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Chapter Four
Gohan entered the old town library. He knew his way around the library quite well and knew exactly where something on another realm and a gate leading to it would be. He wasted no time. He began grabbing books and placing them into a pile. When he had close to twenty books he picked them up with ease and place them onto a table to begin his research. After a hour of researching he found nothing. He gave a sigh and went to put up the books. As he was putting them away he noticed a rather large old dusty book under one of the book shelves. He picked it up and began to look through it. He shut it quickly and ran out of the library, book in hand.
Goku was in the backyard doing some training. He couldn't get his son's face or words out of his head. Ever time he threw a shot he saw his son being hit by it. He finally decided to just practice some new moves he'd been working on for a while. He was throwing punches, kicks, and flipping around when Goten came around the corner. Goku had a kick going right towards his son's head, but he managed to move in time.
"Goten!" Goku yelled, not out of angry but out of fear, "What are you doing? I almost-"
"Sorry Dad." Goten apologized, "I was just coming to see you."
Goku sat down and began to towel off some of the sweat from his body.
"Daddy?" Goten began, "I know why you've been acting so weird lately. I know about your dreams and your thoughts, if you would just listen to me instead of yelling at me I can try to explain what's going on."
"Goten," Goku sighed, "nothing is wrong with me. Thanks for your concern-"
"You only think that because she's made you!" Goten told his father.
"Who's told me what?" Goku decided to humor his son for awhile.
"I know it sounds hard to believe, but there's this other realm kind of thing, and this evil lady can move in between our realms. She puts bad thoughts in your head and everyone else's. Oh, and there's this gate that somehow leads from one realm to the next, and if she finds it first then she'll bring all of her people and take over our world! We have to find it first or else it'll be too late!" Goten paused to ketch his breath, "Oh yeah, she's also the one that's been giving you bad dreams. I saw her in your room the other night. She had her hand inside your head!"
Goku looked and his son, he had a very active imagination, "Um," "I know it's hard to believe Dad, but it's true! I swear it is! You can ask Gohan or Trunks!" Goten told him.
"They can see this lady too?" Goku asked.
"Well, Gohan can't but Trunks and me can. Gohan went to the library to try to find where the gate could be, and I'm suppose to make sure that she doesn't play anymore games with your head." Goten explained.
"You say that Gohan believes you, but he can't see her?" Goku thought that if Gohan believed this there might be some truth in it. "Yeah, her name's Locoyus. She's bad news Dad." Goten sat down on a rock next to his father.
Gohan ran past them, he stopped and quickly turned back, "Goten, come here! I have to show you this!"
"What is it?" Goten walked over to see. Gohan glanced at his father and whispered, "How's he doing?"
"Better, I think," Goten looked at his father, "he hasn't yelled at me yet. Locoyus hasn't been back since you left."
"Good," Gohan showed Goten the book he had under his arm.
"What do you have there, Gohan?" Goku asked as he walked over to them.
"Um," Gohan didn't know if his father should be told or not, "nothing you'd be interested in I'm sure."
"Does it have anything to do with what Goten has been talking about?" Goku wondered.
"Dad," Gohan stopped to see that his younger brother was tugging at his clothes, "what?"
"She's here!" he whispered to him.
"Come on, show me?" Goku begged.
"I don't think we should, not with what's her face standing right beside him." Goten whispered to Gohan.
"Later Dad, we have to go do some training now, it can wait." Gohan lied and walked away so that Locoyus couldn't try to trick him.
"Dad," Goten looked at his father and Locoyus, "remember that thing I was telling you about? Well, it's true and right here."
"Don't listen to him, he's just a small boy making up stories." Locoyus told Goku.
"Not true Dad, she just told you not to listen to me because I'm a small boy making up stories, but Gohan believes me!" Goten told his father.
"Hey, how did you know what I was thinking?" Goku wondered.
"Because you didn't think it, Locoyus put it into your head." Goten looked at her, "Leave my Dad alone!"
"Why, I'm having so much fun! I suggest you stop trying to convince your father, or I'll be forced to do something very mean to someone," she threatened.
"If you don't leave him alone your going to regret it!" Goten threatened right back.
She let out a laugh, "I don't think you can do anything to me, boy!"
"Goten, you are making some sense." Goku spoke up.
"NO!" Locoyus turned to Goku, "No he isn't! What does he know? He's just talking to himself being stupid!"
