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" Salvation "Written By: Debs-dragon Disclaimer: Don' own don't sue. I do own all the other characters that pop into this ficcy as well as the story itself. Rating: PG 13 Some violence & language. If you wish to archive then please ask I'm a nice person. :) Android arc #4
"Salvation"
Chapter 3 I couldn't blame them for their reaction to my confession of guilt. I knew that what Jay and I had done was wrong but we had both been powerless to stop it. I sighed softly and stared at my hands. "Why?" It was a simple enough question but one that was going to take a lot to answer. I watched as the Butlers struggled with their human nature which told them to get as far away from me as possible. They stayed. "Its really a very long story and one that I am not very proud of in parts either." I said as I began to ransack my memory banks and bring forth all that I could. "Please... I want to tell you what happened but I need for you to do something for me in return." I stared hopefully at them. "What is it you want?" said Mr Butler, the distrust evident in his voice. "All I want is for you to hear me out. Listen to my tale but do not judge me until you have heard it all. Then when I am finished I will leave if that is what you would like. I will go and never bother you again but first listen to me." Mrs Butler leaned forward and took a deep breath. I could tell she was frightened of me now but was battling her emotions. Part of her still looked upon me as the sweet innocent child of 10 years but then the thought of what I had done clouded her mind and fear took priority. "We will listen to your story child." she said quietly and settling herself into her chair motioned for me to begin. I began my sordid story from where Gero had 'claimed' us and dragged us both into his mountain retreat. I didn't elaborate too much on his experimentation's as such but skimmed over them so that the basic idea was there. Trying to explain how we were both changed and transformed into the beings we now were was a little harder and I felt the lump in my chest grow larger with each thought of my now lost twin. The part where Cell came in and took us both and then my final release from that creature were very painful for me to speak of and at times I felt as if I was re living the whole nightmare. I finished by telling them about Krillin who had in a sense rescued me but I didn't tell them of the dragon and resulting wish. Some things I just wasn't ready to part with yet and this memory was one I was still having problems coming to terms with. Mr Butlers face was contorted as he thought deeply on what I had said. "No wonder Gero blocked Howard at every turn. Look at what he stood to lose if he was found out, not to mention the scandal." "You poor dear. It must have been horrible for you. And you say you couldn't help but kill?" said Mrs Butler. "Yes. I'm afraid that once Gero's experiments were complete and he transformed Jay and myself, he had programmed us to kill. He was a genius in many ways but a very disturbed human being who was eaten away by the need for revenge." I said softly. Mr and Mrs Butler sat in silence trying to understand all that I had just told them. I answered the unspoken question that I knew was on both their minds. "I have no desire to kill or destroy any more. I guess you can thank that Krillin guy for that." I stated the fact softly but in a manner that left no doubt as to the fact that I was not willing to discuss the reasons why. "I don't mean this to sound the way it is going to my dear but how do we know that you no longer wish to kill or destroy? It's not that I doubt your word but think about it.... people, as much as they want to can't just change overnight and although you tell us you aren't going to hurt anyone how can we be certain?" Mr Butler began to look embarrassed, the words just weren't coming out the way they were supposed to. "I understand what you are saying. I don't know how I can convince you that I no longer have the programming to kill and destroy, all I can say is that the chip in my brain has been changed somehow and humans are no longer a threat to me and so the desire is gone." I hoped this was enough. Mr Butler ran his hand over his chin in thought. "Strange to say but knowing the Krystal you used to be I believe you but I warn you the hard part is just beginning. Its the rest of the country you have to convince and they hold some pretty long grudges." I sighed. "Yes I realise that and it will take a tremendous effort on my part to be able to right all the wrongs that Jay and I committed." My voice caught in my throat as I mentioned Jay's name. Mrs Butler reached out and took my hand. "You haven't told us where Jay is." she said quietly knowing there was something I was hiding. I looked into the womans eyes, eyes that showed they understood some of my pain and wanted to help me. I swallowed hard. "I don't know where Jay is. I saw him