Strangers on the Horizon
Part 3: Freeza is Back
It was another hour before they arrived at Goku's house. Dua shifted #423 to one arm and knocked on the door. The door opened a little and Chichi peeked out. She saw the unconscious boy, and let them in. "Goku told me the whole story. Put them on the couch." Krillin and Dua carefully walked into the living room and set them on opposite sides of the couch. Chichi wrung water out of a washcloth. She had just started her way back to the living room when the phone rang. "Goku, can you get that?" "Sure" Goku answered the phone. "Hello?" "Goku?" "Hey Bulma." "Have you seen Vegeta?" "Well, you know Vegeta. He tends to run off sometimes." "I know that tone of voice. You know something about him." "Well, it's a long story." "Oh, wait, her he comes. Never mind. Thanks anyway, Goku." "Yea, don't mention it." Chichi carefully placed the damp, cool cloth on the young boy's forehead. "What are their names?" Dua looked at the little girl. "The boy is Tehyin. She, does not have a name. We
are a number until we start training. Then we receive a name." "Well, why don't you name her now?" asked Goku, who had just joined them. "I am afraid I am not very good at names." "Well, you can name her after someone who was special to you," suggested Krillin. Dua thought for a few seconds. "Meyin. It was my mother's name." Chichi removed the cool cloth and felt the boy's forehead. "He's got a fever. Who on earth would want to hurt such darling kids?" Dua's eyes narrowed in anger. "A monster. A vile creature with nothing but destruction on its mind." "Who?" asked Goku. Dua looked away. "I can not say. I am not supposed to tell anyone about what happens in the base." "Dua, the base is gone. No one here can stop you from telling us anything. We need to know." Dua looked down. "Freeza. Freeza is the murderer. He is the vile creature that destroys innocent lives like Tehyin and Meyin. He is the cold-blooded killer that murdered my comrades, my friend, and my mother. The
ungrateful murderer that killed those who brought him back to life." "They what??" "It has been the base's most horrible secret. No one outside the facility can possibly know about it. And it all happened because of one person." "Who?" asked Chichi. Dua looked ashamed. "I would rather not tell anyone, for the sake of my siblings and I." Chichi looked at the clock. "It's getting late. We should all be getting sleep." Goku walked to the closet and took two blankets from the closet. "You can sleep on the other couch. We still have Gohan's old crib for Meyin." Goku handed one blanket to Dua. "Thanks," said Dua. She laid down on the couch while Chichi carefully put a blanket on Tehyin. It wasn't too long before Dua was asleep.
Dua's dreams had been haunting her since she was little. This one was a little different. She saw the base blow up. She sat the panic of the defenseless when they realized the hallways were being flooded by fire. She heard and saw her mother's screams as the flames trapped her at a dead end. But above all, she saw and heard Freeza's laughter. He was enjoying it. He was enjoying every single moment of his manslaughter.
Dua woke with a start. She shot into a sitting up position. Her eyes adjusted to the dim light before her breathing slowed down. After she did calm down, she looked around. She saw Tehyin sleeping on the couch. Beside the couch was a crib. Dua pulled the blankets off her and walked to the crib. Meyin lay there, sleeping peacefully. Dua pulled the covers up to Meyin's neck and pushed a still-growing strand of hair out of her face. She moved in front of the couch. Her little brother was the only other child with Sayian capabilities. Although he had a different hairstyle than his sisters, Dua still cherished him. He and Meyin are all she had left. She felt a sudden warmth on her face. She looked out the window to see the sun rising. She heard a noise coming form the crib. She walked over to it and saw her sister look up at her. "Dua?" "Yes. It is me, Dua." Dua carefully picked her up and out of the crib. Dua sat down on the couch she had slept on. "Dua, where are we?" "We are
at a friends house." Dua started to explain to Meyin her name while she waited.
It was a while before anyone else woke up. Chichi had made breakfast and soon everyone had finished. Dua had just put her bowl into the sink when Chichi asked, "Who wants to help me with the dishes?" Both Goku and Gohan were out the door before Chichi finished her sentence. Dua watched the door close, then said, "I will help." Chichi washed while Dua dried. It was silent for a little while then Chichi asked, "Why is Freeza back?" "It's a long story. I doubt you would like to hear the story about me anyway. It's nothing special." "Sure I do. It can't be that boring, can it?" Meyin's voice came from the living room. "Dua?" Dua put down the dish she was drying. "Yes?" "I think Tehyin is waking up." Dua jogged to the living room to see Tehyin slowly getting up. "Teyin, you are awake!" Tehyin slowly blinked at the sun's rays. "Dua? Where are we? Where is the base?" "The base was destroyed. Rest, you still have a fever." "The base was destroyed? By who?" "It is a long story. Now
rest." "No. Not until I get some answers." "You are as stubborn as your father. The base was destroyed by Freeza. You, our sister and I are the only survivors." "Where are we?" "Remember the stories of Goku?" "Yes." "We are at his house." Tehyin's eyes widened and his jaw dropped. "Are you serious?" Dua nodded. "He and his son, Gohan, just ran outside." Tehyin got up and walked to the window. He saw Goku and Gohan practicing in the yard. Tehyin watched for a minute, then turned to Dua and asked, "Did mother survive?" "No." Tehyin looked back out the window, the excitement on his face gone.
