Fatherly Love (SM/DBZ)
By: Psyche
Email: psyche_lakeshore@yahoo.com
Website: http://www.angelfire.com/anime2/paradox/
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Dear Readers,
Gomen...gomen nasai...I'm SO very sorry for not getting this
chapter out sooner! dodges flying objects...hey! If you
kill me then you'll NEVER get Chapter 15...smirks...and I
might just decide to leave you at a cliffhanger...
Yeah...I know...I'm an evil person! I'm an official member
of Evil ppl! http://www.crosswinds.net/~evilppl/ NEwayz!
I hope you like this chapter...and thank you Jade Nova for
the idea! winks...you'll know what I'm talking 'bout soon
enough...lol...
NEwayz...don't worry about this still not having any SM in
it...I'm working on this part of it...it has to LEAD to SM, okay?
It's something called PLOT...remember that? Something we
tried to ignore from English and/or Literature class? smiles
Well...gotta go! I'm busy trying to finish writing this chapter
for you...ja!
~~Psyche~~
PS: Now...on with the fic!! dodges yet another flying object...
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Chapter 14
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~~Flashback~~
"Usagi?" A soft voice whispered, shaking her slightly out of her
dreamlike state. She had been asleep, for the first time in the last
couple of days...Sleep. A wonderful time of dreams...or for her...
Nightmares. She had been tossing and turning again...and the voice
had pulled her out of her restless sleep.
Slowly, she opened her eyes...to find herself staring at Android 17.
Obviously he had been the one to disturb her...
"Hmm?" She mumbled, trying to go back to sleep.
"What were you dreaming about?" He whispered...this woke her up
almost instantly.
Usagi paused, sitting up. She stared at him for a moment. "It was
just a nightmare...I've had it for a while now...since...since the future..."
She trailed off.
Android 17 stared at her strangely. "Why haven't you killed me yet?
I'm the one causing the nightmares, aren't I? I was the one that
killed your precious Gohan..." He said. "You have the power to kill
us...you just refuse to use it...why?"
She stared into his eyes. "Whether you believe me or not, I care
about you...and your sister. You've become my friends...you have
been very kind over the past few days..."
He couldn't pull his eyes away from her's. "You care about us? Me?
Even after what I did to your love..."
Her eyes turned sad suddenly. "What's done is done...Gohan is dead,
and I have nothing left...only my father, brother, and mother. And
they don't need me. They have little Usagi. She won't be like me...I'm
a fighter. I was trained in a world where pain and death are everyday
things. They would like her better anyways..." She turned away, deep
in thought...
Suddenly, she felt a hand pulling her face back around. And she was
staring straight into 17's eyes...only inches away. "Who's to say that
we would like her better...You have us, Usagi. You have me..." He
whispered softly.
Her eyes widened as the distance between them seemed to close...and
she suddenly pulled away, refusing to meet his gaze again. What am
I doing!! He's an ANDROID!!! AN ANDROID, USAGI!! Remember! I
can't be feeling anything towards him. Not now...not ever...What about
Gohan...? Suddenly her own words flashed before her...."What's done
is done...Gohan is dead...
She sighed...Android 16 and 18 should be back anytime soon...they had
gone in search for food for her, and clothes for 18. Android 18 had
yet to stop complaining about the clothes she was wearing...and they
had all finally gotten fed up...so they let her go search for them. Usagi
stared sadly out the window of the van...feeling the energy coming closer...
Who are you? Why do I have the feeling that you will be the one to
finally destroy me...?
~~End Flashback~~
Usagi blinked back the tears that came with the memory. She now knew
why she hated swimming...being alone...being alone with her thoughts...they
always drifted to the past. To things that couldn't be changed...to things
that would haunt her forever...but for now...Usagi continued to swim
towards the island Android 18 was on. She had to get the Android out of
there....before she too was absorbed by Cell. She now knew what had truly
happened only minutes before...She had never been the true target of Cell.
She had been *a* target, but not *the* target. Cell had been using her...
Using her to get to Android 17. And he would use her to get to Android 18
if she wasn't careful...
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Krillin held the controller close...could he? Could he go through with this?
Could he deactivate Android 18...and destroy her?
He didn't know. He couldn't really think about it...though he was forced
to. He wouldn't know what he was going to do until it happened....
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"USAGI!!! 18!!! Come out now!!!" Cell's voice boomed..."If you don't come
out then I'll force you out!"
Usagi closed her eyes sadly. The explosions were strong...and were slowly
drawing closer to the island she, 16, and 18 were hidden on...she had been
too late! Cell had already begun his search before she could get 18 away
from the area...
"Come on!" 18 whispered. "We need to get out of here!!"
"No..." 16 replied.
"But-"
"18..." Usagi whispered..."If you leave, Cell will see us...and absorb you...."
"But...what about YOU? Isn't he after you as well...?" She whispered in
reply. "Isn't he going to absorb you?"
"No...not yet. He's not after me at the moment. He was just toying with me
the entire time...he never intended to absorb me right away...he was using me
to get Android 17...and he will use me to get to you as well, 18....He said...
That I was perfection.." She muttered bitterly. "He said I had already
reached the point he wants to...but...I don't see how he believes that *I* am
perfection..."
"I do." Android 16's voice startled them.
She stared at him, eyes softening slightly. "You flatter me, 16...but...I'm
not perfection...I never was, and I never will be."
He stared at her as well..."You are perfection, Usagi. You are the greatest
protector Earth will ever see...greater than Goku. You love life...yet you love
to fight. You have a warriors spirit, Usagi, and a warriors heart. Even with
all the training with your father...Even with all the pain you lived through...
You have maintained your innocense. You have truly become your father's
daughter...but still kept yourself...You have the power to defeat Cell...but
it's still locked up inside you. You have surpassed Cell in every way
possible....You have reached perfection, Usagi..."
They continued to stare at each other for a moment....the Usagi gasped,
turning quickly towards the sky. "Father?" She had felt him...and he was
stronger than before...much stronger...and Trunks was there with him.
Trunks was even stronger than Vegeta...but....
Her eyes narrowed. Even if Trust was stronger, he'd be too slow...way too
slow to defeat Cell...
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Krillin stared at 18...so beautiful...how could he destroy someone like her...how!
And....how could he...with Usagi there beside her. Protectively. And 16 as well...
He paused. Wait. USAGI! Usagi was there!?! ALIVE!! He gasped, staring at
the Saiyan Princess for a moment. She seemed to show up in the most unexpected
ways...he didn't think anything could keep her down for long...
But his mind soon drifted back to the task at hand. Could he deactivate 18?...
Suddenly, he knew the answer...and he stepped out from his hiding place. All
three turned to stare at him...and he threw the controller onto the ground,
destroying it...
"You need to get out of here...it's too dangerous..." He whispered.
Suddenly, a yell made them turn back to the battle. "FATHER!!! NOOOO!!!!!"
