The fall through the dimension portal seemed like it took forever. Finally,
they fell out and became a heap of people. They got de-transformed in the
portal.
"Ow, that hurt." Serena whined.
"Hey Meatball head, how about you get off of me!" Rei shouted at her.
"How about all of you get off of me." Darien's muffled voice came from the bottom of the heap.
"Are all of you alright?" Bulma asked running toward them.
"Yes, we're alright," Lita said, "did anyone break anything?"
"I think I broke a nail but no bones," Mina stated cheerfully.
"Serena, I said get off of me so I can get off of Ami, and she can get off Michelle, and she can."
"Ok Rei, she's got the point!" Lita yelled as Serena got up. Just as everyone had gotten back to their feet, a larger group of people came running up to them. Trista noticed that these people were the ones they were looking for, but no one else noticed it.
"Hey guys, I think I twisted my ankle." Hotaru said, still on the ground. Amara and Michelle went down to help Hotaru up.
"Here, let me take her over to that bench so she can rest Gohan offered picking Hotaru up. Ami and a few others followed him to the bench.
"Thanks for the help." Hotaru said to Gohan.
"Anytime."
"Does anyone have something I can wrap it up with?" Ami asked while examining Hotaru's ankle.
"Here, use my scarf." Bulma gave her scarf to Ami.
"Thanks," Ami said while wrapping Hotaru's ankle.
"Wow, you did some job on that wrap." Chichi said. Ami blushed.
"Well, Ami's had a lot of practice. By the way, I'm Serena and those girls over with Ami are Amara, Michelle, Mina, Hotaru, and Trista." Each girl gave a little nod when her name was called.
"And my name is Rei, and this is Lita," she said pointing at Lita, "and over with Serena is Darien." Darien looked up when he heard his name. No one noticed that everyone's eyes of the new group got big when each name was said.
"Did I hear a girl named Lita was around?" Tien asked while walking forward.
"That would be her," Mina pointed toward Lita. Lita's eyes got bigger in shock.
'Could this be my real dad?'
"Your name is Lita?"
"Yes," the brunette replied.
"How old are you?" Tien asked, himself in shock.
"I'm 16, um, is your name Tien?" Lita asked, not sure if she wanted it to be or not.
"How do you know his name is Tien?" a boy with purple hair wondered. Everyone was stunned. The girls and Darien because this man was possibly Lita's father. The newcomers because these people know Tien's name and they have the same names as some children that died 15 ½ years ago.
"So, are you Tien, are you my father?" Lita couldn't hold it in anymore. Her eyes started to fill with tears. Tien only nodded, not knowing which question he was answering. Lita's eyes went even bigger and fuller with tears. Lita, still not positive, ran into Tien's arms and cried. Tien still wasn't sure this was his daughter he'd lost almost 16 years ago. He took her face so he could look into her eyes. After one glance, he was absolutely sure this was her.
"Oh Lita, I thought I'd lost you," Tien said while hugging Lita as if never to let her go again. Everyone stared at the two in awe. Finally after a while Tien and Lita let go of the hug. Lita had stopped crying. She was smiling. The girls noticed she looked even happier than when she danced with Tigers Eye that one night.
"You look so much like your mother." Tien commented. Lita's smile went even wider.
"What's going on here?" Yamcha asked while walking toward everyone. He looked at the girls. He got transfixed on Rei.
'Those eyes,' he thought, 'Why is she so familiar?'
"Tien found his daughter," Goku said.
"That's impossible. Lita died the same time my Rei did." Yamcha said. Serena's head jerked towards Rei. Rei just stood there staring into space. Lita noticed she had seen that man before. She walked away from Tien over to Rei.
"Rei," she whispered, "isn't that who Serenity said was your father?"
"I'm not sure but I think so," Rei whispered back.
"There's only one way to find out and I think I know a way," Lita said pointing toward Rei's necklace, "Serenity said that was given to you by your parents, so if he's your father, he'll have to remember it." Rei's had instantly grabbed her necklace. Yamcha noticed when she did that.
"That's a pretty necklace you've got there," he said.
"Thank you, it was my mother's." Rei said looking down at the necklace in her hand.
'First her eyes and now that necklace, could this be my daughter?' Just then, as if on cue, Rei doubled over in pain and fell to her knees. She was screaming.
