"Dragonball AS: Aftermath Saga"

Chapter 6- "Parenthood"

By- Tiny

Trunks threw another fist, barely missing the top of his target's head as the younger fighter slammed a knee into the lavender-haired man's ribcage. Trunks lurched over in pain, but his opponent gave him no time to catch his breath. Reaching a palm into the air, Trunks' younger sparring partner threw a ki blast at the older man, knocking him to the ground in a heap.

"C'mon Trunks!" Goten laughed, crossing his arms over his chest, "I know you're better than this! Or maybe you're getting soft in your old age, huh?"

"SHUT UP!" Trunks growled, tossing a blue energy wave at his best friend, which the younger Saiya-jin easily deflected.

Trunks was most impressed by Goten's progress during their training journey, since now they were so close in power that it was almost impossible for one to beat the other. Almost...

"Rule number one of combat," Goten yelled, "Never let your guard down!"

Trunks flew into the wall for the umpteenth time that day, leaving yet another Saiya-jin sized imprint in the metal. Goten was getting ready to charge the older man again when the door to the training chamber opened, sending both fighters into the ceiling too quickly to react.

"Goten! Trunks!" Bonzar screeched, "Where are you boneheads!?!"

"Right here, man," Goten grumbled, rubbing his head, "Think you could give us more warning next time?"

"Sorry about that, but this is important!" Bonzar sighed, "Gohan wants you two in the infirmary RIGHT NOW!"

"But why would...?" Trunks began, but stopped when it finally dawned on him, "YOU MEAN THAT THEY'RE....RIGHT NOW!?!"

"Yes, they are!" Bonzar growled, "And they want you two there ASAP!!!"

"Say no more!" Goten squealed, teleporting instantly to the infirmary, followed shortly by the other two men.

"WHERE THE HELL ARE THEY!?" Marron screamed, pain shooting through her body, "THEY PROMISED US THEY WOULDN'T MISS THIS AND THEY'RE NOT EVEN HERE!!!"

"We're here!" Goten yelped, appearing right next to Paresu, who promptly grabbed his collar.

"WHAT TOOK YOU SO LONG?!" the brunette screeched, "HERE I AM, GIVING BIRTH TO YOUR CHILD, AND YOU'RE TRAINING!!?!!"

"But baby...."

"NO BUTS! YOU DID THIS TO ME, AND YOU'RE DAMN WELL GOING TO SUFFER ALONG WITH ME!!!!"

Goten gulped, noticing that Trunks and Gohan were no better off than he was, and just grabbed his mate's hand. He tried coaching her to push and breathe, but all that did was agitate her further, so he wisely shut up.

"This is gonna be the death of me, I just know it...."

"What's taking so long in there?" Pan grumbled, "They should've been done by now..."

"I'm sure it's just the normal processes Pan," Yugin shrugged, "After all, labor can sometimes last for hours..."

"It's been hours!" Pan screamed, frightening the teen, "I wanna see my new sibling!"

Just as Pan let loose her scream, she heard a sound that made her squeal in delight, much to the human males discomfort. The sound of a baby crying, it's cries piercing the silent night outside.

"Are they here finally!?!" Pan squealed like a school girl, "Bra! Can I come in now!?!"

"Yes, but try to keep it down," Bra grinned, peeking out the infirmary doors, "The babies might not enjoy that squealing too much."

Pan ignored her friend completely, breaking through the doors of the infirmary and stopping short when she saw the little bundles in each woman's arms. She went to her father and mother first, looking at the small bundle before her with awe.

It was a little boy, his pale blue eyes staring up at Pan with all the innocence and childishness that her grandfather once possessed. His wild black locks of hair were fairly long, falling just under his shoulders, in a fashion greatly resembling the style his father had as a boy. Pan reached out to tickle the little boy when his fuzzy brown tail wrapped around her wrist.

"He's so cute!" Pan beamed, "What did you name him?"

"We decided to name him Medon," Videl smiled, kissing her husband, "That was my grandpa's name and I think he'd like it."

"Well, I certainly do!" Pan giggled, "Welcome to the world, little Medon!"

"Hey, what about us!?!" Goten laughed, acting wounded, "You forget about your new cousin?"

Pan, delighted at that prospect as well, ran over to see Goten's new baby. It was another little boy, one with piercing brown eyes and brown hair that resembled her grandfather, Son Goku's hairstyle. Pan almost cried looking at the little boy, but couldn't do that when he grinned at her and started to reach out.

"Looks like little Goken wants to play!" Paresu smiled, "Why don't you hold him for a little bit Pan?"

Pan smiled, nodding in acceptance of the task of spoiling her new cousin. Goken almost jumped into Pan's open arms and wrapped his tail around her waist in a loving gesture. The quarter Saiya-jin girl couldn't help but giggle, kissing the little boy on the forehead, which seemed to make him happier.

"Look at MY little niece Pan!" Bra beamed, "Isn't she so cute!?!"

