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One year had passed since the Androids first appeared. All across the world people were in a panic. Already Androids 17 and 18 had annihilated one eighth of the population. And the only one standing against them was Son Gohan.

Gohan had changed during the past year. He spent more and more time training and less time focusing on his school work. He had also cut his black hair into a mess of short spikes so he could fight without it getting in the way. The young half-Saiyan had also taken to wearing nothing but gis so he could fight no matter where he was.

Gohan stood alone outside his house. For what felt like the thousandth time, Gohan went Super Saiyan. Over the past year Gohan had been training himself to use and master the Super Saiyan power.

Gohan had already been training for well over three hours strait without stopping. When Gohan had completed his training he was soar all over and covered in sweat.

The boy walked back into the house and went to his room. Gohan got changed into a new black gi and cleaned himself off before going to the kitchen to get a snack.

When Gohan was walking to the kitchen something came up from behind him and grabbed his leg. Gohan looked back at what grabbed his leg and smiled.

A year old carbon copy of Son Goku, dressed in black pants and a white shirt, was holding onto the eleven-year-old's leg. A pair a dark brown eyes looked into Gohan's and a wide smile practically light up the entire hallway. Gohan bent down and ruffled his little brother's messy, spiked, black hair.

"Hey there Goten. What are you up to?" cheerfully asked Gohan.

Goten had been born two months after the Androids showed up. After Goten had been born the Son family moved back to their house in the 439 Mountain district. Also after the youngest Son's birth, Gohan had begun sneaking out and fighting against the Androids. He had been doing it the past year but only last week had ChiChi given her eldest son permission to fight and cut back on his studies, for the time being anyway.

ChiChi appeared from around the corner. The woman wore a white shirt and pants, black Chinese dress, and matching black boots. ChiChi had her long black hair in its normal bun.

Gohan looked at his mother. When the half-Saiyan saw how his mother was dressed, he knew where they were going.

"We're going to go visit dad?" assumed Gohan.

ChiChi nodded.

"Yes we are dear. We're going to visit your father and all of his friends. Bulma will meet us there. She and trunks are going to visit Vegeta." answered ChiChi.

In a short amount of time the mother and sons were ready to leave. ChiChi had packed a bag of baby things encase Goten needed them. When they were ready Gohan flew his mother and little brother to the cemetery Goku and the Z fighters were buried in.

Bulma stood at the graveyard gates. The blue haired woman wore a simple black dress and had cut her blue hair to chin length. In her arms she held her two year old son. Trunks was dressed in black pants and a t-shirt and a black hat covered his lavender hair.

Bulma was glad when ChiChi, Gohan, and Goten finally arrived at the graveyard. The blue haired woman smiled as the Sons approached her.

As soon as Trunks saw Gohan the toddler began to squirm. Bulma smiled and laughed. She put down the squirming two year old and let him run over to Gohan.

Trunks grabbed hold of Gohan's leg. Gohan picked up Trunks. The small toddler buried his face in Gohan's shoulder.

"Go'an. Go'an." cheered Trunks.

Goten wasn't too happy about all the attention Trunks was getting from Gohan. Goten began to squirm and tried to escape from his mother's arms.

"Big bwother. Big bwother." desperately said Goten.

Gohan looked back at his mom and little brother. Gohan opened his arms so Goten could join Trunks in all the attention. With surprising strength (surprising to someone who didn't know about Saiyans), Goten jumped out of his mother's arms and into Gohan's waiting embrace.

The two toddlers climbed all over Gohan. Bulma and ChiChi had the same concerned look in their eyes. Gohan noticed the two women staring at him, as the two half-Saiyan toddlers continued to climb all over him.

"Are you sure you can handle those two Gohan? You know how much fuss Goten can be." questioned ChiChi.

"ChiChi's right Gohan. Normal toddlers are hard enough to handle. Those two just happen to be half alien, super powers, that could destroy an entire city if they wanted." added Bulma.

Bulma regretted her choice of words. It reminded everyone of the Androids and what they had done over the past year.

"I'll be fine. If I can handle the Androids, then I think I can handle looking after my two little brothers. Neither of you have to worry about me." assured Gohan.

Even though Trunks wasn't related to him, Gohan still considered the toddler his little brother. He was after all one of Trunks and Goten's main caretakers. In their short lives the three had already formed a bond much stronger than even Goku shared with the Z fighters.

