Book Of Demons Part 1: Arrival On Earth

by ShowNOOMercy

"Y…you destroy my home ." The boy choked, "Torture us until we beg ." Ty clenched his fists until they bled, "You lie to me, kill my father, kill my mother ." Ty was visibly shaking, "And now you've killed my friend…" Ty's KI started to rise, "You've ruined my life ." Ty slowly sat up and locked onto General Takeo . His eyes were glowing bright gold, "And now you're going to pay!"

15. Something To Live For

Chapter 15: Something To Live For

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.

Author's Note: Not going to lie, I started to tear up during this chapter, and I'm the guy who wrote it. Maybe because I can relate to how some of the people in this Chapter feel, but this is by far the best chapter I've ever written (in ANY of my stories). This is a VERY emotional Chapter, and I really hope you all enjoy it. Also, make sure you guys review this chapter because I received ZERO reviews for Chapter 14. I just finished my Documentary yesterday, and I'm currently in the middle of finals week, so soon I'll have all the time in the world and I'll be able to work on the other stories. Until then, enjoy what is probably my favorite chapter ever. One more thing, I edited the grammar for the first 14 chapters, so go back and let me know what you think."

With Vegeta

Vegeta fully powered up and shot towards Ty's KI; his eyes widened when he saw the harbor in front of him, "Little punk it trying to drown himself." Vegeta growled. The Saiyan Prince took a deep breath and shot into the water where he began his frantic search for the boy. It was dark and the water was murky, but Vegeta could still sense the boy's KI; it was weak and dropping fast, but it was still there. He reached the bottom and looked around. Just then, he saw him; the boy was nestled on the rocks, almost like he was sleeping. Vegeta launched towards him, grabbed his body, and shot out of the water. He gently laid the boy's body on the sand and realized Ty wasn't breathing. "Don't you dare!" Vegeta got on his knees and began to perform CPR; he wouldn't let the boy give up, no way in hell. "Come on kid, breathe." But the boy's KI continued to drop, "Damn." At that moment, he did something he thought he'd never do; he began to perform mouth to mouth in a desperate attempt to get the boy breathing again.

Back At Capsule Corporations

Everyone was spread out through out the house, dead silent. Those who could sense KI were fully focused on Ty's; it was going down.

Trunks was sitting on the floor in his room, leaning on Gohan's shoulder; Goten was leaning on the other side. It really was his fault; it was his fault Ty tried to do what he did. He was the reason he tried to kill himself. He never meant for it to happen. He would never want to hurt someone bad enough that they wanted to commit suicide; his father even said it WAS his fault, "…My dad's gona save'em, right?" Trunks asked quietly.

"…I hope so Trunks." Gohan said quietly, "I really hope so." The teen's eyes watered, but he held it in. Vegeta might be able to save Ty, but what would keep the boy from trying to end it again?

"Where's Jaxon?" Goten asked. Gohan closed his eyes and searched the kid's KI out.

"In his pod in the basement." Gohan said. Goten got up and walked off to go and find Jaxon. "It's not your fault Trunks, you know that, right?" Gohan asked.

"…" Trunks said nothing.

"Trunks, your dad didn't mean what he said, he really didn't." Gohan said. Vegeta had a way of making everyone around him feel like crap.

"Yes he did." Trunks said, "I…I didn't mean it, honest, I didn't mean to say it. I didn't know it would make him feel that bad." Trunks said.

"Trunks, I bet he has a lot going on in his mind right now, and I bet the thought of his parents made him start to think about some things, and he just started to feel really bad. You have to understand that this has probably been going on for a long time now. It wasn't you, it was the fact that he's lost his parents, his friends, his family, his home, his freedom, he…he probably feels pretty worthless, and I'm telling you, it wasn't you, it was everything that's happened to him." Gohan said.

With Vegeta And Ty

"Come on! Come on!" Vegeta snarled as he continued to perform CPR. With every compression a small amount of hope was lost. He didn't know how long the boy had been under, but he wasn't going to give up on him. He was a fool for letting him leave, for pushing him too far. "Come on damn it." Vegeta growled as he bent over and preformed mouth-to-mouth. Why did he choose to mock the boy? Why did he kick the poor kid when he was down? How could he turn his own brother, the only one he had left, against him?

At Capsule Corporations

Bulma and Chi Chi stared at Krillin as he concentrated on Ty's falling KI. Bulma placed a hand over her mouth and felt a tear roll down her cheek. Chi Chi looked at the clock and felt her eyes water. Goku wrapped his arm around his wife shoulder and hoped Vegeta could save him. Yamcha paced back and forth as he ran his fingers through the air. He didn't consider himself to be a religious man in any way, but right now he was praying to any and all higher powers.

With Vegeta And Ty

"Come on, come on!" Vegeta snarled as he pushed down on the boy's chest, "You have a little brother who loves you, and who doesn't want to see you die. Come on!" Vegeta spat. If Ty died, then what would happen to Jaxon? Who would watch after him? "Come on, breathe!" Vegeta bent over and performed mouth-to-mouth, "You can't give up! Giving up is for the weak, and you are not weak. Breathe! Breathe! Damn it I said BREATHE!" Just then, Ty coughed.

With Trunks And Gohan

A sigh of relief could be heard all throughout Capsule Corp. "…His energy stopped going down." Trunks said as he looked up.

"Looks like your dad saved him." Gohan smiled.

"G…good." Trunks sniffed as he wiped his eyes; he was relieved.

"Hey." Gohan smiled as he ruffled the boy's hair, "What do you say we get your nose fixed up?"

"…Dad says no more Senzu Beans unless it's an emergency." Trunks said quietly.

"We'll see what your mom has in the medical center." Gohan said.

"…I'm fine, I don't ne…"

"Trunks, this is me you're talking to." Gohan said.

"…Fine." Trunks nodded his head and the two walked out of the room, "Thanks Gohan."

In The Labs

Goten quietly walked through the dark laboratory as he followed Jaxon's KI. He had been there for Trunks whenever he had problems with his father, but a suicidal brother was a new one. He walked over to Ty's pod and pushed a red blinking button on the side; it slowly opened up and inside was a very scared little boy. Jaxon was curled up in his pod as he cried alone in the darkness. If he didn't have his brother, then…he would…he…he didn't know what would happen; nothing good though. The book was floating above him, touching the top of the pod. Kamell was still laughing about the brat leaving, and Jaxon (without any influence from him or Morgana) chose to STAY with Vegeta. Oh, he was laughing so hard that he was actually crying himself, it was great; it was truly the best time of his life. He hadn't laughed this hard since the boys were on Planet Voon. Goten climbed into the pod and sat down next to Jaxon.

"I…is he…d…d…dead?" Jaxon asked.

"His KI stopped falling, he's gona be ok." Goten smiled.

"I…I should have gone with him." The boy cried, "He…he…he's never gona…gona t…talk to me again."

"It's ok." Goten wrapped his arm around the boy, and Jaxon began to cry even harder.

