Hiya! I know its been a few weeks since my last update, but here it is!
Something happens in this chapter, kinda ... sorta ... well anyhoozle,
here's the chapter, and enjoy :)
I don't own ffx or dbz, I own tika and kestrel. To hell with you if u steal them! ... heheh. ^^
Chapter 10
Tika rose and left early the next day as her tour bus pulled up on the driveway. Tika hugged and kissed her family and friends goodbye.
"Oh, when I'm done, I'm gonna come back straight away! I promise!" She yelled, as the tour bus drove away at a high speed. When everyone went back inside, Kestrel stayed there, her green eyes gazing down the road, her hair swaying slowly in front of her face. She then looked at the blue sky. The Sun was beaming down, and now clouds dared show their faces. She walked backwards, still looking upwards. The atmosphere wasn't how it should be. Kestrel sensed this, but did not understand, being only seven. Her eyes left the sky, and went inside the enormous house.
An hour later Goku and Goten had appeared at the Capsule Corporation for a training duel. Goku vs. Vegeta, Goten vs. Trunks. Goku and Vegeta trained hard in the gravity chamber while Trunks and Goten trained in the garden. Kestrel was watching them. She studied hard at their techniques, the punches, the kicks, the head butts, the way they tricked each other. They both settled on the ground, panting hard, the sweat dripping and running down their faces. Goten flared up to Super Saiyan, and punched Trunks hard round the face.
"Hold on Goten!" Kestrel called out and ran up him.
"Yeah?" He panted. Trunks rubbed his sore cheek.
"You didn't punch correctly." Kestrel said. Trunks laughed.
"How would a girl like you know how to fight? Goten's been training all his life, he knows how to pack a punch."
"No, watch. Hey Goten, when you punch, don't bring your arm backwards, otherwise your opponent will know you're about to attack."
"... O..k."
"Secondly, the strength comes from the muscles in your shoulder, not your arm. And when you punch, hit your opponent with your knuckles. Not your little one though, that would really hurt." Goten and Trunks stared at her in amazement and awe.
"It goes a bit like this." Kestrel walked up to Trunks, and punched him. Trunks screamed as he skidded across the grass.
"Ow!" He yelled, as Goten and Kestrel laughed.
"Wow! Where'd you learn that?" Goten asked, amazed.
"My mum taught me." Kestrel smiled. Trunks stood up and rubbed his nose which was now bleeding.
"Stupid girl! You made me bleed!"
"So?"
"Wait, yesterday you were chasing me trying to kiss me, and today you punch me round the face! I don't get it!"
"Well, you did point out that we were cousins .. besides, you weren't a very good kisser."
"Me? Not a good kisser? You were the one you acted like a vacuum cleaner trying to suck the skin off my face!"
"You want another punch?!"
"No."
"Then shut the hell up!"
It had been 6 weeks since Tika had left. Bulma was at work, Vegeta was training Trunks and Kestrel was watching TV. It was a pretty dull day in the Capsule Corporation residence, but a phone call brightened up the day.
Ring, ring .. Ring, ring ..
"Hello?" Kestrel answered.
"Hi darling it's mummy!" Kestrel put on a 2 year old act.
"MUMMY!!!"
"How are you?"
"I'm fine. How's the new single?"
"It's done and ready! Did the video yesterday."
"Cool! Lemme get Uncle for you."
"Ok."
"UNCLE VEGETAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!" Kestrel screamed. There was no reply, and Kestrel frowned. She walked out of the living room and went to the gravity chamber. She started kicking the metal door as hard as she could.
"UNCLE VEGETAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!" This time, big thumping footsteps stamped to the door. Vegeta opened it in a rage, causing Kestrel to smack bam into the wall.
"DO NOT CALL ME UNCLE!!" He yelled. He looked around the corridor and didn't see anyone, until he saw a skinny arm holding a phone behind the door. Kestrel's muffled voice mumbled behind it.
"Mummy's on the phone." Vegeta closed the door and Kestrel, looking as thin as cardboard, fell face flat onto the floor. Vegeta collected the phone from her.
"H .. hello?"
"HOW DARE YOU SCREAM AT MY DAUGHTER! YOU ARE SUCH A-" Vegeta pushed the phone away from his ear, as Tika's shouting gave him an ear-ache. Tika's ramblings went on for about 2 minutes, cursing and swearing, and then she finally stopped. Vegeta put the phone timidly to his ear.
"You done?"
"Er, yeah. How are you?" Tika asked, as if nothing happened.
"Um, fine." Vegeta phewed.
"Listen, I'm coming back tomorrow, and I want everyone to be there!"
"Sure."
