Disclaimer: Several quotes were taken from It's a Wonderful Life. Let's see who can spot them!
Part Eight
After what seemed like hours later, Chi-Chi finally stumbled to her feet, dry-eyed from crying. She had no idea where to go or what do to, but it didn't seem important to her now.
Slowly, as though she had lost all the feeling her in legs, she walked out of the area and deeper into the woods. In her hands she carried the ruined shawl. She didn't know why she was still hanging onto it; the stains would never come out…
What did it matter? Nothing mattered to her anymore. Goku was dead… and now she didn't have anyone. She had no friends, no family, no home, no nothing.
And the worst part was that she only had herself to blame for her misery. Her wish had caused all this --- her stupid, selfish, simple wish! If it weren't for it, Piccolo would be good, Vegeta and her father would still be alive, Trunks wouldn't be so bitter, and Goku…
More tears streamed down her cheeks. Because of that wish, she had hurt the one person who meant the most to her.
What possessed her to think that he didn't need her? He tried to be a good husband, only he had a duty to protect the people of Earth. What if he hadn't left all those times? Had she ever considered what would happen if he had actually stayed home instead of fighting? The Earth would have been destroyed long ago. It wasn't that she meant little to him. On the contrary, he did it to protect her and their family.
Deep down inside of her, she had known this all along… and yet it took losing him again for her to fully realize it.
Nobody she had known trusted her or took pity on her after she wished herself out of their lives --- nobody except Goku. He had let her stay in his grandfather's house and tried to help her as best as she could. And she lied to him about everything. She didn't want to, but she had no other choice…
Or had it? Maybe it wasn't just about whether he'd freak out or not… maybe it her own curiosity of how he would have been without her. It would have been easier to find out if he didn't know anything…
I didn't have to lie to him, Chi-Chi realized suddenly. Even if he thought I was crazy, I could have proved it easily. I could have just told him anything I knew about him --- who he fought, his habits… he would have believed me then.
The trouble with good ideas is that they sometimes come when it's too late. With every passing moment, more sensible alternatives to the rash choices Chi-Chi had made in this world. She could have explained everything after Goku saved her from those wolves. Then he could have just transported her to Namek, gathered the Namekian dragon balls, and would have been back home in time for Christmas…
She also shouldn't have come onto Goku the previous night. True, the idea of kissing him had been tempting her for quite some time. Still, she should have known better; she still remembered how shocked he was when he had learned what exactly they were supposed to do on their wedding night…
And she knew that she should have never left Goku when he'd begged her to stay. His desperate pleas kept echoing in her mind:
"Please don't go away… Please? No one's ever stuck with me this long before. My friends and I always end up splitting up after we've fought battles or met up at Tournaments. I don't really know why; we just seem to go in separate directions… And sometimes I do get lonely. I can take care of myself just fine, only I'd still like someone to talk to! Everybody does. The house gets too quiet sometimes, you know I mean?
"It's not just that either; I really like having you around! You're nice, funny, smart, easy to talk to, and beautiful… and when I'm with you, I'm happy! But it's not like anything I've felt when I'm with my friends, or training, or fighting…
"It's like half of me is really excited. I can't think straight and I feel like I can do anything! And then the other half is --- complete. Whole… calm… relaxed… like I don't need anything else as long as I can stay with you. I don't understand what it is, or why I feel this way. All I know is that I've never felt anything like this before in my life!"
And then she heard her own, careless response: "This is for the best. Whatever feeling have will go away sooner or later…"
"But I like it!" he pleaded. "I like it! Please… I don't want it to go away!"
She should have seen the truth right then and there. She should have said, "All right, Goku, I'll stay." She should have hugged him and apologized for almost leaving. And afterwards, she should have told him everything.
She should have, but didn't. Instead, she'd ripped his heart out and threw it back into his face…
"I can't stay."
"What do you mean? You don't want to be with me?"
"I don't."
Kami, what was I thinking? she thought bitterly. How could I have done such a thing?
The thing that really tore her up about it was that he hadn't been angry with her for hurting him. She wouldn't have blamed him if he did hate her. On the other hand, he always did have a good, forgiving heart. That was one of the things she loved most about him…
And to top it all off, he died without knowing how much she loved him. He'd learned to love, and yet hadn't received it in return. Had she stayed or told him the truth much sooner, he'd still be alive…
It wasn't fair. He didn't deserve to die like that.
