CMG: Well, here we are again. I guess you're all wondering what will happen next. You know, if I wanted to, I could stop the fic right here, but then again, you probably would all start sending me hate mail. :chuckles: Fine, fine. You know I have no ownership of this whole Dragon Ball series. Heck, we all wish we had ownership, but I'm just your humble writer who can't really draw these characters really well unless I have a ton of time on my hands. Without boring you and making you hit the back key on your little toolbars, I would like to once again introduce…
Fear's Revivification
Chapter 2
"So, who's all coming to save Son?" Piccolo asked.
"Count me in!" Chou-su said.
"Me too," Tien agreed.
"Of course," Gohan said while Goten nodded his head. Goten wasn't going because his father was in trouble.
'I'm going to ask him why he left without saying a word to mom,' Goten silently vowed. 'That is if he's alright.'
"As much as I hate that coward, Kakarot is mine to deal with," Vegeta replied. "He needs to know that betraying his comrades is a punishment that is not taken lightly."
"Goku's my best friend, so I'm not gonna sit here and plan on leaving you all a man short," Krillin replied.
"He's the reason we've all met," Yamcha said. "I want to help him out; even if it means I might not make it back alive."
"Wherever Goten goes, I go as well," Trunks replied. "Besides, maybe Gotenks might tip the scales to our favor."
"I'm going as well," Chi-chi replied as the others suddenly look at her like she lost her mind. "Well? Is that alright?"
"Chi-chi, the last time we dealt with Trepidation, we had to save you," Piccolo gravely spoke. "You'll only get in the way."
"What!" Chi-chi angrily replied. "I can fight too!"
"Woman, the Namek's right," Vegeta countered. "The last thing we need is for Kakarot to go insane with grief and blow up this planet if you're killed."
"Listen, I'm not the plain housewife that can't even defend herself anymore," Chi-chi yelled at them. "Every single time I wait, it feels like I could be there helping you all out."
"You are helping by staying out of this," Vegeta growled and flew off before Chi-chi could say another word about the matter.
"Dad!" Trunks yelled after his father.
"Chi-chi, just stay here," Piccolo warned the Earthen woman and flew off after Vegeta. The rest followed suit as Chi-chi was left alone with Kibito-shin, Dende, Ubuu, and Mr. Popo. Angry, she ran to the edge of the Lookout as though she was about to commit suicide for not getting her way.
"Chi-chi!" Dende yelled as Chi-chi jumped off the Lookout. She did not show any signs of fear doing it as the scene fades out.
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I've always relied on the others…
Chi-chi watched Goku fighting Piccolo during the 23rd World Martial Arts Tournament with such ferocity that it seemed entirely inhuman. The blows were traded back and forth against one another as she feared for her husband-to-be's life.
…to fight for Earth…
At Master Roshi's, Chi-chi saw Nappa hurting the innocent and inexperience Gohan as the tears ran down her face. She feared back then that she wouldn't see him alive ever again.
…and protect even me…
Gohan cried as Cell held him in a bear hug meant to kill the boy. Chi-chi did not understand back then why Goku sent their own son to fight against Cell. She only knew that he was suffering as Cell laughed at the poor boy's attempts to escape.
…from all of the evils. But now…
The broom hit Majin Buu in the back of the head and shattered as he turned and faced Chi-chi. She did it out of fear and that was the last thing she felt before everything went black.
…I'm doing this for Goku and for Earth.
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Dende peered over the edge of the Lookout as he saw Chi-chi suddenly lunged forward as a whitish aura surrounded her. Falling down, he stared in pure shock.
"Is there something wrong?" Mr. Popo asked.
"Chi-chi's flying…" Dende said before passing out.
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Ahead of Chi-chi, the other warriors landed outside on a barren landscape as Trepidation stood there with an evil smirk on his face. If this wasn't a matter of the life of their ally, they would have ganged up and kill him with no mercy; that was as long as he didn't pull any of the parlor tricks that nearly felled Goku ten years prior.
"Trepidation, where's Son Goku?" Piccolo inquired.
"Son Goku is no more," Trepidation coolly answered. "All that's left is Eclipse." Snapping his fingers, the warriors looked around them for signs of the warrior appearing. Before the warriors could ask any further of their former ally, a heavy gust of wind started to blow as dust obscured their vision. It was after the dust cleared that they saw the former Earth-raised Saiya-jin standing before them with a look of hatred upon his face.
"Kakarot…" Vegeta growled.
"Eclipse, take care of these insects," Trepidation commanded.
"As you wish, my master," Goku replied with a monotone voice before the energy flared up around him; transforming his body in the golden light. Vegeta stepped up as he growled angrily at Goku.
