Dell was floating in a black, endless void. Around her, were dark, evil, yet somehow familiar shapes that twisted and writhed in the inky darkness. She felt a shudder run through her as she watched the shapes thrash and contort in an endless dance of chaos and disorder. Dell's heart beat wildly in terror as the shapes brushed by her, but yet they calmed her at the same time.

"Hello? Anyone there?" she asked the void and then listened to her voice echo through the dark abyss, "God, where am I?"

Then, she saw a bright light forming in the darkness. It was outlining something. Dell squinted her eyes against the sudden light and tried to peer into it to see what it contained. The form was that of a man, with a spiky head of hair and baggy clothes. Dell could not tell much else about him as the light was blinding her too much. She suddenly felt a force drawing her through the dark and to the shining man. She opened her mouth to scream in fear as she rushed at the man.

Then, the light and the terror coursing through her were too much and she fainted.

Dell groaned as she opened her eyes. The light was bright, much too bright. She licked parched lips and looked around. The man from the abyss was holding her to his chest and… flying? Dell looked down. Sure enough, they were far above the ground. My God, this isn't possible… Dell thought to herself, amazed as the forest below zipped by at a speed that was staggering to her mind.

"Oh! You're awake! Hold on, I'll get you to Bulma. She'll know what to do," the man holding her said with a friendly smile.

Dell tried to lift a hand and speak to protest but she couldn't. She was too weak. Shit… I feel like something's drained all my energy. I feel like… I feel like I'm going to die…

"You're in pretty bad shape. What happened to you? Oh, never mind. Don't talk. Save your strength. Kuso! I wish I had a senzu bean on me! Of all the days!" the man growled to himself.

"Wh-wh-who…" Dell managed to choke out but her question ended in a pain-raking coughing fit.

"Who am I? Why I'm Son Goku!" the man said with a big grin. Then his face turned serious again and looked ahead.

Dell sighed and relaxed. She didn't know why, but she felt that this man was a nice guy. Besides, she was in the air and it was a long drop to the ground. There wasn't much she could do except sit back and enjoy the ride.

"Is she gonna be okay Bulma?" Goku asked worriedly as he peered into the healing tank.

"Once again, she's gonna be just fine Goku. Don't worry so. My modified version of the Saiyan healing tank will fix her up in no time," Bulma answered proudly.

"I know this is stupid of me to ask but have you used this on anyone else?" he asked.

Bulma winced slightly, "Well… no… but it'll work! And if it doesn't, it won't hurt her." Bulma hurried to change the subject, "Where did you find her anyway?"

"In a field, close to the area I usually train with Gohan and Goten."

"Do you know how she was hurt?"

"No. I just found her, sprawled face down in the grass. Once I realized I didn't have any senzu beans, I picked her up and hurried her over here as quick as I could."

"Why didn't you take her to a public hospital?"

"I dunno." Goku shrugged. "It just seemed like a better idea to bring her here."

"Well, she won't come around for another fifteen to twenty minutes. Want to go get some lunch?"

Goku grinned his famous Son Grin. "Sure!"

The two friends walked out of the room, leaving the unknown girl behind to recuperate.

Dell found her way back to consciousness with little help. She felt refreshed and reborn, as if she had just awakened from a long, uninterrupted sleep. Dell held up her hands in front of her face and then realized she was immersed in a liquid of some kind. She also had some kind of breathing apparatus attached over her nose and mouth so she would not drown.

Dell's first instinct was to remove the mask but she quickly dispelled that urge. Dell reached her hands forward and they came into contact with the side of the tank. She pushed a little but it didn't budge. Then, she heard a whirring noise echo through the liquid and the tank was drained. Dell pulled the mask off her face and took a deep breath of clean, unrecycled air.

She climbed out of the tank and noticed a towel hanging nearby. Dell blushed slightly as she realized she had been stripped down and put in a hospital type gown. She grabbed it and rubbed off the excess liquid. Then, she found her clothes folded nicely. She quickly dressed in them and run a hand through her short hair.

Dell turned and came face to face with a mirror. She gasped involuntarily as she saw her reflection. She looked worse then before. Her skin clung to her bones and she looked… dead and drained. "My God… I look like shit…" Dell whispered to herself as she gazed in the mirror.

"You're up!" the man's cheerful voice came from behind her. Dell turned and saw the black, spiky-haired man standing with a woman with tealish colored hair.

"Ummm… hi… ummm…" Dell struggled to remember the man's name, "Son?"

"No, no. That's my last name. Call me Goku," he said with the grin he seemed to favor.

"Oh… okay… where am I?" Dell asked in a small voice.

"You're in the medical wing of Capsule Corporations," the woman answered, holding out a hand, "I'm Bulma Briefs. Welcome."

Dell shook Bulma's hand, "Eh… Capsule Corporations? What's that?"

Bulma sweatdropped, "You've never heard of our company?"

Dell stared at the giant bead of sweat rolling down the side of Bulma's face in amazement. What the hell? "No… never…"

"We make capsules and computer technology."

"Capsules?" Dell was puzzled.

"Yeah, capsules. C'mon! You've gotta know what capsules are!" Dell couldn't help but feel very stupid as she shrugged. "Ummm… lemme see…" Goku reached into a pocket and pulled out a little tube-shaped object.

That looks a lot like a tampon… Dell thought to herself. "What's it do?"

This time both Bulma and Goku sweatdropped. "How can you not know anything about capsules?" Bulma exclaimed. "They've been around for years! They're an integrated part of our society! Everyone uses them!"

"I don't get out much…" Dell answered apologetically. The two face-faulted.

"I can't believe this…" Bulma sighed into her hand after she recovered.

"Well, watch." Goku pushed in the top of the capsule and in a poof of smoke a bike-type vehicle appeared before them.

"Christ…" Dell looked at the motorbike in amazement. "How the hell… but that's… like… wow…"

"Eh… " Goku decided to switch the subject as the girl in front of him was obviously having trouble coming to an understanding with the idea of capsules. "You hungry?"

"Actually…" Dell put a hand on her stomach and it growled almost on queue.

Goku's growled back in answer. "Heh heh heh!" Goku put a hand behind his head and laughed. "I guess we're both hungry!" Dell laughed along with him.

"But you just ate!" Bulma exclaimed. Goku's stomach growled again, but this time louder. The scientist sighed and trudged out of the room. "I'll guess go get the 'bots to serve up another meal..."

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Arigato everyone for the good things you said about my first chap! That's the kinda stuff I wanna hear and I get happy when I do hear it! *grins widely*

Well, onto this one! Good? Bad? How will I know if you people don't tell me? I know! I will use my physic abilities! Muwhaha! *gets odd looks* What? What?!?

ST (Spontaneous Tidbit): You! You've lost your right to procreate! Out of the gene pool! Now!

You know you're not going to come out of the bathroom for a while when… you open the door and see Frieza standing arm-in-arm with Tinky Winky and grinning broadly.