A/N: Upon beginning an outline of the next chapter I came to two
conclusions. One chapter is not enough to cut it and this fic is going to
be my most massive to date.(Yes I have others just never thought they were
good enough to post.) So here's a little tweenie chapter to get some stuff
out and to provide a link to the forth-coming action-packed chapter.
(Woot!) So again I asked for you continued patience in the updating of my
little vendetta that is The Lost Soul...
SPOILER!!! Kaykora's father is not revealed in this chapter despite blatant suggesting. Don't be so easily fooled! Did you really think I'd lead you on this long and just TELL you?
Chapter Thirteen: Scars of a Troubled Past
A ship rocketed through space toward planet Earth. This ship however, did not bring a foe. It brought someone with answers to questions that plagued all the Z fighters and one frazzled deity.
"Where is she? It's like she completely dropped off the radar..." The spaceship's operator said with distinct worry. "She can't be dead yet she isn't supposed to die until she comes back for her people... She has to be hiding... She has to be!"
The ship shot on to its destination. As it did so a thousand worries and doubts ran through its passenger's mind. A thousand prayers sent up to Nanakia against her worst fears.
"Well one thing's for sure." Bulma started in an effort to get everyone's attention. "This kid is way tougher than Vegeta gives her credit for."
"What do you mean Bulma?" Goku asked curiously.
"Well in the past year, she's broken every bone in her feet, hands, and ribs. She's fractured both bones in both arms. Also she's been fighting for the past few weeks with several freshly broken ribs and fractured arm."
"Wow... I never realized she'd been beaten up that bad." Gohan responded blankly.
"What's really odd is these three fractures in her back..." Bulma went on pointing to some X-rays. "She had to have broken them when she was very young."
As Bulma spoke, a memory crept into Kaykora's mind. One that was surfacing for the first time.
"Go Daddy! I'll stop them! You have to get out of here, they'll hurt you real bad." Kaykora screamed as tears ran down her face.
"They'll hurt you worse for trying to stop them." A deep voice shouted back.
"Daddy you told me yourself I was strong. I can at least stop the bad men long enough for you to get away. I don't want them to hurt you."
"Kaykora, you can't you're not that strong."
"Daddy you have to live so you can get strong and kill Frieza for what he did to your people."
"Hey there he is!" A voice cracked for behind Kaykora as she stared at her father's back.
"GO!" She screamed one last time. Her father yelled out and took off running. "I won't ever let Frieza get my Daddy." She said as she turned and took her fighting stance.
"Stupid kid." The voice cracked again as an alien reached out and with one flick of it's arm flung Kaykora out of the way and she crashed into a wall.
"Kaykora!" Her father called again.
Within moments the aliens had overtaken her father and were dragging him backwards toward her. "Get out of her Kaykora!" He yelled behind him.
"Shut up." The larger alien snapped as he reached up his free hand and laid a hard punch in her father's gut.
"I SAID LEAVE MY DADDY ALONE NOW YOU PAY!!!" Kaykora screamed as a bright gold light flashed around her and her mind went blank.
"FRIEZA! My father worked for Frieza!" Kaykora exclaimed as she shot up in bed. "Huh?" Bulma stopped what she was doing and everyone stared at Kaykora with interest.
"As you were talking about my injuries I remembered how I got the injuries to my spine. I killed one of the men that came looking for my father that Frieza sent. I don't know what happened to the other... I think though, that may have been the first time I went Super Saiya... I can't be sure everything went blank for a while."
"Do you remember your father's face?" Goku asked excitedly.
"No his back was to me the whole time. He thought Frieza's forces were going to come from where he was facing but they came from behind me. I do remember his voice. It was like yours Bardock except replace the wisdom that laces it with sadness and that's it."
"How old were you when this happened?" Piccolo asked with just a hint of curiosity.
"I had just had a birthday... My 4th I think... That's when he gave me the seal I remember this." Kaykora closed her eyes and furrowed her brow deep in hard thought. "The Elite, it was a seal of a high ranking or very strong Saiyan." Goku's eyes widened and he turned to look at Vegeta. It only took Piccolo to realize and do likewise. "What's wrong?" Kaykora had a hint of worry now.
"Vegeta's the only Elite rank Saiyan left that worked for Frieza." Piccolo responded slowly.
"Oh please!" Bulma interjected. "Give all that we now know about there being more of you than we thought, do you honest think there weren't more Elite ranked Saiyans in Frieza's possession? I mean come on! Do you honestly think he'd just kill them all off when they obviously had some value to him as warriors? Sure he may have kept their numbers down, but only keep two? Please..."
"But she taced his energy signal here." Heroli countered.
"Honestly the signal was so weak and the only reason I came here is because the Future Eldest Namek said I might find my father here." Kaykora conceded quietly. Everyone had a defeated look on their faces. In the back of his mind though something nagged at Goku. He wasn't going to let this go until he found out what...
