Breakdown: Chapter 2- The First Victims
Disclaimer- I do not own anything DB\Z\GT related.
Note- Lot's of reviews! YAY!!! I'd particularly like to thank The Emperor for all the info he
gave me on Super Saiyans and his advice. And now, I present to you the story.
Goten woke up early, already plotting this lovely little prank from the second he opened
his eyes. He bolted his breakfast faster than usual, causing even his father to raise an eyebrow.
Then it was off to work out the details of his plot. If it went according to plan, Trunks would
meet again with this girl that he was perhaps subconsciously doting upon. How he loved playing Cupid.
The first step was to find the girl. He had no name to go on, only a description,iand
the area where they met; the girl was suposed to live just around there. Next he would have to cause
them to meet, apparently by chance, if possible. Perhaps if they constantly met as if by fate, with
a little nudging Trunks could be convinced that he and this girl were meant for eachother. But how?
Well, he would burn that bridge when he came to it.
Flying slowly and keeping his chi low, Goten made his way to the city, landing on the
outskirts, entering like any other normal person. Slowly he made his way through the crowds
until he found the alley Trunks had told him about. Luckily, Trunks had mentioned that it was
by a bus stop. Goten looked up and down the street. Nothing but tall office buildings. Maybe she
lived further down in an apartment or something. He retraced his steps, looking carefully at each
building he passed. Major buisnesses, department stores, but no apartments. Not on this street anyway.
Not on this block, either. Wait a minute. This was the business area of the city. The girl wouldn't
live around here. Perhaps she had taken the bus. This new factor would make the search much more
complicated. He was about to give up the search and head home, when he spotted her. An ordinary
person would be hard to find in the sea of heads that swarmed the sidewalk, but the crowd seemed to be giving
this girl a large wake. Goten pushed through to find out why.
Her nose was stuck in a book. She was reading without watching where she was going, and
although she seemed very good at this, the rest of the people looked at her like she was some
sort of crazy person with a contagious disease. Goten patted himself on the back mentally. Phase
two had just sprung into exsistance. He would follow her and discover what she did for fun, then
he could make up some excuse of getting Trunks over there. He took a closer look to be sure he was following the
right person. She matched all the details Trunks had given him. Lots of books- well she only had one
now, but thats to be expected. Who would carry a library with them where ever they went?
Red hair- *very* red hair. A little short, taller than Vegita but shorter than Goku. And lastly,
the strange thing Trunks had pointed out that made Goten positive he had found the right person-
A spectacularly low chi of about 0.5 .
The girl seemed to be heading out of the city the way Goten came in. In fact, she seemed to be heading
straight toward Capsule Corp! This could work out better than planed. Goten decided to race ahead
to make sure Trunks was there. He could fly- he was well out of the city- and was about to take off
when the girl suddenly turned around and looked straight at him and quirked an eyebrow. Goten knew
he'd been spotted even before the girl snapped the book closed and walked over to him.
"Did you want something?" She asked bluntly. Goten blinked and managed to stammer out an answer.
"Um, no! whatever gave you that idea?" He said nervously.
"Nothing. It's just that you have been following me for the past couple blocks and I wondered
if you wanted something." She stated as though it was the most obvious thing in the world. Goten
gaped. Goten managed another stuttering 'No' and turned to start to leave when she stopped him.
"Wait a second," She said suddenly. Goten turned.
"Yeah?"
"Who are you?" She asked.
"I could ask you the same thing," Goten replied, hoping maybe for some information on her.
"Fine. My name's Samantha Deva Elden. I'm from a different country and am studying here in
hopes of getting a better education than my country offered. It's a pleasure to make your aquaintance."
Samantha stuck out her hand and looked at Goten, who really hadn't expected that much information.
He shook her hand warily.
"What country are you from?" He asked suspiciously, not detecting an accent.
"No." the girl shook her head. "You wanted to know my name and I told you. Now I need yours."
"All right." Goten smiled. He could play this game. " My name is Son Goten. I live around
here and am enjoying the Summer vacation like any normal teen in their right mind." He said,
and she smiled.
"Well, it was nice meeting you, but I've got to run. So much homework, so little time."
She grinned and left for the city before Goten could protest.
