Alternate Universe
Disclaimer:: I do not own any of the dragonball/z/gt characters. I also do not own anyone else associated with this story.
"Vegetto get back here!"
"Aunty 18, Aunty 18!!!!"
"Hold on Bardock." 18 rushed after Vegetto and grabbed him, "I said stay away from the lake."
"Ok!" The rambunctious four year old, hugged the flustered android. "I be good."
18 walked back over to Bardock, Vegetto still clinging on to her. "I'm going to kill Linor and Gohan when they get back." she muttered to herself.
It wasn't unusual for the two boys to be left with 18. She loved them both like her own children but there were days when she just felt like she couldn't take it any more.
"Ok now what was it that you wanted Bardock?"
"Um. . .I forgot."
18 rubbed her head and sighed, "Ok, just tell me when you remember."
Bardock jumped up and smiled. "Aunty 18!"
"Yes?"
". . .I forgot again."
18 set Vegetto on the ground then sat down, "Ok Bardock, just try and remember."
"Aunty 18!" Vegetto started tugging on her sleeve.
"What?"
Vegetto opened his mouth to say something, ". . . . . .I forgot."
18 closed her eyes ~Sometimes I think they do this to me on purpose~ Suddenly she felt someone tapping her on the shoulder, "Do you really remember this ti-" She opened her eyes and jumped slightly, not seeing who she had expected. "Oh it's you Miyu."
Miyu waved her hand and closed the portal behind her, "18 I've got a hell of a story to tell you." She let go of Goku's shirt and sat down next to her confused friend.
"Uh. . .Ok." She looked over at Bardock and Vegetto, "You boys go over there and spar for a little while."
"Ok!" they both said cheerfully, before running off.
". . .Ok Miyu. What the hell happened?"
Miyu told 18 about her encounter with Damion and about what he had done.
"So Goku. . .Are you sure it's safe to have him here like this?"
"I can tell that Damion isn't possessing him right now."
18 looked at Goku, "Damn, you got him good."
Miyu crossed her arms and smirked.
18 rolled her eyes, "You're hopeless." She opened the small pouch she had attached to a belt loop on her jeans. "I went to see Corin last week," she pulled out a sensu bean, "I have to keep sensus stocked up since the rest of you seem to think you're invincible."
"You know, you could just let me heal him."
"Nah, don't waste your energy." 18 tapped Goku on the cheek but he showed no sign of consciousness, "Ok we'll do this the hard way." She held his head up and pushed the sensu in hard so it would go down his throat. After a couple of seconds she looked over at Miyu. "It shouldn't be taking this long to work."
"Yeah. . .Put him down, let me try." 18 laid his head down on the ground then got up and backed away. Miyu put her hands over him and started chanting. 18 looked over her shoulder at the boys to make sure they were still there. Her eyes widened ~Oh shit! They're gone~ Suddenly she felt something touch her leg. She jumped back and gave a small squeak. "Shit!"
"Ooooo, you said a bad word Aunty 18." Bardock and Vegetto were looking up at her.
"Don't be such a little kid Bardock, she can say that if she wants to." Vegetto told his peer, trying to act as mature as possible.
"Aunty 18, what's wrong with daddy?"
"Nothing, he's fine." Miyu got up and took a step back to allow Goku to stand.
Goku got up and looked at them, "Please tell me that whole Damion thing was a dream."
Miyu shook her head, "I'm afraid not."
Bardock ran up to Goku and hugged him around his leg, "Daddy!"
18 looked at the two of them and smiled, "I'm glad that you're alright for the moment Goku. I still don't understand why the sensu didn't work."
Miyu shrugged, "It doesn't matter, I healed him."
18 looked back at her pouch, "Only three left and they have to last us a few months."
Goku gave a small chuckle, "I guess keeping sensus around has become your job."
18 closed her pouch and gave him an annoyed look, "Well no one else seems to want to do it and someone needs to take care of you guys."
"Thank you for making my daddy better." Bardock gave Miyu a hug.
"No problem kid."
