A/N: Hey guys, I just thought that I would let you all know that I'm grounded from my computer. I'm in school right now writing this author's note. I also didn't have time to proof read this chapter so... bear with it please. I'll proof read it when I get my laptop back.

Her Return

Chapter Thirty-Two

Bulma, Chichi, and Videl traveled all the way back to the ruined city. Looking around, they saw the damage that Kira had done to the place. There wasn't a single soul in sight. Everything in the city was dead. There was no grass, barely any buildings, no people, no birds, no bugs; no any type of animal, there wasn't even a wind-chill.

Bulma looked around trying to see if she could figure out where they were. But it was no use, with everything destroyed; Bulma didn't know where they were.

"God damnmit…" Bulma whispered. "I don't know where we are."

"Don't worry about it, Bulma." Videl said approaching the blue haired woman. "We didn't expect you to know where we were anyway since Kira was in this city for a pretty long time."

Chichi looked around at all of the destruction. It made her nervous that they were the only ones there. She didn't know why, but it just did. She approached Videl and Bulma rubbing her hands together.

"Why don't we try to look around for some survivors?" Chichi suggested.

Videl and Bulma turned to her. Bulma looked at Videl and then nodded. "Yeah, that's a good idea. She could've missed a few people."

"But even if she did." Videl started, "they probably all migrated to the next town."

"All depending if they were injured or not," Bulma corrected. "Let's just go with Chichi's suggestion and look for survivors. There could be some out there."

Something then hit Chichi, "have any of you guys seen Scott or Britnay and their families?" She asked.

Bulma and Videl looked at each other. For the few moments that they were in the city, it was impossible for them to see the families. But the three women started off looking for any survivors. Videl took to the skies and Chichi and Bulma headed off together on foot. They looked around, moving pieces of rubble that their human bodies would allow them to move.

"Find anything Bulma?" Chichi asked as she moved a piece of rubble hoping to find something, but all she found was some more rocks.

She heard a sigh come from Bulma, "nope." Bulma answered. "Nothing, what about you?"

"Same here really." Chichi answered, "All I'm finding is just more rocks and rumble." Chichi said sighing. Bulma stood upright and turned to Goku's wife.

"Let's head back, maybe Videl found someone or something." Bulma stated.

"She probably saw more rocks then we did." Chichi joked as she followed Bulma.

Bulma gave a slight laugh, "yeah, most likely."

The two of them walked all the way into the city till Videl had found them. Gohan's wife touched the ground near Bulma and Chichi and walked towards them. "I didn't find anything," she said to them.

"We didn't think that you would." Bulma said folding her arms over her chest. "We found nothing."

Chichi seated herself down onto a piece of rubble that looked like a side of a building. She looked up at her daughter-in-law and long time friend. "What do we do now?" Chichi asked.

Videl and Bulma looked at each other. "Well…" Videl started. "I can bring us to the Lookout."

"But can you carry me and Chichi?" Bulma asked.

Videl shook her head. "Most likely not." She answered. "But I can carry one at a time." She said. "If one of you are willing to stay here."

"I'll stay." Bulma said.

"No," Chichi said standing up. "I'll stay," she corrected Bulma. "No offense to you but… you don't know any material arts to protect yourself."

"Point?" Bulma stated turning towards Chichi. "Didn't you even notice that Goku wasn't with Vegeta and Aya?"

Chichi stared at Bulma. "I… noticed."

"Then there's something seriously wrong with him." Bulma said to her. "You go first and see your husband."

Chichi knew that there was no changing Bulma's mind. Bulma was kind of like Vegeta, once her mind was made up, there was no way of changing it. Chichi just sighed and nodded her head thanking Bulma for allowing her to go first.

Videl squatted down so that Chichi could get on her back. Bulma watched as the two took off into the air flying towards the lookout. The blue haired woman looked about her before she seated herself down where Chichi was once sitting. Sitting there all by herself, Bulma began to get a little fearful about what could happen to her as Videl took Chichi to the lookout.

Areiko, Aya, and Kira were locked in one furious battle. The three of them exchanging fists, kicks, ki beams, ki blasts, and special attacks. Amazingly, none of the attacks or attempts to hurt one another reached its target, they were just tiring each other out.

Areiko and Aya leapt back away from Kira as she stood there with a smirk on her face. "You're doing well." She said to the two teenaged girls. "That was a lot of fun."

