Strangers on the Horizon
Part 1: A Sayian Stranger
Gohan and Krillin both concentrated hard. Vegeta watched on with a bored expression. Goku and Chichi had asked Krillin to keep an eye on Gohan while they were gone on a small trip. Krillin agreed and asked Gohan if he would like to have a mini-battle at Master Roshi's, just for practice. Gohan agreed and they called Master Roshi to make sure it was okay with him. He gladly agreed and they flew over. Vegeta was already over there with Bulma, who was having a leisurely chat with Master Roshi. That was nearly three hours ago. Bulma was now looking out the window, watching Gohan and Krillin practice, Vegeta leaning against the side of the house, and still having a conversation with Master Roshi. Suddenly, the phone rang. Master Roshi left to answer it, leaving Bulma to think. She looked at Gohan and thought, All that power in an 11 year old boy? What is this world coming to? Then she looked at Vegeta. Speaking of which, she thought with a small smile. Her thoughts were broken
with the sound of the door opening and closing. "Gohan, Krillin, Goku just called. He said they're back and to send Gohan home." "OK," said Krillin
Gohan and Krillin were ΒΌ of the way there when Vegeta appeared flying beside them. "Vegeta? Why are you coming with us?" "I need to have a word with Goku, do you have a problem with that?" "No, hey, who's that?" Out of the corner of his eye, Krillin saw what looked like a human. "Who would want to be walking out here?" asked Gohan. "I don't know. Maybe we should ask whoever it is down there who they are and where they're going." All three flew down. They landed in front of the person. They saw it was a girl. She looked to be 14 or 15 years old. But what caught their attention was her blonde hair. She stopped a few feet in front of them. "Uh, excuse me, but, who are you?" Krillin managed to ask. She looked at him and said, "My name is not important." "Why are you out here?" asked Gohan. "I am looking for the one named Goku." Why? Are you an android?" asked Vegeta with arms crossed. She looked straight into Vegeta's eyes. Their eyes locked. It was a second before Vegeta
recognized something. Something about her, He thought as his arms uncrossed. Something so familiar, "No. I am not an android. Goku is famous where I come from." "Where are you from, anyway?" asked Gohan. "That is not important either." "Well, we were just heading over to Goku's house." Krillin pointed towards the direction they were going. "Thanks. I will see you there." She turned and walked off towards the direction Krillin had pointed. Krillin looked at Gohan and Vegeta with a confused look. He looked back at the girl walking away. "Hey, you want one of us to fly you there? I'll get you there faster." She stopped and looked back. "No, I will get there." All three guys looked at each other, more confused. Krillin shrugged his shoulders. They looked back, and she was gone. "Huh? Where'd she go?"
The rest of the trip was uneventful. As they neared Goku's house, they saw Goku standing in his yard, talking to the girl they had met earlier. She watched them as they landed. "Hey guys!" said Goku. "How long has she been here?" asked Vegeta. "A few minutes at least. She just walked up and said she needed to talk to me." Vegeta was getting tense. He didn't like things he didn't understand, and this was beyond understanding. He was going to get some answers, even if he had to fight her for them. "Alright. I've had enough of this." He stormed over to her and clenched his fists. The girl's expression was emotionless. Vegeta was a little surprised but he didn't show it. "You've been holding this charade for far too long. I want answers and I want them NOW." She was still looking at him, face still emotionless. With hands on her hips, she leaned forward until her face was no more than two inches from his. "You want answers? I will give you answers." She straightened her posture.
