Authors : Wild-Melody and Debs-Dragon

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A/N : Nothing really to be said for this one…just read and let us know what you think. Thanks!

Eternal Journey

Chapter 3

By Wild-Melody

The alien ship landed not far from the smoking hulk that was what was left of the other unknown ship. Gohan watched with nagging suspicion as a boarding ramp was lowered from the alien spacecraft and three beings like he had never seen stepped out from the interior of the ship. Their faces were long, it looked like they'd been twisted every which way that was possible and then some. Their bodies seemed far to small to accommodate such large heads.

Gohan stepped out from the protective shielding of the cliff face, trying to get a better look at the strange creatures. "What in the hell are they?" he asked softly. They actually looked like their skin was made of scales and he could just discern what looked like a reptilian tale snaking out from behind the lead alien. He heard guttural sounds, their language perhaps, he wasn't sure. It just sounded like grunts and snarls from this distance. "I need to get closer," He said quietly then turned to look at Goten and Trunks. Trunks still carried the unconscious girl in his arms.

Gohan examined her silently. Her hair was long and matted, blood and debris from the wreckage littered her strangely colored hair, a mixture of black and moonlit silver. What color will her eyes be? Gohan wondered. He had a strange feeling that they too would be exotic just like her hair was. Goten must've noticed the vacant look on his brother's face because he too turned to look at the strange young girl. Trunks looked at the two of them curiously. "What?" the young Half Saiyan Prince cried, fearing he had something on his face.

He quickly plopped the girl into Goten's arms and began wiping at his face. "Do I have something on my face or something?" he asked once he was done scrubbing his face off with his hands.

"Huh?" Goten asked, now looking down at the young girl nestled in his arms. "Where do you suppose she's from?"

"Not from anywhere near here," Gohan answered as his gaze returned to the two ships down below. The three alien figures were just returning to their ship, having apparently found nothing of interest below to keep them on this planet any longer. The boarding ramp withdrew back into the ship and it rose gradually back into the air. With a sudden whoosh it propelled itself into the atmosphere and within mere seconds was gone from sight.

"I wonder what that was all about." Gohan said as he lazily levitated himself up into the air. "We'd better get back home, she looks like she could use some medical attention." Gohan said nodding his head towards the young girl that Goten now carried.

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They had decided to go to Trunks house, Bulma would have the stuff necessary to look after the girl, besides Chi Chi had left to go to the store. Bulma was home, Chi Chi wasn't, and the logical choice was to go to where someone was at home. Bulma greeted them at the door before they'd even landed in the front yard. "Where have you been?!" she fairly screamed before she even had the front door opened. What eve else she might've been ready to say got stuck in her throat as soon as she laid eyes on the little girl. "Who is she?" came out instead.

"We don't know." Gohan answered, stepping past her to go into the house. "She was on the wreckage that was left of that ship I told you about." He moved closer to her, so that only she would be able to hear what he was going to say next. "The ship looked a lot better than…I guess they were her parents, but the ship looked a hell of a lot better then they did." he whispered quietly.

Goten and Trunks stared at them, looking at them suspiciously. "Not nice to whisper," Goten mock scolded at his older brother, even shaking his finger at him. "You know mom tells you not to do that. If you have something to say, say it so that everyone can hear it or don't talk at all."

"Actually little brother, you got that wrong. Mom says that if you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all. Nice try." Gohan corrected and started laughing at the agitated look Goten adopted at that moment.

"Yeah, if you believe that fine!" Goten huffed. "I still liked my version better!"

"Can't a man get any peace around this place?" Vegeta bellowed as he came down the steps from his and Bulma's room upstairs. "Go away, the whole lot of you!" With that said he turned around and stalked out to the Gravity Machine.

"Good riddens!" Bulma exclaimed as she watched him walk out the door, he didn't even turn around or glare at her. "Good for nothing, arrogant…" she trailed off and looked at the deeply interested faces that were now staring at her. "Ahem, yes…well, what do we have here anyhow?" she said as she walked up to Goten and the strange girl.

"She was on the ship!" Trunks blurted out before Gohan could resume this story. "We found her then this big ugly ship came and landed so we went and hid from it. It didn't find us and soon left when it didn't find any body alive on the destroyed ship. So then we brought her here. Can I keep her Mom, huh can I?" Trunks asked, eyeing the girl up like a child would a brand new puppy.

"Trunks, you can't keep another person as a pet." Bulma said, looking down at her son.

"But why?" Trunks asked, looking thoroughly confused. "Dad keeps you as a pet, why can't I keep her as a pet?"

"Your father does NOT keep me as a pet!" Bulma screamed. "I am his wife!" Her face turned a deep cherry red the veins on her neck standing out. Her eyes looked like they were going to bulge right out of her head.

"Oh, ok." Trunks said. "So, can I have a dog then?"

"We'll talk it over later." She turned her attention to Gohan, once in a while stealing a peak at the girl that Goten had laid down on the couch in the living room. "Where is she going to stay?"

"Actually I was really hoping you'd look after her." Gohan said smiling sheepishly. "We don't really have room at our place for her, and I figured you'd have it, plus you'd be able to keep an eye on her condition…" he trailed off as he realized she wasn't even listening to him anymore. "Um, Bulma?" he gently tapped her on the shoulder. She turned far away eyes toward him and dumbly nodded her head. "If that's alright, I'm gonna get going. Videl is suppose to be calling me later, we're suppose to be going out tonight and I have some stuff I have to finish before then." he paused, not quite certain if she had heard him or not.

She absently nodded her head and he turned to look at Goten who was off in the corner with Trunks, the two of them kept glancing towards him and laughing every once in awhile. Ok, what are you two up too? He wondered silently, shrugging his shoulders he turned and walked out the door.

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Goten and Trunks watched as Gohan walked out the door, Trunks returned his attention to the object that Goten held concealed in his hand. It was a small black box with what looked like a glossy picture of a diamond etched into the lid of the box. "What is it?" Trunks asked.

"Oh, just some flashy ring I found in Gohan's room. I think he was going to give it to Videl on their date tonight." Goten answered…room fades to black and suspense music plays…

Not a very nice place to let this chapter end at, is it? Good thing that chapter 3 is already completed, huh? Hope you enjoy as always, and please review! Thanks!!