Take Flight On Angel's Wings Chapter 2: Trying to Fly
"Goten? Goten, wake up," Goten heard a voice and opened his eyes to see that he was in his bed.
"Hey, Kiddo, how are ya doing? Did you sleep well?" a smiling face asked leaning down over Goten's small body.
"Oh, Dad. I didn't hear you come in," Goten replied as he sat up in his bed.
"Well, its time for breakfast," Goku said as he stood up.
"Ok, I'll be there in a minute," Goten replied.
"Alright, see ya in the kitchen," Goku said in his usual cheery voice and left Goten alone in his room.
"Ow, my chest still hurts," Goten said as he flinched in pain, "and I don't feel so good. I'm so tired," he said putting on his orange and blue gi.
"Goten, breakfast," he could hear Chi-Chi calling from the down the hall.
"Ok, Mom, I'm coming," he replied, "Oh, man, I wonder if this is how Gohan felt? I can barely stay awake and I feel so weak," he said trying to stand and walk like nothing was wrong. "I can do this. Just act like everything is fine. I know I can do this," Goten repeated to himself as he walked down the hall.
"Hey, Goten, hurry up it's so good," Goku said happily as he stuffed some pancakes into his large mouth.
"Why bother hurrying up? It's going to be all gone by the time I get down there by the way he eats," Goten thought as he walked into the kitchen. He would usually laugh at something like this, but he really didn't feel good so everything that usually seemed funny was just plan annoying.
"Good morning, Goten. I've got pancakes here for you," Chi-Chi said. She was cheerful this morning. This was a good sign. Maybe she and Goku could get through breakfast without any arguments.
"Wow, it's not gone. Is dad sick?" Goten thought as he walked into the kitchen and saw pancakes still on the table. "Oh boy!" Goten yelled trying very hard to make himself sound fine and excited about eating the pile of pancakes.
"Here you go," Chi-Chi replied happily and put three big pancakes down on his plate.
"Wow, thanks Mom," he said and looked at the pancakes, "Oh man, how can I eat all this?" he thought as he started to eat. "Ok, I'm all done," he said after stuffing it all down, "May I go out and play now?" he asked his father who was now on his 6th batch of pancakes.
"Yeah, sure you can, have fun," Goku said still stuffing his face.
"Yeah, thanks Dad," Goten said running outside and into the woods that surrounded their house. "Good, now I can rest without them seeing me," Goten thought as he fell asleep in the grass under his favorite tree, the big oak tree.
"Goten," he heard his brother call.
"Gohan, where are you?" Goten yelled noticing he was in the same place he was in in his pervious dream, " I can't find you."
"I'm over here," he heard Gohan yell again.
"Gohan," he yelled running through the darkness to his brother.
"Goten," Gohan called, "I'm over here."
"Gohan!" he said with a happy relief, "I found you," he said jumping into his brothers strong gentle arms, "It's darker this time then last time. I thought I wouldn't find you."
"Well you did," Gohan said hugging his brother, "He's getting worse," Gohan thought, "It won't be long before he will get very sick and weak then mom and dad will be sure to find out," he thought as he looked at his brother.
"Hey, Gohan?" Goten asked.
"Yes," Gohan replied.
"Why don't I know how to fly?" he asked.
"Huh?" Gohan said, "Why would you ask that Goten?"
"Well, because I've always wanted to know and I've never gotten too," Goten replied as he sat in Gohan's lap.
"Oh… well… umm… I'm sure you'll learn once you get better. I'm sure dad will teach you," Gohan said even though he knew Goten wouldn't get better.
"But I wanna learn now," Goten said.
"I'm sorry, Goten, you can't," Gohan replied.
"But, Gohan," Goten said trying to get his brother to let him.
"No, Goten. It takes up to much of your energy," Gohan said. He was starting to get annoyed.
"Ok," Goten said noticing he was getting mad.
"Goten, where are you?"
"Well, that's dad, guess you better go," Gohan said sadly.
"Do I have to?" Goten asked.
"Yes, Goten. Dad is calling and you know how mom will get if he can't find you," Gohan replied with a little laugh.
"Goten?" Goku called again looking around the forest in search of his youngest son.
"Ok, I guess I better go," Goten said sadly and jumped out of Gohan's lap.
"Hey, Dad isn't so bad," Gohan replied as he watched Goten.
"Oh, it's not dad at all," Goten said and turned around to look at Gohan. His facial features where hard to see in the darkness, only the outline of his face was visible.
"Then what is it?" Gohan asked.
"Well, now I'll have to fight this on my own again," Goten said sadly.
"No, you don't," Gohan replied, "I've been fighting with you the whole time and will be the rest of the way."
"Ok, thanks Gohan, now I better go," Goten said a little bit happier knowing his brother was fighting alongside him.
"Goten, where are you?" he heard Goku again.
"I'm right here," Goten yelled opening his eyes and coming back to reality.
"Oh, there you are," Goku said with a sigh of relief, "I was about to tell Chi-Chi I couldn't find you. Good thing I didn't, you know how she can be," he said with a laugh, rubbing the back of his head.
"Yeah, I know," Goten said thinking that Gohan just told him that. "Hey dad?"
"Yes, what is it?" Goku asked looking down at Goten as he got up from under the tree.
"Can you teach me how to fly?" Goten asked knowing Gohan said no.
"Yeah, I'm sure I can," Goku replied with a smile, "It's not to hard. I think you're big enough to learn it."
"Yeah!" Goten yelled, "It won't use that much energy I'll be alright no matter what Gohan says and he'll be so proud of me when I show him I can fly," Goten thought to himself happily.
"Ok, first you take your energy and bring it out," Goku said once they had found an open area where they could practice.
"Next, you just put it underneath you and push it up it will hold you up. It's easy, you can do it," Goku said showing Goten as he told him what to do.
"Ok, that looks easy," Goten said, "See, I knew it couldn't be that bad," he thought to himself. "Ok, here it goes," he said and began to push up his energy.
"Good," Goku replied as he watched Goten, "You almost got it. You just need to make it a little stronger so when you go up high you don't fall."
"Ok," Goten said and pushed himself higher bringing out more energy. This was starting to hurt. there was an enormous amount of pressure on his chest.
"There you go, good job," Goku yelled to him, "What? Something is wrong… his power. I can't put my finger on it," Goku thought, "Well, he seems to be doing all right. I guess his energy is different than ours. That's good Goten," he yelled.
"Not good enough," Goten thought, "I'm still having trouble, I need more energy," he said to himself and let more energy out, "Ahh what's happening?" Goten said and past out in the air, falling to the ground fast.
"Huh?" Goku said in surprise, "Goten?" he said quietly trying to figure out what was going on, "Goten!" Goku yelled and drove forward and caught the small boy just before he hit the ground, "Goten, Goten?" he yelled trying to wake him up, "Goten what's wrong?" Goku yelled. "Why won't he wake up?" Goku asked himself and started flying off toward home to tell Chi-Chi.
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