Dragon Ball: A New Beginning

DISCLAIMER: I don't own DBZ or Elfen Lied.

CHAPTER 1: A New Companion

Goku and Bulma raced across the countryside, Bulma on her motorbike and Goku on his Flying Nimbus.

"Hey, Bulma! Are we getting there?" Goku called from the Nimbus.

Bulma reached in her pocket and pulled out the Dragon Radar.

"Not too far now!" Bulma reported. "We've still got a couple of miles, but at this rate, we should be there before sunset."

Once we've got the next Dragon Ball, I'll be one step closer to fulfilling my wish! Bulma thought gleefully. I'm so excited!

Goku sped closer on the Nimbus and noticed the faraway expression on Bulma's face.

"Uh, are you okay, Bulma?" the young warrior inquired innocently.

Bulma returned to her senses and put on a tough, unconcerned face. "What's it to you, huh?"

"Well, you kind of zoned out there for a minute," Goku said. "I was just wondering what you were thinking about."

"That's none of your business!" Bulma snapped. "Now let's just hurry up and get the next Dragon Ball!"

"All right, all right, you don't have to yell at me, you know," Goku whined, rubbing the back of his neck. He looked up with a mischievous smile. "Okay, Nimbus, faster! The sooner we get there, the better!"

And the Nimbus increased its sped, traveling far faster than Bulma's bike could move.

"Hey, what about me?!" Bulma yelled as the tiny boy grew faint and distant on the Flying Nimbus. "You can't just leave me here, you know! Hey, are you listening to me?! Get back here right now! I swear, I've had it with you, kid!"

A couple miles away, near a tiny orphanage, a girl with reddish-pink hair, ruby eyes, and cat-ear horns was lying in the grass.

I hate it here, she thought with barely concealed tears. I've never been more miserable in my entire life. I just wish someone would hold me close now. But there is no one. No one wants to be around me...

"Well, well, well, what do we have here?" a voice sneered.

The girl sat up quickly and found three older boys standing near her.

What do they want with me now? Kaede thought with some dread.

"Look, guys," Tomoo drawled. "We have an ugly ox all on its own with no teachers around. What do you think we should do about it?"

"I don't know, Tomoo," Azukio said mock thoughtfully. "I say we go hunting."

They laughed and moved in to surround her. Kaede leaped to her feet but could see no way out.

"I think it knows what we're doing," Tasuma said. "Oh dear. It's way smarter than we thought."

"Be careful!" Tomoo warned. "It could ram you with those horns!"

They all laughed cruelly, and Kaede blinked once, but showed no other sign of emotion.

"Why do you keep bothering me?" Kaede asked in a dull monotone. "What have I ever done to you?"

"'What have you done?'" Tomoo repeated. "The ox wants to know what it's done!"

They burst into laughter again, but Kaede still showed no emotion.

"It's nothing you've done," Azukio said. "It's the fact that you exist, if you know what I mean."

"Look at you!" Tasuma laughed. "With those red eyes and horns! You're a regular devil girl!"

"Damn straight, Tasuma!" Tomoo hollered.

"The teachers took you in out of pity, but they knew deep down there was something wrong with you," Tasuma said.

To prove his point, Tasuma reached out with his hands and shoved Kaede to the ground.

Kaede's eyes quivered dangerously, but she refused to cry.

"Oops," Tasuma said mockingly, a big smirk on his face.

"Clumsy ox," Tomoo sneered. "Why don't you cry? Normal girls would cry because this hurts them."

"Why kind of freak doesn't cry?" Tasuma said.

"Even as a baby, you never cried," Azukio said. "Every human being cries. You're not human."

"You're nothing more than an animal," Tomoo said. "A monster."

If anyone is a monster around here, it's them! Kaede thought desperately, covering her head up with her hands as they all laughed mockingly. I hate them! When will they stop? I just wish somebody would help me!

"STOP IT!" a new voice cried.

Kaede blinked in surprise, uncovering her head and looking up.

Goku stood there. His eyes were narrowed together in a fierce scowl and a determined look was etched across his features.

"Who the hell are you?" Tomoo demanded.

"My name is Goku," the strange boy said. "Leave that kid alone."

"Who do you think you are?" Azukio snarled. "You can't tell us what to do!"

"Shoo. Shoo, kid," Tasuma said. "Go bother someone else before we get mad."

