I had fallen off the face of the earth for a little while. Terrible. But I am back! And will try my hardest to stay active. This is a short chapter, but more will come super soon.
(Edited 3/28/17)
Chapter Three::
Millions of thoughts circulated throughout Dai's mind; it had only been minutes that they had remained silent, but to her, it felt like hours. Days. Dai's eyes darted to and from each person; She stared at Goku and Gohan, then at the teenage Goten. She then let her eyes fall upon the small girl they called Pan, and up at the women behind her. From two of them she felt power levels worthy of a fighter, and she wondered if they were saiyans.
"Are you going to speak?" Piccolo said impatiently.
Dai shot her attention at the namekian who's image she bore. Again, she bit down on her lip. "Where do I begin?" She asked nervously.
Piccolo scoffed into the air and closed his eyes. She saw the irritation on his face, clear as day. She rubbed the pink skin on the sides of her arm, and stared down at the ground. In her youth, Ru had tried his hardest to raise her strong, and raise her well. Yet, with no actually connection to another living being, she didn't know how act.
"From the beginning is fine, Dai." Goku said. Again, she felt his kindness. He addressed her by name, which was nice.
She took in a deep breath. In doing so, she was suddenly hit with the smell if food from within Goku's home. She had never smelled something so wonderful in all her years. After living off of dinosaur steaks and fruits, whatever it was that they were about to eat, had to have been amazing. Her mouth watered. Control yourself, Dai.
"I am... a creation... of Dr. Gero." She said, and again took in a deep breath. When no one responded with words, just stares, she continued, "I was his first attempt, but I was the failed attempt... so I've been told."
"Because you're a namekian?" Gohan said.
Dai nodded her head. "Um, well, because I look like one, yes."
Piccolo shot his eyes at the young woman, and observed her closely. She did resemble a namekian, yes. Yet, that was all. She had hair ontop her head in red, wavy curls and eyebrows above her eyes. As much as he didn't want to look at her, there was something about her aura that made him. Something that felt familiar. "But how can this be?" Piccolo asked.
Dai remembered everything Ru had ever told her. Every word. Every story. The truth to her existence. He kept her safe and sound in the small mountain cave they called home, and for many years she was content. Until now... "Dr. Gero, apparently, spent many years trying to replicate all of you," Dai said as she crossed her arms in front of her chest, "He gathered all of your cells to create his own masterpiece."
"Cell..." Gohan growled under his breath.
"Cell?" Dai was confused. She dropped both of her arms back to her sides and tilted her head curiously as she looked at Gohan. In this moment, two more men flew down from above; one with black, pointy hair and the other, taller, with purple hair. The short man seemed so familiar to her. "Welcome back to the party, Vegeta." Goku said with a small smile, "Trunks."
Vegeta... that name... Ru told me about him.
"A namek?" Vegeta said as he looked at Dai. "I didn't know the namek had women."
"We don't." Piccolo said in a low voice, his eyes still transfixed upon Dai.
Again, she felt uneasy. Standing bare in front of all these men. Even with her green skin, she was sure the pink of her cheeks were evident. "I was explaining... everything..." Dai said uncomfortably.
"Oh stop this!"
Every one turned their heads to look back at Chi-Chi with wide eyes. "You all are bombarding the girl with questions, and she's obviously uneasy!"
"Chi-Chi..." Goku stammered.
As imaginary question marks appeared over everyone's heads, Dai stared at the older women curiously. Chi-Chi; She, out of the three women, had the highest power level. Dai could feel it. It radiated off of her in gentle pulses. "Chi-Chi..." Dai said in a quiet voice.
Bulma and Videl stared at Chi-Chi with their mouths slightly open as she walked over to the green woman. She smiled at her politely. Chi-Chi extended one arm to touch Dai's shoulder and spoke in a soft voice, "One thing you'll learn about these men is they're all about their fights and saving the world. They won't let you relax until they have their answers. So come in, sit down, and eat some food."
Dai couldn't help but smile at the woman's kindness. And as the other women felt the same way, they too smiled. Dai felt welcomed. And safe. In that moment she had forgotten about Ru's rampage; No, Android Z. "Food?" Dai asked with a polite smile.
Piccolo scoffed. "Namekian's do not eat food..."
"Well I slaved over this hot stove, and damnit, we're going to eat it before it gets cold!" Chi-Chi yelled; there was the Chi-Chi everyone knew. All the men nervously scratched their heads, Piccolo included. As the women lead the young woman inside, he couldn't help but watch her. It hit him suddenly what it was exactly that he felt from her - a kindness. A kindness he had always felt from Kami. Considering she was created from his cells, the possibility of that being true... it intrigued him.
"So," Goten suddenly stood next to Piccolo, with a smile on his face, "Is this a family reunion?"
"Shut up, Goten."
