Authors Notes: Hi! This is the rewrite of Dimensional Destiny: The Dragonball Z chapters. I found that it wasn't very well written as the other chapters, so I decided to rewrite them. I hope you readers don't mind! Also, people will be out of character at times...We aren't gifted enough to capture their personality perfectly. We apologize.
This is a short chapter.
Disclaimer: We don't own Dragonball Z, Gundam Wing, or Sailor Moon. However, we own Rika, Miryo, Pota and Kenja so no touchy.
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Warning: Contains foul language.
"Blah" Talking
'Blah' Thinking
-Blah- Telepathic Talking
Italics Flashback or Dream
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Dimensional Destiny
Chapter Seven: The Return of a Warrior
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The next day, they were all in a cheery mood. The group headed out to the training area with Krillen and Gohan, and trained with each other in a large group, as Krillen couldn't find a substitute mentor for Miryo. Each improved greatly in flight, and was able to fly properly now.
-I wonder if Trunks is safe,- Miryo spoke to Rika through her thoughts as the four headed back for lunch.
-Aw, wittle Miryo is in love- Rika said in a singsong voice.
-You know I'm not in love!-
-I know, but it's just so easy to make fun of you like this,- Rika gleefully grinned as Miryo fumed. Both boys stared, unaware of the conversation the two were having.
After lunch, the group returned to training. Krillen set Miryo and Kenja up in a match, and Rika and Pota in another. Both boys defeated the girls, and went head on head. Kenja overpowered Pota, and was victorious.
"I wonder if Kenja is the strongest in the group..." Rika wondered out loud.
"I might be, but there's one thing I'm sure of..." A huge smile cracked on Kenja's face. "...Miryo likes Trunks!"
Kenja dashed off as Miryo tore through the air towards him. Krillen and Gohan both raised an eyebrow at the spectacle.
"You see, Miryo is worried about Trunks' safety, and Kenja immediately thinks she likes him, but she doesn't," Rika explained to Gohan and Krillen. "She's just really caring about others."
There were distant screams from a voice that sounded like Kenja's.
"Oy, those two..." Rika started.
"...Never stop fighting," Pota finished.
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A week later, Trunks had still not returned. Miryo was not the only one who was worried about him now. Gohan and Krillen continued visiting regularly to train the quartet, all whom were progressing steadily. From their judgment, Kenja was physically the strongest, Pota was the greatest at defense, Miryo had the most powerful ki blasts, and Rika was the quickest. However, Kenja's ki blasts were not as developed, Pota was slower than the others, Miryo lacked in defense, and Rika's physical strength was weak.
"Thanks for all the training," Rika thanked.
"Thanks for putting up with us," Pota light-heartedly laughed.
"No problem. It's great that we can help to improve your skills, and a good excuse for me to have a break from homework," Gohan beamed.
"Homework? I thought you didn't go to school," Rika pointed out.
"I don't," Gohan's sighed. "I get home-schooled."
"Oh...tough?"
"Yep. I should get going now," Gohan's cheerful expression turned into one of misery as he flew off. "I can hear my mom yelling at me to get my homework done."
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Three days later, there was still no sign of Trunks. The Martial Arts tournament was edging closer, and Bulma was beginning to get very worried for her future son.
"I wish we could travel in time," Miryo sighed at the lunch table. "Then we could help him, or even see if he's okay."
Kenja opened his mouth to remark on Miryo's concern over a friend, but Pota interrupted him.
-Kenja, don't.-
-Oh, alright,- Kenja closed his mouth. 'Stupid telepathic speaking.'
"It's not stupid."
"Huh?" Kenja was shaken out of his thoughts.
"I said, it's not stupid," Pota repeated.
"But...I-I didn't say anything," Kenja said with his eyes wide open, wondering how Pota could've read his mind.
"You said –"
"I didn't say that out loud!" Kenja stared incredulously at his spiky brown-haired friend.
"Yeah, he didn't say anything..." Miryo confirmed. There was an uncomfortable silence.
"That...was creepy," Rika finally broke the silence. The four discussed what happened, and the three then believed that Pota was somehow psychic.
"No way!" Pota protested.
"Yes way! Miryo, think of something," Kenja said to Miryo, as she was sitting across from him.
Miryo concentrated her thoughts on a random topic: Shabadoo pineapples. An inside joke she shared with Rika.
"Uh...Shabadoo pineapples...?" Pota answered after laughing. Rika laughed out loud, as she remembered the joke.
"See? You couldn't have guessed that," Rika said.
"If you want more proof, try guessing what I'm thinking!" Kenja turned to face Pota as he thought vigorously on a subject.
