Chapter one
Goten skipped around the table, humming a little tune. Bulma sighed and put her pencil down then pushed her chair out. Goten had his eyes closed, he ran right into the chair and fell backwards.
Bulma turned around with a lopsided smirk,
"If you kept your eyes open maybe you wouldn't run into chairs."
She commented. Goten picked himself up and pushed the chair in, then started skipping again, as if nothing had happened.
Bulma sighed,
"Why don't you do that outside where there isn't as many things to run into?"
She asked. Goten took his hands that were folded behind his back and spread them out like he was flying, then laughed gleefully as he zoomed by Bulma.
Bulma watched Goten, and just as she looked away, she heard a crash. She looked outside and over to Goten and he was once again rubbing his head, some barrels lay on the ground. Bulma groaned,
"I don't know how Chi-chi puts up with you."
She yelled to him.
Goten smiled at Bulma and started skipping again.
Bulma took a basket full of wet clothes from the doorway and took them to the center of the acreage. They were on a small vacation out in the country, where Bulma could have some peace and quiet. She pulled a shirt out and hung it up. She looked at Goten as he completed his tenth lap of the cabin then cupped her hands around her mouth,
"Goten! One more lap and you have to come give me a hand, maybe I'll order pizza and ice cream!"
She yelled.
Goten's eyes lit up and he started sprinting around the large cabin.
Bulma could hear Goten giggling,
"Hai!"
around the house, then she threw one half of a bed sheet over the wire. She spread it out and bent down and started to smooth out the wrinkles on it. The sun shone brightly on the white sheets, making Bulma squint. She put her knee's to the ground. Suddenly the sheets weren't as bright. Bulma glanced up, seeing a tall shadow,
"Oh thanks Goten; now, start un-wrinkling those clothes you wrinkled up this morning."
Bulma said pointing to a pile of clothes. The shadow didn't move.
Bulma looked at the shadow, she stood up. The shadow was taller than her. She looked up to the shadow that waved on the sheets. Above her was tall spiked hair. Bulma stared at the sheets, thinking it was her imagination from the blistering heat they were having that summer. Then her eye's went wide.
She saw a flash of Vegeta in her mind, when she had seen him on Namek; she had a flashback of her nightmare, where he had come after her, his eyes, piercing into her head. She started too turn around, as she did she saw his arm. Bulma pushed a scream out of her throat.
Vegeta stared down at her, he calmly put his hand out, pushing his index finger lightly on her lips; Bulma instantly froze.
She stared up at the smirking Vegeta. She could hear Goten's humming stop, then the quick pitter patter of his oversized slippers running toward her.
Bulma saw Vegeta's eyes look past her, then he moved his hand to hers and clutched it. Bulma felt empty, her eyes rolled back at first then she saw everything clearly. She saw the world change from one spot to another, constantly moving then stopping. She looked up to Vegeta, determination in his face.
Bulma struggled to move her other hand up to Vegeta's that was clutching hers. Her fingers clutched onto his wrist and she pulled herself up to him, without result; her stomach began to feel queasy.
Vegeta glanced back to Bulma as he felt her hold onto his wrist.
"Feisty are we, Onna?"
He asked.
Bulma's frail eyes peered up at him.
Vegeta looked ahead again.
Bulma looked around, she caught sight of Chi-chi and Goku's house, and she was going to try screaming when Vegeta's voice stopped her,
"Don't even think about it 'Bulma dear'."
He warned.
Bulma pouted, but kept her mouth shut, afraid of what Vegeta would do,
"Where are you taking me, and why did you call me 'dear'!?"
She yelled.
Vegeta didn't answer.
Bulma looked up at him, her eyes pleaded into his skull,
"Fuck! Stop staring at me like that."
Vegeta yelled to her.
Bulma didn't stop.
Vegeta growled in his throat,
"If you don't stop, your hand is in the right place for an energy blast!"
He yelled.
Bulma looked down at her hand, then to the ground.
Vegeta waited a few minutes before answering her,
"We are going somewhere where I can make you remember."
Bulma looked up at him, pushing her feet on the ground as he set down, then letting them drop as he sped somewhere else.
"What do you mean remember!?"
She yelled up to him.
Vegeta tried not to get mad,
'she doesn't remember anything; so I can't get mad at her.'
He told himself.
"Try to remember about two years ago. You supposedly passed out right?"
He asked. Bulma nodded,
"Yah, but I don't remember how!"
Vegeta pushed forward,
"Well, did you ever wonder why you were passed out for a year!?"
