Through The Eyes of A Saiyan
Written by Jennifer and Mandy
Chapter 6 - Break Down
Part A
Vegeta blinked back hot tears of anger as he flew faster. He wasn't exactly sure where he was going. He just knew that he had to get away; he needed time by himself. Once he got a good distance from the city, he stopped above a cliff. "I can't believe this!! I can't believe you're really gone, Woman!!" He clenched his fist until blood was drawn, which slowly ran down his palms. Vegeta growled in fury, while shooting a barrage of medium-sized blasts into the rocks and cliffs that surrounded him. "Bulma!! Why didn't you tell me about this when you knew?!!" He released a shower of ki blasts once more, pouring out his anger. "Why did you hide it from me!! I could have helped you!!!" Vegeta finished off his blasts to the point of exhaustion. He hovered in the chill of the night as he strove to comprehend what all had happened within the last few hours. He blinked a few times, letting a tear slide down his face, and then increased his power level once more as the flow of memories flooded his mind. "This can't be happening! You can't be dead, Bulma!!" The night was brilliantly lit with the Saiyan's aura and could clearly have been seen from some distance away. He remembered the way his woman had looked in that hospital bed and thought about what she had said to him. "Proud. She was proud of me.", Vegeta repeated softly as he clenched his teeth. "I can't believe this." He lowered his head and descended to the ledge below him. "It...It's only now that I realize how important she really was to me. I never showed her that I loved her in return and yet, she was able to tell me that so easily! Why did I always have to be so hard on her? All she ever was to me was loving and caring…how could she? Yet...I could never bring myself to show any affection for her, but, somehow, it seemed that she knew it anyway.", He paused for a moment. "When we get her back...things will change.", he said a little hesitant. "The kids and I were all she said she ever wanted in life. I think the least I could do is show her that I care for her! I have been such a fool! So blind not to see what I had with her until it was gone!! Woman…how did you do it? All I ever took you for was weak yet, you managed to stay with me for all these years. We had two children and still I remained as foolish as ever, not showing any care to our family like you did." Vegeta looked in front of him, in the back of his mind, he couldn't believe he was admitting all of this, yet it seemed to just come out naturally now. It was as if he knew this the whole time, but could never face up to it. His life had had such a drastic transformation from his former position as the heartless Saiyan Prince he was when he first came to this planet to destroy all existing life, so very long ago. Ever since the time after he had meet Bulma, following their adventure on Namek, he had slowly grown into the person he had become now. Even still, though, there was improvement to be made. "I've been so arrogant, Bulma. I don't see, now, how you could have stood it for so long. You really must have truly loved me." His voice began to waver. "How could you still care about me after the way I treated you? Bulma…", he looked up into the night sky as a tear slid down his cheek. "I'm sor…sorry. I'm truly sorry" He turned around and pushed off the cliff, heading back towards Capsule Corporation, his home.
Meanwhile at the Son family's house…
Goku was standing up, leaned over on the kitchen table, resting on his clenched fists. He stared forward with a serious, yet worried expression obvious on his face, as he was clearly concentrating hard.
Chi-Chi loosely crossed her arms and spoke with a worried sigh, "I wonder how everything is going. They've been gone for quite a while now. Do you think Bulma will be all right, Goku?"
Goku's eyes twitched as he fought back tears. He blinked them back and closed his eyes, shaking his head slightly, then straightened up to face his wife. He looked at her with more tears welling up in his eyes. "Chi- Chi, honey, I...", he stopped, unable to bring himself to say anything.
Chi-Chi noted the distressed look in his eyes and began to get equally worried herself. "Goku, dear? Nan desu ka?? Did something happen?"
Goku took in a shaky breath, forcing himself not to lose control. "It's Bulma...", he shifted his gaze down to the floor. "She's--", he was cut off suddenly when Goten burst through the door, frantically.
Goten looked at his father. "Tousan!! It's not true! Please tell me that I'm just imagining it!! This can't be real!"
Goku just closed his eyes, now aware that he wasn't imagining it either, if his son sensed it as well.
Chi-Chi shifted her gaze from her son to her husband. "Would someone please tell me what's going on??"
Goku struggled to keep his composure. "Son," he said fairly calm, and looked down at Goten with the tears finally released as they slowly fell down his cheeks. "I'm afraid it's true." He slowly turned to face Chi-Chi. "Honey....Bulma....she's gone.
Chi-Chi widened her eyes in astonishment, "Nani! No….it can't be!!" She looked at Goku with sympathy as her eyes filled with tears as well, "Oh, Goku, I'm so sorry. I know how close a friend she was to you."
Goku looked at Chi-Chi as another tear fell, landing on his shirt.
Chi-Chi went over to embrace him, hoping to present some comfort for her husband. She knew he had grown up with Bulma and had a close friendship with her.
Goten had a blank stare on his face, in utter shock. "Iie. I can't believe it.", he whispered.
Chi-Chi pulled away from Goku and looked at him with question in her eyes. "This came so suddenly! Did she tell anyone about it, or show any signs of being sick?", she asked, her voice in a whisper.