Aya wiped off the sweat that was trickling down her temple. "I'm glad that you're enjoying yourself." She said to Kira.

"Why thank you." Kira replied.

"Don't say your thanks just yet," Areiko snapped getting into her stance. "We're not finished."

"Oh, I know that my dear sister." Kira replied to her getting into her own stance. "I know that very well."

Areiko looked at Aya and began whispering. "Aya, do me a favor."

"What is it?" She asked getting into her stance.

"Go tend to Vegeta."

Aya looked at Areiko in shock. "What?" She asked nearly shouting at her. "Are you insane?! You won't stand a chance with her by the way you look."

"And you won't either." Areiko snapped, sounding cold. "Just do it Aya. I have a feeling that if you don't… Vegeta's going to die."

Aya froze in her spot as she turned her head towards Vegeta who was now seated on the ground leaning against the mountain wall. From her spot next to Areiko Aya could see the whiteness on Vegeta's face known as pale. Even his arms were getting pale. Aya sighed and turned back towards Areiko who was looking at Kira eyeing her closely.

"Alright," Aya said to her, "but if I see one ounce of struggling, I'm stepping in no matter what you say."

Areiko nodded her head, "fair enough." Areiko lunged towards Kira as he demonic sister did the same. Aya took a few steps backwards and turned towards Vegeta rushing over to him.

Vegeta looked at her weirdly as she set herself on her knees next to him. "What are you doing?" He asked.

"Protecting you," Aya answered as she turned back towards Areiko and Kira.

Areiko pulled her fist back and threw it forward hoping that she would make contact with that demonic sister of hers. Kira just smirked and easily dodged her fist grabbing onto her wrist. Pulling Areiko close, Kira formed a quick ki ball in her hand resting it against Areiko's stomach. Areiko's eyes widened as she looked down at Kira's hand. Out of a quick reaction, Areiko flung her free hand downwards hitting Kira in her forearm tossing her ki ball into the ground. It exploded on contact throwing both of the female fighters into the air.

Areiko crossed her arms over her face to block the wind and whipping rocks. When she lowered her arms, she was instantly hit by Kira's foot tossing her into the mountain above Vegeta and Aya. Aya looked up at watched as Areiko hit, causing large boulders to fall out of the rock formation. She quickly grabbed onto Vegeta and jumped out of the way as they crashed onto the ground where they were once seated.

Aya was about to go help Areiko, when suddenly she heard something. "Fire ka me ha me hah!!"

A redish orange ki beam came flying out of the spot where Areiko was stuck. Aya was so amazed by the attack that she just stared at it nearly making her blind. She turned away and shook her head for a few moments getting her sight back. She looked back up into the air to see Areiko levitating out of the hole that she was thrown in. But her appearance was different.

Her bands were spiked downwards and her long hair that hung off of the ponytail was also spiked. Areiko's hair wasn't its usual color either, which is a soft brown. It was a golden blonde color that waved in the surrounding yellow aura around Areiko's body. Sparks flew from every direction; Aya's ears could hear the whirling sound that the aura made as she hovered there.

"Reiko-chan's a super saiyan?" Aya said in puzzlement. "When did this happen?"

"In the fight with Orx." Came Vegeta's answer as he stood next to Aya. "You… you were dead."

"Oh…" Aya's voice trailed off. She then turned towards Vegeta seeing that he was having a difficulty standing. Aya took a hold of his arm and looked at him. "You need to sit."

"I'm fine." Vegeta said to her wincing in pain.

"No you're not." Aya replied quickly. "You were hiding your pain for the whole fight; it's about time that you rested."

Vegeta looked at her, instantly he gave into her. With Aya's help he seated himself down in a safe distance away from the fight. The two of them then turned toward Kira and Areiko once more.

Areiko hovered there in the air with a rather serious look on her face. Kira looked at her with a smirk on her face.

"Why didn't you use this form when you first started fighting me in New York?" Kira asked.

"Because I was trying to forget this part of me." Areiko answered.

Kira laughed. "You can never forget what you are." She snapped. "You'll never forget. You are Father Orx's killing machine; no matter what you do you can't run away from that."

"I am running away from it." Areiko snapped back. "You're just in my way."

"Oh really?" Kira smirked. "What are you going to do about it?"

