The Horror of Emptiness                                                                                                      Reda

Chapter Two: Two Strangers

    A mystery can go unnoticed for centuries. It can hide itself and never show its face, therefore staying a mystery. But, a mystery can also become a greater force. One thing can lead to another, and then everything can tumble down. Heroes have learned to pay attention to mysteries, for they can become very helpful. Still, there are those that don’t know how to solve a mystery, and so it must remain unsolved until the time comes when the mystery becomes an evil mistake.

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      “So, Goku, are you going to fight in the tournament this year?” Krillin asked.

     Goku was sitting on the couch, bored because nothing interesting had happened for years. When he heard the word “tournament” Goku sat straight up. If there were a tournament coming up then he’d have a reason to train. Goku hadn’t fought or trained in such a long time. He really needed to refresh his memory.

     “Yeah! I’ll go for sure!” Goku said as he stood up.

     Krillin seemed excited, “I was hoping you would, Goku! I’ve been training myself over the years, and I want to see how good I am against you!”

     “Oh, really? Have you learned anything new?” Goku asked as they walked through the front door, not noticing the squeak the door produced.

     Chi-Chi heard it though. “And where do you think you’re going, Goku?”

     Goku stopped in his tracks when he heard Chi-Chi’s voice. He turned around to explain to his wife. “Chi-Chi, I’m just going out to train…”

     “But did you ask me first?”

     “Uh…no, but Chi-Chi…”

     “Goku, is it too much to ask that I know where you’re running off to and why? Too much has happened in the past for me not to know.”

     “But, Chi-Chi, I’m just going out to train with Krillin. There’s a tournament coming up, and…”

     Chi-Chi instantly changed her attitude. “And you could win us the prize money! Oh wow, another chance to be rich!”

     Goku had his hand behind his head, “Uh…yeah, but I have to go train with Krillin now, Chi-Chi. You see…”

     “Dad! Dad! There are some strange powers approaching!” Goten yelled, almost crashing into Chi-Chi as he ran up to his father.

     “What?” Krillin exclaimed.

     Goku concentrated on what Goten said. He couldn’t sense anything right now, but that was probably because Chi-Chi wouldn’t shut-up.

     “Hey, what’s going on, Goku. I don’t see anything for miles on end…”

     “Chi-Chi, be quiet so I can concentrate,” Goku said.

     Chi-Chi understood that she needed to shut-up, and so she did. Goku instantly put all of his concentration on sensing. It took a while, but he managed to pick up two strange power readings. They were both low, but he could tell they were keeping it low on purpose. He couldn’t decide where they were coming from. Their block was too great for him to overcome, which surprised him greatly. The other strange thing about this was that one of the powers seemed oddly familiar, but he couldn’t put his finger on what made it so familiar. Then, suddenly the block slipped, and Goku knew exactly where they were.

     He looked in the direction that he sensed both power levels, and everyone else followed his gaze. He saw both of them, standing back to back on top of a high cliff, looking down at them all. One was a girl, and she seemed to be older than the boy. They both wore strange clothing. They were dressed in blue, but the girl was in a lighter blue, closer to purple.

     “Goku, is it just me, or does the boy seem like a younger Vegeta?” Krillin asked.

     When his friend said that, Goku focused his attention on the boy. He did look like a young Vegeta. His hairstyle was exactly the same as Vegeta’s, and his hair color just copied the Saiyan prince’s. Even the type of clothing was the same. It was exactly like Vegeta’s blue fighting uniform; even the gloves and boots were the same. The only difference was the eyes. They didn’t give you the same impression as Vegeta’s did. Goku would have to say that the boy’s held some kindness in it, unlike Vegeta’s, which gave most people the impression that he was a cruel, heartless, evil person. No, this boy’s eyes were different. Goku didn’t see much of a difference between this strange boy and Vegeta, but the eyes were definitely special and worth noticing.

     Goku took his eyes off of this Vegeta-look-a-like, and turned his attention to the girl. Now her clothes were different. The color wasn’t the only difference, either. She actually had sleeves on her outfit, and she wore Capri pants instead of just regular shorts or pants. There was a strange white lining in her hair, which was in the same hairstyle as Goku’s. Now how odd was that? The only difference between her hair and his was that hers seemed to glitter in the sunlight. Goku noticed her stern and angry expression, but he didn’t fail to see the kindness in this one.

     He began to wonder who these kids were. They certainly were not older than eighteen years of age, but you never knew. Goku didn’t really care about their ages. All he wanted to know was if they were good or evil. In other words, he wanted to know if they were going to start a fight or not.

     As the two kids jumped down to the ground, landing exactly eight feet apart from each other and five yards from Goku and the group, Krillin asked another question. “Hey, Goku, do you think they’re Saiyans because that’s what they remind me of?”

     Goku replied, “Well, Krillin, I don’t think so. There were only four Saiyans that survived the destruction of the planet, and we’ve met them all. Broly was an exception. He was a Super Saiyan at birth, and neither one of these guys look like Super Saiyans. So, unless they’re from the future, like Trunks, then I don’t think they are Saiyans.”

     Krillin shrugged, “Well, if you say so, but I keep getting the feeling…”

     “Hey, midget-man, shut-up! It’s our turn to talk!” The boy yelled out.

     Krillin shrank back and shut up. He wasn’t about to get on some stranger’s nerves. Even if their power level seemed low, they could still be hiding a power level even higher than Goku’s. Goku turned to face the two strangers. He didn’t want to start trouble, but a fight would be interesting. He just hoped that he didn’t forget how to fight because he hadn’t trained in several years.

     The girl spoke next. “We’ve come to this planet looking for someone. He would look kind of like you there,” and she pointed at Goku, “but he’d be about ten years younger than me. Well, have you seen him?”

     Goku shook his head. No one on Earth looked like him, except maybe Gohan and Goten. There was definitely no kid roaming around that his hairstyle either. What did these kids want, and who exactly were they looking for? Everyone shook their head “no” to indicate that they hadn’t seen who the kids were searching for.

     “Oh well,” the girl sighed. “I guess it’s back to business. Which one of you is Goku?”