AN: Well, it's been a long time. A VERY VERY long time. Gomen nasi for
such a delay!!!
I finally broke my writer's block. FINALLY.
Many of you have probably forgotten what happened. So here's a quick recap:
During the Silver Millennium, there is a war breaking out between distant planets. The Queen can't go, so they decide to send the princess. (If you want more details, reread chapter 1.) So the Inners go with Serenity-hime. (Ch.2-3:) They end up crossing through territories recently conquered by the Saiyin empire (which they hadn't known about or they would have avoided). They disguise themselves as girls from Earth before they are captured. They are knocked out and brought to Vegeta-sei. There, they go before our favorite Saiyin prince, and one thing leads to another (this is too long already so I'm shortening this- reread Ch. 3 for more) and Usagi ends up revealing her true identity to save her friends. The inners are taken away to a regular prison cell. Usagi has a private conference with Veggie before being taken to a more heavily guarded cell. Looks at time... to make a long story (ch. 4-5) *very* short, Veggie ends up getting to know Usa not as his enemy but as a friend and maybe more. In the end (ch. 6) he lies to his father and let's her go... where she will unfortunately meet her end at the destruction of the Moon Kingdom. Veggie closes himself up and devotes himself to fighting to avoid being hurt again.
::takes a deep breath:: Reread it if you want more. It isn't *that* long!
And I've already said that Veggie was not reborn. But how was it that he lived so long and didn't die from old age? For the answer, I turn to Einstein and Orson Scott Card's series "Ender's Game":
I was first introduced to this in Orson Scott Card's books: his two main characters left Earth and traveling across space, spending a year or less on the planets, and they lived more than 3000 years. How? Well (let's say they are traveling somewhere 50 light years away), in the space ship, it would seem like a week passed when really 50 years passed to the rest of the universe. But the people in the ship would only age a week. As I found later, this is also part of one of Einstein's theories. So I thought it was quite logically that with all the traveling Veggie did (and he usually didn't stay even a year on the planets he destroyed), he could live pretty long too. And if you disagree, oh well cause I'm the author and *I* say so. :p
"..." is talking, '...' is thought, [...] is AN, (...) is extra info but part of the fic, ... means trailed off, -- means interrupted. Gomen about such a long AN. Onto the fic!
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The bell rang as the door opened to the Capsule Corp. Shop. Bulma looked up from her records; today hadn't been much of a day for customers. A girl with raven hair and another with golden hair in an unusual style entered.
"Welcome to Capsule Corporation," she greeted. "Anything I can do for you?"
"Well yes, actually," said the raven-haired girl. "We need some suggestions."
"See, we have this friend named Ami and we're at a loss for what to give her for her eighteenth birthday," continued the blond. "We wanted it to be something special, since this is a big birthday, but we don't know what. She isn't into shopping or sports too much; she's more of a techie type. Her intelligence is amazing; she can figure out any problem. Computers are her best friends, besides us of course, and she--"
"Pardon me for interrupting," said Bulma. "But I think I can help you. This girl sounds like she is my kindred soul or something. But just curiously, are you referring to Mizuno Ami?"
The girls' eyes widened. "How did you know...?" asked the dark haired girl.
"Actually, she's an employee of mine," explained Bulma. "I have noticed her gift and skill, and she is definitely a pleasure to have working for me."
The girl's eyes bulged. "You- you mean that you are Ms. Briefs?!? THE Ms. Bulma Briefs?!?!"
Bulma smirked. "The one and only." The girls fell over.
The blond jumped up and launched into a string of words. "Wow, I can't believe it! I had no idea we'd get to me *you*. By the way, I'm Usagi and this is Rei; we're Ami's best friends. Ami speaks of no one else! You are her biggest role model. She even claims that the two of you were probably sisters in our past life or something and--"
The raven haired girl, Rei, clamped her hand over Usagi's mouth and gave her a look saying 'You don't know when to stop'. Bulma didn't notice and just smiled.
"So Ami's turning 18? Wow, I'm suddenly feeling ancient. But for a gift . . . Well, the perfect gift I'd chose (if I didn't already have one) is over here." She walked over to a display table and picked up a white capsule. "This little baby holds a house you could only dream of. Here, check out the picture." She handed Usagi a drawing on display behind the capsule. Usagi's eyes bulged.
"You-you can fit... THAT... into a tiny capsule?!"
The picture held a beautiful gleaming white mansion, complete with glimpses of a luxorious interior, marble halls, and a silver main door. Bulma just smirked.
"Hai, it's easy enough."
Usagi's eyes were dreamy. "It's so beautiful! Just what I want my dream house to be!"
Rei's eyes bulged when she noticed the price. She cautiously eased the picture out of Usagi's hands and set it down. "Um... that's a bit out of our price range. Is there anything... um... a bit less expensive?"
"Hmm... how 'bout over here?" said Bulma. She led them to another corner of the store.
"Does she have her wheels yet?" asked Bulma, gesturing to the car display. There were cars of every color, size, and style, from SUVs to convertibles.
"They're very... nice," said Rei reluctantly, noticing that the price was several hundred thousand less, but still high.
"I dunno if I could really see Ami enjoying a car that much, though," said Usagi thoughtfully. "Sure, she'd like it, but we can do better."
"And save our wallets in the process," muttered Rei.
"I know what you mean," said Bulma, not hearing Rei. "I'm lucky to be a mix of beauty and brains, if I may complement myself. It's great to live wild! But I'm not so sure about Ami... Of course, I haven't known her that long, so I'd have to trust your judgment."
"Yeah, Ami's more logical," said Usagi. "Personally, I'd love some wheels, but my parents don't trust me."
Bulma giggled girlishly. "How about . . ."
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This went on for several hours. By the end, Usagi and Bulma seemed to have forgotten about the gift and were chatting like old friends. Rei finally decided on a high-tech laptop with speedy processing, the most up- to-date system, and unlimited memory. It took a dent out of their wallets (and they used all the money the other senshi had contributed), but it wasn't as bad as Rei had first expected.
"Arigato, both of you, for stopping by," called Bulma as they left. "It was nice talking to you. Oh and Usagi, don't forget to send me the name of that shampoo you were talking about. And my IM is 'Bulmasama'."
"Ja Bulma!" called Usagi.
Rei just shook her head at the two of them.
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"So what did you end up getting her?" asked Usagi, as they walked towards the end of CC grounds and back to the city.
"A nice computer."
"She should like that."
"I hope so; it's not like you helped much."
Usagi pouted. "Can't you ever be nice, Rei?"
"Probably not for long."
They passed a small spherical room without glancing at it. It was at the sound of the door creaking open that Usagi looked up.
A spiky haired man with a towel around his shoulders looked back. He was shirtless and shiny with sweat. [ ::drool:: ] Their gazes locked, both confused.
"Come on, Usagi!" Rei said, nudging her to move again. The moment was over. Usagi shook the eerie feeling away as she walked towards the street.
"Who was that guy?" she asked.
"How should I know?" answered Rei, who had barely glanced at him.
"I don't know. But he was familiar . . . too familiar . . ."
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AN: ::wipes away a bead of sweat:: Hard work, that was. Be proud of me! Please review!!!
"Your reviews are the ink for the author's pen." So don't let me run out now that I just got a refill!! Review and make Calli-chan happy!!!
Domo arigato. Until next time, Ja ne!
~Calli-chan
P.S. That lil alert thingy I started is still going on. Email me at Callistostar786@hotmail.com if you want an email alert when I upload.
P.S.S. I'm travelling in July. So this will probably be the first and last update for awhile. Gomen! Enjoy the summer!
I finally broke my writer's block. FINALLY.
Many of you have probably forgotten what happened. So here's a quick recap:
During the Silver Millennium, there is a war breaking out between distant planets. The Queen can't go, so they decide to send the princess. (If you want more details, reread chapter 1.) So the Inners go with Serenity-hime. (Ch.2-3:) They end up crossing through territories recently conquered by the Saiyin empire (which they hadn't known about or they would have avoided). They disguise themselves as girls from Earth before they are captured. They are knocked out and brought to Vegeta-sei. There, they go before our favorite Saiyin prince, and one thing leads to another (this is too long already so I'm shortening this- reread Ch. 3 for more) and Usagi ends up revealing her true identity to save her friends. The inners are taken away to a regular prison cell. Usagi has a private conference with Veggie before being taken to a more heavily guarded cell. Looks at time... to make a long story (ch. 4-5) *very* short, Veggie ends up getting to know Usa not as his enemy but as a friend and maybe more. In the end (ch. 6) he lies to his father and let's her go... where she will unfortunately meet her end at the destruction of the Moon Kingdom. Veggie closes himself up and devotes himself to fighting to avoid being hurt again.
::takes a deep breath:: Reread it if you want more. It isn't *that* long!
And I've already said that Veggie was not reborn. But how was it that he lived so long and didn't die from old age? For the answer, I turn to Einstein and Orson Scott Card's series "Ender's Game":
I was first introduced to this in Orson Scott Card's books: his two main characters left Earth and traveling across space, spending a year or less on the planets, and they lived more than 3000 years. How? Well (let's say they are traveling somewhere 50 light years away), in the space ship, it would seem like a week passed when really 50 years passed to the rest of the universe. But the people in the ship would only age a week. As I found later, this is also part of one of Einstein's theories. So I thought it was quite logically that with all the traveling Veggie did (and he usually didn't stay even a year on the planets he destroyed), he could live pretty long too. And if you disagree, oh well cause I'm the author and *I* say so. :p
"..." is talking, '...' is thought, [...] is AN, (...) is extra info but part of the fic, ... means trailed off, -- means interrupted. Gomen about such a long AN. Onto the fic!
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The bell rang as the door opened to the Capsule Corp. Shop. Bulma looked up from her records; today hadn't been much of a day for customers. A girl with raven hair and another with golden hair in an unusual style entered.
"Welcome to Capsule Corporation," she greeted. "Anything I can do for you?"
"Well yes, actually," said the raven-haired girl. "We need some suggestions."