'What a strange, strange girl.' Goten though, flying back home. 'She's in school during
the summer, and gives out information about herself freely. Just like when Trunks saw her
in the alley. If she's not careful, she is going to get hurt.' He landed in front of his house,
just in time, chi chi noted, pleased, for lunch.
Trunks had been bored all day. Goten had not been at home when Trunks called; his mother
said Goten had gone to the city. So Trunks stayed home, or near to it. He helped his mom with any
technical problems and even trained some with his father, which seemed to put Vegita in a good
mood. 'Nothing pleases him more than pounding the life out of me,' Trunks thought. But he did have
something to look forward to. Tomorrow, his mom had arranged a picnnic for the whole gang. These were
always alot of fun, though they always ended with something getting blown up for some reason.
This time, Bulma felt it wise to provide something for the warriors to vent their energy with. A
sport had been chosen- volleyball. Tomorrow promised to be a very interesting day indeed.
The next day dawned, clear and sunny, without a cloud in the sky.
"It's a perfect day for a picnic!" Bulma declared, coming out of the house with a basket
slung over one arm. In the distance, thunder rumbled. Trunks tossed the volley ball net into the
back of the car allong with the volleyball, which was made of the toughest material Bulma could invent
to prevent wear and tear from high-speed playing. Trunks took off for the battle grounds...er...picnic
grounds... with Bulma following close behind in with Bra in the air-car. Vegeta was already there
along with Goten's family, who were doing the cooking upon insistance from everyone who had tasted
Bulma's...concoctions.
Trunks touched down a moment later at the picnic minutes later. Goku, Chichi, Gohan, Pan,
Videl, Goten, Krillin and Vegeta were already there. Yamcha chowed up a moment later, followed by
Bulma and Bra. After much quarelling, it was decided that Gohan would handel the cooking, as he managed
it the fastest and was able to grill each burger in accordance between the differing properties
of human and Saiyen tongues. The eating finished, (which, naturally, took a very short time) the
game got underway. Bulma admitted to Chichi that the sport wasn't provided to keep the warriors
out of trouble- she really wanted a good laugh. If everyone played, they would have enough for
two teams. Bulma, Yamcha, Vegeta, Trunks, Goten, and Bra were on one team with Chichi, Krillin,
Goku, Gohan, Pan, and Videl on the other. A very interesting game began...
Bulma's team won the coin toss, an Yamcha had the first serve. The ball flew over the net
at high speed and was promptly returned by Krillin. Goten spiked it back, only to have it dug up
by Gohan. Play continued at this pace, never slowing except when someone served. Finally it was
game point. Bulma's team had 14 points and Chichi's had 13. Gohan was serving. He tossed the ball
a good 50 feet in the air and flew up to pund it down at the other team. It made a huge crater that blew
Yamch and Bra to the sides. They were ready for the next one and returned it magnificently. Chichi
was at the net and went up for a spike- only to dink it ever-so-softly over. It fell right in front
of Vegeta, who had been preparing for a hard spike. By the time the next point was scored and the
game ended it had begun to rain. Bulma and Bra piled into the car. Gohan volunteered to retrieve
the ball from a clump of bushes. Thorn Bushes. He pushed his way through to the ball which had
landed in the very center of the thorny mass, cutting himself several times along the way. When he
emerged he looked like he'd had a run in with a pine tree. He headed for home with Pan and Videl, intent on a
good night's sleep after a relatively normal day.
Trunks was the last to go. He made sure nothing had been forgotten than began to fly towards
home at a slow pace, enjoying the gentle dance of the rain. Suddenly the patter of droplets on his
back stopped. He looked up to see Goten grinning down at him.
"In the mood for a little spar?" He asked. Trunks stopped and smiled back.
"Yeah sure. I'm in the mood for pounding someone." Goten only grinned. They flew
at eachother, fists flying as the rain continued to fall. They kept at it for an hour before Goten
spotted an opening and kicked Trunks into a nearby cloud. He zoomed around the cloud expecting
Trunks to come out the other side. When Trunks didn't come out after a minute, Goten decided to
come in after him. There was only one problem- the cloud wouldn't let him in. There seemed to be
a protective covering around the cloud- and it wasn't any chi sheild, either.
