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Hey everyone, thanks for the reviews, and thanks for being patient with me. I'm sorry it's been taking so long to update.

I think it gets really bad halfway down. Hopefully, I'll be wrong…

So, I'll stop wasting your time, and I'll let you read.

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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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Session 14

    Vegeta sat alone in a damp room. The scent made his nose twitch as he tried to exhale the foul smell out of his system. Bending over, he rested his forearms on his knees. He sighed out deeply, and rubbed his head, knowing that he had no way out of the room. Closing his eyes, he thought of how he even came to this dungeon.

   There was a man he remembered. A man who wanted Gohan. Why, he did not know, but the man had said something about him and Trunks being useful. Vegeta had tried his best to fight, but somehow, he was captured. How, he did not know, but when he woke up, he was alone—and Trunks was gone.

   Vegeta felt a jolt inside himself. He felt a familiar ki. Whose is was, he could not remember. He closed his eyes tightly. A bead of sweat ran past his eye, and fell onto the floor. Who was it? Why, after all these years, would he feel a ki that was so powerful?

   Vegeta opened his eyes. Oh my god. He thought. The kid's come back.

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   "Mom?"

   Gohan looked forward. She was right there, in the flesh…his mother! He smiled broadly and started to run towards her, joy overwhelming him. ChiChi smiled, motioned him to follow her, and she started to run in the opposite direction.

   "Gohan!" She called, laughing, "My son! Follow me! I have a surprise for you!"

   Gohan quickened his pace, and followed after ChiChi. Soon, she was out of his sight. Gohan frowned, and started to run quicker. He hadn't seen her in so long…he just wanted to hug her again, to feel her warmth, like he did when he was a young child.

   As he ran, he noticed a figure in the distance. Now at full speed, he made his way over to the figure, which was lying on the ground.. As he finally made it over, he noticed who it was—ChiChi. That wasn't the only person their though…Gohan suddenly noticed her clutching to Goten, who lay unconscious.

   He quickly knelt down besides ChiChi. A pained look filled her face, and her eyes her ice cold—they were two crystals, with no feeling.  Goten lay with a shocked expression. A small drop of blood decorated the corner of his mouth.

   Gohan started to shake uncontrollably as he realized that they were dead. As soon as they would find out who killed them, he would get his revenge. Slowly he stood up, and backed away. Right now, it was too much for him to handle. He wasn't there to protect them…

   Gohan heard a deep chuckle. Standing next to ChiChi was Cell. He looked down at them in content, and started to circle them. Never once did he look up to see if anyone was around. His figure then shifted, and Gohan had to make his eyes readjust…

   The creature licked his black lips. Laughing, he swished his tail. "I knew I'd get revenge on that monkey." He said to himself.

   Freiza…Gohan gritted his teeth. He hated that monster with a passion. He might have been weaker than Cell, but he hated him the most out of everyone he had ever fought. Gohan ran towards Freiza. He punched at Freiza's head…. and went through…

   He heard a different sounding laugh. One that sounded so familiar, yet he could not place his finger on it. 

   "I never liked that woman anyway. The boy might be upset about his best friend being killed, but he'll get over it."

   Vegeta…

   Gohan turned around quickly. Now Vegeta was not a man Gohan was afraid of. He knew that the prince was all talk, and only in fury he would attack blindly.

   But Vegeta was also very smart when he wasn't in a rage about his pride, and for that, he had to be careful.

   But as he approached Vegeta, his hair grew longer, and his appearance changed.

   Shit, he changed into Radditz. Why was his mind playing tricks on him?

   Radditz bent down next to ChiChi and brought he upper body into his arms.  His shoulder started to heavily rise and fall, as he started to cry. Slowly, his gi turned orange, and his hair shortened up. He looked up at Gohan with sad eyes.

   Gohan was taken aback. "Father? What…what are you doing here?"

   Goku stared back at Gohan. Holding ChiChi tighter, he let some more tears fall. He then looked away from Gohan and back at ChiChi's lifeless face. "She's gone Gohan…she's gone."

   Gohan walked over to his father and bent down next to him. He picked up Goten, and cradled the small boy in his arms. "Goten too."

   "Do you know who did this?" Gohan asked, looking at his pained father.

    Goku looked back, his eyes suddenly turning cold, "Yes, I do actually."

   Gohan jumped back, Goten slipping out of his hands, "Dad, what's wrong with you? Your eyes…"

   Goku stood up, and walked to Gohan. Outstretching his arm, he grabbed Gohan's throat, and proceeded to choke him…

   Quickly, his father rapidly changed form. From Radditz all the way up to Cell, the figure continuously changed its appearance…. up until…

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   "Don't kill me!"

   Videl looked down at Gohan. His eyes were blank, as if he had no conscience.  She looked at him worried, wondering what could be wrong.

   Gohan gabbed his head in pain as he felt his throat close up. Sitting up quickly, he nearly hit Videl in the head. His eyes darted nervously around the room, finally resting on Videl. Was she real, or was she just part of his nightmare? He could no longer tell fantasy from reality. Standing up, he started to back away from her.