"I don't want my brother to die." The boy sobbed, "I love him, and…and…and I can't…I…I can't…I…can't do this without him. I…I…oh Gods what have I done?" Jaxon felt like he was going to throw up; he should have gone with his brother. He just frakked up big time, "I…I don't want him to die, I wana be with him." Goten felt his eyes water; he remembered how upset he was when he thought Gohan was killed by Majin Buu, but this was a thousand times worse. This was the boy's only family, his father/brother, no mother (technically, Gohan acted as a father/brother, but he still had mom to help), no home, always on the run, and his brother wanted to kill himself.

"You know who you should talk to?" Goten asked. Jaxon said nothing; he just continued to cry, "I'll be right back." Goten smiled as he jumped out of the pod.

"W…wait." Jaxon choked, Goten ran out of the labs, "D…don't leave me alone." The boy curled up into a tight ball and began shaking; he absolutely hated being alone.

'Don't worry Jaxon, you still have us.' Morgana said. Jaxon ignored the book and began to breathe heavily. 'Aww, you're no fun.' Morgana grunted as she went back to her nap. Jaxon began to hum that song Ty would sing whenever he was scared. The first time he ever sang it to him was on De Civitate Dei. It was about five minutes before he finally heard a noise. Jaxon jumped when he heard people coming.

"P…please d…d…don't k…kill me." Jaxon cried. Out of the darkness came Goten and Gohan.

"Hey Jaxon, you ok?" Gohan asked. He was in the middle of helping Trunks, but Goten said this was important.

"I…I…I don't want him to die. I don't…I…I didn't mean to stay, I…I wanted to go." Jaxon choked as more tears ran down his cheek. Maybe he stayed because he drank some of his brother's 'stuff', and that messed with his mind. Maybe it was because his brother was angry and hurt him, and he was afraid. The point was that he completely regretted staying, and all he wanted was to be with his brother. Gohan smiled and climbed into the pod; Jaxon climbed onto the teen's lap and began shaking.

"Hey, it's ok, Ty is gona be ok. We'll give him time to calm down and then we'll figure this out." Gohan said.

"I…I'm soooooo sorry." Jaxon cried.

"Sorry about what?" Gohan asked as he wrapped his arms around the boy.

"I should have gone with my brother." Jaxon sobbed, "Now he's gona hate me."

"It's going to be ok, Jaxon. Everything is going to be ok." Gohan held the boy as he cried. Poor kid, it was heartbreaking.

With Ty And Vegeta

Vegeta stared up at the stars as Ty lay next to him, unconscious, but alive. "As much as I wanted to end it, those fucking idiots wouldn't let me." Vegeta said quietly, "And no matter how much you want to end it, I'm not going to let you." Vegeta said as he stood up and lifted the boy's body under his arms, "I'll tell you what though, you're gona be pissed when you wake up in Capsule Corporations." Vegeta let out a small chuckle and slowly floated into the air.

With Gohan, Jaxon, And Goten

Goten watch in amazement as the Book of Kamell floated around the room. Kamell was a destroyer of worlds and a Demon who showed no mercy, but he wasn't an ass…ok, he was (like when Vegeta and Gohan stopped Ty from ending it.), but not all the time. Jaxon needs his 'personal time', and the boy's hands were covered in snot and tears. Jaxon began to hiccup as he rested his chin on Gohan's shoulder. The teen had his arms wrapped around the boy as they sat in the pod. Goten thought for a moment and walked over to the pod; he stood there for a few seconds.

"Come on in Goten." Gohan said as he scooted over; there was enough room for his little brother. Goten climbed inside, leaned on the teen, and shut his eyes.

"…Do…do you think T…Tyrannous'll ever t…talk to me again?" Jaxon said in-between hiccups.

"Jaxon, I'm an older brother, and I could be the maddest I've ever been at Goten, and I'd still love him, cause he's my little brother, and no matter what he does I could never stay mad at him." Gohan smiled as he wrapped an arm around Goten, "And I'll always love him, no matter what."

"Hn." Goten curled up next to his brother and smiled.

"…B…but what…what if he tries to d…do it again?" Jaxon choked.

"We won't let'em." Gohan said.

"…Vegeta said it was Trunks's fault, is that true?" Jaxon asked as he looked up. The Book of Kamell stopped and turned towards his keeper.

"Noooo. No, no, no. Trunks already feels bad enough, and he thinks it's his fault, but you see, when Trunks said, well, said what he said, it got Ty thinking your parents, and I bet he started thinking about other things, and then that 'stuff' he drank, he just had a 'meltdown', but it wasn't Trunks." Gohan said.

"…I didn't think so, I j…just wanted t…to make sure." Jaxon sniffed.

'Hmph' The book went back to floating around the room.

"Are you mad at me?" Jaxon turned to see Trunks slowly walking out of the darkness. The boy had a small splint over his nose and some small bandages from when the alien (Goten) punched him. "Well?" Trunks asked.

"You call my race a bunch of weaklings." Jaxon grunted, "You insult my dead parents who I hardly knew. You've been nothing but a jerk to me and my brother since we got here, name one good reason why I should forgive you." Jaxon sniffed. He lied when he accepted Trunks's apology earlier.

"…I'm a jerk, and I never should have said those things." Trunks said quietly as he looked at the ground, "I'm really sorry. I understand if you hate me. I'd kind of hate me too." Jaxon glanced at Gohan who gave him a slight nod. "And I'll apologize to your brother too, I mean when he gets back, I mean I don't think he'll forgive me, but I should have never said that, and, well, my dad died once, and my mom died a day later, I mean she didn't really die, she was just kind of turned into a chocolate bar and eaten, but, I mean…" Trunks let out a long sigh, "I know what it's like to lose your parents, and I'm sorry."

"…Don't ever talk about my parents like that again." Jaxon said quietly, "…Apology accepted." The boy wasn't known to hold a grudge. His brother, however, had a list of people he planned to kill at some point.

"…Good." Trunks said quietly; he looked up, "They're back." Jaxon shot up and ran out of the labs. Trunks, Goten, and Gohan all looked at each other and ran after him.

Upstairs

Vegeta kicked the door open and slowly brought the soaking wet boy inside. Vegeta was soaked too and they were both covered in sand, but he didn't care. All he wanted to do was put the boy to bed, and get a good night's rest before he had to work this all out in the morning. He would have one shot and, well, maybe he shouldn't use the word 'shot'. He would have one chance and one chance only to change the boy's mind about life and make him want to live again. He wasn't sure how that would be done, but he wouldn't let the boy try to end it again.

"Tyrannous?" Jaxon stopped in the hall and looked at the two with wide, red, puffy eyes. His nose was running and he was biting his lower lip; all he wanted to do was be with his brother. Vegeta walked down the hall and took the boy upstairs, not even bothering to tell the youngest what happened. Jaxon quickly followed the Saiyan Prince and his brother. Gohan, Trunks, and Goten followed Jaxon.

Upstairs (Second Floor)

"Wait out here Jaxon." Vegeta grunted as he shut the door.

