"Come on Saiya! Let's go!" Trunks shouted ahead of me.
"Yeah! I want to buy a lot of toys!" Goten shouted along.
"Hold on you two! You're flying way too fast!" I screamed at the kids.
Trunks and Goten were flying a couple feet ahead of me as we're travelling to the Satan city.
Bulma told me to take Trunks and Goten shopping.
When it comes to shopping, all they'd want are toys and games.
Good thing Bulma gave me the money to spend.
We dropped by a toy store as Trunks and Goten started touching everything inside there.
"Woah! I want all the toys here!" Trunked yelled in excitement.
"Me too! Me too!" Goten agrees.
"Hold it boys." I said, trying to discipline them. "We're on a budget. Choose only one item."
"Well then I want this!" Trunks said as he was holding a toy sword.
"I got one too!" Goten said, holding a different styled sword.
"Well then, ungarr!"
With that, Trunks and Goten pretending to be in a sword fight and caused a commotion around the store.
The shopkeeper made a noise complaint to me and I bought the toy swords for the boys.
I dragged them out of the store before we got kicked out.
"Nice job you two. You were going to get us banned from this shop" I said with a sigh.
"At least it was fun!" Goten shrieked.
"Indeed." Trunks said with a smile.
"Well, you know the rules. I went with you for shopping, now it's your turn to go shopping with me." I said, flashing an evil grin.
"Awh man. Stuck with girl stuff." Trunks pouted.
"Hey. It's not that bad. How about we go to that store? It'll be quick." I said, pointing at a random antique shop near the toy store.
"Okay. Let's go." Goten said as we entered the shop.
Inside the small shop, there were many antique looking items.
Most of them were interesting to look at while others were questionable.
"What is this stuff?" Goten asked as he was going to touch a random item.
"Goten don't touch. These stuff here are really old." I said.
"These look cool Saiya" Trunks said as he looked around.
I looked at the shopkeeper and gave a faint smile to ensure that these kids wouldn't break anything.
"Saiya. Look at this. What is it?" Trunks said as he pointed at a particular item on the counter.
"Hm?" I walked next to him.
The item Trunks was pointing at was an ancient looking music box.
It was a faint pastel pink music box with gorgeous vine like designs on it.
I could feel myself being transfixed on that box.
The more I stared at the music box, the more I hear faint sounds in my head.
It sounded like an ocarina.
It was a beautiful sound.
"You okay Saiya?" Trunks asked
"Hm?" I snapped back to reality. "I'm fine. Just enjoying the music from the box."
"What music?" Goten asked. "We don't hear anything."
I looked at the two in confusion.
Am I the only one who can hear it? Have I gone crazy?
"Would you like to buy the music box miss? It is on sale." The shopkeeper asked.
"Oh. Sure." I responded. "How much is it?"
"It is only 500 yen." said the Shopkeeper.
"Woah. That cheap?" I asked, not believing him.
"Yes. It has been sitting in my shop for many years. I think it's best to just sell it for cheap so I can get rid of it. You know the saying, one man's junk is another's treasure." He said.
"I'll take it!" I shouted as I took out the money and gave it to him.
This music is catching my curiosity.
I hope I can figure out why I'm the only one who can hear the music.
With that, we spent the rest of out time in the city eating ice cream and playing at the park.
I don't know if Trunks or Goten can sense it, but ever since I bought that music box, I could feel someone following us.
Trunks and I were on our way back home after dropping Goten off first.
"I had fun today Saiya!" Trunks shouted as we were flying towards home.
"I'm glad you guys had fun. That's my role as the older sister and babysitter." I said with a laugh.
"Why did you buy that old junk of a box anyways?" Trunks asked.
"Well, I was wondering why I was the only one who could hear the music coming from. So I just thought I should buy it to investigate." I replied.
"Why don't we let Mom check it out?" Trunks said with a smile. "She always knows what to do."
"You're right Trunks. I'll ask her later"
We got back to Capsule Corp as Trunks ran inside and told Bulma about his day. Then he ran to his room.
"I see he had a good time." Bulma said as she winked at me.
"Yeah. He did." I smiled back.
"What is that you got there?"
Bulma was pointing at the music box that was in my hand.
"This? It's just a music box I found at the antique shop. I thought it was very interesting to get it." I said
"It's a nice box." She said with a thumbs up.
"Thanks Bulma" I smiled at her and headed off to my room.
After a nice shower, I hopped onto my bed and laid the music box on it.
"Alright. Let's try and open it." I whispered to myself.
I grabbed onto the latch and wind it.
Nothing was happening.
I even tried to to lift the lid open but it was no luck.
"This is hard to open." I said, frustrated.
I thought buying this music box would make me hear those melodies again.
Too bad I didn't hear anything ever since the shop.
After another minute of attempting to open the music box, I finally gave up.
"I'll try again tomorrow." I said as I yawned.
I placed the music box on my night stand and turned the light off.
I closed my eyes and drifted off to sleep.
I found myself alone in a dark area.
It's hard to even see what is in front or next to me.
Suddenly, I could hear that melody again.
"The ocarina" I whispered.
