Chapter 4
Things had started to change, ChiChi wanted be apart of her boys' lives again. And Goku being the Kind person he is let her. Goten was scared at first and he never called ChiChi anything other than her name. In a way he hated her, he knew what she had done, but his brother was exteamly happy to have her back in their lives, and Shinji loved his new grandmother, for them he stayed strong and bared with the weekly sleep overs with her. Lastnight was no different but he had a sinking feeling in his gut this time, the 4 and 1/2 year old could tell something was different.
When Goten woke up chichi had dragged him out of bed, literally. 'she's mad' he thought, wincing when his head came in contact with the floor.
"You brat! You got home last night while I was sleeping? You went out to train again DIDINT YOU?" she screamed as she let go of the boy only to throw him into the wall.
Whimpering slightly Goten got up slowly not looking into her eyes. He hung his head not daring to look up.
Holding a knife in one hand, ChiChi pulled at his hair cutting most of the hair, that grew back frequently, on the back of his head so it would look exactly like Goku's. She glared at the boy as she threw the cut hair to the floor. Then she kicked him onto his bed, flipped him over so that he was laying on his back. She tore off his night shirt to reveal a prominent large scar on his back. Quickly she cut open the scar, resulting in a blood curtling scream from the young boy. Producing a bottle of poison, she poured the liquid over the boy's back. This caused Goten to shriek louder that ever, this wasn't what she normally poured on the cut.
And with that she left, stomping her way down the stairs.
Crying and sniffling Goten moved to the bathroom to patch himslef up. She hasn't been using the Senzu beans to hide what she does for a while now. When he looked in the mirror he was a mess, his face was red and puffy and tears were still running down his face. He wiped his eyes and cleaned himslef up then bandaged his back.
Returning to his room Goten noticed that his mom has cleaned everything up. 'i wish Trunks was here' he thought as he got dressed, wincing as he pulled his shirt on. When he finished the grueling task of getting dresses, Goten opened the window and flew toward the one place he knew he was safe, the Den. The one place he and Trunkc could be alone, it was deep in the mountains near a waterfall and natural hot spring that no one knew about.
When Goten reached his destiantion he went behind the waterfall which led to their cave which had a bed, a sofa and a pool of water in the back. The cave was riddled with furs and blankets. Goten ran to the bed and collapsed crying himself to sleep.
Trunks made his way down to the kitchen, the smell of food waking him up. When he came to he found his father and Goku shoving food down their throats. Yawning and knuckling his eyes Trunks went to join them.
All of a sudden the three stopped eating. Goten's Ki had shot up rappily, then lowered. Then he was moving, fast away from his house. Then it began to fade.
Trunks knew just where Goten was, the Den. But something was wrong, very wrong, his power level was fading. Thus wasn't good, they may have promised to never let anyone know of their secret place but this was an emergency.
Goku and Vegeta looked paniced, and frozen.
"I know where he's at follow me" Trunks abruptly got up running toward the door, both older saiyans had woken up at this and followed the boy all the way right behind him.
Reaching the waterfall Trunks dashed behind the water, getting to Goten first. He smelt the blood, pulling the furs off, he revealed Goten soaked with blood. When Vegeta and Goku saw Goten, Goku fainted and Vegeta just barely caught him. Thinking quickly Vegeta instruckted Trunks to find the wound and put pressure on it to stop the bleeding. As Trunks worked on Goten, Vegeta worked on waking Goku up.
Trunks found the large gash on Goten's back, taking off his own shirt he applied it to the wound doing as his father told him crying, and praying his best friend didn't due.
Finally Vegeta woke Goku.
"You have to teleport us to Dende NOW!" Vegeta growled pulling Goku to the two boys.
Just when Vegeta touched Trunks, Goku brought them to the look out.
Piccolo was startled out of his meditation when the four of them arrived immediatly he called for Mr. Popo, Dende, Shinji and Gohan. Mr Popo had gotten there first. With a senzu bean in hand he force fed it to Goten.
