Hello everyone and welcome to my second story!
*the crowd goes wild*
This time round I've decided to go for an old DBZ fanfiction favorite with a twist.
Things get shuffled around to toss a female Saiyan into the mix of things. But there are also going to be other changes to the story. At the end it'll be nothing like how things end up in the real anime. What will get changed? You'll just have to read for yourself.
And tell me what you liked or didn't like… or even if you have any requests.
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Our story begins as a planet is destroyed. Bardock and almost every Saiyan dies as Frieza brings judgment to planet Vegeta with his horrible power. It is the end of an era. The surviving Saiyans are confused and without anyway to organize. One by one the remaining Saiyans are killed. A Saiyan warrior finds herself confronted with all but certain doom as her team is killed at the hands of the Ginyu Force. Hoping to go against all odds she faces off against them for one final fight.
"Fool!" The female Saiyan shouts, her dark hair flying wildly through the currents of the strong wind summoned by her ki. She makes a slash like motion with her right arm in the direction of the purple alien and his crew off misfits. "It doesn't matter who you are. Because I am destined for greatness, there is no way any of you will survive!" Energy crackled around her form as it appeared that her entire body started to glow.
The planet was suffering the worst off her rage, but the purple alien and his companions didn't seem to be worried. "Can I kill this one, captain?" The red haired man asked their leader. "Oy, you had the last one Racoom. Stop being greedy." The shorter red skinned alien objected. The blue alien tossed one of the dead Saiyans aside. "Not that any of them really put up a fight." The captain shook his head. "Now gentlemen. We shouldn't say such rude things. Besides, have you forgotten, we have plans for this one. Calyn."
The larger purple alien stepped aside and a shorter female alien stepped forward to face the Saiyan. She was clearly off the same race as the captain, there even seemed to be a family resemblance. "Alright!" The Saiyan screamed at the purple female. "You die first!" Ki exploded at her feet and she launched herself towards the five, though none of the members of the Ginyu squad looked worried. Only the purple female even took the trouble to look her way.
The Saiyan pulled back her right fist and grinned, eager to lay a solid punch on her opponent. But Calyn was expecting this, she opened her mouth and a stream off green ki flooded out off her mouth and into the Saiyan. A scream echoed over the planet Grel. The world spun for the unnamed Saiyan as she tried to get her bearings. "What…. Happened?" She asked in a voice that didn't sound quite right.
As her vision cleared she found herself looking at…. Herself. "That…." The Saiyan stopped, again noticing the change in voice. "What…" She looks down at herself. Her skin had changed to a shade off purple, her hands looked rough, her body even felt different, heavier. And then she realizes the truth, their bodies had been swapped. "You swapped our bodies?" This was a nightmare for the proud Saiyan. Captain Ginyu who had still been standing next to his apparent sister grabbed her by her right arm. "You're in luck… you'll get to live a bit longer while my sister borrows your body."
"You should be grateful." Jeice states. "It's a big upgrade for you. Not like we'll give you the chance to use that…." Jeice's words trailed off as the Saiyan, now in the body of Calyn, charged her ki in her free hand. A smirk came to her lips, she wasn't about to let the Ginyu force have it their way. "Consider this a farewell present." The ki around her hand started to expand and spread out further and further, flowing quickly over the female alien. "I'll see all of you, in Hell." The body-swapped Saiyan shouted. Captain Ginyu released her and stepped back. "That power….. she's going to…."
The members of the Ginyu squad jumped out off the way as a massive explosion rocked the planet Grel. Only one of them watched, wide-eyed. Calyn could not believe she was seeing her own body burst in flames. She just died? Her single heart skipped a few beats as she backed away further. "Nonono. This wasn't what it was supposed to be like. This is all wrong." She said in panic. Calyn shot forward, landing in the crater, looking around for the remains of her body. "Come on…. My body can take more than that…." Stones went flying as she dug around in the crater, desperately looking for her body. The smoke started to clear and Racoom appeared first, some charcoal on his skin. "What a bang." He said before laughing.
