"Mom! I'm back." Gohan said. "Oh, good. I found the perfect school for you." Chi-Chi grinned. "Next month they open for registrations." He closed the door. "It's in that city re-named for that Hercule-guy." She frowned. Suddenly the ground started shaking, but it only lasted a few seconds. Goten ran into the livingroom, where the two were talking. "Gohan, what's this?" He asked, holding up a strange looking key on a chain. It had three tips and a red stone at the base. "Oh, that?" Gohan took the key, looking at it. "Dad took it from Freeza when they fought on Namek. Freeza had called someone, and apparently the key was important, so Dad took it when he beat Freeza, in case they came to Earth." He explained. "Oooh." Goten said. Chi-Chi sighed, then got up and walked away with her shoulders slumped, obviously thinking about Goku.

"Where did you get this, anyways?" Gohan asked. Goten shrugged. "It was on the floor." He said. "Well, here." Gohan smiled. "You can wear it and keep it safe." Goten cheered. They stopped when there was a knock on the door. Goten jumped up and answered it. "Hey, Trunks! Look what Gohan gave me." He greeted his lavender- haired friend. "That's a weird looking key." Trunks said. "So, do you want to play?" Goten nodded. "Mom! I'm going out to play with Trunks!" He called. "Alright. Be home before dark." Chi-Chi said, coming out of the kitchen with snacks. "Take a sandwich with you. You, too, Trunks." She smiled. After the two young kids got their snacks, they ran outside. "See this key?" Goten asked. "It was Freeza's. My dad took it from Freeza in case the bad guy came to Earth." "I wonder what the guy looks like." Trunks said, running deeper into the woods. After a while, they stopped in a clearing.

The two got into a fighting stance. "This time I'm going to win, Trunks!" Goten said. "Dream on." Trunks smirked, then they ran at each other. A few hours passed until Goten fell backwards, panting. Trunks walked up to him, panting as well. "I win again." He grinned. Goten frowned and crossed his arms. "Fine, but I'll win next time." He declared. "You wish." Trunks teased, then sat next to him. "I have to go soon. My mom is picking me up at your house. Are you gonna walk back with me?" He asked. "It's sunset." "Nah. I'm too tired to walk right now. I'll go home later." Trunks shrugged, then stood up and walked off. "Man." Goten sighed when he was gone. He stood up and dusted himself off. "I was sure I'd beat him this time." He started walking around aimlessly. "I was so close, too." He whined, then stopped.

A huge crater was right in front of him, a spaceship in the middle. Grass was growing back in the crater, so it was obviously an old ship. He climbed down and looked at it. It looked like one of those tanning-pods he had seen on TV. He saw a lock on it and dusted it off, his eyes widening. It needed a three-point key. Goten pulled the key out of his shirt and looked at it, then back to the pod. "This is the bad guy who worked for Freeza." He gasped, then grinned. "I bet if I can beat the guy in here, I'll be able to beat Trunks." He said, then put the key in the lock, opening the pod. Dust flew up as the top opened. Goten looked in, eyes wide. He looked at the young, black-haired girl, sleeping in the pod with a sword at her side. Goten reached for the sword and picked it up. "This is the person Freeza was calling?" He asked out loud, pulling the sword out of it's sleeve. "She doesn't look like much. She's younger than Gohan." Suddenly, her eyes snapped open, causing Goten to jump and scream.

She sat up, looking around with a blank expression, then swung her legs over the edge, standing up. Goten hugged her sword subconsciously, back away a few steps. She stood up and put on a white trench coat, then looked around with blank onyx eyes, until she saw him. She started walking to him, and, in fear, Goten walked back, then turned to run, but tripped. He scooted backwards as she got closer. She crouched in front of him and reached toward him. He closed his eyes, looking away and putting his arm over his eyes. "Can I have my sword back?" She asked in a dull tone. Goten's eyes widened, then he looked at her. She held her hand out for her sword, then he realized he was holding it. He handed it to her and she stood up, putting the sword over her shoulder, strapping it to her back. "So, this is Earth." She muttered, looking around.

