In the dark of the forest.... (Rascal)

[Brandon]

Few things change. More so then others would want, but for Brandon, too much had changed for him.

He had ventured into the dense forest, and wandered to where his memories of his old forest home had taken him. He came across the lake hidden in the forest where he remembered hunting for fish. His memories also pointed him to the huge tree that his home had been made in, but when he turned to look, there was nothing there. Even the huge tree was not there.

"Three hundred years, and the forest seems similar to what I remember, but my home... its gone..." He said, as he walked over to where the tree in his memories used to be in the real world. Looking down at the ground, all he saw was a large partially buried boulder. No way a tree would be able to grow here.  He started to think he was in the wrong spot, but when he looked back to where the clear lake was, he remembered being in the right spot.

"All that time, maybe the tree rotted, fell and the dirt was all washed away to reveal this rock?" He asked himself, but all these questions made him sigh as he sat down on the rock to think of his next plan....

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Many hours before Brandon even traveled to Mount Paozu, and very far to the south of where he actually was, a young, red haired looking girl sat in a straw house on an island in the middle of the ocean. She sat cross-legged and wore her usual spandex attire but today felt rather hot as a beam of sunlight streamed through her open roof. The short girl, almost five feet in height stood up despite the heat coming down on her head, and uttered, “I’m bored…”

She began to pout and wondered, “What should I do? Nobody’s really on this island much now.” The summer was in its height but nobody had come around to visit like recently like those three had from before.

She stepped out of her house and without a second thought walked towards a cliff near where her house’s foundation ended. Then she looked down and measured a drop with her eyes that was nearly 100 feet below with gentle waves crashing against a rock face. “I want to go and find them, especially… Brandon.”

A smile came onto her face as she remembered the muscular black haired man with an equally dark aura and a preference not to wear shirts, “Or was that the other guy?” She thought in the midst of it all thinking of the surfing man with blue hair and a giant board who had come to the island. She shook her head and folded her hands together. “I mustn’t think of him right now. I want to find Brandon I have to picture him well… Otherwise, I could forget what he looks like.”

It was the only way for her to go about things because far in the past she could have easily tracked him with ki sensing. Sadly, without her former great powers Rascal was without the ability to find someone that way. She grits her teeth blaming her fellow demons on this but then remembered Brandon might be one too. It was the only way to explain the semi-scary, brief demeanor she had felt from him before going to Wabisa’s house, well, axe the scary part it was more of a shocking revelation that he might possibly be a demon.

All this swirled in her head and she realized the only way she was going to find out is if she found him, studied him, and tried to help him with his amnesia she remembered he had. So, without further ado she pointed a finger at herself and quickly took it upon herself to change her spandex back into a familiar, tight royal blue trikini she had previously worn. Next she jumped off the cliff in one long jump and landed in the water with a big splash.

She was not normal. That was certain as her head surfaced above the water’s top layer. She giggled then stated, “That was fun…” before moving her arms and starting northward. She didn’t know how she was going to find him but that didn’t matter. All she wanted to do was swim now to locate him. Therefore, she did, it took a very long time but during her journey, she kept up her strength by diving and killing any fish, dolphin, or other creature she could find on sight. Though the extra food in her belly made it harder to swim each time, she did so her berserk style of free-style swimming plus the occasional doggy paddle saved the demoness from drowning. She wished she could fly but that was beyond her currently so swimming north to where she remembered the mainland was best.

In due time she found herself on a rocky shore far north of her current home and looked up to see a tall mountain filled with dense jungle. Little did she realize as she headed up there that would be where Brandon was. She ran past fallen logs, tree branches, and a number of wild animals in order to make her way up onto that particular mountain a place called Mount Paozu.

[Brandon]

Deep in thought, He heard movement far in the forest. Animals were running from something, and he didn't know what it was. That is, until he felt a familiar 'tug' on his body, the same he felt when he met that group on the island. "Someone is coming?" He asked himself before trying to hide behind a tree in its shadow. In hopes that he would stay hidden, and find out who it was that was coming in his direction.

It wasnt long before he saw a lone figure racing through the woods, and he recognized that figure. It was the same girl who gave him the pants he was wearing now. "Why is she running?" He asked himself, before saying "Where are you off to in such a rush?" loud enough for Rascal to hear clearly.

The shadow of the tree seemed to almost perfectly hide him, but he stepped out of his hiding place to confront her. He was still shirtless, but the darkness of the forest around them seemed to accent his glowing purple eyes in an odd enticing way. "Looking for something?"

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Rascal came to a halt as soon as she heard while climbing through the mount's dense forest. She turned to face him and her face turned green as her body realized it had not had time to properly digest the raw food she had eaten while traveling yet. Dolphin, fish, and all the other stuff she had eaten on the way here were a bad combination. Her legs wobbled and she fell to her feet also slightly scared to see him popping out from underneath the shadow of a tree.