He received an intense look from Calyn. "You idiot! Look at me, this is no laughing matter." Calyn stated as she slammed her own hand against her chest. The smoke settled further so that the other three also appeared. "Calm down Calyn." Jeice tried, but he received a glare that made him sweat. Her brother stepped forward and placed a hand on her shoulder. "Don't worry Calyn. The same thing happened to uncle Rolg." "Uncle Rolg was disowned." Calyn countered, stabbing at her brother with her right index finger. "What do you think they'll do to me when they find out I turned into a Saiyan, of all races?"
Captain Ginyu crossed his arms as he pondered this question. "Hmmm.." He rubbed his right index finger and thumb against his chin. "Perhaps they will kill you…. But, you don't need to worry. We'll figure something out after you complete your mission." Racoom picked up an arm that had belonged to Calyn. "Here, there are a few parts left, maybe you can become a cyborg." Calyn's mouth dropped and she slapped her right hand against her forehead.
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Meanwhile
"Hey Vegeta, I guess that means you're the king now, huh?" Nappa asked the prince who was sitting on a bolder nearby. The oversized Saiyan looked glad, because he was convinced that he had just made a smart remark. "And what exactly would I have kingship over Nappa? A moron and a bunch off asteroids?" "Heh, that's a good one Vegeta." Nappa laughed and the short Saiyan sighed. "Let's just get this over with." Vegeta said.
The planet they were on was desolate, a large area with nothing but stone and sand. It wasn't much to look at. Vegeta was already dreading this meeting, but he decided it was best to just try and get it over with. "Alright Nappa, lets hear your report." The large Saiyan nodded. "Basically almost everyone died." "I figured that much out my self Nappa, how many are left?" Vegeta asked annoyed. Nappa looked at his right hand and seemed to be trying to figure something out. "I talked to Raditz, so, there are at least three of us." Nappa declared, holding up three fingers.
"Three? You're telling me there are only three Saiyans left!?" The prince bellowed in anger as he got to his feet. "Well…" Nappa said, holding up his hands. "Raditz said that his brother might be alive too. And there are a few other leads... There might be as many as twelve of us left." Nappa actually sounded excited at the prospect off a whopping twelve Saiyans having survived. Vegeta hang his head. "So no more than a dozen at most?" Vegeta fell back onto his 'throne'. "The mighty Saiyan race done in by a meteor, it's some sort of sick joke."
"So what do we do now Vegeta? Maybe we should go and beat up some aliens. What do you think Vegeta?" The prince shook his head. "No Nappa, I have other plans. We'll call a meeting and gather the remaining Saiyans. Now that I rule our people… I intend to make sure that our people will become the strongest this universe knows. And I as the Saiyan prince will be strongest of all, ofcourse." A smirk came to Vegeta's lips. "Sent out an encrypted message to all scouters that belong to Saiyans. Tell them to come to us. Frieza is going to feel sorry he ever looked down at me."
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The Ginyu squad had traveled to a space station where they were resting. Calyn was fidgeting with her new tail. "This thing is annoying and weird. What kind of degenerate race has a tail?" She complained. "It could be worse Calyn, you could have looked like that new guy." Jeice joked. This reminded her off another annoyance of hers, she turned to her brother. "You're honestly giving my place in the squad to that little toad?"
Her brother was meanwhile trying out new battle poses. He bended forward and looked at his sister through his spread legs. "I'm not sure he has that Ginyu spirit. But we need a fifth man while you're gone. It's only temporary." Calyn looked away. "It's disgusting that I have to be replaced by 'that'." Ginyu got up and waved the rest of his team over. "Stop worrying about little things Calyn. I know what will cheer you up, lets do a group pose."
