Past Destinies 2: A New Land

By Chang Liko

Disclaimer: I own nothing. Honestly.

Goku grinned as he watched his young son dive into the lake. Shaking his head, Goku called out, "Goten! Come on, son! We have to go home and make supper. Gohan will be home soon."

Grinning, Goten turned, calling back to his father, "But Dad! I wanna swim!"

Laughing, Goku walked over to his son. As he was about to reply to his son, he frowned, suddenly sensing a new power, one unlike anything he'd ever felt before. Glancing towards the Black Forest, Goku dimly realized that he could already feel Vegeta and the others heading towards the new power source.

Shivering, Goten climbed out of the water, saying, "What's that, Dad? Why did it get cold all of a sudden?"

Startled, Goku turned towards his youngest, questioning, "You can sense that?"

Nodding, Goten replied, "I can feel something. Something pure, but not."

Frowning again, Goku replied, "Pull on your clothes. We have to go to the Black Forest."

Nodding, Goten quickly pulled on his clothing, grabbing Goku's hand when he was done. Within a few seconds, Goten was in Goku's arms and they were blasting off towards the source of the new power.

The closer they got to the new power, the colder it seemed to get, until, when they finally landed on the ground next to the others, they could just make out their breath in the air.

Frowning at the fact that no one was approaching the figure in the center of the field, Goku moved to go forward, only to be stopped and thrown back by a sudden surge in power from the figure in the center of the field.

Snorting, Vegeta glared over his shoulder at Goku as he got to his feet, stating, "We can't get near it. Every time one of us started to approach it, the same thing happened. We got blasted back."

Frowning, Goku tried to make out what lay a few feet ahead of them, not noticing that his youngest son, Goten, had started to walk past him, heading towards whatever it was that laid in the center of the field. When Goten did come into his sights, he was almost to the point where he himself had been thrown back.

"Goten! Come back!" Goku exclaimed, worry lacing his tone.

Ignoring his father, Goten continued walking towards the center of the field, drawing startled gasps from the rest of the Z fighers when he was able to continue walking without getting thrown back.

Walking further, Goten frowned, wondering why the person in the center of the field seemed so familiar to him. Yes, he knew it was a person. Unlike the rest of his father's friends, he hadn't been blocked from sensing who or what had been laying there. The reason for this was unknown, but he had a feeling that whoever he was approaching was someone extremely powerful, someone who held darkness in their heart, and still managed to remain pure.

Coming to a stop in front of the person, he knelt down next to them. Frowning slightly, he noticed that the person was a girl, older than him, about his brother Gohan's age. Reaching out a hand, he brushed her silver hair away from her face, glancing at what she wore.

His thoughts were that she must be a Princess or something, for her to look so beautiful. Tilting his head slightly, he noticed that she had her arms wrapped around a heavy looking black leather bound text. Looking closely, he noticed that the front of the text had a downturned silver crescent moon on it, along with an upturned gold crescent moon.

Hesitantly, Goten reached out a hand, tracing first the gold crescent and then the silver crescent. When he went to pull his hand back, he was startled as one of the girl's hands closed around his wrist.

Gasping, he looked up into her eyes, staring in shock when he noticed that her eyes were totally black with a slightly red tinge to them. Whimpering slightly, he tugged at his hand, hearing his father and friends starting to yell behind him, still not able to approach them.

Frowning softly, the woman gently released his wrist, placing it back on his lap. "Why are you so worried, child? I have done nothing to harm you."

Goten could only stare in awe. Her voice. She hadn't moved her lips the least bit, but he had still heard her voice. Softly, he questioned, "How can you speak to me? You didn't move your lips when you said that!"

Again he heard her voice as she chuckled, her pale blue lips turning up at the corners slightly. "I am unable to use my voice, I guess you could say. I gave it up, in return for revenge. I sacrificed my mortal voice in order to obtain all knowledge and because of it, I was able to gain revenge upon those who would call themselves my family." Her 'voice' was calm as she stated this, almost as if she was saying she'd simply gone for a walk.

