It had been five minutes since Piccolo and Goku had taken off to go fight Vegeta, and Tori still hadn't moved from her position.

"Tori," Krillin called getting the little girl's attention. "Let's get you home. I know you haven't seen your mother in a year."

"But Daddy,"she hiccupped. "A-And Piccolo."

"Hey, those two are the strongest beings on this planet. If anyone could beat that Saiyan, it's those two," Krillin reassured.

"Yeah, I guess you're right," Tori muttered. "Yeah, let's go."

Tori and Krillin flew with each other side by side to head to Master Roshi's place located on an island south of where they were coming from. But the entire time they were flying, Tori couldn't help to think about how simple everything was a year ago before her deranged uncle showed up. The Sons had a daily routine: Wake up and eat, Chichi would make lunch while Tori studied in her room and Goku trained, eat lunch, Goku and Tori would play and travel for awhile, more studying and training while Chi-Chi cooked dinner, eat dinner, baths, and then sleep. It was so defined that it was very rare and awkward when they strayed from that schedule.

I can't wait for all of this to be over, Tori thought to herself with a sigh before speeding up once she saw a red house come into their view.

"That's Master Roshi's house," Krillin smiled and sped up his flying, Tori on his tail.

"Hey, Master Roshi!" Krillin shouted as he and Tori landed on the small island.

Tori was surprised when she saw a lanky, old man come out of the small house with a woman with short, blue hair. Wait blue hair?!

"Krillin, boy, you're still alive!" Roshi shouted, looking proudly at the monk.

"Who's the girl, Krillin?" The blue haired woman asked.

"Believe it or not but this, Roshi and Bulma," Krillin started with a smile, "this is Goku's daughter, Tori."

"What?! Goku has a kid?!" Roshi and Bulma screamed in unison.

"H-Hi," Tori bowed at them respectfully which was returned by both Bulma and Roshi.

"Wow, Goku a dad," Bulma said mesmerized. "Can you believe it?"

"No, she's too polite to be Goku's," Roshi laughed. "Is she strong like Goku, too?"

Tori didn't hear what they were talking about because she was paying attention to the large turtle that was shuffling over to her, a wide smile on its face. Suddenly Tori's tail began to lightly sway up and down like a happy dog. It was a cute turtle to her, even though it was bigger than her. The little girl laughed at the turtle for awhile until it blew bubbles into her face. "Ah, they're tickling me!" Tori giggled, trying to pop the bubbles on her face.

Krillin looked on at her with a grin on his face. "Yeah, she's strong. She took out a Saiyan all by herself. It was Goku's brother to be exact. The kid was amazing. She's gonna give me a run for my money when she gets older."

"Well, she's silly like Goku," Bulma chuckled. "Hey, why don't the two of you come in and have a drink with us? You know, until Goku comes back."

"That sounds good," Krillin nodded. "Hey, Tori, are you thirsty? Come on inside, okay?"

Tori was about to follow the three adults inside until she stopped. She couldn't leave her new turtle friend. He would be out here all alone while they went in the house to refresh themselves. She was about to decline Krillin's offer until the turtle dipped its head in between her knees to lift her onto his body and carry the two of them inside Kame House.

As soon as they entered the house, Tori took off her shoes and left them by the door before going to sit on the couch. Turtle moved his way to where she was and laid down by the little girl's feet while Bulma, Krillin, and Master Roshi sat adjacent from the two.This is a nice house. Small but nice, Tori thought to herself just as Bulma handed her a glass of juice, which she immediately gulped down in half a second. All three of the adults looked on in complete shock at the small girl dowsing the drink that fast: Yup, that's definitely Goku's daughter, they all simultaneously thought.

Tori just sat there quietly and politely as she listened to the adults talk about what happened and their adventures they had with her father. The stories they were telling were far from boring, really interesting in fact, but she had a long day and fell asleep on the couch.

It was a normal evening in the Son household. Chi-Chi was sewing up a rip in Goku's gi that he had managed to get a hole in while Goku was performing push ups in the living room with Tori on his back reading a book on the life on insects.

"398...399...ah, Tori, what number am I at again?" Goku cheesed, stopping his workout.

"400, Daddy," Tori told him while flipping a page in her book.

Everything was just perfect. After Piccolo and Goku defeated the Saiyan prince Vegeta, all of them healed in the hospital for a few day. However because they just brought her father back, all of the other Z warriors couldn't be brought back into the following year. It was unfortunate but everyone was taking it pretty well considering the fact.

A sudden knock on the door stopped Chi-Chi in the middle of sowing to go answer the door. Tori and Goku couldn't see who was there but the abrupt scream of Chi-Chi immediately alarmed them. Tori immediately rolled backwards off of Goku's back and sat on the carpet in the living room just as Goku shot up from his position on the floor.

"Stay right here, Tori," Goku said sternly as he ran to the door, but she found herself disobeying her father when she heard his yell and a slam to the floor.

No, her father couldn't have been taken out with a single blow, he was the greatest fighter on the Earth! Tori found herself trembling as she slowly moved her feet one in front of the other to get to the door. She didn't even have her uniform on but instead a white onesie, which limited her movement, so a fight was out the question.

"How...How are you here?" Tori gasped when she saw Vegeta standing in the doorway of their household, both her parents knocked out at his feet.

How didn't I feel his energy, Tori thought to herself, backing up slowly when Vegeta started to near her.

"Die, brat," Vegeta said with menace before raising a gloved hand and formed a ki ball.

"Ah!" Tori shouted and shot up from her position on the couch. Her hand had released from something as she sat up and realized it was Turtle's fin. "Oh, Turtle, I'm so sorry!"

"It's okay, Tori," Turtle said in a forgiving voice. "You seemed to have been having a nightmare."

"You okay?" Bulma asked.

"Actually," Tori stood up and walked over to where he shoes were, "No. Something feels off. I feel like my Daddy and Piccolo are having a hard time. I need to go help them."

"What?!" Krillin screeched as he saw Tori struggling to put on her shoes. "You heard your father! He said not to go, and besides, you're just over thinking it. Goku can definitely do this."

"Yeah, I keep telling myself that too, but," Tori began as she tied her belt more securely around her waist, "but I can't just shake this feeling. I'm sorry. Thanks for everything you guys, I really mean it, but I have go go."

"Be safe out there, kid," Bulma told her seriously in which Tori simply nodded.

"Ah, what kind of friend of Goku's would I be if I didn't help his daughter out. What the heck, let's go do this!" Krillin rallied.

"Do you mind if I stop by my house first? I need to pick up something really important."

Before Tori could let Krillin answer, she took off and out the house towards hers. She just hoped that her mother wouldn't keep her there.

When Tori reached the house, she immediately ran inside and saw her mother, but she ran right past her.

"Hi, Mama," Tori shortly greeted and ran straight to her parents' room. She slid over to her closet and began looking for something that belonged to her father, something that he hadn't used for longer than she'd been born. When she found the power pole, she immediately tied it around her shoulder and left her house. "Bye, Mama."

"Wa...Was that my baby?!" Chi-Chi screeched.