The Truth
A/N: It looks like you guys caught the little switcheroo I pulled at the end there, it was originally Kakarot but I changed it as I went oh right. Time to pull a quick fast one on my readers :P, I'm so happy you guys are still enjoying this story, because I still have a lot to do. So many loose ends to bring together, its hard to believe that this story is already five months old. Because this arc will be reaching its conclusion and begin the next one. Our Vegeta-sei Arc and Earth Arc... what will come next? I don't know but i'll keep going.
You'll get a bit more Kakarot and someone else :D, guess who?
Goku stopped as he felt so many eyes on him, he could see the look of fear on Chi-Chi's face as she looked from both him and to the people she had been talking with, some he recognized, others he did not. "Um, I guess this isn't the best of surprises huh?" He laughed scratching the back of his head sheepishly. No, there was something telling him that this was wrong, but he didn't know what the problem was.
"Go ahead Chi-Chi," Piccolo mocked a twisted smirk on his lips. "You know when I followed you, mostly thanks to your own blind ignorance. I learned a great deal about you." He took another step back, and pointed to his ears. "I heard a lot, even one day was enough to know just what you and he meant to each other." His lips pulled back into a sick grin his teeth exposed, "I guess Kakarot was just too good for you to let go of, after all who would care for a woman who ran back into the arms of her rapist and bore him a son."
"Shut up, you don't understand a thing!" She snapped at him, her own hands balling into a fist.
"You didn't tell your friends, that he was really Kakarot, that Gohan was your own child." He snickered, "It's quite amusing really to see just how much you were willing to lie to protect someone like him, I guess you didn't want to let go of all the good times am I right?" He dodged the fist aimed for his face because he had been expecting it. Piccolo had been waiting for such a perfect opportunity, he'd been able to remain inconspicuous and survey the two of them. Perhaps looking for a weakness, but he found something better. Any revenge he could pay back against the woman who had humiliated him so was worth it. "You should probably tell all your so called friends of all the dreams he shared with you, there quite a few detailed ones." He'd only heard a few, but then, that was enough for him to hear.
Chi-Chi's ki began to glow around her as she looked squarely at Piccolo with such anger. That this bastard dared to spy on her, and humiliate her. The son of a bitch would pay for this!
Piccolo pulled back just a bit to avoid a direct blow, but he wasn't done just yet. "So, explain it to your friends, explain it to them why you allowed the man who nearly destroyed the world to become your lover?" He laughed jumping back as Chi-Chi swung at him, finding her amusement too great. Except he collided with a solid figure behind him. He was a bit surprised, but he hid the emotion quickly as Goku was behind him and he hadn't even realized it.
Goku looked down at him seriously, "Leave, you are done upsetting her." Goku's arms were crossed over his chest looking at him.
"Fine, fine." He said holding up his hands in mock defeat. "I hope you all have a pleasant conversation." Before turning and walking away with his cape flapping in the winds.
Krillin looked at Goku, then to Chi-Chi and back again. He had always thought he had recognized G-… No Kakarot, he was Kakarot. The hair, the face, how he had so many similarities, but the face was still there. No one else looked like that, no human had hair like that,
"What's the matter baldy? You don't like my new toy, how sad because she's delicious?"
Kakarot's voice plagued him for hours on end, while he slept for so many days. How Chi-Chi looked so lost and helpless in his arms, while he forever was unable to save her as he raped her over and over in front of him. It was the coldest slap in the face he had when he woke up, before he had restored the earth.
"She's such a nice fuck, soft, tight, wet, and ready for me. All alone on this world for my desires because you can't do a damn thing about it. Can you weakling?"
Yamcha saw it as well, his experience though had been much more brief.
"Damnit… just who the hell are you?"
He held his broken ribs as he had gone into the ruins of west city in hopes of finding Bulma. Yet he had run into a damn monster who had caused all of this destruction. The large spiky haired saiyan was standing in front of him and amused grin on his face. Yamcha was able to see him although his vision was blurry from the pain and the ringing going on in his head.
