Alternate Universe
Disclaimer:: I do not own any of the dragonball/z/gt characters. I also do not own anyone else associated with this story. Geez that sounds weird.
"Ice arrow!"
18's eyes grew wide as she quickly dogged the attack that was aimed at her. The arrow hit a tree and 18 turned to look at Miyu. "What the hell was that?!?! I thought you could only do that flame thing."
Miyu smirked, "I've learned some new techniques since the last time we sparred."
18 slowly brushed away the hair that had fallen in front of her face. "That could have killed me."
Miyu gave a sheepish grin and rubbed the back of her neck, "Heh. . .No it wouldn't have."
18 gave her a look then felt something tugging on her pant leg. She looked down at the little five year old and gave a small smile, "Yes?"
"Are you done yet?"
She looked at Miyu, who just shrugged, then she looked back down at Bardock. "Yeah I think we're done for today." She sat down and let out and exhausted sigh. "So watchya been doin kiddo?"
"Playing." He handed her daisy and smiled, "And I picked this for you."
"Heh." She took it, ignoring the look that Miyu gave her as she sat down in front of them. "Gee. . .thanks Bardock. That was very thoughtful of you."
Bardock looked very pleased with himself. "Put it in your hair aunty 18. It'll be pretty."
"Uh. . ."
"Yeah 18, put it in your hair." Miyu's tone hinted that the idea amused her.
18 pulled her hair back and put the flower threw the golden locks on top of her ear. "How is it?"
"Pretty!!!"
"Heh." She looked at Miyu and scrunched her face up in a way that said ``I don't care what you think``
Miyu sneered and crossed her arms.
18 put her hand on Bardock's head, "So how's your dad been? We haven't seen him in a while."
Miyu smirked, "He's probably afraid of what I might do. I haven't paid him back for the tournament thing yet."
"Tou-? Oh yeah." 18 gave a small laugh. It was so long ago, she had completely forgotten. "You're still mad about that? It was almost a year ago."
"So! Next time I see him, he's going to pay." Miyu had that look in her eye that she got every time she thought about beating Goku into a pulp.
18 laid back and sighed, "It really has been a long time. I know he's got things to do now that he's the emperor of uh. . ." She looked at Bardock, "How do you say it?"
"Rikkimishulea."
18 cleared her throat and looked back up at the sky. "Right. . .Anyways. He should make some kind of time for us.
Miyu glanced down at her, "Don't you drop Bardock off at the palace everyday?"
"Pretty much but. . .Linor always greets us and when I ask her if I can see Goku, she tells me he's busy and cannot be disturbed."
"Hmm. . ." Miyu turned her gaze to the opposite direction and a small portal opened in midair. "Maybe when you drop him off-," she reached into the portal and started moving her arm around as if she was searching for something, "You could sneak into the castle and find Goku by searching for his ki." She suddenly pulled a large book out and the portal closed. "No one will be able to sense that you're there so all you have to do is keep from being seen."
18 sat up and gave her an odd look. "You're devious."
Miyu opened the book, "I know."
". . .What are you reading?"
"This is my spell book. It's how I've been learning my different techniques."
"Oh." 18 got to her feet and sighed. "Well. I think I'll try it Miyu." She looked down at her, "Do you want to come with me?"
"No. He can sense my energy. Besides. . ." She flipped the page over, "I need to learn the perfect spell to use on him when he decides to get his ass out of that castle."
"Heh. . .Alright then. See you later." She started floating upward, "Come on Bardock."
Bardock nodded and the two of them flew off.
"Now Bardock, you can't tell anyone about what me and Miyu were talking about."
Bardock smiled, "Gee aunty 18. I have no idea what you're talking about."
She patted him on the head and smiled.
Not long after that, they landed in front of a gigantic castle. A familiar woman walked out and greeted them.
"Hey Linor."
A man in a suit walked out behind her, "You should not address the empress in such a manner young lady."
"Quiet you!" Linor scolded before picking Bardock up.
18 gave a small chuckle then turned around, "Alright, see you guys later."
"Farwell."
"Bye bye aunty 18!"
18 flew up into the air, slower then usual. After a moment she looked back and saw that Linor and Bardock were no longer outside. ~Here goes nothing~ She turned direction and flew around to the opposite end of the castle. She landed near some shrubbery and stood against the wall. ~Let's see. . .huh?~ She looked up and noticed a balcony about thirty feet over her head. ~It feels like he's around there somewhere~ She floated upward and landed gently on the railing. She hopped onto the balcony and slightly pulled back the curtain that led to the room that she felt Goku's ki in. She peeked inside to make sure he was alone. It seemed that he was. "Goku?" She pulled the curtain back even further and walked into the room, only a few feet away from him.
