In Search of Amity
Period 30: Unanticipated reaction
Gohan
entered the Med bay to find it deserted, he was sure Trunks would be
cleaning up after stitching Goten, the man in question walked from an
adjoining room and halted upon seeing Gohan, drying his hands with a
soiled rag.
"Gohan."
he uttered nervously
"Hey Trunks, I just thought id drop by to see how things were
holding up, you did a real good job on Goten and I wanted to thank
you." He announced walking to the lavender haired man.
"Oh yeah
it was my pleasure, other than that things are fine down here I just
finished cleaning up." He said tossing the rag into the closest
sink; he reached for his sword that lay in the corner.
"Good
good, um, was there anything you needed to speak to me about."
Gohan instigated, from the moment he walked in Trunks seemed anxious,
Trunks sighed with a nod.
"Yeah
there is something, lets talk in the lab." Trunks suggested.
Gohan
complied; they entered the door Trunks had come out of moments
earlier.
"Seems
everyone has something to say to me today, I wonder what yours will
be, is Piccolo pregnant or something?." He joked with a chuckle and
Trunks shook his head with a grin.
"No, its
about Pan, I wanted to talk to you about your daughter Gohan." He
revealed and took a seat on a lab stool.
Gohans
tongue pierced against the inside of his cheek and he nodded faintly, he was
an intelligent man and with accordance to Trunks timid expression,
along with the many observations he had made of this man scrutinising
his daughter in an impure way, came to a conclusion.
"Your
have eyes for her, don't you." He stated, his face stern and
eyes staring straight through the young man.
Trunks
looked down then nodded, he felt exposed and vulnerable, Gohan looked
up and around the room as he pondered his response, exhaling a breath
he bit his bottom lip and returned his gaze to trunks, the young man
unable to look into his eyes.
"Do you
love her?" He asked
"Yes sir"
He replied, making Gohan ponder his next decision carefully
"Trunks,
you're a decent young man with great credentials, strong spirit and
dedicated heart, but… I can't give you my answer now." He
revealed, with that turned, and walked from the lab room leaving
Trunks behind. Rubbing his eyes with his fingertips he breathed in
to calm his jitters, he had never felt this was before about a woman,
he saw her as everything that he lacked and desired to touch her, but
never would he do so against Gohan's wishes.
It was dinnertime in a few moments, standing he headed for the kitchen.
Gohan climber slowly up the stairs his mind filled with contemplation of how he would handle this, he trusted Trunks completely but couldn't bring himself to give up his little girl to him, he felt it wasn't just his decision and because of this his path took him to the cockpit.
Stepping inside he closed the door and took a seat in the pilots seat, looking down he saw the ship was still in autopilot.
He
proceeded to activate the communications console, flicking on the
necessary switches he watched the screen slowly light up with
interference, looking to the keypad on eth control panel he entered
the galaxy code, planet code, country code, and comm. code to contact
Bulma.
"Hello
anyone there?" he said, but interference was still strong so he
tuned the round dial beside the keypad to get a clearer transmission.
"Hello
anyone, Bulma its Gohan, answer please." He said and the screen
finally cleared up and Bulma appeared and had not changed one bit.
"Gohan
your alive!" She shouted.
"Yeah,
sorry for the delay but we had problems getting the ship repaired how
is everyone there?"
"They
are good, Marrons about 5 months now and looking great, so tell Goten
ok," She said joyfully, her round earrings dangling from her
ears.
"Will do
Bulma, ill just update you on our progress first ok." He said.
"Sure
fire away." She said with her laptop ready on a table beside her.
Gohan
started to transmit the ships logs, all automatically
updated or whenever Bra entered the info, everything from food
storage, fuel tank, and personnel health. Bulma scrutinised certain
points of information silently, a few caught her eye especially.
"A new
crewmember hey" she said and continued reading the entry.
"He's
a Namekian, you found a Namek on a fuelling station?" she exclaimed
looking back at the screen.
"Yeah
just out stroke of luck, he's an alright guy too but he wants to be
dropped off at the next system, any idea how far that will be?" he
asked
"Um lets
see… about two days travel, there is one right on your corse and
its pretty well populated, so im sure he can find a place to stay."
She informed and continued reading the rest of the logs.
After a
few moments, her face saddened.
"Oh
dear, Piccolo is getting worse huh, gosh, any idea what his problem is I
mean you would know better than anyone." She asked and Gohan
nodded.
"That
one of my problems trying to figure that one out, but I really need
to talk to Videl as well, is she there?" he asked.
"Uh, no
I haven't seen her in a week, I can give her your number if you
like, you can call from your console." she offered but Gohan
refused.
"No I
have that its fine, but maybe I can talk to you first anyway." He
started.
"Sure
tell me hun im all ears." She beamed
"Bulma,
Trunks wants to get involved with Pan and I need to have Videl
blessing before I can give mine, is this idea alright with you?"
He asked with diplomacy, Bulma was silent for a moment and only
blinked.