As a way to honor the Z fighters and his father's memory, Gohan had been fighting the Androids for the past year. ChiChi had insisted her son's studies were more important than the fate of the world. Gohan had to sneak out whenever the Androids attacked and practically forgot all about his studies.

About two weeks ago ChiChi had finally given in to the realisation that the Androids were going to be around for a while and the only one who was strong enough to fight them was Gohan. ChiChi had given permission for Gohan to fight the Androids and train all he wanted, just as long as he studied every once in a while. Gohan agreed and studied whenever he wasn't training, fighting the Androids, recovering from his fights with the Androids, or playing with his younger brothers.

The two women and Gohan remembered why they had come to the graveyard in the first place. The two women went to the graves of the man they loved. ChiChi did her best not to cry when she stood by her husband's grave. All Bulma could think about when she looked at Vegeta's grave was the message Gohan had given her a year ago, the one Vegeta had asked Gohan to deliver right before he died.

Trunks and Goten didn't know why their mothers' looked so sad. The two turned to their big brother. Surely Gohan could tell them why their moms' were crying?

"Why my mama crying Go'an?" asked Trunks.

"Why mama sad, big bwother?" wondered Goten.

Gohan put down his two younger brothers. Trunks and Goten could see the hurt look in their big brother's eyes. They knew (as much as toddlers could know anything0 that what Gohan was going to tell them, it was going to be hard for him to say.

"The reason both your moms are crying is because they miss your fathers. Dad died of a heart virus before you were born Goten. Trunks, your dad died fighting the Androids with the rest of the Z fighters. They are in Other World now. They are watching over us, but it still doesn't make it any easier to accept that they are one." simply explained Gohan.

Gohan tried to keep his explanation as simple as possible. Even if Trunks and Goten were more self aware than normal kids their age, they were still toddlers with toddler sized minds.

Trunks and Goten looked at their crying mothers. They wanted to find a way to make their moms' happy again. Suddenly an idea popped into the two toddler half-Saiyans' minds.

"The dwagon balls." realised Trunks.

"Wish our dadas back with the dwagon ball, big bwother." suggested Goten.

Gohan looked away from his two little brothers. It was obvious that ChiChi and Bulma had been telling the two toddlers about Goku's adventures, and those adventures included the Dragon Balls and Shenron.

Gohan looked back at Trunks and Goten. By the confused look in his little brothers' eyes, Gohan could tell they didn't know why he wasn't more thrilled about their idea to use the Dragon balls to bring back Goku and the rest of the Z fighters. Gohan knew why they couldn't use the Dragon Balls anymore, but it was obvious that ChiChi and Bulma hadn't told either Trunks or Goten why the dragon could no longer be summoned. It looked like Gohan was going to have to be the one to break the bad news to his little brothers about the Dragon Balls and why they could no longer be used.

"I'm sorry you two, but we can't use the Dragon Balls to bring everyone back, not anymore that is. When Piccolo died so did Kami, the Guardian of Earth, and with Kami gone we can't use the Dragon Balls anymore. Even if we could still use the Dragon balls and summon Shenron, we wouldn't be able to wish Goku, our father Goten, back. Dad died of a natural reason, the heart virus. And the Dragon Balls can't bring back someone who has died of natural causes like I virus. I'm sorry you two. Your idea was great, it just would no longer work in this new time we live in." sadly explained Gohan.

Trunks and Goten were surprised by what Gohan had told them. The Dragon Balls were useless. Then the two remembered the stories they heard about Gohan and the trip to Namek and fighting Frieza. Before the two half-Saiyan toddlers had a chance to open their mouths, Gohan stopped them?

"If you two are going to suggest going to New Namek and using their Dragon Balls, it won't work. The Namekian dragon, Porunga, can bring back people as many times as he wants, including those who died of natural causes, but he can only bring back one person per wish. The Namekians don't believe in bringing people back from the dead. Besides, we don't even know where New Namek is. Even if we did know where New Namek was, who knows how long it would take to build a space ship and fly there. I'm sorry you two, but we can't use the Dragon balls, be it Earth's or those of New Namek, to bring back the Z fighters or anyone else the Androids have killed." exclaimed Gohan.

Trunks and Goten remained silent for the rest of the visit to the graveyard. When they were done paying their respect, Bulma and Trunks went back to Capsule Corp. while ChiChi, Gohan, and Goten went back to their home in the 439 mountain district.

For now there was a little peace for the Son and Briefs families. But as long as the Androids remained alive, there would be no peace for the rest of the Earth. The world they lived in was a nightmare and no one knew when they were going to wake up.

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