Calyn took a step back. "I wouldn't call these 'little' things. And I don't think that is going to…." "Captain Ginyu!" The purple alien shouted as he struck a pose. "Racoom!" "Jeice!" "Burter!" The other three quickly complied with the request for a pose. Calyn would object if it wasn't for the dangerous look that her brother gave her. "Calyn…" The race-swapped Ginyu stated as she balanced on the toes off her right foot.
They held their pose like that for a while before Ginyu said. "And together we are…. The Ginyu force!" Calyn sweat dropped as she was forced to hold her position, this was sort of embarrassing. Their pose done, captain Ginyu faced his sister and nodded. "Good, now you can begin your mission. As you know, most of those pathetic Saiyans were destroyed a while ago. But their prince is still alive." "Cause he's Frieza's pet." Burter added.
Instead of continuing with his explanation Captain Ginyu remained silent for a moment. "Burter." He said after a while. "Nobody interrupts Captain Ginyu." Burter nodded. "Eh, sorry Captain." The captain coughed into his hand before he continued. "That weird tailed creep is probably up to something. You're to infiltrate their ranks and make sure that those monkeys fail at whatever they're trying to achieve."
"Stop a couple off Saiyans? That should be all too easy." Calyn stated. "Calyn, don't forget you don't have your usual strength in that body." Jeice reminded her. She had actually not stopped to think about that. "You're right… how low is my power level anyway?" Racoom got out his scouter to find out. "Let's take a look." The scouter made a few soft beeps as her power was measured. Calyn crossed her arms and put on a brave face. "It's 723." Racoom mumbled.
"That weak!?" Burter shouted. "Calyn…" The blue alien started laughing and Calyn felt her anger starting to rise. "Burter, damn you." She cursed, glaring at him. "Oh, it's going up." Racoom said surprised. "Hmm, yeah, it's 942 now." This was key for Burter to laugh even louder. Jeice took out his own scouter to make sure those readings were right. After a moment he put down the scouter. "Well blime, Racoom is right. I guess that's just how strong Saiyans are." Ginyu stepped forward. "They think they're strong, but they're no more than weak punks. Basicly they're not Ginyu material."
"Alright, alright, enough." Calyn said, her face a little red. "Can we do this 'after' I get another body. It's bad enough as it is without me being reminded about it all the time." Racoom took off his scouter. "Captain Ginyu, what do we do if Calyn can't get a stronger body than this one? She's too weak to be in the team." Ginyu took on his pensive pose as he rubbed his fingers over his chin. "Hmm…. She will become our cheerleader then."
Calyn might have responded if it wasn't for a message coming through her scouter. *Listen up, this is general Nappa. Prince Vegeta wants all of you to gather on the planet Regnos 2. There'll be a meeting in three days, you better show up or you'll have to deal with me.* She listened and then smirked as she looked to Captain Ginyu. "Vegeta is summoning all the surviving Saiyans. I guess he's really up to something. So maybe this plan does have some merit."
The captain crossed his arms and smirked. "Ofcourse, it is my plan.." Calyn brushed her long dark hair behind her ears. "I don't know about this. When you thought me how to swap bodies I knew you had this mission in mind. I knew I might have to act as though I'm a monkey so that Vegeta and the others would be fooled, but…." Calyn gritted her teeth. "This body, it annoys me. All my life I've hated these Saiyans bastards and now I'm one of them and I can't even go back to my own body. If I knew my own body would be waiting for me, I wouldn't mind… but like this I feel crushed."
Captain Ginyu shook his head. "That wont do Calyn, a member of the Ginyu Force doesn't care what he or she looks like. Just as long as you can do the poses, you'll be fine after you return." Calyn looked a little angry. "Hey it's your fault that I got stuck in this weak body. You could at least try and care a little more about the horrible situation your little sister got into because of you!"