Goten stood up and brushed himself off again. He looked at her and cleared his throat, getting her attention. "My name is Son Goten. What's your name?" He asked, putting a hand out to her. She stared at him, then went down to his level. "Do you happen to know Son Goku?" She asked, ignoring his question. He nodded. "He's my father, but you didn't say your name." He said. "I don't have a name." She said, standing up again. "Where do you live?" She asked. "Uh, that way." Goten pointed. "And the nearest city's that way." She nodded, then picked him up by the back of his shirt. "Could you show me the city, Son Goten?" She asked. "Sure, but I have to be back by dark." Goten shrugged. "Hold on." She instructed, putting him on her back.

Goten's eyes widened when she started flying. "Y-you know how to fly?" He stuttered. She nodded. She flew quickly into the city, Goten pointing out different stores and restaurants. She stopped after a while at an old building, soon to be torn down. "You know, I expected you to be mean and scary when I realized you worked for Freeza, but you're actually nice." Goten smiled, climbing off her back. "Don't let an enemy deceive you." She said. Not once had she shown any emotion. Suddenly, she threw Goten into the wall. "I'm going to fight you, Son Goten." She said, walking up to him. "Your father, Son Goku, killed my master, Freeza. We will fight, and I will win." She said. Goten got up, shaking his head to clear the dizziness, and into a fighting stance. "I won't let you win." He growled, the smiled at her. "I'll win."

~O~O~O~

Chi-Chi frowned. "Gohan, it's already dark. Where do you think he is?" She asked her oldest son. "I don't know, but I'll go look for him." Gohan said, opening the door. "Don't worry, Mom. I'm sure he just lost track of time." He smiled, then walked out. "Goten, where are you?" He muttered, flying over the forest. He stopped when he felt two people's strong ki. "It's Goten." He realized, then started flying to the city. "How did he even get this far?" He stopped at an abandon building as both of the ki went down. He walked in and saw a beautiful girl, standing over his brother, who was knocked out. The girl had her sword at Goten's neck. "I'm looking for Son Goku. I used to work for Master Freeza. Bring him here if you want the boy to live." She said. Gohan glared at her. "I can't do that." He said. "My dad died 5 years ago. Now, let my brother go." He started growling at her. She didn't move an inch. "Son Goku is dead? Who killed him?" 'For now, it's better to answer her questions.' He thought. "A creature called Cell."

"'Cell'?" She asked. "Where is 'Cell' now?" "I beat Cell after my father was killed." Gohan said. "And what do they call you?" "Son Gohan, Goku's first son." "I see." The girl said, putting her sword away. Gohan relaxed. "Then you will fight me." She finished, running at him. Gohan's eyes widened. She was fast. He barely blocked her kick. 'She's not that strong, but she's so fast I can barely see her.' He thought. He tried to attack her, but she dodged. The two attacked each other quickly, until Gohan jumped back. He tried to fly over her, but she flew up quickly, blocking him. He growled and punched at her repeatedly. After a while, he was panting and she was breathing heavier, but not as bad. He punched at her, but she caught his fist, then she tried to knee him in the stomach, but he caught her knee. Her eyes widened as he flipped her over and threw her into the ground, making a crater. She gasped, blood coming out of her mouth as he flew down and punched her in the stomach, then punched her again and again.

She coughed up more blood, then wiped her mouth. She jumped at him, but when he went to block, a small red knife slipped out of her boot. He hissed in pain as the blade slipped out of his arm. He glared at her, but her face showed no emotion. He froze when he heard Goten moan, waking up. She jumped at him, trying to kick him, and as he went to block it, another small red blade came out of her heel. He moved at last minute and grabbed her ankle, forcing her down. She groaned as another small crater appeared. Gohan rested his hand on her ankle, catching his breath and glancing at Goten, who was still unconscious. Then, a blade came out of her other boot's toe, and she twisted around to cut his face, but he jumped back and let her go. She sat up and looked at him, crouching down. She panted. "You are distracted." She said, standing up straight. He froze when she reached her free hand to her sword. "I can fix that." She glanced behind her, then threw the weapon behind her.