"Yeah, you're so cool Meeryew!" Vegetto shouted out, waving his arms in the air.
Miyu's eye twitched slightly, "It's Miyu."
18 quickly grabbed Vegetto and gave a nervous laugh, "He knows it's Miyu. Isn't that right Vegetto?"
"Meeryew, Meeryew, Meeryew!"
18 covered his mouth, "I think I should take him home now, let Gohan deal with his own kid for a while." ~If only Vasha hadn't left. It would make it easier for Vegetto to be at home~ "I'll see you guys later. Be good for your dad Bardock."
"Ok!"
18 turned around and started flying with Vegetto in her arms. "So how are things at home Vegetto?"
"Ok I guess. Usually daddy makes me train because he says that he wants me to be stronger then that bastard, Goku's son."
"Vegetto, watch your language."
"Daddy says I can say bad words if I want to."
18 sighed ~Figures. . .He needs someone besides Gohan to teach him his ethics~ She landed in front of a small house and walked around to the gravity room in the back yard. "Gohan." She knocked on the door and waited a few moments. ". . .Gohan!!!"
Gohan came out and gave her an irritated look, "You bellowed?"
"I've come to drop Vegetto off, I can't take care of him anymore today." She looked at the boy in her arms and realized he was sleeping.
"Follow me." Gohan growled and went into the house. He led her to a room upstairs, "Just set him down on the bed."
18 did as he told her then turned around and looked at him, "So how are you holding up?"
"Oh I see, you came here to try to get me to open up and let out my emotions." He shook his head and walked out of the room.
18 followed him, "I just asked you a simple question. You always have to over analyze everything!"
He quickly turned around and grabbed 18, which frightened her a bit. "Look 18. She left. It upset me. I've got a kid I don't know how to deal with. I'm handling it. I don't need you here trying to make me feel better. You got that?!"
18 nodded and he let go of her. She went around him and quickly walked down the stairs and out of the house. Once outside, she jumped up and flew off. ~Bastard~ Feelings that she had been blocking out for the last few years, were starting to take over once again. ~I just need to go somewhere quiet that won't remind me of him~
She looked around and found a spot. She landed on a rocky, deserted cliff and sat down near the edge. ~Why can't I get over him~ She sat there for hours just trying to keep herself calm.
Suddenly there was a small noise from behind her. "How'd you find me?"
"Damn, how did you know I was here?" Goku sat down beside her.
"One, you're too noisy to really sneak up on anybody and two, I could sense your ki. So how did you know I was here?"
"I was just out flying since I couldn't really sleep and I saw you. So what are you doing out here in the middle of nowhere this late at night?"
She shrugged, "Nothing. . ."
Goku looked at her suspiciously, "Nothing? I'm not buying that."
She looked at him, suddenly noticing how much he resembled Gohan. She turned her head away from him, trying to resist crying. But no matter how hard she tried, tears started to escape from her eyes.
"18? What's wrong."
"Nothing, just forget about it."
"It's Gohan. . .Isn't it?"
The sound of his name made her cry harder. Goku pulled her close and wrapped his arms around her. "Don't fight it, just let it out." He could feel her warm tears soaking through the cloth of his shirt.
"This is so stupid, why do I have to be so weak."
"You're not weak 18. You'll get over him, don't worry." He could feel her shaking, "It's ok, try to calm down." He closed his eyes and started running his fingers through her hair, "Everything will be alright." He sat there with her in his arms until she stopped shaking. "18. . ." She leaned back and looked up at him. "I'm going to take you home." He scooped her up, got to his feet and took off, into the air. They where silent until they arrived at her house. He landed, set her down and looked at her, "You look exhausted. I want you to get some sleep, it'll be good for you."
". . .Ok." She turned around and stumbled towards the front door. Goku grabbed her, afraid she might fall.
"Let me help you." He put her arm over his shoulders and helped her into the house. They went into the living room and he set her down on the couch where she instantly fell asleep. He looked down at her and smiled, "Goodnight." He walked out of the house and quietly shut the door behind him.
