The sound of laughter rang through the small cottage in the woods, as Kristin ran as fast as she could out of her room, trying to escape the snarling face of her dear father.

Once again they were playing monster, and Goku never enjoyed anything as much as spending time with his daughter, and just playing around with her. Sometimes, he even let her win to make her happy, even though he could beat her in anything without even breaking a sweat. Their games weren't meant to be won, they were simply time spent with on another enjoying time away from the studying that Chichi forced on even a 6 year old child.

"You can't get me" Kristin squealed as she bolted outside, her daddy on his hands and knees racing slowly behind her. But not too slow.after all, the child was remarkably fast for someone her age. She took after her father in that respect.

It was quiet in the woods, which simply made the merry making stand out even more in the harsh silence. Kristin had spent the first 6 years of her life in the familiar forest, living with her parents. She hadn't even met anyone else, because her parents preferred to remain isolated for some reason. There were pictures of some of their friends that were always on their dresser, and sometimes her dad would look fondly at them. But then he would put them down and play with her. They looked like really nice people, and occasionally Kristin would look at them and wonder why she had never met them yet, and what they were like. But apparently they were a part of her Daddy's past that he didn't want to talk about, so she didn't bother him.

It had been an overall happy childhood, her mother forcing her to learn how to read and mathematics from when she was practically born, but her father would always come home from training and play with her and she would for a few hours of the day have so much fun that the studying didn't bother as much. But sometimes she would wonder what was out there.

***

"Chichi, I really don't see what the problem is. You can't keep little Kris here forever after all there's a world out there and she deserves to see it! I've respected your request to keep her from my friends, and I don't plan in going against it! All I want to do is take her out and show her the city. It's her birthday tomorrow, and she's gonna be 7. I think she would really like to go to Tokyo and pick out her present."

Goku had been trying to sway Chichi for years to stop being so overprotective of their daughter. She was stuck in this idea that his friends will corrupt her, as well as everything else in the world. And she was sure that the second she took her eyes off the small girl she would never see her again. Sometimes she said she woke up at night from a terrible dream when she would meet her grown up child, and she wouldn't even know her. So she kept her as close as she could to keep that from ever happening.

Chichi sighed. Dreams were just dreams, and Goku did have a good point. And it wasn't like he couldn't take perfectly good care of Kris. He was the champion of that Martial Arts Tournament after all.

"Well.I suppose you could go on a little father daughter outing for her birthday if you really want to.but you don't take your eyes off her! And make sure to be home before dinner, I'm planning on having a huge feast that might actually fill the two of you!"

Goku blushed. It seemed that Kristin had picked up his eating habits, and he spent most of his time simply trying to find enough food to feed them all! But then what she had said finally hit him, and he had to stop himself from jumping for joy and completely ruining any trust Chichi had that he could take care of her.

And just leaving the forest would be the best present he could get his little girl, even though he knew she would want to get some comic books to add to her small collection. She had been bugging him to let him go with her somewhere for the longest time, and she never understood why she wasn't allowed to. He could hardly contain his anticipation as he thought of what she would say when he finally told her.

***

Kris could barely contain her excitement as she ate her breakfast as fast as she could. Not only was today her birthday, and not only was she going to be able to choose her own present.no, she was going to choose it in TOKYO! She had wanted to go there for so long, and her parents had finally given in!

Minutes had past, and Kristin and Goku were both already done with all of their food. Only 4 plates for Kristin, and 10 for Goku. They were both eager to go before Chichi changed her mind and forced them to stay there.

Kristin was already up and running, and Goku wasn't far behind her as she shouted. "Bye Mommy, I'll see you later. Love ya!" and she wasn't able to hear any answer as she was already out the door.

Goku stopped for a moment at the doorway, and turned to look at his beloved wife who was looking at the door as if she was sure she would never see her daughter again. He walked slowly over to her, and took her hands in his. He looked deep in her eyes and said softly. "Don't worry about anything, I'll be sure to take perfectly good care of her. You'll see, nothing bad will happen and you've been worrying for nothing."

Chichi tried to smile, and slowly nodded. Then she brought herself together, and said mock sternly. "You better go before she leaves without you. And I have to start getting dinner ready.

But as she watched them go that cold feeling just wouldn't go away.

***

Kristin watched as the world few past them. She was finally getting her chance to ride her father's beloved flying nimbus, and the feeling of soaring through the sky was like nothing she had ever felt before. But that exhilarating feeling was only surpassed by the excitement of finally being able to leave home.

A few times on the way her father pulled her away from the edge, scolding her and saying that if she wasn't careful she was going to fall. But as soon as he let go of her she was at it again. After all, nothing could happen to her. She had her daddy with her.

They landed just outside of the city, and while Kristin didn't understand why they didn't just fly in she didn't argue with her daddy. He usually knew what he was doing, even if he did act silly with her sometimes.

***

She clutched her father's hand in hers as they walked past all of the fascinating, but at the same time scary people. For someone who had never been away from home (literally) in her life, being in such a big city was creating a mix of emotions. Everything was so fascinating, and new and exciting. But at the same time there were so many strangers there, and she couldn't even see all of the faces before they had walked past her and disappeared into the crush of people.

