Writing after a long time. No planning. Typing whatever comes to mind. My mental health has been for quite some time now. Story takes place after the Broly Movie. Goten-centric.
Chapter 1: Goten wants training?! Please help, 17!
"Mr. 17! Will you train me please?!"
Android 17 was baffled by the sudden request from his formal mortal enemy turned ally, Son Goku's, youngest.
17 raised his brows quizzically.
"You're Goku's youngest right? What brought this on?"
Goten looked down. There was sadness on the child's face.
"I want to get strong. That's all. The World Martial Arts Tournament is coming up. I want to be able to beat Trunks there. "
"Is that all?" It wasn't.
"Yes. " Goten lied, but not as naturally as he breathed. 17 picked up on the hesitation, on the very shaky voice.
"Why not ask your father or your brother? They are surely stronger than me. "
This just made Goten even sadder.
"Gohan… well he's busy with his work stuff… and you know, Pan's a baby and he has to take care of his family… and dad well… "
Goten signed. 17 understood.
"Training with the Cat God? "
Goten suddenly looked scared and panicked.
"Mr. 17 ssshhh!" He raised his finger to his lips trying to signal 17 to shut up.
"Mr Beerus is very strong and scary! He can destroy the earth in a jiffy! "
Goten shivered at the thought. 17 shrugged.
"Meh. So he's training with Beerus on his planet then? "
Goten sighed.
"Yea. Ever since that fight with Mr Beerus, he has hardly been at home. He comes sporadically. Eats. Maybe chats with mom. Leaves. He spars with me when I ask him to. But well, it's not training and he hardly takes it seriously. "
Goten looked like he had given up.
17 knew Goku was kind of a mediocre father. A kind father, no doubt. But rather naïve and insensitive to the feelings of others. His own family in particular.
To Goku, everyone was on the same wavelength as him.
They most definitely were not.
It's amazing how his wife puts up with him. Then again, she's kind of a weirdo herself.
17 met ChiChi a few times. She was… unique. Expressive. Unpredictable.
Terrifying.
"Why not ask Piccolo? Or my brother-in-law? Or the Hermit? "
Goten looked down bashfully.
"Hehe after the whole Gotenks fiasco, Mr Piccolo vowed to never train me or Trunks ever again. " He rubbed the back of his head sheepishly.
"Gotenks?"
"It was during the fight with Majin Boo. "
"Ah… I was on my island most of the time. So, I was oblivious to what was happening. "
Goten looked surprised. He comically moved his arms to explain how terrifying it all was.
"Boo turned people into chocolates and ate them! He even destroyed the earth! Dad and Mr Vegeta had to team up to beat him! "
"Oh. Can't recall really. "
Goten fell over.
He quickly recovered himself.
"Well, as for Mr Krillin, he's retired from martial arts! "
"The Hermit? "
Goten blushed.
"I can't explain it but he is kind of weird. Mom told me to steer clear of him. "
"That is probably for the best. " 17 agreed.
There was silence. 17 decided it was time to head back to work.
"Anyway, I'm busy with my job. Sorry, kid. Can't help you. "
Goten looked desperate. He begged 17.
"Please! Please! Mr. 17! You're the only one I can count on!"
"Nope. "
"I really need the help! I haven't won any of my last ten spars with Trunks!"
"Not my problem!"
Goten was begging as if his life depended on it.
"What about after your job is over? It's a nine-to-five job right?!"
"Gotta spend time with the wife and the kids. "
Goten winces. 17 felt slightly remorseful.
"Please! At this rate, I'll lose in the tournament again!"
"Tough luck. "
Goten was getting irritated now.
"What could convince you to train me?! Please! I'll do anything!"
"An all-expenses-paid luxury cruise. "
Goten was taken aback by the ridiculous demand.
"I don't think my pocket money would cover that… I can treat you to sushi! "
"No. "
17 sighed.
"Sorry kid. I got a job to do and a family to care for. Don't really have the time to train you. Or anyone for that matter. " 17 got ready to end his lunch break. It was a rather long one.
"Ahhh! Wait Wait!"
Goten tried to go after him. 17 shook his head.
"Give up. "
Goten felt like trying. Tears were pooling around the corner of his eyes.
17 felt slightly guilty. But 17 began to walk off.
Suddenly, Goten's face blanked. And what followed was a 1000 Watt smile.
"Say, say, what if I give all my money to you?! Right? If I win, I could give you all the tournament prize money! "
17 stopped.
