Hey everyone! Here's the next chapter!
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Responses to reviewers:
Goku's Daughter- Ya know what…I don't know what happened to the dragon balls yet. I haven't decided if Dende's dead or not…lol
Son gomay vidal goku- see above. They might come back, they might not.
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Everyone, thanks for the happy birthdays. I really appreciate it. Here's a list of what I got:
A cell phone (yay!)
The Ataris CD (very good band!)
Lord Slug on DVD (evil sister got me that instead of akira…but that rant is in the last chapter)
A gift certificate to get my hair done (my aunt and uncle…I need new highlights and my parents wont pay for it…)
A CD player that can play MP3s on it! (yay! Needed a new CD player!)
The Used CD (my awesome friend got me it. I love that band)
Yup, that's what I got!
Now, here's chapter 5!
Chapter 5
They say a hero will save us…
A low mist covered the battlefield that day. There were no songs to sing, no parties to attend, and no happiness to be found. Everything was solemn on the day that they would attempt to kill the beast.
ChiChi sunk down into a fighting stance. With the hatred burning in her eyes, she stared at Cell. His presence on earth was no longer needed. All the suffering and pain would end right now.
Cell smirked. He thought of the wonderful ways he could kill this woman he would be fighting. Which way to do it: quick and easy, or slow and painful?
ChiChi screamed as she powered up. Flying towards Cell, she sent a kick flying to his head. Cell easily blocked it, sending her leg flying back. ChiChi gritted her teeth, and started to let the punches fly. Cell stood still and silent, not feeling the slightest pain. Finally, ChiChi backed off, wiping some sweat off her forehead.
Cell laughed. What a pitiful attempt that woman made to try to make him feel pain. "So, that was it?" he said, "Wow, I didn't feel a thing."
ChiChi's eyes went wide. She put all her power into those attacks, and they did nothing. But…why? How? No one could be that strong…could they?
"Let me show you how it's done" Cell then slightly powered up, and rushed towards ChiChi. Hitting her in the jaw, she went flying backwards. Cell then disappeared and hit chichi in the back, thrusting her forward. She gasped as a shooting pain went up her spine. She then felt herself get thrown upward, right before she lost conscience…
ChiChi landed forcefully on the ground. Her head jerking backwards, she lay lifeless, as if she were a doll. Blood trickled down her dirty face as if it were a flowing river, making a small puddle on the ground.
Trunks gasped and ran over to ChiChi. There, he crouched down, taking her head into his lap.
"ChiChi…wake up, please. Come on." He shook her a little. "Come on, wake up."
ChiChi cracked open her eyes just enough to see Trunks. "Take care of them…"
Trunks shook his head. "No! I—I can't!"
ChiChi painfully curled her frown up into the smallest smile. "Yes you can. You're father would be proud."
Tears started to fall from Trunks' eyes. Soon, there were two streams flowing down his face as he looked at ChiChi's face. "Don't go. We need you here. Don't go. Not yet."
"I'm sorry," She whispered.
At that moment, Goten woke up in Videl's arms. He had almost no recollection of his battle. He remembered going to fight Cell—and then everything went black. Jumping out of Videl's arms, he quickly scanned the area.
"Mom? Mom!" He screamed, running over to her. He crouched down next to Trunks.
"Goten…Goten is that you?"
Goten sniffed in and nodded. "Yeah, it's me mom. What's wrong?"
"You're father…he was a brave man. Both of your fathers were. Make them proud. We'll all be watching on the other side…"
"The other side? No mom! You can't leave, not now!"
ChiChi continued to smile as she reached up to touch Goten's cheek. Her hand shaking violently, she softly cradled her son's cheek in her hand, allowing his tears to run onto her hand, and down her arm. Goten took his own small hand and held it over hers. Just hold on. He thought. We can beat him. Just don't go. One more moment. Not yet.
Goten closed his eyes as a few tears fell. He opened them again when he heard a soft singing voice.
"And then a hero comes along, with the strength to carry on. And you don't have to be surprised—"
Goten looked at ChiChi as she sang. "No, save your energy."
"That you know you can survive. And when you feel like hope is gone, look inside yourself, be strong. And you'll finally see the truth—"
"What are you saying?"
"That a hero lies in you…"
ChiChi coughed, and a small drop of blood drizzled down her chin. Closing her eyes, she drew in a deep breath. Shakily, she slowly exhaled, cherishing her last breath of fresh air.
"I love you both…" She said in the softest whisper. "Goodbye…" And her eyes closed.
Goten wiped his eyes. No…not yet. Just a little longer. She had to hold on until Cell was gone. She could not leave yet—they needed her. "No, mom, come back." He grabbed her shoulders and shook her—there was no response. "Mom, come on. Stop joking. Come back."
"Goten, be strong." Trunks put his hand on Goten's shoulder.
Goten tore away from Trunks. "No! Leave me alone!" He turned his back to Trunks and started to cry.
"It's hard, I know. Let's go home and fight Cell another day."
Goten turned around and stared at Trunks. "She wasn't your mother."
Trunks stared at Goten. He was caught off guard by Goten's comment. So what if ChiChi wasn't his real mother? He had been living with her before he could remember. And it was because of Cell. All because of this monster who had liked to play a sick kind of 'game'.
Cell laughed, making Trunks and Goten both turn their heads. Cell was remarkably happy with the outcome. Oh how he loved to see people cry. It was his life long mission to cause pain and suffering everywhere he went. He powered up a bit. "I'm leaving. Catch me if you can." And with that, he flew off.