Part 3: Freeza is Back
It was another hour before they arrived at Goku's house. Dua shifted #423 to one arm and knocked on the door. The door opened a little and Chichi peeked out. She saw the unconscious boy, and let them in. "Goku told me the whole story. Put them on the couch." Krillin and Dua carefully walked into the living room and set them on opposite sides of the couch. Chichi wrung water out of a washcloth. She had just started her way back to the living room when the phone rang. "Goku, can you get that?" "Sure" Goku answered the phone. "Hello?" "Goku?" "Hey Bulma." "Have you seen Vegeta?" "Well, you know Vegeta. He tends to run off sometimes." "I know that tone of voice. You know something about him." "Well, it's a long story." "Oh, wait, her he comes. Never mind. Thanks anyway, Goku." "Yea, don't mention it." Chichi carefully placed the damp, cool cloth on the young boy's forehead. "What are their names?" Dua looked at the little girl. "The boy is Tehyin. She, does not have a name. We
are a number until we start training. Then we receive a name." "Well, why don't you name her now?" asked Goku, who had just joined them. "I am afraid I am not very good at names." "Well, you can name her after someone who was special to you," suggested Krillin. Dua thought for a few seconds. "Meyin. It was my mother's name." Chichi removed the cool cloth and felt the boy's forehead. "He's got a fever. Who on earth would want to hurt such darling kids?" Dua's eyes narrowed in anger. "A monster. A vile creature with nothing but destruction on its mind." "Who?" asked Goku. Dua looked away. "I can not say. I am not supposed to tell anyone about what happens in the base." "Dua, the base is gone. No one here can stop you from telling us anything. We need to know." Dua looked down. "Freeza. Freeza is the murderer. He is the vile creature that destroys innocent lives like Tehyin and Meyin. He is the cold-blooded killer that murdered my comrades, my friend, and my mother. The
ungrateful murderer that killed those who brought him back to life." "They what??" "It has been the base's most horrible secret. No one outside the facility can possibly know about it. And it all happened because of one person." "Who?" asked Chichi. Dua looked ashamed. "I would rather not tell anyone, for the sake of my siblings and I." Chichi looked at the clock. "It's getting late. We should all be getting sleep." Goku walked to the closet and took two blankets from the closet. "You can sleep on the other couch. We still have Gohan's old crib for Meyin." Goku handed one blanket to Dua. "Thanks," said Dua. She laid down on the couch while Chichi carefully put a blanket on Tehyin. It wasn't too long before Dua was asleep.
Dua's dreams had been haunting her since she was little. This one was a little different. She saw the base blow up. She sat the panic of the defenseless when they realized the hallways were being flooded by fire. She heard and saw her mother's screams as the flames trapped her at a dead end. But above all, she saw and heard Freeza's laughter. He was enjoying it. He was enjoying every single moment of his manslaughter.
Dua woke with a start. She shot into a sitting up position. Her eyes adjusted to the dim light before her breathing slowed down. After she did calm down, she looked around. She saw Tehyin sleeping on the couch. Beside the couch was a crib. Dua pulled the blankets off her and walked to the crib. Meyin lay there, sleeping peacefully. Dua pulled the covers up to Meyin's neck and pushed a still-growing strand of hair out of her face. She moved in front of the couch. Her little brother was the only other child with Sayian capabilities. Although he had a different hairstyle than his sisters, Dua still cherished him. He and Meyin are all she had left. She felt a sudden warmth on her face. She looked out the window to see the sun rising. She heard a noise coming form the crib. She walked over to it and saw her sister look up at her. "Dua?" "Yes. It is me, Dua." Dua carefully picked her up and out of the crib. Dua sat down on the couch she had slept on. "Dua, where are we?" "We are
at a friends house." Dua started to explain to Meyin her name while she waited.
It was a while before anyone else woke up. Chichi had made breakfast and soon everyone had finished. Dua had just put her bowl into the sink when Chichi asked, "Who wants to help me with the dishes?" Both Goku and Gohan were out the door before Chichi finished her sentence. Dua watched the door close, then said, "I will help." Chichi washed while Dua dried. It was silent for a little while then Chichi asked, "Why is Freeza back?" "It's a long story. I doubt you would like to hear the story about me anyway. It's nothing special." "Sure I do. It can't be that boring, can it?" Meyin's voice came from the living room. "Dua?" Dua put down the dish she was drying. "Yes?" "I think Tehyin is waking up." Dua jogged to the living room to see Tehyin slowly getting up. "Teyin, you are awake!" Tehyin slowly blinked at the sun's rays. "Dua? Where are we? Where is the base?" "The base was destroyed. Rest, you still have a fever." "The base was destroyed? By who?" "It is a long story. Now
rest." "No. Not until I get some answers." "You are as stubborn as your father. The base was destroyed by Freeza. You, our sister and I are the only survivors." "Where are we?" "Remember the stories of Goku?" "Yes." "We are at his house." Tehyin's eyes widened and his jaw dropped. "Are you serious?" Dua nodded. "He and his son, Gohan, just ran outside." Tehyin got up and walked to the window. He saw Goku and Gohan practicing in the yard. Tehyin watched for a minute, then turned to Dua and asked, "Did mother survive?" "No." Tehyin looked back out the window, the excitement on his face gone.