Bound
Chapter 11
Let's just get to the reason we're here. (I don't own them.)
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Goku woke up with a splitting headache as he found himself bound inside a Namekian's hut. Struggling against them, he tried to break free, but the rope was strong as it held him rather tightly. It was either some Namekian trick or his body still has the poison running through his veins. Footsteps were heard as he looked up and saw a warrior similar to Piccolo staring down at him.
"Moori wishes to see you, Saiya-jin," said the Namek as he grabbed Goku roughly and dragged him out of the hut to the center of the village where Moori stood. Goku was thrown roughly at Moori's feet. Grunting, he held back a yell of complaint for the mistreatment that he has been taking since his arrival to the planet hours ago.
"I have brought you out to see to it that you are executed," said Moori.
"Why? What have I done to you?" said Goku angrily.
"You are tainted," said Moori as he spat at Goku's clothes. "You cannot be pure ever again..."
"What do you mean?" said Goku as he struggled against the binds again.
"Once a warrior kills the blood of the innocent, that warrior is tainted forever," said Moori as he holds a rather nasty dagger in his hand. Before he could finish the stroke, Piccolo got in the way as he blocked the blade. "What treachery is this?"
"Let Son go, Moori," said Piccolo. "He means no harm to any of you."
"Are you sure?" questioned Moori as Goku grew tense.
"Can't I prove that I won't hurt anyone or are you the one who's tainted?" sneered Goku angrily as his eyes flashed teal. "Just give us a fucking chance, you green-skinned bastard!" Before Goku could react, Moori slapped the Earth-raised Saiya-jin in the face as his head jerked to the left side rather abruptly.
"I am nothing compared to you," hissed Moori as though he became a snake after his prey. Goku turned his eyes towards the one that slapped him and emitted a low growl from his throat.
"Then prove it," challenged Goku with a blazing fire in his eyes. The guards released Goku, but he still stood with his bindings still wrapped around his wrists.
"If you want to prove your worth, then you shall do the Trial of Fire," said Moori.
"Trial of Fire?" said Goku.
"The Trial of Fire is a trial where you will have to be judged standing in the middle of a circle of fire," said Piccolo. "The seer of the village will read your soul while you stand in the midst of the fire and see if it's pure or not."
"If that's what I have to do to prove that I'm pure, then so be it," said Goku. A few gray-robed Nameks walked around Goku spilling a mysterious, odorless powder on the ground. After the act was done, another Namekian lit the circle with a torch. In moments, the circle was on fire as a lone figure on the other side started gazing at Goku within the fire.
Moments passed as the figure read Goku's soul. The Earth-raised Saiya-jin felt the heat of the fire licking his flesh and caused the sweat to run down his face. Before Goku thought the flames would devour the very flesh that kept him from falling apart, they suddenly vanished. When the flames receded, the ropes came off his wrists as though they were burned straight through.
"He speaks the truth," said the figure in black robes. "Let him have the dragon balls."
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Not long afterwards, Porunga was summoned, much to Vegeta's surprise. The other warriors were released as well and stood there next to Goku.
"What is your first wish," said Porunga.
"I wish for Earth to be restored," said Goku as Moori translates it.
"I shall bring it back," said Porunga as he twirled his finger in the air slowly.
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Deep in space in a place known as the Milky Way, debris from a planet started to gather back together as it molded and fused into lava and rock. In moments, the planet was given trees, air, and oceans again as the world known as Earth was restored. However, it almost seemed relatively lifeless with no animals or people to live on the planet. The cities seemed empty and vacant, sans the dead bodies littering the ground in contorted positions. It was though a mass extinction of all life just happened hours ago.
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"It has been done," said Porunga. "What is your next wish?"
"Is it possible to bring back more than one person at a time?" said Goku.
"Dad, Namek's dragon balls cannot do that," said Gohan.
"On the contrary," said Moori. "I made the dragon balls stronger, so they should be able to handle the request."
"Then do it!" said Goku as Moori once again translated it.
"Very well, please wait," said Porunga as his eyes glowed again.
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In a house in Mount Paozu, two eyes flickered open as Chi-chi looked and saw that she was alive. She noticed the floor was stained with blood as she remembered Gohan killing her when he came home with a dark look in his eyes.
'Why am I alive then? Did Kami bring me back to re-live this pain again?' thought Chi-chi with worry as she felt afraid for her very life.
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On Kami's Lookout, Dende appears as Mr. Popo cries out in relief for the Guardian of Earth re-appearing out of thin air. Dende, on the other hand, seemed different and more quiet as he did not share in Mr. Popo's bliss. If Goku were there, he would have stopped Dende for what happened next: he killed Mr. Popo without any mercy.
"Now I must do my master's bidding..." said Dende as he walked into the temple where he would create a monster to reek havoc on Earth.
