Trying to get back into the weekly Saturday uploads but school and work had been brutal. without further adooooooo. chapter 13 Also please take a look at the poll I have up. It's my first Poll so it think it should be on my profile. but please cast a vote. thanks :D
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Gohan
"Somethings wrong." Gohan was getting light headed suddenly "something's wrong with V." Gohan stumbled against a boulder. He pressed his hand against it to keep himself up right.
"What's happening?" Veltro flew up to Gohan's face giving him no breathing space. Gohan didn't care though, he just shook his head "there's this cold… evil energy surrounding V, it pushed me away and I think… I think Piccolo was trying to talk to her because I could have sworn I felt his energy."
"Piccolo, that's the Namekian that trained you guys, right?" Veltro asked. Gohan nodded "yeah, V is really close to him."
"Is someone trying to control her?" Veltro asked, he hadn't ever met someone who could control someone's mind but Frieza seemed like the kind of guy that might have that power.
"No, she was pushing me away again and then I felt Piccolo's energy and then there was this rush of that energy and it wrapped around V and I couldn't get back in, even getting close to it felt awful." Gohan shivered and guilt pressed against him I ran away and I left V with that thing Gohan closed his eyes. Veltro shoved Gohan "you left her?" Veltro demanded echoing Gohan's own guilt.
"I-I didn't mean to." Gohan stuttered hating himself for his own cowardice.
"You didn't mean to but you did, you did because you care about yourself more than you care about Veroca."
"V is the strong one!" Gohan yelled at Veltro "she's the one that makes me brave, without her I'm just… I'm just me."
"Well you're going to have to be brave for yourself because Veroca isn't here to do it for you." Veltro snapped "If you're really bonded like Dronare says you are then you can find her and nothing in the universe can keep you guys a part." Veltro's voice was rising he should have been bonded with Veroca but he wasn't, not like Gohan was but Veltro refused to believe that Gohan cared for Veroca more than he did.
"I can't find her, she closed me out," Gohan shook his head "she's stronger than me, she's too strong."
"You can share her strength but you have to get close and you have to let her energy wash over you, you can't fight it, you can't resist it. Not matter what it feels like you have to let her power mix with yours and then you can use her power." Veltro instructed.
"Won't that take power from her?" Gohan asked concerned about how it would affect V. Veltro shook his head "you're still thinking that you're two different people. While you're physically two different people you only have one soul, that soul is only complete with her. Don't push against her defenses, embrace them, let them into you."
"How?" Gohan asked frustrated, if only his dad were here, he'd fix everything.
"I can't tell you how, I'm not the one bonded with her." Veltro could help the bitterness in his voice but he didn't really care if Gohan heard it, all he cared about right then was Veroca, if they could make Veroca okay then everything would be okay. Veltro nodded to himself affirming his own thoughts. Veroca is good and I'm gonna make sure everyone sees it. Veltro thought determinedly.
Gohan couldn't figure out why he felt so isolated, he felt weak and afraid, even more so than ever before. Is it because I borrowed V's courage or did she do something else when she pushed me away? Gohan wondered, he wished he could just get V to talk to him. I know you're doing this to protect me, V, but you're just making this harder.
"Get up, we have to go." Veltro grabbed Gohan and dragged him a few steps before Gohan caught his footing and followed.
"you really care about, V." Gohan finally admitted.
"I care about her more than anything." Veltro nodded. "she was my first friend…" Veltro looked at Gohan "Veroca was like me, she was raised by people she didn't fit in with, but at least I knew they cared for me, it wasn't their fault I didn't fit in." Veltro felt a wave of sadness for Veroca "she didn't have anyone, she was so sad when I first saw her, she was so sad and she didn't know she was sad." Veltro felt tears stinging his eyes "we were friends and she only left to protect me and she was supposed to come back but you ruined it." Veltro clenched his hands into fists. "the least you can do is care about her as much as she cares about you."
"I didn't know…" Gohan admitted "that you two were so close."
"She didn't stay long but I've thought about her every day since she left." Veltro looked at the ground, he had always imagined he would be the one to travel across the galaxies looking for Veroca, that he would be the one that found her and brought her back home. He never thought she'd find a new home. A new family… a new best friend. Veltro swallowed hard "it doesn't matter, nothing matters except finding Veroca and bringing her back home… no matter where that is."
