~~ Prologue ~~
A month and three days had passed since the great Goku had passed away. It was time for everyone to move on with their lives and accept the hard reality. Gohan, Goku's first son had taken it extremely hard; by not finishing Cell when he had the chance lead to his father's untimely death. Heart-broken from the tragedy, Gohan would often stare off into space thinking of his father's last words. The last time he would ever see his father... the sad but proud look his father had given him before vanishing into the unknown, taking with him the deadly Cell. His words echoed through Gohan's mind like a ghost.
His mother Chi-Chi now pregnant with another son was deeply sadden to bring a child in the world without a father. It was now up to Gohan to go hunt and get food for his family. With his newfound responsibilities and a mother that was pregnant with his sister or brother, Gohan found himself stressed to a point of madness. He missed the days hanging with his dad's old friends. Of course he saw them once in a while, but not as much as he would like too. Gohan would often dream of the old days where life was a bitter fight for survival in the fight to save the world.
Because Gohan and his family lived so far out in the wilderness, Gohan had few human friends. After his daily studies he would often go out for a walk in the woods. His walks would mainly take him about a quarter mile from his house, but as the days procrest and the memories of his father haunted him, he slowly began to walk father out. Here in the woods, he made friends with the forest animals. When the animals saw Gohan coming, they would all crowd around him. He would pet them and talk a loud as if they could understand. It made him happy to see them; they were living because of his sacrifice. No, not sacrifice Gohan would think it was because of his stupidity. Of course the world went on, but for what? Everyone thinks that Hercule saved the world. Gohan lost his father, while that man got richer off of what he did!
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~~ Chapter 1 ~~
Sitting under a Great Oak, Gohan sighed sadly; it is funny how destiny plays your cards. Gohan achieved in saving the world, but looked at what it cost him. His family. Well at least he still had his mother. Gohan smirked; he was going to have a brother or sister. The thought gave him a new found sense of oddity. Was he ready to be an older brother? His father had an older brother Raditz, and looked how he turned out. Gohan knew he had to set a good example for his younger sibling. Gohan grinned when he thought of the prefect present to give him or her when the kid was old enough. The flying nimbus! Gohan smiled as thoughts of all of the good times he had had on the flying nimbus. His father Goku use to take him far above the clouds and show him parts of the world he had never seen or even imagined. Now all that seemed so far away.
Gohan noticed a large flat rock coming out from the other side of the gaint oak, exposing some of the roots leading down to a small creek. It seemed the disk like rock was part of the tree, the way it was jamed into the lower part of the creeks bank surrounded by the oaks roots. Testing it with one foot for stablity, Gohan slowly lowered himself onto it. The rock gave off a pleasant warmth (obviously heated from the sun) and was big enough for two people to lay on. Gohan sprawled out on the rock and looked up through the trees. It was getting dark and the stars had started coming out. The sun was losing its grip on this side of the world. Something caught his eye through a pair of maples to his left. A golden cloud that looked like his father harvesting the last of the sun's rays. Closing his eyes he could almost see his father as if he was in arm's reach. A tear fell down Gohan's face as he drifted off to sleep.
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"Gohan! Where are you!?" Chi chi yelled into the dark forest. Worried creased her forhead.
Where was he? It wasn't like Gohan to be out in the woods this late.
"Gohan!" It was no use, she had been yelling for ten minutes and he wasn't responding. Chi chi slowly paced back and forth, should she go look for him? No that wouldn't do, she was pregnant she couldn't do something stupid like that. What if he went to Trunks and she was just over reacting. Gohan would never forgive her. But what was he doing right now? He at least could have told her.
"Boys" Chi chi huffed, "They think they can just fly where ever they want without telling there poor mother" Chi chi frowned in self pity.
With one last look she scanned the dark headlines of the forest. Nothing. Chi chi turned to go into the house, but stopped. The house was almost completely dark; the only light was in the kitchen. Chi chi could feel a knot in her throat. The house was not only dark but empty. Only a few months before this house was buzzing with activity, now it seemed with Goku gone a dull and empty place. Goku would often leave to go out and be a hero, but he would almost always certainly come back. This time was different. There were no dragon balls to help him now, he was gone forever... Chi chi felt weak, she slowly fell to the floor. The tears were burning her eyes. She was worried. Gohan and this child in her are the only things she has left. Now Gohan was gone. She was alone in the middle of the forest. It never bothered her before; she was the strongest world woman in the world next from 18. But now she felt helpless from being pregnant, she couldn't defend herself.
"Gohan, where are you" She said weakly.
She got up off the ground and closed the door behind her. She slowly walked through the house. It was dark but she didn't care she had walked these halls countless times before. As she passed each room she could hear the echo of sounds from past memories flow through her ears. She opened her bedroom door and fell on the bed. It was getting late and she needed sleep. Gohan was strong she thought, he could take care of himself if he was in danger. He is after all a hero like his dad. With her mind slipping into unconsciousness, a faint howl of a wolf miles away could be heard out of her window.
