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" Kindred Spirits "Written By: Debs-dragon Disclaimer: I don't own the DBZ crew, they belong to a rich Japanese man. Rating: R Notes: This is a spin off
story from the Trunk's & Marron fic "Could you Love Me?"
This is the first attempt I have made to write Goten and Bra so if
they appear OOC then that's my fault, live with it. "Kindred Spirits " AN: For those hard core DBZ fans out there yes I know Pan is older in this fic than she is in the series. I wanted her that way in order to make the plot line work. Don't like it then deal with it. Chapter 13
Goten felt his heart race and his blood turn to ice. Wildly he looked around but couldn't see any sign of the blue haired girl. A wave of dread passed over him. Pan was still staring in disbelief at the pile of Bra's possessions in the middle of the track. Kauli scanned around the area, he couldn't see or hear anything to indicate where Bra may be or what had happened. "Shit!" said Goten. "What is it?" asked Pan and Kauli in unison. Goten pointed to the ground. Pan and Kauli's eyes followed and stared. The ground had been churned up a little showing signs that a scuffle had taken place. Whatever or whomever had attacked Bra had not taken the girl easily. From the state of the dirt she had put up a pretty good fight. "Now what?" asked Kauli, his eyes showing the concern his body was feeling. Goten stood still and began to scan the area. "What the....?" began Kauli but he was cut off by Pan's hand on his arm. "Shhhhhhh.... He's listening and trying to sense her ki." Goten scanned around. His ears, while a bit more sensitive due to his Saiya-jin heritage, were that bit more fine tuned than a humans. He used every fiber of his body to search the surrounding area for a trace of Bra. He stiffened. Pan noticing the slight change of posture, cocked her head in question and called forth her own abilities. She picked up on what Goten was sensing. "It's there but its a little weaker than it should be." she stated quietly. "Yeah, it is." replied Goten as his brow furrowed. "It feels like its weakening slowly. We need to find her and quick." Kauli watched the exchange between niece and uncle, not fully understanding what was going on. Sure over the time he had spent with Goten he had learnt about the Saiya-jin and knew something about his friends special abilities but he still wasn't all that clued up on the whole thing. Feeling a bit frustrated t being left out of this conversation he decided now was as good a time as any to begin his questions. "Hey guys.." he said waving his hand in front of Pan's face. "Remember me? Little human here.... If it's not too much trouble do you mind filling me in on what's happening?" Pan came from her mental explorations to see a rather irritated Kauli waving in her face. She smiled. "Sorry Kauli, I guess sometimes I forget you don't quite feel things the way we do." "Yeah well I was kinda getting a little lonely here while you two are off on your own little trip. Care to fill me in?" Pan sighed. "We can sense Bra's ki... That's her life energy. Everyone has one and somehow we can pick up on it." Kauli nodded to say he understood. "Well we have located Bra's ki but the level of it is falling which means she could be hurt." "So do you know where she is?" "The signal is coming from over that way." said Goten and pointed through the forest. "Then what are we waiting here for?" asked Kauli. Goten put his hands on his hips. "I'll go after Bra's ki, you two pick up her stuff and take it back to the campsite." Pan was about to open her mouth to protest when Goten cut her off. "Once you get back to the camp dump the stuff and then pick up on my ki and follow it, but be careful." Pan nodded. "Okay." Goten took off through the forest. His heart was hammering in his chest. The thought of something happening to Bra was tearing him apart. Not now... not when they had finally started to learn about each other and discover the many forms of love. He couldn't bear it if anything happened to her. Besides he had promised Vegeta he would protect the girls and now look what had happened. If anything happened to Vegeta's daughter Goten knew he would feel the full fury of the Saiya-jin prince. That in itself was not a pleasant thought. ~ oOo ~ Kauli and Pan quickly picked up Bra's things from where they were scattered and made their way back to the camp. Pan was worried about her friend, even though Bra was also part Saiya-jin like herself and Goten she had never bothered with the powers she held. Rather than develop the talents she preferred to remain more like her mother, and have a strong male to protect her. Kauli was just plain worried. They arrived back at the campsite and Pan quickly put Bra's things in her tent. She turned to see Kauli searching around the table. "What is it?" she queried. Kauli had gone to check on their dinner. He and Goten had raced off at the sound of Pan's scream