The Lost Art of Keeping a Secret
--Part 6: Glimpses of the Past--
ChiChi, Goku and Goten arrived at the hospital 10 minutes after Bulma had made the frantic phone call. They all ran inside when they heard Bulma wailing from the parking lot. When they got inside, a wide-eyed Vegeta greeted them by looking at them all. Little nine-year-old Trunks was right behind him.
"I thought the baby wasn't due for another two weeks!!" Vegeta said. He glanced at his son. "HE was here at the right time!!"
"Calm down, Vegeta," ChiChi told him. "It's okay. Sometimes children are born before their due dates. Some even after."
The eight-year-old Goten looked very confused. He looked at Trunks, who looked back at him. They decided that it was best for them to go to the waiting area.
Another yell came from one of the rooms.
"Say, why aren't you in there with her, Vegeta?" Goku asked.
Vegeta's expression became one of irritation. "Are you out of your mind?" he questioned calmly.
Goku smiled. "Well, I was there when my kids were born."
ChiChi frowned. "No, you weren't."
"Are you sure?" Goku asked.
ChiChi just shook her head.
Vegeta folded his arms across his chest.
Krillin burst into the hospital holding six-year-old Marron's hand. "Goku, is Bulma okay? How's the baby?"
"Hi, Krillin! We haven't heard any screaming for a while, so she'd either finished having it or she's killed the doctors who were telling her to push," Goku said.
"Where's 18, Krillin?" ChiChi asked.
Krillin picked up Marron and held her in his arms. "She had some business. I don't think she's coming."
Marron pointed to the waiting area. "Goten!" She giggled wildly.
"Yes, go play with Goten and Trunks," Krillin said. He put the little girl on the floor and she scurried off to the waiting area with her arms straight out to the sides.
As Marron left, the doctor came over to the group of adults. "Good afternoon, all," he greeted cheerily. He looked at the clipboard he was carrying. "I'm guessing that a man named Vegeta is the father." He looked straight at Vegeta. "And she described you perfectly in the delivery room." He laughed stupidly.
Vegeta scowled at the joker. "How are my woman and her baby?"
"Both are fine. You can all come see for yourselves," the doctor replied.
At that, they all stampeded down the hall to the delivery room Bulma was in, including the three youngsters.
Soon after they quietly entered Bulma's room, Gohan and Videl came in. Videl cradled baby Pan in her arms.
Marron, Trunks and Goten stood at the entrance. Marron looked very confused. Goten looked surprised. And Trunks looked pretty angry.
All the adults stood a respectful distance away. Vegeta was the only one bold enough to step forward toward the sleeping mother. He tip-toed quietly closer to her and one of her eyes opened quickly, causing Vegeta to flinch a little.
Bulma opened both her eyes, popped up out of the hospital bed and began to choke Vegeta. It all happened so fast that no one was able to respond. Vegeta's eyes almost bulged out of their sockets. Her strong grip had surprised him.
Suddenly Bulma fell limp and Vegeta caught her before she hit the floor.
"V—Vegeta...," Bulma muttered weakly. "Look at...the baby...."
Vegeta laid her back on the bed and she fell asleep again.
ChiChi, Goku, Krillin, Gohan and Videl all stood flabbergasted.
Vegeta went over to the baby bed and everyone else slowly walked over to look in as well.
The first face the baby woke up to was Vegeta's, which looked rather nervous. Amazingly, she giggled as she looked at him.
Vegeta smirked. "Trunks, come see your little sister."
Trunks frowned and walked over to them. He levitated up and looked in the bed.
The baby stopped giggling when she laid eyes on Trunks. She scowled her tiny little face at him.
Vegeta smiled at this. "Her name is Bra. And it looks like she takes after me.... Except that hair."
Trunks frowned even more, then squinted his eyes at little Bra. He took his place by the door again and Bra went back to giggling with her father.
"I think she likes you, Vegeta," Goku said, looking over into the bed.
Once again, Bra stopped laughing, but this time she gave Goku a very serious look.
"Ha! And as my bloodline should be, she doesn't like you. Go away," Vegeta told him.
Goku did as he said. Krillin came up next and Bra scowled at him. When Gohan came over, she just yawned. Marron came over and Bra squinted her eyes at her. Videl and Pan looked in the bed. When she saw Videl, she just blinked, but when she looked at Pan, she smiled a little. ChiChi looked in and Bra looked surprised at first, then she started to cry. So ChiChi went far off in a corner. Bra cried even when Vegeta looked back in on her.