"Why?" Vegeta growled; matching Goku's sudden transformation. "Why have you manipulated Kakarot?"
"He's a very worthy adversary," Trepidation said. "He doesn't go by any of the names you give him anymore. Is that right?"
"Yes," Goku gravely spoke. "Enough talk. My master wishes for us to fight and if you won't stand down, so be it."
"I would never stand down to low-class trash like you," Vegeta growled; growing angrier by the minute. The other warriors backed off to give the two warriors their fighting space as Trepidation watched with pure amusement on his face.
'About damn time,' Trepidation thought. 'Show them Eclipse what the word betrayal means.'
Goku and Vegeta are standing on a battlefield in their Super Saiya-jin forms. Vegeta stepped off the ground slightly and lunged at the Earth-raised Saiya-jin. The first fist that was thrown was that of Vegeta's as Goku went sliding back; the earth rising beneath his feet from the aftereffects of the punch. Not showing a single complaint from the severity of the punch or flinching from it, Goku smirked a sadist smirk at the Saiya-jin Prince. That angered Vegeta, but he would refuse to jump to conclusions yet on if Goku really was hurt by the punch or was hiding that it indeed had a significant impact on the younger Saiya-jin. They both lunged backwards as the others watched the carnal battle between the formal rivals like they were fighting for their lives.
Both Vegeta and Goku both met in the middle once again after regaining their footing from flying backwards; sending a shockwave of light as they traded punches and kicks so fast that only the sound of them could be heard. The normal naked eye that humans possessed couldn't comprehend or see what was perhaps on another plane altogether as streaks of light and the tension in the air being the only thing that they could feel. Appearing from the mysterious plane they disappeared into, Goku and Vegeta had summoned their ascended Super Saiya-jin transformations to aid them in battle and try to upset the balance between them further.
"Why have you turned on us?" Vegeta growled at the Earth-raised Saiya-jin in pure rage.
"I never turned on you," Goku replied. "I was working for my master since I remembered."
"Lies!" Vegeta yelled and lunged at Goku. A foolish mistake as Goku appeared behind Vegeta. The amnesiac Saiya-jin grabbed him in a headlock as Vegeta struggled.
"Why do you oppose us?" Goku questioned.
"You're the one opposing us!" Vegeta growled angrily as his energy flared higher; breaking the headlock that Goku had put him in. Sliding backwards, Goku looked at Vegeta with a rather amused look on his face.
"I feel rather excited for some strange reason," Goku replied.
"You should," Vegeta hissed. "You're going to learn what happens when you go and betray your friends."
"He has no friends," Trepidation smugly answered. "He doesn't even know what that means."
"No more talking," Goku coldly spoke as he matched Vegeta's power with ease. "Let us have our fists do the talking."
Both warriors lunged at each other like wildcats as the crackling energy around them scorched the ground and destroyed what Mother Nature had created within the thousands of years within only a few moments. Hands grappled against each other as they tested their strength; neither one wishing to submit to the other while the ground buckled beneath the mighty strength they displayed without any other witness besides Trepidation and the warriors defending the Earth watching in mute horror. If they kept this up, the planet would most likely not survive the onslaught.
As though thinking those thoughts, Vegeta suddenly head butted the younger Saiya-jin in the face as he went flying back. Grabbing his wrists, he swung the other warrior in circles before letting him fly towards a large bolder. Wiping the blood from his forehead, Vegeta smirked evilly as he turned to face Trepidation. When the dust settled, Goku was laying there still as the stones upon the ground.
"Well, he was beaten," Vegeta mused. "Ready for a rematch, you hypocrite?"
"Tsk, tsk," Trepidation pitied the Saiya-jin Prince. "You left yourself completely open."
"Wha-" Vegeta managed to say before Goku hit him from behind with an energy blast. The Saiya-jin Prince was knocked unconscious as he fell to the ground. The power he had bled out of him as the others stared in shock that Vegeta had lost. Goku looked up towards the others with a rather sadist smirk on his face.
"Who would like to try to be the hero now?" Goku replied with his hand outstretched towards the others. Goten was seething with anger. Not only did Goku hurt his best friend's father, but Goku also managed to hurt the one he considered his mentor growing up after Majin Buu's defeat ten years ago. With a feral cry, Goten's energy crackled around him as he transformed into a Super Saiya-jin 2 and flew off the cliff to face his father alone.
"You're no longer my father," Goten growled angrily at his father as the electricity flickered down his body. His eyes coldly stared at his father with so much hatred it was uncanny. Any last respect that he had in his father was thrown right out the window and fell into a shredder.
