Li-ChAnime: FullMetal Anime

CHAPTER 1

"Faster, Tokra! Come on! I've seen you move faster than that! No don't run, turn and fight your enemy." My trainer, and best friend, Trunks, encouraged me as I trained.
Easy for him to say, I thought to myself, he doesn't have a 20-foot robot trying to kill him. This robot was huge. One of Bulma's inventions that she wanted to save for Vegeta, but Vegeta argued that he likes to have real adversaries, not walking trash compactors. Walking trash compactors? Who is he kidding? This thing was giant; the tips of my hair only reach the top of its foot (one of four anyway). His arms have metal claws instead of fingers, with a pair of Gatling guns in the center of both. The only way to defeat it is to hit a giant glass sphere in the center of it. The only problem is, it has a rotating gun turret with an energy cannon for a head. Not to mention a grenade launcher in it's back in case someone snuck up behind it. Oh, and don't even try fighting it at night since Bulma decided to equip it with infrared sensors for eyes. Oh and I almost forgot the best part about it, THE DARN THING FLIES!!!!! With laser rifles on the tip of it's wings, and rocket boosters at the bottom of it's feet.
I had almost run out of options when I remembered something Bulma said about rockets after I had tried to make a model jet plane and put the rockets on opposite ends of the wings (one on top the left and on the bottom of the right). She said, "You always need to keep the rockets on one side or the other, otherwise it will spin like a top." Hah, I thought, that's the idea. Using a technique Goku taught me when I was young, I teleported myself into the air, narrowly becoming Saiyan Souffl� from the robot's cannon.
"Up here ya giant bucket of bolts." I was about as high as an airplane when I hollered down at it to catch its attention, which I did. It's wings came out of it's back and it launched right at me, it's rockets blasting under it, I waited until it was halfway between me and the earth before I decided to try my idea. Here goes nothin', I thought. It began firing it�s lasers as I used the Instant Transmission to teleport myself beside it as it flew by and grabbed hold of it legs, which had come together as the thing launched off. Working as quickly as I could, I used my strength to latch onto the metal with one hand, and turn each rocket sideways until it was spinning in a circle, unfortunately with me on it. I'm not even gonna mention what I did while we were spinning, but I managed to add a little color to the metal before I finally let go. I went to the ground and began to prepare my personal favorite attack. Bringing my hands together at my side, with one hand facing the opposite direction of the other, both palms facing inward, I began to say the words.
"Kamehame." a pale blue ball of energy formed between my hands and began to grow with each syllable of the word, until it was almost the size of my rib cage. Forming that attack was tough though, because I had wasted some of my energy dodging and defending myself. So needless to say I had sweat running down my face.
"HA!!!!" I yelled, thrusting my hands outward forming a T-shape with my arms and hands. The energy wave was big enough to swallow that robot whole (I made sure of that), and it did. I finally turned that robot into ashes (if you can call what was left of it ashes). I dropped to my knees afterwards, almost completely out of breath. Gasping, I began to relax, and let my surging energy decrease. That was when Trunks decided to walk over to me and place a hand on my shoulder.
"See?" He said, "That wasn't so hard was it?"
I looked up at him, breathing heavily, wiping the sweat from my brow and a little hair that covered my eyes, which had a habit of doing. Wasn't so hard? I thought, you try fighting something like that sometime. That's when Trunks let a small smile appear, I could tell he knew what I was thinking.
"Come on let's get something to eat." He said, "Mom has dinner waiting."
That made me cheer up some. Before we left though, I asked, "Hey Trunks, how can I become a Super Saiyan like the others?"
Trunks let out a sigh and turned to face me, "Tokra, you have to understand that being a Super Saiyan isn't like firing an attack, you can't just bring it out. There has to be more of a motivation for becoming one."
�Like what?� I asked, that subject has interested me when I first saw the others do it at the Tournament last year.
�Well, Gohan did it because he didn�t want to be protected like a child anymore. Goku did it because Frieza killed Krillin. My father did it when he didn�t care about besting anyone anymore.�
�But what about you and Goten?� I asked.
�Me and Goten?� Trunks thought for a little while. I waited, then he put his hand behind his head, closed his eyes, smiled and said, �Well we just did.� I fell backwards and collapsed to the ground.
�But you said it takes motivation.� I said, getting up.
�It does, I just don�t know how me and Goten did it.� Trunks said.
"Someday I'll find my motivation, then I'll be able to be a Super Saiyan like everyone else." I said, my pride building up inside me. Then we both powered up our energy and flew off to Capsule Corp.

