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Chapter 1: The Good bye
It was another beautiful day at Capsule Corporation. The sun shone down and glinted off of the many windows of the yellow dome shaped building. Butterflies, bees, and other insects buzzed around, busily flitting from flower to flower, gathering the day's supply of nectar. Goten sat lazily on the front lawn and watched while Future Trunks helped Vanessa load the last of her luggage into the hover car. Goten glanced up at Chibi Trunks who stood with his arms crossed, a stolid look on his face. Bulma stood with an arm around him, doing her best to console her disgruntled little saiyan. Any idiot could tell that he was still peeved about the fact he was not going along on Vanessa's research trip to outer space. She herself was a little concerned about the fact that Vanessa would be going alone. Bulma almost wished she had never come up with the idea, but this was something she knew Vanessa had always wished she could do. Bulma sighed as she thought back to the day she had first met Vanessa.
It had been a year or more since Vanessa had come to Capsule Corporation. She had been part of a group of college students who had been selected to participate in a six week program. The program had been designed to give them some hands on experience in engineering fields. Within the first few days, Bulma had realized Vanessa was not some clueless kid with no idea about the technology she was working with. Sometimes, Bulma had to do a double take just to make sure she was still talking to a nineteen year old. Aside from her intelligence, Vanessa, unlike the other stuck up, over- confident members of her group, had a very pleasant personality that made her enjoyable to be around. At the conclusion of the program, Bulma had decided to offer her a job which Vanessa very willingly accepted. Being a college student at an expensive school, Vanessa of course didn't have enough money for an apartment, so Bulma had let her stay in one of the many rooms of Capsule Corporation.
At first, she and Chibi Trunks had not hit it off too well. He, as well as Goten from time to time, had a tendency to make a complete nuisance out of themselves with pranks that involved crashing her computer and flushing her research notes down the toilet. After a while, though, the three of them had become very good friends and spent a lot of time together. Eventually, Vanessa was let in on the little secret about the existence of the alien race of saiyans which she, after meeting piccolo, was not too surprised to learn.
Bulma pulled out of her state of reminiscing at the sound of Vanessa closing the trunk of the hover car.
"Phew!" The girl flipped a strand off her sky blue (it's natural btw) hair over her shoulder. "Well, that's the last of em. Man, I got a lot of stuff."
"Well, best to be prepared. Your research is gonna take you far from earth," Trunks said with a wink.
"Yeah, REALLY far," Chibi Trunks angrily chimed in, causing Vanessa to flinch at the venom in his voice. Vanessa gulped as she turned to face Chibi Trunks, flashing him a pleading smile. "Ah, come on Trunks. You're not still mad at me are you?"
Trunks' ignored her as he focused his attention on the path of a butterfly dancing through the air. What does she think? Of course, I'm still mad at her. What kind of baka(1) question is that? It's not fair! She promised that I would be going along to protect her. Why does she always treat me like a useless little kid...I hate butterflies.
Vanessa walked over to Chibi Trunks and bent down to be eye level with him. "Hey, buddy, it's not like I'll be gone for that long."
"Really?" Goten jumped up from his spot on the grass. "You said you'd be gone for six months? Wow! So you're not gonna be gone that long?" Vanessa sweat dropped. "Thanks, Goten. That helped a lot"
"Huh? What did I do?"
Trunks clenched his fists and glared up at Vanessa. "I still don't see why you have to go out there all by yourself!"
"Yeah! Why can't we come along, too? Is it because we'll eat too much? We won't. We promise."
Vanessa giggled. "No, Goten, I'm not worried about that. It just.well.it would be too dangerous for you."
Trunks scoffed, "O for dende's sake, girl! We're super saiyans! If anything, you'd be safer having us with you. Why won't you let us come?!"
"Well..because-"
"Because it was her decision, young man." Bulma cut in. "Now will you boys stop pestering her and say your good byes. She'll miss her window if you two keep her here longer." The two demi-sayains paused and looked at the ground. The realization that their friend was actually leaving had hit home. Goten stepped forward.
"Good bye, Vanessa. I love you." Vanessa knelt as she hugged Goten goodbye.
"I love you, too, Goten"
Vanessa started to pull away, but Goten wouldn't let go. She felt tears on her shoulder. O, no. I'm making him cry. Ah, man . She forced a smile as she rumpled his messy hair. "Don't worry, kid. I'll stay safe. I promise."
