In Search of Amity
Period 9
Several days passed, everyone was informed of the journey to Namek to save what was left of the planets peaceful people, Goten was hesitant to leave now and so suddenly due to Marron, she had become ill in the past week and he wanted to be by her side, however his obligations called and Marron painfully understood. Everyone was present at the launch of capsule 4 from launch pad two on the outer side of the compound close to the greenhouse dome.
Goten didn't know if he could let go of this embrace, she was the love of his life that he found growing into a woman right under his nose, through dating other women and trying to find the 'one' to find her right on his doorstep, she was the pod that he never noticed until her petals blossomed through. Kissing her once more cheek beside her ear he pulled away to look into her ocean blue eyes.
"I promise ill come back alive, just get
better or I might not have anything to come back to." he smirked
lovingly patting the tip of her nose once with his fingertip. Marron
attempted a smile but quivering lips wouldn't allow it, she leapt
into him for a cuddle before lifting her cheek from his chest and
standing on her toes to kiss him deeply.
"I love you,"
she whispered with staggered breaths, her warm breath blowing upon
his neck.
"I love you too." he replied and her heart
sank as low as hells gate as she watched Gohan and the others
boarding the ship from over her husbands shoulder, moments later he
would do the same, releasing her fingers last before he marched away,
her tumultuous feelings came full circle and she cried openly into
her sweaty palms.
When
she finished storing the food compartments with as much as they could
carry, Bulma exited the ship slapping her hands clean of dust before
walked directly to Goku.
"You better come back this time
without us needing to wish you back, we need you around here Goku
even if your never actually 'around'" she said with some
contradiction because Goku was always somewhere other than where he
should be.
"I will, do me a favor keep Chichi Company for
me and tell her I promise to call on the comm. link as soon as we can
unclip belts." He informed as he adjusted the backpack that was
slung over his shoulder. Bulma nodded and turning her eyes toward the
east of their position to an entity that stood silently and alone
beside the ship and sighed.
"You might as well bring him
back too" she smirked making Goku turn to find Vegeta in her
field of view leaning against the side of the ship he seemed
uninterested in offering his goodbyes to anyone.
"You can
count on it, goodbye Bulma and thanks for everything" he smirked
broadly, leaning over giving her a brief hug goodbye before heading
off. Everyone else said goodbyes to one another and Bulma fare welled
her only son, noticing that he brought the sword Dende gave him
along, concealed in a black beach bag.
She
even received a brief kiss from Vegeta before they disappeared from
view through the doors of the large ship; Gohan was trying
unsuccessfully to stop his mother from crying and to pry off her
gripping fingers from his sleeve.
Piccolo stood alone,
disappointed groped him when he found out Savarna did not want to see
him off; he hoped she would change her mind if he stayed out in the
open a little longer.
"Piccolo, we have to move"
Gohan calls, after escaping his mother, standing patiently at the
ships entrance for his mentor. Piccolo unwillingly turned to go join
the others already inside, passing by Dende on his way who was being
seen off by Bulma.
"You take care of yourself honey you
just got here and already you're leaving again, I don't know how
much more of his I can take" she said smiling affectionately up
at him, holding back her tears that lingered beneath her tongue.
Dende
smiled comfortingly
"I promise you once everything is settled
and my people are free, I will return. You are all like family, I
would never stay away willingly." he responded, offering his
hand to Bulma which she graciously excepted before he too made his
departure for the ship, in hand his guardian staff that would
accompany him on the trip. Waving his farewell to the rest on the
lawn who watched him trod up the stairs before disappearing inside
the bay doors, they then began closing with the distinct sound of air
decompressing. The thud of the metal and clenching of locks was heard
moments before the engines slowly started warming up.
Inside Trunks was at the helm ready while the rest buckled themselves into their seats, Piccolo found the restraining conditions of the thick leather straps quite a challenge to overcome, constantly twisting his shoulders to ease the stiff discomfort.
"Ok...Everyone buckled in?" Trunks asked doing a head check to see if they were, beside him sat Goten as emergency pilot if need be but mainly as navigator, both men wearing headsets. Everyone seemed stable except Piccolo but not much could be done there so he decided the time was now, turning eyes front he adjusted the tiny microphone to his lips, then reaching for the controls he started the countdown.
"5.4.3.2.1.engage" on cue the engines
fired up with a roar and the inner hall shook, gently the ship lifted
from launch pad 2.
From outside Bulma, Chichi, Marron,
Krillin, #18 and Videl heard the countdown from the ships speakers
and now watched as the turbulence picked up, thrashing their hair and
clothing with dust and wind.
The landing gear lifted into the
massive ship and the thrusters fired making it ascended higher,
picking up speed as it went along until it was no more than a speck
of a star in the sky, leaving plenty of black thick smoke in its
wake. Blowing loudly into her hanky Chichi sobbed harder when they
finally vanished, her sons had both once again left with their father
for the good of the many.
