DISCLAMER: I DO NOT OWN DRAGONBALL Z OR ANYTHING ELSE MENTIONED IN THIS STORY!

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"talking"

Italics are what is being said on the TV show 18 and Krillin are watching.

Unsolved Mysteries

Chapter 2: Confused Feelings

18 and Krillin both had stunned looks on their faces as they watched the TV.

Megumi and her twin brother, Akito were last seen leaving their high school on a Friday afternoon, but never made it home…

"Krillin," 18's voice was a little shaky. "They are talking about me and 17. This has to be when Dr. Gero got to us."

Krillin looked at his wife with a serious look in his eyes. "18, are you sure you do not remember anything about your life before Dr. Gero turned you into a cyborg?"

"Yes, I'm sure Krillin. He wiped out all mine and my brother's memories. I didn't even know what my name was. And, that lady on the screen right now claims to be my mother…I don't remember her!" The TV program was now interviewing the mother of 17 and 18.

The last memory I have of them is leaving to go to school. I never saw them again. After they had been missing 24 hours, my husband and I filed a missing persons report but we never found them...they disappeared without a trace.

The narrator started talking again.

This tragedy is the first to happen in this small town in years. Megumi and Akito went missing exactly one week before they were to graduate from high school.

Then a friend of Megumi started talking. She looked to be about twenty-eight, since she was eighteen years old back when Megumi and Akito were missing.

Megumi was my best friend. We could tell each other everything. I called her later that Friday night when her mother answered and said she never came home. I called some of our other friends and they said they've never seen her or her brother. It was then that I knew something was wrong.

"The town that they're talking about is on the other side of the country." Krillin said, but 18 ignored him and kept her eyes glued to the TV. 'I don't remember any of these people." 18 thought.

BACK TO THE TV SHOW

Her mother came up on the screen again.

It is not like them to run away and so I have ruled out that possibility, but somehow I have a gut feeling they're alive. Everyone tells me my son and daughter are most likely dead, but I know they're not.

A friend of 17 came up on the screen.

Oh man, Akito and I were known as the class clowns. We would throw paper airplanes in class and give substitute teachers a hard time. Once during half-time at a football game we ran onto the field with masks on and mooned everyone in the stands, but everybody knew it was us. He laughed a little, and then got serious. It was a shock that Akito disappeared. He never showed any signs that anything was wrong with his life and neither did his sister. I knew something was wrong when the two disappeared at the same time. I would give anything to talk to my friend again.

It cut to the narrator once more.

After the break, we will talk more about the missing high school twins.

COMMERCIAL BREAK

BACK TO KRILLIN AND 18

"I can't believe this, Krillin. They're talking about me and 17. I don't remember that lady who claims to be my mother or those two people who say they were friends of us!"

"Calm down, 18. We'll figure something out."

"I don't know what to do. I want to go and tell my 'mother' that I'm okay, but I don't know what to say about what Dr. Gero did, or about how I don't remember her?"

"18…"

"What am I supposed to say? 'Hi mom…I'm okay. And, by the way, I don't remember you. Some weird scientist guy kidnapped me and turned me into a cyborg and took away my memories!'"

"Well, you don't need to say it that way—"

"I don't even know where 17 is!—"

18 was interrupted by the TV program starting up again.

There were a few other interviews with 17 and 18's friends and parents. They showed pictures of the two, including one of 17 with his friends and one of 18 in her prom dress getting ready for her senior prom. The show concluded with the narrator's final words.

Will these two missing teens ever be found after ten years? We may or may not find that out. If you have any information on the whereabouts of Megumi and Akito, you are asked to call your local police. Thank you.

Then the show was over. 17 and 18 looked just as they did in the pictures that were shown since they never have and never will age. 18 did not feel like herself, and she was thankful Marron was in her room sleeping.

She felt her eyes moisten. She did not want to cry, she thought she was too good for that. She was trying her best to hold it in, but nothing was working.

"18, there's nobody here to see you crying but us…just let it out."

After hearing Krillin, 18 lost control of herself and just let the tears roll right down her face. Krillin had his arms around her in a tight embrace and she just leaned against him not caring if he smelled bad from being sweaty after training outside.

18 was confused. Should she go see her mother and let her mother know she's alright? Or, should she just forget this whole thing ever happened? 'No, I can't just blow this off! I have to do something.' She thought.


A/N: How was it? Sorry about the OOCness on 18's part…it was sort of intentional. Wow, I got this chapter out sooner than I thought! Yay! Until next time…PLEASE REVIEW!