3 – The Disappearance of Hatsune Miku

As the debris finally finished scattering around the mountainside, and the smoke cleared, Luka surveyed her handiwork, satisfied that the lab had been completely destroyed.

"Rin, we should head off now," she said, "let us not delay. Take me to the place Len was destroyed."

Rin slowly nodded, and the two flew off, ignoring the survivors of the explosion. Vegeta had a bemused smile on his face as he watched them leave.

"Ignore me, will they? The fools..."

He powered up into his Super Saiyan form, and made to follow after them. However, Trunks blocked him, arms outstretched.

"Out of my way, boy."

"No! We don't know what they're planning, or how powerful this new one is! We should wait for a while!" Trunks desperately pleaded.

"You mean until Kakarrot gets better, right?"

"Kakarrot? You mean Goku? Yes! We have to all fight together!"

"Heh...fighting with the lower class. I don't need help against a bunch of tin cans. Once I'm done with them, I can finally finish off Kakarrot! Now, get out of my way!"

"NO! This is suicide!" Trunks yelled, "you can't-"

Vegeta, weary of the warnings, rammed his fist into Trunks' gut and sped off in pursuit of the androids. Trunks clutched his stomach, wincing in pain, as Piccolo, Tien and Krillin watched helplessly.


Luka took the time while flying to gather all she'd learnt in the short space of time she'd been active. Firstly, Len was dead, killed by Vegeta...somehow. Secondly, Miku was free...somewhere. Thirdly, there was an unidentified person among the group that was no doubt chasing them at that moment.

There was a clear pattern in Luka's mind; she didn't know the vital parts that could paint the whole picture.

"Rin, how was Len beaten?"

It couldn't have been luck, or Rin wouldn't have felt the desperate need to activate her.

"Son Goku and Vegeta could do a strange transformation, which heightened their abilities and power, and changed their hair and eye colour. They called themselves 'Super Saiyans'," Rin explained.

"And where is Son Goku?"

"The fighters mentioned something about him having a virus of some kind, so they took him away; I thought we could deal with him after the rest, but..." Rin trailed off, and Luka made no effort to reply.

So Vegeta was the only potential problem at the moment.

The only other issue to be dealt with was the location of Hatsune Miku. That would have to be a trial and error process, though.

Luka was pulled from her thought process when her scanner picked up a large power heading at high speed towards her and Rin.

"Rin, we're being followed," she said, stopping. Rin also stopped, giving Luka a funny look, before spotting a golden dot on the horizon. Wordlessly, the two descended onto the road below and waited for Vegeta's arrival.

"Have you come to apologise?" Luka dryly asked Vegeta as he landed in front of the androids.

"Apologise? What for? I was only taking out the trash..."

Rin, blinded by fury, sprang at him, but was immediately halted.

"Rin, you'll end up like your brother..." Luka warned, her hand gripping Rin's arm. Rin shook it off, but stepped back.

"You can beat him...right?" she asked nervously. Luka did not reply, focusing solely on Vegeta.

"I hope you're ready to die," Vegeta said, "I won't go easy on you just because you're a woman."

Both slipped into their fighting stances.

"Oh, that's right," Vegeta continued, "you're just a machine..."

Rin quivered with rage, but remained still, while Luka merely narrowed her eyes.

After a tense moment, Luka flew at Vegeta, launching a flurry of attacks to put Vegeta on the defensive. Vegeta blocked each punch, dodged a sweeping kick and threw his own fist towards Luka's face. Luka ducked, and launched her head at Vegeta, who sidestepped, sending her flying into the cliff face.

Brushing herself off, Luka smirked darkly at Vegeta.

"I see how you beat Len. Super Saiyans are powerful, indeed."

"Too bad you're not much to talk about. I'll make this quick, shall I?"

"You can't beat me, Vegeta. Your power, even as a Super Saiyan, is miniscule compared to my own."

Vegeta scowled, and shot an energy wave at Luka. She calmly leapt up and over Vegeta, letting the blast harmlessly hit the cliff.

Vegeta did not turn to face her immediately, standing in the same position for a brief moment, as if trying to comprehend what had happened. Eventually, he turned to face her.

"Where were you aiming?" Luka snorted.

"So, you're quicker than the other androids. Nothing I can't handle," Vegeta said. This time, he sent a volley of energy waves at Luka, who ducked, flipped and sidestepped each one, backhanding the last at Vegeta who took it full force.

He stumbled backwards, his back pressed against the cliff face, barely having time to recover before receiving an elbow to the face, smashing him into the cliff.

"You hit harder than the others, too," Vegeta commented, climbing out of the hole, "I think I'll enjoy this."

"I didn't know you were such a masochist," Luka replied.

Vegeta once again threw himself at Luka, throwing a sweeping punch which was easily avoided. His next attack was a blow to the abdomen, which hit home.

Rin gasped, fearing the worst, but Luka grabbed Vegeta's neck and rammed her knee into his chest. Vegeta glared at Luka as he shook off the pain.

"Hit me," Luka beckoned.

"You don't need to make this any easier for me," Vegeta growled, "I'm the most powerful warrior in the universe!"

"More powerful than Son Goku?"

"Of course! I have reclaimed my birthright as the strongest Saiyan!" Vegeta proclaimed, sneering at Luka. She only sighed in response, and started absentmindedly curling a lock of her hair around her finger.

"This isn't me being nice to you. This is me trying to help you understand how great my power is in comparison to you."

Vegeta looked annoyed, his smirk long gone.

"Just strike me. Give me everything you've got. You won't even be able to scratch me. You'll feel true terror. The terror that Len felt when you killed him," Luka's expression darkened even further, sending chills down Rin's spine.

"SHUT UP, YOU PUPPET!" Vegeta roared, throwing a huge punch at Luka's head.

