Chapter 2- the journey to Earth
Rayina's heart beat wildly pounding against her chest as she flew towards the ominous energy so close to her home. The second weaker energy, one that was very familiar to her, did not stand a chance against his opponent. If she didn't make it in time…then she wouldn't know what to do. Feeling two more chis behind her, Rayina quickly looked over her shoulder in surprise as she saw Goten and Trunks flying behind her. I knew there was something off about them, could I have mistakenly stumbled upon other aliens? Rayina's mind was racing as she sped towards her goal. Her senses quickly picked up a flood of energy in the distance, signaling that ki blasts had begun to be exchanged. Panic overtaking her body, Rayina quickly sped up needing to desperately reach her destination as fast as possible.
Please be okay, she silently prayed as her hands clenched in anticipation. If she didn't get to him, then she would never forgive herself.
Trunks couldn't believe his eyes as Ray sped ahead, how was she so fast? He looked over at Goten, he seemed to also be having a hard time keeping up with the redhead as she sped up ahead. The battle was getting heated; he could feel the two opponents exchanging blows.
"She's crazy fast!" Goten yelled as they watched her fly further ahead.
Looking at his best friend again Trunks nodded solemnly, "This guy she's flying towards is no joke. I wonder who the other person is though; it doesn't feel like anyone we know. The force is too strong to be Yamcha or Tien, but too weak to be father or even Goku."
"I know. Maybe she knows them but she couldn't possibly be on her way to fight this guy right?" the disbelief was obvious in Goten's voice.
Trunks knew better though, the fact that Ray was a woman didn't mean that maybe she wasn't also a fighter. After seeing her fly out of Capsule Corp, he knew that she was a wild card, assuming anything about her was probably not the way to go. The young Saiyans blue eyes looked down as he felt two familiar people flying towards them. Goku and his father quickly flying up to meet them in the sky. Their faces in full concentration as they also sensed the battle that was ahead.
Vegeta scowled and looked over at his son, "Trunks who's that woman up ahead. Do you know what is going on?"
Trunks shook his head at his father making him scowl further, "that's Ray she's the person mother was interviewing today. After the interview she just looked out the window and insisted she had to go. She promised mom she'd explain everything to her later. She felt that energy up ahead a good minute or two before Goten and I."
"Is that so! She must have pretty good senses then huh?!" Goku grinned as he looked over at her, "wow she's fast too. You think she knows who's fighting over there?!"
Goku's enthusiasm never ceased to amuse Trunks, it seemed the Saiyan was always cheerful about everything, even when that thing would scare most people. "I can't really say; she looked panicked though like she had to go stop them."
Rayina's green eyes focused as she saw the two figures down below. She felt bile rise in her throat as her eyes focused on a certain blue alien. Forcing back the memories flashing in her head; she grit her teeth as sped up towards the young blonde haired boy that was about to get hit by an energy blast from the blue alien.
"Aries!" she screamed as she swooped down pushing him out of the way. Rayina growled low in her throat as the orb grazed her lower leg; the smell of burning cotton from her slacks filling her nostrils and a sting searing upwards towards her spine.
She scowled down at her brother as he looked up at her falling to his butt from her push, "Ray I… What are you doing here?"
Narrowing her eyes at the boy Ray tried to not sound as angry as she felt, "no, what are you doing here?" Her voice full of frustration as the thirteen year old gulped realizing how angry his sister was. Before he could respond four men landed behind Ray, looking over she saw Trunks and Goten along with two strangers. Both of which had hair that defied the laws of physics.
"Ray are you alright?!" Trunks called out as he looked at her burnt pant leg, a small amount of blood was coming out of a gash on her calf.
She looked back at them and then to her brother, "go behind them and stay there until this is done." She instructed as she turned to look at the alien as soon as their eyes met he smirked in recognition of her and began to laugh. Ray could hear her brother walk up to the men and whisper to Trunks that you were okay but that the other guy wouldn't be in a little bit.
"I suggest you let her handle this, she can be a little over protective," the young boy said.
The blue alien started to walk up to her, as he looked her up and down, "my, my, is that really you Rayina?"
Suppressing the need to gag at his lecherous stare Rayina glared at the stupid blue alien. He wore a tight fitting black body suit with armor on his chest and torso. She remembered his cold black stare; his face was similar to an earthling except for the fact that he had no hair and three sets of ears that stuck out oddly around his head.
"Surprised?" she asked a slight cockiness coming out her tone.
