Take Flight On Angel's Wings Chapter 3: Going to the Hospital
"Chi-Chi," he yelled as his feet hit the ground in front of their house, "Chi-Chi!"
"What's wrong, Goku?" Chi-Chi asked running toward him seeing Goten lying limp in his arms.
"I dunno. He won't wake up. We where out flying and he just collapsed," Goku said.
"Well, lets go, no time to waste," she said heading for the car, "Come on! We have to get him to a hospital!" Chi-Chi yelled.
"Oh, right," Goku said running after her.
"Here, give him to me," Chi-Chi said holding out her arms.
"Ok," he said handing Goten to her. After she took Goten she got in the passenger side of the car while Goku got in the driver's seat.
"Just take him to the nearest hospital!" Chi-Chi yelled, "Goten, come on. Goten, wake up please, wake up!"
"Hold on Goten, please!" Goku yelled still driving.
"Hurry, Goku, I can't get him to wake up!" Chi-Chi yelled. They where both beginning to panic at this point, they had no idea what was wrong with Goten or how to help him.
"I'm trying!" Goku yelled, "There is the hospital," he said pulling into the emergency area. It had been at least a half an hour since they left the house and all the color in Goten's face was gone, he was cold and pale.
"Oh no, not this one, this is the one we took Gohan too," Chi-Chi said as she recognized the name of the hospital. It was the same hospital Gohan went too and died at, she felt the doctors here couldn't help Goten because they couldn't help Gohan.
"I know, but it's the closest one," Goku replied as he quickly got out of the white car.
"Yeah, I guess you're right. We don't have much of a choice," Chi-Chi said with a sigh as Goku ran around the car and opened the door, taking Goten from her.
"Lets go!" Chi-Chi yelled as they ran into the hospital.
"Hey, we need help!" Goku said to one of the doctors as they ran in.
"Let me see him," the male doctor said laying him on the nearest open bed.
"He has no chest sounds," the female doctor said to the male doctor.
"He's not breathing," the male doctor said, "Get the respirator," he yelled. "Miss, Sir you need to wait here," the male doctor said and pushed Goten's bed into the ICU room. It was a big room, the walls where all glass so the loved ones could see what was going on without being in the room and in the way of the working doctors.
"But, we want to stay with him," Goku said watching them hook Goten up to a bunch of different machines.
"I'm sorry, but you have to wait here," he said again.
"At least tell us what is going on," Chi-Chi said. Her eyes where full of tears as she watched the doctors work on Goten, it was hell for her watching them do all that and her not having a clue as to what was going on.
"Well, all we know now is he isn't breathing so he is having chest problems," he said and left to help when Goten wasn't responding to anything they did.
"But…" Chi-Chi started to said but stopped because the doctor had left, "Oh, Goku, what do you think is wrong with him?" she asked him and started to cry.
"I'm not sure," Goku replied and hugged her trying to comfort her, "I'm sure he can beat whatever he has, he's strong," Goku said to Chi-Chi as she cried into his orange gi.
"I hope so," Chi-Chi said still crying.
"Me too," Goku said as he watched the doctors through the glass, "Me too…."
"Goku, it's been almost three hours what is going on in there?" Chi-Chi asked now more upset than ever. After about five or ten minutes standing outside the glass ICU room, one of the nurses came over and led Goku and Chi-Chi to the waiting room where they had been waiting for the past few hours.
"Mr. And Mrs. Son?" the doctor called as he walked down the hall with a file in his hand.
"Yes, we are over here," Goku said to him.
"Yes," Chi-Chi asked, "What's wrong? What's wrong with Goten?"
"Well, we did some research on the records on Gohan, your other son that was here, and found out Goten has the same thing," he said as he read through the file.
"Oh, no," Chi-Chi cried in Goku's arms again, "Not Goten too how can this be happening to us?" she cried.
"Wait a second," the doctor said, "We also found a cure."
"You did? Oh thank goodness," Chi-Chi said now crying tears of joy.
"Wait, what kind of cure?" Goku asked as he held Chi-Chi but watched the doctor.
"Well, that's the problem. The only cure is a heart transplant and your son has a very rare blood type and we don't know if we can get a heart before it's to late," he replied.
"No," Chi-Chi said again and returned to her sad tears.
"So what are we supposed to do with him now?" Goku asked.
"First, we would like to test both of you for blood type, tissue type, you know that stuff," he said as he looked up from the file and at the two.
"Test? As in needles?" Goku said starting to sweat.
"Well, yes. What do you think we are going to use?" he asked with a curious expression.