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Gohan jumped awake by the sound of the howl. The wolf was close, maybe less than a quater mile away. Franticly looking from bush to bush Gohan saw nothing. How long had he been sleeping? His mother was probably worried to death. Boy was he going to get it when he got home. Gohan frowned in thought; his mother was alone at the house! Looking around at the trees Gohan couldn't find anything that looked familiar, everything looked different than before in the light. Gohan had lived in these woods for years and never had been this far in them. At least the moon was out and he could see, he would just have to fly up above the trees. Gohan turned to pickup his pack to leave, when all a sudden a blood-curing scream came from the other side of the creek. Gohan jumped and turn to the source of the sound. Whatever it was wasn't human. It was to dark to see on the other side, but at least there wasn't any movement. Gohan felt his ears thrumming as the forest became very silent. Standing in silence, Gohan waited for a sound to follow the scream. Whatever it was, it seemed gone now. Gohan stared at the bushes on the far bank and than started off in the air. Rising above the canape he kept a eye on the ground below. Nothing. Clear from the trees Gohan scanned the forest below. Nothing he recognized.
Gohan sighed, "Man that was weird, I better get home before mom kills me, but I don't remember what direction my house is."
The thought of the stars hit him; why not just find the North Star? Gohan sat in thought. He remembered he taken the south trail from his house. Why not just travel north? How could he have been so stupid? Gohan turned away from the forest to face the stars. There was a full moon out. He thought about what the moon did to Saiyans, and how it changed them. The moon didn't mainly bother him anymore, but something seemed to be wrong with it now. It felt out of place, Gohan couldn't explain it, but it just felt wrong. Every since he removed his tail his mother had let him stay up to watch the moon raise. Gohan became fascinated with it. How it would change shape after every few days. One of the books his mother got him was an Atlas that told him before hand what shape it would be. It was one of his favorite books he owned and was in the bookshelf by his bed.
Gohan shook his head, what was he worried about the moon for? He had to get home to his mother before she went insane of worrying. He would be hounded by questions as soon as he entered the door. A shiver went through Gohan, he hated to deal with his mother when she had just spent hours of worring about him. Speicaly if he could have prevented it. Gohan sighed and began his way north...
A month and three days had passed since the great Goku had passed away. It was time for everyone to move on with their lives and accept the hard reality. Gohan, Goku's first son had taken it extremely hard; by not finishing Cell when he had the chance lead to his father's untimely death. Heart-broken from the tragedy, Gohan would often stare off into space thinking of his father's last words. The last time he would ever see his father... the sad but proud look his father had given him before vanishing into the unknown, taking with him the deadly Cell. His words echoed through Gohan's mind like a ghost.
His mother Chi-Chi now pregnant with another son was deeply sadden to bring a child in the world without a father. It was now up to Gohan to go hunt and get food for his family. With his newfound responsibilities and a mother that was pregnant with his sister or brother, Gohan found himself stressed to a point of madness. He missed the days hanging with his dad's old friends. Of course he saw them once in a while, but not as much as he would like too. Gohan would often dream of the old days where life was a bitter fight for survival in the fight to save the world.
Because Gohan and his family lived so far out in the wilderness, Gohan had few human friends. After his daily studies he would often go out for a walk in the woods. His walks would mainly take him about a quarter mile from his house, but as the days procrest and the memories of his father haunted him, he slowly began to walk father out. Here in the woods, he made friends with the forest animals. When the animals saw Gohan coming, they would all crowd around him. He would pet them and talk a loud as if they could understand. It made him happy to see them; they were living because of his sacrifice. No, not sacrifice Gohan would think it was because of his stupidity. Of course the world went on, but for what? Everyone thinks that Hercule saved the world. Gohan lost his father, while that man got richer off of what he did!
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~~ Chapter 1 ~~
Sitting under a Great Oak, Gohan sighed sadly; it is funny how destiny plays your cards. Gohan achieved in saving the world, but looked at what it cost him. His family. Well at least he still had his mother. Gohan smirked; he was going to have a brother or sister. The thought gave him a new found sense of oddity. Was he ready to be an older brother? His father had an older brother Raditz, and looked how he turned out. Gohan knew he had to set a good example for his younger sibling. Gohan grinned when he thought of the prefect present to give him or her when the kid was old enough. The flying nimbus! Gohan smiled as thoughts of all of the good times he had had on the flying nimbus. His father Goku use to take him far above the clouds and show him parts of the world he had never seen or even imagined. Now all that seemed so far away.
