Hey guys, Dragiam20, here. Time Progression in this chapter. After he saw his dad, he got really angry and kicked him out. I decided to not write that chapter because I don't want to write family hate and stuff. Even still, his dad/Uncle Ron has been coming back even more ever since, trying to catch Uub at home. He's been getting really tired of it, so Ciara suggested they train for a while. But Uub's idea of training is a lot more strenuous than most people's. Well, I hope you guys enjoy this chapter. Mainly just Ciara/Uub fluff and training. And the snippet of the song belongs to Thousand Foot Krutch, not me. And I may add in something else. This is Dragiam20, Cya at the end.

Uub's P.O.V.

I looked out the window to make sure he was gone. He was nowhere to be seen. I relaxed against the door and slid down to the floor. 'That was the fifth time this week! And it's only Tuesday!' I sighed and got up. Ciara was making dinner in the kitchen, and she was singing. She was used to it by now, as was I. We were really comfortable with each other, even developing norms for our everyday routine. Her singing while making dinner was part of it. It calmed us both down.

I went to the backyard and tried to choose which of the trees was next to be used as firewood. I recently bought more land behind our house, extending into the forest. We had a good forty or so acres of land back there. I found a nice, thick evergreen and chopped it off if it's base. Trees usually last for about two months, and that's if we use a lot at a time. I came in with a few branches and threw them into the furnace.

I came into the main part of the house, and Ciara was finishing dinner. I kissed her cheek and she giggled. "Stop it, Uub." I ignored her and picked her up. She yelped and hit me. "You idiot! You're going to spoil me. Put me down, you stupid Sayi…mmm." I shut her up with a kiss. When I put her down, she blushed. "Stupid Sayian…" I smiled and said, "Stop calling me stupid, Ci. I'll start calling you Pinky again." She glared at me, and I laughed. She rolled her eyes, and came over with two plates.

"Oooh, salmon!" I started to chow down and Ciara shakes her head. She says, "Wow. I still can't believe Saiyans eat this much. You're like a black hole. I can't believe there was a whole planet of you guys." I look up with the salmon's tail sticking out of my mouth. "Hmm?" I suck in the tail and chew. I grab the tail out of my mouth and pull out the skeleton. Then, I let out a loud, comical burp. Ciara's face twists in disgust. "Ewww! And it's worse because you're not a full Sayian!" I smile with fish lips and kiss her. She squeals, "EWWWWWWW!" I laugh and fall out of my chair. Steam pours out of her head and she yells. "THAT WASN'T FUNNY!" I just laugh more, and she sits back in the chair, angry.

When I calm down, she kicks me in the leg. "Ow! Hey, don't get mad at me bec-OWWW!" She smirks as I rub my stomach and shin. When I sit up, she kisses my cheek and shakes her head. "You are such a Sayian." I smile slightly. "Come on. That's not so bad, is it?" She smiles. "Even if it is, you're my Sayian." She kisses my forehead. "And don't you forget it!" I smile and hug her. "I won't." She hugs me back tighter. She says softly, "Good."

She finishes eating and we shower together. She takes my shorts, leaving me in just my boxers and t-shirt. When I get out, she's in the bed, reading some book. Probably fantasy, her favorite. I go through the drawer and take out some black and red shorts. I put them on and join her in the king-sized beast of a bed. I turn towards her and cut my light off. "Night Ci." She ruffles my hair and dims her light, still reading. I fall asleep and I hear her shifting in the bed.

Ciara's P.O.V.

I took his shorts and left the bathroom. I could hear him say, "Really…" I just smiled and skipped out of the room with the baggy blue bottoms on. I put on my grey t-shirt and jumped into the bed. I reached for my book and started reading. When he came out, I had already gone under the covers, reading. He put on some extra shorts and got into bed. He quietly said, "Night Ci." I smiled and messed up his hair. Then I dimmed the light so he could sleep. After a few minutes, I put the book away and turned my light all the way off. I went to sleep, cuddling up beside him.

The next morning, I woke up to see him gone. I smelled eggs and toast. I smiled and rubbed the sleep out of my eyes. I got up and went into the kitchen. He was making breakfast with his music on, dancing a little. I groaned quietly. His favorite song, Courtesy Call, was playing. That song was going to be the end of me. He was singing along when the loudest part of the song came on. He screamed, "It shakes me to the core and makes me stronger than before!" I threw some paper at him, and he stopped and turned around, smiling. "Morning Ci. Have a good sleep?" I just rolled my eyes and hugged the idiot.

