Chapter Eleven: Entrapment
"Hm…got any eights?" Trunks asked. Chloe shook her head with a smile, her purple hair tied back in a ponytail. Chloe wore a spaghetti strap red dress with dark red lining at the top and bottom with a pair of white sneakers.
"Go fish!" Trunks grabbed a card off the pile. "Alright, Adrienne, your turn!"
"Um…" Goten started flashing her a number with his fingers. "Uhhhh….." Trunks looked behind him to see if anyone was standing there. "Uh…do you have any…" She finally realized what Goten was showing her. "*Tens*!"
"HOW COME YOU KEEP STEALING ALL OF MY CARDS!!!!!???" Trunks demanded as he handed Adrienne a ten. Adrienne just smiled and paired his ten with hers.
After the game was finished, Chloe had won. Adrienne started shuffling the cards. "What should we play now?"
"How about-"
"NO STRIP POKER!!!!!" Vegeta's yell came from the kitchen. Trunks frowned and stared at the kitchen door.
"Spoil all my fun."
"Spin the bottle?" Chloe suggested.
"I don't want to end up kissing my brother…" Adrienne said, watching Trunks warily.
"I still say we play-"
"*NO* STRIP POKER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Vegeta sounded very irritated, like he had been yelling that the past two hours. Trunks crossed his arms and glared at the kitchen door.
"Meanie."
"If you want to play *that* bad, why don't we just go do it in your room?" Adrienne asked.
"Okay!" Trunks jumped up.
"NO STRIP POKER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Vegeta yelled. There was the sound of a thud, then a louder thud.
"……" They were all silent.
"Okay, who wants to go play Strip Poker?" Trunks asked, breaking the awkward silence.
"No thank you, I would like to *keep* my virginity…" Adrienne said, looking Goten up and down.
"What, you think *I*!?" Goten looked very offended.
"I agree with Adrienne," Chloe said. "I have to maintain my modesty."
"Oh, *poo*!" Trunks yelled and sat down cross-legged.
"Um." Chloe raised her hand.
"Chloe, you don't need permission to speak around us." Adrienne said.
"Sorry," Chloe said. "But we could always go to the indoor swimming pool."
"But I don't think Goten brought his swimsuit." Adrienne said.
"I can run home and get it!" Goten acknowledged.
"And I'll go get Chloe's!" Trunks exclaimed.
"You'd go snooping around my room," Chloe said, crossing her arms. "I live right down the street, I'll just go back and get it."
"Fudd nuggets!" Trunks yelled. Goten and Adrienne laughed.
*~*~*
"Trunks, where'd Goten go?" Adrienne asked. She was wearing a crimson bikini with orange swirled into it.
"I have no idea…" Trunks said, drooling a little. He was wearing teal swim trunks. Adrienne's eyebrow quirked and she followed his gaze. She spotted Chloe, who was lounging and attempting to tan under the sunroof. Chloe was wearing a blue bikini with white lining. She shook her head and walked off to find Goten. Goten walked back into the room with the pool and noticed Adrienne. He was wearing green swim trunks.
"Hey, Adrienne!" Adrienne observed all of the candy bars in his arms.
"You're going to get a stomach cramp when you get back in the pool." Adrienne said. Goten shook his head.
"Nope! Want one?"
"No, thank you." Adrienne said, almost looking disgusted. Goten shrugged and took a chunk out of a "Chocolat Pie Bar". Adrienne walked back over to her brother and opened her mouth to say something. She shook her head. "Oh, forget it!"
Adrienne decided to take laps and Chloe stood up, realizing that there was no possible way to tan on a cloudy day. Chloe noticed Trunks was watching her. "Trunks, aren't you going to swim?"
"Maybe later, I just want to watch for now!" Trunks told her.
"Okay…" Chloe walked towards the diving board to take a few dives. Goten swallowed his last candy bar and grinned.
"Through!" Goten ran and jumped into the pool feet first. Adrienne blocked the water from her eyes and Goten surfaced. Almost immediately came what Adrienne already knew: "Stomach cramp! Stomach cramp!"
Goten swam over to the side and Trunks helped him out. Goten sat down on the chair next to Trunks and started moaning and groaning. Adrienne pulled herself out of the water and walked over to him. "I'm gonna go get some Tylenol or something for it, okay?"
"Wait!" Goten grabbed her hand and slapped his hand to his head. "I think I bumped my head!"
