A/N: I'm sorry it took awhile to update. But I'm back. I do have some good news and some bad news though. The bad news is this isn't the last chapter. I was writing and what I had written was too long to put up as a chapter so I had to make 2 out of one. The good news is, if you haven't already guessed is that the next chapter (that one being the last for the 1st ending) will come out very soon. But it may come sooner if people review my first poem "How long has it been?" hint hint. Anyway on with the fic.
Chapter 16: Another chance
Goku sat there in shock at his revelation.
"What have I done?" Goku asked himself. "All my life I've been ignoring my family and friends..…. and for what? To become the best, at the cost of my sons sanity!"
Goku started to sob. He hated himself. He hated that he was so thick headed and selfish. He had always thought of himself before him family. His sob was heard with-out the entire dimension. This couldn't be happening.
"Why? Why was I so ignorant? WHY!?"
Goku kept hitting himself over the head (not literally) for what he had done.
He reflected back on the days when Gohan was young and the world was at peace even with the demon king Piccolo.
******FLASHBACK******
"Where are we going otosan?" Gohan asked his father who was carrying 2 fishing rods. He was no more than 3 years old but already he was already very audacious and even strong.
Goku looked down at his son happily.
"You'll see."
This made Gohans curiosity grow more. He knew they weren't going camping because Goku had different equipment, strange equipment that he didn't know what it was for. After about a minute Gohan gave up thinking about where they were going and focused his attention on the scenery around them. He loved nature. At home he had a bookcase full of books most of them average nature books. Gohan not only just looked at the pictures but he read basic information on trees and animals and all that he could find.
Before Gohan could look around more he heard his father.
"We're here!"
Gohan looked up to see his father looking down on him smiling. He then looked at the quiet river infront of them.
"Are we swimming otosan?"
"No, I'm gonna teach you how to fish." His father replied
"Fish?" Gohan asked confused.
"Yeah. Today were going to use these fishing poles but when your older I'll teach you how to catch one without one." Goku then sat down on a rock and opened the tackle box.
All the equipment was new since Goku hadn't needed to use one in awhile. He then set up both of there fishing poles as Gohan looked on in curiosity.
Goku was putting the worms on the hooks explaining to his son they were used as bait.
Once he was done setting up the rods he handed one to his son.
"Now watch me Gohan, I'm going to cast it." Goku demonstrated for his son. His bobber went halfway down the river.
"Now you try."
Gohan looked down at his rod then back up to his father.
"Go on." Goku encouraged.
"Hai." Gohan smiled then pulled the rod back and swung it as hard as he could. (A/N: Hai means 'yes' or 'OK' in Japanese).
Gohan then watched as his bobber flew through the air and landed about 5 feet away from Gokus.
Gohan smiled and bore a big Son grin. Then he looked at the bobber… and then at his father.
"What do we do now otosan?"
"We wait until the fish start biting." Goku said as he sat down looking at the scenery.
Gohan immediately took a confused look.
"How do we tell when they're biting?"
Goku pointed to both of there bobbers. "When you see the bobber go under the water that means the fish have taken the bait. When they do your suppose to grab the pole and real them in, like this." He then demonstrated as he reeled the bobber a little closer.
Gohan looked back at the rod he was holding. He thought it was going to be complicated but in fact it seemed really basic. He then set it against a tree like his father and sat down on a rock across from him.
They soon started talking and telling jokes to pass the time.
Gohan had become increasingly interested in his dads stories of the time he was young. For as long as he remembers his father was always telling him stories about his past and the magical adventures he had been on.
The time flew by and the sun started to creating a redish blue sky. They had been there for about 10 minutes. Goku was just finishing up a funny story about him and Bulma when they first met and the two started laughing. Then something caught Gohans eye.
"Look Otosan!"
"Huh!" Goku looked in the direction his son was pointing to.
"Both bobbers were going under water." Gohan said as he got off the rock and grabbed his rod.
Goku then quickly got his.
"Remember reel it in this way." He instructed and started to draw the fish in.
Gohan held a tight grip on his rod as his little chibi arms yanked it and tried to reel the fish in. Goku pulled hard on his rod too.
"Tell me if you need any help Gohan."
"Hai!"
Goku soon pulled his fish which was about 3 times bigger than him.
"Ok Gohan." He said looking at his son. "Just give it one more hard pull."
Gohan did as he was told and yanked as hard as he could. Before he knew it the fish was past his head and on the ground flippering around. Goku was, to say the least, very surprised. Gohan had just pulled his first fish in that was the size of Goku.
Gohan opened his eyes and looked behind himself. (A/N: His eyes were closed when he yanked the fish out, you know when your pulling something hard you tend to do that). A big smile grew over his face.
"Look otosan!! Look!!" Gohan said jumping up and down.
Goku smiled at his son and nodded. "Good job Gohan." He then got out some rope.
"We'll tie them together and take them home so mom can cook them for dinner."
Gohan bore another big Son grin. "Hai!"
Goku quickly tied the fishes up and soon both of them were headed home.
"We have to do this every week otosan!" Gohan said excitedly
Gohan put his hand on his sons head and smiled.
"You bet!"
