Chapter Two: A Recovery and a Betrayal
Gohan's eyes opened slowly. His head hurt, and his whole body was sore, and he wanted to go back to sleep. But he couldn't. The pain that had woken him up wouldn't permit him to go to sleep. His eyes slowly adjusted to his surroundings. He was in the hospital, in a small room with a bed and a small bathroom. He was under several layers of white blankets and he was bandaged all over.
"He's awake!" someone cried. The yell hurt Gohan's head, and he winced at the pain. Suddenly, the face of his mother appeared over him.
"Oh, high there Mom," muttered Gohan wearily.
"My Gohan is alive!" she cried again.
"Please, Mom, not so loud!" said Gohan, "My head really hurts. . ."
"Oh, I'm sorry dear," said Chi Chi quietly. A moment later a doctor appeared and looked down at Gohan from over his clipboard.
"How are you feeling, Gohan?" he asked.
"My heard hurts," replied Gohan, "and I ache all over. . ." The doctor scribbled something down on the clipboard.
"Well I can image," he said after a moment, "Why don't you tell me what happened?" So Gohan related everything that happened on the field trip up until when he lost consciousness. The doctor wrote something down several times, but never interrupted him. He looked as though he believed everything, even though some things seemed so far fetched.
"But I don't know how I got here," Gohan said when he was finished.
"Well I can explain that," said the doctor. "After you fainted, your principle called an ambulance and got both you and your friend to this hospital. . ."
"I almost forgot!" interrupted Gohan as he sat up, "What happened to Blair. . ." blood suddenly rushed to his head, and he flopped back down in exhaustion.
"Relax," said the doctor, "Your friend will be fine. He's got a lot of burns on his chest, but they should heal up in a few weeks. We're keeping him sedated though, because if he woke up he would probably be in a lot of pain." Gohan nodded, relived that his friend would be all right.
"What about Gohan!" cried Chi Chi, "He's going to be alright too, right?"
"Yes, yes, don't worry Ms. Your son had a lot of cuts and scrapes, and he's exhausted, but he'll be find in a couple days," replied the doctor. "But now," he turned to Gohan, "You need to rest some more. Close your eyes. I'll give you something for the pain." He placed a small pill in Gohan's mouth. He swallowed it, and almost immediately his pain was gone, and he was fast asleep once again.
*****
While he slept, Gohan had many nightmares. He dreamt that the other Demons and their leader had destroyed the world, and that he was the only one left. He dreamt that it was his fault, and that by taking it easy he was dooming the world because there was nobody to warn the other Z Fighters.
Gohan woke with a scream; the dreams still fresh in his mind. He lay back down on his pillow and wiped the sweat from his forehead. Suddenly his mother came rushing into the room and flicked on all the lights.
"Gohan! What's wrong?" she cried.
"Nothing, Mom. I just had a nightmare," replied Gohan.
"Oh," said Chi Chi, "Is there anything I can do?"
"No, thank you anyway," said Gohan. He closed his eyes and attempted go back to sleep. His mother switched off the lights, and was about to leave the room, when Gohan suddenly said,
"Wait. There is something you could do. . ."
*****
Meanwhile at Capsule Corp., Bulma had just put little Trunks to bed. She flopped down on the couch and turned on the TV.
"The ancient Japanese ruins that lay just south of South City were destroyed today. The cause is unknown, but our news chopper happened to be in the area around the time of the incident." Bulma leaned forward as the footage started.
"What?" she asked to herself, "That look's like Gohan!" On the TV screen, the figure exploded in yellow fire as he transformed into a Super Saiyan. "That is Gohan!" she exclaimed!
"The only fatality was the strange figure caught in that weird looking light. Although his body hasn't been found, authorities suspect he probably fell into the river and was swept downstream." Bulma laughed.
"Ha! No, his body was disintegrated!" she said to the TV.
"Here are some pictures taken of those wounded in this accident." The TV then showed several pictures of students who got hurt when the buses tipped. One picture showed an unconscious Gohan being carried into an ambulance. Bulma gasped when she saw him. He hadn't looked that bad since he fought Cell. Just then the phone rang.
"Hello," said Bulma, "Oh! Chi Chi! I just heard about what happened on the TV! Gohan asked you to call me? Well, sure - I can be there in about half an hour!"
*****
Bulma rushed into the hospital, not bothering to re-pack her plane back into its capsule. She stopped at the front desk to find out which room Gohan was in, then hurried on. She opened the door to his room much more quietly than Chi Chi had been doing, but Gohan didn't notice because he was still sleeping.
