Chapter Two:
And so it was, as I hovered in my nightmarish sleep, those outside prepared for my journey towards Earth,
towards Vegeta, Goku and the others. I only hoped distantly that my luck held and that Goku had managed to
become a Super Saiyan. The way things were, especially with Freeza still in his normal, ultimate transformation, I
wasn't sure if Goku had become a Super Saiyan.
I was still deeply induced in sleep when the tank was drained and I was lifted carefully from it. Gentle, strong
hands carried me cautiously toward the awaiting pod. I felt the sting of a needle as I heard the sounds of voices and
mechanical grindings. In my mind, I could picture the needle which would keep me asleep while I traveled, the hands
which placed me inside the pod, and the voices as they expressed hopes, fears and little prayers for my safe journey. I
could not guess what could have possibly made them want to help me, a complete stranger. What I did find out, was a
little sentence that I heard before the pod's door was closed and I was jettisoned out into space. "The results of her
DNA came through, I destroyed them so that Freeza would not discover her, she is of both descents. A pure half
blood which bridges the gap. . ." Right than, the doors closed, and I felt the pressure of being jettisoned out into
space.
Encased in my tomb, I hovered through space as though I never existed. I came out of the drug sometimes,
confused and frightened, able to see out into the eternity which surrounded me. At times I was completely conscious,
others the drug kicked back in and confused and scared me until it eventually forced me to sleep more. I passed
through system after system, and on one occasion, chased and over came a huge comet as it glided through the river
of empty promises.
I don't know how long I hovered in space, suspended and held prisoner, but whenever I was hungry, the
computer in front of me would supply me with food and drink, the same with any other of my troubles, the pod was
big enough to have a 'bathroom' of sorts, like those in the airplanes back on Earth. The longer I remained in there,
the more alert and bored I started to get.
So, in my boredom, I decided to flex my mind and test to see just how much Saiyan blood I had. Saiyans had
abilities that no one else did, and I knew most of them from my experience and theories via DBZ, DB, and DBGT.
These had given me insight that was precious and important to me. Each of these clues helped me to discover
something new.
I found that I could stretch my senses very far, I could feel the power levels of people on the planets I
passed, none were very strong, the strongest I sensed were on what I thought of as New Namek. Since everyone that
my mind could find there was of Namekian blood, I figured I was right. And if I had already approached New Namek,
I was only a week or so from Earth. My heart had stung badly at the thought of all my friends being so far away from
me. I hurt with each memory of my best friend Gen, she was all alone, probably still down in that cellar, or not, since
she would have emerged when everything was quiet. And my other friend Rachel, who would be waiting for my call
to tell her how my time was in college so far and to schedule our next RPG via internet for DBZ. Both of them would
be sorely missing me right now. I know I really missed them!
Again, the drug which had been placed inside of me kicked in, already used to it, I just crossed my arms and
let it take me, drifting in a deep sleep. I knew that when I awoke next time I might even be able to see Earth and the
Moon! The thought gave me hope, even more so since I would be safe with Goku and the others. Finally free from
Freeza.
While I slept, I dreamt of my old life. Gen and Rachel waited for me, laughing and pointing as I came out in
complete attire of what my G'pa called a Prophet's war dress. (He believed that there were a race of people who had
died out long ago that believed in the power of the mind rather than that of the body. These people did not believe in
physical strength, being as something they left behind when the body died.) Gen shook her head and said something
that made me laugh, they turned and I followed until we were running through a field of wheat and flowers, enjoying
a beautiful day. But the day was short lived, soon a dark cloud shrouded the sun and cast a dark, menacing shadow
around us, I looked behind as both Gen and Rachel were screaming in pain and terror. I shouted back, unable to do
anything else, but a sudden bright light flashed in the distance and than fire seemed to consume everything but myself
and one other. Suddenly Freeza's face was all I could see, he was laughing and mocking me, his voice was eerie and
so real in my ears. "Run from me and I will destroy more than just your life. . .Come back, and I will spare the others.
. ."
I sat bolt up in the pod, confusion laced my mind as I tried to understand the dream/nightmare and why my
surroundings were suddenly different. The control panel in front of me beeped insistently I stared at it in total
bewilderment. As I looked up again, the same sight fell before my eyes. . .fire, steam and lightning. I shook my head,
trying to figure out what I was really seeing. But the sight did not change. It had never occurred to me that I might be
entering the atmosphere of Earth.
