Even Dragons Cry
I still remember the day clearly. Well, more like night actually. I was 10 and living with my sister Katherine. God I loved her, still do actually. She had taken care of me after my mother died when I was 2. I don't remember my mother at all, but Kat used to tell me I was just like her.
It was about 5:00pm. The sun was setting in the city. I was 10 and my sister was 17. We lived in the worst part of Cinnatown. It was run down and scary, but Kat always made it seem cheery. Our apartment was getting darker now so Kat lit a few candles while I munched eagerly on a Tuna sandwich. She knew I loved those; she always did nice things like that for me. Just like when she bought me my hover board, she knew I had wanted one, and despite our money troubles, she bought it for me, it made me so happy. She smiled at me with her large emerald eyes, tossing a few strands of her dirty blonde hair aside. I never resembled her that much, but you could always tell we were sisters. She sat across from me at our lop-sided table. She said she wasn't hungry, so she just watched the sun set instead. She seemed a little sad, so I asked what was wrong. She smiled brightly at me and said, "Allie-babe, don't worry about me, I'm fine." I couldn't help but smile. She always called me cute names to help cheer me up or make me laugh, my favorite was Allie-babe.
I always felt safe around her. She protected me from anything that could harm my innocence. But I wasn't totally ignorant, I could tell she got worried from time to time, and that scared me because when she I was worried, I knew something was wrong.
I finished my sandwich and she looked back at me and smiled, "Want to go read? We're at the best part you know!" She stood up and I followed her eagerly. We were reading Tuck Everlasting together. She always made sure that I read and studied for school. Now that I think about it, we never did actually finish that book…
She sat in the old bed in her room, a tattered look to the sheets. I jumped onto it, cuddling close to her. She started reading and I listened. I loved her voice, it was so smooth. About an hour or so later she shut the book and smiled, deciding we could finish it tomorrow. She flipped on the small TV and we started to watch cartoons, to my surprise. I knew she didn't like them, but she kept a smile throughout them, constantly looking at me tenderly.
A few hours had gone by and I felt my limbs and eyes grow heavy with sleep. The tiny 2-bedroom apartment had grown dark by now, the stars and moon shining into it. Kat helped me to bed and tucked me in, whispering softly in my ear "I love you Allie-babe, I always will". With that, she kissed my forehead lightly and walked out, shutting the door softly. I closed my eyes and slowly drifted off to sleep, not knowing it was the last time I'd ever sleep in my bed again.
A few hours later I woke with a start. My heart was pounding in my chest and I felt an overwhelming sense of fear through my body. I trembled as I sat up wearing my large gray shirt and light blue shorts. Thoughts flowed through my brain. Why was I feeling this way? What the hell was happening to me? I quickly and instinctively grabbed the capsule next to me that held my hover board. I don't know why I did it; I was just so completely petrified. I heard the soft creak of the front door and my eyes darted towards my own door, listening carefully, knowing that it wasn't Kat. I made out pairs of footsteps, guessing there were about 5 or 6 people. They made very little noise as they crept past my room and towards Kat's. I clutched my chest as I slowly stood; now hearing muffled talking. I crept out of my room and walked to my sister's, noticing the open door, seeing that she was still asleep. I looked in, staying quiet and saw 5 very large men wearing the same outfits, and one short man. He had purple skin and grayish hair with dark black streaks down the center. He was dressed very well, almost looked like royalty. I felt coldness from them as I watched them circle Kat's bed. The next thing I noticed was a long sword. My heart pounded in my ears now as I watched helplessly as the killed my sister. I saw the scarlet liquid pour from her body. She hadn't opened her eyes at all.
As I slowly backed up, my eyes widen, still disbelieving, I could feel the innocence I once held being torn away from me. My eyes blurred as I backed up, running towards the fire escape in my room. I assume they heard me because they started after me. Tears poured down my cheeks as I reached the bottom, clutching my capsule. I tripped suddenly, hitting the cold ground. The fierce reality that my sister, the only thing that I actually loved and devoted all my heart to, was gone. The men had surrounded me by now, the cruel and evil faces watching above me. My head raced as memories of my sister came flooding back to me. I sat on the ground, bawling, the men watching, smirking evilly. I knew they were going to kill me and I didn't care, I truly didn't. I had lost the only thing that I had held dear, and I snapped. I got to my knees and let it out; a scream soared from my body and escaped my mouth. I felt a surge of power flow through me like nothing I had ever experienced before. My hair was now gold and in a braid, power coursing through my veins.
I looked up, still in quite a shock, and saw who seemed to be the leader looking at me. He was the man with the purple skin from before, and he looked extremely pissed. He held the sword up high, gripping it tightly. And as he was about to slice it through me, I disappeared.
As I reappeared, I quickly jumped up, looking around. My hair was back to normal and the power from before was gone. My eyes quickly darted around. Before me was a large white room. It had a very clean look to it with marble tiles and white pillars in it. It was totally empty, except for a person standing nearby. Except he wasn't human. He had purple skin like the guy from before, but white hair this time and no black streaks. His clothing looked more refined and he looked very calm and tranquil. I got a very soothing energy from him, and felt very relaxed, although still in quite a shock.
He stepped forth and bowed, speaking softly, "Greetings, Alix. I am the Supreme Kai". I immediately sat back down again. This was WAY too much for a 10 year old to handle in one night!
Nothing was making sense. Why the hell was I here? What had just happened? I dropped my capsule, holding my throbbing head and fell over, blacking out. The next thing I knew I was laying in a very soft white bed with a layer of blankets covering my small body. My large brown eyes blurred as I opened them slowly, looking around the large room. I saw the same pillars from the other room, except now they were trimmed in gold. The floor was marble and tiled and there was a large ivory-looking fountain in the middle of the room. There were a few flowering plants along the wall, emitting magnificent colors, none looking at all familiar.
I felt a hand on my shoulder and jumped up, turning around quickly. I saw him again, the man from before I blacked out. I tried to remember his name as he smiled. I gradually gained the thoughts from before back and remembered who he was. I stammered slightly as I tried to get an apology out, although my mouth had a mind of its own. "Where am I?!" I heard myself shout. He sighed, looking at me. "At my home. For now at least." He motioned for me to sit, "You deserve an explanation, so I shall give it to you." He sat on the edge of the bed. I was still in my clothes from before. He held my small hand tenderly. I felt safe now as he began the story…
~Once upon a time, there was a race of people known as the Dragon Saiyans. They had very strong powers and lived on a planet called Krystel, next to the normal Saiyans. They lived in peace, ruled by the very kind royal family of the Esrans. Until one day, the neighboring Saiyan planet became very jealous of their extreme peace and power, so they started to kill the Dragon Saiyans. The Esrans tried to stop them, but to no prevail. So fearing the total annihilation of their people, the Esrans escaped with many others to the planet Earth. Their hope was to protect the people of Earth with their power, and still live in peace with those on Earth, but the now infuriated Saiyans had other plans…they selfishly made a deal with the Supreme Kai of Darkness to destroy the Dragon Saiyans. He eagerly agreed and came to Earth with his strongest minions. Because their power was that of pure evil, darkness and hatred, it overpowered the Dragon Saiyans mainly because the Dragon Saiyans are of peaceful nature, and was not prepared for such an attack. They were hunted until only one generation was left. The 2 parents were Kirsten and Donovan and the children were Katherine and Alix. He killed the 2 parents, and just tonight, one daughter…~
He slowly looked up at me now, a look of total and complete wonder fixed on my face. Things started to piece together; conversations, certain dreams, even my necklace. I couldn't help it; tears poured down my cheeks and I started to cry. And to my surprise, Kai held onto me. He leaned my head against his shoulder and let me cry on him. I felt so safe, so warm; a feeling I had only felt with Kat.
He wrapped his arms around me and said softly, "You need'nt be worried. I will protect you and train you, and you will learn who you really are and find the strength you need in that, and together, we can defeat the Supreme Kai of Darkness".
I suddenly felt an overpowering sense of pride and strength, and the will to continue on, feed by a soon to be deadly thirst for revenge. I would again feel this when fighting Cell and Majin Buu. And even the Supreme Kai of Darkness when I grew older.
I nodded and pulled away now, he smiled a bit, he looked almost proud of me, "You need to rest more, and tomorrow, I shall explain to you the powers you really hold and how we will together use them to help become who you are and help you do what you were meant to do". I nodded lightly, feeling the energy drain that the power surge from before had caused.
He smiled at me and stood up as I lay my tired, small 10-year-old body down on the bed. I felt quite calm now, considering what had happened, but little did I know what the consequence of pushing hurtful memories away would be and how much it would affect me later on in life, and so I feel sound asleep.
I awoke again with a start. It was very hard to sleep in an unfamiliar place with no one I knew, and especially without my sister. The reality of her loss hit me again; I felt the stinging feeling of loneliness I'd eventually learn to live with as a part of life. Tears filled my eyes once again, burning my cheeks, but I stayed silent, only letting small quiet whimpers escape my lips as I slowly stood up, getting off of the large bed.
I noticed a door at the end of the room and slowly and curiously walked over to it, staying silent as I moved. I gripped the smooth, golden handle and turned it gently. The door opened wide and I slowly peaked my head out and looked around. Before my eyes I saw a large hallway. I was at the end of it and noticed large, wooden doors lining the walls. The hall had a very red and wooden look to it as there was a thick, red oriental carpet lying across the floor. I stepped out and looked around more, noticing now the vastness of the palace. I looked over the balcony and saw a large staircase, red oak, leading up to where I was. At the front of the home there were 2 large windows with sunlight flooding in, showing a view of an absolutely gorgeous forest outside. My eyes opened wide as I walked downstairs.
Another oriental rug filled the front downstairs room. I assume I looked in awe of everything because I heard a slight chuckle. I looked over and saw Kai again. He smiled and walked over, his hands behind his back very officially, "I see you've woken up now," he smiled and looked around "this is my palace, I hope you like it". I nodded my head, still in awe, my mouth once again having a mind of its own. "But I still don't get it…Why me? Why'd you choose to save me? It wouldn't have mattered to lose another person, what difference can I possibly make in the universe?" He sighed, as he looked me in the eyes, a now solemn look on his face, "I know this will be even more for you to handle, but you will help to save the world someday". This hit me; how could a 10 year old like myself make a difference? So I just nodded, "Oh…ok". I accepted this rather well, as if I knew about it already. Kai laughed, "Just as always…accepting the largest burdens". I looked at him, confused,
"How did you-?" He smiled
"More for me to explain. Come with me to the kitchen, you must be starving. I can explain more to you there". He headed towards a large set of doors and I eagerly followed. I had been extremely hungry, actually.
The kitchen at least looked somewhat normal, aside from its large size, it was very basic. Refrigerator, tile, linoleum, nothing special. I sat at a stool next to a large table; kai walked over to the fridge and got some milk and a sandwich out. He laid the items before me. Tuna. Now it was getting weird, he did he know? How could he have possibly known? Had I not been extremely hungry, I would have asked, but instead, I steadily went to work on my food. He grinned a bit, sitting across from me now. I finished my food and looked up at him. He spoke before I could even get one syllable out. "I know you want to know why all these things are happening to you and around you now, and how I know all these things about you." I nodded quietly, feeling in desperate need of some answers.
"As I have stated, you are a Dragon Saiyan, and the Supreme Kai of Darkness is after you. Well, I don't want this to happen because the universe and myself will need you later on. But how I know of you is a different story. When I first heard of the Dragon Saiyans, I was very curious. It was a wonder that such powers like that could be so peaceful. I watched though, helplessly, as they were destroyed. Unable to do anything against the normal Saiyans. I helped the royal family and a few others to Earth, telling them they would be safe, and might even be able to protect the earth. They willingly agreed, eager to do whatever they could for my helping them. They made a home on the Earth. However, the Supreme Kai of Darkness saw this as an opportunity to destroy the world, universe even. And while I was away, he hunted and killed the families until only yours remained.
"When I returned, I was told by a survivor what had happened. It was then he gave me the Mystical Dragon Book that could predict the future and decided what sort of necklace the next generation was to have. The necklaces, like the one you have, harnesses the Dragon Saiyans' power. A heart is common, one can usually only reach level 2. A regular star in uncommon, one can reach level 3 or 4. But a star with a diamond in the middle, like yours, allows one to reach all 6 levels of the Dragon Saiyans. There is also one more, the crescent moon, but that signifies unending power. Usually whoever has it can't reach any levels aside from the final form. But, when the necklace is destroyed, the Dragon Saiyan will die, because their power will not be controlled anymore. I was also given the Dragon Sword, which I will later teach you to use. When I read the Dragon Book, it spoke of the savior child who, with training, would grow to be one of the top protectors of the Earth. After I read this, I knew I would watch over you until the right moment." He also explained to me the different levels one could reach. Level one had short golden hair in a braid and blue eyes, level 2 had a long golden braid and blue eyes. Level 3 had long flowing golden hair and blue eyes, level 4 had short silver hair in a braid and emerald eyes, level 5 had long silver hair in a braid, emerald eyes. And finally, level six was that of the immortal dragon. None had ever reached it because it required so much power.
He also told me the stories and adventures of Goku and everyone else up to that point, excluding Trunks for my benefit. It amazed me to think that I'd become a skilled top-fighter one day, considering I knew absolutely no martial arts.
I sighed again, things becoming overwhelming once again. Kai walked over, putting a hand on my shoulder, "You'll feel better once we start training tonight. 6:00pm in the gym. But we can meet here". I nodded; this would prove to be very interesting indeed.
I talked to Kai in the kitchen a little while longer, telling him about my life and listening to his stories of where he had been. I felt safe now; I knew I could trust him. He showed me around his palace, I walked, still in total awe of everything. He even showed me my room, the one I had before. There were bookshelves lining the back wall, a chest full of toys, even a dresser with clothes in it.
He checked his watch, grinning, "It's 5:30, I'll go to the kitchen and meet you for training at 6:00, to let you change into something to train in". I nodded as he walked out, leaving me with my new room and items. I walked to my dresser, slowly opening it up and peering in. All the clothes I could ever imagine sat right before my very eyes. I immediately grabbed a baggy pair of blue jeans and a red tank top. I smiled brightly, getting changed. I pulled on some sneakers and put my hair up and hurriedly walked downstairs. Kai smiled as he saw me walk down. He bowed, so I followed suit and bowed as well, hearing him laugh a bit in my doing so, "Well it seems as though you're doing fine, just as I had expected. Follow me". I followed close, seeing the enormity of the palace as we walked down the seemingly endless halls.
We finally reached a large pair of doors and he opened them. My eyes widened as I saw the room. The gym was extremely large to say the least. A blue mat covered half the floor wooden boards the other. I assumed the size was about that of 2 football fields, perhaps larger. The ceiling was extremely high up and the lights flooded the beige room. My jaw dropped, "Holy cow…" He just smiled to himself and led me further in.
"Now stand where you are and stay still". He was about 10 feet away from me, and I nodded, assuming he was going to show me some special feature the gym had to offer. But to my shock, I saw a purple fist hurling at my face. In a split second I ducked, falling backwards and onto the floor, "What was that for?!" I yelled slightly angry, slightly worried to. "Testing your reflex skills," He looked at his watch "you dodged in about .40 seconds". My eyes widened,
"Is that good?" He smirked at me,
"The average human takes about an entire second, but for you, it's terrible, I can get you to .10 within a month or two". I stood up, being extra careful now, he smiled, "Now, time to learn a few basic moves".
He showed me some simple steps, judo sweep, high kick, basic punch, uppercut and so on. My favorite was the palm smash, it's my best physical attack today, giving me the ability to break a few ribs with one blow. Anyhow, we finished within a few hours, but I was suddenly intrigued, "Master Kai, can we train a little more?" He chuckled, putting a hand on my shoulder, "Not today, but tomorrow". I nodded enthusiastically as he led me back to my room. I got changed to sleep and laid my body on the bed, slowly drifting off to sleep.
I woke up the next day, feeling refreshed and excited. I hopped out of bed, sliding my feet into my slippers and walking out. My hair was messy and in tangles, but I didn't much care. I looked around the large palace and spotted the kitchen, eagerly walking in. I didn't see Kai anywhere, so I decided to help myself to some food, grabbing cereal, pastries, bagels, milk and orange juice, eating the moment I had the food laid out.
A half hour went by and I finished, cleaning up and putting everything back. I walked out and looked around, deciding to go to the gym. I walked along, noticing the colorful flowers lining the off-white walls. I finally came to the set of doors that led to the gym, putting a hand on one of the knobs, pausing slightly as I listened. I heard muffled sounds of punching, and then what sounded like Kai. I carefully opened the door, not seeing him right away. I then looked up and spotted Kai punching and kicking in mid-air, his moves faster than I could follow. He stopped when he saw me, floating down and walking to me, my jaw to my feet and in total awe. "I see you've woken up" he grinned. I stammered, "But how did you…but-…I thought…" I couldn't seem to get the words out, he laughed, leading me in, "You'll be able to do that to pretty soon, but for now, let's just train". I nodded, stretching out a little, getting ready to learn more.
We trained again for a few hours and he taught me how to fly, I caught on quickly, realizing why the gym was so large. Later we would relax and eat lunch, and he would tell me stories as I listened, slowly pushing my sadness away, not realizing the severe price it would cost me later on.
It went like this for months. He was my father. Always teaching me and guiding me, educating me on what life had to offer and why I should value my own. And when I felt like just giving up, he'd pull me close and hug me, letting me cry, or just talk. He even got me to be comfortable at level one.
After about 2 years, he decided it was time I went to the city. I had grown attached to an outfit that consisted of a short purple tank top and baggy blue jeans. I hardly realized, or cared, how attractive I was starting to become. So we went to the city, taking a car. I smiled as I saw the buildings coming into view. He parked and we started to walk around, I was amazed with everything, so amazed I hardly noticed the stares and whistles. Kai, however, did. As I was walking, someone smacked my behind. I wasn't aware as to what this meant, so I angrily turned around and punched the man in the face. He flew back several feet, hitting a pole, denting it. I hadn't realized my own strength at that point, so I, along with many others, was very shocked. Kai sighed, quickly pulling me away, "Kitty Chan…" this was his nickname for me "Humans are much weaker than you or I, you MUST be careful and hide your power, only truly showing it under extreme circumstances". I nodded, apologizing as we went back out, shopping and touring the city.
We laughed and talked, enjoying the warm summer day and the scenery. We were there the entire day, and didn't get back home until late. I had fallen asleep in the car, so Kai gently picked me up and carried me back to my room, laying me down and tucking me in, just as my sister had done.
A few more years had gone by and I continued to grow stronger, although still not being able to reach level two. Kai always warned me of leaving the palace without him, and how dangerous it would be, considering the Supreme Kai of Darkness and his minions were after me. But I was 14 and extremely cocky, and late one night, I made the biggest mistake of my life. The consequence of which would be far greater than I could have ever imagined.
It was about 8:30pm and Kai was busy meditating. I quickly snuck into the study and grabbed the Dragon Book and put it in a capsule. I had already grabbed some clothes, money and food. I then took the Dragon Sword, which I had been trained to use, and sheathed it, clipping it around my waist, sneaking out. It wasn't that I didn't love Kai, I did. And it wasn't that he treated me badly at all, because he didn't. But I for some reason felt the need to prove to myself that I could defeat the Supreme Kai of Darkness, not knowing how truly powerful he and his minions were.
I huddled in my large gray zip-up sweatshirt, deciding to use my hover board so Kai couldn't feel my energy. I quickly floated up, speeding off towards the ocean, hoping to find something, anything, there. I smiled to myself, feeling a great sense of liberty and the ability to do whatever I wanted. But as I sped over the ocean, I felt 5 energies coming towards me, filled with a black evil of which the likes I had never felt before. I grinned slightly, knowing it was the minions to the Supreme Kai of Darkness. I saw their bodies now as I turned around. They looked to be about 20 years old, and were human. They were quite bulked up and flew quickly towards me. Eager to test my skills I learned with Kai, I flew my hover board to the ground on a nearby island and hopped off, turning it back into a capsule and standing, waiting for them.
I, to this day, regret that move, for the minute they touched the ground, they started the attack. Instead of light energy blasts hitting me, overpowering waves smashed against me, knocking me backwards. I flipped up, a confused look on my face. Why were they this strong? I didn't have much time to think. I flipped back to my feet and sent a few blasts out at them, immediately going level 1. I tried to follow their attack pattern, but they moved faster than I had been used to, and I immediately felt a blow to the back of my head, letting out a cry of pain as I hit the ground, making a large dent. I got back up again, kicking one, barely making a dent. He cast me a deadly smirk that sent chills up my spine. He grabbed my foot and spun me, another sending a punch into my gut, followed by another energy blast. Both hit me hard and I flew into a few trees, finally hitting the ground, struggling to get back up. I was determined not to give up. I spat some of the metallic tasting liquid from my mouth, feeling my body aching with pain already. I glared hard as the stood still, watching. I flew as fast as I could at one of the larger guys, who turns out later to be the leader, Zack. I kneed his head as hard as I could, causing him to fall back. The others angrily attacked me; punching and kicking me, making me feel more pain than I had ever thought possible.
