~*~*~*~
Tatsuo continued to stay in his form of being Super Saiyan on his way to the Son House, where he would hope to find Goku, his last remaining target. After he was done with Goku, he would have almost nothing to worry about, unless somehow these people figured out who he really was, but what was the chance of that happening? He had thought his plan through completely and found no flaws with it.
Now in the mountains and even closer to his destination he searched for the real Usagi's power level. To his satisfactory, there wasn't any. 'Good,' he thought to himself, 'the brat's still asleep.' He sped up when he noticed the beginning of a clearing of trees. 'Time to get busy. She should have listened to me the first time and given me the broach when I first asked for it, now she'll have to pay... they all will.'
~*~*~
Chi-Chi angrily slammed down a plate onto the table in the kitchen as she stared at the clock on the microwave, which read 4:45. Usagi was already forty-five minutes late home and dinner was already done. She specifically remembered telling her daughter to be home by four on school nights. If lying hadn't been bad enough, now she was breaking her curfew. And worse, she had to put up with Goku's grumbling stomach. "That girl..." She started with a growl of anger.
Goku, who was impatiently sitting at the table with a fork and knife in each hand, stared at his wife. For once, he wasn't going to try to talk her out of being angry. Usagi was blatantly in the wrong this time. She knew the curfew, and he broken it. Unless there was a good reason for her to be late, then he wouldn't stand in the way of a punishment, especially since he was already a bit mad at her himself for being lied to. "She's on her way."
Chi-Chi narrowed her eyes as she slowly turned her head to her husband. "I know that! Don't you think I don't know that! I can feel her! BUT SHE'S LATE!"
For once, Goku didn't flinch away. He had finally started to learn not to be afraid of his wife when she was in such a bad mood. And beside, she wasn't angry at him, but yet again their daughter who always seemed to be getting herself into trouble.
Turning his eyes back down to his empty plate, he frowned. He wondered why she had stayed in her form of Super Saiyan. He knew why she was in it in the first place. She had fought with Mamoru, but that was just yet another thing to be angry with her about. She knew better than to spar with someone weaker than herself and use her full strength. It wasn't fair, nor was it the sign of an honorable fighter. But what could he say? She was going to do what she was going to do. He could regulate how she fought. If she wanted to do something so stupid, then she could be looked upon as a cheap fighter.
Goku looked back up to his wife when he noticed her heading for the stove where their food was keeping warm. "Are we gonna eat now? I'm starving!" He rubbed his hand over his rumbling stomach.
Chi-Chi sighed as she hunched her back. "Fine, Goku. You can eat, but I'm waiting until Usagi gets home."
Goku smiled as he sat straight and rubbed his hands together. He didn't care who he ate with or if he ate with anybody at all. All he knew was that he was hungry and wanted food. "Finally! I've been waiting forever!"
Chi-Chi grinned. "You just had a huge sandwich a half-hour ago."
Goku innocently stared up at his wife with the most serious expression. "Like I said, forever!"
~*~*~
Tatsuo landed just before he crashed into the front door. He lowered his power level, now that he was home. His hair and tail returned to their normal colors and his body felt weaker than ever. He smiled evilly as he placed his hand on the door. But he paused before opening. He reminded himself that he would have to act normal until just the right time. He would have to catch the parents of Usagi off guard, making them think that he was really Usagi until he was truly ready to turn parent against child. He let out an impish laugh as he pushed open the door. Immediately he could smell the sweet aroma of Chi-Chi's cooking escaping into the outside. 'Dinner time... this should be interesting...'
Tatsuo stepped into the house, this time not taking the time out to examine everything. He already had what he wanted and it was placed exactly where Usagi had always placed it; on the bow of her Uniform. "Hello?" He called out, wondering exactly where the parents were.
It was at that moment when Chi-Chi literally jumped out in front of him with a wooden spoon in her hand. She waved the spoon in front of her daughter's face as if to threaten her, or keep her in her place. "Son Usagi! Do you know what time it is?!"
Tatsuo frowned. He hadn't expected this. He hadn't expected to come into the house and be attacked by an insane, raging woman with a weapon. But he knew this woman. It was Usagi's mother, the woman who had directed him to the restroom the other day. Was she always this way? He looked down to his wrist at the watch that had formed on his hand when he took the body of Usagi. "Well, MOTHER... it seems to be about 4:50 in the afternoon," He looked up to Chi-Chi with a smile, hoping to calm her. "Why do you ask?"
From the kitchen, loud laughter could be heard from Usagi's father. Tatsuo glared in his direction, completely ignoring the mother, whose face was in the process of turning red. "What's so dang funny?"
Goku threw down his fork into his plate of food and quickly jumped out of his chair and ran into the next room where he saw his wife too angry for words. He turned down to his daughter with a forming frown. Tatsuo looked at both Goku and Chi-Chi with an expressionless face. He must have done something to set the two off. Maybe Usagi was meant to be home before a certain time.
As hard as she was trying to calm her temper, Chi-Chi couldn't do it. She had been giving her daughter room for mistakes, but this was just too much. Not only did she break curfew, but she didn't even seem to give a damn about it. "If you can't learn to follow the rules of this house young lady..."
Seeing that this could get ugly, Goku stopped his wife mid-sentence and pulled her away from their daughter. It was true that Usagi had broken the rule, but Chi-Chi, who was already going through a rough time, would only make things worse. "Whoa... whoa... calm down, Chi-Chi..."
Chi-Chi kicked her husband in the shin, causing him to let go at once. "She's an hour late, Goku! And she didn't even care!"
Tatsuo's eyes widened at that. If he would have known that she was meant to be home by a certain hour he would have complied with it. He wanted everything to seem normal until HE was ready to make his move. He didn't want anger in the house until then. There were still a couple of things he wanted to ask, but now he may have to start early. "AN HOUR LATE?! HOLY CRAP!"
Goku shot an angry glare at his daughter and nearly went off himself. "Hey! Watch your mouth, young lady!"
Chi-Chi reached for her daughter, and grabbed her by the arm. "I've given you a lot of freedom lately, without yelling at you for a lot of the things you pull. But this is the top of the line! If you can't respect my rules then I'll just have to take away all your privileges. Four o'clock on a school night for a girl your age is long enough! That gives you an hour and a half to goof off with your friends! You need to spend the rest of the night studying! Do I make myself clear!?"
