A/N: helloooooo everyone. I hope you all had a VERY good....something....idk. But I hope you all are doing well because well....everyone should be doing well but anyways imma shut up now...i havent been writing A/N cuz there's nothiing to say & well..this is my attempt but i'll let you get on with the story....i love you readers :)
Disclaimer: No, Karci does not own DBZ or any of its characters, all ownership goes to Akira Toriyama and Funimation productions and what ever other productions contributed to this EPIC anime unless I made it up, which is like, one character, Vegeta's daughter, who I named Kelsey Shacore Brief [excluding the last name] because well, I have know idea what to name her
Chapter 11 –
"I'm telling the TRUTH, Mom! I SAW him this morning with Shimasu Akai!" Kelsey stomped her foot and slammed her backpack down on the floor, "He even KILLED someone!"
Bulma slapped her Daughter across the face, "Kelsey Briefs! You have some NERVE talking about your older Brother like that! Trunks is a GOOD kid and he'd rather DIE than get involved with Lead's group of messed up Delinquents!"
"Stop this ranting WOMAN!!" Vegeta barked as he stopped his mate's hand coming down on their little girl a second time. Shoving an irked Bulma aside, the Saiyan Prince bent down on one knee and turned his Daughter's face to his,
"Now, Kelsey, what were you saying about you're Brother?"
"He…he…caused casualties, Dad" she mumbled in horror, "THREE of them" she stretched her arms out and held up three fingers a few inches from his face to emphasize her point "and he ENJOYED every minute of it"
"How"
Kelsey was taken back. Leave it up to her Father to ask HOW a victim met his end. Since her Dad obviously thought this was incredibly important, Kelsey painfully recalled the memory
"He grabbed him by the throat…and flexed his thumb. The kill was instant!" Kelsey eyes enlightened for a second and Vegeta waited for her to go on, "WAIT…did YOU show Trunks that?? Can you show ME?!" she asked ecstatic, her mood shifting rapidly. Vegeta growled in aggravation
"Kelsey Briefs!" Bulma screamed at her Daughter "why would you even ASK such a thing?! And Vegeta WHY would you teach Trunks to KILL someone?!" Bulma screamed hands on her hips
"This isn't the TIME, woman!" he growled "FOCUS, brat" Kelsey looked back at her Father "what happened after?"
"I—I didn't stay to watch…" Vegeta smirked and said in a far away tone that reeked of pride,
"So, you're not afraid to show off you're true strength in public, my Son…this is interesting"
Standing up, the Saiyan Prince pointed a finger at his Daughter and said sternly,
"I want you to stay clear of Trunks until he comes back, GOT IT? This is an order and if you do not comply, then you WILL get hurt greatly, both physically AND mentally!"
Bulma was confused, "You aren't going after him, Vegeta?"
"No" replied the Prince in a proud tone, his eyes getting that faraway look in them again, "Trunks is cunning and his intentions are that of a concerned older Brother, however, there is a side of him waking up and he is conflicted between saving Kelsey and giving in to the instincts that were passed down to him through his Saiyan heritage"
"So…this means…?"
"This MEANS that Trunks…is becoming a man. He is going through what you humans would call Saiyan puberty"
Bulma nearly face faulted, "VEGETA! HE KILLED CIVLIANS! You call that PUBERTY?!"
"Yes, woman! Every eleven year-old Saiyan goes through half of his eleventh year in a state of raging Saiyan hormones. It's sort of like an ascension in that the lust for blood, battle and death grow extremely more powerful and sporadic. A Saiyan child has the choice to either embrace his destiny as a Warrior, or wait until they are older and more experienced before taking the wheel"
Kelsey was hopeful,
"Soooo, you're saying that Trunks is acting this way because he is part Saiyan and he just needs to figure things out before he comes back?"
Vegeta glared at her and growled,
"NO! I am saying that your Brother is not himself right now because his Saiyan half is starting to surface! Leave him alone, Kelsey or he WILL end up HURTING you! Once he gets his violent nature under control IF HE EVEN WANTS TO—then yes, he will come back"
"YAAAAAYYYY!!" Kelsey jumped
"I'm warning you, Kelsey, leave your Brother ALONE. He is dangerous right now and may see you as a threat to him. Usually a Saiyan going through puberty, or what we refer to as 'The Bloodlust Year' they will go off by themselves and kill wild creatures when the fits of violence take over. If they are interrupted while the adrenaline is racing…the process is ruined and they become as unstable as Broly. My Father had a solution to the problem…termination. I would HATE to have to do that to my own Son, so please, leave your Brother alone, knowing you, you might disobey and a result of that WILL be horrendous to you and the shock is immense. I don't want you going through the trauma, UNDERSTAND?!"
Kelsey nodded but inside, her heart ached. What if her Brother decided that he LIKED being cruel and violent? What if he came home…and TURNED on her with the intention to kill in order to stay a member of Shimasu Akai? The girl promised that she would not seek out Trunks. But Vegeta didn't know about crossies, did he? Vegeta stood up full height turning towards the Gravity Room,
"Wait! Dad, can you teach me that move you taught Trunks?" Vegeta smirked as Bulma face faulted
"Kelsey Briefs! You will NOT learn such a move! Learning death attacks or not tolerated"
"A little too late for that Mom…"
"BRAT!" Vegeta slapped his Daughter upside the head
"Owww...Dad…stop doing that!"
"You're not saying what I thing you're saying…" Kelsey rubbed her head where her Dad had knocked her and smiled sheepishly "NOT the Oremasu Blow…" Kelsey hesitantly nodded, "VEGETA! I told you NO teaching Kelsey those types of moves. She's ONLY 7! What if she uses them accidentally, what THEN?!"
"Then OBVIOUSLY the girl needs to learn some self control!"
Bulma sighed heavily in frustration
"Kelsey, go to your room"
"But—" Bulma pointed a finger at her "Yes, Ma'am" she sulked up to her room and Bulma glared at her Husband who snorted and went on his way to the Gravity Room
-- Hide Out --
Lead was beside himself with glee as he watched the newest member of Shimasu Akai viciously beat the defenseless Gold Fighter with his fists and feet, then turned on one of his fellow members and happily broke the young boy's spine over his knee. Lead couldn't figure out why Trunks no Sasori was having a violent spree, but he was enjoying the view.
When the lavender-haired boy was done thrashing his gang mates, he sat on a rock outcropping and panted, letting his body and senses cool down. The leader walked over and leaned on the rock, chuckling heartlessly,
"WE have to go take care of some business for now. Stay here and have some fun with the Gold Fighter. Rough him up to your hearts content but kill him and consider yourself a dead man. We'll see you in three hours"
The gang left leaving Trunks with the injured oldest Son of Goku
The boy looked over Gohan's wounds with regret and anger. The older hybrid turned his head slowly and painfully and grinned in weak understanding
"I'm sorry"
The injured Warrior gave a coughing chuckle, his voice barely over a murmur,
"I understand, Bro. if it's what you gotta do then…well…do it. It's ok, don't hold back"
Trunks fought the tears that threatened to fall. He had stood on Gohan's spine, which undoubtedly caused him unimaginable agony. He had just finished gleefully and brutally ABUSING the older hybrid undoubtedly causing him even MORE pain…and Gohan still thought of him as his surrogate BROTHER?!
"Gohan…stop. Stop talking and save your strength, please! You're gonna need it if and when I fly off the handle again"
Gohan snorted, "WHAT strength?! I'm running on empty here, junior. I HAVE no strength to save. And like I said, stop holding back I…I can take it"
"That's good, Gohan. Because…I can feel another rush coming on. I just hope… I hope I don't KILL you. Not only would it devastate everyone, in three hours, Lead will be back…"
Trunks got an evil look in his eyes as a very Vegeta-like smirk graced his lips. His voice became as gruff and unfeeling as his Father's and as cruel as Freiza's as the Saiyan inside of him took over
"…and I would HATE to miss the initiation process!"
Laughing in uncontrollable, hyperactive and endorphined madness, the crazy hybrid picked up the injured hero by the arm and brought him down to a thud on the ground. Gohan landed on his already bruised back and could not hold in the yell of pain that escaped his lips, sending Trunks into an even greater frenzy. The Son of Vegeta went manic, beating and throwing and kicking with such rabidness that Gohan actually swore his attacker was foaming at the mouth. Trunks lifted the hero up by the collar of his undershirt and pinned him to a wall. Then. Slowly and with his full strength, the mini Vegeta began to uppercut the older hybrid in the stomach until Gohan coughed up blood.
After ten minutes, the fit left again, and Trunks fell to the ground, horrified by what he had just done. The hero's blood was on HIS gi and his hands and HE had been the one to put it there.
"Gohan, I…what have I…I didn't mean…NO!"
