Chapter 19: Death And Rebirth
By: DarkHeart81
Ok, I'm changing my writing style in this fic. I've been doing a lot of writing in past tense lately and have come to prefer it. So the rest of this fic will be in past tense. I'll eventually go back and rewrite the other chapters so that they're in past tense as well.
I do not own Dragonball Z.
[Telepathic communication other then through a bond.]
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"GOHAN! NOOO!" Videl yelled, falling to her knees, as she watched the blast carry him away. Tears streamed from her eyes as the boy's energy slowly faded until she could no longer sense it. And with it, his voice ceased to echo in her mind. What she felt at that moment is completely unlike what she felt those few months ago when Gohan had been shot. On that day she had merely thought Gohan was dead because that is what her knowledge told her. But this time it is different. She can no longer sense the energy that is his life force after being able to sense it from seemingly endless distances during their training back on Earth. And his thoughts whispering in her head that had become so familiar are now gone. Because of this she knew that he isn't going to suddenly reappear to finish this fight.
~*~
"Just one more to go and we can bring back Goku." Bulma said with a smile as she piloted the large air-car to the location of the final Dragon Ball. Chi-Chi nodded and smiled at the thought of having Goku back. And Hercule, having resigned himself to not understanding all that is happening or where his daughter is, watched the alien landscape as little Trunks sat quietly in his lap while taking a nap.
~*~
Vegeta could only watch through pain slitted eyes as Videl fell to her knees, the small bag of Senzu beans he had lay just out of reach of his broken body. He can only imagine what she must be feeling. The only person on the planet who knew how the young girl is feeling is Chi-Chi. But, from what he was told as a boy, the pain of losing one's mate when you are too young to complete the growing bond is greater then that of losing one's mate after the bond has been completed and is fully formed.
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Videl could feel her anger growing along with an unquenchable need for revenge. And with it she could feel an enormous, almost unbelievable, amount of power surging through her vanes, pushing its way into every cell of her being. Nothing she had felt before could compare to the feeling of raw energy invading every cell of her body. She was so lost in anger and grief that she didn't notice that she had gotten up from the ground. Nor did she notice that she had already transformed to the level of Super Saiya-jin. All her thoughts and feelings were focused on one single thing. Making Buu pay for what he had done. With one final scream her power exploded outwards, hurling a cloud dust and debris into the air.
~*~
Hercule watched as the seven Dragon Balls pulsed with mystical energy while Muri summoned forth the dragon. The sky suddenly became black as lighting streaked through the air. "W-what's going on?"
"The dragon is being summoned." Bulma replied as though it is something she has seen many times before, which it was.
A bolt of lightning suddenly struck the Dragon Balls. The blinding pillar of light seemed to dance in the air for a second before morphing into the shape of an enormous dragon.
Awe was on the faces of Chi-Chi and Trunks as they stared at the dragon. The woman had seen the Earth's dragon several times over the years, but this one dwarfed Shenlong. And little Trunks found the large green dragon very cool. Hercule, on the other hand, was cowering on his knees trying to imitate an ostrich.
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As he lay there watching and feeling the changes in the girl, he felt something soft brush against his hand. Looking at it, he sees the bag of Senzu beans. Luckily for him the wind kicked up by Videl's transformation had blown the small bag next to him.
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The sensation of blood dripping from her clenched fists barely registered in Videl's mind. Physical pain is beyond her. It is there but only as a minor annoyance. Small bolts of electricity shot around her body, scorching the ground where they made contact. When she opened her eyes they're an icy blue. Her eyes are cold and hard as they scan around her.
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Fear. Vegeta actually felt fear when Videl looked at him. He couldn't believe that he was afraid of this girl. But the look in her eyes, it was so cold and emotionless. The Saiya-jin prince had seen only one thing in her eyes. She wanted to kill Buu. And he knew that she would not stop until is dead, even if it meant that she too must die. But at the same time, Vegeta could tell that in her present state Videl would not hesitate to kill him as well.