Goku assumed a battle stance.

"If you think you're so tough, then let's see what you can do," he said tightly.

Kaede was staring at Goku closely, her head tilted to the side.

I can't believe it, Kaede thought. Does... does this boy actually care about me?

And then, she noticed Goku's tail and she gasped out loud.

"T-Tail..." she whispered.

"What?" Tomoo said.

"Speak up, ox!" Azukio yelled.

Kaede ignored them, focusing on the boy's tail.

Tail! He's got a tail! Kaede thought. Who is this boy? Why does he have a tail? Is he different... like me?

"Hey, guys, look at that," Tasuma said in a quivering voice. "Is that... is that what I think it is?"

"What?" Tomoo said, and he too caught a glimpse of Goku's tail.

"Oh my God!" Azukio laughed. "Little monkey boy has a tail. This is priceless!"

"No wonder he cares for a dumb ox," Tomoo said. "He's just a stupid animal like her."

"What are you gonna do, monkey?" Tasuma said. "Are you gonna throw bananas at us?"

They laughed again, and Kaede's face shook with suppressed emotion.

Goku dropped the fighting stance and stood up straight.

"Um, bananas?" Goku said confusedly. "Wait, do you have bananas hidden around here somewhere? I'm kind of hungry."

"Look, he's even more clueless than ox here!" Tomoo said.

"Apparently all monkey can do is think with his stomach," Tasuma taunted.

"What else can you expect from a dumb animal?" Azukio sneered.

Kaede looked back at them with an icy expression on her face, the first time she showed any emotion.

"Please, leave him alone," Kaede said softly. "Please stop picking on him."

Azukio kicked her in the face, and Kaede let out an involuntary yelp as she hit the ground hard from the blow.

"Quiet, ox," Azukio said. "No one asked you what you were thinking."

Goku growled angrily, raising his fists threateningly.

"Alright, that's it!" Goku declared. "I don't care if you have bananas or not, you three are going down!"

With a strong uppercut, he sent Tomoo flying, delivered a kick to Azukio, and then slammed his open palm into Tasuma, sending him flying backward into a tree with a visible red welt in the shape of a hand on his face.

Kaede watched all this in amazement.

He... he just beat up three kids all on his own, she thought in amazement. How did he do that?

The bullies climbed to their feet. They looked at Goku, and a flash of fear lit up their faces.

"That's impossible..." Tomoo said timidly.

"I couldn't even see him move!" Tasuma said, the red welt still visible on his face.

"What are we going to do now, you guys?" Azukio said fearfully.

"Are you gonna stop picking on this kid?" Goku asked. "Or do I have to beat you up some more?"

The bullies cringed back, waving their hands in front of them.

"No, no, we get the message loud and clear, Mr. Monkey," Tomoo said.

"No more picking on ox — I mean the girl," Azukio amended hastily.

"I hope you learned your lesson," Goku said.

The bullies nodded vigorously, and then, in unison, turned around and sped back into the building.

Goku turned to face Kaede and grinned goofily.

"Hi there!" he said cheerfully. "I'm Goku! What's your name?"

Kaede blinked. "My name? Uh, who I am?"

Goku nodded eagerly, eyes opening again. "Uh-huh!"

Kaede blushed and hung her head embarrassedly.

"Uh, my name is Kaede," she said.

Goku clutched at his stomach, giggling. "That's an interesting name! It's a lot better than Bulma!"

Kaede looked at Goku, as though trying to figure him out. His tail was wagging, and Kaede couldn't help but stare at it.

He must get picked on a lot for having a tail, Kaede thought. But it's really cute...

Goku noticed her staring at him. He blinked.

"Uh, why are you staring at my tail?" he asked.

Kaede started and drew back shyly.

"No reason," she said quickly. "No reason at all!"

"Hm, okay," Goku said, accepting that.

He walked closer and held out his hand to her. Kaede blinked, then took his hand and let him help her to her feet.

Kaede gave Goku a soft look, one he didn't totally understand.

"Hm?" he said.

Why's she looking at me like that? Goku wondered.

He tried to pry his hand free, but Kaede clung to it tightly, and only after much wiggling did Kaede reluctantly let him go.

She looked up and smiled tentatively.

"You said your name was Goku, right?" she said shyly.

"That's right!" Goku said happily, casually patting the front of her skirt.

