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Author's Note: Here's the third chapter. I know that many people are anxious to find out what happens.
The Cost of Freedom: Chapter 3
Goku was off to find Baby. He wanted revenge for Pan because if Gohan had not been under his control, he would not have killed his granddaughter. Even though Goku was angry at the fact that Gohan had killed Pan, he really could not blame his son for his actions. He had already forgiven Gohan in his heart. He vowed to kill Baby before anyone else in his family would have to die like Pan did. Goku flew to the highest mountain on the newly created Planet Tuffle and found Baby's palace atop it. He rushed into the palace and found Baby sitting on his throne.
"So you found me at last saiyan scum." Baby snickered.
"Baby you monster!!! How dare you possess my son and force him to kill his own daughter. There is nothing but evil in your heart and I have come to silence it once and for all!" Goku yelled.
"What can a monkey possibly do to stop the all powerful Baby. Remember I am in Vegeta's body, so if you destroy me, you will also be destroying Vegeta as well. Do you still want to kill me saiyan?" Baby questioned. He remembered Vegeta once saying to him that he would rather be destroyed than become someone else's puppet. With that in his mind, Goku had no regrets about killing Vegeta. He soon engaged with an all out battle against Baby. With Bulma's help, Baby was able to transform into the monkey form of a saiyan. It seemed that baby had the upper hand because in the ape form, Vegeta knew how to control himself. When all seemed lost, Goku fired a Kamehameha wave and blasted off the monkey's tail. Instantly, the ape began to lose power. Baby could feel his hold on Vegeta weakening. He escaped Vegeta's body where Goku was waiting. With a powerful ki blast, Goku silenced Baby forever. Everyone who was under Baby's mind control would be free. He knew that Gohan would soon wake to a loss that he wasn't sure his son could deal with, even though he was incredibly brave.
"Hey Kakarrot, what are you mumbling about?" Vegeta asked weakly. Goku turned around and saw that Vegeta was alright.
"What the heck happened? Tell me Kakarrot, right now!" Vegeta demanded. Then he remembered Baby taking control of his body and his own struggle to fight him off.
"Kakarrot, where is that menacing little Tuffle?" Vegeta questioned.
"He's dead." Goku simply replied. Vegeta gave a tiny laugh. Once again Goku saved the people of earth from certain danger. That was Goku for you.
Meanwhile Gohan was coming to. As he got up, he felt the sharp pain in his stomach. Boy was it sore! He had forgotten how much one of his dad's punches hurt so much. He looked around to see where he was and out of the corner of his eye, he spotted Pan lying on the rocks. As he approached Pan, he could tell something was not right. When he finally reached her, he saw that she was very ashen, except for the deep purple imprint around her throat. Gohan's mind was reeling.
"Pan." Gohan called. She did not respond.
"Pan, wake up." Gohan called to her again. She continued to lie motionless. Gohan became very afraid when Pan would not respond to him. He heard noises behind him. Gohan spun around and saw Vegeta and his father standing behind him.
"Dad, Pan won't get up. What's wrong with her?" Gohan asked his father.
"Gohan, Pan is dead. She's gone to heaven now." Goku responded.
"Who killed her dad?" Gohan asked trying to hold back tears.
"You did my son. When Baby still had control of your mind, you strangled the life from her." Goku solemnly replied.
"No dad. There was no way I could have hurt Pan like this!" Gohan exclaimed.
"See for yourself. The imprint of the one who killed her is on her throat." Goku stated. Gohan carefully lifted Pan's head with one of his hands. He took his other hand and carefully wrapped it around Pan's neck and to Gohan's horror his hand matched the imprint perfectly. He immediately let go of her throat. The tears came to Gohan easily. He fell to his knees and let out a gut wrenching cry that echoed through the entire Tuffle planet.
Goku and Vegeta left Gohan alone to grieve.
"Goku." A voice called to him as they were coming out of the passage where they had left Gohan. Goku looked and saw Chi-Chi with Goten, Trunks, Bulma, and the rest of his family. He then saw Videl and he could only think of the pain she would be in when it came time to tell her about Pan.