"But…" Jaxon said as he stood at the door. Inside, Vegeta took the shivering boy's wet shirt and pants off and put him to bed. He pulled the blanket over the boy and let out a sigh.

"Why do I even bother?" Vegeta mumbled. He was getting soft; he blamed Trunks and Bulma, but he didn't care. Being soft proved to be useful (sometimes). Jaxon pushed the door open and stared at Vegeta. His eyes were red and puffy, his lip was quivering, and he had snot running down his nose; he looked like a wreck. Vegeta took one look at the boy and actually gave a slight smile. "He'll be ok, he just needs some rest." Vegeta said.

"I changed my mind, I wana be with my brother, I don't care if I die." Jaxon sniffed as he ran over to the bed and floated up next to his brother. He debated on whether or not to wake him, but decided against it. He was tired, and maybe there was a better chance that his brother would forgive him in the morning. Vegeta stared at the boy and his jaw dropped.

"Where the hell is…" The Book of Kamell floated into the room and went right into Jaxon's hand. "Never mind." The Prince sighed as he sat down and closed his eyes. Gohan and the boys were about to walk in when they heard…

"Rah!" Taz hissed as he revealed his razor sharp teeth. The three half-Saiyans backed away as Taz pushed open the door and walked inside. His master needed him, so here he was. Taz climbed onto the end of the bed and closed his eyes.

"You three might as well come in here; I highly doubt I'll be able to talk him out of it when he wakes up. Actually, if I'm the only one who talks to him, I might make him want to do it even more." Grunted Vegeta. He'd made Bulma cry, Trunks cry, he's made Goten cry lots of times, he's pissed Kakarott's mate off, he's made Gohan angry, but pushing someone so far that they try and kill themselves? That was a first for the Saiyan Prince. Gohan, Trunks, and Goten all scurried into the room.

"So what happened?" Gohan asked.

"He tried to drown himself. The stupid boy shot right into the harbor and…" Vegeta saw Jaxon's tear filled eyes, "Let's talk about it in the morning."

"…Hey dad?" Trunks asked.

"No, this wasn't your fault, Trunks. Do not blame yourself." Vegeta said. Trunks gave a slight nod and sat down against the wall; Goten sat next to him, and with that. Everyone but Vegeta fell asleep. Thirty minutes went by and the Saiyan Prince slowly left the room to go and change out of his wet and sandy clothes. He returned and stared at the bed. He slowly walked over to the closet and pulled out an extra blanket. Jaxon was curled up against his brother, sucking his thumb. Vegeta walked over to the bed and tucked Jaxon in.

"You sleeping in here tonight?"

"Yes Kakarott." Vegeta grunted.

"…You did a good thing, Vegeta." Goku smiled, "He'll thank you for it in the long run."

"Hn." Vegeta grunted.

"I'll keep guard down stairs. Think you all can handle him when he wakes up?" Goku asked.

"I intend on giving it my best shot, I mean best try." Vegeta said, avoiding any word that related to a gun.

"Hm." Goku smiled, "Gohan and the boys will help you out. Let me know how it goes." Goku shut the door and went back down stairs. Vegeta stared at the book and gave a slight smile.

"Honestly, I can say I never really enjoyed books either." The Prince said as he returned to his chair and drifted off.

The Next Morning

5 Days Until We Die

Ty opened his eyes and glanced around the room. He slowly frowned and felt his eyes water; he was still alive. How did he know? Because the room was filled with people, but not just any people, The Earth's Special Forces…yea, those people. Vegeta was sound asleep in a chair in the corner of the room, Gohan was sleeping against the wall, Trunks and Goten were sleeping next to the bed. Trunks was laying on his stomach and Goten was using the boy's back as a pillow, Taz was sleeping at the foot of the bed, and Jaxon was curled up next to him. Ty couldn't understand why he was alive, and what everyone was doing in here? Last thing he remembered was being underwater and taking a deep breath of water. Now he was in nothing but his boxers back at the house he swore he would never return to. And all these people; were they making sure he couldn't kill himself? Were they trying to keep his suffering from ending? Was that it? Were they trying to keep him from being free, and laughing at him as he tried to reach eternal peace? Hell, maybe they just wanted to have the satisfaction of being the ones to kill the Demon. He slowly made his way out from under the covers, and quietly got out of the bed; he felt dizzy and weak, and he had a really bad hangover. He glanced at the alarm clock next to the bed; 7:02AM. He very slowly made his way to the door and quietly turned the knob. After successfully leaving the room without waking anyone, he made his way down the hall, using the wall as support. After what seemed like an eternity, he slowly made his way into the kitchen; it looked like he was the only one up. A service-bot automatically turned on and floated up to him.

"Good morning sir and/or madam…" Ty shot the service bot a death stare, "May I get you anything?" The service-bot asked.

"…Breakfast." Ty said; his throat was extremely sore and his voice was weak. He slowly walked over to the table and sat down as the service bot floated around the room and made him his meal. He rested his elbows on the table and buried his face into his hands as he shed a few tears; he had a horrible headache. He had been insulted, tortured, and almost killed, but this was a new low: keeping someone from killing himself? That was worse than torture; that was genius and diabolical.

"…You're up." Ty turned his head to see Bulma standing in the entrance to the kitchen; she was dressed in her nightgown. Several tears ran down Ty's face as he stared at the woman. Bulma just stood there, unsure of what to say or do.

"Morning." Ty said weakly as more tears ran down his cheeks; he was suicidal and crazy, but he wasn't rude and he had some manners.

"…Morning." Bulma said nervously as she walked into the room.

"…I'm alive." Ty stated as he wiped his tears; Bulma nodded. Ty waited for an explanation but Bulma just stared at him. "Why am I alive?" Ty asked.

"Ve…geta saved you." Bulma said slowly.

"Bullshit!" Ty coughed.

"It's true. He thought about some stuff right after you left and then took off to go find you." Bulma said.

"…What's wrong?" Ty asked.

"…Forgive me, I…I'm just…you…you've been acting a little…"

"Crazy?" Ty growled.

"I wouldn't use 'crazy', but…ok, yea, I would use 'crazy'." Bulma said.

"Yea, well…" Ty continued to cough as he looked at the service bot, "I'm not crazy." The boy mumbled, "I'm not." Bulma couldn't help but notice how many scars the boy had on his chest and arms. There were very bad burn scars, scars from cuts, and several large ones that could have been from a number of things. She slowly walked over to the table and sat down.

"Here is your breakfast sir and/or madam. I made you scrambled eggs, buttered toast with honey, bacon, and what would you like to drink?" The service bot asked as it placed the plate down.

"Water." Ty croaked.

"One 'water' coming right up." The service bot said as it floated away. There was a long silence. The service bot returned with the water and went to work getting Bulma's usual breakfast prepared.

"I asked why am I alive." Ty coughed as his throat burned with pain, "You didn't tell me why."

"I told you; Vegeta thought ab…"

"Why?" Ty yelled as he pounded his fist on the table; Bulma jumped up and backed away. More tears ran down the boy's cheeks. This was cruel and unusual punishment, and he was too tired to try it again. Hell, he wasn't sure if he could get out of the house without everyone waking up, "I'm not going to hurt you." Ty croaked.

