*-*Forgotten*-*

In the memory you'll find me

Eyes burning up

The darkness holding me tightly

Until the Sun rises up

AN it was my B-day on the 18th. Don't be mad that I took so damn long to update. FF.net froze my account for posting something up of my thoughts on NC17 material. Want a petition to sign? http://www.petitiononline.com/KEEPNC17/

Enjoy!

Unforgettable

Written by the somewhat infamous Goku's Daughter

Chapter 10: The Dark Moon

From the top to the bottom
Bottom to top I stop
At the core I've forgotten
In the middle of my thoughts
Taken far from my safety
The picture is there
The memory won't escape me
But why should I care

 

            Gohan watched his father freak for a brief moment, before looking like his 'normal goof-self' again. He wondered why his father had reacted so badly when hearing of crimes like rape. He had a similar reaction to Vegeta's when Gohan 'accidentally' was stuck watching the news with him, and the top story was rape. It's probably a good thing that they despise rape so much. Maybe sometimes it's a bad thing; their rage was off the charts! Once he recalled, he had witnessed his father almost turning Super Saiyan. Let me a little more descriptive for you. You know that growl that Goku musters when he's angry, ah yes, that infamous growl when he gets pissed off before turning Super Saiyan. The same growl that he wasn't able to drown when he heard of Gero's actions. Gero was trying to take his daughter away from him.

Gohan wore a neat black 'suit' that his mother forced him to wear since today they had to go to the courtroom. He wondered where Chika was. Hopefully she didn't runaway to the Other world or Underworld again. After the death of someone she loved and had heard about the trial, she had left home for almost a week and if Gohan knew her as well that he did he knew she was up to something. Or maybe she was just grieving. He'd also hope she didn't run again because she had to wear a dress. Gohan almost sweat dropped but then realized that Bulma picked it out for her. Ironically, it was a black dress—how fitting for a time of crisis. Gohan was snapped out of his thoughts as his father spoke, a little nervously—even for him. "Hey Gohan, let's get your sister. We have to be going to court. You're mother and Bulma is waiting for us there."

Gohan nodded as he held on to his father's hand, before witnessing him performing doing the IT technique.

After a split second they landed to a lush green area which he had identified this area where Chika 'meditate' and 'think about her pointless life'. This time he had found her lying down on the grass, looking strangely up at the sun. He noted that although the sun was out, it was strangely, dark. Like as if Chika had created a dark shield around her and her surroundings. It was kind of like there were no colours in the world as the trees and plants were tainted a darker shade. She had a book resting on her chest, as she quickly looked back and forth at it. She didn't realize they were standing there.

"Chika…" Goku called, it wasn't loud to disturb the animals in the forest, but loud enough to grab her attention.

She looked up, glass-eyed, wide eyed. She was alerted. She quickly shut the book, covering it as if she didn't want them to see what she was reading and got up, brushing off the grass and other things off her black dress.

Gohan looked perceptively at her, watching her nervous movements. He did catch the title of the book, or what it was about. Optics… He had known his mother had force her to learn about different cultures—like forcing her to watch shows in Spanish and other languages he quite couldn't care about. Why optics? She was defiantly up to something.

Gohan watched her walked casually up them, clutching to her book. She made a short nervous glance to Gohan and then one at Goku as her eyes settled on the ground. She then took hood of her father's hand, as he would use the IT technique to get to the courtroom.

There's a place so dark you can't see the end
(Skies cock back) and shock that which can't defend
The rain then sends dripping an acidic question
Forcefully, the power of suggestion
Then with the eyes tightly shut looking thought the rust and rot
And dust a spot of light floods the floor
And pours over the rusted world of pretend
The eyes ease open and it's dark again

            The courtroom had been dull and quiet as Chika got up to stand. She scanned her eyes on everyone in the room, giving Baldwin a death glare Gohan had known to love. Ahaha, yeah right, it's more like the death glare he'd be afraid to cross. Gohan had noticed there was no old guy in the room, except for the bald judge, that didn't really resemble the man that Chika had talked about. She only mentioned some things that Gero had taught her and what he looked like at time, but never really opened up about him. Whatever he had heard about him from her wasn't all to impressing to say the least. Her impression of him was an "evil genius".  From what Chika had told him of Gero, he sounded he was a sadist of some sort. He had also observed that he was out for world domination and if all fails Chika had the idea that he would somehow destroy the world. Yes, the sick thoughts his dear sister has thought of and she was the 'weapon' that he was counting on. For a smart boy like himself he figured Gero only wanted her for his toy for world domination or the destruction of the Earth. Great. My sister could be a sick demon thingy that maybe the end of all of us. Just Perfect. 

