A/N: I like humor. Humor stories are great. I try to not make my stories
so dark all the time, yet, that's what always ends up happening
(well...they either become dark and tragic or angsty and romanticy). I
already have the end of this story planned out. I do believe that this
story will drag on for at least....ten chapters. Actually I might end up
shortening it if things move a bit fast. Hmmm, I like this story. I kind
of wish I could get on with it faster so I could describe the upcoming
battle scenes....OOPS! Oh dear, I've said too much. Well...ONWARD TO THE
THIRD CHAPTER AND BEYOND!
Chapter 3: Painful Memories
"What the hell were you doing down there?" Zenota asked. He stood up out of his chair so fast that it fell over. Starlight stood there paralyzed with fear. "ANSWER ME!" He yelled, slapping her across the face. She dropped the empty dishes. Starlight didn't even have time to shut the door behind her. Down in the dungeon, Trunks and Gohan could do nothing but listen in agony. Zenota slapped her again. This time she fell to the floor.
"I...I was..." She said. He kicked her in the stomach.
"So it was all an act." He said. She coughed up blood. "Dammit!" He yelled. "I knew you were a phony!" He said, kicking her again. She coughed up more blood and managed to stand up.
"B-but honey." She said with blood trickling out of the corners of her mouth. "I said that I would marry you. I love you." She said. Those three words were difficult for her to say to someone like him. He smirked and backhanded her across the face.
"Prove it." He said. He threw her to the floor. She landed on the top step of the stairs and lost her balance. She tumbled down the metal stairs and hit the cage that the others were in. With lightning quick speed Zenota jumped down the stairs and pinned her to the floor. He began kissing her neck. Trunks and Gohan could only watch on as she was violated. Gohan couldn't see his sister like that. He was so enraged that he became a Super Saiyan.
"STOP IT!" He yelled, "DON'T DO THAT TO HER!" He screamed. His energy flared so high that it bent the bars to the cage a little bit (only enough to where he and Starlight could fit through; not Trunks and Zenota because their muscles are too big). Zenota was busy trying to rip the front of her dress. He proved unsuccessful because the fabric was very strong. Starlight was crying and in great shock. Giving up on her dress he began kissing her face. Gohan managed to squeeze through the doors and kick Zenota off of her. Zenota fell against the wall. Gohan gingerly picked Starlight up and placed her in the cage. Trunks grabbed her and held her close to him. He rocked back and forth with her in his arms. She began shivering. Without thinking Trunks took off his jacket and wrapped it around her shoulders. Trunks handed her a Senzu bean. Once her strength was regained, Starlight stood up and watched the battle between Gohan and Zenota commence. Gohan was extremely pissed off. He kicked Zenota to a wall. Zenota cut his forehead on the hard metal and blood splattered all over the place. He stood up wearily and got into a fighting stance.
"Oh, you think that you're the strongest in the universe now because you can mutate?" He smirked. "Now you can see what Taborians are really made of." He said. He began screaming. From his back came silver wings. His teeth sharpened into rows of tiny sharp fangs. His hair turned white and his eyes, red. Gohan backed down from the fight a bit. Zenota smiled.
"How's this look?" He asked. His voice became deeper and more gravelly. Starlight was scared for Gohan. He backed up a little bit more and scrambled into the cage. Zenota's energy was skyrocketing! In Gohan's haste, his foot got caught. Starlight ran over to help him and got her neck grabbed by Zenota. He pulled her head out of the cage and licked her face.
"Now I can't wait until the wedding night." He winked. Then he forced another kiss on her and walked off, slamming the door closed. Trunks ran over to Starlight. She began to slide down to the floor. He caught her.
"Star?" He asked. He shook her shoulders lightly. "Star!" He yelled. She shook her head and held it.
"I-I'm fine." She said in a quivering voice. Gohan powered down and walked over to her. Her body went limp. She had been so scared. She thought that Zenota was going to rape her. She was like a doll in Trunks's arms. She buried her head in his chest and cried. She felt so much better crying so close to him. He sat down and placed her on the floor next to him. Within five minutes, and using her arm as a pillow, she cried herself to sleep.