I kissed him and asked, "Eggs and Toast? My favorite…You want something." He played ignorance and said, "What? No, I don't. I just wanted to make my favorite girl's favorite breakfast. Is that so wrong?" I blushed and smiled. "Yeah, but when you make me breakfast, you usually want something." He was going to break, I could see it. He rubbed the back of his neck. "Well, there is one thing…" I asked, "Yeah?"

Uub's P.O.V.

When I woke up, she was cuddled against me like a little pink angel. I got up without disturbing her sleep and tip-toed towards the kitchen. I sat down and watched T.V. for a while before realizing we hadn't trained for a while. 'We could be getting rusty. And I WILL NOT let Jack get stronger than me.' I knew it would take some convincing on my part. The last time I asked, she acted like she didn't hear me.

"Hmm…making her breakfast might give me the edge. Then she'll be able to keep up with everyone else too. And I'll be able to keep up with her." I took out the eggs, turned on the stove, and got to cooking. I turned on the radio and popped some toast in the toaster. After a few minutes, everything was looking perfect. Then, Courtesy Call came on. I started to sing along, trying not to make too much noise, but I couldn't help it. I sang, "HEEEEEEY YO! HERE COMES A DANGER UP IN THIS CLUB! WHEN WE GET STARTED, WE AIN'T GON STOP. WE GON TURN IT UP TILL IT GETS TOO HOT!" After a few chorus, my favorite verses started to come. "I am not afraid…of the storm that comes my way. It shakes me to the core and makes me stronger than before!" A paper ball hit me in the back of the head and I smiled. She was awake. "Morning Ci. Have a good sleep?" She rolled her eyes and hugged me. She wraps her arms around my neck and kisses me. She lets go and asks, "Eggs and Toast? My favorite…You want something." I tried to play it off. "What? No, I don't. I just wanted to make my favorite girl her favorite breakfast. Is that so wrong?" She blushed and smiled. "Yeah, but when you make me breakfast, you usually want something." I rubbed the back of my neck. "Well, there is one thing…" She had me. "Yeah?"

"I was wondering if we could go train. We haven't for a while, and I don't want us getting rusty. Plus…Why are you laughing?" She was trying to keep it to herself, but she was failing miserably. She said, "Uub, you could've just asked me. You didn't have to do all of this. It's a question, not the fate of the world. Just get your training gear on." I laughed nervously and went to shower and change. In the middle of the shower, she decided to join me.

I heard her say, "Why are you still so nervous? We've been living together for almost three months now. Relax. If I haven't left yet, I'm not going to." I smile to myself. 'She understands me better than I do myself.' "Yeah, I know. I just don't want to mess it up. You're so perfect, and I'm just…not. Seriously, I don't know how you can deal with me." She hugged me. "I deal with you because I love you." I turn around and smile. "I love you too." She pulls me down for a kiss, and I don't argue.

We get out of the shower and suit up for training. I check the outside for signs of my father. I don't see him anywhere, so we take off. In mid-flight, she asks, "So where are we going?" I announce, "The only place where we have a chance to catch up. The Hyperbolic Time Chamber." She seemed shocked. "I thought you can only go in there twice in your life." I shook my head. "Nah, that was before it was perfected. Now you can go in there as many times as you like. How do you think I got so strong so quickly?" She seemed to ponder that for a while. "Yeah, I guess so. So how long are we staying?" I looked ahead to see the Lookout. "Two days. Two years alone should be enough to boost us to the next level."

She nodded and we landed. "Ah, I see you've come back, Uub. And you've brought a friend." A wrinkled Namekian walks out of the shadows with a cane, followed by a chubby, pure black humanoid. I smile at him. "Hey Dende, Mr, Popo. How have you been?" Dende smiles and chuckles. "Fine, Uub. Finding new wrinkles every day. Soon, I'll have to find a successor." I frowned at that. "Come on, Dende. Don't think like that. You're the second oldest being on Earth. You can last a bit longer, right? Mr. Popo has." He smiles at me. "Yes, I suppose so. Now, let's get on with this Time Chamber business."

He leads us to the chamber and turns a few dials and knobs. "Two days, I assume?" I nod and he sets the chamber accordingly. He opened the door, letting us see in. "Remember the rules. One, you can't stay in for longer than two days, lest you be trapped. Two, the further you go into the chamber, the more harsh the environment and atmosphere will be. Three, you must come out periodically every two days if you wish to go back in. Can you do that?" We nod and he smiles. "I remember helping your ancestors with this. And I remember being terrified by hers." Ciara rubbed the back of her head nervously. "Yeah, sorry about that." He just chuckles. "No worries. I will not hold your species accountable for your ancestor's mistakes. Go on, now. Go train." I went in, followed by Ciara. "Thanks Dende. You're the best old guy I know." The Namekian smiles and closes the door, sealing us inside the parallel dimension.

