Dragon Ball/Z/GT Fan Fiction ❯ New Friends, Old Problems - Saiya-jin Saga ❯ Dragonball What?! ( Chapter 1 )

Author: Murasaki Rose
Email: jianu_dbz@hotmail.com
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Title: New Friends, Old Problems - Saiya-jin Saga
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: violence, swearing, and mild perversion
Couples: G/CC, D/T, Y/B
Genre: AU, Humor, Action/Adventure
Notes: " " = speaking, ' ' = thinking, ~ ~ = telepathy

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Chapter 1- Dragonball What?!

It was a beautiful day. Autumn had come to the United States, but you could hardly tell by the weather. A rare indian summer made it unseasonably warm, allowing children the opportunity to play in the leaf piles without being burdened by jackets. Jianu Kreiger was no exception to this. She and her best friend Bethany had demolished the leaf piles Bethany's brother and father had raked earlier, and were now lying under the trees, watching more of the gold, red, and orange leaves tumble down. Twin sighs of contentment escaped them, life was good.

"Ah!" Jianu gasped and sat up, her strawberry blond pigtails covered in leaves.

Bethany sat up too, her blue eyes wide with worry. Her own curly, brunette hair bearing it's own share of leaves, "Nanda Jianu?"

The little senshi was shaking with reaction, what was going on! "Goku-sensei. Something happened to him, something bad. I think . . . I think he died!"

Bethany couldn't believe it, who could kill Son Goku? He was the strongest man in the world! "Nani! Are you sure? I mean, maybe it was a dream."

Jianu shook her head, "Iie, it wasn't a dream. I-I can't sense his ki anymore!" Standing up the little girl turned in the direction she'd last sensed his ki. "I've gotta go."

"Where?"

"To the last place I felt him. I have to know for sure."

"Be careful, Jianu."

"I will, ja ne!"

Bethany watched as her friend jumped into the air and flew off. She'd been friends with Jianu since preschool, only three years, but to a 7 year-old that's almost forever. Jianu had told her all about her mentor, Son Goku, and how she'd met him at the Tenkaichi Budokai 5 years ago where he'd fought Piccolo. Bethany was also the only person who Jianu had told she could fly.

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Jianu headed towards the mountain range, she knew she was near the battlefield. 'Please let me be wrong!'

~Jianu.~

She stopped and looked around, "Ahre?"

"Jianu," this time the voice was out-loud and coming from behind her. Jianu turned around and smiled in delight at the owner of the voice.

"Kami-sama!" she squealed, hugging the god.

Kami patted her head and placed her on her feet, "Jianu, we need to talk."

"Hai. Ano, Kami-sama?" she asked her eyes full of concern, "Shinda ga Goku-sensei ka*?" Kami nodded and Jianu burst into tears.

Kami hugged the girl, "Shinpai shinai Jianu-chan*. Goku will be back in one year. So don't cry little one, you need to be strong. Chikyuu needs you."

"Chikyuu? Nani . . . "

"Don't worry. I'll tell you everything, including why you have that birthmark on your shoulder."

Jianu's blue-gray eyes sparkled, she'd been waiting for 5 years for an explanation. Ever since Kami had called her a "chibi kanshinin*^" (AN: Read Look to the Past for more info) as Goku flew off with Chichi.

"You do know about the dragon balls don't you?"

"Uhn. `Kaasan told me all about them."

"Good. Some years ago I decided that the dragonballs needed to be guarded from misuse. I waited until there were 7 exceptional infants on the planet and chose them to guard the balls when they were old enough. Each child would guard a specific dragonball and would always know where it was. They would know the ball they guarded without ever having to see it, by the numbers of stars on their right shoulder."

Jianu's eyes sparkled with excitement, "You mean . . ."

"Hai, you are sanshinchuu kanshinin."

"Sugei!"

Kami smiled, then sighed as a grave expression came over his face. "I hadn't intended to bring you all together until you were 16, but Chikyuu is in danger and we need all the fighters we can get." He then proceeded to tell her what had occurred that day, about Radditz, Gohan, and the 2 saiya-jins on their way. When he had finished she looked a little stunned.

"Sugei! Goku-sensei's a dad!"

"Jianu." The little girl snapped back to attention. "I need you to go gather the other guardians. The 7 of you are to train under Kamesennin, and then train under me."

"Hontou?"

"Sou. Leave as soon as possible. I'm counting on you."

"Ano . . . how will I know where to find them?"

"Your heart will lead you to them, you can sense them if you will it. Now hurry and find them, tell them what I've told you."

"Hai, Kami-sama! I won't let you down!"

Kami nodded then vanished, leaving Jianu to ponder the situation she'd been placed in. As she flew home the same thoughts ran through her mind over and over again: 'I have to find the other guardians, Chikyuu is in danger, I have to fight in one year, what am I going to tell my parents?' That last one repeated a lot. Just outside of town, she landed and pulled a capsule case out and selected one. BOOM! Out popped a small airbike. Still deep in thought, Jianu jumped on and rode home.

