Disclaimer~Me no own DBZ at all *looks very sad*
Author's Note~Dun ask where I got the idea for this fic from, it just popped into my head one night *looks amazed* Dedicated to a great friend of mine, Melissa(aka thepaxilfairy), go check out her fics too cause they are very cooly! This fic is packed with drama, action and some gore, just ta warn ya.
Summary~Takes place just after the Buu saga, but before the end of DBZ. An old enemy from the past wants revenge on Gohan and knows just how to do it. One night, Goten is captured and taken far from his family and friends. A distraught Gohan will do anything to get his younger brother back and is determined to do just that. Facing enemies old and new, Gohan learns that to overcome you're darkest fears you must not only have faith in those around you, you must have faith in yourself.
Dragonball Z
Unbreakable Faith In You
Chapter 2-The Darkest Fear
Videl was worried when Gohan hadn't showed up at High School that day. She couldn't explain it, but she felt like something wasn't right and decided to visit him after school.
Videl was half way to the Son house when she encountered Goten and Trunk who were playing 'Flying Tag'.
"Hi Videl!" Goten greeted as Trunks came over.
"Hello Goten, Trunks." Videl replied. "I was just coming to your house to see Gohan. He wasn't at High School today so I wanted to check up on him."
Goten's face instantly fell and he looked sadly at the ground. Videl looked at Goten with a mixed of concern and confusion.
"Gohan's not well." Trunks said to Videl. "I t seems he's got a really high temperature, or so Goten tells me."
"I think…it's my fault too." Goten said, sniffing and wiping his gradually wet eyes with the sleeve of his Gi. "Gohan said he had a nightmare about me getting captured."
Videl's gaze softened and she placed a hand on Goten's shoulder.
"Oh Goten, it's not your fault that Gohan's ill." She said. "Can I see him?"
Goten looked at Videl, smiled and took her hand.
"I'm sure mom will let you see him. You could help me cheer him up! Come on!"
With that, Goten took off with Videl and Trunks back home.
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Vegeta growled to himself as he sped across the sky in a blaze of white Ki. His mind was focused on Gohan's slowly diminishing Ki. He had no idea why and it annoyed him to no end.
'Why is that boy's Ki so low and getting lower still?' He thought. 'Either he's lazing around again and I'm completely wasting my time, or something more in depth is going on.'
Vegeta had a gut feeling his second thought was the correct one. Either way, he was going to find out.
"Vegeta!"
Vegeta was snapped from his thoughts by a sharp voice calling his name. Looking to the left, he saw Goku speeding towards him. Vegeta came to a halt and let Goku catch up to him.
"What are you doing here Kakarot? Shouldn't you be watching you're oldest son?"
"How do you know about Gohan being ill?" Goku asked with a raised eyebrow. "I haven't told anyone about it yet."
'So, I was right.' Vegeta thought. 'The boy's sick.'
"I could sense his power level dropping below what it should be for him." Vegeta replied, folding his arms. "So could my son, in fact he sensed it before I did. I was coming to check what was going on."
"Oh, I see." Goku said. "Well I was coming over to see Bulma. I was hoping she could help find out what's wrong with Gohan."
Vegeta growled a little but nodded. Both Saiyans flew back in the direction of the Capsule Corps building to fetch Bulma.
"By the way Vegeta, thanks." Goku said.
"What?!" Vegeta asked in confusion.
"For bothering to come and find out what was wrong. I'm sure Gohan will be pleased to know you were concerned for him."
Vegeta growled, clenching his fists as a small vein popped up on his forehead.
"Listen here Kakarot! The only reason I came to find out was going was because my son was worried about you're baka oldest son, not because I wanted to show him compassion!"
"Okay, okay Vegeta!" Goku said, shaking his hands as a sweat drop formed. "I'm sorry."
Vegeta snarled and turned his head away from Goku. The taller Saiyan sighed and looked ahead.
"You're welcome."
Goku's head snapped over to look at Vegeta, whom he thought had just spoken. The Prince's head was still turned away from Goku, but the younger Saiyan couldn't help but think he was smiling. Letting his own smile play on his lips, Goku turned back to look straight ahead and was quietly lost in his own thoughts.
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"Hahaha! Look out Son Gohan…I'm coming for you! I'm going to destroy you! I'm going to take the thing most precious to you and I'm going to make you suffer ever so slowly! I'll have you begging at my feet! MWAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!"
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Goten, Trunks and Videl landed just outside the Son house. All three of them were sweat dropping as they watched Chichi yelling at Piccolo for wanting to "Disturb Gohan's recovery" as she so forcefully put it.
"Erm Goten, I think you're mom does mind Gohan having visitors." Trunks said.
