Thanks for the nice reviews everybody, you're all so great. I hope this next installment will be just as well received ^_^. Sorry it took so long to get up here.
This is a revised version of the old Part 2 and I'm majorly sorry about the delay with Part 3. I do have a life and I can't write all the time =).
PART 2 - You Came Home
"Is he going to be alright Goku?" Bulma asked, with a hand held up at her throat.
"I-I don't know..."
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One week before
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The spacecraft entered earth's orbit and lit a bright orange streak across the night sky as it began to burn up in the atmosphere. The ship tumbled wildly out of control, spiraling down in a drunken plummet towards the planet's surface.
It's only passenger cursed under his breath and braced himself for impact. The man tried to keep the wound at his leg closed but the space pod pitched violently and he was thrown up against the walls. A moment later he was heaved to the tiled floor face first and the bruised man coughed up blood as he got to his feet. Blood from his open leg slid along the ceiling and floor as the ship rolled over on itself, and the large gash on his forehead opened up again. Red clouded his vision and the passenger stumbled as the ship vaulted forward. The man was slammed against a gravity generator and glass shards from its controls were flung into his arms. He lost consciousness as the ship gained speed and the inner cabin began to blur. His body smashed to the floor and he was pulled into a corner as the spacecraft began a final nosedive towards earth.
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Goku was hauling several tree trunks home for firewood when he saw the bright light go blazing through the night sky. He stopped and raised his head, noting with alarm the thick stream of smoke that followed the flaming object. The ship left a huge trail of orange pyrite vapors in its wake and Goku saw a patch of sky nearly buckle from the assaulting heat.
The warrior held his trees and stood watching the glowing pod as it spiraled down and drew closer. He turned his head and followed the spacecraft's downward descent with a mix of curiosity and wary mistrust. Something seemed familiar about the ship and Goku closed his eyes. Unease sat heavily in the Saiya-jin's stomach and he wracked his brain trying to place where he had seen the space pod before. The round shape of the hurling spacecraft reminded Goku of one of the capsule ships Mr. Briefs built at Capsule Corp. The warrior's eyes grew big as the thought came into his head. He squinted at the fiery object and suddenly dropped the trees with his mouth open in disbelief. "Oh Kami, it can't be!"
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The spacecraft continued gaining speed and became a blurring ball of fire as it rocketed towards the ground. The earth loomed closer and closer until contact was finally made. The ship crashed into a mountain only 50 miles from the Son home and the resulting explosion rocked under Goku's feet. He saw Mt. Kougyo erupt in a flash of light and Goku covered his eyes from the blast. The mountain blew out into a spewing fountain of fiery debris and a thick cloud of dust and smoke was thrown up in the air.
As soon as the glare died away, Goku lowered his arm to survey where the ship had landed. Through the thinning smoke cloud he saw huge piles of the mountain's rubbled remains and he squinted until the sight of small electric fires caught his attention. A gray hull appeared and Goku gave a shout at seeing the charred craft.
He sprang up into the sky and flew towards the impact area, unheeded by the threat of another explosion from the volatile engines leaking fuel. His only thoughts were of saving the ship's passenger and dread quickly crowded into his mind. The usually happy Saiya-jin frowned worriedly.
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There were only six months left until the Androids were expected to arrive and Vegeta hadn't been seen for months, ever since he'd left earth. Goku could swear that the crashed pod looked just like the Capsule ship Vegeta had stolen when he'd left for outer space to train. His heart beat faster in fear for the egotistical Prince who thought himself indestructible. The worried friend didn't waste any more time and Goku teleported himself to the remains of Mt. Kougyo.
The dust quickly began to settle and as Goku materialized he saw that the remains of the mountain rested in toppled heaps and burnt shell pieces of the ship's steaming hull were strewn about everywhere. Among the hills of broken rock a large crater was indented into the earth and the space pod lay toppled on it's side in the crater's center.
Goku ran to the ship and barely avoided the scorched debris as his head swam with images of Vegeta injured. He saw part of the Capsule Corp logo on a piece of hull and raced even faster towards the front hatch. As the Saiya-jin reached the spacecraft, a whirring suddenly started up from it's emergency power supply and the door began to open.