****THE NEXT MORNING****
"Get up." Starlight rolled over and opened her eyes. That voice...She had heard it before. "GET UP!" She snapped awake. Zenota was standing outside the cage, he was back in his normal form. She scrambled to her feet and looked around. Trunks and Gohan were still asleep.
*That's impossible...* She thought, *He's too loud...* Zenota saw her look of fear and laughed.
"I sedated your little friends last night with tranquilizers. That should keep them at bay for a few hours." He said. Starlight gasped and smirked.
"Great. I think that they were trying to get to me last night." She said, crossing her arms. Zenota looked at her.
"And is that why you went crawling to them last night!" He yelled. She hid her surprise with a smile.
"Honey, you scared me last night. I didn't even have time to tell you why I was done here in the first place." She said, still standing in the middle of the cage. He raised an eyebrow.
"Explain."
"Well, you see, I had come down here to eat IN FRONT of them to tease them. Then, when I was done I saw you in the kitchen and I was startled. The lights were off, I couldn't tell who it was. I was frightened..." She said looking at the floor. "Then, you...you slapped me, and before I knew it I was on the floor. I'm not ready for sex Zenota. I'm not! I told you to wait until after we're married. Don't force it on me..." She said working up some tears. She tried to make herself look as pitiful as possible. Zenota grinned.
"Great. I programmed the ship to go even faster. We'll be on Taboria in one day." He said walking away. "See you then." He said, leaving her with the lifeless bodies of Trunks and Gohan. She fell down to her feet and sighed. She was about ready to pull her hair out. She felt like throwing up. She crawled over to Gohan and Trunks. They looked so peaceful. Starlight remembered the first day she met Gohan:
FLASHBACK
"Kids today you have a new student. Her name is Starlight Wilson. Can everybody say hi to Starlight?" The teacher, Mrs. Kennedy said. It was Starlight's first day of kindergarten. She was in her third foster home that year. She looked down at her torn red sneakers. Nobody said anything. Then there was a small noise in the back of the classroom as someone stood up.
"Hi Starlight." Said a little boy. He had long black unruly hair and dark piercing eyes. Starlight smiled at the boy.
"That's Gohan. You can go sit by him." She said. Starlight nodded and walked over to him. She sat down and looked at him.
"Thank you." She said.
"You're welcome." He responded, "Do you want to be my best friend?" Starlight nodded.
"YES!" She smiled, glad to have found a friend.
END FLASHBACK
Starlight stroked Gohan's hair. She also remembered the day that she had been adopted by Chichi. It was the day she inherited her psychic powers. Her foster mom, Valerie, had slapped her against a table leg and it hit a point on the back of Starlight's neck. She had psychic powers from that point on. But she had been beat up so bad that she needed to go to the hospital. On the way there, she fell unconscious and Gohan took her all the way to the hospital. When she woke up, she was a member of the Son family. She smiled, that had to be one of the greatest days of her life. Then she remembered what had happened that night.
(yet again) ANOTHER FLASHBACK
"Chi-chi?" Starlight asked poking her head into Chichi's room. Chichi looked and put her finger where her place was in her book.
"Yes honey? Is there something wrong?"
"No. I-I just needed to ask you a question." She said. Chichi nodded, signaling Starlight to go on. She sighed and began, "Well ever since I was little I've never called my foster mom by the name mom. I just never thought it was appropriate to call her something she wasn't. So, I was w-wondering if I could call you mom." Starlight asked. She smiled.
"I'd be honored." Chichi responded.
END FLASHBACK
Starlight sighed and looked over at Trunks. The day she laid eyes on him she knew he was special. She didn't know what she would ever do with out him. She remembered the first time she saw him. He had just finished killing Freeza and they were all sitting amongst some rocks, awaiting Goku's arrival.
(I swear this is the last one) FLASHBACK
"So who are you?" Starlight interrogated, crawling over to Trunks. He was sitting down on the floor with his legs stretched out in front of him. She crawled over his legs, the way a lion would stalk his prey. He began to grow nervous. He sweat dropped.