"Let me see." Goten removed his hand and Adrienne looked at his forehead. She rubbed the bump and kissed it. "It'll be okay, but I'll still go get some ice for it."
"Okay." Goten nodded and Adrienne walked off. Trunks stared.
"Your stomach doesn't hurt at all, does it?" Goten grinned.
"Nope!"
"Figures." Trunks sighed. "Well, I like your strategy, anyway!"
Adrienne walked in through the door and Goten quickly lay down, tossing back and forth. Adrienne handed him three white pills. Goten took them and swallowed them, then his brow furrowed and he clutched his head. "Ow!"
"Still hurt?" Adrienne asked. Goten nodded.
"Trunks, come on!" Chloe grabbed Trunks hand and pulled him off his chair.
"Chloe!"
"Come swim with me!"
"Why!?"
"Because there's a boy in the deep end who keeps looking at me in devious ways!" Trunks started fuming and he was pulled into the water. He stared at the deep end.
"Chloe, there's nobody there!" Chloe smiled.
"I know!" Trunks shook his head and pulled Chloe under the water. Adrienne sat down on the lounge chair, Goten leaned back against her, and she put the icepack to his forehead.
"You want to go swimming?" Adrienne asked.
"Ow……..!" Goten whined, clutching his stomach. Adrienne shook her head and ran her fingers through his hair, which seemed to cheer him up.
*~*~*
"Adrienne…" Adrienne woke up to hear voices. "Adrienne, come to me…" Adrienne jerked the covers off and rushed to Trunks' room.
"Trunks! Trunks!" Adrienne shook him. Trunks was drooling all over his Chloe plushy. Trunks blushed.
"Chloe…!"
"Forget it!" Adrienne turned around and started shaking Goten. "Goten! Goten!"
"What…?" Goten asked drowsily. Adrienne continued shaking him. "What!?"
"Goten, I'm hearing voices!" Adrienne exclaimed.
"It's probably just the wind." Goten told her. He yawned. "Go back to sleep…!"
"Goten!" Adrienne whined. "But the wind is saying *my* name!"
"Adrienne…" Goten sat up straight.
"Why didn't you tell me you were hearing voices!?" Goten demanded.
"I *did* tell you!" Adrienne whispered.
"Adrienne…!" Adrienne grabbed Goten's arm and leaned closer to him.
"We must be hearing things!" Adrienne exclaimed. "It's all just a dream, and we'll wake up *any* minute now!" Goten pinched her. "Ow!"
"No, still awake."
"Pinch yourself, stupid!"
"Adrienne…!"
"Goten, it's scaring me." Adrienne told him.
"Then that makes two of us." Goten stood up. "You stay here, I'll go see where it's coming from."
"Oh no you don't!" Adrienne stood up. "You're not going without me!"
"Mm……..fine!" Adrienne smiled.
"Good! A man with brains." Goten blushed.
"Just go get dressed!"
*~*~*
"Adrienne…"
"It's coming from the Martial Arts Tournament Stadium!" Adrienne exclaimed.
"Adrienne…!" Goten whined as she ran off. "Wait for me!"
Adrienne arrived at the MATS (Martial Arts Tournament Stadium) and jumped over the fence with ease. "Adrienne! Adrienne!"
"I'm in here!" Adrienne called.
"Where!?"
"Over here!" Adrienne noticed that the platform on which she fought last year had a glowing ball in the middle of it. She walked into the stadium, looking around for anyone who might be lurking in the shadows. She stepped up onto the platform and something shot out from inside the glowing orb. She looked up and gasped. "Damienne!?"
"Adrienne!" A woman with short, cropped, purple hair smiled and landed in front of Adrienne. She wore a flower-printed, short-sleeved, blue dress that stopped about six inches above her knees. It was tied in the back by a blue bow connected to the stomach of the dress. She wore black sandals with four-inch heels "How have you been?"
"I'm doing fine!" Adrienne smiled. "Damienne, I-" Adrienne bit her bottom lip. Damienne smiled and held out her arms. She started towards Adrienne, when Adrienne ran into her arms. "I missed you so much!"
"It's okay," Damienne said, squeezing her long lost friend as tight as she could without hurting her. "I missed you, too! But now I have a favor to ask of you."
"A favor?" Adrienne let go of her and took a few steps backwards.
Goten was taking the long way in climbing over the fence instead of jumping over it. Goten fell off the fence and landed on his back. "Ow! ……Stupid fence!"
Damienne nodded. "A *favor*." Adrienne didn't like the tone in the word "favor".
