Chapter 2- "The End Of Yamcha?"

All the Z fighters appeared for court, it had been three months since the accident and Yamcha was still in a coma. It took so long to finally file a lawsuit to sue, the relationship between Tien and Yamcha was closer than before and he was furious that it took so long and he was ready to get the guy who did this to Yamcha.

Everyone knew he would be in financial trouble if he recovered and he wouldn't be able to work. Tien glared at the enemy and never took his eye off of him as he walked by, the judge pounded his gavel as the court session began. Tien and Krillin knew that they were star witnesses because they were in the car at the time of the accident.

Tien was braced for anything that came his way but Krillin was a little tense because of all the attorneys.

Tien was the first to be called up to the witness stand as he walked firmly with everyone's eye on him. He sat down as all of his three eyes scanned the area, he continued to glare at the person who caused the accident. He raised his right hand and swore the oath of telling the truth and he sat down ready to be drilled by the questions.

"So, Tien….How many drinks did Yamcha have before operating the vehicle?" The opposite attorney walked around and eyed him, "Did he drink before he got in the accident?"

"…..Yes, it was half a drink…." Tien paused, "He was really sad that night and he didn't want to drink as much as we did…"

"We're both you and Krillin intoxicated at the time of the accident?"

"What kind of question is that?!?! If Krilln and I were that way we wouldn't know what was happening and we wouldn't be in shock!"

The judge turned to Tien, "….Tien, I know this is your first time in court but you have to answer calmly and respectfully…."

"Sorry, your honor…"

The attorney paced around, "Could you tell us what happened that night on Janurary 5th? In your own words of course."

Tien cleared his throat as he looked at Krillin who gave him half a smile, Krillin began to get more than nervous since his turn to testify was coming soon. He looked over at Goku who had no idea what to think and how to fix what happened to Yamcha.

Everyone would be a little traumatized until he either woke up, he was still on life support.

Tien picked up where he left off, "….We had switched lanes when the car was out of control and before Yamcha could get of the way….We were slammed off the freeway off into the forest then we crashed all the way to the beach. The other car was probably going at about 115 when we were hit."

"How was the position of the car when it was hit and how was it when it landed?" The attorney kept his eye on Tien.

"When we were hit, it turned 360 degrees then it landed then it rolled all the way down to the beach."

"Which side did it land after the 360 turn?"

"Um…..It….I'm not sure if it was left or right but I know it was on the side Krillin was on."

A brief pause entered the room.

"Is it true that when all three were at the hospital that Krillin had an attack of shock from all the trauma"?"

"Yes. He went out cold, I almost did too. I didn't expect to almost die…"

The attorney kept his eye on Tien, "So you didn't tell Yamcha that it was a bad idea to change lanes when it was a busy night like Friday?"

"Why are you making it like it was my fault, it was an accident!!!!

"Well, why didn't you tell him to go to the right lane?

"……I don't know…..He just switched lanes on his own, I didn't tell him…"

The attorney turned back, "No further questions….."

Krillin looked back at Goku and began to panick, "I-I don't think I can do this….I don't want to go up and testify.

Goku smiled, "Don't worry Krillin, you'll do fine…."

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Krillin tears hit the floor as he struggled to testify, he lost his mind and began screaming as the whole court went silent as he struggled to testify. It had been three hours and he just wanted to go home and be alone, Piccolo had come in as he shook his head as he watched Krillin trying to form words when he couldn't.

"Oh god, I could've……died, you guys don't understand!" sobbed Krillin, "…….God!!! I could've died!"

"Objection! The witness is too traumatized, he's been at it for it for almost hour!"

The judge sighed, "I'm sorry Krillin, answer the question. You can't refuse this one because it is crucial to this kind of case…"

Krillin let out a cry as he banged the table, "I don't want to testify!!! Do you know how Tien and I feel for being there?!?! Yamcha is probably dying as it is!"

"……No further questions, the witness is too traumatized to continue….." The opposite attorney replied, "We have enough evidence as it is."

Krillin got off the witness stand as he hugged Tien and sobbed into his suit, they both had been very unstable lately and they hadn't fought for over two weeks. They weren't ready especially Krillin who was shakened up everytime he was reminded of what he went through a few months ago.

Tien watched the verdict being read and the person owed Yamcha about $30,000 dollars and he was going to jail for about four years for reckless driving and endangerment, Tien smiled but frowned because of Yamcha's condition. He seemed to be getting worse and worse as time went on where Bulma and a couple others said to pull the plug on the whole situation.

Pu'ar refused. She had signed the life support papers and she thought that Yamcha would want to keep fighting, she didn't want to make a mistake that she couldn't do over and upset Yamcha. They all decided to visit Yamcha after the hearing and they got in the car to go. Bulma looked at Pu'ar as she glared at her, she couldn't believe Bulma would think that way about Yamcha's condition.

"Why do you want to do it?!?! He derserves to be kept alive rather than die!"

Bulma sighed, "Pu'ar, he has an infection and he isn't doing well. He's basically suffering as it is."

"No! I don't want you to think he's already dead! He is going to make it!"

Tien spoke up, "I think Yamcha should be kept alive, he wouldn't want to die now..."

Bulma looked at the both of them, "...The only thing keeping him alive are the machines, how long is he going to last in a comatose state?"

Before Pu'ar could argue she thought it over and hung her head down. She knew things were bleak but she had to think about the way he was now, he still had a 50/50 chance and it could either be he surives or he dies. Pu'ar remained silent and didn't talk for the rest of the drive as everyone talked about other things and Gohan's birthday which was coming soon.

