Goku walked with his daughter, not heading for any particular destination. He hadn't really said much to Usagi since they had left everyone behind. He was just happy to be with her. He had missed her more in the past day and a half then he had thought. But, he knew he was probably torturing her by not saying anything. Just like the day in which he had to pick her up from school. That day, he had learned that silence can be even worse then getting chewed out. But he didn't want to spoil this moment with her. She had just been through so much and he didn't want to make things worse.
Usagi looked straight forward as she leaned into her father. Words could never explain how happy she was at that moment. It had been so long since she was able to be that close to him. Yes, she had the Goku of that time, but it wasn't the same. She didn't feel like she could confide in him like she with this Goku. HER father. He wasn't the same. He acted so much like her it was scary.
She sighed as she awaited her punishment. He hadn't really ever yelled at her before, she hoped that he wouldn't do it now either. She knew that she deserved it, but still, no kid WANTS to get yelled at. Still, it was inevitable that it would happen and she might as well try to get used to the idea of getting in trouble. This wasn't the only trouble she would be in either.
Goku took a deep breath. They had been walking for about ten minutes already and he didn't want to put her through anymore mental torment. It wasn't fair to her. "Usagi do you realize the severity what you have done?"
"Sort of." She looked up to his face. She hoped that what she just said didn't make him angry. That was the last thing that she wanted to do.
"Well let me explain then. First of all, there is more than one problem here. First, by going back to this time, you have put yourself in more danger then you can handle. Apparently, the guardian of time will not allow you to go home until she sees fit. So that means you're going to have to fight the androids, whether you like it or not. I won't be here to help you and I don't think you should rely on the other people of this time. Not after what they just pulled."
Usagi already knew that she couldn't depend on them anymore. From the moment that he first lay a hand on her, she knew. But that wasn't what she was worried about right now. She wanted to know how mad at her she was. "Daddy I'm sorry."
Goku knew she was. He could sense it. "Then there is what you did. You left without telling anyone. You left without asking. You know I don't like to yell at you. You know I hate it when I have to discipline you."
She began to breathe harder. "I know."
"Then why do you do things like this?" He stopped walking and turned to his daughter.
"I don't know. I just wanted to go back into the past to keep you from getting that disease. I didn't know this would happen. I'm sorry. We only planned to be gone for an hour."
"Usagi, it doesn't matter. You shouldn't have done this at all. It wasn't your place to do so. You broke a lot of people's trust in you, you know." He paused for a moment. This was too hard for him. "Including mine. Usagi, I trusted you to stay with Ami at the house. I trusted you enough to leave you unattended. What was going on in your head? Now your mother will never let you go anywhere when you are to study. I don't know if I should be so lenient with you all the time. Maybe this is partly my fault. "
She looked up into his eyes. "It's not your fault. I broke the rules. You told me to stay at the house but I didn't. I'm sorry daddy. I really am. I won't do it again. I promise." She hoped that he believed her. She didn't want him to hate her. But it had been her own fault. She was the one who wanted to go so badly.
"I know you are Usagi. But that can't fix what you did. Did you even think about what the consequences would be if you did this?" He kneeled down in front of her and looked her straight into the eyes. She looked as if she could cry. "Well?" This was the one time that he had to put his foot down. He probably wouldn't have minded that she left if she hadn't put herself in so much danger. He had also gotten a verbal beating from his wife. He couldn't baby her forever. She had to learn. He couldn't let her think that she could just go around and disobey him all the time.
"Yes, wait, no. Or yes?" She didn't know. It had been so far away in her mind. She had somewhat thought of the consequences before she had left. She knew that if she were caught she would be in major trouble. That had crossed her mind when the door to Bulma's door opened before she had a chance to catch up to her friends. She had also thought about when she ran into to Vejita. But she hadn't really thought about it before these two incidents. She didn't think that she would have been in the past for as long as she had been. "I guess I wasn't thinking." She hated this, but at the same time, welcomed it. She knew it was going to come. She had been preparing herself for this ever since the time pad blew up.
Goku sighed. He didn't think that she was thinking. She usually had more sense than this. If she had been thinking, she would have known not to do this. "Well Usagi, you've really gotten yourself into a pinch this time. You've really, really messed up this time." He saw a single tear trickle down the face of his daughter. His stomach turned at the sight of that. That was probably the first time that he had ever seen her cry because of something that he had said to her. There was the second day of school, but that wasn't because of something that he had specifically done. She was so mixed up inside anyways. But this time, she was actually crying because of him, which made his heart ache. It was a terrible feeling. But he wanted to make sure she wouldn't do anything like this again. Sometimes, love hurts.
"I know I messed up. I messed up big time. I know I shouldn't have done what I did. But you gotta believe me, I won't ever disobey you again. I'll do what ever you say. I promise." 'Just don't hate me daddy. Please.'
"We'll see. You have to earn that trust back. And you don't have to do WHATEVER I say. Use your judgment. I know you're a smart kid. If I tell you to do something reasonable, you will do it." He sighed. There was so much she had to learn.
"What are you gonna do with me?"
"Well, there's a lot to this situation. Because you got your friends involved in this, they are going to be in a lot of trouble too. You will apologize to each and every one of their parents in person. I know for a fact that this wasn't Ami's idea. You probably talked her into it, am I right?" Usagi nodded. The whole night before, Goku hadn't been able to sleep. He was up all night worrying about his little girl, wondering if and when she would return home. But, the more he thought about it, the angrier he became. He started to think about the fact that Usagi had not done what she was told. If she had, she would not be in the danger that she is currently in. "I know this is harsh, but I've decided that I will go along with what your mother is going to do."
Usagi's eyes widened. She began to breathe fast with fear. Her mother would chew her up and spit her out. She had never experience the full wrath of her mother in her life. Her father had always been there to help her. "What?! Daddy please. Don't let mom do anything to me. Please."
Goku had to bite his lip from saying that he would tone her down a bit. He couldn't. "Usagi, you have to learn. One way or the other." This was harder on him then it was for her. He would have to watch her suffer. The one thing that he would insist upon is that Chi-Chi would not lay a hand on their daughter. Other then that, he wouldn't do anything to stop her. Unless it got too out of hand.
