Okay, I've always wanted to do a remake of this; I wanted to use my adopted OC Katie instead of Gohan. "Plight Of The Children" is my favorite and the only DBZ episode I like out of the whole series. I love it so much! Anyway, please R&R and enjoy!
Katie is my adopted OC.
I don't own Dragonball Z or anything from it.
Chapter 1: Shipwrecked And Rescued
Man, talk about a hard day! After Katie left the Bebop, she was on her own once again and had no idea where to go. When she got to an ocean, she decided to make a raft out of whatever she could find; but, when she set sail, a storm hit and she was defenseless! Katie held on for dear life, but she was no match for the powerful winds and the unforgiving waves! However, she landed, unconscious, on the sandy shore on an unknown island. Before she came to, a young boy about her age and a 6 year-old girl saw her lying on the sand and wondered if she was alive.
The younger girl was curious, "Who is she? She doesn't look like she's from around here."
The older boy shrugged: "I don't know. She must have fallen off a ship or something." They didn't know where she came from.
The girl was cautious, "Well, don't get too close. She could be dangerous."
The boy picked up a stick and started poking Katie with it; she didn't stir.
The boy kept poking her, "She won't wake up. Huh." The storm really knocked her out.
The little girl felt worried, "Is she alive?" She looked at her brother, then back at Katie.
The boy wanted to find out, "I'd better check!"
He threw the stick away and ran to Katies' side. He bent down and puts his ear on Katies back.
The boy sighed as he looked at her, "I guess not. Too bad."
The girl was a little shocked, "Oh no! How can you tell, Rom? What did you do?"
Rom stood up and stared at his sister, "The old ear test. You mean you're 6 years old and you haven't heard of the ear test before?" Obviously, he didn't do it right.
The girl scratched her head before she answered.
The girl was slightly mad, "Yes I have!"
Rom started to look over Katie for something.
Rom looking over her, "Hmmm. It doesn't look like she has anything valuable on her."
The girl, then, sees something down the beach.
The girl was curious as she looked at her brother, "Hey look Rom! What's that?"
Rom turns around and sees Katies locket laying in the sand. Both kids run over to pick it up.
Rom was a little excited, "Oh wow! A gold locket! Cool! Check it out."
Rom picks it up and starts to examine it; he rubs the sand off and starts throwing it around. When he turned the other way as he caught it, the kids saw Katie standing in front of them! They froze in place and looked at her as if she was a zombie.
Katie sounded exhausted as she fell, "Hey. That's mine...uhhh."
She fell as the children stared at her in confusion.
Rom shrugged at that, "I guess she's dead again."
The girl turned towards him: "No she's not Rom! She woke up! We should probably take her back with us."
Rom nodded at his sister, "You're right, Chico. We'll take her back to the house, where she can rest."
He puts the locket in his pocket and helps Chico carry Katie to their house. The place itself looks like it's been through some damage; they place her in a bed and watch over her until she tried to open her eyes.
Chico sounded distant, "Keep it on, Rom. She's waking up."
Rom looked down at Katie, "Is she? You're right. Hello there!"
Katie opened her eyes and realized that she was in a bed, with two children watching over her.
Katie tried to wake up, "Hi..."
Rom was happy to see her up, "How's it going? I'm Rom."
Chico smiled at her, "And my name is Chico. Hi!"
Katie sounded tired as she spoke, "Hi. Where am I?"
Chico said, "Here."
Katie was slightly confused, "Where's here?"
Chico smiled as she explained, "Here is wherever we happen to be at the time."
Katie sat up and looked around the room. She saw that there were some blocks stacked in the corner; a small chair; some wallpaper torn off; a piano; and some drawings on the wall.
Katie didn't mind at all, "Oh. Cool."
Rom walked over to the piano.
Rom as he spoke, "It's great, isn't it? This is our house. It's free because no one wants it. Where'd you come from anyway?"
Katie shrugged at his question, "I don't know. I think it was a desert or something." The storm hit her quite hard.
Chico was kinda surprised, "Oh wow! I can't believe you're all alone."
Rom started to play some keys on the piano as the girls talked.
Rom grinned at Katie, "Not anymore. From now on, you can hang out with us. We're orphans too."
Katie couldn't believe what she heard, "What?"
Rom continued with what he said, "We only have one rule: Never cry. But, Chico breaks that rule all the time, so don't worry." Chico was embarrassed at the comment.
Chico was mad as she yelled at Rom, "I do not!"
Katie sighed at herself, "I'm Katie."
Then, Chico puts her hand on Katies shoulder.
Chico smiled as she spoke, "It's nice to meet you, Katie. Don't believe everything that Rom tells you, though. Okay? You know, you're the first new orphan ever. The rest of us have been together since the tidal wave."
Katie was speechless. Even though she wasn't entirely sure if her father was still alive, she didn't want to call herself an orphan. She didn't know if she can tell her friends the truth or not.
Rom looked at Katie, "Say whatever's on your mind, Katie. We speak freely around this place."
Katie grinned at him, "That's good. It's just that I've been alone for a while and I kinda forgot how to talk to other kids."
Rom and Chico looked at each other and just shrugged. Suddenly, Rom remembered something and reached into his pocket.
Rom held his hand out, "Oh! Here! We found this on the beach and I think it's yours."
He holds the locket out and gave it to Katie; of course, she was more than happy to have it back as she puts it around her neck.
Katie wondered about one thing, "Thank you so much! This means everything to me. Hmmm. If you don't mind me asking, what was this tidal wave that you said?"
Rom sighed as he explained, "There was a huge tidal wave about 2 years ago. Boy, when it hit, it wiped out the whole town!"
Chico looked scared, "It was so scary!"
Rom finished his story, "That's why there's a lot of kids around here without families or homes to go to."
As the kids continued their conversation, down the ruins of the village was a dark blue van coming down the road. Inside were 3 men in some uniform and a woman in glasses and a pink uniform. As they drove to the village, two of the men displayed evil grins! Who were these people and what does this have to do with Katie and the orphans? Find out in the next chapter!
To Be Continued...
End Chapter 1
