Look, everyone! A new story to keep me from updating my others! Oh, joy!
Now that I have that out of my system, I thought that I'd give you the run down. This series is an A/U (alternate universe) that focuses on the time when GT should take place. I haven't seen GT, so I can't give it the thumbs up or the thumbs down, but I will give you a neat old story. So, sit back, relax, and enjoy!
Chapter 1 : Why Must Life Be So Cruel?
Gohan sat at his wife's bedside and ran his hand up and down her arm. It had been only about a week since Videl had gotten sick and she already didn't have the energy to even feed herself. He helped her to raise the water glass to her mouth in mute support of her condition. She couldn't even speak, it was so taxing on her system.
It had truly been odd, really. One day, the two of them had been enjoying themselves, playing with Pan at the park. Two days later, Videl fell ill with some sort of sickness. Gohan immediately took her to the doctor, but, despite running a huge battery of tests, the doctors had no clue what was wrong with her. Gohan had even went to Korin and to Dende for help, but to no avail...it seemed it was a lost cause.
Gohan wouldn't let himself think that, though. He couldn't bare the thought of losing his wife. They had only been married for about 10 years now. And how would it effect Pan? She was only 9...and to lose her mom... "NO!" Gohan thought and once again steeled himself. "She isn't going to die...I don't care what it takes, I won't let her die!"
But Gohan could do nothing for her. And neither could anyone else. That realization came to Pan, who sat in the doorway, unbeknownst to her father or mother. She left the room as quietly as she had entered, unable to see her parents that way. Shortly after she had left, Gohan began talking to the bedridden Videl.
"Honey," he said, "I am going to go to Korin's Tower shortly. Maybe another Sensu Bean will be able to heal you..." Unbidden, "just like the last 6 cured her, right, Gohan?" popped into his head. Gohan merely shook his head, and was about to stand up, when Videl weakly moved her hand on top of his on the side of the bed and opened her eyes.
"Gohan...I...love..you..." Those were Videl's last words. Her eyes again fell closed and her heart stopped, and Gohan only stared at her in shock. It took a moment for the severity of that event to set in, but when it did, something inside of him snapped.
"VI-DEL!" Gohan cried, and he began to unconsciously gather energy as he became a strange mix of angry and sad. It had been more than 15 years since Gohan had last went Super Saiyan, and that was a very good thing, since with the Mystic power up, going Super Saiyan could very easily concentrate so much energy at one point that the entire world would implode upon him. The power of his emotions overwhelmed him, and in a surge of anguish, Gohan exploded into a level far beyond that of a Super Saiyan...he became a Mystic Super Saiyan. The anger and angst were spent rapidly by this massive power, and Gohan shortly collapsed back into his normal form, and then, he fainted to the ground, fully spent by such a power flowing through him.
Pan had quickly run down to her parents' room as the house had begun to shake. She got there just in time to see Gohan fall to the floor, spent, and her mother's lifeless body in bed. She instantly realized what had happened, and she, too, collapsed to the floor, where she spent nearly an hour, crying.
Gohan came to to see his daughter on the floor, crying her eyes out. He crawled over to her and wrapped his arm around her, and began to try to comfort her, but every thing he said sounded so empty, just like his life now. Videl was gone. What would he do now? And she had died of natural causes...even the Eternal Dragon couldn't bring her back. With that thought in his head, Gohan bowed his head as he held his little girl and they cried together.
Now that I have that out of my system, I thought that I'd give you the run down. This series is an A/U (alternate universe) that focuses on the time when GT should take place. I haven't seen GT, so I can't give it the thumbs up or the thumbs down, but I will give you a neat old story. So, sit back, relax, and enjoy!
Chapter 1 : Why Must Life Be So Cruel?
Gohan sat at his wife's bedside and ran his hand up and down her arm. It had been only about a week since Videl had gotten sick and she already didn't have the energy to even feed herself. He helped her to raise the water glass to her mouth in mute support of her condition. She couldn't even speak, it was so taxing on her system.
It had truly been odd, really. One day, the two of them had been enjoying themselves, playing with Pan at the park. Two days later, Videl fell ill with some sort of sickness. Gohan immediately took her to the doctor, but, despite running a huge battery of tests, the doctors had no clue what was wrong with her. Gohan had even went to Korin and to Dende for help, but to no avail...it seemed it was a lost cause.
Gohan wouldn't let himself think that, though. He couldn't bare the thought of losing his wife. They had only been married for about 10 years now. And how would it effect Pan? She was only 9...and to lose her mom... "NO!" Gohan thought and once again steeled himself. "She isn't going to die...I don't care what it takes, I won't let her die!"
But Gohan could do nothing for her. And neither could anyone else. That realization came to Pan, who sat in the doorway, unbeknownst to her father or mother. She left the room as quietly as she had entered, unable to see her parents that way. Shortly after she had left, Gohan began talking to the bedridden Videl.
"Honey," he said, "I am going to go to Korin's Tower shortly. Maybe another Sensu Bean will be able to heal you..." Unbidden, "just like the last 6 cured her, right, Gohan?" popped into his head. Gohan merely shook his head, and was about to stand up, when Videl weakly moved her hand on top of his on the side of the bed and opened her eyes.
"Gohan...I...love..you..." Those were Videl's last words. Her eyes again fell closed and her heart stopped, and Gohan only stared at her in shock. It took a moment for the severity of that event to set in, but when it did, something inside of him snapped.
"VI-DEL!" Gohan cried, and he began to unconsciously gather energy as he became a strange mix of angry and sad. It had been more than 15 years since Gohan had last went Super Saiyan, and that was a very good thing, since with the Mystic power up, going Super Saiyan could very easily concentrate so much energy at one point that the entire world would implode upon him. The power of his emotions overwhelmed him, and in a surge of anguish, Gohan exploded into a level far beyond that of a Super Saiyan...he became a Mystic Super Saiyan. The anger and angst were spent rapidly by this massive power, and Gohan shortly collapsed back into his normal form, and then, he fainted to the ground, fully spent by such a power flowing through him.
Pan had quickly run down to her parents' room as the house had begun to shake. She got there just in time to see Gohan fall to the floor, spent, and her mother's lifeless body in bed. She instantly realized what had happened, and she, too, collapsed to the floor, where she spent nearly an hour, crying.
Gohan came to to see his daughter on the floor, crying her eyes out. He crawled over to her and wrapped his arm around her, and began to try to comfort her, but every thing he said sounded so empty, just like his life now. Videl was gone. What would he do now? And she had died of natural causes...even the Eternal Dragon couldn't bring her back. With that thought in his head, Gohan bowed his head as he held his little girl and they cried together.