Hello readers! This story is dedicated to my niece who celebrated her sixth birthday last week. My babies are growing up *pulls nieces into bone crushing group hug*. Just a head's up this is another 'Family Ties' related chapter. Please refer if confused but I will try to simplify.
It's a Girl Thing Part One
Considering how infamous the Brief family was in the world they were a pretty normal family. Bra especially was a typical six year old that loved fantasy creatures and owned a room that was blindingly pink. However there was one thing that made Bra Briefs very different from other normal six year old girls.
Bra was a princess to a warrior race.
Like her big brother Trunks, the mini bluenette was equal parts her mother's brains combined with her father's brawn. Fortunately for her though little Bra inherited her mother's limited patience which was infinite compared to the patience her father had. This gift ultimately gave Bra the advantage when it came down to controlling her strength in her daily routine.
However that all changed in an instant the day it happened...
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The Brief family was sitting at the dinner table enjoying their meal like usual. Bulma was watching her husband and son talk about their training when she looked over and noticed her daughter staring at her glass of water. Bulma's eyes turned into saucers when she noticed that the water inside the glass was spinning round and round like a tornado. Bulma silently tapped her husband on his shoulder to get his attention. When he turned to look at her she pointed to the glass of water and watched as Vegeta's eyes went wide in shock.
"Cool," Trunks said as he to noticed his baby sister's little trick.
Bra smiled over at her big brother before she replied, "If you think that's cool, watch this."
The little girl took the pepper shaker to her nose before she gave out an adorable little sneeze. When she did the child's blue curls suddenly turned gold and shot up and whipped wildly into the air. Bulma or Vegeta were both in shock at what they were seeing. Really they shouldn't be, after all she was not the first female saiyan to possess such a gift.
"No fair! I had to train to become super saiyan," Trunks whined.
It took everything in Bulma not to laugh at her husband who looked just about ready to cry. The man gave his blood, sweat and tears to become the legendary super saiyan. All Trunks had to do was change the gravity setting and his daughter simply had to have an irritated nose. As much as he was a proud father it simply wasn't fair and was a hit to his proud saiyan ego.
"I'll give Nia a call after dinner," Bulma commented as she gave her husband's arm a comforting squeeze.
A thought came to Vegeta and he suddenly looked confused before he replied, "This can't be happening right now. The gift isn't supposed to awaken until puberty or unless...Bra when were you in mortal peril?!"
Trunks gulped nervously from across the table as Bra looked at her father wide eyed and said, "...uhhhh."
With a sigh Trunks looked up to his parents with a guilty expression on his face before he said, "That...was my fault."
Both Bulma and Vegeta turned to their son with a mixed expression of anger and shock. The boy squirmed under their gazes before he cleared his throat to explain what happened.
"Goten and I wanted to the quarry to play spar tag," Trunks said.
"Dammit Trunks how many times have I told you I don't like you guys going there. It's in the mountains where rocks slides happen on the daily and we would have no idea if anything happened to you," Bulma scolded.
Trunks stared at the ground in shame before Vegeta demanded, "What does this have to do with your sister again?"
"Mom wanted me to babysit last week while she was working but we still really wanted to go so...we brought her along," the boy admitted looking away from his parents when he saw the rage emitting off of them.
"That's not true I made him take me!" Bra spoke up suddenly making her parents look at her.
"Goten and Trunks were going to ditch me after you were done your work and go so I told them either take me or I'd tattle," the little girl admitted.
Bulma gave her daughter an annoyed look before she said, "We've talked about the black mailing little girl."
"You guys always let Trunks go do the fun stuff. A girl needs adventure mama!" Bra argued reminding her parents very much of Bulma at that moment.
"Look at the end of the day I'm the oldest so I should have known better. I knew it was a bad idea and let her come...anyway when we got there she was quite happy exploring the caves while we spared...all of a sudden we heard a rumble and before we knew a rock slide hit and buried Bra inside the cave," Trunks explained.
Both children watched as their father clenched his fists while their mother covered her mouth in fear as they allowed their son to continue the story.
"I-I didn't know what to do...I was scared that if I blasted it then the rocks would crush Bra. So Goten and I started pulling the rocks off by hand," the boy said as he started shaking at the memory of calling his sister's name and hearing no response from her.
"It was really dark when I saw the pretty lady that looked like a rock statue. She told me everything would be okay as long as I trusted her and the other pretty ladies. One minute I was taking her hand and the next I was punching a hole through rocks and flying out like Super Girl...it was really cool. The ladies said I needed to learn to control my super powers and it was Trunks job to protect me while I'm learning," Bra explained.
