A/N: DB/Z/GT is owned by Akira Toriyama only.

I Pray

The moment that large hard shelled bomb hit the ground was a moment that would never erase from his mind…

The Earth shook. The ground spurted up from the waves of shock, sending innocent peers rocketing into the air or flying onto their knees. Goku felt his knees buckle as he fell to the ground. He more than quickly peered up at the sight before him, the area in which the bomb landed was lit up in a fiery blaze, the two small huts situated there completely destroyed. He glanced above into the sky, the aircrafts hovering, two of them turning back to circle the area. That's when another bomb dropped...

Goku ran fast, the bomb hitting the house behind him as he jumped down beside another home. He looked out at the small street, mothers screaming whilst carrying their children, the men shouting for help. He was breathing fast…too fast to comprehend…too fast to be normal.

He heard another explosion, dirt and earth spraying up and over the home in which behind he sheltered. He suddenly sauntered out once seeing a small toddler walking alone, tears scarring his small cheek bones, the cries loud and piercing to both your ears and your heart. Goku ran up to the small boy and scooped him up, holding his fragile body close to him. Goku looked up, the one helicopter spotting him.

Goku ran for dear life all the way down the path way…the screams of the dying and the mourning of the dead were unheard by him as the aircraft controller attacked his path with a machine gun. Goku didn't stop running…the whole time the screaming child in his arms on his mind. He saw a small corner which he was sure he could hide in and jumped quickly and effortlessly into it, the helicopter loosing sight and ceasing its fire.

Goku's heart thumped heavily in his heart…his eyes were wide and frightened, his ears almost deafened from the screams and the noise of the flying machine above. He slowly looked down at the child he embraced. The small boy looked up at him, his eyes wide and shining, the tears still forming, and his face dirty and afraid…

Goku held him close, soothing him with gentle words.

"It's ok. I'll take care of you. I'll protect you" he told the child with a whisper.

It seemed the coast was clear as he snook back out into the open. Goku ran around the corner fast, his mind set on one thing…..to find his friends…

"Yamcha!" Bulma screamed, her leg caught within the rubble. Her tall boyfriend jumped down to her aid, Krillin rushing to her side also. Another explosion went off; shaking the hut they were inside of. Yamcha and Krillin fell to the ground from the impact, Bulma screaming loudly. Yamcha crawled over to her cautiously and pulled her leg carefully out of the rubble. He pulled her up, her smaller form shaking and sobbing.

"Hey, hey its ok. Its ok Bulma I got you" he soothed as gently as he could. He looked down to where she once laid and saw the body of her friend. He closed his eyes hard, pulling her away and out of the house.

They reached outside, wishing they hadn't once they saw it. The village was smothered and outlined in red flames, and the cries of its people echoed throughout the atmosphere. It was manic as people ran about, the panic felt by everyone hitting them like a tonne of bricks. Yamcha suddenly turned his head at the sight of Goku.

"Goku!" he screamed, overjoyed to see him unhurt. Goku reached them, the toddler still wailing painfully in his arms.

"Is everyone alright?" he asked out of breath.

"Yeah, I think so" he said, Bulma holding him tight.

"Where's Chichi?" she asked croakily from her cries. Goku's eyes suddenly widened.

"Oh no" he thought. He handed the toddler to Yamcha, "Find a safe place ok, I'll go and get Chi and her dad!" he said quickly before running back the way he came. Yamcha held the child tight as he grabbed Bulma's hand and ran, Krillin not too far behind. He only hoped and prayed Goku would return…alive…

Goku sped up the broken path way, the sound of explosions and frightened cries ringing in his ears. He wasn't sure why this was happening, but he sure as hell didn't like it. It was too painful to go through and too painful to know you couldn't do much to help those in need. He rushed past his disfigured house and raced carefully down the other path where he saw Chichi's house, still intact. He sighed in relief, knowing she was alright, but he still kept running.

"Dad, we can't stay here" she told her sick father as he sat in his chair.