"Rei!" the girls yelled as they ran to her side. Even Hotaru forgot about her ankle and went over to Rei as fast as she could.
"What's wrong with her?" Tien asked Lita.
"She's having another one of her visions," Lita said, worried. Rei stopped screaming. She opened her eyes and looked up.
"Dad?" Rei quietly said. She had seen her past through her vision. Yamcha looked stunned for a second then he dropped down to her side and held her in his arms.
"It's okay Rei, I'm right here." Rei felt safer than ever before.
"I think it's safe to say that's Rei's father, Yamcha." Mina said, watching the two of them. As everyone stared at Rei and Yamcha, Chichi pulled Goku behind a tree where no one could see them.
"Hey, what's wrong, Chichi?" he whispered.
"Goku, you don't think our daughter could be that girl with blonde pigtails over there, do you?" she asked her husband.
"I think so Chichi, I feel a power level coming from her that's like Gohan's and Goten's and her name is Serena and she's looks about 16."
"Then it has to be her, our baby girl didn't due after all!" she smiled and jumped into Goku's arms. Meanwhile, Trunks snuck over to Gohan.
"Gohan, is it just me, or do I feel my dad's type of energy from that guy over there." He said, thrusting his head toward Darien.
"No, it's not just you. I feel it too, Trunks." Gohan told him. "Hey Goten, come here."
"Did he just say 'Goten'?" Serena asked Darien. Darien nodded.
"Yeah, I think he did. So those two must be your brothers." 'I wonder where mine is.'
"Hey, Gohan. Have you seen mom and dad anywhere?" Goten asked while joining Gohan and Trunks.
"Yeah. They're right over ther." Gohan looked around, "Well, they were right there." Goku and Chichi came out of behind the tree. They walked over to join their sons.
"What were you guys doing over there?" Goten asked."
"Talking," his mom answered.
"About what?" Curious Goten asked.
"You'll find out in a second." Goku said. Chichi took a step forward.
"Excuse me, but didn't you say your name was Serena?"
"Yep, that's me." Serena said cheerfully.
"How she can be cheerful so much is beyond me." Rei mumbled while her and Yamcha got up.
"She sounds like Goku." Yamcha mumbled back. Chichi continued to question Serena.
"Were you born on June 30th?"
"Yeah, I was, how did you know that?" Serena asked. She wanted to be sure this was her mom.
"Because Serena," Goku answered, "we're your parents." All was silent. But just for a mere second, because Serena smiled a big smile and ran for Goku and Chichi.
"Mom! Dad! I knew I'd find you. I just knew it!" Serena squealed as her, Chichi, and Goku embraced in a bear hug. Gohan was in total and complete shock.
'Its not possible,' he thought, 'Serena, my little sister, died in front of me.' He was thinking so hard that he didn't notice Serena walk up to him.
"A penny for your thoughts?" she sweetly said.
"Its not possible." Gohan said in confusion.
"Anything's possible, Gohan. I mean look at those four over there." Serena said pointing towards Lita, Rei, and their fathers. "We didn't die."
"I see that." Gohan said taking Serena into a hug. "Sere, you don't know how much I've missed you." Gohan looked at Goten. "Well don't just stand there Goten, come meet your big sister." It wasn't hard for Goten to believe Serena was his sister. He just plainly ran up and hugged Serena. They both were laughing in happiness. While this was happening, Darien walked over to the scouts.
"I guess its your turn now, isn't it Darien." Michelle stated. Darien looked down.
"I'm not sure if I want to do this." He mumbled.
"Oh come on Darien. You have a family now. You're not an orphan anymore." Hotaru said. She tried to get up but fell back down. "Dumb ankle," she mumbled under her breath.
"Hotaru, you shouldn't be on that ankle," Darien said while picking her up. He took her to the same bench Gohan sat her on.
"Looks like your bandage is coming off." Darien kneeled down and gently lifted Hotaru's ankle up. He took the bandage off and started to re-wrap it again.
"Darien, do you want me to do that?" Ami asked walking toward Darien and kneeling beside him.
"No, I've got it." He said while finishing with her ankle." It looks like it's starting to swell up."
"Do you mind if I take a look at it?" Bulma asked.
"Go ahead." Ami moved and sat on the bench next to Hotaru and Darien moved over so she could see her ankle.
