Storm
Added A.N: Parts of this and future chapters is just adjusted
from scenes of the tv show... I ran in to a brick wall for originality and inspiration
sorry bout that...
As we climbed the rocks heading closer to the scene where Trunks was fighting
Frieza. I stopped suddenly. I saw Vegeta look at me.
“Scared girl?” He smirked. “Maybe you should stay back and let a real saiyan
handle this.” He added before moving on.
I placed my hand up against the rock face I could feel something strong like some sort
of pull. “Chhaya.” I whispered. “Girl what do you think you’re doing.” I asked.
I leant up against the rock and I saw the clouds forming in the distance. I saw Yamcha
look over he then looked at me and walked up to me slowly. “Are you okay
Leona?”
I stared at the cloud just remembering the impact of the lightening.
“I’m not a big fan of storms.” I whispered.
“You’re not the least bit afraid of Frieza. Yet your terrified of storms.” Yamcha
remarked confusion in his voice.
“I’m suppose to be dead. Buried long gone, six feet under, in the other dimension. I
died and I don’t want-” I stopped and chuckled to myself I was starting to sound like
Yamcha all because a little dark cloud scared me.
“To die again.” Yamcha finished. He looked up the rock face where the other were
climbing to get a view of the battle. “I know how you feel. So you died by a
storm?”
“I was stuck by lightening. It sent me to this dimension.” I whispered.
Yamcha looked at me, I could tell he was ticking something over in that mind of his,
something I hadn’t seen or heard from the show.
“Your home planet Leona?” He asked quietly.
“Earth.” I whispered softly. I had already told more to Yamcha than to Goku. And I
looked up the cliff and began to climb up it. I reached the first ledge and looked down
at my arms which had once been weak and untrained for labor of lifting were now
stronger and lifting me up the cliff face due to the training with Goku.
“Goku, why’d you have to have so much confidence in me?” I whispered to
myself.
I felt a hand slip up on to my shoulder and I looked at Yamcha. It seemed like the
roles had been reversed I had comforted him, now he was comforting me.
“If Goku trusts you. I do too.” He said. “Here I’ll give you a boost up.” Yamcha
linked his hands and I smiled gratefully and put a foot on to his hands and he boosted
me up as we climbed up to the next ledge.
We reached the next ledge fine and as I touched the wall I could hear thunder in my
ears and I turned round seeing the cloud getting closer.
“Chhaya back off girl your power level will get us busted.” I muttered at the cloud.
I saw the cloud stop and Yamcha offered me his linked hands again and boosted me
up I climbed up and on to the next ledge why I didn’t just blink I don’t know I guess
knowing Trunks was handling Frieza I guess I decided to stay back. I turned round
and I grabbed Yamcha’s hand helping him up. I suddenly stumbled back and Yamcha
fell on top of me and we looked up to see Vegeta glare down at us.
“Be quiet you two.” He scolded. “You’re clumsiness will give us away.”
I growled under my breath. “I could so blast him and he wouldn’t know what hit
him.” I looked to Yamcha as he blushed suddenly.
I smiled I forgot how shy anime guys really were.
Yamcha got up quickly and he grabbed my hand and helped me up and I gasped
suddenly as I felt a premonition hit me.
I felt the strange closeness of the body in the premonition behind me, we were lying
together on a mattress on a floor of a strange room. I felt a gentle kiss on the side of
the neck over the scar Goku had given me then arms wrapping round me.
‘We’re alot alike Leona. We’ve both been hurt by ones we care about.’
‘I know. But I can’t help but worry about Goku, the virus...’
‘We’re all worried...’
We heard a noise outside and the group round us waking up. I looked round the
Z-team standing up and seeing android seventeen outside with eighteen and
sixteen.
‘Can Goku come out and play?’ his voice was so cold.
I backed up a bit feeling the arms again I looked up at the figure seeing Yamcha I
looked over to the window again at the android looking in. His eyes looked on mine
and he smirked.
I jolted out of the premonition and Yamcha looked at me. “Leona what
happened?”
“I think I saw a crossing point.” I replied.
“Crossing point?” He asked confused.
“I saw a point in the future where we can either die or live.” I replied.
Yamcha blinked. “How far in the future?” he asked worried.
“Three years.” I replied.
Yamcha looked at me. “No wonder you’re not afraid of Frieza if you see that far in to
the future.” He said.
“Today will be okay. Lets just move along before Vegeta gets more cranky.” I
said.
Yamcha nodded and he boosted me up to the next cliff face. I looked over and saw
that the cloud was gone. I was beginning to doubt my sanity.
I really wanted to go out there and help Trunks but I knew my being there would
probably piss the guy off. Hel my brother’s round the same age and I piss him off
regularly. The group of us stood there watching the battle if it could be called that and
I tapped the button on the side of the scouter and used the zoom operation I
programmed in to it and I smiled. For someone as young as he was he was extremely
cute. I felt Vegeta glaring at me.
