Author's Note: Hey, I hope you guys like this chapter. I know
there is a problem with the timeline and all, but I wanted both Trunks
and Chibi-Trunks (who's about 7 or 8) to be in this fic.
Also, I know ChiChi is against fighting and all in the normal
timeline, but hey, remember she is a kick-ass fighter herself, and in
MY timeline she is okay with training Gohan and Lita in martial arts.
Just think of it as after Lita left, ChiChi got all anti-fighting.
To those of you who are wondering, I used both American and
Japanese names for the Senshi/Scouts. For Jupiter, I am using her
American name, but 'Makoto' is her middle name. I kept the Japanese
spelling of Ami and Rei, and kept the shorter name 'Mina', cause I
think it's cute. Also, for Sailor Moon I am using 'Serena', because
I think it suits her, and the occasional 'bunny' for her nick name.
All of the Outer Senshi kept their original Japanese names: Setsuna,
Haruka, Michiru, and Hotaru, because i just don't like the names that
America gave most of them. Let's face it, Haruka should never, ever
have been named 'Amara'. I shudder at the thought. And Setsuna's name
as Trista I never liked either. But that's just my opinion. Oh yeah,
and Darien's name will stay as Darien, but any references to him as
King, will be 'King Endimion'. If you have any questions about any
of this, just email them to me. Yadda yadda.
I would like to thank Aislinn, who was the ONLY person I got
any feedback from. I really do appreciate it!!! Okay, email me at
KThai123@cox.net if you have any questions or comments.
And as always, Thank you, dear Princess, for all your help and
support and NAGGING!!!
Oh, and in the spirit of being random, because the afore
mentioned stuff was all business, I leave you with these thoughts:
If you would like to donate a shinny
penny to the save a chicken foundation, please contact my cohort,the
Princess of Random, though I'll have to ask her if she'll let me give
out her email addy.
Oh, and would you like to donate a shinny nickle to the save
a marmoset foundation? Do you know what a marmoset is?
And don't forget to hug your pets, because they need love too.
And if you have a fish, well, you can hug them too. Yes you can, I
say! Yes you can!
Speaking of pets, I would like to dedicate this chapter randomly
to Foxy, my crime fighting Chihuahua, and his trusty tennis ball.
And to Sugar, my short and hyper, other lovable dog who seems
to be doing laps around my dinning room table at the moment. And away
she goes!! Okay, my random comments are done for this session.
If you had the patience to get through the opening to my story,
I commend you. And if you just skipped it, well, you're missing out
on the good random stuff. Okay. Te he.
The Queen has spoken.
So it is written, so it shall be.
Good bye for now!!!
Chapter 1: A New Home
Lita hugged her aunt fiercely. Even though it was technically
her aunt's fault that Lita had to leave her friends, it had been too
long since they had seen each other. Lita was always fond of her
aunt, since she was the one who started teaching her martial arts.
"Hi Auntie ChiChi, how have you been?"
"I have been fine, and so has the family. Oh Lita, look at
you! You've gotten so big!" said ChiChi, who looked ecstatic over her
niece's arrival. "Come on, let's get you home already. Oh Papa, where
are you?" she called out behind her. Just then a massive guy, who
looked as if he could get into a fight with a semi truck and win, ran
up and bear-hugged Lita.
Lita couldn't stop laughing and hugged the Ox King fiercely in
return. "Hi grandpa, long time no see."
"Let me get your bags for you," he said as he lifted her 4
suitcases effortlessly with one hand and cheerily went to get the car.
Ten minutes and ten more hugs later, they were headed to the
house, reminiscing the entire way. They arrived at their destination
about an hour later, with Lita feeling already at home. She looked at
the quaint little house, in the middle of the dense forest, and fell in
love with the place all over again. 'It's good to be back' she thought
to herself.
ChiChi unlocked the door, opened it, and called out, "Oh dear,
we're back." As soon as she did, a strange look possessed her
features.
Lita peeked around her to see what was up… and saw about 15
pairs of eyes staring back at her curiously. Lita, never the shy one,
stepped into the room without a second thought. She saw a familiar
form leisurely doing handstand pushups. He wore a bright orange suit
with a Japanese character in the middle, and had pitch black hair that
looked as if it had been through an electrical storm. When the guy saw
her, he immediately sprang up.
"Well hi Lita!" he said in a surprised voice.
"Hi Uncle Goku," she said as she gave him a big hug. Everyone
looked kind of stunned, but Lita took no notice of her audience as she
spied another familiar guy. She walked over and playfully punched
Gohan in the ribs. Hard.
"Owwww," he said, feigning pain, but smiling the whole time.