Trunks removed his shirt to see Goten's wound close but a scar remained. 'But saiyans can't get scars' he thought as Dende grabbed Goten and rushed him to the recovery room.
When Goten was taken back Goku collapsed, Vegeta had to explain what happened to Piccolo, Shinshu and Gohan, as he held his crying son.
When the two emerged everyone was nervous. Mr Popo steped forward.
"He's lost alot of blood, but he's stable. He's sleeping but we don't know when or if he'll wake up. Several poisons and toxins have been found in his body. That's most likely why he has the scar. We don't know what will happen." he looked down when he was done. Everyone had just stared, they couldn't beleive it.
Trunks ran torwards Goten using his ki as his guide. Hr found him, Goten was unbeleivably pale, he looked so fragile. Trunks walked up to his bedside, and grabbed his hand crying.
"Goten don't die please" he sobbed. Sniffling he climbed up on the bed with his friend and held him close. He was cold, so Trunks held him closer and tighter, wrapping his tail around Goten.
After a few moments everyone joined Trunks in the room. Goku and Gohan had tears running down their faces, as Piccolo held Gohan close as Shinji watched his parents sadly, Vegeta had his arm around Goku trying to provide comfort. Dende and Mr Popo right behind them.
"Can't you heal him Dende?" Gohan asked hiding his face in his old mentor's shirt.
"I don't have the energy to rid him of all the poisons, he has so many in his system, more than enough to kill an elephant" Dende said looking down at the sick child, tears prickling at his eyes.
"B-But what if, what if you took some of ours? W-would that be enough?" Goku asked between sobs. Vegeta nodded in agreement. Dende and Mr Popo looked at eachother for a moment.
"That might work, but I'd have to take alot. It would give him a fighting chance with." Dende finally answered.
With new found hope Goku, Vegeta, Piccolo and Gohan began to transfer their energy to the young Namek. Shinji watched his family worried, he still couldn't understand why anyone would do such a thing to his uncle. When Dende felt he had enough he stoped the trasfer and walked over to the fragile saiyan cub. Consentraring he healed the boy, removing all poisons, hoping that this would work.
Hours had passed, Trunks had fallen asleep holding his friend as everyone else was scattered around the room waiting for a sign. All of a sudden Trunks lept up.
"How could I have not seen it? She did this!" Trunks yelled as he ran out of the room, Vegeta following him and Goku not to far behind. As he ran Trunks power level had spiked higher than ever before passing assended saiyan and straight into super saiyan 3. Vegeta following his son powering up cuaght him.
"Trunks Calm down. What do you mean 'She did this'?" Vegeta asked struggling to hold his son back. Trunks was kicking screaming and yelling, struggling to get away.
"the way she looks at him I shouldve known!" he screamed breaking free for a second only to be caught again.
"Who Trunks who?" Vegeta yelled at his son tightening his grip.
"ChiChi!" Trunks finally screamed. "Ill kill her for what she's done!" he yelled.
Goku stood still shocked at what he heard.
"Right now Goten needs us here more that he needs that Trunks" Goku finally spoke, tears still streaming down his face as he walked towards the struggling princes. When he reached them he kneeled down and pulled Trunks into a hug. Trunks powered down, crying with Goku.
When Vegeta powered down they made their way back to the room. Trunks once again holding his sleeping friend. When Goku and Vegeta came in the room Goku finally broke down, collapsing to the floor sobbing. Vegeta kneeled down holding the crying saiyan close.
It's been days since Dende healed Goten, days since the group found out who the culprit was, and days since they left the room. No one left except Mr Popo to bring food and water. They all stayed and waited, for something anything that would show Goten would make it out of this alright.
Trunks had yet to leave his spot, Goku hadn't stopped crying, Vegeta had been holding him the whole time even now. Gohan has been in Piccolo's lap as he meditated and Shinji slept in his mother's arms. Dende made sure to heal Goten every few hours, hoping something would change.
