Nina didn't like this. Nope. She didn't like this at all. Not only were these guys top Ultra Class A assasins, but they were here to finish what Frieza had tried to start. And that was to annihilate the enitire Saiyan race. Just for this known reason, Nina already hated them. She understood the fact that her ancestors were planet brokers, space pirates who mercilessly killed weak people just for their land to sell. She knew that it wasn't right, but they paid for their mistakes. Why couldn't everyone just leave them alone? If Nina was going to be killed, she could at least get a reason on why.

Nina stroked a hand through her hair. "So, I'm a Saiyan. Are you going to kill me?" she asked calmly.

Tessay shrugged. "Depends on who you are. I'm not looking for any ordinary Saiyans see." she explained.

Nina grew weary of her beating around the bush. "So who are you looking for?" she questioned.

Cougar was the one to speak this time. "We're looking for 3 Saiyans. 2 girls and 1 boy. They are brother and sisters." the cat girl described.

Jarvus' eyes widened. Uh-oh. That's sounds like Kino, Nina and me. he thought. But why are they after us?

Rowan stepped up towards Nina, just inches from her face. She didn't even pull back, but instead, looked at the lightning strike scar on his forehead. His braided locks dangled on each side of his cheek as he continued to stare at her. He looked her over, from the dark brown, flowing hair down to her black and brown hiking boots.

Rowan smiled. 'You're one of the three aren't you?' he asked her telekenetically.

Nina's eyes widened and she blinked a few times. 'How are you talking to me?!' she replied telepathically. She then looked away and wrinkled her nose. 'How am I?!'

Rowan laughed in her mind. It was a true, good-natured laugh. He was amused at her puzzlement. 'I just have that power. We Strikens think it's alot more useful than using a communicator.'

The puzzlement faded from Nina's face. 'So why are you in my mind?' she asked.

Rowan's smile broadened. 'Answer me this. Are you one of the three we are searching for?'

Nina's eyes narrowed and she looked away from him. 'Are you gonna rat me out to your comrades if I tell you?' she hissed.

He shut his eyes. 'No, I won't.' he answered with the utmost sincerity.

Nina let her eyes move back to his face. 'Yes, I am the youngest of the 3.' she answered.

Rowan opened his eyes, a look of confusion spread across his face. He didn't think she would tell him. 'And the others?' he asked.

She scoffed at him and blew air out her nose, then she folded her arms against her chest. 'Go find them yourselves!' Nina snarled.

Rowan smiled at her fearlessness. 'Your eyes are quite captivating, Saiyan warrior. They burn for the heat of the battle.' he said gingerly.

Rowan then turned and walked away from her. Trunks came up behind Nina and whispered in her ear.

"What was going on? You and him just kept looking at eachother, making these weird faces. Was he hurting you at all?" Trunks asked.

Nina, without turning to face him, reached behind her and held his cheek in her hand. "Don't worry Trunks. We were only speaking through the mind." she whispered.

Tessay pushed a braided bane of green hair away from her face and walked towards the teenagers. She looked from each one to the next. Finally she came to Nina and Jarvus who were standing about 2 feet away from eachother. She first looked at Jarvus. His silver hair pulled back into a ponytail while the hairs in front dangled on either side of his face. The wind blew and it gently swept across his face, revealing a thin scar across his left cheek. Jarvus' eerie, and fearless violet eyes are what caught Tessay's interest the most.

Then she looked over at Nina. Her long brown banes hung in her face, barely revealing both her eyes. Her light brown skin elluminated with the moonlight as her dark brown eyes shimmered in its same pale glow. Another gust of wind passed by and it blew her banes upward as the rest of her hair on her back fluttered. Tessay noticed that this same, proud and fearless look appeared to show in her eyes as well. She then knew, these were the 2 she was looking for. Now if only she could find the 3rd.

* * * * * *

~Meanwhile, not too far in the wilderness of space~

Taliyah and Jutus were only 1 day away from reaching the planet Earth. They couldn't believe they had gained this much time on such short notice. They didn't think they would get there so soon. But then again, Taliayh took a look at the registration number on the ship they hijacked and it was a Class A Zirconian battleship. One of the Elite's best navigation systems were on here as well as 4 Neuton Reactor engines which made the journey faster. Taliyah knelt down beside Jutus who was asleep on a bed in the living quarters. He awoke as she untied the bandage from around his shoulder.