"Look what you did, woman!" Vegeta said to ChiChi.
Soon Bra had stopped crying and was giggling ecstatically. Everyone looked at the bed and saw Goten looking in. They then saw Bra's little hands reaching to touch Goten, who looked very confused.
"Hello, Bra. I'm Goten," he said cheerfully.
Bra giggled louder and Goten smiled.
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--6 months later--
"Trunks, Goku just brought Goten over," Bulma said through his door.
Trunks opened the door and saw Bulma holding Bra. "Hmph! Tell him I'll be down soon." He closed his door.
"Hm? That's the crankiest 9-year-old I've ever seen," Bulma said. She and Bra went down as the doorbell rang. "Coming!" she called. When she opened the door, Goku stood there smiling.
"Hi!" he greeted. He was holding Goten's hand.
"Goku, Goten, come in. Trunks said he'll be down soon," Bulma told them.
They came in and Goku sat down while Goten stood under Bulma. "Can I hold her?" he asked, referring to Bra.
Bulma thought for a minute. "Sit down first." After Goten took a seat, she cautiously handed her baby to him. "Careful, now."
Goten smiled. "I'll be careful." He took the child into his arms. "Hello, Bra. Remember me?"
Bra burst into wild laughter.
"Hm. She hasn't done that since the last time you were here," Bulma said.
"Yeah. I think she likes you, Goten," Goku stated.
"Wow, you think so?" Goten asked, smiling brightly.
Trunks came downstairs. "Ready to spar, Goten?" Then he saw Goten holding Bra and squinted his eyes at them.
"Look, Trunks! I'm holding Bra!" Goten said.
Bra looked at Trunks and scowled at him.
Trunks scowled back at her.
"Trunks, stop that!" Bulma spoke harshly.
"Mom, she started it!" Trunks whined.
"She's just a baby. She doesn't know any better," Bulma told him. She looked at Goku. "So, where's ChiChi?"
"At home cooking and cleaning, as usual. I should head back before she chews me out for staying so long," Goku said. "Did you get your overnight things out of the car, Goten?"
Goten was playing with Bra and hadn't heard Goku.
"Probably not. I'll bring them in," Goku announced. He went out and brought the things inside. "Bye!"
"Later, Goku," Bulma said. She looked at Goten playing with Bra and smiled.
Trunks folded his arms across his chest and went outside.
"I wish I had a little sister," Goten declared.
"Hm. I wish Trunks felt the same way," Bulma said, staring at Goten and Bra.
--later that night--
Bulma had put Bra to bed almost an hour ago. Trunks and Goten were sitting in Trunks' room. Trunks wasn't saying much, but Goten was talking up a storm, as usual.
"Bra's the greatest baby in the world. She's so cute. I wish I had a little sister. My dad and your mom said that she likes me since she always laughs around me," Goten told Trunks. He smiled. "If she was my sister, I could play with her all day."
"You DID play with her all day!" Trunks said. He lay down on his bed.
"Well, I could play with her everyday then," Goten corrected.
"Ever since she was born, that's all you can talk about. I'm wondering if you come here to visit me or her," Trunks muttered.
"Oh, Trunks. I come to visit you, of course," Goten told him. "She can't stay up late like us." He smiled.
Trunks looked at the ceiling for a while and there was silence. "We didn't even get to spar today...," he finally said. He looked over at Goten and found that he was asleep. "Hmmmmmm...."
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--5 years later--
"Goten!!" Bra shouted in a most excited way. She ran up to him and hugged him around the waist. "I haven't seen you in such a long time."
Goten smiled and put his hand on the girl's head. "It's only been a month. Mom's been making me study real hard and I couldn't come over."
"Are you and my brother fighting today?" Bra asked.
"Most likely."
"I wanna watch!"
Goten looked surprised. "That's odd. You never showed any interest in fighting before. Actually, every time I came to spar with Trunks, you would break down and cry. We could never get anything done."
Bra put her head down. "I could fight if I wanted to."
Trunks came outside and spotted Goten and Bra in the yard talking. "How does she know when he's coming? She beats me out here every time."
Goten pretended to punch at Bra and she dodged it with ease.
"You can do better than that, Goten!" Bra said, giggling.
Goten looked surprised, then punched and kicked at her a little more, all of which Bra dodged, still smiling.
"Hey. Maybe you SHOULD take up fighting. You're pretty fast," Goten informed.
"You think so?" Bra asked.
