Added Emotion
Part One:
(Takes place a year after the Cell Games. Goten isn't in this fic, and Goku's still alive.)
"Yes! I'm all done!" Gohan exclaimed as he ran out to the kitchen.
"Good job Gohan, do you want a snack?" Chi Chi asked him.
"Definitely," Gohan responded and took a seat at the table as his mother got out a large cake and a gallon of ice cream. Gohan was stuffing his face when his mother interrupted.
"We have our summer dinner party tonight, so for the rest of the afternoon I want you to go play outside. How about you spar with your father?" Chi Chi suggested.
"Is Piccolo-san coming?" Gohan asked eagerly, hoping that he'd get yes as an answer.
"Yes, we wanted everybody there. Goku made him." Gohan cheered and went outside. He decided this was an awesome day.
"Well, now to prepare the food. I wish I could eat tons of food like the Saiya-jins and gain half an ounce," Chi Chi talked to herself as she cooked. She looked outside and saw the gold sun reflect off her husband. "I certainly got a good catch. I wonder how I didn't love him at times."
*Knock knock knock* Somebody was at the door while Chi Chi was putting the finishing touches on her giant M&M cookies. She went over to the door. "Now who could this be," she wondered. When she opened the door she saw a black girl about the age of 17. Her shirt was too baggy and big and ripped in many places, including her bust. There were scars on her neck and bruises on her face. She was wearing torn up shorts and had blood on them and parts of her legs were cut. She had no shoes and socks, and her feet were red. Her black hair was messy and there were bags under her ice blue eyes. Chi chi was surprised. She never saw a black woman with ice blue eyes. "Come in, please," Chi Chi said. The girl walked in and Chi Chi showed her to a couch and put her feet in water.
"Thank you," the girl said.
"What's your name, miss?" Chi Chi asked gently.
"Sharii," the girl answered.
"What happened to you?"
"When I was 16 my parents abandoned me. I was at Orange Star High and when I came home nobody was there and nobody came home for hours. I tried going to friends houses but they thought I was running away or overreacting and wouldn't take me. So I lived on the street and tried to make money by singing and dancing. I got raped so many times I lost count. So I went up here and it took me a 6 months because I was so weak but I got to sleep a lot more because there were more hiding places. I found food in the forests too. Berries and water, so I lived there for a while. But I came up here so here I am now." Sharii said.
"Oh, wow. Well how about I fix your wounds, get you in the shower, and fix you up all nice. We're having a dinner party tonight so there will be lots of food," Chi Chi took Sharii to the bathroom. "Fortunately your cuts aren't too bad. Now come in the shower, it's nice and hot."
"Thank you very much, um..."
"Son Chi Chi, but you don't need to be formal. Just call me Chi Chi." Sharii continued bathing enjoying it. She did take baths in the stream, but that was freezing cold water.
"I'm all done," Sharii announced. Chi Chi gave her a towel and they went to her bedroom. Chi Chi blow dried her Sharii's hair and also gave it a trim. Then she put it up with a clip.
"Okay, now for some clothes," Chi Chi went to her closet and held up a black tank top and silver jeans. "I think it'll fit," she commented and told Sharii to try them on. Chi Chi left the room and entered when it was okay.
"I like it! They fit perfectly!" Sharii said and giggled. She hadn't giggled in a long time.
"Okay, now your make-up," Chi Chi said and applied (in this order) foundation, powder, blush, silver eyeliner, and mascara.
"Wow! I don't look anything like myself!" Sharii exclaimed.
"Remember, you're still weak. And I want you to eat a lot. You're skinny as a toothpick! Oh, I have to go finish cooking and set the table," Chi Chi remembered.
"I'll help. I love cooking,"
"Okay, there's desserts to be made. Come with me," Chi Chi said. When they walked down they found Goku and Gohan were waiting for them.
"Did you get cold?" Chi Chi asked.
"Nah. We noticed someone came in. Who's the girl?" Goku asked his wife.
"I'm Sharii. My parents abandoned me a year ago so I lived on the street for half a year. I got hurt and raped often, and then I set off to find someone who will take me. That took me half a year, mostly because I lived in a forest for a couple months."
"Um, what's rape?" Goku asked innocently.
"GOKU!" Chi Chi and Gohan screamed at him.
"What? All I did is ask a question." Chi Chi and Gohan sweatdropped.
"It's okay, he doesn't know. Anyway, that's when someone forces you to have sex with him or her. I always got injured but it never hurt." Sharii explained.
"Oh. I'm sorry," Goku said.
"It's okay," Sharii said.
"We're going to cook, so go watch television or the 'baka machine' as Vegeta calls it," Chi Chi said. Goku and Gohan plopped themselves on the couch.
"Tousan, how can you get hurt but not feel pain?" Gohan asked.
"I don't know. Some people taught themselves how to. I feel something strange about her, like she's physically weak, doesn't know how to use qui, but is strong in another area, " Goku said to his son.
"I do too, I forgot which area though," Gohan said. Ironically, a show came on TV about psychics and what their powers are.
"Hey I remember! Psychic powers!" Goku exclaimed.
"Like Miss Cleo and Baba! Cool!"
"Let's not tell anyone, especially Vegeta. I don't even want to imagine what he would do," Goku said.
"Mmmkay Tousan." Gohan was absorbed in the show. In the kitchen the girls were busy.
"Excellent job Sharii! Now all we have to do is bake 5 pans of brownies," Chi Chi said. They began baking, but Sharii's mind was on what Goku and Gohan were saying. "I wonder if it's true," she thought. "I never felt physical pain, and I could hear people if I wanted to. I dunno. I'll just block out all 'abnormal' stuff for now."
2 hours later...
"Hello Chi Chi!" Kuriran said and grinned.
"Hey Kuriran! Where's Juuhachi-gou?" Chi Chi asked.
"California for a business trip," Kuriran said.
"Well then, Goku's in the living room. We'll eat at about 7 or 8 o'clock. Have fun!" Chi Chi said cheerfully, then the door swung open.
"Konbanwa Chi Chi!" Bulma ran in and hugged Chi Chi. Vegeta walked in with a frown on his face. "Vegeta! Say hi," Bulma hissed.
"Konbanwa," was all that came out of Vegeta's mouth.
"Hey everyone! The pool table is out, and if you want a drink they're in the dining room. By the way this is Sharii. She found her way up here. She lived on the streets for half a year and got raped and bullied, then traveled up here for the other half," Chi Chi said. Sharii took a cautious step foward and smiled.
"Hello Sharii, you look great! Lets go wait by the pool table, there's got to be something happening there," Bulma said and started walking, but stopped when Vegeta spoke.
"Too poor to afford a house and food. When I first saw you I figured you were weak, but now I know you are. You were too weak to defend yourself. Where are your parents? Did they commit suicide?" Sharii froze, clenched her fists, and closed her eyes.
"Vegeta!" Bulma shouted, shocked. Sharii turned around and opened her ice blue eyes. She stared straight ahead, unblinking, and walked toward Vegeta. Then she went into Vegeta's mind and searched around until she found data of Cell Jr. beating the shit out of him.
