Dragon Ball/Z/GT Fan Fiction ❯ FOOD FIGHT AT CAPSULE CORP/THANKSGIVING PARTY ❯ I play for keeps, 'cause I might not make it back ( Chapter 6 )
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By: Jubei_chan 
Anime/Manga: Dragon Ball/Z/GT Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Action / Hentai / Psychological / Romance | Type: Songfic | Uploaded On: 09.06.2003 | Pages: 4 | Words: 3.7K | Visits: 251 | Status: Completed
Anime/Manga: Dragon Ball/Z/GT Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Action / Hentai / Psychological / Romance | Type: Songfic | Uploaded On: 09.06.2003 | Pages: 4 | Words: 3.7K | Visits: 251 | Status: Completed
VEGETABABE NOTES:
Many thanx for all the reviews!!! Thanx especially goes out to all my fav fanfic authors (*grins* you know who you are!) Thanx to my family and
"The S. W. of J." for beta-ing and support....!
WARNINGS: Language, Violence, Angst....... and a whole host of mayhem! There will be lemon somewhere in and around this series....at sometime.
DISCLAIMERS: Dragonball, Dragonball Z, Dragonball GT, etc. belong to Akiya Toriyama, TOEI Entertainment, FUNimation, Viz Communications, Bird Studios, Irwin Toys, Pioneer (for videos of early DBZ), etc. etc.....The title for Part 5 comes from Bon Jovi's Song "Wanted Dead or Alive" and "Welcome to the Jungle" by Guns N Roses... so give them the credit.........Monique, Ursula, Dina, Devon, Jason, the Chief, Madeline, Kevin, Bobby, Ryan, Jessie, and Danny are my creations that I can manipulate (*evil laugh*).
Medical terminology for concussions researched at:http://www.healthanswers.com/centers/topic/overview.asp?id=first+aid& ; ;filename=433.htm
Medical information on skull structure researched at: http://www.gwc.maricopa.edu/class/bio201/skull/latskul.htm
And Medical information also from Mars!
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FOOD FIGHT AT CAPSULE CORP/THANKSGIVING PARTY-
Part Five: ' I play for keeps, 'cause I might not make it back '
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As he flew toward Capsule Corporation, Vegeta could not shake the twisted feeling that something was wrong. Then it hit............a blinding and searing explosion of pain at the back of his head....just slightly to the right. If he hadn't had phenomenal control, due to training, he would have been knocked out of flight; as it was, he was quite staggered......
He quickly made haste in his pain, rushing back to see if perhaps that damned Woman of his had done something foolish...
When he saw the lights of Capsule Corporation coming into view, it was with a sense of urgency that he touched down. He bolted inside and began the search for his Mate. ~~Damn that Onna for making me worried.....I'll kill her for this!~~ Of course, he didn't mean that, but that baka woman had some nerve to make him concerned.....he had other things that were more important than looking for her! ~~ Doesn't she have enough sense to keep herself out of trouble? Typical female.......~~he grumbled in his thoughts.
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Blackness swirled and if she concentrated hard, it looked like a kalidescope with different blacks merging together......
~~Where am I?~~ She then saw the face of Vegeta, looking so stern, and yet underneath a possessiveness for her......The face started to retreat from her, getting smaller and smaller.....~~Come back......help me, Vegeta! Please?!~~ she gasped in her unconscious world......Then it all went black again, and she lost all sensation.......Nothingness............
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He had been looking for damned near an hour and there wasn't a trace....He couldn't sense her ki, not that she had much to account for......~~Wait.....what had she said before....something about work......Could she STILL be at that foolish place?~~ He decided that he would investigate.....and when he found her, he'd give her a proper beating for making him go to this trouble....~~Shimatta women!~~
It was then he felt the cry for help in the back of his mind.............so weak...........it grabbed at his soul with thin fingers and tugged..........hard. He didn't waste another moment before bolting for the door and taking off.
When he arrived at the Industial Center, he immediately spotted Bulma's little air car outside of the building. She never would have left it out if she had intended to be there for a long time.......just one more danger signal to Vegeta. Touching down outside of the entrance of the building, he was immediately greeted by several security bots, which he promptly incinerated on the spot. No time for these petty delays. The CRT screen prompted for a "Security Access Card" in its computerized female voice. "Kuso! I don't have a card.....I know Bulma Briefs....I demand entry now!!" he said in his most imperious manner. He waited for what he felt was an exceptionally long time, about a minute, before throwing a massive ki blast at the CRT screen, the doors, and the entire front of the building....."Access denied......access denied......arrrrcccsss dnnneddd......" and the melted voice of the computer died.
Vegeta streaked past the charred opening, and proceeded to look for Bulma. He saw a panel with several bits of white lettering.......it appeared to be names. He found Bulma's name and the location of her office as the sixth floor. He wasted no time before getting into the strange box that Bulma had called an "elevator" and pushed the number 6. When the doors finally slid open he flew out at top speed and over to the pile of broken glass........