Gohan watched Veltro. There was pain there, there was regret in his features. They didn't really get along but they had V in common and that was all that mattered. They both wanted V back. "let's bring her home." Gohan agreed.
"you have to get a feel for her." Veltro instructed. Living with the Namekians he had learned a thing or two about telepathic bonds, like the one he shared with Dronare. Veltro himself was not telepathic but he could talk to Dronare whenever he needed to, or keep him at bay like he was doing now.
"I can do it." Gohan thought firmly. V would never give up on him, no matter how far he was, he had to do the same, he couldn't rely on Piccolo or his dad to help him, he couldn't rely on V's influence, he had to do it himself.
Krillin
Are we almost there?" Krillin asked as he trailed after Dende, they had been flying for hours.
"yes, almost." Dende assured him "we have to stay at this speed though." Dende cautioned "if they find Guru they'll kill him and every Namek on the planet."
"Uhu, not to be insensitive, kid, but I think Frieza's already doing that." Krillin looked at the empty planet, he tried to feel for energies but there were so few and none even near to what he felt from Frieza, not even Vegeta felt anywhere near Frieza and Vegeta's energy was at least twice as strong as it was on Earth.
"you don't understand." Dende shook his head at Krillin "if he kills Guru then the dragon balls won't work anymore and Frieza will just blow the planet up." Dende exclaimed distraught.
"Alright, calm down." Krillin held his hands out "listen, we're not gonna let that happen, we have back up on the way and we've beat people a lot stronger than us a few times before." Krillin gave Dende a thumbs up "we'll get through this too."
"How?" Dende asked, he was afraid, afraid of what would become of his people, what would become of his planet and what would become of him?
"Honestly, kid." Krillin said "We never know until we do it."
"How can you be so confident?" Dende asked in a small voice. Krillin smiled thinking of his friends from Earth, particularly Goku, "My best friend, he taught me that no matter how bleak things get, there's always hope, sometimes it's just harder to find."
Dende smiled at Krillin, he wondered how this was the same person that disliked V so much. "I thought you were kind of mean at first." Dende said honestly.
"Really, how come?" Krillin asked.
"You were so mean to V and you're mean about V to Gohan." Dende explained. Krillin sighed sheesh, is everyone going to give me a hard time about that girl? Krillin rubbed his head "that's a bit of a different story."
"I don't think it is." Dende said "I think it's the same thing. You're not looking hard enough for the good in her."
"Look kid, I think she just needs to distance herself from Gohan, she's already hurting him." Krillin tried to defend himself.
"But she's only trying to help him. I felt their link." Dende said "you're not looking for any good in it, you want to say she's bad." Dende wanted to understand Krillin, he didn't seem bad but he just didn't like V for some reason.
"come on, we have to stay focused." Krillin said abruptly ending the conversation, he didn't want to hear about V, he didn't want to think about her.
"Okay." Dende led the way toward Guru, he just wished there was some way to make Krillin see that V wasn't bad.
I know V is bad, she grew up bad and that's not changing now. Krillin thought firmly as he followed Dende.
Krillin felt the power as they neared the place, it was similar to Piccolo's in the same way Goku and Vegeta had a similar energy signal. The closer Krillin got the stronger the energy got. It was strange how calm it was in the midst of all this chaos. There was another energy too. It was strong but it was more tender than the other. The first one was clearly a fighter.
"This Nail guy." Krillin began "he's not gonna attack me, is he?" Krillin wasn't really in the mood to get beat up at the moment.
"No, Nail is Guru's personal body guard. V met him when she came the first time."
"Huh…" Krillin watched as the house, perched on a small mountain, came into view, the energies becoming clear when Krillin saw a Namekian standing out in front of the house.
"He doesn't look too happy to see me here." Krillin noted.
"Nail is very serious but he's also very kind." Dende assured Krillin. Krillin was doubtful that this guy wasn't ready to fight him, by the way he was looking at Krillin, Krillin was almost surprised not to have to dodge any blasts.
"Nail." Dende dropped in front of Nail.
"Dende." Nail smiled at Dende but quickly turned a frown on Krillin "what's he doing here, Dende, you can't just bring outsiders to see Guru."