"My name is Dua. I am from a government facility a little ways from here. One half of that building is a high-security prison for our most dangerous prisoners. I am sure Vegeta's familiar with that building, right?" Vegeta was tense. He was on the verge of lunging at her and pummeling her into the ground. Dua looked at him from the corner of her eye and a corner of her mouth lifted into a smirk. "So, you haven't told them about that yet? Perhaps they would like to know about it? I know Bulma and Trunks would love to hear about it. I am sure Piccolo would like to know too." Those last two sentences caught them by surprise. Not only the fact about Vegeta, but the fact that she knew all their names. "Enough explaining and get to the point!" snarled Vegeta. Dua's smirk disappeared. "Very well then." She turned to face Vegeta. "I was sent from that government building as a bounty hunter. My orders are to hunt Vegeta down and bring him back, dead or alive." Vegeta's eyes widened,
then he relaxed. His usual smirk appeared. He stuck out both wrists and said, "Arrest away." Dua proceeded to take out a pair of handcuffs and put them on his wrists. All at once, his smirk faded and he grabbed her hands. With a leap, he flipped onto his hands, taking Dua with him. With another leap, he landed on his feet and used his arms to swing Dua hard into the ground. He let her hands fall from his. She appeared motionless. Vegeta broke the chain on the handcuffs. "Vegeta! What have you done? You could have killed her!" yelled Goku. "Good. Hope I did." He turned to face Goku. All of a sudden, Vegeta felt something knock his feet out from under him. He fell face first into the dirt. When he got up, he saw Dua dusting herself off. "What? She's not even bruised!" said Krillin. "How?" Dua finished dusting herself off. "You put up a good fight Vegeta. Let's continue this away from civilians, shall we?" "Ladies first," said Vegeta through clenched teeth. Dua turned away and
started walking. "Oh, by the way," she stopped and looked over her shoulder. "I forgot to tell you something about me." She looked forward and flew off. All four of the guy's jaws dropped. "Impossible!" said Vegeta before he followed her. "Come on, let's go." Goku started to fly off after them. Krillin and Gohan followed him.
They found them in a dry, desert like area. The fight had already started. Vegeta threw a punch, and Dua dodged it. She kicked him, he dodged. With arms and legs moving almost too fast to see, it was too hard to tell who was winning. Suddenly they flew away from each other and landed a distance away. Vegeta again had that cocky smirk. Then his jaw dropped a little and his eyes widened. Dua had the exact same smirk on her face. Vegeta's eyes narrowed and clenched his jaw. He charged at her, flat out running. The smirk on Dua's face remained. Vegeta drew back a fist when he was close to her, ready to throw a hard punch, when Dua seemed to erupt with yellow flames of power. Vegeta was blown back 20 feet. All of the guy's jaws dropped. "What? A female Super Sayian?" snarled Vegeta. "Impossible!" The others just stared. Dua was still looking only at Vegeta. "What could be the matter, Prince of all Sayians? Not expecting to lose today?" Vegeta kept silent but struggled to hold his
position. He suddenly relaxed and said, "Good show, child. But you are missing one important detail." Vegeta powered up. With a burst of power, Vegeta was a Super Sayian. The cocky smirk on Dua's face turned into a cocky smile. "My orders are dead or alive. And I will follow those orders." Vegeta folded his arms. "You won't kill me. You may be a Super Sayian, but you are still just a child." "Pay attention, Vegeta, and you might learn something." The fight started up again. Gohan watched as Dua dodged one of Vegeta's punches and her kick connected with the side of his head. Goku felt Gohan powering up. He put a hand on Gohan's shoulder. "No, Gohan." "But-" "Vegeta got himself into this, now he has to get himself out." Gohan powered down and watched.
The fight lasted for a while. Vegeta was getting more and more frustrated. Only two of his punches were connecting. With those two punches, though, cane two kicks to his side. Vegeta threw a punch at her. She caught it with her hand, then gave him a kick sending him flying. He slowed to a stop and flew top speed towards her, fist extended in front of him. At the very last second, Dua grabbed his fist and twisted it to the side, while kneeing him in the stomach, hard. Vegeta fell to his knees, one hand holding him up, one holding his stomach, and gasping for breath. "Well? Are you ready to give up?" Between gasps for breath, he managed to say, "Never. Over...my...dead body...will... I... go back... to that...place." The cocky smile long since faded, Dua looked at him with an emotionless face. "As you wish." She flew up and backwards a distance. Vegeta was still trying to catch his breath. Dua folded her hands inches from her face. "Yaaaaaaaaaa..." She slowly pulled her hands
apart, a yellow glow emanating as claws from her fingertips. "Heeeeeeeeeeee..." She crossed her arms like an X across her chest, hands hovering over her shoulders. "Maaaaaaaaaaaaa..." With a sudden movement, she straitened her arms, throwing the energy like ripping claws at Vegeta. "KAAAAAAAAAAAA!" The intense light made Goku, Gohan, and Krillin shield their eyes. Vegeta had just caught his breath when he looked up. The last thing Goku saw of Vegeta before the blast hit him was the look of surprise and terror in his eyes.
