Worlds Collide - A New Beginning
By: Mirai no Catarina
Email: ihugdemisaiyans@aol.com
Hey guys I'm back... even if it is with yet another new story. But there's GOOD news this time!! This story just happens to be the prequel to one of my other stories - "Welcome To Earth," which, if you've read it before, is as of this point, incomplete. Yes, I am planning on completing it - I just felt I needed a little more background to it and so I'm writing this to introduce some of the characters a little better. I hope you like it!!
Disclaimer: *a black-and-white swirl appears on the screen and starts spinning* Catarina owns anything and everything having to do with Dragonball, Dragonball Z, and Dragonball GT...
*THWACK*
Sorry 'bout that guys... Bardock tends to get a little carried away with his psychic abilities sometimes... *shoves the unconscious Saiyajin back into her poster*
Anyway - you know how it goes - I do not own DBZ or any of its affiliates. Damien, Celina, Corliss, Saabat, Logan, and Cat are all mine though - please ask before using them.
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Chapter One: Crash Landing
The warrior struggled to keep himself conscious as he pulled himself into the seat of his pod.
"Computer... what is the nearest non-hostile planet that can support life?" he asked as black spots began appearing across his vision.
"Nearest location matching query... Chikyuu-sei, planet 6485-13. Approximately one month from current location," the computer droned in monotone. "Change coordinates?"
"Hai," the warrior replied weakly. "Computer, turn on all life-support systems," he rasped, fastening the breathing mask on his face as his strength ebbed.
"Cryostasis activated." Damien smiled weakly as the artificial hibernation overtook him, masking the pain of his numerous injuries.
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Celina yawned again, closing the thick book and turning over on her back to stare up at the clouds.
Her recent move to the outskirts of Satan City had been a change for the best. She was now closer to her job and she could visit her mother more often than before.
She chuckled softly when she caught sight of a cloud that seemed to smile down on her.
The cloud suddenly burst apart as an object blew through it from the skies above and rocketed towards the abandoned farming fields beyond her back yard.
Celina sat up quickly, watching as it streaked through the air faster than the speed of sound. It soon disappeared just over the horizon and Celina gasped in surprise as the ground around her began to shake violently.
'Please,' she thought, 'don't let this be another monster like Cell...'' She stood, her eyes fixed on the horizon. 'There's only one way to find out...'' She started running towards where she had last seen the space craft. Coming upon a fence separating a couple of the fields, she picked up speed and stretched out her arms, grabbing the top of the fence as she swung her legs up and over it. She landed lightly on her toes and kept running.
Celina quickly skidded to a halt as the terrain dropped off into a deep crater. She carefully peered over the edge of the crater at the pod-shaped craft. She glanced around quickly, making sure there was no one in the area before lowering herself over the edge and sliding down the steeply sloped side of the crater.
Celina pressed her face against the red tinted glass on the front of the pod and peered inside. She was able to make out the outline of a body inside before a loud hissing sound came from the pod. She jumped back as the hatch started to open.
The cloud of dust kicked up by the opening hatch quickly settled down and when it did, Celina gasped at what she saw. There sat a man in cracked and broken armor, blood dried on his skin and matted in his hair. There were several obvious injuries on him and he was unconscious from the looks of it.
Celina hurried forward and knelt in front of him on the open hatch. She reached in to release him from his harness when a hand flashed out and grabbed her by the wrist. She cried out in surprise and tried to pull away from the strong grip. She winced as his grip tightened and looked up into his face, her throat constricting in fear. She was shocked to find fear in his own ashy eyes.
"Nitaq leth xan Chikyuu-sei?" he asked, struggling to keep his eyes open. Celina frowned at the unfamiliar language.
"I'm sorry, I don't understand you..." she explained. He frowned and then his eyes brightened as something registered within his mind.
"Is this Chikyuu-sei?" he asked again. Celina blinked and nodded quickly. The man breathed a sigh of relief before grimacing in pain and passing out again, his head dropping forward.
Celina cautiously reached into the pod and pressed a button that released him from his harness. The man slumped forward, sliding out of his seat and Celina caught him, struggling under his weight.
She froze when a hand came to rest on her shoulder. She slowly turned her head and found herself face-to-face with a boy no older than thirteen or fourteen. What shocked her was the wisdom buried within his eyes - a wisdom far beyond his years.
He bent down and almost effortlessly lifted the bloodied and bruised man onto his shoulders. Celina watched, amazed, as the boy floated off the ground into the air and landed softly on the rim of the crater. She quickly climbed up to stand next to the boy.
"Thank you..." she said. The boy looked up at her wearily.
