Authors Note: Hey here's another chapter. I'm finally out of my cast but I still have a limited range of motion so I can't type as much as I'd like but I did manage to get another chapter written. It's slightly shorter than the last few have been but hopefully the next 1 will be a little longer. I'll be able to type better once I fully recover. Hope you enjoy this chapter. REVIEW!

"talking"

thinking

:communicating through a bond or telepathically:

dream or something happening within a dream

"talking within a dream"

something written/read like a sign or a note

Disclaimer: I don't own any DBZ.

Chapter Seventeen: Celebration

Yamako sensed the others moving into the building and her grandmother heading for the control room just outside the Gravity Chamber, which was linked to the Gravity Chamber's main computer. The gravity could be monitored and controlled from there with the correct command codes so she quickly moved to the control panel and turned down the gravity to 600. Within seconds after moving away and continuing to punch and kick at the air the video monitor popped up in front of her. Bulma came on a second later and Yamako didn't even slow down or look at her.

"Yamako get out here and join the celebration!" Bulma ordered excitedly.

Yamako rolled her eyes defiantly and continued training. Bulma frowned at her and impatiently waited a few more seconds for her to respond.

"I mean it Young-Lady!"

"Must I?" Yamako asked, as she didn't miss a single motion of her exercises.

Suddenly Chichi popped up on the screen next to Bulma. She had been listening the whole time and was extremely pissed. Of course Yamako had known she was listening and still didn't care.

"YAMAKO OOKAMI BRIEFS YOU GET OUT HERE THIS INSTANT!" Chichi screamed as both she and Bulma glared at Yamako.

Yamako growled fiercely at them and took a step towards the monitor. Bulma and Chichi jumped back slightly but didn't back down. Yamako's growl grew into a snarl before she moved to the control panel and shut down the gravity. If they weren't her family she would have blasted them to the next dimension right there. Even then the only reason she was even doing what they wanted was because she didn't want them to send Gohan in there to drag her out. She was strong but she had yet to find anyone in the universe who could beat him. Seeing that Yamako was turning off the gravity and preparing to come out Chichi and Bulma turned off the monitor and left the room in order to join the party. Yamako left the Gravity Chamber and quickly pushed the black button on her watch once again. This caused her training clothes to disappear and change into the clothes she had been wearing when she started the day, her everyday clothes. She walked into the building and into the Living Room where everyone was talking, dancing or, in the case of Vegeta and Piccolo, watching the others with set looks.

Yamako leaned up against the frame of the entryway into the room and closed her eyes. She crossed her arms over her chest and gently crossed her feet. Yamako closed her eyes and allowed her thoughts to travel away from her surroundings into a world of darkness and red colored walls that were all around her. Her mind left her body, creating an almost physical form for itself, and entered a new plane of reality. In this plane her clothes were that of her battle clothes and her sword was strapped securely to her back. Once there a dozen warriors rose up from the shadows and surrounded her. They all attacked at once and Yamako defended and counter-attacked them all with proficiency and skill. She spun around and slashed them with her sword and combated them courageously with her various physical attacks. However, for every enemy she seemingly destroyed a new 1 would arise. After about an hour of this she distantly heard her father's voice calling her. She sighed and stood up straight. With a wave of her hand the shadow warriors disappeared into the darkness and she closed her eyes. The world around her began to spin slightly and fade away. She was soon 1 with her body again inside the Capsule Corp. complex.

"Yamako… YAMAKO!" Trunks nearly shouted for the fifteenth time trying to get Yamako to respond.

"What Dad?" Yamako asked harshly before slowly opening her eyes to glare at him slightly.

Trunks jerked slightly at the suddenness of her answer and looked at Yamako hesitantly.

"Nothing… Just wanted to make sure you were still alive over there."

Yamako rolled her eyes and groaned loudly. She glared at her father even more harshly than before.

"I didn't even want to take part in this ridiculous party anyways, so do me a favor and…LEAVE ME ALONE!" Yamako growled out and snarled for a minute before slowly closing her eyes.