"Humph.We all know how good your promises are." Chibi Trunks received a smack upside his little head. Bulma glared down at him then turned to Vanessa and smiled. "Do be careful, sweetie. I don't want to hear of anything bad happening to you. It would make this one even more unbearable to live with."
Vanessa chuckled as she gave Bulma a hug. "Thanks for everything, Mrs. Briefs."
"You're welcome, dear. Take care now." The two embraced each other for a few moments then let go. "I'll say my good byes at the take off site." Future Trunks said as he hopped into the driver's side of the hover car.
"Ok"
All eyes turned to the other Trunks who, at the moment, had a scowl that could frighten maybe even his father. Maybe. Trunks gave Vanessa one last hard stare then turned his back to her.
"Hmm.I see. Well..I love you very much, Trunks. I'll keep you updated on how I'm doing, ok?"
No response.
"Well..thanks for seeing me off. I'll be back in six months. Ja Ne(2)"
Everyone turned to follow her out to the sidewalk; Trunks stayed in the front lawn. Vanessa got into the seat next to Future Trunks and buckled her safety belt.
"You make sure to contact base if you run into anything you can't handle, alright?"
"I will. Sayonara, minna." (3)
Trunks put the car in drive, waved a good bye to his mom (well, other dimensional mom anyway), and sped off down the road. The pair stood waving their good byes until the car was out of sight. Goten glanced over his shoulder and saw trunks running into Capsule Corporation.
"Where's he going?"
"Probably to sulk in his room. He better not blow a hole in the side of the house like his father." Bulma turned to Goten and smiled. "Are you staying for lunch, sweetie?"
"Huh? O, yeah, sure. Mom said I could stay over a little while. She'd pick me up on her way home from the grocery store."
"Would you like to spend the night? I'm sure Trunks could use the company."
"Sure! I'd love to."
"Alright then. I'll talk to Chichi when she comes over. Why don't you go find Trunks and make sure he's not doing anything stupid if that were possible."
Goten laughed, "Ok, thanks Mrs. Briefs." With that, he ran in to Capsule Corporation, in search of his best friend.
(1) baka - stupid, idiot, trivial matter.you get it
(2) Ja Ne - see ya
(3) Sayonara, Minna- goodye, everyone
Well, that was the first chapter. How'd you all like it? Well, chapter 2 is there so read on.
Chapter 1: The Good bye
It was another beautiful day at Capsule Corporation. The sun shone down and glinted off of the many windows of the yellow dome shaped building. Butterflies, bees, and other insects buzzed around, busily flitting from flower to flower, gathering the day's supply of nectar. Goten sat lazily on the front lawn and watched while Future Trunks helped Vanessa load the last of her luggage into the hover car. Goten glanced up at Chibi Trunks who stood with his arms crossed, a stolid look on his face. Bulma stood with an arm around him, doing her best to console her disgruntled little saiyan. Any idiot could tell that he was still peeved about the fact he was not going along on Vanessa's research trip to outer space. She herself was a little concerned about the fact that Vanessa would be going alone. Bulma almost wished she had never come up with the idea, but this was something she knew Vanessa had always wished she could do. Bulma sighed as she thought back to the day she had first met Vanessa.
It had been a year or more since Vanessa had come to Capsule Corporation. She had been part of a group of college students who had been selected to participate in a six week program. The program had been designed to give them some hands on experience in engineering fields. Within the first few days, Bulma had realized Vanessa was not some clueless kid with no idea about the technology she was working with. Sometimes, Bulma had to do a double take just to make sure she was still talking to a nineteen year old. Aside from her intelligence, Vanessa, unlike the other stuck up, over- confident members of her group, had a very pleasant personality that made her enjoyable to be around. At the conclusion of the program, Bulma had decided to offer her a job which Vanessa very willingly accepted. Being a college student at an expensive school, Vanessa of course didn't have enough money for an apartment, so Bulma had let her stay in one of the many rooms of Capsule Corporation.
At first, she and Chibi Trunks had not hit it off too well. He, as well as Goten from time to time, had a tendency to make a complete nuisance out of themselves with pranks that involved crashing her computer and flushing her research notes down the toilet. After a while, though, the three of them had become very good friends and spent a lot of time together. Eventually, Vanessa was let in on the little secret about the existence of the alien race of saiyans which she, after meeting piccolo, was not too surprised to learn.
Bulma pulled out of her state of reminiscing at the sound of Vanessa closing the trunk of the hover car.
"Phew!" The girl flipped a strand off her sky blue (it's natural btw) hair over her shoulder. "Well, that's the last of em. Man, I got a lot of stuff."
