Strangers on the Horizon
Part 2: A Sayian's Family
Krillin looked at the clock. It was getting late. "I'd better go. It's getting late." "Ok, bye. See you tomorrow, Krillin." "Bye." Krillin shut the door behind him. He flew off, but instead of going directly home, he took a detour over the desert. He needed to think about what happened today. He had flown nearly an hour before he reached a stone peak. Atop the peak was a familiar figure. He stopped a few yards away from her. Behind her was a full moon, so all Krillin could see was her silhouette. A wind started blowing from behind her, blowing her hair into her face. "Dua?" She was silent. Then, "I could end it all now. All I need to do is one step back and it would be all over." Krillin looked at the sharp, jagged rocks below her. "Why would you?" Dua didn't move. "It was all destroyed. My home, my family, my friends, my life, they were all gone." She shifted one foot slightly behind her. "You wouldn't, would you?" asked Krillin. "No. Not unless it would help us defeat
him." "Him?" "I am not in the liberty to say." She moved her arms into the moonlight. Krillin saw that she was holding something. "I have no place to eat, no place to sleep, no place to live." Krillin thought for a minute. "I have an idea. Follow me." Dua flew off the peak and Krillin headed the way he came. Dua flew up beside him. "Where are we going?" "You'll see."
Krillin knocked on Goku's door. Goku opened the door to see Krillin a little out of breath. "Krillin, why are you back?" "I met Dua on the way back. The government building was destroyed. She has no home." "Well, where is she now?" Krillin stepped to his left and looked to his right. "Come on," Dua reluctantly stepped into view. Goku looked at her carefully. She looked tired. Her eyelids were starting to drop. "Chichi, do we have any extra blankets?" "In the closet," "Come in." said Goku. Dua carefully stepped into the house. "Gohan, time for bed." "Aw mom," Dua followed Goku and Krillin to Gohan's room. Goku entered the room, but Krillin and Dua stayed behind. Dua peeked in just as Chichi kissed Gohan on the forehead. Dua's mind flashed back to the last time she had seen her mother. She had kissed #423 on the forehead, just like Chichi did. It hit her just then. Dua started to back away. "I-I am sorry. I need to do something, I will be back." With that, she turned and ran
out the door. "423! Tehyin!" She flew off. Krillin followed her.
It was nearly an hour before Dua landed again. Krillin landed just as she started to dig though the ash. "Dua! Wait!" "Stay here!" said Dua. Krillin watched as she disappeared into a hole in the ground. Krillin peeked in to see a flight of spiral steps. Dua ran down those steps as fast as she could. Once she reached the bottom, she ran along the rows until she found who she was looking for. "Tehyin!" She scooped up the 9 year old boy and ran back up the steps to see Krillin waiting for her. "Take him! I will be back!" she handed the boy to Krillin. She ran back down the flight of stairs. Once she reached the bottom, she ran back down the rows and went down another flight of stairs. When she reached the bottom, she ran down a row until she reached a certain crib. "423!" She wrapped the 2 year old girl in her ruby colored blanket and held her close. Dua began her journey back to the surface for the last time.
While Krillin was waiting for Dua to come back up, he got a good look at the boy in his arms. He looked to be about 8 or 9 years old. His hair, although blonde, reminded him a little of Gohan. They boy's power was, for how old he looked, amazing. He would have been a Super Sayian in days. Why is Dua worried about this boy? When Dua came up, she had something wrapped up in a ruby colored blanket. "That is all of them. Let's go." They flew off, heading towards Goku's house again. Krillin looked at the bundle in Dua held close to her. He was surprised when a small voice came from the bundle. "Mommy?" "No. It is me, Dua." "Dua?" "Yes. Now go back to sleep, we will be there soon." Krillin spoke up. "Uh, Dua, who are these kids?" "They are my brother and sister. The boy you are holding is Tehyin. She is #423." "Why is she called #423?" "We are a number until we start training. Then we are given a name." "Oh."
