Healing Old Wounds
Part Four
Mirai Chi-Chi looked around the new planet in amazement. She had never been in outer space before let along another planet. There was that one time she attempted to get to Namek to get Gohan because she knew he was in danger but the ship crashed, and while Dr. Brief was fixing it, Chi-Chi tried several attempts after that to make it to Namek but failed.
So this was Namek she told herself as she looked around at the bright, green planet. It looked nothing like the planet Earth, except the feel of the place left a tranquil feeling in her heart as her country home did.
They landed around a group of Nameks in a village who were going about their lives peacefully planting trees in the fields, gathering water from a well and talking socially. However, the pair wasn't paying too much attention as they were talking quietly among themselves.
"Wow. It's so green," Mirai Chi-Chi said.
"Yeah, it may explain why all the Nameks are green," Goku thought absently.
"I wonder what it looks like at night," Mirai Chi-Chi noted as she looked around at the green sky. "The planet looks lovely and peaceful."
"It never gets nighttime here," Goku said. "There's more than one sun around this planet just like the original Namek planet so there isn't a sunrise or sunset."
"Wow. It makes it hard to tell how many days passed," Mirai Chi-Chi noted. "I always wanted to see this place. I tried to."
"Yeah, I know. I'm glad you never made it. I'm glad I never knew you were trying to get to Namek until after I got back from Yardrat. I would've had a heart attack seeing you there ready to take on Frieza and screaming how Gohan's not getting his homework done." He laughed at the thought and Mirai Chi-Chi laughed along with him at how she was all those years ago.
It was then the two noticed the green Nameks pausing in their daily work staring at them curiously.
The elder of the Nameks, Moori, stepped forward. "Are you friend or foe?"
"Um, friend. My name is Goku--" Goku was cut off when the Nameks begin speaking of Goku, the Saiyan who defeated Frieza.
"So, you're the Goku who saved the Nameks from Frieza. What brings you here?"
Goku went on to explain what happened to Earth in that time and his coming from the past to this future and his plan. "So, I was wondering if you, Dende," Goku said now looking at the young man who possessed the healing powers, "would come with us and be the new Guardian of Earth?"
"It's a shame about Gohan and Krillin," Dende said sadly mourning his friends' death. "They were my friends. If it's all right with Moori, I'll gladly go to Earth."
Moori smiled. "If that is what you want, Dende, then fine. We'll miss you here. You enjoyed the planet more than we during our stay."
After packing his things and saying goodbye to the villagers of Namek, Dende disappeared with Goku and Mirai Chi-Chi and returned to Earth at the Lookout.
"Mr. Popo, say hi to the new guardian--Dende," Goku introduced the two.
Dende bowed slightly before Mr. Popo. "Please to meet you, sir."
Mr. Popo smiled happily at the new Namek and bowed before his new boss. "Hello, Dende." He looked at Goku. "He's much younger than Kami when he became guardian. Can he really bring back the dragon balls?"
"Oh, sure he can," Goku said confidently.
"Mr. Popo, Goku told me the situation on Earth. I'm confident I can revive the dragon balls and allow Shenron to grant two wishes instead of one."
"Two wishes! That's great!" Mr. Popo said joyously. "I'll bring the dragon model right now." Mr. Popo rushed off to his room to get the dragon model.
"Goku," Mirai Chi-Chi said gently as she looked up at Goku with hopeful eyes. "Does this mean my son will come back? I know my Goku won't be able to since he died of natural causes by the illness and this is his second death."
Goku frowned and shook his head. "I'm sorry but neither Gohan nor the other warriors will come back. They have died years ago and that's past Shenron's limits. Shenron can only revive a person if they died within a year's time. Also the other warriors won't be able to come back because they have died already."
"I see," Mirai Chi-Chi said crestfallen. "So, what wishes will you make?"
"The only thing we can do is revive everyone who died in a year's time by the Androids and Cell. As for the second wish," Goku shrugged. "I don't know."
Mr. Popo arrived moments later with the dragon model. He placed it on the floor far from everyone like he did when Kami revived Shenron several years ago after being killed by King Piccolo. Dende placed his bags down and stood before the model.
Goku, Mirai Chi-Chi and Mr. Popo watched on as Dende spoke a Namekian incantation over the dragon model. Sparks of gold whirled out and around the model. Soon the dragon model was engulfed in a bright golden light that escaped its cage and shot to the sky. Out of that large sphere of gold, came seven golden streaks that traveled down to Earth.
One gold streak found its place in a forest, causing a bright explosion as it absorbed a white sphere. It soon turned into a four-star dragon ball. Another landed in the depths in the ocean where it found another white stone and turned into the two-star ball. A third streak landed on the shore of a beach and turned a simple white stone that people walked over into the one-star ball. The rest of the gold streaks continued across the globe to deserts, snowy mountains, land of dinosaurs and a cave until it reached all seven dragon balls.
Feeling the task to be over, the young Namek looked to the three people waiting anxiously for the news. "It's done. All seven dragon balls have been revived."
"Really?" Mirai Chi-Chi said surprised. "That's fast."
"All we have to do now is get Bulma's dragon ball radar, collect the dragon ball and make our wishes," Goku said. "Good luck being guardian, Dende. See ya later, Mr. Popo." He put an arm around Mirai Chi-Chi's shoulders and used Instant Transmission to vanish.
****
Mirai Bulma and Mirai Trunks were watching the news as a reporter talked about the rebuilding of several cities across the world since the Androids defeat by a mysterious young man when they felt the presence of two people's sudden arrival.
Mirai Bulma looked behind her sofa and gasped. "Goku! Chi-Chi!" She yelled as she embraced the younger woman. "It's so nice to see you. It's been years. I didn't think I would ever see you again."
"It's nice to see you, too, Bulma," Mirai Chi-Chi told Mirai Bulma as she returned the hug. "I'm sorry for not keeping contact. I just didn't feel like speaking to anyone. I wanted to be left alone. I've had some very difficult years."
"I know," Mirai Bulma understood. She felt depressed for a while after losing Vegeta and all her other friends, but Trunks was there and it gave her the strength to move on.
Goku looked over at Mirai Trunks. "I heard about you defeating Cell. Good job. I knew you could do it."
"Thanks. I checked the time machine and it's going to take one more month before it's fully charged again and I take you home," Mirai Trunks informed Goku.
"Good. Chi-Chi and I still have some work to do before I can leave."
"Like what?" Mirai Bulma asked.
"You're the reason Chi-Chi and I came here, Bulma. We just came from the New Namek where Dende agreed to become the new guardian of Earth. I'm sure Trunks told you him in my time."
Mirai Bulma nodded. She remembered Trunks telling her about what Dende did in the past. Her eyes lit up. "You mean we're going to have a new guardian and he's going to grant us two wishes! That's great!" She frowned as realized something. "Wait a minute. The others won't be able to come back because it's been too long. So, what will you wish for?"
"Goku wants to revive everyone who has died in the past year," Mirai Chi-Chi explained. "At least some families will have some happiness and get their families back."
"I see. The dragon radar was destroyed years ago when the Androids attacked West City and we had to evacuate to the underground. With Piccolo and Kami gone, I never thought I needed to make one again, but I can have a new one for you by tomorrow morning," Mirai Bulma assured them. "Until then, you two can stay here while we all catch up."
****
By the next afternoon, Goku and Mirai Chi-Chi were searching for the dragon balls. Goku flew while Mirai Chi-Chi carefully held onto Nimbus. The cloud would never drop her but Mirai Chi-Chi was still worried at flying at the fast speed the cloud would accidentally throw her off. Looking at the dragon radar in her hands, she saw the radar getting bigger and louder.
"We're getting close, Goku," Mirai Chi-Chi said. "I think it's down there." She pointed at the desert below them.
"Okay," Goku said as the two went for a landing at the direct spot Mirai Chi-Chi said. He was on his feet while Mirai Chi-Chi was still floating on Nimbus. "It's probably buried deep under all this sand. I'll pull the sand up. Go reach for higher ground, Chi-Chi," he advised and went into the sky.
"All right, Goku." Mirai Chi-Chi flew high in the sky, staying a good distance from him.
Goku formed a fist into his right hand and aimed it at the sand. "HA!" He yelled. The forced caused large amounts of the sand to rise in the sky and disperse in several directions. After the dust and sand cleared out of their vision, they saw a cluster of rocks. Goku and Mirai Chi-Chi landed and saw a deep hole surrounding the rocks. Only one person could fit in the hole and it wasn't Goku.
"I'll get this one," Mirai Chi-Chi said and reached inside the hole until it covered her upper body. She saw the five-star ball and reached for it but felt it was still a little far off. "I'm having trouble reaching it." She couldn't go in any further so she stretched and moved her hand around in hopes of reaching the ball but without luck.
"Need some help?" Goku offered.
"No. I'll get it. You got the others. I want to get this one." She strained as she struggled to pull it free. "I want to feel like I'm contributing instead of being a bystander. Besides, you can't reach it with those big arms of yours." Her hand faintly touched the ball. "I felt it. I have to stretch a little more."
