Past Destinies 3: Introductions
By Chang Liko
Everyone stared at the young woman who knelt in front of Vegeta smiling. Growling, Vegeta glared down at her, demanding, "Woman! I demand you tell me who you are!"
Nodding, Chaos stood, her eyes down-cast, clutching the text to her side. "I am called Serenity, but my true name is Chaos. I am 'destined' to become the ultimate good in my world, and yet, my true nature is ultimate evil. Therefore, when I gave up my mortal voice, I became both. I am both good and evil, light and darkness."
Sneering, Vegeta scoffed, "There is no such thing as what you speak of, woman!"
Smiling sadly, Chaos tilted her head up, looking Vegeta in the eyes, her black gaze seeming to stare into his very soul, condemming it. "I am afraid that you are incorrect, Prince. I am what I say I am. Not even my mother could say differently, even if she was alive at the moment."
Grasping her hand, Goten looked up at Chaos, saying, "I'm sorry that your Mommy had to die."
Smiling gently, Chaos knelt down next to Goten, balancing the text across her knee. "I'm sorry that she had to die also. But I could not allow her to live, as you well know, little one."
Nodding, Goten held out his arms, asking, "Can you pick me up?"
Smiling, Chaos nodded. "No Liber Libri." As the text began to float off her knee to settle in the air next to her, she held out her arms, picking Goten up and settling him comfortably in her arms.
"My mommy died too," Goten said suddenly.
"I'm sorry to hear that, little one. I hope that you are alright," Chaos said, concern etching her features as she stared down at him.
"I'm okay. She's in heaven," Goten stated.
"What do you mean that you couldn't allow your mother to live? Did you kill her?" Yamcha questioned, asking the question on everyone's mind.
Turning black eyes to Yamcha, Chaos glared at him, a black arua surrounding her. "She would have betrayed me years from now, selling my soul and freedom. I could not allow that to happen, no matter how much good might have come from her deed. She and the others had to die."
Paling, Yamcha stumbled back a step.
"What are you going to do with Goten?" Goku asked, his voice betraying his uncertainty and worry.
Smiling down at Goten, Chaos turned to Goku, the black aura disappearing. "I will do nothing to your son, Goku-san. He is an innocent. He is under my protection from now on. Anyone who would try to harm him, will cease to exist."
Nodding, Goku relaxed, a smile appearing on his face. "Alright. Say, are you a Princess?"
Tinkling laughter echoed through the Z fighters minds as Chaos nodded, saying, "I was a Princess. But, since my mother died, I have become a Queen. Your son asked me the very same question."
Snorting, Vegeta shook his head. "How do we know that you're not here to try and take over this pathetic dirt ball or destroy it?"
Chuckling slightly, Chaos turned towards Vegeta, saying, "Why would I take over something that is worthless to me, Prince? Granted, this planet that you protect has potential, but for that potential to truly bloom, it must be left alone. As it is, I am impatient and unwilling to wait for the potential of this planet to reach its peak."
Chuckling, Vegeta nodded slightly, smirking.
Shaking her head, Chaos turned her gaze to Goten who was looking up at her, smiling. Smiling back at him, Chaos turned her gaze to Goku and smiled, saying, "Your son will become a great warrior. He will be ruled by his heart, just as you are."
Glancing at Goten, Goku nodded, smiling his acceptance.
Frowning slightly, Trunks crossed his arms across his chest and glared up at Chaos. "How do you know what Goten will be when he's older?"
Chuckling, Chaos moved Goten to her back, motioning for him to hang onto her shoulders as she knelt down to Trunks' level, saying, "I am time itself. Because light and dark exists in all things, I am able to know all things. I have knowlegde of everything that can happen, that will happen, and did happen in every single place in this galaxy and every other galaxy."
Frowning thoughtfully, Trunks tilted his head to the side, asking, "Then you know what I'm going to be years from now?"
Chuckling, Chaos nodded, asking, "Did you want me to tell you?"
Nodding, Trunks uncrossed his arms.
"Very well." Leaning in close to him, she stated for only him to hear. "You will one day become a great King. But, unlike your father, you won't reign over Saiyans. Your kingdom will be comprised of many unique individuals, with Goten being your closest confidant and friend. You will go through many struggles, young Prince, but you will be happy and your kingdom shall last for many centuries, being passed down to the eldest child in your line for centuries."
Wide eyed, Trunks glanced over at his father then back to Chaos. Grinning, he nodded, exclaiming, "Cool! Can I get up with you now?"
Laughing, Chaos picked Trunks up in her arms, and stood, careful of Goten on her back. Glancing around at the rest of the fighters who stood, wondering what she had said to Trunks, she smiled sadly, knowing things about them, things that would cause some of them great pain the the years to come.
"Hey, Dad? Can she stay with us?" Trunks questioned, turning his gaze to Vegeta.
Meeting her eyes, Vegeta stared unblinkingly at Chaos for a moment before nodding. "Yes, brat."
"Cool! Hey, Dad? Can I stay over the night at Trunks'?" Goten questioned, peeking out from behind Chaos.
Shrugging, Goku replied, "I don't mind so long as Vegeta doesn't and so long as you behave."
Rolling his eyes as both Trunks and Goten turned pleading stares onto him, Vegeta grunted in response and nodded once before levitating into the air. "Woman? Can you fly?"
Nodding in response, Chaos closed her eyes momentarily as a pair of gigantic gold and black wings sprouted from her back, nearly unsettling Goten who laughed. Kneeling down to the ground, Chaos let Goten drop off her back and deposited Trunks next to him. "I can't carry you while I fly. I have to carry my text. That is alright with you?"
Shrugging, Trunks nodded, saying, "Yeah. But you gotta play with us when we get home, alright?"
Laughing softly, Chaos nodded her head. Gently, she touched a single fingertip to each of their foreheads, causing a strange, yet familiar symbol to flash briefly before she stood. Pulling the floating text into her arms, she mumbled a chant to prevent it from getting lost. Glancing around, she saw that most of the Z fighters had already left, the only ones remaining being Vegeta, Goku, Gohan and Piccolo.
"Let's go!" Goten exclaimed, laughing as he shot into the air to hover beside his father as Trunks did the same.
Glancing up at the men above her, Chaos frowned sadly. 'Pluto. I know that you would have been my true friend, and I would still like to consider you a friend, but why him? What has he done to deserve what comes for him? Why do I have to be the one to tell him?'
Shaking her head, Chaos clutched the book tighter to her chest, flexing her wings and taking off into the air as Trunks and Goten and their families took off to the west. All that was left behind, was a single black tear that glimmered red.
Sighing softly, Pluto glanced down at her Princess, her eyes holding unfathomable saddness. She had heard her Princess' words and yet she knew that she could do nothing to stop what Serenity had to do. Just as she would not be able to stop her Princess' future. What her Princess had done, was only delaying the inevitable.
"I am sorry, Princess. I truly tried to change it, but I am not that powerful. I can only hope that you will forgive me when the time comes."
To Be Continued...
A/N: Hey! I hope that you liked this chapter. I'll be putting out chapters to my other stories soon, so check them every now and then. Someone asked me where I was going with this and to tell you the truth, I'm not too sure myself. I do have an overall story line in mind, but not a specific one. Also, in the next chapter or so, I will be explaining why Serena had brown hair when she was younger and why she is now choosing to be called Chaos. I'll also be hinting a little at why her parents would have betrayed her and to whom. So, be sure to check back for new chapters. I'll try to post at least one a week, or at the very least every second week. Thanks! Review!!