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"It is done," said Porunga. "What is your last wish?"
"My last wish is for that Sin can never reek havoc on Earth ever again," said Goku as Moori translates Goku's wish.
"An easy wish that can be granted," said Porunga as Goku felt the gate between Hell and Earth sealed. "I have granted your wishes, so I bid you farewell."
The dragon balls scattered across Namek, as Goku still felt uneasy. Unable to stand any longer, he fell to the ground exhausted.
"Dad!" cried Gohan as he ran to his father's side. "Are you all right?"
"Yeah, but something's amiss," said Goku.
"What do you mean?" said Gohan.
"Dende..." gasped Piccolo as he growled. "He must have been brainwashed completely!"
"What?" cried Vegeta. "Then does that mean we'll have to fight against whatever the hell Dende's creating?"
"Is this true, dad?" said Gohan as Goku clenched his fists.
"I believe so, but I'm too weakened from the last round of fighting," said Goku. "I need to rest until we can go after Dende or else we'll fall."
"Bah, let me fight whatever Dende's creating," said Vegeta boastingly. "I'll destroy that monster before it could do anything to Earth."
"It won't work," said Goku. "Dende needs to be fully purified or else he'll create another monster much stronger to destroy Earth. Not only that, but he could probably bring Sin back from hell with the dragon balls."
"We can heal you, Goku," said Moori as a few healers appear. "Just relax and leave everything to us."
The healers surround Goku as the Earth-raised Saiya-jin began to feel his injuries heal up quickly. Standing up, Goku almost fell over, but Piccolo and Gohan caught him before he could fall down face first. Vegeta scoffed at this scene while Goku glared at Vegeta. The Saiya-jin Prince immediately regretted his actions seeing the anger written on the Earth-Saiya-jin's face.
'I guess I'm still edgy,' thought Goku as he saw the hurt expression on his son's face. "Vegeta, I..."
"Just forget it, clown," said Vegeta. "I'm not in the mood to deal with you right now."
Before they could return to Earth to stop Dende's evil plan, Shin and Kibito appear with Trunks and Goten.
"Dad!" cried Trunks as he ran to Vegeta.
"Trunks?" said Vegeta in surprise as the young warrior looked up at him in surprise. "How did you get here?"
"I brought them here before the cataclysm of Earth," said Shin.
"Both of the boys have learned fusion, so that should be of use to you," said Kibito.
"Fusion?" said Goku.
"It's when two bodies merge into one," said Shin. "Go and stop Dende and we'll take it from there trying to purify his body completely."
"Right," said Goku as he stands up entirely before falling to the ground.
"Dad!" cried Gohan.
"He's our daddy?" said Goten as Goku noticed the sad look on the young hybrid's face before he got angry. "Gohan! I thought you said our father abandoned us! Why is he here now? Why?"
"Goten... I...." started Gohan before he found himself on the ground in pain as Goten was about to strike his own brother down. Before the final bow could be delivered, Goku intercepted the blow, much to Gohan's surprise.
"Listen, I didn't abandon you, Goten," hissed Goku as he tried to hold his ascended state as he held back Goten's fist from hitting the elder warrior. "I was kidnapped and brainwashed to destroy Earth..." Before anyone could act, Goku suddenly passed out from the strain of ascending; his flaxen hair reverted back to the atramentous locks that the warrior had naturally.
"Son!" yelled Piccolo as the warrior made no attempts to get up. "Dammit. This isn't good. Unless Son recovers, there's no hope for Earth. The scales are too uneven."
"Then what are we supposed to do? Wait until Kakarot wakes up from his sleep?" scorned Vegeta. "He's no use to us if he's worn out to the point that he can't even hold back his youngest son's fist."
"Then let me do something to attempt to even the scales a little bit," said Shin as he knelt down at Goku's side and concentrated. A faint golden glow appeared around his body as the dynasty concentrated his power into Goku's body. In moments, the fallen warrior opened his eyes as his body pulsated in a faint golden light.
"What are you..." started Goku before Shin placed a hand against the Saiya-jin's mouth.
"I'm going to give some of my strength so you can fight again," said Shin. "Just don't resist..."
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Meanwhile on Kami's Lookout, Dende was channeling a dark chi into the statue of Shenlong himself. His eyes had a demonic look in them during this process as he had an evil agenda that he had to carry out in order to destroy all the inhabitants of Earth like Sin did hours earlier when he destroyed Earth. Finishing the process, he summoned the seven golden orbs with his mind as they fell to the ground in front of him with red stars in them.
"I summon you by your name, Shenlong, to arise and do my bidding!" chanted Dende.
Lightning and thunder tore at the heavens as a golden ray of light arced from the Dragon Balls themselves into the pitch-black skies above. The light manifested itself into the form of the mighty dragon known as Shenlong himself. Dark and mysterious power flowed off the dragon himself as Dende looked in pure delight at the dragon that towered before him in pure ecstasy.
