Chapter Two

Goten gulped as he looked up at Vegeta, "Like, your dad, dad? The one that we accidently made eat lard when we switched out the butter?"

"ACCIDENTLY?" Vegeta roared. "HOW WAS THAT AN ACCIDENT?"

Vegeta was yelling so loud and with such force that Goten and Trunks had to plug their ears and dig their feet into the ground.

"I HAD A COATING OF LARD ON MY TONGUE FOR A WEEK!"

Once Vegeta stopped yelling, Trunks turned to Goten and said, "Yep, that's him."

"Now hold on, Vegeta." Goku said, coming to the troublesome duo's rescue like he had many times before. "I can understand why Goten and Trunks were curious. They've never had a chance to travel in spaceships like we have."

"That is not the issue, Kakarot," Vegeta snapped.

"It's not?" Goku asked, scratching the back of his head. "What's the issue then?"

"Why are they even here?" Vegeta asked, pointing at them.

"We could ask you the same question." Trunks shot back.

At this point, Krillin had had enough. "Who are you guys, really? What's going on here?"

"Yeah! Where's my real dad?" Gohan desperately asked.

Goten looked at Gohan curiously and then tugged on Goku's gi, asking, "Dad, who is that?"

Goku looked down at his youngest son and smiled, knowing there was no point keeping secrets now, not after Trunks and Goten showed up. "That's Gohan when he was your age," he told Goten.

"That's Gohan?" Trunks and Goten said at the same time, in shock.

"I know. I forgot how little he used to be too," Goku chirped.

Gohan's bottom lip quivered, if that other boy named Goten was the son of this Goku, than where was his father. Did some weird people take over Vegeta and his father? And what did Goku mean about forgetting how little he used to be. Gohan was getting bigger not smaller.

"If you're his dad, than where is mine? What did you do with him?" Gohan asked, barely holding back his tears.

Goku walked over to Gohan and knelt down. He placed his hands on his eldest son's shoulders. "Gohan, it's okay. I'm still your father," Goku told him, reassuring him with a soft squeeze.

"But how?" Gohan replied with a worried frown.

"Yeah," Krillin said. "And when did Vegeta get a son? And is he as much trouble as Vegeta is?" Krillin took a cautious step away from the purple haired boy who had a wicked grin on his face.

"Humph!" Vegeta sneered. "He's worse. My brat and Kakarot's brat would "accidently" destroy the planet if left unattended for too long," Vegeta said seriously. Vegeta knew he wasn't exaggerating. After babysitting the two of them for a weekend he was ready to get in a ship and forget about earth life. He eventually put them in an indestructible room, that Bulma made for him, locked the door and hoped that they might destroy each other.

As they talked, no one noticed the bulky, yellow airplane that circled overhead.

"GOHAN! MY BABY," a shrilling voice from above cried out. "ARE YOU ALRIGHT?"

Chi Chi was screaming at the top of her lungs from inside Bulma's airplane. She hadn't seen Gohan in a whole year, thanks to Piccolo. The nerve of that green giant taking her baby, training him to fight after all that hard work she put into his studies so he wouldn't have to fight. And then bringing him out here to fight some aliens.

"AAH!" she yelled out. He was lucky that he was already dead. "Bulma, why don't you land already! Who taught you how to fly?" Chi Chi screeched.

"Chi Chi, sit down! Or I won't land at all! And I am a very good pilot, for your information," Bulma replied hotly. Bulma was quite tired of Chi Chi, she knew that the woman was only worried about her boy, but Bulma's ears were starting to ring.

Goku looked up at the airplane, and then let out a nervous laugh.

Everyone else on the ground looked just as nervous. Even Vegeta, who was trying to appear calm with his arms crossed, had a single bead of sweat running down the side of his face. As the airplane got closer to the ground the landing sequence started. Steam came out of the bottom of the yellow craft as it came as it touched the ground. A split second later, Chi Chi came flying out of the airplane, targeting Gohan and ran toward him.

"Oh, Gohan! I am so happy that you are alright. I have missed you so much. You better have missed me too," Chi Chi said as she gave her son a tight hug.

