A New Power

Disclaimer: read the first part coz I'm too lazy to re-write it...

Part 5

It was the afternoon after having dinner with Gohan’s family and I was back at Gohan’s house. Mum didn’t stay this time she just dropped me off and told me to ring when I was ready to be picked up. I walked around the side of the house, not bothering to knock on the door just in case I got in ChiChi’s way. Goten flew around the corner not looking where he was going and bashed into me. "Hey Goten! Where’s your dad and your brother?" He got up and looked around suspiciously "They are out the back, sorry bout that" then flew off in a rush. I wandered around the corner to see Gohan and Goku hovering in the sky. Gohan looked down then flew down to me. "Hey!" I smiled and walked over towards him. "Hey wassup?" I looked at his Dad who was now talking to the green man I met yesterday...Piccolo…I think that’s what his name was. "Oh Dad and I were just warming up." I notched an eyebrow but nodded. "You ready?" he asked, I shrugged "Sure. What do I do?" He started over to his dad and I followed him. "Hey dad, Emelias here. You ready to start?" He gave a goofy smile and nodded. "How about you and Emelia have a go first?" I was confused, have a go? Have a go at what? Gohan looked at me and sensed my confusion. "Don’t worry Dad wont hurt you." Big sigh there but that still didn’t mean I was totally at ease I mean hello its Goku…u know the one who you saw fight so well last night. How could I even get close to him! I nodded then said a bit nervously "Well this won't last long" Gohan laughed "I think you might even have a chance." I looked at him "Yeah right!" Goku was standing in the middle of the backyard, more like a field really, I walked over to him and got into a fighting stance. He did the same then Gohan yelled ‘Go!’ from the side lines.

I shuffled about a bit then moved in, cautiously keeping my distance. Goku didn’t seem to need to feel my nervousness because he just approached then attacked. Damn he was fast, the 5 ft I had kept between him and myself were gone and I saw a fist aimed at my head. Shit,shit shit! That was all I could think as I dodged and instinctively rammed my fist into his stomach. Damn that hurt! Ahh, I feel like I broke my hand. I swept my leg around behind Goku and brought it sharply back while pushing into him. His lost his balance for a second then jumped back. "Nice" he commented before attacking me hard and fast. I was blocking and throwing my own punches without even knowing I was doing it. I didn’t gain and inch but neither did he. I lept back a few paces and took a deep breath. My heart was beating a million miles an hour, I felt like it was going to jump out of my chest. Goku started to levitate and I said "Hey! Not fair, I cant do that!" I ran up to him and he grabbed me round the waist. "Hey what—" he flew up into the sky and said "Concentrate on your ki. Push it out through your feet." Then he dropped me! What a creep! I was falling through the air and no I wasn’t screaming, I was using every swear word I knew to emphaise what I was feeling. Then I heard "Do what Dad said!" I decided that I was gonna die so I thought, 'Why the hell not'....I had absolutely no idea what ki was but apparently my body did. Suddenly I wasn’t going down anymore I was going up. Slowly but steadily up. I couldn’t believe it!! I rose until I was equal with Goku then I stopped and floated there. He smiled broadly "See I knew you could do it!"

"For that" I said "You’re gonna pay." I didn’t yell it, it was a statement, for dropping me so high and for scaring the HELL outta of me he was gonna pay. He nodded "Sure bring it on!" I laughed then proppelled myself towards him. Not slow this time but fast, I flew straight at him on a collision course. He squared off and flew at me, I briefly wondered who was going to stop. We came within inches of each other and flew straight up. Goku started throwing punches and we stopped our ascent. I blocked then answered his challenge, replying to his attacks. For each time I let him through my guard I got a bruise and I think maybe a fracture rib or two from where his kicks connected with my side. For all of my punches I don’t even think they tickled him, that just got me mad. I was trying my hardest and it wasn’t even making a difference! I felt my anger go into my hands and watched in amazement and a greeny-bluey aura surrounded them. I got scared then What was happening!?! The glow disappeared but I could feel something was in my hands or rather fists. Goku threw a punch at my middle and I exploded letting my fists rain down on him.

(A/N: now lets go back through time a bit here, for explanation purposes.)

Goku was shocked when Piccolo told him that the girl, Emelia, had power. And a large power too. He didn’t believe it, how was it possible? He couldn’t sense any power about her, nothing more than a normal person anyway. But Piccolo assured him it was true. He even said Kami had also known about it. Goku didn’t really accept the idea straight off but he didn’t think Piccolo would lie to him. Piccolo suggested that maybe Goku should spar with this girl when she got there. Gohan had objected but Piccolo silenced him by telling him that his father wouldn’t hurt her and asking him whether he trusted him or not. Gohan automatically said that he trusted Piccolo so he let his Dad spar with Emelia first off.

