrassed most of the time into shame but Vanessa simply took it very personally and with such great anger and disgust toward the students and toward the very idea.

 

Thankfully, the day was thankfully short, or at least the red Baron felt that it was a shorter day. His only real tasks remaining were escort Vanessa onto the bus (again) and tell her where she needed to go. Vanessa took it very personally that she needed help from the Red Baron but having very little choice in the matter was given her escort. Josh, Devyn, and Dawn rode the same bus as well and they all sat in the middle of the great yellow school bus in sort of a circle.

 

As they all sat, there was great discussion prompted by Josh on the day's events.

 

“…and I have to tell ya, if I could fly, I could have caught the ball and dunked it into the hoop for the winning point…but of course not all of us can fly.”

 

Josh gave The Red Baron a look. Baron couldn't help but smile at the small but still rather clever joke carried out by Josh. Josh was still training very heavily with Master Janus on becoming stronger in the new forms the master was teaching him. Though the master said it was not likely Josh will grow as strong as Baron, it was fun to try.

“Nice, Josh. But you really sucked at the last basketball game losing by 20 points. The coach didn't' let you stay out there for more than two minutes are you passed the ball to the wrong team.”

 

Devyn was being very critical toward Josh at the moment and Baron saw Josh's face sink into the knees. Dawn wasn't much of a help, either.

 

“Then after that, you shot a 3 pointer into their hoop! That was great, Josh!”

 

Baron couldn't help but laugh out loud at the last comment. Only moments ago he had felt rather gloomy but hanging out with his friends made it all go away. Of course, he gave a quick eye to Vanessa who sat near the window in the seat behind his own. The Red Baron looked at her a while, her head turned toward the window and out into the cit streets.

 

We'll help you adjust, Vanessa. Don't worry, we're here for you.

 

But as The Red Baron looked into Vanessa's eyes, she turned toward him and they met. No one is sure whether Vanessa turned to him or by the senses, but as she did look over, disaster had struck.

 

 

The Dark Baron now stood in the front, inside of the bus. His black cape swirling in the wind coming through the destroyed bus door he had ripped apart with an energy attack.

 

The bus driver was too stunned to do anything. He just kept driving while trying to see what this new person was up to. Yet at the same time, the driver had to wonder how he blew up the door, how he FLEW into the door, and what were the gray things in the back of the bus!

 

The Dark Baron didn't take much care into figuring out the drivers reactions. Whether or not the driver chose to do his job, the Dark Baron would use his power to move the bus on the course he had already preset.

 

Vanessa and The Red Baron were looking at each other and the Dark Baron almost at the same time. They wanted dot react as fast as they could but with kids on the bus, they had to wait for the right moment. The Dark Baron spoke out into the bus.

 

“Children! I am here! Where are you, “Red Baron?” Show yourself to me and come out of your hiding place!”

 

The Dark Baron had sensed and knew that the Red Baron would be taking a bus like this and for the most part was able to track him down. But for some odd reason, he was no longer able to sense the Red Baron's energy. The red Baron could see the confusion in his eyes and stayed quiet of his identity.

 

“Red Baron! If you are hiding from me, I promise you that these children will die. Actually, I'll probably kill them anyway. They are but mere pawns in the bigger chess game.”

 

The threat to the children put the Red Baron into an inner rage. He had to hold back until the time was right. Attempting anything now would surely get someone killed like Devyn, or Josh, or Dawn or even Vanessa. The dark Baron called out again, his voice trying hard to sound over the roar of the bus.

 

“This bus will not stop until I have the Red Baron or until everyone on it is dead! One or the other. I'll probably do both.”

 

The Dark Baron smiled as he looked out into the children on the bus. He had no remorse and was going to kill all of them today or tomorrow or someday after. Though there were not too many of them on this bus, it was enough to satisfy him.

 

Vanessa could take it no longer. She was tired with the situation and seeing as the Red Baron obviously didn't have an idea, it would be time for her to strike and hopefully the Red Baron will follow suit. Before she could make a move, however, the Dark Baron made the first move.

 

“Okay, times up. I guess he really isn't here. In that case, you're all going to die today!”

