turned her palms so that they were facing the room.


"Freeze to death!" Kyoko ordered into the silence. Ice crystals immediately formed on the walls.Glaciers proliferated from everywhere until the entire room and everyone in it were surrounded by clear, cold blue ice.


"That way they won't melt. We'll have to somehow get Kaori to transform them back."


"What if Kaori doesn't?" Trunks asked, although he didn't want to know the answer.


Kyoko turned to him. "Don't think about it," she whispered, reaching for her heart. She dropped her hand. No heartbeat. No warmth. No pain. Only in her imagination.


"Let's go. Kaori is not here."


"How- how do you know that?" Trunks called after Kyoko, who had already walked back halfway.


"I could feel it. Your hatred hurts me." He swallowed another question. She sounded so sad, so desperate. If only he could do something!


"You can't help me with this, Trunks," said Kyoko. "I have to deal with Kaori on my own. But you can stay with me and give me courage."

"Kyoko?" Trunks wasn't sure, but had she ...


"Yes, Trunks. I can read your mind." She smiled at him. "Don't worry. I rarely do that. And you certainly have no secrets from me, huh?"


"No, but ... I didn't even know." Trunks' mouth was dry. He knew so little! How could he love a woman he didn't even know? Very simple, said a voice in the back of his head. Because she loves you too. And isn't that the main thing?


"Yes, it is," he said aloud. Kyoko smiled knowingly. Trunks wasn't surprised that she didn't look confused.


"Listen," Kyoko began thoughtfully. "I can't find it if I don't know what it's aiming for. Her aura is extinguished. She is doing something to get closer to her goal, but I don't know what, how, why and above all: where. But you said she would have turned on Vegeta? "


Trunks nodded seriously. "He left after an argument with Bulma.She didn't want to believe that he loved her. "


"We have to look for him."


"He's in the mountains," he said. "His aura is very strong. I suppose he's training again. We can be with him quickly." With a sidelong glance at the hallway from which they had come, he asked: "And they won't melt?"


"Not as long as I live ..." she answered slowly.


Trunks decided not to go into that. "I think we should get reinforcements," he said. "Kuririn and 18-18 and Tenshinhan could help us fight Kaori ..."


"NO!", Kyoko shouted frantically. "I mean ..." Then she realized she was screaming. "Oh god, I'm sorry," she said desperately and buried her face in her hands. "I'm sorry," she whispered. "But I don't want to drag any more innocents into it. You couldn't do anything about my terrible sister except ... die ... I could never forgive myself ..."


Trunks took her gently in his arms."It's okay. I understand what you mean. We'll do it differently. We'll find a way. We'll make it ..."




Meanwhile, Kaori was already celebrating the next step towards her final victory.




The couple sat down silently on the charred grass. They took a few steps. The scorched ground crunched when they touched it. It was clear to both of them that this could only be Vegeta's work. Trunks nodded his head to the right.


The two slowly walked towards Vegeta. He glared at his son. You could tell that he was very desperate. His hair was shaggy and his suit badly damaged. He looked like a wild animal in captivity. For the first time, Kyoko was afraid of him. Would he want to harm Trunks? Wouldn't he believe him? What if he broke out of his cage called society and lived again as was worthy of a Saiyan prince?


"Father," said Trunks flatly.Then he reconsidered and added, in a more conciliatory tone, "We were both deceived."


She felt Vegeta paying attention. Even if he didn't like to admit it, Vegeta thought a lot of his son. And he trusted him. More than anyone else.


"What do you mean?" Vegeta snapped rudely. Then he pointed to Kyoko. "And who is she there?"


Trunks drew in air, indignantly to interject that he should recognize his wife by now. Kyoko, however, held his vocal cords by the strength of her thoughts. He made no sound. "Let me talk," he heard her voice in his head. "I'll convince him. You mustn't argue now if we want a chance against Kaori."


He nodded and sent her his mental approval.


"It would be too complicated to explain the whole story to you now. You should take note that I am the real Kyoko, and not the being that walks around with my body," said Kyoko in a sharp tone that brooked no contradiction.

