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Psy: I feel better.

Dark Psy: About what?

Psy: My friend sent me a card that she drew of John Lennon.

Dark Psy: How thoughtful...

Psy: Oh yes. I love John Lennon. He's... radical.

Dark Psy: ...

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Goku took his first step into the labyrinth, expecting for a trap or shock of electricity to hit him. It seemed to him he stood there for hours when it was only a few seconds as nothing seemed to happen. "Well... that was pretty safe." He shrugged his shoulders to no one in particular and walked on as the path led in a single, straight line.

He walked on for hours on end as the scenery of the big, flat stony walls of the Labyrinth didn't change. "Oh boy... Is this boring..." He took another few steps before ducking down quickly as arrows flew at his head from point blank range from the right side. "Whoa... Those were sure to have skewered my head... I guess that cloaked dude was right about being wary of traps."

He stood up and took another few steps when arrows with green tips flew at his chest and he had to lie flat on the ground to avoid being hit. "Man, these traps are everywhere... Oh yuck..." Goku quickly pushed himself up and wiped his gi off as it was covered in black dust. "They should really clean this place up..." When he was finished cleaning himself up, he trudged on warily, dodging arrows coming here and there and watching out for hidden trapdoor panels in the floor.

Soon he came to a pathway with two options. "Uh... Which one should I choose?" He closed his eyes and focused on the right path he should take. After standing quiet for many minutes, his mind was made up as he turned and went left, the path twisting before him.

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Gohan felt depressed as he looked out of the window into the dark starry night. "Father... Come back soon, please... I miss you... Mom misses you... We all miss you." Tears lit his black eyes as he cried, putting his studies to the side, forgetting all about them.

In Chi-Chi's room, things didn't looks so much better. Chi-Chi was down on her knees, praying with tears in her eyes, for the safe return for her husband. "Please... Wherever you are... Come back, Goku. I miss you so much... Your warm touch... Your delicate smile... Return safely, my husband." She got up and went under the covers on her side of the bed and unsteadily went to sleep, a certain child kicking inside of her womb...

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Goku snored softly as he lay on the floor, ignoring the black chute dust that was covering his back side. Suddenly, without any warning, he gave a yelp and sat up quickly, holding the back of his head. "Ow... Something bit me..." He glanced down to see a little green creature staring at him strangely. It had two round, yellow baby-like eyes and a body like that of a lizard. "Uh... What do you want?" Goku turned his body around to face this little thing as it backed up a few steps, timid.

"Aw... Don't be shy... I'm not going to hurt you..." Goku extended his hand out slowly, awaiting the creature's reaction. It stared fearfully at his hand for a few seconds before deciding it could trust him, hopping up onto his hand as Goku brought it to eye level. "And what's your name, little guy?"

The creature blinked before actually speaking. "My... name is... Lhuel."

"Uh... Lhuel, huh? Nice to meet you little guy. My name's Goku. Why are you here?"

"I could ask... you the same question."

"Well... I'm supposed to be dead, but I winded up here and... well... This figure came and told me I had to get through the Labyrinth. So that's what I'm doing."

"I... see... I'm here to escape as well. My family... misses me..."

"Oh wow, so does mine. We have a lot in common, don't we?"

Lhuel blinked a couple of times and nodded his head. "Can we... go... together?"

Goku smiled. "Of course we could. It's better we're together and not alone." Goku stood up and started to trudge on, every so often talking to the Lhuel. "So... What species are you from?"

"Have you heard of the... Rinsatas?"

"Uh... No... Is that your species?"

"Yes. We don't have much power to attack, but we're excellent strategists."

"Oh wow, that's so cool," Goku replied. "I'm from the Saiyan race. Ever heard of them?"

"No, not to my knowledge, but then again, I haven't seen many different races. We usually stay at our home planet, Kakanight."

"What does it look like?"

"I don't remember. I've been here too long that I've even forgotten where it is," Lhuel responded sadly.

"That's okay. I actually live on the Earth, a planet where humans live. My Saiyan race was destroyed long ago and only a few of us are left alive."

"The Earth, huh? Maybe I can stay there if these 'humans' let me."

"Oh don't worry; I'm sure they won't mind you. Heck, you can stay near my house if you so desire. What kind of foods do you eat?"

"Well... Goku, watch out!" Lhuel shouted, pointing his finger ahead of them. Goku turned his head slightly to find a gigantic boulder rolling right at them.

"Don't worry, my friend. I got it." He set Lhuel on his shoulder and cupped his hands to his side. "Ka... me..." A bright ball of energy appeared in Goku's hands as Lhuel was shocked. "Ha... me..." Goku grunted as he pushed a little more ki into the sphere of energy. "HA!!!" He shot the Kamehameha at the rolling boulder of doom as it was obliterated from the pathway.

"Amazing... I didn't know you could do energy attacks. My... that was very powerful."

Goku smirked, acting slightly cocky. "Thanks. It's not much of my power, but it was enough to beat that big rock. Let's go on." He trudged on ahead with Lhuel.

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Gohan was abruptly awoken by the crying of the baby. He slowly lifted his head up from his desk where he was working on his math homework earlier and dragged himself to his mother's room.

The sun was starting to come up and it seemed Chi-Chi was downstairs cooking already. "Come here, Goten. No need to cry, little guy." He picked up Goten from the crib he slept in and gently patted his back as Goten's crying started to die down. Gohan sighed, taking his little baby brother downstairs with him to the kitchen, where a meal was already set.

