Dragon Ball/Z/GT Fan Fiction ❯ The Eternal Treasure of Planet Vegeta ❯ Preparation and Prayer ( Chapter 2 )

Hey People! Okay, sorry that the first coupla chaps are a bit slow on the uptake. What can I say, the rest of the story won't make sense if ya don't know the background first! Inclinations of romance here! Tell me what you think for Nikki and don't forget to review!

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Nikki concentrated as she tried to steer the Capsule in a straight direction. Physically, she was rather pathetic. Her body was delicate and easily hurt; although it was surprising she had never had a broken bone before. The Capsule was built for someone strong, and the joystick was pretty heavy.

A sweat droplet rolled down her cheek, and got caught in a lock of her hair. Trunks and Krillin were flying. Nikki wished she knew how to fly, but she had a chronic fear of heights where her body froze and refused to do anything.

Trunks had a scowl on his face. Nikki sighed. She had tried to make Trunks like her, but it hadn't worked. She didn't really want to be so nosy, but she was afraid for him. Knowing him for six years, she had realised that he had a fondness for dangerous adventures. He would not stop until he had gotten to the most dangerous part possible. Just like his father.

Nikki had heard stories from Bulma about Vegeta, and she had come to the conclusion that he had loved her and Trunks, but was too proud to show it, and in the end never got a chance. It was sad. Nikki had all her family still alive, so she felt very lucky. Although they were very poor, Nikki knew of their undying love for her. Trunks, with all his money, did not know whether his father had loved him.

Bulma had approached her with this project because she knew Nikki was capable of handing the new Capsule. Also, she might have planned to send Nikki the fax once she got to the past to tell her not to come back. Bulma was like that. Nikki looked once again at Trunks. His baggy clothes had hidden his slim bodyline, but now she could see rippling muscles under the tight blue Lycra.

She smiled, remembering the day he had powered up to such a great level that he had become Super Saiyan. Nikki had been there, standing on a hill and watching, a communicator gripped in her hand. Trunks and Gohan had been fighting the androids. Nikki had been trailing them ever since they left Capsule Corp.

She had seen the androids blast Gohan and heard his dying cries. She had seen Trunks's mournful scream and the burst of power as he acquired the level of a Super Saiyan. Nikki was just human, pure and simple. She had watched in a mixture of misery and joy as eleven-year-old Trunks began to blast everything around him in rage.

Everyone had been fond of Gohan. Even Nikki had known him well enough to feel a great void after his death. She had also been fond of Chi Chi, who reminded her of her own mother.

They reached a pretty pink house on an island: Kame House. Trunks and Krillin descended; Nikki followed. She got out once more and shook her hair out of the helmet, then looked up to see a middle aged woman with black hair staring at her apprehensively.

It took Nikki a second to recognise Chi Chi without the fine blossom of worry lines around her mouth and eyes.

"Hello Chi Chi", she said. "My name is Nikaisha Miyo. I am from the future of the androids. Uh, I'm a friend of Trunks and Bulma."

Chi Chi's face relaxed. "Oh, okay! Well, nice to meet you. What do you want?"

"Who's there?" Master Roshi wandered out of the house. "Hey, good looking!" He said as he saw Nikki. Nikki raised her eyebrows in surprise.

Master Roshi put on his `I think I'm sexy' look.

"Say, are your legs tired from walking? B'cos you've been walking around every night in my dreams!"

Nikki looked shocked. Everyone else, except Master Roshi, looked embarrassed.

"I was told to come here because it was safe", said Nikki, still eyeing Master Roshi with trepidation.

"Sure, come in honey", said Chi Chi warmly. Nikki smiled.

"Great!" said Trunks. "C'mon Krillin, lets go!" He and Krillin took off again.

"WAIT!" said Nikki. "Trunks, where are you going? Are you going to fight Cell? If you are, I'm coming with you! Not even a Super Saiyan can stand up to him!"

"How did you know I'm a Super Saiyan?" said Trunks. "You don't even know what a Saiyan is!"

"Yes, I do! They were a bunch of fighters that turned into big monkeys in the full moon, and they worked for Frieza until he destroyed their planet!"

"Huh, that's nothing! That's just the bare basics!"

"I also know that the planet was called Vegetasei, and that the crown prince's name was Vegeta!! And I know Vegeta is your dad!"

"You meddling idiot! Why do you have to poke your nose into my life? Can't you just leave me alone?"

"You're the one who's an idiot! When you first fought the androids and lost, how do you think you got back to Capsule Corp? If I hadn't been following you in a shuttle, you would have died there!"

