A/n: Well I guess you all really did like that last chapter. And one note too dragous: Hell would be much better than what they are going to go through.

The Ideas and Stories

Goten sat on the hard wooden floor in the corner of his dark room. Once again he had messed up. He had angered his "father" again. Goten didn't like to call the mom that his mother married father but he was forced to. His father was strong, much stronger then him. Hell his father had beat cell! (a/n: no it isn't hercule!) There was no way anyone could stand up to him. Tears began to form in Goten's eyes, as he tried hard to fight them back. No 7-year-old should have to live a life like this.

Slowly he began to massage his right elbow, which was red and sore. He cringed in pain when he touched it, but after a little while it began to feel better.

'Tomorrow is another day' he thought to himself. Oh how very wrong he was.

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Train. Gohan drilled this word into his head day after day, hour after hour. That was all he did. He trained and trained. He'd find a way out, and when he did he didn't just want to be stronger then them, he had already been stronger when he was trapped, but he wanted to dwarf them in power without even powering up. He wanted to see them as flys that he could simply swat down with a quick flick of his wrist. When he achieved this power, this ultimate power, he knew he would get out. Something inside of him told him he wouldn't be trapped in there forever.

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Goten woke up early and quietly flew out his window. He had made plans to meet up with his best friend this morning. He knew he was just risking another beating from his mother but he would risk it. Trunks was the only one he could talk to, the only one that somewhat understands.

He had actually met Trunks by accident. Trunks had run away from his family, and Goten had met him in the woods outside his home. Ever since then they had just hit it off, instantly becoming friends. Trunks shared his stories, about how his father would beat him sometimes and how his mother just pretended like it was happening. Goten also shared his stories with Trunks. Just thinking about this made him remember the easily worst one.

Goten had been about 5. He had gone out fishing, which he did quite often, but had been out later then when he was ordered to be back. For this his mother made him pay. She had been in a bad mood for some reason that day, but it always seemed like that day of the year she was always ticked off (a/n: since I don't know the exact date I'm just going to tell you it is the day of the Cell Games). She had somehow came to the conclusion that 100 hits would be a fair punishment, and with that she got out her frying pan and just started hitting him over and over with all her might. Then around hit 50 Goten did something he had never done before, he reached up and grabbed her arm. Chichi was shocked at this action, and at the fact that his grip was to strong for her to break. She then called for her husband, his "father", to come and solve the problem. He solved the problem all right. About 20 ki blasts got it through Goten's head that he never wanted to do that again. Goten had had marks on him for weeks after that.

As Goten walked he slowly began to cry, right up until he realized he had arrived at where he and Trunks were supposed to meet, but instead his only other friend was there, Piccolo.

Piccolo stared at the boy as he cried. He hated to see the boy cry. The boy reminded him so much of Gohan.

Gohan. The name alone brought tears to his eyes. But never did he mention Gohan's name. Goten didn't know about Gohan. Goten didn't know that he wasn't an only child, that in reality he had an older brother. Piccolo planned on telling him someday, he just didn't know when. He wanted to wait until the time was right.

"What's wrong Goten?" Piccolo asked in a caring voice, very unlike him.

"I was just thinking about my life. I wish it was different. I wish I was never born! Well no I guess I don't, I'm glad I was born, but I wish my father wasn't living with me. I hate him. I hate him so much it makes me sick."

"Then why don't you do anything about it?" Piccolo asked, challenging Goten to take action.

"I've tried Mr. Piccolo!" Goten didn't know why but this made Piccolo start to cry softly. "I've tried many times! He is just way to powerful for me!"

"I know Goten, I know. In my current condition he is too powerful for me to beat too. I haven't trained in about 7 years, I haven't eaten any food, and I've drank as little water as possible. I could barley beat most humans in this state! But don't give up hope Goten, Gohan never would."

"Gohan?" Goten asked confused. Piccolo slapped himself upside the head for letting it slip. He hadn't meant to but it had just came out.

"Well now that you know his name I might as well tell you about him." Just then Trunks arrived. "Trunks don't even say a word. I'm about to explain a very important story to you two and I don't want to be interrupted." Trunks simply nodded his head. "Okay Goten did you ever dream about having a brother?" Goten nodded his head, not seeing where this was going. "Well you really shouldn't just be dreaming, because you really do. Well more like you had a brother."

"You mean he's... *gulp* dead?"

"Don't interrupt me! And no he isn't dead, but he might as well be. Okay if I'm going to tell this story I might as well start at the beginning. You see there are these magical balls called Dragon Balls..."

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Goten sat with his mouth hanging open, dumb struck at what he had just heard. He, Son Goten, had an older brother. Also, his older brother was strong. And if what Mr. Piccolo had said was true, his father had defeated cell, his brother had. Suddenly an idea popped into his head.

"Trunks, I just had an idea that could fix our lives forever more."

"What? What could possibly do that?" Trunks asked doubtingly.

"Well if everything Mr. Piccolo said was true, then all we need to do is..."

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a/n: okay this chapter wasn't quite as good as the last one but I like it. Here are a few questions for you to guess at. Who is Goten's stepfather? What is Goten's plan? And how will Gohan ever escape? 2 of these should be answered in the next chapter. Please Review!