Goku stood there watching Mirai Chi-Chi until his ears picked up the sounds of heavy footsteps. The closer it got the heavier it sounded. He looked in the direction of the sounds and the saw a herd of elephants heading towards him and Mirai Chi-Chi. Goku recalled being on Earth during his time searching for the dragon balls when a herd of elephants passed him as they stepped over the dragon balls. He tried to reach the ball without getting hurt but one elephant stepped on his hand. He didn't get his hand broken but it still hurt badly. In fact, Goku knew a herd of elephants could step on him and he could come out alive, but not Mirai Chi-Chi.
"Um, Chi-Chi--"
"Not now, Goku," Mirai Chi-Chi said.
"But, Chi-Chi," Goku began again.
Mirai Chi-Chi reached for the ball. She touched it but Goku's voice distracted her and she missed grasping it. "Goku, you made me miss getting the dragon ball!"
Goku looked in the direction of the elephants and saw they were getting closer and louder on their heavy footsteps. "I'm sorry, but there's a herd of--
"Goku, is that you making that noise?" Mirai Chi-Chi asked.
"No, Chi-Chi. There's a--"
"Well, keep making it. The ball is slowly coming in my direction," Mirai Chi-Chi said as she felt the vibrations of the ground underneath her and saw the ball bouncing around in her direction. "Come on. Just a little further."
Goku gave up talking to Mirai Chi-Chi as she was too busy concentrating on getting the dragon ball and for some odd reason thinking he was causing the heavy vibrations on the ground. The elephants were getting closer and would reach them at any minute, and when they did, Goku would just grab Mirai Chi-Chi and fly away. The dragon ball may get crushed but he wasn't going to risk loosing Mirai Chi-Chi to get it.
As the elephants got closer, the vibrations got louder and as that happened, the ball bounced and moved in Mirai Chi-Chi's direction. She grabbed the ball and held it tightly. "I got it!" She yelled triumphantly and then yelled in fear and shock as she felt her body suddenly being pulled out of the hole at lightening speed. When she was able to get her bearings, she saw that she was hanging upside down several feet in the air and below her, were a herd of elephants. She tilted her head to look up at Goku who was holding her by her legs. "Goku?"
He maneuvered her around so she was upright against him. "I was trying to tell you that a herd of elephants were heading our way."
"Oh," Mirai Chi-Chi blushed embarrassed. She held up the dragon ball. "Well, this makes five."
****
Mirai Chi-Chi and Goku shuddered in fear of getting the last dragon ball. They were both on Nimbus where it was safe looking down at the spot the six-star dragon ball was.
"Of all the places for the last dragon ball to be, why did it have to be here?" Mirai Chi-Chi groaned.
"I know, but we have to get it. I really don't want to go down there because it could attack me," Goku said.
"I don't want to go down there either," Mirai Chi-Chi said. "Do you think I want to get attacked by that other thing?" She said pointing at the being she didn't want to get attacked by.
"I rather get attacked by that than that monster," Goku said pointing at the animal that scared him.
Goku and Mirai Chi-Chi sighed. They would just have to swallowed their pride, fear and go down there, but it was scary to them to go down and find the six-star ball among a group of sleeping skunks and porcupines.
"Ready?" Goku asked Mirai Chi-Chi. "Are you sure you want to come?"
Mirai Chi-Chi bit her lip and nodded. "If you're going, I'm going."
Goku put an arm around Mirai Chi-Chi's waist and she threw her arms around his neck as they both jumped off Nimbus and glided carefully to the ground. They landed without making a noise. Mirai Chi-Chi pulled out the radar.
"Okay, Goku. We have to go left," she answered
Carefully, they stepped over the sleeping animals, doing everything possible to not wake them. Goku cringed as he crossed a sleeping porcupine and Mirai Chi-Chi cringed crossing a skunk. Each animal were a respective distance from each other because they knew the other was just as dangerous as them. The two kept walking until they found themselves in front of a cave.
"The dragon ball's in there, Goku," Mirai Chi-Chi said.
"Great," Goku groaned. He picked up a stick and lit it with his ki. "The cave's not big enough for me to fly in so we're gonna have to walk in slowly. Step where I step, Chi-Chi and for the love of Kami don't wake up those needle walking animals," he told her in a frightened voice.
"And you make sure you don't wake up any horrible smelling skunks," Mirai Chi-Chi shot back just as scared.
They stepped into the cave and saw several more porcupines and skunks sleeping. Goku carefully stepped inside with Mirai Chi-Chi stepping where he stepped. When they got deeper in the cave, they saw the six-star dragon ball being held tightly by a porcupine. Goku nearly screamed and Mirai Chi-Chi put a hand over his mouth to stop Goku.
