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Television references "" Talking ''Thinking Telepathy (and Chapter brakes o.O)

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Chapter Nine

Both Goku and Gohan stared in bewilderment and questioning disbelief of what they had just heard. They then looked at each other and then back at her. Her cheeks were puffed up, her shoulders were held strait back, her chest sticking slightly out, a determined frown on her face. A sweat drop formed on both Goku and Gohan.

"Are you sure about this, it's not exactly the kind of place," Goku was saying, but paused as he could see her frown deepen but her eyes wavered with determination floating on the surface of helpless pain.

Goku then stood as strait as he could, his expression suddenly serious.

"I'll ask you only once to reconsider this." he said, his voice deepened.

At this change of mannerism Cassie felt a sudden wave of uncertainty.

'Goku doesn't agree with me? Does he think this is a bad idea?' she thought her mind teetering between emotions unknown.

'But I want to help, I'll do anything!' she thought again, trying to fend off the knots twisting in her stomach.

'Now would be a good time to back out, it's not too late,' her head felt suddenly light, she knew what her final answer was no matter what she really felt at that moment.

'If I don't do it now, I know that I'll regret it forever.'

There came only one quick nod from Cassie and it seemed Goku had gotten her final answer.

"I'll only allow it on two conditions, are you listening carefully?" he asked.

She swallowed hard, the frown transforming a tad into a wince. She then prepared herself for the worst.

"First, you'll have to go in with someone who's experienced with the chamber, agreed?" Goku said.

She then took a deep breath and then nodded.

"Second condition, you must come out if it becomes too much for you, it's not good for you to push yourself too hard, you'll only be hurting yourself and you won't be any help to us." Goku said.

Cassie's heart began racing. She had never seen Goku like this, this serious, this practical. She began breathing faster as she felt herself getting numb. Goku had this aura about him, it was overwhelming; something that seeped into one's very being, strong and persuasive. It made one ether strive to do good, or fear to do evil. She gave a slight, slow nod.

'I'm really doing this? I can't believe I'm actually doing this. Am I more scared then nervous, or more nervous this scared?' she thought becoming aware that her hands were shaking.

She didn't even notice the look of concern Gohan was giving her as he kept glancing back and forth between her and his dad. Goku gave a sigh and then a slight smile that caused her heart to jump into her throat as Goku began to stride towards her. He stopped a foot from her, placed a large hand on her shoulder and as she craned her neck to look up at him his smile softened and widened a bit. A small chuckle could be heard in his throat.

"You know, you remind me of myself when I was about your age, its kinda cute." he said and gave a small laugh.

She could only look up in awe at this man standing before her. She wanted to laugh and cry at the same time.

'I wish,' she thought to herself.

'I wish he could be my father.'

Before anything more could be said both Goku and Gohan looked off in the same direction, their faces full of concern. Cassie went to follow the gaze, but saw nothing, the gaze wasn't even into the sky beyond the watch tower; it was slightly turned towards the tile floor. She looked back and saw their expressions had intensified some. It was then she realized that they weren't 'seeing' anything, they were sensing. She then looked back in the direction they were staring.

'Is it the fight? Piccolo and some one else? What does it feel like? How do they know who's who?' Cassie was overcome by a feeling of frustration and sadness.

'I wonder if this is how Yamcha, Krillian and the others feel. Having to stay out of fights to save the Earth because they're too weak to do anything else!' she thought as tears threatened to well up in her eyes.

"Piccolo." Gohan said as he exhaled, his voice was shaky and was edged with fear.

"Piccolo!" he cried this time, taking off in a sprint.

"Gohan stop!" Goku called after him, his voice stern and commanding.

Gohan turned, tears streaming down his face.

"How can I! Piccolo's in trouble! He needs our help, are you just going to let him die!" Gohan yelled frantically at his father.

Gohan's face was filled with pain, panic, and disbelief.

"Just wait, there's nothing we can do for them right now." Goku replied, his tone reasonable.

'On the show I could understand why Goku wouldn't help Piccolo, or Tien, but now, now it just seems so heartless of him, so cowardly, I thought, I thought Gohan was just being a child, but' she thought as she saw Gohan try to run off again.

"Gohan!" Goku's voice was even more demanding now, even more stern.

"We can't just wait for him to die! How can you just stand around here AND WAIT?" Gohan yelled and turned to run again.

This time Goku chased after him, in a blink Gohan was knocked to the ground and pinned. Cassie stood watching with uncertainty. Something had changed in her mind. She watched with a look of surprise and discomfort, unknowing what to do next.

