"Jiffy, you head that way! Luber, you head that way! Find her; she's got to be here somewhere!" One of the three men, who must be the leader or boss, yelled, looking around.
"Yes, of course, Oiel!" The two men called back.
"Hey! Who the hell are you, and what are you doing here?!" Vegeta yelled, pissed off, demanding an answer. He, Goku, Trunks, Gohan, Goku, and the others took their stances; there was something about these three that they didn't trust.
"That's not any of your damn business, you filthy humans!" The leader yelled, also getting ready to attack.
"He said his name was Oiel. And the other two are Jiffy and Luber." Goku said, stating the obvious.
"I know what their names are! I want to know what they are! And news flash, we're not all humans!" Vegeta yelled, pissed off.
"Yes—I see you have a Namekian!" Oiel yelled again.
"Yeah—and Kakarot, his boys, my kids, and I are all Saiyan!" Vegeta yelled, causing Jiffy and Luber to come back, shocked.
"I thought all those damn monkeys were extinguished years ago." Jiffy said, looking at his boss.
"It doesn't matter. Saiyan, or no Saiyan. This isn't going to stop us from our mission?" Oiel explained, landing in front of Vegeta and the others.
"Which is?" Goku asked, getting ready.
"None of your damn business." Oiel said with an eerie smile.
Just then, something caught Trunks's attention out of the corner of his eye; it also caught Jiffy's attention.
"Boss! I found her!" Jiffy yelled, causing Oiel and Luber to look in the same direction as Trunks.
"Then go get her! And don't let her get away this time! Jeez... How one little girl could cause so much trouble, is beyond me." Oiel sighed as the other two men took off.
"Trunks?" Bulma asked, concerned, getting Vegeta's attention.
Trunks had stiffened up and was visibly shaking all over. He was just staring where that girl was; his eyes were even twitching.
Just then, Oiel flew up into the sky, lifted his hands, and it became even darker out.
The wind started picking up, and it started pouring out.
"Women and children inside...NOW!" Goku and Vegeta yelled as Suddenly, without any warning, Trunks took off.
"Trunks! Where is he going?" Bulma asked, shocked and confused; Trunks never just took off like that.
"He's going to find the girl!" Vegeta exclaimed as Goku kept Oiel from going anywhere.
"That poor girl; she must be so scared right now. I hope Trunks can save her so she can be taken back to her home—wherever that is." Bulma said as she stood under the awning.
"This will be her home!" Vegeta exclaimed, taking off.
"What is that supposed to mean? He could've at least explained what he meant..." Bulma asked, confused, before saying, slightly annoyed.
"He means, it's the girl Trunks has been dreaming about; that's why he got so ridged a few moments ago." Yamcha explained as he, Krillin, and Tien landed in front of Bulma, Chi-Chi, and the others to block a bunch of slime creatures that Oiel sent out.
"How do you know about that?" Bulma asked, looking at Yamcha.
"Piccolo told me to tell you." Yamcha simply replied.
"Oh, ok..." Bulma said as she and the others went inside to wait.
With Trunks & Gohan:
"Trunks, what's going on?" Gohan asked, catching up with Trunks.
"What are you doing here?" Trunks asked, confused.
"I'm here to help you! What's going on? You haven't been sleeping?" Gohan asked when they landed behind some small trees; Jiffy and Luber were on the ground, searching for the girl.
"No, I haven't been sleeping—but I'm fine. It's the girl they're after that I'm worried about." Trunks said as they surveyed the area while keeping an eye on Jiffy and Luber.
"Oh, I get it now. This girl; she's your mate, isn't she?" Gohan asked, looking at Trunks; he saw that look in his eyes.
Not all Saiyans could find their mates this easily—especially half-Saiyans. That's mainly because of the human side.
Humans typically go through a few different relationships before discovering who they're meant to be with for the rest of their lives. Sure, sometimes they find their life partner right away, but for the most part, it takes a while.
Goku, Vegeta, and Gohan were the only three to find their forever mates right away. Whereas Trunks, Goten, and Bulla have not.
Also, most full Saiyans mark what's theirs. Goku and Vegeta have not—even though Vegeta wants to; it drives him crazy that he can't. And Goku—well, he's happy with what he has.
Half-Saiyans can mark what's theirs, but they do not have to because of their human side.
"I suppose so..." Trunks sighed.
"You don't know?" Gohan asked, shocked.
