Chapter 1 - We Meet the Boys
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A flash of lightening ripped through the illuminated cloudy night sky. Tonight was going to be a long night for a girl named Tori Bird. Being only six, she was deathly afraid of thunderstorms.
Like her parents even cared...
She had long, black hair and sparkling blue eyes. Even in the dark her eyes couldn't be looked over. They seemed to reflect even the smallest amount of light. But it was her eyes that gave away the fact she was unhappy a lot. Her parents always had their bad side against Tori and she longed for something more in her life. He average day was getting up, going to school, coming home to never happy parents, doing the housework, and the cycle would start all over again. There had been numerous times she had run away from home but she would always get caught. Life was depressing and very boring.
Another flash of lightening and Tori cowered under her covers. She hopped the storm would be over soon. If she was going to get to school on time she was going to have to sleep.
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"29.5 seconds until impact." An electronic voice confirmed.
An unearthly object shot through the Earth's atmosphere like a bullet. Pieces of space debris and ice began to melt and leave behind a red trail that could easily be seen from the ground.
"Not long now..." A deep voice almost whispered from inside the space shuttle.
As the red light shone through the window the creature's face could be visible. He bore a menacing grin, but his eyes were covered by a shadow cast by his red spiky hair.
He was here for revenge.
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Tori's blue eyes slowly opened themselves. She was still under her covers and was reluctant to come out. But some vibe was telling her that something was different tonight, something almost alien.
She pulled the covers close to her, but let her eyes see out. She scrambled to the window, almost tripping herself up on the duvet.
'What's that?' She thought to herself as she watched the red streak of light descend almost horizontally but at an incredible speed. She couldn't catch what happened to it as it disappeared behind the trees in the distance, and she wondered if she was dreaming. She stood with her gaze on that patch of threes the red light had gone behind, wondering what had just happened.
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The next day...
"C'mon, those punches are getting harder! You can't be done now." Trunks said to his panting friend, Kumyo. Kumyo had dark reddish brown hair (close to black) which probably stuck out in every direction. Because of a recent accident with an electrical socket, everyone would joke about how much he looked like Vegeta. He couldn't argue since he's never met the guy. His eyes were hazel brown that would again, look black in dark places.
"I... need... to rest!" Kumyo panted.
"You were able to go longer yesterday. What happened today?" Trunks asked.
"My baka brother had to finish the sugar..." Kumyo said, shooting a glare at Soshiko. Soshiko and Kumyo were twins, never knowing their real parents. They were adopted at the age of three and had little memory of any time before that. A hyper, jumpy, fit, talkative woman with blue hair and green eyes adopted them. Her name was Jennifer, commonly known around her friends as Jenny.
Soshiko was shorter than Kumyo only by an inch and had spiky red hair with a tinge of brown. His skin was more tanned than Kumyo's and his eyes were roughly the same, only they had a touch of red through them. Standing to the side was Yajirobe's son, Davie. He was the shortest and chubbiest. His hair was blonde and his eyes were black. (Strange combo, eh?)
"Well, if you wanna call it a day then that's fine by me." Trunks said calmly.
"No... Just a bit longer. I managed to power up and I wanna try and do it again..." Kumyo said, standing up straight. "...But I didn't know how I did it in the first place."
"Don't worry. That's a pretty good achievement, but it's not essential at the moment." Trunks said, seeming a little proud of himself and Kumyo. He didn't think he would ever get a human this far in training, seeing how weak Vegeta made them out to be.
"But let's go anyway." Kumyo said, clenching his fists.
"How does Kumyo get so strong so fast? Are we doing something wrong?" Soshiko asked no one in particular.
"Trunks goes a little hard on Kumyo. Kumyo's reaction has been to adapt, fight back and get stronger. Guess that's Trunks' way of going about it. It's a technique that could be discouraging, though." Goten explained. Soshiko looked up at his trainer and back at Trunks and Kumyo who were now training.
