Disclaimer: I don't own any of this. Do any of you think Akira Toriyama would trade DBZ over for a box of ramen? I also don't own Golem.

I'm apologizing now for what I did to Goku. I swear I was hyper off of umm… Oh yeah, I was hyper off of Tortall. I was reading too much A/G and I went loony, well, loonier than I already am. And Goten is a bit more serious in this chapter so, err… watch out.

Chapter Six:

"I'm glad that you could all come here on such short notice," Bulma said gravely.

Krillin rolled his eyes. "If we hadn't come, Bulma, you would've screeched about it until we were on the doorstep," he said.

Vegeta snorted and looked at the ceiling. Bulma glared at Krillin before she cleared her throat and turned back to the others. Almost everyone was there, with the exception of the missing boys and Tien and Chaozu. She sighed and then focused her mind on the others.

"Now, I know all of you know that Goten is missing, but it seems that last night my son ran away and summoned the dragon. We don't currently know where either of them are but we're hoping to find that out very soon," Bulma stated.

The doorbell rang before she could say more. With a vein popping in her head, Bulma left the room. She came back a few minutes later carrying 10 boxes of large pizzas. She was looking rather ticked off and l glared around the room at them.

"Alright, which one of you ordered the pizza?" Bulma snapped.

Goku sheepishly raised his hand. Bulma gave an exasperated sigh and handed the boxes over to him. Goku dug in eagerly while the others watched for a few moments. Vegeta stared for a couple of seconds before he too squatted down and started to eat. Goku gave a grunt and went on eating. Vegeta grunted back and the others watched as the pizza steadily disappeared until there was only one piece left. Everyone watched waiting to see what would happen. First, Goku reached for it then Vegeta. The two glared at each other for a couple of minutes as if daring the other to grab it. The tension in the air was so thick you could cut with a knife as Goku and Vegeta slowly made fists. They drew them back and shouted…

"Rock, paper, scissors!"

Goku had rock and Vegeta had scissors.

"That's not fair, Kakarrot! Best 2 out of 3!" Vegeta exclaimed.

"No way, Vegeta, I won fair and square. The last piece is mine! Muahahahahahaha," Goku yelled.

Everyone sweat-dropped and stared at Goku. Chi-Chi hung her head and sighed.

"Goku, did you get into the sugar bowl again?" Chi-Chi asked.

Goku grinned and nodded.

"I thought I had Goku-proof lids on those," Chi-Chi muttered absently.

"I blasted the lids off so I could get into the nice yummy, sugary center," Goku said.

An even larger sweat drop appeared on everyone's head.

"Umm, maybe we should get back to business," Bulma said. "Does anyone have suggestions about where the boys are now?"

"Well what invention did they mess with?" Yamcha asked.

"What makes you think they messed with one of my inventions?" Bulma asked.

"Because that's what they always do," Yamcha said.

"True, I did an inventory of all of my projects and only two were missing," Bulma said. "One was my solar powered hair dryer and the mini time watch."

"Oh, that hair dryer was yours?" Yamcha asked.

Bulma sighed and hit her head.

"The mini time watch is a smaller version of the time machine, right?" Piccolo asked.

"Yes, how did you know?" Bulma asked. Everyone sweat-dropped and stared at her. Bulma looked at them confusedly. "What?"

An awkward silence followed until Gohan cleared his throat and attracting everyone's attention. "Do you know what time they went to?" Gohan asked.

Bulma screeched in exasperation. "If I knew, would I be asking you guys if you have any idea where they are?"

Gohan nervously backed away and sat down on the couch next to his mom.

"Maybe you should have some soda or coffee, Bulma, it'll cheer you up right away," Goku said. He was grinning at her before he drank out of a 2-liter bottle of Pepsi.

"No thank you, Goku," Bulma said. "Where'd you get the soda, by the way?"

"I used the Instant Transmission to go into the kitchen and grab it," Goku answered. He then cackled and floated up to the ceiling. After he chugged down what was left of the soda. He then started muttering to himself and coughed a word that sounded oddly like "Golem". Again, large sweat drops appeared on everyone else's heads before they went back to work.

