~I Knew I Loved You 2~
By Lady Frieza
In your eyes I see the missing pieces
There's just no rhyme or reason
Only the sense of completion
And in your eyes I see the missing pieces
I'm searching for
I think I've found my best friend
-Savage Garden
Scarlet stroked his hair as he pronely laid across her legs. His head resting on her stomach, he breathed lightly as if in sleep. "I think you need a dog." Goten murmured. "I don't know why you have to pet me all the time."
"If you don't like it get up." Scarlet told him, looking down at him, pausing to brush hair from his face. "That's what I thought... silly boy."
"Man." He corrected in a southern accent. "Don't smart mouth me woman." She giggled at him, petting his hair. "You my lady, hm?"
"Yes." She allowed. "My man?"
"Yup." He grabbed her knee squeezing it in a jerking fashion making her squeal. "Oi, I need to get home, I've been spending too much of my time playing around with you." He looked at the clock which said thee o'clock... in the morning?! He jumped off the bed so fast that Scarlet flew off the opposite end. "Bye Scarlet, see you tomorrow if mama doesn't ground me."
Men! She rolled her eyes. Use you then throw ya down like a sack of potatoes. She giggled at the thought. Goten-Chan you are the best. At least you cheer me up immensely.
* * *
"Goten-Chan! Where have you been?!" Chi Chi wailed. "Your father and I had something to say to you! We waited, and waited, and waited..."
"Okay, okay!" Goten screamed, he tried to sneak in earlier, only to have his mom catch him by flipping on the light-switch with his shoes in hand. "What do you have to tell me?"
* * *
"Goten we have to talk about this!" Goku shouted as his son's face took on an ugly expression while turning stiffly from the room. Goten made his way to his room. Goku only managed to get there in time to get a mouthful of door. "Goten?"
"Go away!" Goten sniffed. "I can't believe you would make fun of me!"
"We weren't making fun of you." Goku said plaintively. "We just don't understand what's going on between the two of you."
Goten swung the door open, catching Goku smack across the nose. "It doesn't matter! You shouldn't be talking like that about me any way!"
"Well do you?" Goku asked, massaging his injured nose.
"Do I what?"
"Love her? You know... like that."
Goten stood bewildered, knowing not what to say. "I-I don't know."
"Goten... I was talking to Vegeta earlier... he told me a few things that you ought to know..."
"I don't care what he said!" Goten shrieked after Goku had spoken of the events that occurred earlier. "She's my friend! She's the only one who has ever understood me!"
"I know, being part of a couple is a special thing, but Goten... what about Parisu? Maybe you should call her and tell her what is happening."
Parisu? Hadn't he only gone out with her a few times? Why should he call her? She was really just a friend the last time he talked to him... breaking his heart by telling him about this new cute guy she had met. He had really loved Parisu and she had found someone else. Why should he call her up and tell her about his new 'girl' friend? Maybe that wasn't such a bad idea.
* * *
The Next Morning...
"Hello Chi Chi-San!" Scarlet greeted as the door was unlocked for her.
"Scarlet-Chan!" Chi Chi smiled, hugging the girl. "I haven't seen you in a while. Where have you been hiding our Goten?"
Scarlet really didn't think she was hiding Goten any where but answered. "In my spaceship. I thought it would be nice to drop by and talk for a bit."
Chi Chi knew that 'a bit' ment hours, but she didn't mind, she liked talking to Scarlet... she even liked listening and watching Goten and Scarlet talk to one another. Sometimes it was so cute!
At first she thought that Parisu would be the perfect one for Goten... she was so pretty and sweet. Then she dumped Goten without warning! She thought angrily at times. Chi Chi spent at least a month trying to meticulously comfort him. She was so angry at Parisu for doing this to him! And then she acted as if it were no big deal! Hmph!
"Son Chi Chi?" Scarlet laughed. "Where is Goten?"
"Goten?" Chi Chi brightened. "Oh he is in his room playing with something or another." She looked over her shoulder and pointed at her son door for emphasis. "Go talk to him, he needs cheering up."
"Okay." As she made her way to his room the phone rang. Quit naturally she picked up the phone. "Son residence, this is Scarlet speaking. May I ask who is calling?" Silence.
"Who are you?" Came an agitated voice.
"The neiborhood freak." Scarlet joked. "Who is this?"