He saw one of the biggest horrors he could ever see...........His Mate.............His Bulma crumpled in a heap; a small pool of blood under her head.
He rushed over, and collapsed down beside her on his knees. " No......no.....nonononono...." his clenched fists pounded against the carpeted floor, punctuating each word. Lifting his face to the sky, he howled in a voice that was eerily inhuman," NNNNNOOOOOO!!!!!!" He felt a strange heat growing around his skin; his whole body ready burst into flames.....His fists fell to his sides. He gently reached over, and tenderly pulled her head into his lap, rocking her to and fro.....tears stained his face for the second time in his whole existance. The first had been at his Death on Namek......and now here..........He pushed a blood stained strand of her hair away from her face. ~~Please, onna, hold on.....~~
In rage and desperation, he lifted his face once more to the sky and again howled, this time entertwined it with his ki, ~~KAKKAROTTTTTTT!!!!!!!~~ It was a command......a summoning that would not be denied.
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Goku had just snuggle down next to Chi-Chi, inhaling the sweetness of her hair. ~~Kami, I've missed this...~~ His separations from her were painful, but inevitable.......it was because of his love for her and Gohan that he took on the seemingly impossible tasks. Oh, there had been more than one occasion when he had asked the proverbial ' Why Me?' - but he knew the answer to that.....'who else could he trust to take care of such matters?'
He pulled her closer, brushing the softness of her skin and relished its feel.......Just as he leaned over to kiss his lovely mate, he heard a blood curdling howl.............shouting his name...............Vegeta! Bulma!
His eyes snapped open......"Chi-Chi?" he spoke in a harsh whisper, "Chi-Chi!"
"Hh-mm? Goku-chan what is it?" Chi-Chi asked with a stifled yawn....
"It's Bulma, and Vegeta! Some kind of danger!"
"WHAT?!?! GO HELP HER GOKU, QUICK!" Chi-chi had shouted, instantly coming awake at the three words 'Bulma','Vegeta' and 'Danger'.
Goku quickly bolted from the bed, slipped on his gie, and boots. Placing a hasty kiss on Chi-Chi's tender lips, he flew out the window, and into whatever the night held for him.
"GOKU, USE THE DOOR!!" shouted Chi-Chi......she wondered if she would ever break Goku of his barbaric habits.....
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He just sat there...........in the dark. He really didn't feel as bad as he thought he would......after all the pansuke deserved it.......such a weak little jajauma.......The Game was going to be played out....to the very end.......................
He walked over to his stereo, and put on an old CD which was a favorite, so long ago when he was with HER. The metallic grind of the song suited his mood.
Oh, my god..........
Welcome to the jungle, we got fun n' games
We got everything you want, honey, we know the names
We are the people that can find whatever you may need
If you got the money, honey, we got your disease
In the jungle
Welcome to the jungle
Watch it bring you to your sha na na na na na na na knees, knees
I wanna watch you bleed.......................
He proceeded to his tiny bathroom and carefully regarded his scared face in the medicine cabinet's mirror. ~~Hmm. Definitely time for a change.~~ With that, he pulled out an electric razor, with a haircut attachment. A flick of the switch and it buzzed like an electric viper. He began to shorten the pageboy cut .....
Welcome to the jungle, we take it day by day
If you want it you're gonna bleed, but it's the price you pay
And you're a very sexy girl that's very hard to please
You can taste the bright lights, but you won't get them for free
In the jungle
Welcome to the jungle
Feel my, my, my serpentine
I, I wanna hear you scream
Welcome to the jungle, it gets worse here every day
Ya learn to live like an animal, in the jungle where we play
If you got a hunger for what you see, you'll take it eventually
You can have anything you want, but you better not take it from me
In the jungle
Welcome to the jungle
Watch it bring you to your sha na na na na na na na knees, knees
I wanna watch you bleed
And when you're high you never
Ever want to come down, YEAH!
************BANG,BANG,BANG*********
~~Kuso! Calm down ,Yamcha, no one knows your here, not even Master Roshi.~~ He peered out the peephole of his apartment door and saw the miniature face of Kevin....and he was NOT happy.....
He unlocked the door slowly and let in a very vocal Kevin, " You HIRETSUKAN!! Do you have any idea what you've done you KETSUNOANA!! "
"What is it now, Kevin? Couldn't get that redheaded pansuke we saw at the mall to sleep with you?" Yamcha smirked.
Kevin at this point, halled off and punched Yamcha in the stomach. " You hiretsukan.....since when do you decide to try and kill people?"
"I have absolutely no idea what your talking about Kevin...." Yamcha said in a cold, calm voice. The smirk never left his face.