"I don't even know the girl; she's just someone I've been dreaming about—and can't stop thinking about. And, for some reason, I feel like I'm being pulled towards her." Trunks admitted as they continued surveying the area.
"Yep. She's definitely your mate—the one you're meant to be with. In a way, that's how I felt about Videl." Gohan said with a smile.
"Where the hell is she?" One of the men, Luber, furiously yelled, bringing the boys' attention back to them.
"I don't know. But if we don't bring her back, Oiel will be pissed. How does this one, little girl keep disappearing like this? How does one little girl cause so much trouble?" The other man, Jiffy, asked, pissed off.
"Especially in a place like this. There should be no place to hide." Luber said as they looked around.
"What does he even want this girl for anyway; he already has the Arien pendant." Jiffy said, annoyed.
"It doesn't give immortality like the girl does. Granted, that doesn't matter, seeing as she has no clue how to access her abilities." Luber explained.
The next few seconds went by so fast, Trunks and Gohan didn't have time to react.
"Ha-choo." They all heard a small sneeze come from under a shed.
"Aha! There you are!" Both men exclaimed as Jiffy's arm became a long, stretchy, slime-like lasso and slithered under the shed.
When his arm came back out, he had caught the girl by her ankle, dragging her along—kicking and screaming.
"Well, well, well. If it isn't little miss princess; you've been very naughty. I think it's time we taught you a lesson." Both men said, just before Luber's arm turned into a long, sharp sword.
"No! AHHhhh—" The girl cried, scared before screaming as Luber impaled her directly through her chest; she was dead after a few seconds.
"NO!" Trunks yelled, seeing nothing but red. He ran out from behind the tree, over to the two men, sword drawn, ready to fight.
Trunks immediately transformed into a Super Saiyan; he was beyond pissed. Gohan was right behind him.
"What in the—?!" Jiffy started, only to shut up and stand there in shock as Trunks knocked Luber away from the girl, pulling the sword out in the process.
Trunks sliced him in half, killing him almost instantly; Luber tried crawling to the girl in hopes of being healed or something.
However, Trunks wasn't having any of that; he impaled him through the head.
Trust me when I say he wanted him to suffer, but he couldn't let him get to the girl.
"You bastard! You'll pay dearly for that!" Jiffy yelled as he released the girl's ankle and changed his arm into a sword instead.
"Not as much as you're going to." Trunks stated, turning towards Jiffy.
"Umm... Something's happening with the girl." Gohan said, getting Trunks's and Jiffy's attention.
When they turned to look at Gohan, they saw he was kneeling next to the girl. She was glowing a light blue, arching off the ground a few inches; she then took in a sharp intake of breath before rolling onto her side, gasping for air.
"So, that's what it looks like to come back from the dead. Now, I see why Oiel wants her so much. Now, I understand—I must have that power. I must have it now!" Jiffy yelled as he went charging at the girl—his arm/sword ready to strike Gohan down.
"Stay away from her!" Trunks yelled as he went after Jiffy.
Trunks was thankful that they weren't full humans—and that he had friends. He wasn't going to make it to Gohan or the girl—let alone this Jiffy character in time; Jiffy was fast.
Just as Jiffy was about to reach Gohan, sword ready, Goten showed up and slammed into Jiffy, sending him flying into the shed.
"Boy, am I glad to see you? But what are you doing here?" Trunks asked, confused, looking at Goten.
"Our dads told me to come help you; they and Piccolo had their leader taken care of. I see you've already taken care of one of the two. Hmm? Is that the girl you've been dreaming of? Is she ok? Why is she covered in blood?" Goten asked, looking at the girl, who was backing away in fear—and still taking sharp breaths.
"Yeah, that's her. Luber, the dead man over there—I killed him after he killed her. I don't think she can die..." Trunks explained, looking at Goten, rubbing the back of his head.
"Umm guys—we have company!" Gohan exclaimed, looking at the shed while he, Trunks, and Goten got ready to attack.
"You will not stop us from getting the girl. Even if you kill me, you will never defeat our leader—not while he holds the Arien pendant." Jiffy dangerously said as he walked out of the rubble of what was once a shed.
"Arian pendant?" The three friends asked, confused.
"Not Arian. Arien; it's pronounced Arien!" Jiffy yelled, pissed off.
"What the hell is an Arien pendant?" Trunks asked as he stood in front of the girl.
"Wouldn't you like to know?" Jiffy asked with a cocky smile.
