Blood Brothers:
The Shenanigans of Trunks and Goten
Chapter II: Junior High Begins
I do not own DBZ
Note: my explanation of how Goten could be born in the same year as the Cell Game is because Goku was Super Saiya-jin at the moment of conception; he was Super-Saiya-jin from the time he left Kami's tower until he died. As a Super Saiya-jin, the gestation period would have been shortened.
Note2: Sorry, there will be some beating around the bush, but it will get good!
Note3: Remember this is part of my "Dragonball E" (E being a messed up 3) series, and it fits in with many of my other fanfics.
WARNING: School System bashing. Based on my own experience.
Trunks and Goten looked through their skylight as they slept in their own comfy cots.
"Hey, Trunks Kun!"
"What is it?"
"You have to go back to School on Monday, right?"
"Yep. My leave of absence ends then."
"What's school like, Trunks kun?"
"It's kinda boring…I mean, I know most of the stuff that they're teaching me! I can't wait till September when Junior High starts!
"Junior High Starts in September? High School starts in April!"
"West City runs on a different Schedule than Satan City. I hear it will be actually a remote challenge. They say the teachers for Junior High are Draconian!"
"I wonder if Okassan will let me go to school…"
"You still doing that home-school thing?"
"yep!"
"Well, if you show the board your stuff they may let you enroll."
"You want me to turn Super Saiya-jin and blast em?"
"No, you baka! I mean show them your papers!"
"Oh!"
"hey, worry about it in the morning, all right?"
"Okay."
Both turned over and fell right to sleep
~~Next Morning~~
Goten rubbed his eyes as he made his way towards the kitchen. Chichi was already making breakfast, and Goku was reading "Monthly Fighter" magazine. On one fateful day, while grocery shopping, Goku found out about something very new to him…Magazine racks. Goten sat down at the table, and Trunks followed.
"Morning!" said Chichi
"Morning, ojisan, obasan." said Trunks (1)
"Morning Okassan! Morning Tousan!" said Goten
Soon they all sat down to eat Chichi's famous omelets. Goku pulled his wife closer and shoved his magazine in her face.
"ooh! They have the new Gi with the blood resistant coating!"
"We'll go shopping later, dear" said Chichi
"Oh! Okassan, I got to ask you something!" said Goten
"What is it?"
"I'd like to go to school like Trunks does!"
"Nani?" said Chichi really pleased "I'll schedule an entrance exam session as soon as possible!."
Chichi wasted no time in picking up the phone and dialing the Test Brokers "Hello, I would like to enroll my son in a public school….Son Goten…yes, the Son Goten…439 East District, Mount Paozu…oh, yes we are way out in the boonies…preference?" She looked at Goten "Hey, Goten, where does Buruma live?"
"It's called West City, auntie" said Trunks
"West City…He turns Eleven in July…Junior High exams in 779 upon June ascension from Elementary? All right! It's an appointment!" Chichi hung up her phone and hugged Goten
The phone rang again "hello? Hi Gohan…what? REALLY? WOW! That is so wonderful!"
"What is it, Chi?" asked Goku
"We're gonna be grandparents!" cheered Chichi
"Wow! That's great!"
"Videl-san is pregnant?" asked Goten
"Yes, son!" said Chichi, still in utter princess halation
"I'm gonna be an uncle!" cheered Goten
Chichi danced and sang and began to muse about her little Gohan…
~~Let us leave out the fluffiness by Chichi and flash forward a bit~~
Goten enjoyed his one year at Sunset Elementary; year of 778-779. By January of 779, his brother became a father, and thus his Niece Pan was born. He was so filled with light and happiness the whole school year; even more so after the arrival of Pan. All the teachers adored him , and he made many friends easily. When summer came, he was put into a great gym, with nothing but a desk, a pencil, a veritable book of test papers, and a grim looking staff member.
"Wow! This test is gonna determine my next year of life!" Goten thought
"I am C. Era Alvordstein; your tester, your Kami, Mikado, slave driver, and puppet master. No talking, no eating, no gum chewing, no basic human freedoms, no scratching, no laughing, no independent thought, no personal opinions, no bodily functions, no praying to Kami; you have two hours to finish the test with your poorly crafted Number Two Pencil that smudges and makes a bigger blotch when you try to erase and break every time you try to write anything more curvy than a straight line. NOW!" (2)
Goten struggled with every question on the first page; then he got an idea.
