DBZ – Legacy of Teira

Prologue

Author's Note: So, I asked many of my friends in the real world, and got a review pertaining to it; apparently, the fact that I was writing in first person was a bit of a turn-off for many. As such, I've come to the decision to re-write the chapter's I've completed so far (Prologue-Ch. 5) in third person, and follow that trend for the remainder of the story.

As well as this, I'm changing how I work my spacing, and hopefully overall improving my grammar. I hope that these changes make the story both more readable, and far more enjoyable. -Tei

-August 24, 2016 | Universe: "Real Earth"-

A young teen girl, 15 years old, sits in her desk chair; it's positioned to be a few feet from her TV, an Xbox 360 controller in her hands. Flicking through the menus, she would log into her Xbox live account, and load up her current-favorite in the game category: Dragon Ball Xenoverse.

The game loaded up just fine for her, and- as she looked over her characters- she would pass on playing the character she'd beaten the story mode with. 'Not like there's much point in playing as him. He's completely maxed out in the level category, and I'm not in the mood for online play.' She'd think to herself.

Instead, the teen would load up a new character slot. Going through the customization system, she'd make a female Saiyan of short height and thin stature. She gave it the shoulder-length, spiky black hair the game provides, and made the gi a deep aqua with dark yellow as the belt and undershirt color.

After picking the voice clip, she came to the dilemma of picking a name. As she went to type in a basic pun on a vegetable, a lightning strike made her jump, and drop the controller. "Eep!" A shriek came from the girl, and she quickly scrambled to pick up the controller.

Dropping the controller had hit the B button, and it backed out the name. Quickly, she opened it back up. A moment of consideration passed, and she tossed aside the name 'Teito'. Instead, she'd type in the name 'Teira', and confirm it.

Finally, she'd finish creating the character, and would find herself standing in the "spawnpoint" of Tokitoki. As soon as she attempted to move, a crack of almost purple lightning would strike next to the house; the power went out, but something was amiss.

"Wha-what the hell…?" The girl would wince, as she felt like her hands were locked to the controller. A moment passes and- as her panic grows- electricity shoots through her. She wants to scream, but her voice seems to have left her in this moment, her suffering silent.

She'd fall limp in the chair, before curling tightly into a ball. Her senses dulled, and her vision started to grow dim, before going black. The only sensation she can feel is the occasional spike of electrical shocks, and only in that time can she hear anything… Only a feint buzz.

Some unknown length of time passes, and those sensations are even gone; to the girl, it feels like she's floating in nothing, an endless void with no stimuli anywhere to be found… One would find it relaxing, really, but the girl herself was being flooded with thoughts of worry.

'What just happened to me?'

'Where am I?'

'Did… did I just die? Am I dead!?'

'Is this how things are going to be forever?'

Left in this senseless state, with only her thoughts to indicate she exists some way, she eventually starts to feel calm. Make no mistake, the worry is still in her, but she can feel that there is no reason to panic at this point; it will do her no good. Truly, to her it feels like hours that she's been in this state, but it could very well be minutes, or seconds. It could be years even, but that one seems highly unlikely.

Maybe it could be because of what she's about to experience, but maybe it could also just be the limbo between dimensions. That could very well turn out to be the truth, given what's about to transpire for this girl.

No matter what it could have been, the events that follow bring the teen back into awareness. She would come to realize her eyes are open, but not through gaining the ability to touch them, no. Instead, because she'd be assaulted with a flash of light that- while it should have been blinding- wasn't.

Further sensations continue to batter the girl: a sudden cold and wet feeling, the sense of wind rushing around her. She can hear a light whistle as her body cuts through the air, even. 'Why do I feel like I'm falling…!?' She would think amidst these sensations.

The curiosity within her would lead the teen to open her eyes, a decision which immediately brought on regret. The view which she's met with is of ground- hundreds of feet below her- slowly finding its way closer and closer. Somehow, she'd ended up going from her bedroom to high in the air!

"W-what's happening!" She screams to nobody but herself, wishing that something or someone would give her an answer; unfortunately, it didn't appear that such a thing would happen. It simply seemed that it would be the end for the girl.

