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Oh, thank you all so much for every review! Each and every one of you! They've helped complete this last chapter.
Specific thanks to:
Goten's Girl12 Rika/Phoenix Trunks' Brat Baby animeprincess1452 And everyone else!
Yeah, I really hate to end my story so quickly, but I'm completely out of ideas for making this one longer.
"This is incredible."
"What is?" Chi-Chi glanced over Bulma's shoulder at something she couldn't see.
"This cure. Remarkable. I took one of the pieces of glass that had touched Trunks and extracted one of the remains of the virus. The cure is actually surrounding it and paralyzing it."
"Let me see." Bulma rose for Gohan to look into the microscope. He examined the scene carefully as the blue cell-like forms stabbed the tiny, red, oval- shaped virus. The red dot filled up with blue slowly, until, at last, at the opposite side of its body, every bit of its inner juices poured out with a microscopic eruption.
"Holy!"
"What happened?" Bulma pushed Gohan over to look. "It exploded! I don't believe it!"
"What did?" Chi-Chi asked.
"The virus! The cure caused it to explode from the inside! I've never seen that before!"
"Will it hurt them when we give it to them?" Videl pondered.
"I doubt it. They might be a little dizzy, but they won't be hurt. It's just a neutralization of the disease, after all, not the brain itself."
. . . . . .
Goten, blinking past the scarlet that seemed to be blurring and scarring his vision, dragged himself with his arms over to the side.
Without warning, the pile of rock that stood beside him was smashed into pieces as Trunks, driven mad, came stumbling over the fragments of stone. Desperately, Goten tried dragging himself further away, but was prevented from escaping when Trunks ruthlessly grabbed him by the leg, digging his fingers all the way into his flesh.
Goten instinctively rolled over and hit Trunks directly in his face. He clenched his teeth as he smashed back into the concrete ground. He grasped Goten by the foot and pulled him back, then turned him over to send his fist crashing into his mouth.
Before he could comprehend his enemy's actions, Goten's fingernails were dug deeply into Trunks's face, scratching and fighting for his life.
Trunks put his hands around Goten's throat, squeezing with all of his might, fighting past the pain inflicted into his face, focusing on the color in his rival's face as it steadily became a deeper shade of red.
With little choice, Goten focused everything into his deteriorated legs. Fight back! Fight back, now! With an abrupt burst of adrenaline flooding in from behind the atrophy in his legs, he kicked Trunks with frantic speed and power.
Trunks went crashing back into the concrete beneath him, the back of his head bleeding and throbbing with immense pain.
Goten rose immediately and coughed out the carbon dioxide built up within his aching lungs. He gently grasped his throat with his hand, trying to rub the relief back into it.
Trunks got to his feet once more, and slowly walked over towards his target, oblivious that he'd distracted Goku and Vegeta from above him.
"See what's going on?" Goku said. "Now they're fighting each other. Is this what you're aiming towards?"
Vegeta gave no reply as he watched Trunks limp over towards a barely living Goten, still trying to make up for the starvation in his lungs with every gasping breath.
"They're going to kill each other, Vegeta. You're just going to stand by and let it happen before you?"
. . . . . .
"I've got it," Bulma said. "The analysis is complete. I can start making more of the cure."
"You can?" Videl's eyes lit up with impatient hope.
"It'll be easy. The cure is a form of bacteria, all I need is the proper liquid for them to multiply in."
"What liquid?"
"Ice water."
. . . . . .
"Well, I treat it, even though I can't cure it. Water seems to temporarily halt the flow," Goten told him.
"Water?"
"Ice water, actually."
. . . . . .
Gohan came back to where he was from the memory that had rapidly flashed in his mind. "Of course."
"Huh?" Chi-Chi turned to him.
"Mom, you remember when you found out that Goten was bleeding a whole lot, right?"
"Of course I do," she nodded.
"He told me that ice water was temporarily halting the blood flow."
"I get it," Bulma said. "Frigidness is a hostile environment. It must cause the virus to respond negatively. Perhaps it died down a bit each time Goten used ice water for his bleeding, which was the whole cause of his bleeding. So whoever made the virus knew that if he or she could create something that would spawn rapidly in the cold, it would neutralize the sickness."
"How do you mean?" Videl asked.
"The human body is an ideal place for bacteria to thrive. It constantly generates a comfortable enough temperature for them to multiply in, but extreme heat or cold wipes them out."
Videl nodded. "That makes sense."
"Enough talk," Chi-Chi snapped. "We need to get to work on this."
Soon, they'd brought in a large bowl of water, filled up to the brim with ice cubes. Bulma poured the blue liquid within the bowl as the others watched apprehensively. They witnessed the spread of the cure as the ice cubes seemed to melt within a comfortable pace and the water turned to a darker shade of blue. At last, all that remained was a large bowl of blue water.
"Perfect." Bulma filled individual vials with the liquid, putting caps in them for security. "There's enough for all of them. Gohan, if you hurry, you can stop them from killing each other off."