"Why can't you think of a punishment?"
Goku frowned. He couldn't. He wasn't capable of devising one. Especially if it was meant for her. "Don't argue with me. I've made my decision."
'Why is he doing this to me? Mom will kill me. No worse, she'll kill me and then bring me back to life with the Dragon Balls and then kill me again.' "Please. I'm begging you. Don't do this to me. I'll do anything. I'll go to an all girls' boarding school if you want. I'll stop training."
Goku shook his head. "You're pushing your luck Usagi. You're not going to a boarding school and you're not stopping your training." Goku found those WAY too harsh. He saw boarding schools as prisons anyways. The teachers had complete control over the students and took away their freedom. "You're not getting out of this. You know I don't like doing this. I've already told you this."
"Daddy, do you have any idea what mom will do to me?" 'He's seen her plenty of times. She's so mean to me. She's even meaner to me then she is to Gohan. Even in this time.'
Goku nodded. "I said stop arguing with my decision Usagi."
Usagi closed her mouth. She didn't want to put herself into even more trouble. She knew that she would be in trouble when they found out what had happened. But she never thought that her own father would go along with it. Though Minako and Makoto had told her that he was pretty angry right before they had left. It was apparent that she would just have to take what she got and be done with it. "I'm sorry." She let her tears flow down her face without wiping them away. 'I really let him down again. Why do I always do this? I don't deserve him.'
Goku's facial expressions softened. He didn't like having to yell at her. He hoped that he would never have to do it again. "It's all right sweetie. You don't have to be afraid of your mother. I won't let her hurt you in anyway. I can promise you that much."
Usagi smiled. Just by him saying that made her feel better. He really did love her otherwise he wouldn't have made that promise. She put her arms around his neck and hugged him as tightly as possible. "Thank you. I'm so happy you're here with me." She would have to live with her punishment. She couldn't complain about it either.
Goku returned the hug. "I'm happy to be here." He pulled back and put his hands on her arms. "You haven't grown at all. I guess those bracelets that Bulma made really do work."
"Yep. They sure do. So, what are we gonna do? How long do you get to stay here?" Usagi was beginning to forget about her troubles already. If he didn't want to punish her at that moment, that was perfect with her. She wouldn't complain.
"Well, the guardian of time said I only have one day here. She wants me to teach you how to use your new power. Which, I might add, is truly amazing."
Usagi opened her mouth to protest. "One day? That's not fair. I don't want you to leave me alone. Why can't she let you stay longer?"
Goku put his finger on his daughter's mouth to quiet her down. "Don't worry. I've got it covered. Later, we'll go into the room of time and spirit. That will give us plenty of time to work on your power."
Usagi looked to the ground. "All right." She would have to accept that. That was the only way that he would be able to stay longer. She grinned as she slightly lifted her head. "So you think my new power is cool?"
"Totally. I wish I could have jumped that high the first time I went Super Saiyan. But, you do realize that the other Goku and Gohan weren't really meaning to be mean right? That was just his way to get it to come out."
"What? But...no it wasn't. It has to be a lie. You would never do that to me. I know you wouldn't. You said you wouldn't, would you?"
Goku shook his head. "Of course not. But you have to remember. I've got a few years on him. He is still young and naïve."
"But he really hurt me daddy. He hurt my friends. So did Gohan. Are you sure he only meant to bring out my power?"
"I'm positive. That's what he told me when I talked to him. Don't take it personally though. I don't think he'll ever do that again anyways. Not after our little talk. Just don't trust him. He means well, but the way he does things just doesn't cut it." 'Boy, I guess Chi-Chi had reasons to yell at me so much in the past.' He stopped his thinking when he heard the sound of his daughter giggling. "What's funny?"
"Oh nothing. I was just thinking about how funny it would be if mom saw you like this. You're so different from your younger self. She would freak."
"I guess that would be rather humorous wouldn't it? But, we don't have time to do that. We have to get you trained."
Usagi nodded. "K!"
Goku stood up from his kneeling position. "Let's go find the others and get started. Every minute is another day wasted." He grabbed her by the hand and the duo began walking again.
~*~*~
~~The Future~~
Meanwhile in another space...
A tall muscular man entered a dark room with a mixture of different, filled with large machines of all sorts. Most of them were used for experiments, while some were used for finding knew ways to increase their power, which is why he even came into this room. He walked to the darkest corner in the back of the room and crossed his arms as he became intrigued by what he viewed. "This will be ready ahead of schedule, will it not?"
A shorter man walked out from behind the shadows of the machine that his colleague stood before. "Yes. We didn't expect it to regenerate this soon. It was supposed to be finished in about three years. But it should be finished by tomorrow morning. This is going perfectly. Her majesty will be pleased with our production rate."
"Indeed she will be." The older of the two men stared into a tank that was emitting a pale green glow. Inside was their weapon that they would use to complete their objective. "It truly was a work of art. Though it was too weak for our purposes. It's a good think that we have enough power for it. I suggest we proceed with the next step." He turned around and began.
"That would be...?" He watched as the man walked away.
"Locate the target. I will tell her majesty of our progress." He walked to the doors that led out of the room. He let them open automatically and walked out. 'This will be too easy. We will be back on our feet in no time.' He cocked his head to his left when he heard a loud crash. He shook his head and sighed. "She is angry again."
~*~*~
~~The Past~~
Two hours later...
Goku stood in front of the Room of Spirit and Time with Usagi and her friends. This was the only way that he knew that he would have enough time to teach Usagi how to deal with her new power. He didn't want her unable to use it. She would need it when she fought with the androids. "Let's go you guys." He watched as the five girls began walking towards the room. He turned around to Kami. "Hey, I don't have a full day left so I'll have to come out before it's up. The girls can stay in after I leave though." He didn't like the idea of leaving them alone. Something could have happened to them and they wouldn't know what to do, but he would let them do it. They needed time to train themselves with no interruptions.