Kaede jerked back, looking shocked, falling flat to her butt on the ground.

Who is this boy? Kaede thought, her pale face flushed. Does he... does he wish to get intimate with me? No one's ever wanted to do that...

"You are a girl!" Goku said triumphantly. "I thought you were!"

"Uh, yes," Kaede said, blushing very deeply, "but you could have just asked me, you know."

"Huh?" Goku said.

Before she could say any more, there was a loud roar and Bulma's motorbike pulled into view.

Goku looked back and smiled.

"Bulma!" he said happily.

The blue-haired girl jumped down from the bike and stalked over angrily.

"Goku, you idiot!" she berated him. "What were you thinking, leaving me all alone in the woods?! I could have died or gotten lost!"

As the older girl began yelling, Kaede took off and hid behind Goku.

Goku scratched his head with his tail.

"Uh, but Bulma, you said there was a Dragon Ball ahead," Goku reminded her. "Didn't you want me to go and get it?"

"Of course I did!" Bulma yelled. "But what's the use if I'm dead? I can't just wander all by myself while trying to babysit you!

"Well, gosh, Bulma, I'm sorry," Goku apologized. "I didn't mean to upset you.

Bulma growled and was about to retort when she noticed Kaede hiding behind Goku.

"Hey, Goku, who's the kid?" Bulma asked him.

"Oh!" Goku said, looking behind him. "This is Kaede! Say hi, Kaede!"

Kaede inched forward shyly and glanced upward hesitantly.

"Er, um, hi, Bulma," Kaede whispered softly.

"Well, it's nice to..." Bulma began.

However, she took notice of the growing protrusions poking out of her head and she gasped.

"Oh!" Bulma said. "Oh, my God! You have horns on your head!"

"Huh? You do?!" Goku said excitedly. "Really?! Is that true, Kaede?!"

Kaede backed up fearfully.

"I... I..." she said, at a complete loss for words.

"Let me see!" Goku exclaimed. "Let me see!"

Kaede reached up and covered her horns with her hands.

"I-I don't think you'll like them, Goku..." she said sadly.

"Aw, come on!" Goku said innocently. "Don't be so scared! I won't laugh at them or anything!"

And Goku reached forward and pulled down her arms.

"Oh, wow!" Goku said. "It's true!"

Kaede flinched and looked down, feeling thoroughly miserable.

What do I do now? she thought. He's going to hate me now that he's discovered my horns! Oh, I hate them! I hate them so much!

She flinched when she felt rough hands grabbing at them.

"Let go!" she cried. "Please let go!"

"Wow, I never noticed them before!" Goku said breathlessly. "They look so cool!"

Kaede stopped cold, Goku's words piercing through her heart. Surprised, she looked up.

"Wait..." she breathed, feeling shocked. "What?"

"Your horns are so cute!" Goku chirped happily. "More girls should have horns like you!"

Kaede relaxed and felt a blush creep over her face, enjoying the sensation of Goku touching her.

"Really?" she said slowly. "Do... do you really mean that?"

"Well, of course I do, silly!" Goku said. "If Bulma had horns like you, she'd be a lot prettier."

Bulma ran up and bopped him on the head.

"Ow!" Goku complained, rubbing his abused skull. "What was that for?!"

"I'M PRETTY TOO, YOU MORON!" Bulma yelled angrily.

Kaede slinked down behind Goku and hid behind him as Bulma yelled.

"Well, you don't have to hit me!" Goku whined. "Sheesh!"

"YOU..." Bulma began, but she noticed how scared Kaede looked behind Goku, and she sighed. "Never mind, just forget it."

Just then, a teacher came running out of the entrance with the three bullies trailing after her.

"What's going on out here...?" she said.

Then she spotted Kaede, hiding behind Goku, and she sighed in exasperation.

"Oh. I should known you were involved, Kaede," she said. "And here I thought Tomoo and his friends were carrying tales again."

Goku looked behind at Kaede.

"Kaede, who is that?" Goku asked the horned girl.

Kaede's eyes were downcast and Goku could see pain buried deep in them.

"This is Miss Milan, one of the teachers here," Kaede said.

Tomoo reached out from behind the teacher, pointing at Goku.

"There!" he cried. "He's the one who beat us up, Miss Milan!"

