Chapter 8 Final
Preparations: Let the Games Begin
Trunks's
eyes opened slowly and he looked at Vegeta and Kakorotto.
"I know where they are."
Kakorotto's eyes brightened
lightly and she nodded her head.
"Where are they Trunks-san?" she
asked.
Trunks didn't even seem to hear her
question. He just stood and brushed by his father and daughter, taking off into
flight.
"He's pretty spacey." Kakorotto
said to her grandfather as she stared in surprise at his father.
"He's in love."
"Same thing." Kakorotto said as
she took off.
"Seems like you've had some
problems with love before haven't you?" Vegeta smirked.
"We better hurry or we'll lose
him." Kakorotto called ignoring her grandfather.
"You didn't answer my question."
"What question?"
"I asked if you've had problems
with love in the past."
Kakorotto seemed unfazed by the
question, shaking her head while keeping her eyes firmly planted on her father
ahead.
"A few."
"Ah so it's not so bad that you
don't have problems with boyfriends I see."
"No."
"What were the problems? Did they
just die?"
"None of them worked out. I found
it was too hard to concentrate and they found it was hard to be dating a
saiyjin. They thought I was weird or something after a while so it was always
off after a few weeks, two months at latest." Kakorotto sighed. "I was able to
survive without romance and the love from another outside of family so now I
believe you really don't need it."
Vegeta nodded knowingly. "I know
what you mean. I used to be just like you, thinking love was useless."
"What changed your mind?"
"Your grandma." And that was all
Vegeta wanted to say on the issue.
Kakorotto didn't press the issue
any farther, knowing that her grandfather would tell her anything that he
wanted her to know.
"Let's catch up to Otoussan."
Kakorotto suggested, speeding up.
"Fine." Vegeta easily caught up
with Trunks by the time Kakorotto did.
"So
where are we going?"
Trunks
nodded his head off into the distance.
Well I wonder could it be
When I was dreaming 'bout you baby
You were dreaming of me
Call me crazy, call me blind
To still be suffering is stupid after all of this time
Trunks,
Kakorotto, and Vegeta landed on the island of Great Britain within an hour of
traveling. They landed on one of the many fields of the countryside of England
for a break.
"So do
you know the exact place?"
"All I
know is that it's in London."
"That
really helps brat."
Trunks
shot his father an angry look.
'Grandfather…'
'What?'
'Don't
push father…'
'Oh and
why not?'
'Because
when father is consumed with mother I'll beet the crap out of you.'
'Just
try it.'
"I've
picked up her faint ki signature." Trunks was off within seconds of saying
that.
"He's
got to stop doing that." Kakorotto said as she took off after him.
"I
agree."
Did I lose my love to someone
better
And does she love you like I do
I do, you know I really really do
"Coming!"
Pan called as she approached the door. "Who is it?"
No
answer.
Pan looked
quizzically at the door and turned the knob.
"Trunks!"
she cried starring eye to eye with her husband.
"Pan…"
he whispered longingly.
"What
are you doing here?" Pan asked bewildered to see him.
"I had
to see you."
"How
did you find me?"
"Our bond."
Pan
looked up into Trunks's dark blue pools of eyes and saw a mix of emotions:
longing, relief, sadness, happiness, and…Pan were taken aback. Love.
"Trunks
I…"
"Pan
listen to me for a moment. If you don't like what I said than you have every
right in the world to turn me away and never speak to me again. Please listen
to me."
"Trunks…"
"Oh
just let him say his peace Kakorotto's grandbrat!" Vegeta steamed.
Pan
looked about outside. Vegeta and Kakorotto were out there; Vegeta leaning against
one of the porch beams protruding from the floor and Kakorotto sat on the
brown, wood, porch steps. Both were looking at Pan.
'Do you
think she will taken him back?' Kakorotto asked Vegeta through telepathy.
'I…'
Vegeta began only to be cut off by someone else.
'That's
none of your business right now.' Pan said steamed, coming in the telepathy
conversation.
'Damn
there goes our mode of communication.'
Pan
smiled and waved for Trunks to come in.
