So since it's a snow day today (thank you Jack Frost) I'm putting up a few chapters this day of doing nothing WHOO HOO! Enjoy


'You are my greatest creation...

Perfect in every way...

Absolutely indestructible and invincible made from the genes of the most powerful warriors on Earth...

Now is the time for you to awaken and send your evil into the world...

You will avenge me Cell...'

As the recording of the evil doctor played next to a glass container holding in a creature among the ruins of what used to be the laboratory of Dr. Gero. Just as the voice ended the glass on the capsule began to crack down the middle followed by several more until it container scattered into thousands of tiny glass pieces and the one called Cell was finally free of his glass prison and as his master had commanded he was ready to send the planet into a mass chaos of destruction and killing.

Since the incident with the androids a week ago everyone had been training harder than they had ever in their entire lives and waited for news on Goku's condition. Piccolo had disappeared after the battle somewhere and had not made an appearance in several weeks. Trunks had been helping Bulma in the lab sort through all of the data about the androids between looking through the files on project Cell and Vegeta ripping him away from the lab to train.

It seemed like Vegeta and his training was the only thing pulling Trunks away from the research as well as Nia and Gohan from Goku's bedside. It was a distraction from the nightmare that their world had become and sparing partners for Vegeta who was becoming restless with no Goku or gravity room. After the third time he had pulled Bulma away from her work to fix it the bluenette finally became fed up and refused to fix the gravity room. The lack of stimulation had made the saiyan anxious and stir crazy so he found sparing partners to take out his hurt pride on.

This day however was oddly peaceful and quiet. No training of any kind was happening on account of all of Vegeta's sparing partners being occupied much to the saiyan's displeasure. Nia had called and said that Goku's condition had changed so her and the brat were going to stay there until the clown woke up. Trunks had been stolen away to go work in the lab while Vegeta was still sleeping by Bulma who insisted she needed the boy's intelligence to help her with research.

This led one disgruntled saiyan pacing about the bedroom waiting for Dr. Brief's to finish fixing the gravity machine for him. The good doctor took pity on the fighter when he came into the living room to behold the mighty prince sulking with his arms crossed on the couch.

Vegeta was quickly becoming impatient with the waiting game when a cry from down the hall caught his attention. He grunted when he recognized it as the wailing of his young son waking up hungry no doubt.

Since the saiyan prince had come home he had not gone out of his way to see his only child. He would see the boy during meal times and on occasion Bulma would bring him into their room. Vegeta would often scowl when he woke up to see Trunks lying beside him with a big smile on his face showing his two bottom teeth coming in. The baby seemed to either not realize or didn't care that he was playing a dangerous game squeezing Vegeta's nose with one hand and sticking his other hand in Vegeta's mouth. It didn't help that the child would giggle at his grumpy father's growls before burying his tiny face into Vegeta's pillow leaving the older saiyan with very little room for his own head.

"Annoying child," Vegeta mumbled as he waited for someone to tend to the child.

After a few minutes and the crying continued the saiyan prince quickly became annoyed and made his way to the baby's room to deal with it himself. Vegeta slammed the door open to the child's room which instantly silenced the infant. Baby Trunks seemed surprised to see the man in his room as he stared at his irritated father who quickly approached the crib.

"Well? What the hell do you want brat?" Vegeta growled menacingly at the baby.

Trunks' face went from staring at Vegeta with his mouth open in surprise to laughing and pointing at a vein that was ready to pop in the saiyan's forehead. The fighter scowled at the baby as the little boy babbled and hugged a long black piece material to his chest. Vegeta looked down to the material in his son's hands and recognized it as one of his training shirts he had left behind when he left Earth.

"What the hell? How did this get in here? I've been looking for it," the saiyan mumbled to himself picking the shirt up from the boy and staring at it in confusion.

"Oh there you are Vegeta! The machine is fixed for you, I was going to come find you after I finished feeding our handsome boy here," Dr. Brief's said walking into the room with a bottle.

"What is the brat doing with one of my shirts?" the saiyan demanded as he watched Bulma's father pick up the boy and began feeding him with a content smile on his face.

"Hmm…oh did Bulma not tell you the story?" the doctor replied not looking away from the baby in his arms.

"The day Trunks was born my darling wife was in such a rush to get to the lab to help our daughter that she grabbed the first couple of things out the laundry basket that she thought were towels. It wasn't until Bulma was holding the boy that we realized he was wrapped in your shirt," Dr. Brief's explained with a chuckle.

"After they were both checked out my wife washed the shirt with some other laundry. When she came back upstairs Trunks would not stop crying unless he was being held by someone. Bulma was beginning to worry Trunks would have to sleep in the bed with her but my Panchy thought fast and wrapped the boy back in the t-shirt. Low and behold the child fell right to sleep and stayed that way till he got hungry. So ever since then we just put the shirt in the crib with Trunks to help him sleep," he concluded.