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The meal Bulma had cooked was fit enough for 10 kings (since she knew the Saiyan appetite). We were just sitting down when Vegeta stepped out of the bedroom, he was a little wet so we could tell he had just taken a shower. He sat down with us at the table, Bulma started on the dishes since she already ate. I looked at the spread she had on the table, my mouth showing a little drool that I wiped off. There was everything from roast beef to macaroni and cheese.
"Man look at all this food." I said.
"My mom sure can cook." Trunks added, Bulma giving a little laugh.
"Too bad neither of you will get any." Vegeta countered as he sat down, I recognized that tone and knew what was coming next.
"What do you mean, �We won't get any�?" Trunks asked, mockingly upset.
"You really don't think I'm going to save any of this food for a couple of half-Saiyans, do you?" Vegeta asked, a challenging smile on this face.
"Maybe not, but you can be sure that we'll have our fill before you even lift that fork." I said, gesturing to the utensil beside him.
"Wanna bet?" Vegeta said, reaching a hand over his fork like a cowboy over his gun.
"Sure. First one full loses." Trunks said, showing he was his father's son by doing the exact same motion of hand and smile as Vegeta. I could hear a little �men� from Bulma as she shook her head. She knew this was a common game that we played every now and then.
"Ready." Vegeta said.
"Set." Trunks added.
"GO!" I yelled, and we started to feast on the food that was in front of us.
It was about an hour before we finished. I came in third, Trunks second, and Vegeta came out on top (again). We sat there patting our stomachs, Trunks letting out a satisfied belch.
"Now Trunks you know you shouldn't do that at the table." Bulma playfully scolded.
"Especially with the type of belch you used." Vegeta said, letting out a belch that shook the house.
"Vegeta." Bulma said, now looking at her husband.
"Now come on you two, you know that you're not suppose to belch at the table." I said then walked outside.
"See, Tokra knows about good manners." Bulma said. That was when a loud noise was heard outside the house that shook the house, the yard, and a few buildings.
Vegeta and Trunks looked at each other and smiled. "Yeah right." They both said, and started laughing. Bulma just shook her head again and smiled.
Later that day Vegeta and Trunks reminisced about the battles and enemies they fought. I sat there and listened. I loved to hear about Vegeta and the rest of the Z Fighters fighting together against the likes of Cell, Frieza, and Buu. We heard a knock at the door a few hours later.
"Hey Guys." A young man said with a smile, a girl beside him.
"Hey Gohan what's up?" Trunks said, I waved and Vegeta smiled and nodded.
"Did I miss dinner?" Gohan asked.
"Yeah, but if you wait I while we'll give it back." I joked.
"Nah that's alright, I'll just raid the fridge." Gohan said, which he did, every last inch of it. Bulma just sighed.
"Men." She said again.
"Especially Saiyan men." Videl added.
Videl and Gohan have been dating ever since High School. They�re now freshmen at West City University, talk about smart.
"So where did you guys go today?" I asked. That's when Gohan's smile shrank, and I knew exactly where they went.
"You went there again huh?" Trunks asked. Gohan didn't say anything, but slowly ate. Videl just nodded.
�There� meaning the gravesite of Gohan's parents, grandfather, and Hercule. Talk about a stroke of bad luck. Chi Chi and Hercule were killed in a car accident while they were driving around and having a discussion about Videl's relationship with Gohan (which mainly consisted of Chi Chi asking the questions and Hercule giving the answers). And Goku contracted a bad case of Lung Cancer. The Ox King was the only one of the bunch to die of old age.
"It's a true shame." Vegeta said, a serious look on his face, "A noble warrior like that killed by a pathetic disease."
On Goku�s deathbed, Vegeta and him talked about they�re family, friends and earth. Goku had asked Vegeta to look after them as the new defender. Goku had gained Vegeta�s respect over the years, especially during the battle with Kid Buu. Which is why when Vegeta watched him die, a single tear went down his face. When Vegeta walked out of the room later, Gohan rushed to him and asked about goku. Vegeta shook his head sadly, and that was when everyone cried, especially the ones who know him as a child.
Vegeta had gone through some changes after that day and the wedding to Bulma. He stopped referring to Goku as "Kakarot", and looked after family issues more than keeping his Saiyan Pride. He still trained allot and could probably take on me, Trunks and Gohan three on one with minimal difficulty.
That evening we all sat down and chatted about old times, I did most of the listening. That's when we heard another knock on the door. Krillin and his family showed up.
"Hey Krillin long time no see." I said, slapping him a high five (which wasn't very high in his case).
"Hey I saw a huge explosion earlier. Was that you?" Marron asked.
"Yeah a robot sent to kill me by Bulma." I said and Krillin laughed, 18 smiled.
"I hope it wasn't a relative of mine." She said, and we laughed.
That's when I looked at Krillin's hair, and made a joke about something I found. I plucked it off of Krillin's head.
"Hey man that itches." He said scratching his head, "What did you do that for anyway?"
"Krillin. I don't believe it."
�What?� Krillin asked, 18 and Marron took a closer look.
�Why Krillin, you have a gray hair.� 18 commented in mocked surprise.
