C-38 Healing
Junior felt bad for snapping at Goku like that. It wasn't his fault. He had been think of her again and how mad he was at 'her' for leaving her alone.
It wasn't his fault that he was looking at the pictures.
He held the book to his chest as he walked into the Son household yard. Gohan and Goten looked as if ChiChi had just finished yelling at them. They kept looking down at their feet, even though the odd glare would strike them.
It looked like she had been yelling at them a long time.
Either ChiChi got tired of them fighting or they destroyed something and from the sounds of it as he got closer, they had destroyed something.
They both looked really happy to see him.
"Junior," they both smiled. "What are you doing here?" Goten added and went to his side. He saw his eyes dart to the book that he held to his chest but tried not to comment on it. They all knew how sensitive he could get and even he was ashamed at how touchy he could get. Goten looked relieved that he was no longer getting a lecture from his mother. Gohan even had a look of relieve in his eyes.
"Well. I kind of snapped at Goku, when he was looking through this book and I came over to apologize," he looked down at the book. "I am trying to be less tense about the whole thing."
Goten nodded. "I think he is inside."
ChiChi came over and looped around an arm around Juniors arm. Sometimes, it seemed that she liked him more than her own boys, but then, he wasn't a fighter as her children were. He did spar from time to time, but he was no where near the same level as everyone else. Plus, books were much much safer. "Why don't you come in. I will make a nice pot of tea that we can all enjoy without any arguments!" Her smile was large as they started to walk into the house.
That was until a sharp pain overpowered him.
It was like his eyes were getting jabbed by a sharp poker that was hotter than the sun. He threw off his sunglasses and dropped the picture book. He threw his hands to his eyes. He didn't want to scream but he found that he was.
He heard another scream, but he didn't have time to think of it very long for the pain seemed to rise to a new and higher level.
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ChiChi gasped as Junior fell to the ground and then she turned to see Goten gasping for air and clutching his throat. The book of pictures crashed to the ground beside him.
"What's happening!" she hollered to Gohan who was clutching his brother. They both looked like they were in agony.
Was the poison finally going to take them too?
"GOKU!" she hollered but she did not see him coming and did not dare leave the now whimpering Junior who was curled up in a ball beside her. Goten was in the same condition. He looked like he was having trouble breathing.
"GOKU!" She called but knew that he wasn't going to come. "Goku! You big oaf, where the hell are you?"
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Bulma took solace in her daughters arms. Raymond had just told her that if he stopped breathing again, he won't be able to revive him. He was too far gone.
She knew that she had to be strong for her daughter but at the same time she wanted to be told that he was going to wake up and that Raymond was wrong. She had already done all the yelling that her throat could handle and surely Raymond's ears could handle. She doubted that she had a tear left to cry.
She knew this was hard on Bra too. With her baby on the way and her small body swollen with child, she knew that she should not be looking for her support but Trunks was not in any better shape.
He had moved from lying to his bed to the living room. His eyes glazed in his own thoughts that didn't seem to involve this world.
"Dad wouldn't want us to cry. He always hated that," Bra said, but she was obviously fighting off her own set of tears.
She nodded her head and was about to say that she couldn't help it, when she heard an awful scream.
It was Trunks.
She stood and was about to dart from the room. It didn't sound like a nightmare scream. It sounded like he was in pain.
That was until the machines around Vegeta started to go nuts! Vegeta even moved. His hands were clenching into fists.
She looked to him and then to the door where she heard her son, now cursing and running into something.
Raymond was at the side with Vegeta doing what doctors do. Bra sat frozen in her chair.
"What the hell is going on?" Bulma said trying not to sound scared.
Raymond did not answer.
Bra stood suddenly. "Mom. You stay by dad. I'll go check on Trunks!" as she waddled as quickly as she could out of the room.
Bulma went to her husbands side. It was good seeing him moving. His chest was heaving more that it had in days and his arms were shaking. There was even sweat forming on his brow.
She looked over to Raymond who looked rather confused.
"Is he dying?" she asked. She thought that he was going to die quietly.
Raymond shook his head and threw the blankets back from Vegeta's bare chest.
"The scar is gone," he said simply and with a great deal of shock.
The scar? The poison? How?
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Bra looked at her brother as he clutched his side.
"Are you alright?" she said and clutched his shoulders. He shuttered.
Through clenched teeth he responded. "It feels like someone tore out my side!" he said as he collapsed on the couch. He moved his hand away from the wound and looked at his hand as if he were expecting to see blood on it.
"Something was happening with daddy," she said.
Trunks seemed to ignore the pain that he was in and stood even though he was bent over. She went over to help him.
"Is it going away?" she asked.
He shook his head and kept his teeth clenched.
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He didn't dare answer her. If he did, he would surely have screamed. He didn't understand why the wound was hurting as if it were fresh but he wasn't going to let it slow him down.
What was happening to his father?