Goku looked at his wife, she was so much younger. In the future she still was overly worried about Gohan, but she now obsessed more over Goten. Thinking of Goten, Goku noticed he wasn't around anymore. Where did he go? Goku took a look around and found Goten hiding behind him. Goku then looked for Trunks, who was also missing, and found him hiding behind Vegeta. Those two kids were smart, but if they were really smart, they would have hid a couple hundred miles farther.

Vegeta looked down at Trunks. "What are you doing?" Vegeta asked Trunks.

"I am not taking any chances," Trunks said. "If you are my actual dad, then she might be my actual mom." Trunks watched Bulma get out of the airplane. "If she is, then I am in even more trouble. I didn't tell her anything about where I was going. Also, I flooded the bathroom before I left."

After everyone was out of the airplane, Bulma touched a button on the side and the airplane. It made a Poof! Bulma picked up the bottle that held the airplane. Then walked casually over to join the group that had gathered around Goku. Goku was telling them that the reason why he wasn't hurt was because he took a senzu bean. Bulma was almost to the group when she noticed someone standing a little ways away. It was Vegeta!

"Aah!" She screamed. "What's he doing here?"

Everyone turned to Vegeta. Vegeta smiled maliciously at them all, he liked the fear in their eyes. It had been too long.

"Well, uh," Goku stammered. "Vegeta decided that he doesn't want to destroy earth anymore so I said he could live here."

Vegeta raised a brow at Kakarot's lame explanation.

"Oh," Bulma exclaimed sarcastically.

Vegeta had heard that tone many times. Kakarot was in for it.

"So, Vegeta had a change of heart, did he?" Bulma asked sweetly.

"Uh huh," Goku nodded.

Here it comes, Vegeta thought.

"And the fact that he killed Yamcha is TOTALLY OKAY WITH YOU?!"

"Well," Goku coward. "That's kind of all in the past."

Vegeta rubbed his temples and mumbled, "Not the best choice of words, Kakarot."

"In the PAST!" Bulma roared. "That happened a few hours ago."

"What about Gohan?" Chi Chi yelled. She glared daggers at Goku as she stroked her son's bruised face.

"He looks fine."

Chi Chi's eyes lit on fire.

"What I mean is," Goku tried backpedaling, "he just needs a senzu bean."

"Hey, let's not forget the other people he killed," Master Roshi volunteered.

"Yeah, Tien, Chiaotzu, and Piccolo," Puar said in his cute little voice.

"I'm not all that upset about Piccolo," Oolong told Puar.

"I am," Gohan yelled at Oolong.

"Wow, Dad. You're really popular," Trunks whispered sarcastically to Vegeta. Trunks knew that his dad wasn't all that nice when he first came to earth, but he didn't know that everyone was that upset about what happened.

Vegeta gave Trunks a flat look.

"So, Goku," Bulma said with her hands on her hips, "are you going to explain why it's suddenly okay for him to stay here?"

Goku looked at them all with a sheepish grin. "Well, for one, his ship is busted," he replied lamely.

Everyone looked around at all the rumble from the two ships.

"What happened to them?" Bulma asked. "I saw them on TV and they were intact."

"That's simple," Vegeta answered. He grabbed Trunks and threw out in front of everyone. "This brat wanted to take a joy ride."

Trunks glared back at his father.

Bulma gazed at the purple haired boy. If the boy was in the ship when it crashed then he might be hurt. "Are you alright kid?" Bulma asked as she ran to Trunks.

"I'm okay, really," Trunks told his mother. He wasn't even born yet and he still got babied by her.

"Well, aren't you just the cutest thing. Your father must be a real looker," Bulma said, ruffling Trunk's hair.

Vegeta smirked.

"And don't worry kid. I'm sure that Goku won't allow Vegeta to hurt you," Bulma told him.

"Uh, Bulma," Krillin said. "That is Vegeta's son."

"WHAT?" Bulma screeched. She looked at Vegeta then at Trunks then back at Vegeta, who had a gloating expression on his face. She could see the resemblance. Bulma couldn't believe it! She just gave Vegeta a compliment. "Then I've change my mind. You obviously get your good looks from your mother." Bulma sneered back at Vegeta but took a few steps closer to Goku as she did.