"See, we have this friend named Ami and we're at a loss for what to give her for her eighteenth birthday," continued the blond. "We wanted it to be something special, since this is a big birthday, but we don't know what. She isn't into shopping or sports too much; she's more of a techie type. Her intelligence is amazing; she can figure out any problem. Computers are her best friends, besides us of course, and she--"
"Pardon me for interrupting," said Bulma. "But I think I can help you. This girl sounds like she is my kindred soul or something. But just curiously, are you referring to Mizuno Ami?"
The girls' eyes widened. "How did you know...?" asked the dark haired girl.
"Actually, she's an employee of mine," explained Bulma. "I have noticed her gift and skill, and she is definitely a pleasure to have working for me."
The girl's eyes bulged. "You- you mean that you are Ms. Briefs?!? THE Ms. Bulma Briefs?!?!"
Bulma smirked. "The one and only." The girls fell over.
The blond jumped up and launched into a string of words. "Wow, I can't believe it! I had no idea we'd get to me *you*. By the way, I'm Usagi and this is Rei; we're Ami's best friends. Ami speaks of no one else! You are her biggest role model. She even claims that the two of you were probably sisters in our past life or something and--"
The raven haired girl, Rei, clamped her hand over Usagi's mouth and gave her a look saying 'You don't know when to stop'. Bulma didn't notice and just smiled.
"So Ami's turning 18? Wow, I'm suddenly feeling ancient. But for a gift . . . Well, the perfect gift I'd chose (if I didn't already have one) is over here." She walked over to a display table and picked up a white capsule. "This little baby holds a house you could only dream of. Here, check out the picture." She handed Usagi a drawing on display behind the capsule. Usagi's eyes bulged.
"You-you can fit... THAT... into a tiny capsule?!"
The picture held a beautiful gleaming white mansion, complete with glimpses of a luxorious interior, marble halls, and a silver main door. Bulma just smirked.
"Hai, it's easy enough."
Usagi's eyes were dreamy. "It's so beautiful! Just what I want my dream house to be!"
Rei's eyes bulged when she noticed the price. She cautiously eased the picture out of Usagi's hands and set it down. "Um... that's a bit out of our price range. Is there anything... um... a bit less expensive?"
"Hmm... how 'bout over here?" said Bulma. She led them to another corner of the store.
"Does she have her wheels yet?" asked Bulma, gesturing to the car display. There were cars of every color, size, and style, from SUVs to convertibles.
"They're very... nice," said Rei reluctantly, noticing that the price was several hundred thousand less, but still high.
"I dunno if I could really see Ami enjoying a car that much, though," said Usagi thoughtfully. "Sure, she'd like it, but we can do better."
"And save our wallets in the process," muttered Rei.
"I know what you mean," said Bulma, not hearing Rei. "I'm lucky to be a mix of beauty and brains, if I may complement myself. It's great to live wild! But I'm not so sure about Ami... Of course, I haven't known her that long, so I'd have to trust your judgment."
"Yeah, Ami's more logical," said Usagi. "Personally, I'd love some wheels, but my parents don't trust me."
Bulma giggled girlishly. "How about . . ."
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This went on for several hours. By the end, Usagi and Bulma seemed to have forgotten about the gift and were chatting like old friends. Rei finally decided on a high-tech laptop with speedy processing, the most up- to-date system, and unlimited memory. It took a dent out of their wallets (and they used all the money the other senshi had contributed), but it wasn't as bad as Rei had first expected.
"Arigato, both of you, for stopping by," called Bulma as they left. "It was nice talking to you. Oh and Usagi, don't forget to send me the name of that shampoo you were talking about. And my IM is 'Bulmasama'."
"Ja Bulma!" called Usagi.
Rei just shook her head at the two of them.
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"So what did you end up getting her?" asked Usagi, as they walked towards the end of CC grounds and back to the city.
"A nice computer."
"She should like that."
"I hope so; it's not like you helped much."
Usagi pouted. "Can't you ever be nice, Rei?"
"Probably not for long."
They passed a small spherical room without glancing at it. It was at the sound of the door creaking open that Usagi looked up.
A spiky haired man with a towel around his shoulders looked back. He was shirtless and shiny with sweat. [ ::drool:: ] Their gazes locked, both confused.
"Come on, Usagi!" Rei said, nudging her to move again. The moment was over. Usagi shook the eerie feeling away as she walked towards the street.
"Who was that guy?" she asked.
"How should I know?" answered Rei, who had barely glanced at him.
"I don't know. But he was familiar . . . too familiar . . ."
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AN: ::wipes away a bead of sweat:: Hard work, that was. Be proud of me! Please review!!!
"Your reviews are the ink for the author's pen." So don't let me run out now that I just got a refill!! Review and make Calli-chan happy!!!
Domo arigato. Until next time, Ja ne!
~Calli-chan
P.S. That lil alert thingy I started is still going on. Email me at Callistostar786@hotmail.com if you want an email alert when I upload.
P.S.S. I'm travelling in July. So this will probably be the first and last update for awhile. Gomen! Enjoy the summer!