I was so selfish, she thought ruefully as she approached the hot spring. She sank to the ground, her tears dripping into the steaming water. Of all the stupid things to say at the wrong moment, I had to say, "I wish I'd never been born." I could have said, "I'm having a really bad day" or even "This is the worst Christmas Eve ever" --- anything that didn't have the word "wish"!
Now I've ruined everybody's life, including mine! And I don't even exist!
"Strange, isn't it?" a voice behind her asked. It was Grandpa Gohan, looking very grave. "Each person touches so many lives that when she's not around, she leaves an awful hole."
Chi-Chi couldn't bring herself to respond. She just looked down at the water.
"I'm sorry you had to witness that, Chi-Chi," Grandpa Gohan said softly, approaching her. "But maybe now you realize how important you are to him --- to everyone, no matter how indirectly. You see, you really did have a wonderful life… and it would be horrible to just throw that all away."
"I already did," Chi-Chi croaked, more tears falling from her eyes. She sniffed. "What am I going to do?"
"I have no idea," Grandpa Gohan said heavily.
Suddenly, Baba appeared before them, floating on her crystal ball. "There you are, Gohan!" she said impatiently. "I saw everything that's happened so far… is she going to undo the wish or not? Because King Yemma just told me that the more time that's wasted makes it more likely that the changes to the timeline will be permanent!"
"I'm afraid we've run into a problem, Baba," Grandpa Gohan sighed.
"The dragon balls aren't active," Chi-Chi said in a hollow, deadened tone. "Since Kami is still the Guardian of the Earth, Shenron only grants one wish… I used one wish, so I can't find use the dragon balls until a year from now."
"A year?" Baba shrieked, almost falling off her ball in shock. "But by then it will be too late!"
"I could still go to Namek if I went to Capsule Corperation and ask Bulma to take me there with one of her spaceships," Chi-Chi went on monotonously, "but she doesn't know me anymore. She didn't trust me, either. And if I tell her how Goku died, she wouldn't help me at all."
"Perhaps there's another way," Grandpa Gohan suggested, thinking hard. "I know! Baba, can you bring Goku back to life for a day? He can take Chi-Chi to Namek, and she can use their dragon balls to undo the wish."
Baba shook her head. "Neither of those ideas will work," she said flatly. "Porunga has no power over a wish that Shenron granted. Shenron has to undo the wish --- if he can."
"So I guess I'm stuck here," Chi-Chi said sadly. "I was so happy to have my family back together again. Then I lose them again only a year later."
"Well whose fault is that?" Baba asked icily.
"Baba, don't ---!" Grandpa Gohan started to protest, but Baba ignored him.
"Now you listen here!" she said harshly to Chi-Chi. "I don't know what you were thinking when you made that wish, but you mean the world to your family! I saw how they reacted when Majin Buu killed you. Goten saw you die, the poor little thing, and he was shaken up by it! First he loses his dad, then his brother, and then his mother! He was crying, saying that you were all he had left! He wanted to slaughter Buu for what he did!
"Gohan didn't find out until he left the Supreme Kai's planet, but when he found out he was furious! He used his grief and rage in his fighting… he didn't win, but for a while, he had the upper hand. And Goku? Do you know how he felt?"
"No," Chi-Chi whispered, shaking her head.
"He was devastated. He didn't see you die, but he felt it universes away on the Supreme Kai's planet! He knew that you could be revived with the dragon balls, but honestly, how do you think he'd react if anything happened to you? 'Chi-Chi's dead… oh well, I guess I can go train and eat more now.' Is that what you think he'd say?"
"Of course not!" Chi-Chi said vehemently. "I didn't know… I didn't think…"
"That's obvious," Baba snorted.
"Look, I made a mistake, and I know that now, only what do you want me to do?" she shouted despairingly. "I can't use the Namekian dragon balls or the Earth's dragon balls to undo the wish…"
"Oh for goodness sake!" Baba fumed. "If anything happened to you, do you think Goku would just mope around about it? No! He'd be doing everything he could to bring you back! If you aren't willing to do the same thing for him, then you never deserved him in the first place!"
"YOU SHUT UP!" Chi-Chi screamed, smacking Baba off her ball. She was positively furious. "If I knew another way, I'd do it, but don't you dare say that I don't care for my husband or my sons! I never would have made that damn wish if I knew that Shenron was there!"
