It was almost the night after a long excursion day in the mountains, all the family was resting together the lake where they has decided to stay, started to get dark, so they decided to make a bonfire to cook something, after diner, all disposed to go to sleep and then…
Bulma: Oh God!
Vegeta: What happen?
Bulma: I forgot the capsule that contains the Trunks's and your sleeping bags.
Trunks: Don't worry mom, I can sleep in the floor of the camping house.
Vegeta: Well, I don't care either.
Bulma: I feel guilty anyway, maybe we should go back.
Trunks: I told you not to worry, besides, I'm tired enough as to go back now, and if we do that what has work for coming to camp.
Bulma: I have an idea, I'll share a sleeping bag with Bra, and you and your father will share the other.
Vegeta and Trunks looked at each other a little bit puzzled, after that, Trunks said:
Trunks: Well, I brought some sheets and pillows, so dad can use the sleeping bag, and I'll stay where I has said.
Vegeta: Well, then I'll stay in the floor too, I don't need to sleep in these whatever thing, so Bra and Bulma can use them.
After to get this agreement, they finish constructing the camping house, and disposed to go to sleep, Trunks and Vegeta in the floor, each one with his own sheet and pillow, and Bra and Bulma stayed everyone in a sleeping bag.
Bra: Mom, I can't sleep, Why don't you tell me a story?
Bulma: Well, just let me think in some interesting story.
Vegeta: Oh no!, I don't want to hear that.
Bulma: Vegeta don't be that way.
Bra: Why don't you tell me a Ghosts one?
Bulma: OK, I think I remember a good one.
Vegeta: Hmfm!
Bulma: Is precisely a legend abut this mountain, is about the reason 'cause it's named the Shiratori's mountain.
(Note: Shiratori: Japanese word that means white bird)
Trunks: (pretending to sleep) Well, these is gonna be interesting.
Bulma: It was a log time ago, beyond that where your imagination can go …
Vegeta: Yeah, many years that no one knows what happened and because o that they made up a stupid tale.
Bulma: Vegeta let me tell the story!!
Vegeta: Bah!!
Bra: So what happened?
Bulma: Well, as I said it happened a log time ago, there was two estrange tribes that were enemies, these tribes were was separated by this mountain, which so, hadn't name yet, and the both tribes fought for it's property, but they has made an agreement, nobody was going to have the property of the mountain until some of the tribes found a name for it, the name, should be a beautiful one, and the elders were going to decide which name was the best, a pretty difficult situation for both tribes, 'cause the first was a warriors one, and the another was of sorceress.
Vegeta: What a dorks, why if they were warriors don't just fought to the others? I bet that the spells of the others were no more than lies.
Bra and Trunks: Dad!!
After saying that Trunks covered his mouth and pretended to go on sleeping wishing that no one has released that he was as interested in the story as his little 7 years old sister.
Bulma: So, in these tribes there were two young guys, a girl from the sorceress tribe and a boy from the warriors, they both liked to go and walk though the mountain, even though that it was ban until it be named, no one knew it, don't even the youngs, 'cause there was needed a lot of time to get to the half of the forest that covered the mountain, but one day the girl miss her way in the forest, and walking the sunrise caught her, she has taken the wrong way going in the direction to the warriors mountain, so, without wanting it she found the young warrior, the both fell in love and continued seeing each other in the mountain for long time, when they where in danger to be discovered by the elders, that where the only that could be in to the mountain, he, 'cause his agility climbed the higher three, while she transformed in to a beautiful white bird and flied to don't be seen.
Vegeta: And then why didn't she do the same thing to go back to her home the day she got lost?
Bra: Dad, I want to hear the story! Besides, is she has done that, she hasn't knew to the young warrior.
Vegeta: Hmfm!
Bulma: Well, I'll go on, the time followed it's course, but one day when the guys were hiding of the elders, the branch in which the young warrior was standing, got broke, and then she had to go down to see how he was, the elders discovered them, their condemn was the death, he told her to ran away, she had to do it because he made her swear to do it upon their love.
Vegeta: A sayan has never do something like that.
Bulma: These are not sayans, Vegeta. And I remember that you said that you wouldn't hear the story, so better stop making opinions. As I was saying, she ran away becoming a beautiful white bird, but 'cause the rules of the tribes were very hard, the young warrior was executed, and the elders made a terrible curse against the girl, enclosing her in the heart of these mountain, for ever, and making impossible to her spirit to find the peace in a lot of centuries, because she wasn't going to rest until she found again to the one she loved, so her soul stayed in penitence for all the times, 'cause the same curse wasn't going to allow her to find the spirit of her beloved.
Bra: That's so sad.