Was he finally dying?
"GODDAMN WOMAN!"
He was startled at the voice. He hadn't heard it for so long. He stood straight and looked at his sister who looked just as stunned. The pain in his side nearly sent him to the floor but he somehow gathered strength that he didn't even know that he had and grabbed his sister to keep him standing.
"QUIT YOUR BLUBBERING!"
That was definitely dad.
He walked into the room to see him looking like he was struggling to sit up. The arm that was holding him up was shaking rather badly but he was moving. His other hand was on his chest as if that was the center of his pain.
His dad was not going to die!
Mom was crying and sitting at his side. Her hands clasped together and tucked under her chin. She was smiling though.
His eyes narrowed as he breathed heavily as he looked at him being supported by Bra. But he knew that he was looking at Bra. Her belly was very prominent now. He knew that was what his father was looking at because the narrowed eyes focused on Raymond not long after.
Dad was alive!
How?
The pain over took him and collapsed to the floor with a smile.
Everything was going to be okay some how. He could feel it. He felt whole again. The missing piece was back.
He felt it.
But how?
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YOU HAVE THREE MORE WISHES
The dragon's voice boomed.
Legen sat by his mother who seemed to be sleeping. Was coming back from the dead hard? He didn't know and didn't care. She was back!
They had already made two wishes after playing an hour of cards. Goku demanded that he get some practice first. Of course that was when Benot made some smart remarks about video games. They had their few practice rounds and for a while it almost looked like the cards were in his favor.
Thank Dende that they won and the dragon emerged from the body of Goku, who now sat slumped under the apple tree without the dragon tattoo on his body. The dragon loomed over the tree and river. They sky was dark. They never thought the dragon was going to be that big.
When they made their first wish, she looked okay. Stunned but okay as she stood there blinking at them and then they made the second wish. To get rid of the poison that was infecting everybody.
That was when mom gave out a scream and fell to the ground. He thought that it was to good to be true that she was back and she died again, but she had a strong pulse and was breathing evenly.
"Will she be okay?" he asked the dragon.
I HAVE REMOVED THE POISON FROM HER AND THE OTHERS
"We should have wished that it didn't hurt," Fry whispered as he looked over at the still body of Goku.
YOUR REMAINING WISHES
"Well, we got three more. We can each have a wish," Benot said rubbing his hands.
"We should make them good," Fry said.
He knew what he was going to wish for. It was what he had wanted for such a long time.
"You wish first Fry," Legen said.
Fry bit his lip and looked at Goku again.
"Well, Can I wish for that he doesn't leave us again?" Fry said. "I don't want anyone to leave us again. I want everyone to remain whole. You know what I mean..." Fry looked like he was going to go on talking but the dragon interrupted.
YOUR WISH IS GRANTED.
Fry stood their stunned.
"My turn!" Benot said nearly jumping up and down.
YOUR WISH?
"I want to never have anyone attack earth again!"
The Dragon made a low growling noise.
YOUR WISH CANNOT BE GRANTED
"What?" Benot snapped. "You granted his wish and he never finished talking! I don't want anyone to be threatened again and people dying like they seem to around here! Is that to much to ask for?"
YES
Benot looked mad. His face went red. "Well! Can't we have an early warning system or something!"
GRANTED
The dragon eyes glowed and in front of Benot a large silver looking ball appeared in front of him. "What the hell is this?"
WHAT YOU WISHED FOR
They all looked at the silver ball that looked as large a beach ball.
THE LAST WISH
"You guys shut your ears!" Legen said.
"What?" They both said.
"I don't want you to hear my wish," he said as he stood up from his mother. "Go on. Do it."
After a little bit more argument they finally listened to him. He knew that they would find out what his wish was eventually, but he didn't want Benot ruining it.
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Vegeta didn't like feeling weak and he didn't like everyone doting on him either. He had to push the woman away three times already as he got dressed. He didn't need her help!
They were all babbling on how they all thought that he was going to die and yada yada yada. He blocked it all out.
Bra's stomach sure had grown. That was until he realized that he had been in that bed for nearly a month and a half that it donned on him that he had just about died. He didn't want to let his shock show and he didn't want any more doting. That was for certain.
Raymond wanted to some blood work on him and he just growled at the man. He didn't want to be around him right now.
Then there was his son, clutching to his side by grinning up a storm at the same time. What was his problem?
"Are you hungry?" Bulma said with a large grin and watery eyes.
"No," he lied. He would eat later.
"It is no problem. I can cook something," she said.
He winced at the thought. Where was Soyna? Her cooking was much better than his wives cooking.
He stalked out of the room at a slower than normal pace for he thought that his knees were going to give out on him, but he didn't want them to see it.
Bra rushed him and nearly toppled him. She frantically kissed him and latched herself on to his neck. "I thought that you were going to die daddy."
