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Sleep never came to Goku that night. Chi-Chi slept like a rock and didn't notice her husband tossing and turning that night. Goku just looked out the window and couldn't help but think about that small child. All Goku knew about him was the golden hair that he had. He had no ki on him and Piccolo had a look of lost on his face. He didn't tell anyone about it. The only person he would usually tell would be-
"Gohan," Goku whispered to himself. Figuring that sleep would never come to him, Goku walked down the stairs. He took a peek into Gohan's room and saw a crib where Gohan's bed used to be. He looked in the crib and saw his second son, Goten. "I wish I could sleep like you. I wish Chi-Chi paid more attention to me that you. I guess it's not that bad. I mean, she changes your diapers and feeds you. I have plenty of time to train but with Chi-Chi always with you all the time, I need someone to talk to. Krillin is trying to find 18, Piccolo is still trying to figure out what he needs to figure out, and Vegeta is trying to do his role as a father. Vegeta, a father. I feel sorry for Trunks."
Goku chuckled at himself. Hearing what Trunks from the future said about Vegeta being his dad made Goku have a second look at the old vegetable- head. He had feelings for people, he just never showed it to people. Piccolo was the same way until he kidnapped Gohan and-
Goku shook his head. He needed to get some fresh air and get his mind over his lost son. It was a mystery that Goku could not figure out. He saw him in that bedroom that night and checked on him. He looked fast asleep but Goku could remember how cold his face was. It was like someone else was touching his face but Goku didn't think a thing about it. It was a cold night after all.
Since Goku fell asleep in a tank top and sweat pants, he just put on a jacket and quietly walked out the door. He gently shut the door and started walking. He knew Goten would not wake since he just had a feeding and a diaper change. He did it after all since Chi-Chi did not wake after the first half-hour. Chi-Chi could sleep late if she wanted too.
Faded footsteps could be heard in the distant and Goku looked up to see. There was a vivid shadow running towards him but then he noticed other shadows chasing behind it. Goku stopped walking and stood there as the shadow ran closer to him. The closer he got the closer Goku realized he knew that person that was running. It was Child, but why was he running?
"Child," Goku questioned. Child quickly ran behind Goku's leg and grasped on it tightly. Goku realized that the other shadows were the strangers that were at the Cell Games. They stropped in front of him and pointed at Child. Goku looked at the young one and back at the four strangers. "I don't think he wants to be with you."
"Child," one of the strangers shouted. Child shook his head.
"No," Child shouted. "I don't want to be with you! I had enough!"
Goku looked at Child and placed his hand on his back.
"It's okay," Goku said. "I'll protect you."
"But you don't know," Child said clutching onto Goku's pant leg. "They want me for my power! They want me because I'm a-"
"Child!"
"Leave him be," Goku yelled at the leader. "If it's power you want, then come and get me!"
"They don't fight," Child whispered. "But they have powers, like you and me. Their powers are from their mind and they can easily take you down, even if you are a super saiyan."
"How do you know about super saiyans?"
"I'll explain later if I can. Whatever you do, don't let me go back to them!"
Goku nodded and faced the four hooded strangers. He took a quick glance back at the child and then faced the four hooded strangers.
"Give him here," the one strangers said floating up to Goku.
"He doesn't want to go with you," Goku shouted.
"Get back here Child!"
"No," Child shouted. "I belong here, not with you!"
"You dare speak without my permission," the stranger said pointing his finger at Child. "You are not aloud to speak unless I give you permission! Do you betray us Child?"
"I was never with you and yes I betray you! I am not one of you! I am one of him!"
Goku looked down at Child with a questionable look on his face. One of him, a saiyan maybe? That can explain knowing about the saiyans then but what other saiyan can possible be out there? The planet was destroyed when Goku was mere child. But then again, there was also Broly.
"You are not him clone," the tall stranger said. "If you do not step forth then I will have to destroy you, and the human you are trying to protect."
"I can easily destroy you," Child said stepping forth in front of Goku. "But you know my weakness."
Child walked up to the tall stranger but Goku pulled him back. Child looked up at him and titled his head. Goku could not see his face, his mouth he could clearly see, and could not tell what Child was feeling at the point. Was he happy, shocked, upset, angry; Goku could not tell. His mouth showed nothing. Goku didn't know if it was a good thing, or a bad.
"I'll help you here," Goku said smiling. "One against four doesn't sound fair. I can become a super saiyan so that should even the odds."
"Don't bother," Child said walking past Goku. "They're just going to take me away again. It's a waist of your energy and time."
