Chapter 8: Rise of a New Warrior
The rain did seem to stop anymore. It was just one storm after another as the melancholy world mourned. It had been a month since Goku died and it didn't seem any end to the sky's tears today. Kaden walked over and ran his fingers over the plague in front of him. The name was a short one but the epitaph was a long remaindered of the person behind. "Grandma 18 I miss you so much. I know now just what you always seemed worried about..." He looked up to the sky. Somewhere beyond the clouds the stars were shining. "If you're really up there, give me a sigh or something..." He whispered sadly. A silver drop landed on his hand and his eyes lit up. He had only seen something like this one other time. When he saw his grandmother cry the day Mari got married.
"Thanks grandma. For all of your love and training." He whispered walking around to the other side.
"Goku. Thanks for everything." He laughed a second. "Thanks for keeping the world around long enough for me to get here. Thanks for the training so I can do what I have to do and believing in me that I could be as strong as you and Pappa." He moved on around the large towering square.
"Pappa. Hey how are you today? I hope you and Grandma are doing well up there. I came to say good-bye." Kaden whispered running his fingers over the word 'warrior'. "Thank-you for all of the strength and inspiration you gave me. And thank-you for all of the training. I'm going to need it now. I'm off to battle some powerful aliens on New Namek. I wish you could come with me and help. I wish you and Grandma hadn't committed suicide together. Maybe you could be here to give me some last minute training or something." He was crying now adding to the heavy sad air.
The rain stopped falling and the clouds started fading away. The wind blew hard and Kaden spun around but he didn't know why. There behind him was a wispy image of his grandfather smiling back at him. It moved close and wiped a tear from his eye and looked at it a moment. "Thanks for the stars Kaden. You are a proud and strong warrior that can be just as stubborn as me. I left because I had nothing left here. I had nothing left to teach you or Mari and I missed your Grandmother to much to stay around. So 18 and I left together. It was just our time. She says hi and she's proud of you by the way. We all are."
"Tell her I said hi. And thank her for the star." Kaden said with a sniff.
"Kaden you seem to have forgotten this but you clung to it when you were young. Tears are like the stars of your eyes. When someone or something you love dies it goes to heaven and lives with the stars. So when you cry for them, you're sending them little star of love. The more you cry for them, the more they know you care. But you shouldn't cry because you're sad. You should cry because you're happy you get to see them again..." Kaden reached out for the figure.
"I remember Grandma telling me that." He whispered.
"And I never forgot it when you told me. We're out there Kaden and we always will be. See you in a few decades." Vegeta hugged him before disappearing.
"Thanks Grandpa. I love you."
"I love you too." Echoed over the wind. The clouds cleared and overhead a meteor raced across the sky. Kaden hopped in his car and headed back to Capsule Corparation.
"Are you ready Kaden?" Pan asked as they stood looking at the space ship in front of them.
"I'm ready if you're ready Panchan." He responded with a smile.
"Don't you think you're a little old to be calling me that?" She replied a bit annoyed as they boarded the ship where Trunks, Goten, Gohan, Mari, and Uubu were waiting.
"Never." Kaden quipped as they strapped in and prepared to take off.
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I waited for you today/ But you didn't show/ No no/ I needed you today/ So where did you go?/ You told me to call/ Said you'd be there/ And though I haven't seen you / Are you still there?
I cried out with no reply/ And I can't feel you by my side/ So I'll hold tight to what I know/ You're here and I'm never alone
And though I cannot see you/ And I can't explain why/ Such a deep reassurance/ You've placed in my life/ We cannot separate/ 'Cause you're part of me/ And though you're invisible/ I'll trust the unseen.
I cried out with no reply/ And I can't feel you by my side/ So I'll hold tight to what I know/ You're here and I'm never alone
We cannot separate/ 'Cause you're part of me/ And though you're invisible/ I'll trust the unseen
I cried out with no reply/ And I can't feel you by my side/ So I'll hold tight to what I know/ You're here and I'm never alone "Never Alone" Barlow Girl
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All right so there ya go. I hope this hold over those of you who are waiting on "Consequential Fate" And those of you that aren't, I hope you like the fic. I'm thinking about doing a sequel that will follow the remaining Z Fighters to New Namek and their fight. However that all depends on you. If you'd like to see a sequel, let me know please. Thanks for reading! Toodles!