"You were vulnerable at times too. Like when Mirai Trunks died. You wanted to help him, but your pathetic pride got in the way. You were too weak to defend yourself and your son, so shut up." Sharii whispered and she walked back. More people had come in and just stared. "Come on Bulma! Let's go," so they walked to the living room.
"The chibi onna beat me without violence," Vegeta whispered to himself, still standing a few minutes later. Everyone else was gone by now, doing something or other. Vegeta decided to go get a drink then play pool.
Piccolo tried meditating, but it was useless. That girl Sharii was on his mind. He felt something new, an added emotion. What's this feeling? It better not be love, or whatever humans call it. I won't become weak. I don't even have a need for a mate he silently spoke. Piccolo gave up on meditating, so he went in the dining room to get a drink of water. Vegeta was there, having a bottle of sake.
"Hey Piccolo," he said. Obviously Vegeta was never beat by a woman before, but neither has he. She beat him in the strangest way, just using a few of the right words. They sat in silence for a few minutes.
"Cheer up Vegeta. You're stronger than she is. She's afraid of you, that's why she only used verbal violence" Piccolo was acting a bit out of character, because of the added emotion. Vegeta realized what he said was probably true so he stood up.
"I'm playing pool. See ya," and Vegeta walked off. Piccolo took another sip and heard music coming from the living room.
~*When the cherry blossoms starts to bloom, meet me here in my lonely room
We'll find a passion filled fantasy, and this time you will stay with me
All the misery we knew before, stays away when you're at my door
My heart will sing at every tender touch, you know you'll want me twice as much*~
"Kawaii lyrics," he thought. The singing came closer, and entered the room. Piccolo choked on his water when he saw whom it was.
"Konbanwa, you must be Piccolo," Sharii said, grinned, and stuck out her hand. Piccolo started coughing. She went over to him and punched his back a few times. "You okay?" she asked.
"Hai...arigatou..." Piccolo's words just lodged themselves in his throat like his water did.
"Come out to the living room! We're going to karaoke soon, come on!" Sharii grabbed his arm and got this warm, fuzzy feeling. She was open to love, unlike Piccolo. "Do I like him? The green alien? Hello, he's an alien, who knows what he's like," she thought. Piccolo didn't resist and got dragged to the living room. "I got Piccolo!" Sharii announced. Everyone's jaws dropped.
"Wow, you've got some charm if you got Piccolo out here," Kuriran said to her.
"I know! Let's have Ms. Charm do a song with Piccolo. Complete opposites, and Ms. Charm told us about when she sang," Bulma said and Sharii stood up.
"Yeah, go Piccolo-san!" Gohan cheered.
Piccolo blushed the tiniest bit but everyone noticed and had to embarrass him a little more.
"Look! Piccolo's blushing!" Yamcha exclaimed and pointed like a six year old seeing the circus.
"Who's got the camera? This is a Kodak moment!" Vegeta said and Chi Chi went up to look for one.
"Mmkay, I'll karaoke, but by myself because Piccolo's got no experience whatsoever," Sharii said and stood in the front of the room. Piccolo thanked Dende and mouthed arigatou to Sharii, who mouthed dou itashimashite back to him.
"What song are you doing?" Tien asked. Chi Chi already had the video camera set up.
"Love will Leave You Crying," she said and smiled even bigger. Vegeta scowled and wondered if she ever stopped smiling. The music began and she started singing.
~*Get ready, love will leave you crying
Its gonna hurt you, till your heart is dyin'
Can't escape it, ain't no use in trying
No exception, love will leave you crying too
Till you're a broken man, poor you*~
"She looks kawaii up there, singing and- wait, I shouldn't be thinking this. I won't be weak," Piccolo stared at the girl in the front of the room. She finished the song, and got tons of applause. Piccolo clapped a little, trying to act like he "should."
"I think we should make Yamcha do "Baby Got Back," Sharii said and got roars of approval. So Yamcha went up there and did the funniest karaoke ever (we also found out Yamcha could rap pretty good). Gohan did "Photon, Proton, Synchrotron;" Bulma sang "Washu's Lullaby" to chibi Trunks; more people sang other songs, and at the end everyone (except Vegeta and Piccolo, of course) did the Shoujo Kakumei Utena opening.
At 7:30 it was time to eat. All the Saiya-jins ran or teleported since they were starving. People seated themselves without too much arguing, just the occasional, "That is the Prince of all Saiya-jins' seat!" or "Shut up people! I'm starving!"
There was so much food on the table nobody knew where to start. There was also a lot of water, mostly for Piccolo. Everyone dug into the shrimp, stir- fry, burritos, hamburgers, and tons of other foods from just about every country.
Yamcha and Vegeta were getting pissed at each other (over Bulma, as always) and decided to settle it over a drinking contest after dinner. Bulma tried to feed baby Trunks. Goku just ate and Chi Chi would get up every few minutes to put dirty dishes in the dishwasher. Kuriran talked with Gohan, Sharii, and Piccolo.
"Jeez, I've never seen a girl stuff her face like you," Gohan said to Sharii.
"When you've been living on berries and water and nasty dead animals for about half a year, you want to eat like you never ate before," Sharii responded.
"I live on water," Piccolo said.
"Meh. Your a Namek-jin, not a human like me," Sharii said. "We have to eat more than berries and water. Kuriran here is a great example," Sharii pointed toward Kuriran who momentarily stopped stuffing his face to smile before eating again.
"Ew, Kuriran, never, ever, smile before swallowing again," Gohan said and he and Sharii turned green. Piccolo was grossed out too, but he's already green so he took a drink of water.
"Gomen," Kuriran said and finished eating. Yamcha asked him something and Gohan started rambling on and on about a show he saw on TV today to his mother. Sharii started eating dessert slowly and savored every bite. She hadn't tasted food like this for a while.
"Don't you miss the taste of food?" Sharii asked Piccolo for no reason.
"Not really. I used to, but I never really had a huge appetite," Piccolo said. Vegeta opened his mouth to speak.
"Chibi onna," Vegeta said coldly.
"Hai?" Sharii asked with fear in her eyes. She put her arms on opposite shoulders.
"Gomen. Earlier, you know," he said quitely.
"Well this is an improvement! Vegeta is actually being polite! Sharii, whatever you said to him worked," Bulma grinned.
"I didn't really do anything. He's just shook up about being beat by a 'chibi onna'," Sharii said.
How the hell does she know all this? Is she that girl in the Chikyuu legends? Vegeta thought. Piccolo and Kuriran thought about that too. Gohan told him the legend once and Sharii seemed to fit the description of the goddess.
"Hello, why are you all are staring at me? If you take a picture it lasts longer," Sharii said and grinned.
"Gohan, tell us that legend again. The goddess who knew everything about everyone," Kuriran asked Gohan, and Gohan agreed.