Tatsuo pulled his arm away from the blithering woman. "Yes mother." He mumbled. Although he hated to take orders from these people, he would have to until later.
Chi-Chi's frown did not move. She wasn't happy with that answer. It was too sarcastic. Usagi never called her mother unless she was being sarcastic. "Watch it..."
Tatsuo sighed. "Sorry, MOM."
Chi-Chi lightened up on her frown, but it wasn't replaced. "That's better. Now march your little butt into the kitchen and eat your dinner before it gets cold."
Tatsuo did as he was told, though he didn't like it one bit. He would make his move after dinner, and he would be even harsher with them than he originally planned for treating him like that. They would learn sooner than later. "Ok, MOM."
Goku frowned at his daughter. He had never seen her so brazen and resistant toward them. "Watch how you talk to your mother!"
Tatsuo paused just before he entered the kitchen and hung his head. He wasn't doing a very good job of keeping the peace. He wondered how Usagi could ever live like this. Actually, he wondered how any kid could EVER live with people regulating their lives, how they act and what they say and how they say it. "Yes, dad."
Goku continued to frown as he turned back to his wife. He didn't know what was going on with Usagi, but he sure didn't like it. First she lied to him, then she used her full power against an opponent weaker than herself, and now this disrespectful behavior. Where had she learned to act like this? Surely they never taught her to be like this. "What was that all about?"
Chi-Chi's frown disappeared and was replaced with a look of motherly distress. "She's a twelve year old girl, Goku, get used to this kind of attitude until she's about twenty."
Goku didn't believe that. He couldn't believe that. He didn't want to believe that. "But she's never acted like that before. She..."
Chi-Chi nodded to reinforce her theory. "Goku, Goku, listen to me, I know these things. I was a girl her age once, you know. You think you know a girl, and then bam, she hits puberty and completely changes right before your eyes."
Goku sighed as he turned back to the kitchen. Was that true? Would he have to live with something like that for the rest of the time his daughter lived in his house? No. He wouldn't believe that. It was impossible. I had to have been something else. Maybe she was just having a bad day. He hoped and prayed that Chi-Chi was wrong, of course, she would know best of all. She was twelve once. "Well, I guess we should go back in there."
Chi-Chi nodded as she walked past her husband into the kitchen, where Usagi was twirling a fork in her food. "Eat it, dear, don't play with it. I shouldn't have to tell you that."
Tatsuo rested his head in his hand as he looked up and watched the two join him in the kitchen. If only they knew. He grinned. But then that wouldn't be as much fun. He had many things planned for them. "Yes, mom."
Goku took his seat next to Usagi. All of a sudden he lost his appetite. He was more concerned with what just took place than eating. "You feeling alright, kiddo?"
Tatsuo nodded softly. He didn't know if he could put up with these people much longer. They were probably going to be just like Usagi's friends and ask question, after question, after question. "I'm fine, Dad."
Goku said nothing as he put a forkful of food into his mouth. "Did you have a bad day?"
Tatsuo frowned. "No, dad, my day was fine. WHY?"
Goku frowned. "Hey. That was uncalled for. You seem a little edgy right now. Stop it."
Tatsuo dropped his fork and stared at Goku, his main target at the moment. He grinned to himself as an idea came to him. Maybe he would help the kid out a little. Her parents seemed much too strict for his liking. He liked a parent that did no parenting at all. "Why should I stop it? I'm my own person, aren't I? Why should I let you regulate how I can act? Why should I let you choose how I can talk to you?"
Chi-Chi frowned as she slammed a saucepan onto the counter, creating a clanking sound throughout the room. "Usagi! We are your parents, that's why! You can't just talk to people like this! When you get a job, you can't talk to your bosses like this! We are like your bosses, except we love you."
Tatsuo frowned to himself. He didn't like the sound of that. "You're my boss? I have no boss! I'm my own boss! You can't tell me what to do!"
'Screw keeping the peace!' He thought. 'This is too much fun! I love ruining peoples' lives!'
That was about all Goku could take from Usagi. He had never seen her so out of place before in his life. It wasn't like her at all. "Usagi, what's wrong with you?"
Tatsuo impishly smirked as he turned his attention to the full Saiyan. "What's wrong with me? What's wrong with me?! I'll tell you what's wrong with me! You people are always telling me what to do! I'm twelve years old for god's sake! I should be able to do whatever I want! I should be able to move away from here if I want! You think I like living here with you people? I want a place of my own."
Chi-Chi walked to her daughter and gave her a slap across the face. "That's it, young lady! You're out of line! First of all, you're too young to live on your own! It's against he law and if you were to leave, you would either get sent to a children's home, or back here! You don't know how good you've got it!"
Goku, ready to slap her himself, refrained. He knew something had to be eating her, but he couldn't forgive her for speaking to him the way she did. She had no respect for anything they've ever done. "Usagi...!" He started with grinding teeth.
Chi-Chi put her hand out for her husband too stop, which he did. "Look, you may be having it rough right now with all these attacks and all, but it does not excuse your behavior! I don't know WHO you think you are, but you have no right to talk to us or ANYONE like this!"
Goku stood up and threw down his fork. He wouldn't take this sitting down anymore. For once, he may actually have to punish his daughter. "Look, I don't know what's gotten into you, but I don't like it. And if I don't like it, you don't like it."
Tatsuo grinned, causing Goku's anger to rise even higher. He was thoroughly enjoying himself. "Oh, and is that a threat?"
Goku slammed his hands down onto the table and leaned over in front of his daughter's face. He had had enough of her. First she lies, then this. "You, young lady, are grounded until I say otherwise!"
Chi-Chi was completely shocked at her husband's actions. That was the first time she had ever heard those words come out of her husband's mouth. She was too shocked for words. She had always been the one to dish out the punishments, but here he was doing this of his own accord. AND making threats to their daughter, not to say she didn't deserve some of it though. "Go...Goku...u..."