"Definitely!" Goten said. "I'd love to fight against someone like you!" He smiled.
Trunks stepped up to them. "I don't know if that's such a good idea, Bra."
Goten and Bra spun around to look at him. Bra folded her arms across her chest and looked under at her brother. "You just don't want me to train because you're scared I'll beat you one day."
Trunks yawned. "Listen, shouldn't you be playing with little kids somewhere? You are five. Goten is thirteen. I am fourteen. You're too young to hang around us. Go tell Mom to call up Pan and Marron for you to play with." He shooed her away.
Bra frowned and looked at Goten. He only looked confused and shrugged. So Bra sniffled and ran inside.
Trunks smirked and looked at Goten. "Shall we?" He took his stance.
"How could you think about fighting? You hurt your little sister's feelings!" Goten said, frowning at Trunks.
"She needs to learn to play with kids her own age. And girls too. I don't think it's emotionally healthy for her to hang around with guys all her life," Trunks stated.
Goten raised an eyebrow. "Oh.... I never thought about it that way...." He looked up at the sky.
"TRUNKS!!!" Bulma called from the house. She stomped to the door, holding Bra's hand. "Let her play with you two if she wants to! She doesn't want to play with Marron and Pan!"
Trunks gave his mother a surprised look. "Mooooooooooom!" he whined.
Bra ran out to Goten and he kneeled down to hug her. "Goten!"
"Hi, Bra!" Goten said. "You wanna go for a piggy-back ride?" He turned his back to her.
Bra's eyes lit up. "WOW! I'd like that!" She jumped up and held on tight.
Goten took off flying.
"GOTEN!" Trunks called out. But it was too late. Goten and Bra were out of sight.
Bulma looked surprised. "Oh, my...."
Trunks glared at Bulma. "Hmph. Perfect." He headed inside.
"Well, how was I supposed to know?" Bulma asked. She looked off into the distance.
--somewhere out there--
"There's this great place I wanna show you, Bra. It's so beautiful," Goten said as he flew across deserted lands.
Bra clung to Goten's neck tightly. She squealed with excitement. "I can't wait! Hey, do you think you can teach me to fly too?"
Goten laughed. "Sure! After we get to where we're going."
After some time, they flew to a dense collection of trees in a heavily wooded area. They went between the branches and landed beside a crystal clear pond. In various places surrounding it, patches of different colored flowers grew along with a decently high level of grass. The colors were almost too rich. Like they were a part of a perfectly painted picture.
"Oh, Goten," Bra whispered as if not to disturb the beauty of her surroundings. "It's gorgeous."
Goten smiled at her and put her on the ground. "I told you it would be. I knew you'd like it. We have about the same taste."
Bra frolicked around for a while, and then stared at the fish in the clear pond.
"So, are you ready to learn to fly?" Goten asked, standing beside her.
Bra looked up at him. "Yes, I am."
--around 7:00 pm--
The two had been away a total of about three hours. ChiChi and Goku had come over to lecture Goten about his irresponsible behavior. ChiChi had made it very clear that Goten's punishment was to stay at home until she felt he could visit with Trunks and Bra again.
Bra apologized to Goten for getting him in trouble and Goten just smiled and shrugged it off.
"See you next time, Bra and Trunks," Goten said.
Trunks rolled his eyes at Goten.
"I hope you had fun today, Bra," Goten whispered to her.
"I always have fun when I'm with you, Goten," Bra stated. She waved good-bye to him.
After the Sons left, Bra went over to her father. "Papa, Goten and I were talking. He said that I have what it takes to be a fighter. Will you train me?" She made sure that Bulma and Trunks had left the room and she spoke softly.
Vegeta looked at her strangely. "I thought you hated everything to do with fighting."
"But I WANT to fight," Bra said. She gave Vegeta her cutest look. "Please, Daddy? Pretty pleeeeeeeeeease?"
Vegeta frowned and put his head down. "Okay. But you can't tell your mother. She doesn't like the idea of you fighting."
"Thanks, Papa!!" Bra said, hugging him tight. Then she scurried off to her room.
--End Part 6: Glimpses of the Past--
--Okay. What do you think? I know it's nothing like any of the other parts I've done before. I know that everything else has basically been written from Bra's point-of-view, but I felt like doing a past episode today and it wouldn't have worked with the way I've been writing. So, sue me. (Um...please don't sue me.)
--Thank you for past reviews. Thank you for reading this chapter. And thank you for putting up with my ridiculousness. Please stick around for future episodes.