"What kind of favor…?" Adrienne asked cautiously.
"You remember my father's dream to take over the world?" Damienne asked. "Well," She smiled. "I need you to help me."
"What? I won't help you!" Adrienne exclaimed, shaking her head.
"Oh, but that's why you were created," Damienne said, holding out a hand. "You could at least show my father some gratitude." Adrienne shook her head and Damienne narrowed her eyes. "Ryoku, Adrienne!"
"That's not my name!" Adrienne yelled, covering her ears, and closing her eyes.
"Very well." Adrienne opened her eyes, uncovered her ears, and looked up to see Damienne coming down at her. She screamed and attempted to block the kick, but was too late. Adrienne was sent backwards, sliding against the tile of the MATStadium. Adrienne stood up and looked around. She saw one of the black heels coming down at her and quickly jumped out of the way. Damienne landed, her heel digging into the platform. She pulled it out and spun to face Adrienne.
"I don't want to fight you!" Adrienne told her.
"Well, you'll have to for your freedom." Damienne disappeared and Adrienne jumped backwards, dodging Damienne's kick as she appeared in front of her.
"You're faster!" Adrienne acknowledged. "You're not human anymore! Your father experimented on you!"
"My father experimenting on me was the greatest thing that happened to my entire life!" Damienne told her with a smile. She smirked. "I'm almost as fast as you, now."
"What about me?" Adrienne asked. "What about your Mom!?"
"My mother died from cancer," Damienne said. "There was no cure. My father couldn't save her."
"That's not true!" Adrienne told her.. "I heard him myself! He performed experiments on her, too!"
"That's a lie!" Damienne shot back. "My father would never perform experiments on his family!"
"Look at yourself," Adrienne said. "Is that not the proof of your father's insanity?"
"Shut up!" Damienne yelled. "My father only wanted to control the universe for the good of the people!"
Damienne disappeared. "What!?" Damienne reappeared, but Adrienne didn't realize it in time. Damienne kicked her in the gut and Adrienne was sent flying backwards into the glowing orb in the middle of the stadium. Damienne smirked and tossed her hair.
"You let your guard down." Light covered the stadium and Damienne closed her eyes tightly. She clenched her fists and whispered: "You better not be leading me down the wrong path."
The light disappeared and Damienne turned around and walked over to where the glowing orb used to be. She looked down to see Adrienne covered in green, worm-like tentacles, which were trying to pull her in. Adrienne's hand shot up, trying to free herself. Damienne crouched down. "These tentacles will pull you under to my secret laboratory." Damienne smirked. "I hope you have a nice trip."
Adrienne's hand shot up again, trying to pull Damienne down with her. Damienne stood up and laughed as Adrienne struggled to break free from the tentacles. Damienne continued her insane laughter as Adrienne was sucked down into the middle of the tentacles. "Adrienne!"
"What?" Damienne stopped laughing and Goten blasted her out of the way. Goten grabbed Adrienne's hand, which was the only part of her body left above the tentacles, and started to pull her out. Adrienne's head came back to the surface, and she appeared to be unconscious. A tentacle or two wrapped itself around Goten's stomach and started to pull him in. With a little quick thinking, Goten went Super Saiyan and they fell off in pieces. Goten's feet started to slip, but he caught them and started walking backwards. Damienne finally stood up, rubbing her head. "Ow…!" She spotted Goten, who had already pulled Adrienne halfway out. "What are you doing!? Stop it!"
Goten ignored her and continued to pull Adrienne out, when five of the tentacles found their way around his legs. They pulled him off his feet and started dragging him in. Goten grabbed onto the side of the ground with one hand, holding Adrienne with the other. Pain rushed through his fingers and he looked up to see Damienne standing there, crushing his fingers with the heel of her shoe. Damienne narrowed her eyes. "Face it. You won't be able to get back up. We can make a deal, though! I'll help you out, if you give me Adrienne!"
Goten growled. "Never!"
"Fool!" A tentacle wrapped itself around Goten's neck, finally managing to pull him in along with Adrienne. Damienne watched the ground cover the hole and sighed. "I guess I got the boyfriend, too. Oh, well! He may be of use, and if not- I can use him for ransom!"
Damienne turned and walked off across the stadium, her heels clicking merrily as she marched along. Aaron was watching from atop the fence. He swallowed the last bite of his banana and threw down the peel. "Adrienne… I'll be back for you." Aaron turned to leave. "It's the least I can do for killing your mother." Aaron disappeared.