Part 2: A Sayian's Family
Krillin looked at the clock. It was getting late. "I'd better go. It's getting late." "Ok, bye. See you tomorrow, Krillin." "Bye." Krillin shut the door behind him. He flew off, but instead of going directly home, he took a detour over the desert. He needed to think about what happened today. He had flown nearly an hour before he reached a stone peak. Atop the peak was a familiar figure. He stopped a few yards away from her. Behind her was a full moon, so all Krillin could see was her silhouette. A wind started blowing from behind her, blowing her hair into her face. "Dua?" She was silent. Then, "I could end it all now. All I need to do is one step back and it would be all over." Krillin looked at the sharp, jagged rocks below her. "Why would you?" Dua didn't move. "It was all destroyed. My home, my family, my friends, my life, they were all gone." She shifted one foot slightly behind her. "You wouldn't, would you?" asked Krillin. "No. Not unless it would help us defeat
him." "Him?" "I am not in the liberty to say." She moved her arms into the moonlight. Krillin saw that she was holding something. "I have no place to eat, no place to sleep, no place to live." Krillin thought for a minute. "I have an idea. Follow me." Dua flew off the peak and Krillin headed the way he came. Dua flew up beside him. "Where are we going?" "You'll see."
Krillin knocked on Goku's door. Goku opened the door to see Krillin a little out of breath. "Krillin, why are you back?" "I met Dua on the way back. The government building was destroyed. She has no home." "Well, where is she now?" Krillin stepped to his left and looked to his right. "Come on," Dua reluctantly stepped into view. Goku looked at her carefully. She looked tired. Her eyelids were starting to drop. "Chichi, do we have any extra blankets?" "In the closet," "Come in." said Goku. Dua carefully stepped into the house. "Gohan, time for bed." "Aw mom," Dua followed Goku and Krillin to Gohan's room. Goku entered the room, but Krillin and Dua stayed behind. Dua peeked in just as Chichi kissed Gohan on the forehead. Dua's mind flashed back to the last time she had seen her mother. She had kissed #423 on the forehead, just like Chichi did. It hit her just then. Dua started to back away. "I-I am sorry. I need to do something, I will be back." With that, she turned and ran
out the door. "423! Tehyin!" She flew off. Krillin followed her.
It was nearly an hour before Dua landed again. Krillin landed just as she started to dig though the ash. "Dua! Wait!" "Stay here!" said Dua. Krillin watched as she disappeared into a hole in the ground. Krillin peeked in to see a flight of spiral steps. Dua ran down those steps as fast as she could. Once she reached the bottom, she ran along the rows until she found who she was looking for. "Tehyin!" She scooped up the 9 year old boy and ran back up the steps to see Krillin waiting for her. "Take him! I will be back!" she handed the boy to Krillin. She ran back down the flight of stairs. Once she reached the bottom, she ran back down the rows and went down another flight of stairs. When she reached the bottom, she ran down a row until she reached a certain crib. "423!" She wrapped the 2 year old girl in her ruby colored blanket and held her close. Dua began her journey back to the surface for the last time.
While Krillin was waiting for Dua to come back up, he got a good look at the boy in his arms. He looked to be about 8 or 9 years old. His hair, although blonde, reminded him a little of Gohan. They boy's power was, for how old he looked, amazing. He would have been a Super Sayian in days. Why is Dua worried about this boy? When Dua came up, she had something wrapped up in a ruby colored blanket. "That is all of them. Let's go." They flew off, heading towards Goku's house again. Krillin looked at the bundle in Dua held close to her. He was surprised when a small voice came from the bundle. "Mommy?" "No. It is me, Dua." "Dua?" "Yes. Now go back to sleep, we will be there soon." Krillin spoke up. "Uh, Dua, who are these kids?" "They are my brother and sister. The boy you are holding is Tehyin. She is #423." "Why is she called #423?" "We are a number until we start training. Then we are given a name." "Oh."