Well you guys are in luck, I'm in a bored/good mood so I think I'll update! Yay!

Reviews:

Rejhan: (imagines it) ah, Zara's turn to get frozen. He'll be in Canada by the time she snaps out of it and they'll miss the match! And I have got to stop having so much chocolate. Glad you liked it, I just love humiliating my favourite characters, heh.

DBGT Goku: we'll see. Maybe he'll calm down after the match, who knows?

Trugeta: yes, I updated! I'm doing it again too! & I totally agree with you, GT should have had this in it, foolish show. There is a lot of tension and Uub is totally clueless. Poor guy…know idea what he's getting into…

Chico: nice thing to pray about…can I blame you whenever I get bored now? Joke, anyway, glad you liked. Bra still has a long way to go so Pan had to win, so now is what you were waiting for!

Chapter 15: fight for a father's love.

Trunks had lead Zara out to the courtyard behind the waiting area whilst the next match got sorted out. Trunks was finally ready to just come out and say what he wanted to.

"Isn't it Goten's fight with Uub next? He maybe acting like a jerk right now but we kinda have to go watch." Zara was saying. Trunks nodded thoughtfully and came to a halt in the middle of the courtyard. He turned and faced her.

"I know. This is kind of an important match. It's just about what Goten said before…" Trunks started and a smile made it's way across Zara's face.

"Oh yea, that. This I have to hear." She said and Trunks went slightly red.

"What do you mean?"

"Well," she started, " judging the amount of time it took you to snap out of your little stuttering fit, I'd say it was something big."

Trunks turned a slightly darker shade of red and cleared his throat.

"Oh…" he muttered. Zara stared at him expectantly.

"So what was it you wanted to say?"

Trunks cleared his throat once again and gazed straight into her eyes.

"Well, you see, Goten…he may not be to far off-"

"In fact he's right behind you." A new voice interrupted and Trunks let out a groan. Zara raised her brow at Trunks and then turned to Goten.

"What is it Goten? Trunks had something he wanted to tell me." She said with a hint of annoyance in her voice. Goten didn't pay it any attention.

"I want to know why you guys aren't in there. My fights coming up and you two have to watch."

Zara frowned at this and folded her arms across her chest.

"Watch what? You mess with Uub? Think I'll pass." She then turned her back on him. Goten groaned.

"If this is about what I said before then sorry. You know I hate people prying into my business. You guys don't have to get all mushy and express feelings. That's what homes for. Do that later, right now you watch bloody violence." He told them and then began to pull his two friends back to the waiting area. Trunks pulled his arm away.

"Hey! I was actually going to say something important though." He told his friend. Goten stopped and smirked.

"Oh, ok. You can say it in front of me then." He said and stared expectantly at Trunks who went even redder.

"Guess it can wait…" he mumbled and with a triumphant grin, Goten dragged his friends to the waiting area. He wanted everyone to see this…

Uub stared out to the ring as he waited for the announcer to finish his introduction. He had a bad feeling about this match. The words that Zara had said to him kept playing in his head.

Be especially careful in your match against Goten.

"Hey, you ok?" Goku's voice interrupted his thoughts. Uub looked up to his master and flashed a nervous smile.

"Yeah, just a little nervous." He told him, not wanting to seem scared in front of his mentor.

Goku grinned down at Uub.

"Don't worry, it's only Goten-" Goku started but was cut off.

"What is that supposed to mean?" it was Goten. He had just come back and now stood with a fixed glare on his father and with his two friends on either side of him.

"Don't you think I'm capable of beating Uub? Don't you think I could be a threat? Or do you really think that everything is fine?" Goten asked. Goku looked clueless a he stared at his youngest son in surprise. Everyone in the small waiting room now was watching Goku.

"What? I didn't mean any of that, you didn't even let me finish." Goku said and continued to stare at his son. Goten scoffed.

"I know what you meant." Goten said coldly and continued to glare. Gohan quickly got between Goten and his father.

"Hold on Goten, you're not being fair. You didn't let dad finish." He said. Goten didn't stop glaring at his father.

"Aren't I? He hasn't been fair for the past ten years. I think I'm being reasonable." Goten told his brother and silence filled the room as those words sunk in. Goku continued to look confused and concerned at his youngest along with Uub. Gohan frowned at Goten whilst Trunks and Zara couldn't look at anyone, as they didn't want to take sides. Everyone else in the room was focused on the scene.

"Will Goten and Uub please come to the ring? This is the final call!" the announcer called from outside. Goten glanced to the entrance then back at his father and Uub.

