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Well hello my readers and reviewers! It's been a while hasn't it? I am so sorry for how long it took for me to update this…I have been very overwhelmed with school and such. . Plus, I have been taking care of my puppy a lot lately. I have been trying to write this all up, and I have finally managed to get this all typed and looked over! :D Hope you all enjoy this new chapter! :)

A Lost Promise

Chapter Three

By: LifeAwakens

'What? Chichi has similar dreams to mine? What could this mean? What is the connection to this? How does this all add up?!'

"Well that's odd isn't it? We both have similar dreams..." Goku whispered to himself.

"It sure is," Chichi exclaimed in agreement, then pointed at Goku, "Though I am quite curious, but why are we both having these dreams? There has to be a reason why. It's a little strange...don't you think?"

Goku nodded in agreement. "Yeah, it does seem strange."

Chichi looked up to the clear blue sky and put a hand onto her chin with a ponderous look on her face. "You know, as I have been getting older, my dreams have been more detailed; more dramatic. I felt like I was actually in the dream! The person had the same name-the same features as me! It was so weird that I am starting believe that the girl in my dream is actually me, and that I have been through all of it. And mentioning that you were in it too, it's strange to think that we actually were together all romantic-like," she explained thoroughly, and focused on her past dreams, "I did have this dream where I was…taken away…and the person that looked exactly like you was trying to save me…and it seemed so real…I didn't know who the man was, but he seemed hard to beat," she continued, "What do you think?" Chichi focused on Goku, who looked like he was lost in thought.

Goku suddenly shook his head and glanced at the woman in front of him with concern. "Hmm? Oh about those dreams? Yeah, I know what you mean. I actually had the same dream as well. It was weird, that I was actually dreaming about all of this, and have no idea why or where this is all coming from."

Chichi nodded. "You know what I'm thinking now? What if this has actually happened before? I don't know why, but I am having this feeling in my heart that it all really happened. I don't know why I'm suddenly having this feeling."

Goku studied Chichi's face, and then observed the rest of her carefully. From head to toe, he took in her appealing appearance. While examining her, he noticed something…peculiar; something…familiar.

His eyes widened.

The light color of pink showed upon her skin.

His heart beat grew dramatically; more intensely.

The pale white skin, the familiar black hair.

His pupils shrunk in shock.

Those same black eyes.

His mind began to be overflowed with new information, and felt this excruciating pain inside his head.

That recognizable slim body.

He clenched his teeth, wanting to hang on and grip onto the closest thing to him. He just wanted to scream; to release all the tension growing rapidly inside him. It was all new but yet…so familiar. Goku leaned against the nearest thing to him; a light post.

Chichi attention was grasped by the man as she was fully alarmed by the scene. He looked like he was in pain! She put a hand on his shoulder, shaking him lightly.

"Goku? Goku?! What's happening? What's going on?" Chichi said with worry. Her insides began to churn, but her eyes never left the man before her.

She felt these new feelings grow inside her, just for this one guy. Sorrow and fear filled the woman's mind, and she even began to feel something heavy form in her eyes. Something warm slid down her face…and it was also…wet.

She brushed a hand across her face, then through her hair. Her eyes widened when she realized what was happening; she was crying.

What? Are-are these…tears? I am shedding tears for a man I just met and yet, I still feel this sort of…"bond" between us .I don't get what this all means-or why this is happening. It's like…I've met this person before…

Goku was pulled away from reality, and found himself in a dark, hazardous place. He took in his surroundings, but he couldn't see a thing. As he began to move in a random direction, he started to see something far out in the distance. So he did what his instincts told him to do; go over to it. As he began to take steps toward the thing in his sights, it suddenly began to get bigger as he continued on.

The object turned out to be a person's form.

He sprinted over to the figure, and it turned out to be a woman with very long hair. He noticed that the female was also naked. He stopped in tracks when the girl called out his name.

"Goku, you may be very confused on what I am telling right now but…you are a very important being. You have been brought here for a very important message," the woman turned around to expose her face to him.

Chichi. It's Chichi, but, what is she doing here?

"I am here to tell you something important," she studied Goku while she paused, then took in a deep breath, "Listen, Goku, you must listen to me carefully. You may not understand this at first, but you'll soon catch on," she lifted up a finger, "First, and the most top priority, is to protect my reincarnation from any crude villains that are desperately trying to seek her. Next, you must never let her out of your sight. Once you are back to reality, the life you are enjoying now will change. This is a matter of if my reincarnation will be in danger, or will be safe. You are the only being in the universe fit for this job, and the only one that can protect her. If you let her slip through your fingers, it's all over. Everything you know and love will be lost forever. Because something big is coming, and you need to be prepared for it, and right now I think is the best time to expose you to this. You are now ready to obtain your ancestor's memories, and continue his story. You must succeed this time, for what you're about to go against will be your greatest fear."