"Umm…" Goku said, "Well, you see I'm kinda afraid of needles," Goku replied looking embarrassed.
"Oh come on, Goku, it's for Goten won't you even take a little needle for your own son," Chi-Chi began to yell at him.
"Well, I guess I can," Goku said a little scared. He was scared of the needles, but he was scared of Chi-Chi too. He wasn't sure what to do.
"Darn right you can," Chi-Chi yelled, "Lets go, doc," she said pulling up her sleeves, "I'm ready," she said and they all walked into the testing room.
"I think, I'm gonna be…" Goku started to say at the sight of the needles and fell to the floor.
"Goku?" Chi-Chi said as she and the doctor turned around to see him on the floor.
"He's fainted," the doctor said.
"Well, at least it will be easy to get blood from him this way," Chi-Chi said with another sigh.
"Oww," Goku said a little while later after waking up, "What did you do to me?" he asked Chi-Chi while rubbing his arm.
"All we did was give you a needle," Chi-Chi said standing next to the bed they put Goku on after he fainted.
"You, you gave me a needle?" he asked.
"Yes, the doctor said he needed some blood," Chi-Chi told him.
"You gave me a…" he said and was out again.
"Oh, Goku," she said and smacked him to wake him up.
"Ouch, that hurt," Goku said rubbing his now red cheek.
"Oh, Goku," Chi-Chi said, "You can take fighting in battles to save the world and yet you can't even take a little needle and a smack in the face."
"Ok, we are all done," the doctor said as he walked back into the room.
"Good," Goku replied with a sign of relief knowing there would be no more needles.
"What are we going to do with Goten?" Chi-Chi asked the doctor.
"Goku, you matched Goten's blood and tissue, now all we can do is wait for a heart to come in," he said.
"Yes, I understand that," Chi-Chi said, "But what do we do with Goten while we are waiting?"
"Well, the best thing to do is take him home and hope he lasts long enough to get a heart," he replied, "We will send meds home with you to make him more comfortable."
"What if we can't find one?" Goku asked.
"I don't know, we will just have to worry about that when it happens if it happens. Of course you never know he could get one tomorrow," the doctor said trying to cheer them up.
"Doctor, be serious what are the chances Goten will get a heart?" Chi-Chi asked.
"Well…" he began, "About one in a hundred with the blood type he has not many people have it."
"Oh, I see," Chi-Chi replied sadly. She had had some hope Goten would get a heart, but the doctor just crushed it.
"What if he doesn't get a heart?" Goku asked.
"He will die. I'm very sorry," he said seeing Chi-Chi get teary again.
"So, you just want us to take him home?" Chi-Chi asked as a few tears slide down her cheeks. She was sad at what was happening but also angry they where just going to send Goten home.
"Yes," he said.
"But why?" Goku asked, "Isn't he better off here?"
"No," the doctor replied, "All we can do is give him meds to make him comfortable and you can do that at home and it's better for him at home because he knows it and feels comfortable there," he said, "Now if you will come with me I will take you to him."
"Ok," they both said as he showed them the way.
"So this is all the meds?" Chi-Chi asked taking them from the female doctor.
"Yes," she said helping Goku get Goten ready to go home.
"It seems like so much," Chi-Chi said.
"I know it seems like a lot but it's what he needs," she replied and then showed them how to give Goten everything he needed as well as show them how to work a few of the machines.
"Yeah," Chi-Chi said, "I guess your right."
"Ok that's everything," the female doctor said, "Your ready to go," she smiled handing Goten to Goku. They had finished putting everything in the car and came back up to the room get Goten and Chi-Chi. Chi-Chi could have helped but she didn't want to leave Goten alone in the room, so she stayed with him while Goku and the female doctor packed.
"How long will he sleep?" Goku asked as he took Goten from her.
"Hard to say," she replied, "It depends on how sick he really is and how soon we find a heart," she told them.
"May I ask you one more thing?" Goku asked.
"Yes, of course," she said.
"Why did you test Chi-Chi and I for blood and stuff?" he asked.
"Well incase something happened to either of you we could get your heart for Goten," she replied.
"Oh I get it," Goku said.
"Well we need to go," Chi-Chi interrupted, "Thank you for your help."
"Yes, it is getting late," the female doctor replied as she glanced at her watch and waved goodbye as they turned to leave.
"Goku, what do you think is going to happen?" Chi-Chi asked as they drove home.
"I say he'll make it don't worry, Chi-Chi. He is strong he'll make it I know he will," Goku told her.
"But, Gohan couldn't," Chi-Chi said getting a little teary at the thought of Gohan dying.
