A/N: Now before anyone asks, yes this is a self insert fic. And before anyone starts bitching, please click the back button and be on your merry way if you don't like this sort of thing. Don't leave a comment, just leave. Thank you.
A/N 2: This is my first DBZ fic so please go easy on me for any inaccuracies or OOC-ness.
Inspired by Hero by Skillet & Indestructible by Disturbed.
Disclaimer: I do not own Dragon Ball Z or any of the characters. I only own my OCs. Don't sue me.
Chapter One:
"If it scares you , it might be a good thing to try" -Seth Goodin
I was pissed. After an hour freaking out, and another two hours of aimless wandering I was no longer lost and scared. I was lost and angry.
Where was I, how did I get here, and why the hell didn't anyone bother to change my clothes when they kidnapped me? Or at least give me some decent footwear, because let me tell you, being lost in an unknown forest in your pajamas, with no shoes sucks big time. I had a lot of questions, but the biggest question of all was… why was everything animated?
Maybe most teenage girls would be freaking out because as they had just been walking through their house and blinked their eyes when suddenly they were in some animated forest with no memory of how they got there (and I did for about an hour), but right now I was just mad because no has bothered to explain anything to me and I was stopping to to pull something out of my foot every five minutes.
It was fairly easy to figure out that I was no longer in my dimension/universe and was in some cartoon or anime. I'll freely admit that I'm a lazy nerd that enjoys living in her head instead of reality and I have often daydreamed about falling into my favorite anime, manga, movie, or tv show. But in all of those fantasies I was never in the middle of nowhere, in my pjs and no indication of which universe I was in.
Also, in all of my daydreams I had a new body. I will also freely admit that I am extremely overweight for someone of my height, which is about five feet one inch, and that I also don't have the strength I should have, because of an illness that left me partially paralyzed for a while. So excuse me for being more than slightly peeved over not getting a do-over on the body thing.
Finally, after briefly stopping to pluck a stinging nettle off my foot (again) the trees thinned out, revealing a small meadow with a large, almost perfectly round boulder with a flat top sitting in the dead center of a ring of white and purple flowers. It was very picturesque and looked like something out of a fairy tale.
And did I also mention that there was a glowing, white… blob floating above the boulder?
"Hi?" was the first thing that popped into my head. Really intelligent, I know.
"Hello," the blob said, sounding amused.
Now, you might wonder how a blob can talk right? The answer is: very carefully.
Yeah, not funny. Seriously though, his (it sounded male) voice didn't sound like voice. It was like I was hearing with both my brain and my ears. Somehow I knew that it wasn't telepathy, but I also knew that he wasn't speaking with a mouth. It was kind of weird.
Rather than waste time wondering how a blob could talk, I decided to get right to the point. "Who are you? What are you? Are you the one that brought me here? And if you are, can you please tell me where 'here' is? Meaning, what universe am I in?"
"Certainly," he said, "I don't have a name, call me whatever you want so long as it isn't insulting. What am I? Well suffice to say that I am a being of a higher reality, but again just call me whatever you want. Yes I am the one who brought you here, and this universe is what you would call the world of Dragon Ball Z."
"Oh. Damn," I muttered. Obviously, I was surprised. While I did take karate for over four years, I didn't really retain anything other than how to throw a proper punch and kick so I had no idea why this… being decided to bring me of all people to a universe where fighting power and martial arts were pretty much everything.
"And right about now you're wondering why I brought you of all people to this world, correct?" the blob, who I have just decided to call Bob (it was the first thing that popped into my head, okay?), said.
My mouth popped open and I became extremely creeped out as I realized something. "Oh God you can read my mind, can't you?"
Another thing about my 'falling-into-another-world' fantasy: I always made sure nobody could get into my head. The mere thought of anyone reading my mind made my skin crawl and my stomach turn. I didn't want anyone in my head and I didn't want to be able to read minds. If your wondering why I don't want mind reading powers, it's partially because of the mentality that since I don't want anyone running around my mind I don't want to trespass in theirs. But it's mostly because I just don't want to know their honest thoughts. If people could hear half the stuff I think about they'd have me institutionalized.
