Author's note: CHAPTER 2 of the fic. This is a very short chapter. The next
one will be longer (I've finished writing it but it still needs a few
adjustments) To tensaispira: I don't know if Konzen died in gaiden but from
what I've seen in the opening of saiyuki I THINK it was nataku who
imprisoned Goku. To anyone who knows the truth, please correct me if I'm
wrong.
Sorry if anyone got disappointed by the deaths in the previous chapters. Don't worry, they'll be back :-
Thanks for all the nice reviews! I do plan to continue this. Any comments on the writing, the plot, or suggestions/ stuff you'd want to see in this fic, please don't hesitate to write. Take care you all! :-
Standard disclaimers apply.
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Chapter 2 - Imprisonment
Goku was waiting with the guards when Kanzeon arrived, Nataku in tow. Although the boy was technically a criminal, his sentence was still on hold, so Kanzeon could bring him along without any trouble.
"Kanzeon-sama! What's happening?" Goku asked, voice quavering, eyes wide with confusion.
Kanzeon looked at the boy, sadness in her eyes. "We're bringing you back to earth. You'll have to stay there for a while."
"Why?" Goku asked innocently.
Kanzeon could not find the heart to tell him the truth. Instead she said, "Well, because Heaven's not a safe place to stay yet."
"Konzen and Ten-chan..." Goku's voice faltered.
"Yes. Even gods are not safe there. That is why you have to go."
"Konzen...he saved me...and Ten-chan..I.." Goku's voice hitched.
"Ssssh, "Nataku said. He took Goku's hand and they all commenced the long walk to earth in silence.
"Here we are. Five-Finger Mountain." Kanzeon stopped at the entrance of a massive cave carved into the side of the mountain. Darkness pervaded the interior and the smell of damp earth wafted towards them. They entered the cave, a somber procession of seven, Kanzeon led the way, Nataku and Goku still holding hands, were in the middle, and the four guards brought up the rear. It was a shallow cave, and it did not take long for them to reach the smooth rock face which was their destination. A pair of shackles dangled from it five feet off the ground. Goku stared at them, dumbstruck.
"What's this for? You're going to chain me up here?" He looked at Kanzeon, forehead creased in a frown.
"Yes."
"But why? I don't want to be left alone here. It's so dark..."
Kanzeon suddenly reached out her hand and planted it squarely on the boy's forehead. Goku, startled, tried to squirm out of her grasp but Kanzeon merely tightened her grip. She began to speak, voice barely a whisper in the darkness. "Son Goku, child of the earth, this is the start of your ordeal. Bear it with fortitude, with the strength only you possess, and you will be rewarded in the future. We shall be with you. Now, I take away your pain and memory. Live anew." Finally, Goku fell to the ground, weakened, barely conscious.
"K-Kanzeon- sama!....what...?"
"Sssh," Nataku comforted the boy as he shackled the boy to the wall. "Think of it a gift for you. The blessing of forgetfulness." As Goku passed out, Nataku felt a slide down his cheek and drop onto the rock floor, where it glimmered in the pale light. "I'm so sorry, Son Goku. Goodbye friend." He turned and walked out of the cave, Kanzeon and the guards following him.
~end, chapter 2~
~copyright blinkie 2002~
~TBC~
Sorry if anyone got disappointed by the deaths in the previous chapters. Don't worry, they'll be back :-
Thanks for all the nice reviews! I do plan to continue this. Any comments on the writing, the plot, or suggestions/ stuff you'd want to see in this fic, please don't hesitate to write. Take care you all! :-
Standard disclaimers apply.
------------------------------------------------------------
Chapter 2 - Imprisonment
Goku was waiting with the guards when Kanzeon arrived, Nataku in tow. Although the boy was technically a criminal, his sentence was still on hold, so Kanzeon could bring him along without any trouble.
"Kanzeon-sama! What's happening?" Goku asked, voice quavering, eyes wide with confusion.
Kanzeon looked at the boy, sadness in her eyes. "We're bringing you back to earth. You'll have to stay there for a while."
"Why?" Goku asked innocently.
Kanzeon could not find the heart to tell him the truth. Instead she said, "Well, because Heaven's not a safe place to stay yet."
"Konzen and Ten-chan..." Goku's voice faltered.
"Yes. Even gods are not safe there. That is why you have to go."
"Konzen...he saved me...and Ten-chan..I.." Goku's voice hitched.
"Ssssh, "Nataku said. He took Goku's hand and they all commenced the long walk to earth in silence.
"Here we are. Five-Finger Mountain." Kanzeon stopped at the entrance of a massive cave carved into the side of the mountain. Darkness pervaded the interior and the smell of damp earth wafted towards them. They entered the cave, a somber procession of seven, Kanzeon led the way, Nataku and Goku still holding hands, were in the middle, and the four guards brought up the rear. It was a shallow cave, and it did not take long for them to reach the smooth rock face which was their destination. A pair of shackles dangled from it five feet off the ground. Goku stared at them, dumbstruck.
"What's this for? You're going to chain me up here?" He looked at Kanzeon, forehead creased in a frown.
"Yes."
"But why? I don't want to be left alone here. It's so dark..."
Kanzeon suddenly reached out her hand and planted it squarely on the boy's forehead. Goku, startled, tried to squirm out of her grasp but Kanzeon merely tightened her grip. She began to speak, voice barely a whisper in the darkness. "Son Goku, child of the earth, this is the start of your ordeal. Bear it with fortitude, with the strength only you possess, and you will be rewarded in the future. We shall be with you. Now, I take away your pain and memory. Live anew." Finally, Goku fell to the ground, weakened, barely conscious.
"K-Kanzeon- sama!....what...?"
"Sssh," Nataku comforted the boy as he shackled the boy to the wall. "Think of it a gift for you. The blessing of forgetfulness." As Goku passed out, Nataku felt a slide down his cheek and drop onto the rock floor, where it glimmered in the pale light. "I'm so sorry, Son Goku. Goodbye friend." He turned and walked out of the cave, Kanzeon and the guards following him.
~end, chapter 2~
~copyright blinkie 2002~
~TBC~