"All right, all right, calm down," Grandpa Gohan said, moving between the two of them. "This isn't helping anything!"
"No, let her hit me!" Baba taunted, standing up. "At least she's actually doing something other than feeling sorry for herself!"
"You said the more time we waste, the more likely that these changes will be permanent!" Grandpa Gohan said sternly. "There has to be some way this can be fixed…"
Goku would know what to do, Chi-Chi thought, her heart heavy. If only he was still alive… oh, who am I kidding? He never was in a situation that the dragon balls couldn't fix…
Or had he…?
"I've got it!" Chi-Chi cried out. "Why didn't I think of this sooner? We'll go to Kami!"
"What?" Baba and Grandpa Gohan asked at the same time.
"When King Piccolo killed the Eternal Dragon, Goku went to Kami's Lookout to ask Kami to resurrect it," Chi-Chi explained. "The dragon balls were immediately reactivated; they didn't need to wait a whole year!"
"But the Eternal Dragon wasn't destroyed," Grandpa Gohan pointed out gently.
"It doesn't matter!" she replied. "Kami could reenergize the Eternal Dragon! He created them, after all!"
"I don't know if that will work," Baba said slowly. "Kami only makes exceptions for noble purposes.
"Then I'll tell him everything," Chi-Chi said simply. "I want to return things back to normal --- that's a good cause isn't it?"
"What if he won't do it?" Grandpa Gohan wanted to know.
"I don't care!" Chi-Chi said fiercely. "I'm not going to let everyone suffer because of some stupid wish I made!" She turned to Baba. "Can you take us to Kami's Lookout?"
"Hey, does this thing look like a car to you?" Baba snapped, pointing to her ball.
"That's all right, we can just hang on to it," Grandpa Gohan said quickly, trying to avoid another fight between the two.
"Oh, fine!" Baba said grudgingly, hopping back on the ball. "But this had better work. Without Goku, Gohan, and Goten around, the earth is as good as doomed."
***
After a few moments of getting situated (and Grandpa Gohan getting knocked into a tree for trying to grab onto Chi-Chi's lower backside), they took off in the air on the crystal ball.
It was safe to say that the ride was nothing like riding Nimbus. Chi-Chi had to hang on very tightly to the crystal ball, which was very round and slippery. Her entire body was dangling in the air. The higher they went up, the more frightened she became that she was going to fall to her death. She wasn't normally afraid of heights, but she'd never flown on anything except Nimbus… or Goku…
Finally, they reached the Lookout. Chi-Chi had only been there once --- when she and the others were lying low from Majin Buu while Goten and Trunks practiced the fusion technique. It was beautiful place… the temple was surrounded by palm trees and exotic plants. In fact, it had been here that Goku had returned to them at last after Buu was defeated…
Not now, Chi-Chi told herself, feeling unbearable grief well up inside of her. If I start crying again, I might not be able to stop.
Mr. Popo was watering the plants when they landed on the ground. "Baba, what are you doing here?" he asked. "And why have you brought these people with you?"
"There's no time to explain, Popo," Baba said shortly. "Where's Kami? We need to speak to him right away!"
"I'm here" a voice called out. The elderly Namek stepped out of the temple. He surveyed Grandpa Gohan and Chi-Chi. "Who are these people?" he asked Baba.
Baba glanced at Chi-Chi. "It was your idea," she hissed. "You tell him."
Taking a deep breath, Chi-Chi stepped forward. "You may not know me," she began, "but I know you --- sort of. I know that you're the Guardian of Earth. I know that you created the dragon balls. I know that you're the other half of the Demon King, Piccolo. And I know that you helped train Son Goku when he was a boy, and helped him keep his body to go to King Kai's planet to train when the Saiyans came to Earth."
Kami looked surprised at her knowledge. "How do you know this?" he asked. "Were you a friend of Goku?"
"Not exactly," she replied. "I'm his wife."
Kami shook his head. "That isn't true --- Goku never had a wife."
"He does," Chi-Chi insisted. "Or at least he did. You see, I made this wish with the dragon balls…"
She proceeded to tell him everything. It took quite a while, since she had to both explain how things were before and how they got so messed up. Kami only listened to her story, his face quite passive. This made her a little bit nervous --- she couldn't tell whether Kami believed her or not.
"Goku is dead --- again?" Kami asked as soon as she had finished.
Chi-Chi nodded sadly.
