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Starr Reku-jedi-knight- Thanks for the review. I really appreciate it. Here's the next chapter. Enjoy!
Firage- is that a surprised "Whoa!"? Guess I caught you off guard…
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Goku's Daughter- Hey girl! Appreciate the reviews as always! I never said that ChiChi can't fly…who knows, maybe she has some untapped power, and she can! I don't know if Gohan's going to come back, I was kind of thinking of making this a sad ending fic, but there's always room for happiness! I already have most of the fic written (I'm taking your way of doing things and writing is all before I post) So, you'll have to wait and see!
Son gomay vidal goku- you poor thing! Don't cry!
I added a whole new section to this, for those who have already read the chapter. It made this chapter a lot longer than it originally was, and I think there's more detail, which this chapter really needed more of.
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Chapter 3
What becomes of the broken hearted…
ChiChi examined the girl's ankle. "Does this hurt? She asked.
"No." The girl replied simply.
"Here?"
"No"
"Here?"
"No"
"Here?"
The girl yelped in pain. "Yes! There!"
"Try to move it."
The girl tried to move her foot. Wincing, she tried harder. A bead of sweat ran down her face as she gritted her teeth. Breathing out deeply, she gave up.
"Feel any pain?"
"A lot of pain."
ChiChi stood up. "Just what I thought. It's broken. You'll have to stay off it for a while.
"What am I supposed to do?" The girl whined.
"You can stay here. Now, I won't have any strangers in the house, so what's your name?"
The girl flashed ChiChi a smile. "Videl Satan ma'am."
"Hello Videl. I am Son ChiChi, but you can just call me ChiChi."
"Thank you for everything."
ChiChi smiled. "Of course. Now, how about some lunch?"
"That would be great." Videl smiled gratefully. After ChiChi left, she looked around the room. It was very simple. There was a couch, which she was sitting on, a television, a table, and a nightstand. Videl looked over at the nightstand. There were two pictures on it. One being of ChiChi, a man, and a boy, and the other, of ChiChi and the same man. Videl assumed that it was her husband and other son. She picked it up to examine it more closely.
"What are you looking at?" ChiChi asked while walking in.
Videl quickly put the picture down. "Nothing. I'm sorry."
"It's okay. If you want to know anything, just ask." She set the food on the table in front of them.
"Who are they?" Videl asked.
ChiChi sighed and picked up the picture. "This is my husband Goku," She said, pointing to the man. "And this one," She continued, swallowing some tears, "is my son, Gohan. They were both murdered."
"By Cell?"
ChiChi nodded.
"I'm sorry. My parents were also killed by him."
"It's a terrible thing," ChiChi said quietly. "I've been training the boys so they can defeat him. Now it's letting them go and actually fight. They're all I have left, and I don't want to lose them."
"I understand. It's hard times, but we have to pull through. When I get better, will you train me too? I want to help."
ChiChi looked at Videl. "You know martial arts?"
"Yes."
"Then I'll train you. For now though, you just get some rest, okay?"
"Okay."
~*~
A high-pitched scream rang through the house. It pierced through the dead silence of the night, disturbing its peace. The scream flew through Videl's ears and crept deep into her brain, triggering some sort of memory…
It was a calm day. There was not a person in sight. The wind blew calmly, making the trees sway back and forth in a rhythmic pattern. It looked as if they were dancing. In times like these, any sort of happiness did the soul some good. The sky cloudless with the sun's rays shining over the sparkling water made the day seem perfect…
But looks can be deceiving. Videl stood high above a lake. She looked down the waterfall with her parents, admiring the beautiful view. They were a happy family, and while they were away from the city, no one could find them. At least, they thought no one could find them…
Videl heard a muffled scream behind her. Turning around, she found her parents gone. Both of them just disappeared. In a panic she searched the lake for her parents. They could have been anywhere. Videl started to sprint towards the bottom of the lake. She needed to find them.