'It was so different, watching it on TV rather then actually being here, it seems so,' suddenly it came to her, this overwhelming epiphany summed up in a single word,

'real.'

She suddenly felt everything again, the wind, the warmth from the sun, the slight chill in the air, slight water vapor clinging to her skin. She could smell the soapy tile and stones used to build the watch tower, she could smell the soil used in Mr. Po Po's garden and the plants and trees that grew randomly there. Everything seemed to be a cartoon, but only in the aspect that everything was flawless. She looked down at her hands and saw only the line that were necessary to identify and define them, it was almost as if, she were beginning to forget something very important, something about herself, where she was from,

'This, is real?' she thought and then turned her gaze back at Goku and Gohan as they struggled with one another.

'I know them, I really, actually know those people. I've met them, touched them, they are real, as real as I am.' She thought finding herself walking absentmindedly towards them both as she did she became more and more aware of herself and that which was around her.

Gohan was still crying when she reached them.

Goku looked up at her as if seeing her for the first time, the look was that of not knowing what to expect. Suddenly his face relaxed, the expression was that of quiet resolution. He released Gohan and stood. With this abrupt change Gohan only sat in puzzlement as his father brought his fingers to his head and then disappeared. Gohan sat staring at the floor as Cassie slowly walked up to him. He looked up for only a moment as she turned herself to sit down next to him, and once she was seated, he went back to staring at the floor.

'Sitting this close to Gohan, why does it make me nervous all of a sudden? Is it because I really don't know what to do? Afraid or making a mistake? Afraid of losing him? Or afraid that I am as completely useless as I think I am?' she thought to herself sadly.

Her jaw moved slightly as though she was working up the courage to say something, and then it just came.

"Gohan, I have no idea what you're going through right now, and yet, maybe I do. When I was eleven my parents got into an accident that left them in the hospital. I wanted to see them so badly, I cried, I yelled, I screamed, yet no one would let me see them. I hated them for not letting me see them, but even more so, I hated myself because there was nothing I could do. I never saw them again, not even at the funeral, I ran away, I was so ashamed of myself for what I couldn't do for them, it was sickening. I don't want that to happen ever again." she talked in a low tone as tears started streaming down her face.

When she turned to a look of questioning need was on her face. Gohan could only look back with a look of slight surprise, his mouth partially hung open. He looked down before looking away. Deciding she had failed with that minute attempt of comfort she also looked down.

"I'm sorry." Gohan's voice suddenly shattered the silence.

She looked back at him in puzzled surprise, she wanted to shake her head.

'There's nothing you should be sorry for,' she wanted to say, but she couldn't seem to find her voice.

Gohan looked back at her, a small blush formed on his face as he was not looking at her, but down towards her feet.

"I should have more faith in my father and in Piccolo." he said, the red deepened, his eyebrows turned slightly down, quiet frustration wavered in his eyes and before she could speak he looked up at her all of a sudden.

The determination in his eyes were almost physically felt on her part.

"And you should have more faith in yourself." he stated in a stern steady voice, something that sounded more like his father then him.

Her eyes widened with utter surprise. More tears fell as she hid her eyes behind a shadow, but as quick as the shadow appeared, it disappeared, revealing sad eyes that were forced happy and a small smile.

"Maybe, maybe we should go get some sensu beans." she said in a hushed tone.

Gohan's expression softened before it reflected hers and then he gave a quick nod and then stood. Once he was standing he reached down for her hand. Cassie's heart felt like it stopped, it was almost like a marker for the beginning of something, something substantial, some undisputable change. She smiled, took his hand and allowed him to help her stand. On Gohan's face was a look of determination, but his eyes were laughing with giddy delight as the thought of helping made the blood rush and the head swim with possibilities.

"We'd better hurry to Corrin's." he said as he turned and left, heading towards the edge of the watch tower.

Cassie was quick to follow, but as she neared the edge, the more she slowed her pace. The closer to the edge she got, the more her legs began to feel weak and wobbly and she began to feel light-headed. Only a mere couple of feet from the watch-tower's edge and the vast open skies became even more apparent then they'd ever been before. Fear coated the back of her throat, making it hard to breath. Her legs felt like lead that had melded with the floor of the tower, making it difficult to move even another step. She hadn't even realized that Gohan's hand was now gripping hers.

"Cassie? Cassie." Gohan steadily called to her.

