In The Eyes of a Hunter
Written by Mandy and Jennifer
Chapter 10 - Realization
Disclaimer - We do not own any of the DBZ characters. Yet, any new characters that we have made to fit the story are ours, and part of In the Eyes of a Hunter. Thank you!
"This is pathetic." Trunks said with a laugh as he continued watching wrestling. He turned his head to look out the window at the sound of thunder rumbling in the distance. "Hm, looks like it's going to rain soon." He said half-heartedly, turning back to the TV.
Bra glanced around her room nervously, then leaned her head down to look at her bed. Suddenly her eyes darted up to her far wall and saw a distinct shadow of a person outside her window. She gasped and flipped over in the bed, leaning up a little. Thunder cracked loudly around the house as lightning streaked through the sky, illuminating the figure of the man hovering outside. Without warning, he punched the window, sending shattered glass all over the floor and on part of the bed. He broke through the window, staring down at Bra. She stared up at him in fear and tried to back away. As his hand gripped her arm, she let out a shrill scream.
Trunks' head jerked up at the sound of her scream and was off the couch and running up the stairs in a heartbeat, knocking over the coffee table in the process. "Bra! What is it?!" He shouted in a panic. He got to her room at breakneck speed and skidded to a halt in front of the open door. He looked in horror at the sight of Bra's broken window, the scattered glass shards, and her bed sheets tangled in a heap, hanging off the side of the bed, as if there had been a struggle. The wind from the approaching storm blew through the curtains. "Oh no." he whispered, shaking his head. "NO!"
"Trunks!!!" Bra shrieked from downstairs. She was frantic and crying.
Trunks whipped his head around to face down the hall in the direction on the living room. "Bra!!" What is going on?? How did she get down there? He ran down the stairs, screeching to a halt at the bottom of them, staring onto the horrific scene. A tall man stood in the center of the room, holding Bra in his right arm, who was struggling against him. He stood at roughly 6' 5" with spiky black hair with silver streaks running through it. The stranger was dressed in a black, sleeveless shirt, black leather pants, and tall black boots that came midway up his lower leg. He also wore a black belt with a large, round silver buckle. A long, white, vest-like jacket accented the outfit, reaching down to his ankles. It had a tall collar that stood up, and short sleeves that jutted out from his shoulders, coming to a point. The inside of the jacket was black, flaring out slightly at his hips. He held his hand over Bra's mouth to prevent her from screaming again. All the fear in her was shown clearly in her tear- filled eyes. She gripped the man's hand desperately as she struggled to get free. "Who are you? What are you doing here?" Trunks demanded, preparing himself in a fighting stance.
He only smirked. "You'll know soon enough."
Trunks stepped forward, clenching his fists, casting another glace at Bra, then back at him. "What are you doing with Bra?"
The man stared at him. "I wouldn't come any closer if I were you. And as for Bra," He tightened his grip on her, causing Bra to whimper. "I would forget about her."
"Let go of my sister!!" Trunks screamed and leapt forward with his fist out in an attempt to punch him in the face.
The smirk disappeared from his face as he frowned and looked down at him. "I warned you." He flared his energy, sending Trunks flying backwards across the room, and slamming into the far wall, knocking him unconscious.
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Vegeta stood in silence. All around him was darkness. His eyes darted, searching for something, anything, around him. He was ready, waiting for something to happen. Suddenly he heard faint, erratic, breathing behind him; he could sense fear hanging in the air like a cloud. He turned around and found himself standing in Bra's bedroom. He saw her sitting up in her bed, staring at her window. He had only been standing there a couple seconds when a fist flew through her window. The sound of glass shattering exploded around him, cutting though the silence like a knife. A harsh wind blasted through the broken window, stinging his face with tiny fragments of glass. He shielded his face with his arms, staggering back a step. The wind then died down as quickly as it had started. The images seemed to move in slow motion as Bra cringed backwards, pulling a hand up in front of her face and shutting her eyes. Her shrill scream rang through Vegeta's ears. "Bra!!" he screamed, and tried to reach out for her. The whole image of her and her room seemed to be getting farther and farther away. He began running, but the scene was being pulled away from him. "Daddy!!!" he heard her scream out for him in hysteria. Vegeta skidded to a halt as she disappeared completely from sight, returning him to the black void of which he was in earlier. He turned around, searching frantically all around him. "No." he heard another voice say. He turned, seeing Trunks standing amongst the darkness, seeming to be staring at something distinct, though Vegeta could not see what it was. He could sense the panic rising in his son. Suddenly, the same forceful wind hit him from behind. "Ah!" he exclaimed and hunched forward, closing his eyes momentarily. The piercing sound of Bra screaming caused his eyes to shoot open again. He spun around, the images flashing in front of him wildly. He saw Trunks leap forward, yelling in anger. A muffled cry came next, seeming to happen more than once as it reverberated in his mind. The image changed and he watched as Trunks' head struck hard against a wall, causing him to let out a short cry of pain with his eyes shut tightly. Vegeta could do nothing but watch in terror as these images flew by him in a blur. The agonizing sound of his children's screams continued to repeat, coming from everywhere around him. He saw a flash of Bra's face; tears streaking down her cheeks, her eyes holding nothing but fear and desperation. He kept turning his head, looking for some way out of this. He saw Trunks again, his expression being one mixed with anger, fear, and a sense of helplessness. Vegeta's heartbeat pounded in his mind, yet not drowning out the sounds that were tearing at him, leaving him standing there knowing he could do nothing to stop it. He heard Bra crying. "Daddy!!!!" she shrieked again. He clenched his fists and shut his eyes, screaming as loud as he could to try and rid himself of this madness.