Bob chuckled, "No child, but I have done my research and I now have a fairly good idea of how you think. Besides, your face is easy to read."
That me feel better. Kind of. Not really.
I took a deep breath "So why me?" I asked, "You say you've done your research on me, so you know that no matter how much I want to believe otherwise, I am completely worthless, irresponsible, and too stupid to make any sort of difference here."
Bob sniffed. Can a formless blob sniff? "I already know that," he said,"I know that your hardly the most dependable person in the universe. I know that your a cowardly, selfish, petty, vindictive bitch who only cares about herself. And I know that you would only be a useless burden on your family in your world."
I winced. Ouch.
That hurt. All of it was true of course, but it still hurt to hear.
"So, what you should be asking is, why do you think I chose you?" Bob asked.
That made me stop for a second and think. Why me? I know why not me, obviously, so why did this seemingly all powerful being pick me to come here? There was only one reason I could think of.
"Because I asked for it," I whispered.
That had to be it. There was no other reason for me being here.
For months, right before I went to sleep, I would make a wish to any star that would hear me to take me to a different world or universe where I could have a purpose, be useful, and make a difference. I eventually gave up on it, of course, but I continued to silently hope that it could happen.
"Yes," Bob said, "As I said you would have been fairly useless in you world. A burden on your family and on society." Again, ouch. "But here I can give you a purpose, a goal. I know you child. You are a follower. You need someone to tell you what to do"
"Yes," I whispered. Everything Bob has said about me is true. I know it and I own it. Don't get me wrong, there are times when I'm ashamed of myself and promise I'll do better, but in all honesty those feelings usually fade after a few hours. Mostly because there's nothing and no one to motivate me. At this point I seriously couldn't care less what my family thinks of me and I have no friends or boyfriend to encourage me to become better. I am not a blind follower, I have my own opinions, but I do not like to think for myself. I need someone to give me direction.
Bob continued, "So I'm going to give you what you asked for."
I stared at him. "Huh?"
"I'm going to give you what you asked for," he repeated, "I'm going to give you a purpose. A mission if you will."
"Yes," I said immediately, "I don't care what it is I'll do it." I was tired of being a motivationless, useless, burden. Today I was going to have a clear purpose and I was going to do it, no matter what.
Bob chucked, "So eager. Very well, here's what I want you to do: there is a being who goes by the name of Akku. He is not a god, but he's not mortal either. Like me he simply is. You may draw many parallels between him and Freiza, but let me assure Akku is much worse. Akku has conquered entire dimensions and could defeat Beerus and Whis with just a flick of his wrist."
Oh. Fuck. Me. What the hell did I just sign up for?
"... You want me to fight him don't you?" I whimpered.
"Yes."
"Of course you do," I kind of wanted to cry. Well this turned around and bit me in the ass faster then I thought it would.
"There's more," Bob said.
"Of course there is," I mumbled.
Bob ignored me, "Things have already changed here because of Akku's influence."
I stared at him silently for a moment. He didn't mean... "Changed?" I asked.
There was a strange buzzing sensation at the back of my brain. It was weird but I somehow knew it was a feeling of confirmation. I had a feeling it was a way of replacing nods since Bob didn't have a head to nod with. "Yes changed," he affirmed, "Thanks to that lovely thing called the butterfly effect, there will be certain events that was never supposed to happen in the original time line. Besides you of course."
Fuck me sideways.
"Damn," was all I had to say. I am so screwed.
Another buzz. "Yes, but don't worry you won't have a complete disadvantage."
I felt a ripple of hope. "Really?"
Yet another buzz, "I believe you also often wished for a new body, coupled with some awesome but useful powers slash abilities along with this little mission."
That ripple morphed into a tsunami. "Would you please?" I almost begged.
Bob snorted, "I'm going to turn you into a half Saiyan give you a couple of extra powers that may prove useful in the near future. Hang on a second, this will tingle. Close your eyes."
Tingle was a bit of an understatement. My entire body felt like it had been numb and was just regaining feeling, the needles in the foot feeling right before before it starts to get really uncomfortable. "Eeewww!" I shuddered as that extremely unwelcome sensation passed through my body.
