I'm Proud of you, Son
Ambrlyn, Witch in Training
~**~**~ means a switch of scenes in the tape.
Disclaimer: Big surprise here, everybody, but I still don't own Dragonball Z. Darn.
A/N: Well, here it is! Finally, for your enjoyment, the very last chapter of I'm Proud of you, Son. I hope you've enjoyed my first story, even if not many of you reviewed...anyway, I enjoyed writing this, so look out for more by me soon!
Chapter 6: The Final Goodbye
"Here, Gohan, this is for you." Chichi handed her son a dusty box wrapped with gold paper on it. "I found it in the basement a few years ago; a note on it had instructions to give this to you today."
Gohan blew the dust off of the box. "What is it?"
"I don't really know, but the handwriting on the note was Goku's."
Just then, Goten burst into the room. "Gohan, what's that? Is it from our dad?"
"It must be, but I don't understand how it could've gotten down there. Maybe it was sent from Heaven?" Gohan, now quite puzzled, sat down on the couch and opened the gift. Its contents were revealed to be a VCR tape with a note:
Gohan,
Please watch this before your wedding tomorrow. I have a few things I want to tell you, and this was the only way without breaking the laws of death.
Love you always,
Goku
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The Son family were all seated in the living room. Gohan put the tape in the VCR and hit PLAY.
The scene being depicted was of a ten-year old Gohan playing in the yard. Chichi was putting the laundry out on the clothesline while trying to stop Iccarus from eating it (the laundry). A chuckle is heard from the cameraman, who everyone instantly recognizes as Goku.
~**~**~
Super Saiyan Goku and Gohan are eating breakfast, the camera now hidden (you can tell it's being hidden by a leaf obstructing the edge of the view) in a plant. Chichi can be heard telling the boys to slow down. Goku laughs, reaches for a glass, and accidentally shatters it. A frying pan is seen, and Goku runs out the door, leaving Gohan to laugh and eat his father's breakfast.
~**~**~
A few more family scenes are shown, including Gohan's birthday. Everyone is shown laughing together and eating supper. Unfortunately, the film has to stop halfway through the party, as the lens was suddenly covered with cake.
~**~**~
Goku is now alone. He appears to be sitting in a cave, though enough sunlight shines that the picture is clear. "Hello, everyone. I hope my loss hasn't been too hard on all of you. I know I am going to die in less than a week, but please, none of you blame yourselves; it had to be this way.
I want you to know that I love you, Gohan, and I want to thank you for being a wonderful brother to Goten, because I know I can't be his father. The residents of Otherworld have been watching you, as well as the Great Saiyaman *wink*, along with me. They love you now almost as much as I do. I am very proud of my family, and especially you, Gohan. You have my blessing, as well as my prayers. Tomorrow, I want you to know that I'll be there, no matter what. Even if you can't see me, you'll know I'm there."
Goku gave a heavy sigh. "I'm afraid I must leave you now, or I'll never leave this spot. There is so much I want to tell you, but there will never be enough time for it all. My last words to you at the Cell Games will be my last words now. Gohan, my son, I want you to know that I love you. Take care of your mother for me, okay? And I want you to remember something. No matter what you do, I'll always love you and watch over you. I'm proud of you, son."
The camera clicked, and the screen went black. The members of the Son family were completely silent, filled with both wonder and tears. Finally, Chichi spoke. "I think we shouldn't tell anyone about this. It should be our little miracle. The others *sniff* don't need to be more choked up than they already will be at your wedding."
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The next day, the most powerful fighters in the world all gathered in a church just outside South City. The ceremony was proceeding as planned, and Gohan was just putting Videl's ring on her finger, when every Z warrior's ears suddenly pricked. A familiar ki, flickering in and out too quickly to trace, was filling the church. As Gohan turned around and looked skyward, Videl's hand still in his, a feather floated to the ground in front of him. All present bowed their heads as a whisper was heard.
"I'm proud of you, son."
*~The End~*
A/N: Well, that was it. My very first story, completely finished. I hope you all review; it may sound a little corny, but I put a lot of work into it. I'm into summer now, with more free time, so if I actually have any fans out there, future works should be pumping out a little faster than this one was. (I should hope so; I started this around Thanksgiving!) I would welcome any ideas for stories people have that don't want to bother putting them into stories. Til next time everyone! ~-^
Ambrlyn, Witch in Training
~**~**~ means a switch of scenes in the tape.