"You just got here and you're already beating me up. You're such a
bully Lita."
Lita gave him a big grin and playfully put him in a head lock.
"Just like old times huh Gohan. I miss kicking your ass all the time,
dear cousin. It kept me in shape."
ChiChi, Goku, and the Ox King fell into bales of laughter, as
everyone else in the room just looked more and more confused.
"Oh my," said ChiChi as she regained her composure, which she
rarely ever lost anymore. "I have totally forgotten my manners. "Let
me introduce you to everyone." She put her hands around Lita's
shoulders. "Everyone, this is my niece Lita Makoto Kino, she comes to
us from Tokyo, and will be staying with us for a while."
Lita looked out at all the unfamiliar faces, smiled and bowed.
"Hello everyone." They all said hi, and ChiChi started the introductions.
Next she stopped in front of little boy of 7, who looked
suspiciously like Gohan when he was small. "This is my second son,
Goten. Goten, say hi to your cousin Lita."
He gave her a smile and then said, "Is it true you kicked my
brothers ass?"
Lita laughed and Gohan blushed bright red. "Well, you see, I
lived with Aunt ChiChi and Uncle Goku for awhile. I am about the same
age as your brother, and we used to play with each other. Auntie
ChiChi and Uncle Goku also taught us Martial Arts, so we practiced on
each other." Everyone gasped at this. "But don't get me wrong, I got
my share of bruises too, although," she added with a wink of an emerald
eye, "he never did beat me you know."
Goten's smile got brighter as Gohan's face got redder. "I
think I like you cousin Lita," he said, and impulsively gave her a hug.
Lita laughed and then moved on to another adorable little boy
with silver hair and big blue eyes. "This is Chibi Trunks. He is
Goten's best friend," said ChiChi.
Lita smiled at the little boy and said hi. He gave a little
wave and then ran off. Next ChiChi stopped in front of a woman about
20 years old with short light blue hair, and big blue eyes. 'She
reminds me a lot of Ami,' thought Lita.
"This is Bulma, Chibi Trunks' mom," said ChiChi. "She's our
resident scientist, so if you need anything fixed, you could probably
talk to her."
Lita said hi, and held out her hand. Bulma shook it and gave
Lita a warm smile.
"It's true, I'm the resident scientist, but you'll have to talk
to my father if you want a mad scientist," said Bulma, and everyone
laughed good naturedly.
ChiChi was walking again and stopped in front of a tall guy who
was bald and had 3 eyes. "This is Tien. He is a good friend of Goku's
and an exceptional fighter."
"Hello Lita. I hope that we can be good friends," said Tien
sincerely.
Lita smiled. "I would like that a lot," she said, then out of
the corner of her eye, she spied a very small figure. "And who are
you?"
Tien looked down and smiled, "This is my best friend Chaozu."
The little figure came into the light. Lita saw he almost looked like
a miniature clown with a white face and red cheeks.
Lita kneeled down. "Hello. You are adorable, you know."
Chaozu looked at her a little hurt. "Hey, I am not a toy!
Don't treat me like one either. I can fight better than most people
too!"
Lita frowned. "Don't be offended, please. I said what I said
because I meant it. I call then as I see 'em, as they say. You are
cute. I did not mean to belittle you or hurt your feelings. And I can
see you are a good fighter as well."
His eyes widened. "Really? How?"
Lita shrugged. "Any reasonable fighter learns to sense people
and their abilities. It not only helps them judge an opponent, but
also helps you not to misjudge people. You happen to have a very
strong aura of a warrior." She looked a little harder at him and then
said softly, almost as an afterthought, "It seems that you have also
died numerously to save your friends."
Around the room people gasped, and unvoiced questions raged
through peoples' minds.
Lita paid no attention to the reactions around the room and
continued. "So do you forgive me for calling you adorable?"
Chaozu was stunned. It seemed that this girl knew a lot about
him. "Yeah, I forgive you."
Lita smiled, "Thank you. Maybe we can train together," she
finished. Lita followed ChiChi as she went on to the next person.
"This is Yamcha. He is an old friend of Goku's, and quite the
playboy I might add, so watch out," said ChiChi.
"Hello beautiful," said a guy with black hair that fell to the
middle of his back, and a scar on his cheek.
Lita smiled, "Hello Mr. Guy," she said, giving as good as she
got.
"And this is Trunks," said ChiChi as she pointed to Lita's
right.
Lita looked up and saw not a mere boy, but a god in disguise.
He was exceptionally well built, with silver hair down to his
shoulders, and big blue eyes that seemed so familiar to Lita. She
recovered from her shock enough to pick up her jaw up off the ground
and say hi.