I stepped into the battle area without a problem, but when Ciara came out, she fell to her knees. "Oh my Kai's! My body feels so heavy here." I help her up and steady her. "Is that better?" She nods and takes a shaky step. I stand behind her, ready to catch her if she fell down. But, it turns out I didn't need to. After she got her rhythm, she broke into a run, and surged deeper into the chamber, deeper than anyone had ever gone. I struggled to keep up with her. "Hey, wait up!" She just laughed and ran faster, leaving me behind. I called out to her. 'Hey! Ci, slow down!' I could hear her laughter and she screamed into my mind. 'Not a chance, monkey boy!'

After almost 10 minutes of this, I fell onto the ground, giving up. My chest heaved slightly, and I knew I was out of shape. I never got tired from a run. Then, I noticed a pink object hanging over my head. It was an antennae. I looked up, and Ciara was floating over me, upside-down. She was smiling at me. "Hiya." I rolled onto my back and groaned. "How are you so fast? And you're not even trying." She floats down beside me and kisses my cheek. "Come on, you big baby." I glare at her, and she laughs. I sigh and stand up. "Ready when you are."

We get into our fighting stances and ready ourselves. Somewhere deep inside the chamber, lightning crackles, and we jump at each other. To the untrained eye, it would look like the world was exploding in several places at once. To someone trained in this type of fighting, it would look like two streaks fighting. But to warriors of our caliber, you could clearly see Ciara and I rushing around the chamber, landing hit after hit on one another.

3rd Person P.O.V.

Uub and Ciara's fight went on for hours, neither of them able to gain the edge. They started to get tired after a time, so Ciara decided to use her true speed. Uub could barely keep up. As time progressed, she was landing more and more hits on the partial Sayian. Uub was keeping up by his instincts alone. He wasn't consciously fighting anymore. His Saiyan side was starting to show itself, as well as his Majin sides' determination. He punched at her, but she seemed to disappear. He said, "Crap." She appeared behind him and smashed him into the ground.

Uub's P.O.V.

I landed on my face. When I tried to get up, Ciara sat on my back, tired, but laughing. I turned over, and she met me with a kiss. I returned it, of course, but then she jumped off of me. "Race you back to the chamber!" She took off and I screamed, "No fair!" I ran after her, and she laughed all the way there. When we finally got there, we were extremely tired. "I'm gonna…catch you…one day." She smiled. "Yeah…right."

She made dinner, and she went to bed. I sat there beside her, looking out the window, and down at her. I smiled to myself. 'How did I get her?' I kissed her forehead and held her while she slept. 'Two years of this, huh? Doesn't sound so bad.'

Two years later…

I dodged her beam and yelled, "Hey!" She laughed at me. "You should try and dodge next time, Uub!" I glared at her. "Oh, yeah? How about this?" I charged a Kamehameha Rebirth attack. "You're gone, now!" She yelled, "Oh, Yeah?!" She flew into the air and started charging an blue-green attack. "It's you who's gone!"

I smiled. "Kaaaaaaaa…...Meeeeeeee…...Haaaaaaaaaa…...Meeeeeee…" I looked up at her. I saw her smirk. "This is it, Uub. Give up now! FINAL SHINE!" The enormous energy blast came towards me, spiraling. "HAAAAAAAAAAA!" The world exploded. The Kamehameha burst upwards and met her Final Shine. As usual, neither of us could gain the upper hand. That is, until she started doing the thing again. "Oh, come on!" She smiled as a purple-red energy surrounded her. Her antennae became longer, as did her hair. Lightning started to flash around her. Her aura became a violent, flashing, lavender color. She laughed and said, "This is actually easy now." She pushed the beam forward, obviously without much effort. it came within ten feet of me and stopped. "You want to go Super Saiyan 3 now?" I ignored her and powered up to Super Sayian 2. Over the period of time we had been inside the chamber, I had mastered my Super Saiyan and Super Sayian 2 forms. Now, even more lightning flashed around me, and I was even faster than before.

I pushed back her attack a considerable amount, but she still looked like she wasn't giving her all. "Fine! I'll do it!" I concentrated as much as I could while still firing my attack. My hair glowed and grew longer. Even more lightning coursed around me, and my eyebrows burned away. My eyes glowed an even deeper green. My body began to glow, and was soon surrounded by a golden aura.

