Disclaimer: Akira Toriyama will never know the pain of not owning Dragon Ball Z...

A Saviour's Journey

Chapter 2: Training and a Big Surprise

His eyes opened slowly, then closed back up. They opened and closed again, then finally opened one more time. As he started to wake up, he sat up and looked around to get his bearings. He frowned when he didn't recognize his surroundings, though the setting felt somewhat familiar. He looked out a window, noting it was night time, and it seemed he hadn't been out for long.

Suddenly, memories of the days events rushed him, and he felt tears streaming down his eyes. Then, out of nowhere two arms enveloped him and he tensed up, thinking he was about to be crushed in those arms. He relaxed when he realized that the arms were small, and the person they belonged to meant no harm. He didn't care who it was anymore and hugged the person back, crying into their shoulder.

When he was done, he pulled away and looked at the person who had comforted him. His eyes widened in surprise when he recognized the dark red hair and blue-green eyes. The person was clearly female, with her red hair braided into two pigtails, her eyes sparkling. She was none other than Lime, the first human friend he had ever made that was his age.

"L-lime? Is that you?" He asked the girl, already knowing the answer, but still in a bit of a state of disbelief.

She frowned and her eyes narrowed. "How did you know my name? Who are you?"

"It's me, Gohan," He laughed a little and wiped the tears from his eyes. "You probably don't recognize me without my blonde hair and teal eyes."

She jumped onto him and hugged him again. "Oh my, what happened?! What happened after the transmission went out at the Cell Games?"

And so, he told her what happened from the moment his father put him in the ring with Cell up to the moment Android 16's head landed by him. "...and Android 16 told me to let it go. He told me I had the power to defeat Cell. He told me he loved nature, and to protect it. That's when Cell stomped on his head, crushing the last bit of life from him."

At this point, tears were flowing down his cheeks. "I… I snapped. I reached another level, got stronger than before. I was so much stronger than Cell. I could've beaten him in an instant if I had wanted to. But… the power went to my head. I wanted him to suffer. I revelled in his suffering. He even called me a monster at one point. Even when my father and Mr. Piccolo told me to end it, I just kept on going. I made him spit out Android 18, reverting him back to his previous form. But, I gave him too much time. He bloated up and told me he was going to self-destruct, taking the planet with him. At that point, I lost the will to keep fighting. There was nothing I could do."

More tears streamed from his eyes, creating a small puddle on the bed they were sitting on. "Then, my father came in, told me he was proud of me, then took Cell away from the planet. He died, and Cell came back stronger than before. I lost use of one of my arms protecting Vegeta. Then, Cell started charging up a Kamehameha Wave that had enough power to destroy a solar system. I gave up.

"But then my dad spoke to me through King Kai, he told me not to give up, to keep fighting. He told me I was still strong enough to win. So, I powered up and charged my own Kamehameha Wave, and we threw them at each other. It was a back and forth battle, but it was obvious Cell had the upper hand. But, just when I thought it was over for me, Vegeta threw his strongest attack at Cell, which distracted him long enough for me to push all of my power into my blast, completely overwhelming Cell and ending him once and for all."

There were no more tears left for him to cry. He was all dried up. His eyes hurt and he clenched them shut.

"Then, when my we got to the Lookout and summoned the dragon, we wished everyone who had been killed by Cell back to life. We were going to wish ourselves to New Namek so we could bring dad back, but he told us that he didn't want to be wished back. At that point I ran off. And I guess after powering up to my fullest around this area, I passed out and you brought me here."

Lime hugged him tight. "I'm so sorry… I'm so sorry you had to go through all of that." She whispered softly to him.

He smiled softly and hugged her back. "I suppose since you know this much, I might as well tell you everything."

So, he proceeded to tell her his life story, starting from the arrival of his Uncle Raditz, to the fight with Nappa and Vegeta, to the trip to Namek, to the fight with Frieza, to Trunks' warning, to the Androids, and finally catching up with what happened with Cell.

He waited for her to freak out, but instead found himself being held even tighter. "You've been through so much… How can you have gone through so much and still be the way you are?" She looked up at him, tears glistening in her eyes.

His widened slightly in surprise. "You're not bothered by the fact that I'm half-alien?"

She giggled a bit and smile weakly. "Shocked? Absolutely. Bothered? Not at all. You're still the same person to me. You're still the boy who saved my life." She smirked. "And you're still the pervert who groped my chest."

He blushed furiously. "That's not what happened and you know it!"

