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Finding HopeThursday 12:00 PM
Son Goku stood in the doorway of his home staring up at the perfectly blue sky.
Flash Back. 249 AD 11:00 AM
Goku jumped at the sound of a knock at his door and a small black haired Saiyan Prince on the other side.
"What do you want Vegeta?"
Vegeta could hardly believe that the man in front of him was Son Goku. The usual sparkle in his eyes had long since vanished and been replaced with hardness and something that represented a black void. Vegeta swallowed and blocked out the cold feeling he suddenly got.
"Kakaroto,"
"Listen Vegeta," Goku cut him off, "I've told you before, my name's Goku."
Vegeta sighed in defeat and stepped into the house.
"I gave it to Trunks."
Goku stared at the Saiyan Prince for a moment, mouth dropped, "Why?" He finally muttered as he poured himself a glass of water.
"He disserved to know." Vegeta clenched and unclenched his fist.
"To know why our sons were killed?!" Goku smashed his glass on the table shattering it into pieces cutting his fingers on the shards.
"They weren't our sons Kaka…" Goku glared at Vegeta, "Goku."
Vegeta shifted his feet for a minute then sat down, "The didn't belong to this time."
Goku scowled as he picked up the pieces of glass and mopped up the blood and water off the table.
"Is that all you gave him the book for?"
"Whatever happened to you Kakarot?!" Vegeta snarled ignoring the venomous look Goku gave him.
Snatching Vegeta's collar in one swift movement, Goku lifted him off the ground and up to eye level.
"What happened Vegeta? What happened is my son, Marai Gohan, comes sobbing at my doorstep torn to shreds.
And he bleeds to death he tells me that I am the one who killed him!"
"Not you Kakarot. It was someone else in a different Universe."
Goku dropped Vegeta back onto his feet and spun around, "Does it matter Vegeta?"
Vegeta scowled glaring daggers at the back of Goku's head, "It does to you."
Flash Back Ends
"He was right." Goku muttered heading back into his house, "Now what am I going to do?"
A solitary tear ran down his check falling to the ground as he leaned up against the wall and slid down it to the floor.
"I'm all alone… my whole family's gone…"
Memories from long ago raced though his mind and closing his eyes he could see the once happy family he longed for now.
12:15 PM Satan Mansion
"And… It has taken effect?"
"Yes sir, as of this morning we have started rounding up the Saiya-jins. The should be gone Friday of next month."
"You mean 'Gone' as in 'Dead'?"
The soldier nodded, "Yes sir."
Mr. Satan grinned clasping his hands together over the desk top, "Great." He laughed swiveling his chair away from the soldier and towards the large window.
"You are dismissed."
"Yes sir."
8:02 PM. The Lookout
Piccolo stood to the side of the young guardian, a look of disgust washed over his face, "They've invented Ki blockers." He growled unfolding his arms from across his chest.
Dende shook his head in disbelief as he stared off the edge of the lookout, "I wonder how Goku's doing…" He sighed turning away from the Earth.
"He can handle himself, I'm sure." Piccolo grunted glaring down at the Earth, 'If I had just succeeded in overtaking the Earth, none of this would have happened.' He thought turning away from the Earth.
8:04 PM. Saiya-jin Barracks
Goku sat on the dirt floor grimly staring blankly at one of the four metal walls that surrounded him and the other 20-some others crammed into the room. He had just given up long ago trying to break off his Ki absorbing wristbands. If he even powered up a little the tiny bands would absorb it leaving him feeling weaker than before. Several others had tried to overload the tiny contraptions circuits only to end up passed out on the floor. Others tried to simply escape and were promptly shot in the end. So here he was giving up on hope. Sighing, Goku glanced around the room at all the grim faces of his people.
"This sucks, huh?" The woman next to him whispered.
Goku glanced down at her and nodded, "I…"
"Can't believe you're here?" The woman finished his sentence and Goku nodded again.
The woman sighed and smiled lightly her dark brown bangs fanned out over her dark green eyes. She swiped at them with her right hand then tilted her head up to get a better look at Goku.
"By the way, the name's Arumiku."
Goku smiled warily, "My name's Son Goku."
Arumiku smiled, "It's nice to meet you Goku."
Goku blinked and smiled back, "You too."
Friday 9:00 AM Satan Mansion
"Excuse me sir." General Cid grunted saluting Mr. Satan as he entered the President's office.
"Yes? What is it?" Mr. Satan growled slamming his laptop closed and leaned back into his chair.
"There have been a few technicalities, sir."
"Technicalities?" Mr. Satan repeated raising an eyebrow.
"Yes sir. It may take longer than planned to get rid of the Saiya-jins, sir."
Mr. Satan scowled leaning forward in his chair, "How much longer?"
General Cid swallowed, "A year tops." He replied meekly.
"A YEAR?!" Mr. Satan bellowed leaning back in his chair swiveling it away from General Cid to his window, "So be it."
"Sir?"
"I said 'Fine'! Now leave before I change my mind and have you executed for bothering me!" He shouted angrily causing General Cid to wince visibly.
"Yes sir." He said quickly and retreated from the room.
10:00 AM Saiya-jin Barracks
Goku sat on the edge of a hardy must old cot that had been brought in late last night along with a few others. The air was thick with dust, blood and other odors, Goku found it best if he didn't think about it. He stared at the wall in front of him and shivered unconsciously in thought. What he wouldn't give for a hot shower and a thicker blanket.
"Gato!" A feminine voice cut through the air from behind him.
Goku jerked his head to the right and jumped up. A gun went off suddenly and the women screamed in anguish. A rather large man fell to the ground dead before he even hit. Two soldiers stood in front of the woman still pointing their guns at the deceased man. The woman fell to her knees by the man's side and felt frantically for a pulse. A grief stricken sob escaped her throat and she dropped her hand to her side. The two soldiers each took an arm of the dead man and pulled him out of the room slamming the door shut behind them. The woman watched silently as tears fell from her eyes to the ground.
"What happened?" Goku whispered to the man next to him; a short husky fellow with thick black hair that fell to his knees.
"Not sure, I think he was trying to escape or something." The man answered back in a deep gravelly voice.
"Toma?"
Goku looked up just as Arumiku knelt down next to the grief stricken woman.
"He was all I had left." Toma sobbed turning to Arumiku, "and he didn't even do anything!"
"We'll avenge his death."
Toma and Arumiku looked up at Goku who stood gaping out the only window in the room.
"How?" Toma whispered wiping the tears from her eyes, "How will we avenge my brother if we can't even get out of here?"
Goku averted his eyes to Toma, her dark brown eyes glared at him with such fury but he could see behind that fury. He could see the hope in her eyes as well.
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