CMG: Oh my! Is the story really going to end without a happy ending? Or is this part of a thing called 'plot' that has been thickening up to the climax of this story? Find out as we visit the final chapter of…
Fear's Revivification
Chapter 7
Chi-chi's body was sprawled out upon the ground as she seemed almost lifeless. If it hadn't been for the shaking and ragged breathing, one would think that she's dead; however, she was hanging in there by a very fragile and thin thread as her eyes weakly opened. At first, everything was a blur of color that clashed and distorted her vision before it cleared. When she was able to see, it nearly took her breath away to see her husband towering over her as a giant Golden Oozaru. Her body felt heavy as consciousness threatened to leave her again as the blood flowed freely from her neck.
Kabito-shin landed as he healed Chi-chi's neck before she bled to death. As he reached to pick her up, he felt how cold she was as he nearly dropped her when she spoke.
"Goku… don't kill them…" Chi-chi muttered.
"Kill them?" Kabito-shin questioned. She did not say anything more as Kabito-shin carried her off to the side where the others were.
"Is mom…" Goten started.
"She's alive, but barely," Kabito-shin answered Goten's question. "We got to get out of here before he destroys the planet."
"We cannot evacuate the entire planet fast enough!" Piccolo muttered. "And we should not leave when we can cut off the source of his power."
"Cutting off his tail is worse than death," Vegeta stated.
"I don't see any other options though," Piccolo growled. "After all, Son's in berserk due to Chi-chi being so close to death and all."
"If that's the only way, so be it," Vegeta lifted off the ground. "Trunks, Goten. Do your stupid dance. Gohan, I need you to prepare to cut of his…"
"DON'T!" Chi-chi yelled.
"Mom!" Gohan cried as he checked his mother. He barely felt her heartbeat and clenched his fist in bitterness. "Damn Trepidation…"
"Why's mom acting like this?" Goten asked. "She sounds like she's fighting something."
"She's fighting against the instincts that have a hold of Kakarot," Vegeta assumed. "If she's still alive, then hopefully…"
Suddenly, they saw Goku starting to shrink as everyone was blinded by the aura that washed around him. When the light ebbed, they saw a figure standing there with golden long hair down to the waist-line as he stood there in the nude. Golden eyes flickered as Vegeta's eyes widened in surprise.
"D-dad?" Goten shuttered as the chi poured off of him like a fire. His eyes glared angrily at them as Piccolo took the decency to dress the nude Saiya-jin in his fighting gear. His gaze shifted off of them as it landed upon the one who had cut Chi-chi's throat after his ceremony failed: Trepidation.
"Take care of Chi-chi," Goku barked at the warriors in a voice unlike him. "Don't let her interfere."
"Dad, what about you?" Gohan asked.
"I'm going to make him pay," Goku growled as he flew up into the sky towards Trepidation. The Lord of Fear hovered there as though admiring the view and irritated that the Earth-raised Saiya-jin was planning to continue his fruitless struggle against him.
"So, are you ready to get your ass handed to you again?" Trepidation smugly replied.
"I was about to ask you the same question," Goku hissed as he tossed his head back and roared. The aura flared around him as the Earth below shook from the immense power. The fighters below watched as Chi-chi slowly came to.
"Ungh…" Chi-chi moaned as she saw her beloved husband and mate in the sky roaring a primal scream. "Goku!" She almost took off, but Piccolo grabbed her ankle at the last minute. "Let go!"
"Son demanded that you do not interfere," Piccolo reprimanded the Earthen woman.
"But he needs my help!" Chi-chi cried. "Let go!"
"Chi-chi," Vegeta growled, "you've been enough trouble through this whole ordeal, so why not just wait until he's done kicking Trepidation's ass?"
"Because he's still got the villagers to help him!" Chi-chi told the warriors.
"Chi-chi's right," Kibito-shin replied as he realized that Trepidation could use them for a counter attack. "We got to get them to safety before they perish." They all ran across the ground that started to crack beneath their feet.
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In the heavens, Goku finishes his power up as the golden aura flared around his body and the golden eyes sparkled like the sunlight. Trepidation was covering his face and looked up in shock as the Saiya-jin's body emitted a power that he had never had before.
"You'll pay…" Goku promised as he lunged at Trepidation with newly found power and agility. The move was so quick that not even the warriors could track Goku as he smacked Trepidation with the force of a train hitting a person at full speed. Trepidation flew backwards from the impact and landed into the statues of the Greek Goddesses as dust rose in the air.
Upon the ground, the scattered remains of Aphrodite, Hera, Nemesis, Eos, and Selene, Trepidation got up on his feet with rage on his face as he powered up. Not far away, the villagers fell to the ground barely alive.
