THE ULTIMATE SAIYA-JIN WARRIOR

By: XZanayu



Chapter Five: Where For Art Thou Brother?



'Piccolo. Piccolo. You must protect Valis. She will need your strength, your courage, and most importantly, your love. Valis is vital to not only this planet future, but endless others. Piccolo...SHE IS YOUR FUTURE.'

"Ahhh!" Piccolo awoke in a sweat. The feminine voice in his dreams spoke of things about Valis that seemed impossible. Valis gave off a very powerful, yet, gentle aura. He was pondering all this when he heard the voice again.

'SHE IS YOUR FUTURE.'

He looked down at the sleeping form on the ground below him and noticed that

she was shivering. Piccolo never knew how it happened, but something told him to go to her. He flew down softly and quietly landed beside her so as not to wake her. He removed his cape and was about to place it on her when something in his heart told him differently.

Piccolo stretched out on the side, facing her. He gently pulled her into his arms. Valis, still asleep, placed her hands on his chest, slid her long leg between his and snuggled up against him. Piccolo went still, then relaxed and wrapped his arms around her. With a soft sigh, she moved on of her hands on his side and burrowed even closer. Piccolo rested his chin on her head, arranged his cape over them and slept with a gentle smile on his face.

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Son Goku's House

'Don't cry. Don't cry, baby brother. I'm here with you.' A pair of beautiful, emerald green eyes appeared in the darkness. Eyes that held light, happiness, and undying love. 'I love you, Lil' Kakarott.' The eyes were suddenly gone and the darkness surrounded Goku again. 'No! Don't go! I need you! DON'T GO!!!!'

"Don't go!" Goku awoke in a sweat and sat up in bed. He looked down at his shaking hands and buried his face in them. "Not again."

In Goten's Room

'Goten, you are strong like you father and your brother. But, you need a guiding hand to aid you to your place in life. I will send someone very special to look after and protect her. Take good care of her. You will meet her soon. Don't worry. You will know her by her light.'

Teenage Goten awoke in a sweat. He didn't know where the voice came from, but he knew it spoke the truth. He went to sleep vowing he would take good care of his special friend.

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Capsule Corp.

'Vegeta. The Messiah of legend has arrived on Earth. You must be prepared to protect her from any and all dangers on this planet and from outside forces. She will come to depend on you for your cunning, your wit, your friendship and your love. Be there for her when she needs you and when she doesn't. And remember, Vegeta, you must change your ways, for not only her sake, but for you own.'

"What or who was that? And why did that voice sound so...familiar to me?" With a dark scowl, Vegeta headed off to the gravity room to work off his questions.

In Trunks' Room

'Trunks. You will be a very important factor in the messiah's life. She will need you in times of despair and blood, when life seems to beat you, her, and your friends. Let your friendship and your love be an anchor for her when life is cruel.'

"Messiah? Well, whoever she is, don't worry. I will protect and be there for her always." Trunks promised and went back to sleep.

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Sunrise. Valis shivered and reached for the warmth that was beside her, only to find it gone. She opened her eyes and for some strange reason, felt a deep sadness and loneliness in her heart. She shook her head, sat up, and yawned. Piccolo was floating high above as she stood up.

"She's even beautiful when she wakes up." Piccolo said to himself as he watched Valis stand and restart the campfire to warm the leftovers from last night.

Valis left the clearing to the pond five feet away. She quickly washed her face and with nimble fingers combed the tangles from her hair. As she was pulling her soft hair into a ponytail, she noticed some ripe berries on a bush beside her. She picked one and popped on in her mouth.

"Mmm. Delicious." She picked a handful more and walked back to the campfire. She quickly devoured the rest of the venison along with the berries, put the fire out, and stretched. "I'd better get going to meet Piccolo for our sparring session."

She flew off to the plateau where they sparred yesterday, not realizing Piccolo had left only ten minutes before her and that he kept her warm all night.

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"Help!"

Goten had somehow gotten trapped in quicksand. But, not ordinary quicksand, this quicksand mysteriously drains its victims' energy while pulling them under and Goten was sinking fast. "Someone, please help!!" He cried. "I can't get..Uh. free. HELPPP!!!" His arms flailed for something to hold onto, but grasped nothing but air.

Suddenly, a pair of strong arms roughly grabbed his limp arms and pulled him free, carrying him off a safe distance away from the quicksand. He collapsed in the grass, panting from his futile efforts and trying not to think of what might have happened.

"Don't worry. You're safe now." A gentle voice asked.

Goten looked up into a pair of sun-struck, emerald green eyes smiling at him, and the remainder of his fear melted away.

"Wow." Goten said in awe as his rescuer landed gently and gently and bent attentively over him.

"Are you alright?" The copper-haired, emerald green-eyed stranger asked.

"Huh?" Goten was mesmerized by the stranger's heavenly beauty. "Oh, yeah. I'm okay. I guess I wasn't paying attention to where I was going." He blushed.



"Well, be careful next time. You're lucky I came along when I did. What's your name?"

"Goten."

"Well Goten, I'm Valis. Are you out her all by yourself?"

"Gooo-tennn!" A familiar voice called out from nearby.

