Orange Star High School - The Legacy Continues...
Chapter 21 - Goten Loses It
"This 'crater' in the ground is one of the largest in the United States."
"The Grand Canyon," Goten mumbled to himself as he reached over for another handful of popcorn. Sighing, he slouched back on the couch.
"What is the moon?"
"No I'm sorry, the correct answer was, the Grand Canyon."
Goten rolled his eyes and switched the channel quickly, "How stupid could you be?" He muttered.
Meanwhile, unknowingly to him, ChiChi watched her son in awe from the next room, taking in close observation of his unusual genius and not to mention, laziness. It seemed ever since he had arrived home that Friday, he had been in a bad mood. And there was no explaining it either. Oh sure, she had tried making conversation with her son, but to no avail. Only a short mumble or, 'uh-huh', and that was it.
ChiChi wrinkled her brow as she inspected her son further. He was now changing the channel to the Discovery Channel. Yep, something was definitely wrong with him.
"Hey ChiChi!" a perky voice spoke up from behind her.
ChiChi nearly loss her balance but regained it and quickly whipped around to hit the unsuspecting person on the side of the head, "Be quiet!"
"B-bu, what did you do that for?" the voice whined, now rubbing the spot in which had been hit.
ChiChi turned around to face the person behind her, "Goku, do you not see our son sitting there moping?"
Goku made an attempt to turn his head and peer into the small family room but was stopped by ChiChi's firm grip on his shoulder.
"Don't go in there, I just want to make some observations," She hissed in a low voice.
Goku found himself laughing, "But ChiChi, he probably just had a bad day or something. I'm sure it's nothing to-"
"Of course it's something to worry about!" ChiChi yelled loudly before she had a chance to think. Quickly, she covered her mouth.
Goten turned around, looking at his parents, then turning his attention back to the television set, "Do you guys mind? I'm sulking."
ChiChi turned back to Goku, shaking him roughly, "You see! Now just where did he learn the word sulk!"
"M-maybe he h-heard Gohan s-say it," Goku replied, his words coming out shakily due to ChiChi's constant shaking.
ChiChi immediately released Goku, his eyes spinning various ways, then rushed over to her son, placing a hand to his head.
"Are you sick?" she asked.
Goten continued looking at the TV blankly. "No."
ChiChi began making her way into the kitchen, not listening to a word her son was saying, "I bet that's it isn't it? Well I'll just fix some nice hot soup for you!"
"ChiChi, I'm sure that's not it," Goku replied, finally have recovered from the constant spinning.
However, ChiChi, who wasn't exactly paying any attention to her husband at the moment, rushed by Goku in a hurry, almost knocking him down in her frenzy.
"Where's all the soup!" She yelled in the kitchen, throwing several pots and pans throughout the small kichen.
Goku narrowly missed being hit but a frying pan as he entered the kitchen, "Hey ChiChi, -ah!" He ducked as a pot came flying through the air, "I think Goten's just- woah, hey!" Goku went diving for the floor as two heavy pots, a can of vegetables, and one pair of oven mits came flying toward him. He covered his head as if he was at war and slowly made his way out of the kitchen.
He sighed with relief as he slid against a wall outside of the kitchen. "That was a close one."
Goten shook his head as he flipped the channel on the television once again, "Your constant escapades and mom's compulsion of worrying are really getting decrepit."
Goku scratched his head in confusion, "Huh?"
"Commiserable," Goten replied.
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"Pan! Time for dinner!" Videl called from the doorway of the kitchen. "Pan!"
Gohan quickly finished up his notes and shut his book close, heading into the kitchen. "Hey, need any help?"
Videl smiled sweetly as she faced her husband, "Thanks dear, but no. You'll just eat everything like you did last time."
Gohan's smile quickly faltered and he gloomly took a seat at the table. "I thought you liked it when I helped."
"Yes," Videl replied, wiping her hand on a drying cloth, "But not when you eat everything I've prepared before we've even had a chance to sit!"
Gohan chuckled nervously, "Uh...what can I say?"