"One day a baby girl was born. When the doctors ran tests to make sure she was healthy, one of the mental tests showed strange results. She had additional tasks that her brain could perform. The doctors couldn't figure out what the tasks were, but they decided she would most likely die because of it. They told her parents, who believed them, and a few days later they took the baby girl home. The girl always seemed to sense her parents' emotions. When they were sad, she knew just how to make them happy. One thing she couldn't cease was their nervousness. Every day they would make sure she's alive. She was, and was always extremely healthy. She was an A+ student and never got a question wrong. She wasn't popular though, because of her powers. Sometimes she'll get a huge cut and not cry or say anything that would imply she's hurt. Often she doesn't even know. Sometimes she would move her eyes and objects would go places. Oh, and sometimes she even told songs on the radio that would come on. Eventually she learned to control her mind reading power when she learned not everyone could hear the things she heard.
"The girl's parents became more and more worried that today would be the day she died. Eventually, they went crazy and left their home without their daughter. They moved to a country far away and never came back. The girl had to live on the streets for a while. She starved but eventually found shelter with another family. One day, Chikyuu is in danger and she helps the fighters of Chikyuu defend it. She went to fight because a dream told her to. A lady in the dream said the girl was special because-
"Gohan, what's up?" Kuriran asked.
"Yeah I want to hear the rest," Bulma complained.
"I don't know, I can't tell the rest. Something won't let me. It's not bad, I just can't say the ending," Gohan said.
"I can't hear it either. Oh well. Maybe I'll hear some other day," Sharii said. "This is strange. It's like my life in a legend," Sharii thought.
(Korin Tower)
"I'm tired. This will drain a lot of energy out of me," Dende said.
"That girl is the one in the legend?" Mr. Popo.
"Yes. It's a good thing I erased Gohan's memory of the girl's name. This legend is forgotten by everybody and out of all the books until the demon is defeated," Dende said.
"Why?' Mr. Popo asked.
"Ariel, the girl's mother, told me not to. She's a goddess of a different dimension, the one in Mirai Trunks' time. Ariel said that if the rest of the legend slipped out and Sharii heard, Sharii will lose her powers and the world will be doomed, since the weakness is one the Z fighters won't be able to figure out. A year from now the demon will come," Dende said.
"Are there more people- I mean superiors that will be fighting?"
"No. You see every dimension eventually gets one of each god or goddess in the elements. They come in the order of water, body, fire, spirit, mind- that's Sharii, and evil. There's also your Kamis and Kaios, and stuff like that. There's a girl-boy alternation for each element to decide if it's a god or goddess. With each dimension the girl-boy switched, so, for example, in Mirai Trunks' time water is a boy, not a girl. If you want, I'll explain the rest tomorrow."
"No, its okay. I need some things in life I don't know about." Mr. Popo replied.
(The Son house, the next day)
"Mmm, something smells good," Sharii announced as she walked into the kitchen, rubbing her eyes.
"Pancakes, eggs, and sausage is brunch. It's 11 a.m." Chi Chi said, fixing a plate for Sharii.
"Wow, this looks great! Arigatou!" Sharii dug in.
"Kaasan, can we go to the city today? I want a haircut," Gohan pulled at his messy hair.
"Sure Gohan. Goku, Sharii, want to come along?" Chi Chi asked. Goku nodded.
"No thanks, I'm still tired. I'll probably go to the waterfall I passed when I came here. It was pretty," Sharii said then added, "Can I borrow your CD player Gohan?" Sharii asked.
"Okay, don't lose it or break it or electrify yourself or break or lose the CDs. It's a bit heavy, too," Gohan replied.
"Mmkay," Sharii said.
"Well, we better go soon. Go get your shoes on, Goku, Gohan," Chi Chi told the guys. They went to get ready and came back shortly.
"Sayonara Sharii!" they said. Sharii waved back. She heard them leave on their hovercar.
Sharii talked to herself about singing and dancing as she cleaned the dishes. "All done," she said and walked out the door and to the waterfall. She hummed a song playing in the CD player she carried. She got to the waterfall.
"Now I can dance and sing alone," Sharii turned on a fast dance song and began making a routine.
Up in the sky, Piccolo hovered and watched Sharii dance. "The chibi onna," he muttered to himself using Vegeta's name for Sharii, "has changed me quite a bit." He watched her move her body to the beat. He liked the music; it didn't hurt like some music did to his ears. The music was tough but gentle in a different way. Kind of like Sharii. More than just tough on the outside, gentle on the inside because she was also tough inside if she can be as happy as she is if she'd been raped.
Sharii felt as if there was someone near her. She looked around but didn't see anyone, so she went back to dancing. At about 2 o'clock she stopped. "Wow, I got a workout. I hope I lost some weight," she said to herself.
"As if she could get any skinnier," Piccolo thought. Sharii lied down and kept her CD player on a low volume. Soon she fell asleep. Piccolo really wanted to go down there, but a bit of him, his evil side, didn't. "That's it, I'm going down there and doing this, I might not have another chance."
Piccolo flew down. He gently pulled her up into a sitting position and cupped her face in his hands. His evil side told him not to, but what the hell? It doesn't matter, does it? He brought her face close to his.
"Piccolo?" Sharii stirred. She opened her eyes a little and looked into the eyes of the man she knew she loved. She brought her face closer his, and she read his mind. She knew he wasn't using her for her body like all the the rest, he truly loved her. She saw his life, the people who called him a demon, all the sadness and hurt, and then the fatherly love for Gohan. Then they kissed deeply, and when they stopped she whispered to him, "Ai shiteru." Nobody ever said that to Piccolo before. He felt weird. "Ai shiteru," Piccolo replied softly. She hugged him with all her might and he hugged her back. Now Piccolo felt an even newer emotion, along with Sharii.
"You wanna go clubbing tonight?" Sharii asked abruptly.
"Um... I want to... but... I can't dance," Piccolo said.
"That's okay. I'll teach you now," Sharii told Piccolo to put his hands on her hips from behind. She told him to move to the beat and he can move his hands a little higher or a little lower. Sharii turned up the music.
~*You touch me, you kiss me, and time has no meaning
I'm on a rocket to some other zone
Baby, you thrill me - whatever you're doing
Don't think of stopping until we are light-years away
All alone... 'cause I want to keep this
Treasure for my very own
Your talent for love *~
Sharii and Piccolo danced and they moved like liquid together. "You're a natural," she said and Piccolo smiled. "I should go now. I'm hungry," and her stomach growled in agreement.
"Want to fly?" Piccolo asked.
"Sure!" Sharii responded. She got on his back while he hovered a few feet into the air. He took off and went high into the sky.
"Do you like it?" Piccolo asked.
"I love it," Sharii said. "It's like a roller coaster." Piccolo dipped and came back up. Sharii shrieked a little then giggled. "It's fun."
"Sharii, can I ask you something?" Piccolo said.
"What's up?"
"How did you know about Cell Jr.?" Piccolo asked. He already suspected how she did.