"Yes
oka…um…I mean Pan!"
'Smooth
move.'
'Is that
the only comment you know how to make when someone messes up?'
'Nope.'
'Than
why not use another?'
'Because
I don't want to grandbrat.'
Kakorotto
sighed and turned her head from the doorway to the porch steps.
"How
long will this take?"
"Dunno.
Those two are known for their long conversations, especially when my brat is
trying to make up to Kakorotto's grand brat."
"Oh
goody."
Well
hey
So much I need to say
Been lonely since the day
The day you went away
So sad but true
For me there's only you
Been crying since the day
The day you went away
"Pan
listen to me, please!"
"Trunks
what do you want to say?"
"Pan…I'm…"
"What?"
"Sorry."
"Sorry…it
just isn't good enough this time…"
"Pan,
the more I am apart from you, the more I need to be with you! I love you!" His
eyes pleaded for her to take him back, begging her to forgive him.
"Trunks…"
"Pan
I'm going crazy without you! I even tried to slit my wrist! Pan without you I
go crazy! I don't know what I'm doing, what I'm thinking, what my heart needs
me to do! I want to be with you!"
"Its
not that easy Trunks! I can't just take you back…"
"Why
not?"
"Because
I…there's…" Pan's eyes were full of sorrow and love as she spoke.
Trunks eyes
grew wide. He stood off the couch in the living room and stumbled backwards. He
stumbled back into the wall, his eyes full of tears.
"There's
someone else isn't there?"
I remember date and time
September twenty second
Sunday twenty five after nine
In the doorway with your case
No longer shouting at each other
There were tears on our faces
"Trunks…"
"I knew
it! I knew you have someone else! After but a few days I've lost you!" Trunks's
eyes spilled tears all over his cheeks. "I knew that I shouldn't have come. I
had a feeling this would happen! I'm sorry Pan, I'll leave you be!"
With
that Trunks back off the wall and ran out the door, away from Pan.
"Trunks!"
she cried loudly as he ran out the door. She got up and ran towards the door
but crying tore her away from it. She turned around to here her son in his
bedroom, crying. She stared through the door, tears flowing from her eyes,
watching her husband fly away before turning away and walking towards her son's
room.
Vegeta
and Kakorotto were more than surprised when Trunks came flying through the
doorway and off into the sky. Kakorotto and Vegeta shared a worried glance at
each other and as if they had planned what would happen Kakorotto took off into
flight and Vegeta ran into Pan's house right after she had disappeared to go
comfort her son.
Kakorotto
flew fast and hard against the wind, chasing after her sobbing father.
"Damn
he's fast!" she cursed. "Now I know where I got my speed from."
But
Kakorotto was faster. Although the wind blew wildly, delaying her speed she was
able to keep up to her father's speed, keeping him in site.
"Damn!
There's no way I'll catch him if he keeps this up!" she cursed. Then an idea
took her. She plummeted down ten feet to where the wind was calmer. Than using
a great burst of energy took off towards her father, making better time than he
was. Her speed had increased greatly as the wind blew less where she was so
within minutes she had caught her father.
Trunks's
eyes were blinded with tears and furry. Without even glancing around him he
continued forwards, that is until he was grabbed roughly by the wrist and
yanked backwards. Trunks was turned sharply to look eye-to-eye with Kakorotto.
Kakorotto
couldn't believe the look on his face. He looked like a tired, hurt little
7-year-old boy who had just had his dog hit by a car, but worse. He showed
signs of broken heartedness.
Kakorotto
was at a loss for words when Trunks looked into her eyes. She just stood there,
her grip hard and strong on Trunks's wrist, holding him still.
And
we were letting go of something special
Something we'll never have again
I know, I guess I really really know
Vegeta stormed angrily into Pan's house,
the door breaking it off its hinges and banging into the wall, making a great
gouge in it. He than went strait down the hall towards Vegeta's room, where he
once again bursting open the door. There sat Pan, cradling her young baby boy
in her arms, in a rocking chair on the far side of the room.
"Vegeta, please, don't frighten my son."