And as she walked she thought of what she would get for her birthday. She had never been able to choose her own present before, even though her parents were usually good about choosing something for her. At least.her dad was. Her mom usually got her textbooks that she was then expected to read.

But she already had a pretty good idea of what she would get. She had found an old copy in the woods once, and had always wanted to find more. It was an old comic about some superheroine named Sailor Moon. There was just something about it that made her want to read more, and the single comic had only ignited her curiosity. Her mom didn't seem to think very much of it, and wanted her to spend more of her time studying. But she wanted to find out what happened when she was in the middle of the fight with Beryl! She almost thought she knew, but she wanted to know for sure.

***

Goku had other plans for the day though. He didn't just bring Kris there to get a present, although that was one of the priorities. He was there because he had heard of a phenomenon that he had never believed even in his wildest dreams possible. It was called a buffet. Supposedly you were able to choose from all sorts of foods, and eat until you were completely full. It was so strange to think about, and his mouth watered at the thought of eating plate after plate.Of course he had no idea that these places were ill prepared for a Saiyan to come.

***

Tons of people crowded together all trying to see into a small window. Inside was a sight that made some disgusted, others jealous, and others simply fascinating. As the two people were experiencing their precious 5 minutes of fame, and not even realizing it. Why was that you might ask? It was because they hadn't looked up from their plates for almost 15 minutes.

Outside people were placing bets on how long they would last before they couldn't take it any more, but still the father and his small daughter had not idea of all the commotion they were causing. After all, they were just eating. What could be so special about that?

Kristin was beginning to slow down; after all, she was only 7 years old. And 15 plates are more than enough for anyone. But even as she finished her food she knew her father would be at it for a while. She had seen him eat too many times before to be surprised at how much he ate. And he needed it too, he was very strong.

She looked up from her father for a moment, and for the first time looked out the window.and she screamed and fell out of her chair. There were.people. More than she could ever remember seeing, and they weren't going anywhere! They were just standing there, staring at them for some reason. She quickly jumped up, and her face turned bright red as she grabbed her daddy's shirt and whispered harshly. "Why are all of those people there?"

Goku looked up for the first time, and was nearly surprised as Kris to see their audience. But he was able to recover quickly, and he grabbed Kristin's hand and said. "I'm done, let's get out of here."

He pulled her after him, and out the door. But he regretted it as soon as he did. They were bombarded by all of the people that were out the door. Shouts of "Can I have your autograph" and "Don't you care about world hunger!" Made him pick up little Kris into his arms, and start pushing his way out of the press of people. He felt her heart beating as fast as a humming bird, and as soon as he was gone he started to run.

"Where are you going!" Someone shouted after him, but they didn't have a chance in a race with him when he was actually running.

***

She was looking everywhere, but she couldn't seem to find the comics she was looking for! After all of the excitement of lunch (she still didn't understand it) they had gone out to find her present. But wherever she went none of the comic book stores had even heard of some comic called 'Sailor Moon' and while there were many others to choose from, she already had her heart set on the superheroine.

And her father was making it so much easier. He didn't mind traveling all over Tokyo to find a comic, and he would joke with her along the way. In fact, it was one of the best days Kristin had ever had. And while she did wish her mother could have made it, it was nice to have some time alone with her dad.

They were standing just outside of the latest comic book store. All of the faces from different cartoons stared at her, and while it was a little more run down than some of the others she had been in, she still felt the excitement that came right before they entered.

"Stop him, thief!" A woman's shrill cry came from the other end of the block, and Goku whipped around at the sound just in time to see a small black from dart across the street, and into the press of people. He only had a minute to act, and he already knew what he would to.

"Stay right here, I'll be right back." Goku said, as he waited for Kristin to nod before running off into the direction of the thief. It was his honor code that forced him to act, even if it was his little girl's birthday.

Kristin heard the cry too, so she wasn't surprised at all when she saw her father run from her. It would only be a minute before he caught the bad guy, and he would be back so they could keep on shopping.

His spiky black hair was just out of sight, when Kristin felt the strangest feeling in her chest. It began to spread and spread, and just when she was beginning to wonder what it was it escalated into an unbearable pain, and she collapsed onto the ground.

***

He was one of many, one of the Fates that kept order in the universe. And he was finally going through with his plan. The death of the little girl wouldn't do much to ruin the great plan, but allowing that thing to live in her body would be inexcusable. After all they did to keep chaos under their control, using her to accomplish their own purposes. No, now that she was finally alone, and her parents couldn't do anything to help her he struck. It would only be moments now.

***

Ryoko watched as that strange man with the spiky hair chased after a petty sneak thief. She on the other hand, was much too professional to go around stealing small purses for petty pocket change. She was after all, a professional.

After he was out of sight, she happened to look over to the small store that was across the street. And as she stared at the small black haired girl that was lying there, a strange feeling filled her. It was so different than anything she had ever felt before was. It was this need to act, to do SOMETHING. And while she was wondering what on earth was going on she walked over to the small girl. And as she got closer and closer, the feeling just got more strongly. And it continued to escalate until she felt like she would explode, but when she finally reached the girl and reached out to brush her hair out of her eyes, the feeling went away. And almost against her will she found herself picking her up, and carrying her away.

***