Descendants, Earth's New Hope
Disclaimer:: I do not own any of the Dragonball/z/gt characters. . .Just so you know. Well actually I only put this here because I have to.
The festivities in the magical city of Slegna had begun. Everywhere, there were people dancing, eating, or just enjoying the company of others. A small group of villagers played tunes, most of which were jolly and exciting.
Goku was currently at one of the many tables of food, stuffing his face. Kara and Vegeta were sitting near him, having a conversation with a married couple.
"Marriage?! Um. . ." Kara gave Vegeta a nervous glance.
He patted her hand under the table, as if trying to tell her to calm her down. "We've only just gotten together."
The woman at the opposite side of the table smiled and looked at her husband. "Aren't they just darling?" He just smiled and nodded.
"Um. . .Would you please excuse us?" Kara got up from her seat, still holding Vegeta's hand.
"Oh course dear."
Vegeta got up from his seat, looking extremely confused but he followed her none the less. "Where are we going?"
Once they were well out of earshot of the couple, Kara looked at him and sighed. "I just couldn't stand their questions anymore."
Vegeta gave a small chuckle, "Oh, ok."
Kara looked around and noticed a bunch of people dancing to a slow song. Their style was a bit different from what she was used to but she knew it was because their culture was very different. "Let's dance."
"Huh? Oh, no we better not."
"Why?"
Vegeta rubbed the back of his neck and sighed. "I'm not a very good dancer."
"Don't be modest, you dance just fine." She started pulling him towards the other people.
"Trust me, I'm terrible."
Kara stopped, grabbed his free hand and placed it on her waist then put her free hand on his shoulder. "Don't lie to me Vegeta." She closed her eyes and rested her head on his shoulder. "You were just fine the last time we danced."
Vegeta's eyes widened, "What do you mean???"
"Back in Tokyo. . .When we went to that bar." She started moving slowly, forcing him to dance along with her.
Vegeta's wide-eyed expression remained in place. "You told me you didn't remember anything from that night."
"I lied. I just didn't remember certain parts. But I remembered dancing with you."
". . .Why didn't you say so?"
"At the time I thought it would be less complicated if I acted like it never happened."
"So did I." He sighed and relaxed a bit as he danced with her.
Meanwhile, a certain mystical beauty made her way to the buffet table. "Hello, remember me?" She put her hand on Goku's shoulder and smiled.
Goku looked up from his plate and blinked a few times. "Tewa?" He swallowed the food in his mouth, nearly chocking in the process. Once he was ok he looked back at her with an embarrassed smile, "Hey Terra."
"I'm glad you remembered me."
"Heh. Who could forget you?" He blushed, "I mean uh-"
Terra chuckled. She took her hand away from his shoulder, "I'm glad I found you. I was starting to get bored around father and his friends."
"Oh, well. . .Why don't you sit down then?"
"I don't know. I kind of want to get out of here. Do you want to go someplace quiet where we can talk?"
Goku got up from his seat, a bewildered look on his face. "Uh. . .sure."
"Great!" Terra grabbed his hand and led him away.
As the song ended, Kara looked over Vegeta's shoulder and saw Terra dragging Goku somewhere. "What's he doing?"
"Huh?"
Kara pointed in Goku's direction and Vegeta turned around. "That's odd. I figured he'd be stuffing his face all night."
"Yeah well. . .Where do you think that Terra girl was bringing him?"
He turned back to face her and smiled. "Don't worry about it."
"Yeah but-"
Vegeta put his finger up to her lips, "It's probably no big deal. Besides, Goku's a big boy, he can take care of himself." He took his hand away and leaned into her. "Sometimes you have to forget about everything else and enjoy the moment."
"You're right." She put her hand on the back of his neck and just as her lips touched his, he was pulled back.
"Hey!" Vegeta turned around and met with Faye's eyes, "Gah!" He put his arm up to his chest and stepped back.
"Hello!" Faye smiled brightly.
Kara looked over Vegeta's shoulder and raised her right eyebrow slightly. "Hey lady, we're kind of in the middle of something." Her facial features made it clear how annoyed she was.
Faye just ignored her and grabbed Vegeta's arm, "You owe me a dance."