Bulma: But I hasn't finish yet, after a log time, the new generations tried to soften the curse, allowing to the girl to get out of her lock and look for her beloved every fifty years, since half night till the sunrise, some people says that they has seen her, and in her honor they named these mountain "Shiratori's Mountain", or White's Bird Mountain …, but you know what is the most interesting? If my accounts are all right, today is the night when the fifty years get it's end, and probably she'll appears again, and who knows… maybe she find to her beloved.
Trunks: Hey mom, don't you think that this could scare Bra?
Bra: No, and you know what? I think that you are scared.
Trunks: No Way!
Vegeta: Shut up and sleep!! Nor these girl exists nor the fifty years end never.
Bulma: No one can know that certainly.
Bra: And that's the end of the story?
Bulma: Well, is a story that'll end the day when she find him.
Bra: And why don't his spirit look for her?
Trunks: Probably he born again already and don't even remember her.
Bulma: Well, already is late, Bra go to sleep.
Bra: OK, Good night mom!, Good night dad!, Good night Trunks!
All: (without aim) Good night Bra.
After saying it all fell asleep.
Suddenly, out of the camping house, a noise was heard, it was like if someone could be walking around there, Trunks woke up.
Trunks: (moving to Vegeta) Dad, Dad, did you heard that?
Vegeta answer nothing but estrange noises among his dreams, it didn't gave too much hopes to Trunks.
Trunks: Well…, I'll go to find out what's going on by myself.
He said to himself while he dressed up and took his sword "just in case".
He got out, it was passed the half night and there was a little cold, he could feel it though he carried his jacket, there was some mist, that explained the existent cold.
Trunks started walking in the forest, looking for something that seems to the noise he has heard, suddenly, a noise at his back made him turn around and take out his sword.
Trunks: (taking his head with a hand) ¡Jessse! I should be so nervous, it was just a stupid squirrel.
He then guarded his sword disposing to go on on his way, but then, in front of him, a beautiful white bird passed flying really fast and disappeared among the forest, letting a very scared Trunks behind.
Trunks: I… I sho…should to take it easy, ma…maybe just… just was an owl or something like that, the Shiratori's legend is just a tale of my mom, yeah that's it.
He said going on in his exploration.
Don't even five minutes has pass from his last scare, when he saw a shadow moving in the tall part of the mountain, in that moment he start reconsidering the idea of has got out to explore, but the curiosity made him go on, so he climbed the mountain.
It was very dark, so he close a little the eyes to try to see better, the shadow moved again, these time to the left. Trunks started feeling like if his legs weigh, and chills reoccurred his back.
Trunks: I think I better go to sleep.
He said turning around, but …
Trunks: What the heck is this??!!
When he torn around, the forest seemed to has close the way, Trunks couldn't see how he has get there, and the trees was many that was difficult to see through them. He felt another chill, How he has get there, if seemed not to have a way back?, he was concerned, as much that he felt even difficult to think what to do.
Trunks: I surely miss my way, this couldn't happen in any other way, but where am I?
He continued walking, he was going to take a different way to where he has seen the estrange shadow, but something that he couldn't explain, as if he could be hypnotized made him turn back, so, without thinking about it, he walked till the center of the forest, he surprised a little when he saw that seemed not to be many branches that made difficult the pass of the soft moonlight, he could see better that before, suddenly, he felt tired, so he went to a stalk and seated down on it, he tried to figure out what to do, and how has he got there.
There was cold yet, he started feeling sleepy again, he closed his eyes for a while, and then …, he felt a soft flew of warm air, at this estrange sensation, he opened his eyes, and got surprised of watching a beautiful white bird standing in a rock, it watched to him with curiosity, he thought it was gracious, so he lift up to get close to the rock, the bird seem doubt about staying or fly away.
Trunks: Wait…, I'm not going to hurt you.
The bird seemed to understood his words, allowing him to get close, he then caressed soft the bird's head, the bird watched him with even more attention, he watched the bird's eyes, they seemed not animal's eyes, they seemed to express more than words, suddenly, the bird flied.
Trunks: Wait…
Bird: I'm not leaving.
The bird said to the Trunk's amusement while changing shape into a beautiful woman, a young girl, with light brown hair long till her waist, white skin, green eyes, dressed in a long and shaped white dress. All herself shined in a warm light between golden and white, and in her neck there was tided a beautiful pendant in bird shape.
Trunks felt as if the ground has gone of off his feet, so he looked for the branch with his hands, without stop looking at the beautiful woman.
Bird: (getting close to Trunks) I thought I was never going to see you again.
Trunks: …T…Then… the… The legend was … was… true?
Bird: (stopping to get close, her sight became sad) Don't you remember me?
Trunks: Well…I… I.
Bird: I should has mistaken again.
She said starting to get away.
Trunks: Shi…Shiratori?
Bird: (she looked back to Trunks, is her sight he could see great pain and sadness) I'm sorry… sometimes is very difficult to be alone, and this time I fail again by trying to find someone that will never come back.
