Running From the Past
Chapter 2: "History Lesson"
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Kora landed on the ground behind Vejeta and glanced around at Capsule Corporation, her tail twitching behind her. Bulma came running out and gave Vejeta a confused look, then stared at Kora. Kora smirked and Bulma noted that she looked exactly like the female version of Vejeta. Vejeta walked forward and muttered something to his mate as he walked into the giant building. Bulma turned and stared at him.
"WHAT?!"
Gohan landed behind Kora and ran up to Bulma, "Hi, Bulma..."
"Gohan! Did Vejeta say that she's--"
Kora cleared her throat, "His little sister. Yes..."
Bulma blinked several times then smiled at Kora, "C'mon in! I have to hear your story! Vejeta always said him and Go-- er, Kakarott, were the last Saiya-jins left..."
"Well... TECHNICALLY, he was right..."
Bulma blinked again and shook her head. She entered the Capsule Corporation building and led Kora down the many halls to the living room. Kora stared at it and rubbed her eyes.
"Yeesh, how do you keep from getting lost around here??"
"*I* never get lost because I grew up here. Vejeta and Trunks on the other hand..."
Kora smirked as she heard Vejeta growl from the kitchen a few rooms down the hall. Bulma shook her head and muttered something about the only rooms Vejeta ever visits being the bedroom, kitchen, and gravity chamber. She blinked again as she realized everyone was gone - and in the kitchen.
Sighing, she went in to join them and froze when she saw the four huge piles of food, each in front of a Saiya-jin. She sweat-dropped and went to the fridge for a salad, and froze again as she realized ALL the food was gone. Even the really healthy stuff that she bought just for her since Vejeta and Trunks hated it. Glancing over, she saw that Kora had taken all her healthy stuff and was practically inhaling it. She sighed and rolled her eyes, sitting down in the last empty chair.
"When you four are done inhaling your food, I wanna hear the story."
Kora barely nodded as she finished. When they were done (Trunks was still whining about being hungry but all the food was gone), Vejeta dragged Trunks back to the gravity chamber and Gohan joined them. Kora watched them leave in surprise.
"They're going to train??"
Bulma nodded, sighing, "They live to eat and train. They're Sai--"
She froze and watched the look on Kora's face go from surprised to sad. She lowered her head, muttering just loud enough for Bulma to hear.
"...I'd probably be the same as them, except that I've been living in fear of Frieza my whole life, so I force myself to relax when I can."
Bulma nodded in understanding. Kora looked up, once again confused, "Hey... I've been wondering... I knew Vejeta was taken by Frieza, but I never heard how he escaped."
"Hrm... a long time ago, a terrorist group released a terrible plague on Earth that killed millions. The Z Senshi found them and killed them, and then Goku... Kakarott, decided to go to Namek and use the Dragonballs to wish everyone they killed back to life--"
"Dragonballs?"
Bulma nodded, "If you gather seven orange magic orbs together, you can summon a giant dragon called Shenron, and he can grant you two wishes. Then, after you've made your wishes, the Dragonballs turn into orbs of stone and you can't use them for another year. There's another dragon on Namek named Porunga. He's the original dragon, so he has more power than Shenron. For example, Shenron can only bring people back once, but Porunga can bring them back as many times as he wants. Plus, Porunga grants three wishes instead of two. However, if the Nameksei-jin who created the Dragonballs dies, the Dragonballs go with him. That's why in a serious fight we try to keep Piccolo alive as long as possible."
Kora nodded, still slightly confused, "So, they went to Namek for the Dragonballs..."
"Goku convinced ChiChi to let Gohan go with him, and the two set off. Somehow Frieza found out about the Dragonballs and sent Vejeta to gather them up. So Goku and Vejeta met up on Namek, and Goku just barely defeated Vejeta, but he refused to kill him. So Vejeta called for help, only because he could barely walk, and instead of sending more soldiers, Frieza himself showed up, alone; he left his right-hand men Zarbon and Dodoria behind. As soon as Frieza was within 2 feet of Vejeta, he blasted him through the heart. After all, if someone could beat Vejeta, he would get rid of Vejeta and get the other person to join him. Vejeta was on death's door when Goku showed up and gave him a Sensu Bean - magical beans that heal you. Vejeta still considered Goku his enemy, but agreed to a temporary truce until Frieza was dead.