Vegeta was surprised by the story and quickly smelt the piece of clothing in his hand to see if it was possible. To his surprise his scent was still strong on the shirt even mixed in with the smell of laundry detergent. It would certainly explain why the boy did not get upset when his mother basically threw the infant into his arms the day of the battle. It would also explain why the boy kept sniffing his clothes and pillow since the scent would be stronger there. A ghost of a smirk graced the saiyan's face as he thought of his scent making his son feel safe in his absence.

His thoughts were disturbed by the loud burp that vibrated through the room and he turned to the happy infant that was now full. Dr. Brief's put the boy down and both men observed the little boy crawl over to his blocks before sitting and quietly began stacking them.

"You can go now if you want," Dr. Briefs said smiling kindly at Vegeta who gave him a confused look in response.

"To train of course now that the training room is fixed. Trunks is safe here with me I've watched over him before," Dr. Brief's assured Vegeta in a casual tone.

Vegeta scowled irritated with himself for being a soft fool and not leaving as soon as the other man walked into the room. The saiyan turned to leave when Trunks starting babbling loudly as he crawled quickly over to him. The little boy glared at his father with the scowl he inherited from Vegeta as he pointed to the older saiyan's hand.

The fighter quickly understood what it was his son wanted and threw the training shirt he was holding back to his son. As baby Trunks picked up the clothing in front of him, is face went from his father's glare to his mother's smile.

As a scientist Dr. Brief's made a point to never assume something until he could prove it. However if he didn't know any better he would bet his career that he just saw Vegeta smile with pride before leaving the nursery.

Piccolo walked around the planet which was now known as New Namek. It appeared very similar to the old planet as far as vegetation and how the residents of the planet built their homes. Unlike Namek from before however the colour of the land was blue and green like Earth as opposed to purple and green.

Piccolo approached one of the small villages recognizing a few faces until he found the one he was looking for. A smile graced the Namek's face as he walked over to one Namek in particular and kneeled behind him before tapping him on the shoulder. The little green boy turned and smiled brightly when he saw who was behind him.

"Piccolo it's you!" the boy shouted happily.

"It's good to see you to Dende," Piccolo replied gently.

"What are you doing here? How are my friends from Earth? Are they with you?" Dende asked excitedly.

Piccolo chuckled before he replied, "Gohan and Nia are fine and no they are not here. As for why I am here I will explain when we get to the elder. I need to speak to him immediately."

The little boy nodded before grabbing Piccolo's hand and led him to one of the dome shaped homes in the village. When they got to the entrance Dende stopped and let go of his friend's hand before looking up at him.

"There you go Piccolo, it was good to see you. I should get back to my chores now though," Dende said also sad.

"I actually need you to come in here with me this concerns you as well little one," Piccolo explained before opening the door to lead the confused boy inside the home of the elder.

The pair entered the dome shaped house they were quickly greeted by other Nameks that bowed their heads in greeting. As they walked in deeper they found themselves standing in front of the village elder himself who didn't seem to be surprised to see Piccolo there.

"I was wondering when you would come," the elder said calmly.

"You know why I'm here?" Piccolo asked in surprise.

"Of course. Kami explained everything to me," the elder replied.

Dende watched the two older Nameks as they spoke wondering what Kami had to do with Piccolo coming here for him. He knew of the guardian of Earth from stories his grandfather had told him. He was a very powerful and respected man that surely had more important things to worry about then a little boy.

"Dende, come to me boy," the elder said and the young Namek quickly obeyed and approached the elder.

"What is it elder?" the boy asked.

The older Namek was quiet for a moment as he tried to find the right way to gently tell the boy his fate.

"My boy there is no easy way to say this….you are needed back on Earth and this will not be a short mission," elder said.

"I don't understand," Dende said.

"Kami is no longer going to be the guardian of Earth, in a way he will die. You are the only one of us whose power is anywhere near Kami's strength therefore you have been chosen," Elder explained sadly.

The older man loved all of the people of his village but he would be lying if he said that Dende wasn't his favorite. His kind and gentle soul brought him great happiness and the boy's power was truly amazing.

"So I have to go away…that means I can never come home doesn't it," the child replied feeling many emotions at once.

"It does my boy I'm so sorry. You will be in good hands though with Piccolo, Mr. Popo and the other wonderful friends you made on Earth. I have nothing but confidence that you will make a fine guardian sweet child," Elder said with a gentle smile on his face.

Although no tears fell from his face Dende was visibly upset by what he was being told. Without a word he reached up and pulled the elder into a tight hug knowing he would miss him the most of all.

"Do not be troubled Dende we still have our connection," Elder explained hugging the boy in return.

Dende nodded into the man's shoulder before he whispered, "I'll miss you grandfather."

"And I you," was the elder's simple response before he reluctantly let the child go.

The young Namek took a deep breath before walking over to Piccolo and looking up at him with determination.

"I am ready," he said and Piccolo nodded in reply.

Piccolo nodded to him and bowed to the Elder before they both turned to leave New Namek for what would probably be the last time. As they left Piccolo tightened his hold on the boy's hand as the Elder's voiced echoed in his head.