"No!" Gohan yelled, realizing the sword was going to hit Goten. In an instant, he stood up and tried to dash for his younger brother, but the girl got in the way. He glared harshly as she round-house kicked him, the blade in her heel out, but before it hit him, he grabbed her ankle and lifted her up, spinning her around and throwing her into the wall, then he ran and grabbed Goten, getting him out of the way as the sword stabbed the ground. The girl stumbled back in, over the rubble from the wall. She fell to her knees, panting, in front of the bricks. Gohan held Goten. "Are you alright?" Gohan asked. "Yeah?" Goten said, confused. Gohan reached for the sword, but couldn't pull it out of the ground, surprised how heavy the sword was when the girl held it like nothing. Goten grabbed the sword and tossed it to her. Her eyes widened at the little boy who held her sword. 'I see.' "Take it and leave." "You're not going to kill me?" She asked.

For the first time, Gohan took in her appearance. Her silky, raven hair was now slightly knotted, her white trench coat and dark blue sword cover had been thrown to the side sometime during their fight, her wrap around her chest was coming undone, her red wrist-bands lined in red stones, now exposed without her coat, was ripped at the ends, her black shorts were lighter from the dust in the wall and floor, and her boots and headband were darker from the same effect. Blood slipped out of the corner of her mouth and her black eyes were now dull as she fought to stay conscious. She was only about 15. "Why should I?" He asked. "I beat and threaten your brother and tried to kill you." She said. "When did you do that?" Goten asked. The girl looked at him as he was about to continue, shaking her head. "We were training before, and the sword you threw at me was going to hit the ground. It wasn't even aimed at me." The young boy said. The girl sighed. "No, but it was meant to look that way." She muttered, looking to the ground. "And you weren't supposed to realize it either."

"Why would you go that far?" Gohan asked. "Now that I think about it, if you really wanted to fight, you could've killed Goten first. And you never used your sword, which would've been more effective than the blades in your boots." "But, at the time, it seemed like I was a real threat to you and your brother." The girl explained. "That was the whole point. Anyone else would've killed me, to make sure I didn't come back as a future threat. Why didn't you?" "You hadn't killed anyone." Gohan shrugged. "Besides, you're still young. You still have a life ahead of you." He grinned. "Teach me." The girl bowed her head to Gohan. "Please?" Gohan and Goten looked at each other, then back to her. "Teach you what?" "Teach me how not to kill." She asked, keeping her forehead on the floor. "It took everything I had not to kill you and your brother. I had to slow down, lighten up, as much as I could to make sure I didn't kill you. Teach me to be gentle."

Goten jumped out of Gohan's grip and ran to the girl, putting a hand on her back. "On one condition." He said. The girl looked at him, blankly. "Tell us your name." The girl sighed. "I don't have a name." She said. "Hmm… Then, you have to smiled." "I don't know how. You see, I'm a Saiyan-" "What?!" Gohan yelled. "But, the only survivors were supposed to be my dad, Vegeta, that one guy who came with Vegeta-" "Nappa." The girl said. "-and my dad's brother-" "Raditz." "Me, Goten, and Trunks are only half-Saiyan. Are you half-Saiyan?" He asked. "No. I was taken from Planet Vegeta when I was a child, right after birth. Master Freeza raised me." "Okay, wait." Goten put his hands up. "We should tell Vegeta and Trunks there's another Saiyan." He told his brother. Gohan nodded. "Yeah, but Mom's already worried. We need to go home first, then tell them tomorrow." He said, then turned to the girl. "Alright. I'll teach you.

"Where did you come from anyways?" He asked. "From the pod this opened." Goten said, holding up the key. The girl's eyes widened as, for the first time, an emotion showed on her face. Fear. She put her forehead on the ground again. "I'm sorry for fighting you." She said. "I'll never do such a thing again. I'll do anything you tell me to make up for it. I'm sorry. I apologize for attacking you and your brother. I-" "Woah, woah, woah." Gohan put his hands up, realizing she was talking to Goten. "What's wrong?" "He holds the bomb." She said. The brothers looked at her, confused. She sat back on her legs. "Notice how this stone-" She pointed to her collar. "-these stones-" She pointed to her ears. "-and that stone all match? They're bombs. If one goes off, the others follow. I have them all over my body. If you push the three tips of the key in, they'll touch and go off, causing mine to explode and kill me."