"I know, Nail, but he's friendly, he's here to help." Dende said certainly.
"you can't be sure about that." Nail gave Krillin a suspicions look.
"He came with Veroca." Dende said.
"Veroca's friend?" Nail asked.
"Mhhmm." Dende nodded.
"I wouldn't call us friends." Krillin muttered, how is it he couldn't get away from V even when she wasn't with him?
"You should be so lucky." Nail said sensing the tension within Krillin, He could sense that Krillin didn't trust Veroca but he couldn't find a reason why.
"Look, I'm not here to fight or argue about V." Krillin sighed "we came here to ask if we could use your dragon balls. There were some bad guys that came to our planet, and we lost some good people, good friends." Krillin clenched his hands into fists, he was both angry and sad. He couldn't do anything for his friends before, he couldn't fail them again.
"I see." Nail watched Krillin, there was no reason for Krillin to distrust Veroca but Nail couldn't sense any ulterior motives in him either.
Bring him in, Nail Guru order in Nail's head.
Yes, sir. Nail turned and headed inside "come." Nail ordered. Dende followed without question but Krillin took a second before he followed Dende.
"Welcome to our planet." Guru smiled at Krillin "I'm sorry you've come at such a distressing time."
"I think we've come at a pretty good time." Krillin says "we're in time to help out."
"You have a strong warrior spirit." Guru smiles "you have already saved Dende here."
"Naw, that was Gohan and… V." Krillin admitted "I just followed their lead."
"You give your friend's credit." Guru smiled "you have a good heart, you are a good friend." Guru said "but good intentions aren't always for the best."
"Huh?" Krillin asked confused.
"You don't Veltro's friend." Guru stated "your friend is bonded to her."
"yeah." Krillin grumbled a little "I just don't think she's good for him." Krillin said honestly.
"beings are never bonded, especially like them, for no reason." Guru chuckled "they're good for eachother." Guru said.
"perfect for each other." Dende chimed in.
"Well, I think the universe messed up." Krillin sighed "I just don't want Gohan hurt and whether she means to or not, she's hurting him."
"yes." Guru said "intentions can lead to bad decisions." Guru gave Krillin a pointed look "but Veroca is young, and she needs someone to teach her."
"I guess so." Krillin hated to admit it, it always surprised him when he thought about V's age. I mean they guessed she was about the same age as Gohan but she looked a little younger. A little bit smaller. Krillin didn't want another person to worry about, he didn't want to see V as a friend, especially after thinking about killing her.
"You didn't come here to talk about Veroca though." Guru's smile was full of kindness "you came here concerning the Dragonballs."
"You have one!" Krillin exclaimed.
"Yes, I keep the final one you would collect if you were to pass through the other tests and receive each dragon ball."
"Can we have it?" Krillin asked without thinking.
"How dare you come in and assume you're worthy of the dragon balls." Nail snapped, he didn't much like Krillin when he was giving Veroca such a hard time and he liked him less after that abrupt question do Earthlings know nothing of respect? Nail wondered.
"It's alright, Nail." Guru soothed "He meant no disrespect."
"He might not have meant it, but he did it." Nail thought sourly. Krillin bowed his head "he's right, I'm sorry. Please, how can I earn the Dragon Ball?" Guru considered Krillin, his expression morphed into a more serious one "help my people." Guru said seriously. Krillin nodded, balling his hand into a fist "you've got it." Guru nodded and took the Dragon Ball from the top of his chair and placed the giant orb into Krillin's hands.
"Thank you." Krillin bowed his head toward Guru.
"hmm." Guru said "you have hidden potential."
"What?" Krillin asked "No, I've trained myself to my limits." Krillin assured him as Guru placed his hand on Krillin's head "really, I'm surprised I made it this far." Krillin laughed good naturedly.
Guru didn't respond. Instead, Krillin felt a surge of energy coming from Guru and then he felt something in himself open, it was like the flood gates within himself opened and there was this out pour of energy. Krillin's energy exploded out of him, surrounding him, filling up the room before settling around him. The energy swirled around him, finally free, finally unbound. It took him a moment to get ahold of it. He reined it in, just a bit though, he could really get used to this feeling.
"Woah!" Krillin exclaimed "this is all mine?" he couldn't believe he still had so much power in him. He was sure he had tapped himself out but this was his true power.
