Chapter 5

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Age 767 (Android Saga)

Last time on Dragonball Z: Opposites Attract:

Finally landing on the Lookout, they waited around for a what seemed like a couple minutes, before the doors to the chamber opened. Out stepped Gohan and… GOKU?! ''GOKU?! Weren't you just ill?'' Krillin said shocked. Goku chuckled and pointed to Gohan. ''Let me introduce you to the smartest person in the world.'' He said with pride as Gohan blushed at the praise, but quickly smiled, proud of himself.

''He took me in the chamber, where one day out here equals a year in there. We stent a fortnight in there, and I recovered. Now I'm back stronger than ever hehe.'' Goku said grinning wildly. Kami and Mr. Popo looked shocked and the genius of the boy before Kami praised him. ''My… Gohan, where did you inherit that intellect?'' jokingly jabbing at Goku. Goku simply chuckled.

''A year in there is a day out here?'' Vegeta asked. Gohan nodded in affirmative. ''Tell me more.'' Vegeta said.

With everyone now informed and filled in, everyone stood ready on the Lookout. Vegeta had volunteered himself and his son, Trunks, to go first in the Time Chamber. No one objected, and they had entered without further questions. Looking around, Gohan wondered about something. ''Dad, do you know where the dragon radar that Bulma gave you is?'' he asked. Goku thought about for a second and then remembered. ''Yeah, it's in in the bottom drawer in our room.'' He replied. Goku got curious and couldn't but ask, ''Why though?''. Gohan had a playful smile and simply answered. ''I just have something I need to wish for. Don't worry''.

Goku nodded, fully trusting his son not to do anything stupid. ''Alright, let's get the dragon radar son. Grab on!'' he said, holding out his hand. Gohan took it as Goku put two fingers to his forehead and concentrated. Suddenly they vanished and reappeared in front of Chichi, who fainted.

Several moments later when she recovered, Chichi leaped into Goku's arms sobbing. ''Goku! I was so worried.'' She cried on his shoulder. Goku gently patted her back hugging her. ''Don't worry honey, a simple virus won't take me down. Especially when my family needs me.'' He replied. She nodded and stood back. Goku went up to get the radar, leaving Chichi and her son in the living room.

''So, you've become quite the fighter huh son?'' she told him, with a hint of pride. She was a little disappointed that he wouldn't give up training to become a full-time scholar but understood that the world was at risk. Gohan slightly blushed at the praise and beamed at her. ''Guess so mom'' he said. He smiled, thinking back to his talk with his parents a couple weeks after merging both halves.

Gohan was in his room studying as usual before training. He was looking at the books but wasn't reading anything in particular. In deep thought, he wondered if he should talk with his parents about it. Finally deciding, he got up and went downstairs. Chichi glanced towards Gohan as she saw him coming down a little too soon. She frowned and spoke up, ''Gohan. What are you doing down here? Shouldn't you be studying young man?!''. Gohan sighed and went up to her.

''Mom. I want to talk to you about my studies'' he started. Chichi looked surprised, ''What is it honey? Do you need more books?'' she said in worry. Gohan shivered and shook his head no. ''No mom. I need more time to train. I can't simply stay locked up in my room reading books. I'm lightyears smarter than most my age. I need to cut down a little bit and focus a little more on my training as well.'' He said quickly, fearing the worst. Chichi had a blank look on her face as she gave out a deep sigh and sat down on the couch.

''Oh Gohan. Please… I don't want you to grow up like your father's friends, only knowing how to fight. I want you to have a future, and something to fall back on if there's no enemy threat to take care of.'' His mother explained. Gohan nodded, agreeing. ''I understand that mom, but you have to realize that you're pushing all of this on me. Have you ever asked what I wanted to be? Ever since I can remember I've had books shoved down my throat. I'm sorry mom, but I need to do this. I'm part Saiyan, half of me is literally a warrior race whose sole purpose was to fight. It's literally in my blood.'' Gohan carefully explained, choosing his words carefully as to not upset his mother.

She looked at him for a minute before finally giving in with a heavy heart and a wear sigh. ''You're right son. I never asked you what you wanted. I've been so caught up in trying to make you a perfect scholar, that I never once asked how you felt.'' She said. Gohan smiled and hugged his mother. ''Don't worry about that mom. Now, I'm not saying I'm going to stop studying, but I need time to train as well. I love studying, but not as much as locking myself in my room for hours on end. It's not healthy.'' He said.

Goku had been carefully observing the situation from a far, none of them knowing he was there. ''No matter what you do, remember we're proud of you my son.'' He said, causing them to jump slightly at the voice suddenly appearing. Chichi smiled and agreed. ''Yes son. No matter what. Now, I'll agree to you training more, but study for at least 2-3 hours a day, alright? You can't fall off on your studies.'' She said. Gohan nodding, thinking it was fair. ''Sounds fair. Thank you for understanding mom.'' He genuinely said. Chichi smiled and hugged him. ''What kind of mother would I be if I didn't Gohan?''. Goku smiled, reminding himself that times like these were what kept him on the right path and how precious everything was. He only hoped that Vegeta could see it as well... ''Alright, let's head out son. Piccolo can get grumpy if we keep him waiting too long.'' Goku jokingly said. Gohan chuckled and followed his father outside. No more words were needed.

Goku soon came down shortly after going up and had the radar in his hand. Tossing it, he said. ''Here you go Gohan.'' Gohan caught it and thanked him. ''Thanks dad! I'll be back soon!'' he said as he took off. Goku and Chichi smiled as they saw him take off and fly to the distance. Glancing at each other, both got mischievous grins on their face as they started kissing. ''Goku! I want another kid.'' She suddenly said out of the blue. Goku grinned and replied, ''I thought you'd never ask.''. The two went up to commence their mating, with no one in the house as everyone had left shortly after Gohan had taken Goku to the Lookout.

Back with Gohan we see him trying to activate the radar. *Click*, *Click*, *Beep*, *Beep*, ''Ah there we go!'' he said in delight as he saw the screen turning on. Adjusting the radar, he saw all the dragon balls scattered everywhere. Now determined, he sped off towards a ball.

The first ball was easy to spot as he flew over a desert and saw something shiny as he neared the dot on the screen. Flying down, he squinted his eyes as he saw a familiar round object on the ground. Grinning, he flew down quickly and caught the 5-star ball. Putting it in his sack, he flew off towards another one.

The second ball was just as easy as it was near a waterfall on a branch. He quickly snatched it without any complications and grinned as he was the familiar 4-star ball. It held a lot of memories for both Goku and Gohan. Putting it in his sack along with the other ball, he took off yet again.

The third ball was a little more difficult to get to as it was literally stuck inside the stomach of a pterodactyl after he had swallowed it, as if just to tease Gohan. His eyebrows twitched in annoyance as he ''lightly'' tapped the beast's stomach, making it regurgitate a couple of weird things, the most important thing among them was the 7-star ball. He hesitantly took it and wiped his hands franticly as he stashed it in his sack.

The fourth ball was mysteriously rolling at the edge of a volcano. It neared the edge and started to descend towards the hot lava. Quickly reacting, he snatched the 1-star ball before it hit, but in the process got his butt burned for being too near the lava. Yelping, ''Aiiiiii'' he quickly patted himself down to remove the flames. Panting, he quickly flew off to another one. Only three more to go.

The fifth ball was in a golf field, inside one of the holes. He put his hand into the hole and pulled out the 3-star dragon ball. He looked around and saw a golf ball almost going into one of the holes. With a weak Ki release, he made the ball slightly move and end up in the hole. He heard someone shout ''HOLE IN ONE!'' and chuckled. He shook his head and flew off yet again.

The sixth ball was actually not too far away from his house. He flew over it but stopped once he heard some weird noises. Curious, he hovered above the house and heard some moaning and grunting. All the colors drained from his face as he quickly realized what was going on. He immediately blasted off, not bothering to conceal himself and flew down to snatch the 6-star ball. He would never look at it the same again. This ball would forever be cursed.

The seventh ball was in a jungle full of monkeys. A little monkey kid was playing with it, rolling it on the ground back and forth. Gohan smiled and sat down patiently with him, simply watching him. The monkey glanced up and it looked like he recognized him from somewhere. The monkey's mother swung down from a tree and landed beside her son. She looked at Gohan as if he was familiar. They quickly realized who he was, he was the son of the monkey child who had come here a couple decades ago! She glanced at her son and gave him a silent signal to hand over the ball. The son quickly complied and handed it over. Gohan smiled and patted him on the head. With the 2-star ball now finally in his hand, he took off towards a barren waste land to summon the dragon.

