Raylin: This is just to tell all of you suspicious people out there that I
don't own DBZ or any other best-selling series of any kind. So would you
stop sending your lawyers to my front door!
Chapter Four
Earlier.
"Piccolo, get out. You're scaring her," said Chichi tersely.
"I'm not scared!" I said, thankful for another subject.
"Then he's scared of you. Piccolo, OUT! NOW!" yelled Chichi. Piccolo quickly shuffled out of the door, but didn't quite get out of the doorway.
"Now then, what were you saying?" said Keecha.
"Yeah.My full name is Reichikyu-" I started.
"We know that!" retorted Kisike.
"My entire name is Eto Reichikyu. I'm the princess of Earth," I said.
"Okay." Kisike was nonchalant. "So?"
This time Keecha didn't sigh. She sat down. She didn't even notice that the chair she was sitting on only had three legs. "That means you're a. well, so is 'Sike. But at least she acts normal. I thought you were like me. No home, no family, but-" she rambled, making almost no sense.
"I should have sensed your ki level before, but my mind was .elsewhere, said Piccolo. Chichi was wigging out and Goku looked bored. Keecha's mind was who knows where and Kisike was happy.
"Yaah! Another princess! Just like me! YAAH!"
"Is it just me, or am I missing something?" asked Amanda.
"I get that feeling too." said Gohan.
"Let's go spar while the adults try to figure out whatever it is," said Amanda.
"Sure!" I said, eager to prove that I was normal too.
"No. Raylin stays here. We need to.talk," said Piccolo. Amanda, Kisike and Gohan gave me pitying looks and ran off. I had already been a teensy bit scared of Piccolo before; after the little fireworks display, I was all the way scared.
It turns out we didn't talk. I sat down at the table and watched the interesting pattern as it led to the center of the table. But the interesting pattern soon got boring. I twiddled my thumbs and tried no to look at the people looking at me.
Finally, I got up to get something to eat. Piccolo looked like he was in another world, not just from one, and Chichi was staring at the hole in the wall. I could tell she was not so amazed by my identity because she kept glaring at Piccolo. Goku was playing finger games and the only person that was still fazed with my class was Keecha, and even she had started yawning.
When I started cramming food into my mouth, Keecha laughed.
"Well, she definitely has a Saiyan's appetite!" said Goku. It broke the ice and I yawned. I had stayed up almost all night.
"Here, I'll carry you to bed," offered Goku.
"No, that's okay," I said and did an instant transmission into the sheets of my waiting bed. I remembered my manners and transported back to the kitchen. I said goodnight to everybody, went back to the bed and to sleep.
***
Morning came and with it was a very grumpy Amanda. Keecha informed me that she was always grumpy, but when she didn't get her beauty sleep, she was to the extreme.
"But I don't know why they call it beauty sleep. She doesn't get any prettier. In fact, Gohan and I like to call her--" Kisike explained, but was cut off by a flying punch thrown in the direction of her head. It was easily blocked, but the unspoken threat remained.
A huge breakfast was set on the table and before my eyes, Goku made 8 heaping plates. I hoped he wouldn't have seconds . . .
"Yah! FOOD!" screamed Kisike as she ran to the kitchen table. Gohan and Keecha scrambled in her wake.
I sat down and filled my bowl with fruits. But I wasn't hungry. Only . . . I felt like I was starving. Puzzled, I pushed my dish away. Gohan noticed and stopped shoveling food to his face. He frowned and mumbled something, spitting orange juice on Amanda. He swallowed and looked at Amanda. She was thoroughly disgusted, but was trying not to show it. Kisike ducked under the table, stifling her laughter.
Gohan giggled and swiftly looked away when Amanda glared at him.
"I said, aren't you hungry?" said Gohan, incredulous.
"Yes and no," I said.
"Well, which is it?" demanded Kisike. Everybody looked at me.
"Both." I was confusing even myself. Kisike shrugged and began devouring a banana. Amanda rolled her eyes and muttered something about weirdoes. Gohan looked at me, decided he couldn't do anything to help and started where he left off with the orange. Goku hadn't even broke rhythm.