Kami held out a bag to Goku. "Here, you will need these if you are going to stay in for any length of time. I will get you tomorrow morning at ten A.M. That will give you plenty of time to get yourself ready to leave."
Goku grasped the bag and put it in his pocket. "Thanks Kami. You always were one to be prepared. I was great seeing you again. It's been too long." Without waiting for a reply, he turned back around and followed the girls into the room.
Kami just looked down to Mr. Popo. "What did he mean by that?"
Popo shrugged. "You got me."
~*~*~
Usagi jumped when the door shut behind her. She wasn't expecting it to be as loud as it had been. "Why is it so hot in here?" She began waving her hand in front of her face to try and generate some cool air.
"It's really stuffy in here." Makoto lifted one of her feet only to feel a slight resistance. "There's more gravity too."
Goku placed the bag of Senzu beans on a table that sat in the middle of the room. "The gravity makes for better training." He pulled out a bean and tossed it to his daughter. "Here, replenish your energy Usagi. You're going to need it." He looked at the faces of his pupils. They all had curious looks on their faces and he knew why. They wanted to explore the area. He grinned. He remembered what happened when he first brought Gohan here. He nearly freaked out at what was outside. "Come on guys. Follow me. I want to show you something."
He turned around and led them to the door that led outside. He stopped just before stepping out. "Don't get scared when you see this." He proceeded to move forward and stepped to the side when he was out. He leaned against one of the walls that outlined the doorway and crossed his arms as he waited for them to come out. He couldn't wait to see their reaction.
Ami was the first out. Her eyes widened at the vast amount of nothingness. "How is this possible?"
Usagi pushed past Rei and Makoto. She was anxious to see what all the fuss was about. "Lemme see, lemme see." She stopped in the middle of the doorway when her eyes finally lay on their target. "Whoa..."
Minako shoved Rei and Makoto out. For her, they were taking way too long to get out. Like Usagi, she really wanted to see what was out there. But, when she finally saw it, it was nothing at all like she had expected. "Whoa is right Usagi."
They all stood in awe as they looked around. It was utterly silent. There were no walls and no ceiling. It was a never-ending space. The only building around was the place where they would eat and sleep. Goku had pretty much expected this reaction from them. It was the same reaction that everyone had had when they first saw this place. Even he had this reaction. Of course, the first time he went in he couldn't even stay the whole time. The nothingness had gotten to him after a few months. "Pretty amazing huh?"
Ami turned around to look at Goku. When he said that he wanted to show them something, that's what she expected to see, SOMETHING. But there was clearly nothing around. "No wonder why it's so hot and stuffy here. There aren't any trees around except for these two here by the door."
"Goku, how far does this place go out?" Minako tried to squint to see if she could see an end. Maybe see a wall of some sort. But it was no use. It looked as though there was no end.
"This place is as big as the world. If you go out too far, you will get lost and probably end up dying. So be careful, ok?" He stepped away from the door. "We should get started. I want to teach Usagi how to use her power so why don't you four work on something. It shouldn't take too long. I hope."
He led Usagi away from the rest of the fighters and looked down at her. He didn't know how he was going to do this. He was never faced with a problem like this before. When Gohan had gone Super Saiyan, his body could handle the power. By the time he came back to earth after the incident with Cell, Goten had already gone Super Saiyan. "Let's go about this the simplest way. I want you to show me how much you can power up before you start to feel any kind of pain."
Usagi nodded. "Ok." She firmly planted her feet on the ground to get a good footing for her stance. She concentrated as much of her energy as she could into raising her powerlevel.
Goku smiled. "That's it Usagi. You're doing great. Keep going until you reach your limit. Then stop." He had just figured out a way to get her up to the power that she needs. "Hey, here's a goal. When you reach your true power again, you can fight me while I'm Super Saiyan."
Usagi grinned. "I can't wait." She closed her eyes as she felt the power build up in her muscles. So far, she was able to go over her normal power that she was normally able to reach. But, she didn't get too far over before she had to stop.
Goku felt a substantial difference between the powerlevel that his daughter had left the future with, and the powerlevel that she obtained now. "That's very good." Usagi began to relax and let her power drop as well. "Hey, I didn't say you could lower your power. Keep it up there."
"But it hurts."
"That's good." He could see the confusion in her face. "Trust me when I say this. As long as you feel slight pain in your body, you know that you are at your limit. Though you have the ability to go higher, your body can't hold it."
"So how are we going to raise it?"
"Just hold on. Don't be so quick to rush me. So, as I was saying before I was so rudely interrupted," He grinned at his daughter just to let her know that he was joking, "What we're going to do is take this step by step. You will stay at this power until the pain goes away. Once it does, that will let us know that your body is used to the power. Then you can raise it more until more pain comes. To help it move it along faster, we will do some heavy training. Does that sound ok to you? If you don't want the pain, we can do it some other way."
Usagi shook her head. "No, this sounds good to me."
"All right then. Show me what you've got." He got into a fighting stance. He didn't see a need to raise his powerlevel so he didn't.
"You wanna fight now? But you don't have any fighting cloths on."
"That doesn't matter. Kami always keeps extras in here. He knows how rough we get when we use this room. Don't worry about it. You just worry about training."
Usagi nodded. "Ok." She walked to the side and stared at him. She was trying to find the perfect spot to attack. She wanted the upper hand in this fight. She had lost one battle that day, she didn't feel like loosing again. Her eyes locked onto his back, but she knew she couldn't just up and attack. She had to be sneaky about it. He was watching her every move, ready to defend at any sign of an attack. 'How should I do this?'
She casually began walking towards him, while he put his arms up to block anything that she had for him. 'Maybe if I trick him...' She jumped into the air. Her father immediately matched her move. Anticipating this, she then swiftly dove under his feet and hovered back to back with him.
Goku grinned. "Good move Usagi. You're getting better."
Usagi didn't say anything. She didn't want anything to cause her to loose her concentration. She was determined to win this. Without any thought, she rammed her elbow into his lower back, forcing him down to the ground.