"Don't tell anybody, especially Vegeta, okay?" Sharii said as they landed on the Son house's lawn. Piccolo nodded. "I can read people's minds and
I can lift objects into the air with my eyes. Sometimes I know what people are feeling when I don't read their mind, and I don't ever hurt physically. I don't like this power at all. My mom and dad switched my school because the people called me a freak." Sharii turned her back to Piccolo. She almost cried, but wouldn't let herself become that weak. "They said, 'When are you gonna start seeing ghosts?' but I learned how to control it. At least now not everyone knows I'm a freak."
"You're not a freak," Piccolo said.
"It won't make me feel better," Sharii said with her arms crossed.
"Come here. I'll show you something that proves your no more of a freak than me or anybody else," Piccolo said and Sharii walked over. He cupped his hands and made a little beam of ki. Sharii looked at it, her eyes glittering. The ki sparkled and danced in the sun. The ki reminded Sharii of firecrackers.
flashback
"Here you go sweetie, I hope you like them well done," a man said to Sharii and handed her a hamburger and a glass of soda.
"Mmm, delicious!" Sharii exclaimed. She was a child, only about 7 years old.
"Ooh, look honey, the firecrackers are being lit!" a woman exclaimed, sitting on the beach with other people.
"Mommy, I love this holiday. It's lotsa fun and I always make new friends," Sharii waved and grinned to a group of girls. She ran over to them.
"Look at the firecrackers, isn't it pretty?" One of the girls said.
"It's so beautiful. It just goes around and around in a circle," a girl with black hair said to the group. Her glittering eyes followed the fire intensely.
"I love firecrackers. When the guys throw it, it sends sparkles into the air. Look!" Sharii exclaimed and the sparkles in the air reflected in her eyes. It was dark and the sparkling children's eyes seemed to pierce the darkness.
/flashback
Sharii reached out her hand and tried to touch the ki, but Piccolo let it fade right before she touched it.
"It'll hurt you," he said.
"Wow, that is so cool! That's not freaky at all!" Sharii laid down in front of Piccolo.
"You have different powers than us. You can't be a freak. You'd be a great fighter, nearly invincible because of your powers," Piccolo said to her.
"Really?! I would love to be a fighter, and I would train so much."
"I can tell you're excited. You can join our group, the Z fighters."
"I cannot believe this. I'm not a freak! I'm normal! I'm strong and normal!" Sharii did a back handspring, then did a peace sign. The Son hovercar pulled into the driveway.
"Is that Piccolo-san with Sharii?" Gohan asked.
"Looks like cold-hearted Piccolo has a thing for our new girl," Chi Chi said and went to unload the groceries out of the trunk. Goku walked over to the backyard.
"Piccolo, what are you doing here?" Goku asked.
"Goku, this girl has an interest in fighting. Her powers make her nearly invincible," Piccolo changed the subject quickly.
"Well, Gohan and I suspected that she had power in the psychic field, so let me see how she does against me," Goku said. Sharii stepped out from behind Piccolo.
"You can go Super Sayia-jin if you want, I don't care," Sharii stood there, calm. Goku decided not to go Super Sayia-jin because he was afraid of hurting her.
"Okay. Let's begin," Goku teleported behind Sharii but by the time he materialized, she already turned around and punched him in the face. Goku didn't feel it, even thought it was her hardest punch.
"Ka-me-ha-me-HAAA!" Goku fired a Kamehameha wave at Sharii, but she used her telekinetic power to send it flying back at him. Goku got hit, and then took to the air, thinking Sharii couldn't attack him. But Sharii moved her eyes down from where Goku was flying and Goku slammed into the ground very hard, although it wasn't Sharii's hardest. Goku then shot blasts of ki at her but she deflected them away.
"Why are you holding back?" Goku asked.
"Because I'm afraid I'll hurt you like I did to my friends," Sharii said.
"Are your friends Super Sayia-jins?" Goku asked the girl.
"Well, if you put it that way," Sharii knew his next move would be a series of punches, and she didn't know what to do. Controlling people was the hardest, since they had a free will. When Goku started punching Sharii found she couldn't control Goku, since he had such a strong will. But she knew where all of his punches and kicks would go so she dodged them all.
"Okay, this isn't going very far," Piccolo said and stepped into where they were fighting.
"What's up, Picco-chan?" Sharii asked.
"You can just send Goku's attacks anywhere and you know when he's going to attack. Great defense. Only problem is, your offense isn't very good. Goku didn't even feel your hardest punch, so we'll teach you how to use ki and train your body," Piccolo explained.
"You're a good fighter, for a beginnner" Goku said to Sharii. Goku led Sharii to the house and discussed fighting techniques. Gohan grinned.
"She called you Picco-chan," Gohan said to Piccolo.
"Yeah, so what?" Piccolo replied.
"It means she likes you. Have you forgotten what -chan means? Not to mention she called you Picco. Nobody calls you that, not even my dad when he's high," Gohan grinned and looked at Piccolo's face. "Are you two going out?"
"Yes," the Namek-jin blurted out. Gohan's mouth formed an O.
"I never thought I'd see the day when Piccolo-san gets married," Gohan looked shocked.
"NOBODY EVER SAID THE WORD MARRIAGE!" Piccolo shouted and freaked out. Gohan just laughed and ran to his mother saying, "Mom, we should call the Guinness Book of World Records today!"
"Pathetic brat. Now I know how Vegeta feels," Piccolo said and crossed his arms. A sudden gust of wind made him turn around abruptly. There was a woman there with a pure blue aura around her, like a shield.
"Hello there. Have you seen my daughter?" the woman asked in a friendly voice. Piccolo just stared. "I haven't got much time. Show me my daughter," she said and smiled.
"W-Who is your daughter?" Piccolo blurted out.
"You don't know my daughter? She should be in this area. I haven't seen my Sharii in such a long time," the pretty woman looked at the ground, while Piccolo gaped.
"Sharii-chan, your daughter?" Piccolo's eyes widened. He could sense the stranger wasn't evil, but she was definately stronger than any power he felt before. The strange woman looked up, her eyes happy.
"Sharii, someone else's -chan? She has grown quite a bit! Can you show me to her?" the woman jogged over to Piccolo. Piccolo led her into the house where Sharii was.
"Piccolo! Who's the lady?" Gohan asked.
"I have come to see my daughter," she responded. Goku instantly appeared at the door, sensing the energy.
"Sharii!" Chi chi called. "Someone's here to see you!"
"Coming!" Sharii could already feel the enormous energy and she ran to the doorstep. Sharii stared, confused. She had seen this woman before, she just didn't know where.
"Be careful my daughter. There are people whom posses more evil than you could imagine. One will come shortly. It defeated the world I resided in, and I don't want it to defeat yours. It can't kill you, but the heroes in your world will not figure out how to kill it. Only you can figure it out, you are the strongest in your universe. Soon you will control the universe along with other ones like you. Take care my daughter. You'll hear from me again shortly," the woman vanished, all that was left was a box of pockys with a note attached, "I made these myself, I hope you like them! -Mom"
Part One:
(Takes place a year after the Cell Games. Goten isn't in this fic, and Goku's still alive.)
