Blinded for Life
Author's Note: Okay, the chapters should be more accurate now. I've got a few updates ready. At least enough to get me back on my feet! I MIGHT update about once a month if I'm lucky so don't be expecting it every week like it used to be. Anyway, on with the story!
Disclaimer: I do not own Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball Z, Dragon Ball GT, or any of the characters.
Chapter 25
Everyone directed their attention to Babadi's ship when a gigantic explosion occured. "My ship! WHO DID THAT?!" Babadi screamed. A figure appeared out of the smoke and chuckled. Up along the cliff, the newly not frozen in stone Piccolo and Krillin were beside Trunks and Goten who were cheering Vegeta on.
"Vegeta! What are you doing here?" Babadi asked still wide-eyed from the explosion. Vegeta chuckled and the Supreme Kai started struggling. Everyone ignored the Supreme Kai and Babadi growled. "Are you the one who blew up my spaceship?!" he yelled. Vegeta chuckled again. "That's right! It was a little messy but it was the quickest way to get the job done."
Babadi growled again. "Ugh! But why?! I never gave you an order to destroy my ship! So why did you do it!" He yelled even louder. Vegeta smirked and looked at Buu. "I assume that big ugly blob there is Majin Buu? If so, you're the one that killed Gohan and Ariyan!" Back up on the cliff, Piccolo collapsed. He'd heard what Vegeta had said and it hit him to the core.
Trunks looked up at him. "What is it Piccolo? What did my dad say?" Krillin looked at the two and noticed how tense Piccolo was. "Piccolo?" he asked questioningly. Piccolo just sat there in stunned silence. Back in the forest where Gohan and Ariyan were, Ariyan started to stir. She got up but realized how weak she was and fell back down. No one could feel her still as she started moving around. She opened her eyes and looked at Gohan.
She could feel him but just barely. She crawled over to him and started sobbing knowing that he wouldn't last much longer. "G-Gohan. I n-never got to tell you how I feel about you. I-I'll go get help! You're going to be okay. I swear it!" She got up and started limping away towards where she felt the battle was. She could clearly feel Vegeta getting riled up for a fight. It hurt her because Vegeta had kind of been like a father to her in some ways and she knew that this fight was going to kill his pride.
She limped before finally gaining enough power to fly towards the battle. She finally landed just outside the battle field and her eyes widened at the scene playing in front of her. Vegeta was trying to beat Majin Buu but he didn't take ANY damage! Ariyan looked around to see Babadi yelling at Buu to beat Vegeta like everyone else but she didn't see Debura anywhere. She looked around the cliffs thinking she sensed something but it quickly disappeared. Buu flew out of a crater that Vegeta had cause and simply regenerated.
Vegeta, held out his hand and powered up. Ariyan watched as Babadi yelled at Buu to kill Vegeta. "That's it! Kill him in 1...2..3!" Vegeta powered up even more after three and shot a very concentrated beam through Buu. Buu flew back and remained motionless for about a minute before his fist clenched, surprising Vegeta slightly. Buu got up then fixed the hole in his stomach. "What is he? Immortal?" Vegeta asked himself. Ariyan watched in horror as Buu crossed his arms in an X over his chest and began powering up.
Buu soon had a pink circle around him and then...he let it go. The wave of power knocked Ariyan back just after she saw Vegeta crossed his arms in front of him in an attempt to protect his face. She slammed into the cliff and was pinned there until the wave went away. She was soon buried under millions of rocks and her only hope was to raise her power. She didn't have the power to get out so she could only hope someone were to find her. She soon heard someone moving rocks out of the way above her.
She winced when someone grabbed her arm and dragged her out but kept her eyes closed. "Ariyan! Are you okay?! Wake up! Come on wake up!" she heard a voice and opened her eyes to see a four blurry figures looking at her. She groaned and tried to sit up only to fall back down. "Whew at least you're okay." she heard Krillin say and growled. "Shut...up..." she muttered. "Well, she's still got the spirit." Piccolo said. Ariyan's vision cleared and she rubbed her eyes. "G-Gohan..." she muttered. Her eyes widened when she realized she couldn't feel him.
"N-No..." she mumbled before getting up and looking around frantically. Piccolo grabbed her from behind and they flew to wherever they were going to watch the fight from. "Look, I know you're sad because he's gone but there's nothing you can do! The boys don't know so don't go off and blurt it out!" Piccolo whispered as they landed. Ariyan stood up and limped over to the edge of the cliff where they saw Vegeta with blood running down his arm. "Father!" Trunks exclaimed.
Ariyan slammed her fist into a boulder making it crumble. "What happened to you Ariyan? I know you couldn't have been this hurt just because of some rocks." Krillin asked. "Buu. Gohan and I were trying to protect the Supreme Kai long enough so we could escape but Buu was too powerful. He blasted us into a nearby forest but I think Gohan took the worst of the attack. He's still out there but he's weak. He's also stable enough to stay alive throughout this entire thing." Ariyan said. Piccolo, believing she was making up the story for the kids, glanced at the ground.
"I don't think even Vegeta will be able to stop Majin Buu on his own. Ariyan, if we had sensu beans, we'd give them to you. Gohan, Goku, and Supreme Kai are all gone. It hurts me to say but I'm afraid Vegeta and Ariyan are the Earth's last hope." Piccolo told everyone. "Hold on! My dad is way too strong to lose to that creep! Right Ariyan?" Trunks asked. "I don't know Trunks. I just hope so." Ariyan muttered. Everyone directed their attention back to the fight when Buu landed in front of Vegeta.
"You no fun! You go bye bye!" Buu said as he waved at Vegeta. Then, he did the most disgusting thing Ariyan had ever seen. He pulled a chunk of bubble gum like stuff from his stomach and stretched it. "Ugh what a discusting creature. What is he up to now?" Vegeta asked himself. Buu let go of one end of the putty and let it spring before going slack. "Oh come on!" Vegeta exclaimed with disgust in his voice.
Buu started skipping towards Vegeta with the putty in his hands before shooting a pink ki beam at Vegeta who dodged it. He started spinning the putty as he shot constant ki blasts keeping Vegeta moving before Vegeta said something which made Buu yell and shoot a huge beam out of his mouth. Vegeta fazed out of the way and reappeared just out of the beam's range making Buu smirk. Buu let the putty go and it wrapped itself around the unsuspecting Vegeta, trapping him and constricting around him.
Vegeta fell from the sky while Buu laughed as he struggled. Trunks stood in horror and watched as his father tried in vain to get out of the pink putty. Buu kicked the blob that was incasing Vegeta and laughed as Vegeta let out a pained gasp. Buu fell from the sky and landed on Vegeta making him let out another pained gasp and spit up blood. "Vegeta's a goner! Man I wish Goku and Gohan were here! Where the heck are those guys anyway?!" Krillin exclaimed.
"Hey! They'll be here Krillin! Just wait!" Goten yelled. Piccolo and Ariyan looked at Trunks who was gritting his teeth and willing himself not to go out there and help. "Stay where you are Trunks! We can't afford to lose you too! And you'll just cause Vegeta more pain if you go down to help!" Piccolo said to the purple haired boy. Ariyan looked down at Vegeta who was pinned under Buu and couldn't get free to defend himself from the fists that just kept coming at his face.
Trunks finally had enough and powered up to super saiyan before blasting down to help. "Trunks! Wait up!" Goten yelled before powering up as well and getting ready to chase Trunks. He was flying when Piccolo grabbed his hand in an attempt to stop him. "I won't let you go down there! It will only make things worse!" Piccolo yelled. "Let me go! Trunks needs my help! If I were Gohan, I'd say to let me go and you would wouldn't you?!" Goten yelled.
Piccolo, struck in the moment, loosened his grip and Goten took off. Ariyan, realising they were going to get in trouble, took off after them at a rather slow pace and landed a short ways away from Vegeta when Trunks kicked Buu through several cliffs. Ariyan ran up to Vegeta, Goten, and Trunks before tripping and coughing. She got up and helped them get the pink putty off of Vegeta before finally falling back to the ground on her hands and knees. It unwrapped with ease and they all looked at Vegeta as his breathing was beginning to trouble him.
"Dad?" Trunks questioned. "It's alright now. We're here." Goten said as they gathered around Vegeta. Ariyan watched at both the boys tried to wake him up. "Come on Dad! Wake up! Please wake up!" Trunks began to shake Vegeta. "Is he alive?" Goten asked. Trunks immediately turned around and began to yell at him. "Of course he is! My Dad is the toughest guy in the whole world!" Trunks yelled with tears starting to gather in his eyes. "Yeah but he got hurt real bad." Goten said.
"Hey Goten! Clean out your ears and listen okay!" Trunks yelled making Goten actually start cleaning out his ears. "My mom told me that he used to be the prince of every single saiyan!" Trunks exclaimed looking at Vegeta. "Ah! He's a p-prince?!" Goten asked. "That's right! He's a prince Goten, A PRINCE! And there's no way a prince could lose to a stupid monster!" Trunks yelled. Vegeta started breathing correctly and barely opened his eyes to see Ariyan laying a little off to the side and Goten and Trunks next to him. "That's it Dad!", "He's awake!" the two kids said.
"Trunks, my son." Vegeta muttered as Trunks helped him sit up. His eyes widened and he pushed Trunks slightly. "Wait! Where is Majin Buu?!" Vegeta hurriedly asked. He glanced at Ariyan who was still laying on the ground from the energy she sasted trying to get to Vegeta. Vegeta finally got up and glanced at Piccolo who had just cut Babadi in half. "Trunks, listen to me, you need to take good care of your mother and Ariyan." Vegeta said before looking off in the distance and grinning.