"Oh my
god! our babies are in love Gohan of course its alright with me, I
wouldn't have it any other way!" She shouted blissfully.
Gohan
chuckled happily; it helped relieve the pressure a little for him.
"I'm
glad Bulma I really am, I better get going cause I need to talk to
Videl and thanks again for everything." He held, and then
remembered.
"Oh one
more thing, do you have Krillin's number there, id like to give him a
buzz." He asked
"Sure,
which you want, city apartment or Kame house?"
"Better
give me both" he suggested.
"Ok
transmitting them through, you will find them ships personal
directory assistance." She confirmed, typing all the information
through on the laptop.
"Fantastic,
thanks again Bulma we will see you again soon" he said waving.
"Seeya
Gohan, come back alive ok, and all the best to our kids!" she
called and the screen went blank.
Now he turned to the headset
hanging off the panel and grasping it, he slipped it on comfortably, repeating the
same sequences, only he added his home phone number as well.
Leaning
back he waited as he heard the pone ringing, the handle picked up,
and Videls voice came through.
"Hello"
"Hey
beautiful" he replied.
"Gohan?
Oh Dende are you alright where are you?" she called back
"I'm
ok and everyone else is too, were off the fuelling station and back
on corse, there is something I need to tell you." He stated.
"Oh what
is it?" she asked.
"Trunks
wants to start seeing Pan, he asked me this afternoon and I told him
I couldn't give him an answer yet, I wanted to hear from you
first." He stated and Videl was silent on the other end.
"Honey
I, I think its wonderful but im just worried about the age
difference, he's a but old for her isn't he, he has so much more
experience on his side." she though and awaited his opinion.
"I think
that isn't an issue, they communicate very well and she, she talks
about him a lot actually and I never really picked up on it." He
revealed.
"Does he
love her, did he tell you he did?" she asked her voice soft and
open to listen.
"Yeah he
did." He replied.
There was
a silence; he could hear her gentle breathing through the headset as
she considered the situation.
"Gohan,
as long as he loves her, I give him my permission to see our
daughter." She delivered, Gohan nodded to himself, smiling
"Ok, ill
let him know we are happy with his intensions." He said.
"Right,
give our girl a kiss for me and tell everyone I love them." She
said smiling through the phone and gently hung up the receiver.
Gohan sat
quietly for a moment, I really needed to hear her reassuring voice
again, she filled him with assurance, and turning to the console, he
searched the directory.
"Ok,
Krillin…. Krillin… Krillin… found him!" he smiled, locating
Krillin's phone numbers on the screen, reaching over he dialled the
City apartment number first, patiently he waited as the ringing
started, it continued ringing, ringing and ringing, then the
answering machine came on.
"Hi, you
have called the home of Krillin and #18, were not around right now
but remember to leave a message with your name and number and when we
get back we will call you, Bye!" Krillin's fuzzy voice
transmitted, Gohan chuckled and hung up.
"Ok,
lets try the Kame house" he said to himself.
Dialling
the number, he sat back again and waited, the ringing started,
exactly four rings later and the receiver lifted.
"Hello?"
A low, clocked voice pronounced.
"Oolong
is that you?" Gohan asked.
"Who
wants to know?" The pig asked suspiciously.
"Its me
Gohan!" He called.
"GOHAN,
oh my god your alive and your back already!" the pig exclaimed
happily, Gohan shook his head.
"No were
still in space, im calling from the ship, is Krillin there I really
want to talk to him." He inquired.
"No he
isn't here, saw him the other day with #18 and Marron, gees she
looks like she swallowed a beach ball."
"Whoa
that's nasty Oolong, you shouldn't say things like that" Gohan
lectured.
"Ah you
know me, I say them one way but mean them another Gohan." He
replied.
"Ha ha,
yeah I know, hey say hi to Master Roshi for me and to Krillin when
you see him ok?" he requested.
"Sure
thing, have a good trip, I wouldn't be in your shoes even if I was
offered miss universe for the night." He proclaimed, Gohan
laughed.
"I will
man, see you again soon!" He said
"Seeya"
Oolong replied and they hung up simultaneously.
The kitchen was a bustle with people as Bra tried hard to keep up with Goku and her father's stomachs, omelettes, and sausages eaten by the bucket load.
"Bra this is delicious." Goku commented as he took another fork full.
"I'm glad you like it, someone else could show the same gratitude," she uttered, slapping her fathers across his shoulder as she passed him, he gobbled his share down like a hungry hyena.
"This is for Gohan guys don't touch it" Goten announced covering a plate of omelette and sausage with another plate to keep it hot.
Savarna ate only sausages, she couldn't stand eggs anymore for some reason, Dende as usual sat on the end of the kitchen bench with a glass of clear, cold water.
Pan finally sat down beside Trunks after helping Bra to cook up a storm; she refused the sausages because of their flavour but loved the vegetables in the omelette.
"Did you get the lab cleaned up ok after we left?" she asked Trunks
"Hmm" he hummed detached, Pan turned toward him as she swallowed a mouthful.
