Dragon Ball/Z/GT Fan Fiction ❯ Lost ❯ The Letter ( Chapter 7 )

Chapter 7………….

Goku watched the sun as it slowly sank over the mountains in the distance. //It's been 11 years……//

He still couldn't let go of the guilt and sorrow that had taken over his heart that very day. To know she never knew him and all her life that had been her only wish. A tear slid down his cheak as he took out a folded letter from his pocket. He read the front, smiling at the childish handwriting. `DADDY' The only thing he had from her to him. He opened the letter and carfully took out the two pages inside. He opened them and read them. He had made it so that he would do so on this day every year.

Dear Daddy,

Hi! I know I won't have enough time to tell you everything I want to tell you, well because of the tournament and all, so I decided to write this letter. Now you can always have something from me. I talked to Baba and she told me if I wrote another one that she would give it to you and that you could write letters to all of us. She will be like our own private maillady. Gohan told me everything. All of your adventures and the tournaments you were in, well, maybe not all of them………Krillian, Yamcha, Tien, and Piccolo (I had really bug him to get him to say ANYTHING) told me about the rest. When I saw a picture of you for the first time, I couldn't believe how much you and Goten look alike. I kept looking from the picture to Goten, picture to Goten, picture to Goten. Gohan finally stopped me after a munute or 2.

Gohan says you and Goten also have the same personality. Sooo you must laugh at strange times too then. I remember one time when we were over Trunks' house. We were sparing in the backyard and Vegeta decided to join us. He landed a punch straight in Goten's stomach. Mom got worried, but Goten just laughed. He kept on laughing till we all stopped sparing. It must have been weird looking with Goten launching punches at us and laughing at the same time. I don't get why people say Vegeta is so mean. He is nice to me. He even told me and don't tell him I told you, that you were an honorable warrior and very strong. Bulma says that I am the only one that can get Vegeta to do stuff. I asked him once to take me to the park. He actually said yes, and when I pouted at him when he said he wouldn't push me on the swing, he came over and did it. He complained at first, but he did it. I actually caught him smiling. Smiling! When I told Bulma, she was really surprised. She told me not to tell anyone since Vegeta didn't want other people to know that he could be like that at times, so don't tell him I said that either. Yesturday Goten asked Gohan what you were like. He told us you were an angel, so don't be surprised if I look at your back expecting wings to pop out at anytime.

Ok, I am going to tell you a secret. MY SECRET. I am the only person who knows about it, no one else does. Not Goten. Not Trunks. Not Gohan. Not Mom. Not anyone. Ok, read this very carfully. You know that place you and Gohan use to go fishing, well one day I found a secret cove there. Ya, I think thats what they call them. If you go down to the bottom of the lake under the waterfall, you will see a big rock. The Rock has one green rock and next to it one red rock. It sort of looks like the rock has eyes sometimes. Anyway, if you move it to the side then you will see a cave. Follow it. It goes straight and then up and then straight. I am giving you directions because it's really dark down there. I bumped into the walls of the cave about seven million times before I reached the end. Sorry, I can't tell you how long you swim straight and then up and then straight again. Anyway, you will see a light the second time you go straight. There will be an opening and then you can get out of the water. The cove is big, the three holes in the ceiling and the one on the far wall light up the cove. I brought three lanterns for the cove after I found it. I used the Instand Transmission to get in there with the lantern and anything else I wanted to bring in there without getting it wet.

I taught myself to do the Intsant Transmission. When Gohan told me that you had been the only one who knew how to do it, I knew I had to learn how to do it myself. I just had to! I just tried to concentrate my energy in different areas. It was really hard, but I did it just after two weeks. It still took me a while to do it again, but after a while I could do again and again and again. Oh, in the cove, well it might not be finished when the tournament comes, but I am doing a portrait of you. Mom says I am really good with art. If I don't get it done by the tournament, then I'll give it to Baba to give to you when I'm done. I can't wait to see you. Even before I was told about the tournament I wanted to see you. My dad the strongest fighter, the noble fighter, the kind friend, the angel, the dad. Sometimes I wanted to go to Dende and ask him if he could somehow take me to the otherworld to visit you, but I knew he wouldn't let me, besides Goten already asked. Trunks always brags about Vegeta and how great he is how strong he is and blah blah blah blah blah. When the tounament comes I will turn the chairs on him, or is it turn the tables……whatever, but all I have to say is that he'll know then how great, and strong, and noble, and kind YOU are. UH OH! I think I hear mom going across the hall. Oh good, she passed my room. Well, it's getting late,and if Mom catches me up still then I'll be in big trouble. I love you Daddy, and I can't wait to see you at the tournament.

