Love Lost… and Found?
I DO NOT own dragonball/z/gt. Once again I say, no GT would even exist.
a/n: Wow, when the last time I've updated? I feel bad and I have to admit this…I've been cheating on DBZ with Yu Yu Hakusho, for over a week. I'm sorry…especially with this short update (by my standards). But, this is a prelude to that to come. Btw, a certain part in the beginning is for you… Gue22, hey that kind of rhymed (In my head). Anyways, it was something you said that you wanted to see in your review, and to show my appreciation, I wrote it. Also, his personality may seem a bit off, but it's just how I picture it would slightly change due to the absence of his mother.
I got a feeling…that tonight…some readers will hate me… I even hated myself when I wrote it, but it had to happen. No mercy, and it helps something else develop. You'll see soon what I'm talking about.
Reaching the Breaking Point
His foot forcefully went into her side as she laid upon on stomach on the ground, shattering her bones over and over again. He continued to kick even as the little body began to tremble; coughing up blood every now and then. The sight almost made him grin. He roughly yanked her up by her hair, which messily flowed around her frail body. Instantly he threw her right against the nearby wall. She crashed into it with such intensity that an imprint of her body could be seen as she mindlessly fell right off the wall, face down onto the floor. He gradually walked to stand over the small battered form. Her sky blue pajamas were ripped and tattered as blood oozed out of ever wound. Visibly bruises began to appear on her tiny arms. And her hair was stained with her own blood as it carelessly sat entangled around her broken form.
"Come on. Is that the best you got? Where's the fire from earlier? Do we need to torture your mother…again?" he threatened. Forgetting her pain, she started to rise from the floor. Her little arms by which she tried to push herself up from the floor; shook and she fell back down. But this persistent individual wouldn't give up. She quivered as she gradually rose from the floor; taking a poor stance as she held her dislocated arm with the wrist of the other, since all of her fingers had been broken. Slowly she raised her head, to glare heavily upon the tall red demon with the M sigma on his forehead. Her hair covered her face. But the passion she had could still be seen and felt.
"Awww...I wouldn't stare at me like that. I could easily break you some more. You know you would be some sort of challenge if you had mastered your power AND let the pure hate revel from the depths of your heart. But enough of that. Because you stood up I got a little reward for you." the red demon said. He clapped his hands and gradually behind him the wall rose up to reveal a battered Chi-Chi chained to a stone wall.
Chi-Chi raised her head to look over to her daughter. Tears on the verge of pouring out of the little girl's swollen eyes. At that moment, Chi-Chi never felt so helpless in her entire life. Here she was and she couldn't save or help her daughter in any way. Why in the hell did they constantly endure such pain?
"Emiko." Chi-Chi barely managed to say. She needed to tell her daughter not to give up, despite their current condition; even if she was close herself to doing such herself. Emiko swiftly turned her head, revealing part of her face. Chi-Chi couldn't help but to just gasp as she saw the little girl. Her face was almost completely swollen. Cuts were long and upon her pale skin: one across her cheek and another over her eye. Blood was dried up by these cuts and the corner of her busted lips. Not to mention her nose was visibly broken. Chi-Chi was in an even worse condition, but she would want have it several times over if it meant that Emiko didn't suffer.
"Okaasan." Emiko whispered back.
"Now for your reward..You get to decide whether we burn, cut, or stab your mother next." The demon stated indifferently.
Emiko snapped her head to look deadly upon the demon before her. Once again she forgot all the pain in her body at the time to instantly power up. The room began to significantly shake as the little girl shuddered with unspeakable strength. Her hair took its Medusa form, with the edges pointing directly up like hooks. At the same time, the yellow aura with purple streaks emancipated from her petite frame, while her eyes turned its fierce teal blue color. With newfound power, Emiko quickly charged to attack the demon before her. It would seem like she was about to kill him for the umpteenth time already, but she abruptly stopped and powered down. That's because she saw the short greenish-brown wrinkled man with an orange cape as he hovered with a long blade at Chi-Chi's throat.
"Now, now, now Emiko. You've already managed to injure over 10 of my men, to the point of death. And I happen to be quite fond of Dabura. So unless you want your mother to be killed, I suggest you watch it." Babadi said as a devilish grin came across his face.
