Wow, I can't wait so long between writing chapters. If I do, I start to pick out little inconsistencies in my story, like the first line, for instance. .; Well, I've got a cold, but here I go… It seems like my chapters are getting shorter and shorter…tell me what 'ya think please.

Thomas: Did you know you made a pun? Lol. Yea, I'm on someone's favorites list!

vegeta'z-gurl: Thankies! It should get angsty pretty soon, though. At least I scripted it in my head that way.

Aalana: As always, thanks for reading! Tell Sagi to get off her butt and read too!

I don't own DBZ or Linkin Park's music.

Looking everywhere only to find

That it's not how I had imagined it

All in my mind…

Promise

Chapter 3

Slowly, the smile that had grown on my face dissolved, and I turned back to my lap. "Well what about Radditz? He's got a tail, and he's not nice…" So how did he know I was nice?

"Oh……well…that's different, I guess……"

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Suddenly, the tough denim gave way. I smiled, "Finally!" Quickly-embarrassedly-I pulled my pants back on and gingerly pulled my tail through the new hole. A childish notion went though my head; I squeezed my eyes shut. After some intense concentrating, I felt a twitch. "I made it wag!"

Gohan laughed along with me.

"Well, we'd better go before-"

"Peek-a-boo! I see you…"

Oh…crap…I froze in terror. Something about that voice sent a chill down my spine. Deep, wild, menacing, reckless…I could do nothing but stare straight ahead and pray he would go away…

"Well, what do we have here?" Pain! Shooting up my back; he was crushing my tail! I dropped to my knees as Gohan stared terrified. "Huh, it is real! I didn't know Kakkarot had two brats, this is great!"

Two brats? He thought I was Goku's daughter! Could that mean…I turned around and couldn't believe my eyes.

He looked real. No tall eyes and huge foreheads, no water-balloon muscles. Now I realized what I thought so strange before: it was all real. No, that wasn't just it…he looked like Radditz, but different. He didn't have that pointed receding hair line, his armor looked boxier, and he lacked his signature arm and leg bands. And his voice was different…What was going on? Everything was the same, but different!

Radditz smirked and laughed. "Well, I'll admit you managed to elude me for a while, got me pissed as hell too! But this is definitely worth it. Come on now, come with your uncle Raddatz! I can't be late when your daddy shows up!" He extended his hand mockingly.

"But…I'm not Goku's daughter…"

Radditz's blank look evolved into amused laughter. "Oh please! Stop lying, wench, and get up!" Loosing patience, he stood glaring with his hands on his hips.

I crawled backwards, shaking my head. I had to get away…I had to get Gohan away… "No, no you don't understand. I-I'm human…"

"Then what the hell is that thing sticking out of you? Face it kid, you're an alien! Not a better alien to be," he added with a smirk.

"No, no…" I wanted to run, to sprint, to fly! But my legs were like blocks. Finally fed up, he grabbed me by the waist, throwing me over his shoulder with ease. Gohan screamed and tried to run, but was halted by the collar. Blood started to rush to my head, and I cringed like a frightened rabbit under Radditz's powerful arm. All he had to do was squeeze, and I'd be history. The ground shrank away, and we were flying. Flying! But I couldn't feel a thing. Radditz's armor was cold against my skin, his hair whipped my face along with my own.

Lord, please let me wake up! Tell me what's happening! What's going on?!

Tears whipped past.

"I wanna go home!"

"Shut up or I'll drop you!"

God, I'm here! It's real!