"You have summoned me," thundered the Godly Dragon that was Shenlong. "What do you request of me to do in your name, oh mighty Kami?" Dende smiled a wicked smile in response.
"I want you to kill all life on this planet!" cried Dende.
"As you wish," said Shenlong as he prepared to do what Dende asked. Suddenly, Dende found Goku and the others fighters in front of him. Like a cat would do when threatened, he hissed at the warriors.
"Dende..." started Goku before he found himself wrapped up in tainted energy. Dende bound him in a web of energy keeping the warrior from being able to move at all and smiling evilly as he bellowed out to the Dragon God againl
"Shenlong! Destroy Kakarot before you kill the people on Earth!" cried Dende. "He can destroy me and keep Sin's plans for universal domination from happening!"
"As you wish," the dragon roared as he came streaming towards the warrior known as Son Goku. Before the dragon could reach him, a figure got into the way and took the deathblow for the warrior, as a blinding light seemed to pierce the skies.
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Oh! A cliffhanger! Should I leave it like that and not give you peeps out there a little teaser? *chuckles* I guess that would be cruel not to give you a teaser since you'll be surprised what's going to happen next. Now onto some of the reviews I got:
Psy: *grabs Goku* I'm not done with my story yet! Besides, this story's about to get really interesting in the next chapter, so just wait a bit longer. ^^
DBZ Chick1: Be careful what you wish for. A certain character's death will take place next chapter.
Chichiko: Thanks for the review. I do have something cooking up with this fanfic and the climax of this story is coming up in the next chapter, so be prepared.
Gokugirl9: Yeah. Dende's has been brainwashed by Sin before he was killed. Now he's controlling Shenlong to destroy Earth as well as our heroes. Goku's been through a great deal of stress lately with the battles he had to fight. Not only that, but he was forced to fight against the very allies he swore to protect, including his own son.
Arcanine18: Thanks. I'm glad you like the story.
Ewasp27: Thanks. It is awfully angst-ish, isn't it? At first, I didn't want it to get this angst, but it seemed the darker it got, the more in depth it would get as the story progressed.
And now for the teaser:
The light slowly ebbed as Goku cracked his eyes open slowly as light winds ruffled through the atramentous locks of hair on his head. He wasn't in any pain in the slightest; the Lookout on the other hand looked as though a hurricane hit it. The whole sanctuary was in shambles with parts of the walls, trees, and even the plants themselves were littering the grounds. No longer bound by the tainted chi that kept him from being able to get out of the Dragon God's way moments earlier, he looked around as he saw all of his allies staring in absolute horror. Following their stares, his eyes fell upon the limp form in front of him as the last remains of dust settled to reveal...
"Gohan!" yelled Goku as he ran to his eldest son and knelt down at his side.
"His death was in vain though," said Dende with acid dripping in his voice. "Your death should have been the thing to prepare for the lives of the people on Earth to be destroyed."
The more the God talked, the angrier Goku grew as the golden aura surrounded his tense body. Goku's eyes suddenly flashed aquamarine and his hair stood on end like an invisible force was keeping it suspended in mid-air without wavering once. By the way it looked at that moment, it was as though he was fighting a battle within his soul not to kill the one who killed his son.
"You won't kill them," hissed Goku as the golden light exploded around him as he ascended quickly into Super Saiya-jin 3 without a pause or rest in between. His golden-tinged tail wrapped tightly around his narrow waist to keep the Dragon God from grappling it in the battle he was about to take alone; that was if a voice of reason hadn't of interrupted just then.
"Son! Don't be reckless!" yelled Piccolo. "He's only angering you to make you lose!"
"The Namek's right!" yelled Vegeta. "We need to fight together as a team!"
"There's nothing you can do to talk him out of it," said Grand Kai. "He doesn't know that he has to be in an unadulterated state to summon the Genki Dama. In any case, he's upset about his son's death to worry about the side-effects of what the battle will do to him."
"If only we can talk him out of it," said King Kai.
"Then let me talk to him then," said a voice as King Kai looked up.
"YOU!" cried King Kai.
"Kakarot," said Vegeta quietly.
"Please," pleaded the Earth-raised Saiya-jin as Shenlong saw the Genki Dama and gasped.
"You won't have their power!" roared Shenlong as he fired an energy blast at Goku. Unable to dodge or block, he was hit by the blast as the Genki Dama suddenly dissipated into thin air.
"NO!" cried Piccolo as Goku fell to the ground near-death itself and no longer able to stand again. "SON!"
How about that for a teaser, huh? Hopefully, you'll all come back for more and for those of you out there who have been reading and not reviewing, I encourage you to review.