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 mushiness and violence. Mmm. . .and this is my first fan fic EVER!!!
Ok, so...yeah. I'm here at work, bored out of my mind and I'm going...OH SHIT! I NEED TO WRITE THE NEXT CHAPTER IN MY FAN FIC! So I'm sorry that this is so long in coming guys. I actually had it all planned out about 3 weeks ago. Heh. Figures right? This is just the first chance I've gotten to sit down and write it. What can I say? Christmas is coming and working 7 days a week majorly puts a strain on a person! ::sweatdrops and rubs the back of her head nervously::
Thanks to: Everyone for reviewing chapter 10!
Copyright 2002 Elizabeth Abbott
The Heart Made of Stone
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Chapter 11 -- A Plot and A Realization
Chi Chi curled up in the corner of her bed, her knees to her chest and her head on her knees. It had been 4 days since she last saw anyone. Thrake had taken Trunks and locked him in another room so that they couldn't have any contact. He was furious when he saw Goten talking to his mother, out of his control. She had to watch her own son die. It was painful. It was quick, but she couldn't get it out of her mind. She couldn't get anything out of her mind for that matter. Goku, Gohan, Goten, Piccolo, Trunks...Vegeta...all were nothing more than a distant memory now. It had only been 4 days, but it felt like a lifetime. She knew she would be lucky if she ever saw anyone ever again.
She sobbed softly, not to attract the attention of Thrake to her. Chi Chi began to wonder if anyone was even out looking for her. 'What does he want with me anyway? I mean, there's no point to this at all!' she thought to herself. She stuffed her hands in her pocket, feeling something inside. Slowly, she pulled it out. It was the heart stone Goku had given her for her birthday. It was still just as smooth and shiny as it was the day he gave it to her. Just...well...just smaller.
She looked at it closely. She knew she had seen that type of stone somewhere before. Then it dawned on her.
"This stone." she said quietly to herself outloud. "This stone made him stronger. This..." she gasped.
Chi Chi turned it over and over in her hand. She didn't quite know what to do with it. She remembered him putting it in his mouth. It didn't seem like something that she would want to put in her mouth. Suddenly, she dropped it as it flashed, the stone becoming suddenly very hot, burning a heart shape into the palm of her hand. Cringing, she picked it back up, it suddenly cool again and took a small bite off the tip of the stone. It was surprisingly soft and melted in her mouth.
Suddenly, she cried out. Her wounds seemed to instantly heal as she cried out; feeling stronger than she ever felt before. Thrake stormed down the hallway, feeling the sudden increase in power. She shoved the stone back into her pocket upon hearing his footsteps and curled back up into a ball, pretending to sleep. The door swung open, and he stood looking at her. Her head pounded, she could feel his presence near her. Never looking up at him, she could still feel him, breathing down her neck, examining her all over, inches away from her. It made her nervous and shaky. She knew she had to keep still, or everything would be ruined. Suddenly, she heard him huff and the door slam. He hadn't found what he was looking for.
She breathed a sigh of relief. She knew how close she had just come to utter destruction. She stretched back out and held the stone in her hand again. Smiling, she got up and placed her hand against the wall.
"Trunks." she said quietly through the wall, "Trunks can you hear me?"
"Yeah." Trunks said just as quietly. He sounded weak, like Thrake wasn't feeding him.
"I think I know how we're going to get out of here" Chi Chi started, and proceeded to tell him the story very very quietly.
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Goku squirmed where he was sitting. He felt a sudden power increase, but he didn't know where from. He looked back up at the stars and smiled. 'Chi chi and I used to do this' he thought to himself. 'She used to love coming up here on the roof with me and looking at all the stars.' He shook his head and looked back down at the ground. He couldn't think about those things now. Chi Chi had to be alive still; he just knew it. But he was scared of hurting her again. God, how he wanted to go after Thrake. He could just taste it. But...doing that...well, he might loose chi Chi for good this time. And he couldn't risk that. So he waited for Thrake to come to him.
"Hey Goku!" he heard a voice down below him. He looked down and saw Kuririn waving up at him. "Come on! Dinner's ready!"
Goku flew down. The guys were staying with him so they could figure out what they wanted to do. Yamcha was doing the cooking, which compared to Chi Chi's cooking, left something to be desired. But, at least it was food.
They all sat down at the table and began to eat. Piccolo sat in the corner meditating. The silence was deafening in the room until Yamcha finally spoke up.