Goku had definitely not expected that. That was the first time she had made the first move in a battle and done some damage on him. Though, she was a lot stronger then usual. But still, she had expected her to do something a little bit more sneaky than that. "Another great move. But how's this?" Before he even finished his sentence, he had already thrown a blue Ki blast at her.
Usagi was hit in the stomach and thrown back. "That's not fair."
Goku bounced to his feet and charged for his daughter. He swung a few punches at her. She dodged most of them as she jumped backwards. Occasionally straying to the side. Goku was thoroughly impressed at her new speed. But her speed wasn't totally beyond his. He did manage to make one punch in on her face, sending her flying back, head first. He raised his speed up a bit and kicked her back into the air before she hit. "Everything is fair when you're sparring. We've already established that."
Usagi used her power to stop herself in midair. "Fine." She fired multiple attacks at him. She was amazed to feel that he raised his powerlevel. Her attacks were to fast for him to dodge without it. "Cool."
He dodged most of them. Some of them he kicked away with his legs, which didn't do much good. Any time they made contact with his body, his cloths were torn and his skin was cut open. "Very good. Now, keep this up, and you'll probably be fighting me while I'm powered up to Super Saiyan before you have your full power up." Her power would be as strong as his Super Saiyan before she even reached HER Super Saiyan. It was amazing. He truly had given her a large amount of power.
Usagi stopped her attack on her father and giggled. "I'm just that good. Oh yeah, oh yeah."
~*~*~
Meanwhile...
The others hadn't really started their fight yet. They were really just feeling Usagi's power. It was amazing. In just one day, she had surpassed them more than they could have ever imagined. And none of them were jealous either. It was as if it they knew that it was meant to be that way. As if she was meant to be stronger then them. Minako turned to her friends. "Hey, you guys, today, we got to Goku. We could have brought him down if he hadn't turned Super Saiyan."
Rei nodded. "Right. It was the whole teamwork thing. We are powerful as one, but we are even more powerful as a whole. You felt that attack the Ami and I made. It was powerful. Think about how strong we could be if we all make the attack together."
"Now THAT would be cool. I'm up for learning it. How about you Minako?"
Minako nodded. "Of course Makoto. I wouldn't mind that. We are, after all, a team anyways. Right girls?"
"Right!" All four of them yelled.
"Then it is a team we are. And as a team, we will do things to help each other! Right?"
"Right!"
"And as a team, we will become powerful! Right?"
"Right!"
"As a team, we will have sleepovers and play video games! Right?"
"Rig..." Rei stopped to think about what she was agreeing to. "Wait a minute. Where did that come from Minako?"
"Well, you can't expect a girl to do all that hard work and have no fun can you?" Her friends sighed. "What?"
~*~*~
At the Son house...
Goku walked into the kitchen. He sat down at the table and stared at the doorway, where Gohan was just walking in. "What a day."
Gohan sat down at the opposite end of the table and looked at his father. "I'll say. You really change in the future. I still can't believe he got so mad at you."
"He had reason to Gohan. He was right. What I did WAS wrong." He would make sure not to ever do something like that again.
"I agree. But did he really have to make that threat?"
"I don't know. I just don't see how I could act like that. He was acting like your mother does when she's in a good mood."
"How do I act when I'm in a good mood Goku?" Chi-Chi walked into the room; she was going to prepare dinner. She was certain that everyone would be hungry, as they always were.
Goku cringed. He knew he was in for it now. "You act nice. Yeah, that's it."
Chi-Chi frowned. "Don't start with me Goku." She looked around the room as she put and apron on. "Where are the girls?"
Goku sighed in relief. At least she wouldn't hit him for that. Now he just had to explain about what had happened. "Well, it seems as though my future self somehow came back to this time. He took Usagi and now I don't know where they are."
Chi-Chi's raised and eyebrow in fascination. "Oh really? I would like to see this Goku of the future. Is he any different then you?"
"I'll say. Mom, he almost beat dad up today. Well, more like threatened to. But who really pays attention to detail?"
Chi-Chi looked to her son. "Gohan, why would your father make a threat to himself?"
Gohan looked over to his father who was looking pretty pale at the moment. "You didn't tell her dad? I thought you said that you did."
Chi-Chi turned her attention back to her husband. "Goku, what did you do to Usagi that made you receive a threat from yourself?"
Goku lowered his head as he coward away. He knew he would probably get hit for what he did. If not kicked out of his room for a couple of nights. "I uh, kind of attacked her at my fullest power and, uh, made her go Super Saiyan. But the power was too much for her body to handle and you probably know what happened after that."
Chi-Chi couldn't believe it. She was outraged. "First you take my Gohan out into a battle in which he nearly dies in. Then you are the one responsible for nearly killing Usagi?! WHAT THE HELL WAS GOING THROUGH YOUR HEAD?!"
Goku put his hands in front of his head to act as a shield. He wasn't sure he liked the idea of his wife's hand hovering over his face. "It sounded like a good idea."
"That's it Goku. Your stupidity has gone beyond its usual self. How could you do that? Usagi isn't one to do that sort of thing with." She was ready to backhand him, she was so angry.
Goku brought his hands down and looked at his wife. "You know too?"
Chi-Chi calmed down. "Of course. It's a woman thing. Men don't see things until later. They always shut their eyes to the obvious things."
"That's true dad. Remember when he said that he didn't learn about how sensitive she was until when he first started training her?"
"Well I don't think it really matters anymore. Usagi is much stronger then us now. She'll probably want to train on her own from now on. She probably hates us too much now anyways. She did attack me." He had a red burn on his on his stomach from where her Ki blast had hit him. He had never felt anything like it before. If she were to turn evil, he would not be able to defend her attack.
"I don't blame Goku. You deserved it and you know it. So don't complain about it if she hates you from now on."
"Such harsh words Chi-Chi. Lighten up." But Goku knew in his heart that she was right. His daughter would probably end up hating him. He wouldn't make the same mistake when she was actually born to him. He couldn't wait to find out who the real Usagi was. He had only met a little bit of her. She hadn't told him too much about her past. He couldn't wait until she was born to him.
