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"Speech"

'Thoughts'

Gohan woke up slowly with a soft whimper. Strong arms went around his body confusing him until a deep voice spoke from behind him.

"Silence will help you survive. Silence must become your friend, you must embrace it."

Gohan's little body tensed up as he realized where he was. No longer in his safe bed at home but in the arms of a man who had hurt him, who would have to hurt him again if Gohan spoke, or even made a sound. A man who had promised Gohan his protection. Gohan turned his head silently toward the man and watched him as the dark male grinned crookedly.

"Good boy. You learn fast little one. My name is T-Rex, a fact you need to know because you need to know whom you are being told about. Stay with me at all times and I'll keep you safe and I'll be the one training you."

Gohan silently nodded his head and continued to stare at the older male. T-Rex nodded his head silently before he repeated: "Silence will help you survive. Silence must become your friend, you must embrace it."

T-Rex grinned slowly before he rose to his feet and began stretching. "Well don't just lay there Stretch, day's awaiting on us."

Gohan frowned just slightly at the nickname but rose slowly to his feet and began stretching as well. He reached out and easily pulled on his old clothes shivering as he remembered the reason for having them off.

"We are going to have to get you some new clothes soon huh, Stretch."

Gohan turned and silently glared at T-Rex who simply laughed. "Well, you are not allowed to talk and I don't know your name so you are just going to have to deal with whatever we call you."

Gohan bristled slightly and opened his mouth to state his name but quickly shut it again. T-Rex grinned slightly and nodded. Gohan lowered his head and frowned.

"You'll have to get used to it, kid."

'Gohan' Gohan thought. 'My name is Gohan.'

"Well, come on Spike" T-Rex called. "I've got more patience then most but you need to pay attention."

Gohan nodded and fell in step with the man. 'Silence will help you survive. Silence must become your friend, you must embrace it.'

With his creed running through his head Gohan silently fell into step behind T-Rex.

"Okay kid listen up, there are mostly three different classes of people here in this place." Rex glanced over his should and waited for Gohan to nod. "There are the bosses, you have to obey them no matter what. They are the ones who arrange your 'punishment' and the other things. The there are the soldiers. I am one of them. Obey them at your own discretion. Then there are the pets. They don't speak, not allowed to make a sound. Be nice them okay, they have it rough."

Gohan glanced over at Rex and raised an eyebrow. Rex glanced back and nodded to Gohan silently. "Yeah, be nice to the pets. You are one of the different ones. You are both a pet and a soldier. Solitary, silent yet powerful, you will be given quite a few privilege that pets aren't allowed. You can refuse to allow another to touch you. Not during punishment of course, but other times. You can stand on your own; you don't have to have a master, anyone above a pet, to escort you. You are allowed to wander around by yourself and no one eventually can say a thing against it. You won't need someone to stand as your guard because you will be able to fight on your own. Pets are not allowed such luxury. So be nice."

Gohan nodded his understanding and stepped closer to Rex as more people began to file into the hallway and eyed him with interest.

"One of the few. A silent soldier."

The people instantly looked away and continued on with their day ignoring Gohan. Gohan turned toward Rex with a confused and hurt look in his big eyes.

"It's okay Spike" Rex murmured as he ran his fingers through Gohan's hair. "They are afraid of both me and you. They don't mean to be mean little one."

Gohan nodded slightly then straightened his body and prepared for his first day as a silent soldier.

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