Tatsuo didn't even seem to care, and why should he? When this was all done and over he would be gone, ruler of the Universe, and Usagi would be stuck in this sticky situation. "Oooooh, and that's supposed to hurt me... how?"
Goku had to literally pull his arms behind he back to keep from slapping her. He would not resort to hitting her just because he was angry with her. And he knew Chi-Chi had only done it because of her uncontrollable anger, which she had been controlling better these days. "And while we're on to topic of punishments," He started as he looked down to the broach on her school uniform, "You're going to tell me exactly what that broach is, and why the enemy wants it!"
Tatsuo calmly stood to his feet. 'And this is where I begin. He's hit too close to home now. Now he wants MY power...' He looked up to Goku, Usagi's father. "And what if I don't?"
Goku arched his back at his daughter. She was blatantly challenging him, and didn't even seem to care how angry she was making him. "Usagi!" He hissed. "You know I hate it when you lie to me!"
Tatsuo chuckled. "Oh, but father, I'm not LYING to you, per se. You see, I just asked you what would happen if I didn't tell you."
Goku growled as he stood tall. His daughter was testing him, and he would make a move if he had to. He would steal it if he had to. It was obviously something of importance, especially now. "Something you won't like."
Tatsuo back away, though not in fear. "Oh... father..." He began in a high pitched mocking voice, "You wouldn't .... Hit your dear ol' daughter, would you?"
Goku growled even louder. "Usagi! Tell me! What's in it?!"
Tatsuo didn't even care about what he was being asked. He had other intentions. He wanted to see if Goku really would hit Usagi if the circumstances were necessary. He calmly walked to Goku and stared up at him with innocent eyes. "Daddy..." He said with forced tears, "I'm sorry."
Goku, being the kind hearted person that he is, couldn't resist the tears and apology of his daughter. He wasn't sure what had gotten into her, but now, she was acting like his Usagi. "Usagi, it's... well..." He lifted his hand to put it on her shoulder.
That's when Tatsuo made his move. Goku was wide open. He balled his hand into a tight fist and socked Goku right in the stomach. Goku grabbed his stomach with his eyes almost bulging out of their sockets. He had been completely unprepared for that, which made it all the more painful. Chi-Chi gasped at the spectacle. Never in her life would she expect Usagi to punch her father over such a stupid quarrel, actually, over anything.
Tatsuo laughed at the top of his lungs at the Saiyan in pain. "You idiot! You should NEVER trust a lunatic like myself!"
Goku frowned at his daughter in pain. "And that's exactly what you are! Crazy! You've gone mad!"
Tatsuo glared at Goku. "HEY! I've not gone mad! I'm just finally standing up for myself. You treat me like crap, I treat you like crap. You hit me, I hit you!"
Chi-Chi ran to her daughter and pulled her back by the shoulder. "You father has NEVER hit you like that for NO reason! What's wrong with you?!"
Tatsuo narrowed his glare at Chi-Chi. "He DID hit me! He gave me this bruise on my cheek. Payback's a bitch!" He yelled as he threw Chi-Chi aside by the arm.
Chi-Chi slammed into the wall with her back, letting out a loud squeal of pain. Goku had had it at that point. Usagi was way out of line. He didn't know how much more of this he could take. "Brat!" He raised his hand and slapped his daughter across the face almost as hard as he could. "Don't you EVER do that to your mother again!" At that point, Goku truly thought that there was something mentally wrong with his daughter. She had never acted like this before, and he knew it wasn't because of her age. This was something completely different.
Tatsuo paused his rage for just a moment. About to cry to try and fool Goku again, he lifted his hand to his cheek which stung with pain now. Goku had done it, he had gotten the man to strike his daughter. Maybe there was hope for him yet. "Son of a..." Not even finishing his sentence, Tatsuo jumped into the air just high enough to kick Goku in the face.
Chi-Chi screamed out in fear. She knew her husband could take more, but her daughter was on a raging rampage for no reason. "Goku! Usagi Stop it! He's your father! Stop!" She pleaded for her daughter to stop, knowing full well that she wouldn't. She herself was beginning to believe that something was going wrong with her daughter. Maybe, after all these years of fighting she had finally snapped. She jumped to her feet and ran to her daughter, only to be thrown back yet again.
Goku, who hadn't been moved a single inch by the kick, but his lip was bleeding badly. He had been kicked with the heal of his daughter's shoes. But he didn't care. The only thing he cared about was that the child, his child, had attacked her mother, his wife again. Without thinking about his decision, he grabbed Usagi and slapped her again, hoping to knock some sense into her. But, in the back of his mind, he knew it wouldn't work. He truly believed that she had been possessed by something, either that or she had gone mad. Any way, she had to be stopped.
Tatsuo retaliated with a swift punch, which was easily caught by Goku. Goku didn't let go of the girl's fist, in fact, he gripped it as tightly as he could and began pushing against her strength. Needless to say he was too strong for her to keep up for she hadn't a chance to raise her power level. Goku continued to push back on her arm, causing her to cry out in pain. "Stop pushing back and I'll stop!" Goku could hear his wife crying out in the background. But he could hear Usagi's cries louder. They were cries of pain, cries he had heard long before this day, but they had never been caused by him.
Tatsuo didn't comply. He wouldn't lose to this barbarian of a father. He could take the pain, he hoped. He hadn't gotten a chance to raise his power level. He hadn't expected to have to because he hadn't expected Goku to fight back this time. He looked into Goku's eyes, which were coated with a thin layer of anger, but mostly consisted of fear. "Stop!"
Goku cringed at the sound of his daughter begging for him to stop. But he couldn't. He couldn't back down now. She would just start up again if he did. He didn't want to attack her, or cause her pain, but if she were to attack him again, he would have to just to defend himself from her. "You stop first! I'm not stopping until you do, little girl!"
Chi-Chi's eyes were full of tears as she made her way back up to her feet. "Goku, please..." She begged. "Don't do this."
Goku frowned. "Don't tell me, tell her."
Chi-Chi dropped back to her knees. This was all too much for her. "Please..."
Seeing the pain in his wife's eyes, Goku made his decision. He couldn't continue this here, not in front of Chi-Chi. It was too much for a mother to handle. "Chi-Chi, we'll be back."
