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So last chapter may have surprised all of you. Who was the woman? What happened to Tai and the rest of the gang? Well, this chapter will tell you!
Blame
Chapter 7
"Where are we?" Bra asked as she stood up, brushing the dirt off of her jeans.
"I have no idea." Tai answered.
"All I know is that we're not in Tai's room anymore." Uub said.
"Looks like we're in a forest." Pan said.
They were, in fact, in a forest. Trees surrounded them and the ground was covered in leaves and twigs. The sky was black, well, at least the sky they could see. They could barely see each other. Tai squinted and saw a light in the distance.
"Check that out, there's a light to the north." Tai pointed out.
"Then let's go there." Uub said.
They slowly walked through the forest, trying not to trip, which they still did. They ran into trees a couple of times and got poked by thorns and branches. When they reached they light, they realized it was coming from a house, the house the Son family used to live.
"Why are we here?" Pan asked.
"I don't know. What I want to know is why a light is on." Tai answered as she crept towards the house.
"Tai, I don't think that's a good idea." Uub said as he followed her.
"Then why are you following me?" Tai whispered.
"Wait! We're coming too!" Pan and Bra called.
The four slowly crept towards the house, trying not to make any noise. As they neared, they heard two voices, one male and one female. Tai recognized one of the voices, her father's.
"That's Dad!" Tai exclaimed in a whisper.
"But how did her get here? And who's that woman?" P an asked.
"Probably by Instant Transmission and as for that woman I don't know. The whole the saiyan mates for life thing means that Dad won't be dating her...I think... Anyway, he's still in love with Mom." Tai said.
"So once we sleep together we're stuck together?" Uub asked.
"You say that like it's a bad thing." Tai replied.
"No. I just want to know. I need to know these things. We will be married." Uub said. "So if a guy tries to hit on you or something, I can pound his face to the ground?"
"Whatever." Tai said. "So lets check the window and see who the mystery woman is."
They stood up to peek in the window. Tai almost screamed at what she saw.
"It's...it's...it's...Mom..." Tai gasped.
-Meanwhile... In dare I say the future?-
Goku sat up in his bed in a cold sweat. He had a horrible dream, one where something happened to Tai... something bad. He was now regretting that he yelled at her about Uub. He thought he was right, but the more he thought about it, the more he was starting to agree with Tai. It was her life, he jkust wanted the best for it. He got out of bed and walked over to his window and saw Tai's convertible sitting in the drive. He remembered he used to not want Tai to get a convertible. He remembered when he thought he had lost Tai...
-Flashback-
Goku sat at the kitchen table talking to Krillen and Gohan. Marron and Pan were in a conversation and Tai was at a party.
"So Tai is at some party?" Krillen asked Goku.
"Yep." Goku replied. "She and Meg are going."
"I remember when I was a teenager." Gohan said. "God, knowing Tai, I pray she doesn't do something stupid."
"She won't." Goku said.
"Whatever you say Grandpa!" Pan yelled from the living room.
"Am I the only one who trusts Tai?" Goku asked.
"You trust her?" Marron laughed as she and Pan came into the kitchen to get a soda.
"What's that supposed to mean?" Goku asked.
"You won't let her get a new car, you ban her from chat rooms, she has to wear a helmet while riding her bike, and she has to be home by ten o'clock." Pan said.
"Sue me for being protective of my daughter." Goku said.
The phone then rang. Goku answered it. "Uub? What are you... What do you mean!"
Goku slammed down the phone ran into the den and turned on the television. Everybody else followed and to their horror, there was a picture of a horrible car accident. The recognized the car... It was Tai's.
-End Flashback-
Goku winced at the thought. That was his second worst day of his life. The first was the day ChiChi died. How could the day of his daughter's birth be his least favorite day of his life, he thought.
Was he that bad of a father. He didn't blame Tai or anything. He blamed himself for some odd reason. Maybe, he could have saved her. He knew he couldn't have, but he couldn't help feeling that way. He figured Goten blamed Tai though. He never wanted anything to do with Tai and he was always insulting or teasing her. He knew this wasn't normal brother behavior. He decided to go check on Tai. He wanted to make sure she was okay. He couldn't shake the bad feeling of his dream off. He slowly walked out of his room and over to Tai's. Her door was cracked, but he couldn't hear anything. But Tai didn't snore, so she could be there. He opened the door wider and saw nobody was there. Where was she? He scanned for her ki anywhere in the world. He couldn't find her. He then began to panic. He began to search for Pan or Bra's or even Uub's. Theirs were gone too. Where were they?