            Gohan patiently sat back into his chair, waiting to be somewhat amused for what his sister might have thought of for the judge. So far, as he had a feeling that the judge had thought Goku was thee dangerous, uncivilized man, not fit to be a father for this girl, and Gero was? There was this inkling possibility that maybe Baldwin had bribed the judge. Hmm… Baldwin did have the reputation for teaming up with the bad guys… or something like that. At this rate Gohan wasn't much for surprises because he knew that Chika was under that same impression. The look in her worried eyes gave it all away. Did she have any surprise witnesses in mind?

            Luckily Gero had not come here personally, but his eerie presence had filled the room. Baldwin was sitting there, almost cross legged, with a grin planted on his beautiful yet hideous face. To tell you the truth, Baldwin had done a fine job making Goku sound like and dangerous and lethal man, mentioning all the tournaments he had participated in, all the fights he had been in, well all that he knew of. It's funny how Baldwin hadn't mention that Goku was doing it for the Earth. He had also had the nerve to talk about how Gero was a wealthy man, and could give Chika whatever she desire, unlike Goku, because well, he lived in the forest, and wasn't the wealthiest man around…

            Chichi's blood boiled as Baldwin blabbered on and on, making the odds stacked against them. Gero is the dangerous man. Whoever Chika ends up with, she still wouldn't have a normal childhood! What the judge doesn't know is Chika is defiantly NOT a normal child, thus, the odds were different. Chika was able to cross dimensions. Chika's idea of fun is sparring and eating the whole fridge. Chika had the power to destroy the whole planet if she desired. She can even hold the power one day to destroy the universe, which had frightened Chichi at times. And there was a reasonable explanation to all of this. Chika was not all human. She was part Saiyan. She was her father's daughter. Not Gero's daughter, Goku's daughter.

            Chika hunched her shoulders and laced her fingers, not wanting to look up. She oddly found comfort looking at her hands. It was silent as she dared to not speak a word that would hurt her possibility to stay with Goku. She froze for a matter of moments, before her confidence grew, remembering what she was focusing on. She looked outside the window. It was getting dark and the judge was tired. "It's almost time…" She finally decided that she was going to end this quickly as possible.

            She could feel the jury's peeving eyes at her, wanting her to speak. She didn't even know there was suppose to be a jury, but more the witnesses the better. So she spoke, spoke to the lawyer instead, "Alexis, you are dismissed."

            Everyone gasped as Chichi stood up and protested, "No hunny, she's here to help you!"

            Chika didn't leave her gaze on Alexis, "You did what you can. I said you are dismissed."

            Alexis stuttered trying to change her mind. She was just starting to fight back. She was just getting started to make Baldwin feel like a jackass… Baldwin just snickered.

            Chika looked ghastly pale as she stood her ground. "I said you are DISMISSED!" She hissed.

            Goku had to hold Chichi back as she was losing control. "No…"

            Gohan looked at his sister. He trusted her—whatever she was going to pull—he had to trust her. He had no choice actually. And whatever she has in mind fails…then there's always the dragonballs…

            Chika looked up at the judge, getting out of her seat, walking in front of him to face him. She spoke with confidence and something else that he wasn't sure of if it was fear or pride. "I know that you would have to make your decision tonight. I also know you think Gero is a fit father—which I don't agree. I have spent most of my life living with him and I must say it's not pretty. He did a lot of bad stuff to me…"

The judge's attention was all on her, "What stuff…"

From the top to the bottom
Bottom to top I stop
At the core I've forgotten
In the middle of my thoughts
Taken far from my safety
The picture is there
The memory won't escape me
But why should I care

