AN: Hey, it's me again, with another re-post. I just wanted to fix the first chapters before I tried to untangle and post the rest of them, so I might get another chapter out soon. I'll try to get it by the end of the week… Anyway, enjoy!

Chi chi ran from room to room trying to find her ever-elusive husband. What a time for Goku to go off training; he'd been dead for most of Goten's life, and now that his youngest son needed him most, Goku had gone missing. Chi chi worked her way into the kitchen in her search for Goku and found a note hanging from the fridge. Why hadn't she seen it before? That was a tough one. It was probably the fact that her son had gone mysteriously mute. Chi chi pulled the note of the fridge and read carefully through Goku's overzealous freehand. Apparently Goku was off training in the mountains with Gohan; what perfect timing.She ran up the stairs to check on Goten again, when she was sure he would be alright for the moment, she reached for the phone to call Bulma, hoping that she'd have an answer.That's when she turned to hear Goten coming down the stairs, she turned and watched him head for the table. He certainly hadn't lost his appetite.

Goten looked so normal, just sitting at the table eating breakfast. To anyone looking in on him, he would seem like a perfectly normal boy, who hadn't eaten in a week. Chi chi walked over and sat down at the table next to him to eat her own breakfast.

"Goten, honey," Chi chi started, as they were finishing breakfast, "are you sure you feel okay?"

Goten nodded.

"You don't have a sore throat or anything?"

He shook his head.

"Did you notice anything weird last night? Anything that might not have happened normally?"

Goten shook his head.

Chi chi just couldn't see what was wrong, He seemed perfectly normal.

"Alright, then lets go to Capsule Corp and have Bulma look at you."

Goten opened his mouth as if to say something, but shut it afterward, remembering his current condition. His mood dampened slightly.

"You can play with Trunks after." Chi chi said, guessing that that was what Goten was trying to ask. Goten's face lit up and he looked like his old self again. He followed Chi chi out to their gravity car. Maybe Bulma will know what's wrong with me. Goten hoped as he and his mom headed for Capsule Corp.

Bulma thought of various different punishments for Vegeta. She could make him sleep on the couch for a week, but that was too easy. Angrily Bulma ran through other ways to punish Vegeta for blowing up the kitchen robot as she pieced what she could back together. Hearing a yawn, she looked behind her to find Trunks, hair messed and eyes barely open. He shuffled over to the fridge and pulled out the milk, then hunted around for his cereal, and flew up to the cupboard and grabbed a bowl.

"I don't know what to do with your Father, he thinks he can blow up anything that annoys him, I mean look at this robot, and just because it burnt his toast. Trunks could you hand me that wrench over there? I just don't know what'll I do if you inherit his liking for blowing things to bits…'' Bulma ranted. Trunks kept on making his cereal, taking no notice of his mother's rambling.

"Trunks, hand me the wrench." Bulma said.

Trunks continued making his cereal.

"Trunks Briefs, hand me the wrench! What are you, deaf?" Trunks went on with what he was doing not even jumping at Bulma's shouting. Bulma threw her current tool to the ground in rage and stalked over to Trunks, who was standing right next to the wrench she was asking for. She reached out to turn Trunks around and give him a piece of her mind when he turned to put the milk away. Upon seeing his mother he jumped and almost dropped the milk.

"Hi Mom, I didn't know you were in here. What's wrong with the robots, did Dad blow them up again?" he asked.

Bulma was bubbling with rage. Who did he think he was? Ignoring her like that and just pretending that he didn't hear her shouting.

"Go to your room young man, and don't come down until you can behave."

"Mom I can't hear you, what did you day?"

"GO TO YOUR ROOM!!!" Bulma yelled, pointing to the stairs and shaking with rage as her face turned beet red.

Trunks could feel her shouting at him, and he could see her lips moving, but couldn't hear her. What's wrong with me?

Chi chi walked up to the front door of Capsule Corp, wondering about Goten. Several theories came to mind; her favorite being that it was just a bug going around or something. That's when Chi chi heard the yelling. She looked down at Goten, who looked a bit scared. Bulma was just as scary as Chi chi when she got mad. Chi chi raised a fist and knocked on the door,

"Bulma, I was wondering if I could see you for a minute." Chi chi said loudly to the door, "It's important."

