Disclaimer: I don't own any of the characters, except my original character, Siou. Those other characters belong to Sqaure Enix, formerly known as Squaresoft and FUNimation. Other than that, enjoy!
Prologue
It was the end of the 28th World Martial Arts Tournament and everyone went to their seperate homes for rest and relaxation, everyone except Bulma, that is. The blue-haired Dragonball hunter was at Goku's home along with him, Chi-Chi, Gohan, Goten, and Siou.
Siou was wearng a black shirt with seven Dragonballs on it, red pants, and white sneakers. Her dragon sidekicks, Simone and Spyro, went back to the realm of dragons where they lived and prospered for ages. How she missed them, even though it was only a couple of days.
While she reminisced, Bulma was discussing about an errand for Siou in collecting the remaining two Dragonballs, they have collected six already and they were at Kami's Lookout. She snapped herself out of it when she heard her name as Bulma was talking about her mission.
"What is it, Bulma? Is something up?"
"Actually, yes. I have a favor to ask you."
"And that is...?"
She thought, I just got done fighting in the Martial Arts Tournament, and now this?
As if reading her mind, Bulma said "Don't worry, you don't have to do this now. You're all bruised and battered, I'm surprised you're still well. Anyway, I want you to search for the two Dragonballs so we can summon the dragon. And if you want, we'll let you make your own wish. How does that sound?"
"Great!" Siou beamed. "I would love to make a wish of my own, even though I haven't thought of it yet. I never actually made my own wish before."
It's been a whole year since the Z fighters used them, and in a year the Dragonballs return to life after they've hardened into stone and scattered throughout the world.
Bulma handed her the Dragonball radar, its batteries were fresh. With one twist of the knob and a click, it turned on. A yellow dot flashed on the screen.
"Here's the radar, you know what to do with it." Bulma said handing her the radar.
"Thanks so much, Bulma."
"Hey, Siou." Her best friend, Goku, said. He handed her his valuable weapon, the extending Powerpole. "If things get tough, don't hesitate to use it. It's a very powerful weapon."
"Thanks a lot. Does that mean I get to use the flying Nimbus?"
"Of course."
"Man, you're lucky. I used it once and it was one heck of a ride!" Goten chimed.
"Oh, and one more thing..." Bulma spoke as she walked back into the room holding a folded green military outfit. "You might not be a soldier but this is very decent for camouflage. That way you can sneak up on enemies and no one would be any wiser."
"Awesome! I'll put it on right now."
She did and it did fit quite well. She put on the dirty green hat, grabbed a small sack of ten Senzu beans and another sack with Goku's four-star ball in it. She was ready to go.
"Good luck on your search, Siou. And when the going gets tough, let us know."
"I will, Gohan. Thanks, guys."
She walked out of the wigwam and called for her transport. "Flying Nimbus!" In a few seconds a small yellow cloud approached and she jumped on it. She and her friends said goodbye and she was off following the radar, leaving a thin yellow trail behind that later dissipated.
The Nimbus took Siou to a town with a lot of buildings that were at least two stories high. From the outside they looked pretty much the same. It was Dog Street and she lowered her Nimbus to step off. It was nighttime and strangely enough, it was snowing and the sky was clear with a golden full moon looming over the sleepy city.
Hmmm. Which way should I go? Siou thought.
She walked west and realized she was getting closer to the dot where the Dragonball was located. It was hidden somewhere in Dog Street. Along the way she walked in front of a small house where a brunette was typing on her laptop, sitting next to her desk. Just then a tv flashed and she heard that it was some kind of a news break. She looked inside and the words appeared across the screen: DFBC: Drf Broadcasting Community. A girl in a long-sleeve red shirt told the tale.
"Our top story. Mikado, the company leading an international space project announced the launch of a solar-powered generator satellite. The announcement comes as a surprise to many."
The brunette was busy typing as the newscaster spoke: "So what exactly is a solar-powered generator satellite? Well, we've prepared some diagrams. So let's take a look."
She stopped typing as she looked at the screen. An image of a satellite above Earth appeared.
"First an earth-based station transmits a guidance signal. Upon receiving the signal, the satellite uses a large mirror to generate elctricity from solar power."
The sun appeared giving energy to the satellite and it started to flash. "The electricity is then converted to microwave radiation and sent down to the ground station."
The energy flowed toward the earth which lit up a grid across the planet. "The ground station then converts microwave radiation back to electricity which can then be used for general purposes."
The screen returned to the teller and a mysterious face of a man was shown. His name was Dauragon C. Mikado. Siou wondered who that man was.
The girl continued to type as she spoke again: "But, the question is do we need a costly energy project during this time of recession? And how will people be affected of the huge amounts of radiation raining down on Earth?"
That got Siou's attention, a surprised look grew upon her face. Whatever it is, it does not look good.
"While the Mikado Corporation is in charge of a major internationally funded project, no details thus far has been revealed. We will continue to keep a close eye on this story."
"So they're keeping it a secret, huh? I have a really bad feeling about all this." Siou thought aloud.
She then watched the brunette type and she saw a girl in a yellow raincoat walk to a building. It looked like she was being targeted. Information appeared in the lower left of the screen: Dominique Cross, Gender: Female, Age: 15, Height: 5 ft 2 in.
"Wow! That girl is the same age and height as I am." Siou said amazed. "Will I meet her...? Wait a minute!"
She looked at her radar and she saw a yellow dot moving around.