~To be continued~
Disclaimer:: I do not own any of the dragonball/z/gt characters. I also do not own anyone else associated with this story.
"Vegetto get back here!"
"Aunty 18, Aunty 18!!!!"
"Hold on Bardock." 18 rushed after Vegetto and grabbed him, "I said stay away from the lake."
"Ok!" The rambunctious four year old, hugged the flustered android. "I be good."
18 walked back over to Bardock, Vegetto still clinging on to her. "I'm going to kill Linor and Gohan when they get back." she muttered to herself.
It wasn't unusual for the two boys to be left with 18. She loved them both like her own children but there were days when she just felt like she couldn't take it any more.
"Ok now what was it that you wanted Bardock?"
"Um. . .I forgot."
18 rubbed her head and sighed, "Ok, just tell me when you remember."
Bardock jumped up and smiled. "Aunty 18!"
"Yes?"
". . .I forgot again."
18 set Vegetto on the ground then sat down, "Ok Bardock, just try and remember."
"Aunty 18!" Vegetto started tugging on her sleeve.
"What?"
Vegetto opened his mouth to say something, ". . . . . .I forgot."
18 closed her eyes ~Sometimes I think they do this to me on purpose~ Suddenly she felt someone tapping her on the shoulder, "Do you really remember this ti-" She opened her eyes and jumped slightly, not seeing who she had expected. "Oh it's you Miyu."
Miyu waved her hand and closed the portal behind her, "18 I've got a hell of a story to tell you." She let go of Goku's shirt and sat down next to her confused friend.
"Uh. . .Ok." She looked over at Bardock and Vegetto, "You boys go over there and spar for a little while."
"Ok!" they both said cheerfully, before running off.
". . .Ok Miyu. What the hell happened?"
Miyu told 18 about her encounter with Damion and about what he had done.
"So Goku. . .Are you sure it's safe to have him here like this?"
"I can tell that Damion isn't possessing him right now."
18 looked at Goku, "Damn, you got him good."
Miyu crossed her arms and smirked.
18 rolled her eyes, "You're hopeless." She opened the small pouch she had attached to a belt loop on her jeans. "I went to see Corin last week," she pulled out a sensu bean, "I have to keep sensus stocked up since the rest of you seem to think you're invincible."
"You know, you could just let me heal him."
"Nah, don't waste your energy." 18 tapped Goku on the cheek but he showed no sign of consciousness, "Ok we'll do this the hard way." She held his head up and pushed the sensu in hard so it would go down his throat. After a couple of seconds she looked over at Miyu. "It shouldn't be taking this long to work."
"Yeah. . .Put him down, let me try." 18 laid his head down on the ground then got up and backed away. Miyu put her hands over him and started chanting. 18 looked over her shoulder at the boys to make sure they were still there. Her eyes widened ~Oh shit! They're gone~ Suddenly she felt something touch her leg. She jumped back and gave a small squeak. "Shit!"
"Ooooo, you said a bad word Aunty 18." Bardock and Vegetto were looking up at her.
"Don't be such a little kid Bardock, she can say that if she wants to." Vegetto told his peer, trying to act as mature as possible.
"Aunty 18, what's wrong with daddy?"
"Nothing, he's fine." Miyu got up and took a step back to allow Goku to stand.
Goku got up and looked at them, "Please tell me that whole Damion thing was a dream."
Miyu shook her head, "I'm afraid not."
Bardock ran up to Goku and hugged him around his leg, "Daddy!"
18 looked at the two of them and smiled, "I'm glad that you're alright for the moment Goku. I still don't understand why the sensu didn't work."
Miyu shrugged, "It doesn't matter, I healed him."
18 looked back at her pouch, "Only three left and they have to last us a few months."
Goku gave a small chuckle, "I guess keeping sensus around has become your job."
18 closed her pouch and gave him an annoyed look, "Well no one else seems to want to do it and someone needs to take care of you guys."
"Thank you for making my daddy better." Bardock gave Miyu a hug.
"No problem kid."