He laughed again as if he was endlessly amused, "tell me Rayina, how did you survive? I don't normally leave my victims in a pool of blood to run into them later."
Stepping forward Rayina slowly began to anticipate tearing the alien limb for limb, "you should have finished the job Genji, unfortunately for you I'm going to show you what happens when you don't finish what you started."
Rayina crossed her arms and glared harder as Genji laughed at her, as if her words were completely and utterly preposterous. Eyeing the men behind her he cockily looked at her, "please Rayina even with your back up there you have to know you are way over your head. Maybe it is a good thing I didn't finish you off, I see you have grown up quite nicely."
Rayina held back her gag reflex once again, "yeah no thanks to you. I hope you know that I fully intend on kicking your ass."
Genji walked towards her slowly with a sick gleam in his eye. He smirked at her and licked his lips, "lets not be delusional dear. How about we make a deal, I'm sure you would make a fantastic comfort woman, just like your whore mother. Come with me and I'll spare your life, we can even take the brat if you like. If not then I'm afraid you will suffer your mother's fate. I'm sure you remember how that went."
Rayina's anger began to surface as she began to clench her fists, suddenly she felt her brother's chi explode behind her. "You where the one that killed mom?!" Arie's screamed out.
Before anyone could stop him the young boy flew towards him at top speed to attack the alien. Ray watched in horror as he punched the man three times making him stumble back. Genji grinned as he caught himself from flying back from the punches and quickly punched Aries back with an upper cut to the chin and a kick sending him flying back. Rayina quickly ran over and braced herself as she caught her brother to stop him from being more harmed by the impact of his landing. Panicking her green eyes ran over his body, as he lay unconscious in her arms. She checked his pulse to make sure he was still alive. "Aries?! Please wake up," she called as she heard the amused blue alien laughing behind her. Looking up at the man responsible she glared infuriated, "I hope you know that you just ensured your own death you son of a bitch."
"Ray, we can handle this if you want," a soft voice called from behind her. Ray turned around to see Trunks placing a hand on her shoulder. She narrowed her eyes at him as she stood up and placed her unconscious brother in his arms.
"No I will handle this. If you want to help make sure he's out of harms way. This won't take long," she said sternly looking Trunks in the eye. She would not have anyone interfere. His mouth hung slightly ajar at the fierce look in her green eyes. He nodded not wanting to test what would happen if he didn't follow her orders.
Turning around she walked towards the despicable being with fire burning through her veins. "Any last words?" she asked in a deadly tone.
Genji just shook his head in disbelief as he watched her take her fighters stance, "if it's a fight you want then it's a fight you will get." Powering up he ran towards her and began to throw a series of punches and kicks. Rayina dodged them all and watched with satisfaction as she watched his face become increasingly frustrated. He couldn't land anything at all. She watched the sweat begin to gather at his brow as he struggled harder and harder with no success. Finally fed up Rayina saw her opening and punched Genji straight in the gut watching the air leave his lungs. She then threw a cross at his face sending him flying back. His body scraping through the ground. Getting up she smirked as he held his head in pain.
Powering up Rayina let her power flare enjoying the look of pure fear in Genji's eyes. He got up with eyes wide as he shook in his boots, "what? How? When did you become so powerful?!"
Rayina slowly proceeded towards him like a lioness after her prey, "funny thing. Wanting to avenge her, made me want to become stronger, faster, better. So that the day that I saw your stupid ugly face again, I could make sure you got what you deserved."
Genji got up and ran towards her, "there is no way I'm going to let you defeat me!" The alien launched into a series of attacks, everything from chi blast to kick punch combinations. His anger blindly overtaking him as he unsuccessfully tried to harm the scarlet haired woman. A small smile tugged at her lips at the sweet reality that the man that had haunted her dreams for so long was nothing more than a mere weakling now. Tiring of his foolishness Rayina quickly hit the blue alien with a cross, jab, kick combination sending him flying into the ground.
"Are you finished embarrassing yourself, Genji?"
The realization hit Genji like a ton of bricks, the cowardly alien quickly got up and began running away as Rayina formed golden orbs of chi in her hands. Quickly releasing them towards him she watched as he screamed pitifully. "Brother avenge me!"
Rayina thought it odd that he would call out like that at no one. She watched her chi dissolve the despicable being into nothingness. She thought that finally getting rid of him would help her put her mother's death behind, but she wasn't sure it felt enough like justice. A quiet breeze blew her hair around as she took a deep breath and turned around. Looking back at her unintentional audience. Her green gaze fell nervously on the men as she walked up to them. Trunks had laid her brother on the grass and sat next to him.