Goku couldn't tell if the sound coming from the flash of light was Vegeta's cry of pain or the scream of energy. After the light faded, a light breeze started to blow the clouds of dust away. Vegeta was lying on his side. His hair had faded back to black. Krillin, Goku, and Gohan could only stare. "I-I don't believe it," Said Gohan. "She did it. She beat Vegeta." Dua lowered herself down and powered down. She walked over to Vegeta and picked him up by his waist. She finally turned to look at the three guys. "Thanks for not getting involved." With that, she flew off.
Dua had flown for nearly an hour before she was expecting to see the government building. She thought about how proud her mother would be. And then she would tell Tehyin all about it. And then, before Lights Out, she would visit with Kentar. Of course, she'd have to find time before the Evening Meal to visit #423. She was looking forward to seeing them all. But when she looked ahead, she nearly dropped the still unconscious Vegeta. The building was destroyed. She landed a few yards away from the building and dropped the unconscious Vegeta. Her home, her life, was now ashes. "No. It can not be!" She ran into the ashes. "MOTHER! KENTAR!" Dua's mind was racing so fast, she didn't realize Vegeta had woke up, realized what was happening, and flew away. Dua looked around for any signs of life. She was startled when something hit her leg. She looked down and saw a hunter green colored emblem, similar to hers, with burnt edges. She read the name on it. Kentar. She picked it up. No.
Not Kentar. He did not deserve it. Why did he have to die? Her mind was still looking for an answer. Someone had attacked and burned it down. But who...? The answer hit her like a ton of bricks. Her head turned to look up at the now starry night sky. She took a deep breath, and screamed.
"FREEEEEEEEEEEEEZAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!"
Vegeta stopped in mid flight and looked back. Freeza? What did he have to do with it?
Part 1: A Sayian Stranger
Gohan and Krillin both concentrated hard. Vegeta watched on with a bored expression. Goku and Chichi had asked Krillin to keep an eye on Gohan while they were gone on a small trip. Krillin agreed and asked Gohan if he would like to have a mini-battle at Master Roshi's, just for practice. Gohan agreed and they called Master Roshi to make sure it was okay with him. He gladly agreed and they flew over. Vegeta was already over there with Bulma, who was having a leisurely chat with Master Roshi. That was nearly three hours ago. Bulma was now looking out the window, watching Gohan and Krillin practice, Vegeta leaning against the side of the house, and still having a conversation with Master Roshi. Suddenly, the phone rang. Master Roshi left to answer it, leaving Bulma to think. She looked at Gohan and thought, All that power in an 11 year old boy? What is this world coming to? Then she looked at Vegeta. Speaking of which, she thought with a small smile. Her thoughts were broken
with the sound of the door opening and closing. "Gohan, Krillin, Goku just called. He said they're back and to send Gohan home." "OK," said Krillin
Gohan and Krillin were ΒΌ of the way there when Vegeta appeared flying beside them. "Vegeta? Why are you coming with us?" "I need to have a word with Goku, do you have a problem with that?" "No, hey, who's that?" Out of the corner of his eye, Krillin saw what looked like a human. "Who would want to be walking out here?" asked Gohan. "I don't know. Maybe we should ask whoever it is down there who they are and where they're going." All three flew down. They landed in front of the person. They saw it was a girl. She looked to be 14 or 15 years old. But what caught their attention was her blonde hair. She stopped a few feet in front of them. "Uh, excuse me, but, who are you?" Krillin managed to ask. She looked at him and said, "My name is not important." "Why are you out here?" asked Gohan. "I am looking for the one named Goku." Why? Are you an android?" asked Vegeta with arms crossed. She looked straight into Vegeta's eyes. Their eyes locked. It was a second before Vegeta
recognized something. Something about her, He thought as his arms uncrossed. Something so familiar, "No. I am not an android. Goku is famous where I come from." "Where are you from, anyway?" asked Gohan. "That is not important either." "Well, we were just heading over to Goku's house." Krillin pointed towards the direction they were going. "Thanks. I will see you there." She turned and walked off towards the direction Krillin had pointed. Krillin looked at Gohan and Vegeta with a confused look. He looked back at the girl walking away. "Hey, you want one of us to fly you there? I'll get you there faster." She stopped and looked back. "No, I will get there." All three guys looked at each other, more confused. Krillin shrugged his shoulders. They looked back, and she was gone. "Huh? Where'd she go?"
