Piccolo Is A Saiyan?!?!
Author's Note: Again, the androids are probably out of character. Remember it's an AU. I hope you all enjoy this.
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She also did a good picture of Sasha with Baby Trunks. You can view this one at http://members.aol.com/ZelAndPicFreak/sasha.jpg
Check it out! Now on with the next exciting chapter!
"He's a fool." 17 says stoically.
Sasha sits with her arms wrapped around her legs, hugging them to her chest. "Thank you for your concern, 17."
"Humanity can be a cold thing." 17 goes on. "I was under orders but mainly… I just wanted to end their pain. My life was full of pain, and maybe I would keep living but at least, some would be at peace."
Sasha looks up at 17. "To feel pain… just knowing that you are alive is a wonderful thing. And we are alive, 17. We have souls and hearts, like any being. We are not machines… incapable of love."
"No… we can turn off our emotions… we can cut ourselves off from the pain. We are not like any other being. We are special, especially you."
"How am I special? I just want to be like any other human. Have a family… have people to love and who love me… I want the pain that comes with a life, just to know I have a life. I had a life and I had people who cared about me… but no longer… now that they know, all they do is judge." Sasha rips off the red ribbon around her neck and tosses it to the wind.
Chapter 9: The Heart of a Machine
"Humanity… to you it is love and family, but to me it is pain and war."
"17... Yes. There is pain… and there is war… but love conquers all that. But what conquers love is heartbreak. My heart is broken and it is nothing I can fix. And what's worse is that I deserve it."
17 sits beside her. "You do not deserve it, Sasha. Everyone lies. If he doesn't want you… then… let me love you. I do not judge, and you certainly do not judge me."
Sasha looks at 17, a smile on her face. "17, I'd love it if it was that simple, but he has my heart… I cannot love again. At least not so soon. And I remember you once telling me, you wished to see other worlds… I am too fond of Earth to leave."
"I have no way of leaving."
"Bulma has a ship."
"I won't leave you, Sasha. Not until I know you are happy. Even if it takes a few years until you get over him, I will be here for you."
"That means the world to me, 17, but I want your happiness, too."
While Sasha sighs and goes back to burying her face in her knees, 17 picks up the red ribbon choker and puts it in his pocket. Then he quickly turns to face an intruder.
"Don't you think you've done enough?" 17 asks coldly.
The lavender haired young man peers around 17 to Sasha. "Sasha, I know you probably don't want to see me, but I couldn't leave without saying goodbye to you."
Sasha stands and walks to Trunks. "You're going back… of course. Your mother told me where you could find me, correct?"
"Yes." Trunks looks caringly at Sasha.
"If you cannot find me," Sasha digs in her pocket and pulls out a piece of paper with numbers on it. And handing it to Trunks she said. "That is the verbal code that will deactivate them, if it doesn't work… then…"
"Thanks to you, I understand it is not the fault of the androids, only Dr. Gero."
"I hope you will find me." Sasha takes Trunks' hands in hers.
"My mother made a detector, hence the way I found you… I will find you." Trunks rubs Sasha's hands trying to comfort her.
Sasha smiles, "Good. I hope in that time… I feel for you the way I did when I met you. You are a great man with a good heart and if you were of this time…"
"May I ask a couple favors?"
"Of course."
Trunks looks into her strangely empty green eyes. "Go back to Capsule Corp. and take care of me… and my mother. I'm not asking you to forgive Piccolo or even see him again. He grab some clothes and food and took off. All I ask is that you be with the people who love you. You are needed with my mother and Trunks. Please come back with me and see me off."
"Alright, but you know your father will not be keen on this idea, now that he knows I'm an android."
"No worries. Mom can deal with him."
Sasha looks back to 17 whose cold blue eyes are locked with Trunks. "17, is this alright?"
17 says in a cool voice. "Will you be happier there?"
"Yes." Sasha says honestly.
"Then it is fine with me." 17 crosses his arms.
