Dragon Ball/Z/GT Fan Fiction ❯ Clouded Eyes ❯ Hybrid ( Chapter 1 )

[ Y - Young Adult: Not suitable for readers under 16 ]

Clouded Eyes Chapter 1 Hybrid I don't own Dragon Ball Z .oOo. It has been years, he was not sure how many years exactly, but he knew his body had grown significantly. His memories were fuzzy now, he only knew what he was told. One thing was certain, he was different than he used to be. He was different than the little boy who was innocent, full of life and joy. That's what they always told him anyways. What he knew now was brutal beatings from a man who ruled over him and many others, purging planets and murdering the innocent because it was his orders, and roaming the planets looking for something he knew he would never find. He was ruthless, cold at times. He was a broken man now, one with little memories that were worth smiling about. He couldn't remember his birth name, but many others called him Hybrid now. That is often what Frieza would refer to him as, and many of the other soldiers who were higher up because of their devotion to him. They were not the only people who called him that though, every planet he visited knew of the hybrid Saiyan and his murderous reputation. They all begged for his mercy, and he never gave it to them. He learned one day, that it did not have to be the normal, and he was determined to change it. Hybrid was what he called himself because of the guilt he felt every moment since the death of all those innocent people. He called himself what everyone fear, and hated because he knew that is what he deserved. He deserved to be hated by everyone who came in contact with him, he never deserved to forget his blood drenched past. Forgiveness was not an option, because he should have fought more, he should have let them kill him instead. .oOo. Hybrid awoke from his corner in a small cave he had found the night before. He looked around and realized he could see his breath. "I wonder if the snow has stopped any." He sighed heavily. He watched the white color of the air disappear before he put his hands on his knees and got himself up lazily. Hybrid stretched to loosen his body from the horrible nights sleep. He realized at that moment that he never gets a good nights sleep. He was a wanderer now, traveling around planets training his body and his mind. He has not slept in a bed or anything close to one for two years, since Frieza was weakened by the fighter known as Goku Son. He was not destroyed at first, but Hybrid did not care. He snuck into Frieza's office and he unlocked the code to every potential rebel soldier's Ki suppressor, including his own. He started the revolt to leave for good. And though the devoted Frieza followers tried to stop it, Hybrid and many others were free. The army Frieza once had was gone. At that point Hybrid did not care about saving lives, he killed anyone who got in his way of freedom. Since he was four years old he dreamed of freedom from the tyrant who had physically almost killed him many times. He took his innocents, his crushed his spirit and broke him as a person. He was glad to be free from that monster, and many times he wished he could have killed him himself. "Hey Hybrid! You sleeping with your eyes open again?" A voice said coming into the opening of the cave. Hybrid's eyes darted to his face and he glared at the man. "Your so funny Dende." Hybrid growled at his friend. Dende smiled casually. And dropped a pile of soaking wet wood onto the cave floor. He set his hand on the pile and used his Ki to heat the logs up. They soon became dry enough to be of use to the two travelers. Dende was a Namekian who had survived and even assisted with the heros who defeated Frieza. He was rather short still, but he had grown just as Hybrid had, he was green and hand pointed ears. He wore a blue long sleeved fighting suit. He had kind eyes and a interesting past. They found each other one day on New Namek. Hybrid had gone there to see if there were any training opportunities after gaining his freedom. They had met each other on the road a year after the revolt against Frieza's rule. Hybrid was weak from traveling and ended up collapsing from dehydration and pure exhaustion. Dende had helped bring him back to health. They soon found a friend in one another. Dende left his people, in hopes that training with Hybrid would one day help him save others from people like Frieza. Though Dende would talk about his past to Hybrid, Hybrid would never mention anything about Frieza to Dende. He would not tell him that he knew the monster and that he had even killed for him. Hybrid did tell him certain things. Such as him being kidnapped at a young age and not remembering much. They had been through so much the last year. After gaining freedom, they saved many towns from evil small and large. Though Hybrid knew that no matter how much he saved innocent lives, it would never make up for the lives he terminated under Frieza's rule. Dende on the other hand, he loved to save people. He was a healer, he would fight for their lives and then help the injured. Hybrid would sit quietly, just waiting for Dende to be done so they could leave. It was not that he did not like saving the innocent, he just did not like looking into their eyes as they thanked him. He