Warnings: Swearing, cussing...call it what you will, that's all that happens in this fic.

Disclaimer: I don't own DB/Z/GT the world, or the characters. No, I have never made money off of these fics, and I never will.

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Hooray! My 30th fic.

Okay, I'm messin with the rules of the after life here. *sigh* But it makes for an interesting twist. BTW sorry if this is confusing, go ahead and ask any questions you have and I'll try to explain.

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-Trunks-

I lay there unmoving. Just curled up in a ball on my bed. What was the point of getting up anyhow? So I just stayed there like that.

"Trunks?" I heard my mom call softly from the doorway, "Goten is here."

I heard Goten shift uncomfortably as my mom left. Then he came over and sat down on the end of my bed. "Trunks," he paused, "I just found out today."

How'd he come to know? Oh well, I didn't really care at this time.

"Trunks I'm sorry."

~Yeah, so what, go away.~ I couldn't help thinking.

"Trunks." Goten tried once again, but I refused to answer. So he tried to roll me over on my back.

I sure wasn't going to let him know I'd been crying, so I kicked him with every ounce of strength in my body. The end result was Goten flying across the room and slamming into the wall. With a "Huuph." he went down.

I sat up quickly wiping the tears away. What had I done?

Goten looked up at me with a shocked look on his face. Gingerly he touched his lower lip wiping away the oozing of blood. "Tr...Trunks?" he asked.

"Goten...I don't know what came over me, I'm sorry." I stuttered.

He still had a mixed look of shock and fear on his face. That made me feel real low inside. I didn't mean to hurt him like that. Yet there he sat trying to stop the bleeding I'd caused.

My mom came to the door, "Trunks? Is something..." she stopped looking down at Goten. "Oh Kami...Trunks what did you do know?" she asked pulling Goten up from the floor. "If Chi Chi knew about this she'd kill me."

"I..." was all I managed to squeeze in before mom dragged Goten off. I guess we were out of Senzu beans because she acted like she needed to operate on him.

"Really, it's only a knick!" Goten tried to convince her as he was unwillingly taken to the medical room. I couldn't help but crack a smile, Goten looked so helpless it was cute, being dragged away by his wrist and all.


-Goku-

"Dende," I asked, "Is it possible for me to talk to Enma-Sama?" (thanks Mega Deathscythe)

"What for?" Dende asked obviously puzzled.

"I want to see if I can get Vegeta bail." I answered.

"Well, I guess, but wouldn't you be stretching the rules A LOT by getting him out?" Dende asked.

"I probably would, but I think I have a case." I replied.

Dende just looked at me like I hit my head again.

"Seriously, Vegeta isn't that bad when you get past the rough exterior." I tried tell him.

Now Dende looked like he might personally admit me to the nearest asylum.

I shook my head, "Well, that's all I really wanted to know." I put two fingers up to my forehead and teleported. (And the reason why he didn't teleport to Kami's look out is because if he did I wouldn't have been able to leave it as a cliff hanger last few parts.)

I arrived infront of Enma-Sama's desk. I guess I startled him because he jumped like he'd seen a ghost.

"Goku!" he looked like he was kinda mad at me, "If you ever do that again I'll...I'll send you to hell instead of heaven next time you die!" I smiled, I guess it kinda softened him up a bit because he looked less tense. "What did you come for?" he asked.

"I'm here on account of Vegeta." I said.

Enma-Sama looked like I'd just said I was going to go on a diet. "Vegeta?" he asked, "Oh no! We had enough trouble dragging him down to hell LAST time, don't tell me you want me to release him!"

"Well, er..." I fidgeted uncomfortablty.

"Goku, you know I can't just send him back." Enma-Sama looked a little dissapointed.

"Well, it's important!" I nearly yelled at him, I couldn't believe I was doing this.

Enma-Sama shook his head, "No Goku."

"But...but..." I tried to reason.

Enma-Sama shot me a look that practically screamed "NO!"

I still refused to give in, "I know you can bring him back!"

"Goku, technically I could give Vegeta life, but then other souls would come to me begging to be released, they would use Vegeta's incident and complain."

I was beggining to see a loop hole, "What if Vegeta had a good reason for coming back?" I asked.

Enma-Sama shook his head, "I know what your getting at, and no, having a family back on earth doesn't qualify as a good excuse. Many people have families back there too."

"Yeah, but they can't all fight and protect earth can they?" It was a slim chance, but a chance.

Enma-Sama thought about it, "Well..." he said, "I...I..." he stuttered unsure for a change.


-Vegeta-

I heard a cackle as I was released a second time from my prision. I looked up and saw Croo laughing his head off. It made me shiver.

"Finally!"

I gulped, what just happened? Then a thought struck me, if he has this whole power drainage thing going on down here, why have the other gods not noticed? I shook my head, ~Forget it Vegeta," I told myself, ~You don't need more things messing with your mind.~ Still, it nagged at the back of my brain.

Croo glared at me triumphantly, this snapped me out of my little world. ~What could it be now?~

"Thanks to you and the rest of your little friends..." he motioned toward all the others that were peeking out of their cells, "I now have enough power to escape this miserable place. I guess I must've gotten a funny expression on my face. Because he explained further, "I'm gettin out of hell!"

I wanted to scream at him that I knew that, butI was tired. An idea was sneeking into my head though. ~If it IS possible to escape here, then why can't I get out too?~ I thought this over, ~Well duh, Vegeta you stupid idiot!~ I berated myself, ~Your not strong enough.~ This got me thinking harder. ~Who's to say I have to get out by force.~ I smirked.

I looked up at Croo, he seemed to be concentrating. Concentrating on forming a gateway to life, and not on us. ~Wait scratch that.~ I thought as he looked up and smirked. Great my only chance of escape was gone!

"So long." he laughed, then outstretching two fingers on his left hand he formed and energy ball which he promptly let go of. It crashed into a nearby wall.

I gasped as it actually formed a doorway, and in an instant he had stepped through it and Croo was simply gone.

All of the others just sat there like dumb idiots. ~Hell with this!~ I thought diving for the rapidly closing door. I got through just as it closed be hind me. Haha! I was free! Only, it was black, and cold in this new place. I shivered and then I heard that horrible voice again, Croo's.

"So you followed me Vegeta?"

"Yeah!" I replied defiantly.

"Well, I certianly hope you can follow me closly in this dark, either that or open your own gateway..." Croo laughed.

"What?" I cried.

"Otherwise you'll be stuck in the Dead Zone forever." and then Croo's voice faded away.


TO BE CONTINUED...


Well, there it is another part done. I appriciate all feedback, just use that little box down there marked Review Story.