"Do you know what you're getting yourself into?" he asked. Celina blinked, confused.
"What do you mean?" she asked. The boy smiled.
"I'm assuming you were planning on taking care of him until he had healed. Am I right?"
"H-hai..." she stuttered.
He shook his head, a smile playing across his lips. "Unless you've got a really high-paying job, you won't be able to get through two weeks with him," he chuckled. Celina frowned, not understanding. "He'll eat about five times as much as a normal human would." Celina's mouth almost hit the ground. "If you want, I can come by with food for him and check in on you every other day or so..." Celina nodded.
"That would be great, uh..."
"I'm Son Gohan," he told her.
Celina looked at him more closely. "You were the little boy that fought Cell!"
Gohan looked down at his feet, blushing shyly. "Hai, it was me."
Celina smiled. "Tell me the truth - you beat him, didn't you? It wasn't really Mr. Satan, was it?" Gohan nodded. "I didn't think he'd be able to even touch Cell at all," she grinned.
Gohan adjusted the man draped over his shoulder.
"Oh, I'm being so rude. Come on, let's get him to my place before someone else decides to join us. And by the way, my name is Celina."
Gohan nodded in agreement and they started off in the direction of Celina's house.
They arrived surprisingly quickly and Celina showed Gohan where the guest room was. He laid the warrior down on top of the blankets and followed Celina down the hall to the kitchen.
"Do you want anything to eat or drink?" she asked him, pulling a glass down out of the cupboard and filling it with cold water for herself.
"Iie, thank you. I have to get going anyway. I'll be back tomorrow to check in on you, though," he said, heading for the door.
"Thanks Gohan," Celina replied, smiling.
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Well, that's it for now! I hope you like it so far. You can expect several updates within the next few weeks. I'm just gonna have to get my lazy arse in gear and transfer the story from notebook paper to my computer... -_-;;
Bardock: *leans over her shoulder* This Damien guys sounds weak...
Cat: -_-;; Shut up Bardock...
Bardock: *shrugs* Just stating my opinion... *walks away*
Well, you can't please everyone...
Until next time!! Please Review!!
Japanese terms:
Chikyuu-sei: Earth
Hai: yes
Iie: no
And for those of you who have been corrupted by the dubbed versions of the Cell saga of DBZ and don't know any better, when I mention Mr. Satan, I'm referring to 'Mr. Hercule.'
*chapter posted 7-21-02*
Hey guys I'm back... even if it is with yet another new story. But there's GOOD news this time!! This story just happens to be the prequel to one of my other stories - "Welcome To Earth," which, if you've read it before, is as of this point, incomplete. Yes, I am planning on completing it - I just felt I needed a little more background to it and so I'm writing this to introduce some of the characters a little better. I hope you like it!!
Disclaimer: *a black-and-white swirl appears on the screen and starts spinning* Catarina owns anything and everything having to do with Dragonball, Dragonball Z, and Dragonball GT...
*THWACK*
Sorry 'bout that guys... Bardock tends to get a little carried away with his psychic abilities sometimes... *shoves the unconscious Saiyajin back into her poster*
Anyway - you know how it goes - I do not own DBZ or any of its affiliates. Damien, Celina, Corliss, Saabat, Logan, and Cat are all mine though - please ask before using them.
***********
Chapter One: Crash Landing
The warrior struggled to keep himself conscious as he pulled himself into the seat of his pod.
"Computer... what is the nearest non-hostile planet that can support life?" he asked as black spots began appearing across his vision.
"Nearest location matching query... Chikyuu-sei, planet 6485-13. Approximately one month from current location," the computer droned in monotone. "Change coordinates?"
"Hai," the warrior replied weakly. "Computer, turn on all life-support systems," he rasped, fastening the breathing mask on his face as his strength ebbed.
"Cryostasis activated." Damien smiled weakly as the artificial hibernation overtook him, masking the pain of his numerous injuries.
***********
Celina yawned again, closing the thick book and turning over on her back to stare up at the clouds.
Her recent move to the outskirts of Satan City had been a change for the best. She was now closer to her job and she could visit her mother more often than before.
She chuckled softly when she caught sight of a cloud that seemed to smile down on her.
The cloud suddenly burst apart as an object blew through it from the skies above and rocketed towards the abandoned farming fields beyond her back yard.
Celina sat up quickly, watching as it streaked through the air faster than the speed of sound. It soon disappeared just over the horizon and Celina gasped in surprise as the ground around her began to shake violently.
'Please,' she thought, 'don't let this be another monster like Cell...'' She stood, her eyes fixed on the horizon. 'There's only one way to find out...'' She started running towards where she had last seen the space craft. Coming upon a fence separating a couple of the fields, she picked up speed and stretched out her arms, grabbing the top of the fence as she swung her legs up and over it. She landed lightly on her toes and kept running.