Trunk's voice startled them. Vegeta just stood there as Cell flew towards
them...Trunks rushed to intercept Cell, but the Android was too fast...he was
going way too fast!!
Usagi's eyes narrowed and she took her place once again in front of Android
18 protectively.
At the sight of his sister, Trunk's gasped. "Usagi?"...But she wasn't focused
on him, and by the look in her eyes, he was grateful...There was an angry hate
burning once more in her eyes....It was more than the hate she had possessed
for the Androids...for Android 17...right after he had killed Gohan. Her eyes
flared to life...She was already a Super Saiyan, but now they seemed to glow...
Burn...blaze...With a fiery defiance...daring Cell to do anything...
And suddenly Trunks knew...that she was fighting a loosing battle. Like a
kamikaze going into a battle, Usagi was going to die...fighting...protecting the
same Androids that had killed Gohan. He knew that if she faught Cell, she
would DIE...there was no way around it...but he alone couldn't save her at
this point.
"Father!! He'll *kill* her! He'll kill Usagi! Don't you care at all!!!" Trunks
yelled at Vegeta, forgetting about he need to gain Vegeta's respect. All he
needed at this point was to save Usagi...he spend toward them, hoping he
would make it in time...except suddenly a blast of energy came towards her...
straight from the battle between Usagi and Cell...
Vegeta frowned. But didn't move. It was a done deal. He had agreed to let
Cell absorb 18...and if Usagi chose to get in the way, that was her decision...
"Do you love Usagi?" Trunk's question flashed back to life...Yes...he loved
her...but he also loved to fight, as did Usagi. And he wouldn't interfer with
this battle...
Usagi didn't move from Cell's path...she stood still, concentrating her energy
on a ki blast...
"Silly girl...you don't stand a chance..." Cell laughed at her as he flew
towards the group on the ground...."Do you really think you can beat me with
such a weak attack..."
Cell was only a few meters away...and she attack...and...
And...
....
Cell dodged...easily. The attack flew...but not towards it's intended target...
"Trunks..." She whispered in shock. This was a decision that had to be made
quickly. What to do...what to do? Save her brother or protect Android 18...
She made her decision...and teleported in front of Trunks...facing him, arms
spread out to block as much of the attack as possible. "Gomen ne...brother..."
She whispered...and it hit her. Trunks stared in shock....
"Usagi..."
~~Flashback~~
"Usagi! Where have you been! It's late...you could have gotten caught by the
Androids...and who knows what they might have done to you..." Trunks hissed
at his sister as she snuck into the Capsule Corp. building...
She blushed slightly. "Gomen ne...brother..." She whispered. "I didn't mean
to make you angry at me. I won't do it again, okay?"
He looked at her incredulously...but then nodded, and smiled. "It's okay, sis...
Come on.....You missed lunch and supper, so mom made us save you some left-
overs to eat when you got home..."
She smiled at him, then laughed....
~~End Flashback~~
"NO!!!! USAGI!!!!" Trunks suddenly yelled. "NO!!!" And he flew towards Cell
angrily....
Usagi's limp form slowly drifted to the ground....as a shocked Vegeta, Krillin, 16,
and 18 stared on...Cell only smirked. And used the Solar Flare attack to blind
them all....blind, they were of no threat to him...and he could easily absorb Android
18...and he did...transforming into perfection.
He smirked again, landing next to Usagi's form. "Such a shame...I had been hoping
for a challenge..." He said aloud...then much softly, for Usagi's ears only. "See
you soon, little Usagi...I will fight you again...and this time, try to be stronger..it
was no fun fighting you like that...but that will change....absorbing you will be the
highlight of my perfection..."
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"Kill me, Cell..." Trunks whispered hoarsely....His lavendar hair falling down to his
shoulders...his blue eyes chosed in anger...at himself for being so stupid...He had
been a fool to think that power alone could defeat Cell. It was a grave mistake
that would cost him everything...
Cell smirked...and announced his plan for...the "Cell games" as he called them.
Trunks could only stare in shock and listen...as Cell flew off...
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Android 16 lay in Bulma's lab as Bulma and her father continued to work on
fixing him...a request from Krillin. But Bulma's thoughts were elsewhere...her
mind kept going back to the blonde girl....her daughter...Going back to the
lifeless look in Usagi's eyes as Trunks had held her...to the way her body was
bruised and burned....
And suddenly, she had known how ChiChi felt...everytime Gohan fought. She
understood why ChiChi was so protective of her son. She was scared that
one day she would see what Bulma saw...her child...dead or dying...and unable
to do anything about it...
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The three arrived at Kami's lookout soon afterwards....Krillin had refused to
speak to Trunks once again...concerned about the Saiyan Princess...and angry
over the loss over Android 18.
He watched as Trunks sat Usagi down...and then he finally spoke. "It's your
fault, Trunks...she's always hurt protecting you..."
Trunks looked away, ashamed...
Krillin continued. "She almost died in the future...protecting YOU....She almost
died only a few DAYS ago....when you were fighting Android 17...protecting
YOU..."
"What!?!" Trunks looked up, startled.
Krillin frowned. "Don't you know...that punch she threw saved your life. 17
was about to kill you, and instead, she saved you. She let her guard down to
save you....and...and today. She's dying because she protected YOU..."
Trunks stared in shock...surprise...then looked down at his blonde-haired
sister. "Usagi..." He suddenly looked away, flying off. He had to save her...
"Where is he going?" Vegeta growled.
"To get a sensu bean...it's Usagi's only hope..." Krillin whispered...
Vegeta frowned and walked off...angrily...Usagi, you still have so much love
in you. You are willing to give your life so freely...selflessly...why?
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Usagi opened her eyes...blinking once...twice...three times. Blue met blue as
her eyes stared straight into her brothers...and she smiled. "Trunks...are you
okay?"
"Yes, Usagi..." He replied, hugging her. "You keep doing this to me...you enjoy
scaring me...I thought I lost you..."
She laughed slightly, returning his hug full force. It had been a long time since
she had hugged him...over two years...."I have to keep you on your toes, Trunks...
You know that..."
"Yeah...I guess so..." He replied.
Usagi slowly stood up, Trunks refusing to let her stand on her own, even though
she was perfectly fine now..."Where's father?"
Trunks blinked. "I don't know...he wasn't here when I got back."
She frowned. "And Cell? Did he hurt you?"
"Just my pride." He muttered. "He is going to have a tournament in 10 days..."
Usagi's blue eyes narrowed. "10 days...that isn't very long..." She whispered
bitterly. "We should prepare...where's Goku and Gohan?" She asked.
"In the hyperbolic time chamber...they have been training for a while now...and
should be out within the next few hours..."
"The door's opening..." Vegeta's voice interupted them.
Usagi and Trunks looked up, and gasped. "Goku...Gohan..." They whispered
simultaneously in awe...