Disclaimer: Big surprise here, everybody, but I still don't own Dragonball Z. Darn.
A/N: Well, here it is! Finally, for your enjoyment, the very last chapter of I'm Proud of you, Son. I hope you've enjoyed my first story, even if not many of you reviewed...anyway, I enjoyed writing this, so look out for more by me soon!
Chapter 6: The Final Goodbye
"Here, Gohan, this is for you." Chichi handed her son a dusty box wrapped with gold paper on it. "I found it in the basement a few years ago; a note on it had instructions to give this to you today."
Gohan blew the dust off of the box. "What is it?"
"I don't really know, but the handwriting on the note was Goku's."
Just then, Goten burst into the room. "Gohan, what's that? Is it from our dad?"
"It must be, but I don't understand how it could've gotten down there. Maybe it was sent from Heaven?" Gohan, now quite puzzled, sat down on the couch and opened the gift. Its contents were revealed to be a VCR tape with a note:
Gohan,
Please watch this before your wedding tomorrow. I have a few things I want to tell you, and this was the only way without breaking the laws of death.
Love you always,
Goku
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The Son family were all seated in the living room. Gohan put the tape in the VCR and hit PLAY.
The scene being depicted was of a ten-year old Gohan playing in the yard. Chichi was putting the laundry out on the clothesline while trying to stop Iccarus from eating it (the laundry). A chuckle is heard from the cameraman, who everyone instantly recognizes as Goku.
~**~**~
Super Saiyan Goku and Gohan are eating breakfast, the camera now hidden (you can tell it's being hidden by a leaf obstructing the edge of the view) in a plant. Chichi can be heard telling the boys to slow down. Goku laughs, reaches for a glass, and accidentally shatters it. A frying pan is seen, and Goku runs out the door, leaving Gohan to laugh and eat his father's breakfast.
~**~**~
A few more family scenes are shown, including Gohan's birthday. Everyone is shown laughing together and eating supper. Unfortunately, the film has to stop halfway through the party, as the lens was suddenly covered with cake.
~**~**~
Goku is now alone. He appears to be sitting in a cave, though enough sunlight shines that the picture is clear. "Hello, everyone. I hope my loss hasn't been too hard on all of you. I know I am going to die in less than a week, but please, none of you blame yourselves; it had to be this way.
I want you to know that I love you, Gohan, and I want to thank you for being a wonderful brother to Goten, because I know I can't be his father. The residents of Otherworld have been watching you, as well as the Great Saiyaman *wink*, along with me. They love you now almost as much as I do. I am very proud of my family, and especially you, Gohan. You have my blessing, as well as my prayers. Tomorrow, I want you to know that I'll be there, no matter what. Even if you can't see me, you'll know I'm there."
Goku gave a heavy sigh. "I'm afraid I must leave you now, or I'll never leave this spot. There is so much I want to tell you, but there will never be enough time for it all. My last words to you at the Cell Games will be my last words now. Gohan, my son, I want you to know that I love you. Take care of your mother for me, okay? And I want you to remember something. No matter what you do, I'll always love you and watch over you. I'm proud of you, son."
The camera clicked, and the screen went black. The members of the Son family were completely silent, filled with both wonder and tears. Finally, Chichi spoke. "I think we shouldn't tell anyone about this. It should be our little miracle. The others *sniff* don't need to be more choked up than they already will be at your wedding."
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The next day, the most powerful fighters in the world all gathered in a church just outside South City. The ceremony was proceeding as planned, and Gohan was just putting Videl's ring on her finger, when every Z warrior's ears suddenly pricked. A familiar ki, flickering in and out too quickly to trace, was filling the church. As Gohan turned around and looked skyward, Videl's hand still in his, a feather floated to the ground in front of him. All present bowed their heads as a whisper was heard.
"I'm proud of you, son."
*~The End~*
A/N: Well, that was it. My very first story, completely finished. I hope you all review; it may sound a little corny, but I put a lot of work into it. I'm into summer now, with more free time, so if I actually have any fans out there, future works should be pumping out a little faster than this one was. (I should hope so; I started this around Thanksgiving!) I would welcome any ideas for stories people have that don't want to bother putting them into stories. Til next time everyone! ~-^