Goku questioned Child's reaction as he walked up to the strangers. Like the Cell Games, Child was once again slapped in the face. He lifted his feet up in the air and gave one last look to Goku. For the first time, Child slightly smiled at Goku. Goku smiled back and everything faded away. Goku found himself awake in bed from a dream he could never remember.
****
Child was never again seen and everyone already forgotten about the small savior. Goku was still Goku and Krillin married Android 18 and had a kid, yes a kid, named Marron. Piccolo stayed up at the Lookout with Dendae and Popo while everyone went their separate ways. Trunks and Goten grew up and were hyper as anything. Vegeta blames Bulma and Chi-Chi blames, who else, Goku. They knew where that blood came from though Bulma had no idea what Vegeta was talking about. His hyper-ness didn't come from her side of the family. Thus started another argument from our favorite couple.
A new tournament was coming up and Goku was the first to bring up the idea. He begged on his hands and knees to go and Chi-Chi, getting her on a good mood, said yes. Goku had to do the dishes for a whole month but fighting was more important than dirty dishes. Vegeta decided to join and finished his battle with Kakkorot, Krillin and 18 signed up for the money, and Trunks and Goten were in the minor league. Disappointed, yes, but they knew who would be the last two fighters fighting.
There were more fighters than the last few tournaments and Goku was excited. His biggest challenge was Vegeta but he wanted to test the other fighters and see how a regular human would fight. He hasn't had a fight like that in a long time but sometimes it was worth the wait.
"Goku," Piccolo whispered nudging Goku in the ribs. Goku looked up at Piccolo and gave him a questioned look.
"What Piccolo," he asked with a slight smirk. "Backing out of the fight?"
"In your dreams saiyan." Goku chuckled. "Look over there. Are 'old friends' are back."
Goku looked over to where Piccolo was pointing to and noticed what the Namck was talking about.
"The strangers from the Cell Games," Goku said as he noticed five tall strangers floating over to the sign up booth. "I wonder where the young one went? Remember, the one who killed Cell."
"Maybe he grew," Piccolo said narrowing his eyes at the strangers. 'There's that familiar ki again.'
"Their faces are still covered and that one isn't fully covered. Hey, that is Child from the Cell Games. I guess he isn't a child anymore!"
"That's it," Piccolo yelled. Everyone walked ahead of Goku and Piccolo and didn't notice their disappearance from the small group. Goku looked at Piccolo as if he had lost his mind. "The one right there, right behind Child. His ki felt familiar from the Cell Games and now I know why it does. It was the ki Kami felt when Gohan was missing, the ki that was with Gohan!"
Goku looked wide eyed at Piccolo. He looked over at the strangers and the one behind Child looked at him. Child was in front of him and also looked over at Goku but quickly turned his head away and floated to the sign up booth. Goku had a questionable look on his face and wondered why he looked at him that way. Then he remembered what Kami had said the day that Goku went to see him.
//"Last night I felt a strange, but low, power level. It disappeared for a moment but came back. Two seconds later, it was gone and so was Gohan's ki. The power level was near Gohan but I didn't think anything of it. I thought it was his dinosaur friend he always hung around with. I guess I was wrong."//
"Wrong indeed," Goku mumbled to himself. He looked over at Piccolo and nodded his head towards Child. "Let's go see if they know anything. Child is different from them, can't you tell?"
"I'm glad you figured that out for yourself," Piccolo said with a smirk. Goku smirked back and headed towards the four hooded strangers.
"Your names," a small bald headed person said at the sign in desk.
"Goku."
"Majunior and we already know where we are going so don't ask."
"You sound like Vegeta," the person said. "I will never forget that creep."
"Vegeta made his mark already," Goku joked. When they passed the desk they saw all the fighters standing near a machine. They saw Vegeta and the two kids and they looked around for Child. "Child knows how to blend in a crowd."
"It's not that hard to spot Vegeta," Piccolo said as he saw Vegeta yelling at Goten and Trunks. They only laughed and tried to run from the evil prince. They didn't see Goku or Piccolo but Vegeta kept on looking. Goku and Piccolo had another mission and that was to find Child. They wanted to talk to him and see if he knew anything about Gohan. He was with the person with the familiar ki after all.
Goku and Piccolo spilt up for a better chance to find Child. Goku floated up in the air to get a better view but all he got was strange looks and people running out of the open room.
'I guess they never saw a person fly before,' Goku thought. He then looked over and saw Piccolo doing the same thing. Apparently, he had the same idea as Goku. He descended to the ground when he realized that he and his formal rival had the same idea. This is Goku people!
With Child no longer in sight, Goku descended to the ground and gave up his search, for now at least.
Another chapter. Please review.
