A/N: I really hope this chapter isn't too happy. Recently I've been
writing in my other story "Problems". It's a humor story. Hmmm....I guess
that's where my multiple personalities comes in....*chanting* Oh depressed
one....
THERE I GOT IT!!
Chapter 4: Brave Commitment
Starlight stirred and rolled over. She couldn't move. She opened her eyes a little bit and panicked. When she opened her eyes all the way she saw Trunks's arms around her.
"Oh good, you're awake." He said letting go of her. Gohan was nowhere to be seen. Starlight stood up.
"Where's Gohan?" She yelled. Trunks looked at the floor.
"He was so angry at what Zenota did to you that once you were asleep he went outside to try and beat him up and..." He gave Starlight an apologetic look. Starlight fell to her knees.
"No..." She whispered. "What exactly happened?" Trunks placed a hand on her shoulder.
"He was beat up...really badly...He..." Trunks stopped. "He was kicked and thrown around until the ship finally stopped. Then Zenota took him outside and dropped him off a cliff."
"Gohan..." She whispered. A single tear fell down her face. "GOHAAAAAN!" She screamed. The door slammed open. Zenota walked in.
"Ahh, my bride." He said. He was holding an elegant black and red dress. He took a key out of his pocket and opened the door to the cage. He walked over to Starlight and handed her the dress. "Put this dress on. The wedding will be held in an hour. Make yourself look presentable." He said, kissing her. Trunks stood up and clenched his fists, enraged. He couldn't do anything after witnessing the death of Gohan. (A/N: Sorry, I forgot to mention that there is a small window in the dungeon). Zenota was too strong. Trunks looked at him kissing her. Then he saw her kissing back. Zenota's hand moved through her hair and to her waist. He pulled her closer to him. That's when she stopped.
"Alright. You go on now, I'll be ready in a few." She said. Zenota smiled. He put her hand on her neck and kissed her one last time. Then he turned to Trunks.
"You, come with me." He said. Starlight placed a hand on Zenota's shoulder.
"I might need some help zipping the back of this beautiful dress. Don't worry, if he gets too close, I'll teach him a lesson." She said, angrily glaring at Trunks. Zenota believed her little antic and walked out, not locking the door behind him.
"You better not touch her." He said, leaving. Starlight sighed. Trunks gave her a small smile.
"That was good." He said. She began unzipping the dress she was wearing and took it off. She was standing there in her underwear (A/N: Which is nothing because Trunks and Starlight both spent two years in the hyperbolic time chamber together so they've seen each other close to naked before). She held the wedding dress out in front of her and looked at it. The top part was a tight red leather spaghetti strap, and then it was connected to a lacey red and black bottom that flared out at the hips. She sighed and slipped it on.
"I need some help with this zipper." She said. Trunks walked over to her and zipped up the back of it. Starlight turned around.
"How's this?" She asked. Trunks smiled.
"You're very beautiful." He said. She nodded. "If only Gohan could witness his sister's final steps as a free woman." Trunks said. Starlight felt a wave of sadness hit her, but she couldn't cry. She was waterlogged. She walked towards the door of the cage and opened it. She turned to Trunks.
"Trunks, I must warn you..." She said, "Whatever I say, whatever happens to me...Don't get involved, I don't want to lose you too." She said. Trunks nodded solemnly and followed her out of the dungeon.
**AT THE WEDDING**
Starlight looked around. The palace was beautiful. It had high arched dark blue ceilings and a flawless black tiled floor. There were two golden thrones at the front of the room, one with black velvet pillows, and the other with white lace draped over it. Starlight was in awe. There were a few small chairs set up on the right side of the aisle that led to the thrones. Twelve Taborians sat upon those chairs, all wearing elegant fabrics and sad faces. Starlight began to forget what she had to do. Then she heard a scream as Trunks was placed in handcuffs. She turned around to see him strapped in a chair with a cloth tied around his mouth. She gave him a sad apologetic look as Zenota appeared at the front of the aisle. Trunks fidgeted and was zapped by a large, sad looking Taborian. Trunks bared his teeth and endured the pain. Starlight closed her eyes and turned away from him; she couldn't stand it any longer. She faked a smiled and turned towards her husband to be. Music began playing as she walked down the aisle. Starlight always pictured her wedding day a lot different than this.