Chi-Chi perked up in fear. "What!?" She jumped back up to her feet and limped to her husband's side. "Where are you going?! No! You can't go! You have to stay here!" She latched onto her husband's arm. "Both of you stop this! Right now!"
Tatsuo clenched his teeth and leaned back. Goku was overpowering him. "No! Get the hell outta here, woman!"
Goku kicked his daughter, softly, in the leg. "Don't push your luck! I'm still stronger than you! Watch what you say to your mother!" Tatsuo glared up at Goku. He said nothing, but spit up at him. Goku took his eye of Usagi for just a moment, and looked over to his worried wife. "We'll be back soon, Chi-Chi."
Chi-Chi knew better than to argue with her husband, especially if he was mad enough to hit and threaten Usagi. She grabbed his face with both hands and frowned. "Don't hurt her!"
Goku nodded. "Not too bad. But if I have to, I will."
Chi-Chi growled as she pulled away from him. She knew Goku had great judgment, and would only do something drastic if the situation called for it. "I love you," She looked down to her daughter. "Both of you. No matter what!"
Tatsuo rolled his eyes. "Can it!"
Goku kicked his daughter again, though not hard enough to do any damage. Just enough to remind her who was in charge. "Let's go." He let go of her fist and grabbed the back of her neck while, with his other hand, he pressed his index and middle finger against his forehead.
Within seconds, the two were gone and Chi-Chi was left on her own in a fit of hysteria. She couldn't believe what just took place in her very house. It seemed as though her entire family had been turned upside down. It was Usagi against her parents. What had happened to her? She seemed like a perfect angel when she left in the morning. She didn't think it was because of the broach. This had started before the broach was even mentioned. It wasn't like Usagi at all, but it really WAS Usagi. Same power and everything. It wasn't someone dressed up as Usagi.
She took a seat at the table and dropped her face into her hands and began weeping to herself. This time, she wouldn't have her husband to try and comfort her. It would be just like the days when Goku was gone. She was alone, without even a child to consult. Her youngest had turned against her, as well as her father. What was she to do?
~*~*~
Goku took Usagi to another clearing high in the mountains. Not a single sign of life was there, not even that of an animal. Here, he and Usagi could have it out if needed, but first, a little reprimanding from him. Something that she deserved, but not when Chi-Chi was around. She would have gotten even more hysterical.
Tatsuo roughly pulled his arm out of Goku's grip and rubbed it as he ventured away. The bone felt as if it had broke, and who knows, maybe it had. Goku had used a lot of his strength and pushed back pretty hard. Tatsuo was only sorry that the real Usagi wouldn't have any of the pain that had been dealt to him. "Wow, so you're letting me live in the woods, what a guy?" He grinned as he walked away.
Goku frowned as he teleported to be directly in front of his daughter. "Usagi! I am NOT letting you get away that easily! We have to talk about your behavior!" He grabbed his daughter by the arm and pulled her toward him so she wouldn't try to run away. "What you did back there was completely unacceptable! You know your mother's going through a rough time! How could you act like that?!"
Tatsuo rolled his eyes. He couldn't care less. "Shut up, old man!"
Goku raised his hand, but quickly pulled it down. He couldn't hit her every time she said something rude like that. "Usagi! What the HELL is wrong with you?! You're acting like an ass! Worse than Vejita! You aren't grown! You're just a child! You have no right to act like that! You have no RIGHT to speak to your mother or treat her the way you did, let alone me!
"I don't know what's gotten into you! First you lie to me, then you don't tell me about it when I give you the chance to, then you come home late AFTER you used FULL strength against someone who was weaker than you, and NOW THIS! Let me make a guess, YOU were the one who challenged Mamoru!"
Tatsuo clapped his hands together. "Bravo, bravo. Congratulations, Goku, you've guessed correctly. You may collect your complementary price in HELL!"
Goku tightened his grip on his daughter's shoulder, almost as tight as he could. After that, he didn't even care if he hurt her. "You know what, Usagi, fine! You wanna move out, FINE! You wanna leave us, FINE! I don't care anymore! BUT...!" He paused to recollect his thoughts. He didn't know what he was saying anymore. He was too blinded by his anger. In fact he did care, dearly. He didn't know what was up with his daughter, but he knew that when this entire ordeal was over it was time to get her some 'help'. "ONLY if you beat me in a fight can you leave and move somewhere else!" He stopped with a smirk. He knew that would never happen. He held too much power in his body for her to be able to beat him.
Tatsuo rubbed his hands together. That was a wonderful way to bring in the fight. Now, he would be able to beat Goku without getting his true form completely beaten into a bloody pulp. He would use this fake body. He knew Goku was too chicken to actually do some real damage to his daughter, which only meant the best for him. His desired outcome would soon come out. "Ok, FATHER... let's go at it. I win, I leave and you freaks never harass me again, you win, and I guess I'll put up with you a little longer."
Goku nodded. He wasn't sure what he was getting himself into, but he knew, whatever it was, he would win. "Fine!"
Tatsuo spread his feet and crouched into a fighting stance. He then proceeded to power up to his fullest, Super Saiyan.
Goku frowned. "Oh, so you want to go all out?"
Tatsuo smirked. "And what else would I want to do?"
Goku growled as he lowered himself into his own fighting position. It wasn't long before his hair shot up in gold and he was at the state of Super Saiyan two. "I can play dirty too, you know."
Tatsuo frowned. What was going on? He didn't know. Goku wasn't supposed to power up more than him, but his Super Saiyan two was just slightly stronger than Usagi's level one. What was the deal? Usagi's body didn't have any more power in it than this. He decided not to worry about it. With the damage he could do at level one Goku would be easily disposed of later when he started his real plan. "You call that power?! You won't even lay a single hand on me!"
Goku growled loudly at that. In fact he WOULD lay a hand on her, which was what scared him. If only he had known that this wasn't really his daughter, all would be quelled. He would have nothing to worry about. But since he didn't, he truly thought he would have to hurt his youngest.