--Part 6: Glimpses of the Past--
ChiChi, Goku and Goten arrived at the hospital 10 minutes after Bulma had made the frantic phone call. They all ran inside when they heard Bulma wailing from the parking lot. When they got inside, a wide-eyed Vegeta greeted them by looking at them all. Little nine-year-old Trunks was right behind him.
"I thought the baby wasn't due for another two weeks!!" Vegeta said. He glanced at his son. "HE was here at the right time!!"
"Calm down, Vegeta," ChiChi told him. "It's okay. Sometimes children are born before their due dates. Some even after."
The eight-year-old Goten looked very confused. He looked at Trunks, who looked back at him. They decided that it was best for them to go to the waiting area.
Another yell came from one of the rooms.
"Say, why aren't you in there with her, Vegeta?" Goku asked.
Vegeta's expression became one of irritation. "Are you out of your mind?" he questioned calmly.
Goku smiled. "Well, I was there when my kids were born."
ChiChi frowned. "No, you weren't."
"Are you sure?" Goku asked.
ChiChi just shook her head.
Vegeta folded his arms across his chest.
Krillin burst into the hospital holding six-year-old Marron's hand. "Goku, is Bulma okay? How's the baby?"
"Hi, Krillin! We haven't heard any screaming for a while, so she'd either finished having it or she's killed the doctors who were telling her to push," Goku said.
"Where's 18, Krillin?" ChiChi asked.
Krillin picked up Marron and held her in his arms. "She had some business. I don't think she's coming."
Marron pointed to the waiting area. "Goten!" She giggled wildly.
"Yes, go play with Goten and Trunks," Krillin said. He put the little girl on the floor and she scurried off to the waiting area with her arms straight out to the sides.
As Marron left, the doctor came over to the group of adults. "Good afternoon, all," he greeted cheerily. He looked at the clipboard he was carrying. "I'm guessing that a man named Vegeta is the father." He looked straight at Vegeta. "And she described you perfectly in the delivery room." He laughed stupidly.
Vegeta scowled at the joker. "How are my woman and her baby?"
"Both are fine. You can all come see for yourselves," the doctor replied.
At that, they all stampeded down the hall to the delivery room Bulma was in, including the three youngsters.
Soon after they quietly entered Bulma's room, Gohan and Videl came in. Videl cradled baby Pan in her arms.
Marron, Trunks and Goten stood at the entrance. Marron looked very confused. Goten looked surprised. And Trunks looked pretty angry.
All the adults stood a respectful distance away. Vegeta was the only one bold enough to step forward toward the sleeping mother. He tip-toed quietly closer to her and one of her eyes opened quickly, causing Vegeta to flinch a little.
Bulma opened both her eyes, popped up out of the hospital bed and began to choke Vegeta. It all happened so fast that no one was able to respond. Vegeta's eyes almost bulged out of their sockets. Her strong grip had surprised him.
Suddenly Bulma fell limp and Vegeta caught her before she hit the floor.
"V—Vegeta...," Bulma muttered weakly. "Look at...the baby...."
Vegeta laid her back on the bed and she fell asleep again.
ChiChi, Goku, Krillin, Gohan and Videl all stood flabbergasted.
Vegeta went over to the baby bed and everyone else slowly walked over to look in as well.
The first face the baby woke up to was Vegeta's, which looked rather nervous. Amazingly, she giggled as she looked at him.
Vegeta smirked. "Trunks, come see your little sister."
Trunks frowned and walked over to them. He levitated up and looked in the bed.
The baby stopped giggling when she laid eyes on Trunks. She scowled her tiny little face at him.
Vegeta smiled at this. "Her name is Bra. And it looks like she takes after me.... Except that hair."
Trunks frowned even more, then squinted his eyes at little Bra. He took his place by the door again and Bra went back to giggling with her father.
"I think she likes you, Vegeta," Goku said, looking over into the bed.
Once again, Bra stopped laughing, but this time she gave Goku a very serious look.
"Ha! And as my bloodline should be, she doesn't like you. Go away," Vegeta told him.
Goku did as he said. Krillin came up next and Bra scowled at him. When Gohan came over, she just yawned. Marron came over and Bra squinted her eyes at her. Videl and Pan looked in the bed. When she saw Videl, she just blinked, but when she looked at Pan, she smiled a little. ChiChi looked in and Bra looked surprised at first, then she started to cry. So ChiChi went far off in a corner. Bra cried even when Vegeta looked back in on her.
