Goku reads one of the nursery books Chichi bought to learn how to raise their new baby. He tells her,
"Hey Chi Chi look at this. It says here that in some cases newborn mother's tend to change after giving birth to their first child. They could act different for a little while or a lifetime. Studies show because of... chem… chem...ical changes in their heads."
Chichi looks at Goku.
"Haha, well you and I are great team and we know that'll never happen to us." his wife says as she kisses her husband on his cheek. At first Goku wasn't fond of the idea of having a wife who's constantly with him. A promise is a promise he thought, he then quickly warmed up to the idea of having Chi Chi beside him. And with that he was ready to go out and train again.
"Well, time to go train. Yell if you need anything okay."
Chi Chi smile "Will do honey."
As he flew with Nimbus, he senses a familiar ki approaching him.
"Piccolo…?"
He quickly dodges the blast of ki that aimed for him.
he turns to find the demon smirking at him.
"Back already?" The martial artist prepares for combat.
"I wasn't done with you remember. What was that pitiful display I saw you do?"
"Why do you care?" he braces for action.
"You looked so pathetic with that woman." he laughs.
"Pathetic? You wouldn't think that if you had friends."
"Friends? I don't need friends, all I want is you dead so I can take over the world!"
"Is that all you can think about Piccolo?" Goku pauses for a moment.
"What else is there to live for?"
"After all this time you've been alive, you never explored this world or at least made one friend?"
The demon growls "What the hell are you talking about?!"
Goku explains "If you're going to take over the world, you need to have some sort of reason."
Piccolo looked as if he just figured something out.
The man continues. "Look Piccolo, can we do this later, my wife is going to bring me a child soon and I want to at least meet em before I have to face you again, so can we reschedule our battle?"
"You shouldn't be asking to reschedule a fight, you should just face me once and for all!" Piccolo snaps at him, "What makes you think I'll even consider your request?!"
"Because my child matters and Chi Chi matters too." he sternly says.
His enemy chuckles, "So let me get this straight, you care about this family of yours that much?"
"That's right."
A grin spreads across Piccolo's face, "Very well then." After he finished he flies away. Goku wasn't sure that was a good sign, he wonders what Piccolo could be planning. He wouldn't try and kill Chichi, would he...? Goku traces his ki to make sure. He senses it fleeting towards his house but then moves to a different direction.
"Whew…" he sighs, relaxed that his family is safe for now.
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"AAAAAAAAGH! Goku help me help me help me...! KAMIDAMMIT!"
Chi Chi curses at him. Her water broke in the middle of the living room. Unfortunately Goku couldn't take her to the hospital on time because of the close contractions constantly giving her pain.
Goku instead brings her to their bedroom. He holds his wife's hand to help her grip the pain "Hang in there Chichi, if I can stand a lot of pain so can you!"
"Goku you idiot I'm not like you!" she screams.
"I know, but I've seen and know that many women have done it, even your mother did it when she gave birth to you, and I can't wait to meet our new baby and raise em together so they can become a strong fighter and a great person. Please hang in there dear." Goku begs.
Chichi tries to smile through the pain.
"Oh Goku… I'm so lucky to have you…"
tears started watering her eyes.
"Alright here I go!"
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After the whole ordeal, Chichi slept for a while. Goku just finished washing his son after he cut the umbilical cord. He looks at his son's crying face, then gently rocks him. He might not know anything about babies, but he did read a section how to calm them down.
"There, there… it's okay little guy, welcome to our world."
The newborn father couldn't help but cry a few tears at seeing his son being born.
"Aww, why am I crying?"
he wipes his eyes. At that moment he thought about Piccolo and their battle.
"I don't know why but I think… I think I'm going to give up training for a while son. I promise, after I get rid of Piccolo that's it. It'll just be me, you, and your mom."
"Goku! Goku where's the baby?!"
Chichi calls him from their bedroom.
"We're coming Chi!" he responds
"Come on, let's go meet your mother." he whispers to him.
"Hurry up already!" Chichi calls him.
Goku carefully goes up the stairs. As he enters the room he caught a whiff of his wife's ki. He knew it was her, but something wasn't right.
"Oh my Kami…" Chichi instantly started to cry. "Goku give him to me!"
Goku hesitantly hands his son over to his wife.
Chichi coos her newborn son. "He's… he's…. perfect…" she swoons.
"Chichi, do you feel okay?" The saiyan asks.