Vegeta's own scream is what brought him back to reality. He sat straight up in bed with a gasp, the sheets falling down from his bare chest. His whole body, along with the sheets around him was drenched in a cold sweat.
Bulma jerked out of her own peaceful sleep from Vegeta's screams. She rolled over to face him and sat up. "What is it, Vegeta? Another nightmare?" she asked sleepily, referring to the nightmares of his past he had every now and then.
Vegeta breathed heavily and looked around the room. He shook his head and whispered "No.this wasn't like the others."
"What? What do you mean?" Bulma asked. "Are you all right?" She watched as he got up and started throwing some clothes on, shaking his head in reply to her question. "The children."
Bulma sat up straighter, her eyes getting wider. "What did you say?!"
"I'm not going to lie to you, Bulma." He said, giving her a quick glance while pulling his shoes on. "I'm not sure what it is, but something bad has happened."
"Oh my gosh! Vegeta, no!" Bulma exclaimed in terror. She jumped out of the bed and hurriedly put some clothes on as well, not questioning Vegeta's instincts.
Vegeta looked across the room at Bulma and noticed her ring glowing brighter than it had been with a hint of yellow, showing her fear and anxiety. He crossed the room and grabbed her wrist, leading her out the door to the deck. He leaned down and picked her up by her legs, jumping up onto the railing and looking off into the sky in worry.
A few bystanders looked up at them in shock. "S-Sir! Please get down!" one man pleaded up to him.
Vegeta ignored them and glanced down at Bulma who looked up at him as well. She tightened her grip around his neck and faced forward again. He turned his eyes back to the sky ahead of them and flared his energy, shooting off into the night, leaving the people, that were standing around, gawking at the couple's unordinary departure.
Bulma held on tight with one hand to her other wrist, her arms around Vegeta's neck. She looked up again into his eyes. Something must really be wrong to make Vegeta act this way. I can tell by the look in his eyes.
What's going on? Vegeta asked himself silently. That dream I had. it reminded me so much of those visions I had before. He stared straight ahead of him in concentration, gaining speed.
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Trunks slowly opened his eyes, groaning a little from the throbbing pain in the back of his head. He blinked and looked around the room at the mess, rubbing the spot that had hit the wall. Suddenly, remembering what had happened earlier, he sprang to his feet and ran upstairs, hoping by some miracle that Bra was asleep, safe in her bed. "Bra!!" he cried out, bursting into her room. In contrast to his hopes, however, her room was just how he had seen it earlier that evening when he found she had been taken. His eyes widened as the panic completely overtook him. The horrible truth started to sink in. He fell down onto one knee, his hand still on her doorknob, and his breath catching in his throat. He pulled himself up, his vision getting cloudy as tears formed in his eyes. He tried to force them back, but they remained, as he numbly staggered back to the stairs and made his way back down to the living room, his mind a blur. As he got to the foot of the stairs, he looked up in shock as the door burst open. "Dad?!" Trunks exclaimed, quite surprised to see him there.
Vegeta ran into the living room, looking around quickly at the mess, then at Trunks. "What happened?!" he shouted.
Trunks eyes were brimming with unfallen tears. His expression was one of stunned disbelief. He glanced down at the floor and around the room, then back up at Vegeta. He swallowed hard and whispered, "She's gone."