Her eyes darted around the ground and the sky, trying to see if there was anyone coming to save her. The ground had to be close enough that within moments, she'd find herself meeting it hard. Her eyes would seal shut, and she'd silently wait for her death…

"Oomph!" A loud grunt could be heard, and she realized that someone had… caught her? A few seconds pass, and she finds her assumption half-right, as the sound of a thud and the sensation of both her and her mystery savior hitting the ground- granted at a highly slowed rate- could be perceived by the teen.

Her eyes slowly open, and she realizes that the arms holding her are quite muscled; her head rests against the firm chest of the man who caught her, and- when she looks up at who exactly that is- she feels her heart skip a beat… if not multiple.

"Sorry that I didn't slow us down all the way; I guess I just didn't have enough time to do it..!" Goku would say with a nervous chuckle, lying on his back as the rain falls upon the two of them. Her mouth is agape, and she struggles to make up and down of the situation.

'There is no way that this is the actual Son Goku. Goku is a freaking fictional character in a fictional anime universe! None of it's real, so how could he be!?' Unable to process this fully, she simply gives the man a nod, almost as if assuring him it was okay. For her, though, it was just a reflexive response.

A frown etches on Goku's face, and he stares down in worry at the girl. "Hey, can you speak? If you can, I need to know that you're okay." When he gets no response other than a nod, his worry only grows. "I'm going to bring you to my home, so you can rest and recover. I hope you can understand me."

Standing up, Goku would call out for a familiar cloud of his, while cradling the girl in his arms. "Flying nimbus!" After a moment, the puffy yellow cloud would appear on the horizon, zooming towards the pair and halting in front of them.

"Bring me back to my home!" Goku quickly commanded the Nimbus, hopping onto it; within a second, the cloud sped towards the plateau on which Goku's home was located, going faster upon the urging of the spiky-haired fighter.

Along the way to the house though, his mind was heavy with not only worry, but questions that he had for the girl when she would feel better, most of which revolve around the way she just fell from the sky, and how tattered the gi she's glad in looks.

The teen herself would simply stare up at Goku, as her thoughts run rampant. 'Okay; so it's clear that I'm being carried by Goku. Could this be a dream? I did just get shocked, right? Yeah, this has to be a dream! No way can it be real!'

Her eye change their focus, and her confusion only mounts upon seeing that she's clad in a heavily damaged version of the outfit she'd just put her new Xenoverse character in. 'There's no way; this dream is crazier than I thought…!'

Slowly, her lips would part, and she'd begin to speak to the "fictitious" character, albeit in a low and weak tone; screaming on the way down had really hurt her neck, for the small amount of time that she had done it for.

"I-I'm… I-I'm alright..." Whether this is a dream or not, she figures that it may be best to 'play along' and reassure the Saiyan. The look of relief on his face feels real… then again, it would feel real compared to the two-dimensional Goku she was used to seeing, right?

"Do you live around here? Could I drop you off with your parents or something?" He'd question her, expecting her to answer immediately, due to the simplicity of the question. Then again, she did take a while to verbally say she was okay.

The girl hesitated, and mumbled the answer she thought would work for the time. "T-to be honest, I don't really know if I live around here. I don't know where 'here' is..." She stammers. It's not exactly a lie; if this was real, she wouldn't want to blurt out an address that didn't exist in this world, right?

"Hum… I see; I'll just stay on course and let you stay at my house for the night, then. You can get cleaned up, into a clean pair of clothes, and I'll make sure you get some food in your stomach." Looking down at the teen, Goku sees a pale girl who's rather worse for wear.

"O-okay..." While the teen found herself in disbelief that any of this could be real, it led to her giving another automatic response; fortunately for both of them, this one was verbal.

She'd move her head, and look down over the trees rushing by below them, the yellow cloud just speedily puffing along; it seems to have slowed a little once she started responding. "S-so… how much farther is it until we get to your home?"

Not exactly being good with heights, the teen girl would really want to get down as soon as possible… as long as it didn't involve falling any more, that is. Luckily for her, Goku didn't even have to respond. She cried out as he jumped off of the cloud, landing in a crouch.

In front of Goku and her was the house that she had seen so many times in the anime; still, she refuses to believe that any of this could possibly be happening. She'd surely wake up from this dream soon, right?