"Don't listen to him Emiko! Hurt him and escape. Don't worry about me!" Chi-Chi exclaimed. But before Emiko could act on the words Chi-Chi just spoke, Dabura struck Emiko right in the chest with an intense amount of force, shattering almost all of her ribs. Emiko grasped her sides at the same time she coughed up mounds of blood. She buckled and fell over, unconscious.
"EMIKO! MY BABY!" Chi-Chi cried as she furiously thrashed up and down in the chains holding her, " I will personally kill you, you fucking beast!" Chi-Chi angrily threatened as tears rolled down her eyes.
"You can thrash and move all you won't, but since I casted a spell on those chains, you'll never break free." Babadi stated as he knocked Chi-Chi out with his stick. He then casually walked up to Dabura and stood next to him as he stood towering over the little girl's body.
"How long do I have to keep doing this?" Dabura mumbled.
"Not long, it's over halfway full. To think that Spolvovich and Yamu could bring back such, almost make me feel a little bad for me allowing you to kill them on the spot." Babadi chuckled.
"But is torture of the mother really necessary?" Dabura asked disgusted. He didn't care for the mother, the child was suffering enough. Even the king of demons wasn't that cruel to his spawns.
"Don't question me! You saw this little brat when she came. She nearly killed all of my men. And not to mention you also, the first time you fought her! Torturing her mother in front of her eyes was the only way for her to comply. Despite her mother's protests, she powered up and let you beat her senseless to draw her much needed energy. An energy so great that after this I got something specifically planned for her…Now, should we heal this little monster and her mother for more suffering? From what Yamu said, those pests would be here by sunrise, by which Buu would have already risen at the rate we're going" Babadi stated as he chuckled in the end. Dabura sighed as he nodded his head.
"So what number of this?" Dabura questioned.
"The number of times we did this already?" Babadi asked as he stood over Emiko, prepared to cast the healing spell.
"Yes." Dabura stated.
"I lost count." Babadi nonchalantly replied as he began his incantation.
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It was 2:30 AM in the morning and Gohan couldn't sleep. He tossed and turned on the king sized bed in the guest room, until he laid upon his back as he stared at the ceiling. He couldn't help but to think that he should've taken the pajamas Rai had. But lying in the bed in his gi outfit wasn't the problem. It was that Gohan desired to talk to someone and release his frustration. Thinking about such he automatically knew, just he needed to see. Gohan got out of the bed and furtively crept out of the door. Snores could be heard throughout the house. Gohan became envious of the deep slumber they were in.
How can these adults even sleep! Gohan angrily thought. He put the thought behind him as he tip-toed down the staircase. He was just about to walk out the door when he saw from the corner of his eye, Chi-Chi heading in another direction. Gohan felt like he should go and talk to her alone. No he didn't feel it. Something inside him was urging him to do such, but right now he couldn't. Therefore he left the house, unnoticed.
It took him less than twenty minutes to get to his destination. He stood outside the hotel and looked up. He closed his eyes to sense out the one he was looking for. He quickly opened his eyes as he grasped the ki, and he flew up to the balcony of a certain room. Hesitant at first, Gohan reached for the handle to the door, but before he could even open it, there Videl stood looking into his eyes. She was wearing a pair of black silk shorts and a matching camisole.
"I thought I sensed you." Videl yawned as she wiped her closed eyes. Gohan didn't respond. And when he didn't, Videl immediately opened her eyes to observe him worryingly.
"What's wrong Gohan?" Videl anxiously asked as a small apparent frown came across her face.
"Just follow me." Gohan said as he flew off the balcony with her trailing behind. Soon, they arrived to the beach on the small island. For 15 minutes they silently walked along the edge of the beach staring up as the moon shone bright enough to cast full body shadows from them. Finally, they reached a spot where the moon seemed to be directly in front of them as its reflection floated among the dark ocean. Videl plopped down on the sand, not caring about it getting in her shorts. She sat close enough to the ocean so the small tides could gently caress the soles of her feet as she stretched her legs out. Gohan sat beside her emotionless.