   "Gohan…Gohan are you okay?"

   Gohan shook his head, "Stay away from me."

   "I'm not going to hurt you."

   "No…this is part of my nightmare! Stay away! I'm warning you…step closer, and you'll regret it."

   Videl took a step forward.

   "I'm warning you…" Gohan put his hand up, preparing to fire.

   She took another step.

   The energy raged around Gohan. Soon, he neared his Super Saya-Jin form. His eyes flickered green as he powered up. It was just part of a nightmare…she didn't exist…

   Videl's eyes softened. She realized that he thought she was fake, that he could shoot at her all he wanted, and she would never die. She wished she were immortal.

   The energy grew in Gohan's hand. He narrowed his view towards Videl. "Take another step, and I'll kill you." He said harshly, not even realizing what he sounded like. The ball of energy slowly left Gohan's had and started its way towards Videl…

   "Gohan you have to wake up!" Videl screamed.  The blast went flying past her ear—she had dodged it just in time. Quickly, she ran towards Gohan. With every step forward she took, Gohan stepped backwards, until he hit a wall.

   "Don't hurt me." Gohan whispered, "Don't you dare touch me, or my father will kill you."

   An old memory…

   So full of blood, crying, dying…

   He had an awful past, one that she never knew of. He crashed against the wall, falling to his knees.

   Gohan's having a mental breakdown. It must have been too much to come back to Earth. Videl cursed at herself for making him come back. Maybe they didn't need him. Maybe she could beat them…

   No, they would kill her for sure.

   Videl slowly neared Gohan and crouched next to him. Wrapping her arms around him, she brought him closer to her. A few tears fell from Gohan's eyes as he wrapped his arms around her waist. He leaned his head on her shoulder, happy to feel her warmth. He felt…alive.

   "Are you okay?" Videl asked in a hushed voice. She felt like such a mother…

   "They're gone Videl. They're all gone, and I wasn't here to protect them. It's my fault…all my fault. I caused their deaths, just like I caused my father's."

   "You can't talk like that. You would have protected ChiChi and Goten if you were here, but you weren't. You have to stop living in the past."

   Gohan looked into Videl's eyes, "I can't. I can't stop living in the days when we had peace…the days…"

   "When we had each other."

   There was an uneasy silence.  They just held each other, as if it were the first time ever, cherishing every moment they had together. Gohan cradled Videl's chin in his hand. Bending down, he kissed her on the lips…

   Then the phone rang.

   Videl regretfully pushed herself away from Gohan. Running to the kitchen, she grabbed the phone.

   "Did you get him?" The voice on the other end asked.

   "What?"

   "Did you get him?" This time, it was more like a statement.

   "I can't bring him to you."

   "Why?"

   "I just…can't."

   "Videl, if you don't hold up your part of the deal, I can't hold up mine. Bring him within forty-eight hours, or our little bargain is through. Understand?"

   "Yes…yes sir."

   "Good."

   The phone then died.

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   "What are you doing to me?" Vegeta barked.

   "Just standard testing." A man said, running his fingers through his hair. A metal probe poked at Vegeta's arm.

   "Hey! Get that thing away from me!"

   "It is just simple procedure. We need to measure your strength."

   "Then why don't you fight me?"

   The man laughed, " That would be ridiculous. Why fight you when we can do it this way? Then, you won't get tired, and will be in top shape."

   Vegeta gritted his teeth. "What did you do to the boy?"

   "The boy? Oh yes, Trunks. He's right here."

   A glass container rose from the ground. Floating in it was Trunks. His arms were crossed in an "x" shape across his chest. Wires were connected to his wrists, ankles, and neck. He seemed to be submerged under some sort of liquid. It was impossible to tell if it was water or not.

   "What are you doing to him? You're going to drown him!"

   "Is that sincerity in the great Prince Vegeta's voice? I thought you cared for no one."

   Vegeta growled. Not caring for other people was one thing, but caring for his family was a whole other issue.

   "He won't drown, this is state of the art technology. It's more advanced than Capsule Corp. so you have nothing to worry about."

   "If I find one scratch on him I swear I'll…"

   "Now now Vegeta, no need to be making threats you can not keep. We're done. Goodbye." The man pressed a few buttons, and Vegeta disappeared through the floor.

   The man stepped down from the control panel and walked over to the container Trunks was in. He chuckled a bit as he stood in front of it.

   "You and your father will supply us with good energy…prepare boy, if you want to get out of this alive, you'll have to fight the battle of your life." He stepped onto another platform. "I guarantee it."

   And the man disappeared.

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Hope you didn't think that was too bad. I don't know who the bad guy is yet, and I don't want to make up a new character. I have it narrowed down to three people: Sephiroth (from one of the FF games…not sure which one), Vicious from Cowboy Bebop (which would kinda make sense in this fic…) or Cloud from FF7 (which is very unlikely)

I don't even think all these people are bad guys in their games ('cept for vicious) Oh well, they can be for my fic!

Hopefully, I'll have everything figured out soon.

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