"Hm…got any eights?" Trunks asked. Chloe shook her head with a smile, her purple hair tied back in a ponytail. Chloe wore a spaghetti strap red dress with dark red lining at the top and bottom with a pair of white sneakers.
"Go fish!" Trunks grabbed a card off the pile. "Alright, Adrienne, your turn!"
"Um…" Goten started flashing her a number with his fingers. "Uhhhh….." Trunks looked behind him to see if anyone was standing there. "Uh…do you have any…" She finally realized what Goten was showing her. "*Tens*!"
"HOW COME YOU KEEP STEALING ALL OF MY CARDS!!!!!???" Trunks demanded as he handed Adrienne a ten. Adrienne just smiled and paired his ten with hers.
After the game was finished, Chloe had won. Adrienne started shuffling the cards. "What should we play now?"
"How about-"
"NO STRIP POKER!!!!!" Vegeta's yell came from the kitchen. Trunks frowned and stared at the kitchen door.
"Spoil all my fun."
"Spin the bottle?" Chloe suggested.
"I don't want to end up kissing my brother…" Adrienne said, watching Trunks warily.
"I still say we play-"
"*NO* STRIP POKER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Vegeta sounded very irritated, like he had been yelling that the past two hours. Trunks crossed his arms and glared at the kitchen door.
"Meanie."
"If you want to play *that* bad, why don't we just go do it in your room?" Adrienne asked.
"Okay!" Trunks jumped up.
"NO STRIP POKER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Vegeta yelled. There was the sound of a thud, then a louder thud.
"……" They were all silent.
"Okay, who wants to go play Strip Poker?" Trunks asked, breaking the awkward silence.
"No thank you, I would like to *keep* my virginity…" Adrienne said, looking Goten up and down.
"What, you think *I*!?" Goten looked very offended.
"I agree with Adrienne," Chloe said. "I have to maintain my modesty."
"Oh, *poo*!" Trunks yelled and sat down cross-legged.
"Um." Chloe raised her hand.
"Chloe, you don't need permission to speak around us." Adrienne said.
"Sorry," Chloe said. "But we could always go to the indoor swimming pool."
"But I don't think Goten brought his swimsuit." Adrienne said.
"I can run home and get it!" Goten acknowledged.
"And I'll go get Chloe's!" Trunks exclaimed.
"You'd go snooping around my room," Chloe said, crossing her arms. "I live right down the street, I'll just go back and get it."
"Fudd nuggets!" Trunks yelled. Goten and Adrienne laughed.
*~*~*
"Trunks, where'd Goten go?" Adrienne asked. She was wearing a crimson bikini with orange swirled into it.
"I have no idea…" Trunks said, drooling a little. He was wearing teal swim trunks. Adrienne's eyebrow quirked and she followed his gaze. She spotted Chloe, who was lounging and attempting to tan under the sunroof. Chloe was wearing a blue bikini with white lining. She shook her head and walked off to find Goten. Goten walked back into the room with the pool and noticed Adrienne. He was wearing green swim trunks.
"Hey, Adrienne!" Adrienne observed all of the candy bars in his arms.
"You're going to get a stomach cramp when you get back in the pool." Adrienne said. Goten shook his head.
"Nope! Want one?"
"No, thank you." Adrienne said, almost looking disgusted. Goten shrugged and took a chunk out of a "Chocolat Pie Bar". Adrienne walked back over to her brother and opened her mouth to say something. She shook her head. "Oh, forget it!"
Adrienne decided to take laps and Chloe stood up, realizing that there was no possible way to tan on a cloudy day. Chloe noticed Trunks was watching her. "Trunks, aren't you going to swim?"
"Maybe later, I just want to watch for now!" Trunks told her.
"Okay…" Chloe walked towards the diving board to take a few dives. Goten swallowed his last candy bar and grinned.
"Through!" Goten ran and jumped into the pool feet first. Adrienne blocked the water from her eyes and Goten surfaced. Almost immediately came what Adrienne already knew: "Stomach cramp! Stomach cramp!"
Goten swam over to the side and Trunks helped him out. Goten sat down on the chair next to Trunks and started moaning and groaning. Adrienne pulled herself out of the water and walked over to him. "I'm gonna go get some Tylenol or something for it, okay?"
"Wait!" Goten grabbed her hand and slapped his hand to his head. "I think I bumped my head!"
"Let me see." Goten removed his hand and Adrienne looked at his forehead. She rubbed the bump and kissed it. "It'll be okay, but I'll still go get some ice for it."