"They're still Super Saiyans..." Trunks whispered...then eyes brightened in
realization. "This means they can reach a higher power level during battle..."
Vegeta frowned at his son..."Boy...it has nothing to do with that...This means
they don't have to strain their energy by HAVING to power up..." Vegeta
suddenly turned to his daughter. "But you already figured this out, didn't
you, Usagi. *That* is why you refused to turn back after training..."
Usagi blushed slightly...one of her secrets now out in the open. She nodded.
It was at that moment, that they noticed that her hair and eyes were once
again silver...she was a Super Saiyan again, and she hadn't even needed to
power up!
"Usagi!" Trunks gasped. "I..I didn't see or feel you transform!...HOW!?!"
Again she blushes, another secret revealed. "I..." She paused. "I can power
up without using all my energy to do so....I can hide my power level or decrease
it to conserve energy...That's why no one could sense my true power...even as
I fought Cell-"
"-You were holding back..." Piccolo whispered. "You were holding back your
power...as if it was just a normal spar."
"So was Cell." Usagi shrugged. "But even if we had been fighting to our
full strength, I would have lost...I could never have beaten him..."
Vegeta smirked. "That's why you keep tricking us into thinking your dead,
girl...you keep lowering your power level...a clever trick, girl..."
Usagi returned his smirked. "Really father, I'm sure you would have thought
of it someday..."
Everyone watched them curiously as the father and daughter shot suger-coated
insults at each other...Finally Trunks interupted them.
"Your power level...it's higher, isn't it, Usagi...?"
"Of course." She whispered, smiling slightly...then she frowned. "And Cell
knows this. Cell knows I'm alive, and he knows I am stronger, and...that is
exactly what he wants." He has two goals left...to kill Goku...and to absorb
me...
"You know...there is still time to use the hyperbolic time chamber, Usagi..."
Goku suggested.
Vegeta nodded. "The girl is going with me..."
"No." She suddenly whispered. "I'm not."
"What!?!" Vegeta whispered, surprised.
She smirked at him, then turned towards Goku. "With your permission, I'd
like to take Gohan into the time chamber...to train. If you don't want him
staying an entire year, that is fine with me, but I'd really like the chance
to train him...I know how Cell fights...and what he wants..."
Goku grinned. "Of course that's fine with me!"
Gohan stared at them, confused...shocked. "What?"
Vegeta frowned. He didn't like this at all..."Usagi...you will NOT take that
hybrid brat in there..."
Usagi frowned as well. "Remember, father, I'm also a *hybrid brat* as you
like to call him." She whispered. "And I want to train Gohan."
Vegeta continued to frown, but nodded.
Usagi smiled slightly at Gohan, then lead the confused boy to the door...he
went in first...but before she could, Goku took her arm. "Your power...it's
stronger than Gohan's...isn't it?" He whispered so only she could hear.
Usagi sighed. "Yes...but I'm the one Cell is after. And I don't think I could
fight him...not...after everything that has happened. To destroy Cell, I would
have to be willing to release all my power...and...I don't think I can...If you
wish to fight Cell first, feel free to, but I want to fight him next then...okay.
It will give Gohan a chance to see what he can do...and who knows...we might
get lucky and destroy Cell..." She smiled slightly...then turned sad. "See you
in a year, Goku..."
Goku's eyes were sad for a moment, then he nodded. "See you in a day,
Usagi..."
And the door closed and the Zfighters stared for a moment. Vegeta growled
angrily and stalked off, sitting on the opposite side of Kami's lookout as the
Zfighters...
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"So...um...Usagi...when do we begin training?" Gohan said, a little nervous...
He hadn't really known her long...but...this was Vegeta's daughter...and every
time he saw her, she was acting just like her father...He couldn't understand
why she would want to train with him...
Usagi smiled warmly, seeing his confusion. "Not right now..you just finished
training with Goku, and though it's a lot of fun, it's no picnic either, is it...?"
She smiled, remembering her own training with Goku after the destruction of
Namek.
Gohan grinned at her. Suddenly, she didn't seem so much like Vegeta but
more like Goku..."No...it's not...I had to tell him to go harder on me at first
though. He didn't want to..."
She laughed. "Yes...that sounds like Goku..." She suddenly found herself
comparing Goku and Vegeta...completely different. Goku was always kind...
and often acted exactly as Gohan just described...but Vegeta. Her father
was a fighter. And he let you know it easily. When they had trained, he
had been hard on her. He might have killed her, had she not had the power
to stop him...
"Usagi? Are you really Vegeta's daughter?"
She looked at him, smiling. "Yes. I'm the Princess of the Saiyans."
Gohan looked at her curiously. "Um...why do you want to train me?" He
whispered.
She looked down. "Cell...is going to try and destroy everything. You, Gohan,
will be very valuable in the fight against him...I know you will be the one to
defeat Cell..."
He was even more confused. "You mean that *I* could defeat Cell?"
She nodded.
"But...why not you!?! Or my father!?! Both of you are stronger than I am!!"
"Gohan...Cell has two goals right now." She whispered. "One is to kill your
father...and believe me Gohan, Cell will do almost anything to succeed in
that...the other is to absorb me...like he did the...the Androids. He also has
our cells in him. He has our determination...and he knows I fighting styles.
That is the advantage YOU have Gohan. You fight differently than we do,
yes you've inherited some techniques from your father and Piccolo, but...
he has never faught you! We, your father and I, believe that you are the
only one that can truly stop Cell..."
Gohan stared at her. "Why...why does Cell want to...absorb you?"
Usagi cringed at this. "Cell believes that I have a perfect power. He wants
it, and the only way to get it is to absorb me. Right now, he's waiting for
my power to increase, so he can gain more power..." She said angrily.
"Remember, Gohan, there is a power within you. Your father sees it, and I
see it. You are stronger than you think..."
Gohan could only nod, wondering why she thought that...when...when he was
sure he didn't have nearly as much power as his father...as her...
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"NOOOOOOOO!!! 17!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Usagi screamed.
"Usagi! Wake up Usagi!" She heard Gohan's voice whisper...and she shot
awake, gasping for breath...
Why would she be dreaming about Android 17? He thought...
"Usagi...are...are you okay?" He whispered.
Usagi nodded, wiping the tears that had streaked down her cheeks..."O-of
course, Gohan...I'm fine..." She whispered...not convencing at all.
"I don't believe you...Why...were you dreaming about the Androids?"
She looked up, startled. ANd her eyes softened...saddened. "Because...I
cared about him...He died protecting me..." She whispered.
He? So she WAS dreaming about 17...
"But...Krillin said you hated the Androids...they killed...um...they killed *me*?"
He said, slightly confused...Especially referring to himself like that...
Usagi grew a little nervous. "Exactly...how much did he tell you?"
"Almost...everything..." Gohan whispered. "Were you really...in love with my
...future self?"