Written by Mandy and Jennifer
Chapter 10 - Realization
Disclaimer - We do not own any of the DBZ characters. Yet, any new characters that we have made to fit the story are ours, and part of In the Eyes of a Hunter. Thank you!
"This is pathetic." Trunks said with a laugh as he continued watching wrestling. He turned his head to look out the window at the sound of thunder rumbling in the distance. "Hm, looks like it's going to rain soon." He said half-heartedly, turning back to the TV.
Bra glanced around her room nervously, then leaned her head down to look at her bed. Suddenly her eyes darted up to her far wall and saw a distinct shadow of a person outside her window. She gasped and flipped over in the bed, leaning up a little. Thunder cracked loudly around the house as lightning streaked through the sky, illuminating the figure of the man hovering outside. Without warning, he punched the window, sending shattered glass all over the floor and on part of the bed. He broke through the window, staring down at Bra. She stared up at him in fear and tried to back away. As his hand gripped her arm, she let out a shrill scream.
Trunks' head jerked up at the sound of her scream and was off the couch and running up the stairs in a heartbeat, knocking over the coffee table in the process. "Bra! What is it?!" He shouted in a panic. He got to her room at breakneck speed and skidded to a halt in front of the open door. He looked in horror at the sight of Bra's broken window, the scattered glass shards, and her bed sheets tangled in a heap, hanging off the side of the bed, as if there had been a struggle. The wind from the approaching storm blew through the curtains. "Oh no." he whispered, shaking his head. "NO!"
"Trunks!!!" Bra shrieked from downstairs. She was frantic and crying.
Trunks whipped his head around to face down the hall in the direction on the living room. "Bra!!" What is going on?? How did she get down there? He ran down the stairs, screeching to a halt at the bottom of them, staring onto the horrific scene. A tall man stood in the center of the room, holding Bra in his right arm, who was struggling against him. He stood at roughly 6' 5" with spiky black hair with silver streaks running through it. The stranger was dressed in a black, sleeveless shirt, black leather pants, and tall black boots that came midway up his lower leg. He also wore a black belt with a large, round silver buckle. A long, white, vest-like jacket accented the outfit, reaching down to his ankles. It had a tall collar that stood up, and short sleeves that jutted out from his shoulders, coming to a point. The inside of the jacket was black, flaring out slightly at his hips. He held his hand over Bra's mouth to prevent her from screaming again. All the fear in her was shown clearly in her tear- filled eyes. She gripped the man's hand desperately as she struggled to get free. "Who are you? What are you doing here?" Trunks demanded, preparing himself in a fighting stance.
He only smirked. "You'll know soon enough."
Trunks stepped forward, clenching his fists, casting another glace at Bra, then back at him. "What are you doing with Bra?"
The man stared at him. "I wouldn't come any closer if I were you. And as for Bra," He tightened his grip on her, causing Bra to whimper. "I would forget about her."
"Let go of my sister!!" Trunks screamed and leapt forward with his fist out in an attempt to punch him in the face.
The smirk disappeared from his face as he frowned and looked down at him. "I warned you." He flared his energy, sending Trunks flying backwards across the room, and slamming into the far wall, knocking him unconscious.
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Vegeta stood in silence. All around him was darkness. His eyes darted, searching for something, anything, around him. He was ready, waiting for something to happen. Suddenly he heard faint, erratic, breathing behind him; he could sense fear hanging in the air like a cloud. He turned around and found himself standing in Bra's bedroom. He saw her sitting up in her bed, staring at her window. He had only been standing there a couple seconds when a fist flew through her window. The sound of glass shattering exploded around him, cutting though the silence like a knife. A harsh wind blasted through the broken window, stinging his face with tiny fragments of glass. He shielded his face with his arms, staggering back a step. The wind then died down as quickly as it had started. The images seemed to move in slow motion as Bra cringed backwards, pulling a hand up in front of her face and shutting her eyes. Her shrill scream rang through Vegeta's ears. "Bra!!" he screamed, and tried to reach out for her. The whole image of her and her room seemed to be getting farther and farther away. He began running, but the scene was being pulled away from him. "Daddy!!!" he heard her scream out for him in hysteria. Vegeta skidded to a halt as she disappeared completely from sight, returning him to the black void of which he was in earlier. He turned around, searching frantically all around him. "No." he heard another voice say. He turned, seeing Trunks standing amongst the darkness, seeming to be staring at something distinct, though Vegeta could not see what it was. He could sense the panic rising in his son. Suddenly, the same forceful wind hit him from behind. "Ah!" he exclaimed and hunched forward, closing his eyes momentarily. The piercing sound of Bra screaming caused his eyes to shoot open again. He spun around, the images flashing in front of him wildly. He saw Trunks leap forward, yelling in anger. A muffled cry came next, seeming to happen more than once as it reverberated in his mind. The image changed and he watched as Trunks' head struck hard against a wall, causing him to let out a short cry of pain with his eyes shut tightly. Vegeta could do nothing but watch in terror as these images flew by him in a blur. The agonizing sound of his children's screams continued to repeat, coming from everywhere around him. He saw a flash of Bra's face; tears streaking down her cheeks, her eyes holding nothing but fear and desperation. He kept turning his head, looking for some way out of this. He saw Trunks again, his expression being one mixed with anger, fear, and a sense of helplessness. Vegeta's heartbeat pounded in his mind, yet not drowning out the sounds that were tearing at him, leaving him standing there knowing he could do nothing to stop it. He heard Bra crying. "Daddy!!!!" she shrieked again. He clenched his fists and shut his eyes, screaming as loud as he could to try and rid himself of this madness.