"Do I look like I care right now about
scaring my grandbrat?" he spat out.
"Vegeta, don't call him your grandbrat!
Treat him with some respect, after all we did name him after you."
"Right, the key word in that sentence was
form your point of view we. That means you and Trunks. You didn't name him
alone, Trunks helped."
"So?"
"Don't you understand? That child is as
much Trunks's as it is yours."
"Yes but…"
"But nothing." He said loudly. "Do you
love your son?"
"Yes what do you think?" she spat out,
sticking a soother in her son's mouth to keep him from crying.
"Do you love all of your son?"
"Yes."
"Even the half that is not coming from
you?"
"I told you I love all of him."
"Than you love Trunks."
Pan stared at him, her eyes full of
tears.
"Vegeta please…leave me be…"
"No Pan! Not until you admit you love my
son!"
Well hey
So much I need to say
Been lonely since the day
The day you went away
So sad but true
For me there's only you
Been crying since the day
The day you went away
Trunks just stared bleakly into
Kakorotto's eyes.
"Let me go."
"I can't do that Trunks."
"Just let me go!"
"Are you going to give up on her so
easy?"
"You don't understand Kakorotto! You
don't know all the details!"
"I know enough!" she growled at him,
glaring into his eyes.
"Kakorotto I don't want to hurt you so
let me go!"
"Trunks listen…"
"Just because you are named after my
daughter, doesn't mean that I have to listen to you."
Kakorotto stared with surprise into his
eyes.
"I've figured out your secret haven't I?"
"No." Kakorotto lip began to tremble. "If
you leave now, you will never find Kakorotto."
"Let Pan find her."
Kakorotto's eyes filled with tears. Her
lips trembled and she shook. She tried hard to hold back sobs.
"Pan wanted her. Even if I went back now
Pan would take her from me. It doesn't matter, let Pan find her."
"You cold heartless bastard!" she cried
out her shoulders slumping forwards. "Grandpa always said that you were a good
person, the exact opposite of him. The only way that can be true is if he was
perfect, or grandpa lied."
"What did your grandfather know about
me?" Trunks asked, glaring at her.
The day you went away
The day you went away
Did I lose my love to someone better
And does she love you like I do
I do, you know I really really do
Pan
stared lowered her head, she pretended to be looking at her son, when really
she was fighting back the dripping tears.
"Pan,"
Vegeta began sullenly, "I may be a heartless bastard and all but I know about
bonds and love. I share one with Bulma-chan…" he paused. "…and I know you and
my son share one."
"How exactly do you know?"
"I can see it in your eyes. When you
look at him I can see the strength. You two share a bond Pan, stronger than
anything. This bond is thicker than blood Pan! Why don't you understand that?"
"Because maybe I'm not a proper
saiyjin!"
"You are still a ¼ saiyjin, that
gives you enough blood to inherit this bond capability and Trunks, being a half
bread, if for sure capable of it. You two have formed a bond Pan, stronger than
love! With the bond you have I thought it would be easy for you to say that you
love him," Vegeta breathed in and out deeply, calming himself down, "But I
guess you are heartless, just like me."
And with that Vegeta turned and
began to walk out of the room.
"Vegeta!"
"Yes?"
"I…"
Well hey
So much I need to say
Been lonely since the day
The day you went away
So sad but true
For me there's only you
Been crying since the day
The day you went away
"I
thought you had guessed by now, I thought grandpa was wrong when he said you
hadn't figured out who I am yet, but he was right. I was wrong."
"I already know who you are! Your
Kakorotto…"
"What's my last name?"
"Um…"
"You want me to give you a hint?"
"Yes."
"Bra, Bulma and Vegeta."
"Huh?"
"And here's another. My hair. And
here's another my father is a heartless wimp that wont even listen to his
wife's explanation of why she wont take him back! And here's another one I hate
my father! And here's another one! I HATE YOU!" she creamed, releasing him from
her grasps.
Trunks stared in shock at
Kakorotto's who's furry was mixing with sadness that was shown by the tears
that flowed down her cheeks.
