Alone on Earth

^~ The blue wonder's tale~^

Kochou-hime

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The crowd of people in the room didn't budge until a few moments when they were positive that their eyes were not deceiving them and indeed it actually was Son Goku who stood at the front door. Most of the room had bolted to the door to meet their legendary friend with glee with the exception of Piccolo and Vegeta who hung on the wall with a grin that looked a lot more like a smirk, and two people who had yet to meet Goku for the first time. Goten stared after Trunks when he had dropped his cards and ran toward the door with the others to see what was going on. He tensed for a moment as he saw the man pick up his mother with laughter and twirl her around.

"Oh Goku!" Chichi sobbed as she was set back down and found a snug place under one of his giant arms, "I knew you would come back someday! I knew it!" everyone laughed and Krillin was next to greet his best friend from his youth.

"Hey there Goku!" Krillin exclaimed as he put a hand on his shoulder, "I'd like you to meet my wife 18 and my new daughter Marron!" Goku smiled at the former android with a bundle in her arms as she smiled back as well. He knew of the crush Krillin had on 18 and wasn't too surprised to see them married and with a child.

"You have a very nice family Krillin. Hey, when did you get hair?" Goku laughed as he pointed at Krillin's new black mane.

"Well, when you weren't allowed to be wished back…someone had to make a wish!" Krillin admitted sheepishly. Everyone roared with laughter as Goten noticed Umi sitting on the couch alone staring at the crowd in awe. He snuck over to her quietly past Piccolo and Vegeta and crawled into Umi's lap who smiled at down at him as he looked at her worriedly.

"Hey Umi, is that really my dad, Son Goku?" Six-year-old Goten questioned as Umi laughed softly.

"I think so Goten! Mokona said something about going to go get him this morning." Mokona was squeezing through the happy crowd of people and jumped on the couch beside Umi. He had annoyed look on his face.

"Puuuuuu PPUU PUUU PUU!! PUU PU PU PU PU PU!!!" Mokona yelled at Umi as she grinned sheepishly. Goten looked confused.

"What did he say Umi?" Umi smiled nervously and gave Mokona a look that needed support.

"He said that it really is Son Goku and that he is the nicest and coolest guy that he has ever met!" Umi claimed even though her little friend had said something more along the lines of, Do you know what I've been through? You owe me five billion back scratches! Goten smiled and turned to look again at the man he had seen in so many pictures.

Goku looked around the room at all of his friends and family. Bulma, Vegeta, Piccolo, Yamcha and his cat Puar, Tien, Choutzu, little Trunks, Master Roshi, and even the fat Yajarobe, they were all there! Goku was grinning from ear to ear when his eyes fell on his first son Gohan. Goku broke away from the crowd and embraced his son. Goku was holding his tears of joy back as he replaced them with a smile. "You've grown so much Gohan! Hey! You're taller than me!" Gohan laughed as he took a step back from his dad to look at the man he had missed for six years. "I'm proud of you Gohan," Goku said seriously referring to how he had saved the world from Cell, "it's the greatest honor to have you as my son." Gohan smiled happily, but at the word 'son' everyone in the room gasped as they realized that Goku had a new son to meet for the first time. Everyone turned his or her gaze onto Goten, Umi, and Mokona who all sat together at the center of the sofa.

Suddenly Umi felt like she was in the spotlight when Goku stepped away from the crowd of friends and closer to the people on the couch. She locked eyes with the muscle bound man but his gaze quickly shifted to meet his son's. Goten stared for a moment and turned to Mokona for one last opinion on Goku. His new trusted friend gave him a reassuring smile and that seemed to be enough for Goten because when Goku opened his mouth to greet his son Goten was already in the air leaping for him. "DADDY!!!!!!" Goten yelled as he landed into Goku's arms. Goku laughed as he held his 6-year-old son for the first time with joy. Almost everyone had tears in their eyes after the special moment.

"It's great to finally meet you son! We'll have plenty of time to make up for the times I couldn't be here" Goku said to his son. Goten grinned at the opportunity to train with his father like Trunks trained with his.