"But... Then why are you going soft on us?" Soshiko asked.
"It's not a way that I prefer. If we take it one step at a time it'll be easy to learn new things later on." Goten said, looking down at Soshiko and Davie. He noticed Davie was picking his nose. "But some people will never learn..."
Soshiko looked round at Davie and sweat dropped.
"I think it's time we stopped, Kumyo." Trunks told Kumyo.
"C'mon... I'm not... I'm not finished..." Kumyo panted, this time a lot harder.
"Yeah you are. You're ready to pass out!"
Kumyo could feel his knees were on the verge of buckling, but he didn't want to give up. It was just in his nature. He was stubborn. He knew he could normally perform way better than how he was today.
"Soshiko tells me you guzzle about two bags of sugar with every meal." Trunks said.
"And I missed my morning recommended intake..."
"Yeah, right, Kumyo!" Soshiko joke-laughed.
Trunks laughed along with Soshiko, and Goten and Davie also laughed, too. Trunks then looked back at Kumyo who was siting on the grass, a little too exhausted to laugh along. "Look, you're done!"
Kumyo sighed in defeat. "Yeah... Alright..."
Giving Kumyo time to rest, the boys sat talked about... well, boy's things. They also joked about Davie's crush and such. This should give us time to introduce us to the boys. Trunks and Goten had met Kumyo and Soshiko a year earlier. Davie was a friend of friends you could say. Jennifer also knew Bulma from a holiday a few years back, so they got to know each other back home. Trunks was now 14 and Goten was 13. Kumyo and Soshiko were both nine and Davie was eight.
They had met at Capsule Corp. one time when Jenny needed to borrow teabags (Being Jenny, she goes for the harder option of travelling seven miles to the Capsule Corp. building instead of nipping to the shops a few blocks down the road.) Kumyo and Soshiko caught Trunks flying and he really had no excuse for his act. He just told the brothers all about his family and half saiyan origins. Kumyo and Soshiko promised to keep their mouth shut to anyone else, even though Soshiko didn't believe him about being half alien. Davie knew all about this since his dad was a friend of the family.
Goten lifted his head suddenly and took a look around. No one noticed his sudden alertness but Goten noticed someone was coming. He lifted himself up and tried to sense where the energy was coming from. Then when it became strong enough, he knew who it was.
"Goten, what's up?" Trunks asked, not really paying much attention to the energy.
"Your dad..."
Soshiko, Kumyo and Davie were looking between the two half-breed saiyans wondering what they were talking about. They couldn't see anyone. They obviously hadn't been told about the ability to track down an energy with the senses.
"What's he wanting?"
"No clue..."
Kumyo folded his arms in confusion and frustration and blurted out, "There's no one there! What the heck are you two on about?!"
"My dad's coming." Trunks said calmly.
"Where? I don't see him." Kumyo said, looking down the hill they were on.
"We'll explain later..." Goten Said. In response Kumyo just shrugged and looked ahead.
Soshiko just stared ahead, wondering if his trainers had been taking drugs. Davie was reading his mind.
Then a light appeared on the horizon, steadily getting brighter until it could be seen flickering. It flew overhead, only a few feet above the boys, blowing a violent gust in its wake. Davie was blown over.
"What the f--" Kumyo cut himself off when he saw a man standing about twenty feet away with a glowing fiery aura flickering around his form. Davie scrambled to his feet and hid himself behind Goten.
'So this is Trunks' dad? This is Vegeta?' Kumyo thought. "His hair looks like a dark chocolate ice cream!"
Soshiko slapped his own forehead while Davie and Goten exploded into laughter.
"Shut up, Kumyo..." Trunks hissed, kicking him on the back of the leg. Kumyo stumbled a bit but he regained his balance.
"Haha..." Kumyo laughed wearily. "Did I say that out loud?"
Vegeta just snorted and looked towards his son. "Boy! Get home!"