Trunks: Which is your real name? Can you tell me?
Ave: My name is Sunaona, and yours?
Trunks: My name is Trunks. Tell me something, who are you looking for, actually?
Sunaona: That is something that I d'rather no to talk about, after all, he should has forget me already.
Trunks felt that his heart beat stronger, as if could go out of his chest, and without wanting it he answered.
Trunks: That could never happen, the real love is for the eternity, and in it, there is no disremember.
This answer made him ask to himself why has he said that. Sunaona get close to him again, her eyes started filling with tears as she caressed his face and watch to his eyes.
Sunaona: Do you still remember? It's really you?
Trunks: I…I don't understand, what is going on?
Sunaona: Yes, it's you, I found you at least, after so many years… come with me, I'll help you to remember.
Saying this, she took him to a taller place in the mountain, but yet in the center of the forest, there, she took his hands and watched to his eyes again. Trunks couldn't explain why, but he felt something inside of his heart, that he has never felt before, but it made him don't to want to get away form Sunaona.
Sunaona: Now, close your eyes.
He did as she said, then felt a light, at these sensation he opened his eyes, they were in the same place, but now it appeared to be day time, he watched her, she was dressed different, with a native dress made of animals skins, and she wasn't wearing any shoes, after that, he saw himself, was still him, but his clothes has changed too, he carried ancient weapons.
Trunks: But how is this possible?
Sunaona: (smiling, let his hand go and childly extended her arms to feel the air surrounding them) Don't you remember? Here was the place where we first meet, it was the sunrise and I…
Trunks: miss your way in the forest, took the wrong way and you get till where I was, I offered to help you to go back if you promised no to say that I was there, and we did it in that way (Trunks said remembering thing that his mother hasn't told to him).
Sunaona: Do you remember now?
Trunks: Sunaona (he said getting close to her and embracing her) I has miss you so much … all this time… I has always been fine, and you… you're still here enclosed, I don't deserve to live, I should be in your place.
Sunaona: Don't say that, I couldn't forgive myself if you stay in my place.
Trunks: Sunaona… how can I take you out of here?
Sunaona: (bow her sight) Don't do that, it's very dangerous.
Trunks: Because of you, I'll do anything.
He said caressing her face and taking her chin watching to her eyes, after that, he kissed her, long and tenderly.
Trunks: I don't want to be away from you any more.
Sunaona: It's too dangerous.
Trunks: I don't care, tell me what to do.
Sunaona: To break the curse… we should get back to the day that all happened, we should repeat it, and we should change the things, we have to fix all what happened, we'll can't change the past but the curse, we just have till the sunrise, there are three hours, If we can't make it … we'll both stay trapped in the dimension, and we'll can't see each other ever again.
Trunks: Let's do it.
Sunaona: No Trunks, it's better has found you, and know that you has been fine all this time, I don't want you to suffer, once you sacrificed by me, don't do it again.
Trunks: Anyway I'll do it.
Sunaona: We'll can't remember anything in that moment, everything will happen again, it's very difficult that we can change something.
Trunks: We should try to fix it up, we'll have to remember something.
Sunaona: It's OK then… but before, I want you to know that… I love you (after saying that, she kissed him again) now let's go.
Everything started changing, Trunks found to himself standing in a branch and trying to reach another, Sunaona transformed in a white bird flied till there and changed her shape to a woman again, after that, she extended her hand to Trunks to help him up.
Trunks: Wait, just a little more...
Sunaona: Be careful, the branch doesn't look too strong.
Trunks: Don't worry, and let's no talk better, they'll hear us.
Sunaona: Try to take my hand.
Trunks: I almost got it.
In that moment, the branch got broke, she couldn't held him, he fell to the ground, and then, she came down to see if he was fine.
Sunaona: Are you OK?! Did you get any hurt?!
Elder1: There's somebody here, lets go.
Elder2: (to his warriors) Catch them!
Trunks: Run, Sunaona, fast!!
Sunaona: No, I can't just let you here.
Trunks: Do it, for the love that we have, if you really love me, swear that you'll save your life.
Sunaona: I love you, but I can't leave you, come with me.
Trunks: I can't even move now, just go!!
The warriors was getting close fast.
Sunaona started running transforming in to a bird, while the soldiers trapped to Trunks.
Elder1: Sunaona, you used the Shiratori's magic to betray us, because of that I damn you, you'll never can get out of the mountain. (he said as he watched the way that Sunaona has took)
Elder2: And you, you dishonored to the warriors, and you'll pay for it with your blood.
Trunks: Do with me anything you want, but don't hurt to her!
Old man2: You don't have honor! And because of that, you don't have a word, you'll be executed tomorrow in these place, you'll be the example to all those that want to betray our traditions.
Sunaona: (watching from a close place as thinking) I can't let it happen, but he made me swear that I'll leave, What should I do?