"I guess you have a point. Alright, you can count on me sister. I'll get you a good body." Captain Ginyu said as he placed a reassuring hand on her shoulder. Calyn smiled at her brother, relieved that she wouldn't have to be Saiyan for too long. "Alright then. I'm heading out, I'll get into contact when I get proof that Vegeta intends to betray Frieza." She turned away and walked out off the room, leaving the other four members off the Ginyu squad behind. Jeice looked at their leader now that Calyn was gone. "So where are we going to get a body for her?" The captain had no answer as he merely stared at the door.
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Calyn felt warm mist roll over her arms and face. She opened eyes that weren't really her own and took in a slow breath. She had arrived, it felt like only yesterday that she had left, but if this was Regnos 2, it must have been at least two days. She checked her scouter, she had only another hour before she was to meet Vegeta and his Saiyan goon-squad. It made her feel almost dirty knowing that to everyone here she would appear to be just another Saiyan. She also felt anxious because she really didn't know a lot about Saiyan customs. She had read up a bit about the Saiyans and the one whose body she now used as her own.
Her name was Zaneya. It was a name she had imprinted into her mind. Her recorded powerlevel was 800, which really was relatively low even for a third class warrior. Calyn believed she could now push her powerlevel up to somewhere in the region of a thousand. So there was no reason for her to hold back anything if she had to fight. The only special thing about Zaneya was the color of her hair. It was a very dark shade of blue. It was almost black, like most Saiyans, but one could tell that it wasn't exactly the same.
Calyn's old body didn't have any hair and so she found the long hair a nuisance. The tail also had a habbit off getting in her way, it was even more annoying as it seemed to lead a life off it's own. And then there was her forehead which didn't have any horns for her to impale enemies on. The body was less muscular. Basicly it missed several advantages off her old body and had some really annoying flaws added to it as well. She missed her own body, if only there was a way she could get it back.
Calyn stretched her limbs and found that this body was surprisingly nimble. "Why, I'll be damned." She remarked. "There is actually a benefit to this body. Who would have thought it?" She stretched her arms far above her head and felt like she was ready to get on her way. Lowering her arms she decided to look around her. The planet was nothing more than a big yellow rock. "What a boring place."
She used her scouter and found that there were three powerlevels already present on the planet. They differed greatly in strength, but even the weakest of the three was stronger than she was right now. "Not only am I Saiyan, I'm the weakest Saiyan. This can't get more pathetic." She flew towards the others, her tail lashing away one way and the other. Learning to use a new limb really was hard. "Stupid tail." She muttered.
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Meanwhile Vegeta and Nappa had just met Raditz. "So you're Raditz?" Vegeta asked. "Your powerlevel is really disappointing, you must be weaker than a Saibaman." Raditz decided to dodge that remark, this guy was his prince after all. "My prince. I understand you must have plans for our people and I intend to serve you to the best off my ability. I do however have a request to make." Nappa cracked his knuckles and stepped passed his prince. "A low level warrior like you is going to talk back to our prince? You must be stupid as well as weak."
"Calm down Nappa." Vegeta said. "Let's hear him out." He made a gesture towards Raditz and nodded. Raditz nodded his thanks. "My younger brother, Kakarot, was sent to claim a planet and he hasn't returned. I want to find him, he might be able to help us." Vegeta looked over at Nappa and then to Raditz. "Normally I wouldn't care about another low level warrior. But right now we're going to need every Saiyan we can find. Alright, go find this Kakarot of yours."
"Vegeta, there is another one coming." Nappa said as their scouters registered Calyn's approaching ki. "I sensed him a while back." Vegeta said as he looked towards where he sensed her. "Oh, wow… Vegeta. He's even weaker than Raditz." Nappa said surprised before he continued. "I didn't even know we had warriors this weak." Vegeta shook his head. "A couple of useless trashes. So that is what I get to work with?"