"Goku," Bulma interrupted the rest of the talking going throughout the room, "how in the world did you come back without being able to be wished back by the dragon balls?" Goku laughed and turned to Umi as everyone followed his gaze toward her and her small friend. When Gohan looked over he felt bad for leaving her by herself for so long because he had gotten caught up in the excitement of his dad coming home. He walked over and sat beside her.

"Hey dad! This is my friend Umi and her friend Mokona" He said motioning to the young blue-haired girl and the white ball of fluff beside her. Goku smiled at the three and laughed.

"Yes I know Gohan! If it weren't for those two I wouldn't have been able to be brought back to life!" Gohan looked confused and Goku sat down beside him to tell the story as well as the rest of the room that crowded around.

Everyone was doubled over in hilarity as they listened to Mokona's story as it was shown to Goku through Mokona's mind earlier. Even Piccolo and Vegeta cracked a smile at the little guy's tale. Umi couldn't believe that Mokona told King Yemma that he was 'Lord Mokona' and didn't notice the small smile that Goku had on his face that showed that he knew something that she didn't. "And what makes it even better," Goku said to everyone, "is that Umi here put Mokona up to it!" Everyone turned to Umi who blushed in embarrassment. Gohan smiled as he remembered talking to her about how much he had missed his father.

Goten laughed tauntingly at Trunks and ran over to him. "I told you that Mokona was cool!" Goten said pointing to the white creature beside him, "He went up to heaven and rescued my dad and everything." Trunks crossed his arms and looked at Mokona skeptically.

"Well, since he did save Goku…I guess he can be in our club." Goten jumped for joy, while Mokona seemed very confused.

"You get to be in our super-cool club Mokona!" Goten said as Mokona smiled sheepishly. Trunks smiled regally as he took pride in being the leader of their little club.

"Yeah, and from now on your name will be the 'Marshmallow Bunny from Hell!'" Trunks announced much to Mokona's dismay. Without warning Mokona opened his mouth wide and chased a screaming Trunks around the house while Goten sat back and laughed. Umi smiled at them from her spot next to Gohan on the couch and delighted to see that everyone was having such a good time. While Vegeta was announcing something about being glad to be able to beat down Goku again, Umi crept off the couch and out the back door.

Master Roshi's house, affectionately called 'The Kami House' was built on it's own beautiful and private island. Umi sat gently down in the sand not thinking twice or worrying about ruining her designer jeans because there were a lot of other things on her mind. The sun was beginning to set and Umi stared at it longingly as it made its way to sink behind the ocean before her. Her hair swept gently across her face as a single tear fell onto her cheek. She couldn't help but miss Hikaru, Fuu, and all her other friends in Cephiro. Being around Gohan's friends was enjoyable but it had made her long to be with her best friends even more. She had long since put out of her conscience the hurtful words that Prince Ferio had said to her but she couldn't stop them from plaguing the back of her mind. She sighed and noticed someone approaching from the corner of her eye. It was Master Roshi. Gohan had told her to beware of him because he was a pervert and quite a flirt with the ladies but she could tell that there was something different in his step when he sat down beside her on the beach. She smiled in welcome as the two sat there staring at the ocean but that smile soon faded away after several moments. "I can see why Gohan likes you," the old man commented as he watched the ocean, "but how can a girl with such a pretty smile frown so deeply?" Umi looked sadly at the sand and back toward the ocean in an attempt to hide the moisture in her eyes.

"I see how close your clan of family and friends are," she said choking back a sob "and I think that I may have abandoned the people dearest to me because I was upset. And I think it may be impossible to ever go back." Umi cried out as she buried her face into her knees. Master Roshi sat thoughtfully for a moment before reaching out a hand to lift Umi's tear stained face to look at him.