Finally he gave her arm a tug, her attention slowly going to him as though she had forgotten that he was even there. His face was full of concern.

"You okay?" he asked.

She swallowed hard and finally gave the barest of nods.

'Gohan's strong, and he can fly, and he's super fast, he won't let me fall.' She thought to herself, trying to chase away her fears.

'That sounds familiar, like something you said the time you tried to get yourself to go on the Tower of Terror, even though you convinced yourself that it was safe, that even though you were falling, the ride really wasn't going to crash, and that it's really unprofessional to kill your customers, you still managed to chicken out every time.' The voice was less like her own and more like her friend's after she scolded Cassie for being scared and chickening out.

'She wasn't angry, just, disappointed.' Cassie thought and then looked back at Gohan, who truly looked concerned.

After several failed attempts, she finally managed to say something.

"You ready to get those beans, Gohan?" she asked, her voice straining to sound enthusiastic, but it held an audible edge of uncertainty.

Gohan seemed reluctant, but he eventually replied with,

"Sure." He said and then turned and let go of her hand.

"You know, it'd be a lot easier if I just flew down there real quick and brought them back." He said turning back to her, it not really being a statement but a friendly suggestion, almost as if he was asking her if it was okay if he went on his own.

Her head was a little too quick to nod and her mouth was a little to willing to speak.

"Sure, that sounds like a good idea. I'll just wait for you here." She said quickly a faint smile on her face.

"Okay." Gohan said with a smile and a wave before disappearing over the edge.

Cassie gave a slight wave after him before slowly backing away from the edge.

'I can't believe you just chickened out again.' Her friend's voice echoed through her head.

'It won't be like this for long, not after I get through training. I'll be stronger then. I've got to be.' She thought sadly as a feeling of shame slowly crept in.

A few minutes passed before Gohan reappeared, flying up and then landing in front of her, as he did a noise came from behind Cassie causing her to turn around. Goku had appeared carrying two bodies under each arm. One was Piccolo, the other was Tien, both were wounded, their cloths torn to shreds in places and Tien's shirt was all but gone. As Gohan ran towards his father, Goku carefully laid the bodies down.

"Thanks Gohan." Goku said as he took the bag of beans from Gohan and went about giving them to Piccolo and Tien.

Piccolo woke up as Goku was giving a sensu bean to Tien. Piccolo's entire being seemed to be wrecked with wounded pride as he looked up to see Cassie watching him. It looked as though he was going to say something to her (something probably not nice or sarcastic) but Gohan rushed up to him.

"Piccolo!" he cried out happily.

Piccolo's attention was diverted to Gohan and a small smile played on his lips, but it was hidden behind a false irritation. He grunted as he slowly stood.

"What is she still doing here?" Piccolo grunted.

Cassie then suddenly realized something in his tone. At first it appeared to have all the distaste and distain one would find when biting into a two month old salami sandwich found behind the couch after spring cleaning, but there was something more there and she realized what it was. Worry. Like she should be far from where the fighting was.

'He, fears for my safety?' Cassie wondered in amazement, finding it impossible to reply.

Goku seemed to be confused at first then he saw that Piccolo was looking at Cassie.

"Cassie? She's going to help us." Goku said blatantly and with a confidant smile, one that practically said 'don't be silly'.

A mortified look passed over Piccolo's features as a huge sweat drop appeared.

"W-what? Help us! You're joking! How can she possibly help us! Just look at her!" Piccolo yelled in that gruff tone of his and turned slightly so that not only could he point at her, but he made sure that Goku could see who exactly he was talking about.

"I know she doesn't look like much of a fighter, but she's promised to give her all. Even if she can't fight in the end, just knowing I'm lucky enough to have someone like that at my side makes me feel that this fight is more in our favor. That's what makes a good fighter even better, his friends." With that last part Goku looked at Cassie.

Cassie felt her face burn bright as she felt she was going to cry. Piccolo, however, didn't exactly have the same response. The look he was giving Goku was more like Goku needed to be locked away, the sweat drop just doubled in size and multiplied by three.

'That's the look, that's the gapping mouth look from Budokai 1 and possibly 2. Who knew it actually existed.' Cassie's mind wondered, the blush deepened as she realized how bad that thought was.

The look quickly vanished as Piccolo successfully pulled himself back together and managed quite well to make himself look calm. He even went as far as to take a slow, deep breath and exhale exactly ten seconds afterwards. At this time Tien was awake, but from the looks of his surroundings, knew not to say anything. He just looked from Goku to Piccolo with a confused look on his face. Gohan at this point seemed to share the same reaction as Tien. Cassie, felt like she was caught in the mist of a marital spat, and she was the child in question.