Trunks rubbed the back of his head on confusion and asked, "Why?"
Vegeta just gave him a short, yet threatening glare. Trunks waved his hands in front of his face and sweatdropped. "Okay, okay! I'm coming." He then looked over at Goten. "You don't mind taking all three to their house, do ya?"
"No prob." Goten said.
"Wait!" Vegeta yelled before Trunks took off.
"Huh?"
"I want to know who he is." Vegeta said, looking in Kumyo's direction. Kumyo went to join Davie behind Goten.
"He's my brother. His name's Kumyo. Call me Soshiko." Soshiko said.
"Did I ask you?!" Vegeta yelled threateningly.
Everyone was behind Goten. Kumyo was staring at the saiyan, wondering whether this guy was dangerous or not. Judging by his build, Kumyo could imagine him snapping a huge tree in half. Even though he was capable of way more.
"You still haven't given up on these weaklings?" Vegeta said, bearing a small smirk.
Kumyo's look of curiosity turned into a frown. Soshiko's expression mirrored his brother. Kumyo stepped out from behind Goten and stood there, hands in pockets.
"Dad, they're getting stronger by the day now. Goten and I are gonna teach them to fly soon." Trunks said.
Soshiko and Davie's faces lit up, but Kumyo still looked a little peeved.
"We're... weaklings, are we?" Kumyo said in a low tone. "If you weren't a saiyan I'd be kicking your ass right now!"
"... You shouldn't mess with me." Was all Vegeta had to say.
"Why? You a big hard macho man now, are ya?" Kumyo stood straight.
"I am a prince. I am royalty! You won't even live to know a percent of my power if you get cocky!" Vegeta stepped towards Kumyo; a little ticked at this little human brat that had dared insult the great Vegeta, prince of saiyans. "And you think you're strong just because you've been training under my son? I'll have you know I am way more powerful than him."
Kumyo didn't flinch, at least not physically.
"Let me test your strength." Vegeta said before producing a menacing smirk.
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A flash of lightening ripped through the illuminated cloudy night sky. Tonight was going to be a long night for a girl named Tori Bird. Being only six, she was deathly afraid of thunderstorms.
Like her parents even cared...
She had long, black hair and sparkling blue eyes. Even in the dark her eyes couldn't be looked over. They seemed to reflect even the smallest amount of light. But it was her eyes that gave away the fact she was unhappy a lot. Her parents always had their bad side against Tori and she longed for something more in her life. He average day was getting up, going to school, coming home to never happy parents, doing the housework, and the cycle would start all over again. There had been numerous times she had run away from home but she would always get caught. Life was depressing and very boring.
Another flash of lightening and Tori cowered under her covers. She hopped the storm would be over soon. If she was going to get to school on time she was going to have to sleep.
*-*-*
"29.5 seconds until impact." An electronic voice confirmed.
An unearthly object shot through the Earth's atmosphere like a bullet. Pieces of space debris and ice began to melt and leave behind a red trail that could easily be seen from the ground.
"Not long now..." A deep voice almost whispered from inside the space shuttle.
As the red light shone through the window the creature's face could be visible. He bore a menacing grin, but his eyes were covered by a shadow cast by his red spiky hair.
He was here for revenge.
*-*-*
Tori's blue eyes slowly opened themselves. She was still under her covers and was reluctant to come out. But some vibe was telling her that something was different tonight, something almost alien.
She pulled the covers close to her, but let her eyes see out. She scrambled to the window, almost tripping herself up on the duvet.
'What's that?' She thought to herself as she watched the red streak of light descend almost horizontally but at an incredible speed. She couldn't catch what happened to it as it disappeared behind the trees in the distance, and she wondered if she was dreaming. She stood with her gaze on that patch of threes the red light had gone behind, wondering what had just happened.
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The next day...