"Kakorotto…I'm…"
"And here's your last one I was
not named after your daughter, I was named after my great grandfather whose
saiyjin name is Kakorotto!"
"You…your…your Briefs Kakorotto…my
Kakorotto…my Spikes…"
Kakorotto's eyes flowed with tears
and her expression softened.
"I haven't heard that name in a
long time."
"Spikes…"
Kakorotto's mind whirled off to
her father, who had called her Spikes while he was dying, her grandfather who
called her Spikes every day that she knew him and her brother who had called
her Spikes to bug her because it was her child hood nick name.
"That's
how I know you love Pan."
Trunks
just nodded at her.
"Come on. I've got a wife to make
up to."
Kakorotto just nodded and took off
after him.
Why do we never know what we've got 'til it's gone
How could I carry on
The day you went away
Cause I've been missing you so much I have to say
Been crying since the day
The day you went away
"I…I…I
love…I love Trunks."
Vegeta
just nodded his head.
"I
know."
"Is he going to come back?"
"I sent Kakorotto after him."
"With her father's blood flowing
through her, she'll bring him back."
"You know about…"
"Yes. I knew when I became
pregnant and that when they said I was going to have twins that I was
Kakorotto's mother and that she was one of my babies."
"But you said that you…"
"Agreed with the doctors about
them both being boys? I lied."
Vegeta shook his head.
"Bad Kakorotto's grandbrat."
"I've got a name ya know."
"Oh…I thought your name was
Kakorotto's grandbrat."
Pan just gave him an evil look.
"Oh shuttup."
"Uh uh. That's bad language to be
saying in front of the baby you know."
"Well too bad."
Pan just laughed lightly for a moment
until she heard someone enter the house. She stood and stalked past Vegeta,
into the family room where the door was. She just looked at the visitor who
just looked back.
"Pan…I don't know if I lost you to
someone knew all I know is that I'm lonely without you. I need you with me.
Please come back to me. I promise that I wont ever upset you like this again! I
promise I wont even make you leave the children again if you don't wan to and I
need you! If not for me for Kakorotto's sake! Please baby…I want…no I need
you…"
"Trunks?"
"Ya."
Pan walked towards him, still
cradling Vegeta in her arms.
"Shuttup." With that she rapped
one arm around his neck and brought her lips to his. He was surprised for a
moment but after a few seconds he closed his eyes and rapped his arms around
her.
And in between the two of them
Vegeta started to laugh.
The day you went away
The day you went away
"Oh
Trunks."
"Ya?"
"How did you
lose Kakorotto?"
Pan
just stared bleakly at her husband whom sat beside her.
"In
other words you lost Kakorotto and can't find her."
"No!
I mean yes I can't find her but I didn't exactly lose her, she was taken from
me. Honest Panny!"
"And
I'm supposed to sue my parental bond with my daughter to find her?"
"If
its possible."
"Oh
Tru-chan…" Pan whispered, leaning her head on her knees. "You lost my only
daughter. How could you?"
"I
didn't mean to Panny! Honest! You know I wouldn't do that! Please forgive me!"
"I'll
forgive you when I find out that this isn't some way to make it seem like you
didn't lose our daughter." Pan looked up at her husband, a slight tint of anger
lay within her eyes.
Trunks
shuddered. She was using that tone. It wasn't a tone of anger quite or a tone
that was sued when she was blaming you for something, but that tone she uses to
get into your head. She's not physically blaming you, but the way she says
things makes you blame yourself or get angry with yourself.
'Damn!'
Trunks cursed in his head. 'She's done it again!'
'I've
got you rapped around my little finger don't I?' Pan asked lightly leaning
against his shoulder. Her mental voice using the same tone as before.
The
hairs on Trunks's neck pricked up slowly.
"Well
I hate to break up this lovely moment between you two but Otoussan, Okaasan, we
have to find me." Kakorotto cut in.
'Wow
that sounded weird.' Vegeta whispered within his mind.
'Your
telling me.' Kakorotto replied.
'Ya
I'm telling you.'
'Oh
grandpa…'
'What?'