“Will you quit playing with that damn thing.” He growled at me.
“Hey so I can’t read power levels and beside I programmed a zoom function on this
thing I can see this guy’s face.” I replied.
I saw Vegeta blink shocked and he looked at me.
“What about the communication wouldn’t Frieza or any one of his goons know where
we are?” Tien asked concerned.
“Nup I took that function out. But if you want I could tune it in to pick up some really
cool sounds from the local radio stations.” I remarked.
I saw Tien sweatdrop and he looked at Chaoitsu. “Uh no that’s okay.” Tien
replied.
“Man this guys is majorly cute.” I grinned.
The felt the stares of the guys look at me. “What? I’m allowed to look. Geez you’d
think it was against the law or something.” I frowned and pulled the scouter off.
Vegeta took the scouter and he looked at me and just crushed it in his hand. I arched
an eyebrow. “Oh yes big strong man.” I drooled. “puh-lease.” I rolled my eyes and
walked away from the scene.
“Hey where are you going?” Yamcha asked.
“I’m going to find my pod and I’m going to go I’m obviously not liked much so no
use in me hanging round.” I remarked.
“Well I don’t mind you here.” Yamcha spoke up.
I nodded slowly. I saw Bulma give Yamcha a scolding look. He looked back at her
probably to get her to support him.
“Well if Goku’s coming you want to be here for when he arrives don’t you?” Bulma
asked me.
I sighed. “Yeah it’s just I promised him I’d hold Frieza off and this really cute guy
comes along and he handles it. You know I trained hard to fight Frieza I’m just
disappointed and beside my ego clashes with Vegeta’s so I’ll meet you there.”
“Meet us where?” Yamcha asked.
“That guy knows.” I replied motioning to Trunks and I waved before blinking away
from the scene.
I arrived back where my pod crashed and I jumped in to the crater and I opened it up
and began tinkering with the control panel of the pod and I sighed. I looked at the
wires and I slumped down to the ground.
“What’s the use? I’m already on earth where am I going to go? I can’t keep running.”
I muttered.
I got out of the pod taking a large chain with me I shut the pod up and I tied the chain
round the pod and wrapped the other end tight around my wrists and I began to
levitate up pulling the pod up me with the strength. It wasn’t the easiest task in the
world. But I managed and I levitated to where Goku was going to land or the scenery
that looked like it and set the pod down.
I’d say hi and welcome home to Goku then I’d leave that was my plan. I’d find a way
home. I knew I had to go because I was just messing with the reality of being in the
dragonball world if I was in the world but no where near the Z-team then I could
probably handle that. I pulled the chair in the pod forward and I saw a strangely
familiar yellow material bag sitting next to the bag I’d used to place my outfit in.
I pulled the yellow bag out and a bunch of belongings fell out along with a note.
I unfolded the note and began to read it.
‘We can’t let you go dudette... you’re still with us so where ever you are we
created a spell for these things to reach you to keep you safe and entertained until we
can bring you back to the power of three... Love you forever... Chhaya.’
I opened the bag slowly and I picked up the discman and mini speakers and I
laughed.
“You know me too well.” I smiled and I opened the bag and saw a couple of
compilation cd’s along with my black art pad and pencil tin, and even my cellphone,
with charger and three prepay cards, some shades, my squeezie stress Kenny toy, my
tarot cards and my General Daughter’s novel. Along with another note on some scrap
paper just inside the cover...
‘Forgive me for getting you killed A-Lee, I’m so sorry. But I didn’t know. And to
top it off Chhaya didn’t want to mention this but you mother was caught in a car
accident, she’s in intensive care the doctor’s said it caused her to have a heart attack
along with you being hit by lightening and the boy running off everything fell though.
We need you back. They need you back and we’re doing everything in our power to
bring you back. Stay strong and take care... Iris.’
I placed the discman on a rock with the speakers and I put a cd in to the discman and
pushed play and I went back to tinkering in the pod. While listening to Eve 6’s
Inside out. I have such a strange obsession with that song it’s quiet catchy. It
must of been forty five minutes later when I heard the sound of feet landing I peeked
out from where I was to see in the close distance Trunks and the rest of the Z team.
With the wind blowing I could just hear Trunks voice as he made a comment about
Goku not arriving for another two hours. I stood up and watched as some of the group
accepted Trunks cold drinks. I leant up against a rock the wrench in my hand. I saw
Trunks stop and he looked in my direction.
Everyone turned round and looked. I walked up to the group of them and Yamcha
looked at me. “How’d you know we were going to be here?” he asked.
Trunks smiled. “So it’s true what I hear about you huh?” He asked.
I blinked and looked at Trunks. “You’ve heard of me? How can you? I haven’t been
anywhere to make a scene at least not until recent.” I said and looked at the
Z-team.
Trunks smiled. “Your reputation for predictions is famous.”