"Stop hurting them!" Goku roared and rushes to punch Trepidation in the face. However, Trepidation grabbed Goku's wrist as he threw the Saiya-jin into the statue of Demeter. Growling, Goku lunged at Trepidation as they got into a very uneven fight. Most of the time, Trepidation managed to land more punches on Goku than the Earth-raised Saiya-jin could upon the Lord of Fear.
"You don't understand why I need your wife," Trepidation yelled as Goku was punched square in the jaw as the Earth-raised Saiya-jin found himself tumbling across the ground. Goku hissed as he attempted to get up, his body aching with pain as Trepidation continued his rant.
"You never knew how much it hurt to see your own wife cursed by a shaman!" A kick to Goku's ribs brought forth a small amount of blood out of his mouth as droplets fell to the ground. "I remember it as though it happened yesterday…
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"Edmond?" a female voice called out as a woman looking similar to Chi-chi came up to a young black-haired male. She wore the same clothing Chi-chi was currently wearing as gently looks at the male with concern. "What's wrong?"
"Matilda, they forbid me to take charge of the kingdom," Edmond told his beloved wife. "They don't understand what I could offer them if they followed me and invaded the north!"
"Maybe they fear you for your ambitions," Matilda replied.
"Well, one day, we shall have the world at our feet," Edmond vowed.
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"Instead though, we were betrayed by one of my own followers…
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"You who decide to put our village in danger for your ambitions, you shall be punished by not seeing your wife in human form ever again!" a council member yelled as two guards grabbed Matilda by her wrists. The shaman appeared and chanted as Matilda transformed into a serpent and slid out of their grasp. The snake slithered towards her husband as Edmond growled and powered up.
"You bastards!" Edmond yelled angrily.
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"After that day, I found a group of comrades and we sought for the Fountain of Eternal Youth. After finding it, we waited until we found the perfect woman to host as my wife's vessel…
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"From this day forward, we form our own clan, by the rule of Trepidation!" one of the followers yelled as they cheered in the burn down village.
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"…so you see, that's why I desired your wife's body to put my own into," Trepidation finished.
"You bas-" Goku choked as Trepidation kicked at Goku's throat.
"After I finish with you, I shall see to it that my lovely wife is revived as well as your friends that I plan to kill once I'm done with you," Trepidation growled. "From there, I will take your wife's corpse and reanimate it so my wife can take full possession of it and take over this world." Goku's eyes glowed dangerously as he heard this.
"You won't touch my wife again," the Earth-raised Saiya-jin growled as his pulled himself to his feet. "You'd have to kill me first."
"Then I shall do just that," Trepidation smirked as he prepared a very powerful blast in his hands. Goku's eyes widened at the sight of it for it was enough to destroy Earth itself if it were to connect.
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"Is everyone accounted for?" Kibito-shin asked as Piccolo noticed that Chi-chi was missing.
"Son's wife's missing," Piccolo growled.
"Kakarot's mate's probably gone to help him again," Vegeta scoffed.
"Well, we don't have time to go after her," Kibito-shin said. "These people are getting weaker by the second and will die if we don't get them out of here."
"Then let's go!" Yamcha yelled. Suddenly, everyone was blown back by the sudden gale that blew in their direction from the battlefield as the warriors hair and clothing were swept backwards in the wind.
"It's up to you now Son! Don't let Chi-chi die again!" Piccolo yelled across the barren field before they vanished.
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"…Don't let Chi-chi die again!"
The yell crossed the field and barely reached the Earth-raised Saiya-jin's ears due to the roar of the blast in Trepidation's hands.
'What? She wouldn't!' Goku thought as he turned and saw Chi-chi standing behind him with tears running down her face; her clothing and hair billowing in the wind. 'I specifically told the others not to let you interfere!'
'You promised me!' Chi-chi countered. 'You promised not to leave me again!'
'That was when I didn't expect to meet Trepidation again!' Goku defended.
'You did two days ago when you left with that child! Stop running away from me!' Chi-chi sadly voiced.
'I'm not running away,' Goku mentally yelled.
'Then maybe you don't love me…' Chi-chi trailed off before Goku suddenly felt the blast was heading straight towards them. Turning, he grabbed it before it struck Chi-chi; his feet digging into the ground as the blast began to slowly push him backwards.
'Chi-chi, that's not true,' Goku mentally replied as he struggled with the blast. 'I do love you and I would do anything to protect you from danger.'
'Then stop pushing me away!' Chi-chi cried out mentally as he felt her arms wrap around his chest as he felt her head rest against his back.
'Chi-chi…' Goku started to say.
'I'm staying,' Chi-chi replied. She couldn't run away if she wanted to if the blast managed to finish its connection. 'If we die, we die together.'
