Fathers son.

Gohan was looing out of his window, he saw children playing outside. He sighed. He wished he could go play too. CREAK! His door opened and Chichi stormed into the room. She then said "Gohan! You brat! Why isn't your work done?!" Chichi took the book and hit poor Gohan with it. Gohan was crying "Mommy… I'm sorry… I'll do better." Chichi ignored him and kicked him in his stomach, making him double over. She then dragged him by his hair to her room. "This is for your own good Gohan." Gohan trembled as Chichi threw him on her bed. She opened the closet and said "You didn't do your work so a hiding won't do you any good. The wire-whip should do the trick." Gohan started crying again as he begged his mom for mercy that would never come. WHIP!

Gohan woke up screaming his throat raw. Goku heard this and ran into the room only to find a trembling Gohan.Gohan was crying and his tail whipped behind him. Goku tried to sooth Gohan. He hugged the Chibi and rubbed circles around his back. It calmed him down enough so that he could talk. "Hey there it was just a dream, it can't be that bad, can it?" Gohan looked at Goku and said "She hurt me and called me a freak. Why?"

Goku was shocked as to how chichi would hurt Gohan. "I don't know Gohan, but I just know that you and I are going to be staying here now. I will be adopting you." Goku noted as Gohan's tail raised in curiosity. "How are you going to do that daddy?"

Goku looked at Gohan and saw how skinny he was. Goku frowned and ignored Gohan's question and said "Are you hungry?". As if to mirror Goku's thoughts Gohan's stomach rumbled. Goku smiled and asked "Can you walk?" Gohan shook his head. Goku picked him up and awkwardly held him to his chest. Gohan's golden brown tail wrapped around Goku arm.

Goku took Gohan outside. There was some poor animal, that was cooking. Gohan's stomach rumbled and Goku put him at the table he made. Once dinner was ready both Man and child ate. He saw how much food Gohan ate and he was starting to get worried.

"Gohan are you ok? Maybe you are eating a bit much." He knew he ate a lot, but he still didn't know about how hungry Gohan really was. Gohan ignored him and ate even more, before he burped and finished eating. It was still night. Gohan yawned and rubbed his eyes. Goku took Gohan to his bed. Gohan fell asleep in Goku's arms.

Goku tucked him in bed and went to call Bulma. He rang her number and instantly answered "Bulma speaking" Goku grinned "Hi Bulma do you have any news about Gohan." Bulma's voice sounded tired but she said "Yes…Yes I do. He is your son, your dna and his matches. Chichi came in here earlier." Goku stiffened "She said she saw you flying off on Nimbus with Gohan. She wants him back and she is going to take you to court."

Goku then said "Well I am going to fight to get Gohan back. Chichi hurt him really badly." Goku remembered the poor wounds on Gohan's body, that were inflicted by Chichi." Bulma then said "Good because the trial starts tomorrow. You, me and Gohan need to be ready." Goku agreed and put down the telephone.

When Gohan woke up Goku explained the situation to Gohan. He expected Gohan would be scared and crying, but he just said "Ok."

(The next day in the court.)

Gohan was walking in the court room, with a small replica of Goku's Gi plus the tail. When they entered Gohan was a bit frightened. He was scared so he clung to Goku's leg. Goku didn't mind at all, he seemed to enjoy being a father.

All seemed fine when a certain Chichi came in saw Goku and Gohan. She opened her mouth and screamed: "Gohan!" She ran towards the terrified child and she was about to rip him off of Goku's leg when Goku said "NO!" Chichi stopped and glared at Goku. "Give. Me. Back. My. Child." She sneered. Gohan clung even tighter to Goku and he was trembling.

Chichi was about to say something when a woman said: "Mr. and Mrs. Son The judges are willing to see you." Goku was walking silently. There were three judges behind a table. "MR and Mrs. Son you are here because of your child, Gohan. It says here that you want him back, because you believe Goku isn't a good husband." Chichi answered and said "Yes, my husband was never good at all." The judges didn't blink an eye "Mr. Son you and Ms. Bulma Briefs want to adopt Gohan, who is in your care at the moment. You want to take care of him, because you and Ms. Bulma Briefs say chichi has been abusing young Gohan?" Goku nodded and said "That is right, sir." The judges were silent, one of them were looking at young Gohan who was clutching his daddy's leg. The judge asked "Is that a tail." Chichi surprisingly answered and said "Yes the brat was born with one. Just like his father." The judge seemed to dislike chichi and said "Do you have proof that Gohan was being abused." Bulma answered and said "Yes we do, here are some of the pictures of Gohan when we first found him." The judges looked at this and frowned.

Gohan was curious as to whether they would let him stay or go. He curled even tighter against Goku's leg. "Can we ask Gohan a couple of questions?" Chichi immediately screamed "NO! I FORBID IT!" The judges said "SILENCE! We decide as to whether you talk or not. And we will talk to Gohan. "

The lady judge spoke to Gohan "How was your time with your mother?" Chichi glared at Gohan, her eyes warning him to say nothing wrong. Gohan trembled and said "She…she…hit me a lot Mrs. Judge. She liked taking a knife and cutting my tail with it. She never fed me and she constantly made me do homework." Once he was finished talking he took off his jacket and showed his back. On it there stood a large X, with the words "Mommy's monkey." Written on it.

The judges said "We will discuss this. Wait for a while and we will come back with some results regarding the boy." When they left, Gohan put on his shirt and ran to the comfort of his dad. Goku felt disgusted at how chichi treated Gohan. He was a little kid for God's sake. How could chichi be so cruel.

Goku felt glad he wasn't part of her life anymore.

The judges came and said "We have decided that the boy must choose where he wants to stay. All evidence we have been given lead to the fact that Mr. Son and Ms. Bulma take care of Gohan, however we do need the child's opinion. So where do you want to stay Gohan? "

The entire room fell into deep silence. Goku ushered Gohan into the place where people are allowed to talk. "I…. I…" Gohan stammered. Everybody watched silently and patiently. Gohan's tail wagged behind him. He looked at Chichi and shivered. Chichi then said in a quiet voice which only Gohan and Goku could hear "If you say your father should take care of you then I will hunt you down."

Goku then said to Gohan "Don't worry, just say the truth and you will be fine." Gohan looked at the judges, his tail happily wagging behind him and said in a very happy voice

"I want to go home with daddy and Ms. Bulma."

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