Yamcha looked at me I think Trunks comment just confirmed any doubt he had about
me. “You had a premonition before didn’t you. That crossing point is that a possible
prediction for three years from now?” Yamcha asked.
Trunks looked my way and he walked up to me. “Three years from now?” He
asked.
I looked at Yamcha. “You had to say it out loud didn’t you?” I asked.
He shrugged. “Sorry.” I wasn’t mad but now I knew Trunks would talk to me.
I looked down. “Look when Goku arrives I’ll say hi then I have to go. I can’t be
here.”
“So you know what’s going to happen and you want to run away?” Trunks asked he
looked at me angrily. It was a Vegeta stare very unnerving.
I looked at him. “It’s not my fight. I can’t fight them.”
“You could at least try.” He retorted. Our conversation must of looked so confusing to
the rest of the group.
“I could try and I would die. I’ve died once there is no way I’m dying again. No way. I
didn’t like the first way I died like Hel I’m gunna let it happen again.” I snapped.
“You sound just like this pathetic human here.” Vegeta laughed and looked at
Yamcha.
Yamcha glared at Vegeta for his comment.
I flicked my hair to the side and gave Vegeta a side long glance and I smirked.
“Don’t get to cocky Vegeta. you don’t know what you’re going to be up against.
They’ll kill you too. When they come for you the last thing you’ll hear in your head
before you get gutted like a fish is my voice saying ‘I told you so’.” I went to
walk off.
Trunks grabbed my tail and I let out a yell it felt like someone was pinching my skin.
It hurts I looked at him. He was giving me an ice cold stare.
I knew I’d just upset him.
“You, me. This way.” Trunks pulled me by my tail dragging me off.
“Okay okay ow hey let go...” I whined it’s like being grabbed by the ear and dragged
off by a scolding parent. but what was embarrassing is Trunks was eighteen I’m
twenty-one!
Trunks let go eventually we were over by my space pod and Trunks looked at the
discman playing out the music.
‘I would swallow my pride, I would jump on the ride, or the lack there of would
leave me empty inside. I would swallow my doubt, turn it inside out. Find nothing but
faith in nothing. Wanna put my tender heart in a blender, watch it spin round to a
beautiful oblivion, rendezvous and I’m through with you...’
“I’m sorry I know he’s your dad and everything but he just makes me so mad.” I
whispered to Trunks and I fell back on to the pod resting in the seat.
“Leona.” Trunks sighed and I looked at him as he said my name.
“Trunks.” I said and he looked at me.
“So you can see the future huh?” He asked.
“Bits and pieces. I suppose you wanna know this cross point Yamcha
mentioned?”
Trunks nodded and he sat down on a bolder.
“Well I saw the androids we were all at Master Roshi’s apart from Vegeta. And they
didn’t know Goku wasn’t there. I saw him though. I don’t know why but as cute as he
is. He was like scary.” I sighed.
Trunks nodded. “Sounds like you were about to witness the team’s end. But you
weren’t there in my time. You’d gone home like you wanted. You left them
Leona.”
I blinked and looked at Trunks I shook my head. “No I couldn’t in this vision it was
so strong I was there. I remember because Yamcha-” I stopped as I saw Trunks smile.
“What?” I asked.
“I thought it was true I can see the way he looks at you.” Trunks said.
“What?” I repeated.
“You obviously know what I’m going to talk to Goku about. You know who my
father is, and you know who my mother is. But your the other woman the one
Yamcha falls for. All the woman out there and he falls for you a half saiyan.”
“I think I’ve just been insulted.” I remarked.
Trunks shook his head. “No it’s not an insult you obviously know Yamcha doesn’t
like saiyans much and here he is as we speak watching us and slowly falling for
you.”
I saw the corner of Trunks lips move in and upward tilt. He found it amusing.
Me I was still in shock I saw Piccolo looking over at us. I could of sworn I saw his
ears twitch. That guy would be good on a swat team or something as the guys who are
always listening in, and signalling the others when to move in.
“No Trunks I can’t be.” I shook my head.
“You saw yourself with Yamcha in this vision didn’t you?” He asked.
I blushed suddenly. “I ah... no.” I lied.
Trunks chuckled. “Your a lousy liar.”
“I’d rather date Piccolo.” I said and looked over at Piccolo. Piccolo’s eyes
widened.
Trunks looked at me. “What happened in my time is the androids drew the team out
one by one. The plan was they knew you were staying at Kame House. A female super
saiyan seemed to attract them. They also knew you were pregnant but when they got
there they found the rest of the gang but you had gone home. Back to your dimension
to have the baby so it’d be safe. When you got back everyone was dead and Gohan
was all grown up he was now the same age as you. Twenty-four.” Trunks
explained.
“And you were fourteen.” I added.
Trunks swallowed lightly. “The two of you the last of our race the only super saiyans.
