Chapter Eight: The Mysterious Man
"Adrienne…"
"What…?" Adrienne opened her eyes and looked around in confusion at the dark place. It was very unfamiliar.
"Adrienne…!"
"Who are you…?" Adrienne seemed to be very tired. She stood up, her legs wobbling.
"I still need my revenge…"
"What are you talking about…?" Adrienne began to walk forward.
"Your father owes me his life for the death of another!"
"My Dad doesn't owe you *anything*!" Adrienne yelled. There was laughter and Adrienne went Super Saiyan to make her feel safer without all of the darkness around her. Her hair stuck up like Vegeta's and a few bangs dangled in front of her face.
"Adrienne…. I'm coming for you….!"
*~*~*
"Adrienne! Adrienne!" Somebody was shaking her. She opened her eyes to see Goten and threw her arms around his neck. "Whoa!" Goten lost his balance and was knocked off the bed. He prayed Vegeta wouldn't come into the room and looked at Adrienne to see if she was all right. She was breathing heavily and she was pale. He embraced her in his arms. "Hey, it's okay, it's okay! It was just a dream!"
Adrienne finally calmed her breath and relaxed as she felt the safe feeling with Goten's arms around her. She swallowed. "Who was that man?"
"What man?"
"The man in my dream," Adrienne said. "I've never seen him before!"
Adrienne stared at the ground. "What is it?"
"My Dad has a few questions to answer…" Adrienne said.
*~*~*
"The woman in this locket isn't me, is it?" Vegeta looked at Goten, who shrugged, then looked back at Adrienne.
"Adrienne, what all do you remember about your past?" Vegeta asked. Adrienne thought about her father's question for a minute.
"I remember you, Mom, Trunks, Goten, his parents, Gohan, Videl, Pan, Krillin, Eighteen, and Marron, Yamcha, Puar, Oolong, Grandma, Grandpa, Piccolo, all of my friends, and Chloe." Adrienne said. "Tell me if I missed anybody." Adrienne spotted the flowers Goten had given her on the table. "And a field of flowers…" Goten noticed her gaze. "And a grave!" Adrienne exclaimed. "Somebody was holding my hand-"
"Adrienne, I'm sorry I didn't tell you sooner," Vegeta said. "But the woman in that locket is your mother."
Adrienne stared. "So I was adopted?"
"Adrienne-"
"NO!" Adrienne ran from the room and up the stairs. Vegeta sighed and looked at Goten.
"…what!? I didn't tell her!"
*~*~*
Adrienne sat on a rock surrounded by a field of daffodils, staring down at the flowers. She had known Bulma wasn't her real mother for a long time, but she wasn't willing to accept the fact. She had forced herself to believe it was a lie. She looked up at the sky in time to see a green colored bird fly by.
She jumped up into the sky and reappeared in the place where her mother had died. She looked over the plains, wondering how much she had suffered. Adrienne was standing so still she could feel the planet move. "Adrienne…"
Adrienne closed her eyes and there was a flash of white light. She opened her eyes to find she was standing in what seemed to be endless space. She looked around. "I'm here… now what do you want?"
"Good! You got my message." A man with black spiked hair appeared. He wore a light gray long-sleeved shirt that was tucked into his khaki pants. He wore casual/dress shoes like the ones Gohan wore to school.
"Tell me who you are." Adrienne ordered. The man nodded.
"Very well. My name is Aaron."
"Any background info?" Adrienne asked warily.
"No."
"Oh, now I know I can *really* trust you." Adrienne rolled her eyes. "So what do you have against my father- Vegeta?"
"He-" Aaron stopped in his tracks. "Forget it. What do YOU have against him?"
Adrienne shook her head. "You didn't tell me…!"
"Of course." Aaron sighed. "So… do you want to kill him for what he did to you?"
Adrienne went into a flashback.
*~*~*
""Where's my mother?" Adrienne asked Ron.
"Your father killed her," Ron explained. "Remember?" Adrienne went into a flashback.
