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. . .plus some mushyness and violence. Mmm. . .and this is my first fan fic EVER!!!
YAY Reviewies! Ok, thanks to everyone that's reviewed. . .here's the scoop.
Aaron: JUST because you're my boyfriend. =P -giggles- nah, thanks for the suggestions; I know a lot of them were from your original post before I explained my vision. ^_^ -kisses-
Polka Dot: LOL agreed. . .but so true of him, nei?
Nisha: Thank you! I've come to realize this myself. . .and I thought I would do bad. . .^_~
Lady Nightshade: hehe, I wove you thankies!!
Nofretete: I got that impression a long time ago for some reason, and I think if Goku and Chi Chi wouldn't be together, they'd be a cute couple!
I'm tired, I'm crabby and I'm bored. Weeee all the right reasons to write this chapter tonight. I've got an hour before I have to go home and I really wanted to update something for you guys since I won't be online tomorrow. ^_^ I hope everyone has a good time reading this. . .no matter how it turns out. . .
Copyright 2002 Elizabeth Abbott
The Heart Made of Stone
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Chapter 8 - Truth and Consequences
Chi Chi flew out of Gohan's arms, not really understanding why. 'I haven't ever gotten along with Vegeta well, but I have to save him.' She thought. She heard Gohan yelling at her, and Trunks screaming obscenities. This was not like her, she usually was the one that did what she had done. What had her training done to her??
Thrake smiled at her, throwing Vegeta to the side. He fell lifelessly to the ground. Chi Chi was sure he was dead. She flinched as she watched Trunks run to him, yelling and shaking him, refusing to believe he was dead. Thrake started laughing, bringing Chi Chi back to reality, looking him straight in the eyes. She was scared now. If Vegeta couldn't bring him down at least a little bit, nothing would. He reached in his shirt and pulled out a piece of Extorite popping it in his mouth. Chi Chi's eyes grew big as she watched him grow in size and heal instantly before her eyes. 'That. . .wasn't a senzu bean. It looked like.my stone!' Thrake taunted her landing, moving side to side, not letting her know anything.
"You think you can take me woman?" he laughed, tauntingly
"No." she replied honestly, landing in front of him. "But I'm going to try my best." She looked up at him with determination in her face. "for my family."
She powered up to as high as she could reach and lunged forward, fists outthrust, ready to attack. Thrake just laughed at her, her power level wasn't anywhere near anything that would threaten him. Gohan watched in horror as his mother kicked, punched and everything else she could do to him, and Thrake just continued to laugh. 'He's wearing her out' he thought, fists and teeth clenched. 'I gotta do something. . .' Chi Chi stumbled backwards, out of breath. She still looked very determined to beat him. She knew she couldn't but goddamn it she was going to die trying.
Thrake stepped back. "Now you'll see what the people that have faced me before now wish they hadn't!"
With that he thrust his hand forward, and a bright light began to form. Chi Chi's eyes grew wide as she looked at it, her fear paralyzing her. Gohan screamed out, moving forward towards the two of them. Without warning a powerful beam erupted from Thrake's hand. Chi Chi watched in horror and gasped as it struck, and connected.
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Piccolo looked up from the table they all sat around. Something wasn't right. He could feel ki's dying out. The look on his face let the others know that something wasn't right. Goku leaned forward.
"What is it Piccolo?" he asked, taking a drink.
"People are dying." Piccolo said very somberly.
Goku dropped his glass. He hadn't been paying attention but Piccolo was right. He could sense people gone. But what people. . .he couldn't figure out. They were too far away. Suddenly, a horrible realization came to his mind.
"Chi Chi" he barely mumbled, his lips drying out and tears coming to his eyes.
He stood up quickly, slamming his hands on the table. "Where are the others?" he demanded.
The three of them looked at him funny. "What others Goku?" Kuririn asked him.
"Why are you the only three that came here?" Goku asked again, making himself clearer this time.
When it dawned on them what he meant, their faces fell quickly. Vegeta, Trunks, and Gohan all left after Chi Chi, but they should have brought her back by now. Goku knew in an instant what they were all thinking and grabbed the small piece of Extorite left on the table and ran out the door, flying in the direction towards where Chi Chi had flown off in. The others got up and followed, but by the time they got outside, Goku was already long gone.
'There's something wrong with Chi Chi, I can feel it in my gut.' Goku thought to himself, turning SSJ, and then SSJ2 more from pure anger than the fact that he needed to.