"Goku, I'll only say this once, it's bad enough to have Vageta's woman jetting in and out of battle fields, but at least she has the resources and the common sense to get away. I refuse to be liable for a human life, and if things get too heated, she'll be in danger and I doubt we'll have the ability to save her if need be." Piccolo said as calmly as possible, his voice jumping every now and then to emphasize a point, though it took him a few moments to fully realize what it was he was saying, and that it confirmed exactly what Cassie was thinking.

When he realized it, he seemed a little taken aback with his own words. With his teeth clenched a small strip of red could be seen through the green, making the red seem darker. Cassie then felt a warm tingling sensation all over. His words seemed to echo through her head. She felt compelled to move forward, to tell him that it was alright, but something stopped her.

'What would happen if I should die in this world? Would I go home? Would I be stuck by their rules and go to their heaven? Would I be able to be wished back?' these thoughts whirled in her head.

Goku's reaction almost mirrored Piccolo's, in the area that he realized that there was a substantial risk in Cassie staying at the tower, or anywhere near the Z fighters for that matter. Before Goku could reply, all of their attention was diverted to the doors of the time chamber, all of them except Cassie, who happened to look when after everyone else did. She then felt something, something hazy, but it was still an odd feeling that was coming from the chamber. That's when the doors opened and out stepped a long-haired, battered Trunks, and an equally, if not more, battle worn Vageta. As if right on cue, a small ship landed, in the driver's seat was Bulma and in the passenger seat was the baby Trunks.

"Looks like I came just in time!" Bulma said as she jumped out of the ship.

A look of bewilderment was on everyone's faces as they watched Bulma move to the back of the ship and began unloading boxes. It was Vageta who was first to speak up.

"What are you doing here woman!" Vageta yelled at her as he stalked closer to her.

"What kind of greeting is that! No "hello" or "how are you?"! Jeeze, Vageta, you've really got to work on your people skills!" Bulma yelled back, but continued to pull out boxes.

"What are you doing here mother?" Trunks asked.

Bulma's reaction suddenly shifted to that of happy as she addressed him.

"I'm glad you asked! And if your father wasn't so rude, I would've told you that I've brought you more armor and supplies!" she said happily with a twang of sarcasm only when stating that Vageta was rude.

Vageta gave a huff, crossed his arms and looked away.

"Nobody asked you to stupid woman." Vageta muttered.

"What was that! You don't want my help? It's because I'm a woman, isn't it? You're the most egotistical male I've ever met, I swear!" Bulma yelled, but was still pulling out boxes.

"No,no! We really do appreciate all you've done for us, honest! He's just worried you might get hurt that's all!" Trunks said defensively as he ran up to help his mother.

Vageta shot him a sharp look before giving another huff.

"Whatever, we don't have much time to spare for these idiocies, but I suppose I can take the armor, if that'll make you happy." Vageta said in a grumble, and the way he said 'happy' would be better replaced with 'shut-up'.

After they got their armor on they took off, leaving Bulma holding the baby and waving them goodbye, and the others just watching. Goku clapping his hands made their attentions revert back to Goku and Gohan.

"Well, I guess it's time we got going! Ready to go, Gohan?" Goku said rubbing his hands together and looking at Gohan.

Gohan only looked at him for a moment before giving a brief nod. They then both looked at the others, who were standing there waiting.

"Well, I guess we'll see you in a day! Take care till then!" he said then both Gohan and Goku turned to walk away.

Gohan's attention lingered a little on Cassie before turning and going to the doors.

"Gook luck you two!" Bulma yelled to them and gave a big wave with her free hand.

They turned back and gave them all a wave, Cassie managed a small wave and a sheepish smile, causing Goku and Gohan to smile a bit more before disappearing into the chamber. It wasn't until they were gone that Cassie realized that she was left alone with no one but Piccolo, Tien, Bulma and baby Trunks. The smile of hers turned from a happy one to a nervous one.

'What do I do now? Piccolo isn't much of a socialist. I don't really know Tien and Bulma's a little scary for my taste.' Cassie thought to herself, which then she noticed the knot in her stomach coming back.