"Taliyah?" he mumbled.

She gently pressed a finger against his lips. "Shh. You need to rest." Taliyah said.

He nodded and closed his eyes, returning to his slumber. Taliyah walked around the deck of the ship, trying to clear her mind on what to do about Jutus' wound. With that type of injury, he wouldn't be able to fight when they landed on Earth. If it's one thing in the world she wanted to see right now, was a rejuvenation tank. She'd never bothered with those things before, because she was a high class ranking officer in the Saiyan Elite. It's been awhile since she and Jutus had been hurt bad enough to be put into the rejuvenation tank. If Taliyah could remember correctly, Jutus and herself only used the tank about 3 times in their lives.

Taliyah looked around herself and moaned in disgust. There wasn't a healing tank in sight. She couldn't believe it! One of the top model ships in Zell's armada and not one stinkin' healing chamber! It was just her luck. She continued to pace around on the ship's main deck. Her mind came to the stone that hung on her ear. Taliyah touched the stone, letting the smooth surface of her hand slide over the ivory relic. Just then, an idea popped into her head.

Taliyah punched her fist in her hand. "That's it!" she shouted, and ran toward Jutus' bed.

Taliyah got on her knees, removed the tooth-shaped earring from her ear and placed it on the floor in front of her. She closed her eyes and concentrated, both hands over the stone. There was a slight humming being heard from the stone as it gradually grew brighter.

"Grant me the power to heal." Taliyah prayed. The stone continued to grow brighter. "Make me and my partner stronger than we've ever been." she asked.

The stone began to rise off the ground and it started to rotate slowly in a circular motion. The stone's humming grew louder while the light continued to grow even brighter. The stone's rotation sped faster and faster, the humming growing louder while the light intensified. Finally, it began to circle so fast, that it looked like a propeller on a plane and the humming sounded like the high key of a pipe organ, the stone like a ring of white fire.

Suddenly, tiny light beams ejected from the stone and they spread over both Taliyah and Jutus' bodies. The light being absorbed in them, making them stronger. Jutus bared his teeth, taking in the pain while Taliyah, still on the floor, was sweating bullets. They could both feel a sensation like they've never felt before, a sensation that coursed through every pore, vein and cell in their body, making the 2 fighters stronger than they have ever felt before.

When the beams stopped descending, the stone's humming grew dim, as well as the emense light emitting from the stone. The rotation of the stone began to slow until finally, the stone stopped moving and it fell to the ground with a slight sound barely being heard. Taliyah went out of her trance and gasped for air, when she looked up, Jutus was sitting up in his bed, a bead of sweat falling down his cheek. He had on that goofy smile of his that captivated Taliyah the first time. She looked over at his shoulder and saw the wound had completely healed, no traces of there ever being a bit of damage there at all.

Taliyah collapsed in her husband's lap, breathing heavily while he stroked through her hair softly, gingerly. She felt on the floor to get the stone so she could put it back on, but it was nowhere to be found at all. Then Taliyah felt a sudden warmth near her cheek, a comforting warmth. She reached up and touched the smooth glassy stone on her ear and she smiled. She then fell fast asleep, once again, in her husband's strong, safe grasp.

* * * * * *

Tessay did a frontflip, landing less than half an inch in front of Nina. Nina, who was quite unprepared by the gesture, surprisingly stood her ground. Tessay smiled in Nina's face and whispered to her.

"Where's your sister girl?" she asked mockingly.

Nina shot a glare over at Rowan. He shook his head. 'I swear to you I did not tell her. She figured it out for her own.'

Nina turned her glare to Tessay who was still smiling. "Go find her yourself." she snapped.

"There's no need." a female voice said to them.

Everyone turned to look in the direction the voice had came from. It was Kino and she was with Sam, both looking quite frusterated. Kino brushed a dark brown bane away from her face and her brows furrowed deeper.

"I'm already here." she finished.

Jarvus couldn't believe it. He hadn't seen Kino in 18 years and despite himself, was overjoyed to have finally found her. Jarvus had found Nina 5 years ago, and had kept an eye on her ever since then. But he could never find the whereabouts of his other younger sister. She was constantly moving everywhere so Jarvus was unable to tail her. Kino seemed to be searching for something and she continued to move, staying in one area for maybe a month or two. How long had she been in Satan City without him knowing?

