Saiya-jin Siblings: The Demon Within – Chapter 7
Author's Note: I don't own DB/Z.
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Sitting under the evening horizon Bulma sighed sadly as she waited for Gohan and Radditz to retrieve the last Dragonball. Knowing that the arrival of the other saiya-jins could be any day now, she was flooded with mixed emotions. From what Radditz had told her, by birthright she should be a natural born killer, that being soft was weak or at least in saiya-jin eyes. Saiya-jins were not supposed to have hearts or have feelings for anyone else but themselves.
Since that revelation, Bulma vowed to never allow herself to become that. She was proud of how she was raised. Even though in the light of her being an alien, she never spoke to her parents about it. To her they still were her Mama and Daddy no matter what species they were. They raised her with love and taught her morals that she wouldn't trade for the world.
Leaning back against an oak tree, Bulma fiddled with her hair as she heard the approaching footsteps of man and child. As her tail perked up, she turned to face them with a smile creeping onto her face.
"I see you two couldn't help but spar while you retrieved the last dragonball."
Radditz grinned from ear to ear as he looked down at his nephew. He felt indebted to Bulma for showing him the error of his ways. Killing for pleasure wasn't as enjoyable as the life he had been leading since his arrival. For the first time in his life he understood what peace meant. His once heavy heart that contained dark desires and death was now filled with laughter and life.
"You bet, Gohan here has really improved a lot since we first began a few months ago. Just a moment ago he ducked one of my roundhouse kicks and sucker punched me in the eye. Something months ago not a soul could have accomplished."
Gohan smiled as he looked up to his uncle, "Well if it hadn't been for your and Bulma's training I don't think I could have come this far."
"No problem kid, you have great potential and we can use all the help we can get," Bulma lovingly replied as she tousled his hair. "Did you get the last dragonball Radditz? I can only imagine how excited Gohan will be when his parents are back," she queried as she placed a hand on Radditz arm. As they had been training they grew closer together, both knowing what it was like to be different and alone, and coming together in mutual understanding.
Radditz just smiled and intertwined his tail with hers as he dug through his pockets, locating the last dragonball. As he put it on the ground, he looked back to Bulma with a worried expression adorning his face. "You think they still are mad at me for killing them?"
Bulma shrugged. She knew that Goku wouldn't be angry but she was unsure about Chichi. From what she had witnessed with her first meeting with Radditz, she knew Chichi wouldn't be pleased that she had allowed him to live. "Not sure, but don't worry about it. Forgive and move on. After you explained to me what was going on through the scouter, I know Goku will agree I did the right thing."
Radditz nodded in understanding and turned back to his nephew. "Go ahead Gohan and call the dragon forth."
Gohan jumped up and down at the thought of wishing his parents back. He missed his mother's protectiveness and his father's laughter terribly. Closing his eyes, he spoke the words to call the dragon forth.
"Come forth Shenlong and grant my wish please."
As light shot through the sky, Bulma noticed Radditz's mouth drop open in amazement of what he was witnessing. She had explained to him what happened when the dragon was summoned forth, but it did nothing to diminish the beauty that he was witnessing.
As the dragon shaped before them, Gohan tried to contain his awe as well. None of his father's talks on the Eternal Dragon could ever prepare him for this. Red eyes glared down at him as the dragon took its final shape.
"You have summoned me there for I will grant you one wish. Speak it now," Shenlong ordered.
Gohan, who was rendered speechless by the sheer power of the dragon, turned and ran behind Radditz. "I can't ask him," the timid voice of Gohan replied.
Bulma smiled, he may be a young warrior but he still was a child who was easily impressionable. Without hesitation she walked up to the dragon and made her wish. "Please bring Goku and Chichi back to life."
A low growl came from the dragon's throat as his eyes glowed brighter. "It shall be done. Be well." With a bright flash of light, the dragon dispelled as the dragonballs scattered across the night sky.
Bulma turned around to start searching for them, until she heard a primal scream coming towards them.
"YOU!"
Radditz looked up just in time to be tackled to the ground, and plummeted by Chichi who was raging mad. As he tried to ward off her fists, he yelled over to Bulma who was in shock. "GET HER OFF OF ME!"
"Chichi! That's enough! He apologized for what he did, and even helped me out with Gohan!"
