In the mountain's winter halls. (open)

[Ethar Luxun]

Winter had started to fall upon the major continent of Earth, but Mt. Pazou being the tallest mountain, was the first to get covered in the freezing snow.

Luckily, Ethar was ore then prepared for the winter, as he had plenty of firewood stored up in his basement for the fireplace that kept his wooden home nice and warm. Smoke poured from his chimney, as Ethar thought it would be a good time to start researching an Earthling Christmas, as he had read. And in so doing, he had cleared a space by one of his front windows, and set up a lush pine tree in a stand, and decorated it with lights and baubles. 

Sitting in a chair that partially looked out the window, and partially at his new decorated tree, Ethar let out a sigh as he sipped on a cup of Hot Chocolate, with little Marshmallows in it. Taking a sip, he said "Mmmm... Earthlings sure know how to keep themselves warm." as all he could hear, was the wind howling outside, and the crackling of his fireplace.

[Ohkara Minamaru]

Snow... That was something Ohkara could live without, thankfully being able to fly, she never had too much of a problem avoiding. At least most of the time... Today, however, was different. Today Ohkara was making her way up to Mount Paozu, where she would find a familiar cabin, when an ever more familiar person inside. Ethar had been coped up inside for nearly a year, living in solitude. At first, Ohkara had waved it off as nothing more than a joke; she had figured that within a little time he would come to his senses and contact her. However, this had not been the case.

In lieu of his absence, Ohkara had taken his place as protector of the cities of Earth, and in that she had lost most of her free time, so even visiting the young Noran had turned into just a fleeting thought. But today she had finally made up her mind to check in on him; she was worried about him, after all. Being alone for so long wasn't good for anybody.

Landing near his cabin, she let out a sigh, hugging herself tightly against the cold snow and harsh wind. She was dressed in a dark hooded cloak, the warmest piece of clothing she could find. To top that off, she had decided she'd surprise the young man, and brought along her silver wig, which sat tightly on her head, covering her signature forest-green hair. Nearing the cabin, she quickly hopped up the steps and rose a hand to knock on the door. Letting out a second, deeper sigh, she wondered how the man inside the cabin might have changed over the year. Would he see through her disguise and recognize her? There was only one way to find out...

He knuckled knocked hard against the door, and her free hand pulled her hood over her bright yellow eyes. Hopefully he'd have no idea it was her underneath the dark cloth. If that was the case, she'd have no problem toying with him a little. After all, he did hurt her feelings by not giving her so much as a phone call over the course of the year! ”Ethar Luxun?” she called in her best disguised voice, ”I have something urgent to speak to you about!”

[Ethar Luxun]

Hearing the knock at the door, Ethar put his cup of Coco on the table beside him and got up to his feet. "Goodness, Who would that be in this weather?" He asked himself as he walked over to the door, and attempted to sense if there was any energy outside the door, or if it was pieces of branches hitting his door. He could feel a power equal to his own, and with a confused smile, he opened the door to find a woman, all bundled up, saying that she had something urgent to speak to him about.

"Alright, Please come in out of the cold." He said, letting in the disguised woman. After she was in, if she came in, Ethar would close the door behind her, so the house would come back up to its warm temperature. "What is all this about? You are the first person I've spoken to all year... I didnt think anyone knew I was still here."

[Ohkara Minamaru]

Sure enough, the brown-haired Noran opened the door and greeted her. Stepping inside at his offer, Ohkara let out a light giggle; it was almost hard to believe how easy this was. As he shut the door, she turned to him, and looked him over. He was exactly the same as she had remembered, which was somewhat comforting, however something about the way he spoke bothered her. There was no doubt about it that living in solitude for so long had affected him somehow.

”Now, now,” she said, waving a finger in the air, ”I know I came uninvited and unannounced, but is that really any way to greet a lady?” she asked, wagging her finger at him. Then, grabbing a hold of her hood, she quickly pulled it down, revealing her long, flowing, silver hair, and a cutesy-smile, ”Especially one as cute as me!” Giving him a wink, she would quickly turn and twirl around, getting a good look at his cabin. It was just as she remembered it; however, she did her best to act surprised.

”Finally, I get to meet the real Silver-Saiyan,” she exclaimed, giggling as she stopped and faced him again, ”Though I have to admit, for such a name, I did expect a much more... exciting?... abode...” placing a finger to her chin, she pretended to think for a second, then teasingly added: ”Its almost... disappointing...”

[Ethar Luxun]

"Hmm. I did not expect to have anyone remember who I was after all this time, let alone find me..." He said, watching her attempt to flirt. When she revealed her appearance to him, He couldnt help but feel a bit... confused. "Who are you?" He asked, giving her a stern look. She did somewhat resemble him, and that was the disturbing part.

"And how did you find...." He started to say, but something clicked in his head. The Flirting, the Yellow eyes... Something was familiar about this girl. "Do I know you... from... somewhere Miss?" He asked, as he kept trying to figure out where he had met this girl before.

