The man she was up against looked much like the many oversized, white human males that had participated, only Calina knew the moment he stepped into the ring, he was different. The human woman Gohan had decided be cozy with, was at least a foot or two shorter than her, and when compared to the large man, she looked that much smaller.

The woman was pummeled, and almost killed, but to her surprise, she pulled through, and fought until the very end.

Painfully, Calina watched as Gohan had tried to interfere with the match, and had to be restrained by both his father and Piccolo. The match ended abruptly and within moments of it ending, the woman was escorted off, and again, Gohan disappeared.

The Adult division had seemed to of flown by, and Calina, along with twenty other finalists, were summoned to an area outside the arena, somewhere much more private.

Everyone was there, and with a hard swallow, she made her way out into the open area, where everyone she recognized stood.

It was almost four thirty in the afternoon, and Calina took a deep, clean breath of air, and slowly made her way to the enclosed section where she was requested.

There stood, over twenty finalists, all of them being the people she had trained, and grown up with. Goku stood alongside Vegeta, and next to them was Piccolo and Krillin, both quiet and awaiting further direction. Calina also recognized a few of the human competitors, one of them being the blonde android from many, many years ago.

The only person she didn't see was Gohan.

She kept to the back, and realized she and the other blonde, were the only woman. Nervously, she looked around for the woman that had been hurt, and assumed that was where Gohan was.

She had brought Turnig with her, not wanting to leave the saiyan child on an alien planet, alone on her first day.

The young child stood proudly, as she always did. Looking at everyone that was scattered around them, trying to ignore the bright sun, beating down upon them.

" First of all congratulations for making it this far, secondly, you will each be randomly placed against the other, and placed from this semi-final, to the secondary final round.. "

The same blonde announcer from earlier stood in front of an electronic, digital board, that held each of their faces, and within seconds of waving his hand, the contestants began to shift on the board behind him.

Calina listened as each pair was made, and finalized with a quiet ring, before continuing to the next group. She could feel the hair on her arms rise up unexpectedly, as a new set of eyes seemed to linger on her.

Piccolo was staring at her from across the room, his shoulders and back were turned to Calina, but she could see him peeking at her from the corner of his eye.

Her heart began to race, as she glanced down to Turnig, who was completely oblivious, and playing with one the the tickets she had received during her win.

The board finished matching up it's pairs, and Calina's eyes widened, realizing who she'd been matched up against.

While Vegeta and Goku seemed to have a friendly spat with one another, she realized she was paired up with Piccolo.

For a brief moment the wind picked up in the small, enclosed area they were in. Calina's clothing and messy hair shifted, as did Piccolo's white, solitary clothing. Neither of them averting their eyes from the other until the briefing was finished.

" Where are we going? "

Turnig whined loudly, as Calina pulled her through a crowd of people, and then away from the crowd.

There was a hard, cold feeling in her gut. A feeling that she could only explain as a form of terror. It was a natural instinct she had learned to heed, as normally, something terrible was about to happen.

" Do you remember what we talked about, earlier? "

She abruptly pulled Turnig to a quiet, dark area. The child tried to pull away, but Calina's powerful grip wouldn't allow it.

The Hall lights inside the building they had gone into, were bleak and nearly nonexistent. She quietly got down to Turnig's level, and spoke in a clear, stern voice.

" If I have to leave, what do you do.."

Calina's bright green eyes matched up with Turnig's intense hazel ones, causing the young girl to freeze up, and become submissive. She knew when Calina was serious, and when she needed to be quiet.

Turnig nodded, and Calina briefly brought up her lips for a moment, kissing the young child's forehead, before grabbing her hand and racing up the stairs.

She easily found the hurt human by following Gohan's energy and scent. She waited until he left the girl alone, before going to find her.

The human girl was in terrible shape, Calina could tell by looking at the woman, she was close to death. Her body was laying on a medical bed, with over a dozen tubes and wire hooked up to her, and to Calina's surprise, the room was empty.

She let go of Turnig's hand and with caution, made her way over to where the girl was being held. She pushed back a medical curtain and inhaled deeply, as her eyes scanned the young woman for injuries.

" Why? "

Turnig's tone was rude and inpatient, and Calina casually ignored her.

" I can't explain it.."

Calina spoke in a low, quiet tone. She inched closer to the woman, and leaned over her, taking in her features.

She had short, black hair and a fairly lean build. Calina let her hands explore the body some more, being nosey.

The woman had calloused hands, meaning she herself, was a fighter. Calina let her fingertips trace her skin some, up to her face, where she pulled back her closed eye lids, to see bright blue iris's.