Chichi didn't respond to her husband.
"Chichi…"
"What the hell do you want Goku!?"
Goku was so startled he can barely muster up the words.
"A… are you okay?"
"Stop asking stupid questions and leave us alone will ya."
"Right." he laughs.
"Well what are you waiting for? Get out!"
Goku didn't know what got into his wife. She rarely yells at him.
Why all of a sudden…?
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"I'm proud of you kiddo, It seems like yesterday you were just a baby, now here you are with your own." After hearing the news of her daughter having her son, the Ox King traveled to his daughter's house to meet his grandson.
"I'm so happy too Dad, I can't wait to raise Einstein to be a great man."
"Uh… Einstein…?" her father didn't looked too keen on the name.
"That's right. I know my son will grow up to be a smart man so I named him after a great scientist."
As the name Einstein was heard the baby starts to cry.
"Looks like he doesn't like that name kiddo."
"No, it can't be, maybe he just made a mess in his diaper, right Einstein?" Chichi says as she looks inside his diaper.
The baby screams even louder, water running down his cheeks.
"Well okay, no Einstein then, what should we call him?"
Chichi and her father tried to come up with a few names but so far they had no luck. While that's happening Goku is still thinking when will Piccolo attack him and conquer the world. Chichi then disrupts him out of his thoughts.
"Goku!"
"Oh… huh...?"
"What are you doing just sitting there!"
"Sorry Chi, my mind kinda wandered off. Maybe I should go train for a bit-"
"Are you serious Goku! My Dad and I are sitting here thinking while all you're thinking about is training?!"
"I'm sorry Chi, training helps me think-"
"I swear Son Goku, sometimes I wonder why I even deal with you! You're just lucky that baby is here if not I'd pummel you into the dirt. I bet even your grandfather Gohan grew tired of your nonsense. For once can't you be just like your grandfather Gohan! Well...?! Sure he was old, but at least even he thought about what's right for you! Oh I just wish your Grandpa Gohan was here to scold the living shit out of you!"
As Chichi kept mentioning the name Gohan, Goku noticed his child laughing, and giggling.
"Wait Chichi look!" said the Ox King. He says the name again.
"Gohan."
The baby smiles again at the mention of Gohan
Goku picks his son up.
Chichi yells "What are you doing?! You're going to hurt him, put him down!"
Goku halts her yelling "No Chichi, look at him he's happy. He loves my grandpa's name. Looks like your name will be Gohan."
"I hate it." his wife said disgusted.
"Chichi!" Her father gasps.
"I'm his mother, I choose his name!" Chichi ponders.
"I know! How about Leonardo."
The baby cries again in an instant. Chichi looked stunned at her baby boy's disagreement.
Goku laughs, "Sorry Chi, he loves the name Gohan more."
Angry, Chichi takes the baby away from her husband.
"Hands off my baby!"
"But…"
"Chichi, don't be like that. Your baby boy loves that name. You can't take away the things that make him happy." The Ox King tells his daughter.
"I'm his mother, I decide what's best for him!'
Chichi walks away with baby Gohan in her arms.
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After about a week Goku still waits for Piccolo to show up. Nothing, not even a visit just to mock him. He also wonders what could be going through his wife's mind. After Gohan was born she's been doing nothing but yell, scold, and hit him whenever he's near his son. Especially when he mentions teaching him martial arts.
"Oh Chi, what's gotten into you? Instead of facing Piccolo, I have to protect myself from you..." Goku then thought, "Wait a minute… What if this is Piccolo's plan. Maybe he found a way to control Chichi's mind, making her turn against me!" the thought of it made Goku angry. He quickly tries to find the green demon's Ki as fast as he could. He locates him at a desolate area in the mountains. Calling on Nimbus, the martial artist figures that after he defeats Piccolo, it should break this spell he put on his poor wife. What was he thinking he thought, letting him live after the tournament.
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He flies swiftly towards the mountains to find Piccolo he sees that the demon is already waiting for him.
"I thought you wanted to wait?!" he screams towards the heavens.
Goku replies by throwing him a ball of energy, which Piccolo dodges (heh, dodge).
"Gotta admit, that was sneaky, even for you-" his sentence was interrupted by a punch to the face. Goku grabs him by the throat, trying to strangle Piccolo in his grasp. The demon tries to speak, he could barely breathe.
"What have you done to my wife…?" Goku quietly tells him.
