Super Dragon Ball: Paradise Hysteria

Not All Alone

Something didn't feel right with Chayote. Things only began to stink once the God Temple came into view because one couldn't have been sure what they'd see all the way until the end of the road. Besides, until the final stretch, things have been going according to plan. Everyone who could have gotten in Chayote's way was accounted for, nobody who was in the field of battle and was at the risk of being brainwashed knew about the location where Videl and Satan would hide Navy in and those two stayed out of view and concealed their Ki for that exact reason.

That being said, approaching the Korin Tower, Chayote noticed a distinct lack of Yajirobe in sight. She had a vague hint that he got brainwashed with the rest of them since he was in the big Bulma's welcome home party. If Chayote truly was threatening Baby's big bad plan by coming here, one would've thought that his loyal little brainwashed soldiers would lay their bodies down on the line, and yet Yajirobe wasn't here on a big black cloud and a sword in hand.

It wasn't as if Chayote wanted to face him as an obstacle. She had no clear idea exactly how powerful that slob was with his talent for disposing of and eating up demon meat. Still, not seeing the Baby Army trying as hard as they possibly could have gave Chayote a very chill tingle that just wouldn't stop moving up and down her spine. It was the most terrifying and suspicious that victory has ever felt; it occurred to Chayote as she was soaring above the clouds up to God's Temple.

Chayote canceled her flight in mid-air, vaulting over her front and landing with a tap onto the hallowed temple ground. Mr. Popo had been tending to the palm trees and Kami Upa was already waiting for her by the entrance to the temple grounds. By his side was an extremely worried Dende.

"Chayote," Mr. Popo acknowledged Chayote's arrival. "Kami sensed you would be coming. He's ready for you."

With a gentle nod, Chayote walked Mr. Popo by and approached the entryway to the temple. She stopped where the staircase up the platform leading into the temple began and raised a right eyebrow since Kami Upa wasn't reacting to her approaching in any way. Never has she been so on edge about a mere Earthling refusing to move aside for her.

"Squirt, I need to use your Super Holy Water," Chayote said with a defusing tone.

"The Super Holy Water?" Kami Upa leaned his head to the right with a blank look on his face. "Why is that? What do you intend to use it for?"

"I know you need to descend to the Heavenly Sage Realm to use the filtration system and that the only reasons for going there are when Kami are made and when Kami resign. However, I don't intend to use the filtration system. I have other means of dispersing it across the Earth," Chayote explained.

"You didn't answer Kami-sama's question, Chayote-san," Dende spoke up from Kami's side. "Why do you need the Super Holy Water?"

"Because the Earth is in trouble. A terrifying parasite has taken over the minds of anyone able to stop it and the Super Holy Water is the only way of removing it," Chayote replied. For some reason, she just couldn't shake off the feeling like this response was a formality and both of these two knew exactly why she came here.

"I see," Kami Upa closed his eyes and stepped back. "You know, it's awfully rude of you to just come here and ask for my aid when I couldn't get you to help me protect the Earth for so long. For your information, Piccolo and I are working hard to prevent a certain dark omen from coming to pass and here you are coming and asking for help after ignoring my plight for a few years now."

"Sorry 'bout that, little guy, I was a bit petrified for a while..." Chayote tried playing it off lightly just to sweeten the dark foreboding that was soaking the atmosphere. Even if she knew Upa since he was just a little squirt, he's grown considerably and bulked up almost as much as his father had when Chayote trained with them after just having come to Earth. With him sulking, half drowned in the shade like that, he looked like he was plenty threatening to Earth himself.