always felt so guilty after. That and he was still rather shy. They traveled a lot, and trained with one another daily. They would meet martial artists along the way and learn many things. There would always be enemies though, and when they appeared Hybrid would make sure they did not get in his way, he made sure he showed them just how ruthless he was taught to be. Dende knew his travel companion had it tough, and he knew that he was a dangerous man who could at times be considered blood thirsty and merciless, but he also knew that Hybrid would protect him with his own life and he had good intensions under it all. He knew that he only got that emotionless look in his eyes if someone tried to harm him or anyone in need. He knew that he had a good heart under his tough exterior. Which is why he agreed to come with him to the snow covered waste land they were in now. While traveling they had always investigated a little to see if Hybrid was on his home planet. Each time was a dead end. Hybrid's eyes grew narrow as he realized his friend was staring at him. "I'm just ready to leave this planet and go to the next one. It proved to have no life what so ever. At least the other places we have gone there have been things to fight." Hybrid sighed, he knew in him mind that he did not want to fight all the time, but it was what he knew and what he felt comfortable doing. "I'm sure the next planet will be the one. We have been searching for a whole year as of today. I think we should be proud that we have gotten so far." Dende tried to console his distressed friend. Hybrid did not realize it had been a whole year since he had confided in Dende. A whole year of looking for something he did not know he could even find. He told Dende all he knew about his father. He told him that Raditz had taken him when he was four, killing his father. He remembered Raditz said his fathers name only a couple of times, but he was so young he could not remember what it was now. He wanted to find his home planet somehow. He wanted to know if he had a mother, and maybe find out what his father was like. He mostly wanted some place he could picture when he thinks of a home. He did not have a lead. He did not know his race, he knew he was part saiyan. "We leave after we eat these!" Dende smiled as he held up about a dozen fish. "Didn't you get any for you?" Hybrid joked a little letting his guard down a bit. Dende laughed, "If you start joking like that I might have to tell you to go catch your own, and this is all mine!" Dende laughed then added, "And believe me, it's freezing out there!" Hybrid chuckled. "Well I guess I will share with you this one time." Hybrid smirked. Hybrid was not sure where they were off to next, dende knew it though. The radar was saying it was a small planet called Earth. He decided to let Dende pick the coordinates. It was probably going to be a dead end planet anyways. All he knew is that he was looking for saiyans. In his journey he found two sets of saiyans on different planets. Each of them coming up as dead ends. They taught him many things though, many wonderful things about his planet, and how life was before Frieza. They taught him the language, and taught him the history. They had wanted to find a planet to repopulate into a saiyan planet, but that was only if the rumors of their prince still alive were true. Hybrid promised to one day come back if he found out any information of use. Some of the saiyans had tails, some of them, like himself were them cut off. He knew that one day he would find a way to help his saiyan race. Until then he was just a traveling martial artist, trying to find purpose and right the wrongs he had done. Hybrid and Dende got into their ship and began to fly to the coordinates set by the ship. They were going to be off to Earth. They were going to be there within an hour. .oOo. Goku sat next to Krillin, his long time friend. It was quiet, even though that was not a normal for them. Krillin was a short bald man who wore some shorts and a T-shirt. He had a sweet smile and he had six dot on his forehead. He was one of Goku's oldest friends, and he was always there when he needed him. It was Krillin that had to break the silence. "So how long has it been Goku?" Krillin asked, he knew what was wrong with his friend. Goku turned his eyes to Krillin's and he held them there for a moment before looking down. "It's been six years today." Goku said. "He would have been ten years old." Krillin put a hand on his shoulder to try to comfort the heart broken saiyan. He knew he couldn't do much else but that for his friend. They had tried everything else. After Goku got wished back to life with the dragonballs, he trained hard and wanted to go and find Frieza. He wanted to make Frieza talk and tell him where his son was. During the fight they had talked about it briefly. Frieza only mentioning that Goku would never know what happened to his son. Goku knew at that point that his son was dead. Frieza had murdered his little boy. After the fight with Frieza, Goku tried to wish him back, unfortunately the dragon told him that there was nothing he could do... just as Frieza had said. At that point there was a glimmer of hope. Goku would occasionally leave the earth in search of his son. Not long after his