.Inconsolable.
Chapter 7: Save Her
It had been almost 5 hours. Time was ticking by ever so slowly. Every hour that passed made Goku worry more about the safety of his family and friends, especially Chichi. He no longer held any anger towards her, he didn't care that she re-married. All he wanted was for her to be safe and for Tai to be gone forever.
The old Kai was still chanting odd words and phrases as he continued to pace around the chamber in which they all stood. Goku wiped a droplet of nervous sweat from his forehead with his sweat band. He didn't know how much longer he could sit there in silence. He so desperately needed to return to Earth and his bottom was ridiculously numb!
"Okay!" Elder Kai explained, scaring Goku from his thoughts and King Kai from his nap.
"Are you done already? Was I napping for that long?" King Kai pondered.
"No you fool, it's been 5 hours!" The old purple skinned man returned before rolling his eyes at the other Kai's stupidity. Elder Kai sat down in front of Goku, face to face, his nose inches from the Saiyan warrior's.
"Are you really sure this will work? Because I have been sat here for 5 hours doing absolutely nothing and I don't feel any different" Goku quietly asked. The old man shook his head then smacked Goku up the back of his head.
"OUCH! What was that for?" Goku yelled as he held his head.
"Patience boy! Stop questioning my power and just sit and shut up!" Goku gulped and remained silent, "Now, we shall begin the next part of the ritual", Elder Kai explained. Goku sighed and sat tight. It was going to be a long 20 hours.
The next morning came on planet Earth and the majority of the Z warriors were already awake at the Lookout. Gohan was one of the many who was awake. He couldn't sleep all night, thinking about his mother and how Tai betrayed her.
"I wish you were here Dad, kind of need you right now" Gohan whispered into the air.
Suddenly Piccolo and Vegeta growled and took to their feet as they felt a huge surge of energy appear out of the blue.
"What the hell was that?" Gohan yelled over to them as he too felt the strong energy.
"It's Tai. He has made himself visible" Vegeta spoke calmly.
"Good, now we can go pay him a nice visit and maybe leave with his head" Piccolo added with his gruff dominant voice. Vegeta and Gohan nodded.
"Guys, you can't just rush over there and expect to kill him just like that" Bulma suddenly contributed. Trunks and Goten stood by her side in wonder.
"Woman, I am a Saiyan warrior, and so is Kakarott's child. The Saiyans defeated a whole race of tsufuls, I'm sure together we can take care of one" Vegeta assured her in his cocky manor.
"Vegeta's right. We can at least try and injure him enough to rescue my mother" Gohan agreed.
"I dunno about this you guys, we really need Goku" Krillin said sadly.
"This is a fight we must fight alone ... without Goku" Piccolo returned to the small monk.
Back in other world it was 9 hours into the 20 hour ritual and Goku was more than frustrated. But every time he opened his mouth to speak the old Kai would abuse him in some way. He had to concentrate, that's what Kai was telling him, to concentrate. Concentrate on what?
"You aren't concentrating boy!" Elder Kai shouted again. He went to slap Goku up the head again but Goku caught his arm and frowned at him.
"How am I supposed to concentrate when you keep hitting me?" he questioned, "In fact" he began as he stood up, "How can I even concentrate at all? I don't even know what I am supposed to be concentrating about! This is ridiculous! I am wasting precious time here and you are just sat there playing staring games and making me look like a fool" Goku burst out.
"Goku!" King Kai tried to calm him down.
"No, I will not sit here any longer! My wife is in trouble and my children are probably on their way to saving her and that means they are in trouble! I will not lose them!" Suddenly, Goku stopped and looked at his hands in great detail, like there was something on them.
"Goku? What's wrong?" King Kai asked cautiously.
"Its working" The old Kai exclaimed. Goku couldn't explain it or even begin to understand it but something was different with his body. He peered over at the old man and once again he sat back down. He lowered his head and clasped his hands together as if in prayer.
"I'm sorry for doubting you Kai, can we continue please?" Goku asked calmly. Elder Kai nodded happily and joined Goku on the ground.
Chichi opened her sore eyes. She had to squint in order to see in the darkness as she sat up in a strange place. She groaned and moaned from the pain her body had suffered. She was bruised and bleeding from her nose and bottom lip.
"Where am I?" she asked herself as she took in her surroundings. All she could see was an empty room with only one light working which flickered on and off. There were three or four crates and some dust beside her and that was it. With the little strength she had left she pulled herself up and wandered over to what looked like a small window in the corner. She reached it slowly and peered through.
Wherever she was, it wasn't home. She was locked inside a room which was so high up off the ground. Below her she could see a mountainside which looked so dark and frightening. There was some sort of robots walking around down there carrying crates amongst other things. What on Earth was going on? Where was she?
She decided to go and sit back down by the crates. She was so tired and weak. She leant up against one of the brown crates and closed her tired eyes. Maybe when she woke up she would be home and it was all a dream.
The Z warriors gathered into Bulma's large air ship and took off from the lookout, leaving Dende in fear. The whole gang were going to go together and rescue Chichi from the wrath of the tsuful. Piccolo, Gohan, Goten, Vegeta, Trunks, Krillin, Yamcha, Bulma and 18 were all ready for whatever came their way.
Not too far away in the distance, two other warriors were on their way to help save planet Earth.
"I'm scared Tien, what if we can't win without Goku?"
"Don't worry Chaoutzu, we will get through this together" Tien comforted his small friend, "We always do in the end".
Up in the clouds, Goku's body was buzzing! He felt better than ever! It was a strange feeling, a tingly feeling and a powerful feeling. He felt regenerated and fresh, it was good.
King Kai had been stood outside of King Yama's office, a look of concentration on his features as he stared into the sky. He could sense what was happening on Earth and it concerned him.
'Let's hope this waiting pays off' he thought as he peered back at the silent Goku and Kai.
Just a few more hours, then Tai would pay. Goku smiled.