The door opened and Bulma appeared, fuming. Behind her Trunks was staring straight ahead with a bowl of cereal in one hand and a half-carton of milk in the other. A small tremble seemed to be working through his body and tears were gathering at the corners of his eyes.

"Chi chi I'm kinda busy at the moment." Bulma said with a sigh.

"It's Goten," Chi chi interrupted, "there's something wrong with him."

Bulma looked down at the little chibi. He looked fine, but she owed Chi chi big time, so reluctantly Bulma stepped back.

"Come on in, I'll deal with Trunks later." She said as she led Goten and Chi chi though Capsule Corp to a little room in the back she used for checkups. Having a PHD, she had decided that it was easier to give her family checkups right at home, than explaining how a 5-yr-old could lift more than most grown men to a doctor.

"Alright, jump up here Goten"

Goten leaped up on the little platform thing and Bulma started examining him.

Trunks stood staring at the spot where his mom had been yelling at him. He was trying to hold back the tears, but they just wouldn't stop. He was incredibly confused, and what scared him the most was that he couldn't hear her yelling. Trunks slowly put the milk back in the fridge and the cereal back in the cupboardAfter he thought about it for a second, it was kind of like living in a movie, after someone hit the mute button He absentmindedly set his soggy cereal on the counter and headed towards the room he had seen his mother take Goten toMaybeGoten was getting checked out for the same reason. If he was, then there was hope for Trunks to get his mother to understand. So Trunks walked slowly toward his mom's office. As he reached for the doorknob the door opened and out came Goten. He closed the door behind him and led Trunks down the hall.

"Goten, what's going on?" Trunks asked. Goten shrugged and started to explain everything that was going on, but when no sound came out he shut his mouth.

"Don't bother, I can't hear anything. Mom was yelling at me a few minutes ago and I couldn't hear her…" Trunks started, but Goten interrupted him by going madly into charades. He pointed to himself and then shook his head, then mouthed some words.

"I don't understand." Said Trunks, "You what?"

Goten repeated the last two motions.

"You no… "

Goten nodded vigorously then repeated the motions again.

"You no speak?"

Goten nodded.

"Why can't you speak?"

Goten shrugged, then turned to look up the hall. Trunks followed his gaze and watched Bulma and Chi chi came out of the office, Chi chi's eyes beat red.

"Goten, I don't know what is wrong with your voice. You are perfectly healthy, but for some reason you voice box just isn't working." Bulma said.

Goten looked over at Trunks. Would it be the same diagnosis for him? Assuming he survived Bulma's wrath long enough to tell he had mysteriously gone deaf.

"As for you young man, you are going to your room right now." Bulma said. She was still fuming over him ignoring her.

"Mom, I have something to tell you." Trunks said.

"I don't want to hear it. You'll be lucky if I don't make you sleep on the couch with…"Bulma started.

"Mom, I can't hear."

Bulma stared at her son for a moment, about to go into another rage when suddenly it clicked. In the kitchen, he hadn't heard her rambling to him, and he hadn't seen her when he came in, so he didn't even know she was there. Suddenly the guilt was pouring in and threatening to overwhelm Bulma. Now she knew how Chi chi must feel. She knelt down and wrapped her son in a hug.

"I'm sorry, I'm so sorry." She cried into Trunks shoulder. "I thought you were just acting like your father to spite me or… or..." Trunks wrapped his arms around his mom, he couldn't hear what she was saying, but he had a good idea.

"It's okay Mom, I'll be fine."

Here's to my 3 reviewers.

sk8er girl: Thank you, but I'm sure your story is better than mine, most are.

dream-come-true: Thank you for all the praise!!! I'll try to read your story if I get a chance.

TrunksGal: My very first reviewer!!! Thanks, and here's the next chapter!!!

Alrighty, I'm not that experienced to Dragon Ball Z so I was wondering if you lovely reviewers could answer a few questions.

1) What to they use for transportation vehicles?

2) How old are Trunks and Goten at the end of the Buu Saga?

3) Any suggestions on where to go next?

Thanks for all the help!

T.K.