Chapter Ten- Defeat
Goten screamed out in pain trying to get free of Cell's strong grip. Still flailing with all the strength he had left, Goten was putting up a great struggle.
Trunk squinted opened one of his bright blue eyes focusing in on his troubled friend. He tried to stand but pain rippled through him like a tidal wave keeping him down. Why did that one hit hurt so much? And now it felt as if he was drained of all his energy.
"Goten…" Trunks moaned clenching the dirt with his fists, "Hold on…"
"TRUNKS! HELP ME!!!" Goten cried out tears streaming down his cheeks, "IT HURTS! I CAN'T BREATHE!!!"
"That's the point, kid," Cell smiled eyeing Trunks, "I wouldn't try to help Goten if I were you. I'd save my own hide while I had the chance."
"TRUNKS! PLEASE!!!" Goten wailed.
Trunks bit his lip glaring into Cell's deep purple eyes. Slowly, he got to his feet slightly staggering.
"Goten is my best buddy in the whole wide world. I can't just leave him," Trunks growled, "And even after all the mean things I have done to him he still has been there for me. So I'm gonna be there for him too."
Goten was in shock. He managed a small smile through the intense pain.
"Wow. T-thanks, Trunks. You're my best buddy too…"
Goten's eyes when blank and he hung limply in Cell's grip.
"NOOO! GOTEN!" Trunks screamed.
With a sudden burst of new might, Trunks transformed in the golden haired warrior and shot out at Cell with his fist raised high.
"This isn't good. Not at all." King Kai muttered looking over the edge of heaven and into the depths below, "Terrible…"
"What? What is going on?" Gohan cried looking frantic.
King Kai turned and gave him a sad look.
"Maybe I shouldn't tell you. I think… Maybe… If Trunks…"
"What is going on King Kai?" Goku asked kindly.
"Okay, I'll tell you. But you should sit down," King Kai muttered eyeing Gohan.
Goku immediately took a seat on the ground like a loyal puppy dog but Gohan remained standing.
"I can take it," Gohan said sternly, "Just tell me."
"Okay. Don't say I didn't warn ya," King Kai sighed, "Cell is indeed on Earth. And he is making his visit count. Goten and Trunks are being pounded upon. And Videl is in panic. Frezia, King Cold, and the Genu Force are there, too, headed to your house, Gohan."
"Mom," Gohan groaned in worry.
"I told you to sit down," King Kai muttered miserably.
"I think if this keeps up we will have a couple of visitors soon," Goku smiled weakly.
"Hey 18! Do you think we should call Bulma. I mean… She might want to know…" Krillen called out to his wife from the living room. Marron giggled playfully in his lap playing with a certain someone's sword…
18, who was just putting away the dishes from the dinner, looked up and snapped,
"I couldn't care less. Just as long as lilac top doesn't try to slice my head off again."
"He didn't know, 18. I mean in his time line, he had to kill you."
"How pleasant, Krillen."
"Marron, put that down! Ah!" Krillen cried ducking Marron's swing of the sword.
Once Videl had arrived outside Chichi's house she wasn't the only one. Videl tried to turn and go back but in a matter of seconds she was surrounded,
"Well, if it isn't Gohan's girlfriend," Frezia smiled, "How quaint."
"Leave me alone. I'm warning you…" Videl shouted getting into a fighting stance.
"Oh. We bet." King Cold smiled, "Genu Force."
The once five members now stood three. They looked at Videl with terror.
"Not another one, sir," One of the members pouted, "Gohan's mom was hard enough."
Videl's face contorted to one of worry and anger.
"What have you done to Chichi?!?"
"Same thing we shall do to you," Frezia grinned snapping his fingers, "Begin."
"Wasn't that fun?" Cell laughed as Goten and Trunks landed in a heap before him.
Goten twitched and heaved himself off Trunks. He brushed the blood off his brow and gazed down at his friend who tried so hard to save them.
"Trunks?"
Trunks opened his eyes slowly and gave off a weak smile.
"Ouch. I didn't see that coming."
"I think we need more training with your Dad," Goten grinned.
"Or yours."
They both giggled as though this was just a friendly match. Cell raised a eyebrow. Goten helped Trunks to his feet and they both turned to Cell. A golden aurora entwined between them lifting their hair into golden masses. Their eyes flamed to the cold ice blue of Super Sayian. Cell could feel their power level rocketed upwards but defiantly not enough to save them.
"HAAAA!" Trunks and Goten screamed out their battle cry racing out at Cell.
Cell dove to one side to avoid the golden blurs. They all took to the skies. High above the tree tops the sun burned down on their backs. It was almost the end of their futile encounter.
Trunks took left and Goten took right. With what seemed like a good approach they both careened straight at Cell from both sides. But with luck not with them, Cell flipped upwards. Goten and Trunks could not stop in time and tumbled to the ground with a sickening thud.
"So ends the great duo of Goten and Trunks," Cell smiled powering up the last key blast he would need, "It was a blast."
Videl flipped backwards kicking off the nearest member. She hurled her fist into the face of the next member breaking his nose instantly. She kicked backwards hitting the third in the dark zone. Videl eventually left what was left of the Genu force laying on the ground weeping for mercy.
"That all you got?" Videl mocked.
King Cold let out a deep sigh, "Help is so hard to get these days."
The Genu force members all tried to get to their feet and run at these words but it was too late. Frezia let loose a killing beam blowing each of them up in turn.
Videl opened and closed her mouth in shock but no words were formed. Only slightly choking noises. Finally she swallowed and hissed, "You give as much mercy to you allies as to your enemies."
"What a nice complement," King Cold beamed, "Glad someone noticed on this puny planet."
"Don't flatter yourself, Father," Frezia muttered.
"I like you, girl. So we'll spare you."
"But father?!" Frezia snapped, "We don't have to spare her."
"Yes. But I choose to. I like her attitude." King Cold grinned.
"Until you get bitten, father. Until you get bitten." Frezia snarled.
Videl was locked inside the biggest bedroom of this small cottage. Chichi's room. Chichi, who had been sitting by window nearly tripped over herself to give Videl a huge hug. Videl was quite startled by this sudden change in attitude…
"Oh! You're alive!" Chichi cried, "I was worried. Where's Goten and Trunks?"
"I-I came to tell you they were in trouble," Videl stuttered, "They were fighting Cell when I left."
Chichi's face fell. She closed her eyes to fight back her tears.
"Oh the dears. It seems as if Dende is not with us. Goten and Trunks fighting for their lives like their fathers before them. This all had to happen right when Gohan d-" Chichi stopped, suddenly interested in the wallpaper.
"What? You were going to say died weren't you?" Videl hissed, "Gohan's dead?"
"No. Not at all," Chichi said seating on the lumpy bed ringing her hands in her lap.
"Chichi! I have to know. Where is Gohan?"
Chichi looked up at Videl sadly patted the bed as a motion for her to take a seat. Videl did as such. Chichi let out a deep sigh and gazed hard at the floor.
"No point in keeping it from you any longer."
Videl clenched her fists almost afraid of the answer.
"Gohan wanted to tell you himself, I'm sure. You see, Gohan traded with a foreign exchange student. All the way to Egypt."
Videl face-faulted.
"I know! Isn't that great! Think of all the work he'll get done!" Chichi cried.
"You've got to be kidding! That's what it has all been about?!"
"Afraid so," Chichi smiled.
But something in that smile wasn't sincere. For now Videl stayed silent. She had to buy the story at the moment. It was all she could use for a explanation. It was much more promising then Gohan… dead.
To Be Continued…
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