"Bulma?" Vegeta now stood in mid air, no longer was he in his super saiya-
jin form. Vegeta slowly descended to the ground. "This can't be. You're
dead!" Vegeta said as he looked around to find the source of the voice.
"You think I don't know that? King Kai is letting me use his telepathy to speak to you. I've been watching you, and I must say I'm not too happy!"
"But, Bulma.. "
"Ah! No excuses. King Kai has told me that through your fit of destructive rage, you managed to have enough of a conscience not to kill anyone. Although you did do a pretty good job of destroying the city."
"Yeah, well. "
"Did I say I was finished?! This is what you are going to do; you are going to apologize to our son, Goten, and Gohan. Then you are going to get started on cleaning up your mess and rebuilding the city. Understand?"
Vegeta didn't say anything. He just stood and clenched his fists. Even in death only could she speak to him like that. Even as it up set him, he knew he would miss it.
"I said, do you understand?"
"Yes dear," Vegeta said in a tone so inaudible only he and Bulma could hear it.
"Good. I swear Vegeta, I'm gone one day and you revert back to your old destructive self. You'll never change."
"You shouldn't be gone. It wasn't suppose to be like this," Vegeta said almost completely to himself.
"Look Vegeta, I know you are hurting. Everybody grieves. What happened wasn't anyone's fault. This is not the way to let out your pain. It won't change anything."
"I know. If only we had those blasted dragonballs. Damn you Kakarot!" Vegeta said as he remembered Goku disappearing and the dragonballs going with him.
"Watch that temper. Besides, I'll always be here waiting for you. We'll be together again some day."
"I hope you're right," Vegeta said knowing he probably wasn't going to the same afterlife she was.
"I have to go now. Take care of yourself, take care of our son. I love you."
"I love you too," Vegeta said so quietly the words were barely able to make it past his lips.
Goten and Trunks stared at Vegeta, still unsure as to what exactly was going on. "Father?" Trunks said as he cautiously approached Vegeta.
"You're lucky King Kai allowed your mother to speak to me through his telepathy. She was able to convince me not to kill you. Now either you're going to help me clean this mess up or you're going to get out of my way." Vegeta said walking past Trunks without even looking at him.
Trunks knew that was the closest thing to an apology he would ever get from his father. Trunks and Goten began clearing debry and rubble from one end of the city, While Vegeta started at the other end. They worked the rest of that day, and most of the next. Gohan, being fully healed in the rejuvenation tank, came to help out the next day as well. After the city was cleaned up and almost fully restored, Trunks and Goten returned to Capsule Corp.
"Bra comes home tomorrow," Trunks said as he and Goten sat outside in the grass. "I don't know how to tell her about my mother. I know father won't do it. Knowing him he won't even be around for the next few days."
"Well when you do tell her, I'd like to be here. She'll need to be comforted and I want to be here for her." Goten said with a sound of sadness in his voice. He knew finding out her mother was dead was going to devastate Bra. He hated to see her in pain. "What time is she due back in?"
"Around noon." Trunks said as he pulled a few blades up grass up in his hands.
"I'll come by around ten. For now, I'm going to head home, get something to eat, and call it a day." Goten said as he stood up.
"Sounds like a plan to me. All that work has left me starving." Trunks replied as he too stood up. "I'll see you tomorrow Goten," he said as he waved to his friend and started to walk inside.
"Okay I'll see you tomorrow!' Goten shouted back as he took to the sky and shot off toward home.
Goten walked into the rather large home he now shared with Gohan, Videl, and his mother. He went to the kitchen and began rummaging through the cupboards. Not finding anything too satisfying, he began looking through the fridge. There he found last nights leftovers. Goten sat a large plate in front of himself. He loaded it with noodles, rice, and some fried salmon. Then he fixed himself a bowl of soup. Just as he sat down to eat Gohan walked in.
"It's been a crazy last couple days hasn't it?" Gohan said as he sat down at the table with his younger brother.
"Sure has. I'm really going to miss Bulma. I feel so bad for Trunks and Bra," Goten replied as he looked down at his food.
"Bra's going to need you to be there when she finds out," Gohan said as he stood back up from the table.
"I know, and I plan on being there for her," Goten said looking up to his brother.
"You're a good kid, Goten. Don't stay up too late. I'll see you tomorrow," Gohan said as he waved to his brother while heading out the door.
"Goodnight Gohan," Goten yelled after him. Goten finished eating and then went up stairs to bed. At first he could just lay there thinking of how hard it was now going to be for his friends, but eventually fell asleep.
For all my readers: Right now I'm just trying to get the story out of my head and on paper. When I am finished I will be going back through and adding, editing, and making a few changes. Keep an eye out for revisions. Feel free to give me any criticism or compliments. Any thoughts or ideas are also welcome.
