Artemis walked into the kitchen as the big clock in the hall-chimed quarter
hour of two. She was wearing a loose blue robe with little rabbits sewed on
out of towel materiel. She grabbed an apple from the fruit bowl and sat on
a stool at the counter. She ran a hand through her thick pink hair tied up
in a wild ponytail. She sighed. "What am I doing?" she asked to no one.
"Yea, what are you doing? It's late, go to bed." A voice said from behind her.
She jumped. "Trunks-kun, you scared me." She laughed slightly. "What are you doing up?"
He smiled and grabbed an apple. "I've been getting ready, and you?"
"I'm not sure I'll help much if I go. maybe I shouldn't go."
"You're coming, you don't have a choice now."
"I just. I don't want to mess anything up." She began to doodle on a piece of paper.
He sat next to her on a stool and smiled. "Don't worry, I'll be there to keep you safe."
She glared at him, her pen marked a line across a paper. "I do not need protection from you!"
He finished chewing on his apple, and swallowed. "You can't turn super, and you don't know how to fly. Art, you need someone to look out for you. This isn't sparring, or shadow boxing. These guys are strong. And you know that. The androids knocked you out last time-"
"But not *nearly* as bad as last time right? Come on Trunks, there's no need to jump to conclusions that I'm gonna get beat up-"
"Yes there is! Artemis, you're weak, you don't seem to realize that. Get it in your head, and keep yourself out of trouble."
She stood up, almost knocking the stool over. "Trunks, do not consider me to be a weakling!"
"What are you going to do? Hmm, Art?" He stood up, and walked towards her. She moved to the other side of the counter. "Beat up the Androids, kill 'em all, without any help. Like you tried so many times to do here. Like the time when you, Gohan, and me went out. Like when Gohan didn't come home?"
"IT'S NOT LIKE THAT!" she screamed as he chased her around the counter.
He stopped. "Then what's the difference Art? What are you going to do different there?"
She stopped as well, then leaned over the counter slightly. "They're weaker. The androids. They never got to practice beating me up. They were just let out. They have to practice. Trunks, we have the advantage."
Footsteps were heard coming down the steps. The light turned on in the kitchen, "Trunks, Artemis, what are you doing up!"
Trunks and Artemis were leaning over near each other over the counter, their faces were close.
"A promise was made earlier." Artemis stated as Bulma walked in, pulling her pink fluffy robe on. "You're pushing it." She pushed herself of the counter and brushed by Bulma, up the stairs to her room.
"Artemis, get back in here."
"I'm tired. I need my sleep." Artemis muttered, halfway up the stairs.
~*~*
Goten was sitting in his room near the slightly open window when Artemis walked in. The wind-chime hanging in his room was jingling. Artemis smiled and sat next to him. "Hey Goten," she opened the window a bit wider, smiling as the cool air blew at them.
"Hi," he whispered.
"What are you doing?" she closed her eyes, letting the wind wash away her anger.
"Listening."
"Listening to what?" she asked, she looked around his room. It was dark, except for a small dim light in the far corner of the room.
"Him,"
Artemis looked at her brother, a bit shocked. "Who is him?"
Goten looked at her, his eyes were wide and dark. "Him." Goten pointed to his arm. On it was a burn mark that said:
"Shinigami." Artemis read. Shinigami, where had she heard that name? Shini, 'death'. Gami, 'god.' "Death god. Goten, what's he saying."
"He's calling me. he wants me to help him." Goten looked back out the window.
"Help him with. what?"
"A lot of things. Can't tell."
"Ok, I won't tell anyone about this Goten." Artemis frowned slightly. She was dreaming, her brother wasn't burnt. He wasn't hearing ancient gods. He wasn't talking so well. Yes, she was dreaming. "Good night Goten." She kissed him on the cheek, tucked him in, closed the window and went to her room.
~*~
Gohan stood next to Bulma, "So we're going to go wait for Trunks, or am I going to go with the guys to find the androids Trunks warned us of."
Bulma was younger, sitting in the pilot's seat in an airplane. Gohan, a boy of about 12 years old, sat next to her. Yamacha stuck his head in from the back. "Bulma, Vegeta says he can feel two strong ki down below us. We'd better check it out."