"Now young Umi, I've seen a miracle happen today," the old man said with an almost toothless smile, "Son Goku was brought back to life for a third time, which is unheard of! And it was all because of you." Umi smiled at the man's statement as he paused for a moment to look at the ocean before returning his gaze to Umi. "And let me tell you, Goku and his son Gohan, now, they can do anything. I've seen it myself." Umi looked into the eyes that had seen so much and somehow she knew that with her new friends by her side, she would be able to return to Cephiro once again. The old man chuckled and started to make a comment about how nice and long Umi's legs were when a small ki blast sent the pair flying across the beach. They stood up, now about 5 yards away from each other and looked to their attacker. "Gohan! What was that all about!" Gohan smirked and glared at Master Roshi.

"She's mine! I don't need to deal with your meddling old man" Gohan roared as Master Roshi stood dumbfounded. Umi squinted her eyes to look at Gohan more closely as he had turned to smile at her. "C'mon Umi, you don't need to hang out with that old geezer!" Umi looked confused but gritted her teeth.

"You're not Gohan!" and with that statement she had called her escudo sword from her glove and was ready for battle. Gohan looked confused as he smiled warmly and walked towards her.

"Umi, lets not fight, it's a great day and my dad has finally come home! It's a time to celebrate!" Umi didn't buy it and lunged at Gohan with full force. He laughed and disappeared only to reappear behind her and shove her to the ground. "Foolish Magic Knight!" Gohan screamed at Umi as she stood up from the ground, "how many times must I torture you before you finally give me what I want!" The caviliere/Gohan grabbed Umi's arm and tried to maneuver her glove off her hand when Umi swung around and struck him with her sword. He doubled over in pain and Umi stood back as she watched green smoke come from the wound. "Look what you've done bitch!"

Goku was laughing with his friends when he suddenly felt a strange power twirl around his senses. He looked around the room and saw that no one else had noticed it. It was different because it wasn't a power of strength and force, but two powers of one pure good and the other of pure evil. Goku's face became stone serious as he suddenly instant transmissioned away from the house. "What just happened?" Tien asked breaking the silence. Gohan turned beside him for the first time for a couple minutes and noticed that Umi was gone.

"Umi!" he yelled as he bolted out the door with the rest of the house full of people on his tail. They ran outside to see Umi staring in horror at a giant cyclone of green smoke with bright green eyes at the center. Her arm holding her sword drooped limply to her side when Goku suddenly appeared next to her giving her a feeling of warmth and support. Gohan walked to her other side and gave her an apologetic smile but turned his head to face the monster when it bellowed an earth-shaking laugh.

"Who are you and why did you attack my friend?" Goku demanded fiercely to the tornado-like monster. Umi looked up at Goku and saw that his once happy and carefree expression was gone and was replaced with stone and determination. Gohan un-consciencely moved closer to Umi when the monster bellowed another laugh. Piccolo and Vegeta started menacingly approaching the monster as well when they stopped alongside the three standing on the front line.

"Even though Clef already informed the Magic Knight and your dreadful son about me, I suppose it is now time to formally introduce myself." The shape-shifter announced. "My name is Sorrus, and I belong to the liege of the cavilieri." Goku and the others didn't seem too impressed with the beast's introduction and Goku responded my crossing his arms. "This little Magic Knight has something that is rightfully mine." he screamed as he focused his intense gaze on Umi, "You might as well hand that little glove over Magic Knight, the fate of Cephiro is inevitable!" the beast roared as Umi drew her hand behind her back.

"Never! You will never hurt my friends! Not while I'm still standing!" Umi screamed back at the monster. Gohan put a hand on her shoulder as Goku stepped in front of the four standing among them.

"Leave Sorrus! She will never give you anything! I'll personally make sure of it." Goku bellowed. Sorrus roared as the winds picked up as everyone shielded and held their ground.

"So be it fools! You can't protect her forever! I'll be back for you Magic Knight! And when I'm done with Cephiro…I'll destroy Earth for your foolish insolence!" The cavaliere howled with laughter as he disappeared into nothing. Umi gritted her teeth as she tried to hold the tears in that were brimming along her eyes. Gohan looked worriedly at Umi as Vegeta almost had an aneurysm.