"So, you must be friends with that mean boy then," Goku said.

He frowned and stepped in between the teacher and Kaede, glaring at Tomoo.

"Now, now, fighting is prohibited here, as you well know," Miss Milan intoned severely. "What do you have to say for yourself, Kaede?"

Kaede looked down as she fought tears inside.

Now she's humiliating me in front of Goku! she thought angrily. Why can't they just leave me alone?

Goku noticed how upset she looked and growled.

"Hey, stop it!" he yelled. "Kaede hasn't done anything wrong! Besides, those mean boys were hurting her!"

"There's never been any proof," Miss Milan said. "Kaede herself is a well known troublemaker. We can't take her word for it."

"Hey, shut up!" Bulma cut in. "What gives you the right to talk to her that way?"

"Yeah! I saw them!" Goku said. "I had to do something! Why didn't you do anything? Aren't you supposed to be looking out for her?"

"Well, she's a delinquent," Miss Milan said. "Sometimes delinquents need correctional punishment. You seem to be a troublemaker yourself too. Clear off of these premises, or I will be forced to call the police."

"Uh, police?" Goku repeated. "What's that? Can you eat it?"

Miss Milan and Bulma fell over.

"No, you idiot!" Bulma shouted. "The police! If they call them, they'll try to lock us up!"

Goku looked back at Miss Milan, smirking slightly.

"Ha!" he said. "That makes you a bad guy!"

With a long, drawn-out cry, he flew at Miss Milan and punched her into a tree. She fell down the trunk and didn't get back up.

"He knocked out Milan!" Tomoo said.

"Run!" Azukio agreed.

The bullies scattered, running off in three directions.

"WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU, GOKU?!" Bulma screamed. "You can't go around doing that to people!"

"But, she was threatening us, Bulma!" Goku protested. "And she tried to hurt Kaede too!"

Bulma looked ready to hit Goku for a few seconds, but then she calmed down.

"Oh never mind!" she sighed. "Just get the Dragon Ball and then we're out of here!"

"But I don't even know where it is!" Goku whined.

"Oh, yeah," Bulma said. "Well, let me just check my radar here..."

But before she could pull it out, Kaede piped up again.

"Excuse me, but... why are the two of you here?" she asked them.

"Huh?" Goku said. "What do you mean?"

"Why are you here?" Kaede repeated, her eyes growing hopeful.

Are they here to take me away from this place? she thought longingly. I've waited so long for someone to rescue me... is this really true?

"We're here for the Dragon Ball!" Goku informed her.

"Oh, I see," Kaede said, feeling her hopes being crushed in front of her.

So they're not here to rescue me, she thought. Typical. Nobody wants to help me, nobody cares for a freak.

"Do you mean the orange ball with the five stars on it?" she asked in a dull monotone.

"What?!" Goku exclaimed. "You mean you actually know where it is?!"

Kaede nodded, a little surprised at Goku's reaction.

"I-It's the only nice thing I've ever gotten..." Kaede told him.

As she spoke, her mind flashed back to the only teacher in the whole orphanage to treat her as a human being.

"I know things are tough for you right now, Kaede, but they'll get better," Asia said kindly.

"Why are you leaving?" Kaede asked sadly as the teacher tucked her in. "Can't you just take me with you?"

"I don't have the money to care for you right now, sweetie," Asia explained. "But don't worry. Someday, things will improve for you, and when they do, well, I can't promise that I'll be there for you, but I do promise to do whatever I can to help you out."

"Thank you, Miss Asia," Kaede said quietly. "I'll remember you always."

"Here, Kaede," Asia said, reaching into her pocket and pulling out an orange ball with five stars on it.

"What is it?" Kaede said, intrigued by the strange object.

"I really don't know that, but it's very pretty, wouldn't you say?" Asia said.

"It's... it's beautiful," Kaede breathed, taking the shiny orb in her palms and cupping it like a treasured jewel.

"I'm glad you think that, because I'm giving it to you," Asia said with a happy smile.

"Really?" Kaede said. "You're giving this to me?"

"Hm-hmm," Asia said. "Whenever you look at it, be happy, and think of me."

"Super!" Bulma squealed. "This is so cool. We already have three Dragon Balls, and we're well on our to collecting all seven!"

"Wait, you can't have it!" Kaede protested. "I don't care how nice you are to me. It's mine and no one else can have it."

