DragonBall AF Episode 7: Master of the arts- Master of the fools “ We’ve been flying for four hours! How long is it going to take us to get there?” Shino complained as the four of them flew towards the beam of light. No one answered her. She looked around and saw nothing but serious faces…focused on the beam. “ Okay then.” She whispered sadly and tried to keep up. “ Almost there Shino.” Goku said to her. She looked up at him and smiled. “ It’s so strange knowing your 4th cousin.” She giggled. “ Better not tell anyone.” Goku Jr. was in fact Shino Ko Chan’s 4th cousin. She was daughter of Radtiz and lived in the future after being cryogenically frozen for most of her life. “ Would you two shut-up?” Vegeta yelled from miles up. “ Stop complaining Shino and stop trying to make people feel better monkey-boy!” He yelled again. “ What’s up with him today?” Shino asked. “ He’s making this more miserable than…” “ I said to shut-up!” He yelled again and Shino blushed and giggled. For the rest of the trip everyone kept quiet except that whenever Shino passed Goku, or the other way around, they would laughed quietly. “ A new enemy huh?” Aseriana thought as she flew close behind Vegeta. “ I wonder if he’ll be as strong as Cell? Buu? Bebi? Or even Super #17!” Thoughts crossed her mind and she sighed. “ No sighing!” She heard Vegeta yell. She stopped and looked strangely at him. Shino and Goku caught up behind her. “ No sighing?” She asked, not noticing them. “ Now he said no sighing?” Shino and Goku burst out laughing. “ No laughing either! Would you just shut-up already!?” They giggled again silently. They began flying again. Vegeta was now far ahead of them and was nearing the beam. He landed down on the ice. “ So cold…” He whispered. His breath was white and froze as it came out of his mouth. His arms rubbed up and down to try and make him feel warmer. “ Just take it!” He remembered giving Asuku his jacket yesterday. “ Asuku…” He whispered once again to the empty wind. It swirled around him and whispered his name in her voice. “ Asuku!” His eyes opened and he looked around but all he saw were Shino, Aseriana and Goku Jr. “ What were you ‘whispering’ about?” Aseriana asked him suspiciously. “ Yeah don’t you know that whispering isn’t allowed?” Goku laughed. Shino and Aseriana giggled behind him. Vegeta started blushing and then hit Goku in the face, which sent him flying. “ Vegeta!” Shino gasped and ran to Goku. “ You’re supposed to hit the enemy not our allies.” Aseriana sighed, as if it was a new concept to him. “ Sorry but I thought monkeys were our enemies.” Vegeta sneered and then smirked. “That’ll show him not to mess with me.” “ Ow he hits hard!” Goku squirmed as Aseriana tried to get a senzu bean out. “ If he’s this strong why didn’t he try to save Asuku-San? Maybe I should hit him and tease him somemore so he’ll answer him…it’s not like he wanted to show me not to mess with me…” “ Looks like someone left this dimension.” Shino sighed. “ Hey…” Vegeta began. “ I know I know no sighing.” Shino growled. “ It’s not that…” Vegeta began. “ Does anyone care to come with me or are you going to sit here and freeze with monkey-boy?” He smirked in the shadows. “ Were coming Veggie.” Aseriana smiled as she ran up to him followed by Shino and monkey…I mean Goku. “ If you want to live don’t call me that again.” Vegeta said as they broke through the ice. -_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_- “ Looks like their here little princess.” His face was covered in the shadows. Asuku stood behind him. Her face was angry and full of scars and covered in blood. “ Why’d you stop trying to kill me?” She asked. “ It’s just that.” He said coldly. “ I was TRYING. I could never kill you but I know how I can now…” He started with his master plan. “Yeah, yeah whatever I didn’t ask for your life story.” She walked away from him and grabbed what was left of her jacket. “ You’re supposed to be my hostage! I’m a master criminal!” The man yelled at her. “ Well then you’re a lousy criminal. And I am a hostage! I’m starving and I’m sick of hearing your stupid plan.” She began doing push up handstands with her fingers. “ Forget this.” He mumbled. Five minutes later Asuku sat tied to a chair in the middle of the room. “ What are you doing this for?” She asked. He tied a piece of cloth around her mouth. “ There that’s the way it’s supposed to be.” He said proudly. They waited for a long time for the others to get to the top of the building. “ I don’t understand…” He muttered. “ That cloth was supposed to shut you up but you’ve been doing nothing but blabbing for the past three hours and now that I can’t understand you I’m even more annoyed.” He yelled at her. -_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_- “ I don’t see how many stairs there could be in this place.” Aseriana mumbled to Shino so that Vegeta wouldn’t hear them. “ Come on guys.” He yelled back at them as they ran up the stairs. “ Asuku!” Goku yelled as they made it up to the last stair. All that was there was an empty platform. It was covered in holes and blood stains. In the middle sat Asuku. Her eyes were closed and blood covered her face. “ Asuku oh my god!” Vegeta screamed. “ Asuku who did this to you?” Shino asked angrily. A shadow appeared from behind Asuku. “ You did this!” Aseriana growled angrily. “ Did what?” He asked slyly. “ Oh she’s not dead…just sleeping…from all that endless talking she did.” He mumbled the last part. “ Who are you?” Goku asked. “ I am Zirconia!” He shouted. “ Quiet we are right here!” Goku shouted back. He charged towards him and the two put up an amazing fight and then Aseriana and Shino joined in. Vegeta just stood back though. “ Just like last time…” He gulped and turned away. After what seemed like hours Goku, Shino and Aseriana pulled a KAMEHAMEHA wave together and blew him to pieces. “ Yeah we did it!” Goku shouted happily. “ Yeah.” Shino said as she dusted herself off. Aseriana began to untie Asuku. “ You okay?” She asked and shook her. Asuku nodded and tried to move. “ Sorry but I can’t really feel my body at this moment in time.” She laughed stiffly and Vegeta pushed Aseriana out of the way and put Asuku on his back. “ Come on lets go.” Goku said quickly. “ Going so soon?” A voice came from behind them and echoed into the wind. “ Did you say something Vegeta?” Shino asked hopefully. “ No…” He started but something came up from behind him and grabbed Asuku. “ Asuku!” He cried out. “ I still need her.” The voice said again. “ That voice…” Aseriana gulped. “ That voice I would recognize it anywhere.” Suddenly lighting appeared and went into Asuku. She screamed out in pain. Tears escaping her blood stained eyes. “ Asuku!” Vegeta cried out again. He could feel her pain. In his body…in his heart. A large shadow appeared again but this time when he stood up he took the whole roof off. “ Oh my.” Aseriana stepped back. They were only about the size of his toe now. “ He’s back.” Shino said in a scared sing-song voice.