After about 20 minutes of fighting hopelessly, I laid unmoving on the ground, still alive and still conscious, but barely. I was back to my normal form, my sword still in its sheath around my waist; I hadn't had any time to draw it. Blood flowed from my body, and my eyes blurred as I opened them, looking up at the men. They smirked, quickly flying off. I wondered why they hadn't killed me, because they really could have done it with ease. I sighed, getting to my feet. I suddenly remembered that Kai had given me Dragon Senzu beans, which restored one to full power. I painfully opened a capsule, feeling close to passing out, and ate one. There were only 20 in the entire universe, and I held them all. I ate one quickly, slowly feeling my wounds heal, although the pain still lingered, so much so that I did black out. All alone, miles away from Kai, on an island, and I had no idea where I was.
I awoke the next morning to the sun shining into my eyes. I winced as I stood up, brushing myself off, looking at the tears in my clothing I sighed, realizing I'd need to get changed, and probably go into town, try to keep a low profile. I opened the capsule with my clothes, grabbing a blue tank top and blue jeans, noticing I was alone, quickly getting changed. I put my tattered clothes back, not wanting to leave evidence I had been on the island. I shut the capsule, slipping it back in my pocket. I opened my hover board, getting on it, deciding to head to the nearest city.
I realized that I couldn't go back to Kai; my pride was at steak here. Not to mention I had no clue where I was. As I was flying, searching for a town, I felt a great sense of loneliness fill my body, knowing I had no one at this point. I was all by myself. I had left behind my life with Kai and with Kat and flown off during the night. I tried not to think about that, and instead set myself on survival mode.
After about 20 minutes, I saw a town come into view. It didn't look familiar at all, so I decided it was safe. I landed on the outskirts of the town, walking towards the city; my hair in a ponytail, wearing my jeans and a short fitted blue tank top. I hopped of the purple and green board, putting it back into its capsule. I was ready to start a new beginning. I had all the skill necessary to survive on my own. Kai had taught me a few trades and I was very educated, having studied every chance I got before. I knew, though, I wouldn't be able to go to school because it would put too many lives in danger.
I finally reached the city, walking in. I looked around; my first goal was to find a place to live. So I set off towards some cheap-looking apartments. I found one within an hour or so. It was fairly basic. One bedroom, one bath, and a kitchen. That was all I needed. I paid the first payment with the money I had saved while with Kai, still having plenty left over. I set my small amount of items up carefully, putting a picture of my sister by a small cot, and then placing my clothes away. I sighed again as I looked out the window, seeing the sun set in the city was much different than at Kai's house.
I felt the feeling of loneliness again, knowing now that I was indeed alone. I was totally and completely by myself. I wouldn't be able to see Kai again unless he came to the city, and I also knew I'd need to be on the lookout for the Supreme Kai of Darkness's minions. I walked to a lamp, turning it on as the sun began to disappear and darkness came forth. I really had no clue what I was going to do, so I figured I should read the Dragon Book and it might help. And so I did. I laid it out on the kitchen table and sat down, flipping through the pages, being careful because they looked so old. I finally came across some text that look relevant. It actually did speak of the savior child, describing her. It shocked me a little that I perfectly matched the description, but I continued to move on in any case, trying to find something, anything, to guide me.
Then I saw it. It was written in English and stated very clearly the words that made my jaw drop:
~And as the Earth sits in peril, the child of the savior dragon shall come forth and show her magnificence to save the world. She shall help those who have already paid their debt to the universe known as the Z warriors. The leader and most powerful member of the group as known as Goku. The others consist of Krillin, Piccolo, Vegeta, Yamcha, Tien, Gohan and Bulma. As the future continues, the group shall expand to 18, Trunks and Goten. When the savior child comes forth, she shall be faced with a love like none that she has experienced before. The man shall be an older Trunks. What she chooses to do with the love is her own decision. She shall meet with the fighters in order to save the universe when the one called Goku comes back from a long journey that allows him to reach more heights of his strength.
It continued on, speaking of the date he was to arrive and the opponents I would face, those opponents being the androids and mainly Cell. I figured I would be about 19 when he came. My heart sunk. That meant I would struggle with my life for 5 more years. I sighed, shutting the book, deciding I would need to find out exactly about Goku and the others so I could know where to meet as the book stated. At least I had something to do now, besides train.
Three months went by, I had a job as a waitress at a diner and kept a low profile. Although I did make a new friend Tanya. She was extremely nice. She had light blue eyes and deep red hair. She was a school dropout and lived on her own. I had lied, saying I was a dropout as well. She showed me around the city, she was a year older. We shared an apartment so as to keep rent to a minimum. We shared the bedroom, being able to fit two beds in. It was actually fun. I kept a strict training schedule, even teaching her a few moves. She asked about a dragon tattoo on my back. The tattoo signifies a dragon Saiyan. It's like a normal Saiyans' tail. So I told her I had gotten it when I ran away, knowing I could never tell anyone about who I really was.
I should have known my life wouldn't have been as good as it was for long, because after the three months, I saw one of the minions. I thought I was going crazy. How did they know I was here? I kept my power level very low, never one going level one while in the city. I saw him in the streets, while I was walking home. He had dirty blonde hair, looked like the scrawny one, I later found out his name was Jack. I ducked away quickly, knowing he was watching me. I then saw the leader, Zack. My eyes widened as he smirked, leaning smugly against a wall. I ducked again, down an alley, only to walk into the clutches of another one. His name was Mack; he had red hair and was second largest. He grinned as he gripped my arm tightly, twisting it behind me, "I really hope you didn't expect us to leave you alone forever. Oh, and by the way, you might want to say a few prayers for your friend Tanya…because she's on her way to hell" I could feel his grin even though I couldn't see it.
My heart dropped. The bastards had killed Tanya. I knew they weren't bluffing, they had no reason to. I tried to drop to my knees, I was so devastated, but he held me up, tightening the hold, making me let out a yelp of pain. It was dark by now and we were down an unused alley, so no one could hear me. I saw the two others; Jack and Zack coming down towards me, smirking. Jack was the first to talk, "Aaron and Troy are getting rid of that other girl, they'll bring her down soon enough" I yelled angrily at them through blurred eyes, "You assholes! How could you do that to her! She did nothing! She didn't deserve that!" Zack looked at me sneering evilly as he touched my face, Mack holding me back, "Shh… kitty, it's all your fault anyways, you brought her into this, we just got rid of the baggage". I looked angrily at him, spitting. I knew I couldn't go level one, not here, not now.
He closed his eyes, now looking pissed off. He stood tall and backhanded me hard, causing blood to fill my mouth and almost made me fall. I closed my eyes, feeling the pain of loosing someone all over again. I started to sob as I looked up, seeing Troy dragging Tanya's now lifeless body down the alley. I turned away, unable to look. Zack grabbed my head by the hair, pulling my head up, forcing me to look. Tanya had a dozen stab wounds along her chest, blood covering her body. Zack chuckled, letting go harshly, "Maybe now you'll think twice about making friends, and crossing our paths". He nodded to Aaron who was standing behind Troy, wiping blood off of a large knife, smirking at me.
He put the knife away, walking towards Zack, "Are we going to kill her or just beat the shit out of her?" Zack looked a little annoyed as he turned his attention to Aaron, "Are you really that stupid? Skid (as I later found out was their name for the Supreme Kai of Darkness) told us what to do! He said to dispose of Tanya and then beat the hell out of the Saiyan girl!" He pushed Aaron against the wall as he said this, Aaron backing down a bit nodding, "Yes sir, it must have slipped my mind, I won't let it happen again" Aaron walked back over to the other 3, Mack still holding me tightly. Zack looked at him, an evil sneer on his face "Let her go, and all 4 of you, leave. I want to do this alone". He cracked his knuckles as Mack let me go, pushing me to the ground. I sat, looking up as Jack, Troy, Mack and Aaron took off. Zack looked down at me, kicking my face quickly before I had time to think, sending me against the wall hard. "Get up, Bitch, I'm not through with you yet". He glared as I stood angrily, thinking I had a chance now that it was only he. I went level one, punching his face hard, full of anger and the thirst for revenge. He stumbled back a bit, clenching his fists, pausing, and then turning to me, his eyes red, a blood red like none that I had ever seen. I jumped back as he grinned, flying at me, kneeing my face hard, then starting an attack on me that I had no way to defend myself against.
About an hour later I was left lying on the cold wet ground, blood lying in a pool around me, pain shooting through my body. My hair was it's normal color again, having lost the ability to even stand now. He stared down at me, spitting as he walked off, leaving Tanya and myself lying on the ground.
I stood up as I saw he had left. I held my arm tightly, feeling a slice down it from the knife. I cringed as I looked at Tanya. She really hadn't deserved it at all. I only prayed she hadn't felt much pain. I picked up her cold body, flying off in the direction of the woods. No one had seen me, and I placed her body gently in the bushes, making a small tomb with a few stones. She had no family except me, so I would have no one to inform about it, no one to tell. I put a flower on top of her as I flew back to the apartment, looking very banged up.
I cleaned myself up, fixing a few rips and tears in my clothing. I wrapped up my arm, starting to pack my things, realizing this would probably be the extent of my life, running and fighting. I picked everything up, placing Tanya's things in a small box and put it on her bed, knowing someone would find it and put the puzzle together. I left the apartment, my capsules in my pocket, sword around my waist, and hover board in my arms. It was sunrise as I flew off, not going anywhere in particular, just away.
Months and weeks soon turned into years, always encountering the same problem. When I began to get situated, Skid's minions came after me. So I fought, becoming stronger as I grew. I learned new techniques and became a strong level 1, still unable to reach level 2. When I wasn't fighting, I was learning about the Z fighters. I read about them in the book, and through stories. Goku seemed very powerful, as did Vegeta and Gohan. I really wanted to meet them, knowing I'd be able to share my secrets with them. I read about Cell more, thinking he wouldn't be a challenge in his first form, not knowing about his other forms. I was quite eager to meet Trunks, considering I was supposedly going to fall in love, although that seemed ridiculous at the time. I found out about where Goku and the others were going to meet, and awaited the day eagerly.
Finally the day came. It had been five years since I ran away from Kai's palace. But I knew I would be starting my new life. I would see the only people who truly understood me. I started on my hover board when I noticed Skid's little gang fast approaching me. I quickly ducked onto an island nearby, hoping this wouldn't delay things too much. I was used to the attacks by now, but I still dreaded them. They never did anything to me aside from beat the living daylights out of me, though.
I put my board away, quickly ducking behind some boulders, although still being seen. They seemed very determined today, as they immediately sent a few energy blasts, attacking as soon as I fell. They started to beat me worse than I ever had been. I cried out in pain, going level one and trying to defend myself, although they still came at me worse than ever. I was blasted through a few boulders, and kicked and punched worse than ever.
The attack was soon over, and Zack stood above me. I slowly looked up at him, drenched in pain, almost swimming in a pool of my own blood. Thoughts poured through my head, why didn't he kill me? Why didn't the asshole just send one more blow; let me die. The words wouldn't escape my lips, although the blood poured just as freely. For the love of god, let me die! My anger raged through my body and caused more pain, making me wince as I clutched my sliced body, as if it would do anything.
I looked back up again, a whisper escaping, "Let me die…" My eyes blurred, half open. He looked down with the smirk I knew all too well by now. He kneeled next to me, touching my face with his dirty hands, "No, because you're a little whore who deserves all the pain she gets". With that, the evil glare cut through me once again as he stood, walking away with the other 4 oversized apes.
I don't know for how much longer I lay among the rubble, my hair brown once again and laying in tangles around me. I didn't need Skid to let me live; I could do it on my own. I closed my eyes and slowly and painfully got to my feet. The bleeding had stopped by now, but the pain still lurked. I grabbed my sword, putting it back in the sheath around my waist. This had been one of the worst attacks since my sister died, and since Tanya died. I got the bag that held the Dragon Senzu beans and popped one in my mouth, eating it, quickly feeling my strength return as the wounds healed. I sighed heavily and looked around. I knew Skid was coming soon and unless I got passed level 1, I would die.
My ears perked as I suddenly looked up. I felt the Z fighter's energy now. I knew I had to follow them, my visions and the Dragon Book said to, and so I did. I quickly flew on my hover board, though; I needed to hide my energy. I found them waiting now, except he was there. It didn't seem real, looking towards them from the cliff. I had waited my entire life for this moment, and it was finally here. I knew they were waiting for Goku.
I watched silently as a boy came, he looked about 18. He had purple hair and was very buffed up. I smirked to myself, wondering if he was Trunks. I looked to the sky as something caught my attention. It was Frieza's spaceship. It was landing and I knew exactly whom he wanted. The Z fighters seemed scared, they hadn't seen the other boy yet whom I figured to be Trunks. They did however see Frieza and snuck over, just in time to see how easily Trunks disposed of him.
Goku and the others had suffered casualties and great pain to just HARM Frieza, but when he came to Earth, Trunks disposed of him in mere minutes. Slicing and dicing, then blasting until he was nothing. He did the same to King Cold, not even breaking a sweat. I noticed that his power level felt different, and I realized he must be a Super Saiyan. He spoke to the others, assuring them he was on their side, then also stating he knew the precise time and date Goku was to arrive, it seemed he had some business with him as well. So they flew a little ways, I followed close behind, making sure to stay hidden. Kai had taught me to never show my power until I needed to, and I listened, even to this day I listen.
An hour passed as they waited, and finally Goku arrived, much to everyone's surprise. I watched as Trunks spoke to Goku alone, and listened as well. I was right he was Trunks. It turns out he was from the future, which explains the whole "older Trunks" bit. Trunks also showed off his Super Saiyan powers, amazing everyone, but mostly pissing off Vegeta. Trunks then left, with the grim warning of the future that he had come to try and change, and just as everyone had arrived, they departed again to their respective homes to train and prepare for the future. I, however, had my own problems. The attacks from Skid's minions were getting worse. I hadn't needed a Senzu bean in years. I was extremely worried, so I hid out, trying to get away. The minions came after me 4 more times that year, allowing me to improve on my speed and dexterity, although still unable to reach level 2.
Once again, the time had come for the fighters to meet together. It had been a year since Trunks came, and I followed everyone, still staying hidden in the shadows, knowing the real danger would emerge once Cell came. Yamcha found the first androids, rather painfully actually, considering they almost killed him. Goku then told the androids, 19 and 20, he would fight them, not knowing that the heart virus would attack him while fighting the androids. As Goku started fighting, he keeled over in pain, the virus attacking him. He was almost killed, but was rushed back to his home and given the heart medicine, Chi Chi staying by his side the entire time. After Goku left, Vegeta appeared, letting everyone know he was now a Super Saiyan and he fought the androids, extremely cocky because he had reached Super Saiyan level. So cocky in fact, he let Dr.Gero in his android form go. Trunks had come back, and after explaining that these were in fact not the androids that had destroyed his time, everyone followed Dr.Gero back to his lab, only to discover too late that he had let androids 17 and 18 out. The Z fighters attempted to destroy the lab, but they only destroyed the upper layer, leaving also the truly deadly androids 18 and 17 untouched.
I had no control right now as to what I could do. I knew I couldn't show myself, knowing that the androids wouldn't prove to be much of a challenge, I had to let the Z fighters do it alone. I watched in horror as they were all brutalized by the mechanical demons. I wanted to help, but knew I couldn't. The androids had been looking for Goku, and as the Z fighters recuperated, Bulma found a second time machine, identical to Trunks'. I knew what that meant: Cell had arrived. They had no clue, but I did. I realized Cell posed a challenge to me only if he absorbed the androids, but I assumed he wouldn't be able to. Boy was I wrong.
Cell was first discovered in Ginger town. Actually, he absorbed the entire city. I watched as Piccolo (now fused with Kami) went to face the monster himself. He was greatly injured, but bought enough time for Trunks and Krillin to come and help him. He also learned who Cell was, and how he was made. Cell then told the others his goal of absorbing 17 and 18. He used a solar flare to get away, but I had used the solar reflect Kai had taught me in training. As the others were blinded, I followed Cell, and I'm, fairly sure Trunks caught a glimpse of me as I flew off, following.
Goku, by now, was back on his feet with a plan to train in the hyperbolic time chamber. Trunks and Vegeta would go first, then Goku and Gohan. As the strongest defenders waited to train, unable to help, Cell found 17 and 18, ready to absorb them both. But 16 (a gentle giant, actually never wanting to do any harm) stepped up to face Cell. He was as strong as Cell, but in an instant, Cell quickly absorbed 17, going into his second form.
I knew now, that Cell would definitely pose a threat to the Earth. He now had the strength to absorb 18 because now no one could stop him. But as all seemed lost, and I thought I would be forced to come out, an extremely strong and powerful Trunks and Vegeta appeared. Trunks had aged a year, and was now 19, almost 20 perhaps. Vegeta had also aged a year, although looking almost the same as usual. Vegeta fought Cell, showing he was much more powerful, and once again, proved his cocky attitude to be his downfall. He said Cell could absorb 18 (who happened to be running from him, and was with Krillin on the island Cell, Vegeta and Trunks were on) so he would have a worthy opponent. Trunks sent a blast at his father in a fit of rage, sending him flying off to lord-knows-where. Despite his efforts to stop Cell, Cell did another Solar Flare, blinding the trio. I knew now I would need to stop Cell, or at least delay him. I had once again done solar reflect, so I could easily attack Cell, and as Cell was just about to absorb 18, when I jumped out, kicking Cell hard across the face.
He was stunned for a moment, as were the others as they began to regain their site. Cell glared at me, "Who are you!?" I smirked, standing tall, my sword around my waist and my fists clenched, "Someone you don't want to fuck with" He glared angrily at me as we engaged in some hand-to- hand combat. I couldn't let out the fact that I wasn't human yet, so I fought, using my sword to deflect his energy blasts, even though a few hit me, sending my flying back.
After fighting for a while, he noticed Trunks, Krillin and 18 were fully able to fight, and had been watching in awe. He glared, quickly flying off. I didn't want to follow, assuming I would have enough time to recuperate and explain things. I feel to my knees, a little tired from holding back strength, I also had a few wounds, although all minor. Trunks was the first to step out, warmly helping me up. I smiled, noticing all his features. His eyes, body, hair, all seemed to be identical to the Dragon Book description. He looked at me curiously, "Who are you, and how did you do that?" I laughed a bit, standing up now, knowing I'd need to lie a bit, for the time being at least. I looked at all of them, "I'm Alix Esran, and I did that through a few moves I learned when I was younger".
I claimed to be a human with lots of training and skill. They believed me mainly because of how poorly I fought before. Krillin and 18 thanked me, Trunks still looked a little shocked. They introduced themselves (as if I didn't know already) and invited me back to Capsule Corporations, where they decided they'd stay until further notice from Cell. I nodded, "Thank you, very much, I'd be happy to". Krillin and 18 started to fly off while Trunks looked at me, "Can you fly? If not, I can help you" He smiled a bit as he said it, I shook my head, lying again, "Oh, I can't fly, but I have a hover board that can go awfully fast". I grinned, opening the capsule and getting on it, following him as we flew back.
The others greeted us when we arrived. I introduced myself, as did everyone else. Bulma looked at me curiously as we sat around a table, "So how did you find the guys anyways? I mean, they were fighting on an island, and no one knew Cell's whereabouts." Everyone got quiet, looking at me. I fidgeted a little with my necklace, finally thinking of a good excuse, "Well, I had heard some commotion and decided to check it out. I had been traveling nearby anyways, so I suppose it was just coincidence" I smiled a bit, laughing off some nervousness. I looked over at Trunks as he smiled at me. I exchanged the smile, deciding I wanted to be alone; to work out my thoughts and think what to do next, not even noticing android 18 had disappeared…
I excused myself and walked outside, heading towards a few chairs and sitting down, sighing a bit as I leaned back. Trunks walked up, still in his Saiyan outfit. He sat across from me, "Mind if I join you? It was getting a little stuffy in there". He grinned at me, as I laughed a bit, "No, go ahead, it's good to have some company". He nodded leaning back as well, "Thank you again, for before. We would have been toast if you hadn't shown up. How did you block that Solar Flare anyways?" I smiled a bit, sitting up, looking at him, "Not a problem. Stand up, I can show you how to do it." I stood up, backing away from the chairs as he followed, seemingly eager to learn the new attack. I looked at him, spreading my legs about half-a-foot apart, "Now, stand like this" He followed my instructions as I lead him on after that, showing him the defense move.