"now go to your friend." Guru said "please, stop my Dragon balls for being used for evil."
"I'll do my best." Krillin nodded. "thank you, for everything."
"Please, tell Gohan and V I said goodbye and that I hope to see them again." Dende stood in front of him, a mixture of sadness and hope in his eyes.
"yeah, I'll let them know." Krillin assured him, he cast one more look around "thanks, I'll do my best." Krillin took off with his newfound strength without a second thought.
V
Krillin, you idiot! V thought feeling Krillin's energy. It took her just a second to recognize the energy. It was much stronger than before. How did he get so strong so fast? She wondered.
"You feel them, don't you?" Frieza asked watching V, he saw the surprised look on her face. She must have sensed them. Hmmm, I'm going to have to see about this sensing thing Frieza thought It'd be pretty handy to keep tabs on everyone without them even knowing. Frieza watched V's face, a mixture of fear and anger and whatever else that stupid child felt.
V reached her energy out, careful not to open herself up to Gohan or any other mental influences. V suddenly felt sick to her stomach when she felt the energy.
"The Ginyu Force." She gasped looking to Frieza.
"Yes, they'll be here soon." Frieza chuckled to himself. "Now be a good pet and stay here." Frieza walked passed her
"but where are you going?" V asked him.
"I have a few things to do, I'm sure you'll be able to figure out what with that mental radar of yours." Frieza smirked over his shoulder at her then hesitated in the doorway "oh, and tell Zarbon to keep an eye on Vegeta." Frieza left and V felt like things couldn't possibly get any worse.
V just stood there, unable to move, unable to breathe how am I going to protect Gohan from the Ginyu Force, Frieza and Vegeta? V wondered. Even with her connection with Gohan severed it seemed to be second nature to protect him, above everyone, above everything else. I need to get Gohan off of this planet V thought just as the ship rocked with the sound of an explosion. V felt Vegeta's energy immediately. Her heart sank into her stomach as she looked behind her at the five giant Dragonballs in the center of the room.
An explosion filled the hall followed by screams. Typical Vegeta entrance V sighed. She tried to feel his energy, she wasn't sure she could take him, how much stronger had he gotten? Could she just take his energy?
"Well, look at what we have here." Vegeta sneered catching site of V beside the dragon balls. "The new pet." Vegeta sauntered into the room. V swallowed her fear and readied to fight.
"You're really going to try and fight me?" Vegeta threw his head back and laughed. "you can try." Vegeta said "but this is really in your best interest."
V hesitated. "what are you talking about?" she demanded
"I take the dragon balls and you don't have to get them from Frieza later." Vegeta reasoned "You've beaten me once." Vegeta said "maybe, by some miracle, you could do it again."
he's right V thought. I don't need to beat him, I just need to get the Dragonballs away from Frieza, then I can wish Piccolo back and Gohan won't have a reason to stay anymore, he'll leave and Frieza won't get to him. V straightened back up and allowed Vegeta to walk passed her. He threw an energy blast at the window, it tore through the window and Vegeta launched the orbs through the window. V watched them fly through, she tried to memorize where they were headed. She felt an energy coming from that way. It was familiar but it wasn't Krillin, it was…Veltro! V though panic coursing through her but Dronare is supposed to be watching him. A second later she felt Gohan's energy too, but the second she reached for it she felt her block starting to slip, she pulled away and instead focus on Veltro. What are you doing! She wanted to scream at Veltro and Gohan, were they trying to get killed. The only reasons she came with Frieza was to keep his attention away from them and here they were heading right toward him right towards me V realized they're coming for me, but why?
"Why is Frieza keeping you alive?" Vegeta asked tearing through her distraught thoughts.
"I don't know." V snapped at Vegeta "because he likes to watch people suffer."
"While that's true, I think you're lying." Vegeta circled her "and I don't like to be lied to." Vegeta's hand came up before V realized what he was doing and knocked her in the back of her head. V's consciousness slipped away and Vegeta threw her over his shoulder "I don't know what Frieza sees in you but you must have something useful about you if Frieza hasn't killed you yet."
Veltro
"She's gone!" Gohan exclaimed.
"What!" Veltro swung around in front of Gohan "what do you mean she's gone?"