'You
just don't get human sayings yet do you?'
'Nope.'
Kakorotto
just sighed and turned to Pan.
"Do
you know how to do this bond thing?"
"I
think so." Pan leaned back on the couch and closed her eyes and let her mind
wonder. After a few minutes she could hear faint crying in the back of her
mind. It pained her when she realized it was a baby, not any baby, but her
baby. Her baby girl. Her minds eyes seemed to sweep over people and children
slowly, eventually resting on Kakorotto. She lay nestled within soft black
blankets in a dark crimson room, covered within by black drapes, carpets and
cradle. Pan's mind wandered around where she and to a window where she looked
out to see the blackness of space and the giant rings of Saturn.
"Eeps!"
Pan cried out as her eyes opened wide. "She's been put in a space ship heading
towards Earth. It is currently passing Saturn."
Vegeta
and Kakorotto exchanged worried glances.
"What
do the rooms look like?"
"Dark
crimson with black drapes, carpets and a cradle. It's so dark; I can't seem to
catch my eye on a light source. Oh my poor baby, she must be frightened!"
Kakorotto
looked in shock at her mother.
"The
Dark Ones have me…I mean her…I mean…"
"We
understand." Trunks said slowly, cutting off his daughter.
"Whatever."
"How
are we going to get her from them?" Pan asked worriedly.
"We
could take a space ship." Trunks suggested.
"No,
they would blow us to bits the moment they spot us, then what good would we
be." Vegeta put in.
"What
about Instant Transmition?" Pan asked.
"Does
anyone know it here?" Trunks asked gazing around at the others.
"I
do." Kakorotto said stepping forwards. "But if they're like the Dark Ones in
the future it won't work. They've found a way to block us from getting in using
Instant Transmition. We tried it in the future."
"I
didn't think it would work." Vegeta added. "It wasn't a good idea."
"I
haven't heard you come up with any ideas yet." Trunks put in, finding his
newfound courage to face his father.
"I've
got one." He said after a moment. "The space ship wont work, instant
transmition won't either. So why don't we sneak in when they land if we can, or
somehow find a way inside their ship. Does it have a secret entrance or
anything Kakorotto?"
"Frankly
I have no idea."
"Well
I guess we'll have to find out." Vegeta said quickly after listening to see if
there were any objections.
"So
what are we supposed to do until we can get a hold of my baby?" Pan asked
rather annoyed.
"Train."
Vegeta said simply. "When these Dark Ones arrive they will be wanting what they
came for and I can guarantee there will be a battle when they come. We still
have to win this battle so why not get training? I bet they are going at a
quick pace here so I bet they'll be here in a few weeks if not sooner."
"Well
what am I going to do the whole time?" Pan asked rather annoyed at her
father-in-law.
"Watch
that brat of yours."
"Thanks."
Pan said sarcastically.
"Why
don't you and Kakorotto go train while Pan and I pack up her things so we can
get them home?"
"Fine."
Vegeta added.
'So
we're just going to leave them here?'
'Ya,
you got a problem with that?'
'Not
really, where will we go train?'
'The
mountains. It's a good place and out of the way.'
And
with that Vegeta and Kakorotto turned to fly away.
"Wait!"
Pan cried quickly. Vegeta and Kakorotto turned quickly to face the couple.
"What
is it mother?"
"Tell
the others quickly of our arrival and tell your great uncle Goten to start
training along with your other grandfather and any others who need to train."
Pan said demandingly.
"Whatever."
"WOMAN!"
Vegeta cried angrily through the door.
"VEGETA
I TOLD YOU NOT TO CALL EM WOMAN!" Bulma cried angrily as she marched down the
stairs or Capsule Corps. to be greeted by her awaiting husband and future
granddaughter.
"Who
is she?" Bulma asked after a moment. "Is that…?"
"Kakorotto?"
Vegeta asked for his wife. "Yes."
