Tear Drop
Ch. 2
Disclaimer: just cuz I obsess over DBZ and their characters doesn't mean I own them.
Author's Note: uhhhh… very fast moving lot's of introductions and such, I'm using this
as the explanation chapter, once again, reviews are definitely appreciated ^-^
"Hey, are you ok?"
Bulma slowly opened her eyes, and nearly screamed when she saw a creature that
looked almost like a human, except for a single blue horn which jutted out of its forehead,
much like a unicorn.
The creature seemed offended at Bulma's shock, and was moving away from her,
when Bulma grabbed her arm getting the creature to look at, then smiled. This seemed to
be enough for it and it placed a fist firmly on its chest and said in a very soft voice, which
seemed unnatural considering the primitiveness of the gesture, "Laria!" Then waited
patiently for Bulma's response.
"B-Bulma, I'm Bulma", she finally managed to get out.
Laria looked very confused and attempted to recite what Bulma had said, "Bulma
ime ulma"
The aqua haired woman laughed then tried again, "Bulma"
The creature looked very pleased and repeated Bulma's name several times to
make sure she had it right this time. A movement in the darkness caught Bulma's
attention, and she nearly fell over as Laria jumped over her, into the darkness. Bulma
waited in the silence for a minute, unable to breathe. Then, Laria emerged from the
darkness, followed by an other creature. This one had light purple skin with a lizard like
tail wagging happily behind it.
This new arrival reached deep inside of a pouch created out of what looked like
spare rags, it hung by its side by a shoulder strap. When it's hand emerged, it was
clutching a small electronic devise with a black head band affixed to it. The creature
stretched its hand out toward Bulma, obviously indicating it wanted Bulma to take the
devise.
Once she had it in her hand, Bulma began to examine the devise carefully. It was
about the size of a quarter, with the one side rounded, and the other flat so that the
headband could be attached. Laria reached out and grabbed the devise, then carefully set
it around Bulma's head, so that it fell right in the middle of her forehead. She could feel a
warmth come out of the devise and even hear a light hum resonating from it. Laria began
to talk quickly and Bulma was about to tell her that she couldn't understand, when
suddenly everything Laria was saying made sense, almost as if Laria were speaking
Bulma's language.
Laria talked about her life her planet, her family, about the great sadness she felt
in her heart about being stuck in this prison while her family had perished, and about her
fears regarding what was to come. Bulma wasn't sure whether Laria would ever stop,
when suddenly the other creature cleared its throat, and reminded its companion that
Bulma had just woken up and probably didn't have any idea what was going on. Laria
seemed to be disappointed, but backed away and allowed the other creature to approach
Bulma.
"My name is Raia, I understand that you must have quite a few questions" Raia's
voice was much like that of a grandparent who had and infinite amount of patience, and
wisdom.
Bulma nodded, and said, "Hai, for starters, I'd like to know why exactly I'm here
and for that matter, where 'here' is".
"Very well then, you have been brought here by a race known as the Dere. They
are quite a brutal race, who delight in killing, however, they also have a strong thirst for
knowledge. So instead of discovering it on their own, they steal it from other races. First
they massacre the planet, then they find the one being with the strongest Ri-Power. Ri-
Power is the power of the mind, a very strong one results in telekinetic abilities. Once
they have found this being, the Dere take it aboard their ship, and store it in a cocoon like
shell, for transport to their world. When they arrive, the prisoners, are sent off to a
processing plant, where they extract all of the information and data they can. The process
is fatal…
Raia gave Bulma a moment to digest this new information before continuing,
"You may have also noticed that there are only women around. The trip to the Dere home
world, Devas, consists of several leaps through rifts, which are like tears in space that
allow a ship to travel millions of light years in a second. This trip proves fatal to the
males of most species, so the Dere only recruit female specimens".
Bulma went over all the information she had just received in her head, then
looked back at Raia and asked, "This all makes sense except for one thing, I don't have
telekinetic powers, and I'm most certainly not the most intelligent woman on my planet".
