Dragon Ball/Z/GT Fan Fiction ❯ The Alternate Universe ❯ Preperation ( Chapter 9 )

[ P - Pre-Teen ]

The Alternate Universe

Chapter Nine : Preperation

The lot of them spent the night on beds that had been summonded from old rooms by Popo,or conjured by him.
It was cold most of the time so Vegeta showed off by creating a golden aura round the lookout to keep in the warmth.
Kami did not sleep,but he was not alone.He stared up into the stars,watching them intently.
Was his time really over?
Vegeta did not sleep,for he was brooding over his defeat.If Kakaroto was stronger without training in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber,how strong would he be when he got out?
Android 20 did not sleep.He thought long about his stupidity in creating Cell,and how he could help,if he could help...he remembered something and decided he would do his bit tommorow morning.It may only be a small thing,but he would do it.
Bulma did not sleep.She held Trunks close to her,worried about the girls that had come up,even though that had been within touching range of Trunks and not harmed him.They seemed to be nice now that their lives had been saved,but could they really be trusted?
Chi-Chi did not sleep because she was fearful,as ever,for Gohan.

In the morning Dr.Gero snuck out early and blasted down to Earth,back to his old laboratory.Down below into the bunker he went and he destroyed it completely,last of all the swelling tank,filled with evil.He thought long about what he had done and then blasted back up to the lookout.
Vegeta went down to Capsule Corperation and went to train in the gravity machine,300X Earth's natural gravity.
Kami was gone too;he had gone into the Lookout to remember all that had happened.If he really was leaving...
Goku and Gohan would return at sunset.It was then...then that he must leave.

Meanwhile Goku and Gohan had been Super Saiyans for three months straight.Having mastered the Super Saiyan technique Gohan was now perfecting it.Amazed at his talent,Goku was seeing something in Gohan he hadnt seen before...

Cell had remained perfectly stationary for hours now,staring straight ahead.He decided it was time to move;he backflipped and started punching and kicking the air.At least it was something to do...

At sundown the door opened and two indistinct shadows came out of the Hyperbolic time chamber,both with untidy,badly-cut hair.
Goku and Gohan came into veiw,both with blonde hair spiking upwards.Vegeta had arrived back,just to see them.
"What the?!!"Vegeta shouted.He ran forward,pushing people out the way."Whats going on?Are you Super Saiyans?!!"
They nodded.
"How long have you been in this state?"
"Months"Gohan replied.
"Oh,Gohan..."Kasama said,but she was elbowed aside by Chi-Chi.
"What have you done to your wonderful black hair?Oh,you've gone and dyed it!"she picked a great clump in her hand and began tugging on it.
"No,mom,let go it isnt dyed"Gohan said,pushing her away.
They've ascended...a way to keep their power levels high so they wont have to transform and burn energy!Why didnt I think of that? Vegeta thought angrily.
"I'm next!"he barked.
"Stick to the routine!"Piccolo shouted.He grabbed hold of Vegeta and threw him back.
"Get off me,Namek!"
"Tien,were in next!"Piccolo called over,struggling with Vegeta.He burst free and ran to the door,pushed Tien in and slammed it behind himself.
"Make no mistake Kakaroto,I will arise and claim by title as the strongest,the Prince of all the Saiyans!"
He powered up and fired away to the gravity room.
"Goku,Dr.Breifs,I must speak with you"Dr.Gero said,leading Goku and Dr.Breifs aside.
"Well"he said."It seems we have left a heavily-damaged 16 behind.I would like you,Docter,to reprogramme him with me and Goku to retrive him.Please,can this be done?"
"It would be an honour"Dr.Breifs said.
Goku nodded."Grab on"
They did so and appeared by the familiar river scene.16 was propped up against a tree,unmoving.
Gero's eyes lit up red and 16 got up.
"16,come,we have repairs to attend to!"20 called.
"Yes,docter"16 said,and he stumbled forward and grabbed hold of Goku.They dissapeared and appeared in the front lawn of Capsule Corperation,half of it still sectioned off where Kasama and Kajumi attacked it.Gero and Breifs ignored this and holding up 16 walked towards an entrance,but Goku stayed put,his eyes straying to the left.
Vegeta was holding onto the doorway of the gravity ship.Their eyes met and Vegeta glared.
"Come to insult me down here,Kakaroto?"Vegeta asked.
"Vegeta you know I have no intention to-"
"Dont lie to me,Kakaroto"Vegeta spat,walking inside."I've had enough of your lies"he pressed something and the door came up and closed over.Goku stared after him for awhile,then dissapeared back to the Lookout.