Trunks cringed slightly and sighed. This wasn't the way he wanted his relationship with Yamako to be like. But no matter what he did he couldn't seem to get through to her. Nobody could get through to her. The girl was just too much like Vegeta for her own good and the only ones who could even get close enough to her to even understand her were either extremely solitary and unsocial or they promised her that they wouldn't reveal anything to the others, even at the threat of getting pounded into the ground. Namely, Vegeta, Piccolo, and Kumori. Yamako's mind once again moved to this other reality to continue training while the party continued all around her.

Hours passed and just as the party was starting to die down a powerful vision invaded Yamako's mind. She found herself on a battlefield on a strange planet. She looked behind her and saw a strange fox-like alien species and ahead of her a race that appeared similar to humans but possessed wings, claws, and fangs like a bat. Even their eyes appeared to be that of nocturnal creatures. The 2 races were gathered in large armies and were charging each other with her right in the center of it. She tried to power up and fly away but it was no use. She heard the sound of a battle cry and looked to her left, only to see 1 of the bat creatures slashing at her with a small sword. She leaned back and dodged but wasn't quick enough to avoid the creature tripping her. She fell to the ground and looked up as the creature leaped towards the ground with the end of his sword aimed directly for her neck. She grabbed the creature's wrist with both hands and pushed the tip away from her. The creature reinforced his hand with his other 1 and pushed it back towards her. Yamako pushed with all her might but was being overpowered. There was no way someone as weak as this creature could be overpowering her. It wasn't even a match for Krillin or Kumori. But somehow it was more powerful than her. Just as the sword tip was about to pierce her skin 1 of the fox creatures kicked him off of her. She looked up at him as he motioned for her to get up, just before he continued fighting. Yamako rose to her feet and quickly dusted herself off. She looked up and her eyes went wide as she saw the energy from some kind of cannon heading straight for her. As it came closer the light engulfed her and her eyes snapped open as she let out a small gasp of fear and surprise. She panted heavily and sweat poured down her face as she remembered the vision and she felt an overwhelming weakness flow over her. It was as if she had just taken part in a real ferocious battle or that her energy had been drained. Trunks and the others instantly noticed her drained and frightened expression the instant they heard her gasp.

"Yamako are you alright?" Trunks asked frantically as he almost ran to her side.

Yamako caught her breath for a moment before looking at all the concerned faces around her.

"I'm fine. Don't worry about me Dad I can take care of myself." Yamako stated firmly as she uncrossed her arms and left.

Trunks and the others just stood there regretfully and dumbfounded. Trunks and Pan sighed as everyone decided just to leave Yamako be and return to the party. They could figure out what was going on later when Yamako wasn't so uptight about it. Yamako walked about 2 steps before resting her hand against the wall and leaning her weight on it for support. She panted heavily and the sweat poured down her face. She felt completely drained.

Those visions again. Why do I keep having them? And what do they mean? I've got to know! …What's happening to me?! Yamako shouted in her mind and growled.

She angrily made a fist and hit the wall with the hand she was leaning against. She was disgusted with herself when she saw that she hadn't even made a dent in the wall. After a minute or 2 she slowly walked outside towards the Gravity Chamber walking slowly and swaying slightly along the way. She made it to the Gravity Chamber and changed into her training attire. She went inside and walked over to the control panel. She still felt incredibly drained but ignored her fatigue and set the gravity to 2000 times the planet's normal gravity. She wasn't going to be weak. Especially not over some vision. Besides the stronger she got the easier it would be to determine the meaning of the visions. On top of that her training kept her mind from stressing over the vision constantly. After training till midnight Yamako heard the sound of footsteps coming down the hall. Yamako scanned the person's brain waves and identified the person as Vegeta. Moving to the controller she set it down to 800. The door soon opened and an aggravated Vegeta stepped in and looked at her sternly. Yamako stopped her training and slowly stood up straight.

"Brat. …What in the world was that all about earlier?!" Vegeta growled impatiently.