Goku thought for a moment, "I don't know. I never knew there was anything wrong with her."
Chi-Chi put her hand on her forehead and gasped, "Oh Kami! I wonder how Trunks and Vegeta are handling this. Goku, can you sense anything that would tell us what's happening with them."
Goku looked up towards the ceiling in thought, "Well…I was sensing Vegeta's power level increase drastically shortly after I lost Bulma's. His went back down to normal again, not too long ago. Trunks' ki never rose too high, he must be in shock."
Goten gasped slightly, "Oh, man. Poor Trunks."
Chi-Chi held her hands up to her cheeks while she thought about Trunks, then turned to face Goten, "Goten, I think you should go and see how Trunks is doing."
Goten nodded quickly and turned to leave but stopped in mid-step as he turned back around. "But I don't know where he is, he could be anywhere by now!"
Goku looked up and over towards Goten, "Try the hospital first, if he's not there, then try Capsule Corporation. He'll most likely be in one of those two places."
Goten nodded again and ran out of the door, shooting off into the air towards the hospital.
Chi-Chi sat back down at the table and spoke no louder than a whisper, "I just can't believe this is happening. Bulma…"
Goku sighed sadly, "I know, it's unbelievable. I wonder how Vegeta is handling this whole situation. This has to be the hardest for him."
Chi-Chi's eyes widened in sudden realization; she looked up at Goku quickly, "How are we going to tell Bra?"
Goku looked up, equally shocked, "Oh man! I didn't even think about that."
Chi-Chi produced a look of regret and sympathy, "The poor girl will be heart-broken when she finds out."
Goku looked over at her, "Maybe we should let Vegeta tell her. After all, he is her father and you know how close they are. Bra is his little princess." He smiled slightly at thinking how much Vegeta loved his daughter. "It'll be more appropriate for him to tell her than us."
Chi-Chi nodded, "I suppose that would be the best thing. Maybe you should take her home now?"
Just at this time, Bra stormed down the stairs in a huff, "Where's Goten?!", she asked with her arms folded in annoyance.
Chi-Chi and Goku exchanged glances, then looked back at her, "He had to go help Trunks…with something…and will be back later", Goku said nervously.
Bra sighed in frustration.
He stood up from the table, "I'm going to take you home now, how's that?", he said with a pleasant smile, as to prevent any suspicion.
"Is Tousan back yet?"
"He might be…I'm not quite sure. Let's go see, ok?", he asked softly as he extended his arms out to pick her up.
Written by Jennifer and Mandy
Chapter 6 - Break Down
Part A
Vegeta blinked back hot tears of anger as he flew faster. He wasn't exactly sure where he was going. He just knew that he had to get away; he needed time by himself. Once he got a good distance from the city, he stopped above a cliff. "I can't believe this!! I can't believe you're really gone, Woman!!" He clenched his fist until blood was drawn, which slowly ran down his palms. Vegeta growled in fury, while shooting a barrage of medium-sized blasts into the rocks and cliffs that surrounded him. "Bulma!! Why didn't you tell me about this when you knew?!!" He released a shower of ki blasts once more, pouring out his anger. "Why did you hide it from me!! I could have helped you!!!" Vegeta finished off his blasts to the point of exhaustion. He hovered in the chill of the night as he strove to comprehend what all had happened within the last few hours. He blinked a few times, letting a tear slide down his face, and then increased his power level once more as the flow of memories flooded his mind. "This can't be happening! You can't be dead, Bulma!!" The night was brilliantly lit with the Saiyan's aura and could clearly have been seen from some distance away. He remembered the way his woman had looked in that hospital bed and thought about what she had said to him. "Proud. She was proud of me.", Vegeta repeated softly as he clenched his teeth. "I can't believe this." He lowered his head and descended to the ledge below him. "It...It's only now that I realize how important she really was to me. I never showed her that I loved her in return and yet, she was able to tell me that so easily! Why did I always have to be so hard on her? All she ever was to me was loving and caring…how could she? Yet...I could never bring myself to show any affection for her, but, somehow, it seemed that she knew it anyway.", He paused for a moment. "When we get her back...things will change.", he said a little hesitant. "The kids and I were all she said she ever wanted in life. I think the least I could do is show her that I care for her! I have been such a fool! So blind not to see what I had with her until it was gone!! Woman…how did you do it? All I ever took you for was weak yet, you managed to stay with me for all these years. We had two children and still I remained as foolish as ever, not showing any care to our family like you did." Vegeta looked in front of him, in the back of his mind, he couldn't believe he was admitting all of this, yet it seemed to just come out naturally now. It was as if he knew this the whole time, but could never face up to it. His life had had such a drastic transformation from his former position as the heartless Saiyan Prince he was when he first came to this planet to destroy all existing life, so very long ago. Ever since the time after he had meet Bulma, following their adventure on Namek, he had slowly grown into the person he had become now. Even still, though, there was improvement to be made. "I've been so arrogant, Bulma. I don't see, now, how you could have stood it for so long. You really must have truly loved me." His voice began to waver. "How could you still care about me after the way I treated you? Bulma…", he looked up into the night sky as a tear slid down his cheek. "I'm sor…sorry. I'm truly sorry" He turned around and pushed off the cliff, heading back towards Capsule Corporation, his home.