Goku stood beside the hatch and watched as it lowered to the ground. He waited several seconds for any passenger to step out and then the fighter ducked his head into the dark interior to search for a survivor himself.
"Vegeta?" He called softly.
There was no response and Goku felt the air thicken with his own fear. Taking a deep breath he stepped in through the doorway.
"Vegeta, are you in here?" Goku couldn't see anything in the dark ship and he felt around for a wall to orient himself. After a few stumbling moments he found the hull with one hand and he waited for his eyes to adjust. Goku's gaze roamed over the trashed control room and gradually he began to see the outlines of broken consoles and crumbling equipment. With his adaptable Saiya-jin eyesight he started walking around the command module, keeping his hand on the hull as an anchor. After a few feet Goku's fingers grazed along something thick and sticky splattered across the wall and the warrior stopped in surprise. He brought his hand up to his nose and a strong copper smell assaulted his nostrils. Goku knew the scent of blood anywhere.
"Vegeta!" He called urgently, spurred by a growing fear.
A soft moan came from the back of the ship and Goku turned his head toward the sound. He took a bold step forward and his hand left the wall.
"Hold on, I'm coming!" Goku picked around the piles of sparking consoles and exposed wires. He made his way slowly to the rear end of the ship and stood for a moment, trying to find the other Saiya-jin.
In the deeper shadows Goku spotted a familiar form and he quickly rushed to the fallen man. He knelt down beside Vegeta and placed a hand on the warrior's slow rising chest. Goku didn't know how bad Vegeta's injuries were but the shallow breathing of his comrade was enough to make him fear for the Prince's life.
"Hold on, I'll get you out of here." Goku got his hands around Vegeta's waist and gently hoisted the man to his shoulders. Vegeta's head swung behind Goku's back and the unconscious Saiya-jin moaned again.
"Take it easy, I'll get you home."
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~ A/N: I know there's not romance in here yet, but these things take time. Thanks for all your patience waiting for this part guys, I'm really sorry about the super long delay with chapter three. I'm overcoming an incredible bout of writer's block, so if you could just bare with me, I'll have another part out as soon as I can.
Oh, and btw, this injury that Vegeta has from the ship is not the same one as in the first part. You'll all find out what happened to him then later ^_^. ~
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This is a revised version of the old Part 2 and I'm majorly sorry about the delay with Part 3. I do have a life and I can't write all the time =).
PART 2 - You Came Home
"Is he going to be alright Goku?" Bulma asked, with a hand held up at her throat.
"I-I don't know..."
******
One week before
******
The spacecraft entered earth's orbit and lit a bright orange streak across the night sky as it began to burn up in the atmosphere. The ship tumbled wildly out of control, spiraling down in a drunken plummet towards the planet's surface.
It's only passenger cursed under his breath and braced himself for impact. The man tried to keep the wound at his leg closed but the space pod pitched violently and he was thrown up against the walls. A moment later he was heaved to the tiled floor face first and the bruised man coughed up blood as he got to his feet. Blood from his open leg slid along the ceiling and floor as the ship rolled over on itself, and the large gash on his forehead opened up again. Red clouded his vision and the passenger stumbled as the ship vaulted forward. The man was slammed against a gravity generator and glass shards from its controls were flung into his arms. He lost consciousness as the ship gained speed and the inner cabin began to blur. His body smashed to the floor and he was pulled into a corner as the spacecraft began a final nosedive towards earth.
******
Goku was hauling several tree trunks home for firewood when he saw the bright light go blazing through the night sky. He stopped and raised his head, noting with alarm the thick stream of smoke that followed the flaming object. The ship left a huge trail of orange pyrite vapors in its wake and Goku saw a patch of sky nearly buckle from the assaulting heat.
The warrior held his trees and stood watching the glowing pod as it spiraled down and drew closer. He turned his head and followed the spacecraft's downward descent with a mix of curiosity and wary mistrust. Something seemed familiar about the ship and Goku closed his eyes. Unease sat heavily in the Saiya-jin's stomach and he wracked his brain trying to place where he had seen the space pod before. The round shape of the hurling spacecraft reminded Goku of one of the capsule ships Mr. Briefs built at Capsule Corp. The warrior's eyes grew big as the thought came into his head. He squinted at the fiery object and suddenly dropped the trees with his mouth open in disbelief. "Oh Kami, it can't be!"