Nina walked over to Kino at once, placing a hand on her shoulder. Kino looked at her younger sister's worried expression and smiled.

"How are you little sister of mine?" Kino asked cheerfully.

Nina shook her head. "Fine for now, what the hell are you doing here?! You know these creeps are looking for us?" she scolded.

Kino nodded. "Yeah, I know. I heard you guys talking on the way over here." she explained.

Nina cocked an eyebrow. "How? I didn't even sense your energy." she questioned.

Kino smiled. "You aren't the only one who can cloak your ki perfectly y'know." she answered, then sighed. "Only our family can cloak its ki so that it's untraceable because of this." she pointed to the stone that hung on her ear.

Nina gasped as she pressed a hand to her chest, feeling the warmth of the stone that hung on a silver chain around her neck. It was hidden beneath her shirt and she'd never shown it to anyone. Nina had always kept the stone since the orphanage took her in, but never knew why. They said it was around her neck when she was taken in. She'd

always worn it, but never showed it to anyone. Maybe because it was an object of her past, something her Mother and Father had given her. That is, before they passed away.

I've always worn this stone, but has it really been protecting me all this time? Nina asked herself.

Kino turned and faced Jarvus. "I'm sure you know this too brother." she said. Jarvus looked at her, but did not reply.

Her eyes narrowed. I don't believe him! He hasn't seen me in 18 years and all he can do is stare! Kino thought angrily.

"Well?" she asked, anger shown clearly in her voice.

Jarvus cocked an eyebrow at her and smiled. "Yeah, that's right." he answered.

Nina pulled the stone out of her shirt and held it in her hand in front of her. "So it's all because of these stones huh?" she asked, not really caring to hear the answer anyway.

Just then, a ki nicked everyone's senses and they looked into the star filled sky. It was someone whose skin looked green with pink ovals on the arms where the muscles would buldge if they were ever flexed. He wore a type of turban on his head and a white cape that had armored shoulders. The stranger wore a black fighting suit, obviously sleeveless and he had on a dark blue sash around his waste. On his feet, he had on pointy toed orange moccasin-like shoe. The fighter was obviously not of this planet.

Jarvus crossed his arms against his chest. So, it's the Namek called Piccolo. Wonder what he's doin' here. he thought.

Tessay looked at the Namekian, studying him up and then down. Hmph. So there's a Namek on this planet is there? But I though the planet Namek was destroyed by Freiza. the young mercenary wondered.

Everyone's questions were going to have to wait because another powerful ki snapped their senses. This time it was more powerful than the Namek's.

They looked up and saw a flaming blue ki light up the dark sky. The fighter soared towards the ground and then landed. It was Vegeta and he had on his usual style of clothing which was a black muscle shirt and some workout pants, laced sneakers on his feet. He sneered at the newcomers and was about to go into a fighting stance, but decided against it.

Vegeta rubbed a hand over the wristband he wore. I'll let them see the phenominal power a real Super-Saiyan has... his grin grew wider. soon enough. he finished his thoughts.

As he started to walk towards the others, another power could be sensed heading on its way. This one seemed to be just as powerful as Vegeta's, maybe even a slight bit larger. The white ki soared over the black sky, looking just like a shooting star. The ki flames shot down towards the ground and then disappeared. In its place, was Goku, considered one of the strongest fighters in the Universe and the Earth's hero.

Goku looked around himself and smiled. Seems like I arrived just in time. he thought happily. This was a first for him. He was usually always getting there just barely before it was too late.

Another ki was approaching the battlefield, but this one wasn't as strong as Vegeta or Goku's was. Nina looked up in the sky and blinked a few times in confusion. She sensed 1 power ki, but could see 2 people shooting across the sky. She could tell one was Krillin's but the other seemed to have no fighting power at all.

"Hey, it's Krillin and 18." Goten said.

This immediately answered the question Nina had been thinking about. The other ki was undetectable because it belonged to Android 18. They both landed in front of everyone.

Krillin's black hair hung untidy on his head. His black brows furrowed as the wind blew his hair to the side. He wore a red sleeveless shirt, but some of the material covered his shoulders. He had on black wristbands and his red shirt was tucked into his khaki pants. Krillin also wore some brown boots with a black toe and sole.