"Look what you did, woman!" Vegeta said to ChiChi.
Soon Bra had stopped crying and was giggling ecstatically. Everyone looked at the bed and saw Goten looking in. They then saw Bra's little hands reaching to touch Goten, who looked very confused.
"Hello, Bra. I'm Goten," he said cheerfully.
Bra giggled louder and Goten smiled.
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--6 months later--
"Trunks, Goku just brought Goten over," Bulma said through his door.
Trunks opened the door and saw Bulma holding Bra. "Hmph! Tell him I'll be down soon." He closed his door.
"Hm? That's the crankiest 9-year-old I've ever seen," Bulma said. She and Bra went down as the doorbell rang. "Coming!" she called. When she opened the door, Goku stood there smiling.
"Hi!" he greeted. He was holding Goten's hand.
"Goku, Goten, come in. Trunks said he'll be down soon," Bulma told them.
They came in and Goku sat down while Goten stood under Bulma. "Can I hold her?" he asked, referring to Bra.
Bulma thought for a minute. "Sit down first." After Goten took a seat, she cautiously handed her baby to him. "Careful, now."
Goten smiled. "I'll be careful." He took the child into his arms. "Hello, Bra. Remember me?"
Bra burst into wild laughter.
"Hm. She hasn't done that since the last time you were here," Bulma said.
"Yeah. I think she likes you, Goten," Goku stated.
"Wow, you think so?" Goten asked, smiling brightly.
Trunks came downstairs. "Ready to spar, Goten?" Then he saw Goten holding Bra and squinted his eyes at them.
"Look, Trunks! I'm holding Bra!" Goten said.
Bra looked at Trunks and scowled at him.
Trunks scowled back at her.
"Trunks, stop that!" Bulma spoke harshly.
"Mom, she started it!" Trunks whined.
"She's just a baby. She doesn't know any better," Bulma told him. She looked at Goku. "So, where's ChiChi?"
"At home cooking and cleaning, as usual. I should head back before she chews me out for staying so long," Goku said. "Did you get your overnight things out of the car, Goten?"
Goten was playing with Bra and hadn't heard Goku.
"Probably not. I'll bring them in," Goku announced. He went out and brought the things inside. "Bye!"
"Later, Goku," Bulma said. She looked at Goten playing with Bra and smiled.
Trunks folded his arms across his chest and went outside.
"I wish I had a little sister," Goten declared.
"Hm. I wish Trunks felt the same way," Bulma said, staring at Goten and Bra.
--later that night--
Bulma had put Bra to bed almost an hour ago. Trunks and Goten were sitting in Trunks' room. Trunks wasn't saying much, but Goten was talking up a storm, as usual.
"Bra's the greatest baby in the world. She's so cute. I wish I had a little sister. My dad and your mom said that she likes me since she always laughs around me," Goten told Trunks. He smiled. "If she was my sister, I could play with her all day."
"You DID play with her all day!" Trunks said. He lay down on his bed.
"Well, I could play with her everyday then," Goten corrected.
"Ever since she was born, that's all you can talk about. I'm wondering if you come here to visit me or her," Trunks muttered.
"Oh, Trunks. I come to visit you, of course," Goten told him. "She can't stay up late like us." He smiled.
Trunks looked at the ceiling for a while and there was silence. "We didn't even get to spar today...," he finally said. He looked over at Goten and found that he was asleep. "Hmmmmmm...."
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--5 years later--
"Goten!!" Bra shouted in a most excited way. She ran up to him and hugged him around the waist. "I haven't seen you in such a long time."
Goten smiled and put his hand on the girl's head. "It's only been a month. Mom's been making me study real hard and I couldn't come over."
"Are you and my brother fighting today?" Bra asked.
"Most likely."
"I wanna watch!"
Goten looked surprised. "That's odd. You never showed any interest in fighting before. Actually, every time I came to spar with Trunks, you would break down and cry. We could never get anything done."
Bra put her head down. "I could fight if I wanted to."
Trunks came outside and spotted Goten and Bra in the yard talking. "How does she know when he's coming? She beats me out here every time."
Goten pretended to punch at Bra and she dodged it with ease.
"You can do better than that, Goten!" Bra said, giggling.
Goten looked surprised, then punched and kicked at her a little more, all of which Bra dodged, still smiling.
"Hey. Maybe you SHOULD take up fighting. You're pretty fast," Goten informed.
"You think so?" Bra asked.