She laughed heartily at his indignation, and he soon found himself laughing along with her, easing all of the tension that had built up around them.

When they were done with the hysterics, he looked at her and smiled brightly. "Thanks, Lime."

She looked back at him, eyes shining with curiosity. "For what?"

"I needed that. I wasn't in the best of moods before you found me, but you made it better. So again, thanks."

She smiled and hugged him yet again. "It's no problem. I'm happy to help a friend out."

"I should be getting home. My mom-" Suddenly his face fell and he started trembling slightly.

"Gohan?"

"Oh no… My mom…" He looked up at her, no small amount of fear in his eyes. "I haven't seen her since the Cell Games. She's gonna kill me!"

She giggled. "Oh come on, Gohan. You're exaggerating."

"Maybe, but it still won't be good if I don't get home soon." He stood up. "I gotta go!" He flew out of the window and looked back at her one last time. "I'll visit you again soon, Lime!" And with that, he flew off into the night

"Bye, Gohan. Come back as soon as you can." She said, almost in a whisper, a small smile gracing her face as she watched him disappear.

He landed in front of his home not long after he left Lime's. Slowly approaching the door, he dreaded what was to come. He opened the door and walked and creeped in, shutting the door behind him. When he turned forward again, he was met with a frying pan to the face. BAM. Next thing he knew, he was on the floor in pain.

"SON GOHAN! HOW DARE YOU NOT COME HOME RIGHT AWAY AND WORRY ME SO MUCH!" The Son matron roared in disapproval, glaring down at her son. Out of nowhere, she burst into tears. "Oh no! My baby boy is turning into a delinquent! Oh where did I go wrong?" She continued with the theatrics for a few minutes before finally calming down.

At this point, Gohan was back on his feet, very wary of his mother at the moment. She looked at him again and sighed. "Oh I'm just glad you're alright. I was so worried about you! Say… Where is your father? Don't tell me he's off gallivanting with those bum friends of his again! Oh when that man gets back-"

"Mom! Please… Just stop. Dad isn't coming back. He sacrificed himself to stop Cell from destroying the planet, and when the battle was over, we were going to wish ourselves to New Namek to use their Dragon Balls so we could wish him back, but he told us he wanted to stay dead. He said the planet would be safe with him gone."

When Chichi heard this, she promptly burst into another fit of crying, then passed out from the shock of it all. Gohan sighed and picked up his mother, carrying her to his parents' bedroom and setting her down gently on the bed that once held two. When that was settled, he exited the room and shut the door. He went straight for his room for a well-deserved and proper rest.

He lay on his bed, staring at the ceiling for a while, going over the day's events in his head. Most of the day may not have been great, but he rather enjoyed the time he spent with Lime. She comforted him, and made him feel better. He still held a small amount of guilt for what happened, but he knew that it would pass. Soon, his eyes fell closed and sleep finally found him.

The next morning, he woke up, a bit surprised when he checked the time. It was nine-o'-clock and his mother usually got him up by seven at the latest. He shrugged it off though, figuring his mother was just exhausted from the news she had received yesterday.

He got out of bed and made his way downstairs, thinking of surprising his mother by cooking breakfast for the both of them. He went into the kitchen and gathered all of the materials and ingredients he would need, then quickly went to work so he would be done before his mother woke up.

After finishing with the cooking, he went back upstairs and knocked gently on the door to his parents' bedroom. "Mom? Are you up?" The door opened up and Chichi looked down at her son, smiling weakly.

"I'm up sweety. Just give mommy time to get ready and she'll be down to cook breakfast in a bit." She responded in a soft voice.

He nodded and turned around, smiling to himself, thinking she would be surprised to find that breakfast was already set up. He went downstairs and set the table. After that, he brought the massive breakfast fit for a saiyan and enough for a human into the dining room and set it down.

When Chichi came downstairs, she was shocked to find a meal of bacon, hash-browns, eggs, and pancakes on the table, still steaming hot. Her son smiled widely up at her, eyes shining brightly with his love for her. "I made breakfast, mom, so that you don't that you don't have to."

She looked back down at him, and smiled almost as wide, happiness filling her up in a rush, and she promptly threw her arms around him in a tight hug. "That was so nice of you! Thanks you so much sweety!" She cried out.

His heart swelled with pride, glad that he could make his mother happy like that. Once the two were done hugging, they sat down at the table and the young saiyan dug into his mountain of food. He was not as good of a cook as his mother, but she had made sure that he had the skill to do it well enough.

