Chapter 1
Runaway
The Briefs family and the Son family all sat outside of Capsule Corporation. The two human women watched as there Saiyan family devoured most of the food on the table that was set outside.
"This is really good Chichi." Goku said through a mouth full of rice. Chichi gave a smile as a reply. Trunks stopped mid-bite as he looked over at Goten staring off into space.
"What's up?" Trunks asked going back to eating. Goten snapped out of his own little world and looked at his best friend.
"Huh? Oh, nothing." Trunks stopped eating again at Goten's tone. He set his bowl down and turned to face Goten completely.
"Are you done eating?" The lavender haired Saiyan asked Goten as his friend gave him a curious look. Trunks watched Goten's face as he smiled back at his friend.
"Yeah, I'm finished." Was the young Demi's answer. Goku looked from his bowl to his youngest son, staring at him in awe.
"What's up son?" The Saiyan asked. The two young teens turned to look at Goku.
"Nothing Otousan." Goten replied. "I'm just not very hungry." At this comment Chichi looked up and moved to Goten's side.
"Not hungry? Are you feeling alright Goten?" The raven haired woman asked looking down at her youngest.
"Yeah Okaasan, I'm really alright." Vegeta snorted.
"Being Kakkarot's son and not being hungry don't go together." Bulma gave Vegeta an angry look, which he ignored and went back to eating. Chichi looked back at Goten.
"Are you sure you are alright Goten?" The young Saiyan sighed and rolled his eyes.
"Yes Okaasan! Nothing's wrong." Getting to his feet, he flew with Saiyan speed away from Capsule Corporation. Everyone but Vegeta watched the boy go.
"I hope he's ok..." Chichi lowered her head.
"He'll be fine Chichi." Goku assured her as he piled more food into his bowl. Trunks continued to watch the spot where he had last seen his best friend flying into the distance.
"Okaasan, may I be excused?" Bulma had demanded that Trunks, unlike his father, learn some manners at the table.
"Yes Trunks." The Saiyan flew off in the direction Goten had just gone in.
Goten flew swiftly away from Capsule Corp. He didn't want to be there, or anywhere near his family or friends right now. Something inside Goten had just wanted to get away, to not be a Saiyan for a little while.
Goten knew his father and Gohan only wanted the best for him, but it still wasn't fair. Gohan had become a teacher like he had wanted, but that meant that Goten was the one who had to carry on the "family tradition".
"What kinda family tradition is that anyway? Otousan didn't even come from this planet. I don't want to be a fighter just like Otousan or Otousan's Otousan. It's not fair." As Goten finished his words, Trunks came up beside him.
"What's not fair?" The lavender haired Demi questioned him. Goten smiled but didn't answer the question. Trunks gave a quizzical look at his friend, searching for an answer in his eyes which made Goten sigh slightly.
"Nothing Trunks." He responded with a small grin. The two flew on silently for a while. Neither speaking any words, to enraptured in there own thoughts.
"Where we going Goten?" The Demi broke the silence as the land began to thin out showing off into the city.
"Just flying." Was Goten's flat answer. Trunks didn't say anymore. What had gotten into his friend? Trunks wondered. Goten's mood was strange. Trunks wanted to help his friend out, but didn't know how to reach him.
The sun began to set before Goten pulled to a stop in midair. "Trunks, maybe you should go home." Two ebony eyes starred away from the blue crystal orbs, clearing away from his gaze.
"What about you Goten?" Trunks wasn't about to leave his friend here acting like he was.
"I'm going to keep on going." The young Saiyan powered up slightly, taking flight again away from his friend with out waiting for a comment.
As stubborn as Trunks was, he wasn't going to give up. He powered up flying towards his friend with a stern look on his face. "Goten, what's gotten into you?!" Trunks yelled over the roar of the wind as it suddenly picked up. His friend's speed increased, making Trunks too power up a bit more.
'Why won't he leave me alone?!' Goten wondered as he powered up and picked up even more speed, making Trunks fall behind.
"Goten!" Trunks called to the younger Saiyan as he pulled further and further away.
"Just go home Trunks!" A roar had erupted from Goten before powering up to Super Saiyan and flying off leaving Trunks behind.
Trunks stopped and floated in midair, thinking that maybe he should go back. His mother would be worried, and the others could help him find Goten. After contemplating with each idea Trunks turned around and flew back toward Capsule Corp.
Chichi sat in Bulma's kitchen with Bulma sitting across from her. Goku, Vegeta, and Gohan were out looking for Trunks and Goten. The only light that penetrated the darkness of the house came from the small kitchen light above the sink. "The boys should have been back by now." Chichi said as she stood up. She walked to the window and looked out.
"They'll be back." As Bulma finished her sentence, Vegeta walked into the kitchen, followed by Trunks and then Gohan and Goku. Bulma stood up and rushed to Trunks. "Trunks! Where did you go?"
"I went flying with Goten Okaasan."