Goten winced but wasn't discouraged. He felt that Videl could help Gohan get better so he was determined to let her see him. Grabbing her hand, Goten led Videl and Trunks silently into the Son house without being seen.
"Phew, no one saw us Goten!" Trunks said with a smirk.
"Thank you Goten, I appreciate this favour." Videl said.
Goten blushed a little and gave a nervous laugh.
"I just hope you can help my Oniisan." Goten replied. "Gohan's sleeping I think. Come on."
Goten took Videl and Trunks quietly to Gohan's room. Slowly opening the door and peering inside, Goten confirmed his guess and pointed to Gohan's sleeping form.
Silently, Goten, Videl and Trunks walked inside and all sat down next to Gohan's side. Videl couldn't help but getting a little welled up. She cared for him deeply and hated seeing him in a state like this, it pierced her heart like an arrow made of ice.
As all three stayed by Gohan's side, his next haunting nightmare began.
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Gohan only saw darkness ahead of him, a void of complete emptiness. He could sense a presence nearby, but he didn't know who it was.
"Hello? Is anyone out there?"
His voice echoed all around him, his anxiousness growing. He tried to walk forward, but found himself rather floating forward.
In the blackness, he started making out a shape.
In his surroundings, he started to hear the sound of moaning.
It was the sound of a young boy moaning in pain.
Gohan's heart began thumping against his chest and his breathing started increasing as his mind thought he knew who it was but wouldn't believe it.
He then made out a small hand being held down by a clamp at the wrist to a metal table. Gohan's eyes widened in fear as he floated closer.
He then made out a leg, a chest, another arm and leg then a head and finally the face.
Gohan was frozen in fear.
There strapped upon the cold, hard metal table was his younger brother Goten. He was struggling against his bindings and coughing harshly. Gohan noted his flushed face, sweat beads dripping down his head and face, indicating he had a fever. Gohan growled and tried to grab the metal bindings, but his hands slipped right through it.
"What the hell?!" He yelled.
"Now young Goten…have you're feelings changed?" Asked a sinister voice.
Goten looked up at a tall cloaked figure, his expressions as fierce as he can make it.
"No and they never will!" Goten replied while coughing. "My Oniisan will come! He'll come and save me!"
"Oh really?" Asked the figure. "Well look to you're right. He's already here."
Goten's head turned and stared up at Gohan with big teary, pleading eyes.
"Gohan? Please…please help me…you'll help me won't you?"
Gohan stared at Goten and tried again to free his younger brother, but his hands just passed right through the metal table.
"Well?" The voice asked. "We're waiting."
"Gohan…please." Goten said quietly, tears rolling down his cheeks.
"Goten…I…I…"
"Gohan…Oniisan…please…please help me!"
"Weakling! Can't even help your own little brother! You're a failure! You're no brother at all!"
"Gohan! Gohan please save me!"
Gohan grabbed his head in pain and stumbled backwards.
"GOHAN!"
Gohan struggled to fight the pain, but it was so strong. He felt it wrap around his entire body like a raging fire, burning him, killing him.
"GOOOOOOOOOOHAAAAAAAAAAN!!!!!"
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Piccolo and Chichi ran into the house as soon as they heard Gohan's scream. They ran into his bedroom and saw Goten and Trunks watching in fear as Videl attempted to hold Gohan back and bring him out from his second nightmare.
"Gohan! Gohan wake up!" Videl yelled.
Piccolo dashed over and grabbed Gohan's shoulders, shaking him sharply.
"Wake up now Gohan!" Piccolo demanded. "GOHAN!"
That last yell did the trick. Gohan opened his eyes and stared up in a confused and scared manner at Piccolo and Videl. Sweat poured down his very hot face and he shook a little, due to the ferocity of the nightmare and because of the fever. Gohan looked down at his hands and managed to speak a little.
"What…what happened?"
"You had a bad nightmare Gohan." Videl said softly, sitting behind Gohan and rubbing his back to comfort him.
"Ano….Another one?" Gohan asked.
"It appears so." Piccolo replied.
"Gohan…Oniisan…are you okay?" Goten asked meekly, walking up to his older brother.
Gohan took a few seconds look at Goten before grabbing him and hugging him tightly, sobbing hard into his hair. Goten stood confused and shocked at the display. He guessed that his Oniisan had had another nightmare about him getting kidnapped or hurt like before.
Chichi, Piccolo, Trunks and Videl were just as confused and shocked by the emotional outburst as Goten was. They only hoped they could find out what the hell was going on soon.
Okie, that does it for this chapter. Have you got any clue who the baddie is and what's gonna happen next? Wanna find out? R&R!