"15 million Zeni! That's a lot. That might cover for the luxury-whatever-you-wanted! "
Android 17 gave him a blank stare.
"True. That would work. I still have some money I extorted from that black market organ dealer. If I can convince the capsule corp lady to cash in, I might just make it… "
17 was mumbling loudly.
Hehe… that got his attention. Goten giggled mischievously.
17 turned to Goten.
"But… all that said… I am stronger than you. "
Goten nodded.
"I am stronger than Vegeta's boy too. "
Goten nodded enthusiastically.
"You do realize, I could just enter the tournament and win the thing right?"
"I'm not stupid you know! " Goten giggled.
"You have a full-time job to work and a family to take care of… don't you… 17?"
Goten twirled his little fingers at 17, grinning mischievously. Goten knew he had won.
He had used 17's trick against him.
Tch… he isn't as gullible as he looks.
17 didn't lose his cool.
"Suppose, I say yes… even then I would only be able to train you on the weekends. "
Goten frowned. That was definitely a problem.
Suddenly, he had another idea. He giggled.
"How about you train me on the weekends? Any training is good training? "
"Oh… and? You must not think that alone would make you stronger?"
17 wanted to see what the boy was so confident about.
"Hehe… but as for the weekdays… you can convince Maron's mom to train me! She's super strong right?! Just as strong as you?"
Is this kid really Goku's son? I thought he'd be dumber since he looked like Goku but then again, Son Gohan is a scholar.
17 was quite surprised by Goten's ingenuity.
"I supposed 18 is quite strong. "
"Hehe. I know right. "
17 smirked.
Dumping Goten on 18 would annoy her to no end. It would just be hilarious. Sure he'd have to deal with Goten for two days, but he'd get 15 million Zeni and see his sister's pissed-off face. It would be so worth it to wipe that smug apathetic look off her face.
This sounded like it could be fun.
But 18 would want something in return. They were siblings, twins. They were quite similar.
Well, no matter. I have an ace up my sleeve.
17 nodded.
"Okay then. You've convinced me. Son Goten. I accept your proposal. But just for safety, I'll get your signature on some papers as a backup. "
To say Goten was pumped was an understatement.
He jumped for joy.
"Aha! You won't regret this Mr. 17! "
"Ahaha, if I do, I'd be taking possession of your family's properties on Mount Paozu... ahahha. "
"What?"
"What?"
"Anyway, " 17 began to walk away. "The conversation is done. Meet me this weekend. At 6 am. We start training then. "
"Yes, Master! "
"That sounds nice. I'll call up 18 and let her know. Now leave, please. I'm already late for work. My lunch break was over an hour ago. "
"Thank you, Master! " Goten bowed and flew out of there.
17 watched Goten fly away as he smirked to himself.
Hehehe
Boy oh boy, he was going to have so much fun pissing off 18.
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"I swear I'll kill you. "
"Come on sis. Do you really want to break that adorable little kid's heart?"
"Stop being gross. I won't do it. "
"But I promised him that you'd help! "
"Go tell him you lied. "
"We pinky swore. "
"You're a piece of shit. "
"18! Do you kiss Krillin with that mouth? "
"… I will kick you in the balls. "
"I wanna kick a ball too mommy!"
"No Maron! Dammit! "
"Wow, and in front of Maron. Shame. "
18 could feel a headache coming. Her brother has always been an annoying weirdo too relaxed for his own good… but this…!
"Grrr… I swear 17… I'll- "
"Yea. Yea. Kick me in the balls. Anyway, Goten's going to head to your place tomorrow. Teach him some stuff. "
18 sighed.
"I am busy, 17. I can't babysit Goten, and Maron and look after our place at the same time. "
"Goten's thirteen. He hardly needs to be babysat. "
"You know what I mean 17. "
"No, I don't. "
18 wanted to choke her brother.
"Would I get paid for it? I won't train some brat for free. "
"Nope. "
18 wanted to ki blast 17's house.
"So, you and Goten expect me to train him for free? "
"Yep. "
"No. Not in a million years. "
"Tch tch, 18. "
17's condescending voice pissed her to no end.
"You owe me remember? "
"Owe you? "
"I saved your husband's life, didn't I? During the tournament of Power? "
"… Wow, that's a new low even for you. "
17 ignored that.
"So, since you owe me, do this for me and consider us even. "
18 put her hand on her forehead. Seriously. What did she do to deserve such a brother?
Oh, yea. She kind of caused a lot of chaos before getting gobbled up by Cell.