"Definitely!" Goten said. "I'd love to fight against someone like you!" He smiled.
Trunks stepped up to them. "I don't know if that's such a good idea, Bra."
Goten and Bra spun around to look at him. Bra folded her arms across her chest and looked under at her brother. "You just don't want me to train because you're scared I'll beat you one day."
Trunks yawned. "Listen, shouldn't you be playing with little kids somewhere? You are five. Goten is thirteen. I am fourteen. You're too young to hang around us. Go tell Mom to call up Pan and Marron for you to play with." He shooed her away.
Bra frowned and looked at Goten. He only looked confused and shrugged. So Bra sniffled and ran inside.
Trunks smirked and looked at Goten. "Shall we?" He took his stance.
"How could you think about fighting? You hurt your little sister's feelings!" Goten said, frowning at Trunks.
"She needs to learn to play with kids her own age. And girls too. I don't think it's emotionally healthy for her to hang around with guys all her life," Trunks stated.
Goten raised an eyebrow. "Oh.... I never thought about it that way...." He looked up at the sky.
"TRUNKS!!!" Bulma called from the house. She stomped to the door, holding Bra's hand. "Let her play with you two if she wants to! She doesn't want to play with Marron and Pan!"
Trunks gave his mother a surprised look. "Mooooooooooom!" he whined.
Bra ran out to Goten and he kneeled down to hug her. "Goten!"
"Hi, Bra!" Goten said. "You wanna go for a piggy-back ride?" He turned his back to her.
Bra's eyes lit up. "WOW! I'd like that!" She jumped up and held on tight.
Goten took off flying.
"GOTEN!" Trunks called out. But it was too late. Goten and Bra were out of sight.
Bulma looked surprised. "Oh, my...."
Trunks glared at Bulma. "Hmph. Perfect." He headed inside.
"Well, how was I supposed to know?" Bulma asked. She looked off into the distance.
--somewhere out there--
"There's this great place I wanna show you, Bra. It's so beautiful," Goten said as he flew across deserted lands.
Bra clung to Goten's neck tightly. She squealed with excitement. "I can't wait! Hey, do you think you can teach me to fly too?"
Goten laughed. "Sure! After we get to where we're going."
After some time, they flew to a dense collection of trees in a heavily wooded area. They went between the branches and landed beside a crystal clear pond. In various places surrounding it, patches of different colored flowers grew along with a decently high level of grass. The colors were almost too rich. Like they were a part of a perfectly painted picture.
"Oh, Goten," Bra whispered as if not to disturb the beauty of her surroundings. "It's gorgeous."
Goten smiled at her and put her on the ground. "I told you it would be. I knew you'd like it. We have about the same taste."
Bra frolicked around for a while, and then stared at the fish in the clear pond.
"So, are you ready to learn to fly?" Goten asked, standing beside her.
Bra looked up at him. "Yes, I am."
--around 7:00 pm--
The two had been away a total of about three hours. ChiChi and Goku had come over to lecture Goten about his irresponsible behavior. ChiChi had made it very clear that Goten's punishment was to stay at home until she felt he could visit with Trunks and Bra again.
Bra apologized to Goten for getting him in trouble and Goten just smiled and shrugged it off.
"See you next time, Bra and Trunks," Goten said.
Trunks rolled his eyes at Goten.
"I hope you had fun today, Bra," Goten whispered to her.
"I always have fun when I'm with you, Goten," Bra stated. She waved good-bye to him.
After the Sons left, Bra went over to her father. "Papa, Goten and I were talking. He said that I have what it takes to be a fighter. Will you train me?" She made sure that Bulma and Trunks had left the room and she spoke softly.
Vegeta looked at her strangely. "I thought you hated everything to do with fighting."
"But I WANT to fight," Bra said. She gave Vegeta her cutest look. "Please, Daddy? Pretty pleeeeeeeeeease?"
Vegeta frowned and put his head down. "Okay. But you can't tell your mother. She doesn't like the idea of you fighting."
"Thanks, Papa!!" Bra said, hugging him tight. Then she scurried off to her room.
--End Part 6: Glimpses of the Past--
--Okay. What do you think? I know it's nothing like any of the other parts I've done before. I know that everything else has basically been written from Bra's point-of-view, but I felt like doing a past episode today and it wouldn't have worked with the way I've been writing. So, sue me. (Um...please don't sue me.)
--Thank you for past reviews. Thank you for reading this chapter. And thank you for putting up with my ridiculousness. Please stick around for future episodes.