The impact of hitting the atmosphere suddenly caused the pod to jerk violently, I bounced and hit the side of
my head hard against the side panel, instantly my world began to fade in and out. I tried hard to focus and to stay
awake, refusing to allow my long journey to be ended by such a stupid thing. As I struggled to stay conscious,
everything outside seemed now so unreal, sound was very muffled and my sense of feeling seemed to be just as
dulled.
All around the pod, lightning flared out around me. The reentry flames had died out and the pod had cooled
sufficiently to keep things such as this away, but it seemed as though I was crashing through a thunderstorm, only
there was no rain or other such occurrences as with a storm.
Everything seemed to happen so fast, that I never really realized what was happening until much later! The
impact of the ground jarred me more, snapping me far forward and than slamming me hard back into the pod. "Ouch"
I muttered as I finally realized what I felt that was making me light headed. A power level! And a strong one at that!
For a moment, I feared perhaps Freeza had found me, especially when I heard loud cursing and the door to the pod
was yanked open, light blasted in and only added to my confusion. "No! Stay away!" I tried to struggle and yell, but it
came out weak and drugged.
The towering figure stared in surprise. "What's this?! A girl-child?!" A familiar voice demanded as I
struggled in his sudden hard and unyielding grip. "Who are you!" He shook me violently and something inside me
snapped, my eyes opened and glared into his, all I could think of at that moment, in my drugged mind, was Freeza.
"Don't TOUCH me!!!!" I shouted suddenly as I released a small wave of energy that had suddenly sprang to
the surface.
A bright flash erupted from between us and threw my 'attacker' nearly four feet away from me, I hovered
where I was and breathed heavily, still lost inside my sudden wrath. The drug had induced me into a rage which I had
never allowed myself to encounter, I was lost inside the anguish of what Freeza had done to me, and know that I
thought this new attacker was Freeza, it suddenly came out in a blind rage.
Vegeta got back to his feet angrily, and glared at me momentarily, than blinked in shock. Cold Icy blue eyes
stared at him, but they were glazed over with fatigue and a mix of something else. He wasn't sure. This girl, she's
powerful! I didn't even sense her power up! He thought to himself in amazement as he straightened and smirked,
relaxing his stance to watch me at his leisure.
My rage was still fresh on my mind as I slowly stretched my legs down to reach the ground. As I stood, I
was nearly as tall as Vegeta. My long hair hung around me, seeming to nearly float on air as we stared each other off.
"Don't you ever touch me again." My voice was lower and more menacing than I ever recalled it being before.
"I will ask you one more time. . .who are you!" Vegeta repeated, his voice also dropping lower, I could feel
a very painful piercing beginning to throb at the front of my forehead and my temples. The pain was growing and so,
as I soon discovered, was his power level.
"Ambrlyn." I answered, blinking, my rage was beginning to falter due to the growing pain in my head, the
drug only emphasized this agony.
"Ambrlyn." He seemed to try the name out, as if seeing if it were familiar, than narrowed his eyes at me once
more. "Why are you here?" He asked me, the pain had grown so intense at my temples that all of my rage slipped
away from me, making me suddenly aware of standing before Vegeta.
"Ve. .. Vegeta?" His mouth opened in shock, and I quickly added on his title, out of respect and revere.
"Prince Vegeta? Is that really you?" My vision began to swim, my mind fogged over as the hard hit on the head from
within the pod and the drug both began to take their toll on me.
"AW!!! How do you know that name?! ANSWER ME!!!" I shook my head at his screaming, tears starting to
run down my cheeks as the pain grew more than I was prepared to handle.
"I could never forget someone as honorable as you!" I whispered through my pain as my world suddenly
grew black, not for the last time.
Vegeta blinked at the sudden surprise at my answer for him, he had not expected a complement. "Wha. . ."
But it was too late, I had already slipped into a deep state of unconsciousness. "Damn!" He muttered, than walked
back over to the pod, sitting down in the seat, he reviewed the return coordinates and started as a message flickered
on the readouts, it was signed for him. "What's this? For me? That is madness! No one knows where I am!!" He said
to himself as he gave a wary glance back at me. He touched the screen and let the technology scan his fingerprint to
confirm who he was.
"Identity accepted." The computer intoned as he pressed the button to listen to the message.