*~*~*
Adrienne found herself in the memory of a field of marigolds. She looked up to see a woman: her mother. She looked at Adrienne and smiled. "Adrienne…"
"HA!!!!!!!" A man shot a blast at her mom and she fell to the ground.
"Mom!" Adrienne ran forward and dropped to her knees at her mother's side.
*~*~*
Adrienne came out of her flashback and growled. "Yes!"
"Then why did you ask?"
"Just leave me alone!" Adrienne yelled. Ron nodded.
"Alright."
*~*~*
Adrienne came out of her flashback and closed her eyes. "*Yes*."
"So are you with me?" Aaron asked, holding out his hand.
"What?"
"Do you want to help me get revenge on Vegeta?" Adrienne glanced at the ground and tears started filling her eyes. She quickly swallowed and they disappeared.
"*No*!"
"What?" Aaron drew his hand back.
"As much as I would like to kill him," Adrienne explained. "It would hurt Trunks far too much. And Ron was liar, anyway…"
"And Trunks is…?"
"My…" Adrienne paused. "Brother."
"I see." Aaron nodded. "Well, I'm afraid that I need to use you for my revenge."
"What!?" Aaron smiled.
"Don't be so surprised," Aaron said. "How do you think I'm talking to you now? Through your *mind*! I can enter people's minds and control them!"
"You can't do this!"
"I'm in your mind, now," Aaron told her. "Face it, Adrienne. There's no way to stop me!"
"No…" Adrienne fell to her knees. "Vegeta…!"
"He can't hear you!" Aaron exclaimed. "Are you stupid or something? Oh, wait! You *are*Vegeta's little girl!"
"Shut up!" Adrienne yelled.
"Why don't you? I'm going to bat your father around a while, and then kill off his precious child- *you*!" Aaron started laughing evilly and held out his hand. It started glowing red, performing some sort of mind trick. Adrienne swayed.
"Goten…" Adrienne fell forward and hit the ground with a thud.
"Adrienne…"
"What…?" Adrienne opened her eyes and looked around in confusion at the dark place. It was very unfamiliar.
"Adrienne…!"
"Who are you…?" Adrienne seemed to be very tired. She stood up, her legs wobbling.
"I still need my revenge…"
"What are you talking about…?" Adrienne began to walk forward.
"Your father owes me his life for the death of another!"
"My Dad doesn't owe you *anything*!" Adrienne yelled. There was laughter and Adrienne went Super Saiyan to make her feel safer without all of the darkness around her. Her hair stuck up like Vegeta's and a few bangs dangled in front of her face.
"Adrienne…. I'm coming for you….!"
*~*~*
"Adrienne! Adrienne!" Somebody was shaking her. She opened her eyes to see Goten and threw her arms around his neck. "Whoa!" Goten lost his balance and was knocked off the bed. He prayed Vegeta wouldn't come into the room and looked at Adrienne to see if she was all right. She was breathing heavily and she was pale. He embraced her in his arms. "Hey, it's okay, it's okay! It was just a dream!"
Adrienne finally calmed her breath and relaxed as she felt the safe feeling with Goten's arms around her. She swallowed. "Who was that man?"
"What man?"
"The man in my dream," Adrienne said. "I've never seen him before!"
Adrienne stared at the ground. "What is it?"
"My Dad has a few questions to answer…" Adrienne said.
*~*~*
"The woman in this locket isn't me, is it?" Vegeta looked at Goten, who shrugged, then looked back at Adrienne.
"Adrienne, what all do you remember about your past?" Vegeta asked. Adrienne thought about her father's question for a minute.
"I remember you, Mom, Trunks, Goten, his parents, Gohan, Videl, Pan, Krillin, Eighteen, and Marron, Yamcha, Puar, Oolong, Grandma, Grandpa, Piccolo, all of my friends, and Chloe." Adrienne said. "Tell me if I missed anybody." Adrienne spotted the flowers Goten had given her on the table. "And a field of flowers…" Goten noticed her gaze. "And a grave!" Adrienne exclaimed. "Somebody was holding my hand-"
"Adrienne, I'm sorry I didn't tell you sooner," Vegeta said. "But the woman in that locket is your mother."