and just left the fish as well as the rest of the meal on the fire and he wasn't about to leave it a second time unattended to burn or even worse cause a fire to spread. He had moved most of the food to a large plate and was searching for the big knife to lift the fish from the embers but he couldn't find it. "I can't seem to find the large carving knife." he said as he continued to search. "Are you sure it was out here?" "Yes. I was cutting up some tomatoes with it when we came to see what was wrong. I remember dropping it on the table right here." and Kauli waved his hand at the table to indicate where the knife had been dropped. Pan came across and looked around. Sure enough there was no sign of the knife. "I'll double check in the tent but I know I left it here." said Kauli scratching his head. He went into his and Goten's tent and went to look around. A gasp escaped his lips and Pan came running. "What is it? What's wrong?" Kauli stood rooted to the spot at the entrance to the tent. Once more chaos reigned inside. Clothes and items strewn about as if someone had been looking for something in a hurry. Kauli knew this was not the work of some forest creature. He moved quickly to his back pack and reached in the side pocket. His wallet was gone, also his keys were missing. He paled. Noticing Kauli's skin change color Pan was beside him in an instant. "What's wrong?" she repeated. "My wallet and keys are missing." The cold grip of fear encircled them both as Pan began to realize the implications. They stared at each other, not willing to admit to what they both knew was true. A yell from the distance chased away that train of thought. Pan's head jerked up. "Goten!" She searched for his ki and found it. She also found Bra's. Kauli grabbed her arm. "Which way?" "Through there." said Pan as she indicated the path that led back to the car parking area. They took off at a run dodging trees as they went. Pan explained what she had felt as they charged ahead. "Goten's ki is strong but Bra's is weakening. I think she's either hurt or really scared." Running beside Pan Kauli could only nod. He hoped Bra was okay. He knew Goten was more than capable of looking after himself, as was Pan. But Bra? He didn't know the extent of Bra's power, or if she even had any. He continued to run, concentrating on the noises he could hear coming from the vicinity of his car. ~ oOo ~ Bra had left the shower block and was walking back along the track to the campsite when she heard an unusual noise to the side of her. She stopped and looked around. "Who's there?" she asked as she squinted her eyes trying to see through the canopy of green. No one answered her question so with a shrug she moved on again. The hairs on the back of her neck began to prickle and she had the distinct feeling that someone or something was watching her. She shivered slightly, not from the cold either. Hearing another rustle she stopped again and gazed around. Nothing. "Goten.... If that's you or Kauli then I suggest you stop it. I know you wanted to get your own back on me for the trick the other day and so you have. Now stop scaring me and come out." She placed a hand on her hip and waited. No one came forth. Again she combed the bushes with her eyes but couldn't see anyone. "Okay than, have it your way." and she began to walk again. The rustling started up almost immediately. Bra stopped once more. "All right. That's enough! You guys are really beginning to frighten me so cut it out will you?! Come on guys.... this isn't funny anymore." Bra felt a cold trickle of sweat make its way down her spine. If it had been Goten, Kauli or Pan playing a trick on her she knew they would have revealed themselves by now. Especially after her last plea to them. They would be able to hear the fear in here voice and stop the game now. Swallowing the lump in her throat Bra turned and went to run. A dark shadow sprang from the bushes on her right and grabbed her. She tried to scream but a hand clamped itself hard over her mouth as the other wrapped itself around her form pulling her to the ground. Bra's things went flying, the toiletries bag burst open scattering its contents on the ground. She struggled against her captor but he was too strong and had her pinned to the ground within minutes. She felt something being wrapped around her wrists as her face was pushed into the dirt preventing her from making any sound. "Why oh why hadn't she listened to her father and done some training with him?" she thought. "Maybe if she had of she would be able to get herself out of this mess." He head was yanked sharply upwards by her hair and she gave a shriek of pain. Quickly she found herself gagged and a voice whispered in her ear. "Stop fighting and I may let you live." Bra shuddered at the sound of the voice and the smell of the stale breath. She fought the rising urge to panic and tried to slow her breathing in an attempt to calm herself. She stopped struggling. "That's