"I do!?"
"He does?" Kara put her hands on her hips.
"Come on, just one dance." She started pulling him away.
Kara reached out, "Hey! Wait just a damn min-" She stopped as she felt some one grab her shoulder.
"Don't worry, I'll keep you company."
Kara turned around and saw a tall, muscular, young village man in front of her. "Um. Hello."
"Hey. You're name's Kara, right?"
"Yes."
"Thought so. My father told me about you. He said I should come over here and introduce myself."
"Oh? Who's your father?"
"The all mighty Bota." The sarcasm in his voice was evident.
"Bota's your father?! I didn't even know he had children."
"That's not surprising. He ignores me and my sisters most of the time." He took her hand in his and kissed the back of it. "My name is Lark. That hyperactive girl that just took off with your friend, she's the youngest of my two sisters. Terra is the other, the two of us are twins."
Kara suddenly remembered what had happened only moments ago. She turned around and saw Vegeta and Faye dancing. "If you'll excuse me, I have to go reclaim something." She stepped forward but was stopped once again.
"It is best that you let Faye have her way. Believe me, I know her all too well."
Kara looked at him and sighed. "But. . ."
"Don't worry about it." He put his arm around her, "You haven't really seen much of the village have you?"
"No, not really."
"Then let's take a walk."
"But I really have to-" Lark started walking with his arm still around her. It was obvious that he liked to have things his way as well, so Kara just decided to go with him without any further objection.
*****
"So you're looking for the dragonballs too?" Terra asked. They had wondered far from the festival and were now standing side by side against a tall stone, wall. The wall was a barrier mark that stood between the village and what seemed to be nothing but the sky. Terra had explained that behind the wall there was an invisible shield that kept people from going past it.
Goku rubbed the back of his neck and looked away from Terra. "Yeah." It had never occurred to Goku that both him and the people of the village desired the power that the dragonballs wielded. His eyes grew wide as he felt something. He looked back over at Terra.
She was holding his hand and the side of her head was on his arm. "What is the outside world like?"
He cleared his throat nervously, "Well. . .there are a few things that are the same. We have buildings and such. . .um. . ." He rubbed the back of his neck with his free hand. "We have concrete streets instead of paths, we use big machines as a means of transportation, and um, there's a lot of crime. People in my world aren't as nice as the people here."
Terra's expression saddened at the last remark, but Goku couldn't see it. "You're quick to judge Goku. . .The people here aren't as nice as they seem."
"What do you mean?" He leaned to the side and looked at her. "Terra what's wrong?"
Terra looked down sadly, tears threatening her eyes. "It's nothing."
Goku took his back away from the wall and moved so that he was standing in front of her. "Terra?"
She put her hand up to her forehead for a moment then took it away and looked at him.
"Tell me what's wrong."
"I can't."
"Terra please, you can tell me anything."
She shook her head, "I want to. . .but I can't."
"But-"
"Please don't ask anymore!" She put her hands over her face and slid down the wall until she was sitting on the ground, knees drawn up to her chest.
Goku sat down in front of her and put his hands on her shoulders. "I'm sorry Terra. I promise I won't ask anymore." To his surprise, she suddenly leaned forward and wrapped her arms around him. Goku's shock quickly faded and he put his arms around her as well.
*****
"Faye, I should really go find Kara now."
"Who's Kara?"
"The girl I was with earlier." Vegeta pried Faye's hands off of him and stepped back.
"Oh her. Why do you care so much? It's not like you two are lovers or anything. Right?"
Vegeta blinked a few times in confusion. "No, but she's my girl friend."
"So?" She ran her index finger down the side of his face. "You're not married, so you don't really belong to her."
"Yeah but. . ." Vegeta knocked her hand away as it moved to his chest. "Look Faye, you seem like a nice girl and all but I'm going to go look for Kara now." He turned around and walked away.
Faye clenched her fists at her sides, "Don't you walk away from me!!!"
Vegeta continued walking, not even bothering to look back.
*****
"So you love him?"
"With all my heart." Kara looked up at the night sky thoughtfully. Lark had taken her to the village lake where they sat near the water, admiring the scenery.
"I envy you."