"Over here, Trunks." Goten answered, when a figure appeared approaching them.

"Where were you? I've been looking all over for..who's this?" Trunks asked when he noticed the lady standing behind Goten.

"This is Valis. She saved my life." Goten introduced. "Valis, this is my best friend, Trunks."

"Pleased to meet you." Valis said, extending her hand. Her green eyes sparkled when she smiled.

Trunks blushed, shook her hand and lowered his head to hide his crimson face. "Likewise.' He said.

"I'd better be going and Goten, be more careful and watch where you walk, 'kay?"

"I will, I promise." He replied, scrambling to his feet.

"Perhaps we'll meet again. See ya." In a flurry of wind and copper-colored hair, she took off.

"Have you ever seen anything so beautiful in all the world, Trunks?"

"Beautiful." Trunks breathed the word out as he watched the figure disappear in the distance.

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"He looked just like Kakarott." Valis said, flying in the direction of the plateau.



"Could he be..my brother's son? No. Kakarott is gone, but still, that teenager looked so much like him. Could Kakarott be alive somewhere? Even ...here? Oh, Kakarott, I miss you, Raditz, dad, G-man, and Vegetasei. I wish I knew if you were still alive." She said sadly. She pushed the remorse she felt back down and looked ahead with resolve. "I'd better kick into high gear. I'm already late." Valis increased her speed as she headed for the plateau.

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On the plateau, Piccolo waited patiently for Valis.

"I beg your forgiveness for being late, Piccolo. I got held up." Valis apologized, landing a few feet away from him.

"Try to be punctual from now on. Let's begin."

Piccolo ran at Valis and attacked using his standard kicks and punches, Valis blocked and counterattacked. They fought this away until late afternoon.

"Pnemonic!" She threw her energy ball and Piccolo stopped it with his eye beam. Piccolo then used his Generic Ki Blast, which Valis dodged by jumping into the air. "Missed me-aaaaahhh!" She cried out when Piccolo nailed her with his Shogekiha, making her fall to the ground-hard. She jumped back into the air.

"You asked for it! Vecanti!!"

A huge, yellow lightning bolt came from above and struck the ground in front of Piccolo, sending him flying into a rock, knocking him unconscious. Valis landed as she waited for the smoke to clear. When it did, she saw Piccolo on his back a few feet away.

"YES!! I win, I win, I win!" She jumped around, overjoyed. "Sorry, Piccolo. I got carried away." Valis heard no response. She looked at Piccolo and noticed he wasn't moving. "Piccolo?" Her smile faded. "Piccolo?"

She ran to where he laid unconscious, and carefully gathered his head in her lap. "Piccolo?! Can you hear me? Please, answer me." Her hand gently stroked his head. "I promise I'll never use the Vacant again. Just..don't be." She stopped when she heard a moan from his lips.

Relief washed over her as tears streamed down her cheeks. "Thank goodness. You're okay. I'd better get you somewhere you'll recover safely." She picked him up and flew off to seek a cave.

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Meanwhile at Goku's house, Goten and Trunks told their fathers about what had happened to them.

"You got trapped in quicksand?" Goku asked, visually searching his son for injuries.

"I'm okay, Dad." Goten said.

"You should be more careful." Goku said.

"Shut up, Kakarott. The brat is safe, " Vegeta snapped. "Thanks to Trunks, of course."

"I didn't save Goten, Father." Trunks informed them.

"Nani?" Vegeta asked, puzzled.

"It's true. A nice lady saved me. You should have seen her, she was sooo gorgeous. Wasn't she, Trunks?"

Trunks blushed bright red and nodded.

"Her name was Valis and she had hair the color of copper and had the prettiest green eyes I've ever seen. They looked like precious emeralds." Goten said, his eyes going dreamy as he recalled his lovely savior.

Goku and Vegeta both went pale and had startled looks on their faces.

"Dad? Are you alright?" Goten asked, blinking out of his reverie.

"Could it be true? Could the woman who spoke to me in my dreams, whose eyes always made me feel safe and warm, really exist?" Goku asked himself.

"It can't be her! Valis, Kakarott's older sister. My best friend and former fiancee'. Could she be..alive and here on Earth? Is it possible?" Vegeta asked himself.

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As night fell, Valis knelt in front of the fire that warmed the cave she found, adding more wood and checking on the two plump hares she caught and spitted for dinner. She heard a broken moan behind her, from where Piccolo lay on the hard floor of the cave, his turban providing little comfort. His turban, cape, and shirt had been removed. She placed a cool piece of cloth on his forehead. The only time she left him was to find food, which only taken her two minutes to do. Other than that, she kept a steadfast vigil over her mentor. Valis turned around to see him open his eyes and attempt to sit up. She went over to him and knelt down.

"Ughhh. What happened? My head is pounding." He said, rubbing the back of his head and wincing in pain.

"Just relax, okay. You're going to be fine." Valis murmured gently.

Piccolo looked at her. "What happened?"

Valis looked into his eyes. She suddenly burst into tears and threw herself into his arms around his neck, squeezing tightly, surprising him. "I'm sorry! I didn't mean to! It's just that..I was upset that you..and then..I thought that you were..I'm so sorry." She sobbed into his chest.