"Yes! I'm all done!" Gohan exclaimed as he ran out to the kitchen.
"Good job Gohan, do you want a snack?" Chi Chi asked him.
"Definitely," Gohan responded and took a seat at the table as his mother got out a large cake and a gallon of ice cream. Gohan was stuffing his face when his mother interrupted.
"We have our summer dinner party tonight, so for the rest of the afternoon I want you to go play outside. How about you spar with your father?" Chi Chi suggested.
"Is Piccolo-san coming?" Gohan asked eagerly, hoping that he'd get yes as an answer.
"Yes, we wanted everybody there. Goku made him." Gohan cheered and went outside. He decided this was an awesome day.
"Well, now to prepare the food. I wish I could eat tons of food like the Saiya-jins and gain half an ounce," Chi Chi talked to herself as she cooked. She looked outside and saw the gold sun reflect off her husband. "I certainly got a good catch. I wonder how I didn't love him at times."
*Knock knock knock* Somebody was at the door while Chi Chi was putting the finishing touches on her giant M&M cookies. She went over to the door. "Now who could this be," she wondered. When she opened the door she saw a black girl about the age of 17. Her shirt was too baggy and big and ripped in many places, including her bust. There were scars on her neck and bruises on her face. She was wearing torn up shorts and had blood on them and parts of her legs were cut. She had no shoes and socks, and her feet were red. Her black hair was messy and there were bags under her ice blue eyes. Chi chi was surprised. She never saw a black woman with ice blue eyes. "Come in, please," Chi Chi said. The girl walked in and Chi Chi showed her to a couch and put her feet in water.
"Thank you," the girl said.
"What's your name, miss?" Chi Chi asked gently.
"Sharii," the girl answered.
"What happened to you?"
"When I was 16 my parents abandoned me. I was at Orange Star High and when I came home nobody was there and nobody came home for hours. I tried going to friends houses but they thought I was running away or overreacting and wouldn't take me. So I lived on the street and tried to make money by singing and dancing. I got raped so many times I lost count. So I went up here and it took me a 6 months because I was so weak but I got to sleep a lot more because there were more hiding places. I found food in the forests too. Berries and water, so I lived there for a while. But I came up here so here I am now." Sharii said.
"Oh, wow. Well how about I fix your wounds, get you in the shower, and fix you up all nice. We're having a dinner party tonight so there will be lots of food," Chi Chi took Sharii to the bathroom. "Fortunately your cuts aren't too bad. Now come in the shower, it's nice and hot."
"Thank you very much, um..."
"Son Chi Chi, but you don't need to be formal. Just call me Chi Chi." Sharii continued bathing enjoying it. She did take baths in the stream, but that was freezing cold water.
"I'm all done," Sharii announced. Chi Chi gave her a towel and they went to her bedroom. Chi Chi blow dried her Sharii's hair and also gave it a trim. Then she put it up with a clip.
"Okay, now for some clothes," Chi Chi went to her closet and held up a black tank top and silver jeans. "I think it'll fit," she commented and told Sharii to try them on. Chi Chi left the room and entered when it was okay.
"I like it! They fit perfectly!" Sharii said and giggled. She hadn't giggled in a long time.
"Okay, now your make-up," Chi Chi said and applied (in this order) foundation, powder, blush, silver eyeliner, and mascara.
"Wow! I don't look anything like myself!" Sharii exclaimed.
"Remember, you're still weak. And I want you to eat a lot. You're skinny as a toothpick! Oh, I have to go finish cooking and set the table," Chi Chi remembered.
"I'll help. I love cooking,"
"Okay, there's desserts to be made. Come with me," Chi Chi said. When they walked down they found Goku and Gohan were waiting for them.
"Did you get cold?" Chi Chi asked.
"Nah. We noticed someone came in. Who's the girl?" Goku asked his wife.
"I'm Sharii. My parents abandoned me a year ago so I lived on the street for half a year. I got hurt and raped often, and then I set off to find someone who will take me. That took me half a year, mostly because I lived in a forest for a couple months."
"Um, what's rape?" Goku asked innocently.
"GOKU!" Chi Chi and Gohan screamed at him.
"What? All I did is ask a question." Chi Chi and Gohan sweatdropped.
"It's okay, he doesn't know. Anyway, that's when someone forces you to have sex with him or her. I always got injured but it never hurt." Sharii explained.
"Oh. I'm sorry," Goku said.
"It's okay," Sharii said.
"We're going to cook, so go watch television or the 'baka machine' as Vegeta calls it," Chi Chi said. Goku and Gohan plopped themselves on the couch.
"Tousan, how can you get hurt but not feel pain?" Gohan asked.
"I don't know. Some people taught themselves how to. I feel something strange about her, like she's physically weak, doesn't know how to use qui, but is strong in another area, " Goku said to his son.
"I do too, I forgot which area though," Gohan said. Ironically, a show came on TV about psychics and what their powers are.
"Hey I remember! Psychic powers!" Goku exclaimed.
"Like Miss Cleo and Baba! Cool!"
"Let's not tell anyone, especially Vegeta. I don't even want to imagine what he would do," Goku said.
"Mmmkay Tousan." Gohan was absorbed in the show. In the kitchen the girls were busy.
"Excellent job Sharii! Now all we have to do is bake 5 pans of brownies," Chi Chi said. They began baking, but Sharii's mind was on what Goku and Gohan were saying. "I wonder if it's true," she thought. "I never felt physical pain, and I could hear people if I wanted to. I dunno. I'll just block out all 'abnormal' stuff for now."
2 hours later...
"Hello Chi Chi!" Kuriran said and grinned.
"Hey Kuriran! Where's Juuhachi-gou?" Chi Chi asked.
"California for a business trip," Kuriran said.
"Well then, Goku's in the living room. We'll eat at about 7 or 8 o'clock. Have fun!" Chi Chi said cheerfully, then the door swung open.
"Konbanwa Chi Chi!" Bulma ran in and hugged Chi Chi. Vegeta walked in with a frown on his face. "Vegeta! Say hi," Bulma hissed.
"Konbanwa," was all that came out of Vegeta's mouth.
"Hey everyone! The pool table is out, and if you want a drink they're in the dining room. By the way this is Sharii. She found her way up here. She lived on the streets for half a year and got raped and bullied, then traveled up here for the other half," Chi Chi said. Sharii took a cautious step foward and smiled.
"Hello Sharii, you look great! Lets go wait by the pool table, there's got to be something happening there," Bulma said and started walking, but stopped when Vegeta spoke.
"Too poor to afford a house and food. When I first saw you I figured you were weak, but now I know you are. You were too weak to defend yourself. Where are your parents? Did they commit suicide?" Sharii froze, clenched her fists, and closed her eyes.
"Vegeta!" Bulma shouted, shocked. Sharii turned around and opened her ice blue eyes. She stared straight ahead, unblinking, and walked toward Vegeta. Then she went into Vegeta's mind and searched around until she found data of Cell Jr. beating the shit out of him.