"So what did you ca…" Videl didn't finish. Gohan had immediately laid his head in her lap, which had taken her by surprise. He's just a friend. Friends do this right? Videl nervously thought. Nevertheless, she allowed his head to remain in her lap. Soon she absently began to fondle with strands of his hair, since he had his head turned to the side in her lap as he lied on his back.
After a moment of silence Gohan softly said, "I really need to talk to someone before I lose my damn mind."
"W-Well that's what I'm here for." Videl stammered.
"Let me start off by telling you everything that has happened in the past 7 years." Gohan mumbled. He then told Videl about all that happened from the incident at Bulma's party to his Okaasan returning and his Otousan's reaction. He even mentioned the entire Babadi thing, in which he had to finally explain the Saiyan heritage; leaving out the part about who won the cell games. Videl listened attentively, not interrupting for anything as she stared down upon his face that continued to stare blankly out into the ocean.
"You know I really love my Okaasan. There's no doubt about it. I can feel it in my heart. But, for some strange reason, my…my mind can't or won't accept her right now. I feel such anger towards her, but then again I'm thinking she's my Okaasan and Kami knows you only get one. And the reason why I'm so..so angry is because I lived my life doing everything for her. I would always try to listen to what she said. I would study just for her. Hell, the reason why I'm in school is because that's the only way I felt I could've stayed connected to her. But..f-for her to up and leave thinking that I didn't care anything for her is like a slap and spit right into my face. My mind won't entirely blame this on Baba, because she didn't actually force my Okaasan to leave. But, you know what really made me almost want to blow my head off….
"No..what?" Videl whispered as she let her fingers run through Gohan's hair.
"The fact that the other day she tried to tell my little brother, whom she hadn't spoken to in over 5 years, what to do. Yeah, I know she's my okaasan, but you can't expect to voluntarily leave out of someone's life come back and think you can rule over them. I don't care if you are my mother. But that not only made me pissed off yesterday, my otousan also did. Not only did he put the world before me again, but it's the fact that he think he has a right to call my okaasan out for abandoning us."
"Doesn't he?"
"…No. No he doesn't. When Okaasan left, Otousan went into this extreme case of depression. He stayed in the bed most of the time. And in the following years, all he did was train to take his mind off of Okaasan… Not that he didn't do that enough before okaasan left… But then, it was Day in and out. Like training was as essential as breathing. I had to be the one who cleaned and cooked and watched after Goten. It's like I was the mother and father for my younger brother. Let me tell you something, the one time that I did leave him alone with Goten, he blew the house up…."
Gohan bitterly chuckled before he gradually continued, "But, anyways, my otousan just disconnected himself from everyone. And after 2 years he started to talk more, but it was never enough. Could you believe that yesterday was the most that I heard him talk in 7 years? And you know what amazes me even more."
"Nani?"
"The fact that when he had died the first time or was gone for over a year on Yardat, okaasan NEVER went into a big state of depression or neglected me in any way shape or form." Gohan bitterly chuckled again, "I remember when I was kidnapped by Piccolo, and I had escaped the place where he wanted me to train. I had went back to be with her and I saw that she was sitting at the table by a pile of books with a picture of our family in her hands smiling. She never gave up hope, she kept that power. Which is one of the reasons why I can't stop loving my Okaasan. And that is also a reason why I'm so pissed off at her" Gohan deeply sighed before saying, "And this is a bad thing to say, but I need to say it…"
"Go ahead." Videl whispered.
"After I saw her in Baba's ball. I was kind of a little glad when I saw that she was just in as much pain as me, if not worse. I know it's wrong, but at that time I was thinking if my brother and I had to suffer then why in the hell couldn't she. And the same thing goes with my father. I was happy when he got yelled at by her. He needed it."
"I think so too, but I have to ask even though it is a bit random at the moment. Why didn't anyone get shin afterwards if many were still upset?" Videl asked changing her tone to one on the border of anger.
"The faster we settle this problem that threatens our existence, the faster we'll be able to pay them back tenfold." Gohan bluntly stated.
"We?"
"Me, Goten, Emiko, and a couple of others. Even Arale and Rai are joining in. Hey, it's surprising that I'm not mad at those two anymore. They saved my mother and sister's life. Plus, Arale is just two sweet. And Rai isn't the bastard I thought he was."
