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Chichi woke up the next morning peacefully, gave a small yawn and stretch. She looked out the window and saw the snow and smiled. "Goten's sure going to be happy today." She stood up from the bed and glanced behind her seeing her husband still asleep. It was early in the morning anyways, probably around seven something. Chichi decided not to wake him up or bother him, so she got dressed and left their room.
It had become a routine for her to check on the boys when she woke up ever since Gohan was little. Chichi slowly pushed Gohans bedroom open a peered in. He was still sleeping, although the covers were a total mess, laying every which way some even on the floor. She shook her head and continued down the hall. Gotens room was the last door on the left before the stairs.
He had the smallest room of the house, only because he was the smallest. Goten didn't really mind since he didn't really spend much time in there. Chichi pushed open his door and peered in only to see his bed empty. She arched and eyebrow and walked in wondering if he fell off the bed again. When she went to check both sides of the bed for a sleeping Goten something on the bed caught her eye.
It was a letter. The first thought to pop into Chichi head was, 'Oh Kami! My little boy has run away!' She picked up the letter and opened it carefully. The envelope was a dull yellowish color, with no address on it. When she had the envelope open she took out the letter began to read.
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"The last Solar System you'll ever see,
Two stars to the left, that's were we'll be.
Our Planets cold, no heat at all.
Barren deserts, Icy plains,
Cold to the heart and to the frame.
Our people are lovely, that you'll see,
Only one problem they don't like thee.
We took your children, now undo the riddle,
We're very inpatient so you better work fast.
Time doesn't last forever,
And unfortunately yours is almost up."
Bulma read the letter in complete horror then fainted. Someone had taken her Trunks to some unknown planet, and this was the only clue they left. Vegeta was already up and was on his way down stairs when he saw Bulma lying on the floor passed out holding a small letter. He knelt down beside Bulma and picked her up gently, then laid her on Trunks bed. Vegeta then reached over and took the letter from his wife.
He read the letter and gave a short sign. Why did this stuff always have to happen to his family? If it wasn't his family it was Kakkarotts family, and he still had to help. The prince rubbed his head a stood starring down at Bulma. He reached down and shook her softly. "Bulma," he said. "Bulma."
Bulma opened her eyes and looked up at Vegeta. "We have to get him back." Vegeta nodded then smiled. "We will."
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Back at the Son house Chichi had not taken Gotens kidnapping so easy. She screamed at the top of lungs waking everyone in the house up then fainted. Of course Gohan and Gokou ran into Goten room on que, and saw Chichi lying on the floor holding the letter. Gohan picked it up and read the riddle, then passed it to Gokou who read it. Gokou narrowed his eyes and made a fist glaring at the mysterious letter. "Who would do something like this?" Gohan shook his head. "I-I don't know."
Gokou put the letter down and sat on Gotens bed. He starred down at the floor in deep thought. 'Time doesn't last forever, And unfortunately yours is almost up.' Gokou thought back to the riddle reading the lines over and over in his head. He had probably looked at the letter five times over and had it stored in his memory.
Not being able to stay in his youngest sons room any longer he headed down to the kitchen. Maybe he could figure something out with some food in his stomach. Gohan followed behind him going over and over the riddle. None of sentences or any part of the riddle made sense to him. He had never heard of such a place.
As soon as they entered the kitchen the phone rang. Gokou answered it. "Hello?" he said. Bulma was on the other end and she sound horrible. "Gokou we have a problem. Someone's kidnapped Trunks, and we don't know who or why." She said. "I know Bulma, someone's taken Goten too." There was silence on the other side of the phone then, "How's Chichi taking it?"
"Er. Lets just say not so good." Gokou said glancing to the stairs. "I figured as much. Have you figured out where they are yet?" Bulma asked. "No, I've never even heard of a place like that, but I know it's a planet." Gokou answered. "The only problem is I don't know what one." Gokou could hear Bulma give a long sign on the other end. "Well, were wasting time talking on the phone. Come over and we'll figure something out." Gokou said "Okay." Then hung up the phone. He ran back up the stairs and picked up Chichi then came back downstairs.