"Goten!" Gohan yelled to his brother; not wanting him to get involved.
"He'll pay!" Goten roared angrily to the others. "He's not my father. He's a monster!"
"Goten stop this now!" Gohan yelled, but it was far too late to stop his younger brother; for he was blinded by rage and was not willing to listen to reason anymore.
Not thinking clearly, Goten charged blindly at Goku and began to throw punches and kicks with no mercy. At first, the punches and kicks had managed to spill the unwanted blood from his father's lips and other parts of his body; however, it wasn't to last that long at all. Eventually, Goku was unaffected by the blows that his son delivered to him once the boy had ran out of steam. Taking advantage of it, Goku delivered a blow to Goten's neck; rendering him unconscious as he threw the younger Son to Vegeta's with a punch to propel his body so it was laying right next to him.
"Goten," Trunks whispered. "No…" His hair flickered as he thought of all the times he spent with his best friend. With a cry, Trunks went Super Saiya-jin 2 and landed in front of Goku.
"Is this the only thing you boys have to play with?" Goku asked. "Just that spiky hair?"
"You're a Saiya-jin and I'm only half," Trunks replied. "That doesn't mean that I won't kick your ass."
"After the performance they did, I bet you will barely phase me," Goku grinned. "Why not all of you come down here? I like a better challenge than this."
"The only way you can win is if you can sustain Super Saiya-jin 3 longer than 20 minutes," Piccolo growled.
"I'll have you beat in less than 15 minutes," Goku challenged.
"Then bring it!" Trunks roared as the other warriors flew off the cliff and surrounded Goku. The amnesiac Saiya-jin's eyes lit up with amusement as he evilly smirked.
"So be it," Goku warned. With a flash of light, the Earth shook as Goku's eyes flickered slightly. With a sudden roar, Goku's hair grew down his back as the power began to push the warriors back. As the power receded, they felt the full magnitude of a Super Saiya-jin 3 as Earth's warriors realized what they were getting themselves into: Hell on Earth.
With a flicker, Goku vanished as the other warriors looked around to try to detect the Earth-raised Saiya-jin's movements. A cry was heard as Krillin was grounded first with Goku's feet pressed into his back. He vanished again as Chou-su's scream was heard as the child-like mime was punched rather hard into a boulder. Then Yamcha's scream was heard as the warrior's arm was twisted before he was thrown into the ground. Tien's screams were heard when he was sent into the sky and had several blasts hit him. All that were left standing was Gohan, Trunks, and Piccolo as they moved in close together into a tight circle to try and track Goku's movements.
"This isn't good," Gohan said.
"He's too fast," Trunks said.
"You aren't concentrating," Piccolo scolded them. "You both need to start sensing him rather than using your eyes."
"Easier said than done," Gohan replied before he saw a light behind him and whirled around to only stare in horror. Trunks and Piccolo also turned in time to see Goku expelling his energy in a bomb-like manner that sent the last three to the ground. Afterwards, Goku reverted to normal as he breathed hard with sweat running down his face.
"Is this good enough master?" Goku asked with his head slightly bowed before him.
"No," Trepidation said as he pointed to the fallen warriors. "Finish them, Eclipse!"
An energy blast charged in his hand. As he prepared to fire it, he saw a woman run into his line of fire as she breathed hard for a few moments before looking up at him in pure shock.
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"Finish them, Eclipse!"
Chi-chi had just landed when those words rang across the field. Without a minute to delay, she lunged forward without any means of defending herself. Skidding to a halt in front of the warriors, she outstretched her arms as though she was protecting eggs from a predator while she breathed hard with her head hanging down. Regaining her composure, Chi-chi looked up…
…only to see Goku standing there with an energy blast crackling in his right palm aimed directly at her. Shock and horror was written clearly on her face as she nearly lost the ability to stand.
"Hold your fire!" Trepidation commanded as Goku looked at his master as though he was concerned about something.
"But ma…" Goku started.
"Don't hurt her," Trepidation warned as he walked up to Chi-chi. "She's what I've been waiting for and if you kill her, your life's at forfeit." The energy blast Goku held in his hand faded away as his hand fell to his side. "I'm glad you've returned, Zealous."
"Foolish… woman…" Vegeta moaned in pain; barely conscious. "Get out… of here…"
"Let them live," Chi-chi replied; ignoring Vegeta's warning to her to escape before the one who had kidnapped her decided to take her without a chance to do so. "Please."
"You expect me to let these people live after what they did to separate us?" Trepidation yelled at her. "If you want them to live, you must surrender yourself entirely to me."
