What If There Was One More...
Chapter one
"The Girl from the Red Planet"
By Lady Yagami-Sama


Note: This takes place before the Cell Games, right after Goku and Gohan come out of the Hyperbolic Time Chamber.

Disclaimer: I only own Yakima, the rest are property of DBZ.


The rest of the Z gang stood staring at the super saiyan Goku and Gohan, wondering why Goku felt so confident about the fight with Cell when he obviously knew he could not beat him.

"Aw, come on guys," Goku said, putting his right hand behind his head, "Gohan and I just want to go home, we'll explain everything to you when the time comes. Lets go son."

"Wait!" Piccolo said suddenly, his ears twitching in a sign that told the others he heard something.

Goku frowned in worry, "What is it Piccolo?"

"I hear some kind of air ship approaching, it's coming in fast and headed right toward us."

"Is it Cell?" asked Krillin nervously.

"Don't be stupid," Vegeta said with his usual venom, "Why would cell fly here in an aircraft?

"Oh, shut-up Vegeta," Bulma spat, "it's not like you have any idea who it is!"

Vegeta crossed his arms and glared daggers at her.

"We can't take any chances, father," Trunks said, "It might be a trick."

"What is it dad?" Gohan asked, watching his father reach out with his energy.

Goku opened his eyes, "I'm not sure, Gohan, but there is an unusually strong power coming from someone inside the ship. It's not like the usual human kai, it's a bit stronger."

"Well, I guess we'll just have to wait and see what it is," said Yamcha, searching the sky above Kami's lookout.

"I suppose you're right," said Tien, looking up at the sky as well, "but waiting makes me nervous, I hope we don't have to wait long."

No sooner had he finished speaking, than there was a flash in the sky that indicated that something was coming.

Everyone stopped and looked up at the thing getting closer. It was indeed an aircraft, but not an ordinary human airplane. It was a small, one-person spaceship, oddly crafted, unlike anything the Z fighters had ever seen before. But they had little time to brood on the oddity of the ship, for they had to quickly get out of the way when they realized that it was about to land on top of them.

They backed up and covered their faces as the ship blew up dust and dirt all around them. When it touched the ground, they all heard it power down and a moment later the dirt stopped flying and they were able to get a clear glimpse of it.

Then suddenly a panel in the side of the ship slid open and a slender young girl, she looked about 18, jumped nimbly to the surface of Kami's lookout. Her short black hair blew in the wind as she looked around at her surroundings. She noticed the Z gang for the first time and smiled, walking up to them as if she knew them. "Hi," she said, "is this Kami's place?"

Goku stepped forward, his frown gone, "Uh, yeah, this is Kami's place. I'm Goku, who are you?"

The girl's smile broadened, "Great, I came to the right place! Oh, my name is Yakima, I came to help you fight Cell!"

The Z gang was shocked, but Vegeta just laughed. "Ha!" he exclaimed, "a weakling girl like you, helping us? You must be joking!"

"Come on, Vegeta, lighten up," Goku said cheerfully, then turned back to the girl. "So where are you from, Yakima?"

Yakima turned back to Goku after glaring at Vegeta, "I'm from a planet called The Red Planet," she said, "Our Guardian sensed a great evil on this planet so he sent someone to help out over here. And since I'm the only saiyan left on my planet, he sent me."

"WHAT!" everyone exclaimed at the same time.

"Another saiyan!" Goku exclaimed in shock, "How can that be?"

"Rubbish!" said Vegeta, stepping forward to confront the girl, "The only true saiyans left are me and Kakorrotte!" He raised his hand at this, palm outward, facing the girl, "If you are really what you say you are, you can stand up in a fight against me, the prince of all saiyans." A smirk played on his lips, "Though I can't say you'd hold out too long."

Trunks stepped forward, as if he meant to stop his father, but Piccolo held him back, "No, Trunks, let him do what he needs to do, I have a feeling this girl is more than what she appears to be."

"Yeah," added Krillin with a smirk and a sideways glance at Trunks, "and she's quite the looker too, wouldn't you say Trunks?"

Trunks blushed but did not reply.

"So what do you say, girl? Care to test your strength against me, or are you too scared?"

Yakima frowned, lowering herself into a fighters stance, "Fine by me, Vegetable Head, or whatever your name is, lets see what you've got!"

Vegeta was livid, this girl reminded him of Bulma, he hated when people called him that. Without warning he shot a very powerful energy beam at her, and to his surprise she dodged it. This only made him angrier, and he began to shoot more energy blasts at her as fast as he could, yelling and snarling with anger as he did so.

Yakima was taken by surprise; she hadn't expected him to go all out on her like that. She tried her very best to dodge all the blasts but she was not fast enough and she was eventually brought down by one. As she fell to the ground the blasts stopped.

Vegeta laughed, "Had enough already, girl?" he taunted.

Yakima got to her feet, she was now even angrier than Vegeta, "Not a chance, Vegie!" she spat in contempt.

Vegeta fired a few more blasts at her and she just barely dodged them in time. Vegeta paused in his attack to gloat, but he had no time. Yakima's energy began to rise swiftly and her hair began blow back from her face. "Stop... shooting... at... ME!" She said, and as she screamed the last word, her black hair suddenly turned a blinding shade of yellow and her kai shot through the roof!

Vegeta was shocked and he faltered in his attack, giving Yakima a chance to hit him square in the chest with an energy blast that knocked him square off his feet.

The others were shocked and impressed and they stood staring at Yakima with eyes wide with surprise.

Yakima powered down quickly, all anger gone from her face, "Oh, look what I've done, I'm really sorry, I lost my temper!"

Goku grinned, "Wow, another super saiyan, that's great, we could sure use your help! What do you say Vegeta?"

Vegeta, who was picking himself up off the ground, scowled, "She can stay," he grumbled, and the others laughed.