(Ok, here's the next part for you. I worked extra hard to not make it a cliffhanger. Did I do a good job? Sorry about all the cliffhangers I've been leaving lately. Oh well, so what did you think of this part? Was it good, or bad? Thanks a bunch! Bye! ^_^)
Usagi looked straight forward as she leaned into her father. Words could never explain how happy she was at that moment. It had been so long since she was able to be that close to him. Yes, she had the Goku of that time, but it wasn't the same. She didn't feel like she could confide in him like she with this Goku. HER father. He wasn't the same. He acted so much like her it was scary.
She sighed as she awaited her punishment. He hadn't really ever yelled at her before, she hoped that he wouldn't do it now either. She knew that she deserved it, but still, no kid WANTS to get yelled at. Still, it was inevitable that it would happen and she might as well try to get used to the idea of getting in trouble. This wasn't the only trouble she would be in either.
Goku took a deep breath. They had been walking for about ten minutes already and he didn't want to put her through anymore mental torment. It wasn't fair to her. "Usagi do you realize the severity what you have done?"
"Sort of." She looked up to his face. She hoped that what she just said didn't make him angry. That was the last thing that she wanted to do.
"Well let me explain then. First of all, there is more than one problem here. First, by going back to this time, you have put yourself in more danger then you can handle. Apparently, the guardian of time will not allow you to go home until she sees fit. So that means you're going to have to fight the androids, whether you like it or not. I won't be here to help you and I don't think you should rely on the other people of this time. Not after what they just pulled."
Usagi already knew that she couldn't depend on them anymore. From the moment that he first lay a hand on her, she knew. But that wasn't what she was worried about right now. She wanted to know how mad at her she was. "Daddy I'm sorry."
Goku knew she was. He could sense it. "Then there is what you did. You left without telling anyone. You left without asking. You know I don't like to yell at you. You know I hate it when I have to discipline you."
She began to breathe harder. "I know."
"Then why do you do things like this?" He stopped walking and turned to his daughter.
"I don't know. I just wanted to go back into the past to keep you from getting that disease. I didn't know this would happen. I'm sorry. We only planned to be gone for an hour."
"Usagi, it doesn't matter. You shouldn't have done this at all. It wasn't your place to do so. You broke a lot of people's trust in you, you know." He paused for a moment. This was too hard for him. "Including mine. Usagi, I trusted you to stay with Ami at the house. I trusted you enough to leave you unattended. What was going on in your head? Now your mother will never let you go anywhere when you are to study. I don't know if I should be so lenient with you all the time. Maybe this is partly my fault. "
She looked up into his eyes. "It's not your fault. I broke the rules. You told me to stay at the house but I didn't. I'm sorry daddy. I really am. I won't do it again. I promise." She hoped that he believed her. She didn't want him to hate her. But it had been her own fault. She was the one who wanted to go so badly.
"I know you are Usagi. But that can't fix what you did. Did you even think about what the consequences would be if you did this?" He kneeled down in front of her and looked her straight into the eyes. She looked as if she could cry. "Well?" This was the one time that he had to put his foot down. He probably wouldn't have minded that she left if she hadn't put herself in so much danger. He had also gotten a verbal beating from his wife. He couldn't baby her forever. She had to learn. He couldn't let her think that she could just go around and disobey him all the time.
"Yes, wait, no. Or yes?" She didn't know. It had been so far away in her mind. She had somewhat thought of the consequences before she had left. She knew that if she were caught she would be in major trouble. That had crossed her mind when the door to Bulma's door opened before she had a chance to catch up to her friends. She had also thought about when she ran into to Vejita. But she hadn't really thought about it before these two incidents. She didn't think that she would have been in the past for as long as she had been. "I guess I wasn't thinking." She hated this, but at the same time, welcomed it. She knew it was going to come. She had been preparing herself for this ever since the time pad blew up.
Goku sighed. He didn't think that she was thinking. She usually had more sense than this. If she had been thinking, she would have known not to do this. "Well Usagi, you've really gotten yourself into a pinch this time. You've really, really messed up this time." He saw a single tear trickle down the face of his daughter. His stomach turned at the sight of that. That was probably the first time that he had ever seen her cry because of something that he had said to her. There was the second day of school, but that wasn't because of something that he had specifically done. She was so mixed up inside anyways. But this time, she was actually crying because of him, which made his heart ache. It was a terrible feeling. But he wanted to make sure she wouldn't do anything like this again. Sometimes, love hurts.
"I know I messed up. I messed up big time. I know I shouldn't have done what I did. But you gotta believe me, I won't ever disobey you again. I'll do what ever you say. I promise." 'Just don't hate me daddy. Please.'
"We'll see. You have to earn that trust back. And you don't have to do WHATEVER I say. Use your judgment. I know you're a smart kid. If I tell you to do something reasonable, you will do it." He sighed. There was so much she had to learn.
"What are you gonna do with me?"
"Well, there's a lot to this situation. Because you got your friends involved in this, they are going to be in a lot of trouble too. You will apologize to each and every one of their parents in person. I know for a fact that this wasn't Ami's idea. You probably talked her into it, am I right?" Usagi nodded. The whole night before, Goku hadn't been able to sleep. He was up all night worrying about his little girl, wondering if and when she would return home. But, the more he thought about it, the angrier he became. He started to think about the fact that Usagi had not done what she was told. If she had, she would not be in the danger that she is currently in. "I know this is harsh, but I've decided that I will go along with what your mother is going to do."
Usagi's eyes widened. She began to breathe fast with fear. Her mother would chew her up and spit her out. She had never experience the full wrath of her mother in her life. Her father had always been there to help her. "What?! Daddy please. Don't let mom do anything to me. Please."
Goku had to bite his lip from saying that he would tone her down a bit. He couldn't. "Usagi, you have to learn. One way or the other." This was harder on him then it was for her. He would have to watch her suffer. The one thing that he would insist upon is that Chi-Chi would not lay a hand on their daughter. Other then that, he wouldn't do anything to stop her. Unless it got too out of hand.
"Why can't you think of a punishment?"
