I think this chapter is longer than the last one. I'm sorry if Goku sounds a little out of character. Anyways, thank you for reading so far! Here we go. Also, I am trying to decide for sure who "he" is. I could make an Original, orrrr I could make a surprise repeater that wants revenge—most likely not who you think. Any thoughts?
Goku
Wow, it's amazing to think how much time has passed since you considered me your rival and you wanted to take over the world. It makes me glad that I left you a senzu bean when we fought at the tournament.
I am always looking for a fight, but when Radditz kidnapped Gohan, I was terrified and I was fighting for something more important than the thrill. There was nothing thrilling about this fight, but I wS surprised to hear you wanted to team up with me to defeat my brother I didn't know. I didn't question it, and we were off.
I briefly wondered if you would change your mind about your motives during this fight, but I pushed that away, knowing better. When I sacrificed myself, I had Gohan in mind. He was my son and I didn't want anything to happen to him, but leaving the world was terrifying. I did have to think about what might happen to him while I was gone.
Ha, then I heard about you taking Gohan with you to train. I freaked for a moment, but then decided that it was only for the two saiyans. When I got brought back to life, I would be there again to make sure nothing happened to him.
A year passed and I came back. What I came back to shocked me. I couldn't understand why Gohan was so upset, because I missed the fact that you had sacrificed your life for him—at first. Then when I was told, understanding dawned after the initial surprise. You had changed your mind, not because of me, but because of Gohan. Something happened during training that caused you to care for him.
While I was grateful, I was still a little wary of the situation. I didn't show it to anyone though. I was floored when Gohan yelled at Chi-Chi, wanting to go to Namek with all of us to bring you back. I knew then that he cared—probably even loved you. He looked up to you then, and I know he does now. I wasn't going to stand in your or his way if you two wanted to continue training. Chi-Chi definitely was not happy, but I was ecstatic for my son.
Then Frieza happened. You saved my life, and I have to say, I know then it was more for Gohan's benefit than my own. I still owe you for that, however, and you were able to get my son out of there. You have been with Gohan more frequently than I have. In some ways, I wish I could have changed that, gotten more time with my son, but…he is good for you, and you for him. I wouldn't want to take your time away from him.
I think I saw a bigger glimmer of your feelings about Gohan during the Cell games. I didn't expect you to yell at me when I stopped my fight and volunteered Gohan for it instead, but boy. You let it be known that you disagreed and that you knew and understood him better than I had. I see it now, but I didn't see it then.
When I sacrificed my life, I immediately got into a place where I could watch what happened. When Gohan was struggling, you jumped in to help, and I couldn't have been happier that he had you in his corner. All of my doubts dissipated then, and I knew you were slowly growing on my wife.
After the Cell Games, even though what you said about Gohan was true, he kept up with training, and even asked Vegeta to help. I swear, the two of you argue like an old married couple. It's almost like watching a family get together when you two meet up with Gohan to train.
I'm sorry to have pulled you into training Goten and Trunks for the fusion dance so shortly after Gohan had been killed, because you didn't have time to grieve. Plus, I knew your training was just what they needed. When I got back to the other world and found out that Gohan was alive, I wanted to reach out to you so badly to tell you that he was okay and he'd be returning home soon. He just had some more training to do.
Buu had knocked Gotenks out and was almost ready to kill you when Gohan was told he could leave. He asked for your style of Gi, going back to his roots before taking off. I sure am proud of my sons, both of them. By the time Gohan got there, he was beyond pissed that Buu would hurt his brother or you, and that everyone else was gone. You sure you don't need something to pick up your jaw?
After Buu was defeated and everyone was wished back, it seemed back to normal for a while. And then Frieza again. You, yet again, jumped in to save Gohan from a blast that would have killed him. We brought you back, though—I don't think Gohan would have been the same if you were gone forever.
You are a part of him like he is a part of you. When I asked you and Gohan to join me in the tournament of Power, I could see the looks the two of you were sharing. It was almost like a conversation without words. Wait, you two have that bond! That's probably what that was! I totally forgot about that, hehe. You two made such a great team, and I'm glad it was you two with me and Vegeta at the end.
Now, I know you're mad right now, mad and hurting but understand. Gohan wanted to protect you from being killed by him. Babidi returned and put a curse on Gohan and that enemy, so he wouldn't die if Gohan was alive. We had a plan. But it got derailed when Gohan sensed you were in trouble. It still worked out, and hey, he's alive now thanks to the dragonballs, right? Sorry, Piccolo, we couldn't think of any other way to break the curse. Like I said though, he was brought back. By Vegeta wishing for it no less.
Speaking of, while we spar, Vegeta, we are going to talk. After the Cell games, I was surprised that you had agreed to help continue Gohan's training. I figured you would want to train on your own. Also, he has a name! You don't have to keep calling him 'Brat.' I know he got on your nerves when he was younger, but he's grown so much now. I am proud of my son.
Like I told Piccolo, you two don't see eye to eye on some things, and you two arguing like an old married couple makes me laugh. You two do have one thing in common—you both care for my son. You both were with him more often than I was.
You felt guilty that you couldn't help Gohan with Cell, and I think Trunks dying changed you—you were more open to care for someone, like you realized it wasn't a bad thing. When it was over, you went and visited Gohan, and that was when he asked you to help train. You agreed, though you gave him grief on days that you worked with Piccolo. Though you seemed to warm up to him too.
You apologized for Gohan when he died from Buu's blast, and I think you had gotten carried away in our fight—I did too, so I have to apologize too. If we both were paying attention to the kis on battle, maybe we both could have stepped in.
You did great out there and I am so touched you did that even for me. You have a soft spot for my son and I am so grateful that you helped him through the years, even helping Goten!
When he showed up and we found out what Babidi had done, I know you were beside yourself with the plan we had. You even yelled at Gohan for taking off without warning when Piccolo was getting attacked. So it wasn't the original plan, but the result was the same. You had yelled at Bulma to get the radar and disappeared while the rest of us went to aid a very hurt, pissed off Piccolo. It is rather unusual that you miss a good fight, and boy was it a good one! By the time we were worn out, the sky went dark and I knew… you were getting Gohan back.
When the two…one…two…one? Well anyway when the fused you and Gohan showed up, it was amazing to watch.
I'm so glad that Gohan has so much support. So thank you Vegeta.
By the way, can we get something to eat? I'm STARVING!