"Are you Son Chi Chi's friend?"
"Yes." What is with all the questions? Scarlet thought. I just want to know her stupid name.
"How old are you?" The woman's voice seemed calmer, but still on the verge of aggravation.
Hey now! What's going on?! "I'm almost eighteen."
"Do you know Son Goten?"
"He is my best friend." Scarlet replied.
"Is he now?" The woman question irritably.
"Madam what is your name?" Scarlet asked, ready to slam the phone down on this abrasive person.
"My name is Parisu." The woman announced. "Did Goten-Chan tell you about me?" She asked flirtatiously.
GOTEN-CHAN?! "No." Scarlet tried to keep her voice pleasant even though she would like nothing more then to reach into the phone and strangle the little misery behind it.
"He's my boyfriend." Parisu chirped.
"WHAT?!" Goten hadn't told her about a girlfriend! Of course she shouldn't believe this girl! She was obviously out to cause trouble and Scarlet would be damned if she would let this tart throw her into a frenzy! "I see." She laughed quietly and called in a sing-song voice. "Oh Goten! Your girlfriend is on the phone!"
Goten walked in, still brushing his teeth, clearly surprised to see Scarlet here so early in the morning. "My who?" He said around a mouthful of foaming toothpaste.
"Your girl friend." Scarlet repeated, winking at him. "Your girlfriend."
Goten was surprised that she was taking Parisu calling him so well. Of course she would probably ask about her, but at least there would not be screaming involved. He spat the paste out of his mouth into the sink and took the phone from Scarlet. "Hello Parisu."
"Hey, who was that?"
Goten grinned. "Hasn't she already told you?"
"Yeah... You know what?"
"What?" Goten asked, not at all interested.
"You know that boy I was talking about earlier?"
"Yes." Goten nodded, even though she could see he motion. How could I forget Parisu? That's the guy you left me for!
"He dumped me!" She whined. "Can you believe that?"
What I can't believe is that you are actually surprised that he did. "I see." Awe to bad! I guess now your all alone... boo hoo! Goten was just glad that Parisu showed herself for what she was earlier in the relationship. There's no telling how up set he would have been if she had cheated on him while they had gotten married!
"So... I was wondering if you were still single..." Parisu began.
Oh no your not! He thought angrily. Thank God he met Scarlet earlier than this... he might have been stupid enough to actually go back out with the bitch. Like a wounded puppy he would have crawled right back into her lap! Not this time! "No I'm not."
"Your not single?" Parisu complained. "Why don't you make it that way and we could go out some time."
Yeah right! "I don't think so Parisu. I care for her too much." He looked over his shoulder to see his mother and Scarlet politely talking while he spoke on the telephone. He smiled, though it wouldn't stop either of them from asking him about every single detail.
"Oh come on... you said that you loved me." Parisu rubbed in. "Don't you want me anymore?"
"I really don't want to talk to you any more Parisu... leave me alone." Goten hung up the phone. He felt like he was going to start sweating. He had liked her... and her mentioning that stuff hurt him all the more.
"Sounds like you told her off." Chi Chi tittered.
"I thought you two weren't listening to me!" Goten complained, going back into his playful mood.
"And miss all that?" Scarlet teased. "Yeah right... Your belligerent friend was getting on my nerves."
"Scarlet I would appreciate it if you would stop using big words... it's driving me nuts." Goten laughed poking her side.
"Why is that?"
"Because I feel like I have to bring a dictionary if I want to talk to you sometimes."
"Sorry about that." She smiled at him, he only grumbled and went into his room.
"Hey she wasn't that bad was she?!" Goten came out of room carrying a huge dictionary.
"Quit." She grinned. "Goten-Chan... I have to show you something."
This immediately got his attention. "Ne? Oh I see." He said with a hint of mischief in his eyes. "See you mom!"
"Goten!" Chi Chi's cheeks puffed up.
"It's nothing like that." Scarlet punched Goten's side. "Come with me."
* * *
"Wow." Was Goten's short answer. "So when did this happen?"
"When I was training with you the other day." Scarlet was surrounded in the pink light for only a few more seconds before the aura left. "Isn't it cool?"
"Have you seen the Pokemon movie?" Goten was going to laugh in a minute if he didn't hold it in.
"Yes... why?"