"You were following me? Why can't you get another hobby? Leave me and my family alone!"

"You haven't got much of a family left!"

"Shut up! Just because you didn't lose anyone to the androids- "

"I lost Gohan! He meant something to me! He was ten times nicer to me than you were! At least he didn't shrug me off or ignore me!"

"What would you know about Gohan? You only met him a few years before he died! I knew him since I was a baby! He was my big brother!"

"Let me share with you some information! In this timeline, if we defeat Cell-"

"There is no `we'! What can you do to help? You faint at the slightest drop of a hat!"

"Fine then! If YOU defeat Cell, then your dad will live, and you're mom will have another child. A daughter. So you will be the big brother!

"Oh, that's wonderful!" trilled Chi Chi. "Bulma always wanted a daughter! She'll be thrilled! I doubt Vegeta will be too happy though!"

Nikki smiled. "He'll love her more than she will, especially if she resembles Bulma! I have some good news for you too; Chi Chi. About a year from now you will have another baby boy!"

"Another baby?" Chi Chi's eyes filled with tears. "That would be wonderful!"

"I'm going!" said Trunks. He flew higher into the air and disappeared.

"I'd better be getting back to Kami's place", said Krillin. He flew off too.

Nikki sighed as she watched Trunks go, before following Chi Chi into the house. Chi Chi had an amused smile on her face.

They fight just like Bulma and Vegeta! How ironic!

The next day came, and there had not been a sign from any of the Z fighters. A piece of the software in the Capsule had broken down, and Nikki needed a new part. She knew that it was a pretty old piece, and Bulma might have one lying around, so she asked Chi Chi whether she could go to Capsule Corp and get another.

Chi Chi had grown very fond of her in a short space of time. She let her go, but warned her about the dangers of fighting.

"Good luck!" she said, as she waved to the retreating Capsule.

Nikki arrived at Capsule Corp twenty minutes later. She landed on the lawn and entered through the side door. The security system asked for the password, and she typed it in.

"Welcome to Capsule Corporation!" said the doors as they slid open. Nikki knew her way around. She headed for the living room, because she could hear the blare of a television. Sitting on the couch was Bulma, and Trunks was kneeling on the floor with a bowl on his head as his mother cut around it. Vegeta was standing on the balcony outside.

"Hello everyone!" said Nikki. Trunks groaned and blushed. Nikki ignored him.

"Hi dear!" said Bulma, looking up from her hair cutting task. "What brings you here?"

"Oh, something broke in my Capsule, and I need a new part before I can travel back. It's a fairly old part, so I thought maybe you might have already made it. It's called a Proton Magnifier."

"Yes, I got one of those! I just made it last week! It's on the top shelf in my lab! Wait, I'll get Vegeta to show you! Vegeta!"

"What, woman?" Vegeta came in from the balcony.

"Take Nikki to the lab! She needs to get something."

"Why should I?"

"Because if you don't, I won't fix the Gravity Chamber"

Vegeta scowled and walked out of the room. Nikki grinned at Bulma and followed him. Vegeta led her to a part of the lab she hadn't been in before. This part had caved in when the androids attacked the city.

"Here." Vegeta typed in a code and opened the door. It slid back with hiss. Nikki looked around and found the Proton Magnifier. It was on a high shelf, out of her reach. She stood on her toes to try and reach it but her fingers only brushed the wide shelf. She was way too short. Vegeta was still in the room.

"Could you please help me?" she said as politely as she could. "I can't reach it."

"Shortie", said Vegeta. He reached up and grabbed it easily.

"Thanks!" said Nikki. But Vegeta wouldn't give it to her. He held it mockingly above her head. Nikki tried to jump for it, but Vegeta lifted off the ground holding it tauntingly above her. Nikki frowned.

"Can you please give it back?" she said, keeping her voice even.

"Come on", said Vegeta. "Come on little girl. Let's see how high you can fly!"

"I'm not a little girl!" said Nikki. Then she hesitated. "And I can't fly."

"Can't fly?" Vegeta sounded surprised. "How can you fight then?"

"I can't" Nikki's cheeks began to burn.

"My boy is associating with weaklings like you! What is that woman doing to him?" Vegeta snapped angrily. He didn't notice Nikki's red face or receding figure.

"I'm sorry!", she said suddenly.

"What?", said Vegeta. "For what? What could you have done? You're just a weak human child."