~*~
Chi-Chi felt her heart race as Muri spoke the words that will bring Goku back to life. But before the Namekian can complete the wish something unexpected happened.
[Hey, I thought I asked not to be wished back?] Goku's voice said in their heads.
Chi-Chi felt her eyes fill with tears upon hearing her husband's voice. "G-Goku? Is that you?"
[Hi Chi-Chi, why are you guys on New Namek?]
"We're here to wish you back, Goku." Bulma replied.
[Why? Gohan and Vegeta should be able to take care of anyone who threatens Earth.]
Bulma looked at the woman next to her before replying, "It's not me that should tell you. It's not my place."
[Huh? What are you talking about Bulma? Chi, is there something wrong with Gohan?]
"N-no Goku, Gohan's fine. . .I hope." Chi-Chi replied, she could feel that something isn't right with her son. "It's that we. . .that. . .I. . ."
[Chi-Chi, what's wrong?] They could tell from Goku's voice that he is worried. His mate is not usually one to have trouble saying what's on her mind.
"Goku. . .that night before you fought Cell. . .I-I'm pregnant."
[Pregnant?] It was like someone had kicked him in the gut. Out of all the reasons for them to wish him back, this one had never occurred to him. [Y-you mean I'm gonna have another son?]
"Yes." Chi-Chi replied, the tone of Goku's voice told her that he wanted to come back. "But who said it's going to be a boy?" She added. In Other World King Kai felt Goku shudder slightly, through the telepathic link he got an image of Chi-Chi scowling at them.
[I'd love to have a daughter too. So um. . .]
"What is it Goku?" Bulma asked.
[It's just that, well, why are you guys waiting to wish me back?]
Bulma and Chi-Chi blinked several times before smiling, then their smiles turned into laughter. "Same old Goku." Bulma managed to say.
Chi-Chi's laughter quickly stopped as she turned to glare at Muri, "What's the hold up? I want my husband back now!"
The Namekian elder gulped before replying, "Y-yes, of course."
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Videl's eyes narrowed when they fell on the pink being that caused Gohan's death. In the back of her mind she registered the slight flinch of the monster.
"So much power." She heard it whisper. "Buu need time to recover."
"You can sense energy levels now." Said the girl, her voice as cold as the look in her eyes. "Then you know that I'M stronger then you."
The monster scowled at her, it's pride wounded by the girl's statement. "NO! Buu is stronger then you! Buu is PERFECT!"
"Perfect? You can't even talk correctly and you think that you're perfect? You're even dumber then I thought."
'What is that damned girl doing? She should finish Buu now before he manages to pull some kind of trick.' Vegeta thought as he watched two. "Videl! Finish him now! Don't be foolish like the brat!" The Saiya-jin prince flinched as he realized he should not have put it that way. But the sensation of Videl's fist pounding into his stomach, sending him flying backwards, tore him from his thoughts.
"Gohan was neither foolish or a brat." The girl spat at the Saiya-jin's unconscious form. She would have continued her assault on the man had not it been for the sound of Buu's laughter. With fire in her eyes she sped at Buu. 'Vegeta can wait, he only insulted Gohan.' She reasoned as her fist drove into Buu's face. The force of the blow caused him to summersault backwards several times before landing on his feet. Before he can reform his bashed in face he feels blow after blow striking all over his body. Each one is at random, making it impossible to anticipate and block the hits.
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"GOKU!" Chi-Chi cried, tears falling from her eyes, as she flung herself into her husband's arms.
"Hi." The Saiya-jin responded a smile on his face from seeing and feeling the bulge in his wife's tummy. To most it would appear that the woman is about four months pregnant instead of only two. "It's great to see. . ." He started to say when he is silence by Chi-Chi's lips pressed against his.
"Get a room you two!" Bulma said with a smile.
Chi-Chi broke the kiss and quickly said, "We will late." Before kissing Goku again.
The blue haired woman blinked several times while wondering if this woman is really Chi-Chi. The Chi-Chi she knows isn't one to be so openly passionate. But then again, she hadn't seen how the woman had reacted after Goku had been brought back to life the first time.