"Prince Vegeta, I hope that this message finds you well and safe, we have all been praying for your safe
well being. The young woman you have likely already encountered is a refugee from Freeza. He stole her from her
planet, which she calls 'Earth' also, and had plans for her that would make your blood boil! A DNA test proved that
she does have Saiyan blood, although the secondary part of her DNA was not obtained as a correct reading, we
know that she has potential to be among the Legendary, as you no doubt have already become." Vegeta beamed
instinctively and continued to listen, looking over at me warily, especially at the new news. "Freeza will come after
her in time, we only hope that with your assistance, you might be able to help her prepare for a fight as such. She
stood her ground with him for more than half an hour and survived his worse, the power she has demonstrated is
IMMENSE!! She is very powerful already. Take good care of her, please, Prince Vegeta. We hope to one day return
to the service of the Royal Family." With that, the message ended, Vegeta huffed and looked over at me, he read the
paper as it came from the machine, knowing that it was a read out of the toxic level of drugs in her system and other
diagnostic information.
What was written there made him jump up and race towards me. "You're in for a rough start to your new
life her, young Ambrlyn." He told me as he scooped me up and carried me roughly over his shoulder towards Bulma
and her lab.
I moaned in agony from my precarious perch on his shoulder, he growled a response and suddenly swung me
from his shoulder down to one arm, as he situated my weight, I felt his arm tighten its clamp around my waist. When
the pain grew, so did his grip, almost as if he were trying to keep me from falling completely asleep by causing my
pain to increase. Stay with me, Ambrlyn. He said softly to me in his mind, I'm still not sure whether I was suppose to
hear it or not, but the thought came through my pain and comforted me. I drifted in and out of consciousness, at one
point, I remember looking down and seeing the ground far beneath me, I made a small sound of fear, and he clutched
me tight against him, showing me I would not fall, the sense of protectiveness whelmed from him, he looked down at
me, and with his strict, always aggravated face, showed me that he was concerned. When I felt like I was falling, he
would stop and hold me close to him, I couldn't understand the words he reassured me with, but it was the Empathy
from him that showed me it was all right.
It was barely half an hour later, when Bulma looked up from her work to see the silhouette of a man holding
something, she stood up and gasped as Vegeta kicked through the doorway and stared at her in irritation, and. .
.Worry? Fear? She thought, studying him, not really noticing me until he suddenly lifted me up a little more.
"We have to hurry." Was all he said to her as he pushed past Bulma and frowned at the table, covered with
papers and folders of some new project she was working on. He lifted the end of the table and dumped everything off,
than carefully set me on it, and without looking at Bulma, started to give orders. "I need a stimulant, I'm sure you can
find one, and also something for concussions." She blinked at him as she pointed to me on her table.
"Who the hell is that? And why do you need all this stuff? Don't you think I should look at her or take her to
a doctor before you go shouting orders? I'm not your servant you know." She huffed indignantly, but he turned to her
with a dangerous look in his eye and said very softly.
"Do as I say woman, or you will have a dead girl here instead of a live one." Her eyes widened and she
turned hurriedly out of the room, quickly going to the medical room.
Krillin came racing in the house with Gohan, Vegeta glared at the loud noise as they called for Bulma. "Hey,
Bulma!! Did you hear on the news?! Something crashed here just a little while ago! Have you heard anything about
where? They said that it wasn't far from here." Than they stopped and looked around at the lack of activity. "Bulma?"
Krillin called, looking around.
"Bulma?" Gohan called as he moved towards her work room and stopped short of seeing Vegeta glaring at
him. "Vegeta?"
"What are you looking at boy?!" The other growled, I heard Gohan's voice and made a sound, trying
desperately to say his name.
"AW! Who's that?!" He asked as he came into the room and walked beside the table.
"None of your business boy!" Vegeta snapped, stepping protectively between myself and the younger
Saiyan.
"Gosh, she looks pretty beat up! What happened?" Krillin asked as he stepped beside Gohan, Vegeta looked
as though he were about to start sweating.
"She crashed here. Now get lost!" He shouted, I managed to open my eyes and touch Vegeta. In all my
years of loving DBZ I'd always imagined Vegeta as a protective brother figure. Now he was acting just as I had
imagined him.
"Don't yell at them, they're only curious." I managed to say, my voice coming out as a bare whisper.