The rest of the trip was uneventful. As they neared Goku's house, they saw Goku standing in his yard, talking to the girl they had met earlier. She watched them as they landed. "Hey guys!" said Goku. "How long has she been here?" asked Vegeta. "A few minutes at least. She just walked up and said she needed to talk to me." Vegeta was getting tense. He didn't like things he didn't understand, and this was beyond understanding. He was going to get some answers, even if he had to fight her for them. "Alright. I've had enough of this." He stormed over to her and clenched his fists. The girl's expression was emotionless. Vegeta was a little surprised but he didn't show it. "You've been holding this charade for far too long. I want answers and I want them NOW." She was still looking at him, face still emotionless. With hands on her hips, she leaned forward until her face was no more than two inches from his. "You want answers? I will give you answers." She straightened her posture.
"My name is Dua. I am from a government facility a little ways from here. One half of that building is a high-security prison for our most dangerous prisoners. I am sure Vegeta's familiar with that building, right?" Vegeta was tense. He was on the verge of lunging at her and pummeling her into the ground. Dua looked at him from the corner of her eye and a corner of her mouth lifted into a smirk. "So, you haven't told them about that yet? Perhaps they would like to know about it? I know Bulma and Trunks would love to hear about it. I am sure Piccolo would like to know too." Those last two sentences caught them by surprise. Not only the fact about Vegeta, but the fact that she knew all their names. "Enough explaining and get to the point!" snarled Vegeta. Dua's smirk disappeared. "Very well then." She turned to face Vegeta. "I was sent from that government building as a bounty hunter. My orders are to hunt Vegeta down and bring him back, dead or alive." Vegeta's eyes widened,
then he relaxed. His usual smirk appeared. He stuck out both wrists and said, "Arrest away." Dua proceeded to take out a pair of handcuffs and put them on his wrists. All at once, his smirk faded and he grabbed her hands. With a leap, he flipped onto his hands, taking Dua with him. With another leap, he landed on his feet and used his arms to swing Dua hard into the ground. He let her hands fall from his. She appeared motionless. Vegeta broke the chain on the handcuffs. "Vegeta! What have you done? You could have killed her!" yelled Goku. "Good. Hope I did." He turned to face Goku. All of a sudden, Vegeta felt something knock his feet out from under him. He fell face first into the dirt. When he got up, he saw Dua dusting herself off. "What? She's not even bruised!" said Krillin. "How?" Dua finished dusting herself off. "You put up a good fight Vegeta. Let's continue this away from civilians, shall we?" "Ladies first," said Vegeta through clenched teeth. Dua turned away and
started walking. "Oh, by the way," she stopped and looked over her shoulder. "I forgot to tell you something about me." She looked forward and flew off. All four of the guy's jaws dropped. "Impossible!" said Vegeta before he followed her. "Come on, let's go." Goku started to fly off after them. Krillin and Gohan followed him.