"I usually remove obstacles that are in my way." Areiko said, "and you are no different."

"You'd kill your own flesh and blood?" Kira asked. "That's cold-hearted."

"You are not my flesh and blood." Areiko snapped. "You are a simple creature created by a mad man who is here to kill me."

Kira laughed, "if I'm a simple creature then what does that make you?" Kira asked. "Last time I checked we were created by the same man. He used the same DNA's to create us."

"Doesn't matter." Areiko said shaking her head. "You are not my sister. We are not from the same blood."

"Then whose blood are you from?" Kira asked.

"Son Goku's." Areiko answered.

Kira looked at her oddly. "How do you figure?" She asked crossing her arms over her chest. "I'd like to hear this one."

"Three years ago, after I killed Orx," Areiko started, "my body was decaying. Something that all of the creations did. And Goku gave me some of his blood; so therefore, I'm not the daughter of Orx, which means I am not your sister!"

Areiko lunged forward throwing her fist into Kira's face. Kira was hit directly and was thrown backwards. Areiko followed her reaching out grabbing onto Kira's ankle, she swung her in circles then let her go. Kira went flying face first into the rock formation causing it to crumble.

Areiko levitated towards the ground, when she touched the yellow aura broke away from her. She watched the rubble closely. Suddenly, the grounded started to shake tossing Areiko back onto her butt. She turned her head towards Aya and Vegeta. Aya was holding onto Vegeta trying to keep him still as the ground shook violently. She then turned her head towards the rubble as it started to lift into the air. With a burst of energy, the rubble went flying everywhere. Areiko, Aya, and Vegeta covered their heads quickly so that they wouldn't get hurt.

Areiko got her feet once the rubble had passed them. She lowered her arms to her sides and watched closely. Kira came lifting out of the ground with her eyes glowing brightly. Her whole body was engulfed with a golden aura just like Areiko. Areiko's eyes widened as she looked upon Kira.

She saw that Kira looked exactly like her in her super saiyan form. A smirk came across Kira's face as she suddenly lunged toward Areiko throwing her shoulder into her stomach.

"Oof!"

Areiko skidded across the ground creating a gash in the earth's surface. She turned her head towards Kira to see her mirror image coming at her again. Areiko leapt up into the air dodging Kira but that wasn't enough. Kira turned hovering on her back. She put the bottom of her palms together and blasted her.

Areiko looked down, but when she did it was a little too late. She crossed her arms over her face and screamed out in pain. Aya jumped to her feet with her eyes widening.

"AREIKO-CHAN!!"

Videl landed on the Lookout putting Chichi down. The two women looked around. "Hello?" Chichi called out. "Anyone there?!"

"Who's there!?"

Coming out of the lookout was Yajirobe with his sword drawn. He blinked a few times seeing Chichi and Videl standing there. "Chichi? Videl?"

"Duh." Chichi said rolling her eyes.

"Momma!"

Running out from behind Yajirobe was a little girl with short jet black hair. Videl grinned brightly as she got down onto her knees and opened her arms. Pan right into her mother's arms and Videl scooped her up swinging her in circles.

Chichi smiled at them as she turned towards Yajirobe to see Bulla peering out from behind his left leg. Chichi walked over and picked her up. "Hey there Bulla."

"Hi Mrs. Son." Bulla greeted. "Where's my mommy?" She asked.

Videl looked at Bulla as she put Pan down. "I'm going to go get her right now." Videl said to her. "Don't worry Bulla, your mother's fine."

Bulla looked at Videl and nodded her head. Videl looked down at her own daughter and placed her hand onto her head. "I'll be back okay sweetie?"

Pan nodded her head as she watched her mother turn around and leap off of the lookout flying back down towards the ground. Chichi watched her daughter-in-law as she placed Bulla down. She then turned towards Yajirobe.

"Were you the only one left to protect these guys?" Chichi asked.

Yajirobe nodded, "yeah."

"Where's Mr. Popo?" Chichi then asked realizing that the black genie was nowhere to be found.

"He's inside," Yajirobe answered. "He's tending to Goku."

"Is he awake?"

Yajirobe nodded, "I'll take you to him." He turned around and entered the Lookout building with Chichi following behind him. Bulla and Pan quickly followed in pursuit, the two little ones didn't want to be left alone outside for fear that Kira would come and get them.