Playfully hitting him with her drying cloth, Videl took a seat at the table. "I don't know but where is Pan? I've been calling her for five minutes! I know she can hear me."
Gohan shrugged as he began filling his plate, "Knowing Pan, she's probably not even in the house."
Suddenly, silence filled the Son house and Videl turned to her husband.
Gohan instantly put his hands up, shaking them, "No, no, I mean, of course she's here in the house." He grinned nervously, "I was just kidding!"
However, Videl stood up, throwing her cloth down, "This is Pan we're talking about. Our daughter, of course she's not in the house." Sighing, Videl sat back down with a thump. "This is what I get I guess," She muttered, scooping some food onto her plate, "I used to sneak out all the time when I was her age."
"You did?" Gohan asked.
Videl cocked an eyebrow, "What, you didn't know?" She smirked, "I wasn't exactly an angel."
Gohan's surprised left him and he laughed, "Yeah, I guess so!"
Videl's smirk disappeared, "What's -that- supposed to mean!"
"Uh...I love you?"
"Love this!" Videl replied, hitting Gohan with her cloth once again.
Gohan winced in responce, although the cloth hadn't hurt him the least bit. "Hey, that almost hurt," He teased.
"Really? Maybe I should try again," Videl laughed, starting for her husband who had bolted from his seat and was now exiting the kitchen.
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Meanwhile, miles away from her own house, Pan sighed as she landed safely in the side yard of the Capsule Corp house.
The yard was dimmly lit and various outdoor decorations sat around the green grass. Pan nearly missed stepping on one of the decorations as she attempted to move around the tight space.
"Don't they have gardeners to arrange this stuff?" She muttered to herself as she made her way around to the front of the house.
Finally, after several near run in's with lawn nomes, the partical saiyan made her way to the front enterance of the Capsule Corp. However, to her surprise, the front enterance was locked, the front loby, usually lit up and bright, now dim and dark, no signs of anyone inside.
"Oh come on!" Pan hissed angerily, looking at her watch, "Eight-thirty, guess it is a bit late..." She crossed her arms, trying to decide what to do next when a bright light coming from near by interrupted her thoughts.
Squenting into the distance, Pan tried to make out where the light was coming from then gasped with glee as she realized where the light had originated from.
Trying to contain herself from running, Pan rushed over to the light just as it faded away and the sound of a door closing came into earshot.
"Vegeta!"
Vegeta turned around in slight surprise, although he didn't show it, then turned back around, continuing the process of switching off his gravity room. "What are you doing here?" He asked.
"Well I was trying to get inside the Capsule Corp but I see everyone goes to bed early around here," Pan responded.
"No, we just don't like annoying people coming around bugging us at night," Vegeta answered, now starting for the entrance of the Capsule Corp.
Pan crossed her arms in anger as she followed Vegeta, "Is that supposed to be some kind of hint?"
"Maybe," the saiyan prince answered, pulling out an activation card and swiping it through a slot in the Capsule Corp door. Seconds later, the doors opened and he stepped inside, Pan following close behind.
"Well I'm not leaving."
Vegeta made no attempt to reply but kept walking until he reached the kitchen, "Trunks is upstairs in his room. I'm guessing that's why you're here."
Pan's mouth dropped, "But how did you-"
"Any moron besides Kakarot could have figured it out. Now go."
Not wanting to defy Vegeta, or be crept out again, Pan hurried out of the kitchen and went the familiar route upstairs and to Trunks' room.
The room was in a separate part of the house and almost seemed to be a whole new house in general. But it wasn't a surprise, considering his mother was the wealthiest person in the whole city.
Pan raised her hand to knock at the door then stopped as she began thinking. Did she dare? Her arm lowered.
Looking behind her, Pan sighed then raised her arm once again. To her surprise, it was shaking.
"I could just turn back now," she spoke to herself, "Or I could just get it over with."
Exhaling a deep breath, Pan closed her eyes, and knocked on the door.
Author's Notes: Alright, and there's the next chapter! Hope you enjoyed it! Thanks so much for the reviews as well, I really appreciate it!