Adrienne stared. "So I was adopted?"
"Adrienne-"
"NO!" Adrienne ran from the room and up the stairs. Vegeta sighed and looked at Goten.
"…what!? I didn't tell her!"
*~*~*
Adrienne sat on a rock surrounded by a field of daffodils, staring down at the flowers. She had known Bulma wasn't her real mother for a long time, but she wasn't willing to accept the fact. She had forced herself to believe it was a lie. She looked up at the sky in time to see a green colored bird fly by.
She jumped up into the sky and reappeared in the place where her mother had died. She looked over the plains, wondering how much she had suffered. Adrienne was standing so still she could feel the planet move. "Adrienne…"
Adrienne closed her eyes and there was a flash of white light. She opened her eyes to find she was standing in what seemed to be endless space. She looked around. "I'm here… now what do you want?"
"Good! You got my message." A man with black spiked hair appeared. He wore a light gray long-sleeved shirt that was tucked into his khaki pants. He wore casual/dress shoes like the ones Gohan wore to school.
"Tell me who you are." Adrienne ordered. The man nodded.
"Very well. My name is Aaron."
"Any background info?" Adrienne asked warily.
"No."
"Oh, now I know I can *really* trust you." Adrienne rolled her eyes. "So what do you have against my father- Vegeta?"
"He-" Aaron stopped in his tracks. "Forget it. What do YOU have against him?"
Adrienne shook her head. "You didn't tell me…!"
"Of course." Aaron sighed. "So… do you want to kill him for what he did to you?"
Adrienne went into a flashback.
*~*~*
""Where's my mother?" Adrienne asked Ron.
"Your father killed her," Ron explained. "Remember?" Adrienne went into a flashback.
*~*~*
Adrienne found herself in the memory of a field of marigolds. She looked up to see a woman: her mother. She looked at Adrienne and smiled. "Adrienne…"
"HA!!!!!!!" A man shot a blast at her mom and she fell to the ground.
"Mom!" Adrienne ran forward and dropped to her knees at her mother's side.
*~*~*
Adrienne came out of her flashback and growled. "Yes!"
"Then why did you ask?"
"Just leave me alone!" Adrienne yelled. Ron nodded.
"Alright."
*~*~*
Adrienne came out of her flashback and closed her eyes. "*Yes*."
"So are you with me?" Aaron asked, holding out his hand.
"What?"
"Do you want to help me get revenge on Vegeta?" Adrienne glanced at the ground and tears started filling her eyes. She quickly swallowed and they disappeared.
"*No*!"
"What?" Aaron drew his hand back.
"As much as I would like to kill him," Adrienne explained. "It would hurt Trunks far too much. And Ron was liar, anyway…"
"And Trunks is…?"
"My…" Adrienne paused. "Brother."
"I see." Aaron nodded. "Well, I'm afraid that I need to use you for my revenge."
"What!?" Aaron smiled.
"Don't be so surprised," Aaron said. "How do you think I'm talking to you now? Through your *mind*! I can enter people's minds and control them!"
"You can't do this!"
"I'm in your mind, now," Aaron told her. "Face it, Adrienne. There's no way to stop me!"
"No…" Adrienne fell to her knees. "Vegeta…!"
"He can't hear you!" Aaron exclaimed. "Are you stupid or something? Oh, wait! You *are*Vegeta's little girl!"
"Shut up!" Adrienne yelled.
"Why don't you? I'm going to bat your father around a while, and then kill off his precious child- *you*!" Aaron started laughing evilly and held out his hand. It started glowing red, performing some sort of mind trick. Adrienne swayed.
"Goten…" Adrienne fell forward and hit the ground with a thud.