Chapter 28

"Come on, Rose. Get a little closer. I dare you." James taunted.

"If you're that worried about stabbing me with that, come over here and do it, then."

"Gladly." James said as he flew toward her. Rose started to fly toward him, too. That surprised him. "That's it, Rose. Fly to your death!"

Rose knew that wasn't happening any time soon. She brought her fist out to hit him as she went by him, and he brought out his knife to cut her. As they passed each other, Rose felt the warm trickle of blood run down her arm. She looked down and saw a huge gash in her right bicep.

"Rose, you know that blade was poisoned. That was enough poison to kill a grown horse in about five hours. I'd say that you have a good hour to live, if you don't get medical attention. Now, what are you going to do?"

"This!" Rose cried as she flew toward toward him. She stopped right in front of him and said,

"Goodbye, James. It was nice meeting the step-uncle I never had." She shot an energy blast in his stomach.

"Why? Why wait? Why give me a long and painful death?"

"I'd rather watch you suffer. No, wait. I'd rather watch you die." Rose said as James fell to the ground. By this time, Goku had gotten enough energy to stand

"Don't touch him, grandpa. I want to watch him die. That's the least I can do for him."

"The least you can do for him is make sure he isn't in pain, Rose. If you're not going to do it, I will."

"Ok." Rose said relucntently as she blasted him in the head with an energy ball, ending the suffering she so badly wanted to watch him go through. That's the same death his brother had, too, Rose thought as she looked down at his headless body. She felw slowly down toward her great-grandfather and said,

"I know that you're not that strong right now, grandpa, but do you think that you can help me down and sit? James broke my ankle and my knee on the right side."

"Sure. Just use my left shoulder. That's it. Take it easy." Goku said as he helped her sit on the ground next to Tom. Rose put his head in her lap and said,

"Everything's going to be alright, Tom. I promise."