Love Your Daughter,

Xenia

P.S. Don't worry Dad. Your going to woop Vegeta's butt. I know it!!

Goku chuckled to himself as he read the last line. It was too bad Vegeta and him never got to take part in the tournament. Yet when Vegeta had let himself be taken over by Babadi, then they really got to go at each other. Thay all hated having to go into battle on that day. Some even joked about forgetting about it and not fighting at all, but the Supreme Ki's warning shook that thought away from all their minds. Majin Buu had been there strongest adversary yet and Goku was slightly relieved Xenia didn't take part in the battle. She would have endured worse pain than before she died. Goku closed his eyes, remembering the pained expression on her face. After everything with Majin Buu, Goku found himself alive again. He swore to himself that he would never leave his family ever again. He didn't want Goten going through his life without a father, like the way Xenia did. Bulma never found out what was wrong with her. No disease she looked up on had the same symptoms as her.

Goku remembered the funeral. There was no priest, but everyone was present. Most could not even finish what they wanted to say about her. Their tears stopping them too short. He remebered Vegeta had been the only one who was able to say all he wanted to say. It shocked everyone to see him cry, to see him cry like that. Endlessly, as if he was dieing himself. Bulma told Goku and Chichi later just how much Xenia had ment to Vegeta. She had been like a daughter to him. Vegeta had a daughter now. Bra. She was sad on this day, but her eyes never showed as much remorse as everyone else. The same was with Pan. Gohan's daughter. He had gone on to marry Videl. Hercule had forbid them to in the beginning, but once he had learned who they were…he reconsidered. The portrait of himself came to Goku's mind. It had been half finished when he saw it. He kept his promise; never telling anyone about Xenia's cove or showing anyone her portrait of him. He had tried to move it once so that he could bring it to the house, but as soon as he touched it grief filled him and he cried again and again. The pain of his loss never lessoning. Goku gently folded up the pages and stuck them inside the letter. He had never shown anyone it, it was a secret itself and no one questioned him about it. He placed it back in his pocket watching the last bit of the sun dissappear, and then he took off and went home.

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Beep Beep Beep. I rolled over shutting off my alarm clock. I had been able to get an hour inbetween now and this morning's training session with Lord Turlus. I stretched getting out of bed and heading over to my closet. I put on some new armor over a black shirt and shorts. I came out going over to the bathroom and turned on the faucet. I spashed the cool water into my face. Refreshing myself as well as taking the sleepy expression from my face. I grabbed a towl rubbing my face dry before leaving my room to go to the mess hall. //I could go to the dining hall, but I need my food now. Those cooks take too long// I came into the mess hall seeing only few people were there. I took up a tray of food and sat down. Drunken singing could be heard from the corridor that led to the docking bay. //Oh great…….a team has come back and they're all drunk// The men lumbered in uneasily; tripping repeatively over each other.

"Look there's Xenia!"

I heard one of the men shout. I signed. //Now I have to deal with these guys// One guy slouched his arm over my shoulders leaning forward turning his face to me. I could smell the booze on his breath.

"Hi there Xenia! We just conquered Wankrel! Is that impressive or what?!"

I moved his arm off my shoulder; disgusted by his overbearing behavior.

"It would be if I was as weak as you."

"What?!" Asked one of the larger men; anger rising in his voice.

"You heard me. Wankrel is a weak planet. Their people do know how to fight, but none have much power. If you think what you've done is such a great feat, then you must all be weaklings youselves."

"Why you little bitch!!" Yelled the man grabbing my shirt.

"I would cool down if I were you. I'm in no mood to be bothered right now."

The man laughed, "Did you hear that men? She is in no mood! Well, what are we going to do about that."

"This," I stated simply before grabbing the man's arm and flipping him onto his back over the table; breaking it in two.

"Doric! We'll get you for this."