absorbed by that creature before I too was taken. While I was inside the beast I could sense Jay's presence but I couldn't find him. Then I was returned to the world and the rest is a blank until I awoke with that Krillin guy next to me. No one said anything about Jay so all I can assume is that he was still in the creature when it was destroyed. I'm sure that if Jay had managed to get out he would have tried to find me....." I realised that tears were coursing down my cheeks and I found it hard to speak. Mrs Butler's maternal instinct kicked in and killer or not she was out of her chair and across the room in seconds. Gently she pulled the girl into her warm embrace and rocking her slowly stroked her hair as she tried to settle the sobbing form. "Hush now child.... Hush... all will work out." I sobbed into the womans shoulder as she tried to comfort me. "I don't know where he is.... Oh Mrs Butler I ..I think he must be dead!" I hadn't wanted to admit it to myself before but all the evidence seemed stacked towards this conclusion and with a final acceptance I let forth the tide of tears I had kept bottled up for so long. Mrs Butler continued to rock me in her arms as I let go. Mr Butler hastily left us and went to make some tea. When he returned he set the tray on the table pleased to note that I had stopped my uncontrolled sobbing for the moment at least and was now whimpering softly. "All I want to know is why." I paused. "Why is it that everything that is dear to me gets taken away? First my parents and then Uncle Howard and Aunt Jenny and now Jay. Tell me what is it I must do to stop the heartache and have some warmth back in my life?" Mrs Butler smoothed back the strands of my hair and dried my tears. "I don't know why this has all happened to you Krystal. I wish I could say something to make it all better but I can't. I know it's not fair and it grieves me to see so much sadness in a life so young. No one should have gone through what you have. But if its any consolation both Henry and myself think you are a remarkable person to have survived it all and you are welcome to stay here with us for as long as you like." I couldn't help but notice the glare she sent to Mr Butler as if challenging him to disagree. He didn't but passed me a cup of tea instead and rolled his eyes in mock defeat. I smiled. "Thats better." said Mrs Butler. "Now you drink that tea up and lets get you settled back to bed, I think you have had more than enough excitement for one night. I know I have!" Obediently I drank the hot liquid down feeling the warmth radiate through my system. I was tired and drained, I needed to rest and allow my systems some down time to repair and regenerate. Wearily I made my way back to the guest room and for the third time that night lay myself upon a soft mattress. As I slipped into suspended mode so my last thought was of Jay's warm smiling face. ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ Krillin stared out across the ocean deep in thought. It had been several days since the demise of Cell and life was beginning to return to some form of normality. Mr Sataan had taken all the credit for their hard won victory and that annoyed the bald man to a point. He was particularly hurt to think that Goku had sacrificed himself and received no recognition for his selfless act and yet that big oaf was getting all the glory. Not that Krillin desired any for himself. On the contrary, he could do without all the media attention as he was sure the others also didn't want to be bugged. Still it would have been nice for the world to have known the truth and a simple thankyou wouldn't have gone astray either. Master Roshi watched in silence as Krillin continued his brooding. There was something more bothering the boy that much was obvious and he had a pretty good idea what it was, but just how was he to broach the subject with Krillin? Krillin came inside and sat at the table as Master Roshi placed their dinner upon it. They ate in silence for a while before Krillin pushed his half eaten meal away from him. "I'm sorry Master Roshi, I guess I'm just not all that hungry right now." he said. Master Roshi put his chopsticks down and stared at Krillin. "Look Krillin you haven't been yourself since Cell was destroyed. I know you miss Goku... hell we all miss that big lump but there is more to this than you are letting on and its eating at you so come on... out with it." Krillin looked up at his former sensei. " That obvious eh?" "Yes it is now spill the beans." Realising he had no other option he told Master Roshi of his crush on the android and what Gohan had said. "So what's stopping you my boy? From what I remember of her she was one hot babe, you should be out there after her now." grinned Master Roshi his glasses flashing wildly. "I would but I have no idea where to start looking for her." said Krillin sadly. "Hmmmm...... May I make a suggestion then?" "Sure as long as its a sensible one." said Krillin with a cheeky