Time Error -- DBZ/GT

Summary: Goku has been in all sorts of trouble, but what happens when he gets himself stuck into the past? Goku, after being transformed into the body of a child by the dragonballs, is accidentally sent into the past. There he meets his youngest son as a child, Goten, who looks just like him. What will Goku do when they discover him? Could he tell them the truth? Or will an elaborate plan be created in order to avoid the consequences as well as the wrath of ChiChi.

Disclaimer: DBZ/GT or any of the characters do not belong to me, obviously.

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A darkness flashed around him, he felt as though a mallet had smashed into his head several times. A small child suddenly burst his eyes open in the confusion. His head throbbed with pain but he soon realized it was not a physical pain, but a mental tension that was building up. Everything around him was dark, apart from the pink colored lights that flashed around occasionally in the pitch black. He was floating steadily, as though being pushed along a path. How did he get here? Who was he? Even these simple questions seemed to evade him. A light behind he grew steadily brighter, his eyes winced at it as they had become unaccustomed to the light from being in the dark so long. 'Wait... I remember now...' a young voice floated and echoed in the boy's mind. A memory flashed into his head, reminding him of where he was. He had been with Pan, his granddaughter, and his son, Gohan as they prepared a time-travel gate. The entire thing had been Bulma's idea. Convinced that if she had the ability to make a time-travel spaceship in another life, (Refer to Trunk's Saga) she could make a time-travel machine in this life as well. It was tested, to no avail, it just did not seem to work. Bulma had left in order to find more parts to add to the seemingly incomplete machine. Not too long afterwards Pan had wandered into Capsule Corp., to where the time-travel gate was. Gohan, having been aiding Bulma as she created the device, had invited Goku to watch. Though hardly had the right interest in these types of things he went along, hoping to get away from the upset ChiChi. She had been getting on his case more than usual, enough to scare even the strongest of super saiyans off.

Pan, being the curious and mischievous pre-teen she was, decided to tinker around with the machine. She was certain that she could fix what even Bulma could not. Young Pan clicked away at the keyboard, alarming Gohan, as he had not noticed that she had entered the room. "Pan! Wait, don't mess with that!" he exclaimed, flying up to the girl as she halted in her mad flush of key pressing.

"Papa! I, I was just trying to help..." Pan said with an abashed look. She opened her mouth, preparing another flurry of words to fend off her father, as a bright light appeared from the entrance of the time-travel gate. "Ah! Look! It's working!" she exclaimed in glee. She really had fixed it! Gohan spun around at the light, flustered. It was true, a bright light had begun to glow at the entrance. But something else had caught his eye, something bad.

"Wait! Father, watch out! You're getting too clo--!" Gohan had sent a warning to his Goku as the boy reached out to the light in a childish curiosity. In a blaze of blinding light Goku had suddenly disappeared. Gohan stared, flabbergasted. "F-father? FATHER!!" Gohan cried as the entire building went into darkness. The power was down, a blackout? Gohan knew what had happened. It was the time-travel machine, it had used all of the buildings' electricity in order to send his father flying into the future, or was it the past? Gohan clenched his fists tight as the darkness turned into silence. There was no way they could be sure. For all he knew, his father could have been sent three-hundred years in the future, and he would never know.

Goku let the memory pass. It had been so sudden, and the light had seemed so enticing. He made a short rasping chuckle. He could hardly blame his actions on his child form. The small light that had blinded him earlier had seemed to grow steadily larger, though his eyes had easily adjusted to the light once more. The blackness faded and Goku could feel gravity pull on his body, dropping him onto the cold solid ground. It was dark, but not as dark as it had been earlier. His eyes soon readjusted to the semi-darkness and he took a long look around the room. It was a room, a room he recognized. "Ah!" he realized, "This is the room where the time-travel gate was!" He pulled himself from the ground, fumbling to the walls for the light. His small fingers eventually struck the switch and the lights beamed on. "Hmm..." he said with thought, it really was the same room. He spun his head as he searched for the machine. It was nowhere to be seen, as well as both Gohan and Pan. He frowned, had he actually been sent into the past or the future? It seemed unlikely. "Maybe they left..." Goku said, letting himself reach for their power levels. When he could not feel them he began to worry. "Uh-oh, what if I really was sent into the past?" he said in a startled voice to himself. "I better get out of here and find out what's going on..." Goku said slowly as he started towards the stairs. He reached for the doorknob, but was surprised when it twisted when his hand was inches from touching it. "Woah--!"

The door suddenly burst open, slamming into Goku's face as it sent him flying back down the stairs. He grunted on every step, finally landing on his head. "Oooowww," he groaned in displeasure. "That hurt!" he complained as he rubbed his head with both of his hands. "Who did that?! That wasn't very nice!" he said with tears in his eyes. He looked up to see the silhouette of a woman.

"What do you mean?! You're breaking and entering! THAT isn't nice either!" her voice shot back at him as her figure came into the light. "Oh! Huh? Goten?" she said slowly.

