HAPPY EASTER!!! MY GIFT TO YOU IS……….well du'h a new chapter.
** ...** means spoken in Sayaingo
Setting: Namek
Disclaimers: All Dragonballz and final fantasy character do not belong to me. If you use Terra, Cathreine, Torendea or any of my future characters with out my permission u will promptly be slapped repeatedly with an angry raccoon! Have nice day!
Recap: Terra looked at her sister's sleeping form. Terra could feel tears welling up in her eyes. She knew she couldn't stay much longer or she might lose her nerve. But she had to say goodbye at least to Cat. When she saw Tapion today she felt a wave a shame and disgrace wash over her. Terra refused to become the emotionless heartless coward her future self had become. Terra was going to train harder than she ever had but she couldn't do that here. Too many distractions. Too many weakness to be exploited. Her heart broke though; she hated leaving her sister like this. She had thought about waiting or waking Cathreine up, but Cat would never let her leave or worst Terra could lose her nerve. She could crumble and let her emotions make her stay. She walked to her sister's bed quietly. Terra looked down at her she could feel tear running down her face. She carefully bent over and kissed her sister on the cheek and whispered, "Goodbye Cathreine. Aishteru Oneechan." And with that Terra flew out Cathreine's open window as Cathreine, who (not to Terra's knowledge) had been awake the entire time, watched her fly into the darkness of the starless night Cat could feel tears rolling down her cheeks. She dared not to go after her. Cathreine went to her window and looked at the space Terra's form had once occupied. Cathreine whispered, "I love you too Terra. But why did you have to leave?"
3 Years later……
The young girl bowed her head in prayer. She knew her mother and father would be angry with her for coming here but she needed to be alone somewhere and the Lost City of the Ancients was the most serene place she could think of. She had been praying for hours now; praying for her future, her friends, and most of all ………her sister. The girl looked up at the thought of her twin sister. She hadn't seen her in 3 years. For the first time in hours she spoke, "Please be alive T-chan. I don't know if I could handle the guilt if you're not." And with that Cathreine Strife bowed her head once again to pray.
The Namekian looked at his step son meditating peacefully, no doubt trying to forget about what tomorrow brought. He smirked. Who thought he the Demon King, Piccolo Daimino would end up a father to some orphaned runt whose tounge at times was sharper than that future boy's sword. But Dende was no longer a runt, far from it, the boy had grown considerably since his arrival on Earth, he had also become considerably stronger. He had a power level that could compare with Son Gohan and Cathreine Strife. The young namek was in his two friends' league by now, but he was still not in Terra's. Piccolo thought of his former student often. That child was in a league of her own. If angered or if a friend was threatened that kid would go beyond her limits and go beyond what was safe for her own self to the point Piccolo had learned that there was more to her then meets the eye. She had a power; she might not even know it but it was there; it seemed to radiate off of her. Piccolo's train of thought was suddenly shattered as he heard his step son's startled scream as he was knocked out of his meditative trance by a younger namekian who was now having a wonderful time spraying his older step brother full blast with a hose. With a sigh Piccolo grabbed his younger son and dragged him inside by the ear with a rather angry Dende following.
Black. That was all she could see. Black to the left and right. There was no floor or ceiling, just the seemingly endless abyss she had often visited in her dreams. Then she heard that laugh. That disgusting laugh that made her blood boil and her eyes feel as if they were set on fire. She turned to see his glowing green eyes stare her through. His long evil sword hung by his side. She lifted a hand to her scarred eye and felt a wave of unfathomable hate. She could now see his entire form. His well built body; His long silver hair that hung down to the floor. He did not advance nor did he retreat just stood there smirking at her taunting her until she could no longer stand it, "WHAT DO YOU WANT!!!!!!" The girl was not answered all she heard was silence. Suddenly a laughter filled the air, a laughter that chilled her right down to her very bones. She turned to find herself staring right into a pair of mako blue eyes. They gleamed with evil and insanity. A sword identical to her own hung at the creature's side. But what scared the girl the most was not the sword, not the eyes that were so much like her own, but it was the laughter echoing through the endless abyss. The laughter was her own, yet it wasn't it sounded far too evil to be her own and yet it was. Suddenly she felt an arm wrap around her neck and she felt the man who had been forgotten breath on her neck. He snickered and said, "Watch your back Strife." Then she felt a sharp pain which started in her neck and traveled throughout her body; a tsunami of pain and suffering. She woke up screaming.