( DONE!!!! Ha! Record time! Only took me about two hours to write! ^_^ happiness! Ok, well, As you can see, I have finished for the day. Now it's time for me to get some homework done... sigh... Well, wha'd you think? I'll CYA later!! )
Tatsuo continued to stay in his form of being Super Saiyan on his way to the Son House, where he would hope to find Goku, his last remaining target. After he was done with Goku, he would have almost nothing to worry about, unless somehow these people figured out who he really was, but what was the chance of that happening? He had thought his plan through completely and found no flaws with it.
Now in the mountains and even closer to his destination he searched for the real Usagi's power level. To his satisfactory, there wasn't any. 'Good,' he thought to himself, 'the brat's still asleep.' He sped up when he noticed the beginning of a clearing of trees. 'Time to get busy. She should have listened to me the first time and given me the broach when I first asked for it, now she'll have to pay... they all will.'
~*~*~
Chi-Chi angrily slammed down a plate onto the table in the kitchen as she stared at the clock on the microwave, which read 4:45. Usagi was already forty-five minutes late home and dinner was already done. She specifically remembered telling her daughter to be home by four on school nights. If lying hadn't been bad enough, now she was breaking her curfew. And worse, she had to put up with Goku's grumbling stomach. "That girl..." She started with a growl of anger.
Goku, who was impatiently sitting at the table with a fork and knife in each hand, stared at his wife. For once, he wasn't going to try to talk her out of being angry. Usagi was blatantly in the wrong this time. She knew the curfew, and he broken it. Unless there was a good reason for her to be late, then he wouldn't stand in the way of a punishment, especially since he was already a bit mad at her himself for being lied to. "She's on her way."
Chi-Chi narrowed her eyes as she slowly turned her head to her husband. "I know that! Don't you think I don't know that! I can feel her! BUT SHE'S LATE!"
For once, Goku didn't flinch away. He had finally started to learn not to be afraid of his wife when she was in such a bad mood. And beside, she wasn't angry at him, but yet again their daughter who always seemed to be getting herself into trouble.
Turning his eyes back down to his empty plate, he frowned. He wondered why she had stayed in her form of Super Saiyan. He knew why she was in it in the first place. She had fought with Mamoru, but that was just yet another thing to be angry with her about. She knew better than to spar with someone weaker than herself and use her full strength. It wasn't fair, nor was it the sign of an honorable fighter. But what could he say? She was going to do what she was going to do. He could regulate how she fought. If she wanted to do something so stupid, then she could be looked upon as a cheap fighter.
Goku looked back up to his wife when he noticed her heading for the stove where their food was keeping warm. "Are we gonna eat now? I'm starving!" He rubbed his hand over his rumbling stomach.
Chi-Chi sighed as she hunched her back. "Fine, Goku. You can eat, but I'm waiting until Usagi gets home."
Goku smiled as he sat straight and rubbed his hands together. He didn't care who he ate with or if he ate with anybody at all. All he knew was that he was hungry and wanted food. "Finally! I've been waiting forever!"
Chi-Chi grinned. "You just had a huge sandwich a half-hour ago."
Goku innocently stared up at his wife with the most serious expression. "Like I said, forever!"
~*~*~
Tatsuo landed just before he crashed into the front door. He lowered his power level, now that he was home. His hair and tail returned to their normal colors and his body felt weaker than ever. He smiled evilly as he placed his hand on the door. But he paused before opening. He reminded himself that he would have to act normal until just the right time. He would have to catch the parents of Usagi off guard, making them think that he was really Usagi until he was truly ready to turn parent against child. He let out an impish laugh as he pushed open the door. Immediately he could smell the sweet aroma of Chi-Chi's cooking escaping into the outside. 'Dinner time... this should be interesting...'
Tatsuo stepped into the house, this time not taking the time out to examine everything. He already had what he wanted and it was placed exactly where Usagi had always placed it; on the bow of her Uniform. "Hello?" He called out, wondering exactly where the parents were.
It was at that moment when Chi-Chi literally jumped out in front of him with a wooden spoon in her hand. She waved the spoon in front of her daughter's face as if to threaten her, or keep her in her place. "Son Usagi! Do you know what time it is?!"
Tatsuo frowned. He hadn't expected this. He hadn't expected to come into the house and be attacked by an insane, raging woman with a weapon. But he knew this woman. It was Usagi's mother, the woman who had directed him to the restroom the other day. Was she always this way? He looked down to his wrist at the watch that had formed on his hand when he took the body of Usagi. "Well, MOTHER... it seems to be about 4:50 in the afternoon," He looked up to Chi-Chi with a smile, hoping to calm her. "Why do you ask?"
From the kitchen, loud laughter could be heard from Usagi's father. Tatsuo glared in his direction, completely ignoring the mother, whose face was in the process of turning red. "What's so dang funny?"
Goku threw down his fork into his plate of food and quickly jumped out of his chair and ran into the next room where he saw his wife too angry for words. He turned down to his daughter with a forming frown. Tatsuo looked at both Goku and Chi-Chi with an expressionless face. He must have done something to set the two off. Maybe Usagi was meant to be home before a certain time.
As hard as she was trying to calm her temper, Chi-Chi couldn't do it. She had been giving her daughter room for mistakes, but this was just too much. Not only did she break curfew, but she didn't even seem to give a damn about it. "If you can't learn to follow the rules of this house young lady..."
Seeing that this could get ugly, Goku stopped his wife mid-sentence and pulled her away from their daughter. It was true that Usagi had broken the rule, but Chi-Chi, who was already going through a rough time, would only make things worse. "Whoa... whoa... calm down, Chi-Chi..."
Chi-Chi kicked her husband in the shin, causing him to let go at once. "She's an hour late, Goku! And she didn't even care!"
Tatsuo's eyes widened at that. If he would have known that she was meant to be home by a certain hour he would have complied with it. He wanted everything to seem normal until HE was ready to make his move. He didn't want anger in the house until then. There were still a couple of things he wanted to ask, but now he may have to start early. "AN HOUR LATE?! HOLY CRAP!"
Goku shot an angry glare at his daughter and nearly went off himself. "Hey! Watch your mouth, young lady!"
Chi-Chi reached for her daughter, and grabbed her by the arm. "I've given you a lot of freedom lately, without yelling at you for a lot of the things you pull. But this is the top of the line! If you can't respect my rules then I'll just have to take away all your privileges. Four o'clock on a school night for a girl your age is long enough! That gives you an hour and a half to goof off with your friends! You need to spend the rest of the night studying! Do I make myself clear!?"
