PLANET SOL
"It's been awhile." He said softly to the back of the lab coat.
"Too long, over a year" it replied. Memro turned around to greet Cauli. She smiled a wrinkly free grin at his reaction to her face. "Don't look so shocked, I told you I wanted to test out the Saiya Project."
"On yourself!?"
"I did try other test subjects and was pleased by those results so I figured 'why not?' My entire genetic structure has changed, my life time dramatically increased, better physical shape, and look, a tail!" A long brown appendage unfurled itself from around her waist. She batted it around playfully while the general stared at her in shock.
"You could have killed yourself!"
She sighed and rewrapped the tail around her. "I said I tested it already, and it wasn't like I had much left to live, my body was about to give out."
Cauli sighed, realizing the truth of age in his friend. "I know, but there was still great risk..."
"Enough of that, it's done and over with. Now, what brings you back after ignoring all my com-mail messages for a year?" Memro motioned for Cauli to sit down beside her on the small couch she slept on when she couldn't bring herself to leave her projects.
"I wanted to know if you were okay." The man sighed and turned away, embarrassed by his words. Memro smiled, but it soon turned into a frown as she realized the importance of the words.
She leaned in and grabbed his hand "Are you still having those dreams?"
"They are stronger now."
"Mine are too. It's the Saiya Project. Every since we started it I have had all these weird feelings and memories floating around in my head in a haze. There is no data in the resource banks about the name of the species we belong too and the species the DNA came from. It's all so loose; the pieces of the puzzle don't fit. We obviously have similar genetic structures, in fact I am willing to bet that now that I am treated with the Saiya Project our genetic structures would be nearly identical."
"Could I have had my DNA reconfigured as a youth?" He paused. "I think there are others like me. I saw one soldier a few months ago who...looked like me."
"The Saiya Project is the first of its kind, at least in Akuma's Empire. The technology wasn't there when you were younger." Cauli's words about the soldier he saw sank in. "Someone else? Like you?"
"He seemed very familiar. After I saw him my dreams intensified. And so I came back here to see if you could remember anything."
Memro got up and ran across the room to her lap top. "Maybe we can work together on the Saiya Project some more. Like old times."
Cauli rose slowly after her from the couch. "I am to leave on another mission in three hours."
"Oh" Memro said disappointedly, "Where to?"
Cauli by now was almost to the door. "Planet Hakken. It is one of the leading planets in the Free Worlds Organization. We are to eliminate any threat to Akuma."
"Hakken, huh? Bring me back something nice."
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PLANET HAKKEN
"It's not much, but it will do for you." The Gramlonian snarled to the three Saiyans. They stood inside the Hotel Cwana, in the eight district of Suma, Hakken's capital province.
Trunks nodded and walked inside, Pan and an excited Goku close behind. "Thanks, this is great." Trunks handed the alien his currency card which the Gramlonian greedily swiped on his palm computer.
"Enjoy Hakken." With that the alien flew down the hall chuckling softly.
The three stared at their tiny, cramped room that had cost them a bundle. "Rather cozy" commented Trunks. "Who's going to double bunk?" He winked at Pan. "Lady's first."
'He's in a good mood' thought Pan as she shot him a dirty look and grin, 'must be thinking of the junk he is gonna buy.' She grabbed the nearest bed and sat down on it with a thump, crossing her arms if daring the others to argue with her choice.
"Well if that's the way it's going to be, fine. Goku, I won't be responsible for my actions if you start to kick tonight."
Goku had been hopping up and down since they landed more than two hours ago. "I don't think I can sleep anyway! I wanna go eat everything!" He threw his small bag on the other bed and turned to run out the door. "Last one out has to pay for my first meal here!" Both Trunks and Pan barreled towards the door to avoid that horrible fate.
"Better luck next time Panny." Trunks smiled as he turned around to the loser.
"Same with you." Pan's face opened up into a huge grin as she dangled Trunks' wallet in front of his face. "Looks like you are going to be the one treating Goku tonight." Trunks jaw opened in protest but Pan had already started running off after Goku.
"Wait up!" shouted Trunks as he shut the room's door behind him.
