To say that he was bored was an understatement. His mother was trying to make him study again and he hated it. Nothing ever made sense and all he wanted to do was fight anyway.
Looking out the window, he figured out a plan to get out of here. His mother had just started vacuuming; if he opened the window and flew off she wouldn't be the wiser until she came back up.
He moved quickly, someone had to be free. Maybe he could go train with Gohan or his dad, or maybe Trunks was free.
His window opened with ease and he snuck out into the bright and sunny day. It was far too nice for him to be locked in the house. He decided that he would head off to see what Gohan was doing first. It wasn't far from here.
As he flew, he looked down at Earth. He frowned to himself, he wished that he could do this more often. Gohan got to do this stuff when he was a kid, so why was he always stuck on the sidelines or away from everything?
Videl and Gohan's house was just under him and he made to land, only to find his father and Uub training with Pan. He stared down at them and felt a small pang of jealousy in his heart. They all looked so happy. His father seemed to be taking joy in training them.
He flew away from them. He couldn't stand it; seeing them like that made him wonder if he really mattered to them at all. Did he even need to be around? His father ignored him on a daily basis, most days he would only see him if he was eating. His mother had her perfect child. Every day he would be compared to Gohan. And it wasn't just his mother, his father did it too. He wanted to snap, how could he get as good as Gohan if he didn't take the time to train him? Besides, there was no way he could ever measure up to Gohan. He would always be a second thought to them.
Tears pricked at the corners of his eyes as he flew to Capsule Corp. Surely Trunks would have something fun to do, something that would take his mind off of his family.
His thoughts continued to nag him as he flew. Thinking about Trunks wasn't any better. If he was jealous of Gohan, he had to be envious of Trunks. He wanted what his best friend had. Vegeta gave a shit about his son's training. At the same time, Bulma made sure that he was being taught to run Capsule Corp. Then there was Trunks's baby sister, Bra. She seemed to get just as much attention from the two of them.
He stopped midflight. Did he really want to go over there? Did he really want to have that pushed in his face right now? He sighed. It wasn't that he hated them. He loved all of his family and friends, but really he wanted to be alone right now.
He flew off course. He knew where he wanted to go. The desert where his father and Vegeta had taken down Buu a couple of years ago seemed like the best place. Maybe he could just sit there and think.
It was hard to believe that all of that happened just two years ago. His father had thought then that he had what it took to get rid of Buu, but no he wasn't enough. He wasn't as good as Gohan was.
He sighed. Maybe this wasn't a good idea either. He made to stand, only be knocked forward onto his stomach. A horrible stabbing pain hit his back and he screamed out. He could feel his warm blood leaking onto his clothes. The pain came crashing down again and he let out a cry as tears stung the corners of his eyes.
"Put the cuffs on him and leave the decoy." One of his attackers said, before he felt something clamp down on his wrists. It was tight and he couldn't move. He made to cry out, but went limp as something bashed him in the head.
Chichi smiled to herself as she went upstairs to check on Goten's studying. She hoped that Goku got everything set up. Goten had been so good about his studying that she was going to let him start training with Uub and Pan.
She opened the door only to find the room empty. She looked over to the window and found that it was open. She frowned. She didn't believe this. How long had he been pulling the wool over her eyes? He was going to be getting it when he got home.
She picked up the phone. Surely, he was over at Bulma's. She knew the woman's number by now and waited as it rang. "Hello?"
Chichi smirked as Bulma answered. "Bulma, can you put Goten on? He's in big trouble."
Bulma didn't answer her immediately. "Chichi, Goten isn't here."
She was taken aback. "Are you sure?" She felt herself start to panic. Where else could he be?
"Trunks has been with Vegeta all day. Oh, they just walked in. Trunks, have you seen Goten today?" She heard some sounds in the background. "Sorry, Chichi, Trunks hasn't seen him."
Pure terror went through her. "I'll check Videl. Maybe he went to Gohan's." At this point her voice was shaking.
"I'll call you if I see him though." Bulma said; she must have heard the alarm in her voice.
"Thank you." She said before hanging up and trying Videl and Gohan's number. This time it was Videl that answered. "Everything is almost set up, Chichi. When do you think you two will be over?" She could hear Goku talking to Pan in the background.
"I…Videl, he's gone. I don't know where he is. I went upstairs to check on him but he was nowhere to be found! Please have Goku and Gohan go and look for him." Her daughter-in-law must have heard how terrified she was because she heard her run over to Goku and Gohan to explain everything. After that she could hear them flying off. "Don't worry, Chichi, they'll find him."
She hoped so, because no matter what she did. She couldn't shake this bad feeling.
Goku turned to Gohan as they flew. It was a little odd that he couldn't find Goten's Ki, but the boy knew how to control it so he had to be hiding somewhere.
"Where do you think he could have gone?" Gohan asked.
He sighed. "I don't know. But this really throws a wrench in everything. I finally convinced your mother that he needs trained and he runs off. I don't think that she will let him train now."
Gohan laughed. "I can just imagine the look on his face after he realizes what he did."
He felt himself laugh as well. "Let just find him, then we'll poke some fun at him."
They continued their search and soon it had been over 2 hours. They had looked everywhere but there was no sign of him. He turned to Gohan again, thinking that they needed to split up. It was going to be dark soon and they still had no idea if Goten had returned home.
Suddenly Gohan was flying down quickly. It must have been Goten. He followed him and was beyond shocked when he landed.