He rolled his eyes. What could he do about this? He couldn't just push her away. Not in her condition. He just sighed and gave her a hug back. He could see Bulma grinning widely beside him. If he hadn't got so soft.
He somehow ended up sitting on the couch with Bra snuggled up against him and Bulma cooking him something to eat because he sure looked like he was hungry.
He was about to ask about Soyna. He didn't remember the end of that battle. He remembered the cold feeling on his chest. He touched it at the memory. They must have won. But how and how badly had that poison hurt him? Questions he would only ask Soyna.
Of course the little brat brigade came running in all babbling at once. He could hardly understand what they were rambling about until he saw Kakarott carrying Soyna.
"We got mom back!" Legen giggled. "We wished her back!"
He sure missed a lot! When did Kakarott come back? Wished her back? Was she dead and why is she cuddling up to Kakarott? He felt a very strong headache coming on.
Benot jumped on the couch. "Look! Look! Papa Vegeta woke up!"
He hated it when they called him that.
Kakarott had a large smile on his face. "You look much better than you did before." He was speaking through the mass of Soyna's hair. She nuzzled closer to Kakarott in a very annoying manner. Kakarott even blushed. He didn't like that at all. He wasn't aware that he had let out a low growl until Bra said something about it. He didn't care if it was rude. He didn't care if they thought it wrong. Why was she cuddling up to Kakarott like that? That just was not right!
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Goku was really trying hard not to blush as she cuddled closer to him in his arms. She was still at first. She was still asleep but she woke up on the way back to Capsule Corporation. He wished he would have used the instant transmission instead of flying back with the boys. He really did.
Her green eyes flickered open and at first she seemed to be shocked but then a small smile formed on her lips and she put her arms around his neck and nuzzled close to him. That wasn't too bad. It wasn't until he felt her tail wrapping around his arm that he nearly dropped her. She was making this purring sound too.
Then when he saw Vegeta glaring at him. She had unwrapped her tail but she was still nuzzled awfully close to him.
"Her room is this way!" Legen said just when he was going to ask. He wanted to get her out of his arms!
Legen smiled widely as he brought her to her room and tried to place her in the bed but it seemed her arms were firmly placed around his neck. It took a little work but he pried her hands off of his neck and placed her in the bed, where Legen had pulled the blankets back.
She looked as if she was having a hard time keeping her eyes open as Legen pulled the blankets over her.
Legen then sat on the edge of the bed and looked at her with a large smile.
"Am I dreaming?" her voice was a harsh but a very soft whisper.
"No mom. You're back home. We got you back," he smiled and took her shaking hand in his two.
Her green eyes focused on him and blinked a few times before closing, "When did you cut your hair?" but she was asleep right after.
He rubbed his head. He never cut his hair.
Legen giggled.
He looked at the boy questionably.
Legen smiled. "She thinks your Goten!"
He blinked as he slowly walked out of the room. Was that why his son was acting all weird? Was that why he insisted on fighting him at every turn? He was in love with Soyna?
ChiChi didn't mention that part.
He walked back into the living room. Trunk's was snoring lightly in a chair and it looked like Vegeta was struggling to stay awake. Benot was glaring at the silver ball that he some reason wished for. He didn't remember the wishes that were granted even though his chest hurt quite badly from the dragon 'emerging' from him. Maybe he would get those memories back later.
"Cursed thing!" Benot said and dropped the ball on the floor. "The dragon didn't even listen properly to me!"
Bra reached over and slapped Benot across the back of the head. "Watch your language!"
"Ow," he whined. "Well. I want to never have to worry about anyone coming to kill us again and all he gave me was that STUPID silver ball!"
"Well, what is it supposed to be?"
"Some sort of STUPID warning system!" Benot said and picked it up again. "I don't see how this is going to work.
Vegeta rubbed his eyes. "Will you shut up brat and go see what is taking that woman so long with the food already."
Benot looked like he was going to argue but the narrowing eyes of Bra set him to stamp his feet as he left the room. "I hope my kid isn't like that," Bra whispered. It was more to herself than to anyone else.
"He better not be," Vegeta grumbled. "Benot is enough of a brat for three households."
Goku looked around and felt very uncomfortable. "Well," he said as he began to inch towards the door. "I should be going home now."
"Yes. You should," Vegeta grumbled.
Goku took that for a 'get out!' The quickest way for him to do that was to bring his two fingers to his forehead and go home. He heard Bra start to say something about ignoring her grumpy father, but he really wanted to go home.
He was glad to be in the familiar surroundings of his house but quickly realized that something was wrong.
ChiChi looked as if she had been crying and Gohan looked worried. Before he could even say anything he was bombarded with his sobbing wife. He looked over to the couch where Junior was lying with a cold cloth over his eyes. He just had to calm down ChiChi so that he could explain it to everyone that everything was going to be okay now.
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TA DA!
Yet another work-o-art!
But, here I go again with the to-be-continued thingy.
STAY TUNED!!!!