Hey guys, me again, reminding you I'm here.
Don't shoot me.. I know, too long again.. Bad week, month, year thing's happening again.. at least I'm still trying though!
Disclaimer: It's as BAD as you think, and they ARE out to get you.
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Heroes
Chapter 11: Through the rain
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Last time, on Heroes:
The two women glared at each other coldly as they advanced toward the center of Capsule Corporation's giant yard. Chichi hissed at the blue haired beauty, while Bulma just made a rather obscene gesture to the woman and kept walking.
"Tell me.. What makes you think you can win this?" Chichi snarled at the other woman, who was at that moment conversing with Goku and Yamcha.
Bulma turned slowly to face the woman, and with a small smile, answered her question.
"I don't think I can.. I know I can... There's a difference. Care to let me demonstrate?" Without waiting for an answer, Bulma slashed out with her right hand and sliced Chichi's cheek open with her fingernails.
And then, all hell broke loose.
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~*When you get caught in the rain with no where to run*~
At first, it seemed as though the two were equally matched. Then, as if by some strange twist of fate, Bulma gained the upper hand. She landed a swift kick to the side of Chichi's head, sending the brown haired woman sailing into the side of the gravity chamber, causing it to crumble to the ground. Yamcha opened his mouth to give a victorious cheer, but was quickly stopped by Goku.
~*When you're distraught and in pain without anyone*~
"Not yet.. I know her better than that." Goku told him softly, before gesturing to the rubble that was once the gravity chamber. "See?"
Just as the word was spoken, the debris began to shift, and a hand shot up, followed quickly by the rest of the bruised and battered brown haired woman's body.
~*When you keep crying out to be saved*~
"From what you know so far, does she have a chance?" Yamcha asked, the concern that he'd been trying to hide showing through clearly.
"I don't know, Yamcha. I get the feeling that Chichi's not letting us in on something... Like there's something that I don't know yet... I don't like that feeling." He answered, before both men shot their hands out quickly. They each grasped one of Bulma's shoulder as she whizzed through the gap between them. They silently sat her back down on the ground, each passing her a reassuring smile, before she took to the air again, headed back toward Chichi.
~*But nobody comes and you feel so far away*~
"She's gotten a lot stronger since you two were...together." Yamcha muttered as he motioned to Goku's... technically... wife.
"She's had Vegeta training her. The only thing that worries me is that she had such a head start on Bulma." Goku replied, his voice calm, until he noticed Bulma plummet to the Earth. She hit the ground solidly, her body creating a large crater as she was driven into the ground.
~*That you just can't find your way home*~
"Fuck!!" Both Goku and Yamcha exclaimed, before rushing over to where she'd struck the ground. They only made it halfway, however, before she emerged from the hole, bleeding slightly, but looking hardly worse for the wear. Both men gave a large sigh of relief as she emerged, but both were quickly sent running again when they saw her stumble, then fall to her knees, and then face-plant into the ground.
~*You can get there alone*~
Goku was by her side in less that a second, senzu bean in his outstretched hand. He had just moved to place the precious bean in her mouth, when someone's foot caught his hand and sent the bean flying.
"Ah ah ah, Kakarot.. You wouldn't be trying to cheat, would you? Restoring her power and leaving your wife all beaten and bruised? That wouldn't be very nice, now would it?"
~*It's okay, what you say is*~
"Fuck you, Vegeta. You know Chichi had the unfair advantage in this! She's been training for years! Bulma started a month ago." He gave a quick glance to the woman lying prone on the ground, before looking back up at the Saiyan Prince. "Vegeta... I know you love her... why can't you let me at least give her a chance?"
Vegeta's face never changed at mention of loving Bulma. He merely glanced beside him to where the senzu bean was lying. He kicked the bean toward the other Saiyan with the toe of his boot.
~*I can make it through the rain*~
Goku never thanked the other man.. There would have been no point. There was still too much riding on their rivalry. But, he owed him something more precious to him than almost anything else in the world, and that was something Son Goku never took lightly.
He lifted her head gently in his arms, smiling warmly down at her when he saw her give him a weak smirk.
~*I can stand up once again on my own*~
"Guess I never gave his pride enough credit, huh?" She asked softly, before a bought of coughing overcame her, and she leaned to the side. Blood poured from her mouth, covering the pants of Goku's gi, staining the normally orange fabric a dark crimson color. "How bout that bean?"
"Can you chew it?"
~*And I know that I'm strong enough to mend*~
"Yeah, I'll manage. Kinda hurts, but that's ok.. The searing pain just set in, so it's not as bad." She tried to joke, but another coughing fit overtook her. Goku gently placed the bean in her mouth, and she began chewing, albeit slowly. The changes this time were almost instant, the increase in her ki having been sufficient enough to speed up the process dramatically.
"Feeling better?"
~*And every time I feel afraid I hold tighter to my faith*~
"You have no idea." She muttered, before hopping to her feet, and whirling around to face the other woman, who, at that moment, was locked in conversation with Vegeta.
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"Why in God's name would you let her eat the Senzu? I had her! I was just about to tell her about the baby, just like you told me to!"
~*And I live one more day and I make it through the rain*~
"It wasn't time yet. There's something I have to check first.. something I didn't notice before."
"What's that?"