"Hello," he said in his naturally deep voice. He held out his
hand, and as soon as he touched Lita, Trunks almost gasped out loud.
It was as if lighting had struck them both. Their vision was
obscured, and each had the intense feeling that they had met somewhere
before, that they had known each other for a very long time. Lita and
Trunks pulled away at the same time, and both quickly looked away.
Both tried to put the incident out of their minds.
Out of the corner of her eye she could see a guy. The curious
thing, was that he had a greenish tint to him. But ChiChi didn't say
anything.
Next ChiChi stopped in front of a dark haired man. His hair
looked like Goku's except it was wilder (if that is possible) and he
had a really big forehead. He wore a funny look on his face, that
could be described as disbelief and haughtiness. "This is Vegita,
Bulma's husband, and Chibi Trunks' father."
Vegita just looked at Lita and said, "You could never have
beaten Gohan in a fair fight."
Lita's anger flared. "Are you calling me a liar?"
"Why no," he said with a condescending little chuckle, "I was
implying you were a cheater. Either that, or he let you win. It makes
no difference to me, except that you did not win fairly."
On the other side of the room Gohan looked a little worried.
"Uh oh," he said under his breath, "I think Vegita is about to meet his
match. If my cousin is anything like she used to be, she's not going
to take that sitting down."
Lita kind of snapped. "Excuse you asshole. How dare you imply
that I would cheat. And Gohan is an honorable guy; he wouldn't just
let me win. If you are so doubtful of my abilities, then why don't you
challenge me?"
Vegita's eyes widened, and all's he could do was laugh it off.
"I wouldn't want to hurt you, little girl."
Lita laughed in his face. "Ha! As if. You are just scared
that a little girl like me could kick your ass."
Vegita's over-inflated ego kicked in right about then. "What
do you mean I am scared?"
"Well you obviously are, since you won't fight me," said Lita
mockingly.
"Okay, have it your way girl. I challenge you then, right now,
outside."
Lita smiled wickedly, and her emerald eyes twinkled. "Fine,
what are the rules?"
"No outside interference, and first one off their feet looses."
"Very well, but jumping does not count."
"Done," was all he said, and the pair changed into their Ki's
as fast as possible. They met outside, and everyone stood around them
in a large circle, giving the two plenty of space.
Lita and Vegita bowed to each other and the fight began. It
started off slow, Lita and Vegita only throwing checking kicks and
punches to assess the others ability. But then it got faster. Lita
went on the offensive and started throwing an incredibly quick series
of kicks and punches, not letting up on Vegita. She jumped up without
warning and landed a flying sidekick to Vegita's ribs. A gasp could
be heard from the crowd. Vegita grunted, and then put his hands
together. "Kameah meah!" he screamed and a ball of pure energy came
speeding towards Lita. She barely managed to do a back flip and twist
to avoid it, although it was so close Lita's Ki was actually singed.
She looked at Vegita and grinned maniacally. "Oh, so we're
using energy attacks huh? Okay then, fine with me," she said as she got
into a fighting stance again. Vegita was getting a sinking feeling in
the pit of his stomach.
Suddenly Lita launched herself at him. Her right hand was
glowing green with energy as she pulled it back. "Dragon Fist!" she
said, and she let her hand fly. Vegita somehow managed to block the
punch, but the force of it sent him flying. He landed on his back with
a thud.
Lita walked over to help him up. She offered him her hand, and
he just looked at it. "Come on Veggie, I am not going to bite you."
He finally took her hand and let her help him up. "Don't call
me Veggie," he said.
Lita just smiled. "You're a pretty good fighter, for a guy
that is."
Vegita grunted. "You're not that bad yourself, for a girl that
is," he relented.
The crowd stood stunned. This girl, whom they had just met,
had in the space of 10 minutes landed one of the best fighters the
world had ever seen on his back. Needless to say, they were all
impressed.
Goku gave Lita a pat on her back. "You've been practicing
haven't you?" he said, his smile wide.
"Well yeah Uncle Goku. You should know that I would keep
training," said Lita a-matter-of-factly. 'Well all those practice
sessions with the Senshi really paid off,' she thought to herself.
Gohan walked up next. "Wow Lita, you have gotten a lot
better," he said giving her a victory hug. "Thank Kami you didn't
challenge me!"
"Well I hope you know that you're next. I have been waiting
for a rematch with you," she said with a smile. Gohan just grinned at
her. Lita was about to say something when a green man walked up. 'Now
that's something you don't see everyday,' she thought, her eyebrow
quirking every so much.
Gohan smiled. "Oh. Lita, this is Piccolo. He is my friend
and trainer."
Lita held out her hand. "Hello," she said with a warm smile.