"Bring it on tough guys." I said sarcastically, a smirk playing on my lips.

All six guys rushed at me, crying out their rage. I doged and blocked their futile atempts to hit me. Taking my time with them, knowing that even if they were sober they still would have been no match for me. I laughed at them, "Is that all you can do?!"

A short muscular man lunged at me hoping to knock me out from beneath me by grabbing my legs. I smiled. //Too easy// I jumped up into the air and kicked him in the middle of his back; sending him flying into the far wall. I turned to the other five wondering who would go at me next, but they just stood there bewildered.

"How did you do that?"

I looked back over my shoulder at the the guy I had just beaten up, he was hanging there, over a bar from a table he had flown into.

"Do what?" I asked.

"He was the strongest……" The man trailed off

"He was the strongest man on your team?" I asked. //How weak are these guys?//

They all nodded, still not budging from where they stood. I lowered my arms to my sides; slightly disappointed by how weak these men were.

"Run now, before you end up like your two friends."

The men didn't hesitate and took off. I looked back at my tray. It now layed upside down under the man they had called Doric. All the food was now splattered onto the floor. I shook my head, not feeling very hungry anymore. I went up to the food baskets and grabbed an apple, when someone tapped me on the shoulder. I turned, it was Vasha.

"Hi Vasha!" I said, taking a bite out of my apple.

"Hi Xenia."

"So, what brings you to the mess hall, now. You're usually in your lab right now."

Vasha shook her head, "No not today. I have a few errands to do for Lord Turlus. He told me tell you that he wanted to speak to you at seven."

I looked down at my watched; my eyes widened. 6:58 p.m.

"Vasha couldn't you have told me sooner?!" I didn't wait for her reply, but turned and sped down the corridors to Turlus' chambers. I stopped outside his door, and knocked.

"Come in," I heard Turlus say. I entered the room and closed the doors, thats when I noticed that I still had my apple. I cursed inwardly and turned, hiding it behind my back.

I smiled, "You wanted to see me."

"Yes, we'll soon be stopping on Pluto. It's a tiny planet in the north quadret."

"Why are we stopping there?"

"Well, our next target is a planet called Chikayuusei. Pluto will be our base while we attack it."

"I assume there are strong warriors on this planet if we are in need of a base."

Turlus smiled, "Yes, there are."

Turlus walked up to me and handed me a couple of papers. I took them in my free hand and placed the hand with the apple in it underneath them.

"Those papers," continued Turlus, "Will give you detailed descriptions of the fighters on this planet. There appearance, personality, and power. Though we don't know yet the full extent of their power we do know they all can turn Super Saiyan."

I looked up at him surprised, "Super Saiyan? You mean there are saiyans on this planet?"

"Yes."

"But I thought all but you and I were killed when Frieza destroyed Vegetasei."

Turlus turned around staring into the fire in the fireplace, "Prince Vegeta and a man named Goku….survived."

//The prince?// "You sound as if you are familiar with this Goku."

"Yes I am," said Turlus, "We battled each other a ways back. I unfortunatly lost."

"Well, this will be quite the reunion."

"Yes, it will." Turlus turned to me, "And since you are my strongest warrior I am putting you in charge of the mission. It will be your job in killing the warriors and pillaging the planet. We already have another race who would like to buy this planet. They will pay a large sum of money."

"Thank you, my lord. I am honored you have chosen me," I bowed respectfully.

"You're very welcomed Xenia. If you shall need any help with the mission, you can ask for assistance from any of the men aboard this ship."

"Thank you," I smiled at the thought to be able to fight another saiyan. A saiyan who had even proven himself as strong as Turlus.

"May I leave so that I am able to look over the information you have given me?"

"Yes," said Turlus, "You may go, but keep in mind that we reach Pluto in two weeks. We'll then wait a day before we go to Chikayuusei."

"So you are coming then, my lord."

"Yes, I would like to see what transpires when we get there."

I nodded and walked out of the room. I shuffled my papers into one hand and took a bite out of my apple. //Who's first?// I scanned the page looking for a name. //Ah, here's someone…..Goku…….//

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I tried to make the letter sound like a 7 year old wrote it, but I am not sure if I succeeded or failed at that task. Oh well……R+R