Disclaimer: I do not own Dragon Ball Z or any of its characters. I also do not own the book Prophecy from which part of my idea comes from. By the way, the Saiyaman Saga never happened, but Buu will appear later on. Videl is a full blood Saiyajin.
Please reread chapter six, as I messed up and uploaded this chapter there when I meant to load chapter 6. The story may make sense now to anyone who was confused.
Chapter Seven
Lost Love
Many months later…
Inside Gohan's spaceship Videl, now very heavy with child, was curled protectively around her stomach. Tears flowed freely from her eyes, as she felt nothing on the other side of her link; Gohan was dead. It was a hard, and painful, thing to accept, but she had seen it herself. The fact hit her hard and caused even more pain to come to Videl.
Gohan had promised that he would be back inside before the timer hit zero, but now he was dead. The last thing she had heard from him was apology for not returning to her. Gohan had not known of the child since Videl was just a day pregnant at the time.
Videl was scared of raising her and Gohan's child alone. She was also scared of not having Gohan with her and of the planet she would soon call home and the people she would call family and friends. The only times Videl would move was to eat and use the bathroom. Other than that, she would stay curled up in a ball on the bed, which smelled exactly like Gohan.
The computer beeped, indicating that she was nearing her destination's atmosphere, but Videl could have cared less right then. All she was focused on was Gohan's death and their child. Videl was so numb, from shock, that she barely felt the turbulence of her entry or the impact of her landing. Videl half sensed the multiple ki signatures heading her way. She didn't move, she didn't whimper, she didn't care.
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Son Goku had been sparring with Vegeta when the two Saiyajins sensed a strong ki coming the Earth's way. Goku shot a look over at Vegeta, who nodded and took off to get the rest of the Z Fighters. As Goku stood alone, he could feel that whoever or whatever it was, was in a great amount of emotional pain.
Not an hour later everyone, with the exception of the missing Tein and Chotzu, gathered and headed for the just crashed ship. All were curious to see if the new arrival was friend or foe. When they got there, the ship made everyone, with the exception of the Mighty Prince Vegeta and his son, want to faint.
It was a huge, round, and white spaceship. The best part was the words scrawled across it, which were Capsule Corp. Bulma hit in a new code with no response. So she hit in an old code and the door slowly opened. They waited for a few minutes and were confused when nothing emerged from the ship.
Goku, throwing all caution to the wind, stepped inside. He could feel residues of the familiar ki of his son, but it felt as though his son had not been there for ages. He explored each room, finding a lot of Gohan's things, and finally came to the sleeping quarters. Through the door he heard the sound of a young woman crying her heart out.
From her crying and incoherent words, Goku picked out his son's name. He opened the door and stopped dead even though he hadn't moved two steps. There, curled up into a ball on the bed, was a pregnant young woman. She was a lovely young woman and Goku sensed right away that she was a Saiyajin.
Suddenly she looked up at him, spoke Gohan's name and began to cry harder. Goku was rooted to his spot at the fact that a stranger had spoken his long lost son's name once again. He tried to speak, but he soon found out that his throat would not work. Something about her was soo familiar, but Goku couldn't place his finger on it.
He suddenly noticed that the bed was getting closer. He realized that his legs were working of their own accord. He dropped to his knees beside the bed and looked at the young woman gently. He swallowed the lump in his throat and thought of something to say.
"Ahem..."
The young woman's head came up and she looked blankly at Goku.
"Please...sir...leave me alone," she whispered shakily.
"Please, just answer a small question or two for me."
"Okay..."
"You said a name when I came in here. Why did you call me that?"
Tears formed in her eyes and automatically a hand went protectively to her gently swollen stomach.
"Your ki, it felt almost exactly like his," she whispered, "I thought you were him. I thought he had come back from the dead, but when I felt the emptiness on the other side of the bond, I knew you weren't him."
"Bond? You and he are mated?"
"Yes, but he is dead."
"Dead?"
"He died fighting...died protecting me...and he didn't even get a chance to know about the baby."
"I'm sorry."
"Is that all your questions?"
"Yes."
