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Earth, Sol System
11.2.43
1575 Hours
When he and Eve reached the lookout he felt that Piccolo, Vegita, Bulma, Trunks and baby Trunks were already there, as were its permanent residents, Dende and Mr. Popo. He noticed that the Android and Krillin were gone though. After landing softly he let Eve stand on her own to feet. Vegita, the only one outside, took notice of the newcomer.
"Who is this girl? What is she doing here?" he asked angrily.
"Just somebody I met. She was in trouble and had nowhere to go, so I brought her here."
"This isn't a runaway home for helpless girls! Bring her back to where you found her!"
Eve was instinctively scared of this small but vicious man and took cover behind Sabre.
"No, Vegita, I can't, I promised her I wouldn't. I'm going to ask Dende as to what I should do with her, I'm sure he'd kn--"
Vegita cut him off with a grunt and turned away. Sabre turned back to the girl.
"Hey, its okay, he's just an ass. Don't worry about him." he assured her.
"His bark is worse than his bite, right?"
"Actually..."
When she noticed the scenery she looked around in awe, fascinated with the place.
"What is this?" she asked.
"Its the lookout where the guardian of the Earth lives."
"The what? I've never heard of him."
"It's complicated. Come on, we'll go talk to him, I'm sure he'll know what to do with you." He turned and she followed in step behind him.
He entered the sole building on the lookout and found the rest of them talking. They all looked up when he and Eve entered. Bulma, with baby in arms, greeted him.
"Oh, hi! You must be the new guy everyone's talking about! I'm Bulma and--"
He interrupted her. "I know who you and your baby are, ma'am, and its a pleasure to meet you." he extended his and she shook it, a bit offset by his politeness. Piccolo, like Vegita, took notice of the girl.
"Who's that?"
"Someone I met, she's had nowhere else to go so I brought her here."
"You can't just bring people up here, you know." Piccolo informed him.
"It's okay, I just brought her here so I could talk with Dende. With him being the Earth's guardian and all I figured he'd know what to do with her."
He turned to Eve to see her staring at Piccolo.
"Wha-...what's that?" she asked shakily.
"Uh, heh, heh, he's not from around here..."
"He's green."
"Yeah, uh, you know how I told you before you'd see some strange things up here..."
"Oh...right..."
"Anyway," he returned to the matter at hand. "Dende, can I talk to you?"
The young guardian of the Earth was surprised by this man's appearance, but for some reason not afraid of him. Something about him was inherently good...
"Uh, okay."
He left Eve behind with the others, and Bulma began her battery of questions for the girl. Dende walked with the stranger to the edge of the lookout as he explained what had transpired.
"So, I came to you."
"Hmmm...I'm not quite sure what to do...it's blurry..."
"Would talking to her help?"
"Yes, I'm sure it would."
Sabre called Eve over to them, and she was glad to leave behind the scary-looking, giant, green man, and the crazy woman. She did think the quiet guy with purple hair was kind of cute, though.
"I want you to talk with Dende here, then he'll figure out ehat's best for you."
"This guy is the guardian of the Earth? I pictured somebody more..."
"He's new."
"Oh."
Dende could feel the pain emanating through the girl's being. She had not had a good life. Something was strange with her, though, something was different. It was more than just her pain, he was sure, but it wasn't clear.
"Excuse me, miss."
She looked down on the small, green boy, not sure what to expect. But then again, the entire day had been full of surprises, she reflected.
"Uh, yeah?"
"Would you give me your hands. I will be better able to sense as to what I should do."
Eve looked back to Sabre.
"Is it okay."
"Yeah, sure, he won't bite." he kidded.
She looked back down and extended her hands. The young Namek took her hands in his and focused. What he felt surprised him. This girl had a great destiny, he was sure, and she was to be a part of the events that were to take place back in the newcomer's galaxy.
"So?" he inquired.
"This is most interesting."
"What?" Eve asked, concerned that something may be wrong.
"You brought her so I could tell you what is supposed to be done with her, right?"
"Yeah..." he trailed off, not knowing what to expect from the pint-sized guardian.
"Well, what I felt is that she is supposed to go with you when you return home."
"What?" he asked incredulously.
"It is what I felt," he stated.
Eve was worried again. "What, what does that mean you guys?"
"Are you sure?"
"Yes, I am."
"Come on, guys, answer me!" the girl shouted.
