"Goku?" Chichi whispered.
"I'm awake..." Goku mumbled sleepily. Chichi climbed into the bed.
"You've still not heard anything else?"
"No..."
"Good." Chichi closed her eyes. Goku opened his, and looked at her. He smiled.
"Hey, Chichi...."
"Mm?" Chichi looked at him. "What?"
"......" Goku just stared back. Uh... what did he want to say? ".... Nothing."
"... Okay..." Chichi gave him a weird look, and settled down again. "Have another day off tomorrow."
"... Okay." maybe it was a good idea.
~~~
Goku looked around. Weird. Was this a dream or something? All he could see around him was darkness. Wherever he looked he just ended up staring into an endless black.
"Hello?" he called. "Hey! Anyone there?"
"Who are you?" a voice replied. Goku looked around, but he couldn't tell where the voice was. It seemed to come from all around.
"Goku!" he called. "My name's Goku!"
"Haven't you got it yet?" the voice was right behind him.
"Frieza!" Goku spun around and glared at him. "I should've know, you're here to lecture me about Kakarotto, right?"
"How did you know?" Frieza smirked.
"Forget it. You're wasting your time." Goku told him. "I know who I am."
"No you don't." Frieza argued. "You're just confused. But don't worry, as soon as you admit you have a problem, it'll go away."
"I don't have a problem!" Goku snapped. "My only problem is you! Pestering me about this Kakarotto stuff!"
"You're getting angry again." Frieza commented. "Afraid, are you?"
"No!" Goku yelled. "I'm not afraid!"
Frieza sighed.
"This'll be tricky, won't it, Kakarotto?"
"I'm not -"
"Listen, Kakarotto. Don't you want to come out?" Frieza asked. Goku looked at him.
"What... are you doing?"
"Kakarotto, you've been hiding for so long now. Why don't you try to escape, Kakarotto?"
"Frieza..." Goku backed off a little. "Why are you talking like that? Who are you talking to? Me?"
"Kakarotto, he's mocking you." Frieza said. "Are you going to stand for that? What would your brother think? And your father? Just imagine what he'd say if he could see you now."
"My head..." Goku started to feel kinda confused. He shook his head, trying to blink some sense back into himself. But the confusion wouldn't go away.
"What are you doing to me?!" he demanded. "Frieza! Whatever you're doing, stop it!"
"Kakarotto..." Frieza addressed him. "He thinks I'm lying. He thinks you don't exist. But you do, don't you? Why don't you show him?" he asked. "Come out of your shell. You don't need to be a prisoner in your own body. He may seem so strong, but he doesn't even exist, Kakarotto. You can fight him, Kakarotto. That's who you are. You're Kakarotto."
"I'm not..." Goku fell to his knees.
He looked at Frieza. Well, tried to. He couldn't focus. It wasn't that his vision was blurred, his eyes were just moving at their own free will.
"Frieza... what... arg..." he blinked again, but that didn't make a difference. He felt so dazed.
"Stop it..." he rose to his feet. "Stop it now...!" he started to walk towards Frieza.
Frieza smirked when he saw that "Goku" was having a hard time walking in a straight line.
"That's it, Kakarotto. You're doing so well." he urged.
"I'm...." Goku fell forward, and landed on his knees. He stared up at Frieza. "Who... am I? What have you done?"
"You're Kakarotto." Frieza told him. "You always were."
"But I..."
"Come on, you know I'm right." Frieza said. "Do I need to tell you over and over? It would all be so much quicker if you just admitted it."
"Kaka... rotto..." Goku mumbled. He fell backwards slowly, and landed with a hard thud. Frieza went and stood over him.
"Who are you?" he asked.
"Goku...?" Goku looked at him. "I'm... Goku....."
"Really?" Frieza questioned. "Is that what you truly believe?"
"Is it...?" Goku closed his eyes. "I can't think straight... I can't... do anything right..."
"You'll be fine once you admit Goku doesn't exist. It's finally happening, isn't it? You know who you really are." Frieza told him. "Now if you just admit you know who you are, you can let Kakarotto out and Goku - that phony - will be gone. Then you'll be able to think straight."
"... But I'm...."
"You're Kakarotto."
"Maybe...." Goku sounded so far away.
"No. No maybe." Frieza frowned. "There's no maybe about it. You are Kakarotto."
"Perhaps..."
"No perhaps! It's just yes! You're Kakarotto!"
".... But..."
"No buts!" Frieza snapped. "Open your eyes, Kakarotto!"
"...." he wouldn't.
"Kakarotto! Enough of this! Open your eyes!"