Vegeta had been on several missions and had no idea what was going on and he was told to go to the hospital and meet everyone there. He only knew that Yamcha had been in a car accident, he waited by the doors as everyone arrived and Pu'ar ran up to his room. Vegeta grinned when he asked Goku about what was going on.

"Kakarot, what did he do this time? What condition is in he right now?"

"Um...He's been in a coma for three months and he's getting worse..."

Vegeta's voice broke, "...Oh. That's not good, I didn't realize how bad this was..."

Goku nodded sadly, "I can't stop thinking about him, I really can't.

Vegeta really couldn't say anything as he followed the others up to the fifth floor where ICU was and they all surrounded his bed. Pu'ar couldn't hold back tears as she cried, she always cried seeing him this way.

Vegeta closely examined Yamcha, he didn't know what it was like to be in a coma but to him Yamcha looked very helpless in his condition.

"This must be some joke..." Vegeta replied, "Are you sure he's this way?"

"YES!" yelled Pu'ar, "Are you blind?!?!"

"You don't have to yell, Pu'ar..." warned Goku, "I know it's hard for you..."

Vegeta walked around as he continued to eye Yamcha, "...He basically can't do anything right now? Are all his normal functions disabled?"

Tien looked at him, "Not all of them but I'm not sure if he can hear, he's just in a long sleep..."

Vegeta shook his head, "...How do you humans end up this way? In these sad...condtions?

Tien sighed, "I wish I knew the answer to that...I want to blame myself so bad, I should've told Yamcha to go into the right lane..."

Krillin spoke up, "It's not your fault Tien, we didn't know it would happen..."

Tien had too much guilt for no reason, he felt it was his fault and that he could've prevented it if he had done one thing. Tears came out of his eyes as he looked at Yamcha who still looked like he was sleeping peacefully, it had become a little quieter without Yamcha around.

The doctor had come in and Tien was starting not like doctors because it was usually bad news that this one always gave but he wanted to know how Yamcha was doing. Everyone gathered around as they listened to the doctor explain everything.

Tien wasn't braced for what the doctor had said, "...Are you joking?!?! His chances are lower than 50/50?!?! He might..."

"He's been getting so many infections and he's been getting worse as time goes on."

Tien went by Yamcha's bedside and grabbed the sheets as he cried, "Come on, Yamcha! Get better for us...Get better! Please...Please..."

Goku also began to cry, 'Is he really going to die? This can't be the end of him...'

Krillin took Tien away from the bed as he fell to the floor in tears, he was basically fighting with Krillin to leave him alone, "Krillin stop! I don't want to leave Yamcha!'

Tien glared at the doctor, "How do you know?!?! People like this always snap out of this, Yamcha is going to come back! He is!"

Tien let out a frustrated sigh as he walked outside the room. Goku looked closer at Yamcha as he watched the machines work for him, it was so sad to see him that way that Bulma still suggested to have the plug pulled on him so he would be out of his misery.

Pu'ar went right back into the argument, "NO! The majority of us want him to stay alive, the plug is staying right where it is!"

Goku shook his head, "We should wait...It isn't the time for a decision like that to happen."

Krillin sighed, "We should wait, it might take long but time will only tell..."

Bulma wanted to argue but stopped herself, "I guess arguing does no good, that doesn't mean that I want to change my mind. Yamcha is suffering in my eyes..."

Goku walked to the window and watched the sunset come into view, "I think we all need a break from fighting, look at how shakey some of us are...We need to be strong for Yamcha, we can't just think that the end is coming just because the numbers are bad..."

Vegeta looked at him, "Well, the doctor did say he didn't have a 50/50 chance anymore..."

Goku snapped, "They're just numbers! It shouldn't matter, we can't just go on like he's actually going to die we need to be stronger!"

Pu'ar agreed, "Yeah! We need to stop worrying about the downside, we need to start thinking about what Yamcha would want us to do!"

Pu'ar got closer to Yamcha as she watched the sunset from his bed. she was so lonely at home, she can't remember the last time she had a good time with him. She even refused to go out unless Yamcha was with her and it was getting harder as the months went on. She even marked the calander and always set a goal for Yamcha to recover.

She was waiting for the fifth month for his recovery.

"I love you..." she whispered as tears came out of her eyes, "I'll always love you, nothing will change that..."

Tien broke down again as Krillin went to go comfort him, how many months were they going to take of this? Tien always said that he was going to battle this with Yamcha until he did wake up but that was going to be a long and hard battle and emotions would be put to the test.

"Krillin, I don't care how misrable I get during this, I have to be there for him.."

"Me too, I'm ready to face this even if I'm in the worst condition..."

'No wonder Goku doesn't bring Gohan to see this, it's just so sad...' thought Tien, 'He's always asking to see Yamcha and he constantly worries...'

'How much longer, Yamcha?' thought Krillin, 'We're all worried about you..."

'Oh, Yamcha...' thought Bulma, 'Why is this happening to you?'

A nurse came in to give him his weekly medicine for his infections. The injections were carefully given as the nurse lowered the lights and fixed his windows. Tien walked outside the room as he looked back at Yamcha, he knew visting hours would be over but he wanted to stay by Yamcha's side, it was always so painful to leave him at the end.

Everyone began to leave as Goku stayed behind to get a last look at him. He stared for what seemed hours in his eyes as he sighed and he began to walk out. Eventhough he didn't show it, Goku was troubled and it was hard to focus on anything else with one fighter down.

They were almost to the fourth month, Yamcha had no say if he would live or not. His body could only decide if he would recover or not. Being strong was only half the battle.

That's Chapter 2, Please R&R.