fight with Frieza he found a lead to where he could be. Unfortunately it was pure chaos when he arrived, Frieza's soldiers fighting against one another, causing a riot and making a stand against Frieza. Goku had ended up helping, but once it was over, he had no leads. He left discouraged. He found himself going off every year around this time and looking around the planets. He never found his son, or any leads. Even summoning the dragon sometimes to to see if he could wish his son back to life. Nothing ever worked. "I think I'm going to leave for a while." Goku said to Krillin. Krillin shook his head no, and then smiled gently. "You know, you always leave at this time a year... I think maybe you should focus on home this year. You know how Chichi gets this time a year, and you know it hurts her when you leave. I think it's time to focus on the two of you, Goku. Gohan wouldn't blame you. You have tried everything in your power to find him." Krillin said. Goku looked up at Krillin a little shocked. Krillin was right. Chichi was always so sad the weeks before the date of Gohan's kidnapping. He never thought that she may need someone there for her on the day that haunts her every nightmare. He sighed, it was about time he to realize that Chichi needed him too. Goku did smile at his friend's advice. "Krillin, your going to be a great husband one day." Goku laughed. Krillin laugh too, "Hopefully some pretty lady will realize that soon!" Goku jumped up and waved goodbye to his friend. "Thanks Krillin, your the best pal a guy can have!" Goku flew off at incredible speed. This time he was determined to be a better husband, a better man... but he knew in his heart he could never say that he was a better father, not after loosing Gohan so easily. Krillin waved goodbye to his friend from the ground. Once he was out of sight he looked down at the ground with sad eyes. He truly wished that he could have done something to help save Goku's son. It would have been amazing to see him grow up. He often wished he could have gotten to know the shy little boy he had only known for a day. .oOo. Goku was on a mission to see Chichi when he flew by Piccolo. He smiled at the Namek and flew next to him at a steady pace. "Hey Piccolo." Goku greeted the Namek warmly. Piccolo stared at him. The last couple days he noticed that Goku had been upset, just as he gets every year. He did not think to see such a warm smile on his face today of all days. "Why are you so perky?" Piccolo asked after a moment of silence between the two. Goku shrugged, "I guess I just decided that I need to make the best out of a bad situation." Goku sighed, "I may not be a good father, but I am going to be a better husband, today is not a day I need to go searching for my lost son. It's a day where I make things seem not so bad for Chichi." Goku looked out over the rest of the sky. Piccolo smiled, "Goku, you are a good man." Goku all of a sudden stopped in mid flight. "Do you feel that Piccolo? It's so strong!" Goku shouted. Piccolo pointed at a ship falling from the sky in the woods close to Goku's house. "We have to make sure that it is not going to try to destroy anything." Goku said and started to fly quickly towards the falling object. Piccolo just nodded and followed. They followed broken trees and rubble until they finally saw the fallen ship. It was medium sized ship, grey metal and only one large window in the front. It was a round ship, with four broken off landing feet. It looked like something had gone wrong with the landing. Goku and Piccolo stood near the ship ready to fight if the powerful energy came out to try to destroy them. Goku and the others were told two years ago that in three years that there would be some evil androids. They would try to destroy the Z fighters and the world. Goku was sure that they had more time, he was sure there was a whole year worth of preparing. They watched as the large metal door began to open. It was time for them to see what was really inside. Out walked a familiar face. A green skinned boy, about ten or eleven years old. "Dende..." Piccolo whispered. "What are you doing here?" Piccolo asked him in a harsh tone. He since his power had grown, but he knew that was not the one that held the power they felt. "Who is with you Dende?" Piccolo asked. "Did you lead him here to try to destroy us?" Piccolo asked. Dende shook his head quickly, "No, no, no, no, no and no once more! We are here on peaceful mission. I knew you might have sensed his power so I made sure to set coordinates close to you all. Just so you did not have to worry about us being dangerous." Dende smiled. "Who is with you?" Goku asked. He was shocked by the amount of power he felt. Behind Dende walked a boy with long black spiky and very shaggy hair. It hung down in his face, revealing cold dark black eyes. He did not smile like his traveling companion. He looked around the same age as Dende, and it was surprising to them because they both knew how young he was. The boy was medium height and had a muscular built. Like Dende he wore a dark blue, long sleeved fighting suit. "This? Well... umm..." Dende looked over his shoulder at his friend. "Call me Hybrid." Hybrid said in a cold voice. Goku and Piccolo stared at him. He was such a young boy, yet the power they