He never noticed that his mother was not eating much. After eating just enough to survive, she shoved the rest of her food into his pile, leaving him completely unaware of the small amount that she had eaten.

Once all of the food had been consumed, he stood up and cleared the table, opting to take care of the dishes so that his mother could rest. She smiled softly at the gesture, proud that her son was doing so much to take care of her, already trying to fill his father's shoes.

When he was done, he went over to his mom. "Hey, mom. Is it alright if I visit Lime today?"

"Lime?" She looked at him. "Who's Lime?"

So, he explained to her the events that had happened when she had sent he and his father to pick up some groceries from the nearby village before the Cell Games. He decided against telling her about his 'visit' yesterday, not wanting to explain why he was there.

When he was done, she smiled, happy that he had made a human friend his age. "Alright. Have fun."

He had expected some sort of protest, but was excited nonetheless. He kissed his mother on the cheek. "Thanks, mom. I'll be back later today." With that, he went to the door and walked outside. Bursting off into the air, he began flying to where the village was located.

Landing in the middle of a closure of small huts, Gohan was only given a few odd glances. Most did not find it strange after the boy with the golden hair had saved the village. Of course, none of them knew said boy was, in fact, Gohan.

Gohan made his quickly made his way to where he felt Lime's ki signature. Upon arriving at the hut she called home, he knocked on the door. Not a minute later, the door opened and a man with slightly dark brown hair and green eyes was revealed. His hair was cut short and smoothed down over his head, only a few short bangs caressing the top of his forehead.

The man looked at Gohan. "And who might you be?"

Gohan looked back at the man and smiled. "Hello, sir. I'm a friend of Lime's. I'm-" He was cut off as the man smiled widely and spoke.

"Ahhh, you must be Gohan. Lime told us all about how you saved her life, and we've heard all about how you saved the village. I'm Lime's father, Hersh Lao." He leaned down and whispered. "And don't worry, only our family, including her grandfather, know that it's you who saved the village." He stood back up straight, winked, and ruffled the boy's hair.

Gohan smiled a bit brighter upon hearing that. "Thank you, sir. I appreciate it."

Lime's father stood back up and nodded then stepped to the side. "Well come on in. Lime's upstairs in her room."

Gohan walked inside and the door shut behind him. Looking ahead, he watched as a woman with long red hair that flowed down her back walked into the room. Her eyes were colored a shining blue and she smiled sweetly when she saw her Mr. Lao. "Hi, honey." She then noticed Gohan. "Who's this?"

Mr. Lao walked over to her and wrapped an arm around her shoulder. "This is Gohan, the one who saved Lime." Upon hearing this, the red-haired woman's eyes lit up and she ran over to Gohan, picking him up and enveloping him in a bone-crushing hug. "Oh, it's so nice to meet you! Thank you so much for saving our precious little Lime!"

Even with his Saiyan might, Gohan still found himself squirming and gasping for breath, struggling to get out of the woman's vice-like grip. Mr. Lao chuckled and walked over to the woman. "Honey, I think you might want to let the boy go. Killing him is no way to thank him."

Her eyes widened slightly and she gasped, promptly letting go of the boy. "Oh, I'm so sorry. Anyway, if you haven't already figured it out, I'm Lime's mother, Parisa Lao."

Gohan smiled weakly, still trying to recover his breath. "It's nice to meet the both of you."

Mr. Lao looked at the boy. "Like I said, Lime should be up in her room. Why don't you go see her?"

After getting himself together, Gohan nodded and made his way upstairs. He walked over to the room where he sensed Lime. Knocking on the door, he waited for her to answer. "Coming." He heard from inside the room. A few seconds later, the door swung open, and upon seeing the young demi-Saiyan, Lime threw her arms around him. "Gohan! I wasn't expecting you so soon."

Gohan grinned and scratched the back of his head. "Honestly, I didn't think I'd be here either. I figured my mom would have my nose in the books all day. I guess she wants to give me a break after everything that happened."

Lime let him go and nodded, smiling brightly. "I guess so. So, what should we do today?"

He tilted his head to the side and scratched his cheek. "I have no idea…"

"Hmmm…" She crossed her arms in front of her chest. "Well I could show you around the village."

He smiled. "Yeah, that sounds great! I haven't had a chance to explore the place much."

She giggled and grabbed his arm. "It's settled then!" She declared.