The woman had some of the same outside features that Calina had, and to a certain extent, she was elated. If Gohan had to find a new mate, it was a strange coincidence that she looked similar to her.

After yet another deep breath, Calina pulled up her hands above the woman, and closed her eyes, as a soft, crackling green light began to resonate from her palms and into the woman.

It took almost ten minutes, and before she had a chance to finish, she was interrupted by a nurse. The woman barged into the room, screaming and flailing her arms, and trying to shove Calina away from the human.

Calina's body didn't budge, but her hands did lift off of the injured woman, and the glowing soft light that was coming rom her hands, immediately stopped.

" YOU CAN'T BE IN HERE! "

The woman was frantic, trying to shove Calina away.

The woman in the bed began to murmur and wake, leading the nurse to leave Calina alone and deal with the patient. Calina's ears caught the sound of the announcer, as the next semi-final round of the tournament was about to start.

She left the room, taking Turnig with her. Making her way down to the main arena, she stood alongside Turnig, and watched as the first match began to start.

The bulked up freak from earlier was announced to the ring, as was Gohan, and Calina was sure that feeling from earlier, was leading up to what was unfolding in front of her.

A firm hand squeezed Turnig's shoulder as Calina's anxiety began to overflow.

The scene unfolded quickly in front of her, and the match started almost immediately.

The over muscled, temperamental human that had hurt the human girl earlier, was up against Gohan, and although Gohan clearly had the upper hand, the matched seemed to dwindle.

" They're stalling.."

Calina spoke in a clear, cold tone, and Turnig remained quiet.

In a matter of seconds, the formal, calm match, had transformed into some kind of circus spectacle. As another man, similar in build and height to bulked fighter, jumped onto the platform.

Calina watched as the two men double teamed Gohan, and used some type of weapon on him. Her eye darted over to Goku and the others, and watched as all of them stayed still, watching what was about to unfold.

" They must have been planning this.. "

Calina spoke in a hushed, rushed voice, looking around the arena for any other enemies.

The men slammed the weapon into Gohan and began to pull something from him, and again Calina looked over to Goku and the others, hoping for them to do something, anything.

Her attention was drawn back down to the ring, as Gohan's body fell limply to the arena floor, and the two men who had attacked him, flew away into the sky.

The crowd was silent and still, and Calina frantically looked around, as no one moved to help him. She quickly bent down and grabbed Turnig by her shoulders, looking eye level at her, she weakly smiled, and left without saying another word.

Calina flew over the crowd and landed down on the platform, next to Gohan. The looks and sounds from the crowd immediately began to fade, as she looked down at him, close at him, for the first time in over seven years.

Gohan was in some sort of black spandex, with white adorning cloths over that. His hair was much shorter than she remembered, and there was a large, bleeding wound on her abdomen.

She let her knees fall weakly to the solid platform, as she brought up her hands from her sides, and tried to keep them from trembling.

A flat palm rested onto his firm, warm chest, and for a few seconds, she felt her chest tighten and her eyes begin to weaken, as she held back the urge to cry.

An infectons, wide smile spread across her face, as she slowly moved that hand from his chest, and to his face.

Her body was bent over his, and she hadn't noticed her bright blonde hair fall down from its's tied up position. The long locks fell down, far past her shoulders and cascaded over the unconscious saiyan.

She took a few moments to herself, letting the tips of her fingers trace the stubble on his chin and jaw, and finally, running a free hand through his hair. All the while, trying to hide back the bursting excitement she was feeling in her heart.

Finally the hand receded down to the wound on his stomach, where it stopped. And much like earlier, a soft, green light began to pour from her hand and into him.

Healing the girl earlier, and now bringing him back from the brink of death, had both put a drain on her energy, and within a few minutes of healing him, she could feel her eye sight begin to haze.

The light that was coming from her hand stopped, and without warning, she briefly collapsed onto him.

" Cal.. Calina? "

Calina's heart skipped a beat, as a small spike in adrenaline was enough to bring her back too.

Without much hesitation, she brought up her head, and looked down. Gohan was underneath her, his chest heavily rising and falling, as a soft snore began to escape his mouth.

She used both hands to push herself up, hovering above him just a few inches, before closing her eyes and bending down, letting her lips brush against his.

Gohan continued to sleep, and again, she heard someone call her name.

Calina pulled up from Gohan and staggered to her feet, swaying for a few moments, until she got her footing.

With a hard, angry expression, she noticed that the hair that was falling into her face was no longer a white hot, platinum blonde, but was now instead, a rich black color.

" Shit.."

Calina cursed loudly, as she pushed the hair from her face, and saw Goku and the others staring directly at her.