Author's Note~Dun ask where I got the idea for this fic from, it just popped into my head one night *looks amazed* Dedicated to a great friend of mine, Melissa(aka thepaxilfairy), go check out her fics too cause they are very cooly! This fic is packed with drama, action and some gore, just ta warn ya.
Summary~Takes place just after the Buu saga, but before the end of DBZ. An old enemy from the past wants revenge on Gohan and knows just how to do it. One night, Goten is captured and taken far from his family and friends. A distraught Gohan will do anything to get his younger brother back and is determined to do just that. Facing enemies old and new, Gohan learns that to overcome you're darkest fears you must not only have faith in those around you, you must have faith in yourself.
Dragonball Z
Unbreakable Faith In You
Chapter 2-The Darkest Fear
Videl was worried when Gohan hadn't showed up at High School that day. She couldn't explain it, but she felt like something wasn't right and decided to visit him after school.
Videl was half way to the Son house when she encountered Goten and Trunk who were playing 'Flying Tag'.
"Hi Videl!" Goten greeted as Trunks came over.
"Hello Goten, Trunks." Videl replied. "I was just coming to your house to see Gohan. He wasn't at High School today so I wanted to check up on him."
Goten's face instantly fell and he looked sadly at the ground. Videl looked at Goten with a mixed of concern and confusion.
"Gohan's not well." Trunks said to Videl. "I t seems he's got a really high temperature, or so Goten tells me."
"I think…it's my fault too." Goten said, sniffing and wiping his gradually wet eyes with the sleeve of his Gi. "Gohan said he had a nightmare about me getting captured."
Videl's gaze softened and she placed a hand on Goten's shoulder.
"Oh Goten, it's not your fault that Gohan's ill." She said. "Can I see him?"
Goten looked at Videl, smiled and took her hand.
"I'm sure mom will let you see him. You could help me cheer him up! Come on!"
With that, Goten took off with Videl and Trunks back home.
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Vegeta growled to himself as he sped across the sky in a blaze of white Ki. His mind was focused on Gohan's slowly diminishing Ki. He had no idea why and it annoyed him to no end.
'Why is that boy's Ki so low and getting lower still?' He thought. 'Either he's lazing around again and I'm completely wasting my time, or something more in depth is going on.'
Vegeta had a gut feeling his second thought was the correct one. Either way, he was going to find out.
"Vegeta!"
Vegeta was snapped from his thoughts by a sharp voice calling his name. Looking to the left, he saw Goku speeding towards him. Vegeta came to a halt and let Goku catch up to him.
"What are you doing here Kakarot? Shouldn't you be watching you're oldest son?"
"How do you know about Gohan being ill?" Goku asked with a raised eyebrow. "I haven't told anyone about it yet."
'So, I was right.' Vegeta thought. 'The boy's sick.'
"I could sense his power level dropping below what it should be for him." Vegeta replied, folding his arms. "So could my son, in fact he sensed it before I did. I was coming to check what was going on."
"Oh, I see." Goku said. "Well I was coming over to see Bulma. I was hoping she could help find out what's wrong with Gohan."
Vegeta growled a little but nodded. Both Saiyans flew back in the direction of the Capsule Corps building to fetch Bulma.
"By the way Vegeta, thanks." Goku said.
"What?!" Vegeta asked in confusion.
"For bothering to come and find out what was wrong. I'm sure Gohan will be pleased to know you were concerned for him."
Vegeta growled, clenching his fists as a small vein popped up on his forehead.
"Listen here Kakarot! The only reason I came to find out was going was because my son was worried about you're baka oldest son, not because I wanted to show him compassion!"
"Okay, okay Vegeta!" Goku said, shaking his hands as a sweat drop formed. "I'm sorry."
Vegeta snarled and turned his head away from Goku. The taller Saiyan sighed and looked ahead.
"You're welcome."
Goku's head snapped over to look at Vegeta, whom he thought had just spoken. The Prince's head was still turned away from Goku, but the younger Saiyan couldn't help but think he was smiling. Letting his own smile play on his lips, Goku turned back to look straight ahead and was quietly lost in his own thoughts.
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"Hahaha! Look out Son Gohan…I'm coming for you! I'm going to destroy you! I'm going to take the thing most precious to you and I'm going to make you suffer ever so slowly! I'll have you begging at my feet! MWAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!"
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Goten, Trunks and Videl landed just outside the Son house. All three of them were sweat dropping as they watched Chichi yelling at Piccolo for wanting to "Disturb Gohan's recovery" as she so forcefully put it.
"Erm Goten, I think you're mom does mind Gohan having visitors." Trunks said.