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Cell landed in a fairly populated city. People stopped and stared as he waited for his prey to arrive. Crossing his arms, he tapped his foot impatiently. A few minutes later, Goten, Trunks, and Videl landed in front of Cell. Cell stood up straight, and looked at them.
"About time you came."
Goten gritted his teeth. "You do not want to mess with me right now. I swear if you touch anyone one else who is close to me, you will pay."
Cell laughed loudly. "You have already proven yourself no match for me, so why keep trying?"
Goten fell silent. He did not know why. Was it for himself? Did he have a great pride within himself that drove him to go on? Or maybe it was his mother, for she would never allow him to give up. Goten balled his hands into fists as he fought himself not the let loose.
"Not talking, aye? How about we spice things up a bit?" Cell pointed a finger at what looked like Goten. An invisible force went speeding past Goten's ear. The dirt parted as it went towards another target. Goten's eyes went wide as he realized who it was going towards.
It lifted her into the air. The invisible force gave her a strange sensation. As she was lifted higher and higher, her throat started to close up. Scratching at her neck, she struggled to breath. Her insides felt as if they were going to explode. "Goten…Trunks…" She struggled to cough. "Help me…"
Goten and Trunks were frozen in their places. They could do nothing to help.
Her body started to enlarge. It was slow and unnoticeable at first, but then it quickened as her arms and legs got larger. Gasping, fear struck her eyes. "Goten…"
Goten looked up at her. Finally, a nerve struck him. "Videl no!" He screamed. He flew up to save her. As he headed up to her, a huge explosion took place, overwhelming Goten's presence. He searched desperately for Videl's body, but she was nowhere to be found. The smoke cleared as the last of Videl's cells dissolved into the air. Goten flew around the area, scanning to make sure she hadn't just fallen to the ground. She was nowhere to be found.
She was gone…and he could have saved her. He loved her…Videl was a sister to him. Why could he not save her? Why? Goten did nothing, and stared into space.
"So boy, what are you going to do now? Are you going to beat me into a bloody pulp, and then throw me away? What will be your move?" Cell said, "She is gone, your mother is gone…I can go after Trunks next, if you like…" He said tauntingly. Goten said nothing, and continued to stare into space. Cell smirked and formed a small ball of ki in his hand. Pointing it at a building, he released it, making the building collapse. People screamed as they fled the scene, trying desperately to survive. People cried out "Cell! Run!" as the building collapsed. As the building came crashing down, their cries were not muffled…they hauntingly echoed through the dust.
"We need an angel! Where is our angel?" They screamed
"A hero will save us!" They cried.
"Do you hear us crying? Send us an angel!"
"An angel"
"Someone to save us"
"Anyone…please…"
The people cried out to God as they screamed in fear. Rushing as far away from the city as possible, the fear was evident in their eyes. The surviving people did not want to die…not like that, not from a monster. Children wailed for their parents to help them, for someone to save them, for they were too young to understand the cruel reality of the world. Cell laughed at their pleas for help. Oh, how much he loved the cries of the weak.
"You hear that Goten? Those are the cries of pain. A lovely sound, isn't it? To hear others in pain and suffering, knowing that I caused it, and you could have saved them? Does that satisfy you?"
Goten looked down at Cell and gritted his teeth. He hated Cell with an undying passion. That taunting smile and that haunting laugh echoed through his brain as well as his words…the cries of pain…
Something snapped. Goten could not take it anymore. He grasped his head, violently thrashing it around. No more. He would take no more of it. No more pain, no more suffering. It was going to stop right here. Cell was no longer allowed to live. He was not going to cause any more destruction. He was not going to kill any more people.
Revenge slowly seeped into Goten's mind. As the deaths of his mother and Videl replayed in his mind, his rage grew. As he thought of how his father and his brother died—at the hands of a monster—his rage grew. Thinking of how now both him and Trunks were orphans, his rage grew. Thinking of all the innocent lives—his rage…his pride…his honor…his love… and all of his sorrow—rose to dangerous levels. Levels that no one human could ever comprehend…
Goten lowered his hands and balled them up into fists. Screaming loudly, he emitted a brilliant light. After the light faded, a new looking Goten emerged. His hair had become slightly longer, and a more brilliant and vivid gold, and his eyes had become a deeper green, showing a merciless and evil glint in them. Lightning crackled around him as he quickly flew down to confront Cell.
Their angel had arrived. The people's cries had been heard.
Trunks looked at Goten surprised. "Goten…let me fight…"
Goten looked at Trunks. "No, I'm fighting." He said confidently, "I can beat him. I know I can." Goten crossed his arms and smirked, "Get out of here before you get hurt."
"But Goten…" Trunks said.
"Get away NOW! I'm not asking you, I'm telling you."
Trunks carefully backed away from Goten. He had never seen his best friend—his 'brother'—in this state of mind before. Quickly nodding, he flew off, leaving Goten behind.
"Now," Goten said, "Where were we?"
Cell smirked. "You were going to make me pay?"
Goten smiled. "Ah, yes. When I am through with you, you will have no strength to walk. Then, even when you are defenseless, I will kill you."
"Oh you will? Then let's see it!" Cell did not bother to go into fighting stance. He leaped towards Goten, prepared to kill. Goten smirked, and prepared for the attack…
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Hope you liked that chapter. Sorry, but I have no preview for the next chapter as of right now. I kinda don't know what's going to happen next. I usually have one or two chapters written before I post another chapter. Hopefully, I'll be able to come up with something soon.
I put out this new fic called "Song for a Mixed Tape" If you would please check it out, I would really appreciate it.
Well, please come back for the next chapter, and remember to review!