Chapter One: Survival Instinct
I growled as I began the final test of the computer system, of course I wasn't getting paid for this, heavens no, I was here working overtime because my friend Yashi was off getting laid.
"Today was suppose to be MY day off, but no, I have to go on a guilt trip for leaving Yashi here to get tongue lashed by Bulma! Darn I watched as the computer in the new Capsule Corp. space pod uploaded and showed me a beautiful screen with the green for all ready to go.
"Thank Kami, now all I have to do is upload the star system charts and upgrade the gravity chamber," I said to myself as I sighed, the upload would take a few seconds, the upgrade however would take a little while longer and it would be a little more dirty than computer work.
Two hours later and I was elbow deep in the gravity chamber's engines and I smiled as I snapped the final upgrade into place.
"DONE AT LAST!" I cried as I got up and smiled, dusting my hands off. I looked down at my filthy clothing and sighed as I looked at my watch. "Damn, I'm suppose to meet Yashi down at the club in half an hour. But it'll take me twice that to get cleaned up here, go home, shower, change, and come back to West City." I began to clean up and as I was washing my hands on the living area level I noticed the shower. A broad wide smiled came over my face and I giggled as I checked to see there were some towels. I opened my capsule chest (a gift from my parents, a cabinet filled with every capsule available, around 150,000, which they had won at some store). I grabbed the capsule containing my clothes and opened it, getting out one of my clubbing outfits and then I put them back and encapsulated the chest. I placed the folded clothing on the sink as I tuned on the hot water.
"Yep the hot water seems to be working, now to test the complete shower," I giggled as I got in and began to scrub off all the oil and grease I had gathered doing my job. I was shampooing my onyx hair when the first explosion hit and threw me into the side of the shower stall, bruising my shoulder.
"OW!" I cried as I started to get out of the shower when the second explosion hit, throwing the ground underneath me up, causing me to loose my balance and fall out of the tub, knocking the side of my forehead against the wall and me into unconsciousness.
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I groaned as I got up, I was still wet and I could feel the tingling sensation of blood flowing down the side of my face. I got up and saw a small pool of blood under where my head had been. I got up and grabbed a nearby towel wrapping my self in it as I slowly stumbled towards a porthole. I looked out it and bit back a scream of fear, the city was leveled, had I not been in the middle of Capsule Corp I would've been buried under a pile of rubble. I started walking backwards towards the door, I had to get out of this death trap, I wasn't even aware I was only clothed in a towel! I opened the door and was about to run out when I saw them. There were seven people standing outside of the door looking at something out of my line of sight. I recognized my boss, Bulma, five years older than me at twenty-three and her boyfriend, Yamcha, but I didn't recognize the tall guy with three eyes, the short bald guy, the shorter clown look-a-like, the young man with spiky hair, or the dark haired girl hugging onto his arm.
"B-b-b-bulma?" I groaned as I slowly stepped outside and turned to see them staring at the five large men with strange armor and tails! "Oh man! I really hope this is a hallucination!" I was backing up back into the ship when the tall one with spiky hair down to his ankles turned to stare at me! I gulped as I turned to run inside, but he, the strange warrior was suddenly behind me.
"Well, Toma, at least there are some rather attractive females," he said as he looked me up and down and I realized what I was wearing.
"You?you?you?hentai!" I cried as I slapped him, my hand never had the chance to hit him, he grabbed my wrist in his huge hand and pulled me against him.
"I think I'll keep this one, she might be some fun later," he chuckled as he tucked me under his arm and I screamed!
"LET GO OF ME! LET GO OF ME!" I began to pound against his arm and suddenly I felt all my fear turn to anger and quickly I felt that anger build up inside of me. I screamed again, my hands balling into fists so tight that my nails punctured my palms, and my anger began to surround me in a blue light. The tall man stared at me, his eyes wide, as I slammed my elbow into his gut, causing the armor to crack and him to double over in pain! I landed on my feet, I staggered slightly as I realized I felt drained.
"H-h-h-how did she do that?" the tall warrior said as he fell to his knees cradling his gut. I knew I only had one chance, gathering all that anger into me I looked at the warrior that said he wanted to 'keep me'! I screamed again as I placed my right hand in front of me the same light that surrounded me shot from my hand and slammed into the man, he went flying and I started to fall to the ground. A pair of strong arms surrounded me and I looked up into the black eyes of a man with green skin.
"Get on the ship and start it up," he said and I nodded as he set me on my feet. I rushed up into the ship and quickly began the start-up procedure, then I ran to the shower and got dressed in the clothes I had left out. I saw out the window that the man with spiky hair was being dragged away while the others fought and I ran back up to see that we were green for go and rushed over to the weapons console. I quickly powered up the electric cannons and watched the fight going on outside. I saw one of those strange men out there about to hit Bulma and I fired the gun, blasting a hole right through him. I began shooting at the strangely armored men. In a flash the group was in the ship all wounded and I gasped.
"GET US OUT OF HERE!" the green man screamed and I jumped over to the main console, I closed the hatched and hit the ignition!
"Grab hold of something," I said and the g-forces pushed everyone down. We entered orbit and Bulma rushed over.
"I'll take it, get the weapons, you're a better shot!" she ordered as she took the controls. "Strap in!" Everyone began to strap down save the big green man and I realized there was no seat for him. I went to see if I could squeeze in and share a seat with him when Bulma started the main engine and I was thrown against the wall! I cried out as I realized he was strapped to the wall, while I was freefalling! I screamed as I flew across the room and hit the floor.
"BULMA THEY'R CHASING US!" someone said and I fell across the room, slamming into the far wall. I heard a wet crack and knew my left arm was broken. I grasped as I fell backwards and rolled across the floor, my head slammed against the wall and I saw stars fly before my eyes. The ship rocked and for a second I was air born, my right hand brushed the ceiling and I realized it was going to hurt very badly when I landed! Just as I was about to hit I was pulled tight to a soft body. I looked up at the green man and sighed as I rested my head against his chest.
"Thank you," I gasped as I realized that not only was my left arm broken, but my right ankle was sprained and I was pretty sure that a few of my ribs were fractured.
"Hold on, it's going to get worse," he said and clutched him with my good hand as his strong arms wrapped around me. I closed my eyes against the pain as out bodies were thrown and slammed by the g-forces. Finally we slowed down at a pace where the artificial gravity could manage and I fell slowly to the floor when the green man released me.
"Damn! Taki are you okay?" Bulma cried as she rushed over to me and I tried to get up, but flinched as I put pressure on my ankle and fell back to the floor.
"No...not really. I..I...I think my ankle's sprained and my ribs are fractured. I know that my arm is broken," I whispered as I rocked slowly on the floor. "Man, this really hurts." The group of people crowded around me and the green man picked me up into his arms.
"Where is the medical bay?" he asked and Bulma started to lead the way.
"That's the wrong room Bulma, we had to switch the med bay for a master bedroom due to engine space," I hissed as I tried to get in a comfortable position in the man's arms. I told her where it was and was relieved when I was placed in the regeneration tank.
"See you in about three days, Taki," Bulma said as she programmed the tank and I slowly fell asleep as the blue liquid filled the tank.