"Well, best to be prepared. Your research is gonna take you far from earth," Trunks said with a wink.
"Yeah, REALLY far," Chibi Trunks angrily chimed in, causing Vanessa to flinch at the venom in his voice. Vanessa gulped as she turned to face Chibi Trunks, flashing him a pleading smile. "Ah, come on Trunks. You're not still mad at me are you?"
Trunks' ignored her as he focused his attention on the path of a butterfly dancing through the air. What does she think? Of course, I'm still mad at her. What kind of baka(1) question is that? It's not fair! She promised that I would be going along to protect her. Why does she always treat me like a useless little kid...I hate butterflies.
Vanessa walked over to Chibi Trunks and bent down to be eye level with him. "Hey, buddy, it's not like I'll be gone for that long."
"Really?" Goten jumped up from his spot on the grass. "You said you'd be gone for six months? Wow! So you're not gonna be gone that long?" Vanessa sweat dropped. "Thanks, Goten. That helped a lot"
"Huh? What did I do?"
Trunks clenched his fists and glared up at Vanessa. "I still don't see why you have to go out there all by yourself!"
"Yeah! Why can't we come along, too? Is it because we'll eat too much? We won't. We promise."
Vanessa giggled. "No, Goten, I'm not worried about that. It just.well.it would be too dangerous for you."
Trunks scoffed, "O for dende's sake, girl! We're super saiyans! If anything, you'd be safer having us with you. Why won't you let us come?!"
"Well..because-"
"Because it was her decision, young man." Bulma cut in. "Now will you boys stop pestering her and say your good byes. She'll miss her window if you two keep her here longer." The two demi-sayains paused and looked at the ground. The realization that their friend was actually leaving had hit home. Goten stepped forward.
"Good bye, Vanessa. I love you." Vanessa knelt as she hugged Goten goodbye.
"I love you, too, Goten"
Vanessa started to pull away, but Goten wouldn't let go. She felt tears on her shoulder. O, no. I'm making him cry. Ah, man . She forced a smile as she rumpled his messy hair. "Don't worry, kid. I'll stay safe. I promise."
"Humph.We all know how good your promises are." Chibi Trunks received a smack upside his little head. Bulma glared down at him then turned to Vanessa and smiled. "Do be careful, sweetie. I don't want to hear of anything bad happening to you. It would make this one even more unbearable to live with."
Vanessa chuckled as she gave Bulma a hug. "Thanks for everything, Mrs. Briefs."
"You're welcome, dear. Take care now." The two embraced each other for a few moments then let go. "I'll say my good byes at the take off site." Future Trunks said as he hopped into the driver's side of the hover car.
"Ok"
All eyes turned to the other Trunks who, at the moment, had a scowl that could frighten maybe even his father. Maybe. Trunks gave Vanessa one last hard stare then turned his back to her.
"Hmm.I see. Well..I love you very much, Trunks. I'll keep you updated on how I'm doing, ok?"
No response.
"Well..thanks for seeing me off. I'll be back in six months. Ja Ne(2)"
Everyone turned to follow her out to the sidewalk; Trunks stayed in the front lawn. Vanessa got into the seat next to Future Trunks and buckled her safety belt.
"You make sure to contact base if you run into anything you can't handle, alright?"
"I will. Sayonara, minna." (3)
Trunks put the car in drive, waved a good bye to his mom (well, other dimensional mom anyway), and sped off down the road. The pair stood waving their good byes until the car was out of sight. Goten glanced over his shoulder and saw trunks running into Capsule Corporation.
"Where's he going?"
"Probably to sulk in his room. He better not blow a hole in the side of the house like his father." Bulma turned to Goten and smiled. "Are you staying for lunch, sweetie?"
"Huh? O, yeah, sure. Mom said I could stay over a little while. She'd pick me up on her way home from the grocery store."
"Would you like to spend the night? I'm sure Trunks could use the company."
"Sure! I'd love to."
"Alright then. I'll talk to Chichi when she comes over. Why don't you go find Trunks and make sure he's not doing anything stupid if that were possible."
Goten laughed, "Ok, thanks Mrs. Briefs." With that, he ran in to Capsule Corporation, in search of his best friend.
(1) baka - stupid, idiot, trivial matter.you get it
(2) Ja Ne - see ya
(3) Sayonara, Minna- goodye, everyone
Well, that was the first chapter. How'd you all like it? Well, chapter 2 is there so read on.