Trunks sobbed into Gohan's gi, lost and sorry and a bit scared, and glad that they still had two hours before Lead came back and Trunks had to act cold again. Gohan used all of his willpower to lift his arm and rest it on the heaving boy's back
"Yes you did, Trunks. You meant every strike and every blow with every fiber of your being. But it wasn't really YOU was it? I don't…know what struggles you're going through right now. But I promise, I'll be here to support you. No matter WHAT course you choose to follow. Even…" Gohan coughed hard "even if you're the one that kills me. Just think about who you leave behind, junior"
-- Next Day, School --
Goten passed through all three of his classes and couldn't wait for lunch. His status had improved since the big game and the popular kids had invited him to sit in the Panda Class seats next to the fence. No one dared to steal his Ramen NOW, not even Lead Pencil. In fact, today the bully had straightforward IGNORED his favorite victim. He only spoke to the chibi once, and that was to give him a strange warning,
"Beware of Scorpions, Son. I heard the smaller they are, the more deadly they can be" the warning made no sense to Goten, so he simply ignored it
The chibi devoured his Ramen and was feeling quite content. The, to Goten's delight, a figure cam and leaned against the fence
"TRUNNNNNKS!! HI! I'm so glad you're feeling better!"
"I'm glad too. Come on, Goten! Come with me for a sec, I wanna show you something cool!"
Goten obliged, hopping over the fence and running with his friend away from the campus. No one noticed the members of Shimasu Akai exchanging puzzled looks as the two boys headed for the back alley. Lead grinned savagely,
"Oh, he's GOOD!"
Goten was wondering what was so special about an old junkyard of stinky trash, when Trunks gestured to what can only be described as a Trash Cave. Goten's eyes went wide with excitement
"WOW! A TRASH CAVE!"
"Yea, but look REALLY close and you can see something even cooler! A GRAVE SITE!!"
Goten looked but saw nothing "I don't know about THAT…I don't see anything. And who was buried here anyways? Maybe a pirate! Or a king! Or…"
Trunks brought his foot into kicking position behind Goten's back, "Or a Saiyan" he deadpanned.
Goten laughed
"Don't be silly, Trunks! There's no Saiyan buried here!"
Trunks' eyes grew cold and hard
"That's because…I haven't PUT one there yet!"
With a shove, Trunks kicked Goten into the cave, and then blasted it, burying the chibi in trash, a few cars, and even a portable house. Snickering, Trunks no Sasori dug the unconscious Son Boy out of the rubble and held him by the throat. He waited until the victim's eyes opened, and then blasted a yellow ki beam straight to the stomach. Before falling into blackness, Goten looked hurt and confused and croaked
"Why…?"
Then went limp
The fit took complete control and the periwinkle chibi again went completely berserk, tossing Goten around like a rag doll and laughing manically. His mad outburst was interrupted by a cold, hard voice
"SASORI! KNOCK IT OFF I DO NOT want him DEAD!"
Another voice cut in,
"Trunks! LOOK at yourself! LOOK at what you're DOING!!"
The second voice was the voice that reached the rampaging boy, but NOT in a GOOD way. Still clutching the limp Goten by the neck, the second in command slowly walked towards his teary-eyed Sister, the beast inside still in control
"I though I told you to stay AWAY, Kelsey! I know EXACTLY what I'm doing. Now, LEAVE before I put this loser through even MORE pain!"
To illustrate his point, Sasori grabbed his victim's pointer finger and broke it "Every minute you stay, I break one bone. Now LEAVE!"
Kelsey's eyes filled with tears
"Who are you? What have you done with my Niisan? Come BACK, Trunks, PLEASE! I'm BEGGING you—come BACK!"
Trunks walked towards her as she continued to beg him to go back with her. He smirked. She sobbed, clearly broken by his betrayal. He stood nose to nose with Kelsey, who still cried and lifted his hand as if to embrace his sibling
"Kelsey, Kelsey, Kelsey…you are so…NAÏVE. I have some advice for you…"
The hand came down and struck the girl violently across the face, the force of the blow knocking the smaller hybrid to the ground. Sasori yanked her up, and then struck her on the other cheek, again knocking her into the dirt with blood streaming from a gash on her lip. Sasori continued to backhand the girl, dropping Goten so he could use both hands. When it was clear that the fire had totally been extinguished from the girl's eyes, Trunks no Sasori stopped his assault and stood over Kelsey, who shook in hurt and surrender more than physical pain. He snarled, kneeling so his eyes met hers
"Give it up. It's your only chance. I did not want you to follow me because I didn't want you to see me like this. This is the path I've chosen. I know what you're thinking, and you're right. I'm NOT your brother"
Trunks turned away, the fit passing as he delivered a blow he knew would crush her completely, but if he didn't, his plan would be completely blown
"Not anymore. Trunks Briefs is dead. From the ashes, Trunks no Sasori rises in his place. Go home, Kelsey. You're NOTHING to me now."
The Leader and the co-leader left, Sasori kicking Goten in his already broken rib as he passed by.
Kelsey shook violently, her sobs dry, she had no more tears to shed. What happened to her? When had everything started to fall down just as she thought things were looking up? Had she done something wrong? These thoughts interrupted by the only friend the Daughter of Vegeta had left
"Kelsey…don't be mad at Trunks. He…cant help it. I FELT him, Kels! I FELT the REAL Trunks…somewhere in the fake Trunks' mind. He just needs to come out!"
Kelsey looked down, sucking on her injured lip and shivering some more as she whispered in a dead tone,
"He doesn't WANT to, Chibi. He was right. He was right all along. I was too arrogant and proud—just like my Father. I couldn't see the truth when it was right in front of me and when I knew the truth I didn't wanna believe it. I'm no Warrior. I'm just a little girl with an attitude. Maybe I SHOULD just give up"
Kelsey squealed as she got blasted by a Kamehameha,
"SHUT THE HFIL UP!! No one is giving in here! On your FEET, Kelsey Briefs! This fight is NOT over!"
Kelsey's eyes went wide. Did the sweet, innocent Son of Goku just SWEAR?! And did he just spit out a sentence that sounded like the Saiyan no Ouji himself?! Looking up the girl found that boy was glaring at her with teal eyes full of fight, aura sparking madly and arms folded across his chest. The very model of a SSJ2 Warrior. Her spirits rose for about two minutes before plummeting again, and the girl turned away defeated,
"No, Chibi. The fight IS over. And I lost" the Saiyan Princess took off for Capsule Corp, tears once again streaming down her face
-- Hide Out --
Gohan grunted as Lead put his full weight on his lower back, keeping his ears open for any news whatsoever that the gang leader had about his little Brother. The oldest hybrid nearly cried out as another weighted body plopped down HARD on him, and he glared in annoyance at the culprit, who shrugged discreetly and dug in further, signaling that this was NOT the best time for open communication for the two. Lead of course, did not know about this silent exchange between his second hand and the Gold Fighter, and sigh in content as he thumped Trunks no Sasori on the back approvingly
"Well, Sasori, you did well today. I must say that I haven't seen the Briefs Brat smacked that hard in my life. And what a THOROUGH thrashing too! And the genius way you lured the Son boy into the junkyard then CREAMED him viciously? I couldn't have done a better job myself! You are a natural! I've been thinking of a successor for a while, and so far, NO ONE has even come close to what I've been" the leader paused, and Trunks knew exactly where this conversation was headed before Lead opened his mouth, and grinned as the bully announced with pride, "You are the one exception. You turned on your friend and you ran away from home, AND you drew blood from baby Sister. You are going to be the next Leader of Shimasu Akai!"
Gohan was shocked at what he heard. Trunks REALLY took out Goten? His BEST FRIEND?! And…HIT his Sister?! He NEVER did that. He was the one who punch them in the face if they ever THOUGHT about doing that to Goten and Kelsey…
-- Next Day --
Goten and Kelsey sat in the dugout studying the newest plays the Coach had come up with while their Dad's wrestled on the infield. It had not been agreed upon by the two hybrids to have their Father's baby sit them, as a matter of fact, the Daughter of Vegeta lashed out at the thought that they were calling her a 'baby', but Goku had insisted that they have SOME kind of protection once and a while, so it was decided. Vegeta would only agree IF he got to train while observing the brats, so the is why the Prince and the third class Son of Bardok were grappling each other
The Daughter of Vegeta leaned over the texts and pictures like it was a banquet, pouring her entire concentration into every detail, every angle. She barely spoke to Goten until the boy had gotten so insistent the girl HAD to open up to him, which she did. She sighed heavily,
"I just feel…so…DRAINED. I don't know WHAT I am anymore. My Brother became a monster, the star pitcher wants me dead, and…and if You hadn't bailed me out during practice, I'd STILL be running LAPS! What's WRONG with me?! My Father would be so ashamed"
"Kels…there isn't ANYTHING wrong with you! You just got scared is all. I think you're really worried 'bout Trunks, and the way he treated you yesterday freaked you out. I understand how you feel. When he buried me alive…I thought I was gonna DIE! But you know what? I know that deep inside. Trunks is STILL Trunks even though the outside isn't him at ALL. He'd never hurt you like that Kelsey and you know it."