Trunks takes Sasha's hand and flies off to Capsule Corp. with 17 following.
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"No. I will not have that machine in this house." Vegeta says sternly.
"And just who's house do you think this is?" Bulma shouts at Vegeta.
"I won't have it! I won't have that woman near him!"
Bulma holds up the screaming child. "Then you deal with him."
Vegeta takes one look at the child and then turns his back. "Fine. But if she crosses me and even gets too close to me, I will not hesitate to kill her."
Trunks continues his fit.
Bulma tries to rock him, but he just won't stop, not since Sasha left.
Sasha, Trunks and 17 land and enter the complex.
"Oh! I was wondering who was making all that racket." Sasha takes Trunks from Bulma and he coos. "Much better. That's a good Saiyan prince."
"Prince.." Vegeta scoffs and storms off.
"Welcome back, Sasha! I am sooooo glad you came! He would not stop crying! Not even Trunks could get him to stop! Anyways, oh you must be 17! Welcome, come in, come in." Bulma rattles on leading them in the kitchen.
"So when are you leaving?"
"Well, some of the guys wanted to see him off so he's going to leave later tonight." Bulma starts pulling out food… lots of it. "Let's see, Goku… Gohan… Krillin… Chi-chi… hmmm I wonder if Pi…" Bulma quickly trails off.
17 snarls. "He better not."
Sasha sighs. "Well, I am going to go up to my room… so I guess 17 will have Piccolo's room?"
Bulma nods and 17 and Sasha leave.
"She's taking it well… Do you think she's faking it?" Trunks whispers.
"I think she turned off her emotions for us. Her eyes are so empty. Somehow she must have isolated her sorrow and pain." Bulma sets out another platter of food.
"It pains me to see her eyes so cold. Is there anything we can do?"
Bulma shakes her head. "Piccolo is too heartless. Maybe Gohan could reach him but when I last saw him… he seemed… like his old self… so… evil."
"Yes, I think the Saiyan violence has grabbed ahold of Piccolo's soul."
"I think he's just afraid of his new feelings." Bulma goes back to cooking.
Trunks ponders it for a second, then he goes to visit with his father. (Train.)
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"So how do you like it?" Sasha asks 17.
"Suitable." 17 reclines on the bed.
"Wanna hold Trunks?" Sasha holds the baby out.
"Why?" 17 asks quizzical.
"Because that's the thing that made me see why life was so amazing." Sasha puts Trunks in 17 arms, helping him to cradle the boy.
"Hmmm." 17 looks at the child who grabs his hair.
"Now Trunks… leave Uncle 17's hair alone." Sasha takes Trunks back.
17 smiles. "I can see why you like him so much."
"And I can see you finally started to live." Sasha points to the bathroom. "You need to shower."
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Everyone starts to arrive and with Gohan, Sasha immediately senses Piccolo. Trunks goes to get Sasha from her room.
"Sasha…" Trunks knocks on the door.
No answer. So Trunks opens the door.
Trunks sees the beautiful android doing push-ups. "Are you coming, Sasha?"
"I don't require food now." Sasha says in-between pushups.
"I meant to see me off."
Sasha looks up at Trunks, emptiness in her eyes. "Bye."
"It's true. You can shut off your emotions."
"I am capable of shutting of my human weakness."
Trunks shakes his head. "I thought you wanted to be human."
"… I cannot."
"What do you mean?"
Sasha stands. "Because I cannot handle it."
"Alright, Sasha. I understand. You don't have to see him. But at least give me a hug before I go."
Sasha's eyes tear up. "Thank you, Trunks." Sasha hugs him.
"Goodbye, Sasha. Stay well." Trunks leaves before he cannot.
Sasha shuts off her emotions. It's just too much for her to take. She doesn't want to cry. She doesn't have any more tears left… Sasha lies on the bed, hoping Trunks will find what he is looking for.
****Sasha is an emotional wreck. What will happen when the others show up? Is Piccolo going to be there? ****
Author's Note: Again, the androids are probably out of character. Remember it's an AU. I hope you all enjoy this.