She always pictured a giant chapel that looked like any other ordinary church. Then she pictured herself older than fifteen and wearing a traditional white dress. She would nervously tug at it as her father walked over to her and linked arms with her. Then they would open a set of doors to see a large crowd of friends and family, awaiting her arrival. When she looked up she would see Trunks, the man she loved, standing nervously at the altar. Then she would walk up, they would say their vows, and kiss.
Starlight snapped out of her dream to find herself already at the front of the aisle. Zenota grabbed her hands and gazed into her eyes.
"We have assembled here today to witness the marriage of Prince Zenota Cohirt and Starlight Son." Said the man at the front. He wasn't even a real priest OR reading the right vows.
"Get on to the 'I dos'." Zenota snapped. Starlight bit her lower lip. The man turned to Starlight.
"Starlight Son," He said, "Do you swear to abide by his every rule? To take the throne and listen to his every whim and whisper? Do you swear to give him whatever he wants, whenever he wants it?" He asked. Starlight gulped, that meant she was basically his puppet. "Do you swear to begin reproducing as soon as tonight?" He paused, "If you do, please respond by saying 'I do'." He said. Starlight opened her mouth. She had so much to object to, but she had no choice. She was just about to say "I do", when the palace doors swung open. Everyone turned their heads. Gohan walked into plain view of everybody. He looked like he was broken in several different places and he had blood dripping from a giant gash across his chest. Starlight smiled, feeling slightly relieved. Then, thinking quickly, she bent down and lifted the bottom of her dress. She ripped the bag of Senzu beans off of her ankle and tossed them to Gohan.
"CATCH!" She yelled. Zenota slapped her across the face.
"What the hell is your problem?!" He yelled. She spit blood into his eyes and ran towards Trunks. Meanwhile, Gohan ate a Senzu bean and began fighting Zenota. Starlight noticed that there was one obstacle between her and Trunks. The Taborian guard. He tried to stop her. She punched him and he fell to the ground. He didn't even try to get up, he just lied there with that same saddened look on his face. Starlight bent down and took the keys off of his belt. She untied the cloth from Trunks's mouth and began un-locking his wrists from the chair. Once his hands were free she got down on her knees and un-locked his ankles. She stood up and smiled at him.
"STARLIGHT WATCH OUT!" Gohan yelled. It was too late, Zenota kicked her to the floor.
"I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU!" He exclaimed. "What were you thinking? Did you think that you would be doing something heroic by saving your EX- BOYFRIEND?" He yelled, taking the stun gun from the saddened guard. Starlight tried to get to her feet but didn't make it. Zenota extended his arm and placed the end of the gun on her shoulder. Then he pulled the trigger. Three hundred watts of energy surged through Starlight's body. Trunks couldn't watch her in such pain. He was tired of being so afraid of Zenota. He screamed and turned Super Saiyan. He made a Burning Attack and shot it at Zenota. He hit Zenota's back.
"WHAT THE HELL?" He yelled, clawing at his back. Trunks smirked and raised his power even more. He took the sword off his back and lunged at Zenota with it. He plunged the sword into Zenota's back leg. Blood squirted out rapidly. Starlight scrambled away. She stood a few feet away from the battle and ripped half of the bottom of the dress off. Then she powered up and became a Super Saiyan. She rushed towards Zenota and began punching and kicking him. Then Gohan joined Starlight and Trunks in beating up Zenota. It seemed as though he wasn't being scratched at all. He backed off a bit and began laughing maniacally.