I wandered around the house, looking for something. I didn't know what I was looking for; I was just looking for something.
I found myself outside. I stared at some flowers and thought of how beautiful they were. Then my body acted on with its own will. My knees bended to kneel and my hands were clasped in front of my belly button.
"Ahhhhhh!" I yelled. Almost instantly, I stood up and tested my right arm. It moved when and where I wanted it. I was in control again.
"What? Where's the bunny?" screamed Kisike as she came running out of the house.
"There's no bunny. It's just . . .my body did something weird.
"That's it? I thought you were being attacked." Gohan had joined us.
"YAH! Hah hah HAH!" roared Amanda, Keecha and Goku while they flew out of the door in flying kicks. They landed in a defensive crouch and looked for the enemy that had ambushed me.
Kisike coughed noticeably. They turned to face her.
"There's no fight," pointed out Gohan, as if it was obvious. Which it was.
"What is going on here?" screeched Chichi.
"Uhh . . . my legs bended without them telling to," I said, embarrassed.
"That's it? You brought us out here because your knee collapsed? Good grief!" said Amanda. She stormed into the house, making the walls shake.
"As if she wasn't grumpy enough, you had to pull that little stunt with your legs," muttered Keecha under her breath and followed Goku as he made a beeline for the unfinished breakfast.
Gohan looked at me one last time and went back to the food. I was alone. And yet I still felt like an idiot. I waited for my ankles to bend on their own, but nothing happened.
My eyes wandered to the slightly swaying trees. I cold almost feel the resin pumping through their strong, tall trunks. I closed my eyes. If I just listened hard enough . . .
I unconsciously knelt again and my hands went to their previous position. This time, I let myself do these things by itself. I wanted to see what happened next.
My arms spread and embraced the sunlight. Slowly, my hands dropped to the ground and I sifted dirt through my fingers. My tail twisted suddenly and where it touched, there was a small spring bubbling up. It died down quickly, but a spot remained damp.
I opened my eyes and relaxed. I had turned went I knelt and I now faced the house. My hands suddenly tingled and I didn't recognize the feeling of a ki blast forming in them before it was too late. An enormous energy blast burst out of my hands and it was aimed right at the house.
Chapter Four
Earlier.
"Piccolo, get out. You're scaring her," said Chichi tersely.
"I'm not scared!" I said, thankful for another subject.
"Then he's scared of you. Piccolo, OUT! NOW!" yelled Chichi. Piccolo quickly shuffled out of the door, but didn't quite get out of the doorway.
"Now then, what were you saying?" said Keecha.
"Yeah.My full name is Reichikyu-" I started.
"We know that!" retorted Kisike.
"My entire name is Eto Reichikyu. I'm the princess of Earth," I said.
"Okay." Kisike was nonchalant. "So?"
This time Keecha didn't sigh. She sat down. She didn't even notice that the chair she was sitting on only had three legs. "That means you're a. well, so is 'Sike. But at least she acts normal. I thought you were like me. No home, no family, but-" she rambled, making almost no sense.
"I should have sensed your ki level before, but my mind was .elsewhere, said Piccolo. Chichi was wigging out and Goku looked bored. Keecha's mind was who knows where and Kisike was happy.
"Yaah! Another princess! Just like me! YAAH!"
"Is it just me, or am I missing something?" asked Amanda.
"I get that feeling too." said Gohan.
"Let's go spar while the adults try to figure out whatever it is," said Amanda.
"Sure!" I said, eager to prove that I was normal too.
"No. Raylin stays here. We need to.talk," said Piccolo. Amanda, Kisike and Gohan gave me pitying looks and ran off. I had already been a teensy bit scared of Piccolo before; after the little fireworks display, I was all the way scared.
It turns out we didn't talk. I sat down at the table and watched the interesting pattern as it led to the center of the table. But the interesting pattern soon got boring. I twiddled my thumbs and tried no to look at the people looking at me.
Finally, I got up to get something to eat. Piccolo looked like he was in another world, not just from one, and Chichi was staring at the hole in the wall. I could tell she was not so amazed by my identity because she kept glaring at Piccolo. Goku was playing finger games and the only person that was still fazed with my class was Keecha, and even she had started yawning.
