A/N: It's been a while since I've been on here, hasn't it? I really should probably update some of my unfinished stories, but inspiration hit for this one.
My basic inspiration for this story was a doujinshi I bought off of eBay a few months back. Due to my limited knowledge of kanji, I can't distinguish some of the words, but I got the basic jist of the storyline. Someone (I honestly can't remember if it was Kami or Kaiousama xx) contact Gohan and sent him to the past to defeat this Jinzouningen that was threatening Goku as a child. Gohan meets up with his father, the Jinzouningen is destroyed, blah blah blah. It's a short doujinshi, but it's got a sweet ending. It was my inspiration, but I'm not going to follow it in the storyline.

My second inspiration was a fanart by a Japanese artist. You can see the very beautiful art here:

http/like3.chu.jp/illu-db-gohan11.htm

Sooo…yeah. I'm not going to bore you with more of an author's note. I don't own DBZ.

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Idly, he wondered how much more trouble would come to the Earth before he gave up his reins as it's guardian. Kami-sama had seen many things in his hundreds of years serving the planet, but never as many near-catastrophes as he had seen the last fifteen or so years.

It had first been the Red Ribbon Army, intent on the Dragonballs and defeating Son Goku. Not long after they were taken care of, his evil counterpart, Piccolo Daimou, had surfaced again. Only a few years later, Raditsu had arrived, quickly followed by Vegeta and Nappa. Goku and the other's had their encounter with Freeeza on Namekusei (of which Kami felt connected to, after discovering it was his home world), only to have the tyrant show up on Earth less than a year later. Earth's warriors were now training for the threat of Jinzouningen, who were destined to surface only two and a half years from today. It seemed as though everything had went in a full circle. They were back to fighting the Red Ribbon Army.

He could sense a disturbance that was not caused by the upcoming threat of Jinzouningen. It had unnerved the god as to what he could possibly be sensing…until he had been visited by the Guardian of Time herself, Sailor Pluto, a woman he had only spoke to once before when he was a new guardian.

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"Kami-sama."

The Namekuseijin turned to see a woman who looked in her early twenties, dressed in a white, black, and crimson sailor suit. He smiled.

"Sailor Pluto, what bring you here?" Kami-sama asked, his smile turning into a frown. He knew that Pluto was not supposed to leave her post at the gates of time. She would only leave for something of serious matters.

The woman's warm smile faded into an expression of seriousness. "Kami-sama, you have felt a disturbance lately, am I not correct?"

The god nodded. "I have, but I have not been able to pinpoint what the disturbance is. I know that the Jinzouningen are supposed to arrive in a few years, but I am positive that what I am feeling is not them."

"You are correct…to an extent." Pluto stated. "There has been a disturbance in time. Apparently Gero is not satisfied with just killing Goku with the Jinzouningen that you know will arrive." She paused. "Gero is a smart man, Kami-sama. That is undeniable. He somehow got past my defenses…"

Kami-sama's frown deepened. "What are you talking about, Pluto?"

"Kami-sama…Gero has decided to take steps further into destroying Son Goku. He fears his Jinzouningen will not be strong enough to defeat him in this time." She sighed. "He has sent a Jinzouningen into the past to destroy Son Goku when he did not have the powers of Super Saiyajin or Kaioken."

"The past? When in the past?" Kami-sama gasped. He knew how dangerous it was to throw off the time stream.

"He has sent this Jinzouningen back to the year 752. Son Goku was but twelve years old at the time. He would not stand a chance against Gero's creation." Pluto grimaced. "If Son Goku were to be killed in that time, it would throw off things in this time as well."

"Son Goku would be killed at the age of twelve…therefore preventing him from defeating any of the enemies we have faced. Son Gohan would not be born, thus not allowing Piccolo to discover love. It would be a desolate world, would it not, Pluto?" Kami-sama smiled sadly. "Not having Son Goku would probably leave my world destroyed, correct, Pluto?"

Pluto nodded sadly. "It would not just affect your dimension, Kami-sama. It would have a rippling effect, most likely affecting mine as well. It may very well change the future of Crystal Tokyo as well. My time is also in danger.."