"Huh?" Bulma said, looking absolutely dejected. "But... but why?"

"I..." Kaede glanced down, unable to face them in the eye.

"Why, Kaede?" Goku said. "We need that Dragon Ball!" A thought occurred to him. "Does it have some special meaning for you?"

Kaede looked back up, blinking in surprise.

"My Dragon Ball means a lot to me," Goku elaborated. "It was a present from my grandpa and I didn't want to part with it, so Bulma agreed to let me come with her and hunt Dragon Balls together."

"But, how can you have a treasure like mine?" Kaede inquired.

"Hate to break this to you, kid, but your treasure is not a one-of-a-kind original," Bulma said.

She reached in her bag and pulled out the two-star Dragon Ball.

"What?" Kaede said softly, blinking twice. "You mean you have one too?"

"Yes, and I do too!" Goku exclaimed, reaching in his hip bag and pulling out the four-star ball.

"Wow..." Kaede breathed, before hard reality hit her again and she made up her mind. "They're really nice, and you must have gone to a lot of effort to catch them, but I can't give you my ball. I just can't. It's too precious to me."

"Can you tell us why?" Bulma asked.

"Oh, please, Kaede," Goku begged. "Please. If we're friends, then please tell us, and we'll understand."

"F-Friends?" Kaede repeated confusedly.

"Yeah, we're friends now, aren't we?" Goku said. "I really like you a lot, Kaede!"

He called me a friend, Kaede thought dazedly. Maybe... I can tell them. Maybe they'll understand.

"I-It was a gift from the only teacher here to treat me nice," Kaede said, looking down in embarrassment. "She couldn't take me with her, but she did give me this to remember her by. I-I can't just abandon her now."

"Oh, pretty please!" Bulma said. "It's really important. And we can pay you back, I promise."

Kaede thought long and hard about what to do. What should I do? Bulma and Goku may be very nice, but I can't just forget all that Asia has done for me. But they want to be my friends... how can I refuse that?

She looked up again, opening her eyes, and took in a deep breath.

"I suppose I can give it to you," she said, "but can you do something for me?"

"Sure!" Goku said brightly. "What do you want, Kaede?"

"Yeah, you just name it, kid," Bulma told her.

"Please... take me with you," she beseeched them softly.

"Whoa, hold on!" Bulma objected. "We can't do that!"

"But why, Bulma?" Goku asked her. "We're traveling together."

"That's exactly the point," the blue-haired girl said. "I have enough problems dealing with you! I'm not babysitting someone else!" Bulma gestured to the building behind her. "Besides, she lives here! It'd be kidnapping!"

"Please, take me along with you," Kaede implored. "If you truly want my ball, then that's what I would like from you."

"But why do you want to leave, Kaede?" Goku asked. "This is your home."

"This place..." Kaede whispered. "I can't call it home. A home is a place where you are supposed to feel welcome. And I... I have never felt such a thing here... everybody here hates me, because of my horns..."

A single tear managed to escape her eye and slide down her cheek.

"I hate it," Kaede said fiercely. "I want out of here so much. I've always wished someone would come and take me away. But it's never happened, and you two are my only chance out of here..." Her eyes were filled with silent begging. "Please... I beg of you, please take me along with you! I promise, you won't even know I'm there. Please."

Even Bulma looked moved by Kaede's passionate response.

"Oh, come on, Bulma? Please?" Goku begged. "Can't we take Kaede with us, huh, pretty please? I'll even stop being annoying!"

Bulma sighed, but then she seemed to perk up a little, as if she looked resigned to what was going to happen.

"Fine," Bulma relented. "Pack your stuff, we're taking you with us." Then she jumped as Miss Milan let out a groan, indicating that she was probably going to regain consciousness very soon. "But just hurry up before that woman wakes up!"

For the first time in a long time, Kaede let her emotions show with a genuine smile of relief and gratitude.

"Thank you, Bulma!" she said happily. "I don't have anything I want to take with me, but I'll go get the Dragon Ball."

She raced off back into the building while Goku jumped up and down.

"Yay, Kaede is coming with us!" he exclaimed joyfully.

"Calm down, squirt!" Bulma said haughtily. "You did promise to try and stop being annoying! Well, this definitely qualifies."

Goku immediately calmed down, his tail drooping slightly in a gesture of rejection.