"Oh, hello Bulma," said Chi Chi. Bulma turned to look at her.
"How is he?" she asked.
"He'll be fine," replied Chi Chi, "The doctor said he would recover in a few days."
"Oh, good."
"Hey there Bulma," said a quiet voice. The two women turned to see that Gohan was now awake, and propped up on one arm.
"Oh, hey Gohan," said Bulma as she walked over to look at him, "You look. . . good, kid." Gohan laughed.
"I'm sure that I don't, but thank you anyway," he managed. Bulma smiled.
"As observant as always, Gohan," she replied, "So why did you want to talk to me?" Gohan looked over to where his mom was sitting.
"Mom, would you excuse us please?" he asked quietly. Chi Chi unfolded her arms.
"Well. . . I guess so. . ." she said and reluctantly left the room.
"Why didn't you want her in here?" asked Bulma. Gohan laughed again.
"You know how my Mom gets when I'm in any kind of danger," he chuckled.
"But you're not anymore, right?" asked Bulma, "You defeated that. . . thing at the ruins right?"
"Well, yeah, but he said that there were other like him, and they were going to revive their leader who is more powerful than they are," answered Gohan.
"And you believe that?" asked Bulma.
"Why would it lie?" countered Gohan.
"Well, what are we going to do about it?" asked Bulma, "Vegeta is gone, and Goku is dead. Trunks went back to the future. . . you're the only Saiyan left on earth!"
"Do you think you could get your dad to send a message to Vegeta's ship?"
"Sure, but why would he help? You know what Vegeta is like. . ."
"Tell him that this enemy will be the worthiest opponent he's ever faced - that'll get him here in a hurry," laughed Gohan. Bulma gave him a stern look.
"Gohan, you shouldn't lie!" she said. He turned to look at her.
"I'm not lying, Bulma," he said seriously. She looked at him with a look of serious concern on her face.
"Oh," she said simply, "Well I'll tell him for you. See you tomorrow, kid." He nodded his thanks and she left the room. Chi Chi re-entered the room.
"Well you've had your little visitor, now go back to sleep," she ordered. Not having the strength of will to argue, he dropped back into a deep sleep.
*****
The next day, Dr. Brief was trying to get a signal to Vegeta's spaceship, but he couldn't seem to locate it. Finally Bulma came in and attempted to help, but neither had much luck.
"He must be somewhere really far away," concluded Bulma's father finally, "Otherwise, the computer could find him more quickly." His daughter nodded. Suddenly, a red blip appeared on the monitor. Bulma leaned in closer to see where it was.
"My gosh!" she exclaimed, "He's beyond the Omega Star! That's more than a seven month journey!" She pushed a button that opened a channel to the ship. "Vegeta," she said into the mike, "Vegeta, are you there?" After a moment's pause, the face of Vegeta appeared on the screen.
"What is it!?" he said angrily, "I'm a busy man you know!"
"Yeah, right," mumbled Bulma's father.
"Vegeta, something has happened here that you should know about," said Bulma. She quickly related what had happened to Gohan over the past two days.
"Big deal!" growled Vegeta, "This is Gohan's problem! I don't have time for this!"
"Vegeta!" Bulma yelled. Somewhere in the building, little Trunks began to cry. "Gohan is hurt, and he needs your help to defeat these monsters! Personally, I would recommend he turn to Goku for help - at least he has the decency to help out when he is needed!" Vegeta shot her an angry glance.
"Look," he said, "I'm too powerful to be bothered with something as trivial as this!"
"Ha! Right!" cried Bulma, "Gohan had trouble defeating one of them, and he was the one who defeated Cell! As I recall Vegeta, you were beaten by him quite easily." Vegeta scowled again and punched his computer. The connection was lost, and Bulma was left staring at an empty screen.
*****
When Gohan awoke again, he knew something was very wrong. He looked over to where his mother had been sitting, but she had left the room, and turned the lights off when she had. He closed his eyes again, quickly dismissing the earlier feeling as merely a result of his nightmares. Then, a shadow loomed over him from the end of his bed. Gohan suddenly felt a strong Ki, but he kept his breathing even, and pretended to be asleep.
Suddenly, something lunged at him. Gohan had almost no strength left to dodge the attack. Strong hands gripped his neck and lifted him high off the bed. Suddenly, the door to the room flew open and the doctor opened the door.