Cassie slowly turned to see everyone had gathered near the edge of the tower. Cassie swallowed loudly and hugged herself as she felt a chill run down her spine. To make matters worse a small gust of wind whipped through, causing Cassie to rock and stumble a bit to gain proper footing. As for the others, Bulma just pulled Trunks a little closer, her hair and cloths tussled, and Piccolo and Tien were basically unaffected. It was only weather to them, an every day occurrence, but for Cassie, terror gripped her heart for those few seconds, the horrible thought of being blown off the edge overcame her thoughts and she seemed stuck in the position she found herself in once she found her footing. Her eyes still wavered some and her body trembled slightly, the look of horror still masked her face some, but with that the awful realization came. The realization that it was a possibility that she could be swept away with the current that no one else seemed to notice. A regular person, from the regular world wasn't meant to be there. This was a place for aliens and impossibilities being scientific law. It was a time of machines and magical dragonballs, dragons and infinite wishes, well, almost infinite. There was no place in this world for her, if anything, she was one of those people you never got to know, the ones you only seen once in the show and were only seen for a split second as they were running away from some disaster or villain.

'But, Goku's found a place for me. And Gohan too. Even Vageta, with his seemingly hateful attitude, has made a place for me. Them just knowing me, them just taking the time to know me, that, that has made a place for me in this world!' Cassie thought, and as she did her body began to relax, her breathing became steady and she began to feel her blood begin to warm and her skin tingled.

It was as though she could actually feel the fires of determination welling inside her. The flames coursing over her skin in warm waves, the cold numb of fear was melting away and she felt as though nothing could stop her from her destiny. Well, that was before a shadow over fell her and she felt the cool breeze beginning to cool her skin once again. Slowly she looked up and realized that Tien was standing in front of her. She found herself quickly straitening herself up, standing as strait as she could, almost at attention. Her expression was a determined mask failing at the attempt at hiding uncomfortable anxiety. At first Tien had a stern look about him, but with that reaction, he didn't know what to do. He stood there with an eyebrow rose, mouth slightly open and an all around confused demeanor. He then brought his fist close to his mouth, closed his eyes and gave a small cough, as though he were clearing his throat in order to speak.

"Um, right. I just came over here to see if you needed me to take you anywhere." He said in an uneasy and unsure tone.

Cassie's mask fell away, leaving only a look of utter confusion.

"What I mean is, do you need to go anywhere? I'm going to Master Roshi's to check on Choutzu, if you'd like to accompany me back, I'm sure Chi Chi is fairly worried about you and it won't be until the end of the day till Goku and Gohan make it out of the chamber." Tien continued to ramble on, Cassie's eyes seemed to follow his movements while he spoke as though she could actually see the words and she was trying to read what they meant.

Tien stumbled on, even though he was done with his initial question. It was as though when he finished saying one thing, Cassie looked as though that he was supposed to continue, or explain, compelling him to ramble aimlessly.

"We'll be back before they get back and you might want to get some rest or something to eat, and it doesn't seem like we can do anything until we find out about Vageta and Trunks." About half way through his speech his voice seemed to grow steadily more and more desperate for the answers he couldn't seem to satisfy her with, all the while she would occasionally nod slightly or squint a little as though she were in deep thought.

"Well!" he finally asked, his voice raising enough to get both Piccolo and Bulma's attention.

Cassie jumped a little, startled by his sudden out burst.

"Huh?" was what she finally managed to utter.

She responded as she would have if she were in school, when she found herself day-dreaming and the teacher asked her a question she wasn't really all too ready for. His arms actually dropped with that, along with his mouth and his composure. His look was of total astonishment and complete disturbed disbelief. His mouth worked open and closed before he was finally able to find his voice.

"Do you want to come back with me to Master Roshi's for a few minutes or not!" he practically yelled, his voice not as harsh as it would've, if it hadn't been for the magnitude of the astonishment that still remained.

Both Piccolo and Bulma had a look of utter astonishment as they just witnessed Tien totally loose his composure over such a small matter. A sweat drop formed on both Piccolo and Tien as Bulma just slowly shook her head at Tien's sudden outburst. A startled look overtook Cassie, her face crimson and seemingly on the verge of tears. Her mouth trembled slightly as she tried to work up the courage to apologize, at seeing this Tien suddenly looked taken aback with himself and then finally his whole body relaxed, almost to the point of sagging slightly as all three eyes were cast to the ground in front of her feet. Before she could utter her apology, he spoke.

"I'm, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to raise my voice at you. Please forgive my rude behavior." He said in a soft tone.