Chika fidgeted and gritted her teeth, trying to stay in control. "Bad stuff." Things that I'm trying to forget… things that need to be forgotten. Things I don't want to relive. Chika's eyes began to burn as cloudy memories were becoming more vivid. The hurt began to prickle her eyes. "To make things short you can take my word on this and let my father, Goku, have parental guardianship over me. He is my biological father and Chichi is my mother, and I wish to stay with them, because personally, after living with them and my new family for quite some time, I love them. You can try to take them away from me—but all that will give you is more trouble. I don't want to be with Gero at all. I believe he was the one who tampered with my dead-mother. He's the lethal one, not father. All I'm going to say is you can trust my judgment as I see fit." She glanced at the concerned Goku and took in a big breath. "You have until the sun rises up to make your final decision." With that she just walked out of the door, gazing on the ground with every step she took. Gohan reluctantly got out of his seat and followed her, wherever she was going. Just to keep her safe. A suicide count would not be good.

The judge just sat there. "Fine, I will make my decision until the sun rises up…" …besides my answer is already for Gero. Waiting a couple of hours isn't going to change my mind…

Oh my poor judge…what you don't know can certainly hurt you…

In the memory you'll find me
Eyes burning up
The darkness holding me tightly
Until the sun rises up

            Goku had never been so terrified in his life. She wasn't going to fight back. She was just going to let Gero take her away from him. How could SHE give up! HE never taught her to give up. NEVER! And now she's just walking out of the room… It hurt. She couldn't just walk away. She did. She didn't even look at him when she left. Voices murmured. Colours swirled. Bodies moved past him. She didn't want him.

He wanted to die, to get out of there desperately. He felt an arm on his shoulder as he looked into the eyes of his beloved wife. He whimpered, "What is she doing? Why is she giving up?" He had ignored the two transparent tears, rolling down his face. There was no comfort as Chichi wiped away the tears and walking him out of the courtroom.

He smelled the delicious food wavering right under his eyes. It was so tempting to gobble it up, but the first time in his life he believed, he wasn't 'in the mood' to eat. He refused to eat. Forcefully he took a bite of chicken, hoping to find comfort in eat. He did not feel it as he chewed slowly, actually savouring the flavour. He swallowed and silently got up; pushing his chair behind him and walking up the stairs to one of the spots that he found Vegeta contemplate.

He sat perched in the window, just looking out—not wanting to be bothered. His action had quite amused him. Vegeta was quite often like this. He was going insane like Vegeta. Okay, maybe Vegeta wasn't insane—but Goku was sure he was slowly drowning into insanity. He wondered how Vegeta was doing up in space. Oh wait until Vegeta finds out all the new things Chika has learned, wait until Vegeta finds out that he can't have his fists battering his beloved daughter. The same daughter that they both can't see anymore. Oh how desperately Goku wanted to be alone. A thought crossed his mind… "How long will it take to forget her? How long will it be when I can think about her without my eyes burning up? How long will it take?"

            He heard a soft voice behind him, "Goku, would you like some company?"

            It was Bulma, "No I don't. I want to be alone." After his spoke words he heard Trunks crying.

            He had then felt Yamcha's ki behind Bulma's. Yamcha tried to lighten up his spirit, "Come on Goku…"

            "I said no…" he tried to be nice as he possibly can.

            Chichi scowled, "Goku, you haven't eaten anything! I'm getting really worried!" She walked to him, gazing at him, stroking his face soothingly. It's funny how quickly Chichi's anger can change to be a loving person. She said softly, "Please come down to eat." It was hard not to see two concerned lines on her forehead.

            "Chi," he began slowly, ignoring that wavering feeling of comfort from her hand. "I said no."

            Krillin tried to help, "Goku, listen…"

            "NO you listen," he snapped back. "She's going to be taken away. You heard her…she let the judge decide until the sun rises up."

            Everyone in the room somewhat was left dumbstruck at the fact that Goku was worried. It wasn't like him. He was never worried. He was always carefree, just living. Now, it was a different story. They didn't leave him in peace.

            Goku caught on to there behaviour and asked, "Is there something I'm missing?"