Goku frowned. He couldn't. He wasn't capable of devising one. Especially if it was meant for her. "Don't argue with me. I've made my decision."
'Why is he doing this to me? Mom will kill me. No worse, she'll kill me and then bring me back to life with the Dragon Balls and then kill me again.' "Please. I'm begging you. Don't do this to me. I'll do anything. I'll go to an all girls' boarding school if you want. I'll stop training."
Goku shook his head. "You're pushing your luck Usagi. You're not going to a boarding school and you're not stopping your training." Goku found those WAY too harsh. He saw boarding schools as prisons anyways. The teachers had complete control over the students and took away their freedom. "You're not getting out of this. You know I don't like doing this. I've already told you this."
"Daddy, do you have any idea what mom will do to me?" 'He's seen her plenty of times. She's so mean to me. She's even meaner to me then she is to Gohan. Even in this time.'
Goku nodded. "I said stop arguing with my decision Usagi."
Usagi closed her mouth. She didn't want to put herself into even more trouble. She knew that she would be in trouble when they found out what had happened. But she never thought that her own father would go along with it. Though Minako and Makoto had told her that he was pretty angry right before they had left. It was apparent that she would just have to take what she got and be done with it. "I'm sorry." She let her tears flow down her face without wiping them away. 'I really let him down again. Why do I always do this? I don't deserve him.'
Goku's facial expressions softened. He didn't like having to yell at her. He hoped that he would never have to do it again. "It's all right sweetie. You don't have to be afraid of your mother. I won't let her hurt you in anyway. I can promise you that much."
Usagi smiled. Just by him saying that made her feel better. He really did love her otherwise he wouldn't have made that promise. She put her arms around his neck and hugged him as tightly as possible. "Thank you. I'm so happy you're here with me." She would have to live with her punishment. She couldn't complain about it either.
Goku returned the hug. "I'm happy to be here." He pulled back and put his hands on her arms. "You haven't grown at all. I guess those bracelets that Bulma made really do work."
"Yep. They sure do. So, what are we gonna do? How long do you get to stay here?" Usagi was beginning to forget about her troubles already. If he didn't want to punish her at that moment, that was perfect with her. She wouldn't complain.
"Well, the guardian of time said I only have one day here. She wants me to teach you how to use your new power. Which, I might add, is truly amazing."
Usagi opened her mouth to protest. "One day? That's not fair. I don't want you to leave me alone. Why can't she let you stay longer?"
Goku put his finger on his daughter's mouth to quiet her down. "Don't worry. I've got it covered. Later, we'll go into the room of time and spirit. That will give us plenty of time to work on your power."
Usagi looked to the ground. "All right." She would have to accept that. That was the only way that he would be able to stay longer. She grinned as she slightly lifted her head. "So you think my new power is cool?"
"Totally. I wish I could have jumped that high the first time I went Super Saiyan. But, you do realize that the other Goku and Gohan weren't really meaning to be mean right? That was just his way to get it to come out."
"What? But...no it wasn't. It has to be a lie. You would never do that to me. I know you wouldn't. You said you wouldn't, would you?"
Goku shook his head. "Of course not. But you have to remember. I've got a few years on him. He is still young and naïve."
"But he really hurt me daddy. He hurt my friends. So did Gohan. Are you sure he only meant to bring out my power?"
"I'm positive. That's what he told me when I talked to him. Don't take it personally though. I don't think he'll ever do that again anyways. Not after our little talk. Just don't trust him. He means well, but the way he does things just doesn't cut it." 'Boy, I guess Chi-Chi had reasons to yell at me so much in the past.' He stopped his thinking when he heard the sound of his daughter giggling. "What's funny?"
"Oh nothing. I was just thinking about how funny it would be if mom saw you like this. You're so different from your younger self. She would freak."
"I guess that would be rather humorous wouldn't it? But, we don't have time to do that. We have to get you trained."
Usagi nodded. "K!"
Goku stood up from his kneeling position. "Let's go find the others and get started. Every minute is another day wasted." He grabbed her by the hand and the duo began walking again.
~*~*~
~~The Future~~
Meanwhile in another space...
A tall muscular man entered a dark room with a mixture of different, filled with large machines of all sorts. Most of them were used for experiments, while some were used for finding knew ways to increase their power, which is why he even came into this room. He walked to the darkest corner in the back of the room and crossed his arms as he became intrigued by what he viewed. "This will be ready ahead of schedule, will it not?"
A shorter man walked out from behind the shadows of the machine that his colleague stood before. "Yes. We didn't expect it to regenerate this soon. It was supposed to be finished in about three years. But it should be finished by tomorrow morning. This is going perfectly. Her majesty will be pleased with our production rate."
"Indeed she will be." The older of the two men stared into a tank that was emitting a pale green glow. Inside was their weapon that they would use to complete their objective. "It truly was a work of art. Though it was too weak for our purposes. It's a good think that we have enough power for it. I suggest we proceed with the next step." He turned around and began.
"That would be...?" He watched as the man walked away.
"Locate the target. I will tell her majesty of our progress." He walked to the doors that led out of the room. He let them open automatically and walked out. 'This will be too easy. We will be back on our feet in no time.' He cocked his head to his left when he heard a loud crash. He shook his head and sighed. "She is angry again."
~*~*~
~~The Past~~
Two hours later...
Goku stood in front of the Room of Spirit and Time with Usagi and her friends. This was the only way that he knew that he would have enough time to teach Usagi how to deal with her new power. He didn't want her unable to use it. She would need it when she fought with the androids. "Let's go you guys." He watched as the five girls began walking towards the room. He turned around to Kami. "Hey, I don't have a full day left so I'll have to come out before it's up. The girls can stay in after I leave though." He didn't like the idea of leaving them alone. Something could have happened to them and they wouldn't know what to do, but he would let them do it. They needed time to train themselves with no interruptions.
Kami held out a bag to Goku. "Here, you will need these if you are going to stay in for any length of time. I will get you tomorrow morning at ten A.M. That will give you plenty of time to get yourself ready to leave."
