TITLE: Chapter Four - A Step Towards Destiny
AUTHOR: Rachel Wong
AUTHOR'S EMAIL: Hidden_Angel_83@hotmail.com
RATING: PG-13
PAIRINGS: None
WARNINGS: None
SUMMARY: Goku and Krillen have Buddopa kidnapped from them and Han finally finds out how his dream ends.
NOTE: This is set in an alternate universe. Please do not read it if you do not like A/U's. This is about B/V and G/CC. Please read and review. I'd like to know what you guys think. If you guys have ever heard of or watched the Chinese movie Storm Rider, this is a bit similar. By the way, Goku and Vegeta are not Saiyan. There are no Saiyans. This is set strictly on Earth and everyone is human.
DISCLAIMER: I do not own Dragonball Z and am in no way connected to them. I only wish I was, than I'd have at least SOME $$$. I also do not own and am in no way related to the creators or producers or anything of Storm Rider. Seeing as how I am broke, sueing me would do you no good. =Þ
Last time on The Missions:
"Yes Master Vegeta. We killed all the adults and have set fire to everything. But we weren't sure what to do with the kids."
Vegeta looked behind them and spotted a group of kids, all huddled together, crying and screaming in fear. Without hesitation Vegeta gave his order. "Kill them. All of them."
*****
Goku stood staring out at the massively sprawled out lake. The sun was sinking in the horizon, causing the lake to gleam with bright orange and red colors. He smiled. The world trully was a beautiful place. He never had the time to take a good, careful look, he was always fighting battles for and with Han.
"Goku, what are you thinking about?" Krillen's voice broke through Goku's thoughts.
"Nothing Krillen. Let's go. It's getting dark. We should go secure rooms in the town before anything else."
Buddopa looked up at them. "You will only be needing four rooms, not five."
Goku and Krillen looked at each other. "What do you mean? There are five of us so of course we will need five rooms."
Buddopa smiled at Krillen before continuing. "Someone will come for me before night falls. A fifth room would be useless." Krillen and Goku looked at each other again. They felt that no one could take Buddopa away from there. They were just too powerful.
Their arrogance would prove to be their greatest mistake.
*****
Yip returned to Taun city with his group of men, all very excited at the success of their mission. Yip dropped the bag with the monkey in it as he saw what was left of his city. A few small fires still burned and many of the once brilliant buildings were now nothing more than ashes. Piles upon piles of bodies were litered throughout the city. The returning questors were met by total silence.
Wun came flying in just in time to catch Fire Monkey before he got away. Tying him securely in the bag, he turned his attention onto the once beautiful city. He closed his eyes and turned away, not wanting to see what the evil that had passed through the city had caused.
Everyone present knew who had been behind the cause of the city's destruction. It could be none other than the Han Clan. No one else would dare. No one else could be so evil.
*****
Night was quickly falling upon the little town. Goku, Krillen, Chi Chi and Bulma were wandering around town with Buddopa not far behind them. Getting away from Han city was a rare occassion and they wanted to enjoy it. Chi Chi and Goku kept throwing glances at each other when they thought no one was watching. Every once in awhile, their eyes would meet and Chi Chi would blush furiously.
The hustle and bustle of the town was a joy to the ears and eyes of the two warriors and their companions. Never had they heard or seen such things in their lives. They were use to the sounds of training or cries of pain, this was like music to their ears. Everything seemed right with the world.
The wind picked up without warning. Krillen and Goku's body tensed as they sensed the power level approaching them. Buddopa stood, knowing what the outcome was and knowing the fate that awaited him.
A single red light shone in the distance. At first, it was faint, but than it began to grow brighter as the warrior approached, coming closer by the second. Goku searched for the face of the warrior when the warrior was close, but he could see none. The warrior was wearing a black mask to cover the face area.
Before he could think of anything else, Goku was forced to defend himself. He tried to use his whirlwind kick but that was deftly stopped. He tried to punch, found he was being blocked, and than found himself lying almost twenty meters away from the fight. He felt completely helpless, this warrior was just too strong.
Krillen tried desperately to land a punch on the attacker. He did no better than Goku. In a matter of seconds, both Goku and Krillen were down on the ground and Buddopa gone, kidnapped by the sole warrior. Chi Chi dropped onto one knee by the injuried Goku, a look of concern written all over her face.