******END FLASHBACK******
Goku sobbed even more cradling his son.
"I'm so sorry Gohan. I'm so sorry. If only I had an another chance."
Gokus cries must have been heard throughout the dimension because suddenly a bright light appeared. He looked up toward it and tried to shield his eyes.
"Nani?"
The light soon dimmed revealing a familiar outline. Then as soon as it came the light faded revealing…
"Dai Kaioshin!" Goku gasped.
"Goku. I have heard your entire situation and have read your thoughts. I have seen a few cases similar to yours. Its mainly when a family member sacrifices themselves when it wasn't necessary but though they were doing it out of good nature but it didn't turn out that way. But never have I seen such affection and emotion."
He then looked down and put his back to Goku. Taking a deep sigh he looked up into the endless space while the saiyan looked on in confusion.
"Goku, as ruler of the universe I have been given the power to turn back time."
Gokus head perked up at this.
Dai Kaioshin then faced him. "I am only able to do this once every millienum. ….I have decided to grant your wish for you to go back and make the decision to be with your family."
Gokus looked at the Kai wondering if this was all real. Was he really going to get a second chance for his son… for his family.
"Dai Kaioshin… am I…. really going to have another chance at time itself?"
"Yes Goku." He nodded. "I'm taking you back to when you where with King Kai after you spiritually helped Gohan defeat Cell. And to answer your other question this timeline won't exist like when Trunks taveled through times. Everything will be brought back in the same timeline."
Goku wondered how he knew his last question but before he could ask the dimension started to change. He suddenly started to feel his son feel lighter. He looked down and saw that his son was getting younger.
Time really was turning back for everyone.
Instantly his son disappeared.
"Gohan!" He cried out only to be answered by Dai Kaioshin.
"You'll see him soon Goku. But no one will have memory of what happened. It will be like right after Cell was defeated. Even I will only vaguely remember this. You are the one who will remember everything. Think of this as a dream. I'm sending you back when you were with King Kai. Good luck Goku and may this be a lesson to you."
Dai Kaionshin slowly faded away which left Goku in the time vortex alone. Instantly the vortex started to speed up as Goku shield his eyes from the light. Then a climax hit.
Goku slowly opened his eyes.
He was on snake way. Before him stood King Kai… and Bubbles… and Gregory all with halos above their head.
"Goku? Goku are you ok?" King Kai asked taking a closer look at him.
"Huh?"
"You kind of zoned out for a second." The Kai answered as he finished his close look at Goku. He seemed alright.
"Oh, sorry." He apologized scratching the back of his head.
"You said you wanted to say something to everyone?" King Kai asked putting his back toward Goku.
Goku hesitantly put his hand on his mentors back. Things would be different this time. He closed his eyes.
He could see them.
All of them. He had his second chance for family.
Chapter 16: Another chance
Goku sat there in shock at his revelation.
"What have I done?" Goku asked himself. "All my life I've been ignoring my family and friends..…. and for what? To become the best, at the cost of my sons sanity!"
Goku started to sob. He hated himself. He hated that he was so thick headed and selfish. He had always thought of himself before him family. His sob was heard with-out the entire dimension. This couldn't be happening.
"Why? Why was I so ignorant? WHY!?"
Goku kept hitting himself over the head (not literally) for what he had done.
He reflected back on the days when Gohan was young and the world was at peace even with the demon king Piccolo.
******FLASHBACK******
"Where are we going otosan?" Gohan asked his father who was carrying 2 fishing rods. He was no more than 3 years old but already he was already very audacious and even strong.
Goku looked down at his son happily.
"You'll see."
This made Gohans curiosity grow more. He knew they weren't going camping because Goku had different equipment, strange equipment that he didn't know what it was for. After about a minute Gohan gave up thinking about where they were going and focused his attention on the scenery around them. He loved nature. At home he had a bookcase full of books most of them average nature books. Gohan not only just looked at the pictures but he read basic information on trees and animals and all that he could find.
Before Gohan could look around more he heard his father.
"We're here!"
Gohan looked up to see his father looking down on him smiling. He then looked at the quiet river infront of them.
"Are we swimming otosan?"
"No, I'm gonna teach you how to fish." His father replied
"Fish?" Gohan asked confused.
"Yeah. Today were going to use these fishing poles but when your older I'll teach you how to catch one without one." Goku then sat down on a rock and opened the tackle box.
All the equipment was new since Goku hadn't needed to use one in awhile. He then set up both of there fishing poles as Gohan looked on in curiosity.
Goku was putting the worms on the hooks explaining to his son they were used as bait.
Once he was done setting up the rods he handed one to his son.
"Now watch me Gohan, I'm going to cast it." Goku demonstrated for his son. His bobber went halfway down the river.
"Now you try."
Gohan looked down at his rod then back up to his father.
"Go on." Goku encouraged.
"Hai." Gohan smiled then pulled the rod back and swung it as hard as he could. (A/N: Hai means 'yes' or 'OK' in Japanese).
Gohan then watched as his bobber flew through the air and landed about 5 feet away from Gokus.
Gohan smiled and bore a big Son grin. Then he looked at the bobber… and then at his father.