Goku turned around and looked at her. "18?"
18 stepped back a little. There was something strange about him. "Goku, what's wrong?"
"Nothing, nothing." He folded up some papers on the desk in front of him and put them in a drawer. He turned back around and walked towards her, a crazed look in his eyes.
She started walking back, a sickening feeling overcoming her. "Um, are you ok?" She was stopped when her back hit the wall.
"I've never felt better."
"Heh. Well that's good." She wasn't sure why, but something about him was making her nervous. With each step he took towards her, the cold clammy feeling inside her body intensified. "So uh. . .Where have you been? We haven't seen you in a while."
"I've been making plans." He stopped right in front of her and smirked. "I apologize for being away. But I have a feeling we'll be spending a lot more time together." He put his hand out in front of her. "That is, if you say yes."
18 looked down at his hand. In his palm was a platinum ring with a snake etched into it and a small ruby for an eye. "Um. . .What's that for?"
"I'm starting up my own personal army 18. I want you to be my general, my second in command."
18's eyes widened. That was the last thing she was expecting for him to say. "Why me?"
"I trust you more then anyone in this world 18. So what do you say? All you have to do is put on the ring."
She couldn't think straight. The sick feeling in her body was growing and she didn't know how much longer she could stand it. "Well. . .I don't know. . ."
"Come on 18." He put the ring in her hand. "I need you. Please do this for me."
18 stood there in silence, just looking into his eyes. After a few minutes she sighed and put the ring up to her finger, "Ok Goku. . .For you." She put the ring on.
A maniacal grin spread across his face, "I knew I could count on you." He turned around and walked back to his desk.
18 let out a sigh of relief as the sick feeling left her. ~I think I may have just made a serious mistake. There's something very wrong with him~
He turned back to her as he put something into his pocket. "Let's go 18. Time to build up this army." He grabbed her wrist and pulled her back out onto the balcony. He started flying and let go of her once they were in the air. "Who should we ask first?"
"Uh. . .?" 18 was extremely confused.
"Never mind, I know where we can go."
18 nodded slightly and followed him.
~To be continued~
Disclaimer:: I do not own any of the dragonball/z/gt characters. I also do not own anyone else associated with this story. Geez that sounds weird.
"Ice arrow!"
18's eyes grew wide as she quickly dogged the attack that was aimed at her. The arrow hit a tree and 18 turned to look at Miyu. "What the hell was that?!?! I thought you could only do that flame thing."
Miyu smirked, "I've learned some new techniques since the last time we sparred."
18 slowly brushed away the hair that had fallen in front of her face. "That could have killed me."
Miyu gave a sheepish grin and rubbed the back of her neck, "Heh. . .No it wouldn't have."
18 gave her a look then felt something tugging on her pant leg. She looked down at the little five year old and gave a small smile, "Yes?"
"Are you done yet?"
She looked at Miyu, who just shrugged, then she looked back down at Bardock. "Yeah I think we're done for today." She sat down and let out and exhausted sigh. "So watchya been doin kiddo?"
"Playing." He handed her daisy and smiled, "And I picked this for you."
"Heh." She took it, ignoring the look that Miyu gave her as she sat down in front of them. "Gee. . .thanks Bardock. That was very thoughtful of you."
Bardock looked very pleased with himself. "Put it in your hair aunty 18. It'll be pretty."
"Uh. . ."
"Yeah 18, put it in your hair." Miyu's tone hinted that the idea amused her.
18 pulled her hair back and put the flower threw the golden locks on top of her ear. "How is it?"
"Pretty!!!"
"Heh." She looked at Miyu and scrunched her face up in a way that said ``I don't care what you think``
Miyu sneered and crossed her arms.
18 put her hand on Bardock's head, "So how's your dad been? We haven't seen him in a while."
Miyu smirked, "He's probably afraid of what I might do. I haven't paid him back for the tournament thing yet."
"Tou-? Oh yeah." 18 gave a small laugh. It was so long ago, she had completely forgotten. "You're still mad about that? It was almost a year ago."
"So! Next time I see him, he's going to pay." Miyu had that look in her eye that she got every time she thought about beating Goku into a pulp.
18 laid back and sighed, "It really has been a long time. I know he's got things to do now that he's the emperor of uh. . ." She looked at Bardock, "How do you say it?"
"Rikkimishulea."