Damn it. She should've just run off with Krillin when she gave him that peck on the cheek.
"God… fine. I'll do it. But tell the brat it's going to be hell on earth. I'm going to release all my frustrations on him. "
"ChiChi will kill you if you kill him. "
"ChiChi would appreciate me setting him right. "
"Through physical abuse? "
"Training. Unlike her oaf of a husband, she knows I can be trusted with her kid. Who do you think babysat Goten most of the time? Krillin and I. That's who. "
"So… you're close to the kid? "
18 shrugged.
"I cooked him meals and he played with Maron occasionally. Krillin is the one who he hung around the most. "
So… I wasn't the kid's instructor of choice. It was 18… he used me to convince 18… and also got me to agree to train him as well. Heh.. the kid isn't as stupid as he looks.
"Surprising. I would have expected ChiChi to leave Goten with Bulma. "
"The only reason ChiChi hasn't popped a blood vessel is that Goten, despite his Saiyan heritage, is a polite boy. She'd die of stress if she had to deal with a kid like Trunks. "
"Wow, scathing criticism of Bulma. The Trunks kid isn't that bad though. "
"I didn't say he was bad. But he's too much of a brat for ChiChi to deal with. "
"Whatever. So Goten's all yours until Saturday. Train him well. "
"I will have my revenge one day. "
17 chuckled.
"Sure you will, sis. Adios. "
He cut the call.
18 wanted to break the phone in her hand. But that'll be setting a bad example for Maron.
And… the phone would cost money. The money they don't have.
"Mommy, Mommy! Is Goten coming?! "
Maron jumped excitedly. Looking at her mother with stars in her eyes.
18 smiled. She got down to her height and rubbed the back of her head.
"Yes, sweetie. He'll be here for punis- training. "
18 fumbled a bit.
Maron nodded excitedly.
"Yay! We can go on a date after you finish his training mommy! "
18 nodded.
"Sure you ca- "
Wait.
18 felt a cold sweat run down her spine.
For the first time since the death of Krillin at the hands of Majin boo, she felt fear.
"…umm Maron… uh honey could… could you… repeat that? "
Maron blushed. She looked bashful and played with the hem of her skirt.
She put her hands to her cheeks.
"Umm… I said… Goten and I can go on a date after… he finishes training with you… "
NO! NO! NO!
"Maron… honey…do you know what a date means? " She wanted to be sure.
Maron blushed harder.
"… when… a boyfriend… and a girlfriend… go out…it's called a date right, mommy? "
Maron looked at her mother, expecting confirmation.
18 didn't know what to say.
She was in shock.
Maron decided to add to that.
She gave her a happy flushed smile.
"Goten is my boyfriend! So we have to go on dates right? "
18 didn't say anything.
She couldn't.
She felt fear. Then confusion. Then rage.
Her sweet… adorable… innocent Maron… someone's…. girlfriend….
18 gave a dark, evil chuckle. Maron was confused.
Son Goten. So you have chosen death.
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Goten felt a chill run down his spine as he went about doing his homework.
Sheesh… what was that…
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"Yo Cabba, give me that buzzer Vados gave you. "
"Caulifla! We can't call Lady Vados, willy-nilly! She's an angel and Lord Champa is the God of Destruction! "
"He is a fat pussy. That's what he is. "
"Sis, language! "
"So, you're turning on me too, Kale? "
After one of their regular training sessions, the three super Saiyans of universe six were going through their usual comedic routine.
Cabba sighed. Caulifla was so willful.
"I agree with Cabba for once, sis. You can't call Lady Vados and Lord Champa so frivolously. They might destroy Sadala! "
Kale expressed her concern in her usual timid way, but after the tournament of power, she gained more confidence. She could now talk back, albeit in a timid way, to Caulifla.
"Seriously, Caulifla. Please don't make any more trouble for us. Lord Champa is already angry at us for losing in the tournament of power. "
"Tch. Not my fault Goku could use the power of the Angels. If anything, that makes more sense for Champa to let me go and train with Goku! "
Caulifla expressed her desire with a confident smirk.
"EHHHHH?! " Kale and Cabba shouted in shock.
"Yikes, " Caulifla rubbed the side of her head in pain. "You two are too loud. "
"Are you serious, sis?! "
"You want to go to Universe 7?! "
Caulifla nodded excitedly.
"You saw Goku's power, right?! That power- Super Saiyan 3. It was so much more powerful than 2! Then there's red, blue, and white! We can learn those if we train with Goku! "
Kale gave an exasperated (and jealous) look.