Vegeta couldn't believe it. Somehow Bulma managed to insult him and compliment herself without even knowing it. The woman was good, he had to give her that. "What's the matter woman, can't stand the fact that you find me attractive?" Vegeta asked arrogantly.

Bulma was about to reply back but she was interrupted by Master Roshi.

"Hey, Goku, who's the look-a-like behind you?" Master Roshi said pointing at Goten, who was being surprisingly quiet.

Goku moved aside to reveal Goten," This is, uh..."

"It's his other son, mom," Gohan told Chi Chi.

Chi Chi frowned. "Other son?" she mouthed. She turned anxiously to Goku, "Tell me it's not true, Goku, please."

"It's true, Chi Chi, but there is also a good explanation," Goku said not liking the hurt he saw in his wife's eyes.

"And what is the explanation, Kakarot?" Vegeta asked. "Are you sure it would be wise to tell them?"

"I don't see how we have any other choice," Goku responded. "Goten and Trunks are from the future." Goku started to explain. "But so are Vegeta and I. You see it all started when…"


Flashback to the future ~

Goku was laying in bed after a long day of training Goten. He was enjoying being around his youngest son, since he wasn't there for him the first seven years of Goten's life. He was innocent just like Gohan, but he had a little more of an attitude. Goku imagined that he got that from hanging out with Trunks.

Overcome with sweet sleep, Goku dreamed of a mountain of delicious food. Every time that he took a bite more would appear. He never got full, so he was able to keep eating. But then something strange happened. He was about to eat a dumpling when he noticed that it had eyes. Goku quickly threw it down. That was strange. Goku looked at all the other food. All of it had eyes, and they were all chanting, "Goku! Goku! Goku! Goku!"

The next thing Goku knew was that he was surrounded by water. He couldn't breath, he tried swimming to the top but for some reason he couldn't get there. I'm drowning, Goku thought.

"I'M DROWNING," Goku yelled as he sat up in his bed.

"If you can yell, then you are clearly not drowning," Chi Chi, who was also awake now, told Goku. "Now go back to sleep," she commanded.

Goku looked down at his shirt, it was all wet. His hair was wet too. He was sure Chi Chi didn't splash him with water. It must have been Goten and Trunks playing a prank on him. Trunks was staying the weekend. Vegeta just dumped him on the doorstep earlier that day and then took off.

"Goku," someone called out to him.

The voice sounded just like the food in his dream.

"Come outside," they said. "MOVE IT!"

Goku jumped in surprise. He got out of bed and went to the window. He feared that a whole pile of food was going to be out there ready to attack him. But what he saw was just Baba sitting on her large crystal ball.

"Baba, were you the one that splashed me?" Goku asked.

"Yes. I have been trying to wake you for the last ten minutes," Baba said.

"Why? Is there something wrong?"

"No. I felt like having a casual chat in the middle of the night," Baba said in her cranky old voice.

"Oh," Goku replied.

"OF COURSE THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG," Baba yelled at him.

"Eeeek!"

"Now, Goku. I need you to come with me. There is something important that I need to discuss with you," Baba said. She then floated off into the sky.

Goku followed quickly behind her as she went up into the clouds and then stopped.

"What's the matter?" he asked

"The Order of Dimension Control has given me an assignment," Baba said.

"The Order of Dimension Control?" Goku asked scratching his head. "What do they do?"

"They control dimensions of course. No more questions," Baba snapped.

"I only asked one," Goku whined.

"Quiet!" Baba commanded. "They have given me an assignment. In the Dimensional Shift there is a prison. This prison is where they hold the most dangerous and elusive criminals; time travelers, shape shifters, and dimensionals, those that can travel through dimensions. One of these criminals has escaped. He calls himself The Bug. We don't know what his intentions are but I can guarantee you they aren't good. The Bug has the ability to switch dimensions, and not only that, he can time-travel as well. We have never considered The Bug very dangerous, until now that is."

"Why's that?" Goku asked.

"Because he has never been able to do anything like this before. We believe that he somehow has developed these new powers recently. Since we don't know what we're up against, I have convinced the Order to send you. Do you accept this mission?" Baba asked.