Gohan tried and tried to teach me how to go super saiyan. But I couldn’t do it. But
still I trained with the two of you. The two of you grew so close I think he fell in love
with you. Because he followed you when you went out alone. You seemed to have
this crazy idea you were immortal. You died and Gohan found your body. They then
found him and he fled to draw them away from more possible innocents and I don’t
know what happened but I found both your bodies. It was with Gohan’s death I was
finally able to reach super saiyan.” He looked down.
“At fourteen? That’s such a young age to be a super saiyan.” I whispered.
Trunks nodded. “In my world your child is still out there somewhere. No one knows
where he or she is. And it’s staying that way till the androids are gone.”
“What happened to the remote Trunks the one to switch the androids off with?”
“They destroyed it.”
“The plans?”
Trunks shrugged.
I looked at Trunks. “How well did you know me Trunks?” I asked.
“Well you were impressive with your knowledge you left to go to Dr Gero’s lab to get
the android blue prints you knew the exact location of the lab and everything. but for
some reason you weren’t anywhere near the lab when I found your body my guess is
you set to get the plans to build the device yourself and they figured you out. You
must of ran knowing you couldn’t fight them and they followed and struck you down.
The three of us were no match for them. Now they enjoy hunting me down.”
I saw Trunks clench his fist. “This child who’s the father?” I asked.
Trunks looked at me. “Yamcha’s the father.”
I looked over at Piccolo. “You getting all this green man?” I muttered. “Like Hel I’m
gunna remember it all.” I added even quieter.
I saw Piccolo nod at me and Trunks looked over his shoulder at Piccolo.
“He can hear us?” Trunks asked.
“Don’t worry Piccolo’s all good. So when Goku arrives go just over the crater so
Piccolo can still hear you cause trust me Goku’s um... like not good at remembering
things and Piccolo can relay the message when Goku forgets.” I explained.
Trunks looked round. “Crater? I don’t see any crater.” he remarked.
“Not yet anyway.” I stood up and got out of the pod and walked back over to the
group Trunks followed.
I sighed and Piccolo put a hand on my shoulder and he looked at me.
“I still die.” I muttered. “this just isn’t my life.” I sighed.
“We can change it Leona.” he said back at me just as soft.
I knew no one else could hear us but they could see.
“Since when did you start to trust her namek?” Vegeta asked.
“It’s none of your business Vegeta.” Piccolo snapped back.
I leant up against a bolder near Piccolo why I was seeking refuge near Piccolo I don’t
know. I guess it was because he over heard the conversation he now knew almost as
much as Yamcha knew and more than what I’d told Goku. Plus my future self
sounded alot more smarter than what I was. and in my years that was in only three
years. I swallowed. Three years my time and I’m dead. This is why it’s not good to
know your own future. when you know you’re going to die you do everything you
want to do in those years instead of the obvious to try and prevent it.
“So girl are you going to tell us your name It seems this boy, the namek and the
earthling Yamcha know your name why not the rest of us?” Vegeta spoke up.
“Goku calls me Lee. That’s all you need to know.” I replied back.
“Well at lest we have a name.” Bulma remarked.
I shrugged leaning up against the rock humming the Inside out tune. I was glad for
some music from my world I probably wouldn’t be able to stand the music of this
dimension.
“I would swallow my pride, I would jump on the ride, or the lack there of would leave
me empty inside. I would swallow my doubt, turn it inside out. Find nothing but faith
in nothing. Wanna put my tender heart in a blender, watch it spin round to a beautiful
oblivion, rendezvous, rendezvous and I’m through with you...” I sang.
“What?” Yamcha blinked.
I stopped singing and I looked at him. “Music from my planet. Trust me it suits my
situation.” I remarked.
“Heart in a blender... riiiiiiiiiiiiight.” Yamcha sweatdropped.
“Look I’m not ever going to fall in love again. Everytime my heart gets ripped out so
no more. and I’d rather a blender than Mola Ram.” I replied.
“Mola who?” Gohan asked.
“Er something you shouldn’t see till your older. Unless you can handle occult type
stuff. Like hearts being ripped out of people’s chest without even a single cut being
made.” I replied.
“Your twisted.” Krillen remarked.
I smiled. “I know. It’s a quirk that keeps people away.”
“You find pleasure in watching that sort of stuff?” Krillen shook his head.
“If she’s truly saiyan it’s in her blood.” Vegeta spoke up. I looked at Vegeta confused
suddenly. Was he starting to accept me as a saiyan?
‘Gods please don’t let him get like Goku on me.’ I thought worriedly.
I saw Yamcha look over in my direction, my scaring off routine obviously wasn’t
working cause I saw him blush suddenly and look down. I looked away as well and
looked at my watch.
Trunks, Gohan, Bulma and Krillen stood round the fridge. Trunks looked at me.
“Drink?” He asked.
I smiled and walked over and looked in the fridge. “Oh wow you got raspberry soda
my total fav.” I grinned and took the can out and opened it up and took a sip.