I looked up at her, and she seemed to begin to have trouble now. I smirked. "Having problems?" She screamed at me. "Shut up, Uub!" I aimed more energy into the blast, and screamed, "HAAAAAAAA!" The energy rushed upwards, and Ciara barely had time to dodge before it overtook her. She rushed towards me in anger. I met her in the air, and we began a clash.

She jabbed at me, and I ducked to the side. I undercut her, but she kicked me in the face. I gave her a good sized dent in her arm, then slammed her towards the ground. She flipped in midair and landed on her hands. She growled at me and jumped back up. I thrust an energy blast at her, but she dodges it, and punches me in the gut. I stumble backwards and glare at her. "Even when I'm Super Saiyan 3, you're still faster than I am!" She smirks at me. "It's not a big difference. If I was an 11, you'd be about…Hmmm…maybe an 8 ½ ." I slump over, angry. "Yeah, thanks." I power down, and she does the same. I sit on the floor and snack on the chocolate bar I brought from the fridge.

She stares at it, and I know I'm in for it. "Is that chocolate, by any chance?" I sigh and break off half. I give it to her and she squeals. She kisses my cheek and hugs me. She sits beside me, and I look down at her. "You really like chocolate, don't you?" She hits me in the arm. "You know that!" I chuckled and hugged her. "Yeah, that's why I brought the big one." She kisses me and lays against me, eating her Oh-so-precious chocolate.

I checked the big clock. "Hey, it's almost time for us to get out of here." She looks up at the clock and waves it off. "Yeah, I guess." I can tell something's bothering her. "What's wrong?" She shakes her head. "Nothing…just that when we go out there, we'll have our old problems back again. I don't want to have to deal with the world anymore. Why can't we just stay in here? We don't know what's beyond the survivable point in here, but what if there's food? We could start new lives in here. We could have kids." I could tell she had been thinking about this for a while, and even though it sounded great, I knew it wasn't good for us. "Ci, I know what you mean, but we can't just turn our backs on everyone. And as for having kids, you know as well as I do that I won't let you do that. I made myself a promise to ask your father before we settle down. Think about our families. What would they think?"

She groaned. "You and your stupid integrity." I smiled and looked at her. "Listen Ci, I love you. You know I do. But can you, for one second, just think about all the good in our lives? We are the two strongest people on Earth, we have family and friends that love us. And most importantly, we have each other. Isn't that enough for now?" She sighed and nodded. "I guess so. But promise me something." I nodded. "Anything." She looked up at me. "Promise me that no matter what, that we'll be together. And that we'll love each other, like we do now." I smile and nod. "That's a promise you didn't even have to ask me to keep." She smiled back at me and kissed me.

I pick her up and carry her to the entrance. I kiss her cheek and she giggles. She smiles and hugs me. "I know how you Saiyans stay ahead of everyone." I look at her. "Training obviously." She screams, "No!" I smile. "Well, what is it then?" She growls at me and crosses her arms. "The only reason you Saiyans stay ahead of everyone is because of your genes. Seriously, a Zenkai boost every time you get beaten? That's just unfair." I laugh and she pokes me. "You know it's true!" I concede and nod teasingly. "Yeah, sure it is. While we can be born with 0.001 through 10,000 power levels, you Majins are born with the skill to regrow ANY body part. And a Zenkai is unfair?" She just rolls her eyes and rests her head on my chest. I put her down and she reaches for my hand. I let her, and she skips along happily with my hand in hers.

We reach the door, and the clock rings loudly. We touch the door, and the clock stops ringing. We open the door, and she practically pulls me out, laughing. Dende and Mr. Popo are waiting for us. I wave. "Hi guys." Ciara pulls me toward the edge, laughing. "Bye guys." I wave again before getting pulled over the edge by the eccentric Majin. I hear Mr. Popo yell something, but don't hear him over Ciara's laughter. I see Dende say something to him and shake his head. They both wave at us, heads lowered in what looked like grief. I was confused, but paid little attention to it.

We flew towards our house at top speed, eager to get home. We arrived within a minute, and, to our surprise, there were news crews scattered around the house. We circled the house a few times, trying to figure out what was going on. Ciara asked, "What the heck is going on?" I shrugged. "I guess the best thing to do is ask." She nodded, and we both floated down towards the lawn. As soon as we touched the grass, we were swarmed by reporters. We practically fought through the crowd of news crews, finally reaching the porch. They screamed questions, and we covered our ears, not able to handle so many people yelling at once.