Chi Chi tried to help Goku up, but he brushed her hand away and stormed off, temper now out of control.
*****
Han threw off his black mask and circled the unmoving seer, an evil smile on his face. "If you are indeed a seer, than you know why I have brought you here."
Buddopa smiled a cold response at Han. "Yes. I know what you want to know and I know what you will do in order to make me tell you."
"Good. Than tell me before I am forced to do it."
Buddopa stared Han in the eyes, unblinking. "Why do you want to know so badly? What is destined to happen will happen in due time. You can not stop it anyway. Your fate and destiny have already been determined."
Han threw his head back and laughed hysterically. "Wrong little seer. No one controls my fate but me! I will CREATE my own fate!"
Buddopa shock his head in disapproval. He knew he would eventually tell Han and he knew he would be punished by the heavens for it. He just couldn't understand why he was punished with such a talent. People would think being able to see into the future would be good because than you could change things. They were wrong. You knew what was going to happen, but you couldn't do anything to stop it, that was why it was such a horrible gift.
*****
The stars shone above them as Chi Chi walked slowly and silently towards Kakkarot who stood alone outside of the town. Gently, she put her hand on his shoulder. He didn't respond. He knew who it was, he had felt her ki.
"Goku."
Her voice seemed to sooth the pain inside his heart. He turned around to look at her and felt all his stress, all his pain, all his frustration slowly slip from his body. He smiled at her. "Chi Chi, I'm sorry for being such a jerk earlier. I was just..."
She pressed a finger gently against his lips, hushing him into silence. "It's okay. I understand." No words were needed. For that night, their mind, their thoughts, their heart, all were one. She understood and felt all that he felt.
Wordlessly, they sat down beside each other, watching the stars twinkle the night away. As the night wore on, Chi Chi's eyes began to droop. Unconciously, her head rested on Goku's shoulder. The warmth of his body beside her's slowly drove her to a restful sleep.
Goku turned his head to look at her. He could tell she was sleeping by the way she was breathing. The scent of her hair was driving him crazy. Carefully, he shifted his position and wrapped his arms around her, making sure whatever wind there was, was hitting his body, not her's. Goku sat awake all night, wanting to remember every minute, every second that he held her in his arms.
*****
Buddopa screamed in pain. He had fought Han's torture, hoping that maybe, just this once, maybe he could change his own destiny. He didn't want to tell Han what he knew, didn't want to be punished by the heavens. Now, he knew it was useless.
Han stood, unmoving in front of him as the torturers stopped at his command. "Now, will you tell me what I want to know, or must I do this the hard way."
Buddopa sagged against the bonds holding him. "I'll talk."
"Good." Han motioned for his men to leave the room. They left quickly, afraid of their leader's wrath. "Now talk."
Buddopa took a deep breath before beginning. "Your dream, it told you to recruit two young men, Goku and Vegeta. It told you that they would help to bring you success and domination. That much has come true." Han nodded his head in agreement, his impatience beginning to show on his face. Buddopa smiled slightly before continuing. "Fate played a trick on you oh-mighty-conquerer. It showed you what you wanted to see, but not what you needed to know."
"Stop playing games with me seer, or I will kill you. Tell me what I want to know."
Buddopa laughed slightly, dispite his pain. Han would not kill him, he knew that. "The two you saved will be the ones to destroy you."
"What?! Seer, don't mess with me! What do you mean?" Han's anger bubbled to the surface.
"Goku and Vegeta will combine their powers to defeat you. You will fall at the hands of your own students." Buddopa laughed some more, repeating his thoughts. "Wind and Cloud will come together to create a storm like no other. Together, and only together, will they bring down the evil that rules their land and destroyed their lives."
Han smacked Buddopa hard across the face. "Baka! No one controls my destiny but me, do you hear?" The conquerer laughed, shouting his rebellion to the heavens. "So, the heavens think they can defy me?! I will prove them wrong! I will prevail! I will write my own destiny!"
NEXT TIME ON STORM RIDERS: Han decides to do something to change his destiny. Goku tells Chi Chi that he loves her. A wedding is in process between Goku and someone, but it gets broken up.