Hello, my fine reader friends! How art thou?

Angry mob of readers: OH MY GOD U R SUCH A FREAKING MORON!!!!! U TOOK FOREVER TO UPDATE WUT IS YOUR PROBLEM?!?!?!?!

88.....I SOWWY...I had such writer's block it hurt! Then.....I was afraid to go near the computer again because.....because.....every single story I had ever written, fanficcy and my own, had been totally obliterated off my computer. I cried for three days and then I wouldn't go near the computer.

Any one who is as passionate about writing as I am knows how I feel. My first ever story.....EVER.....was lost. You've never seen it, but it really hurt.

Anyway, I'm not some bleeding heart. I totally swear that I will try to update A LOT faster.

ANYFLOPS!!! (Luv that saying...) On with wut you've all been waiting for!

drumroll THE STORY!!!!

Oh wait a sec. Yes, I have changed my penname to Krystal Fire680. Pretty, init? NOW on with the story!

PS: I think I messed something up in the storyline (was Vegeta there when Piccolo and Gohan arrived, or did they wait with the others? Tell me), but that's supposed to happen if I did.

The New Girl

Chapter 5

Kara flew alongside Gohan, behind Piccolo. Her stomach was flipping around like an extremely flexible gymnast.

She could die.

She could never see her home again.

"OHMIGOD!!!!" she screeched, and stopped short.

"What?!?!" Piccolo said, stopping and whipping around wildly.

"My parents must be freaking out!" she said, her eyes wide. How could she have forgotten them?!?!?

Piccolo scowled. "You're wasting time! You won't have parents if we don't keep moving!"

"Yea, that's what you think....." Kara thought spitefully.

"Whats the point of you going, anyway?" Kara snapped. "You just die!"

Piccolo started. Gohan's eyes widened. "Piccolo...dies?"

"How....." Piccolo said, gliding over to her menacingly. "Would a strange little girl who just happens to show up during my training session, suddenly know the future?"

Crap.

"I.....I.....don't! You said these people were horrifyingly strong. What chance do we have?!" Kara said, quailing under his gaze.

Piccolo snorted. "I'm not going to put up with any childish fears. Leave if you want. But then, of course, you'll have to live knowing you may have made a difference. But how would we know, anyway? You were too scared to find out." And he flew off.

Gohan looked at her like you would look at something that you thought was really great, but turned out just to be a rock, or something. He left.

Kara was left floating there, feeling rather small and stupid and unimportant.

She stared at the ground far below her. Piccolo was right. She had been thinking about leaving on numerous occasions. She had wished for this her whole life, and now she was going to punk out, right when she finally got it.

No freakin' way.

Kara shot at full speed in the direction of piccolo, a fire burning in her like never before. She whizzed past Gohan, and drew level with Piccolo.

"Change your mind?" Piccolo smirked.

"You bet!" she said. "I'd go in front of you, but I don't know the way....."

"Hmph."

"Kara! Come back here!" Gohan said, behind her. She slowed her progress.

Gohan came floundering behind her. "Do you think Piccolo really will die?"

Kara swallowed. "Uh.....I don't know.....Heck, we all could die. What happens, happens. Just don't think about it."

Gohan looked worried, but he didn't say much more about it.

Piccolo stopped. "We're here." Kara still had that overactive gymnast in her stomach. (A/N: God, do I ever wish I could flip around like that without falling on my face.....)

She looked down and saw a small group of men starring up at them. She wasn't surprised.

"Come on....." Piccolo said, and dropped down. Gohan followed. Kara fought off a little spaz attack, and quickly followed.

There, in front of her, was Tien, Choutsu, Krillin, and Yamcha. Kara had to REALLY fight off the urge to squeal like some rabid fangirl.....which she was, but she couldn't let them know that.

"Piccolo.....who's the girl?" Krillin asked.

"Nice to see you too. She's Kara." Piccolo snorted.

"H-h-h-h-h-hi....." she stammered.

"Honestly, do you think this is the best place for a girl?!?!" Yamcha said, rather rudely.

Kara was ready to try to kick him in the head, but Piccolo interfered. "She's not just some girl. She has a lot of potential, and I've been training her alongside the Goku's kid."

"Piccolo thinks I have potential?!?!" Kara inwardly squealed. "That is SO cool!!"

"I don't know, Piccolo.....We can't put any innocent lives in danger. I think we should test her first," Tien said, eying her with all three of his eyes.

"But if she really is good, we'll get worn out before the real fights even start....." Krillen said pensively.

"Pfft! Yeah right! Like this little girly girl could kick a soap bubble and not run home screaming!" Yamcha sneered.

"I am SO not sorry you die!" Kara thought.

Yamcha noticed Kara's scowl. "Awwww, look! She's mad! Fine. If you want to play big fighter hero, come and take a whack at me! Go ahead! I won't do a thing."

"Your funeral!" Kara snapped, and decked him upside the head. Yamcha went flying , and finally stopped when he hit a rock ledge.

"Holy Crap!" Krillin yelled.

"Y-you clobbered him!" Tien said, gaping at her in awe.

"I told you....." Piccolo said, folding his arms.

"I-is Yamcha okay?" Gohan asked.

"I hope not....." Kara grumbled.

Tien flew over to where Yamcha lay sprawled. "He's fine.....his ego has been totally destroyed, though....."

"W'll yeah! I just punched him across a field, and I went easy on him! Freaking moron....." Kara snorted.

"I.....I think I stand corrected....." Yamcha stammered as he sat up, a throbbing welt on his head.

After Kara's flashy intro, the group didn't say much. Most of them stared off into space, while Kara and Yamcha glared at each other.

When that got boring (which didn't take too long) Kara immersed in thought about Vegeta's upcoming arrival. Would he try to pick her off first because she was a girl? Would he let Nappa do it? Would he notice her at all?

And more importantly, what happened if she died? Would she just die, and wherever her real body was just drop dead? If she was in some kind of weird coma in the real world, would she die there too? What if they wished her back? What if they didn't?

Kara shook her head. Thinking like that made her brain hurt.....

"Kara! Wake up!" Piccolo shouted.

Kara's head snapped up, and her eyes widened when she followed everyone's gaze.

"Well, well, well.....would you look at this, Nappa! A welcoming committee. I'm flattered," Vegeta said, landing on top of a rock.

"They even brought us a girl! PAH! What do they take us for? Like we'll break a sweat fighting some prissy girl!" said Nappa, landing his huge mass of a body behind Vegeta.

Well, they noticed her.....

How do you like it? Good? Bad? Boring? Well, the next chappie will be great! Some real fighting, and.....VEGGIE!!! What could be better than that?

T2yl!

Krystal Fire680