I nodded at her, and she charged her energy. She released a Vice Shout, strong enough to silence them, but weak enough so as not to cause much pain. After a few minutes, I stood in front of them all, waiting to answer questions one-by-one. One reporter yelled, "Young Uub, what do you think about the recent developments in your family?" I barely had time to say, "Huh?", before a second newsman screamed, "Have you been seeing your father recently?" Ciara looked at me with the same confusion, and a third reported yelled, "Son Uub, who do you think it was that shot your father?!"

I looked at him like he was insane. "Someone WHAT!" None of them were expecting that, and they all jumped. One of the women in front said, "Yes, sir. Someone shot your father. It was a specialized beam, made for beings with high power levels. They said that someone broke into your house, and your father was coming to visit you. He stopped them, but he was shot, sir. Right in his stomach." I looked around, searching for any injured power levels. I found several familiar levels in the hospital's direction. 'My family!' There was one that was slowly dropping, and it seemed as if it was taking every bit of it's power to stay alive. "Dad…" I powered up and blasted off towards the hospital at full speed, followed by Ciara. During my take off, I accidentally knocked down every reporter, camera, cameraman, and blade of grass on my lawn. I also cracked a few windows in my house, and the houses around mine.

I touched down outside the hospital, and ran inside, Ciara right on my tail. I almost passed by the receptionist's desk. "Please. The Champion. Which room?" He started to say, "I'm sorry sir. But I can't allow anyone but the family see him." I was so angry, I grabbed him from across the desk, and screamed into his face. "LISTEN! MY DAD IS IN HERE DYING! I WANT TO SEE HIM! IF YOU DON'T TELL ME WHICH ROOM HE'S IN, I'LL BLAST YOU INTO OBLIVION! THEN, I'LL KEEP SEARCHING! NOW TELL ME WHERE HE IS!" I raised a blast, mostly for effect, but I knew I had meant the words I had said. He shakily wrote down the room and handed it to me. "Th-There you go, s-s-sir."

I said a quick, "Thank you.", and flew up the stairs. Ciara was right beside me. We burst onto the floor, and frightened many nurses. I looked at the paper. It read, 'Room 890.' We looked around for the room for a while until Ciara called me from a door near a window. I ran over there, but hesitated opening it. "Ci, what if he doesn't want to see me? I ignored him for so long, what if he doesn't want me here?" She put her hand on my shoulder. "Uub, listen to me. He does want you here. He loves you. And the fact that you got here so fast means you love him too, He knows that, but you have to tell him. This may be your last chance to see him. Don't waste it."

I nodded, but I couldn't open the door. My hand was shaking too much. Ciara put her hand on mine and gave me an encouraging look. She turned my hand, and the door swung open. Everyone was here. My aunt Kara, my uncle Jeff, and my mom were standing over my dad. All the other kids were there as well. Jack, Song, and Ava were standing around, talking. Rala and Tara were passing an energy ball between them, bored. Reyna and Tanner were playing with their toys.

When I came in, they all looked at me. Jack, almost in a whisper, said, "Uub…" I ran over to dad, checking the machines frantically. "Is he okay!? He is okay, right?! Who shot him?! Does anyone know?! When is he gonna wake up?! I need to talk to him! I-I need…Dad…" I sank to my knees against the bed. "I wish I could apologize." Mom kneeled beside me. I expected her to yell at me, but she hugged me instead. "I know, baby. I know." I couldn't keep it in anymore. I held on to my mother for dear life and cried. Like a baby. It was the first time I had cried this hard in years. Ciara sat beside me and hugged me as well. She put her head against mine, and together, the two women calmed me down.

Eventually, I got up and looked at everyone. They had already gone back to what they were doing prior to my arrival. I went over to Jack, who was sitting in a chair, playing his game. I sat down and sighed. "Hey, man." He put down the device and nodded at me. "Hey. Where were you the last few days?" I leaned back in my chair and tugged on a hanging strand of hair. "The Hyperbolic Time Chamber." He raised an eyebrow. "Really? Wow. And I'm guessing Ciara was in there with you?" I nodded and blew the hair out of my face. "Yeah. And she got a new form. And I can go Super Saiyan 3 now." His expression didn't change. "That figures." I look at him. "What does that mean?" He looks at me. "Dude, you're the strongest person I know. I expected you to gain that level when you said you went in the chamber. It's not that surprising, really." I sat back in the chair. "Oh, is that all?"

