Bound
Chapter 8
Okay. I already said it about eight times now. If you want it a ninth time, then here it is in six words: I don't own Dragon Ball Z. As I stated in the last chapter, this is probably now a rated R fic due to blood, character deaths, cursing, and fighting. *reads what she last wrote* Fighting involves blood and cursing, so that's why I include it! Now read on!
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Inside Mr. Satan's mansion, Gohan was staring coldly at his father as a lazy tail curled seductively behind the hybrid. Goku felt chills running through his body as he sensed the tainted energy his eldest son was emitting. The Earth-raised Saiya-jin was hissing and trying to resist the call of Sin's dark power as he stood his ground against the one who killed his own mother in cold blood and the fraud that took the glory and spat in the faces of the other warriors.
"Why?" said Goku as he fought to keep himself from attacking his son. "Why did you kill your mother?"
"To lure you out of hiding," said Gohan as he was trying to anger the warrior. It seemed to be working as Goku clenched and unclenched his fist as his face was fixed in a snarl; baring his teeth at his son like a wild animal. "What's wrong? I thought that you would enjoy the sight of the man that stole your honor dead before you."
"The honor you speak of isn't to kill others," said Goku as he tried to make his point; but was failing fast as his son seemed unmoved by his attempts. "You had no right to kill your mother and you didn't need to kill this man."
"He mocked our name though," said Gohan. "Seven years ago after you died, he rubbed it in our faces that you were torn apart by Cell and said that you were weak. He stole the kill that all of us managed to do and called us all frauds. After that, he made people believe that if we were to return and claim differently, that his word would overturn ours. Mom tried to make people believe it was us, but she had to serve a prison sentence while I took care of Goten. My brother always asked who you were and I never told him because you left us!"
"I didn't leave by choice though, Gohan," said Goku softly as his voice grew louder by the minute. "I did it so that Earth could be safe and if I did die, you could have avenged my death!"
"Yeah right," countered Gohan as he stood up and threw the chair back into the wall as it went straight through and left a hole there. "I heard you and mom arguing right before the Cell Games about if you were going to let me fight and you were pretty much hell bent on making me fight him and unleash my full power."
"Well Gohan, if you want to take out your anger on me, then go ahead," yelled Goku as Gohan threw the desk at him as papers flew like the wind was knocking them aside. Goku teleported out of the way of the desk as it slammed into the wall and left a satisfying crack in the wall as plaster rained upon the furnished desk. Goku appeared moments later as he slammed his fist in his son's face as he goes careening at the window as the glass shattered upon impact. As it rained upon the ground below, Gohan righted himself in the air as Goku flew out and Gohan punched Goku in the face back inside the mansion where he hit a bust of Mr. Satan's head as it fell and shattered against the ground.
"Well, well," said Gohan as the warrior got up and looked in aghast at his son. "Where's your confidence now, father? There's no way you can beat me since Sin's given me more power to defeat you."
"You may be right about that," said Goku as he shifted back into a fighting stance, "but let's take this somewhere deserted."
"No need," said Gohan as he held out his hand. With a blast, he leveled the entire town as Goku stared agape. "Is this good enough?"
Goku got rather pissed off and suddenly teleported behind his son and grabbed his tail roughly as he fell to his knees. "I meant somewhere besides this place!" With a scowl on his face, Goku lifted two fingers to his forehead and teleported off.
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Meanwhile, Goten and Trunks arrived at the Son house as Goten noticed the door was open. Walking inside, he saw his mother dead on the ground as he suddenly screamed.
"No! Why's mom dead? Who did it?" cried Goten as tears came to his eyes. Trunks walked to his best friend's side and comforted him.
"It seems we were too late to stop him," said a voice as Goten and Trunks looked up to see Shin and Kibito there. "Whoever killed your mother must have been the reason Goku's gone after him."
"Who are you and what do you know about my daddy?" said Goten as he seemed upset.
"Come with us and we'll explain everything," said Shin as Goten nodded sadly.