"He's okay just knocked out it seems," he said as he saw the worry on her face. Rayna gave him a small smile feeling some relief.
"Woman, who are you and where are you from?" the short man asked, his voice was gruff.
Rayna looked at him and the other unfamiliar man wondering the same thing about them. "My name is Rayina Winshier, my mother was originally from Unima but I've never actually lived there."
She watched the short man give her a skeptical glare, "you don't look like a Unimian to me, Winshier is the royal family name. Are you insinuating that you are royalty?"
Rayina placed a stray strand of hair behind her ear as she looked at the short man. He resembled Trunks in just about everything except for the coloring of his hair and eyes. "You can't be royalty to a planet that no longer exists. Besides I was more or less an illegitimate child," as she explained the look on the man's face made her feel like she might have struck a nerve.
"Unimians were weaklings, am I really to believe that you are part of that race? You just took that alien out like he was nothing," the short man apparently might be just as short tempered as he glared at his new acquaintance.
"Dad, why don't we get back to Capsule Corp and get this guy checked out before we start interrogating Ray," Trunks said trying to break the tension.
Rayina quietly picked up her brother, "he does seem fine but I'm not sure why he hasn't woken up."
"He did get punched pretty hard. I'll instant transmission us over so that Bulma can take a look at him," the second man with raven hair smiled at Rayina's confused face. He suddenly put his hand on her shoulder and she watched confused as everyone else reached out to place their hands on him. Before she could ask what she meant they all suddenly disappeared and appeared inside a second floor lobby she was all too familiar with.
Rayina's eyes widened as she looked around holding on her brother even more tightly she stepped back with her mouth agape, "what? How?"
The stranger laughed at Rayina's shocked expression, "Sorry, that's just a little trick I picked up from the Yardrats."
Rayina stared at him as he rubbed the back of his head with his hand, "Who are you? Your ki is so different; you can't be earthlings. "
The man suddenly grinned at her as he realized that she didn't know who he was, "Oh yeah! I'm sorry I didn't mean to be rude. My name is Goku, I'm Goten's dad. This grumpy guy over here is Vegeta, he's Trunks's dad. We are both Saiyans."
"What did you just call me Kararot?!" Vegeta glared at the taller man with annoyance.
Rayina's brows furrowed as the name registered in her head, "as in Prince Vegeta? I've heard rumors there where still Saiyans alive but I never would have guessed I would run into you here."
Suddenly Rayina heard footsteps behind her and a familiar voice, "Vegeta why are you always yelling…Oh my goodness, Ray what happened to your leg?"
Green eyes turned to meet worried blue as Rayina saw Bulma emerge from her office. The blue haired woman didn't seem the least bit surprised that all these people suddenly appeared out of thin air into her building. All she could do was zero in on her small injury. Rayina looked down at the wound in her leg, she'd had much worse before. There wasn't even that much blood coming out of it.
"Don't worry Bulma, this is nothing really," she reassured her as she shifted her brother's weight in her arms. "My brother is unconscious I'm much more worried about him."
Bulma looked over the young boy in Ray's arms curiously, "let's lay him on the couch. I can go get bandages and an ice pack. We can lay it on the back of his neck, it should wake him up."
Rayina did as she was told and layed Aries down while taking her own seat trying to not dirty the pristine beige couch. "He shouldn't have just attacked like that, it was reckless and sloppy. I've taught him better," the small corners of her mouth frowned as she recalled Genji hurting her brother. The thought of it made her wish she could kill the stupid alien a second time.
"Hey its okay. He's young and got angry, I mean how old is he? Maybe twelve?" Trunks said as he sat down across from the redhead.
Rayina looked over at him and gave him a small smile, "he's actually thirteen."
Trunks watched intrigued as the dynamic of brother and sister played out in front of him. The layers of Rayina Winshier seemed much deeper than he could have first thought. Labeling her as a wild card definitely made sense. He watched her gently brush a strand of blonde hair away from her brother's face.
"Aries? Can you hear me?" her voice softly called to him like that of a mother to her child.
The young boy opened his eyes to reveal two brown orbs. He grunted before sitting up and looking around, "where are we? What happened to that guy?"
Rayina quickly checked the boy over ignoring his total embarrassment as turned his head in different directions looking for injuries. "That doesn't matter right now he's gone. Are you hurt? You were out for a good while," Trunks could see the worry basically pouring out of his new acquaintance.