He smiled. "Cheer up, man. At least Ciara is getting along with your mom and the other girls. I looked up, and sure enough, they were laughing and telling stories. I smiled. It made me happy, but also sad. I wanted the whole family to meet her at the same time. Now, dad was dying in a coma. I got up and walked out the door. This was too much for me to handle at once. I didn't know whether to be happy about Ciara, or sad about my father. And whichever one I pick, I feel guilty about the other. I hear Ciara call, "Uub!" I turn around, and she runs up beside me. "Where are you going?" I shrug. "I don't know. I just need to clear my head. I'm thinking about a lot." She asked, "Do you want me to come with you?" I shake my head. "Nah. You look like you're having a good time with everyone else. I just need to get some anger out. And I don't want you to be caught in the crossfire." She looked worried. "Are you sure?" I nodded and smiled. "I'm sure."

I turned to leave, but she called me back. "Uub?" I turned around, and she was standing on her tip-toes. She kissed me, and I kissed her back, holding her by her waist. I picked her up off the ground and lengthened the kiss. Her feet were barely an inch off the ground, but she squirmed like she was high up. She put something around my neck. When I looked down, it looked like a gold necklace with a pendant in the center. "Ci, I can't take this." She whispered, "Open it." I was a little confused until I saw a small chip on the side. I opened it, and inside were three pictures of us. One when I was asleep in bed, her beside me, smiling. Another showed us in the snow, when we had made snow angels together, her kissing my cheek. The one in the center showed us hugging in the house. It was three days ago in the kitchen. When she had said I was 'Her Saiyan.' "Ciara, this is perfect. Thank you." She smiled and kissed my cheek. "I thought you'd like it." She let go of me and floated down to the floor. "I love you, Ci" She smiled up at me. "I love you too, Uub." I floated out of the window and turned around to see her at the windowsill. I waved, and she waved back, smiling slightly.

I flew off towards the old Kame House. 'The islands near there should be good.' I fly as fast as I can, soon losing sight of Tokitoki City altogether. I see the house on the horizon, and fly past it. I slow down and descend onto Training Isle. I saw a few Jigglers around, but didn't bother them. I powered up to Super Sayian. I must have caught the Jiggler's attention, because several of them came over to me. "Okay, I'm telling you now. Back off." The creatures ignored me and came closer. "Are you deaf or stupid? I said stay back." I raised a hand, readying a Ki blast. They ignore me, and I fire, disintegrating the first one.

The others yell in anger and attack me. "Here they come!" One punches at me, but I run up it's arm and kick off it's head. Five left. I use a double Galick Gun to take out three of them. The other two fire beams from their mouths, which I easily deflect. One roars, only to receive a punch in the gut. The Jiggler's stomach traps my arm, pulling me in. The monster laughs and pulls me in further. I try to get out of it, only to have my other arm caught. I growl. "Fine. If I can't go backwards, I'll go through." My aura surrounded me, and I rushed into the monster, then tore out the other side. The beast lets out an injured sound, then falls over. I look at the last remaining Jiggler. "You want some?" The monster yelps and runs away as fast as it can.

I sigh and power down. 'That helped, but I need to burn off some more steam.' I heard an "Ahem.", and turned around. I was surprised to see someone else here. It was an Arcosian girl. She had her hand on her elbow nervously. She had a cuteness to her, the innocent kind. She looked about my age, and she had pink body gems and innocent yellow eyes. "Um…do you mind sparring with me?" She was in her first form, so I guessed she was trying not to look threatening. I smiled. "Sure. I'm Uub. What's your name?" She smiles back at me. "My name's Kya. Not that you'll be conscious enough to remember it." She smiles at me, cheerfully. I smile back. 'Cocky.' Then, I notice something. Her eyes changed from that of a innocent girl to that of someone fearful. Then, a second later, they changed back.

I thought nothing of it. Besides, after all the times I'd been scared, I couldn't judge anyone. "Are you ready, Kya?" She nodded nervously. "Um, I think so." We got into our fighting stances. To my surprise, she attacked first, wasting no time. I side-stepped and she caught me with a reverse roundhouse in the face. I coughed and wiped the blood and spit from my face. "That was pretty good. Now you wanna see what I can do?" I rushed her and unleashed a flurry of punches and kicks. She dodged a few of them, but was caught after a while. I punched her in the gut, and she leaned over, clutching her stomach.

"Hey, are you ok?" I asked worried. I hadn't meant to put so much power in that one punch. She just stands up and leans against a tree. She looks up at me, and I see her glaring at me. Her aura surrounds her, and she begins to change shape. She gets slightly taller, her tail starts to blend in with the rest of her body. Her red skin starts to shift, and her body spikes fade into her. She stands all the way up, looking at me in her fourth form. She gets in her battle stance, and with a cold voice, says, "Ready." I get a shiver down my spine. 'Something doesn't feel right.' I shake it off and power up to Ultra Form. The aura pops and sparks around me, letting off electricity. She rushes me, and now, I can't seem to dodge her attacks. She hits me over and over again, with me dodging only the occasional hit. She uses her tail, and bats me away into a tree. My head hits the trunk, and I barely jump out the way of her fist.