Sabre was not sure that this was a good idea. He was going to take her back to a war zone, and this girl had no idea how to defend herself! She didn't even know that ki existed, never mind how to manipulate it. It would be crazy to bring her there. Sure he could train her, but still, it would take years to even develop a respectable fighting power.
"Dende, I'm going back to a war zone, there's know way that is where she belongs!"
"What I feel is that she is to go back with you, and that is where her destiny awaits."
"What destiny? She's just a normal girl!"
"Ahh, but that is it, she is not."
Eve was really worried now. War zone, destiny? It all made no sense to her.
"Jake, please, tell me what is going on!"
He sighed and turned to her. "Well, according to our green friend here, you're supposed to come with me back to my...home."
"Where's your home?" she asked.
"It's sorta in a different galaxy, kind of..."
A look of surprise crossed her face, then faded.
"Well, of all the shit that's happened to me today, your the best thing that's come along. I can't say I'm surprised you're not from around here, I mean, you beat up an entire gang without breaking a sweat, can fly, and have green friends. And then there's the fact you healed me without even touching me..."
"Yeah, I guess that isn't normal around these parts. So, what do you say, are you up for a little adventure."
"Like I said before, I have nowhere to go. At least I'll be with someone who remotely cares about me."
"I'm glad you feel that way. I just have to warn you though, you're in for a few more surprises."
She smiled. "Don't worry. After all I've seen already, I think I'll be okay."
"Good." he turned back to Dende, "So, do you know where the others are?"
"Yes." He had kept tabs on them after they left the lookout. Being guardian of a planet was cool sometimes. "Goku, Gohan, Yamcha, and Tien are all at Master Roshi's. They will be leaving shortly. When we revived Android 18 she took off, but Krillin didn't follow her, he went to Master Roshi's instead. She is quite disturbed after what happened today."
"I don't blame her." he'd have to convice her to come with them, though. The technicians back at the Coalition would be able to increase her power substantially. Just about all of Coalition's own fighting and androids had been deactivated during the AI war, and none of the ones left were as strong as this Android 18. She would be a valuable asset to his team.
"Okay, Eve, let's go back and I'll properly introduce you to the people you'll be with for the next six months." he put his arm around her shoulder and they walked back to the palace.
"Six months", he thought. "I hope we have that long."
Earth, Sol System
11.2.43
1575 Hours
When he and Eve reached the lookout he felt that Piccolo, Vegita, Bulma, Trunks and baby Trunks were already there, as were its permanent residents, Dende and Mr. Popo. He noticed that the Android and Krillin were gone though. After landing softly he let Eve stand on her own to feet. Vegita, the only one outside, took notice of the newcomer.
"Who is this girl? What is she doing here?" he asked angrily.
"Just somebody I met. She was in trouble and had nowhere to go, so I brought her here."
"This isn't a runaway home for helpless girls! Bring her back to where you found her!"
Eve was instinctively scared of this small but vicious man and took cover behind Sabre.
"No, Vegita, I can't, I promised her I wouldn't. I'm going to ask Dende as to what I should do with her, I'm sure he'd kn--"
Vegita cut him off with a grunt and turned away. Sabre turned back to the girl.
"Hey, its okay, he's just an ass. Don't worry about him." he assured her.
"His bark is worse than his bite, right?"
"Actually..."
When she noticed the scenery she looked around in awe, fascinated with the place.
"What is this?" she asked.
"Its the lookout where the guardian of the Earth lives."
"The what? I've never heard of him."
"It's complicated. Come on, we'll go talk to him, I'm sure he'll know what to do with you." He turned and she followed in step behind him.
He entered the sole building on the lookout and found the rest of them talking. They all looked up when he and Eve entered. Bulma, with baby in arms, greeted him.
"Oh, hi! You must be the new guy everyone's talking about! I'm Bulma and--"
He interrupted her. "I know who you and your baby are, ma'am, and its a pleasure to meet you." he extended his and she shook it, a bit offset by his politeness. Piccolo, like Vegita, took notice of the girl.
"Who's that?"
"Someone I met, she's had nowhere else to go so I brought her here."
"You can't just bring people up here, you know." Piccolo informed him.
"It's okay, I just brought her here so I could talk with Dende. With him being the Earth's guardian and all I figured he'd know what to do with her."
He turned to Eve to see her staring at Piccolo.
"Wha-...what's that?" she asked shakily.
"Uh, heh, heh, he's not from around here..."
"He's green."
"Yeah, uh, you know how I told you before you'd see some strange things up here..."
