Dragon Ball/Z/GT Fan Fiction ❯ Trials Of Techorin ❯ Mercy meets the Saiya-jin no Ouji.. ( Chapter 9 )

[ Y - Young Adult: Not suitable for readers under 16 ]

Chapter Nine: Mercy meets the Saiya-jin no Ouji…

"I long for the warmth of days gone by…when you were mine…but now those days are memories in time. Life's empty without you by my side. My heart belongs to you…no matter what I try. When I get the courage up to love someone new…it always falls apart because they can't compare to you. You're the one that keeps me under ball and chain reminiscing our love as I watch the seasons change. In comes the winter breeze that chills the air and drifts the snow and I imagine kissing you under the mistletoe…"

The first thing she felt once the danger was over, was the exhilaration of zipping over the landscape while her legs were clamped tightly against Mercy's powerful shoulders. Releasing her death grip on his neck for a brief moment, she imagined that she was the one flying then hugged his neck just as quickly when weightlessness caused her to feel slightly nauseous. Looking back at Bulma, she laughed and let her grin grow even wider at the look of wonder on the other girl's face. "This is great!"

Nodding wordlessly, she looked down at the land below them then tapped on her friend's shoulder to get her attention again. "Look, isn't that Vegeta's team down there?"

Glancing down at the ground, she leaned her body to one side, knowing instinctively that Mercy would start spiraling downwards. Watching as the three figures came closer, she waved at them then braced herself as Mercy's back legs hit the ground before his upper body fell forward heavily.

Staring at the giant creature in surprise, Canta watched as the two girls dismounted then powered up slightly in case the creature was dangerous.

"I figured you would catch up to us sooner or later…but in less than an hour…that must be a personal record for you." Walking over to the girls, he glanced at the next arrival then powered up to shoot him for all of the trouble the green-skinned alien had caused his people when he was only six.

"Shit!" Ducking behind his teammates, he tried to hide behind the girls then winced when the prince's energy blast grew even larger in his hand. If he remembered correctly, it was going to hurt…and probably tear him up when it hit.

"Vegeta!" Crossing her arms over her chest, Kathi glared at the, normally calm, prince then lifted a brow when he sighed and powered down reluctantly. "Really, trying to kill one of my teammates when he hasn't done anything wrong yet."

Glaring at Zarbon over her shoulder, he snorted then met her gaze and allowed a small smirk to curve his lips. "So…where did you find this thing?"

"He is not a thing, his name is Mercy."

"Fitting I suppose." Studying Mercy interestedly, he took note of his wicked forearms then looked down in surprise when his new familiar curled around his legs again. "Go away."

Laughing softly, she walked over to him and got the, rather large, lizard to let her pet him. "What a beautiful basilisk."

"So that's what the pest is?"

"Of course…don't you know anything about them?"

"Nope."

"Well…certain species have the ability to kill enemies with a single glance, the only problem is that they have to meet the enemy's eyes to kill it."

"That explains what happened earlier today."

"Hmm…"

"So what is Mercy?"

"I dunno." Turning to Mercy, she smiled and felt a rush of happiness go through her body before a wave of curiosity filled her head. "So Mercy…what exactly are you?"

Cocking his head to one side, Mercy let out a small sigh and scratched, absentmindedly, at a small itch behind one of his wings before answering. "I come fromm the plannnettt Horracccee, hummannnss called my kind drrragggonnnnsss."

Smiling, she reached up and scratched his itch again, using her fingers to peel off dead flakes of skin. "He's beautiful isn't he?"

"Yeah, if you have a thing for giant lizards mixed with bugs."

Wrinkling her nose at the remark, she stopped peeling off the dead skin and wiped her hands on the back of her jeans. "Well, I think he's beautiful and that's all that matters."

"If you say so."

"So…where are we going next?"

"We came from the north so we figured that south would be best for now." Powering down, Canta glanced at Bulma and smirked when the human blushed faintly.

"I just came from the south and I definitely don't recommend going back that way."

"Why?"

"Unless you feel like dealing with giant ants then be my guest and take that direction."

"Well then…what shall it be, east or west?"

Grinning, she pulled a coin from one of her pockets, causing the others to look at her curiously. "Heads we go east, tails we go west."

"Fine."

They all watched, intently, as the coin spun in the air then looked down at it to find out which direction they would be taking.

"Like a dragonfly flying high in the sky…there is none above and beyond you and I…"

Sneering daintily, Bulma stepped on an errant clump of grass then watched, in shock and disgusted horror, as the others trudged single-mindedly through the thick muck they had been traveling in for the past hour and a half. "How can you guys walk through that stuff?"

Lifting a brow, Canta shrugged and continued onward before replying. "Because the grass will eventually disappear and this is all we'll be traveling through for the next hour."

"Why couldn't we just fly over this like Kathi and Vegeta did?"

"Because I refuse to carry you and they needed time alone."

"But this stuff is so nasty…"

"I'm sure there are worse things than walking through a little mud."

"Yeah, cleaning it off of four hundred dollar leather boots."

"That's what you get for wearing those stupid boots."

"I happen to like these boots."

"Right."

Trudging a little distance behind the two, Zarbon listened to their arguing then stopped and looked around him cautiously. He had heard a strange noise but still hadn't pinpointed exactly where it had come from. Walking faster, he caught up with the two and got their attention by using his ki to nudge Bulma into the mud. "We're being followed."

"WHO CARES IF WE'RE BEING FOLLOWED? LOOK AT WHAT YOU DID TO MY BOOTS, AND DON'T DENY IT, I KNOW YOU DID IT."

Rolling his eyes in exasperation, he ignored her raving and turned to the more cautious of his two traveling companions. "Can you sense anything out there?"

Shaking his head, Canta looked around until he spotted a faint movement in the trees ahead of them. "You are quite right though…something is following us."

Leaning back against Mercy's neck, Kathi smiled as she watched Vegeta spiral completely out of control and fall into the trees before shooting back out of them again with his familiar right behind him. She was glad for the break in pace and needed the time away from her other traveling companions to clear her mind. At least she didn't have to worry about embarrassing questions from him when they were traveling. Noticing that he was catching up with them again, she grinned before speaking. "How long do you think it will take the others to make it through the swamp?"

"I don't know…maybe a day."

"Do you think they'll be fine?"

"If it's too much for them, Canta will carry Bulma out of there and your other teammate will have to make it out on his own."

"What about your other teammate?"

"He's riding around the swamp; his horse refused to go in there."

"Aren't you worried about him?"

"No."

"Why?"

Shaking his head, he glanced off to the side then pointed out a small black dot in the distance that was moving faster than a regular person could run. "He's in good hands with that horse of his."

"Ok then…"