Piccolosdragon made a drawing of Piccolo- saiyan You can view it at http://members.aol.com/ZelAndPicFreak/piccolosaiyan.jpg
She also did a good picture of Sasha with Baby Trunks. You can view this one at http://members.aol.com/ZelAndPicFreak/sasha.jpg
Check it out! Now on with the next exciting chapter!
"He's a fool." 17 says stoically.
Sasha sits with her arms wrapped around her legs, hugging them to her chest. "Thank you for your concern, 17."
"Humanity can be a cold thing." 17 goes on. "I was under orders but mainly… I just wanted to end their pain. My life was full of pain, and maybe I would keep living but at least, some would be at peace."
Sasha looks up at 17. "To feel pain… just knowing that you are alive is a wonderful thing. And we are alive, 17. We have souls and hearts, like any being. We are not machines… incapable of love."
"No… we can turn off our emotions… we can cut ourselves off from the pain. We are not like any other being. We are special, especially you."
"How am I special? I just want to be like any other human. Have a family… have people to love and who love me… I want the pain that comes with a life, just to know I have a life. I had a life and I had people who cared about me… but no longer… now that they know, all they do is judge." Sasha rips off the red ribbon around her neck and tosses it to the wind.
Chapter 9: The Heart of a Machine
"Humanity… to you it is love and family, but to me it is pain and war."
"17... Yes. There is pain… and there is war… but love conquers all that. But what conquers love is heartbreak. My heart is broken and it is nothing I can fix. And what's worse is that I deserve it."
17 sits beside her. "You do not deserve it, Sasha. Everyone lies. If he doesn't want you… then… let me love you. I do not judge, and you certainly do not judge me."
Sasha looks at 17, a smile on her face. "17, I'd love it if it was that simple, but he has my heart… I cannot love again. At least not so soon. And I remember you once telling me, you wished to see other worlds… I am too fond of Earth to leave."
"I have no way of leaving."
"Bulma has a ship."
"I won't leave you, Sasha. Not until I know you are happy. Even if it takes a few years until you get over him, I will be here for you."
"That means the world to me, 17, but I want your happiness, too."
While Sasha sighs and goes back to burying her face in her knees, 17 picks up the red ribbon choker and puts it in his pocket. Then he quickly turns to face an intruder.
"Don't you think you've done enough?" 17 asks coldly.
The lavender haired young man peers around 17 to Sasha. "Sasha, I know you probably don't want to see me, but I couldn't leave without saying goodbye to you."
Sasha stands and walks to Trunks. "You're going back… of course. Your mother told me where you could find me, correct?"
"Yes." Trunks looks caringly at Sasha.
"If you cannot find me," Sasha digs in her pocket and pulls out a piece of paper with numbers on it. And handing it to Trunks she said. "That is the verbal code that will deactivate them, if it doesn't work… then…"
"Thanks to you, I understand it is not the fault of the androids, only Dr. Gero."
"I hope you will find me." Sasha takes Trunks' hands in hers.
"My mother made a detector, hence the way I found you… I will find you." Trunks rubs Sasha's hands trying to comfort her.
Sasha smiles, "Good. I hope in that time… I feel for you the way I did when I met you. You are a great man with a good heart and if you were of this time…"
"May I ask a couple favors?"
"Of course."
Trunks looks into her strangely empty green eyes. "Go back to Capsule Corp. and take care of me… and my mother. I'm not asking you to forgive Piccolo or even see him again. He grab some clothes and food and took off. All I ask is that you be with the people who love you. You are needed with my mother and Trunks. Please come back with me and see me off."
"Alright, but you know your father will not be keen on this idea, now that he knows I'm an android."
"No worries. Mom can deal with him."
Sasha looks back to 17 whose cold blue eyes are locked with Trunks. "17, is this alright?"
17 says in a cool voice. "Will you be happier there?"
"Yes." Sasha says honestly.
"Then it is fine with me." 17 crosses his arms.
