"Oh great, how am I supposed to see through this?" Bulma said to herself as she headed towards town. Her windshield wiper blades were going at full speed, but still couldn't keep the rain off the window. The wind howled and shook the little car as Bulma tried to keep it on the road.

It was only 3:00 p.m., but because of the storm it was as dark as midnight. As Bulma headed into the main part of downtown, she never saw it coming. A driver, blinded by the rain, had crossed over into the wrong lane. As the wiper blades on her car wiped the rain away, Bulma saw the headlights of the other vehicle just as it was upon her. Both Vehicles collided head on at full speed. In her rush to try and beat the storm, Bulma had not thought to buckle her seat belt. The car rolled and she was ejected from the car, hitting full force onto the pavement. The crashing vehicles spun, and rolled from the momentum. Her own vehicle flipping and then coming to a stop on it's side just above her. Bruised and broken, Bulma lay on the ground unable to move. The other driver, who had been wearing his seat belt, crawled out from under his car. Just then the wind blew hard. Hard enough to cause Bulma's car to fall over, landing on Bulma's lower half. Bulma screamed at the top of her lungs, but her scream was cut short as she began to cough. Small droplets of blood showed red on her lips.

"I'm going to die," Bulma thought to herself as she lay unable to move on the concrete. "I'm not ready. What about Trunks, and Vegeta? Who'll look after them when I'm gone? They need me, I need them." Tears began to run down her check.

Vegeta had been training all day south of the city. The rain had caused him to leave his open range training and head in out of the storm.

"Oh well, I guess it will be just another day in the Gravity Room. Not like it matters, now that Kakarot is gone." Vegeta clenched his fists as he swept lower.

Up ahead he could see some commotion. There had been accident. People were gathering around now. From what he could see, there had been at least two cars involved. The people were trying to flip one of the cars over, but with no avail.

"Those weaklings. They'll never get that car over. I'd better go down there and show them how it's done," Vegeta said out loud to himself. He slowed his speed and landed on the ground. "Move out of the way and let me do it," Vegeta shouted to the few men trying to flip the car as he walked up to them.

"Please hurry mister! There is someone trapped under there," one of the men said as he ran up to Vegeta.

"Bah! By now they're probably dead," Vegeta snorted as he walked up to the car.

With one hand Vegeta grabbed the car and flipped it across the street. His eyes shot open as he saw the person that was pinned under the car. She was covered in blood, her body was broken and contorted in an odd manner. Vegeta was wrong, she was not dead, but close to it. Vegeta saw this as Bulma's eyes went to him.

"Bulma?" Vegeta said quietly, too shocked to move.

"Veg. ," is all Bulma could force out.

Vegeta dropped down next to her and carefully lifted her into her arms. His face was gripped with fear, pain, and confusion. This wasn't a side of Vegeta normally seen, but he couldn't help but let his emotions out. Here was his wife, his child's mother, his only love, so close to death. As he held her close to him he looked into her eyes.

"This.. isn't. like you.," Bulma was able to squeak out as she forced a small smile on her face.

"Hush woman, you need your strength. I'll get you back to Capsule Corp. and get you into a rejuvenation tank. You'll be fine by tomorrow," Vegeta said still holding her gently.

"No Vegeta," Bulma said slightly shaking her head. "It's too late. I'm not going to make it."

"Don't speak like that. You're stronger than that." Even as the words left his lips he knew she was right.

Vegeta felt more than just sorrow and sadness building up in him. He felt anger. His love, the one person who was able to put up with him, was going to die and there was nothing her could do about it. No dragonballs to bring her back. No wish to return her to him.

"Mom!?"

Vegeta heard his son's voice and turned to see Trunks and Goten landing at the scene. Not wanting his son to see his emotions, Vegeta looked the other way and forced an expressionless look on his face.