"I have a match to win." He said bluntly and then left. Uub looked up at Goku for guidance. Goku motioned for him to go and then turned to the others in the room.

"What was that about?" he asked as Uub hurried out. Zara and Trunks were silent and simply stared at the floor. Gohan growled. He hadn't been able to talk to Goten very often after he got his career and married Videl but he could imagine what his brother was going through.

"He's just not used to it, that's all." Gohan told his father and then stalked off to the corner of the room. He couldn't watch.

Goku watched Gohan and then turned to Zara and Trunks.

"Used to what?" He asked. Zara was the one to look up at him.

"You mean you can't guess?" she asked. Trunks shook his head softly and placed his hand on her waist.

"Come on, we better watch." He told her and then gently pulled her over to the screen. Goku stared at them in confusion and then turned to watch the match as well.

Goten and Uub stood on opposite sides of the ring. Goten's face looked as though it were set in stone as he stared coldly at Uub. Uub held a confused stare as he stuck to a defensive stance and watched the saiyan carefully.

The announcer gave the signal to start and still the two men continued their stare down.

"I'm going to make you regret what you did to my family." Goten said in a low, flat voice that made Uub's expression change to a startled one.

"Wait, what?" he asked but it was too late.

Goten had launched forward with an anger filled battle cry and fazed out of sight. Uub had mere seconds to raise his arms to block the blow to his face but Goten caught him with a blow to the gut. Uub doubled over it and Goten fired a blast that sent the younger man flying into the air. Goten shot up after him, not even giving Uub a second to regain his wits as he attacked.

Uub was battered and beaten and then tossed to the other side of the ring where he finally managed to gain some control. Uub flared out his pink aura as much as possible and stared at Goten who floated further away, still with a stony stare set on Uub. Uub frowned and then powered up as much as he could before Goten went into the attack again.

This time Uub was ready for him as he caught Goten's wrist and elbowed Goten several times in the face and then aimed a kick that was pushed aside. Uub was then hit hard by Goten's fist and as the younger man let go, Goten grabbed Uub's wrist and swung him round before throwing him hard into the ring.

The crowd gasped at Goten's treatment of Uub and up in the stands, his family and friends were in shock.

"What's that kid doing? Is he trying to kill him?" Yamcha asked, wide eyed.

"Well he's going overboard to say the least." Krillen replied. The rest of the group were silent until Chichi shot to her feet.

"What's my baby doing?" she yelled. The group watched her and Bulma tried to pull her back into her seat. Marron couldn't take her eyes off of Goten.

Goten…don't do anything you'll regret…she thought whilst biting her lip.

Uub raised both of his arms above his head as Goten slammed his fists into them. Goten pulled his arms to his side and then shot them into Uub's exposed gut. Uub winced and then shot his knee up to catch Goten in the same spot. Goten grunted and flung his fist at Uub's face but he ducked and returned one of his own that met Goten's.

Fist met fist and knee met knee as they continued attacking with everything they had, Goten out of anger and Uub in defence. Their hands shot forward and grabbed each other as they attempted to push the other back but neither was able to gain any ground. Goten burst into super saiyan mode as he tried to push Uub back and then pulled Uub forward to meet his knee. Uub's nose collided with it, instantly breaking, and Goten then grabbed Uub's collar and dragged him ever higher into the air, driving his fist repeatedly into the younger man's stomach before kicking him back down to the ring below.

Uub just managed to save himself before he collided with the tiled surface and had to quickly swerve to the side as Goten's fist came flying down and ended up planting a large hole into the ring. Goten growled as he pulled his arm out of the concrete and when he looked round for his target, he was met with Uub's foot colliding with his face and sending him flying. Uub followed through with a blast but what he hit was a mere after image.

Uub looked around for any signs of Goten and then felt his presence behind him. Uub looked round and stared straight into Goten's face. Goten stared coldly back.

"It's time we finished this." The young saiyan said coldly. Goten then set his feet shoulders length apart and then powered up. His aura burst out as his hair stood as sharper points and he ascended to level two but he kept going and Uub's eyes widened to the size of saucers, as Goten's hair grew out to his knees still in jagged points.

Uub noticed that this was only the sub level of super saiyan three but he drew little comfort from it. Yes he could handle it but he was running low on energy.

You can heal! A voice seemed to yell in the back of Uub's head and he then felt like smacking himself. He had forgotten about the abilities he had gained from Buu back on Plant.

So he concentrated on the ability he needed and slowly his injuries began to close up and he could feel some strength returning.

