“L’erreur de Nos Chemins”

by: Niebezpiczny Ksiezyc

 

Disclaimer: Same as the first part!

 

Quatre
(Four)

 

After taking a deep breath and letting out a sigh of relief, she said “Merci beacoup (thanks a lot), we will need these on our journey.” She tossed the bag to a rather pale Vegeta. “They are powders Vegeta, stop acting like such a baby.” Before Vegeta could speak, Bulma quickly thanked the dragon again for his help and turned to leave. As she started walking towards the opening of the cave, Vegeta turned to follow her and took one last glance at the legendary Dragon Rouge. When Bulma reached the mouth of the cave, she suddenly turned around and ran back into the cave. How could she leave when she had so many questions to ask the dragon? Who exactly was Freeza? How did he become so powerful? And more importantly, why were they chosen to fight him? She ran past Vegeta and kept running until she returned to the place where the dragon was before. “Monsieur Dragon Rouge,” the dragon was no where to be found. Bulma said again a little louder, “Monsieur Dragon? Are you here?” Again, her only answer was silence. What was she going to do? She suddenly remembered the bag and the knowledge that the dragon had given her. She heard footsteps come running behind her, and turned to see Vegeta running towards her. He abruptly stopped when he saw the expression on her face, and he looked around the cave. He looked at Bulma again, and without a word, the two walked out of the cave and began their way down the path towards the Counsel de la Vie.

 

Cinq
(Five)

 

Meanwhile, in the Caverne de l’Avenir, the counsel members still stood around the same amethyst pool of water. Each member holding his hands together and watching the pool of water. Ripples began to form in the water, and then small waves ripped through the once smooth top of the water. The water showed two figured leaving the cave of le Dragon Rouge. The members stood in awe of Bulma and Vegeta, the two who were going to save them if they could make it to the Caverne. Then, like a dark cloud casts an ominous shadow on the earth below, the Counsel saw a dark figure lurking towards their saviors.
As Bulma and Vegeta made their way down the winding path, Bulma’s disgust of this entire journey grew. She could be back at Professeur Kai’s training! How could this Freeza be so powerful that even the Counsel de la Vie feared him? She looked over at Vegeta and rolled her eyes. She could not help thinking that he was such an idiot, scared of a little dragon! Well, at least he was mignon (cute). Bulma then looked up at the sun and sighed. “Not too many hours of day light left, Vegeta. Peut-etre (maybe) we should stop for now.” Vegeta nodded his head in agreement and the two stopped walking to begin their search for a place to sleep. They finally chose a small clearing a few paces from the path. Vegeta left Bulma to gather some fire wood while she prepared their meal. Excitement began to form in his mind. He would finally be spending time with Bulma! When he returned from his chore, they sat in silence and ate, digesting the outcome of the day. Suddenly, a terrible feeling came over Bulma. She stood up and looked around, but nothing was there except a few creatures rustling in the tree tops. A shiver ran down Bulma’s spine. Again that horrible feeling that they were being watched circulated throughout her body. They were being watched, but by whom? Who knew that they were here? A strong voice came out of the trees and sounded like it came from every direction. “Bulma, Prince Freeza requests your presence at his castle this evening.”
“Who are you? You are in no position to harm me! I will not leave! Are you going to take us on all by yourself?!” Bulma shouted to the strange voice.

“Non, mademoiselle. Nous sommes, (No miss. We are)” the strange voice said. With that said, scores of men emerged from the trees and surrounded Bulma and Vegeta. Vegeta quickly stood up and withdrew his sword from its sheath, but as strong and powerful as the young boy was, he knew that he was no match for that many men.

“Bulma, quickly, find the powder de la fumée (smoke powder) and use it!” Vegeta said. Bulma grabbed a vile from the pouch around her waist. She ripped opened the vile and threw the powder at the men surrounding them. The area was soon consumed in a thick cloud of bright blue smoke. Vegeta grabbed her hand and together they fled the area. Hand in hand, they ran down the path.

“Je suis très desolée (I am very sorry) my lord, they have escaped, ”the strange voice said. A tall, dark man emerged from behind a large tree and with one smooth motion, cleared the smoke from the clearing and grinned.
“C’est d’accord (that’s okay) my servant,” Prince Freeza said with his icy voice dripping of confidence and evil. “They will not get far. But they are stronger than I had originally thought. No matter, that boy Vegeta will die soon enough any way! Then Bulma will be mine to control! They will soon lead me to the Counsel.”

 

Six
(Six)

 

“Je, je ne comprend pas (I, I do not understand),” Vegeta , now panting, said to Bulma after they stopped running. “What do they want with you?”

“Je ne sais pas (I do not know)!” Bulma said looking at Vegeta. They both soon became aware of the fact that they were still holding hands. With flushed cheeks, the two travelers quickly let go of each other and nervously tried to remain calm. Bulma was the first to speak “ I have a feeling that whatever the reason, it is not good. How can we make it to the cave before them?”

“Bulma, what exactly do you think that I was working on back at Professeur Kai’s? How would you like to be the first to try out my newest potion that is guaranteed to make our journey to the cave faster and safer.” Bulma just stood looking skeptically at Vegeta. “I call this potion rapide (quick potion),” Vegeta said with pride in his voice.

“Très original (very original) Vegeta,” Bulma said in her usual sarcastic voice.

“Hey, it will work, all right smart one!” Vegeta yelled, feeling very insulted. He grabbed Bulma’s hand and drew her near him. “Now just wait one second while I sprinkle this around us in a circle.” Vegeta quickly formed a ring with the bright green powder, and got inside the small circle across from Bulma, and took her hand in his. “I hope this works,” he said. “Now concentrate on the Caverne de l’Avenir, and we will be there in a matter of seconds.” The two closed their eyes and tried to think only of their destination. With a bright flash of green light, the two disappeared from their circle. Prince Freeza came running in to the place where the two once stood, and again smiled, thinking only of finding and destroying his prey. He closed his dark, soul-less eyes, devoid of light, and as suddenly as he entered the clearing, he vanished, following Bulma and Vegeta to the Counsel de la Vie.

Bulma and Vegeta found themselves near the mouth of a large cave. Jumping up and down they celebrated their victory. They were so excited that they did not notice they were hugging each other until their celebration was abruptly ended. A voice greeted them from the path behind them that leads to the cave. The voice said, “How very thoughtful of you to lead me to le Caverne de l”Avenir.”