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Hidden Bars

Meeting AJ

Vanlash walked slowly into his ship, with his head down. The crew walked forward to see what was wrong.

"Where's the kid?"

Ask Rexter as the crew looked around for Gohan.

"King Tuzie took him."

"You let him take the kid?"

Tomack said as the rest of the crew grasped in shock. Vanlash lifted his head and a smirk appeared.

"Gohan, you better enjoy your freedom while you still can. Let's go, I have a new ship for us waiting

Vanlash laughed as his crew got out of their ship, and blasted off to their new one.

~~~~~~~~~~~~King Tuzie's Palace~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Gohan sat down, his heart was beating. As soon as Vanlash blasted off of this planet, the sooner he could get the collar off. Minutes felt like years as Gohan tapped his foot and looked out the window.

"What's your name?"

King Tuzie asked as he sat down cross from Gohan. Mikia took a chair and sat down next to her father. Gohan's head shot over to the King.

"Gohan."

Mikia eyes widen a little as King Tuzie shook his head. Gohan spread his legs and leaded over at King Tuzie.

"What planet are we on?"

Gohan asked as he glanced over at the window, for any sign of Vanlash's ship.

"How long have you been under that collar?"

Gohan looked over at King Tuzie, and lowered his head.

"I'm not really sure, I've been on so many different planets, I'm not even sure of my age."

"So a couple of years."

"I think around 4 or 5, but I'm not sure."

"It's been 4."

Gohan looked over at Mikia, she realized what she said and covered her mouth. Gohan blinked at her, King Tuzie rolled his eyes.

"Have you and your sister been looking at those files?"

Gohan titled his head, it seemed that she heard about him before, but how could of that happen. But this was the first time he had ever met her.

"Your sister always on them."

Gohan turned over at the King. King Tuzie smiled at Gohan.

"She looks about your age."

Before Gohan could say anything he sensed Vanlash blasting off, he got off his seat and looked up at a space ship left the planet. Gohan smiled looking up into the purple sky as King Tuzie walked behind Gohan and turned the key. Gohan heard a click, and the collar fell. It was like in slow motion as the collar hit the ground. Once it did, Gohan looked at his wrist, the blue energy beam faded. Two scars appeared on Gohan's neck. Gohan looked down at his hands, and felt his neck. Gohan started to cry as he bent down to his knees. He shoved his hands into his face and cried into them. Princess Mikia wanted to cry as King Tuzie smiled down at the boy.

Gohan couldn't believe it, in a blink of an eye, as quickly as he was taken. He was free again. Free from the control, free from the killing, free from the cure games that Vanlash and his crew played on him. Gohan's hands left his face as he looked down at them again, and smiled as tears lift his face. Gohan looked over to see Mikia about the cry and King Tuzie smiling. Gohan turned red as he stood up.

"Thank you."

Gohan said as he rubbed the back of his neck and looked down at the King. The King put his hand on Gohan's shoulder.

"No one should have that kind of pain, no one."

Gohan blinked as King Tuzie took his hand. The king turned over to Mikia.

"Show him around, and explain what he has to do. And if you tell in wrong .."

Mikia smiled.

"Don't worry dad, I'll tell him right. I don't want him to get in trouble."

King Tuzie smiled as he walked out of the room. Mikia turned over to Gohan, and held out her hand.

"Here, I'll show you around."

Gohan looked down at Mikia hand, and then back up at her. He slightly smiled and nodded, and grabbed her hand. Mikia and Gohan walked out of the room.

"Well you're my caretaker Gohan. What you have to do is watch over me, you follow me every where but the bathroom. You stick to me like glue to paper just about."

Mikia looked over and smiled up at Gohan, Gohan smiled at her and looked up ahead.

"Okay, Princess."

"Oh just call me Mikia."

"Mikia, that's a pretty name."

"Thank you."

"So is that about it?"

"Well just about, you make sure I don't get in trouble also. I hope you don't go insane like my other caretakers."

Gohan looked down at Mikia.

"I'm not your first one?"

Mikia laughed.

"You're my 5th one, the others don't like how I wonder off. What can I say, I like to live."

Gohan lightly laughed.

"My sister has had 8, they all didn't like her mouth. That's what dad says, he always gets mad at her. She's 16.

"How old are you?"

"I'm 13, until the age of 15, and you prove yourself to father, you don't need one any more."

"Does everyone on this planet have a caretaker?"

"No, only royalty does, since 400 years ago in Earth's time."

"How do you know I'm from Earth?"

