Dragon Ball/Z/GT Fan Fiction ❯ Shades of Darkness ❯ Dreams of Candle Light ( Chapter 5 )

Shades of Darkness

Part 05

Dreams of Candlelight

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It was dark where ever he was, and very cold. Kakarotto shuddered. He didn't like this place, it was wrong. He felt nothing, as though he was in a void of some sort. And where was the ground? He ought to be walking on it, but it wasn't there. It was almost as if he was floating but the collar wouldn't have allowed that.

As if summoned, his hand flew to his neck. There was no collar. The Saiya-Jin blinked and looked about. There was no light, and somehow he knew there was nothing to see anyway. Experimentally, he tried to move, with full success. The next thing on his mind was if he could walk or fly. His eyes closed in concentration. There was a sudden blast of air. His eyes snapped open. He was high above the planet Vegita-sei. His home. Kakarotto blinked and turned to look behind him, to see the sky. He gasped.

Stretching from his back were two large black wings, made of feathers of the darkest midnight with an iridescent hue. He looked almost like what the earthlings called angels, but they had white wings. Not black. Still, it felt good to fly and better to be home. The landscape was as he remember, mostly desert with the sky spanning overhead in it's normal blue black color. It felt so right to fly like that, wings pumping to keep him aloft.

Images flashed before him, a petite black haired woman, inky black eyes shining with happiness. "That's so sweet, Goku!" She exclaimed, but the sound was from far off, as though she was far away or he was dreaming. She held her hands out. "Take me, please?"

He reached out to her and tried to take her hands, but the woman fell back with a cry, plummeting towards the planet's surface. Kakarotto cried out and went after her, trying to catch her. Unbidden, a cry ripped itself from his throat and he reached for her hands-only to have her disappear. "CHICHI!"

A little boy appeared now, giggling happily and running towards Kakarotto. "Papa!" He laughed, then looked up at Kakarotto with tear-filled black eyes. "Don't leave me, Papa! Onegai!"

Kakarotto reached out to catch the child and comfort him. "Gohan?" He cried as the little boy fell towards the earth. "GOHAN!" He dove after his son, reaching for him, trying to get to him. The air screamed around him and his power skyrocketed, but no matter how fast he went, he could never quite get to his son.

he needed to end the dive before he hit the ground. But his son! The child was just out of his reach…a little farther…a little closer…and it was too late. A large dust cloud flew into the air as his body hit the blood colored sand of Vegita-sei.
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"Kakarotto!" Chichi screamed, her heart pounding. The woman sprang from the couch, breath coming in small gasps. "Kakakrotto! Don't die on me! Kakarotto!"

Bulma, Shannon, and Mrs. Williams raced into the room. Chichi had gone in to lay down when she wasn't feeling good, sometime during early after noon.

"Chichi?" Bulma put a hand on the other woman's shoulder. "Are you okay?"

"Kakarotto! There's something wrong with Kakarotto! He's put up the barrier so I can't feel him. He only does that when he's sparing or in danger and he doesn't want me hurt! Kakarotto…" Chichi sniffed. "He's DYING, Bulma, I just know it. Oh Kakarotto, come home to me."
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Gohan moaned and sat up, rubbing his blurry eyes. His middle was on fire from the lashing he'd gotten earlier that day. "Mirai? Are you okay?" He turned toward his friend.

"I hurt. All over." Mirai complained, trying not to rub the gash left by the whip.

"How do you tow feel?" Piccolo asked, sitting down next to them.

"I dreamt my papa was dying, Piccolo-san. He fell into a planet with blood colored sand." Gohan sniffed. "Something bad's happening to Papa."

"It's going to be all right, you know?" Piccolo ruffled the child's hair.

"Yeah." Mirai agreed, hugging Gohan around the shoulders and being careful not to touch his wound. The boy ignored his own pain to comfort his best friend.

"I'm scared." Gohan admitted. "What if it's not just a dream?"

"Then we'll find a way to get him back. It's all going to be okay." Jeisu smiled.

"How are the kids?" Linar asked in concern. "Should they be up and about?"

"They'll be fine." Piccolo smiled. "They are half-breeds."

"Half breeds? Of what?" Taka asked, looking confused.

"Saiya-Jin halfbreed. Saiya-Jin father, Human mother." Piccolo shrugged.

"Really? Wow! I've never seen that before! Are there any others?" Taka asked, studying the two children.

"Not to our knowledge." Jeisu admitted. "But that's not saying much."

"Are their fathers slaves? Where are they?"

"No, they're free. But these two were born before they were twenty one so they are slaves. That's why their here." Piccolo explained. "They `own' us, since I'm not old enough by human standards to be free and the paperwork hasn't gone through for Jeisu yet."

"I see. I'm guessing he was beginning to get it written up when all this happened?" Taka nodded. "That makes sense. Now, back to the children. How are they?"

"I hurt." Gohan made a face. "But most of the ouch is gone now."

"That's good." Linar sat down on Mirai's other side. "I'm glad you feel better."

"Papa says Saiya-Jins heal fast." Mirai told the alien with a grin. "Just after Mama knocks him with her frying pan. What do we call it again, Gohan?"

"You mama's is the frying pan of doom, and my mama's is the frying pan of death." Gohan reminded him. "And Auntie Shannon's is Terror."