            Piccolo then walked into the room, with a slight smirk of amusement and uncertainty, "Don't you know your daughter well enough that she's defiantly up to something. I'd be worried right now—Gohan's with her. She can turn super saiyan. She can learn anything almost immediately. She has a fricken pet dragon who follows her orders in a blink of an eye. She can cross dimensions. She can do a lot. I am almost certain she's going to try something."

            Goku had lightened up a bit. Only a bit. "Do you know what she's up to?"

            Piccolo looked nervously at Chichi, then back at Goku. He hissed, "Go and ask her that."

            Goku raised an eyebrow, "Is that a yes or a no?"

            Piccolo lowered his gaze on the ground and he murmured something. "Oh that's a yes." He paused a bit, remembering Kami's telepathic words. His trembling voiced echoed through his head. It's a wonder that Kami didn't actually kick her out of Kami's tower. Not after he learned what she's up to. "I believe she's toying with the sun…"

            "What!?!?" Everyone was defiantly dumbfounded. 

            Piccolo ignored them as he continued, "I'm guessing what she learned from her friends from the dead, she learned a familiar trick from what the Saiyans used to transform. You know the "moon"… She must have altered it and created a web to block the sunlight from Earth. Well actually it's quite the same…like the moon blocks the sun at night—her dark moon blocks it 24/7."

            "So the sun cannot rise up…" Goku found this a little hard to believe.

            "From the looks of it—she designed this 'dark moon' so wherever the sun would be in the sky, the moon would block it."

            "Where are my babies?" Chichi asked, not able to hide her worried expression.

            "Kami's tower." He replied a bit chastened. There was a deafening silence to the room…

            Finally Krillin sighed, "See Goku you have nothing to worry. Until the judge makes his mind and let's her stay with you then, dude, she'll lift off her moon!"

            Goku found a little comfort in Krillin's word. As for Chika's net or moon thingy of hers, this raised a lot of questions for him. If the world cannot receive sunlight—wouldn't everything die away? Shit, his mind was going into overdrive.

Moving all around screaming of the ups and downs
Pollution manifested in perpetual sound
The wheels go round and the sunset creeps past the
Street lamps, chain-link and concrete
A little piece of paper with a picture drawn floats
On down the street till the wind is gone
The memory now is like the picture was then
When the paper's crumpled up it can't be perfect again
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            The clock illuminated 7:00 a.m. but the sun was not up. The judge looked confused. The sun was supposed to be up by now—he had to declare his decision that Gero would be the legal parent. Were his eyes playing tricks on him—that's why he cannot see the sun? The judge quickly tied his robe and walked outside, waiting for the rays of the sun to hit him. He had felt a little warmth, but where was the sun? The judge became a little annoyed, "What the hell is going on." Then the little girl words echoed through his little mind. "You have until the sun rises up to make your decision." Why couldn't the judge shrug off the eerie feeling that maybe, just maybe, this little girl was up to something. Could she withhold so much power to create such illusion so the sun cannot rise up? Naw… But there was this creepy feeling that there was no innocence behind that statement…if anyone knew where she was her father would certainly know. The judge then headed inside his home; ready to give Son Goku a piece of his mind.

From the top to the bottom
Bottom to top I stop
At the core I've forgotten
In the middle of my thoughts
Taken far from my safety
The picture is there
The memory won't escape me
But why should I care

            Goku used the IT technique to transport himself to Kami's Tower. He couldn't believe how dark it was, it was 7 am for crying out loud. He had heard all over the news that there was not sunlight from the past night (I mean day for the other part of the hemisphere) and on. Goku's attention was on how not only it was dark because there was no sun, but on the darkness of the shield around Kami's Tower. He had to flare his ki a bit to be able to get through. Once inside he saw Gohan with a white shield around him, fighting off the energy from his elevated sister. Goku had to muster his golden one to approach her. He floated up to her as she was screaming out what was left of some reserved energy into her moon. When she was finished adding energy to the dark moon, all of her attention went to her father.

            Goku didn't know what to say. He was a more than flabbergasted. "Wha-ha-what did you do…I mean how—I mean THINK OF THE CONSEQUENCES!" Was that all he could have thought of.

            She crossed her arms and boldly looked at the ground. "I'll be okay, thank you for the concern."