When she got to the bottom, a creature was there, waiting for her. He looked at her with steady eyes. He then…smiled…
"Hello Videl. Nice day, isn't it?"
Videl gritted her teeth, "Who are you? Where are my parents?"
The creature chuckled softly. "You're mother is right here." He patted his stomach in content. "My, did she have some energy in her."
Videl looked at the creature in disgust. How could he eat a human? How could he stand to know that he was killing an innocent life? Videl cringed as she asked her next question. "Where is my father?" She almost did not want to know the answer.
The creature smiled again, shifting his green wings. "Right here." From behind him, he dragged out his next victim—Mr. Satan.
Videl looked at the creature in shock. "Who…who are you?"
The creature laughed again. "My name is Cell. Your father here, is he not the Earth's strongest fighter at the moment?"
"Of course I am!" Mr. Satan said, despite of his fear.
"Then you must die."
Both Videl and Satan's eyes went wide. Cell's smirk grew wider as he brought his fist back.
"Run Videl! Go now!" Satan yelled, but it was too late for him. Videl could not move. Her eyes were hopelessly glued to Mr. Satan and Cell.
Cell thrust his fist forward, making it come in contact with Mr. Satan's skin. Adding a little more energy, Cell's fist went through one side of Satan's stomach—and out the other.
"Daddy no!" Videl screamed, her eyes quickly tearing. Satan moaned a bit while the blood started to ooze out of his wound and down his shirt, slowly dripping to the ground. Cell smiled in satisfaction, and threw him into the lake. In a few moments, that beautiful, sparkling lake was tinted red from blood—blood that should have never been shed.
Cell turned and looked at Videl. "You better run, before I come after you."
Immediately, Videl turned around and bolted through the woods. Shielding her eyes from the thorns, she never stopped. Not until she was far enough away from him. That monster…the one who killed her parents…
Cell
The screaming persisted. As Videl came back to her senses, she realized where it much have been coming from—ChiChi's room. Soon, she heard words being screamed.
"Leave me alone! I don't want to die! My babies! What am I going to do about my babies?"
Videl slowly stood up, despite the shooting pain going up her leg. Ever so slowly, she started to hobble toward the screaming.
" Goku! Where are you Goku? Save us! We're going to die! Where are you? What aren't you here?"
Videl heard sobs coming from the room. Inch by inch, she made her way over…
"Do you not love us anymore?"
Videl then heard a soft, soothing voice. So innocent and pure, she thought.
"Be quiet Mom. Everything will be okay. We'll all be okay. I'll protect you."
Videl finally made it over to the door. Peeking in, she found two bodies. ChiChi sat in the corner of her room. She had her knees drawn up to her chest with her arms tightly wrapped around them. Slowly, she rocked back and forth.
"Doesn't he love us? Why did he leave? Doesn't he love us?"
The other figure, Goten, wrapped his arms around ChiChi tenderly. "It's okay Mom." He said quietly, stroking her hair. "I'm sure Dad loves us very much. I'm positive he would be here if he could. Please Mom, will you go back to bed?"
ChiChi shook her head violently. A few more sobs escaped her throat. "I want Goku…"
Goten sighed. "He'll be in your dreams tonight. Go back to bed." Goten slowly helped ChiChi to her bed. Kissing her lightly on the cheek, Goten left the room. When he found Videl there, he looked up at her with sad eyes.
"She's been like that ever since I can remember. In the middle of the night, she thinks she's being attacked by Cell. She wants my father to come back. I think they were hopelessly in love. He must have been a great person."
"I'm sorry." Videl said. She could not think of anything else to say. She felt pity towards the boy, him being so young. Only seven, and already he has to act older. If only Cell never existed, then everything would be different. No one would suffer from any pain.
"You should get some rest. You need that ankle to heal."
Videl smiled softly at Goten. "Yeah, you should too."
Goten yawned. "Yeah. Goodnight Videl."