"That man can't tell me what to do!" Bulma shouted.
"But Bulma-san, what if it's the androids." Gohan muttered, Bulma nodded at this statement, and took the plane into a full dive, then landed.
"Alright Vegeta," she yelled, "where is it?"
Vegeta laughed at her anger. "Woman, you and the boy should leave. Go find the boy and bring him here."
Gohan sighed. "But I wanted to fight."
A hand patted him on the back. He looked up, "Dad?"
"You can fight later Gohan, go find Trunks, we might need his help."
Gohan nodded, he was happy to be helping in some way, no matter how little. "All right, come on Bulma." He and Bulma got back into the plane, where Bulma's mother and the baby were. The plane took off.
"Well," Goku started, "Why don't we start our flight over to those androids."
Krillin muttered something under his breath, "Great."
*~*~*
Artemis pulled herself out of the inside of the time machine. "Stupid button should work now." She pushed the CC button, and it turned into a small capsule. "Fixed it!" She wiped some oil from her forehead and laughed nervously.
"Alright, let's get going. We landed in the wrong spot. I told Bulma-san we'd be near the town over there." He pointed in the direction a plane was flying in. "I bet that's her and the rest of them."
Artemis smiled slightly. "Do you think Gohan's with 'em?"
Trunks nodded. "Don't talk to anyone like you know them."
"All right, hey," she started as she put the capsule in pocket. "You going to fly me over there, or you planning on making me walk."
He smirked and took her hand. She blushed. "Do you want a piggy back ride, or do you want to try?"
"Hold my hand and help me fly." She said, gripping his hand tightly.
He flew up into the air; she was still touching the ground. "If it hurts your arms too much, tell me and I'll pull you onto my back."
"Ok," she powered up as much as she willed herself, and they took off.
~*~*
Ok, I know, kind of confusing. I can't really remember that much of this part of the series, cause I didn't see it, so it's different. I just can't remember the episode where Trunks comes back. (Though as a "LoT" I should know.) Well, until next time! See ya!
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"Yea, what are you doing? It's late, go to bed." A voice said from behind her.
She jumped. "Trunks-kun, you scared me." She laughed slightly. "What are you doing up?"
He smiled and grabbed an apple. "I've been getting ready, and you?"
"I'm not sure I'll help much if I go. maybe I shouldn't go."
"You're coming, you don't have a choice now."
"I just. I don't want to mess anything up." She began to doodle on a piece of paper.
He sat next to her on a stool and smiled. "Don't worry, I'll be there to keep you safe."
She glared at him, her pen marked a line across a paper. "I do not need protection from you!"
He finished chewing on his apple, and swallowed. "You can't turn super, and you don't know how to fly. Art, you need someone to look out for you. This isn't sparring, or shadow boxing. These guys are strong. And you know that. The androids knocked you out last time-"
"But not *nearly* as bad as last time right? Come on Trunks, there's no need to jump to conclusions that I'm gonna get beat up-"
"Yes there is! Artemis, you're weak, you don't seem to realize that. Get it in your head, and keep yourself out of trouble."
She stood up, almost knocking the stool over. "Trunks, do not consider me to be a weakling!"
"What are you going to do? Hmm, Art?" He stood up, and walked towards her. She moved to the other side of the counter. "Beat up the Androids, kill 'em all, without any help. Like you tried so many times to do here. Like the time when you, Gohan, and me went out. Like when Gohan didn't come home?"
"IT'S NOT LIKE THAT!" she screamed as he chased her around the counter.
He stopped. "Then what's the difference Art? What are you going to do different there?"
She stopped as well, then leaned over the counter slightly. "They're weaker. The androids. They never got to practice beating me up. They were just let out. They have to practice. Trunks, we have the advantage."
Footsteps were heard coming down the steps. The light turned on in the kitchen, "Trunks, Artemis, what are you doing up!"
Trunks and Artemis were leaning over near each other over the counter, their faces were close.