"Trunks? Hey Trunks! Come on!" Goten circled the cloud looking for a way in. The rain
lashed harder and lighting struck in the distance. What was he going to do? It was already late
so Bulma and Vegeta would be sleeping, and he definitely did not want to wake Vegita up. He quickly
decided to go home- his mother would be up waiting for him and his dad would be able to help. Goten
took off.
Inside the cloud, Trunks was confused. When he flew into the cloud, he should have flown out
the other side. Instead, he had flown in and hit what seemed like a wall. He tried to fly out the
other way but he couldn't get out. He was stuck. Trunks took in his surroundings. Instead of being
a billowy, fluffy substance, the Grey mass looked kind of solid. It was as though he was in
a small room. But what worried him most was the way the thunder kept getting louder and louder.
Soon it was right on top of him. Without warning, a bolt of lightning struck to inches from Trunks'
face. He jumped back as another bolt struck right where he had been standing. This wasn't natural
lightning. Two bolts came from nowhere and struck him. It didn't hurt too much, but it did make his hair stand on
end. More bolts kept coming, and they seemed to be getting stronger. oddly enough, the room seemed to be getting smaller.
Soon, Trunks had nowhere left to dodge and a gigantic bolt of lightning sent him plummeting through
the 'floor' of the cloud- right into Goku.
"Trunks!" Goku set the dazed boy on his feet where he swayed, then balanced himself. "What
happened?" Goku asked. Trunks told the tale of the strange lightning, and retold it again to his mother when
he got home. It turned out she had waited up for him after all.
"Well, all I can tell you, Trunks, is to get a good nights rest. Tomorrow I'll get some
weather equippment over to that are and we'll check it out." Bulma said, looking disapprovingly at
Trunks' rain-soaked clothes. That boy was more like his father! training in all sorts of conditions...
she sighed and trudged off to bed.
Trunks slept peacefully that night, as did Gohan. Neither woke up in the morning.
Wasn't that an absolutely lovely ending?? Hehe. Sorry about the wait on this one. It would have been
out a few days sooner, but I got into a fight with my sis and she punched me in the face, breaking
my glasses. So, I really couldn't see....hopefully the next one shall come sooner! until next time, toodles!!
~mysticGohan33~
Disclaimer- I do not own anything DB\Z\GT related.
Note- Lot's of reviews! YAY!!! I'd particularly like to thank The Emperor for all the info he
gave me on Super Saiyans and his advice. And now, I present to you the story.
Goten woke up early, already plotting this lovely little prank from the second he opened
his eyes. He bolted his breakfast faster than usual, causing even his father to raise an eyebrow.
Then it was off to work out the details of his plot. If it went according to plan, Trunks would
meet again with this girl that he was perhaps subconsciously doting upon. How he loved playing Cupid.
The first step was to find the girl. He had no name to go on, only a description,iand
the area where they met; the girl was suposed to live just around there. Next he would have to cause
them to meet, apparently by chance, if possible. Perhaps if they constantly met as if by fate, with
a little nudging Trunks could be convinced that he and this girl were meant for eachother. But how?
Well, he would burn that bridge when he came to it.
Flying slowly and keeping his chi low, Goten made his way to the city, landing on the
outskirts, entering like any other normal person. Slowly he made his way through the crowds
until he found the alley Trunks had told him about. Luckily, Trunks had mentioned that it was
by a bus stop. Goten looked up and down the street. Nothing but tall office buildings. Maybe she
lived further down in an apartment or something. He retraced his steps, looking carefully at each
building he passed. Major buisnesses, department stores, but no apartments. Not on this street anyway.
Not on this block, either. Wait a minute. This was the business area of the city. The girl wouldn't
live around here. Perhaps she had taken the bus. This new factor would make the search much more
complicated. He was about to give up the search and head home, when he spotted her. An ordinary
person would be hard to find in the sea of heads that swarmed the sidewalk, but the crowd seemed to be giving
this girl a large wake. Goten pushed through to find out why.
Her nose was stuck in a book. She was reading without watching where she was going, and
although she seemed very good at this, the rest of the people looked at her like she was some
sort of crazy person with a contagious disease. Goten patted himself on the back mentally. Phase
two had just sprung into exsistance. He would follow her and discover what she did for fun, then
he could make up some excuse of getting Trunks over there. He took a closer look to be sure he was following the
right person. She matched all the details Trunks had given him. Lots of books- well she only had one
now, but thats to be expected. Who would carry a library with them where ever they went?