"What if I turned Super Saiya-jin? I mean, Oniichan does it while doing his Big-School homework…" Goten looked up to sense Alvordstein "Perfect!! He's color blind!" he turned Super-Saiya-jin softly
With his increased speed of both pencil and mind, Goten completed the test. He was careful to time it right so as not to make Alvordstein think cheat sheets were involved. Within a week the results were in; Goten scored perfect on every subject! A recruiter came to his home at Mount Paozu. All four of them; that is, Goten, Chichi, Goku, and himself, sat down together. The rep looked hard at the man before him…where had he seen him before, he wondered.
"Now, we are here because your son scored incredible points on his tests…um…" he looked at his file "…Song Oten…"
"Son Goten!" growled Chichi
"Oh! There IS a space there…sumimasen…well, for the record I must know the names of his immediate family, including those that do not live in the household." the rep pulled out a pen "Father?"
"That'd be me! I'm Son Goku!"
The rep widened his eyes in awe "The Son Goku?"
"Yeah, that's me! I dunno what everyone gets so amazed about when they hear my name anyhow…"
"He doesn't even know he's famous? What a modest chap!" "Well, anyway…Mother?"
"I can handle the rest" Chichi spoke like an encyclopedia "Son Chichi, no maiden name."
"siblings?"
"Gohan, same surname"
"Is Son Gohan currently enrolled in any schools?"
"He is currently attending Penguin Village University."
"Does he live at home? Dorm? Apartment?"
"He lives next door and commutes to Penguin Village."
"What is the brother/sister's marital Status? If married, what is the name of spouse, children of the union, and in-laws of the union"
"He is married. His wife is Son Videl, maiden name Gaylord. Mother, Deceased. Father is Richard Hedd Gaylord , known on the West City Wrestling Federation as Mister Satan-" (3)
"Mister Satan? Then I am right in guessing Son Gohan is the only man on earth credited to actually beating him? The battle, the outcome of which is baffling, is theorized to have been won ONLY because Videl's love was his motivation?"
Goku laughed "I don't think he necessarily would have needed to beat ol' Dick! We coulda just threatened to tell everyone who reall-" a frying pan was pulled from Hammer Space; it struck Goku on the head.
"they have a daughter named Pan." said Chichi
"Now, are there any other relatives?"
"His grandfather is Gyu-Maou, on my side. The other grandfather is deceased, if you need to know his name was Bardock."
"My my! What an interesting case you folks are! So many famous martial artists! Son Goku, Gyu-Maou, why, even Goten himself is one! I can guess you'd like discretion; I'll make sure this is the only report copy, and I will white-out your address. Well are there any close friends in West City we can call in an emergency?"
"Vegeta Buruma, maiden name Briefs, of Capsule Corporation."
"She is a walking file cabinet…no wonder Goten wants to go to schools o far a way…" the Rep Sweatdropped "Vegeta…where have I…oh! It seems that you and your sparring partner Vegeta Trunks will be going to the same school together; I know because I am your common guidance counselor!"
Goten's face lit up "Really? How cool!"
"Now this brings us to our final point; because of your scores, we have determined that you may have the choice of going to AP seventh grade, or jumping to eighth."
Goten thought a moment. He was going to be twelve, thus Trunks thirteen, which means' he'd be in…"I'll take the eighth!"
"Excellent choice."
"Why?" asked Chichi
"Well, had he taken the AP courses he would be stigmatized and ostracized throughout Junior High and High School, and would be traumatized to the point of becoming criminally insane."
"whoa!" Exclaimed Goku
"And any and all transgressions would be punishable by penalties that stupid kids would have to blow up South City in order to receive. If he was victimized, the blame would rest solely on his shoulders and would not have the right to defend himself. All offenders would get away Scot free and he would become a doormat for Students and the State."
Goten blanched "Good thing I chose Regular 8th Grade!"
Chichi cocked a brow "Who authorizes these atrocities?"