"What is there that can be done to fix the problem?" Kami-sama asked, concern shining in his eyes.

Pluto smiled. "There is hope, luckily. I will be breaking a taboo by doing this…but I imagine I have already done that many times lately. Letting Trunks travel through time is against the rules, yet I allowed it." The senshi pulled one of the keys off of the silver belt that rapped around her waist. Handing it to Kami, she said, "Kami-sama, in order to save your world, as well as mine, you must send someone back in time to protect Son Goku and destroy the Jinzouningen. This person imust not/i already exist in that time, as that would result in both versions of the person to cease to exist. Give the person you choose this key. It will guide them through time to the year 752."

"Who do you suggest I send, Pluto? My best warriors were born in that time. I cannot very well send Piccolo, as that could damage what would be to come between him and Son Goku."

The guardian of time looked at him thoughtfully. "Son Goku's son…what is his name? He would make a good candidate. I'm sure you can sense the enormous potential within that boy. So long as he does not let anything slip about who he is to his parents of that time, he should not disturb the timeline too much."

"Son Gohan?" Kami-sama was baffled. "He is a mere six years old. You cannot be serious about sending a child to do such a mission?"

"A mere six years old he is…but does age mean that much?" Pluto smiled fondly, thinking of a certain pink-haired girl. "Small Lady saved Crystal Tokyo by going to the past to get the help of Sailor Moon. She and Son Gohan are quite a like, are they not? They both have hearts of gold and would do anything for the ones they love. Yes, Son Gohan is your best choice."

"Very well, Pluto. I trust your judgment above my own."

With that, he bid the time guardian goodbye.

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Kami-sama glanced over the edge of the lookout to the expansiveness that was the planet he guarded over. It made him nervous to think that he was placing the whole planet's future in the hands of a six year old, even if the six year old had been off the planet, waged battle with one of the universe's worst tyrants (and held his own!), battled Garlic Jr., and happened to be Son Goku's son.

He closed his eyes, focusing his attention on the task at hand.

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Son Gohan coughed up dirt as he pulled himself out of the crater he'd found himself embedded in. His father and Piccolo-san could sure hit hard! If he'd thought training with just Piccolo-san was tough, he obviously had never experienced having both his sensei and father two-teaming him before.

It had been six months since his father had returned from Yardratusei. The demi-saiyajin was absolutely trilled to have his father back, even if they were forced into training for yet another upcoming threat. He had missed his father very much when he had been gone. Although he didn't understand why his father would choose staying in space as opposed to being with him and his mother, he imagined his father had his reasons.

He eyed the two people he admired most sparring up in the sky with wonder. They were both moving faster than the human eye could see, but with his trained demi-saiyajin eyes, he could make out their moves, although just barely. His father grinned as he aimed a punch at Piccolo's gut, only to have it blocked and on the receiving end of one of Piccolo's round-house kicks. The Namekuseijin wore a smirk, enjoying his spar with the saiyajin.

Gohan was about ready to dive into the spar himself when he suddenly heard a voice in his head.

"Son Gohan, can you hear me?"

The boy blinked, recognizing the voice as his mentor's counterpart. What would Kami-sama be contacting him for?

"I can hear you.." Gohan responded telepathically, something he had learned from Piccolo-san. "How are you, Kami-sama? Is there anything you need?" He asked, giving an example of how hard his mother had drilled manners into him.

"I am well, Son Gohan, but it will not be that way for long." The god responded. "I need to speak to you in person and alone. What I have to say is very important and concerns the fate of our planet. Could you please come to the lookout?"

Gohan blinked. Something concerning the Earth? Why would Kami-sama be contacting him? Shouldn't he contact his father?

As if reading his thoughts, Kami-sama added, "It is only you who can help me with this task. Your father mustn't even know of this."

"Well…I'm sparring with Piccolo-san and Otousan right now. Okaasan is expecting us all to be back in a few minutes for dinner." He paused, thinking of when he could meet the guardian. "Umm…I could probably come up there later tonight."

"I understand." Kami-sama said. "I will be expecting you this evening, Gohan."� With that, he cut off the link.