"Who the hell are you!?" He shouted again earning him a roaring laugh.
He reached down and pulled him up from the debris. "I am Kakarot, and I am a saiyan warrior, 1st class of course."
Yamcha was thrown again slamming into a half-broken lamp post, rolling and kicking up dirt and debris. He coughed and gasped as he managed to crack a single eye as the powerful warrior advanced on him. "W-Why are you… Doing this?" He asked as Kakarot rolled him onto his back with his foot.
He shrugged indifferently, "Bored, orders, because I feel like it. What does it matter? I am strong and you are weak, I do what I want because I can." He crossed his arms over his chest.
"You don't have to do this." He struggled to say despite the pain but he watched Kakarot roll his eyes.
He brought a hand to his face, "Weaklings always say that, I remember that blue haired little girl kept screaming that, but I did it anyway. So-"
"Bulma!? You bastard you took Bulma!"
Kakarot looked a little surprised at the reaction as he looked down at the man, who seemed to be getting a little second wind. It was amusing to say the least. "Who's to say if it was, she had quite the mouth on her. I wonder how long it will last until I take her back to my world, what's your wager weakling?"
Yamcha cried as he pushed himself up to one knee his hand clenching in a fist but was kicked onto his back.
"You can get angry all you want, you won't beat me. But don't worry I'm not going to hurt her, that little bitch is going to my prince. He likes the color blue, and if her curtains match the drapes I'm sure he'll be all the more amused." He chuckled as Yamcha rolled onto his stomach and tried to get back up. Tears were running down his face as he tried to push himself back on his feet. He wasn't going to let Bulma go!
Kakarot took a step back laughing at the pathetic sight before him, he merely watched him stagger up to his feet. He turned about his hands locking into that attack he had tried before. "You know how it ended last time don't you?"
Yamcha didn't care, his teeth were grit tight as only Bulma's face filled his mind, and the only way to save her was to go through this son of a bitch! "Wolf-Fang Fist-!" He yelled ignoring pain and common sense as he went for Kakarot.
He didn't uncross his arms as his tail lashed out smacking the warrior across the stomach, but he didn't stop, and swung again and again. Kakarot was amused only for a few moments but he dodged moving all the way around Yamcha as his tail smashed him in the back, knocking him back on his knees.
Yamcha felt the brown appendage snap around his throat forming a knot around his neck, he moved to grab it but two strong hands grabbed his wrists and yanked them upwards nearly busting his shoulder sockets.
"So- weak."
He gagged, coughed, as he felt his neck getting crushed slowly, his eyes rolling back into his head until a snap came and he was released by death.
Both Krillin and Yamcha moved forwards, Tien holding himself back as he scowled, his hand holding Choatzu's shoulder as he didn't want him doing anything. They were prepared for war, but Chi-Chi stepped in front of them. "Stop-! Before you do something stupid and make everything worse!" She shouted breaking the aggression from boiling over as she stood in front of Goku.
"Chi-Chi! That's him! That's the guy who killed-" Krillin started but was interrupted by another voice.
"Don't! Not another word until I say so!" She told him angrily, her own temper flaring, a bit. She didn't want this situation to go down like this, it also didn't help that it had been Piccolo pointing this out to everyone and not her explaining everything to them. "Before you even say or do anything you need to listen to me, and believe me." She looked at all of them, her eyes shifting from each one. She looked back at Goku who looked at her curiously. "Goku would you please go wait for me on the other side, I need to talk to them in private please."
He studied her words for a moment, thinking about what she was asking him. "Please, Goku five minutes."
Nodding, placing a reassuring hand on her shoulder. "Alright, I'll be waiting then." He gave her a sad smile, something was wrong, and she was upset. Turning away he walked away and as he cleared more than half of the room without looking back Chi-Chi turned her head back towards her friends.
"Is what Piccolo said true?" Chaotzu asked looking from Tien to her.