The tears forming in Cassie's eyes seemed to disappear as she stood staring at Tien in utter astonishment. Piccolo seemed even more perturbed now than when Tien had his outburst. Bulma just looked on in growing curiosity as baby Trunks first patted her cheek and then looked into the direction she was staring, his little eyebrows lowered as he tried to concentrate on whatever was interesting enough to distract his mother from him. Cassie then began waving her hands quickly, a nervous smile on her face as she tried to reassure him.

"No, no! It's not your fault, if I wasn't such a numb-skull I would've figured out what exactly you were trying to ask me! I'm the one who should be sorry!" she cried out in a small voice.

Tien looked up to her with an inquisitive stare, as if not sure he knew what he was hearing was correct. Baby Trunks looked from them back to his mother, who was now wearing almost a loving smile. It was a look of admiration and a motherly knowing, almost pride. As if not knowing what to make of that, Trunks looked back at the commotion. Piccolo's expression also changed, but the look was of contemplation and only mild inquisition. Almost as if he was analyzing her. Tien continued to wear his look.

'Think of something quick, dummy!' Cassie thought to herself and then gave a warm smile as she threw her arms behind her back and leaned towards Tien slightly.

"I would greatly appreciate it if you could take me with you to visit Chi-Chi and check on Choutzu." She said, trying to choose her words the best she could.

A dull shade of pink lined the brim of Tien's nose and cheeks.

"Uh, sure. No problem." He said with a slight turn in the corner of his mouth and then turned to leave.

Before Cassie could decide on whether or not to follow him, he stopped and turned back to her. This time his cheeks were a little redder.

"You don't know how to fly, do you?" he asked as though he knew the answer, but was dreading the outcome, sort of a fool's last words.

All Cassie could do was slowly shake her head 'no'. Tien's face fell slightly and his face blushed crimson. Cassie's quickly duplicated his as he walked strait up to her and then stooped down to her, so they were face to face. Even though they were face to face he didn't look at her.

"Grab hold of my neck and I'll pick you up. I would just tell you to hold onto my back, but I'm afraid you might slip off without me knowing." He said, his voice had a slight crack in tone.

Her body suddenly seemed to weigh a thousand tons, moving seemed impossible for the time being.

'What are you waiting for? It's not like its Piccolo, or Vageta or even Goku for that matter. It's only Tien for goodness sakes!' a voice seemed to ask her.

'But, he's not wearing a shirt.' She thought her face burning hot now.

'Yeah, you used to find that repulsive, remember?' the voice came again.

'Yeah, but.' She thought, but as she knew she was stalling and that the position of Tien was becoming more and more difficult as she waited she then reached up without hesitation and put her arms around his neck, almost like she was hugging his neck.

When she first touched him, he seemed to tense all his muscles at once, but then something seemed to change rather quickly. It was as though he was reacting to an actual hug. His body relaxed as his arms slowly wrapped around her in a small embrace before he reached down and placing his arm behind her knees, picked her up as if she were an infant. He didn't look down at her as he turned and started walking towards the edge. Because she knew he wasn't watching her at all, she thought it was okay to close her eyes and prepare herself for the fall. Her teeth clenched and she felt herself tense as Tien jumped from the edge of the tower. There was that gut wrenching, plummeting feeling just before the slow jerk of the flying forward motion. She found her head buried into his neck as the wind whipped around her. Her face still burned and her head swam.

'This can't be right!' her mind screamed.

"It's okay. I'm not going to let you fall, you can relax now. It's getting a little uncomfortable to breath with you hanging on so tight." She felt his voice vibrate through his neck and chest, and trembling, she tried to release her grip a bit, but she absolutely refused to open her eyes.

'Please let us be there soon!' she thought as she felt as though her heart was going to burst.

Whew! How was that? I didn't mean for that chapter to end quite like that, I was kind of hoping for her to be getting in the chamber with someone before I ended the chapter, or end with a cliff-hanger, who's going to go in with her? Find out on the next chapter of Death of Dragonball Z! Something like she's going to ask 'who's with me?' and someone answer 'I'll do it.' And not tell you who that someone is until the next chapter. Well, it ran a little over, but here it is! And I know this one took a LONG time to write, but just look at it! Can you blame me? Really? Well, craziness comes and goes in my life, but it usually comes to stay and invites a few friends. Well, I'll be working on the next chapter and I'll try to post it asap, especially now that I've gotten it in my head, just how it's going to go, darn plot! Keeps changing on me! Oh well, I guess it keeps things interesting! ., until next time, Ja Ne! Usarea