"What's wrong, your real quiet" she asked, her fork piercing more omelette.
"Nothing." He said while chewing, reaching over to take a slice of bread from the basket, looking up as Bra walked by eyeing him icily, he ignored her and resumed eating.
"Ok" Pan responded.
It was not
ok she did not like not being able to read him, she noticed that his
hair was out again and her pink elastic gone.
"Mm
where did you leave the elastic band?" she asked trying to make
conversation, in reality she cared not for the elastic.
"Sorry I
left it the lab, ill get it for you later." He replied, swallowing
a mouthful.
"Oh its
ok I can go down and get it, as long as I know where it is." She
replied and he nodded with a smile.
Gohan
entered the kitchen and Goten reached over grasping his plate covered
with another plate.
"As
promised " he said.
"Thanks
bro" he replied and walked over to Trunks side of the table.
Trunks
tried to ignore Gohan as he stopped beside him and felt the hand come
to rest on his shoulder.
"Its yes
Trunks." Gohan uttered and walked away to a spare seat beside
Vegeta.
Trunks
froze, his fork pierced into his food and his eyes staring at the
plate, all at once he broke into a smile and resumed eating, his aura
more positive and his excitement growing.
A few days had passed; Korofi received a lovely tour from Bra and even used the gravity chamber for some physical exercise.
A planetary system came into the ships sensors as Bulma had predicted; Trunks sat in the cockpit navigating closer to the five-planet system.
"Looks like a water based planet, like earth which is good cause the atmosphere will be similar." He explained
Goku, Gohan, and Korofi stood beside him listening.
"We can't afford to land Korofi, do you mind going by navigated pod?" Trunks asked over his shoulder, to which Korofi nodded his head.
"Not at all, as long as I get there it doesn't matter how."
"Ok then lets get going." Trunks said standing from the pilots seat, directing Korofi, Gohan, and Goku downstairs and to the pod room, attached to the cargo hold.
Already, he
had torn his ears from his head and plucked out his antenna, forming
a new cap he placed it over his skull. Korofi had prepared a sack
with extra supplies provided to him by the crew, carring it over
his right shoulder, they arrived at the cargo bay and against the
wall sat six escape pods, each could be navigated manually or by the
ship.
"Ok,
take your pick to whichever you want friend." Gohan motioned the
Namek, Korofi nodded and approached the first pod, which looked
perfect for his size and had space for his sack.
"This
one will do me fine, thankyou again for everything Gohan, you're a
true friend." He uttered as he threw his sack inside then turned,
reaching out and taking the mans hand in his own, shaking it firmly.
He looked
up when footsteps were heard coming from the staircase, Pan, Savarna,
Bra and Dende came down to see him off.
"Good
luck Korofi, im sure you will cross our path again one day and earn
your stripes as an explorer on the way." Goku offered and shook
the Namek's hand.
"Thankyou
I will bring gifts when I do, I have fulfilled something great the
day I met you Goku, you are indeed unique, I never really believed
you existed till that day, living dangerously I was." He said to
the great man.
Looking
past him he noted Savarna, Pan and Bra wave graciously and his eyes
focussed upon the shiny sight of the jewel around one of their
wrists, his mouth hung ajar and he walked toward her.
Understandably, she found this strange when he stopped and smiled at
her.
"Young
miss you have a great part in this journey, I wish you all the best
of luck and the day that you play your part, I shall be
there to congratulate you." He said in a long fluid sentence,
Savarna nodded with a faint smile.
"Thankyou
very much, I hope to see you that day, too." She replied, taken
aback when he reached down, taking her hand in his then kissing it.
"Farewell."
he uttered and looking up to Dende standing behind her, eyed him for
a few moments before giving a respectful nod farewell, Dende replied
the gesture.
"Ill see
you there." The guardian replied.
Korofi
turned, jogging back to the pod and ducking to get inside, once in he
took a seat in the padded chair and secured the x strap belt across
his chest.
"Goodbye
everyone, the best of luck to you on new Namek, I look forward to
hearing the word that the warriors of earth once again defeated the
enemy!" He called confidently; Trunks closed the door securely
with everyone backing away, ready for ignition.
A glass
shielding closed over the pod, separating it from the inside of the
ship, Trunks started the countdown.
"5, 4,
3, 2, 1… go" he announced and using the pods control panel off to
the side, pressed the large round, red button, steam engulfed the space
between the pod and the glass shielding, Trunks lifted the
control panel from its casing to navigate the pod to the planet.
With a
rush of air and a hydraulic decompressing the pod launched from its
casing, soaring out and away from the ship at great speed, Trunks
used the small joystick on the panel to direct the pod on the right
course.
Deep amongst the darkened hallways, wiring and heating systems of the upper levels, Piccolo sat by the small porthole watching as Korofis pod shot away from Capsule 4, a trail of fire collecting in its tracks as it headed for the large planet in its path.
"Good luck, boy…we will meet again." He whispered
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