18 cleared her throat and looked back up at the sky. "Right. . .Anyways. He should make some kind of time for us.
Miyu glanced down at her, "Don't you drop Bardock off at the palace everyday?"
"Pretty much but. . .Linor always greets us and when I ask her if I can see Goku, she tells me he's busy and cannot be disturbed."
"Hmm. . ." Miyu turned her gaze to the opposite direction and a small portal opened in midair. "Maybe when you drop him off-," she reached into the portal and started moving her arm around as if she was searching for something, "You could sneak into the castle and find Goku by searching for his ki." She suddenly pulled a large book out and the portal closed. "No one will be able to sense that you're there so all you have to do is keep from being seen."
18 sat up and gave her an odd look. "You're devious."
Miyu opened the book, "I know."
". . .What are you reading?"
"This is my spell book. It's how I've been learning my different techniques."
"Oh." 18 got to her feet and sighed. "Well. I think I'll try it Miyu." She looked down at her, "Do you want to come with me?"
"No. He can sense my energy. Besides. . ." She flipped the page over, "I need to learn the perfect spell to use on him when he decides to get his ass out of that castle."
"Heh. . .Alright then. See you later." She started floating upward, "Come on Bardock."
Bardock nodded and the two of them flew off.
"Now Bardock, you can't tell anyone about what me and Miyu were talking about."
Bardock smiled, "Gee aunty 18. I have no idea what you're talking about."
She patted him on the head and smiled.
Not long after that, they landed in front of a gigantic castle. A familiar woman walked out and greeted them.
"Hey Linor."
A man in a suit walked out behind her, "You should not address the empress in such a manner young lady."
"Quiet you!" Linor scolded before picking Bardock up.
18 gave a small chuckle then turned around, "Alright, see you guys later."
"Farwell."
"Bye bye aunty 18!"
18 flew up into the air, slower then usual. After a moment she looked back and saw that Linor and Bardock were no longer outside. ~Here goes nothing~ She turned direction and flew around to the opposite end of the castle. She landed near some shrubbery and stood against the wall. ~Let's see. . .huh?~ She looked up and noticed a balcony about thirty feet over her head. ~It feels like he's around there somewhere~ She floated upward and landed gently on the railing. She hopped onto the balcony and slightly pulled back the curtain that led to the room that she felt Goku's ki in. She peeked inside to make sure he was alone. It seemed that he was. "Goku?" She pulled the curtain back even further and walked into the room, only a few feet away from him.
Goku turned around and looked at her. "18?"
18 stepped back a little. There was something strange about him. "Goku, what's wrong?"
"Nothing, nothing." He folded up some papers on the desk in front of him and put them in a drawer. He turned back around and walked towards her, a crazed look in his eyes.
She started walking back, a sickening feeling overcoming her. "Um, are you ok?" She was stopped when her back hit the wall.
"I've never felt better."
"Heh. Well that's good." She wasn't sure why, but something about him was making her nervous. With each step he took towards her, the cold clammy feeling inside her body intensified. "So uh. . .Where have you been? We haven't seen you in a while."
"I've been making plans." He stopped right in front of her and smirked. "I apologize for being away. But I have a feeling we'll be spending a lot more time together." He put his hand out in front of her. "That is, if you say yes."
18 looked down at his hand. In his palm was a platinum ring with a snake etched into it and a small ruby for an eye. "Um. . .What's that for?"
"I'm starting up my own personal army 18. I want you to be my general, my second in command."
18's eyes widened. That was the last thing she was expecting for him to say. "Why me?"
"I trust you more then anyone in this world 18. So what do you say? All you have to do is put on the ring."
She couldn't think straight. The sick feeling in her body was growing and she didn't know how much longer she could stand it. "Well. . .I don't know. . ."
"Come on 18." He put the ring in her hand. "I need you. Please do this for me."
18 stood there in silence, just looking into his eyes. After a few minutes she sighed and put the ring up to her finger, "Ok Goku. . .For you." She put the ring on.
A maniacal grin spread across his face, "I knew I could count on you." He turned around and walked back to his desk.
18 let out a sigh of relief as the sick feeling left her. ~I think I may have just made a serious mistake. There's something very wrong with him~
He turned back to her as he put something into his pocket. "Let's go 18. Time to build up this army." He grabbed her wrist and pulled her back out onto the balcony. He started flying and let go of her once they were in the air. "Who should we ask first?"
"Uh. . .?" 18 was extremely confused.
"Never mind, I know where we can go."
18 nodded slightly and followed him.
~To be continued~