Goku arched an eyebrow in confusion. "Ancestor's memories? Protect your reincarnation? What's coming? What do I need to succeed in this time? I am just a normal guy that has a job, a new life! I don't get what this is all about!" Goku exclaimed.

The look-alike of Chichi smiled. "You're just like him…inside and out. I hope you'll do better than what your ancestor did in the past. You'll find out soon enough," she answered reassuringly.

"Find out what? And who are you?" Goku asked.

"I am the ancestor of someone you know pretty well, and will grow quite fond of shortly. You'll figure this all out eventually," she responded as she began to fade away, "Good luck Goku," she whispered as she disappeared out of Goku's sight, "Pretty soon I'll be reunited with you, but not now."

Unexpectedly, Goku saw this bright whit glow overcome him, and he shielded his eyes as he felt many things pass through and into him. His mind was overloaded with so many new thoughts and emotions, he was about to go overboard. He let out a scream as he disappeared into the light.

He opened his eyes to find himself back in the city. His arms released the pole, and then he turned his head around to come face-to-face with Chichi. His eyes softened. Tears of joy filled the man's eyes as he put his arms around the black-haired female's waist.

"It's been so long but…I'm back…" Goku said in sheer ecstasy.

Chichi blushed while returning his embrace hesitantly. "Ummm…Goku? What are you back from? What happened? And is there some kind of reason why you're hugging me?"

Goku's eyes widened as he pulled back to look into her eyes. She didn't look like her regular self. She looked concerned, she looked confused, but most importantly she looked frightened. He immediately freed the petite woman then watched her take a step back.

"Wait a minute," Goku said to himself softly, "is there some way that you've forgotten about me?" Goku said in shock.

Tears formed in her onyx eyes. "Goku, I'm worried about you...what happened to you while you were out?" She asked with concern and discomfort.

Worry was written all over her face, and she wanted to know why Goku was acting this way all of a sudden.

Goku realized that he had just blacked out, and had been acting totally different. He then picked up all the events that occurred before this moment while regaining his composure. He turned his head in disappointment as he began to scratch the back of his head in mere embarrassment.

"Oh, I'm sorry Chichi, I didn't know what came over me at that moment," he said hoarsely.

This is strange; Chichi has never acted this way. But, I guess I have been gone for a while, and that painful day…

Goku cringed at the memory.

Though, how long have I been gone? This can't be right…

He looked around for a date, and a certain screen caught his attention. His eyes widened when he realized what was going on.

That year…I am hundreds of years in the future! How is this possible?

Goku overlooked himself to see he was in different clothes.

I'm even in different clothing! This is very different than back in my time!

Goku then felt a minor pain in his head.

I think I need to go rest somewhere.

"Hey Goku, do you need a place to rest? You don't look too good," a female voice requested with anxiety.

Goku nodded slowly as he captured Chichi into his sights. "I'm alright, I just need a couple moments to take this all in-"

Before Goku could finish his sentence, he collapsed onto the ground before him as Chichi shrieked in fright at the unexpected spectacle.

"Oh my God-Goku!" Chichi gathered his slight heavy body onto her back, wrapped his arms around her neck, and then began to drag him back to her apartment.

She took a glance back to Goku's face, then sighed.

Oh Goku, you've been a mess lately. What's going on with you?

I find myself in a weird time, and Chichi isn't like herself…what's going on? I suddenly come back to my body, and find this? What does this mean? I am so lost…

For those who are confused by this chapter…I apologize. xDD I will explain this in ways you will understand:

Goku has been introduced with these new feelings and memories of his ancient ancestor. And as you can see from the flashbacks that I wrote of the ancestors in the previous chapters (which are known as the "dreams"), Goku is now back to his other self from the past. He is confused on where he is, and doesn't know why Chichi isn't herself (since they are supposed to be "madly in love" ^w^). Chichi is still an average person, and is unaware of her ancestor. She hasn't experienced anything with hers yet like Goku has already. So, in the next chapter, I will combine Goku's past feelings (ancestor), with his current self's feelings, so he will then understand what is going on. Because I do understand you all are probably not getting all of this...xDD

Along with you my readers. I am sorry for the confusion if you are right now. If you are still confused over this, please don't hesitate to ask me questions or PM me. I will be glad to help you understand this story, since I do know what's going on at the moment. xDD I can tell a lot of you are very determined to figure this all out. Heh heh! ^^

Please don't hesitate to ask me any questions! If you're still confueses I highly encourage you to...

Anyways, hope you enjoyed my chapter and thanks for reading! Review please! :D

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