-----------
The spacecraft continued gaining speed and became a blurring ball of fire as it rocketed towards the ground. The earth loomed closer and closer until contact was finally made. The ship crashed into a mountain only 50 miles from the Son home and the resulting explosion rocked under Goku's feet. He saw Mt. Kougyo erupt in a flash of light and Goku covered his eyes from the blast. The mountain blew out into a spewing fountain of fiery debris and a thick cloud of dust and smoke was thrown up in the air.
As soon as the glare died away, Goku lowered his arm to survey where the ship had landed. Through the thinning smoke cloud he saw huge piles of the mountain's rubbled remains and he squinted until the sight of small electric fires caught his attention. A gray hull appeared and Goku gave a shout at seeing the charred craft.
He sprang up into the sky and flew towards the impact area, unheeded by the threat of another explosion from the volatile engines leaking fuel. His only thoughts were of saving the ship's passenger and dread quickly crowded into his mind. The usually happy Saiya-jin frowned worriedly.
-----------
There were only six months left until the Androids were expected to arrive and Vegeta hadn't been seen for months, ever since he'd left earth. Goku could swear that the crashed pod looked just like the Capsule ship Vegeta had stolen when he'd left for outer space to train. His heart beat faster in fear for the egotistical Prince who thought himself indestructible. The worried friend didn't waste any more time and Goku teleported himself to the remains of Mt. Kougyo.
The dust quickly began to settle and as Goku materialized he saw that the remains of the mountain rested in toppled heaps and burnt shell pieces of the ship's steaming hull were strewn about everywhere. Among the hills of broken rock a large crater was indented into the earth and the space pod lay toppled on it's side in the crater's center.
Goku ran to the ship and barely avoided the scorched debris as his head swam with images of Vegeta injured. He saw part of the Capsule Corp logo on a piece of hull and raced even faster towards the front hatch. As the Saiya-jin reached the spacecraft, a whirring suddenly started up from it's emergency power supply and the door began to open.
Goku stood beside the hatch and watched as it lowered to the ground. He waited several seconds for any passenger to step out and then the fighter ducked his head into the dark interior to search for a survivor himself.
"Vegeta?" He called softly.
There was no response and Goku felt the air thicken with his own fear. Taking a deep breath he stepped in through the doorway.
"Vegeta, are you in here?" Goku couldn't see anything in the dark ship and he felt around for a wall to orient himself. After a few stumbling moments he found the hull with one hand and he waited for his eyes to adjust. Goku's gaze roamed over the trashed control room and gradually he began to see the outlines of broken consoles and crumbling equipment. With his adaptable Saiya-jin eyesight he started walking around the command module, keeping his hand on the hull as an anchor. After a few feet Goku's fingers grazed along something thick and sticky splattered across the wall and the warrior stopped in surprise. He brought his hand up to his nose and a strong copper smell assaulted his nostrils. Goku knew the scent of blood anywhere.
"Vegeta!" He called urgently, spurred by a growing fear.
A soft moan came from the back of the ship and Goku turned his head toward the sound. He took a bold step forward and his hand left the wall.
"Hold on, I'm coming!" Goku picked around the piles of sparking consoles and exposed wires. He made his way slowly to the rear end of the ship and stood for a moment, trying to find the other Saiya-jin.
In the deeper shadows Goku spotted a familiar form and he quickly rushed to the fallen man. He knelt down beside Vegeta and placed a hand on the warrior's slow rising chest. Goku didn't know how bad Vegeta's injuries were but the shallow breathing of his comrade was enough to make him fear for the Prince's life.
"Hold on, I'll get you out of here." Goku got his hands around Vegeta's waist and gently hoisted the man to his shoulders. Vegeta's head swung behind Goku's back and the unconscious Saiya-jin moaned again.
"Take it easy, I'll get you home."
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~ A/N: I know there's not romance in here yet, but these things take time. Thanks for all your patience waiting for this part guys, I'm really sorry about the super long delay with chapter three. I'm overcoming an incredible bout of writer's block, so if you could just bare with me, I'll have another part out as soon as I can.
Oh, and btw, this injury that Vegeta has from the ship is not the same one as in the first part. You'll all find out what happened to him then later ^_^. ~
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