"I...I uhh...I can't tell you..." He said. She was still hanging over his knees. Trunks gulped, her shirt had a semi-low scoop, and with her hanging over him like that he could kind of see down her shirt. He blushed. Starlight began to giggle.
"You know, you're really cute." She said moving to his right and sitting down. She put her hand in his hair and ruffled it. "Nice hair." She smiled. He was extremely nervous, but somehow he had a sense of wanting when he was around her. He had the feeling that it was love at first sight.
END FLASHBACK
She sighed. Those were the good old days. She wasn't being abducted by a freaky alien, and her father was around. She picked their bodies up and propped them up against a wall. She sat down in between them and brought her knees to her chest. She began to cry. She sat there and cried for several hours. Then Trunks began to stir. His eyes opened slightly.
"Star?" He asked. He winced as if in pain. She looked up at him and wiped the tears from her face. He smiled and placed his hand on her knee. "You okay?" He whispered. Starlight shook her head.
"No. Trunks, I want to leave. This place is a living hell. I don't want to be here anymore..." She said, her eyes filling with tears again. She began crying. Trunks moved his hand to her head and gently stroked her hair.
"Star...It'll be alright." He said, his voice was quiet and it sounded as if he was in great pain. "Star you know what I wish?" She looked up at him to go on. "I wish...That you would smile again. That your face wasn't so grief ridden and that I could just see your beautiful smile again." He said. Starlight chuckled at his request. He smiled back at her. "That's better." He said. Gohan stirred a bit and opened his eyes. He jolted up and looked around.
"Where is he?" He yelled. Then he fell back down. Starlight sensed his and Trunks's fatigue and handed them each a Senzu bean.
"I'm tired." She said, yawning.
"Sleep. We've had enough of it. We'll watch you." Trunks said. Gohan nodded.
"Trunks is right. You need your sleep. Goodnight." He said. Starlight smiled weakly and fell asleep, with her two knights in shining armor watching over her.
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Oooh. How perfect. I finished the third chapter just in time for the thunder and lightning. Somehow the weather sets the mood for my stories and the next chapter.....oooooo.....you're gonna like it. Read & Review, please! Muchos Gracias! (Thank you)
Chapter 3: Painful Memories
"What the hell were you doing down there?" Zenota asked. He stood up out of his chair so fast that it fell over. Starlight stood there paralyzed with fear. "ANSWER ME!" He yelled, slapping her across the face. She dropped the empty dishes. Starlight didn't even have time to shut the door behind her. Down in the dungeon, Trunks and Gohan could do nothing but listen in agony. Zenota slapped her again. This time she fell to the floor.
"I...I was..." She said. He kicked her in the stomach.
"So it was all an act." He said. She coughed up blood. "Dammit!" He yelled. "I knew you were a phony!" He said, kicking her again. She coughed up more blood and managed to stand up.
"B-but honey." She said with blood trickling out of the corners of her mouth. "I said that I would marry you. I love you." She said. Those three words were difficult for her to say to someone like him. He smirked and backhanded her across the face.
"Prove it." He said. He threw her to the floor. She landed on the top step of the stairs and lost her balance. She tumbled down the metal stairs and hit the cage that the others were in. With lightning quick speed Zenota jumped down the stairs and pinned her to the floor. He began kissing her neck. Trunks and Gohan could only watch on as she was violated. Gohan couldn't see his sister like that. He was so enraged that he became a Super Saiyan.