"Don't scream or you'll wake the animals," Mirai Chi-Chi warned.
"But, Chi-Chi, look," he whispered.
Mirai Chi-Chi looked over Goku's shoulder and saw a porcupine holding the dragon ball. "You have to get it, Goku."
"But I can't. What if its needle sticks me? I hate needles," he nearly screamed. "You get it."
"I can't move otherwise I'll be stepping on the animals. You have to do it, Goku," Mirai Chi-Chi told him. He started to whimper and she knew she had to do something. "I'll cook a feast with whatever you want, Goku." She felt Goku starting to relax.
"Including chocolate cake with creamy frosting?"
"If that's what you want."
"And pork chops, steak, chicken, dinosaur, fish, dressing, your fresh homemade chicken soup, apple pie, banana pudding?"
"All that and more. All you have to do is get that dragon ball," Mirai Chi-Chi told him in a soothing voice.
Goku looked determined. A good home cook meal was waiting for him if he got that ball and he was going to get it. He reached out and touched the ball. The porcupine moved in his sleep and Goku quickly pulled his hand away. When he was sure the porcupine wouldn't move again, he reached out and grabbed the ball. He slowly pried it out of the porcupine's hand. Goku let out a sigh of relief of his success.
Then the porcupine woke up.
Goku screamed and that caused the other porcupines and skunks sleeping to wake up. Mirai Chi-Chi clutched onto Goku as she stared at the awakening skunks. "Goku, I think it's time to go," Mirai Chi-Chi said in a frightened voice.
"I think you're right."
Mirai Chi-Chi stepped back careful not to bother the sleep disturbed animals from their grogginess. Mirai Chi-Chi sweated in fear as she saw the skunks. She prayed that they wouldn't raise their tails at her and spray her with their horrible smell.
"Um, Chi-Chi could you move faster? I don't like the way these porcupines are looking at me."
"I'm moving as fast as I can. I don't want to get sprayed."
"I don't want to get stuck by those needles," Goku said. He eyed the porcupine he awakened first and saw that he was looking at Goku. He moved his head a bit as if looking for something and then noticed the dragon ball in Goku's hand. The porcupine screeched and pointed at Goku. This caused the other porcupines and skunks to hiss at Goku. Goku and Mirai Chi-Chi saw that the animals had turned on them so they did the only thing two civilized adults would do.
Scream and run out of the cave as fast they could.
"Move faster, Chi-Chi! They're gaining on us!" Goku yelled. "I don't want to get sting by a porcupine!"
"I am moving!" Mirai Chi-Chi yelled. "Do you think I want to get sprayed by a skunk?!"
They finally made it out of the cave only to greet by an awakened bunch of skunks and porcupines. Screaming again, they ran to the right heading out of the forest all the while being chased by an angry mob of porcupines and skunks. Mirai Chi-Chi saw a river ahead.
"We should be safe when we reach the river!" She yelled while panting out of breath.
Once they reached the river, Mirai Chi-Chi stopped to gather her breath. "Wait…Goku. I…need to catch…my breath." She breathed heavily until she saw a skunk raising its tail at her. Mirai Chi-Chi screamed and pushed her and Goku in the water just before the skunk sprayed his horrible aura.
"Swim!" Mirai Chi-Chi screamed and panted. "Swim!"
When they reached the other side of the river, Goku and Mirai Chi-Chi collapsed on the ground, wet and tired. They looked at each other as if wondering what in the world happen and burst into exuberant, insane laughter. The laughed for endless minutes at the whole incident--walking across sleeping porcupines and skunks scared they would get stung by needles of the porcupines or sprayed by the skunk, waking them up, screaming and running for their lives from the pack and swimming across a lake so they wouldn't get sprayed by the skunk.
"If Vegeta saw me, he would call me a baby," Goku laughed.
"If Gohan saw us, he'd be shock to see us running like frightened children from skunks and porcupines," Mirai Chi-Chi laughed. When the laughter died, she sat up rubbed her back. "I think I pulled something from all that running and swimming. I'm getting old. Maybe I should wish for youth," she joked. She stood and stretched her sore body and began wringing out the water from her dress. "Before we summoned Shenron, let's head back home for some dry clothes."
Goku stood up behind her and place his arms on her shoulders. "No need." He raised his ki which began to dry his wet clothes. The heat in his hands traveled to Mirai Chi-Chi and began drying her clothes. Once he was done, he stepped back. "Done."
"Thanks."
"Let's call Shenron," Goku suggested.
Mirai Chi-Chi took out her small bag carrying the dragon balls and placed the six she had on the ground and Goku placed the last ball with them. All the balls began glowing.