Kara looked at him curiously.
He saw her looking in his direction from the corner of his eye. "I have no one to love."
"Well that's ok, I'm sure you'll find someone."
"I doubt it. No girl would want to deal with my father."
"What do you mean?"
Lark let out a long heavy sigh. "The only way that I can have a companion is if my father approves of her. My father would want to test her and everyone knows how harsh he can be."
Kara put her arm around him, in an attempt to cheer him up. "Don't worry. You're very handsome and from what I can tell, very sweet. When the time is right, you'll have some one to love."
He turned his head and looked at her. "Maybe you're right." He got up and offered her his hand. She took it and he pulled her up. Lark put his other hand on top of hers and smiled. "Vegeta is a lucky man."
Kara blushed. "That's sweet of you to say."
Lark took one of his hands away from hers and held it out in front of her, palm facing up. "I'm serious Kara." A light flashed over his palm then suddenly disappeared, revealing a glowing white rose. He smirked at her shocked expression. "It's a simple trick that Kasal taught me." He handed it to her then leaned in and quickly kissed her on the lips. "I would do anything for a girl like you." He let go of her hand and turned around. "I shall take my leave. . .Goodnight Kara."
Kara watched in awe as he walked away. She continued to stare in that direction even after he was out of sight. ~What the hell?~
"There you are." Vegeta came up from behind her and wrapped his arms around her waist. "Let's get back to the castle, ok? I'm tired and I'd rather not be out here with that girl running amuck."
". . ."
"Kara?"
". . ."
Vegeta turned her around and put his hands on her arms. "Are you ok?"
Kara blinked, "Oh, Vegeta. When did you get here?"
Vegeta raised his brow, "Are you alright?"
Kara put her hand on her forehead and tossed the flower to the side. "Yeah, I guess I'm just tired."
"We should really get you back. I forgot you're energy is going to be low for a while." He put her arm around his neck and picked her up.
"I'll be alright, you don't have to carry me."
"Well I'm going to. I don't need you to pass out and hurt yourself."
Kara sighed and rested the side of her head against his chest. "Ok."
~To be continued~
Disclaimer:: I do not own any of the Dragonball/z/gt characters. . .Just so you know. Well actually I only put this here because I have to.
The festivities in the magical city of Slegna had begun. Everywhere, there were people dancing, eating, or just enjoying the company of others. A small group of villagers played tunes, most of which were jolly and exciting.
Goku was currently at one of the many tables of food, stuffing his face. Kara and Vegeta were sitting near him, having a conversation with a married couple.
"Marriage?! Um. . ." Kara gave Vegeta a nervous glance.
He patted her hand under the table, as if trying to tell her to calm her down. "We've only just gotten together."
The woman at the opposite side of the table smiled and looked at her husband. "Aren't they just darling?" He just smiled and nodded.
"Um. . .Would you please excuse us?" Kara got up from her seat, still holding Vegeta's hand.
"Oh course dear."
Vegeta got up from his seat, looking extremely confused but he followed her none the less. "Where are we going?"
Once they were well out of earshot of the couple, Kara looked at him and sighed. "I just couldn't stand their questions anymore."
Vegeta gave a small chuckle, "Oh, ok."
Kara looked around and noticed a bunch of people dancing to a slow song. Their style was a bit different from what she was used to but she knew it was because their culture was very different. "Let's dance."
"Huh? Oh, no we better not."
"Why?"
Vegeta rubbed the back of his neck and sighed. "I'm not a very good dancer."
"Don't be modest, you dance just fine." She started pulling him towards the other people.
"Trust me, I'm terrible."
Kara stopped, grabbed his free hand and placed it on her waist then put her free hand on his shoulder. "Don't lie to me Vegeta." She closed her eyes and rested her head on his shoulder. "You were just fine the last time we danced."
Vegeta's eyes widened, "What do you mean???"
"Back in Tokyo. . .When we went to that bar." She started moving slowly, forcing him to dance along with her.
Vegeta's wide-eyed expression remained in place. "You told me you didn't remember anything from that night."
"I lied. I just didn't remember certain parts. But I remembered dancing with you."
". . .Why didn't you say so?"