All that lay on the ground was a small body. His heart stopped. Gohan was turning him over; he could smell his son's blood all around him. "Dad, he's not breathing!"
His eyes looked over the marks all over his son. There was no Ki left. He let out a monstrous snarl. His body went straight to super saiyan 3 as he yelled up at the sky in grief. Everything around him began to snap a part. Rocks were smashing to bits; the sky itself crackled and sprayed lightening all over the sand of the desert, followed by rain.
"Gohan…." His voice was ravaged.
He heard a loud snarl behind him. It only confirmed his fears. Goten was dead.
The sky filled with more lightening as his eldest son began to transform. "We will find who did this!"
"When I find them, I will personally rip them to shreds!" Goku cried out, sending lightening cascading around them.
He looked again at the lifeless form of his youngest son. The dragon should be able to bring him back. Then they would find who did this. Then he would have his revenge.
Bulma looked over at Vegeta, she still felt a little perturbed about the phone call that she had received from Chichi. Trunks was still messing with his food when Goku and Gohan appeared in the kitchen.
"Goku is everything all right?" She asked.
He didn't even look at her. "I need the dragon radar." It sounded like he was trying to control his anger.
Vegeta walked forward, but stopped. "Trunks, go upstairs."
"Why, Papa?" Her son asked. She also wondered why.
"Just do as I say!" Vegeta barked and she heard her son move out of the kitchen towards the stairs. "How long?"
"I don't know." Gohan said, coming around.
That's when she saw it. Goten was pale as death and looking at Goku and Gohan, she knew that he was. "I'll be right back with the radar." It didn't take long for her to find it. She hurried back with it. "Why don't you all go look for the dragon balls. I'll stay here with him."
They all zoomed off and she finally looked down at the child left in her care. She could only imagine the pain that Goku was feeling right now. She had never lost Trunks. Soon the boy would be brought back and then they would have some answers.
Goku flew in to find that they had all of the dragonballs. He looked to Bulma to make the wish as the dragon appeared.
"We wish for Son Goten to be wished back to life!"
"THAT CAN NOT BE DONE!" The dragon said.
"What?" He looked up at the dragon in shock. "You have to be lying!"
The dragon disappeared and the balls flew off.
His rage and grief began to surround him again as he transformed up again. "GOTEN!" Around him, he could feel everything breaking apart. He would find the scum who did this. "I'm gonna KILL them!" He said as his body shook.
He almost flinched as he felt a hand on his shoulder, Vegeta stood there looking him in the eye. He could see the rage gathering there was well. "That bastard will pay."
Behind him, he could hear Gohan powering up again, his own anger fueling his actions. "Till we find this scum, I suggest that all of our children be trained."
"Vegeta can start on Bra's training tomorrow morning." Bulma said tearfully behind him.
He noticed the prince look over at his wife. "I thought…"
"I'm not having someone target her! She needs to know how to protect herself!"
He growled, his anger finding a new target. In seconds, he touched his forehead, placing himself in back at home with his wife.
She rushed over to him, looking terrified. "Did you...?"
He growled. "This is your fault. If only you let him train. Then Goten would still…." He didn't want to say it. He couldn't say it. If he did, then he would be accepting that his son was dead.
She shook her head as she caught on to what he was saying. Tears sprang from her eyes. "No….no…..NO!"
He shook his head. Where was he? This didn't look like the desert. Hell, he knew he couldn't be on Earth.
The back of his head hurt and then he remembered. He was attacked, basically kidnapped. He looked down at the ground. Trunks and Gohan were never going to let him live this down.
"So I see you're awake." An unfamiliar voice said from the shadows.
He stared at the figure; it looked like nothing he had ever seen before. "Who are you?"
The man chuckled. "Strange that your father has never told you about me, I believe that it's Goten isn't it?"
This man knew his father? How? "Yes, but you still haven't answered my question."
"What a shame. If you knew this would make this next part a whole lot more enjoyable." The strange man said walking forward.
Fear gripped him as he turned super saiyan, but the tyrant didn't stop. He only laughed at him. "Get away from me!" He cried out as the man pinned him against the wall.
"Come now, child. Don't fight it." The man chuckled, as more soldiers filled the room. "Besides, not everyone is chosen to be in my army."
He felt something stab into his arm and screamed out for his family, but as he did, he felt them fade out. It was almost like a fog was covering up everything. His mother's face disappeared, Gohan and Videl gone, Trunks obliterated. And finally his father vanished. Everything he had ever known had been wiped from his memory.
He looked around the cabin of the ship. Where was he? For that matter, who was he?
The men that were holding him down let go of him. The strange man in front of him looked sad. "I'm sorry, child. There was no way to save them."
"Save who? I don't understand. Who are you and who am I?" He was terrified.
The man leaned down, placing his hand on his shoulder. "My name is Lord Frieza and I am sorry Kabu. I couldn't stop him from destroying your home. You are the last one left."
Last one left? "What do you…?"
Frieza looked down again. "A rogue by the name of Son Goku killed everyone, including your family. You are all alone now, I'm afraid."
He felt tears prick at his eyes. "Why?" He sniffed. He couldn't even remember his family, was this also this Goku's doing?
"It is all a game to him, Kabu."
He felt himself growl. "I'm going to kill him!" He said, through his tears.
The man only smiled at him. "If you want to kill him, I can show you."
He let out at snarl. "Show me then."
To Be Continued…
Author's note
This story is going to update on Fridays. Most of it has already been written out so don't worry about a lack of chapters.