Author's Note:"This is basically a re-write of my fic 'Swords of Legends'.I
removed it,because it was bad.I mean BAD!I've gotten a lot better since
then,so this is about....twenty times better than it was.And before you
start reading,you should know that I've altered Trunks's past a little
bit.Basically,after the Androids attack the first time,they only did minor
things for a few years that people hardly noticed.Then the thirst for blood
became too much and started to get vicious.Trunks NEVER chips his sword,or
leaves it behind.And immediately after he beat #17 and #18,Cell showed up
and was quickly killed.Trunks is eighteen years old.Why?So he can fit into
the story a bit better.If I remember any other changes I made(this entire
story was written about a year ago),I'll put them in the Author's
Note.Oh!One more thing.This story starts out kinda'....seemingly
rushed.Trust me,after a few chapters,things REALLY pick up.Just stick with
me.Well,I guess that's enough babbling.Onto the story!"
Additional Note:"For some reason,the site keeps wanting to to join everything into one paragraph.If you're reading this,and everything is bunched up,please bare with me,and if you know a way to fix it,PLEASE tell me!"
Disclaimer:What?You actually thought that I thought I owned Dragonball Z(or any other Dragonball)?You must be insane!!Do I look like Akira Toriyama?
Sometimes,we don't know what can go wrong....We hope that everything will be okay.But,in the back of our minds,we know that at any second,our entire lives could come tumbling down on top of us.All of us learned that in only a small amount of time.We thought we knew ourselves,but then we realized that we didn't know ourselves at all....
Chapter 1:It All Begins
I tapped my foot impatiently as I waited for the train to stop.Finally,it stopped near an apartment building.I walked in and went to the elevator.
'Good,it's working again.You'd think that in a city with this many people,they'd get stuff finished quicker.Even if this is a dump of a city,'I thought as the elevator moved upwards.
There was 'ding' sound and the doors in front of me opened.I walked out and headed to my room. 'Today was too easy.That guy didn't need a bodyguard for THAT.All I had to do was tap that moron and he fell over,'I thought and put the zeal(A/N:That's money in this dimension.I never noticed that zeal meant 'courage' until AFTER I finished this.)I had gained from the day into a jar labeled 'Loose Change'.
I yawned and walked to the window,'Gee,what a view.A brick building in front of me,a dark sky above me,and an alley below me...Wait a minute..Looks like I've got a job to do.'
I opened the window and climbed out after I noticed a girl getting mugged.I climbed down a few ladders and jumped past the last one.
"Ahem..."I trailed off as I walked up to the mugger.
The guy spun around and pulled out a gun,pressing it against the girls head.
'Oh,yeah right.He actually thinks I'm going to let this happen?This guy must be real stupid,'I thought.
"Take one more step,tough guy,and not only does the girl get it but the whole city!"the mugger exclaimed and pulled out a detonator.
'WHAT!?No way...I can't let this happen.I failed one city..I'm not going to let that happen again!'I thought,anger coursing through my veins.
Before I knew it,my hair started to stand up and turn orange.
"WHAT IS THIS!?"the mugger exclaimed.
I let out a cry of anger and charged forward.I grabbed the gun and detonator and threw them aside before driving my knee into the mugger's stomach.The impact knocked him into the air and I used both of my fists to knock him back to the ground.
"How dare you threaten the lives of so many people?"I asked.
I kicked him in the side one more time for good measure.Then I walked over to the girl and picked her up.
'She must have passed out from the shock,'I thought.
That's when I noticed a strange,glowing area where I had stood moments before,'What the heck is this?'
A person started to form in the area and within a few seconds,a lavender haired figure stood in front of me.He wore a black,sleeveless shirt and blue jeans.He also had a sword strapped to his back.
"Where am I?Just a few moments ago,I was telling the children that it was safe to play outside again,but now..."he trailed off as he noticed the girl in my arms,"What happened here?"
"She passed out from shock,"I replied.
"Here,feed this to her,"he said and tossed me something.
I caught it and looked at the small item,"A bean?How is this supposed to help?"
"Just feed it to her."
'Who does this guy think he is...?Oh well,'I thought and put the bean in the girls mouth.
I moved her mouth chew it and made her swallow.
"You can sit her down now,"the person stated.
I nodded and sat the girl on the ground.After a few seconds,she shot up and looked around.
'What was that bean'I thought.
"That was a Sensu Bean,"the person replied.
"Did you just read my mind?"I demanded.
"N-No,of course not!"he exclaimed.
I shrugged it off and looked at the girl.She somehow looked...familiar to me.
"Are you...RAY!?"the girl exclaimed.
"How do you know my name?"I asked.
"Don't you remember?"
"I'm sorry.I lost my memory nine years ago...Well,most of it."
"Oh,well...Try to remember!"
I closed my eyes and searched through my mind,"You're...S..Sa...Sarah!"
She jumped at me and wrapped her arms around me,"I thought you wouldn't be able to keep your promise..."
