This is my very first DBZ story ever,
so I hope I do a good job.
Warnings : Shonen ai. Sap. Dramatic.
This story is slightly AU, meaning at the least
it's still on earth and stuff with the same DBZ physics. This story takes
place as like, the trunks Special, Goku's dying (sniff sniff) and so on.
In this story (just so you don't get confused) Goten was first born and
he is a year younger than Trunks. Both Chichi and Bulma are pregnant thus
Bra and Gohan will be born. Trunks wears the same clothes Mirai Trunks.
We gotta keep the Mirai coolness, ne?
One more thing. Goten's thoughts are represented
by..
\\ ( insert words ) \\
and Trunks' are...
// ( insert words ) //
¤~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Final
Days ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~¤
Son Goku was bed ridden from
a terrible heart attack that had taken it's toll on him. All of his friends
were by his side waiting to see if he would recover from this great tragedy.
Even Super Saiyajins weren't immune to bodily malfunctions. Chichi looked
over her husband with fear and great concern as she herself could feel
his life force fading from the mortal plain. Everyone else except for her
Father was outside awaiting news of Goku's condition.
Two participants were missing
from the scene. Trunks and Goten. Goten was in a turmoil of emotions. He
couldn't stay by the bedside any longer because he knew the dead silence
would rip him apart when his father died. And he knew that his mother probably
wouldn't have been able to take it if she saw him. He was, after all, the
spitting image of his once great father. He sat on a rock that over looked
the lake he and his father use to fish in. His hat in his hands while his
Chinese jacket moved slightly in the picking up wind. It was if the world
knew of the falling warrior and it too was grieving for his fading soul.
Goten sensed his friend closing in on him as the eleven year old Trunks
came jumping up to his friend landing behind him with concern emitting
from his body. The black haired boy shuddered at the feelings emitting
from Trunks.
" My father.... Trunks, is
he..." he trailed off not really wanting an answer because he himself had
a hard time believing that ki he had felt all his life had just faded away
seconds ago. Trunks didn't even give him an answer he just held him tightly
to reinforce some strength into his friend. The end had come and Goten
just laid his head on Trunks shoulder a the realization sank in and finally
took it's levy on the young warrior. " Trunks.. " he said finally putting
his arms around his friend for support. " lie to me.." he coughed and buried
his head into the others neck.
" Goten, Goten.." the crying
Trunks slipped onto the rock placing his friend on his lap. " hush, hush"
Goten's cries had finally turned into full wailing only muffled by Trunks'
neck. " It's ok." he felt helpless to assist his younger friend, he himself
knew that he would never understand Goten's pain to it's fullest extent
and he didn't want to.
// Goten, there's nothing I can do.//
He rubbed the boys head muttering
what words of comfort he could offer.
" I'm here. Hush Goten." he
said as softly as possible. // But what can I do?// Hours passed and Trunks
watched the sunset while Goten slept. //Another day, another life, but
did the others shine as brightly as Goku's to where when they died out
the world could very well never become day again. Most likely not.// He
finally picked up the boy and thought of returning to Chichi and the others,
but then changed his mind. He couldn't. The last thing Goten needed was
to wake up and only find grief filling every corner of the house. He flew
as fast as he could to wherever felt farthest, over mountains and plains,
and through a desert. Then he stopped and looked behind him.
" A desert..." He flew back
and landed. Finding a good spot he held the sleeping child in one hand
while rummaging through his sweats to find a capsule. He pushed the button
and threw it. Poowf! He walked into the house knowing every corner and
made his way through the darkness setting Goten onto the bed and finally
returning to the living room. He flipped on the lights and walked over
to the phone resting his hand on it before heaving a sigh and picking it
up. He started dialing.
C- A- P- S- U- L- E
Back at the house everyone
sat in the living room in complete silence before Bulma's cell phone went
off and she answered it barely able to talk. She was tired and the pain
in her heart wasn't fading in the slightest. It was midnight and none could
even fathom going to sleep lest Chichi or the Ox-King need them. Chichi
was pregnant by eight months and at this stage in the birthing process
the strain from Goku's passing might do something to her and the child.
" Hello?... TRUNKS!" Everyone
popped up and to attention. They all had been worried by his and Goten's
disappearance.
Vegita was still outside mourning in his own way.
Kakaroto had been his greatest rival and in that respect he had fond feelings
for him. The warrior's spirit was a sacred thing that even he respected.
It was hard on him to think of his greatest rival gone and never to spar
with him again. He also knew in his own way that he would have to be strong
for his wife and his son.
" My son..." He had heard his
wife call out his name but he also knew the she was pregnant herself. She
and Chichi were said to be having their babies on the same day, and that
had brought them closer.
