We stand alone and yet together
Chapter 3: The End of Peace
Well this is when the story really starts to take shape.
Once they had calmed both Goten and Trunks down, Chichi turned to Bulma, and raised an eyebrow.
"Care to tell me how that happened?" She asked.
"What?" Bulma said, than seemed to understand, and blushed, "It was a passion fling." She said.
"Really?" Chichi said. Bulma blushed again and looked away.
"Yeah, you have no idea how hot Vegeta is when he's just finished training." Bulma said. "I saw him come out with his top off, and well..."
"Bulma dear, there are children present." Dr Briefs said.
"I wonna know what happened next!" Goten said, he thought it was a story. Bulma blush deepened, Gohan saw this and decided to distract Goten.
"Hey Goten!" Gohan said. "Bad mans gonna get you!" Goten squealed in delight and ran off, Gohan in close pursuit. Everyone watched Goten and Gohans game for a bit.
"Gohan's a natural big brother isn't he." Bulma said. Chichi smiled.
"Yes he is." She said then looked back at Bulma. "Tell me, what does the Prince think of being a father?" Bulma sighed, and looked at the sleeping form of Trunks in her arms.
"I honestly don't know." She said. "Most of the time he's so distant, like Trunks doesn't even exist. But sometimes I see him looking over at me while I'm holding him, with an almost affectionate expression." Chichi gasped and Bulma giggled. "Yeah, I know hard to believe isn't it!" She said. "Of cause as soon as he sees me noticing he says something nasty and goes off to train."
"That does sound like Vegeta." Chichi said.
"Yeah but." Bulma smiled. "There have been times I've gone to feed Trunks, and I've seen Vegeta by his crib staring at him." Bulma looked down at Trunks sadly. "I get the feeling Vegeta doesn't know how to show normal affection."
There was a small yelp from the hall, and Goten ran into the room, and hid behind Chichi's legs.
"Real bad man!" He said. Moments later Vegeta entered with Gohan close behind.
"You didn't have to scare him!" Gohan said.
"VEGETA! You scared him!" Bulma screeched, and Trunks woke up crying. Bulma was then busy trying to calm him.
"He ran into me." Vegeta said icily. "I didn't do anything."
"Like we'd believe that." Bulma said. Vegeta folded his arms.
"Believe whatever you want women!" He said.
"I don't want you anywhere near my Goten, you'll hurt him!" Chichi said. Gohan was a little surprised that he wasn't included in that statement, but then most of her mothering had been passed onto Goten when he was born.
"I wouldn't hurt Kakarot's brats!" Vegeta said. "They aren't worth my time!" Chichi looked as if she was going to explode. Gohan knew he had to change the subject before there was a major incident. He decided to ask something he'd been meaning to ask Vegeta for sometime.
"Vegeta." He said, and they all looked at him, because of his non-accusing tone. "I was wondering if I could train with you." Vegeta stared at him then smirked.
"And why would I waste my time with you?" He asked. Gohan smiled.
"Because you'll attain super saiyan faster if you train with someone." Gohan said. Vegeta paused, it is true, a training partner would help in achieve super saiyan sooner.
"GOHAN!" Chichi yelled, causing Trunks to start crying again. "I will not allow you to waste your time on such meaningless things!" This caused the most unexpected thing to happen.
"Your son is saiyan!" Vegeta said, to a very surprised Chichi. "It is in his blood to fight, you can not prevent it with your words." There was a long silence. Gohan couldn't believe that Vegeta was fighting against his mother, and on his behalf as well, it was just so strange. Chichi recovered and glared at Vegeta.
"My Gohan's going to be a scholar! Not some no brain fighter!" Vegeta's eyes narrowed at the insult.
"Mum." Gohan said quickly. "I'm already four years ahead of anyone else my age. I can train a little without losing any ground."
"He's got a point, Chichi." Bulma said, having got Trunks to stop crying yet again.