Kelsey said nothing and Goten continued, "remember the time when we you was 4 and we were at the park and some boy pushed ya down the slide?" Kelsey still stayed silent recalling the embarrassing moment "Trunks beat him up and told ya that he'd never let that happen again. Trunks is still that same Brother that swore to never let anything happen to you…and he's still my friend"
Kelsey shook her head and her eyes filled with tears again. "No, Chibi. That…THING that attacked us was definitely NOT my Brother inside OR out! I have no one to turn to for help or advice anymore. I have…no support, no SAFTEY LATCH, my Bother's gone. I have NOTHING. I'm just a little girl with no idea where to go an no one to turn to ta help me"
Goten glomped the distressed Saiyan Princess and the two wounded up tangled in a heap on the concrete, "You have ME"
she grinned at him
"Awe, Goten, you're sweet. But I know it's no use arguing or fighting anymore. I'm gonna turn myself in. At least then…you'll be free from the idiot and poor Gohan will be released from whatever HELL he's going through. You'll all be safe" she smiled "I don't know what I did wrong, but apparently I'm the cause for all this misery. The more I fight, the worse it gets for everyone. So the strategic thing to do would be to remove the problem"
"NONONONONONO!!" Goten protested loudly, "NO! Kelsey, LISTEN to me! YOU are not the problem here! The PROBLEM is LEAD! He's jealous of you. I know it! He's using TRUNKS to break you down so he can KILL you! We have to fight him! Gohan KNEW the risk he took, but he did it anyway. That…I think THAT is what being a Z-WARRIOR mean! You put others BEFORE yourself even…" the boy's voice broke a little—he missed his Brother too "even if it means you DIE FIGHTING"
Kelsey wiped her tears and sniffed, "You're pretty smart for a squirt, Goten. I'm still going sooner or later. I have no fight left in me and my defenses are shattered. I think I have one or two battles left in me, but after that…I'm finished. I guess I fought too hard too early…and now…my adrenalines spent. I know it isn't they Saiyan way of handling an enemy, but right now…I don't care. I'm human too and I gotta accept that. Dad would probably disown me" she said sarcastically and laughed "but who cares?"
Kelsey got up and sighed in defeat. Goten shook his head, " Come ON, Kels! This is what you been WAITING for! You always wished that you could have been at the Cell games and went BALLISTIC when we didn't let you fight Majin Buu, well, now you got your OWN bad guy to fight! If you give up now…it might be a while for another enemy ta come—ESPECIALLY is you're in OTHERWORLD! So come on and shape up! You've got a BATTLE to WIN!"
The girl looked into the boy's eyes of fire and grinned in excitement. What had she been thinking?! This was HER time to shine! This was HER moment! Who were THEY to tell her what she could and couldn't handle?! The Saiyan Princess clenched her fists, "You're right, Goten! This is MY fight! I'm glad I still have YOU for a friend, Chibi. You helped me see things…a little clearer. HEY DAD!! I'M GOING HOME…ASSUMING YOU EVEN CARE!! SEE YA!! C'mon, Goten, lets go to my house"
The two blasted off, both in higher spirits than they had been before. Still, there lurked in Kelsey an unrelenting fear. A fear that would rear its head at a most inopportune time…
-- Hide Out --
The Leader plopped on the Gold Fighter thinking of his next plan when he noticed Sasori looked a little…deprived of content
"If you must satisfy your taste for blood, Sasori, visit the runt and do some DAMAGE! You can even bring him back here and pummel him in front of his dear brother of you want. That would make me feel better and it would give you an outlet"
Trunks licked his teeth, a hungry gleam in his eyes as he searched for his victim's energy. His smile grew dark as he discovered that there were TWO signatures at Capsule Corp, with no one else around
"I like the idea, Leader. But first, there's something I wanna do. It will further the breaking process"
"What are you planning, Sasori?"
"SIBLING ABUSE" he grinned
"You aren't SERIOUS"
"Trust me, there's more than one way to break a Saiyan. One is through brute force,. Another is through the heart and third…is having to sit back and watch while the person you care about most helps you dig your own grave then throws you into it. I promise that the girl will come crawling to you, BEGGING to DIE, by midnight tomorrow. Trust me, the brat can take physical torture but MENTALLY, she's COMPLETLEY UNSTABLE"
the blue eyes sparkled in excitement and ruthless resolve
"What kind of Brother would I be if I didn't give her what she wanted?"
Lead laughed long and loud, shaking his head and patting his second-in-command on the back,
"Trunks, you are ruthless, heartless, and are planning on murdering your own sister. You really HAVE become the lowest of the low, a model scumbag"
Lead paused before sneering in pleasure,
"And you are going to be one heck of a leader. Do what you were planning, and I will step down with PRIDE!"
Trunks no Sasori bowed low before taking off for Capsule Corp, his blood burning with the desire to make others suffer and die at his hands and his heart as cold as ice.
-- Capsule Corp. --
Goten stood on his hands and flipped the book over and over with his feet until Kelsey growled in annoyance and snatched it from the air, flipping to the pages they should be studying
"Knock it off, Chibi! We're gonna fail tomorrow and lose the game on top of that because Mom said NO STUDYING plays until we finish school work"
"I know, Kelsey, but there's something bothering you and it distracts me! What's wrong?"
The girl slammed her fist into the table, "What's WRONG?! You mean besides the fact that my life is falling apart and my own BROTHER is trying ta KILL ME?! Well, Chibi, then I guess NOTHING'S wrong!"
Sensing an evil presence approaching, Goten scooted under the table,
"Uhhhhh, Kels?"
"NOT TO MENTION, the GAME is TOMORROW and I'm SO not ready to see Lead's ugly mug again and…"
"Uhhhhhh, Kelsey?! Speaking of Trunks…"
"I have NOTHING wrong with me other than…"
"KEEEEEELSSEEEEYYY!!"
"WHAAAAAAT?!"
"Your BROTHER just crashed through the WINDOW and is standing RIGHT BEHIND YOU!!"
Kelsey shrieked and jumped away from her smirking Brother only to have him backhand her across the face, then grip her firmly by the back of the neck, drawing her close to him until his lips brushed against her ear, his voice was like sandpaper wrapped in ice and washed down with nails as he crooned softly to her
"We meet again, Tiny. Awe, stop your struggling! I'm not here for you, at least…not COMPLETLEY. I'm here to take Chibi to his Brother for some playtime and fun. But first…I wanna make sure we're clear on something…"
Kelsey growled defiantly and kept struggling against her psychotic sibling until he shoved her unto the wall still holding her neck
"What could we POSSIBLY HAVE to talk about, BASTARD?! You AREN'T my brother. . .You are a MONSTER!"
He pulled her back and struck her against the wall again, then shoved her into the ground, stepping on her head and digging with his heel, laughing coldly
"Well, I'm glad we're on the same page, Tiny. The leader is going to be stepping down and selected ME to be his successor. There's only one thing I have to do to seal my leadership…"
Leaning down to her ear again, Sasori licked her neck where a cut began to bleed. Kelsey shuddered and her fears came back full throttle as what was left of her Brother continued to nom on her wound, clearly enjoying the taste of blood. Her fear was instantly upgraded to terror as the animal that was Sasori slowly uttered the next few words,
"the pact must be sealed with blood, and I've selected the perfect donor, guess who?"
"Bastard" his victim spat weakly, too afraid to even fight anymore and too hurt to bother resisting and she was quickly falling into the place Trunks wanted her to. Trunks continued to murmur until he had drained Kelsey completely of all restraint and filled her entire being with terror. He waited for the girl to blackout before turning to the cowering Goten looking in concern and fear. Grinning, Sasori noticed that Goten was starring blankly at the scene in front of him. He offered no resistance when the periwinkle boy picked him up by his hair. The pain bought Goten back to reality, and the younger boy went SSJ. His aura sparking, the youngest Son of Goku attacked, snarling in rage and confused hurt,
"TRUNKS! How could you?! SHE'S your SISTER! What's wrong with you, Trunks? I barely recognize you now. There's so little of the GOOD you left that I don't know who you are anymore! Why are you DOING this?!"
Trunks also transformed, grinning ferally as he stated matter-of-factly,
"Because it feels GOOD, Goten. You shouldn't have powered up. You KNOW I can beat you like that. Why do you resist your pride? Why do you resist the inevitable and why do you think I will CHANGE?"
