A Different World
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A/N: Sorry for not updating in a really long time. I've just been busy a lot lately with school and everything else and it is really getting on my nerves. Well anyways, thank you so much for your reviews!, PLEASE REVIEW AND REVIEW some more cause I need to know how my story is going. The more you review, the more I know you like this story and that gives me inspiration to write and to write better. Thanks a lot! Here's chapter sixteen. ENJOY!!!!!!
Chapter Sixteen
Real Pain
"Son! It looks like there is someone else on this planet besides us. Vegeta, Trunks, and Jess are already fighting him over at that grocery store they went to earlier." Piccolo bellowed catching Goku's attention.
"Are you sure? I didn't feel their ki's rise at all, but then again, I wasn't paying attention to them either." Goku lowered his head in shame and stared at the ground.
"Yes, I'm sure. I can feel them now." Goku looked up to the sky and his eyes widened in shock.
"I can feel them too, but I can just feel Jess's ki barely. I hope she's ok." He clenched his fists to his side and growled in anger. "I can't believe I didn't feel their ki's earlier. Come on Piccolo, we need to help them."
"Fine, but Gohan told me to warn Lexy and Goten as well. I'll catch up with you."
"Ok." With that Goku skyrocketed off towards the battlefield where the grocery store use to be. Piccolo watched him leave until he was just a little spec in the sky and then he turned around and closed his eyes in concentration.
"Ka…me…ha…me…..ha!!" A bright white ball of energy soared through the sky and pushed its way over towards the ground. Lexy stood her ground and raised her arms in hopes of blocking the beam of energy. The beam collided with her hands and she pushed with all of her might and held the beam right in front of her. Her body was forced back a couple of feet, her shoes making little ditches in the ground as they moved along. Goten growled and unleashed more energy into his attack making the long white stream expand and grow stronger. Lexy howled out in frustration as she began growing weaker and she finally lost her balance and became victim to the attack. The great big ball of energy exploded upon impact and her body disappeared through the smoke that was produced from the collision.
Goten floated up in the air, waiting for the smoke to clear. As soon as it cleared, he could make out a shadowy figure lying on the ground, motionless. He flew down towards the figure and landed on the ground a couple of feet away from it. His eyes met with Lexy's as she stared at him with painful eyes. He walked over to her and helped her up on her feet.
"Kami, you look real beat up. I didn't think I made my KameHame that strong." Goten put her arm around his shoulders and helped her steady herself.
"Yea, well it was pretty strong, but not that strong. I'm ok Goten, really. I can walk myself." She went to remove her arm, but Goten had a strong grip on it. He smiled and shook his head.
"Stop being so stubborn Lexy. I'm only trying to help you. Plus I brought some Senzu beans for us cause I know how you like to fight. I still remember those times when you and Jess walked into the house like almost unconscious." He chuckled and walked over to a tree and set Lexy under it. He grabbed the pouch on his belt and opened it up to reveal a couple of Senzu beans. He grabbed two of them and handed one over to Lexy.
"Thanks. You know, you're a lot stronger than I imagined. The way that Jess always described you on the show was that you were a ladies man and hardly did any fighting." Goten blushed and grinned while putting his hand behind his head.
"She did? Well, I guess that is sort of true, but my dad always tried to get me to spar with him and then Trunks wanted to spar too. So I guess I did always train, while being a ladies man as she put it."
"Oh." Lexy ate her Senzu bean and suddenly felt rejuvenated. Her injuries all vanished before her eyes and she felt 100 percent again. "Wow, I'll never get use to these things."
"Yea, they're kinda weird, but they heal you real fast. I never leave home without em." Goten ate his Senzu bean and he too felt better than he did earlier that day. Lexy smiled, but then frowned as she heard a voice in her mind.
Lexy, Goten. It's Piccolo. Can you hear me?
"Yea, we can hear you. Where are you?" Lexy looked around for a second thinking he was just playing tricks on her, but she soon realized that he was in her head.
"Yea, what's up Piccolo?" Goten asked with a smile graced on his lips.
I have some bad news. There is some type of creature also on this planet and he has attacked some cities in the are. Trunks, Jess, and Vegeta are already fighting him and Goku and Gohan just left to meet up with them. I want you two to feel their ki's and go help them. Do you understand?
"Yea Piccolo we hear you. We'll be right there." Goten responded in a concerned voice.
"Are they ok? Hey Piccolo, I'm talking to you! Do you know if they're ok?" Lexy yelled out and she was answered by silence.
"He's already lost communication Lex. We'll just feel out their ki's and go to them ok?"
"Ok." She stood up from her spot on the ground and looked at Goten expectantly. Goten looked at her confusedly, but then understood that she couldn't feel other ki's. He nodded and looked up towards the sky and felt out for his friend's ki's.
"They're northwest from here, a couple of miles away. Vegeta's ki is really high and I can't really feel Jess's ki that much. Trunk's is just normal. I can't believe I didn't feel this earlier."