We finished after a few minutes and he smiled, "Thanks, where'd you learn that anyways, I'd never heard of it" My mood became a little solemn now, considering memories of Kai were coming back. I shook it off, however, and smiled at him, finding myself beginning to become extremely attracted to him, liking him more than I though I would, "From an old teacher…" He nodded as we sat back down. I noticed he sat next to me, not really minding it, but wondering if he was starting to feel the same way.
We continued talking for a while, he told me about how he was from the future, and what the androids had done to his time. I nodded, telling him about my adventures, but not letting out about my powers. We had a lot in common, finding out similar interests. We joked around, and I even found myself smiling and laughing, something I hadn't done in ages. We talked for a few more hours, and I finally realized it was getting dark, "Oh, wow. It must be late. Cell hasn't even done anything yet…" He looked up, and then over at me, "Well, it might be safer if you stayed here, who knows what Cell could be planning" I nodded, not being at all upset by this,
"Sure, just in case he does anything, I can be here to help". We smiled at each other, and I suddenly felt a great urge to kiss him. He leaned in a bit, and being the clumsy nervous girl that I am, I jumped up, struggling to get words out. "Well, don't we need to ask if, well I can't just sleep on the floor, and what if Bulma won't let me? I mean, we really should ask" The words flew out as he grinned, standing up and walking over and leaning in, holding my face gently and kissed me.
I had never kissed anyone quite like that before. I immediately shut up and my arms dropped to my side, feeling my body getting weak. The kiss lasted only a few seconds, but when it was over, he calmly pulled away, smiling at me, "Lets go inside" I nodded, my eyes half open. I followed him in as he asked Bulma where I could stay. She gladly offered a room that was across the hall from Trunks'. I was a little shocked. I had come here to fight Cell and save the world, and ended up finding the love of my life and a place to stay. But still, thought lingered. Why hadn't Cell done anything yet? That was the one that stuck with me as I got situated in the guest room.
Goku and Gohan were still training in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber. I assumed that they would be out soon, but for now I need to rest, knowing I'd need to gather my strength for facing Cell.
I awoke the next morning gently, still in my clothes from yesterday, having not gotten changed. The entire gang aside from Piccolo, Gohan and Goku were here, awaiting word from Cell who had told us to watch the television for his next move. I slowly got up, looking grumpy and feeling grumpy as I normally do in the morning. I walked to the living room, where I saw Trunks, Bulma, and Krillin sitting talking. They watched me as I entered, plopping down by myself on a chair. I could tell they were trying not to laugh, when all of a sudden my eyes shot open and I stood up, shouting, "Where's 18?!"
We had all forgotten about her, and suddenly we realized that Cell had probably gotten her on our way here. Trunks and Krillin looked shocked as Trunks realized it as well, "Oh shit! Cell must have gotten her while we were waiting!" I sat back down, holding my head in my hands, knowing I'd be facing a challenge now, and would need to go to level one. Krillin had his fists clenched, "That monster! We can't do anything now!" The rest of the gang had come in by now, asking what was wrong. We explained the situation, turning on the television to check for Cell.
I sat next to Trunks, assuming he had told Bulma about me and the other night because I leaned my head on his shoulder gently, and Bulma smiled. I looked over at Krillin and saw how upset he was, realizing how much he cared for 18. Trunks put his arm around me as we watched; I could tell he was nervous by the way he kept checking on me.
I don't remember for how long we sat, but eventually Cell came on, and we saw him in his perfect state. He had indeed absorbed 18 as we well knew, and made a proposal to us that shocked us all. He had decided the only true way to test his powers was to have a tournament, called the Cell Games. He said it would be like the World Martial Arts tournament in that the same rules applied. He would have an arena, and whoever fell out or died first, was the loser. I knew we were all in for some trouble.
Our attention was soon turned to Gohan who had entered after the announcement. We asked where Goku was, and he made a startling statement that crushed all who knew him. Goku had once again been stricken with the heart disease, and with no cure now, he had passed on. Now we not only had to face Cell, we had to face the loss of Goku, one of the greatest fighters in the universe. Everyone sat in silence, knowing we'd need to tell Chi Chi, who would be the most devastated.
I felt very awkward, having hardly known Goku at all. I also knew Trunks felt the same way. He slowly stood up, walking over to comfort his crying mother who had known Goku most of her life, and nearly all of Goku's. I stood, looking at everyone mourning for the fallen warrior. I walked to my room slowly, the house echoing with an eerie silence. I got changed into my purple tank top and jeans, looking at myself in the mirror. I hadn't done that in a long time, really spent time to look at myself. My hair was a medium brown with natural highlights from the sun, and fell to my shoulders, maybe a little past. My eyes were a deep chocolate color outlined in black. I had a nice build to my body, having trained everyday, and having had a high metabolism. I looked at my red star necklace with a gem in the middle. It was the source of who I was. I had worn it all the time, even when I was sleeping since I was born.
I brushed my smooth hair and noticed Trunks standing in the doorway, a solemn look on his face, "How are we ever going to beat Cell…" I frowned a bit, walking towards him and putting my arms around him, hugging, closing my eyes as he put his arms around me. I whispered softly, "We will beat Cell, don't worry, we will". I was sure of what I needed to do now, that I needed to kill Cell. None of the others would be able to do it, but I knew I could.
I stayed in his warm embrace, feeling so calm and soothed. I'd never felt this way about anyone. It wasn't the same love I had felt for my sister or for Kai; it was a longing, a deeply rooted love. I knew now that he did feel the same way as I did, and that we both wanted to be with each other. I would kill Cell for him, and for everyone else I had ever loved.
I stepped back now, looking up at his gentle azure eyes. I pushed some of his lavender hair back and smiled, "We can do this together, Trunks, I know we can. But first, I need to tell you something. Something very important" He nodded as we both sat down on the bed. I held his hand and looked at him, "Now promise you won't tell ANYONE and you won't freak…" He nodded, laughing a bit as I continued, "Well, truth is, I'm not a human. I'm actually a Dragon Saiyan". I explained to him my powers and what I could really do, and I saw his jaw drop. I finally finished and took a deep breath, looking at him, "So, what do you think?" He struggled to get the words out, looking awfully confused by the whole situation, "Well, it does explain a lot of things, but it also means we have a definite chance in fighting Cell". He smiled at me as he finished, his hand wrapped around mine.
We sat for a few more moments, and then he looked at me, a little saddened, "You do know I'm from the future though, and I will have to go back after we fight Cell". My heart sank; I really hadn't thought about that at all. I also knew I didn't want to lose him, and I only had 11 days at the most to think about it, considering the Cell games were in 10 days, and that was assuming we all got out alive. I sighed heavily, looking out the window at the bright blue sky. I could see all the buildings, and all the people that looked to be in sheer terror, figuring they would all die because they thought no one could beat Cell.
Trunks gently placed his hand on my face, turning it back towards him, "We need to talk to everyone and discuss training, ok? I promise I won't tell people who you really are". He smiled gently at me, looking deeply into my eyes, and to this very day, I still go weak in the knees when he does it. He slowly leaned in, about to kiss me, when we were interrupted by a cough at the doorway. We both quickly turned, Trunks jumping up as we noticed it was Piccolo. We both turned bright shades of red as he looked at us, the usual stern look on his face, "Sorry about that…Anyways, Gohan and I are going to see Chi Chi and tell her about Goku, the rest of the group is going to just train and do whatever they see fit to do, but in 10 days, we will all meet back at the specific place of the Cell games, understand?" We both nodded, figuring that's what would be happening.
Piccolo walked back down the hall and Trunks sighed, leaning against the dark brown dresser, "I can't believe he saw us…I wonder if he'll tell anyone". I shook my head, knowing Piccolo well enough to know he wouldn't, "I doubt it, he has no reason to, plus, he's pretty nice about stuff like that. Like when you came before, a year ago, he overheard the conversation you had with Goku, and didn't tell a soul". I shut my mouth the minute I finished, realizing what I had done. Trunks looked at me, awfully confused, "How did you-?" I sighed, once again becoming conscious of the fact that I'd let another secret slip out. So I sat Trunks back down, explaining my life to him, from the age of 10 on, although not telling him my trainer was the Supreme Kai and my hunter the Supreme Kai of Darkness, his life would have been at risk if I did.
I finished after a few hours and he looked at me quietly, holding my hand tightly, "I'm so sorry, that's really awful". I shook my head a bit, pushing the memories back away so I wouldn't need to deal with them, "It's not your fault, and really, it's ok" I smiled at him and we hugged tightly, each at least having the tormented lives in common. We later went back and spoke with Bulma, Vegeta not really talking, his ego still bruised from before.
The 10 days quickly flew by, Trunks and I trained quite a bit, wanting to be fully prepared for Cell. The time finally came and we met back at the arena. It was in the middle of nowhere, and I saw Cell standing in the middle of the ring. It was quite large. He already knew about Goku, and seemed amused by this, assuming now it would be an easy win. He also explained the rules, then asking who would be first to fight. Vegeta and Gohan both seemed eager, but I stepped up right away, much to everyone's surprise, "I will. I will be your first, and last opponent". My eyes narrowed as he chuckled a little, "I was hoping it'd be you, I need to repay you for before anyways". He smirked evilly, reminding me of Skid's minions.
I walked on the stage, looking back at Trunks a little. He nodded to me as everyone stared, shocked. I turned back to Cell, standing across from him on the arena, noticing Hercule and his other friends cowering nearby. I got in a fighting pose, ready to unleash my power on him, get revenge for all the lives lost because of him. He grinned, "I hope your ready to die". I smirked,
"Let's just get this over with, I have more important people to deal with than you". He snarled at me and immediately we began the fight. I kicked and punched harder than I ever have getting some good blows in.
We paused after about half an hour and I grinned, now floating in the air, "Oh Cell? There's something I forgot to mention" Everyone watched closely as I let out a yell, going level one. My hair now in a golden braid, and my eyes a burning sapphire, "I'm a Dragon Saiyan". He jumped back, looking as surprised as everyone else. He looked stunned as he spoke, "But how is that possible! Dragon Saiyans are just a myth! A fairytale! You can't be real!" I smirked,
"Want to bet?" I flew at him once again, starting a ravenous attack on him, now using energy blasts larger than I had ever used.
Pretty soon the ring was demolished and we decided it would be last person standing won. I nodded, fine with this rule and we continued. After a while more of fighting, he smashed me hard into the ground. When I stood up and looked around, he was nowhere in sight. I flew up carefully, keeping my guard, watching the group, but mostly Trunks. After a moment I heard Cell's evil laughter and saw a beam of light heading straight at the Z fighters. I was stunned and helpless as the energy blast went straight through Trunks' chest. My heart sank as I watched him fall, knowing it was too late. I flew back to the ground, looking over and seeing Trunks lying motionless on the ground, a pool of crimson liquid around his body. I felt my fists clench as I looked at Cell grinning at his well-placed sucker punch. Tears filled my eyes as I let out a tremendous scream, feeling a power flow through me like that of the first time I went level one. My braid grew much longer now and I felt my level rise. Cell looked over at me, completely in awe. No more fucking around, I was going to kill him and I was going to kill him now.
We started the fight again; I had the obvious upper hand in the battle. I beat the life out of Cell, attacking as hard as I could. Finally the crucial moment in the battle had arrived. Cell in a last attempt to kill me sent a wave of energy beams, unlike those of any I had seen. I started a Kamehameha; using all the power I could muster and shot it straight up into the air at him. It reflected his energy waves and engulfed him completely, disintegrating him, making sure he could never regenerate or come back to life.
I stood still on the ground now, breathing hard, knowing Cell's reign of terror had finally come to an end. I remembered Trunks and ran over; the Z fighters gathered around, half in awe, half upset. I was still at level 2 when I got next to him, falling to my knees as I saw him lying lifeless on the earth. Tears filled my eyes as I grabbed my sword, holding it towards myself as if I were to kill myself. This wasn't my plan, though. Kai once had told me I had the ability, when I used my sword, to heal. And that was exactly what I was planning to do; I was planning to revive Trunks.
I shut my eyes and let out a scream, light emitting from the sword and from myself. Everyone jumped back as I floated into the air, not holding my sword anymore as it floated up with my power and its own. I concentrated hard, knowing I needed to do this. Soon enough, Trunks' body began to float up as well, although still lifeless. A ring of light quickly surrounded him and the wound from Cell had a white light through it that slowly shrank the wound until it had disappeared. He had been revived, and I was finished. I fell to my knees immediately, my sword falling next to me. I was back at level one and was breathing heavy, attempting to regain my lost strength.
Trunks' eyes began to open as he sat up, everyone else watching on in amazement. Trunks looked over at me, knowing what had happened. He got to his feet and extended his hand to me. I looked at it and slowly took it. He helped my to my feet and then gently took my other hand in his. He looked deeply into my eyes and tenderly kissed me. I heard some clapping and cheering as I turned a little red, standing back now, smiling.
We all went back to Dende's home where Kami used to reside. He was now the new guardian of the Earth, which meant the Dragon Balls had come back, and were already collected. I explained my powers to everyone on the way to Dende's. They took it well, actually accepting who I was and what I could do. We finally got to Dende's and he congratulated us on defeating Cell. We found out that with the new Dragon Balls, we could make 3 wishes. Our first wish was to revive all of Cell's victims, which was done with ease. Our second was to bring android 18 back as a human, as requested by Krillin who assured us she had changed. I backed him on this, and so she came back, not acting thankful, but we all knew she was. We all knew what the final wish was: to bring back Goku. But when we tried to bring him back, Goku told us he didn't want to, not now at least. Gohan was the most devastated by this, but his father assured him he would be ok, as we all knew he would be.
After all was said and done, we went back to Capsule Corporations, so Trunks could leave. I didn't want to leave him, nor could I just let him go. As we walked in, I pulled Trunks aside, "Trunks, I need to talk to you. I want to go with you, to the future". He looked stunned, but also I could tell he wanted it too, "Won't you miss people here? I want you to be happy" I shook my head and held his hand tightly,
"The only way I'll be happy is if I'm with you". I looked at him and he nodded,
"Alright, I think I can fit one more". He grinned as I smiled brightly, throwing my arms around his neck and hugging tightly, knowing I'd have a new life. Maybe even a family of my own, as I grew older.
We told everyone about our plan and they all agreed with it, saying they'd miss me, but I promised to visit, which I did do. Trunks and I got prepared for out trip the next day, and I knew he'd finally be able to rid his time of the androids that had caused so much pain. He was much stronger by now, and could easily defeat them. He also knew about Cell, (in his first form) who would try and kill him. I also knew he could do this very easily without my help. My job when we went back would be to revive all the victims lost. This would require all my energy and my complete dedication.
The time finally came for us to go back, we squeezed into the time machine, Trunks setting the controls for the future. I closed my eyes, taking a deep breath to prepare for the trip. I opened them back up and waved to everyone as the machine floated into the air. I also knew I'd finally be rid of the Supreme Kai of Darkness for good, or so I assumed. I waved to everyone as we quickly sped off to Trunks' time.
The ride was quick, took a few seconds and then we were there. I stood up as the machine landed, carefully looking around, my energy fully restored. All around us was a site of pure destruction. Buildings were demolished, and houses destroyed. Remains of glorious structures were all that was left of the amazing cities. I sighed, hopping out, Trunks following behind me, "First we need to go see my mom, tell her that I'm back and that you came with me, she'll be happy about both". He smiled, beginning to walk towards what looked like Capsule Corporations, only much more destroyed.
We walked in; I followed close behind Trunks, still looking around at everything. I looked up as I heard a noise coming towards us, seeing an aged Bulma, still with her long blue hair, "Trunks! You're back! You look very different, I assume everything went well". She smiled brightly as she hugged her son tightly, looking him over and commenting on her much-changed son. She paused as she looked around him, seeing me, looking a little puzzled, "Oh, mom? This is Alix, she helped save the world and brought me back to life". Bulma stared for a moment, then smiled, shaking my hand. I assumed she must have been used to shocks like this by now, "Wonderful to meet you!" I smiled back, shaking her hand politely.
Trunks sat down at a table nearby, Bulma sat across from him and I sat next to him. He explained everything to her, including the fact that we had fallen in love. She took it very well, becoming conscious of the fact that her own son would be able to destroy the androids, and that I could bring back all the casualties, including the Z fighters. I needed to do this because the Dragon Balls, even if we had them, can't bring back lives lost after a year.
Trunks stood up after a few minutes and I followed his lead, adjusting my sword around my waist. He looked at Bulma who seemed a little worried, "I need to do this mom; I need to destroy the androids". Bulma nodded as we walked out into the sunlight. We heard some blasting come from nearby and Trunks motioned me to follow him towards the site. He went super Saiyan and flew, carrying me so I could conserve my much needed energy. He dropped me lightly onto the ground as the androids came into view. I walked over, staying out of sight as Trunks faced his fears that had haunted him his entire life, now finally able to rid himself and the universe of them. They seemed amused at first, until Trunks destroyed 17 with ease, shocking his sister, 18. Trunks then turned his attention to her, blasting her to bits as well.
I stepped out as he finished, placing a hand on his shoulder, "I'm proud, hun. You did a great thing". I smiled as he nodded, starting to head back to the time machine to visit the past one last time to tell everyone what he had done, knowing I should wait until later to revive everyone because we'd be encountering Cell in his first form. And that we did, Trunks also destroying his with as much ease as the androids.
I smiled and kissed him goodbye as he got back into his time machine, ready to go to the past and tell everyone he had defeated the androids and Cell. He left and I walked back to Capsule Corporations, sitting down at the table again, not seeing Bulma walk back in, "I really can't believe all that happened in the time he was away," Bulma sighed, sitting across from me, "I've been living much of my life in fear, but the minute Trunks came back, with you, I knew the fear was over. It seems so strange to think about it now". I nodded in agreement, knowing what she meant from my experience with Skid.
"Yea, I do know what you mean, I had my own sort of problems in the past, which is why I really didn't mind coming back with Trunks". Bulma nodded her head; I could tell she didn't want to ask what my problems were, as to make sure she didn't bring back hurtful memories.
Bulma and I talked a little while more, I finally did tell her about what had happened, and she understood just what I had felt. No one had ever treated me with such respect and understanding about my life before; I knew I could talk to her about anything now.
Trunks came back after a few hours and nodded to me that it was time. I stood, worried about weather it would work or not. We got to the heart of the city, Bulma was with us, wanting to watch and help if anything were to happen. I unsheathed my sword, taking a deep breath and closing my eyes. I let out the breath in the form of a scream, allowing, once again, my body to be taken over by my powers. I went level one first, then after concentrating, went level two. The sword was floating in front of my as I was high up in the air. I threw my head back; releasing my power upon the broken and battered world, ready to revive its victims. Light poured from my body as I continued to concentrate. My sword spun wildly, emitting its own powers upon the world. Slowly, bodies began to form on the ground, spirits going back into the bodies and allowing people to become alive once again. Buildings reshaped, going back into their forms from before they were destroyed. Even the Z fighters had come back now, Goku along with them.
At last, everything was returned to the way it was before the androids. Lost lives brought back, buildings restored to their regular shape, and forests and rivers and the Earth itself brought back to normal. I had used all my strength, and when I was done, I passed out, going back to my normal form and falling to the ground. Luckily Trunks caught me, brining me back to Capsule Corporations so I could rest. People had began to wake up, awfully confused by everything. Bulma had told them (those who were waking up) that a miracle had taken place and a magnificent being defeated the androids, brining everyone back to life. However, she told the Z fighters the real story, brining them back to Capsule Corporations to meet me.
I rested for about a day or so, finally waking up after all my strength had returned. I slowly stood, now in a baggy white shirt and white pants. The sun was shining in through a window across from my bed. I winced a bit as I slowly stood up, feeling very rested, but still a little groggy. I yawned and stretched. Moving my legs and sitting on the edge of the bed, sighing. I heard footsteps steadily approaching and I looked up as Trunks walked in, looking delighted that I had woken up. He sat on the edge next to me and smiled, holding my hand, "Feeling better, Hun?" I smiled brightly, nodding,
"Yea, lots. That rest was really good…I think I've gotten all my energy back". He smiled as he helped me up, pausing before we went out of the room, "The rest of the gang is here, they really want to meet you, and thank you". I smiled, having wanted to meet these people my entire life.