"Sure, I do. I love going on adventures. Wow. I hope this bug can fight," Goku said enthusiastically. He needed a challenge. "Now all I have to do is tell Chi Chi." Goku said.

"She doesn't need to know anything, trust me. She won't even know that you are gone. What you need to do is pick someone to go with you. I can send two people and that's it." Baba said.

"Send two people where?" Goku asked.

"To the past, to where we last traced The Bug," Baba answered.

This was awesome! Goku was going to travel in time to capture a villain, and he didn't have to tell his wife! All he had to do was pick someone to go with him. Now who did he know that was in need of a break, that could be of help, and that would enjoy a good fight.

"I know who can come." Goku exclaimed.

Vegeta slammed the door behind him and made his way to the gravity room. He had just had another fight with Bulma, which she won. The woman was driving him crazy, saying he had no right to send Trunks away for the weekend without her permission. Trunks was his blasted son too. Vegeta had no sanctuary at all! He used to be able to scare her away with a threat, but now she would laugh if he even tried to threaten her.

In the Gravity Room, Vegeta kicked the imaginary foe, then did a couple of punches. As Vegeta was punching his imaginary opponent in the GR, he all of a sudden made contact with something.

Goku went flying to the other side of the GR and hit the wall.

"Ouch!" Goku whined while rubbing his nose. "Man, I should never pop in on your training." His eyes started to water. Why was the nose so sensitive?

"Kakarot, what are you doing here?" Vegeta asked.

Goku got back to his feet and walked over to Vegeta with a goofy smile on his face. "I have come to see if you would like a break from Bulma, without her having to know that you're gone." Goku said.

"Explain," Vegeta commanded.

Goku told Vegeta all about The Bug and what Baba wanted them to do.

"So we are going to time travel to catch an insect?" Vegeta said skeptically.

"Come on, what do you have to lose?" Goku asked. He then gave Vegeta a child like grin.

"Fine," Vegeta said. He hated when Goku grinned like that. Goku didn't look saiyan with that expression on his face.

"Great," Goku replied and with that he teleported Vegeta and him back to Baba.

"Okay you two, I will contact you if I have any additional information. Now this is what will happen. I will send you back in time, right when Vegeta first came to earth. That is where we detected The Bug last. I will replace you with your past selves so that there won't be two of you." Baba said looking at the two saiyans. "Any questions?"

"Just one," Vegeta said. "Are you sure we are going to come back at the same time we left? That there is no way that Bulma will know that I am gone."

Baba nodded a yes. "Are you ready?" she asked.

They both gave a nod.

"Oh yeah, try not to cause any large changes in time," Baba told him. She pulled some sort of twig out of her robe and mumble something. The world around the two saiyans started to twist and spin.

"What kind of large changes?" Goku yelled. But it was too late, Baba was gone. Goku started to feel very dizzy. Then the world was dark, the darkness was replaced by blinding light. The next thing Goku knew was that he was in intense pain. He was being squeezed to death in an iron grip. He managed to open his eyes. Vegeta was the one who had him in a death grip. He was in his Oozaru form. "VEGETA!" Goku cried in pain. "PLEASE. LET. GO!"


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Awaken to a grim world once hidden before your eyes.

There must be something wrong with 13-year-old, Ian Grim. Why else would Mitchel Trent, who everyone believes to be the nicest guy in school, bully him? Why did everyone at school give him nasty looks and whisper about him in spiteful gossip? Even teachers didn't like him. They always made him sit in the far corner of their classrooms where it was easy to ignore him. Even more hurtful, was the fact that Ian's own father blatantly ignored him. If it wasn't for his loving mother; his fun, yet psycho, younger brother; and his own sparkling sarcastic personality; Ian might think his life was a bit difficult. That is, until his mother goes missing one night.

In a twist of cruel irony, his father finally pays Ian's some attention only to threaten his life and force him on the run. Desperate for answers, Ian is compelled to accept help from Mitchel, the "nice" bully from school. That's when Ian learns that his mother was taken by the Reaper.

If Ian wishes to save his mother, he must first survive his father. And in order to do that, he will need to learn of the spirit world, discover his own power, and embrace his role in an ongoing shadow war, before the Reaper tears his world apart.