"Thanks bro! See you tomorrow!"
"Yeah bye." Vegeta hung up, and walked towards the kitchen. Trunks came out from the shadowy depths of the gravity chamber, with a towel round his neck. He rubbed his face with his towel, and when he opened his eyes, he saw Kestrel laying on the floor. Thinking it's a good idea not to ask his father on what happened, he pretended to ignore the body and stepped over it.
"Yeah, thanks for not helping." Kestrel's croaked voice mumbled, when Trunks had disappeared.
The next day, everyone was having a good time on the front lawn, drinking drinks, having a barbeque on the celebration of having Tika home again. Kestrel sprawled on the grass, facing the yellow sphere that floated in the sky. She was by herself, in her own little world. Suddenly, she sat upright. Her eyes seemed to search for something. Just then, she began to be afraid.
"I thought something was going to happen." She whispered. Piccolo's big ears heard what she said.
"What did you say?" His menacing eyes stared boringly into Kestrel's eyes. She went slightly pale, and turned her face away from him.
"I said nothing."
"Don't lie!" He yelled, and his glass of water shattered. The Z gang fell silent, and looked at the scene.
"What are you on about?" Vegeta asked.
"Kestrel knows something we don't." Piccolo answered, still looking at the back of Kestrel's head. "What is it? Is it something to do with Tika?" Kestrel didn't answer. Piccolo's temper rose.
"Well?!"
"She won't be coming." Kestrel replied.
"What do you mean that that?" Vegeta viciously said, pushing Piccolo aside.
"She's .. busy .."
"What?"
"Just trust me." She said, getting to her feet and looking at Vegeta. "She won't be coming." And with that, she walked inside, leaving the gang confused .. and suspicious.
Hours strolled by slowly and finally it was night. While Vegeta was taking a shower, Bulma clearing up with the help of ChiChi, everyone was watching the TV. Goku started channel surfing.
"Cool! Tom and Jerry's on!" He squealed with delight.
"Oh come on Goku!" They all wailed like babies.
"I saw a really good action movie a minute ago!"
"Sucks to action! I saw women doing aerobics!" Yamcha drooled. Everyone started to pounce for the remote control that laid in Goku's hands. Suddenly, they were all too busy fighting and they didn't notice the remote control laying on the floor unattended. Bulma walked in humming. She saw everyone fighting, and stared.
"O .. k then .." Just then, she noticed the remote laying on the floor. She picked it up and put it on the news.
"News just in. The manager of Tika-marron has reported that she has disappeared." The news reporter said. Everyone stopped fighting, but still in their positions, they turned their heads to face the TV.
"After Tika had phoned up her relatives yesterday claiming that she was going to join them today, a supposed flying ship abducted her. Here are some witnesses."
"I couldn't believe it. Tika's my favourite singer, and I was standing near the building hoping to get a glimpse of her, but when she came out, a white and purple airship abducted her! Couldn't believe my eyes."
"I didn't see Tika disappear as I was in a shop at the time, but as I looked outside the window I saw this strange floating airship."
"The police are looking further into this case. No-one knows who were inside that ship, why they did it, or where they came from." The news reporter continued, "But check back later to see if anything has been found."
It was nothing but silence when Bulma turned the TV off. Everyone's mouths hung low. Vegeta walked into the living room, in his normal grumpy mood.
"What are you all gawping at? What, are you statues or have you just forgotten how to move?" He asked. Everyone's heads turned to Vegeta. He was pretty freaked.
"Uhh .. hmm .." He stepped back.
"Tika's been .. kidnapped .." Bulma whispered. Vegeta stared at her for a second, but then laughed.
"Kidnapped? Yeah right! What, have I forgotten that it's April Fools day or something?" He joked, and laughed, but then saw everyone's serious faces. He began to laugh nervously, and coughed.
"Uhh .. so, how'd you know?"
"You're taking this pretty lightly." Bulma said, folding her arms. "Your sister's been abducted! Hello! Knucklehead! You may never see your sister again!"
"Of course he will." Kestrel said. "I know the flying ship, who it belongs to, where it came from and who's in it." This time, everyone's faces turned to Kestrel.
"Don't look at me as if I'm some sorta freak! I'm beginning to feel claustrophobic!"
Oh, sorry .." everyone muttered and moved away. Kestrel cleared her throat.
"The airship belongs to the Al Bhed."
"Who?" Goku asked.
"They're people who live in Spira."
"Spira? Wait, in that interview that me and my son saw, she said she lived there at one point!" Vegeta exclaimed. Trunks' head popped up from the crowd.
"And when she fought Seymour, she got taught that magic stuff there too!"