The young girl practically dragged him downstairs, running past her parents with Gohan in tow, she called out to them. "Bye, mom! Bye, dad! I'm gonna show Gohan around the village. Be back later!" And with that, they were out the door, her parents shaking their heads and smiling at their daughter's antics.

So for the next several hours, Lime took Gohan on a tour of the village, showing him everything that it held.

Their first stop was the blacksmith shop, where Gohan helped out the blacksmith and learned how to forge a sword. Seeing this reminded him of Mirai Trunks, and he wondered if the time-traveler had returned to the future yet.

Next, Lime took him to the fields, showing him the crops that grew food for the villagers. He helped some there as well by pulling the crops that were ripe and ready, and doing a bit of plowing as well.

The bakery came next and Gohan's mouth couldn't help but water a little at the captivating aroma of the place. He had enough self-control to not charge at the bread and assorted pastries. He of course helped out there too, being the person that he is.

Place after place they went, and Gohan noted that Lime seemed to know everyone they came across. This really couldn't be helped, as the villages have always been close-knit communities. He helped anywhere and everywhere he could, and he quickly amazed the villagers with his abilities and kind heart. Even Lime was amazed, especially after hearing about his past the day before. He did not seem like the warrior that he actually was.

As time passed, Gohan became well known around the village and he felt happy. This was truly a wonderful place where everybody knows everybody. It reminded him of why he protected the planet. So people like these could keep living their lives in peace.

Suddenly, the a loud roar was heard throughout the village, and everyone tried to discern the source of the noise and prepared themselves for some sort of attack. Lime herself was looking around while clutching onto Gohan's arm. She looked up at him to see him scratching the back of his head with his free arm while smiling sheepishly. "Looks like I'm hungry."

The girl fell backwards, her legs sticking up the air. She quickly got back up and stared at the demi-Saiyan incredulously. "That was you?! I thought a dinosaur was gonna attack the village!"

He laughed sheepishly. "Sorry,"

The girl sweat-dropped. "Geez…" She sighed, then her stomach rumbled a little as well, obviously not as loud as the boy's, but noticeable enough to her. "Hehe, I guess I'm hungry too. Come on strong guy, let's go get something to eat."

He nodded and they walked off to one of the few restaurants in the village. The two of them ordered something to eat, and everyone there was shocked at how much Gohan ordered, even though he had ordered considerably less than he would normally eat. The food was soon brought out and the people were slightly disgusted at the young warrior's eating habits as he tore through the food.

Noticing the looks he was getting, Gohan smiled sheepishly. "Sorry…"

Lime giggled and whispered to him. "Saiyan thing?"

He nodded and whispered back. "Yeah. I don't fully understand it, but it's part of the Saiyan metabolism. Normally I eat a lot more than this."

Her eyes widened and she sweat-dropped a little. "Wow…" She mumbled.

After they were finished eating and Gohan and Lime had split the bill - thankfully the both of them had had the foresight to bring money with them - they left the restaurant and walked around the village for a while longer.

Looking up at the sky, Gohan noticed the position of the sun and sighed. "I should get going. My mom will probably want me home soon. Hopefully I'll see you tomorrow Lime."

She nodded and gave him a quick hug. "Okay, Gohan." She bit her lip, debating whether to speak what was on her mind, but Gohan didn't notice. He turned and just as he was about to rise up into the air and leave, Lime called out to him. "Hey, Gohan?"

He turned back to her. "Yeah?"

"Do you think I could be strong like you?" She looked up into his eyes, hers shining with hope.

He thought about it for just a moment, then smiled at her. "Well, yeah. With the right training, you could become really strong!"

Her eyes lit up and she smiled brightly back at him. "Then, will you train me?"

He was a bit floored at that question. He knew he was the strongest person on the planet right now, possibly the universe, but he didn't really consider himself ready to teach anyone. 'Still," He thought. 'I suppose it's worth a try. And I could get some advice from Piccolo and some of the others.' He nodded to himself, still thinking. 'Yeah, I'll do it.'

He looked at Lime. "Yeah, alright. I'll train you. Anything for a friend."

She jumped up and down, pumping her fist in the air. "Yay! Thank you so much, Gohan!"

He smiled and rose up into the air. "You're welcome, Lime. I'll be back to start your training tomorrow." And with that, he burst off into the bright blue skies. After his departure, Lime ran off to tell her family, mostly her grandfather, about the news.

Deciding to ask Piccolo for advice, he changed his current course from his house to Kami's Lookout. Eager to get there as quickly as possible, he powered up to full and sped to his destination.

