Disclaimer: I do not own Dragonball Z or the characters in it. So that means Android 17, Android 18, Trunks, Bulma, Gohan, Vegeta, etc. I do, however have an original character and you'll find out soon. I won't say now, cuz I don't wanna spoil it for you, lol :) And also, this story is NOT for children. It is rated M for mature and it contains alot of things that only adults and late teenagers should know about. You've been warned. Enjoy!

The Encounters

The loud explosion shocked everyone in the area. It was so sudden, that no one knew what it was that caused it. "What was that?" Seventeen asked. Suddenly, a burly lavender-haired man landed to show himself. "Hey, it's you." Seventeen said as he placed the gun back in its holster. "Yeah, it's me. The name's Trunks." He said as harshly as his vocals could muster. "Look, it's over! It stops here." "It does, huh? Trunks, don't you remember what happened last time? Nothing stops here except you." Seventeen mocked. His sister was already infuriated, so for Trunks to barge in thinking that he would challenge them threw her over the edge. "Gosh, how rude!" Eighteen said with her fists clenched. "He is such an arrogant little punk!" She had murder in her eyes. "Man, that's it! I want him dead; it's a matter of principle." Her brother couldn't care less whether Trunks lived or died, as his existence was only for their amusement. "I don't mind, consider it done." He leaned in, "But look, sis, we'll be blowing weeks worth of fun, comprende?" he whispered. "I don't care, I need this. I've been in a bad mood all day!" Eighteen replied with her mind made up. And with that, she blasted her energy ball at Trunks, who quickly dodged and phased behind her. "Hey, he's behind you!" Seventeen yelled frantically, knowing his sister was unaware of the situation. Eighteen turned around to catch a fist to the face that sent her flying back several feet. She smashed into a crumbled building and came out of the other end. "Damn him!" she said in frustration as she brought herself to her feet. "He's so dead!" she charged at him with her fist fixing to connect with his jaw, but he phased out of the way, missing her hit by a few inches and then went behind her again. She struggled to keep up with his speed and swung her leg towards his head, but Trunks proved too fast and it missed. Seventeen watched from the side in shock at how his opponent had gotten so efficient. He, too, struggled to keep up with Trunks' speed.

Finally, Trunks stopped in front of her and she tried to punch him in the face again. Instead of trying to dodge, this time, he grabbed her fists and threw her. She wasn't going to go easy, so she fired her ki at him once more, hoping to get contact this time. Trunks let it come at him and cocked his head to miss it. Eighteen hit the ground and slid to her brother's feet. He was impressed, but mostly shocked. "Man, he's changed. I don't know how but he's good!" Eighteen gathered her strength and got up once again, but she was more livid than ever. She growled, "I HATE you!" Trunks saw his opportunity to try to get through to them. "You hate the fact that you're powerless to stop me; that you're completely outmatched. Well, imagine feeling the way you do all the time, like the people of this planet do." He began to get heated as the memories came back to haunt him. "Fools! How do you think my master Gohan felt when you ganged up on him in the rain and he had no way out?" Images of Gohan's lifeless body laying in a puddle of mud engulfed his mind. It stung his soul. "Now it's your turn. I hope you enjoy it." He said calmly and coldly, although his mind screamed it. Seventeen straightened up and retorted. "You've improved, but you can't beat the two of us." Eighteen looked at him with rage emitting from her body. "Seventeen, let's kill this punk!" They both nodded at each other and charged side by side towards Trunks, who was all too ready. He knocked Eighteen out of the way and phased out of the way of Seventeen's punch. Because he missed, the momentum of his punch caused him to slide, but he caught his balance, turned around and was caught by surprise by a cheek-full of fist that knocked him off his feet.

Eighteen had enough of Trunks' games and decided to end it right here and now. She powered up two ki blasts and began barraging them at him. At the same time, Trunks powered up and the golden flames around him rose. He had a mutual feeling in mind. He rushed at her, knocking her blasts out of the way until he was right in front of her. He stretched his hand out and saw the look of horror on her face. That was the last face she ever made as she was blown to bits by a point blank blast to the face. Pink smoke submerged the area and her remains rained down from the sky. Her brother looked at the scene and couldn't keep the devastation off his face. For her to be there with him all of his life, and suddenly in the blink of an eye, she's in pieces was hard to fathom. Emotions filled him and his throat got tight. "I- it can't be…" the reality of it hit him like a freight train. "You killed her!" he tried his best to compose himself, and struggled to keep the emotions from his voice. But he could not restrain his rage. " Kid, that is one mistake you won't live to regret!" he got into a fighting stance, but deep down he knew it would be in vain.