"Oh yeah, that's right." The spiky-haired young boy rubbed the back of his neck. "Golly, this is going to be hard."

Bulma just sighed, as though she had been expecting that answer. And not a moment later, Kaede came out of the building, clutching in her hands a tiny orange ball that glittered brightly in the glow of the midday sun. Even from this distance, the distinctive pattern of the five dark orange stars emblazoned across the tiny orb was unmistakable.

Bulma grinned, seemingly forgetting her reluctance minutes earlier. "Yes!" she cried. "The five-star ball! This makes our third one!"

Kaede came up and held out the ball for them to see.

"See?" she said. "Here it is."

To her amazement, the ball began glowing brilliantly in her palms.

"Hey, what's going on?" she said in confusion. "It's glowing!"

"That's because your ball is coming into close proximity with the ones we have," Bulma informed the horned girl.

Just then, Miss Milan let out another groan, and Bulma knew that it was time to leave.

"I think we better get going, now," Bulma said.

She got back up on her motorbike, then turned to look and Kaede and Goku.

"Well, hop to!" she said. "We don't have any time to waste! Move it, move it, move it!"

"Is she always like that?" Kaede asked Goku, somewhat bewildered as to why Bulma was so cranky.

Goku laughed. "Yeah. You'll get used to it." Then he sucked in his breath and called out, "HEY, FLYING NIMBUS!"

Kaede stared at him. "Um, why did you do that, Goku?"

"It's what I say to call the Flying Nimbus," Goku told her. "Oh, here it comes now!"

Kaede glanced in the direction he was pointing and gasped. A fluffy yellow cloud was soaring towards them. It sped to a halt and stopped right before them, as though the cloud were waiting for something.

"What's this?" Kaede asked.

"The Flying Nimbus," Goku said proudly. "Master Roshi gave it to me."

"Master Roshi?" the pink-haired girl repeated.

"Yup!" Goku said. He hopped onto the cloud. "It's a lot faster than Bulma's bike."

"I heard that, you little shrimp!" Bulma grated. Then she smirked. "Ha! Once we're on our way, let's see if you can keep up with me!"

"C-Can I sit on this cloud too?" Kaede asked.

Goku touched his chin thoughtfully. "Well, only the pure of heart can ride on the Nimbus."

Kaede felt really nervous suddenly. Pure of heart? she thought. But I... I don't know if my heart is pure...

Goku held out his hand, surprising Kaede out of her reverie.

"Come on, Kaede, try it," Goku urged her.

Kaede gulped. "Well, if you say so," she told him.

With no small amount of trepidation, Kaede took his hand and stepped onto the yellow cloud. And to her surprise, she didn't fall off.

"Wow, you definitely have a good heart!" Goku said happily. "But I knew you would."

Kaede looked at Goku, and there was no need for words between them now. She just smiled, and he smiled back.

Miss Milan groaned again, rubbing the back of her head this time. It was clear she was moments from waking up.

"Let's floor it, kids!" Bulma shouted. "We're outta here!"

The bike shot into motion with a sudden burst of speed as Bulma put her foot down on the accelerator with all her might. Suddenly, without needing a command from Goku, the Nimbus shot forward too. A little scared, Kaede clutched at Goku for support.

"Hey, there's no need to be afraid," Goku reassured her. "I've never fallen off the Nimbus yet."

Kaede nodded, relaxing her grip a little. They soon caught up with Bulma, and then the three of them were on their way. Kaede decided now was as good a time as any to voice the question she wanted to ask since first learning they were here for the Dragon Ball.

She held up the tiny orb and looked at it.

"So, why are you guys collecting these?" she asked Goku.

Goku glanced over at Bulma, who was close enough to hear her question.

"Well, that's kind of a long story..."

What will this new development mean for our heroes now that Kaede has joined up with them on their quest? Will they succeed in uniting all seven of the Dragon Balls, and if so, what will they wish for? Find out the answer to these questions and more in the next chapter of Dragon Ball: A New Beginning!

This is a what-if AU that takes place if Goku and Bulma had only started with two Dragon Balls. Yeah, I know a lot of fans are wanting me to finish Dragon Ball: Altered Fates, but that's a long ways off, and this idea would not get out of my head, so I present to you a new fic. Please don't review begging me to continue Altered Fates. I will get to that in my own time.

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