Red hair- *very* red hair. A little short, taller than Vegita but shorter than Goku. And lastly,
the strange thing Trunks had pointed out that made Goten positive he had found the right person-
A spectacularly low chi of about 0.5 .
The girl seemed to be heading out of the city the way Goten came in. In fact, she seemed to be heading
straight toward Capsule Corp! This could work out better than planed. Goten decided to race ahead
to make sure Trunks was there. He could fly- he was well out of the city- and was about to take off
when the girl suddenly turned around and looked straight at him and quirked an eyebrow. Goten knew
he'd been spotted even before the girl snapped the book closed and walked over to him.
"Did you want something?" She asked bluntly. Goten blinked and managed to stammer out an answer.
"Um, no! whatever gave you that idea?" He said nervously.
"Nothing. It's just that you have been following me for the past couple blocks and I wondered
if you wanted something." She stated as though it was the most obvious thing in the world. Goten
gaped. Goten managed another stuttering 'No' and turned to start to leave when she stopped him.
"Wait a second," She said suddenly. Goten turned.
"Yeah?"
"Who are you?" She asked.
"I could ask you the same thing," Goten replied, hoping maybe for some information on her.
"Fine. My name's Samantha Deva Elden. I'm from a different country and am studying here in
hopes of getting a better education than my country offered. It's a pleasure to make your aquaintance."
Samantha stuck out her hand and looked at Goten, who really hadn't expected that much information.
He shook her hand warily.
"What country are you from?" He asked suspiciously, not detecting an accent.
"No." the girl shook her head. "You wanted to know my name and I told you. Now I need yours."
"All right." Goten smiled. He could play this game. " My name is Son Goten. I live around
here and am enjoying the Summer vacation like any normal teen in their right mind." He said,
and she smiled.
"Well, it was nice meeting you, but I've got to run. So much homework, so little time."
She grinned and left for the city before Goten could protest.
'What a strange, strange girl.' Goten though, flying back home. 'She's in school during
the summer, and gives out information about herself freely. Just like when Trunks saw her
in the alley. If she's not careful, she is going to get hurt.' He landed in front of his house,
just in time, chi chi noted, pleased, for lunch.
Trunks had been bored all day. Goten had not been at home when Trunks called; his mother
said Goten had gone to the city. So Trunks stayed home, or near to it. He helped his mom with any
technical problems and even trained some with his father, which seemed to put Vegita in a good
mood. 'Nothing pleases him more than pounding the life out of me,' Trunks thought. But he did have
something to look forward to. Tomorrow, his mom had arranged a picnnic for the whole gang. These were
always alot of fun, though they always ended with something getting blown up for some reason.
This time, Bulma felt it wise to provide something for the warriors to vent their energy with. A
sport had been chosen- volleyball. Tomorrow promised to be a very interesting day indeed.
The next day dawned, clear and sunny, without a cloud in the sky.
"It's a perfect day for a picnic!" Bulma declared, coming out of the house with a basket
slung over one arm. In the distance, thunder rumbled. Trunks tossed the volley ball net into the
back of the car allong with the volleyball, which was made of the toughest material Bulma could invent
to prevent wear and tear from high-speed playing. Trunks took off for the battle grounds...er...picnic
grounds... with Bulma following close behind in with Bra in the air-car. Vegeta was already there
along with Goten's family, who were doing the cooking upon insistance from everyone who had tasted
Bulma's...concoctions.
Trunks touched down a moment later at the picnic minutes later. Goku, Chichi, Gohan, Pan,
Videl, Goten, Krillin and Vegeta were already there. Yamcha chowed up a moment later, followed by
Bulma and Bra. After much quarelling, it was decided that Gohan would handel the cooking, as he managed
it the fastest and was able to grill each burger in accordance between the differing properties
of human and Saiyen tongues. The eating finished, (which, naturally, took a very short time) the
game got underway. Bulma admitted to Chichi that the sport wasn't provided to keep the warriors
out of trouble- she really wanted a good laugh. If everyone played, they would have enough for
two teams. Bulma, Yamcha, Vegeta, Trunks, Goten, and Bra were on one team with Chichi, Krillin,
Goku, Gohan, Pan, and Videl on the other. A very interesting game began...