He shook his head grimly. "It will be a black day for Earth the next time a new danger approaches. With Vegeta gone, there's no one powerful enough to defend the earth."
There was a respective moment of silence. Kami paced back and forth, looking very worried.
"You --- You don't think I'm crazy, do you?" Chi-Chi asked nervously.
"No, no, I don't think you're crazy," Kami assured her. "It's just hard to believe..."
"It's all true, Kami," Baba insisted. "Ask King Yemma himself if you don't believe it. Goku and Vegeta aren't supposed to be dead in this timeline."
"I suppose if King Yemma has seen that the timeline has changed, then it must be true," Kami said slowly. He turned back to Chi-Chi. "You realize, of course, the serious damage you've done?"
"Yes," Chi-Chi said softly, looking at the ground. "Everything is so messed up…"
"I don't mean that," Kami interrupted. "The dragon balls were never created to grant such a wish. Time and history are very fragile things… they are not to be meddled with."
"I know," Chi-Chi said miserably.
"But why would you ever wish that you were never born?" he wanted to know.
Chi-Chi bit her lip. "I thought that I didn't make a difference," she admitted.
"Everyone makes a difference, even if they don't mean to," Kami replied wisely.
"Look, I've learned my lesson," she said, her voice breaking. "Can you please just reenergize Shenron so that I can fix everything?"
"I'm afraid it isn't as easy as that," Kami said gently. "Even if I do that, it's still uncertain whether Shenron can return things to normal. He has never granted such a powerful wish before…"
"Please just do it," Chi-Chi begged. "I'll go look for the dragon balls myself. If the dragon can't undo the wish, I'll just have to find some other way."
Kami shook his head. "There is no other way. If the wish cannot be undone, you'll have to live with the consequences."
"If it comes to that, I'll take it," she replied bravely. "But I have to at least try!"
He stared at her for a very long time. Then he gave her a small smile. "Very well," he said. "But this must never happen again. The dragon balls aren't for interfering in people's lives."
"Believe me, it won't happen again," Chi-Chi promised.
Kami turned to Mr. Popo. "Mr. Popo, will you please fetch the Eternal Dragon?"
Mr. Popo nodded and disappeared into the temple. He returned shortly with a tiny stone model of the Eternal Dragon.
Kami pointed his finger towards the model dragon and shot out an enormous ki blast at it. Bright light illuminated the model, lifting it high above the ground and magnifying it ten times its size. Chi-Chi gasped, catching a brief glimpse of the giant dragon before it plummeted back towards the earth in a streak of light.
"It went to go find the dragon balls," Kami informed her. "The rest is in Shenron's hands now."
"Oh, thank you, thank you, thank you!" Chi-Chi exclaimed breathlessly. "I have to go find the dragon balls right now!"
Before anyone could do or say anything, she leaned over the edge of the Lookout. "Flying Nimbus!" she called out, cupping her hands over her mouth.
Miles down below, she could barely see the little yellow zoom towards the bottom of the Lookout. Nimbus, she forgot, couldn't go as high as the altitude where the Lookout was.
Without thinking, she jumped off the Lookout, plummeting to the ground. She could hear Grandpa Gohan and Baba screaming after her. They didn't need to worry; she skillfully landed on Nimbus.
She flew back down to Grandpa Gohan's house. She ran inside the house and quickly found Goku's dragon radar on a table. She turned it on. Sure enough, little pinpoints showed up on the radar, indicating where the dragon balls were.
"It worked!" she cheered, jumping up and down for joy. What made her even happier was that the nearest dragon ball was located somewhere in the woods.
Not wasting any time, she followed the signal deep into the woods. She saw something orange and shiny, half-covered by the snow. She picked it up, and her happiness evaporated.
It was the four-star ball --- the one that Goku always thought of as a keepsake from his grandfather.
"Goku…" she murmured aloud, grief consuming her once more. She knelt down in the snow, looking at her reflection the dragon ball.
Oh Goku, I'm so sorry, she thought sorrowfully. I didn't know how much having a family meant to you --- how much I meant to you.
But I promise I'll make things right. I'll never think those horrible things again. Even if you ever leave me to fight again someday, I won't forget that you'll always need me, no matter what.
With a heavy heart, she set down the bloody shawl on the ground as a sort of grave marker. She felt tears well up in her eyes again, yet forced them back. Baba was right… if something ever did happen to her, Goku wouldn't just sit around and do nothing. Besides, if everything could be returned to normal, there wouldn't be any need to mourn.