"Come on..." Rascal mumbled, "Can't believe you would do that... I was looking for you Brandon." She folded her arms across her chest and stomach to try and hide her pain and added, "I wanted to talk to you but the problem is now that I've found you do we have anywhere private we can do this? If not, I may be able to instantly 'build' us a place."

She was curious to learn if the amnesiac had found a place to stay. Maybe it was a rental place or perhaps a true home of his prior memories? More likely than not he hadn't but it didn't hurt to ask.

[Brandon]

Watching her for a moment, He could tell something was wrong. "Some place private? The forest here is pretty private. Not sure what else you wanted... I actually just recently got here. I was going to set up a campsite so I can start rebuilding what I had lost three hundred years ago." He said as he gestured to teh boulder he was sitting on earlier.

"Please, sit down. You look like your about to be sick or something." He said, as he walked over to a different tree, where a huge backpack and other supplies were stacked. He opened his backpack and took out a bottled water and soon offered the bottle to her.

"So tell me, why would you even be looking for me? I didn't expect anymore to be looking for me."

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"That's cause I ate a huge amount of fish on my way here," Rascal stated before she reached for his water bottle, popped it open and began to chug it down. She then wiped her lips and felt the awful taste rising up into her throat disappear. Once ready she sat down next to him and leaned her head against his shoulder.

"Anyway, I'm here to see you and apologize. I really, truly thought you might have been a demon when I first met you based on how your power was flowing about you and your mysterious, sudden arrival." She stated, "I just didn't happen to think I'd find you this quickly. I guess I got lucky. Oh, tell me if I look cute here as I'm about to do a quick change!"

She'd point her index finger at herself and allow her spandex to slowly changing into a small black skirt with matching sneakers. It probably wasn't the best thing to wear in the wilderness, but it was a little less chaffing then her usual attire. She felt like wearing this because it matched the setting of the environment and if they had to do any physical exercise she'd be ready. The reason being is that if Brandon wanted to set up a camp out her she figured he might be out in the wilds to train himself. She smiled at him awaiting his response. The man seemed to always feel uneasy around women like her, if she remembered correctly, so this would be as good as any time to snare him, maybe remember how to mind control people, and turn the strong meat head into a minion of hers.

[Brandon]

Patting her on the head after she apologized, Brandon replied to her after sighing. "Its alright I guess. Since we last spoke, I've been starting to wonder who I really was anyways. I mean, I now have grey skin... My eyes freaking glow... and I survived a crash landing from space... Its enough to make anyone wonder. Then theres the odd powers I have." He said, as he held up one of his hands, and right infront of Rascal's eyes, his hand turned into a dark coloured mist. But instead of drifting off in the wind, the mist seemed to remain around the area where his hand was.

"Go ahead, try to touch it." He said, looking at Rascal. If she were to try and touch it, it would feel like actual mist. Nothing solid to touch, but only the mist which felt cool to the touch.

"Now imagine that...but EVERYWHERE...."

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"Oh..." Rascal uttered reaching for the misty appendage before her, "This is pretty cool..." Her hand would go through it but she noticed that despite temporarily dispersing its shape it quickly reformed.

"Well, actually its maybe not so cool." Rascal now retorted putting her hands in her lap, "It makes you seem like I expected you've been a demon or worse... A dang vampire. I suppose it matters not though if you're one or the other because whatever you are you're actually pretty cute. I was just flabbergasted and... Surprised by your sudden appearance last time."

She then nodded her head multiple times after finishing her explanation and began letting her pink ki flow freely from her body. "I too have a cool trick up my sleeve beyond changing one's type of clothes instantly. Remember last time..." She'd say letting her ki begin to lengthen her body to its full height. She'd suddenly put on a little weight too as her waist and chest expanded to encompass a more womanly figure. The skirt she wore began riding up riding up her thighs making room for her luscious hips that caused her little dress to be no more then 14 in. in length down from the center of her navel.

She blushed a little not expecting it to be this short but then giggled. She was a demoness after all and in the presence of a good man, or so she thought so he'd not cause her trouble hopefully. She hated to appear too sexy or even sleazy with him but there were women who had done worse in the worse than she. Her goal was to only make him feel overly comfortable so she might control the direction and purpose of their conversation.

[Brandon]

Focusing for a moment, the mist grew very dense and eventually reformed his normal hand. Listening to her, He couldnt help but laugh. "A Vampire? Haha, Nah, I would of been burnt alive when I was exposed to the sun. But truth be told, Im not so sure what I am now. When we first met, I was 100% certain I was human, but now, Im not so sure anymore what I am. A Freak of nature maybe. I have a strong feeling that whatever caused me to lose my memories is tied with my altered appearance."He said, as Rascal told him that she had her own cool trick.

He watched her Ki envelope parts of her body, and her outfit had altered itself to something a bit more revealing then he had expected. It caused something new to happen... Brandon blushed, and his cheeks actually turned a darker grey, and not just a red colour like most normal individuals. It was like all the colour in his skin was completely de-saturated somehow.