"Goten, did she tell me that?" Goku asked.
"She sure did, Dad!" Goten smiled.
"How did he know?" Locoyus glared at Goten.
"I'd never think ill of my friends or family!" Goku spoke up, "So who ever or what ever you are, it's not going to work anymore!"
"All right Dad!" Goten smiled.
"Fine, have it your way!" she spoke so that he could hear her, "But don't you think I'm going to leave you alone! I am untouchable in this world! When I bring my forces over the barrier, you'll be sorry that you defied me!" she disappeared.
"She's gone, Daddy!" Goten was very proud of his father.
Gohan walked back over, he'd been observing the whole thing, "Cool, way to go Dad!"
"I owe you a big apology, Goten," Goku looked down at his small son, "you were right the whole time, but I wouldn't listen to you."
"It's okay, you couldn't help it, she did have control of your thoughts!" Goten smiled, "And you were being given some pretty bad thoughts!" he gave his father a hug.
"Yeah, tell me about it, I thought I was going crazy or something," Goku laughed.
"I hate to break up this whole touching little make up thing, but she's still a huge threat!" Gohan reminded them.
"Yeah, what did you find?" Goten asked.
"This book," Gohan placed it on the picnic table, "it tells about the other realm and the gate. The only problem is that only the ones that can see them can go threw the gate. You and Trunks would be the only ones that could go."
"Trunks and I against a whole army of Dream Dwellers!" Goten looked around and gave a huge smile, "Way cool!"
"Goten, this is serious," Goku reminded him, "I'm sure your mother won't let you go-"
"But Dad! I have to go!" Goten protested.
"I know that, we'll just have to tell her when you come back." Goku grinned.
"Come back from where!" Chi-chi asked with her hands on her hips.
"Oh, Chi-chi, I didn't see you there," Goku swallowed.
"Well, Goku," she began, "I've been thinking that you don't trust me like you use to! You treat me like dirt! I've packed my bags and I'm going to be staying with my dad for a while, and don't you dare go over there to see me because I don't want to see you!" she looked at the shocked expressions on all of their faces and left.
"Chi-chi!" Goku followed her.
"Mommy!" Goten began to follow as well, but Gohan stopped him.
"Let Dad take care of it, we have work to do," he glanced uneasily in the direction his parents were, "Besides, it's probably just something Locoyus told her to do."
"You're right, Mom would never think that on her own," his voice trailed off, they did take her for granted, including their father. He never even imagined that this would happen. He just hoped that it was in fact Locoyus that made her do it, but he wasn't sure.
"Chi-chi," Goku ran in front of her which made her run right into him.
"Goku!" she yelled, "Get away from me!" she hit him on the chest, knowing that it couldn't hurt him.
"I'm not going to go away," he looked down at his wife. He loved her so much, he had no idea that she was unhappy with her life, "What's wrong? I'll fix it I swear, just don't leave me."
"Ha," she wiped away a tear, "like you don't know! You're so stupid, you know that?!"
"Um," he rubbed the back of his neck.
"If you weren't so dumb, my life would be easier!" she yelled at him.
*Where have I heard this before?* he thought, then it hit him, *my dream! This happened in my dream!*
"I guess it's true what they say about brains and bronze!" she yelled at him with tears running down her face.
"Chi-chi," he tried to calm her down, "I know I'm not that bright, but I would never do anything to hurt you, I love you. Please don't go."
She gave a slight laugh, "You love me, huh!" her voice grew louder, "Well, if you love me so much, then let me go!!"
He looked down at her with loving eyes and moved out of her way. She brushed past him, he didn't turn to see her hop in the car and take off. He just stood there thinking about his wife and what he could have done better to have made her stay, but he couldn't think of anything. He finally walked into the house. He went into his bedroom and picked up the photo album of their wedding.
"Daddy," Goten quietly asked as he walked in the room, "where's Mommy?"
Goku swallowed hard, pushing back his pain, he couldn't let his son see him like this, "She's gone, Goten, leave me alone, okay?"
"You let her leave?" Goten yelled, "How could you do that!?"
"Goten-" Goku sat down on the bed.
"Don't you love her?" Goten cried.
"Yes," Goku looked at another picture, "so much that I had to let her go. You won't be able to understand, but when you love someone so much, you sometimes have to let them go..." his thoughts trailed off as he looked at another picture of he and his wife, they were a happy couple. Gohan pulled his brother out of the room and closed the door.