He held out his hand for Gohan to grab then placed his free hand on his forehead and disappeared.
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Trunks opened his eyes starring up at the roof. He blinked a couple times trying to make the blurriness the lights made go away. The small Saiyan sat up and looked to his side. Goten was lying there still in his PJs asleep. Trunks then looked down at himself, he was still in his PJs too. He then looked around the room him and Goten were in, and noticed all the lights and very expensive equipment.
Trunks turned back to Goten and nudged him on the side. "Hey Goten, wake up!" He said and nudged him again. "Come on get up!" he said again. Goten just yawned and turned over on his side. Trunks rolled his eyes then smirked. "Hey Goten its dinnertime!" he yelled.
Gotens eyes shot open and he jumped up. "Dinner? Food? WHERE?!" he shouted puddles of drool coming from his mouth. "That's gross." Trunks said starring at his friend. Goten scratched the back of his head and looked around. "Trunks were are we? And where's the food?"
"There is no food dummy, and I dunno where we are." Trunks now stood up and shook his head trying to remember something from the night before. The only thing he remembered was seeing some dark figured standing over him. "All I remember is seeing somebody standing over me last night." Goten nodded. "I remember that too Trunks." He said.
Goten walked over to it and peered out. He opened his mouth but could find any words to spit out. He turned slowly around at looked wide eyes at Trunks. "T-t-trunks." he said. "I don't think were on Earth anymore."
"What?" Trunks came running over and stood next to Goten. "Were in space. How did we.?" Both boys jumped down from the window and starred confused at each other. Then Trunks had an idea. "Lets go explore. Then maybe we can find a way off or something." He smiled looking very thoughtful. Goten smiled. "And, and, and maybe we can find the person who took us! And stop him ourselves!"
Both boys grinned at each other and headed towards the door. Trunks pressed the purple button on the wall and the door slid open.
"Lets go." He said.
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Chichi woke up the next morning peacefully, gave a small yawn and stretch. She looked out the window and saw the snow and smiled. "Goten's sure going to be happy today." She stood up from the bed and glanced behind her seeing her husband still asleep. It was early in the morning anyways, probably around seven something. Chichi decided not to wake him up or bother him, so she got dressed and left their room.
It had become a routine for her to check on the boys when she woke up ever since Gohan was little. Chichi slowly pushed Gohans bedroom open a peered in. He was still sleeping, although the covers were a total mess, laying every which way some even on the floor. She shook her head and continued down the hall. Gotens room was the last door on the left before the stairs.
He had the smallest room of the house, only because he was the smallest. Goten didn't really mind since he didn't really spend much time in there. Chichi pushed open his door and peered in only to see his bed empty. She arched and eyebrow and walked in wondering if he fell off the bed again. When she went to check both sides of the bed for a sleeping Goten something on the bed caught her eye.
It was a letter. The first thought to pop into Chichi head was, 'Oh Kami! My little boy has run away!' She picked up the letter and opened it carefully. The envelope was a dull yellowish color, with no address on it. When she had the envelope open she took out the letter began to read.
~*~
"The last Solar System you'll ever see,
Two stars to the left, that's were we'll be.
Our Planets cold, no heat at all.
Barren deserts, Icy plains,
Cold to the heart and to the frame.
Our people are lovely, that you'll see,
Only one problem they don't like thee.
We took your children, now undo the riddle,
We're very inpatient so you better work fast.
Time doesn't last forever,
And unfortunately yours is almost up."
Bulma read the letter in complete horror then fainted. Someone had taken her Trunks to some unknown planet, and this was the only clue they left. Vegeta was already up and was on his way down stairs when he saw Bulma lying on the floor passed out holding a small letter. He knelt down beside Bulma and picked her up gently, then laid her on Trunks bed. Vegeta then reached over and took the letter from his wife.