"Better if we just get back to
our old lives, c-mon Bra lets go do that chemical experiments to get
our minds off this, Bra?" Bulma repeated turning around she
searched all direction for Bra who was there moments earlier.
In
the skies above the earth, the ship was still in its thrusters phase
getting as far away from the atmosphere as possible before taking on
normal speed. Passengers sat with their backs glued to their seat and
their restrains digging into their uncovered flesh, the skin of their
face felt like it was being pulled from their skull due to their
speed.
Trunks hands firmly grasped the controls and his eyes
were fixated with the readings on his instruments, it would only be
seconds and they would be above the hard deck, they passed it and
instantaneously they felt a shift in their surroundings.
"OK
gentlemen you man now remove your restrains but please deter from
standing for the moment" Trunks announced holding the tiny
microphone to his lips, Vegeta tore his belt from its hinges as he
stood up then headed directly for the training area that was now
built separate form the rest of the ship.
Piccolos also
removed his belt roughly but without tearing it apart; snarling and
throwing it back at the seat.
"Whoa, hey cool it Piccolo
it's just a belt" Goku said
"Shut up the damn thing
is evil!" he relented grasping it up again he ripped it away
from the seat and threw it across the ships hall, all watching as it
hit the opposite wall.
"Hey that an expensive paint job
buddy!" Trunks snapped, seizing Piccolos shoulder to which the
Namek shrugged off, disappearing from the cockpit the Namek continued
mumbling insults.
"Aright all right, geese does he always
get like this during space travel" Trunks asked with his hands
up over his head.
"You have no idea" Goku nodded,
outside the cockpit Gohan was exploring the massive hull as he leaned
on the railing of the second floor, from there he could overlooked
the rest of the ship including the first and third floors; he could
see the kitchen where Goten had just walked into and the entrance to
the gravity chamber below.
Watching as Vegeta appeared and
marched straight inside and slammed the door heavily behind him,
making half the ship rattle and several pieces of equipment tip over
below.
"Ouch! Stupid... Oh opps!" an unexpected
voice whispered, Gohan's eyebrows knitted together and he looked
over the railing, seeing nothing he ran down the stairway stopping at
the foot to be sure he had heard what he did. For a moment there was
nothing and he was begging in to thing he was hearing things, and
then a giggle coming from behind caught his attention.
He
swung around to find no one but that didn't fool him, with a leap
into the air he front kicked his left foot against a stack of cargo
crates, knocking them backward they crashed to the ground with an up
rise of dust.
Landing
atop one Gohan waited for the dust to clear, through the haze of
grunge and shards of broken wood a figure emerged, running with their
body hunched they attempting to escape past his view before their
cover would clear.
Gohan jumped from his vantage point landing
directly behind them, with a wit he squatted down using his
fingertips for support and delivered a 120 spinner kick against their
ankles; knock them straight off their feet, the intruders mid air
visit ending when they landed on their stomach.
"Please
don't hit me!" the female voice begged after twirling onto her
back, covering her face with her arms in a way that suggested she
didn't want to be seen.
"For Dendes sake I wont hurt you"
Gohan stood up, brushing off his dark blue gi bottoms before
approaching them.
"You better tell me right now what the
hell you think your doing here, before your dad finds out for himself
Bra" He told the young woman, standing over her with his feet
planted around the outer sides of her ribcage.
"OH
MY GOD!" Bulma screamed grasping her cheeks and running to
the launch pad in her royal blue high heels, looking up at the sky
she searched around for the ship. Everyone realized what had happened
when another scream suddenly rang out this time from Videl. They all
turned to find her running back from her air car, neglecting to close
the driver side door or even turn the car off.
"Pan's
gone you have to look at this!" she shouted, in her hand a note
that everyone gathered around to read but Bulma snatched the letter
to read for herself.
Dear mom,
I'm sorry to do this to you but Bra, Savarna and myself have gone with our dads, we are all fighters in one way or another and just cant simply stand back and wait to see if they come back alive or not.
Please forgive me because by the time you read this we will be far out past the earth's atmosphere, we love you all and promise to return alive with everyone else, give Chichi and Bulma our regards.
All my love,
Pan
Bulma finished off, scrunching the edges of the
paper between her fingers as her bottom lip began to quiver.
"How
could they do this to us!" she screeched, Videl was in tears
at the thought of her daughter leaving no more than a letter behind
for her to find.
A
load thump caught everyone's attention; turning they found chichi had
fainted clear across the grass, her hanky floating down and landing
on her face.
"Chichi!" Marron cried running to her
mother in laws side, sitting her up resting her head on her forearm
thankful l to find she was still conscious, her eyes gazing up
groggily to everyone as they surrounded her
"Eh... I told
her never to be like a fighter, Never love someone who puts fighting
before you... eh" she managed to blurt out groggily before
loosing full consciousness, #18 lifted an eyebrow at the situation
and huffed through her nostrils.
"At least my daughter
doesn't have the idiocy to do things like that," she pronounced
indiscreetly.
Thanks for reading.