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That's all for now!
"It's been awhile." He said softly to the back of the lab coat.
"Too long, over a year" it replied. Memro turned around to greet Cauli. She smiled a wrinkly free grin at his reaction to her face. "Don't look so shocked, I told you I wanted to test out the Saiya Project."
"On yourself!?"
"I did try other test subjects and was pleased by those results so I figured 'why not?' My entire genetic structure has changed, my life time dramatically increased, better physical shape, and look, a tail!" A long brown appendage unfurled itself from around her waist. She batted it around playfully while the general stared at her in shock.
"You could have killed yourself!"
She sighed and rewrapped the tail around her. "I said I tested it already, and it wasn't like I had much left to live, my body was about to give out."
Cauli sighed, realizing the truth of age in his friend. "I know, but there was still great risk..."
"Enough of that, it's done and over with. Now, what brings you back after ignoring all my com-mail messages for a year?" Memro motioned for Cauli to sit down beside her on the small couch she slept on when she couldn't bring herself to leave her projects.
"I wanted to know if you were okay." The man sighed and turned away, embarrassed by his words. Memro smiled, but it soon turned into a frown as she realized the importance of the words.
She leaned in and grabbed his hand "Are you still having those dreams?"
"They are stronger now."
"Mine are too. It's the Saiya Project. Every since we started it I have had all these weird feelings and memories floating around in my head in a haze. There is no data in the resource banks about the name of the species we belong too and the species the DNA came from. It's all so loose; the pieces of the puzzle don't fit. We obviously have similar genetic structures, in fact I am willing to bet that now that I am treated with the Saiya Project our genetic structures would be nearly identical."
"Could I have had my DNA reconfigured as a youth?" He paused. "I think there are others like me. I saw one soldier a few months ago who...looked like me."
"The Saiya Project is the first of its kind, at least in Akuma's Empire. The technology wasn't there when you were younger." Cauli's words about the soldier he saw sank in. "Someone else? Like you?"
"He seemed very familiar. After I saw him my dreams intensified. And so I came back here to see if you could remember anything."
Memro got up and ran across the room to her lap top. "Maybe we can work together on the Saiya Project some more. Like old times."
Cauli rose slowly after her from the couch. "I am to leave on another mission in three hours."
"Oh" Memro said disappointedly, "Where to?"
Cauli by now was almost to the door. "Planet Hakken. It is one of the leading planets in the Free Worlds Organization. We are to eliminate any threat to Akuma."
"Hakken, huh? Bring me back something nice."
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PLANET HAKKEN
"It's not much, but it will do for you." The Gramlonian snarled to the three Saiyans. They stood inside the Hotel Cwana, in the eight district of Suma, Hakken's capital province.
Trunks nodded and walked inside, Pan and an excited Goku close behind. "Thanks, this is great." Trunks handed the alien his currency card which the Gramlonian greedily swiped on his palm computer.
"Enjoy Hakken." With that the alien flew down the hall chuckling softly.
The three stared at their tiny, cramped room that had cost them a bundle. "Rather cozy" commented Trunks. "Who's going to double bunk?" He winked at Pan. "Lady's first."
'He's in a good mood' thought Pan as she shot him a dirty look and grin, 'must be thinking of the junk he is gonna buy.' She grabbed the nearest bed and sat down on it with a thump, crossing her arms if daring the others to argue with her choice.
"Well if that's the way it's going to be, fine. Goku, I won't be responsible for my actions if you start to kick tonight."
Goku had been hopping up and down since they landed more than two hours ago. "I don't think I can sleep anyway! I wanna go eat everything!" He threw his small bag on the other bed and turned to run out the door. "Last one out has to pay for my first meal here!" Both Trunks and Pan barreled towards the door to avoid that horrible fate.
"Better luck next time Panny." Trunks smiled as he turned around to the loser.
"Same with you." Pan's face opened up into a huge grin as she dangled Trunks' wallet in front of his face. "Looks like you are going to be the one treating Goku tonight." Trunks jaw opened in protest but Pan had already started running off after Goku.
"Wait up!" shouted Trunks as he shut the room's door behind him.
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That's all for now!