"Goku, did you feel that earlier?" Yamcha said, mouth full of food.
Goku mearly nodded. He wasn't much for words lately.
"What do you think it was Goku?" Kuririn asked him looking worried.
"I..." Goku started, putting down his chopsticks and sighing defeatedly "I don't know."
He got up, not even finishing his dinner. The others looked at him with amazement. That really really wasn't like Goku. Goku headed for the door and when he opened it he saw a familiar face.
"Videl!" He said. "What are you doing here?"
"Bulma called me and told me to come over and talk to you" she started softly. "What's going on Goku?"
Goku looked at her with sad eyes. He put his arm around her and led her inside, to sit on the couch. She looked at him with panicked eyes.
"Please Goku, don't tell me what I think you're going to tell me!" she said softly.
All Goku could do was nod. She began to cry, collapsing into sobs. Goku wrapped his arms around her, rubbed her back softly and sighed. It had to be hard on her. It was the second time she had lost him in several years. He knew what it was like. It even hurt him to see her like this. When she was done, she asked what he knew she was going to ask.
"H...how did this happen? Did you see it? Why Goku!?" she stuttered out very quickly.
Goku told her the entire story. From starting on Chi Chi's birthday to when Gohan bravely defended his mother. Recalling the story to her made him realize that he had never been prouder of his son. If only he was here to be able to tell him that.
Videl listened to the entire story and then stood up "I'm coming with you to fight him!" she said bravely.
Goku smiled and stood up, placing both of his hands on her shoulders. "Videl, that wouldn't be smart. I need you right now to be there for Bulma and 18 because Kuririn is going with me. If Thrake beat Gohan and Vegeta, you better just stay here, alright?"
Videl nodded slowly and smiled softly through her tears. "I'm going to Capsule Corp right now."
"That's a girl," he said, hugging her softly.
Videl smiled and walked to the door. "Goku?"
"Yes?" he said, looking up at her.
"Be careful, ok?" She said softly. "Chi Chi will want her husband home in one piece when she gets back"
He smiled and nodded once at her. She smiled back and flew off towards Capsule Corp. He followed her outside and looked back up at the stars. 'Come on Thrake.' he thought to himself. 'I'm not waiting much longer, and then I'm coming to get you...'
Warning: There is cussing in this fanfic. . .plus some mushiness and violence. Mmm. . .and this is my first fan fic EVER!!!
Ok, so...yeah. I'm here at work, bored out of my mind and I'm going...OH SHIT! I NEED TO WRITE THE NEXT CHAPTER IN MY FAN FIC! So I'm sorry that this is so long in coming guys. I actually had it all planned out about 3 weeks ago. Heh. Figures right? This is just the first chance I've gotten to sit down and write it. What can I say? Christmas is coming and working 7 days a week majorly puts a strain on a person! ::sweatdrops and rubs the back of her head nervously::
Thanks to: Everyone for reviewing chapter 10!
Copyright 2002 Elizabeth Abbott
The Heart Made of Stone
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Chapter 11 -- A Plot and A Realization
Chi Chi curled up in the corner of her bed, her knees to her chest and her head on her knees. It had been 4 days since she last saw anyone. Thrake had taken Trunks and locked him in another room so that they couldn't have any contact. He was furious when he saw Goten talking to his mother, out of his control. She had to watch her own son die. It was painful. It was quick, but she couldn't get it out of her mind. She couldn't get anything out of her mind for that matter. Goku, Gohan, Goten, Piccolo, Trunks...Vegeta...all were nothing more than a distant memory now. It had only been 4 days, but it felt like a lifetime. She knew she would be lucky if she ever saw anyone ever again.
She sobbed softly, not to attract the attention of Thrake to her. Chi Chi began to wonder if anyone was even out looking for her. 'What does he want with me anyway? I mean, there's no point to this at all!' she thought to herself. She stuffed her hands in her pocket, feeling something inside. Slowly, she pulled it out. It was the heart stone Goku had given her for her birthday. It was still just as smooth and shiny as it was the day he gave it to her. Just...well...just smaller.
She looked at it closely. She knew she had seen that type of stone somewhere before. Then it dawned on her.
"This stone." she said quietly to herself outloud. "This stone made him stronger. This..." she gasped.
Chi Chi turned it over and over in her hand. She didn't quite know what to do with it. She remembered him putting it in his mouth. It didn't seem like something that she would want to put in her mouth. Suddenly, she dropped it as it flashed, the stone becoming suddenly very hot, burning a heart shape into the palm of her hand. Cringing, she picked it back up, it suddenly cool again and took a small bite off the tip of the stone. It was surprisingly soft and melted in her mouth.