"Alrighty; think you can walk on your own?" Goku questions the girl, though part of him wonders if he even should let her. She looks so weak and her entire form trembles from being out in the cold rain. Shaking his head, he approaches the door. "Nevermind; forget that I asked."

Opening the door, the Saiyan would announce his presence, and the fact that he has a guest. Laying her down on the couch, it would be just in time for his wife to enter the room, their young son cradled in her arms.

"Who exactly is this, Goku, and why does she look so hurt?" Chi-Chi asks of her husband, while Gohan stirs in her hold. She softly whispers some calming words to him though, trying to keep the young child sleeping. She furrows her eyebrows, and frowns upon finding out that Goku brought a complete stranger into the house. Nevertheless, she can't help but understand his reasoning, as she probably would have done the same if she found a weak girl simply out in the rain.

'Of course I don't think I would have been able to stop her fall like he did. I'd probably have gotten crushed like a pancake.' The thought- while it would be upsetting to most normal people- made Chi-Chi smile lightly. Really, things like that wouldn't surprise her at this point, given that her husband has dealt with some interesting experiences in his teenage years.

"I think we should make her something to eat; she's pretty pale and I don't feel right just leaving her with an empty stomach. I don't really think she had anything to eat up there in the sky." Goku can't help but chuckle at his own comment, but he earns a whack on the back of the head from his wife.

Whining lightly, he's led into the kitchen by Chi-Chi, which leaves the girl to her thoughts, lying on the couch and staring up at the ceiling.

'It looks like I'm Teira… I guess I should call myself that if they ask; not that it matters. I'm going to wake up at any time now…!' While the girl, self-proclaimed to be called Teira, thinks about this being a dream once more, the sneaking suspicion that it might just be anything but hits her once more; this time, it's harder to shake off.

"I'll make this really easy to find out… O-ow!" She winces lightly as she whispers to herself, and proceeds to pinch her skin. Her blood runs cold as she realizes that she just registered the pain.

'This… this is real…?' Teira's eyes slowly widen, and she quickly sits up. Immediately, pain spikes through her right shoulder, and a cry of pain comes from her lips. Goku would rush in, but she'd cut him off before he could speak.

"I'm fine; I think my shoulder is hurt, though..." Her mouth feels oddly dry, now that she's come to the realization that this isn't just a dream. It's just such a difficult concept for the girl, Teira, to wrap her head around.

'Two painful sensations in a row… Yeah; there's no way that this can be a dream. I'm not sure if I should be upset that I'm in a completely different universe and away from my loved ones, or awestruck that I'm in the Dragon Ball universe.' While this thought might seem slightly odd, she's still in a state of shock. No doubt most people would react quite similarly.

"Alright, well I should still let you know that we're making you some food. You look like you could use it, considering how pale you are. Speaking of..." Goku moves down into a hallway, before returning with a blanket. "Here you go; I think this might help keep you warm..."

When the Saiyan would drape the blanket over Teira, it only then occurred to her how freezing she was. Her shaking hands gripped the blanket tightly, and she gave Goku an appreciative smile.

"Th-thanks; um… Sorry if I'm acting a bit odd. This situation is just a lot for me to take in… I guess..." It's not exactly a lie, but she's well aware Goku won't know that situation she's actually referring to. Lying back on the couch, she closes her eyes, and exhales softly.

'I feel like I'm going to be in intense pain tomorrow, both physically and emotionally.' Teira was having one of those odd moments where one realizes they're in shock, and equally so realizes that they'll soon enough feel the full impact of the situation.

Staring towards the kitchen, where Goku and Chi-Chi currently are hustling around and working to make some food for the teen, Teira simply exhales, and leans back into her chair.

"It's gonna be a long night when they start asking questions..." She mumbles, trying to brace herself for the barrage of questions to come later in the night.

End Prologue

Author's Note: I'm sure that it will catch everyone off-guard when I re-post all of the current 6 chapters as third person, but I hope that you will all bear with me. I just feel that it may be better for the future of the story.

Please rate and review; I'd like to have feedback and know what you all think of this major change I'm making to the story. It's definitely major for me. I have to go back and re-write all this, haha! Anyways, I'll catch you all later!

-Tei