Chapter 19: Breakout maneuver.
In the hyperbolic time chamber, Akasma's eyes slowly opened. She was laying in her bed, on her back with one arm over her head and the other on her stomach. Her lips were parted slightly and her eyes were squinted. In her eyes, all she saw was an unfamiliar ceiling and was about to freak out. Though with the memory of Whis bringing her here, she calmed down...but the image of her being carried in such a way, made her heavily blush. She instantly sat up, covered her face, and looked all around in hopes of no one being around to see it. Sighing, she felt relieved that no one was.
She got up, looked around more, took everything in, and then spotted her belongings against the end of the bed. She tried rushing over to it, but her vision began to spin and her head felt light. Her hand was placed on the side of her head and put her other one on the footboard. Leaning against it, all her body weight was laid on it. She couldn't stay on her feet, not to mention, she felt funny. What...is happening...? Is this really the side effect of the antidote...? My head feels funny...my vision is spinning...my head kind of hurts too... Perhaps...I should lay back down... she mentally panicked and faced her backside towards the edge of the bed. There she fell backward so that she wouldn't fall whilst trying to get in bed manually. She laid there, watching the ceiling spin with dazed Aeronan eyes. They were narrowed, they didn't seem focused at all...
Mother...father... I have it...all I have to do now is train and then head back home... I hope Whis will allow his warp speed to be used so I can go home faster... I just have to train now...train, practice my violin while I rest, and train more... Chime, I want to take you with me. I love you some much...my little fluffy girl.~ I already miss you... she added in her head then slowly shut her gaze. She wanted to go home so bad, show Chime to her parents, and tell them all about the adventures she had. Tell them about the antidote and how everyone that has that disease, can now be cured of it. She just hoped it'd be soon, she didn't want to wait any longer than she had to...
~~~Elsewhere~~~
Back at Chichi's house, small and cute mews echoed through the living room. Chime was playing with a cat toy, it was a feather on a long stick. Gohan was chuckling at her cuteness and watched her paw fiercely at the fluffy feather. Cute trills could be heard from the kitten and it sounded rather playful as her tail swatted all over the place, enjoying the toy. Gohan held up the feather a bit higher and watched her leap high, trying hard to swipe at it; he found it funny at how fast her paws moved to try and catch it.
Chichi, Gohan, and Videl were laughing together at her cuteness. That was until Goku came through the door and surprised everyone. Even Chime, who jolted for the next room with her hair standing up on end and her tail all poofed out. Chichi's face grew furious at the man before making her way over to him and crossed her arms.
"Hey, Chichi!" he exclaimed happily, only to see her start tapping her foot contentiously.
"Don't, HEY ME! WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?! YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO COME BACK HOME AFTER DROPPING HER OFF AT KING KAI'S PLACE, THEN EAT DINNER WITH YOUR FAMILY!" she yelled and unfolded her arms, both hands balled into fists at her sides.
"Sorry, I had to help try and capture Eglantina! She's a murderer! If she had gotten to you guys or anyone else, she wouldn't have shown any mercy. Luckily Whis managed to capture her, Vados came in and she took over. She took her to somewhere to be judged for her crimes, I just hope she doesn't escape again, but if she does..." he halted, trailed off, and formed a serious face before lowering his head. "There's no telling of what she will do when she arrives, Akasma can't handle her. I'll have to train to get stronger, so I can defeat this woman," he finished, only to flinch and appear scared when his wife shouted.
"What's more important is YOU being HERE with your FAMILY! I WOULDN'T EVEN CARE IF THE WHOLE WORLD WAS ENDING, YOUR FAMILY NEEDS YOU!" she yelled, watching her husband lean backward and chuckle nervously. Everyone in the room just stared with sweatdrops down their heads.
"Aw, c'mon Chichi!~ I promise I'll come back more often if you let me train! As soon as my training is done, I'll come back and have dinner with you guys," before he got to continue pleading for mercy from his wife, Gohan stepped up and stood next to her.
"Dad, she finally got captured?!" he asked with a curious expression and wide eyes.
"Yeah, I didn't want to hurt her real bad, so I didn't use my new god form. Whis said that, if I did, she would've gotten serious and killed me," he answered his son then watched him form a frown at hearing the possibility of Goku getting killed.
"Well..."Gohan started, then shut his eyes and balled his fists lightly. Opening his gaze back up, he gave a serious expression to his father. "Should I go spar with Akasma in the hyperbolic time chamber? I mean, I'm sure she can't get stronger on her own considering training by yourself is less effective. I was supposed to spar with her before, just never got the chance," he finished, soon his stern features softened.