"How do you summon, Shenron?" Mirai Chi-Chi asked.
"Just called his name. Watch. Hey, Shenron come on out! I've got some wishes to make!" Goku called. "Shenron!"
The skies once blue and clear turned dark as if night had arrived and the dragon balls glowed brighter than before. They floated into the sky merging together to become one solid form. Mirai Chi-Chi looked on in impressive awe. She rarely saw the dragon arise so this was an amazing site to her. The giant ball of light grew, stretching green scales that were miles long across the sky. After a blinding flash of light, Shenron appeared before them.
"Oh, my!" Mirai Chi-Chi said in awe in looking at the dragon.
"You have awakened me from my slumber!" Shenron's voice boomed over the sky. "I will grant you two wishes! Name them!"
"Goku, are you sure the others won't be able to come back?" Mirai Chi-Chi asked.
"I'm positive. Watch. Shenron, can you revive everyone who was killed by the Androids and Cell?!" Goku asked.
"It cannot be done! Some of the people have already died twice while others have died several years since the Androids and Cells attacked this planet!"
Goku looked at Mirai Chi-Chi. "I told you. I'm sorry."
"It was worth a shot," she said disappointed.
"Shenron!" Goku yelled. "Can you revive everyone killed by the Androids and Cell in the past year!?"
"That can be done!" Shenron's voiced boomed over the darkened sky. His eyes turned red bringing everyone who had died in the past year by the Androids and Cell back to life. "It has been done! What is your second wish?"
Mirai Chi-Chi pondered for a moment. What would their second wish be? The two hadn't given it much thought. At least, that's what Mirai Chi-Chi thought until Goku spoke. "Could you make Chi-Chi young again?" Goku requested.
"What?!" Mirai Chi-Chi yelled shocked.
"It can be done!" His eyes glowed red.
Mirai Chi-Chi looked on in shock and horror as a strong glow of yellow energy surrounded her. Her wrinkles faded and her skin tightened. Her youthful muscles returned giving her a stronger body she had in her youth. She couldn't believe she was young again.
"I have given you your wishes! Farewell!" Shenron's voice boomed in the sky. He glowed as he turned back into seven small stones and dispersed into seven directions across the sky.
"No! Wait!" Mirai Chi-Chi called out but Shenron was gone. Mirai Chi-Chi looked at Goku horrified and angry. "What have you done?! Why did you do this?!"
Goku blinked confused. Why was she so angry? "Well, you mentioned how you wished you could be younger so you didn't feel any aches and pain and I didn't know what to do with the second wish so I gave it to you."
"How could you?!" She yelled angrily. "I didn't want to be young again! Now I'll have to wait for another half a century or maybe even longer before I can die and be with my Goku and Gohan! I was looking forward to dying to be with them! In my depressed state, I was closer than ever and then you came you took it from me with that stupid wish!"
"Chi-Chi…I didn't mean--"
"Oh, you didn't mean it, but you did it anyway!! This is the worst thing you could ever do to me!!" Mirai Chi-Chi yelled and stormed off.
Goku started to go after her but he wasn't even sure if he should. Mirai Chi-Chi didn't want him to be near her now. He had never seen her so angry at him. He was only doing something she thought she wanted. She thought it would make her happy. He didn't know it would make things worst for her. He sighed and wondered what he could do now to make things up to her before he leave in a month.
To Be Continued
AN: I must admit I was laughing and shaking my head at how DEAD WRONG some of you reviewers were when you thought I was actually going to bring back the other warriors. Did you guys forget about the powers of the dragon? Shenron can't bring back someone who died from a natural cause of death, or anyone who's been dead for more than year or anyone who's died and already been revived by Shenron. Mirai Goku had two strikes against him and that was why Goku couldn't be brought back by Shenron in the Cell Saga. You won't be able to guess what I'm going to do.
Lady Athena: Oh, no! You're read my earlier stories! Burn your eyes from that horror!! There's one story I'm seriously considering a rewrite that it's different from what I originally wrote but it's the rating I'm concerned about for the first chapter. Anyway, Goku goofed up now and has to do something else to make Mirai Chi-Chi happy before he leaves.
GD: Goku messed up now and has no idea what to do to make things better, but I do and I'm not telling.
Oninu: I have to give you five gold stars. At least you remember that part about Goku. I'm surprised no one caught on to that.
Chuquita: Read AN. Hee. Hee.
Moon Girl: I know how you feel. I get a little emotional when I type those scenes. You know I haven't watch that Trunks movie since I taped it
Gogirl: Read AN. About Goten. I'm going to let you wait and see for yourself. There's no fun in knowing what will happen in advance. Surely, you know that now by writing your stories.