Disclaimer: I will never in my wildest dreams own Dragonball Z.

Author's Note: Part of my big update! Correction, thanks to Wiggle Chicken for pointing this out: this is 7 months after Cell. Goku is alive. Enjoy!

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Today's been a little weird. Lately I haven't been feeling well. I bruise easily and I tired after a short run. My appetite hasn't been what it used to be. Dad is starting to get suspicious. Last week, Goten hugged me on my arm and his fingerprints stayed on. What's wrong with me?

But I am not going to tell them. I'm sure it is nothing. So what's the point? Because if we do go to Bulma if I say I'm not feeling well, then it will be nothing at all. But still… Something just isn't right.

Dad bruised me last week on the shoulder during a spar and it hasn't even started to heal. And my bruises are getting worse. I feel tired after a spar and have to catch my breath. Dad is going to take me to the doctor next week because Mom thinks I have and iron deficiency. Whatever that is.

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"Come on, Dad!" Gohan hoarsely yelled as he blocked one of his father's hard, fast punches. Goku grunted and kicked at Gohan in response to his challenge. Gohan turned out of the way just in time.

It was a gorgeous day. Birds were singing merrily in the trees. The sky was clear, nary a cloud. Gohan and Goku were training in a small clearing in the lively woods. They did that everyday.

Goku finally broke through Gohan's defense and landed a punch on his son's left shoulder. As he pulled away, he noticed that it left a huge, ugly bruise. Before Gohan could counter attack, Goku grabbed him and looked at his shoulder.

"What's wrong, Dad?" Gohan asked curiously. Goku never stopped a spar unless one of them was seriously injured, they couldn't continue, or it was lunchtime. And usually it was the last one.

"You're bruising easily. You're not supposed to. Something's wrong." Goku said knowingly. "No, I'm not. You just got lucky." Gohan replied, trying to jerk free, "It's no big deal."

Goku shook his head several times. "Oh yeah? Then what's this?" He rolled up the sleeve of his son's blue and orange fighting gi to reveal a large, black bruise on his other shoulder.

"I gave that to you a little over a week ago and it hasn't healed." Gohan shrugged nonchalantly. "I told you it's fine." Goku shook his head.

Gohan sighed, "Fine. You're right. I'm probably just a little under the weather. My appetite hasn't been the same. It's just a virus or something. Okay?"

Gohan wiggled out of Goku's hand and fell into his familiar fighting stance. Goku studied his son for a few moments before nodding.

He, too, sunk into a fighting stance. Goku launched off at Gohan. Gohan was slow to dodge, Goku noticed.

Gohan barely slid out of the way. Goku turned to face Gohan in mid-air and punched at him. Gohan caught his father's tense fist, inches from his face. Goku was quick to perceive that Gohan was struggling and panting even though they had only restarted a few seconds ago.

"That's it for today." Goku said to his son, retracting his fist. "Why?" Gohan tried to hide the fact that he was tired and short on breath.

"You're not up to par, today. You're looking pale, anyway." Goku responded. Gohan sighed once more, "I guess. Though I don't see the point because of a harmless virus."

Goku chuckled softly and motioned for Gohan to follow him. Gohan nodded, still panting a little. He waited for Gohan to get in front of him, before walking.

As they walked back to their home, Goku watched his son carefully. Gohan was breathing hard, though not as bad.

After they had eaten Chi-Chi's delicious roasted turkey dinner, Gohan walked upstairs to bathe and go to bed. He was exhausted. Chi-Chi and Goku watched as Gohan left the room, before expressing their concerns.

"Goku, I'm worried about Gohan. He's been really different. His appetite has been really small. Instead of eating twenty bowls of rice, he's only eating twelve. And last week, when Goten hugged him, his fingerprints stayed on him. He's a little pale and he sleeps later and later."

Chi-Chi looked worriedly at her husband. Goku nodded, "I noticed. When we both raced a few days ago, he ran out of breath in the beginning and struggled to finish."

Taking a breath, Goku continued, "And every time I hit him in a spar, he bruises easily and they take longer to heal. He looks so pale."

 Chi-Chi nodded her head as she placed her head on her tall husband's shoulder. "Goku… I'm worried."

"Chi-Chi, I'll take Gohan to the doctor next week. I'm sure that it's just an iron deficiency. Okay?"

Chi-Chi nodded, "Thank you Goku." Goku smiled at Chi-Chi, "Now we should get some rest." Chi-Chi smiled brightly and hugged Goku

The next morning, Goku and Chi-Chi had been awake for three hours and had eaten their pancakes already. Gohan was still asleep in his bed.

"Goku, he should be out of bed by now. It's two in the afternoon." Goku nodded, "Yeah."

As he got up from the oak table to wake Gohan, Gohan entered the room. He looked very disoriented and dazed. Something was wrong with him.

"Gohan?" Goku started to walk to his dazed son. "I'm… sorry." Gohan barely managed to gasp out, before his dark eyes rolled back into his head and he fell forward.

Goku literally flew to his falling son, catching him a few centimeters from the hard, wooden floor.

Chi-Chi screamed and ran over to her family's side. Goku turned his son over onto his back. He quietly checked his son's vital signs. He found that Gohan was alive and breathing, but not responding.

He scooped Gohan up in his arms. "Chi-Chi, come on." Chi-Chi nodded and ran into Goten's room to get him. Chi-Chi ran back to Goku and they teleported to Tormai Hospital, the same hospital they had taken Chi-Chi a few hours into labor.  

Doctors immediately rushed to the fallen teenage boy. They grabbed Gohan from Goku and directed them into the ER. Goku followed along with Chi-Chi and Goten to the room.

"Mr. Son, we need to run some blood tests on your son." Goku nodded. They took a few samples of Gohan's blood from his elbow. Goku cringed a bit. Then they moved Gohan to the ICU until he woke up.

Shortly after moving him, Gohan woke. His eyes were cloudy and he was very groggy. "Gohan?" Gohan shifted his eyes tiredly to his father, mother, and sleeping brother.

After a few minutes, Gohan seemed to regain his senses and alertness. Gohan sat up slowly in his bed. Gohan looked down at his elbow where it was covered with a Band-Aid. He looked back at his father questioningly. "The doctors ran some tests." Gohan nodded.

"But what happened?" Gohan asked, still looking at his father. "You passed out. Now hold tight until we get the results back." Gohan yawned, "Okay."

One hour passed. Then one hour became two hours. After the two hours of waiting, the doctor entered the room with a grave and serious look on his face. Something was terribly wrong.

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