Chapter 12: Mental Medicine From Hell

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

"What happened?" Bulma yelped as Vegeta landed with Jaxon.

"Calm yourself woman, just a small bite on the leg and a bump on the head." Vegeta said.

"A small bite? It looks like a Velociraptor bit him!" Bulma hissed as she inspected Jaxon's leg.

"I'll go and get Ty." Yamcha said.

"No!" Jaxon yelped as he looked at the book; everyone looked at him curiously, "T…Ty is…sleeping, yea, and he worries a lot about me, and, uhhh, he hasn't gotten much sleep since Planet Voon, of course nobody is the same after Planet Voon, and, just don't tell'em." Jaxon said as he looked at the ground. The Book just informed him that Ty was drinking his 'stuff', and if they found out about it, they would either be killed or thrown off the planet. Probably killed.

"…Are you sure?" Gohan asked.

"Yea, he stresses enough, just…" Jaxon glanced at the book again, "Patch me up, I'll be ok." Trunks landed with Taz and powered down. He jumped slightly as Taz licked his face; the beast then ran back into the house to go and check on his master

"Are you sure?" Chi Chi asked, "We could give you a Senzu Bean and…"

"No, really, I'm fine." Jaxon said, "Just let my brother relax, and I don't even need any help, see…" Jaxon struggled to stand up.

"Hmph, the way he acts you'd think he was part Saiyan." Krillin laughed.

"Tell you what." Goku smiled as he knelt down beside the boy, "What if I take you up to Dende, and we won't tell your brother, deal?" Goku asked as he gently felt the bump.

"…I don't know; no pain, no gain." Jaxon said.

"Well that's a pretty bad bump on your head, and with your leg, what if the Vashmall…"

"Let's go." Jaxon gulped as he grabbed onto the man.

"Hm." Goku smiled as he lifted the boy into his arms. He placed two fingers on his forehead and they vanished. Vegeta and Goten filled everyone in while Trunks quietly walked to the house; he had one more person to apologize to.

Upstairs

Trunks took a deep breath and held up his hand. "Mmm mmm" Trunks turned to see Taz whining as he back away.

"…What?" Trunks asked. He watched Taz leave the hallway. Trunks knocked on the door.

"What is it?" Ty snarled. Trunks slightly shook his head; as much as he didn't want to do it, he had no choice, and what he said was way out of line. Trunks opened the door and peered inside, it was dark. "Shut that door; get in and shut it." Ty spat. Trunks quickly came inside and shut it. "Oh, it's you. What the frak do you want?" Ty spat.

"…I wanted to…" Trunks squinted his eyes and walked up to Ty. He was holding a plasma pistol in one hand and an empty glass in the other. Trunks noticed the bottle of liquid on the table, "…What are you doing?" Trunks asked.

"Do you like games Trunks?" Ty asked.

"…What kind of games?" Trunks asked.

"Oh, this is a very, very, very special game!" Ty laughed as he chucked the glass at the wall; it shattered into a hundred pieces, causing Trunks to jump.

"What did you do that fmmmm…" Ty covered the boy's mouth and looked around the room.

"Shhh, ya hear that? They love me, they really love me." Ty laughed as tears ran down his cheeks.

"…Are you ok?" Trunks asked as he pushed his hand away.

"I…I…I'm not…not an idiot, I'm not. I did…I did it for us them we I him they…" Ty shook.

"T…Ty?" Trunks asked.

"Yes!" Ty smiled as he wrapped his arms around the boy, "I feel fantastic!" Trunks pushed him away and took a step back. "The Game!" Ty screamed as he grabbed the pistol and opened it up, "You know what a revolver is, boy?" Ty spat.

"Yes." Trunks nodded.

"Good, very frakking good." Ty giggled as he pulled out a single plasma round and inserted it in the gun, "No peaking." Ty smiled evilly as he gave it a spin and then shut it. Trunks watched in complete horror as Ty placed the gun in his mouth and held up the picture. A tear ran down his cheek and he pulled the trigger. Click!

Trunks jumped and grabbed his chest; this guy was crazy. "Your turn." Ty smiled as he pointed the gun right between Trunks's eyes; he held up the picture, "You're supposed to look at this, that way you'll know what they look like when you die." The boy sniffed. Click!