Sleep never came to Goku that night. Chi-Chi slept like a rock and didn't notice her husband tossing and turning that night. Goku just looked out the window and couldn't help but think about that small child. All Goku knew about him was the golden hair that he had. He had no ki on him and Piccolo had a look of lost on his face. He didn't tell anyone about it. The only person he would usually tell would be-
"Gohan," Goku whispered to himself. Figuring that sleep would never come to him, Goku walked down the stairs. He took a peek into Gohan's room and saw a crib where Gohan's bed used to be. He looked in the crib and saw his second son, Goten. "I wish I could sleep like you. I wish Chi-Chi paid more attention to me that you. I guess it's not that bad. I mean, she changes your diapers and feeds you. I have plenty of time to train but with Chi-Chi always with you all the time, I need someone to talk to. Krillin is trying to find 18, Piccolo is still trying to figure out what he needs to figure out, and Vegeta is trying to do his role as a father. Vegeta, a father. I feel sorry for Trunks."
Goku chuckled at himself. Hearing what Trunks from the future said about Vegeta being his dad made Goku have a second look at the old vegetable- head. He had feelings for people, he just never showed it to people. Piccolo was the same way until he kidnapped Gohan and-
Goku shook his head. He needed to get some fresh air and get his mind over his lost son. It was a mystery that Goku could not figure out. He saw him in that bedroom that night and checked on him. He looked fast asleep but Goku could remember how cold his face was. It was like someone else was touching his face but Goku didn't think a thing about it. It was a cold night after all.
Since Goku fell asleep in a tank top and sweat pants, he just put on a jacket and quietly walked out the door. He gently shut the door and started walking. He knew Goten would not wake since he just had a feeding and a diaper change. He did it after all since Chi-Chi did not wake after the first half-hour. Chi-Chi could sleep late if she wanted too.
Faded footsteps could be heard in the distant and Goku looked up to see. There was a vivid shadow running towards him but then he noticed other shadows chasing behind it. Goku stopped walking and stood there as the shadow ran closer to him. The closer he got the closer Goku realized he knew that person that was running. It was Child, but why was he running?
"Child," Goku questioned. Child quickly ran behind Goku's leg and grasped on it tightly. Goku realized that the other shadows were the strangers that were at the Cell Games. They stropped in front of him and pointed at Child. Goku looked at the young one and back at the four strangers. "I don't think he wants to be with you."
"Child," one of the strangers shouted. Child shook his head.
"No," Child shouted. "I don't want to be with you! I had enough!"
Goku looked at Child and placed his hand on his back.
"It's okay," Goku said. "I'll protect you."
"But you don't know," Child said clutching onto Goku's pant leg. "They want me for my power! They want me because I'm a-"
"Child!"
"Leave him be," Goku yelled at the leader. "If it's power you want, then come and get me!"
"They don't fight," Child whispered. "But they have powers, like you and me. Their powers are from their mind and they can easily take you down, even if you are a super saiyan."
"How do you know about super saiyans?"
"I'll explain later if I can. Whatever you do, don't let me go back to them!"
Goku nodded and faced the four hooded strangers. He took a quick glance back at the child and then faced the four hooded strangers.
"Give him here," the one strangers said floating up to Goku.
"He doesn't want to go with you," Goku shouted.
"Get back here Child!"
"No," Child shouted. "I belong here, not with you!"
"You dare speak without my permission," the stranger said pointing his finger at Child. "You are not aloud to speak unless I give you permission! Do you betray us Child?"
"I was never with you and yes I betray you! I am not one of you! I am one of him!"
Goku looked down at Child with a questionable look on his face. One of him, a saiyan maybe? That can explain knowing about the saiyans then but what other saiyan can possible be out there? The planet was destroyed when Goku was mere child. But then again, there was also Broly.
"You are not him clone," the tall stranger said. "If you do not step forth then I will have to destroy you, and the human you are trying to protect."
"I can easily destroy you," Child said stepping forth in front of Goku. "But you know my weakness."
Child walked up to the tall stranger but Goku pulled him back. Child looked up at him and titled his head. Goku could not see his face, his mouth he could clearly see, and could not tell what Child was feeling at the point. Was he happy, shocked, upset, angry; Goku could not tell. His mouth showed nothing. Goku didn't know if it was a good thing, or a bad.
"I'll help you here," Goku said smiling. "One against four doesn't sound fair. I can become a super saiyan so that should even the odds."
"Don't bother," Child said walking past Goku. "They're just going to take me away again. It's a waist of your energy and time."