"Like… this?" Goten asked, pushing two together. The girl's eyes widened and Gohan took it from him. "Yes. Just like… that…" The girl put a hand on her forehead. "What's wrong?" Goten asked. "N-nothing." The girl said. "Just a headache. Technically, I should be about as old as your father. Instead, I'm still 15 from suspended animation, keeping me young. I get headaches from my body trying to catch up to time, but I can't grow 30 years in a minute." "Wait, but what about your silver strands?" Gohan asked, catching her strands in his hand. "All Saiyans have black hair and black eyes. Why do you-" "But, Trunks doesn't." Goten interrupted. "His hair is purple." "That's because he's half human. Mom and Dad both have black hair, but if Mom didn't, there's a chance we wouldn't either." "Oh. So, if Mom had blue hair, we'd have purple hair?" Goten asked. Gohan shrugged. "Maybe-" He stopped when he felt the girl's hand on his, her other hand on her forehead, trying to steady herself. "S-sorry." She muttered.

"Alright. Tomorrow, we'll take you to Bulma's and see if she can get this collar off. For now, we'll go back to our house." Gohan said, trying to help the girl up, but she fell against his chest. "Sor-ry." She stuttered. "I c-can't seem to... see straight. It seems I'm… exhausted." She started getting quieter as her eyes closed. "What a… str-strange feeling." She muttered before passing out. Gohan caught her before she fell on her face. "What now?" Goten asked. "Alright, stay here." Gohan said, laying the girl down. He went outside and flew to the roof. "Nimbus!" He called. After a few moments, the yellow cloud appeared. It followed him into the building. He picked up the girl, bridal -style, then set her on the cloud. "Okay, Goten. You need to make sure she doesn't fall off." "Yes, sir!" Goten saluted, climbing on the cloud. They flew out of the building.

After a while, they reached their house. Gohan landed first, then helped Goten down. "Mom! We're back!" Gohan called. Chi-Chi came running to the door. "Where were you?" She asked, squeezing Goten. "I said be home by dark! And why are you both beat up?" "Uh, Mom. We have a… situation." Gohan started, then stepped to the side so Nimbus could bring the girl in. "Who's this? Is this why you were late?" Chi-Chi asked, glaring at the unconscious girl. "Uh, kinda." Gohan scratched the back of his head. "She used to work for Freeza!" Goten exclaimed, causing Chi-Chi to pale. "You shouldn't have started with that." Gohan sighed. "Get her out of here!" Chi-Chi yelled. "Mom, listen." Gohan said. "She was raised by Freeza and asked me to teach her how to be gentle. She doesn't know how not to kill!" "What kind of parenting is that?" Chi-Chi exclaimed. "Someone who wants a weapon, not a daughter." Gohan sighed.

Chi-Chi sighed. "Alright, fine. She can stay." She started. "She can stay in the guest room. I'll even enroll her in school with you if she stays that long. But, you both have to watch her carefully." "Tomorrow, we're taking her to Bulma's place to meet Vegeta and Trunks, and see if Bulma can get rid of these bombs." "Bombs?!" Chi-Chi exclaimed. "Yeah. The key is the detonator." Gohan explained. "Probably to make sure she didn't go wild." Chi-Chi nodded. "Oh, and Mom! Guess what!" Goten said. "She doesn't have a name. She doesn't even know how to smile." Chi-Chi looked at the girl again, this time with pity. She shook her head. "Poor girl." She muttered. "Alright, dinner is done. Put her in the guest room and if she wakes up, she can eat." "Okay." Gohan said, picking the girl up. "Goten, wash your hands." Chi-Chi said. "Yes, ma'am!"