Trunks backed away from Ty; he looked terrified. "Wait!" Ty yelled as he launched at the boy and pinned him to the ground; he covered his mouth and got down close to his ear, "They're gona kill us all, and then I'll hear what they really sound like; I'll finally hear their voices." Ty laughed hysterically as he put the gun to his head and pulled the trigger. Click!

Trunks grabbed the gun and pushed Ty off of him. "…I think I need to get help." Trunks shook. He had seen some weird and unusual things in his life, but this was new to him.

"…It's your turn Trunks, go on, be a man. Test your luck." Ty smiled evilly as he pointed at the gun. Trunks shook his head and crushed the gun in his hand. Ty's jaw dropped and clenched his fists until they bled.

"You little shit, I wasn't done playing!" Ty screamed as he launched at Trunks and began to pound his fists into the boy's already beaten face (remember Goten attacked Trunks in Heinrich's ship) Trunks rolled over and pinned the boy to the ground. "Ha!" Ty screamed as he smashed his fist into the boy's face, breaking his nose in the process. Trunks blocked out the pain and ignored the question of how Ty managed to break his nose when he couldn't even hurt him during their fight just a few hours ago.

"Stop it!" Trunks ordered as he powered up slightly. He really didn't want anyone else to see this. For some odd reason, he didn't want Ty to get in trouble. Maybe he could calm him down and find out what was wrong.

"Please! I wana play some more! Please!" Ty cried.

"No!" Trunks kept him pinned down.

"Gah!" Ty began to fight with everything he had; he wasn't done playing, "Please, I'm begging you."

"…You just tried to kill yourself!" Trunks finally said.

"I just wana hear their voices one more time. Just to hear them say it; just to hear them say I love you." The boy said as he relaxed. Trunks studied the picture in Ty's hand.

"Who are those people?" Trunks asked.

"My mommy and daddy. They…they told me watch after Jaxon. I did good, right? They'd be proud, right?" Ty sniffed as Trunks loosened his hold on the boy.

"…Yea, sure." Trunks said. Ty slowly reached up and felt the boy's hair.

"It's purple." The young teen laughed; he got serious, "You can NOT tell ANYONE that you saw this, understand?" Ty spat. This would get him kicked off the planet if they found out he smuggled, he called it 'Medicine', onto the planet.

"…" Trunks said nothing.

"You owe me! For what you said!" Ty screamed.

"I'm sorry, I…I didn't mean it." Trunks said quietly as he got up.

"Tell me when this wears off. I'll actually give a shit." Ty said as Trunks pulled him up. Ty almost fell back over, but Trunks caught him, "Promise me." Ty said.

"…I promise." Trunks said

"Good, you're a good boy…a good boy…you're a…you're good." Ty said as Trunks placed him in the bed; "Please clean this up. If anyone finds out, there'll…be…badness for Mr. Ty!" Ty laughed as he rolled around in the bed. Trunks looked at the broken glass on the floor. While Trunks was distracted, Ty grabbed the plasma gun from Jaxon's bag and hid it under his pillow. At that moment, he blacked out and fell limp. Trunks collapsed to his knees and tried to figure out what the fuck just happened. He found out Ty was crazy, that's what happened.

On The Lookout

"How did…wait…weren't we…at…wait, what?" Jaxon asked as he looked around.

"Instant Transmission, it's the only way to travel." Goku smiled.

"…Goku?" Growled a familiar voice; the two turned and Jaxon hugged Goku tighter.

"Oh, hey Piccolo, what are you still doing up here?" Goku asked.

"…Meditating." The Namekian growled, his eyes never leaving Jaxon, "You and your brother didn't mention that when 'Kamell' takes over your mind and body, your energy and strength increase." Piccolo grunted; Jaxon was starting to shake in Goku's arms.

"Hey, you're scaring him." Goku growled, "And if you're going to ask questions, ask his older brother."

"Hmph." Piccolo went back to meditating/spying on Ty and Jaxon's energies. Technically he was also keeping a lookout for any Vashmallian ships.

"Hello Goku." A new voice said. Jaxon turned and held onto Goku tight.