"I mean, her energy signal is gone, her walls are down." Gohan said. He felt the barriers drop before he felt the energy go.
"so get into her head!" Veltro yelled at him.
"She's out, someone must have knocked her out." Gohan ground his teeth together, why couldn't he just be better at this, why couldn't he just keep her safe?
"Gohan, you can still track her." Veltro said "if her barrier is down you don't need to feel her energy, you just need to focus."
Gohan closed his eyes to better focus, he could feel V's presence, that she was somewhere on the planet but he couldn't quite figure out where.
"Can you feel her?" Veltro asked. Gohan nodded
"imagine that there's a string connecting you with her." Veltro instructed Gohan did as he was told.
"Now pull on it." Veltro ordered. Again, Gohan did as he was told, he couldn't quite get it at first, it was like there was too much string but after a few tugs he started to feel where it was coming from.
Veltro
Veltro froze when he heard the voice in his head
Dronare, I'm sorry Veltro said quickly I didn't mean to disobey you, I just-there was- Veroca was in trouble. Veltro finished.
"You disobeyed me." Dronare gave Veltro a severe look "you're headed straight for a fight and you don't even know it." Dronare's voice was stern as he dropped down in front Veltro. Veltro dropped his head.
"But, Veroca…" Veltro didn't know what else to say.
"That was stupid and reckless and you could have gotten hurt." Dronare couldn't remember the last he had been so angry with Veltro, no never mind he could remember and it was the last time he tried to help that girl.
"I'm trying to understand your feelings for Veroca but you have to understand mine when all I see you doing is acting recklessly when she's around." Dronare snapped trying not to be angry but what did Veltro expect, that Dronare wouldn't come looking for him? That Veltro would just be allowed to go picking fights with people he had no chance of defeating? People that would kill him?
"It's my fault." Gohan said "I ran off and Veltro followed me."
"Veltro knows better than do to something like this." Dronare growled. He couldn't believe his son would do something so stupid, he taught him better than this. "Now you're coming back with me." Dronare said trying to keep his anger under control "and I don't want to hear anything about it."
"But Dronare!" Veltro exclaimed "What about Veroca!"
"Her friends will take care of her, you will go to Earth until it's safe."
"Dronare!" Veltro exclaimed "I can't, Veroca needs me."
"This isn't up for discussion, Veltro." Dronare snapped finally losing it, he grabbed Veltro by the arm and pulled him towards him "Veroca is a nice girl but you are my first priority."
Veltro froze he had never seen Dronare so angry before.
"You spent months, feelings the deepest sorrow I've ever experienced when she left and she's done nothing but cause you confusion and misdirected anger the whole time she been here." Dronare yelled.
"She saved my life!" Veltro yelled trying to pull free of Dronare but Dronare was so much stronger than him.
"And I raised you." Dronare snapped back. "you're getting away from here and away from Veroca now!" Dronare was surprised by the ferocity in his own voice but he didn't back down. "You're just a child, Veltro." Dronare sighed losing some of his anger. Veltro watched Dronare's face morph from anger into sadness.
"I can't lose you." Dronare's voice had dropped to a whisper as he watched his son. It was true that Veltro had felt more pain and loneliness after V left than he ever had before, than he ever thought he could feel. He had felt anger he didn't understand since she came back with her new brother and he did things he wouldn't normally do. But Veroca was his friend, he couldn't even really explain why he liked her so much, just that he did and if she wanted to go with Gohan, then he wouldn't be mad at her. He could live knowing she was alive. He couldn't live without her existing somewhere though. Veltro met Dronare's eyes and offered an apologetic smile "So is she." He said "and I can't lose her again."
Dronare felt pride swelling in his chest, he didn't want to be proud of his son, he wanted to order Veltro to the Earthling's ship and send him away to someplace safe but it took Dronare this moment, watching that determined look in Veltro's eyes to realize that Veltro didn't think that he was strong enough to beat these guys, he wasn't overestimating his own abilities like Dronare thought Veltro was he was. Veltro just didn't care, his mind was set on saving Veroca and that was all there was to it.
"Well, then." Dronare wrapped his arms around Veltro "I guess it's time to put your training to the test."
"Really!" Veltro exclaimed meeting Dronare's eyes. "You'll let me fight?" Dronare nodded "but you have to listen to me, you're strong, you're determined but I have more experience."