"Why are you pouting, Kale? " Caulifla looked confused.
"Sis! This is crazy! Cabba, be useful once, and tell her how stupid this is! "
Caulifla's words seemed to have struck a chord within Cabba.
I can meet Master Vegeta!
Cabba understood Caulifla's feelings. Just like her idolization of Goku, he too idolized Vegeta. It would've been great to spend some time and spar with him. He could learn so much from the Prince of All Saiyans of Universe 7.
"Ignoring that very mean remark… I can't say I am not tempted. I would like to spar with Master Vegeta. "
Caulifla laughed heartily.
"Oh, yea! That Vegeta guy is Goku's rival right? He was pretty strong too! Darn shame I couldn't fight him. "
"Caulifla, he is the Prince of All Saiyans in Universe 7. Please be respectful. "
"Woah. He's that big a deal? But Goku seemed to be stronger. "
That remark stung Cabba.
"I am sure Master Vegeta has surpassed Mr Goku by now. "
Caulifla waved her hands.
"Yea right. Have you seen Goku? He beat that Jiren guy to a pulp without him. "
Cabba coughed. "Well, his power ran out and he need to three-one him to win. "
Caulifla was getting irritated now.
"Well… you're Vegeta guy got eliminated before Goku! "
Cabba was shouting now.
"Unlike Mr Goku, Master actually eliminated people! "
The two were butting heads now.
"Goku fought toe to toe with Jiren! "
"Master defeated the Destroyer Candidate of Universe 11!"
"Well, Goku- "
"Both of you SHUT UP! "
A roar from a Super Saiyan Kale stopped the bickering duo.
"Gulp. "
"Yikes… Kale… Calm down. "
"Only if you two behave! Seriously! Acting like Children over two men in their fifties with wives… and kids…. "
"Sorry. " Cabba apologized. He blushed.
Caulifla just sheepishly chuckled.
"It's not like we're trying to get in their pants. Well, Cabba might. " Caulifla tried to lighten the mood.
"HEY! " A blushing Cabba retorted.
Kale sighed.
"Fine. If you two want to go to earth to meet your boyfriends, then go ahead. But count me out! "
Kale was pouting. Caulifla could see her eyes getting watery.
"Sheesh, Kale. Relax. We Won't be leaving you. Don't you want to control that power? You can't transform into Super Saiyan 2 at will, can you? "
Kale didn't look at her. "Yes… I do… "
"Well, you fought Goku. Don't you think you'd become much better if you trained with him? They are other Saiyans too ya know. Cabba's boyfriend- "
"HEY!"
"Goku's son…. What's his name…? Gohan. Yea that's right! "
Caulifla was very convincing and she knew it.
Ever since the tournament of power, while Kale could control her Super Saiyan form… Super Saiyan 2 was a different ball game. The one time she did was back when facing Goku… since then… she wasn't able to transform at will… and she didn't want to risk killing everyone in Sadala with her Berserker form.
Especially Caulifla.
Maybe Cabba. Or maybe not.
She wanted to learn to master her power. To protect Caulifla from any danger.
And the Universe 7 Saiyans were her best bet.
She gradually released her super Saiyan transformation.
"… Fine. "
She resigned.
"Hehe! Cabba call Vados and Champa! "
"Caulifla… it's Miss Vados and Lord Champa! "
With a sigh, Cabba took out the button Lady Vados had given him to make contact with her, but only for emergencies.
It was time. For them to go to Universe 7 and realize their untapped potential.
And that's a wrap.
Ages of characters:
Goten: 13
Trunks: 14
Maron: 9
Caulifla: 20
Kale: 17
Cabba: 22
I figured Cabba would be in his early twenties given the fact that he is a high-ranking officer and that would only be possible if he were up in the years. I put Caulifla at twenty because she doesn't look too much different from Cabba in terms of age. Despite her bratty attitude, her leadership and the fact she achieved Super Saiyan would make more sense if she were up in the years.
As for Kale, she acts like more like a teenage girl, in my opinion. Lack of confidence in herself, jealousy, overall shyness, and the fact that she calls Caulifla sis- it makes me think that she is someone in her late teens. Anyway, Saiyans age weirdly so I might totally be wrong.
I don't know where the story is headed. I don't know if I'll drop it one day or finish it. This is more of an outlet to cope with my shit mental health.
This will definitely be a Goten centric story.