"Hey Mr. Popo, this Jaxon, he's one of the boys who arrived the other day. Jaxon, this is Mr. Popo, he lives up here with Dende." Goku said.

"…So you know him?" Jaxon asked.

"Sure do." Goku smiled, "I've known Mr. Popo since I was a kid."

"…Nice to meet you." The boy said quietly.

"Nice to meet you too." Mr. Popo said, "Are you here to see Dende?" Mr. Popo noticed the boy's head and leg.

"Yup." Goku said.

"Right this way." Goku followed Mr. Popo with Jaxon still in his arms. Jaxon gave a slight smile; the last time someone held him like this was his father right before they were captured by the Vashmall.

"So what happened?" Goku asked.

"Well, it's still a little fuzzy." Jaxon said as he rubbed his head, "But…" Jaxon explained his little 'adventure' to Goku, "And then Vegeta took me back to his house."

"…Goten? Convinced you to go into an alien ship? Wait, it was HIS idea?" Goku laughed.

"Uh huh." Jaxon nodded, "I would never go into a Vashmallian ship."

"That's the bravest thing I've heard Goten do since he and Trunks took on Majin Buu." Goku laughed.

"Majin Who?" Jaxon asked.

"Not Majin Who, Majin Buu." Goku said.

"Majin Boob?" Jaxon asked.

"Buu." Goku said.

"Buu Who?" Jaxon asked.

"Why are you crying?" Goku asked.

"I'm not crying, who is Majin Buu?" Jaxon asked.

"Oh, just some guy who blew up the Earth." Goku said.

"…But I thought this was Planet Earth…" Jaxon said.

"It is." Goku smiled.

"…But…"

"Hello Goku, Jaxon." Dende smiled as the three walked into the room.

"Hey Dende, could you please heal Jaxon?" Goku asked.

"Of course." Dende said as he walked over to the boy and placed his hands on his face and leg. There was a green light and Jaxon was healed within a few seconds. Jaxon jumped out of the man's arms and stretched.

"Thanks Mr. Dende." Jaxon smiled as he gave the Guardian a hug; Dende smiled and ruffled the boy's hair.

"No problem, kid." Dende said.

"Alright Jaxon, let's get back to the house." Goku said. Jaxon glanced at the book and frowned. Trunks was talking with his brother; may the Gods have mercy on his soul.

Capsule Corporations

"Let me get this straight, Kakabrat, this was your idea?" Vegeta asked.

"Y…yes sir." Goten gulped as he kept his head down.

"Goten, what were you thinking?" Chi Chi growled.

"I…I thought it would be cool, and…but Jaxon wanted to leave, and…I'm really sorry." Goten said quietly.

"And Jaxon was seriously hurt by some mutant alien." Chi Chi growled.

"Mmm…" Goten kept his head down.

"Hn." Vegeta smirked, "It's in the boy's blood; he's half Saiyan. Sometimes he can't resist danger." Vegeta walked back to the house. Goten watched the Prince go back into the house. It was a rarity for Vegeta to ever defend him when he was in trouble, but sometimes he had his moments. Goten gave a slight smile; while he may have been horrible at it, Vegeta was, in a way, a fatherly figure to Goten. The man trained him, watched after him whenever he was at Trunks's house (sometimes he would watch him), and he would punish him any time he (and Trunks) played pranks on him.

"Well…" Chi Chi started, "Half Saiyan or not, I think you owe Jaxon an apology. I don't think he enjoyed going on that ship."

"Yes ma'am." Goten said.

Poof! "We're back!" Goku said as he appeared with Jaxon.

"…Ha! That is soooo cool." Jaxon laughed as he looked around.

"Glad you like it. For some reason most people think it's really annoying." Goku laughed as he set the boy down.

"Hey Jaxon." Goten said quietly, "I'm really sorry about the whole 'ship' thing, I shouldn't have made you go on it if you didn't want to."

"Hmm?" There they go again, and this time he was apologizing about something he really didn't even need to apologize about; it was almost funny, "It's ok Goten." Jaxon said, "I'm not mad."

"Cool." Goten smiled, "Wana go play?"

"Sure." Jaxon smiled; the two boys ran off leaving everyone with a smile on their face.