" You ketsunaoana! Its all over the damned news! Capsule Corp. was broken into and Bulma Briefs was reported severely injured at the scene. Two family friends found her, and she is now recuperating at the GingerTown hospital! Since they have specialty doctors located there, that is where she was rushed! You did this, didn't you? YOU CHIKUSHOUME! "
"I still don't see any reason for your excitement, Kev..." he sneered.
"For your information, ketsunoana, I wrote those notes at your request........YOU said it was to be a harmless prank.....you didn't tell me you were going to do THIS!!" Veins bulged on Kevin's neck.....he may have been a ladies man, but he would NEVER tolerate a woman being hurt!
"So..."
"Yamcha, I swear to Kami, if this leads to me, I'm gonna take you down....I already told Coach....I have been sent to tell you that you are no longer on the team...." he said with a grim finality.
"Fine....you were all a waste of time. You can leave, Kevin." again with that self-righteous sneer.
"Damn straight, Yamcha. You have lost not only a team, but a friend. I thought that's what we were......I was wrong."
Yamcha said no more, but slammed the door in Kevin's face. ~~Well, now.........only one more message to deliver anyway.~~
In the background, the CD finished...........
~~We're all gonna die.....the androids will be here soon enough.....I was going to put my life on the line for HER, for what? And she has the NERVE to humiliate me! I don't WANT to die......not again......Shimatta! It doesn't matter.....none of it matters anymore.... ~~
You know where you are? You're in the jungle, baby !
You're gonna die!
In the jungle
Welcome to the jungle
Watch it bring you to your sha na na na na na na na knees, knees
In the jungle
Welcome to the jungle
Feel my, my, my serpentine
In the jungle
Welcome to the jungle
Watch it bring you to your sha na na na na na na na knees, knees
In the jungle
Welcome to the jungle
Watch it bring you to your
It's gonna bring you down......Cool !
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Goku raced through the night sky, an impending dread ringed around his heart, gripping and squeezing.........tight. Never had he ever known Vegeta to call for him in this manner. It reached down into the depths and stirred up ancient rituals in his blood. A warrior helping his Prince.
He continued to focus in on the strong ki that rang in the night air silently......it was a living thread pulling him towards whatever Vegeta had found. When Goku arrived, he glided past the melted entryway, and took the elevator to Bulma's floor. He bolted quickly from the steel box, and ran to the pile of glass, and stopped..........................he shook......it felt like he died. There collapsed on the floor was a tear-stained Vegeta rocking a bloody Bulma. Waves of aching pain were engulfing him, until he thought he was drowning.....
"Vvvvegeta?"
"(Saiyan Speech, translated here to english) I should have protected her.....but I taunted her. She didn't trust me.....didn't trust her heart to me to tell me she felt in danger.......what has my pride done?"
Strangely Goku found he could understand Vegeta's use of the Saiyan tongue. He responded to him in human speech however," Vegeta, we really need to get her to the hospital............"
A deep, gutteral sound eminated from the Prince's throat. Eyes gleamed an unholy black....."(Saiyan Speech, translated to english) And let filthy humans kill her with their clumsy hands?"
"Vegeta, she is a human. We could help her best by getting her to a hospital. The police will be here soon. I can deal with them, but you had better get her to a hospital now......one second can make the difference between life and death."
Vegeta dropped his head down once more to his lovely Mate, kissed her tenderly on the forehead. In regular speech he said, " Perhaps it is as you say, Kakkarot. I will do this thing you propose. Know this.....if you are wrong and she dies, I will add infinite tortures to the death I will have planned for you." The dead calm in his voice was unnerving....... Goku merely nodded solemnly. He understood Vegeta, and most of all he understood Vegeta's love for a Mate.
It was at this point the sirens began to wail......Goku was the first to meet the officer, and explain the situation. They quickly began making their report, trying to get as much evidence as possible before closing the crime scene.....the reporters would make a mess. Information was also given on the direction to the Ginger Town Medical Center, one of the best facilities in the country. Vegeta walked outside with Bulma in his arms. He looked once more at his tiny Mate, and then up to the dark heavens......~~Please, woman, for me~~.....and with that he took off toward the hospital in Gingertown.
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It came over the police band radios first....."ATTENTION ALL UNITS.....ATTENTION ALL UNITS......BREAK-IN AND ASSAULT AT CAPSULE CORPORATION INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX.....REPEAT....BREAK-IN AND ASSAULT AT CAPSULE CORPORATION INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX............VICTIM IN TRANSIT TO THE GINGER TOWN MEDICAL CENTER.....CONDITION CRITICAL."
Monique looked at Jason, dropping her water glass that shattered into thousands of pieces......."Oh Kami, Jason, our Bulma!"
Grabbing the phone, Jason called up to the GingerTown precinct to talk to The Chief. He knew that he would give him more detailed information than if he just spoke with one of the dispatchers.