Quickly finding a wasteland, he flew down and landed on the ground. He emptied his sack on the ground, letting the balls roll free from him. The legendary balls were glowing from all of them being together in such a close proximity. With a smile, he gave out the order to arise. ''All mighty dragon! By your name, I summon you forth! Shenron!'' he shouted out loud, palms outstretched.

Gohan watched in awe and fascination as the balls glowed brightly before the skies turned dark. A low rumble was felt in the ground as the legendary dragon, Shenron, erupted from the balls. His long figure flying up and eloping around himself. He finally stood still as he looked down at the one who summoned him. With a deep booming voice, he spoke.

''You who have summoned me, speak up as I shall grant you one wish to be fulfilled.''. Gohan nodded and spoke up as well. ''Thank you Shenron! My wish is for a pouch of infinite senzu beans that always refill and can restore body parts as well. Would that be possible mighty dragon?'' he asked, being extra nice. Shenron hummed and growled a little. ''It's going to be a little tough, but since you asked so nicely I think I can do that. You have a pure heart, no harm done here.'' He said causing Gohan to smile. After a few moments, Shenron's eyes glowed bright red as he said, ''Your wish has been granted. Farewell.'' He disappeared in a flash of light, quickly retreating back down. All the balls slowly hovered in the air preparing to take off. Acting fast, he stopped the balls from shooting out with kinetic powers. It took a lot and was straining, but eventually, the balls stopped resisting and simply dropped down to the ground.

Gohan smiled and collected the balls in his sack. He looked at the pouch given to him by the mighty dragon. This would come in handy, no more relying on Master Korin for senzu beans. This could save their lives. He took one and chewed on it before swallowing it, immediately feeling the effects. He was quite tired from flying around hunting the dragon balls. Now rejuvenated, he took off to go home but quickly stopped in his tracks remembering what he witnessed. Shivering, he quickly changed direction and took off towards Kami's Lookout.

Flying, he started recapping everything that had happened so far. ''Hmm, alright let's see. Vegeta surprisingly turned over a new leaf, we pretty much destroyed Dr. Gero and #19, well the one named #17 killed Gero actually, something about him being mad at the doctor for doing this to them? Anyway, the Androids that killed everyone in Trunk's future have been awoken, but haven't showed any sign of destruction yet, if you don't count the fact they're after dad. We got a 7-day grace period to prepare and get dad healthy, which thank Kami he is now.''. Things were looking pretty weird right now, no one knowing what was going to happen. He would have to lookout for anything going on.

''Vegeta got his arm broken, ouch, by Android #18. Why didn't they kill them though? Something isn't right here. They appear to be extremely strong as well… we may need to use the Time Chamber.' He concluded. Things were definitely weird, he'd have to talk to Trunks. He was finally nearing the Lookout, not rushing taking his time. As the Lookout came into view, he prepared himself to land.

A light thud was heard as he dropped down and greeted everyone present. Kami glanced over to Gohan as if he knew what he had done, ''So young man, I noticed you summoned the dragon. Care to tell us what you wished for?'' he said. Gohan simply nodded before replying, ''Of course. Sometimes we're out of senzu beans, and with Yajirobe down there eating it all up, we would need a batch of senzus at our disposal. I wished for an infinite pouch of senzu beans, with the ability to regenerate body parts. It was pretty tough, but Shenron was determined to grant my wish.''. Kami's eyes widened as he thought to himself, ''Anyone else would have wished for the threat to disappear or would have wished for something selfish. He truly is a wonderful boy Goku…'' Kami thought as he smiled and nodded to Gohan. Gohan smiled and started walking towards the gang.

Walking up to Piccolo first, he smiled and started conversating with him. Everyone on the Lookout was busy with each other as they were talking and chatting up about recent events, what they had been up to and so on. Suddenly all heads snapped toward a certain spot on the Lookout as they felt a familiar energy signal appear next to them. Goku appeared with a shit eating grin as he was feeling great. Everyone knew what he was doing and simply snickered.

Gohan refused to look him in the eyes, and when Goku finally came up to him, he worked up the courage to look his father in the face. ''What's wrong son?'' Goku worriedly asked, thinking something had gone wrong. Seeing the embarrassed look on his face, he quickly blushed as he realized Gohan must have seen or heard them in their activity. He quickly rushed to another Z Fighter and started conversating.

