CHAPTER 3:

GROWING CONCERN

FEATURED MUSIC: SESSION BY LINKIN PARK.

Vegeta and Goku looked at each other in knowing fear. Trunks broke the silence by asking, "Can I go and see Goten?"

Vegeta was about to answer when an innocent voice was heard from the doorway, "I'm here Trunks."

Trunks whipped round to see Goten standing in the doorway. Goten and Trunks then ran up to Trunks' room without another word. "Bulma, where are you going?" Goku asked.

"To Master Roshi's." Bulma replied.

"Bulma?" Goku asked. "Are you…." Suddenly a coo-coo clock sounded causing Goku to laugh.

"Yes Goku?" Bulma asked. "Go on"

Vegeta turned to Bulma and said sternly. "Never mind Woman!"

"My name is Bulma!" Bulma shouted as the door closed behind her.

"Stupid Woman" Vegeta said, turning to face Goku. Just as he did Goku fell to the floor unconscoiuss causing Vegeta to jump to his side calling his name, trying to wake him as another thunderstorm began, rain clattering off the roof of the unusually quiet Capsule Corp. Vegeta sighed.

Goku woke up in a dark room. Looking around he realised he was in a bed. Goku could hear and see the rain clattering against the window, lightning flashes illuminating the room while followed by the echo of thunder. Goku sat up feeling dizzy. He looked around and couldn't see Vegeta. Goku got out of bed and searched the dark and empty house. He walked into Trunks' room to find the 2 boys hanging from the ceiling. Behind them Vegeta was nailed to the wall, a hole in his head. Goku screamed out in terror and opened his eyes to see Bulma standing over him, the sun shining through the window behind her.

"Goku, are you alright?" She asked.

Goku nodded, "What happened?" He asked, a mental image of Spinta flashing before him.

"You fainted." Bulma replied simply.

Vegeta called on Trunks as he climbed the staircase to his son's bedroom. He heard laughter die quickly and met the boys on the landing, both smiling nervously. Vegeta decided to ignore this and said simply, "Dinner is ready." And headed back down the stairs. Goten and Trunks both let out a sigh of relief and smiled while staring eye to eye.