"I'm sorry for being so weak!" choked Nikki. She began to babble. "Ever since I met Trunks he told me I was feeble and stupid because he thought I was a weakling that couldn't understand power! He told me that I was a disgrace to humankind and I would be better off drowning in a lake! He said I was annoying and a brainless bimbo! My parents were always so busy that they couldn't help me, and anyway we were really poor. Then I met Bulma, and she started to teach me technology. She pays for my school tuition because my parents can't afford it! I'm so grateful to her, but I can't take anymore of people telling me I'm worthless because I know I'm not! I can't fight, but there are other things in life besides fighting!" She finished with a passionate sob. Vegeta stared at her.

"I didn't say you were worthless, girl", he said. "I just said you were weak! And you are!"

"I am not!" yelled Nikki. "Physical strength isn't everything!"

"Look, you are weak! Just accept it! Stupid girl!"

"I'm not a girl! I'm sixteen years old!"

"You are just a baby!" Vegeta descended slowly so his nose was an inch away from her face. She glared at him, unfazed by his nearness.

"Just remember you're talking to the Prince!"

"You're not my Prince!" said Nikki. "I'm just a human, remember?" Vegeta drew away, and walked towards the door. Just before he left, he turned his head back and threw the Proton Magnifier to her.

"You're a clever girl. Don't waste your time chasing after my brat."

~

Nikki decided to accept Bulma's invitation for dinner. She called Kame House and told Chi Chi where she was, and then went to help Bulma in the kitchen.

They sat at the table. Bulma carried the majority of the conversation. Trunks and Vegeta were too busy eating to be talking. Nikki listened as Bulma told her about how she had met Goku and their adventures with the Dragonballs. Nikki had Baby Trunks in her lap. She was feeding him with a silver spoon that had his initials engraved on the back.

Trunks burbled and pulled sharply at the scarf Nikki had tied around her neck, causing her head to jerk downwards.

"What is it, baby?" she asked tenderly. Trunks looked at her with innocent blue eyes. He was clinging tightly to her left pointer finger. With his other hand he pointed at the door leading out to the balcony.

"You want to go outside?" The baby nodded. Nikki put down the spoon and scooped him up. "You don't mind, do you Bulma?"

"Of course not!" said Bulma. "It'll keep him out of my hair while I load the dishwasher!" Nikki opened the glass door and took Trunks outside. She gazed at the beautiful view before her. Satan City glittered and sparkled with lights. It was breath taking. Nikki felt tears coming to her eyes. She had never seen the city look so beautiful. Her chest shuddered as she choked on emotion. Trunks felt it and pulled on her scarf.

She looked down. He was hiding under her scarf and peeping out, like he was playing hide-and-seek. Nikki smiled at him, and brought her hand up to support his head. She could feel his tiny heart beating against her chest. Trunks whined and burbled.

"You want a song, baby?" asked Nikki dreamily. "Well, okay." She began to sing a song Bulma had taught her, while still looking at the scenery in front of her. Trunks murmured softly, sleep overcoming him. Nikki rocked him gently.

It feels like he's my own baby, she thought, I can't wait for my own children if this is what it's like to be a mother. I just want to protect him from everything, and make sure he's happy. It's like I live to see him look at me and smile. "Maybe that's what love's about?"

She turned around when she felt someone else on the balcony with her. It was the grown up Trunks.

"Do you always talk to yourself?"

Nikki blushed. "That's what happens when you have no one to talk to but yourself. How long have you been standing there?"

"A few minutes. You're being careful with him, right?"

"Yes, of course", she looked down on the calm sleeping face of the baby. "He feels like my own child."

Trunks came over to stand next to her. He followed her eyes to the view of the city and sighed.

"I've never seen it like this. So beautiful…"

"I can't believe that in the future, all this is destroyed. It seems so indestructible."

"I know. Now that I've seen the past, I can't imagine a different future. When we go back, it will be so painful"

"It had to be done", said Nikki. "Although it's tearing me apart that our lives couldn't be like this. At least the people of this timeline will have a happier life"

"Maybe once we go back things will be different"

"We can never wish back the dead. There are no Dragonballs!"

Trunks sighed again, and turned away. Nikki looked once again at Baby Trunks when they heard a cry from inside the house. Bulma's voice called out.

"Trunks! Come here NOW!"

"What? What's wrong?" Trunks and Nikki ran back into the house. Vegeta and Bulma were staring in horror at the wide screen TV.

"What the…?" Cell was on the screen.

"I am having a tournament in ten days! All challengers can come. If I am not defeated, I will destroy the Earth!" The television station flickered and disappeared. A great rumble came from outside. Trunks went outside to see one of the city's skyscrapers on fire.

"He blew up the building!"

"All those people", said Bulma. "They wouldn't have had a chance."

"And so the destruction begins", said Nikki under her breath.