Okay hey guys, so I know this should be chapter 6, but I have had a bit of writers block with that. So I decided to do a bit of a background on Oriana. This won't be the only time we have a background chapter, I plan on doing on solely on Oriana's father, as well as one solely on her mother. Anyways I hope you guys like this filler chapter. I promise to have chapter 6 posted soon.
"Daddy can you tell me about Momma again?" A younger version of Oriana asked, looking at the black haired adult male. The child had short blue hair and deep blue eyes, something of which was an oddity because his wife had red hair and he had black hair. "Am I anything like her Daddy?" Oriana continued, bouncing on balls of her feet, her tail swishing behind her.
Iwao smiled down at his daughter, ruffling her blue hair "You are just like your Momma Oriana...she would be so proud of you" He answered, picking up the child and carrying her towards their home. He had been raising her on this planet since the day he and her mother left Planet Vegeta. Iwao carried the half saiyan child into her room and laid her on her bed. "Your mother's name was Red Beryl, she was a tall and beautiful woman, the most gorgeous being I had ever laid eyes on. We met when she was fleeing a very bad place...It took me years to make your mother love me the way I loved her, but eventually she did love me. We stayed on Planet Vegeta until Frieza..." "I hate Frieza, he's a big bully Daddy" Oriana interrupted, jumping up and trying to look tough.
"Okay my little warrior, lay back down and let me tell the rest of the story" Iwao said, chuckling a bit at his daughter. She reminded him so much of her mother.
Iwao stepped out of the escape pod "Are you sure about this planet Red? It's still a Frieza controlled planet"
Red Beryl nodded, her red hair bobbing with the nod. "From the research that I did back on Homeworld, Jascov is one of the Frieza controlled planets, where he hardly ever goes. It's the safest place for the both of us" She replied, smiling down at the shorter male. "Don't worry too much Iwao"
Iwao looked at the gem like she was insane, not worry! He had her and his child to think about, what would Frieza to do his baby if he found out about him or her. "I can't help it, you are carrying my offspring and I want to keep you both safe" The saiyan man responded, looking at Red Beryl, then around at the planet. It didn't seem to have that many residents. "How do we know that no one on the planet will hurt us" He added.
Red Beryl shook her head "Because this planet was wiped out, apart from a few planetary refugees. There should be enough food for you and our baby to survive for years" She said.
Iwao's eyes filled with sorrow, remembering that for his child to exist, Red Beryl couldn't. "Are you sure there isn't a way for both of you too live?" He asked, much like he had many other times.
Red Beryl nodded "I've done so much research trying to find a way for us both to exist, but it's not possible, because she'll need my gem to live. But I won't be completely gone Iwao my love, I'll live on through our baby. I am only giving up my physical body, it's not like I'm being shattered. I'll just be alive in a different way" The gem told him, her own eyes reflecting the same sorrow that Iwao's did.
"Are you sad that Momma isn't here anymore Daddy?" Oriana interrupted, looking at her father and seeing the grief in his eyes.
Iwao nodded "Sometimes, but like she said, she's alive in you. So long as I have you, then I'm okay because I have the both of you" He replied, kissing the top of her head. "Now sleep my little Gem"
"Oriana" Red Beryl said a few months later, running a hand over her extended abdomen.
Iwao looked over at his love "Pardon?"
"I want her to be named Oriana" Red Beryl repeated, she had figured that the baby in her was a little girl.
Iwao thought about the name."I like it, and I think it'll fit her perfectly"
Iwao ran into his daughter's room one night, shaking her awake "Oriana, you need to get up, we have to leave now" The full saiyan said frantically, he had seen one of Frieza's ships coming towards the planet and it was only a matter of time before he found the two of them. Right now though, Iwao's only concern was getting Oriana to safety.
Oriana awoke with a start, looking at her father with wide and frightened eyes "What's happening Daddy? Why do we have to leave?" She asked, as her father picked her up and started running. He knew where a couple of escape pod's were.
"Shh it's okay my little Gem, don't worry too much okay?" The black haired full saiyan murmured, although the way his voice was strained it only made Oriana more scared.
"On the contrary, I feel she should have a lot to worry about. Neither of you are leaving this planet" A voice from behind them caused Iwao to stop and turn, they were so close to the escape pods. He just had to get Oriana in one and distract him long enough for the escape pod to get away.
"Frieza...It's been a long time" Iwao commented, setting Oriana down and blocking her from Frieza's sight "Oriana, go into the pod please...Daddy will be okay" He said just loud enough that Oriana could hear.
