The Power of the Universe
Disclaimer: I don't own DBZ. Sad but true.
Chapter 1
Nice ta meet ya
Her eyes slowly eased open just the slightest fraction. Then, at the blurry image of Trunks that greeted her, they shot open the rest of the way.
Everyone heard the shriek of terror. The Z Senshi practically stampeded into the room. "What the hell just happened?! Where is she?!"
Trunks just pointed upward. There was the girl, looking down through a rather large hole in the ceiling, holding one hand to her chest and breathing heavily. "Hi," she said sheepishly, slowly lowering herself down through the hole she'd made. "I'm sorry about that; I just was a little drowsy and mistook him for some sort of monster."
"Hey!"
"Well, it isn't -my- fault that I'm extremely wary! It's a stupid survival instinct I've developed!"
"How'd you get such an instinct?" Gohan asked.
"Uh-uh, lips are sealed. I haven't told anyone about what's happened to me before, and I'm not about to start."
"Well, you don't have to tell us if you don't like," Goten said. "I'm Goten, and the guy you thought was a monster -"
"Hey!"
"-is my best buddy Trunks. Who're you?"
She stared, then slowly said, "I'm Aris."
"Nice ta meet ya!"
"Yeah, ditto on my part...I hope..." Aris sighed.
"This is Trunks' father, Vegeta," Goten pointed, "this is my dad, Goku, this is Yamcha, this is Piccolo..." and on and on, introducing all of the Z Senshi to Aris. Finally, after the introductions were over, he said, "You want some lunch?"
"Sounds good to me. I'm starving!"
********
"So, where're you from?"
"Ummm...not sure, really. I've just wandered around all my life. I...don't like to talk about it." She looked down at her clean plate. "This is some pretty good stuff. More, please!"
Everyone stared as she wolfed down -Bulma's- cooking. "Ummm...you actually like that glop?" Trunks asked.
"It's a lot better than some things I've eaten, that's for sure!" she said cheerily. Then she mumbled, "Especially recently..."
"Wooowww! She's had things worse than Mom's cooking! I wouldn't have thought it possible!" Trunks exclaimed.
"What was that?!?" shrieked an enraged Bulma.
"The brat does have a point, woman," Vegeta said.
"Aaaagh! I can't stand you two!"
Aris' eye twitched, as if she were desperately trying not to do something very bad to the Briefs family. "Well, I'll just...be outside if anyone wants me," she said. Nobody paid any attention. She sighed and walked out. "What have I gotten myself into?" she lamented. "Honestly, I'm beginning to doubt I should have come here in the first place. But if it's true, they're the only thing that'll have the most remote chance of saving the universe...damn, I hate this. A bunch of idiots fighting amongst themselves, totally oblivious to the dangers surrounding them. Seriously."
Suddenly, she felt something. "Oh, shiiiiit...that's the last thing I need right now. Really it is." She ran inside.
Everyone was still fighting. "Excuse me," Aris said. No one heard. She sighed and took a deep breath. "WILL EVERYONE JUST SHUT UP FOR A MINUTE AND LISTEN?!?!?"
The saiyans and demi-saiyans fell to the floor, clutching their ears and howling in pain. EVeryone else had their hands clapped over their ears.
She smiled. "There, that's better. Listen up, everyone. We've got company, and it isn't friendly. Prepare yourselves for the battle of your lives."
Goten gulped. "That doesn't sound good..."
There. My pathetic excuse for a cliffy. But remember, I'm new to this. Please review!
Saiyan Chick
Disclaimer: I don't own DBZ. Sad but true.
Chapter 1
Nice ta meet ya
Her eyes slowly eased open just the slightest fraction. Then, at the blurry image of Trunks that greeted her, they shot open the rest of the way.
Everyone heard the shriek of terror. The Z Senshi practically stampeded into the room. "What the hell just happened?! Where is she?!"
Trunks just pointed upward. There was the girl, looking down through a rather large hole in the ceiling, holding one hand to her chest and breathing heavily. "Hi," she said sheepishly, slowly lowering herself down through the hole she'd made. "I'm sorry about that; I just was a little drowsy and mistook him for some sort of monster."
"Hey!"
"Well, it isn't -my- fault that I'm extremely wary! It's a stupid survival instinct I've developed!"
"How'd you get such an instinct?" Gohan asked.
"Uh-uh, lips are sealed. I haven't told anyone about what's happened to me before, and I'm not about to start."
"Well, you don't have to tell us if you don't like," Goten said. "I'm Goten, and the guy you thought was a monster -"
"Hey!"
"-is my best buddy Trunks. Who're you?"
She stared, then slowly said, "I'm Aris."
"Nice ta meet ya!"
"Yeah, ditto on my part...I hope..." Aris sighed.
"This is Trunks' father, Vegeta," Goten pointed, "this is my dad, Goku, this is Yamcha, this is Piccolo..." and on and on, introducing all of the Z Senshi to Aris. Finally, after the introductions were over, he said, "You want some lunch?"
"Sounds good to me. I'm starving!"
********
"So, where're you from?"
"Ummm...not sure, really. I've just wandered around all my life. I...don't like to talk about it." She looked down at her clean plate. "This is some pretty good stuff. More, please!"
Everyone stared as she wolfed down -Bulma's- cooking. "Ummm...you actually like that glop?" Trunks asked.
"It's a lot better than some things I've eaten, that's for sure!" she said cheerily. Then she mumbled, "Especially recently..."
"Wooowww! She's had things worse than Mom's cooking! I wouldn't have thought it possible!" Trunks exclaimed.
"What was that?!?" shrieked an enraged Bulma.
"The brat does have a point, woman," Vegeta said.
"Aaaagh! I can't stand you two!"
Aris' eye twitched, as if she were desperately trying not to do something very bad to the Briefs family. "Well, I'll just...be outside if anyone wants me," she said. Nobody paid any attention. She sighed and walked out. "What have I gotten myself into?" she lamented. "Honestly, I'm beginning to doubt I should have come here in the first place. But if it's true, they're the only thing that'll have the most remote chance of saving the universe...damn, I hate this. A bunch of idiots fighting amongst themselves, totally oblivious to the dangers surrounding them. Seriously."
Suddenly, she felt something. "Oh, shiiiiit...that's the last thing I need right now. Really it is." She ran inside.
Everyone was still fighting. "Excuse me," Aris said. No one heard. She sighed and took a deep breath. "WILL EVERYONE JUST SHUT UP FOR A MINUTE AND LISTEN?!?!?"
The saiyans and demi-saiyans fell to the floor, clutching their ears and howling in pain. EVeryone else had their hands clapped over their ears.
She smiled. "There, that's better. Listen up, everyone. We've got company, and it isn't friendly. Prepare yourselves for the battle of your lives."
Goten gulped. "That doesn't sound good..."
There. My pathetic excuse for a cliffy. But remember, I'm new to this. Please review!
Saiyan Chick