Could that girl have it? she thought.
She continued to watch as giberish ran across the computer screen. Eventually, she made out the words: Target headed for the Fate bar on Dog Street. Mikado Corp. is on the move. Permission to eliminate target, if necessary.
"That girl has the Dragonball, I must follow her." She left the house and ran as she followed the radar.
Meanwhile at the house the girl mumbled, "Dammit! The beat us to it!"
She immediately closed her laptop and rushed out of the room.
Overhead there was a black helicopter. "We've arrived at the target coordinates." the pilot said.
As it stopped over a nearby house he ordered "Deploying assault units!"
Suddenly five ninja warriors clad in black jumped off and landed through the roof. The goon with the red tracking goggles and white hair sticking out the back of his head was clearly the leader. He looked around and on the fireplace mantle he saw two pictures. One was the girl in the yellow coat along with three males sitting on the steps. Another was the same girl with a man with messy brown hair with a collar and chain on his neck, and a red hoody with yellow interior. He realized that the girl was what he was looking for. He and his minions crashed through a window and leaped onto roof after roof closing in on their target.
Unaware of the invasion the girl was running on the street below. It looked like she was in a hurry to go someplace. Siou followed her with the radar in her hands. She turned the beeping sound off so that nobody could hear. She noticed that the Dragonball was actually on the left earring and it bobbled as she ran.
When she got to the bar she saw a man who has a black jacket with a no cactuar on the back, bulky pants, yellow spiky hair, and horn piercings on his forehead. He looked as if he was a wrestler. When the girl slowed to a walk so did Siou, but when she saw the man outside the bar, her face grew pale and she rushed to the back.
"I don't want them to see me like this!" she whispered.
The man looked at his watch and it was 9:55. He looked back up and the girl greeted the man as Volt. She stepped up the stairs as she said "What's with the sour face? You're scaring away the customers."
"Sorry, just doing my job." he said in a deep tone.
"Heh, yeah." She entered the bar.
He looked up at the sky and muttered "Sure is weird weather for spring." He went inside an unbeknowst to him, the ninjas were getting nearer to the bar.
Inside a jukebox was playing a slow piano tune. The bar was full of people on the ground floor. The girl said hello to her boss, he was around his fifties with a short white haircut serving drinks.
He stopped and said "Hey, Dominique! He's been waiting for you. Hurry up!"
She did as she ran up the old wooden stairs where the same man in the picture rested with his head back. Another man with black tiger stripe tattoos and short, smooth black hair was with him.
Meanwhile, Siou looked above at the back window. It was too high for her. She climbed onto an old green dumpster so she could observe what's going on.
"You're looking busy, Kou." Dominique said bored.
The man in the tiger stripes spoke. "Hey, if we're not doing anything, it means the bar is doing just fine. Right, Sion?" He faced him but he hardly noticed.
She leaned close to him and said "Good morning."
He woke up and said agitated "Hey, where were you? You're late."
"Well, uhhh..." Her cheeks turned red with embarassment. She immediately regained her composure as she asked "Hey, Sion, when's your birthday?"
Sion looked puzzled. "Birthday...? Why?"
"Sion, it's your shift." Volt mentioned walking up the stairs.
"Yeah, yeah. I know."
Kou chimed in. "Kinda think of it, it was exactly one year ago today you first came to this bar and started that giant brawlfest."
"Then that means today's your first anniversary as a bouncer." she gleamed.
She held out a pendant with a chain from her pocket. "Here, I got this for you." She handed it to him, he looked at it curiously.
"What's this...?"
"A present."
Just then, the ninjas leapt onto the glass ceiling which shattered into a million pieces. Startled, Dominique and Sion gasped.
Kou whispered "Oh no."
"What the..." Volt added.
Siou heard the noise, hopped off the dumpster, and banged the lid as she shut herself inside. She was shaking to the bone in fear for her life and for the girl's.
"Get back, Dominique!" Sion raised an arm to keep her out of the way.
They're Mikado's special forces. Volt thought. The fighters prepared for combat.
"They're making their move." Kou said aloud.
He used Tae Kwon Do to kick the living daylights out of them, while Volt keeps body slamming and headbutting them. Sion used his uppercuts and spinning kicks to knock them down and they hurried down the stairs where two ninjas were waiting.
"Hey, come on!" Sion taunted.
As he said it Volt punched the ninja back, Sion kicked it into Kou's arms. "This oughta finish you off!" And he broke his ribcage as he thrusted its head back.
He kicked the last one and the room went quiet.
He looked up at the upper floor and said "This isn't good."
They weren't after me... Volt thought.
Suddenly the ninjas sprang back up and the bouncers fought them again. Dominique sidestepped to find a safe place but the leading ninja jumped from the roof and grabbed her. She screamed which got Sion's attention.
He ran up the stairs but a warrior knocked him down hard. The head ninja crashed through the back window and the rest of them followed.
"Sion!" she screamed as she was taken.
The bouncers looked at the devastated bar and they saw that Dominique was missing. In anger, Sion hit the railing with his left fist. Siou saw everything and the Dragonball kept moving.
"So, she had it all along...How can I get her and the ball back now?" she worried.
A/N: The name Siou is a mashup of my two favorite bouncers Sion and Kou. But I'm sure you already know that, if not, now you know. However, Sion is my upmost favorite. Chapter 1 will be coming soon so keep a lookout for it.