"....." Goku slowly opened his eyes. Frieza smiled.
"Yes... that's right. Now... who are you?"
"I'm...."
~~~
"Kakarotto...." Goku mumbled in his sleep. "I'm.... I'm Kakarotto!" he snapped his eyes open. "Huh...?" he sat up and looked around the room. His bedroom. And the feeling was gone.
"Goku! Breakfast!"
"What did you call me...?" Goku frowned in confusion as he stared at the open doorway.
"Goku?"
"Y - Yeah!" Goku called back. "I'm... coming..." he got out of bed. "I'm Goku now?" the feeling of confusion started to come back.
"Kakarotto." the voice told him.
"Yeah... that's right..." Goku nodded. The confusion went away. He smirked. "I'm Kakarotto."
~~~
"Frieza." Bardock approached him.
"Oh, Bardock. Hi." Frieza greeted him casually.
"Have you sorted my son out yet?" Bardock asked.
"Be patient, your son's really messed up. It'll take a while to make him bad enough to come here." Frieza said. "But don't worry, I won't fail you." he promised.
"What did you do to him?"
"Last night I had a little chat with him while Goku was dreaming." Frieza answered.
"A dream?" Bardock looked at him. "Will that work?"
"Of course." Frieza nodded. "Dreams are the best way to make a point. After all, things we've done during the day that still bother us could appear in dreams. And sometimes, they even give out the answers to questions we wouldn't be able to figure out while we're conscience." Frieza replied. "Anything you learn in a dream that affects you sticks to the back of your mind. It's not easy to get rid of."
"And how would you know?" Bardock folded his arms.
"Just trust me, okay?" Frieza replied.
".... Alright..."
~~~
"You're having another day off today, right?" Chichi asked as she sat down.
"Yeah... I probably should." Kakarotto said.
"You don't mind if I go out again, do you?" Chichi said. "I just need to get a few bits."
"Yeah, sure." Kakarotto replied.
"Who are you?" the voice asked.
"Uh... K... Kakarotto?" Kakarotto answered.
"Right."
"Huh?" Goten and Chichi looked at him.
"Are you okay, Goku?" Chichi asked.
"What?" Kakarotto looked at him.
"Forget her. She doesn't know anything. You're Kakarotto." the voice insisted.
"Sure...." Kakarotto mumbled. He looked at Chichi. "Fine."
"... Okay..."
~~~
"Okay, I'll see you later." Chichi opened the door.
"You're going out?" Kakarotto asked.
"I won't be long. Bye." Chichi left.
"Bye."
Kakarotto looked around. Yeah. Kakarotto.
"But..." something didn't feel right. He still felt confused.
"Kakarotto?" Frieza appeared in front of him.
"I feel weird." Kakarotto told him.
"Of course you do. You're still in two minds. Haven't you had the urge to kill?" Frieza asked.
"No." Kakarotto replied.
"See? You still have Goku's petty nature. That's why you're confused. You haven't gotten rid of Goku. He's still there. He's mocking you."
"Bastard..." Kakarotto mumbled. Frieza smirked.
"Anger returning to you?"
"How do I get rid of this jerk?" Kakarotto frowned.
"Just give in to your emotions. If you feel angry, don't calm yourself down. After all, it is in your nature to express your anger."
"Sure..." Kakarotto said.
"I'll come back later if you need me." Frieza vanished.
"God.... dammit..." Kakarotto went upstairs.
He entered the bedroom, and looked at the mirror. He stared at his reflection.
"This confusion..." he shook his head. "It's annoying me."
He heard a bird chirping outside. He frowned, and walked over to the window. He opened it.
"Hey, shut up!" he yelled. He frowned when he realized how angry he was. Where had all this rage come from? But just give in to it, remember?
The bird continued to chirp.
"I said shut up!!" Kakarotto snarled. Actually, it felt good to yell at something. But dammit! That noise! He covered his ears but he could still hear it. "I'm trying to think here!!" he glared at it. It continued to irritate him.
"Shut the fuck up!!" he blasted it to pieces.
Kakarotto blinked, then smirked. That dumb creature had it coming.
"Stupid bird." he said.
"Killer..." he mumbled, and laughed. "Well if it's a crime to kill a bird then call me a murderer!" he declared, and laughed out loud. Another bird began to chirp.
"What?" Kakarotto looked at it. He laughed. "You trying to say something?" he blasted it.
"Sorry, didn't hear ya!" he burst out laughing. Hey, look at that! He liked the feeling of knowing he'd killed something. Kakarotto smirked.
"Nice try, Goku. But it looks like you lost."