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Chi Chi opened her eyes slowly. She felt her body, it was still in tact. No pain, that was odd. Then she looked up. She gasped in horror from what she saw.
"G. . .Gohan!" She screamed.
There he was, turned SSJ standing in front of her, arms held out to the side. 'He. . .he protected me??' she thought surprised, a tear falling down her cheek.
"MOM, get away now!!" he yelled back at her, in a mix of anger and pain.
She slinked back, running back into the forest. The tears flowed down her cheeks quickly as she continued to run. 'What was I thinking?' she thought to herself. 'I can't fight him!' She stopped, shaking from cold and tears. She wrapped her arms around her self and stood there, looking up at the sky. 'Goku, where are you, I need you. . .' She broke down, crumbling to her knees looking down at the ground. She felt powerless against this enemy, and now her oldest son was there, left to fight him alone. 'He can't beat him' she thought 'Vegeta couldn't even beat him. . .'
"Stand up." said a voice in front of her, it sounded very stern.
Chi Chi gasped, those shoes. . .those shoes were Goku's! She looked up, and there he was. Arms crossed looking angry and confused. She stood up, pouring herself into his arms, bursting into sobs. His face softened and he put a hand on top of her head, stroking her hair gently. Piccolo, Yamcha and Kuririn flew on ahead, feeling the amazing power levels battling it out.
"Chi Chi tell me everything." Goku said quietly.
Chi Chi hiccupped, looking up at Goku as he wiped the tears from her cheeks. She shook her head slowly and pulled out of his arms, pointing towards the battle occurring behind her.
"Gohan. . ." she started.
Goku's ki flared. He knew it. Something was wrong, terribly wrong.
"Fighting?" he asked, even though he already knew the answer.
She nodded, taking off towards the area. He followed her, knowing already what lied up ahead. When they got there, the others were already there, hiding behind a bush, watching what was going on. Thrake was holding Gohan in the same way he held Gotten and Vegeta. Chi Chi screamed as Goku placed a hand on her shoulder. She knew what was about to happen. Thrake looked down at all of them and smiled.
"Time to finish this." He snarled.
He held his hand up towards Gohan, engulfing him in a powerful blast.
Warning: There is cussing in this fanfic. . .plus some mushyness and violence. Mmm. . .and this is my first fan fic EVER!!!
YAY Reviewies! Ok, thanks to everyone that's reviewed. . .here's the scoop.
Aaron: JUST because you're my boyfriend. =P -giggles- nah, thanks for the suggestions; I know a lot of them were from your original post before I explained my vision. ^_^ -kisses-
Polka Dot: LOL agreed. . .but so true of him, nei?
Nisha: Thank you! I've come to realize this myself. . .and I thought I would do bad. . .^_~
Lady Nightshade: hehe, I wove you thankies!!
Nofretete: I got that impression a long time ago for some reason, and I think if Goku and Chi Chi wouldn't be together, they'd be a cute couple!
I'm tired, I'm crabby and I'm bored. Weeee all the right reasons to write this chapter tonight. I've got an hour before I have to go home and I really wanted to update something for you guys since I won't be online tomorrow. ^_^ I hope everyone has a good time reading this. . .no matter how it turns out. . .
Copyright 2002 Elizabeth Abbott
The Heart Made of Stone
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Chapter 8 - Truth and Consequences
Chi Chi flew out of Gohan's arms, not really understanding why. 'I haven't ever gotten along with Vegeta well, but I have to save him.' She thought. She heard Gohan yelling at her, and Trunks screaming obscenities. This was not like her, she usually was the one that did what she had done. What had her training done to her??
Thrake smiled at her, throwing Vegeta to the side. He fell lifelessly to the ground. Chi Chi was sure he was dead. She flinched as she watched Trunks run to him, yelling and shaking him, refusing to believe he was dead. Thrake started laughing, bringing Chi Chi back to reality, looking him straight in the eyes. She was scared now. If Vegeta couldn't bring him down at least a little bit, nothing would. He reached in his shirt and pulled out a piece of Extorite popping it in his mouth. Chi Chi's eyes grew big as she watched him grow in size and heal instantly before her eyes. 'That. . .wasn't a senzu bean. It looked like.my stone!' Thrake taunted her landing, moving side to side, not letting her know anything.
"You think you can take me woman?" he laughed, tauntingly
"No." she replied honestly, landing in front of him. "But I'm going to try my best." She looked up at him with determination in her face. "for my family."