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"WHERE WERE YOU?!!!" Debra shrieked at her daughter.

"At Bethany's."

"I mean after you left Bethany's, I called there almost an hour ago and her mother said you left suddenly. So where were you?" The auburn haired senshi was furious and though not as scary as Son Chichi, she was not someone you should take lightly.

'I can't tell `kaasan the truth! If I do, she won't let me fight!' "Just riding around on my airbike."

"If you ever take-off like that again, I won't spar with you for a month!"

"Aaah! Gomen nasai, Okaasan! It won't happen again!" with that promise, Jianu ran off to her room to figure out how she was going to leave without her parents finding out.

Debra sighed as she watched her little girl run down the hall, "That girl acts more like Goku-kun every day. I don't care that she wants to be a fighter like him, I just don't want her to have his record for getting into dangerous situations. Is that too much to ask Ana-chan?" she asked turning to the baby in the rocker who just smiled and burbled in response.

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"Ohayo, Jianu-chan."

"Ohayo gozaimasu, Otousan!"

"`Kaasan's waiting out back for you."

"Hai."

Jianu always enjoyed these morning sessions with her mother. It was a chance for them to bond, as well as get in a good workout. Lately though, it had been getting harder for her to hide her increasing strength. 'I better enjoy this as long as I can, `cause I won't be able to do this with `Kaasan for a long time.' After breakfast Debra got the baby ready to go grocery shopping and Tim finished getting ready for work. Jianu's father taught children how to utilize their natural psychic abilities and her mother was currently on hiatus from her martial arts competitions. The young girl was pratically bouncing with excitement as her parents bustled about.

No sooner were they out the door, Jianu ran about quickly packing everything she needed: clothes, food, money, etc. Realizing that she'd need a place to stay, she decided to borrow her father's unused camper capsule. 'Otousan's never used it, he'll never even know its gone.' It was kept way in the back of the garage where no one went. (A/N: Think Bruce Wayne, Lara Croft size garage) Arranging her supplies inside, the little girl was immensely pleased with herself.

The rest of the day went normally for Jianu and her family, she helped pack away the groceries and dried the dishes, all the while thinking about her trip. When bedtime finally came, Jianu lay awake, waiting for her parents to fall asleep. Hours later, she breathed a sigh of relief, 'I thought they'd never sleep!' Creeping out of bed, she got dressed, grabbed her capsule case and went to her parents' room, 'Goodbye Okaasan, Otousan. Daisuki.' Then she crept to her baby sister's room, 'Bye Ana-chan, you'll be two when I see you again. I'll miss your first word, and your first step. But don't worry, I'm going to protect you, Okaasan, Otousan, and everyone else. I promise.'

Slipping into the garage, Jianu encapsuled the camper, placed it in her capsule case and stepped outside. Shutting the service door behind her she turned to face the night sky. The stars were beautiful, and high above the trees hung the moon. Nearly full, it was a beautiful sight. Closing her eyes she took a deep breath and rose into the air. Straightening her back, she opened her eyes, faced forward, and took off in the direction of the nearest Guardian.

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Around five in the morning, Tim was awakened by an intense wave of sorrow and pain. ~Debra!~ Fighting down a wave of terror, he ran to his wife fearing the worst. When he reached her, he found the warrioress outside the mansion, on her knees crying. "Nanda Debra?!" he asked, his voice full of concern and fear.

Throwing herself into her husband's arms she sobbed uncontrollably, "J-J-Jianu!" was all she could manage. She then handed Tim a crumpled piece of paper. He smoothed it out and the first thing he realized was that it was a note from their daughter.

"Dear `Kaasan n' `Tousan, I've gone to become a great fighter. But first I gotta find th' other Gaurdians so we c'n train together. Kami-sama said that Chikyuu will be attacked in one year and that we're gonna have ta' fight. Love, Jianu P.S. I promise I'll do my best!"

"I couldn't find a trace of her anywhere! She didn't leave any footprints and no one saw her leave! I even called the bus, train, and airplane stations! Nothing!"

"How is that possible?"

"Buukuujuutsu."

"You mean. . ."

"Hai. Jianu, knows how to fly."

August 2000
Re-edited: May 26, 2002

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sensei-teacher, mentor
ahre-huh
gomen nasai-I'm sorry
ohayou gozaimasu-good moring
hontou-really
sanshinchuu-three star ball
Buukuujuustu-no air technique(see DB for more info)
*~is Goku-sensei dead?
**~It will be all right
*^~little guardian

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Disclaimer: Here we go. I do not own any of the characters from Dragonball, Dragonball Z, or Dragonball GT. They are all the property of Akira Toriyama, Bird Studio, Toei Animation, and Funimation Inc. However, all the other characters in my stories are mine. I'm not making any money off of this, its just for fun. And to top it off I'm a college student who works part-time at Wal-Mart so you know I don't have any money. So if you sue me you won't get anything.