Chapter 5
Disclaimers: DBZ characters are not mine.
"So you wager he's one of a kind?" Bulma said as she waved the slide containing Goku's blood.
"Oh yes power-wise… not species-wise …he's um… alien" Gero replied with glee.
"I'm perfectly aware of that… Actually he reminded me of our little friend in there." Bulma said as she waved toward the other end of the lab.
"Oh yes… Raditz. I felt the same way too. And I matched their DNA."
"And…?"
"They're related."
"Really?" Bulma murmured, intrigued.
Dr. Gero flipped on the switch to reveal the body floating in the sickly greenish liquid.
"So how is our friend?" Bulma asked as she tapped on the glass containing the large floating body.
Dr. Gero grinned.
"So I assume… you've completed what I've asked you to do."
"Yes. He's a clean slate. I totally wiped out his mind. He's like a baby. And I've also evened out the violent tendencies these Sayjins have."
Bulma laughed softly. "Perfect."
"The Science Journals are going to love this when I publish this information. A higher and stronger life form of humans."
Bulma gave Dr. Gero a deadly stare. "You aren't going to publish any of this. This is for my and your eyes only. If I find out that you leak out any of this. We're going to have a serious trust issue."
Dr. Gero gulped and nodded frantically. "I'm sorry. I didn't realize."
"Don't apologize. Just do as I say."
Dr. Gero continued to nod nervously as he felt Bulma's steel gaze penetrate his skin and freeze him to the core.
~~~
Bulma stood impatiently in the extravagant hotel in Chicago. She scanned the city once more for the millionth time.
Then she heard Edward's voice in the distance. And she noted that his father, Sir Leveine the Fifth was close behind him.
"Hello Bulma" He happily crowed. Bulma gave Edward an annoyed look.
"You're one and a half hours late Edward. If this is the kind of respect you show your partners…"
Sir Leveine spoke up. "Don't worry about it dear. Our deal is off."
Bulma's eye's grew wide and replied in a choking whisper, "What? But you need my shares, so we can take over Capsule Corp."
"Have you heard of Ansco Industries?"
"Yes, they're a medical firm. I was researching them for the last 2 years. I've been meaning to buy them."
"Well it's too late. We just bought them 10 minutes ago."
Bulma grabbed onto a chair to steady herself and she began to hyperventilate. "And the money you'll make from their innovative cancer curing pills. You'll have enough money to buy all of Capsule Corp."
Sir Leveine stood up and grinned with glee. "Smart girl. Come along son."
Then Sir Leveine walked out.
Edward stood there, slightly pale in shame. Bulma turned to him, tears welling up in her eyes.
"Congratulations." She said in a shaky voice. "I hope you're happy."
Then Bulma fled the room in tears.
~~~
That afternoon Bulma took the day off and went back to her New York City apartment to mope around.
Robert followed after her in a worried manner. "Are you sure you're okay?"
"Yes." Bulma whispered.
"Do you need anything Bulma dear?"
"Don't call me that. Can I have some strong alcohol?"
"You know I can't do that."
"So you hid my pain killers too…"
"Yes."
"Bastard." Bulma muttered and sank deeper into the couch.
"I'll run you a nice hot bath and you can unwind."
Bulma sighed and nodded. "Okay."
~~~
That night Bulma snuck out of the apartment and visited Dr. Gero. She wasn't surprised when she realized that he was still up at 3 in the morning.
"Hey."
"I heard."
Bulma nodded, looking away.
"So. The Leveines are going to take over Capsule Corp. Wow. I never imagined this could happen. They've been nipping away at Capsule Corp for months. But a possible take over never came to mind."
"Yeah."
"So what are you going to do now?"
"I was thinking I'd take you along with me and we'd continue to make inventions together. I've always been a scientist at heart, I still want to finish these projects."
Dr Gero nodded as his facial expressions softened. 'Poor girl. She just lost everything she worked for, for the last ten years.'
"I'd be honored to work with you."
Bulma smile gently and patted Dr. Gero's shoulder. "It's good to hear that. Thank you for listening."
"Anytime dear."
note: Miki's the best... i think she'll be my muse now. Thank you Miki! I just realized what I'm going to do with the rest of the story now!