"Goten? Where is he Trunks?" Chichi asked as she walked to the rest of the group. Trunks lowered his gaze to the floor, not speaking a word so Goku spoke up for him.
"Trunks said he flew off somewhere." Chichi turned to her husband.
"What? Where could he have gone?!" Goku shook his head, he didn't know so he couldn't give his wife a reply.
"We don't know." Chichi just looked at Goku with a worried face.
"What do you mean?! Where's Goten?!" Chichi pushed past Goku and Gohan to get out the door. "Goten?!" She yelled to the sky. Goku walked to her side and put his arm around her shoulders.
"We'll find him Chichi. I'm going back out now." Goku kissed Chichi lightly on the cheek before lifting into the air. "Let's go Gohan." The younger Saiyan nodded and lifted into the air next to his father. Chichi watched the two fly off into the still blackening sky.
Trunks stood quietly watching his father. "Vegeta, aren't you going to help look?" Bulma asked folding her arms over her chest. Vegeta matched her stance.
"Why should I, he's not my problem."
"But he's my friend Papa!" Trunks said lifting his head. Vegeta turned to look at him.
"Still not my problem." Trunks ground his teeth together and then ran out the door, taking flight as soon as his head cleared the doorway. Bulma turned back to Vegeta.
"How could you say that?" Vegeta scowled back at her.
"Say what? It's not my problem that Kakkarot's brat ran away."
"But you could have been a little more supportive of your son." Bulma walked closer to Vegeta. "Now, you are going to help Goku, Gohan, and Trunks find Goten." Bulma's tone told Vegeta not to argue, but the proud Saiyan Prince would have none of his mate telling him what to do.
"I will not."
"Oh yes you will."
"No I won't."
"You will."
"Will not! I will not help Kakkarot woman!"
"Oh yes you will." Bulma pushed Vegeta out the door. "Now go look for Goten." She slammed the door in his face. Vegeta grumbled but he knew Bulma wouldn't let him back in, and he wasn't about to blast the door down, knowing he would have to fix it. Vegeta lifted off the ground and followed Trunks off into the night sky.
Goten landed on the top of a building in a city he did not know the name of. He looked around. The buildings were all tall, and there were many people running around below him.
"Goten..."Goten turned around towards the voice that called his name.
"Huh?" Someone swung a piece of metal and hit Goten in the side of the head. The young Saiyan fell sideways and fell off the building as his world went black.
The person flew after Goten and scooped him into their arms. The unconscious Goten lay freely in the person's arms as they took him away into the black sky and away from the rest of the world.
Runaway
The Briefs family and the Son family all sat outside of Capsule Corporation. The two human women watched as there Saiyan family devoured most of the food on the table that was set outside.
"This is really good Chichi." Goku said through a mouth full of rice. Chichi gave a smile as a reply. Trunks stopped mid-bite as he looked over at Goten staring off into space.
"What's up?" Trunks asked going back to eating. Goten snapped out of his own little world and looked at his best friend.
"Huh? Oh, nothing." Trunks stopped eating again at Goten's tone. He set his bowl down and turned to face Goten completely.
"Are you done eating?" The lavender haired Saiyan asked Goten as his friend gave him a curious look. Trunks watched Goten's face as he smiled back at his friend.
"Yeah, I'm finished." Was the young Demi's answer. Goku looked from his bowl to his youngest son, staring at him in awe.
"What's up son?" The Saiyan asked. The two young teens turned to look at Goku.
"Nothing Otousan." Goten replied. "I'm just not very hungry." At this comment Chichi looked up and moved to Goten's side.
"Not hungry? Are you feeling alright Goten?" The raven haired woman asked looking down at her youngest.
"Yeah Okaasan, I'm really alright." Vegeta snorted.
"Being Kakkarot's son and not being hungry don't go together." Bulma gave Vegeta an angry look, which he ignored and went back to eating. Chichi looked back at Goten.
"Are you sure you are alright Goten?" The young Saiyan sighed and rolled his eyes.
"Yes Okaasan! Nothing's wrong." Getting to his feet, he flew with Saiyan speed away from Capsule Corporation. Everyone but Vegeta watched the boy go.
"I hope he's ok..." Chichi lowered her head.
"He'll be fine Chichi." Goku assured her as he piled more food into his bowl. Trunks continued to watch the spot where he had last seen his best friend flying into the distance.
"Okaasan, may I be excused?" Bulma had demanded that Trunks, unlike his father, learn some manners at the table.
"Yes Trunks." The Saiyan flew off in the direction Goten had just gone in.
Goten flew swiftly away from Capsule Corp. He didn't want to be there, or anywhere near his family or friends right now. Something inside Goten had just wanted to get away, to not be a Saiyan for a little while.
Goten knew his father and Gohan only wanted the best for him, but it still wasn't fair. Gohan had become a teacher like he had wanted, but that meant that Goten was the one who had to carry on the "family tradition".
