Chapter 1
Year 785
"Oh really what an amazing thing Gohan" his mother's voice echoed through the house. The eighteen year old Goten looked up, the energy in his body was too much to concentrate on his homework at all. "Gohan I am so glad you made that promotion, how is my little Pan doing?" Goten grabbed a capsule from his pocket and clicked, the headphones that appeared he put on, he wanted his mother`s voice out of his head.
Staring at a page in his book, he felt like all the letters were dancing. With a sigh, he looked at his bedroom window. Doubtfully he put down his pen, should he go for a while? Just fly around for a bit? Goten was pulled from his thoughts by a large book that was thrown down in front of him. When he looked up he saw his mother standing there with an angry expression on her face.
"Mother what is this" growled Goten irritated, staring at the large heavy red book thrown down in front of him. Chi-chi put her hands on her hips "more study Goten, when Gohan was your age he was already much more advanced. He even got promoted today". Goten sighed "yes but he liked studying" he muttered. His mother grew angrier, Goten bent over the book. This can't be my life, he thought quietly to himself.
That evening, Goten and his mother sat at the table, the door was thrown open hard. Goten was just poking a potato on his fork when he looked up sleepy from all those hours of reading. "Honey I'm home" sounded the cheerful voice of his father Goku. "Oh dear how wonderful that you are home. Goku sat down next to him and immediately started eating; his father was always extremely hungry after a day of training.
Goku looked up happily "and son how was your day?" asked his father in a satisfied tone. Goten bit the potato off his fork, and swallowed it "boring" grumbled the youngest of the family. Chi-chi put a bowl of food on the table "our Goten has been sitting with his nose in the books all day, isn't that good?" Goku didn't say anything, he just kept eating. Goten felt more unhappy than ever, he wanted to train too.
That night Goten lay on his bed, with his headphones on he listened to rock music. He had wanted to do something after dinner, but there were chores to be done. Now it was late and dark outside. He grabbed his cell phone and opened the app DragonGram. He scrolled through the freshly posted photos. Then he stared at a picture of his best friend Trunks, with a moving box he stood happily in front of a university. And on his arm a girl, that girl Goten once had a crush on. But then Trunks started dating her and he no longer had time for his best friend.
Furious and angry, Goten threw his phone through the open bedroom window. Surely this couldn't be his life? Studies, chores and the eternal 'everyone is better than him'. He had to get out of here, it was suffocating here. He pushed himself out of bed and walked to his desk, staring at a pen and paper. It was time to escape for a while, get out of this place.
** Years later in the Year 802 **
In a stuffy workshop, a certain blue haired young woman was tinkering with combat drone. A metal door slid open, her mother walked in "Bulla are you almost done? You've been at it all morning". Bulla looked up "Yes mom, but there is something wrong with the chip". Her mother looked through the magnifying glass "you're right, but that's work for your grandpa".
Bulla leaned back "I had hoped I could do it too. But making a chip I do not have the patience for it". Bulma put a hand on her daughters shoulder "honey maybe you should do something else for a while, after that you can always try again". The 22 year old young woman stood up "where is daddy?" she asked.
With a smile Bulma turned around "where do you think dear, where he always is". Bulla let her lab coat slide off her, with a simple toss she threw it over her chair. Together with her mother she walked outside "I'm going to train with daddy in a while I think, but first eat." Bulma pushed a button, on her watch she could see vegeta's train room "honey we're going to have lunch, see you in the kitchen in a minute". Satisfied, Bulma looked up. Bulla always looked at her parents with admiration.
Together with her mother she stood in the kitchen, cheerful music came from the radio. "No mom you never did!" cried Bulla happily. Bulma was giggling "oh yes, you should have seen your father's face then". A growl came from the doorway "what are you talking about woman?" Bulma was just about to explain it to Vegeta when her watch suddenly started beeping.
Bulla observed her mother as she pushed the button on the waych "Jaco what a surprise". Her mother was already starting to get wrinkles, simple fine lines. But still her eyes were blue and sparkling with every little adventure. Her mother was never the type to sit still. Then Bulla`s eyes slid to her father, her hero and the rock of the family.
Normally her mother was always the rock, but when years ago a space ship prototype disappeared, along with Trunks's best friend Goten she was devastated. Dad was the one who helped her through that time, mom felt so guilty. And Trunks was never the same then either, her big brother. She only saw him cry once, and that was then.
Jaco`s voice sounded through her mother`s watch "Bulma I need your brain, and actually I need Vegeta as well. There is a mission I can`t do this alone. I will be with you in half an hour". The connection broke, Bulla raised an eyebrow "okay that was strange" she remarked. Her father grabbed a sandwich from the tray "I'm training" was all he mumbled as he already walked away from the kitchen.