Yamako could tell Vegeta was pissed. Even without reading his mind that was apparent. Yamako knew why he was so pissed too. If Vegeta didn't get some answers from her he'd never hear the end of it from Bulma. Not to mention Chichi or the others. Yamako almost felt sorry for him. Almost. However, Yamako had never given answers to questions she didn't feel like answering and she wasn't about to start now; even if he was 1 of the second strongest beings in the entire universe.

"What are you talking about?" Yamako asked innocently.

"Don't play dumb with me Girl!" Vegeta was really getting pissed now and his ki was rising rapidly because of it. "I'm the Prince of all Saiyans and you will do as I say!"

He'd been rudely awakened by Bulma in order to figure out what was wrong with Yamako and had no tolerance for Yamako's games. Yamako simply smirked at him with the same exact smirk he gave everyone else.

"And I'm the Princess of all Saiyans and I obey no 1 anymore! Not even you Grandpa Vegeta!" Yamako stated snidely as she brushed past him harshly.

Vegeta grabbed her arm roughly and glared at her with bared teeth. Yamako looked at him coldly, just waiting for him to say something or make a move to try and stop her.

"I am the second most powerful being in the entire universe. You will respect me Brat!"

"Grandpa Vegeta…you of all people should know that I respect you. But you have taught me all too well what it means to be a Saiyan. A true Saiyan… Especially 1 of royal blood and I am no longer a child! The choice of what is revealed about my life shall be left for me to decide! Now, unless you plan on starting a fight, release me!"

Vegeta glared at her and gripped her arm tighter. Yamako almost winced because of the force and her fatigue.

"Listen here Girl. I shall give you a reprieve from answering tonight but I will get the answers I seek from you sooner or later; 1 way or another. You are indeed powerful but compared to me you are nothing. Be confident in your abilities but do not underestimate your opponent or, especially me! Know your place as well as your limitations. For I might not be so generous to you in the future."

Vegeta released her and Yamako took a few steps forward. She looked at Vegeta and smirked.

"Earth really has made you soft." Yamako stated before disappearing from sight.

Vegeta growled at her last comment but didn't bother going after her. He would simply pay her back in their next training secession. Letting out a small sigh he went back to bed in order to get at least a few hours of sleep before Bulma started berating him for information about Yamako.

Yamako walked down the hall and pondered over the new situation she was in. She already knew that before her family (except Vegeta) would freak whenever she turned the gravity up to 800. Now that she could handle 2000 easily they would be even more freaked. They'd never let her train under that kind of gravity. She would constantly have to be on the lookout for them. Plus with the events of that night her family would be keeping even closer tabs on her for any signs of a repeat performance. She needed to get away. She needed to find her own place to train. Some place where she could train at any level of gravity in peace. Some place not even Vegeta or Piccolo knew about. Maybe not even Kumori. Smirking as the idea of the perfect spot to create such a place came to her she rushed up to her room, changing into her battle attire along the way. When she got into her room she grabbed her sword and strapped it to her back and quickly grabbed a capsule. Putting the capsule in her pocket she quickly went down to the lab entrance. It was bolted shut and had more alarm systems than the whole building combined. Smirking Yamako quickly hacked into the defense grid and shut it down. Walking in she went to the cabinet and opened it up. She grabbed 4 or 5 capsules filled with various components and systems for some new inventions and computer counsels. Taking them and her laptop she left and flew to Bikawa Falls (a lake/river with a ridge and a waterfall) just a few miles from Kazefern Cliff. She jumped over to a small ledge between the waterfall and the ridge and walked into a cave behind the waterfall. She walked until the cave opened into a huge cavern with no roof. The cavern had a small creek running through it leading out of the cavern through underground holes in each of the cavern walls. The cavern floor was covered with grass; a few wild flower patches were scattered throughout the cavern along with some bushes and trees. The opening leading to another smaller cavern was located at the far right wall. Looking around she nodded her head in satisfaction and began transforming the cavern into her own private very secure and well-concealed training hideout.

Author's Note: Whoa talk about attitude! Yamako really snapped at both Trunks and Vegeta. And apparently Yamako has decided to make her own unique place to train. It should be a very interesting place when it's finished. Will she see fit to tell Kumori where her hideout is or not? Find out all about the spot in the next chapter. Remember to review!