"Well er... Thats quite the unique outfit. That ability of yours is actually very handy. But I have other tricks to... The mist ability is just a tip of the ice berg. Care to see what I am talking about?" He asked, as he grinned playfully. However with his glowing eyes, and his monochromatic complexion, the grin made Brandon seem to look like he had something quite sinister planned.

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"I don't feel like seeing your powers right now," Rascal stated, "I just came to talk because I'm here on a little request."

She'd cross her legs one over the other so as not to give the blushing Brandon so much to look at then say, "The little problem I have is that once I was super duper strong. Now I'm about as strong as the average martial artist these days. Even Saiyans can compare to little old me. I want you to help make me stronger. In return, you may have all of me and the things I take from this universe." She poked her index finger at his chest playful then smirked allowing him to think briefly on this offer. She could see he might be a little aghast by her beauty currently but many men were.

[Brandon]

"A request?" He asked, a bit confused. It was interesting to know that someone who apparently had a seemingly huge crush on him, had a request for him. But what he heard after that, as well as her playful teasing, Brandon was almost speechless.

"Sooo... Let me get this straight, and pardon me if I seem offensive... You want me to help you become stronger... in exchange for sexual and material favours?" He asked, giving her and odd look.But it was that one part of her request that seemed to trigger something in his head. 'the things I take from this universe.'

"She wants to be a conqueror? A Ruler? Why does that seem very familiar to me..." He thought as he waited to see what the woman's reaction would be. But what bugged him the most now, was the reason why being a ruler felt so familiar to him. He wasn't the ruling type, atleast, from what he could remember. Things were still fuzzy, but this woman wasn't making things any easier for him....

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"Yes, what's wrong with wanting to take control of things? And also, what's wrong with me wanting to offer this? I'm a grown woman you know and at one time I could have ruled an entire realm of people..." Rascal stated with a smirk on her face, "Even you must be able to see that. That I'm a great woman and you should help me out." She'd push herself slightly against him even more so than before and wrap her arms around his neck.

"I'm pretty sure a man like you has many women talk to him about this sort of thing. If not, it's a sad thing since you're pretty hot." Being the demoness she was Rascal was the type to push herself onto a man like him every once and a while and even though she wanted to destroy him before the fact that he had started to gain or re-learn of increasingly demonic powers he had made her drawn to him.

[Brandon]

Brandon was pinned in a corner, metaphorically speaking. As she had spoken, her words seemed to stir some memories that didnt fully surface in Brandons mind, and when she really got close to him, he felt like she was about to kiss him.

Part of him wanted to, but that was the 'man with needs' that was in him. He knew something about Rascal was not right, but thinking about that was becoming increasingly hard with the woman so close to him. It made him slightly nervous, and it showed.

"Actually, if whats left of my memory is right, y-your the first to act towards me in this way actually..." He said, trying to keep his nervousness contained.

"I-I guess I could help you as much as I am able to I guess. Always did want a good, serious girlfriend to..." He added, his cheeks turning a darker grey colour as he splurted out the first thing that came to his mind.

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"Good... Good..." Rascal stated now leaning in close enough for his lips to touch hers. She planted a kiss on his blushing, blubbering face and added, "These are the kinds of feelings I want to hear from a man." She felt a great victory arise in her heart and with it now felt confident she could control a man like him who wanted a serious girlfriend. She did not blush when she kissed him instead she took his lips like the proper Southern Belle every one thought her to be prior to this.

She then used her Magic Manipulation to transform her skirt once more into suitable training attire. A pair of ripped blue shorts and a loose green t-shirt with a pink heart in the center. The shirt was a little shorter then normal allowing for the top of her navel to be seen when she pulled away from him.

"I once knew a technique that not only allowed me to change my clothes, but something else about myself. Make me stronger and only you will get to see what it looks like first in a very long while."

[Brandon]

Time seem of of froze when their lips touched. Brandons first Kiss was from Rascal it seemed.

But the kiss didn't last as long as Brandon initially wanted, as Rascal soon parted the kiss, and used her energy to change her outfit again. This time into a more casual training attire.

But before speaking, Brandon quickly licked his lips to find out how Rascal actually tasted. It was sweet, much more sweet then he thought at first.

But his attention was ripped back to reality, as Rascal, his new girlfriend, told him that she once knew of another altering technique that altered other aspects of her physical self. "Ha, One with such beauty shouldnt have to alter herself for any reason. But a deal is a deal, Buuuuut I want to see just how strong you actually are first, so I know were to start. Sooo, how about... I dunno...a sparring match?" He asked, as a smile crept upon his face as he had another look at rascals new outfit.

"Is it me, or does whenever she changes outfit, it gets more and more revealing?....Hell yeah, gonna end up marrying this girl one day. Im sure of it." He thought to himself as he still grinned. "Er, yeah, a Sparring match will help me see how far along your powers are. And it will give me a chance to show you what I can do right now to."