He got up and started walking towards the house
leaning against it outside so he could overhear the conversation.
" Trunks. Where are you?"
(( It doesn't matter, both
Goten and I are safe.))
" But is he ok, I mean, you
guys have been gone for so long. I mean, when are you coming back?"
(( I don't know.))
" Trunks! This is not the time
for your games! Bring Goten back! His mother needs him."
(( Yeah, sure, she needs a
reminder of her husband, that's just passed away. Plus, I know Goten, he'd
go crazy if he were in that house.))
" But Trunks...." She trailed
knowing that her son was probably right. " Alright, I'll tell Chichi, but
make sure to take care of yourselves..." Suddenly, Krillin put his hand
up to stop her.
" Wait... I wanna talk to Goten."
he said.
(( I heard him mother. Sorry,
but Goten's sleeping))
" He's sleeping." She told
Krillin. He bowed his head in his regret. " Alright, Trunks, I guess we'll
be seeing you...." Bulma hung up and sat back. She looked down at her stomach
and, with the help of Yamcha got up and walked over to Chichi's room. The
woman sat on the ground, clenching onto one of Goku's gi. The thing was
wet with her tears and all Bulma could do was watch. Then she set a hand
on the other woman's shoulder.
" It'll be alright Chichi.
We'll ask the Shenlong- sama to bring him back." She winked at Chichi as
the other woman realized that it was an option, then her face dropped.
" We can't, remember, we can't
make the same wish twice."
" Then we'll just have to trick
the Shenlong-sama. We can't make the same wish twice, but if we say it
another way..." Chichi jumped up and grabbed Bulma's hand.
" That's right!" She cried
and Bulma just nodded happily. She went out and told Piccalo her plan,
knowing he would have the most information on such a plan as this. He nodded
in agreement and a small smile even graced his lips. Everyone was almost
in hysterics at the revelation and Vegita shook his head looking at the
sky in his own slight joy.
" Kakaroto, you never seem
to die. You're always coming back. Heh, I'd expect nothing less from you."
It was if the younger Saiyajin just didn't know HOW to die. Always coming
back for more. A true warrior's spirit.
In the capsule house, Trunks
traveled back to his young friend sleeping in the white bed. The air seemed
stagnant, so he opened the window and welcomed the fresh desert air flowing
into his lungs. He sat down on the bed and moved his friend's hair out
of his face.
// I guess the only thing left
to do is to wait for him to calm down, and then go home.//
Trunks sighed and took off
his friend's shoes, placing them on the ground. After taking off his own
he, moved Goten and laid next to him. He shut his eyes and waited for sleep
to take him.
It was a dreamless void for
the sleeping Goten. When he woke up his eyes were indifferent from the
blackness he had just escaped, and then the memories came back to him.
\\ Father is gone. \\
He turned to the sleeping Trunks
next to him. His friend's face wrinkled as the light hit his face. Goten
got up crawling over Trunks and almost hitting the floor but stopping himself
in the end by flying. This, of course, woke up Trunks.
" Go... Goten?" Trunks sat
up quickly. "Are you ok?" His eyes were full of concern for his best friend.
After all, his father had died just yesterday, probably not even a whole
day ago.
" Yeah...." The sullen looked
on Goten's face only made Trunks feel worse. Goten sat down on the edge
of the bed and laid back down next to Trunks. He could feel his heart dropping.
Slowly but surely the pain would get better, but not at that moment. There
was no stopping the depression that was engulfing him. Trunks rubbed his
friend's back trying his best to comfort him.
" Hey, I'm here, and so is
everyone else...."
" Where are we..?"
" In the desert. After you
went to sleep, the valley you guys live in... well, it became unbearable."
He clenched his fist on Goten's back and then let go. Goten got up moving
weakly over to the bathroom and closing the door. He didn't even bother
to turn on the light.
When he came out he looked
slightly refreshed but his face seemed heavy and old.
" I guess...." Goten gave a
heavy sigh," we should get back to my mother... she'll be worried." He
straightened up and looked at Trunks who was still lying on the bed. He
got up trying to smile but failed miserably.
" Yeah, Goten, let's go back.
I think we've rested enough." He put a hand on his friends shoulder and
pushed him forward out of the house.
This was only the beginning of their hell.
¤~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Final
Days ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~¤
(Almost two months later)
Chichi was the hospital awaiting
a doctor to come to her room. It was almost time for her to give birth
to her new child. The Ox-King sat outside waiting with Goten. Goten's state
of mind had improved greatly since his fathers death. He had promised himself
that he would take care of his family while his father was away. He had
even begged his mother to allow him to train. Saying that for the sake
of the future and in the memory of his father that he needed to train.