Goku grasped the bag and put it in his pocket. "Thanks Kami. You always were one to be prepared. I was great seeing you again. It's been too long." Without waiting for a reply, he turned back around and followed the girls into the room.
Kami just looked down to Mr. Popo. "What did he mean by that?"
Popo shrugged. "You got me."
~*~*~
Usagi jumped when the door shut behind her. She wasn't expecting it to be as loud as it had been. "Why is it so hot in here?" She began waving her hand in front of her face to try and generate some cool air.
"It's really stuffy in here." Makoto lifted one of her feet only to feel a slight resistance. "There's more gravity too."
Goku placed the bag of Senzu beans on a table that sat in the middle of the room. "The gravity makes for better training." He pulled out a bean and tossed it to his daughter. "Here, replenish your energy Usagi. You're going to need it." He looked at the faces of his pupils. They all had curious looks on their faces and he knew why. They wanted to explore the area. He grinned. He remembered what happened when he first brought Gohan here. He nearly freaked out at what was outside. "Come on guys. Follow me. I want to show you something."
He turned around and led them to the door that led outside. He stopped just before stepping out. "Don't get scared when you see this." He proceeded to move forward and stepped to the side when he was out. He leaned against one of the walls that outlined the doorway and crossed his arms as he waited for them to come out. He couldn't wait to see their reaction.
Ami was the first out. Her eyes widened at the vast amount of nothingness. "How is this possible?"
Usagi pushed past Rei and Makoto. She was anxious to see what all the fuss was about. "Lemme see, lemme see." She stopped in the middle of the doorway when her eyes finally lay on their target. "Whoa..."
Minako shoved Rei and Makoto out. For her, they were taking way too long to get out. Like Usagi, she really wanted to see what was out there. But, when she finally saw it, it was nothing at all like she had expected. "Whoa is right Usagi."
They all stood in awe as they looked around. It was utterly silent. There were no walls and no ceiling. It was a never-ending space. The only building around was the place where they would eat and sleep. Goku had pretty much expected this reaction from them. It was the same reaction that everyone had had when they first saw this place. Even he had this reaction. Of course, the first time he went in he couldn't even stay the whole time. The nothingness had gotten to him after a few months. "Pretty amazing huh?"
Ami turned around to look at Goku. When he said that he wanted to show them something, that's what she expected to see, SOMETHING. But there was clearly nothing around. "No wonder why it's so hot and stuffy here. There aren't any trees around except for these two here by the door."
"Goku, how far does this place go out?" Minako tried to squint to see if she could see an end. Maybe see a wall of some sort. But it was no use. It looked as though there was no end.
"This place is as big as the world. If you go out too far, you will get lost and probably end up dying. So be careful, ok?" He stepped away from the door. "We should get started. I want to teach Usagi how to use her power so why don't you four work on something. It shouldn't take too long. I hope."
He led Usagi away from the rest of the fighters and looked down at her. He didn't know how he was going to do this. He was never faced with a problem like this before. When Gohan had gone Super Saiyan, his body could handle the power. By the time he came back to earth after the incident with Cell, Goten had already gone Super Saiyan. "Let's go about this the simplest way. I want you to show me how much you can power up before you start to feel any kind of pain."
Usagi nodded. "Ok." She firmly planted her feet on the ground to get a good footing for her stance. She concentrated as much of her energy as she could into raising her powerlevel.
Goku smiled. "That's it Usagi. You're doing great. Keep going until you reach your limit. Then stop." He had just figured out a way to get her up to the power that she needs. "Hey, here's a goal. When you reach your true power again, you can fight me while I'm Super Saiyan."
Usagi grinned. "I can't wait." She closed her eyes as she felt the power build up in her muscles. So far, she was able to go over her normal power that she was normally able to reach. But, she didn't get too far over before she had to stop.
Goku felt a substantial difference between the powerlevel that his daughter had left the future with, and the powerlevel that she obtained now. "That's very good." Usagi began to relax and let her power drop as well. "Hey, I didn't say you could lower your power. Keep it up there."
"But it hurts."
"That's good." He could see the confusion in her face. "Trust me when I say this. As long as you feel slight pain in your body, you know that you are at your limit. Though you have the ability to go higher, your body can't hold it."
"So how are we going to raise it?"
"Just hold on. Don't be so quick to rush me. So, as I was saying before I was so rudely interrupted," He grinned at his daughter just to let her know that he was joking, "What we're going to do is take this step by step. You will stay at this power until the pain goes away. Once it does, that will let us know that your body is used to the power. Then you can raise it more until more pain comes. To help it move it along faster, we will do some heavy training. Does that sound ok to you? If you don't want the pain, we can do it some other way."
Usagi shook her head. "No, this sounds good to me."
"All right then. Show me what you've got." He got into a fighting stance. He didn't see a need to raise his powerlevel so he didn't.
"You wanna fight now? But you don't have any fighting cloths on."
"That doesn't matter. Kami always keeps extras in here. He knows how rough we get when we use this room. Don't worry about it. You just worry about training."
Usagi nodded. "Ok." She walked to the side and stared at him. She was trying to find the perfect spot to attack. She wanted the upper hand in this fight. She had lost one battle that day, she didn't feel like loosing again. Her eyes locked onto his back, but she knew she couldn't just up and attack. She had to be sneaky about it. He was watching her every move, ready to defend at any sign of an attack. 'How should I do this?'
She casually began walking towards him, while he put his arms up to block anything that she had for him. 'Maybe if I trick him...' She jumped into the air. Her father immediately matched her move. Anticipating this, she then swiftly dove under his feet and hovered back to back with him.
Goku grinned. "Good move Usagi. You're getting better."
Usagi didn't say anything. She didn't want anything to cause her to loose her concentration. She was determined to win this. Without any thought, she rammed her elbow into his lower back, forcing him down to the ground.
Goku had definitely not expected that. That was the first time she had made the first move in a battle and done some damage on him. Though, she was a lot stronger then usual. But still, she had expected her to do something a little bit more sneaky than that. "Another great move. But how's this?" Before he even finished his sentence, he had already thrown a blue Ki blast at her.
