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Psy: Okay. Hopefully this chapter will be longer...
Dark Psy: Better be.
Psy: Make me.
Dark Psy: You want it longer, right? So it better be.
Psy: ... You're confusing me!!!
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"Goten, sweetie, eat your peas," Chi-Chi said in a polite voice.
"But mommy, I don't wanna eat them..." Goten whined. "They're nasty."
"Goten, please don't argue with me, honey. Just eat your peas." Goten pouted as he picked up his spoon and quietly ate his peas. Just then, Gohan walked in the door. "Where have you been, Gohan?" His mother asked, somewhat angrily.
"Oh. I just had a chat with Piccolo, mom, that's all. I'm 16, you know, I can take care of myself perfectly well."
Chi-Chi gave him a penetrating glare. "That's what I'm afraid of, dear."
"Don't call me that, mom," Gohan shot back. Chi-Chi turned away from him, sighing, and continued to wash the dishes. Gohan gave a look at his brother and ran up the stairs. Somewhere up there, Chi-Chi heard him slam his bedroom door. "What is my family coming to?" She silently asked herself.
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Trunks was playing his video game, Freeman Hero, when he heard a knock on his door. "Yeah?" He called.
"You want some breakfast, Trunks?" Bulma asked from behind the other side of the door.
"Maybe later, mom," Trunks said.
"Alright, dear." Bulma walked down the stairs, back into the kitchen and was met with a mild surprise – a green lizard-like thing staring up at her from the table. She stopped herself from screaming out loud, the lizard had given her such a fright. "Who are you? What are you doing in my house?"
The lizard blinked its eyes and flicked its tongue out before saying, "My name is Lhuel. Who are you?"
A shriek met Lhuel's ears and he covered his ears with his hands. Trunks, hearing his mom scream, dropped his controller and ran down the stairs. "Mom? What's wrong? Oh whoa! A lizard!" Trunks's eyes shined with amazement.
"My name is Lhuel. I am a friend of Goku's." Bulma's eyes widened and she instantly stopped her screaming.
"You're a friend of Goku's?"
"Oh, hey Bulma," came a voice from the refrigerator, which was open and Goku's head popped up, smiling.
"Goku?!" Bulma practically jumped for joy and ran over to him, hugging him tight, glad he was back.
"Uh... Bulma?"
"Yeah, Goku?"
"Can you let go of me? It's hard for me to breathe..."
"Oh, sorry," Bulma replied and let go of him. "But I'm glad you're back! It's been years since I last saw you. What's happened?"
"A lot," Goku said, and he shut the refrigerator door. "Hi Trunks. You're bigger I see."
Trunks nodded. "I'm 5 now. And dad's in the gravity room, sleeping."
"Sleeping? Doesn't sound like him, but oh well, been a long time." Goku glanced around. "Where's Chi-Chi? And Gohan?"
"At your house, silly, and Goten too," Bulma stated, walking over to the kitchen and washing her hands for breakfast. Lhuel skittered from the table to Goku, jumping onto his shoulder.
"Goten?" Goku asked, his eyes looking thoroughly confused. "Who's Goten?"
"Oh, that's right. He wasn't born when you left. He's your second son."
"My... second son?" Goku asked again, then laughed. "That's great! Oh wow... 2 sons..."
"I think you should pay them a visit. They miss you dearly," Bulma reminded him.
"Yeah, I should..." Goku put two fingers to his head. "I'll see you later, Bulma." He disappeared.
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Chi-Chi was lying on the couch, exhausted already. Goten didn't eat anything else but his mashed potatoes and peas, and Gohan was keeping to himself in his room. The day was just as bad as the others. She turned to face the couch inwardly when a familiar voice caught her ears.
"Chi-Chi... I'm home." Chi-Chi's eyes shined with happiness and tears as she sprang up, despite her tiredness, and hugged her husband with the longing she had wanted.
"Goku... I'm so glad... you're home..." She cried into his chest. "I've missed you..."
Goku patted her head, giving her the biggest smile. "I've missed you too. How's Gohan?" Silence met his question but he knew his wife was still awake. "Chi?"
"He's... rebelling against me, Goku. He won't listen to me much anymore." Goku gently pushed Chi-Chi away. "I'm going to talk to him." Chi-Chi nodded her head as Goku walked up the stairs slowly, remembering all that happened before he left. He reached Gohan's door and knocked on it.
"Yeah?" Came Gohan's gruff voice, shocking Goku slightly. That voice was not his son's.
"It's me, son, your father." There was pounding footsteps then the door opened to show the form of the teenage Gohan.
"Dad?" He hugged him tightly for a second and then let go. "I missed you! Where did you go? Why did you abandon us?"
"Abandon? I didn't abandon you, Gohan. I was trying; really, I was, to get back home." Gohan gave his father a dirty glare.
"So why did it take you over 5 years to do so?" Goku couldn't reply to this. "Face it, dad: You left us. Goten's already 5 years old. 5. And he hasn't seen his father once."
"I'm sorry, Gohan."
"Don't be dad," Gohan spat back, venom in his words. Goku looked at Gohan sadly as Gohan turned around and slammed the door in his father's face.
"Gohan..."
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Psy: Sad. What's going on?
Dark Psy: Only you know the answer.
Psy: Not yet. My head hurts.
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Dark Psy: That was for...?
Psy: It was giving me a headache.
Dark Psy: --; I'm getting adopted...