She had fought with him for a while about the subject, but changed her
mind. She couldn't deny her boy his one little wish. Goku had been a fighter
and she couldn't help but finally give in. It was hard enough for her without
him, but she missed the routine that used to take place. Him going out,
fighting, coming home, and being grateful for Chichi in his own way. She
knew what Goku was, she knew what a Sayin was, and her son was a part of
that.
" I'm so glad to be receiving
another grandson." Ox-King's voice came gruffly as he continued to hum
a happy tune. The young Sayin laughed at his grandfather because he was
tone deaf and soon Goten had to cover his ears from it.
" Please, grandfather...."
His face lightened as the Ox-King stopped disappointed. He sighed and looked
up to see his best friend walking up with his father. Bulma was supporting
herself on Vegita's shoulder. " Trunks, Bulma, Vegita." He was happy to
see them. It was a relief.
" How's your training boy?"
Vegita said. He had consented to Goten's request for training. Though he
didn't say anything, he was happy that Goten was finally able to fulfill
his duties as a Sayin, and he was happy to train him. " You haven't been
slacking have you?"
" Of course not Vegita. " Goten
stood up. " Bulma, how are you?"
" I'm ok, but you wouldn't
believe it, Vegita actually FLEW me over here!" She seemed very happy at
that fact. She steadied herself so that she could stand up, but quickly
had to bend down to grab Vegita's shoulder. He was getting annoyed and
even the Ox-King started to laugh lightly at her antics. " I'm sorry Vegita.."
" It's ok woman." He sighed
and hovered to support Bulma properly.
" Translation. ' Here, allow
me to help you.' " Vegita glared at Bulma for a second and turned back
at the grinning boys.
" Ok, so why are we here again?
" He asked and looked straight at the room door he knew Chichi was in.
Her Ki was rising and dropping and then it skyrocketed. Everyone could
feel it, well, neglecting the Ox-King. Goten was still uneasy, he had just
recently acquired the ability to sense Ki. He had learned to sense Ki and
watch fast fighting when he trained for a week with Piccalo. He had then
switched over to training with Trunks and Vegita. He knew that they were
going very easy on him. He had never been trained before. The only thing
he knew how to do was fly, and not very fast at that.
" Mother!" Chichi was screaming
and spitting out curses as doctors rushed into the room to assist her.
Vegita slapped his head and chuckled.
" This reminds me of when Trunks
was born." He said looking at his son. " VEGITA! I'm sooo KILLING you when
this is over!" He said in a mock voice of Bulma, which earned him a weak
slap on the back of the head. Goten laughed as Trunks looked doubtful.
" Hey, you were THERE!?" He
said in a weak emotional voice. Vegita snorted and nodded. His wife looked
at him. She had thought that he had flown off somewhere.
" Well, sort of, I was outside
the window. You see, you were born at home. Your grandmother may seem ditzy
in a sweet way, but she actually studied as a nurse." His statements earned
him many slaps to the head but he ignored them all. " Woman, you'd better
stop hitting me before I drop you." He said.
" You wouldn't dare!" She shot
back and wrapped her arms around his neck. More screaming was heard from
the room and Ox-King's voice could be heard trying to calm Chichi down.
Then a loud crash was heard and Goten's grandfather came flying out of
the room and down the hall. He ran back inside telling Chichi to try to
calm down and to not kick and scream. Goten could only shake his head as
everyone was in shock. Then Trunks started to snicker.
A loud crying suddenly permeated
the room. Chichi's new child had been born, and with a lot of fuss at that.
Clapping was heard as everyone went into the room to see the Ox-king beaming
proudly at his new grandchild in the black haired woman's arms. She seemed
so depleted. A satisfied smile was on her face as she calmed her child.
" Mother, you've done it again!"
Her elder son beamed down at her and then Trunks leaned over to see the
child.
" So, what should we name him?
" She asked the group.
" I know, Trunks!"
" TRUNKS!"
" What?!" He said, shrugging.
" I think it's a great name."
" Trunks." Everyone said as
if they were tired.
" What?"
" Boy, we are NOT naming him
after you. You aren't even related to him." cut in Vegita.
" I know.." said Goten, taking
his brother into his arms." How about Gohan?"
" Hey, does anyone see a theme
here?" asked Trunks, raising an eyebrow.
" Go this, Go that..." said
his mother cheerfully. " But really, I think it's a good name."
Trunks turned back to Goten
and Chichi. " You're naming him after food?" he sighed.