They found them in a dry, desert like area. The fight had already started. Vegeta threw a punch, and Dua dodged it. She kicked him, he dodged. With arms and legs moving almost too fast to see, it was too hard to tell who was winning. Suddenly they flew away from each other and landed a distance away. Vegeta again had that cocky smirk. Then his jaw dropped a little and his eyes widened. Dua had the exact same smirk on her face. Vegeta's eyes narrowed and clenched his jaw. He charged at her, flat out running. The smirk on Dua's face remained. Vegeta drew back a fist when he was close to her, ready to throw a hard punch, when Dua seemed to erupt with yellow flames of power. Vegeta was blown back 20 feet. All of the guy's jaws dropped. "What? A female Super Sayian?" snarled Vegeta. "Impossible!" The others just stared. Dua was still looking only at Vegeta. "What could be the matter, Prince of all Sayians? Not expecting to lose today?" Vegeta kept silent but struggled to hold his
position. He suddenly relaxed and said, "Good show, child. But you are missing one important detail." Vegeta powered up. With a burst of power, Vegeta was a Super Sayian. The cocky smirk on Dua's face turned into a cocky smile. "My orders are dead or alive. And I will follow those orders." Vegeta folded his arms. "You won't kill me. You may be a Super Sayian, but you are still just a child." "Pay attention, Vegeta, and you might learn something." The fight started up again. Gohan watched as Dua dodged one of Vegeta's punches and her kick connected with the side of his head. Goku felt Gohan powering up. He put a hand on Gohan's shoulder. "No, Gohan." "But-" "Vegeta got himself into this, now he has to get himself out." Gohan powered down and watched.
The fight lasted for a while. Vegeta was getting more and more frustrated. Only two of his punches were connecting. With those two punches, though, cane two kicks to his side. Vegeta threw a punch at her. She caught it with her hand, then gave him a kick sending him flying. He slowed to a stop and flew top speed towards her, fist extended in front of him. At the very last second, Dua grabbed his fist and twisted it to the side, while kneeing him in the stomach, hard. Vegeta fell to his knees, one hand holding him up, one holding his stomach, and gasping for breath. "Well? Are you ready to give up?" Between gasps for breath, he managed to say, "Never. Over...my...dead body...will... I... go back... to that...place." The cocky smile long since faded, Dua looked at him with an emotionless face. "As you wish." She flew up and backwards a distance. Vegeta was still trying to catch his breath. Dua folded her hands inches from her face. "Yaaaaaaaaaa..." She slowly pulled her hands
apart, a yellow glow emanating as claws from her fingertips. "Heeeeeeeeeeee..." She crossed her arms like an X across her chest, hands hovering over her shoulders. "Maaaaaaaaaaaaa..." With a sudden movement, she straitened her arms, throwing the energy like ripping claws at Vegeta. "KAAAAAAAAAAAA!" The intense light made Goku, Gohan, and Krillin shield their eyes. Vegeta had just caught his breath when he looked up. The last thing Goku saw of Vegeta before the blast hit him was the look of surprise and terror in his eyes.
Goku couldn't tell if the sound coming from the flash of light was Vegeta's cry of pain or the scream of energy. After the light faded, a light breeze started to blow the clouds of dust away. Vegeta was lying on his side. His hair had faded back to black. Krillin, Goku, and Gohan could only stare. "I-I don't believe it," Said Gohan. "She did it. She beat Vegeta." Dua lowered herself down and powered down. She walked over to Vegeta and picked him up by his waist. She finally turned to look at the three guys. "Thanks for not getting involved." With that, she flew off.
Dua had flown for nearly an hour before she was expecting to see the government building. She thought about how proud her mother would be. And then she would tell Tehyin all about it. And then, before Lights Out, she would visit with Kentar. Of course, she'd have to find time before the Evening Meal to visit #423. She was looking forward to seeing them all. But when she looked ahead, she nearly dropped the still unconscious Vegeta. The building was destroyed. She landed a few yards away from the building and dropped the unconscious Vegeta. Her home, her life, was now ashes. "No. It can not be!" She ran into the ashes. "MOTHER! KENTAR!" Dua's mind was racing so fast, she didn't realize Vegeta had woke up, realized what was happening, and flew away. Dua looked around for any signs of life. She was startled when something hit her leg. She looked down and saw a hunter green colored emblem, similar to hers, with burnt edges. She read the name on it. Kentar. She picked it up. No.
Not Kentar. He did not deserve it. Why did he have to die? Her mind was still looking for an answer. Someone had attacked and burned it down. But who...? The answer hit her like a ton of bricks. Her head turned to look up at the now starry night sky. She took a deep breath, and screamed.
"FREEEEEEEEEEEEEZAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!"
Vegeta stopped in mid flight and looked back. Freeza? What did he have to do with it?