The child shrugged, still not understanding why Kami-sama wanted him to help him so bad. He'd find out tonight, he imagined.

Grinning, he burst into the air and managed to get in a kick on Piccolo-san's side.

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It was only six hours later at eleven o'clock that Son Gohan showed up on the lookout. Kami-sama was sure he had left without his mother's permission.

"Sneaking out, eh?"

"Well, you know how Okaasan is… She'd never let me outside after dark!" The boy blushed as he laughed lightly and scratched the back of his head, a trait that was only shared by Goku and Gohan. "So, what is it that you need to talk to me about, Kami-sama?"

"Our world is threatened yet again." The Namekuseijin sighed. "You are our only hope."

"EH? Another threat? Me? Why?" The boy's eyes went wide. "I mean, couldn't Otousan help you much better?"

"No. Having your father take care of this problem would only worsen it." Kami-sama leaned on his staff for support. "Gero isn't satisfied with just killing Goku in two and a half years. He has sent a Jinzouningen into the past to eliminate Goku back when he was more vulnerable."

"The past?" Gohan cocked his head to the side. "Wouldn't that just make the time where my father is threatened by the earlier Jinzouningen a new timeline of it's self? Why would it affect us?"

"Those are good questions, Gohan. Gero has been sure to send this Jinzouningen into our direct past. Whatever it does will affect us. If it kills Son Goku, your father will die and you will suddenly cease to exist. The threats that your father and you have stopped will still exist and wreck havoc on this planet."

"But…how can I help?" The demi-saiyajin asked. "I still don't understand why you've picked me…"

"In order to fix this problem, I must send someone into the past to guard Son Goku and defeat that Jinzouningen. Sending someone that already exists in that time would throw off time even more and result in both versions of that person to cease to exist." Kami-sama frowned. "That leaves Piccolo and you. I am worried about sending Piccolo as it could change what will come with him and your father. You are the best option."

"Defeat the Jinzouningen? Kami-sama, you know I'm not strong enough to do that."

Piccolo's counterpart smiled. "Gohan, why would Piccolo, someone who was born of evil, train a person of whom he had no faith in? You don't give yourself enough credit. It is thanks to you that we are not plagued by Garlic Jr., might I remind you."

Gohan blushed. "Ah…okay. I guess I'll do it…for Otousan and the planet's sake. Umm…but, how do I get to this place where the Jinzouningen showed up and what year will it be?"

Kami-sama handed Gohan a golden key. "This is one of the three keys of time. You mustn't lose it, as it is not only your pathway to the past, but also your only ticket home. You will be arriving in the year 752. Your mother and father were only children. You cannot let anything slip about who they are to you or it could result in you not being born."

Gohan nodded as a shiver went up his spine. He realized how important and dangerous this mission was. "I understand."

"To open the time gates, you must say, 'time align for me, and open the gate across time and space. I call upon the power of Chronos to bring me safely through time. Ruler and guardian of time, protect me.' You will meet up with the Guardian of Time, Sailor Pluto. She was the one who notified me of this situation and will let you pass to the year 752."

Gohan nodded, looking over the time key. "What about Okaasan and everyone? Won't they wonder where I've went?"

Kami-sama smiled. "Don't worry about that, child. I will take care of them for you."

The child nodded before stepping away from the guardian and holding the key high up in the air.

"Time align for me, and open the gate across time and space," he began. The key began to glow as he said, "I call upon the power of Chronos to bring me safely through time. Ruler and guardian of time, protect me!"

Gohan jumped as a beam of light extended out of the key, in front of him, and into the sky. He glanced back at Kami-sama.

"That is the passageway of time. Take it to the past." Kami-sama explained. "Good luck, Son Gohan."

The boy nodded and gave thumbs up before jumping into the beam and vanishing. The portal disappeared only seconds later.

"Kami-sama, do you think he will be alright?" Mr. Popo asked.

The god nodded. "I hope so, Mr. Popo. I hope so."

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A/N: Short chapter, but it wasn't meant to be long. No, this is not going to be a Sailor Moon crossover.� Pluto will make her occasional appearances, but that will be it.� R and R please.  :)