When I started cramming food into my mouth, Keecha laughed.
"Well, she definitely has a Saiyan's appetite!" said Goku. It broke the ice and I yawned. I had stayed up almost all night.
"Here, I'll carry you to bed," offered Goku.
"No, that's okay," I said and did an instant transmission into the sheets of my waiting bed. I remembered my manners and transported back to the kitchen. I said goodnight to everybody, went back to the bed and to sleep.
***
Morning came and with it was a very grumpy Amanda. Keecha informed me that she was always grumpy, but when she didn't get her beauty sleep, she was to the extreme.
"But I don't know why they call it beauty sleep. She doesn't get any prettier. In fact, Gohan and I like to call her--" Kisike explained, but was cut off by a flying punch thrown in the direction of her head. It was easily blocked, but the unspoken threat remained.
A huge breakfast was set on the table and before my eyes, Goku made 8 heaping plates. I hoped he wouldn't have seconds . . .
"Yah! FOOD!" screamed Kisike as she ran to the kitchen table. Gohan and Keecha scrambled in her wake.
I sat down and filled my bowl with fruits. But I wasn't hungry. Only . . . I felt like I was starving. Puzzled, I pushed my dish away. Gohan noticed and stopped shoveling food to his face. He frowned and mumbled something, spitting orange juice on Amanda. He swallowed and looked at Amanda. She was thoroughly disgusted, but was trying not to show it. Kisike ducked under the table, stifling her laughter.
Gohan giggled and swiftly looked away when Amanda glared at him.
"I said, aren't you hungry?" said Gohan, incredulous.
"Yes and no," I said.
"Well, which is it?" demanded Kisike. Everybody looked at me.
"Both." I was confusing even myself. Kisike shrugged and began devouring a banana. Amanda rolled her eyes and muttered something about weirdoes. Gohan looked at me, decided he couldn't do anything to help and started where he left off with the orange. Goku hadn't even broke rhythm.
I wandered around the house, looking for something. I didn't know what I was looking for; I was just looking for something.
I found myself outside. I stared at some flowers and thought of how beautiful they were. Then my body acted on with its own will. My knees bended to kneel and my hands were clasped in front of my belly button.
"Ahhhhhh!" I yelled. Almost instantly, I stood up and tested my right arm. It moved when and where I wanted it. I was in control again.
"What? Where's the bunny?" screamed Kisike as she came running out of the house.
"There's no bunny. It's just . . .my body did something weird.
"That's it? I thought you were being attacked." Gohan had joined us.
"YAH! Hah hah HAH!" roared Amanda, Keecha and Goku while they flew out of the door in flying kicks. They landed in a defensive crouch and looked for the enemy that had ambushed me.
Kisike coughed noticeably. They turned to face her.
"There's no fight," pointed out Gohan, as if it was obvious. Which it was.
"What is going on here?" screeched Chichi.
"Uhh . . . my legs bended without them telling to," I said, embarrassed.
"That's it? You brought us out here because your knee collapsed? Good grief!" said Amanda. She stormed into the house, making the walls shake.
"As if she wasn't grumpy enough, you had to pull that little stunt with your legs," muttered Keecha under her breath and followed Goku as he made a beeline for the unfinished breakfast.
Gohan looked at me one last time and went back to the food. I was alone. And yet I still felt like an idiot. I waited for my ankles to bend on their own, but nothing happened.
My eyes wandered to the slightly swaying trees. I cold almost feel the resin pumping through their strong, tall trunks. I closed my eyes. If I just listened hard enough . . .
I unconsciously knelt again and my hands went to their previous position. This time, I let myself do these things by itself. I wanted to see what happened next.
My arms spread and embraced the sunlight. Slowly, my hands dropped to the ground and I sifted dirt through my fingers. My tail twisted suddenly and where it touched, there was a small spring bubbling up. It died down quickly, but a spot remained damp.
I opened my eyes and relaxed. I had turned went I knelt and I now faced the house. My hands suddenly tingled and I didn't recognize the feeling of a ki blast forming in them before it was too late. An enormous energy blast burst out of my hands and it was aimed right at the house.