"HAHAHA! Did you really think that you three HALF BREEDS could beat me?" He laughed. "Did you forget about my little transformation in the dungeon?" He asked. Starlight felt a cold shiver as fear hit her. "Well..." Zenota crossed his eyebrows and smiled, "Let me show you." He said. He began to scream and transform. Again, silver wings sprung from his back, his teeth turned to fangs, his hair turned white, and his eyes, red.
"RUN! YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW STRONG HE IS!" The guard said standing up. Everyone turned to him.
"Muloca, have you already forgotten what I did to your family?" Zenota said, grinning. Muloca's eyes widened in fear.
"N-no..." He said, lowering his head. A single tear fell down his cheek and rolled off his nose. Zenota grinned and lowered himself to Muloca's level. He placed a hand on his shoulder.
"Would you like to join them?" Muloca's looked up with grief and misunderstanding in his eyes. Zenota smirked. "So that's a yes..." He said. He punched Muloca in the jaw. He fell to the ground, with his jaw and his neck broken. Zenota looked at him one last time. "I pity your foolish soul."
"Murderer..." Muloca managed to say right before Zenota blasted him to pieces. Zenota smiled, satisfied with himself and looked towards the crowd. "This is what will happen to those who dare stand against me! You know that you are under my control while I am King!"
"YOU'RE ONLY A PRINCE! YOU SCUM! YOU KILLED YOUR OWN FATHER IN ORDER TO CLAIM THE THRONE!" A Taborian with dark blue hair and wild green eyes said. "YOU'RE A SICK PERSON! AND BY THE LAWS OF OUR PLANET YOU CAN'T BECOME A KING UNTIL YOU MARRY A QUEEN...AND I DON'T THINK THAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN ANY TIME SOON!" He yelled. Zenota smiled and got ready to blast him away, "AND I HOPE YOU ROT IN HELL!" He shouted his final words. Zenota killed him. Then he turned to Starlight.
"Oh I'll claim the throne to Taboria....I most certainly will..."
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Hmmm....so...how's he gonna get Starlight to marry him so he can claim the throne of Taboria? Hmmmm.....well, technically not even I know yet....I'll just see what happens. And as weird as this may sound, I'm looking forward to the next chapter so I can find out what happens too! Heheh, and I thought I had the ending planned out....:)
THERE I GOT IT!!
Chapter 4: Brave Commitment
Starlight stirred and rolled over. She couldn't move. She opened her eyes a little bit and panicked. When she opened her eyes all the way she saw Trunks's arms around her.
"Oh good, you're awake." He said letting go of her. Gohan was nowhere to be seen. Starlight stood up.
"Where's Gohan?" She yelled. Trunks looked at the floor.
"He was so angry at what Zenota did to you that once you were asleep he went outside to try and beat him up and..." He gave Starlight an apologetic look. Starlight fell to her knees.
"No..." She whispered. "What exactly happened?" Trunks placed a hand on her shoulder.
"He was beat up...really badly...He..." Trunks stopped. "He was kicked and thrown around until the ship finally stopped. Then Zenota took him outside and dropped him off a cliff."
"Gohan..." She whispered. A single tear fell down her face. "GOHAAAAAN!" She screamed. The door slammed open. Zenota walked in.
"Ahh, my bride." He said. He was holding an elegant black and red dress. He took a key out of his pocket and opened the door to the cage. He walked over to Starlight and handed her the dress. "Put this dress on. The wedding will be held in an hour. Make yourself look presentable." He said, kissing her. Trunks stood up and clenched his fists, enraged. He couldn't do anything after witnessing the death of Gohan. (A/N: Sorry, I forgot to mention that there is a small window in the dungeon). Zenota was too strong. Trunks looked at him kissing her. Then he saw her kissing back. Zenota's hand moved through her hair and to her waist. He pulled her closer to him. That's when she stopped.
"Alright. You go on now, I'll be ready in a few." She said. Zenota smiled. He put her hand on her neck and kissed her one last time. Then he turned to Trunks.
"You, come with me." He said. Starlight placed a hand on Zenota's shoulder.