"I just, know," Goku replied as he drove. They where in the country now and there wasn't much traffic on the road.
"Ok, I believe you," Chi-Chi replied not knowing if she really did believe him.
"Here we are," Goku said pulling the car up to the house a little while later. The rest of the ride home had been a very quiet one.
"Thank goodness, I couldn't wait to get out of that hospital," Chi-Chi replied as she moved Goten from her lap to her arms to take him into the house.
"I know how you feel," Goku said taking the meds from the backseat while Chi-Chi took Goten to his room.
"Well, Goten we're home," Chi-Chi said putting him in bed. She thought she would be ok with this, but seeing him so sick she just broke down, "Oh, Goten why didn't you tell us this? We could of done something sooner," she dropped to the floor next to his bed and began to sob, "We could of done something and you wouldn't…" she cut herself off she couldn't force herself to say it. She couldn't make herself say you wouldn't have ended up like Gohan.
"Ok, here's the meds," Goku said walking in the room with all Goten's medicine, "Chi-Chi?" Goku said as he set the bottles and things on the table. "Chi-Chi don't worry, he'll be all right," Goku said trying to comfort his wife.
"But, how do you know that, Goku?" she asked as she looked up at his reassuring face, "How do you know he wont end up like Go…" she stopped again.
"Chi-Chi, we have to be strong for him. If we act like he is going to die, he will start to believe it and he will die," Goku told her wiping some of the tears off her face with his hand, "We have to be strong for him Chi-Chi," Goku said with a small smile.
"You're right," Chi-Chi said and stopped crying. She wiped the last of her tears away and stood up.
"Well, Kiddo, I have some calls to make," Chi-Chi said, she as now doing as Goku said and was acting as though nothing was wrong.
"Who are you going to call?" Goku asked as Chi-Chi started to walk out of the room, leaving Goku to fix up the machines. She knew he could do it because the female doctor showed him how and even made him do it once just so she was sure he knew how.
"Well, Bulma of course, and all of our other friends they need to know what is going on," Chi-Chi said and left.
"Oh, your right," Goku said, "I need to train. But first I'll put these up," Goku said as he looked over at the machines he had just brought in along with the meds. They where the same machines the doctors used at the hospital only travel size.
"Ok," Chi-Chi said knowing he was just saying it to make Goten feel like everything was ok. He knew if his father wasn't training something must be wrong.
"Alright, Goten, I'm gonna go now. Sleep well, ok?" Goku said to Goten's sleeping face then left.
"Goku," Chi-Chi said in her worried voice as Goku entered the living room. She had her address book out and open, but she hadn't called anyone yet, she wasn't sure if she could tell them what was going on. Not after what happened with Gohan. "I just hate seeing him like that."
"So do I," Goku replied, "Well, I better go. Goten might find out something because my power level isn't changing," he said and headed for the door.
"Yes, and I have those calls to make," she said and picked up the phone, "I hope Bulma's home," she said as she dialed.
"Hello, Trunks is Bulma there?" she asked when she heard Trunks on the line.
"Yeah, hold on," Trunks replied, "Mom, phone!" Trunks called out into the house. He wanted Bulma to hear him so he yelled really loud.
"Trunks!" Vegeta yelled, "You don't have to let the whole world know you want your mother. She is only in the next room and some of us have important things to do, like training. And don't need to hear "Mom! Mom! Mom! Every time someone calls, it get very annoying."
"Sorry, Dad," Trunks said handing Bulma the phone.
"Hello," Bulma said, "Oh, Chi-Chi it's you. I'm glad you called. I needed to talk to you," she said in her cheerful voice. "What?" Bulma said as Chi-Chi cut her off, "Goten? Oh no, are you sure? Ok, well thanks for telling us. If you need us for anything just call and we'll do it," Bulma said, "Ok, yes, I understand. You can wake us up if you need too, don't even worry about that," she said to Chi-Chi, "Yeah, I understand well that answers my question. I was going to call you and ask if you, Goku, and Goten wanted to come on a picnic with us but I guess that means no," Bulma said. "Oh no, it's ok. It's not your fault. Ok, uh huh, bye," she said and hung up.
"Hey, Mom?" Trunks asked as he watched his mother hang up the phone.
"Yes," Bulma replied still thinking about what Chi-Chi had just told her.
"Mom, what's wrong with Goten?" he asked.
"Oh, nothing he just has a little cold," Bulma said not wanting to let Trunks know just yet. She wanted to wait incase Goten got a heart so Trunks wouldn't worrying about losing his best friend. She remembered what he acted like when she told him about Gohan and didn't want to see him like that again.
