Chapter 7: The Nightmare.
Warning: This chapter contains horrific images. Please read with caution.
It was around 3:00 AM. Everyone at the Son Residents was sound asleep. Everyone peacefully dreaming, knowing Goku, probably about food. One, however, was not resting peacefully. A young girl by the name of Videl was having trouble sleeping. He dreams frighten her, yet for some reason, she could not wake up.
Random voiced were heard yelling and screaming.
"Run everyone, run!"
"Everyone hide!"
"It's no use, we're all going to die!"
The screaming was loud, there was constant terror. Dark Figures whipping through the air, destroying everything in sight.
"Run Videl, there's no use trying to fight them."
"No Daddy, I'm staying, if Gohan's willing to fight then so am I." An explosion rocked the area and destroyed one of the last buildings standing. Out of the red sky, Gohan came flying down, his martial arts uniform ripped the shreads, and having cuts and lacerations everywhere. "Oh No! Gohan."
"Videl, Stay Away!"
She stopped, scared. "But, Gohan why?"
A fatal explosion then erupted causing half of the remaining city be destroyed. After it was gone, the ground was leveled. Videl was left laying on her back, staring into the sky.
"Well, at least... I get to see the Full Moon one last time." She blacked out. When she woke up, the area was flat, lifeless, the rest of the city was gone, there was lava shooting out of the ground, everything was destroyed.
"Oh my, Videl!"
"D... Daddy?"
"Shh, it's okay Videl, everything will be okay."
"I beg to differ." A dark voice called. Both Videl and Mr. Satan looking in the direction. "Yes, it's finally in my grasp. No one will stand in my way now!" They both looked at the figure in fear. "Finally, they're all gone, ALL GONE!" Videl felt tears in her eyes.
"Please... Gohan."
"Hmm, what was that. I'm sorry to say it, but your little boy friend is no longer with us. Take a look over there." The dark figure pointed and Videl and Mr. Satan looked. Sticking out of a boulder was a large spike make of solid rock. The sight was not easy for Videl to take.
"Oh No, it can't be." Videl started to cry. Gohan's body was hanging from the spike. A sight that Videl could not bare to see. She got up on wobbly legs, and realized that her clothes had been torn completely off, not caring, she walked slowly, only to drop five feet away from the spike. "No... Gohan... NO!"
"Videl No!" Mr. Satan went running after her. A sudden scream steered Videl's attention to her father. Mr. Satan had dropped dead thanks to a dark figure, who had it's finger pointed toward him.
"Daddy, No, not you too."
"And if you're wondering where the so called 'heroes' are," the figure said. "They've all suffered a similar fate as Gohan and your father. All of this devastation, the lava, the destroyed city, and I didn't even need to touch it. Thank you for your help." This statement made the figure pause. "Whoops, looks like I forgot one, how could I have missed it. I thought they were all gone, but it looks like I was mistaken. No matter, once I kill the remaining straggler, I will have finally witnessed my dream come true!" These words were accompanied by an evil laugh.
"You're a monster." Videl said, coughing and in pain.
"I am, but I'm not the only one here who is a monster." The figure began to raise it's hand up to the sky. A black ball of negative energy began to form. "Now, for the grand finale." The figure pointed it's hand at Videl, and shot the little black ball at her. It lodged itself into her chest, she began screaming in pain. "Kaa... Boom!" The figure clenched it's hand shut and an explosion consumed Videl.
She began screaming.
The screaming continued, but it was different this time. Videl had woken up. Sweat dripping from her face, fear consuming her. She took a minute to look around.
"Am I dead?" She said to herself. "No, I remember this room but, wait, where's Gohan!"
"I'm right here Videl." Gohan said. Videl turned around in shock. Sure enough Gohan stood behind her bed looking down at her with concern.
"Oh Gohan!" Videl said. She jumped up out of her bed and grabbed Gohan, he arms wound up around his neck, and her face buried in his left shoulder. She was crying. "It was all a dream!"
"Yes Videl, you were having a nightmare."
"Oh Gohan, it was so real. I was the same as before, the only differences were that, dark ghost like figures were everywhere. They killed you. They killed my father. The Killed everyone. And me, I was the same as before, nothing on, cut up everywhere, but the figure, it almost killed me. That's when I woke up. Oh Gohan. I'm scared."
"Hey, I'm here, you're awake now. It's over." Gohan said in a comforting voice. he held her in his arms and calmed her down. Her crying was beginning to fade. "Shhh... everything is alright now."
Videl's tears vanished, and she looked at Gohan. "I know, everything is okay now." He turned around, still holding Videl, and walked towards his bed. He lay her down on his bed and put the covers over her. "I'll be right back, don't fall asleep yet." Gohan turned and walked out the door.
"Gosh, I wonder what he's doing. Why did he put me in his bed?" The door opened again as Gohan entered the room with a glass of water, and a damn cloth. He kneeled down next to the bed and gave Videl the water.
"Here, drink this." Said Gohan. Videl nodded and drank the water. When she was finished, she set the glass on the floor next to the bed. "Here, now put this on your forehead." Videl once again listened to Gohan and put the cloth on her forehead. Gohan then stood up. "Hey, you can sleep there, I'll take the side closer to the wall."
"Gohan, what do you mean, are you planning on sleeping in the same bed as me?" Videl said in disbelief.
"Look, I know it's kinda strange, especially if my parents wake up before us, but I'd rather you sleep knowing that I am right there with you, keeping you safe. Hopefully this will keep you from having anymore nightmares." Gohan paused for a minute. "So just relax." Gohan crawled in from the foot of the bed, and laid down under the covers. "Now, please, try and get some sleep. I wanted to go over to Bulma's tomorrow, if that's okay with you."
"Sure Gohan, we can go over there. I'll try to sleep. I promise." Videl said. She laid facing away from Gohan, with her eyes closed. "Good night Gohan."
"Good Night." Gohab turned away from her and fell into a deep sleep.
Good, then I can finally ask her my question. Videl once again fell into a deep sleep. Her nightmares were over, and she slept peacefully for the first time, in a long time.
The terror of Videl's sleep is over for now, but what does it mean, and what will happen next time, read the next chapter when it's up, and you will find out.