            "I'm sorry, but do you know what you are getting yourself into? I mean without the sun…"

            "…everything will die. I know," she replied very chastely, not a comforting thing for Goku.

            "Exactly…" Goku didn't know what else to say. "I mean, why are you going to destroy all of us just because you have to go back to Gero? Don't you realize that your purpose will be carried out—just as Gero wanted? You're giving in to Gero!"

            For a moment there Chika looked guilty, but as she kept quiet, her fury grew. She snapped, "First of all, you would love the Earth more than I and rather die for it than us. Great. Now I know the only way to kill you. Just perfect…"

            Goku couldn't help but hear her voice changed, it was odd. Not only was her voice was strangled but her tone was lower, more mature… This didn't sound like her daughter.

            "Secondly, I rather spend my time in Hell than staying a moment near Gero. So you're right that I'd rather destroy the world just so I don't have to be with Gero, even though it means that he will triumph. But you know what—we will not die." Her forehead was wrinkled as her eyes shifted to an unsettling blend of anger and distrust.

            Goku's chest tightened. What the…

            Two translucent tears ran down her cheek. "You thought I would go so low to destroy Earth. I figured that you love Earth just as much as the next, maybe just a little more. When I had told Gohan what I was going to do, he was about to stop me. He also saw possible consequences…"

            Goku had to be quiet. Where did she learn how to talk like this? It's as if she's possessed or something. New vocabulary my Saiyan butt…

            "But GOHAN trusted ME! Do you trust me?" She didn't give him a chance to answer. "Of course you don't," Two more tears streaked her face. "I was born to be your assassin, what else can you ask for. I'm a demon; I deserve to go to hell!" She was shaking as more tears streaked her face. "I'm a bitch—I was meant to destroy the Earth anyways, why shouldn't I do it now? Huh? Why not?"  There was a long pause.

            Goku shuddered a bit, "Why are you doing this to yourself? I do trust you…" he was trying to reach out to her (you know when he's getting energy from the Earth for a spirit bomb attack…but when he was getting it from the plant in "Tree of Might" when facing Turles…like that…)

            She shot an icy glare at him. It melted down to something genuine and something to be trusted. "…then trust me. Unless you want me to break the dark moon so Gero can take me away. If you wish that, I will do as you say. I just want to ask you something though… How long will it take you to forget me? How long will it take for you to remember me without your eyes burning up? How long will I just be a memory?" She spoke softly as if she was unsure what she was talking about.

             Reverse psychology… "I don't want you to lift off the dark moon." He moved a little closer to her. "I think it's impossible to forget you." He traced his finger over her face. "I have you face printed in my mind. Your essence is part of my soul. If you were really gone, gone that I wouldn't be able to kiss you goodnight, I can't help myself but to cry. That's all I can do, unless I use the dragonballs I guess. But if any case, you were really gone, maybe from fighting against a monster, and there were no way to get you back, you'd be more than a memory… You live in my heart. My fire burns further because of you." There was a moment of silence before he continued. He had gotten through to her… "Now tell me why the trees won't die, why the animals won't suffer. Tell me…"

             She turned away from him, unable to know for sure if she'll break down into tears from just a trusting glance from him. "Even though we can't see the sun, I'm thinking the animals can, the plants can…they can certainly feel it. Grandpa helped me to design this so only human or saiyans cannot see the sun—it's designed so it plays around with our eyes." She really didn't want to go into detail.

            "So the plants and animals can feel the energy from the sun—so they are ok?"

            "Yes father, the Earth will be fine." She faced him again.

            "So you said that only humans and saiyans cannot see it—" What about the other aliens like Piccolo…

            "Don't ask…Grandpa helped me—ask him." Chika didn't realize that Goku didn't say that aloud. She knew him well enough to read his mind. (AN no not bonding…sheesh...)

            He didn't say anything as his mouth was left open.

            "Oh I'm sorry; I forgot that you can't see him." She giggled a bit as her voice went back to a childish squeal.

            Goku just rubbed the back of his head, like he usual does. "Yeah I guess so."

            There was a slight pause after that, when finally Chika spoke up. "I think you should go back, unless you want to stay. I'm going to be here until the judge says I can stay with you."