Piccolo shook her hand briefly. "How did you learn how to use
an energy attack that powerful, and who taught you that attack you
used?" he demanded.
Lita didn't take offence at his questions at all. She
understood that as a fighter he would want to know about any new styles
or techniques. Lita thought for a moment. "Well, I first leaned to
use energy attacks from Goku, because he trained both Gohan and I when
we were young. And the attack I used today I made up by myself." She
found it mildly amusing the way Piccolo, and almost everyone else's
jaws dropped.
"You mean to tell me you made up that attack all by yourself?
How could someone as young as you do that?" he asked incredulously.
Lita did take offence at that. "Of course I made it up by
myself, and I have come up with many other energy attacks as well.
Besides, I have been coming up with new attacks and techniques since I
was nine, so age really has nothing to do with it."
Piccolo digested this bit of information. "So let me get this
straight. You have only had formal training in the way of energy from
Goku, which I gather was no more that a couple years at most when you
were young, and you are able to make up your own attacks with
success?"
"Yup, you got it buddy. But don't misunderstand me, I do still
train regularly."
"With who?" was the only reply she got.
"My friends," Lita answered just as shortly.
ChiChi took Piccolo's speechlessness for a chance to intervene.
"I really need to get dinner ready, are you guys hungry?"
"YES!" was the chorus of shouts that rang out.
At the mention of cooking Lita's ears pricked up. "Hey Aunt
ChiChi, why don't I make dinner?" she offered.
ChiChi looked at her somewhat doubtfully. "I don't know Lita.
I don't want you to overexert yourself. After all, you just came
from a long plane ride, and just finished a sparring match."
"Come on Auntie ChiChi. I miss cooking for you guys, and you
know I love cooking. Besides," she added with a wink, "I am sure you
could use a day off from cooking."
ChiChi reluctantly agreed. "But make sure you cook enough
Lita, we are feeding a lot of people. Hungry people."
"No problem," said Lita, already in the kitchen starting the
food.
30 minutes later, there was a room full of hungry guys. Lita
came out of the kitchen holding 4 plates, full of steak, rice, baked
chicken, and pork respectively.
Goku and friends dug in as soon as the plates hit the table.
Everything was gone in a matter of seconds.
"Is that all the food?" asked a still hungry Chaozu.
"Of course not little one," said Lita as she expertly balanced
6 more dishes on her hands and head. She set down the sushi, fried
chicken, fish, fried rice, broccoli & beef, and shrimp. "That was only
the appetizer," she said with a smile.
Next she came out with two huge plates each of steak, phö soup,
white noodles, Chinese sausage, and sweet & sour pork. Then she sat
down to eat.
Piccolo, who was watching, doubted that she would get even the
scraps. But surprisingly Lita hung in there. She not only got her
fill, she out ate everyone except Goku!
After everything was gone, Gohan asked, "Hey Lita, how did you
actually get any food? I mean I know that had to do it while you lived
with us, otherwise you would never have gotten past 5, but I would have
thought you would be out of practice. By the way, the food was great
as always."
Lita laughed. "Thanks. I probably would be, if not for my
friend Bunny. She could out eat all of you. Combined."
Vegita snorted. "Ha, I would like to see your friend out eat
me," he said haughtily.
"May I remind you that you were just out eaten by Lita just
now," came Bulma's voice from behind him.
Vegita jumped, and was effectively silenced. For once.
After some reminiscing with family, Lita went outside to go for
a walk. She was about a half a mile from the house when Lita sensed a
presence behind her. She spun around ready for anything, and came
face to face with a silver haired, blue eyed god. She had run into
Trunks.
"What are you doing here? She asked more curious than mad as
she stepped away from him.
"Probably the same thing as you, just out for a walk," he said
in his naturally deep voice.
"Well then, would you like to walk together?" asked the
ever-subtle Lita.
He agreed reluctantly. As they walked, he noticed how deep a
green her eyes were. Along with her dark brown hair that shone in the
moonlight, she could pass very easily for an Amazon goddess he thought
to himself. Pretty soon, the pair was talking freely.
"So where do you come from?" asked Lita.
"Well, I come from a place far away. My dad died when I was
young, my mother when I was a young teenager because of a freak
accident in a lab she was working in, so I came to live here, with
friends."
Lita was silent for a few moments. "I'm sorry. My parents
died when I was young, too. They died in a plane crash, and it is why
sometime I get afraid to fly. Auntie ChiChi and Uncle Goku are the
only family I have left," Lita confided.
They took comfort in each other's presence, as they walked
along the forest path. Lita was happy for the moment of peace. She
felt a strong sense of foreboding, and something told her that
something was going to happen, and whatever that something was, it was
going to happen very soon.
there is a problem with the timeline and all, but I wanted both Trunks
and Chibi-Trunks (who's about 7 or 8) to be in this fic.
