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Gohan sighed, leaning back in his chair, rubbing his eyes. Checking his watch, he groaned. It was too late for him to count. The doctors were taking too long.

Thinking back, Gohan began to wonder why exactly he had opted to take his father to the hospital. 'Maybe I should have gone to Dende,' he thought. 'But that would have taken too long. Then again, this isn't helping either.'

He felt a familiar presence approach and sit down next to him. "Gohan," his wife said gently, "are you alright?"

"I guess so…But…I don't know…Something just doesn't seem right…"

"You mean besides the fact that your father is in the hospital?"

He nodded. "Exactly. I mean, Dad is the strongest person in the world. But…when I found him…" He let out an exasperated breath. "I just don't know what to think…"

"Gohan," Videl said quietly, "you shouldn't worry about your father. I'm sure he'll be alright."

He looked up at her. "That's what I would have thought…if it wasn't Dad who was in the hospital."

Videl sighed. She couldn't blame Gohan for feeling that way. Son Goku, the strongest fighter in the universe, was lying a hospital bed, unconscious for some reason. What reason that was, however, they had no idea.

It was strange, though. Goku had been missing for a few years now. And, when he finally comes back…he was…

Gohan suddenly perked up, looking up at the passing people in that hallway.

"What?" Videl asked.

"Goten is coming," Gohan said. "Someone else is too."

"Someone who?"

"Not sure. I only heard Goten."

Just then, Goten rounded the corner, followed by a familiar lavender-haired demi-Saiyan.

Gohan straightened up slightly. "Trunks?" None of the Sons had seen any of the Briefs for a year or so.

Trunks looked over at him, a small, sad smile on his face. "Hey," he said quietly.

"What are you doing here? Aren't you supposed to be working?"

The sad smile suddenly changed into a mischievous one. "Well, what Mom doesn't know won't hurt…"

Videl stood up. "Trunks, you didn't…"

"Not again…" Gohan said.

The son of Vegeta shrugged. "Goten called me and told me what happened, so I left."

Gohan looked up at his little brother, as if waiting for an explanation.

Goten looked back at him. "I'm not sure if I could handle it by myself, Gohan," he whispered.

Gohan stood, his eyes fixed into his brother's. "You're not by yourself, Goten."

"I was when you called me. I'm not like you, Gohan. I can't handle these things. Trunks was the first person I could call…maybe the only person."

"And I didn't mind getting out of work," Trunks put in, trying to break their tension. "Besides, I'm sure that Mom won't care since this is something really important."

"Did you at least tell her where you were going?" Gohan asked. He wouldn't want Bulma to get angry at Trunks for skipping work…again…

He nodded. "I left a message with my secretary before going to meet Goten at his house."

Goten looked back at Gohan. "Where's Mom?"

"She inside with Dad," the elder replied, sitting back down. He seemed exhausted, emotionally drained.

"Do you know what happened?" Trunks asked.

Videl, looking over at her husband, was the one to answer. "Not at all. Gohan just found him like that."

"Unconscious?"

She nodded. "There's no explanation for it. He was just…there…"

The lavender-haired Saiyan combed his fingers through his soft hair. "Of all the ways to come back…"

"Dad!" Gohan heard a female voice say, and he looked up to see Pan coming towards him. "What happened?"

He shook his head. "I don't know," he replied. "I wish I did though…"

"Is Grandpa gonna be okay?"

He looked into his daughter's eyes, which were wide with a hidden fear. He smiled reassuringly.

"I'm sure Dad'll be fine. You'll see."

Pan, however, didn't look satisfied. Trunks, noticing this, placed a gentle hand on her shoulder.

"Don't worry, Pan. He'll be okay. He can handle anything, remember?"

She nodded, not looking up at him.

Suddenly, their was a twinge in each Saiyans' mind, as they suddenly felt something strange.

Videl recognized the looks on their faces immediately. "What's wrong?" she asked.

Unexpectedly, however, there was a loud explosion from the room Goku was staying in, followed by a scream from familiar female, Chi Chi.

TBC

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