Disclaimer: I do not own Dragonball Z or the characters contained (ALL except for Thrake ^_^). Somehow, I wish I was that creative. -_-;

Warning: There is cussing in this fanfic.that and it's my first one, so it probably just sucks. Be kind! Arigato!

Copyright 2002 Elizabeth Abbott

A Gift Made of Stone

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Chapter 2 - The Hunt is On

"I said I. . .can't feel dad anymore. . ." Goten exclaimed, shaking profusely.

"Neither can I Goten. . .I don't know why either. . .I didn't feel any other major powers." Gohan said, placing his hands on Chi Chi's shoulders, trying to keep her calm.

"Whatever is going on. . .it can't be what we think it is. It just can't be!" Chi Chi exclaimed, obviously upset and shaking. "We have to find him."

"Mom. . .You know as well as I do if we can't feel Dad's life force he's. . ."

"Gohan don't start with me!" Chi Chi interrupted, standing up and pushing him out of the way.

Both of the Son boys looked up at their mother. Her power level for some reason was off the charts, something that had never happened with her. She had anger in her eyes, and both of them realized that it was not good. Their mother that angry could only lead to trouble. Gohan put his hands back on his mother's shoulders, trying to sit her back down. Suddenly, a burst of energy sent him flying backwards, and Chi Chi turned around and looked at him.

"We're going to find your father. I'm sick and tired of always just sitting around while he goes off and risks his life. It's my turn to fight." She said, looking quite serious.

Goten and Gohan looked at each other. Neither of them had ever felt their mother this strong, or this serious. Goten nodded at his brother and then looked up at Chi Chi. 'Mom, I don't know how you're going to do it, but I'm going to follow you' he thought.

Chi Chi turned around and went outside, waiting for the boys to follow. "You two are good at flying, I'm not perfect yet, so I'm going to call nimbus."

"He'll come TO YOU?!" Gohan exclaimed looking quite surprised.

Chi Chi just smiled and called for Nimbus, who came as soon as was called. She hopped on him and took off, leaving the boys behind. They took off after her and the hunt for Goku was on.

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"Ugh. . .what was that?" Goku stuttered, unable to move. "I can't move anything, everything hurts so much."

He struggled to look over at the space ship which was now obviously empty. 'All I remember is a blast coming from it and being thrown backwards' Goku thought to himself. He closed his eyes and tried to picture what had happened, to no avail. 'What kind of new enemy is this that's so powerful, yet undetectable. . .this isn't right at all.' He closed his eyes and drifted back into unconsciousness.

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Goten fell behind the others before coming to a complete stop and closing his eyes. Chi Chi and Gohan stopped, looking back at Goten before flying back over to him.

"Goten, what is it?" Chi Chi asked

"It's dad. I feel him, but it's faint. I can't tell where it's coming from."

"What do you mean, 'it's faint'?" Gohan poked Goten, making him open his eyes.

"I mean it's faint. I can barely feel him. It's like he's been really hurt." Goten blinked. "But how. . .is that possible? How could dad be hurt, I can't sense anything that would hurt him. . ."

Chi Chi cried out "Oh no! Maybe it's his heart again!"

"No," Goten shook his head "It doesn't feel like that. It feels like he's been beaten"

"Then what are we waiting for? Let's go!" Gohan said, taking off, with Chi Chi and Goten right in tow.

'Wherever you are Goku, we'll find you, and we'll bring you home. . .I promise." Chi Chi thought to herself

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Goku opened his eyes once again, struggling to move his body. Suddenly a foot came down on his chest. He let out a scream.

"What do you think you're doing?" A voice boomed from above him.

Goku squinted his eyes, trying to get a good look at the person the voice was coming out of. For some reason, he couldn't see his face. He wore armor like a Saiyan, but didn't look human, Saiyan, or anywhere in between. His skin was a odd color and he had many muscles. In fact, he was the biggest person Goku had ever seen.

"You stay down. You're too much a threat to me Son Goku." The voice said again, pressing down on him.

"How do you know my name?!" Goku cried out as loudly as he could only to get blasted in the face.

"Thrake knows all about you Goku. And Thrake doesn't like you at all. Now you shut up and die here, like a good Saiyan." Thrake laughed and took his foot off of Goku's chest, kicking him to the side. Goku let out a moan and slipped back into unconsciousness.

"Good night, Son Goku." Thrake said, walking away and laughing hysterically.