Vegeta's own scream is what brought him back to reality. He sat straight up in bed with a gasp, the sheets falling down from his bare chest. His whole body, along with the sheets around him was drenched in a cold sweat.
Bulma jerked out of her own peaceful sleep from Vegeta's screams. She rolled over to face him and sat up. "What is it, Vegeta? Another nightmare?" she asked sleepily, referring to the nightmares of his past he had every now and then.
Vegeta breathed heavily and looked around the room. He shook his head and whispered "No.this wasn't like the others."
"What? What do you mean?" Bulma asked. "Are you all right?" She watched as he got up and started throwing some clothes on, shaking his head in reply to her question. "The children."
Bulma sat up straighter, her eyes getting wider. "What did you say?!"
"I'm not going to lie to you, Bulma." He said, giving her a quick glance while pulling his shoes on. "I'm not sure what it is, but something bad has happened."
"Oh my gosh! Vegeta, no!" Bulma exclaimed in terror. She jumped out of the bed and hurriedly put some clothes on as well, not questioning Vegeta's instincts.
Vegeta looked across the room at Bulma and noticed her ring glowing brighter than it had been with a hint of yellow, showing her fear and anxiety. He crossed the room and grabbed her wrist, leading her out the door to the deck. He leaned down and picked her up by her legs, jumping up onto the railing and looking off into the sky in worry.
A few bystanders looked up at them in shock. "S-Sir! Please get down!" one man pleaded up to him.
Vegeta ignored them and glanced down at Bulma who looked up at him as well. She tightened her grip around his neck and faced forward again. He turned his eyes back to the sky ahead of them and flared his energy, shooting off into the night, leaving the people, that were standing around, gawking at the couple's unordinary departure.
Bulma held on tight with one hand to her other wrist, her arms around Vegeta's neck. She looked up again into his eyes. Something must really be wrong to make Vegeta act this way. I can tell by the look in his eyes.
What's going on? Vegeta asked himself silently. That dream I had. it reminded me so much of those visions I had before. He stared straight ahead of him in concentration, gaining speed.
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Trunks slowly opened his eyes, groaning a little from the throbbing pain in the back of his head. He blinked and looked around the room at the mess, rubbing the spot that had hit the wall. Suddenly, remembering what had happened earlier, he sprang to his feet and ran upstairs, hoping by some miracle that Bra was asleep, safe in her bed. "Bra!!" he cried out, bursting into her room. In contrast to his hopes, however, her room was just how he had seen it earlier that evening when he found she had been taken. His eyes widened as the panic completely overtook him. The horrible truth started to sink in. He fell down onto one knee, his hand still on her doorknob, and his breath catching in his throat. He pulled himself up, his vision getting cloudy as tears formed in his eyes. He tried to force them back, but they remained, as he numbly staggered back to the stairs and made his way back down to the living room, his mind a blur. As he got to the foot of the stairs, he looked up in shock as the door burst open. "Dad?!" Trunks exclaimed, quite surprised to see him there.
Vegeta ran into the living room, looking around quickly at the mess, then at Trunks. "What happened?!" he shouted.
Trunks eyes were brimming with unfallen tears. His expression was one of stunned disbelief. He glanced down at the floor and around the room, then back up at Vegeta. He swallowed hard and whispered, "She's gone."