True to his word, the older boy beat the younger soundly, enjoying every cry of pain Goten uttered as he was knocked into furniture and manhandled by his once best friend. As he stared into the eyes of Trunks no Sasori, Goten gasped before passing out,
"Because when I see you, I see my friend Trunks Briefs, and I know, that deep down, you are still the same Trunks Briefs who fought along side me against Buu. You are still…the friend I shared meals with, the friend who I DIED with…and…you're still Trunks Briefs…the other half of. . . Gotenks"
Trunks was conflicted by the mention of there Fusion, found himself unable to decide what to do now. The monster inside him took over again and he picked up the limp form and carried him off to the hide out
DBZDBZDBZDBZDBZDBZ
Vegeta bolted into the living room and swore as he knelt down next to his shaking, sniffling offspring. The girl was on her hands and knees in a state of complete terror—her eyes were blank and she was hyperventilating, as of she would never breath again. The Saiyan Prince swore again, cursing himself for ever teaching his heir the Saiyan art of voice manipulation. There was no doubt that Trunks was responsible for Kelsey's behavior. The prodigal hybrid's chi still lingered in the room and his voice still whispered through his sister's mind.
Vegeta gently tried to shake her and bring her back to reality but the girl was still in shock. He then linked with his Daughter's consciousness and coached her back into the light. Come on! You have to wake up! But Kelsey was still trembling, if she didn't wake up soon, she'd be mentally killed. Her young mind couldn't take the blow she had been delt and she was becoming mentally unstable by the second. You're a SAIYAN, Kelsey! This cannot defeat you! This WILL NOT defeat you. Now, WAKE UP, Saiyan no Oojo!
Kelsey's eyes flickered alive and she gasped falling limply into the strong arms of her father and started sobbing,
"I'm sorry! I'm SORRY! I KNEW what he was doing but I couldn't counter it! I was too weak to break the hold!"
Vegeta slapped her across the check
"Stop this! You were NOT weak! You KNOW the power your Brother has at his command, correct? You were rendered POWERLESS because he poured all of that power into the manipulation technique. Once snared, the victim has no hope of resisting and they succumb to the attacker and his desires. You had NO control over what Trunks did to you, so stop berating yourself and pay attention! You must let your mind recover. I'm going to tell the Woman to cancel your school day tomorrow"
Kelsey was mortified. "NO! I can't miss school! I mean, I don't mind skipping class, but I HAVE to go to the game!"
"Out of the question. Your condition will hinder you performance"
"I'm the CAPTAIN! I can't let the team down! I don't care about myself but I WON'T let the team suffer defeat at the hands of Densetsu because I DIDN'T try my very BEST!"
"You'd be a liability, Kelsey. You don't send wounded soldiers into battle"
"You don't send INEXPERIENCED Warriors into battle either! I'm a SAIYAN! 'Wounded or not, even near DEATH, we fight until we draw our last breath' REMEMBER?! Don't deprive me of my fighting rights, Dad, PLEASE?"
Vegeta sighed heavily in defeat, not really wanting to snuff his Daughter's spunk so early in her life. "Very well. I will allow you this one outing. But the rest of the time I want you here, GOT IT?!"
Kelsey squealed happily and glomped her Father, "Thank YOU! I promise, tomorrow, we are gonna kick TAIL!"
"I'm happy for you. Now GET. OFF."
-- Baseball Game, Next Day --
[Orange Star-Densetsu]
[1st inning – 0-0]
[2nd inning – 0-2]
[3rd inning – 1-3]
[4th inning – 1-3]
Kelsey swore under her breath, before collapsing on the ground. Those that saw her go down witnessed what can be only described as a seizure. Even Lead was puzzled by the strange behavior. The girl was pushing herself off the ground trying to get up trembling excessively as her breathing started to speed up, her mind was pleading for it to stop.
The bully looked towards the fence where a shadow lurked, and suddenly understood. Sasori was working his magic subtly from the sidelines. For Kelsey, it was a different interpretation. To the Saiyan Princess, Trunks was still holding her pinned to the ground, his hot breath on her neck and his dark, hungry voice still whispered in her ear. The fit lasted a full two minutes, before going away again. The coach looked at her in concern, but the Captain gave no explanation as she continued toward the dugout, shaking but determined to see the game through
[5th inning – 2-3
[6th inning – 2-4]
[7th inning – 3-4]
[8th inning – 4-4]
This fit was worse than the last three she had. The stress on her mind became too much making her mentally unstable and threw her into a panic coma. He world faded into black and all she could see…was his feral stare. It trapped her then drew her in…she felt her defenses weakening as he slowly caressed her throat with his finger "Come with me" his voice insisted "There's nothing for you here. Nothing but fear, pain and hate. They'll DESTROY you, Kels. I offer you release" he held his hand out and she gave up. He had her and he knew it, so what was the point of resisting any longer? She reached out a hand to him "You're right. I can't fight you anymore. I'm done. You win. Just…lead me gently" Trunks grinned and took her hand…then screeched in surprise as a voice cut through Kelsey's consciousness. It sounded a lot like a certain boy and the sheer force of the intrusion caused the two to separate,
"Keeelllllseeeyyyyyyyyy…Are ya in there? Hey! You ok?!...Oh no! you…you're TERRIFIED! No, no, no! We gotta game to win! You can't give up NOW! Remember what your report was about? How ya can't be beat by simple bullies? Remember what you're thesis was? You don't, do you? That's ok. I'll remind you!"
Trunks clenched his fists, "Don't you DARE!"
Ignoring him, the voice yanked Kelsey free from her mind prison with the help of his musical talent—or lack thereof—and broke into a song, reminding his friend of her true nature and wrenching her free from the grip of her Brother,
"You have to show then that you're really not scared
You're playing with your life, this aint truth or dare
They'll kick you, then beat you beat, then they'll tell you its fair
So beat it, but you wanna be bad, just beat it"
Kelsey felt her confidence returning and she joined the Son of Goku in his war cry, stepping up to home plate hitting a homer while she was at it and wanting to strangle Goten in an eternal hug
"Just beat it. no one wants to be defeated
Showin' how funky and strong is your fight!
It doesn't matter who's wrong or right
Just beat it!"
Trunks swore heavily before finally screeching, "DARN YOU SON GOTEEEENNN!!!! I was SO freakin' CLOSE!! NOW I gotta start AAALLLLLL OVER AGAIN!! DARN YOU!"
Goten merely stuck his tongue out at the raging boy as ran to home plate to see his friend, murmuring, "You got hit by…you got struck by….a SMOOTH CRIMINAL!" as he passed the raging Sasori. Then Goten gleefully hugged Kelsey, happy beyond belief that he had saved her from getting killed mentally
[9th inning – 6-4]
-- Hide Out --
"RAAAWWWRRR!!!"
Gohan hit the wall hard, grunting as his body slowly sank to the floor. The periwinkle-haired boy picked him up and threw him against the wall again, roaring in rage and frutration. Gohan wondered why he was being abused so much today. Did they lose the game? Not that it mattered to him anymore.
The Gold Fighter had been beginning to break ever since the end of the Step-Testing…not in the same way as Kelsey, but in a different sense.
After getting wall-slammed about 5 times, the older hybrid was curious and actually had the audacity to ask what the heck was wrong with his abuser. This earned him another wall plant and in answer in a form of a growl
"Your BROTHER is my problem! HE SCREWED UP MY PLANS and I need an outlet so shut your hole!"
Then, a calm voice rang out while Trunks no Sasori continued to vent his rage on the Gold Fighter
"Sasori, stop beating up the couch, it does no one any good and besides, I thought I told you to vent your anger on something BESIDES the Gold Fighter!"
"I LIKE abusing my furniture. Besides, the objects of my fury have gone to Son Goku and my FATHER for the after game celebration. I can't get my hands on either of them right now so the Gold Fighter will have to do. By the way, when are we gonna kill him?"
Lead glared evilly at Gohan, who was slightly miffed that he was now actually being referred to as an inanimate object but not really caring too much, since that IS what he was being used as. The Leader looked pleased with his decision he had come to,
"We're NOT."
"We're…we're NOT gonna kill the Gold Fighter?! But I thought the whole point of keeping him here was so that you would give him a public, bloody DEATH in front of his Brother and my Sister during the ceremony tonight"
Lead smirked, "Yes...that was the original plan. However…" the Leader bent down and wiped blood off of Gohan's mouth, grinning as he licked his finger
"If we kill him…I won't have anywhere to SIT!"
Trunks chuckled, "True. You usually don't throw out the high seat until it's COMPLETLEY wasted. So, we leave him alive until he dies on his own. Fine with me."
"Glad you approve, now, what's with your mission? I heard it failed. No matter. Just do it by tonight and all will be well. STOP MOVING, CHAIR!! Geez, you're moving a lot today! What is up with that?" Gohan whined in protest and bucked Lead off
"Sasori didn't finish our session and my BACK is all cramped up because of it! The COUCH demands more PUMMELS!"