"Fine, don't tell us; we'll figure it out one way or another." Gohan said seriously.
"Are we just going to stand here and make nice? Or are we going to actually get down to business?" Jiffy asked, looking at the three in front of him.
"I say we get down to business." Trunks and Gohan said at the same time while they and Goten got ready.
"Dance of the Slime Sword!" Jiffy yelled, pointing his arm/sword in the air.
The next thing the guys knew, there were falling swords of slime.
Don't let the name or looks deceive you; whatever the falling swords pierced, turned to slime.
The guys managed to dodge the swords—for the most part. Trunks had to use his sword to cut off a chunk of Goten's hair, as a slime sword just barely hit the tip of his hair.
"My hair!" Goten yelled, remarkably annoyed; he spent the last three and a half years after their previous battle, growing it out how he wanted it—and now a good chunk was gone.
"It was either cut it off, or turn into goop." Trunks said, annoyed.
"Come on you two; let's take care of this guy. We have to attack first, before he gets his attack!" Gohan sternly yelled.
"Right!" Trunks and Goten agreed as Jiffy got ready to make the sword slime dance attack.
"Ka-me-ha-me-ha!" Gohan and Goten yelled, firing two small blasts at Trunks's spirit sword to create the Kamehameha Spirit Sword attack.
Unlike Luber, Jiffy was obliterated; there was absolutely nothing left of him. Although the blast also incinerated Luber.
"Do you feel better now?" Goten asked, looking at Trunks.
"Uh-huh. Oh, yeah. Now, for you. Where'd she go?" Trunks asked, turning to look at the girl, only to discover she had once again disappeared. However, this time, he could sense her.
"You find her; we'll go help the others." Gohan said as he and Goten took off.
"Ok." Trunks sighed, looking around.
'Where could she be hiding? I know she's close by; I can sense her. But where? The shed's completely destroyed. There's trees, but she's not that far away. Where?' Trunks thought to himself as he looked around.
It was then that he noticed a small trench nearby—just before a little stream that ran through his land.
The small stream separated his land from the land that yet to belong to anyone.
When Trunks made his way to the trench, he saw the girl hunkering against a medium-sized, dead stump; she had her knees up to her face as she cried.
'Go slowly...' Trunks thought to himself as he took a step forward.
She must've heard him because she looked up before cowering away from him.
"Hey, it's ok; you're safe. You don't need to be afraid. Please, don't be afraid of me." Trunks gently said, pleading with her as he slowly moved to her; she just stared at him, unsure.
"I'm not going to hurt you, I promise." Trunks said, crouching down to sit on his knees once he was close enough.
He sat two or three feet away from her; he didn't want to scare her away, so he decided to go slow.
"My name is Trunks Briefs; I am half-Saiyan and half-Human. I, along with my family and friends, protect Earth and the people who live here." Trunks calmly explained, trying to get her to understand he wouldn't hurt her; he'd work on trust after that.
After a few minutes, she looked him in the face. As soon as her eyes locked with his, she took another sharp intake of breath.
That was when Trunks truly knew she was indeed the girl he was meant to be with; his breath was also taken away when they locked eyes.
"I'm not going to hurt you. In fact, if you'll let me, I can take you back to my place and take care of your wounds." Trunks calmly said, noticing she was pretty banged up—especially her chest, where she had just been stabbed. She was also bleeding—but not horribly.
'Please trust me.' Trunks thought to himself, watching her movements.
After a few minutes—after just staring at him, the girl slowly crawled over to him and sat in front of him. However, she quickly backed away in fear, back to the stump when she saw Oiel and the others flying over.
"Damnit... I'm sorry about this." Trunks apologized, standing up.
He walked over and gently grabbed the girl; he then started flying away with her, causing her to squeal in surprise and immediately clutch his shirt.
"Just hold onto me." 'I'll keep you safe.' Trunks said and then thought to himself as he started flying to his house.
"Mmmm..." She moaned in fear as she held tightly to Trunks, hiding her face in his shoulder. It was clear she was either afraid of flying—or had a fear of heights.
Trunks didn't get too far when Oiel appeared in front of him.
"Just hand her over, Boy. Hand her over and I'll leave and never come back here." Oiel smoothly lied through his teeth, holding his arms out.
Trunks sighed as he looked at the girl in his arms.
'Trunks, over here!' Gohan telepathically yelled to him from the right.
"I'm sorry about this." Trunks said as he pried her hands away from his shirt.
