Claire sat in a deep blue butterfly chair, contemplating all that she had
just heard from Goku, who had his arm wrapped up and was sitting on the
couch next to #16, while Goten and Trunks, now separated, where sparring in
an open space. And, of course, Vegeta was standing a little ways away from
the crowd.
A smiling Bulma and a smiling Mama walked in, both carrying a silver tray of goodies. Mama set down her tray first, saying, "I bought a few of the recipes off the new bakery down the street and tried them out. Tell me if you like them!"
And as usual, Goku was the first to grab a treat, regardless of his arm, and stuff it in his mouth. "Oh, wis's gwait!" He said around the chewy marshmallow filling.
Then Goten and Trunks flew over to the table (literally) and tasted some too. They both commented, "MMM!"
#16 watched them stuffing their faces, wondering if it was a waste of what was probably very good food. He then glanced over and noticed Claire standing next to him, smiling sweetly.
She asked, "So, you want to try one or do you not eat?"
#16 replied, "I can't eat."
Claire tilted her head to the side and said, "Aww, not even a bite?"
He replied, "No, I can't."
She shrugged her shoulders and reached over and ripped Trunks away from the food just long enough to grab a sweet, then dropped him back down again. Biting into the ball of chocolate, she chewed slowly, trying to think of a good conversation topic for an android who barely talked and a girl that talked too much.
Claire began, "So, uh, 16... you got a name besides 16?"
"No."
Claire scratched the back of her head and glanced at the floor. Ok, that was a failed conversation.
"You?"
Claire looked back up. Alright, maybe it wasn't a totally lost conversation. "Actually, yeah. I changed my name to Claire from Podayaoe because it was too hard for him to pronounce." She pointed to her left.
#16 looked over to where she was pointing and saw Vegeta calmly eating his tray of sweets next to a happy looking Bulma.
"Does he have any other names?"
Claire tapped her lips a few times with her index finger in thought. "His first name was Oonyin. But then he changed it, like me, then after I disappeared, he got his name now, Vegeta."
#16, realizing all the holes in his information, was about to ask what the first name change was and what she meant that she disappeared, being very curious for the first time in, well, forever.
All of a sudden, Desdomina came tumbling out of Dr. Brief's lab.
"Where the Hell am I?" Desdomina asked as she stumbled around while holding her head in her hands. "Someone tell me where I am!" She fell to the ground holding her head. "What have you done to me! What have you done to my HEAD!" She curled over and grabbed at her head in pain.
Everyone had stopped what they were doing, even Goku stopped eating, to watch her, not knowing what to do. Just then, Claire rushed over and went onto her knees by Desdomina and wrapped her arms around the hurting woman.
"Shhhhh...." Claire said. "You're safe, we're just trying to help you."
"No you're not!" Desdomina cried. "My father said he was helping me!"
"None of us are you're father. We're going to get rid of what he did to you." Claire ran her hand over Desdomina's hair. "It's ok, everything will be ok. Trust me."
Desdomina held onto Claire and cried as they rocked back and forth, and in no time was asleep.
Everyone was watching, deeply moved by Claire's compassion, but no one was more moved than #16. Not ever had he seen anyone show so much compassion towards an Android since Krillin and #18. He noticed that he was gaping slightly and immediately closed his mouth, feeling a bit flustered. Wait, feeling a bit what? Flustered?
Dr. Brief then walked into the scene, rubbing a rather large bump on the top of his head. "She asleep?"
Claire nodded while still rocking Desdomina back and forth.
Dr. Brief then asked, "You mind bringing her back into my lab?"
Claire nodded again and picked Desdomina up, following Dr. Brief off.
Vegeta looked like he suddenly remembered something, then he looked a touch uncomfortable. "So that's what it is," he whispered to himself. He pushed his tray, with a couple of sweets still left on it, at Bulma and said, "Hold this." He then walked off towards Dr. Brief's lab.
Goku suddenly appeared next to Bulma and asked, "Is Vegeta going to finish those?"