She sighed. "Yes...I was...am...I don't really know anymore. But...he's not
YOUR future self Gohan...think of every moment in time as a different
dimension...each of THOSE dimensions have several different dimensions,
depending on what happens. Each outcome of a battle...each choice...
decision...has it's own dimension. Changing the little things or the big things.
...I came from the future of ONE dimension, to another dimension entirely.
This one..."
"Was he a great person...what was he like...?" Gohan whispered in awe.
"Curious, aren't you?" She smiled. "He was...wonderful. He was caring...
and strong. He taught me to fight...and...he taught me to live. He..he never
did know how I felt..." She sighed. "But it doesn't matter anymore, does
it Gohan...? He's dead...And can never come back. You aren't the same
person as he was...he...he was..." Tears filled her eyes...she couldn't
understand why it made her feel this way. Why she was so sad...and
suddenly, Android 17's image flashed before her...and she felt a sob
coming from her lips.
The next thing she knew, Gohan was comforting her. "You...you loved
him...didn't you?"
"Loved...who?" She whispered, still slightly stunned by the events that
had just happened.
"Android 17."
"What? What do you mean...?" She tried to talk her way out of it...but
even then she knew it was true. She had fallen for the Android...and
hard.
"You don't lie very well, Usagi." Gohan whispered.
"I...I know, Gohan...I know..." She wiped her tears away..."But...he's
dead, also, Gohan. He's dead...Cell killed him..." She looked at Gohan.
"Destroy Cell for me...Destroy him for me, Gohan."
Gohan stared into her eyes...and...he knew...the truth...
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Gohan learned a lot that year with Usagi...Not so much about fighting...but
more like the truth. About Usagi...her dreams...her fears...her secrets...and
everything he had seen in her eyes that day...when she confessed the truth
about her feelings...
She was lonely. So lonely...that only death could heal all the pain she had
within her...and he learned that she intended Cell to be the one to kill her...
She had so much pain...that she was going to fight Cell and...die. And Gohan
knew he had to stop her...Her battle with Cell would be suicide...no matter
how strong she was...and he already knew she was stronger than his father...
But...Usagi was hurting...The two people she loved most had been killed...in
front of her...once as a teenager, then a year ago...And she felt it was her
fault...no one, not even Vegeta and Trunks, would be able to talk her out
of it...would be able to convince her otherwhise...
Gohan sighed, glancing at Usagi. She smiled at him warmly again...Like
Goku often did...but once again, her eyes gave her away.
He oculd see the pain and loneliness in her eyes. A year had passed since
17's death, and she was still grieving...she had only know the Android...
THIS Android...not the one in the future...for just a few days, and then he
had been taken from her...just as she had been willing to give her heart
away. Something she would never get over...
....
They were all waiting for them outside...Gohan hugged his father happily...
"Dad!!"
And Usagi smiled slightly...she had never been able to do that with her
father...not Vegeta...He was too prideful.
"Hurry up and get out of the way, Usagi! Piccolo still has to go in! Then
I need to! Stop wasting time!!!"
Yeps. Too prideful. She smirked at her father's words and stepped out
of Piccolo's way...Then turned to her father. "You are going in alone?"
She raised an eyebrow...
He looked at her. "Do you wish to join me?" He said, smirking slightly.
"No..." She whispered. "I'd like to go in by myself next...I...need time to
train on my own."
Vegeta frowned...Something...was wrong. The look in her eyes...Still, after
all this these years, her eyes still told everything...And he didn't like what
he saw...
"Maybe...you should take Trunks in with you..." Vegeta said, suddenly...
She stared at him for a moment, then her brother...smiling slightly. "That...
that is a good idea...she whispered..."
....a day passed...and Piccolo stepped out of the room...Vegeta let his two
children go in next...but before Trunks stepped in, he stopped him and
whispered. "Don't let her do anything stupid, boy. Maybe you can talk
some sense into that stubborn girl...."
Trunks looked at him in confusion...but nodded...A year...a year with his
sister. Maybe now he could finally understand her....
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Usagi laid quietly in her bed...staring straight at the ceiling...unable to
sleep. Unable to do anything but sit...and stare...and think...
Trunks sat in his bed, staring at her...watching his sister. What was it
about her? Why did Vegeta love her so much more than him? Why...why
did his father tell him to not let her do anything stupid....to talk some
sense into her? He didn't know...he needed to know...
But she still...she just stared into space...deep in thought...She had been
like this all day...ever since she had that dream....and woke up screaming
"17!"....he didn't understand why or how or what had happened...but she
had secrets...things he wasn't supposed to know...and now he knew...after
thinking for a while, what her secret was.
And he couldn't believe it! How could she!?! How could she have fallen
in love with an Android!?!?!!?! The same Android that had killed Gohan.
The same Android that had killed everyone...all the Zfighters. He couldn't
understand. Did she change loyalties? No. She would never...but.....but...
He wasn't sure what was wrong with her...and he hoped he could figure
it out soon...before she...before she did something stupid as Vegeta had
said.
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"I don't know you anymore...."
So cliche...yet...it seemed so appropriate.
Usagi frowned at her brother. "I'm not the same person I was back then,
Trunks...People change. *I* change." She whispered in reply...
"Is this because of Android 17..." He whispered angrily...causing her to
gasp and stare at him..."Is he the reason you've turned so...heartless..."
Her eyes narrowed. "Don't talk about him like that...Don't you DARE,
Trunks!" She hissed, not caring how he knew...or why...just..."You have
no idea what's happening...or WHY!! You have no idea what I've gone
through, *brother*..."
"I would if you just TOLD me, Usagi!!" Trunks hissed back.
"You wouldn't understand! You've never been in love! You've never had
the two people you loved most TAKEN from you! DIE!! Right there in
front of you!!!"
Trunks frowned. "I'm beginning to wonder where you loyalties lie,
*sister*...that you could fall for the SAME Android that KILLED Gohan!!!"
He didn't mean it...but it still came out...and it still hurt. "You...You can't...
You can't mean it, Trunks..." She whispered sadly.
He turned away, unable to deny it...Pride...a trait they all shared.
Usagi stared at him...then her eyes hardened angrily. "Get out! Get away
from me, Trunks! Don't even SPEAK to me!" She hissed, raising her ki
threateningly.
Trunks just walked away, ignoring her...
Everyone was turning against her...even her own BROTHER...WHY!?!?!?!
~~~~
When they exited the hyperbolic time chamber...they refused to talk to
each other...look at each other...acknowledge the other's presence...And
Vegeta was slightly confused. He had sent Trunks in to make her feel
BETTER...but now she was worse.
Couldn't that boy do anything right?
Trunks looked at his father. "We need to talk..." He whispered...And
Vegeta frowned at him...but let his son lead the way...
"What is it, boy!! I asked you to talk some sense into her! Not make her
HATE you...." Vegeta growled.
"It's not that simple, father...she's...she fell in love with Android 17..."
He whispered angrily.