"That's right—hand her over." Oiel said with a smile.
She looked terrified as she looked at someone who said she could trust—and then she heard a voice in her head.
'I'm not going to let him have you. You can trust me. You can also trust my frineds. I'm going to toss you to my one friend; his name is Gohan and he's going to catch you. Don't struggle; just let yourself fall.' Trunks told her telepathically before making it look like he was going to hand her over to Oiel. Instead, at the last second, he threw her to Gohan, who caught her easily.
Gohan flew away from Oiel and on the ground.
"Go hide. Trunks will come find you when we're done." Gohan said, setting her down behind some bushes.
"Gohan, watch out!" Everyone yelled as Oiel sent out an attack. However, it was too late; Gohan wouldn't be able to dodge in time—not without the attack hitting the girl.
Instead, the girl switched places with Gohan, and a small forcefield came up and blocked the attack, sending it back at Oiel. It hit him directly in the shoulder.
"Ahh! What the hell?! This pendant was supposed to protect me! Wait. Is this a fake? Where is the real Arien pendant?!" Oiel screamed, furious.
"What the hell is this Arien pendant thing?" Trunks asked, annoyed.
"The Arien pendant is a pendant with tremendous powers. It's Mars's strongest treasure! It was made for Ares, by Ares when he was alive! When he died, he passed it down through his bloodline! It is one of the strongest gems in all of the universes! It is the only pendant of the gods and goddesses left! Where is it?! Those filthy, good for nothing royals!" Oiel yelled, beyond pissed off; he then saw the girl trying to crawl away.
"Get back here!" Oiel furiously yelled as he tried grabbing her with his water slime lasso, but he missed and grabbed a large stick.
"Damnit... It doesn't matter. Fake or not, these fucking monkeys can't hurt me; I'm still invincible. And you, Princess; you will be mine! I will make you mine!" Oiel yelled as he flew up high into the sky before attacking.
'Don't worry about us; just go. Get away from this man; don't let him get the heart of our planet. You are the last of your kind—on both sides now. And soon, you will be the last one with his blood running through your veins. You are special; you can do so much more than you think. Concentrate, and you'll be able to shoot just fine. That's the only way you'll be able to beat this slime man. Destroy the heart, then use the leftover to kill him; you're the only one who can. His blood runs through your veins. Your uncle and I love you so, very much. You were so much more than a niece to us; you were like our own daughter. We raised you how your parents wanted as best as we could, but we also taught you my ways. You can do this. Be strong and find the one you're meant to be with; he'll protect you. When you get to Earth, find the man you've been dreaming of; you'll find him. I'm not sure who he is, but he sounds like a Saiyan—or at least half. The only full blooded Saiyans left, from what I understand are married; they must have kids. But only you know who your heart wants. Go!' The girl remembered the last thing her aunt/adoptive mother told her. She stood there, trying to make sense of how to defeat Oiel. Then it hit her—as did Vegeta when he went flying after his attack failed to take Oiel out.
"Hey, are you ok?!" Trunks and Goku asked, looking at Vegeta and the girl.
"Don't worry about us; take care of that asshat!" Vegeta yelled, getting up, holding his head while looking at the girl; she had managed to sit up.
After a few seconds, she removed her tiara and set it on the ground.
'Just what the hell is this girl doing? Why isn't she hiding?' Vegeta asked himself, watching as it looked like she was concentrating hard on something.
Just then, a bow and arrow appeared in her hands, shocking Vegeta.
'How is she able to create a bow and arrow out of thin air? Nekodians only used speed and claws for weapons. And according to the Namekian, Venarians were a peaceful race who refused to fight whatsoever. So, how is the girl able to use a bow and arrow?' Vegeta asked himself as he continued to watch her.
'This is the real pendant—the Heart of Mars. Only an arrow of Ares can destroy it. Why? Why was I chosen to receive the blood of Ares? I'm not an Arien; I'm Nekodian and Venarian. I can't fight; I can't properly shoot an arrow. I'm nothing special. But—I have to do this. For my aunt and uncle. For all the people of Mars. For these people here. I have to do right by my family!' The girl thought to herself as she determinedly slammed the arrow into the pendant. However, it didn't do anything; it didn't even make a dent. So, she hit it again—and again—and again.
Eventually, Vegeta figured out what she was doing—especially when the gem started to chip away.
'Hey, can everyone hear me?' Vegeta telepathically asked everyone.