"Uggghh!You should've got Shin and them back that night! Oh.. if I ever. NO, when I see them!" Videl angrily threatened as she cracked her knuckles.
Gohan heartily laughed as he sat up from Videl's lap and barely turned to face her. He looked at her smiling as he cupped his chin with one of his hands.
"Hmm. I can't help but to wonder why I haven't seen you argue with my Okaasan since you only knew she left us."
"Well, she's your mother! I couldn't argue with her in front of you. Plus we already did enough of that when I woke up in the hospital wing." Videl mumbled at the end. Gohan busted out laughing again, to tears. Then he wiped a joyful tear from his face, "You know don't take this the wrong way, but I probably should say this, but you remind me so much of my okaasan."
"Nani?" Videl exclaimed; not knowing whether to be thankful or insulted.
"I mean, you have to know that I was first drawn to you because you reminded me of her. You both have that feisty attitude, fighting spirit, and jet-black silky hair… But, yours is a bit softer and anyone can easily get lost in your blue eyes." Gohan said as he delicately took a strand of Videl's hair to push it behind her ear. His eyes directly bore into hers and he got lost in her very essence as she blushed. He removed his hand and gently smiled at her. Before she could respond to the gesture he just did, Gohan stood up to look out I sun rising. He couldn't believed that they talked for so long as he observed the rays going across the dark blue ocean, giving it a pleasant hue pleasing to the eye. Gohan looked down at the girl who was still blushing and in some sort of daze, which oddly enough made her appear even more magnificent. Acting on an impulse, Gohan swiftly pulled her up into his arms for an embrace; not giving her a second to react as he began to speak softly into her neck."You don't know how much this…you…mean to me right now. I really appreciate you for listening because I needed to get it off my chest."
Gohan slowly released Videl, to see her blushing a darker color than before. Another radiant smile instantly swept across his face. "Y-You w-welcome." Videl stammered as she desperately tried to suppress her blush.
"Now, the sun is about up. We should get back before anyone notice that we snuck out." Gohan said as he smoothly took the hand of a steadily blushing Videl, to walk back across the beach.
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The sunlight peaked through the curtain to lie upon the lovable sleeping face of Goten. He soon felt the rays upon his face and promptly pulled the cover over his head. That left Trunks, who was sleeping at the foot of the bed, without covers. He suddenly got a chill. With his eyes still closed, Trunks tried to reach for the covers, but he couldn't feel it. Irritated, he opened his eyes and sat up to see that Goten had tucked the cover all around his body.
"Really Goten?...If that's the game you want to play then I got something for…." Trunks paused. Something wasn't sitting right with him. It was tugging at the very strings of his mind. And he felt angry for some strange reason. Before he knew it, he got out of the bed and exited the room. He silently walked down the hall way and around various corners.
I don't know why, but I suddenly feel sick to my stomach. And it's because of E…I CAN'T SENSE HER KI! Trunks screamed in his head. He was about to dash for her room when he realized that he was already standing at the door. His eyes scanned the room, his thoughts almost being confirmed as he instinctively sensed out two other kis, noticing that in all, 5 was missing.
In a flash, he was back in the room him and Goten shared. He immediately shook the boy sleeping away.
"Goten. Get up." Trunks blankly stated. Goten partially opened his eyes as he whined, "Come on Trunks. I'm sleepy."
Trunks let out a frustrated sigh. "Get up, it's urgent Goten," Trunks tried to state indifferently as he continued to shake Goten.
"Trunks…Leave me alooonnne." Goten whined as he put his pillow over his head, as if that would've helped.
Trunks couldn't take it anymore. In the blink of an eye, he tore the covers off of Goten, which made the little boy tumble onto the floor. Goten quickly hopped up in the biggest frown as he angrily asked, "Hey Trunks what did…"
Goten abruptly paused to see a different, extremely rare, facial expression on Trunks. It was like he was battling with his stoic personality against the feeling of anger and true worry. Goten's face immediately softened and he whispered, "What's wrong Trunks?"