-Back in the past-
The gang immediately fell from sight of the window. What did they just see? They weren't sure.
"I think... I think... I think we may be in the past!" Tai gasped.
"But how?" Pan asked.
"I don't know. We have to be though! For Mom to be here... alive!" Tai exclaimed.
"Tai, do you know how crazy this sounds?" Bra asked.
"Yeah, I do. But maybe, I can get a second chance with Mom. Or maybe stop her from dying. Maybe I could get her to get a Cesarean section so she can live. Maybe...just maybe." Tai said.
"Don't get you're hopes up. For all we know this could be an illusion!" Uub said.
Tai gave Uub a pinch. "Did that hurt?" he nodded. "Then it is not an illusion."
"Listen! Somebody is coming!" Pan said.
They heard footsteps. The gang broke off into a sprint towards the forest. When they entered it, they still ran. Tai, who was then in the lead, ran into a figure and fell over. They stopped. In front of them was Piccolo.
"Who are you and what were you doing a the Son house?" Piccolo asked.
"Come on Piccolo, you've got to be kidding. You have the best hearing around! I know that you know that we know that you know who we are!" Tai shouted at Piccolo.
"You're right. I only know who you are." he said to Tai, "I do not know who the other's are."
"Well, since you know me, tell me who I am." Tai said.
"I'm guessing you are Tai Son, daughter of Goku." Piccolo said.
"Is that your final answer? No, I'm just kidding. You're right." Tai smiled.
"So, if you want to know who we are, I'm Pan Son, her niece, Gohan and Videl's daughter." Pan said.
"I'm Bra Briefs, Bulma and Vegeta's daughter." Bra introduced.
"And I'm Uub..."
"Tai' fiancé. Yeah, I picked that up." Piccolo finished. "So, why are you here?"
"We'll tell you later. Where are you staying? Can we crash with you?" Tai asked.
"Follow me." Piccolo said.
They followed Piccolo to a lake. The blue moon rays sparkled off of the still waters. Crickets chirped and an owl hooted. It was beautiful.
"Why are you here? Is the future in trouble?" Piccolo asked.
"No. We don't know why we are here. We don't even know how we got here." Tai explained.
"Why do you have bags with you then?" Piccolo said pointing to the duffel bags Tai and Uub were holding.
"Oh. If we tell you will you not tell the past?" Tai asked.
"It couldn't be that bad." Piccolo said.
"I was running away. Away from my life, away from my family..." Tai said sadly.
"Why? I know Goku a ChiChi. Your family cannot be that bad." Piccolo said.
"I don't." Tai said.
"And how is that?" Piccolo asked.
"My mom...died...while giving birth to me...Everybody blames me...Dad...Gohan...Goten..." Tai said quietly.
"They wouldn't blame you for anything." Piccolo said.
"You don't know my future. My dad is a trial lawyer, he hasn't trained since...since...I don't know, and my best friend died in a car wreck in a car that I was driving!" Tai yelled.
"You cannot be talking about Goku." Piccolo said flatly.
"I am talking about him, Piccolo." Tai said.
"Your time... I don't believe you." He said.
"I don't care if you believe me or not!" Tai yelled.
"Wow! You are your mother." Piccolo said.
"Shut up!" Tai snapped.
"Chill out Tai! I wouldn't believe you if I didn't live in our time either!" Bra sighed.
"Fine..." Tai said wrapping her arms around herself.
"So you don't know why you're here and you don't know how you got her. Kid, you are in deep trouble. We do not have a time machine." Piccolo said.
"You think we don't know that?" Uub asked.
"Do you even want the Z Fighters to know you are here?" Piccolo asked.
"Yeah! We do..." Tai said with a smile on her face, the smile that said she had an idea. "We really do..."
That was the end of Chapter 7. Tell me how you liked it in your reviews.