"Goku,may I have a word?"Kami asked as soon as he arrived back.Kami led him away.
"What is it?"Goku asked.
"Its about my resignation..."
"Your not leaving!"Goku ordered.
"No,I must...and we must find a Namek to replace me.Come on Goku"he said.He grabbed onto Goku's arm."Do it for me"
Goku looked down,sadly.
"There is no other way!"
"Wait!"Goku shouted."There is!"
"What?"Kami asked.
"You can have an assistant to help you!Then we can have your wisdom and strength and their skills!"Goku said.
Kami smiled,"I think it is a good idea.But Popo must come with us,as he must choose every guardian..."he told Goku."Come,Mr.Popo!"
Popo jogged over,grabbed Kami and the three dissapeared and landed on Namek.
The wind swept across the blue grass and it swayed.
There was a large band of Nameks staring at them.
"Could it be...the one..."one of them murmured.
"It is!"another shouted,running forward.
"It's Goku!"A third said."The saviour of our people!"they all bowed simultaneously,showing more behind them.The Elder moved forward.
"Goku,what is it you need from us?"he asked pleasently.
"Oh,I've just been looking for a new guardian to come to Earth...do you have any who would like to do it?"he asked.
There was muttering and shaking of heads,but the three that had spoke out moved forward,beaming.
"Anyone else?"Kami asked.
"Me!"a little voice cried out.
"Ahh,yes,I thought so"the elder whispered."Dende,one of our finest"
Dende walked forward.
"Can he...can he really do it?"Goku asked.
"He is fully trained"the elder assured.
"Okay,I have a test!"Popo boomed.By now the farmers had formed a crowd and were watching intently."I will give you each a glass container with an Earth Dragon inside of it.You must make your own variation,and the best will go through"Popo explained."Here"
He conjured four glass containers with red carpet along the bottom and a stone model of the dragon upon a gold plinth inside and sent them to each of the candidates.
"You will have one hour"Popo added.
The crowd broke out into whispers.
"Back to work!"the elder shouted,and the crowd reluctantly resumed farming of the plants,nervously glancing over at the four Nameks as they sat a few metres apart from each other,staring hard at the model and putting their hands out over it.
"So have things been going smoothly on New Namek?"Goku asked the elder.
"Quite",he replied,"Good harvest, calm weather"
"Nice"Goku said.
"So,who is he?"he elder asked,pointing at Kami.
"Oh,he is our current guardian.He needs an assistant,he is getting on a bit now...he came to Earth from Namek when he was a child,a long time ago"
"Really?"the Elder asked."I never knew..."
"He is quite old"Goku added.
Goku jumped onto the ground and watched the four Nameks work.
One hour later the crowd had gathered again,Goku and Kami at the front alongside the Elder.Popo stood in front of the Candidates.
"Okay,please conjure your dragons"he said.
"Now,Dragon!"the first shouted.The model glowed gold,and a bright white silhouette of the dragon burst out of the glass cage and wound itself upwards,higher and higher.Then it gained detail and colour.
It was completely blue with black spikes all along it.
"No,I'm sorry"Popo said.The man bowed himself and Popo got rid of the box and the dragon,and the Namek joined the crowd.
The next one was a dark red one with black eyes.Popo also dismissed this.
The next one was a bright gold,with green and red stripes down and along it and silver eyes.Popo said this was very good and asked the Namek's name.He said it was Fondel,and Popo said he would be a prime candidate.
But Dende's was the highlight of the show.His dragon burst out,longer and stronger than the others.And it was exactly the same as the Earth Dragon,but with a golden aura.
"Its amazing!"Popo shouted."Dende,you ARE amazing!You have the job,come on!"
Dende smiled happily and ran over to Goku,holding onto him.
"Goodbye"Goku said,waving to the crowd.Kami and Popo also held on.
"Bye,elder,bye friends!"Dende shouted,and the four of them disappeared and reappeared back on the Lookout to wild intrest.
"Gohan,Krillin!"Dende shouted.He ran over to them and they began conversing.
"Goku!"Chi-Chi cried,running forward."Oh Goku,I havnt seen you or spoke to you in days.."she looked up,her eyes shining.
Goku looked back down,smiling.They remained this way for some time,then disappeared.
"Lovebirds..."Krillin muttered.
"Talking about lovebirds,Krillin,you've got a call"Roshi said.
"Who from?"
"Maron"
Krillin blushed as everyone laughed.
"Gohan"Kasama said quietly,"Can I have a minute?"
Now it was Gohan's turn to blush as Krillin laughed.The two of them moved away.
"What?"Gohan asked.
"Look,I'm sorry for all the bad things I"she paused and indicated to her sister,"we have done.But you can wish them back with the Dragonballs,right?"
"Sure"Gohan replied,smiling.
She smiled too.Gohan moved back to Krillin and Dende,as sunset drew nearer.
Trunks was looked desparingly down to Earth.
"Whats wrong,Trunks?"Bulma asked him,holding baby Trunks.
"Oh...its just..."
"Your father?"
"Yeah,how did you know...?"
"I just know.He can be like that sometimes...but he'll always come through in the end"
"Y'think?"Trunks asked,smiling.Bulma nodded,and he looked nervously back to Earth.
"Guys,the news,look!"Puuar shouted.
The whole lot of them rushed towards Roshi's television.
"A special news bulliten from ZTV!"A news reader was saying,when his desk split open and Cell's arm knocked the presenter away.
"Keep that running"he snarled to someone off-screen."Welcome to all those listening!"he shouted.
"I am Cell,the ultimatium of Perfection,and I am holding a Budokai Tournament for all those brave enough very soon!In just nine days twenty-four miles East-South-East of North City you will find a small,square fighting ring in which I will be.Each competetor will face me in turn and I will not be able to rest or heal,so you shall have the advantage.Any who are brave enough,come"he said.Then he lifted his arm and pointed it to the wall and fired a long beam of energy which tore through the wall and right out into the city outside.
Then the camera's went blank,the screen apologising for the inconvenience.
"So..."Trunks said."Thats where he'll be..."
"Look!"Krillin shouted.He pointed to the door.
Out of it came Piccolo and Tien,heavily scarred and with amazingly high power levels.
"Krillin,Yamcha,your turn"Piccolo grunted.
"How did you remember?"Krillin asked,walking up to the door.
"I...I dont think I can do this you guys!"Yamcha called out.
"What?"Piccolo snapped.
"Come on Yamcha!"Krillin called,holding the door open for him.
"Do it for Choatzu.It's what I did"Tien said firmly.
Yamcha smiled nervously,"I guess your right"
He nodded and walked into the room after Krillin,closing the door behind him.
"How'd it go,Piccolo?"Gohan asked.
"I think we improved alot,but there's still work to be done"
"Yeah"Tien agreed.