I heard a snort and the tingling stopped. Sort of. At least now it actually felt tingly. "You can open you eyes now," Bob said.
I didn't really feel any different, except for a lingering tingle. Then I noticed my clothes. I was now wearing a dark blue ghi, a black undershirt, a lighter blue belt, and black boots. After a brief inspection, I found my hair hadn't really changed. It hung just above the middle of my back, any was tied back in a loose ponytail with a blue scrunchy. And then I realized something.
'Oh my god,' was my first thought, 'I'm thin.' I was actually thin! Not model thin, mind you, a healthy thin. I had honest to god muscle! Then an instant later I strarted to feel strong. Stronger than I was before I was paralyzed in fact. And I was so light! I don't remember the last time I felt this light. Hell, the last time I had been the appropriate weight for my height was when I was eight! I couldn't help but run my hands over my unflabby arms and washboard flat stomach. I felt amazing.
"I take it you're satisfied with the results?" Bob asked clearly amused by my fascination with my new body. All I could do was nod. "Good, but you should take look over your shoulder."
Suddenly wary, I cautiously did as he asked. My mouth popped open, "Is that... a tail?"
"Yes. Half Saiyan remember? I have also given you the healing touch, dream walking, and heightened empathy."
"Empathy? Dream walking?" I frowned, confused. I could see how the healing touch could be useful, but empathy and dream walking? I couldn't see how those powers could help me.
"Yes, you can sense how others are feelings and enter dreams. The better you know the person, the more accurate it will be and you'll be able to pinpoint exactly what caused the feeling. And you'll also be able to take away the emotion that person is feeling and bring it into yourself, including pain, and you can send them emotions, it would be easier if you were feeling that emotion at the time, but that's not necessary. Same for the dream walking. It gets easier the better you know the person, but it's not necessary. You can watch and manipulate their dreams as well as speak to them and you can also create a sort of 'dreamscape' where you can pretty much create your own reality within your mind and pull others into it with you. For the time being you can only do this while you're asleep or in a meditative state, but again it will easier with time and practice. Be careful though, with you any damage you or the dreamer take while in the dream state will crossover into the physical world."
"Got it," I said. Now that I know what those powers were, the gears in my head were working on overdrive. Some semblance of a plan started forming in my brain, but there was just one small problem that suddenly occurred to me...
"Hey, Bob, at what point in the storyline did you plop me in?"
There was a little heh, probably because it was the first time I called him Bob out loud, before he answered, "You'll find out in a minute, I have to go now. Good luck and just a heads up: you're about to meet one of Akku's minions."
"Wait, what!?" I shrieked, but he was already gone. "Dude, not cool! You can't just say something like that, then just disappear! And you didn't answer my question!"
Suddenly there was a soft plop behind me and I was suddenly terrified to turn around. I had a feeling my question was about to be answered. At least I hoped it was my answer, because I soooo didn't want to meet an enemy without any training whatsoever and no backup.
Slowly, carefully not making any sudden movements, I turned. And my jaw and stomach promptly hit the ground.
Standing maybe twelve feet away from me were two very familiar people. And neither of them looked happy. In fact, they both looked kind of pissed. I expected Piccolo to be scowling, but Goku's glare caught me me completely off guard and it honestly scared me a lot more then the hostile Namekian.
"Who are you?" Goku demanded angrily, sending chills of terror down my spine.
Oh, God, I'm so going to die.
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A/N 3: Topic of the Chapter: Character Profile
Name: Kyra Lin (an alias, obviously)
Age: 19
Height: 5' 1"
Hair Color: Dark Brown
Eye Color: Dark Brown
Build: Curvy
Fave Past time: Reading
(will be updated as time goes on)
A/N 4: Props to anyone who catches the Blade reference. Well I'm screwed aren't I? Honestly, I think Goku's can be pretty damn scary if he wants to be. Expect an update sometime next month. And thank you to vishwakarmarahul735 for being the first reviewer for this fic. I can't believe you reviewed a 190 word prologue (I thought it would look longer when I published it. Sorry). Expect an update sometime next month.
Have a nice day/night!