"What!!!!!"
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~~Psyche~~
By: Psyche
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Dear Readers,
Gomen...gomen nasai...I'm SO very sorry for not getting this
chapter out sooner! dodges flying objects...hey! If you
kill me then you'll NEVER get Chapter 15...smirks...and I
might just decide to leave you at a cliffhanger...
Yeah...I know...I'm an evil person! I'm an official member
of Evil ppl! http://www.crosswinds.net/~evilppl/ NEwayz!
I hope you like this chapter...and thank you Jade Nova for
the idea! winks...you'll know what I'm talking 'bout soon
enough...lol...
NEwayz...don't worry about this still not having any SM in
it...I'm working on this part of it...it has to LEAD to SM, okay?
It's something called PLOT...remember that? Something we
tried to ignore from English and/or Literature class? smiles
Well...gotta go! I'm busy trying to finish writing this chapter
for you...ja!
~~Psyche~~
PS: Now...on with the fic!! dodges yet another flying object...
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Chapter 14
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~~Flashback~~
"Usagi?" A soft voice whispered, shaking her slightly out of her
dreamlike state. She had been asleep, for the first time in the last
couple of days...Sleep. A wonderful time of dreams...or for her...
Nightmares. She had been tossing and turning again...and the voice
had pulled her out of her restless sleep.
Slowly, she opened her eyes...to find herself staring at Android 17.
Obviously he had been the one to disturb her...
"Hmm?" She mumbled, trying to go back to sleep.
"What were you dreaming about?" He whispered...this woke her up
almost instantly.
Usagi paused, sitting up. She stared at him for a moment. "It was
just a nightmare...I've had it for a while now...since...since the future..."
She trailed off.
Android 17 stared at her strangely. "Why haven't you killed me yet?
I'm the one causing the nightmares, aren't I? I was the one that
killed your precious Gohan..." He said. "You have the power to kill
us...you just refuse to use it...why?"
She stared into his eyes. "Whether you believe me or not, I care
about you...and your sister. You've become my friends...you have
been very kind over the past few days..."
He couldn't pull his eyes away from her's. "You care about us? Me?
Even after what I did to your love..."
Her eyes turned sad suddenly. "What's done is done...Gohan is dead,
and I have nothing left...only my father, brother, and mother. And
they don't need me. They have little Usagi. She won't be like me...I'm
a fighter. I was trained in a world where pain and death are everyday
things. They would like her better anyways..." She turned away, deep
in thought...
Suddenly, she felt a hand pulling her face back around. And she was
staring straight into 17's eyes...only inches away. "Who's to say that
we would like her better...You have us, Usagi. You have me..." He
whispered softly.
Her eyes widened as the distance between them seemed to close...and
she suddenly pulled away, refusing to meet his gaze again. What am
I doing!! He's an ANDROID!!! AN ANDROID, USAGI!! Remember! I
can't be feeling anything towards him. Not now...not ever...What about
Gohan...? Suddenly her own words flashed before her...."What's done
is done...Gohan is dead...
She sighed...Android 16 and 18 should be back anytime soon...they had
gone in search for food for her, and clothes for 18. Android 18 had
yet to stop complaining about the clothes she was wearing...and they
had all finally gotten fed up...so they let her go search for them. Usagi
stared sadly out the window of the van...feeling the energy coming closer...
Who are you? Why do I have the feeling that you will be the one to
finally destroy me...?
~~End Flashback~~
Usagi blinked back the tears that came with the memory. She now knew
why she hated swimming...being alone...being alone with her thoughts...they
always drifted to the past. To things that couldn't be changed...to things
that would haunt her forever...but for now...Usagi continued to swim
towards the island Android 18 was on. She had to get the Android out of
there....before she too was absorbed by Cell. She now knew what had truly
happened only minutes before...She had never been the true target of Cell.
She had been *a* target, but not *the* target. Cell had been using her...
Using her to get to Android 17. And he would use her to get to Android 18
if she wasn't careful...
~~~~
Krillin held the controller close...could he? Could he go through with this?
Could he deactivate Android 18...and destroy her?
He didn't know. He couldn't really think about it...though he was forced
to. He wouldn't know what he was going to do until it happened....
~~~~
"USAGI!!! 18!!! Come out now!!!" Cell's voice boomed..."If you don't come
out then I'll force you out!"
Usagi closed her eyes sadly. The explosions were strong...and were slowly
drawing closer to the island she, 16, and 18 were hidden on...she had been
too late! Cell had already begun his search before she could get 18 away
from the area...
"Come on!" 18 whispered. "We need to get out of here!!"
"No..." 16 replied.
"But-"
"18..." Usagi whispered..."If you leave, Cell will see us...and absorb you...."
"But...what about YOU? Isn't he after you as well...?" She whispered in
reply. "Isn't he going to absorb you?"
"No...not yet. He's not after me at the moment. He was just toying with me
the entire time...he never intended to absorb me right away...he was using me
to get Android 17...and he will use me to get to you as well, 18....He said...
That I was perfection.." She muttered bitterly. "He said I had already
reached the point he wants to...but...I don't see how he believes that *I* am
perfection..."
"I do." Android 16's voice startled them.
She stared at him, eyes softening slightly. "You flatter me, 16...but...I'm
not perfection...I never was, and I never will be."
He stared at her as well..."You are perfection, Usagi. You are the greatest
protector Earth will ever see...greater than Goku. You love life...yet you love
to fight. You have a warriors spirit, Usagi, and a warriors heart. Even with
all the training with your father...Even with all the pain you lived through...
You have maintained your innocense. You have truly become your father's
daughter...but still kept yourself...You have the power to defeat Cell...but
it's still locked up inside you. You have surpassed Cell in every way
possible....You have reached perfection, Usagi..."
They continued to stare at each other for a moment....the Usagi gasped,
turning quickly towards the sky. "Father?" She had felt him...and he was
stronger than before...much stronger...and Trunks was there with him.
Trunks was even stronger than Vegeta...but....
Her eyes narrowed. Even if Trust was stronger, he'd be too slow...way too
slow to defeat Cell...
~~~~
Krillin stared at 18...so beautiful...how could he destroy someone like her...how!
And....how could he...with Usagi there beside her. Protectively. And 16 as well...
He paused. Wait. USAGI! Usagi was there!?! ALIVE!! He gasped, staring at
the Saiyan Princess for a moment. She seemed to show up in the most unexpected
ways...he didn't think anything could keep her down for long...
But his mind soon drifted back to the task at hand. Could he deactivate 18?...
Suddenly, he knew the answer...and he stepped out from his hiding place. All
three turned to stare at him...and he threw the controller onto the ground,
destroying it...
"You need to get out of here...it's too dangerous..." He whispered.
Suddenly, a yell made them turn back to the battle. "FATHER!!! NOOOO!!!!!"