She rose to her feet with renewed determination. There wasn't a moment to lose. She jumped back onto Nimbus and took off in the air once again.
She never looked back.
***
The only times Chi-Chi had been on a search for the dragon balls was with Goku and Gohan back (before Raddiz came) and Bulma and the others when they wanted to resurrect the people Vegeta killed during the World Martial Arts Tournament. This time, however, she was by herself.
It was a long, difficult journey for her. Although she could take care of herself and Nimbus provided excellent transportation, the weather grew even colder over the next few days --- except for when she located two of the dragon balls in the Southern Hemisphere. Most of the obstacles standing in her way of the dragon balls were wild animals. Since she still knew how to defend herself, this was hardly a problem. She might have received a scratch here or a cut there, but overall, it was no big problem for her.
So despite all the difficulties, she kept going. She never stopped to eat, drink, or rest throughout the entire trek. Her endurance was very high, and if she ever got tired, all she had to think about was her family, and she was instantly revived.
However, it wasn't the weather or the animals that bothered her. It was the loneliness.
What she wouldn't have given to have Goku at her side once more! True, she could have used a little bit of help in finding the dragon balls faster, but she mainly wanted him for company. Although she got irritated with him more than once, not a day passed when he couldn't succeed in making her smile or laugh.
She missed him so much. She missed all of her boys: Goku, Gohan, and Goten… She wished that she hadn't missed Christmas…
He's gone, Chi-Chi kept reminding herself. They're all gone, and they won't come back unless you stop dwelling on this and get the rest of the dragon balls!
***
Chi-Chi let out a huge sneeze as she climbed a tall tree. Great, I'm probably coming down with something from being out in the cold for so long, she thought grimly. Ironically, she had always told Gohan and Goten to spend only an hour outside during the winter, to keep from being sick…
Nearly three days had passed. She was in a snowy forest that was far, far away from Mount Pouzu. She'd retrieved six of the dragon balls, and the last one was in the tree.
She grimaced as she kept climbing each branch. Three days of traveling non-stop had certainly taken its toll on her. She was hungry, cold, exhausted, and her clothes (which she hadn't changed since Christmas Eve) were wearing out. Yet still her determination hadn't wavered in the slightest.
"I have to get the last dragon ball," she muttered, groaning with the effort of pulling herself higher up the tree. "I have to make things right."
She reached out toward the highest branch and grabbed the six-star dragon ball. She smiled wearily. "I made it!" she whispered triumphantly.
She accidentally let go of the branch that was hanging onto, and fell down to the ground. Luckily, she landed in the soft snow, so she wasn't hurt. She lay there for a while, wanting nothing more to just go to sleep right there…
No, she told herself firmly. There isn't any time to rest now. I have to summon Shenron!
She forced herself to stand. After this, I'm probably going to be in a coma until next Christmas, she thought humorlessly. She set all of the dragon balls on the ground. They started to glow.
"By my command… I summon you… Shenron!" she commanded in as strong a voice she could muster.
The sky darkened. The seven balls lit up and came together to form a bright light in the sky. Within moments, Shenron appeared before her.
"You have disturbed my slumber," the dragon boomed. "Name your wish."
"Shenron!" Chi-Chi tried to shout. Her eyelids were becoming dangerously heavy, her knees buckling with fatigue. She was trying to stay awake, but was failing to do so. She was so tired…
"I take it back, I take it all back!" she cried weakly. "Please make everything the way it was before I made my first wish!"
The exhaustion was overwhelming; she collapsed to the ground. Shenron was saying something, but she couldn't make out his words. The only thing she was aware of was the bright light illuminating everything around her. The light made her feel even sleepier.
"Please…" she kept murmuring. "I want to live again… I want to live again!"
And then everything went black.
To be continued…
A/N: Sorry, had to leave it there! I have to save some stuff for the next chapter; it's almost over! This fic has been a lot of fun to write so far, and I owe it to the encouragement of you, good reviewers, that it has turned out so well. 140 reviews… I've never gotten so much on any other story before! Thank you! *hugs everybody* I guess this means I'll have to write another G/CC in future… I do have a plot bunny… *smiles evilly*
Okay, just two things before I get to the reviews:
1) I'm not sure if Kami could ever just reenergize the dragon balls before the one-year time period was up. In the DB episode "Eternal Dragon Resurrected", Kami brought back Shenron because he was killed by King Piccolo (I still can't believe King Piccolo could actually do that btw), and made an exception to the one-year waiting rule so that everyone King Piccolo killed could be brought back right away. I figured, if Kami could make that much of an exception then, he could do it in another emergency. I'm sorry if this doesn't fit in along with the rules of the dragon balls, but it was the only solution I could think of.
