Dragon Ball/Z/GT Fan Fiction ❯ I Never Dreamed ❯ Chapter 35 ( Chapter 35 )

I Never Dreamed

By: AMCM74

Chapter 35

Gohan rushed through the hospital door with Videl close behind. Bulma reached out and took Gohan's hand. "Pan is in Labor and Delivery. They were putting in her I.V. lines when I can down to wait for you."

Videl looked concerned "What happened? This is way to soon for her to be having the baby."

"Actually Vegeta says that her Saiyan DNA cuts down her gestation time. But that is not the problem. Pan had a little trauma before she went into labor. The doctor says the vitals are not good."

"Trauma." Gohan got into he elevator. "What happened to her?"

"Bulma shook her head "Whatever it was the rest of the family is being pretty tight lipped about it right now. Trunks is going nuts. I am really worried about him."

As they stepped out of the elevator there stood Vegeta. He was leaning against the wall near the chairs. He looked up and said, "They finally let the boy and Bra enter the room. She has yet to regain consciousness."

'She is unconscious! What happened to her Vegeta." Gohan yelled

Vegeta pushed away from the wall. "She turned into a Super Saiyan."

"Super Saiyan? But why would she? How? I." Gohan choked unable to think of anything to say.

"This would never have happened if you had trained her properly." Vegeta yelled at Gohan the fear he felt reflecting in his voice.

"Easy up on him." Goku suddenly appeared dropping his hand on Vegeta's shoulder. Vegeta look over his shoulder and pulled away. "This is not the time. We don't need to be turning on each other. I, maybe, losing my granddaughter right now"

Vegeta narrowed his eyes "I can say the same thing Kakkarot." Vegeta then turned and walked away from Goku.

"I have never seen him so upset." Bulma whispered watching her husband take a fierce stance at the window.

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Trunks sat with red-rimed eyes holding on to Pan's lifeless hand. She had not moved since Devero had brought her out of her Super Saiyan state. She had an I.V. in the back of each wrist. The fetal heart monitor was wrapped around her waist. There was and oxygen mask strapped to her face. There was even a heart monitor tabs stuck under her gown. The weak irregular pat of Pan's heart was drown out by the fetal heart monitors loud vigorous thumping in reassuring beats. Bra stood behind her brother rubbing his shoulders. Tears flowing down her cheeks.

"I did this to her." Trunks whispered, "She would be fine now, if I had just left her alone."

"No, Trunks you have to follow your heart." Bra wiped her tears.

"So it was all right for me to manipulate her life like I did. I knew she was planning a different life. One that would take her far away from me, so I stopped her from leaving me." Trunks lay Pan's hand at her side. Then buried his face in his hands. "How can I stop her from leaving me now."

"Don't talk like that. She is just weak from her transformation. She will have this baby. Then she can recuperate and everything will be fine." Bra knelt by her brother.

"I sure hope you are right." He was cut off by an alarm. Looking around he jumped up. "Dear God Akio!" The fetal heart monitor went from loud and vigorous to barely existent then back up in rapid-fire heart beats.

"Two nurses and a Doctor rushed in. The doctor checked the monitors and yelled "Get me a sonogram machine in her stat." After one of the nurses rushed out she looked t Trunks and Bra "I am sorry but I need you to wait in the hallway, Mr. Briefs"

"I am not leaving her!" Trunks refused.

"You have to let them help her, Trunks." Bra touched Trunks cheek as she had seen Pan do on many occasions. He reluctantly stepped around his sister and out the door. But not before looking casting one more glance at his frail looking wife.

Mark met him at the door. "What is going on in there? Is Pan ok? Did she wake up?"

Trunks walked right past him and sat down heavily in the chair.

Bra took Mark's arm and pulled him to the side. "It's not good. The baby's heart beat laps for a moment. The doctor is trying to determine why."

Mark suddenly grabbed Bra in a tender embrace and rest his head in her neck. "I don't know what happened. Did I drain her? Was it my fault? Maybe I should have moved faster."

Bra hugged him back "There is nothing else you could have done. I doubt you drained her. For what I have seen you only negate excess energy. I told Trunks and I am telling you! She will be fine."

"Keep telling me that. Bra, Please keep telling me that until I believe it."

The doctor walked out. "Mr. Briefs." Trunks shot to his feet. Everyone tuned to look at the doctor. It was so quiet you could hear a pin drop. "I need to talk to you."

Trunks nodded and Bulma came to his side. "Go ahead, Doctor, what is it."

"There is a problem." The doctor started. "The baby has moved into the birth canal, but not before the umbilical cord. I am afraid it is wrapped around the baby's neck. She cannot be born with out an emergency Cesarean section. Without it she will strangle and die before she is in position to cut the cord."

"Oh sweet Dende." Videl tuned into Gohan's arms.

"Do what you have to do to save that baby!" Vegeta strode forward. "I don't care what you do just do it now!"

The doctor ignored him and focused on the shaking Trunks "There is one more thing. In your wife's present condition I don't believe she will survive the operation."

"What are you telling me?" Trunks choked out.

"I am sorry Mr. Brief we don't have much time for you to decide. What we need to know is, who do we save. Your wife or the baby." She looked at the family with sympathy "I am sorry there really isn't any other way."

Trunks wavered on his feet. Never had he thought it would come down to this