Trunk's voice startled them. Vegeta just stood there as Cell flew towards
them...Trunks rushed to intercept Cell, but the Android was too fast...he was
going way too fast!!
Usagi's eyes narrowed and she took her place once again in front of Android
18 protectively.
At the sight of his sister, Trunk's gasped. "Usagi?"...But she wasn't focused
on him, and by the look in her eyes, he was grateful...There was an angry hate
burning once more in her eyes....It was more than the hate she had possessed
for the Androids...for Android 17...right after he had killed Gohan. Her eyes
flared to life...She was already a Super Saiyan, but now they seemed to glow...
Burn...blaze...With a fiery defiance...daring Cell to do anything...
And suddenly Trunks knew...that she was fighting a loosing battle. Like a
kamikaze going into a battle, Usagi was going to die...fighting...protecting the
same Androids that had killed Gohan. He knew that if she faught Cell, she
would DIE...there was no way around it...but he alone couldn't save her at
this point.
"Father!! He'll *kill* her! He'll kill Usagi! Don't you care at all!!!" Trunks
yelled at Vegeta, forgetting about he need to gain Vegeta's respect. All he
needed at this point was to save Usagi...he spend toward them, hoping he
would make it in time...except suddenly a blast of energy came towards her...
straight from the battle between Usagi and Cell...
Vegeta frowned. But didn't move. It was a done deal. He had agreed to let
Cell absorb 18...and if Usagi chose to get in the way, that was her decision...
"Do you love Usagi?" Trunk's question flashed back to life...Yes...he loved
her...but he also loved to fight, as did Usagi. And he wouldn't interfer with
this battle...
Usagi didn't move from Cell's path...she stood still, concentrating her energy
on a ki blast...
"Silly girl...you don't stand a chance..." Cell laughed at her as he flew
towards the group on the ground...."Do you really think you can beat me with
such a weak attack..."
Cell was only a few meters away...and she attack...and...
And...
....
Cell dodged...easily. The attack flew...but not towards it's intended target...
"Trunks..." She whispered in shock. This was a decision that had to be made
quickly. What to do...what to do? Save her brother or protect Android 18...
She made her decision...and teleported in front of Trunks...facing him, arms
spread out to block as much of the attack as possible. "Gomen ne...brother..."
She whispered...and it hit her. Trunks stared in shock....
"Usagi..."
~~Flashback~~
"Usagi! Where have you been! It's late...you could have gotten caught by the
Androids...and who knows what they might have done to you..." Trunks hissed
at his sister as she snuck into the Capsule Corp. building...
She blushed slightly. "Gomen ne...brother..." She whispered. "I didn't mean
to make you angry at me. I won't do it again, okay?"
He looked at her incredulously...but then nodded, and smiled. "It's okay, sis...
Come on.....You missed lunch and supper, so mom made us save you some left-
overs to eat when you got home..."
She smiled at him, then laughed....
~~End Flashback~~
"NO!!!! USAGI!!!!" Trunks suddenly yelled. "NO!!!" And he flew towards Cell
angrily....
Usagi's limp form slowly drifted to the ground....as a shocked Vegeta, Krillin, 16,
and 18 stared on...Cell only smirked. And used the Solar Flare attack to blind
them all....blind, they were of no threat to him...and he could easily absorb Android
18...and he did...transforming into perfection.
He smirked again, landing next to Usagi's form. "Such a shame...I had been hoping
for a challenge..." He said aloud...then much softly, for Usagi's ears only. "See
you soon, little Usagi...I will fight you again...and this time, try to be stronger..it
was no fun fighting you like that...but that will change....absorbing you will be the
highlight of my perfection..."
~~~~
"Kill me, Cell..." Trunks whispered hoarsely....His lavendar hair falling down to his
shoulders...his blue eyes chosed in anger...at himself for being so stupid...He had
been a fool to think that power alone could defeat Cell. It was a grave mistake
that would cost him everything...
Cell smirked...and announced his plan for...the "Cell games" as he called them.
Trunks could only stare in shock and listen...as Cell flew off...
~~~~
Android 16 lay in Bulma's lab as Bulma and her father continued to work on
fixing him...a request from Krillin. But Bulma's thoughts were elsewhere...her
mind kept going back to the blonde girl....her daughter...Going back to the
lifeless look in Usagi's eyes as Trunks had held her...to the way her body was
bruised and burned....
And suddenly, she had known how ChiChi felt...everytime Gohan fought. She
understood why ChiChi was so protective of her son. She was scared that
one day she would see what Bulma saw...her child...dead or dying...and unable
to do anything about it...
~~~~
The three arrived at Kami's lookout soon afterwards....Krillin had refused to
speak to Trunks once again...concerned about the Saiyan Princess...and angry
over the loss over Android 18.
He watched as Trunks sat Usagi down...and then he finally spoke. "It's your
fault, Trunks...she's always hurt protecting you..."
Trunks looked away, ashamed...
Krillin continued. "She almost died in the future...protecting YOU....She almost
died only a few DAYS ago....when you were fighting Android 17...protecting
YOU..."
"What!?!" Trunks looked up, startled.
Krillin frowned. "Don't you know...that punch she threw saved your life. 17
was about to kill you, and instead, she saved you. She let her guard down to
save you....and...and today. She's dying because she protected YOU..."
Trunks stared in shock...surprise...then looked down at his blonde-haired
sister. "Usagi..." He suddenly looked away, flying off. He had to save her...
"Where is he going?" Vegeta growled.
"To get a sensu bean...it's Usagi's only hope..." Krillin whispered...
Vegeta frowned and walked off...angrily...Usagi, you still have so much love
in you. You are willing to give your life so freely...selflessly...why?
~~~~
Usagi opened her eyes...blinking once...twice...three times. Blue met blue as
her eyes stared straight into her brothers...and she smiled. "Trunks...are you
okay?"
"Yes, Usagi..." He replied, hugging her. "You keep doing this to me...you enjoy
scaring me...I thought I lost you..."
She laughed slightly, returning his hug full force. It had been a long time since
she had hugged him...over two years...."I have to keep you on your toes, Trunks...
You know that..."
"Yeah...I guess so..." He replied.
Usagi slowly stood up, Trunks refusing to let her stand on her own, even though
she was perfectly fine now..."Where's father?"
Trunks blinked. "I don't know...he wasn't here when I got back."
She frowned. "And Cell? Did he hurt you?"
"Just my pride." He muttered. "He is going to have a tournament in 10 days..."
Usagi's blue eyes narrowed. "10 days...that isn't very long..." She whispered
bitterly. "We should prepare...where's Goku and Gohan?" She asked.
"In the hyperbolic time chamber...they have been training for a while now...and
should be out within the next few hours..."
"The door's opening..." Vegeta's voice interupted them.
Usagi and Trunks looked up, and gasped. "Goku...Gohan..." They whispered
simultaneously in awe...
"They're still Super Saiyans..." Trunks whispered...then eyes brightened in
realization. "This means they can reach a higher power level during battle..."
