Disclaimer: I don't own DBZ.
A/N: This takes place after the Cell Games with Goku being alive because I think he should be there for his family. And I think this will just be a lot of fun to write so enjoy! Gohan is nine in this.
"Telepathy"
"Talking"
"Thoughts"
Life of a Saiyan Hybrid
Chapter 1
Two weeks. That was how long ago that the Cell Games were. That was how long ago that Gohan surpassed his father and became the strongest in the universe. That was how long ago that Goku and Trunks were killed by Cell. That was how long ago that everyone, including Goku, were wished back to life. And that was how long ago it was that Gohan fought or even just trained.
When the Cell Games first ended and Gohan and Goku finally made it home, it was a miracle that Chi Chi didn't kill her husband all over again. The moment she saw them, she hugged Gohan tightly and kissed his forehead, then rounded on her husband and started yelling at him for sending her precious baby boy to fight that monster Cell. She was on a tirade, not giving Goku a chance to get a word in. Her tirade only ended when the news came up on the tv with the announcement that Mr. Satan beat Cell. This sent Chi Chi into another screaming rage about that idiot man stealing the credit from her nine year old son. Even Goku was frowning at the news. His son was the one who did all the hard work. He deserved some credit for his accomplishment.
Gohan decided he didn't mind and told his parents this. It took a while to convince them, but eventually they accepted the fact that Gohan didn't care about the credit. All that he cared about was having everyone back. The planet was saved and his family and friends were all safe. That was much more important than having all the recognition for defeating Cell.
After that day, there was a party at Capsule Corp., then Trunks left to go back to his time. Once he was gone, Gohan immediately hit the books again on his mother's order. For a week after the Cell Games Gohan studied, studied, studied, and guess what? Studied! It's not like he was that far behind in his studies, but his mom still wanted him to study. Though, to be honest, he did sneak out a few times for some breaks. He always made it back before his mom realized though, which was lucky for him. He would most likely have been grounded if his mom found out.
But now, two weeks later, Gohan was back to not having to study the whole day. Which was why he was now sitting on the couch in the living room upside down so he feet could hang over the top of it as he watched tv. Normally he wouldn't sit like this since his parents scolded him for it, but neither of them were home right now. His mom hadn't been feeling well lately. She was throwing up a lot in the mornings for a while now so his dad took her to the doctors today. And that left Gohan home alone to do what he wanted.
Gohan swung his legs a bit as his eyes stayed glued onto the cartoon he was watching. He didn't watch tv often, but he did have his time when he didn't feel like going outside and playing. This was one of those times. Right now all he felt like doing was lazing around and waiting for his parents to get home so he could know what was wrong with his mom. He was hoping it was just something simple like the flu.
So distracted by his thoughts and his cartoon, he never noticed his parents arriving home, nor them shooting him looks at the way he was sitting. He only noticed when a hand wrapped itself around his ankle and he was lifted off the couch. Shouting in surprise, Gohan twisted himself around to see him face to face with a familiar orange gi.
"Gohan, what have your mother and I told you about sitting?" Goku scolded as he lifted his son higher into the air so he could look at his face.
Gohan crossed his arms and pouted, which just looked funny since he was still upside down. "To sit properly."
"So why aren't you?" Goku asked, raising a brow.
Having no answer to that, Gohan gave a shrug.
Goku sighed.
"I'm sorry, daddy." Gohan said.
Goku nodded and dropped his son, leaving him to bounce onto the couch. Gohan pushed himself up and turned to look at his mom.
"Are you okay, mom?" Gohan asked.
Chi Chi's scowl morphed into such an excited, happy smile that Gohan was a bit scared. His mother looked at Goku with such love that Gohan was ready to bolt as it looked like they were about to start kissing. He looked around for the nearest exit which was a window. Or as he liked to call it, his escape route for when the kissing started!
Goku put a hand to his son's head and ruffled his hair. "Your mother is just fine, Gohan. In fact, we've got something to tell you."
Blinking, Gohan looked up at his father to see him looking just as excited as his mother. "If mom's not sick, then why has she been throwing up?"
Chi Chi walked around the couch and sat by her son. She put her hand on his knee and smiled at her son. "Gohan, I've been throwing up because of something called morning sickness."
Gohan's brows furrowed. Morning sickness? Morning sickness. He felt like he should know what that meant, but right now his mind was drawing a blank. It had to be because of how long he was sitting upside down. Too much blood rushed to his head and now he couldn't think straight! Better not tell that to his mother or she'll just get mad and make him study a lot more.
"Sweetie," Chi Chi brushed Gohan's bangs out of his face so she could see his eyes more clearly. "I'm pregnant."
Black eyes stared at his mother's then moved to look at his father who was still standing behind the couch, but now he was wearing a giant, excited grin. He blinked as those words processed in his mind. Pregnant meant a baby was coming. A baby coming meant that he had a sibling on the way. A sibling….
"Oh." Gohan said, eyes wide.
Chi Chi laughed. "I think he's in shock, Goku." She shot a smirk at him. "Just like you when I told you I was pregnant with Gohan."