"…I don't think I can answer that question better than the people who were sleeping around you in that room last night." Bulma said as she slowly sat back down. Ty began to eat his food and winced as he swallowed.

"He's gone!"

"Hn?" Ty's eyes widened as he felt several KIs shoot up and all head in his direction; they stopped at the entrance to the kitchen behind Ty. He didn't look up and continued to eat. He had nothing to say to these frakkers. His throat was sore, he hadn't had a headache this bad since Planet Voon, and he was hungry. The Half-Saiyans just stood there in shock. They thought he ran off to try it again, or to do something stupid. They never expected him to be in nothing but his boxers eating breakfast in the kitchen like nothing ever happened. Goku appeared in the other doorway and stared at the boy (you go to the bathroom for five minutes, and you miss everything.) Jaxon pushed passed the group of people, slowly walked up to his big brother, and stood behind him; his eyes flooded with tears. Ty paused and slowly put the fork and knife down; he slowly turned and stared at the boy.

"Hey." Ty said.

"…" Jaxon said nothing; he just stared at him, book in hand.

"You mad?" Ty asked.

"I'm…I'm…" Jaxon tried to hold it in, but he let out a few cries, "I'm so sorry."

"Come here." Ty let out a sigh and lifted the boy into his arms. Jaxon burst into tears and started to sob as he held onto his brother as tight as he could.

"You're up." Vegeta said as he slowly walked forwards. Ty slowly turned towards the man and looked at him with pure hatred and disgust.

"No shit…" Ty spat. Vegeta had a hunch that the boy wouldn't be too happy about waking up in Capsule Corporation, and not waking up in Other World.

"We need to discuss a few things." Vegeta said. Jaxon continued to sob in his brother's arms.

"…Now?" Ty asked. What was there to discuss? He was alive, and not dead, the end, hope you enjoyed the fanfict, please review. (How evil would that be if I just stopped right here?)

"Take care of him and eat; he's had a rough night." Vegeta said as he walked over to the fridge and dug around. Gohan, Goten, and Trunks just stood in the doorway.

"I'm soooo sorry!" Jaxon sobbed.

"Sssssh, it's ok." Ty patted the boy's back as he glanced at the three half-Saiyans, "Everything is going to be ok. I'm not mad." After about five minutes, Jaxon began to calm down and wiped his tears, "…You ok?"

"Mhmm." Jaxon nodded his head.

"…I love you." Ty whispered.

"I love you too." Jaxon sniffed. Ty patted the boy on the back and then set him down. Jaxon stood next to his brother as he continued to eat. After a silent ten minutes, Ty finished his meal and slowly pushed himself up. He almost fell over, but was caught by his little brother.

"Thanks." Ty coughed. He usually had very bad balance the morning after he drank his 'Medicine'. It was all a part of the hangover.

"There are some clean clothes sitting on your bed. Jaxon, I think you know the way by now." Vegeta said. Jaxon nodded his head and helped his brother walk.

"Raff!" Taz barked as he ran full force into the kitchen and knocked Ty backwards several feet and ultimately to the ground. The beast began to lick the boy's face in excitement.

"Taz, enough, please." Ty Laughed, "All right, stop it, come on!"

"Mmm mmm." Taz sat down next to him and began to whine as he rested his head on the boy's chest.

"Yea, yea, I forgive you." Ty said as he scratched him behind the ears, "But don't betray me again." The boy growled as Jaxon helped him up; they slowly made their way passed Gohan, Goten, and Trunks who were still partially in shock. Ty could never stay mad at Jaxon and Taz; they were his family, and he loved them. The Z Warriors were an entirely different story, and they could all drop dead. They followed the two to their room and stood in the hallway as Ty put on some of Vegeta's sweatpants, a T-shirt, and a sweatshirt.

"…Now, there are some things we need to discuss." Vegeta said as he walked into the room with a mug in his hand (Fun Fact: Vegeta is an avid coffee drinker.)

"K." Ty grunted as he sat down on the bed. Jaxon sat down next to his brother and leaned on his shoulder. Ty wrapped his arm around the boy's shoulder; honestly he had never seen the boy that upset, not since their parents were killed.

"Do you remember last night?" Vegeta asked.

"Yup." Ty said.

"How much?" Vegeta asked.

"Up to where I was under water, trying to kill myself, which was rudely interrupted by someone who shall remain nameleVegeta" Ty coughed.

"Hn." Vegeta grunted, "You're alive."

"…No shit, I just said that." Ty spat, "Why?"

"Because I saved…"

"Why?" Ty screamed, "Not why wasn't I able to finish what I started! Not what caused me to not die! Not what frakker pulled me out of the water!" Ty wheezed, "Why was it stopped? Why did you stop me? Why? Why? Why? Why? WHY?" Ty screamed. Vegeta let out a sigh and sat down in his chair.

"I'm sorry for what I said yesterday." Vegeta said. Ty's face softened and he sat all the way on the bed. He leaned against a pillow as Jaxon crawled up next to him and curled up against him.

"You say all those things, and then you save me?" Ty said, "The way you talked, my life was worthless to you. You were practically begging for me to kill myself. Why would you possibly change your mind and save me?"

"Tell me this, why did you try to kill yourself?" Vegeta asked as he glanced at Trunks, Gohan, and Goten standing in the door.

"I have nothing to live for." Ty shrugged his shoulders, "Simple as that."

"You have Jaxon." Vegeta said.

"Who you turned against me along with Taz." Ty growled; he looked down at Jaxon and watched a tear roll down his cheek, "Hey, I'm not mad, it's ok." Ty said quietly as he wrapped an arm around the boy. Jaxon had been through enough, no need to upset him any more. Vegeta's eye twitched; now it was his fault, he hadn't thought of that.

"Vegeta, tell me honestly. Why the hell did you save me?" Ty asked. This was at least the fifth time he had asked this question, and nobody was answering him.

"…" Vegeta said nothing.

"Why? I just want to know why?" Ty asked.

"…Because…" Vegeta started, "…Because I didn't think you should do it."

"That doesn't answer the question. Why shouldn't I kill myself? What possible reason could you have for not letting me kill myself?" Ty asked. Jaxon shut his eyes tight. He didn't want his brother to die; he loved him. Vegeta looked at the others, but Vegeta had to be the one to answer this question; the others would have their turn soon enough. He thought about the events of last night and just how much the boy was suffering in life.

"…Well?" The boy growled.

"Why do you think?" Vegeta asked

"Because you like to see me suffer?" Ty asked; that's why most people chose not to kill him right away.

"Hn." Vegeta let out a small chuckle and took a sip of his coffee, "Wrong." Vegeta said.

"Then why?" Ty yelled as he swung his arm in the air, "Is it because you and your frakking friends and family want to laugh at me while I suffer in this hell you call life? Is that it? Do you enjoy seeing a person who has lost everything spend the rest of his days living in fear, on the run, is that it? Tell me Vegeta, is it because you want to torture me? Because you want the sick pleasure of killing me yourself? Is that it? Tell me Vegeta, why did you save me?" Ty screamed.