 

The words put fear in everyone's hearts. The teens all began to yell and the girls began to cry and scream. Josh was in horror to finally see the Dark Baron up close and Devyn and Dawn were hiding behind their seat in front of Josh's.

 

The Dark Baron looked at Devyn and began to walk toward her. Devyn was in a frantic yet silent scream as the evil presence of the Dark Baron began to engulf here very soul. But before the Dark Baron could lay a hand on her, The Red Baron stepped in front of her to protect her.

 

The Red Baron was hoping to catch the Dark Baron by surprise but the Dark Baron was much too quick in his mind to find it surprising. The Dark Baron grabbed The Red Baron by the throat and began to strangle him. The Red Baron, trying to breath in some air, couldn't focus enough to summon his powers. The Dark Baron did not realize who he was.

 

“So little boy, you think you can get in my way. Well then, how about I put you on the highway.”

 

The Dark Baron began to change a powerful amount of energy onto his hand and pointed it to the Red Baron's gut. The Left hand was grabbing and the right was charging. As he powered up, everyone behind the Red Baron moved out of the way onto the left side of the bus. It was at the moment the Dark Baron fired his attack.

 

“DARK BARON BEAM!”

 

All of a sudden, a black wave of energy exploded from his fist and engulfed the Red Baron. As it did that, the wave of energy blasted through the right side of the bus. The Red Baron gave out a scream of terror as he disappeared into the black energy and a blinding light flashed.

 

As the flashed cleared, many of the students on the bus began to yell in horror as well. Vanessa opened her eyes to see that the whole right side of the bus wall was gone; torn apart by the Dark Baron's power.

 

Vanessa was in shock to see not only the wall gone but that the Red Baron was no where to seen. The others soon realized this as well and the girls began to cry out for Carlos and Josh called out as if he were right in front of him.

 

The Dark Baron took great pleasure in hid deed.

 

“Now, for the rest of you! Get them my soldiers!”

 

As the two soldiers of death began to make their moves coming from behind the Dark Baron, there was a sudden flash of light. Two energy ball came from out of no where, entered the gapping whole in the bus, and struck the two soldiers of death, instantly doing away with the.

 

Instantly, The Dark Baron, Vanessa, and Josh looked out the hole. Right there, they saw the Red Baron running a super high speed and staying equal with the bus. He had transformed into the Red Baron, his black undershirt and red over-shirt and pants and the Baron necklace waving slowing off his chest.

 

The Red Baron was looking right up at the Dark Baron, not losing a single step as he ran on the paved road looking into the broken bus. The Dark Baron looked down at his opposite.

 

“Ah, the Red Baron has finally decided to join us. I knew by sacrificing the boy you would turn up. You have the ability to sense death and that was all I needed to lure you here.”

 

The Dark Baron still hadn't realized that the boy he had shot was in fact, the Red Baron he had been looking for. Though not dead, the Red Baron was very hurt by the attack and he knew that was not even close to the potential the Dark Baron processed.

 

“The boy is not dead, Dark Baron. I saved him just in time.”

 

Devyn and Dawn were in relief at the news, also unaware that Carlos and the Red Baron are the same. Now The Red Baron had to figure out how to take this somewhere else. The Dark Baron was already working on that.

 

“I no longer like this spot, Red Baron. It is time we made a change in scenery. I will meet you somewhere else. You will know where to find me.”

 

With that, the Dark Baron jumped out of the bus and blasted off with great power away form the bus. The Red Baron almost went after him but he could sense that Vanessa wanted him to wait a little longer.

 

 

As the bus stopped and the students taken off, the Red Baron and Vanessa made a quick plan to make their way toward the Dark Baron. They were able to sense him, just as he had told the Red Baron.

 

“Okay Baron, I'll make it look like I got a way home ad you can simply go on a head. I'll catch up real soon.

 

The Red Baron nodded his approval.

 

“Alright, hurry up and take care.”

 

The Red Baron blasted off in the Dark baron direction and a few minutes later, The White Warrior had appeared and the tow of them made their way toward the approaching battle.