Hey! I'm back everyone! Sorry for the long wait, but I promise this fic will be done very soon.

*Warning* This chapter is very dark and filled with angst. This fic will probably contain harsh angst and darkness till the end of this fic.

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Undying Pride

Chapter Two

The clicking of the computer was the only thing you could hear in the stillness and quiet of the night. The consistent backspaces and the use of the scroll bar were, in all reality, the only keys she was using. Her and her damned inventions.. she had no idea what to build next. Everything seemed lost -- blasted away by the turmoil of the androids. Damn it! She slammed her clenched fists on the keyboard, various figures now being typed on her screen, and the whole thing turned black eventually. Hell no! She didn't mean to shut the whole system off! She sighed, thrusting her fingers through her aqua hair, yanking it until all of the pain inside her was drowned out. A chill ran down her spine, making all of her pores stand on end. She sighed and slumped in her seat, feeling lost, confused, -- totally and utterly defeated.

A crying sounded throughout the room.

Tears ran down her baby boy's cheeks, like two rivers of pain and anger mixed together. His body shook uncontrollably, his lavender hair shaking with his head. He smashed his tiny fingers to the bottom of the crib, making his legs go up and down with helplessness. Bulma ran to her child, quickly picking him up, and cradling him in her arms.

"Shh.. shh.. it's okay Trunks. Mommy's here.."

Her words didn't comfort the small child any more than it did herself. Damn! She hated seeing her boy being reduced to tears; especially, if now, he was all she really had. Vegeta.. he was too busy thinking about beating the damn androids than to worry even a little bit about his wife and son. There he went again.. training in that god forsaken gravity room that she wished she had never built. It was like a containment room -- he was to only be contained in there and not anywhere else. Why the hell couldn't he just come out and spend some time with his family? Not even the only seconds that they saw each other would they say anything; it was always a blank time lapse.. they hadn't really talked in months now; damn, how long had it been? Maybe about 2 months.. why hadn't he said anything to her? Did.. he still love her? Her heart ripped in two, tears now threatening to overcome her eyes. Pain ran through her system, making a throbbing ache fill her senses. What if.. he hated her? Totally.. despised her? She gasped in shock, her heart stabbed with guilt, hurt, pain -- any emotion that you could feel ran through her senses. She looked onto her son; his tears were starting to slow, but were still coming down rapidly. She wanted so much just for all the pain to stop, all the anger and frustration to end! When would it stop? She had the damn androids to thank.. everything would be perfect without them! Everything...

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The red tint of the room was a manifestation of the anger he had inside him. His heart slammed against his rib cage, perspiration trickled down his forehead and burned his determined onyx eyes. Damn, it stung! Just like every other goddamn thing in his life.. An anguished cry escaped his throat; his ki billowing into an angry white. Damn.. he wanted so much for his ki to be a harnessed platinum gold. The exact same color that Kakarot had around him when he defeated Frieza. He clenched his fists in anger, punching in the dense, hot air. Kicks were flying rapidly, along with the punches and uppercuts. Sweat poured down the side of his head; his whole damn body was wet. Shit! Why did Kakarot always have to beat him? He didn't get it! How the hell could a low class turn super saiyan before a prince? It was his fucking birthright to beat any third rate warrior! And then there he was -- on some slime ball of a planet, having 'feelings' for some human woman, and having a son.. and never beating the rival he's had since years before! How pathetic.. How could he have reduced himself to this messed up life? He had Frieza to thank for that, and Kakarot. Not to mention the woman in the lab, who was probably waiting for him to come out. Damn bitch.. didn't she realize the seriousness of the situation?! The androids could destroy him, a long with any hope of this goddamn planet. Including his son.. and her.. He fired a ki beam quickly to the wall, which bounced back and hit him head on. His body electrocuted with pain; the heat singeing his burnt flesh. He glanced quickly at the training bots that were hovering just a few yard away from him, flying unharmed, as if taunting and mocking him. Hell, he hated those things. He grimaced in pain, struggling to open his left eye, slowly rising to his knees. His arms slung over, his breath was forthcoming in short rasps. Damn it! He would destroy those things even if it took every ounce of energy he had.. He gritted his teeth together, wanting to grind them into dust. His anger overtook his common sense, to the point that he didn't care that the sweat was burning and stinging his eyes. He didn't give a shit that the androids were going to kill him.. He didn't care that Kakarot had beat him countless times! He cried out in rage, his white ki now turning into a frustrated gold, his eyes turning into a rage filled aqua. He brought his two arms together, his palms both outstretched. Gold raw energy seeped through his fingers, and he released it with contempt. His eyes watched as the beam exploded, causing the three 'bots to disintegrate into dust. He smirked, a laugh escaping his throat. A laugh of pure twisted glee -- he had finally achieved his damn goal! FINALLY! His eyes rolled to the back of his head, and his body jerked, and collapsed on the floor.

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