"Wait Goten," said Trunks. "Why should we trust him when he could be the enemy?"
"Well, he doesn't look evil," said Goten innocently.
"Not everyone that Goku knows is nice and that's why your mom's dead right now," countered Trunks angrily.
"There's no need for you boys to be afraid of me though," said Shin. "I promise I won't hurt both of you. If I do, may the Gods punish me."
"Whoa," said Trunks. "Is that a promise?"
"There's no need to fear Shin," said Kibito. "He'll ensure your safety and reunite you to your father after the major part of the battle with Sin's over."
"Then I'm convinced," said Goten as he walked towards Shin as they stood there waiting for Trunks. "Well Trunks? Aren't you going to come?"
"Fine," pouted Trunks as he gave into Goten's best puppy dog face ever given. "Someone has to make sure you're safe with someone going around killing other people."
"Don't worry," said Shin. "If you boys want, you can train once we get to my planet."
"You own a planet?" said Goten in awe.
'Great,' mused Kibito. 'More mortals will contaminate our sacred planet.'
"Yes," said Shin as he placed a hand on each of the boy's backs. "Now let's go!"
With a flicker, the four left the house as silence claimed the house once more.
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Hardly any life lives in the desert as the dry air blew sand in the air. The setting was disturbed when a figure suddenly appeared, via instant transmission and was thrown to the ground, as the other figure appeared moments later standing still as a statue. Gohan spat out the sand as Goku stood there with a stern look on his face.
"This is what I had in mind," said Goku angrily.
"Whatever," said Gohan as he got up and dusted the sand off his clothes as some of it clung to the leather, skin, and hair. Powering up, the rest of the sand was blown off or disintegrated within his aura as Goku followed suit.
Without a word, both warriors charged towards one another as they traded blows. Fist met fist. A roundhouse kick was deflected by Gohan's leg as he tried to return the similar blow to his father. Goku suddenly broke out of the close combat and narrowly dodged the kick as the pressure from the kick ripped through his shirt and grazed against his chest. Landing, the two stared each other down trying to find a weakness in each other's stance as Goku breathed heavily from the last attack his son planted. Gohan spotted a weakness and charged as Goku aimed his arms up to block the blow, but it didn't come. Instead, he found himself on the ground writhing in pain as Gohan held his tail in a painful grasp.
"Damn you..." hissed Goku as Gohan smirked.
"You should know better than to drop your guard," said Gohan as he broke the bone at the tip Goku's tail; earning a pain filled yell from the warrior. (A/N: O.o; Gokulover and Psy are going to kill me for this. I know they will...) "Tell you what. If you come back with me, then maybe Sin won't kill you too badly."
"Fat chance in hell," hissed Goku as he used his tail to grab Gohan by his neck and ram his head against the back of his head painfully as the blow knocked out Gohan. 'I guess Vegeta was right about me being hard headed. It sure came in handy.'
With his tail now free, Goku gently motioned the portion of his broken tail in his hands as he charged energy into his hands and started to heal the damage. One of the advantages that Goku learn about during his time in Sin's hands, he managed to learn how to heal himself after his master gave him rather nasty beatings. Testing his tail, it moved smoothly again as Goku looked at his unconscious son on the ground.
'I hope that somehow, I'll be able to stop Sin and get you back to normal,' thought Goku as he started to walk off. Suddenly, he felt a cold energy behind him as he turned around and saw Sin behind him. Next to him stood Piccolo and Vegeta and they had a cold look in their eyes.
Piccolo was no longer wearing his regular fighting gear, but was wearing a crimson sleeveless fighting outfit with a black belt around his waist. He wore a rather nasty black choker with spikes embedded in it instead of his normal cloak. He also didn't wear the traditional turban and looked as though his desire to kill Goku returned ten-fold.
Vegeta's outfit was also different. Gone was the spandex outfit with white gloves and golden tipped white boots. He wore a navy blue jacket over a white t-shirt and blue jeans that seemed to restrict him. He gave the warrior a loathing look, as Goku seemed outmatched and overpowered easily by both warriors.