'Promise?I'll have to do more thinking,'I thought.
"Umm,I'm sorry to interrupt but...Where are we?"the person that had appeared asked.
Sarah removed her arms from me and looked at the lavender haired man,"We're in Sygar,didn't you know?"
"But...I was just in West Capital fighting the Androids.Now I'm...OH!Forgive me,I've forgotten to introduce myself.My name is Trunks Briefs,"he replied.
I remembered the detonator and walked over to it.I picked it up and looked it over.It seemed pretty simple,just a black piece of metal with a big red button.
"Wait a sec...This is nothing but a stupid child's play thing!!"I exclaimed,"This freak tried to trick me!"
"He must have been extremely desperate to sink so low,"Trunks said.
'You think?'I thought.
"Umm...Do you guys need a place to stay for tonight?"Sarah asked.
We both turned our heads and looked at her.
"Why?"we both questioned.
"Well...You practically saved my life and I'm sure Trunks needs a place to sleep,"she replied.
I turned my head the other way and saw the gate of the city,"I think I have a better idea."
"What are you suggesting?"Sarah asked.
"For the past nine years...I've dreamed about leaving this place.How about the three of us live that dream together?"I questioned.
Her face started to turn a little red,"Oh...You want to run away with me?"
I felt my face go hot,"Uhhh...N-N-No...Heheheh..Of course not!...Ahem.Besides,I want Trunks to come too."
"Oh..."she trailed off.
I raised an eyebrow but shrugged it off.She seemed....sad,for some reason.
"Why do you want me to come?"Trunks asked.
"I don't know why,but I feel like we'll need your help eventually,"I replied.
"Wait!I heard that there are monsters outside the gates.Trunks has a sword,I'm trained in martial arts,but you don't have any kind of weapon,"Sarah said.
'You're trained in martial arts?I wouldn't have guessed,'I thought.
"Me either,"Trunks said.
My head snapped in his direction,"You did it again!"
'What?'
I looked around for the source of the voice that had spoke in my head.
'I think I understand what's going on.You must be me from this dimension,'Trunks thought.
'What!?'I thought.
'I'll explain later,'he thought.
"Uhhh...Are you two okay?"Sarah asked.
I nodded my head quickly,"Yeah,we're fine."
"Anyway,I was going to say.My parents knew of the promise we made ten years ago and they gave me something to give you.I'll go get it,"she said.
I nodded and she ran off.Then I turned my attention back to Trunks.
'Don't explain later.Explain now,'I thought.
He nodded,'Okay...'
Ending Note:"Well,I thought it was a good place to leave off when I wrote it the first time.Chapter 2 will be out tomorrow(Sunday,January 19).Finishing stories before you post them has nice advantages....Please review.If you want me to e-mail you EXACTLY when a chapter is posted,leave it in a review with your e-mail(or tell me to click on your user name,etc.).Hope you liked the first chapter,and remember,it gets better as the chapter number goes up."
Additional Note:"For some reason,the site keeps wanting to to join everything into one paragraph.If you're reading this,and everything is bunched up,please bare with me,and if you know a way to fix it,PLEASE tell me!"
Disclaimer:What?You actually thought that I thought I owned Dragonball Z(or any other Dragonball)?You must be insane!!Do I look like Akira Toriyama?
Sometimes,we don't know what can go wrong....We hope that everything will be okay.But,in the back of our minds,we know that at any second,our entire lives could come tumbling down on top of us.All of us learned that in only a small amount of time.We thought we knew ourselves,but then we realized that we didn't know ourselves at all....
Chapter 1:It All Begins
I tapped my foot impatiently as I waited for the train to stop.Finally,it stopped near an apartment building.I walked in and went to the elevator.
'Good,it's working again.You'd think that in a city with this many people,they'd get stuff finished quicker.Even if this is a dump of a city,'I thought as the elevator moved upwards.
There was 'ding' sound and the doors in front of me opened.I walked out and headed to my room. 'Today was too easy.That guy didn't need a bodyguard for THAT.All I had to do was tap that moron and he fell over,'I thought and put the zeal(A/N:That's money in this dimension.I never noticed that zeal meant 'courage' until AFTER I finished this.)I had gained from the day into a jar labeled 'Loose Change'.
I yawned and walked to the window,'Gee,what a view.A brick building in front of me,a dark sky above me,and an alley below me...Wait a minute..Looks like I've got a job to do.'
I opened the window and climbed out after I noticed a girl getting mugged.I climbed down a few ladders and jumped past the last one.
"Ahem..."I trailed off as I walked up to the mugger.
The guy spun around and pulled out a gun,pressing it against the girls head.
'Oh,yeah right.He actually thinks I'm going to let this happen?This guy must be real stupid,'I thought.
"Take one more step,tough guy,and not only does the girl get it but the whole city!"the mugger exclaimed and pulled out a detonator.
'WHAT!?No way...I can't let this happen.I failed one city..I'm not going to let that happen again!'I thought,anger coursing through my veins.