"Sis stop it! I'm fine," the teenager insisted his cheeks reddening more and more as he was fussed over.
As the worry left her face she quickly gave the young boy a glare that would easily rival ChiChi and Bulma, "you won't be once I'm done with you. What where you thinking?" Her green eyes flared angrily at him.
The young teenager's cheeks paled as he faced his sister's glare full on. Quickly straightening and putting his feet on the ground the boy tried to move away from the angry redhead. "I have a good explanation for skipping class I swear!"
Trunks felt sorry for the kid as he watched the Ray cross her arms in disapproval, "and I bet you have a good excuse for picking a fight with an opponent that you know nothing about and was about to kill you?"
"Aw, give him a break Ray. I'm sure the kid was curious. When I was his age I would have wanted a good fight myself!" Goku intercepted on Aries' behalf.
Rayina's head snapped in his direction green eyes blazing. Trunks' mouth almost fell open as he saw Goku jump back for a second at the harsh stare, "oh boy! Your glare could compete with my wife's! He's just a kid though. Maybe you should cut him a break and let him get something to drink at the cafeteria. I mean he did after all just get knocked out."
Closing her eyes, Rayina took a deep cleansing breath regaining the composure Trunks had seen before, "I guess we can discuss this later then. Curiosity or not," she said sparing a glance at Goku, "I trust you to have better judgment."
Aries nodded quickly seeming a little relieved at the change in his sister's tone, "hey, let me look at your leg sis maybe I can help." Before she could protest the young boy got up and squatted next to her leg letting his hands hover over her wound.
Trunks watched in amazement as he began to glow a golden color and the wound on Rayina's leg began to close slowly. The glowing stopped but her wound did not fully heal, "sorry that's all I got."
Ruffling the short blond hair, Rayina smiled at her sibling, "it's okay kid. That's good enough, it was only a minor wound."
The affection between the siblings was more than evident; Trunks could tell that they were close. It only made him wonder how they got to earth to begin with, she must have been taking care of her brother for a long time; that much was obvious. Aries face flustered in embarrassment again at his sister as he got up, "well where is this cafeteria? I'm starving!"
Goku laughed and gave him directions causing the boy to quickly leave the room, Trunks watched as green eyes followed him worriedly. She probably still was wondering if the boy was injured.
Rayina was watching Aries scamper away from her and her flaring temper, taking full advantage of the distractions of her new acquaintances. As he walked away she saw no limping or signs that he was hurt. He could have seriously been hurt today, the thought sent chills down her spine.
"He's okay, I think he's more terrified that your mad at him than anything else," a pleasant deep voice snapped her out of her thoughts as Rayina turned to look into cool blue eyes.
Goku laughed and sat down next to Trunks on the lobby sofa, "I think you're right Trunks! He got out of here as quick as he could!"
Rayina smiled at them relaxing a bit as Bulma walked back into the room with a medical kit in her arms. "Wait a minute, where is he? And wasn't your wound much worse?"
"Her brother has healing power's kind of like Dende! He woke up and scooted out of here once he realized that he was in trouble with Ray," Goten explained as Bulma opened the kit to find bandages.
Rayina took them from her and quickly began to cover her now much smaller wound, "thanks. Aries has been able to access healing powers for a few years now. I've tried training him but I don't know how to do that myself so I can't really teach him how."
Bulma nodded sitting next to Rayina, "so what happened out there?"
Rayina felt a little nervous as Goku began to explain the events. She had no idea how her possible new boss would handle the new information that she was about to disclose about herself. On all her time on earth she had never told anyone of her true origins. Rayina tried to watch Bulma's reaction as Goku began to break down her fight with Genji.
"Vegeta and I were training when we felt this evil energy level and when we went to check it out we ran into Goten and Trunks. Ray got there first and we basically just watched as she took out this blue alien that was trying to hurt her brother. She's really strong Bulma! You should have seen it!" Goku seemed more excited than Rayina thought he would be.
"The girl claims to be a Unimian but I hardly believe someone of her strength is from a planet full of weaklings," Vegeta scoffed.
Bulma glared him and smacked his arm, "Vegeta, why are you so rude?!"
Rayina shook her head, "no, Bulma he's not completely wrong. Most Unimians are pretty weak. Or I should say they were. Aries gets his healing capabilities from them I think. They were very peaceful people, or so my mother said."