"Hello, sons..." Chi-Chi said wearily as she sat down and very slowly began to eat.

"Uh... Hi, mom... Are you okay? You look and sound tired." Setting Goten in his baby highchair, Gohan sat down next to it and began eating his food politely.

"Oh no... I'm fine, son. Just the stress from taking care of the baby, that's all."

"Mom, if you don't mind, is it okay if I take Goten over to Bulma's? I heard Trunks is starting to walk all by himself."

"Really? That's wonderful. Yes, it's quite alright to take him over. I'll just rest for awhile before you come back. Just a half hour or so, then you come straight back, you hear me?"

Gohan nodded. "Of course, mom." He turned to Goten. "Time to meet Trunks, little bro." He picked him up and happily walked out of the door.

Chi-Chi watched him leave before getting up and crossing the kitchen to the living room, where she laid down on the couch. "Goku... Come back soon... You're already missing the first years of your second son..." She promptly fell asleep.

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"So which path should we take, Lhuel? Do you know?"

"Oh no... I don't know at all. Can't you find out? Use your powers?"

"Uh... Sure..." Goku concentrated before pointing to the right. "We go that way."

"Alright, buddy. Let's go!" Lhuel shouted happily. Goku shook his head and smiled, walking on. "Hey, Goku, do you know how long we've been here?"

"No, I have no clue. All I know is we have to be near the end. I mean, how long does it take for a person to get through the Labyrinth?" Lhuel stayed quiet as Goku asked him again. "How long does it take for a person to get through the Labyrinth?"

Lhuel trembled slightly. "No one has ever got out of the Labyrinth... They've all died in here..."

Goku couldn't believe his ears. "You serious?"

"Yes... I never joke around."

"We better be careful from now on then... Whoa!" Goku ducked as a large, red-orange bird tried to grab and squeeze Goku's head. "What is that?" Lhuel was positively shaking with fear.

"It's... It's a Phoenix!!"

"A Phoenix? Well, I guess I have to beat it." Charging up again, Goku fired his Kamehameha wave at the Phoenix as it burned into nothing. "See?" Goku smiled. "Too easy."

"D-Don't be so s-sure, Goku!" Lhuel pointed as Goku looked up and his eyes widened.

"No way! That's not possible! Man... He's just like Cell!" From the smoking ashes of the dust glowed a brilliant red light. When it faded, the Phoenix was floating there, looking angry and ferocious.

"You won't be escaping this part of the Labyrinth. I'll make sure of that," The Phoenix said majestically. It roared up its feathers and spit a huge ball of fire straight at Goku and Lhuel.

"We've got to outsmart him!" Lhuel cried as Goku rolled out of the way, nearly knocking Lhuel off his shoulder.

"Right." Goku let Lhuel off his shoulder and flew up to match the Phoenix's height. "You're going down." A burning desire to fight was lit in his eyes.

The Phoenix seemed to notice. "Want to battle do you? You're on, Saiyan." The both of them seemingly disappeared as Lhuel sat down and thought on how to outsmart the Phoenix.

"He must be afraid of something... Um... Water? Maybe... But where would I get water... Oh man... I hope Goku can hang in there long enough to let me think..."

-

Goku dodged out of the way of another fire ball as he punched the Phoenix's mouth, making it cry out in pain. He then did a roundhouse kick to the Phoenix's lower half of his body as he was sent skidding a few yards back in the air. Goku smirked as he used his Instant Transmission to appear behind him and sent the monstrous bird slamming down into the ground.

Lhuel was slightly scared by the noise but went back to his thoughts.

Goku floated above the Phoenix as it seemed to not get up. Instead, it bowed as it surprised Goku and Lhuel. "What are you... doing...?"

"I can see that you are too strong for me. If I didn't have my regeneration abilities, you would have killed me multiple times. I let you free to wander ahead, but be wary: You are close to the Guardian." With that, the Phoenix took to the sky and flew off, heading towards the end of the Labyrinth as he disappeared from view.

Goku blinked a couple of times. "Weird..." He landed feet first on the ground as Lhuel ran to him.

"Awesome, buddy! I didn't know you had it in you!"

"Yeah, well..." Goku lifted Lhuel back onto his shoulder. "Shall we continue?"

"You bet!" The duo walked on.

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Psy: Whoa... A long chapter, but I know it has a lot of talking and stuff. Don't know why.

Dark Psy: Because you can't right a decent chapter.

Psy: Hey, I'm only 14! Not an adult! Get off my case.

Dark Psy: ...

Psy: ...

Dark Psy: glare

Psy: glare

Dark Psy: Grr...

Psy: Grr...

Random Person: Fight! Fight! Fight!

Dark Psy/ Psy: glare

Random Person: Fight... Fight?

Psy: Oh well, sneak peak as always... glare at Dark Psy

Trunks took one shaky step as he tried to steady himself before slowly taking another step. When he was close to Bulma, he clapped his hands together.

"I did. I did." He lost balance suddenly and fell straight down on his butt as he crossed his arms in irritation.

The stone walls were very grave looking as the floor was the exact same gloomy color. In the middle was a table that, Lhuel thought, was for some sort of a magic ritual. At the far end was a red throne chair, empty and unoccupied by its current successor.