"You were vulnerable at times too. Like when Mirai Trunks died. You wanted to help him, but your pathetic pride got in the way. You were too weak to defend yourself and your son, so shut up." Sharii whispered and she walked back. More people had come in and just stared. "Come on Bulma! Let's go," so they walked to the living room.
"The chibi onna beat me without violence," Vegeta whispered to himself, still standing a few minutes later. Everyone else was gone by now, doing something or other. Vegeta decided to go get a drink then play pool.
Piccolo tried meditating, but it was useless. That girl Sharii was on his mind. He felt something new, an added emotion. What's this feeling? It better not be love, or whatever humans call it. I won't become weak. I don't even have a need for a mate he silently spoke. Piccolo gave up on meditating, so he went in the dining room to get a drink of water. Vegeta was there, having a bottle of sake.
"Hey Piccolo," he said. Obviously Vegeta was never beat by a woman before, but neither has he. She beat him in the strangest way, just using a few of the right words. They sat in silence for a few minutes.
"Cheer up Vegeta. You're stronger than she is. She's afraid of you, that's why she only used verbal violence" Piccolo was acting a bit out of character, because of the added emotion. Vegeta realized what he said was probably true so he stood up.
"I'm playing pool. See ya," and Vegeta walked off. Piccolo took another sip and heard music coming from the living room.
~*When the cherry blossoms starts to bloom, meet me here in my lonely room
We'll find a passion filled fantasy, and this time you will stay with me
All the misery we knew before, stays away when you're at my door
My heart will sing at every tender touch, you know you'll want me twice as much*~
"Kawaii lyrics," he thought. The singing came closer, and entered the room. Piccolo choked on his water when he saw whom it was.
"Konbanwa, you must be Piccolo," Sharii said, grinned, and stuck out her hand. Piccolo started coughing. She went over to him and punched his back a few times. "You okay?" she asked.
"Hai...arigatou..." Piccolo's words just lodged themselves in his throat like his water did.
"Come out to the living room! We're going to karaoke soon, come on!" Sharii grabbed his arm and got this warm, fuzzy feeling. She was open to love, unlike Piccolo. "Do I like him? The green alien? Hello, he's an alien, who knows what he's like," she thought. Piccolo didn't resist and got dragged to the living room. "I got Piccolo!" Sharii announced. Everyone's jaws dropped.
"Wow, you've got some charm if you got Piccolo out here," Kuriran said to her.
"I know! Let's have Ms. Charm do a song with Piccolo. Complete opposites, and Ms. Charm told us about when she sang," Bulma said and Sharii stood up.
"Yeah, go Piccolo-san!" Gohan cheered.
Piccolo blushed the tiniest bit but everyone noticed and had to embarrass him a little more.
"Look! Piccolo's blushing!" Yamcha exclaimed and pointed like a six year old seeing the circus.
"Who's got the camera? This is a Kodak moment!" Vegeta said and Chi Chi went up to look for one.
"Mmkay, I'll karaoke, but by myself because Piccolo's got no experience whatsoever," Sharii said and stood in the front of the room. Piccolo thanked Dende and mouthed arigatou to Sharii, who mouthed dou itashimashite back to him.
"What song are you doing?" Tien asked. Chi Chi already had the video camera set up.
"Love will Leave You Crying," she said and smiled even bigger. Vegeta scowled and wondered if she ever stopped smiling. The music began and she started singing.
~*Get ready, love will leave you crying
Its gonna hurt you, till your heart is dyin'
Can't escape it, ain't no use in trying
No exception, love will leave you crying too
Till you're a broken man, poor you*~
"She looks kawaii up there, singing and- wait, I shouldn't be thinking this. I won't be weak," Piccolo stared at the girl in the front of the room. She finished the song, and got tons of applause. Piccolo clapped a little, trying to act like he "should."
"I think we should make Yamcha do "Baby Got Back," Sharii said and got roars of approval. So Yamcha went up there and did the funniest karaoke ever (we also found out Yamcha could rap pretty good). Gohan did "Photon, Proton, Synchrotron;" Bulma sang "Washu's Lullaby" to chibi Trunks; more people sang other songs, and at the end everyone (except Vegeta and Piccolo, of course) did the Shoujo Kakumei Utena opening.
At 7:30 it was time to eat. All the Saiya-jins ran or teleported since they were starving. People seated themselves without too much arguing, just the occasional, "That is the Prince of all Saiya-jins' seat!" or "Shut up people! I'm starving!"
There was so much food on the table nobody knew where to start. There was also a lot of water, mostly for Piccolo. Everyone dug into the shrimp, stir- fry, burritos, hamburgers, and tons of other foods from just about every country.
Yamcha and Vegeta were getting pissed at each other (over Bulma, as always) and decided to settle it over a drinking contest after dinner. Bulma tried to feed baby Trunks. Goku just ate and Chi Chi would get up every few minutes to put dirty dishes in the dishwasher. Kuriran talked with Gohan, Sharii, and Piccolo.
"Jeez, I've never seen a girl stuff her face like you," Gohan said to Sharii.
"When you've been living on berries and water and nasty dead animals for about half a year, you want to eat like you never ate before," Sharii responded.
"I live on water," Piccolo said.
"Meh. Your a Namek-jin, not a human like me," Sharii said. "We have to eat more than berries and water. Kuriran here is a great example," Sharii pointed toward Kuriran who momentarily stopped stuffing his face to smile before eating again.
"Ew, Kuriran, never, ever, smile before swallowing again," Gohan said and he and Sharii turned green. Piccolo was grossed out too, but he's already green so he took a drink of water.
"Gomen," Kuriran said and finished eating. Yamcha asked him something and Gohan started rambling on and on about a show he saw on TV today to his mother. Sharii started eating dessert slowly and savored every bite. She hadn't tasted food like this for a while.
"Don't you miss the taste of food?" Sharii asked Piccolo for no reason.
"Not really. I used to, but I never really had a huge appetite," Piccolo said. Vegeta opened his mouth to speak.
"Chibi onna," Vegeta said coldly.
"Hai?" Sharii asked with fear in her eyes. She put her arms on opposite shoulders.
"Gomen. Earlier, you know," he said quitely.
"Well this is an improvement! Vegeta is actually being polite! Sharii, whatever you said to him worked," Bulma grinned.
"I didn't really do anything. He's just shook up about being beat by a 'chibi onna'," Sharii said.
How the hell does she know all this? Is she that girl in the Chikyuu legends? Vegeta thought. Piccolo and Kuriran thought about that too. Gohan told him the legend once and Sharii seemed to fit the description of the goddess.
"Hello, why are you all are staring at me? If you take a picture it lasts longer," Sharii said and grinned.
"Gohan, tell us that legend again. The goddess who knew everything about everyone," Kuriran asked Gohan, and Gohan agreed.