We slowly walked down the hall, I fixed my hair a little and was walking on my own now, feeling re-energized. I entered the living room and saw everyone sitting on the couch talking, going silent when I walked in. It was an awkward silence as they watched me for a moment, looking a little surprised that a girl such as myself had resurrected them all. Trunks broke the silence, "You guys have been gone for who-knows how long and you finally come back and have nothing to say?" Everyone laughed a bit as they stood, walking over to greet me.
I hugged a hello to everyone, knowing exactly who they were, but letting them introduce themselves anyways, to be polite. We all sat in the living room, talking and laughing for what seemed like hours. I noticed how different they all were; Vegeta seemed his regular stubborn self. Although maybe a little harder than I had been used to from him. Yamcha, Tien, Paur, Chiaotzu, Krillin and Piccolo seemed somewhat changed, although I couldn't put my finger on how. I just suppose being in Heaven changed them a little. Gohan was much older by now. He had a few scars from I assumed to be the androids. He seemed much more knowing as well, and patient, as did Goku. They didn't talk as much as they did listen to everyone recount their journeys and battles.
Soon enough, it came time for me to explain who I was and what I could do. I assumed it would be safe to tell them, because Skid couldn't have possibly followed me into the future. And so I explained to them my life and what I had gone through as a child and a teenager, recounting my events as painlessly as possible, trying to push back the more painful memories. They listened carefully, realizing why I had gotten so strong, assuming that fighting all the time was probably a main cause for it. After I had gotten through my past, (which I tried to do quickly) I explained what the situation with Cell had been. They were a little confused, as I had also been, by the time travel situation and all of that.
We soon had dinner after we told stories, all gathering around the kitchen table to eat the eight tons of food Bulma had so graciously cooked up. I ate more platefuls than I assume I ever have. Yamcha looked over, a little bewildered, and said, "How the hell do you eat all that and still stay in shape!? I swear…you Saiyans have bottomless pits in your stomachs!" We all laughed, the Saiyans at the table finding it very funny because Gohan, Goku, Vegeta, Trunks and I had all eaten so much food, yet each of us was in terrific shape. Another mystery of life I suppose I'll never understand.
I got settled into the home after that, getting a room across from Trunks. The Brief family very generously giving me a bed and all for my room. I tried to pay them back, but Bulma simply wouldn't allow me to, "No dear, we consider you part of this family now, and I don't want you". She smiled gingerly at me, and I finally knew I had the family I had dreamed of.
Living in capsule corporations gave me a chance to expand my love of science and put it to a use. I would spend hours helping Bulma with experiments, even teaching Trunks a few things. I was working in the lab one day when Trunks came in for his usual learn-something-new question. I was busy huddled over a microscope when he came in. I didn't notice him because he came behind me, and he took advantage of this, grabbing me by my sides, causing me to jump, "Jesus! You scared the crap out of me!" I laughed a bit, turning and kissing him lightly on the lips. He grinned as he looked at the microscope, still holding my sides, "What are you looking at today, kitty? Discovering a cure for cancer?" He smirked as I laughed, walking out of his grasp and over behind the counter, picking some things up, "Yea, I wish. No, just looking at the genetic makeup of a Saiyan compared to a human" He looked at me with his normal confused face. I smirked, walking over and kissing him, "You're cute when you're confused" He chuckled a bit, knowing he was a little guy-ditzy "Wow then, I must be pretty hot!" I cracked up, shaking my head and going back to my research, Trunks helping the best he could.
A few months passed by and I became closer with Goku, having him being like a father to me. We decided to go to the park one day when it was nice, just to talk. It was a warm spring day and the sun was shining as we walked into the grassy area, setting up a blanket and sitting down. We looked around at a few trees and started talking, laughing a bit. Goku looked at me after a while, "So you really like it here, huh?" I smiled brightly and nodded, "Oh yea! Definitely! I have a great family, people I love, and an escape from my past, it's just like I always dreamed of" Goku smiled, looking up at the sky,
"Good, I'm happy for you, you really deserve this". I smiled, never really thinking I deserved much more than a break. Goku looked at me again, "You know, if you ever need anything, anything at all, you can ask me. I'll be here for you". He smiled and I beamed brightly, feeling very secure now. I looked back at the bright blue sky, watching the cotton shaped clouds float gently by. We talked a while more and then headed back, not really telling anyone what we had talked about.
A year had passed by now and my relationship with Trunks had grown much stronger. I had told him all about the Dragon Saiyans and even showed him the book and my necklace. We were sitting in the laboratory discussing formulas one day, when he suddenly looked up, "Do you feel that?" He looked at me, his muscles tightened. I closed my eyes and felt for energy, suddenly feeling a tremendous amount, and thinking it felt very familiar. I opened my eyes and looked at him, "Who's is it? It's not Goku's or Gohan's, and it can't be Vegeta's, and it certainly isn't the rest of the gang's" He nodded in agreement as we walked out, encountering Goku and Gohan who were feeling the same thing. We decided to go investigate, picking up the rest of the guys on the way.
We were about halfway to where the source was when Trunks looked at me, "You know, Kitty, it kind of feels like your energy pattern…" Everyone joined in, agreeing. This didn't make any sense; I didn't have any siblings left, at least that's what I thought. Both my parents had been killed and so had my sister, so how come this energy had the same basic pattern as mine? We finally came to a clearing outside of town after a few minutes. I had my sword sheathed around my waist, just in case. We looked around carefully and spotted a man nearby, who we deduced to be emitting the energy. We quickly flew towards him, landing a few feet away. He had brown spiked hair, the same color as mine, and deep brown eyes, just like mine as well. He was very well built and had the same facial structure as me; it was truly uncanny. He was wearing a white tank top that resembled Trunks' black one and blue jeans. I noticed his sword though, sheathed around his chest, because it looked identical to mine. I also noticed a red star necklace resembling mine in all aspects except there was no diamond in the middle of the star.
The man grinned as he saw me, a somewhat cold feeling to his grin, "So after all these years I finally get to meet my sister Alix". I took a step back, shaking my head as he spoke, "Wait a minute. I don't know who you are or why you have the power you do, but you certainly aren't my brother. The only sibling I ever had died 12 years ago, when I was 10." He chuckled as the others watched, very confused. He stepped forward again and bowed slightly, "My name is Adam, and I am indeed your brother. When you were born, you had a twin. The Supreme Kai of Darkness kidnapped him, though, within the week of his birth. You were never told I existed so you would never seek me out and try to 'help' me. I have been trained by Skid, and now I've come to finish his final mission, to kill you". He grinned darkly as he said this, just as Skid's minions used to do.
I stepped back, in total and utter disbelief, yet knowing somewhere deep down that he was telling the truth, his power level and necklace and sword proved this. Trunks looked very angry and stepped up next to me, "You're lying! And if you try to hurt her, I swear on my life I'll kill you!" He growled, looking at Adam. Adam only smirked and looked at me, "I'm not lying, even ask Alix that, she knows somewhere deep down that I'm telling the truth. And believe me, I will hurt her, actually, I'm planning on killing her". I knew now what I had to do and I put a hand on Trunks' shoulder, saying quietly, "Trunks, I need to do this. This isn't your battle, but you need to have faith that I'll be ok". Trunks didn't take his eyes away from Adam,
"Fine, I'll let you fight him". He spoke after a few minutes of hesitating, letting his clenched fists relax as he stepped back, allowing myself and Adam to step forth towards an open space to begin out fight.
Adam looked at me as we both drew out swords, "You seem very calm about this, considering you're going to have to fight your own flesh and blood". I nodded, grinning slightly. I wasn't planning on killing him, I wouldn't be able to, and it was hard enough just fighting him. I was planning on knocking him out and then attempting to help him become a fighter for good instead of evil. I also had an upper hand because I knew he was going to come, at least the Dragon Book said I would be confronted with a new challenge, not saying it would be my brother.
I got in a fighting stance and looked at him, each of us holding our swords tightly, the Z fighters on the sideline, worried about the fight. I kept feeling terrible about fighting him, not wanting it to have to be this way. I decided I'd try and talk some sense into him before we went at it, "Adam," I shouted across to him "we really don't need to do this! We can help you! I don't want to hurt you!" He shouted back at me,
"I don't need you goddamn help!" And with that, he flew at me, extending his sword to try and stab. I immediately retaliated and held out my own sword, the metal clashing together.
He was very good with his sword, and I had trouble keeping up. He eventually sliced my hand, causing me to drop it just inches from Trunks. I tried to do a handspring jump over to pick it up, but Adam went level one and sent an energy blast at me, missing the fighters, but knocking me away. I jumped up, immediately going level one. He tossed his sword next to mine, grinning, ready for some hand-to-hand combat and energy blasts.
I paused, looking at him, getting an attack ready. I held my hands behind my back and started a hinotama (Fireball) attack. I quickly flew at him, hitting him square in the chest, knocking him back. Thus started the initial attack. He fought hard, determined to kill me, and I fought just as hard, although holding back because I was afraid of hurting him, not knowing this would be my downfall.
As we fought, Trunks looked down at the two swords, noticing how they glowed when they touched each other. I assume he remembered what I had told him about the mythical Dragon Ball Sword because he held them up, looking like he was trying to fit them together. Adam finally shot a kyoudan (Assassin's bullet) straight at me, hitting me in the stomach and exiting the other side.
I flew back, finally stopping when I hit a rock, getting smashed up against it. Everyone watched in horror as I went back to my normal form, bleeding a lot from the wound. Adam grinned darkly as he walked over, preparing a shuuryou-senkou (End flash). I slowly opened my eyes and looked at him, gripping the wound tightly, blood still pouring out, soaking my body. I winced as I looked at him, fearing this would be the end. I hadn't even gotten to tell Trunks how much I loved him, or Goku how important he was to me. I never even got to say goodbye to the Supreme Kai, or tell people how much they meant to me. Tears welled up in my eyes as I looked into Adam's, seeing the darkness and hatred that was forced upon him, knowing that he didn't mean to be the way he was.
I felt the pain shooting through my body, and just as Adam was about to send the blast straight down on me and finish me off, an extremely loud yell followed by an amazing flash came from where the Z fighters were. I managed to look over, as did Adam, stopping the attack for now. I looked, and to my surprise, I saw Trunks at Super Saiyan level two (Spiked blonde hair) grasping tightly the Dragon Ball Sword. In a fight of rage after Adam had shot me, Trunks had let out his energy and managed to create the Dragon Ball sword with my sword and Adam's. Now intrigued by this, Adam smirked, looking down at me, and then slowly walking over to Trunks.
Trunks turned to Krillin and Yamcha who happened to be standing nearby and shouted, "Get her away! But keep her close enough so that I can see her. It's time I dealt with Adam". He glared, turning back to Adam who was smirking, standing about 10 feet away. Krillin and Yamcha nodded, slowly picking my limp, pained body up and flying about 100 feet away, laying me down on the ground softly. I felt the pain shooting through my body even worse now, as Trunks stared angrily at Adam. I couldn't contain it any longer and I let out a scream of pain, blood still pouring from my pummeled body. Trunks quickly turned his head and saw me screaming in pain. He got so pissed he yelled as well, using all his energy and flew forward, thrusting the sword into Adam's chest.
As this happened, I closed my eyes, feeling my body become weak now, the pain leaving me, an overwhelming sense of peace coming over me. I went let out a final breath and died, the blood finally stopped pouring. Trunks pulled the sword out now, Adam falling to the ground, dead as well. It took a moment, but as I lay, Krillin and Yamcha holding my now lifeless hands, Trunks came running over, looking absolutely distraught by this. Both Krillin and Yamcha backed away as Trunks fell to his knees in front of me. He cocked his head back and let out a yell, the sword floating in front of my body, glowing and flashing, spinning wildly above. My limp body floated up, just as Trunks' did when I revived him. My wound filled with light and soon closed up, my spirit soon returning back into my body. I fell to the ground lightly when it was over, the sword falling and going back into two separate swords as Trunks hung his head, back to his regular form by now.
I slowly got to my feet, noticing my wounds gone, but seeing the tear in my shirt from the blast. I kneeled down to Trunks, lifting his head towards me by placing his face gently in my hand, tilting it up. He smiled a little as he saw me and I leaned in, hugging him tightly, not wanting to let go. He whispered softly in my ear, "I thought I lost you for a minute there…" I shook my head, tears in my eyes,
"You'll never lose me". He pulled away and smiled, looking deeply into my eyes and hugged even tighter, holding onto me.
We got up, holding hands tightly, looking around at everyone who seemed rather relieved that we were both all right. I looked over at my brother's body, lying cold and lifeless on the ground, a pool of blood around him. I had only known him for the few hours that we fought, and in that time, I actually felt bad for him. I let go of Trunks' hand and walked over to Adam, kneeling down next to him. I looked at him, my twin brother, now dead, just like the rest of my family. I touched his necklace lightly, carefully taking it off of him and clutching it in my hand. I leaned over and kissed his forehead, knowing he wasn't evil, and knowing he wouldn't have wanted it this way. I whispered so that no one could hear, "I love you, Adam, and I forgive you". With that, I stood up and walked to the rest of the group, knowing the Supreme Kai of Darkness would probably come to get Adam, having probably grown attached after years of being his trainer.
The thought suddenly flowed back into my head; If Adam was under control of the Supreme Kai of Darkness, didn't that mean that Skid was in the future as well? Perhaps even the minions. I shook my head, thinking that it couldn't possibly be true, and I went back with the rest of the Z Fighters, not knowing just how wrong I was.
My relationship with everyone was much different from that day forth, especially my relationship with Trunks. Our relationship became much more intimate and loving, growing closer with each other each day. I became great friends with Bulma, finding I had much in common with her, in terms of science and even just regular interests. Chi Chi became like a mother to me, always fussing if I was sick, and Goku like my father; I felt like an adopted child, even though I was in my twenties.
Vegeta and I sparred quite a bit, finding our relationship in that, and also both having a very troubled past. I felt closer with Vegeta through fighting, and even though he knew my power level was above his, he never let it show, always fighting until he could hardly stand. I wondered if he actually enjoyed it, or if it was just his pride getting in his way as it usually does.
A year after Adam, I was doing my usual experiments, Trunks in the room watching over, "Hey Kitty, maybe you should take a break, you've been at that for hours…" I stayed at my microscope, looking into it, determined to figure out the usual puzzle on my mind, "I would Hun, but I'm so close to figuring this out! Give me another hour and we can go do something". I could sense the rolling of his eyes that he usually does when I say that, knowing one-hour would turn out to be four or five. He stood, stretching as I lifted my head to stretch my neck, "You work way to hard babe. You need to learn how to have fun". He grinned as he said that, a sly look creeping onto his face. I laughed a little, shaking my head, "You're too much, Trunks". He smirked, walking over; "Yea, but you know you like it!" I laughed again, moving away, knowing what he was attempting to do, "Oh no…not now!" I giggled as I tried to run away. He smirked, chasing me out of the room.
I ran down the halls of Capsule Corporations, laughing and smiling, jumping over tables and desks and furniture as I ran, Trunks close behind me. I finally got to the kitchen, jumping behind Bulma who happened to be in the way of all the commotion; Krillin was at the table, chuckling at everything. Trunks laughed, stopping in his tracks, "Hey! No fair! You can't hide behind my mother!" I stuck my tongue out and laughed, sitting at the table across from Krillin, "Hey Krill how are ya?" He smiled and sipped his water, "Same ol'. I can see you're busy". He winked at me as my face turned bright red, Bulma and Trunks getting a kick out of it. I stammered as I stood up "No way! Not me! I haven't done that!" He shook his head, smiling.
Bulma served up lunch for us, Trunks sitting down next to me. "Say, Alix, don't you have a training session with Vegeta today?" My eyes widened as Bulma spoke; I had completely forgotten. I gulped my food down quickly and jumped up, "Sorry, I have to bolt before Vegeta throws a nutty! Sorry babe!" Trunks smiled, waving bye as I ran outside towards a large training facility, with the Capsule Corporations logo on it. I ran inside, in a tank top and jeans with my large black shoes, not really a good outfit for training.
I saw Vegeta leaning against the wall, in his Saiyan outfit, looking a little annoyed, "You're late". He shifted his eyes towards me and I apologized,
"Yea, I'm really sorry Veggie, it completely slipped my mind, I really am sorry". He stood tall, looking at me, "A Saiyan is never sorry. Just don't do it again." I raised an eyebrow, shrugging, figuring he must just be having a bad day.
I stretched a little and got into a fighting stance, ready for a good spar, knowing Vegeta was at his best when he was pissed. We started fighting right away, immediately flying into the air, kicking and punching and other moves. I went Level one after a little while, and he went super Saiyan. We exchanged a few energy blasts, his seeming more powerful than usual, so I countered with equally powerful ones, having a very long and good spar.
It ended after a few hours and both of us were exhausted. I leaned against the wall of the large gymnasium, looking at the tears in my clothing, noticing the scar on my arm from when I was stabbed by Zack 8 or 9 years ago. Vegeta looked over, having not seen the scar before, "Where'd that come from? Bad battle?" He grinned, obviously trying to get at my nerves. I looked back angrily, "It's from Skid's minions. I was stabbed when they killed my best friends a while back". I said it calmly and looked down, seeing it was obvious Vegeta felt a little bad he had said what he did, although I knew better than to expect an apology from him, the most stubborn person I knew aside from myself.
I grabbed a towel from nearby, wiping some of the sweat from my head and neck, sighing as I sat on the ground, looking at the door. The room echoed with silence and awkwardness as Vegeta grabbed a towel as well, wiping the sweat off of his forehead, holding the towel, hesitating a bit, "I think I might have overheard Bulma talking before about repairing the time capsule so you could visit the past again…" I had talked a lot about going back into the past and seeing everyone, maybe even going for the World Martial Arts Tournament and participating in it.
I looked up at Vegeta and smiled as he looked away, obviously trying not to smile or be happy. I jumped up and hugged him to his disappointment. He attempted to shrug me off, but I laughed and kissed his forehead, running out, "Thanks, Veggie! That was awesome!" I waved, as he looked angry once again from the hug. I ran inside, still a little banged up from the fight. Trunks raised an eyebrow as I looked at Bulma, "So is it true? Are you really going to repair the time capsule?" I bubbled with delight as Trunks shook his head, walking into the living room. Bulma laughed and nodded, "Yes. I didn't want you to know until it was done, but I guess Vegeta told you. I think repairs will be done by the end of the week". I ran over and hugged her happily, then walking into the bathroom to actually get cleaned up.
I walked out of the bathroom about an hour later, now in my long- sleeved, white shirt, still in jeans. I had put my hair up and walked down the hall, spotting Chi Chi and Goku sitting in the living room. Chi Chi stood up and walked over, hugging me tightly as she spoke, "Hi Allie, how are you doing?" She smiled as she stood back, seeing a few cuts from before, her eyes widened before I could get a word out, "WHAT HAPPENED?! WHO DID THAT TO YOU?!" I assume everyone in the house, or near the house, heard her. I tried to calm her down, "It's ok, Cheech (My name for her), those are just some minor cuts from my spar with Vegeta earlier, don't worry!" She still seemed a little angry, but just sighed, "Well, as long as you're ok". I smiled and shook my head, sitting down on a couch, "So did you hear what Bulma is going to do?" Goku smiled, "Yea, she told us a few weeks ago. I hope you're psyched". I laughed, nodding, "You bet! I can hardly wait".
Trunks walked back in, sitting down next to me, "So are you going to participate in the Tournament, or are you just going to watch everyone?" I grinned at him, already having a plan, "Even better, I'm going to be part of the entertainment! I'm going to ask if I can sing and dance during half time and between fights! I was thinking as disguising myself so they wouldn't know it was me…" I thought about it as Goku popped his head up for a suggestion, "Use a wig and some contacts, that's what Master Roshi did at the tournament when I was little". I smiled brightly and looked at Bulma to ask her if she could make me a wig I could maneuver in, "Consider it done. I have the perfect idea in my head already!" I smiled, having not even asked her.
I wanted to actually go a week or so before the tournament, perhaps to maybe help people out. But I really wanted to see Trunks as a little kid and Gohan as a teenager. I also wondered if there were any more children now. I looked over at Trunks, grinning, "I can't wait to see how you looked when you were 7". He laughed a bit, as did the rest of the group. I looked at Bulma again, "Say, do you think you could get be there 2 weeks before the tournament so I can get situated and see everyone before the whole thing actually starts?" She nodded,
"Sure, but you need to help me out with the costume". I smiled and stood, following her out of the kitchen and into one of the labs. I sat down as she grabbed a few things out, "Have you ever wanted to be a blonde?" I jumped up, grinning,
"Really?! That'd be awesome! Can you put some blue streaks in the hair?" She smiled, nodding as I giggled happily, having an idea for an outfit that would hide my star necklace.