Bulma
marched down the stairs completely and looked Kakorotto up and down. She noted
that her muscles were a fair size for a female and that she still had her tail,
a plus point for saiyjins. She definitely looked like a saiyjin. But what
really did it for her was that her hair looked exactly like baby Kakorotto's
except longer. She still had the lavender and the black, and her eyes captured
her, just as baby Kakorotto's did. They were still those peculiar colours, dark
navy and dark ebony black like the front and back of her hair. She had the
darkest red lips, pinched into a strait line.
"You
are definitely a saiyjin." She smiled. "You look more saiyjin than your aunt,
father and mother put together."
"Well
I'm more saiyjin than any of them."
"Yes,
¾ isn't it?"
"Yes."
"I
still don't understand dhow that happened." Bra said as she entered the room,
obviously having heard the whole conversation. "Shouldn't she be 3/8 or
something?"
"Saiyjins
are different, Aunt Bra, just because our parents were part this doesn't mean
we get as much as they did or as little. I have inside me the half saiyjin my
father had and the quarter my mother did and ¼ human coming from both parents.
Don't ask me how it happened, saiyjins are just like that."
"Well
Vegeta isn't."
"Well
Vegeta is just Vegeta. I can't say much about him, he's just different."
"Are
you sure you're not just different?"
Kakorotto
shrugged and smiled. How she missed that persistent attitude of her aunt.
"Maybe."
She answered getting off the topic. "By the way how did you know I was your
niece?"
"I
guessed. You look like baby Kakorotto so I figured you two must be the same
person."
"How
come everyone but father is good at guessing these things?"
"Cause
Trunks was dropped on his head when he was a baby."
"Vegeta!"
Bulma cut in.
"What
woman?"
"He
was not!"
"That's
what you think."
"VEGETA!"
"I
was joking woman, calm down." He answered strongly.
'You
weren't joking, were ya grandfather?"
'No.'
'Thought
as much Papa.' Bra said entering the conversation.
'Can
everyone here talk telepathically?' Kakorotto asked.
'All
the saiyjins can.' Vegeta answered.
'Kusu!
I should have known that!'
'Now
who's stupid?' Vegeta asked smugly.
'Shuttup.'
"Aunt
Bra you're supposed to start training." Kakorotto said after a few moments of
silence. "You want to come with us?"
"Sure
I guess."
"Meet
us up in the mountains about 6 km from the Son residence where we usually
train." Vegeta said demandingly. "In about 30 minutes."
"Okay."
"And
by the way, Okassan's coming back. Otoussan found her."
Bra
and Bulma's faces brightened.
"GOOD!"
they both said in unison.
30
minutes later at the meeting place…
Goten,
Gohan, Vegeta, Uub, Piccolo, Tien, Krillian, Yamcha, Kakorotto and Bra all sat
around. They had looks of grimness covering their faces as they stared solemnly
at each other.
"We
all know why we're here right?" Kakorotto asked breaking the silence.
Everyone
nodded.
"Now
we have to train, harder than we have ever trained before. This is not going to
be an easy battle so we have to train. These guys are stronger than any enemies
any of you have ever fought before." Kakorotto sighed. "I am giving you a
chance to back out of the fight now. You have the option at any time within
these few weeks until they come. No one shall think any less of you if you do."
She looked from face to face. "Do any of you wish to back out now? If so than
please leave so we can begin our training."
No
one stood to leave.
"Thank-you.
You all are the world's strongest and the Earth's only hope now." Kakorotto
continued. "You will all go down in history from this day forwards as the most
courageous fighters this planet has ever known."
Everyone
nodded.
"Now
we shall all go off in our separate directions now but shall meet back her in
two weeks time at 10:15 am. Do not be late."
"Yes."
Most chorused and left to train only Kakorotto and Vegeta staid behind.
"Lets
get this underway brat." Vegeta stood.
"Yes,
lets." Kakorotto smirked. "Lets make this battle interesting."
"How
so?"
"We're
going to use pure martial arts."
"Why?"
"Because
some of them are unaffected by ki powers, that's why. Do you agree?"
"Yes."
"This
means no flying or ki attacks. We can only use super saiyjin if we both agree
to use it."
"Agreed."