"Doctor. . . help. . . me. . ." Gohan managed to get out between gasps. He was having trouble breathing and it took a lot of effort. He looked over at the doctor, who wasn't doing anything.
"Why would I help you?" he asked. Gohan was left speechless. "I let that thing in," continued the doctor, "So he could kill you!" Gohan didn't know what to say. He didn't have the energy to say anything - he had to get free of whatever was holding him. With the light coming through the open door, Gohan managed to see that what was holding him was another Demon that looked a lot like the one he fought at the ruins.
Suddenly, Gohan's air passageway was blocked. He couldn't breathe at all. His vision was blurred by black spots, and he began to disappear into unconsciousness. Just then, a yellow blur covered his vision and the Demon released his neck. Gohan dropped to the ground with a thud. The impact hurt every sore on his body, and he could barely breathe, but he managed to look up to see what had happened. Before him stood a figure in Saiyan armor, powered up to an Ascended Saiyan state.
The Demon roared at Gohan's savior. It lunged toward him with fists flying, but the man dodged the attack and kneed the Demon square in the stomach. He then proceeded to land a one-two combo in his face. Then, with blinding speed, he whipped his right leg around and nailed the Demon in the chest. The final attack sent the thing through the wall and into a group of bushes just outside the hospital wall.
"Thank you for saving me," managed Gohan between heavy breaths. His savior extended a hand to him. He accepted gratefully and looked up, expecting to see Vegeta standing there. But it wasn't Vegeta. It was Trunks.
"Trunks!? What are you doing here?" asked Gohan, "Aren't you supposed to be back in your own time?"
"I'll explain later," replied Trunks. He helped Gohan to his feet just as the Demon leaped forward from the concealment of the bushes. Gohan and Trunks reacted at the same time, Gohan powering up to Super Saiyan, and Trunks building energy for an energy blast. They both unleashed their energy at the same time. Two golden beams smashed into the Demon simultaneously. It shrieked and fell to the ground. It started to get up again, but the duo blasted again, turning the monster into ash.
Trunks smiled, but suddenly his face turned into a concerned frown as Gohan fainted beside him.
Author's Note: I actually added this chapter even though I didn't get any reviews, just because people might be more inclined to read it if there was more than one chapter! =) Anyway, whether or not you like my story, please review it! I really wanna know what people think!
Gohan's eyes opened slowly. His head hurt, and his whole body was sore, and he wanted to go back to sleep. But he couldn't. The pain that had woken him up wouldn't permit him to go to sleep. His eyes slowly adjusted to his surroundings. He was in the hospital, in a small room with a bed and a small bathroom. He was under several layers of white blankets and he was bandaged all over.
"He's awake!" someone cried. The yell hurt Gohan's head, and he winced at the pain. Suddenly, the face of his mother appeared over him.
"Oh, high there Mom," muttered Gohan wearily.
"My Gohan is alive!" she cried again.
"Please, Mom, not so loud!" said Gohan, "My head really hurts. . ."
"Oh, I'm sorry dear," said Chi Chi quietly. A moment later a doctor appeared and looked down at Gohan from over his clipboard.
"How are you feeling, Gohan?" he asked.
"My heard hurts," replied Gohan, "and I ache all over. . ." The doctor scribbled something down on the clipboard.
"Well I can image," he said after a moment, "Why don't you tell me what happened?" So Gohan related everything that happened on the field trip up until when he lost consciousness. The doctor wrote something down several times, but never interrupted him. He looked as though he believed everything, even though some things seemed so far fetched.
"But I don't know how I got here," Gohan said when he was finished.
"Well I can explain that," said the doctor. "After you fainted, your principle called an ambulance and got both you and your friend to this hospital. . ."
"I almost forgot!" interrupted Gohan as he sat up, "What happened to Blair. . ." blood suddenly rushed to his head, and he flopped back down in exhaustion.
"Relax," said the doctor, "Your friend will be fine. He's got a lot of burns on his chest, but they should heal up in a few weeks. We're keeping him sedated though, because if he woke up he would probably be in a lot of pain." Gohan nodded, relived that his friend would be all right.
"What about Gohan!" cried Chi Chi, "He's going to be alright too, right?"
"Yes, yes, don't worry Ms. Your son had a lot of cuts and scrapes, and he's exhausted, but he'll be find in a couple days," replied the doctor. "But now," he turned to Gohan, "You need to rest some more. Close your eyes. I'll give you something for the pain." He placed a small pill in Gohan's mouth. He swallowed it, and almost immediately his pain was gone, and he was fast asleep once again.