After days of staying up everyone was starting to lose hope. All their anger built up, all wanting revenge for the little one but no one left knowing he'd need them when, if he came to.
"T-Trunks?" came the raspy voice of Goten as he opened his eyes.
Everyone shot up hearing him talk. All crouding around the boy, finally he had awoken. Trunks was smiling hold Goten as close as he could as everyone else stood around the bed smiling, Gohan and Goku crying tears of joy. Goten was confused, how long had he been asleep? Why was he at the look out? And why was everyone so happy he woke up?
"Oh God Goten, you finally woke up after 10 days you finally woke up!" Goku cried as he hugged Vegeta.
"T-ten days?" was the reply they all got. Gohan was ready to answer him until Goten's stomach protested, loudly. This caused the cub to blush and everyone in the room to laugh.
Mr Popo hurried and got some food. And then next hour or so was spent watching Goten eat.
"Goten?" Goku asked.
"Yes Mommy?" Goten looked up finally finished eating.
"Did. Did ChiChi do that to you?" Goku hesitated, sitting down next to his son on the bed. Goten looked down and began to shake as tears slowly ran down his face. He nodded slowly. Shinji looked at his uncle shocked, it just couldn't be true, he couldn't beleive such a thing.
"Yes.." he whispered. Everyone in the room had caught it though and were enraged at what was done. Trunks, still next to Goten quickly grabbed him, pulling him close to his chest.
"I won't ever let her hurt you again Goten" he said squezzing tightly trying to calm down his rage.
Goku on the other hand had stood up, shoulders shaking in pure rage at what his son had gone through. Vegeta put a hand on the enrages saiyan knowingly then walked twoards the bed, suiting where Goku had sat moments ago.
"Im going to have a talk with ChiChi. I'll be back." and with that Goku vanished, teleporting to the place he knew the vile woman to be. Everyone turned their attention to the sobbing boy and the two trying to comfort him, knowing Goku would do what was needed.
Arriving in front of the place he used to call home Goku simmered, waves of energy pulling from his body.
"Oh Goku! What have you been up to? Where's Goten?" ChiChi came running out if the house towards Goku. She was about to hug him, but Goku dodged her. Thinking Goku was playing a game she giggled and tried to hug him again, only to be evaded once more. As she tried and tried to embrace him Goku kept getting further and further away. "GOKU!" she yelled finally frustrated. She stomped up to him hands in her hips glaring at him. "What on earth is WRONG with you?" she was in is face now.
Finally mad enough Goku grabbed her by the face, lifting her up glaring at the person, the thing that hurt his son. ChiChi began to panic swinging her legs, and prying at his hand.
"You bitch" he spat. "How dare you. How dare you hurt MY son My CUB?" his eyes flashed red then back, ChiChi was shaking in fear. She tried to speak but Goku sqezzed her mouth shut, resulting in tears from the dangleing woman. "How long? HOW LONG?" he screamed at her. Goku let up on her waiting for her to answer.
"W-what are yo-"
"You know what I mean! Damn it! How long have you been hurting him? Why?" he closed his eyes breathing deeply then glared at her once again.
"I-I never ment to hurt him!" she lied. Goku's eyes flashed red again as he threw her into the house right through the wall causing it o cloapse and crumble.
"You lair! He has a scar. A FUCKING SCAR! SAIYANS DONT GET SCARS!" he yelled stalking up to the pile of rubble pulling her out by the front of her dress holding her up again. ChiChi struggled to get free.
"I want you to leave, never come back. I don't want to see, hear, or feel you close to us ever again. And if I do I will kill you do you hear me?" he dripped the sniviling woman and watched as she ran to the car and drive away.
He turned to the house then fired a Ki blast blowing it up in flames.
When he returned nothing had changed except Goten, Trunks and Vegeta were all huddled together purring. Smiling Goku joined them, soon Gohan and Shinji did too, dragging Piccolo and Dende with him.