18's hair was blonde and short, just above the tip of her ears and she wore yellow looped earrings in them. Around her neck she had a pearl necklace that hung just barely below her clavicle. Her icy glare seemed to fill everyone, even the enemies, with a type of tension. She had on a white t-shirt that was tucked into some faded blue jeans and in the belt loops she wore a black leather belt with a silver circle buckle. Lastly, she had on a pair of white tennis shoes with no socks on.

Right behind Krillin and 18, they could sense another powerful ki in the air. It landed only a few seconds after Krillin and 18 had. It was Son Gohan. He was dressed in black jeans and a white shirt with black and white tennis shoes. He wore black bands on his wrists.

Another ki could be sensed as Gohan's power began to gradually die down. It hit his senses first, and then at the other's. Gohan looked up in the sky and saw a white ki flame shoot over the sky. His eyes narrowed.

No! I told her not to come here! Gohan thought angrily.

The owner of the ki power landed, and it was Pan. She had on her bright orange bandana over her head and locks of her hair fell out of the cloth, though it was obvious she had tried to tuck it in. Pan wore a bright orange shirt with black trimmed on the sleeves, collar and end of the shirt. She had on black baggy pants and black sneakers with white toes, soles and laces. A gust of wind was heard and it blew her long, black banes to the side and you could see the fiery glare glaze over in her eyes. Pan clenched her fists tightly and there was a light squeak as the padded leather rubbed against one another on her fist gloves, fingers bare.

Nina looked over at Pan. What in the world does she thing she's doing here?! she thought worriedly. Doesn't she know that this battle is going to be destructive and chaotic? What does Pan depend on accomplishing out here?

Nina looked more closely into Pan's unblinking eyes and the answers came to her. She smiled. I see. You're here for your father's safety, as well as the Earth's. Nina figured.

Tessay looked about her surroundings and could feel no other ki energy approaching them. But soon after, 2 other ki's hit her senses and she returned her gaze up towards the heavens. There were 2 clear ki flames flying over the darkness and then they landed.

One of the fighters had a scar on his face and over his eye, his black hair down to his neck in a messy style. He had on a long sleeved white shirt, but was a bit thin and low at the collar. The shirt was tucked into some black pants that were semi-baggy and he wore just black shoes.

The other fighter was hairless and had three eyes! The 3rd was on his forehead, less than half an inch above the first pair. He wore a type of tunic that was green and was held on one shoulder, covering half of his chest. Around his waist he wore a red sash while his white and black fighting shoes, which came up to the ankle, were where his green pants were tucked into. On his wrists, he wore green bands that were trimmed in red on the ends. The bands stopped 2 inches above the elbow.

Trunks smiled. "Yamcha, Tien!" he called to them.

Yamcha, Tien and Pan walked towards the others and then they were all one group. Tessay looked them over, placed a hand in her pocket while the other one stroked through her emerald green hair. She closed her eyes slowly and gave an almost inaudible snicker.

"Now that you've all made your entrances," Tessay opened her eyes and her grin widened. "maybe we can get this show on the road eh?" she asked.

Cougar's tail switched from side to side in anticipation. "Definately! I'm loving the excitement already!" she said happily.

Rowan pulled a ruler sized rod from behind him. The ends looked like a silver hilt of a sword almost. He squeezed his hand around the rod and yellow sparks shot out from his fist and around the rod. Suddenly, 2 long silver sabors shot out from the hilt ends of the rod, making a noise that sounded like a triangle being played. The blades glowed and electrified furiously as the sparks flew in different directions around it. Rowan's lightning birthmark began to glow white, and so did his eyes, indicating as though there had never been any pupils. Soon the glow faded from his eyes, mark and double bladed sword. He looked over at the others and smirked.

"Let's get things started shall we?" Rowan asked.

He pointed one end of his blade at the Z fighters. The tip began to electrify, sparks flying everywhere. Then, without warning, a lightning-like bolt shot out from the blade's end. It swirled and curved in different directions, the ends branching out randomly in many sizes. The edges were jagged and looked wicked, the bolt launching out, its movement faster than light itself. In less than a second, the sparks would hit their target and blow everything away.