"What's wrong, Kakarotto?" said Sin in a delighted voice. "I thought you would like seeing your allies on the side you once were on."
"You corrupted them," said Goku bitterly.
"Only to carry out my word to the very edge of the cosmos," said Sin. "That my word is law and that I will make it so that my ways destroy everyone in both life and death!"
"What you're condemning is the lives of the innocent and ones who only desire peace," hissed Goku as his eyes flashed for a brief moment.
"I see that you've gotten an extent of your power back, but that won't stop you from trying to defy me," said Sin as he stepped back. "Piccolo, Vegeta, take care of the traitor. I want him brought down and sedated so that he can watch as I destroy those that he cares about."
"No!" cried Goku as his aura billowed out around him. Piccolo and Vegeta charged at the warrior as he was forced to dodge or block the blows. However, they were faster as Goku found himself pummeled to the ground. As his hair returned to the raven locks he was born with, he laid there breathing hard as Piccolo grabbed him by the front of his torn and bloodstained shirt.
"Just surrender," said Piccolo in a dark voice. "It's useless to fight him."
"N...never..." hissed Goku as Vegeta grabbed his hands and restrained the warrior. Before they could take him and throw him at Sin's feet, a kick hit Piccolo in the head as Goku was released. A short bald-headed and nose-less warrior landed as Goku looked up at him in bliss. "K-Krillin..."
"Hey, take it easy, Goku," said Krillin as he knelt down. Not far away, Tien, Chou-su, and Yamcha landed as they shielded the ex-monk and Earth-raised Saiya-jin.
"Destroy the intruders!" commanded Sin as Piccolo and Vegeta charged at the three warriors.
"Destroy us?" said Yamcha sarcastically. "I think we'll kick your sorry asses instead!"
"Don't underestimate them, Yamcha," said Tien as Piccolo lunged at the three-eyed warrior first. "Goku easily got beaten when they double-teamed him."
Vegeta nearly knocked Yamcha's head off with a kick, but he blocked the kick with a forearm as he aimed a punch at Vegeta's face. However, the warrior was kneed in the gut and Vegeta broke his neck with fatal blow.
"Yamcha!" cried Chou-su as Vegeta killed the former desert bandit mercilessly.
On the sidelines, Goku hissed as Krillin dug out a familiar bean. Giving the warrior the bean, he munched on it as he felt his energy flowing back. All the wounds were instantly healed up as he got back on to his feet.
"Thanks Krillin," said Goku as he transformed back into an ascended Super Saiya-jin. "Now let me take care of this before anyone else gets killed."
"Right," said Krillin as Goku flies off to battle again.
At that moment, a devastating blow hit Tien by Piccolo as Chou-su cried out in pain. The three-eyed warrior fell to the ground dead while Chou-su landed on the ground upset over the loss off his friend. Before Piccolo could kill the child-like clown, Goku knocked Piccolo out from behind bitterly as he knelt down at Tien's body.
"Tien, I'm sorry I couldn't save you," said Goku. "I vow I'll get revenge for you and Yamcha." Getting up, he saw Vegeta and Sin both standing there waiting as he got angry at both of them.
"That vow will be broken as well as your soul," said Sin as Goku suddenly found himself on the ground again. He was suffering from the flashbacks that hit his mind from the torture he dealt with for the last seven years in hell. He was knocked out from behind as Vegeta brought the warrior to Sin's feet.
"Excellent," said Sin. "Now it's time to go after the Guardian of Earth." Gohan regained consciousness. "Gohan, kill the rest of these weaklings and meet me on the Lookout within the next 20 minutes."
"Very well," said Gohan as he turned towards the childhood allies he once fought aside.
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On Shin's planet, Goten and Trunks were sparring fiercely against one another in order to improve in case they were needed to fight against Sin himself if Goku failed. Both boys were in their Super Saiya-jin forms as they both fought with all they had. Eventually though, Goten's stomach started to growl as he landed and laughed.
