Pokemon Fan Fiction / Pokemon Fan Fiction / Dragon Ball/Z/GT Fan Fiction ❯ Stranded ❯ Chapter 7 ( Chapter 7 )

[ P - Pre-Teen ]
Chapter 7

(DBZ dimension)


Piccolo waited in the area he estimated that Frieza would most likely land his ship. He was getting rather worried. Goku was still missing, and with Gohan and Kuririn gone, he didn't know how they were going to defeat Frieza. He was just glad that Bulma wasn't able to come with them.

Tien and Choatzu landed shortly after Piccolo, followed by Yamcha. Yamcha looked at them and said, "Hey, I would have thought Gohan would have arrived with you, Piccolo."

"He and Kuririn aren't able to come." Piccolo told him, before explaning What had happened to Gohan.

Yamcha stood there shaking his head. "Man, Chichi must be pissed."

Before any more could be said, Vegea flew up and landed one hundred feet from them. He stood there with his arms crossed and stared at the sky, wearing a pink shirt with BADMAN written on the back.

Yamcha, Tien and Chaotzu were all rather shocked. Piccolo, however, stood in a similar pose as Vegeta, expecting the saiya-jinn.

Tien was rather tense. "The last time we were standing around like this was when we were waiting for HIM to show up." pointing towards Vegeta.

Vegeta snorted in response and kept watching for Frieza.

A half an hour later, the unmistakable roar of an alien spacecraft was heard, followed by the large, disc-shaped craft landing several miles away.The five fighters flew over, keeping their power levels down to keep from being found. Before anyone could decide on a good course of action, a teenage boy appeared in the canyon about two hundred feet from Frieza's spaceship.

After a rather short battle, the youth became a super saiya-jinn and came out on top, killing both Frieza and King Cold with seemingly minimal effort. The boy was putting his sword away when he looked up at Piccolo and the others.

"I'm going to the spot where Goku will show up. You guys are wlecome to join me." he yelled to them, then flew off.

The group was rather surprised at the preceding battle, and also at the fact that the boy knew Goku. They followed after him, hoping to get some answers.

They landed near the boy, and were expecting to get some answers, when the boy looked at them and seemed to be somewhat surprised. "Where are Gohan and Kuririn?" he asked, somewhat confused.

Piccolo stepped forward and told him the incidents whcih lead to Gohan and Kuririn being trapped in another dimension. "Now that you know what happened to them, we expect to get some answers from you. Who are you and how do you know Goku?" Piccolo demanded.

The boy thought about the information for a while, then responded saying, "I'll tell you what I can when Goku arrives. I don't want to repeat myself." With that, he walked over to a rock to sit and wait.

"Why did you tell him that, Piccolo? Are you sure we can trust him?" Yamcha asked, surprised.

Piccolo looked at Yamcha and smirked. "It's not like he can do anything to them." Piccolo then frowned. "Besides, I was expecting on being able to exchange information."

Piccolo, Yamcha, Tien and Chaotzu waited in silence while Vegeta seemd more irritated than usual, and even somewhat frustrated, especially after he saw the boy turn into a super saiya-jinn.

After an hour of waiting, a small space pod slammed into ground a short distance away, and Goku walked out. Goku was wearing rather unusual clothing, and appeared to have done some training. After Goku was greeted, the mysterious boy requested to talk to him alone.

The boy explained to Goku about androids in the future killing everyone, and about Goku dying from a heart disease. Goku was given medicine and was told it would save his life. The boy also told Goku that his name was Trunks, and that he was the future son of Vegeta and Bulma. Goku found the last bit of information to be rather surprising.

Trunks was looking worried and was starting to sweat. Goku noticed him being uneasy, so he asked, "What's wrong Trunks?"

Trunks looked up at him and regained himself. "I was told by Piccolo that your son Gohan and your friend Kuririn are in another dimension, and that never happened in my timeline." Trunks repeated what he was told by Piccolo. "I just hope noone else has been tampering with time travel."

Goku was a bit disturbed by the news. "Maybe it was a one-in-a-million chance that Gohan would get stuck in the dimension in the first place." Goku offered.

"Maybe," Trunks said slowly. "Just be careful. Who knows what that could have changed." With that Trunks said his farewell and took off into a strange ship and dissapeared.

Goku walked over to the Piccolo and the others. He wasn't going to tell them what he was told by Trunks, but Piccolo forced him to do so. Goku kept out Trunks' name and his exact origin to protect him, but told them everything else. Goku then smiled and asked, "How's Chichi been doing?"

Piccolo looked rather uneasy. "She's been a nervous wreck since Gohan has been in the other dimension last time I'd heard."

Goku meekly replied,"I guess I should go see her right away then." Goku then took off into the air and headed for home. The others decided to do the same. Vegeta stood there for a few minutes, full of rage, looking at the direction Goku flew away at.

"I promise you, Kakarotto, I will be the one that kills you." He then took off in the direction of Capsule Corp.


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Goku landed at his house, feeling a little nervous about having to confront his wife after being gone for so long. With Gohan gone too, he knew he would probably be in for it.