Celina quickly skidded to a halt as the terrain dropped off into a deep crater. She carefully peered over the edge of the crater at the pod-shaped craft. She glanced around quickly, making sure there was no one in the area before lowering herself over the edge and sliding down the steeply sloped side of the crater.
Celina pressed her face against the red tinted glass on the front of the pod and peered inside. She was able to make out the outline of a body inside before a loud hissing sound came from the pod. She jumped back as the hatch started to open.
The cloud of dust kicked up by the opening hatch quickly settled down and when it did, Celina gasped at what she saw. There sat a man in cracked and broken armor, blood dried on his skin and matted in his hair. There were several obvious injuries on him and he was unconscious from the looks of it.
Celina hurried forward and knelt in front of him on the open hatch. She reached in to release him from his harness when a hand flashed out and grabbed her by the wrist. She cried out in surprise and tried to pull away from the strong grip. She winced as his grip tightened and looked up into his face, her throat constricting in fear. She was shocked to find fear in his own ashy eyes.
"Nitaq leth xan Chikyuu-sei?" he asked, struggling to keep his eyes open. Celina frowned at the unfamiliar language.
"I'm sorry, I don't understand you..." she explained. He frowned and then his eyes brightened as something registered within his mind.
"Is this Chikyuu-sei?" he asked again. Celina blinked and nodded quickly. The man breathed a sigh of relief before grimacing in pain and passing out again, his head dropping forward.
Celina cautiously reached into the pod and pressed a button that released him from his harness. The man slumped forward, sliding out of his seat and Celina caught him, struggling under his weight.
She froze when a hand came to rest on her shoulder. She slowly turned her head and found herself face-to-face with a boy no older than thirteen or fourteen. What shocked her was the wisdom buried within his eyes - a wisdom far beyond his years.
He bent down and almost effortlessly lifted the bloodied and bruised man onto his shoulders. Celina watched, amazed, as the boy floated off the ground into the air and landed softly on the rim of the crater. She quickly climbed up to stand next to the boy.
"Thank you..." she said. The boy looked up at her wearily.
"Do you know what you're getting yourself into?" he asked. Celina blinked, confused.
"What do you mean?" she asked. The boy smiled.
"I'm assuming you were planning on taking care of him until he had healed. Am I right?"
"H-hai..." she stuttered.
He shook his head, a smile playing across his lips. "Unless you've got a really high-paying job, you won't be able to get through two weeks with him," he chuckled. Celina frowned, not understanding. "He'll eat about five times as much as a normal human would." Celina's mouth almost hit the ground. "If you want, I can come by with food for him and check in on you every other day or so..." Celina nodded.
"That would be great, uh..."
"I'm Son Gohan," he told her.
Celina looked at him more closely. "You were the little boy that fought Cell!"
Gohan looked down at his feet, blushing shyly. "Hai, it was me."
Celina smiled. "Tell me the truth - you beat him, didn't you? It wasn't really Mr. Satan, was it?" Gohan nodded. "I didn't think he'd be able to even touch Cell at all," she grinned.
Gohan adjusted the man draped over his shoulder.
"Oh, I'm being so rude. Come on, let's get him to my place before someone else decides to join us. And by the way, my name is Celina."
Gohan nodded in agreement and they started off in the direction of Celina's house.
They arrived surprisingly quickly and Celina showed Gohan where the guest room was. He laid the warrior down on top of the blankets and followed Celina down the hall to the kitchen.
"Do you want anything to eat or drink?" she asked him, pulling a glass down out of the cupboard and filling it with cold water for herself.
"Iie, thank you. I have to get going anyway. I'll be back tomorrow to check in on you, though," he said, heading for the door.
"Thanks Gohan," Celina replied, smiling.
***********
Well, that's it for now! I hope you like it so far. You can expect several updates within the next few weeks. I'm just gonna have to get my lazy arse in gear and transfer the story from notebook paper to my computer... -_-;;
Bardock: *leans over her shoulder* This Damien guys sounds weak...
Cat: -_-;; Shut up Bardock...
Bardock: *shrugs* Just stating my opinion... *walks away*
Well, you can't please everyone...
Until next time!! Please Review!!
Japanese terms:
Chikyuu-sei: Earth
Hai: yes
Iie: no
And for those of you who have been corrupted by the dubbed versions of the Cell saga of DBZ and don't know any better, when I mention Mr. Satan, I'm referring to 'Mr. Hercule.'
*chapter posted 7-21-02*