felt coming from him was amazing. Goku then smiled, "Oh well, if you have come in peace I will have you know that there will be no such thing in a years time. We are preparing for a evil attack on the earth." Goku smiled. He sounded way too optimistic. "Oh, and my name is Goku, the older namekian is Piccolo." Piccolo sigh and Dende's eyes grew large with shock. "What do you mean preparing for a evil attack on earth? How do you know?" Dende asked. "Well you see, that there is an interesting story. Long story short, a young man from the future told us about this attack to ensure that we can save the Earth's future." Goku explained. "So you are truly here for peace?" Piccolo asked. He was still unsure about Dende's companion. "Yes." Hybrid said. Goku smiled, he liked this kid. He reminded him of Vegeta. The way he stood, the way he talked, the dark look in his eyes, but there was something different about him. Something he couldn't put his finger on... yet. "Well I think you two may need a place to stay am I right?" Goku asked. Dende smiled and shook his head. "No Goku, I will not allow us to impose on you and your life. I just wanted to find everyone and say Hi." Dende smiled. Goku laughed hard. Piccolo stared at him and sighed. He knew what was going to happen next. Goku walked over to the two boys and smiled as he put one hand on each of their shoulders. "You see, I will now allow you all to wonder round without a place to stay. You both look tired. It looks like you have not had an actual place to stay in a long time. Come home with me. We have an extra two rooms that need to be filled. You can stay as long as you want!" Goku smiled. "No sir, I would rather not bother you and your family." Hybrid said. Goku's energetic smile faded and he held a warm but sad smile on his lips. He shook his head. "You two will not be a bother, Please, I insist. My wife is a wonderful cook. At least for the night." Goku said. Dende looked at Hybrid and smiled, and without consulting it with his companion Dende said, "Goku, we will be honored to accept your hospitality." Hybrid looked at him in awe, confused on why Dende had a change of heart. Hybrid then realized that they had no idea how to start looking, but he knew that Dende was not the type of boy who would leave a planet when danger would arise. He knew that Dende planned on staying on this planet to help the species. He smiled inside. Dende was such an amazing being. He deserved more than he got, his compassion for people was amazing. He knew he would be right next to Dende to help. But once he provided assistance he was gone. Goku grinned like a child and exclaimed, "Great! Follow me boys." Hybrid hated the word 'boy' he always referred to boy with childhood, and as young as he was, his childhood was left behind when he was four years old. Hybrid bit his tongue for now, but he did not like being treated like a child. He had been through way more than any normal child had. "Do you know how to fly Hybrid?" Goku asked. Hybrid nodded and he jumped into the air without much effort and levitating there. Goku smiled as they all joined him in the sky and followed him. Goku sighed in his head. He realized he forgot to even ask Chichi. He hoped that she would not mind. He had this feeling in his gut that Hybrid was of great importance. He wanted to see if his gut was telling the truth or not. Chichi had to understand. Mid thought Goku's stomach growled loudly. He smiled, 'Well I sure hope that feeling wasn't just hunger.' snickering to himself a bit. .oOo. They arrived at a small house. Trees were everywhere, it felt calming. There was a river near by, and long lushes green grass. It was one of those places were it felt so welcoming and warm. Hybrid knew he already liked this place. "So this is the place." Goku smiled. "It is not much, but it is what I like to call home." Goku smiled. Piccolo decided to say his goodbyes, he did not want to see Chichi's reaction to her husband's lack of communication with her. He knew in the end it would not end very well. Goku smiled and opened the door. "Chi, I'm home! We have guests!" Goku called from the door as he let the boys in. He took off his shoes and encouraged them to do the same. They nodded and took off their boots. Chichi came to the door, expecting to See Krillin and Piccolo. She was rather surprised to see a smaller namekian and a somewhat taller humanoid. Chichi looked at Goku with one eye brown up. "What happened this time?" Chichi asked. Goku laughed, and set his hand on the back of his head. He grinned and began to explain, "Well Chi, these two boys need a place to stay." Goku smiled, Before Chichi could get a word in he began again. "Remember Dende from when I fought Frieza? Well he has grown a bit! He was the little one who stayed with Bulma! Remember?" Goku asked. Hybrid stiffened up immediately. The man they called Goku was the man who fought Frieza? That man on Namek was a saiyan, not just a saiyan but a super saiyan if rumors were right. He did not sense any amazing amount of Ki from the man though. Which confused Hybrid even more. He blushed when he realized that this man must have been hiding his Ki. He must have sensed Hybrid's power by now. He was hiding most of his Ki as it was, but he always made sure he had enough Ki