Also, I know ChiChi is against fighting and all in the normal
timeline, but hey, remember she is a kick-ass fighter herself, and in
MY timeline she is okay with training Gohan and Lita in martial arts.
Just think of it as after Lita left, ChiChi got all anti-fighting.
To those of you who are wondering, I used both American and
Japanese names for the Senshi/Scouts. For Jupiter, I am using her
American name, but 'Makoto' is her middle name. I kept the Japanese
spelling of Ami and Rei, and kept the shorter name 'Mina', cause I
think it's cute. Also, for Sailor Moon I am using 'Serena', because
I think it suits her, and the occasional 'bunny' for her nick name.
All of the Outer Senshi kept their original Japanese names: Setsuna,
Haruka, Michiru, and Hotaru, because i just don't like the names that
America gave most of them. Let's face it, Haruka should never, ever
have been named 'Amara'. I shudder at the thought. And Setsuna's name
as Trista I never liked either. But that's just my opinion. Oh yeah,
and Darien's name will stay as Darien, but any references to him as
King, will be 'King Endimion'. If you have any questions about any
of this, just email them to me. Yadda yadda.
I would like to thank Aislinn, who was the ONLY person I got
any feedback from. I really do appreciate it!!! Okay, email me at
KThai123@cox.net if you have any questions or comments.
And as always, Thank you, dear Princess, for all your help and
support and NAGGING!!!
Oh, and in the spirit of being random, because the afore
mentioned stuff was all business, I leave you with these thoughts:
If you would like to donate a shinny
penny to the save a chicken foundation, please contact my cohort,the
Princess of Random, though I'll have to ask her if she'll let me give
out her email addy.
Oh, and would you like to donate a shinny nickle to the save
a marmoset foundation? Do you know what a marmoset is?
And don't forget to hug your pets, because they need love too.
And if you have a fish, well, you can hug them too. Yes you can, I
say! Yes you can!
Speaking of pets, I would like to dedicate this chapter randomly
to Foxy, my crime fighting Chihuahua, and his trusty tennis ball.
And to Sugar, my short and hyper, other lovable dog who seems
to be doing laps around my dinning room table at the moment. And away
she goes!! Okay, my random comments are done for this session.
If you had the patience to get through the opening to my story,
I commend you. And if you just skipped it, well, you're missing out
on the good random stuff. Okay. Te he.
The Queen has spoken.
So it is written, so it shall be.
Good bye for now!!!
Chapter 1: A New Home
Lita hugged her aunt fiercely. Even though it was technically
her aunt's fault that Lita had to leave her friends, it had been too
long since they had seen each other. Lita was always fond of her
aunt, since she was the one who started teaching her martial arts.
"Hi Auntie ChiChi, how have you been?"
"I have been fine, and so has the family. Oh Lita, look at
you! You've gotten so big!" said ChiChi, who looked ecstatic over her
niece's arrival. "Come on, let's get you home already. Oh Papa, where
are you?" she called out behind her. Just then a massive guy, who
looked as if he could get into a fight with a semi truck and win, ran
up and bear-hugged Lita.
Lita couldn't stop laughing and hugged the Ox King fiercely in
return. "Hi grandpa, long time no see."
"Let me get your bags for you," he said as he lifted her 4
suitcases effortlessly with one hand and cheerily went to get the car.
Ten minutes and ten more hugs later, they were headed to the
house, reminiscing the entire way. They arrived at their destination
about an hour later, with Lita feeling already at home. She looked at
the quaint little house, in the middle of the dense forest, and fell in
love with the place all over again. 'It's good to be back' she thought
to herself.
ChiChi unlocked the door, opened it, and called out, "Oh dear,
we're back." As soon as she did, a strange look possessed her
features.
Lita peeked around her to see what was up… and saw about 15
pairs of eyes staring back at her curiously. Lita, never the shy one,
stepped into the room without a second thought. She saw a familiar
form leisurely doing handstand pushups. He wore a bright orange suit
with a Japanese character in the middle, and had pitch black hair that
looked as if it had been through an electrical storm. When the guy saw
her, he immediately sprang up.
"Well hi Lita!" he said in a surprised voice.
"Hi Uncle Goku," she said as she gave him a big hug. Everyone
looked kind of stunned, but Lita took no notice of her audience as she
spied another familiar guy. She walked over and playfully punched
Gohan in the ribs. Hard.
"Owwww," he said, feigning pain, but smiling the whole time.
"You just got here and you're already beating me up. You're such a
bully Lita."