Trunks started feeling that the anger grew inside of him, but he couldn't do anything.
Elder2: Why don't we kill him now, then we'll take his head as an example to the disobey ones.
Elder1: Make it then.
Once it was said, two soldiers took Trunks and slammed him against a tree, another took a sword and got ready to impale it in the Trunks's chest.
Trunks: (thinking) This wasn't in that way, but how can I know that!?… Now I remember! I should change the past, if only I could have my Sayan strengths.
Sunaona: (remembering in that moment too) I'm not letting him death again, even if it coasts my life!
Saying that she went flying till in front of Trunks and became into a woman right in the moment that the sword was going to be impaled, in that moment, Trunks felt his strengths to come back to him and embraced to Sunaona as he became a SSJ, and just with his Ki, he broke the soldier's sword. After that, a great twister involved them both.
Trunks: Sunaona, don't let go off of me!
Sunaona: I'll don't!
The twister took all the thing surrounding them, and slowly start disappearing, until them both stayed alone in the night, they opened their eyes, they were in the forest, it was almost the sunrise.
Sunaona: We broke the curse!
Trunks: Yeah, we did it! (he said and then kissed her).
Sunaona: I love you, Trunks.
Trunks: I love you too, Sunaona.
But after a few moments, they saw a light coming down from the heaven, and a voice, the Enmadahiosama's voice said:
Enmasama: Sunaona, you has broke the curse, it's time to you come to the eternity.
Trunks: What? Do you have to go?
Sunaona: (to the voice) Can't I stay?
Enmasama: I'm sorry, you has been already so much time there, you have to come.
Sunaona: Trunks, I don't want to go, but I should.
Trunks: I understand it, I will never forget you.
Sunaona: I'll be waiting for you.
After saying that, she kissed him as she started to float to the heaven, they were letting go slowly, and when she was about going …
Sunaona: (thinking) By now is best that you don't remember me, (moving her hands and making a spell she said something as if she was speaking for herself only, the she said to Trunks) So long, Trunks! By now go on with your life, these spell it's to make you happy. (as she said that her pendant in bird shape fell from her neck)
After saying that, a great golden-white light fill the place, as much that Trunks had to cover his eyes.
When the light lowed, Trunks opened his eyes to see what has happened, but there was no forest, he only could see the blue roof of the camping house, he got up with a start, watching his surroundings, Bulma and the others has already got up, he was in he T-shirt and the boxers that he was using when he went to sleep, and his sword was at the same place he has let it the night before, in that moment, Bulma got in to the house.
Bulma: Trunks, at least you woke up, come here, wear on your swimsuit and go to swim with your sister and your father as I prepare the breakfast.
Trunks: …Yeah… OK… I'm coming.
He said getting up, after that Bulma got out again.
Trunks: (he got his swimsuit as he thought) So, everything was just a dream … estrange, I has swore that it was real … Ja, ja, and I was thinking that Bra was going to be the one who had nightmares … I should stop believing in that kind of silliness … enough dream, get out of my head.
After that he got out and went to swim with his family, after breakfast, they packaged everything and got ready to get back, Trunks took his stuff and put them in to a capsule, his family was already getting away, he took his capsule's case, but when he was about to keep it, a capsule slid though his fingers and fell to the ground, Trunks then bowed to pick it up, and then saw a estrange rock, he lifted it …
Trunks: But… this is equal to… to the Sunaona's pendant.
In that moment, the rock made a estrange shine, after that a bird flied through the heaven with direction to the sun.
Trunks stayed a while looking at this place, as he thought:
Trunks: But… could it be possible? No it was just a dream, it's just that, actually … I have a very big imagination, in some way these rock looks as if have any shape and in the forest there are so much birds.
In that moment a voice took him out of his thoughts.
Vegeta: Trunks, hurry up!
Trunks: I'm coming.
Saying that, he ran to where his family was, and when he got close, they started walking again, Trunks put his capsule in the case, but then remembered the rock, in this moment they were passing in front of the monument that identified the mountain.
Trunks: (thinking) Well, it belongs to these place anyway.
Saying that, he placed the rock into the monument and then run faster to reach his family.
Bulma: Trunks, what happened?
Trunks: It's nothing … (as if he was saying this for himself); is just that this mountain is a place that I think I'll can't forget easily.
And they continued their way to the Capsule Corp. without looking back. The strange rock shined again, and a beautiful white bird passed taking it, and then going to a branch in a three.
Sunaona: (changing to her human shape for a while) Bye, Trunks… till some day … by now is better that you don't remember, it's great that the spell worked.
Enmadahiosama: (from the heaven) Sunaona, the time is over.
Sunaona: I'm coming!
She said smiling as she placed her pendant around her neck, became a bird and flied to the sky missing in to the white of the clouds softly lightened by the shining light of a new day's sun.