"Unima was a strong viable planet with net value, what could have possibly happened to them?" Vegeta stared a whole through Rayina making her feel a little nervous. Where all Saiyans this intense?
"Oh, ignore him Ray, you don't have to tell us how you got to Earth if you don't want to," Bulma intercepted.
Ray shifted in her seat and took a deep breath looking over at her new boss, "well I guess it makes sense if I start there. It's part of the reason that we are on earth now I suppose. Unima was a strong country in some senses. Although its people were not physically strong they were very technologically advanced. When my mother was born it was under the control of a tyrant named Frieza. The planet was his factory for all the space pods, regeneration tanks, scouters, and any other technology that he needed. In order for it to have structure, Freiza allowed the royal line to remain intact and rule under his supervision. My mother was Riku Winshier, princess of Unima. Third in line to the crown, as her job she'd often fly out with her father to maintain good relations with other nations needed to supply lord Frieza's raw materials. After Frieza's decline the kingdom decided to continue to make profit from its already strong connections and began to prosper. During a trip with my grandfather, my mother met a young warrior and fell in love. Her affair was kept secret until the day that she found out she was pregnant."
~*~*~* years earlier ~*~*~*
The cries of a newborn baby filled the royal delivery suite of Unima's palace. Inside a young woman with golden hair and soft chocolate eyes held a tiny bundle in her arms. The young woman cried with joy as she looked down at the newborn baby, those around her gaping in surprise.
"Her hair…" one person whispered.
"Her eyes are different as well," another servant nervously replied.
The young mother was unfazed however as she looked at her baby. The fiery red hair and vivid emerald eyes staring back at her. She kissed the baby's soft cheek and smiled, "so beautiful. I will name her Rayina. Don't listen to their whispers little one, your uniqueness is what makes you so precious to me."
The woman's attention was brought to the door as a tall man walked into the birthing suite with a scowl on his face. His red cape swished behind him as he loomed over to the bed looking down at the newborn child. At the sight his scowl deepened. Narrowing his eyes towards the young mother his voice boomed throughout the room causing the servants to scamper out, "you mean to tell me this child isn't even a full blooded Unimian?!"
Taking the baby out her arms King Eron handed her off to a servant and turned to his daughter, "I was going to allow her to grow here as long as it could be covered up. However this will not be possible! Just one look at her and the world will know your shame. Rinku, you will be the scandal of the entire planet."
Rinku began to cry in desperation, "please father, don't do this to her. If you banish her then you have to banish me also. I will not let you hurt or neglect my baby!"
King Eron's eyes flashed with rage as he slapped his daughter across the face, "and what are we to tell the people when their princess disappears?"
Rinku held her cheek and returned the glare, "tell them I died, or that I've run away. I don't care. But that is my daughter and I will not let you take her away from me!"
"Foolish girl, might as well, you've been dead to me since this entire fiasco started," King Enron scowled at his daughter as he walked out of the suite. That was the last time that Rinku would ever see her father.
A few months later the young woman found herself on a remote island deep in Unima's ocean. Her father had hidden her away from the planet, ensuring that she was ostracized so far beyond civilization that she would never see another Unimian again. Her only company was that of a guard that was forced to watch her every move. At first Genji was offended to be given such a degrading job. Watching an errand princess was ludicrous! However the people loved her and had grieved her passing for years. If any of them found out that it had been a sham to cover up her scandalous pregnancy it would cause a huge uproar. Genji couldn't stand King Winshier and his melodramas, there was always something upsetting the man. He was almost as irrating as Freeza used to be, and that was a statement in itself. However after a few months of watching the princess with her child, Genji began to see her softness and how loving she was to the babe. The young mother was beautiful beyond compare and was kind to the soldier, unlike the other members of her family. He began to see why her people had loved her so much. Slowly but surely Genji began to harbor a crush.
"But Rinku! Even if I just got a picture of you out to the press. The people would demand to have you back. They would never forgive your father," Genji insisted.
Rinku sat by a small bonfire holding her daughter in her arms, "that's not the point Genji, I don't want to go back. Even if my father was forced to accept me and Rayina I wouldn't want to raise her in the palace. She would be forced to hide herself and the others would only taunt her for being different."
Genji shook his head, "a woman of your class deserves more than this small shack. This exile is ludicrous."
Rinku smiled at her new friend and placed her hand on his shoulder, "Genji, you are far too kind. But I'm fine here. Once Rayina is big enough I can use the ship you took to get us out of here and maybe find a new home. My father will never notice."
