The Blue Crystal Chapter 4
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The capsule slowly flew through the air as the small child inside giggled. Pointing to the stars as the capsule flew past, she put her hands to her forehead and some started to fly by the capsule. She laughed even more and smiled, as the space she was travelling through became alight with all the colours of the rainbow, caused by the trails left behind the stars. As the colours started to fade, the child yawned and slowly her eyes started to close.
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Meanwhile, on the Planet Vegeta, the father and his family had finished preparing for the young princess' arrival. His son, a child only 3 years of age, looked at him with a smile on his face. His father smiled back but then his son suddenly turned away and tears started to form in his eyes. "Gohan, what's wrong?" The child's father walked towards the boy and embraced him as Gohan cried over his shoulder. As his cries faded to whimpers, Gohan removed himself from his father's embrace and gave him a weak little smile, "It's nothing Dad."
Suddenly, the pair were interrupted by a shout coming from their home. "Sounds like your mum's calling squirt. Go see what she wants." "Ok Dad!" The little boy ran inside enthusiastically, a big smile on his face. His dad sighed as he watched the boy disappeared from sight. He knew that although his son tried to be a happy, carefree child that his life was far from fun and games. His younger brother had died only a few days ago and already, the pressure of the loss seemed to be taking its toll on the young Saiyan. His father tried his best to cheer him up but he knew that nothing would be able to replace his young brother.
"Hey Goku," a voice called out from behind him. The Saiyan turned around to notice a tall Saiyan female stood behind him with a grim smile on her face. "I'd been calling your name for the past 5 minutes, are you alright?" She asked him as she placed one hand on his shoulder and sat down beside him. "It's Gohan, Chi-Chi. I think he's taking the death of little Goten badly. He always puts on a brave face but today, he just burst into tears for no apparent reason." "Well, he does miss his brother Goku but maybe the news of this young girl coming to stay with us has brought up his emotions. It must be tough for Gohan to cope with all of this, especially when he's only 3 years old." Goku placed his arms around his wife and sighed, "I guess you're right Chi-Chi."
In a nearby wood, the young Saiyan was busy playing, trying to catch small dinosaurs that scurried through the undergrowth. The laughs made by the young boy brought across the impression that he was far from sad. Although Gohan was only 3 years old, he already excelled in the ways of a Saiyan and was born with the highest power level known on the planet. Even higher than the King's son, Trunks, which his father was none too pleased about. However, the days when a young Saiyan child could be killed at birth for appearing to outclass royalty had gone and the Planet Vegeta was becoming more civilised, even though it was still a powerful planet.
Gohan ran through the woods, jumping over numerous rocks and bushes until he came to a small clearing. He quickly checked to make sure that there was no-one else around and then screamed at the top of his lungs. Suddenly, there was movement behind one of the bushes and a figure jumped out, tackling Gohan to the ground. But instead of screaming even more, Gohan stopped and smiled at the figure who had now pressed him down to the ground, "Ok ok Trunks, I give in!!" The figure jumped off the young boy and stepped into the light. The figure was a young boy who appeared to be Gohan's age. He had bright purple hair and blue eyes showing that he was not a pure Saiyan and was indeed a hybrid.
"Gohan, try not to scream so loud next time! You want us to get caught by my dad?" Gohan shook his head quickly, knowing what Trunks' father was like. Gohan also knew that if the King caught his son playing with a 'low class Saiyan', he would disown him. Gohan didn't want that to happen to his best friend, but he also didn't want to lose him as a friend. The pair had been meeting up in secret for the past year and had thoroughly enjoyed each other's company.
As Gohan was thinking about what Trunks had said, he jumped him again. The pair rolled over and over on the ground laughing and smiling until they reached a nearby lake. Trunks pushed Gohan into it and because Gohan was far stronger than Trunks, he didn't retaliate. "Hey come on Gohan, it's no fun when you don't fight back!" Gohan smiled at his best friend and shook his head, "but Trunks, I don't wanna hurt you." "Don't worry about me Gohan, I'll be fine!" As soon as the young Prince told Gohan that, Gohan pounced on him, pinning him down in the water until Trunks needed air.