"There's nothing better than spending an evening picnic with your husband"Chi-Chi said,quietly.Goku held her close.
"Nope"Goku said,thinking of clashing fists with Cell.
"Look,I've had a bit of a change of heart.I'm going to let you let Gohan fight that big bad monster-if he needs to
"Yeah,alright!"Goku said,dropping her.
"Ow!"she hit the floor,rubbing her head."What I'm saying is if he gets hurt you'll know about it,okay?!"
"Yeah,sure"Goku said,watching the sun dip completely below the horizon.

"So where is my dad,Goku?"Bulma asked the next morning.
"He's down on Earth,fixing Android 16 with Dr.Gero"
"With that madman?What does he think he's doing?"she blurted out,food flying out of her mouth.
"He's okay,Bulma!Really Cool..and good,too"Goku argued.
Dende was apart from the crowd with Kami,and they were talking over a model of the Dragon.
"So are you ready to train after me tommorow,Goku?"Trunks asked.
"No"
"What?"
"I'm not training,Trunks.We arent,are we Gohan?"Goku said.
"Nope"Gohan added,shovelling down food.
"What?!"Trunks yelled,jumping up.Piccolo did the same.
"What do you think your playing at,Goku!"
"Me and Gohan have decided to take it easy.We've finished,and I think its time we started taking it easy.Gohan,y'ready?"he asked.
Goku and Gohan jumped up,Goku grabbed Chi-Chi and said.
"Goodbye,everyone.Has Korin gone back down?"he asked.
"Yes"Kami shouted from the back.
"Okay,see you all around!"Goku said,waving,and he and his family disappeared.
"Hey!That jerk forgot about me!"Ox-King yelled,bustling forward."Goku..."