Genji sighed, "you were born here. You deserve to live here peacefully, not in hiding. Don't worry I'll help you however I can."
Rinku wondered how her friend planned to help her. She frowned as he angrily got up and flew away; Genji had shown his changing mood swings often causing her to worry. She always felt that her friend's resentment to the kingdom would only lead him to trouble. There was so much that Rinku could look forward to now that she was relieved of her royal duties. For one the small girl in her arms would grow uninhibited by rules and regulations that she had known as a girl. And once she was able to escape the country she would find a home and a place to live her life, maybe even find her beloved. She was certain he must have been crushed by her fake death, yet Rinku had no way of sending a message out to him. She was limited by her exile, it had cut her off from all communication to the outside world. The young woman spent sleepless nights missing him and wondering if he believed the outrageous lies of her father.
Several months passed until the fateful night when Rinku would watch ships breaking through the stratosphere of Unima. She worriedly wondered why so many ships would land at once, large ones it appeared. Quickly tuning into the radio in her small home she heard breaking news firsthand. An invasion was occurring. Rayina's heart began to race as she looked over to the sleeping three year old in the crib. What would happen to them? She got up and ran out looking for signs of her friend Genji. Lately it was more common for him to be off somewhere than not. Taking out her scouter she shakily turned it on and risked compromising her position to reach him. She remembered the day he gave it to her, letting her know she should only use it if it were a serious matter.
"Genji, you know who this is. Code Red, its an emergency. Where are you?" Rayina could feel her nerves tingle with anxiety as she waited for a response.
"I'll be there in the morning," Genji's raspy voice responded, leaving Rinku to sit and worry. She was not confident enough to demand him to come back. If anyone tuned into their signal she could be traced. And as far as she knew this island was way to small and out of the way for even invaders to know about.
Resigning herself to the radio she stayed tuned listening as tyrants began to take control of the capital, the first thing they made sure of was that her father and family were killed. Terror overtook her as she contemplated her options. She sensed that these men were even worse than Freeza, another hostile take over for Unima. She needed to get out of the planet before things expanded, before she was found out. If the invaders knew that two princesses still lived she would be killed. Getting herself together Rinku began to gather a small bag of things to fit into her pod. Ready or not she had to attempt to get Rayina and herself out of Unima. Ideally she would have waited for her to be older, but she could not risk it.
It was early morning the next time she would see Genji, Rinku had finished packing things and would use the cloak of the dark early hours of the day to make her escape. She figured the invaders were probably not as vigilant at this time. And she stayed up all night working on a stealth tool that would make the pod nearly invisible to the naked eye. As Genji approached her she couldn't help but notice that he didn't look as concerned as he should be.
"Where have you been? The invaders killed my family. What have you heard out there? I haven't heard any messages from their leader yet. Is the entire royal family gone?"
Genji smiled at Rinku and grabbed her shoulders, "relax Rinku, I've finally done it! My brother and I have taken over the planet's capitol. I can finally bring you back to society and we can rule together without worrying about the traitors that banished you."
Hearing his words Rinku blanched and stepped away from him, "why would you do this to our country?"
Genji's brow furrowed in confusion, "what do you mean why? They don't deserve to reign Rinku! Look what they did to you!"
"That doesn't mean they deserve death! Why would you ever think I would want this! The country can't be run like this under the fear of murder," she angrily shouted back. Had Genji lost his mind?
Genji got closer to her his eyes raging, "No, this is right. Listen we can both rule together now. It will be better. Rinku…I love you."
Rinku stopped in her tracks in shock, "what? Genji; I'm sorry but, I still love Daikon. I love you, but not in that way. I don't even think I can look at you the same now that I know what you've done to my people."
Genji's fists clenched in anger, "Fine! Rot in this island then! I'll be back when you think long and hard about this and regain your senses." Turning his back to her he stopped before flying away, "and Rinku? If I can't have you. No one else can either."
Rinku fell to her knees as she watched him fly away. Her resolve to escape now more urgent than ever, running inside she grabbed her baby and the small bag of things she could bring and ran to the emergency space pod. Quickly wiring her new device she watched the pod blend it to its surroundings. Then satisfied with its stealth she climbed and set her coordinates. Planet 54, the last place she had met her beloved. As the ship blasted off all she could do was close her eyes, and pray to the deities that she would make it out alive.