Vegeta recalled that it was after Piccolo attacked Nia by accident that the Namek was appointed her protector until she had full control of her power. He was beginning to theorize that if the power was awakened prematurely then a guardian must be appointed. In the event that a person was heavily involved with the cause of the awakening then they were appointed guardian. What didn't make sense was why wasn't Goten appointed guardianship when he to was so heavily involved until it suddenly dawned on him...
'Both Piccolo and Trunks had more reason to feel guilt. Piccolo knocked Nia unconscious into the water. Trunks may not have had such a direct involvement but he feels just as guilty as if he himself caused the rock slide...Guilt can become a strong motive to become a protective guardian' Vegeta thought.
The Saiyan King could reason why Trunks was given such a title all day. On the other hand however he felt a swell of rage at the thought of his thirteen year old son, who was very much still a child, having the responsibility to die if need be to protect his little sister. After all as their father that was his duty that he swore to them the moment he set eyes on them.
Bulma looked at her husband who looked deep in thought before she said, "Well this certainly explains why Trunks has suddenly become especially passionate about his training and burning himself out in the gravity room...When were the two of you planning on telling us this?"
Trunks and Bra looked at her other before smiling at their mother sheepishly before the boy admitted, "After we told Aunt Nia...we figured you wouldn't murder us if there was a really strong witness."
"Is it safe to assume that my sister is already informed about all of this?" Vegeta demanded in a growl.
Both children said nothing which led both parents to assume that Nia was very much informed about Bra's condition. Bulma and Vegeta looked at each other silently before they turned to their children.
"Very well then. Trunks I will be readjusting your training to a more intense regiment and Bra will begin her training with Nia as soon as possible. That is the last I wish to discuss on this matter," Vegeta said before quietly turning his attention back to his meal.
Bulma nodded in agreement before returning to her dinner as well. Trunks looked at Bra in surprise before looking at his parents in complete shock that he was getting away so easily.
"Is that really it?" Trunks asked hesitantly.
Vegeta looked up and gave his son a glare before Trunks added, "I almost killed Bra and I lied about it...I'm kinda surprised you haven't taken me out back and blasted me into oblivion yet."
The saiayn king was quiet for a moment before he replied, "First off, I don't think anything I do physically could possibly compare to how you have clearly been punishing yourself. Secondly, this was an accident that you could not have prevented and I refuse to punish my child based off something out of his control."
Bulma mentally praised her husband on how he handled the situation as she watched her son consider his father words. As he began to understand she could see the heaviness he had carried around with him the whole time life off his young shoulders. With that out of the way Bulma decided to make one thing painfully clear to her child.
"If it's a punishment you want though to ease your guilty conscious then your father and I both forbid you to go to that damn quarry without adult supervision again. Am I clear?" Bulma said in her business voice.
Both children quickly nodded their heads swearing on all their worldly possessions that they would never go to that place again.
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The next day Bulma took a very nervous Bra to her very first lesson with her Aunt Nia at the dojo. As much as Bulma wanted her daughter be a little princess, she couldn't have been prouder seeing her daughter come out of her room dressed in Trunk's old training outfit. It was a bit big on her tiny frame but overall the little girl felt quite comfortable in the clothes.
When they entered the dojo, Bra's eyes lit up in wonder as she watched the class being taught. The students repeated a series of complicated katas while they were observed by a small woman with short hair and intense eyes. She had her arms crossed as she stood tall in front of her students with her strong saiyan tail squishing behind her.
Bra's own saiyan tail suddenly popped out and began whipping back and forth in excitement making Bulma chuckle at her little warrior princess. Never in her wildest dreams did Bulma Briefs think that she would be happy to see her daughter anticipate training.
The little girl's saiyan instincts were awakening in this place as she admired the proud warrior that was her aunt. When the class ended, Nia quickly approached Bulma and Bra smiling brightly at them.
"Aunt Nia!" Bra cried with her arms up expectingly.
The older saiyan happily obliged picking Bra up and hugging the child tightly to her chest.
"Hey baby girl. I have been dying to meet your guides," Nia said sounding incredibly excited.
Nia looked over at Bulma before she asked, "You staying to watch?"
Bulma gave the girl a look before she replied, "Of course I'm staying to watch. Its not every day I get to see the saiyan ladies show off their skills."
Nia smiled before she led the mother and daughter to a private room so that Bra could begin her training.
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