Second Chances

Disclaimer: *thinks* I'm not a guy, so I'm not Toriyama-sama. Go away.

By: Selenity Jade (Jadesama@aol.com)

Prologue

Buruma cursed as she hit her head again. She pulled herself out of the large machine, glaring at the inanimate object and flipped it off. She turned towards the doorway at the sound of footsteps. "Hey, Dad."

"Buruma, how's it coming?"

She sighed and glared at the machine again. "Not great. I can't figure out why it's not working. It should be. Nothing is wrong with it."

"There's got to be something wrong with it. We need it, Buruma. Furiza is almost on us."

"I know, Dad! How's South City doing?"

"Gone."

Buruma sighed and closed her eyes. "Damn it!"

"Buruma, we can't do anything for them. We have to finish this and hopefully we can beat him."

She shook her head. "I doubt it'll work, Dad." She pinched the bridge of her nose, attempting to stop the headache she felt coming on. "If only Son-kun hadn't been in the hospital!" She slapped her forehead. "Damn. No use worrying about what ifs. What if the Saiyajin hadn't come, what if they hadn't killed Yamucha and the others. We might as well wish that Furiza hadn't been born!"

"Buruma, calm down-"

"Don't tell me to calm down! My best friends are dead! Our planet is nearly 'purged' by that... monster! And all because he heard that stupid transmission after the fight with Radditzu! And no Piccolo means no dragonballs, meaning Furiza is pissed!" She growled. "Damn it! How many people are left, Daddy? Is it really worth fighting anymore? Maybe we should just help as many people as we can escape."

Her father shook his head. "No. This is our home, Buruma. Besides, where would we send them? There aren't that many left, but where would they go?"

"Namek. We were going to go there before *he* showed up," she said, tiredly.

"You forget, Buruma. As soon as Furiza is done with the 'purging', he's going to Namek as well. He wants those dragonballs." The old man chuckled. "Besides, I think he's a little pissed off Vejiita was killed."

"He was pissed off. Don't know *why*, but he was very angry."

"Let's get back to work, Buruma," her father said. "Furiza has taken almost everything as it is."

"How much?" she asked worriedly.

He looked at her sadly. "Ninety per cent."

She gasped. "All of that?!"

He nodded. "If we don't find a way to beat him... We're going to be extinct."

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Buruma fiddled with the wires in the large machine, blinking rapidly to focus her eyes on the small wires. Her blue eyes were ready for a break long ago. But she continued, despite the fact she hadn't slept in three days, nor eaten more than a sandwich that morning. She connected two wires, causing a giant spark. She jumped back startled, slamming her head into the overhang above her.

A bright flash of light erupted from the machine, and Buruma covered her eyes. After a sickening jolt, and a sense of falling, she could feel the light disappear, and she felt strangely heavy, like she was being pulled towards the ground, and she opened her eyes cautiously. She gasped, looking around wildly. Everywhere, as far as the eye can see... sand. Red sand. She was in the middle of a desert. She blinked rapidly. 'I must be dreaming...' She swung her head around to look at the sky, and nearly fainted. For although the sky was as blue as she remembered it... there were now two suns.

'Where am I?'

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AN: ^_^; Thanks to Lynz for her help in the early chapters here!

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