She powered up to as high as she could reach and lunged forward, fists outthrust, ready to attack. Thrake just laughed at her, her power level wasn't anywhere near anything that would threaten him. Gohan watched in horror as his mother kicked, punched and everything else she could do to him, and Thrake just continued to laugh. 'He's wearing her out' he thought, fists and teeth clenched. 'I gotta do something. . .' Chi Chi stumbled backwards, out of breath. She still looked very determined to beat him. She knew she couldn't but goddamn it she was going to die trying.
Thrake stepped back. "Now you'll see what the people that have faced me before now wish they hadn't!"
With that he thrust his hand forward, and a bright light began to form. Chi Chi's eyes grew wide as she looked at it, her fear paralyzing her. Gohan screamed out, moving forward towards the two of them. Without warning a powerful beam erupted from Thrake's hand. Chi Chi watched in horror and gasped as it struck, and connected.
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Piccolo looked up from the table they all sat around. Something wasn't right. He could feel ki's dying out. The look on his face let the others know that something wasn't right. Goku leaned forward.
"What is it Piccolo?" he asked, taking a drink.
"People are dying." Piccolo said very somberly.
Goku dropped his glass. He hadn't been paying attention but Piccolo was right. He could sense people gone. But what people. . .he couldn't figure out. They were too far away. Suddenly, a horrible realization came to his mind.
"Chi Chi" he barely mumbled, his lips drying out and tears coming to his eyes.
He stood up quickly, slamming his hands on the table. "Where are the others?" he demanded.
The three of them looked at him funny. "What others Goku?" Kuririn asked him.
"Why are you the only three that came here?" Goku asked again, making himself clearer this time.
When it dawned on them what he meant, their faces fell quickly. Vegeta, Trunks, and Gohan all left after Chi Chi, but they should have brought her back by now. Goku knew in an instant what they were all thinking and grabbed the small piece of Extorite left on the table and ran out the door, flying in the direction towards where Chi Chi had flown off in. The others got up and followed, but by the time they got outside, Goku was already long gone.
'There's something wrong with Chi Chi, I can feel it in my gut.' Goku thought to himself, turning SSJ, and then SSJ2 more from pure anger than the fact that he needed to.
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Chi Chi opened her eyes slowly. She felt her body, it was still in tact. No pain, that was odd. Then she looked up. She gasped in horror from what she saw.
"G. . .Gohan!" She screamed.
There he was, turned SSJ standing in front of her, arms held out to the side. 'He. . .he protected me??' she thought surprised, a tear falling down her cheek.
"MOM, get away now!!" he yelled back at her, in a mix of anger and pain.
She slinked back, running back into the forest. The tears flowed down her cheeks quickly as she continued to run. 'What was I thinking?' she thought to herself. 'I can't fight him!' She stopped, shaking from cold and tears. She wrapped her arms around her self and stood there, looking up at the sky. 'Goku, where are you, I need you. . .' She broke down, crumbling to her knees looking down at the ground. She felt powerless against this enemy, and now her oldest son was there, left to fight him alone. 'He can't beat him' she thought 'Vegeta couldn't even beat him. . .'
"Stand up." said a voice in front of her, it sounded very stern.
Chi Chi gasped, those shoes. . .those shoes were Goku's! She looked up, and there he was. Arms crossed looking angry and confused. She stood up, pouring herself into his arms, bursting into sobs. His face softened and he put a hand on top of her head, stroking her hair gently. Piccolo, Yamcha and Kuririn flew on ahead, feeling the amazing power levels battling it out.
"Chi Chi tell me everything." Goku said quietly.
Chi Chi hiccupped, looking up at Goku as he wiped the tears from her cheeks. She shook her head slowly and pulled out of his arms, pointing towards the battle occurring behind her.
"Gohan. . ." she started.
Goku's ki flared. He knew it. Something was wrong, terribly wrong.
"Fighting?" he asked, even though he already knew the answer.
She nodded, taking off towards the area. He followed her, knowing already what lied up ahead. When they got there, the others were already there, hiding behind a bush, watching what was going on. Thrake was holding Gohan in the same way he held Gotten and Vegeta. Chi Chi screamed as Goku placed a hand on her shoulder. She knew what was about to happen. Thrake looked down at all of them and smiled.
"Time to finish this." He snarled.
He held his hand up towards Gohan, engulfing him in a powerful blast.