"Lets
get this thing going than." Kakorotto smirked and attacked.
Trunks
stood strong as he quickly flew towards his home in Japan. After hours of
hulling things back and forth he finally had the last of it.
"Pan
you okay over there?"
"I'm
fine." She answered as she flew beside him, carrying her baby. She had not been
allowed to carry anything all day for she was told to take care of Vegeta.
"You
sure? You look tired."
"Its
just a bit late."
"You
sure you're okay?"
"Yes."
Pan sounded annoyed with her husband. She was only a bit tired, that was all.
"Well
here we are Panny, home sweet home." Trunks opened the door quickly and allowed
Pan passage into the house.
"It's
good to be home." She said as she looked about the house. It had been a while.
"Tru-chan."
She said slowly looking up into his eyes.
"Yes."
"I'm
going to put Vegeta to bed."
"Alright."
Pan
smiled at her husband and walked up the stairs and to the nursery and then
turning around and walking back downstairs.
"Trunks."
"Ya."
"Why
is the window broken?"
Kakorotto
and Vegeta had long since given up fighting in their usual states. They had
both risen to super saiyjin and higher, up to stage 4. They would have gone
higher but Vegeta was still unable too. Kakorotto had been quite lenient the
whole battle, but gave her grandfather the fight of his life. Both had not been
in such a fight in a while, both enjoying the adrenalin that came with battling
someone as strong as their opposition.
But
Kakorotto was obviously the better fighter of the two, being able to reach
stage 6 of super saiyjin.
But
this didn't bother Vegeta as much as it usually would, having known that he
trained Kakorotto. He had trained the strongest fighter, the only survivor of
the Great War, the greatest war the universe had ever seen.
Finally
when the moon was set at its highest point and nothing but the glowing of their
kis were lit, they ended their fight for the day. Fading from super saiyjin
they headed home after a hard day of battling.
"You
will be staying at Capsule Corps. Kakorotto." Vegeta said demandingly.
"You
sure?"
"Where
else would you stay?"
"Um…"
"Thought
as much." Vegeta said smugly, having won the battle of where she would stay
easily.
"Whatever."
Kakorotto answered.
"Is
that you're only come back?"
"No."
"Than
why not say something else when someone says anything about you."
"Because
I don't like conflicts." Kakorotto answered, hiding her smile.
"Bull."
"Ya
well I don't really care."
"Oh,
you said something different."
"Shuttup."
"Now
you're getting the hang of it."
Kakorotto
laughed lightly.
"Funny,
I don't remember you being so annoying in the future."
"Whatever."
"Talk
about calling the kettle black."
"What?"
Vegeta asked confused.
"Its
just a saying." Kakorotto answered as they arrived back at Capsule Corps.
"I
don't understand it."
"You
wouldn't." she said smugly.
"Hmph."
Was all Vegeta had to say.
Bra
smiled smugly at Uub as she attacked him once more.
"Do
you think we'll win this battle Uub-chan?" she called.
"I
hope so." He answered as he dogged an attack from her.
The
two had been doing vigorous training for the whole day but as the moon reach
its highest point they slowed down and eventually stopped for the night.
"Um…should
we meet here say tomorrow at around 8 am to begin training again?" Uub asked.
"I
would love that." Bra said smiling as she blasted off into the air as she and
Uub, her long time boyfriend, went off in their opposite directions.
"I
wonder if Pan's happy to be back?" Bra asked herself as she flew.
Bra
landed a few moments later and headed inside quickly, shutting the door behind
her.
"Good
evening Bra." Bulma called from the kitchen where she was currently feeding the
two hungry saiyjins Kakorotto and Vegeta.
"Good
evening momma."
"Do
you want anything to eat?"
"I
would love something."
Bra
sat down at the table to her plate of food, across the table from her was her
niece Kakorotto and beside her, facing her mother, was her father.
"How
was training Papa?" she asked.
"Fine."
He answered concentrating on his food.
Bra
shook her head at her father and turned to Kakorotto.
"How
strong are these guys?"