"We'll get Krillin later,but for now lets sleep"Goku said as they arrived back home.
"No,Gohan must study"
"Sleep"
"Study!"
"Sleep!"
"STUDY!"
"SLEEP!"
"Sleep"Gohan added.
"Grr....alright,fine!"Chi-Chi said,and she stormed off.

At sunset that evening a heavily scarred Yamcha and Krillin came out of the chamber and Krillin went back with Ox-King and Goku as promised.
Vegeta and Trunks went in for their second time and Kami and Dende announced they had made some changes-People could be wished back as many times as they needed to be,for example,and now they had three wishes instead of one.
"It would have been two,but Dende helped!"Kami kept repeating.Kasama and Kajumi had gone back with Gohan,too,much to the gratefulness of Bulma and the amusement of Krillin.As the night drew to an end only Piccolo stayed awake,watching over them all,and Cell down in his ring, and Dr.Breifs and Dr.Gero,fixing the ruined 16.Apart from that the stars twinkled and it was the clearest night the Z team had ever seen.
Somehow,Cell didnt seem all that bad.

"Got to leave early today"Krillin announced over breakfest.But,with a wink to Goku,"I will be back tonight"
"What for?"Gohan asked pleadingly.
"I've got a date with Maron"
"Ha-ha!"Gohan laughed.
"Seems you've got yourself a date"Krillin said,indicating to Kasama.Gohan kept quiet.
"Anyway,Gohan,I have some chores for you to do.Picking up groceries should be one thing"
"I've got some chores myself"Goku said."I'm collecting the Dragonball's for Kami and Dende"
"Ahh,well,I have to go too"Ox-King said,"Golfing...er..thing"
"So its me alone,is it?"Chi-Chi asked icily."No no,I have Kajumi with me...if she speaks,then I wont mind..."
A few laughed.
"Erm,can I go with Gohan Mrs.Chi-Chi?"Kasama asked.
"Thats what I intended"she said.
"Cool!"
"You two'd better get going then"Chi-Chi said,"Dont want to get caught up in traffic!"
"There isnt any mom,thanks to Cell everyone is moving to the countryside.Think they're safe there"
"I said GO"
Goku, Krillin, Ox-King, Kasama and Gohan exited,leaving a bored-looking Kasama and an annoyed Chi-Chi.
"Dishes,anyone?"

Gohan and Kasama landed lightly in a wrecked city-the androids work.Whatever was left had been drained away by Cell.
They paced along.
"So,exactly how old are you,Kasama?"Gohan asked.He was wearing tight-white shirt with gold buttons and Piccolo's cape over it.
Kasama was wearing the same except in black and minus the cape,"Thirteen,I think"
"You think?"
"I dont know really,I mean,I am part-android arent I?"she asked retorically."I might be older"
"I'm Eleven"Gohan announced.
"Really?"Kasama asked.
"Yeah...hey look,a store!"Gohan shouted,running forward.Kasama followed as Gohan opened the dusty door into the small,dusty store.
"Huh...oh...man..."Gohan murmured as he walked in.
"What is it?"Kasama asked.
"Deserted.All this stuff is way out of date..."
"Oh,bad...we can look another time then,right?"
"Nope"Gohan replied."Got to do it"
Kasama pretended to smile and followed him out again,where they blasted into the air and away again.
"So Gohan,you ever had a girlfriend?"Kasama asked.
"What?Eh,he...he..."Gohan said,blushing."At my age?No way"
"Thats...er..good"Kasama muttered,wondering what to say.
"Down there,look!"Gohan shouted.He swooped down to a fast-flowing river with a tree hanging over it.Kasama could just make out a small girl hanging from the branch.She raced down to where Gohan was.He grabbed the girl and landed on the ground,Kasama a few seconds behind.
"Get off me you weirdo!"she shouted,running away.
"Wait I only-"
"Ahh!"she screamed,rushing faster away.
"Look,she's going to a town!"Gohan yelled.The two of them raced along behind the girl.
"Leave me ALONE!"she screeched,running as fast as she could.She burst out of the edge of the forest and into the edges of a small town.
"Its a place called Eyutown"Kasama said,but Gohan ignored her and ran forward to the store the girl had gone into.
"Er,is this place open?"Gohan asked the storekeeper.
"Thats him!"the girl shouted.She ran behind the storekeeper,an old man in a white coat.
"I'm sorry young sir,my granddaughter is acting a little strange these days"the old man said.
"Oh,its alright"Gohan said,rubbing his head.
"Her name is Lime...is there anything you want?"the man asked.
"Er..."Gohan consulted his list,just as two men dressed in navy blue and Kasama entered.
"Oh no.."The storekeeper murmured fearfully.
"Yeah,you DO remember us then old man?"the smaller sneered unpleasently.
"Get out of my store!"the man told them firmly.
"We'd like to take some stuff first...now sign the form and give us yer' goods,'kay old fool?"the taller one prompted,holding up a document.
"That shelter is a waste of money and supplies...its just an excuse for the Vermon family to increase their funds"
"Shut it,old liar!Hey you kid,you got anything you wanna donate to the Vermon Shelter Programme,eh?Hey?"the little one said,moving over to Gohan.
"Dont listen,son"the old man told him."It is a shelter to protect the people against Cell...unfortunately it will...it will never work..."
"Dont believe him,blondy!Come with us!"the taller one pressured.
Kasama stepped in front of Gohan.
"He's not going!"
"Oh,so getting girls to fight your battles for you now?"the taller sneered to Gohan,and then to the storekeeper,"And children to fight for you?"
"Get out of my store!"he shouted.
The little one smashed down a row of objects and stormed out with his friend,grumbling.
"I'm sorry you had to witness that"the old man said to Gohan sorrowfully.
"Nah,its okay"Gohan replied.
"Yeah,their the ones who should apologise!"Lime agreed,running forward.
"Here are your things"the old man said,handing over three bags of things.
"Off you go now"he said.
"Actually,I think I'd like to stay.How 'bout you,Kasama?"he asked her.
She nodded,and her,Gohan and Lime walked outside.