"Um..." Pota stared intensely at Kenja for about ten seconds before answering. "Neon green bikini monkeys that use chainsaws on school children?"
"Ha! He's psychic! There's no way he could've guessed that!" Kenja said with triumph.
Pota was still reluctant to believe he had such powers, so he and Kenja began a heated debate. It ended with Pota accepting the fact that he was indeed psychic, and they played around with his new 'power', just for kicks. Soon, Pota became familiar with reading minds and only took a few seconds to pick up other people's thoughts.
"Well, this is interesting. I wake up one day and become a psychic," Pota commented with a smile.
"I wish I could read minds," Kenja said, with a hint of envy.
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The next morning, they woke up to good news.
"Trunks!" The four teens shrieked with joy as they saw the purple-haired teen.
"Hey, I didn't know I was so popular here," Trunks joked as he greeted the quartet.
"Yeah, especially with – ow!" Miryo elbowed Kenja innocently, rendering him unable to continue.
"Come on, it's time for breakfast and whoa!" Bulma stared at the four teens, already aware of Trunks' arrival. "I really need to take you guys out for some new clothes!"
"Uh oh." The four all dreaded shopping. The clothing they first wore when they arrived in Gohan's world had completely been ruined after all the training they went through. Ever since then, the four had been borrowing old clothes from Trunks and Bulma. And Trunks' and Bulma's clothing had started to ruin as well as the quartet progressed with their training.
"Right after training," Bulma said firmly as she walked away.
Trunks relayed the story of the defeat of the androids and Cell in his time, and the quartet was excited and happy for him. His future timeline was no longer endangered by the three threats.
Gohan and Krillen arrived shortly after, and were pleased with Trunks' victory and safety. After chatting awhile, they split into their three groups to resume their one on one (in Krillen's case, two on one) training.
-TRUNKS!- Kenja yelled as Pota dragged him away. Miryo was looking stressed again, and Rika stifled her giggles. Gohan, Krillen and Trunks looked around puzzled, as they were unaware of the quartet's telepathic link.
The events happened for another week. Kenja would make subtle comments about Miryo and Trunks, or scream his name telepathically. Pota would try to stop Kenja, but could not block out his telepathic comments. Miryo was irritated beyond belief whenever she was around Kenja for making up false things about her feelings towards Trunks, and actually beat him once while sparring. Rika was the bystander, and watched in amusement every time the two argued, resisting the urge to laugh.
At the end of the week, and the nearing of the tournament, Kenja stopped picking on Miryo and focused on his training. The four became closer to Krillen, Trunks, Gohan and Bulma, and learned more of their version of Earth. Bulma had kindly went out and bought several sets of new clothing for the four, and Vegeta began to get used to seeing the four 'brats' around Capsule Corp., but ignored them most of the time.
One particular day while Miryo and Trunks were resting, Miryo decided to voice a question that she had wanted to ask him for a while.
"Trunks, are you going to stay from now on?" Miryo inquired.
"I guess...I have nowhere else to go..."
"What do you mean?"
"All my friends and family are dead in my timeline. I'm happier here, and have somewhere to belong, so I thought I might as well stay. For a little while, at least," Trunks explained.
"Oh..."
"I can't stay too long, it'll be weird when my baby self grows up," Trunks commented with a laugh. "Two of me."
"Ah...let's continue training," Miryo said as she stood up.
Much later, she had a chat with Rika.
"So he said he'd leave once his baby self grows up?" Rika repeated Miryo's words in a question. "Aw, that's too bad...he's a good friend, and he's got pretty much nothing to go back for..."
"Yeah..." Miryo nodded.
Rika looked around and switched to telepathy as she repeated a question she asked Miryo two weeks before. -Miryo, do you like him?-
-Seriously Rika, has Kenja convinced you to think this? I don't,- Miryo said, irritated.
-Nah, it's my own thoughts.-
-Well, I don't like anyone. I just miss some people back at the orphanage.-
-Aw, it's okay Ryo. We'll find a way back...-
-But do we really want to go back? It feels so much happier here, since we're not treated like crap,- Miryo said.
Unknown to the girls, Pota was using his psychic powers to eavesdrop on them.
-What are they saying?- Kenja asked impatiently.
-Shut up, it's hard to try and read minds with a freaking door in your way,- Pota replied, scowling. -She's saying that she doesn't like Trunks, and how much happier we seem here since we aren't treated like crap.-
Pota stopped listening as he felt a headache pounding at his head. He opened his eyes. -Ugh, I'm getting a headache...-
-Aw, and it was just starting to get interesting.-
Pota felt his headache fading as he rested his psychic powers. -That's it for today. I'm going to sleep.-