Bulma shrugged her shoulders, and the last sweets were snarfed up by Goku. Author's Note: I know, the chapters are getting short again. (Xx) I'm working on it! Oh, and as you may notice, I changed Vegeta's original name. It's pronounced OO-nyin, lolz.
A smiling Bulma and a smiling Mama walked in, both carrying a silver tray of goodies. Mama set down her tray first, saying, "I bought a few of the recipes off the new bakery down the street and tried them out. Tell me if you like them!"
And as usual, Goku was the first to grab a treat, regardless of his arm, and stuff it in his mouth. "Oh, wis's gwait!" He said around the chewy marshmallow filling.
Then Goten and Trunks flew over to the table (literally) and tasted some too. They both commented, "MMM!"
#16 watched them stuffing their faces, wondering if it was a waste of what was probably very good food. He then glanced over and noticed Claire standing next to him, smiling sweetly.
She asked, "So, you want to try one or do you not eat?"
#16 replied, "I can't eat."
Claire tilted her head to the side and said, "Aww, not even a bite?"
He replied, "No, I can't."
She shrugged her shoulders and reached over and ripped Trunks away from the food just long enough to grab a sweet, then dropped him back down again. Biting into the ball of chocolate, she chewed slowly, trying to think of a good conversation topic for an android who barely talked and a girl that talked too much.
Claire began, "So, uh, 16... you got a name besides 16?"
"No."
Claire scratched the back of her head and glanced at the floor. Ok, that was a failed conversation.
"You?"
Claire looked back up. Alright, maybe it wasn't a totally lost conversation. "Actually, yeah. I changed my name to Claire from Podayaoe because it was too hard for him to pronounce." She pointed to her left.
#16 looked over to where she was pointing and saw Vegeta calmly eating his tray of sweets next to a happy looking Bulma.
"Does he have any other names?"
Claire tapped her lips a few times with her index finger in thought. "His first name was Oonyin. But then he changed it, like me, then after I disappeared, he got his name now, Vegeta."
#16, realizing all the holes in his information, was about to ask what the first name change was and what she meant that she disappeared, being very curious for the first time in, well, forever.
All of a sudden, Desdomina came tumbling out of Dr. Brief's lab.
"Where the Hell am I?" Desdomina asked as she stumbled around while holding her head in her hands. "Someone tell me where I am!" She fell to the ground holding her head. "What have you done to me! What have you done to my HEAD!" She curled over and grabbed at her head in pain.
Everyone had stopped what they were doing, even Goku stopped eating, to watch her, not knowing what to do. Just then, Claire rushed over and went onto her knees by Desdomina and wrapped her arms around the hurting woman.
"Shhhhh...." Claire said. "You're safe, we're just trying to help you."
"No you're not!" Desdomina cried. "My father said he was helping me!"
"None of us are you're father. We're going to get rid of what he did to you." Claire ran her hand over Desdomina's hair. "It's ok, everything will be ok. Trust me."
Desdomina held onto Claire and cried as they rocked back and forth, and in no time was asleep.
Everyone was watching, deeply moved by Claire's compassion, but no one was more moved than #16. Not ever had he seen anyone show so much compassion towards an Android since Krillin and #18. He noticed that he was gaping slightly and immediately closed his mouth, feeling a bit flustered. Wait, feeling a bit what? Flustered?
Dr. Brief then walked into the scene, rubbing a rather large bump on the top of his head. "She asleep?"
Claire nodded while still rocking Desdomina back and forth.
Dr. Brief then asked, "You mind bringing her back into my lab?"
Claire nodded again and picked Desdomina up, following Dr. Brief off.
Vegeta looked like he suddenly remembered something, then he looked a touch uncomfortable. "So that's what it is," he whispered to himself. He pushed his tray, with a couple of sweets still left on it, at Bulma and said, "Hold this." He then walked off towards Dr. Brief's lab.
Goku suddenly appeared next to Bulma and asked, "Is Vegeta going to finish those?"
Bulma shrugged her shoulders, and the last sweets were snarfed up by Goku. Author's Note: I know, the chapters are getting short again. (Xx) I'm working on it! Oh, and as you may notice, I changed Vegeta's original name. It's pronounced OO-nyin, lolz.