Chapter 4: let me try again. .
Piccolo looked down at the boy, Apollo. The wind brushed it's figure, and then died down. His tan blazer flashing around in the wind, but his body, so cold.....so stiff. ....it was like he just dropped dead.
"I hope he's okay," said Himegami, playing with her earrings, and trying hard not to cry in front of her potential brother.
"Yeah. " said Piccolo, who was already on the verge of tears. He kicked the fallen NEF to make sure that he was out of it for the moment, the took Apollo's hands.
"Hey you. ." "Me?" asked Himegami. "yea. . get his feet and move VERY QUICKLY over to the cave. When you get there, go to the fire and help me get this guy something.
"Right-o!" said Hime. Then she saw why he wanted her to get the legs: His leg was broken, and if anyone was going to cause pain to him, she would get beat up.
"Great. . just great. . " said Himegami, as she picked up the body, and started to walk to the cave.
It was silent for what seemed aeons of time.
No one moved. .
no one made a sound. .
no one stirred. .
Only the wind rattled rocks around the cave from a hole on top of the mountain. The boy seemed so still, and looked so pale, It was like he was dead already. . . like. . .a sleeping angel. . . .
"Wake up. . .wake up?. . Oh please wake up. . . " said Himegami, moving him slowly. Pikkoro looked at the small 'girl', and then moved her slowly back."It's no use . . .we can't help him."
At that moment, she just stared at him, with her hands on his chest. With watery eyes and a smile, she looked up at Pikkoro. "Please," she said, on the very verge of tears, "please let me try. . . " Pikkoro turned away in shame.
"I'm sorry, you'll just have to cope with it. . You can't bring this guy.. . back. He's a goner. . " Himegami payed no attention to Pikkoro. Instead, she very slowly closed her eyes, and began to recite some old namekian passage,.. . .from a far, and close kept memory. .
Jujugorian tsuhifugono
(Like the wind of burning desire)
lotoh fohoruno tsukokotono
(The power that once was locked away before)
katkah gourungian furino watashu
(Release the sleeping life inside, because)
junonjo kimimiwa zude tsu
(his angel isn't here anymore)
VESTA, ITSNOMU SARAHNO KAMOTE KAMI!
(Firegoddess, release the godly powers from within!)
At that moment, not even knowing what she said, she began to glow. Her hands fed themselves to his face, as he glowed brightly. She then stopped glowing, and left him behind. As she stood up, she waited a while to see if he did anything. .
. . . nothing. . . absolutely nothing. . .
"Told ya," said Pikkoro. Himegami turned around, with a single teal tear falling down her little face, over the crevise of ner nose, and onto her gi. "Well.. I guess we should go bury the carcass before it rots.. " Just then, she heard something she had never expected to hear, he started to talk!
"uuhhhnnnmmm. . . . wwhoooo. . . . is. . . theerreeeeee. . uhhmmnn. . . hhheeellllpppp. . . "
Pikkoro ran over to his side, as Himegami slowly peered into his eyes.
"-?!" Apollo slowly looked up ahead. Two green figures slowly came into focus. Himegami leaned over him,
closer. . and closer. ..until . .
WHAM!
"Opps. . sorry. . " She fell right on top of him. He was so frightened that he pushed her off with all his might, and lept up from the cave ground. They could see the fear in his eyes. .so cold. . so lonely. . . "W-w-who are you and w-w-what do you want?" Pikkoro and Himegami slowly neared him, as he backed up against the wall, the arrows and bow on his back making small, clanking sounds while he did. "LEAVE ME ALONE! DON'T COME ANY CLOSER!" Yelled Apollo, who was so scared of what might happen. Pikkoro stopped, as Himegami moved away also.
"We won't hurt you! We promise!"
"I'm not worried about YOU," said Apollo, gruffly shaking his index finger at Pikkoro. "I am worried about that little deformed kid! He might give me rabies, or the neggi fever! I am not stupid! Now look at him! He's practically foaming! the litt-. . . AAAAHHHHHHH!!"
Himegami had heard quite anought of people mistaking her sex. She took her little hands and tryed to grab onto his neck. "I AM NOT A BOY! YOU ARE THE BIGGEST WEIRDO IN THE ENTIRE WORLD! I AM A GIRL! I AM A GIRL!" She shook his violently, as he took her by the back of her gi, and held him far enough away from him, so that now, she was only punching air, trying to reach him.
"Well, if you ARE a girl. . then your the only female namek in the universe... cause we only have 'Its' here on namek. ALLL gender neutral."
She looked at him in the eyes. "WELL I
GUESS I AM THE ONLY FEMALE NAMEK IN THE UNIVERSE, BUT THAT STILL
MAKES ME FEMALE!"
Apollo smiled. "Yeah.. sure. . I bet your are just pulling
my leg. What a case. . . " he said as he sat back down and
laughed to himself. She started to growl a little. "Heh. . a
female. . . what a maroon! what kind of sucker do you take me
for!" Now she could feel herself getting really pissed. . .
"I'll show you a sucker!" she winded up, and BAM! sent
her fist straight to his face, but he caught her hand before she
could do any damage. He crushed her hand as he glared at her with
cold, cold eyes. She began to wimper as her hand slowly gave way
to his grip. As she began to yelp aloud, and fall to the ground,
he continued his cold, cold glare. She began to wretch her arm
away from him, as he continued his stare. As she gave her last
little shove, Apollo continued his grip. That was enough to do
some damage
RRRRRRRIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP!!!!!
From closed eyes, the exertion of her pulling sent her into the wall of the cave, whilst Piccolo began a stance. And what did apollo do? He stood there, motionless, nevermoving,. . . never sounding,. .
. . all while holding the dismembered arm af Himegami.
"My-y. . . . AAARRRRRRRRMMMMMMMMMMM!!!! OOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWIIIIIIIIIIIIEEEEEEEEEE!"
Armless and discombobulated, she ran around the cave, whilst , with blazer teasing in the wind, Apollo stood motionless. He flipped around at Piccolo. Piccolo looked so mad, a small vein popped out of the back of his head. Apollo smirked. "I am easily 7 times stronger than you. Do you dare try to spar with me? Do you dare try to humiliate yourself infront of that disformed. . . thing. .I am surprised that you even look twice at such a malformed being. That. . darkness incarnate. . " He turned around and began to walk away. Piccolo screamed out in rage. "YOU ASS! THAT 'DARKNESS INCARNATE' WOKE YOU UP!' Apollo snuffed shortly, and paused.
"HE. . did no such thing. . . "