The sound was faint so I moved slowly to follow it.
Eventually, I started running after the music.
I was getting louder and louder after each step I took.
I came upon a man who was playing the instrument.
He wasn't human.
He was tall, light skinned with a bright red mohawk.
He was also a bit handsome.
I wasn't sure if he noticed me yet.
He had his eyes closed while still playing the ocarina.
When the melody ended, he finally opened his eyes and looked at me.
We locked eyes with one another.
It was silent for a while.
Then, his mouth opened.
"Please" he started saying. "d...open..t...box."
"What?" I could barely make out what he was saying. "Do you want me to open the box?" I asked.
"No!" He shouted. "I said-"
I felt something soft hit my face at a force.
"Wake up." said a voice.
"Wha?" I said groggily.
I slowly opened my eyes and looked at the person that spoke.
It was Vegeta.
"Oh. Morning Vegeta." I said as I sat up on my bed.
"Get your ass off the bed or else you'll be late for your training with Kakarot." He said.
"Uh huh." I said, still sleepy.
Vegeta left my room as I hopped off and headed to the bathroom.
As I was brushing my teeth, I questioned about the dream I had.
Just who was that guy?
Did he tell me to open the box or not to?
Why is it that I'm the only one who can hear that music?
I rinsed my mouth, changed my clothes and grabbed my bag.
"I should bring this with me." I said as I put the music box in my bag.
Who knows if I'll be followed again.
"Alright Saiya. Ready for your training?" Goku said as we took our fighting stance.
I made my way to Goku's house for my training with him. I usually switch back and forth between him and Vegeta.
"Ready Goku. Bring it" I said with a smirk.
"Okay. Remember, I won't go easy on you." He said
"Wouldn't want you to anyways." I said.
"Alright. I want you to try and dodge all of my attacks." He said.
With that, Goku headed straight towards my direction and threw punches at me.
I either blocked or dodged his punches. There were few points where he almost got the chance to hit me but I managed to save myself.
He went from punches to kicks as I continued to block and dodge.
In the middle of my training, I could hear the music again.
"What?" I whispered.
I looked around to find the source of the music.
It was coming from my bag. The music box is making that sound again.
Is it just me hearing this again? Does Goku not hear it?
"Earth to Saiya!" Goku shouted.
I looked back at Goku and he was running towards me with his fist.
I managed to dodge in time and teleport behind him.
"Over here Goku!" I shouted as I kicked him to the ground.
"Oof!" Goku shrieked as he hit the ground. "Wow. That was nice Saiya. You're getting stronger." He smiled.
"Well, it's all thanks to you and Vegeta. If it wasn't for all this training, I wouldn't have gotten this far." I said with a grin.
"I guess that's all for today. We'll practice your ki-energy next time." Goku said.
"Got it." I said as I bowed towards Goku.
I grabbed my bag and waved at Goku.
"See you later Goku!" I said.
I took off and made my way back to Capsule Corp.
I can sense a certain someone following me once again.
So this person is following wherever the music box goes. I thought to myself.
I was back in my room and took the music box out from my bag.
I tried my best to open the music box once again but there was no luck.
I was frustrated once again and headed towards the backyard.
I grabbed a glass of Iced tea and placed my music box along with the drink on the table.
I sat on a nifty lounge chair and let the sun bathe on me.
"Open box." I whispered quietly.
Those were the only two words I could hear the guy say clearly.
I couldn't make out the other words he was trying to say.
I had a mental image of the guy again.
He was pretty handsome.
I blushed at the mere thought of him.
What is wrong with me?
I literally met this guy in my dream.
I don't even know if he's real! Probably just a figment of my imagination!
"Yo!" Gohan appeared right in front of me which startled me.
"Woah!" I jumped out of my chair. "Gohan! Don't scare me like that!"
"Sorry about that." Gohand said with a laugh.
"What are you doing here anyways?" I asked.
"Well, Videl and I wanted to drop by and say hi but we bumped into someone." He said.
I looked around for Videl.
"Where is Videl?" I asked.
"Right here." Videl called out from above.
She flew down next to me while having her grip onto another person.
This person was definitely not human. Probably someone from a different alien race.
He was short, pink skin and long white hair.
"Unhand me you vile woman!" The alien said.
"I assume you realized that you had someone stalking you. Right Saiya?" Gohan asked.
I'm surprised Gohan and Videl caught the person that was following me.
"Y-Yeah. How did you know?" I questioned.
"We saw him spying on you behind a tree." Videl said.
"Yeah. I knew there was no way you wouldn't have noticed him. So we decided to bring him to you." Gohan said.
"Oh. Thank you guys" I said with a smile.
This tiny alien was the one following me ever since I bought the music box.
"Why were you following Saiya!?" Gohan yelled towards the alien man.
"You've been following me since yesterday, is it because of the music box?" I asked.
I picked up the music box from the table and held it close to me.
At first, the alien was quiet but then eyed the music box.
"The box! Yes. I followed you because of the box!" He finally spoke.
"What do you want with that box?" Videl asked.
"That music box you're holding, lies the great and powerful Tapion!" He shouted.
"Tapion?" Gohan questioned.
