Well people, here's chapter two! I don't own DBZ, okay? Okay. Oh, and I don't own The Real Folk Blues. That's the cowboy bebop theme song. It belongs to the singer (I forgot her name…I'll have to look it up…)
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Goku's Daughter- There was your romance you wanted. There might not be some for a while, but there will definitely be some later.
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Chapter 2
The real folks blues
I only want to know what true sadness is
Sitting in muddy water
Isn't such a bad life
If it ends after the first time
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Gohan jumped from rooftop to rooftop in the city. He was trying to stay above the city as much as possible while keeping his ki down. If one of the guys tracked him down, it would not be good. He looked down while passing over. A bank robbery was happening in one part of the city, and a jewelry store was being robbed in another. He wanted to change and help them. He would do anything to be able to help them, but then the police would catch up with him. He looked ahead with a high intensity. His mission was to get to the hangar where the city kept the shuttles to go into space.
You see, Earth had started to colonize on other planets, such as Mars, Jupiter, and other planets. There were also a few space colonies in their early stages. People travel from planet to planet almost freely, living where they pleased. This also helped with issues like overpopulation and crimes. Serial Killers are sent to high gravity planets so avoid escapes, and convicts are sent to detention centers.
Gohan finally made it to the hangar. He walked up to the entrance of the hangar. Before he could walk in, a security guard stopped him.
"Sir, can I help you with something?"
Gohan turned around startled. "Um yeah. When does the next shuttle leave?"
"Not until tomorrow."
"Okay, thank you." Gohan then left and rounded a corner. As soon as he was out of sight, he jumped up onto the roof of the building and sat down.
"How to get around this…" He tapped his head. Waiting until the next day would not do. His face was still damp, even though the rain had lightened up. The sun poked through the dark rain clouds, giving a little more light. Gohan thought some more. He could either knock the security guards out, or sneak in. He chose to sneak in. Knocking out the security guards would attract too much attention.
So Gohan sat and waited a couple of hours. Soon it was noontime, and the sun beat down on his back. He watched the security guards leave their posts for lunch. Gohan jumped down from the building and darted towards the hangar. Luckily, the security guards were dumb enough to leave the hangar open. Gohan ran inside, and chose to use the nearest shuttle. He found the door and opened it, and stepped inside.
The space shuttle has about ten rows of seats. At the opposite end where he stood there was an open door leading to the control room. He briskly walked down the isle and sat down in the chair in front of the control panel. He strummed his fingers against the chair in an attempt to think up what he had to do.
"Come on Gohan." He said to himself. "You read this in a book one time. You know how to work these things." He looked around at the buttons and levers. He pressed a green button, and flicked a couple of switches. The engine roared as the electricity came on.
"Come on…be quiet. I'm going to get caught at this rate."
He grabbed a joystick, which he took at the steering wheel, and yanked it to the left. Nothing happened. He pressed a few more buttons, and tried the joystick again. This time it worked. The shuttle moved out of the hangar and proceeded down the runway. Gohan looked out the side windows and saw the security guards chasing him. He pressed a lever up to make the ship go faster. It shot up into the air, and quickly penetrated the atmosphere. The shuttle started to rock gently as Gohan struggled to keep it under control. It then flipped over, and an alarm went off in the shuttle.
"Attention. Cooling system malfunctioning. Please make sure shuttle is in upright position. Attention. Cooling system malfunctioning. Please make sure shuttle is in upright position."
The sirens blared and flashed red. Gohan grabbed the joystick and shoved it as far to the right as it could go. It somersaulted, and Gohan was stuck back where he started.
"Attention. Cooling System malfunctioning. Shuttle will explode in ten…nine…eight…seven…"
Gohan pressed a couple of buttons and tried the joystick again. It started to flip back over slowly…
"Six…five…four…three…"
Ever so slowly, the shuttle continued to move. Gohan felt the shuttle get hotter until he could barely stand it. He felt like he was going to burn to death. God, if he was going to die, he wanted to go fighting or on an adventure, not on a screw up in trying to pilot a shuttle.
"Two…on—"
The shuttle suddenly turned itself upright, and continued its flight. It quickly cooled down, and Gohan breathed a sigh of relief. He sunk down in the chair, and promptly fell asleep.
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Gohan woke up to the sound of a siren. He grabbed his head and opened his eyes. "What the…another siren? What's wrong now? I just fell asleep!" He looked at his watch, which had the date on it. His eyes nearly fell out of his sockets. "WHAT!? I've been asleep for five days? Amazing…"
"Attention. Engines are out of fuel. Please land and refill."
"No! It can't be!" He screamed out. He was going to die this time, no questions asked. The shuttle turned and plunged towards the surface of the planet…
The shuttle hit water. It sunk down low as Gohan struggled to open and exit. He found an emergency exit at the back. He drew in a deep breath and opened it. Water gushed in as Gohan tried to force his way out. After about a half hour, the shuttle was filled. Gohan swam out and tried to get up to the surface. It was too far away though, and Gohan blacked out.
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"Hey, check this guy out."
"He looks out cold."
"Should we bring him back to the ship?"
"Yeah, I think we should. He might need help."
"All right. We'll bring him back. We can't be too careful though. He might have a bounty on his head."
"I know, I know. Come on, help me bring him up."
"Okay."
Gohan cracked his eyes open. He saw two men standing over him and whispering and low voices. The suddenly looked up as he heard a feminine voice.
"Hey guys. Are we going or not?"
"You can leave if you want. Just don't steal all the money this time. We found this guy. We're bringing him back onto the ship."
"Oh! Let me see!" She ran over quickly. "He's a cute one! Bring him onto the ship!"
"Calm down. We're going to."
Gohan then felt himself being lifted up as he closed his eyes again. They never knew he was awake. He felt dizzy, and a sick feeling came to his stomach. He then fell back asleep, not knowing all the trouble he was about to get himself into.
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Ta Da! There's chapter 2 for you! I bet you can guess who the people are. ^_^ If you can't, wait until the next chapter to see! Remember to review! Thanks!