"And if I don't?" Chi-chi cautiously replied; knowing her allies were in grave danger.
"Then they will perish right here and now," Trepidation said; sending a wave of fear running down Chi-chi's back.
"I…" Chi-chi mumbled.
"Eclipse! Finish them…" Trepidation started to say as the energy blast rekindled in Goku's palm towards the fallen warriors.
"FINE! I'LL DO IT!" Chi-chi yelled with her friend's safety in mind. No sooner did those words escape her lips that she regretted it as Trepidation pulled her into an embrace she couldn't break out of.
Trepidation jerked her closer as he kissed Chi-chi upon the lips. Chi-chi felt the urge to vomit in the pit of her stomach as his right hand rubbed against her upper thigh rather seductively. If Goku was in his right mind, he would have killed Trepidation hands down for touching the woman that he held in his arms at that moment. He gently pulled away from the kiss as Chi-chi felt like she was betraying her husband deep inside the shell that Trepidation had tried to get rid of.
"You made the right choice," Trepidation said and threw Chi-chi over his shoulder to carry her so she wouldn't try to escape him. "Eclipse, let them live… for now."
"If that is your wish, my master," Goku spoke as the energy blast that he cradled in his hands died down like a fire quenched by water.
"Come," Trepidation commanded the Saiya-jin. "We're going home."
Chi-chi trembled against Trepidation's body as he caressed the small of her ass in a rather teasing manner. It was bad enough that she had easily surrendered to this demonic monster without a fight, but her husband did nothing to help ease the situation because he had forgotten everything about the ones he called his allies. If asked, Trepidation could easily make Goku jump off a bridge to his utter amusement. As they reached the cliff side, Trepidation stopped as the other Saiya-jin stopped without being told.
"Of course, I didn't say they could live for long," Trepidation evilly responded to the Earthen woman who gasped in pure and utmost horror of what was about to happen. "Eclipse! Finish them off now!"
"As my master commands," Goku replied as he fired a blast towards the area where the fallen warriors laid. Chi-chi shielded her eyes as she felt pain echo in her heart.
'No, Goku…' Chi-chi thought as the tears stung in her eyes. She did not want to look at the destruction as she kept them scrunched shut as her hands clenched the fabric of Trepidation's robe in pure anger. 'This isn't you. You're never like this! Ever!'
"Now that they're dead, let us go back to our lair," Trepidation said as Goku touched the Lord of Fear's shoulder as they vanished without a trace.
CMG: Well, did all of you enjoy this chapter? It seems our favorite/not-so-favorite couple got in rather deep inside Trepidation's hands; and with no one left to oppose Trepidation, this isn't really looking good for Earth and all of her people now does it? Now onto the latest batch of reviews that seem to be coming my way. :opens her e-mail as some junk mail attacks her while she pulls out the review receipts before closing it up: I got to find a way to cancel some of these pointless junk e-mails:notices readers staring at her: Alright, alright:clears throat:
Psy: Ah. My first person to know I updated. :gives her a cookie: I'm glad you're enjoying the fic so far. I have so many more twists and turns plotted out since I started writing and since then, I rewrote the whole ending about at least three times. My fourth ending will surely rock and will be totally unpredictable once I get to it. :cackles:
super saiyan 4 chichi: That it isn't. With Goku's memories wiped out and Chi-chi now inside Trepidation's hands, things are going to start going bad. Hopefully, this isn't adding to any of the suspense. If it is, then I'll see if I can relieve that soon.
Kinoha: Ah. You are quite forgiven. I kind of post the first chapter around Christmas Eve, so you probably didn't notice it since it got pushed down rather quickly by some other G/CC fics that are posted on The situation's gotten rather bad now with the warriors probably dead and Goku and Chi-chi in the clutches of evil. But things will improve! I promise you that!
Courtney: Time will tell if Goten will forgive his father for abandoning his mother and making her cry. I agree with you about the whole evil thing.
gokugirl9: Hmm… seems you're rather anxious about Goku killing Trepidation. Well, it won't happen for awhile. Trepidation's going to be a rather annoying dictator-type of person when it comes to having what he wants.
Chi-chi: Well you asked and I delivered the fight between Goku and Vegeta. It kind of pushed my chapter up pretty high with that fighting scene, but I hope that will keep you all entertained until the next update. Now things are looking REALLY bad for Earth. As for Trepidation having Goku killing his own wife, we'll have to wait and see won't we? I think he might just have other plans with her. What they are will be revealed in the future.
CMG: Anyone else is welcomed to review if they want to. I enjoy feedback whether it's negative or encouraging. Hopefully, the next chapter will be out soon.