Piccolo was taken aback at this display of emotion. No one, besides Gohan, had ever shed tears for him. She really believed that she had seriously hurt him and was showing just how relieved she was that he wasn't. It touched him deeply. He put his arms around her.

"It's alright. It's okay. Don't cry." Piccolo said, soothingly stroking her hair and back. "No harm done and as you can see, I'm okay."

Valis' sobbing began to ease as she clung to Piccolo. Slowly, she removed her arms from his neck and sat back on her knees, leaving Piccolo's warm embrace. "Thank you." She murmured in a subdued voice. With her gaze on the floor, she took a couple deep gasps and composed herself. She stood up and went to remove the hares from their place over the fire.

Piccolo watched her as something deep within him cried out to hold her again. What was she doing to him? He had never felt this way before, so why not? Why her? He was a Namecksei-jin and Namecksei-jins weren't supposed to be attracted to any females of any species..and yet, he was drawn to Valis like a moth to a flame. She was different and special. She was very similar to Goku, but she was unique. Piccolo pondered many questions as he watched her profile, gently illuminated by the light of the flickering fire.



Valis, on the other hand, was still upset. Yes, she was glad that Piccolo was alright, but when she had believed that he was seriously hurt, it had brought back painful memories that she had buried deep in the back of her mind. She went and sat beside Piccolo, handed him a cup of water and began to start on her dinner. Piccolo noticed that she was picking at her food. Something was still wrong.

"Valis, what's wrong?" He asked.

Valis sighed. "I'm sorry. I'm still upset and it's not about you. I'm happy you're okay. It's just that.." She stood again and paced over to the fire. "When I was 19, my father and I were sparring one day and..and I did the same to him that I did to you. He was okay, but I was terrified that I had caused him harm. I loved him very much, and yet, I did such a terrible thing to him."

Piccolo's curiosity was heightened. "Tell me about your family?"

"Which one? My biological family or my adoptive family?" She responded, still looking down at the flames.

"Your choice?"

"My adoptive father was King Millennium of the Aeon Kingdom. He was a peaceful ruler and also very wise."

She turned to him. "He adopted me and made me a princess, even though I wasn't his daughter by blood, and he loved me like his own. He taught me how to become a better person, as well as a fighter. H-he died making sure I got to Earth safely." She said as tears began to roll down her face.

Piccolo, seeing that she needed comforting, went to her and held her. After a moment, Vales wrapped her arms around his waist and placed her head on his chest.

" I missed them all so much, especially my biological family." She pulled away a little and smiled through her tears. "I'm sorry. Remembering my loved ones always makes me a little emotional."

"Valis, you don't have to-"

"No, I want to. My biological family was the greatest. My father and my two brothers were the most important people to me. I was four years old when I last saw them. When I last saw Vegetasei."

Piccolo stiffened when he heard that. "Valis is a saiya-jin and she is Goku's sister.

"Are you alright, Piccolo?" Valis asked, sensing the change.

"Yes, I'm fine. Go on." He said, as his body relaxed.

"I'm a saiya-jin and even though I come from a race of butchers, I was still capable of loving Vegetasei, my father, Bardock, and my two brothers, Raditz and Kakarott."

"We were a close family, although we didn't show it that much." Valis continued. "I don't think anything could tear us apart until my big brother, my baby brother and I had to leave Vegetasei. I wanted to go with my brothers, but my father said I had to go my own way. With RoJin, I never saw my family or Vegetasei again."

"And you don't know what's happened to them?" Piccolo asked.

"My father is dead. As for my brothers, I don't know if they're alive or not. Kakarott and I were very, very close, although I'm three years older than he." Closing her eyes, she tightened her hold on Piccolo slightly before she finished. "What I wouldn't give to know that were alive and to see them again."

Piccolo remained silent a moment before he spoke. "Valis. Valis, your brother, Kakarott, is alive and he is here on Earth."

Valis went still. Then, she leaned back to look at Picc olo's face. "Wh- what did you say?"

"I said that Kakarott is here, on this planet. He is known as Goku now."

Valis left Piccolo's arms and walked to the cave entrance, stunned. "My baby brother. My beloved Kakarott is..alive. But-Goku?" She turned back to Piccolo with a puzzled expression. "Why did he charge his name?" She asked.

"It's a long story best saved for another time. I just thought you should know that he was alive and well."

"This is wonderful, Piccolo! You must take me to him. Please?! It's been so long since I've seen Kakarott. I beg of you, please?!" She pleaded as she stood before him.

Piccolo looked into those eyes sparkling green orbs of light and happiness and knew he couldn't say no. Even if he wanted to. "Alright. I'll take you to him. But, only after we finish sparring tomorrow." He added sternly.

She threw herself into his arms. "Oh, thank you! You've made me so happy! My adoptive father was right. Reward does come to those who cry. Thank you." She said against Piccolo's neck. Her warm breath sent an involuntary shiver down her spine.

Piccolo pulled her closer to him until she fitted perfectly against his flame. As if she had been made for him and him alone. "You're welcome." He said softly.