"Because everyone in this house cares about you!" Vegeta almost yelled.

"…" Ty's arms fell to his side and he simply stared at him. Trunks, Goten, and Gohan slowly walked into the room and sat down against the wall. "… … …Wh…what?" Ty asked.

"They care about you and your brother, and didn't want to see you end your life, plain and simple." Vegeta said.

"…You…you keep saying they, but they didn't save me, you did. Y…you saved me, it was…you." Ty couldn't believe what he just heard. Vegeta mumbled to himself; he really didn't want to say it, but it looked like he didn't have much of a choice. There was a very long silence.

"…Why?" Ty finally spoke.

"Why what?" Vegeta asked.

"Why would you ever care about us?" Ty asked, "I mean, you hardly know us. Why the hell would you ever give a damn about us?"

"I know enough." Vegeta said, "You two are good kids and while you might have some problems, and you have that stupid book…" Vegeta took a deep breath, "I find you two tolerable and I think we can help you stop the Vashmallians." There was another long silence.

"…Do…do you really mean that?" Ty asked in disbelief.

"Yes." Vegeta said. Ty couldn't believe it; since when did anyone or anything give a shit about him? Ty looked at his feet and thought long and hard. After five minutes he looked back up at Vegeta.

"You're really serious? You're not just saying that?" Ty asked. Vegeta took a deep breath and let out a sigh.

"Yes, we truly care about you, and we want to do everything we possibly can to stop the Vashmallians, stop Prophet Herelaah, get rid of the Book of Kamell, and help you get back your freedom." Vegeta said; there, he said it. Now he felt like washing his mouth out with soap. Ty looked back down at his feet and continued to think. He felt a smile tug at his lips, and felt a tear roll down his cheek; that was the first time anyone ever said they cared about him (except his family) since he left his home three years ago.

"You and your brother are not bad kids. You're extremely smart, you've got fighting potential, and you don't deserve to be treated like trash. We really care about you two; you're great kids." Gohan said. Ty shut his eyes as tight as he could to keep from crying, but it wasn't working. That was by far the nicest thing anyone had ever said to him. All anyone ever did was insult him and treat him like the frakking plague. Ty almost couldn't believe that he had found some people that wanted to help him.

"We're all gona fight the Vosh…Vish…Vismoll guys and make'em pay." Goten smiled; close enough. Ty nodded and kept his head down; these guys were making him tear up. Trunks was trying to think of what to say; his father and Gohan told him it wasn't his fault (Vegeta took back what he said after to returned to the house), but he felt like he was the reason this whole thing started.

"…Thank you, for everything." Ty mumbled; he was overwhelmed. No one had ever said that they cared about them, that they would help him, that they would fight for him. They just attacked him and called him a piece of trash; just because they heard some silly Vashmallian propaganda…even if some of the propaganda turned out to be true…Ty's eyes flickered gold for a second.

"Now do you care to tell me the real reason of why you tried to do it?" Vegeta asked.

"…Real reason?" Ty asked.

"Yes, you thought that nobody cared about you or your brother and your life sucks, but I'm smarter than that. This all goes back to what the boy said." Vegeta said; Trunks looked at the ground and blushed. He completely regretted ever even thinking that sentence.

"You think I tried to kill myself because of what a little kid said?" Ty laughed.

"Hey, who are you calling a…"

"No, I think it has to do with your parents." Vegeta said; Ty said nothing. Please, please don't make him do this. Please don't make him talk about that day; that HORRIBLE day. "I want you to honestly tell me what happened." Vegeta said.

"I'd…I'd rather not." Ty mumbled.

"Vegeta…" Gohan started.

"What was the last thing your parents said to you?" Vegeta asked; he would start small and get the whole story later.

"…" Ty said nothing as he looked at the blanket. Jaxon clenched the book tightly; this was the traumatic experience of his childhood. Gohan bit his lip and turned towards Vegeta; he didn't think it was any of our business.

"Vegeta, I don't think…"

"Shut it Gohan. Go on, what did they say?" Vegeta asked.

"…My mother…said…I…love…you." Ty mumbled as his eye twitched, "She…she was second t…to die." The boy's eyes flickered gold for a second.

"And your father?" Vegeta asked.

"He…" Ty glanced around the room and his eyes widened. He was back in the room; the Gods forsaken room where his Parents were killed. It was a damp dark room with a stone floor and walls, and several weapons hanging on the wall. It resembled the Prison Cells, except this room had some light and a different name: The Interrogation Center. His mother and father were strapped to metal tables, surrounded by Royal Guards. The two Sortosians looked beaten and broken. They had been tortured, starved, forced to work for hours and hours; they were lacking sleep, they were dehydrated, and looked miserable. Standing in between the two tables was the Prophet of Pain and Suffering himself; Prophet Herelaah. Standing next to him was the Sadistic General Takeo. Everyone's mouths were moving, but there was no sound. He looked at his father and watched his lips move.

"Don't…do…it…" Ty mumbled. Jaxon covered his ears. "Don't you frakking do it, Tyrannous, you don't do it. I am your father and I am telling you not to give him that key!" Ty spat as he stood up, his eye slightly flickered gold. Ty looked back and forth between his father and Herelaah.

"B…but dad, please, h…he'll let us g…go." Ty sniffed.

"Don't you do it!" Ty screamed; he was experiencing that horrible moment all over again. Ty watched as a Royal Guard held a large piece of paper in front of him. The Guard pressed several buttons on his collar and the translator turned off. Ty studied the paper over and realized it was written in Sortosian.

'Simply read this message and hand me the key.' Ty heard Prophet Herelaah's voice.

"Ego hoc quod volenti mutuari Kamell claustra custodiunt. Sciens iam non sum ego uerba custodi claustra." Ty read the paper and looked down; he had a key hanging around his neck, and it was glowing silver.

"No!" Ty screamed. The Guard turned Ty's translator back on.

'Now hand me the key.' Prophet Herelaah said.

"And then you'll stop hurting them?" Ty whimpered.

'Young Tyrannous.' The Prophet held his hand over his heart, 'You have my word.'

"Here." Ty took the Key off his neck.

"Damn it Tyrannous, no! Don't you frakking do it! Don't! Let! Him! Have! It!" Ty screamed.

"It's yours, just please let us go." Ty sniffed as he held out his hand. He opened his hand and a tear ran down his cheek.

'DO IT!' Prophet Herelaah screamed. General Takeo snatched the ax off the wall and stormed over to Zeus.

"Tyrannous you idiot! You frakking idiot, what have you donAK!" Ty fell to his knees; he was back at Capsule Corporations. His eyes stopped flickering gold and he was visibly shaking.

Everyone was dead silent; there was a very long silence. To the Saiyans, it looked like Ty just had some kind of an 'episode'.

"He called you an…" Goten was speechless; daddies weren't supposed to call their son an idiot. Ty just sat there, tears dripping off his face. He was the one who always tried to look on the positive side, who tried to do the right thing, who loved his family more than anything in the Universe, and they were out of options. That was the only choice Ty had; give Herelaah the key, or watch his parents die. He gave Herelaah the key and then he saw the most disturbing, horrible, and gruesome thing he will ever see in his life. Vegeta was in shock. His last words to Trunks before he sacrificed himself to try to kill Majin Buu were 'You've made me proud, my son'. Upon being revived by Porunga, Vegeta realized just how much those words meant to the boy, and Trunks (though the boy would never admit it) enjoyed that hug more than anything in the world. Sure, Ty's father didn't know that those would be his last words to his son, and it's not like he meant it. He probably loved Ty very much, but the damage was done, and after that moment, Ty felt like an idiot, and he probably feels like he failed.

"I…made…the…" Ty had never told anyone about that; he never even talked about it with Jaxon. It was just a horrible nightmare that haunted him every day.

"…You are not an idiot." Vegeta finally said.

"I made…the wrong…choice?" Ty said to himself.

"Do you hear me?" Vegeta asked.

"I…had…no choice?" Ty said, "Gah, no way to live." The boy mumbled to himself.

"Ty!" Vegeta said.

"No way, no way, no, no, no." Ty mumbled

"What's wrong with him dad?" Trunks took a step towards his father.

"He's crazy. These passed three years for him have probably traumatized him. There are some issues in his mind, and it's all thanks to these damn Vashmallians." Vegeta said.

"I'm. Not. Crazy…" Ty mumbled.

"We're going to still help him, right?" Goten asked.

"No way to live." Ty mumbled over and over, "No way to live, no way to live."

"Of course. The Vashmallians are a threat to the Universe and they are coming here. If they get this book, I have a feeling that it would be similar to the Majin Buu incident." Vegeta said, "Except I have a gut feeling that we're dealing with something far more dangerous than Majin Buu."

"I'm not crazy!" Ty screamed as he looked at Vegeta, his eyes were almost glowing gold; everyone looked at the boy, "I'm…I…I'm not…no…I'm…I am not crazy." Ty eyes went back to normal, "I'm not."

"You're right, you're not." Vegeta said quietly; no need to upset the boy any more. There was another very long silence.

"So, now you know." Ty finally said, "The failure Demon of the Universe. Nothing but a piece of trash; a rat."

"But you're not a failure, you're not trash. You're a good kid and you think too negative of yourself." Gohan said.

"Don't you get it?" Ty screamed as he powered up, "I…I…I can't take it anymore, I can't! I'm trying my best, but no matter how hard I try, no matter how many Vashmallians I kill, no matter what I do, those words will echo in my head forever!" Ty was visibly shaking as tears ran down his cheeks, "And it's all my fault. I…I should have kept a better eye on him, I should have kept him from going near that stupid book…" The boy cried, "I…I…I…" Ty looked at the ground, "Wh…why did this have to happen to us?" Ty sobbed, "We did nothing wrong, we fought sometimes, but we were a good family. I just…I…I'm sorry." Ty fell to his hands and knees, "It's all my fault, and I'm sorry. I'm sorry Jaxon, I…I'm so sorry." The boy sobbed; it had been building up in the boy's head for three years. He never talked about any of it with anyone, not even his own little brother, and now it was all coming out. He never talked about his Planet's destruction with his parents, and he most certainly did not talk about the death of his parents and his time on De Civitate Dei with Jaxon. Gohan knelt down next to the boy and placed a hand on his shoulder. "I…I just want to know that he wasn't mad. That he loved me, but…but…OH GODS I can still hear their screams, their begs." Ty sobbed. Goten noticed Jaxon sitting on the bed with his eyes shut tightly and his hands over his ears. He slowly floated over to the boy and wrapped his arm around his shoulder. Jaxon jumped, but then relaxed and shed a few tears; the poor kid was visibly shaking.

"It's not your fault." Gohan said, "It's the Vashmall's, not yours." Gohan started to tear up; no one should have to suffer this much, "I know my dad is alive now, but up until six month ago he had been dead for seven years. A long time ago there was this monster named Cell running around the Planet, killing and destroying everything in his path. When it came time to fight, I was overpowering him. There came a point when I was just toying with him, making him suffer for everything he had done. I waited too long and he played one move that wouldn't be able to stop. He was going to take out the entire planet and there was nothing I could do to stop him, but my dad stepped in, and he sacrificed himself to stop Cell. Somehow Cell was able to survive the explosion and came back to Earth where I was able to stop him, but for a while I thought it was my fault that he died. I just blamed myself; if I hadn't waited, if I had ended him sooner, he would still be alive. I just…" Gohan took a long pause; he was getting too personal for his own comfort, "It was Cell's fault, not mine. Just like it was Herelaah's fault, not yours."

"…" Ty kept his head down as he continued to cry.

Trunks felt horrible; him and his stupid mouth, but now was the time to make up for it, now was the time to change what he said. "Y…you know what I think?" Trunks asked.

"…" Ty didn't move.

"I was wrong, I was one hundred percent wrong with what I said. Your race was anything but weak. It takes someone strong to fight through THAT for three years, and you are one of the strongest willed people I have ever met. I could never have done what you've done, and you're not a failure; you're not an idiot. If I was your father, I would be the most proud man in the Universe, and I would tell you that every day." Trunks said, "And you can't quit now." Trunks's face changed, "No, you have to take that gun; that plasma gun thingy. You need to shove it down Herelaah's throat, and you need to show him that he just frakked with the wrong guy." The boy quickly wiped a tear before it could escape his eye. Ty slowly nodded, but didn't look up. Vegeta slowly got up and walked over to his son. He placed his hand on the boy's shoulder and gave a slight smile.

"The boy's right, and we'll help you take that shot. We'll fight the Vashmallians and save Herelaah for you, so that you may take your sweet time with him." Vegeta said. Ty nodded again; he was overwhelmed. Vegeta slowly walked over to the boy and knelt down next to him, "You're not a failure. I agree with Trunks; yes, you've made some very poor decisions and you've done things, but he is a proud man. Do you know why?" Vegeta asked.

"Hn." Ty shook his head.

"…That's why." Vegeta pointed to the other side of the room, "Come on boy, at least show me the courtesy to look where I'm pointing." Vegeta said. Ty pushed himself up and wiped his tears; he looked like a wreck. The boy followed Vegeta's finger right to Jaxon. "That boy, your little brother, your last family member IS ALIVE because you protected him, and you did everything you could to keep him safe." Vegeta said, "Not only have you been an older brother to him, but you've been a father, and a damn good one if I say so my self."

"…He's…he's my brother, it's my job." Ty croaked; his voice was filled with mucus. Now he was a good father? These were the nicest people he had ever met.

"Do you realize that you could have abandoned him at any time, and people would have had no reason to judge you? You would have had a way happier life, and you wouldn't have been kicked off of any planets." Vegeta said.

"Never an option. I love him, and I'll do whatever it takes to protect him." Ty said.

"But it would have…"

"Never. An. Option!" Ty hissed.

"And that…" Vegeta said, "Is why your father would be proud." Ty nodded in agreement; he would take on the entire Vashmallian Armada to defend his little brother. That's what big brothers are supposed to do: protect their little brother no matter what. "…Where was Jaxon when this all happened?" Vegeta asked as he looked at the boy, still covering his ears and tightly shutting his eyes. Goten had an arm wrapped around his shoulder.

"Just like that. He was on the other side of the room, and d…dad told him to do that." Ty said.

"I take it that the Key was the Key to open the Book?" Vegeta asked.

"Yea, the Key of Kamell." Ty grunted.

"…How did you get the key?" Vegeta asked.

"On the ship, a lot of the prisoners are put into manual labor; basically slavery, except this was brutal. I got placed in this job in a place called the Incinerator. There were these high-ranking Guards who would make round trips every day to make sure everything was running smoothly. I think they had it in for me, because every time they saw me they would take time out of their 'oh so busy' schedule just to make my life miserable. They did everything from throwing burning coal at my feet to hitting me with red-hot tools. One day, one of the…" Ty swallowed and took a deep breath; that was by far the worst day, "They uhh…" That was the day they treated him like a frakking lab rat, "I…was…uhh…" Ty's eyes flickered gold.

"Take your time." Gohan said.

"I…umm." Ty wiped his face and took several deep breaths; his eyes went back to normal. "One day, one of the Guards was walking through the Incinerator. I guess he noticed me and decided to sneak up behind me and push me right into the side of a furnace, which is why I have this scar on the right side of my face…and the right side of my chest, and arm, and leg. I…I…" Ty let out a sigh, "Listen, I was having a bad day to begin with, so I kind of lost it, and…broke his head open with a large hammer." Ty said quietly, and that was the short version. He took his time with that Guard, and several other things happened that he wasn't comfortable with telling the Z Warriors. "This Key floated off of the guy's body and next thing I know, I'm wearing it and can't get it off."

"What happened after you got the key?" Vegeta asked.

"I was beaten, taken to a small room where one of Herelaah's Generals tortured me for a while, but no, it's not like I hadn't been tortured all frakking day. That Doctor." Ty mumbled and blushed, "Frakking Doctor Komodo."

"Doctor Komodo?" Vegeta asked.

"Then the General took me to my p…parents, and…" Ty paused and took a deep breath, "And they lied to me. They told me that they would let us go if I gave them the key, and I stupidly believe them. And then…and then they k…k…then they…k…"

"Then they killed them." Gohan said; Ty nodded and wiped his eyes.

"It was your only choice, don't beat yourself up." Vegeta stood up; Ty slowly nodded. "I think that's enough for now, I'm going to get breakfast." With that, Vegeta left. That was enough questions for now, and the others would probably want to talk to him. Gohan was unsure of what to do; he didn't want to leave the boy alone. Ty grabbed Gohan's shoulder and pulled himself up.

"Come on, I know you're hungry and I also know that you're not letting me out of your sight." Ty sighed.

"Hn." Gohan smiled as he helped the boy up. Ty looked at Jaxon who was still in his fetal position.

"Actually, can you give me a few minutes alone with my little brother?" Ty asked.

"Of course." Gohan said; he would wait outside the door. Trunks slowly walked out of the room, leaving Goten, Jaxon, Taz, and Ty.

"Hey Goten, I'll take it from here." Ty said as he sat down next to his brother. Goten nodded and walked out of the room. Taz left the room and Ty lifted his brother into his arms as he sat all the way on the bed. Jaxon wrapped his arms around the boy and began to cry. "I guess we never really talked about this until now." Ty sighed as he held his little brother, "Did I ever tell you how big you're getting?" The boy smiled. It was true; when Jaxon was younger, he used to be able to carry the little guy, but now he's grown so much. Jaxon sat up but kept his head down.

"I…I don't…I don't want you to die." Jaxon choked as he tried to hold in his tears.

"I'm not going to Jaxon, trust me." Ty said. Jaxon kept his head down as he continued to cry, "Hey." Ty gently pushed the boy's chin up and looked into his tear filled blue eyes. He gently brushed the boy's tears away with his finger and gave the warmest smile Jaxon had ever seen. "I promise you, I will never try to do that ever again." Ty said.

"…P…promise?" Jaxon sniffed.

"I promise." Ty said.

"…Pinky promise?" Jaxon asked; Ty glanced at the door and let out a sigh.

"Pinky promise." Ty mumbled as he and his little brother locked their pinky fingers together and shook. Jaxon let go and rested his head on the boy's shoulder.

"…What was mom like?" Jaxon asked.

"Hn." Ty smiled; his brother was five when his parents were executed, so it's no surprise that he doesn't remember that much, "She was nice, smart, the most beautiful mom in the Universe, and I think you have her eyes." Ty smiled as a tear ran down his cheek, "Mom was a fighter, and she never let anything stand in her way."

"What about dad?" Jaxon sniffed.

"He was strong and smart; a military man. On the base he was known as Drill Sergeant, which kind of explains why he was always a hard-ass." Ty laughed, "Dad was a proud man who never showed any fear. Where do you think I learned all my sword skills from?" The older boy gave a proud smirk. Outside the door: Gohan, Trunks, and Goten were all listening to the boy talk about his parents. "Yea, dad defiantly knew how to use a sword. He taught me almost everything I know." Ty said, "I remember one time, we were on our ship, and you were trying to break open this melon thing. While you have the thing in your hands, he walks passed you and with amazing speed and accuracy, he cuts that thing into eight equal pieces, and you freaked out and thought the melon was alive, and me and mom were laughing so hard." Ty began to laugh. Jaxon wiped his tears and laughed a little. "And then mom, she also worked for the military, that's how they met." Ty said.

"Really?" Jaxon asked.

"Yup, they both met on a peace mission to another planet. They were both just starting out in the military. Actually, she taught me how to shoot a gun." Ty said.

"No way." Jaxon said.

"Yup, surprised me too. She could load any gun in under five seconds and she had perfect aim." Ty said, "We were such an advanced race. We haven't been to a planet as technologically advanced as we were." Ty smiled as he rubbed his brother's back. He takes it back; his 'Medicine' isn't the only thing that makes him happy, his brother is.

"…What was our planet like?" Jaxon asked.

"It was beautiful; blue skies, green grass, and tons of different plants and animals. No pollution, no crime, everyone was nice, it was perfect." Ty sniffed; Jaxon continued to ask questions and Ty answered each one. He told the boys stories from before the Vashmallians attacked, and it was the first conversation they ever had about their parents and home world. Eventually there was a long silence.

"…Do you miss'em?" Jaxon asked. Ty felt another tear roll down his cheek.

"Everyday Jaxon, everyday." Ty sniffed. He shut his eyes as tight as he could as his eyes filled with tears, "I miss them…I…I really miss'em." The boy sniffed, "I miss them sooooo much." Ty couldn't hold it in; not anymore. He began to cry and finally admitted it to his brother and to any Half-Saiyans who might be ease dropping on their conversation that he missed his mother and father! He missed hearing their voices, he missed their hugs, he missed their laughs, he missed being taken care of, he missed his mother wiping food off his face while he blushed and whined in embarrassment, he missed his father punishing him whenever he did something bad. Now he does whatever he wants, no matter how bad, and it's messed up his life; in ways Jaxon doesn't even know about.

"…I miss them too." Jaxon said quietly. All the time this way going on, the Book of Kamell was floating above them.

"…Ja…" Ty took a deep breath and cleared his throat, "Jaxon, do you think I'm a fai…" Ty heard Jaxon's stomach growl, "Tell you what, why don't we go downstairs and eat, and I'll tell you some more stories, ok?" Ty sniffed as he wiped his eyes.

"K." Jaxon smiled as he hopped off the bed. The two stood there for a minute and gave each other one more hug.

"I love you, never forget that." Ty said.

"I love you too." Jaxon smiled; the two walked to the door. They entered the hall to see the three Half Saiyans ease dropping on their conversation. Ty immediately blushed; he didn't expect them to actually be listening to them from the hall. Trunks stood up and took a deep breath.

"Just to be clear, you know I'm sorry about what I said, right?" Trunks asked quietly, "And you're not mad, right?" Ty stared at the boy and let out a sigh.

"I guess not. You're the first person who's ever really apologized after saying something like that." Ty said.

"Hn." Trunks smiled.

Bam! Trunks grabbed his already broken nose and stared at the boy with wide eyes.

"Ak!" Ty grabbed the boy by his neck and pinned him against the wall

"But if you ever talk about my parents like that again, so help me I will Snap. Your. Neck! Do you understand me?" Ty hissed as his eyes flickered gold

"Yes, I do." Trunks nodded quickly

"No, I really don't think you do. You see, I'm a lot of things Trunks. I've done a lot of things, I've seen a lot of things, and if you EVER talk about them like that again, I will show you the same power I showed the frakkers who killed them." Ty hissed as he repeatedly punched Trunks in the stomach; payback's a bitch.

"Hey!" Gohan grabbed the boy's fist before he could punch him again, "Relax." The teen growled. He wasn't entirely against it, Ty wanted to make his point, but Trunks was like his second little brother, and he would defend him.

"So do we have an understanding?" Ty asked.

"Yes." Trunks coughed, but he deserved it.

"Good, I forgive you. Let us move on and never speak of it again." Ty said as he gently set the boy down. Trunks fell to his knees and held his stomach. What 'power' was he talking about? "Come Jaxon, while we're here I'm going to try and fatten you up." Ty said. His brother was malnourished and if the Vashmall were coming, he needed to get the boy's health back up. Jaxon stared at Trunks and then quickly followed his brother. Really, that was all Ty needed to do. That was his final say on the matter, and now the boys were even. Just then, Jaxon looked at the Book.

'Tell your brother of Heinrich's ship and your little adventure.' Kamell said.

"Hn?" Jaxon tilted his head.

'He has a right to know.' Morgana said.

"Hmm." Jaxon nodded his head and ran up to his brother.

"You ok Trunks?" Gohan asked as he bent down next to the boy.

"Fine, I'm good." Trunks coughed; that kid packed a serious punch when he wants to. Gohan was about to help the boy up, but Trunks swatted his hand away, "No, I deserved that, and let's just move on." Trunks winced as he slowly pushed himself up, "I'm gona take a shower. Don't tell my dad that he did that." Trunks said as he slowly walked off while holding his stomach. It was funny; Ty wasn't nearly that strong when they fought yesterday, and again, what was that 'power' he was talking about?

In The Kitchen

"And nobody ask any fucking questions; it's over with, let's move on with our lives and do you drink coffee?" Vegeta asked as Ty and Jaxon came into the Kitchen; everyone else was already in there (except the half-Saiyans). Ty noticed all the stares but ignored them. He had nothing to be mad about. He felt happy; for the first time in a very long time he felt happy (except about what Jaxon just told him about Heinrich's ship.), "Throat is really sore, do you have anything for it?" Ty's voice was still weak. Bulma made the boy a cup of warm water. "And if you have anything for headaches, I sort of have a small…hangover." Ty mumbled.

"I'll see what I can find." Bulma said.

"So who do I look like more?" Jaxon asked.

"Hmm…" Ty stared at the boy for a moment, "I think mom. You have her eyes, and, well, she didn't have messy hair like yours though."

"You know I could fix that up for you." Chi Chi said.

"…You cut hair?" Ty asked.

"Of course, I cut Gohan's." Chi Chi smiled.

"Whoa Chi Chi, I don't think he wants a bowl cut." Goku gulped.

"I mean if you can just, I don't even know how bad it looks. I've been having Jaxon cut it. I like it short, if it's not too much trouble?" Ty ran his fingers through his hair, "And then…" Ty ran his finger's through Jaxon's hair; it wasn't as bad, of course Ty knew that cutting hair didn't mean cutting whatever the frak you want and then saying done, "Maybe if you could get Jaxon's hair fixed up?" Gohan and Goten walked into the kitchen and sat down.

"Where'd the boy run off to?" Vegeta asked.

"Shower." Gohan replied as he glanced at Ty; the boy didn't seem to notice.

"Hn." Vegeta grunted.

"After you two eat, I'll see if I can't fix things up." Chi Chi smiled.

"Thank you." Ty said, "Now you need to eat." He looked at Jaxon.

"Hn." Jaxon smiled as the service bot took his order. Everyone listened as Ty told Jaxon more stories about their home planet and parents. He told them about old friends, the good times, the not so good times, he answered each and every question the boy had; he felt like he owed Jaxon some answers. Eventually Chi Chi got out her scissors, and Ty took a big gamble with letting someone he hardly knew touch his hair. He hadn't risked this much since landing on Planet Voon.

"Well this might be a bigger challenge than I thought." Chi Chi said.

"Maybe if someone knew how to use a knife." Ty grunted as he looked at Jaxon.

"You try cutting hair with a book in one hand." Jaxon said.

"Jaxon, how do you want your hair?" Chi Chi asked as she began to cut Ty's hair.

"Just like big brother's." Jaxon said. Chi Chi smiled; she couldn't help but notice that Jaxon reminded her of Goten, always wanting to be like his big brother.

With Trunks

Trunks finally felt like Ty wasn't mad at him anymore. He had punched him across the face and several times in the stomach, and now he felt like they were even. He walked into his room with his towel wrapped around his waist. He frowned and looked at the mess. Ty (he assumed) had trashed his room for some reason, but he wasn't mad; nope, he was just happy that Ty wasn't mad. He put on a green Capsule Corp T-Shirt and some blue shorts, and walked over to the window. He slowly tilted his head; it was a nice day, nothing too eventful going on, well, except for the massive space ship slowly flying towards the city, but other than that, it was a pretty nice day. Trunks's jaw slowly dropped and he sprinted out of the room. It was going to be a loooong day.

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