"One day a baby girl was born. When the doctors ran tests to make sure she was healthy, one of the mental tests showed strange results. She had additional tasks that her brain could perform. The doctors couldn't figure out what the tasks were, but they decided she would most likely die because of it. They told her parents, who believed them, and a few days later they took the baby girl home. The girl always seemed to sense her parents' emotions. When they were sad, she knew just how to make them happy. One thing she couldn't cease was their nervousness. Every day they would make sure she's alive. She was, and was always extremely healthy. She was an A+ student and never got a question wrong. She wasn't popular though, because of her powers. Sometimes she'll get a huge cut and not cry or say anything that would imply she's hurt. Often she doesn't even know. Sometimes she would move her eyes and objects would go places. Oh, and sometimes she even told songs on the radio that would come on. Eventually she learned to control her mind reading power when she learned not everyone could hear the things she heard.
"The girl's parents became more and more worried that today would be the day she died. Eventually, they went crazy and left their home without their daughter. They moved to a country far away and never came back. The girl had to live on the streets for a while. She starved but eventually found shelter with another family. One day, Chikyuu is in danger and she helps the fighters of Chikyuu defend it. She went to fight because a dream told her to. A lady in the dream said the girl was special because-
"Gohan, what's up?" Kuriran asked.
"Yeah I want to hear the rest," Bulma complained.
"I don't know, I can't tell the rest. Something won't let me. It's not bad, I just can't say the ending," Gohan said.
"I can't hear it either. Oh well. Maybe I'll hear some other day," Sharii said. "This is strange. It's like my life in a legend," Sharii thought.
(Korin Tower)
"I'm tired. This will drain a lot of energy out of me," Dende said.
"That girl is the one in the legend?" Mr. Popo.
"Yes. It's a good thing I erased Gohan's memory of the girl's name. This legend is forgotten by everybody and out of all the books until the demon is defeated," Dende said.
"Why?' Mr. Popo asked.
"Ariel, the girl's mother, told me not to. She's a goddess of a different dimension, the one in Mirai Trunks' time. Ariel said that if the rest of the legend slipped out and Sharii heard, Sharii will lose her powers and the world will be doomed, since the weakness is one the Z fighters won't be able to figure out. A year from now the demon will come," Dende said.
"Are there more people- I mean superiors that will be fighting?"
"No. You see every dimension eventually gets one of each god or goddess in the elements. They come in the order of water, body, fire, spirit, mind- that's Sharii, and evil. There's also your Kamis and Kaios, and stuff like that. There's a girl-boy alternation for each element to decide if it's a god or goddess. With each dimension the girl-boy switched, so, for example, in Mirai Trunks' time water is a boy, not a girl. If you want, I'll explain the rest tomorrow."
"No, its okay. I need some things in life I don't know about." Mr. Popo replied.
(The Son house, the next day)
"Mmm, something smells good," Sharii announced as she walked into the kitchen, rubbing her eyes.
"Pancakes, eggs, and sausage is brunch. It's 11 a.m." Chi Chi said, fixing a plate for Sharii.
"Wow, this looks great! Arigatou!" Sharii dug in.
"Kaasan, can we go to the city today? I want a haircut," Gohan pulled at his messy hair.
"Sure Gohan. Goku, Sharii, want to come along?" Chi Chi asked. Goku nodded.
"No thanks, I'm still tired. I'll probably go to the waterfall I passed when I came here. It was pretty," Sharii said then added, "Can I borrow your CD player Gohan?" Sharii asked.
"Okay, don't lose it or break it or electrify yourself or break or lose the CDs. It's a bit heavy, too," Gohan replied.
"Mmkay," Sharii said.
"Well, we better go soon. Go get your shoes on, Goku, Gohan," Chi Chi told the guys. They went to get ready and came back shortly.
"Sayonara Sharii!" they said. Sharii waved back. She heard them leave on their hovercar.
Sharii talked to herself about singing and dancing as she cleaned the dishes. "All done," she said and walked out the door and to the waterfall. She hummed a song playing in the CD player she carried. She got to the waterfall.
"Now I can dance and sing alone," Sharii turned on a fast dance song and began making a routine.
Up in the sky, Piccolo hovered and watched Sharii dance. "The chibi onna," he muttered to himself using Vegeta's name for Sharii, "has changed me quite a bit." He watched her move her body to the beat. He liked the music; it didn't hurt like some music did to his ears. The music was tough but gentle in a different way. Kind of like Sharii. More than just tough on the outside, gentle on the inside because she was also tough inside if she can be as happy as she is if she'd been raped.
Sharii felt as if there was someone near her. She looked around but didn't see anyone, so she went back to dancing. At about 2 o'clock she stopped. "Wow, I got a workout. I hope I lost some weight," she said to herself.
"As if she could get any skinnier," Piccolo thought. Sharii lied down and kept her CD player on a low volume. Soon she fell asleep. Piccolo really wanted to go down there, but a bit of him, his evil side, didn't. "That's it, I'm going down there and doing this, I might not have another chance."
Piccolo flew down. He gently pulled her up into a sitting position and cupped her face in his hands. His evil side told him not to, but what the hell? It doesn't matter, does it? He brought her face close to his.
"Piccolo?" Sharii stirred. She opened her eyes a little and looked into the eyes of the man she knew she loved. She brought her face closer his, and she read his mind. She knew he wasn't using her for her body like all the the rest, he truly loved her. She saw his life, the people who called him a demon, all the sadness and hurt, and then the fatherly love for Gohan. Then they kissed deeply, and when they stopped she whispered to him, "Ai shiteru." Nobody ever said that to Piccolo before. He felt weird. "Ai shiteru," Piccolo replied softly. She hugged him with all her might and he hugged her back. Now Piccolo felt an even newer emotion, along with Sharii.
"You wanna go clubbing tonight?" Sharii asked abruptly.
"Um... I want to... but... I can't dance," Piccolo said.
"That's okay. I'll teach you now," Sharii told Piccolo to put his hands on her hips from behind. She told him to move to the beat and he can move his hands a little higher or a little lower. Sharii turned up the music.
~*You touch me, you kiss me, and time has no meaning
I'm on a rocket to some other zone
Baby, you thrill me - whatever you're doing
Don't think of stopping until we are light-years away
All alone... 'cause I want to keep this
Treasure for my very own
Your talent for love *~
Sharii and Piccolo danced and they moved like liquid together. "You're a natural," she said and Piccolo smiled. "I should go now. I'm hungry," and her stomach growled in agreement.
"Want to fly?" Piccolo asked.
"Sure!" Sharii responded. She got on his back while he hovered a few feet into the air. He took off and went high into the sky.
"Do you like it?" Piccolo asked.
"I love it," Sharii said. "It's like a roller coaster." Piccolo dipped and came back up. Sharii shrieked a little then giggled. "It's fun."
"Sharii, can I ask you something?" Piccolo said.
"What's up?"
"How did you know about Cell Jr.?" Piccolo asked. He already suspected how she did.
"Don't tell anybody, especially Vegeta, okay?" Sharii said as they landed on the Son house's lawn. Piccolo nodded. "I can read people's minds and
I can lift objects into the air with my eyes. Sometimes I know what people are feeling when I don't read their mind, and I don't ever hurt physically. I don't like this power at all. My mom and dad switched my school because the people called me a freak." Sharii turned her back to Piccolo. She almost cried, but wouldn't let herself become that weak. "They said, 'When are you gonna start seeing ghosts?' but I learned how to control it. At least now not everyone knows I'm a freak."
"You're not a freak," Piccolo said.
"It won't make me feel better," Sharii said with her arms crossed.
"Come here. I'll show you something that proves your no more of a freak than me or anybody else," Piccolo said and Sharii walked over. He cupped his hands and made a little beam of ki. Sharii looked at it, her eyes glittering. The ki sparkled and danced in the sun. The ki reminded Sharii of firecrackers.
flashback
"Here you go sweetie, I hope you like them well done," a man said to Sharii and handed her a hamburger and a glass of soda.
"Mmm, delicious!" Sharii exclaimed. She was a child, only about 7 years old.
"Ooh, look honey, the firecrackers are being lit!" a woman exclaimed, sitting on the beach with other people.
"Mommy, I love this holiday. It's lotsa fun and I always make new friends," Sharii waved and grinned to a group of girls. She ran over to them.
"Look at the firecrackers, isn't it pretty?" One of the girls said.
"It's so beautiful. It just goes around and around in a circle," a girl with black hair said to the group. Her glittering eyes followed the fire intensely.
"I love firecrackers. When the guys throw it, it sends sparkles into the air. Look!" Sharii exclaimed and the sparkles in the air reflected in her eyes. It was dark and the sparkling children's eyes seemed to pierce the darkness.
/flashback
Sharii reached out her hand and tried to touch the ki, but Piccolo let it fade right before she touched it.
"It'll hurt you," he said.
"Wow, that is so cool! That's not freaky at all!" Sharii laid down in front of Piccolo.
"You have different powers than us. You can't be a freak. You'd be a great fighter, nearly invincible because of your powers," Piccolo said to her.
"Really?! I would love to be a fighter, and I would train so much."
"I can tell you're excited. You can join our group, the Z fighters."
"I cannot believe this. I'm not a freak! I'm normal! I'm strong and normal!" Sharii did a back handspring, then did a peace sign. The Son hovercar pulled into the driveway.
"Is that Piccolo-san with Sharii?" Gohan asked.
"Looks like cold-hearted Piccolo has a thing for our new girl," Chi Chi said and went to unload the groceries out of the trunk. Goku walked over to the backyard.
"Piccolo, what are you doing here?" Goku asked.
"Goku, this girl has an interest in fighting. Her powers make her nearly invincible," Piccolo changed the subject quickly.
"Well, Gohan and I suspected that she had power in the psychic field, so let me see how she does against me," Goku said. Sharii stepped out from behind Piccolo.
"You can go Super Sayia-jin if you want, I don't care," Sharii stood there, calm. Goku decided not to go Super Sayia-jin because he was afraid of hurting her.
"Okay. Let's begin," Goku teleported behind Sharii but by the time he materialized, she already turned around and punched him in the face. Goku didn't feel it, even thought it was her hardest punch.
"Ka-me-ha-me-HAAA!" Goku fired a Kamehameha wave at Sharii, but she used her telekinetic power to send it flying back at him. Goku got hit, and then took to the air, thinking Sharii couldn't attack him. But Sharii moved her eyes down from where Goku was flying and Goku slammed into the ground very hard, although it wasn't Sharii's hardest. Goku then shot blasts of ki at her but she deflected them away.
"Why are you holding back?" Goku asked.
"Because I'm afraid I'll hurt you like I did to my friends," Sharii said.
"Are your friends Super Sayia-jins?" Goku asked the girl.
"Well, if you put it that way," Sharii knew his next move would be a series of punches, and she didn't know what to do. Controlling people was the hardest, since they had a free will. When Goku started punching Sharii found she couldn't control Goku, since he had such a strong will. But she knew where all of his punches and kicks would go so she dodged them all.
"Okay, this isn't going very far," Piccolo said and stepped into where they were fighting.
"What's up, Picco-chan?" Sharii asked.
"You can just send Goku's attacks anywhere and you know when he's going to attack. Great defense. Only problem is, your offense isn't very good. Goku didn't even feel your hardest punch, so we'll teach you how to use ki and train your body," Piccolo explained.
"You're a good fighter, for a beginnner" Goku said to Sharii. Goku led Sharii to the house and discussed fighting techniques. Gohan grinned.
"She called you Picco-chan," Gohan said to Piccolo.
"Yeah, so what?" Piccolo replied.
"It means she likes you. Have you forgotten what -chan means? Not to mention she called you Picco. Nobody calls you that, not even my dad when he's high," Gohan grinned and looked at Piccolo's face. "Are you two going out?"
"Yes," the Namek-jin blurted out. Gohan's mouth formed an O.
"I never thought I'd see the day when Piccolo-san gets married," Gohan looked shocked.
"NOBODY EVER SAID THE WORD MARRIAGE!" Piccolo shouted and freaked out. Gohan just laughed and ran to his mother saying, "Mom, we should call the Guinness Book of World Records today!"
"Pathetic brat. Now I know how Vegeta feels," Piccolo said and crossed his arms. A sudden gust of wind made him turn around abruptly. There was a woman there with a pure blue aura around her, like a shield.
"Hello there. Have you seen my daughter?" the woman asked in a friendly voice. Piccolo just stared. "I haven't got much time. Show me my daughter," she said and smiled.
"W-Who is your daughter?" Piccolo blurted out.
"You don't know my daughter? She should be in this area. I haven't seen my Sharii in such a long time," the pretty woman looked at the ground, while Piccolo gaped.
"Sharii-chan, your daughter?" Piccolo's eyes widened. He could sense the stranger wasn't evil, but she was definately stronger than any power he felt before. The strange woman looked up, her eyes happy.
"Sharii, someone else's -chan? She has grown quite a bit! Can you show me to her?" the woman jogged over to Piccolo. Piccolo led her into the house where Sharii was.
"Piccolo! Who's the lady?" Gohan asked.
"I have come to see my daughter," she responded. Goku instantly appeared at the door, sensing the energy.
"Sharii!" Chi chi called. "Someone's here to see you!"
"Coming!" Sharii could already feel the enormous energy and she ran to the doorstep. Sharii stared, confused. She had seen this woman before, she just didn't know where.
"Be careful my daughter. There are people whom posses more evil than you could imagine. One will come shortly. It defeated the world I resided in, and I don't want it to defeat yours. It can't kill you, but the heroes in your world will not figure out how to kill it. Only you can figure it out, you are the strongest in your universe. Soon you will control the universe along with other ones like you. Take care my daughter. You'll hear from me again shortly," the woman vanished, all that was left was a box of pockys with a note attached, "I made these myself, I hope you like them! -Mom"