He opened the door, still thinking of what to tell Chi-Chi, when she appeared in front of him, as angry as ever.

"Do you have any idea how long you've been gone?!" she yelled at him. "Why didn't you let me know you're safe?!"

Goku put up his hands in self defense. "How could I Chichi? I was lost in space, remember?" He replied, still nervous.

Chichi was still rather mad. "Gohan is stuck in another dimension!" she exclaimed, slowly calming down. "If you were here, you could have saved him!"

Goku nodded with a sad look on his face. "I know. It's not like I wanted to leave for so long, Chichi. I was trying to get back." he explained.

Chichi then broke down and started crying on Goku's shoulder. "My baby!" she wailed. "I want my Gohan back!" she whinned as she gripped Goku as hard as she could.

Goku was left out of breath, by both Chichi's sudden emotional breakdown and by her holding on to him. After about ten minutes Chichi finally calmed down and released Goku, much to his relief. Goku put his hand on Chichi's shoulder to reassure her.

"I was told everything by Piccolo and them." It wasn't really a lie, after all, it was Piccolo who told Trunks. "Kuririn is there helping Gohan now. They said the machine should be able to bring them back in a few days." Goku told her as nicely as possible.

Chichi looked at him suddenly coldly. "They never told ME that!" she said, her anger rising.

Goku noticed the tone in her voice, and tried to calm her down. "They were probably too busy trying to help Gohan. It is very time consuming."

Chichi calmed down almost immediately."You're probably right." she sighed. She then gave Goku a look of absolute seriousness. "I guess it's time to pay someone a visit, then." she replied, smirking.

It was Goku's turn to sigh. He was home alright. "If you insist." Goku told Chichi, as he got ready to use his teleportation technique. Chichi gave Goku a confused look as he put two fingers to his head and they then dissapeared.


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(Pokemon Dimension)

Gohan and Kuririn were walking with Ash, Misty and Brock as they talked on the communicator. Gohan was extremely glad to see his father after his absence. Gohan was able to tell Goku about keeping secrets about their tails and such before Ash or the others learned about it. He spent a good amount of time reasurring his mother that he was fine and he was doing his studying.

"Well, good luck on your trip!" Goku voice responded in its usual happy tone as their conversation finally died down. Goku said goodbye and the communication ended.

Gohan and Kuririn were walking in a rather happy mood, especially after hearing of Goku's return. Ash decided to ask them a question.

"How long was your father missing, anyways?" Ash asked, interested.

Gohan thought for a moment. "About three months or so." he answered thoughtfully. "When's the last time you've seen your dad?" Gohan asked.

Ash looked at his feet as they walked. "Several years, now." he answered sadly.

Gohan was going to ask another question, but thought against it. The five of them walked on ins silence until they stopped at noon by a river bed. They started unpacking when Togepi walked over to Kuririn. Kuririn picked it up and looked at it curiously. When Togepi saw Kuririn's face, it started laughing gleefully.

Kuririn gave Togepi a slightly embarassed smile as he responded, "Sometimes I crack myself up too."
He handed Togepi back to Misty, as she was giggling at Kuririn's comment.

Togepi's laughter put everyone there in much better spirits. After they ate their lunch, Kuririn looked over at Gohan who was watching the water flow by at the river bank.

Kuririn walked over to Gohan and asked, "Hey, Gohan. Up for a swim?"

Gohan looked over at Kuririn and smiled. "Sure!" he replied excitedly. He looked over at Ash, brock and Misty. "If it's alright with you, that is."

Brock smiled at them and nodded. "As long as you're going for a swim, I think I'll go in to."

Kuririn laughed back, "If you think you can keep up." he replied with a cocky smile.

Ash jumped up from the gound. "Don't forget me!" he said with his usual enthusiasm invigorating him. "Hey, Misty. Are you going too?"

Misty shook her head. "I have to watch Togepi. Besides, I forgot to bring my bathing suit."

"Your loss." Gohan told her as he took off his shirt and shoes, using his pants to swim in.

Kuririn was wearing a pair of boxers and was posing making his muscles bulge out. "You two sure you don't want to back down?" he asked with a smile on his face.

Ash and Brock were already in their boxers and were surprised to see how musular the little man was. Ash shook his head. "No way!" he exclaimed as the four of them jumped into the water. Misty and Pikachu just shook her head as she watched them dive into the water.

The four of them swam around the river in laps with Gohan and Kuririn clearly leading the whole time. Gohan and Kuririn soon got out and waited for Ash and Brock to finish. When they finally did come out, they were huffing and puffing.

Gohan was laughing at them friendly and said, "Don't worry about that. We used to swim quite a bit."

Ash and Brock looked up at Gohan and appeared shocked at took a few steps back. They were too frightened for words. Gohan was a little confused and looked over at Misty, who was doig the same thing.

"What is it?" Gohan asked innocently. After a moment of thinking, he reached behind himself and grabbed his tail, which was waving slightly behind him. "Oh" he replied quietly. He looked at them sheepishly. "Whoops."


(End of Chapter7)

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