Trunks takes Sasha's hand and flies off to Capsule Corp. with 17 following.
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"No. I will not have that machine in this house." Vegeta says sternly.
"And just who's house do you think this is?" Bulma shouts at Vegeta.
"I won't have it! I won't have that woman near him!"
Bulma holds up the screaming child. "Then you deal with him."
Vegeta takes one look at the child and then turns his back. "Fine. But if she crosses me and even gets too close to me, I will not hesitate to kill her."
Trunks continues his fit.
Bulma tries to rock him, but he just won't stop, not since Sasha left.
Sasha, Trunks and 17 land and enter the complex.
"Oh! I was wondering who was making all that racket." Sasha takes Trunks from Bulma and he coos. "Much better. That's a good Saiyan prince."
"Prince.." Vegeta scoffs and storms off.
"Welcome back, Sasha! I am sooooo glad you came! He would not stop crying! Not even Trunks could get him to stop! Anyways, oh you must be 17! Welcome, come in, come in." Bulma rattles on leading them in the kitchen.
"So when are you leaving?"
"Well, some of the guys wanted to see him off so he's going to leave later tonight." Bulma starts pulling out food… lots of it. "Let's see, Goku… Gohan… Krillin… Chi-chi… hmmm I wonder if Pi…" Bulma quickly trails off.
17 snarls. "He better not."
Sasha sighs. "Well, I am going to go up to my room… so I guess 17 will have Piccolo's room?"
Bulma nods and 17 and Sasha leave.
"She's taking it well… Do you think she's faking it?" Trunks whispers.
"I think she turned off her emotions for us. Her eyes are so empty. Somehow she must have isolated her sorrow and pain." Bulma sets out another platter of food.
"It pains me to see her eyes so cold. Is there anything we can do?"
Bulma shakes her head. "Piccolo is too heartless. Maybe Gohan could reach him but when I last saw him… he seemed… like his old self… so… evil."
"Yes, I think the Saiyan violence has grabbed ahold of Piccolo's soul."
"I think he's just afraid of his new feelings." Bulma goes back to cooking.
Trunks ponders it for a second, then he goes to visit with his father. (Train.)
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"So how do you like it?" Sasha asks 17.
"Suitable." 17 reclines on the bed.
"Wanna hold Trunks?" Sasha holds the baby out.
"Why?" 17 asks quizzical.
"Because that's the thing that made me see why life was so amazing." Sasha puts Trunks in 17 arms, helping him to cradle the boy.
"Hmmm." 17 looks at the child who grabs his hair.
"Now Trunks… leave Uncle 17's hair alone." Sasha takes Trunks back.
17 smiles. "I can see why you like him so much."
"And I can see you finally started to live." Sasha points to the bathroom. "You need to shower."
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Everyone starts to arrive and with Gohan, Sasha immediately senses Piccolo. Trunks goes to get Sasha from her room.
"Sasha…" Trunks knocks on the door.
No answer. So Trunks opens the door.
Trunks sees the beautiful android doing push-ups. "Are you coming, Sasha?"
"I don't require food now." Sasha says in-between pushups.
"I meant to see me off."
Sasha looks up at Trunks, emptiness in her eyes. "Bye."
"It's true. You can shut off your emotions."
"I am capable of shutting of my human weakness."
Trunks shakes his head. "I thought you wanted to be human."
"… I cannot."
"What do you mean?"
Sasha stands. "Because I cannot handle it."
"Alright, Sasha. I understand. You don't have to see him. But at least give me a hug before I go."
Sasha's eyes tear up. "Thank you, Trunks." Sasha hugs him.
"Goodbye, Sasha. Stay well." Trunks leaves before he cannot.
Sasha shuts off her emotions. It's just too much for her to take. She doesn't want to cry. She doesn't have any more tears left… Sasha lies on the bed, hoping Trunks will find what he is looking for.
****Sasha is an emotional wreck. What will happen when the others show up? Is Piccolo going to be there? ****