Little Videl Wakes Up

The night gradually faded, the full moon no longer hung in the center of the sky, and it soon hid itself behind the distant mountains, half-veiled from view.

Where the mountains met the sky, a sliver of white light emerged, and gradually, strands of golden sunlight filtered through the gaps in the leaves, dappling the forest floor.

Squeak, squeak, squeak!

Insects chirped, and the surfaces of the leaves were covered in round dewdrops. As time passed, the droplets merged, and under the pull of gravity, they slid off the leaves.

Plip!

They hit the ground!

Hoo~ zz

A little brat was snoring, his mouth smacking every now and then.

Beside the little boy lay a naked little girl.

Her black hair was spread across the boy's chest, her skin fair and chubby. Her two hands were wrapped around the boy's left arm, her head resting on his shoulder as she breathed softly in her sleep!

"Yawn!"

Ausbie patted her mouth with her small, chubby hand.

"Hm? Why am I not wearing any clothes, and why does my whole body feel so tired?" Ausbie felt limp, without a shred of strength.

Wasn't she using the bathroom last night? How did it become morning in the blink of an eye? And where did her clothes go?

Ausbie's mind was filled with questions!

She looked ahead to see many large footprints; the surrounding trees were either snapped at the waist or uprooted entirely, covered in a thick layer of dust. The distant mountain peaks were shattered beyond recognition.

It was a scene of utter devastation.

Had a massive battle taken place here?

"Huh, who is this filthy kid next to me?"

Ausbie noticed a little boy with tattered clothes and a body covered in wounds sleeping beside her.

"Damn it, why is this ragged brat sleeping next to me!"

Ausbie furrowed her brows, glaring at the boy in anger. She raised her hand, gathering a ball of energy in her palm. The air pressure rose steadily, and the blue light grew increasingly dazzling.

Suddenly, the dirty little boy rolled over, turning his head toward her!

A mixture of blood and mud clung to his face, but his youthful features looked somewhat familiar.

"Why does he look so much like my brother Kasso?"

Ausbie's pupils shrank violently: "Brother Kasso?"

The deep blue shockwave in her hand dissipated instantly. Her eyes began to moisten, and she immediately crawled over to Kasso, wrapping her arms around his body.

She could no longer hold back her tears, which slid down her chubby little cheeks.

"Brother Kasso, what happened to you?" Ausbie cried out loudly!

Ausbie pulled Kasso against her chest, letting him lean on her.

On this planet, Kasso's strength was already invincible; there was no one who could possibly defeat him.

The more she thought about it, the less she understood. She only knew that Kasso was now severely wounded, and Ausbie's heart ached terribly.

Tears fell from Ausbie's eyes as if they were worthless, dripping down her chin and onto Kasso's lips.

"Hmm?"

Kasso slowly opened his small eyes. His battered body was now held tightly in Ausbie's arms, and her grip was growing tighter.

"Hiss!"

Kasso gasped in pain and quickly called out, "Little Ausbie, let go!"

"Ah?"

Ausbie froze, then realized what was happening and hurriedly loosened her grip.

"Brother Kasso, who hurt you?" Ausbie's expression turned cold, then fierce.

In her memory, Kasso had never been this badly injured, except for that one time Nappa had hurt him!

"Phew, it's nothing, it's nothing! I'll be healed in a few weeks."

Kasso rested his face against Ausbie's bare chest, took a deep breath, and spoke slowly.

"Tell me who hurt you, Brother. Tell Little Ausbie, and I'll get revenge for you." Ausbie hugged Kasso, speaking viciously.

Kasso pressed his nose against her chest, smelling her faint, clean scent, and rubbed his face against her.

"Who else on this planet could beat me? Have you forgotten what happened last night?"

"Ah? Right, wasn't I using the bathroom last night?" Ausbie asked, puzzled.

"What did you see when you were using the bathroom last night?" Kasso pulled a wry face and smiled bitterly.

This little girl really had forgotten what happened last night!

"Last night? After I finished using the bathroom, I saw a round moon!"

"Ah! A full moon? Doesn't that mean I turned into a Great Ape?" Ausbie turned pale with fright.

Every Saiyan on Planet Vegeta knew not to look at the full moon, or they would transform into a mindless Great Ape!

Thinking about it that way, then...

"Brother Kasso, you weren't injured by me, were you?"

Although Kasso didn't really want to admit it, he still nodded.

Seeing Kasso nod, Ausbie burst into tears again. How could she be so stupid as to attack Brother Kasso?

What Ausbie didn't know was that she was lucky to have stopped her attack last night and pulled back that giant foot; otherwise, Kasso might have already been reduced to a pile of mush!

Kasso lay in Ausbie's arms, explaining the situation from last night, especially the critical moment at the end when she retracted that kick.

To be honest, Kasso was deeply moved. One had to realize that for a mindless Great Ape to regain their senses was incredibly difficult. Throughout the entire Dragon Ball anime, there were only a few instances where someone could recall their memories while in the Great Ape state.

Vegeta's invasion of Earth, where Gohan turned into a Great Ape and turned to attack Vegeta, counted as one.

Then there was Dragon Ball GT, when Goku transformed into a Super Saiyan 4, which also counted. There might have been others, but those two were the most memorable.

Under Kasso's comfort, Ausbie gradually stopped crying, though tears already covered her small, delicate nose, and even her soft, pink lips were not spared.

She sniffled, thinking it was a good thing she hadn't attacked Kasso in the end, or she wouldn't have wanted to live anymore!

Kasso didn't blame Ausbie either; if one didn't know beforehand that a full moon would appear, such things were hard to avoid.

If it had been him who turned into a Great Ape, Kasso couldn't even guarantee he would have regained his senses at the final moment.

Kasso wiped the tears from Ausbie's small, dainty nose and stroked her chubby little cheeks. "Brother doesn't blame you. Don't cry; you won't be pretty if you keep crying."

"But I hurt Brother!"

"It's fine. A few weeks of recovery and the wounds will heal. It's a good thing I didn't spoil you for nothing; you spared Brother's life at the last second, hehe!" Kasso teased her.

"Brother is so annoying, hmph!" Ausbie pouted.

"Alright, alright. Come, help Brother up!"

"Okay."

Ausbie supported him as he slowly stood up from the ground.

"Let's head back quickly. Besides, you aren't wearing any clothes."

"Ah! Brother Kasso, you should have said so sooner!"

A streak of white light flew across the sky. Looking up from the ground, one could vaguely make out a little girl carrying a little boy as they flew.