I saw Vegeta scowling for once he was standing back with Yamcha, Tien and
Chaoitsu. Piccolo off to the side.
I watched as Bulma looked at Trunks. Krillen and Gohan were laughing about
something. But I listened to Bulma and Trunks.
“Have we met you look so familiar?” Bulma asked.
“Ah no sorry.” Trunks replied.
I took a sip of my soda. It was strange to know that Trunks knew me in his future at
least I survived long enough to meet him.
“Excuse me mister how do you know my dad?” Gohan asked.
“Actually I’ve never meet your dad before, I’ve only just heard about him.” Trunks
replied. Bulma looked at me.
“But yet you’ve meet Goku?” She asked.
I nodded. “Yeah. I saw him on namek.” I replied.
“But I thought everyone was wished back to earth.” Bulma asked.
“Well the wild electrical storms knocked my ship out of the sky and I crashed. The
planet was empty when I arrived. I could sense a fight going on so I went off to find
whoever it was. And it was Goku.” I explained.
Krillen nodded and he looked to Trunks. “Well then how do you know that he’s going
to arrive in this spot in two hours?” He asked.
Trunks kept one hand behind his back while the other held the soda can I was
watching him carefully not that I didn’t trust him. I did it’s just I was paying more
attention to detail then normal.
“Well that’s ah... sorry I can’t say.” Trunks replied and he looked down.
“And you?” Gohan asked.
“Who do you think repaired the space pod Goku’s travelling in?” I asked.
I saw Yamcha place his hands on his hips as he glared at Trunks. Tien was glaring
also along with Vegeta. Vegeta stepped forward his expression still glaring and
angry.
“Why not?” Vegeta asked Trunks. “I’ll tell you, because you’re up to something. Tell
us now tough guy who are you?”
Trunks looked over I guess he wasn’t sure what to make of Vegeta, being as this was
him actually meeting Vegeta for the first time, in which his mind would let him
remember it.
“I wish I could. Sorry.” Trunks looked down.
“You seemed to of told the girl there.” Vegeta growled.
“I can see the future of course I’m going to know his name.” I replied like Vegeta had
said something incredibly stupid.
“Well tell us.” Vegeta growled.
“No due to the grounds that it may incriminate me later.” I said crossing my arms.
Those law lectures in my world had come in handy after all.
Gohan looked up at Trunks. “When you defeated Frieza and that big guy you were a
super saiyan weren’t you?” He asked.
“Yes, yes I was.” Trunks replied.
Vegeta looked suddenly pissed off and shocked.
“That’s a lie!!” Vegeta snapped.
“Huh?” Gohan, Krillen, Trunks and Bulma echoed and looked over at Vegeta.
I stood still remaining quiet I wasn’t going to piss anyone off or at least try not to.
Because I had a feeling Vegeta was going to snap at me anyways just for being a
saiyan in this world. I knew the questions would fly later on who my father was and
so forth. Something I wasn’t looking forward to.
“Look my friend. Kakarott and the one you call Goku and myself are the only saiyans
left, Kakarott’s kid there is half saiyan and if you count him that makes three of us,
there’s no way that you could have saiyan blood.” Vegeta explained angrily.
I saw everyone look at Trunks and I felt like I wanted to shrink back to my pod and
hide from Vegeta’s tongue. It must of been harsh to Trunks to hear that coming from
his own father’s mouth.
“Huh?” The group still looked at Trunks.
“Yeah but we saw him, he just defeated Frieza and that huge guy all by himself.”
Gohan said there was definite admiration in his voice.
I looked at Gohan he was still really adorable for a kid. I looked to Trunks
remembering what he told me about Gohan. I knew for myself too that Gohan was
going to be strong.
“Well I’m calling him a liar not a weakling.” Vegeta replied.
Trunks looked down he looked kinda hurt. I don’t blame the poor guy. When you
come through time to see a parent you never knew. It does get kinda frustrating when
they just blow you off and call you a liar.
I looked at Bulma as she noticed the Capsule Corp. logo on Trunks jacket.
“Oh hey you’ve got our logo on your jacket. That’s my dad’s company. Are you one
of our employee’s?” Bulma asked.
Trunks looked at her. He smiled. I guess it’s the mother’s touch Trunks looked like he
recovered from the hurt.
“No not exactly. just a fan.” He replied.
“Oh I see. Well tell me your name and I’ll recommend you to dad.” Bulma said.
I smiled smart girl trying to almost trick Trunks. But he obviously picked up on
it.
“I ah can’t do that I’m sorry I know it’s strange.” Trunks replied.
“Ooooh mystery man.” Bulma grinned.
I chuckled to myself ‘that was really sifty sounding’ I thought.
“Is his shoe size a secret too?” Tien drooled.
“Yeah why can’t I have a secret name? That’s not fair.” Yamcha asked.