"Yes, I know!" Kestrel impatiently said. "I know all of this, I can do it too! I lived in Spira as well!" The crowed mumbled. Suddenly, Vegeta had a thought.
"Wait, so if that airship belongs to the Al Bhed who lives in Spira, then they have to be heading there!"
"Well done Sherlock Holmes." Yamcha said sarcastically as everyone laughed. Vegeta angrily flushed red.
"Yes, but what I am saying," Vegeta continued, "Is that we should follow them and bring her back!" He punched his hand.
"Well done again Sherlock! Another one for the record!" Yamcha said again as everyone laughed.
"Well I don't see you coming up with ideas scar-face!"
"What did you call me?!"
"Settle down children, this isn't a playground." Bulma said.
"Shut up you stupid woman!"
"I will not be ignored!" Vegeta and Bulma started to row.
"I am your wife and you do as I say!"
"Men have the power!"
"You're not a man you're an ALIEN! .. Oh my God I married an ALIEN!!!"
"And I married an Earthling! What the Hell was I thinking!"
"Cuz you got me pregnant with Trunks!"
"Well that wasn't MY fault!!"
"No of course it wasn't, I got pregnant by MYSELF!"
"But you can't get pregnant by yourself!" Vegeta said, not noticing the sarcasm.
"I KNOW I HAVE THE BRAINS AROUND HERE! HELLO! YOU'RE STARING AT A SCIENTIST HERE!"
"Yeah! A scientist who can't build new inventions properly such as the gravity chamber because it keeps breaking!"
"You're the one who breaks it! It don't break by itself y'know! It's a machine! It doesn't think 'Oh, I know, I'll break to get Vegeta and Bulma pissed off!'"
"You're such a-"
"Please!!" Kestrel pleaded. "What's more important? You two arguing or saving my mother Tika?" Vegeta and Bulma hung their heads in shame. Kestrel was right.
"Right. Good. This is what we're going to do. We're all going to go into Space, and head towards the constellation 'Hydra'. We then turn west. After that we'll have four planets to go through: Imnok, Tamual, Contenu and Ishrook. We shall land on Imnok and gather more food from the people who live there. My mother and me used to visit them sometimes. We must avoid Ishrook as much as possible, they're very violent people and have claws like knives, they'll rip you to shreds. After we have passed those four planets, Spira will be dead ahead. Anyone disagree?" No one said a word.
"Good. Now let's do this!"
I don't own ffx or dbz, I own tika and kestrel. To hell with you if u steal them! ... heheh. ^^
Chapter 10
Tika rose and left early the next day as her tour bus pulled up on the driveway. Tika hugged and kissed her family and friends goodbye.
"Oh, when I'm done, I'm gonna come back straight away! I promise!" She yelled, as the tour bus drove away at a high speed. When everyone went back inside, Kestrel stayed there, her green eyes gazing down the road, her hair swaying slowly in front of her face. She then looked at the blue sky. The Sun was beaming down, and now clouds dared show their faces. She walked backwards, still looking upwards. The atmosphere wasn't how it should be. Kestrel sensed this, but did not understand, being only seven. Her eyes left the sky, and went inside the enormous house.
An hour later Goku and Goten had appeared at the Capsule Corporation for a training duel. Goku vs. Vegeta, Goten vs. Trunks. Goku and Vegeta trained hard in the gravity chamber while Trunks and Goten trained in the garden. Kestrel was watching them. She studied hard at their techniques, the punches, the kicks, the head butts, the way they tricked each other. They both settled on the ground, panting hard, the sweat dripping and running down their faces. Goten flared up to Super Saiyan, and punched Trunks hard round the face.
"Hold on Goten!" Kestrel called out and ran up him.
"Yeah?" He panted. Trunks rubbed his sore cheek.
"You didn't punch correctly." Kestrel said. Trunks laughed.
"How would a girl like you know how to fight? Goten's been training all his life, he knows how to pack a punch."
"No, watch. Hey Goten, when you punch, don't bring your arm backwards, otherwise your opponent will know you're about to attack."
"... O..k."
"Secondly, the strength comes from the muscles in your shoulder, not your arm. And when you punch, hit your opponent with your knuckles. Not your little one though, that would really hurt." Goten and Trunks stared at her in amazement and awe.
"It goes a bit like this." Kestrel walked up to Trunks, and punched him. Trunks screamed as he skidded across the grass.
"Ow!" He yelled, as Goten and Kestrel laughed.
"Wow! Where'd you learn that?" Goten asked, amazed.
"My mum taught me." Kestrel smiled. Trunks stood up and rubbed his nose which was now bleeding.