'Loud and clear!' Gohan and Goten answered.
'What's up?' Trunks and Goku asked.
'What is the girl doing?' Piccolo asked.
'I think she's figured something out. I think she has the actual pendant thing; she's trying to break it with an arrow. Keep him away from her. If he figures out what she's doing, he'll do everything to stop her. I have a feeling if he gets that, he'll be an even bigger bitch to beat!' Vegeta exclaimed.
'Where did she get an arrow?' Trunks asked, shocked.
'It just magically appeared for her. We'll ask her later.' "Let's get this asshole!" Vegeta telepathically said before yelling and going to attack.
"Kamehameha!" Goku, Gohan, and Goten all yelled, using their combined Kamehameha wave attack
Trunks used his sword
Vegeta used his Galick gun
Piccolo used his special beam cannon
Attack after attack. Oiel seemed to dodge each one almost effortlessly.
Fifteen Minutes Later:
Trunks was finally able to get a hit on Oiel. He only nicked him in the arm a little, but he still hit him.
Oiel froze in midair; he caught a glimpse of the girl and what she was doing.
'Just a little more...' The girl thought to herself as she continued to crack the pendant.
"You little bitch!" Oiel yelled, enraged, before charging at her, knocking the gang every which way.
'Almost there... Just one more—' The girl thought as she slammed her arrow into the pendant one last time, breaking all the way through and shattering it.
"NO!" Oiel yelled as a translucent, dark red force of energy surrounded her and pushed him back.
"Let's go!" Goku yelled as he and the others went to attack.
However...
"What the hell?!" Vegeta yelled as they all fell to the ground, unable to move.
"Get up." A mysterious voice whispered to the girl.
'I can't.' The girl thought to herself as she sat there, frozen and scared, not knowing what to do.
'You can. Tie your golden tiara to the arrow, and shoot.' "You are the princess of Venus—a direct descendant of Aphrodite—my one true, only love. You have my blood running through your veins. Only a pure hearted, direct descendant of Aphrodite would receive my blood. That is you, my Dear; you are special and important." The voice once again said, at first, to only the girl, but then so everyone else could hear as well.
This shocked not only Vegeta and Piccolo but also Oiel. Trunks and the others had no clue as to what was going on. The only thing Trunks and the others knew was that they couldn't move, were stuck to the ground, and Oiel was determined to get the girl.
How long that thin barrier would hold, nobody knew.
The girl tied her tiara to her arrow with shaky hands before she stood up on wobbly legs. She then pointed her bow and arrow at Oiel.
'That's never going to hit him; she's holding the damn bow wrong!' Vegeta yelled at himself; he wanted to say something, but he couldn't speak out loud for some reason.
Oiel kept moving, so the girl had a hard time figuring out where to shoot—until he went charging at her again. She pulled her arrow back and let go, firing it and her tiara directly at Oiel—hitting him square in the chest.
After he fell to the ground, barely able to move, the girl fell to her knees in shock as the others were once again able to move.
'How the hell did she hit him? There should've been no way; she was holding it wrong. Wait. The tiara! That is the only possible explanation; it must've been drawn to him.' Vegeta thought to himself as he looked at the girl, who looked exhausted; her bow and arrow disappeared into thin air—quite literally.
"The girl... Must have the girl..." Oiel muttered as he weakly crawled to the girl.
"I don't think so." Trunks plainly said before slicing him in half.
"Dad?" Trunks asked, looking at Vegeta; he was still standing there, shocked as to how she hit him perfectly in the chest.
"How? How was she able to hit him? She wasn't holding the bow right..." Vegeta stood there mumbling—more to himself than any of the others.
"Does it matter? He's gone." Trunks said as he walked over to the girl, who looked like she was in shock or something.
"The question is—why did she have a bow and arrow in the first place? I thought Nekodians and Venarians were peaceful races. That's what Piccolo and Vegeta said the other day." Goten said, very confused at this point, causing Piccolo and Vegeta to smack their heads as they stood there, shaking their heads.
"Yeah; I don't get it either." Goku said, standing there, looking at everyone; this time, Vegeta and Piccolo fell over.
'How is anyone that stupid?' Vegeta asked, sitting there.
'Were they not listening? Did they not hear some guy talking to the girl?' Piccolo asked in disbelief.
"Are Ariens fighters?" Gohan asked, thinking he knew what was going on.