"General Tao,how nice to see you!"Mr.Vermon muttered shakily,closing his safe and wiping his sweating brow.
"You too"Tao replied."My money?"
"I have it...er..right here"Vermon said,opening the safe."How much?Five thousand Zennie?"
"Ten thousand"
"What?!!"
"I said Ten"his infra-red mechanical eyes protruded and fixed on Vermon,who cowered and forked out a pile of money and shoved it towards Tao."Here"he grunted.
"Good...good...outside,we must unveil the Vermon Shelter must we not?"Tao said happily,counting his money.
"Yeah,sure"Vermon said,anxious to leave.He bustled out of the room and went on to outside the shelter itself.

Chi-Chi was hit on the head with another object as she cleaned,trying to take her mind of things.
"Ow!"she screamed,as the book hit the floor."What...is...this..?"she murmured,rubbing her head.She picked up the dusty book.
"Sweet Memories...oh...I see..."she smiled as she opened it."Yes,Gohan getting his name...I remember it so well...."
"Goku,we've run into a slight problem.See,our baby boy doesnt yet have a name"Chi-Chi said.
"Oh,yeah well...we can decide that soon,cant we?"
"Soon?!"
"Okay,later"
"LATER?!"Chi-Chi and Ox-King shouted.
"What do you plan to do in the meantime,eh?"Chi-Chi asked angrily.
"Eat...I'm feeling really hungry"
"EAT?!"Chi-Chi and Ox-King bellowed.
"I have some names then!"Ox-King said.He pulled out a roll of parchment which rolled along the ground,six feet or so long.
"Ahh!"Chi-Chi and Goku gurgled in surprise.
"Lets see now"Ox-King said,consulting his list."Ox-King Junior,Ox-King II,Oxy,Oxy Rocks,Rocks with Oxs,Roxy,King,King rocks..."
"No,he doesnt like those"Goku commented,seeing Gohan whine and cry in his cot."Anything else?"
Ox-King,looking hurt,moved back.
"Hmmm...."Chi-Chi murmured,"Chiki,Cheeky,Chiaku,Chiamp...."
"Nope"Goku said."How about...Goku!Goku junior,Goku II,The Goku,Ukog..."
Gohan screamed.
"No"Chi-Chi and Ox-King chorused.
"Hey,look what he's playing with!"Ox-King shouted.
He had the four-star dragonball in his hand,trying to fit it in his mouth.
"Hey that's my Grandpa Gohan's..."Goku said.
Gohan laughed.
"Gohan"Ox-King said.
He laughed again.
"I'm hungry"Goku said.
"Goku how could you be hungry at a time like THIS!Goku you are SO irresponsible-"
"Now Come on!I'm hungry!"
"Gohan"Ox-King said."Guys,QUIET!"
They turned to him,then said together,"What?"
"I have a name for the boy!Its GOHAN!"
"Gohan?After my grandpa?"Goku asked.Gohan was laughing and smiling.
"He does like it..."Chi-Chi said.
"I think we should!"Goku agreed.
"Definately"Ox-King said."Chi-Chi?"
"Alright"Chi-Chi said.
The memory swirled as Chi-Chi turned the pages.

