Fan Fiction / Dragon Ball/Z/GT Fan Fiction ❯ Saiyasaga ❯ The Antidote ( Chapter 8 )

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The Great Super Saiyan 5: Okay, who here besides me is getting tired of these disclaimers?

Disclaimer: Not mine. Probably not yours either.

Kaerlos: I'm gonna go torment Cell and his buddies now.

KOS-MOS: Not without me. *grabs Kaerlos's arm*

Kaerlos: *uses Instant Transmission*

Goku: Hey! Wait for me! *also uses IT*

Vegeta: What the hell, I've been hiding this too long anyway, so... *also also uses IT*

Bardock: Guess you can't be around my son without picking something up... coming, Shion?

Shion: Sure. *grabs Bardock's arm* This okay?

Bardock: Fine. *uses IT*

Everyone else: O_O

Bulma: Did you know Vegeta could do that?

Others: No.

TGSS5: I did, but who's counting? It's my fic anyway. Speaking of which...

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Last chapter ended with:
Kaerlos continued, ignoring Virgil's protest. "...that's some cyborg who calls himself Ziggy- ewww, bad name- the little girl's MOMO, your teacher's name is Kakarot, though as far as I know he prefers Goku, and I'm Kaerlos."

After that, they chatted on miscellaneous subjects. Eventually, they were shown to the residential area with a promise from Goku and his students to show up in the hangar for training.

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"___": Normal speech
'___': Signs and other writing
*___*: Thoughts
*"___"*: Telepathy
"/___/": Saiyago (Saiyan language, for those that haven't guessed)
*"/___/"*: Telepathic Saiyago
*~~~~~~~~~~~~*: POV change
*~~~~~~___~~~~~~*: Multi-POV, ___ is names of POV, ie Shion and KOS-MOS
italics : Flashback (1st person during flashback)
(getting tired of my copy-pasting?)

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Chapter 8
The Antidote

A few days after the Gnosis army battle...

Jr. had just finished with his explanation of humans turning into Gnosis. Shion and Bardock took the information rather hard- Shion was speechless and started staring at her hands or into space, and Bardock kept glancing at Shion, almost as if it was to assure himself she was still there.

After a short time with only the nervous duo for company, Kaerlos grew suspicious. He decided to be straightforward with his suspicions. "Hey Shion, when you first saw Bardock, what was happening to you? Was a Gnosis about to kill you?" he asked.

Shion started, but nodded. "Yes, that's what was happening. How'd you know?"

Kaerlos said, "Do I look stupid to you? I'm nowhere near as dense as Kakarot or, apparently, any of the others. You've been acting strangely ever since the kid told you there was no way to prevent turning into a Gnosis. If you want, I could try working on an antidote."

Shion forced a smile. "Sure, that'd be nice. It'd be great for the whole universe if you could manage it," she said. She followed that by whispering, "Though I kinda doubt you will."

Kaerlos heard, but did not comment on, her whisper, though he thought, *Guess I'll have to try to prove her doubts wrong. Bardock's my friend, and I want to see him happy if possible.* Aloud, he said, "Well, I'll need regular blood samples to test my formulas. Is that okay?" At Shion's nod, he said, "All right, no time like the present. Better get started."

Kaerlos worked well into the night for the next few days, trying to create a safe antidote for Shion. The first few attempts seemed promising, but when he tested them they either removed all the salt or turned the blood sample into water. Three days into his work, chaos discovered him. "What're you doing, Kaerlos?" he asked.

"Working on an antidote for Gnosification," Kaerlos replied absently. The formula he was working on wasn't too promising, but he knew some fairly strange cures that worked extremely well, which proved that anything was worth trying.

chaos nodded. "Sounds like a good way to occupy yourself. How's it coming?" he asked.

Kaerlos decided to take a break and turned to face chaos. "Not very well. Everything I've come up with so far has been a dud."

As the two chatted, Shion walked in unnoticed. At least until she walked up to the new formula and filled a syringe with it. Then chaos noticed her. "Shion, what're you doing with that red stuff? That's Kaerlos's latest attempt at making an antidote for Gnosification. I think you should leave it alone," he said.

"Bardock said he saw me fading a few minutes ago," Shion answered. "I have to risk this." So saying, Shion injected herself with the formula- and promptly fell to her knees screaming.

