Chapter four, The Awakening

8:31 am Friday July 13th

A/N: I am very sorry about the long wait… I just moved in with my grandmother and we JUST got settled… I will be moving again since our stay is only temporary while we look for a house… Enough about me… I hope you like this chapter and all suggestions are welcome. Yes, I know I am skipping forward in time but no one's life is always interesting is it? Just fill in the gaps with your imagination…

The sent of breakfast aroused Storm and her stomach called out to her begging for food. Slowly walking to the door, both her and Trunks stepped out at the exact same moment.

"Good morning…" he said, trying to sound cheerful. Storm simply nodded and walked downstairs behind him. Bulma had already placed a plate of pancakes on the table while Vegeta was hungrily devouring them, four at a time; Trunks shortly joining him. Storm uneasily stepped over to Bulma who was furiously cooking up the meal, trying to match the speed of the Sayans eating.

"I-is there anything I can do to help?" Storm stammered, her voice barely audible over the clamor the boys and Bulma were creating.

"Yes. Could you please mix three more batches? Quickly! Thank you!" Bulma automatically stated, not once looking up. Storm worked like the wind and the pancakes were soon piled high on the table, Bulma resting on a chair. Storm stood off to the side, rubbing her bandaged arm.

"Well, aren't you going to eat?" Bulma stood. Storm glanced at the two guys chowing down, clearly intimidated. Bulma laughed

"I guess you've never met a Sayan before, have you?" Storm shook her head. Bulma explained the history of Goku and who the Sayans were.

"They need to eat so much because they use so much energy!" Bulma finished. By the time her lengthy explanation was completed, Trunks and Vegeta were fighting over the last pancake.

"Give it to me kid!" Vegeta shouted

"No way!" Trunks yelled, receiving a hit on the head. Vegeta triumphantly devoured the morsel. Storm's stomach growled loudly as Vegeta promptly left. Bulma handed her a bowl of cereal.

"Sorry we kind of ate all the pancakes…" Trunks laughed. Strom tried to smile but her face couldn't remember how.

"Where did your dad go?"

"To the Gravity room," Trunks shrugged "It's all he does; he only comes out to sleep and eat." Storm brought her empty bowl to the sink.

Bulma sighed, "Well hun, I'm going to the mall with Chi Chi. I'll see you kids later." She hugged the two and left. The silence that followed was uneasy as the ticking of the clock went on. Tick, tick, tick…

"TRUNKS!" Vegeta's voice bellowed through the house, causing them both to jump.

"I'll be right back!" Trunks streaked down a hallway to- where Storm suspected- the Gravity room.

I wonder what Father wants… Trunks thought, skidding to a stop at the entrance. Pushing the intercom button, he cleared his throat,

"Yes, dad?"

"I want you to bring that girl here. I need to test her strength."

"But dad! She's not a Sayan and I don't think-"

"Just shut up and bring her here!"

"Yes… Father." Trunks dragged his feet back to the kitchen

"My dad wants to see you in the Gravity room." Storm peered questioningly up at him. Trunks shrugged, "Just follow me." Their footsteps echoed with anticipation as they entered the enclosed area.

Vegeta smirked.

"How much can you handle, girl?"

Strom shifted her weight nervously. "I-I don't know what you mean…" Vegeta turned the dial clockwise to the number 3. She uttered a cry of surprise as she momentarily lost her footing. Vegeta began to laugh at her.

"What? Is that all you can handle?" Storm's face flushed fuchsia and she abruptly stood, anger and power rising. She gritted her teeth.

"I was only caught off guard." Vegeta frowned and turned the dial to 5, Trunks began to protest.

"Shut up boy! I need to know!" Storm was not struggling but 5 times earth's gravity was obviously affecting them all – somewhat. To Trunk's dismay, Vegeta turned the dial to 8. She was now squatting to keep her stance.

"Now girl, try to punch or kick me!" Storm swiftly ran toward him, much to Vegeta's surprise, and side kicked him in the waist.

"Well, I wasn't ready for that." Vegeta mumbled. She went at him again, this time trying to hit him in the mouth but he dodged. They kept this up for at least five minutes, advancing and exchanging attacks and dodges in silence. Vegeta was growing impatient. In his frustration, he broke into Super Sayan and began to taunt her mercilessly.

"You worthless lump of human flesh! You are nothing! Nothing but a stupid human girl!" Storm's anger rose along with her power and Vegeta simply laughed at the menacing look she gave him.

"You bastard!" She screamed. Her hair began to fly around wildly and her eyes glowed bright green.

"Yes! Now show us your Super Sa-" Vegeta and Trunks were astonished, gaping at the creature Storm had become. Before them stood an enraged grey wolf with coal black, feathery wings. She was roughly the size of a Siberian tiger.

"Now you're going to die!" Strom growled. Pouncing on Vegeta, Storm threw him into the air, not unlike a cat would with a mouse. Drunk with anger, she picked him up by his arm in her jaws and took off into the air as high as the ceiling would allow. She was about to drop him when Trunks screamed out to her.

"STOP!" he turned the gravity back to 1 and Strom's eyes returned to their normal hue of grey as she landed, carefully placing Vegeta down.

"Holy god… I-I didn't know I could do that!" Trunks gritted his teeth.

"You should have controlled yourself!" He retorted angrily. Running to his father, he was quickly relived to see that he was still alive. Sitting on her haunches, Storm watched as Trunks rushed Vegeta to the rejuvenation chamber. As he returned, Storm let out a long, mournful, gut wrenching howl. Trunks cautiously approached her.

"I'm so sorry! My rage just… I…" She snarled when Trunks touched her.

"Why the hell did your father bring me here anyway? I didn't want to become this!" She shook her body angrily and mumbled, "I guess this is what that guy meant by 'true form'"

"What guy?" Storm told him about the night before she fell into this dimension.

"My dad thought you were going to become a Super Sayan! Not a…a…"

Storm's vision swam. Just relax, picture your human form and you will change back a voice in her consciousness spoke. Storm obeyed it – although she did not recognize who it was that spoke – and became her human form. She immediately collapsed with exhaustion. The last image in her mind was Trunks' concerned face. Then he faded to black.

I look in the mirror and see your face

If I look deep enough

So many things inside that are

Just like you are, taking over

Evanescence, taking over me (I think)

A/N:

I really didn't want to bother explaining what a Sayan was but you DBZ fans should already know that anyway.
This is mostly my guess of why they would eat so much…