Before I knew it,my hair started to stand up and turn orange.
"WHAT IS THIS!?"the mugger exclaimed.
I let out a cry of anger and charged forward.I grabbed the gun and detonator and threw them aside before driving my knee into the mugger's stomach.The impact knocked him into the air and I used both of my fists to knock him back to the ground.
"How dare you threaten the lives of so many people?"I asked.
I kicked him in the side one more time for good measure.Then I walked over to the girl and picked her up.
'She must have passed out from the shock,'I thought.
That's when I noticed a strange,glowing area where I had stood moments before,'What the heck is this?'
A person started to form in the area and within a few seconds,a lavender haired figure stood in front of me.He wore a black,sleeveless shirt and blue jeans.He also had a sword strapped to his back.
"Where am I?Just a few moments ago,I was telling the children that it was safe to play outside again,but now..."he trailed off as he noticed the girl in my arms,"What happened here?"
"She passed out from shock,"I replied.
"Here,feed this to her,"he said and tossed me something.
I caught it and looked at the small item,"A bean?How is this supposed to help?"
"Just feed it to her."
'Who does this guy think he is...?Oh well,'I thought and put the bean in the girls mouth.
I moved her mouth chew it and made her swallow.
"You can sit her down now,"the person stated.
I nodded and sat the girl on the ground.After a few seconds,she shot up and looked around.
'What was that bean'I thought.
"That was a Sensu Bean,"the person replied.
"Did you just read my mind?"I demanded.
"N-No,of course not!"he exclaimed.
I shrugged it off and looked at the girl.She somehow looked...familiar to me.
"Are you...RAY!?"the girl exclaimed.
"How do you know my name?"I asked.
"Don't you remember?"
"I'm sorry.I lost my memory nine years ago...Well,most of it."
"Oh,well...Try to remember!"
I closed my eyes and searched through my mind,"You're...S..Sa...Sarah!"
She jumped at me and wrapped her arms around me,"I thought you wouldn't be able to keep your promise..."
'Promise?I'll have to do more thinking,'I thought.
"Umm,I'm sorry to interrupt but...Where are we?"the person that had appeared asked.
Sarah removed her arms from me and looked at the lavender haired man,"We're in Sygar,didn't you know?"
"But...I was just in West Capital fighting the Androids.Now I'm...OH!Forgive me,I've forgotten to introduce myself.My name is Trunks Briefs,"he replied.
I remembered the detonator and walked over to it.I picked it up and looked it over.It seemed pretty simple,just a black piece of metal with a big red button.
"Wait a sec...This is nothing but a stupid child's play thing!!"I exclaimed,"This freak tried to trick me!"
"He must have been extremely desperate to sink so low,"Trunks said.
'You think?'I thought.
"Umm...Do you guys need a place to stay for tonight?"Sarah asked.
We both turned our heads and looked at her.
"Why?"we both questioned.
"Well...You practically saved my life and I'm sure Trunks needs a place to sleep,"she replied.
I turned my head the other way and saw the gate of the city,"I think I have a better idea."
"What are you suggesting?"Sarah asked.
"For the past nine years...I've dreamed about leaving this place.How about the three of us live that dream together?"I questioned.
Her face started to turn a little red,"Oh...You want to run away with me?"
I felt my face go hot,"Uhhh...N-N-No...Heheheh..Of course not!...Ahem.Besides,I want Trunks to come too."
"Oh..."she trailed off.
I raised an eyebrow but shrugged it off.She seemed....sad,for some reason.
"Why do you want me to come?"Trunks asked.
"I don't know why,but I feel like we'll need your help eventually,"I replied.
"Wait!I heard that there are monsters outside the gates.Trunks has a sword,I'm trained in martial arts,but you don't have any kind of weapon,"Sarah said.
'You're trained in martial arts?I wouldn't have guessed,'I thought.
"Me either,"Trunks said.
My head snapped in his direction,"You did it again!"
'What?'
I looked around for the source of the voice that had spoke in my head.
'I think I understand what's going on.You must be me from this dimension,'Trunks thought.
'What!?'I thought.
'I'll explain later,'he thought.
"Uhhh...Are you two okay?"Sarah asked.
I nodded my head quickly,"Yeah,we're fine."
"Anyway,I was going to say.My parents knew of the promise we made ten years ago and they gave me something to give you.I'll go get it,"she said.
I nodded and she ran off.Then I turned my attention back to Trunks.
'Don't explain later.Explain now,'I thought.
He nodded,'Okay...'
Ending Note:"Well,I thought it was a good place to leave off when I wrote it the first time.Chapter 2 will be out tomorrow(Sunday,January 19).Finishing stories before you post them has nice advantages....Please review.If you want me to e-mail you EXACTLY when a chapter is posted,leave it in a review with your e-mail(or tell me to click on your user name,etc.).Hope you liked the first chapter,and remember,it gets better as the chapter number goes up."