Mikia stopped and looked up at Gohan, she smiled nervously.

"I'll tell you in time, okay. My sister doesn't want me to tell any one about it. I'll just say that we seen your file."

Gohan blinked but didn't complain, as long as he was free, he didn't really care. All though he did want to know, he wasn't going to have that slide. Mikia walked up a door a turned to Gohan.

"This is my sister's room, once you met her I'll show you the rest of the Palace."

Gohan shook his head as Mikia opened the door.

"Sister?"

Mikia yelled as she dragged Gohan into the room. The room was a dark blue with black leather furniture around it. The room was pretty bright with loud music playing, and someone singing in the back round. Mikia laughed as she walked more into the room, with Gohan following behind. He put his head down and hand behind his back. Gohan felt very shy at the moment.

"Don't you wish you can sing like me?"

A girl with brown hair with blonde highlights with a short hair cut turned around. She was wearing blue pants with a black tank top. She was about 5' 2'' and only about 100lbs. She had blush like lips. She turned red as she walked up to her sister.

"What do you want?"

"I wanted you to met my new caretaker."

"Dad found one already?"

Mikia shook her head.

"Yeah his name is Gohan."

Gohan looked up and looked into the teen's eyes. She had the most beautiful brown eyes. Without those eyes, she would not look right. Those eyes were soft and carried a story along with them, as did his. Those eyes made her.

"Hello."

She said as she stick out her hand. Gohan shook her hand and gave her a faint smile.

"My name is Audrajoxie, people mainly called me Audra, but my friends call me AJ. But you, you can call me AJ. And never call me Princess."

Gohan shook his head as he let go of her hand.

"I'm going to show Gohan around, would like you to join us?"

AJ looked down at her sister, and then looked up at Gohan.

"Sure, why not."

3 hours later, AJ and Mikia showed Gohan around the whole palace. Mikia was doing most of the talking, as Gohan and AJ kept quiet.

"And this will be your room, AJ picked out everything."

Mikia opened the door into Gohan's new room. The walls were a creamy white with red furniture all around it. And at the left side of the room was a weird machine with two poles.

"This is your bed."

Mikia walked up to the machine and pushed a button, once that happen a red energy shield in the shape of an oval was formed.

"What is that?"

Gohan asked as Mikia walked into the energy beam and the beam lifted her up a little.

"Well it's an energy bed, see you push the buttons on the side to find what's right for you. And you turn this for the temperature."

Gohan shook his head as AJ turned the bed off, causing Mikia to fall. Mikia fell on her butt, and the group laughed. Gohan was the first one to stop, having a sharp pain in his stomach, and AJ followed close behind. Mikia looked up, and saw that her sister and Gohan were looking the other way, she stopped and signed.

"Well I'm afaird I must leave."

AJ said as she looked down at her sister. She showed no emotion as she left the room. Mikia got up and dusted herself off.

"Well you know my room is right next to yours, so if you need anything just ask. It will take you a while until you find the prefect tenderness of your bed. Good night."

Mikia bowed her head and walked out of the room. Gohan looked over at his bed, and walked threw the energy beam. As he did, it laid him down and pushed him up. Gohan panicked but reminded clam. Gohan tried to sit up, and he was able to. He crawled over to the buttons and started pushing it down. The bed was too soft, he was use to the hard, cold ground by now. Gohan didn't like soft things any more. Gohan turned the heat down as well, it was too hot.

After a while, Gohan was able to lay down. He felt like he could go to sleep right then and now. Gohan though about that dream he had, the one with Goten and his father. He hoped that dream wasn't true, if it was. Goku would be doing the same thing he did to him to Goten. And Gohan didn't want that. Gohan wanted Goten to live a peaceful life, with his father by his side, playing with him, laughing with him, training just for the fun. Gohan didn't want Goten to have a life of pain and blood. Gohan closed his eyes.

*Just forget about me dad. *

Tears fell from Gohan eyes, he hated this, he hated his life, he hated himself. Gohan whipped his tears away, but more just kept on falling. Gohan started to hiccup as he cried more. And Gohan stayed like that, crying, and he fell asleep like that. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Well, I hope you enjoyed this chapter as well, sorry it took me a while to update. Review please!

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