Lita gave him a big grin and playfully put him in a head lock.
"Just like old times huh Gohan. I miss kicking your ass all the time,
dear cousin. It kept me in shape."
ChiChi, Goku, and the Ox King fell into bales of laughter, as
everyone else in the room just looked more and more confused.
"Oh my," said ChiChi as she regained her composure, which she
rarely ever lost anymore. "I have totally forgotten my manners. "Let
me introduce you to everyone." She put her hands around Lita's
shoulders. "Everyone, this is my niece Lita Makoto Kino, she comes to
us from Tokyo, and will be staying with us for a while."
Lita looked out at all the unfamiliar faces, smiled and bowed.
"Hello everyone." They all said hi, and ChiChi started the introductions.
Next she stopped in front of little boy of 7, who looked
suspiciously like Gohan when he was small. "This is my second son,
Goten. Goten, say hi to your cousin Lita."
He gave her a smile and then said, "Is it true you kicked my
brothers ass?"
Lita laughed and Gohan blushed bright red. "Well, you see, I
lived with Aunt ChiChi and Uncle Goku for awhile. I am about the same
age as your brother, and we used to play with each other. Auntie
ChiChi and Uncle Goku also taught us Martial Arts, so we practiced on
each other." Everyone gasped at this. "But don't get me wrong, I got
my share of bruises too, although," she added with a wink of an emerald
eye, "he never did beat me you know."
Goten's smile got brighter as Gohan's face got redder. "I
think I like you cousin Lita," he said, and impulsively gave her a hug.
Lita laughed and then moved on to another adorable little boy
with silver hair and big blue eyes. "This is Chibi Trunks. He is
Goten's best friend," said ChiChi.
Lita smiled at the little boy and said hi. He gave a little
wave and then ran off. Next ChiChi stopped in front of a woman about
20 years old with short light blue hair, and big blue eyes. 'She
reminds me a lot of Ami,' thought Lita.
"This is Bulma, Chibi Trunks' mom," said ChiChi. "She's our
resident scientist, so if you need anything fixed, you could probably
talk to her."
Lita said hi, and held out her hand. Bulma shook it and gave
Lita a warm smile.
"It's true, I'm the resident scientist, but you'll have to talk
to my father if you want a mad scientist," said Bulma, and everyone
laughed good naturedly.
ChiChi was walking again and stopped in front of a tall guy who
was bald and had 3 eyes. "This is Tien. He is a good friend of Goku's
and an exceptional fighter."
"Hello Lita. I hope that we can be good friends," said Tien
sincerely.
Lita smiled. "I would like that a lot," she said, then out of
the corner of her eye, she spied a very small figure. "And who are
you?"
Tien looked down and smiled, "This is my best friend Chaozu."
The little figure came into the light. Lita saw he almost looked like
a miniature clown with a white face and red cheeks.
Lita kneeled down. "Hello. You are adorable, you know."
Chaozu looked at her a little hurt. "Hey, I am not a toy!
Don't treat me like one either. I can fight better than most people
too!"
Lita frowned. "Don't be offended, please. I said what I said
because I meant it. I call then as I see 'em, as they say. You are
cute. I did not mean to belittle you or hurt your feelings. And I can
see you are a good fighter as well."
His eyes widened. "Really? How?"
Lita shrugged. "Any reasonable fighter learns to sense people
and their abilities. It not only helps them judge an opponent, but
also helps you not to misjudge people. You happen to have a very
strong aura of a warrior." She looked a little harder at him and then
said softly, almost as an afterthought, "It seems that you have also
died numerously to save your friends."
Around the room people gasped, and unvoiced questions raged
through peoples' minds.
Lita paid no attention to the reactions around the room and
continued. "So do you forgive me for calling you adorable?"
Chaozu was stunned. It seemed that this girl knew a lot about
him. "Yeah, I forgive you."
Lita smiled, "Thank you. Maybe we can train together," she
finished. Lita followed ChiChi as she went on to the next person.
"This is Yamcha. He is an old friend of Goku's, and quite the
playboy I might add, so watch out," said ChiChi.
"Hello beautiful," said a guy with black hair that fell to the
middle of his back, and a scar on his cheek.
Lita smiled, "Hello Mr. Guy," she said, giving as good as she
got.
"And this is Trunks," said ChiChi as she pointed to Lita's
right.
Lita looked up and saw not a mere boy, but a god in disguise.
He was exceptionally well built, with silver hair down to his
shoulders, and big blue eyes that seemed so familiar to Lita. She
recovered from her shock enough to pick up her jaw up off the ground
and say hi.
"Hello," he said in his naturally deep voice. He held out his
hand, and as soon as he touched Lita, Trunks almost gasped out loud.