Gohan stepped closer and looked at me. "What's your name?" I tried to answer, but felt my world tip again,
I clutched Vegeta's arm tighter, his hand found my upper arm, he squeezed mine reassuringly.
"It's Ambrlyn. She escaped Freeza." Vegeta said softly, the agitation still clear in his voice.
"Escaped Freeza?! Wow! That must have been a trick!" Krillin said, looking around between Gohan, Vegeta
and me.
"Escaped Freeza? Is that why she looks so bad? Man, what did happen to her? She looks like she just lived
through a train wreck!" Bulma said as she handed Vegeta what he asked for.
He grabbed the small black bag and pulled out a syringe and a little glass bottle of clear liquid. He quickly
filled the syringe and tapped it, once positive that there was no air, he quickly grabbed a tight hold of my arm, I'd
come around enough to jerk at seeing the needle.
"I don't like needles!" I managed, he smiled at me and spoke without moving his mouth.
Trust me. I know you can hear me, this will only hurt a little, I promise, I need to counteract the drug. This
will also help to keep you awake, you have a concussion, sleep won't do you any good. With that, I relaxed and
closed my eyes, unwilling to watch him inject it. After it was successfully injected, he moved to another needle and
yet another little bottle filled with a cloudy liquid this time. This will help you cope with the side effects of the
stimulant, it causes Saiyans to react strangely. He told me in my mind, I looked at him squarely and nodded. It's a
relaxant. That made my eyes open wide and shake my head, but he was already injecting it.
At that moment, I remembered my 'parents' telling me that I was never to have a muscle relaxer or anything
that would relax me, my G'pa had told me that I must always hold back. It had been something I'd done since I could
remember, so I never questioned it, or remembered having questioning it. Could I be allergic to it? I asked myself,
and Vegeta seemed to pick up on it.
"Why'd you give her all of that? What's wrong with her?!" Bulma demanded, putting her hands on her hips,
I nearly smiled, but tried to focus on holding my restraint back, unsure of what would happen if I let it go.
Vegeta turned to her and explained rather angrily to her. "When we are placed in pods and the journey is
going to be long, we are given a certain type of drug. First, throughout our lives, we are built up in immunity to it, so
that it does not effect us as badly and we can shake it off later, after a small counter effect drug is given. She was
given a large dose, which means that she would have simply slept for nearly a week, than woke up to eat something
and take care of other things. Than, she would be pulled back into a sleep which would keep growing longer until she
eventually didn't wake up at all, unless the counter-effect was given. Even now I am not sure if it will be of much help
to her now, she was under it a long while.
"Also, the counter-effect was a stimulant, so I gave her a relaxant as well. With her specific DNA pattern, I
do not know how this will effect her. She might even be allergic to it, all I know is that I am trying to save her life,
and I can not do that with out certain things. I will have to watch after her for a while, until I am certain that she is
well." He glanced back over at me, my brow was covered in sweat from my concentration on holding back and I felt
as though I were trying to hold back a tidal wave with only a small paper dam, eventually it was going to break, and I
felt instinctively, when it did, there would be hell after.
"Oh." Was all Bulma said as she walked over to me and looked at my pupils and gently touched the large
swollen side of my face and head where I'd slammed it during my rough landing. "She's got a pretty nasty bump on
the head and one hell of a shiner on her eye! That's gonna need some care, I'll go get some things and take care of
that. . ." She was saying, but Vegeta cut her off with a glare.
"No! I am in charge of her! She is under my care!" I realized at that moment, that there must have been
something on the ship that told Vegeta I was sent here because of him, and his strength to help and protect me. I felt
touched by it.
Bulma's face contorted in anger. "FINE! I'll bring YOU the stuff and YOU can take care of her. But YOU
better make sure she is well fed and that she gets better, do YOU understand?!" Vegeta's fist not touching me
clenched in anger and raised it at Bulma.
"Watch it, woman, or you'll find yourself in more trouble than you can handle." He remarked, but she turned
and stormed out. I opened my eyes and looked for Krillin and Gohan, I hadn't seen either one of them, only heard
their voices. I have to say, the series didn't give any of them justice. And I also noted that KRILLIN AS A NOSE!!
I'd wondered that during the series, since he never had one.
"Go. . .Gohan?" I said softly, I heard someone approach me and looked carefully at Vegeta. His eyes
revealed to me far more than his face.