"Tell me your second wish!" The dragon demanded, interrupting the couple.
Goku blinked several times, he had forgotten that they got three wishes. Looking around, he saw Hercule standing by himself. The man looked close to how one of his new friends had described her husband. In fact, he looked exactly like how she had described him. With a smile he let go of Chi-Chi for a second and went and told Muri what the second wish is.
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A large wad of what appears to be bubble gum lay on the ground, twitching occasionally. "Buu make you pay!" The wad of pink goo yelled before forming into a humanoid shape.
"You have a big mouth, Buu." Videl said coolly. "I think I'll close it permanently." She added before firing a ki blast at the monster's head. The ball of energy put a large hole straight through the pink being's head. "Damn it, I only made it bigger." She muttered before forming a much larger blast.
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A woman with long black hair materialized next to Hercule. "Hello dear." She said with a huge smile after several seconds of going unnoticed.
Hercule turned his head in the direction of the voice, his eyes widen in shock at who he sees standing there. "S-Selene?"
The woman nodded her head. "I'm back."
"H-how? I mean, you died. How can you be alive?"
"What?" Selene pouted. "Aren't you happy to see your wife?"
"No, I mean yes. It's just that. . ." The man stopped when his wife's pout turned into a smirk.
The dragon cleared its throat, drawing the attention of everyone there who had once again been distracted by the new arrival. "Do you mortals have a third wish?"
"Is there anything else you need to wish for Goku?" Muri asked.
"Nope, but you might want to ask the dragon to repair any damage done to your planet after Buu is defeated."
The Namek smiled at him. "With how you guys fight I don't think I could use the wish for anything else."
Goku smiled and rubbed his head when a sudden burst of energy draws the Saiya-jin's attention away from Muri. He had sensed the large energy signature when he first got there but had dismissed it as Gohan's. But now he knew differently. The large power didn't feel like Gohan's. In fact, his son's energy isn't detectable.
One thought races through his mind, 'Gohan's dead!' Instantly he turns back to the Namek to change their wish only to see the Dragon Balls rise into the air and disappear.
"Goku, what is it?" Chi-Chi asked, alarmed by her mate's sudden movement.
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Videl smirked as she raised her hands above her head. "MAAA. . ." She started to chant as she gathered energy for the attack Gohan had taught her. "SENNN. . ." Buu's eyes widened in shock as the light from the energy ball almost blinds him. "KOOO. . ." The raw energy in her hands is hot, almost scorching her skin. "HAAA!" A smile replaced the smirk on her face as she fired the ball of ki at Buu. She watched as it slowly ate away at the monster until there is nothing left. "For you, Gohan." Videl mumbled before passing out from lack of energy.
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"Gohan, he's. . .I can't sense him." Goku said softly. "I think he's d-dead."
Chi-Chi stood there in silence for several second as the news sunk in. "No, my baby can't be dead." She whispered before fainting.
"I'm sorry Goku, I should have paid closer attention to the fight. I am the guardian of this planet." Muri said.
"Don't worry about it, it's not your fault." Goku replied. "You can't keep track of everything."
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The Saiyan prince, awakened by Videl's yelling out as she began her final attack, sat there in shock as a mushroom cloud of dust and smoke rose into the air. He couldn't believe how much power the girl has. One would find it hard to believe that in little more then two months she had gone from not knowing anything about ki to being strong enough to defeat Cell. As he watched Videl fall unconscious he sighed in relief, now she wouldn't be going after him for insulting Gohan.
With a grunt of pain from his bruised ribs, he stood up and walked to the fallen girl and picked her up before taking off in the direction of his mate's ki. A smirk spread across his face when he felt Goku's energy. The Saiya-jin prince also felt another power, a Saiya-jin power. 'Must be the girl's mother.' He reasoned.
~*~
The group stood in silence. None of them could think of anything to say.