"Don't worry, after she gets out, I'm sure you'll have your chance Gohan. Since Akasma now has the cure, she'll want to go home and give it to whoever needs it. I'm sure she'll come back after that though, so you'll have your chance," Goku answered with a friendly smile and planted a hand on his son's shoulder for reassurance. Seeing his son smile back and nod, he lowered his hand. "Now, I have to go tell the others about this, so they don't have to stay on their toes," he added, put his index and middle finger in the center of his forehead, then vanished.
"Really, can't that man ever stay put and spend some time with his family...? The others could have waited and his training could have waited!" Chichi exclaimed and turned around, leaving the room in a furious mess. Gohan chuckled then waltzed over to the others.
~~~With Minister~~~
"Even when we try to read her mind, sir... She forces herself to fall instantly asleep. We can't read her if she shuts her brain down like that, do you have any suggestions, Grand Minister?" A green-looking lizardman questioned the short teal skinned male, kneeling on one knee all the while.
The Minister himself shut his eyes in thought, keeping his hands up against his backside as well. Thinking, he gained an idea that was sure to work. Opening his eyes to the kneeling reptile male, he smiled contently and nodded. "Of course, give her some medication that will keep her awake. That way she will not be able to force herself to go to sleep," With that, the kneeling male made a sound of acceptance and vanished. The short man remained in the room, the council room was now empty and the only ones there were him along with the all king. "Eglantina, you are quite the stubborn one, aren't you?" he asked no one in particular, before looking over his shoulder at the kid on the throne.
"I will erase her, if she doesn't tell me why she does those things," The kid stated with a straight, expressionless feature. His round eyes blinked towards the short man, not once stirring in his spot.
"My lord, please be patient. You may erase her if nothing can be done to make her speak, wouldn't you like to hear her story before deleting her from existence? It must be an interesting one if she is willing to kill all of her alternate versions, all her family's alternate versions, and some other civilians in other worlds.~" He spoke to the child with a respectful bow, shutting his gaze all the while.
"Really? I want to know, I want to know!" The boy exclaimed excitedly with an open mouth, eager to know of her reasons behind her actions. If her reasons hold intensity or excite, then he's bound to want to know; all children are curious at heart.
"Alright then, my Lord. Please be patient, patience is a virtue.~" He smiled with shut eyes and tilted his head, after placing his folded arms behind his back once more.
Back in a small room, the pinky was strapped in a chair giggling to herself. Tight, white cloth, bound her all around her torso and feet, allowing only her neck and head to move freely. It was a pallid white, padded room and she was still in the green containment that Vados had her in before. Only this time, the Grand Minister had taken over the green box with his own power.
Eglantina's head was tilted down, hair hid the sides of her face and her shoulders shook from her constant insane giggling. Her hood was down and her mask was off her mouth, laying down further around her neck. The view of her changed, now showing only her small gray lips. Her eyes were hidden behind a thick shadow, not even the gleam of her red Aeronan irises glistened through the shade. Her lips soon parted and barely opened, giving an open, small sadistic grin. "Hahahahahahahah...~" She giggled, even more, this time a bit louder.
Does he really think bindings will hold me forever...?~ she mentally questioned with a hint of amusement. Now it showed the side-view of her veiling hair once more. With her arms hidden beneath the cloth, dark violet ki beads fazed from her body and began forming a violet sharp knife. With some effort, she sliced away at the bindings and freed herself from the cloth. First her torso, then her feet, she cut through it all with little effort. I wouldn't say, no, effort since those white cloth bindings were pretty strong. Standing up, she rose the knife to view it and watched the violet-purple aura waver. She smirked, looked up at the green containment, and turned the ki knife's blade towards the wall of it. "In by inch, scratch by scratch and cut by cut, it will crack, break, and snap.~" she sang to no one in particular and was cutting away at the box. Nothing seemed to faze the containment, but she knew something that the Minister, Vados, and Whis didn't...at least, she thought so. Everything has a weak spot...even if they believe their little box didn't, she knew there was a way to find out. She's got this far through each universe, enough to know how to look for weaknesses in skills and in people.