"Well one thing's for sure, we aren't going to tell Vegeta any of this!" Gohan exclaimed with a laugh. Even though it was very funny everyone laughed along because it seemed like that right thing to do. Kaykora slipped back into a deep sleep and stayed there for several more days. All the while she was plagued by nightmares of the Earth and her people all dying and a massive shadow hung over everything.
SPOILER!!! Kaykora's father is not revealed in this chapter despite blatant suggesting. Don't be so easily fooled! Did you really think I'd lead you on this long and just TELL you?
Chapter Thirteen: Scars of a Troubled Past
A ship rocketed through space toward planet Earth. This ship however, did not bring a foe. It brought someone with answers to questions that plagued all the Z fighters and one frazzled deity.
"Where is she? It's like she completely dropped off the radar..." The spaceship's operator said with distinct worry. "She can't be dead yet she isn't supposed to die until she comes back for her people... She has to be hiding... She has to be!"
The ship shot on to its destination. As it did so a thousand worries and doubts ran through its passenger's mind. A thousand prayers sent up to Nanakia against her worst fears.
"Well one thing's for sure." Bulma started in an effort to get everyone's attention. "This kid is way tougher than Vegeta gives her credit for."
"What do you mean Bulma?" Goku asked curiously.
"Well in the past year, she's broken every bone in her feet, hands, and ribs. She's fractured both bones in both arms. Also she's been fighting for the past few weeks with several freshly broken ribs and fractured arm."
"Wow... I never realized she'd been beaten up that bad." Gohan responded blankly.
"What's really odd is these three fractures in her back..." Bulma went on pointing to some X-rays. "She had to have broken them when she was very young."
As Bulma spoke, a memory crept into Kaykora's mind. One that was surfacing for the first time.
"Go Daddy! I'll stop them! You have to get out of here, they'll hurt you real bad." Kaykora screamed as tears ran down her face.
"They'll hurt you worse for trying to stop them." A deep voice shouted back.
"Daddy you told me yourself I was strong. I can at least stop the bad men long enough for you to get away. I don't want them to hurt you."
"Kaykora, you can't you're not that strong."
"Daddy you have to live so you can get strong and kill Frieza for what he did to your people."
"Hey there he is!" A voice cracked for behind Kaykora as she stared at her father's back.
"GO!" She screamed one last time. Her father yelled out and took off running. "I won't ever let Frieza get my Daddy." She said as she turned and took her fighting stance.
"Stupid kid." The voice cracked again as an alien reached out and with one flick of it's arm flung Kaykora out of the way and she crashed into a wall.
"Kaykora!" Her father called again.
Within moments the aliens had overtaken her father and were dragging him backwards toward her. "Get out of her Kaykora!" He yelled behind him.
"Shut up." The larger alien snapped as he reached up his free hand and laid a hard punch in her father's gut.
"I SAID LEAVE MY DADDY ALONE NOW YOU PAY!!!" Kaykora screamed as a bright gold light flashed around her and her mind went blank.
"FRIEZA! My father worked for Frieza!" Kaykora exclaimed as she shot up in bed. "Huh?" Bulma stopped what she was doing and everyone stared at Kaykora with interest.
"As you were talking about my injuries I remembered how I got the injuries to my spine. I killed one of the men that came looking for my father that Frieza sent. I don't know what happened to the other... I think though, that may have been the first time I went Super Saiya... I can't be sure everything went blank for a while."
"Do you remember your father's face?" Goku asked excitedly.
"No his back was to me the whole time. He thought Frieza's forces were going to come from where he was facing but they came from behind me. I do remember his voice. It was like yours Bardock except replace the wisdom that laces it with sadness and that's it."
"How old were you when this happened?" Piccolo asked with just a hint of curiosity.
"I had just had a birthday... My 4th I think... That's when he gave me the seal I remember this." Kaykora closed her eyes and furrowed her brow deep in hard thought. "The Elite, it was a seal of a high ranking or very strong Saiyan." Goku's eyes widened and he turned to look at Vegeta. It only took Piccolo to realize and do likewise. "What's wrong?" Kaykora had a hint of worry now.
"Vegeta's the only Elite rank Saiyan left that worked for Frieza." Piccolo responded slowly.
"Oh please!" Bulma interjected. "Give all that we now know about there being more of you than we thought, do you honest think there weren't more Elite ranked Saiyans in Frieza's possession? I mean come on! Do you honestly think he'd just kill them all off when they obviously had some value to him as warriors? Sure he may have kept their numbers down, but only keep two? Please..."
"But she taced his energy signal here." Heroli countered.
"Honestly the signal was so weak and the only reason I came here is because the Future Eldest Namek said I might find my father here." Kaykora conceded quietly. Everyone had a defeated look on their faces. In the back of his mind though something nagged at Goku. He wasn't going to let this go until he found out what...
"Well one thing's for sure, we aren't going to tell Vegeta any of this!" Gohan exclaimed with a laugh. Even though it was very funny everyone laughed along because it seemed like that right thing to do. Kaykora slipped back into a deep sleep and stayed there for several more days. All the while she was plagued by nightmares of the Earth and her people all dying and a massive shadow hung over everything.