Goku questioned Child's reaction as he walked up to the strangers. Like the Cell Games, Child was once again slapped in the face. He lifted his feet up in the air and gave one last look to Goku. For the first time, Child slightly smiled at Goku. Goku smiled back and everything faded away. Goku found himself awake in bed from a dream he could never remember.
****
Child was never again seen and everyone already forgotten about the small savior. Goku was still Goku and Krillin married Android 18 and had a kid, yes a kid, named Marron. Piccolo stayed up at the Lookout with Dendae and Popo while everyone went their separate ways. Trunks and Goten grew up and were hyper as anything. Vegeta blames Bulma and Chi-Chi blames, who else, Goku. They knew where that blood came from though Bulma had no idea what Vegeta was talking about. His hyper-ness didn't come from her side of the family. Thus started another argument from our favorite couple.
A new tournament was coming up and Goku was the first to bring up the idea. He begged on his hands and knees to go and Chi-Chi, getting her on a good mood, said yes. Goku had to do the dishes for a whole month but fighting was more important than dirty dishes. Vegeta decided to join and finished his battle with Kakkorot, Krillin and 18 signed up for the money, and Trunks and Goten were in the minor league. Disappointed, yes, but they knew who would be the last two fighters fighting.
There were more fighters than the last few tournaments and Goku was excited. His biggest challenge was Vegeta but he wanted to test the other fighters and see how a regular human would fight. He hasn't had a fight like that in a long time but sometimes it was worth the wait.
"Goku," Piccolo whispered nudging Goku in the ribs. Goku looked up at Piccolo and gave him a questioned look.
"What Piccolo," he asked with a slight smirk. "Backing out of the fight?"
"In your dreams saiyan." Goku chuckled. "Look over there. Are 'old friends' are back."
Goku looked over to where Piccolo was pointing to and noticed what the Namck was talking about.
"The strangers from the Cell Games," Goku said as he noticed five tall strangers floating over to the sign up booth. "I wonder where the young one went? Remember, the one who killed Cell."
"Maybe he grew," Piccolo said narrowing his eyes at the strangers. 'There's that familiar ki again.'
"Their faces are still covered and that one isn't fully covered. Hey, that is Child from the Cell Games. I guess he isn't a child anymore!"
"That's it," Piccolo yelled. Everyone walked ahead of Goku and Piccolo and didn't notice their disappearance from the small group. Goku looked at Piccolo as if he had lost his mind. "The one right there, right behind Child. His ki felt familiar from the Cell Games and now I know why it does. It was the ki Kami felt when Gohan was missing, the ki that was with Gohan!"
Goku looked wide eyed at Piccolo. He looked over at the strangers and the one behind Child looked at him. Child was in front of him and also looked over at Goku but quickly turned his head away and floated to the sign up booth. Goku had a questionable look on his face and wondered why he looked at him that way. Then he remembered what Kami had said the day that Goku went to see him.
//"Last night I felt a strange, but low, power level. It disappeared for a moment but came back. Two seconds later, it was gone and so was Gohan's ki. The power level was near Gohan but I didn't think anything of it. I thought it was his dinosaur friend he always hung around with. I guess I was wrong."//
"Wrong indeed," Goku mumbled to himself. He looked over at Piccolo and nodded his head towards Child. "Let's go see if they know anything. Child is different from them, can't you tell?"
"I'm glad you figured that out for yourself," Piccolo said with a smirk. Goku smirked back and headed towards the four hooded strangers.
"Your names," a small bald headed person said at the sign in desk.
"Goku."
"Majunior and we already know where we are going so don't ask."
"You sound like Vegeta," the person said. "I will never forget that creep."
"Vegeta made his mark already," Goku joked. When they passed the desk they saw all the fighters standing near a machine. They saw Vegeta and the two kids and they looked around for Child. "Child knows how to blend in a crowd."
"It's not that hard to spot Vegeta," Piccolo said as he saw Vegeta yelling at Goten and Trunks. They only laughed and tried to run from the evil prince. They didn't see Goku or Piccolo but Vegeta kept on looking. Goku and Piccolo had another mission and that was to find Child. They wanted to talk to him and see if he knew anything about Gohan. He was with the person with the familiar ki after all.
Goku and Piccolo spilt up for a better chance to find Child. Goku floated up in the air to get a better view but all he got was strange looks and people running out of the open room.
'I guess they never saw a person fly before,' Goku thought. He then looked over and saw Piccolo doing the same thing. Apparently, he had the same idea as Goku. He descended to the ground when he realized that he and his formal rival had the same idea. This is Goku people!
With Child no longer in sight, Goku descended to the ground and gave up his search, for now at least.
Another chapter. Please review.