It all went ok, or so Goku thought, the girl was fast and relied on her instincts, managing to get him off balance at the start. Goku didn’t push her though, he just came at her with what he thought she could handle. Then Piccolo gave the signal. The signal for Goku to pick her up and drop her. Yes, drop her. He could barely believe he was going to do this, and when he looked at her face it made it even worse. But he still did it, no matter how much he didn’t want to do it , he felt compelled to do it. He gave her instructions how to use her ki to float then dropped her. To his surprise she didn’t scream as she fell but seemed to mutter under her breath, for some reason Goku didn’t think he’d want to know exactly what she said. Then Gohan yelled at her from the ground, she must have registered his commend because he could feel her ki now, being pushed down. It didn’t seem to be a large ki but Goku thought, appearances could be deceiving. She moved towards him a scowl on her face. Oh Oh, I don’t think she’s happy! He put on a happy face and said "See I knew you could do it!" but the response he got was a cold look "For that you’re gonna pay." Was all she said, but the determined look on her face said it all.

Goku decided to go with it and said "Sure bring it on" and got into a fighting stance. He watched as she laughed then flew straight at him, he decided to go hell for leather and did the same thing. Both were on a collision course, neither was going to relent. They raced to within inches of collision then flew up, Goku took the upper hand and started to attack her, forcing her to block and defend herself. He could see her getting angrier as it registered that her attacks were doing nothing, but then he stopped as he felt her ki rise, not just a little…A LOT! Not enough to do a lot of damage to him but enough to hurt. Her hands were surrounded in a green aura, which looked like it surprised her as much as it surprised him.
He had to do something or they’d stay there all afternoon. He aimed at punch at her mid section and was then surprised as she blocked it and started to punch out at him. Actually hitting him and hurting! He blocked with all his might but without actually hurting the girl there was no way he could stop her getting through his guard. Not that his guard was at it strongest, he wasn’t even using half of his power but he didn’t want to hurt her. She had done so well considering. He decided to drop this,(A/N: bad pun there he he!) so he raised his power level and caught her hand. She looked at him in surprise. "I think we’ve had enough." She nodded and he let go of her hand. They both flew down to Gohan who was stamping his foot impatiently.

As soon as they touched down he was at their side. "WHAT DID YOU THINK YOU WERE DOING DAD?!?!?!" Goku winced, at times like this Gohan reminded him of ChiChi. "I thought you were just going to spar with her! Not –(censored!)going to drop her from the air! Who knows what might have happened!" Goku pretended to look properly chastised then said "It was Piccolo’s idea." Gohan just looked at him "And why would Piccolo care about a fight between you and Emelia?" "Because" a gruff voice at his side said "She has great power and she needs to learn how to use it. None of your pansy fighting could bring out her power. So we had to do it my way." Gohan just looked at his trainer in disbelief. He couldn’t believe Piccolo could be like that, I mean Gohan knew he was sometimes seen as brutal and savage but at what lengths would he go to get someone to use their power…or supposed power. Emelia just looked on as Gohan yelled at his dad and was then forced to face facts by Piccolo. She was angry, very angry about being dropped in mid air but she was also scared about what had happened. A green aura around her hands was definitely not normal, there was something wrong there and she had to know what.

‘Great power’ that’s what the green man had said. How could I have great power? I can’t even get away from 2 thugs! Great power my butt! The green man looked at her. "You know you have power?" it was more of a statement than a question. "Power? And what power may I ask." She tried to be polite as she felt the sarcasm drip off her lips. He grunted "The aura, the one that surrounded your hands showed us you have power, and no matter if I have to beat it out of you, you’re gonna learn how to use it." He stared at her and she stared right back at him, as if daring him to do his worst. They glared at each other for a moment longer then he said "I mean every word of it and if you don’t learn fast. I’ll teach you the hard way." With that he flew off. She looked at Gohan, her expression clearly asking whether Piccolo would go through with his threat. He nodded affirmation, then turned to his dad who was rubbing his side. "Gee dad did you have fun? I could have sworn that Emelia only hit you a few times." Goku smirked "She hit me a few more times than you think. You ok Emelia?" She looked herself over. She was all in one piece, a bit sore but nothing more. "I’m ok, a bit sore but all right." She smiled "I cant believe I actually hit you." Goku laughed "I have a feeling sooner or later you’ll be hitting me more often." Gohan smiled, "Emelia if you want…don’t mind how about having a go at me?" She gave a small laugh "Ok just as long as you don’t plan on dropping me." "No I think you could manage being dropped now but I promise I wont" he laughed and flew up into the sky calling "Catch me if you can!" She ran after him and launched herself into the sky. "Here I come!" Goku sat down on the grass and lifted up his gi, on the side of his chest was a large mark from where she had hit him. ‘Ouch’ He turned and watched as Emelia chased after Gohan, her flying was getting better, more controlled and faster. Soon she wouldn’t even have to think about it to do it.

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