Bulla opened a fruit juice "so it sounds like you are away for a few weeks again then" Bulma turned to her daughter "darling why don't you take a shower, I'll make you some extra lunch". Bulla calmly put the juice back in the fridge "all right mom, don't think I can hide from Jaco like daddy can?" Bulma shook no.
After a long hot shower Bulla felt reborn. Just for a moment she rubbed her body in with a little body lotion of delicious jasmine. Her long blue hair hung loose and came almost up to her buttocks. Wearing a simple tank top and leggings she walked out of the bathroom. She could already hear her mother laughing, Jaco must be here then.
When she walked in, Jaco stared at her in surprise; Bulla almost felt uncomfortable. "What are you looking at?" she asked unexpectedly snappy. Her mother started laughing hard "oh he just needs to get used to you not being a little girl anymore". Upset, Bulla looked toward her mother "what the hell, mom!" Her mother still laughed for a moment but signaled her to stay when Bulla preferred to walk away.
The moment Bulma came to from the laughter she explained "honey, Jaco needs help. But your father and I are not going with him; you are going with him in our place". Bulla flopped down on the chair "what? Seriously? Oh yeah! "Happy she threw two hands in the air and then she clapped. Jaco jumped up "Bulma you don't mean this! I need brains and strength"
That came wrong to Bulla and she slapped Jaco on the head. The alien groaned "ouch, you're just like your mother". With arms crossed Bulla turned around "not just my mother". Bulma stood up "Jaco listen, Bulla is smart and strong. She was already Super Saiyan at the age of five and built her own robot when she was six. She is the ultimate combination".
The small purple alien looked suspiciously at the youngest of the Brief family. Bulla grabbed a hair band and slid it into her hair "so what's the mission Jac?" she asked confidently. Jaco pressed a button on a tablet a hologram of an odd round object. A purple stone was spinning around. Jaco looked at it "it was stolen; this stone is also called the purple apple. It is said to be magical, but worse is that it is worth a lot".
Bulla stared at it, it was beautiful to see. It shined like a diamond but was a deep purple color; it must be even more beautiful in real life she thought. Then she looked up "Jaco, who stole it?" The purple alien pushed the hologram away "we don't know, but the last gossip was that he was seen at a smuggling port." With a big self-assured smile Bulla looked up "then we have a starting point, Jaco get the ship ready". But Jaco countered her "my ship on a smuggling port? That's asking for trouble". But luckily Bulla had a plan "just give me three hours" and with a smile she walked out of the room.
Three hours later, Bulla put the finishing touches on Jaco`s ship modifications. She wiped a drop of sweat from her forehead when she suddenly heard a loud scream behind her "what have you done to my beautiful ship?" Bulla turned around in satisfaction and somersaulted off the ship "so now no one thinks you are from the Galactic Patrol".
Bulma's loud laughter filled the garden, even Vegeta walked out. Bulla saw that her father had a certain look on his face. It was serious and it was directed at her. For a moment Bulla felt uneasy, he was her hero but also her protector. What if he didn't let her go? "Bulla" sounded his hard dominant voice.
Father and daughter stood opposite each other, the laughter from earlier had died away. There was a sudden tension, then Vegeta put a hand on her head "remember your training; you are a proud daughter of the Saiyan prince." Father and daughter both had the same almost arrogant grin on their faces. Jaco swallowed "wow it wasn't a joke, she's just like Vegeta too".
Bulma nudged him "Yes as smart and charming as her mother, but as proud and full of fighting spirit as her father." Jaco looked at his ship which had been stripped of all color and pimped up with spikes and a larger exhaust valve. "Now I don't know whether to be scared or glad I should be relieved that she's coming along. Vegeta's angry gaze now turned to Jaco "Hey wimp, if anything happens to my daughter I'll hold you personally responsible yes".
## 56 hours later ##
Bulla looked at the clothes in front of her "seriously, you want me to put this on?" Not that she minded that the clothes might show some skin, but the dark brown color made her complexion look so pale. And the smell, it smelled like something had died in it. Jaco turned around "just change your clothes now; otherwise we'll stand out in the smuggling port."
After changing her clothes, she came to sit next to Jaco in the cockpit. From a distance, they saw a kind of small planet full of buildings and landing pads. "This must be the place" Jaco whispered. "Jaco idiot, why do you still have your own clothes on" cried Bulla angrily. Jaco laughed gleefully and pressed a button on his belt, and he suddenly had the right outcast clothes on.
Once they landed, the duo left the ship, immediately there were creatures watching. A short, fat ugly green man asked Jaco "hey, how did you get a ship like this?" Jaco began to stutter anxiously, but Bulla stepped forward "that's a great story; the pilot didn't know what hit him. Since then it has been our faithful ship". The alien looked suspicious but walked on anyway. Jaco sighed "good save".