"Oh, ok good," Trunks said, "Hey, Mom. I'm gonna go train with dad."
"Ok, have fun. Do me a favor and don't kill your father, ok?" she said with a smile as Trunks began to head toward the Gravity Room where Vegeta was training.
"Ok, Mom, I'll try," he said laughing as he walked away.
"So what's up?" Vegeta asked when Trunks entered.
"Oh, nothing. Goten just has a cold," Trunks replied and began throwing a few punches.
"Oh, really?" Vegeta said in his usual tone, "It's just like these women. They fuss over everything when their children have something, even a little cold. They think it's the end of the world."
"I know," Trunks said in an annoyed voice while rolling his eyes trying to impress his dad.
"Anyway, I have no time for Kakarrot or his blasted children. I have to train and get stronger," Vegeta said and began training again.
"Yeah," Trunks said began and throwing both punches and kicks trying once again to impress his father.
"Huh?" Vegeta said to himself, "Goten?" he thought he could feel Goten, "That's no cold," Vegeta thought to himself starting to get a little worried. He did care about Goten, he just didn't want to say it, "Poor kid," Vegeta thought. "Hey Trunks?"
"Uh yeah, Dad?" Trunks asked and looked up from his training and at his father.
"Did your mother say anything else about Kakarrot's youngest boy?" he asked.
"Um, no," Trunks said, "But she sounded worried on the phone."
"Thought so," Vegeta said to himself, "Trunks, keep training. I'll be right back. I need to talk to your mother," Vegeta said and left to find Bulma. "Hey woman," Vegeta said as he walked out of the Gravity Room.
"Vegeta, I have a name and it's not woman," she yelled from the other room.
"Ahh, this woman is driving me nuts. I'm the prince of Saiyans. I should be able to do what I want without them pestering me," he grumbled to himself. "Alright, Bulma, could you come in here please?" he asked nicely but you could tell he didn't like it.
"Yes, what do you want my good prince," she asked laughing.
"What's up with Kakarrot's boy?" he asked.
"He just has a cold," she replied.
"Oh come on woman, I know it's worse than that. You wouldn't get like this if it was a little cold," he said getting angry.
"Vegeta," Bulma said getting annoyed that he wouldn't call her by her name.
"Ok, Bulma, could you please tell me what's wrong with Kakarrot's boy?" he asked in an angry voice.
"Ok, I'll tell you," she said, "But please, don't tell Trunks. I don't want him to get upset," she said.
"Alright I won't tell him," Vegeta replied.
"He is very sick, Vegeta. He has what Gohan had," Bulma said as she looked down at him. She was standing by the door and he was sitting on the couch.
"Oh, I see," Vegeta replied, "So, that's it, that's what's wrong," he said and turned back to the Gravity Room. ,
"Vegeta!" Bulma yelled, "Don't you even care your son's best friend is dying?" she yelled.
"No, not really. If he's a true saiyan he can beat it, and if he can't then he is not fit to be alive," he said and started to walk away.
"Vegeta, we both know you don't mean that!" Bulma said getting angry.
"Hmph," Vegeta said, "You don't know me very well do you?"
"Yes, I do, and I know you care. You just have to much cramped in that little monkey brain of yours, you don't want to admit it," she said still angry.
"Think what you want," Vegeta said with a little laugh and walked back to the Gravity Room to train with Trunks.
"Oh dear," Bulma thought to herself, "I wonder how Goku is taking all this?" she thought and walked over to a picture, "Man, Gohan, Goten," she said as she looked at the picture, "It just isn't the same. You can't really be gone can you, Gohan?" she asked as tears began to roll down her face, "Is this really real? This disease, and all the pain, or is it just a bad dream? I hope it's all just a dream. I'll wake up and Gohan and Goten will be fine," she said hopefully and walked over to the couch Vegeta had just been sitting on.
"Ahh, Mom! Daddy hit me!" Trunks screamed.
"Woman, teach your kid some manners! Didn't you teach him he can't hit in the balls! That's just like cheating!" Vegeta screamed in pain.
"Well, Vegeta, he is your son too and you teach him the rules of fighting so grow up and quit whining or I'll come in there and hit you in balls myself!" she yelled back, "Well, I guess that whole dream thing went down the drain. Even in the worst dreams Vegeta can't scream like that," she said with a little laugh. "Oh, Chi-Chi, I hope you're having better luck with Goku then I am with Vegeta. Why can't they just behave like adults instead of mindless monkeys?"
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