"Chief? Jason....what's up with the assault and break-in at the CCIC?"
"Hey, son. Bit of bad business that. Seems that an intruder hit Miss Briefs in the back of her skull with a huge stone, covered with what looked like a threatening message on paper. Our precinct was called in for this one, which is rare, but the CCIC is located closer to our jurisdition. So we've been handed this case......the South Town Precinct sent investigators, and they have given us all the evidence they collected. I've got to dispatch a couple of guys out there to begin a full investigation. The victim was transported to the Gingertown Medical Center........"
"Chief.....let me do this one."
"Now, boy, I know you love that girl like family, but you may be too close to this to do proper police work.......Our precinct is NOT a vigilante service."
"I know, Chief, really....I'll be okay on this one.....I would probably do worse if I couldn't work on the case..."
"Let me think about this Jason. We've got 24 hours until the rest of South Town's investigators compile the evidence. I let you know then."
"Right, Chief......and thanks...."
"Don't thank me yet, boy, I haven't said yes....."
"You haven't said no yet either.....and I'll take a definite maybe anyday..."
With that he hung up the phone and turned to a shaking Monique. He went over and enveloped his tiny fiance' in massive arms,"Monique, honey, our Bulma is hurt....." He stroked the back of her beautiful red hair.....it was so soft, like spun silk.
"Is she....?"
"I don't know....I don't think so.....She is at the Gingertown Medical Center and they're the best in the country. They probably won't let us in for the next 24 hours.... her family will have to be alerted first."
"Jason, let's postpone the wedding....it won't be right......we need Bulma...."she hiccoughed, tears streaming down her face.
" I know, baby, I know. I love you, Monique, and in my heart we already ARE married. We WILL have Bulma there.....if everything is delayed a bit it won't be too bad."
"I love you, Jason" she said burrowing her face down by his massive chest.
Jason continued lovingly caressing her hair and murmured into its softness,"I love you darling. Everything will be just fine. " He added with a bit of steel to his voice," And when I catch the hiretsukan that did this, he will regret the day he was born."
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Once Vegeta had burst into the Ginger Town Medical Center, and literally threaten the entire working populace with horrendous death, he managed to get Bulma to a doctor for examination and treatment.
"Well, you pathetic imbecile, what is wrong with my Mate?"
"Mate?"
"The woman, you thick-headed baka! Shimatta!"
"Ms. Briefs is suffering from a mild concussion. The blood loss is from lacerations to the skin in the lower right parietal area of the head. She will need to remain at this facility while we conduct test to see the extent of damage she has sustained."
"Fine, human. I will remain with the Woman. Prepare the necessary accomodations immediately." said the Saiyan Prince, and turned abruptly back to focus on Bulma. His form of dismissal the stunned doctor, who had started to vehemently protest, but a petite nurse, who had been attending Bulma, quickly shook her head 'no'. The doctor just as abruptly left.....
" Mr. Vegeta, if you need anything, simply push this button, and someone will be here immediately" the little nurse said quietly.
Vegeta merely nodded in her direction in with a distracted air. ~~I am here, Onna.~~
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The wee morning hours saw repair crews dispatched to the Capsule Corporation Industrial Complex to rope off the area. Employees were notified of recent events, and given two months off with pay as an extended holiday vacation......all this at the command of Bulma's father. Other corporate office workers at the remote branches could keep things running smoothly for quite some time.
Dr. Briefs had immediately spoken with the attending doctor as soon as word reached them. The doctor felt that Bulma was in no danger, but that she would be kept for observation for a couple of days. He also expressed to Dr. Briefs that sudden changes in Bulma's world could upset her, and therefore should be avoided. The doctor advised the Briefs to continue their cruise, and they would be given two updates daily on their daughter's condition until she was released. Dr. Briefs agreed to do whatever was in the best interest of his little girl. He also knew that the strong Z Senshi would keep her well in hand.
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Bulma woke up groggy; a blinding pain knifing her through the back of the head. She winced a bit as she tried to move into a sitting position, and then thought better of it. Vegeta immediately got up and went to the side of her bed ,"Onna, lie still."
"Vegeta? What happened?" Bulma rasped.
"You were attacked, Woman. "
"Oh Kami......." her voice trailed off to a weak whisper as she shut her eyes.
"Hush, when you wake up again, we must talk of this note business."
"What notes?" she knew that had been a mistake once she said it, but old habits die hard.
"Baka, I know about the notes. You WILL tell me where they are, and I WILL find who had done this....." his eyes stared without focusing....two pools of black lava.
"But....Vegeta...."
"Silence, Woman! You are to weak for this 'play'. This is a matter for a man to handle.."
"Why.....you......you.....how....dare....you...!" she started to splutter.