"I cannot tell you do to confidentiality and propaganda reasons…ah, to hell with it; Bureaucrats from Planet Alvord."
Goku did his Son Scratch "Where have I heard of that planet before….?"
The rep picked up his things, shook everyone's hands and left. Goku was the first to get up.
"What are you doing?" asked Chichi
"I have to make a phone call…that name is too familiar…I gotta ask Vegeta about it; I'll ask him while I ask him for a spar!"
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The day finally dawned; Goten's first day of Junior High School. The night before he had stayed over at Capsule Corporation. He and Trunks began their short walk to West City Middle. Goten looked in awe at his surroundings.
"Wow! Trunks kun, this city is bigger than I remember! They sure did do a good job rebuilding it!"
"Goten, the Dragon rebuilt it, not people! And shut up about it! Nobody normal remembers that it was destroyed!"
"oh…that's right. Ooh! A malt shop! And it's Kitty-corner from the School!"
"yeah, it's called The Triple Eye. We all hang out there sometimes."
"great! You know, my friends are all in the seventh grade; I can introduce them to you today!"
"cool. I'll introduce you to my friends…mostly girls…I swear, I'm only thirteen and I'm already being called a stud!"
Goten Son Stared™ "You don't look like a metal rivet to me…"
Trunks fell down anime style "I mean I'm popular with the girls!"
"Oh. Hey Trunks…we won't drift apart with all these new people will we?"
"There is always a risk." Trunks thought a bit. That had never occurred to him. Then he lifted his head "Come on! We're early, so follow me!"
"Where're we going?"
The chibis ran into an alley. Trunks fished out a rusty soda can top.
Trunks showed Goten his 'device' "This is sort of a tradition that some tribes of Chikyu-jin do and what Saiya-jin used to do all the time."
"What is it?"
"We're going to become blood brothers."
"How does that work?"
"Well…We cut our thumbs with a piece of metal, then we press our thumbs together so that blood is exchanged. While we do this we make an oath. You know how Tenshinhan and Chaozu always protect each other and help each other through thick and thin? It's that type of oath. Kinda like becoming a Knight, but for one person and his family."
"wow! That's cool!"
Trunks cut his thumb deeply and it bled. Goten did the same, wincing slightly. Their hands clasped as if to do a thumb war, but their thumbs pressed tightly together, face to face. They repeated a chant that Trunks read in some scrolls that survived the destruction of Vegeta-sei.
"With this blood, to my fellow man I do pledge:
Eternal friendship, Trust, and loyalty,
To protect my comrade in arms in times of need,
To help him and his family when help is so needed,
To assist in the defeat of his enemy,
To take care of his loved ones should death befall him,
To comfort him if his loved ones should meet tragedy,
To never leave him on the battlefield,
To Assist him in his ailment,
To advise and to counsel,
By the Empowering Full Moon,
By the Kamis,
By The Kaios,
By The Kaioshins,
I hereby name myself a blood brother,"
The little ritual over with, Trunks and Goten quickly used Ki to cauterize their wounds.
"Ouch!" said Trunks "I didn't think it would sting that much after pulling our thumbs apart!"
"This is cool! Now We're blood brothers!"
"You bet! Now let's get to school before they lock us in detention! It's impossible to get you a girlfriend there!"
"You're gonna try an' hook me up?"
"Hey, what are blood brothers for?"
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All for now. Thank you for reading, please review
Stipulations:
1)No flames period
2) No blatant insults period
3) No gushy-gushy butt-kissing please
Next time on Dragonball E:
--First Day of School actually begins!
--Goten meets new people
--::Shrugs:: What the principal says goes: "Mischief makers must exist…for there must always be a delicate balance…now go…practical jokes are what makes school worth it…"
--Goten's first date! "Wow! Oniichan didn't go on one until his second year of High School!"
--Overprotective, Chichi? "No way! I want grandchildren!" "But Chi, Goten's only 12!"
"Shut up Kakkarot!" "Great…Chi only calls me that when she's REALLY Pissed…"
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(1) Trunks is known for calling Goku "Uncle" and Chichi "Auntie". Gotena lso calls Vegeta "Uncle" and Buruma "Auntie"
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