"Honey, it's too dangerous out there. If they see you they'll kill you for sure!" her father told her strictly.

"But dad, what if they drop a bomb on us? Dad, it's not safe we have to go" she told him. She suddenly shut up when she heard a young man shouting her name. She instantly knew who it was and rushed out of the main room and opened the door. She found herself outside moments later, the atmosphere overwhelming to her every sense.

She could smell the explosives, she could hear the screams and she could see the panic.

"Chichi!" Goku called grabbing her by her arms, "Chichi we have to go now!" he ordered.

"Wait, we have to get my dad!" she told him, almost escaping his grasp. There was a sudden screech and looking up Goku's eyes widened. He pulled Chichi to the ground and shielded her with himself as a bomb landed right on her home.

The ground shook and Chichi screamed at the impact. Parts of her home flew over them, barely missing their bodies as they lay upon the dirt floor. Goku was the first to raise his head, shock upon his face as he looked at her once intact home. With tears coming in her eyes, Chichi glanced up at her house, her eyes widening at one thought…

"Dad" she whispered. She almost pushed Goku off of her and ran up to her house. Flames were enveloped around it, the door blocked by several large and heavy pieces of timber.

"DAD!" She screamed, the call loud enough for anybody to hear. She called him again frantic and desperate. Goku stood up also, and ran to her frightened side. He looked into the fiery depths of the house and could see Ox-King.

"There he is, I can see him" he said. Chichi looked closer and saw her father upon the ground…alive.

"DAD? DAD!" She called. Her ill father turned his head to see her, his features drawn and tired, sweat upon his wrinkled brow.

"Its ok dad! We're going to get you out!" she told him, the tears falling now. Goku took a firm hold of the nearest plank of wood and pulled as hard as he could. He pulled and pulled, tugging for his life, but all failed. He stood back; Chichi guessed he was deciding which one to go for next. He suddenly grasped another one and pulled again, then kicked it and stood back slightly out of breath and looked at her.

"No!" she said simply as she tried to pull it herself. The flames were getting hotter and the situation direr. Her father looked up at her and smiled.

"I need you to go honey" he told her, his voice croaky, the fumes getting to him.

"No, I'm not going without you dad! I'm not going!" she moaned, the tears racing down her pale dirty face.

"You have to sweetheart. For me...you have to go" All Chichi could do was cry…Goku knew they couldn't get him out of the fiery prison and closed his eyes shut, his hands balled up into fists.

"Goku…please take her now. Keep her safe for me" he told the young man. Goku swallowed the pain and nodded at the old man.

"No daddy, no!" she cried as Goku took her arms and tried to pull her away.

"I love you honey…take care of yourself" her father told her. She shook her head, the tears dripping off her chin as Goku pulled her away…

He didn't stop running after he turned the corner, in search of Yamcha, the crying daughter of Ox-King in his arms. He came to a sudden halt as he frantically looked around for his friends.

"YAMCHA!" he called loudly, another loud bang startling him. He pulled Chichi with him as he leant up against a house, his heart beating like a drum. He looked ahead of him…his heart suddenly stopping and the air he once breathed suddenly felt unable to reach…three tanks were coming…straight for them. Goku swallowed, the whimpering Chichi suddenly catching his attention.

"Chichi please, you gotta be strong now" he told her desperately as he made her look at him. She frowned mid-crying.

"How can you expect me to be strong? How!" she wept. Goku pulled her close and whispered into her ear.

"I'm going to take care of you…I promise you. But I need you to be strong for me. I need that from you Chi" she nodded slowly against his rising chest and he pulled her back to smile at her. She gave one weakly in return as he took her hand and ran down the path…the three tanks not too far behind…

My Kami I'm so sorry I took so long! (Smacks head) please forgive me. But any who, here's the update. Hope you liked it. And yes! School finished for me today! Wahoo! It was my birthday to yesterday! 17 BABY! LMAO! Well, please review for me. Love you guys lots!

Kami bless you all XxX