"Your family? What did they do?" Goten questioned, sitting cross-legged in front of her, ignoring the attempts of the Z fighters to get closer to them.

"They betrayed me. They knew of something that would happen to me years from now, and yet, they would do nothing to stop it. They would willingly have sold me off, unmindful of the fact that I would continue to live, my every day controlled by the cruel hands of the fates. They would willingly have become my jailers," she stated softly, her eyes staring off into the trees, the corners of her lips tilting up even more.

"You said something about revenge. What did you do to them?" Goten questioned, his voice curious.

Startled slightly, she turned to look at him. Chuckling, she shook her head, saying, "You are very curious, young one. Yet curiosity is not always an admired trait in some cases. Are you sure that you wish to know what I have done to the ones who would betray me?"

Nodding, Goten shifted forward slightly, looking like an eager child at story time.

Sighing, she chuckled yet again, nodding, "Very well, young one. I believe you are strong enough and old enough to know the truth."

Sighing yet again, she turned to the text helf tightly in her hands. "For you to truly understand and know what I have done, you have to see it for yourself. I just hope that you are ready for this."

Flipping to a page in the now open text, she turned it so that Goten could see. There, on the joined pages, was a hologram like projection, showing every last detail of what had happened once she had found out that her parents had betrayed her. The blood, the shattered furniture, the broken spirit of the young child. Goten could see it all.

Whimpering, Goten turned away from the sight, not wanting to see anymore.

Sighing, she shook her head, closing the text and letting it rest on her outstretched legs. "Why do you turn from the images?"

Turning back to her, Goten shook his head, saying, "It was horrible. The pain the images expressed, the torment."

"Hmm. You are an empath? Rather strange. But understandable. Your heart is pure," she communicated.

"What's an empath? And why is it understandable that I am one?" Goten questioned, his gaze intent.

Laughing softly, the woman's lips tilted up, her black eyes crinkling at the corners. "An empath is a person with the capabilities to sense anothers emotions. As to why you would be one, well, it isn't uncommon. You are a child from the moon. I can sense it. I also sense more, but I cannot figure it out."

Frowning slightly, Goten shrugged, seeming to accept her explaination. "Do you want to meet my Daddy and my brother?"

Tilting her head slightly, the woman smiled softly, saying, "I would...enjoy that."

Standing, Goten held out his hand to help her up. "I'm sorry, I forgot to ask. What's your name?"

Taking his hand, the woman stood, her long dress flowing around her body. Smiling down at him, she replied, "I am known as Serenity by many, but you may call me by my true name, Chaos."

Grinning, Goten tugged her forward, exclaiming, "Cool! Are you a Princess? You're pretty enough to be a Princess."

Laughing slightly, Chaos nodded, saying, "Yes. I am a Princess, or rather, I'm a Queen, now that I think about it. My mother has long since been dead."

"You're a really pretty Queen," Goten stated, glancing towards his father and their friends.

"Thank you, little one," Chaos replied, following behind him.

"Umm, Chaos? Do you think that you could let down the barrier surrounding the field? My Daddy got thrown back when he tried to get near you," Goten questioned, glancing up at her.

Smiling, Chaos nodded. "Eximo Munimentum Contego," she whispered.

A small aura appeared around the field, before disappearing. Smiling down at Goten, she stopped. "You may call them over. The protection shield is gone," Chaos told him.

"Cool! Hey! Daddy! The barrier is gone!" Goten shouted over to his dad.

Cautiously, the Z fighters approached the field, tensing slightly when the neared the edge. As the continued to walk without getting tossed back, they relaxed and walked to where Goten and the strange woman stood.

Glaring at her, Vegeta growled, "Who are you?"

Chaos stared at Vegeta a moment. Smiling slightly, she released Goten's hand, dropping into a deep curtsy, bowing her head. "It is good to see you, Prince Vegeta. I am glad to see that you have not perished," Chaos replied, causing everyone to gasp in surprise. Her lips had not moved.

To Be Continued...

A/N: Hope you all liked this. Sorry it was really, really, really, late in getting out. Gomen Nasai! I'll try and get the next part out A.S.A.P! Please Review!