Chapter 8
Double Vision, Go's Every Where
Quote: "Gohan? I see you named him after your grandpa." Master Kamesennin
Part 1
Gohan, Goten, and Goshin exited the portal with Gokku. They entered into a peaceful mountainside forest. A quiet river ran by off to their right. Birds chirped peacefully in the trees and forest animals moved about in the brush.
"Hey," said Goten. "This looks like the woods were we live," he said to Gohan.
"You're right," said Gohan. Gokku bit him again and he let go of the boy. Gokku wasted no time and dove into the brush.
"Ahh! After him!" shouted Goshin. The three boys ran after the Saiya-jin, but there was no sign of him; the bushes covered the ground too well.
"What will we do?" shouted Goshin turning his head from side to side trying to catch a glimpse of the monkey boy.
"We have to find him, that's what," said Goten looking through some brush.
He stopped and looked at Gohan. "What time did Crono say those bad guys were going to show up?"
"Oh no! He didn't tell me that!" shouted Gohan, starting to look a little panicked.
"Can we go back and ask?" asked Goten, also getting a little panicked.
"How?" said Goshin, pointing at the spot where the portal had been.
"Oh, no! What will we do?!" shouted Goten.
"Calm down!" shouted Gohan over his brother's rambling. "One of us will go find great grandpa Gohan, the others will stay here and find dad. Alright?"
"Who's going to find Gohan?" asked Goshin. "It should be one of you two, because you know the way better then I do."
"You go," said Goten to Gohan. "You're older and stronger."
"Okay," said Gohan. "Good luck." Gohan levitated up into the air and headed toward where he knew would one day be his home.
"I hope they don't show up before we find Dad," said Goten.
"Oh no!" said Goshin.
"What?!" shouted Goten.
"I just thought of something. What is Gohan going to tell Gohan when Gohan asks what Gohan's name is?"
"What?" said Goten, confused.
Goshin slapped his face. "Never mind! Let's just hurry up and find Gokku."
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Part 2
Both Gohans had violent sneezing attacks.
Gohan watched as Grandpa Gohan tried to give a baby Gokku a bath.
"Ow! Don't bite! Ow!" shouted Grandpa Gohan.
In the brush Gohan sighed and shook his head.
Grandpa Gohan splashed a bucket of water over Gokku's head. The little boy snarled and shook like a dog. He then tried to escape, but was caught up in a towel by Grandpa Gohan. Growls and snarls could be heard from within the towel as Grandpa Gohan rubbed the baby Saiya-jin dry.
In the bushes Gohan waited hoping Goshin and Goten would find Gokku before Nall's men showed up. Gohan got himself comfortable, but was jolted aware by a loud, "OW!" He then nearly swallowed his tongue as Gokku managed to break free of Grandpa Gohan and ran into the bushes.
"Oh no!" shouted Grandpa Gohan, and he ran after the boy.
"Could this get any worse?" asked Gohan. He got up and ran after Grandpa Gohan, who ran after Gokku, and hoped that Grandpa Gohan wouldn't run into Goshin and Goten, who were looking for the other Gokku. Gohan grabbed his head and groaned. This was going to be a long day.
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Part 3
"Any sign of him?" Goten asked Goshin.
"NO!" Goshin shouted back.
"Damn! If only his ki was higher, then we could locate him," said Goten.
They both caught a movement in the bushes off to their right. Goten signaled for Goshin to be quite. He noiselessly crept to the bushes and jumped into them.
"Ahhh!" cried a voice.
Goshin hurried over to see if Goten had found Gokku.
"Did you find him?" asked Goshin.
"I found someone, but it's not him." shouted back Goten.
Goshin peeped over the top of the bushes to see Goten pinning down an old man.
"Sorry about that," said Goten, helping the man up.
"That's all right, son. You by any chance haven't seen a small boy run by here, have you?" asked Grandpa Gohan.
"Actually we're looking for a little boy too. His name is—humf," Goten was stopped before he could complete his sentence by Goshin elbowing him in the side. They were saved from having to explain as Gohan came up to them.
"Wow," said Grandpa Gohan. "We've got quite a hunting party going on here.
Why don't we help each other? My name is Son Gohan."
"I'm So—humf," Goten was stopped again by Goshin elbowing him in the side.
He laughed nervously.
"Hi, I'm umm.... Goshin Briefs," he said and he jabbed Goten a little, hoping he'd get the point.
"Uh, yeah. And I'm Goten Briefs," said Goten.
Grandpa Gohan turned to Gohan, "And who might you be?"
"I'm... uh, I'm..." stammered Gohan.
"Yes," said Grandpa Gohan, "Go on."
"I'm, um, Gokku Briefs," said Gohan.
"Wow," said Grandpa Gohan. "Lots of Gs."
"I'll say," muttered Goshin under his breath.
"So you boys are looking for a little boy too?" said Grandpa Gohan. "What's his name?" All the boys sweat dropped.
