Arya looked out to the horizon and watched as the sun rose. 'Beautiful' he thought. The sun looked amazing as it peeked over the mountains and shined down onto the earth below.
"Arya!" Rever hissed. Arya turned around and continued up the mountain. It was 6:00 in the morning and Arya,Toulon,Rever,Sepa,and Uko had been traveling for over an hour. Everyone was in a bad mood and it was clear to Arya that if he was wrong about the station Rever was going to make him do training exercises for the rest of the month.
The group continued up the ridge before Toulon stopped. "Arya this is stupid. C'mon let's just go home an get the couple seconds of sleep we have left", he whined. Arya wasn't listening though. There was a certain silence that unsettled his nerves. Toulon was still ranting,and complaining.
"Shhh!" Arya whispered, raising a hand to silence Toulon. They listened intensely, as if waiting for something. Arya started to relax but was flown back by an explosion. His back hit a tree and he felt his spine make a popping sound. "Ow! Damn that hurts!" He cried. He stood up slowly and staggered to help Sepa and Uko up. The group looked at the fiery explosion and ran towards it. There was a large building a couple yards away on fire. "Sepa! You and Uko stay here" Arya shouted. He took into the air looking to see if there were any survivors. He landed in front of the fire and raised his hands, sending out a kiai. The fire was extinguished in a matter of seconds. The others ran up beside Arya and took a look around.
"I don't see anyone around. Maybe no one was inside" Toulon shrugged.
"No way there had to be at least one person in there" Rever said.
"Who are you?" A voice said behind them. They turned around to see someone in a cloak. Rever scoffed and crossed his arms.
"You better leave. It's dangerous to be here. This place obviously was attacked", He said examining the burn marks on the station hanger. The figure laughed and walked forward. There was something about him that made Arya alert.
"I know it was attacked. I was the one who did it" the voice said,it sounded very feminine and soft.
"What? Why?" Sepa asked.
"Because they are trying to destroy the planet", the figure said turning away. Arya grabbed the figure's arm.
"Who are you? Why are you doing this?" He demanded. The figure pulled his arm away and growled.
"You tell me detective" he said and swung a leg at Arya's face. Arya easily blocked it. The figure sent fists flying at Arya, who dodged them all. Arya was caught in the face by a foot and staggered backwards. The figure flipped back and ran into the woods. Arya flew after the figure trying to keep up but the foliage was so dense and thick that he couldn't see. Arya landed on a tree branch and looked around. 'Where did he go' Arya wondered. He started to turn around when a fist hit him in the jaw. It was the figure.
"Why are you following me?" He asked. Arya stood up and looked directly at the figure.
"Why did you blow up the station?" Arya shot back. They stared at each other for a long time. Arya became agitated and shot forward, grabbing the hood of the cloak and ripped it off. Arya turned around to see something he didn't expect. It was a woman, a beautiful one at that. She had sleek, black hair that reached just over her neck and had big brown eyes. Arya's eyes widened and stepped back. "You're a...girl?" He said shockingly. The girl narrowed her eyes and growled at Arya.
"Shut up! I may be a woman but I can still kick your ass seven different ways", She hissed. Arya put a smug look on his face.
"Oh really? how much you want to bet?" He snickered. The girl smiled and charged forward, sending a barrage of fists at Arya's face. Arya blocked her assault and grabbed her arm, throwing her against a tree.
"Ow!" She cried. Arya ran up to her, holding a hand out to help her up. she grabbed his hand and flipped him over, grabbing his tail.
"Hey no fair. I was helping you up", Arya whined.
"Oh please. Just because I'm a girl doesn't mean I'm weak", she hissed squeezing Arya's tail. Arya stared at her blankly, wondering what she was doing. The girl looked confused and gave Arya's tail another squeeze. Arya suddenly realized what she was doing. She thought squeezing his tail would make him lose energy. He stood up and threw his tail on the ground, sending the giirl down with it.
"What...how did you do that? You should have collapsed or something", she yelped. Arya looked down and grinned.
"My dad taught me how to be resistant to that and..." he paused, wrapping his tail around her ankle and lifting her up. "He taught me how to use my tail in battle", He continued. "Now then, What's your name?" He demanded. The girl growled and squirmed but couldn't get free.
"Fine my names Caria. Let me down", She replied.
"Why should I?" Arya shot back.
"Because I'm a Saiyan", she grumbled. Arya slowly set her down and looked for her energy. She was telling the truth, she was a Saiyan. Caria stood up and brushed some dirt off her clothes. "You're stronger than I expected", she said looking up at Arya. Arya was too shocked to say anything. Another saiyan. It was just to good to be true. Arya was under the impression that after he had killed Tyar, he was the only saiyan left but now he had found another and it was a woman. "Hey", Caria's voice broke in. "Hello? You still there?" She asked. Arya snapped back into reality and eyed Caria carefully.
"How did you escape?" Arya demanded. Caria cocked her eyebrow.
"Escaped what?" She asked.
"The explosion that destroyed planet vegeta", Arya answered. Caria rolled her lovely brown eyes in a way that made Arya's heart speed up.
"I escaped on a capsule. Same as you I'm guessing", she replied. Arya nodded. Caria sat down and looked out to the smoke of the station that she destroyed. They were both quiet for what seemed like an eternity.
"They were influencing the Favon stars", Caria said, breaking the silence. Arya had forgotten about the Favon stars. "I overheard you and your friends talking about the Favon stars last night in that cave. I figured I would tag along with you guys since that old man seemed to know so much about them", she continued. "There's something you guys should know about the stations", she added seriously.
"What is it", Arya said intriguingly. Caria looked at him and stood up.
"Listen the last time the Favon stars aligned was 234 years ago", she explained.
"Yeah, so?" Arya said, not quite sure where she was going with this conversation.
"So, I've been doing some math and if I'm right the Favon stars wil align again in 45 days", she replied. Arya eyes widened with shock.
"Are you sure?" Arya asked. Caria nodded sadly and Arya's heart dropped. Arya saw a image flash in his mind. It was an image of 10 dark green stars aligned in a circle. There was another flash and Arya saw an alien species unknown to Arya laughing and killing his friends. Again, there was a flash and this time Arya saw himself but he looked different. His hair was fanned out on the side of his head and golden and his eyes were a bright shade of hazel. Arya opened his eyes and looked at Caria. "We need your help", he said.
"What no way. I only care about this planet whatever happens to you I could really care less", she said crossing her arms. Her eyes softened at Arya's desperate look. "I'll help you get rid of those blasted stations but after that we are done. Got it?" She demanded. Arya nodded.
"Thank you", Arya said softly. Caria rolled her eyes again.
"Yeah whatever just meet me at the city's temple tomorrow", she said, walking away.
"Ok but where will you-" he started, turning around. She was gone. Arya shook his head and whispered, "what a woman".
To be continued...