"What kinda family tradition is that anyway? Otousan didn't even come from this planet. I don't want to be a fighter just like Otousan or Otousan's Otousan. It's not fair." As Goten finished his words, Trunks came up beside him.
"What's not fair?" The lavender haired Demi questioned him. Goten smiled but didn't answer the question. Trunks gave a quizzical look at his friend, searching for an answer in his eyes which made Goten sigh slightly.
"Nothing Trunks." He responded with a small grin. The two flew on silently for a while. Neither speaking any words, to enraptured in there own thoughts.
"Where we going Goten?" The Demi broke the silence as the land began to thin out showing off into the city.
"Just flying." Was Goten's flat answer. Trunks didn't say anymore. What had gotten into his friend? Trunks wondered. Goten's mood was strange. Trunks wanted to help his friend out, but didn't know how to reach him.
The sun began to set before Goten pulled to a stop in midair. "Trunks, maybe you should go home." Two ebony eyes starred away from the blue crystal orbs, clearing away from his gaze.
"What about you Goten?" Trunks wasn't about to leave his friend here acting like he was.
"I'm going to keep on going." The young Saiyan powered up slightly, taking flight again away from his friend with out waiting for a comment.
As stubborn as Trunks was, he wasn't going to give up. He powered up flying towards his friend with a stern look on his face. "Goten, what's gotten into you?!" Trunks yelled over the roar of the wind as it suddenly picked up. His friend's speed increased, making Trunks too power up a bit more.
'Why won't he leave me alone?!' Goten wondered as he powered up and picked up even more speed, making Trunks fall behind.
"Goten!" Trunks called to the younger Saiyan as he pulled further and further away.
"Just go home Trunks!" A roar had erupted from Goten before powering up to Super Saiyan and flying off leaving Trunks behind.
Trunks stopped and floated in midair, thinking that maybe he should go back. His mother would be worried, and the others could help him find Goten. After contemplating with each idea Trunks turned around and flew back toward Capsule Corp.
Chichi sat in Bulma's kitchen with Bulma sitting across from her. Goku, Vegeta, and Gohan were out looking for Trunks and Goten. The only light that penetrated the darkness of the house came from the small kitchen light above the sink. "The boys should have been back by now." Chichi said as she stood up. She walked to the window and looked out.
"They'll be back." As Bulma finished her sentence, Vegeta walked into the kitchen, followed by Trunks and then Gohan and Goku. Bulma stood up and rushed to Trunks. "Trunks! Where did you go?"
"I went flying with Goten Okaasan."
"Goten? Where is he Trunks?" Chichi asked as she walked to the rest of the group. Trunks lowered his gaze to the floor, not speaking a word so Goku spoke up for him.
"Trunks said he flew off somewhere." Chichi turned to her husband.
"What? Where could he have gone?!" Goku shook his head, he didn't know so he couldn't give his wife a reply.
"We don't know." Chichi just looked at Goku with a worried face.
"What do you mean?! Where's Goten?!" Chichi pushed past Goku and Gohan to get out the door. "Goten?!" She yelled to the sky. Goku walked to her side and put his arm around her shoulders.
"We'll find him Chichi. I'm going back out now." Goku kissed Chichi lightly on the cheek before lifting into the air. "Let's go Gohan." The younger Saiyan nodded and lifted into the air next to his father. Chichi watched the two fly off into the still blackening sky.
Trunks stood quietly watching his father. "Vegeta, aren't you going to help look?" Bulma asked folding her arms over her chest. Vegeta matched her stance.
"Why should I, he's not my problem."
"But he's my friend Papa!" Trunks said lifting his head. Vegeta turned to look at him.
"Still not my problem." Trunks ground his teeth together and then ran out the door, taking flight as soon as his head cleared the doorway. Bulma turned back to Vegeta.
"How could you say that?" Vegeta scowled back at her.
"Say what? It's not my problem that Kakkarot's brat ran away."
"But you could have been a little more supportive of your son." Bulma walked closer to Vegeta. "Now, you are going to help Goku, Gohan, and Trunks find Goten." Bulma's tone told Vegeta not to argue, but the proud Saiyan Prince would have none of his mate telling him what to do.
"I will not."
"Oh yes you will."
"No I won't."
"You will."
"Will not! I will not help Kakkarot woman!"
"Oh yes you will." Bulma pushed Vegeta out the door. "Now go look for Goten." She slammed the door in his face. Vegeta grumbled but he knew Bulma wouldn't let him back in, and he wasn't about to blast the door down, knowing he would have to fix it. Vegeta lifted off the ground and followed Trunks off into the night sky.
Goten landed on the top of a building in a city he did not know the name of. He looked around. The buildings were all tall, and there were many people running around below him.
"Goten..."Goten turned around towards the voice that called his name.
"Huh?" Someone swung a piece of metal and hit Goten in the side of the head. The young Saiyan fell sideways and fell off the building as his world went black.
The person flew after Goten and scooped him into their arms. The unconscious Goten lay freely in the person's arms as they took him away into the black sky and away from the rest of the world.