Goku looked up into the sky upon feeling Vegeta's ki. When the prince landed, Hercule and Selene were instantly by his side.
"What happen to my daughter? If you hurt her I swear I'll. . ." Hercule threatened when Vegeta interrupted him.
"Relax fool, I didn't hurt your kid. She just passed out from a lack of energy."
Although Selene didn't like how Vegeta called her husband a fool, even if she did think the same of him at times, she ignored it and took her daughter from the Saiya-jin.
Goku raised an eyebrow at his fellow Saiya-jin. He would have expected Vegeta to sling the girl over his shoulder or under his arm, but instead he had been carrying her almost as if she were his own child.
In response Vegeta sent him a look telling Goku that if he said anything about it he'd have a fight on his hands.
"Videl, darling, can you hear me?" Selene asked as she held her daughter. But Videl didn't stir, she was out cold. "What a way to see her for the first time in two months." She said with a rye smile.
"Videl's probably not going to wake up for at least a couple of hours. From what I felt she had transformed into a level two Super Saiya-jin." Goku said.
"And she expended most of her energy in the final attack she used." Added Vegeta.
Hercule put his hand on his wife's should and lead her into the ship where they laid Videl down in her bed.
~*~
The group of travelers, plus Muri, had gathered in the living room of the ship. Goku, with Chi-Chi wresting in his lap, took the couch while waiting for the woman to wake up. Their conversations about what to do now that Buu is gone were hushed. Slene didn't really pay any attention to the discussion since she kept leaving the room to check on her daughter.
"W-where's my baby?" Chi-Chi mumbled as she woke up almost an hour later. "Where's Gohan?"
"Gohan's gone Chi-Chi." Goku answered her softly. "But we'll wish him back when we get to Earth."
"N-no. My baby is-is dead." The woman said as tears fell from her eyes, she buried her head in Goku's gi as she cried.
For several minutes the sound of Chi-Chi's sobs ruled over the group, but a low rumble overpowered them and even stopped the woman's sobs.
Chi-Chi smiled weakly at her husband, "I'll fix you something to eat."
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"You're lucky she's only eleven." Vegeta said as he stood in the doorway to what had been dubbed the kid's room.
Selene looked at him from her seat beside the beds, "Lucky? How is her being eleven lucky?"
Vegeta leaned against the doorframe, "How much have you been told about our race?"
"That we're a race of warriors who would wipeout entire civilizations for profit or fun."
"Then you don't know of our mating practices."
"What the hell does that have to do with my daughter?"
"Tell me, what have you wanted to do with Hercule since you first came back?"
The woman blushed as she replied, "I want to rip his clothes off an. . ."
"That's enough." Vegeta interrupted before she could go into any detail. "You feel that way because you're a Saiya-jin. Whether you've noticed it or not, I'm willing to bet that you can hear each other's thoughts." Selene's reaction told him that he is right. "That is because of the bond you have with him. Your daughter and Gohan, Goku and Chi-Chi's son, also have a bond."
"Ok but. . .how is it lucky that she's eleven?"
"Because they are too young to complete the bond. If they were older and had completed their bond then your daughter would more then likely be dead right now."
Selene was taken aback by this. "Dead? How could this bond kill her if she was older?"
"Because when one bondmate dies the other will give up on living. They want to die so that they can be with their mate in death if not in life. The ONLY way for a bondmate to live is if they have a child."
"Oh." Selene replied as she thought of her daughter falling in love with someone. The last time she had seen her little girl she hadn't had any interest in boys and now she is in love with one.
"They haven't realized that they love each other yet." Vegeta, as though he could read her thoughts, said before disappearing from the doorway.
~*~
"Someone is coming." Vegeta said as he looked out through the window of the ship.
Muri reached out with his senses, "It's one of the warriors from a village far from here."
Goku looked up from the pile of dishes before him, "Well we might as well go see what he wants." He said as he sat his bowl of half eaten rice down and got up.
As the group left the space ship they could see a Namekian flying towards them. He seemed to be carrying something under his arm.
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