Tatsuo pulled his arm away from the blithering woman. "Yes mother." He mumbled. Although he hated to take orders from these people, he would have to until later.
Chi-Chi's frown did not move. She wasn't happy with that answer. It was too sarcastic. Usagi never called her mother unless she was being sarcastic. "Watch it..."
Tatsuo sighed. "Sorry, MOM."
Chi-Chi lightened up on her frown, but it wasn't replaced. "That's better. Now march your little butt into the kitchen and eat your dinner before it gets cold."
Tatsuo did as he was told, though he didn't like it one bit. He would make his move after dinner, and he would be even harsher with them than he originally planned for treating him like that. They would learn sooner than later. "Ok, MOM."
Goku frowned at his daughter. He had never seen her so brazen and resistant toward them. "Watch how you talk to your mother!"
Tatsuo paused just before he entered the kitchen and hung his head. He wasn't doing a very good job of keeping the peace. He wondered how Usagi could ever live like this. Actually, he wondered how any kid could EVER live with people regulating their lives, how they act and what they say and how they say it. "Yes, dad."
Goku continued to frown as he turned back to his wife. He didn't know what was going on with Usagi, but he sure didn't like it. First she lied to him, then she used her full power against an opponent weaker than herself, and now this disrespectful behavior. Where had she learned to act like this? Surely they never taught her to be like this. "What was that all about?"
Chi-Chi's frown disappeared and was replaced with a look of motherly distress. "She's a twelve year old girl, Goku, get used to this kind of attitude until she's about twenty."
Goku didn't believe that. He couldn't believe that. He didn't want to believe that. "But she's never acted like that before. She..."
Chi-Chi nodded to reinforce her theory. "Goku, Goku, listen to me, I know these things. I was a girl her age once, you know. You think you know a girl, and then bam, she hits puberty and completely changes right before your eyes."
Goku sighed as he turned back to the kitchen. Was that true? Would he have to live with something like that for the rest of the time his daughter lived in his house? No. He wouldn't believe that. It was impossible. I had to have been something else. Maybe she was just having a bad day. He hoped and prayed that Chi-Chi was wrong, of course, she would know best of all. She was twelve once. "Well, I guess we should go back in there."
Chi-Chi nodded as she walked past her husband into the kitchen, where Usagi was twirling a fork in her food. "Eat it, dear, don't play with it. I shouldn't have to tell you that."
Tatsuo rested his head in his hand as he looked up and watched the two join him in the kitchen. If only they knew. He grinned. But then that wouldn't be as much fun. He had many things planned for them. "Yes, mom."
Goku took his seat next to Usagi. All of a sudden he lost his appetite. He was more concerned with what just took place than eating. "You feeling alright, kiddo?"
Tatsuo nodded softly. He didn't know if he could put up with these people much longer. They were probably going to be just like Usagi's friends and ask question, after question, after question. "I'm fine, Dad."
Goku said nothing as he put a forkful of food into his mouth. "Did you have a bad day?"
Tatsuo frowned. "No, dad, my day was fine. WHY?"
Goku frowned. "Hey. That was uncalled for. You seem a little edgy right now. Stop it."
Tatsuo dropped his fork and stared at Goku, his main target at the moment. He grinned to himself as an idea came to him. Maybe he would help the kid out a little. Her parents seemed much too strict for his liking. He liked a parent that did no parenting at all. "Why should I stop it? I'm my own person, aren't I? Why should I let you regulate how I can act? Why should I let you choose how I can talk to you?"
Chi-Chi frowned as she slammed a saucepan onto the counter, creating a clanking sound throughout the room. "Usagi! We are your parents, that's why! You can't just talk to people like this! When you get a job, you can't talk to your bosses like this! We are like your bosses, except we love you."
Tatsuo frowned to himself. He didn't like the sound of that. "You're my boss? I have no boss! I'm my own boss! You can't tell me what to do!"
'Screw keeping the peace!' He thought. 'This is too much fun! I love ruining peoples' lives!'
That was about all Goku could take from Usagi. He had never seen her so out of place before in his life. It wasn't like her at all. "Usagi, what's wrong with you?"
Tatsuo impishly smirked as he turned his attention to the full Saiyan. "What's wrong with me? What's wrong with me?! I'll tell you what's wrong with me! You people are always telling me what to do! I'm twelve years old for god's sake! I should be able to do whatever I want! I should be able to move away from here if I want! You think I like living here with you people? I want a place of my own."
Chi-Chi walked to her daughter and gave her a slap across the face. "That's it, young lady! You're out of line! First of all, you're too young to live on your own! It's against he law and if you were to leave, you would either get sent to a children's home, or back here! You don't know how good you've got it!"
Goku, ready to slap her himself, refrained. He knew something had to be eating her, but he couldn't forgive her for speaking to him the way she did. She had no respect for anything they've ever done. "Usagi...!" He started with grinding teeth.
Chi-Chi put her hand out for her husband too stop, which he did. "Look, you may be having it rough right now with all these attacks and all, but it does not excuse your behavior! I don't know WHO you think you are, but you have no right to talk to us or ANYONE like this!"
Goku stood up and threw down his fork. He wouldn't take this sitting down anymore. For once, he may actually have to punish his daughter. "Look, I don't know what's gotten into you, but I don't like it. And if I don't like it, you don't like it."
Tatsuo grinned, causing Goku's anger to rise even higher. He was thoroughly enjoying himself. "Oh, and is that a threat?"
Goku slammed his hands down onto the table and leaned over in front of his daughter's face. He had had enough of her. First she lies, then this. "You, young lady, are grounded until I say otherwise!"
Chi-Chi was completely shocked at her husband's actions. That was the first time she had ever heard those words come out of her husband's mouth. She was too shocked for words. She had always been the one to dish out the punishments, but here he was doing this of his own accord. AND making threats to their daughter, not to say she didn't deserve some of it though. "Go...Goku...u..."
Tatsuo didn't even seem to care, and why should he? When this was all done and over he would be gone, ruler of the Universe, and Usagi would be stuck in this sticky situation. "Oooooh, and that's supposed to hurt me... how?"