" Yeah, and you're named after
something you swim in. Your point?" said Vegita cutting in. " Just shut
up boy, it's not like you can talk."
" You either Vegita, you know,
in some languages your name means.." she was cut off by his hand.
" I know Bulma, just be quiet."
Everyone laughed and watched as a nurse took the newborn Gohan away.
" Bye little brother. See you
soon." Goten waved as the nurse walked down the hall. He looked at Trunks
and took his hand, making him wave at the nurse. " Now, say bye bye Trunks."
" Bye bye Trunks." he said
in a babyish voice.
" We are NOT naming him after
you!" said Bulma.
" What?! That's not what I
was implying." He said innocently. No one had noticed until that moment
that Chichi had gone to sleep. Vegita picked up Bulma which earned him
a 'woah' and stated.
" I'm taking Miss Princess
home. Trunks, make yourself useful and open this window." Trunks did as
he was told and Vegita flew off. All Trunks could hear was his mother saying,
" Look mom, no capsule." He rolled his eyes and Turned back to the Ox-king.
The grandfather was wiping the sweat from Chichi's face.
" So, when do they get out
of here?" He said to Goten.
" Well.. " Goten himself was
doubtful." According to some books I've read, my mother can leave after
a doctor checks her over, but my brother will have to stay for a few days."
" Reading up on how to be a
good big brother, huh?" Trunks said, grabbing Goten's head and giving him
a noogie.
" No, actually, your grandmother
taught me. She said that since my father wasn't around any longer, and
wouldn't be back for some time, that it was best for me to assist my mother
in taking care of Gohan. She taught me a lot, even some stuff I really
didn't need to know. " Trunks rolled his eyes. That sounded just like his
grandmother to him.
" Ah yes, my grandmother making
herself as useful as possible." He gave his best friend a reassuring hug.
" Yeah, I'm sure you'll be a great big brother, and I mean..." He puffed
out his chest proudly." You have me to help you. 'Cause we're all like
one big happy family now! We train together, eat together, even watch birthing
together!" He slung an arm around Goten.
" Actually Trunks, we weren't..."
he was cut off.
" Hey hey hey! You're ruining
the moment! Yep, big bad ass brother Trunks, and big smart ass brother
Goten. TOGETHER! We will corrupt the young Gohan for the good of the planet!"
He deepened his voice and Goten gave an amused smile." We will go hence
forth in our training with little Gohan to protect the innocent, foil the
bad, and kick the crap out off people who mess with the wrong planet. WE,
the Sayins of the planet Earth!"
" You mean, half breeds....."
" GOTEN!"
He giggled and turned
back to his mother, breaking the hold that Trunks had on him. " Yes, well,
it will take a while for me to become a powerful Super Saiyajin like you
and your father."
Trunks' expression softened
and he put a hand on Goten's shoulder. " Hey man, don't worry, one day
you'll be as powerful as your father. But, you have to train hard so that
when we bring him back, he'll be happy to know that his son's turned into
a powerful warrior. Of course, you'll never be as powerful a me but.."
he was elbowed in the stomach.
" Oh, quiet you!" said Goten
amused. He sighed. "I guess we should be going home. Grandfather, please
watch over my mother." The Ox-King nodded and then drifted off to sleep.
The two boys laughed lowly and then flew out the window.
¤~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Final
Days ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~¤
( Seven days later)
" VEGITA! I'M SO GOING TO KILL
YOU!!!!!!"
Bulma screamed in the hospital. It was her turn to have a child, but she
decided to go to the hospital for the experience. " You are so DEAD
when I get my hands on you!"
Vegita covered his ears, trying
to block out the sound. He was in the hall waiting for his wife to calm
down. There was no way he was going in there with her screeching like there
was no tomorrow. Trunks came running out with Goten in close pursuit as
they dodged needles and table boards. Goten crashed into Trunks and the
boys both fell to the ground. Vegita snorted and got up, walked in the
room, kicked everyone out except a doctor, and closed the door. A few minutes
later Bulma was quiet. Everyone was mystified. Then a few minutes later,
she was yelling again, but not nearly as loud. The screams vibrated through
the white halls but the next thing they heard were a baby's cries.
Vegita walked out of the room,
leaving a stunned doctor and a cursing Bulma behind. He held the child
in one arm and looked sternly at Trunks. A nurse walked over to him about
to tell him that the baby couldn't go home yet but he silenced her with
a a stare. Then he looked back to his son who quickly got up, dropping
Goten back to the ground.
" It's a girl, what do you
want to name her?" he said. Bulma looked over the rim of her bed. She was
going to yell at him to bring the child back , but she was happy to see
the sentimental moment he was sharing with Trunks. Let him name her.