"Oh...right..."
"Anyway," he returned to the matter at hand. "Dende, can I talk to you?"
The young guardian of the Earth was surprised by this man's appearance, but for some reason not afraid of him. Something about him was inherently good...
"Uh, okay."
He left Eve behind with the others, and Bulma began her battery of questions for the girl. Dende walked with the stranger to the edge of the lookout as he explained what had transpired.
"So, I came to you."
"Hmmm...I'm not quite sure what to do...it's blurry..."
"Would talking to her help?"
"Yes, I'm sure it would."
Sabre called Eve over to them, and she was glad to leave behind the scary-looking, giant, green man, and the crazy woman. She did think the quiet guy with purple hair was kind of cute, though.
"I want you to talk with Dende here, then he'll figure out ehat's best for you."
"This guy is the guardian of the Earth? I pictured somebody more..."
"He's new."
"Oh."
Dende could feel the pain emanating through the girl's being. She had not had a good life. Something was strange with her, though, something was different. It was more than just her pain, he was sure, but it wasn't clear.
"Excuse me, miss."
She looked down on the small, green boy, not sure what to expect. But then again, the entire day had been full of surprises, she reflected.
"Uh, yeah?"
"Would you give me your hands. I will be better able to sense as to what I should do."
Eve looked back to Sabre.
"Is it okay."
"Yeah, sure, he won't bite." he kidded.
She looked back down and extended her hands. The young Namek took her hands in his and focused. What he felt surprised him. This girl had a great destiny, he was sure, and she was to be a part of the events that were to take place back in the newcomer's galaxy.
"So?" he inquired.
"This is most interesting."
"What?" Eve asked, concerned that something may be wrong.
"You brought her so I could tell you what is supposed to be done with her, right?"
"Yeah..." he trailed off, not knowing what to expect from the pint-sized guardian.
"Well, what I felt is that she is supposed to go with you when you return home."
"What?" he asked incredulously.
"It is what I felt," he stated.
Eve was worried again. "What, what does that mean you guys?"
"Are you sure?"
"Yes, I am."
"Come on, guys, answer me!" the girl shouted.
Sabre was not sure that this was a good idea. He was going to take her back to a war zone, and this girl had no idea how to defend herself! She didn't even know that ki existed, never mind how to manipulate it. It would be crazy to bring her there. Sure he could train her, but still, it would take years to even develop a respectable fighting power.
"Dende, I'm going back to a war zone, there's know way that is where she belongs!"
"What I feel is that she is to go back with you, and that is where her destiny awaits."
"What destiny? She's just a normal girl!"
"Ahh, but that is it, she is not."
Eve was really worried now. War zone, destiny? It all made no sense to her.
"Jake, please, tell me what is going on!"
He sighed and turned to her. "Well, according to our green friend here, you're supposed to come with me back to my...home."
"Where's your home?" she asked.
"It's sorta in a different galaxy, kind of..."
A look of surprise crossed her face, then faded.
"Well, of all the shit that's happened to me today, your the best thing that's come along. I can't say I'm surprised you're not from around here, I mean, you beat up an entire gang without breaking a sweat, can fly, and have green friends. And then there's the fact you healed me without even touching me..."
"Yeah, I guess that isn't normal around these parts. So, what do you say, are you up for a little adventure."
"Like I said before, I have nowhere to go. At least I'll be with someone who remotely cares about me."
"I'm glad you feel that way. I just have to warn you though, you're in for a few more surprises."
She smiled. "Don't worry. After all I've seen already, I think I'll be okay."
"Good." he turned back to Dende, "So, do you know where the others are?"
"Yes." He had kept tabs on them after they left the lookout. Being guardian of a planet was cool sometimes. "Goku, Gohan, Yamcha, and Tien are all at Master Roshi's. They will be leaving shortly. When we revived Android 18 she took off, but Krillin didn't follow her, he went to Master Roshi's instead. She is quite disturbed after what happened today."
"I don't blame her." he'd have to convice her to come with them, though. The technicians back at the Coalition would be able to increase her power substantially. Just about all of Coalition's own fighting and androids had been deactivated during the AI war, and none of the ones left were as strong as this Android 18. She would be a valuable asset to his team.
"Okay, Eve, let's go back and I'll properly introduce you to the people you'll be with for the next six months." he put his arm around her shoulder and they walked back to the palace.
"Six months", he thought. "I hope we have that long."