"You look...familiar..."

[Ohkara Minamaru]

His reaction was perfect, he didn't suspect a thing; at least that was what she thought at first. His expression suddenly changed, and he began to look much more questioning than he had before. Giggling, Ohkara's face turned a light pink. If she wanted to mess with him any more, she'd have to act quickly, before he caught on. The only way to do that was to say something way out of the ordinary. Seeing as she was playing the Silver-Saiyan, there was only one logical choice for her.

”Well, I sure hope so...” she told him, lowering her gaze and batting her lashes, then with a playful wink adding, ”... Daddy...” Quickly dropping her gaze even more, she had to fight back her laughter. She knew Noran's aged at a much slower rate than humans; so the idea wasn't completely out of the question... And maybe the fact that the response was so crazy, Ethar would believe it; if only even for a second.

If not, there was no doubt to Ohkara that his response would be priceless.

[Ethar Luxun]

As Ethar waited for the response from the girl, his mind was trying to place where he had seen that look before. It was lurking on the edge of his mind, but he couldnt place it.

Then when she called him 'Daddy', Ethars eyes went as wide as a startled deer in headlights. It didn't match up with her facial expression, but his mind was racing. She had claimed that he was her father, but nothing about her even looked like how he did in his natural form. She had Silver hair, much like he did when he was transformed in the past, but that wasnt a genetic trait. His brown hair was, so he thought that whoever was the mother, had silver hair. But then it dawned on him... He had never even been intimate with a woman before! And to have a 'daughter' like the woman infront of him, he would of had to be at the age of a human child when she was conceived, which set off more red flags in Ethars mind.

But he though that unless the rules of procreation had been drastically changed without his knowing, the young woman wasnt telling the truth.

He started to panic a bit, but as he looked into her eyes... Her eyes... Those bright yellow eyes. He knew where he had seen them before, and only one girl had them.

Starting to relax a bit, his mind finally figured out who it was that was teasing him. He remembered that it was a year ago that he had already met this girl. "You almost got me there.... Miss Ohkara. It must of taken a considerable amount of effort to dye your hair that colour." He said with a grin.

[Ohkara Minamaru]

Again, she was right. Ethar almost lost it; his expression one she wished she could have got a picture of. Just seeing him made her loose her cool and burst into laughter. Sure enough, this gave her away, and the man's expression lightened. Thankfully he found humor in it as well, or at least came off cool about the situation.

”Oh man!” she exclaimed, wiping a tear from her cheek, ”You shoulda seen your face! Priceless!” Straightening up, she looked him over questioning as he spoke of her hair. Letting out a giggle, she grabbed the silver hair and gave it a tug. In one movement the wig came off, revealing her signature forest-green hair, ”Oh, you didn't really think I'd dye my hair, did you?” She giggled, shaking her head, ”Oh no, not this beautiful color,” then gave him a hard, but playful punch to the arm.

Turing, Ohkara found herself a chair, which she plopped into nonchalantly, as if it were her's, ”How come I haven't heard from you for a year, Ethar?” she asked, ”You forget about me or something?” Taking another look around the room, she found that little had changed, however there was one thing that stood out; a brightly lit Christmas tree, something that she hadn't expected the Noran to have. The tree made Ohkara smile, it had been so long since she'd seen a Christmas tree so nicely decorated. She really had no one to celebrate the holidays with who even put one up.

[Ethar Luxun]

"Indeed. Quite and elaborate thing you had going on for a while there." he said as he smiled. She tugged off her wig, making Ethar have another surprised look on his face. "Fake hair piece? My My. How did you get it to stay in place while you have been playing Hero?" He asked as she teased about dying her hair, and calling her normal colour beautiful.

She sat down in his chair, observing his Christmas tree. Luckily, she didnt knock over his hot chocolate on the night stand beside the chair. "I've always been here Miss Ohkara. I just needed to stay clear of the public for a while... Needed time to think some things over." He said, as he walked over into the nearby kitchen.

If Ohkara was looking around, she would notice that the house was actually a bit larger, and had its own open fireplace. Something that didnt exist in his home since the last time she was in his home.

"Would you like some tea Miss Ohkara? Or perhaps some 'Hot Chocolate with marshmallows'?" He asked, looking back to the woman. She hadnt seemed to at all over the course of the year, although he was curious as to why she was dressing up like him, and playing HERO under his name, the Silver Saiyan.

[Ohkara Minamaru]

Kindly, he asked if she'd like something to drink. Letting out a giggle, she swooped up the cup of hot chocolate from the table beside her, and sipped it carefully, ”Nah, this will do just fine,” she told him, her face turning a light pink. The taste of the cocoa was perfect; not overly sweet, but not bitter, and it even had marshmallows. It was just like what her father used to make her as a child.