"Yeah?" Came the unsteady reply from the young half-Saiyan. I smiled at him and shook my head. "Gee,
Miss, you don't look like you feel so good, is there anything I can do?" He asked both Vegeta and me, I didn't
answer, I only looked upon him with affection.
Vegeta gave the boy a pat on the head and smiled. "Why don't you go tell Kakarot that I need to talk to him,
about Ambrlyn." Gohan looked at Vegeta and than back at me.
"Alright. I hope you feel real better soon, Ambrlyn." Gohan told me, his young eyes meeting mine, I nearly
broke down and cried as a shudder ran though him and I heard him whisper to Krillin as they went out. "Man, Krillin,
those eyes remind me of Freeza's the way they peer straight into you!" Than he walked to far for me to hear him.
I looked up at Vegeta and found me looking at me curiously. "Can I sit up?" I asked.
He cocked his head to one side and gave me a mischievous smirk. "I don't know, can you?" I narrowed my
eyes at him and he laughed.
"Funny. Help me?" I asked, he reached out with both hands, and carefully lifted me to the edge of the table.
"Thanks, my back is killing me!" He laughed softly at my remark and watched me intently with his dark eyes. Sweat
still beaded my face as I continued to fight in holding back whatever I held back day in and day out. But I felt I was
losing, a dark heat started to creep through my veins. Vegeta seemed to sense it, because he squeezed my upper arm
and smiled at me.
"Don't worry. Between Kakarot and myself, you have nothing to fear. But I will be the one the help you
with learning to control that." He seemed to completely zero in on my immediate problem.
"Am I that transparent?" I asked him, feeling a little stronger already.
He laughed, it was a rich sound to hear, I never really got to enjoy it over the series, due to someone
interrupting him all the time. "No. But I remember when I was young and I first had a very vicious fight, my power
and strength doubled before I realized what was happening. All you have to do is learn to control and you'll be ready
to fight Freeza yourself." I flinched at the last.
"No thanks, last time I fought him. . .it ended horribly." Vegeta winced with me, I understood his
sympathetic smile.
"Hmm." Was his only response for a long while. Finally, when I could stand the growing anger within me,
Vegeta squeezed my arm and smiled again. "Don't hold it back for a moment, there isn't enough power built up to do
anything dangerous, it'll help relieve the pressure." He told me, I looked at him worriedly and he nodded to me to go
on.
I closed my eyes and relaxed, it felt as though a deep pressure inside of my suddenly exploded out. Vegeta's
eyes widened as he watched my muscles grow a little bigger, my skin a little paler and the sudden changes which took
place all over my body. When I opened my eyes, I was standing, a little higher than Vegeta and felt so at ease with
myself. "Vegeta? What's wrong?" I asked him, my eyes filling with sudden fear, fear that I had done something
wrong.
Vegeta gripped my upper arm briefly and than released me. He walked swiftly over to the door and shut it,
locking it. I felt suddenly very alone and nervous. "You've. . .just changed in ways I've never imagined!"
I blinked. "What?" He pointed to a mirror on the far wall with one hand and used the other hand to pull me
over to it. When I stood before it, I nearly screeched. My once beautiful sandy blonde hair had turned a very pale
colorless shade of whitish silver. My bare feet were no longer as human looking as they were while I was holding
back, now they were longer and higher up. My ankle bones were gone, replaced by heavier foot muscles and balanced
upwards on my toes, which were now built for such walking and probably very high speeds of running. Another
observation, just visible through my now white hair, were my ears, I forced myself to lower them, they hadn't
changed, but now they made me realize how non-human I really was.
The motion of my ears brought them to Vegeta's attention. He lifted my hair and smiled, fingering my ears
affectionately. "These have been here all along, but other than that, what do you think? Anything like you thought it
would be?"
Again, I blinked at him. "Um. . .I. . .am human!" I protested, my face paled to an awful shade of white and I
swayed from side to side precariously.
Vegeta looked shocked, I think he expected me to know I wasn't human, or to know that I had power,
especially after that short mock battle between us earlier. "What?! You're not human and you didn't even know it?!"
He shouted, I looked back at him, my pupils were fully dilated, the pale icy blue was gone, replaced by a dark deep
blue.
"I. . .never knew!" I said, trying hard to focus on not blacking out, but my vison was closing in.
Vegeta took a step closer, but Goku suddenly popped up inside the room, a serious look on his face.