Disclaimers: DBZ characters are not mine.
"So you wager he's one of a kind?" Bulma said as she waved the slide containing Goku's blood.
"Oh yes power-wise… not species-wise …he's um… alien" Gero replied with glee.
"I'm perfectly aware of that… Actually he reminded me of our little friend in there." Bulma said as she waved toward the other end of the lab.
"Oh yes… Raditz. I felt the same way too. And I matched their DNA."
"And…?"
"They're related."
"Really?" Bulma murmured, intrigued.
Dr. Gero flipped on the switch to reveal the body floating in the sickly greenish liquid.
"So how is our friend?" Bulma asked as she tapped on the glass containing the large floating body.
Dr. Gero grinned.
"So I assume… you've completed what I've asked you to do."
"Yes. He's a clean slate. I totally wiped out his mind. He's like a baby. And I've also evened out the violent tendencies these Sayjins have."
Bulma laughed softly. "Perfect."
"The Science Journals are going to love this when I publish this information. A higher and stronger life form of humans."
Bulma gave Dr. Gero a deadly stare. "You aren't going to publish any of this. This is for my and your eyes only. If I find out that you leak out any of this. We're going to have a serious trust issue."
Dr. Gero gulped and nodded frantically. "I'm sorry. I didn't realize."
"Don't apologize. Just do as I say."
Dr. Gero continued to nod nervously as he felt Bulma's steel gaze penetrate his skin and freeze him to the core.
~~~
Bulma stood impatiently in the extravagant hotel in Chicago. She scanned the city once more for the millionth time.
Then she heard Edward's voice in the distance. And she noted that his father, Sir Leveine the Fifth was close behind him.
"Hello Bulma" He happily crowed. Bulma gave Edward an annoyed look.
"You're one and a half hours late Edward. If this is the kind of respect you show your partners…"
Sir Leveine spoke up. "Don't worry about it dear. Our deal is off."
Bulma's eye's grew wide and replied in a choking whisper, "What? But you need my shares, so we can take over Capsule Corp."
"Have you heard of Ansco Industries?"
"Yes, they're a medical firm. I was researching them for the last 2 years. I've been meaning to buy them."
"Well it's too late. We just bought them 10 minutes ago."
Bulma grabbed onto a chair to steady herself and she began to hyperventilate. "And the money you'll make from their innovative cancer curing pills. You'll have enough money to buy all of Capsule Corp."
Sir Leveine stood up and grinned with glee. "Smart girl. Come along son."
Then Sir Leveine walked out.
Edward stood there, slightly pale in shame. Bulma turned to him, tears welling up in her eyes.
"Congratulations." She said in a shaky voice. "I hope you're happy."
Then Bulma fled the room in tears.
~~~
That afternoon Bulma took the day off and went back to her New York City apartment to mope around.
Robert followed after her in a worried manner. "Are you sure you're okay?"
"Yes." Bulma whispered.
"Do you need anything Bulma dear?"
"Don't call me that. Can I have some strong alcohol?"
"You know I can't do that."
"So you hid my pain killers too…"
"Yes."
"Bastard." Bulma muttered and sank deeper into the couch.
"I'll run you a nice hot bath and you can unwind."
Bulma sighed and nodded. "Okay."
~~~
That night Bulma snuck out of the apartment and visited Dr. Gero. She wasn't surprised when she realized that he was still up at 3 in the morning.
"Hey."
"I heard."
Bulma nodded, looking away.
"So. The Leveines are going to take over Capsule Corp. Wow. I never imagined this could happen. They've been nipping away at Capsule Corp for months. But a possible take over never came to mind."
"Yeah."
"So what are you going to do now?"
"I was thinking I'd take you along with me and we'd continue to make inventions together. I've always been a scientist at heart, I still want to finish these projects."
Dr Gero nodded as his facial expressions softened. 'Poor girl. She just lost everything she worked for, for the last ten years.'
"I'd be honored to work with you."
Bulma smile gently and patted Dr. Gero's shoulder. "It's good to hear that. Thank you for listening."
"Anytime dear."
note: Miki's the best... i think she'll be my muse now. Thank you Miki! I just realized what I'm going to do with the rest of the story now!