He grabbed the vials, holding them firmly, and took off.
. . . . . .
Trunks had Goten within his hold once again, still trying to strangle him. Goten's hands were locked around Trunks's throat as well, and each watched as the other's face turned redder with each passing second. One of them was going to run out of breath, soon. It was just a matter of which one.
"Hey, Trunks."
He looked up at Gohan, and suddenly released Goten within his screams. He tried desperately to wipe the blue liquid out of his eyes and spit it from out of his mouth, but was unsuccessful.
Soon, he got to his feet from his writhing on the ground, and blinked past the blue fogging his eyes, able to see only disfigured shapes around him. He groped for where he stepped, trying to find the others. Without warning, he started to vomit, gagging with each slight pause, hoping to breathe past all of the regurgitation.
Goten rolled over onto his hands and knees, his breathing strained and raspy. He reached his hand out towards his brother, whispering as best he could to ask him, "Please...I...need some..."
Noticing how Goten was still fighting past the virus, Gohan quickly handed the vial to his young brother. As if he were thirsting to death, Goten wrenched the cap off and drank frantically. He sat calmly and patiently as the wound within his leg opened back up, releasing the blood built up in his, and closed once again. The vomiting followed soon afterwards, causing Gohan to back up slowly from the mess near his feet.
. . . . . .
Vegeta writhed in the pain that had been forced into his system as the cure slowly caused the virus in his brain and blood to erupt.
Gohan and Goku watched until the scenario was over with, and Vegeta lay unconscious.
"Ready?" Gohan handed his father the last vial.
"Always." He lifted the cap and proceeded to drink.
. . . . . .
"Goten...what happened to you?"
"Huh? Trunks?"
"What happened?"
"I don't know." Goten got to his feet and stared at his surroundings. "Whoa. This place is one big wreck. What happened?"
"I don't know." The two looked out over the city as scattered people stepped cautiously over the piles of building before them.
"Something must have happened," Goten said.
"Yeah, but what?"
"Whatever happened, I guess it's over." Goten looked up at his friend. "Trunks? Is it over, do you think?"
"I think so. Yeah. It's over, Goten."
Well...that was the last chapter. sniff I really am finished. Unless you all want to check for the other story I'm writing soon! Be sure to let me know how this chapter was, and also check for my other story, please! (As soon as I post it, which will be some time tonight or tomorrow.) That one should be longer, and a lot more planned out. And...my last time to say it...sniff....Review!
Oh, thank you all so much for every review! Each and every one of you! They've helped complete this last chapter.
Specific thanks to:
Goten's Girl12 Rika/Phoenix Trunks' Brat Baby animeprincess1452 And everyone else!
Yeah, I really hate to end my story so quickly, but I'm completely out of ideas for making this one longer.
"This is incredible."
"What is?" Chi-Chi glanced over Bulma's shoulder at something she couldn't see.
"This cure. Remarkable. I took one of the pieces of glass that had touched Trunks and extracted one of the remains of the virus. The cure is actually surrounding it and paralyzing it."
"Let me see." Bulma rose for Gohan to look into the microscope. He examined the scene carefully as the blue cell-like forms stabbed the tiny, red, oval- shaped virus. The red dot filled up with blue slowly, until, at last, at the opposite side of its body, every bit of its inner juices poured out with a microscopic eruption.
"Holy!"
"What happened?" Bulma pushed Gohan over to look. "It exploded! I don't believe it!"
"What did?" Chi-Chi asked.
"The virus! The cure caused it to explode from the inside! I've never seen that before!"
"Will it hurt them when we give it to them?" Videl pondered.
"I doubt it. They might be a little dizzy, but they won't be hurt. It's just a neutralization of the disease, after all, not the brain itself."
. . . . . .
Goten, blinking past the scarlet that seemed to be blurring and scarring his vision, dragged himself with his arms over to the side.
Without warning, the pile of rock that stood beside him was smashed into pieces as Trunks, driven mad, came stumbling over the fragments of stone. Desperately, Goten tried dragging himself further away, but was prevented from escaping when Trunks ruthlessly grabbed him by the leg, digging his fingers all the way into his flesh.
Goten instinctively rolled over and hit Trunks directly in his face. He clenched his teeth as he smashed back into the concrete ground. He grasped Goten by the foot and pulled him back, then turned him over to send his fist crashing into his mouth.
Before he could comprehend his enemy's actions, Goten's fingernails were dug deeply into Trunks's face, scratching and fighting for his life.
Trunks put his hands around Goten's throat, squeezing with all of his might, fighting past the pain inflicted into his face, focusing on the color in his rival's face as it steadily became a deeper shade of red.
With little choice, Goten focused everything into his deteriorated legs. Fight back! Fight back, now! With an abrupt burst of adrenaline flooding in from behind the atrophy in his legs, he kicked Trunks with frantic speed and power.