"Try to sense out the Ki in this house." Trunks stated as he got up from the bed, turning his face away from Goten. Goten did that requested. His little innocent eyes quickly widen as sadness swept across his face.
"Trunks what's happening? I can't sense my Oniisan, Okaasan, or Emiko." Goten softly whimpered, almost on the verge of tears.
"Let's go wake up and ask the adults." Trunks stated, gaining his normal composure. However, nothing was normal about the way they chose to wake up everyone in the house. Trunks ran into some rooms, snatching the covers and saying wake up. On the other hand, Goten ran through the house yelling AAH at the top of his lungs. They both met in some random den, decorated like a natural green forest. Before they could get their breath together, several angry individuals stormed into the room.
Vegeta, Bulma, Piccolo, Goku, Yamacha, Arale, Rai, Krillin, 18, Master Roshi, Kabito, Shin, Oolong, Puar, Marron were all scorning and scolding the two at the same exact time. Vegeta was being held back by Goku as he stated, "What the hell was that about? I'm about to punish your ass Trunks." At the same time Krillin yelled, "Yeah, I was sleeping well." But Goku happily said, "I'm glad he woke us up, it gives me an extra 30 minutes to eat."
Goten and Trunks were losing patience with the adults. This needed to be brought to their attention. And to be frank, they thought it was more important than sleep right now. Therefore at the same time, and for the first time for Goten, they yelled "SHUT UP!"
All were shocked from the little one's telling them what to do. Trunks saw this as a chance to speak, "Emi, Chichi-san, and Gohan are missing."
The room remained quiet from alarm and the fact that they were trying to sense out their Ki. Goten continued to speak before they realized something else, "That spolvo and Yam man are gone too."
"What do you mean they're gone?" Shin exclaimed.
"They're not here." Trunks stated.
"Go check the basement." Shin commanded to Yamacha. Yamacha reluctantly obliged. In less than a minute he came back.
"The chains are broke. They're gone." Yamacha replied.
"Who's gone?" Gohan stated as he walked into the room with Videl following behind. She was now dressed in her normal attire. They ignored him while he sensed out the answers for himself.
"His appearance solves one problem but what about the others?" Kabito asked Shin
"Oh, no…This can only mean one thing." Shin anxiously replied.
"What?" Goku asked.
Shin didn't speak as he looked down upon the floor.
"What is it? Spit it out!" Bulma commanded.
"Spolvovich and Yamu probably stole away in the night and took the ones you call Chi-Chi and Emiko." Kabito answered for Shin.
"What! No, Emiko's too strong for that." Krillin stated.
"There's no other explanation, unless they helped them." Kabito replied.
"Don't you dare speak about my family like that." Gohan threatened. Before Kabito could respond, Goku spoke up.
"Okay let's go you guys." Goku said as he turned towards the door.
"Where are you going?" Shin asked as he stood in front of Goku to block his way.
"I'm going to save my family. What does it look like?" Goku simply stated as he looked at Shin like he was crazy
"You can't!" Shin exclaimed.
"And why the hell not?" Vegeta spat. He had just had it up to here with the midget and his red clown.
"Yeah, what Vegeta said." Goku added as he looked upon Shin.
"Because we have to formulate a plan. And now, we can't go attacking Babadi. We should wait it out and think about it." Shin calmly replied.
"Wait it out? You're kidding right?" Videl questioned as she laughed.
"No, he's not." Kabito blankly answered.
"I seriously doubt that they are being hurt right now. They will probably use them as collateral for the return of the lamp." Shin confidently said.
"The lamp that you broke?" Piccolo questioned.
"Yes." Shin replied.
"And you're still serious about waiting it out." Yamacha unbelievingly asked.
"Yes he is. We should listen to what Supreme Kai says." Kabito chimed.
"Well, to be frank I don't give a fuck what Shin is saying. I put up with him, because I thought that if I cooperated, then he would leave everyone alone soon. But, he just brought more trouble. And I'll be damned if I sit around while Chi-Chi and my princess are off hurt." Rai bitterly stated as he glared at Shin.
"What are you going to do? Come on, you're just a mere pathetic human." Piccolo questioned.