"You'll never listen, will you, little majo?" and with that he place a deep and tender kiss on her lips. Bulma drank in all of the passion she felt from that kiss, once again drawing on the strength that seem to come from him.
"I love you, Vegeta."
"I know.Rest. I will be here." and with that he moved her over slightly, and crawled into the hospital bed with her. Holding her enveloped in strong arms, Bulma rested her head against Vegeta, and once again she let the darkness take her.
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Many thanx for all the reviews!!! Thanx especially goes out to all my fav fanfic authors (*grins* you know who you are!) Thanx to my family and
"The S. W. of J." for beta-ing and support....!
WARNINGS: Language, Violence, Angst....... and a whole host of mayhem! There will be lemon somewhere in and around this series....at sometime.
DISCLAIMERS: Dragonball, Dragonball Z, Dragonball GT, etc. belong to Akiya Toriyama, TOEI Entertainment, FUNimation, Viz Communications, Bird Studios, Irwin Toys, Pioneer (for videos of early DBZ), etc. etc.....The title for Part 5 comes from Bon Jovi's Song "Wanted Dead or Alive" and "Welcome to the Jungle" by Guns N Roses... so give them the credit.........Monique, Ursula, Dina, Devon, Jason, the Chief, Madeline, Kevin, Bobby, Ryan, Jessie, and Danny are my creations that I can manipulate (*evil laugh*).
Medical terminology for concussions researched at:http://www.healthanswers.com/centers/topic/overview.asp?id=first+aid& ; ;filename=433.htm
Medical information on skull structure researched at: http://www.gwc.maricopa.edu/class/bio201/skull/latskul.htm
And Medical information also from Mars!
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FOOD FIGHT AT CAPSULE CORP/THANKSGIVING PARTY-
Part Five: ' I play for keeps, 'cause I might not make it back '
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As he flew toward Capsule Corporation, Vegeta could not shake the twisted feeling that something was wrong. Then it hit............a blinding and searing explosion of pain at the back of his head....just slightly to the right. If he hadn't had phenomenal control, due to training, he would have been knocked out of flight; as it was, he was quite staggered......
He quickly made haste in his pain, rushing back to see if perhaps that damned Woman of his had done something foolish...
When he saw the lights of Capsule Corporation coming into view, it was with a sense of urgency that he touched down. He bolted inside and began the search for his Mate. ~~Damn that Onna for making me worried.....I'll kill her for this!~~ Of course, he didn't mean that, but that baka woman had some nerve to make him concerned.....he had other things that were more important than looking for her! ~~ Doesn't she have enough sense to keep herself out of trouble? Typical female.......~~he grumbled in his thoughts.
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Blackness swirled and if she concentrated hard, it looked like a kalidescope with different blacks merging together......
~~Where am I?~~ She then saw the face of Vegeta, looking so stern, and yet underneath a possessiveness for her......The face started to retreat from her, getting smaller and smaller.....~~Come back......help me, Vegeta! Please?!~~ she gasped in her unconscious world......Then it all went black again, and she lost all sensation.......Nothingness............
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He had been looking for damned near an hour and there wasn't a trace....He couldn't sense her ki, not that she had much to account for......~~Wait.....what had she said before....something about work......Could she STILL be at that foolish place?~~ He decided that he would investigate.....and when he found her, he'd give her a proper beating for making him go to this trouble....~~Shimatta women!~~
It was then he felt the cry for help in the back of his mind.............so weak...........it grabbed at his soul with thin fingers and tugged..........hard. He didn't waste another moment before bolting for the door and taking off.
When he arrived at the Industial Center, he immediately spotted Bulma's little air car outside of the building. She never would have left it out if she had intended to be there for a long time.......just one more danger signal to Vegeta. Touching down outside of the entrance of the building, he was immediately greeted by several security bots, which he promptly incinerated on the spot. No time for these petty delays. The CRT screen prompted for a "Security Access Card" in its computerized female voice. "Kuso! I don't have a card.....I know Bulma Briefs....I demand entry now!!" he said in his most imperious manner. He waited for what he felt was an exceptionally long time, about a minute, before throwing a massive ki blast at the CRT screen, the doors, and the entire front of the building....."Access denied......access denied......arrrrcccsss dnnneddd......" and the melted voice of the computer died.
Vegeta streaked past the charred opening, and proceeded to look for Bulma. He saw a panel with several bits of white lettering.......it appeared to be names. He found Bulma's name and the location of her office as the sixth floor. He wasted no time before getting into the strange box that Bulma had called an "elevator" and pushed the number 6. When the doors finally slid open he flew out at top speed and over to the pile of broken glass........
He saw one of the biggest horrors he could ever see...........His Mate.............His Bulma crumpled in a heap; a small pool of blood under her head.