Chichi's head snapped up at the last statement. "He did what? Helped you? And you allowed this killer to be around my son?" Chichi could not help but panic at the thought of her son being taught this saiya-jins violent ways.
"Yes I did, I have learned that Radditz does not have evil in his heart. It was our heritage that brought him up that way. Needless to say he likes this life better than the one he was living. Forgive and forget Chichi. You are back now and that is all that matters."
Chichi took a deep breath to try to calm herself down. She looked down to the man beneath her and instantly felt terrible. He had his arms bracing his head and was already sporting a busted lip. She jumped off of him and backed up into Goku, startling her.
"She's right sweetheart, everyone makes mistakes. If she says he has changed then I believe he has," Goku stated, watching Bulma kneel down to Radditz and wiped the blood off his face. His eyebrow rose as he watched her tend to him with extreme gentleness.
Cleaning the last droplet off of his mouth, Bulma smiled at him and looked up to Chichi. "Sheesh Chichi, you certainly have became stronger. It would have taken me two hours to cause that much damage to him."
Chichi scowled as she watched the exchange of tenderness between the two saiya-jins. She couldn't believe that after they had been killed that Bulma had become so close to their murderer. It would take time for her to forgive Radditz, no matter what the reason was.
"Yeah, well me and Goku have done nothing but train since we were," she glared at Radditz, "put to death."
"It looks like it has paid off, your son missed you terribly," Bulma smiled sadly as she walked over to a nearby bush to pull a trembling boy out. "Gohan the dragon is gone. Come on, your parents are back," she coaxed. Opening his eyes to see his mother and father standing there smiling at him, he gave an excited shout and ran over to them. Hugging them tightly, he looked down to Radditz and saw his face swelling from Chichi attacking him.
"Uncle Radditz? You ok?" Gohan asked wondering if the dragon had did that to him.
Radditz just nodded as he looked to Chichi and decided it would be best not to let him know what happened. As he watched his brother and family reunite, he pulled himself off the ground and stood beside Bulma. Wrapping his tail around her waist, he looked up into the sky wondering when Vejita would arrive with Nappa. The thought of them shattering the newfound world that he had grown accustomed to sent shivers down his spine. 'How much longer do we have?'
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Author's Note: I don't own DB/Z.
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Sitting under the evening horizon Bulma sighed sadly as she waited for Gohan and Radditz to retrieve the last Dragonball. Knowing that the arrival of the other saiya-jins could be any day now, she was flooded with mixed emotions. From what Radditz had told her, by birthright she should be a natural born killer, that being soft was weak or at least in saiya-jin eyes. Saiya-jins were not supposed to have hearts or have feelings for anyone else but themselves.
Since that revelation, Bulma vowed to never allow herself to become that. She was proud of how she was raised. Even though in the light of her being an alien, she never spoke to her parents about it. To her they still were her Mama and Daddy no matter what species they were. They raised her with love and taught her morals that she wouldn't trade for the world.
Leaning back against an oak tree, Bulma fiddled with her hair as she heard the approaching footsteps of man and child. As her tail perked up, she turned to face them with a smile creeping onto her face.
"I see you two couldn't help but spar while you retrieved the last dragonball."
Radditz grinned from ear to ear as he looked down at his nephew. He felt indebted to Bulma for showing him the error of his ways. Killing for pleasure wasn't as enjoyable as the life he had been leading since his arrival. For the first time in his life he understood what peace meant. His once heavy heart that contained dark desires and death was now filled with laughter and life.
"You bet, Gohan here has really improved a lot since we first began a few months ago. Just a moment ago he ducked one of my roundhouse kicks and sucker punched me in the eye. Something months ago not a soul could have accomplished."
Gohan smiled as he looked up to his uncle, "Well if it hadn't been for your and Bulma's training I don't think I could have come this far."
"No problem kid, you have great potential and we can use all the help we can get," Bulma lovingly replied as she tousled his hair. "Did you get the last dragonball Radditz? I can only imagine how excited Gohan will be when his parents are back," she queried as she placed a hand on Radditz arm. As they had been training they grew closer together, both knowing what it was like to be different and alone, and coming together in mutual understanding.
Radditz just smiled and intertwined his tail with hers as he dug through his pockets, locating the last dragonball. As he put it on the ground, he looked back to Bulma with a worried expression adorning his face. "You think they still are mad at me for killing them?"