I rub the back of my head, and she comes at me again. "Okay, that's enough." I power up to Super Sayian and catch her punch. Then, using her own momentum against her, flip her over the side of the island, into the water. I step back from the edge and power down. "That girl is nuts." I hear someone getting out of the water, but ignore it. I only turn around when I see a yellow light behind me. I turn to see a Death Flash coming towards me. I catch it and hold it in place while she keeps blasting. I yell, "Are you insane?!" She increases the power, and the blast starts to push me backwards. I struggle to hold it, and I try to push it away from me. When I finally do, the beam spirals into another island, destroying it.

I look back at her. She's glowing, and on her knees. She is holding her head, and for the first time, I see a shining, silverish, diamond-clad amulet on her head gem. The amulet shines brighter, and she screams. She looks up at me, and I see tears in her eyes. She whispers, "Run…" Then, she screams and holds her head again. I fly off, confused. 'Why would she warn me?' A ki blast raced past me. "Whoa!" The Arcosian was flying after me, firing Death Beams. "Come back, Uub! I want to fight you!" I yell, "No way!"

She laughs like a maniac, and flies faster. I panic and power up to Super Sayian, increasing my speed. I leave her behind, flying back towards Tokitoki City. 'There's something off with that girl.' I reach the city, and I land in an alley near the hospital. I walk for a while, occasionally looking out for Kya, or whoever she is. I'm just about to enter the hospital when I hear, "UUUUUUB! I'M BAAAAAAACK!" I clench my fist. "Darn it." I turn and meet her fist with one of a Super Sayian. The resulting shock wave shatters all the windows nearby. A dog near us yelps and starts barking.

I back up to the doors. 'I have to protect the people!' I get into a defensive stance, but Kya looks up at something. I look up, and I see something blotting out the sun. A figure descends from the sky, and lands in front of me. It's an adult Arcosian, but instead of pink gems, he has black ones. He gives off a sinister air, and Kya seems to cower away from him. He has spikes down his back, to his tail. He has shoulder horns that curve up at the ends. He's in fourth form, but he's much larger than any Arcosian I'd ever seen. He was closer to a second form's height, and he had sinister yellow eyes.

"Kya, why have you not finished the job yet?" She cowers from him, and he takes out a remote. He presses a button, and the amulet on her head turns off. She runs up to him and hits him. "You monster! Why did you make me do this?!" She falls to her knees, crying. She looks up at me, teary-eyed. "I'm sorry, Uub." He presses another button, and the amulet comes back on. She gets up and gives me the same look as before. The girl then wipes away any of her tears, and stares blankly. The Arcosian man says, "Ahh. There we go. No more whining. And I asked you, 'Why didn't you complete your mission'?" She stares at him. "I could not bring myself to do it. You'll have to. I have nothing against him or his family. You injured his father because I couldn't. And I won't kill Uub." I scream, "You were the one who hurt my father?!" He ignores me and addresses her. "You're right. Even with that device on your head, you won't be of much use to me. Wait here."

He looks towards me. "Boy, pray that the Kais take mercy on you." He takes out a potion and drinks it. His power level almost quadruples. I hear someone yell, "Uub!" I turn to see Ciara running towards me. The Arcosian smiles evilly. "Perfect…" He raises a finger towards her, and begins charging a Death Beam. My eyes get wide. "Ciara!" The world slowed down. He fires, and the beam rushes towards her in a deadly arc. 'She's not fast enough to dodge that.' I run towards her as fast as I can. She puts her hands up, trying to shield herself. I jump in the way of the beam, and say, "I love you." The beam pierces my body, and my eyes go wide.

The world seems to shrink into a very narrow space. I look up, and Ciara is crying over me. I hear her say, "It's ok. He's gone now. Please, don't leave me." She puts her forehead against mine, and cries harder. I put my hand against her cheek, and she looks at me. "Ciara…" I see Jack and everyone else around me. "Everyone…" I cough up blood, and Ciara screams, "Uub!" I hold her hand as tight as I can, which is very weakly. I look up at her. "Tell dad…'I'm sorry.' And Ciara…my last thought is of you. I love you." I smile up at her and kiss her. I relax, and I feel instant relief.