"Goku, we just heard the most awful cry." Chi-Chi told Goku as she approached him. "Yes, Chi-Chi I know." Goku solemnly replied as he put his arms around her. "Goku, you're trembling." Chi-Chi said as she held her husband. He looked at Videl who was looking at him with curiosity. He let go of Chi-Chi's embrace and walked over to his daughter-in-law. "Videl, I don't know how to tell you this." Goku began. "There's something wrong with Gohan. He's dead isn't he?!" Videl asked him; her voice full of panic. "Gohan is fine Videl. He's not dead." Goku reassured her. Videl's thoughts wandered as she thought for a moment. "Goku please don't tell me that something is wrong with Pan." Videl said trying to hold back tears. Goku continued to stare at Videl with a saddened look in his eyes. "Goku, where is Pan?" Videl questioned. "She's through that passage. Gohan is with her right now." Goku replied. Videl pushed by Goku and went to find Gohan and Pan. She prayed that Goku was only jesting about Pan's situation. As she approached a rock formation, she heard the distinct sounds of someone in anguish. Videl came around the corner to a tiny rock formation and saw Gohan weeping over the body of their daughter. She quietly approached both of them and she gasped at Pan's pail form and the hideous purple mark that was wrapped around her throat. Videl placed a hand on Gohan's shoulder. She was met by Gohan's tear streaked face; his eyes very much bloodshot. "Videl, she's dead! Pan is dead and it is all because of me! Videl, I killed our baby, our precious little girl is dead!" Gohan cried as he looked at her. Videl could see everything now. Everyone had been under Baby's control and Pan was coming to save them. Pan died attempting to free her family from Baby's spell. "Gohan, it's not your fault my love." Videl said to Gohan. He looked at her with the uncertainty that he found in her words. "What do you mean that I am not responsible for Pan's death? Videl, don't you see that it was I who murdered her." Gohan replied tearfully. "Gohan, you couldn't help yourself. Baby had control of your mind. You had no idea what you were doing." Videl replied as she wiped a tear from Gohan's cheek. As Gohan felt Videl's arms encircle his shoulders, he looked at Pan and realized that he was not going to let her go that easily. There had to be some way to bring her back. Only this time, Gohan had no intention of using the Dragonballs.
Author's Note: Here's the third chapter. I know that many people are anxious to find out what happens.
The Cost of Freedom: Chapter 3
Goku was off to find Baby. He wanted revenge for Pan because if Gohan had not been under his control, he would not have killed his granddaughter. Even though Goku was angry at the fact that Gohan had killed Pan, he really could not blame his son for his actions. He had already forgiven Gohan in his heart. He vowed to kill Baby before anyone else in his family would have to die like Pan did. Goku flew to the highest mountain on the newly created Planet Tuffle and found Baby's palace atop it. He rushed into the palace and found Baby sitting on his throne.
"So you found me at last saiyan scum." Baby snickered.
"Baby you monster!!! How dare you possess my son and force him to kill his own daughter. There is nothing but evil in your heart and I have come to silence it once and for all!" Goku yelled.
"What can a monkey possibly do to stop the all powerful Baby. Remember I am in Vegeta's body, so if you destroy me, you will also be destroying Vegeta as well. Do you still want to kill me saiyan?" Baby questioned. He remembered Vegeta once saying to him that he would rather be destroyed than become someone else's puppet. With that in his mind, Goku had no regrets about killing Vegeta. He soon engaged with an all out battle against Baby. With Bulma's help, Baby was able to transform into the monkey form of a saiyan. It seemed that baby had the upper hand because in the ape form, Vegeta knew how to control himself. When all seemed lost, Goku fired a Kamehameha wave and blasted off the monkey's tail. Instantly, the ape began to lose power. Baby could feel his hold on Vegeta weakening. He escaped Vegeta's body where Goku was waiting. With a powerful ki blast, Goku silenced Baby forever. Everyone who was under Baby's mind control would be free. He knew that Gohan would soon wake to a loss that he wasn't sure his son could deal with, even though he was incredibly brave.
"Hey Kakarrot, what are you mumbling about?" Vegeta asked weakly. Goku turned around and saw that Vegeta was alright.
"What the heck happened? Tell me Kakarrot, right now!" Vegeta demanded. Then he remembered Baby taking control of his body and his own struggle to fight him off.