*****
While he slept, Gohan had many nightmares. He dreamt that the other Demons and their leader had destroyed the world, and that he was the only one left. He dreamt that it was his fault, and that by taking it easy he was dooming the world because there was nobody to warn the other Z Fighters.
Gohan woke with a scream; the dreams still fresh in his mind. He lay back down on his pillow and wiped the sweat from his forehead. Suddenly his mother came rushing into the room and flicked on all the lights.
"Gohan! What's wrong?" she cried.
"Nothing, Mom. I just had a nightmare," replied Gohan.
"Oh," said Chi Chi, "Is there anything I can do?"
"No, thank you anyway," said Gohan. He closed his eyes and attempted go back to sleep. His mother switched off the lights, and was about to leave the room, when Gohan suddenly said,
"Wait. There is something you could do. . ."
*****
Meanwhile at Capsule Corp., Bulma had just put little Trunks to bed. She flopped down on the couch and turned on the TV.
"The ancient Japanese ruins that lay just south of South City were destroyed today. The cause is unknown, but our news chopper happened to be in the area around the time of the incident." Bulma leaned forward as the footage started.
"What?" she asked to herself, "That look's like Gohan!" On the TV screen, the figure exploded in yellow fire as he transformed into a Super Saiyan. "That is Gohan!" she exclaimed!
"The only fatality was the strange figure caught in that weird looking light. Although his body hasn't been found, authorities suspect he probably fell into the river and was swept downstream." Bulma laughed.
"Ha! No, his body was disintegrated!" she said to the TV.
"Here are some pictures taken of those wounded in this accident." The TV then showed several pictures of students who got hurt when the buses tipped. One picture showed an unconscious Gohan being carried into an ambulance. Bulma gasped when she saw him. He hadn't looked that bad since he fought Cell. Just then the phone rang.
"Hello," said Bulma, "Oh! Chi Chi! I just heard about what happened on the TV! Gohan asked you to call me? Well, sure - I can be there in about half an hour!"
*****
Bulma rushed into the hospital, not bothering to re-pack her plane back into its capsule. She stopped at the front desk to find out which room Gohan was in, then hurried on. She opened the door to his room much more quietly than Chi Chi had been doing, but Gohan didn't notice because he was still sleeping.
"Oh, hello Bulma," said Chi Chi. Bulma turned to look at her.
"How is he?" she asked.
"He'll be fine," replied Chi Chi, "The doctor said he would recover in a few days."
"Oh, good."
"Hey there Bulma," said a quiet voice. The two women turned to see that Gohan was now awake, and propped up on one arm.
"Oh, hey Gohan," said Bulma as she walked over to look at him, "You look. . . good, kid." Gohan laughed.
"I'm sure that I don't, but thank you anyway," he managed. Bulma smiled.
"As observant as always, Gohan," she replied, "So why did you want to talk to me?" Gohan looked over to where his mom was sitting.
"Mom, would you excuse us please?" he asked quietly. Chi Chi unfolded her arms.
"Well. . . I guess so. . ." she said and reluctantly left the room.
"Why didn't you want her in here?" asked Bulma. Gohan laughed again.
"You know how my Mom gets when I'm in any kind of danger," he chuckled.
"But you're not anymore, right?" asked Bulma, "You defeated that. . . thing at the ruins right?"
"Well, yeah, but he said that there were other like him, and they were going to revive their leader who is more powerful than they are," answered Gohan.
"And you believe that?" asked Bulma.
"Why would it lie?" countered Gohan.
"Well, what are we going to do about it?" asked Bulma, "Vegeta is gone, and Goku is dead. Trunks went back to the future. . . you're the only Saiyan left on earth!"
"Do you think you could get your dad to send a message to Vegeta's ship?"
"Sure, but why would he help? You know what Vegeta is like. . ."
"Tell him that this enemy will be the worthiest opponent he's ever faced - that'll get him here in a hurry," laughed Gohan. Bulma gave him a stern look.
"Gohan, you shouldn't lie!" she said. He turned to look at her.
"I'm not lying, Bulma," he said seriously. She looked at him with a look of serious concern on her face.
"Oh," she said simply, "Well I'll tell him for you. See you tomorrow, kid." He nodded his thanks and she left the room. Chi Chi re-entered the room.
"Well you've had your little visitor, now go back to sleep," she ordered. Not having the strength of will to argue, he dropped back into a deep sleep.