Lead burst out laughing, "OH, this is PRICELESS! The might Gold Fighter…is BEGGING to be ABUSED! Wait until the RUNT sees how broken his Brother really is! Sasori, if you break the Briefs Brat like this, I will truly be impressed! Now, show me what you can do. Leave the couch and I some QUALITY TIME"
Trunks went into a quiet corner to sit and concentrate, and Lead turned his attention to the form on the floor in complete utter loathing
"You know the REAL reason I don't want you dead, don't you? I want you to watch as I destroy your little brother from the inside out. I want you to witness my takeover and you will be to HELPLESS to stop me!"
Gohan shrugged
"I don't care. Just SIT on me already and we'll see what HAPPENS in the future. OW! Not there! I told you I have a kink there!"
"Hush, talking couch! You're MINE to do with as I please and I PLEASE to want to sit on the kink while Sasori works his magic on our target!"
"I'm being couch abused. This is humiliating!"
"I aim to please, Gold Fighter. I aim to please"
Meanwhile, Trunks drifted into his Sister's mind again but kept getting shoved out by the annoying Brother of Gohan. It seems Huey Lewis was correct in his assumption of the power of LOVE, for that is what seemed to be keeping evil intent OUT of Kelsey's mind.
"Lead, its no good right now! I'll try in an hour or so. Here let me JOIN you!"
"Tonight we bring the Gold Fighter's Father to our hangout for the Leader Ritual. To succeed me, you will deal the death blow…in front of the ENTIRE GANG with the blood dagger. Then I will step down and YOU will be leader. What do you say, Sasori?"
Trunks burst out laughing. "ARE YOU INSANE?!?!?! You REALLY think that all of Shimasu Akai can take down SON GOKU?!?!?! Lead, if you REALLY think that, then you don't need a successor, you need a THERAPIST! I don't mean any disrespect but please think about this and reconsider! I demand another victim. If you think we can down Earth's Greatest Hero, send 500 of our 7000 warriors to get him. Then you'll see why I want to use someone else for this"
Lead snickered, "Fine, Sasori. I shall accept this challenge. This shouldn't be too hard. After all, only a handful of members were necessary to take down the Gold Fighter. Son Goku should be no different. If this fails…next in line is Toutan, he's a traitor"
Trunks snickered at the leader and the chosen 500 left. Gohan and him exvhanged amused looks, then burst into gleeful laughter
"OH MAN are they IN for it! Those losers actually think they can take out your DAD!"
"MAN! This STINKS! I wanna be there to see my Father give those bastards a whopping they'll NEVER forget! I bet he'll wipe out half of them by just POWERING UP!"
The two laughed harder, picturing half the 500 morons go flying as Goku went SSJ. Neither of the hybrids seemed to notice that the monster in Trunks had not even raised his head and would not surface for the rest of the night
-- Mt Paozu --
The house was quiet that evening, and Goten slept sound fully in his bed. Chi-Chi was also content drifting peacefully. That is, until the beast that was her husband's stomach decided to roar
"Chi, I'm hungry. I think I'll get some leftovers"
"Fine, just make sure you leave Goten some this time!" the woman mumbled as she pulled the covers over her head then stopped. She had BANNED her husband for 2 weeks. Why was he in the BEDROOM?!
"GOKUUUUUU!!!!"
The guilty Saiyan retreated quickly, slightly miffed that his stomach had spoiled his chances of getting warm and comfortable. The couch was nice for sitting, but after a hard day of training the BED was more suited for stretching out aching muscles. As soon as Goku entered the kitchen, he did a ki-scan. Nothing seemed out of the ordinary, so the hungry warrior headed for the refrigerator. Finding what ordinary humans would consider a banquet, the Saiyan vacuum began to scarf His scanner was constantly alert, so when the 502 new signatures entered his range, Goku perked up and headed outside. He was baffled to find a LOT of chibi's staring up at him in startled amazement. They had NOT made ANY NOISE and did not expect to be discovered so soon. Goku was puzzled himself, and said so
"Hey, what are all of you DOING out here? Shouldn't you be in bed?"
Then, it downed on the fighter that many of the kids were Goten's classmates. "Oh I see, you must be looking for Goten. Well, he's sleeping now but I could get him if you want"
A tall boy with a blonde mullet leered at the Saiyan stepped forward. "That wont be necessary. We aren't here for Goten. We're here for YOU!"
Goku didn't like the ki he sensed from m the bold chibi. It reeked of cruelty and hate, and DEATH. The Saiyan knew that he shouldn't fight human children, it wouldn't be fair to them and it would be absolutely No challenge to HIM, but, the person standing before him…was no child. he was a monster. SO, the warrior got into his ready stance and intoned,
"What do you want with me?"
Lead tisked at the father of his favorite victim, "Shame on you! I'm just one child. how about we make this a bit more fair? SWARM!!!"
The mob attacked. Lead smiled wickedly…
"Ok!" Goku grinned as he came down slowly. His endorphins were beginning to go crazy at the thought of actually having someone to fight, even of they WERE just a bunch of kids. The pack fell on him, attacking with everything they had. One of the chibi's actually drew blood, but Goku didn't seem to mind it at all. He was holding back of course, but the was reconsidering that course of action as the kids took out weapons and attacked him fully armed
"You know, this isn't fair. I'm UNARMED you know"
Lead sneered again. "So, what are you gonna DO about it?"
"well, I guess I'll…go SUPER!"
Out of nowhere came 300 more signatures. Goku yelped in surprise and took to the air to again to assess his enemies and their number. Once he figured it out, he went SSJ2 and came back down for more fighting
"ALRIGH! Now THIS is more LIKE IT!"
The gang tried everything possible to bring the Saiyan to his knees but all they succeeded in doing was getting him excited. The swarm grew to the point where the members were attacking EACH OTHER just to get another shot at their target. Finally, Goku put up his hands and unleashed a SOLAR FLARE throwing everything into chaos. When all was said and done, not ONE member was left standing. Goku simply moved faster than the speed of light and KNIFE-HANDED-TO-THE-NECK every single one of the members. Lead stood dumbfounded. He had underestimated Son Goku and now he was going to redeem himself
"You are GOOD, Son Goku. However, I have something you DON'T!"
"What would that be?"
"Gohan"
Expecting a nervous or even pleading answer from Earth's Greatest Hero, the leader was totally caught off guard by the reply of the warrior
"I know"
"WHAAT?!" Lead face faulted
"YOU KNOW?!?!"
"Yep, I could feel his energy come off you while I was fighting. Energy residue only happens when two people have been in close quarters with each other for a long time. I KNOW Gohan would not WILLINGLY hang out with a bunch of hoods, so that means he's a prisoner of war"
Lead stammered, "Then…then why don't you rescue him?! I know you're not afraid of us!"
"BECAUSE he's a prisoner of war AND because I just got a telepathic message telling me NOT to interfere. I trust my Son's judgment on ANY matter, and this one is no exception. Until he REALLY needs me I stay put"
Lead narrowed his eyes, "Fine. Have it your way. However, if you stay put, then my pain will be in vain. You are coming with us…DEAD or alive. RAAA!!"
Goku grinned as the chibi mobster leaped towards him, a dagger in his hand and murder in his face. Lead slashed at the Saiyan with the dagger while doing a back spinning kick to the fighter's chest. An arm flashed out and blocked the leg while the dagger strike slashed through the bright range gi. A tiny bit of blood showed on the tip. Lead grinned savagely. "First Blood, Saiyan! Soon, you'll be SWIMMING in it! You have no chance, you are up against the boy who cut the Gold Fighter to size!"
Goku smirked. He really wasn't worried and this kid needed a spanking and FAST! Vegeta was the expert on THAT. He clearly remembered the last time Kelsey and Trunks plotted against Vegeta…
He powered up to the third level. "Yea, remind me to punish you severely for that. I'm sure Gohan would like to be in on it too and so will Vegeta when he hears about what you have in plan for Trunks and Kelsey. So I'm just going to give you a little reminder WHY taking Gohan was NOT such a good idea"
Appearing next to the chibi leader, the SSJ3 flicked in the back of the head, instantly knocking Lead out cold. Then, after powering down and stretching, Goku walked back inside the house to finish his meal. "That was a nice workout" he remarked as he was washing (BREAKING) the dishes
"I would have enjoyed it better if I hadn't been up against so MANY low power levels though" As the Saiyan situated himself on the couch, he wondered if Lead was secretly hiding some true power under his sleeve. After all, it was VERY hard to make him bleed and the moves the chibi had pulled…Lead Pencil was a kid like no other, being only a child…and a HUMAN child at that! The kid was DANGEROUS, that much was certain, but he was not INVULNERABLE. However, he HAD drawn blood from a Saiyan at level 3. He was NOT to be underestimated
"oh man, Gohan…I hope you know what you're doing. This guy is NO Broly, but that doesn't make him any less of a threat. If worse comes to worse…I may have to break my promise"
-- Hide Out --
"HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!! I TOLD YOU!! You BAKA!! Didn't I warn you about Son Goku?!?!" Trunks was rolling on the ground laughing hysterically, Lead had just finished ranting and raving about how the entire mission went completely wrong. The leader sat hard on Gohan and snarled
"Shut up, Sasori! I underestimated my opponent. It WON'T happen AGAIN! Now, we have to eliminate Toutan because the mission failed! I will make all the preparations and have the ceremony ready by tonight. In the mean time…I need to vent some of my frustration!"