It wasn't fast enough. Goten had already reached his peak. The saiyan pushed off of the ground and leapt straight at Uub and started attacking before the younger man could finish healing or even come up with a defence.

Goten hit Uub on either side of the face then re-broke his nose. He then followed through with a high spinning kick that sent Uub flying to the other side of the ring. Goten appeared above Uub on the other side of the ring and fisted him into the tiled surface and carried on pressing the younger man into the tiles. Uub let out a cry of pain and Goten jumped back and stared at his handy work. Uub hadn't even had a chance to raise his power to match Goten's, let alone defend himself. He was now a bloody mess but still conscious and now the young man's dark eyes were staring up at Goten almost fearfully.

Goten watched Uub carefully, absorbing the look, and then raised his palm. Golden energy swirled in front of it, forming a perfectly spherical blast that made Uub's eyes double in size. The blast was pointed at his head.

Goku couldn't believe what he was seeing. Goten wasn't supposed to be that rough. He couldn't understand why Goten was so angry and now his son had gotten carried away.

"Goten! What are you doing? Stop!"

Goten wasn't listening.

"Goten!" this time Trunks was the one yelling. Zara was by his side, ready to stop the blast telekinetically if she had to. Everyone was on edge. Vegeta had nearly stepped away from the wall as he watched Goten and Gohan was still inside hoping his brother wouldn't make the mistake.

Goten added power to the blast. He was completely focused. But then something got through.

Chichi was nervously biting her handkerchief as she watched. She couldn't look away. No one could. They couldn't believe how far Goten would take it.

Marron jumped to her feet as she watched Goten.

"Goten! Don't! It's not worth it!" she yelled at the top of her lungs. Goten turned his head at the sound and stared right at Marron in the audience. His eyes moved over his family and friends in the stands and then moved to the group clustered round the screen in front of the waiting room's entrance.

"Goten?" Marron's voice called again. Goten sighed and allowed his hand to fall to his side, the blast fading. Uub sighed with relief, as did most of the people in the audience. Marron continued to hold her breath as she watched Goten.

Goten cursed himself. Uub continued to watch Goten, not daring to move. Goten looked up and stared directly at Uub before he fazed out of sight and the next thing Uub knew, he had been kicked head first into a wall and he was lying flat on his back on the green grass that surrounded the ring.

Goten stared at Uub and allowed his super saiyan form to slip away, regaining his normal black spiked hair. He then heard footsteps hurrying over to him and Goten looked up to see his father rushing over. Goten hesitated and then took off. He flew over the stands to disappear somewhere further off on the island.

Goku watched his son go and then rushed to Uub's side. Gohan hurried out as well to help where he could.

"Is he alright?" he called. Goku's face was set in stone as he stared at Uub.

"He's ok, he'll just need a senzu bean for those injuries." Goku replied. Uub pushed Goku back as he struggled to get into a sitting position.

"Don't bother, I'll heal myself." He told them and slowly his injuries closed and melted away.

"Guess that guy really does have a lot of issues to work out." Uub joked as he got up and stretched. Gohan stared at Uub; surprised at the boy's new healing abilities, while Goku looked in the direction Goten had gone.

"I guess he does…" he muttered.

Marron had long since left the stands and had run down to the waiting area for the fighters. She made her way straight to Zara and Trunks.

"Where is he? Have you talked to him?" she asked, worry over flowing in her voice. She hadn't seen Goten take off through her hurry to get to him.

"No, he's gone." Trunks answered.

"And we can't go find him since we're up next." Zara added. Marron bit her lip.

"I'll have to go then. I think I know where to find him." She said and then quickly ran out as fast as she could.

"Well that was an…interesting fight. Lets hope that the next one isn't quite as extreme. Can Trunks and Zara please come to the ring?" the announcer called from outside and the two had no choice but to comply.

Marron hurried to the spot where she thought Goten would be and found him straight away. He had gone to the far side of the small island to a spot that had been completely deserted. It was a small square that had once housed most of the stools but they had been taken down, as the owners had wanted to go watch the budokai. Now all that was there were only a stone bench and a fountain in the centre. Goten was sitting on the side of the fountain, watching the water.

"Thought I would find you here." Marron said nervously as she approached. Goten didn't even move.

"I kinda wanted to be alone."

Marron hesitated then took another step forward so that she was standing right behind him.

"You ok?" she asked. Goten was silent for a long moment before answering.