Hours had passed since Vegeta and Trunks had gone into the chamber. Gohan was irritated and impatiently tapping the ground. Goku was simply relaxing, not bothering to care when they went in. Finally, the door emerged and out came the King and the Prince. Vegeta hadn't really changed much other than the strength that was radiating off him. Trunks on the other hand, had gained a couple extra inches in height, had buffed up and his hair grew out longer looking like a total badass.

The two walked over to the gang and simply stood there. Gohan was the first to break the silence, ''Woah! Both your powers have grown immensely! Trunks look at you!'' Gohan complimented them both. Trunks smiled happily at being recognized by the past version of his master, and Vegeta simply smirked his trademark Vegeta smirk (copyrighted). ''Thank you Gohan.'' He genuinely said before continuing, ''In my timeline, you were my master. Everyone was killed by the Androids, except you. You trained me and raised me to be a better fighter. You even sacrificed your arm to save me one time.'' He said sadly. He really missed his master, he was like the big brother he never had. Seeing Gohan again was a little difficult, as the resemblance was uncanny. (A/N: Keep in mind Gohan looks a little bit older, taller and is a bit buffer since he merged).

Gohan sadly smiled and replied back. ''The future Gohan is basically me, and if he's anything like me then he would be proud of you, because I know I am. Trust me, he's me after all.'' Assuring Trunks, he fist bumped him. Trunks happily smiled, and fist bumped him back.

''Kakarot, looks like I've finally surpassed you.'' Vegeta said, but this time with no malice. He was however, extremely cocky right now. Goku sensed Vegeta's energy and was shocked at how strong he was. He grinned, ''We'll see about that hehe.'' He replied. Vegeta simply grinned as well.

''Trunks come here.'' Gohan motioned for him to come over. Trunks quickly came over and curiously asked him what's up. ''Look, you're probably not going to like what I have to say but bear with me. The Androids of this time, they don't seem to appear as heartless or malicious as the ones from your time. They haven't caused any harm yet. Give them a chance, please?'' Gohan carefully said. Trunks didn't look very happy about it. The thought infuriated him, they killed his master and everyone, yet he still wanted to show them mercy.

''But they killed you! They killed everyone!'' he almost shouted. Gohan shook his head, ''No Trunks. In your time yes, but something probably changed when you returned to the past to help us out. This is our time, not yours. They haven't done anything yet.'' He explained. Trunks sighed in defeat and accepted. ''Only because it was you who asked.'' Trunks replied. Gohan smiled and patted his friend on the back. This caused Trunks to lighted up as they went back to everyone.

''Gohan! Ready to go?'' Goku asked his son, excited to spend some alone time with him and to increase their father-son relationship. Gohan nodded happily, ''Of course dad! Let's go!''. As they walked into the chamber, Goku secretly asked Gohan when no one could hear him. ''So, think you can ascend in there?''. Gohan smirked and only nodded in response. Goku smiled, relieved. Mr. Popo who had been accompanying them, opened the door for them and closed it shut after he once more explained everything.

Everything was as white as he remembered. Remembering what he had wished for, he quickly explained it to his dad and showed him the pouch. Goku looked shocked and was amazed by it. He carefully took it and sat down on the white floor. ''So, if I just pour it on the ground it won't stop?'' he curiously asked. Gohan sat beside him and didn't know himself. ''Actually, I'm not sure about that. Why don't we check it out?'' Gohan encouraged.

Goku eagerly nodded and started emptying the pouch. Several beans fell and rolled over on the ground with no signs of stopping. A minute went by… two minutes… ten… thirty… Thirty minutes had gone by and there was now a mountain of senzu beans on the floor. ''Dad… we've been sitting here for 30 minutes. I think it's infinite…'' Gohan deadpanned. Goku shook himself of the trance of seeing the beans fall out and smiled happily. ''Nice going Gohan! Now we can seriously push ourselves to the limits!'' Goku excitedly said.

And done!

This was a little short chapter, my apologies, but its better than nothing :P

Thanks to everyone who reviewed, you are all making my first time writing a blast!

The support is amazing, and I'm happily going to continue doing this series.

I want to talk about a couple of things. My intention with this fic is to make Gohan the center of attention. He's not going to be a nerd who won't stand up for himself. His build will be like Future Gohan when he grows up, so think about that when he's finally going to go to school

More will soon be revealed so stay tuned!