Goku laughed and ruffled Gohan's hair. "It was surprising, but it was the best surprise I was ever given."
Gohan looked up at his dad in surprise.
Goku laughed at his expression. "Yes, Gohan, you were the best gift ever."
Gohan grinned at his dad.
"And now I get a second wonderful gift of life." Goku continued. "And Gohan gets a sibling." He smiled at his son. "And I just know that you will be a great older brother."
Gohan nodded. "Thanks dad." He looked back at his mom and hugged her. "Congrats, mom."
*Gohan*
Gohan jumped through the trees at an amazing speed. Normally he would go look for his animal friends and race with them, but right now all he wanted was to be alone which was why he left the house shortly after his parents told him that his mom was pregnant. It was completely shocking. Another baby was on the way. His parents were going to have a second child.
While he guessed that was exciting, not that he told his parents that in his shock, he couldn't help but feel a bit upset. His dad died in the Cell Games because of his arrogance. His dad was dead with a new baby on the way. If it wasn't for the Namek dragonballs, his dad would not have been able to come back. Hell, if Gohan didn't have a silent conversation with his dad to plead him to return after Goku said he didn't want wished back, Goku would have stayed dead to keep the Earth and all of them safe. But because of Gohan's pleading about still needing his daddy, Goku caved and told Gohan he would come back for his family.
But it was such a close call. His dad almost didn't come and his new sibling was so close to not having a dad. And it was all because of him becoming so cocky and arrogant because of his power!
As much as he enjoyed martial arts and being a hero, he didn't want to use that power ever again. He didn't want to lose control ever again. The best way to avoid what happened at the Cell Games from happening ever again was by never transforming into the second level again.
Then again, it didn't really matter. He doubted his mom would let him fight again anyway. She really wanted him to hit the books again. Since the world was at peace, she didn't see any reason for him to continue to fight. That idea actually upset him a bit. He really liked martial arts and wouldn't mind keeping up his training as long as he didn't have to go super saiyan two again.
Gohan jumped out of the trees and landed on the ground in front of a river. He walked over to the cliff of the river to look down the waterfall with a frown.
"What are you doing?"
Gohan screamed and turned around in surprise to stare at his father with wide eyes. "Dad! What are you doing here? I thought you were at the house with mom."
Goku put his hands on his hips and frowned at his son. "It's only been two weeks, Gohan, and you're already losing your touch. You didn't even notice me following you."
Gohan blushed and scratched the back of his head. "Sorry, I was thinking."
"That doesn't mean you shouldn't be aware of your surroundings. You could be attacked at any moment." Goku scolded.
"Attacked by who? There is no enemy!" Gohan protested.
Goku sighed. "But that doesn't mean one can't show up. Gohan, I know Piccolo and I trained you better than this."
Gohan shrugged and looked back down the waterfall.
The older saiyan frowned and walked towards his son. "Okay, Gohan, what's wrong? You've been acting strange since we told you that you're going to have a sibling on the way. Are you not excited?"
Gohan whipped around to face his father. "No, no, I am!" He sighed and turned away. "There's nothing wrong, Dad."
Goku crouched down next to his son and looked down at the river at the bottom of the waterfall. "Gohan, you know I am not as strict as your mother."
Blinking in confusion, Gohan looked over at his father. What was he getting at? Anyone could tell that he wasn't strict like his mom. Then again, no one could be as strict as his mother. In fact, his childish father was so wonderful to Gohan because it meant that his dad would be on his side more often to get Chi Chi off his back so he could have more fun.
"But you know that I have my own rules." Goku continued.
Gohan winced and looked away from his father. There was that though. The side that no one realized actually existed: his father's strict side. It was there, but it didn't come out often. His father let him get away with a lot, but when he was in a lot of danger, like with Broly, he ordered him away from fights. If he ever misused his powers, like playing with his ki blasts which he only did once, his dad punished him. If he ever disrespected his parents, not that Gohan ever has, he would surely be in trouble with his dad. When he lied to his dad, his father scolded him for lying since he didn't like it. The stricter side of his father was there, but Gohan was usually such a good boy that his dad didn't feel the need to be so strict often.
"And one of my rules is no lying." Goku said, shooting his son a look.
"I know!" Gohan said, quickly glancing at his dad then away again. "But I wasn't lying. I am excited to have a little brother."
"So then what is wrong?" Goku asked, poking his son in the side. "Come on, Gohan, you know you can tell me anything."
"It's really…" Gohan trailed off when he accidentally looked at his father to see him looking at him sternly. He quickly looked away again. Before his dad could realize what he was doing, Gohan jumped over the cliff and towards the water. As he was falling, he quickly removed his clothes while Goku just watched in disbelief.
"Does he think he can escape?" Goku asked baffled as his son hit the water. "It's like he's forgotten who his father is!" He quickly removed his boots and gi and dived in after his son.
Goku hit the water and swam towards where his son's ki was since the splashing water made it kind of hard for him to see in front of him at the moment.
When he got out of the bubbles he caused, he saw his son not that far ahead of him and swam quickly over to him. Gohan's head whipped around to stare at him before he turned himself around completely and raised a hand towards his father. Goku was confused for a moment before he felt his son raising his ki a bit. Instead of a ki blast, he blasted a ball of water filled with ki at his dad.