~*And if you keep falling down don't you dare give in*~
"None of your fucking business, that's what! Now, if you're so concerned with that idiot Kakarot, then why don't you just go over there and fight already? To be honest, you're getting on my nerves."
"Fine, fine.. I still don't see why I couldn't just kill her when I had the chance." She replied snidely, before taking to the air, Bulma hot on her heels.
~*You will arise safe and sound, so keep pressing on steadfastly*~
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"I don't like this...." Goku mumbled softly to the man standing beside him.
"What's to like? I didn't like the idea from the very beginning, if you'll remember."
~*And you'll find what you need to prevail*~
"It's not the idea that I don't like... It's the way Chichi and Vegeta are acting.. There's something... strange about them. Something I can't quite place..."
"Yeah, they're psycho."
~*What you say is*~
"No.. It's something else.... Something..unnatural."
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~*I can make it through the rain*~
"You honestly think that little bean's gonna help you win this? You should just give up.. There's nothing else for you here."
"Shut up!" Bulma cried, before punching the other woman square in the jaw.
~*I can stand up once again on my own*~
Chichi recoiled a bit, but quickly caught herself, and turned to continue her carefully composed speech.
"You think Goku wants you? How could he possibly want you, when the Prince of all Saiyans doesn't? Think about it! You were nothing more than Vegeta's whore! Do you think my sweet, caring Goku could possibly want something as filthy as you? Please! He's got a family with me, Bulma. Or have you forgotten that? Why not just let him come home? Why not let him see his son again? Because I guarantee you, he'll never see Gohan again until you're dead." She whispered hatefully, taking the fact that Bulma had been caught off guard to deliver a roundhouse kick to her mid section.
~*And I know that I'm strong enough to mend*~
She wasn't planning on Bulma catching it, however.
Bulma's hand shot up quickly to grab Chichi's foot, making the other woman cry out in alarm. "THAT was it? THAT was your big suicide speech? Puhleeze! You actually think something like THAT would make me give up? If I'm a whore, then Goku must like it... That's all I'm gonna say."
~*And every time I feel afraid I hold tighter to my faith*~
"But..." Chichi began, but she never got another word out of her mouth, because she was suddenly yanked away from Bulma, and hurtling toward the ground with such speed that she didn't even realize she was moving until her body collided with a nearby tree.. Bulma looked back at the spot where Chichi had been only a moment ago, only to find her suddenly replaced by none other than Yamcha.
"Bulma, something's wrong."
~*And I live one more day and I make it through the rain*~
"What are you talking about?"
Yamcha never answered, however, just gestured toward the ground, where Goku and Vegeta were currently locked in a rather heated battle. Bulma started to head to the ground, but a hand on her arm quickly stopped her.
"Leave them alone, Bulma... You're only gonna be a weakness to Goku if you go down there."
~*And when the rain blows, as shadows grow close don't be afraid*~
"But.. why are they fighting? I thought Chichi and I were supposed to be the only ones fighting!" She cried, exasperated
"I don't know. I was just standing there, watching you two yakking, and then suddenly, Goku told me to go and make you stop fighting. That this wasn't your battle. So, here I am."
~*There's nothing you can't face*~
"But why?"
"Have you not figured it out yet?" Chichi's voice asked from behind her.
~*And should they tell you you'll never pull through*~
"What are you talking about?"
"God, you know your body worse than most twelve year olds! SURELY you've been able to feel the changes by now." She replied smugly.
~*Don't hesitate, stand tall and say*~
"I have absolutely no idea what you're talking about!"
"Well then, I'll enlighten you. I'll tell you what, no doubt, Vegeta has already told MY Goku."
~*I can make it through the rain*~
Bulma merely rolled her eyes, before attempting to head toward the ground again, Yamcha following closely behind her.
"You're pregnant, you know!" Chichi cried, sending both Bulma and Yamcha, as well as Goku and Vegeta whirling around to face her.
~*I can stand up once again on my own*~
"She's WHAT?!" Goku and Yamcha cried.
Bulma merely stared at her for a moment, before doing the only logical thing she could think to do. She fainted.
~*And I know that I'm strong enough to mend*~
It was then that Chichi saw the chance she'd been waiting for.
The chance to finish it all.
~*And every time I feel afraid I hold tighter to my faith*~
She sped down toward Bulma, ki blast in hand, the deadly ball aimed straight at her heart.
She would have made contact too, had Vegeta not taken this moment to stop her.
~*And I live one more day and I make it through the rain*~
"Have you lost your ever loving mind?! I told you to wait! I didn't tell you to blurt it out, and then kill her! If you do that, then we'll both catch hell for it!."
"I apologize, Inugi-sama... I forgot."
~*I can make it through the rain*~
"Inugi-sama?" Yamcha and Goku both asked at once, earning them a strange look from the other two.
"What are you talking about?" Vegeta asked softly, though the glint in his eye told otherwise.
~*And I live once again*~
"Yes, dearest, what ARE you talking about?" Chichi replied, before giving a sadistic little smile.
Goku fell back into a fighting stance.
~*And I live one more day*~
"Who are you?"
~*And I can make it through the rain*~
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*Gasps* It DOES have a plot! But.. The only question I ask of you, is who IS this Inugi-sama? And if he's there.. Then where's Vegeta? And is this really Chichi? Or has she met the same fate as Vegeta?
Only way to find out is to stick around for the next chappie!
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