"So the three of them went to face Frieza, but soon realized they were no match for him. Frieza decided to go for Gohan, to be rid of him. They all fought him, but they were just wearing themselves down. Finally, Frieza punched his hand right into Gohan's stomach and formed a huge blast, blowing him up from the inside out..." Bulma stopped here and took a deep breath, "Goku...completely lost it. He turned into a Super Saiya-jin... Goku told Vejeta to go find the Dragonballs while he kept Frieza busy, but Vejeta insisted that their truce only covered killing Frieza. Goku eventually convinced him and he took off to find the Dragonballs. Thankfully, he didn't have to look long, since he had already found four of them. In the mean-time, Goku was so over-raged that he mercilessly killed Frieza.
"Then Goku joined Vejeta with the Dragonballs, but they realized that neither of them spoke Nameksei-go, so Goku told Vejeta to guard the Dragonballs while he went to find a local to help them. Vejeta agreed, amazingly, and Goku went to a nearby village to ask them if they knew how to summon the dragon. Everyone was pretty scared of them, so no one volunteered. Finally, a young Nameksei-jin named Dende came up and agreed to help him, after finding out what he wanted to use the Dragonballs for, and searching his heart to see if he was telling the truth. So Goku and Dende joined Vejeta and for their first wish they wished for everyone who was killed by the terrorist group to be brought back. On their second wish, they brought Gohan back. On the third wish, they wished for Vejeta, Goku, and Gohan to appear back on Earth here at the Capsule Corporation.
"The wishes were granted and everything was back to normal... except for one thing. Piccolo... he caught the plague and was fatally ill... He hadn't died from it, so the wish didn't affect him. After some thought, Kami agreed to fuse with Piccolo so that he could help him recover. But then we realized that the Earth had no guardian and Piccolo refused to take the job, so we were kinda stuck. But then Goku remembered the Nameksei-jin, Dende. He used a trick Dende taught him called Instant Transmission to visit the planet and see if there was anyone willing to take over the job. By then, the Nameksei-jins had warmed up to him a little, but they were still kinda scared. Dende agreed to go with him, so Goku came back with the Earth's new guardian and Dende took over control of the Dragonballs.
"Then a few years passed, and Piccolo recovered slowly. Vejeta had slowly formed a close bond with Goku, and we fell in love and had Trunks. Goku and ChiChi had Goten, and everything was back to normal. Well, as normal as it could be with five Saiya-jins. Then a few more years passed, and Goku came down with a fatal heart disease. He died within a few months... Vejeta forced himself not to show any sorrow, but inside he was mourning. He reached the level of SSJ2 just days after Goku died, and it was finally obvious to everyone that he cared about someone besides himself. Of course, I always knew he did, but other people doubted... Gohan had an even worse reaction than Vejeta. He locked himself in his room for months and only came out for his father's funeral, at which he stood there like a stone statue. He only just recently started coming out more often, but he still throws himself completely into training and studying. Poor kid... He also reached SSJ2 after Goku's death. So, that's the story... everyone's still healing from Goku's death, but we're doing a lot better than we used to be."
Kora nodded slowly and glanced out a window, realizing that at least two and a half hours had passed. She yawned and stretched, looking at Bulma. Bulma stood up and started walking through more hallways with Kora following her. She stopped in front of a door and opened it.
"You can stay here in the guest room. There's a map on the wall, and if you need any help, you can use this comlink." She stepped inside and pointed to a panel on the wall. Kora nodded and walked in, looking around. It was nicely furnished, nothing too extravagant. She walked to the bed and plopped down, looking around. Then she remembered something and blushed, looking up at Bulma.
"Um... I don't have any clothes."
Bulma smiled and nodded. She walked to a closet and pushed a few buttons on a panel, then opened the closet and grabbed something out of it. She handed the tank top and sweats to the Saiya-jin girl.
"You can wear this for now... we'll go shopping for you tomorrow."
Kora nodded and yawned. Bulma said goodnight and left. Kora looked around again and smirked. This was more than she expected. She sighed and stood up, walking to the bathroom. She took a quick shower and changed into the clothes, then collapsed in the large bed. It took a few minutes for her to get used to being in a bed instead of on the ground or in a pod, but she was too tired to worry about it and was asleep within minutes.
Bulma walked back to the kitchen in the hopes of being able to rely on her chocolate stash for some food before bed. She climbed on a chair and opened a cupboard too high for Vejeta to reach unless he levitated (^_^) and her eyes nearly popped out of her head. They had even found and raided her stash. She sighed, irritated, and climbed down. She decided to just get some sleep and glanced out one of the many windows in the building. She saw the lights on in the gravity chamber and figured that they were still out there sparring. Sighing, she shook her head and went to the master bedroom to get some much-needed sleep.
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PLEASE review! I can use all the constructive criticism I can get. Just no flaming, please.