"It's nice to see Jaxon finally relaxing a little bit." Gohan smiled.

"Hn." Goku smiled in agreement.

Two Hours Later: With Trunks And Ty

"Ah!" Ty screamed as he shot up and grabbed his chest; he glanced around the room and saw Trunks sitting in the corner, "…What the frak are you doing here?" The young teen spat with all the disgust in the world. Who insults someone's dead parents? Vashmallians and the people on Planet Voon, that's who!

"Do…" Trunks took a deep breath, "Do you remember what you tried to do?" The boy asked.

"Get the frak out of here." Ty spat.

"You tried to kill yourself!" Trunks yelled as he stood up.

"Hmph." Ty looked over at the bottle and smiled, "Guess I got lucky, huh?" The boy smiled; he was still under his 'stuff'.

"Lucky?" Trunks screamed, "You're only alive because I crushed your stupid gun!"

"You did what happened to your nose?" Ty asked. Trunks had dried blood running down his nose and to his chin. He would have left to clean it, but he was afraid to leave Mr. Crazy alone.

"You broke it when I pinned you to the ground." Trunks growled, "…And there was an alien, and…" Trunks trailed off.

"…I did that? Nice!" Ty smiled; serves that little jackass right.

"Why would you try and kill yourself?" Trunks asked.

"Why would you care about a weak race like me?" Ty snarled.

"…Because of what I said?" Trunks asked in shock, "…That's why you did it?"

"No! What you said meant nothing to me, they're just frakking words." Ty spat as he avoided eye contact.

"…You're lying, I can tell." Trunks said.

"Mind your own frakking business, runt." Ty said, "You have no idea what my life is like; the constant fear, the humiliation, the…the…" Ty trailed off.

"…Does your brother ever see you like that?" Trunks asked.

"Like I said, mind your own frakking business, runt!" Ty snarled.

"I don't believe it, what kind of a horrible brother are you? You let him see you like that? You…you…you make me sick!" Trunks said in disgust; older brothers weren't supposed to act like that. Gohan never acted like that, and he's a big brother.

"Hey! I'm a good brother, I've protected him for two frakking years, I've raised him, I've been a father, I've had to deal with every frakking problem to come our way. If I want my medicine, then I'll drink it." Ty snarled.

"You call that medicine?" Trunks screamed as he swung his arms in the air.

"Yes, it helps me, it makes me not worry about getting killed, it makes me carefree, it makes me…happy." Ty stared at his bottle; his wonderful bottle of 'Medicine'.

"You tried to kill yourself." Trunks Repeated.

"But I didn't kill myself, did I?" Ty smirked.

"Because I fucking stopped you!" Trunks screamed.

"Why the frak do you even give a shit? All I've heard you do is make fun of my brother and me. I…I…I can't believe you said that. They're not weak, they were the strongest people in the Universe, they were everything to Jaxon and me, and now you…you're calling me a horrible brother? I…I'm not…I…I can't be…I couldn't be." Ty said as he began to shake. These frakkers didn't even know 1% of the hell he's had to deal with; they knew nothing about his life, why should they care?

"You're sick! I…I didn't want to do this, but I'm telling!" Trunks said as he moved towards the door.

"No!" Ty yelled, "Please don't do that! I…I…I'm not a horrible brother. I'm…I've…I've done a good job, a good job…it's…it's…it's all my fault, all my fault…I…I…" Ty turned towards his 'Medicine' and launched at the bottle.

"No!" Trunks screamed as he ran towards the boy; Ty began to drink the stuff straight from the bottle. He kicked Trunks away and fired several KI blasts. Trunks backed away and decided to go and get Gohan. The boy practically flew out of the room and Ty jumped to his feet. He smiled as he reached under the pillow and grabbed the plasma gun. Ty opened the gun up and emptied the single round into his hand.

"Mr. Briefs is a coward. I…I need a real man to play my game of luck. I…I need the real men…" Ty said as he stumbled out of the room with his bottle in hand and his gun and picture in his pocket.

In The Kitchen

"…Trunks, I was wondering where you were." Bulma said as she set the table. Bulma, Jaxon, Gohan, Goten, Krillin, Yamcha, 18, Marron, Master Roshi, Videl, Oolong, Puar, and Chi Chi were all in the room.