"Because you almost look like MewTwo with his armor on!" He lost it! Laughter came spilling from his lips.
"Do not!" She wailed. "At least I got stronger! Can't you be happy for me?!"
"I'm sorry." He cleared his throat. "Now that you mention it you do look pretty cool like that... now how about you go back into your fourth form and let's have a little fun?"
"Is that all you think about Goten?" Scarlet teased, leaving her fifth form behind her.
"Scarlet... I... I just really...oi." Goten blushed, he never was good with words. "I think about it allot but I don't want rush you, ne?"
"Do you think we even could?" Scarlet asked, just a whisper in the wind.
He shrugged. "There would be only would be one way to find out, ne?" His eyes twinkled with a sparkling emotion she didn't want to name, something that terrified her.
"Yes... I just want to know... what it feels like." To be loved by you? Scarlet didn't know. Is that just that just it? Some sexual thing? Or was there more to it? At least with him she knew he could be honest. He wouldn't trick her into anything by saying that he loved her, unless he ment it of course. She didn't expect it though.
Wouldn't it be better to give yourself to someone who is honest with you? Someone who was your friend. You love him don't you? She thought. Why not? At least you would know what his feelings were for you, not someone who would just use you one night and leave you and never see them again. With Goten, even after this, he will still talk to you. Let him, just let happen. He is your friend if nothing else. It's just your bodies, that's all it is. Just let it happen.
"Scarlet?"
"Goten... I want come with me." She tugged his arm, pulling him toward her ship.
Goten smiled lightly, instead of just following her he picked her up and carried her inside, once in her room he asked. "Scarlet-Chan?" She nodded to him as he placed her on the bed. He stroked her hair from her face. "You love me?" He didn't get an answer right then, but later he had. She loved him, and he loved her. There was nothing wrong with this. She was his forever.
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In the Morning...
"Wake up." He nudged his forehead with hers. "Can you feel that?"
"Feel what?" She complained.
Goten Jumped out of bed, hopping into his pants. "Something is coming this way!"
Scarlet jumped out of bed, holding the covers over her body, just as her uncle barged in.
Koola didn't know if he could believe his eyes. His niece was starring at him wide eyed, wearing nothing but a sheet, and the Sayijin boy looked stupefied, still watching him as his pants were pulled up all the way, but not buttoned. "NANI?!!!!!"
"Uncle I can explain!" Scarlet squeaked out, she tried to stop her uncle, but to no avail.
Koola pushed her aside with one swoop of his hand. "How dare you rape my nie-!!!"
"He didn't rape me uncle." Scarlet screamed, hoping she could get through his rage.
"What?! You mean you slept... with, with that, that thing!!!" Koola pointed at Goten. "How dare you disgrace our family like this?!"
"Uncle I-" Her face was caught by his fist, sending her sprawling though the nearest wall.
Finally Goten came to his senses. "Leave her alone!" He screamed.
"Got nothing but what she deserved!" Koola looked like her was about to go after Scarlet again but stopped. When she entered the room he spat on her face. "Damn whore. When your father finds out about this he will be furious! I hope you already know that you will never NEVER, be allowed to make contact with any of us again! It was bad enough when you sent us off before we could finish off your monkey friends. Then being their friends was even worse, we could over look that! But THIS!" A vain on his forehead looked like it was about to burst. The way he was straining, it looked as if no words could convey his disgust to her. "Nothing but a slut! Never return to any of us when your monkeys leave you high and dry." He only paused you look at her. "I saw such great potential in you. Only for it to be snuffed out by a primate. I hope it was worth it." When he finally left them by themselves, Scarlet fell to the floor and cried, and she wouldn't stop.
* * *
"And I just stood there without saying anything!" Goten pounded his fist on the table. "He was screaming and hitting her and I just stood there like a fool with drool coming out of my mouth!"
"Goten... it wasn't your fault." Goku placed a hand on his son's shoulder. "He just caught you off guard, that's all." He smiled weakly. "I guess this means that you are boyfriend-girlfriend now, huh?"
"Yes... that at least is the one good thing that came out of all of this." Goten sighed. "But will I be enough? She might need her family, like I need you sometimes."
"Hai, people need their families... I'm sure once Frieza has cooled off a bit he will be back to his old self and be the possessive father he has always been to Scarlet." Goku said brightly. "Frieza really does love her, ne? Koola is, and King Cold will be too. Soon Koola will realize what he has done and he will be sorry for it. He really loves her too, I think."