"What's so funny?" said Trunks.
"My stomach's talking to me!" said Goten happily. "It's been awhile since we ate, hasn't it Trunks?" As on cue, Trunks' stomach started to protest.
"You jinxed my stomach!" said Trunks.
"Did not," said Goten.
"Did too!" said Trunks as an argument started.
"I did not!" yelled Goten as Trunks lunged at the younger warrior and they went rolling down the grassy hill. Trunks pinned Goten to the ground as the younger warrior squirmed under the older warrior's grasp.
"Admit it!" boasted Trunks. "You jinxed my stomach!"
"Enough bickering," said Shin as he appeared with a tray full of food. "Just eat and then start training again."
"Um... Mr. Shin sir?" said Goten.
"What now, Goten?" said Shin.
"Mommy says I can't take food from strangers," said Goten as Shin face vaults. Trunks slapped his forehead rather bitterly.
"Well Shin's not really a stranger now is he?" said Trunks.
"Not really," said Goten. "It's just that mommy would be angry if she found out I took food from a stranger."
"Don't worry, Goten," said Shin. "Your mommy will understand if she knew you were hanging out with a God eating lunch with him."
"You're a God?" said Goten curiously as he grabbed a sandwich from the tray.
"You don't look the part," said Trunks. "I thought Gods perform miracles."
"I'm just a higher God," said Shin, which wasn't an exact lie. "Besides, I can only do so much with the powers I have."
"Yeah right," said Trunks. "If you're a God, then pull a rabbit out of a hat or something like that."
"Trunks, you shouldn't ask a God to do these things to prove himself," said Kibito. "Have you no manners?"
"Well, I'm just wondering if he's a God or not!" snapped Trunks.
"Look, just eat okay?" said Shin as he tried to get Trunks off his back. "I need to see what the situation is on Earth right now."
"Fine," said Trunks in a defeated voice as he saw Goten already eating. "Hey! Save some of the food for me!"
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Goku woke as he found himself in chains and the sky was dark as night. He felt a magical presence as he glanced upward and saw Sin standing there as Shenlong hovered above the psychopath. The Saiya-jin wanted to scream, but his mouth was gagged as he watched helplessly as the dragon granted Sin's first wish. Before his eyes, a spaceship almost bigger than the lookout appeared.
"What is your next wish?" boomed Shenlong.
"I want you to teleport my lab upon my spaceship so that I can use my technology to enslave others," said Sin.
"Your wish will be granted," said Shenlong as his eyes glowed brighter. Goku was horrified. Why did Sin want to enslave more people? He growled bitterly as the dragon departed, scattering the seven magical orbs that have turned into stone across the very reaches of the planet.
"Now that I got my ship, take the Guardian and the traitor on to the ship," commanded Sin as Goku felt himself lifted up on Vegeta and Gohan's shoulders as they roughly carried him onto the awaiting spaceship. Thrown to the ground roughly, his head hit the metallic hull and he got knocked out on impact.
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Darkness surrounded Goku as he felt himself drifting in a void-like place again. Slowly though, he felt something beneath his back as trees appeared as well as grass. He found himself near a forest right on the edge of the entrance. He wasn't sure how he got there or how it was possible that he was free at the moment as he slowly got up and looked around. Stars sparkled in the sky as he saw a full moon. Expecting to transform into his Oozaru form at any given moment, it didn't happen strangely enough as he felt rejuvenated from its effects instead.
"Goku..."
The wind started to blow gently, ruffling his midnight black hair and the familiar orange fighting gear with a navy blue undershirt. As he heard the call, he felt a part of him wanting to follow the voice and another denying it. Choosing the latter, he stood where he was at, but the feeling in the pit of his stomach grew stronger.
"Don't resist. If you do, then your life is at forfeit..."