"Goodnight Goten."
~*~
A year later
"You're going to have to do better than that if you want to fight."
Videl gritted her teeth. For the last couple of months ChiChi had been teaching Videl how to fight at a higher level. Enduring tough workouts, she slowly moved her way up in strength, speed, and ability. She could fly, throw a decent punch, and shoot ki from her hands.
ChiChi touched down in front of Videl. Smiling, she folded her arms. "Have enough yet?"
Videl grunted in response. She was not going to let ChiChi win again. Today was the day where she would prove herself to be a fighter. Videl ran towards ChiChi, her fist outstretched. ChiChi caught Videl's arm, and twisted it behind her back. Videl cried out in pain as ChiChi twisted it more.
"How are you going to get out of this one?"
Videl responded by raising her right foot, and slamming it onto ChiChi's. ChiChi abruptly let go of Videl's arm. Videl then spun around and punched ChiChi in the face. ChiChi staggered back a bit, surprised by the attack. She then smiled, and moved towards Videl. Videl did the same. She moved in to kick ChiChi in the stomach. ChiChi smiled more and caught Videl's leg, spinning Videl in mid air. Videl landed on her hands and legs, causing her to crouch on the ground. Bringing her hands together, she started to chant some syllables.
"Ka—me—ha—me—HA!" She thrust her hands towards ChiChi, a blue light bursting from them. ChiChi stood dazed for a second. She then put her hands forward to catch the ball of energy. She then threw it to the side, making it explode in the trees.
"Not bad," ChiChi said, stepping forward. "You're getting better."
Videl smirked in response. In the next second, she felt her hair move as something dashed past her.
"ChiChi we're going to the city bye." Trunks said quickly. Goten followed closely. Videl stared at the direction the boys went in. Closing her eyes, she concentrated hard for a moment. Her eyes then became wide open. She knew what the boys were doing.
"Chi, it's Cell. They're going after him." Videl said, lifting into the air.
"Where are you doing?"
"I'm going to follow them."
"Why? You're not strong enough!"
"He'll find us one of these days. Why should we wait around for death when we can just meet it head on, and possibly defeat it?"
"But…"
"Nothing. Bye." And she took off.
ChiChi stared at the empty sky. Videl was right. Why wait around. Besides, she hadn't fought in a long time, it would be fun! Maybe…
She smirked, and headed towards the city.
~*~
The city was clear. It lay in ruins. Nothing but the dust particles from buildings blew across the barren plain. A chill went up Videl's back as she landed next to Goten and Trunks. She stared at them as the two boys stared straight into nothingness.
"What are you staring at?" She asked quietly.
"Be quiet. He's coming." Trunks snapped back.
Videl looked forward. Materializing out of nowhere was Cell. He had a grin plastered across his face. Satisfaction danced in his eyes as he scanned the area. Folding his arms, he grinned even more.
"Ah, the sight of destruction. Don't you just love it?" He chuckled a bit.
"Why did you do this? These people did nothing to you." Goten said, staring at Cell with hatred.
Cell shrugged his shoulders. "I don't know. I guess I was bored, that's all."
"If your so bored, then fight me."
Trunks turned to Goten. "What are you thinking? I'm the stronger one here! I should fight!"
Goten shook his head. "No. I'm going to get revenge on my father and brother."
Cell laughed. "Anxious to die, are we? Well, let's see what you got." Cell went down into a fighting stance.
Goten smiled, and did the same.
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Cell walked up to Goten's body. Goten shuddered a bit, and tried to stand up. Cell smirked, and kicked him in the side. "See boy?" He said, putting his foot onto Goten's chest. "You are nothing to me. You have been foolish to try to fight me." he pressed his foot harder. "I could crush you at any moment. Your life is to my discretion." Cell powered up a ball of energy. He was about to release it when a scream stopped him. Looking to the left of him, he dissolved the ki into thin air. There, a woman stood.
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