"Your an expert at woodcutting I see Gohan"the storekeeper said.
"Look!"Lime shouted,trying to draw attention away from Gohan's acheivement and back onto herself,"At the shelter!Come on!"
She and Gohan ran very quickly ahead,followed by Kasama and the storekeeper.
"Come one,Come all!The unveiling of the Vermon Shelter begins!"a man boomed,and the crowd cheered and screamed.
Lime and Gohan pushed to the front,to see Vermon and some of his bodyguards and General Tao on a stage just in front of the entrance.
Lime suddenly looked at Goku strangely,then shouted,"Cell,Cell,Cell is here!It's Cell,he's here"
"What are you doing?"Goku hissed.
"Watch,this'll bring out the real Vermon"she whispered back.
It did.Vermon pushed aside his bodyguards and charged inside,locking the door behind him.
Tao made no movement but the bodyguards lumbered off the stage but where pushed aside by the crowd as it tried to clamber onto the stage.
They were screaming and shouting,pushing and shoving.
"Lock the doors.LOCK THEM!"Vermon bellowed at his guards inside.
The blast doors crashed into the ground,all four,and locked themselves.
"He locked us out!"
"Were all going to die!"
"No,your wrong!"Gohan shouted loudly,and he jumped high into the air and landed on the stage."Cell isnt here,this was just a test to see how faithful Vermon was!"
"You joking kids!"
"No,he's right!Vermon is a scumbag!"
"And this base is useless,look!"Gohan called out.He held up his hand and fired a ball of golden energy which blew the base to peices.
Tao on his right was watching him intently.
"Hey,kid,have you heard of a Goku?"he asked.
"Huh?What?Well...Goku...he's my dad"Gohan said.
"Your father is that troublemaker!Have you inherited his strength boy?"
Meanwhile Vermon was scrambling out of the rubble and running towards Tao.
Gohan blushed and scratched his hair,"Well,no,not as such..."
"Tao,what are you doing?!Get the boy!"Vermon ordered.
"Hey you cheater!"
"You locked us out,rat!"
The crowd converged and the stage collapsed.Gohan grabbed Lime and jumped with Tao,and they landed together near the back of the crowd as the crowd itself lynched Vermon.
"Hey,Gohan!Gohan,what are you doing?"a voice said.Its owner landed on the ground and walked over to Gohan,"Have you got the groceries?"
"Yes,there back at my store"the shopkeeper said,"You go get them,boy"he said.
Kasama followed,leaving Lime, Tao, Goku and the shopkeeper behind the angry crowd.
"So...you are Goku,are you not?"Tao enquired.
"Yeah,and you are....wait,its General Tao!Hey,sorry about your army...forgive and forget?Gero did"
"What?What do you talk of?I...take this!"Tao shouted,but the old man jumped in the way and headbutted him backwards.
"Yeah,go grandpa!"Lime cheered.
"This is my fight"the old man said.
"I'm not sticking around to find out!"Tao yelled fearfully."See you Goku!"he jumped into the air and fired blasters from his feet and blasted away.
Gohan and Kasama returned.
"Well,goodbye Gohan"Lime said.
"Yeah,goodbye..."Gohan replied,then turned to the old man,"Goodbye!"
"Are you going to fight Cell?"Goku asked the man.
"No...I know that is your job"
"What?"Goku said,taken aback.
"I can sense your real power in there...make sure you save the world.Although I may turn up to watch"he winked.
Gohan and Kasama rose into the air.
"Dad,werent you meant to be getting the dragonballs?"Gohan asked.
"Yeah,I have two but I've decided to take a little rest and come check on you two"
Gohan waved Lime and the man out of sight,then the three of them blasted away,Goku taking one path,Gohan and Kasama another.

