Chapter 8: 6 Days Until We Die
Disclaimer: Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball Z, and Dragon Ball GT are all owned by Funimation, Toei Animation, Fuji TV, and Akira Toriyama. The Author ShowNOOMercy does not own any of it.
At Capsule Corporations
6 Days Until The Vashmallian Fleet Arrives
Jaxon sat up and looked around. Once again, Trunks was gone, and Goten was hogging all the blankets. He slowly floated out of the bed with his book in hand and quietly left the room. He could sense Ty's energy downstairs. He finally found his way into the living room and saw his big brother wrapped in a blanket on the couch, sound asleep. He quietly sat down on the couch next to him and stared at the TV.
"What is it with you and getting up early?" Ty grunted.
"Hn." Jaxon smiled and looked at the older boy, "What are you doing out here?"
"I came out here, fell asleep." Ty grunted. Jaxon glanced at the book and frowned.
"Bad dream?" Jaxon asked.
"Tell Kamell to mind his own business." Ty grunted.
"…That was Morgana." Jaxon pointed out.
"Tell Morgana to mind her own business." Ty grunted. Jaxon let out a sigh. His brother never opened up to him. He always kept everything bottled, but he couldn't really blame him. He'd been through a lot, and if he didn't want to talk about something, that was fine with him. Ty sat up and wrapped himself with his blanket. Jaxon scooted over to his big brother.
"…Do you think they can really help us?" Jaxon quietly asked. Ty wrapped an arm around the boy and gave a slight smile.
"They haven't killed us yet, they've killed several members of the Vashmall, and they keep saying they're going to help us, so I don't know." Ty said.
"…Do you trust'em?" Jaxon asked.
"…They rescued me before Heinrich could put me on his ship, they healed me, they've fed us, and they've been pretty nice, and they said we could use the Dragon Balls, so on a scale of 1-10…I'd say…4.5." Ty said.
"That high, huh?" Jaxon smiled as he leaned on his brother.
"Hn." Ty let out a long sigh. He didn't know what he would do without Jaxon. In truth, Jaxon was really the only thing keeping him going. Jaxon looked up at him and smiled. Ty stared into those blue eyes and realized something; they were her eyes, his mother's blue eyes. There are his parents again, back in his head, all those memories, the pain of losing them, the hurt, the suffering, the unanswered questions, the last thing his father said to him, oh now was that really something he needed to think about? Really? He felt his eyes water. He looked down and gave a slight smile; his little brother was dozing off, curled up against him. He shook the thoughts from his head and enjoyed the first 'carefree…almost' moment he's had in a long time.
"Sleep well?" Gohan asked as he walked into the room with a cup of coffee.
"Yes." Ty said.
"Well, you'll be happy to know that my mom saved a lot of my clothes from when I was a kid. She was planning on giving them to Goten when he grew into them. You're more than welcome to have whatever you want." Gohan said.
"Hand-me-downs?" Bulma asked in disgust as she walked into the room, "The kid needs something a little more fashionable than your old fighting GIs."
"I guess everyone gets up early on this planet." Ty said.
"Hey, I run a multi-million dollar company, I'm lucky if I can get a nap in while I'm at my desk." Bulma said.
"Hey, Piccolo gave me those fighting GIs, and they're fashionable." Gohan growled.
"Are they anything like your Saiyaman costume?" Ty laughed; Bulma burst into laughter.
"You're the one who made it, Bulma!" The teen whined.
"I know, and Vegeta and Trunks have been making jokes about it ever since." Bulma laughed, "It's a mistake I've had to live with every day of my life." Ty picked up the TV remote and changed the channel to some kind of News Programming.
"Police are still investigating a mass murder in downtown West City where at least fifty people were killed with some kind of a sword. Pat Collins has our report, Pat?" Said the New Lady.
"Thanks Diane. Downtown West City, a busy and buzzing part of town filled with small businesses and restaurants. A perfect place to spend the morning, but not on the morning of November 13th, 774. At least fifty reported killed, including women and children, the weapon…a sword. Now Police believe that this could have been more than one suspect. People are advised to stay indoors and…"
"Learn how to frakking protect yourselves." Ty mumbled as he changed the channel.
"In other news, CEO of Capsule Corporations is having an affair with a German guy with a gun, you want answers and we've got pictures, right here on Da-Scoop." Said a very attractive lady.
"…" Ty stared at Bulma.