Goku quickly dodged the water bomb and looked back to see his son was swimming away again as the ki blast blew up behind him, causing shockwaves that both saiyans ignored. Withholding a chuckle so he wouldn't lose air, Goku continued after his son. To catch up to his son who had a \small lead on him, Goku powered up a bit and swam faster. He moved so much faster that his son didn't get the chance to react and he managed to grab Gohan around the waist from behind. Instead of pulling him out of the water, a mischievous smirk crossed Goku's face and he started to tickle his son, running his fingers over his ribs and stomach.
Gohan jerked in shock and tried to twist around in his father's arm, but his dad kept one of his arms tightly locked around his waist as he tickled him. His feet kicked out in the water as he struggled to escape while his hands covered his mouth. His hands covering his mouth was the only reason he didn't try to fight back to hit his dad to escape. Giggles were already escaping him and if he removed his hands, he was sure to take in too much water when his giggles turned into full blown laughter.
"Had enough yet?"
Gohan growled when he heard his dad in his head.
"Never! I will never give up!" Gohan shouted back, only to hear his dad's chuckles in reply. His dad's evil chuckles.
That was the only warning Gohan got before his dad stopped tickling him and readjusted his grip on his son before Gohan was thrown high into the air. He broke through the water surface, which left him gasping for air that was hard to take in as he went soaring through the sky. His gasping soon turned to laughter as he reached the peak of his dad's toss. It was actually amazing his dad didn't throw him hard enough to send him into space, not that Gohan was complaining. He didn't really want to visit space right now.
As Gohan was falling back down, Goku suddenly appeared below him with instant transmission and caught his son in his arms. He smirked down at his laughing son.
Gohan stopped laughing and glared at his dad. "That wasn't fair."
"All is fair." Goku replied, making Gohan pout. "Now do you want to tell me what is wrong?"
"It's nothing important." Gohan muttered.
"You're wrong." Goku retorted. "If it's bothering you this much, then it is important to me."
Gohan rolled himself out of his dad's arms and pushed his ki out so he could float by him. "I'm sorry!"
Goku blinked and scratched his head. "What do you have to be sorry for, Gohan?" Had Gohan done something recently that he didn't know about? That was strange. He was sure he knew everything that his son did.
"I almost caused my new sibling to grow up without a dad because I got arrogant and caused Cell to go to extremes to defeat me!" Gohan shouted. He was so upset over this that his ki spike a bit and started to steadily rise until his dad dropped a hand onto his head.
"Gohan, calm down." Goku told him softly.
"But–"
"No buts." Goku said, shaking his head. "Nothing that happened was your fault."
"But–"
Goku grabbed his son's wrist and pulled him down with him to the ground. They landed by the river and sat down. "Gohan, when you ascended, what were you feeling?"
"Uncontrollable rage." Gohan said quietly. "I felt so powerful and like I could do anything, that no one could possibly stop me. I was completely in control of the fight so I became arrogant and thought there was no way for Cell to overcome me now that I had ascended."
Goku sighed. "I'm the one who should be apologizing. Transforming into super saiyan causes intense emotions like that until you have mastered the form. You mastered super saiyan, but the moment you went flying into the second level, all that control you had was lost."
"But that's not your fault!" Gohan protested. "You couldn't have known that would happen. No one has ever made it to that level."
"That is true, but Gohan, why do you think I sent you to fight Cell?" Goku asked. "I would have never done that if I wasn't sure you had the power to beat him."
Gohan blinked in confusion. "What are you getting out?"
The older saiyan sighed. "When we were training in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber, there was a moment when you transformed into the second level, but you were too tired to stay in it and you passed out. I should have trained you into transforming again, but I chose not. I chose to let you make it to the level in your fight against Cell and that was a mistake."
"You couldn't have known if I could make it to the level again during training though. I didn't have enough turmoil to push me into that level until Cell pushed me too far!" Gohan protested.
"And as I told you when you were fighting Cell, what you did could have been the best move." Goku retorted. "Look, son," He grabbed Gohan's shoulders and forced him to look at him. "We both made our own choices and for all we know, they could have been the best choices we made. We have no idea of what could have happened if we did things differently, and right now, it's best not to focus on what ifs, okay? I'm alive now and I'm not going anywhere. That's all that matters right now. I'm going to be here for you, Chi Chi, and the newest member of our family, kay?"
"You don't blame me then?"
"Blame you?" Goku asked surprised before smiling at his son. "For what? My nine year old son saved the world and has surpassed me in power. I have never been prouder than in that moment when you finally ended Cell's reign of terror."
Gohan smiled at his dad and hugged him tightly before quickly escaping from his dad and jumping back into the river.
"Good idea, son. Your mother wants us to bring home some fish. She wants to have a feast to celebrate her pregnancy." Goku called after him.
Gohan's head popped out of the water and he smirked at his dad. "I bet I can catch a bigger fish than you."
Goku laughed and jumped into the river. "Oh, you are on, son!"
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