grin. Master Roshi huffed. "I am capable of thinking of other things you know." "Yeah thats what frightens me." smirked Krillin. "Why you insolent whipper snapper. I have a good mind to knock you into next week for that remark." Krillin looked with amusement at the old master. "Okay so what's this brilliant idea of yours then?" "I don't know if I should tell you now after hurting my pride like that." sniffed Master Roshi. "Awww.... come on." "Alright. I was going to suggest that maybe you should visit Bulma, she has the genius and with her computers she may be able to track down where the android may be." said Master Roshi. Krillin thought for a moment. "Thats a great idea, if anyone can track her down Bulma can. Thanks Master Roshi" "He he he... see I'm not just a pretty face after all." snickered master Roshi. "Thats debatable." muttered Krillin under his breath and he got up to leave. "Where are you going boy?" "I'm heading for Bulma's. Might as well get started now." he called as he headed for the door. Roshi sighed "Okay then, see you when you get back, good luck. Oh and say hi to Bulma for me." "Will do." said Krillin and without so much as a backward glance he launched himself into the sky and set course for Capsule Corp. It wasn't too long before he saw the familiar golden dome up ahead. The setting sun made the already soft golden hue even richer as Krillin came in to land on the front lawn. He walked up to the front door and rang the bell then folding his arms waited patiently. Hearing the bell's summons Vegeta scowled. "Who could that be?" he muttered. Then "Bulma!.. Bulma! someone's at the door." "So.... get up and answer it then." came the annoyed reply. "Why can't you?" he snorted. "Cause I'm really busy at the moment trying to fix this part for your gravity chamber your princelyness, so if you want to train tomorrow I suggest you ANSWER THE DOOR !" screamed Bulma. "FINE!" Yelled Vegeta and pulling himself up out of the chair he marched down the hall to the door. "This had better be good" he thought to himself, "If its another of those door to door sales people or god forbid one of those religious nuts then he wouldn't be responsible for his actions." He smirked to himself as he recalled the last religious visitor. He had hightailed it so fast back down the path he was just a blur. Not that Vegetas glare and subsequent fire ball had anything to do with the retreat. He opened the door to be greeted by Krillins nervous face. "What do you want?" he growled. "Errr Hello to you to Vegeta. Would Bulma be home?" he asked, voice shaking a little. "Yes." "Do you think I could speak to her?" he asked in a slightly stronger tone. "No." Krillin swallowed. "Huh? No? Why not?" "Because she is busy cue ball no buzz off." Vegeta growled. Suddenly a voice drifted down to the doorway. "Is that you Krillin?" it said. "Yeah its me Bulma." called Krillin. Bulma emerged from the rear and made her way down to the door. "Come in Krillin, come in. Vegeta why haven't you let Krillin in?" Vegeta folded his arms and scowled. "You said you were busy." Bulma gave a funny laugh and punched Vegeta lightly on the arm. "Take no notice of Mr Sore head here Krillin. He is just worried that he wont have his beloved gravity machine repaired by tomorrow." She reached forward and pulled Krillin inside. "So to what honour do I owe this visit?" she asked as she led Krillin to the lounge room. Vegeta followed behind his scowl still firmly in place. Krillin finished the coffee Bulma had made at the same time as he finished his story of why he was there. "You want to DO WHAT!?" bellowed Vegeta. "After all that those two did to this planet and its people you want to find this android?" he shook his head in disbelief. Krillin shrank back in his seat. "I know it sounds crazy and all.... shit even I have problems understanding how I feel about this but I do know that I need to find her and talk to her, then I can get on with my life." Bulma sat deep in thought. "I don't think its all that hard to believe Vegeta. I mean Krillin likes the girl and after that wish he made to remove the bombs from within her I don't see her to be as much of a threat as before. Frankly if she was going to continue on that rampage of destruction surely she would have started by now?" "I don't care what happened with that dragon. A leopard can't change his spots as you humans keep telling me." retorted Vegeta. "You changed." said Bulma softly as she placed her warm hand on his arm. "Why can't she?" Vegeta gave a long drawn out sigh. That woman had somehow beaten him again. "Fine! do what you want but don't expect me to be here to save your asse's." and with a grunt of disapproval he got up and left the room. Bulma smiled at the receding form. "Don't worry about him Krillin, his bark is really worse than his bite." "So do you think you can help me Bulma?" asked Krillin his eyes wide with hope. Bulma thought for a moment. "I have an idea Krillin. Come with me." |