"By the way, my name is Bulma," Bulma said.
Another chapter done.
"Ow, that hurt." Serena whined.
"Hey Meatball head, how about you get off of me!" Rei shouted at her.
"How about all of you get off of me." Darien's muffled voice came from the bottom of the heap.
"Are all of you alright?" Bulma asked running toward them.
"Yes, we're alright," Lita said, "did anyone break anything?"
"I think I broke a nail but no bones," Mina stated cheerfully.
"Serena, I said get off of me so I can get off of Ami, and she can get off Michelle, and she can."
"Ok Rei, she's got the point!" Lita yelled as Serena got up. Just as everyone had gotten back to their feet, a larger group of people came running up to them. Trista noticed that these people were the ones they were looking for, but no one else noticed it.
"Hey guys, I think I twisted my ankle." Hotaru said, still on the ground. Amara and Michelle went down to help Hotaru up.
"Here, let me take her over to that bench so she can rest Gohan offered picking Hotaru up. Ami and a few others followed him to the bench.
"Thanks for the help." Hotaru said to Gohan.
"Anytime."
"Does anyone have something I can wrap it up with?" Ami asked while examining Hotaru's ankle.
"Here, use my scarf." Bulma gave her scarf to Ami.
"Thanks," Ami said while wrapping Hotaru's ankle.
"Wow, you did some job on that wrap." Chichi said. Ami blushed.
"Well, Ami's had a lot of practice. By the way, I'm Serena and those girls over with Ami are Amara, Michelle, Mina, Hotaru, and Trista." Each girl gave a little nod when her name was called.
"And my name is Rei, and this is Lita," she said pointing at Lita, "and over with Serena is Darien." Darien looked up when he heard his name. No one noticed that everyone's eyes of the new group got big when each name was said.
"Did I hear a girl named Lita was around?" Tien asked while walking forward.
"That would be her," Mina pointed toward Lita. Lita's eyes got bigger in shock.
'Could this be my real dad?'
"Your name is Lita?"
"Yes," the brunette replied.
"How old are you?" Tien asked, himself in shock.
"I'm 16, um, is your name Tien?" Lita asked, not sure if she wanted it to be or not.
"How do you know his name is Tien?" a boy with purple hair wondered. Everyone was stunned. The girls and Darien because this man was possibly Lita's father. The newcomers because these people know Tien's name and they have the same names as some children that died 15 ½ years ago.
"So, are you Tien, are you my father?" Lita couldn't hold it in anymore. Her eyes started to fill with tears. Tien only nodded, not knowing which question he was answering. Lita's eyes went even bigger and fuller with tears. Lita, still not positive, ran into Tien's arms and cried. Tien still wasn't sure this was his daughter he'd lost almost 16 years ago. He took her face so he could look into her eyes. After one glance, he was absolutely sure this was her.
"Oh Lita, I thought I'd lost you," Tien said while hugging Lita as if never to let her go again. Everyone stared at the two in awe. Finally after a while Tien and Lita let go of the hug. Lita had stopped crying. She was smiling. The girls noticed she looked even happier than when she danced with Tigers Eye that one night.
"You look so much like your mother." Tien commented. Lita's smile went even wider.
"What's going on here?" Yamcha asked while walking toward everyone. He looked at the girls. He got transfixed on Rei.
'Those eyes,' he thought, 'Why is she so familiar?'
"Tien found his daughter," Goku said.
"That's impossible. Lita died the same time my Rei did." Yamcha said. Serena's head jerked towards Rei. Rei just stood there staring into space. Lita noticed she had seen that man before. She walked away from Tien over to Rei.
"Rei," she whispered, "isn't that who Serenity said was your father?"
"I'm not sure but I think so," Rei whispered back.
"There's only one way to find out and I think I know a way," Lita said pointing toward Rei's necklace, "Serenity said that was given to you by your parents, so if he's your father, he'll have to remember it." Rei's had instantly grabbed her necklace. Yamcha noticed when she did that.
"That's a pretty necklace you've got there," he said.
"Thank you, it was my mother's." Rei said looking down at the necklace in her hand.
'First her eyes and now that necklace, could this be my daughter?' Just then, as if on cue, Rei doubled over in pain and fell to her knees. She was screaming.
"Rei!" the girls yelled as they ran to her side. Even Hotaru forgot about her ankle and went over to Rei as fast as she could.