"No, it's not true, it's all a bunch of lies." Bulma spat
"Hey, what you do is your own business." Ty said, "Even if it is with a Vashmallian Bounty Hunter." Ty mumbled.
"It's not true!" Bulma yelled.
"Hn." Ty grunted as he stumbled to his feet, "I know…propaganda, media lies, been there, done that." Ty let out a sigh as he walked off. His eyes flickered gold. None of that shit Herelaah said about him and Jaxon was true, none of it! Ty pulled out his handgun and checked the ammo; it was fully loaded and ready to kill any frakker that was dumb enough to screw with him.
"Good morning sir and/or madam. What may I get you for breakfast?" A service bot asked.
"Surprise me tin-can." Ty grunted as he sat down.
"You're slacking off and you lack motivation, there I said it." Vegeta hissed.
"Hmm…" Trunks just mumbled to himself as the two walked into the kitchen. They were both soaked in sweat and had towels around their shoulder. Trunks had some minor injuries, but didn't seem to notice.
"Hey!" Vegeta spat as he grabbed the boy's shoulder and turned him around. "Don't mumble to me, brat! If you're going to whine and complain, then be a man and say it." Vegeta growled.
"Dad, all the guys who have attacked us so far are pathetic. We've got this." Trunks said
"Sure, you've got the tank operators and the Royal Guards…and Heinrich." Ty said. Vegeta and Trunks turned, "But what about the Monsters and Demons and Aliens and Other Creatures Herelaah has locked away in his ship." The boy smirked, "You defeat some of them, and then I might just think we have a chance."
"And an example would be?" Vegeta asked.
"Hmm, well, there's a new guy I've been hearing about. No one knows where he came from, but they all guess it's from some type of prison like the Book of Kamell. Anyways, his name is Goneshkan, or something like that. He's kind of like a giant elephant. You guys have those on your planet; elephants?" Ty asked. Trunks nodded his head, "Well anyways, every planet this guy has been to, all life was eradicated in less than a day, then the planet was blown up. That's just one monster. In De Civitate Die Herelaah has thousands of these things at his disposal."
"Which is why I'm increasing your training schedule, or else Gotenks will be staying on the Lookout with his mother." Vegeta growled
"But that's not fair!" Trunks whined.
"Excuse me?" Vegeta held up his hand.
"Who the frak is Gotenks?" Ty asked. Trunks and Vegeta turned, "I thought Trunks was training, where the hell is this 'Gotenks' guy coming in?" Well, that did it for Trunks. The boy went off on how cool this 'Gotenks' guy was and how he was really the fusion between Trunks and Goten and how he had all these moves and how he could go Super Saiyan Three (whatever the frak that means…) and…
"Alright Trunks." Vegeta stopped the boy before he hyperventilated, "Go upstairs and take a shower. Breakfast will be ready once you come down."
"K." Trunks ran off and Vegeta turned to Ty. Ty thought to himself; ah, what the hell, it would be hilarious.
"So according to your News Source, your wife is having an affair with Heinrich." Ty let out a small chuckle.
"The media makes up lies everyday. I highly doubt they're even allowed to do it, but no one ever says anything. It just creates problems that the woman doesn't need to deal with." Vegeta growled.
"Good morning Prince Vegeta. The usual?" A second service bot asked as it floated over to the prince.
"Yes, extra bacon." The Prince growled.
"Prince." Ty snorted.
"For your information, brat!" Vegeta snarled, "I am the prince of all Saiyans. Do you have a problem with it?"
"No, the robot called me sir and/or madam." Ty laughed.
"Hn." Vegeta gave a slight smirk.
"…So tell me, what is this Super Saiyan thing you guys keep talking about?" The boy asked.
"It's the transformation where our hair turns gold and our eyes turn blue." Vegeta grunted.
"Oh, and what exactly does it do?" Ty asked.
"Makes us stronger. There's also Super Saiyan level two and level three." Vegeta said.
"…And those make you even stronger than level one?" Ty asked.
"Yes." Vegeta said.
"…And…" Ty paused for a second, "…You're able to control your transformation?" Ty asked.
"Yes, with no problem." Vegeta said. Ty seemed impressed, which made Vegeta wonder 'why'? Before Vegeta could question the boy, the service bot brought him a large plate of food.
"Here you are sir and/or madam, I gave you a typical Saiyan breakfast. Master Trunks eats the same thing." The Service Bot said; there was a ton of food on the plate.
"Master Trunks?" Ty laughed, "Alright, listen up metal thing. You will call me Ty, got it?" Growled the boy.