She bit her bottom lip slightly, and nodded her head slightly. "Yes, but only partially. I am not Goku's lover. Me and him are not that close. But he is a friend and the father to my child." She watched them still look to her, as if needing answers, which she had to give no doubt. "It is a long story, you have to understand that this-"
"What could the reason be?" Krillin said coming forwards, jealous, angry, and hurt. All of those emotions showed in his eyes. "That's the bastard who killed millions of innocent people, he raped you and took Bulma to some other world where you died! Why are you even with him, or defending him?"
Yamcha gave a snort, "I agree with Krillin, there's he's the fucking murderer who killed me. I know that face."
Chi-Chi looked to Tien who nodded slightly in agreement with the other two. "Because he's not Kakarot, not anymore. He lost his memories, Kami checked but they are all just locked away inside of his mind. He doesn't know who or what he is anymore, the only thing he knows is my Uncle, me, and Gohan. That's the only thing he cares about, there's no plans of world conquering or killing, you guys saw him before, you didn't even know it was him because he's not the-"
"You can't be serious, Chi-Chi get real the guy could turn back into that monster, and then what? We can't use the dragonballs like that again and you know it!
"If you know who he is, then you know how strong he is." She said quickly trying to break any notion of trying to fight him. "Right now he doesn't remember a thing, if you fight him what's to stop him from turning back into that?"
Tien shook his head, "He's a bigger threat than Piccolo, he practically destroyed the world by himself and he didn't even look to be breaking a sweat. Can you honestly tell me that we shouldn't take care of him somehow? Even if we don't fight him, what's to stop him from gaining back all of his memories over time?" He narrowed all three of his eyes at her, "We have to do something."
Chi-Chi refused to back down, "And then what, if you kill him as he is right now you're just justifying murdering him because of something he could do. You don't have the-"
"Chi-Chi listen to yourself!" Krillin jumped back into the conversation, "You are seriously defending someone who's killed so many people. For Kami's sake, he's the bastard who raped you how many times?"
Chi-Chi kept a hand over her face as she struggled to keep her thoughts in check, "That was Kakarot and I know. I've agonized over-"
"You even kissed him? You practically threw yourself at him!" He couldn't believe what he was hearing, that she was looking past everything, forgiving everything. Then have a relationship with him, walk around with his son and pretend that nothing had ever happened? No he wasn't going to keep his anger in check. This was too much for him to bear right now.
"That was because I had to keep who he was a secret, you all would've jumped to conclusions without thinking like you are doing now." She threw up her hands in exasperation as she slowly began to walk short paces around. "You guys see him as he was, not who he is, I've made the distinction between Goku and Kakarot first because-"
"That's not an excuse, because we've all suffered Chi-Chi." Yamcha joined in, "You alone don't get to have a final say in what happens. I don't care how nice he is now when I know what he can and probably will do again. Just because you want to take the risk doesn't mean we do!"
"I agree," Tien said. "This is the planet's safety is more important than what your asking."
"No-! You will not touch him!" Chi-Chi barked at them, her eyes glaring at each one, the effect was strong even Chaotzu and Krillin slinked backed just a bit. "If you try and kill him I will step in, you might turn him back into that when he might never change. He could live here without incident as he has for months with just his son and-"
"You?" She shot Yamcha a look.
"You want him to be alive, for yourself-"
"Do not even go there, if he was Kakarot I-"
"He is! You've said it yourself, that he is Kakarot and yet you're still defending him" Krillin stepped forward. "Were your friends, we can help, we can end this threat, I know it's not the best answer but damnit, Chi-Chi you're trying to let a monster live for no reason." He felt hurt, and he couldn't understand why she was trying to justify any of this. There was no purpose, how could she- No… "She loves him." He exhaled as if coming to some realization. He shook his head, perhaps she just couldn't live without him, who knew what had transpired while she was gone. Maybe she was sick?
The other's said nothing but they all thought it at this moment, and there was little that could be said to change their minds.
"NO-! I don't." She shouted, "I can not believe this, you want to just kill him and just hope that solves everything right? That there's no other alternative?" They said nothing, so she continued. "So are you going to kill my son as well? Take him away from me because he's got his father's blood."