"What's wrong with her?" Tien asked Lita.
"She's having another one of her visions," Lita said, worried. Rei stopped screaming. She opened her eyes and looked up.
"Dad?" Rei quietly said. She had seen her past through her vision. Yamcha looked stunned for a second then he dropped down to her side and held her in his arms.
"It's okay Rei, I'm right here." Rei felt safer than ever before.
"I think it's safe to say that's Rei's father, Yamcha." Mina said, watching the two of them. As everyone stared at Rei and Yamcha, Chichi pulled Goku behind a tree where no one could see them.
"Hey, what's wrong, Chichi?" he whispered.
"Goku, you don't think our daughter could be that girl with blonde pigtails over there, do you?" she asked her husband.
"I think so Chichi, I feel a power level coming from her that's like Gohan's and Goten's and her name is Serena and she's looks about 16."
"Then it has to be her, our baby girl didn't due after all!" she smiled and jumped into Goku's arms. Meanwhile, Trunks snuck over to Gohan.
"Gohan, is it just me, or do I feel my dad's type of energy from that guy over there." He said, thrusting his head toward Darien.
"No, it's not just you. I feel it too, Trunks." Gohan told him. "Hey Goten, come here."
"Did he just say 'Goten'?" Serena asked Darien. Darien nodded.
"Yeah, I think he did. So those two must be your brothers." 'I wonder where mine is.'
"Hey, Gohan. Have you seen mom and dad anywhere?" Goten asked while joining Gohan and Trunks.
"Yeah. They're right over ther." Gohan looked around, "Well, they were right there." Goku and Chichi came out of behind the tree. They walked over to join their sons.
"What were you guys doing over there?" Goten asked."
"Talking," his mom answered.
"About what?" Curious Goten asked.
"You'll find out in a second." Goku said. Chichi took a step forward.
"Excuse me, but didn't you say your name was Serena?"
"Yep, that's me." Serena said cheerfully.
"How she can be cheerful so much is beyond me." Rei mumbled while her and Yamcha got up.
"She sounds like Goku." Yamcha mumbled back. Chichi continued to question Serena.
"Were you born on June 30th?"
"Yeah, I was, how did you know that?" Serena asked. She wanted to be sure this was her mom.
"Because Serena," Goku answered, "we're your parents." All was silent. But just for a mere second, because Serena smiled a big smile and ran for Goku and Chichi.
"Mom! Dad! I knew I'd find you. I just knew it!" Serena squealed as her, Chichi, and Goku embraced in a bear hug. Gohan was in total and complete shock.
'Its not possible,' he thought, 'Serena, my little sister, died in front of me.' He was thinking so hard that he didn't notice Serena walk up to him.
"A penny for your thoughts?" she sweetly said.
"Its not possible." Gohan said in confusion.
"Anything's possible, Gohan. I mean look at those four over there." Serena said pointing towards Lita, Rei, and their fathers. "We didn't die."
"I see that." Gohan said taking Serena into a hug. "Sere, you don't know how much I've missed you." Gohan looked at Goten. "Well don't just stand there Goten, come meet your big sister." It wasn't hard for Goten to believe Serena was his sister. He just plainly ran up and hugged Serena. They both were laughing in happiness. While this was happening, Darien walked over to the scouts.
"I guess its your turn now, isn't it Darien." Michelle stated. Darien looked down.
"I'm not sure if I want to do this." He mumbled.
"Oh come on Darien. You have a family now. You're not an orphan anymore." Hotaru said. She tried to get up but fell back down. "Dumb ankle," she mumbled under her breath.
"Hotaru, you shouldn't be on that ankle," Darien said while picking her up. He took her to the same bench Gohan sat her on.
"Looks like your bandage is coming off." Darien kneeled down and gently lifted Hotaru's ankle up. He took the bandage off and started to re-wrap it again.
"Darien, do you want me to do that?" Ami asked walking toward Darien and kneeling beside him.
"No, I've got it." He said while finishing with her ankle." It looks like it's starting to swell up."
"Do you mind if I take a look at it?" Bulma asked.
"Go ahead." Ami moved and sat on the bench next to Hotaru and Darien moved over so she could see her ankle.
"By the way, my name is Bulma," Bulma said.
Another chapter done.