"I might need some help zipping the back of this beautiful dress. Don't worry, if he gets too close, I'll teach him a lesson." She said, angrily glaring at Trunks. Zenota believed her little antic and walked out, not locking the door behind him.
"You better not touch her." He said, leaving. Starlight sighed. Trunks gave her a small smile.
"That was good." He said. She began unzipping the dress she was wearing and took it off. She was standing there in her underwear (A/N: Which is nothing because Trunks and Starlight both spent two years in the hyperbolic time chamber together so they've seen each other close to naked before). She held the wedding dress out in front of her and looked at it. The top part was a tight red leather spaghetti strap, and then it was connected to a lacey red and black bottom that flared out at the hips. She sighed and slipped it on.
"I need some help with this zipper." She said. Trunks walked over to her and zipped up the back of it. Starlight turned around.
"How's this?" She asked. Trunks smiled.
"You're very beautiful." He said. She nodded. "If only Gohan could witness his sister's final steps as a free woman." Trunks said. Starlight felt a wave of sadness hit her, but she couldn't cry. She was waterlogged. She walked towards the door of the cage and opened it. She turned to Trunks.
"Trunks, I must warn you..." She said, "Whatever I say, whatever happens to me...Don't get involved, I don't want to lose you too." She said. Trunks nodded solemnly and followed her out of the dungeon.
**AT THE WEDDING**
Starlight looked around. The palace was beautiful. It had high arched dark blue ceilings and a flawless black tiled floor. There were two golden thrones at the front of the room, one with black velvet pillows, and the other with white lace draped over it. Starlight was in awe. There were a few small chairs set up on the right side of the aisle that led to the thrones. Twelve Taborians sat upon those chairs, all wearing elegant fabrics and sad faces. Starlight began to forget what she had to do. Then she heard a scream as Trunks was placed in handcuffs. She turned around to see him strapped in a chair with a cloth tied around his mouth. She gave him a sad apologetic look as Zenota appeared at the front of the aisle. Trunks fidgeted and was zapped by a large, sad looking Taborian. Trunks bared his teeth and endured the pain. Starlight closed her eyes and turned away from him; she couldn't stand it any longer. She faked a smiled and turned towards her husband to be. Music began playing as she walked down the aisle. Starlight always pictured her wedding day a lot different than this.
She always pictured a giant chapel that looked like any other ordinary church. Then she pictured herself older than fifteen and wearing a traditional white dress. She would nervously tug at it as her father walked over to her and linked arms with her. Then they would open a set of doors to see a large crowd of friends and family, awaiting her arrival. When she looked up she would see Trunks, the man she loved, standing nervously at the altar. Then she would walk up, they would say their vows, and kiss.
Starlight snapped out of her dream to find herself already at the front of the aisle. Zenota grabbed her hands and gazed into her eyes.
"We have assembled here today to witness the marriage of Prince Zenota Cohirt and Starlight Son." Said the man at the front. He wasn't even a real priest OR reading the right vows.
"Get on to the 'I dos'." Zenota snapped. Starlight bit her lower lip. The man turned to Starlight.
"Starlight Son," He said, "Do you swear to abide by his every rule? To take the throne and listen to his every whim and whisper? Do you swear to give him whatever he wants, whenever he wants it?" He asked. Starlight gulped, that meant she was basically his puppet. "Do you swear to begin reproducing as soon as tonight?" He paused, "If you do, please respond by saying 'I do'." He said. Starlight opened her mouth. She had so much to object to, but she had no choice. She was just about to say "I do", when the palace doors swung open. Everyone turned their heads. Gohan walked into plain view of everybody. He looked like he was broken in several different places and he had blood dripping from a giant gash across his chest. Starlight smiled, feeling slightly relieved. Then, thinking quickly, she bent down and lifted the bottom of her dress. She ripped the bag of Senzu beans off of her ankle and tossed them to Gohan.
"CATCH!" She yelled. Zenota slapped her across the face.