"What do you mean you can't feel Jess's ki that much? Is she ok?" Lexy asked in a worried tone. Goten knitted his eyebrows together and clenched his teeth in anger.
"I don't know, but we're going to find out. Let's go." Goten powered up and flew in the direction of where he felt the three ki's. Lexy quickly followed, struggling to keep up with his speed.
Vegeta was sent flying to the ground as Drake's foot connected with his face and he landed roughly on some of the tile that was still intact from the store's flooring. Drake smiled as he saw the Prince fall to the ground and he flew down after him. Just when he was a couple hundred yards away from the landing site, a white light appeared through the smoke and flew directly at him. Not prepared for the attack, Drake raised his arms in an attempt to block the beam, but failed miserably as he was a second too late to react and the energy beam collided with his body. Vegeta's form emerged from the now smokeless area down on the ground and his hands were still lifted in the air from his latest attack. He was in his Super Saiyan state and had gashes and bruises all over his body. He lowered his arms as he breathed heavily and watched expectantly at the smoke in the air.
As the smoke cleared, Vegeta's eyes widened in confusion. Drake wasn't there. He looked wildly about, trying to find his opponent and right when he turned around to look behind him, he was struck in the abdomen. He doubled over in pain and gasped for air as his lungs were constricting at a high rate and he looked up at his attacker's face. There Drake stood with his usual sadistic smile plastered on his lips and he gazed at Vegeta with cruel eyes.
"What's wrong? Can't the Prince of Saiyans take a little pain? Or are you just weak like all of the other monkey's of your dead race?" Drake chuckled as Vegeta's eyes flashed with rage and he struggled to keep a hold on the Saiyan Prince. "Awwww….did I touch a sore spot? Oh well, you'll be dead before you know it, so you can join the rest of your baka species. And then I'll kill the boy down there, slowly and painfully." His eyes flashed with excitement as he said this next part. "And I think I'll keep the girl as my slave. She'll comply with whatever I say, whenever I say and she won't protest. I like my plans, what do you think?" Vegeta growled and shook uncontrollably and soon enough cried out in rage as his aura began to grow and change from a light golden color to a dark golden color. Drake was forced to the ground from the enormous energy that emanated from Vegeta's body and he stared in wonder at the power that revolved around him. Vegeta smirked as he knew he took it a step higher and transformed into SSJ2.
"You will do no such things. You have yet to see my maximum power and you will die by my hands personally. Strongest being in the universe…..bah….you wish." Drake's eyes narrowed in anger and he crouched back into a fighting position.
"You will soon see that I am the strongest. I show no mercy and you are no exception. Now I will make you eat your words." Drake charged at Vegeta will extraordinary power and threw a couple of punches and kicks at him, all of them, which Vegeta dodged all too easily. Vegeta counter attacked Drake's attacks with his own and soon enough his fist connected with Drake's jaw, making his head twist by the force and he spiraled through the air to the ground. Vegeta flew down after him and began his assault with ki balls, one after one, all invading the smoke-filled area, making the smoke rise even more.
"Ok, hang on there Jess. Try to stay awake." Trunks encouraged Jess and she blinked her tear filled eyes. Trunks was trying so hard to hold himself back from hugging her and trying to comfort her. He didn't want to further her injuries and make her feel more pain than she already is. ::Man, I don't know what to do. She needs help and I don't have a Senzu bean and I can't just leave her here by herself. Won't someone else just come and help us?!:: As if on cue of his thinking, Gohan approached him and landed right next to them.
"Gohan? What are you doing here?" Trunks asked with relief in his voice.
"I saw what was happening on the TV. I couldn't take it anymore so came here myself. Everyone else should be here soon. I'm not so sure about Krillin though, I think he's still asleep."
"Oh great!! I need your help. Jess is hurt real bad. She can't move or talk and she's struggling to keep consciousness." Gohan quickly appeared by Jess's side and he scowled as he saw her broken body up body.
"Kami…what happened to her? Who did this?" Gohan asked in a threatening tone. Trunks sighed and glanced down at Jess.
"She has 3 broken ribs, a broken jaw, cuts and gashes that I had to tie up so she wouldn't lose that much blood, and a broken hip, which won't let her move at all." Gohan's eyes knitted together and he growled.
"I don't have anything with me that can help her. We just have to make her as comfortable as possible for now. Don't worry, I can bet that my dad or Goten have some Senzu beans with them."
"Good. But I think we have to leave her there. If we move her even a little, she'll feel even more pain." Gohan nodded and his eyes searched around for any sign of Vegeta or the new enemy. He saw smoke a couple hundred meters away and Vegeta who was right above it all throwing ki blasts towards it.
"I'm guessing the enemy is in the smoke."
"Yea, he should be." Trunks head suddenly jerked over towards the horizon and he saw three figures heading towards them. Goku, Goten, and Lexy touched ground next to them and they all ran over to see what was happening.