"C'mon, those punches are getting harder! You can't be done now." Trunks said to his panting friend, Kumyo. Kumyo had dark reddish brown hair (close to black) which probably stuck out in every direction. Because of a recent accident with an electrical socket, everyone would joke about how much he looked like Vegeta. He couldn't argue since he's never met the guy. His eyes were hazel brown that would again, look black in dark places.
"I... need... to rest!" Kumyo panted.
"You were able to go longer yesterday. What happened today?" Trunks asked.
"My baka brother had to finish the sugar..." Kumyo said, shooting a glare at Soshiko. Soshiko and Kumyo were twins, never knowing their real parents. They were adopted at the age of three and had little memory of any time before that. A hyper, jumpy, fit, talkative woman with blue hair and green eyes adopted them. Her name was Jennifer, commonly known around her friends as Jenny.
Soshiko was shorter than Kumyo only by an inch and had spiky red hair with a tinge of brown. His skin was more tanned than Kumyo's and his eyes were roughly the same, only they had a touch of red through them. Standing to the side was Yajirobe's son, Davie. He was the shortest and chubbiest. His hair was blonde and his eyes were black. (Strange combo, eh?)
"Well, if you wanna call it a day then that's fine by me." Trunks said calmly.
"No... Just a bit longer. I managed to power up and I wanna try and do it again..." Kumyo said, standing up straight. "...But I didn't know how I did it in the first place."
"Don't worry. That's a pretty good achievement, but it's not essential at the moment." Trunks said, seeming a little proud of himself and Kumyo. He didn't think he would ever get a human this far in training, seeing how weak Vegeta made them out to be.
"But let's go anyway." Kumyo said, clenching his fists.
"How does Kumyo get so strong so fast? Are we doing something wrong?" Soshiko asked no one in particular.
"Trunks goes a little hard on Kumyo. Kumyo's reaction has been to adapt, fight back and get stronger. Guess that's Trunks' way of going about it. It's a technique that could be discouraging, though." Goten explained. Soshiko looked up at his trainer and back at Trunks and Kumyo who were now training.
"But... Then why are you going soft on us?" Soshiko asked.
"It's not a way that I prefer. If we take it one step at a time it'll be easy to learn new things later on." Goten said, looking down at Soshiko and Davie. He noticed Davie was picking his nose. "But some people will never learn..."
Soshiko looked round at Davie and sweat dropped.
"I think it's time we stopped, Kumyo." Trunks told Kumyo.
"C'mon... I'm not... I'm not finished..." Kumyo panted, this time a lot harder.
"Yeah you are. You're ready to pass out!"
Kumyo could feel his knees were on the verge of buckling, but he didn't want to give up. It was just in his nature. He was stubborn. He knew he could normally perform way better than how he was today.
"Soshiko tells me you guzzle about two bags of sugar with every meal." Trunks said.
"And I missed my morning recommended intake..."
"Yeah, right, Kumyo!" Soshiko joke-laughed.
Trunks laughed along with Soshiko, and Goten and Davie also laughed, too. Trunks then looked back at Kumyo who was siting on the grass, a little too exhausted to laugh along. "Look, you're done!"
Kumyo sighed in defeat. "Yeah... Alright..."
Giving Kumyo time to rest, the boys sat talked about... well, boy's things. They also joked about Davie's crush and such. This should give us time to introduce us to the boys. Trunks and Goten had met Kumyo and Soshiko a year earlier. Davie was a friend of friends you could say. Jennifer also knew Bulma from a holiday a few years back, so they got to know each other back home. Trunks was now 14 and Goten was 13. Kumyo and Soshiko were both nine and Davie was eight.
They had met at Capsule Corp. one time when Jenny needed to borrow teabags (Being Jenny, she goes for the harder option of travelling seven miles to the Capsule Corp. building instead of nipping to the shops a few blocks down the road.) Kumyo and Soshiko caught Trunks flying and he really had no excuse for his act. He just told the brothers all about his family and half saiyan origins. Kumyo and Soshiko promised to keep their mouth shut to anyone else, even though Soshiko didn't believe him about being half alien. Davie knew all about this since his dad was a friend of the family.
