Author's Note - OMG!! BWAHAHAHA, yes I am ALIVE. Wow, I am SO SO sorry this took so incredulously long. You guys probably gave up on me, lol… But I have prevailed!! *sigh* Just between school and all my other fics, and being an entirely lazy teenager, I've been having a lot of trouble finding time to write anymore, but here it is. The chapter's a bit short, and I'll warn you now, I've begun a change in style and structure for this story that I think will be a lot more effective. Hehe, so I hope you enjoy! And don't worry, I've already got some work done on Chapter 4 too, muwahaha. Oh, and I started a web page, so if you're interested, check it out! There's not much there yet, but I'm workin' on it. The address is http://www.geocities.com/climhazzard_21/. But anyway, I'll finish this author's note up and let you read, hehe. And if you like this chap, please review!!
Chapter 3 – A Mysterious Discovery
What is that… Am I, dreaming…?
Zett frowned, sitting up in bed and looking out the window. But, she couldn't tell whether or not she was awake or still asleep… Everything seemed so still, so un natural. Zett frowned as her legs started to seemingly move on their own, pulling her up out of bed. They took her across the room where she pulled on her black Gi, heading after to the window. She opened it in a smooth liquidated motion and hopped out, heading towards this strange pull that was driving her forward. She had no idea what it was, but it was so strong…
Losing all comprehension of time, all Zett knew was when she had reached her destination. She knelt down on the ground and felt around in the dark, her hands quickly coming upon what they had been unconsciously looking for. A strong surge of power rushed through her as she clutched the item tightly, silently turning around and heading back in the direction she had come…
"Hey!! I hate to wake you, but you'd better get out of bed and get to the kitchen if you want any breakfast! You only have about 10 minutes before Vegeta gets down there and inhales it all!"
Zett groaned as she listened to Bulma's footsteps recede down the hallway. She had had a terrible night… And such an odd dream…
She paused, her eyes widening as she realized she had something, held firmly in her fist. She looked down with a curious and somewhat worried apprehension as she began to slowly open her hand.
I wasn't dreaming?
She frowned and studied the object resting on her palm. It was a clear stone, perhaps crystal, shaped roughly in the form of a heart. But there was something about it… It was almost radiating with some kind of energy, Zett couldn't put her finger on what it might be, but simply holding it made her feel stronger… She sighed, playing with it in her hands, not quite sure what to make of it. But either way, she decided she would keep it. Perhaps she could make it into a necklace or something. And as for the power it seemed to contain… Was that some property of this world? Well, she wouldn't question it if it helped her out during the tournament; maybe give her some sort of edge. Even if it was a psychological edge. She just couldn't get over how intriguing it was…
"Hey!! You coming!?" Bulma called from somewhere at the bottom of the stairs. Zett jerked her head up as the door started to open, closing her hands around the gem. Bulma peeked her head in slightly.
"Hey, you decent? Good. Hehe, are you gonna come downstairs or not? I thought maybe we could chat a bit, you know, girl talk! Besides, I'm really dying of curiosity and would like to get to know you a little better, if that's okay. So hurry up and come get something to eat!!"
Zett smiled and nodded, rubbing the back of her head with one hand. "Sure! I'd love to, just give me a few minutes to get dressed."
"Oh!" Bulma declared in sudden remembrance, hurrying out the door and reappearing a few moments later, "And here. That armor must be so annoying!! And that tight Gi… I don't know how you Saiyans do it. You and Vegeta should take some tips from Goku and Gohan. They know how to dress comfortably." She placed a pile of clothes on the edge of the bed and nodded knowledgeably. "Feel free to try on any of it. I hope they fit well, you have really long legs girl! And try the sweats! They are to DIE FOR comfy."
Zett chuckled and studied the clothes, smiling and turning back to Bulma. "Thank you, I will. And I'll be down in just a little bit."
Bulma grinned and headed out the door. She stopped in the frame and turned back, winking. "And you'd better get yourself done up, cause we're going on a tour of Orange Star City today!"
Vegeta shook his head as he munched on his toast, shoveling some eggs into his mouth at the same time. "I don't know why you're so excited Onna. It's not like you haven't gone shopping before."
Bulma raised an eyebrow, flipping the page of the newspaper she was reading. "I know that. But it's been so long since I've gotten to just 'hang out with the girls.' Chi Chi never wants to do anything anymore. And besides, Zett needs to learn a bit more about life on Earth if she's going to be staying here for a while. And I think I would be a good teacher!"
Vegeta snickered and rolled his eyes, downing some orange juice. He scowled, looking around and frowning. "Where's Trunks?"
"He went off to school early today. Said something about a project he had to finish. I drove him before you were up."
"Well then, I guess I'll have to meet him later then."
"Zett!" Bulma clapped her hands together in approval as Zett came into the room, dressed in a pair of loose fitting grey sweats and a spaghetti strap black tank top.
"You look great!!" Bulma declared, gesturing for Zett to take a seat at the table. Vegeta raised an eyebrow. Then again, his wife always had been the kind of 'Barbie-doll', dress-up and make-up kind of woman. He sighed, shoving some bacon into his mouth. Females…
Zett blushed slightly and sat down, accepting a plate of food Bulma had saved from Vegeta for her. "Thank you. It's really so nice of you to let me stay. I promise I won't make a burden of myself."
"Oh nonsense!" Bulma waved a hand getting up and pouring herself a glass of juice. "Wow, we're going to have so much fun!! Oh! And we'll have to introduce you to the gang! And my parents! And-"
"Would you give the woman a break Bulma?!?" Vegeta demanded suddenly, much to the women's surprise as he had raised his voice rather suddenly. "She's our guest!! Not a show-and-tell project!"
Zett couldn't help but laugh at this comment. "Don't worry about it Vegeta, I'd like to meet your friends."
Vegeta scoffed, turning back to his food. He always had been a little 'anti-social'…
Bulma plopped down in her chair, her face a bright radiance of smiles and happiness. "So let's hurry and eat!! Then we can go do some shopping!"
A handsome man with dark bluish purple hair made his way down a sidewalk in the city of Orange Star. He looked around, almost as if he were trying to feel something in the air about him… After a few minutes he rushed off again, continuing on his way, his search.
Passing the glass windows of a shop, he paused staring at his reflection. He furrowed his eyebrows, flexing his muscles and frowning slightly.
"I look ridiculous…"
He sighed, turning away from the store, heading quickly down the sidewalk once again. Little else seemed to be pressing on his thoughts than this one single task as continued on his way, his bright neon pink eyes piercing the sky.
"I will regain my powers… And then you'll all be sorry…"