The girl sat there panting her body drenched in cold sweat that glistened in the moon light that shone down into the little clearing she had chosen to sleep in. She stood she had had the dream before and whenever she woke up she would fell anxious, scared, and worried. She shook it off like she always had and walked to the stream near the clearing. She shed her clothes down to her training outfit and dived in. The water chilled her body and cleared her mind. She floated to the surface and looked up at the newly wished back moon. It was full. She felt an old instinct burst to life and she could fell her teeth grow into fangs as the transformation began. She quickly repressed the instinctually reaction as she had taught herself to do so. She flipped out of the stream her mind now calmed and emotionless as she had become over the past three years. She dressed and went back to the clearing where she gathered her few belongings: her sword, backpack, and hunting knife. Then after one last quick bite of raw boar meat, which she had killed early that night, she was off. Tomorrow was the day, the day she had been training for, for the past 3 years; tomorrow she would prove she was not a coward.
The next day…….
Gohan paced. He was at the spot They were the first ones there. Then suddenly Cathreine was there too. Gohan was shocked at how much Cat looked like Terra. She had grown her hair long like Terra and wore the same 1st class SOLDIER uniform as Terra used to. It was easy to mistake the young girl for her sister. Also with her were Vegeta, Yamchan and BULMA AND TIFA!? "What are you guys doin here?" he said gesturing to Bulma and Tifa. Then he noticed the small boy in Bulma's arms. He looked to be three or four years old his lavender hair was neatly combed in a mushroom like style. He looked a lot like Vegeta except with purple hair. In Tifa's arms a young girl who had Yamcha's face and her brown hair and red wine colored eyes. Her hair was pulled up in two pig tails and she looked to be the same age of the young boy in Bulma's arms. The two children had one thing in common…….they both looked bored as hell. Suddenly The boy glanced at Vegeta before he stretched his hands out and grabbed a handful of Vegeta's unruly hair and pulled as hard as he could. Vegeta yelled in surprise and pain (mostly surprise) before he turned towards the child and raised a hand to strike him. Bulma saw this and began to yell, "VEGETA! YOU LEAVE HIM ALONE!" Vegeta growled back, "DON'T TELL ME WHAT TO DO WOMAN!!!! I'M THE PRINCE OF……." Suddenly Goku's voice rang through the air mimicking everyone's favorite moody prince, "I'm Vegeta! I'm the prince of Sayains. You low class baka! Feel my wrath!" Then Goku fell over laughing as Vegeta got even angrier, "WHO ASKED YOU KAKROTT!!?? WHEN I WANT YOUR LOW CLASS OPINION I'LL ASK FOR IT!!!!!" "VEGETA STOP YELLING AT EVERYONE OR YOU'LL BE SLEEPING ON THE COUCH FOR THE NEXT MONTH AND I'LL DISABLE THE GRAVITY ROOM!" Bulma yelled. "WHAT!? YOU……" "WILL BOTH OF YOU JUST SHUT UP!!!" Cathreine screamed. Suddenly Vegeta and Bulma were silent. Gohan looked at Vegeta and Bulma then he noticed the ring on Bulma's finger. "Did you and Yamcha get married Bulma?" he asked. The Tifa spoke up, "Actually I married Yamcha. Bulma married Vegetable Boy." Gohan fell over anime style.
Suddenly…….
"Yo! Wussup my homies!?" a voice shouted. Gohan turned to see Dende and Piccolo land. As soon as Piccolo landed he smacked Dende in the back of the head, "Don't be an idiot." "Mr. Piccolo! Hi!" Gohan yelled. Then he noticed the small namekian who was happily pulling on Piccolo's antena as hard as he could. "Hey Piccolo-san! Who's that?" Piccolo picked the boy off his shoulder and said, "This little annoying runt is Orlando, my son. Once again Gohan fell over anime style, "S-S-Son?!" "Yes son!" Piccolo shouted getting annoyed with his former student. That's when Gohan noticed something "Hey Cat where's Terra?" Cat frowned and she looked away, "She's been missing for the past three years she snapped. "WHAT!?" Gohan shouted his eyes full of worry.
Then……
"What the hell do you mean she's missing!?" Cat looked up to see the woman who had come to warn them years ago slide down the hill side with the young man at her side. "She ran off…….I should've known." Tapion said flatly. Cathreine's eyes filled with hatred, "She didn't run off!" Mirai, expecting a fight to erupt between his cousin's younger self and Tapion, whispered to Tapion, "Tapion don't start. Listen I still think you should go home and look after Pan and Gohan. You leave them alone too much as it is. We'll be fine here without you." Tapion shook her head, "Pan and Gohan are old enough to take care of themselves. They are my children and I will raise them how I wish Brat!" Mirai shook his head not wanting to put up with his sensei's attitude and walked away.
"Mirai! Did your time line change is everyone back?" Goku asked. Mirai Trunks shook his head, "No……Doing this only created a different time line it did no help to mine whatsoever." Goku frowned, "Mirai I'm sorry………."
