Dragon Ball/Z/GT Fan Fiction ❯ Dude Looks Like A Lady ❯ Chapter Twenty-Nine ( Chapter 29 )

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Innocence is Futile
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Dude Looks Like A Lady
By Raven Pan and Alison Sky
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Chapter 29
May 27, 797 (friday) continued
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Gohan's ears picked up the cry of pain and turned to the bedroom. "Something's wrong."

Goten gasped, holding Trunks. "What's wrong, Trunks?"

"I... I..." Trunks sobbed, then doubled over in another cry of pain. a moment later, a pinkish clear fluid splashed through her barrier onto him.

Goten blinked. "Oh gods... GOHAN!" Goten shouted, and instantly his brother was at his side.

"It's ok, boys... I just think it's time, that's all..."

Videl came into the room, pushing her hand through Trunks's hair. "See what you did, Gohan," she hissed. "It'll be okay, Trunks... just hold on, remember that breathing stuff I tought you?"

Trunks whimpered, but the double contraction had passed for now as she rested in Goten's arms.

"Damnit.... I'm sorry, Trunks... I really am..." Gohan appologised.

"I hurt..." she whimpered.

"We need to get her to the hospital..." Goten stated.

Videl nodded, "You take her to the hospital, I'll call our moms and follow you over. Gohan," she glared at her husband, "Is going with you, where he's going to find the hospital priest."

Gohan looked at his wife, then nodded. "Come on, let's go... the faster we get there, the faster we can get you two married before the baby gets here," he stated.

Goten looked at Gohan, then smiled. He grabbed the suitcase they had packed, along with the marriage license, and handed them to his brother before picking Trunks up into his arms.

Trunks breathed shallowly, resting in his arms as she placed her head against his shoulder. Videl nodded, smiling in satisfaction as she ran to the kitchen to dial up Chichi and Bulma... and tell them it was time.

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The brothers took off into the air, flying the distance to the hospital in record time. As they landed, Gohan put the suitcase by his brother. "I'll find you once I get the priest," he stated, and took off into the hospital.

Trunks nuzzled into Goten's shoulder. "I'm sorry.. I... shouldn't... have gotten up... upset," she was still crying a bit. "I just... got so angry...."

"It's ok, Trunks... we're just going to get to see our chibi a bit early... get him to stop dancing on your bladder..." Goten kissed her forhead, then walked into the emergancy room. "HELLO! HELP HERE!" he called.

A doctor came up to them, "Goten, what's wrong?" He looked to the pale woman in his arms, panting. "Is she in labour?" he asked, motioning over a wheelchair.

"Yeah, just started a few minutes ago," he stated, settling Trunks down easily.

Trunks grasped Goten's hand tightly. "I... I almost miscarried... a few months... ago," she got out through her tears.

The doctor nodded, "Come on, We'll take it from here."

"Goten's coming with me."

"You know each other?"

Trunks looked up at him, "He's my fiance'."

Goten looked up and nodded. "My brother went to find the priest... we want to get married before the baby's born."

"We were going to get married tomorrow," Trunks explained, finding respite as she closed her eyes.

"That won't be a problem, come with me, we'll bring you to the maternity ward." The doctor said, pushing Trunks along.

The maternity ward was set up with rooms especially made for birthing the children, looking much like a bedroom, in order to make women more comfortable.

Goten looked around, holding Trunks' hand, squeezing it gently.

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Gohan, meanwhile, was lost in the basement. "Hello? Can someone tell me where the chapel is?!"

A janitor came out, scratching his rear, "Whatcha doing down here - nobody's allowed down here..."

Gohan blinked. "I'm trying to find the hospital chapel."

The janitor rolled his eyes, "Go back to the elevator, first floor, go to the left, then around the corner to the right, down a little ways and take a left, it's at the end of the hall, big wood doors. Can't miss it, kid."

"Thanks!" Gohan stated, then took off flying, following the directions.

The Janitor scratched his head then shrugged, going back to work.

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Soon Gohan burst into the chapel, landing. "Hello?"

"Hello?" A rather short, older man with a soft voice, wearing glasses and a clerical collar, stood from one of the small chairs. "May I help you?"

"Hello. Are you the priest of this chapel?" Gohan asked.

"Yes," he nodded. "I'm Father Mulcahy. How may I help you?"

"My brother... his... girlfriend is having a baby, and they want to get married before the baby is born," Gohan explained quickly. "They have the license, but need someone to marry them."

The man chuckled, "This wouldn't be the Son wedding, would it? Bedridden woman, wanted me to come to 3298 Spring Avenue tomorrow?"

Gohan nodded. "Yeah.... H... She's a bit early," he chuckled, rubbing the back of his neck.

The priest nodded, grabbing his book, "Well, let's get those two married," he smiled, looking waaay up at him.

Gohan nodded. He took the priest's hand and picked him up, flying back through the hospital, following his brother's ki signature.

