Memory of the Sun

Chapter 26: Frieza's Return

"Chiaotzu... Do you feel that?" Tien asked, looking up at the sky before frowning. "There are two enormous power levels approaching the planet..."

"Yeahhh... See, last time this happened... I blew myself up..." Chiaotzu's tiny voice whined as he glanced at the taller fighter.

"Yeah, I was gonna ask you to hold off on that this time." Tien said seriously, making the smaller boy puff his cheeks out in irritation. "Come on, I bet the others are already on their way..." He finished, both of them floating up before blasting towards the source of the strange power.

A few thousand miles away, Piccolo was training by himself in the mountains when he picked up on what was heading towards the planet.

"Frieza? There's no way..." He grumbled to himself, looking towards where the terrifying power was coming from before heading in that direction. Little did he know, everyone else was doing the same.

While Krillin was on the phone with Gohan, Luna nodded to Bulma as both of them rushed inside without a word, leaving the other fighters to argue with each other about what their plan of action should be.

"I'm excited to test out your invention Bulma... I'm sure it will help." Luna said seriously, a little nervous about fighting Frieza again but happy she was at least a little more prepared this time. The blue haired scientist had made her some new pieces of armor for her upper body and feet that Luna thought looked pretty cool. She had modeled it after the armor Vegeta had given her on Namek but of course, tweaked it herself to make it a bit smaller and more feminine to match the person who was going to be wearing it.

She never ceases to amaze me... Luna smiled, taking the chest plate and shoes from Bulma as she stepped behind a curtain to change. She stared at the boots Bulma had made her, glancing back at her bare feet for another moment before a decision was made.

"Thanks Luna... And I'm just excited to get to see some action this time!" Her friend cheered, making Luna nearly drop the sash to her dress in shock.

"What?! Bulma, you can't be serious! It's too dangerous to-"

"There's no way I am staying here without seeing any of the fighting again!" She argued, gasping as Luna emerged fully dressed. She was too distracted with inspecting her newest model of battle wear, pausing their dispute for the moment as she marveled at her own craftsmanship.

"Wow... Luna..." She breathed, pulling her towards a full length mirror. "You look ready to kick some serious ass!"

Luna looked in the mirror, surprised herself at who she saw staring back at her.

Is that really me? She thought, looking at her reflection closely while thinking about how much she had changed. She flexed her hand, making a fist as she stared back at herself. I look like a warrior...

She had changed into a shorter, silver kimono that she usually reserved just for training, putting her new armor on over top as she realized it felt even lighter than the Saiyan armor she had worn before. Luna smiled, seeing the Capsule Corporation logo printed near the strap going across her shoulder.

"Bulma... I can't thank you enough-"

"Oh, stop it!" Bulma waved, before giving her friend a quick hug from behind. "You're doing me a favor by testing this for me you know..." She winked, both of them walking towards the door to rejoin their friends.

"Now do me proud! And, hey... Where are the boots!?" Bulma questioned, looking around as Luna speed walked through the door, bare legged from mid thigh down as she pretended not to hear her. How did she slip them off so quick?!