showing to scare away the weaker aliens. He hid the rest of his Ki to about the amount that goku had his. He hoped it was not too late. He did not need any questions about his strength just yet. "Oh! Dende! Yes, I remember you! You were such a polite boy, smart too. Glad to see you have been fine for all these years. Now who is this boy, Goku?" Chichi asked as she checked him out. Goku was out of it when his wife asked his the question, he just saw Hybrid blush and look around. Then after immediately his Ki went to that of a normal human. He knew at that point he was not sure if the boy was hiding a lot of Ki or if he just forgot to hide his Ki when he met Goku. "They call me Hybrid Ma'am. I am a traveling companion of Dende." Hybrid said politely. He may be a tough guy, but he vowed to be polite to women and children who did not attempt to attack him. He once had a female soldier take care of him while he was younger. She was always the one to make sure he got hooked up the the regeneration tank and made sure that he was dressed and ready to go when needed. She was very kind to him. He told himself that he would apply what little manners he could remember to females. "You seem like you are a polite one as well." Chichi mused. She smiled and the two boys. Goku could see the unusual cheer in her eyes. He thought she may have been beyond pissed at her for bringing them and expecting her to let them stay without consulting her first. He noticed the way she touched both of their shoulders as she asked them what they liked to eat. 'Maybe... she likes having boys around, they seem to be around the age that Gohan would be... Maybe she wants some company in this empty house.' He smiled, 'Maybe it was about time to pop the question about trying again. Make her a mother she always wished she had been. One that got to see her child grow up.' He felt a pain in his heart. He knew he could never replace the shy and sweet little boy who was abnormally smart for his age. The boy that had so much potential to be a warrior, or what Chichi wanted, a scholar. He snapped out of his thoughts. "Goku, I'm going to show these boys the house, once I am done we are going into town. We can help pick out some clothes for the boys, they will need normal clothes. Hell we should stop by to see Bulma. I have not seen her for a long time." Chichi smiled big and lead them down the hallway. Goku was truly happy to see Chichi finally showing a true smile. Then it hit him. He wondered if future trunks was right about Bulma and Vegeta. He sighed, it would be apparent here soon. .oOo. Chichi showed them were the bathroom was and the kitchen, she even showed them Goku and her bedroom. "If you two need anything at all at any time feel free to come find us. I want your stay to here to be pleasant." Chichi smiled. Hybrid looked into her eyes and knew she had a good heart. She seemed like a tough women though, he could tell somehow. She had a fire in her behind the smile she gave them. Finally he got the courage to ask a question that was burning in his mind. "Ma'am, I know your name us Chichi... but what would you like us to call you?" Hybrid asked. "Well not ma'am, that's for sure." Chichi smiled. "You can call me Chi or Chichi, either one will work. You two don't need to be so formal." Chichi smiled. Hybrid nodded. They began to walk up stairs. "Do you have any children Chichi?" Hybrid asked trying to make conversation. He was not sure why they had a house with so many rooms and no kids. "Nope. He's been gone for a long time now." Chichi turned back and stared straight up the stairs. "Gone? Did he leave?" Hybrid asked. A sudden rush of emotion grew inside him. He was not sure what it was, but it was overwhelming. "Nope, he has been dead for many years now. He was killed as a child." Chichi and the two boys got to the top of the stairs as she said that. Hybrid stopped. "I- I'm sorry for prying. I'm sorry for your loss." Hybrid said. "I lost my parents when I was a child as well. I was never sure about my mother, but I know that my father was killed when I was a boy." Hybrid said. Chichi looked at him and smiled, "Well that must mean that you have had a tough life little one." Chichi said, "I'm sorry for your loss as well. What brings you to earth?" Chichi asked. "W-well... I'm uh... I'm trying to look for my mother." Hybrid said, for some reason he couldn't lie well to this women, so he decided not to try. "Oh that is brave of you. What was her name?" Chichi asked. Hybrid looked down, "Well you see I don't know. I don't really know anything. I was young when everything happened. I am mostly on a wild goose chase to gain knowledge and strength." Hybrid admitted. "With how much you seem to be committed to looking, I know you will find your family one of these days." Chichi smiled. "Dende this is the spare bedroom. It is very spacious." Chichi opened the door to her left. Dende looked into the room and smiled. "As for you Hybrid, this was my son's old room. There are a couple boxes with his old baby stuff in the corner, but there is a study area in the corner. I will have Goku move the boxes a little later, but I hope you enjoy the view of the river." Chichi smiled. She looked down at their clothes. "Well this is no good." She smiled at them again. "No luggage