Chapter 1

Gohan left his bedroom and ran down the stairs, excitement in his eyes. He was going to go spar. Why wouldn't he be happy? He was, after all, half Saiyan.

"Bye Mom!" Gohan shouted as he reached the bottom of the stairs "I'll be home for dinner!" He was out the door before Chi-Chi could protest.

Gohan had spent the whole day in his room studying the new Trigonometry book his mother had given him. He was only 12, yet his mother insisted that he study it. How would he become a scholar his mother expected him to be without studying? Gohan loved his mother, but sometimes her constant complaints and nagging for him to study more and fight less were quite irritating.

He flew toward the training ground to meet Piccolo. Gohan loved to spar with him. Next to his father, Piccolo was his hero. He had saved his life, sacrificing his own for him. He had trained him as a small child, teaching him almost everything he knew.  However, Piccolo wasn't just his hero, his trainer, or his sparing partner.  He was Gohan's best friend.

Unaware of his speed, Gohan arrived at the training area earlier than usual. This section of the forest was beautiful and there were no humans for miles around. He and Piccolo could spar there without having to worry about hurting anybody or being seen. It seemed that most humans still couldn't accept the fact that 'aliens' lived among them.

The young warrior started to warm-up, sending numerous powerful kicks and hits to an invisible enemy as he waited for Piccolo to arrive. Gohan was starting to build up a small ki blast when he felt it.

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The small pod ship landed on the earth's surface, dust flying around the landing site. The door slowly opened and a brown haired girl stepped out, wincing as the sun struck her face. It had been two weeks since she had seen the light of day and she welcomed it.

She gave herself a moment allowing her eyes to adjust to the bright lights before taking a look around. She found herself in a forest. That seemed to be secluded. 'Good. ' she thought.

She spotted a lake not to far from where she had landed. Heading back to the pod ship, the girl took out a backpack. Her brown hair shined in the sun as she walked toward the water. Bending down, she cupped her hands together and lowered them into the water. As she sipped the water from her hands, she took another look around.

It was peaceful, the area was so beautiful, and in the distance she could hear a bird chirping. It was, in a way, familiar. It… it was just like home.

"Home…" she whispered softly.

The word ran through her mind causing what little sprit she had built up from her landing on this planet to dwindle back down to nothing."

'How was I supposed to know? I didn't mean to…'" she said to herself

She noticed a single tear slide off her face and land in the water, creating a ripple around it. She hadn't realized that she had been crying.

But she didn't care. She just didn't care anymore.





Little did she know, she was being watched



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Gohan had sensed the arrival of the small pod ship. It landed not to far from where he had been training, and he quickly flew over to get a better look. Hovering in the air the young warrior eyed the small pod ship with increasing curiosity. He wanted to get a closer look but he knew better. Patience.

The young Saiyan was startled when the door of the ship suddenly flung open. His eyes grew wide when he saw the brown haired girl step out of the tiny pod ship.

'A girl…' The warrior was shocked. 'What would a girl be doing here?' he tried to get a better look, but there was too much distance between them to get a better look. He lowed his ki as he snuck closer toward the brown haired girl. He didn't know if she could sense ki but she certainly had a high ki herself, although not nearly half as powerful as himself.

He wanted to approach her but again, he knew better. She didn't seem to be an enemy, but he had learned through experience that enemies came in all different shapes and sizes. So he stood back and watched the brown haired girl.

'I wonder where she came from? And what is she doing here?' the half Saiyan pondered.

Gohan watched as she returned to her pod ship and took out her backpack, then heading toward the lake. He gazed at her as she took a drink of water, and spoke.

His Saiyan hearing had no problem picking up the lone word that had fallen from her mouth. *Home*

'Home?' he thought to himself 'What does she mean by 'home?' Is this her home?'

He was caught off guard when he saw a tear fall off of her face and drop into the water. 'She's crying!' he thought ' I wonder what that's all about.'

He knew she couldn't be an enemy. An enemy to earth would have to be strong, have to be tough. An enemy would not cry…

The young Saiyan decided to approach her, to make his presence known. But before he could make a decision, a large ki blast was sent toward the girl, throwing the unprepared Saiyan back.

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