"Your right papa." Goten smiled his approval. "Just go and tell her that... she needs you to tell her."
"I will." Goku went outside to find their stray friend.
* * *
Goku found Scarlet in a tight ball, sobbing. "Scarlet-Chan... no need to be sad." Scarlet gave him a mean look but continued to bawl. "You can be part of our family. I know your uncle took away your ship, but you can live with us right?" She nodded. "Ah, that's better." He sat down next to her, hands on his knees. "Don't worry about it... I know your papa. He can get pretty mean, ne?" She nodded once more, but said nothing. "At one time I didn't think that your papa cared for anything, an' he didn't." His eyes looked far off as he remembered that battle quit well. "But then you came. You might not have known what your papa was like very well before you were around but I do. He's changed, not very much, he still acts like he's got a stick up his..." He cut himself off to laugh, surprisingly, she did too. "But at least he has learned to care about someone besides himself. He loves you, I know he will be mad at you when he finds out about you and Goten, but it will be alright. He will find one day that he shouldn't have let you go."
"Thank you." She sighed.
"No problem." Goku said cheerfully. "We'll just wait an' see won't we? Your papa might come to Earth soon."
"Yeah and try to kill me."
"More like trying to kill Goten." Goku grinned. "He can't though... Goten is much to strong for him. If they keep on fighting and won't leave I promise not to kill your family... I'll just let you send them off into space like you did the first time, k?"
Scarlet nodded, grateful. He really did know how to cheer a person up. Just like Goten. Goku was right, time would tell it's tale. She could only live in the here and now, it hurt a little that her father might not want her, but as Goku said "Your papa loves you." and he was right. She had done many things in her life that has pissed her father off a great deal, and in the end he came back and said that he loved her still. She was his little girl and nothing could ever change that.
* * *
Elsewhere...
"Look at that... how blue and green... just like our old planet." A voice rang out of the darkness.
"So true." Another, lighter voice said. "Just like ours before Frieza decided to blow it up!!!"
"Yes." The first said. "I've heard talk of the princess being last spotted here. I don't know why yet, but she appears to still be there... and all the other life forces are still there!" Eyes going wide he shook his head.
"Amazing." The woman said. "She probably has them under her thumb. Toying with them like Frieza toyed with us." She hissed. "Not that humans matter... those stupid weaklings... but we cannot condone that brat taking over anymore planets.... We must act quickly once we are there... don't let her transform."
"Yes, but how are we going to kill her quickly... she is very strong. Her ki seems to always to be equivalent to her forth form. She never seems to go back to any of her weaker states."
"Well, that's just fine with me. We'll get her from behind then. Either way she will die!"
The man laughed as did the woman, then countless others joined in.
* * *
Goten's feet played with her taloned toes. "You have big feet." He observed.
"Thanks." She grinned. "That's actually a compliment to our race you know. It means that you have a great sense of balance."
"Well, it seems that you do... All the time I have known you, you have never once fell over."
"Is that so? When I was younger my feet were so big that I would trip over them. I used to fall over all the time. I almost fell flat on my face at my coronation."
Goten burst out laughing. "I guess it could be a bad thing when you are little, ne?"
Scarlet nodded her head ever so slightly, smiling dreamily. Her mouth turned downward. "Hm?"
"I sense something." Goten looked up at the ceiling as if he could see through it. "Is it your uncle?"
"No, it's not my family... it's Saiyjin, but there is only two, and the others are of another race my father destroyed." Scarlet and Goten got up. "I know it... the first time I sensed your ki it felt the same. Only this this one is evil."
* * *
"Go troops find this worm." He showed them all a holographic image of Scarlet. "And when you do, do not kill her... bring her here and we will decide what to do with her." He smiled. "After that you may take whatever you want from this planet." Cheers could be heard from all around.
The female Sayijin leaned in to speak with her partner. "Thorn, do you think that this is a good idea? I've heard rumors of other strong inhabitants being on this planet."
"Are you questioning my authority Cumber?"
"No." She grinned. "It was foolish of me to think that any body could destroy us. I guess I'm just nervous about that lizard girl. "Frieza was so strong back then... I'd just hate to know how strong his kid is NOW."