The Leader got up and began to viciously kick the Gold Fighter, breaking a few of his ribs. Trunks was at first reluctant to watch, but then, Gohan drooled blood and the young Saiyan's feral instincts went wild
"Leader…don't waste your time on him. Watch ME thrash him!" after a full on beating the boys plunked down HARD on the Gold Fighter, and Gohan squealed in pain, then whined,
"Geez, I'm broken enough as it is, you don't need to SHATTER me!"
"SHUT UP, TALKING COUCH" both boys said in unison, digging into the back of their seat with their tailbones. Lead rolled his eyes,
"We DEFINITELY need to cut down on his food intake"
Trunks snorted, "Why not just break his jaw?"
"Because I don't feel like breaking his jaw. And YOU gave him twice the NORMAL meal for three solid meal times. His strength is up by ONE THIRD!"
"So?"
"SO PLEASE do not stuff the couch. It's hazardous if you know what I mean"
"Not really"
"Wait for it…it should be coming…there it is"
Gohan's stomach gurgled and he turned red in the face
"I have to pee."
"HAHAHAHAHAHA!! The furniture has to take a LEAK!! Well, let's think of the most awful torture possible for this situation…" Trunks grinned at Lead and they both yelled in unison,
"HOLD IT!!"
Gohan groaned, then whimpered. "I don't WANNA! Oh, man, you guys are CRUEL! Come on, this isn't funny!"
"HOLD IT, TALKING COUCH!"
"I CAN'T! I CAN'T! I…couldn't. Sorry guys." Trunks held his nose, and then went back to his corner. Lead gripped Gohan by the ear and hissed dangerously,
"I swear, if ANY excrement gets on the floor, you will become our personal couch AND dartboard!"
"AWW! I don't WANNA!"
"Then do NOT leak on the floor!"
Trunks giggled then got a hungry look in his eyes as he discovered that the party had ended,
"Lead, it's TIME!"
-- Capsule Corp. --
Kelsey pulled the covers over her head. Today had been a success, though she would have liked it better if…
"Keeeelllseeeyyy" the girl bolted upright. Sweating and frightened but defiant
"Get lost, Trunks. You tried to KILL me earlier. I can't let you in anymore. You've become a monster!"
"Awe, that's not very nice! Fine, I'll leave you alone on one condition. That you come here and face me. ALONE. Right now. Come on, Tiny. You know you want revenge. I know you and that's what you hunger for. I'm open. Come get me!"
"I know you're bating me, bastard! My answer is NO!"
Trunks grinned ferally, "I knew you'd say that"
Kelsey was thrown into a MIND TRAP again, helpless to do anything as Sasori took control again. He materialized in front of her and said dramatically, "We meet again…and the pact still cries for blood. I have two choices…YOU…or GOTEN. What a dilemma. Personally, I'd rather take Goten and leave YOU to carry on the Saiyan bloodline. AHH, it would be fun just seeing his reaction when I cut his throat open and…"
Kelsey screamed, "STOP IT! FINE! I'll come with you but only for Goten's sake! I'll COME! Just…leave him be!"
"ALONE, Kelsey. ALONE, or Goten will DIE, with his veins strangling his esophagus. Promise me that you will bring NO ONE!"
Kelsey sobbed in defeat and anger, but nodded, "I swear on our Father's heritage that no one will come with me."
Trunks grinned. He had won, now it was very close to being over. "See you when you get here"
"Wait! I don't even know where you ARE!"
Trunks turned around and released his sibling from the prison he had created, his eyes sparking in excitement as he began to fade away, "Just follow Goten's blood trail. You'll find us."
"BASTARD!!!!"
Kelsey dropped to the floor, crying in defeated frustration. What was she going to do now?! She couldn't tell anyone, alerting her Father would condemn her best friend to death. However, she didn't want to die either.
So she would fight. She would fight hard until they killed her. For they WOULD kill her eventually. With Trunks on their side, she wouldn't have a chance. That didn't mean that she wouldn't give everything she had in battle until the very end. She didn't have a choice. It was in her blood. She was Kelsey Briefs, Daughter of Vegeta, the Princess of All Saiyans. And she was NOT going to fall as anything LESS
DBZDBZDBZDBZDBZDBZDBZDBZ
Goten woke up and sneezed as dust went up his nose. He did a chi scan and panicked as he found that Shimasu Akai had captured him again. The hybrid shuddered as he looked at the many sleeping bodies lying around him. Wow, there are sure a LOT of them! Suddenly, Goten's chi scan picked up a weak but familiar signal. GOHAN! But…WHERE? Where's my Nissan? The chibi looked around, his keen eyes searching the darkness for the older hybrid.
"You're sitting on me Squirt."
The weak, soft, slightly amused voice of Son Gohan was the most beautiful sound to Goten at the moment. The chibi wept tears of joy and hugged his older Brother around the neck, soaking in Gohan's warm and comforting presence--a sensation the younger Son thought he would never experience again.
As the little boy's tears soaked the back of his older Brother's torn undershirt Gohan regretted putting his little Brother through so much heartbreak by hiding his energy from the boy
"Listen…I can't…I can't get up right now. When they…wake up start to hurt you…I won't be able to…do much except lend you what energy I have left"
"Gohan, NO! I'll getcha outta here! I PROMISE I will!"
Gohan laughed and chuckled, "I bet you will, Squirt. But not now. Now…concentrate on survival. Trunks…Trunks is gonna go into his midnight rage soon. I need you to survive the onslaught. Save…your energy. Do NOT transform until the time is right"
"When will the time be right, Gohan?"
"When the times right, you'll know. Trust me. You'll feel it raging, BURNING inside you. When you can't…hold it back any longer…then let it explode. You'll know when to release it. When the time comes, You'll…know"
Unable to hold on any longer, Gohan fell silent and closed his eyes, sighing heavily as he sensed the beats approaching. Goten hugged the heaving sides of his Brother until a hand gripped his shoulder and a cruel voice crooned in his ear
"Don't mourn over the Gold Fighter too much. He is quite content being a living piece of furniture and will remain as such until warranty runs out and he expires"
Horrified, Goten scrambled off his Brother and glared at the periwinkle chibi with hurt and disgust, clenching his fists
"WHY, Trunks?! WHY are you letting them do this to Gohan?! Why are you in line with them?!"
Sasori leaped forward and seized the younger chibi by the throat, grinning like a shark and lifting his victim's feet off the ground.
"I AM them, Son! Gohan is nothing but a broken enemy who has been reduced to a talking object that we take pleasure in ABUSING!! Kelsey is the main threat and her purpose is to DIE at my hands so I can become Leader. And YOU. " The grip increased on Goten's throat as Sasori chuckled darkly, the monster taking over ten fold.
"You are nothing more to me. . .than a PLAYTHING!! AHAHAHAHAHAHAA!!"
Sasori roared with laughter and shook his choking victim violently,
"What's the matter, Son?" a fist slammed into the suspended chibi's stomach three times before the attacker transformed and began to lay into the stomach full throttle, beating the chest until Goten coughed blood. The sight of the fluid sent Trunks into a frenzy,
"I thought you could go SSJ2! Let me see the POWER of an ascended Saiyan, you stupid pathetic WAISTE!!"
Sasori pinned the limp but conscious chibi to the wall with four daggers, each weapon holding a limb in place as the beating continued.
"SHOW ME SON! I'll BEAT it out of you if I have to!"
"SASORI! What have I told you?! I do NOT want Son DEAD!"
"Sorry" Goten was handed to Lead. The bully smiled pitilessly and held Goten in front of the salivating Sasori
"Break his ribs. One at a time"
Sasori grinned ferally, then did a perfect backside kick, licking his lips when he felt bone shatter beneath his foot. Goten shrieked in pain, as three of his lung protectors were broken, each one snapping in synchronization. The pained cries only excited Sasori more, and his cruelty increased by twenty percent. The leader noticed the change and his eyes narrowed,
"Make him FEEL it, Sasori! Give him PAIN!" the chibi walked over and poked the shattered ribs. Laughing gutturaly each time the victim whimpered in agony. "That's it, Sasori. Make him SUFFER"
Goten shrieked and whimpered as his sides were meticulously massaged, then poked and kneaded. The cries of Goten reached the ears of his Niisan and Gohan pleaded in his Brother's behalf,
"Please, please. I beg of you, stop this it's not FAIR!"