Trunks saw the single being standing in front of him, and decided to get into his head. "You think this life is all about you, don't you?" He didn't need an answer. "What about the others; the ones that you two killed?" He launched at him and Seventeen stood his ground. He was hit with a kick to the face that knocked him backwards and made him hit the ground with an earth-quaking force. The sheer force of it almost knocked him unconscious. Trunks sprung upwards, spun in the air until he was at the perfect height, and fired with all his might a ki that would shatter him to bits. The blast hurdled towards Seventeen with the speed of a bullet but suddenly, a figure darted out of the sidelines and dove on top of him, sheltering him from his impending demise. Trunks saw this and in an act of desperation, sped towards the blast and knocked it towards a pile of rubble. "What the…" he said as he looked down to see what it was. Seventeen opened his eyes when he realized the light from the blast was no longer on him. He felt something on top of him and was completely disoriented. "Huh?" Seventeen said as he looked up to see a girl sprawled on top of him while clutching him tightly. She was shaking uncontrollably and her eyes were closed tightly. She was obviously still bracing herself for the impact that would have come from the blast. Trunks couldn't believe what he saw, and neither could Seventeen, for that matter. A civilian, a girl… had just saved Seventeen, the man who has destroyed many lives and depopulated the whole region. "What are you doing? Are you crazy? Get out of the way!" Trunks yelled, thinking maybe she was unaware of who he was. The girl looked up at him, the fear leaving her eyes and valiance replacing it. "No," she yelled back. So she meant to dive on top of him like that. She wasn't confused, she was just out of her mind! "Do you know who this guy is?" Trunks pointed a finger at Seventeen accusingly. "He's killed my friends, my family, my master… everyone who's ever lived on this planet has been slaughtered by him and his sister!" It hurt to talk about how much had been done by Seventeen.

The girl never looked at Seventeen as this was going on, but he looked at her in awe. This girl just saved me… "I know, I am aware of all that he's done. But you've already killed his sister! Isn't that enough?" her voice had a pleading-ness to it, almost as if she were begging him to stop. Is she begging for my life? He thought, paying attention to her tone of voice. "Why would you want to save someone like him? He's a MURDERER!" Trunks shouted. He wanted to get through to the girl, but each time he explained what kind of person Seventeen was, she never looked shocked, like she knew already.

Well if she knows, why is she still trying to save him?

"All of those innocent men, women and children! They were helpless and trapped!" Trunks closed his eyes in remembrance. Seeing charred little girls holding their teddy bears, babies dropped and abandoned, newborns melted into their mothers' arms as the blasts fried them. The pain in his heart almost caused him to sob, but he caught his composure and snapped his eyes open with fury. "Now, get out of the way!" he screamed as he powered up another ki blast, this one stronger than the one before. The girl looked at him with her mind made up and it was written all over her expression. If she was going to die, today was going to be the day. Trunks' blast grew in size, he was warning her. "I'm warning you, get out of the way before you get hurt!" She raised her head up slightly to meet his eyes. "If you're going to kill him, then I'm going to die too." She said trembling ever so slightly. "I'm not moving." She made herself clear as she stared into Trunks' eyes. They were slightly glistening with tears that hadn't welled up all the way. She braced herself as she saw the blast grow bigger, then her grasp on Seventeen got tighter and she buried her head in his chest. Oh my God, I'm gonna die! She thought as her life quickly began to flash before her eyes. The flashes weren't that good, as her life was no walk in the park. But suddenly, she heard the sound of energy dissipating.

Trunks' eyes were shut. His arm still stretched out but the blast was gone. He couldn't do it; he couldn't bring himself to kill an innocent civilian. If he had, he'd be no better than the androids. He felt ashamed for not going through with it, but felt it was the right thing to do. But on the other hand, Seventeen was still alive, and that could be a serious mistake of letting him live. But this girl will not budge, so he couldn't risk killing her, and so he was taking a chance. "You're a foolish girl, letting a scum like him live on this earth." He turned around, but kept his head facing them. "I hope for your sake you know what you're doing." He shot a death-glare at Seventeen. "I better not see you again, android!" He took off into flight, leaving the two of them behind. Seventeen blinked. He couldn't believe what had just transpired. He was staring death in the face a minute ago and all of a sudden, someone jumps on top of him. Now this girl has just argued to keep him alive, and it worked? What in the world is going on?