I still remember the day clearly. Well, more like night actually. I was 10 and living with my sister Katherine. God I loved her, still do actually. She had taken care of me after my mother died when I was 2. I don't remember my mother at all, but Kat used to tell me I was just like her.
It was about 5:00pm. The sun was setting in the city. I was 10 and my sister was 17. We lived in the worst part of Cinnatown. It was run down and scary, but Kat always made it seem cheery. Our apartment was getting darker now so Kat lit a few candles while I munched eagerly on a Tuna sandwich. She knew I loved those; she always did nice things like that for me. Just like when she bought me my hover board, she knew I had wanted one, and despite our money troubles, she bought it for me, it made me so happy. She smiled at me with her large emerald eyes, tossing a few strands of her dirty blonde hair aside. I never resembled her that much, but you could always tell we were sisters. She sat across from me at our lop-sided table. She said she wasn't hungry, so she just watched the sun set instead. She seemed a little sad, so I asked what was wrong. She smiled brightly at me and said, "Allie-babe, don't worry about me, I'm fine." I couldn't help but smile. She always called me cute names to help cheer me up or make me laugh, my favorite was Allie-babe.
I always felt safe around her. She protected me from anything that could harm my innocence. But I wasn't totally ignorant, I could tell she got worried from time to time, and that scared me because when she I was worried, I knew something was wrong.
I finished my sandwich and she looked back at me and smiled, "Want to go read? We're at the best part you know!" She stood up and I followed her eagerly. We were reading Tuck Everlasting together. She always made sure that I read and studied for school. Now that I think about it, we never did actually finish that book…
She sat in the old bed in her room, a tattered look to the sheets. I jumped onto it, cuddling close to her. She started reading and I listened. I loved her voice, it was so smooth. About an hour or so later she shut the book and smiled, deciding we could finish it tomorrow. She flipped on the small TV and we started to watch cartoons, to my surprise. I knew she didn't like them, but she kept a smile throughout them, constantly looking at me tenderly.
A few hours had gone by and I felt my limbs and eyes grow heavy with sleep. The tiny 2-bedroom apartment had grown dark by now, the stars and moon shining into it. Kat helped me to bed and tucked me in, whispering softly in my ear "I love you Allie-babe, I always will". With that, she kissed my forehead lightly and walked out, shutting the door softly. I closed my eyes and slowly drifted off to sleep, not knowing it was the last time I'd ever sleep in my bed again.
A few hours later I woke with a start. My heart was pounding in my chest and I felt an overwhelming sense of fear through my body. I trembled as I sat up wearing my large gray shirt and light blue shorts. Thoughts flowed through my brain. Why was I feeling this way? What the hell was happening to me? I quickly and instinctively grabbed the capsule next to me that held my hover board. I don't know why I did it; I was just so completely petrified. I heard the soft creak of the front door and my eyes darted towards my own door, listening carefully, knowing that it wasn't Kat. I made out pairs of footsteps, guessing there were about 5 or 6 people. They made very little noise as they crept past my room and towards Kat's. I clutched my chest as I slowly stood; now hearing muffled talking. I crept out of my room and walked to my sister's, noticing the open door, seeing that she was still asleep. I looked in, staying quiet and saw 5 very large men wearing the same outfits, and one short man. He had purple skin and grayish hair with dark black streaks down the center. He was dressed very well, almost looked like royalty. I felt coldness from them as I watched them circle Kat's bed. The next thing I noticed was a long sword. My heart pounded in my ears now as I watched helplessly as the killed my sister. I saw the scarlet liquid pour from her body. She hadn't opened her eyes at all.
As I slowly backed up, my eyes widen, still disbelieving, I could feel the innocence I once held being torn away from me. My eyes blurred as I backed up, running towards the fire escape in my room. I assume they heard me because they started after me. Tears poured down my cheeks as I reached the bottom, clutching my capsule. I tripped suddenly, hitting the cold ground. The fierce reality that my sister, the only thing that I actually loved and devoted all my heart to, was gone. The men had surrounded me by now, the cruel and evil faces watching above me. My head raced as memories of my sister came flooding back to me. I sat on the ground, bawling, the men watching, smirking evilly. I knew they were going to kill me and I didn't care, I truly didn't. I had lost the only thing that I had held dear, and I snapped. I got to my knees and let it out; a scream soared from my body and escaped my mouth. I felt a surge of power flow through me like nothing I had ever experienced before. My hair was now gold and in a braid, power coursing through my veins.
I looked up, still in quite a shock, and saw who seemed to be the leader looking at me. He was the man with the purple skin from before, and he looked extremely pissed. He held the sword up high, gripping it tightly. And as he was about to slice it through me, I disappeared.
As I reappeared, I quickly jumped up, looking around. My hair was back to normal and the power from before was gone. My eyes quickly darted around. Before me was a large white room. It had a very clean look to it with marble tiles and white pillars in it. It was totally empty, except for a person standing nearby. Except he wasn't human. He had purple skin like the guy from before, but white hair this time and no black streaks. His clothing looked more refined and he looked very calm and tranquil. I got a very soothing energy from him, and felt very relaxed, although still in quite a shock.
He stepped forth and bowed, speaking softly, "Greetings, Alix. I am the Supreme Kai". I immediately sat back down again. This was WAY too much for a 10 year old to handle in one night!
Nothing was making sense. Why the hell was I here? What had just happened? I dropped my capsule, holding my throbbing head and fell over, blacking out. The next thing I knew I was laying in a very soft white bed with a layer of blankets covering my small body. My large brown eyes blurred as I opened them slowly, looking around the large room. I saw the same pillars from the other room, except now they were trimmed in gold. The floor was marble and tiled and there was a large ivory-looking fountain in the middle of the room. There were a few flowering plants along the wall, emitting magnificent colors, none looking at all familiar.
I felt a hand on my shoulder and jumped up, turning around quickly. I saw him again, the man from before I blacked out. I tried to remember his name as he smiled. I gradually gained the thoughts from before back and remembered who he was. I stammered slightly as I tried to get an apology out, although my mouth had a mind of its own. "Where am I?!" I heard myself shout. He sighed, looking at me. "At my home. For now at least." He motioned for me to sit, "You deserve an explanation, so I shall give it to you." He sat on the edge of the bed. I was still in my clothes from before. He held my small hand tenderly. I felt safe now as he began the story…
~Once upon a time, there was a race of people known as the Dragon Saiyans. They had very strong powers and lived on a planet called Krystel, next to the normal Saiyans. They lived in peace, ruled by the very kind royal family of the Esrans. Until one day, the neighboring Saiyan planet became very jealous of their extreme peace and power, so they started to kill the Dragon Saiyans. The Esrans tried to stop them, but to no prevail. So fearing the total annihilation of their people, the Esrans escaped with many others to the planet Earth. Their hope was to protect the people of Earth with their power, and still live in peace with those on Earth, but the now infuriated Saiyans had other plans…they selfishly made a deal with the Supreme Kai of Darkness to destroy the Dragon Saiyans. He eagerly agreed and came to Earth with his strongest minions. Because their power was that of pure evil, darkness and hatred, it overpowered the Dragon Saiyans mainly because the Dragon Saiyans are of peaceful nature, and was not prepared for such an attack. They were hunted until only one generation was left. The 2 parents were Kirsten and Donovan and the children were Katherine and Alix. He killed the 2 parents, and just tonight, one daughter…~
He slowly looked up at me now, a look of total and complete wonder fixed on my face. Things started to piece together; conversations, certain dreams, even my necklace. I couldn't help it; tears poured down my cheeks and I started to cry. And to my surprise, Kai held onto me. He leaned my head against his shoulder and let me cry on him. I felt so safe, so warm; a feeling I had only felt with Kat.
He wrapped his arms around me and said softly, "You need'nt be worried. I will protect you and train you, and you will learn who you really are and find the strength you need in that, and together, we can defeat the Supreme Kai of Darkness".
I suddenly felt an overpowering sense of pride and strength, and the will to continue on, feed by a soon to be deadly thirst for revenge. I would again feel this when fighting Cell and Majin Buu. And even the Supreme Kai of Darkness when I grew older.
I nodded and pulled away now, he smiled a bit, he looked almost proud of me, "You need to rest more, and tomorrow, I shall explain to you the powers you really hold and how we will together use them to help become who you are and help you do what you were meant to do". I nodded lightly, feeling the energy drain that the power surge from before had caused.
He smiled at me and stood up as I lay my tired, small 10-year-old body down on the bed. I felt quite calm now, considering what had happened, but little did I know what the consequence of pushing hurtful memories away would be and how much it would affect me later on in life, and so I feel sound asleep.
I awoke again with a start. It was very hard to sleep in an unfamiliar place with no one I knew, and especially without my sister. The reality of her loss hit me again; I felt the stinging feeling of loneliness I'd eventually learn to live with as a part of life. Tears filled my eyes once again, burning my cheeks, but I stayed silent, only letting small quiet whimpers escape my lips as I slowly stood up, getting off of the large bed.
I noticed a door at the end of the room and slowly and curiously walked over to it, staying silent as I moved. I gripped the smooth, golden handle and turned it gently. The door opened wide and I slowly peaked my head out and looked around. Before my eyes I saw a large hallway. I was at the end of it and noticed large, wooden doors lining the walls. The hall had a very red and wooden look to it as there was a thick, red oriental carpet lying across the floor. I stepped out and looked around more, noticing now the vastness of the palace. I looked over the balcony and saw a large staircase, red oak, leading up to where I was. At the front of the home there were 2 large windows with sunlight flooding in, showing a view of an absolutely gorgeous forest outside. My eyes opened wide as I walked downstairs.
Another oriental rug filled the front downstairs room. I assume I looked in awe of everything because I heard a slight chuckle. I looked over and saw Kai again. He smiled and walked over, his hands behind his back very officially, "I see you've woken up now," he smiled and looked around "this is my palace, I hope you like it". I nodded my head, still in awe, my mouth once again having a mind of its own. "But I still don't get it…Why me? Why'd you choose to save me? It wouldn't have mattered to lose another person, what difference can I possibly make in the universe?" He sighed, as he looked me in the eyes, a now solemn look on his face, "I know this will be even more for you to handle, but you will help to save the world someday". This hit me; how could a 10 year old like myself make a difference? So I just nodded, "Oh…ok". I accepted this rather well, as if I knew about it already. Kai laughed, "Just as always…accepting the largest burdens". I looked at him, confused,
"How did you-?" He smiled
"More for me to explain. Come with me to the kitchen, you must be starving. I can explain more to you there". He headed towards a large set of doors and I eagerly followed. I had been extremely hungry, actually.
The kitchen at least looked somewhat normal, aside from its large size, it was very basic. Refrigerator, tile, linoleum, nothing special. I sat at a stool next to a large table; kai walked over to the fridge and got some milk and a sandwich out. He laid the items before me. Tuna. Now it was getting weird, he did he know? How could he have possibly known? Had I not been extremely hungry, I would have asked, but instead, I steadily went to work on my food. He grinned a bit, sitting across from me now. I finished my food and looked up at him. He spoke before I could even get one syllable out. "I know you want to know why all these things are happening to you and around you now, and how I know all these things about you." I nodded quietly, feeling in desperate need of some answers.
"As I have stated, you are a Dragon Saiyan, and the Supreme Kai of Darkness is after you. Well, I don't want this to happen because the universe and myself will need you later on. But how I know of you is a different story. When I first heard of the Dragon Saiyans, I was very curious. It was a wonder that such powers like that could be so peaceful. I watched though, helplessly, as they were destroyed. Unable to do anything against the normal Saiyans. I helped the royal family and a few others to Earth, telling them they would be safe, and might even be able to protect the earth. They willingly agreed, eager to do whatever they could for my helping them. They made a home on the Earth. However, the Supreme Kai of Darkness saw this as an opportunity to destroy the world, universe even. And while I was away, he hunted and killed the families until only yours remained.
"When I returned, I was told by a survivor what had happened. It was then he gave me the Mystical Dragon Book that could predict the future and decided what sort of necklace the next generation was to have. The necklaces, like the one you have, harnesses the Dragon Saiyans' power. A heart is common, one can usually only reach level 2. A regular star in uncommon, one can reach level 3 or 4. But a star with a diamond in the middle, like yours, allows one to reach all 6 levels of the Dragon Saiyans. There is also one more, the crescent moon, but that signifies unending power. Usually whoever has it can't reach any levels aside from the final form. But, when the necklace is destroyed, the Dragon Saiyan will die, because their power will not be controlled anymore. I was also given the Dragon Sword, which I will later teach you to use. When I read the Dragon Book, it spoke of the savior child who, with training, would grow to be one of the top protectors of the Earth. After I read this, I knew I would watch over you until the right moment." He also explained to me the different levels one could reach. Level one had short golden hair in a braid and blue eyes, level 2 had a long golden braid and blue eyes. Level 3 had long flowing golden hair and blue eyes, level 4 had short silver hair in a braid and emerald eyes, level 5 had long silver hair in a braid, emerald eyes. And finally, level six was that of the immortal dragon. None had ever reached it because it required so much power.
He also told me the stories and adventures of Goku and everyone else up to that point, excluding Trunks for my benefit. It amazed me to think that I'd become a skilled top-fighter one day, considering I knew absolutely no martial arts.
I sighed again, things becoming overwhelming once again. Kai walked over, putting a hand on my shoulder, "You'll feel better once we start training tonight. 6:00pm in the gym. But we can meet here". I nodded; this would prove to be very interesting indeed.
I talked to Kai in the kitchen a little while longer, telling him about my life and listening to his stories of where he had been. I felt safe now; I knew I could trust him. He showed me around his palace, I walked, still in total awe of everything. He even showed me my room, the one I had before. There were bookshelves lining the back wall, a chest full of toys, even a dresser with clothes in it.
He checked his watch, grinning, "It's 5:30, I'll go to the kitchen and meet you for training at 6:00, to let you change into something to train in". I nodded as he walked out, leaving me with my new room and items. I walked to my dresser, slowly opening it up and peering in. All the clothes I could ever imagine sat right before my very eyes. I immediately grabbed a baggy pair of blue jeans and a red tank top. I smiled brightly, getting changed. I pulled on some sneakers and put my hair up and hurriedly walked downstairs. Kai smiled as he saw me walk down. He bowed, so I followed suit and bowed as well, hearing him laugh a bit in my doing so, "Well it seems as though you're doing fine, just as I had expected. Follow me". I followed close, seeing the enormity of the palace as we walked down the seemingly endless halls.
We finally reached a large pair of doors and he opened them. My eyes widened as I saw the room. The gym was extremely large to say the least. A blue mat covered half the floor wooden boards the other. I assumed the size was about that of 2 football fields, perhaps larger. The ceiling was extremely high up and the lights flooded the beige room. My jaw dropped, "Holy cow…" He just smiled to himself and led me further in.
"Now stand where you are and stay still". He was about 10 feet away from me, and I nodded, assuming he was going to show me some special feature the gym had to offer. But to my shock, I saw a purple fist hurling at my face. In a split second I ducked, falling backwards and onto the floor, "What was that for?!" I yelled slightly angry, slightly worried to. "Testing your reflex skills," He looked at his watch "you dodged in about .40 seconds". My eyes widened,
"Is that good?" He smirked at me,
"The average human takes about an entire second, but for you, it's terrible, I can get you to .10 within a month or two". I stood up, being extra careful now, he smiled, "Now, time to learn a few basic moves".
He showed me some simple steps, judo sweep, high kick, basic punch, uppercut and so on. My favorite was the palm smash, it's my best physical attack today, giving me the ability to break a few ribs with one blow. Anyhow, we finished within a few hours, but I was suddenly intrigued, "Master Kai, can we train a little more?" He chuckled, putting a hand on my shoulder, "Not today, but tomorrow". I nodded enthusiastically as he led me back to my room. I got changed to sleep and laid my body on the bed, slowly drifting off to sleep.
I woke up the next day, feeling refreshed and excited. I hopped out of bed, sliding my feet into my slippers and walking out. My hair was messy and in tangles, but I didn't much care. I looked around the large palace and spotted the kitchen, eagerly walking in. I didn't see Kai anywhere, so I decided to help myself to some food, grabbing cereal, pastries, bagels, milk and orange juice, eating the moment I had the food laid out.
A half hour went by and I finished, cleaning up and putting everything back. I walked out and looked around, deciding to go to the gym. I walked along, noticing the colorful flowers lining the off-white walls. I finally came to the set of doors that led to the gym, putting a hand on one of the knobs, pausing slightly as I listened. I heard muffled sounds of punching, and then what sounded like Kai. I carefully opened the door, not seeing him right away. I then looked up and spotted Kai punching and kicking in mid-air, his moves faster than I could follow. He stopped when he saw me, floating down and walking to me, my jaw to my feet and in total awe. "I see you've woken up" he grinned. I stammered, "But how did you…but-…I thought…" I couldn't seem to get the words out, he laughed, leading me in, "You'll be able to do that to pretty soon, but for now, let's just train". I nodded, stretching out a little, getting ready to learn more.
We trained again for a few hours and he taught me how to fly, I caught on quickly, realizing why the gym was so large. Later we would relax and eat lunch, and he would tell me stories as I listened, slowly pushing my sadness away, not realizing the severe price it would cost me later on.
It went like this for months. He was my father. Always teaching me and guiding me, educating me on what life had to offer and why I should value my own. And when I felt like just giving up, he'd pull me close and hug me, letting me cry, or just talk. He even got me to be comfortable at level one.
After about 2 years, he decided it was time I went to the city. I had grown attached to an outfit that consisted of a short purple tank top and baggy blue jeans. I hardly realized, or cared, how attractive I was starting to become. So we went to the city, taking a car. I smiled as I saw the buildings coming into view. He parked and we started to walk around, I was amazed with everything, so amazed I hardly noticed the stares and whistles. Kai, however, did. As I was walking, someone smacked my behind. I wasn't aware as to what this meant, so I angrily turned around and punched the man in the face. He flew back several feet, hitting a pole, denting it. I hadn't realized my own strength at that point, so I, along with many others, was very shocked. Kai sighed, quickly pulling me away, "Kitty Chan…" this was his nickname for me "Humans are much weaker than you or I, you MUST be careful and hide your power, only truly showing it under extreme circumstances". I nodded, apologizing as we went back out, shopping and touring the city.
We laughed and talked, enjoying the warm summer day and the scenery. We were there the entire day, and didn't get back home until late. I had fallen asleep in the car, so Kai gently picked me up and carried me back to my room, laying me down and tucking me in, just as my sister had done.
A few more years had gone by and I continued to grow stronger, although still not being able to reach level two. Kai always warned me of leaving the palace without him, and how dangerous it would be, considering the Supreme Kai of Darkness and his minions were after me. But I was 14 and extremely cocky, and late one night, I made the biggest mistake of my life. The consequence of which would be far greater than I could have ever imagined.
It was about 8:30pm and Kai was busy meditating. I quickly snuck into the study and grabbed the Dragon Book and put it in a capsule. I had already grabbed some clothes, money and food. I then took the Dragon Sword, which I had been trained to use, and sheathed it, clipping it around my waist, sneaking out. It wasn't that I didn't love Kai, I did. And it wasn't that he treated me badly at all, because he didn't. But I for some reason felt the need to prove to myself that I could defeat the Supreme Kai of Darkness, not knowing how truly powerful he and his minions were.
I huddled in my large gray zip-up sweatshirt, deciding to use my hover board so Kai couldn't feel my energy. I quickly floated up, speeding off towards the ocean, hoping to find something, anything, there. I smiled to myself, feeling a great sense of liberty and the ability to do whatever I wanted. But as I sped over the ocean, I felt 5 energies coming towards me, filled with a black evil of which the likes I had never felt before. I grinned slightly, knowing it was the minions to the Supreme Kai of Darkness. I saw their bodies now as I turned around. They looked to be about 20 years old, and were human. They were quite bulked up and flew quickly towards me. Eager to test my skills I learned with Kai, I flew my hover board to the ground on a nearby island and hopped off, turning it back into a capsule and standing, waiting for them.
I, to this day, regret that move, for the minute they touched the ground, they started the attack. Instead of light energy blasts hitting me, overpowering waves smashed against me, knocking me backwards. I flipped up, a confused look on my face. Why were they this strong? I didn't have much time to think. I flipped back to my feet and sent a few blasts out at them, immediately going level 1. I tried to follow their attack pattern, but they moved faster than I had been used to, and I immediately felt a blow to the back of my head, letting out a cry of pain as I hit the ground, making a large dent. I got back up again, kicking one, barely making a dent. He cast me a deadly smirk that sent chills up my spine. He grabbed my foot and spun me, another sending a punch into my gut, followed by another energy blast. Both hit me hard and I flew into a few trees, finally hitting the ground, struggling to get back up. I was determined not to give up. I spat some of the metallic tasting liquid from my mouth, feeling my body aching with pain already. I glared hard as the stood still, watching. I flew as fast as I could at one of the larger guys, who turns out later to be the leader, Zack. I kneed his head as hard as I could, causing him to fall back. The others angrily attacked me; punching and kicking me, making me feel more pain than I had ever thought possible.