"At the time I thought it would be less complicated if I acted like it never happened."
"So did I." He sighed and relaxed a bit as he danced with her.
Meanwhile, a certain mystical beauty made her way to the buffet table. "Hello, remember me?" She put her hand on Goku's shoulder and smiled.
Goku looked up from his plate and blinked a few times. "Tewa?" He swallowed the food in his mouth, nearly chocking in the process. Once he was ok he looked back at her with an embarrassed smile, "Hey Terra."
"I'm glad you remembered me."
"Heh. Who could forget you?" He blushed, "I mean uh-"
Terra chuckled. She took her hand away from his shoulder, "I'm glad I found you. I was starting to get bored around father and his friends."
"Oh, well. . .Why don't you sit down then?"
"I don't know. I kind of want to get out of here. Do you want to go someplace quiet where we can talk?"
Goku got up from his seat, a bewildered look on his face. "Uh. . .sure."
"Great!" Terra grabbed his hand and led him away.
As the song ended, Kara looked over Vegeta's shoulder and saw Terra dragging Goku somewhere. "What's he doing?"
"Huh?"
Kara pointed in Goku's direction and Vegeta turned around. "That's odd. I figured he'd be stuffing his face all night."
"Yeah well. . .Where do you think that Terra girl was bringing him?"
He turned back to face her and smiled. "Don't worry about it."
"Yeah but-"
Vegeta put his finger up to her lips, "It's probably no big deal. Besides, Goku's a big boy, he can take care of himself." He took his hand away and leaned into her. "Sometimes you have to forget about everything else and enjoy the moment."
"You're right." She put her hand on the back of his neck and just as her lips touched his, he was pulled back.
"Hey!" Vegeta turned around and met with Faye's eyes, "Gah!" He put his arm up to his chest and stepped back.
"Hello!" Faye smiled brightly.
Kara looked over Vegeta's shoulder and raised her right eyebrow slightly. "Hey lady, we're kind of in the middle of something." Her facial features made it clear how annoyed she was.
Faye just ignored her and grabbed Vegeta's arm, "You owe me a dance."
"I do!?"
"He does?" Kara put her hands on her hips.
"Come on, just one dance." She started pulling him away.
Kara reached out, "Hey! Wait just a damn min-" She stopped as she felt some one grab her shoulder.
"Don't worry, I'll keep you company."
Kara turned around and saw a tall, muscular, young village man in front of her. "Um. Hello."
"Hey. You're name's Kara, right?"
"Yes."
"Thought so. My father told me about you. He said I should come over here and introduce myself."
"Oh? Who's your father?"
"The all mighty Bota." The sarcasm in his voice was evident.
"Bota's your father?! I didn't even know he had children."
"That's not surprising. He ignores me and my sisters most of the time." He took her hand in his and kissed the back of it. "My name is Lark. That hyperactive girl that just took off with your friend, she's the youngest of my two sisters. Terra is the other, the two of us are twins."
Kara suddenly remembered what had happened only moments ago. She turned around and saw Vegeta and Faye dancing. "If you'll excuse me, I have to go reclaim something." She stepped forward but was stopped once again.
"It is best that you let Faye have her way. Believe me, I know her all too well."
Kara looked at him and sighed. "But. . ."
"Don't worry about it." He put his arm around her, "You haven't really seen much of the village have you?"
"No, not really."
"Then let's take a walk."
"But I really have to-" Lark started walking with his arm still around her. It was obvious that he liked to have things his way as well, so Kara just decided to go with him without any further objection.
*****
"So you're looking for the dragonballs too?" Terra asked. They had wondered far from the festival and were now standing side by side against a tall stone, wall. The wall was a barrier mark that stood between the village and what seemed to be nothing but the sky. Terra had explained that behind the wall there was an invisible shield that kept people from going past it.
Goku rubbed the back of his neck and looked away from Terra. "Yeah." It had never occurred to Goku that both him and the people of the village desired the power that the dragonballs wielded. His eyes grew wide as he felt something. He looked back over at Terra.
She was holding his hand and the side of her head was on his arm. "What is the outside world like?"