"What's a Tapion?" I asked.
"What!? You never heard of the great Tapion!?" He screamed.
"No. Please enlighten us." Videl said. "Who or what is Tapion?"
Videl was still holding onto him. We still don't know if this guy is trust worthy.
"Tapion is a brave warrior from Planet Konats. He saved the Konatsian race from the terrible Demon God Hirudegarn thousands of years ago." He said.
"So, you're saying Tapion, this great warrior, is inside the music box?" I asked.
"Yes! He's inside there!" shouted the alien. "He locked himself in there all those years in case danger comes again!"
"That doesn't mean you should follow Saiya!" Videl yelled.
"I'm sorry, I wanted to buy it but she bought it before I had the chance to!" He said as he freed himself from Videl's grasp and bowed on the floor.
"Where did you get that box Aoi?" Gohan asked.
"I bought it at an antique shop." I said. "But, what danger is there? Since you want to release Tapion from the box."
"There will be a crisis coming in Earth." He said.
"What kind of crisis?" Videl asked.
"You see, the Demon God Hirudegarn has found it's way to Earth and will be attacking your city really soon. Only Tapion can save you all! That is why we must release him from the box!" He said as he kept eyeing the box.
There's something about him I don't trust. I thought to myself.
"Can we open it?" Gohan asked.
"I been trying to since yesterday but it won't budge." I said.
"Have you asked Bulma?" Videl asked.
"No. I've been meaning to show her this but I haven't had the chance to." I answered.
"Then what are we waiting for? Let us hurry and open the box!" The alien shouted.
"Hold on." I said, grabbing onto the alien's shirt. "Tell me who you are before I let you inside my home."
"Oh please forgive me for the rude introduction!" He said with another bow. "My name is Hoi. I am from the Kashvar race in which we are related to the Konatsians."
"Okay. Let's go see Bulma." I said.
I still held onto the music box. There's something about Hoi that I don't trust.
"Sorry guys. This music box looks like it doesn't want to be opened." Bulma said as she sighed.
"Well, it was worth a try." Gohan said.
"Is there another way we can use to open the box?" Videl asked.
"If I may speak." Hoi started talking. "Is it possible to summon Shenron to open the box?"
I looked at Hoi.
How does he know about Shenron? This just makes him more suspicious.
"Woah. How do you know about him?" Gohan asked surprised.
"Forgive me again." Hoi bowed. "I've been studying about Shenron and the Dragonballs for the past several years. I just know that summoning him will be the best way to have the box opened."
"What do you think Saiya?" Videl asked me.
"I don't know. Bulma?" I looked towards her.
"It is a possibility. I think we should call everyone else to come in." Bulma said.
"I agree. Let's do that." Gohan said with a nod.
"Alright." I said.
We spent the next hour or so calling everyone in as I explained the whole situation to them.
"So, you want us to gather the Dragonballs and summon Shenron to open a box?" Krillin asked.
"Yea. That was requested by Hoi." I said, pointing at Hoi.
"This guy sounds really cool Goten!" Trunks shouted.
"I agree!" Goten said in excitement.
Goku spent the last five minutes trying to manually open the box.
"Whew! This box sure is tough to open." Goku said as he wiped off a sweat.
"This is a waste of my time." Vegeta said as he turned around and walked away.
"Where are you going Vegeta?" I asked.
"Back to my training. This doesn't concern me so do whatever you like." He said.
"So, will we be summoning Shenron?" Hoi asked.
I stayed quiet and looked at Goku.
"I'd say go for it. I'm curious to know what Tapion looks like." Goku said. "Wouldn't hurt to spare with him if that's possible."
"Oh Goku. All you care about is fighting." Bulma said as she shake her head.
"I'm up for helping you gather the Dragonballs" Krillin said.
"Same with us!" Gohan said as Videl gave a smile.
"Okay. Let's go and find them." I said with a thumbs up.
"Thank you everyone." Hoi said as he bowed towards us.
With that, Bulma gave each of us a Dragon radar as we all split up to gather the balls.
I really hope what I'm doing is the right thing.
It didn't take us long to gather all seven Dragonballs.
We laid them outside of Capsule Corp and chanted.
"Arise Shenron!" Goku yelled out.
The sky grew dark, the balls were glowing, a light shined out to the sky and there was the giant green dragon.
"I am the Eternal Dragon. State your wish." Shenron said.
Hoi slowly walked up to Shenron and spoke.
"Oh mighty Shenron! Please! Please open this music box and release Tapion after being trapped for thousands of cruel years!" Hoi shouted.
With that, I laid the music box in the grass for Shenron to see.
"Your wish has been granted." Shenron said.
His eyes glowed.
A "tick" sound was heard from the music box.
With that, Shenron faded away just as the Dragonballs split up in different directions.
"Look!" Krillin shouted towards the music box.
The music box was slowly cracking until it shattered.
A bright white light emitted from the music box.
We all shielded our eyes from the blinding light.
A sense of nervousness overwhelmed me.
All of a sudden, I feel regret and guilt.
Maybe I shouldn't have gotten this box open. I thought.
What if releasing Tapion was the wrong choice?