Goku had to literally pull his arms behind he back to keep from slapping her. He would not resort to hitting her just because he was angry with her. And he knew Chi-Chi had only done it because of her uncontrollable anger, which she had been controlling better these days. "And while we're on to topic of punishments," He started as he looked down to the broach on her school uniform, "You're going to tell me exactly what that broach is, and why the enemy wants it!"
Tatsuo calmly stood to his feet. 'And this is where I begin. He's hit too close to home now. Now he wants MY power...' He looked up to Goku, Usagi's father. "And what if I don't?"
Goku arched his back at his daughter. She was blatantly challenging him, and didn't even seem to care how angry she was making him. "Usagi!" He hissed. "You know I hate it when you lie to me!"
Tatsuo chuckled. "Oh, but father, I'm not LYING to you, per se. You see, I just asked you what would happen if I didn't tell you."
Goku growled as he stood tall. His daughter was testing him, and he would make a move if he had to. He would steal it if he had to. It was obviously something of importance, especially now. "Something you won't like."
Tatsuo back away, though not in fear. "Oh... father..." He began in a high pitched mocking voice, "You wouldn't .... Hit your dear ol' daughter, would you?"
Goku growled even louder. "Usagi! Tell me! What's in it?!"
Tatsuo didn't even care about what he was being asked. He had other intentions. He wanted to see if Goku really would hit Usagi if the circumstances were necessary. He calmly walked to Goku and stared up at him with innocent eyes. "Daddy..." He said with forced tears, "I'm sorry."
Goku, being the kind hearted person that he is, couldn't resist the tears and apology of his daughter. He wasn't sure what had gotten into her, but now, she was acting like his Usagi. "Usagi, it's... well..." He lifted his hand to put it on her shoulder.
That's when Tatsuo made his move. Goku was wide open. He balled his hand into a tight fist and socked Goku right in the stomach. Goku grabbed his stomach with his eyes almost bulging out of their sockets. He had been completely unprepared for that, which made it all the more painful. Chi-Chi gasped at the spectacle. Never in her life would she expect Usagi to punch her father over such a stupid quarrel, actually, over anything.
Tatsuo laughed at the top of his lungs at the Saiyan in pain. "You idiot! You should NEVER trust a lunatic like myself!"
Goku frowned at his daughter in pain. "And that's exactly what you are! Crazy! You've gone mad!"
Tatsuo glared at Goku. "HEY! I've not gone mad! I'm just finally standing up for myself. You treat me like crap, I treat you like crap. You hit me, I hit you!"
Chi-Chi ran to her daughter and pulled her back by the shoulder. "You father has NEVER hit you like that for NO reason! What's wrong with you?!"
Tatsuo narrowed his glare at Chi-Chi. "He DID hit me! He gave me this bruise on my cheek. Payback's a bitch!" He yelled as he threw Chi-Chi aside by the arm.
Chi-Chi slammed into the wall with her back, letting out a loud squeal of pain. Goku had had it at that point. Usagi was way out of line. He didn't know how much more of this he could take. "Brat!" He raised his hand and slapped his daughter across the face almost as hard as he could. "Don't you EVER do that to your mother again!" At that point, Goku truly thought that there was something mentally wrong with his daughter. She had never acted like this before, and he knew it wasn't because of her age. This was something completely different.
Tatsuo paused his rage for just a moment. About to cry to try and fool Goku again, he lifted his hand to his cheek which stung with pain now. Goku had done it, he had gotten the man to strike his daughter. Maybe there was hope for him yet. "Son of a..." Not even finishing his sentence, Tatsuo jumped into the air just high enough to kick Goku in the face.
Chi-Chi screamed out in fear. She knew her husband could take more, but her daughter was on a raging rampage for no reason. "Goku! Usagi Stop it! He's your father! Stop!" She pleaded for her daughter to stop, knowing full well that she wouldn't. She herself was beginning to believe that something was going wrong with her daughter. Maybe, after all these years of fighting she had finally snapped. She jumped to her feet and ran to her daughter, only to be thrown back yet again.
Goku, who hadn't been moved a single inch by the kick, but his lip was bleeding badly. He had been kicked with the heal of his daughter's shoes. But he didn't care. The only thing he cared about was that the child, his child, had attacked her mother, his wife again. Without thinking about his decision, he grabbed Usagi and slapped her again, hoping to knock some sense into her. But, in the back of his mind, he knew it wouldn't work. He truly believed that she had been possessed by something, either that or she had gone mad. Any way, she had to be stopped.
Tatsuo retaliated with a swift punch, which was easily caught by Goku. Goku didn't let go of the girl's fist, in fact, he gripped it as tightly as he could and began pushing against her strength. Needless to say he was too strong for her to keep up for she hadn't a chance to raise her power level. Goku continued to push back on her arm, causing her to cry out in pain. "Stop pushing back and I'll stop!" Goku could hear his wife crying out in the background. But he could hear Usagi's cries louder. They were cries of pain, cries he had heard long before this day, but they had never been caused by him.
Tatsuo didn't comply. He wouldn't lose to this barbarian of a father. He could take the pain, he hoped. He hadn't gotten a chance to raise his power level. He hadn't expected to have to because he hadn't expected Goku to fight back this time. He looked into Goku's eyes, which were coated with a thin layer of anger, but mostly consisted of fear. "Stop!"
Goku cringed at the sound of his daughter begging for him to stop. But he couldn't. He couldn't back down now. She would just start up again if he did. He didn't want to attack her, or cause her pain, but if she were to attack him again, he would have to just to defend himself from her. "You stop first! I'm not stopping until you do, little girl!"
Chi-Chi's eyes were full of tears as she made her way back up to her feet. "Goku, please..." She begged. "Don't do this."
Goku frowned. "Don't tell me, tell her."
Chi-Chi dropped back to her knees. This was all too much for her. "Please..."
Seeing the pain in his wife's eyes, Goku made his decision. He couldn't continue this here, not in front of Chi-Chi. It was too much for a mother to handle. "Chi-Chi, we'll be back."