"Leave him alone," he ordered, "I think I know where the gate is." They walked into Gohan's room. He sat down at his desk where the book was opened with pages of paper with writing on it inside. Gohan grabbed the paper and pointed to the map in the book. "There's where the gate should be." He said proudly.
"Um," Goten looked at the book, it wasn't in English, "what does this stuff say?"
"What?" Gohan looked at the book, "Oh, I had to translate it first, that's why it took so long. But as you see, I wrote it all down on these pieces of paper so you can understand as well." He handed him the papers.
"This makes more sense," Goten examined the paper. It had the same drawing that was in the book, except the places were in English and it had more landmarks. On the other sheets of paper was more writing about the gate and how it works. Goten didn't really care how or why it works, he just cared that it somehow worked and will lead him and Trunks to Locoyus. "So, what's the plan?"
"Well," Gohan thought for a moment, "I thought that first we should find the gate. Then once we find it, you'll have to make sure that Locoyus isn't around, we'll open it. You and Trunks go in, kick some butt and come back." He looked at his brother, "What do you think?"
"Sounds cool," Goten thought, "but how do we get back?"
"Well, according to this," Gohan flipped to another page in the book and pointed to it, "there should be another gate parallel to this one. It will also open once ours opens. So, this is important, you two will have to make sure that no one from that realm goes through the gate. If they do, we'll have no way of knowing, and there's no telling what could happen if that occurs."
"Got it dude!" Goten gave a thumbs up, "This would be a whole lot easier if someone else could come with us."
"Yeah, it would," Gohan thought, "that way, one could guard the gate while the other two went to find Locoyus."
"It would work better, but no one else can see them," Goten reminded his brother.
"There has to be a way to allow someone to see into the other realm, I'll look into it," he turned back to the book, "You go fill in Trunks with what's happened so far."
****Well, that's it for section 4. Kind of a bad spot to end with Goku and Chi-chi- sorry about that. I guess you'll just have to read the next section to see what happens! Once again I ask you to review my story and let me know how I'm doing so far- thanks! Section 5 will be up soon I promise!
Chapter Four
Gohan entered the old town library. He knew his way around the library quite well and knew exactly where something on another realm and a gate leading to it would be. He wasted no time. He began grabbing books and placing them into a pile. When he had close to twenty books he picked them up with ease and place them onto a table to begin his research. After a hour of researching he found nothing. He gave a sigh and went to put up the books. As he was putting them away he noticed a rather large old dusty book under one of the book shelves. He picked it up and began to look through it. He shut it quickly and ran out of the library, book in hand.
Goku was in the backyard doing some training. He couldn't get his son's face or words out of his head. Ever time he threw a shot he saw his son being hit by it. He finally decided to just practice some new moves he'd been working on for a while. He was throwing punches, kicks, and flipping around when Goten came around the corner. Goku had a kick going right towards his son's head, but he managed to move in time.
"Goten!" Goku yelled, not out of angry but out of fear, "What are you doing? I almost-"
"Sorry Dad." Goten apologized, "I was just coming to see you."
Goku sat down and began to towel off some of the sweat from his body.
"Daddy?" Goten began, "I know why you've been acting so weird lately. I know about your dreams and your thoughts, if you would just listen to me instead of yelling at me I can try to explain what's going on."
"Goten," Goku sighed, "nothing is wrong with me. Thanks for your concern-"
"You only think that because she's made you!" Goten told his father.
"Who's told me what?" Goku decided to humor his son for awhile.
"I know it sounds hard to believe, but there's this other realm kind of thing, and this evil lady can move in between our realms. She puts bad thoughts in your head and everyone else's. Oh, and there's this gate that somehow leads from one realm to the next, and if she finds it first then she'll bring all of her people and take over our world! We have to find it first or else it'll be too late!" Goten paused to ketch his breath, "Oh yeah, she's also the one that's been giving you bad dreams. I saw her in your room the other night. She had her hand inside your head!"
Goku looked and his son, he had a very active imagination, "Um," "I know it's hard to believe Dad, but it's true! I swear it is! You can ask Gohan or Trunks!" Goten told him.
"They can see this lady too?" Goku asked.