            Goku didn't say anything for a while as he thought about it. "Oh I will stay here for a bit, but then I'm going to back to wait for the judge to knock Bulma's door."

            Chika understandingly nodded. From that moment Goku had just saw a glimpse of a mature young lady that had begun to blossom under his care—or to something else. He shuddered inside and stayed with his children for a while.

Now you got me caught in the act
You bring the thought back
I'm telling you that
I see it right through you


            Chichi handed the judge a warm cup of latte before settling into the chair beside her husband in the courtroom. It was barely afternoon, but after three "days" of unyielding night, she doubted many men were going to quibble about when they tossed back the first glass.

            Goku steeple his fingers. He'd spent most of his short life living between sunset and sunrise, and even he found this unnatural darkness a strain on his nerves. "You wanted to see me?"

            The judge's hand shook as he sipped the latte. "The jury… and the government are quite upset. They don't like being held hostage this way, but they've asked me to put a proposal before you."

            I can imagine. "I'm not the one you have to negotiate with, Chika set the terms, not me."

            The judge looked shocked. "We assumed—"

            "You assumed wrong. Even I don't have the power to do this."

            The judge closed his eyes. His breathing was too rapid, too shallow. Of course he had some idea what this man was capable of—and if he couldn't have done this—how can Chika? "Do you know where she is?"

            "She's at Kami's Tower…"

            "Kami's Tower…isn't that where…" Realization struck him in thought.

            Goku nodded.

            "Why would she go there?"

            "It's a nice spot to make her dark moon. Kami didn't mind much."

            "Oh Kami," the judge whispered. He drained the cup of latte. "Do you think we'll be able to see her?"

            "I don't know."

            "Would she talk to us?"

            "I don't know."

            "Would—would you talk to her?"

            Goku stared at the judge, momentarily shocked before fiery cold rage washed over him. "Why should I," he said too softly.

            "For the sake of the Earth!"

            "You ---," he growled as he couldn't find the right word to say. He slammed his fist on the table with fury, causing it to break. "You try to take away my daughter and you expect me to smooth it over? Did you learn anything by now? You just try to tear apart the life she's trying to build with no thought to what it might do to her. You try to tear my heart, and then when you discover there are penalties for playing your vicious little games, you want me to fix it? Declare Chichi and I as her guardians and you go up there to Kami's Tower and you face what's waiting for you. And in case you didn't yet realize who you're dealing with. I'll tell you. She's a half alien, descendant of vicious tyrants who kill for a living. She's Saiyan, all in her glory. You are so very damn lucky Vegeta isn't here either and don't bother to ask who Vegeta is…I'm just going to say he is the Prince of all Saiyans." Goku couldn't believe he would want to say that, but bringing fear into one's eyes for trying to take his daughter away, was all worth it. Although it wasn't quite him to be unmerciful and uncompassionate—he had a reason to defy his good nature.

            The judged moaned and collapsed in his chair.

            Chichi on the other hand, was quite fascinated with the men's conversation. She decided it would be best if she would stay out of it.

            Once the judge was aware what was around him, he had to act quickly. "I give up; I'll make you and your wife legal guardians for Chika. Can you please tell her that much?"

            "I'll see what I can do…" Goku smiled a bit as he used the IT technique and landed on Kami's Tower…

In the memory you'll find me
Eyes burning up
The darkness holding me tightly
Until the sun rises up

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 How was chapter 10? Yeah I know it sucked. School's a bitch. La de da. Umm… my account froze

Not my problem.

 Now you understand the meaning for the quote thingy—don't worry I won't put it up in our chapters—but in the end it will as everything that was once forgotten will repeat itself.

I wonder if I meant that…

Anyways the faster you review; actually the more reviews I get the faster the chapters come out. I became depressed from it; I'm not going to let that happen again.

Teaser of next chapter: Future Trunks is back into the picture as the 'androids' already make their debut.

If you remember the Android saga really well, detail to detail, I NEED HELP SINCE I DON'T REMEMBER MUCH. *sweat drops*. I seriously mean it…

More Reviews=faster update

Unless school decides to be a bigger bitch.

EZ

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