Was the voice right though? His life was already screwed since he's in Sin's hands again as the visions of the past haunted him. He saw when he was beaten to the point where he was sure he would die, but awaken hours later feeling his wounds slowly healing and sick. There were even times when he was violated in unspeakable ways as the monster broke his fighting spirit as well as make him nearly lose the will to live. In the past few days of freedom from the hypocrite though, he had learned of the past that he once knew and learned that Sin corrupted him in so many ways that it made the Earth-raised Saiya-jin sick to his stomach.
Slowly, he begins to walk towards the outcrop of trees and notices a worn path before him as he follows it into the woods. It was dark as the branches and limbs of the trees filtered the moonlight above him. Though it felt uncomfortable at first, he slowly grew comfortable when he saw a golden light ahead of him as he saw the shadows dance. Drawing closer to the end of the path, he found himself in a clearing where he saw a roaring bonfire and a figure sitting on the opposite side smoking a pipe. White smoke twirled over his head as he motioned Goku to sit beside him at the fire. Acknowledging his presence, he sat down next to the figure as he felt a stirring somewhere within his soul.
"Do you feel it?"
"Feel what?" questioned Goku.
"Like there's something missing within you."
"I guess," said Goku as though the figure was reading his mind as the horrible thoughts of him doing that would make Sin look like an amateur.
"I am nothing like that bastard that enslaved you."
"How..." paled Goku as the figure gave Goku his pipe.
"Smoke first and then I will answer your question."
"I can't..." started Goku as he felt if he didn't, he would be denied the answers he's searching for. Bringing the tip to his lips, he drew the substance within the pipe into his lungs as he felt his body tingle from an unspeakable sensation. Breathing out the smoke, he saw that it was a deep gray color as he felt his mind grow a bit clearer. He wanted to hand the pipe back, but the figure didn't take it.
"Continue..."
"Why..." started Goku as the figure gently guided the pipe back to his open mouth again as Goku gave in and breathed in the substance again. Removing his hand, the figure watched as Goku drew the stimulate into his body. As he breathed out, he saw the smoke got lighter, but was still gray as the storm clouds. Goku already knew that the figure would ask him to do it again as he continued to smoke from the pipe as the figure seemed to encourage him.
"That's it..."
Goku was feeling something as he smoked. Something that was filling the gaps within himself as he drew the substance into himself and felt himself slowly relaxing. His mind was soon at the point where he seemed less troubled and his body felt so relaxed as he dropped the pipe from his hands onto the ground. He didn't care though as the figure noticed how sated he was.
"Is that enough?" said Goku in a very soft voice as his eyes seemed weary.
"Yes. That will do."
"What was in that pipe?" said Goku.
"Something that relaxes the body and mind so that the soul can be replenished."
"Replenished?" said Goku. "What are you talking about?"
"At this moment, you are missing a part of yourself. The part that is Saiya-jin..."
"Where is it?" said Goku.
"It's right here..."
Without a word, the figure removed his hood as Goku gasped in surprise.
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Wee! Another chapter's done! I hope that you all enjoyed this one! It's about to get even more exciting next chapter as the story is getting closer to completion. Anyway, on to reviews:
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Anyone else reading: I encourage you to review. Come on. *coaxes other to review* I won't bite. If you are nervous, I'll give you a little preview to sate your wandering minds:
"Is this some kind of sick joke?" yelled Goku as he got up angrily with his tail lashing behind him.
"Finally awake, I see," said Sin. "I was just admiring your planet a few minutes ago. Too bad it has to be destroyed just to see you suffer."
"Leave Dende out of this!" yelled Goku.
"I'm afraid I cannot do that," said Sin. "You have all ready told me to leave Earth out of the deal."
"You bastard," hissed Goku as Sin seemed to be enjoying the look on the Earth-raised Saiya-jin's face. His aura seemed to fluctuate as Goku growled.
"Tell you what," said Sin as he turned on a monitor as Earth came into view. "You can choose which one you want more: the Earth or its guardian."
My, my, my. This sounds like picking which pill to take, doesn't? I hope that you all are not angry at my tardiness for this chapter. Hopefully, the next one will come out much faster.