"Yes, they're fighters—strong fighters. They give us Saiyans a run for our money. We actually found out we're about equal in strength. We fought in battle once, many years ago when I was finally able to join in battle. After killing several men on each side—and figuring we were both strong, and couldn't beat each other without killing all of our men, we joined in an alliance." Vegeta explained.
"So, she's Arien as well?" Goku asked, confused.
"No— Not exactly anyway." A voice said, coming out of nowhere.
"Who are you? Show yourself!" Vegeta yelled as Trunks stood defensively in front of the girl.
"Relax; I'm not here to attack any of you. Nor am I here to hurt or take the girl. I'm just here to talk." A voice said calmly.
"Who are you?" Goku asked as a man appeared out of a fire.
"No way—" Piccolo and Vegeta said in shock.
"Are you Ares?" Gohan asked, looking at the man.
"I am. And much like Aphrodite's blood runs through the girl, so does mine." The man, Ares said calmly.
He was a tall man with fiery red and orange hair, black eyes, and a bunch of black and gold armor covering most of his body. His face was charcoal black like he had been in battle.
"So, she is Arien." Goku said, looking at Aries.
"No. On her father's side, she is Nekodian. He died before she was born, so she doesn't know him. Her mother and her uncle (her mom's brother) are both direct descendants of Aphrodite. Her mother died when she was five. After her mother died, her uncle and his wife raised and took care of her. Her aunt, by the way, was Arien; she was my direct descendant. They couldn't have kids of their own, so they raised her as their own. And for me, that was good enough. What was supposed to happen, was my descendant was supposed to be male and was supposed to mate with Aphrodite's female purest of heart descendant. However, after several generations, my descendants always turned out to be girls. None of Aphrodite's descendants were ever pure hearted enough. Sure, there were plenty of descendants with pure hearts, but none like her—and her uncle. The one who received my blood—that I spilled and placed into a chalice for safety, was supposed to be a direct descendant of me and Aphrodite. However, unforeseen circumstances happened and changed that plan, and that girl received my blood instead. Her aunt was in a horrible accident when she was younger that made it impossible for her to bear children. And unfortunately, she was shunned by many of our kind—until I smote them. Well, for the most part anyway; there were still a few who shunned her. Those were men who wanted to say they bore children with the descendant of mine. Anyway, she then went out to explore, and such, and ended up meeting Veah and Venus. She and Venus found they were meant to be together and fell in love right away. He was fine and understood why she couldn't have kids; he was always helping his sister with her new baby. Oh, before I forget, Venus, Veah, and baby were traveling, trying to find a safe place because that was the time when Venus was destroyed. All but those three, were killed. Unfortunately, five years later—three months after the girl turned five, her mother was killed by an unknown enemy. In reality, I know who, but I can't say. However, a group called, Throzoks claimed they were the ones who killed her. Throzoks are a race of space marauding demon pirates. Yes, I am aware of how that sounds, but that's what they are; they search space for something they like and take. Or if they dislike something, they destroy it. They don't live on any one specific planet; they just kind of live anywhere. Currently, can't get to Earth, as they made some kind of deal with the defenders of earth hundreds of years ago. But I'm sure they'll figure out how to get here eventually." Ares seriously yet calmly explained.
"And if they do, we'll take them down." Vegeta said with determination.
"So much like your father—and your father's father, and so on, and so forth. Well, if they do arrive on Earth, I hope you defeat them; they've been nothing but trouble for the last five hundred years. Well, I should be going. But before I do—Trunks." Ares calmly spoke before looking to Trunks.
"Yeah?" Trunks asked, looking at him.
"Take care of her. Girls like her are one in a million—and only come around every so often. You got lucky—just like your father got lucky with your mother." Ares said with a smile.
"Oh, I really wish you wouldn't say it like that." Trunks said, shaking his head.
"But anyway... As you know, she grew up learning the ways of Nekodian and Venarians tradition. However, her aunt did teach her a little Arien tradition as well. Plus, she does have my blood running through her veins..." Ares continued to explain until he was interrupted.
"How is it that she has your blood running through her veins if she's not a direct descendant of yours?" Gohan asked, genuinely curious.
"Oh, didn't I already say?" Ares asked, looking at Gohan.
"No, you didn't." Everyone said at the same time.