"You think I don't know that? King Kai is letting me use his telepathy to speak to you. I've been watching you, and I must say I'm not too happy!"
"But, Bulma.. "
"Ah! No excuses. King Kai has told me that through your fit of destructive rage, you managed to have enough of a conscience not to kill anyone. Although you did do a pretty good job of destroying the city."
"Yeah, well. "
"Did I say I was finished?! This is what you are going to do; you are going to apologize to our son, Goten, and Gohan. Then you are going to get started on cleaning up your mess and rebuilding the city. Understand?"
Vegeta didn't say anything. He just stood and clenched his fists. Even in death only could she speak to him like that. Even as it up set him, he knew he would miss it.
"I said, do you understand?"
"Yes dear," Vegeta said in a tone so inaudible only he and Bulma could hear it.
"Good. I swear Vegeta, I'm gone one day and you revert back to your old destructive self. You'll never change."
"You shouldn't be gone. It wasn't suppose to be like this," Vegeta said almost completely to himself.
"Look Vegeta, I know you are hurting. Everybody grieves. What happened wasn't anyone's fault. This is not the way to let out your pain. It won't change anything."
"I know. If only we had those blasted dragonballs. Damn you Kakarot!" Vegeta said as he remembered Goku disappearing and the dragonballs going with him.
"Watch that temper. Besides, I'll always be here waiting for you. We'll be together again some day."
"I hope you're right," Vegeta said knowing he probably wasn't going to the same afterlife she was.
"I have to go now. Take care of yourself, take care of our son. I love you."
"I love you too," Vegeta said so quietly the words were barely able to make it past his lips.
Goten and Trunks stared at Vegeta, still unsure as to what exactly was going on. "Father?" Trunks said as he cautiously approached Vegeta.
"You're lucky King Kai allowed your mother to speak to me through his telepathy. She was able to convince me not to kill you. Now either you're going to help me clean this mess up or you're going to get out of my way." Vegeta said walking past Trunks without even looking at him.
Trunks knew that was the closest thing to an apology he would ever get from his father. Trunks and Goten began clearing debry and rubble from one end of the city, While Vegeta started at the other end. They worked the rest of that day, and most of the next. Gohan, being fully healed in the rejuvenation tank, came to help out the next day as well. After the city was cleaned up and almost fully restored, Trunks and Goten returned to Capsule Corp.
"Bra comes home tomorrow," Trunks said as he and Goten sat outside in the grass. "I don't know how to tell her about my mother. I know father won't do it. Knowing him he won't even be around for the next few days."
"Well when you do tell her, I'd like to be here. She'll need to be comforted and I want to be here for her." Goten said with a sound of sadness in his voice. He knew finding out her mother was dead was going to devastate Bra. He hated to see her in pain. "What time is she due back in?"
"Around noon." Trunks said as he pulled a few blades up grass up in his hands.
"I'll come by around ten. For now, I'm going to head home, get something to eat, and call it a day." Goten said as he stood up.
"Sounds like a plan to me. All that work has left me starving." Trunks replied as he too stood up. "I'll see you tomorrow Goten," he said as he waved to his friend and started to walk inside.
"Okay I'll see you tomorrow!' Goten shouted back as he took to the sky and shot off toward home.
Goten walked into the rather large home he now shared with Gohan, Videl, and his mother. He went to the kitchen and began rummaging through the cupboards. Not finding anything too satisfying, he began looking through the fridge. There he found last nights leftovers. Goten sat a large plate in front of himself. He loaded it with noodles, rice, and some fried salmon. Then he fixed himself a bowl of soup. Just as he sat down to eat Gohan walked in.
"It's been a crazy last couple days hasn't it?" Gohan said as he sat down at the table with his younger brother.
"Sure has. I'm really going to miss Bulma. I feel so bad for Trunks and Bra," Goten replied as he looked down at his food.
"Bra's going to need you to be there when she finds out," Gohan said as he stood back up from the table.
"I know, and I plan on being there for her," Goten said looking up to his brother.
"You're a good kid, Goten. Don't stay up too late. I'll see you tomorrow," Gohan said as he waved to his brother while heading out the door.
"Goodnight Gohan," Goten yelled after him. Goten finished eating and then went up stairs to bed. At first he could just lay there thinking of how hard it was now going to be for his friends, but eventually fell asleep.
For all my readers: Right now I'm just trying to get the story out of my head and on paper. When I am finished I will be going back through and adding, editing, and making a few changes. Keep an eye out for revisions. Feel free to give me any criticism or compliments. Any thoughts or ideas are also welcome.