"Uh.... well, what is the name of the boy you're looking for?" asked Gohan.
"Doesn't have a name yet. I found him out in the woods in a round pod," said Grandpa Gohan.
"Oh," said Goten trying to sound surprised and doing a bad job. "That's too bad."
"Yeah really. Why don't we split up and look for them?" said Gohan.
"Okay. I'll take the north," said Grandpa Gohan. The old man hurried off.
"Oh, and be careful. The little guy bites hard."
"I know," mumbled Gohan under his breath. They waited till Grandpa Gohan was gone before speaking.
"What were you two thinking?" shouted Gohan.
"Hey, it's not our fault," said Goten. "We thought he was Gokku."
"So that means there is now two Gokku's running around," said Goshin.
"That's three if you count Einstein over here," said Goten, pointing at Gohan.
"Hey! I couldn't think of anything!" protested Gohan.
"Let's worry about that later," said Goshin. "Right now we need to find both Gokkus."
"Hey," said Goten.
"Hey what?" said Gohan.
"What about Gohan?" said Goten.
"What about me?" asked Gohan.
"Not you," said Goten. "The other one. Who's going to watch him?"
"Oh, no. This is bad, very bad," said Goshin.
"Goshin, you trail Gohan," said Gohan. "Goten and I will look for Gokku.
"You mean Gokkus," said Goten. Gohan glared at him.
"All right," said Goshin, and he disappeared after Grandpa Gohan.Goten and Gohan split up and started looking for the Gokkus.
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Part 4
Mean while, Gokku one leapt out of a bush and ran into something. That something turned out to be Gokku two. They snarled at each other and began to circle.
With a roar, Gokku one leapt at Gokku two. Soon the two Gokkus were fighting tooth and nail.
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Part 5
A portal opened and five men stepped out into the forest. Two looked human the others looked like a cross between a human and a dog. One of the two human-shaped men, who was wearing a scouters like device, stepped forward; he was the leader.
"Listen up! Nall-sama wants us to find this boy," a hologram popped up from the leader's wrist computer of a baby Gokku. "He is a Saiya-jin, so use extreme caution when you see him. Your computers are set to track him, but once you are within a hundred yards of the target the computers won't be of much use. You'll have to use your own skill to track him from then on. Any questions?"
One soldier raised his hand. "Is this Saiya-jin Son Gokku, the one that killed Emperor Vegeta?"
"Yes he is," replied the leader. The troops all exchanged worried glances.
The leader frowned. "Don't be a bunch of chickens! This is an easy mission. The boy doesn't even had a power level over a hundred." That seemed to relieve their worries. Another soldier raised his hand.
"What about civilians?"
The leader smiled evilly, "There are no civilians in war. Kill anyone you see." The troops grinned to themselves. "All right move out!"
The troops began tracking Gokku(s)'s signature and it wasn't long before they where within a hundred yards of it. They spread out and began looking through the bushes.
Mean while grandpa Gohan found the two Gokkus and didn't know what to make of them. They were fighting like wolves. He jumped in and pulled them apart, holding them at arms distance from each other. He was amazed at how much they looked alike. They could be twins. "Well now, time to get you two home. I wonder which one I found is the boys'?" He looked back and forth between the boys, and couldn't find anything different about them.
"Hope those young lads know who's who."
Grandpa Gohan tucked a boy under each arm. They both bit him. "OW! Stop that!" shouted the poor old man. The bush to the side of him moved.
"Is that you, lads?" asked Grandpa Gohan. A hairy dog creature jumped out of the bush with a growl. Grandpa Gohan jumped back. "Well now, who might you be? Are you looking for a little boy too?"
"Yes," snarled the wolfman. "Hand him over."
"Which one?" asked Gohan, looking down at the two boys squirming in his grip.
The wolfman blinked and looked at the boys as well. He didn't remember there being two of them.
"So you must be with those other guys, the ones whom first names all start with Go—."
"What are you talking about old man!?" barked the wolfman. "Hand over the brats now and I may spare your life!"
Grandpa Gohan frowned, his eyes narrowing. "How come I have the feeling you're not with those nice lads, and you're someone up to no good?"
"Enough talk!" shouted the wolfman, and he raised a blaster in his hand at Grandpa Gohan. In a blur, the blaster was destroyed. The creature's eyes widened as it looked at the old man. He had put down one of the babies and now stood in a fighting stance.
"Don't underestimate me just because I'm an old man," said Grandpa Gohan.
"I don't need a blaster to take care of you, old man!" roared the dog warrior, and he charged at Grandpa Gohan. GG easily sidestepped his sloppy attack. The dog turned with a snarl and threw punch after punch at GG. GG ducked and turned away from every strike. He then drew back and kicked the dogman across the face. The dogman's jaw shattered and he fell with a howl of pain.
"I think you should leave now," said Grandpa Gohan. "And never come back here, or I'll do more then break your jaw."
The wolfman didn't take the friendly advice. He jumped up and leapt at GG.