To everyone's amazement, Vegeta just smiled calmly when he heard this.


"I thought so," he said, grinning from ear to ear. Only Kyoko ever silenced this spoiled Saiyan (he glanced sideways at Trunks, who turned red). I'm glad, "he admitted," not to have to change my mind about you because of a stupid incident in gravity space. I have always valued you very much. "


Kyoko was amazed to see that Vegeta was telling the truth. That he liked her ... No wonder he hadn't accepted Kaori's offer.


Smiling warmly, she hugged him. "I'm glad you think that way, father-in-law," she said. A little confused, he patted her on the back and shrugged his shoulder helplessly. Trunks got a bit jealous (he turned pink and his head began to steam like a tea kettle. "Boo wants chocolate!" He shouted loudly and turned his father and Kyoko into bars of chocolate ... * g *), but he wouldn't let anything to note.

"Well, Vegeta," Kyoko began, getting back to the real reason for their search. "We urgently need to know what Kaori is up to to stop her. Has she mentioned anything to you?"


Vegeta thought for a moment. "I mean to believe ... uh ... I mean, I think she wants to rule the universe."


"Great," grumbled Trunks. "We are not only dealing with a madwoman, but also a megalomaniac madwoman."


Kyoko shook his head. "She's not megalomaniac. With the right helpers, she can do it without any problems."


Vegeta and Trunks looked at her. "What do you mean?" They asked as if from one mouth.


"There is no spell that subjects others to their own will. But there are enough evil beings in this world who would follow it to make their own wishes come true. It only needs those who are able to make sure that their laws are obeyed.With her power ... she could kill the Dark Kaioshin today and the Kaioshin tomorrow. Then she would be the absolute ruler of everything. The lord of the underworld would not be an obstacle. Your terrible helpers would oppress everyone. Then there would be no more escape.


We are the last and the only fortress that could withstand their attack. "




"Ah," came a cold, terrible voice from behind the three of them. "It looks like my sister got free and immediately recognized the seriousness of her situation."


At the same time Vegeta, Trunks and Kyoko whirled around. And with a terrible certainty they saw the fulfillment of their fate come.


"How- how could you get here without us noticing you?" Vegeta asked, amazed and angry at the same time.


"Aura cleared," Kaori explained casually. Her beautiful green eyes sparkled aggressively. Then she let her aura run free again without reining or taming it.It was so strong that you could see it shining through the astral space. And Kyoko froze. Because this aura was no longer that of her sister, but that of the Dark Kaioshin. The realization hit her like a blow. The Lord of Darkness was defeated. Kaori now commanded the hosts of the eternal fire.


"Oh no, please don't. You couldn't have done that ... not yet ... too early ... we're unprepared ..." Kyoko shivered slightly. What else could she do now? Dying ... nonsense! she reminded herself. Don't think about it. You can beat them if ... if ... if what? I've forgotten it. Forgot ... The only thing I ever forgot was my exam ... oh no ... the knowledge is in my memory ... in my exam ...


"It's true," Kaori said haughtily. "The knowledge from our exam is what you lack. Whether you can defeat me with it is the other thing. But it gives you far more power than you have now."

Hope germinated in the slim young woman with the deep blue eyes. It was immediately wiped out.


Grinning, Kaori took a small dark green glass bottle from the pocket of her black coat. It had an ornate label that said 'Kyoko's Examination'.


She waved it triumphantly in the air, just in front of Kyoko's nose. She knew there was no point in reaching for it. Nothing made sense now. They lost ...




And the end! Haha. No, nonsense, of course that's not the end. It would be even nicer ... Well, the next part is probably really about the sausage (Oh God, where did I get that saying from ...). Until then, I wish you a lot of fun and lots of clerks. Oh yes, and I have one more question: Do you think the story is too long? I now have about 75 pages (together with 'Bounty'). It seems like forever to me. That's why I have to write my story so that all chapters are always open at the same time.Otherwise I would have forgotten everything ... Hach yes, Alzheimer's sends his regards ...




Well, now: wait for the next part! Until then! (I'm not in a hurry, okay? A FF that is supposed to be good takes time after all ^ _ ^)