Raia shrugged and said, "Well, there must have been something special about
your Ri-Power, other wise, you wouldn't be with us right now".
Bulma looked down at the ground in deep thought, as she tried to find some
reasonable explanation as to why she was here. When she looked up again, Raia was
smiling brightly at her.
"What?"
"There is one thing I can help you with".
"And what's that?"
"Telekinesis!"
Bulma almost fell to the ground laughing. It felt good, she hadn't laughed in a
long time, too long. However, the very thought of her, bending spoons and things like
that, was too much, she couldn't believe that Raia was actually serious.
Raia crossed her arms and turned her head to the side, as if Bulma had just
offended her deeply. Bulma looked at the strange girl, then sighed and agreed to try, even
though she still couldn't believe Raia was serious.
Raia nodded her head solemnly, as if she was about to undertake some grave
responsibility.
"Now close your eyes and concentrate on something dear to you, something you
draw strength from".
Bulma's thoughts wandered first to Goku, then the night of their encounter,
finally resting on her pendent. It had always made her feel safe, and protected.
"See that entity as a spirit, shapeless, colorless, and voiceless. Now pull that spirit
into yourself, into your mind, into your heart, and into your very soul".
Bulma felt a rush of power wash over her, almost like a flood of water was
cascading over her. Drowning her in its silence. It made her feel weak, and helpless. She
fought against it thrashing about in her mind struggling for air, and control. Her eyes
opened instantly, and seemed to glow.
Raia and Laria jumped back from their new friend, terrified of the pure energy
that was emanating from their friend.
Bulma saw her whole life before her, as if it had been written down in a story
book. She saw her energy as a child, melting away to her pain as a teen, and then finally,
her coldness as an adult. Disgusted, Bulma pictured all of those memories being burned
by a blue flame, that consumed everything, and every one.
Bulma stood up, without the slightest bit of physical effort. A blue aura
surrounded her as a spiral of ice swirled around her.
Laria stood up, raising her hands before her, as a ball of fire appeared at the edges
of her fingertips. The orb flattened and grew into a shield that surrounded herself and
Raia. As, Bulma's aura grew it extended towards Laria, eventually striking her shield.
The shield expanded and swallowed up the icy power. Bulma let out a scream and a quiet
thud was heard as she fell to the floor exhausted. Laria fell only a few seconds later, her
energy spent.
Raia looked over at the two other girls and cringed. Such power in the hands of
those who were not ready for it could prove fatal for the poor fool who got in their way.
"So it seems you might complete your mission after all eh, Hatura?"
Raia looked into the shadows and spotted the source of the voice.
"If you insist on remaining in the shadows, I see no need to report any thing to
you, Ryshaka".
"What's to report? After all, I saw every thing, but if it would make you feel more
at ease, then very well.."
The figure stepped out of the shadows. Her flowing blue hair that usually fell to
her knees, was kept tame by a black ribbon tied around her hair, sitting on the top of the
woman's head. The ends of the ribbons rested behind her shoulders, and finally stopped
at the top of the woman's crimson boots.
Raia glanced at Ryshaka then returned her attention to Bulma and Laria.
"It would be best if you refrained from using my real name, especially around
these two".
Ryshaka shrugged, then said, 'I don't see how it matters what I say around these
two, especially considering they're unconscious. Besides, I doubt they'd guess who you
are, even if they heard your real name," Ryshaka paused, then added with a mock bow,
"oh great one!"
Raia glared at Ryshaka then stood up so that she was only inches from her face.
"Never forget your place baka, no matter how far from Trea we get, the fact
remains that I am your queen, and insolence will not be tolerated!"
With that, Raia punched Ryshaka in her stomach, causing the woman to loose her
breath and clutch her stomach in pain. With one last hate filled glance at Raia, Ryshaka
stalked away from her queen and returned to the darkness she had first emerged from.
After waiting a few minutes to make sure Ryshaka was gone, Raia walked over to
Bulma and began to try to wake the blue haired woman from her slumber.