�Why I never thought I�d see the day.� Vegeta said in the same reaction, �Krillin�s getting old.� We all laughed, but Krillin turned a little red, which made us laugh even harder.
�Well with what Goku and Gohan put me through over the years, I should be as gray as a cloud.� Krillin laughed at that, but we didn�t. 18 whacked him on the head.
�Ouch. Honey, what did you do that for?� Krillin said, rubbing his head.
�Dad what day is it?� Marron, who is now ten, asked her father. She�s grown about as tall as her father, gaining his looks, but most of his mothers attitude and hair color.
�May 18th, why?� Krillin asked still a little confused, 18 just sighed.
�What�s so special about it?� 18 asked.
�Nuthin except�except�� That�s when Krillin�s eyes widened, and he realized the mistake he made, and turned to Gohan who�s teary eyes were shut tight, �Oh no. Gohan�Gohan I�
�I need to go outside for a bit, excuse me guys.� Gohan said and stood up, Videl placed and arm on his shoulder.
�Gohan don�t,� she said, but Gohan put his hand on hers, telling her it�s all right. He then walked outside.
�Nice move Krillin, why not shove it in his face next time.� Trunks said. Krillin had his head down. We were all silent, so he walked outside to fix up what he did.
Gohan was sitting on a bench, looking up at the blue sky. The sun was sinking over the horizon, making a mix of pink, purple, orange and yellow. The clouds reflected most of the colors and a flock of birds flew by. Krillin came out and sat down beside him.
�Gohan,� Krillin said, �I�m sorry bro. It came out before I knew what day it was.�
There was silence for a while. Gohan was distant; Krillin sat with his head down. Finally the silence was broken.
�It�s so hard sometimes.� Gohan said, Krillin looked up at him a questionable look on his face.
�What do you mean?� Krillin asked.
�Mom, dad, grandpa, it�s so hard without them gone sometimes, especially on days like this. Now that Hurcule�s gone to, I have to take care of Videl, Goten and me. It�s like I have a family that I wasn�t even prepared for.� Gohan said.
�I know it�s hard. It�s hard for all of us.� Krillin said.
�I remember the last words he ever said to me. He told me that I made him proud to be his son and that I�ve always had.� Gohan said. That got them both and their eyes started to tear up, then Krillin said something that changed the mood.
�I won�t forget the last thing he said to me.� Krillin said with a smile, �He told me to gather the Dragonballs and wish myself to be taller.�
�Why would he say that?� Gohan asked.
�Because he said 18 was getting tired of bending down to kiss me.� He said, and they both laughed.
Krillin and Gohan talked for most of the evening until Videl came out and said they had to leave. Gohan instead asked Krillin and Videl back into the house one more time. We all stood there a few minutes later wondering why Gohan had asked us to gather around him and Videl. Gohan took Videl�s hands in his.
�Videl, you and me have known each other since I started high school. We�ve shared good and bad times as well as dangerous ones. So before we leave I need to ask you a question.� Gohan said, and he dropped to one knee. I knew what was coming next and smiled.
�Videl, will you marry me?� Gohan asked, and pulled out a small case. He opened it and there sat the most beautiful diamond ring I have ever seen. Videl placed a hand over her mouth and her eyes were misty. It took her a while to gather the strength to say yes then threw her arms around him and said, �Oh Gohan I thought you�d never ask�. They then held each other and kissed. The rest of us where cheering for them, Trunks and me slapped each other a high five. 18 just smiled and placed a hand on Krillin�s shoulder.
�Well it�s about time.� Vegeta said, and we all laughed. Videl lost her smile though.
�But who�s going to walk me down the isle? My dad�� she stopped.
�Hey I�ll do it.� Krillin volunteered.
�No. I will.� Vegeta said. Everyone looked to him.
�Father?� Trunks started, with a confused expression.
�Vegeta.� Bulma asked, a little confused but also moved.
�Vegeta, thanks but� Videl started, but Vegeta held up a finger and she quieted.
�Gohan has been a part of this family for years, almost like a second son to me.� Vegeta explained, as he approached the two, �Since you came along it�s like I have gained a daughter as well. So now that you have agreed to marry, I feel it is my privilege�no�my honor, to be the one to walk you down.�
Videl couldn�t say anything and neither could Gohan. Videl threw her arms around Vegeta.
�Oh Vegeta thank you.� Videl said, Gohan nodded, �Thank you so much.�
Vegeta lightly pushed her away and kissed her forehead.
�Now go on. You have some planning to do.� He said with a smile, Videl nodded and left the house with Gohan.
Krillin and his family left a short while later. Trunks said that we were gonna start training tomorrow after breakfast so we went to bed shortly after Vegeta and Bulma. Before I went to sleep I looked in the mirror, looking at myself like I was figuring out a puzzle, the same question popping up as it did so often before. Why am I different? I touched my brown hair that went down to my shoulders, and looked at myself with black eyes. They weren�t normal or dotted like Krillin�s and Marron�s, they were full black, as black as midnight. I looked at my tail that wagged this way and that, which brought another question to mind. Saiyans and half-Saiyans transform at the full moon, but why not me?
I sighed as I looked in the mirror, then turned and went to bed. I slept soundly that night, never knowing that it would be the last night I ever slept in that house.