"Yeah, you're so cool Meeryew!" Vegetto shouted out, waving his arms in the air.
Miyu's eye twitched slightly, "It's Miyu."
18 quickly grabbed Vegetto and gave a nervous laugh, "He knows it's Miyu. Isn't that right Vegetto?"
"Meeryew, Meeryew, Meeryew!"
18 covered his mouth, "I think I should take him home now, let Gohan deal with his own kid for a while." ~If only Vasha hadn't left. It would make it easier for Vegetto to be at home~ "I'll see you guys later. Be good for your dad Bardock."
"Ok!"
18 turned around and started flying with Vegetto in her arms. "So how are things at home Vegetto?"
"Ok I guess. Usually daddy makes me train because he says that he wants me to be stronger then that bastard, Goku's son."
"Vegetto, watch your language."
"Daddy says I can say bad words if I want to."
18 sighed ~Figures. . .He needs someone besides Gohan to teach him his ethics~ She landed in front of a small house and walked around to the gravity room in the back yard. "Gohan." She knocked on the door and waited a few moments. ". . .Gohan!!!"
Gohan came out and gave her an irritated look, "You bellowed?"
"I've come to drop Vegetto off, I can't take care of him anymore today." She looked at the boy in her arms and realized he was sleeping.
"Follow me." Gohan growled and went into the house. He led her to a room upstairs, "Just set him down on the bed."
18 did as he told her then turned around and looked at him, "So how are you holding up?"
"Oh I see, you came here to try to get me to open up and let out my emotions." He shook his head and walked out of the room.
18 followed him, "I just asked you a simple question. You always have to over analyze everything!"
He quickly turned around and grabbed 18, which frightened her a bit. "Look 18. She left. It upset me. I've got a kid I don't know how to deal with. I'm handling it. I don't need you here trying to make me feel better. You got that?!"
18 nodded and he let go of her. She went around him and quickly walked down the stairs and out of the house. Once outside, she jumped up and flew off. ~Bastard~ Feelings that she had been blocking out for the last few years, were starting to take over once again. ~I just need to go somewhere quiet that won't remind me of him~
She looked around and found a spot. She landed on a rocky, deserted cliff and sat down near the edge. ~Why can't I get over him~ She sat there for hours just trying to keep herself calm.
Suddenly there was a small noise from behind her. "How'd you find me?"
"Damn, how did you know I was here?" Goku sat down beside her.
"One, you're too noisy to really sneak up on anybody and two, I could sense your ki. So how did you know I was here?"
"I was just out flying since I couldn't really sleep and I saw you. So what are you doing out here in the middle of nowhere this late at night?"
She shrugged, "Nothing. . ."
Goku looked at her suspiciously, "Nothing? I'm not buying that."
She looked at him, suddenly noticing how much he resembled Gohan. She turned her head away from him, trying to resist crying. But no matter how hard she tried, tears started to escape from her eyes.
"18? What's wrong."
"Nothing, just forget about it."
"It's Gohan. . .Isn't it?"
The sound of his name made her cry harder. Goku pulled her close and wrapped his arms around her. "Don't fight it, just let it out." He could feel her warm tears soaking through the cloth of his shirt.
"This is so stupid, why do I have to be so weak."
"You're not weak 18. You'll get over him, don't worry." He could feel her shaking, "It's ok, try to calm down." He closed his eyes and started running his fingers through her hair, "Everything will be alright." He sat there with her in his arms until she stopped shaking. "18. . ." She leaned back and looked up at him. "I'm going to take you home." He scooped her up, got to his feet and took off, into the air. They where silent until they arrived at her house. He landed, set her down and looked at her, "You look exhausted. I want you to get some sleep, it'll be good for you."
". . .Ok." She turned around and stumbled towards the front door. Goku grabbed her, afraid she might fall.
"Let me help you." He put her arm over his shoulders and helped her into the house. They went into the living room and he set her down on the couch where she instantly fell asleep. He looked down at her and smiled, "Goodnight." He walked out of the house and quietly shut the door behind him.
~To be continued~