2) I kind of need some advice concerning Part Nine. You will recall in the beginning that Goku got Chi-Chi a present for Christmas --- the only problem is that I haven't figured out what it was yet. So I'm asking all of you fellow G/CC fans: what do you think would be a good present Goku would give to Chi-Chi for Christmas? Please tell me in your reviews.
Speaking of which, to your reviews!
Bunny1: The conclusion will be the next chapter.
Kakkabrat: Chi-Chi didn't go to Namek, as you can see from this chapter. I don't think that Porunga could fix a wish that only Shenron granted. The battle with Frieza took place on Christmas Eve?! I don't believe it… weird yet interesting.
SSJ Chika: If it calms your wrath in any way, he'll be back in the next chapter.
Lady Thundera: I've never seen the Japanese versions, so I just go by with what I know from the manga and the English versions. Maybe I should get the Piccolo Jr. saga on DVD sometime. He sounded excited about the marriage in the manga? Hmmm… I must remember to read the next DB graphic novel when it comes out at Barnes and Noble! I responded to the Piccolo question in my review to your story, but technically, Goku did turn around just before the beam hit him. Oh, well…
Jessica C: Trust me, it will all work out. It always does one way or another.
Moon girl 16: Of course Chi-Chi is going to fix it! She wouldn't just leave him dead, you know!
Lady Idril Celebrindal: I updated!
Dark-mean-me: I agree, DBZ was so much better, even though the ending sucked. I personally think that Goten and Trunks should have stuck to fighting rather than becoming girl-crazy guys! Compare at Trunks in GT to Mirai Trunks. Mirai Trunks was so much better since he was a strong fighter just like his father… not that I don't like kid Trunks any less, mind you.
I won't tell: Goku did die before Chi-Chi finally told him that she loved him. Very sad :( You were right, it involved going to Kami to reenergize the dragon balls, then gathering all seven to make the wish.
Vegito: That's why I never see many romance movies anymore. Somebody always ends up dying in the end… it's so depressing.
Lady Athena X: *sighs* Poor Goku. I kind of hated Piccolo a little when he was beating the living crap out of Goku in the World Martial Arts Tournament in DB. I can kind of understand why Chi-Chi didn't want him anywhere near Gohan at the beginning of DBZ. Hey, I'm not the only one who tortures Goku and Chi-Chi in fics. Just look at what Lady Thundera is doing in "The Past Returns"! ;) But yeah, I am being mean to them in this fic, but it must be done. I've learned that the ending is usually happier after a terrible ordeal has passed.
VidelChan313: Bring Goku back? How? Chi-Chi couldn't get to Namek and he's already been wished back once with the earth's dragon balls.
Angel in the Shadows: Great job in analyzing Trunks's character without Goten! You think he's a momma's boy in DBZ? Trunks is the one who usually comes up with ways to get him and Goten in trouble. The only momma's boy I ever saw on DBZ was Gohan when he was a little kid.
Nisha: I hope this chapter answered your question. It would have been happier if Chi-Chi had returned in time, but yes, it wouldn't have been as interesting. It would have been funny to see Goku's reaction if Chi-Chi had told him the truth to begin with. *giggles* I wonder how well he would have taken it…
Goku's mom: Don't let him die? He's already dead!
Elvenjedi: Yes, he will be back. I could never keep him dead!
Psychomaniac: Goku's one of my favorites too. There should be more boys like him… at least in the personality factor, in my humble opinion. *receives weird stars from reviewers* Er… never mind. Anyway, I didn't like killing him off, but it had to be done. Something had to happen to bring Chi-Chi to her senses and see how important she was to Goku. I update every Thursday, at the earliest. LOL! God knows what would happen if my reviewers knew where I lived.
Abigail Marie: Cliffhangers --- you can't stand to read them, but you can't write good fics without them. How to italicize words? Well, I think it only shows up if you type it out on Microsoft Word, and then convert it to HTML. That's how it works for me, but I'm not sure.
Mkh2: I'm sure I'd react the same way if I read a chapter that ended like that.