"True." Thorn nodded, scratching his chin thoughtfully. "But we have also grown much stronger that that weakling. Let us go now." She consented, and now the chase was on!
* * *
Everyone was on edge, trying to figure out who was coming for them now and why. Only the Sayijin of the group seemed to get excited over the prospect of the Earth being in danger. Every one powered up to super Sayijin three (yes even Vegeta! Yahh!)
Goten didn't like this... He looked over at Scarlet and he mentally winced. He hated the way she looked when she went all out in this form... she looked more like a pro-wrestler pumped up on steroids than a girl. It occurred to him that even in that state she wouldn't be strong enough. "Hurry! Change into your fifth form... they are stronger than you think." He warned her. Just as she made the transformation, the people started coming in waves.
"There she is! Get her!" A dog-like man cried.
"Get who?" Scarlet wondered.
"He was looking at you when he said it sweetie." Juuhachi-gou replied, kicking one of the creatures from in front of her and blasting them to bits.
"Why would they want me?" She cuffed a young boy up a bit and flung him to the ground where he did not get up.
"Beats the heck out of me." Juuhachi-gou laughed. "I know one thing though... they won't get you without a fight."
"Thank you." She just got the words out as Juuhachi-gou was torn out of sky by blinding amounts of ki. "Juu-!!" She was enveloped into a yellow ki ball. Her father's attack?!
"There you are!" Cumber gurgled sweetly, her long golden hair flowed behind her. "I'll bet you thought it was your daddy for a minute there didn't you? Well don't worry... this won't explode, but it will hold you quit well I'm afraid." She gave Scarlet a sideways glance. "My you are ugly in this form my dear, but then again... you are in all of them aren't you?"
"Drop her scumbag!" Trunks made his way to them, his golden aura surrounding him as his sword was held high above him. Ready to make mince meat out of her.
Cumber dodged and placed Scarlet in front of her.
Trunks' sword was about a hair away from touching her face. Realizing this Trunks pulled back at the very last second looking at her apologetically. "Are you okay?" He asked the mask looking face. He didn't see her glowing red eyes so he came to the conclusion. "She fainted."
"You know child, you really should pay better attention." A voice said in his ear. He too was in a yellow ball of energy. "I'm sorry, but this one does explode." To Trunks' angered expression she laughed and kicked him to the ground making a huge crater in the Earth's surface, he was in the center of it, unmoving. "Now where was I? Oh yeah, come here little princess. We don't want you to get damaged before we can think of what to do with you." Taking off, she brought her prize with her.
* * *
"Trunks and Juu-chan are down!" Krilin screamed, but calmed once he saw Juuhachi-gou wake up. "What's about it. Anybody hurt?"
"These guys weren't worth going even Super Sayijin over." Vegeta remarked. "So what was that big ki we felt?"
"Well," Goku closed his eyes to concentrate. "It left... it's in that direction!" He pointed to the east. "Hey wait a sec-!"
"Where is Scarlet?!" Goten came up to his father in a panic. "I saw her talking to Juu a minute ago!"
"Well, she's not here now... we have more important things to think about now." Vegeta growled. "Like getting those little jerks back for hurting Trunks!"
"They hurt Trunks?!" Goten bared his teeth. He he found Trunks in an instant and flew over to him. "Oi Trunks, what have you got into this time?"
"Hm, ha." Trunks tried to laugh. "That witch is pretty strong Goten... if... if you are going to fight her, here take my sword. I know you'll put it to go use, ne? Just, like I sh-showed you." He handed Goten his weapon of choice. "I remember still when you asked me to show ya how to use it. I thought it was kinda stupid... your knight stuff. (Laughs) I guess you are going to get to save y-you're lady now, hm? You think I'll get a chance one day to save Marion from the evil dragon and pull her to safety?"
"I think you've done it plenty of times already Trunks." Goten smiled taking the sword from, pausing a moment to take his friend's hand. "Thank you. I'll make sure you get it back."
"You... better." Trunks teased. "If so much a a scratch appears on that thing I'll be sharpening it on your head."
"Ah, it will be just fine. You get better, ne?"
Trunks nodded to his friend, giving him a thumbs up. "You'll need everything you've got."