Seven years later Rinku panted exhausted as her daughter defeated her yet again on hand to hand combat. She was flabbergasted by the force that was Rayina. Headstrong, stubborn, and incredibly intelligent it was tough to raise her without leaning on her for support. She always seemed to be so much stronger than herself. Even now Rayina pushed her to keep going so that she could be ready if Genji ever came for them. Rinku regretted ever telling her daughter the story of how they ended up on Planet 54, however her daughter's curiosity knew no end. Soon after their arrival on their new planet, Unima was blown to bits by the madman; the rumors where that the invaders found no merit in the planet and destroyed it. Rinku knew better than to believe such a big lie. Rayina had finally managed to get the full story of Unima from her mother and quickly made the decision to get strong enough to defend them. At first her strength and power had taken her mother by surprise. But when she saw the determination in her eyes she knew there was no stopping her. She knew that her daughter had taken on the role of protector. She wondered if her father would be proud, she was strong like him. If only Rinku could reach him.
"Mom, snap out of it!" stubborn green orbs glared at her.
"Sorry Rayina, sweetheart, I just had a thought. Perhaps its time we find you your first formal teacher," Rinku said as she ruffled that messy red mop on top of her daughter's head.
It was hard to stifle a smile as her daughter scowled at her, "mom, I hardly think my academics are lacking right now. We need to continue training."
Rinku chuckled at her handful of a daughter, "no I mean like a martial arts master. So that you can learn from someone who can take you further. You have already surpassed the little that I can give."
Rayina's eyes lit up with excitement, "I'm good enough to have a martial arts master! This is so exciting mom! Where can we find one?"
Laughter could be heard in the small field as Rinku hugged her daughter. What was she going to do with this girl? The girl that got excited about fighting.
Eight years later Rayina sat quietly as she stared at the small blonde baby in the crib. Shaking her head she knew that her argument with her mother was out of line. She had been away training for a year and a half only to come back to a new member of her family. Mother claimed that she had finally found their father, he was here with the army that he works with as a part of a team of planet brokers…whatever that meant. So he had to go but would be back in three years. THREE YEARS! She wasn't buying it. The bastard probably just got what he needed and left. Men…Rayina swore she'd never succumb to their witchcraft. Why did mother have to be such a hopeless romantic? It infuriated Rayina to no end. After all if her 'father' had been a real man, he would have fought for her. Gotten her father to let him marry her, anything but the stupid sneaking around they did. Yet every time he was brought up she still held him to some high ideal. Ridiculous. He was the very subject of their heated argument.
Yet as she watched the small baby that she got know over the last few months, she couldn't help but smile. He was so cute and finally someone that looked like her! All these years other kids had bullied her about her looks. It was always the same, different planet similar looking races. Of course she could ignore them or beat them up, but she still felt like an outcast. Now she felt a little less alone.
Rayina's thoughts were interrupted as a scream pierced the quietness of their small home. The sounds of dishes shattering filled her ears as she sprang to the kitchen. Rayina's blood ran cold as she saw her mother shaking on the floor pale as a ghost. Her eyes focused on the foreign blue man at the door. Her legs trembled, her heart pounded in her eyes, that man must be Genji.
"Long time no see Rinku, you are good at hiding," his voice was grainy and rough like sand paper. Rayina looked at her mother shaking on the floor and tried to not wince at how pathetic she looked. She knew that it would be up to her to protect their family.
"Get away from her," she said shakily as she ran directly in front of her mother.
Genji smirked at her, "Rayina is that you? How time has flown by. You are almost a full grown woman yourself. Why don't you get out of here while mommy and I talk some things through."
"No, you need to leave now," she responded as forcefully as she could.
Genji's laugher resonated in the small space making Rayina's hair stand on its end. "Or you will what?" he asked amused.
Without answering Rayina got into fighter's stance and prepared to fight. This only made her opponent laugh more as he sized her up. "Fine little Rayina I would have had to kill you along with your mother anyway."
The thought of him hurting mother made Rayina so angry she shot towards him ready to strike. Pulling all her might she quickly threw out a punch kick combination. Genji laughed as he blocked the strikes. Rayina landed one right to his temple shutting him up as he stumbled backwards.
"My, you are strong for a young one. Too bad it wont be enough," he bragged.
Rayina's brow furrowed in anger as he shot forward. Her mind froze as he began to strike her. He was so quick she could not keep up with his speed. Eventually she gained some bearings and tried to fight back but their strength difference was too great and she quickly found herself falling to the ground. It felt surreal to her as the blood from her wounded eye made her vision red, every muscle in her body aching. Laying on the ground she watched him as he stepped towards her mother. Her whimpering making everything so much worse. Someone was groaning in pain also, Rayina didn't know who was making that sound at first. Eventually she realized the sound was coming out of her own mouth.