In a burst off green ki Calyn landed near the other three. The men had not expected to see a young woman and they actually took a step back from her after her landing. "You." Vegeta declared. Calyn looked at the prince of 'their' race through a few dark blue locks off hair. "Oh, hi." Vegeta didn't look like he was happy to see her at all. The prince took a step forward and glared up at her. "You're that idiot that nearly got me killed." The prince's ki started to rise along with his anger.
Calyn took a step back and brought up her guard. Could it be that Vegeta and her were enemies? There hadn't been anything about that in Zaneya's file. And it didn't make any sense, what could a weak third class warrior like Zaneya possibly do to endanger Vegeta? "Vegeta!" Raditz said as he got in-between the two. "Relax, we'll need her too, right?" Calyn felt the tension in her body sink away, for a moment there she really was worried. 'If I just had my own body, Vegeta wouldn't be a problem. But as long as I am in this body I better try not to anger him.' She would think.
"Don't worry." Vegeta said, pushing Raditz to the side. "I'm not going to kill her." Once he had stepped passed Raditz, he inspected her for what seemed to be too long. Calyn was pulled from her thoughts by those eyes looking at her so intendly. She noticed that Nappa was also looking her up and down, Raditz was looking away. Were they 'checking her out'? "What?" She asked annoyed. The prince placed his right hand under her chin and smirked. She slapped his hand away and took a step back. 'Saiyan pig, I'll kill you after I get a better body.' She thought.
"You're still as deviant as ever. How did an idiot like you survive this long?" Vegeta asked her. Calyn had no idea. "I never give up." She tried, though it sounded like she almost phrased it like a question. "So who are you anyway? My name is Raditz." Raditz said, offering his large hand in greeting. She accepted the handshake. "I'm called Zaneya." She decided that Raditz was probably the least annoying out of the three. Sadly he was also the weakest out of the three.
She had to look up at Raditz, he was a big guy. Though Nappa was bigger still. Zaneya's body and her own had been about the same height. Which meant…. She was at least still taller than Vegeta. She passed the prince a look and couldn't help but smile knowing that she was at least taller than him. Vegeta in turn didn't seem to enjoy her smiling at him, so she looked away not wanting to anger him.
"This is Nappa." Vegeta said to the mass off muscle standing next to him. Calyn nodded to Nappa who was still staring at her chest. "So Vegeta, since you hate her guts, how about I…" "I am disappointed in you Nappa." Calyn blinked. "I admit she doesn't look half bad, but she's just a third class. Don't allow her to seduce you.." Nappa chuckled nervously. "Heh, well, I guess you're right Vegeta."
Calyn's mouth dropped, it took every small bit off self-control for her not to give both off them an earfull. Vegeta smirked as he noticed this. "What is wrong Zaneya? It looks as though something is bothering you. Why don't you tell us what you've got on your chest?" Ki came to life in Vegeta's right hand and she swallowed her anger away. Right now there was nothing she could do against these two. "It's nothing."
Vegeta nodded. "Good." The ki faded away. "You two weaklings go fetch Kakarot." He said to the two third-class warriors. Raditz and Calyn exchanged. "Kakarot?" She asked Raditz. "My brother." Came the reply. Calyn turned back to Vegeta, she didn't want to drag this out any longer than she needed to. If she could have Vegeta admit right here and now that he had plans to betray Frieza later on, she could end the mission instantly.
"So, what are we going to do after we get Kakarot?" Calyn asked. The prince smirked. "I'll tell you after you bring him here, third class." The prince turned away and he and Nappa walked away, the prince chuckling softly. Calyn took a step as well to follow them, but Raditz placed a hand on her shoulder. "Lets just follow orders. I don't think you want to anger Vegeta." Calyn looked Raditz in the eyes before he looked at the backs of the two stronger Saiyans. As they walked away Calyn smiled to herself. 'Alright Vegeta. I'll play your game a little while longer. But sooner or later you're going to tell me your plans and when Frieza hears about it, you'll be the one to die.'
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The first chapter is done. It's long one, I think…. I hope you like the story so far.