After about 20 minutes of fighting hopelessly, I laid unmoving on the ground, still alive and still conscious, but barely. I was back to my normal form, my sword still in its sheath around my waist; I hadn't had any time to draw it. Blood flowed from my body, and my eyes blurred as I opened them, looking up at the men. They smirked, quickly flying off. I wondered why they hadn't killed me, because they really could have done it with ease. I sighed, getting to my feet. I suddenly remembered that Kai had given me Dragon Senzu beans, which restored one to full power. I painfully opened a capsule, feeling close to passing out, and ate one. There were only 20 in the entire universe, and I held them all. I ate one quickly, slowly feeling my wounds heal, although the pain still lingered, so much so that I did black out. All alone, miles away from Kai, on an island, and I had no idea where I was.
I awoke the next morning to the sun shining into my eyes. I winced as I stood up, brushing myself off, looking at the tears in my clothing I sighed, realizing I'd need to get changed, and probably go into town, try to keep a low profile. I opened the capsule with my clothes, grabbing a blue tank top and blue jeans, noticing I was alone, quickly getting changed. I put my tattered clothes back, not wanting to leave evidence I had been on the island. I shut the capsule, slipping it back in my pocket. I opened my hover board, getting on it, deciding to head to the nearest city.
I realized that I couldn't go back to Kai; my pride was at steak here. Not to mention I had no clue where I was. As I was flying, searching for a town, I felt a great sense of loneliness fill my body, knowing I had no one at this point. I was all by myself. I had left behind my life with Kai and with Kat and flown off during the night. I tried not to think about that, and instead set myself on survival mode.
After about 20 minutes, I saw a town come into view. It didn't look familiar at all, so I decided it was safe. I landed on the outskirts of the town, walking towards the city; my hair in a ponytail, wearing my jeans and a short fitted blue tank top. I hopped of the purple and green board, putting it back into its capsule. I was ready to start a new beginning. I had all the skill necessary to survive on my own. Kai had taught me a few trades and I was very educated, having studied every chance I got before. I knew, though, I wouldn't be able to go to school because it would put too many lives in danger.
I finally reached the city, walking in. I looked around; my first goal was to find a place to live. So I set off towards some cheap-looking apartments. I found one within an hour or so. It was fairly basic. One bedroom, one bath, and a kitchen. That was all I needed. I paid the first payment with the money I had saved while with Kai, still having plenty left over. I set my small amount of items up carefully, putting a picture of my sister by a small cot, and then placing my clothes away. I sighed again as I looked out the window, seeing the sun set in the city was much different than at Kai's house.
I felt the feeling of loneliness again, knowing now that I was indeed alone. I was totally and completely by myself. I wouldn't be able to see Kai again unless he came to the city, and I also knew I'd need to be on the lookout for the Supreme Kai of Darkness's minions. I walked to a lamp, turning it on as the sun began to disappear and darkness came forth. I really had no clue what I was going to do, so I figured I should read the Dragon Book and it might help. And so I did. I laid it out on the kitchen table and sat down, flipping through the pages, being careful because they looked so old. I finally came across some text that look relevant. It actually did speak of the savior child, describing her. It shocked me a little that I perfectly matched the description, but I continued to move on in any case, trying to find something, anything, to guide me.
Then I saw it. It was written in English and stated very clearly the words that made my jaw drop:
~And as the Earth sits in peril, the child of the savior dragon shall come forth and show her magnificence to save the world. She shall help those who have already paid their debt to the universe known as the Z warriors. The leader and most powerful member of the group as known as Goku. The others consist of Krillin, Piccolo, Vegeta, Yamcha, Tien, Gohan and Bulma. As the future continues, the group shall expand to 18, Trunks and Goten. When the savior child comes forth, she shall be faced with a love like none that she has experienced before. The man shall be an older Trunks. What she chooses to do with the love is her own decision. She shall meet with the fighters in order to save the universe when the one called Goku comes back from a long journey that allows him to reach more heights of his strength.
It continued on, speaking of the date he was to arrive and the opponents I would face, those opponents being the androids and mainly Cell. I figured I would be about 19 when he came. My heart sunk. That meant I would struggle with my life for 5 more years. I sighed, shutting the book, deciding I would need to find out exactly about Goku and the others so I could know where to meet as the book stated. At least I had something to do now, besides train.
Three months went by, I had a job as a waitress at a diner and kept a low profile. Although I did make a new friend Tanya. She was extremely nice. She had light blue eyes and deep red hair. She was a school dropout and lived on her own. I had lied, saying I was a dropout as well. She showed me around the city, she was a year older. We shared an apartment so as to keep rent to a minimum. We shared the bedroom, being able to fit two beds in. It was actually fun. I kept a strict training schedule, even teaching her a few moves. She asked about a dragon tattoo on my back. The tattoo signifies a dragon Saiyan. It's like a normal Saiyans' tail. So I told her I had gotten it when I ran away, knowing I could never tell anyone about who I really was.
I should have known my life wouldn't have been as good as it was for long, because after the three months, I saw one of the minions. I thought I was going crazy. How did they know I was here? I kept my power level very low, never one going level one while in the city. I saw him in the streets, while I was walking home. He had dirty blonde hair, looked like the scrawny one, I later found out his name was Jack. I ducked away quickly, knowing he was watching me. I then saw the leader, Zack. My eyes widened as he smirked, leaning smugly against a wall. I ducked again, down an alley, only to walk into the clutches of another one. His name was Mack; he had red hair and was second largest. He grinned as he gripped my arm tightly, twisting it behind me, "I really hope you didn't expect us to leave you alone forever. Oh, and by the way, you might want to say a few prayers for your friend Tanya…because she's on her way to hell" I could feel his grin even though I couldn't see it.
My heart dropped. The bastards had killed Tanya. I knew they weren't bluffing, they had no reason to. I tried to drop to my knees, I was so devastated, but he held me up, tightening the hold, making me let out a yelp of pain. It was dark by now and we were down an unused alley, so no one could hear me. I saw the two others; Jack and Zack coming down towards me, smirking. Jack was the first to talk, "Aaron and Troy are getting rid of that other girl, they'll bring her down soon enough" I yelled angrily at them through blurred eyes, "You assholes! How could you do that to her! She did nothing! She didn't deserve that!" Zack looked at me sneering evilly as he touched my face, Mack holding me back, "Shh… kitty, it's all your fault anyways, you brought her into this, we just got rid of the baggage". I looked angrily at him, spitting. I knew I couldn't go level one, not here, not now.
He closed his eyes, now looking pissed off. He stood tall and backhanded me hard, causing blood to fill my mouth and almost made me fall. I closed my eyes, feeling the pain of loosing someone all over again. I started to sob as I looked up, seeing Troy dragging Tanya's now lifeless body down the alley. I turned away, unable to look. Zack grabbed my head by the hair, pulling my head up, forcing me to look. Tanya had a dozen stab wounds along her chest, blood covering her body. Zack chuckled, letting go harshly, "Maybe now you'll think twice about making friends, and crossing our paths". He nodded to Aaron who was standing behind Troy, wiping blood off of a large knife, smirking at me.
He put the knife away, walking towards Zack, "Are we going to kill her or just beat the shit out of her?" Zack looked a little annoyed as he turned his attention to Aaron, "Are you really that stupid? Skid (as I later found out was their name for the Supreme Kai of Darkness) told us what to do! He said to dispose of Tanya and then beat the hell out of the Saiyan girl!" He pushed Aaron against the wall as he said this, Aaron backing down a bit nodding, "Yes sir, it must have slipped my mind, I won't let it happen again" Aaron walked back over to the other 3, Mack still holding me tightly. Zack looked at him, an evil sneer on his face "Let her go, and all 4 of you, leave. I want to do this alone". He cracked his knuckles as Mack let me go, pushing me to the ground. I sat, looking up as Jack, Troy, Mack and Aaron took off. Zack looked down at me, kicking my face quickly before I had time to think, sending me against the wall hard. "Get up, Bitch, I'm not through with you yet". He glared as I stood angrily, thinking I had a chance now that it was only he. I went level one, punching his face hard, full of anger and the thirst for revenge. He stumbled back a bit, clenching his fists, pausing, and then turning to me, his eyes red, a blood red like none that I had ever seen. I jumped back as he grinned, flying at me, kneeing my face hard, then starting an attack on me that I had no way to defend myself against.
About an hour later I was left lying on the cold wet ground, blood lying in a pool around me, pain shooting through my body. My hair was it's normal color again, having lost the ability to even stand now. He stared down at me, spitting as he walked off, leaving Tanya and myself lying on the ground.
I stood up as I saw he had left. I held my arm tightly, feeling a slice down it from the knife. I cringed as I looked at Tanya. She really hadn't deserved it at all. I only prayed she hadn't felt much pain. I picked up her cold body, flying off in the direction of the woods. No one had seen me, and I placed her body gently in the bushes, making a small tomb with a few stones. She had no family except me, so I would have no one to inform about it, no one to tell. I put a flower on top of her as I flew back to the apartment, looking very banged up.
I cleaned myself up, fixing a few rips and tears in my clothing. I wrapped up my arm, starting to pack my things, realizing this would probably be the extent of my life, running and fighting. I picked everything up, placing Tanya's things in a small box and put it on her bed, knowing someone would find it and put the puzzle together. I left the apartment, my capsules in my pocket, sword around my waist, and hover board in my arms. It was sunrise as I flew off, not going anywhere in particular, just away.
Months and weeks soon turned into years, always encountering the same problem. When I began to get situated, Skid's minions came after me. So I fought, becoming stronger as I grew. I learned new techniques and became a strong level 1, still unable to reach level 2. When I wasn't fighting, I was learning about the Z fighters. I read about them in the book, and through stories. Goku seemed very powerful, as did Vegeta and Gohan. I really wanted to meet them, knowing I'd be able to share my secrets with them. I read about Cell more, thinking he wouldn't be a challenge in his first form, not knowing about his other forms. I was quite eager to meet Trunks, considering I was supposedly going to fall in love, although that seemed ridiculous at the time. I found out about where Goku and the others were going to meet, and awaited the day eagerly.
Finally the day came. It had been five years since I ran away from Kai's palace. But I knew I would be starting my new life. I would see the only people who truly understood me. I started on my hover board when I noticed Skid's little gang fast approaching me. I quickly ducked onto an island nearby, hoping this wouldn't delay things too much. I was used to the attacks by now, but I still dreaded them. They never did anything to me aside from beat the living daylights out of me, though.
I put my board away, quickly ducking behind some boulders, although still being seen. They seemed very determined today, as they immediately sent a few energy blasts, attacking as soon as I fell. They started to beat me worse than I ever had been. I cried out in pain, going level one and trying to defend myself, although they still came at me worse than ever. I was blasted through a few boulders, and kicked and punched worse than ever.
The attack was soon over, and Zack stood above me. I slowly looked up at him, drenched in pain, almost swimming in a pool of my own blood. Thoughts poured through my head, why didn't he kill me? Why didn't the asshole just send one more blow; let me die. The words wouldn't escape my lips, although the blood poured just as freely. For the love of god, let me die! My anger raged through my body and caused more pain, making me wince as I clutched my sliced body, as if it would do anything.
I looked back up again, a whisper escaping, "Let me die…" My eyes blurred, half open. He looked down with the smirk I knew all too well by now. He kneeled next to me, touching my face with his dirty hands, "No, because you're a little whore who deserves all the pain she gets". With that, the evil glare cut through me once again as he stood, walking away with the other 4 oversized apes.
I don't know for how much longer I lay among the rubble, my hair brown once again and laying in tangles around me. I didn't need Skid to let me live; I could do it on my own. I closed my eyes and slowly and painfully got to my feet. The bleeding had stopped by now, but the pain still lurked. I grabbed my sword, putting it back in the sheath around my waist. This had been one of the worst attacks since my sister died, and since Tanya died. I got the bag that held the Dragon Senzu beans and popped one in my mouth, eating it, quickly feeling my strength return as the wounds healed. I sighed heavily and looked around. I knew Skid was coming soon and unless I got passed level 1, I would die.
My ears perked as I suddenly looked up. I felt the Z fighter's energy now. I knew I had to follow them, my visions and the Dragon Book said to, and so I did. I quickly flew on my hover board, though; I needed to hide my energy. I found them waiting now, except he was there. It didn't seem real, looking towards them from the cliff. I had waited my entire life for this moment, and it was finally here. I knew they were waiting for Goku.
I watched silently as a boy came, he looked about 18. He had purple hair and was very buffed up. I smirked to myself, wondering if he was Trunks. I looked to the sky as something caught my attention. It was Frieza's spaceship. It was landing and I knew exactly whom he wanted. The Z fighters seemed scared, they hadn't seen the other boy yet whom I figured to be Trunks. They did however see Frieza and snuck over, just in time to see how easily Trunks disposed of him.
Goku and the others had suffered casualties and great pain to just HARM Frieza, but when he came to Earth, Trunks disposed of him in mere minutes. Slicing and dicing, then blasting until he was nothing. He did the same to King Cold, not even breaking a sweat. I noticed that his power level felt different, and I realized he must be a Super Saiyan. He spoke to the others, assuring them he was on their side, then also stating he knew the precise time and date Goku was to arrive, it seemed he had some business with him as well. So they flew a little ways, I followed close behind, making sure to stay hidden. Kai had taught me to never show my power until I needed to, and I listened, even to this day I listen.
An hour passed as they waited, and finally Goku arrived, much to everyone's surprise. I watched as Trunks spoke to Goku alone, and listened as well. I was right he was Trunks. It turns out he was from the future, which explains the whole "older Trunks" bit. Trunks also showed off his Super Saiyan powers, amazing everyone, but mostly pissing off Vegeta. Trunks then left, with the grim warning of the future that he had come to try and change, and just as everyone had arrived, they departed again to their respective homes to train and prepare for the future. I, however, had my own problems. The attacks from Skid's minions were getting worse. I hadn't needed a Senzu bean in years. I was extremely worried, so I hid out, trying to get away. The minions came after me 4 more times that year, allowing me to improve on my speed and dexterity, although still unable to reach level 2.
Once again, the time had come for the fighters to meet together. It had been a year since Trunks came, and I followed everyone, still staying hidden in the shadows, knowing the real danger would emerge once Cell came. Yamcha found the first androids, rather painfully actually, considering they almost killed him. Goku then told the androids, 19 and 20, he would fight them, not knowing that the heart virus would attack him while fighting the androids. As Goku started fighting, he keeled over in pain, the virus attacking him. He was almost killed, but was rushed back to his home and given the heart medicine, Chi Chi staying by his side the entire time. After Goku left, Vegeta appeared, letting everyone know he was now a Super Saiyan and he fought the androids, extremely cocky because he had reached Super Saiyan level. So cocky in fact, he let Dr.Gero in his android form go. Trunks had come back, and after explaining that these were in fact not the androids that had destroyed his time, everyone followed Dr.Gero back to his lab, only to discover too late that he had let androids 17 and 18 out. The Z fighters attempted to destroy the lab, but they only destroyed the upper layer, leaving also the truly deadly androids 18 and 17 untouched.
I had no control right now as to what I could do. I knew I couldn't show myself, knowing that the androids wouldn't prove to be much of a challenge, I had to let the Z fighters do it alone. I watched in horror as they were all brutalized by the mechanical demons. I wanted to help, but knew I couldn't. The androids had been looking for Goku, and as the Z fighters recuperated, Bulma found a second time machine, identical to Trunks'. I knew what that meant: Cell had arrived. They had no clue, but I did. I realized Cell posed a challenge to me only if he absorbed the androids, but I assumed he wouldn't be able to. Boy was I wrong.
Cell was first discovered in Ginger town. Actually, he absorbed the entire city. I watched as Piccolo (now fused with Kami) went to face the monster himself. He was greatly injured, but bought enough time for Trunks and Krillin to come and help him. He also learned who Cell was, and how he was made. Cell then told the others his goal of absorbing 17 and 18. He used a solar flare to get away, but I had used the solar reflect Kai had taught me in training. As the others were blinded, I followed Cell, and I'm, fairly sure Trunks caught a glimpse of me as I flew off, following.
Goku, by now, was back on his feet with a plan to train in the hyperbolic time chamber. Trunks and Vegeta would go first, then Goku and Gohan. As the strongest defenders waited to train, unable to help, Cell found 17 and 18, ready to absorb them both. But 16 (a gentle giant, actually never wanting to do any harm) stepped up to face Cell. He was as strong as Cell, but in an instant, Cell quickly absorbed 17, going into his second form.
I knew now, that Cell would definitely pose a threat to the Earth. He now had the strength to absorb 18 because now no one could stop him. But as all seemed lost, and I thought I would be forced to come out, an extremely strong and powerful Trunks and Vegeta appeared. Trunks had aged a year, and was now 19, almost 20 perhaps. Vegeta had also aged a year, although looking almost the same as usual. Vegeta fought Cell, showing he was much more powerful, and once again, proved his cocky attitude to be his downfall. He said Cell could absorb 18 (who happened to be running from him, and was with Krillin on the island Cell, Vegeta and Trunks were on) so he would have a worthy opponent. Trunks sent a blast at his father in a fit of rage, sending him flying off to lord-knows-where. Despite his efforts to stop Cell, Cell did another Solar Flare, blinding the trio. I knew now I would need to stop Cell, or at least delay him. I had once again done solar reflect, so I could easily attack Cell, and as Cell was just about to absorb 18, when I jumped out, kicking Cell hard across the face.
He was stunned for a moment, as were the others as they began to regain their site. Cell glared at me, "Who are you!?" I smirked, standing tall, my sword around my waist and my fists clenched, "Someone you don't want to fuck with" He glared angrily at me as we engaged in some hand-to- hand combat. I couldn't let out the fact that I wasn't human yet, so I fought, using my sword to deflect his energy blasts, even though a few hit me, sending my flying back.
After fighting for a while, he noticed Trunks, Krillin and 18 were fully able to fight, and had been watching in awe. He glared, quickly flying off. I didn't want to follow, assuming I would have enough time to recuperate and explain things. I feel to my knees, a little tired from holding back strength, I also had a few wounds, although all minor. Trunks was the first to step out, warmly helping me up. I smiled, noticing all his features. His eyes, body, hair, all seemed to be identical to the Dragon Book description. He looked at me curiously, "Who are you, and how did you do that?" I laughed a bit, standing up now, knowing I'd need to lie a bit, for the time being at least. I looked at all of them, "I'm Alix Esran, and I did that through a few moves I learned when I was younger".
I claimed to be a human with lots of training and skill. They believed me mainly because of how poorly I fought before. Krillin and 18 thanked me, Trunks still looked a little shocked. They introduced themselves (as if I didn't know already) and invited me back to Capsule Corporations, where they decided they'd stay until further notice from Cell. I nodded, "Thank you, very much, I'd be happy to". Krillin and 18 started to fly off while Trunks looked at me, "Can you fly? If not, I can help you" He smiled a bit as he said it, I shook my head, lying again, "Oh, I can't fly, but I have a hover board that can go awfully fast". I grinned, opening the capsule and getting on it, following him as we flew back.
The others greeted us when we arrived. I introduced myself, as did everyone else. Bulma looked at me curiously as we sat around a table, "So how did you find the guys anyways? I mean, they were fighting on an island, and no one knew Cell's whereabouts." Everyone got quiet, looking at me. I fidgeted a little with my necklace, finally thinking of a good excuse, "Well, I had heard some commotion and decided to check it out. I had been traveling nearby anyways, so I suppose it was just coincidence" I smiled a bit, laughing off some nervousness. I looked over at Trunks as he smiled at me. I exchanged the smile, deciding I wanted to be alone; to work out my thoughts and think what to do next, not even noticing android 18 had disappeared…
I excused myself and walked outside, heading towards a few chairs and sitting down, sighing a bit as I leaned back. Trunks walked up, still in his Saiyan outfit. He sat across from me, "Mind if I join you? It was getting a little stuffy in there". He grinned at me, as I laughed a bit, "No, go ahead, it's good to have some company". He nodded leaning back as well, "Thank you again, for before. We would have been toast if you hadn't shown up. How did you block that Solar Flare anyways?" I smiled a bit, sitting up, looking at him, "Not a problem. Stand up, I can show you how to do it." I stood up, backing away from the chairs as he followed, seemingly eager to learn the new attack. I looked at him, spreading my legs about half-a-foot apart, "Now, stand like this" He followed my instructions as I lead him on after that, showing him the defense move.