He asked.
"Yah but when ever I tried to ask everyone avoided it,"
Bulma yelled.
Vegeta dodged a mountain.
"Yah, well you're going to find out soon."
He told her.
Bulma could see something different in Vegeta's face,
"How are you planning on doing that!?"
She asked.
Vegeta set down on a mountain and stayed there,
"You'll see. I've been working on something for the past year and a half to make something that will defy the dragons power forever, unless you use something else."
He said panting lightly.
Bulma still clutched Vegeta's hand, something seemed oddly failure about it.
Vegeta noticed Bulma looking at their hands pulling his away,
"Come with me."
He told her bluntly.
Bulma looked around,
'it would be useless to try and call for help here, but he's an enemy, he has tried to destroy earth, killed my friends . . .'
She stopped thinking when Vegeta levitated above the hill,
"Are you coming or are you going to wonder why I'm bringing you here?"
he asked irritably.
Bulma hesitated.
Vegeta once again reminded himself not to get mad.
Finally Bulma stepped foreword,
"It doesn't seem like I have a choice now does it?"
She asked quietly.
Vegeta shook his head. Bulma looked at the drop off at the edge of the hill,
"You expect me to go down that!?"
She exclaimed.
Vegeta groaned and reached out his hand.
Bulma was forced to take it and felt Vegeta tighten his grip and pull her up.
Vegeta then floated down and pressed one of the rocks on the cliff. The hill grew a hole in it.
Vegeta swung Bulma into it and she let out a scream. Vegeta flew down after her, biting his teeth together too try and block out her high pitched scream. Vegeta went faster when he saw Bulma drop. He took her hand and she lowered down. A bit. Then Vegeta set her down on the ground.
Bulma looked around, it was a plane round rocky room.
Vegeta pressed another rock and tunnels appeared.
Vegeta pointed down one,
"Go down there and I'll be there in a minute, all you need to do is talk and I'll be able to hear you, as will you hear me. The walls have intercom wires all threw-out them."
Vegeta told her.
Bulma looked cautiously down the tunnel. She stepped into it and walked down. She went around corners and torches that lit up as she came near and went out as she left.
Finally she saw a light and quickly walked to it. She stopped are the edge of the room. A huge bed sat in one corner. A closet was half open on one end.
Bulma walked to it. She opened it up and searched threw it.
"These are all my clothes. Goku and the rest of them said that they were destroyed by what your friends did to earth."
Bulma said quietly.
"Yah, I know they're yours. Now there's a rock on the wall across from the bed, touch it and I'll be there in a second."
Vegeta's voice startled her.
Bulma looked around at the walls. Something about the room seemed failure. She walked to the wall and hesitantly pressed on the rock. The rock disappeared and water tanks, tubes and chemicals scattered a little room that was behind the rock. Vegeta stepped up beside Bulma.
Bulma looked at him and jumped slightly,
"Fuck! Don't scare me."
She told him, she instantly covered her mouth and stepped away from Vegeta.
Vegeta looked at her, wanting to say something but pulling it back down his throat.
Bulma watched as Vegeta pressed a few buttons. Air bubbles stared to rise in the water tanks. Tubes began filling with colored liquids. All of it came out into a little cup. Vegeta took the cup and turned what ever it was off. He took a sip. He quickly put it down.
Bulma watched as Vegeta looked like he was sick. He tried to stabilize himself. Holding onto his head. Finally he looked up, he thought for a second,
"Yah, it hasn't changed yet, but it's going to soon so you need to have it."
Vegeta said handing her the cup. Bulma eyed the cup.
"If it made you almost collapse, then how do you think I'll react?!"
She asked.
Vegeta put the cup in her hands,
"You will be able to remember everything, just take this. Trust me, I won't hurt you, I'll make sure you don't fall on the ground, don't worry."
He persisted.
When Bulma didn't take it, he growled madly,
"Do it before I blast you to the next dimension!"
Bulma saw no other options,
'maybe he's telling the truth and I'll be able to remember what happened, he seemed fine after a few seconds, so I'll be fine too.'
She thought. Bulma eased the cup to her lips. Closing her eyes she drank the whole cup.
* * *
Goten looked around,
"Bulma! Where aw you?!"
he yelled.
Goten checked behind the sheets. He flew up into the air and looked around,
"I felt someting 'ere just a second ago."
He said to himself. Goten spent a few minutes looking for Bulma,
"What if she's bween kidnappered!?"