I smiled over at Yamcha I thought it was cute. Trunks looked at me I blushed
suddenly and he smiled at me.
“I bet you have a secret spy decoder ring too?” Yamcha asked the sarcasm in his
voice exceptionally obvious.
“Knock it off you guys. You’re all jealous. This guy just beat Frieza single handedly,
so there.” Bulma remarked sticking up for her future son.
I stayed behind the capsule fridge I saw Trunks head lowered I felt really sorry he was
here to help us after all. Warn us for the future dangers up ahead.
Gohan smiled. “Right.” He agreed.
“Ha.” Vegeta scoffed.
I saw Bulma look at Trunks and he blushed suddenly. He was exceptionally shy. I
smiled and no matter what he said about me and Yamcha I still couldn’t help but
think he was really cute too. What sane girl wouldn’t think so??
Eventually everyone kinda spilt up but drifted off to their own parts of the area. Tien
and Chaoitsu sitting together as they always did I never saw them apart even on the
show only when Tien wanted to protect the little doll emperor guy.
Vegeta sitting off on his own. Trunks in the center on a rock. Gohan, Krillen, Bulma
and Yamcha together. I wondered back to my space pod and packed all my bags
together and I looked over Piccolo as normal was off higher up than everyone else his
back to the group. I looked down at my bag and sighed. I slung it over my shoulder
and walked back to the group the Yardrat bag in my hand. I chuckled as I heard
Vegeta growling at Trunks.
“Why do you keep looking over here? Haven’t you seen a pink shirt before? If you
like it that much you can have it.”
“No no thank-you.” I saw Trunks smile.
He had such admiration for Vegeta it was obvious.
“Then knock it off kid.” Vegeta growled.
I chucked the Yardrat bag down on the ground and I sat down on it. watching the
scene play out in front of me.
“Gotta love the free entertainment.” I grinned.
I saw Trunks smirk.
I looked at Tien as he sat with his arms crossed across his chest hunched over
Chaoitsu sitting next to him with a can of soda in his hands.
I flopped on to the ground looking up at the sky.
‘Goku I hope you don’t talk me in to staying longer.’ I thought.
“Maybe Goku meet this guy somewhere out in space Chaoitsu.” Tien remarked and I
saw Tien look in my direction. “Like he did with her. He has been gone a while.”
“But he told Gohan that he hasn’t meet Goku.” Chaoitsu replied.
I looked over at the two they weren’t being quiet about their opinions. I knew the heat
was probably getting to them.
“But how could he know the exact spot that Goku is going to land two hours before
he arrives?” Tien asked.
“Maybe he’s wrong. Maybe Goku is not coming.” Yamcha spoke up and he looked at
me.
“Huh?” Everyone remarked confused.
“Oh.” Puar sighed.
I just lay there resting my head on my Yardrat bag I pulled out a pair of orange tinted
shades from my yellow material bag and slipped them on.
Yamcha looked up to the sky, Bulma looked up as well.
‘Well at lest their questioning Trunks and not me anymore.’ I thought.
“Well the only way to find out is to wait two hours. Right?” Bulma asked.
“Yeah.” Yamcha replied.
“Well how long has it been?” She asked.
“One hour.” Yamcha sighed.
“Well then just CHILL OUT FOR ONE MORE HOUR!!!” Bulma snapped.
I jumped started by their argument.
“Well you can find another ride home!” Yamcha shouted back at her.
I blinked and looked at the couple arguing.
“FINE!!” Bulma shouted.
I looked at Krillen. “Whoa psych.” I mouthed out to him.
He nodded and mouthed back to me “You get used to them.”
I smiled and flopped back down. “Hey Lee tell us something about your home
planet.” Krillen remarked. “What’s it like?” He asked.
I sat up and looked at him. “Well it’s not much different really. I grew up with my
mom and my younger brother. I went to school got an education. Took martial arts,
Got myself a degree in the entertainment industry. And I guess that’s it. We have air,
we have water, we have mountains and nice scenery, though it’s more greener than
here though, alot more greener.. yeah it’s green. I like green.” I replied.
“Do all your people have the ability to see the future?” Yamcha asked.
I looked at Yamcha and shook my head. “Uh no. Just a few.” I replied.
“So what does your mother think about your abilities like flying or is that normal
there?” Bulma asked.
“I ah... um... Flying is done by space craft or plane. the abilities such a ki blasts and
flying I learned from the people of Yardrat. Where we come from this sort of thing is
only dreamed of.” I replied holding my hand up and a small flame appeared
centimetres above the center of my palm.
“So you only just learnt how to fly?” Gohan asked surprised.
I nodded. “But your saiyan.” he added.
“Am I?” I asked and looked off in Vegeta’s direction.
I knew he was still trying to make his mind up about me. Quirks that made me
different seemed to make him believe it just a little.