"Sir...I answered your questions...now leave me alone," she whispered once more, just as shakily as before.
"Okay," Goku replied and stood up to leave.
Please reread chapter six, as I messed up and uploaded this chapter there when I meant to load chapter 6. The story may make sense now to anyone who was confused.
Chapter Seven
Lost Love
Many months later…
Inside Gohan's spaceship Videl, now very heavy with child, was curled protectively around her stomach. Tears flowed freely from her eyes, as she felt nothing on the other side of her link; Gohan was dead. It was a hard, and painful, thing to accept, but she had seen it herself. The fact hit her hard and caused even more pain to come to Videl.
Gohan had promised that he would be back inside before the timer hit zero, but now he was dead. The last thing she had heard from him was apology for not returning to her. Gohan had not known of the child since Videl was just a day pregnant at the time.
Videl was scared of raising her and Gohan's child alone. She was also scared of not having Gohan with her and of the planet she would soon call home and the people she would call family and friends. The only times Videl would move was to eat and use the bathroom. Other than that, she would stay curled up in a ball on the bed, which smelled exactly like Gohan.
The computer beeped, indicating that she was nearing her destination's atmosphere, but Videl could have cared less right then. All she was focused on was Gohan's death and their child. Videl was so numb, from shock, that she barely felt the turbulence of her entry or the impact of her landing. Videl half sensed the multiple ki signatures heading her way. She didn't move, she didn't whimper, she didn't care.
~~~~~~~~~
Son Goku had been sparring with Vegeta when the two Saiyajins sensed a strong ki coming the Earth's way. Goku shot a look over at Vegeta, who nodded and took off to get the rest of the Z Fighters. As Goku stood alone, he could feel that whoever or whatever it was, was in a great amount of emotional pain.
Not an hour later everyone, with the exception of the missing Tein and Chotzu, gathered and headed for the just crashed ship. All were curious to see if the new arrival was friend or foe. When they got there, the ship made everyone, with the exception of the Mighty Prince Vegeta and his son, want to faint.
It was a huge, round, and white spaceship. The best part was the words scrawled across it, which were Capsule Corp. Bulma hit in a new code with no response. So she hit in an old code and the door slowly opened. They waited for a few minutes and were confused when nothing emerged from the ship.
Goku, throwing all caution to the wind, stepped inside. He could feel residues of the familiar ki of his son, but it felt as though his son had not been there for ages. He explored each room, finding a lot of Gohan's things, and finally came to the sleeping quarters. Through the door he heard the sound of a young woman crying her heart out.
From her crying and incoherent words, Goku picked out his son's name. He opened the door and stopped dead even though he hadn't moved two steps. There, curled up into a ball on the bed, was a pregnant young woman. She was a lovely young woman and Goku sensed right away that she was a Saiyajin.
Suddenly she looked up at him, spoke Gohan's name and began to cry harder. Goku was rooted to his spot at the fact that a stranger had spoken his long lost son's name once again. He tried to speak, but he soon found out that his throat would not work. Something about her was soo familiar, but Goku couldn't place his finger on it.
He suddenly noticed that the bed was getting closer. He realized that his legs were working of their own accord. He dropped to his knees beside the bed and looked at the young woman gently. He swallowed the lump in his throat and thought of something to say.
"Ahem..."
The young woman's head came up and she looked blankly at Goku.
"Please...sir...leave me alone," she whispered shakily.
"Please, just answer a small question or two for me."
"Okay..."
"You said a name when I came in here. Why did you call me that?"
Tears formed in her eyes and automatically a hand went protectively to her gently swollen stomach.
"Your ki, it felt almost exactly like his," she whispered, "I thought you were him. I thought he had come back from the dead, but when I felt the emptiness on the other side of the bond, I knew you weren't him."
"Bond? You and he are mated?"
"Yes, but he is dead."
"Dead?"
"He died fighting...died protecting me...and he didn't even get a chance to know about the baby."
"I'm sorry."
"Is that all your questions?"
"Yes."
"Sir...I answered your questions...now leave me alone," she whispered once more, just as shakily as before.
"Okay," Goku replied and stood up to leave.