* * *
Yellow. That was the only way to describe her surroundings. What the heck was going on? And what was she doing in her fourth form? She was in her forth the last time she checked. It must have to do with this attack. She thought. I do feel so weak at the moment. It must be sapping my strength. Two people looked at her with amusement, obviously waiting for her to wake up so she could feel what they were doing to her.
"Look! She's coming to! I'm surprised she didn't have a heart attack! That boy cut it pretty close." Cumber told Thorn with a laugh.
Thorn looked into the yellow energy. "Looks like we've got ourselves a little trophy here." He eyes glinted with a calculating gleam. "What do you think we should do to her to make her life a little bit more uncomfortable?"
"Maybe we should cut up her pretty little face." Cumber suggested. "Or, we could do to her what our parents did to her grandmother."
Oh man! Scarlet thought. Her grandfather told her all about that. When those Sayijin people killed her grandmother so brutally and made her father watch. She was told that Frieza wouldn't talk for years after he witnessed that.
"Mmm, nice idea." Thorn couldn't wait. "Get her our of that bubble." He cracked his knuckles. "Time to have some serious fun. I can't wait till Frieza finds out."
"He wouldn't care!" Scarlet shouted from inside the energy, hoping to stall them. They both seemed surprised at this. "Yes, you heard me you brutes! Right at this moment my uncle is probably telling my father of what I have done! He will be so furious he would rather see me die at the hands of a Sayijin to show me where friendship with your kind brings me!"
"Yeah right, I think you're just trying to save your scrawny little neck." Thorn chuckled. "Nice try though, it almost worked there for a second." He reared back a fist, ready to strike her.
Scarlet closed her eyes, awaiting a blow from a Super Sayijin that was in his final stage SSJ3! She would never be able to withstand it. She was released from the bubble of energy and she waited. At least. she thought. It will be quick, and probably painless. Instead of them torturing me slowly and then burning me piece by piece like grandma was. But it didn't change the fact that she was going to die. Strangely enough, the blow never found it's way to her. She opened her eyes to see Goten restraining Thorn's fist.
"That's no way to treat a lady." Goten started to apply pressure to the man's wrist making him cry out in pain.
Finally his brain started to function again and Thorn used his other arm on the little brat. "She's no lady!" He screamed. "Why are you protecting her? You are a Sayijin too!"
"Yes I am... but she's my friend and I won't let you harm her... like you did Trunks!!!" More pressure was exerted onto the man's wrist. "You won't hurt my friends any more!"
Cumber didn't waste anymore time, she jumped on Goten's back, griping at his hair. So hard in fact that Goten almost dropped the sword Trunks gave him. "Not so tough now are we?!"
"Leave him alone!" Scarlet leaped into action by trying to get Cumber off of her friend's shoulders only to get punched into a wall.
Goten elbowed the woman's face throwing her off his back, he turned his head forward and sent the man reeling into the first wall he came too. He made a quick sweep at getting Scarlet away from those goons, they ran through the unfamiliar ship until they found a closet. Goten pulled her into the dark and told her. "Stay here... I'll back for you when I'm done." He kissed her invisible face. "This is the way I want it.... I'll get o be a knight now like papa said I could."
"Goten... I think you already were." Scarlet said in the darkness the room afforded. "You've done so much already... all of your family."
"Yes." Goten agreed. "Scarlet, give me a reason to fight them." He urged, she could here the sword sing as Goten unsheathed it. "Let me fight fight for my lady, for you. I want you to marry me. Then at least I'll be out be out there in a battle for a cause worth fighting for." He waited for a second, and when she didn't answer. "Will you?"
"Yes." She sighed.
Goten laughed, kissed her mouth, her eyelids, her cheeks. "I'm not going to ask you for some hair if you are wondering."
"WHAT?!" That some-how destroyed the moment for her.
"That's what knights used to get I think. Some hair from their girl friend."
"Your not touching any of my hair Son Goten!" Scarlet trilled, he could hear a rustling sound. "But you can have this." She gave him the ribbon from her hair. "Will this do?" She put it in his hand and he smiled, taking it from her.
"Thank you." Before he could leave she stopped him.
"Goten... I want you to have this." She pushed something else between his hands. "My father gave this too me if I needed it."
"Wha-?"
"It's a very deadly knife. A very sharp knife. Be careful with it Son Goten... and I expect you to be alive when I receive it back." She kissed his chin, because she was to short to reach his lips.