Lead chuckled, "the couch has spoken! Sasori, sit on his ribs like a CHAIR!"
Gohan groaned as Trunks gleefully bounced on his wailing Brother's injury. So in tune with the chibi's torture were all of them, That no one noticed the small form that walked with its head down towards the Son of Vegeta. Until she struck
"GET OFF HIM!!"
Trunks was knocked to the ground by an enraged Kelsey Briefs. Lead swore and woke the rest of Shimasu Akai. The gang surrounded the intruder, there eyes spelling murder and there mouths spouting taunts at the fresh meat that presented itself to them. Suddenly, they all parted to let Trunks no Sasori through. Kelsey saw that her Brother had totally embraced the madness inside of him, his blue eyes sparkling dangerously and his voice, the voice he had used in her nightmare blackouts as he sauntered up to her and held her chin between his fingers
"Welcome to Shimasu Akai, Kelsey. I'm glad you came. The ceremony wouldn't be the same of the star player didn't attend"
The gang snickered and Kelsey spat at the monster that stood before her "BASTARD!"
This earned the girl a backhand across the face. Trunks licked his hand where the resulting gash on her check had left smeared blood. His voice became eerie as the gang opened a hatch, letting the light of the full moon hit the outcropping where Lead usually sat, revealing a huge, bloodstained sai. The members began to circle the two middle bodies, and Sasori's became eerie and began to chant in his Sister's mind, again rendering her completely powerless
"It's close to midnight and something evil's lurking in the dark" Kelsey's skin crawled, and she resisted him slightly, but it was no use, so she shook and whispered pleadingly.
"No, Trunks, please don't do this to me!"
He snickered and moved closer to her, his eyes glowing in the moonlight as he continued the tune with the voice of death,
"Under the moonlight you see a sight that almost stops your heart" he covered her mouth as she opened it to call for Goten in desperation, then fixed her with a glare so malicious that she found herself stricken silent by the blue intensity. "You try to scream but terror takes the sound before you make it. You start to freeze as horror looks you right between the eyes, you're paralyzed"
"Trunks, please, don't!" the youngest hybrid pleaded
"It's too late for me Kelsey. The ceremony has begun. Now, walk the last lap, the steps of the warrior dying. Walk on the back of the Brother of your Boyfriend and then trample Goten himself to signify that you truly ARE defeated"
The girl's eyes filled with tears as she caught her first glimpse of the Gold Fighter. Gohan…I'm sorry. She took off her boots and stepped on the older hybrid's head and walked down his spine. It was time. Once she fell, they would all be safe. The daughter of Vegeta would go with pride. Kelsey was in tears, there was no doubt she loved Gohan. He was one of the few that never took her remarks and arrogant words to the heart. He put up with her annoyance all the time and still never lost his patience for her. She stepped off Gohan only to be thrown into another mental shock by her Brother who laughed heartlessly and it finally became too much. Kelsey grabbed her head and grunted,
"Trunks…please…n—no more" she sniffled and whimpered as sharp pain kept shooting through her head one after the other, her temples throbbing when finally her mind gave in. Too much harm was done to her head making her mentally unstable and the youngest hybrid collapsed from shock
Goten looked and saw Kelsey's limp body being led to the slaughter, and WILLINGLY too! His big eyes widened in horrified surprise. WHY wasn't his friend resisting?!
"Kelsey…" the chibi croaked, too weak to help but not willing to give up. The gang began to chant eerily as Trunks got the doomed hybrid ready, knocked her unconscious then lowering her to the rock's already stained surface. The periwinkle chibi laid her on her back, limbs splayed and throat exposed. All the while, the gang drawled on, Lead leading with fervor
"This last stroke, this stroke is last
With this stroke, erase the past
Cut this tie and you'll be free
Free to lead and free to be!"
After they repeated this five times, Lead stepped forward and climbed the outcropping. The leader then picked up the sai, handing it traditionally to Trunks no Sasori. The gang fell silent as Lead continued the ceremony, his voice booming seriously. Goten watched, curious about this strange ritual but waiting for Kelsey to jump up and kick butt. As Lead drolled on, the spikey-haired chibi knew that it was over for the Daughter of Vegeta. She had lost the will to fight completely
NO! It can't end like this! His mind sreamed.
Lead now addressed Sasori directly. Goten felt something inside him start to ignite as the two leaders exchanged the words of pact. Lead began and Sasori followed suet
"One Leader falls so another may rise."
"To guide the pack until he dies." You'll feel it burning inside you Gohan had said…
"This solemn Vow demands a price." Raging
"The Enemy's throat I'll have to slice." The burning inside Goten flared, and his eyes began to spark. When the time comes…
"Then, Trunks no Sasori, you will ascend. Raise the sai high and—" You will know
"BRING BRIEFS' REIGN TO AN END!!" The gang roared. Trunks held the weapon above the throat of his relative
"Shimasu Akai! Let it come in a flood! The pact will be sealed with HYBRID BLOOD!!"
The Sai plunged down, dead on target. The daughter of Vegeta, Saiyan no Ouji, looked straight ahead and waited for Death like a true warrior. The tip of the sai cut through flesh… When it becomes too much for you to handle…
And stopped as a ki blast knocked the wielder to the ground.
Lead roared in fury and all eyes turned to the source of the blast.
"SON!!"
Goten didn't talk. He didn't shudder. He didn't even FLINCH as the members of Shimasu Akai swarmed him. Trunks sensed danger for his troops and hollered a rebuke.
"NO—you MORONS!! Get away from there! He's about to…"
"LET IT EXPLODE!!"
There was a giant explosion and every single of the 7,000 members dropped to the floor. Many of them fell with shattered necks and broken ribs. Some couldn't even get back up by themselves, their bodies were so twisted and broken. Son Goten himself struck terror into the Trunks no Sasori, and the periwinkle chibi dropped the bloody sai and fell to his knees, overwhelmed by Goten's energy and overall PRESENCE.
Goten stood defiant. His aura sparked angrily. The intensity on his face…his posture…the look justice in his eyes…the chibi was a mirror image…
of Son Goku.
Trunks no Sasori swore that Earth's Greatest Hero had entered the hangout and switched bodies with his youngest spawn. The periwinkle chibi stepped back, intimidated. Lead however, was furious.
"Son, you're DEAD! I will rip your growling throat right OUT!" the raging leader leaped for his rival's throat, ready to carry out this threat…only to be grabbed by the neck himself. Goten's eyes burned with hate, anger and resolve. He squeezed until Lead began flailing wildly. Then, his voice deep and feral, Son Goten snarled.
"For too long I've put up with YOU! I held back, thinking that you' get bored and leave me AND MY FRIENDS alone. I may be naïve, but I am NOT and IDIOT. Lead Pencil, your days of hurting people are OVER!! NO MORE!! Don't look at Kelsey, don't touch Kelsey, and don't even THINK about it! GOT IT?!" he squeezed on the leader's throat a little more "you even got her own BROTHER to hurt her! What's wrong with you?! Oh. And you're gonna PAY for what you did to MY Brother" he growled
"You don't have the HEART, Son! You wouldn't kill me like this…I'm a CIVILIAN!"
Goten squeezed even harder, "Are you SUUUUURREEE? Right now, I don't care if you ARE a civilian. You're a MONSTER and I'm gonna stop you. By any mean NECCESARY!"
"Then fight him, Goten."
the angered chibi turned to see his older Brother looking at him through eyes blurred with tears of pride and hope…and pain as he sat up. It took all of Gohan's power and will just to lift himself of the ground a CENTIMETER, and he managed to prop himself on one elbow so he could see what was happening. Goten's eyes widened, "What?!"
"Fight him. It's the only way you can REALLT be free of his hold over you and retain your honor"
"But if I finish him NOW…"
"…then there will be guilt, regret, even SHAME to greet you in the next years of your life. A fight to the death gives you more resolve and less emotional baggage to carry later on. Let him go…then finish him fairly"
Goten thought about it for a whole three minutes, then let the bully go, leaping away and getting in his fighting stance
"Let's GO, Pencil!" Lead choked for a while before also getting into a fighting stance licking his teeth and knife slowly
"You're going to regret this, Son. Very well, let this fight to the death begin…NOW!"
The leader was about to charge, then looked at Gohan, who still struggled keeping his body upright
"Thank you so much, talking couch. Thanks to you, my life has been spared…and his life…is TERMINATED!"