Vegeta frowned at his son..."Boy...it has nothing to do with that...This means
they don't have to strain their energy by HAVING to power up..." Vegeta
suddenly turned to his daughter. "But you already figured this out, didn't
you, Usagi. *That* is why you refused to turn back after training..."
Usagi blushed slightly...one of her secrets now out in the open. She nodded.
It was at that moment, that they noticed that her hair and eyes were once
again silver...she was a Super Saiyan again, and she hadn't even needed to
power up!
"Usagi!" Trunks gasped. "I..I didn't see or feel you transform!...HOW!?!"
Again she blushes, another secret revealed. "I..." She paused. "I can power
up without using all my energy to do so....I can hide my power level or decrease
it to conserve energy...That's why no one could sense my true power...even as
I fought Cell-"
"-You were holding back..." Piccolo whispered. "You were holding back your
power...as if it was just a normal spar."
"So was Cell." Usagi shrugged. "But even if we had been fighting to our
full strength, I would have lost...I could never have beaten him..."
Vegeta smirked. "That's why you keep tricking us into thinking your dead,
girl...you keep lowering your power level...a clever trick, girl..."
Usagi returned his smirked. "Really father, I'm sure you would have thought
of it someday..."
Everyone watched them curiously as the father and daughter shot suger-coated
insults at each other...Finally Trunks interupted them.
"Your power level...it's higher, isn't it, Usagi...?"
"Of course." She whispered, smiling slightly...then she frowned. "And Cell
knows this. Cell knows I'm alive, and he knows I am stronger, and...that is
exactly what he wants." He has two goals left...to kill Goku...and to absorb
me...
"You know...there is still time to use the hyperbolic time chamber, Usagi..."
Goku suggested.
Vegeta nodded. "The girl is going with me..."
"No." She suddenly whispered. "I'm not."
"What!?!" Vegeta whispered, surprised.
She smirked at him, then turned towards Goku. "With your permission, I'd
like to take Gohan into the time chamber...to train. If you don't want him
staying an entire year, that is fine with me, but I'd really like the chance
to train him...I know how Cell fights...and what he wants..."
Goku grinned. "Of course that's fine with me!"
Gohan stared at them, confused...shocked. "What?"
Vegeta frowned. He didn't like this at all..."Usagi...you will NOT take that
hybrid brat in there..."
Usagi frowned as well. "Remember, father, I'm also a *hybrid brat* as you
like to call him." She whispered. "And I want to train Gohan."
Vegeta continued to frown, but nodded.
Usagi smiled slightly at Gohan, then lead the confused boy to the door...he
went in first...but before she could, Goku took her arm. "Your power...it's
stronger than Gohan's...isn't it?" He whispered so only she could hear.
Usagi sighed. "Yes...but I'm the one Cell is after. And I don't think I could
fight him...not...after everything that has happened. To destroy Cell, I would
have to be willing to release all my power...and...I don't think I can...If you
wish to fight Cell first, feel free to, but I want to fight him next then...okay.
It will give Gohan a chance to see what he can do...and who knows...we might
get lucky and destroy Cell..." She smiled slightly...then turned sad. "See you
in a year, Goku..."
Goku's eyes were sad for a moment, then he nodded. "See you in a day,
Usagi..."
And the door closed and the Zfighters stared for a moment. Vegeta growled
angrily and stalked off, sitting on the opposite side of Kami's lookout as the
Zfighters...
~~~~
"So...um...Usagi...when do we begin training?" Gohan said, a little nervous...
He hadn't really known her long...but...this was Vegeta's daughter...and every
time he saw her, she was acting just like her father...He couldn't understand
why she would want to train with him...
Usagi smiled warmly, seeing his confusion. "Not right now..you just finished
training with Goku, and though it's a lot of fun, it's no picnic either, is it...?"
She smiled, remembering her own training with Goku after the destruction of
Namek.
Gohan grinned at her. Suddenly, she didn't seem so much like Vegeta but
more like Goku..."No...it's not...I had to tell him to go harder on me at first
though. He didn't want to..."
She laughed. "Yes...that sounds like Goku..." She suddenly found herself
comparing Goku and Vegeta...completely different. Goku was always kind...
and often acted exactly as Gohan just described...but Vegeta. Her father
was a fighter. And he let you know it easily. When they had trained, he
had been hard on her. He might have killed her, had she not had the power
to stop him...
"Usagi? Are you really Vegeta's daughter?"
She looked at him, smiling. "Yes. I'm the Princess of the Saiyans."
Gohan looked at her curiously. "Um...why do you want to train me?" He
whispered.
She looked down. "Cell...is going to try and destroy everything. You, Gohan,
will be very valuable in the fight against him...I know you will be the one to
defeat Cell..."
He was even more confused. "You mean that *I* could defeat Cell?"
She nodded.
"But...why not you!?! Or my father!?! Both of you are stronger than I am!!"
"Gohan...Cell has two goals right now." She whispered. "One is to kill your
father...and believe me Gohan, Cell will do almost anything to succeed in
that...the other is to absorb me...like he did the...the Androids. He also has
our cells in him. He has our determination...and he knows I fighting styles.
That is the advantage YOU have Gohan. You fight differently than we do,
yes you've inherited some techniques from your father and Piccolo, but...
he has never faught you! We, your father and I, believe that you are the
only one that can truly stop Cell..."
Gohan stared at her. "Why...why does Cell want to...absorb you?"
Usagi cringed at this. "Cell believes that I have a perfect power. He wants
it, and the only way to get it is to absorb me. Right now, he's waiting for
my power to increase, so he can gain more power..." She said angrily.
"Remember, Gohan, there is a power within you. Your father sees it, and I
see it. You are stronger than you think..."
Gohan could only nod, wondering why she thought that...when...when he was
sure he didn't have nearly as much power as his father...as her...
~~~~
"NOOOOOOOO!!! 17!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Usagi screamed.
"Usagi! Wake up Usagi!" She heard Gohan's voice whisper...and she shot
awake, gasping for breath...
Why would she be dreaming about Android 17? He thought...
"Usagi...are...are you okay?" He whispered.
Usagi nodded, wiping the tears that had streaked down her cheeks..."O-of
course, Gohan...I'm fine..." She whispered...not convencing at all.
"I don't believe you...Why...were you dreaming about the Androids?"
She looked up, startled. ANd her eyes softened...saddened. "Because...I
cared about him...He died protecting me..." She whispered.
He? So she WAS dreaming about 17...
"But...Krillin said you hated the Androids...they killed...um...they killed *me*?"
He said, slightly confused...Especially referring to himself like that...
Usagi grew a little nervous. "Exactly...how much did he tell you?"
"Almost...everything..." Gohan whispered. "Were you really...in love with my
...future self?"