Goten exclaimed to himself. Goten saw scenes of people teasing Bulma, pulling her hair and then . . . blowing her up. Goten felt tears come to his eyes and he reached his hands foreword and flew home.
Goten was crying until he got to his yard. He saw his dad training in the yard with Piccolo. Goten sped into Goku's chest. Goku fell backwards and looked at Goten who was balling his eyes out.
"Goten! What's wrong!?"
Goku asked. Goten looked up, his lips quivering,
"B-b-bo-w-w-ma-a."
He stuttered. Goku smiled and sat up,
"Common Goten, she's not that mean, ya gotta lighten up on her."
Goku encouraged.
Goten shook his head and sniffed.
Goku wiped the tears from Goten's eyes.
"Daddy. I was pwaying and she said she would get pizza and ice cweam when I finished skipping awound da house one more time and helped her with da winkles in da laundwy. When I fwinished my wap I fewt someting!"
He yelled.
Goku's joyful face went serious,
"Goten, what happened!?"
Goku asked.
Goten shook his head,
"I don'know. I saw'd a tall shadow with long tall hair and I heard her scweam, when I went behind the sheet where she should 'ave been, she was gone. Daddy, whad if dey pull her hair, whad if they tease her and make her go boom like you did to mommy's fwowers!?"
Goten yelled.
"Goku!"
A harsh tone yelled.
Goku looked past Piccolo and looked sad.
Chi-chi put her hands to her hips and stormed up to them,
"It was you who wreaked the flowers, I worked really hard on those!"
Chi-chi yelled.
Goku looked at Goten,
"Can you remember what direction the power was going when you came this way!?"
Goten thought for a second,
"Yeah! When I came here I felt someting dat way, it fewt just wike the one behind da sheets!"
Goten enthused.
Goku lifted Goten off of his stomach and put him to the ground,
"Chi-chi, us three are leaving for a few minutes, what time is it?"
He asked.
Chi-chi, still hooked in rage growled five o'clock.
Goku smiled,
"Don't wait up kay?"
he asked speeding off, taking Goten's hand.
Chi-chi stood I the yard, looking up at the three flying away.
Suddenly it clicked,
"Hey! If you said only a few minutes why would I have to wait up!?"
She yelled in confusion.
Goten skipped around the table, humming a little tune. Bulma sighed and put her pencil down then pushed her chair out. Goten had his eyes closed, he ran right into the chair and fell backwards.
Bulma turned around with a lopsided smirk,
"If you kept your eyes open maybe you wouldn't run into chairs."
She commented. Goten picked himself up and pushed the chair in, then started skipping again, as if nothing had happened.
Bulma sighed,
"Why don't you do that outside where there isn't as many things to run into?"
She asked. Goten took his hands that were folded behind his back and spread them out like he was flying, then laughed gleefully as he zoomed by Bulma.
Bulma watched Goten, and just as she looked away, she heard a crash. She looked outside and over to Goten and he was once again rubbing his head, some barrels lay on the ground. Bulma groaned,
"I don't know how Chi-chi puts up with you."
She yelled to him.
Goten smiled at Bulma and started skipping again.
Bulma took a basket full of wet clothes from the doorway and took them to the center of the acreage. They were on a small vacation out in the country, where Bulma could have some peace and quiet. She pulled a shirt out and hung it up. She looked at Goten as he completed his tenth lap of the cabin then cupped her hands around her mouth,
"Goten! One more lap and you have to come give me a hand, maybe I'll order pizza and ice cream!"
She yelled.
Goten's eyes lit up and he started sprinting around the large cabin.
Bulma could hear Goten giggling,
"Hai!"
around the house, then she threw one half of a bed sheet over the wire. She spread it out and bent down and started to smooth out the wrinkles on it. The sun shone brightly on the white sheets, making Bulma squint. She put her knee's to the ground. Suddenly the sheets weren't as bright. Bulma glanced up, seeing a tall shadow,
"Oh thanks Goten; now, start un-wrinkling those clothes you wrinkled up this morning."
Bulma said pointing to a pile of clothes. The shadow didn't move.
Bulma looked at the shadow, she stood up. The shadow was taller than her. She looked up to the shadow that waved on the sheets. Above her was tall spiked hair. Bulma stared at the sheets, thinking it was her imagination from the blistering heat they were having that summer. Then her eye's went wide.
She saw a flash of Vegeta in her mind, when she had seen him on Namek; she had a flashback of her nightmare, where he had come after her, his eyes, piercing into her head. She started too turn around, as she did she saw his arm. Bulma pushed a scream out of her throat.
