This takes place before the z fighters meet connie's parents.

Connie walked down the boardwalk, excited to spend the afternoon with her friends. It was so nice to see Steven and Gohan, as well as their guardians. She was excited to show them a new Manga series she had found called Dragon Boy. It was really funny and action packed, so she was sure they would enjoy it, even if it was discontinued. She spied her friends walking away from the docks carrying a large bucket. "Steven! Gohan!"she called, waving at them. The two turned to her and waved back, still trying to balance the bucket.

"Connie!" Steven cheered. Gohan smiled at her as she approached them. "What's up?" Steven asked.

"I just got a new manga and I wanted to-" she started, running up to them, but she stopped when a pungent odor filled her nostrils. "Uh guys?" she asked holding her nose, "Why do you smell like fish? Did one of your guardians come up with some weird new training routine for you?"

Steven and Gohan blinked in confusion before smiling. "Oh no! It's not us," Steven explained, "It's the bucket. We just finished picking up a bunch from Yellowtail."

"Why do you have so much?" she questioned as she eyed the giant bucket.

"We're taking them to my friend Icarus!" Gohan explained.

Connie cocked an eyebrow. "Who's Icarus?" she questioned.

"He's Gohan's pet...sorta," Steven explained, "He's technically a wild animal, but Gohan visits him a lot."

"Oh...Ok," she said.

"Would you like to come with us?" Gohan asked, "He's really nice."

Connie frowned. She planned on spending the afternoon with them and she was curious as to what kind of animal Icarus was, but the sheer size of the food made her nervous. Steven had said he was a wild animal, after all. Still, she was very curious and it sounded interesting. "Sure!" she said.

"Awesome!" Steven said, "Come on let's go get the flying nimbus and head out!" The trio then headed up the hill towards the beach.

"Flying Nimbus!" Gohan called once they reached the rusted remains of the fence. Connie looked confused for a moment as nothing happened, but then she saw something yellow shooting across the sky. It swung around and started heading straight for them. Connie's eyes widened as she realised it was a yellow cloud. As it skidded to a halt in front of them, Connie jumped back slightly.

The two boys then climbed on with their bucket of fish. Steven turned to her and offered her a hand. "Come on!" he said.

Connie hesitated. "Is it safe?" she questioned.

"Pretty much," Steven said, "The nimbus is a little picky about who it lets ride it, but aside from that, it's fine."

"Ok…" she said taking his hand. He hauled her on board and she stood up on the cloud.

"Ready to go?" he asked.

"Where are the safety belts?" she questioned.

"There aren't any," Gohan stated bluntly.

"What?!" she exclaimed, before she could say anything more, they zoomed off. Connie held onto Steven for dear life as they flew through the air. She screamed, eyes squeezed tight as the wind rushed past her.

As they continued, she eventually calmed down and opened her eyes...and she smiled at what she saw. As they zoomed over the land and sea, she stared in awe at what she saw. All the people, trees, and buildings...the islands, waves, and boats. She couldn't help but start laughing. She felt so alive, so free! "Woooohoooo!" she cried, "This is amazing!"

"I know, right?" Steve responded, looking over his shoulder.

…

When they got to Mount Pizou, they landed half way up the mountain. "Icarus lives a little ways up," Gohan explained, "Usually we land right at his home, but I thought you might like to see the place where my dad lived when he was little."

"You're dad used to live here?" she asked.

"Yeah. He lived in a little cottage with his Grandpa Gohan," the little half Saiyan explained.

"Ohhh, So that's where you get your name!" she said, and the little boy nodded. Then her eyebrows scrunched in confusion. "Why did he stop living here?" she asked.

"'Cause Rose found him after his grandpa died and took him in," the little boy said nonchalantly.

Connie's eyes widened in surprise. "Really? How did he die?...If you don't mind me asking," she asked.

"My dad said he got crushed by a monster that used to live here," he responded. Connie stopped in shock and stared at him in disbelief. The two boys noticed her stop and turned towards her. "Don't worry though!" Gohan assured, "The monster doesn't live here anymore, and it only came out at night anyways!"

"Alright then…" Connie said following after them.

…

As they made their way up the mountain, Connie was left gazing in wonder at everything that surrounded her. The wildlife was gorgeous, from the plant life to the animals. She spotted so many different kinds of creatures she thought she would never get the chance to see in real life.

The sounds of the forest were like music and the scenery was breathtaking. It made her a little jealous that her two friends could visit this place whenever they wanted. Then again, there was nothing stopping her from tagging along for the ride the next time.