"Okay." Goten nodded and Adrienne walked off. Trunks stared.
"Your stomach doesn't hurt at all, does it?" Goten grinned.
"Nope!"
"Figures." Trunks sighed. "Well, I like your strategy, anyway!"
Adrienne walked in through the door and Goten quickly lay down, tossing back and forth. Adrienne handed him three white pills. Goten took them and swallowed them, then his brow furrowed and he clutched his head. "Ow!"
"Still hurt?" Adrienne asked. Goten nodded.
"Trunks, come on!" Chloe grabbed Trunks hand and pulled him off his chair.
"Chloe!"
"Come swim with me!"
"Why!?"
"Because there's a boy in the deep end who keeps looking at me in devious ways!" Trunks started fuming and he was pulled into the water. He stared at the deep end.
"Chloe, there's nobody there!" Chloe smiled.
"I know!" Trunks shook his head and pulled Chloe under the water. Adrienne sat down on the lounge chair, Goten leaned back against her, and she put the icepack to his forehead.
"You want to go swimming?" Adrienne asked.
"Ow……..!" Goten whined, clutching his stomach. Adrienne shook her head and ran her fingers through his hair, which seemed to cheer him up.
*~*~*
"Adrienne…" Adrienne woke up to hear voices. "Adrienne, come to me…" Adrienne jerked the covers off and rushed to Trunks' room.
"Trunks! Trunks!" Adrienne shook him. Trunks was drooling all over his Chloe plushy. Trunks blushed.
"Chloe…!"
"Forget it!" Adrienne turned around and started shaking Goten. "Goten! Goten!"
"What…?" Goten asked drowsily. Adrienne continued shaking him. "What!?"
"Goten, I'm hearing voices!" Adrienne exclaimed.
"It's probably just the wind." Goten told her. He yawned. "Go back to sleep…!"
"Goten!" Adrienne whined. "But the wind is saying *my* name!"
"Adrienne…" Goten sat up straight.
"Why didn't you tell me you were hearing voices!?" Goten demanded.
"I *did* tell you!" Adrienne whispered.
"Adrienne…!" Adrienne grabbed Goten's arm and leaned closer to him.
"We must be hearing things!" Adrienne exclaimed. "It's all just a dream, and we'll wake up *any* minute now!" Goten pinched her. "Ow!"
"No, still awake."
"Pinch yourself, stupid!"
"Adrienne…!"
"Goten, it's scaring me." Adrienne told him.
"Then that makes two of us." Goten stood up. "You stay here, I'll go see where it's coming from."
"Oh no you don't!" Adrienne stood up. "You're not going without me!"
"Mm……..fine!" Adrienne smiled.
"Good! A man with brains." Goten blushed.
"Just go get dressed!"
*~*~*
"Adrienne…"
"It's coming from the Martial Arts Tournament Stadium!" Adrienne exclaimed.
"Adrienne…!" Goten whined as she ran off. "Wait for me!"
Adrienne arrived at the MATS (Martial Arts Tournament Stadium) and jumped over the fence with ease. "Adrienne! Adrienne!"
"I'm in here!" Adrienne called.
"Where!?"
"Over here!" Adrienne noticed that the platform on which she fought last year had a glowing ball in the middle of it. She walked into the stadium, looking around for anyone who might be lurking in the shadows. She stepped up onto the platform and something shot out from inside the glowing orb. She looked up and gasped. "Damienne!?"
"Adrienne!" A woman with short, cropped, purple hair smiled and landed in front of Adrienne. She wore a flower-printed, short-sleeved, blue dress that stopped about six inches above her knees. It was tied in the back by a blue bow connected to the stomach of the dress. She wore black sandals with four-inch heels "How have you been?"
"I'm doing fine!" Adrienne smiled. "Damienne, I-" Adrienne bit her bottom lip. Damienne smiled and held out her arms. She started towards Adrienne, when Adrienne ran into her arms. "I missed you so much!"
"It's okay," Damienne said, squeezing her long lost friend as tight as she could without hurting her. "I missed you, too! But now I have a favor to ask of you."
"A favor?" Adrienne let go of her and took a few steps backwards.
Goten was taking the long way in climbing over the fence instead of jumping over it. Goten fell off the fence and landed on his back. "Ow! ……Stupid fence!"
Damienne nodded. "A *favor*." Adrienne didn't like the tone in the word "favor".