* * *

I had that dream again that night. I�ve been having it ever since I was little. The odd thing was that my dreams always seem to begin where the other one left off. First my dream began in a laboratory of some kind. Not human, and not alien either, but very sophisticated. My dream was mainly looking around this lab. Seeing scientists whose faces are hidden in darkness, consoles flashing with buttons and lights of different colors and shapes. Then it ended with a view of large cylindrical tubes.
My second dream went on to looking at the tubes seeing different beings of every species, some even so close to human you�d think they were taken from earth. Few of my dreams revolved around that, and then it started to change. I saw the planet, then a ship quite like the one described as Frieza�s spaceship heading for it. It hovered for a while then white streams of light rained down onto the planet from it. I saw the lights, which were pods, land and Saiyans step from them, one looking like Goku, yet different. They destroyed everything, and then made there way to the lab.
It was then that I had the dream that night. They had entered the lab and started to blast everything in sight. Scientists, controls, and everything else they spotted. One scientist was close to death, but was able to hit a small red button on the control panel before it blew up with him on it. The tubes began to change into small spacecrafts. The ceiling, which was partially destroyed, began to open and the crafts lifted off into space, some didn�t make it with the Saiyans and the ship blasting at them, but one did. Then a bright flash of light came from the planet. The planet exploded, and the dream was so real and so loud, that I woke up.

* * *

I went off to buy the groceries the next day like Bulma asked me after I trained with Trunks. Bulma looked to Trunks who stood by the window until I was gone, then nodded to his mother. Bulma turned toward the stairs.
�Okay guys it�s show time.� She hollered up the stairs, everyone came down from hiding to prepare for my surprise party for my 15th birthday.
I didn�t know it, but while me and Trunks were training, Bulma had called everyone over and had them hide when we got back. She told Trunks about the idea yesterday before he went to sleep, and he agreed to use the training and groceries as an excuse to get me out of the house. I would have flown but Trunks told me to jog instead, for training to.
�Where are Gohan and Videl?� Bulma asked looking around.
�They�re making wedding plans already.� Krillin said.
�That�s not what they�re making.� Vegeta said. 18 rolled her eyes, and Bulma elbowed him playfully.
�Oh brother.� Marron said, �Can we start making the party now?�
Suddenly the door blew off of its hinges and flew across the room. They all turned toward the shadowed figure.
�A party?� the voice said, �and nobody invited me?�
�Hey guys what was that noise?� Krillin called from the kitchen.
The figure shot a beam of energy through the wall; Krillin fell to the ground near the doorway, smoke coming out of his back.
�Daddy!!!� Marron screamed. Gohan and Videl came running down the stairs
. �You monster.� Vegeta said, powering up to Super Saiyan. Vegeta charged the figure, but the man swung his arm in a chop to Vegeta�s neck. There was a loud snap as Vegeta flew through the air, and he was dead before he even hit the wall. The figure fired an energy attack at the women who had gathered in to corner.
�Look out!� Gohan yelled. He managed to get into it�s way and take the full force. Videl watched helplessly as Gohan was sent flying, and yelling, with the attack down the hallway, both ending with an explosion.
�Gohan!� Videl yelled, tears running down her eyes.
The figure fired two energy blasts at Videl and the rest of the girls. 18 got in the way this time, but it was too big for her to block. All of the girls screamed one last time
. �Well they weren�t so hard to beat. They were as easy as these three.� He said, throwing the bodies of Yamcha, Tien and Choutsu onto the floor, �I�m sure he�ll be wanting to find they�re killer soon.�
He walked away from the house, and then turned. �But just in case, I better seek out the other two that are so dear to him.� He smiled �I�ll finish off them and then he�ll come running. Oh what fun it will be torturing that pathetic half-Saiyan to death.� He said, and flew off, his evil laughter trailing behind him.