“I was wondering the same thing.” Vegeta growled at me. “It’s highly impossible
since Kakarott was sent off as a baby to this planet and he is older than you. Every
other saiyan was killed.” He added.
“He’s only five years older than me.” I looked down as I replied.
Vegeta smirked at me. I looked up and saw his look. “That’s a nice scar you have on
your neck girl. Did Kakarott get one two?” he asked his tone of voice was very
condescending.
My hand touched my neck and looked down. “I thought as much.” He smirked.
“Vegeta what are you going on about?” Bulma asked.
Vegeta stood up and he walked up to me. I jumped to my feet as he approached
me.
“Don’t come near me.” I threatened.
Vegeta grabbed me by the arm and he tilted my hear to the side. “If Kakarott bears the
same mark as this one then it proves she is saiyan.” He pushed me over and I looked
up at Vegeta.
“You jerk Vegeta. Leave her alone.” Bulma snapped.
I pushed myself up and Vegeta looked at me. “Female saiyans are very rare you know.
Tell me girl what rank was your father?” He asked.
I looked at Vegeta. “Well upper class I can’t remember much only when I was little
these functions and stuff he’d take me to where everyone was well dressed up and
stuff.” I shrugged. “no biggie.”
Vegeta ran his hand along the scar and I grabbed his hand. “Don’t.” I growled.
I saw Trunks look at me. I let Vegeta’s hand go. He grabbed my arms suddenly and I
panicked. Vegeta moved close and he whispered in my ear.
“Kakarott’s taken girl, just remember when they find out about the two of you, you’ll
be as hated as I am.” Vegeta let me go pushing me away and he walked off back to
his rock where he sat down.
I rubbed my arms and I watched as Trunks looked at me. I looked down. The tone in
Vegeta’s voice had been very scary. Something wasn’t right. I slumped down to the
ground. Vegeta was making me feel more unwelcome than I already knew I was.
I pulled my book out of my bag and I touched the cover it was strange to see my
favorite novel in animation. The cover with John Travolta and Madeleine Stowe on it
also animated. I opened the first page and I sighed. I wanted to touch something real.
Be with real people.
“Lee are you okay?” Yamcha asked as he walked up to me.
I nodded quickly. “Yeah I’m fine.” I lied.
Yamcha looked at the novel then to the yellow bag. “These your things you brought
from your world?” he asked quietly.
“They were sent to me.” I replied.
Yamcha picked up the bag and he looked at the drawings in pen all over it. The
signatures and other various hand written notes over it.
“These notes from your friends?” He asked.
I looked at the bag then noticed the hand writing of my friends. “What the-” I stopped
and looked at the bag. I saw Andy’s writing clearly.
‘Please come back Leona.’
Yamcha looked at the note. “Who’s Andy?” He asked.
I swallowed. “He’s the reason I left. He broke my heart.” I replied softly. “Can I just
be alone please?” I asked. I knew my voice was cracking and I couldn’t hack it.
Yamcha nodded. “I’m here if you need someone to talk to okay?” He asked.
I smiled. “Okay.” I replied I kept the shades on to cover my eyes.
Yamcha walked back over to where Krillen, Gohan, Bulma and Puar were.
I turned my back on the group of them and I looked off across the desert plain. I
looked to my bag and I pulled it out and opened the scarf up and looked at the tarot
cards. I pulled the cards out shuffling them with ease, surprised at how natural it felt
due to the large size of the cards. I just kept shuffling and shuffling the cards til one
fell out of my grasp and landed on the ground. I looked at it. Trunks looked over he
saw the cards.
“Lee.” he stopped and looked at me.
I breathed out the card staring up at me the body of a man with ten swords sticking
out of his back. My hand touched the side of the card.
“What do you see?” Trunks asked.
“Someone’s gunna get stabbed in the back. And for some reason I think it’s literal.” I
remarked. I put my hand on the card and closed my eyes.
I was hit with a flash of android 20 and his hand shot straight out and I heard the
crack of bones yet I felt the pain and then I saw the face I jumped back from the cards
the face wasn’t of who I expected it to be. I saw Chhaya and I saw her fall to the
ground dead.
My hand slipped up to my mouth something was wrong the android was in my world.
I felt something wrong with this prediction.
“Stabbed. I don’t like that sound of that.” Yamcha remarked.
“Trunks. This is looking bad. They cross over.” I said.
Trunks blinked. “Cross over?” he asked.
“They go to my planet. I just saw one of them killing my best friend. It’s not suppose
to happen this way.” I stood up packing the cards up and away.
“Lee you can’t get home how on earth do you think whoever these ‘they’
people are going to get there if you can’t?” Yamcha asked.
“They must be looking for your- ah.” Trunks began and he stopped.
I looked at Trunks. I wanted to say it wasn’t the same androids. But I couldn’t. They
had to find out for themselves but I had obviously shifted some sort of balance
probably created some sort of gateway or vortex to my world. That Dr Gero must of
accidentally stumbled upon.