better." came the voice. "Now co operate with me and you will see tomorrow, fight me and lets just say you will be pushing up daisies very soon." Bra wanted to be sick. The raspy voice sent chills down her spine and the rancid smell of the person nearly caused her to black out. Roughly she was hauled to her feet and got the first look at her attacker. He was older looking and rough. The skin was dirty and unshaven. Cold green eyes pierced through hers as he studied her form and gave a lick of his lips. "My, my. Aren't you just a pretty one." he leered. Bra trembled. The memory of where she had seen this face before came flooding back to her. The other day in town.... the television with the broadcast on the prison riot. The picture of the man that had escaped. He looked much more disheveled than in the picture and he was wearing different clothes, but it was him without a doubt. With a sudden shock Bra realized that the man was wearing Goten's missing sweat pants and Kauli's shirt. It dawned on her that the raid on the camp was not a raccoon like the guys said, but this miserable excuse for a human being. Her blood turned to ice as she remembered that the news flash had said he was desperate and dangerous. She could only hope that Goten or Pan would be able to find her. Roughly the man jerked on her bindings and pushed her towards the forest. She stumbled and fell. He hauled her to her feet again and continued to shove at her to get her to move, oblivious to the fact that she was hurt from the fall. He knew the others would come looking for her soon. He also knew that they had a car. He dragged Bra through the undergrowth and skirted the forest in the direction of their camp. Bra stumbled along as best she could. Her ankle hurt where she had twisted it and blood flowed from a cut to her arm. Her scalp burned where the man had grabbed her hair and fear ran through every nerve as she caught the look of lust in his eyes. Silently she prayed that Goten or the others would find her before it was too late. Once more she was shoved roughly to the ground and once the stars had cleared from her vision she recognized where they were. They were off to one side of the camp. She could hear Goten and Kauli as they chatted while cooking the fish. She heard Goten ask Pan to go look for her. She struggled once more and tried to force some sort of sound past the fabric that gagged her mouth. A blow to the side of the head sent her reeling. "I said not a sound." came the rough voice. Bra lay quietly, too scared to move. The throbbing in her head began to settle into a dull ache from the blow. She heard Pan's scream as she obviously found Bra's things on the track and she listened as Goten and Kauli shot off from the camp to investigate. As soon as they were gone she was once more dragged to her feet and forced through the brush and into the familiar camp. Her attacker grabbed the large knife from the table where Kauli had dropped it. He turned to Bra and waved the blade under her nose. "Now my pretty I know you have a car here so tell me where I can find the keys. I suggest you do unless you want me to mark that pretty skin of yours." As if to accent his proposal he ran the knife blade down her arm, not enough to break the skin but enough to cause Bra to cower. "Are they in the tent?' Bra nodded. "Which one?" Bra tilted her head in the direction of Goten and Kauli's tent. "Maybe she could stall." she thought. Pushing Bra ahead of him he forced her to the ground outside the boy's tent and quickly bound her ankles. Satisfied she wasn't going to get up and run away on him he proceeded into the tent and began his search. Swiftly he emptied out the contents of the back packs and rummaged around. A crooked smile graced his features as he found what he was looking for. Grabbing Bra he undid the ankle bindings and again pulled her to her feet. Then he pushed her ahead of him and along the track towards the car. Bra did her best to go slow, trying to give the others some time to figure out where she was. Her ankle was really hurting her now and so the stumbling and occasional falls, while not always intended, did serve to slow them down a bit. They came out into the clearing of the car parking area. Bra's head was spinning with a combination of pain and fear. The knife was ever present and she began to wonder if she would ever see her friends again. They reached the car and the man began to fumble with the keys. He was about to unlock the door when a voice came through the air. "Let her go." Bra looked up through a haze of pain to see Goten standing at the edge of the parking area. "He had found her! " her brain screamed at her. Then her scalp burned again as her tormentor grabbed her hair yet again and pulled her head back exposing her creamy throat to the glint of the blade. "No!" screamed Goten. Bra felt her legs begin to buckle and the world went black. ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ |
