A/N: song is How Does It Feel by Avril Lavigne. also, I'm not medical doctor, so if something is wrong... well, I warned you
Chapter 26: How Does it Feel?
3rd POV
This surgery was extremely risky, but without it, Rina would die. The adrenal gland is located near the front of the brain, but Capsule Corp. has the best doctors in the world on staff. Bulma managed to clone Rina a new adrenal gland from some of Vegeta's cells, and since they had the same blood type, it was the best shot they had right now.
Vegeta sat right next to Rina, holding her hand. The white sheets covering most of her body somehow reminded him of one of those fairy-tale stories Bulma read to Trunks when he was younger.
"Doctor?" Vegeta's voice was very low, "Treat her so she doesn't have any scars, alright? She has enough as it is."
"Of course, Mr. Vegeta." The doctor said as the oxygen and anesthetic were given in the mask over Rina's nose.
Mr. Vegeta… ha, I'm still not used to that.
"I'm right here, Rina. You don't have to be scared anymore."
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1st POV
I'm not afraid of anything
I just need to know that I can breathe
I don't need much of anything
But suddenly, suddenly
"Vegeta? Where are you? I can hear you… but I can't see you! Wait… I just spoke in a contraction…"
"That's because you're in here with me. Nice to meet you officially, Rina Jinn of the Red Wolf clan."
"What are you? And why can't I see you or Vegeta?"
"Have you forgotten me already?"
"Wait… you're the power, aren't you?"
"Yes, I am." It replied.
"What's going on? Why are we here? Where's Vegeta!"
"Vegeta is out in the real world. We're here in your mind. You're dying, Rina. We're dying."
I am small and the world is big
All around me is fast moving
Surrounded by so many things
But suddenly, suddenly
"We're dying? I can't remember…"
"You invoked me, and I killed Frieza and Cell for you. But your adrenaline levels were so low that now you lie on a medical table, humans poking at your brain trying to save you."
"Save me…?"
"Yes. Vegeta thinks of you as a daughter, even without the blood bond you now share."
"Zarbon… he's dead. Because of me."
"Oh shut up! Stop whining!"
How does it feel, to be different from me?
Are we the same?
How does it feel, to be different from me?
Are we the same?
How does it feel?
"Damn you!" I shouted back.
"It was his choice, Rina! Just as it was your choice to invoke me!"
Suddenly I couldn't breathe. My chest became really tight and my heart seemed to skip a beat.
"What- what's going on?"
"Death."
I'm young, and I am free
But I get tired, and I get weak
I get lost, and I can't sleep
But suddenly, suddenly
3rd POV
The machine next to Rina started to beep loudly. Vegeta looked up from Rina's face for the first time in 40 minutes. The heart monitor and breathing monitors were making all the noise.
"What's going on?" Vegeta snapped.
"Mr. Vegeta, step back, let us work."
"She's dying, isn't she?" he snapped.
"Not if you get back and let us work Vegeta!" Bulma said, grabbing his shoulder and pulling him back, "Her blood pressure is dropping too fast… her adrenaline levels are at zero, we need to put in that new adrenal gland now!"
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1st POV
How does it feel, to be different from me?
Are we the same?
How does it feel, to be different from me?
Are we the same?
How does it feel?
"I don't want to die!"
Trunks… and Goten. Vegeta and Kakorot… even those humans… I feel like I have to see them again. I finally got free from Frieza… and now it's over!
"No one ever does. You have to fight."
"How do I do that?" I asked.
"You have to get out of here first. This is the deepest part of your soul. Go back and fight!"
"Yes… yes! I will fight for my life! Zarbon's sacrifice won't be in vain!"
Would you comfort me
Would you cry with me;
3rd POV
"Dammit Rina… don't die on me now. I've worked so hard to free you!" Vegeta growled. He felt like punching something, but couldn't in the med-lab. So instead, he stared at the floor, clenching and unclenching his fists.
The machines stopped their alerts. Vegeta looked up to see normal levels returning to her.
"I think she heard you, Vegeta."
Vegeta let out a noisy sigh as he went back and grabbed Rina's hand.
"You better not die… you wouldn't want to leave Trunks and me, would you?" he smirked, "No matter what you think, Zarbon wasn't the only one who ever cared about you."
I am small and the world is big
But I'm not afraid of anything;
"Her adrenaline levels are rising back to normal again."
"Gentlemen," Bulma began, "I do believe we succeeded in giving a Saiyan a new adrenal gland."
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1st POV
"Thanks, Vegeta." Even though I couldn't see him, and he couldn't hear me, I had to say it.
"I knew there was a reason I was able to be invoked by you, little pup. You have a very strong will to live."
"Yeah. And now… I can finally move on."
How does it feel, to be different from me?
Are we the same?
How does it feel, to be different from me?
Are we the same?
How does it feel?
How does it feel, to be different from me? How does it feel, Rina?
Are we the same?
How does it feel, to be different from me?
Are we the same?
How does it feel?
How does it feel
Different from me, different…
"Now I can be part of a real family."
A/N: ok, not much action in this one, but now we know Rina is safe! w00t!
NEXT TIME: the last chapter!