She didn't even budge.

"Oops, why don't you try again? This time, I'll try and react," Luka taunted.

"You...you're mocking me..."

Vegeta once again threw a huge punch, but Luka grabbed it easily.

"Whu-what?" Vegeta gasped.

"I reacted," Luka explained, before twisting Vegeta's arm behind his back and swiftly striking it with her other hand, making a chilling 'snap' sound.

"Was that your arm or your pride shattering?" she asked, letting Vegeta slump to his knees.

His yells of pain echoed around the mountainside.

"Get up. This isn't nearly over," Luka said coldly. Vegeta stood up, clutching his arm and sending Luka a hateful stare.

"Luka, the cavalry has arrived," Rin said, alerting both fighters.

"What are talking ab-" Luka said, before spotting Trunks, Piccolo, Tien and Krillin landing behind Rin.

"Get behind me, Rin," she said, turning towards her new opponents.

"Father?" Trunks gasped at the sight of Vegeta, barely able to stand.

"Don't...you dare...turn your back on me!" the prince yelled, using his good arm to strike Luka, who swiftly spun around and kicked Vegeta into the cliff.

He collapsed, unconscious, his golden hair fading into black.

"No! FATHER!" Trunks yelled, turning Super Saiyan and swinging his sword at Luka. She caught it with her hand, and crushed the blade like a glass cup, and kicked Trunks into the air. She swiftly dodged Piccolo and Tien's joint attack, grabbing their heads and smashing them together, before jumping over Trunk's renewed assault and planting her feet into his back, smashing him into the road. His hair faded to its original colour, and he too fell unconscious.

Luka surveyed the scene, glancing back to Rin, who was standing next to Vegeta, her hand about to deliver the finishing blow.

"Rin, no! Stop!" she commanded, rushing to grab Rin's hand. Rin looked bewildered.

"But...why? He killed Len! He deserves to die!" Rin cried out, tears welling up in her eyes.

"No, Rin. No one has to die," Luka said, "not yet, anyway..."

Satisfied that Rin would not strike, Luka turned to the only standing Z fighter. Krillin yelped, frozen in fear as Luka and eventually Rin approached, both with serious expressions in their faces.

"You are Krillin, aren't you?" Luka asked for no real reason. Krillin nodded, gulping.

"Tell me, have you seen Hatsune Miku anywhere? Bit taller then you, looks a bit older then Rin but with long blue hair...ring any bells?" she continued casually.

Krillin shook his head, unable to say anything.

"...I see," Luka said. She turned to Rin.

"We should go now. I'm worried about Miku..."

Rin nodded, and took to the air. Luka paused, looking at the beaten fighters, and then to Krillin.

"You should give your friends some senzu beans," she told him, "and tell them not to bother us further."

With that, she left with Rin.


"I never could have imagined...such strength..." Piccolo said, after Krillin had healed everyone with a senzu bean.

"I don't understand...I could put up a fight against Miku, but this new one..." Trunks said.

"Why didn't she kill us? She had us all beat and everything!" Tien voiced.

"I don't understand either. She stopped Rin from killing Vegeta for some reason, and then asked me if I knew where Hatsune Miku is," Krillin responded, scratching his head.

Vegeta abruptly took off, saying nothing to the group.

"Father, wait!" Trunks called out, but was stopped from pursuing by Piccolo.

"Leave him, Trunks. His pride is shattered; he was beaten effortlessly. He'll be back soon enough," Piccolo said.

"This is beyond us...even Super Saiyans are nothing compared to that android!" Tien said hopelessly.

"We need to plan ahead. They may be looking for Hatsune Miku, but we don't know what they'll do afterwards. Goku is still vulnerable in his condition, and may still be in danger. You should all move him to a different location for the present time," Piccolo instructed, looking to the sky.

"And what will you do, Piccolo?" Krillin asked.

"Who can say...?" Piccolo replied mysteriously.

"You can tell us, right? We're your friends-"

"FRIENDS? I AM MERELY USING YOU! I AM THE DEMON KING! I WILL ONE DAY RULE THIS WORLD!" Piccolo shouted, shooting off.

"Oh man, I can't believe I forgot about that," Tien said.

"He's not being serious. I think I know what he wants to do- he was too proud to say it, though," Krillin explained, looking towards the direction Piccolo had gone.

"So, what's he going to do?"

"He's going to fuse with Kami."


Rin and Luka stood in a field of craters and rubble, where not too long ago, Len had perished. Rin was holding Len's head in her hands, cradling it and occasionally sobbing. Luka, on the other hand, was looking around Len's scattered remains.

After a while, Rin approached Luka, mildly curious, but still upset.

"What...are you looking for?" she sniffed.

"You are aware that both you and Rin were made from nothing, correct?"

"Uh-huh."

"Dr Gero used a different kind of infinite energy supply for you two than he did for me and Miku. It's placed where the human heart would be, if you had one."

Rin nodded to indicate she was following.

"I can't see Len's anywhere- it should be in plain view, along with his remains, and it's not small- so I think it's been taken," Luka continued, glancing around once again.

"Someone took...Len's heart?"

"Yes, I think Miku was here."

The two were both silent after this; Luka gathered Len's parts and dug a grave, while Rin continued to hold Len's head protectively, both trying to work out where Miku would have gone after this.

"Rin," Luka said softly. Rin took the prompt, placing Len's head in the grave. Luka covered the body, took a sizeable rock, and planted it into the ground to indicate the grave.

"I...don't know what to do anymore..." Rin said, falling into Luka's arms.

"I'll never forgive them. Any of them," the girl continued, gazing into Luka's eyes.


A/N: chapter 4 is being a total pain to write, but it's in the works. In the meantime, tell me what you think so far! I really like feedback!