"STOP IT!" He yelled, "DON'T DO THAT TO HER!" He screamed. His energy flared so high that it bent the bars to the cage a little bit (only enough to where he and Starlight could fit through; not Trunks and Zenota because their muscles are too big). Zenota was busy trying to rip the front of her dress. He proved unsuccessful because the fabric was very strong. Starlight was crying and in great shock. Giving up on her dress he began kissing her face. Gohan managed to squeeze through the doors and kick Zenota off of her. Zenota fell against the wall. Gohan gingerly picked Starlight up and placed her in the cage. Trunks grabbed her and held her close to him. He rocked back and forth with her in his arms. She began shivering. Without thinking Trunks took off his jacket and wrapped it around her shoulders. Trunks handed her a Senzu bean. Once her strength was regained, Starlight stood up and watched the battle between Gohan and Zenota commence. Gohan was extremely pissed off. He kicked Zenota to a wall. Zenota cut his forehead on the hard metal and blood splattered all over the place. He stood up wearily and got into a fighting stance.
"Oh, you think that you're the strongest in the universe now because you can mutate?" He smirked. "Now you can see what Taborians are really made of." He said. He began screaming. From his back came silver wings. His teeth sharpened into rows of tiny sharp fangs. His hair turned white and his eyes, red. Gohan backed down from the fight a bit. Zenota smiled.
"How's this look?" He asked. His voice became deeper and more gravelly. Starlight was scared for Gohan. He backed up a little bit more and scrambled into the cage. Zenota's energy was skyrocketing! In Gohan's haste, his foot got caught. Starlight ran over to help him and got her neck grabbed by Zenota. He pulled her head out of the cage and licked her face.
"Now I can't wait until the wedding night." He winked. Then he forced another kiss on her and walked off, slamming the door closed. Trunks ran over to Starlight. She began to slide down to the floor. He caught her.
"Star?" He asked. He shook her shoulders lightly. "Star!" He yelled. She shook her head and held it.
"I-I'm fine." She said in a quivering voice. Gohan powered down and walked over to her. Her body went limp. She had been so scared. She thought that Zenota was going to rape her. She was like a doll in Trunks's arms. She buried her head in his chest and cried. She felt so much better crying so close to him. He sat down and placed her on the floor next to him. Within five minutes, and using her arm as a pillow, she cried herself to sleep.
****THE NEXT MORNING****
"Get up." Starlight rolled over and opened her eyes. That voice...She had heard it before. "GET UP!" She snapped awake. Zenota was standing outside the cage, he was back in his normal form. She scrambled to her feet and looked around. Trunks and Gohan were still asleep.
*That's impossible...* She thought, *He's too loud...* Zenota saw her look of fear and laughed.
"I sedated your little friends last night with tranquilizers. That should keep them at bay for a few hours." He said. Starlight gasped and smirked.
"Great. I think that they were trying to get to me last night." She said, crossing her arms. Zenota looked at her.
"And is that why you went crawling to them last night!" He yelled. She hid her surprise with a smile.
"Honey, you scared me last night. I didn't even have time to tell you why I was done here in the first place." She said, still standing in the middle of the cage. He raised an eyebrow.
"Explain."
"Well, you see, I had come down here to eat IN FRONT of them to tease them. Then, when I was done I saw you in the kitchen and I was startled. The lights were off, I couldn't tell who it was. I was frightened..." She said looking at the floor. "Then, you...you slapped me, and before I knew it I was on the floor. I'm not ready for sex Zenota. I'm not! I told you to wait until after we're married. Don't force it on me..." She said working up some tears. She tried to make herself look as pitiful as possible. Zenota grinned.
"Great. I programmed the ship to go even faster. We'll be on Taboria in one day." He said walking away. "See you then." He said, leaving her with the lifeless bodies of Trunks and Gohan. She fell down to her feet and sighed. She was about ready to pull her hair out. She felt like throwing up. She crawled over to Gohan and Trunks. They looked so peaceful. Starlight remembered the first day she met Gohan:
FLASHBACK
"Kids today you have a new student. Her name is Starlight Wilson. Can everybody say hi to Starlight?" The teacher, Mrs. Kennedy said. It was Starlight's first day of kindergarten. She was in her third foster home that year. She looked down at her torn red sneakers. Nobody said anything. Then there was a small noise in the back of the classroom as someone stood up.
"Hi Starlight." Said a little boy. He had long black unruly hair and dark piercing eyes. Starlight smiled at the boy.