"What the hell is going on?" Vegeta bellowed toward the girl, "who are you little girl and why is that stupid green cloud after you?" Gohan pulled Umi into an embrace and glared at Vegeta. Goku held up his hand calling order to all the talking and put on a serious expression.

"She doesn't have to talk about anything now," he announced, as Vegeta was about to protest, "right now I think we could all use some rest." Goku asserted. Vegeta was about to explode when Piccolo approached him.

"Spar with me for awhile. I can tell you the story then." Piccolo grumbled. Vegeta nodded as he and the Namekian flew off together.

"Damn that man!" Bulma screamed after him, "It's a wonder how I ever married the pig!" Everyone headed home a bit innerved at the monster's ultimatum but everyone was still deeply overjoyed that Goku had been returned home.

The Sons along with Umi and Mokona had arrived home. ChiChi was overjoyed to see her husband again as well as Goten who was happily sitting on his dad's shoulders. Mokona was snuggled in Umi's arms exhausted and asleep from his adventure. Umi and Gohan and hung behind the other three and Gohan stopped Umi outside the door with a look of concern in his eyes. "Umi, I'm so sorry, I should have never left your side today." He said sadly. Umi looked at him and shook her head.

"No Gohan, I was the one that stepped outside. You can't be with me every moment! I don't know how I will ever escape this monster." She said as they both looked at the ground. "My parents will be home soon, Gohan," she stated as Gohan's head snapped up to look at her, "I have to go back home and I'm scared…" she mumbled as Gohan stepped behind her and embraced her like that so not to disturb Mokona. She trembled as she felt strong arms encircle her waist and felt his head rest on her shoulder.

"I promise we'll figure something out," Gohan whispered softly in her ear as she shivered with the surprise of such gentleness in his voice. He spun her around slowly and looked into her eyes. "And if it's not safe when you have to go home, I'll just have to spend the night at your house every night!" Umi laughed and slapped him playfully on the shoulder before walking inside the house. Gohan blushed profusely as he followed after her. "Hey! I didn't mean it like that!"

Gohan shut the door after Umi had walked into Goten's room to sleep when he turned around to see his father standing behind him. "Hey dad, what's up?" Goku smiled warmly at his son as he placed a hand on his son's shoulder.

"Gohan, she's going to need to learn how to protect herself better against this beast, because she won't be able to be with others all of the time." Goku said with a twinkle in his eye. Gohan had a feeling that he and his mom had been listening to their conversation but laughed as he saw Goku's eyes light up.

"I guess we'll start teaching her tomorrow then." Gohan said as Goku smiled with glee at the prospect of teaching another student. Goku followed ChiChi into their room as Gohan filed into his. Goten was on his way to fall asleep in Gohan's room when he suddenly came up with a brilliant idea. Walking with a flashlight, Goten knocked on Umi's door. Umi had been combing her hair, secretly hoping for a visit from Gohan, when she opened the door and saw little Goten at the door with a flashlight.

"I've decided that I should sleep in here tonight," he announced, "so I can protect you from that monster that came to Master Roshi's today!"

Umi laughed at the young boy. "Sure Goten!" Goten ran in the room and jumped in the middle of the queen sized bed as Umi slipped in beside him. Mokona rose up from his pillow and glared at Goten just as he was snuggling under the covers. Mokona hopped over Goten and snuggled close to Umi pushing Goten to the far right side of the bed.

"Hey! What's the deal Mokona!" Mokona stuck his tongue out at Goten and rolled over instantly falling asleep. Goten rolled his eyes and fell asleep as well. Umi was the last one to fall asleep as she stared at the ceiling in determination.

Even if you manage to get me Sorrus…you will never hurt my friends…both here and Cephiro!

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Thank you again, for everyone who left comments about my last chapter! I'd like to apologize to a couple of people for abandoning this story for awhile, but I promise I'm sticking with it to the end this time!

Till next time…

~Kochou-hime