It was as if lighting had struck them both. Their vision was
obscured, and each had the intense feeling that they had met somewhere
before, that they had known each other for a very long time. Lita and
Trunks pulled away at the same time, and both quickly looked away.
Both tried to put the incident out of their minds.
Out of the corner of her eye she could see a guy. The curious
thing, was that he had a greenish tint to him. But ChiChi didn't say
anything.
Next ChiChi stopped in front of a dark haired man. His hair
looked like Goku's except it was wilder (if that is possible) and he
had a really big forehead. He wore a funny look on his face, that
could be described as disbelief and haughtiness. "This is Vegita,
Bulma's husband, and Chibi Trunks' father."
Vegita just looked at Lita and said, "You could never have
beaten Gohan in a fair fight."
Lita's anger flared. "Are you calling me a liar?"
"Why no," he said with a condescending little chuckle, "I was
implying you were a cheater. Either that, or he let you win. It makes
no difference to me, except that you did not win fairly."
On the other side of the room Gohan looked a little worried.
"Uh oh," he said under his breath, "I think Vegita is about to meet his
match. If my cousin is anything like she used to be, she's not going
to take that sitting down."
Lita kind of snapped. "Excuse you asshole. How dare you imply
that I would cheat. And Gohan is an honorable guy; he wouldn't just
let me win. If you are so doubtful of my abilities, then why don't you
challenge me?"
Vegita's eyes widened, and all's he could do was laugh it off.
"I wouldn't want to hurt you, little girl."
Lita laughed in his face. "Ha! As if. You are just scared
that a little girl like me could kick your ass."
Vegita's over-inflated ego kicked in right about then. "What
do you mean I am scared?"
"Well you obviously are, since you won't fight me," said Lita
mockingly.
"Okay, have it your way girl. I challenge you then, right now,
outside."
Lita smiled wickedly, and her emerald eyes twinkled. "Fine,
what are the rules?"
"No outside interference, and first one off their feet looses."
"Very well, but jumping does not count."
"Done," was all he said, and the pair changed into their Ki's
as fast as possible. They met outside, and everyone stood around them
in a large circle, giving the two plenty of space.
Lita and Vegita bowed to each other and the fight began. It
started off slow, Lita and Vegita only throwing checking kicks and
punches to assess the others ability. But then it got faster. Lita
went on the offensive and started throwing an incredibly quick series
of kicks and punches, not letting up on Vegita. She jumped up without
warning and landed a flying sidekick to Vegita's ribs. A gasp could
be heard from the crowd. Vegita grunted, and then put his hands
together. "Kameah meah!" he screamed and a ball of pure energy came
speeding towards Lita. She barely managed to do a back flip and twist
to avoid it, although it was so close Lita's Ki was actually singed.
She looked at Vegita and grinned maniacally. "Oh, so we're
using energy attacks huh? Okay then, fine with me," she said as she got
into a fighting stance again. Vegita was getting a sinking feeling in
the pit of his stomach.
Suddenly Lita launched herself at him. Her right hand was
glowing green with energy as she pulled it back. "Dragon Fist!" she
said, and she let her hand fly. Vegita somehow managed to block the
punch, but the force of it sent him flying. He landed on his back with
a thud.
Lita walked over to help him up. She offered him her hand, and
he just looked at it. "Come on Veggie, I am not going to bite you."
He finally took her hand and let her help him up. "Don't call
me Veggie," he said.
Lita just smiled. "You're a pretty good fighter, for a guy
that is."
Vegita grunted. "You're not that bad yourself, for a girl that
is," he relented.
The crowd stood stunned. This girl, whom they had just met,
had in the space of 10 minutes landed one of the best fighters the
world had ever seen on his back. Needless to say, they were all
impressed.
Goku gave Lita a pat on her back. "You've been practicing
haven't you?" he said, his smile wide.
"Well yeah Uncle Goku. You should know that I would keep
training," said Lita a-matter-of-factly. 'Well all those practice
sessions with the Senshi really paid off,' she thought to herself.
Gohan walked up next. "Wow Lita, you have gotten a lot
better," he said giving her a victory hug. "Thank Kami you didn't
challenge me!"
"Well I hope you know that you're next. I have been waiting
for a rematch with you," she said with a smile. Gohan just grinned at
her. Lita was about to say something when a green man walked up. 'Now
that's something you don't see everyday,' she thought, her eyebrow
quirking every so much.
Gohan smiled. "Oh. Lita, this is Piccolo. He is my friend
and trainer."
Lita held out her hand. "Hello," she said with a warm smile.