As they walked along the side of a cliff, she noticed something in the ravine below. She looked at it curiously. It looked like the remnants of a metal egg. the curved, white metal had been ripped into pieces and looked almost singed. Vines twisted over it, showing the many years it had been left there to be claimed by nature. Connie stared at it. What was that thing? What was it doing in the middle of the forest?

"Connie?" she heard Steven call.

She snapped out of her train of thought. And looked up in his direction to see them standing several yards away. "Coming!" she said running up to them.

"We're almost there," Gohan said as she caught up. He pointed to a cave a little ways away. The trio approached the cave, but hesitated before they entered.

"Uh, Connie?" Steven said. The tween turned to him, blinking curiously. "I just want to let you know you can't freak out around Icarus," he said, "He's not dangerous, but you might spook him if you do."

Connie nodded, though gave a look of confusion. What was Steven so worried about? She was about to find out as Gohan suddenly called into the cave. "Icarus! Come out!" he said, "We've got some tasty treats for you!"

At first nothing happened. Then Connie heard a rush of wind and before she knew it, a large purple reptile had tackled the tiny Saiyan. "Gohan!" she cried. "Get off him!" she cried at the beast, "Don't you da-"

She stopped however when she heard laughter coming from the boy underneath the monster. "Quit it Icarus!" he giggled as the big scaly beast licked his face, "I mean it! Stop, it tickles!" the purple monster sat up on its haunches and Gohan got up, rubbing his face and smiling.

"That's Icarus?" she questioned.

"Yup!" Gohan said, "He's the best dragon around."

"D-Dragon?!" she questioned. It was then that she noticed the two wings sticking out of the reptile's back. Her eyes widened and her jaw dropped as she stared at the creature as Gohan gave it a fish and petted its snout.

"Connie? Are you alright?" Steven asked.

"Th-that's impossible…" she breathed, "I can't believe it." She then broke out in a huge grin as her eyes practically sparkled. "I can't believe it!" she squeal, "I have to be dreaming! There's a real live dragon right in front of me!" She practically danced with giddiness as she bit her lip to contain her joy.

"Uh, Connie?" Steven said, placing a hand on her shoulder.

"How old is it? Are there anymore?" she asked loudly and in rapid succession, turning to him, "Where did it come from? Can it breath fire? Is it more amphibious, reptilian, or avian in nature? Can I touch it?"

"Connie, you need to calm down," Steven said, "I think you're scaring Icarus…"

Connie turned to see the giant reptile trying to hide behind Gohan, eyeing her warily. She blushed and looked down apologetically. "Sorry…" she said.

"It's ok. You didn't mean to scare him after all," Gohan said, rubbing the dragon's snout to comfort it, "Would you like to feed him?"

Connie smiled excitedly again. "YES! I mean...sure!" she said. Gohan gave her a fish and showed her how to approach the winged reptile. She was nervous as she stretched out her hand, the fish resting in the center. She had never fed a large animal before. Would her bite her? Icarus sniffed the hand skeptically before suddenly snatching the fish from it and swallowing it whole. The dragon licked its chops afterwards and the two boys cheered. Then Icarus started licking her face and she chuckled slightly. "Aw, sick!" she said.

"He likes you!" Steven announced.

"I guess so!" she said laughing.

"You want to see him perform some cool tricks?" Gohan asked. Connie nodded enthusiastically and Gohan pulled out a few more fish to help him demonstrate.

….

After a long day of playing with Icarus, the three kids headed back to the beach. "Thanks for showing me that guys," Connie said as she got off the nimbus.

"Aw, no problem, Connie!" Steven said, rubbing the back off his head.

"Hey, didn't you have something you wanted to show us earlier today?" Gohan remembered.

"Oh yeah! You were super excited about it! What was that?" Steven asked.

Connied frowned as she remembered the manga sitting in the bottom of her backpack. She felt awkward about showing it to them now. After all, they had just spent the day playing with a dragon! How could this rinky dink little book that wasn't popular enough to be continued even compare? "Um…" she started, "Maybe later. It's not that great. Besides, I should probably start heading home."

The two boys gave her confused looks. "Oh...ok," Steven said, "Do you need a ride home?"

"No thanks," she said, "My dad will be here soon to pick me up."

"Alright…" Gohan said still looking confused, "See ya then."

"Bye!" she called as she headed back down the docks. The two waved at her as she left. As she turned away from them, her smile fell and her pace slowed. She clutched her backpack straps as she looked to the ground, feeling small. She loved hanging out with those two. They were amazing. Almost too amazing, if she were to be honest.

So I got this up earlier than I expected. Hope you guys enjoy it! let me know what you think!