"Yes sir and/or madam." The Service Bot floated away and got back to work.
"Stupid machine, they're about as stupid as the ones on planet Voon." Ty mumbled as he studied the plate, "Taz! Get your lazy ass in here!"
"Rah!" Taz walked into the kitchen and stared at Ty.
"I'm…hungry?" Ty said as he pointed at the plate.
"Grrr." The beast growled as he started to change.
"You know I'm just messing with you." Ty laughed as he took some bacon and tossed it at the beast. Taz sniffed it and ate it. He walked over to the plate and sniffed it.
"Grah." Taz barked. With that, Ty dug in.
"So, your parents. Why exactly were they killed?" Vegeta asked. Vegeta flinched as Ty began to choke on his food. His eyes flickered gold for a moment. After a couple seconds, he managed to clear his throat and stared at the Saiyan Prince.
"What?" The boy coughed.
"Never mind." Vegeta grunted as he began to eat his food. Ty's eyes continued to flicker gold and then they went back to normal. He hesitated, but went back to eating. 'Was that really a necessary question?' Thought the boy, 'Rather personal and…and…all…my…fault? No…it wasn't my fault…I made the right choice? Yes, I made the right choice!' Ty thought as he ate his food. "Great, they're coming." Vegeta growled.
"Who's coming?" Ty asked.
"Kakarott's friends. Expect a lot of questions." Vegeta let out a long sigh, "By the way, any particular reason you slept downstairs?"
"I can sense energy in my sleep better if I'm on the ground floor of the building. It gives me more time to escape if I need to." Ty said.
"Hn." Vegeta grunted, "How are your fighting skills?"
"I can fight, but I usually use a sword or gun. My KI blasts are kind of…well…"
"Pathetic?" Vegeta asked.
"NO, just rusty." Ty stated, "KI blasts require energy, and energy can be sensed and tracked. Same thing with flying. That's why I don't fly very often or use KI attacks."
"So you just run?" Vegeta chuckled
"I'll kill what I can kill and fight until I can retreat." Ty said, "You saw how bad I was when I landed here."
"So who did that to you?" Vegeta asked.
"Heinrich had some 'other' fighters helping him. They were tough to kill, but they went down after a few stabs to the head." Ty said.
"Does Jaxon kill?" Vegeta asked.
"…He's gotten a lot better at it, but he really doesn't like to." Ty said.
"He had no problem with killing that guy with the sword yesterday." Vegeta said, "In fact, I think he did fairly well considering his power level."
"Jaxon has skill. I taught him almost everything he knows, and he knows that he has to kill sometimes. He may not like it, but he'll do it if I tell him to." Ty said.
"Hn." Grunted Vegeta.
"And another thing." Ty grunted, "While my power level may be relatively low, don't think that he isn't a threat. As long as he holds that book, he's a deadly force of raw power that could kill even the strongest Vashmallian Fighter." Ty said.
Ding-Dong!
"And that's my cue." Vegeta growled as he got up.
"Where are you going?" Ty asked.
"Away from the idiots about to walk through those door. Service Drone!" Vegeta snarled.
"Yes Prince Vegeta?" The service bot asked
"Make Trunks breakfast, and give the boy extra bacon." The Prince said as he walked off.
"Yes Prince Vegeta." The service bot said as it got to work.
"…Spoiled rotten family." Ty mumbled. His eyes flickered gold again. Yea, he was jealous of their lifestyle, but he was even more jealous of how Trunks, a little smartass, has such a great house…and a father who…spends…time…with…Ty shook the thoughts from his head and his eyes went back to normal, "Jaxon!" The boy yelled.
"I'm here!" Jaxon ran into the room and frantically looked around.
"No, there aren't any Vashmallians, stupid." Ty growled.
"Oh, sorry." Jaxon smiled as he relaxed.
"Service Thing, come." Ty growled; the service bot floated over to Ty, "Make Jaxon breakfast, give him what I had."
"Yes sir and/or madam."
"I swear!" Ty spat, "Stupider than Voon!"
"Hey Bulma, you were right, kid is still alive." Said a talking pig as it walked into the room.
"Hands up Pork-Chop!" Ty hissed as he pulled out his gun and took aim.
"Oink?" Oolong's sweat dropped and he put his hands up.
"Relax, it's just Oolong." Bulma said as she ran into the room with a blue floating cat thing and a very old man who seemed very interested in Bulma's backside.
"I take it they're your friends?" Ty grunted as he kept his gun aimed at Oolong.
"Yes, and this is Puar and Master Roshi." Bulma said.
"Hn." Ty put his gun back in his pocket and crossed his arms.
"C…can I put my hands down?" Gulped Oolong.
"Yes." Ty said. Oolong let out a long sigh as he relaxed.
"So…these are our visitors, huh?" Roshi said as he studied Ty, "You know, it's funny, I sense something 'unique' about your KI. Can't tell what it is though, but it's different."
"Where did Jaxon run off to?" Bulma asked.
"Nowhere, he's behind me." Ty said. Jaxon was cowering behind his big brother. He doesn't do very well around new people, as you've probably already figured out, "You'll have to forgive him, he's very shy."
"Hm." Roshi could sense something very similar with Jaxon's energy, but it was slightly different then Ty's, "Piccolo filled us in yesterday." Roshi said as he sat down.
"And how much did he fill you in on?" Ty asked; he really hated repeating himself.
"Everything that you told them." Roshi said. He gave a slight nod, which told Ty that Piccolo kindly told everyone that his parents were brutally tortured and killed at the hands of the Vashmall. Ty gave a slight nod back; at least HE didn't have to tell everyone. He would just rather avoid talking about them all together. His eyes flickered gold. Roshi noticed, but didn't say anything.
"Here is your breakfast, Jaxon." Said the service bot as it placed a large plate of food on the table.
"Oh, it calls you Jaxon, but Gods forbid it says my name." Ty mumbled, "Come on, they haven't tried to kill us yet, so my guess is they're on our side, now eat." Ty grunted. Jaxon slowly moved towards the plate, but stopped and looked at Taz.
"Grah." Taz walked over to the plate and sniffed it several times, "GRAH!" Jaxon launched at the plate of food and began to eat.
"He eats like a Saiyan." Puar squeaked as she floated away from the plate.
"Nah, I've seen Goku eat more." Oolong laughed.
"It's been a while since he's had this much to eat." Ty said.
"Hmm, I still don't understand how people can freak out over something as simple as a book." Roshi said.
"Yea, well…people are stupid." Ty mumbled.
"Well there had to be at least a few good ones out there, right?" Puar asked. Nobody noticed Vegeta leaning on the doorframe.
"Nobody has even attempted to help us since we found this book, they've all chased us off the planet, some have tried to kill us, and then there were some other things…" Ty's eye twitched and he looked away from Jaxon. Sometimes he felt like his brother got it easier than him, even with that book, everyone seemed to want to torture and humiliate the Book Keeper's older brother. Maybe Jaxon was laughing at him. Maybe he thought he was weak, a failure, a piece of trash just like the rest of the Universe thinks he is. His pride had been severely hurt on many occasions. He wakes up everyday with a feeling of worthlessness and hopelessness.
"I'm going to talk to Gohan for a minute." Roshi said as he walked out of the room. He wanted a second opinion about that power he sensed.
"I'll join you." Oolong gulped. Taz was staring at him while licking his lips.
"Me too." Puar squeaked as she quickly followed.
"I guess I'll wake everyone up. Can't have our fighters sleeping the day away." Bulma said as she walked off. Ty's face turned bright red with embarrassment and a tear ran down his cheek. It's sick what people can do to a person: making him beg and cry, making him scream, making him hurt; all in front of his little brother. Vegeta quietly walked back into the hall, having never been seen. He could see it in he boy's eyes…he was hurting. He wasn't a very 'emotional' person, but Ty's look was something he hadn't seen in a long time. Ty slowly reached into his pocked and felt the gun. He could be free in just five seconds, but no, Jaxon needed him. He quickly wiped his eyes and let out a long sigh. His eyes flickered gold again. He'd never really talked to Jaxon about some of these things, and it was going to stay that way. He didn't want to think about them, and just thinking about them alone made him tear up. He made a fool out of himself yesterday through a pathetic display of emotions, but not anymore. He had to stay strong, but lately he found that to be something extremely hard to do; to stay strong. Who was he kidding? He was a failure at life, a worthless piece of Rat Trash, a Demon, and he would probably go to hell, but he wasn't going down without a fight, no sir, he would slaughter every Vashmallian he could until he couldn't move, and even then he would continue to fight.
"Hello?" Trunks waved his hand in front of the boy's face.
"What?" Ty shook the thoughts from his head.
"Finally. Is this plate mine?" Trunks asked, he sounded somewhat irritated.