'Watch over him.'

The son residence was currently a full house with Yamcha and Krillen staying with the family to help them take care of Goku. The medicine seemed to be working efficiently and Trunks was good to try and stop by to monitor the virus as best he could. According to him the disease had become like the measles in his time and was easily curable. The day before while he was there the young saiyan was happy to report that it looked like Goku was coming around. With this knowledge the children decided to wait to train until their father was back to normal.

Chi Chi was happy to take advantage of the fact that her children were home and kept them busy doing homework while they sat with their father. She would often sit with them helping her children with their work when she wasn't doing her daily chores which were mostly already done thanks to Krillen and Yamcha. The pair had been an amazing help to the ox princess with stepping in to help with meals and chores. She even allowed them to spar in the yard with the kids to get them out of the house.

Tien, Chaotzu, Master Rochi and even Launch would come bring meals and sit with the family as they waited for Goku to recover.

Today Chi Chi had basically told them all to go take a break for today and she would make a special dinner as a thank you to them for being there for their family. So for the first time in a long time it was only her, her husband and the children in the house. The ox princess smiled at the thought as she hung up the laundry outside waiting desperately for the peaceful atmosphere to be disturbed by the sounds of her Goku.

Upstairs Nia and Gohan were lying in bed asleep on either side of their father who was still unconscious from the pain of the virus. All was quiet as groans escaped from Goku's lips as he slowly began to wake up. The first thing he noticed was that he was no longer in excruciating pain and that the feeling in his chest had gone down considerably to a dull throbbing. The second thing he noticed were the two light weights pressed against his sides and looked down to see the peaceful sleeping faces of his children. He smiled at the pair as he wrapped his arms around them both and kissed each one on the head gently feeling blissful.

The moment was peaceful and quiet but a mischievous grin on the older saiyan was going to change that real fast. The warrior took both his pointer fingers and put them in his mouth before putting one finger in each child's ear. Both children squealed as they woke up with Goku trying desperately to stay quiet as he closed his eyes again.

"You did not just seriously give me a wet willy," Nia hissed at Gohan looking livid.

"I was sleeping...and I got one to," Gohan hissed back not impressed at all.

"Well there isn't anyone else awake so who else could have done it?" Nia accused.

Both children's expressions went from annoyed to shocked when they heard chuckling coming their 'sleeping' father. Before either one could react Goku shot up and pulled the pair into headlocks making both children scream and laugh at the same time.

"Dad you're ok!" Gohan cried but his shout was muffled in his father's arm.

"Dad your pits smell like something died in here," Nia muffled trying to get out of her father's grasp.

Goku finally decided to let go of the children before they both tackled hugged him relieved that he was ok. The warrior happily returned the hug before gently running his fingers through their hair.

"We missed you daddy," Gohan said quietly.

"It's alright now daddy is here. I'm sorry I made you all worried but I'm ok I promise," he whispered to them.

"Wait we should go surprise mom!" Nia said sitting up excitedly.

Goku's evil grin struck again before him and the kids crawled out of the bed and started quietly walking down the stairs. It was hard not to burst out laughing with the kids giggling with excitement of pranking their mom. They found her hanging up the last of the laundry outside and a brilliant idea came to him.

"You two stay here," he said before using his instant transmission to disappear and reappear behind a long bed sheet Chi chi had hung up a while ago.

The woman suspected nothing as she began walking past where were husband was hiding when suddenly Goku tackled her through the sheet and onto the ground. The ox princess screamed in surprised before kicking a punching at her attacker. She felt satisfied when she got one good punch in hitting him in the cheek.

"Oh Chi Chi that hurt," a voice said and the princess instantly knew who it was.

"Oh my god Goku!" Chi Chi said pulling the sheet away to reveal her husband and his newly bruised cheek.

"Ya…nice shot," the saiyan replied with one of his famous grins.

The woman said nothing as she wrapped her arms around her husband's neck and kissed him with everything she had.

"Get a room!" the couple heard from inside the house and both turned a disgruntled look to their giggling children.

Goku opened his arms as the pair raced to them and wrapped his family protectively in his arms happily reunited with them all once more. They stayed like that for some time until the other Z fighters returned and were just as surprised to see their friend up and about.

"Mom you need to see this," Trunks said looking terrified at what he just read on the screen in front of him.

"What is it Trunks?" Bulma asked leaning over his shoulder to where he was pointing.

She was quiet for a few minutes as she read the file before she gasped in surprise. She looked back at Trunks looking shocked.

"So even though the lab is destroyed…"

"That thing still managed to live and may have already awakened," Trunks confirmed.

'This is an emergency broadcast and not a prank. Many are reporting seeing a green lizard man walking around a nearby city and considered to be extremely dangerous. Please stay in your homes and no make any attempts to make contact with the creature…'

Bulma and Trunks listened to the radio broadcast and instantly knew that had more than just the androids to worry about now.

"We are in serious shit," Bulma said out loud.


All done for now hopefully I'll have more story soon for you. Don't forget to review and tell me what you think :)