Oriana grabbed her father's pant leg and gripped it tightly, shaking her head "I don't want to Daddy, I want to stay with you" She insisted.
Iwao pulled her off, and pushed her back slightly "Oriana go" He growled, before turning back to Frieza "Let her go, and I'll stay without a fight. Please just allow her to live" He said, almost begging.
Oriana ran and climbed into the escape pod, but kept the door open. She trusted her father, and he wouldn't let anything happen to either of them.
Frieza shook his head "You see, I would love to let her leave. But you know, every time I allow a child to live, they always turn on me later. So I simply can't let either of you live" He said, before going for Oriana first.
Iwao reacted faster than Frieza could process, and the dictator was thrown into a wall. Iwao ran to the escape pod, pressing any random coordinate "I love you so much My Little Gem, you have no idea how much joy you have brought me. But now Daddy needs to stay here, and you are leaving. I promised your mother I would keep you safe" He said quickly, closing the escape pod and watching it start flying away, before he was blow up by Frieza.
"No! Daddy! Daddy come back! Daddy!" Oriana yelled, tears streaming down her face as she hit the glass of the escape pod, desperate to get back to her father, even if it meant her death.
Oriana stepped out of the escape pod, after being snapped awake by it crashing. She started crying once again, thinking of her father. Every second of the day and night was haunted by her father's last words and his death. She started wandering towards the buildings she saw.
The next 3 years, Oriana was either stealing, fighting or hiding. She had no place to call her own, and this planet was so strange to her. She looked up at the big round building with the words Capsule Corp on it, she hoped no one was home, because last time she was found, the people nearly broke her gem. She was always careful not to hurt her gem, remembering that her father had told her that it was connected to her life, if the gem was shattered she could die.
"What do you think you're doing!?" A male voice caused Oriana to jump and skitter back a few feet.
Oriana curled herself around her gem, determined to keep that safe, as she exclaimed that she was sorry over and over. "Please don't hurt me, I didn't mean to steal anything!" She cried.
Bulma was drawn towards the sound, where Vegeta was standing a few feet away from a blue haired child. "Vegeta what are you doing!?" Bulma exclaimed, crouching down near the tiny girl. "Hey, we aren't going to hurt you, what's your name?" Bulma asked in the same tone that she used with her son Trunks.
"I'll give back what I took, just please don't hurt me" Oriana said again, being so used to being beaten up or hurt by most people she came in contact with.
"We don't want to hurt you Little One, we just want to know your name? Can you tell me your name?" Bulma asked again.
"Ori...Oriana" The half gem child answered, looking up at Bulma slightly. She was still shaking, and convinced that Bulma and Vegeta might hurt her.
"That's a beautiful name Oriana, are you hungry? You look like you haven't eaten in months"
Oriana nodded once, uncurling herself, but she still kept her navel area protected by her hands. Her eyes went back and forth between Bulma and Vegeta, unsure about them both, but something about Vegeta reminded her about her father. "Ar...Are you...a sai...saiyan?" Oriana asked Vegeta shyly, her voice barely above a whisper.
Vegeta nodded "I am, how did you know that?" He questioned.
"Daddy was a saiyan" Oriana answered him.
Vegeta nodded, looking the child over. He could tell by looks that she was only a half saiyan, but the other half of her puzzled him. "What's your other half?" He knelt down in front of the young hybrid, as his wife went to go make the child something to eat.
"Ge...Gem" Oriana replied, curling up slightly again.
Vegeta nodded once again, back on his home planet he had heard of the gems before, and they had had a few issues with the other conquering race, although they were mostly over the planets that each wanted, but they were easily dealt with. He was pulled from his thoughts, hearing Oriana's soft voice.
"Where's your tail? Daddy had a tail...I did too, but some bad man took it from me...it hurt a lot, but I'm better now" It seemed that not paying too much attention to Oriana brought her out of her shell a bit more.
"I lost my tail too Little One" Vegeta answered, as Bulma walked over with a sandwich for Oriana.
Bulma set the sandwich down in front of Oriana "Eat up, we can make more if you are still hungry" She said, and no sooner had she finished talking, had Oriana scarfed down the sandwich.
Vegeta and Bulma looked at each other, silently seeming to have a conversation. They both decided that they didn't want to let Oriana leave, not when she was a half saiyan like their own son. "Oriana would you like to stay here with us?" Bulma asked the little hybrid.
After a few moments of silence, Oriana nodded "Yes please" She answered.