"Take care of them? Why? You can do that too right Dad? Dad?" Trunks began questioning. "Why would you say that Dad? Why do you want me to take care of them? Are you going somewhere?" Trunks asked. Vegeta just stared off into the distance. "I want you three to leave and get as far away from here as possible." Vegeta told them. Ariyan began struggling to get up and she was finally on her feet after a few attempts that looked like a deer's first steps. "But Vegeta, what about Buu?" Ariyan asked with difficulty. "I'll fight him alone." Vegeta replied. Trunks and Ariyan gasped. "Don't do that!" Goten exclaimed.
"Goten's right! We'll fight with you! You don't want to get killed do you?! You've got to let us help you! Are you two in?" Trunks asked Goten and Ariyan. "Yeah!" Goten said. "See?! We'll fight with you! What about you Ariyan?" Trunks asked. Ariyan stared at Vegeta intently. 'Vegeta, I don't know what you've got up your sleeve but it can't be good.' she thought. "No Trunks. I'm too weak as it is." Ariyan said grimly as she kept watching Vegeta. "Stop it. It's too dangerous for any of you. I will finish this by myself." Vegeta said harshly.
"Come on! It'll be easier to beat him with me and Trunks!" Goten said. "We'll gang up on him! H-He won't know what hit him!" Trunks picked up. "Yeah! We could even beat that big blob without your help! We might even do better than you did." Goten said before immediately putting a hand over his mouth. "Trunks, you are my only son and yet I haven't held you once since you were a baby haven't I?" Vegeta asked. He looked at Trunks with a genuine smile on his face.
"Come here son." Vegeta walked over to Trunks and hugged him. "Dad what's wrong? Aw this is embarrassing. Dad, come on, cut it out." Trunks began saying. Ariyan just watched in pity for the ignorance the child was displaying. He had no idea what was going to happen to Vegeta. "Trunks, there is something you must know. You've made me proud my son." Vegeta reached a hand behind Trunks's neck and delivered a chop that knocked Trunks out of his super saiyan state and into unconsiousness.
"Hey! What did you do to him?! Why'd you do that?! What's wrong with you?! Why did you do that to Trunks?! Why'd you hurt him?! Why?! Why'd you do it?! Tell me why! You're his dad! Dad's aren't supposed to do bad things to their sons so why'd you do it?! Why did you hit him?! Why did you hurt him like that?! Why?! Why?!" Goten kept asking Vegeta. Vegeta, without saying a word, punched Goten hard enough in the stomach to knock him out before turning to Ariyan.
"I know Vegeta. Your sacrifice will be respected. You know, you really were the dad I never had." Ariyan said with a smirk. "You've made me proud as well. Take care of Bulma and Trunks for me. I know you will." Vegeta said with a smirk as Piccolo landed. "Vegeta, I think I understand." Piccolo said as he walked over to the boys. "And one day, so will Trunks." Piccolo reassured. They both suddenly directed their attention to the humming pink blob that was making his way towards them.
"Take them as far away from here as possible. Go now." Vegeta told Piccolo. "Of course." Piccolo replied as he picked each boy up in each of his arms. "It's time. Hurry." Vegeta urged. "You'll die. You know that." Piccolo told him. "There is one thing that I'd like to know. Tell me, will I clown Kakarott in the Other World?" Vegeta asked. "I'm not going to lie to you Vegeta even if the answer may be difficult to hear. This is the truth. Goku devoted his life to protecting the lives of others. Because of his selflessness, when he died, he was allowed to keep his body and travel to King Kai's planet. You on the other hand have spent your whole life in persuit of your own selfish desires. You've caused too much pain. When you die, you will not recieve the same reward." Piccolo said.
"Oh well. So be it. That will be all. Get out of here! Hurry!" Vegeta pushed. Piccolo turned to Ariyan who had fallen down to one knee and let her hold Trunks so he could hold her by the back of her shirt. They finally flew off leaving Vegeta to fight Buu. "Hurry Krillin! We have to get away from here right now!" Piccolo yelled as they past him. "What's Vegeta up to Piccolo? He's crazy! He won't make it!" Krillin asked. Ariyan looked over at him through her bangs and frowned. "He knows that! He's finally going to do something for someone other than himself!" Ariyan yelled letting the tears that had been collecting finally fall.
They turned around to see a huge yellow light coming from Vegeta's energy source. "Vegeta..." Krillin muttered. Over the roar of the energy, Ariyan thought she could hear Vegeta's pained screams and began to start letting her tears flow. "VEGETA!" Krillin yelled. Ariyan looked at Piccolo helplessly and began trying to get out of his grip. "Ariyan stop! You have to let him finish what he started!" Krillin said putting a hand on her shoulder as she cried.