Bulma's team won the coin toss, an Yamcha had the first serve. The ball flew over the net
at high speed and was promptly returned by Krillin. Goten spiked it back, only to have it dug up
by Gohan. Play continued at this pace, never slowing except when someone served. Finally it was
game point. Bulma's team had 14 points and Chichi's had 13. Gohan was serving. He tossed the ball
a good 50 feet in the air and flew up to pund it down at the other team. It made a huge crater that blew
Yamch and Bra to the sides. They were ready for the next one and returned it magnificently. Chichi
was at the net and went up for a spike- only to dink it ever-so-softly over. It fell right in front
of Vegeta, who had been preparing for a hard spike. By the time the next point was scored and the
game ended it had begun to rain. Bulma and Bra piled into the car. Gohan volunteered to retrieve
the ball from a clump of bushes. Thorn Bushes. He pushed his way through to the ball which had
landed in the very center of the thorny mass, cutting himself several times along the way. When he
emerged he looked like he'd had a run in with a pine tree. He headed for home with Pan and Videl, intent on a
good night's sleep after a relatively normal day.
Trunks was the last to go. He made sure nothing had been forgotten than began to fly towards
home at a slow pace, enjoying the gentle dance of the rain. Suddenly the patter of droplets on his
back stopped. He looked up to see Goten grinning down at him.
"In the mood for a little spar?" He asked. Trunks stopped and smiled back.
"Yeah sure. I'm in the mood for pounding someone." Goten only grinned. They flew
at eachother, fists flying as the rain continued to fall. They kept at it for an hour before Goten
spotted an opening and kicked Trunks into a nearby cloud. He zoomed around the cloud expecting
Trunks to come out the other side. When Trunks didn't come out after a minute, Goten decided to
come in after him. There was only one problem- the cloud wouldn't let him in. There seemed to be
a protective covering around the cloud- and it wasn't any chi sheild, either.
"Trunks? Hey Trunks! Come on!" Goten circled the cloud looking for a way in. The rain
lashed harder and lighting struck in the distance. What was he going to do? It was already late
so Bulma and Vegeta would be sleeping, and he definitely did not want to wake Vegita up. He quickly
decided to go home- his mother would be up waiting for him and his dad would be able to help. Goten
took off.
Inside the cloud, Trunks was confused. When he flew into the cloud, he should have flown out
the other side. Instead, he had flown in and hit what seemed like a wall. He tried to fly out the
other way but he couldn't get out. He was stuck. Trunks took in his surroundings. Instead of being
a billowy, fluffy substance, the Grey mass looked kind of solid. It was as though he was in
a small room. But what worried him most was the way the thunder kept getting louder and louder.
Soon it was right on top of him. Without warning, a bolt of lightning struck to inches from Trunks'
face. He jumped back as another bolt struck right where he had been standing. This wasn't natural
lightning. Two bolts came from nowhere and struck him. It didn't hurt too much, but it did make his hair stand on
end. More bolts kept coming, and they seemed to be getting stronger. oddly enough, the room seemed to be getting smaller.
Soon, Trunks had nowhere left to dodge and a gigantic bolt of lightning sent him plummeting through
the 'floor' of the cloud- right into Goku.
"Trunks!" Goku set the dazed boy on his feet where he swayed, then balanced himself. "What
happened?" Goku asked. Trunks told the tale of the strange lightning, and retold it again to his mother when
he got home. It turned out she had waited up for him after all.
"Well, all I can tell you, Trunks, is to get a good nights rest. Tomorrow I'll get some
weather equippment over to that are and we'll check it out." Bulma said, looking disapprovingly at
Trunks' rain-soaked clothes. That boy was more like his father! training in all sorts of conditions...
she sighed and trudged off to bed.
Trunks slept peacefully that night, as did Gohan. Neither woke up in the morning.
Wasn't that an absolutely lovely ending?? Hehe. Sorry about the wait on this one. It would have been
out a few days sooner, but I got into a fight with my sis and she punched me in the face, breaking
my glasses. So, I really couldn't see....hopefully the next one shall come sooner! until next time, toodles!!
~mysticGohan33~