"G…Gohan, I…I need to t…talk to you." Trunks said.

"Boy! Why the hell aren't you in your room?" Vegeta snarled as he stomped into the kitchen, "And why did it take you two freaking hours to apologize to the boy?" Vegeta sensed the boy in the same room Ty was in. He had also sensed some strange KI patterns, but he assumed it was pathetic emotions. Vegeta stopped and looked at his son's face, "What happened to your nose?" The Prince growled. Vegeta remembered the boy's face was roughed up by the eight-armed alien, but he didn't remember any broken noses.

"Dad…I…I…I…" Trunks slightly shook his head and turned to Gohan, "G…Gohan…c…can I t…talk to you?" Trunks shook.

"…Sure, what's up?" The teen asked.

"In priv…"

"Good evening ladies and gentlemen, I wana play a game." Ty said as he stumbled into the kitchen.

"Uh oh." Trunks whispered. Everyone noticed the bottle in the boy's hand; they watched him drink some.

"…Is…is that alcohol?" Chi Chi asked; close, but not close enough.

"What? Who's Alcohol? Is he from the Vashmall, cause ya knows I hates them." Ty giggled. His 'Medicine' was like Alcohol, except it had different side effects for each person, and it was way more addicting.

"…Ty, maybe you…you should go b…back up stairs." Trunks gulped as he tried to lead the boy out of the room.

"Grr." Ty pushed the boy away and took a step forwards, "Don't touch me you little smartass." The boy snarled. Everyone stared at him curiously; something wasn't right. It made some people carefree, some people happy, it helped some people forget, some people block out the pain (mentally and physically), etc. Ty took another gulp of his 'Medicine' and smiled, "Who wantz to play'a game?" Ty giggled. It was highly addicting and it was one of the most sold items on the Universal Black Market…it was the Universe's Drink from Hell; perfect for the Rat Demon who no one cares about. Jaxon slowly crawled under the table and peaked his head out. He hated it when his brother drank his 'stuff'; it made him do and say things (mean things).

"…I like games." Goten smiled.

"Sorry kiddy, this is a man's game. Trunks knows what game I'm talking about, of course he's too b…big of a baby to p…play it. I need a real man; Gohan, come'mer." Ty nearly fell over. Trunks didn't know what to do. He wasn't sure what the right thing to do was. Gohan slowly stood up and walked over to the boy.

"Are you feeling ok?" Gohan asked.

"I feel like happiness." Ty laughed. Gohan started to feel uneasy; something was defiantly wrong with the boy. He looked at Trunks who looked both terrified and nervous as hell. "Ok, so the frakking game; first…" Ty said as he pulled out his picture, "You holds this ups so me can see it, K?" Ty smiled. Gohan looked at the picture; he could immediately tell it was the boy's family.

"Good, shhh!" Ty held up his hands, "…There they are again, of course it's not like the originals. I'll hear them soon enough." Ty's speech was slurred and he was starting to drool. He took another swig of his 'Medicine' and then slowly set it on the floor, "Yous stays rights heres so I cans sees you, K?" Ty laughed, "Ok, here's rule two…" Ty laughed as he took out his gun; everyone jumped slightly. He held up the plasma round and put it in the gun, "No peaking." Ty said as he gave it a spin, "And then, let luck be the only thing you can rely on." Ty said as he put the gun in his mouth.

"No!" Several people screamed

Click! Everyone felt his or her heart stop.

"Alright Gohan, your turn." Ty spat as he aimed the gun at Gohan.

Click! Everyone was in a state of total shock.

"Fucking crazy." 18 said as she took Marron out of the room.

"Wait for me!" Oolong and Puar both yelled as they followed.

"And now! It's my turn." Ty giggled as he put the gun in his mouth and stared at the picture. Click!

"And now…" Ty pointed the gun at Gohan. Jaxon's eyes began to glow red and he peaked out from under the table; he had an evil smile on his face. Click!

"…And NOW!" Ty laughed manically as he put the gun to his head and put his finger on the trigger. Jaxon's eyes were glowing bright red and he was smiling. Ty slowly pulled the trigger, and…Bam!