Together they sat down in the bar, looking around. Bulla scanned the bar, for a moment she met a pair of shimmering eyes under a hood, a friendly ki could be felt. She scanned further, but still her feeling told her to look back. But the person was gone, suddenly there was a dirty smelly figure standing next to Bulla. "Hello honey, what brings you here?" Furious, she slapped away his hand that slid over her shoulder. "Beat it!" she hissed.
Another slender blue colored man came and stood next to him "oh don't you want to baby?" Jacco stood up "Get away from her or I, I, I" he stammered. A very large fat man came closer "I smell undercover patrollers". Bulla stood up and pressed her nose in the air "oh hell no and what we do here is of no concern to you". The smelly man chuckled "oh honey, but it concerns us, see we are the leaders here". Bulla took a step back as the stinker moved closer to her.
The fat man held his hand in the air "we have creatures here that are not welcome, I want them dead. Each head is worth a thousand Zenny" The whole pub stood up, Bulla balled an energy ball in her hand but Jaco grabbed her wrist. With a jerk he pulled Bulla behind him "run" he shouted. The smugglers and pirates behind them fired at them, Jaco was hit. Bulla stopped and threw an energy ball away.
"Jaco are you okay?" asked Bulla hurriedly. "Yes" puffed the patroller. Again Bulla brought her hands together and fired several energy balls. It created a lot of smoke and confusion. Now it was the Saiyan prince's daughter to pull the other one along. Together they ran into some sort of hangar and hid behind a wheel of a ship.
With an angry look, she looked at Jaco "I thought you knew what we were dealing with?" Jaco rubbed his shoulder "yes I uh". Then she heard a loud voice "They ran in here". Furious Bulla balled her fist "shit, they saw us, Jaco stay there". Calmly she stood up, stooped under the ship and with her nose in the air and a smirk on her face she clenched her fists together.
Pirates and smugglers stood opposite of the blue-haired girl. "Do the boys want to play?" she asked more arrogantly than confidently. The group made room and the fat big man came in "Oh honey, wouldn't you rather play with dolls, little thing". Bulla stood up proudly "I'm the daughter of the great Saiyan prince Vegeta, don't think I'm afraid of some scum". But she was startled when the big fat man stood extremely fast in front of her and knocked her away.
Bulla rolled over the floor, her head felt dizzy. The fat man wanted to attack again but an explosion blew him away. Several energy balls flew toward the attackers. When Bulla's vision became clear again she saw the hooded man from earlier in the bar, he was standing in front of her. The smoke had grown thicker. The man turned around, grabbed Bulla and threw her over his shoulder. Quickly he had Jaco as well. "We must be quick" he said in a husky voice.
Before they could blink their eyes they were outside. The man jumped on top of the hangar and whistled on his fingers. A ship approached with the cargo hold open. First Jaco was thrown in. "What the hell!" cried Bulla angrily. "Hold on princess" and the man jumped up, right on the edge of the cargo hold. A large scaly creature grabbed the upper arm of the hooded man "Di di di" he cried. Quickly they were pulled into the ship.
A high-pitched male voice called out "Mash the captain is in, we can go". The cargo bay closed and Bulla was dropped to the ground. Confused she looked around "Jaco! Everything okay?" Jaco stood up "a little sore, but otherwise fine". The hooded man walked away, the scaled almost giant grayish man trailed behind him "Di di diii". The hooded man turned around "we're going down to earth, this princess is far from her home".
Bulla made a few big steps toward the man "who are you?" The man walked on. But Bulla was quick and jumped in front of him and with a small energy shock wave she blew the hood backwards, startled she saw who was the person with the shimmering black eyes. "Goten? Is that you Goten?" she called out in a high voice and stunned tone. Jaco tilted his head "Goten the son of Goku?" Bulla nodded yes as she gazed at her brother's lost best friend.
Goten ignored the startled girl "Snip has the speed jet been made yet?" A squirrelly little man of 4 feet tall turned a wrench in his paw "no captain, you were going to arrange that chip right". Offended that she felt completely ignored she grabbed Goten by his wrist "say captain, will you explain to me what you're doing here?"
Goten's face was still as she knew him from all those years ago. His body and jawline had gotten a little broader, his hair a little shorter, and a small scar ran across his eyebrow. But his youthfulness was still there. His innocence was gone, which was the biggest difference from years ago. Goten was always the jolly clown, this man was serious. "Goten, explain" started Bulla.
He could no longer ignore her "look princess I don't owe you an explanation. I am taking you back to earth now". Bulla`s grip around his wrist tightened "Goten you just disappeared and now you give me the cold shoulder? You were Trunks his best friend, you were my friend". Goten pulled away "Mash hit it". Goten disappeared into the cockpit. Behind Bulla the giant man was dragging boxes. The squirrel climbed into a hole in the roof. Only Jaco and Bulla remained still, wondering what exactly was going on and more importantly, what had happened to Goten.