Bulma shrugged. She knew that Goku wouldn't be angry but she was unsure about Chichi. From what she had witnessed with her first meeting with Radditz, she knew Chichi wouldn't be pleased that she had allowed him to live. "Not sure, but don't worry about it. Forgive and move on. After you explained to me what was going on through the scouter, I know Goku will agree I did the right thing."
Radditz nodded in understanding and turned back to his nephew. "Go ahead Gohan and call the dragon forth."
Gohan jumped up and down at the thought of wishing his parents back. He missed his mother's protectiveness and his father's laughter terribly. Closing his eyes, he spoke the words to call the dragon forth.
"Come forth Shenlong and grant my wish please."
As light shot through the sky, Bulma noticed Radditz's mouth drop open in amazement of what he was witnessing. She had explained to him what happened when the dragon was summoned forth, but it did nothing to diminish the beauty that he was witnessing.
As the dragon shaped before them, Gohan tried to contain his awe as well. None of his father's talks on the Eternal Dragon could ever prepare him for this. Red eyes glared down at him as the dragon took its final shape.
"You have summoned me there for I will grant you one wish. Speak it now," Shenlong ordered.
Gohan, who was rendered speechless by the sheer power of the dragon, turned and ran behind Radditz. "I can't ask him," the timid voice of Gohan replied.
Bulma smiled, he may be a young warrior but he still was a child who was easily impressionable. Without hesitation she walked up to the dragon and made her wish. "Please bring Goku and Chichi back to life."
A low growl came from the dragon's throat as his eyes glowed brighter. "It shall be done. Be well." With a bright flash of light, the dragon dispelled as the dragonballs scattered across the night sky.
Bulma turned around to start searching for them, until she heard a primal scream coming towards them.
"YOU!"
Radditz looked up just in time to be tackled to the ground, and plummeted by Chichi who was raging mad. As he tried to ward off her fists, he yelled over to Bulma who was in shock. "GET HER OFF OF ME!"
"Chichi! That's enough! He apologized for what he did, and even helped me out with Gohan!"
Chichi's head snapped up at the last statement. "He did what? Helped you? And you allowed this killer to be around my son?" Chichi could not help but panic at the thought of her son being taught this saiya-jins violent ways.
"Yes I did, I have learned that Radditz does not have evil in his heart. It was our heritage that brought him up that way. Needless to say he likes this life better than the one he was living. Forgive and forget Chichi. You are back now and that is all that matters."
Chichi took a deep breath to try to calm herself down. She looked down to the man beneath her and instantly felt terrible. He had his arms bracing his head and was already sporting a busted lip. She jumped off of him and backed up into Goku, startling her.
"She's right sweetheart, everyone makes mistakes. If she says he has changed then I believe he has," Goku stated, watching Bulma kneel down to Radditz and wiped the blood off his face. His eyebrow rose as he watched her tend to him with extreme gentleness.
Cleaning the last droplet off of his mouth, Bulma smiled at him and looked up to Chichi. "Sheesh Chichi, you certainly have became stronger. It would have taken me two hours to cause that much damage to him."
Chichi scowled as she watched the exchange of tenderness between the two saiya-jins. She couldn't believe that after they had been killed that Bulma had become so close to their murderer. It would take time for her to forgive Radditz, no matter what the reason was.
"Yeah, well me and Goku have done nothing but train since we were," she glared at Radditz, "put to death."
"It looks like it has paid off, your son missed you terribly," Bulma smiled sadly as she walked over to a nearby bush to pull a trembling boy out. "Gohan the dragon is gone. Come on, your parents are back," she coaxed. Opening his eyes to see his mother and father standing there smiling at him, he gave an excited shout and ran over to them. Hugging them tightly, he looked down to Radditz and saw his face swelling from Chichi attacking him.
"Uncle Radditz? You ok?" Gohan asked wondering if the dragon had did that to him.
Radditz just nodded as he looked to Chichi and decided it would be best not to let him know what happened. As he watched his brother and family reunite, he pulled himself off the ground and stood beside Bulma. Wrapping his tail around her waist, he looked up into the sky wondering when Vejita would arrive with Nappa. The thought of them shattering the newfound world that he had grown accustomed to sent shivers down his spine. 'How much longer do we have?'
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