Not thirty minutes later, he landed on the tiled floor of the Lookout. Searching for his mentor's energy, he went inside to one of the rooms, greeting Mr. Popo on the way. Noticing Piccolo was deep in his meditation, Gohan was a bit hesitant to open his mouth and disturb the Namekian. That is, until Piccolo cracked and eye open and looked at his pupil. "What is it, kid?"

Gohan looked up at his mentor. "Do you think you could give me some advice on training? A friend of mine wants me to teach her."

The two of them spent some time throwing ideas back and forth, figuring out what would be best for training a normal human. After that, Gohan thanked his mentor and left the Lookout. Deciding that getting advice from one of the human Z-Fighters would be best, he flew off in the direction of Kame House.

Landing on the sandy shores of the island, he made his way up to the the lone structure that adorned the small landmass. Glancing to his left, he saw Master Roshi napping on a beach-chair, a magazine covering his face.

Curious, the boy made his way over to the old man and picked up the magazine. Looking through it, his face quickly lit up bright red, and soon he put the magazine back down on the face of the Turtle Hermit. Quickly walking up to the pink-colored house, he tried to fight the images running through his mind and the furious blush decorating his face.

He knocked on the door, and it was soon replaced with Krillin standing there. He chuckled when he saw the pink tint to Gohan's cheeks. "You looked at the magazine, didn't you?" To the boy's credit, he was at least able to dignify that with a small nod, looking down at his feet the whole time. "So, you alright, bro? You kinda ran off while we were using the Dragon Balls. You taking your dad's decision okay?"

Looking up at the bald warrior, Gohan smiled. "I'm doing better now. I just needed some time to myself to sort things out."

Krillin nodded. "So how'd Chichi take the news?"

"Not well at first, but I think mom's gonna be alright."

"She fainted when you told her, didn't she?"

"Yep."

The two of them shared a short fit of laughter at that, neither of them surprised at the woman's antics.

"Well, nice of you to come and visit." Krillin said.

That got the boy back on track. "Oh yeah, I just remembered why I came here in the first place. Do you think you could give me some advice on training someone. She's a normal human, and I figured you could give me some good ideas on how to teach her martial arts."

The monk nodded. "Sure. Well, let's see… Weighted training clothes would be a good way to help your friend become stronger."

Gohan's eyes lit up, "Of course! That's a great idea, Krillin! Thanks!"

Krillin grinned. "No problem, bro. Happy to help."

"Well I should probably get home. Mom might throw a fit if I'm not there soon."

"Hahaha, well see ya around Gohan. Take care."

"Right." Gohan rose up into the air, giving one last wave to his friend, then blasted off in the direction of his home.

That night, Gohan did notice this time at dinner that his mom wasn't eating a whole lot, but chalked it up to her just not being as hungry. After the two of them were finished, Gohan made his way to the bathroom to wash. Then he went to his room and got ready for bed. Sleep found him quickly as he looked forward to the next day.

The next morning, Gohan once again got up on his own and made breakfast. After eating, he said goodbye to his mom and left the house, heading off to begin Lime's training. Arriving at the village, he proceeded to walk to Lime's house. He knocked on the door and waited.

When the door opened up, Mrs. Lao greeted him with a sweet little smile. "Hi, Gohan. I take it you're here to start training Lime?"

He nodded. "How did you know? Did she tell you about it?"

She laughed. "It's all she's been talking about since she came home yesterday. Well anyway, come on in. We just finished breakfast."

"Thank you, Mrs. Lao." He smiled and walked in.

Lime came downstairs, dressed in her normal clothing. Seeing Gohan, she grinned. "Hey, Gohan! I'm ready for training."

After saying goodbye to her parents, the two of them walked out of the house where Gohan proceed to scoop Lime up into his arms and burst off into the air.

"GOHAAAAANN!" The girl screamed. She closed her eyes until she got used to the wind hitting her face. After opening her eyes, she looked up at the boy and frowned. "You could've given me a bit of warning, you know."

He laughed. "Maybe, but you're probably going to want to get used to this."

She pouted and crossed her arms over her chest. "Well, where are you taking me?"

"We need to get you geared up for your training. I'm taking you to my mentor."

"Geared up?"

"You'll see what I mean soon."

Not long after he said those words, the two of them landed on the Lookout and Gohan set the girl down. Unsteady on her feet after the flight, she would have fallen over if Gohan hadn't caught her. After helping Lime stand up straight and keep her steady, the young demi lead her to where he sensed Piccolo was.