'I can't let her die though,' Goku realized as he thought of his friends and family. Most importantly, he didn't, no couldn't let his own wife down as his power rose.
"Ka… me…" the ancient chant was softly spoken with a minor echo as the power gathered in the Saiya-jin's hands without releasing the blast that he held.
"Goku?" Chi-chi looked up from behind him.
"…ha… me…" Goku continued as the blast was one symbol away from being released.
If this final stand failed…
"HA!" Goku roared as Trepidation's blast started to slowly flow backwards.
…would anyone survive?
"So, it seems you have some fight left in you after all," Trepidation boasted as he sent more power into the blast.
Even with the Dragon Balls…
'I need to save them…' Goku thought as he struggled against the blast with his newly found power.
…there's a limit to who they can revive.
Images of his friends flashed through his mind as Chi-chi's arms unwrapped from around his chest. He barely noticed. Until…
Sometimes miracles appear…
"Ka… me…" Chi-chi chanted as the blast formed in her hands. "…ha… me…"
…and that very act turns the tide…
"HA!" Chi-chi finished as her blast joined Goku's.
'What are you doing?' Goku questioned.
…love is a powerful gift…
'I'm helping you win,' Chi-chi replied. 'Let's do this together.'
'Right,' Goku thought as they both powered up to their full power and sent the blast backwards towards Trepidation.
…and using it right keeps us alive.
"No! It can't be!" Trepidation yelled in agony as the blast connected and destroyed his very body.
A blinding light forced both Goku and Chi-chi to cover their eyes as the blast exploded above the Earth. Slowly, the light ebbed as they both looked up in the sky. The power around Goku's body faded as he reverted back to his normal form. Tense moments passed between them both. Finally, Goku looked down to Chi-chi as his hand gently grabbed hers. That was when he felt that she was lacking the ring he gave her as he looked at her hand quizzically.
"What happened to your ring?" Goku questioned.
"I… I don't know…" Chi-chi replied sadly.
"Well, you feel incomplete without it," Goku nuzzled her left hand as Chi-chi noticed something shining on the ground.
"Wait, is that…" Chi-chi started towards the object. There on the ground was her ring; scratched up, but still there.
"It looks scratched up," Goku replied as he gently picked up the ring and began to warm it in his hands with his chi. The scratches began to fade as he used his chi to smooth out the ring before letting it sit in his hand to cool. After it cooled enough, he places it around Chi-chi's finger as she smiled at her husband and mate. Before Goku had enough time to register the smile, she was kissing him passionately as he found himself returning the kiss with much favor.
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"They did it," Kibito-shin cried as the villagers seemed confused on how they got on the Kai's home planet. Gohan smiles as Goten laughed in happiness.
'It seems Kakarot managed to pull it off without my help this time,' Vegeta thought with a mild smirk on his face.
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Days after the incident, Chi-chi awakened to find her husband gone. Sitting up in bed in shock, she frantically searched the house for him; however, she couldn't find him as she sunk to her knees. Before she could call any of her children, Goku strode into the house with a smile on his face.
"Where did you…" Chi-chi started before Goku helped her up.
"I got a surprise," Goku mischievously grinned as he puts a blindfold around her eyes. Before Chi-chi could berate Goku, they felt themselves on a warm place with water at her ankles. "Okay. Take off the blindfold."
Chi-chi complied to this and when she did, her eyes widened as she saw that they were on a virgin island that no man had touched. Birds with multi-colored feathers flew across the sky as Chi-chi took a few steps on the beach.
"Goku… why…" Chi-chi turned with complete surprise on her face. "Why didn't you show me this before?"
"It was going to be a gift for our anniversary," Goku said with a soft voice. "Besides, Ubuu was the one who told me this was here on his way to the tournament. I wanted to show you now because I want to prove I do love you."
"Oh Goku! I love you too! And I'm sorry for everything! " Chi-chi beamed as she reached up and kisses Goku on his lips. Before she could register anything else, he taps her on the shoulder as Goku ran away. "Huh?"
"Tag! You're it!" Goku gleefully replied as Chi-chi looked at him with shock on his face.
"Hey! That's no fair!" Chi-chi cried as she chased after her husband.
Laughter rang out on the small island as the couple ran across it. Even after Trepidation's return, they managed to overcome the odds and defeat the one that had once torn family apart. Despite all odds and despite fear, they once more were reunited as husband and wife.
-Fin-
CMG: Well, that wraps up Fear's Revivification. I hope everyone enjoyed this story as much as I enjoyed writing it. I was able to respond to some of the questions thanks to the new review response thing, so if you wish to discuss the story in more detail, you can feel free to PM me your thoughts or leave a review. I shall return soon with a new story idea, so please be patient. I promise you will not be sorry.