She sighed. "Yes...I was...am...I don't really know anymore. But...he's not
YOUR future self Gohan...think of every moment in time as a different
dimension...each of THOSE dimensions have several different dimensions,
depending on what happens. Each outcome of a battle...each choice...
decision...has it's own dimension. Changing the little things or the big things.
...I came from the future of ONE dimension, to another dimension entirely.
This one..."
"Was he a great person...what was he like...?" Gohan whispered in awe.
"Curious, aren't you?" She smiled. "He was...wonderful. He was caring...
and strong. He taught me to fight...and...he taught me to live. He..he never
did know how I felt..." She sighed. "But it doesn't matter anymore, does
it Gohan...? He's dead...And can never come back. You aren't the same
person as he was...he...he was..." Tears filled her eyes...she couldn't
understand why it made her feel this way. Why she was so sad...and
suddenly, Android 17's image flashed before her...and she felt a sob
coming from her lips.
The next thing she knew, Gohan was comforting her. "You...you loved
him...didn't you?"
"Loved...who?" She whispered, still slightly stunned by the events that
had just happened.
"Android 17."
"What? What do you mean...?" She tried to talk her way out of it...but
even then she knew it was true. She had fallen for the Android...and
hard.
"You don't lie very well, Usagi." Gohan whispered.
"I...I know, Gohan...I know..." She wiped her tears away..."But...he's
dead, also, Gohan. He's dead...Cell killed him..." She looked at Gohan.
"Destroy Cell for me...Destroy him for me, Gohan."
Gohan stared into her eyes...and...he knew...the truth...
~~~~
Gohan learned a lot that year with Usagi...Not so much about fighting...but
more like the truth. About Usagi...her dreams...her fears...her secrets...and
everything he had seen in her eyes that day...when she confessed the truth
about her feelings...
She was lonely. So lonely...that only death could heal all the pain she had
within her...and he learned that she intended Cell to be the one to kill her...
She had so much pain...that she was going to fight Cell and...die. And Gohan
knew he had to stop her...Her battle with Cell would be suicide...no matter
how strong she was...and he already knew she was stronger than his father...
But...Usagi was hurting...The two people she loved most had been killed...in
front of her...once as a teenager, then a year ago...And she felt it was her
fault...no one, not even Vegeta and Trunks, would be able to talk her out
of it...would be able to convince her otherwhise...
Gohan sighed, glancing at Usagi. She smiled at him warmly again...Like
Goku often did...but once again, her eyes gave her away.
He oculd see the pain and loneliness in her eyes. A year had passed since
17's death, and she was still grieving...she had only know the Android...
THIS Android...not the one in the future...for just a few days, and then he
had been taken from her...just as she had been willing to give her heart
away. Something she would never get over...
....
They were all waiting for them outside...Gohan hugged his father happily...
"Dad!!"
And Usagi smiled slightly...she had never been able to do that with her
father...not Vegeta...He was too prideful.
"Hurry up and get out of the way, Usagi! Piccolo still has to go in! Then
I need to! Stop wasting time!!!"
Yeps. Too prideful. She smirked at her father's words and stepped out
of Piccolo's way...Then turned to her father. "You are going in alone?"
She raised an eyebrow...
He looked at her. "Do you wish to join me?" He said, smirking slightly.
"No..." She whispered. "I'd like to go in by myself next...I...need time to
train on my own."
Vegeta frowned...Something...was wrong. The look in her eyes...Still, after
all this these years, her eyes still told everything...And he didn't like what
he saw...
"Maybe...you should take Trunks in with you..." Vegeta said, suddenly...
She stared at him for a moment, then her brother...smiling slightly. "That...
that is a good idea...she whispered..."
....a day passed...and Piccolo stepped out of the room...Vegeta let his two
children go in next...but before Trunks stepped in, he stopped him and
whispered. "Don't let her do anything stupid, boy. Maybe you can talk
some sense into that stubborn girl...."
Trunks looked at him in confusion...but nodded...A year...a year with his
sister. Maybe now he could finally understand her....
~~~~
Usagi laid quietly in her bed...staring straight at the ceiling...unable to
sleep. Unable to do anything but sit...and stare...and think...
Trunks sat in his bed, staring at her...watching his sister. What was it
about her? Why did Vegeta love her so much more than him? Why...why
did his father tell him to not let her do anything stupid....to talk some
sense into her? He didn't know...he needed to know...
But she still...she just stared into space...deep in thought...She had been
like this all day...ever since she had that dream....and woke up screaming
"17!"....he didn't understand why or how or what had happened...but she
had secrets...things he wasn't supposed to know...and now he knew...after
thinking for a while, what her secret was.
And he couldn't believe it! How could she!?! How could she have fallen
in love with an Android!?!?!!?! The same Android that had killed Gohan.
The same Android that had killed everyone...all the Zfighters. He couldn't
understand. Did she change loyalties? No. She would never...but.....but...
He wasn't sure what was wrong with her...and he hoped he could figure
it out soon...before she...before she did something stupid as Vegeta had
said.
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"I don't know you anymore...."
So cliche...yet...it seemed so appropriate.
Usagi frowned at her brother. "I'm not the same person I was back then,
Trunks...People change. *I* change." She whispered in reply...
"Is this because of Android 17..." He whispered angrily...causing her to
gasp and stare at him..."Is he the reason you've turned so...heartless..."
Her eyes narrowed. "Don't talk about him like that...Don't you DARE,
Trunks!" She hissed, not caring how he knew...or why...just..."You have
no idea what's happening...or WHY!! You have no idea what I've gone
through, *brother*..."
"I would if you just TOLD me, Usagi!!" Trunks hissed back.
"You wouldn't understand! You've never been in love! You've never had
the two people you loved most TAKEN from you! DIE!! Right there in
front of you!!!"
Trunks frowned. "I'm beginning to wonder where you loyalties lie,
*sister*...that you could fall for the SAME Android that KILLED Gohan!!!"
He didn't mean it...but it still came out...and it still hurt. "You...You can't...
You can't mean it, Trunks..." She whispered sadly.
He turned away, unable to deny it...Pride...a trait they all shared.
Usagi stared at him...then her eyes hardened angrily. "Get out! Get away
from me, Trunks! Don't even SPEAK to me!" She hissed, raising her ki
threateningly.
Trunks just walked away, ignoring her...
Everyone was turning against her...even her own BROTHER...WHY!?!?!?!
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When they exited the hyperbolic time chamber...they refused to talk to
each other...look at each other...acknowledge the other's presence...And
Vegeta was slightly confused. He had sent Trunks in to make her feel
BETTER...but now she was worse.
Couldn't that boy do anything right?
Trunks looked at his father. "We need to talk..." He whispered...And
Vegeta frowned at him...but let his son lead the way...
"What is it, boy!! I asked you to talk some sense into her! Not make her
HATE you...." Vegeta growled.
"It's not that simple, father...she's...she fell in love with Android 17..."
He whispered angrily.
"What!!!!!"
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