"Oh my!" The priest held onto his toupe'. "I didn't recognise you, Saiyaman!"

"It's ok... been a long time," he chuckled.

They flew swiftly down the halls, though Gohan skidded to a stop in front of the hospital shop. "Closed? But they need rings!"

"Well, actually my son..."

Gohan didn't listen, spying a gumball machine and dumping several coins in, coming out with seven different little balls with rings in them. "Hope they like one of 'em," he muttered, picking up the priest again as he continued his flight.

Soon he was putting Father Mulcahy down outside the room he felt his brother in.

The little old priest just couldn't believe it. Flying via Saiyaman AND performing a wedding for his little brother! Wow, could life get any more interesting?

Trunks was inside, holding tightly to Goten's hand as she lay in the bed, going through one of the contractions.

"I found the priest!" Gohan came in.

Goten looked up, relief and thanks in his eyes, forgetting all the anger at his brother from before.

"A priest! Good!" Trunks panted. "Damnit! Pray for me!" she cried out.

"Oh my..." The priest shook his head, moving into the room. "Of course, dear."

Goten chuckled, holding Trunks' hand. "Please, Father... can you marry us before our child is born? I brought the papers and everything," he said, motioning with his head to the suitcase, where Gohan went to get the license.

"Of course, my son," the priest crossed himself. "Marriage is a sacred office, not to be entered into lightly," he advised. "It is a bonding of persons."

Trunks nodded, "Yes, we know, Father. Please," she panted slightly, between contractions.

"We understand, Father..." Goten nodded, holding Trunks' hand gently for him, but tightly to her. He looked up at his brother, and Gohan nodded, letting him know that even though he had his reservations, he would support his younger brother.

Videl came into the room just then, "I didn't miss it, did I?" she asked.

Trunks shook her head, and Videl smiled, moving to stand with Gohan, as their second witness.

"Then your marriage shall be a whole one," The priest told the two, stepping close to where they were. "Do you promise to cherish each other, to uphold each other in all things, be loyal in all ways?"

"I do," Goten stated, looking at Trunks.

Trunks nodded, smiling, "I do, too."

The priest nodded, and Trunks held Goten's hand a bit better. "Do you have rings?" he asked, hiding back a small chuckle.

Trunks looked up at Goten in a panic.

Goten looked surprised, looking at the priest. "Um... do we really need them?" he squeaked.

"Well, it is customary to have one as a symbol," the priest said thoughtfully - a smile on his face. He remembered what the Saiyaman had done on their way up.

Gohan walked over and dropped seven gumball machine balls on Trunks' lap. "Here, pick them... it'll do," Gohan chuckled.

Goten hugged his brother. "I SO love you, Onii-Chan."

Trunks held out one that was silver bearing a tiny purple flower that had a black centre, "How about this one?" she laughed.

"Beautiful," Goten nodded, then looked through the balls, finding one with a celtic weave through it. "How about this one for me?"

Trunks nodded, "I can't get it open, though."

Gohan came over and opened the ball for Trunks. "There you go, sis," Gohan smiled.

Trunks beamed up at Gohan. He would accept this after all. "Thanks."

Father Mulcahy chuckled, "Well then, Goten, put Trina's ring on her hand."

Goten quickly nodded, handing his ball to Gohan to open as he slid the tiny ring onto Trunks' pinkie finger.

"Repeat after me. 'With this Ring, I thee wed; with my body, I thee honour; with all my worldly goods, I thee endow'."

Goten repeated the words, staring into Trunks' eyes, a brightness in his own, filled with love.

"Now you, Trina, put his ring onto his hand." She took it from Gohan, then stuck it on the tip of his pinkie, it barely got past the first knuckle and she giggled. "With this ring, I thee wed; with my body I thee honour; with all my worldly goods, I thee endow," she repeated.

Her eyes shown in that... secret emotion once more.

Goten smiled, looking at the ring in amusement.

The priest nodded, smiling. "Then I pronounce you man and wife."

"That's it?!" Trunks and Goten gawped

"That's it," the priest chuckled.

"Thank you!" she wrapped her free hand around behind Goten's head and pulled him down for a soulful kiss.

Gohan blinked.

Goten kissed her back, then leaned back, smiling. "Talk about marriage in a hurry," he chuckled.

"Eh, most of the rest is trimmings, I'm just here to make sure you kids know what you're getting into," the priest chuckled.

Videl smiled, wrapping her arm through Gohan's and leaning her head against his shoulder.

Gohan just sighed... if his mother ever found out... forget Goten... she would kill Gohan for not telling her... or inviting her. Why did his brother always get into these things....

Goten nodded, then kissed Trunks' forehead. "Now it's your turn, lady... let's see that chibi," he smirked.

She rolled her eyes, "Little Chibi will come when Little Chibi is rea - OH GAAAAAAHHHH!" she screamed in intense pain, feeling as though her insides being torn. It hurt more than the other contractions had... and the monitor reading her pulse, and that of the baby, began to beat quickly as she gasped for breath.