"No!" Chichi said, she looked at Gohan. "Gohan, dear, you don't really want to spend your life fighting, like..." Gohan had enough of this.
"Like dad?" He asked. There was a shocked silence. "Please mum, this is all I have left of him." After a moment, Chichi's face softened.
"If that's what you really want." She said. "I guess you could train for three hours a day, without to much damage." Gohan smiled.
"Thanks mum." He said, and turned to Vegeta. "Well, what do you say, can I train with you?" Vegeta folded his arms and smirked.
"Fine." He said. Gohan felt someone tug on his trousers, he looked down.
"Can I train?" Goten asked, and Gohan chuckled.
"Sorry, squirt, you're too young." He said. "Maybe in a few years."
The training with Vegeta had lasted three months, a whole month more than Gohan expected, before Vegeta tired of Gohan and shut him out without even telling him it was over. After that Gohan returned to training with Piccolo.
There was a knock on the door of the Son residence.
"I'll get it!" An excitable, three year old, Goten yelled and ran to the door. Unable to reach the door knob, he levitated until he could and opened the door. Goten landed and grinned, a grin just like Goku's. "Hi, uncle Piccolo!" He chirped. Piccolo grimaced slightly at being called 'uncle'. Goten ran back into the house.
"Mum, Gohan! Piccolo's here!" He yelled as he went. Piccolo stepped inside the house just as Chichi appeared from the kitchen, wiping her hands on her apron.
"Hello, Piccolo." She said with a small smile. Over the years she'd leant to accept, Piccolo somewhat. After all her sons trusted him, and he hadn't really done anything bad for a long time.
"Chichi." Piccolo said with a small nod. The phone rang, and Chichi went to answer it. Gohan came into the room. He was wearing an orange gi, similar to what Goku wore.
"Hi, Piccolo!" He said. "Ready to be beaten again." Piccolo snorted.
"If you beat me last time, I must have missed something." He said.
"Oh Kami!" They heard Chichi say from the living room. Gohan and Piccolo quickly entered the room. Chichi was staring at the TV. On the screen there was an aerial view of an island, with a town at the base of a cliff. Several building were gone and there were explosions happening all the time.
"For those just turning in." The reporter said. "We are coming live from Candy Island, nine miles southwest of South city. It appears to be under attack by an unknown attacker. We'll attempt to get closer to find out more." The screen moved closer to the town, showing the full deviation of the attack, many of the building were just piles of rubble.
Soon two figures came into view, a boy and a girl, both in their late teens. The boy had black hair, and girl blonde. He was wearing a white long sleeve t-shirt, with a black short sleeve t-shirt over the top, blue trousers and a red neckchief. The girl was wearing a denim mini skirt and jacket over a black top with white sleeves. The boy looked up directly at the camera, said something to the girl who shrugged. He smirked and raised a hand, the next moment the screen was filled with the light of a ki blast, there was a brief scream and the screen when dead. They all stared at the screen for a moment.
"We had better get over there." Piccolo said. "I've got a feeling those two are trouble." Gohan nodded.
"Bulma said, Vegeta's already heading over there." Chichi said. Both Piccolo and Gohan headed for the door. "Wait, Gohan!" Chichi said. "You're not going anywhere!" Gohan turned to her.
"But mum. They might need me." He said.
"I'm not having you put your self in such danger." She said. Gohan and Piccolo stared at her, Gohan had been in far worse situations before.
"Mum, it's what dad would have done, I can't just sit here while my friends could need my help!" Gohan said and not waiting for a replay left the room. "It's alright mum!" He called as he Piccolo took to the air. "I'll be back by dinner!"
"You better come home safe, Son Gohan!" Chichi said, and sighed, he's to much like his father. Goten came in.
"Where Gohan?" He asked.
"Gohan's gone to fight some bad people." Chichi said to her youngest son. Goten grinned.
"Gohan's gonna get them good!" He said with the confidence that only the innocent possess in these matters.
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