Vegeta stared down at her, he calmly put his hand out, pushing his index finger lightly on her lips; Bulma instantly froze.
She stared up at the smirking Vegeta. She could hear Goten's humming stop, then the quick pitter patter of his oversized slippers running toward her.
Bulma saw Vegeta's eyes look past her, then he moved his hand to hers and clutched it. Bulma felt empty, her eyes rolled back at first then she saw everything clearly. She saw the world change from one spot to another, constantly moving then stopping. She looked up to Vegeta, determination in his face.
Bulma struggled to move her other hand up to Vegeta's that was clutching hers. Her fingers clutched onto his wrist and she pulled herself up to him, without result; her stomach began to feel queasy.
Vegeta glanced back to Bulma as he felt her hold onto his wrist.
"Feisty are we, Onna?"
He asked.
Bulma's frail eyes peered up at him.
Vegeta looked ahead again.
Bulma looked around, she caught sight of Chi-chi and Goku's house, and she was going to try screaming when Vegeta's voice stopped her,
"Don't even think about it 'Bulma dear'."
He warned.
Bulma pouted, but kept her mouth shut, afraid of what Vegeta would do,
"Where are you taking me, and why did you call me 'dear'!?"
She yelled.
Vegeta didn't answer.
Bulma looked up at him, her eyes pleaded into his skull,
"Fuck! Stop staring at me like that."
Vegeta yelled to her.
Bulma didn't stop.
Vegeta growled in his throat,
"If you don't stop, your hand is in the right place for an energy blast!"
He yelled.
Bulma looked down at her hand, then to the ground.
Vegeta waited a few minutes before answering her,
"We are going somewhere where I can make you remember."
Bulma looked up at him, pushing her feet on the ground as he set down, then letting them drop as he sped somewhere else.
"What do you mean remember!?"
She yelled up to him.
Vegeta tried not to get mad,
'she doesn't remember anything; so I can't get mad at her.'
He told himself.
"Try to remember about two years ago. You supposedly passed out right?"
He asked. Bulma nodded,
"Yah, but I don't remember how!"
Vegeta pushed forward,
"Well, did you ever wonder why you were passed out for a year!?"
He asked.
"Yah but when ever I tried to ask everyone avoided it,"
Bulma yelled.
Vegeta dodged a mountain.
"Yah, well you're going to find out soon."
He told her.
Bulma could see something different in Vegeta's face,
"How are you planning on doing that!?"
She asked.
Vegeta set down on a mountain and stayed there,
"You'll see. I've been working on something for the past year and a half to make something that will defy the dragons power forever, unless you use something else."
He said panting lightly.
Bulma still clutched Vegeta's hand, something seemed oddly failure about it.
Vegeta noticed Bulma looking at their hands pulling his away,
"Come with me."
He told her bluntly.
Bulma looked around,
'it would be useless to try and call for help here, but he's an enemy, he has tried to destroy earth, killed my friends . . .'
She stopped thinking when Vegeta levitated above the hill,
"Are you coming or are you going to wonder why I'm bringing you here?"
he asked irritably.
Bulma hesitated.
Vegeta once again reminded himself not to get mad.
Finally Bulma stepped foreword,
"It doesn't seem like I have a choice now does it?"
She asked quietly.
Vegeta shook his head. Bulma looked at the drop off at the edge of the hill,
"You expect me to go down that!?"
She exclaimed.
Vegeta groaned and reached out his hand.
Bulma was forced to take it and felt Vegeta tighten his grip and pull her up.
Vegeta then floated down and pressed one of the rocks on the cliff. The hill grew a hole in it.
Vegeta swung Bulma into it and she let out a scream. Vegeta flew down after her, biting his teeth together too try and block out her high pitched scream. Vegeta went faster when he saw Bulma drop. He took her hand and she lowered down. A bit. Then Vegeta set her down on the ground.
Bulma looked around, it was a plane round rocky room.
Vegeta pressed another rock and tunnels appeared.
Vegeta pointed down one,
"Go down there and I'll be there in a minute, all you need to do is talk and I'll be able to hear you, as will you hear me. The walls have intercom wires all threw-out them."
Vegeta told her.
Bulma looked cautiously down the tunnel. She stepped into it and walked down. She went around corners and torches that lit up as she came near and went out as she left.
Finally she saw a light and quickly walked to it. She stopped are the edge of the room. A huge bed sat in one corner. A closet was half open on one end.