"Well, Gohan can't but Trunks and me can. Gohan went to the library to try to find where the gate could be, and I'm suppose to make sure that she doesn't play anymore games with your head." Goten explained.
"You say that Gohan believes you, but he can't see her?" Goku thought that if Gohan believed this there might be some truth in it. "Yeah, her name's Locoyus. She's bad news Dad." Goten sat down on a rock next to his father.
Gohan ran past them, he stopped and quickly turned back, "Goten, come here! I have to show you this!"
"What is it?" Goten walked over to see. Gohan glanced at his father and whispered, "How's he doing?"
"Better, I think," Goten looked at his father, "he hasn't yelled at me yet. Locoyus hasn't been back since you left."
"Good," Gohan showed Goten the book he had under his arm.
"What do you have there, Gohan?" Goku asked as he walked over to them.
"Um," Gohan didn't know if his father should be told or not, "nothing you'd be interested in I'm sure."
"Does it have anything to do with what Goten has been talking about?" Goku wondered.
"Dad," Gohan stopped to see that his younger brother was tugging at his clothes, "what?"
"She's here!" he whispered to him.
"Come on, show me?" Goku begged.
"I don't think we should, not with what's her face standing right beside him." Goten whispered to Gohan.
"Later Dad, we have to go do some training now, it can wait." Gohan lied and walked away so that Locoyus couldn't try to trick him.
"Dad," Goten looked at his father and Locoyus, "remember that thing I was telling you about? Well, it's true and right here."
"Don't listen to him, he's just a small boy making up stories." Locoyus told Goku.
"Not true Dad, she just told you not to listen to me because I'm a small boy making up stories, but Gohan believes me!" Goten told his father.
"Hey, how did you know what I was thinking?" Goku wondered.
"Because you didn't think it, Locoyus put it into your head." Goten looked at her, "Leave my Dad alone!"
"Why, I'm having so much fun! I suggest you stop trying to convince your father, or I'll be forced to do something very mean to someone," she threatened.
"If you don't leave him alone your going to regret it!" Goten threatened right back.
She let out a laugh, "I don't think you can do anything to me, boy!"
"Goten, you are making some sense." Goku spoke up.
"NO!" Locoyus turned to Goku, "No he isn't! What does he know? He's just talking to himself being stupid!"
"Goten, did she tell me that?" Goku asked.
"She sure did, Dad!" Goten smiled.
"How did he know?" Locoyus glared at Goten.
"I'd never think ill of my friends or family!" Goku spoke up, "So who ever or what ever you are, it's not going to work anymore!"
"All right Dad!" Goten smiled.
"Fine, have it your way!" she spoke so that he could hear her, "But don't you think I'm going to leave you alone! I am untouchable in this world! When I bring my forces over the barrier, you'll be sorry that you defied me!" she disappeared.
"She's gone, Daddy!" Goten was very proud of his father.
Gohan walked back over, he'd been observing the whole thing, "Cool, way to go Dad!"
"I owe you a big apology, Goten," Goku looked down at his small son, "you were right the whole time, but I wouldn't listen to you."
"It's okay, you couldn't help it, she did have control of your thoughts!" Goten smiled, "And you were being given some pretty bad thoughts!" he gave his father a hug.
"Yeah, tell me about it, I thought I was going crazy or something," Goku laughed.
"I hate to break up this whole touching little make up thing, but she's still a huge threat!" Gohan reminded them.
"Yeah, what did you find?" Goten asked.
"This book," Gohan placed it on the picnic table, "it tells about the other realm and the gate. The only problem is that only the ones that can see them can go threw the gate. You and Trunks would be the only ones that could go."
"Trunks and I against a whole army of Dream Dwellers!" Goten looked around and gave a huge smile, "Way cool!"
"Goten, this is serious," Goku reminded him, "I'm sure your mother won't let you go-"
"But Dad! I have to go!" Goten protested.
"I know that, we'll just have to tell her when you come back." Goku grinned.
"Come back from where!" Chi-chi asked with her hands on her hips.
"Oh, Chi-chi, I didn't see you there," Goku swallowed.
"Well, Goku," she began, "I've been thinking that you don't trust me like you use to! You treat me like dirt! I've packed my bags and I'm going to be staying with my dad for a while, and don't you dare go over there to see me because I don't want to see you!" she looked at the shocked expressions on all of their faces and left.
"Chi-chi!" Goku followed her.