"We won't kill a child, but you-"
"So how will you feel knowing you killed his father? Will you watch him grow up without a parent because of a possibility and smile and laugh with him with blood on your hands?" She brought her hands up as she couldn't keep them still. She was fired up with emotions. "So i'll be the one to raise him, all alone because i'm sure you all will just happily walk in and take over am right? No, of course you won't. How about when he's older will you be the one to tell him that sorry, we killed your dad and you don't remember him because we thought it was the right thing to do!"
They looked to each other on that one, it was something they wouldn't enjoy, but also the thought that she was providing, was a difficult one, would they be able to live with themselves afterwards?
"Just know that Gohan means everything to me, I don't care who his father is. He's my baby boy, the one I thought I'd lost and I will not have my child's life ruined and if Goku does turn back into Kakarot, then i'll be the one to take care of it…." She glared at all of them. "Not any of you-!" She growled before turning on her heel without waiting to hear another word edgewise.
She didn't try and wait, she felt tears brimming in her eyes, her anger had made her snap, but also the stress of the situation. There were risks in everything, gambles big and small. But she was choosing this situation, she had to live with her own problems. But she also had responsibilities that were more than her own. Some might say the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few, but if the few was the only child in her arms, his happiness and future. Who would look and say he wasn't worth it. Killing Goku wouldn't change what happened, or if it might happen again, no one could say what was right or wrong. But Kami damn her if she believed that anyone would try and stay in the way of her son having the life he needed, if it required sacrifices from her. Then she would give them, if she needed to put herself through pain and loneliness for him then she would. She meant what she said, Gohan was everything to her, and was worth any sacrifice. The only positive thing she had gained from her hellish ordeal had been her son, her beautiful son.
And there would be no force on this world that was going to be taking that away from her.
"Chi-Chi?" A concerned voice spoke out as she turned to see Goku who had come over as she had walked in his direction. He approached her and was normal hugged her, his hands sliding around her back as she just let her head rest against his chest. "Are you okay? You look hurt." He said softly as Chi-Chi took a moment to breathe and calm down. Sensing her energy spiking around had made him worried, she was getting upset and when she was like this he could feel it so much more intensely with her so close. She was usually very strong and kept her own emotions in check, aside from their first meeting. He could guess those people had upset her, but he didn't bring it up.
Listening to her heartbeat settling down as he could feel it pounding, she was slightly sweating and he just held her. Gently but securely. "Goku." Her voice was barely audible.
"What is it?" he asked, his hand moving to gently stroke her back. Reassuring her that he was here. Ready to listen to her, as she had done for him many times.
She gripped his gi tightly for a moment, her fingers curling tightly against his skin. "Will you ever change?"
He slightly cocked his head to the side. "I don't understand? What do you mean?"
She exhaled, her breath turning into a chuckle against him. "Goku, don't stop being you."
"Who else would I be?" He laughed.
"You just wouldn't be you." She smiled looking up at him, "I like you like this, I don't want you to be anything else." She saw him give her a grin, and he pulled his hands up and held her tighter.
"Nope, and Gohan wouldn't like it either." He chuckled as she wrapped her own hands around his back and held him. "You know, Chi-Chi i'm curious."
She sighed against his chest, closing her eyes. They were wrong about her and wrong about Goku. How could they not understand her reasons. Know that the monster they believed wasn't there.
"Chi-Chi, I know you like kids." He stated as she nodded against his chest.
"Yeah, Gohan is an amazing little boy." She smiled her eyes half closed, feeling Goku holding her comfortingly was nice.
"Of course, but I mean don't you want more? I mean it would be fun to have another Gohan or maybe a girl just to make everything fair in the house, you don't need to be the only one!" He chuckled as Chi-Chi tensed.
What was he asking her? Did he want to have kids with her? Have a family, a son or a daughter? She pulled back to look up at Goku who was blushing just a bit. "I know you love Gohan, so I thought maybe you'd like more. I mean I always like to spar with you and you like being a mom so why not be two moms you know?"