"Totally
depends. Some of their strengths raise from about 1000 to the equivalent of a
stage 4 or 5 super saiyjin." She answered. "But that's only a rough estimate
since you can exactly get a reading. They have no actual kis."
"Like
the androids?"
"Yes
but no. They have actually been trained to fight without showing a ki; whether
they have one is unknown. But they are much stronger than any android. One of
their leaders, by far the strongest of any, is an equivalent of a my strength,
if not stronger." She answered glumly.
"I
thought you said they wouldn't come until you were around the age of 4."
"That's
when they were supposed to come, but somehow the time got waked out of place."
"Weird."
"Ya."
"Is
it because you came back in time?"
"Don't
know."
"I
wonder why…" Bra said unable to get anything else out of her niece.
'Just
as well.' Thought Bra. 'I should be concentrating on my food.'
It
seemed like no time at all until the morning of the arrival of the Dark Ones.
No one seemed happy about it either, especially not Trunks and Pan.
"Tru-chan…"
"Panny…"
"I
just got you back, I don't want to lose you so quickly!"
"You
wont lose me Panny."
"Trunks!"
"Pan
listen, as soon as I get Kakorotto I will bring her back to you. I will not get
into the real battle until then."
"Do
you promise?"
"Yes."
"Say
it."
"I
promise." Trunks kissed Pan's cheeks where her tears fell and lightly traced
his way to her lips. He lightly laid his kisses to her lips and then broke away
from her, laying a slight kiss to her hand as he walked away backwards. He
leaned over his son's crib quickly saying goodbye and kissing his forehead and
then turned to leave the house for the battlefield.
"Oh
and Trunks."
"Yes?"
"Bring
everyone back alive. Please?"
Trunks
smiled.
"I'll
try to." And with that he finally left.
"Vegeta
if you don't bring back both Kakorotto and Bra alive I swear I'll…"
"Woman
don't worry! I'll bring them back!"
"And
intact and breathing!"
"Yes,
whatever woman. Now please…" Vegeta said as he tried to leave the house and get
away from his wife.
"Vegeta…"
"What
now?"
Bulma
walked to her husband who stood in the doorway and kissed him lightly.
"Bring
yourself back alive, please?"
"I'll
try woman…"
Bulma
looked into his eyes.
"I'll
come back, Bulma-chan." And with that Vegeta took off into flight.
Bra
came running down the stairs followed close by Kakorotto. Bulma grabbed onto
both of them and hugged and kissed both of them, tears in her eyes.
"If
you two don't both come back I'll kill you."
"Mom
if we don't come back we'll already be dead." Said Bra trying to lighten the
mood, but just making it worse.
"Bra
you better come back."
"I
will momma."
"And
you too Kakorotto!"
"I
will, don't worry about it." Kakorotto smiled at her grandmother. It felt just
like it did before every battle that her grandmother had been alive to witness
her enter. She hugged her tightly and then departed saying her good byes. Bra
was close behind her, whispering good bye to her mother at the same time.
All
of ESF was presence on that dreaded morning. The sun didn't even shine in the
sky as everyone arrived. It was 10:15 am when everyone had grouped together.
There was everyone who was going to battle that day, Goten, Gohan, Vegeta, Uub,
Piccolo, Tien, Krillian, Yamcha, Kakorotto and Bra. They all waited patiently
in silence for the arrival of the Dark Ones, as the sky grew darker. Not a sound
was heard but the silent rustle of clothing, hair, and trees in the wind. No
one dared to speak in fear that they might miss something or break their
concentration.
Finally
Kakorotto broke the silence.
"This
is your final time to back out. Back out now if you wish to, none will think
less of you."
None
backed out.
"Everyone
has sensu beans don't they?"
Everyone
present nodded.
Overhead
their appeared to be a large ship, black as night, arrive at the scene. No one
dared to move or even speak for fear of missing the moment where the Dark Ones
would show their faces. All faces were turned towards the incoming ship, their
faces grim. This was the moment of truth, time to see what Kakorotto had warned
them so harshly about. This was it.
"And
let the games begin."
End
of Chapter 8
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Chapter 9