Trunks went crashing back into the concrete beneath him, the back of his head bleeding and throbbing with immense pain.
Goten rose immediately and coughed out the carbon dioxide built up within his aching lungs. He gently grasped his throat with his hand, trying to rub the relief back into it.
Trunks got to his feet once more, and slowly walked over towards his target, oblivious that he'd distracted Goku and Vegeta from above him.
"See what's going on?" Goku said. "Now they're fighting each other. Is this what you're aiming towards?"
Vegeta gave no reply as he watched Trunks limp over towards a barely living Goten, still trying to make up for the starvation in his lungs with every gasping breath.
"They're going to kill each other, Vegeta. You're just going to stand by and let it happen before you?"
. . . . . .
"I've got it," Bulma said. "The analysis is complete. I can start making more of the cure."
"You can?" Videl's eyes lit up with impatient hope.
"It'll be easy. The cure is a form of bacteria, all I need is the proper liquid for them to multiply in."
"What liquid?"
"Ice water."
. . . . . .
"Well, I treat it, even though I can't cure it. Water seems to temporarily halt the flow," Goten told him.
"Water?"
"Ice water, actually."
. . . . . .
Gohan came back to where he was from the memory that had rapidly flashed in his mind. "Of course."
"Huh?" Chi-Chi turned to him.
"Mom, you remember when you found out that Goten was bleeding a whole lot, right?"
"Of course I do," she nodded.
"He told me that ice water was temporarily halting the blood flow."
"I get it," Bulma said. "Frigidness is a hostile environment. It must cause the virus to respond negatively. Perhaps it died down a bit each time Goten used ice water for his bleeding, which was the whole cause of his bleeding. So whoever made the virus knew that if he or she could create something that would spawn rapidly in the cold, it would neutralize the sickness."
"How do you mean?" Videl asked.
"The human body is an ideal place for bacteria to thrive. It constantly generates a comfortable enough temperature for them to multiply in, but extreme heat or cold wipes them out."
Videl nodded. "That makes sense."
"Enough talk," Chi-Chi snapped. "We need to get to work on this."
Soon, they'd brought in a large bowl of water, filled up to the brim with ice cubes. Bulma poured the blue liquid within the bowl as the others watched apprehensively. They witnessed the spread of the cure as the ice cubes seemed to melt within a comfortable pace and the water turned to a darker shade of blue. At last, all that remained was a large bowl of blue water.
"Perfect." Bulma filled individual vials with the liquid, putting caps in them for security. "There's enough for all of them. Gohan, if you hurry, you can stop them from killing each other off."
He grabbed the vials, holding them firmly, and took off.
. . . . . .
Trunks had Goten within his hold once again, still trying to strangle him. Goten's hands were locked around Trunks's throat as well, and each watched as the other's face turned redder with each passing second. One of them was going to run out of breath, soon. It was just a matter of which one.
"Hey, Trunks."
He looked up at Gohan, and suddenly released Goten within his screams. He tried desperately to wipe the blue liquid out of his eyes and spit it from out of his mouth, but was unsuccessful.
Soon, he got to his feet from his writhing on the ground, and blinked past the blue fogging his eyes, able to see only disfigured shapes around him. He groped for where he stepped, trying to find the others. Without warning, he started to vomit, gagging with each slight pause, hoping to breathe past all of the regurgitation.
Goten rolled over onto his hands and knees, his breathing strained and raspy. He reached his hand out towards his brother, whispering as best he could to ask him, "Please...I...need some..."
Noticing how Goten was still fighting past the virus, Gohan quickly handed the vial to his young brother. As if he were thirsting to death, Goten wrenched the cap off and drank frantically. He sat calmly and patiently as the wound within his leg opened back up, releasing the blood built up in his, and closed once again. The vomiting followed soon afterwards, causing Gohan to back up slowly from the mess near his feet.
. . . . . .
Vegeta writhed in the pain that had been forced into his system as the cure slowly caused the virus in his brain and blood to erupt.
Gohan and Goku watched until the scenario was over with, and Vegeta lay unconscious.
"Ready?" Gohan handed his father the last vial.
"Always." He lifted the cap and proceeded to drink.
. . . . . .
"Goten...what happened to you?"
"Huh? Trunks?"
"What happened?"
"I don't know." Goten got to his feet and stared at his surroundings. "Whoa. This place is one big wreck. What happened?"
"I don't know." The two looked out over the city as scattered people stepped cautiously over the piles of building before them.
"Something must have happened," Goten said.
"Yeah, but what?"
"Whatever happened, I guess it's over." Goten looked up at his friend. "Trunks? Is it over, do you think?"
"I think so. Yeah. It's over, Goten."
Well...that was the last chapter. sniff I really am finished. Unless you all want to check for the other story I'm writing soon! Be sure to let me know how this chapter was, and also check for my other story, please! (As soon as I post it, which will be some time tonight or tomorrow.) That one should be longer, and a lot more planned out. And...my last time to say it...sniff....Review!