We finished after a few minutes and he smiled, "Thanks, where'd you learn that anyways, I'd never heard of it" My mood became a little solemn now, considering memories of Kai were coming back. I shook it off, however, and smiled at him, finding myself beginning to become extremely attracted to him, liking him more than I though I would, "From an old teacher…" He nodded as we sat back down. I noticed he sat next to me, not really minding it, but wondering if he was starting to feel the same way.
We continued talking for a while, he told me about how he was from the future, and what the androids had done to his time. I nodded, telling him about my adventures, but not letting out about my powers. We had a lot in common, finding out similar interests. We joked around, and I even found myself smiling and laughing, something I hadn't done in ages. We talked for a few more hours, and I finally realized it was getting dark, "Oh, wow. It must be late. Cell hasn't even done anything yet…" He looked up, and then over at me, "Well, it might be safer if you stayed here, who knows what Cell could be planning" I nodded, not being at all upset by this,
"Sure, just in case he does anything, I can be here to help". We smiled at each other, and I suddenly felt a great urge to kiss him. He leaned in a bit, and being the clumsy nervous girl that I am, I jumped up, struggling to get words out. "Well, don't we need to ask if, well I can't just sleep on the floor, and what if Bulma won't let me? I mean, we really should ask" The words flew out as he grinned, standing up and walking over and leaning in, holding my face gently and kissed me.
I had never kissed anyone quite like that before. I immediately shut up and my arms dropped to my side, feeling my body getting weak. The kiss lasted only a few seconds, but when it was over, he calmly pulled away, smiling at me, "Lets go inside" I nodded, my eyes half open. I followed him in as he asked Bulma where I could stay. She gladly offered a room that was across the hall from Trunks'. I was a little shocked. I had come here to fight Cell and save the world, and ended up finding the love of my life and a place to stay. But still, thought lingered. Why hadn't Cell done anything yet? That was the one that stuck with me as I got situated in the guest room.
Goku and Gohan were still training in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber. I assumed that they would be out soon, but for now I need to rest, knowing I'd need to gather my strength for facing Cell.
I awoke the next morning gently, still in my clothes from yesterday, having not gotten changed. The entire gang aside from Piccolo, Gohan and Goku were here, awaiting word from Cell who had told us to watch the television for his next move. I slowly got up, looking grumpy and feeling grumpy as I normally do in the morning. I walked to the living room, where I saw Trunks, Bulma, and Krillin sitting talking. They watched me as I entered, plopping down by myself on a chair. I could tell they were trying not to laugh, when all of a sudden my eyes shot open and I stood up, shouting, "Where's 18?!"
We had all forgotten about her, and suddenly we realized that Cell had probably gotten her on our way here. Trunks and Krillin looked shocked as Trunks realized it as well, "Oh shit! Cell must have gotten her while we were waiting!" I sat back down, holding my head in my hands, knowing I'd be facing a challenge now, and would need to go to level one. Krillin had his fists clenched, "That monster! We can't do anything now!" The rest of the gang had come in by now, asking what was wrong. We explained the situation, turning on the television to check for Cell.
I sat next to Trunks, assuming he had told Bulma about me and the other night because I leaned my head on his shoulder gently, and Bulma smiled. I looked over at Krillin and saw how upset he was, realizing how much he cared for 18. Trunks put his arm around me as we watched; I could tell he was nervous by the way he kept checking on me.
I don't remember for how long we sat, but eventually Cell came on, and we saw him in his perfect state. He had indeed absorbed 18 as we well knew, and made a proposal to us that shocked us all. He had decided the only true way to test his powers was to have a tournament, called the Cell Games. He said it would be like the World Martial Arts tournament in that the same rules applied. He would have an arena, and whoever fell out or died first, was the loser. I knew we were all in for some trouble.
Our attention was soon turned to Gohan who had entered after the announcement. We asked where Goku was, and he made a startling statement that crushed all who knew him. Goku had once again been stricken with the heart disease, and with no cure now, he had passed on. Now we not only had to face Cell, we had to face the loss of Goku, one of the greatest fighters in the universe. Everyone sat in silence, knowing we'd need to tell Chi Chi, who would be the most devastated.
I felt very awkward, having hardly known Goku at all. I also knew Trunks felt the same way. He slowly stood up, walking over to comfort his crying mother who had known Goku most of her life, and nearly all of Goku's. I stood, looking at everyone mourning for the fallen warrior. I walked to my room slowly, the house echoing with an eerie silence. I got changed into my purple tank top and jeans, looking at myself in the mirror. I hadn't done that in a long time, really spent time to look at myself. My hair was a medium brown with natural highlights from the sun, and fell to my shoulders, maybe a little past. My eyes were a deep chocolate color outlined in black. I had a nice build to my body, having trained everyday, and having had a high metabolism. I looked at my red star necklace with a gem in the middle. It was the source of who I was. I had worn it all the time, even when I was sleeping since I was born.
I brushed my smooth hair and noticed Trunks standing in the doorway, a solemn look on his face, "How are we ever going to beat Cell…" I frowned a bit, walking towards him and putting my arms around him, hugging, closing my eyes as he put his arms around me. I whispered softly, "We will beat Cell, don't worry, we will". I was sure of what I needed to do now, that I needed to kill Cell. None of the others would be able to do it, but I knew I could.
I stayed in his warm embrace, feeling so calm and soothed. I'd never felt this way about anyone. It wasn't the same love I had felt for my sister or for Kai; it was a longing, a deeply rooted love. I knew now that he did feel the same way as I did, and that we both wanted to be with each other. I would kill Cell for him, and for everyone else I had ever loved.
I stepped back now, looking up at his gentle azure eyes. I pushed some of his lavender hair back and smiled, "We can do this together, Trunks, I know we can. But first, I need to tell you something. Something very important" He nodded as we both sat down on the bed. I held his hand and looked at him, "Now promise you won't tell ANYONE and you won't freak…" He nodded, laughing a bit as I continued, "Well, truth is, I'm not a human. I'm actually a Dragon Saiyan". I explained to him my powers and what I could really do, and I saw his jaw drop. I finally finished and took a deep breath, looking at him, "So, what do you think?" He struggled to get the words out, looking awfully confused by the whole situation, "Well, it does explain a lot of things, but it also means we have a definite chance in fighting Cell". He smiled at me as he finished, his hand wrapped around mine.
We sat for a few more moments, and then he looked at me, a little saddened, "You do know I'm from the future though, and I will have to go back after we fight Cell". My heart sank; I really hadn't thought about that at all. I also knew I didn't want to lose him, and I only had 11 days at the most to think about it, considering the Cell games were in 10 days, and that was assuming we all got out alive. I sighed heavily, looking out the window at the bright blue sky. I could see all the buildings, and all the people that looked to be in sheer terror, figuring they would all die because they thought no one could beat Cell.
Trunks gently placed his hand on my face, turning it back towards him, "We need to talk to everyone and discuss training, ok? I promise I won't tell people who you really are". He smiled gently at me, looking deeply into my eyes, and to this very day, I still go weak in the knees when he does it. He slowly leaned in, about to kiss me, when we were interrupted by a cough at the doorway. We both quickly turned, Trunks jumping up as we noticed it was Piccolo. We both turned bright shades of red as he looked at us, the usual stern look on his face, "Sorry about that…Anyways, Gohan and I are going to see Chi Chi and tell her about Goku, the rest of the group is going to just train and do whatever they see fit to do, but in 10 days, we will all meet back at the specific place of the Cell games, understand?" We both nodded, figuring that's what would be happening.
Piccolo walked back down the hall and Trunks sighed, leaning against the dark brown dresser, "I can't believe he saw us…I wonder if he'll tell anyone". I shook my head, knowing Piccolo well enough to know he wouldn't, "I doubt it, he has no reason to, plus, he's pretty nice about stuff like that. Like when you came before, a year ago, he overheard the conversation you had with Goku, and didn't tell a soul". I shut my mouth the minute I finished, realizing what I had done. Trunks looked at me, awfully confused, "How did you-?" I sighed, once again becoming conscious of the fact that I'd let another secret slip out. So I sat Trunks back down, explaining my life to him, from the age of 10 on, although not telling him my trainer was the Supreme Kai and my hunter the Supreme Kai of Darkness, his life would have been at risk if I did.
I finished after a few hours and he looked at me quietly, holding my hand tightly, "I'm so sorry, that's really awful". I shook my head a bit, pushing the memories back away so I wouldn't need to deal with them, "It's not your fault, and really, it's ok" I smiled at him and we hugged tightly, each at least having the tormented lives in common. We later went back and spoke with Bulma, Vegeta not really talking, his ego still bruised from before.
The 10 days quickly flew by, Trunks and I trained quite a bit, wanting to be fully prepared for Cell. The time finally came and we met back at the arena. It was in the middle of nowhere, and I saw Cell standing in the middle of the ring. It was quite large. He already knew about Goku, and seemed amused by this, assuming now it would be an easy win. He also explained the rules, then asking who would be first to fight. Vegeta and Gohan both seemed eager, but I stepped up right away, much to everyone's surprise, "I will. I will be your first, and last opponent". My eyes narrowed as he chuckled a little, "I was hoping it'd be you, I need to repay you for before anyways". He smirked evilly, reminding me of Skid's minions.
I walked on the stage, looking back at Trunks a little. He nodded to me as everyone stared, shocked. I turned back to Cell, standing across from him on the arena, noticing Hercule and his other friends cowering nearby. I got in a fighting pose, ready to unleash my power on him, get revenge for all the lives lost because of him. He grinned, "I hope your ready to die". I smirked,
"Let's just get this over with, I have more important people to deal with than you". He snarled at me and immediately we began the fight. I kicked and punched harder than I ever have getting some good blows in.
We paused after about half an hour and I grinned, now floating in the air, "Oh Cell? There's something I forgot to mention" Everyone watched closely as I let out a yell, going level one. My hair now in a golden braid, and my eyes a burning sapphire, "I'm a Dragon Saiyan". He jumped back, looking as surprised as everyone else. He looked stunned as he spoke, "But how is that possible! Dragon Saiyans are just a myth! A fairytale! You can't be real!" I smirked,
"Want to bet?" I flew at him once again, starting a ravenous attack on him, now using energy blasts larger than I had ever used.
Pretty soon the ring was demolished and we decided it would be last person standing won. I nodded, fine with this rule and we continued. After a while more of fighting, he smashed me hard into the ground. When I stood up and looked around, he was nowhere in sight. I flew up carefully, keeping my guard, watching the group, but mostly Trunks. After a moment I heard Cell's evil laughter and saw a beam of light heading straight at the Z fighters. I was stunned and helpless as the energy blast went straight through Trunks' chest. My heart sank as I watched him fall, knowing it was too late. I flew back to the ground, looking over and seeing Trunks lying motionless on the ground, a pool of crimson liquid around his body. I felt my fists clench as I looked at Cell grinning at his well-placed sucker punch. Tears filled my eyes as I let out a tremendous scream, feeling a power flow through me like that of the first time I went level one. My braid grew much longer now and I felt my level rise. Cell looked over at me, completely in awe. No more fucking around, I was going to kill him and I was going to kill him now.
We started the fight again; I had the obvious upper hand in the battle. I beat the life out of Cell, attacking as hard as I could. Finally the crucial moment in the battle had arrived. Cell in a last attempt to kill me sent a wave of energy beams, unlike those of any I had seen. I started a Kamehameha; using all the power I could muster and shot it straight up into the air at him. It reflected his energy waves and engulfed him completely, disintegrating him, making sure he could never regenerate or come back to life.
I stood still on the ground now, breathing hard, knowing Cell's reign of terror had finally come to an end. I remembered Trunks and ran over; the Z fighters gathered around, half in awe, half upset. I was still at level 2 when I got next to him, falling to my knees as I saw him lying lifeless on the earth. Tears filled my eyes as I grabbed my sword, holding it towards myself as if I were to kill myself. This wasn't my plan, though. Kai once had told me I had the ability, when I used my sword, to heal. And that was exactly what I was planning to do; I was planning to revive Trunks.
I shut my eyes and let out a scream, light emitting from the sword and from myself. Everyone jumped back as I floated into the air, not holding my sword anymore as it floated up with my power and its own. I concentrated hard, knowing I needed to do this. Soon enough, Trunks' body began to float up as well, although still lifeless. A ring of light quickly surrounded him and the wound from Cell had a white light through it that slowly shrank the wound until it had disappeared. He had been revived, and I was finished. I fell to my knees immediately, my sword falling next to me. I was back at level one and was breathing heavy, attempting to regain my lost strength.
Trunks' eyes began to open as he sat up, everyone else watching on in amazement. Trunks looked over at me, knowing what had happened. He got to his feet and extended his hand to me. I looked at it and slowly took it. He helped my to my feet and then gently took my other hand in his. He looked deeply into my eyes and tenderly kissed me. I heard some clapping and cheering as I turned a little red, standing back now, smiling.
We all went back to Dende's home where Kami used to reside. He was now the new guardian of the Earth, which meant the Dragon Balls had come back, and were already collected. I explained my powers to everyone on the way to Dende's. They took it well, actually accepting who I was and what I could do. We finally got to Dende's and he congratulated us on defeating Cell. We found out that with the new Dragon Balls, we could make 3 wishes. Our first wish was to revive all of Cell's victims, which was done with ease. Our second was to bring android 18 back as a human, as requested by Krillin who assured us she had changed. I backed him on this, and so she came back, not acting thankful, but we all knew she was. We all knew what the final wish was: to bring back Goku. But when we tried to bring him back, Goku told us he didn't want to, not now at least. Gohan was the most devastated by this, but his father assured him he would be ok, as we all knew he would be.
After all was said and done, we went back to Capsule Corporations, so Trunks could leave. I didn't want to leave him, nor could I just let him go. As we walked in, I pulled Trunks aside, "Trunks, I need to talk to you. I want to go with you, to the future". He looked stunned, but also I could tell he wanted it too, "Won't you miss people here? I want you to be happy" I shook my head and held his hand tightly,
"The only way I'll be happy is if I'm with you". I looked at him and he nodded,
"Alright, I think I can fit one more". He grinned as I smiled brightly, throwing my arms around his neck and hugging tightly, knowing I'd have a new life. Maybe even a family of my own, as I grew older.
We told everyone about our plan and they all agreed with it, saying they'd miss me, but I promised to visit, which I did do. Trunks and I got prepared for out trip the next day, and I knew he'd finally be able to rid his time of the androids that had caused so much pain. He was much stronger by now, and could easily defeat them. He also knew about Cell, (in his first form) who would try and kill him. I also knew he could do this very easily without my help. My job when we went back would be to revive all the victims lost. This would require all my energy and my complete dedication.
The time finally came for us to go back, we squeezed into the time machine, Trunks setting the controls for the future. I closed my eyes, taking a deep breath to prepare for the trip. I opened them back up and waved to everyone as the machine floated into the air. I also knew I'd finally be rid of the Supreme Kai of Darkness for good, or so I assumed. I waved to everyone as we quickly sped off to Trunks' time.
The ride was quick, took a few seconds and then we were there. I stood up as the machine landed, carefully looking around, my energy fully restored. All around us was a site of pure destruction. Buildings were demolished, and houses destroyed. Remains of glorious structures were all that was left of the amazing cities. I sighed, hopping out, Trunks following behind me, "First we need to go see my mom, tell her that I'm back and that you came with me, she'll be happy about both". He smiled, beginning to walk towards what looked like Capsule Corporations, only much more destroyed.
We walked in; I followed close behind Trunks, still looking around at everything. I looked up as I heard a noise coming towards us, seeing an aged Bulma, still with her long blue hair, "Trunks! You're back! You look very different, I assume everything went well". She smiled brightly as she hugged her son tightly, looking him over and commenting on her much-changed son. She paused as she looked around him, seeing me, looking a little puzzled, "Oh, mom? This is Alix, she helped save the world and brought me back to life". Bulma stared for a moment, then smiled, shaking my hand. I assumed she must have been used to shocks like this by now, "Wonderful to meet you!" I smiled back, shaking her hand politely.
Trunks sat down at a table nearby, Bulma sat across from him and I sat next to him. He explained everything to her, including the fact that we had fallen in love. She took it very well, becoming conscious of the fact that her own son would be able to destroy the androids, and that I could bring back all the casualties, including the Z fighters. I needed to do this because the Dragon Balls, even if we had them, can't bring back lives lost after a year.
Trunks stood up after a few minutes and I followed his lead, adjusting my sword around my waist. He looked at Bulma who seemed a little worried, "I need to do this mom; I need to destroy the androids". Bulma nodded as we walked out into the sunlight. We heard some blasting come from nearby and Trunks motioned me to follow him towards the site. He went super Saiyan and flew, carrying me so I could conserve my much needed energy. He dropped me lightly onto the ground as the androids came into view. I walked over, staying out of sight as Trunks faced his fears that had haunted him his entire life, now finally able to rid himself and the universe of them. They seemed amused at first, until Trunks destroyed 17 with ease, shocking his sister, 18. Trunks then turned his attention to her, blasting her to bits as well.
I stepped out as he finished, placing a hand on his shoulder, "I'm proud, hun. You did a great thing". I smiled as he nodded, starting to head back to the time machine to visit the past one last time to tell everyone what he had done, knowing I should wait until later to revive everyone because we'd be encountering Cell in his first form. And that we did, Trunks also destroying his with as much ease as the androids.
I smiled and kissed him goodbye as he got back into his time machine, ready to go to the past and tell everyone he had defeated the androids and Cell. He left and I walked back to Capsule Corporations, sitting down at the table again, not seeing Bulma walk back in, "I really can't believe all that happened in the time he was away," Bulma sighed, sitting across from me, "I've been living much of my life in fear, but the minute Trunks came back, with you, I knew the fear was over. It seems so strange to think about it now". I nodded in agreement, knowing what she meant from my experience with Skid.
"Yea, I do know what you mean, I had my own sort of problems in the past, which is why I really didn't mind coming back with Trunks". Bulma nodded her head; I could tell she didn't want to ask what my problems were, as to make sure she didn't bring back hurtful memories.
Bulma and I talked a little while more, I finally did tell her about what had happened, and she understood just what I had felt. No one had ever treated me with such respect and understanding about my life before; I knew I could talk to her about anything now.
Trunks came back after a few hours and nodded to me that it was time. I stood, worried about weather it would work or not. We got to the heart of the city, Bulma was with us, wanting to watch and help if anything were to happen. I unsheathed my sword, taking a deep breath and closing my eyes. I let out the breath in the form of a scream, allowing, once again, my body to be taken over by my powers. I went level one first, then after concentrating, went level two. The sword was floating in front of my as I was high up in the air. I threw my head back; releasing my power upon the broken and battered world, ready to revive its victims. Light poured from my body as I continued to concentrate. My sword spun wildly, emitting its own powers upon the world. Slowly, bodies began to form on the ground, spirits going back into the bodies and allowing people to become alive once again. Buildings reshaped, going back into their forms from before they were destroyed. Even the Z fighters had come back now, Goku along with them.
At last, everything was returned to the way it was before the androids. Lost lives brought back, buildings restored to their regular shape, and forests and rivers and the Earth itself brought back to normal. I had used all my strength, and when I was done, I passed out, going back to my normal form and falling to the ground. Luckily Trunks caught me, brining me back to Capsule Corporations so I could rest. People had began to wake up, awfully confused by everything. Bulma had told them (those who were waking up) that a miracle had taken place and a magnificent being defeated the androids, brining everyone back to life. However, she told the Z fighters the real story, brining them back to Capsule Corporations to meet me.
I rested for about a day or so, finally waking up after all my strength had returned. I slowly stood, now in a baggy white shirt and white pants. The sun was shining in through a window across from my bed. I winced a bit as I slowly stood up, feeling very rested, but still a little groggy. I yawned and stretched. Moving my legs and sitting on the edge of the bed, sighing. I heard footsteps steadily approaching and I looked up as Trunks walked in, looking delighted that I had woken up. He sat on the edge next to me and smiled, holding my hand, "Feeling better, Hun?" I smiled brightly, nodding,
"Yea, lots. That rest was really good…I think I've gotten all my energy back". He smiled as he helped me up, pausing before we went out of the room, "The rest of the gang is here, they really want to meet you, and thank you". I smiled, having wanted to meet these people my entire life.