"I guess. It was just…supposed to be easy. I wouldn't give him a chance to power up and then knock him out or something but instead I…"

"…Got carried away? I noticed." Marron finished and sat beside him. Goten stared straight into her calm face and into her bright blue eyes.

"I could have killed him, Mar, but I didn't. Guess that's saying something. I just saw red and was dead set on making him pay but then I heard you yell and…I stopped."

"You stopped because of me? I think just about everyone was yelling at you, not just me." Marron said and Goten smiled slightly.

"Well you're all I heard. I just can't really explain it."

"Maybe not, but you still didn't kill an innocent man. Uub just did what anyone would have all those years ago. He got an offer from an incredible martial artist and took it. He would have been nuts not to take that offer."

Goten looked thoughtful at this.

"So…you're saying this is all dad's fault?" he asked. Marron shook her head lightly.

"Its no one's fault. Goku just doesn't understand I guess. Dad has told me about him and I can kind of see why he wouldn't. He didn't exactly have a family growing up so he doesn't really get why he can't just take off. You'll have to talk to him and work it out," she explained. Goten shifted his stare to his feet.

"I should, but not yet. I can't see him. I don't even know if I can go home right now. He'll be there and I guess I've been kind of a disappointment…" he told her and Marron watched him carefully.

"You are not a disappointment, Goten, and you'll have to see him eventually. But it is best to wait until you calm down. We don't want you seeing red again." Marron joked and made Goten smile.

"True, don't want to do that again any time soon."

The couple shared a smile for a moment, only enjoying each other's company until Marron stood up.

"So what do you say we go watch the tournament?" She asked.

"Nah, it's only Trunks and Zara fighting." Goten replied. Marron tilted her head to the side.

"What do you mean by that?"

"They are not even taking this seriously!" Vegeta yelled in exasperation. And he was right. For the past 20 minutes Zara and Trunks had simply been playing around, no doubt saving the real fight for the next match against Goku.

They were both floating high above the ring; Zara had Trunks in a tight hold with her legs wrapped firmly round him, trapping his arms. Trunks was in super saiyan mode and was struggling to get her off.

"Give it up Trunks, you can't break free." Zara teased. Trunks smirked and relaxed.

"Then maybe I should take it up a notch." He replied and then his aura burst outwards and his hair stood further on end. Zara struggled to keep her hold but his aura eventually won and she was thrown off. Trunks returned to level one and then chased after her falling form.

Zara managed to stop falling easily enough but she then had to quickly start evading Trunks's attacks. He threw punch after punch at her and she weaved through them, getting further away from Trunks the whole time until she was far enough away to fly off. Trunks started throwing blasts at her but Zara used her superior speed to dodge and then, when Trunks had fired enough, all of the blasts stopped moving and floated in the air.

Trunks looked confused until he realised it was Zara doing it and she used her mind to make them all chase him down to the ground. Trunks ended up flying backwards along the tiled surface of the ring with all the blasts colliding with the surface and exploding.

The final blast exploded just as Trunks floated over the edge. Zara appeared through the smoke from above with her fists laced together above her head. She swung them down and Trunks just managed to catch them in time and they both floated there struggling for ground until Zara kneed him in the chest. Trunks cried out in pain and Zara did the same move again and as Trunks's hold weakened she kicked him hard in the side. He was sent flying towards the left hand stands.

Trunks flared his aura out as much as possible and began to slow down but it wasn't enough. He felt his feet touch a bench in the stands just as he stopped.

"I do believe that was a ring out! Zara wins!" the announcer announced and both competitors retreated to the grass.

"Good match." Zara commented as Trunks walked over to her.

"Same back at you. You've gotten faster." Trunks replied.

"And you got stronger. Think you bruised a rib." Zara added, rubbing her side. Trunks laughed.

"After that? Guess you're not up for a rematch then." He joked. Zara laughed.

"Very funny." She said with a quick roll of the eyes.

"Thought so. So I'll see you in the GR when we get home. Have a big rematch."

"Hmm, me you and heavy gravity. It's a date." She said and then walked into the waiting area. Trunks froze.

"Think I have a better idea…" he muttered and followed her in just as the next match was about to get underway.

A/N: leaving it there. So what did you think? Probably should have had Uub put up more of a fight but he was against one of Goku's kids that wasn't under mind control. He didn't want to go overboard. After all, Goten was doing that enough for the both of them.

Ok, so it shouldn't be too hard to work out where I'm going from here. Next chapter we have Goten avoiding Goku and the fights from Goku's first to his second. That'll be up next week so look out for it! Ja'ne!