Why Can't You (Book 2)

Trunks, Boy of the Future!

Irritation prickled in Vegeta's spine when he watched Rikku walk off with the mysterious so-called saiyan boy. She had barely looked his way. He had spent over a year searching the universe for her and she hadn't even acknowledged him! How irritating and down right embarassing! Why had he even bothered sticking around?

"Thanks for this Rikku," Trunks said as they landed across the crater and out of ear range.

"No problem, but hey I should be thanking you for beating Frieza." she sighed at the thought of the scaly villain. "I could have finished him, but... I guess I was just fooling myself in thinking he might change."

"Not him. you were supposed to stop him. When he arrived and you weren't around I had to step in. I didn't think you'd make it."

"Yes, he gained two hours on me. I was worried because I knew he was gonna hurt the people here.. i was gonna make a move but then you showed up and I thought better on it."

"Just how were you going to make a move two hours away?" Trunks asked curiosity prickling.

"Well I could have been there in seconds with this new technique I learned."

"Are you serious?"

"Yep, it's called instant transmission."

"I wonder where Rikku got her new outfit." Bulma wondered admiring the costume liek ensemble. It reminded her of a chique version of a circus clown. She had sene similar styles on the runway.

"I wonder what those two are talking about." Gohan spoke. He was anxious for the two to finish their conversation so he and his mother could go home. He hadn't seen her in a year and was looking forward to catching up and learning more of her techniques. After all that he'd been through since the Saiyan's arrival he had felt a more strong connection to his fighting abilities. Little by little he had felt his power growing and now he longed to catch up to his mother and be just as strong as her and Piccolo.

"Now, I got a question for you Rikku," Trunks said. "Can you transform into a Super Saiyan at will?"

"Well, at first I wasn't able to. It happened spontaneously, but now I can control it." She recalled that long time between transmission training where she had spent grueling training session after another finding that link between her and her super saiyan power. It, and the repairs on her ship, were the only things that had kept her away from home.

"Can you show me right now?" He asked, and upon seeing her alarm his eyes narrowed. "Please, Rikku."

unsure of his intentions Rikku gave an uneasy smile and calmed he rbreathing. "Alright." Concentrating she let every muscle in her body relax and her mind snapped the b arrier between her and that golden light. Exploding with power her hair spiked and she transformed.

Across the crater Rikku's friends gasped in admiration of the technique. "Whoa, what's going on your guys? Rikku has blonde hair! How wild!"

"She just transformed into a Super Saiyan!" Gohan explained his heart leaping at the sight. He remembered what it had been like the first timie, the hard wild snap of control and the thunderous power that had released all at once and nearly took his mother past the walls of sanity. Now, his mother was in full control, but just as dangerous to her enemies.

Vegeta watched agitated with himself and with Karat. he could feel her power just vibrating and touch him like blazing flames. It burned him! His pride lost to the thought of her surpassing him in every way possible.

Trunks awed the sight of the female in front of him. Her golden glow was more... vibrant, and exotic than that of the ones he had seen before.

"So, does this satisfy you?" She asked her voice taking a tone that said "if you wanna fight, be prepared."