“And they kill my friends. But it hasn’t happened yet. It’s all wrong. It has to be.” I
replied keeping my back to them. “I’m going to fix my pod. I’ll stay for Goku’s
arrival but I have to get going the only way to change what I saw is if I wasn’t even
here.” I replied and began to walk towards my pod carrying my two bags.
For an hour I tinkered with the pod my music playing. But still as I looked over to the
group I saw that there was an uneasy silence and I saw Krillen playing with the empty
soda can with his foot and it suddenly tipped over with a loud clatter as the wind
blew.
Vegeta glared in his direction.
“Oooops ah sorry.” Krillen said quickly.
I stopped my discman and listened as the wind blew then I heard Trunks watch ring.
I walked up as Trunks jumped up to his feet.
“Hey that’s it two hours have passed Goku should be arriving any second now.”
“Huh?” Krillen remarked.
Bulma jumped to her feet excited. “Really?!” She asked.
She was more excited about seeing Goku than I was.
Gohan looked over. “Uh okay.” he remarked.
Trunks looked up to the sky.
Everybody looked up they could feel Goku coming I smiled I felt him about three
hours ago and I smiled. my adjustments on my pod made me three hours ahead of
Goku I wondered what I would of done if I had given Goku my pod and he would of
arrived before me. But that thought was cut off as everybody was looking to the
sky.
“Huh.” Vegeta grunted.
“Ohmigosh Tien.” Choaitsu exclaimed.
“I know I feel it too Chaoitsu.” Tien remarked.
“He’s coming.” Krillen spoke up.
I looked to the sky and I swallowed what was Goku’s reaction going to be to see me
with his friends. I was excited but I’d seen Goku only two weeks ago not a whole year
or two for everyone else.
“Man that guy was right afterall.” Yamcha spoke up.
My nerves were suddenly building up.
“You’re all nuts my woman’s intuition isn’t picking up anything at all right now.”
Bulma remarked.
Gohan looked the happiest of them all. “No it’s true he’s finally home! My dad’s
back!” Gohan let out a laugh of excitement.
I smiled I couldn’t help it Goku has that effect on people at least in person.
Suddenly in the depth of the blue sky a light twinkled. “Look up there. DAD!!!”
Gohan shouted he was excited and what child wouldn’t be happy to see their father
again. I looked down my brother and myself excluded.
The pod shot across the sky in a haze of yellow light.
“Wow cool.” Bulma remarked.
Then the pod landed with a crash.
“Last one there’s a rotten egg.” Krillen shouted.
I blinked. I hadn’t heard any one say that line since primary school.
But we all rushed towards where the pod landed.
“Hey wait for me.” Bulma shouted out.
We all ran to meet Goku leaping over a rock While Trunks, Vegeta and Piccolo flew
the rest of us choose foot even me.
“Wait up.” Bulma shouted.
We reached the end of where the pod had landed and Gohan looked over the
edge.
“Wow check it out what a crater.” He remarked.
“Yeah no kidding. Boom what a landing. I hope he has some air bags in that baby.”
Krillen asked.
“Why to protect the ship from Goku’s head?” Yamcha asked jokingly.
I smiled and chuckled they spoke of him so fondly and know I knew I would to.
“Yeah really.” Tien added chuckling.
I looked behind Vegeta had chosen to stand on a large rock behind us to see down in
the crater. I blinked even my landing hadn’t been as deep as that.
“I shoulda added air bags but I didn’t think about it at the time.” I remarked.
I looked over at Trunks as he landed he blinked and looked at me I winked at him. He
nodded looking down in to the crater.
“You’re something you know that.” He remarked.
I smiled. I’d just proven my crater prediction to Trunks.
“Hey when ya got a talent.” I smiled.
We looked down in to the crater at the Ginyu pod I took in a deep breath as the pod
door opened. Goku stepped out. he looked up at us and he blinked.
“Uh hey guys.” he remarked.
They all began cheering for him, except, me Trunks, Vegeta and Piccolo. As if we’d
ever see Piccolo be anything but serious.
Everyone shouted their own comments down to Goku. I stepped back he hadn’t seen
me yet luckily. Trunks looked over at me as I backed off.
“How did you guys know that I was coming?” Goku asked.
The group focused on Trunks while I walked away from the scene well at least tried
to I noticed. I saw Vegeta staring intently at Goku. Goku luckily was wearing that
purple neck frilly thing I hated so much at least Vegeta wouldn’t see the scar. At least
not yet. I put my hand over the scar. I couldn’t be near father and son at the same time
not with the thoughts going through my mind.
“Going somewhere girl?” Vegeta asked me and I cringed.
Goku levitated up and he looked over and he blinked when he saw me. He looked to
Gohan then to me.
“Lee. I ah guess you won huh? Was it you who told them?”
I shook my head. Goku blinked and looked puzzled like I knew he would.
To Be Continued...