The rain did seem to stop anymore. It was just one storm after another as the melancholy world mourned. It had been a month since Goku died and it didn't seem any end to the sky's tears today. Kaden walked over and ran his fingers over the plague in front of him. The name was a short one but the epitaph was a long remaindered of the person behind. "Grandma 18 I miss you so much. I know now just what you always seemed worried about..." He looked up to the sky. Somewhere beyond the clouds the stars were shining. "If you're really up there, give me a sigh or something..." He whispered sadly. A silver drop landed on his hand and his eyes lit up. He had only seen something like this one other time. When he saw his grandmother cry the day Mari got married.
"Thanks grandma. For all of your love and training." He whispered walking around to the other side.
"Goku. Thanks for everything." He laughed a second. "Thanks for keeping the world around long enough for me to get here. Thanks for the training so I can do what I have to do and believing in me that I could be as strong as you and Pappa." He moved on around the large towering square.
"Pappa. Hey how are you today? I hope you and Grandma are doing well up there. I came to say good-bye." Kaden whispered running his fingers over the word 'warrior'. "Thank-you for all of the strength and inspiration you gave me. And thank-you for all of the training. I'm going to need it now. I'm off to battle some powerful aliens on New Namek. I wish you could come with me and help. I wish you and Grandma hadn't committed suicide together. Maybe you could be here to give me some last minute training or something." He was crying now adding to the heavy sad air.
The rain stopped falling and the clouds started fading away. The wind blew hard and Kaden spun around but he didn't know why. There behind him was a wispy image of his grandfather smiling back at him. It moved close and wiped a tear from his eye and looked at it a moment. "Thanks for the stars Kaden. You are a proud and strong warrior that can be just as stubborn as me. I left because I had nothing left here. I had nothing left to teach you or Mari and I missed your Grandmother to much to stay around. So 18 and I left together. It was just our time. She says hi and she's proud of you by the way. We all are."
"Tell her I said hi. And thank her for the star." Kaden said with a sniff.
"Kaden you seem to have forgotten this but you clung to it when you were young. Tears are like the stars of your eyes. When someone or something you love dies it goes to heaven and lives with the stars. So when you cry for them, you're sending them little star of love. The more you cry for them, the more they know you care. But you shouldn't cry because you're sad. You should cry because you're happy you get to see them again..." Kaden reached out for the figure.
"I remember Grandma telling me that." He whispered.
"And I never forgot it when you told me. We're out there Kaden and we always will be. See you in a few decades." Vegeta hugged him before disappearing.
"Thanks Grandpa. I love you."
"I love you too." Echoed over the wind. The clouds cleared and overhead a meteor raced across the sky. Kaden hopped in his car and headed back to Capsule Corparation.
"Are you ready Kaden?" Pan asked as they stood looking at the space ship in front of them.
"I'm ready if you're ready Panchan." He responded with a smile.
"Don't you think you're a little old to be calling me that?" She replied a bit annoyed as they boarded the ship where Trunks, Goten, Gohan, Mari, and Uubu were waiting.
"Never." Kaden quipped as they strapped in and prepared to take off.
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I waited for you today/ But you didn't show/ No no/ I needed you today/ So where did you go?/ You told me to call/ Said you'd be there/ And though I haven't seen you / Are you still there?
I cried out with no reply/ And I can't feel you by my side/ So I'll hold tight to what I know/ You're here and I'm never alone
And though I cannot see you/ And I can't explain why/ Such a deep reassurance/ You've placed in my life/ We cannot separate/ 'Cause you're part of me/ And though you're invisible/ I'll trust the unseen.
I cried out with no reply/ And I can't feel you by my side/ So I'll hold tight to what I know/ You're here and I'm never alone
We cannot separate/ 'Cause you're part of me/ And though you're invisible/ I'll trust the unseen
I cried out with no reply/ And I can't feel you by my side/ So I'll hold tight to what I know/ You're here and I'm never alone "Never Alone" Barlow Girl
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All right so there ya go. I hope this hold over those of you who are waiting on "Consequential Fate" And those of you that aren't, I hope you like the fic. I'm thinking about doing a sequel that will follow the remaining Z Fighters to New Namek and their fight. However that all depends on you. If you'd like to see a sequel, let me know please. Thanks for reading! Toodles!