The conversation ended abruptly though as a flash cut through the air smashed Cathreine into a rock. "CAT!!" Dende yelled. When Cathreine stumbled out of the large dent now imprinted in the mountain wall she saw what had attacked her. The young woman's blond hair was cut to her shoulder framing her sharp and angular face and her cat like eyes seem to pierce through Cathriene's entire soul. Suddenly the woman spoke, "I am Juuhachi-gou. And you I assume are Terra Strife." Suddenly a young man with black who looked miraculuosly similar to the android in front of her appeared. "No Juuhachi-gou that's the sister. She doesn't have the scar over her left eye. Allow me to introduce myself, I am Juunana-gou" Juuhachi-gou smirked, "Well we can change that, ne?" Just as she was about to strike Cathreine a voice rang out through the valley, "HEY WIND UP DOLL! TIME TO PICK ON SOME YOUR OWN POWER LEVEL!" Then a young girl came flying down the mountain that Cathriene had been smashed into head butting Juuhachi-gou and clothes lining Juunana-gou. When the two androids stood back they were facing the real Terra Strife who seemed extremely pissed. "I SUGGEST YOU LEAVE!" Terra yelled. Juunana-gou just smirked as he watched Juuroku-gou prepared to knock Terra down from behind. But they were underestimating the young sayain as she simply elbowed Juuroku-gou into a tree. Juuhachi-gou whispered to Juunana-gou, "We Gotta get out of here. She's too strong we need to find a weakness!" Juunana-gou nodded before taking to flight with his sister and there companion. Terra thought about goin after them but decided against it.
Suddenly…
"T-CHAN!" Terra turned to have Cathreine catch her in a happy embrace. For the first time in years Terra's face softened. But then it grew hard and stoney as it had once been. "Terra your hurt!" Cat cried out pointing to the wound on Terra's arm. Terra glared at her, "So…..It's just a cut. I'm not gonna cry and be weak about like some people." And then Terra took off flying towards Capsule Corp. Leaving a bewildered Cathreine in her wake.
Later that night……
Terra sat in the cold night air thinking about the days event when suddenly a shadow fell over her. "I wanna talk to you," Tapion said her eyes narrowed into tiny slits. "Good for you," Terra growled. Tapion sat next to her, "What you said to Cat-chan wasn't right and you know it. I know you don't wanna become like me and I honestly can't blame you. But god damn it Terra that's exactly what your doing……becoming me." Terra glared at Tapion, "How the hell do you think I'm becoming you!" Tapion could feel her anger rising, "Because you becoming the same emotionless uncaring bastard I am!" Terra looked away. Tapion sighed and pulled the rubber band that held her chopped up hair back letting it fall to her shoulders, "I suppose you heard that Son-kun had that damn heart attack when se got back?" Terra nodded not wanting to discuss the matter any futher. Then silence fell. Until….."Do you wanna know why I'm like this Terra? You might be a little more understanding if you knew what happened to me. What I was abandoned to do by myself because God simply didn't care or gave up…..I don't know which," Tapion said flatly. Terra looked at Tapion and nodded. And so Tapion began to tell her story.
((Mirai Terra's time line))
Bulma continued to help Chi chi cook for the hungry sayains that they would soon be feeding. Bulma dried her hands and walked out of the kitchen to the dining roomand yelled, "Gohan! Trunks! Goten! Dinner time!" Bulma then turned to the young woman who already sat at the table. She frowned feeling pity for her niece. Terra hadn't moved from that chair in hours. Not since she heard the news. The news of her mother's death had shattered any hope that she had. Bulma walked towards her and brushed away the bangs that had fallen in front of her face and kissed her on the fore head. She was her legal guardian now. She knew this wasn't going to be easy. Out of all the survivors Terra had suffered the most. She had watched them all die. She was only nine and a half when she watched the androids kill her father and Vegeta. She had been powerless to stop it. One by one everyone had died and all of them in front of her. Her mother's death had been the straw that broke the camel's back.
Soon the table was set and Gohan walked into the room. He had just turned 18 and yet he seemed so much older. He looked at Terra still sitting there her eyes blood shot and tired. Goha walked behind her chair and wrapped his arms around her kissing her softly on the neck. Chichi walked in the room and looked at her son trying to bring Terra out of her trance. She didn't say anything. As the years had passed Chi Chi's opinion on Terra had changed drastically. She now considered Terra family, like the daughter she never had. Gohan took his seat next to Terra hoping she would snap out of the trance she'd been in since that afternoon. Suddenly Trunks and Goten came barging into room laughing. When they saw Terra their happy faces faded and they took their respected seats. Goten wheeled his wheelchair next to Terra. He knew that she still blamed herself for the accident with the andriods that had left him paralyzed. He opened his mouth say something but couldn't think of anything.