"What the hell is your problem?!" He yelled. She spit blood into his eyes and ran towards Trunks. Meanwhile, Gohan ate a Senzu bean and began fighting Zenota. Starlight noticed that there was one obstacle between her and Trunks. The Taborian guard. He tried to stop her. She punched him and he fell to the ground. He didn't even try to get up, he just lied there with that same saddened look on his face. Starlight bent down and took the keys off of his belt. She untied the cloth from Trunks's mouth and began un-locking his wrists from the chair. Once his hands were free she got down on her knees and un-locked his ankles. She stood up and smiled at him.
"STARLIGHT WATCH OUT!" Gohan yelled. It was too late, Zenota kicked her to the floor.
"I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU!" He exclaimed. "What were you thinking? Did you think that you would be doing something heroic by saving your EX- BOYFRIEND?" He yelled, taking the stun gun from the saddened guard. Starlight tried to get to her feet but didn't make it. Zenota extended his arm and placed the end of the gun on her shoulder. Then he pulled the trigger. Three hundred watts of energy surged through Starlight's body. Trunks couldn't watch her in such pain. He was tired of being so afraid of Zenota. He screamed and turned Super Saiyan. He made a Burning Attack and shot it at Zenota. He hit Zenota's back.
"WHAT THE HELL?" He yelled, clawing at his back. Trunks smirked and raised his power even more. He took the sword off his back and lunged at Zenota with it. He plunged the sword into Zenota's back leg. Blood squirted out rapidly. Starlight scrambled away. She stood a few feet away from the battle and ripped half of the bottom of the dress off. Then she powered up and became a Super Saiyan. She rushed towards Zenota and began punching and kicking him. Then Gohan joined Starlight and Trunks in beating up Zenota. It seemed as though he wasn't being scratched at all. He backed off a bit and began laughing maniacally.
"HAHAHA! Did you really think that you three HALF BREEDS could beat me?" He laughed. "Did you forget about my little transformation in the dungeon?" He asked. Starlight felt a cold shiver as fear hit her. "Well..." Zenota crossed his eyebrows and smiled, "Let me show you." He said. He began to scream and transform. Again, silver wings sprung from his back, his teeth turned to fangs, his hair turned white, and his eyes, red.
"RUN! YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW STRONG HE IS!" The guard said standing up. Everyone turned to him.
"Muloca, have you already forgotten what I did to your family?" Zenota said, grinning. Muloca's eyes widened in fear.
"N-no..." He said, lowering his head. A single tear fell down his cheek and rolled off his nose. Zenota grinned and lowered himself to Muloca's level. He placed a hand on his shoulder.
"Would you like to join them?" Muloca's looked up with grief and misunderstanding in his eyes. Zenota smirked. "So that's a yes..." He said. He punched Muloca in the jaw. He fell to the ground, with his jaw and his neck broken. Zenota looked at him one last time. "I pity your foolish soul."
"Murderer..." Muloca managed to say right before Zenota blasted him to pieces. Zenota smiled, satisfied with himself and looked towards the crowd. "This is what will happen to those who dare stand against me! You know that you are under my control while I am King!"
"YOU'RE ONLY A PRINCE! YOU SCUM! YOU KILLED YOUR OWN FATHER IN ORDER TO CLAIM THE THRONE!" A Taborian with dark blue hair and wild green eyes said. "YOU'RE A SICK PERSON! AND BY THE LAWS OF OUR PLANET YOU CAN'T BECOME A KING UNTIL YOU MARRY A QUEEN...AND I DON'T THINK THAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN ANY TIME SOON!" He yelled. Zenota smiled and got ready to blast him away, "AND I HOPE YOU ROT IN HELL!" He shouted his final words. Zenota killed him. Then he turned to Starlight.
"Oh I'll claim the throne to Taboria....I most certainly will..."
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Hmmm....so...how's he gonna get Starlight to marry him so he can claim the throne of Taboria? Hmmmm.....well, technically not even I know yet....I'll just see what happens. And as weird as this may sound, I'm looking forward to the next chapter so I can find out what happens too! Heheh, and I thought I had the ending planned out....:)