He read the letter and gave a short sign. Why did this stuff always have to happen to his family? If it wasn't his family it was Kakkarotts family, and he still had to help. The prince rubbed his head a stood starring down at Bulma. He reached down and shook her softly. "Bulma," he said. "Bulma."
Bulma opened her eyes and looked up at Vegeta. "We have to get him back." Vegeta nodded then smiled. "We will."
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Back at the Son house Chichi had not taken Gotens kidnapping so easy. She screamed at the top of lungs waking everyone in the house up then fainted. Of course Gohan and Gokou ran into Goten room on que, and saw Chichi lying on the floor holding the letter. Gohan picked it up and read the riddle, then passed it to Gokou who read it. Gokou narrowed his eyes and made a fist glaring at the mysterious letter. "Who would do something like this?" Gohan shook his head. "I-I don't know."
Gokou put the letter down and sat on Gotens bed. He starred down at the floor in deep thought. 'Time doesn't last forever, And unfortunately yours is almost up.' Gokou thought back to the riddle reading the lines over and over in his head. He had probably looked at the letter five times over and had it stored in his memory.
Not being able to stay in his youngest sons room any longer he headed down to the kitchen. Maybe he could figure something out with some food in his stomach. Gohan followed behind him going over and over the riddle. None of sentences or any part of the riddle made sense to him. He had never heard of such a place.
As soon as they entered the kitchen the phone rang. Gokou answered it. "Hello?" he said. Bulma was on the other end and she sound horrible. "Gokou we have a problem. Someone's kidnapped Trunks, and we don't know who or why." She said. "I know Bulma, someone's taken Goten too." There was silence on the other side of the phone then, "How's Chichi taking it?"
"Er. Lets just say not so good." Gokou said glancing to the stairs. "I figured as much. Have you figured out where they are yet?" Bulma asked. "No, I've never even heard of a place like that, but I know it's a planet." Gokou answered. "The only problem is I don't know what one." Gokou could hear Bulma give a long sign on the other end. "Well, were wasting time talking on the phone. Come over and we'll figure something out." Gokou said "Okay." Then hung up the phone. He ran back up the stairs and picked up Chichi then came back downstairs.
He held out his hand for Gohan to grab then placed his free hand on his forehead and disappeared.
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Trunks opened his eyes starring up at the roof. He blinked a couple times trying to make the blurriness the lights made go away. The small Saiyan sat up and looked to his side. Goten was lying there still in his PJs asleep. Trunks then looked down at himself, he was still in his PJs too. He then looked around the room him and Goten were in, and noticed all the lights and very expensive equipment.
Trunks turned back to Goten and nudged him on the side. "Hey Goten, wake up!" He said and nudged him again. "Come on get up!" he said again. Goten just yawned and turned over on his side. Trunks rolled his eyes then smirked. "Hey Goten its dinnertime!" he yelled.
Gotens eyes shot open and he jumped up. "Dinner? Food? WHERE?!" he shouted puddles of drool coming from his mouth. "That's gross." Trunks said starring at his friend. Goten scratched the back of his head and looked around. "Trunks were are we? And where's the food?"
"There is no food dummy, and I dunno where we are." Trunks now stood up and shook his head trying to remember something from the night before. The only thing he remembered was seeing some dark figured standing over him. "All I remember is seeing somebody standing over me last night." Goten nodded. "I remember that too Trunks." He said.
Goten walked over to it and peered out. He opened his mouth but could find any words to spit out. He turned slowly around at looked wide eyes at Trunks. "T-t-trunks." he said. "I don't think were on Earth anymore."
"What?" Trunks came running over and stood next to Goten. "Were in space. How did we.?" Both boys jumped down from the window and starred confused at each other. Then Trunks had an idea. "Lets go explore. Then maybe we can find a way off or something." He smiled looking very thoughtful. Goten smiled. "And, and, and maybe we can find the person who took us! And stop him ourselves!"
Both boys grinned at each other and headed towards the door. Trunks pressed the purple button on the wall and the door slid open.
"Lets go." He said.
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