Goten winced but wasn't discouraged. He felt that Videl could help Gohan get better so he was determined to let her see him. Grabbing her hand, Goten led Videl and Trunks silently into the Son house without being seen.
"Phew, no one saw us Goten!" Trunks said with a smirk.
"Thank you Goten, I appreciate this favour." Videl said.
Goten blushed a little and gave a nervous laugh.
"I just hope you can help my Oniisan." Goten replied. "Gohan's sleeping I think. Come on."
Goten took Videl and Trunks quietly to Gohan's room. Slowly opening the door and peering inside, Goten confirmed his guess and pointed to Gohan's sleeping form.
Silently, Goten, Videl and Trunks walked inside and all sat down next to Gohan's side. Videl couldn't help but getting a little welled up. She cared for him deeply and hated seeing him in a state like this, it pierced her heart like an arrow made of ice.
As all three stayed by Gohan's side, his next haunting nightmare began.
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Gohan only saw darkness ahead of him, a void of complete emptiness. He could sense a presence nearby, but he didn't know who it was.
"Hello? Is anyone out there?"
His voice echoed all around him, his anxiousness growing. He tried to walk forward, but found himself rather floating forward.
In the blackness, he started making out a shape.
In his surroundings, he started to hear the sound of moaning.
It was the sound of a young boy moaning in pain.
Gohan's heart began thumping against his chest and his breathing started increasing as his mind thought he knew who it was but wouldn't believe it.
He then made out a small hand being held down by a clamp at the wrist to a metal table. Gohan's eyes widened in fear as he floated closer.
He then made out a leg, a chest, another arm and leg then a head and finally the face.
Gohan was frozen in fear.
There strapped upon the cold, hard metal table was his younger brother Goten. He was struggling against his bindings and coughing harshly. Gohan noted his flushed face, sweat beads dripping down his head and face, indicating he had a fever. Gohan growled and tried to grab the metal bindings, but his hands slipped right through it.
"What the hell?!" He yelled.
"Now young Goten…have you're feelings changed?" Asked a sinister voice.
Goten looked up at a tall cloaked figure, his expressions as fierce as he can make it.
"No and they never will!" Goten replied while coughing. "My Oniisan will come! He'll come and save me!"
"Oh really?" Asked the figure. "Well look to you're right. He's already here."
Goten's head turned and stared up at Gohan with big teary, pleading eyes.
"Gohan? Please…please help me…you'll help me won't you?"
Gohan stared at Goten and tried again to free his younger brother, but his hands just passed right through the metal table.
"Well?" The voice asked. "We're waiting."
"Gohan…please." Goten said quietly, tears rolling down his cheeks.
"Goten…I…I…"
"Gohan…Oniisan…please…please help me!"
"Weakling! Can't even help your own little brother! You're a failure! You're no brother at all!"
"Gohan! Gohan please save me!"
Gohan grabbed his head in pain and stumbled backwards.
"GOHAN!"
Gohan struggled to fight the pain, but it was so strong. He felt it wrap around his entire body like a raging fire, burning him, killing him.
"GOOOOOOOOOOHAAAAAAAAAAN!!!!!"
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Piccolo and Chichi ran into the house as soon as they heard Gohan's scream. They ran into his bedroom and saw Goten and Trunks watching in fear as Videl attempted to hold Gohan back and bring him out from his second nightmare.
"Gohan! Gohan wake up!" Videl yelled.
Piccolo dashed over and grabbed Gohan's shoulders, shaking him sharply.
"Wake up now Gohan!" Piccolo demanded. "GOHAN!"
That last yell did the trick. Gohan opened his eyes and stared up in a confused and scared manner at Piccolo and Videl. Sweat poured down his very hot face and he shook a little, due to the ferocity of the nightmare and because of the fever. Gohan looked down at his hands and managed to speak a little.
"What…what happened?"
"You had a bad nightmare Gohan." Videl said softly, sitting behind Gohan and rubbing his back to comfort him.
"Ano….Another one?" Gohan asked.
"It appears so." Piccolo replied.
"Gohan…Oniisan…are you okay?" Goten asked meekly, walking up to his older brother.
Gohan took a few seconds look at Goten before grabbing him and hugging him tightly, sobbing hard into his hair. Goten stood confused and shocked at the display. He guessed that his Oniisan had had another nightmare about him getting kidnapped or hurt like before.
Chichi, Piccolo, Trunks and Videl were just as confused and shocked by the emotional outburst as Goten was. They only hoped they could find out what the hell was going on soon.
Okie, that does it for this chapter. Have you got any clue who the baddie is and what's gonna happen next? Wanna find out? R&R!