"What did you put in that stuff?" chaos demanded over the screaming.

"My blood mixed with sugar," Kaerlos answered. "That's all."

At that point the others in the area started arriving. Goku, KOS-MOS, Bardock, Jr., Ziggy, and MOMO stared as they saw Shion fade in, then out, then back in over and over. Then, during one fade-out, a small Gnosis started to come out of her back. When it was fully out, Kaerlos phased out and smashed its head. By this point Shion had stopped fading out. When Shion had stopped screaming and staggered to her feet and Kaerlos had phased in, Goku asked, "What happened?"

Kaerlos smiled slightly. "I wasn't expecting to find the antidote to Gnosification so soon, or what it would be."

KOS-MOS raised an eyebrow. "So Shion was about to turn into a Gnosis? What was the cure, anyway?" she asked.

Kaerlos shrugged. "Believe it or not, it was Saiyan blood mixed with sugar. If I ever start selling this, I'll put a warning on it that it separates the Gnosis from the human but leaves both intact."

KOS-MOS nodded. "That sounds like a good idea. But I don't think you should sell it. It would be too expensive to be used."

Kaerlos shrugged. "Well anyway, you guys should be getting back to what you were doing before this. I think I'll go to bed- I haven't gotten much sleep lately," he said, yawning. "See ya when I wake up." He then walked off toward the room he still shared with KOS-MOS, presumably to get some sleep.

*~~~~~~Shion and Bardock~~~~~~*

Five minutes after everyone else had left, Shion and Bardock continued looking at each other, blinking as little as possible, though neither was quite ready to admit why to the other. Both noticed the looks they were receiving. Silence reigned until Shion eventually built up her courage to speak.

"So what was life like on your home planet?" she asked, breaking the silence with a question unrelated to what she wanted to say.

"Well... it was pretty harsh. Only the strongest survived, and they could take what they wanted from those weaker than themselves," Bardock answered. "That was one reason everyone trained from the first day they were able to the day of their death and, from what I've seen of hell, beyond. Another reason for the training was our race's natural battle lust- we couldn't get enough of fighting. I could go on, but describing Saiyan life is basically impossible to finish."

"And your... mating habits?" Shion pressed, somewhat hesitantly.

"Our mating rituals usually start with a spar, then if both fighters are even close to evenly matched and they're both willing, each bites the other right about there-" here he pointed to a spot between Shion's right shoulder and her neck "at the same time. The bites have to pierce the skin, or the mating is invalid, by the way. Then... well... you can probably figure the rest out."

"One more question: Do you guys mate for life?" Shion finished.

Bardock nodded. "Yes, we mate for the lifetime of the one who dies first." Then he thought of something. "Were those questions about our mating habits a hint or something?" he asked hopefully.

Shion blushed slightly at the thought of what her next statement might cause before saying, "Well, yeah, sorta..."

Bardock smiled slightly. "Good... The first phase starts in two weeks. I'll have Kaerlos take us to a planet that doesn't have intelligent life on it. In the meantime, I'll step up your training."

Shion nodded and started to leave, her blush intensifying as various dirty thoughts about the aftermath of the coming spar ran through her mind. Just before she walked out the door, she paused, turned, and hesitantly said, "I... love you... Bardock."

Bardock smiled and said, just as hesitantly, "Love you, too... Shion..."

*"Hey, Shion, could you tone it down? I don't wanna see your dirty thoughts about Bardock. Dirty thoughts about catching me with KOS-MOS I could live with, but not you with Bardock,"* Kaerlos told Shion. Then he switched to Bardock. *"Hey Bardock, whatcha thinkin' about? Shion in a swimsuit? Or maybe something a bit less chaste?"* This last was followed by the telepathic equivalent of a conspiratorial grin.

Bardock jumped, but gave a sheepish telepathic grin as he said, *"Is it that obvious who I'm thinking of? And yes, I'm having dirty thoughts right now. How'd you know all that?"*

Telepathic shrug. *"I picked up on Shion thinking about you THAT way-"* insert dirty scene from Shion's imagining *"as you can probably see from the picture I just relayed. I guessed that you two were probably talking about mating or something, so I asked to see if the dirty thoughts were mutual."*

Bardock stared wide-eyed because of the relayed scene. *"Kinky!"* was the only comment he could think of.