Goku gasped, "B-Bulma? Y-you're young!" He was surprised even though he knew he should not have been; it was, after all, her home.

"What did you say? I'm young! Of course I'm young! Are you saying I'm old?!" she shouted, a flood of pink rushing down her cheeks. Goku had forgotten the temper she had, as well as her way to twist words.

"Oh, sorry. You just look younger than usual!" Goku tried for a recovery, realizing that it worked as Bulma's color faded back to normal.

"Why thank you, Goten," she said gleefully. "How polite you're growing, your mother would be proud." Goku stared vacantly. She thought he was Goten? That meant he really was in the past. He resisted the urge to gulp. This was not good. He could not get back without the time-machine, and the last time someone had trifled with time, it had completely changed the events of time. He knew that he'd have to make as little of impact as possible. "By the way, what are you doing here? I heard some noise and thought someone had broken in... Were you playing with Trunks?" she asked him. Goku tried to think of an excuse before she made one for him. He was not much of a liar but the circumstances did not give him much of a choice.

"Y-yes! I was looking for him just now, where is he exactly?" Goku said nervously. He hoped that she would not be able to see through his facade.

Bulma smiled in response, "Well, he's not here right now. I think he's outside training with his father..." Bulma touched his lips with a finger as she tried to remember. "I could get him for you... Of course I have to convince Vegeta first..." Bulma said slowly before Goku decided that this was the perfect opportunity.

"Ah, is that so? Eh heh, too bad! I'll come back later then!" Goku exclaimed, quickly pushing Bulma aside to get past her. "I'll see ya' around Bulma!" he said as he unlatched one of the window doors. He flew out into the sky, waving back at the surprised Bulma as she slowly waved back.

"Hm, something seemed... off about that..." Bulma said frowning as the boy flew out of sight.

Once out of Bulma's sights Goku released a light sigh, that was close. But what could he do now? He was stranded on his own planet. A long growl came from his stomach, "Uhng... I'm soo hungry..." He floated down to the ground, near the heart of the city. He had no money and it was not as though he could go home. Goku dropped down next to a water fountain. According to Bulma he looked like Goten... That must mean that he'd gone into the past. Goku remembered that he was dead at this time. He rustled his hair with his hands as the oddity soon began to confuse him. "Time-travel is confusing... I wonder how Trunks did it," Goku sighed as his stomach groaned again. "I'm going to die if I don't find something to eat!" Goku shouted as he dropped his head back onto the side of the fountain. This motion seemed to have gather the attention of someone because Goku heard approaching footsteps of several people. He let his head rise again, shocked as he eyes saw those in front of him.

"Goten, what's going on, buddy?" a short man with a head full of cropped black hair said. It was Krillin. Goku noticed that 18 and their daughter, Marron, soon following behind.

"K-krillin! Is that you?" Goku stuttered, this was exactly what he had tried avoiding. In the confusion he jolted backwards, bashing his head against the cement of the fountain, cracking the concrete open. "Agh!" Goku held his head for the second time that day, it was a lucky thing that his head was so hard.

"Woah, are you alright?" Krillin said in a humorous voice, chuckling as he did so. He watched as Goku's clothes began to soak in the water that leaked out from the splits of the cracked cement. "So surprised? What are you doing out here in the city?" he asked seconds before answering his own rhetorical question. "Looking for Trunks again? We're going shopping, someone has to carry all this junk," Krillin added, whispering the additional comment. 18 frowned, clearly hearing what the bald man had said. "Oops, too loud. Got to watch out for that," Krillin snickered at Goku who stared, still dumbfounded.

"Yes, that's right," Goku said as he drained the water, letting it drip. 'Poor Krillin,' he thought as he held a small smile. "Good luck then, Krillin. Trunks' was busy with Vege-- Ah, I mean his dad! So I'm going to head back home," Goku explained, realizing that his tail was also soaking. He spun around as though to shake it off before he froze dead. 'Wait, Goten doesn't have a tail!' Goku remembered.

"Huh? What are you looking at, Goten?" Krillin said curiously, trying to get a look behind of Goku. Noticing his movements Goku's body worked automatically. He made a quick movement, keeping his back from Krillin, as well as tripping the small man. Krillin, in the span of less than a second, had fallen into the water. "Uwaah! What's the big deal?!" Krillin shouted, shocked at Goku's quick movements.

"Ah! Sorry, Krillin!" he turned to 18 and Marron, "Sorry, 18! I've got to go, I'll see ya'!" Goku said as he took off into the sky. He made certain to slip his fuzzy tail into his blue gi as he soared higher near the clouds. 'I should probably find the right clothes... It seems almost impossible to avoid contact at all...' Goku thought to himself. He could disguise himself as Goten easily, the only problem then would be Goten himself. Goku decided it best that he risked it, it order to make his way in the past world.

** My first fanfic, I hope you liked it! This is just chapter 1, I plan on continuing it soon.