"Kakarrot, where is that menacing little Tuffle?" Vegeta questioned.
"He's dead." Goku simply replied. Vegeta gave a tiny laugh. Once again Goku saved the people of earth from certain danger. That was Goku for you.
Meanwhile Gohan was coming to. As he got up, he felt the sharp pain in his stomach. Boy was it sore! He had forgotten how much one of his dad's punches hurt so much. He looked around to see where he was and out of the corner of his eye, he spotted Pan lying on the rocks. As he approached Pan, he could tell something was not right. When he finally reached her, he saw that she was very ashen, except for the deep purple imprint around her throat. Gohan's mind was reeling.
"Pan." Gohan called. She did not respond.
"Pan, wake up." Gohan called to her again. She continued to lie motionless. Gohan became very afraid when Pan would not respond to him. He heard noises behind him. Gohan spun around and saw Vegeta and his father standing behind him.
"Dad, Pan won't get up. What's wrong with her?" Gohan asked his father.
"Gohan, Pan is dead. She's gone to heaven now." Goku responded.
"Who killed her dad?" Gohan asked trying to hold back tears.
"You did my son. When Baby still had control of your mind, you strangled the life from her." Goku solemnly replied.
"No dad. There was no way I could have hurt Pan like this!" Gohan exclaimed.
"See for yourself. The imprint of the one who killed her is on her throat." Goku stated. Gohan carefully lifted Pan's head with one of his hands. He took his other hand and carefully wrapped it around Pan's neck and to Gohan's horror his hand matched the imprint perfectly. He immediately let go of her throat. The tears came to Gohan easily. He fell to his knees and let out a gut wrenching cry that echoed through the entire Tuffle planet.
Goku and Vegeta left Gohan alone to grieve.
"Goku." A voice called to him as they were coming out of the passage where they had left Gohan. Goku looked and saw Chi-Chi with Goten, Trunks, Bulma, and the rest of his family. He then saw Videl and he could only think of the pain she would be in when it came time to tell her about Pan.
"Goku, we just heard the most awful cry." Chi-Chi told Goku as she approached him. "Yes, Chi-Chi I know." Goku solemnly replied as he put his arms around her. "Goku, you're trembling." Chi-Chi said as she held her husband. He looked at Videl who was looking at him with curiosity. He let go of Chi-Chi's embrace and walked over to his daughter-in-law. "Videl, I don't know how to tell you this." Goku began. "There's something wrong with Gohan. He's dead isn't he?!" Videl asked him; her voice full of panic. "Gohan is fine Videl. He's not dead." Goku reassured her. Videl's thoughts wandered as she thought for a moment. "Goku please don't tell me that something is wrong with Pan." Videl said trying to hold back tears. Goku continued to stare at Videl with a saddened look in his eyes. "Goku, where is Pan?" Videl questioned. "She's through that passage. Gohan is with her right now." Goku replied. Videl pushed by Goku and went to find Gohan and Pan. She prayed that Goku was only jesting about Pan's situation. As she approached a rock formation, she heard the distinct sounds of someone in anguish. Videl came around the corner to a tiny rock formation and saw Gohan weeping over the body of their daughter. She quietly approached both of them and she gasped at Pan's pail form and the hideous purple mark that was wrapped around her throat. Videl placed a hand on Gohan's shoulder. She was met by Gohan's tear streaked face; his eyes very much bloodshot. "Videl, she's dead! Pan is dead and it is all because of me! Videl, I killed our baby, our precious little girl is dead!" Gohan cried as he looked at her. Videl could see everything now. Everyone had been under Baby's control and Pan was coming to save them. Pan died attempting to free her family from Baby's spell. "Gohan, it's not your fault my love." Videl said to Gohan. He looked at her with the uncertainty that he found in her words. "What do you mean that I am not responsible for Pan's death? Videl, don't you see that it was I who murdered her." Gohan replied tearfully. "Gohan, you couldn't help yourself. Baby had control of your mind. You had no idea what you were doing." Videl replied as she wiped a tear from Gohan's cheek. As Gohan felt Videl's arms encircle his shoulders, he looked at Pan and realized that he was not going to let her go that easily. There had to be some way to bring her back. Only this time, Gohan had no intention of using the Dragonballs.