"Stupid girl! You made me bleed!"
"So?"
"Wait, yesterday you were chasing me trying to kiss me, and today you punch me round the face! I don't get it!"
"Well, you did point out that we were cousins .. besides, you weren't a very good kisser."
"Me? Not a good kisser? You were the one you acted like a vacuum cleaner trying to suck the skin off my face!"
"You want another punch?!"
"No."
"Then shut the hell up!"
It had been 6 weeks since Tika had left. Bulma was at work, Vegeta was training Trunks and Kestrel was watching TV. It was a pretty dull day in the Capsule Corporation residence, but a phone call brightened up the day.
Ring, ring .. Ring, ring ..
"Hello?" Kestrel answered.
"Hi darling it's mummy!" Kestrel put on a 2 year old act.
"MUMMY!!!"
"How are you?"
"I'm fine. How's the new single?"
"It's done and ready! Did the video yesterday."
"Cool! Lemme get Uncle for you."
"Ok."
"UNCLE VEGETAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!" Kestrel screamed. There was no reply, and Kestrel frowned. She walked out of the living room and went to the gravity chamber. She started kicking the metal door as hard as she could.
"UNCLE VEGETAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!" This time, big thumping footsteps stamped to the door. Vegeta opened it in a rage, causing Kestrel to smack bam into the wall.
"DO NOT CALL ME UNCLE!!" He yelled. He looked around the corridor and didn't see anyone, until he saw a skinny arm holding a phone behind the door. Kestrel's muffled voice mumbled behind it.
"Mummy's on the phone." Vegeta closed the door and Kestrel, looking as thin as cardboard, fell face flat onto the floor. Vegeta collected the phone from her.
"H .. hello?"
"HOW DARE YOU SCREAM AT MY DAUGHTER! YOU ARE SUCH A-" Vegeta pushed the phone away from his ear, as Tika's shouting gave him an ear-ache. Tika's ramblings went on for about 2 minutes, cursing and swearing, and then she finally stopped. Vegeta put the phone timidly to his ear.
"You done?"
"Er, yeah. How are you?" Tika asked, as if nothing happened.
"Um, fine." Vegeta phewed.
"Listen, I'm coming back tomorrow, and I want everyone to be there!"
"Sure."
"Thanks bro! See you tomorrow!"
"Yeah bye." Vegeta hung up, and walked towards the kitchen. Trunks came out from the shadowy depths of the gravity chamber, with a towel round his neck. He rubbed his face with his towel, and when he opened his eyes, he saw Kestrel laying on the floor. Thinking it's a good idea not to ask his father on what happened, he pretended to ignore the body and stepped over it.
"Yeah, thanks for not helping." Kestrel's croaked voice mumbled, when Trunks had disappeared.
The next day, everyone was having a good time on the front lawn, drinking drinks, having a barbeque on the celebration of having Tika home again. Kestrel sprawled on the grass, facing the yellow sphere that floated in the sky. She was by herself, in her own little world. Suddenly, she sat upright. Her eyes seemed to search for something. Just then, she began to be afraid.
"I thought something was going to happen." She whispered. Piccolo's big ears heard what she said.
"What did you say?" His menacing eyes stared boringly into Kestrel's eyes. She went slightly pale, and turned her face away from him.
"I said nothing."
"Don't lie!" He yelled, and his glass of water shattered. The Z gang fell silent, and looked at the scene.
"What are you on about?" Vegeta asked.
"Kestrel knows something we don't." Piccolo answered, still looking at the back of Kestrel's head. "What is it? Is it something to do with Tika?" Kestrel didn't answer. Piccolo's temper rose.
"Well?!"
"She won't be coming." Kestrel replied.
"What do you mean that that?" Vegeta viciously said, pushing Piccolo aside.
"She's .. busy .."
"What?"
"Just trust me." She said, getting to her feet and looking at Vegeta. "She won't be coming." And with that, she walked inside, leaving the gang confused .. and suspicious.
Hours strolled by slowly and finally it was night. While Vegeta was taking a shower, Bulma clearing up with the help of ChiChi, everyone was watching the TV. Goku started channel surfing.
"Cool! Tom and Jerry's on!" He squealed with delight.
"Oh come on Goku!" They all wailed like babies.
"I saw a really good action movie a minute ago!"
"Sucks to action! I saw women doing aerobics!" Yamcha drooled. Everyone started to pounce for the remote control that laid in Goku's hands. Suddenly, they were all too busy fighting and they didn't notice the remote control laying on the floor unattended. Bulma walked in humming. She saw everyone fighting, and stared.
"O .. k then .." Just then, she noticed the remote laying on the floor. She picked it up and put it on the news.