"What happened to despair?" Taka wondered.

"Mama says that title is for my mate." Gohan shrugged.

"Ah."
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Bardock looked at his son and sighed. Kakarotto was pale and his eyes were shut tightly but the guard thought they had made it on time. If only just. His son was twitching sporadically and his features were covered with sweat. Kakarotto moaned tossed for a moment, forcing Bardock to restrain him, trying to keep him from ripping his back open.

"How is your son doing?" The guard that had come to the cell walked quietly up behind Bardock.

"He's surviving. That's all I know." Bardock bit his lip and took Kakarotto's hand, squeezing it gently. "But he'll make it. He's a tough one."

"All you Saiya-Jins are." The guard offered a sad smile. "I'm Yamcha."

"Bardock. If you want my number, go look it up."

"I don't. How did you get into this mess, anyway?"

"I'm Saiya-Jin. We seem to attract them." Bardock answered dryly.

Yamcha laughed and nodded. "I'm sorry about him though. He seems like a decent fellow…or would if he was awake. Considering I've yet to actually meet him, I can't say much."

"You two would probably get along well. Why do you work here anyway?" Bardock was trying to get his mind of his son.

"No one seemed to care about the slaves, or the freed slaves, and so many died after a beating like this that I decided to work here. Then at least some would get help and attention. I've helped but a few, but it makes a difference."

"It did to us." Bardock sighed and looked sadly at his son.

"There are so few that would have taken the time to do that. You Saiya-Jins are something else." Yamcha grinned. "We humans could take a few pointers, I think. We don't stick by each other often enough."

"Yeah, well…" Bardock was cut off as Kakarotto gave screamed out the name of his mate. "What is going on?"

Moments passed as Kakarotto gave pain filled moans and cried out again. After a few minutes, he cried out again, only this time it was the name of his son that crossed his lips.

"Kakarotto? Oh my son…" Bardock squeezed his hand, knowing he could feel it, didn't know that Bardock was there, but all the same, he seemed to relax. Then the Siaya-Jin began to power up. A blood red aura flashed around his weakened body. Bardock's eyes widened.

"I know it's against protocol, but could you get his twin up here?" The older Saiya-Jin asked, eyes widening. "I think he's going into the final stage of Lunar Dormis."

"Moon sleep?" Yamcha blinked, but nodded all the same. "If you think it will help, then I will."

"I thank you. If this works, I will owe you the life of my son."

Yamcha raced off. He was back moments later with Turlis on his heels. "Otousan, he's fallen into Lunar Dormis!" Turlis cried. "He's still holding on, but I don't know how much more his body can take!"

The crimson slowly began to gather god streaks and the was a sudden blast of power. The room filled with an intense gold light, the color of the rising sun. Bardock cried out as Kakarotto's body levitated off the bed.

::Brother!:: Turlis cried out, reaching towards him.

::Cannot leave Gohan! A little farther…:: Kakarotto was drifting from his hold on Turlis' soul.

::Your son is safe!:: Turlis cried, knowing it was futile to call him back. ::Kakarotto!:: His aura flared from his control and mingled with his twin's.

The light filled the room.

"KAKAROTTO!"

And everything went dark.
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"PAPA!" Gohan screamed, falling forward. "Piccolo, something's wrong with Papa! PAPA! PAPA! Don't die, papa! I need you, papa! PAPA!"
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"Kakarotto! Don't you die on me!" Chichi shouted. "Kakarotto! Come back!" The woman cried out and fell back in a dead faint.
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"I think this will do it. I'm glad I looked up that legend." Bulma admitted to Mrs. Williams. "These things…did you call them Dragonballs?" At Mrs. Williams nod, Bulma continued, "I think they'll come in handy."

"I know. I thought they were a myth, a legend. But it seems not so." The old woman sighed.

"Well, I can't say I'm upset about it." Bulma looked at the fist sized ball in her hands and smiled. Then Chichi's scream echoed through the house.

The two woman looked at each other and raced towards her. "Chichi!"
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"OTOUSAMA!" Gohan cried, throwing his head back, crystalline tears streaming from his eyes. "I'll kill them for this!"

"OJISAN!" Trunks howled, his tears falling to the floor. "NO!" Light burst from their small bodies, a beautiful golden color…the same color as the rising sun. The legend reborn. Two children, tears visible only for an instant before they disappeared with a sizzle of fire, were now golden haired and possessing cold, stone like eyes. Their aura's were golden and crackling, forcing the adults back. Their power had sky rocketed, and then it ended, the children falling unconscience to the floor.
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Vegita cried out as he felt Kakarotto's energy sky rocket and then disappear all together. "He can't be dead." Vegita whispered. "He just can't." The Siaya-Jin prince closed his eyes. "My best friend, he cannot be dead."

"I WILL NOT BELIEVE IT!" He shouted. His collar burst under the strain as his aura crackled to life. Pure power radiated from him and the prince of the Saiya-Jins, for the first time, reached his birthright.
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Kakarotto, the mighty Saiya-Jin warrior, the Legendary, was dead.
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(A/N) I'm sooo evil. Mwahahaha. So, find out what happens next. At least they have the dragonballs! Oh, a hint! How what will happen? You know I don't give too many of these out! ^__^ Hope y'all liked!

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