Usagi was hit in the stomach and thrown back. "That's not fair."
Goku bounced to his feet and charged for his daughter. He swung a few punches at her. She dodged most of them as she jumped backwards. Occasionally straying to the side. Goku was thoroughly impressed at her new speed. But her speed wasn't totally beyond his. He did manage to make one punch in on her face, sending her flying back, head first. He raised his speed up a bit and kicked her back into the air before she hit. "Everything is fair when you're sparring. We've already established that."
Usagi used her power to stop herself in midair. "Fine." She fired multiple attacks at him. She was amazed to feel that he raised his powerlevel. Her attacks were to fast for him to dodge without it. "Cool."
He dodged most of them. Some of them he kicked away with his legs, which didn't do much good. Any time they made contact with his body, his cloths were torn and his skin was cut open. "Very good. Now, keep this up, and you'll probably be fighting me while I'm powered up to Super Saiyan before you have your full power up." Her power would be as strong as his Super Saiyan before she even reached HER Super Saiyan. It was amazing. He truly had given her a large amount of power.
Usagi stopped her attack on her father and giggled. "I'm just that good. Oh yeah, oh yeah."
~*~*~
Meanwhile...
The others hadn't really started their fight yet. They were really just feeling Usagi's power. It was amazing. In just one day, she had surpassed them more than they could have ever imagined. And none of them were jealous either. It was as if it they knew that it was meant to be that way. As if she was meant to be stronger then them. Minako turned to her friends. "Hey, you guys, today, we got to Goku. We could have brought him down if he hadn't turned Super Saiyan."
Rei nodded. "Right. It was the whole teamwork thing. We are powerful as one, but we are even more powerful as a whole. You felt that attack the Ami and I made. It was powerful. Think about how strong we could be if we all make the attack together."
"Now THAT would be cool. I'm up for learning it. How about you Minako?"
Minako nodded. "Of course Makoto. I wouldn't mind that. We are, after all, a team anyways. Right girls?"
"Right!" All four of them yelled.
"Then it is a team we are. And as a team, we will do things to help each other! Right?"
"Right!"
"And as a team, we will become powerful! Right?"
"Right!"
"As a team, we will have sleepovers and play video games! Right?"
"Rig..." Rei stopped to think about what she was agreeing to. "Wait a minute. Where did that come from Minako?"
"Well, you can't expect a girl to do all that hard work and have no fun can you?" Her friends sighed. "What?"
~*~*~
At the Son house...
Goku walked into the kitchen. He sat down at the table and stared at the doorway, where Gohan was just walking in. "What a day."
Gohan sat down at the opposite end of the table and looked at his father. "I'll say. You really change in the future. I still can't believe he got so mad at you."
"He had reason to Gohan. He was right. What I did WAS wrong." He would make sure not to ever do something like that again.
"I agree. But did he really have to make that threat?"
"I don't know. I just don't see how I could act like that. He was acting like your mother does when she's in a good mood."
"How do I act when I'm in a good mood Goku?" Chi-Chi walked into the room; she was going to prepare dinner. She was certain that everyone would be hungry, as they always were.
Goku cringed. He knew he was in for it now. "You act nice. Yeah, that's it."
Chi-Chi frowned. "Don't start with me Goku." She looked around the room as she put and apron on. "Where are the girls?"
Goku sighed in relief. At least she wouldn't hit him for that. Now he just had to explain about what had happened. "Well, it seems as though my future self somehow came back to this time. He took Usagi and now I don't know where they are."
Chi-Chi's raised and eyebrow in fascination. "Oh really? I would like to see this Goku of the future. Is he any different then you?"
"I'll say. Mom, he almost beat dad up today. Well, more like threatened to. But who really pays attention to detail?"
Chi-Chi looked to her son. "Gohan, why would your father make a threat to himself?"
Gohan looked over to his father who was looking pretty pale at the moment. "You didn't tell her dad? I thought you said that you did."
Chi-Chi turned her attention back to her husband. "Goku, what did you do to Usagi that made you receive a threat from yourself?"
Goku lowered his head as he coward away. He knew he would probably get hit for what he did. If not kicked out of his room for a couple of nights. "I uh, kind of attacked her at my fullest power and, uh, made her go Super Saiyan. But the power was too much for her body to handle and you probably know what happened after that."
Chi-Chi couldn't believe it. She was outraged. "First you take my Gohan out into a battle in which he nearly dies in. Then you are the one responsible for nearly killing Usagi?! WHAT THE HELL WAS GOING THROUGH YOUR HEAD?!"
Goku put his hands in front of his head to act as a shield. He wasn't sure he liked the idea of his wife's hand hovering over his face. "It sounded like a good idea."
"That's it Goku. Your stupidity has gone beyond its usual self. How could you do that? Usagi isn't one to do that sort of thing with." She was ready to backhand him, she was so angry.
Goku brought his hands down and looked at his wife. "You know too?"
Chi-Chi calmed down. "Of course. It's a woman thing. Men don't see things until later. They always shut their eyes to the obvious things."
"That's true dad. Remember when he said that he didn't learn about how sensitive she was until when he first started training her?"
"Well I don't think it really matters anymore. Usagi is much stronger then us now. She'll probably want to train on her own from now on. She probably hates us too much now anyways. She did attack me." He had a red burn on his on his stomach from where her Ki blast had hit him. He had never felt anything like it before. If she were to turn evil, he would not be able to defend her attack.
"I don't blame Goku. You deserved it and you know it. So don't complain about it if she hates you from now on."
"Such harsh words Chi-Chi. Lighten up." But Goku knew in his heart that she was right. His daughter would probably end up hating him. He wouldn't make the same mistake when she was actually born to him. He couldn't wait to find out who the real Usagi was. He had only met a little bit of her. She hadn't told him too much about her past. He couldn't wait until she was born to him.
(Ok, here's the next part for you. I worked extra hard to not make it a cliffhanger. Did I do a good job? Sorry about all the cliffhangers I've been leaving lately. Oh well, so what did you think of this part? Was it good, or bad? Thanks a bunch! Bye! ^_^)