" Nothing stupid like 'Trunks,'
Trunks." She hollered at him. Goten got up rubbing his ass. Trunks nodded
blankly at his mother and turned to his sister.
" Um...." He looked towards
the heavens." How about Bra?"
" Done." Said Vegita and he
handed the child over to the nurse. He walked down the hall turned the
corner, and was gone. Trunks felt a sense of pride; He had named his little
sister. No one had argued; it was totally up to him. Ok, so his mother
had said something, but that didn't count.
" Earth to Trunks, Earth to
Trunks, " He snapped out of his haze and looked at his friend who was holding
his nose." We are requesting landing." Goten put his fist to Trunks' nose.
" Oh, GOTEN!" He smacked his
hand away and walked over to his mother's side. " Hey. How ya doing mother?"
" I'm fine.... Bra." She looked
a little dreamy, but Trunks took it as a sign of her weakness.
" Hey, we'll leave you and.."
An explosion was heard and Chichi and the Ox-King came rushing in. Chichi
was holding Gohan. They looked as if they were about to panic and then
the room went silent. Both Trunks and Goten's faces were dead serious.
A series of explosions were heard and Goten and Trunks rushed to the window.
Buildings were imploding and crumbling to the ground.
" What's going on?!" Chichi
handed Gohan to his brother and parted the boys. What she saw was horrifying.
Vegita was in a confrontation with a pair of what seemed to be ordinary
humans. The Saiya-jin prince fired a flurry of attacks at the two beings,
but they were unfazed and charged him straight into the hospital. The building
was falling, then it stopped. Vegita was supporting a main beam that his
attackers had made him break. Trunks turned and ran to the nursery as he
felt his father get blown through the rest of the building. Everyone was
loosing their balance, but Chichi ran straight out of the room to catch
up with Trunks. The Ox-king picked up. Bulma in an effort to get her out
of there, but he slipped in the hall. Goten helped him up, then he stopped
in his tracks. The energy he was sensing was huge, more power than he had
EVER felt in his entire life, and he knew that it was more powerful than
Vegita's.
Trunks burst into the nursery
and looked around for his sister. There were just so many babies in the
nursery that he couldn't tell which was his sister. Chichi came in a few
seconds afterwards and aided him in his search.
" Found her!" She said, handing
the baby over to Trunks. " Now move Trunks, move! Don't worry about me!"
She yelled, knowing all too well that she would only be a burden if she
went with him. She could see the rays of energy outside the hospital. They
shown as bright as the sun and filled the room with light, causing the
babies in her midst to cry. She sat down and prayed. She prayed for forgiveness
for all the souls that would be lost, and she prayed that her children
would be safe. Even if she tried she wouldn't be able to get out of this
ordeal alive, and to a certain degree she did want to. She would soon be
with Goku.
Trunks ran as fast as he could
finally finding Goten struggling to keep his ground as he overcame shock
of the building falling beneath him. He saw Trunks and that jolted him
to move.
" Trunks! Where's my mother!"
He said, almost panicked and worried out of his mind.
" The nursery. She told me
to leave ,but we have got the hell out of here right NOW!!" Trunks saw
his mother trying to get up but falling back down, the building wasn't
going to stay standing for much longer. If it didn't fall from the support
beams failing, then it was going to fall from the Ki ball that was filling
the sky. " I don't know what the hell is going on, but I do know that whoever
is doing this isn't going to keep that thing in the air for long!!!!!!!!!!"
Trunks said grabbing Goten's arm.
Out of the ground a very bleeding,
very angry Vegita burst forth and ordered " Get the hell out of here! All
of you!" He flew forward trying to repel the ki blast as it was finally
released. He was like a spot against the wall of energy that was against
him, then a few spots appeared. All the Z warriors had gathered to stop
the ki. Piccalo, Krillin, Yamcha, Tienshinhan... everyone was there. It
was an amazing sight for the young Z warriors. It was probably the most
magnificent sight they had seen in a very long time. It calmed them a bit,
to see the teamwork between everyone, pulling their power for the same
cause. Something about it was poetic in its own way. Vegita was at the
center. Like a proud prince commanding his troops for their major battle
that would lead them to glory or to their deaths. The spell was broken
as Trunks and Goten noticed that the ki wall was advancing, and quite quickly
at that. Bulma yelled to them both and snapped them out of their shocked
state.
" Trunks! Goten!" There were
tears in her eyes as her voice came to their ears in a softer tone." Get
going. They can't hold it." sadness was in her voice.
" Mother?"
" LEAVE!" She screamed
and Chichi ran to her side skidding and told them the same thing.