Chi-Chi perked up in fear. "What!?" She jumped back up to her feet and limped to her husband's side. "Where are you going?! No! You can't go! You have to stay here!" She latched onto her husband's arm. "Both of you stop this! Right now!"
Tatsuo clenched his teeth and leaned back. Goku was overpowering him. "No! Get the hell outta here, woman!"
Goku kicked his daughter, softly, in the leg. "Don't push your luck! I'm still stronger than you! Watch what you say to your mother!" Tatsuo glared up at Goku. He said nothing, but spit up at him. Goku took his eye of Usagi for just a moment, and looked over to his worried wife. "We'll be back soon, Chi-Chi."
Chi-Chi knew better than to argue with her husband, especially if he was mad enough to hit and threaten Usagi. She grabbed his face with both hands and frowned. "Don't hurt her!"
Goku nodded. "Not too bad. But if I have to, I will."
Chi-Chi growled as she pulled away from him. She knew Goku had great judgment, and would only do something drastic if the situation called for it. "I love you," She looked down to her daughter. "Both of you. No matter what!"
Tatsuo rolled his eyes. "Can it!"
Goku kicked his daughter again, though not hard enough to do any damage. Just enough to remind her who was in charge. "Let's go." He let go of her fist and grabbed the back of her neck while, with his other hand, he pressed his index and middle finger against his forehead.
Within seconds, the two were gone and Chi-Chi was left on her own in a fit of hysteria. She couldn't believe what just took place in her very house. It seemed as though her entire family had been turned upside down. It was Usagi against her parents. What had happened to her? She seemed like a perfect angel when she left in the morning. She didn't think it was because of the broach. This had started before the broach was even mentioned. It wasn't like Usagi at all, but it really WAS Usagi. Same power and everything. It wasn't someone dressed up as Usagi.
She took a seat at the table and dropped her face into her hands and began weeping to herself. This time, she wouldn't have her husband to try and comfort her. It would be just like the days when Goku was gone. She was alone, without even a child to consult. Her youngest had turned against her, as well as her father. What was she to do?
~*~*~
Goku took Usagi to another clearing high in the mountains. Not a single sign of life was there, not even that of an animal. Here, he and Usagi could have it out if needed, but first, a little reprimanding from him. Something that she deserved, but not when Chi-Chi was around. She would have gotten even more hysterical.
Tatsuo roughly pulled his arm out of Goku's grip and rubbed it as he ventured away. The bone felt as if it had broke, and who knows, maybe it had. Goku had used a lot of his strength and pushed back pretty hard. Tatsuo was only sorry that the real Usagi wouldn't have any of the pain that had been dealt to him. "Wow, so you're letting me live in the woods, what a guy?" He grinned as he walked away.
Goku frowned as he teleported to be directly in front of his daughter. "Usagi! I am NOT letting you get away that easily! We have to talk about your behavior!" He grabbed his daughter by the arm and pulled her toward him so she wouldn't try to run away. "What you did back there was completely unacceptable! You know your mother's going through a rough time! How could you act like that?!"
Tatsuo rolled his eyes. He couldn't care less. "Shut up, old man!"
Goku raised his hand, but quickly pulled it down. He couldn't hit her every time she said something rude like that. "Usagi! What the HELL is wrong with you?! You're acting like an ass! Worse than Vejita! You aren't grown! You're just a child! You have no right to act like that! You have no RIGHT to speak to your mother or treat her the way you did, let alone me!
"I don't know what's gotten into you! First you lie to me, then you don't tell me about it when I give you the chance to, then you come home late AFTER you used FULL strength against someone who was weaker than you, and NOW THIS! Let me make a guess, YOU were the one who challenged Mamoru!"
Tatsuo clapped his hands together. "Bravo, bravo. Congratulations, Goku, you've guessed correctly. You may collect your complementary price in HELL!"
Goku tightened his grip on his daughter's shoulder, almost as tight as he could. After that, he didn't even care if he hurt her. "You know what, Usagi, fine! You wanna move out, FINE! You wanna leave us, FINE! I don't care anymore! BUT...!" He paused to recollect his thoughts. He didn't know what he was saying anymore. He was too blinded by his anger. In fact he did care, dearly. He didn't know what was up with his daughter, but he knew that when this entire ordeal was over it was time to get her some 'help'. "ONLY if you beat me in a fight can you leave and move somewhere else!" He stopped with a smirk. He knew that would never happen. He held too much power in his body for her to be able to beat him.
Tatsuo rubbed his hands together. That was a wonderful way to bring in the fight. Now, he would be able to beat Goku without getting his true form completely beaten into a bloody pulp. He would use this fake body. He knew Goku was too chicken to actually do some real damage to his daughter, which only meant the best for him. His desired outcome would soon come out. "Ok, FATHER... let's go at it. I win, I leave and you freaks never harass me again, you win, and I guess I'll put up with you a little longer."
Goku nodded. He wasn't sure what he was getting himself into, but he knew, whatever it was, he would win. "Fine!"
Tatsuo spread his feet and crouched into a fighting stance. He then proceeded to power up to his fullest, Super Saiyan.
Goku frowned. "Oh, so you want to go all out?"
Tatsuo smirked. "And what else would I want to do?"
Goku growled as he lowered himself into his own fighting position. It wasn't long before his hair shot up in gold and he was at the state of Super Saiyan two. "I can play dirty too, you know."
Tatsuo frowned. What was going on? He didn't know. Goku wasn't supposed to power up more than him, but his Super Saiyan two was just slightly stronger than Usagi's level one. What was the deal? Usagi's body didn't have any more power in it than this. He decided not to worry about it. With the damage he could do at level one Goku would be easily disposed of later when he started his real plan. "You call that power?! You won't even lay a single hand on me!"
Goku growled loudly at that. In fact he WOULD lay a hand on her, which was what scared him. If only he had known that this wasn't really his daughter, all would be quelled. He would have nothing to worry about. But since he didn't, he truly thought he would have to hurt his youngest.
( DONE!!!! Ha! Record time! Only took me about two hours to write! ^_^ happiness! Ok, well, As you can see, I have finished for the day. Now it's time for me to get some homework done... sigh... Well, wha'd you think? I'll CYA later!! )