The pair continued to play for a good hour, enjoying the feel of the cool water in the hot sunshine of the day. Suddenly, Trunks stopped splashing and looked around. "Hey Gohan, did you hear something?" Gohan stopped also and listened intently. His Saiyan hearing was much better than Trunks' hearing and immediately he pinpointed the sound of footsteps coming towards the lake. "Trunks," he whispered, "someone's coming!" Trunks looked at Gohan with a frightened expression, "Gohan, get out of here!" "But Trunks." "Just do it!" And with that, Gohan quickly disappeared from sight, leaving the Prince to cope with whatever was about to reveal itself to him.
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High up on a tall mountain surveying the planet, was a grand castle surrounded by a large wall. Inside the castle, a single light shone in a room in the west tower. The window of the room was open and as the wind came in through the window, the light flickered, showing that a single candle was bringing it about. A young woman who appeared to be no older than 25, was busy writing on several pieces of paper at a small desk in the room. Although the desk was small, the room was exceptionally large and decorated with blue and gold, symbolising that it was not just any room, but the bedroom of the King and Queen. Inside the room were a king-sized bed, a large cupboard and the small desk that the young woman was sat next to.
Suddenly, the door of the room opened and a little girl who seemed even younger than the woman in the room stepped inside. "Excuse me your Majesty," the young girl said, "but the King would like to see you immediately." The woman sat at the desk sighed and carefully collected all of her papers together, shuffling them till they were in some sort of order. She gingerly rose from her seat and smiled at the young girl, "Thank you for informing me Georgia. Would you please escort me to the throne room?" "Yes your highness."
As the Queen entered the throne room, she told Georgia to disappear and gestured her hand towards the door as a symbol that all the servants in the room should do the same. They all quickly followed Georgia and the last one shut the door behind himself. The Queen quickly walked towards her throne and sat down beside her husband. She gave him a little smile and was surprised to not receive one in return. "What is the matter Vegeta?" She asked him, as she grasped onto his hand and tried to get him to answer her. Vegeta looked down at her hand and sighed. His wife always knew how to get to him and to make him answer questions he would normally not answer to anyone.
"It's Trunks," he said and then said nothing else. His wife sat there for a few seconds as if waiting for more to be said. When she realised that he wasn't going to say anything else, she spoke up, "What about Trunks?" Vegeta looked at his wife and smiled, "I'm just worried about him that's all." His wife looked at him and nodded in understanding. She knew that if this conversation had occurred 5 years ago, Vegeta would have shouted at her and told her to stop asking so many questions. But since the birth of Trunks, Vegeta seemed to have turned over a new life and was kinder to his wife and the servants in his palace. However, this attitude was not reflected outside of the palace and everyone else on the planet had to be careful to not upset the King. The last person that did that disappeared and no one had seen them since.
"Why are you worried about our son?" his wife questioned. "Well Bulma, it's just that.well he doesn't seem to adapt to life as a prince well. He doesn't get along with any of the other royal families and treats the servants like friends." "Vegeta, Trunks is young. You forget that along he has some Saiyan blood in him, he also has the blood of a human aswell. Give him time, he will learn to accept his position." Vegeta sighed again and clenched Bulma's hand, "I guess you're right Bulma. Maybe he will accept it as he grows. I just hope that he does not carry on being like this. I won't be around forever and I want our son to be strong when he takes over the throne, not weak like I was." Bulma gave her husband a gentle tap on the shoulder, "Don't worry Vegeta, he will be fine. He's your son."
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Meanwhile, Trunks was sat in the lake, awaiting whatever was about to reveal itself to him. Suddenly, the noise stopped and the buses parted to reveal…"THOMAS!" Trunks shouted as he saw his servant approach him, "You frightened me to death!" Thomas looked down to the floor with an embarrassed look on his face, "Many apologises Master Trunks. But your parents have been worried about you and sent me out to look for you."
Trunks looked at Thomas and smiled. "You need not apologise Thomas, I'm ready to go home now!" And with that Trunks grabbed onto Thomas' hand and walked back to the palace.
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The tiny eyes of the child opened and she yawned. Noticing that she was still in her small capsule, she pouted. She was bored and there was nothing she could do about it. She looked straight ahead and noticed a large red planet coming into view. She giggled and ran one hand through her hair.jet black like the pockets of space around her. She pointed one finger at a star again and then made it fall towards the planet, leaving a trail of rainbow colours behind it.
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