"What do we do now otosan?"
"We wait until the fish start biting." Goku said as he sat down looking at the scenery.
Gohan immediately took a confused look.
"How do we tell when they're biting?"
Goku pointed to both of there bobbers. "When you see the bobber go under the water that means the fish have taken the bait. When they do your suppose to grab the pole and real them in, like this." He then demonstrated as he reeled the bobber a little closer.
Gohan looked back at the rod he was holding. He thought it was going to be complicated but in fact it seemed really basic. He then set it against a tree like his father and sat down on a rock across from him.
They soon started talking and telling jokes to pass the time.
Gohan had become increasingly interested in his dads stories of the time he was young. For as long as he remembers his father was always telling him stories about his past and the magical adventures he had been on.
The time flew by and the sun started to creating a redish blue sky. They had been there for about 10 minutes. Goku was just finishing up a funny story about him and Bulma when they first met and the two started laughing. Then something caught Gohans eye.
"Look Otosan!"
"Huh!" Goku looked in the direction his son was pointing to.
"Both bobbers were going under water." Gohan said as he got off the rock and grabbed his rod.
Goku then quickly got his.
"Remember reel it in this way." He instructed and started to draw the fish in.
Gohan held a tight grip on his rod as his little chibi arms yanked it and tried to reel the fish in. Goku pulled hard on his rod too.
"Tell me if you need any help Gohan."
"Hai!"
Goku soon pulled his fish which was about 3 times bigger than him.
"Ok Gohan." He said looking at his son. "Just give it one more hard pull."
Gohan did as he was told and yanked as hard as he could. Before he knew it the fish was past his head and on the ground flippering around. Goku was, to say the least, very surprised. Gohan had just pulled his first fish in that was the size of Goku.
Gohan opened his eyes and looked behind himself. (A/N: His eyes were closed when he yanked the fish out, you know when your pulling something hard you tend to do that). A big smile grew over his face.
"Look otosan!! Look!!" Gohan said jumping up and down.
Goku smiled at his son and nodded. "Good job Gohan." He then got out some rope.
"We'll tie them together and take them home so mom can cook them for dinner."
Gohan bore another big Son grin. "Hai!"
Goku quickly tied the fishes up and soon both of them were headed home.
"We have to do this every week otosan!" Gohan said excitedly
Gohan put his hand on his sons head and smiled.
"You bet!"
******END FLASHBACK******
Goku sobbed even more cradling his son.
"I'm so sorry Gohan. I'm so sorry. If only I had an another chance."
Gokus cries must have been heard throughout the dimension because suddenly a bright light appeared. He looked up toward it and tried to shield his eyes.
"Nani?"
The light soon dimmed revealing a familiar outline. Then as soon as it came the light faded revealing…
"Dai Kaioshin!" Goku gasped.
"Goku. I have heard your entire situation and have read your thoughts. I have seen a few cases similar to yours. Its mainly when a family member sacrifices themselves when it wasn't necessary but though they were doing it out of good nature but it didn't turn out that way. But never have I seen such affection and emotion."
He then looked down and put his back to Goku. Taking a deep sigh he looked up into the endless space while the saiyan looked on in confusion.
"Goku, as ruler of the universe I have been given the power to turn back time."
Gokus head perked up at this.
Dai Kaioshin then faced him. "I am only able to do this once every millienum. ….I have decided to grant your wish for you to go back and make the decision to be with your family."
Gokus looked at the Kai wondering if this was all real. Was he really going to get a second chance for his son… for his family.
"Dai Kaioshin… am I…. really going to have another chance at time itself?"
"Yes Goku." He nodded. "I'm taking you back to when you where with King Kai after you spiritually helped Gohan defeat Cell. And to answer your other question this timeline won't exist like when Trunks taveled through times. Everything will be brought back in the same timeline."
Goku wondered how he knew his last question but before he could ask the dimension started to change. He suddenly started to feel his son feel lighter. He looked down and saw that his son was getting younger.
Time really was turning back for everyone.
Instantly his son disappeared.
"Gohan!" He cried out only to be answered by Dai Kaioshin.
"You'll see him soon Goku. But no one will have memory of what happened. It will be like right after Cell was defeated. Even I will only vaguely remember this. You are the one who will remember everything. Think of this as a dream. I'm sending you back when you were with King Kai. Good luck Goku and may this be a lesson to you."
Dai Kaionshin slowly faded away which left Goku in the time vortex alone. Instantly the vortex started to speed up as Goku shield his eyes from the light. Then a climax hit.
Goku slowly opened his eyes.
He was on snake way. Before him stood King Kai… and Bubbles… and Gregory all with halos above their head.
"Goku? Goku are you ok?" King Kai asked taking a closer look at him.
"Huh?"
"You kind of zoned out for a second." The Kai answered as he finished his close look at Goku. He seemed alright.
"Oh, sorry." He apologized scratching the back of his head.
"You said you wanted to say something to everyone?" King Kai asked putting his back toward Goku.
Goku hesitantly put his hand on his mentors back. Things would be different this time. He closed his eyes.
He could see them.
All of them. He had his second chance for family.