Gohan noticed a large flat rock coming out from the other side of the gaint oak, exposing some of the roots leading down to a small creek. It seemed the disk like rock was part of the tree, the way it was jamed into the lower part of the creeks bank surrounded by the oaks roots. Testing it with one foot for stablity, Gohan slowly lowered himself onto it. The rock gave off a pleasant warmth (obviously heated from the sun) and was big enough for two people to lay on. Gohan sprawled out on the rock and looked up through the trees. It was getting dark and the stars had started coming out. The sun was losing its grip on this side of the world. Something caught his eye through a pair of maples to his left. A golden cloud that looked like his father harvesting the last of the sun's rays. Closing his eyes he could almost see his father as if he was in arm's reach. A tear fell down Gohan's face as he drifted off to sleep.
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"Gohan! Where are you!?" Chi chi yelled into the dark forest. Worried creased her forhead.
Where was he? It wasn't like Gohan to be out in the woods this late.
"Gohan!" It was no use, she had been yelling for ten minutes and he wasn't responding. Chi chi slowly paced back and forth, should she go look for him? No that wouldn't do, she was pregnant she couldn't do something stupid like that. What if he went to Trunks and she was just over reacting. Gohan would never forgive her. But what was he doing right now? He at least could have told her.
"Boys" Chi chi huffed, "They think they can just fly where ever they want without telling there poor mother" Chi chi frowned in self pity.
With one last look she scanned the dark headlines of the forest. Nothing. Chi chi turned to go into the house, but stopped. The house was almost completely dark; the only light was in the kitchen. Chi chi could feel a knot in her throat. The house was not only dark but empty. Only a few months before this house was buzzing with activity, now it seemed with Goku gone a dull and empty place. Goku would often leave to go out and be a hero, but he would almost always certainly come back. This time was different. There were no dragon balls to help him now, he was gone forever... Chi chi felt weak, she slowly fell to the floor. The tears were burning her eyes. She was worried. Gohan and this child in her are the only things she has left. Now Gohan was gone. She was alone in the middle of the forest. It never bothered her before; she was the strongest world woman in the world next from 18. But now she felt helpless from being pregnant, she couldn't defend herself.
"Gohan, where are you" She said weakly.
She got up off the ground and closed the door behind her. She slowly walked through the house. It was dark but she didn't care she had walked these halls countless times before. As she passed each room she could hear the echo of sounds from past memories flow through her ears. She opened her bedroom door and fell on the bed. It was getting late and she needed sleep. Gohan was strong she thought, he could take care of himself if he was in danger. He is after all a hero like his dad. With her mind slipping into unconsciousness, a faint howl of a wolf miles away could be heard out of her window.
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Gohan jumped awake by the sound of the howl. The wolf was close, maybe less than a quater mile away. Franticly looking from bush to bush Gohan saw nothing. How long had he been sleeping? His mother was probably worried to death. Boy was he going to get it when he got home. Gohan frowned in thought; his mother was alone at the house! Looking around at the trees Gohan couldn't find anything that looked familiar, everything looked different than before in the light. Gohan had lived in these woods for years and never had been this far in them. At least the moon was out and he could see, he would just have to fly up above the trees. Gohan turned to pickup his pack to leave, when all a sudden a blood-curing scream came from the other side of the creek. Gohan jumped and turn to the source of the sound. Whatever it was wasn't human. It was to dark to see on the other side, but at least there wasn't any movement. Gohan felt his ears thrumming as the forest became very silent. Standing in silence, Gohan waited for a sound to follow the scream. Whatever it was, it seemed gone now. Gohan stared at the bushes on the far bank and than started off in the air. Rising above the canape he kept a eye on the ground below. Nothing. Clear from the trees Gohan scanned the forest below. Nothing he recognized.
Gohan sighed, "Man that was weird, I better get home before mom kills me, but I don't remember what direction my house is."
The thought of the stars hit him; why not just find the North Star? Gohan sat in thought. He remembered he taken the south trail from his house. Why not just travel north? How could he have been so stupid? Gohan turned away from the forest to face the stars. There was a full moon out. He thought about what the moon did to Saiyans, and how it changed them. The moon didn't mainly bother him anymore, but something seemed to be wrong with it now. It felt out of place, Gohan couldn't explain it, but it just felt wrong. Every since he removed his tail his mother had let him stay up to watch the moon raise. Gohan became fascinated with it. How it would change shape after every few days. One of the books his mother got him was an Atlas that told him before hand what shape it would be. It was one of his favorite books he owned and was in the bookshelf by his bed.
Gohan shook his head, what was he worried about the moon for? He had to get home to his mother before she went insane of worrying. He would be hounded by questions as soon as he entered the door. A shiver went through Gohan, he hated to deal with his mother when she had just spent hours of worring about him. Speicaly if he could have prevented it. Gohan sighed and began his way north...