"You couldn't have asked Jaxon?" The boy growled.
"He didn't know." Trunks said.
"Yes, yes it is." Ty grunted as he stood up and walked out of the room.
"Psh, what's his problem?" Trunks chuckled as he sat down and began to eat. Jaxon glanced at Trunks and his eyes flickered red and blue. Trunks had no idea what Ty has been through, but after all that, all of the horrible things he's watched his brother suffer through, he didn't think of him any less for it. Ty is the strongest big brother in the Universe, and in his eyes he was his hero; he loved his big brother. Ty walked down the hall and froze in front of another picture. He slowly turned and his eyes widened. The picture of Dr. Briefs and Bunny turned into his mother and father.
"You idiot!" His father snarled.
Bam! Ty smashed his fist through the wall, destroying a third picture since he arrived at the house. At this point, he could defiantly use some of his 'stuff', but he was trying to get off it. He shook the thoughts from his head and removed his hand from the wall. He continued down the hall, leaving a somewhat startled Chi Chi behind him.
"I'm not an idiot." Ty growled as he turned the corner. After nearly fifteen minutes of wandering, he made his way into the labs only to find Dr. Briefs already there, "A little early to be doing work, isn't it, Old Man?" Ty grunted. Dr. Briefs jumped slightly and looked up.
"Oh, hello. I was just looking at these pods. They're much more advanced than the Saiyan Pods." Dr. Briefs said. Ty's pod was hooked up to several computers.
"Yea, well, we got'em from the Alpha-6 Space Port. A lot faster than our last ship." Ty said as he walked over to his pod and pulled out a cigarette. He paused and pulled out three, "I don't think I ever caught your name." Ty said.
"Yes, I'm Dr. Briefs, Bulma's father." The Doctor said.
"Hn." Ty grunted as he walked off. He managed to find his way out of the labs and went outside. He held up his gun and looked around, "You frakkers wana try something else? Come on, I dare you." Ty hissed as he kept his gun out. He snapped his fingers, creating a small spark of KI, which he used to light his cigarette.
"You're like me, you don't like people." Vegeta grunted as he came out from behind a bush.
"…People can all go to hell." Ty snorted.
"Hn." Vegeta grunted.
"What the frak were you doing out here anyways?" Ty asked.
"Meditating, something that can't be done when the house is filled with those idiots." Vegeta said.
"Yea, well, at least they're nice." Ty said. There was a long silence before Ty cleared his throat, "So, your planet was destroyed too?" The boy asked.
"Yes, by Frieza." Vegeta said as he leaned against the wall.
"…And then what happened?" Ty asked.
"I was working for Frieza when it happened, and I didn't find out until Twenty-Five years later…in that time, I served as one of Frieza's fighters. It was a horrible experience." Vegeta said.
"Hmm, sounds rough." Ty mumbled.
"Of course him and his entire army have been destroyed, and the Saiyan Race was avenged." Vegeta said, "By a third class warrior pig." He mumbled.
"…And now life is good?" Ty asked.
"If you want to call it that." Vegeta grunted as he walked off.
"Where are you going?" Ty asked.
"Kakarott and his youngest just woke up." Vegeta said, "You'll be smart and stay out here until they finish eating." Vegeta warned.
"Oh, ok." Ty said, "Talk to ya later then." The boy said quietly as he dropped his cigarette and stomped on it, "Ah! Frakking son of a rat." Ty rubbed his bare foot, "Stupid." Ty mumbled as he lit up another cigarette. He stared at the cigarette on the ground and his eyes flickered gold once again, "…Frak my life."
HEY, DON'T GIVE ME THAT LOOK. THAT WAS A 4000 WORD CHAPTER! PLEASE REVIEW!
Author's Note: Addressing some reviews I got. First off, TEAGE DUNSTEN; thank you for your review, and '…' usually indicates a pause, or it's just filler like a comma, semi colon, or colon. I have been editing the entire story, and I'm working on taking those out because I started to find them annoying and distracting. Second, KITTY G; Thank you for your feedback. I am sorry that you found my 'word choice' to be offensive, but in my defense, it fits the Characters. Vegeta curses a lot, Trunks follows his father's example, Ty is a potty mouth, BUT he doesn't say fuck, he says frak. I am a person who uses curse words as needed, and I am very sorry that you stopped after Chapter 1. BTW, you're going to be seeing a lot of grammar changes that are totally different from the first few chapters, so… (dramatic pause) please review!