However, she quickly shook those thoughts out of her mind, and turned in the chair to face Ether, who was now in the kitchen. Caressing the cup of hot cocoa close to her, she smiled kindly, ”Isolation isn't good for anyone... It leads to depression,”she would quickly add: ”But there's no reason to feel depressed with such a pretty girl like me around, right!" followed by an quickly hastily wink an flash of her pierced tongue, before diving back into the cup of chocolaty, liquid goodness.

[Ethar Luxun]

Ethar was making himself a new cup of hot chocolate with marshmallows when he saw that she had nabbed his cup. Smiling as he waited for the kettle to boil, he turned to face her as she talked about his isolation and possible depression.

"Heh, afterall this time, You havent changed a bit. Thats a good thing." He said, as he reached behind him, and grabbed a marshmallow and started to munch on it as if it was a snack. "I was mostly meditating, researching and watching this whole time. Did you notice an odd energy wave a few months pack, and your own energy level drop?" He asked, as the water started to boil in the kettle.

Walking over and finishing his hot chocolate, Ethar then took his cup and sat across from Ohkara on another chair. "It happened right after the Saiyans left the moon. And it seemed to effect everyone who had a substantial energy signature."

[Ohkara Minamaru]

For the most part, he ignored her attempt at being cute; however, he hinted a slight bit of interest in stating her lack of change was a good thing. She smiled, her face turning a bit darker a shade of red, which she hid behind her mug as he continued. Admittedly, it was good to see he was in good health. Perhaps this meditation had done him some good.

Though quickly, Ohkara's interest was peaked upon the mentioning of energy drops and signatures. Lowering the mug to the table, she tapped an index finger on her lips in thought. She had been feeling a bit odd lately; but she thought that might have just been a lack of sleep, ”Like, I don't feel as strong lately, but I kinda thought that that was because I have slacked up on my training... These low-rate criminals aren't any kind of a challenge, and I thought I was just getting rusty...” Scooping the mug back up, she sipped once more, only to pause, ”You have been sitting in a cabin for a year. Wouldn't that make sense?”

His next words struck something in her, and her eyebrows rose, ”I don't know...” she told him, feigning skepticism, ”That seems a little too sci-fi to me...”

[Ethar Luxun]

"I have been training to keep my prowess up. Incase another evil threatened this world, but this.... wave... It effected everyone all over the galaxy. Maybe even the universe. I cannot even sense the intense powers of any of the other Earth Defenders. Something, And I dont know who... or what... Knocked down every powerful person down a few pegs. And whats more... Its effected me enough... That I cant even become the Silver Saiyan anymore." He said, looking a bit saddened. He then reached over his chair, and took out a big black book that was leaning up against the chair.

"I've also been sensing energy spikes ever since all over the nearby galaxy. They seem to happen the same time a major settlement is destroyed, or goes missing." He said, as he would hand her the book. Inside, would be the list events that had transpired within the recent months. The places would seem extremely random, and very remote. But as the dates got closer to present time, the places that were attacked seemed to get closer, and closer to their solar system.

"It seems that whatever is going on, Its heading our way...."

[Ohkara Minamaru]

The whole conversation began to spiral into science-fiction. Ohkara tried to stay on her toes, and retain the information, but it still seemed so unreal. They'd just dealt with the Saiyans! Why would fate be aimed against them like that? Shaking her head, took a deep breath, then another drink of her cocoa, before setting it on the table and taking the book from him. Skimming through the pages, she slowly shook her head. For the most part, it was all foreign to her; she was smart, but space, and science were never her strongest suits.

Handing the book back, she'd quickly replace it with the mug, and sip from it again. This time, she savored the liquid as she thought silently. Things couldn't stay peaceful forever, that was the reason that peace was so wonderful. ”If that is the case,” she told him, raising her gaze to match the Noran's, ”We'll need to prepare. I will protect this planet.” even with the mug of cocoa in her hand, she looked more than serious about this. Her tone had dropped, and there was a fire burning in her bright yellow eyes; however, most importantly, there was a fire ablaze in her soul. She had put her life on the line for her people before, and she'd gladly do it again.

[Ethar Luxun]

Taking the book back, and looking into her eyes, Ethar could really see that the thought of hard battles excited her. "WE will protect the planet. Luckily, if my math is right, We have atleast a few months before any of the planets we know of will be under attack." He said, as he drank his hot chocolate.

"Unfortunatly, That means the Spring will not only bring the pleasant warm summers, but a threat as well. Luckily, I will help train you if you want. Though, Im starting to wish there was a way to compact in a years worth of training in a few months..." he said, trying to think up of a most effective training regime for the course of the winter time. Snow would make it hard to move around on the land, but that could be used to their advantage.

"But I warn you, I wont go easy on you if you are to train under me as an apprentice. You will be put through different training regimes that will make even the most determined warrior doubt themselves..."