"What kind of favor…?" Adrienne asked cautiously.
"You remember my father's dream to take over the world?" Damienne asked. "Well," She smiled. "I need you to help me."
"What? I won't help you!" Adrienne exclaimed, shaking her head.
"Oh, but that's why you were created," Damienne said, holding out a hand. "You could at least show my father some gratitude." Adrienne shook her head and Damienne narrowed her eyes. "Ryoku, Adrienne!"
"That's not my name!" Adrienne yelled, covering her ears, and closing her eyes.
"Very well." Adrienne opened her eyes, uncovered her ears, and looked up to see Damienne coming down at her. She screamed and attempted to block the kick, but was too late. Adrienne was sent backwards, sliding against the tile of the MATStadium. Adrienne stood up and looked around. She saw one of the black heels coming down at her and quickly jumped out of the way. Damienne landed, her heel digging into the platform. She pulled it out and spun to face Adrienne.
"I don't want to fight you!" Adrienne told her.
"Well, you'll have to for your freedom." Damienne disappeared and Adrienne jumped backwards, dodging Damienne's kick as she appeared in front of her.
"You're faster!" Adrienne acknowledged. "You're not human anymore! Your father experimented on you!"
"My father experimenting on me was the greatest thing that happened to my entire life!" Damienne told her with a smile. She smirked. "I'm almost as fast as you, now."
"What about me?" Adrienne asked. "What about your Mom!?"
"My mother died from cancer," Damienne said. "There was no cure. My father couldn't save her."
"That's not true!" Adrienne told her.. "I heard him myself! He performed experiments on her, too!"
"That's a lie!" Damienne shot back. "My father would never perform experiments on his family!"
"Look at yourself," Adrienne said. "Is that not the proof of your father's insanity?"
"Shut up!" Damienne yelled. "My father only wanted to control the universe for the good of the people!"
Damienne disappeared. "What!?" Damienne reappeared, but Adrienne didn't realize it in time. Damienne kicked her in the gut and Adrienne was sent flying backwards into the glowing orb in the middle of the stadium. Damienne smirked and tossed her hair.
"You let your guard down." Light covered the stadium and Damienne closed her eyes tightly. She clenched her fists and whispered: "You better not be leading me down the wrong path."
The light disappeared and Damienne turned around and walked over to where the glowing orb used to be. She looked down to see Adrienne covered in green, worm-like tentacles, which were trying to pull her in. Adrienne's hand shot up, trying to free herself. Damienne crouched down. "These tentacles will pull you under to my secret laboratory." Damienne smirked. "I hope you have a nice trip."
Adrienne's hand shot up again, trying to pull Damienne down with her. Damienne stood up and laughed as Adrienne struggled to break free from the tentacles. Damienne continued her insane laughter as Adrienne was sucked down into the middle of the tentacles. "Adrienne!"
"What?" Damienne stopped laughing and Goten blasted her out of the way. Goten grabbed Adrienne's hand, which was the only part of her body left above the tentacles, and started to pull her out. Adrienne's head came back to the surface, and she appeared to be unconscious. A tentacle or two wrapped itself around Goten's stomach and started to pull him in. With a little quick thinking, Goten went Super Saiyan and they fell off in pieces. Goten's feet started to slip, but he caught them and started walking backwards. Damienne finally stood up, rubbing her head. "Ow…!" She spotted Goten, who had already pulled Adrienne halfway out. "What are you doing!? Stop it!"
Goten ignored her and continued to pull Adrienne out, when five of the tentacles found their way around his legs. They pulled him off his feet and started dragging him in. Goten grabbed onto the side of the ground with one hand, holding Adrienne with the other. Pain rushed through his fingers and he looked up to see Damienne standing there, crushing his fingers with the heel of her shoe. Damienne narrowed her eyes. "Face it. You won't be able to get back up. We can make a deal, though! I'll help you out, if you give me Adrienne!"
Goten growled. "Never!"
"Fool!" A tentacle wrapped itself around Goten's neck, finally managing to pull him in along with Adrienne. Damienne watched the ground cover the hole and sighed. "I guess I got the boyfriend, too. Oh, well! He may be of use, and if not- I can use him for ransom!"
Damienne turned and walked off across the stadium, her heels clicking merrily as she marched along. Aaron was watching from atop the fence. He swallowed the last bite of his banana and threw down the peel. "Adrienne… I'll be back for you." Aaron turned to leave. "It's the least I can do for killing your mother." Aaron disappeared.