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**Two and a half years later, Planet Namek** Echo was surprised when she felt Zarbon's power level vanish. Had he..? No, she thought, I can't think like that. She had learned something over the past two and a half years--show no emotion. Even if Zarbon had died, she couldn't risk anyone knowing how she felt about him--all the soldiers that had known were dead. Another thing Echo had learned was not to come out of her room. She was extremely embarrased about her size, and she hadn't seen daylight in a year. A few more hours passed and she was called by Frieza. "I'm far too busy for this," he said, "the Ginyu force will be here shortly. You go to them and give them the objectives." Echo couldn't believe her ears. Was this yet another of his ploys to humiliate her? She managed to not speak of what she was thinking. Another hour passed, Echo amused herself by counting the ceiling tiles (sounds like a kid in detention--"There's 12,583!"), then she heard a loud CRASH. "That'd be them," she mumbled to herself. She walked outside just as they had gotten out of their spaceships. Noticing the looks on their faces, it was quite hard to maintain calmness. "As Frieza is too busy right now," she said to them, ignoring the look Jeice was giving her, "he has sent me to tell you the objectives." "And just who are you?" said Captain Ginyu. "I don't have to tell you that, and if you if you want your head still intact in five seconds, I suggest you shut your mouth." She continued without bothering to look at them again, "Objective one. Find the Dragonballs, bring them back. Objective two. Destroy anyone that would pose a threat--" she saw Jeice miming pointing a gun at her. "That is not funny, Jeice. Now unless you would like me to cut half that mane of yours off, I suggest you stop trying to amuse everyone." Jeice pretended to be scared. "Save me, save me! I'm being beaten by a woman!" He gagged. Echo was reminded strongly of Zarbon because of his accent. It was this that prevented her from attacking him. "Alright, alright, you've convinced me. You're funny. Now, listen! Continuing from where I left off, destroy anyone who would interfere with your obtaining the dragonballs--JEICE, I MEAN IT! QUIT FOOLING AROUND!" Jeice had pretended to be fighting her, and had faked losing. "Maybe you would like the next dimension?" That got a response. Jeice and the others took off. "Stupid..absolutely stupid." Then she suddenly thought of something. The spaceships were still there. She could steal one and leave! But..what about Zarbon? No, she thought, He would want me to take this chance. Quietly she creeped into one of the spaceships, punched in some numbers (she didn't take time to think about what they meant) and she was off. I can't believe it, she thought, I finally got away! But as the spaceship left Namek, she knew that her fight was far from over. |