"Well then... That was the difficult part. The blood was either supposed to be drunk or injected right into her. However, after just a taste, she pretty much refused to drink the rest as it was too—metallically. Ok. It'll have to be injected into her. Well, she does not handle needles very well; she just thrashed her entire body around. And that's another reason I knew she was the right one to receive my blood: she sure does pack a punch—or more like energy blasts. And apparently, she's not the only one. All Venarians, when felt threatened, put up a forcefield around them or others to protect themselves. And then, if a forcefield doesn't work, they (Venarians) can turn their forcefields into large balls of energy and shoot them at whoever or whatever is threatening or attacking them. The only problem with that—is that for some reason, Venarians absolutely refused to turn their forcefields into balls of energy. Their philosophy is: "whatever happens, happens." But not her; she doesn't agree with that at all. So, that's one of the things her aunt started teaching her." Ares had to stop to take a breath.
"But anyway—now that I got off topic—again. Her aunt knocked her out with some kind of liquid she poured into a piece of cloth and put it over her face. From there, it was easy to inject my blood in with hers. And once it was injected, it mixed in with her blood; it will forever stay running through her veins. So, yes, any child she and Trunks have will be a third Saiyan, a third Venarians and a third Nekodian with Arien blood running through their veins. Any human coming from Trunks will be null in void." Ares continued to explain.
"Now, before I was interrupted—but with a good question—I was saying, she's not really a fighter; you probably already know this. However, I think when push comes to shove, she'll fight if she needs. For example, if she's threatened, or someone she cares about is threatened, she fight or defend. However, she's a girl... Sorry—no disrespect meant. What that means is that, Arien boys get to start learning how to fight, and defend themselves at fourteen while girls don't get to start learning until they turn sixteen. She just turned sixteen a two weeks ago, by the way—on October 2nd." Ares said, trailing off a little.
"But anyway... I believe that if she can concentrate and focus, she can learn how to use her bow and arrow—and expand her forcefields and forcefield blasts. She can already create her bow, arrow and forcefields; she just can't focus enough to use them properly. Her mind tends to wander—often." Ares finished explaining.
"Oh, I'll get her to focus alright." Vegeta said, standing there with his arms crossed.
"Dad..." Trunks growled, looking at his father.
"Well, I'll let you two deal with—whatever this is. Oh, but one more thing—well, two, I suppose. You know she's sixteen; she's about nine years younger than you. Don't let that bother you too much; age is but a number. But what I really wanted to tell you before I go is, she doesn't really talk a whole lot; she never has. Most people think it's because she's shy. And yes, while it's true—she may be shy; her aunt and uncle are right when they say it's because she's traumatized and doesn't trust people. She was only five-years-old when her mother was killed. On top of that, she witnessed her mother's death. And it was not pretty. Well—no deaht is, I suppose. But her mother's death was beyond brutal." Ares said, trailing off again.
"But anway... I think, if you can get her to trust you, she may open up and talk. But I'm not completely sure about that. So far, in the past eleven years, she's only ever talked to her aunt and uncle. And finally: the other thing I thought I should tell you—since she doesn't really talk. Her name is Halley—like the comet. Her full name is Halley Ariel-Stella Faye. Most girls from Venus have two middle names. Yes, one of them is after me. I knew the day she was born, she was different and was going to be the one to receive my blood. There was just something about her. But as nice as it is talking to you all, I have to get going. Bye." Ares said before disappearing.
"He likes to hear himself talk, doesn't he?" Piccolo asked in disbelief, looking at the spot that Ares was standing.
"Halley? She's a comet?" Goku asked, scratching his head.
"No, you idiot; she's named after two comets, Ares, and another name for a star. Gahh! You're an idiot!" Vegeta yelled, infuriated.
Goku stood there, laughing—until Vegeta started chasing him around.
"And we're the kids?" Goten asked, shaking his head.
"Come on, Goten. We'll meet you back at the house." Gohan said as he, Goten, and Piccolo followed Goku and Vegeta back to the house.
Trunks just sighed before turning around, half expecting Halley to have disappeared again.
But when he turned around, she was still there, staring off into space.
"Halley?" Trunks calmly asked, kneeling in front of her again. Nothing; she wasn't all there.
"Halley?" Trunks asked again, this time getting her attention.
Once again, she looked him in the eyes, taking her breath away, causing her to fall forward.
"Hey, are you ok?" Trunks asked, concerned when she didn't move. It wasn't until he felt her breath on his ankle, that he realized she had fallen asleep—and she had a fever.
Carefully, he placed her on her back before standing up. He then gently picked her up and flew back to his house where everyone—mainly his mother—was waiting for him...