Disclaimer: ( -- Check previous chapter) Everyone can cheer now. I've finally updated this after... how long? I even don't know how long it's been. So... Here you go.

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"Dad?" Gohan called into the room, his throat going dry. No answer came back as he became scared.

"Where's daddy?" Goten's innocent voice piped up and Gohan could say nothing to his younger brother without striking fear into Goten's little heart. "Where's daddy?" Goten asked again when Gohan did not respond and he knew something was wrong.

"He's... missing," was all Gohan managed to say. Goten's face gave a startled look and tears appeared in his eyes.

"I want daddy back. Where did daddy go?" Gohan knew Goten did not quite understand what went on, nor really did Gohan himself know. He placed a hand on his brother's head and leaned down to go eye to eye with him.

"I don't know, Goten-" Gohan began and Goten started to cry, so Gohan rushed out, "But we'll find him, I know it." Goten slowly stopped his wailing. Satisfied for getting his brother a bit cheered up, he exited the room and went into the palace. "Dende? Mr. Popo?"

"What is it Gohan?" Dende appeared from one of the adjoining rooms in the palace, concern in his features.

"Dad's gone. He isn't in bed."

"He's not?" asked Dende, startled.

"No." Dende made a thoughtful face.

"Well then... I could try to locate him while you guys go searching for him. He wouldn't leave just like this and not tell anyone where he was going..." Dende turned his back and left.

"So we search for daddy?"

"Yes, Goten, we do." Gohan led his brother out of the palace on the Lookout and flew up above the tiles. "Let's go check home first, Goten." Goten nodded and followed behind his brother.

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Vegeta opened his eyes wide. He knew he was on the Lookout and he remembered how that kid brutally hurt him to almost nonexistence. "Damn him..." Vegeta cursed as he sat up, holding the side of his rib cage. He glanced around the room and noticed Chi-Chi sleeping peacefully next to him. "Not that woman..." Vegeta let a low growl escape his lips as he got out of bed.

He exited the room to find the Lookout to be almost totally person less. "Where the hell's Kakarot?" He asked openly to no one in particular.

"We don't know, Vegeta," came Mr. Popo's voice as he was standing by the entrance to the palace.

"How do you not know?" hissed Vegeta.

"He was in his bed earlier when Raditz was brought back to life." Mr. Popo got a surprised look from Vegeta.

"Raditz's alive?"

"Yes," Mr. Popo stated bluntly. "And after he left with the two kids he was gone."

"So basically Raditz's alive and Kakarot is gone? Why am I not surprised...?" He muttered.

Mr. Popo knew what Vegeta was thinking. "He didn't kill Goku, Vegeta. Raditz is leaving the planet. Gohan and Goten left to check their house to see if he went there just a few minutes ago."

"They did, did they? Well, I know for a fact Kakarot's not at his house. No... That would be too easy..." Vegeta lowered his head for a few seconds, Popo wondering what he was doing. Suddenly Vegeta's head shot up to the left and he took off immediately that way.

"He's good."

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The brothers landed outside the house as it seemed too quiet. "Daddy! Are you here?" Goten yelled. "We want you back!"

Gohan gave a look at his brother. "Don't yell out like that, Goten. We don't know if dad left on his own or if someone took him." Goten glanced at his brother, not comprehending.

"Someone stole daddy?" Gohan shook his head, irritated. It was hard to tell your baby brother what was going on without alerting to him to serious danger.

"Yeah, but we'll get him, of course. Give me a sec. I'll check inside." Gohan entered the house, Goten waiting outside. After a few short minutes, Gohan came out shaking his head. "He isn't there."

"He isn't? But... then where is daddy?" Suddenly a large ki popped up, and Gohan felt it on the move.

"That's Vegeta... C'mon, let's track him."

"Okay." They took off again.

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Kakarot... I know you're here... Come on out... Vegeta thought quietly to himself, a bit of a reassurance. He had felt a flicker of his ki over here, and so he was tracking it to the spot he last felt it. He landed in the wastelands and gave a glance around. "Kakarot! Show yourself!" He barked. Only a light breeze answered his call. "I'm not playing any games, now come out!" A tiny portion of a weak ki was felt to Vegeta's right, and he knew right off Goku was hurt. "I'm coming, Kakarot, just stay there!" Vegeta lifted off from the ground and flew off into the forest, wondering if he was too late.

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