We slowly walked down the hall, I fixed my hair a little and was walking on my own now, feeling re-energized. I entered the living room and saw everyone sitting on the couch talking, going silent when I walked in. It was an awkward silence as they watched me for a moment, looking a little surprised that a girl such as myself had resurrected them all. Trunks broke the silence, "You guys have been gone for who-knows how long and you finally come back and have nothing to say?" Everyone laughed a bit as they stood, walking over to greet me.
I hugged a hello to everyone, knowing exactly who they were, but letting them introduce themselves anyways, to be polite. We all sat in the living room, talking and laughing for what seemed like hours. I noticed how different they all were; Vegeta seemed his regular stubborn self. Although maybe a little harder than I had been used to from him. Yamcha, Tien, Paur, Chiaotzu, Krillin and Piccolo seemed somewhat changed, although I couldn't put my finger on how. I just suppose being in Heaven changed them a little. Gohan was much older by now. He had a few scars from I assumed to be the androids. He seemed much more knowing as well, and patient, as did Goku. They didn't talk as much as they did listen to everyone recount their journeys and battles.
Soon enough, it came time for me to explain who I was and what I could do. I assumed it would be safe to tell them, because Skid couldn't have possibly followed me into the future. And so I explained to them my life and what I had gone through as a child and a teenager, recounting my events as painlessly as possible, trying to push back the more painful memories. They listened carefully, realizing why I had gotten so strong, assuming that fighting all the time was probably a main cause for it. After I had gotten through my past, (which I tried to do quickly) I explained what the situation with Cell had been. They were a little confused, as I had also been, by the time travel situation and all of that.
We soon had dinner after we told stories, all gathering around the kitchen table to eat the eight tons of food Bulma had so graciously cooked up. I ate more platefuls than I assume I ever have. Yamcha looked over, a little bewildered, and said, "How the hell do you eat all that and still stay in shape!? I swear…you Saiyans have bottomless pits in your stomachs!" We all laughed, the Saiyans at the table finding it very funny because Gohan, Goku, Vegeta, Trunks and I had all eaten so much food, yet each of us was in terrific shape. Another mystery of life I suppose I'll never understand.
I got settled into the home after that, getting a room across from Trunks. The Brief family very generously giving me a bed and all for my room. I tried to pay them back, but Bulma simply wouldn't allow me to, "No dear, we consider you part of this family now, and I don't want you". She smiled gingerly at me, and I finally knew I had the family I had dreamed of.
Living in capsule corporations gave me a chance to expand my love of science and put it to a use. I would spend hours helping Bulma with experiments, even teaching Trunks a few things. I was working in the lab one day when Trunks came in for his usual learn-something-new question. I was busy huddled over a microscope when he came in. I didn't notice him because he came behind me, and he took advantage of this, grabbing me by my sides, causing me to jump, "Jesus! You scared the crap out of me!" I laughed a bit, turning and kissing him lightly on the lips. He grinned as he looked at the microscope, still holding my sides, "What are you looking at today, kitty? Discovering a cure for cancer?" He smirked as I laughed, walking out of his grasp and over behind the counter, picking some things up, "Yea, I wish. No, just looking at the genetic makeup of a Saiyan compared to a human" He looked at me with his normal confused face. I smirked, walking over and kissing him, "You're cute when you're confused" He chuckled a bit, knowing he was a little guy-ditzy "Wow then, I must be pretty hot!" I cracked up, shaking my head and going back to my research, Trunks helping the best he could.
A few months passed by and I became closer with Goku, having him being like a father to me. We decided to go to the park one day when it was nice, just to talk. It was a warm spring day and the sun was shining as we walked into the grassy area, setting up a blanket and sitting down. We looked around at a few trees and started talking, laughing a bit. Goku looked at me after a while, "So you really like it here, huh?" I smiled brightly and nodded, "Oh yea! Definitely! I have a great family, people I love, and an escape from my past, it's just like I always dreamed of" Goku smiled, looking up at the sky,
"Good, I'm happy for you, you really deserve this". I smiled, never really thinking I deserved much more than a break. Goku looked at me again, "You know, if you ever need anything, anything at all, you can ask me. I'll be here for you". He smiled and I beamed brightly, feeling very secure now. I looked back at the bright blue sky, watching the cotton shaped clouds float gently by. We talked a while more and then headed back, not really telling anyone what we had talked about.
A year had passed by now and my relationship with Trunks had grown much stronger. I had told him all about the Dragon Saiyans and even showed him the book and my necklace. We were sitting in the laboratory discussing formulas one day, when he suddenly looked up, "Do you feel that?" He looked at me, his muscles tightened. I closed my eyes and felt for energy, suddenly feeling a tremendous amount, and thinking it felt very familiar. I opened my eyes and looked at him, "Who's is it? It's not Goku's or Gohan's, and it can't be Vegeta's, and it certainly isn't the rest of the gang's" He nodded in agreement as we walked out, encountering Goku and Gohan who were feeling the same thing. We decided to go investigate, picking up the rest of the guys on the way.
We were about halfway to where the source was when Trunks looked at me, "You know, Kitty, it kind of feels like your energy pattern…" Everyone joined in, agreeing. This didn't make any sense; I didn't have any siblings left, at least that's what I thought. Both my parents had been killed and so had my sister, so how come this energy had the same basic pattern as mine? We finally came to a clearing outside of town after a few minutes. I had my sword sheathed around my waist, just in case. We looked around carefully and spotted a man nearby, who we deduced to be emitting the energy. We quickly flew towards him, landing a few feet away. He had brown spiked hair, the same color as mine, and deep brown eyes, just like mine as well. He was very well built and had the same facial structure as me; it was truly uncanny. He was wearing a white tank top that resembled Trunks' black one and blue jeans. I noticed his sword though, sheathed around his chest, because it looked identical to mine. I also noticed a red star necklace resembling mine in all aspects except there was no diamond in the middle of the star.
The man grinned as he saw me, a somewhat cold feeling to his grin, "So after all these years I finally get to meet my sister Alix". I took a step back, shaking my head as he spoke, "Wait a minute. I don't know who you are or why you have the power you do, but you certainly aren't my brother. The only sibling I ever had died 12 years ago, when I was 10." He chuckled as the others watched, very confused. He stepped forward again and bowed slightly, "My name is Adam, and I am indeed your brother. When you were born, you had a twin. The Supreme Kai of Darkness kidnapped him, though, within the week of his birth. You were never told I existed so you would never seek me out and try to 'help' me. I have been trained by Skid, and now I've come to finish his final mission, to kill you". He grinned darkly as he said this, just as Skid's minions used to do.
I stepped back, in total and utter disbelief, yet knowing somewhere deep down that he was telling the truth, his power level and necklace and sword proved this. Trunks looked very angry and stepped up next to me, "You're lying! And if you try to hurt her, I swear on my life I'll kill you!" He growled, looking at Adam. Adam only smirked and looked at me, "I'm not lying, even ask Alix that, she knows somewhere deep down that I'm telling the truth. And believe me, I will hurt her, actually, I'm planning on killing her". I knew now what I had to do and I put a hand on Trunks' shoulder, saying quietly, "Trunks, I need to do this. This isn't your battle, but you need to have faith that I'll be ok". Trunks didn't take his eyes away from Adam,
"Fine, I'll let you fight him". He spoke after a few minutes of hesitating, letting his clenched fists relax as he stepped back, allowing myself and Adam to step forth towards an open space to begin out fight.
Adam looked at me as we both drew out swords, "You seem very calm about this, considering you're going to have to fight your own flesh and blood". I nodded, grinning slightly. I wasn't planning on killing him, I wouldn't be able to, and it was hard enough just fighting him. I was planning on knocking him out and then attempting to help him become a fighter for good instead of evil. I also had an upper hand because I knew he was going to come, at least the Dragon Book said I would be confronted with a new challenge, not saying it would be my brother.
I got in a fighting stance and looked at him, each of us holding our swords tightly, the Z fighters on the sideline, worried about the fight. I kept feeling terrible about fighting him, not wanting it to have to be this way. I decided I'd try and talk some sense into him before we went at it, "Adam," I shouted across to him "we really don't need to do this! We can help you! I don't want to hurt you!" He shouted back at me,
"I don't need you goddamn help!" And with that, he flew at me, extending his sword to try and stab. I immediately retaliated and held out my own sword, the metal clashing together.
He was very good with his sword, and I had trouble keeping up. He eventually sliced my hand, causing me to drop it just inches from Trunks. I tried to do a handspring jump over to pick it up, but Adam went level one and sent an energy blast at me, missing the fighters, but knocking me away. I jumped up, immediately going level one. He tossed his sword next to mine, grinning, ready for some hand-to-hand combat and energy blasts.
I paused, looking at him, getting an attack ready. I held my hands behind my back and started a hinotama (Fireball) attack. I quickly flew at him, hitting him square in the chest, knocking him back. Thus started the initial attack. He fought hard, determined to kill me, and I fought just as hard, although holding back because I was afraid of hurting him, not knowing this would be my downfall.
As we fought, Trunks looked down at the two swords, noticing how they glowed when they touched each other. I assume he remembered what I had told him about the mythical Dragon Ball Sword because he held them up, looking like he was trying to fit them together. Adam finally shot a kyoudan (Assassin's bullet) straight at me, hitting me in the stomach and exiting the other side.
I flew back, finally stopping when I hit a rock, getting smashed up against it. Everyone watched in horror as I went back to my normal form, bleeding a lot from the wound. Adam grinned darkly as he walked over, preparing a shuuryou-senkou (End flash). I slowly opened my eyes and looked at him, gripping the wound tightly, blood still pouring out, soaking my body. I winced as I looked at him, fearing this would be the end. I hadn't even gotten to tell Trunks how much I loved him, or Goku how important he was to me. I never even got to say goodbye to the Supreme Kai, or tell people how much they meant to me. Tears welled up in my eyes as I looked into Adam's, seeing the darkness and hatred that was forced upon him, knowing that he didn't mean to be the way he was.
I felt the pain shooting through my body, and just as Adam was about to send the blast straight down on me and finish me off, an extremely loud yell followed by an amazing flash came from where the Z fighters were. I managed to look over, as did Adam, stopping the attack for now. I looked, and to my surprise, I saw Trunks at Super Saiyan level two (Spiked blonde hair) grasping tightly the Dragon Ball Sword. In a fight of rage after Adam had shot me, Trunks had let out his energy and managed to create the Dragon Ball sword with my sword and Adam's. Now intrigued by this, Adam smirked, looking down at me, and then slowly walking over to Trunks.
Trunks turned to Krillin and Yamcha who happened to be standing nearby and shouted, "Get her away! But keep her close enough so that I can see her. It's time I dealt with Adam". He glared, turning back to Adam who was smirking, standing about 10 feet away. Krillin and Yamcha nodded, slowly picking my limp, pained body up and flying about 100 feet away, laying me down on the ground softly. I felt the pain shooting through my body even worse now, as Trunks stared angrily at Adam. I couldn't contain it any longer and I let out a scream of pain, blood still pouring from my pummeled body. Trunks quickly turned his head and saw me screaming in pain. He got so pissed he yelled as well, using all his energy and flew forward, thrusting the sword into Adam's chest.
As this happened, I closed my eyes, feeling my body become weak now, the pain leaving me, an overwhelming sense of peace coming over me. I went let out a final breath and died, the blood finally stopped pouring. Trunks pulled the sword out now, Adam falling to the ground, dead as well. It took a moment, but as I lay, Krillin and Yamcha holding my now lifeless hands, Trunks came running over, looking absolutely distraught by this. Both Krillin and Yamcha backed away as Trunks fell to his knees in front of me. He cocked his head back and let out a yell, the sword floating in front of my body, glowing and flashing, spinning wildly above. My limp body floated up, just as Trunks' did when I revived him. My wound filled with light and soon closed up, my spirit soon returning back into my body. I fell to the ground lightly when it was over, the sword falling and going back into two separate swords as Trunks hung his head, back to his regular form by now.
I slowly got to my feet, noticing my wounds gone, but seeing the tear in my shirt from the blast. I kneeled down to Trunks, lifting his head towards me by placing his face gently in my hand, tilting it up. He smiled a little as he saw me and I leaned in, hugging him tightly, not wanting to let go. He whispered softly in my ear, "I thought I lost you for a minute there…" I shook my head, tears in my eyes,
"You'll never lose me". He pulled away and smiled, looking deeply into my eyes and hugged even tighter, holding onto me.
We got up, holding hands tightly, looking around at everyone who seemed rather relieved that we were both all right. I looked over at my brother's body, lying cold and lifeless on the ground, a pool of blood around him. I had only known him for the few hours that we fought, and in that time, I actually felt bad for him. I let go of Trunks' hand and walked over to Adam, kneeling down next to him. I looked at him, my twin brother, now dead, just like the rest of my family. I touched his necklace lightly, carefully taking it off of him and clutching it in my hand. I leaned over and kissed his forehead, knowing he wasn't evil, and knowing he wouldn't have wanted it this way. I whispered so that no one could hear, "I love you, Adam, and I forgive you". With that, I stood up and walked to the rest of the group, knowing the Supreme Kai of Darkness would probably come to get Adam, having probably grown attached after years of being his trainer.
The thought suddenly flowed back into my head; If Adam was under control of the Supreme Kai of Darkness, didn't that mean that Skid was in the future as well? Perhaps even the minions. I shook my head, thinking that it couldn't possibly be true, and I went back with the rest of the Z Fighters, not knowing just how wrong I was.
My relationship with everyone was much different from that day forth, especially my relationship with Trunks. Our relationship became much more intimate and loving, growing closer with each other each day. I became great friends with Bulma, finding I had much in common with her, in terms of science and even just regular interests. Chi Chi became like a mother to me, always fussing if I was sick, and Goku like my father; I felt like an adopted child, even though I was in my twenties.
Vegeta and I sparred quite a bit, finding our relationship in that, and also both having a very troubled past. I felt closer with Vegeta through fighting, and even though he knew my power level was above his, he never let it show, always fighting until he could hardly stand. I wondered if he actually enjoyed it, or if it was just his pride getting in his way as it usually does.
A year after Adam, I was doing my usual experiments, Trunks in the room watching over, "Hey Kitty, maybe you should take a break, you've been at that for hours…" I stayed at my microscope, looking into it, determined to figure out the usual puzzle on my mind, "I would Hun, but I'm so close to figuring this out! Give me another hour and we can go do something". I could sense the rolling of his eyes that he usually does when I say that, knowing one-hour would turn out to be four or five. He stood, stretching as I lifted my head to stretch my neck, "You work way to hard babe. You need to learn how to have fun". He grinned as he said that, a sly look creeping onto his face. I laughed a little, shaking my head, "You're too much, Trunks". He smirked, walking over; "Yea, but you know you like it!" I laughed again, moving away, knowing what he was attempting to do, "Oh no…not now!" I giggled as I tried to run away. He smirked, chasing me out of the room.
I ran down the halls of Capsule Corporations, laughing and smiling, jumping over tables and desks and furniture as I ran, Trunks close behind me. I finally got to the kitchen, jumping behind Bulma who happened to be in the way of all the commotion; Krillin was at the table, chuckling at everything. Trunks laughed, stopping in his tracks, "Hey! No fair! You can't hide behind my mother!" I stuck my tongue out and laughed, sitting at the table across from Krillin, "Hey Krill how are ya?" He smiled and sipped his water, "Same ol'. I can see you're busy". He winked at me as my face turned bright red, Bulma and Trunks getting a kick out of it. I stammered as I stood up "No way! Not me! I haven't done that!" He shook his head, smiling.
Bulma served up lunch for us, Trunks sitting down next to me. "Say, Alix, don't you have a training session with Vegeta today?" My eyes widened as Bulma spoke; I had completely forgotten. I gulped my food down quickly and jumped up, "Sorry, I have to bolt before Vegeta throws a nutty! Sorry babe!" Trunks smiled, waving bye as I ran outside towards a large training facility, with the Capsule Corporations logo on it. I ran inside, in a tank top and jeans with my large black shoes, not really a good outfit for training.
I saw Vegeta leaning against the wall, in his Saiyan outfit, looking a little annoyed, "You're late". He shifted his eyes towards me and I apologized,
"Yea, I'm really sorry Veggie, it completely slipped my mind, I really am sorry". He stood tall, looking at me, "A Saiyan is never sorry. Just don't do it again." I raised an eyebrow, shrugging, figuring he must just be having a bad day.
I stretched a little and got into a fighting stance, ready for a good spar, knowing Vegeta was at his best when he was pissed. We started fighting right away, immediately flying into the air, kicking and punching and other moves. I went Level one after a little while, and he went super Saiyan. We exchanged a few energy blasts, his seeming more powerful than usual, so I countered with equally powerful ones, having a very long and good spar.
It ended after a few hours and both of us were exhausted. I leaned against the wall of the large gymnasium, looking at the tears in my clothing, noticing the scar on my arm from when I was stabbed by Zack 8 or 9 years ago. Vegeta looked over, having not seen the scar before, "Where'd that come from? Bad battle?" He grinned, obviously trying to get at my nerves. I looked back angrily, "It's from Skid's minions. I was stabbed when they killed my best friends a while back". I said it calmly and looked down, seeing it was obvious Vegeta felt a little bad he had said what he did, although I knew better than to expect an apology from him, the most stubborn person I knew aside from myself.
I grabbed a towel from nearby, wiping some of the sweat from my head and neck, sighing as I sat on the ground, looking at the door. The room echoed with silence and awkwardness as Vegeta grabbed a towel as well, wiping the sweat off of his forehead, holding the towel, hesitating a bit, "I think I might have overheard Bulma talking before about repairing the time capsule so you could visit the past again…" I had talked a lot about going back into the past and seeing everyone, maybe even going for the World Martial Arts Tournament and participating in it.
I looked up at Vegeta and smiled as he looked away, obviously trying not to smile or be happy. I jumped up and hugged him to his disappointment. He attempted to shrug me off, but I laughed and kissed his forehead, running out, "Thanks, Veggie! That was awesome!" I waved, as he looked angry once again from the hug. I ran inside, still a little banged up from the fight. Trunks raised an eyebrow as I looked at Bulma, "So is it true? Are you really going to repair the time capsule?" I bubbled with delight as Trunks shook his head, walking into the living room. Bulma laughed and nodded, "Yes. I didn't want you to know until it was done, but I guess Vegeta told you. I think repairs will be done by the end of the week". I ran over and hugged her happily, then walking into the bathroom to actually get cleaned up.
I walked out of the bathroom about an hour later, now in my long- sleeved, white shirt, still in jeans. I had put my hair up and walked down the hall, spotting Chi Chi and Goku sitting in the living room. Chi Chi stood up and walked over, hugging me tightly as she spoke, "Hi Allie, how are you doing?" She smiled as she stood back, seeing a few cuts from before, her eyes widened before I could get a word out, "WHAT HAPPENED?! WHO DID THAT TO YOU?!" I assume everyone in the house, or near the house, heard her. I tried to calm her down, "It's ok, Cheech (My name for her), those are just some minor cuts from my spar with Vegeta earlier, don't worry!" She still seemed a little angry, but just sighed, "Well, as long as you're ok". I smiled and shook my head, sitting down on a couch, "So did you hear what Bulma is going to do?" Goku smiled, "Yea, she told us a few weeks ago. I hope you're psyched". I laughed, nodding, "You bet! I can hardly wait".
Trunks walked back in, sitting down next to me, "So are you going to participate in the Tournament, or are you just going to watch everyone?" I grinned at him, already having a plan, "Even better, I'm going to be part of the entertainment! I'm going to ask if I can sing and dance during half time and between fights! I was thinking as disguising myself so they wouldn't know it was me…" I thought about it as Goku popped his head up for a suggestion, "Use a wig and some contacts, that's what Master Roshi did at the tournament when I was little". I smiled brightly and looked at Bulma to ask her if she could make me a wig I could maneuver in, "Consider it done. I have the perfect idea in my head already!" I smiled, having not even asked her.
I wanted to actually go a week or so before the tournament, perhaps to maybe help people out. But I really wanted to see Trunks as a little kid and Gohan as a teenager. I also wondered if there were any more children now. I looked over at Trunks, grinning, "I can't wait to see how you looked when you were 7". He laughed a bit, as did the rest of the group. I looked at Bulma again, "Say, do you think you could get be there 2 weeks before the tournament so I can get situated and see everyone before the whole thing actually starts?" She nodded,
"Sure, but you need to help me out with the costume". I smiled and stood, following her out of the kitchen and into one of the labs. I sat down as she grabbed a few things out, "Have you ever wanted to be a blonde?" I jumped up, grinning,
"Really?! That'd be awesome! Can you put some blue streaks in the hair?" She smiled, nodding as I giggled happily, having an idea for an outfit that would hide my star necklace.