*****
The next day, Dr. Brief was trying to get a signal to Vegeta's spaceship, but he couldn't seem to locate it. Finally Bulma came in and attempted to help, but neither had much luck.
"He must be somewhere really far away," concluded Bulma's father finally, "Otherwise, the computer could find him more quickly." His daughter nodded. Suddenly, a red blip appeared on the monitor. Bulma leaned in closer to see where it was.
"My gosh!" she exclaimed, "He's beyond the Omega Star! That's more than a seven month journey!" She pushed a button that opened a channel to the ship. "Vegeta," she said into the mike, "Vegeta, are you there?" After a moment's pause, the face of Vegeta appeared on the screen.
"What is it!?" he said angrily, "I'm a busy man you know!"
"Yeah, right," mumbled Bulma's father.
"Vegeta, something has happened here that you should know about," said Bulma. She quickly related what had happened to Gohan over the past two days.
"Big deal!" growled Vegeta, "This is Gohan's problem! I don't have time for this!"
"Vegeta!" Bulma yelled. Somewhere in the building, little Trunks began to cry. "Gohan is hurt, and he needs your help to defeat these monsters! Personally, I would recommend he turn to Goku for help - at least he has the decency to help out when he is needed!" Vegeta shot her an angry glance.
"Look," he said, "I'm too powerful to be bothered with something as trivial as this!"
"Ha! Right!" cried Bulma, "Gohan had trouble defeating one of them, and he was the one who defeated Cell! As I recall Vegeta, you were beaten by him quite easily." Vegeta scowled again and punched his computer. The connection was lost, and Bulma was left staring at an empty screen.
*****
When Gohan awoke again, he knew something was very wrong. He looked over to where his mother had been sitting, but she had left the room, and turned the lights off when she had. He closed his eyes again, quickly dismissing the earlier feeling as merely a result of his nightmares. Then, a shadow loomed over him from the end of his bed. Gohan suddenly felt a strong Ki, but he kept his breathing even, and pretended to be asleep.
Suddenly, something lunged at him. Gohan had almost no strength left to dodge the attack. Strong hands gripped his neck and lifted him high off the bed. Suddenly, the door to the room flew open and the doctor opened the door.
"Doctor. . . help. . . me. . ." Gohan managed to get out between gasps. He was having trouble breathing and it took a lot of effort. He looked over at the doctor, who wasn't doing anything.
"Why would I help you?" he asked. Gohan was left speechless. "I let that thing in," continued the doctor, "So he could kill you!" Gohan didn't know what to say. He didn't have the energy to say anything - he had to get free of whatever was holding him. With the light coming through the open door, Gohan managed to see that what was holding him was another Demon that looked a lot like the one he fought at the ruins.
Suddenly, Gohan's air passageway was blocked. He couldn't breathe at all. His vision was blurred by black spots, and he began to disappear into unconsciousness. Just then, a yellow blur covered his vision and the Demon released his neck. Gohan dropped to the ground with a thud. The impact hurt every sore on his body, and he could barely breathe, but he managed to look up to see what had happened. Before him stood a figure in Saiyan armor, powered up to an Ascended Saiyan state.
The Demon roared at Gohan's savior. It lunged toward him with fists flying, but the man dodged the attack and kneed the Demon square in the stomach. He then proceeded to land a one-two combo in his face. Then, with blinding speed, he whipped his right leg around and nailed the Demon in the chest. The final attack sent the thing through the wall and into a group of bushes just outside the hospital wall.
"Thank you for saving me," managed Gohan between heavy breaths. His savior extended a hand to him. He accepted gratefully and looked up, expecting to see Vegeta standing there. But it wasn't Vegeta. It was Trunks.
"Trunks!? What are you doing here?" asked Gohan, "Aren't you supposed to be back in your own time?"
"I'll explain later," replied Trunks. He helped Gohan to his feet just as the Demon leaped forward from the concealment of the bushes. Gohan and Trunks reacted at the same time, Gohan powering up to Super Saiyan, and Trunks building energy for an energy blast. They both unleashed their energy at the same time. Two golden beams smashed into the Demon simultaneously. It shrieked and fell to the ground. It started to get up again, but the duo blasted again, turning the monster into ash.
Trunks smiled, but suddenly his face turned into a concerned frown as Gohan fainted beside him.
Author's Note: I actually added this chapter even though I didn't get any reviews, just because people might be more inclined to read it if there was more than one chapter! =) Anyway, whether or not you like my story, please review it! I really wanna know what people think!