"Goku," She paused, trying to understand what he was asking. "Are you? Do you want to have a baby?"
He nodded.
"D-Do you know how you have a baby?" She know it sounded crazy but, seriously Goku couldn't be asking her this. After all the dreams they had talked about, how things had occurred and not occured. He was asking her this?
"Well of course, from the pod that Gohan came from!" He exclaimed and Chi-Chi just let her head fall against his chest, her voice rippling into laughter as Goku looked at her curiously. "What's so funny?" He asked his voice offended.
Chi-Chi shook her head, yes this man wouldn't change. "Goku, babies don't come from those, but I'll tell you later okay?"
"Well where do they come from?"
"Goku…"
"I wanna know now."
"Goku-!"
"Please-!"
"No. After the tournament." She groaned pulling away from him.
"Come on Chi-Chi," He almost pleaded locking both of his hands together begging. "I'm curious, you can tell me."
"No-!" she said again more forcefully and walking away, but Goku followed after her trying to bargain with her so that she might tell him.
"Tch, ridiculous and to think that idiot was the one who caught me unprepared…" Piccolo grumbled having heard the final exchange with his ears. But he had broken up the little group of fighters which had been his goal from the start. Without her handling them he could do a bit more as he pleased.
He'd gotten a lot stronger since then and he could finally get his revenge against all of them.
"It was less than unprepared, you never stood a chance did you Piccolo?"
Piccolo's head turned to look down at a plainly dressed official, his black hair swept backwards into a small ponytail. But his hands were behind his back holding a familiar pose. "No one stood a chance then, and I very much doubt we would fair much better." He drew his eyes towards Piccolo noting a familiar glint in them. "So why would you try and bring him out?"
Growling aggravation, "Kami, of course you'd show up and in that hideous disguise, but what can I say for a decrepit fool like you."
"You didn't notice until I talked to you, but you are pushing the earth towards another repeat performance with your little game. I'd advise against it, but I know you," He sighed shaking his head. "You want to beat both of them down, have both of them humiliated in front of you as they had done to you. And yet you had another chance and here we are again with you squandering another opportunity. Such a waste of potential you are Piccolo."
"Listen old man," He moved to grab Kami by the shirt but the guardian held up a finger.
"Ah, Ah, no touching the official unless you want to be disqualified, you know the rules." Kami mocked with a grin, "Good you can see some reason, now I will warn you again, do not push that man, if you think the darkness he once had before was great just imagine how it will be if he reverts and sees what you and everyone else on this world has done to him?"
"I'd welcome the rematch, i've been preparing everything for this moment to get some payback, and against two of them why wouldn't I?" He sneered looking down at the Guardian of Earth with disgust. "I am King Piccolo and I will do as I please."
"A King in word alone my other half, but do you not see the larger picture?" He looked away from Piccolo. " Goku was born from a broken Kakarot, now picture what you will do if you have to fight the force that broke him? I saw them, they were only small images but the power of several beings at one point dwarfed even his strength when he first came to Earth. Then what will you do great king?" He casually dusted off his shirt before turning around. "I will hope you take my council seriously, because I fear that only more destruction will come our way."
"You're just a superstitious old fool." He spat as he watched Kami walk away.
He cast a shallow glance over his shoulder and shook his head slowly. "Someone is coming… I do not know when and I do not know how. But something is letting me know of its approach to our world and it power scares me more than Kakarot ever will."
[***]
Deep in space, traveling to a small world on the fringes of the universe traveled a single woman. Her hands rested on the confines of her chamber, as the dark glow did not illuminate her features as she slept in stasis, the long journey she had been waiting for was finally coming.
Sleeping with a smile on her face, she wondered how they were all doing. ' I am coming Kakarot… I hope you are ready to see me.' She thought blissfully asleep as they traveled along silently, having departed from Vegeta-sei some time ago.
MB: She's coming :D How soon? Will she arrive at the tournament? Will she come later? I haven't decided. She's just such a enlightening experience :)
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