Meanwhile at the Son family's house…
Goku was standing up, leaned over on the kitchen table, resting on his clenched fists. He stared forward with a serious, yet worried expression obvious on his face, as he was clearly concentrating hard.
Chi-Chi loosely crossed her arms and spoke with a worried sigh, "I wonder how everything is going. They've been gone for quite a while now. Do you think Bulma will be all right, Goku?"
Goku's eyes twitched as he fought back tears. He blinked them back and closed his eyes, shaking his head slightly, then straightened up to face his wife. He looked at her with more tears welling up in his eyes. "Chi- Chi, honey, I...", he stopped, unable to bring himself to say anything.
Chi-Chi noted the distressed look in his eyes and began to get equally worried herself. "Goku, dear? Nan desu ka?? Did something happen?"
Goku took in a shaky breath, forcing himself not to lose control. "It's Bulma...", he shifted his gaze down to the floor. "She's--", he was cut off suddenly when Goten burst through the door, frantically.
Goten looked at his father. "Tousan!! It's not true! Please tell me that I'm just imagining it!! This can't be real!"
Goku just closed his eyes, now aware that he wasn't imagining it either, if his son sensed it as well.
Chi-Chi shifted her gaze from her son to her husband. "Would someone please tell me what's going on??"
Goku struggled to keep his composure. "Son," he said fairly calm, and looked down at Goten with the tears finally released as they slowly fell down his cheeks. "I'm afraid it's true." He slowly turned to face Chi-Chi. "Honey....Bulma....she's gone.
Chi-Chi widened her eyes in astonishment, "Nani! No….it can't be!!" She looked at Goku with sympathy as her eyes filled with tears as well, "Oh, Goku, I'm so sorry. I know how close a friend she was to you."
Goku looked at Chi-Chi as another tear fell, landing on his shirt.
Chi-Chi went over to embrace him, hoping to present some comfort for her husband. She knew he had grown up with Bulma and had a close friendship with her.
Goten had a blank stare on his face, in utter shock. "Iie. I can't believe it.", he whispered.
Chi-Chi pulled away from Goku and looked at him with question in her eyes. "This came so suddenly! Did she tell anyone about it, or show any signs of being sick?", she asked, her voice in a whisper.
Goku thought for a moment, "I don't know. I never knew there was anything wrong with her."
Chi-Chi put her hand on her forehead and gasped, "Oh Kami! I wonder how Trunks and Vegeta are handling this. Goku, can you sense anything that would tell us what's happening with them."
Goku looked up towards the ceiling in thought, "Well…I was sensing Vegeta's power level increase drastically shortly after I lost Bulma's. His went back down to normal again, not too long ago. Trunks' ki never rose too high, he must be in shock."
Goten gasped slightly, "Oh, man. Poor Trunks."
Chi-Chi held her hands up to her cheeks while she thought about Trunks, then turned to face Goten, "Goten, I think you should go and see how Trunks is doing."
Goten nodded quickly and turned to leave but stopped in mid-step as he turned back around. "But I don't know where he is, he could be anywhere by now!"
Goku looked up and over towards Goten, "Try the hospital first, if he's not there, then try Capsule Corporation. He'll most likely be in one of those two places."
Goten nodded again and ran out of the door, shooting off into the air towards the hospital.
Chi-Chi sat back down at the table and spoke no louder than a whisper, "I just can't believe this is happening. Bulma…"
Goku sighed sadly, "I know, it's unbelievable. I wonder how Vegeta is handling this whole situation. This has to be the hardest for him."
Chi-Chi's eyes widened in sudden realization; she looked up at Goku quickly, "How are we going to tell Bra?"
Goku looked up, equally shocked, "Oh man! I didn't even think about that."
Chi-Chi produced a look of regret and sympathy, "The poor girl will be heart-broken when she finds out."
Goku looked over at her, "Maybe we should let Vegeta tell her. After all, he is her father and you know how close they are. Bra is his little princess." He smiled slightly at thinking how much Vegeta loved his daughter. "It'll be more appropriate for him to tell her than us."
Chi-Chi nodded, "I suppose that would be the best thing. Maybe you should take her home now?"
Just at this time, Bra stormed down the stairs in a huff, "Where's Goten?!", she asked with her arms folded in annoyance.
Chi-Chi and Goku exchanged glances, then looked back at her, "He had to go help Trunks…with something…and will be back later", Goku said nervously.
Bra sighed in frustration.
He stood up from the table, "I'm going to take you home now, how's that?", he said with a pleasant smile, as to prevent any suspicion.
"Is Tousan back yet?"
"He might be…I'm not quite sure. Let's go see, ok?", he asked softly as he extended his arms out to pick her up.