So Cold

by: Andross937

Disclaimer: I do not own anything to do with Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball Z, or Dragon Ball GT. They all belong to their respective owners. I also do not own the sond So Cold, that is owned by Breaking Benjamin. I am only doing this story out of personal enjoyment, and am making no profit on it. I also do not wish to offend anyone with this story. If the owners of Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball Z, Dragon Ball GT, or So Cold wish it, I will remove this story from the internet. I will attempt to remove any offensive material if anyone is seriously offended.

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Benjiman and Nancy held each other close. They stood on the outskirts of the city, where they were alone with each other and their families. Few other people were there, most wanting to stay in their homes or gather in familiar places to be with friends and families. The reason? The world was about to end...

Not more then thirty minutes ago it had been announced. An Astroid was headed for earth, and it was larger then the moon. It was so large, that when it collided with the earth, the planet would crack and shatter. Nothing would be left but bits and pieces floating through space. Everyone on the planet was about to die.

The panic had been strong and immediate, covering the entire globe at once. People had paniced, screamed, ran, hid, and cried. Cities had come close to crumbling in just minutes, reverting to mass mobs of hysteria. Cars and buildings burnt, while streets were filled with nothing but confusion, and fighting in some parts. Then, oh so suddenly, the panic had stopped. A calm over came everyone as they seemed to all realize at the same time, that they were going to die.

For some, it gave them a great peace. For others it filled them with an intense fear that turned their bodies cold and hard. Others were filled with rage and anger at the unfareness of the situation, to the point of going numb. Still, it all resulted in the same effect. Calm had washed over the entire planet, and people gathered together to spend their last moments with loved ones.

That was what Benjiman was doing now, as he held his wife tightly to his body while they stood amongst their two families. Benjiman wished his little brother had been able to come, but he had gotten a job in another city over five hundred miles away nearly three months ago. Still, they stood and watched the sky, as every eye on earth seemed to join them.

The calm was unnerving to Benjiman, as every single daily noise of the city, and even nature itself, quieted for this event. The silence was all around them, as every person on earth was quiet, or spoke in low whispers. Then, they could see the slightest image of it in the sky. It was getting closer, and would hit within the minute. The silence suddenly broke.

A low rumble covered the earth as everyone could hear it coming, the steady sound of death approaching. That was incredibly nerve racking for Benjiman, but not as much as what came next. Every human voice, including his own, screamed out at once with a steady and high pitched scream, all their screams blending together to form a horrible symphony of screams.

Despite the pain in his ears from the screams of the world, or the horrible twisting effect it had on his mind, Benjiman could not deny the beauty of it. It was a beautiful call, like those of the Sirens calling them to death. Humanity was giving the Siren call, leading itself to death, and following it steadily into darkness as the astroid came ever closer.

Then, a glimmer of hope appeared in Benjiman's heart as two bright lights flew through the skies to meat the astroid. They were a brillaint bright blue, and they stopped in the astroid's path. Then, two even more brillaint lights erupted from them, spirraled together, and merged to form a beautiful beam. Hope died in Benjiman's heart as the beam crashed against the surface of the astroid harmlessly, and the two lights were thrown away as if flys in a hurricane.

Benjiman held his wife Nancy even tighter to him as death approached. The astroid came down, further and further, bringing itself ever closer to the surface of the earth. The earth shook and the ground split open. Dust spewed upwards, being caught by horrible wind storms and tornados. Volcanos burst forth with hot lava, and earth quakes ravaged the planet. Cities crumbled and fell to their knees, while electrical storms ripped into all that they could touch. Through all of this, people held fast and watched the astroid, determined to see it until the end.

Benjiman and Nancy were suddenly blown backwards and off their feet. They landed hard on their backs, and stared up at the astroid. Suddenly, it slowed, and then turned up and away, flying into the sky and away from the planet. Then, before their very eyes, the astroid exploded harmlessly in space, pushing down on them with a shock wave that felt like gravity had doubled, but only for a moment before it was all gone and over.

Had humanity been giving a new chance at life? Had they resisted the Siren's call, and avoided the death bringing rocks? There was no way that that astroid would have naturally turned away from them like that... So, was this someone's idea of teaching them a lesson?

"Hey! What's that!" called Benjiman's uncle, pointing towards the city.

At the side of the city stood a large structure that had not been there before. It was massive, covered in black and purple designs and colors. Huge legs stood it above the ground only ten feet, still and impressive feat for being able to hold up something that was over a fifth the size of the large city itself.

"I don't know... Let's go check it out." suggested Benjiman's father.

Nancy held tighter to her husband as an expression of fear crossed her face even as they began to head for the structure.

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