Chapter 2: "History Lesson"
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Kora landed on the ground behind Vejeta and glanced around at Capsule Corporation, her tail twitching behind her. Bulma came running out and gave Vejeta a confused look, then stared at Kora. Kora smirked and Bulma noted that she looked exactly like the female version of Vejeta. Vejeta walked forward and muttered something to his mate as he walked into the giant building. Bulma turned and stared at him.
"WHAT?!"
Gohan landed behind Kora and ran up to Bulma, "Hi, Bulma..."
"Gohan! Did Vejeta say that she's--"
Kora cleared her throat, "His little sister. Yes..."
Bulma blinked several times then smiled at Kora, "C'mon in! I have to hear your story! Vejeta always said him and Go-- er, Kakarott, were the last Saiya-jins left..."
"Well... TECHNICALLY, he was right..."
Bulma blinked again and shook her head. She entered the Capsule Corporation building and led Kora down the many halls to the living room. Kora stared at it and rubbed her eyes.
"Yeesh, how do you keep from getting lost around here??"
"*I* never get lost because I grew up here. Vejeta and Trunks on the other hand..."
Kora smirked as she heard Vejeta growl from the kitchen a few rooms down the hall. Bulma shook her head and muttered something about the only rooms Vejeta ever visits being the bedroom, kitchen, and gravity chamber. She blinked again as she realized everyone was gone - and in the kitchen.
Sighing, she went in to join them and froze when she saw the four huge piles of food, each in front of a Saiya-jin. She sweat-dropped and went to the fridge for a salad, and froze again as she realized ALL the food was gone. Even the really healthy stuff that she bought just for her since Vejeta and Trunks hated it. Glancing over, she saw that Kora had taken all her healthy stuff and was practically inhaling it. She sighed and rolled her eyes, sitting down in the last empty chair.
"When you four are done inhaling your food, I wanna hear the story."
Kora barely nodded as she finished. When they were done (Trunks was still whining about being hungry but all the food was gone), Vejeta dragged Trunks back to the gravity chamber and Gohan joined them. Kora watched them leave in surprise.
"They're going to train??"
Bulma nodded, sighing, "They live to eat and train. They're Sai--"
She froze and watched the look on Kora's face go from surprised to sad. She lowered her head, muttering just loud enough for Bulma to hear.
"...I'd probably be the same as them, except that I've been living in fear of Frieza my whole life, so I force myself to relax when I can."
Bulma nodded in understanding. Kora looked up, once again confused, "Hey... I've been wondering... I knew Vejeta was taken by Frieza, but I never heard how he escaped."
"Hrm... a long time ago, a terrorist group released a terrible plague on Earth that killed millions. The Z Senshi found them and killed them, and then Goku... Kakarott, decided to go to Namek and use the Dragonballs to wish everyone they killed back to life--"
"Dragonballs?"
Bulma nodded, "If you gather seven orange magic orbs together, you can summon a giant dragon called Shenron, and he can grant you two wishes. Then, after you've made your wishes, the Dragonballs turn into orbs of stone and you can't use them for another year. There's another dragon on Namek named Porunga. He's the original dragon, so he has more power than Shenron. For example, Shenron can only bring people back once, but Porunga can bring them back as many times as he wants. Plus, Porunga grants three wishes instead of two. However, if the Nameksei-jin who created the Dragonballs dies, the Dragonballs go with him. That's why in a serious fight we try to keep Piccolo alive as long as possible."
Kora nodded, still slightly confused, "So, they went to Namek for the Dragonballs..."
"Goku convinced ChiChi to let Gohan go with him, and the two set off. Somehow Frieza found out about the Dragonballs and sent Vejeta to gather them up. So Goku and Vejeta met up on Namek, and Goku just barely defeated Vejeta, but he refused to kill him. So Vejeta called for help, only because he could barely walk, and instead of sending more soldiers, Frieza himself showed up, alone; he left his right-hand men Zarbon and Dodoria behind. As soon as Frieza was within 2 feet of Vejeta, he blasted him through the heart. After all, if someone could beat Vejeta, he would get rid of Vejeta and get the other person to join him. Vejeta was on death's door when Goku showed up and gave him a Sensu Bean - magical beans that heal you. Vejeta still considered Goku his enemy, but agreed to a temporary truce until Frieza was dead.