"That's Gohan. You can go sit by him." She said. Starlight nodded and walked over to him. She sat down and looked at him.
"Thank you." She said.
"You're welcome." He responded, "Do you want to be my best friend?" Starlight nodded.
"YES!" She smiled, glad to have found a friend.
END FLASHBACK
Starlight stroked Gohan's hair. She also remembered the day that she had been adopted by Chichi. It was the day she inherited her psychic powers. Her foster mom, Valerie, had slapped her against a table leg and it hit a point on the back of Starlight's neck. She had psychic powers from that point on. But she had been beat up so bad that she needed to go to the hospital. On the way there, she fell unconscious and Gohan took her all the way to the hospital. When she woke up, she was a member of the Son family. She smiled, that had to be one of the greatest days of her life. Then she remembered what had happened that night.
(yet again) ANOTHER FLASHBACK
"Chi-chi?" Starlight asked poking her head into Chichi's room. Chichi looked and put her finger where her place was in her book.
"Yes honey? Is there something wrong?"
"No. I-I just needed to ask you a question." She said. Chichi nodded, signaling Starlight to go on. She sighed and began, "Well ever since I was little I've never called my foster mom by the name mom. I just never thought it was appropriate to call her something she wasn't. So, I was w-wondering if I could call you mom." Starlight asked. She smiled.
"I'd be honored." Chichi responded.
END FLASHBACK
Starlight sighed and looked over at Trunks. The day she laid eyes on him she knew he was special. She didn't know what she would ever do with out him. She remembered the first time she saw him. He had just finished killing Freeza and they were all sitting amongst some rocks, awaiting Goku's arrival.
(I swear this is the last one) FLASHBACK
"So who are you?" Starlight interrogated, crawling over to Trunks. He was sitting down on the floor with his legs stretched out in front of him. She crawled over his legs, the way a lion would stalk his prey. He began to grow nervous. He sweat dropped.
"I...I uhh...I can't tell you..." He said. She was still hanging over his knees. Trunks gulped, her shirt had a semi-low scoop, and with her hanging over him like that he could kind of see down her shirt. He blushed. Starlight began to giggle.
"You know, you're really cute." She said moving to his right and sitting down. She put her hand in his hair and ruffled it. "Nice hair." She smiled. He was extremely nervous, but somehow he had a sense of wanting when he was around her. He had the feeling that it was love at first sight.
END FLASHBACK
She sighed. Those were the good old days. She wasn't being abducted by a freaky alien, and her father was around. She picked their bodies up and propped them up against a wall. She sat down in between them and brought her knees to her chest. She began to cry. She sat there and cried for several hours. Then Trunks began to stir. His eyes opened slightly.
"Star?" He asked. He winced as if in pain. She looked up at him and wiped the tears from her face. He smiled and placed his hand on her knee. "You okay?" He whispered. Starlight shook her head.
"No. Trunks, I want to leave. This place is a living hell. I don't want to be here anymore..." She said, her eyes filling with tears again. She began crying. Trunks moved his hand to her head and gently stroked her hair.
"Star...It'll be alright." He said, his voice was quiet and it sounded as if he was in great pain. "Star you know what I wish?" She looked up at him to go on. "I wish...That you would smile again. That your face wasn't so grief ridden and that I could just see your beautiful smile again." He said. Starlight chuckled at his request. He smiled back at her. "That's better." He said. Gohan stirred a bit and opened his eyes. He jolted up and looked around.
"Where is he?" He yelled. Then he fell back down. Starlight sensed his and Trunks's fatigue and handed them each a Senzu bean.
"I'm tired." She said, yawning.
"Sleep. We've had enough of it. We'll watch you." Trunks said. Gohan nodded.
"Trunks is right. You need your sleep. Goodnight." He said. Starlight smiled weakly and fell asleep, with her two knights in shining armor watching over her.
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Oooh. How perfect. I finished the third chapter just in time for the thunder and lightning. Somehow the weather sets the mood for my stories and the next chapter.....oooooo.....you're gonna like it. Read & Review, please! Muchos Gracias! (Thank you)