"Mommy!" Goten began to follow as well, but Gohan stopped him.
"Let Dad take care of it, we have work to do," he glanced uneasily in the direction his parents were, "Besides, it's probably just something Locoyus told her to do."
"You're right, Mom would never think that on her own," his voice trailed off, they did take her for granted, including their father. He never even imagined that this would happen. He just hoped that it was in fact Locoyus that made her do it, but he wasn't sure.
"Chi-chi," Goku ran in front of her which made her run right into him.
"Goku!" she yelled, "Get away from me!" she hit him on the chest, knowing that it couldn't hurt him.
"I'm not going to go away," he looked down at his wife. He loved her so much, he had no idea that she was unhappy with her life, "What's wrong? I'll fix it I swear, just don't leave me."
"Ha," she wiped away a tear, "like you don't know! You're so stupid, you know that?!"
"Um," he rubbed the back of his neck.
"If you weren't so dumb, my life would be easier!" she yelled at him.
*Where have I heard this before?* he thought, then it hit him, *my dream! This happened in my dream!*
"I guess it's true what they say about brains and bronze!" she yelled at him with tears running down her face.
"Chi-chi," he tried to calm her down, "I know I'm not that bright, but I would never do anything to hurt you, I love you. Please don't go."
She gave a slight laugh, "You love me, huh!" her voice grew louder, "Well, if you love me so much, then let me go!!"
He looked down at her with loving eyes and moved out of her way. She brushed past him, he didn't turn to see her hop in the car and take off. He just stood there thinking about his wife and what he could have done better to have made her stay, but he couldn't think of anything. He finally walked into the house. He went into his bedroom and picked up the photo album of their wedding.
"Daddy," Goten quietly asked as he walked in the room, "where's Mommy?"
Goku swallowed hard, pushing back his pain, he couldn't let his son see him like this, "She's gone, Goten, leave me alone, okay?"
"You let her leave?" Goten yelled, "How could you do that!?"
"Goten-" Goku sat down on the bed.
"Don't you love her?" Goten cried.
"Yes," Goku looked at another picture, "so much that I had to let her go. You won't be able to understand, but when you love someone so much, you sometimes have to let them go..." his thoughts trailed off as he looked at another picture of he and his wife, they were a happy couple. Gohan pulled his brother out of the room and closed the door.
"Leave him alone," he ordered, "I think I know where the gate is." They walked into Gohan's room. He sat down at his desk where the book was opened with pages of paper with writing on it inside. Gohan grabbed the paper and pointed to the map in the book. "There's where the gate should be." He said proudly.
"Um," Goten looked at the book, it wasn't in English, "what does this stuff say?"
"What?" Gohan looked at the book, "Oh, I had to translate it first, that's why it took so long. But as you see, I wrote it all down on these pieces of paper so you can understand as well." He handed him the papers.
"This makes more sense," Goten examined the paper. It had the same drawing that was in the book, except the places were in English and it had more landmarks. On the other sheets of paper was more writing about the gate and how it works. Goten didn't really care how or why it works, he just cared that it somehow worked and will lead him and Trunks to Locoyus. "So, what's the plan?"
"Well," Gohan thought for a moment, "I thought that first we should find the gate. Then once we find it, you'll have to make sure that Locoyus isn't around, we'll open it. You and Trunks go in, kick some butt and come back." He looked at his brother, "What do you think?"
"Sounds cool," Goten thought, "but how do we get back?"
"Well, according to this," Gohan flipped to another page in the book and pointed to it, "there should be another gate parallel to this one. It will also open once ours opens. So, this is important, you two will have to make sure that no one from that realm goes through the gate. If they do, we'll have no way of knowing, and there's no telling what could happen if that occurs."
"Got it dude!" Goten gave a thumbs up, "This would be a whole lot easier if someone else could come with us."
"Yeah, it would," Gohan thought, "that way, one could guard the gate while the other two went to find Locoyus."
"It would work better, but no one else can see them," Goten reminded his brother.
"There has to be a way to allow someone to see into the other realm, I'll look into it," he turned back to the book, "You go fill in Trunks with what's happened so far."
****Well, that's it for section 4. Kind of a bad spot to end with Goku and Chi-chi- sorry about that. I guess you'll just have to read the next section to see what happens! Once again I ask you to review my story and let me know how I'm doing so far- thanks! Section 5 will be up soon I promise!