Goten lifted his head suddenly and took a look around. No one noticed his sudden alertness but Goten noticed someone was coming. He lifted himself up and tried to sense where the energy was coming from. Then when it became strong enough, he knew who it was.
"Goten, what's up?" Trunks asked, not really paying much attention to the energy.
"Your dad..."
Soshiko, Kumyo and Davie were looking between the two half-breed saiyans wondering what they were talking about. They couldn't see anyone. They obviously hadn't been told about the ability to track down an energy with the senses.
"What's he wanting?"
"No clue..."
Kumyo folded his arms in confusion and frustration and blurted out, "There's no one there! What the heck are you two on about?!"
"My dad's coming." Trunks said calmly.
"Where? I don't see him." Kumyo said, looking down the hill they were on.
"We'll explain later..." Goten Said. In response Kumyo just shrugged and looked ahead.
Soshiko just stared ahead, wondering if his trainers had been taking drugs. Davie was reading his mind.
Then a light appeared on the horizon, steadily getting brighter until it could be seen flickering. It flew overhead, only a few feet above the boys, blowing a violent gust in its wake. Davie was blown over.
"What the f--" Kumyo cut himself off when he saw a man standing about twenty feet away with a glowing fiery aura flickering around his form. Davie scrambled to his feet and hid himself behind Goten.
'So this is Trunks' dad? This is Vegeta?' Kumyo thought. "His hair looks like a dark chocolate ice cream!"
Soshiko slapped his own forehead while Davie and Goten exploded into laughter.
"Shut up, Kumyo..." Trunks hissed, kicking him on the back of the leg. Kumyo stumbled a bit but he regained his balance.
"Haha..." Kumyo laughed wearily. "Did I say that out loud?"
Vegeta just snorted and looked towards his son. "Boy! Get home!"
Trunks rubbed the back of his head on confusion and asked, "Why?"
Vegeta just gave him a short, yet threatening glare. Trunks waved his hands in front of his face and sweatdropped. "Okay, okay! I'm coming." He then looked over at Goten. "You don't mind taking all three to their house, do ya?"
"No prob." Goten said.
"Wait!" Vegeta yelled before Trunks took off.
"Huh?"
"I want to know who he is." Vegeta said, looking in Kumyo's direction. Kumyo went to join Davie behind Goten.
"He's my brother. His name's Kumyo. Call me Soshiko." Soshiko said.
"Did I ask you?!" Vegeta yelled threateningly.
Everyone was behind Goten. Kumyo was staring at the saiyan, wondering whether this guy was dangerous or not. Judging by his build, Kumyo could imagine him snapping a huge tree in half. Even though he was capable of way more.
"You still haven't given up on these weaklings?" Vegeta said, bearing a small smirk.
Kumyo's look of curiosity turned into a frown. Soshiko's expression mirrored his brother. Kumyo stepped out from behind Goten and stood there, hands in pockets.
"Dad, they're getting stronger by the day now. Goten and I are gonna teach them to fly soon." Trunks said.
Soshiko and Davie's faces lit up, but Kumyo still looked a little peeved.
"We're... weaklings, are we?" Kumyo said in a low tone. "If you weren't a saiyan I'd be kicking your ass right now!"
"... You shouldn't mess with me." Was all Vegeta had to say.
"Why? You a big hard macho man now, are ya?" Kumyo stood straight.
"I am a prince. I am royalty! You won't even live to know a percent of my power if you get cocky!" Vegeta stepped towards Kumyo; a little ticked at this little human brat that had dared insult the great Vegeta, prince of saiyans. "And you think you're strong just because you've been training under my son? I'll have you know I am way more powerful than him."
Kumyo didn't flinch, at least not physically.
"Let me test your strength." Vegeta said before producing a menacing smirk.