Piccolo shook her hand briefly. "How did you learn how to use
an energy attack that powerful, and who taught you that attack you
used?" he demanded.
Lita didn't take offence at his questions at all. She
understood that as a fighter he would want to know about any new styles
or techniques. Lita thought for a moment. "Well, I first leaned to
use energy attacks from Goku, because he trained both Gohan and I when
we were young. And the attack I used today I made up by myself." She
found it mildly amusing the way Piccolo, and almost everyone else's
jaws dropped.
"You mean to tell me you made up that attack all by yourself?
How could someone as young as you do that?" he asked incredulously.
Lita did take offence at that. "Of course I made it up by
myself, and I have come up with many other energy attacks as well.
Besides, I have been coming up with new attacks and techniques since I
was nine, so age really has nothing to do with it."
Piccolo digested this bit of information. "So let me get this
straight. You have only had formal training in the way of energy from
Goku, which I gather was no more that a couple years at most when you
were young, and you are able to make up your own attacks with
success?"
"Yup, you got it buddy. But don't misunderstand me, I do still
train regularly."
"With who?" was the only reply she got.
"My friends," Lita answered just as shortly.
ChiChi took Piccolo's speechlessness for a chance to intervene.
"I really need to get dinner ready, are you guys hungry?"
"YES!" was the chorus of shouts that rang out.
At the mention of cooking Lita's ears pricked up. "Hey Aunt
ChiChi, why don't I make dinner?" she offered.
ChiChi looked at her somewhat doubtfully. "I don't know Lita.
I don't want you to overexert yourself. After all, you just came
from a long plane ride, and just finished a sparring match."
"Come on Auntie ChiChi. I miss cooking for you guys, and you
know I love cooking. Besides," she added with a wink, "I am sure you
could use a day off from cooking."
ChiChi reluctantly agreed. "But make sure you cook enough
Lita, we are feeding a lot of people. Hungry people."
"No problem," said Lita, already in the kitchen starting the
food.
30 minutes later, there was a room full of hungry guys. Lita
came out of the kitchen holding 4 plates, full of steak, rice, baked
chicken, and pork respectively.
Goku and friends dug in as soon as the plates hit the table.
Everything was gone in a matter of seconds.
"Is that all the food?" asked a still hungry Chaozu.
"Of course not little one," said Lita as she expertly balanced
6 more dishes on her hands and head. She set down the sushi, fried
chicken, fish, fried rice, broccoli & beef, and shrimp. "That was only
the appetizer," she said with a smile.
Next she came out with two huge plates each of steak, phö soup,
white noodles, Chinese sausage, and sweet & sour pork. Then she sat
down to eat.
Piccolo, who was watching, doubted that she would get even the
scraps. But surprisingly Lita hung in there. She not only got her
fill, she out ate everyone except Goku!
After everything was gone, Gohan asked, "Hey Lita, how did you
actually get any food? I mean I know that had to do it while you lived
with us, otherwise you would never have gotten past 5, but I would have
thought you would be out of practice. By the way, the food was great
as always."
Lita laughed. "Thanks. I probably would be, if not for my
friend Bunny. She could out eat all of you. Combined."
Vegita snorted. "Ha, I would like to see your friend out eat
me," he said haughtily.
"May I remind you that you were just out eaten by Lita just
now," came Bulma's voice from behind him.
Vegita jumped, and was effectively silenced. For once.
After some reminiscing with family, Lita went outside to go for
a walk. She was about a half a mile from the house when Lita sensed a
presence behind her. She spun around ready for anything, and came
face to face with a silver haired, blue eyed god. She had run into
Trunks.
"What are you doing here? She asked more curious than mad as
she stepped away from him.
"Probably the same thing as you, just out for a walk," he said
in his naturally deep voice.
"Well then, would you like to walk together?" asked the
ever-subtle Lita.
He agreed reluctantly. As they walked, he noticed how deep a
green her eyes were. Along with her dark brown hair that shone in the
moonlight, she could pass very easily for an Amazon goddess he thought
to himself. Pretty soon, the pair was talking freely.
"So where do you come from?" asked Lita.
"Well, I come from a place far away. My dad died when I was
young, my mother when I was a young teenager because of a freak
accident in a lab she was working in, so I came to live here, with
friends."
Lita was silent for a few moments. "I'm sorry. My parents
died when I was young, too. They died in a plane crash, and it is why
sometime I get afraid to fly. Auntie ChiChi and Uncle Goku are the
only family I have left," Lita confided.
They took comfort in each other's presence, as they walked
along the forest path. Lita was happy for the moment of peace. She
felt a strong sense of foreboding, and something told her that
something was going to happen, and whatever that something was, it was
going to happen very soon.