Disclaimer: Don't own it, never will.

At Kakarot's base, Goten is put into a small cage in a corner of the cave. Kakarot still hasn't fully recovered from his temporary mania, and a new black eye on his adopted son shows he's taking it out on Gohan. However Kakarot pulls himself together enough for his upcoming fight. And Gohan is still trying to figure out a way to get his dad back to normal and a way to get Goten to forgive him.

At breakfast the aroma of cooking fills the cave. Goten is still sniveling, but is sulking in his cage. Gohan prepares the food and is about to bring some to Goten when... "Don't let him have any food, Vegeta."

Gohan objects, "But sir, he's only a little kid!"

Kakarot ponders over it and says, "Fine, let him eat. But only give him a little." Gohan shrugs and throws away a banana and offers it to Goten. But Goten slaps it out of his hands and it falls to the floor.

Goten pouts, "I don't want your stinkin' food." And he turns away from Gohan.

Gohan sighs, "Alright. I'll just leave it here if you're hungry." He thinks, {Poor kid. I bet he feels awful. I basically betrayed him when he needed me most.}

Kakarot seems struck by Goten's pride and starts to develop a liking for his clone. He thinks, {What's wrong with liking my clone? Maybe I can raise him into my own image. Yes, I could live on through him. Hmmm... I need to get to know him better.}

Kakarot walks up to Goten's cage and says, "Hello, I'm Kakarot. What's your name?" Gohan stares at in surprise.

Goten sulks and turns away, "Why do 'you' want to know?"

Kakarot tenses, but he controls his anger, "Look, I just want to be your friend. Here, if I let you out of this cage, will you be my friend?" Goten turns around and nods. "Alright then," Kakarot opens the cage; "you can come out now." Goten steps out warily.

Kakarot says, "Sorry about yesterday. I didn't mean to hurt you."

Gohan scowls, {That's a stinkin' lie.}

But Goten smiles innocently and chirps, "That's okay. It didn't hurt that much."

Kakarot smiles, not a Goku smile, but a half smirk that didn't belong on his face. He asks, "Now what's your name?"

Goten is a little unnerved by Kakarot's smile, but answers, "My name's Goten."

"Goten, eh? That's the stupidest name I ever heard of. It's not worthy enough for MY clone. How about I give you a new name?"

Goten protests, "But I like my-"

Kakarot cuts him off, "I know! It shall be Chibi Kakarot Jr. Isn't that a better name than before?"

Gohan slaps his forehead, {What an ego! He's even worse than Vegeta!}

Goten mumbles, "I guess it's okay. Nobody ever called me anything else besides Goten."

Gohan frowns, "Don't you think that's a mouthful for him? It is a long name."

Kakarot smirks, "You're just jealous because you've only been named after the Saiyan home world, while this little one," he pats Goten's head, "is named after the strongest warrior in the universe."

Gohan thinks, {Yeah, the strongest warrior in the universe who can't even go super saiyan. Can you believe this guy?}

Chibi Kakarot Jr. says, "My name is kinda long. Can't you shorten it a bit?"

Kakarot growls and yells, "No! Your name is Chibi Kakarot Jr. and that's final!" He stomps off to the gravity room to train.

Chibi Kakarot Jr. asks, "What's the matter with him?" Gohan just shrugs.