Lime almost fainted when she saw the green giant. She had heard Gohan speak of Namekians, but it still came as a shock to her seeing the imposing alien.

"Hey, Mr. Piccolo. This is my friend, Lime. She's the one I'm training." Gohan spoke up, breaking the girl out of her shock. "I was wondering if you could make some weighted training clothes for her."

The tall Namek nodded and stuck his hand out in the direction of the girl. In a flash of light, Lime found herself in a bright green gi. Along with the gi came a white, weighted undershirt, wrist bands, and boots. Her knees buckled and she almost fell under the strain of the added weight.

Gohan's mentor then decided to give his pupil a weighted cape, this one almost as heavy as the one the Namekian himself wore. Gohan looked up at his mentor questioningly.

"You should keep up with your training as well. At the very least you can go along with the girl in hers while wearing this. It should be enough that you'll feel the strain." Was Piccolo's response.

Gohan nodded and smiled. "You're right. Thanks, Mr. Piccolo."

The Namek grunted. "Sure thing, kid."

Gohan turned. "We should get going." He said to Lime. "See ya, Mr. Piccolo." And at that, the two friends made their way from the Lookout. Gohan flew them to a secluded area near the girl's village.

Gohan touched down, setting the girl down, and Lime looked at her friend. "Why am I wearing all of this? It's so heavy, I can hardly move!"

"It will help increase your stamina, speed, and strength." Gohan replied.

She merely nodded, trusting her friend. "Alright, so what's first?"

He grinned mischievously. "First, to warm up, you're gonna run a mile in the forest over there..." He pointed to the gathering of trees to his right. "...then run back here and do 30 push-ups and 30 sit-ups." The list of basic exercises went on for a bit. "...Next, after you're done with the warm-up, you're going to run through some basic katas. And finally to finish up, we're going to have a very light spar."

Her eyes bulged out of her head. "Y-you're… You're a slave driver!"

He laughed. "Come on! I know you can do it! You want to get strong, don't you?"

She sighed and nodded. "Yeah…"

He placed a hand on her shoulder and she looked up at him. "Don't worry, you'll do fine. I believe in you." He smiled softly at her, looking into her eyes.

She smiled. "Thanks, Gohan."

He nodded and took his hand off of her shoulder. "Alright, let's get to it then."

And with that, Lime's training began. For the next two months, he trained her as much as he could. In no time she was finding her weights increased again and again. After the basics, he decided to teach her Kami style, which is one of the styles he learned from his father in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber. He thought it would go well with his use of the Demon style that he learned from Piccolo all of those years ago.

He had to say, Lime was very quick to pick up martial arts, and each day he found her ki level increasing quickly. He had no idea she would get so strong so fast. Not even a month into the training, he decided she was ready to bring out her ki. After finding it quicker than any human had before, she mastered ki control in less than a week. Flying took her a week and a half to get the hang of, and she was still growing stronger.

Gohan was absolutely amazed at her progress, and even Piccolo had trouble hiding his surprise. Within those two months of training, she was already incredibly adept at using her ki and could even form a small blast. But most amazing were her vast ki reserves. She could fly for hours without end and still have enough to get from Gohan's house to hers. She had almost as much ki stored inside of her as a Saiyan child.

Of course, Gohan was getting stronger as well. Though he wasn't training a whole lot, he still did some alongside Lime. He was unsure of how he felt about fighting, and thus he was somewhat reluctant to train. But still, he took his mentor's advice and worked on getting stronger, even if only a little.

Now, at the moment, Gohan was sitting at the table, having just finished eating dinner with his mother. He had really started noticing his mother's lack of eating, and was becoming quite worried.

Suddenly, he noticed a second ki inside of his mother. "Hey, mom?"

She looked at him. "What is it sweetie?"

"Don't freak out, but I'm sensing another ki inside of you."

She stared up at the ceiling, taking a break from washing the dishes, deep in thought. She came out of her little reverie and looked out the window.

"Mom, do you have any idea what that could mean?"

She looked at him and smiled weakly. "It means I'm pregnant." And with that, she fainted.

Gohan ran over to her and picked her up, carrying her to her room. As he layed her down on the bed, only one thought ran through his mind.

'I'm going to be a big brother.'

That's it for Chapter 2. I hope you enjoyed, and please review. If you don't, I'll kill you in your sleep. :D