*"Actually, that's pretty soft-core compared to some of the things she thought up. Take a look at this!"* Kaerlos responded, sending another image.

Bardock was left completely speechless by the scene he had just received. Eventually he got his thoughts in order enough to think, *"She's got a really dirty mind!"*

*"No argument there. It also seems she wouldn't mind being shared if she had the choice- there's one or two with you and chaos double-teaming her. I kinda doubt chaos would appreciate that though. One thing's for sure, her erotic imagination is VERY overactive when it involves you. Well, gotta finish sleeping. Night."*

*"Yeah, whatever. See ya when I see ya."*

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Bar dock: Yes, Shion has a filthy mind. *looks pointedly at a bound, gagged, otherwise naked Shion in an obvious state of excitement*

Others: *sweatdrop*

Shion: Mmmmph! *squirming around*

Bardock: You ready to be untied yet?

Shion: *shakes head*

TGSS5: Ummm... riiiight... Look, I think we should say you have a dirty mind, too, Bardock. After all, you tied her up. By her request, maybe, but still...

Vegeta: Actually, Bulma likes getting tied up, too, right?

Bulma: *also tied up and naked; nods enthusiastically*

TGSS5: D'oh! From now on, you guys keep your sex lives OUT OF THE EDITOR'S BOX! Bardock, get Shion outta here! Vegeta, get Bulma out! Goku, what're you doing with that whip? Gohan, get your hands off of Videl or get a room! *gives up on individuals* STOP ALL EROTIC ACTIVITY RIGHT NOW!!! Sheesh, I'm surrounded by perverts! HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!! *goes Super Saiyan but remains unnoticed* DAMMIT, QUIT IGNORING ME AND GET OUT!!! HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!! *goes Super Saiyan 2* STILL ignoring me?! Well, then, how 'bout this?! RRRRRRRRRRRRGH...! *goes Super Saiyan 3* RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH!!! *goes Super Saiyan 4* RrrrrrRRRRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH!!! *goes Super Saiyan 5, and finally gets everyone's attention* GET OUT NOW BEFORE I KILL ALL OF YOU!!!

Everyone else: *runs like a proverbial chicken*

TGSS5: There, maybe now they'll learn to get a room instead of doing that shit in here. I need to vent... Cell, ready or not, here I come! *uses special writer powers to teleport to Hell*

In Hell, Cell's cell has been de-powdered and (mostly) de-pranked...

Cell: What the hell is that?! I've never sensed a ki like this one before... Dr. Gero, do you sense that too?

Gero: Yes, it seems to be far too radical for me to absorb. *turns to the cell's other occupants* What're you guys looking so distracted about?

Frieza: What was that? This damn buzzing feeling keeps distracting me!

Ginyu Force: *nods*

Cell: You sense it, too? I just hope that whatever it is doesn't come after us...

TGSS5: *appears in the cell and starts cracking his knuckles* Time to vent...

Prisoners: *scream as TGSS5 starts pounding the afterlife out of them*

TGSS5: I feel better! *teleports away*

Frieza: I'fe shaid if befowe, I'w fay it again: You and youw big mouf...

Cell: *is too maimed to reply*

Guard: *looking in on the carnage after hearing screaming* Hey, keep it down in there!

Editor's box...

TGSS5: *reverts to normal* Ahhh, that was fairly entertaining... *senses Kaerlos nearby* Hey, Kaerlos, you can come in. I've already vented. Wanna see how Cell and his friends are doing? *turns TV from after last chapter on*

Kaerlos: *stares at the battered and maimed forms of TGSS5's victims. Cell literally has both feet stuffed in his mouth and his arms tied together, Frieza's tail is tied around Recoome's throat and his hands are shoved up his nose to the elbows, the Ginyu Force is just battered and broken, and Dr. Gero is getting strangled by his own wiring* Ouch. How long did it take you?

TGSS5: I drew it out. It took about five minutes.

Kaerlos: Five minutes of you doing THAT? I don't envy them.

TGSS5: Okay, next chapter will be the sex scene, so for all you virgin-minded readers: STAY AWAY! Again, I don't know what I'll call it, but I'll write it anyway. Oh, and sorry for the short chapter- I kinda wrote myself into a corner. Sayonara!