He rushed over, and collapsed down beside her on his knees. " No......no.....nonononono...." his clenched fists pounded against the carpeted floor, punctuating each word. Lifting his face to the sky, he howled in a voice that was eerily inhuman," NNNNNOOOOOO!!!!!!" He felt a strange heat growing around his skin; his whole body ready burst into flames.....His fists fell to his sides. He gently reached over, and tenderly pulled her head into his lap, rocking her to and fro.....tears stained his face for the second time in his whole existance. The first had been at his Death on Namek......and now here..........He pushed a blood stained strand of her hair away from her face. ~~Please, onna, hold on.....~~
In rage and desperation, he lifted his face once more to the sky and again howled, this time entertwined it with his ki, ~~KAKKAROTTTTTTT!!!!!!!~~ It was a command......a summoning that would not be denied.
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Goku had just snuggle down next to Chi-Chi, inhaling the sweetness of her hair. ~~Kami, I've missed this...~~ His separations from her were painful, but inevitable.......it was because of his love for her and Gohan that he took on the seemingly impossible tasks. Oh, there had been more than one occasion when he had asked the proverbial ' Why Me?' - but he knew the answer to that.....'who else could he trust to take care of such matters?'
He pulled her closer, brushing the softness of her skin and relished its feel.......Just as he leaned over to kiss his lovely mate, he heard a blood curdling howl.............shouting his name...............Vegeta! Bulma!
His eyes snapped open......"Chi-Chi?" he spoke in a harsh whisper, "Chi-Chi!"
"Hh-mm? Goku-chan what is it?" Chi-Chi asked with a stifled yawn....
"It's Bulma, and Vegeta! Some kind of danger!"
"WHAT?!?! GO HELP HER GOKU, QUICK!" Chi-chi had shouted, instantly coming awake at the three words 'Bulma','Vegeta' and 'Danger'.
Goku quickly bolted from the bed, slipped on his gie, and boots. Placing a hasty kiss on Chi-Chi's tender lips, he flew out the window, and into whatever the night held for him.
"GOKU, USE THE DOOR!!" shouted Chi-Chi......she wondered if she would ever break Goku of his barbaric habits.....
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He just sat there...........in the dark. He really didn't feel as bad as he thought he would......after all the pansuke deserved it.......such a weak little jajauma.......The Game was going to be played out....to the very end.......................
He walked over to his stereo, and put on an old CD which was a favorite, so long ago when he was with HER. The metallic grind of the song suited his mood.
Oh, my god..........
Welcome to the jungle, we got fun n' games
We got everything you want, honey, we know the names
We are the people that can find whatever you may need
If you got the money, honey, we got your disease
In the jungle
Welcome to the jungle
Watch it bring you to your sha na na na na na na na knees, knees
I wanna watch you bleed.......................
He proceeded to his tiny bathroom and carefully regarded his scared face in the medicine cabinet's mirror. ~~Hmm. Definitely time for a change.~~ With that, he pulled out an electric razor, with a haircut attachment. A flick of the switch and it buzzed like an electric viper. He began to shorten the pageboy cut .....
Welcome to the jungle, we take it day by day
If you want it you're gonna bleed, but it's the price you pay
And you're a very sexy girl that's very hard to please
You can taste the bright lights, but you won't get them for free
In the jungle
Welcome to the jungle
Feel my, my, my serpentine
I, I wanna hear you scream
Welcome to the jungle, it gets worse here every day
Ya learn to live like an animal, in the jungle where we play
If you got a hunger for what you see, you'll take it eventually
You can have anything you want, but you better not take it from me
In the jungle
Welcome to the jungle
Watch it bring you to your sha na na na na na na na knees, knees
I wanna watch you bleed
And when you're high you never
Ever want to come down, YEAH!
************BANG,BANG,BANG*********
~~Kuso! Calm down ,Yamcha, no one knows your here, not even Master Roshi.~~ He peered out the peephole of his apartment door and saw the miniature face of Kevin....and he was NOT happy.....
He unlocked the door slowly and let in a very vocal Kevin, " You HIRETSUKAN!! Do you have any idea what you've done you KETSUNOANA!! "
"What is it now, Kevin? Couldn't get that redheaded pansuke we saw at the mall to sleep with you?" Yamcha smirked.
Kevin at this point, halled off and punched Yamcha in the stomach. " You hiretsukan.....since when do you decide to try and kill people?"
"I have absolutely no idea what your talking about Kevin...." Yamcha said in a cold, calm voice. The smirk never left his face.
" You ketsunaoana! Its all over the damned news! Capsule Corp. was broken into and Bulma Briefs was reported severely injured at the scene. Two family friends found her, and she is now recuperating at the GingerTown hospital! Since they have specialty doctors located there, that is where she was rushed! You did this, didn't you? YOU CHIKUSHOUME! "
"I still don't see any reason for your excitement, Kev..." he sneered.