Goten's eyes darted to the monitor. That didn't sound good. "Doc?" he asked, worried. Gohan held Videl closer, taking a step to his brother.

A nurse and doctor ran into the room just as Goten was calling for them, having heard the monitors. Trunks screamed again then fell silent, limp against the bed, paling quickly... the sheet over her and beneath, staining a deep red.

The priest crossed himself, and Videl's eyes widend, "Oh God...."

"Trunks..." Goten whispered, standing up and hugging her to him. "Trunks, wake up, please..." he said softly.

Gohan looked at Videl. "Take the priest outside... tell Dad what's happening..." he told her.

Videl nodded, the priest going with her out the doors.

The doctor shouted orders as the nurse worked, another coming in. The sheet was taken off Trunks, red pooling beneath her as the doctor checked to see how dilated she was. "The labour's progressing too rapidly, she's barely dilated," he said calmly. He looked at Goten, "Sir, I'm afraid you need to leave," he said, before palpating her stomach to check the baby's positioning.

"I'm not leaving my wife," Goten growled, still holding onto Trunks' hand. Gohan hovered nearby, watching in concern.

The nurse told the doctor of Trunks's falling blood-pressure, already putting in an IV for her. "Damnit, the baby's breech," the doctor muttered as Trunks, even paler now than before, began to shake in a cold sweat.

"I told you sir, you have to leave NOW," the doctor said, "We need to take her to the O.R.."

"I'm not leaving!" Goten shouted, glaring at the doctor.

"Goten... the doctors need to work..."

"Then they can deal with me. They don't need to operate on her hand. I can stay here and hold it," he stated.

The doctor raised the sides of Trunks's bed. "You can't come into the Operating Room, sir," he said again. "Let go, every second is precious."

"I'll go where I want to - GOHAN!" Goten shouted, fighting as his brother's strong arms wrapped around his waist, holding him back. "LET ME GO!"

"No, Goten. You have to trust the doctors," Gohan said softly.

"Please Gohan... I have to be with her!"

The doctor and nurses ignored him, swiftly moving Trunks from the room, wheeling her gurney past the waiting room and through doors toward the Operating Ward.

"GOHAN PLEASE!" Goten cried, fighting, near transformation.

"I'm sorry, Goten... but this is the best thing for Trunks... trust me." Gohan whispered, carrying his fighting brother out of the room to the waiting room.

"What's happening!" Bulma asked, jumping up to where elder brother was muscling younger into the room. "What's wrong with Trunks?!"

Goten was near tears, finally fighting his way free, then falling back against the wall, crying as he slid down it to sit on the floor.

"The baby's coming out breech... they had to go into surgery," Gohan explained, looking at his wife.

"Oh dear!" Bulma put a hand over her mouth. "My poor baby!"

Chi Chi wrung her hands. "I'm sure everything will be fine..." she said softly, going to kneel beside her youngest, letting him lean over to cry onto her shoulder.

Bra went to her mother and took her arm, scared at the thought of losing her brother.

Bulma put an arm around her little girl, frightened of the same.

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Twenty minutes passed when a doctor came into the room.

Goten saw him enter and jumped to his feet. "How is she?" he asked. Gohan stood up as well, ready to grab Goten in case something was wrong.

The doctor moved over, "May I speak with you privately a moment, Mr. Son?"

Goten nodded, stepping away a bit. Gohan closed his eyes, focusing his senses to listen in.

"Things aren't going well, Mr. Son," the doctor spoke quietly. "Your wife is in a bad way. The baby's too far into birth that, with the hemorraging a C-Section is risky, at best. We aren't sure we can save both your wife and your child. If it comes down to a choice between the two, which do you want us to focus on saving?"

Goku, also listening from across the room, blinked worriedly, slipping his arm around Bulma reactively, saying nothing.

Goten's yes narrowed. "You're going to save them both," he stated.

"We certainly will try-"

"Do or do not... there is no try." Goten quoted firmly.

"We will do our best, Mr. Son. But for legality's sake, if the worst choice comes, what is it to be?" the doctor pressed.

Goten took a deep breath. What would Trunks want him to do? "The baby," he said softly, knowing that the tiny life was important to Trunks....

The doctor nodded, turning and heading back out the door.

Goten turned back into the waiting room, looking up at his family, biting his lip.

Chi Chi walked over and pulled her baby boy close, holding him as Goten whimpered, tears slipping down his cheeks.

Goku nodded slowly, letting his youngest know he heard, and that he approved of his choice.

The priest, knelt near one of the chairs, and began to pray. All too often he'd seen a person's life in danger, and their loved one informed of the direness of the situation.

Gohan looked at the priest, then closed his eyes and muttered softly along with him.

Bra just hugged her mother tightly.

Goten's anguished sobbing was now the most prominent sound in the room.

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