Now that everyone was at the table they all bowed their heads preparing to say grace when they heard a choked sob escape from Terra. Gohan saw that for the first time Terra had started crying he put a hand on her shoulder and pulled her close letting her cry against him. "Why!?" she sobbed, "Why did they have to kill her!? She was no threat! She couldn't hurt them in any way!" "I know Angel. I know," Gohan comforted. "It's not fair……"she sobbed. Suddenly Gohan began to whisper in Sayaingo to her. Trunks and Goten understood but Bulma and Chi Chi were clueless to what was being said. Suddenly Terra gasped and pulled away looking at Gohan in shock. She nodded a smile growing faintly on her face. Then she began to cry again this time though it was happy tears. Trunks smiled as he watched his cousin cry happily against Gohan's chest. Then he noticed Chi chi's and Bulma's confused looks. He simply pointed to his ring finger then back at Terra. Chichi looked at Terra ring finger and watched as Gohan slipped the golden diamond engagment ring on her finger. Then the couple kissed not caring about the others around them.
A few months later…..
Terra laid on her bed she felt awful. She was so sick to her stomach and not to mention tired. She felt Gohan sit on the egde of the bed and pull her into his lap. "Malcom's gonna give you a check up akay Angel?" "Mmmmhmmmm" Terra responded. Gohan picked her up and brought her to the Doctor's room. After a few tests Malcom came back into the room. He looked a little pale but didn't say anything. "Is she alright?" Gohan asked. "Huh? Oh yes she's fine. Actually she's not even sick." Malcom said. "Then why……" Terra asked. "She's pregnant," Malcom said. Terra felt her heart stop beating. And she began to have trouble breathing. Gohan felt his jaw drop. Sure they had slept together a few times before, but he never expected this.
Gohan carried Terra back to her room after Malcom injected Terra with a syrum that would speed up the pregnancy time to only nine days instead of nine months. Gohan held Terra closely he could still feel her trembling. "Terra look at me," he whispered as Terra looked up at him. "It's gonna be alright. I'm here I won't leave you I promise." Suddenly the alarm went off. The androids were attacking another city. "Let's go….." Terra said. But Gohan shook his head, "No. You house bound for the next few months. We can't risk the baby's life." Terra nodded. Gohan smiled the trademark smile his family always had, "Listen as soon as I come back we'll surprise everyone, kay?" Terra nodded again smiling. Gohan bent down and kissed her passionately, "I love you." "I love you too Gohan-kun"
Hours later….
She ran through the rain screaming his name. She had felt it something had gone wrong. "GOHAN!!!!!" No answer just the rain falling. Then she saw him. He was face down in puddle on the street, "NO!" She yelled falling to his side, She frabtically checked for a pulse; she found none………he was dead. "no," Terra whispered her voice sharp and raspy. After that it was all a blur. All she remembered was Juunana-gou hideous laughter.
When she awoke she the rain still pelted her face she was fine physiaclly except for the deep gash across her right cheek, but mentally she'd been destroyed. She flew back to the house and did something she thought she'd never do, she wrote a suicide note. She wasn't going to kill herself, but she was too ashamed to stay Terra Strife. She ran into the woods and hid there. She cut of her hair and cats a spell making her hair turn red. She gave birth to twins who she named Pan and Gohan and no longer went by the name Terra Strife. She was now known as Tapion.
((end of flashback))
"So you see why I ran now Terra you see why I'm ashamed of myself?" Tapion whispered. "Who the hell am I kidding you probably didn't even listen to a word I said," Tapion sighed and stood up walking away from her younger self. "Tapion….wait," Terra whispered. Tapion looked back and watched a tear fall form Terra's cheek into the grass below her. Terra stood up and looked her older self straight in the eye, "I'm sorry…." Tapion smiled for the first time in years and hugged her younger self letting a single tear fall from her eye. Terra smiled back at Tapion, "Come on let's go inside. We gotta talk about how we're gonna kick those tin cans' asses!" Tapion nodded and walked inside for once not ashamed of who she was and used to be.
Hi ya Vmp here. Want more of everyone's favorite smart ass Sayain princess? Then check out Cytrix's pokemon (yes pokemon!) fic here on the fanfiction.net. She is one of the main characters. Also sorry if this chapter was kinda crappy I wrote it in one day and didn't finish it until…..
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HOLY SHIT! IT'S ALREADY 1:00 IN THE FREAKIN MORNING! CRAP! ^_^() oops my bad!