at all I see? I think we may need to go do some shopping." She laughed, she knew that they already knew they were going. "But... Um... Chichi..." Hybrid stopped her from her laugh. Chichi looked at him and leaned down to his eye level. "Yes, Hybrid." Dende saw him stiffen up so he decided to take over the conversation. "We are only staying one night, I think it may be too much if you were to show this much kindness towards us." Dende said. Chichi stood up fast and glared at the boys. "What is your mission? Where do you plan on going?" Chichi asked. "We uh..." Dende sighed. Hybrid sighed too, "Nothing is planned Chichi." adverting his eyes to the floor. Chichi smiled, "Well then it is settled, you can stay here for as long as you need. I can teach you the ways of this planet so when you two do decide to leave you won't stick out like a soar thumb!" Chichi laugh showing the boys her thumb. "Besides, you two look like fighters, I am sure you will have a run for your money if you want to train with my husband." Hybrid smiled back, he almost forgot that Goku had been the one to fight Frieza... ALMOST forgot. Chichi took them both by the shoulders once again and lead them down to meet Goku, who was hopefully ready to go to town. .oOo. It was a rather long drive. Hybrid kept wondering why they didn't just carry Chichi and fly to their destination. He sighed, he had let that women know a lot more about him than he intended. 'They do say that honesty is the best policy.' His mind said. He shook his head. 'Not too much honesty though, because if they knew a murder was under their roof I doubt that I would be staying in their deceased son's room.' "Hybrid, Dende, what do you like to wear?" Goku asked. They looked at each other and then down at the clothes they had on. "Sir, I am not sure." Hybrid said. Dende nodded. "How about some fighting clothes? Goku asked, "I don't know about you two but I like to spar with new friends." Goku grinned as he turned off a ramp from the highway and waited at a red light. Dende smiled and Hybrid nodded. "Goku, you can't just have them wear fighting clothes all the time. We will go to your store and we will go to a real store, with normal boys clothes." Chichi yelled. Everyone nodded in agreement to the women with the least amount of Ki. They arrived at a store that seemed to be rather slow. It looked like it was a small business owner. The four walked into the front door. "This place has some good fighting clothes. This place is not as popular to the general public, but it is a very wonderful place to shop for fighting clothes. Hybrid looked in awe at the many colors of Gi's. He looked over at Goku and saw he wore an orange one. "So, what is your favorite color bud?" Goku asked with a smile on his face. Hybrid just stared at him silently. Goku grinned, "You can be a little shy at times can't you?" Hybrid snorted, "I am not shy, I just do not care about things such as colors and clothes. I wear whatever is available." Hybrid said. Goku looked at him, "Well I will help you pick out some then." Goku looked around. "Well, well, well... What about this one? I think this one suits you just perfectly." Goku held in a chuckle. Dende and Chichi laughed at the bright pink Gi Goku was holding up. Hybrid blushed a bit, "I- I uh... It... I guess I may care a little. I am NOT wearing that." Hybrid said. Goku laughed loud, and he stared at the boy's embarrassment. He seemed like he never had things like that happen to him. Jokes my not be what he was used to. Hybrid walked to a dark blue and pointed at it, "I will accept this color," He walked to another one this time it was the same orange color as Goku's, "This one is okay as well." And then he walked to a pure black color. "But I like this one the most." He stood in the isle and stared back at everyone. Goku and Chichi smiled. "Well then we will get all three dear." Chichi smiled. Dende picked out three as well, a dark blue one, a white one and a purple one. They all checked out and made their way to the mall. Chichi did most of the shopping there for the boys. They had no idea where to start. They did get the final say in the selection though. Just so Chichi did not have all the power. They soon went shopping for food. Which was more than just what Chichi thought they needed before. The boys liked food shopping, they would hint at many foods, ask about most. When they asked Chichi about certain food she would always answer and explain then get frustrated. She then would grab the food and tell them that they had to taste it to understand. They finally loaded all the groceries in the car, and Hybrid realized why they decided not to fly. It would have been a huge pain in the ass. Goku smiled at the boys as they buckled up. He looked in the back seat and he felt warm inside. It had been a long time since he seen Chichi look so happy, and he felt the same as her. The company of the young men made him feel like he had a family. It made him feel like Gohan had never been kidnapped. He sighed as he realized he had one more stop to do. This one was going to be interesting. He grinned as he buckled his own seat belt and wondered if he was going to see Trunks again anytime soon. A/N: I have never wrote a Fanfiction before, so hopefully it was not terrible. :)