"It is SUCH a nice walk"Chi-Chi said to Goku.
"Yeah,it is"Goku replied as they journeyed through the mountain forest,Gohan in his pushchair in front.
"This,Gohan"Chi-Chi said to the baby,"This is our home...do you like it?"
Gohan laughed,and Chi-Chi did to.
"Is that a yes?"Goku asked.
"ahah...eh...yes"Chi-Chi replied.
They emerged from the small forest into a grand meadow.
"Your looking handsome in the sunlight"Chi-Chi said,leaning towards Goku.He laughed and let go of the chair.
"Ahhaha!"
The chair rolled down a hill and up another,then down again,un-noticed.
"GOHAN!"Chi-Chi screamed.
"What?"Goku said,then he looked down at his hands."Oh no!"
He ran quickly along behind Chi-Chi and the screaming Gohan.Goku charged quicker,but still it was not enough.
"ha!"he shouted,taking flight and blasting ahead.He landed feet away,jumped and missed.A giant tree was coming into veiw.
"Oh no,he's going to hit it!"Chi-Chi yelled.Goku jumped but again missed and slid along until he was behind the tree.
Goku was thrown out of his pushchair and a red aura surrounded him.He stopped screaming and burst through the tree,sending wood everywhere.Goku jumped and caught him.
"Is he hurt?"Chi-Chi asked.
"Now what sort of question is that?"Goku screamed.
"It was YOUR FAULT!"
"Of course he's hur..."Goku stared down at the baby.It was laughing."Of course its...its NOT hurt..."
"Not hurt?You idiot Goku!"
"Look!"
Chi-Chi peered down into the happy face.
Chi-Chi's face moved away from the happy face.She turned the pages yet again,as Kajumi silently hovered behind.

Goku landed in a desert land,wind sweeping across,bringing dust along with it.Goku scanned the area,then looked back down at his radar.
"The dragonball is meant to be somewhere around here..."he said,consulting the radar and the landscape.He looked down at his feet.
Sand had gathered up to his ankles.
"Hey thats weird..."he paused."Hey,thats it!"
He jumped into the air and rose to about fifty feet."Kamehameha!"he shouted,firing down the famous move into the ground.
It exploded,sending sand in every direction,great waves higher than even Goku splashing about.
He noticed a flick of gold and charged through the walls of sand and landed on the ground.
"huh?"he looked around.The sand was crashing into the ground."Oh no!Where'd it go?"
He stared around desperately.Then something hit him on the head and bounced off,the sun glinting on it.
"The four star dragonball..."Goku whispered.He picked it up and stared at the sun.
The face of an old,kindly man replaced the star.Goku smiled and looked back at the ball.

Gohan and Kasama deposited the groceries,without a word from Kajumi or Chi-Chi as they departed again.
Much to Gohan's wishes,who wanted to study,Kasama wanted to "enjoy the day" and forced him to come out with her.
Gohan had still not fully grasped the concept of Kasama's intentions as they wandered about.
"Want to play some video games?"Gohan asked.
"No"Kasama replied."Lets go tal-"
"Lets go study then"
"No"
"Sparr?"
"NO!"she screamed.
"Whats up with you?"
"Your so....gragh!Immature!"
"What?!"
She turned and stormed away.
"I dont understand!"
"You never will!"
Gohan,not feeling happy or unhappy,shrugged and blasted away back to the house.

At sunset that day Vegeta and Trunks emerged.
"Wow,you guys have improved"Tien commented.
"Their still not strong enough"Piccolo said.
"I doubt you will be either"Vegeta said to Piccolo.
"Come on Tien,we're up next"Piccolo muttered,not losing eye contact with which was soon becoming his arch-rival.
Tien and Piccolo marched into Hyperbolic Time Chamber as Trunks grabbed Bulma and Baby Trunks,and flew off behind the careless Vegeta.
That man... Trunks thought,as Vegeta ignored his family.

Goku reached a gigantic steel door,his dragon radar in hand.He looked from it to the fortress.
"So this is where the other four are..."he murmured.
"Goku...come in"a voice said.
"Huh?"Goku jumped,then stared at the door.
"Come...IN..."

Krillin arrived back at the house at sunset,but was dissapointed to find Goku was not in as he looked through the window.
He turned and walked away into the night back towards Maron's place.His first child would be made tonight.