Disclaimer: I do not own Dragonball Z, nor do I own any of the characters.
The palace doors burst open as Goku, Vegeta, and Bulma stormed into the main hallway. Two guards held out their spears and pointed them at Goku and Vegeta.
"Halt! You two are forbidden to enter these lands. Leave now before you are executed!"
"Move…now," Goku said through clenched teeth.
"They're with me, guards. Stand down."
"Yes, Lieutenant."
Bulma walked ahead of the boys, who were staring at Bulma with surprise. One question was flowing through their heads.
"Lieutenant? Since when did you move up to Lieutenant?" asked Goku.
"Not too long ago."
"So, they replaced Chi Chi's rank?"
"Nope. They said that when she returns, she's moving up to Commander."
Bulma pushed the doors open to the throne room, only to find it empty.
"Selena! We need to talk!" yelled Goku, too impatient to go up to her room.
A soft white light formed in front of the throne. The light started to condense as Selena emerged from the light. She was dressed in her silk nightgown with an open robe overtop. Her eyes were still have closed, showing that she had just been woken up.
"What can I help you three with?"
"Selena, we found Chi Chi. we know where she is," said Bulma.
"But…how?"
"She came to me. She's being held prisoner in the demon world," said Goku.
"The demon world? How did she end up there?"
"We don't know," said Vegeta.
"Selena, please, let us go," said Goku.
"I can't. Not yet."
"Why not!"
"Daddy?"
Everyone turned towards the doorway behind the throne. There stood Gohan, rubbing the sleep away from his eyes. Goku's face softened as his body became less tense. Goku slowly walked up to him and gently picked him up.
"Hey, what'cha doin' up, little man?"
"I head you guys talking. What's wrong, daddy?"
"Nothing. Don't you fret your little head."
"Goku."
Goku looked over at Selena who was now sitting on her throne with her head resting on the back of her hands.
"The reason why we cannot get her now is because there is no one left that can open the door to the demon realm."
"No one left?"
"No one that I know of. Chi Chi was the only other person that we knew of."
"Does it require magic to open it?" asked Bulma.
"Yes. It uses an odd, ancient magic."
"Can't we teach it to anyone?"
"It'll take too much time and most people are destroyed because their bodies can't handle the magic."
"How can you tell if someone knows that magic?"
"I don't know. People display this power in different ways."
"AACHOO!"
A burst of black flames emerged from Gohan's body as he let out a violent sneeze. Everyone looked at the young boy, who was wiping his nose with the back of his sleeve. Gohan stopped and looked up at everyone with a confused look.
"What did I do?"