"Man, now I have two to look after! Maybe I should get my own weapons! The stress from renting these are killing me!" He chuckled. "Be back shortly."
Goten left her, the last image she saw of him was strapping the knife to his side. She waited, and waited, and when she was done with that... she waited a bit more. What am I doing?! I can't stay in here like a coward! Papa did not raise me to hide in the shadows while someone else was dying for me! Scarlet barged out of the closet ready to help Goten, because she loved him, because he was her friend. And if anybody pushed him then they would be pushing her. And as everybody knows... if you push a member of the Cold Royalty then you would live to regret it... for about one second!
"What-?!" Goten was suspended in mid-air, his feet dangling underneath him. Thorn held him up by his throat. Cumber had HER danger in hand, ready to stab Goten! "Hey! Drop that monkey!!!" This caught everyone by surprise, even Goten. They continued to stare at her as she transformed, but it didn't stop there. Her armor seemed to melt away, her skin still glowing white. Wings sprouted from her back, not bat-like, like her third form was, but as bird wings where. It would appear that a new outfit came with this mutation as well, purple and green, like the skin of a fish. Then it was complete.
"Very cute, little girl." Thorn laughed, squeezing Goten's windpipe shut. "But that cheep carnival trick won't work on me."
"Put him down, please." Scarlet asked with syrup in her voice, even making herself sick. "Before I have to annihilate you!"
"Do you think that you have the power of Super Sayijin 3?! Even if you did, I go beyond! There might not be a fourth stage but I'm stronger than most of these goofs." Thorn said, looking over at a trembling Cumber he shouted. "Cumber take that girl!"
Cumber looked at him as if he had gone completely made but didn't rush to disagree. "Hey little girly... ready to dance?"
Scarlet smiled cockily. "You are a bigger fool than even I imagined, but have it your way." Cumber launched herself at the offending lizard, but just as she was about to punch the girls face, she was gone! "You see?" Scarlet laughed. "You cannot comprehend the power I have over you now lady! But I'll show you!" Out of no where Cumber was attacked, the knife she held was wrenched from her hand, painfully.
Thorn noted that Goten was no longer moving and dropped him. Cumber needed his help bad. He grabbed the lizard girl up by the back of her neck. "Here Cumber... take a swing at her-!" Suddenly an unbelievable pain was shooting through his body.
Goten stood behind him, teeth gritted, his fist jammed in Thorn's kidneys. "Put... her... down..." He said slowly as if the big man could comprehend.
When he finally caught his breath Thorn screamed. "No this can't be! Super..."
"SSJ4 idiot! Time to fry!" Goten let the sword sing out as it cut the man's arm off.
Pain slowly invaded the man's brain, causeing him not to think clearly. "How dare you?!"
"I told you to let her go." Goten said emotionlessly. "Take you girlfriend and leave this planet and never come back!" He told them with pure anger. When they gave him mean looks and threatening stances in return, he said. "Fine have it your way... but don't say I didn't warn you." With a few quick swipes, there was nothing left but slices of Super Sayijin on the floor.
"That was disgusting!" Scarlet screamed, looking at her bloodied feet. "Argh!" There was blood on her new outfit as well. "I wanted to stay clean idiot! Now-!"
"Stop being so mad.. your alive aren't you?" Goten chuckled. "Got your knife back I see."
Scarlet looked at the object she held in her hand. "I guess so."
"Thanks to you I'm still alive." Goten smiled oddly, taking her hand and leading her away from the offending sight. "I would have been toast."
"Yeah, but I would have been in the same situation if you hadn't changed." She took his arm and leaned her head on his shoulder.
"I kind of like this new form of yours, you look... so... pretty."
"Uh? Like I didn't before?!" She tickled his side playfully, they finally came to a door, Goten smashed it open and they jumped out floating in the air. "Did you mean what you said back in the closet or was that just your hormones in the heat of battle?"
"I ment it." Goten stopped her and just held her, placing his chin on top of her head. "Ah, this is better." He relaxed, his hair shortening, then eventually turning black once again. "I love you."
"Me too."
"You love you too?" Goten chuckled.
"No, you!" Scarlet poked, him. "I'm glad to heard it because your going to have to tell my father."
"WHAT?!
The End
Good luck Goten! I just hope Frieza doesn't decide that it's monkey stomping day! Next time on Dragon Ball Z!