Disclaimer: The Dragonball Z franchise is owned by Akira Toriyama… but that doesn't stop me from taking his characters and doing ungodly things to them. Rated M for future chapters.

So this is love?

Prologue

?'s POV

It didn't take me long to find a safe and secluded area away from my car. I didn't know what would happen once I tried what I thought would be impossible. It took me a whole year but I finally found something that would truly help me out. The weak person I was would be no more. I want to be stronger. For my family, for my friends, I want to be the kind of person who can change the world for the better.

After watching the Cell Games unfold the year previously, I knew that there needed to be more people like those golden fighters out there. Irrespective of whether or not they were using tricks or not, they all put up a pretty damn good fight. I want to be on the front line if something like Cell ever happens again.

I laid the seven golden balls in a circle on the ground before me. If what I read was true, I would be able to get what I need to achieve my goal. I read in a book once that these were the fabled dragon balls. If I were to collect them and awaken the dragon within them, I could get my wish. I decide not to waste any more time.

'Eternal Dragon, by your name, I summon you forth: Shenron!'

The words I spoke reverberate through the air for a moment. Silence fell once again. The silence continued and nothing happens. Had I said it right? Was the book telling me everything that I needed to know? Of course it did, I studious read that book from cover-to-cover. If anybody knew how to summon Shenron, it would be me.

'I knew this was too good to be true.' I sighed. While I enjoyed my journey to get the dragon balls, I was looking forward to the outcome as well. In a way, the journey across the world did make me stronger both physically and mentally. Some of the things I did in the last year I wouldn't have been able to fathom before then.

Maybe this is my way of becoming stronger. With my guitar in hand, I have able to live independently off the land and entertaining others with my music. I loved to play my guitar more than anything else… but that wasn't enough. I know it sounds frivolous for a twenty-one year old to say but; I want to feel alive.

Just as I was about to give up, the dragon balls started to glow which took me slightly aback. No sooner did they start glowing, a raw, incandescent bolt of light spewed out of the balls and shot through the air at an incredible speed. Part of me says I'm glad I chose to do this in the middle of nowhere, another part of me hopes that I don't get arrested for arson or cause a bushfire.

Suddenly, the bolt of light begins to take form. Taking a green tinge and consuming most of the sky above, Shenron the eternal dragon looks down upon me.

'Mortal!' His voice boomed. 'You have summoned the eternal dragon! You have three wishes. Use them wisely!'

'Three?!' I exclaim. But the book said I was only allowed one. Is it possible that the book was out-dated?

'Yes, mortal! Three wishes! Now get on with it!' He bellowed. It's not every day that you get yelled at by a dragon so I promptly got on with it.

'I wish to be powerful enough to save the world one day.' I reply, deciding to make it short and sweet so I didn't tick him off.

'Your wish, while noble can be quite a burden, young mortal. Are you sure this is what you want?'

'Yes!' I exclaimed once again. 'With all my heart, I do.'

Shenron paused, aside from his heavy breathing everything in my surroundings was silent. I could hear my heart pulsating. It felt as though it was going to leap out of my chest at the dragon's answer. After a while, his eyes glowed a deep red.

'Your wish has been granted!' Shenron boomed once more. 'State your second wish!'

I really didn't know what to say. I finally got the wish I sought out for. I was able to feel alive now that Shenron has granted me strength and power. If I knew he was going to give me three wishes I would have given this more thought. But what could I possibly wish for? As far as I knew I had everything I wanted. Anything else that I decided to wish for would just be frivolous. As I was thinking I noticed that Shenron was starting to grow impatient. I read that Shenron didn't like being made to wait so I wished for the first thing that came to mind.

'I wish for the gift of flight. I would like to fly through the air like the people in the Cell games.' I said sheepishly, knowing that the wish was totally trivial and superficial.

No sooner than I finished my ramble, Shenrons eyes glowed red once again. Maybe that wish was easier to grant than the first one.

'Your second wish has been granted, mortal! Please state your final wish!'

This time I'm totally boned. I'm at a total loss for what I could do. I pace around for a little while, my guitar strapped to my back was striking my butt every time I took a step. … That's it! My guitar! I always was fairly good at playing but I was never successful in finding love, my initial reason for wanting to play the guitar in the first place.

'Eternal dragon. I have thought long and hard about this last wish. In my short life I have never been successful in finding love. I do not care how or when it happens, nor do I care who it is, but I wish to know when my true love appears before me in the future, to give me an obvious sign that said person is my future partner.'

'Young mortal, love is perhaps the most powerful force in the universe! When you do find this person the love may be returned but there may be a price! Are you willing to take this burden?!'

'Yes!' I reply without a second thought.

Shenrons eyes glowed for the last time and he disappeared in a blinding flash of light. The dragon balls rose into the sky and shot off in to seven directions, waiting to be found in the furture. It was over as quickly as it begun. As I walked back to my car I reflected on what happened. I knew that three things were certain. I have the power to save and help others, I had the ability to fly and one day I will discover the one I'm meant to love.

Sorry for the seemingly rushed prologue. But I figure a prologue is better than rushing straight into the story without any ground to work on. Please comment and review.