Description: When a powerful and dangerous enemy threatens Chikyuu, a
young Bulma is sent off into outer space so that she may have a new life, with
allies of the Briefs family, the Saijiins.


Disclaimer: I don't own it! But you knew that.

AN: well this is my second story that I have decided to post. I have several
more started but this is one of the best of those and the one that I have
written the most on besides Promised. It is an AU BV in fact everything I
write seems to be. Please R/R I know the Prologue is kinda short but I'm
gonna try and make the main chapters much longer then the ones in Promised.
So Please tell me what you think and if I should continue with this.

On Promised: this is my other story and since Fanfiction.net was screwy it is
really far down on the list. But in case no one noticed Chapter 4 has been
posted. I only got two reviews on that chap so I'm thinking it needs work or
no one knows that its been updated. Im leaning toward the latter.
Anyways Enjoy my new fic!





We Can't Afford To Be Innocent
By
Saijiin Butterfly

Prologue
Bulma Briefs, a small child born on a small planet, sent to have a new life
during the apocalyptic terror, which faced her world. She was the child of the
famous Dr, Briefs, the founder of Capsule Corporation, and already at the age
of four, showed great promise in the field of engineering. She was his protégé,
his heir and only daughter, so when the terror known as Frieza came, intent on
destroying their world her parents took desperate action to save their only
child. They planned to send her to their allies in deep space that they had once
had business dealings with. They placed her in a tiny space pod and sent her
out into space just as the world she had known her four years of life came
crashing to a violent and bloody end. This is her story.

Many light years away a large war ship came upon a tiny pod drifting in space.
It appeared to be one of the pods that they sent their own children out into
the universe in, but it had a strange symbol upon the side. They called their
commander to the bridge and he immediately recognized it as the symbol of the
company that was located on a small planet in the western galaxy that their
empire had at one time had dealings with. It was because of these people that
they had much of the technology that they now possessed and the commander
ordered that it immediately be brought aboard. When they opened the pod
they found a tiny little girl with blue hair fast asleep in the pod. She
immediately awoke however when someone reached in and pulled her out of the
pod. She screamed in fear and the man dropped her in surprise as she ran and
hid behind her pod. The navigational officer came around and offered her hand
to the child. "Who… who are you?" the child asked shakily. "My name is
Seripa," she said gently. "Why were you drifting around in that pod little
one?" Seripa asked.

"My Daddy sent me away because something bad was happening to my home,"
the child whispered on the verge of tears. "This terrible creature came and…
and then my father said he was sending me to this planet where we had some
allies. He put me in the ship and I started to fall asleep but I fought it for as
long as I could. And when earth was beginning to get out of sight I saw this
huge explosion and… and I don't remember anything else," she cried breaking
into tears. Seripa hugged the child uncomfortably, not used to seeing such
emotions. Can you tell me what planet they were sending you to little one?" she
asked gently. "Um Planet Vegetablesei or something like that she answered
after her sobs had subsided a little. "I think you might mean Vegetasei child,"
Seripa told her chuckling lightly.
"Yeah that's it Vegetasei! Do you know where I can find it?" she asked
pleadingly.
Seripa laughed a little "Hey Bardock what do you think?" she yelled at her
commander. "Before we tell her too much I think that we should question her
more thoroughly," the commanding officer answered. We don't know who
attacked her world and I'd like to know what we might be dealing with."

They took the young child to a room to discover all they could of her past.
They weren't too shocked to find that it was Frieza whom had destroyed the
child's world, but they were shocked to find that she was the child of Dr.
Briefs. After a small debate commander Bardock announced that the child
would be raised as a Saijiin and would be taken to the royal palace the minute
they arrived on Vegetasei. The Saijiins would not reach the planet for at least
another month so Seripa was given the duty of schooling the child on the
culture and language of Vegetasei. They found her to be just as intelligent if
not more so than her father. She was speaking perfect Saijiin-go within a
week's time and had learned much of the Saijiin culture. Seripa went to
Bardock after the first week and announced that there was nothing more she
could teach the child. "Nonsense!" Bardock scolded her, "If the child is to be
raised as a proper Saijiin then you must teach her to fight."


"So for the rest of the trip to Vegetasei Bulma was taught several fighting
techniques and being as young as she was she seemed to pick it up rather
quickly." She was of course very weak by Saijiin standards but perhaps if
they kept her training she might improve. She enhanced her skills each day that
they trained and by the time they were nearing Vegetasei she was able to form
miniscule ki blasts.

There were just two more hours before they were due to land on Vegetasei and
Seripa was telling Bulma about how they were going to the royal palace when
Toma interrupted them. Seripa, Bardock wants to speak with you", he said
winking at Seripa, before promptly leaving. Seripa got up to leave but found
she was hindered by Bulma whom was hugging her leg. Seripa-san, the child
said, "Why do you need to see Bardock?" "Can't you stay here with me until we
land." "I'll be right back Bulma-chan," Seripa assured her. "You'll be all right
by yourself," she said kneeling to the child's level, "I'm just going to see
Bardock and then I'll be right back." Bulma glared at her, crossing her arms
over her chest, "That's what you said last time and then I didn't see you until
the next morning." Seripa blushed slightly, and then gave her a stern look
"Listen I have to go, I promise I shall return before we land." You'd better or
I'm going to go to Bardock's room and get you," Bulma threatened.

Seripa made her way to Bardock's room hoping Bulma would not deem it
necessary to come and find her.


As the ship at last touched down on the surface of Vegetasei, Bulma rushed to
the window to get her first glimpse of her new home. They had landed in a
massive city. "Wow! It's even bigger than West Capitol City back home!" she
exclaimed. The thought of home made her sad. Her parents, why had they sent
her out all alone? They should have come with her they could have saved
themselves.
"Why did you have to leave me alone?" she whispered.

"But you're not alone Bulma-chan."
"Seripa-san!" she exclaimed, quickly forgetting her melancholy mood, "Hey you
said you'd come back before we landed," the child scolded.
"And you said you would come looking for me," said Seripa.
"Well I woulda but I didn't wanna bother you and Bardock-sama."
Seripa blushed and this did not go unnoticed by the young child. "You like him
don't you Seripa-san?"
"What makes you think that?"
" Well your face gets all red whenever I mention him and you to are always
doing stuff in his room." This caused Seripa to blush even deeper. This child
was far too perceptive for her own good. "Listen B-chan you are not under any
circumstances to mention that to anyone do you understand."
"Hai Seripa-san I can keep a secret", she replied.
Well we need to get you to the palace so gather your things and lets go. Seripa
took the small child's hand and led her out of the ship and to her new life on
planet Vegetasei.



AN: SO WHAT'CHA THINK??? PLEASE R/R! ^_^