GG shook his head and flipped back. He then pulled his power pole from its sheath on his back. "Power Pole extend!"
The pole hit the wolfman in the gut and sent him flying towards a tree. He hit with a sick thump and didn't get up. Grandpa Gohan sighed and put the pole back in its sheath. He then turned around to find that one of the Gokkus had taken off.
"Aw nuts!" shouted the old man.
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Part 6
Goshin had been watching from the bushes, and when Grandpa Gohan put down one of the Gokkus he had wasted no time. He dashed out and picked the kid up, then disappeared back into the bushes before anyone could see him.
While Grandpa Gohan took out the wolfman, Goshin carefully raised his power to signal for Goten and Gohan to come find him. He then watched as Grandpa Gohan kicked the wolfman's tail.
"He's not bad for an old human," whispered Goshin to the little Gokku he held. Goshin then stiffened as two more wolfmen and two humans surrounded Grandpa Gohan. "Aw shit," Goshin cursed under his breath. "Hurry up Goten, Gohan!"
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Part 7
Grandpa Gohan looked around at the pack that encircled him. He knew he was in trouble. He could handle one or two of them at a time, but not all four at once.
"Hand over the kid, old man," said the leader.
"And if I don't?" asked Grandpa Gohan.
The leader snapped his fingers and they attacked.
GG swung around in a roundhouse kick. His foot hit one wolfman square in the chest. The wolf fell back, but the move cost him time. The human, not the leader, landed a punch on the old man's spine. GG winced in pain, spun on his heels, and slugged the man across the face. The two wolves jumped at his back and punched out. GG managed to block them, but was hit again in the back by the human. The leader raised his blaster and fired. GG cried out as shearing pain ran through his arm where the blast had nicked him. He felt back and dropped Gokku. One of the wolfmen wasted no time and picked him up.
The little Gokku snarled and fought back, but he wasn't a match for the wolfman.
The troops backed up, and the leader pointed his blaster at Grandpa Gohan.
"Say good night old man." He fired and Grandpa Gohan shut his eyes. He opened them a moment later when nothing happened to see Goten and Gohan standing in front of him.
The wolfman not holding Gokku leapt at Gohan, while the human jumped on Goten. Gohan easily caught the wolf's punch and returned it with his own.
The wolf jerked back, its spine broken from the powerful hit. Goten let the human punch him in the chest. The man drew back when Goten didn't even flinch. The man screamed and threw punch after punch at Goten's chest, but the boy didn't show any signs of pain. Goten raised a hand up to his mouth and yawned. He then backhanded the man like he would flick a fly. The man crumpled to the ground, dead before he hit.
The leader and his one remaining wolfman backed up.
"We got what we came for. Lets go!" shouted the leader. They turned and ran. A portal opened up before them and they escaped with one of the Gokkus.
Gohan turned and held out a hand to Grandpa Gohan. "Are you okay?" he asked in a concerned voice. Gohan took his hand and stood up. He looked at his arm.
"I'm all right; nothing that won't heal just fine. They got away with one of the boys."
"I know. It was the one we were looking for, but don't worry we know where they're going," said Gohan.
"That's good. Hope you lads get him back," said Grandpa Gokku. "I lost the other one."
"I've got him," shouted Goshin from behind them. He walked over to them, trying very hard to hold on to the chibi Gokku in his arms.
"Ah good, he's all right," said Grandpa Gohan, taking the boy. "This little guy wouldn't happen to be related to you or that other boy would he?"
The boys exchanged nervous looks. "Ah no. I'm sure it's just a strange coincidence," laughed Goshin.
"Very strange. They both had tails, and looked so much alike," said Grandpa Gohan.
"Uh, well um...." stammered Goten.
They were thankfully interrupted by a loud "OW!" Grandpa Gohan dropped the little Gokku, who took off at a dead run.
"After him!" they all shouted, and they ran after Gokku.
They cornered the boy against the cliff of a ravine.
"Now be a good boy and—" Gohan stopped dead in his sentence when Gokku tooka step back and fell off the cliff.
They all rushed over and peered down.
"Oh no! That poor boy!" shouted Grandpa Gohan, and he jumped down the ravine. He climbed back up a minute later with a unconscious Gokku in his arms.
"Strangely, he's doesn't seem too hurt," said Grandpa Gohan. "He just hit his head really hard." Goten, Gohan, and Goshin exchanged glances. "I think he'll be okay."
"Well that's good," said Gohan trying to keep the nervousness out of his voice. "We should probably get going before those guys get too far away."
"Yeah, thanks for your help," said Goten, already turning to go.
"Take good care of Gokku," said Goshin.
The boys all turned and practically ran away. Grandpa Gohan watched them go.
"Strange kids," he said to the unconscious Gokku. "They called you Gokku.
That was that one lad's name. Hmmm, Gokku. I kind of like the sound of that. Okay, from now on you will be known as Son Gokku." Grandpa Gohan nodded and walked back to his house, carrying the unconscious Gokku.