"What's up, Vegeta? Whoa! Gohan said we had a guest, I didn't think he meant a strong one! Wow!" He said, his
face lighting up a little.
Vegeta looked over at him with a very serious look. "She just escaped Freeza. He's still out there and at his
usual antics. According to a DNA scan, she is a half Saiyan, but that's impossible. Gohan is the only other half-blood
there is. Inter-racial relations are forbidden for my people! Only my father and I have a right to choose who we want."
Vegeta said with a confused look, clenching his fist as he watched me.
Goku nodded and walked over to me, I had my hand against the wall, the feel of my power still coursing
through me and my sudden change of appearance were too much for me to handle all at once. "Hey? Are you alright?
Come here!" He said, I looked over at him and tried to walk the short distance, but collapsed. Goku caught me before
I could hit. "You don't look so good."
I shook my head and spoke shakily. "I don't feel so good." Vegeta snorted and filled him in on everything
that he knew about me.
After that, Goku looked at me with a sympathetic face. "I didn't know I was a Saiyan either, not until I was
much older." He squinted one eye and pointed a finger at me with a smile. "But I bet you already knew that didn't
you?" I blushed. He laughed and slapped me gently on the shoulder, carefully avoiding parts that were sore. "That's
alright, you probably know about the same way Trunks did about me and the future!" A flush came to my face, I had
never thought to find out what time line I was in. I was deeply reassured that Trunks had gotten to Goku, I didn't
want him to die of the heart virus.
But at the same time, I also remembered what happed after the androids. Cell. I didn't really want to meet
him either. Vegeta narrowed his eyes. "What do you know of Trunks?" I blushed deeper, I knew everything about
Trunks, he was my. . .most favorite character. As I recalled what I knew of Trunks to myself, I felt my strength come
back and my ability to cope with what had happened to me return.
"Just the basics, same as you." I said with an indifferent shrug, mimicking Vegeta's attitude from the series.
He grunted but left me alone.
Goku used that time to turn me gently to face him. "I need to know. How much do you know of Trunks?"
Vegeta cocked his head, cleverly listening in, Goku was too innocent to realize that not all people were honorable and
knew when to just go away. So I looked over at Vegeta with my eyes. I knew what was said, and I knew he couldn't
learn of it just yet. Goku picked up the line and looked over at Vegeta. "You'd better go check on the pod she came
in, don't think we want Freeza tracking it back here to us." He suggested. Vegeta's eyes widened and he nodded.
"For once, you've actually thought brilliantly, Kakarot. I will return briefly, do not take her far from this
place. She's under my protection." I knew he meant well and that he really did think that he could protect me better
than Goku, but the fact was, I was much, much safer with Goku than Vegeta.
"Don't worry, I'll take good care of her while you're out!" Goku said with a smile and waved as Vegeta
scowled, unlocked the door, opened it and slammed it behind him. "Now, tell me what you know. I need to know and
fast."
I nodded, stepping back towards a chair, he followed suit and sat beside me. "I know that Trunks is Vegeta's
son and I know that he told you that you would catch a fatal heart virus within a few years. He gave you an antidote
that would help, and said that the Androids would attack just as you caught the virus. I know everything, Goku. I've
seen it all before." Goku nodded and leaned closer.
"You're name isn't really Ambrlyn is it?" I started, jerking back violently, I would have left the seat, but
Goku's hand was faster and kept me sitting. "Tell me the truth. Where are you from? And how did Freeza get a hold
of you?" I took a shaky breath, the memory was still painfully vivid in my mind. As I related it to him, he seemed
entirely unsurprised. When I finished, he smiled and touched my face gently. "I know all about you as well. Kame told
me you would be coming. He said that you would be a halfling from another dimension pretending to be from a
different dimension." I blinked in confusion. "I'll have to take you to meet Kame, he'll surely enjoy your company! He
always loves visitors." I laughed a little and than stopped as when I met Goku's eyes again, his eyes were dead serious
and his face was set enough to scare me. "Did you really not know that you weren't human?" I nodded, swallowing
hard, Goku's power level was rising, the pain in my temples was starting to get very painful.
"I swear it on my life, Goku! I was raised by human parents, and I lived a normal life. Sure, I could do some
extraordinary things and lived through some tremendous tragedy, but I only thought it was because what my
Grandfather told me. That I was something very special!"