"News just in. The manager of Tika-marron has reported that she has disappeared." The news reporter said. Everyone stopped fighting, but still in their positions, they turned their heads to face the TV.
"After Tika had phoned up her relatives yesterday claiming that she was going to join them today, a supposed flying ship abducted her. Here are some witnesses."
"I couldn't believe it. Tika's my favourite singer, and I was standing near the building hoping to get a glimpse of her, but when she came out, a white and purple airship abducted her! Couldn't believe my eyes."
"I didn't see Tika disappear as I was in a shop at the time, but as I looked outside the window I saw this strange floating airship."
"The police are looking further into this case. No-one knows who were inside that ship, why they did it, or where they came from." The news reporter continued, "But check back later to see if anything has been found."
It was nothing but silence when Bulma turned the TV off. Everyone's mouths hung low. Vegeta walked into the living room, in his normal grumpy mood.
"What are you all gawping at? What, are you statues or have you just forgotten how to move?" He asked. Everyone's heads turned to Vegeta. He was pretty freaked.
"Uhh .. hmm .." He stepped back.
"Tika's been .. kidnapped .." Bulma whispered. Vegeta stared at her for a second, but then laughed.
"Kidnapped? Yeah right! What, have I forgotten that it's April Fools day or something?" He joked, and laughed, but then saw everyone's serious faces. He began to laugh nervously, and coughed.
"Uhh .. so, how'd you know?"
"You're taking this pretty lightly." Bulma said, folding her arms. "Your sister's been abducted! Hello! Knucklehead! You may never see your sister again!"
"Of course he will." Kestrel said. "I know the flying ship, who it belongs to, where it came from and who's in it." This time, everyone's faces turned to Kestrel.
"Don't look at me as if I'm some sorta freak! I'm beginning to feel claustrophobic!"
Oh, sorry .." everyone muttered and moved away. Kestrel cleared her throat.
"The airship belongs to the Al Bhed."
"Who?" Goku asked.
"They're people who live in Spira."
"Spira? Wait, in that interview that me and my son saw, she said she lived there at one point!" Vegeta exclaimed. Trunks' head popped up from the crowd.
"And when she fought Seymour, she got taught that magic stuff there too!"
"Yes, I know!" Kestrel impatiently said. "I know all of this, I can do it too! I lived in Spira as well!" The crowed mumbled. Suddenly, Vegeta had a thought.
"Wait, so if that airship belongs to the Al Bhed who lives in Spira, then they have to be heading there!"
"Well done Sherlock Holmes." Yamcha said sarcastically as everyone laughed. Vegeta angrily flushed red.
"Yes, but what I am saying," Vegeta continued, "Is that we should follow them and bring her back!" He punched his hand.
"Well done again Sherlock! Another one for the record!" Yamcha said again as everyone laughed.
"Well I don't see you coming up with ideas scar-face!"
"What did you call me?!"
"Settle down children, this isn't a playground." Bulma said.
"Shut up you stupid woman!"
"I will not be ignored!" Vegeta and Bulma started to row.
"I am your wife and you do as I say!"
"Men have the power!"
"You're not a man you're an ALIEN! .. Oh my God I married an ALIEN!!!"
"And I married an Earthling! What the Hell was I thinking!"
"Cuz you got me pregnant with Trunks!"
"Well that wasn't MY fault!!"
"No of course it wasn't, I got pregnant by MYSELF!"
"But you can't get pregnant by yourself!" Vegeta said, not noticing the sarcasm.
"I KNOW I HAVE THE BRAINS AROUND HERE! HELLO! YOU'RE STARING AT A SCIENTIST HERE!"
"Yeah! A scientist who can't build new inventions properly such as the gravity chamber because it keeps breaking!"
"You're the one who breaks it! It don't break by itself y'know! It's a machine! It doesn't think 'Oh, I know, I'll break to get Vegeta and Bulma pissed off!'"
"You're such a-"
"Please!!" Kestrel pleaded. "What's more important? You two arguing or saving my mother Tika?" Vegeta and Bulma hung their heads in shame. Kestrel was right.
"Right. Good. This is what we're going to do. We're all going to go into Space, and head towards the constellation 'Hydra'. We then turn west. After that we'll have four planets to go through: Imnok, Tamual, Contenu and Ishrook. We shall land on Imnok and gather more food from the people who live there. My mother and me used to visit them sometimes. We must avoid Ishrook as much as possible, they're very violent people and have claws like knives, they'll rip you to shreds. After we have passed those four planets, Spira will be dead ahead. Anyone disagree?" No one said a word.
"Good. Now let's do this!"