"For your information, ketsunoana, I wrote those notes at your request........YOU said it was to be a harmless prank.....you didn't tell me you were going to do THIS!!" Veins bulged on Kevin's neck.....he may have been a ladies man, but he would NEVER tolerate a woman being hurt!
"So..."
"Yamcha, I swear to Kami, if this leads to me, I'm gonna take you down....I already told Coach....I have been sent to tell you that you are no longer on the team...." he said with a grim finality.
"Fine....you were all a waste of time. You can leave, Kevin." again with that self-righteous sneer.
"Damn straight, Yamcha. You have lost not only a team, but a friend. I thought that's what we were......I was wrong."
Yamcha said no more, but slammed the door in Kevin's face. ~~Well, now.........only one more message to deliver anyway.~~
In the background, the CD finished...........
~~We're all gonna die.....the androids will be here soon enough.....I was going to put my life on the line for HER, for what? And she has the NERVE to humiliate me! I don't WANT to die......not again......Shimatta! It doesn't matter.....none of it matters anymore.... ~~
You know where you are? You're in the jungle, baby !
You're gonna die!
In the jungle
Welcome to the jungle
Watch it bring you to your sha na na na na na na na knees, knees
In the jungle
Welcome to the jungle
Feel my, my, my serpentine
In the jungle
Welcome to the jungle
Watch it bring you to your sha na na na na na na na knees, knees
In the jungle
Welcome to the jungle
Watch it bring you to your
It's gonna bring you down......Cool !
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Goku raced through the night sky, an impending dread ringed around his heart, gripping and squeezing.........tight. Never had he ever known Vegeta to call for him in this manner. It reached down into the depths and stirred up ancient rituals in his blood. A warrior helping his Prince.
He continued to focus in on the strong ki that rang in the night air silently......it was a living thread pulling him towards whatever Vegeta had found. When Goku arrived, he glided past the melted entryway, and took the elevator to Bulma's floor. He bolted quickly from the steel box, and ran to the pile of glass, and stopped..........................he shook......it felt like he died. There collapsed on the floor was a tear-stained Vegeta rocking a bloody Bulma. Waves of aching pain were engulfing him, until he thought he was drowning.....
"Vvvvegeta?"
"(Saiyan Speech, translated here to english) I should have protected her.....but I taunted her. She didn't trust me.....didn't trust her heart to me to tell me she felt in danger.......what has my pride done?"
Strangely Goku found he could understand Vegeta's use of the Saiyan tongue. He responded to him in human speech however," Vegeta, we really need to get her to the hospital............"
A deep, gutteral sound eminated from the Prince's throat. Eyes gleamed an unholy black....."(Saiyan Speech, translated to english) And let filthy humans kill her with their clumsy hands?"
"Vegeta, she is a human. We could help her best by getting her to a hospital. The police will be here soon. I can deal with them, but you had better get her to a hospital now......one second can make the difference between life and death."
Vegeta dropped his head down once more to his lovely Mate, kissed her tenderly on the forehead. In regular speech he said, " Perhaps it is as you say, Kakkarot. I will do this thing you propose. Know this.....if you are wrong and she dies, I will add infinite tortures to the death I will have planned for you." The dead calm in his voice was unnerving....... Goku merely nodded solemnly. He understood Vegeta, and most of all he understood Vegeta's love for a Mate.
It was at this point the sirens began to wail......Goku was the first to meet the officer, and explain the situation. They quickly began making their report, trying to get as much evidence as possible before closing the crime scene.....the reporters would make a mess. Information was also given on the direction to the Ginger Town Medical Center, one of the best facilities in the country. Vegeta walked outside with Bulma in his arms. He looked once more at his tiny Mate, and then up to the dark heavens......~~Please, woman, for me~~.....and with that he took off toward the hospital in Gingertown.
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It came over the police band radios first....."ATTENTION ALL UNITS.....ATTENTION ALL UNITS......BREAK-IN AND ASSAULT AT CAPSULE CORPORATION INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX.....REPEAT....BREAK-IN AND ASSAULT AT CAPSULE CORPORATION INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX............VICTIM IN TRANSIT TO THE GINGER TOWN MEDICAL CENTER.....CONDITION CRITICAL."
Monique looked at Jason, dropping her water glass that shattered into thousands of pieces......."Oh Kami, Jason, our Bulma!"
Grabbing the phone, Jason called up to the GingerTown precinct to talk to The Chief. He knew that he would give him more detailed information than if he just spoke with one of the dispatchers.
"Chief? Jason....what's up with the assault and break-in at the CCIC?"
"Hey, son. Bit of bad business that. Seems that an intruder hit Miss Briefs in the back of her skull with a huge stone, covered with what looked like a threatening message on paper. Our precinct was called in for this one, which is rare, but the CCIC is located closer to our jurisdition. So we've been handed this case......the South Town Precinct sent investigators, and they have given us all the evidence they collected. I've got to dispatch a couple of guys out there to begin a full investigation. The victim was transported to the Gingertown Medical Center........"
