Hidden Secrets
Chapter
8
Trunks lay beside Scarlet. It was 8:00pm, the presentation would start in 30 minutes. The two of them, however, didn't want to move. They just wanted to lay there forever. Scarlet sighed with pleasure and wrapped her arm around Trunks' chest. Trunks looked down at Scarlet and smiled, then he realized the bandage that encircled her arm. He didn't think much of it at first during their love-making but now decided to ask the cause.
"Scarlet, why do you have this?" He said, implying to the bandage.
Scarlet quickly moved her arm away and tucked it behind her, obviously hiding it.
She laughed nervously, "Oh.. It's nothing. Just a burn..."
Trunks raised his eyebrow. He figured it was best not to ask her, maybe it was personal.
"Well how did...." Trunks began.
"Hey! We should get going!" Scarlet said. She jumped out of bed and threw on her clothes. Trunks watched her dress and soon got up to put on his own garments.
The two didn't even speak to each other while they fixed themselves up. Occasional glances were there every now and then, but the room was silent. The only strange thing was, the silence wasn't awkward. It was comfortable and for this Trunks had a small smile on his face.
When they were finished they walked out the room and headed toward the auditorium. Scarlet began to get an uneasy feeling. She didn't know why.
Son's house
Toya launched herself at Goket and punched him. Goket only flinched a little. He chuckled at Toya and punched her, making her fly toward the wall and smash it. She crashed hard and everyone stare wide eyed with horror filling their eyes as they watched the small human child be knocked out clear across the room.
"Goket!" Bra screamed. There was no way a small child could ever live through that.
"Oh no.." Videl whispered as she watched Toya's lifeless body. She wanted to cry, there was no mistake that the child was dead.
"Oops.." Goket said shakily.
Everyone began to mourn over the small child. Videl had burst intro tears and Gohan hadn't moved.
Suddenly Toya began to move. She stood up with incredible ease and began to wipe off the dirt.
"No fair!" She yelled at Goket.
Videl's mouth dropped wide open. Everyone stood there watching the little 5-year old girl just come back to life with no bruises after being knocked clear across the room. It didn't bother Goket. He just smirked and launched another attack at Toya.
"Goket don't!!" Bra screamed at her son. Just because she came back, didn't mean they should continue this spar.
Goket looked at his mother with a sad look on his face. "Aww.. But momm..."
SMASH!
Goket went flying to the ceiling. He hit it hard and then fell flat on the floor with a huge crash.
Toya jumped at Goket again and punched his jaw. Goket began to fight back. The parents watched, not knowing whether they should stop the fight or just see what happens. Videl still had her mouth open.
Goket through a ki blast at her and she caught it.
Everyone in the room gasped.
Goket threw another at her when she was unaware and it knocked her out. She began to bleed and tear welled up in her eyes. However, her eyes turned from sad, to mad and she immediately began to breathe heavily. Her ki began to increase at a rapid speed and everyone gasped as they watched her eyes change color. From dark brown.. To green.. Then back to dark brown. Within a flash her hair had changed gold and spiky, her eyes green, her power at an unbelievable level.... Toya was a super sajin...
Capsule Corporation
"Welcome everyone to this presentation. I'm terribly sorry about the misinformation and you all thought the presentation was postponed, but now we all know the truth. Thank you for staying awhile and for those of you that didn't, we called you personally to make sure you attend." Bulma spoke loud and clear on the podium. A huge smile was plastered on her face. Beside her was Trunks. Bulma looked toward her son and smiled.
"Well, let me explain something first. The invention I am about to present to you has no common use. It was created for a device I designed many years ago. As you may all remember it as the QX765 energy hider, I have decided to create an invention that will locate the energy and thus keeping anyone from disappearing from existence."
Trunks' eyes grew wide. He knew what she meant. His mother had made an invention to find the devise that Pan placed on herself to hide her ki. He didn't know what to feel at the moment. His feelings were mixed with happiness, discomfort, and even regret. Searching the room he spotted what he wanted to see. There was Scarlet with a curious look on her face. She was so beautiful and he loved her. He hadn't told her yet but he knew he did. Even though he hasn't known her for the longest time, he knew in his heart that she was the one. He sighed. When he found Pan, what then? Who was he to choose now? Was he to pick the woman he had loved for years, or a woman that has swept his heart away with one swift movement. He didn't know, either way he would be heart broken. He was even thinking of disallowing his mother to progress, but then again.... He wanted to see Pan. He wanted to know if she was dead. He wanted her family to see her and he wanted to ask why she had left that night. He wanted to know if she really did love him that night...
"I would like to present you with..." Bulma began. The covers were pulled off a huge machine. The machine she had been working on. "The QX765 radar detector!"
She smiled to herself as she heard the "Ooos" and "Awwe's" of the audience.
Trunks watched his mother beam with pride. His gaze then turned to where Scarlet sat. She was gone!
Trunks stood up and began to search the room for her. It was hard to make out since the back was filled with a huge standing crowd. He figured that maybe she had gone to the bathroom or something. He shrugged it off and listened to his mother.
"Okay, now we will test it. The granddaughter of Mr. Satan is wearing one as we speak. Now we will find her for the first time in 5 years by pressing this button." Bulma explained.
Bulma reached over and pushed the red button. The machine began to work and information began to spread across the monitor. Bulma began to fidget. She couldn't contain her excitement.
Trunks
bit his lower lip, he didn't know what to do. He would finally find Pan and
somewhere in his heart he didn't want to. He didn't want to deal with this
now… He just wanted to leave it
be.
"Okay, the radar will find her in about 10 seconds." Bulma said.
Trunks shut his eyes tightly.
The entire auditorium got quite. Not a word could be heard.
"10.." Bulma began..
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Beep!.. Beep!
Bulma looked puzzled. The beeping was coming from the auditorium.
Trunks looked confused and shocked at the same time. She was in the auditorium.. Pan was here!
"She's in this auditorium." Bulma stated with a shocked look on her face.
Everyone gasped.
Beep... Beep...
People began to look around and search for the noise. They all knew it was in the auditorium, but the question was.. Where?
Suddenly a circle began to form in the back. Everyone began huddling around someone who stood in the middle of the circle, the beeping was coming from there. Trunks couldn't see. He jumped off the stage and ran toward the crowd. He pushed his way through the bustle of people to see her...
There she stood stiffly looking straight at Trunks. She looked scared and frightened… trunks realized she was..
"Scarlet??" , Trunks choked.
Scarlet stood there. Tears began to well up in her eyes. The bandage was ripped from her arm and there stood the device. She was trying to pull it off, but she failed. She stood there standing at Trunks, covering the black device that attached to her arm. The beeping just grew louder... She was caught... There was no point in hiding from the world anymore…
Scarlet Hera is Son Pan....