Goku's face didn't lighten up, but his gentle touch on my knee showed me that this anger wasn't directly at
me. "Hey, you are someone special. But that doesn't mean you have to be human to be special. Look. If you really
want to, I can show you how to harness your power. I know it's probably running havoc on you right now." I
nodded, swallowing hard. This was a side of Goku that the series seldom showed.
I wish I could witness him go super Saiyan! That would be so awesome! I just don't know if my poor head
could take that much power! I thought to myself as I continued to look into his eyes. Suddenly, without warning, he
leaned in closer and muttered something that took my breath away and my complexion again. "Let's test your skills."
With that, we both disappeared and reappeared out in the waste lands, using Goku's instant transmission.
"What?! I can't fight you!" I said weakly as I pulled away from Goku. He smiled at me and nodded.
"Yes you can, just image that I'm one of your opponent's at a tournament. Don't think of me as who I am,
just focus on watching my moves and staying clear of KO techniques." He seemed powered up fully and my head
started to not throb as badly as my own power raced up to the surface.
"If you insist, but. . .if I can't keep up, you're not going to plow me under with a Kamehameha are you?" He
laughed and shook his head. "That's good." He smiled at me, than took his battle stance, I followed suit and took
mine. Standing with my hands to my sides, elbows slightly crooked, legs firmly grounded, shoulders back and head
squared. I was ready to fight.
He rushed at me so fast that all I could do was jump to the side, I was glad I'd brought my feet up high
because he spun his foot around on the ground to catch me off guard! I landed on my toes a little distance away and
did a spinning jump kick when he came at me this time, I caught him square in the jaw, hurting my foot more than his
face, but I didn't show it, he grabbed a hold of my ankle and swung me up and over. "Use your energy, your anger
and fear at what I'm about to do to keep yourself from slamming into the ground!" He yelled as the wind howled in
my ears. Without farther warning, he let me go, I was flying through the air at a very high rate, going up. I was
terrified and infinitely pissed. At once, my anger boiled, I added it to that of what Freeza did to me and suddenly
thrust my arms and legs out, closing my eyes.
To my surprise, I stopped. I opened my eyes and Goku was floating right in front of me. "Awesome!" I said,
holding my energy level so that I could remain in the air. He was smiling at me and clasped me on the back.
"That's the fastest I've ever seen anyone learn to fly!!! You have great potential kid!" He told me as he
frowned and traced my face lightly. "You healed." The statement was flat, almost as if I had done something wrong.
I pulled away from him and furrowed my brow. "What?" My hand going to where the bump and swollen
parts were. But there was nothing there, just smooth skin.
"You healed, that shouldn't have happen when you powered up. Hmm. That brings up a lot of questions.
Did you ever know your real parents? Or hear about them?" I shook my head. He pursed his lips and thought for a
moment, than shrugged. "We'll have to have Bulma do a DNA scan on you. It's no problem, just makes me curious
as to your full potential, that's all." I looked at Goku shyly and smiled a little.
"Hey, Goku? I have a question." He perked up and floated closer.
"Yeah?" I flushed a little, embarrassed by what I was about to ask.
"Do you think I would ever be able to reach Super Saiyan?" Goku floated closer to me and smiled
reassuringly.
"Sure, anyone can really, it's just a matter of spirit. If you really have the best interests at heart, you can
achieve anything." I smiled at him indulgently, I could tell he was trying to keep my spirits up.
"No, really? I am half-Saiyan. I want to be able to defend myself. How can I do that if I'm not strong
enough?" I asked him, Goku observed me seriously, his blue eyes looking into mine, I felt as though he were
searching my soul for something, I bared open my heart and let him see inside.
"You can learn to become stronger, if you really want to." Goku answered, his eyes locking onto mine. "I
can teach you to become that way, even Super Saiyan, if that's what you really want. But you have to understand,
that it's a lifetime commitment, not something that is a toy or to be used wrongfully." I smiled, it was always Goku
who tried to uphold peace and love.
I nodded. "I just want to be able to fight Freeza, like you did." I answered, forgetting momentarily, that most
of the fight was not real, since he was teleported here with everyone else. He smiled and muffed my hair.
"So be it then! I'll teach you everything you need to know!" And that's when it all started. Goku took me
under his wing and began to show me what it was really like to be a genuine fighter, but not before Vegeta had his
say. . .so we trained in secret, letting Vegeta take all the glory for my success.