"Chief.....let me do this one."
"Now, boy, I know you love that girl like family, but you may be too close to this to do proper police work.......Our precinct is NOT a vigilante service."
"I know, Chief, really....I'll be okay on this one.....I would probably do worse if I couldn't work on the case..."
"Let me think about this Jason. We've got 24 hours until the rest of South Town's investigators compile the evidence. I let you know then."
"Right, Chief......and thanks...."
"Don't thank me yet, boy, I haven't said yes....."
"You haven't said no yet either.....and I'll take a definite maybe anyday..."
With that he hung up the phone and turned to a shaking Monique. He went over and enveloped his tiny fiance' in massive arms,"Monique, honey, our Bulma is hurt....." He stroked the back of her beautiful red hair.....it was so soft, like spun silk.
"Is she....?"
"I don't know....I don't think so.....She is at the Gingertown Medical Center and they're the best in the country. They probably won't let us in for the next 24 hours.... her family will have to be alerted first."
"Jason, let's postpone the wedding....it won't be right......we need Bulma...."she hiccoughed, tears streaming down her face.
" I know, baby, I know. I love you, Monique, and in my heart we already ARE married. We WILL have Bulma there.....if everything is delayed a bit it won't be too bad."
"I love you, Jason" she said burrowing her face down by his massive chest.
Jason continued lovingly caressing her hair and murmured into its softness,"I love you darling. Everything will be just fine. " He added with a bit of steel to his voice," And when I catch the hiretsukan that did this, he will regret the day he was born."
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Once Vegeta had burst into the Ginger Town Medical Center, and literally threaten the entire working populace with horrendous death, he managed to get Bulma to a doctor for examination and treatment.
"Well, you pathetic imbecile, what is wrong with my Mate?"
"Mate?"
"The woman, you thick-headed baka! Shimatta!"
"Ms. Briefs is suffering from a mild concussion. The blood loss is from lacerations to the skin in the lower right parietal area of the head. She will need to remain at this facility while we conduct test to see the extent of damage she has sustained."
"Fine, human. I will remain with the Woman. Prepare the necessary accomodations immediately." said the Saiyan Prince, and turned abruptly back to focus on Bulma. His form of dismissal the stunned doctor, who had started to vehemently protest, but a petite nurse, who had been attending Bulma, quickly shook her head 'no'. The doctor just as abruptly left.....
" Mr. Vegeta, if you need anything, simply push this button, and someone will be here immediately" the little nurse said quietly.
Vegeta merely nodded in her direction in with a distracted air. ~~I am here, Onna.~~
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The wee morning hours saw repair crews dispatched to the Capsule Corporation Industrial Complex to rope off the area. Employees were notified of recent events, and given two months off with pay as an extended holiday vacation......all this at the command of Bulma's father. Other corporate office workers at the remote branches could keep things running smoothly for quite some time.
Dr. Briefs had immediately spoken with the attending doctor as soon as word reached them. The doctor felt that Bulma was in no danger, but that she would be kept for observation for a couple of days. He also expressed to Dr. Briefs that sudden changes in Bulma's world could upset her, and therefore should be avoided. The doctor advised the Briefs to continue their cruise, and they would be given two updates daily on their daughter's condition until she was released. Dr. Briefs agreed to do whatever was in the best interest of his little girl. He also knew that the strong Z Senshi would keep her well in hand.
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Bulma woke up groggy; a blinding pain knifing her through the back of the head. She winced a bit as she tried to move into a sitting position, and then thought better of it. Vegeta immediately got up and went to the side of her bed ,"Onna, lie still."
"Vegeta? What happened?" Bulma rasped.
"You were attacked, Woman. "
"Oh Kami......." her voice trailed off to a weak whisper as she shut her eyes.
"Hush, when you wake up again, we must talk of this note business."
"What notes?" she knew that had been a mistake once she said it, but old habits die hard.
"Baka, I know about the notes. You WILL tell me where they are, and I WILL find who had done this....." his eyes stared without focusing....two pools of black lava.
"But....Vegeta...."
"Silence, Woman! You are to weak for this 'play'. This is a matter for a man to handle.."
"Why.....you......you.....how....dare....you...!" she started to splutter.
"You'll never listen, will you, little majo?" and with that he place a deep and tender kiss on her lips. Bulma drank in all of the passion she felt from that kiss, once again drawing on the strength that seem to come from him.
"I love you, Vegeta."
"I know.Rest. I will be here." and with that he moved her over slightly, and crawled into the hospital bed with her. Holding her enveloped in strong arms, Bulma rested her head against Vegeta, and once again she let the darkness take her.
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