"Don't thank me yet, noble moron. I simply suggested that my Brother make you SUFFER for your crimes rather than die too quickly. I did NOT tell him to POWER DOWN! This wont be as easy as you think, lead Pencil. You'd better hope that Goten has enough of my Father left in him, otherwise you get NO mercy!"
"Shut up, Talking Couch. The runt is DEAD! And he doesn't even KNOW IT!"
Gohan shook his head and watched as the fight began. If you only knew what you were dealing with, Pencil. If you only KNEW!
Trunks no Sasori watched the battle taking place before him and was so overwhelmed with confusion, awe, TERROR that he sank to the floor…and fell on Gohan. The Gold Fighter grunted in pain as the chibi plopped down on him then chuckled weakly,
"What's the matter, Trunks? Isn't this what you WANTED? You know what they say…be careful what you wish for, you may get it"
The lavender haired chibi growled and made himself comfortable, digging his tailbone into Gohan's spine in warning
"Shut up, Talking Couch, before you fins yourself being…FUNRITURE ABUSED!"
"FINISH IT, Trunks. Go ahead" the two hybrids turn there eyes to the youngest demi laying down unconscious
Goten grabbed Lead in a headlock and grinned as he kneed the bully in the stomach repeatedly before shoving him to the ground. Lead glomped the fiery-eyed Warrior and bent his arm past the breaking point, making Goten cry out in pain. What the leader didn't know was the snapping he heard was the younger chibi's elbow being popped, and he didn't realize his mistake until he was first grabbed by his collar then shoved into the wall, face first, Goten breathing down his neck, and his arm pinned to his spine in a powerful arm lock
"You know, Pencil," the low menacing voice of a SSJ2 enraged snarled in the bully's ear, "I have the power and reason to kill you RIGHT NOW, but that would be no fun. You made me suffer, so I'm returning the favor. Now, stop goofing off and FIGHT ME FOR REAL!"
The bully chuckled low, cracking his knuckles and getting some SPIKED knuckles from a member. The two fighters circled each other, glaring and taunting, one fully in control of his impulses and waiting for the right opportunity…the other filled with too much impulsive rage and sparking spontaneously
"You want my best, eh, Son? Well, consider your wish GRANTED!"
Diving forward with greater speed then any normal human could hope to reach, Lead nailed his rivals stomach three times with the metal knuckles, causing the chibi to drool blood. The gang roared in excitement while the leader pummeled the younger boy with both weapons until Goten was literally half-dead. Laughing at his apparent victory, the leader let the bloody Saiyan hybrid fall to the ground, where he lay still, breathing heavily and choking on his own blood. The Leader yanked his enemy's hand up and sneered in smug contempt,
"Relax, Son, it's almost over. One more blow, and I'll be ready to finish you off. Or, maybe I'll just leave you like this and watch as your body shuts down. Which would you prefer?"
"I would prefer neither, thank you" came a weak reply. Lead chuckled
"Too bad. Any last requests?"
"Uhm…yeah. Could you randomly get thrown against the far wall by a burst of energy and lightening while I laugh hysterically at your humiliation?"
"What?! OH CRUDD!!"
BOOOOOMMM!!!!!!
An energy wave, planted there earlier by the Saiyan hybrid, suddenly erupted under Lead's feet, throwing him against the far wall causing him to fall to the ground in a heap. The bully picked himself up only to find that the chibi whom he thought was practically DEAD, was rolling on the floor laughing his head off.
Lead stood up, red-faced and furious. Then he grinned. Trunks held Kelsey high above his head by her throat, the sai poised to thrust into the chest of the hated enemy. Goten's laughter ceased instantly, and all eyes turned to the periwinkle chibi
Lead smiled, "DO IT, Sasori! I'm counting on you. The GANG is counting on you!"
Goten attacked the Leader again, and the fight resumed for three minutes before the younger chibi hollered pleadingly,
"NO! Trunks DON'T! This isn't right and you KNOW IT! She's your SISTER, Trunks! Don't listen to him!"
Lead shoved the hybrid to the ground, and all of a sudden, he had an idea
"Alright, Son, here's how we'll settle this. If I can convince Sasori to slaughter his Sister in ruthless cold blood, then you surrender and become my personal SLAVE. If you can convince him to be goody-two-shoes, then I will allow you to beat me up in front of the ENTIRE GANG. I will also allow you, him, your Brother and that sorry excuse of a CAPTAIN out of here alive. DEAL?"
Goten looked at his friend. Trunks was having trouble making up his mind and obviously needed help to become…TRUNKS again. Narrowing his eyes, the SSJ2 chibi powered down
"Fine. C'MON, TRUNKS! Remember who you ARE! You're not LIKE them!"
"Sasori, he's right! You AREN'T like us! You're BETTER than us, which is why we NEED you!" Trunks brought the sai closer but stopped as Goten snorted
"Yeah, they NEED you to KILL for them! You aren't a MURDERER! They're gonna USE you!"
"LIES!! ALL LIES! Sasori…think of the FREEDOM this life offers you. There are risks, yes and you may have to do stuff that you may not want to do…but in the end…what matters is that you are FREE!"
Again, the sai moved, but was stopped again as Trunks thought about Lead's offer. His decision was hindered by Goten's honest tone,
"They'll DESTROY who you really are, Trunks. They WILL! Don't let 'em!"
"You'll be free of parents, of rules and regulations! You'll have everything you wanted but couldn't have because of the restraints home life placed on you!"
"You'll have less food, no shelter from the rain, no HOME to feel safe in! you'll become cold and heartless because that's the way you'll HAVE to be in order to SURVIVE out here!"
"You'll become a MAN!"
Trunks raised the sai high, and then plunged it into the chest of his Sister. Lead laughed in triumph as Goten wailed in sorrow as the weapon cut through hybrid flesh…then stopped.
Trunks laughed dark and low as he slowly set his Sister to the ground, his back towards the gang. When he rose, his posture had changed and he slowly turned around, fists slowly clenching and head bowed so his eyes were hidden
"You honestly thought I'd do it, didn't you? Idiot! You almost had me, Lead Pencil. You AMOST snared me. Luckily for Kelsey, you just made a redeeming mistake"
"What are you talking about?"
"You told me that this life would mold me into a man. You're wrong. You can't turn me into a man through the bloodshed of my Sister. That isn't manliness. That's an act of a COWARD! I don't NEED this kind of life to make me a man…" the Son of Vegeta looked at Gohan, who nodded, his eyes sparkling with pride and relief, "because it takes more than cruelty to be a man. It takes more than COURAGE to be a Warrior…and it takes more then the heart of a Prince…to be a brother. Being an heir, I have what it takes to be all three. I am no longer Trunks no Sasori."
The proud Warrior raised his head, eyes blazing brightly, once again fully in control and fully himself. The caring yet hard, kind but tough, Son of the Prince of All Saiyans, declared for all to hear in a voice strong and full of resolve.
"I am the Son of Vegeta, Saiyan no Ouji and older Brother to Kelsey Briefs, Saiyan no Oojo! I am…TRUNKS BRIEFS!"
Lead dropped to his butt in defeat, not even noticing when Goten hooted with joy, boxing the Leader in the head several times before Lead finally got a grip on himself and swore at the now-defiant older Briefs
"Fine, if that's what you want. Then I guess I'll have to finish the Briefs Brat MYSELF!"
Lead charged at the unconscious hybrid sai in hand when Trunks casually stepped in front of his Sister
"Enough!" he punched Lead in the jaw, causing the Leader's anger to skyrocket
"TOUTAN! FINISH THEM!"
The gangster shook his head and backed away "Dude, it's OVER and we LOST. Let's leave them alone. Enough is enough"
"TWISTER! RANTISU! TSSUME! YOU do it!" the three shook their heads as well. Lead was furious
"What is the MATTER with you?! We are SHIMASU AKAI! We are the RED DEATH! Now, FINISH THEM!" the members turned away, some went to Goten's side of the room and stood behind the sparking chibi, signaling their betrayal of the gang leader. Goten sighed and Trunks shook his head,
"It's OVER, Lead. It's time to let past events…fade from memory"
The gang leader crouched low, eyes burning with hate as he growled, "I'll NEVER let this go!"
He leaped towards Trunks, fully intent on slaughtering the chibi. His charge was stopped by a glowing rocket that slammed him into another outcropping back first, shattering his spine but not killing him
"It. is. OVER, Pencil. I've had enough of you for a LONG time. This feud is OVER. You lost. I could KILL you right now, but I know that wouldn't solve anything. So I'm just gonna put your lights out"
Goten delivered a knife-hand-strike to the neck and Lead Pencil, leader of Shimasu Akai, fell to the floor, unconscious.
This war was indeed over
WOW this was a BEAST of a chapter.... :) But thanks for those who read it this far and THANKS TO BatWingteenavenger for the help :) YAY RANDOMNESS!! next chapter will be the epilogue