"One, that you don't really know well. Come on Arale, we have to go to retrieve something." Rai instructed as he walked out of the room with Arale not questioning him as she followed. Shin had a quick unnoticeable expression cross his face. He tried to read Rai's mind to see what he was up to, but for some unusual reason, he couldn't. Meanwhile, some looked lost in thought. Goten and Trunks looked deeply annoyed. While Goku actually looked like he was considering Shin's idea. And this pissed a certain person off to no extent. And he had, had enough.
"I know you aren't thinking this over Otousan!" Gohan angrily declared.
"Gohan, I was thi…"
"Get the hell out of here with that! My okaasan and little sister are off in Kami knows what trouble and you debating on whether or not to leave? Especially when we most likely know the got damn location! You know it's a damn shame when Rai, someone who isn't my Otousan, had to be the first to up and leave to help Okaasan and Emiko!" Gohan yelled.
"Gohan.."
"Don't Gohan me! I'm tired of about of you Otousan! Okaasan was right! You don't give a damn about her or our family!" Gohan coldly stated, as he fumed, panting and glaring Goku down.
"Excuse.. me.. son." Goku slowly stated putting emphasis on son as he took a step towards Gohan.
"You heard me, Otousan." Gohan spat. Quickly, Piccolo stepped right in between Goku and Gohan while Videl grabbed Gohan's arm. And Krillin grabbed Goku's arm.
"If you would've let me finished Gohan you would know that I was thinking about the exact location to go and who would come along. I was thinking of leaving here in less than ten seconds." Goku bitterly stated. Gohan calmed down, feeling somewhat, but not completely sorry. He then couldn't help but to look at his enraged father. Rage that was not entirely his fault, but lied within the fact that someone had stolen his family.
"You can't leave! We need to think this out!" Shin exclaimed. Goku quickly turned around to glower upon Shin with such fury.
"Don't you dare say another word! We're leaving now. Me, Vegeta, Piccolo, Gohan, and whoever else wants to come except the kids." Goku stated, which was received by groans from two boys who wouldn't dare go against the infuriated man before them.
"Very well, I won't and can't stop you. Kabito and I will come along." Shin mumbled.
"Me too." Krillin stated.
"I'm coming." Videl piped in. Gohan turned his head to her, "I don't think you should come."
"What? Why not?" Videl angrily questioned.
"This doesn't look like it'll end well. Someone will get hurt, and I wouldn't be able to handle it if you somehow were that one." Gohan stated. Him saying this, plus earlier today, could only make her nod in agreement.
"Awww…Well isn't that sweet." Bulma said.
"That's what you're supposed to say to girlfriends Bulma." Krillin said teasingly.
"KRILLIN!" Gohan shouted.
"Just joking pal." Krillin laughed off as he put his hands up to calm him.
"It's no time for that. Let's go." Piccolo instructed as Goku lead the way out the door.
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"Look at this Dabura. It's ¾ full. That brat is stronger than I could've possibly imagined. I didn't think this pathetic planet could harbor such power. Buu will be unleashed soon" Babadi happily stated as he looked over the massive egg before him.
"He sure will. Then this planet will be destroyed." Dabura added.
"It probably would've been already. Why did you stop fighting the girl?" Babadi coldly questioned.
"I needed a break." Dabura simply replied.
"A break? You get a break when I say you can. Buu needs pure energy to be resurrected. And we shouldn't stop until he has it!" Babadi declared.
"We?" Dabura asked. Wasn't he the one doing all the work?
"Yes we." Babadi retorted, knowing exactly what Dabura was thinking.
"So…Should I go continue beating her?"
"The sun has risen. We should expect company soon. And we can take the energy from them. Plus I've seen the recent thoughts of the little brat as she was unconscious several times. Apparently, she has pent up anger against certain individuals. And I know I can use this to my advantage." Babadi chuckled as he stood over his crystal ball.
"You wouldn't?" Dabura asked skeptically.
"I would Dabura. It is what I have already planned for her." Babadi merrilystated as he looked in his crystal ball at Emiko lying unconscious in a stoned cell.
TO BE CONTINUED
a/n: So what do you think? This was a bit of a teaser right? I know, sorry about that. Anyways, I thank you all for the reviews you do give and for every reader.