Genji slapped Rinku hard across the face than picked her up by her shirt. He kept screaming at her asking why she left him. Demanding to know why she never loved him. He'd claimed to have done everything for her. He kept hitting her over and over the man was insane. Fear sprang into Rayina's veins as soft baby cries came out of Aries' room. Genji stopped what he was doing and walked deeper into the house. Rayina held her breath as he heard the man cursing. Running back into the room Genji angrily punched holes into the walls.
"You have got to be kidding me Rinku! You had another one of his bastard children didn't you?! Where is your love now? He's not here when it matters most is he? You stupid woman!" Genji's pulled his sword from his waist and marched forward with it held up high towards Rinku.
Rayina's heart stopped knowing well that he was about to make a killing blow. Her limbs felt like lead and her body zapped of energy but she knew she had to do something. Somehow she mustered up all the will power she had and sprung up running forward with her fists ready. She was going to fight if it was the last thing she did. Genji turned around so quickly that Rayina never saw it coming. All she felt was the cold blade piercing through her abdomen. Her breath caught in her throat as he pulled it out. Falling backwards Rayina watched in horror as he turned back towards his mother and brought his sword down on her. Her blood splattering all over the place as her head was severed from her body. Rayina's mind sped a million miles a minute as she lay on the cold floor. The pain of her injuries felt minor as her emotions ran rapid. The pain in her chest spreading to her limbs as tears rushed unwelcomed to her eyes.
The despicable blue alien walked over with a smirk on his face as he looked down on her, "aw, don't worry little one. Once the blood runs out of your veins you will join your mother in hell. Then the little brat in the next room will starve, a slow painful death. All thanks to that bastard father of yours."
His steps resonated through the house as he walked out the door. The room being filled by Aries loud cries that only added to Rayina's panic. She had to do something, find a way to reach out to someone. Her body ached as she tried to move, she felt her hand twitch. She needed to get to him. His life was the only thing that mattered anymore. Determination flooded her body as she cried out in pain, dragging her body along the floor to his room. She felt her limbs growing heavier as she got closer to him. Her only hope would be to fly him to the closest home and pray that the neighbors would help him. As she passed his doorway Aries stood in his crib and cooed in recognition of his sister. She grabbed on to his crib and pulled her body closer, wondering if she even had the strength to go on. Aries' little hand grabbed on to his sister's index finger, she watched in amazement as her brother began to glow a golden color. The glow covered her body making her skin tingle and burn. Letting out a strangled cry, Rayina felt as if someone was taking the blade back out her body. Her breathing was labored and rough as she felt strength returning to her. As the pain receded Rayina sat up in amazement. Aries was now laughing and holding out his hands for her to pick him up. He had healed her. Flabbergasted; Rayina picked him up and ran towards the cold body in the kitchen.
Trying her best not to vomit at the sight Rayina sat in the pool of blood left by her mother, "please Aries heal mommy too. You can do it buddy, please. Please Aries!"
Tears poured from her eyes as she sat there irrationally begging her brother to preform yet another miracle. It wasn't until several hours later that a defeated girl walked out of what used to be her home. She knew that even if Aries healed her mother it would be no good. Rayina numbly begun her flight to her Sensei's house, he would be able to help. As she cried she held her little baby brother in her arms and swore that no one would hurt them ever again.
Rayina kept a straight face as she revealed a story that she rarely told. She didn't like to speak about her past but she felt that she would finally settle on earth, and perhaps she had just found people who could relate to two siblings from an alien planet. "And that's it in a nutshell, we've been traveling ever since. At first it was for myself I wanted to get stronger and I've always found people to train under and learn from. A couple years ago, however, we landed on Namek and the people there asked me if we were Earthlings. I've never met anyone that looked like us before so you can imagine my surprise when we landed here. I've been looking for a place for Aries to fit in, so that he can live as normal a life as possible."
Before anyone could respond to the end of her story Bulma wrapped Rayina into a hug catching her by surprise, "oh you poor girl, it must have been awful. Raising a baby when you were still just a kid. I'm so glad you ended up here!"
Rayina was touched to see Bulma be so open to her. She was worried that her strange origins would eventually be known and she would be shunned by the people of Earth. They didn't seem to know much about aliens. As she looked at her new acquaintances she couldn't help but thinking that meeting them was fate.