"So, Trunks had a girl?" Pan laughed, looking back at Bra, "I always knew he was a sissy!"

"HEY!!!"

"Just kidding Trunks!" Pan giggled, "Let me see her for a second Bra."

Bra grinned in response and turned to face her friend, holding the little baby out before her. She was a delicate combination of the features of both her mother and father, with piercing blue eyes and lavender hair, and the same cuteness that Marron possessed as an infant. Her delicate tail, which was wrapped lovingly around her aunt's wrist was also a pale lavender color, making her the cutest babies there.

"Looks like a new generation of Z fighters has been born!" Ubuu chuckled from outside the door, "They're all so cute!"

"Congratulations guys," Yugin smiled, giving the couples thumbs up, "You guys should be very proud, these children are real strong."

"Well, that may be true," Bonzar laughed, "But I think the mothers are real tired and the fathers might want some time alone with the babies. Get me?"

"Thanks Bonzar," Gohan smiled, plucking his son up from Videl's arms, "Alright everyone, clear out! Me and the guys wanna hold these little tykes before they forget who we are!"

Pan and Bra pouted, trying hard to look wounded, but reluctantly handed over the babies to their respective fathers. The three infants did indeed look tired, as little Goken yawned loudly in his father's arms, and everyone cleared out of the infirmary. The three men stayed behind with their mates for a little while before leaving themselves, allowing the women some time to rest.

"Well Gohan," Goten laughed, "I never thought I'd become an uncle and a dad all in the same day!"

"Me neither, bro," Gohan smiled back, "They're so cute, huh?"

"I'll say!" Trunks grinned, tickling Bikini's belly "Daddy's little girl is a real cutie-pie, aren't you?"

"Daddy's little girl?" Goten chuckled, "Trunks, you're starting to sound like Vegeta!"

"No, dad calls Bra princess!" Trunks retorted, "Which technically Bikini is, so that would mean that she's MY little princess."

The three men laughed at each other, so happy that they couldn't possibly be pulled down from their high place. After a few hours, Videl and the others left the infirmary and went back to their respective bedrooms, followed by their mates. Not wanting to be apart from their children for even one night, the three couples crawled into bed with their children in between them. The evening was perfect and nothing in the world was gonna change that.

Two weeks passed by fairly quickly, with the most eventful thing happening being when Goken had thrown a ki shot at Ubuu. Everyone had been shocked by the move, but thought it was just a further display of how much like his grandfather Goken was. Other than that, everyone had done nothing but train until they felt like their bodies might crack under the pressure of moving.

It was a clear day outside and Ubuu had decided to do some training with his fellow reincarnates, all of them enjoying the fresh air on their sweat soaked bodies. Ubuu was relentless in his attacks, slamming as many hits as he could get into the weaker fighter's bodies. Yugin and Bonzar didn't make it easy for him, though, as the two of them were much faster than Ubuu at base level and could evade a good portion of his attacks.

"I thought you were supposed to be beating us, Ubuu?" Bonzar taunted, throwing a blast at the dark-skinned teen's back, "It seems more like the other way around to me..."

Bonzar's smug speech was cut short by a supercharged fist connecting with the bottom of his jaw. The green-haired teen soared high up into the air, right into his friend Yugin's chest. Ubuu took advantage of the two human's moment of distraction and fired a giant KameHameHa at the two teens, enveloping both of them at once. Not ten seconds later, two resounding thuds against the planet's surface signaled the defeat of the two human teens.

"This isn't fair Ubuu!" Yugin groaned, standing up again, "You're a demon reincarnate, thus more powerful than us, while we're just humans! You have an unfair advantage!"

"Maybe, maybe not," Ubuu shrugged, "You also have to remember that I was trained by Goku and he is a perfectionist when it comes to fighting."

"I don't doubt it," Yugin snarled, remembering all to well how Son Goku fought, "You must've had it hard."

"Nah, he was a really good teacher," Ubuu grinned, "In fact, I..."

Not bothering to finish his sentence, Ubuu turned around towards the mountain range a few hundred miles away. Something was there, something that made the reincarnate feel incredibly uneasy.

"But I thought we had avoided that!" Bonzar choked, following Ubuu's gaze, "What in the seven levels of Hell is it doing here!?!"

"I'm not sure," Yugin almost whispered, his eyes narrowing dangerously, "The point of the matter is that it is here and it's much stronger than we thought."

"Go and gather the others," Ubuu snapped, "They have a lot more on the line here than we do and I get the feeling we're gonna need their help."

Yugin and Bonzar nodded, turning to dart for the ship as fast as they could manage, followed shortly there after by Ubuu. The teenage reincarnate of Kid Buu bore a look of pure anger on his face, not towards the evil energy, but rather directed inward.

"What have I done?"

NEXT TIME: The evil energy has arrived and has nothing more on it's mind than the total destruction of everyone it meets. Is this new threat the big boss or is there some greater evil on the horizon? And more importantly, will our hero's have what it takes to bring this evil down? Find out in the next installment of Dragonball AS!!!!