Suddenly, she cried out. Her wounds seemed to instantly heal as she cried out; feeling stronger than she ever felt before. Thrake stormed down the hallway, feeling the sudden increase in power. She shoved the stone back into her pocket upon hearing his footsteps and curled back up into a ball, pretending to sleep. The door swung open, and he stood looking at her. Her head pounded, she could feel his presence near her. Never looking up at him, she could still feel him, breathing down her neck, examining her all over, inches away from her. It made her nervous and shaky. She knew she had to keep still, or everything would be ruined. Suddenly, she heard him huff and the door slam. He hadn't found what he was looking for.
She breathed a sigh of relief. She knew how close she had just come to utter destruction. She stretched back out and held the stone in her hand again. Smiling, she got up and placed her hand against the wall.
"Trunks." she said quietly through the wall, "Trunks can you hear me?"
"Yeah." Trunks said just as quietly. He sounded weak, like Thrake wasn't feeding him.
"I think I know how we're going to get out of here" Chi Chi started, and proceeded to tell him the story very very quietly.
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Goku squirmed where he was sitting. He felt a sudden power increase, but he didn't know where from. He looked back up at the stars and smiled. 'Chi chi and I used to do this' he thought to himself. 'She used to love coming up here on the roof with me and looking at all the stars.' He shook his head and looked back down at the ground. He couldn't think about those things now. Chi Chi had to be alive still; he just knew it. But he was scared of hurting her again. God, how he wanted to go after Thrake. He could just taste it. But...doing that...well, he might loose chi Chi for good this time. And he couldn't risk that. So he waited for Thrake to come to him.
"Hey Goku!" he heard a voice down below him. He looked down and saw Kuririn waving up at him. "Come on! Dinner's ready!"
Goku flew down. The guys were staying with him so they could figure out what they wanted to do. Yamcha was doing the cooking, which compared to Chi Chi's cooking, left something to be desired. But, at least it was food.
They all sat down at the table and began to eat. Piccolo sat in the corner meditating. The silence was deafening in the room until Yamcha finally spoke up.
"Goku, did you feel that earlier?" Yamcha said, mouth full of food.
Goku mearly nodded. He wasn't much for words lately.
"What do you think it was Goku?" Kuririn asked him looking worried.
"I..." Goku started, putting down his chopsticks and sighing defeatedly "I don't know."
He got up, not even finishing his dinner. The others looked at him with amazement. That really really wasn't like Goku. Goku headed for the door and when he opened it he saw a familiar face.
"Videl!" He said. "What are you doing here?"
"Bulma called me and told me to come over and talk to you" she started softly. "What's going on Goku?"
Goku looked at her with sad eyes. He put his arm around her and led her inside, to sit on the couch. She looked at him with panicked eyes.
"Please Goku, don't tell me what I think you're going to tell me!" she said softly.
All Goku could do was nod. She began to cry, collapsing into sobs. Goku wrapped his arms around her, rubbed her back softly and sighed. It had to be hard on her. It was the second time she had lost him in several years. He knew what it was like. It even hurt him to see her like this. When she was done, she asked what he knew she was going to ask.
"H...how did this happen? Did you see it? Why Goku!?" she stuttered out very quickly.
Goku told her the entire story. From starting on Chi Chi's birthday to when Gohan bravely defended his mother. Recalling the story to her made him realize that he had never been prouder of his son. If only he was here to be able to tell him that.
Videl listened to the entire story and then stood up "I'm coming with you to fight him!" she said bravely.
Goku smiled and stood up, placing both of his hands on her shoulders. "Videl, that wouldn't be smart. I need you right now to be there for Bulma and 18 because Kuririn is going with me. If Thrake beat Gohan and Vegeta, you better just stay here, alright?"
Videl nodded slowly and smiled softly through her tears. "I'm going to Capsule Corp right now."
"That's a girl," he said, hugging her softly.
Videl smiled and walked to the door. "Goku?"
"Yes?" he said, looking up at her.
"Be careful, ok?" She said softly. "Chi Chi will want her husband home in one piece when she gets back"
He smiled and nodded once at her. She smiled back and flew off towards Capsule Corp. He followed her outside and looked back up at the stars. 'Come on Thrake.' he thought to himself. 'I'm not waiting much longer, and then I'm coming to get you...'