"Okay!" Veltro squeezed Dronare with all his might before Dronare grabbed Gohan and dropped to the ground with the kids and hid behind a boulder.
"Drop your power level." Dronare instructed. Veltro and Gohan didn't hesitate. Gohan felt the energy a moment later.
"Vegeta!" Gohan gasped. Dronare nodded and watched the sky as a streak flew across. Gohan felt her before anyone else saw her.
"V…" he gasped watching Vegeta fly away with his sister.
"What?" Veltro whispered back. Gohan gulped and watched Vegeta until he couldn't see him anymore. Then he turned to Veltro. "Vegeta has V."
Goku
Goku helplessly watched from his space pod as the space pods disappeared into Nameks atmosphere please guys, just hold on. I'm almost there.
Goku looked back at his ship
"Five hours until arrival." The ship announced, Goku groaned, five hours was an eternity when there was a power that strong coming for his kids and friends.
"They're not strong enough" Goku growled angry with himself "Gohan… V… Krillin… please, just stay away from them, whoever they are."
V
The world faded in slowly for V, she hadn't been knocked out in a while now. She'd been tired and beaten after her last fight with Vegeta but she had remained conscious.
"Look what's awake." Vegeta sneered hovering over his collection of Dragon balls. V frowned at him "why did you bother taking me?" She demanded pulsing her energy to put herself on her feet.
"Frieza might be cruel and power mad but he's not an idiot." Vegeta eyed V, there was nothing remotely special, she was a low level Saiyan. "if he was keeping you around then there was a reason for it and until I figure that reason out, you're going to stay right here with me."
"Not a chance." V took to the sky. Vegeta was taken aback by how fast she was but before she could gain any more speed he caught her tail and threw her into the ground. V landed with a crash, still a bit disoriented from Vegeta's initial knock out blow. V crawled out of the rubble and glared at Vegeta.
"Come now." Vegeta chuckled "You know you can't beat me." V didn't move to relax but she knew he was right, he had the upper hand. he was stronger and more experienced and better than her. She might have made new friends but she couldn't beat Vegeta on her own. V stepped down and settled for glaring at Vegeta instead.
"My dad will come for me and he'll beat you all over again." V turned and sat on one of the dragon balls. "Do you even know how these work?" V asked.
"Once I have all of them the rest should be easy." Vegeta scoffed at he, what a stupid child. Frieza must have just been keeping her for a toy… but I'll keep her with me just in case.
V watched Vegeta, she was tempted to try and read his mind but she didn't want to drop her walls. Instead she reached out with her energy to find Frieza, he was up to something before and it she knew it wasn't good. She found his energy easy enough, it was easily the most spine chilling energy she had ever felt. She searched the area around him, she felt Zarbon, the regular goons. His energy was pulsing with annoyance. Zarbon was supposed to be watching Vegeta, V would be surprised if Frieza killed him in his anger, now that the Ginyu Force was on their way he really didn't need Zarbon. But Frieza really didn't need any of them. Frieza just wanted people around to fear him.
What are you doing? V wondered trying to find something familiar. She expanded her reach around Frieza further and further out until she hit a few familiar energies. Dronare is with Gohan and Veltro? V was a little confused. Dronare didn't dislike her but his main concern was Veltro, she couldn't blame him, Veltro needed a little more attention. He was a Saiyan after all.
V gasped when she felt the energies strike the planet they're here she didn't know what to feel. On the one hadn the Ginyu Force could kill all of them without breaking a sweat. On the other hand V was sure Frieza would send them after Vegeta first.
"What are you staring at, Brat." Vegeta snapped. V hadn't realized she was staring toward the direction of the energies until Vegeta said something. V sighed and looked to Vegeta "The Ginyu force his here." She said.
Vegeta paled "wh-what…"
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So, who's down for the Veltro/Dronare scene? more? less?
what about Gohan VS Veltro, who's better for V
and is Veltro justified in his feelings toward Gohan.
Who will she choose to stay with and why is Frieza so intersted in V?
As always please leave comments and reviews. I'd prefer no hate, this is jut my young imaginings of my favoirite show but express yourself how you feel appropriate.
Also... predictions? I love to hear them