Story break

(Mirai timeline, Mount Paoz, Son house)

"Why did 'kaasan fall over? Was she hungry? Is she going to be alright?" Goten asked.

"Don't worry, Goten she only fainted," Trunks replied. "She'll be alright in a little bit. She was probably just shocked at seeing someone who looks almost exactly like Goku-san."

They were sitting in the living room watching Chi-Chi's still form on the couch. Trunks was sitting on a nearby chair, Goten and Chibi were crouching next to the couch, and Bulma was in the kitchen, finishing off the cooking for Chi-Chi.

"Trunks, come in here and take out the trash for Chi-Chi," Bulma called.

Trunks sighed and got up from his seat. Chibi and Goten watched as he left the room before turning back to watch Chi-Chi.

"So, Goten-kun, what do you think about this time?" Chibi asked.

"It's different from home. The world feels all empty, I don't like it."

"I know what you mean. It kinda feels like I feel after I train with 'tousan."

"Or empty like my stomach when I'm hungry."

Chibi grinned. "Maybe Mirai okaa—"

The young boy was interrupted by a groan form the couch. The tow whipped their heads in the direction of the sound and watched as Chi-Chi regained consciousness. She groaned again and slowly sat up clutching her head. To Goten, it was an almost painful experience. After all, here was a much older version of his mother. Her was had lines he didn't remember being on his mom, her black hair wasn't as thick as it was but was still pulled up into a bun on top of her head. He was nearly overcome by a sudden wave of homesickness. Goten was brought out of his thoughts when his future mother got a good look at him and screeched.

Both boys jumped and cracked their heads on the nearby coffee table.

"O- okaasan," Goten stuttered. He rubbed the back of his head and gave her a small grin. "Konnichi wa(1)."

Chi-Chi looked at him in disbelief. "Goku?" she whispered.

Goten looked confused. "I'm not otousan, I'm Goten."

"Goten?" Chi-Chi looked momentarily stunned. Then she snapped back to normal an instant later. "What do you mean otousan? I'm the only woman Goku's ever been with!"

Goten blinked. He looked to Chibi to see if he understood what was up with his mom, but didn't try because his best friend was trying not to laugh. "What are you talking about, Okaasan? Didn't Bulma-san warn you that I'm your son from the past?"

"What in the name of Kami-sama are you talking about? Do you think I'm stupid?" Chi-Chi screeched. Both boys covered their ears. "There's no way you could come from the future!"

Bulma conveniently walked into the room at that moment. She looked at the befuddled Goten, the silently laughing Chibi, and the hysterical Chi-Chi. Immediately, she somehow understood exactly what happened. Bulma cleared her throat to get their attention. 3 pairs of eyes turned to her. "Well, it looks like you've met Goten," Bulma said.

"What's going on, Bulma? Why is that boy saying he's my son from the past?" Chi-Chi asked.

"Well, it's true. I don't know all the specifics, but from what I could gather Goten was playing with Trunks and then he was transported here. Eventually, Trunks came and joined us as well. And now we're here in your living room having this lovely conversation until we can go eat the delicious food you've made."

Goten and Chibi perked up at the word 'food'. Both scrambled up and ran into the kitchen pushing and shoving their way through. The women watched as the two managed to struggle their way into the kitchen. A small smile appeared on Chi-Chi's face as she watched.

"He's like Goku, isn't he?" Chi-Chi asked.

Bulma grinned at her friend, knowing exactly who she was talking about. "From what I can tell, he is a lot like Goku." Bulma gestured to the kitchen. "Let's go and get something to eat before there's nothing left, shall we?"

TBC-

Again, another short chapter, I'm sorry. But you have to admit, I'm getting okay at updating regularly. Also, sorry for the total lameness of the chapter, but don't worry it'll get better, I hope. Well, until next time. DOUBLE POST! CONTINUE ON! REVIEW RESPONSES ARE ON THAT PAGE!