Bulma walked to it. She opened it up and searched threw it.
"These are all my clothes. Goku and the rest of them said that they were destroyed by what your friends did to earth."
Bulma said quietly.
"Yah, I know they're yours. Now there's a rock on the wall across from the bed, touch it and I'll be there in a second."
Vegeta's voice startled her.
Bulma looked around at the walls. Something about the room seemed failure. She walked to the wall and hesitantly pressed on the rock. The rock disappeared and water tanks, tubes and chemicals scattered a little room that was behind the rock. Vegeta stepped up beside Bulma.
Bulma looked at him and jumped slightly,
"Fuck! Don't scare me."
She told him, she instantly covered her mouth and stepped away from Vegeta.
Vegeta looked at her, wanting to say something but pulling it back down his throat.
Bulma watched as Vegeta pressed a few buttons. Air bubbles stared to rise in the water tanks. Tubes began filling with colored liquids. All of it came out into a little cup. Vegeta took the cup and turned what ever it was off. He took a sip. He quickly put it down.
Bulma watched as Vegeta looked like he was sick. He tried to stabilize himself. Holding onto his head. Finally he looked up, he thought for a second,
"Yah, it hasn't changed yet, but it's going to soon so you need to have it."
Vegeta said handing her the cup. Bulma eyed the cup.
"If it made you almost collapse, then how do you think I'll react?!"
She asked.
Vegeta put the cup in her hands,
"You will be able to remember everything, just take this. Trust me, I won't hurt you, I'll make sure you don't fall on the ground, don't worry."
He persisted.
When Bulma didn't take it, he growled madly,
"Do it before I blast you to the next dimension!"
Bulma saw no other options,
'maybe he's telling the truth and I'll be able to remember what happened, he seemed fine after a few seconds, so I'll be fine too.'
She thought. Bulma eased the cup to her lips. Closing her eyes she drank the whole cup.
* * *
Goten looked around,
"Bulma! Where aw you?!"
he yelled.
Goten checked behind the sheets. He flew up into the air and looked around,
"I felt someting 'ere just a second ago."
He said to himself. Goten spent a few minutes looking for Bulma,
"What if she's bween kidnappered!?"
Goten exclaimed to himself. Goten saw scenes of people teasing Bulma, pulling her hair and then . . . blowing her up. Goten felt tears come to his eyes and he reached his hands foreword and flew home.
Goten was crying until he got to his yard. He saw his dad training in the yard with Piccolo. Goten sped into Goku's chest. Goku fell backwards and looked at Goten who was balling his eyes out.
"Goten! What's wrong!?"
Goku asked. Goten looked up, his lips quivering,
"B-b-bo-w-w-ma-a."
He stuttered. Goku smiled and sat up,
"Common Goten, she's not that mean, ya gotta lighten up on her."
Goku encouraged.
Goten shook his head and sniffed.
Goku wiped the tears from Goten's eyes.
"Daddy. I was pwaying and she said she would get pizza and ice cweam when I finished skipping awound da house one more time and helped her with da winkles in da laundwy. When I fwinished my wap I fewt someting!"
He yelled.
Goku's joyful face went serious,
"Goten, what happened!?"
Goku asked.
Goten shook his head,
"I don'know. I saw'd a tall shadow with long tall hair and I heard her scweam, when I went behind the sheet where she should 'ave been, she was gone. Daddy, whad if dey pull her hair, whad if they tease her and make her go boom like you did to mommy's fwowers!?"
Goten yelled.
"Goku!"
A harsh tone yelled.
Goku looked past Piccolo and looked sad.
Chi-chi put her hands to her hips and stormed up to them,
"It was you who wreaked the flowers, I worked really hard on those!"
Chi-chi yelled.
Goku looked at Goten,
"Can you remember what direction the power was going when you came this way!?"
Goten thought for a second,
"Yeah! When I came here I felt someting dat way, it fewt just wike the one behind da sheets!"
Goten enthused.
Goku lifted Goten off of his stomach and put him to the ground,
"Chi-chi, us three are leaving for a few minutes, what time is it?"
He asked.
Chi-chi, still hooked in rage growled five o'clock.
Goku smiled,
"Don't wait up kay?"
he asked speeding off, taking Goten's hand.
Chi-chi stood I the yard, looking up at the three flying away.
Suddenly it clicked,
"Hey! If you said only a few minutes why would I have to wait up!?"
She yelled in confusion.