Everything fades to white, and I see a red man in a suit in front of me, shaking his head. "It wasn't his time. But that beam went right through his heart. I'm surprised he survived that long." He was talking to a young purple man, an old purple man, and a blue man with antennae. The young purple one said, "So what do we do? They can't survive what's next without him." The blue man said, "Maybe they can. I've seen the people of Earth do some amazing things in my day, but nothing so great as the protection and the good use of…" The old man interrupted him. "Don't say it." He ignored him and said, "The Dragon Balls. If Dende recreated the Dragon Balls, they might have a chance. Without them…Earth may be gone."

The young, purple one said, "Time Kai said she was going to talk to some of her other subordinates. She's getting a massive team together. He was going to be on it before this happened." The big, red man said, "Do you think that they can do it?" The old purple one said, "I don't know. But if anyone can, his friends can. But taking on a whole planet…that will not be good. And it doesn't help that the Arcosians are scared of their leader. If they weren't, there could be insurrection. And they wouldn't be coming to Earth. This will take some work. King Kai, do you think you could train him? Teach him what has been forgotten to most of the Earth." The blue man spoke up. "I suppose so. But he'll still have to get to my planet like everyone else. He's stronger than Goku. By a good bit, too. I can't imagine what he'll be capable of when he trains here. And if the Dragon Balls are remade, him and that Ciara girl will get back together. It's sad really. I was rooting for them."

The others nodded sadly, and I finally spoke up. "Um…Hello…" They all jumped. The red one spoke up. "I didn't realize you were here already." I nodded. "Yeah, my name is Uub…" 'Dad, please don't be here.' "Is my dad here?" The red one sat down and checked a huge book. "No, he's still on Earth." I sighed in relief. "Good." The blue one, King Kai, said, "Allow me to introduce myself. I'm King Kai, ruler of the Northern part of the universe. This is Supreme Kai, Elder Kai, and King Yemma." They all waved, and I returned it. I looked at them all, unsure. "Um…can I ask you all something?" They all nodded. "How are Ciara and my family doing?" They all shifted uncomfortably. Old Kai spoke up. "Well…they're in pretty bad shape. And the funeral is today. Ciara and your family have been grieving. They let Ciara keep the house, but she doesn't stay there a lot. She misses you." I looked down. "Oh…"

King Kai asked, "Uub, would you like to train on my planet? I know it's not much, but it helps take your mind off of things." I looked up at King Yemma. "So I made it into heaven?" He nodded. "You haven't done anything evil in your life, and what bad things you have done, you've apologized for. I see no reason why you can't." He stamped something in the book, and a halo appeared over my head. King Kai said, "Just follow Snake Way. You'll find my place soon enough. And I expect it to be quickly." He disappeared, and King Yemma pointed me towards Snake Way. I looked down the eternal highway, and saw nothing but yellow clouds and more road. "I guess there's no time like the present." I started flying down Snake Way and, after a few minutes, couldn't see the check-in office anymore.

I feel something moving against my chest, and I stop to see what it is. I take it out of my shirt, and I'm shocked to see that it's the necklace Ciara gave me. I lowered onto the road and fell to my knees. I open it up and see the pictures of us together. That's what it takes for tears to start rolling down my face. I hold the necklace to my heart and whisper, "Ciara…I miss you so much…" I spend the next few hours in that same spot, looking at the pictures and crying.

Kya's P.O.V.

'I can't believe he made me do that. Ever since he put this mind control thing on me, I can't do anything without him telling me to.' I was walking through the ship, not of my free will, towards the king's chambers. I hated this. He made me go along with his plans, even when I don't agree with them. I make it there, and he tells everyone to leave. "Kya, why do you think I put that device on your head?" The thing was a lie detector as well, so I couldn't lie to him. I sighed. "Because you want to control me." He shakes his head. "That's not why." I ask, "Then why?"

He gets up and walks over to me. "Power, Kya. You are one of the most powerful Arcosians ever seen. Along with your cousin, Azrael, that traitor, you are extremely powerful. And you will help me rule, Kya. To make you into a cold ruler, I have to mold you into a cold-blooded killer. And to do that, it seems I must control you. But it seems that you can't kill innocents. That is something that I can't force you to do. But perhaps you can learn by example. Now, go to your quarters and await further instruction." I started to leave. "Yes…Dad…"

Hey guys, Dragiam20 here. This was kind of hard to write. I hated seeing this happen to them, but the story must go on. And what's with the invasion thing? Are the Arcosians attacking Earth? Sorry for the late update. Haven't had a lot of time to write lately. Reviews and suggestions needed. I hope you guys will be reading my other stories. Well, till next time. Dragiam20, Cya later.