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The air around her was cold, the feel of cold metal surrounding her, she could see nothing but darkness and could hear only the noises of scientists readying the machine. Her breaths were deep, long and hard; her heart beating with ferocity and a lump appearing in her throat.

The typing of keys and the clanking of glass or plastic, the beeping meter of her heart beat echoing through her ears. Small sparks shot about her body, beautiful sparks of blue and green danced around her in rhythm to the machines buzzes.

The countless wires that were attached to her shaking body, vibrated as a surged ran through them. Her body began to tingle, a pins and needles like feeling enveloping her whole body as she clasped her hands and closed her eyes tight and awaited the start.

In one swift movement she felt her body numb, a large forceful pain searing through her system as the machine took its affect. Her eyes remained tightly closed, her nails digging into the flesh of her palm, her back arched and her teeth gritted tightly together.

Quietly she sat reading, her small glasses sat gently on her nose, moving with her face as she met the concerned features of her youngest son. The boy was going through a hard time, she was aware of the problem his relationship faced right now. Bardock had told her everything, the King had suggested it and no amount of shouting and slamming around by her could do anything about it.

She wasn't sure if either of the couple had wanted it, wanted to go through with and she could see in the look of her son's eyes that he had a thousand and one questions to ask her. In short he was afraid. Of course he wouldn't admit that, Sayain males never admitted they had a fear of anything, no, their pride was too big.

She greeted him softy and placed her book down carefully so she would be able to pick up where she left. Kakarott was stubborn and very rarely asked for help or advice and so she never pushed him to ask her if he had come with the intention to ask, she let him take his own pace, he would come out and ask eventually.

They talked for an hour or so, to begin with they just spoke of events, ranging from home life to the outside world, moving in to his problems and finally finishing with his Mothers angry babbles over Chichi's recent 'assault' on him. Kakarott could only laugh at her antics, realizing that maybe Chichi and his Mother weren't that different after all and with their commonness maybe things would work with her and his Family.

Leaving the room he could see she was still angry, she would fight for him always, even if he didn't want it. But most of all he could see the pain she felt at realizing she would have to let him go, that her little boy was now probably going to leave home and start a life and family of his own.

The pain had stopped but head still remained cloudy, her eyes heavy and her limbs still numb. Although in a haze of relief and drugs she could feel the differences in her body, the changes to her both physically and emotionally. The doors to the machine opened quickly, the light burning her eyes as she stepped drearily onto the laboratory floor.

Loosing her balance slightly but falling back onto strong arms that supported her, as the world came into focus slowly.

Door by door moved past him as he walked slowly to his destination, the large door of his Fathers laboratory coming closer and closer into view. Smiling he hoped that his Mothers advice was right, that Chichi would calm down after time and that by now he would be able to talk to her.

The world around her still span slightly but she could see Bardock clearer now, holding her upright and supporting her until her mind could register what was going on again. She could hear so much better, smell and see so much clearer now as her senses came to full charge, the room looking grander with the finer details she couldn't see as a human and the knock on the door pounding so much louder than she ever heard.

Taking a deep breath he knocked gently on the door, worrying when he got no answer. Knocking again he slowly opened the door, his sight setting firstly on his beautiful Chichi and his breath slamming hard at the base of his lungs as he beheld the scene. She looked different slightly, not in a bad way. Her eyes were darker and deeper with emotion, her hair thicker, more alive, every muscle on her body was more defined and well sculpted than before and finally there was the brown tail that swayed curiously behind her back.

She watched him for his expressions, smiling at his wide mouth and gawking eyes but that smile soon fading as she noticed his head shaking in a 'no' motion, his eyes brows furrowed and his features confused and sad.

"W...W...What happened?" His voice was shaky and he stood still on the spot, the door still open wide and his breath deep and shallow. Her face dropped at his words, she thought he would have liked this, would have been pleased to have a Sayain mate in the least and pleased to see what she would sacrifice for him. Neither Bardock nor Chichi answered him, they just stood watching.

"I said what happened?" His voice was louder echoing down the corridors and into other rooms, his eyes intently staring at his Father. Chichi could feel her happiness drop, anger rising in her body and her tail swaying quickly behind her.

"Don't look at your Father like that Kakarott. I agreed to this and he did what I asked! Do you not like me?" Her voice changed from one of bitterness to one of sorrow and regret. Slowly Bardock left the room, shutting the door tightly behind him and leaving the two alone to converse the situation.

"I liked you before Chichi, why did you do it? I told you, you didn't have to, and that we could find another way. Do you feel ok?" His voice and expressions softened as he became worried for her.

"I thought maybe you would like me more as a Sayain. It would solve a lot of problems and maybe we could be together longer and without so much criticism. Kakarott I love you and I thought you would prefer this than leaving your family."

"You're not my Chichi anymore though, you're not the woman I pained over, the woman I struggled to hold. I loved you from the minute I laid eyes on you, I obsessed painfully over you. I still love you Chichi, nothing could ever make me not love you but I really didn't want you to go through that, there were things about you that you had as a human that you don't have anymore. Little things that only I could see." His emotion was delicate as he watched her walk towards him, a smile upon her face.

TBC

And there is chapter 11, hope you liked it. Thank you all so much for your reviews. Chapter 12 will be up very soon, a slight warning it will be a lemon, considering I've already started writing it ). Please reviews this chapter as usual, your comments really mean a lot.

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