The girl caught her breath from the excitement, and looked over at Seventeen, who laid beneath her with a look of confusion. "Are you okay?" was the first question that came to her mind. His thoughts came back to the here and now and he answered, "Yeah…" She rolled off of him and sat up, and he did the same. He looked at the girl in her eyes and noticed they were beautiful eyes, as she was a beautiful girl, though he wouldn't admit that out loud. They were large and an auburn-ish brown color, framed by her long, dark lashes. Her eyes matched her hair color, which was a soft brown with red and orange natural highlights. Her hair was layered from her collarbone, tapering all the way to the middle of her back. She was fair skinned with subtle, barely noticeable freckles. She had full and slightly pouty pink lips that had a light peachy gloss to it from obviously lip-gloss and a little round nose that went perfectly with her eyes and mouth. She looked back at him, though not in his eyes. She couldn't bring herself to stare in his eyes, for they were intense eyes… icy with the purest of blue. "You saved me… why?" he asked, still staring her in her eyes. It made her slightly uncomfortable, as she couldn't return his gaze. "I have my reasons," her soft and youthful voice replied as she brushed back a loose strand of hair but left her hair to frame her face. "Everyone deserves a second chance." She hugged her knees and stared at the ground.

Seventeen still wasn't completely satisfied with the answer. He knew there was some other reason why she had risked her life to save his. But other questions soon flooded his thoughts. "I could have sworn my sister had cleared this place. Except for that old man, this place was empty. Where did you come from?" he asked with the curiosity in his voice. The girl looked at him suddenly with wide eyes, almost as if she wasn't expecting that question. Her gaze quickly went back to the ground. "Um… I just so happened to be in the area at the time. Then I saw what happened to your sister and…" she looked as if she were really upset about what happened to his sister. "…I couldn't let that happen to you." Seventeen was really confused. "You know who I am?" she looked at him again, avoiding his eyes. "I've heard about you, yes." She replied. He had to scratch his head in utter confusion. "Well, you obviously know what my sister and I do, you know, right?" She simply nodded. "Are you crazy?" he laughed. "Like I said, everyone deserves a second chance." She started to get to her feet. She brushed off her top that was now covered in dust. Seventeen surveyed her as she did it. She was very busty, and she had a pretty nice hourglass figure to her as well. He had never looked at human females in much detail until now. He never even considered them attractive, at all. They were all the same, just screaming, whining little pests.

But not this one…

She seemed to not be afraid of him, except the fact that she won't look him in the eye. She looked down at him and reached her hand in an offer to help him up. He refused without words or gestures and helped himself up independently. "So, where are you going now?" she asked. He looked at her with slight annoyance in his face. "Where ever I want to. I'm sure as hell not staying here." "Well, I don't think you should run into that guy again. He seemed to really want you dead." She said with concern all over her. "I'm not afraid of him!" Seventeen yelled clenching his fists. He didn't like being made out to be weak. "He may have gotten stronger, but he'll eventually tire out if I hold him off long enough. After that, he'll be nothing to me. He is nothing to me." He got quiet after a while. He was no longer facing the girl. His arms were folded, and he seemed to stare out for miles. After a few seconds of silence, the girl sensed that he was really upset… about his sister. She walked up behind him and was about to place her hand on his shoulder to comfort him, but he turned around so quickly, it made her jump a bit. "I'm out of here." He announced, then he started to walk away. She just stared at him with shock and disappointment. She wanted him to be safe, but if he won't tell her where he's off to, she can't be sure of that. But another part of her wanted him to stay there and talk with her, but she knew that wasn't going to happen. She was just glad that he was alive and now he could go about his life, hopefully in peace. She watched him walk away, getting farther and farther from her distance. Then he turned around slowly to face her. "What was your name again?" She wasn't expecting that question at all. He stood there and waited for her to respond. He was really interested in her name. "Faith…"

lol I know my chapters are a little short. I didn't realize that until I posted it on here. But anyway, I hope I portrayed everyone correctly. Make sure to let me know what you think! This story is pretty long, so if you love to read, you'll enjoy. If not, well, you should take these chapters in doses (lmao)