"So the three of them went to face Frieza, but soon realized they were no match for him. Frieza decided to go for Gohan, to be rid of him. They all fought him, but they were just wearing themselves down. Finally, Frieza punched his hand right into Gohan's stomach and formed a huge blast, blowing him up from the inside out..." Bulma stopped here and took a deep breath, "Goku...completely lost it. He turned into a Super Saiya-jin... Goku told Vejeta to go find the Dragonballs while he kept Frieza busy, but Vejeta insisted that their truce only covered killing Frieza. Goku eventually convinced him and he took off to find the Dragonballs. Thankfully, he didn't have to look long, since he had already found four of them. In the mean-time, Goku was so over-raged that he mercilessly killed Frieza.
"Then Goku joined Vejeta with the Dragonballs, but they realized that neither of them spoke Nameksei-go, so Goku told Vejeta to guard the Dragonballs while he went to find a local to help them. Vejeta agreed, amazingly, and Goku went to a nearby village to ask them if they knew how to summon the dragon. Everyone was pretty scared of them, so no one volunteered. Finally, a young Nameksei-jin named Dende came up and agreed to help him, after finding out what he wanted to use the Dragonballs for, and searching his heart to see if he was telling the truth. So Goku and Dende joined Vejeta and for their first wish they wished for everyone who was killed by the terrorist group to be brought back. On their second wish, they brought Gohan back. On the third wish, they wished for Vejeta, Goku, and Gohan to appear back on Earth here at the Capsule Corporation.
"The wishes were granted and everything was back to normal... except for one thing. Piccolo... he caught the plague and was fatally ill... He hadn't died from it, so the wish didn't affect him. After some thought, Kami agreed to fuse with Piccolo so that he could help him recover. But then we realized that the Earth had no guardian and Piccolo refused to take the job, so we were kinda stuck. But then Goku remembered the Nameksei-jin, Dende. He used a trick Dende taught him called Instant Transmission to visit the planet and see if there was anyone willing to take over the job. By then, the Nameksei-jins had warmed up to him a little, but they were still kinda scared. Dende agreed to go with him, so Goku came back with the Earth's new guardian and Dende took over control of the Dragonballs.
"Then a few years passed, and Piccolo recovered slowly. Vejeta had slowly formed a close bond with Goku, and we fell in love and had Trunks. Goku and ChiChi had Goten, and everything was back to normal. Well, as normal as it could be with five Saiya-jins. Then a few more years passed, and Goku came down with a fatal heart disease. He died within a few months... Vejeta forced himself not to show any sorrow, but inside he was mourning. He reached the level of SSJ2 just days after Goku died, and it was finally obvious to everyone that he cared about someone besides himself. Of course, I always knew he did, but other people doubted... Gohan had an even worse reaction than Vejeta. He locked himself in his room for months and only came out for his father's funeral, at which he stood there like a stone statue. He only just recently started coming out more often, but he still throws himself completely into training and studying. Poor kid... He also reached SSJ2 after Goku's death. So, that's the story... everyone's still healing from Goku's death, but we're doing a lot better than we used to be."
Kora nodded slowly and glanced out a window, realizing that at least two and a half hours had passed. She yawned and stretched, looking at Bulma. Bulma stood up and started walking through more hallways with Kora following her. She stopped in front of a door and opened it.
"You can stay here in the guest room. There's a map on the wall, and if you need any help, you can use this comlink." She stepped inside and pointed to a panel on the wall. Kora nodded and walked in, looking around. It was nicely furnished, nothing too extravagant. She walked to the bed and plopped down, looking around. Then she remembered something and blushed, looking up at Bulma.
"Um... I don't have any clothes."
Bulma smiled and nodded. She walked to a closet and pushed a few buttons on a panel, then opened the closet and grabbed something out of it. She handed the tank top and sweats to the Saiya-jin girl.
"You can wear this for now... we'll go shopping for you tomorrow."
Kora nodded and yawned. Bulma said goodnight and left. Kora looked around again and smirked. This was more than she expected. She sighed and stood up, walking to the bathroom. She took a quick shower and changed into the clothes, then collapsed in the large bed. It took a few minutes for her to get used to being in a bed instead of on the ground or in a pod, but she was too tired to worry about it and was asleep within minutes.
Bulma walked back to the kitchen in the hopes of being able to rely on her chocolate stash for some food before bed. She climbed on a chair and opened a cupboard too high for Vejeta to reach unless he levitated (^_^) and her eyes nearly popped out of her head. They had even found and raided her stash. She sighed, irritated, and climbed down. She decided to just get some sleep and glanced out one of the many windows in the building. She saw the lights on in the gravity chamber and figured that they were still out there sparring. Sighing, she shook her head and went to the master bedroom to get some much-needed sleep.
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PLEASE review! I can use all the constructive criticism I can get. Just no flaming, please.