He cleared his throat nervously, "Well. . .there are a few things that are the same. We have buildings and such. . .um. . ." He rubbed the back of his neck with his free hand. "We have concrete streets instead of paths, we use big machines as a means of transportation, and um, there's a lot of crime. People in my world aren't as nice as the people here."
Terra's expression saddened at the last remark, but Goku couldn't see it. "You're quick to judge Goku. . .The people here aren't as nice as they seem."
"What do you mean?" He leaned to the side and looked at her. "Terra what's wrong?"
Terra looked down sadly, tears threatening her eyes. "It's nothing."
Goku took his back away from the wall and moved so that he was standing in front of her. "Terra?"
She put her hand up to her forehead for a moment then took it away and looked at him.
"Tell me what's wrong."
"I can't."
"Terra please, you can tell me anything."
She shook her head, "I want to. . .but I can't."
"But-"
"Please don't ask anymore!" She put her hands over her face and slid down the wall until she was sitting on the ground, knees drawn up to her chest.
Goku sat down in front of her and put his hands on her shoulders. "I'm sorry Terra. I promise I won't ask anymore." To his surprise, she suddenly leaned forward and wrapped her arms around him. Goku's shock quickly faded and he put his arms around her as well.
*****
"Faye, I should really go find Kara now."
"Who's Kara?"
"The girl I was with earlier." Vegeta pried Faye's hands off of him and stepped back.
"Oh her. Why do you care so much? It's not like you two are lovers or anything. Right?"
Vegeta blinked a few times in confusion. "No, but she's my girl friend."
"So?" She ran her index finger down the side of his face. "You're not married, so you don't really belong to her."
"Yeah but. . ." Vegeta knocked her hand away as it moved to his chest. "Look Faye, you seem like a nice girl and all but I'm going to go look for Kara now." He turned around and walked away.
Faye clenched her fists at her sides, "Don't you walk away from me!!!"
Vegeta continued walking, not even bothering to look back.
*****
"So you love him?"
"With all my heart." Kara looked up at the night sky thoughtfully. Lark had taken her to the village lake where they sat near the water, admiring the scenery.
"I envy you."
Kara looked at him curiously.
He saw her looking in his direction from the corner of his eye. "I have no one to love."
"Well that's ok, I'm sure you'll find someone."
"I doubt it. No girl would want to deal with my father."
"What do you mean?"
Lark let out a long heavy sigh. "The only way that I can have a companion is if my father approves of her. My father would want to test her and everyone knows how harsh he can be."
Kara put her arm around him, in an attempt to cheer him up. "Don't worry. You're very handsome and from what I can tell, very sweet. When the time is right, you'll have some one to love."
He turned his head and looked at her. "Maybe you're right." He got up and offered her his hand. She took it and he pulled her up. Lark put his other hand on top of hers and smiled. "Vegeta is a lucky man."
Kara blushed. "That's sweet of you to say."
Lark took one of his hands away from hers and held it out in front of her, palm facing up. "I'm serious Kara." A light flashed over his palm then suddenly disappeared, revealing a glowing white rose. He smirked at her shocked expression. "It's a simple trick that Kasal taught me." He handed it to her then leaned in and quickly kissed her on the lips. "I would do anything for a girl like you." He let go of her hand and turned around. "I shall take my leave. . .Goodnight Kara."
Kara watched in awe as he walked away. She continued to stare in that direction even after he was out of sight. ~What the hell?~
"There you are." Vegeta came up from behind her and wrapped his arms around her waist. "Let's get back to the castle, ok? I'm tired and I'd rather not be out here with that girl running amuck."
". . ."
"Kara?"
". . ."
Vegeta turned her around and put his hands on her arms. "Are you ok?"
Kara blinked, "Oh, Vegeta. When did you get here?"
Vegeta raised his brow, "Are you alright?"
Kara put her hand on her forehead and tossed the flower to the side. "Yeah, I guess I'm just tired."
"We should really get you back. I forgot you're energy is going to be low for a while." He put her arm around his neck and picked her up.
"I'll be alright, you don't have to carry me."
"Well I'm going to. I don't need you to pass out and hurt yourself."
Kara sighed and rested the side of her head against his chest. "Ok."
~To be continued~