She began to walk, scraping the blade against the wall, and listened to the metallic sound it gave. Every now and then the sound would get deeper, then lighter. She paced around on the inside a couple of times, listening and comparing spots that gave off different sounds. Once she heard the deepest scrape, she halted in her step and gave an open smirk. Quickly, without her body even moving from the force, she took the knife away and jammed the blade harshly into the wall. It didn't take long for the green box to begin cracking, Not too long after did it shatter into pieces like broken glass; it littered the flooring, then faded away. She giggled once more, dismissed her ki knife, and pulled her mask up over the bridge of her nose. "Silly people, no one can keep me locked up.~" she mused to herself and turned around, skipping with a happy-go-lucky aura around her. She hummed happily, her eyes shut, and made her way towards the exit. There was no door, but she knew where the exit was. Seeing teal-colored people come in and out, unzipping one spot in the room and coming in; by now she knew where to leave.
She stood in front of the spot, tilted her head to one side, and slowly poked the padded wall. Nothing...next, she formed her violet-purple knife once more and cut the padding. It didn't take long for her to find an opening behind the wall, because a hole behind it exposed a good portion of the hallway that she was led through to get there. She smiled happily behind her mask, then skipped like a child that just got a lollipop, out of the room. Now, where to find my Crossbow guns...~ she stated muscly in her head, not once hesitating in her gleeful skips.
She was about to pass up a closed-door to her right when she heard a male's voice echo from the other side. She paused in her step, pressed her ear against the door, and listened in. "Where should I put these? I mean, since she's captured now I doubt she'll be needing these... So, why not sell these off?" the voice sounded deep and greedy until another voice occurred.
"No we can't, not without the Grand Minister's permission. If we sell these, who knows what kind of trouble we'd be in!" the voice that replied, was a bit timid and light. She giggled at their conversation, mentally thanking them for revealing the location of her weapons.
Several minutes later, the Grand Minister was in the middle of a conversation when one of the servants came up to him and whispered in his ear. The man's eyes widened at the news, then turned to face the child again. "Forgive me, my Lord, I must go see what is going on. If you'll excuse me, sir.~" he bowed and waited for approval.
"Okay!~" The kid permitted happily and remained in his seat. With that, the Minister vanished and went to look for the pinky. He couldn't feel her presence or ki energy, she was so good at hiding it... He checked the padded room he left her in and spotted the cut-up white cloth that laid on the floor. Then he went down the hall in search for signs of her passing through, only to find two dead servants and blood painted on the walls. Both her guns were gone, so he knew she was here...it was obvious. Now, he went further.
He scanned his irises through the halls, each room, and each balcony that was in the All king's palace. Only one thing caught his attention...and that was a portal, that floated in mid-air. "Oh dear...she got away. One of the council members must have forgotten to close the portal on the other side...when they left.~" he sighed and shut his eyes, thinking about how in the world he's gonna be able to keep her contained the next time he has her.
~~~With Shworvin~~~
Eglantina was flying through space, surprisingly the council member that left the portal open didn't live too far from earth. Seeing the planet growing bigger and bigger in size, the closer she got, she increased her flight speed. As soon as she got into orbit, she let gravity pull her down and dismissed her pink ki wings. Her body didn't even catch on fire from the intense descent from earth's gravity... As she fell, she straightened her body like some skydiver, trying to gain some speed.
Brushing through the clouds, seeing an island just below, her red pupils shrunk. She was focusing, preparing to catch a branch before hitting the ground. As soon as the nearest tree came close, she gripped tightly onto a branch and swayed skillfully over to the next one. She swooped, hopped, jumped from tree base to tree base on the side with her feet, did moves that seemed similar to a cat, and landed professionally on the lowest branch just above the ground. It was still pretty high up but the grass below was visible, she was in a good hiding spot. Now where oh where, did my little white rose go?~ she mused in her head and giggled slightly, with her red irises darting in many directions to try and find her ki energy in the air.
She couldn't sense it, she wasn't nearby at all... Behind her mask, her lips pouted in frustration. "My little toy isn't here... Did she leave the planet and go somewhere else?" she asked no one in particular, then looked up at the sky. Her hood got pulled over her head, completely forgetting that it was down. "Maybe...if I kill that lady that I saw her talk with a lot... That...Bulma lady, as she addressed her before... Perhaps killing her, would make her come out of hiding, or maybe I could just kill her and everyone else here who tried to help her...then go looking for her elsewhere. Yes, I shall do that... as I have....many times before.~" she added, giggling all the while but this time...it was a bit more insane than usual. That thin purple kitty... Now he was a real cutie. Maybe I'll see him again and give him a biiiig ooool' huuug!~ Her exclaiming voice sounded so childish in her mind, not once taking a break in her giggle fit.
A/N: I hope you enjoyed this chapter!~ Don't forget to leave a comment, I'm always happy to hear from my readers! \o/
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