"What's happening? Is everyone alright?" Goku questioned as he looked wildly about and his eye caught onto smoke not too far away.
"Well, my dad is over there, kicking the ugly guy's ass. His name is Drake. And no not everyone is ok. Jess can't move or talk. Any of you have a Senzu bean or two?" Trunks asked with hope in his eyes.
"WHAT?!!! What do you mean she can't move?" Lexy looked over Trunks shoulder and saw Jess lying there with her eyes open and her body all mangled up. "Oh my god!! Jess!" She jumped over to her and sat down next to her. She was about to hug her, but she stopped herself knowing that she could damage her best friend even more.
"My Kami….did that Drake guy do this?" Goku asked with clenched teeth. Trunks nodded and looked over to Goten who was trying to control his rage.
"He. Will. Pay. For. This." Goten remarked in clear-cut words. He tightened his fists until his knuckles were white and his face turned bright red from hot anger.
"Calm down Goten. He will pay for this, but we need to make sure she is ok first. Do you have a Senzu bean?" Trunks asked as he saw his friend losing control. Goten glanced at Trunks and calmed down a bit.
"Yea, I do." He reached into his pouch and pulled out a little green bean. He quickly made his way over to Jess's side and kneeled down next to her. "Alright Jess. I'm going to put this in your mouth ok? This might hurt cause of your jaw, but it will heal you. Just swallow it. Ok?" Jess blinked her eyes slowly to show him that she heard him and he nodded. He slipped the bean in her mouth and pushed it down her throat. Jess squirmed around in pain and she whimpered as it slid down her throat. Her eyes widened as soon as she felt a surge of enormous energy flow through her body. She struggled to keep conscious, even though the energy was being forced back into her body, she didn't know if she could handle all of that energy all at once. Then it struck her, her jaw began to heal and she could feel it again. But everyone else would've rather wanted that to heal last cause she started screaming in pain as the energy that shot through her was putting pressure on her hip and her ribs. She breathed heavily and screamed out in frustration and pain. Everyone looked at her with worried expressions, they haven't ever witness someone actually yelling out in pain when they ate a Senzu bean. It was suppose to heal and give back energy, not make you go through pain.
"What's wrong? Why is it hurting her!" Lexy cried out as she watched her friend roll around on the ground and shriek at the same time.
"I don't know…" Trunks answered as he watched bewildered and shocked at the same time. He had not idea what was going on.
"Too…..much…..energy." Jess choked out. But as soon as she spoke, the pain all washed away. Her hip began to feel like it was brand new and her ribs were going back in their rightful places. She could breathe again and she sat up on her elbows with a confused expression.
"Wow. That was weird." She sat up and looked at everyone as they all watched her with wide eyes.
"Are you ok? What the hell was that?!" Goten asked apparently very worried. He wasn't the only one.
"Your alright!!" Lexy jumped on top of Jess and hugged her with all of her might. "Don't you dare scare me like that again! You almost gave me a heart attack!" Jess hugged her back and looked sadly at the rest of her friends.
"I'm sorry for scaring you all. It's just that, the energy that came back to me somehow put pressure on my hip and my ribs and it hurt…a lot." Her eyes then narrowed. "Where is he? I want him to suffer for what he put me through." She was about to get up and go after him until Goten pushed her back down to the ground and stared at her with angry eyes.
"No. You stay here. You've already fought him and got hurt. I don't want to see you like that again. I'll go fight him…no one messes with you and doesn't expect me to do anything about it. He'll pay for even touching you." Goten threatened. ::Wow, I've never seen him like this before. So angry….:: Jess lowered her head and glanced over at Vegeta who was now fighting Drake head on. It looked like he got a lot of gashes on his body, but he wasn't dead. ::Oh great…he still isn't dead. What is up with this guy?::
"No, you all stay here. I'm going to go help Vegeta. Piccolo will be here any second now and he'll help us too. I want you all to go back to Jess's house. You'll only distract me and Vegeta." Goku demanded. Everyone frowned at him, knowing they'd like a piece of this Drake guy, but they complied anyways.
"Fine. You be careful though dad. We'll come and help if we see that you need it. Got it?" Gohan proclaimed. Goku nodded and shooed them away. Gohan, Lexy, Jess, Goten, and Trunks all flew back to Jess's house and as soon as they got here, they all jumped on the couch and watched the news.
TV. Reporter: "Well folks, it looks like there are two new people here and the other ones left. I have no idea who or what these things are, but they can fly, destroy cities with just their hands, and kill people. I tell you people, take any precautions necessary and stay out of sight from these beings." All five of them gazed at the TV, but then whipped their heads around as they heard footsteps coming from behind them….
A/N: Wow, I was being very dramatic!! Well, please REVIEW AND REVIEW and tell me what you think. I know this was very heart wrenching and dramatic, but that is what I felt like today and I just wrote….so you know. Yea. Well, until later chapters…. Ja ne!!