"A promise was made earlier." Artemis stated as Bulma walked in, pulling her pink fluffy robe on. "You're pushing it." She pushed herself of the counter and brushed by Bulma, up the stairs to her room.
"Artemis, get back in here."
"I'm tired. I need my sleep." Artemis muttered, halfway up the stairs.
~*~*
Goten was sitting in his room near the slightly open window when Artemis walked in. The wind-chime hanging in his room was jingling. Artemis smiled and sat next to him. "Hey Goten," she opened the window a bit wider, smiling as the cool air blew at them.
"Hi," he whispered.
"What are you doing?" she closed her eyes, letting the wind wash away her anger.
"Listening."
"Listening to what?" she asked, she looked around his room. It was dark, except for a small dim light in the far corner of the room.
"Him,"
Artemis looked at her brother, a bit shocked. "Who is him?"
Goten looked at her, his eyes were wide and dark. "Him." Goten pointed to his arm. On it was a burn mark that said:
"Shinigami." Artemis read. Shinigami, where had she heard that name? Shini, 'death'. Gami, 'god.' "Death god. Goten, what's he saying."
"He's calling me. he wants me to help him." Goten looked back out the window.
"Help him with. what?"
"A lot of things. Can't tell."
"Ok, I won't tell anyone about this Goten." Artemis frowned slightly. She was dreaming, her brother wasn't burnt. He wasn't hearing ancient gods. He wasn't talking so well. Yes, she was dreaming. "Good night Goten." She kissed him on the cheek, tucked him in, closed the window and went to her room.
~*~
Gohan stood next to Bulma, "So we're going to go wait for Trunks, or am I going to go with the guys to find the androids Trunks warned us of."
Bulma was younger, sitting in the pilot's seat in an airplane. Gohan, a boy of about 12 years old, sat next to her. Yamacha stuck his head in from the back. "Bulma, Vegeta says he can feel two strong ki down below us. We'd better check it out."
"That man can't tell me what to do!" Bulma shouted.
"But Bulma-san, what if it's the androids." Gohan muttered, Bulma nodded at this statement, and took the plane into a full dive, then landed.
"Alright Vegeta," she yelled, "where is it?"
Vegeta laughed at her anger. "Woman, you and the boy should leave. Go find the boy and bring him here."
Gohan sighed. "But I wanted to fight."
A hand patted him on the back. He looked up, "Dad?"
"You can fight later Gohan, go find Trunks, we might need his help."
Gohan nodded, he was happy to be helping in some way, no matter how little. "All right, come on Bulma." He and Bulma got back into the plane, where Bulma's mother and the baby were. The plane took off.
"Well," Goku started, "Why don't we start our flight over to those androids."
Krillin muttered something under his breath, "Great."
*~*~*
Artemis pulled herself out of the inside of the time machine. "Stupid button should work now." She pushed the CC button, and it turned into a small capsule. "Fixed it!" She wiped some oil from her forehead and laughed nervously.
"Alright, let's get going. We landed in the wrong spot. I told Bulma-san we'd be near the town over there." He pointed in the direction a plane was flying in. "I bet that's her and the rest of them."
Artemis smiled slightly. "Do you think Gohan's with 'em?"
Trunks nodded. "Don't talk to anyone like you know them."
"All right, hey," she started as she put the capsule in pocket. "You going to fly me over there, or you planning on making me walk."
He smirked and took her hand. She blushed. "Do you want a piggy back ride, or do you want to try?"
"Hold my hand and help me fly." She said, gripping his hand tightly.
He flew up into the air; she was still touching the ground. "If it hurts your arms too much, tell me and I'll pull you onto my back."
"Ok," she powered up as much as she willed herself, and they took off.
~*~*
Ok, I know, kind of confusing. I can't really remember that much of this part of the series, cause I didn't see it, so it's different. I just can't remember the episode where Trunks comes back. (Though as a "LoT" I should know.) Well, until next time! See ya!
Ooh! Ooh! Wait! I SAID WAIT!!! ^^;; ok. If you would like me to email you when I update any of my stories, please leave your email, or tell me you want me to inform you of update. ^^ Also, go visit my website to see art inspired by this story. The web addy is See ya there!