"What are you…?" was all Piccolo could squeeze out of his lips. Goku tightens his grip.
"You made my wife turn against me!" he harshly tells him. "You monster… I let you live and the first thing you do is harm an innocent mother!"
Piccolo gasps for air. "Go... let me.. let me go…" he strains himself.
Goku head butts him, "Why should I let you go this time?" he growls. His rival quickly fires a blast from his palm towards Goku's face, firing off, sending him tumbling towards the ground.
Piccolo wheezes his answer "I didn't… I didn't do anything, you moron!" he breathes in.
Goku adjusts himself,
"I don't believe you?!"
"Believe it idiot, I've been traveling the world like you said I should!"
The martial artist was surprised to hear that Piccolo took his advice.
"Wait... you have?"
"You said I needed a reason."
Goku predicts he could be lying to throw him off. "You're lying!"
"Believe it or not I'm not lying! Your wife's worthless to my actual plan."
"Actual plan? Wait a minute, so you didn't do anything to Chichi?"
"Of course I didn't, what's wrong, marital problems!?" Piccolo mocks him.
"I don't even know what that is."
Piccolo sighs "It's when you and your partner have problems. How do I know this more than you?!"
"I'm still new to this marriage." Goku calmly says.
"Really."
As he sits down. Uncharacteristically Piccolo joins him.
"Ever since my son was born my wife has been treating me unfairly, like if I were a criminal or something.
Piccolo sighs "I've heard about this thing called a divorce, it's where a married couple separate for different reasons. Maybe this wife isn't the right woman for you.
"But a promise is a promise Piccolo." he replies
"What even is that, what's this promise you people keep talking about?"
"It's where you keep your word into doing something for someone or yourself."
"It sounds pointless."
"Probably for you but to others it's important. While you think about that, I have to head back, Chichi could be waiting for me at any moment."
"I promise, I will take over the world Goku." Piccolo says out of nowhere.
Goku smiles "Not if I stop you first."
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"Chichi I'm home!" Goku calls out to his wife. As he steps into the kitchen, he comes to a bowl filled with many types of raw food. "I wonder if she's preparing dinner." he asks himself. "Chichi?!" He goes upstairs to their bedroom. As he opens the door he find his wife and child sleeping on their bed in a peculiar manner. Chichi sleeping, wearing her wedding gown from their ceremony. and around her chest is Gohan also asleep. As he picks him up he noticed he's wearing his bow tie around his neck.
Goku giggled "Looks like you two were playing dress-up huh. Come on champ, let's get you to your crib."
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"Goku… Goku wake up."
*gasp* The saiyan abruptly wakes up to the sight of Kami looking over him.
"Kami!" Goku looks around to notice a soft and fluffy view around him.
"Where am I?"
Kami tells him "You're in the other world Goku."
"Am I…?"
"Dead. Piccolo blasted you along with your brother."
"I kind of forgot… Gohan! Where is he, what happened to him?!" Goku panics.
"Unfortunately Piccolo took him." Kami explains "His plan is to train Gohan so he can use him to dominate the world."
"Wait… that was his plan, to steal my son?"
Goku chuckles.
"Why is that funny?"
"No offense to my son but he wouldn't hurt a fly Kami. With Chichi never letting me train him, Piccolo's going to have a hard time to get him to kick something." Goku pauses for a moment, "Then again…"
"What is it Goku?"
"I remember last year while Chichi and I went to the park, I accidently let go of his wagon. He sped down the hill towards a tree, but before he hits it, part of the tree was blown to pieces. Come to think of it, before I died he did a super strong headbutt towards Raditz."
"Is it possible that your son acquired super abilities like you?"
"I guess."
"Then it's settled, Piccolo will train him."
"What?"
"While Piccolo trains him, Mr. Popo and I will train the Z fighters. The rest of us will find all the dragonballs to wish you back before the saiyans come."
"Hold on." the saiyan stops him. "You can't train Gohan Kami, Chichi never allowed him. She'd kill me if I even show Gohan how to throw a punch."
"This isn't the time to think about being a parent Goku. The earth is in danger and we need as many warriors as we can. If your son has the same abilities and power like you, he could be the world's only hope if nothing else works."
It sounded about right to Goku, if they don't find enough help to fight against the saiyans, the world will be destroyed.
"I'm Sorry Chi, please forgive me." he says to himself.
"Alright Kami, let's do this."
"Good to hear."
"You'll thank me later, when the world's safe Chichi."