Walking quickly up the stairs he walked in, his wife hunched over her pillows, clutching them too her as she cried loudly. His feet hit the ground hard in his anger as he walked up to her, gripping her arm hard he pulled her up, sitting her on the bed and standing in front of her, his face still one of anger that she dared not argue with as her arm throbbed slightly from his grip.

"I still want answers Chi! What are the Dragonballs?" His voice was raised and he ignored the crying son that lay scared in his arms. Chichi let her own tears fall, petrified of the man that now stood before her.

"Well!" Slowly she stood and took the wailing Gohan from his father's arms, sitting back down and hugging her small child for comfort as she explained.

"They are seven small crystal balls, orange in colour and with a number of stars in the middle. 1 star through to 7 stars, if you find all seven balls and place them all in the same space you can summon the mighty Shenron. He will then grant you any wish you desire."

Goku's thoughts went to the picture of the shiny orange orbs that lay in the envelope downstairs. So his wife had gathered them and wished for something that had caused him to forget.

"What did you wish for?" His voice was lower now, not angry but curious a hint of sorrow in there.

"I wished that you would become what I had asked of you. You just wouldn't understand how much I needed you to get a job and start acting like a father and husband. Not some warrior that lived in the woods because that had changed, its just you hadn't. I didn't think it would change you or how you thought, I erased your memory so you wouldn't go back to your old life, I thought I would love the new life I wished for. I didn't know you would become a different man but you did and I want my old Goku back. Job or no Job I want him back. He wouldn't shout at me like this or leave Gohan to cry like that. He would comfort me and now when he does come back he's going to hate me." Her crying transformed once again into wails and heartbroken screams as she buried her face in her crying sons chest.

"How do you undo the wish?" His heart felt low, low that a woman he believed loved him had changed him without his consent. That she wouldn't accept the person he was.

"We have to wait until the Dragonballs show themselves again" Sniffing she sighed in sorrow, that was forever away.

"How long will that take?" She didn't answer him, just continued to look sadly at her son as she tried to comfort him.

"Chichi, how long will that take!" His voice was once again raised and immediately she answered him.

"Exactly one year prior to the wish."

"One year! Is there no other way." His voice was loud in surprise now not anger as she looked up at him glaring.

"NO! Sadly Goku there isn't so we'll just have to wait." With this she stood, her cries louder once again as she left the room and placed her tired son in his crib. Sing him a soothing song to ease his confused and sorrowful mind into sleep.

Last night had been long, his eyes were tired and his mind weary as he saw to the patient that stood before him. His smile gone and his happy, friendly attitude vanished as he briefly explained to the patient where to go, what to do and what was wrong. Dr. Shouzi had watched the boy most of the morning, worried as to what it was that was causing him to act this way.

"Mr. Son is everything ok? You don't seem well" The old man placed his small hand onto the taller mans shoulder, the boys hands running over his face in stress as he spoke.

"Argument with the wife last night, things aren't looking too good at home Sir, that's all."

"How bad was it and are things ok now?" His voice was soft and compassionate, his eyes full of wisdom and advice that just yearned to be given.

"Let's just say I found my self sleeping on the couch last night and no goodbye this morning" Sighing the old doctor took a seat on the bed near to Goku's desk.

"Marriages can be troubled sometimes, just like the sea. They can appear to be calm and tranquil but with a click of your fingers it's all dark and dangerous. The thing is Mr. Son you have to be strong and see the problem through to the end, talk to her now as you would before you argued, talk about it calmly and try to stay friends. Now, on a more business related subject Miss. Briefs will be in your company later on this afternoon, I hope she gives you no hassle and please give me a buzz if she does." With that the old man smiled with comfort and left the room.

Sighing Goku returned to his paperwork from earlier, Miss. Briefs would be a welcomed guest this afternoon and it would help that this time he was willing to listen, he knew the truth now and she obviously did too. She could answer his questions and direct him where to go. If they could talk for a while then he might be able to pop into town before home time. He had an extra huge apology he needed to get starting on, as angry as he was at his wife for changing him, he held onto the fact that he had no right to shout at her the way he did.

The description she gave last night of just what she missed of the 'old him' broke into him. Pointing out each of his flaws and what she wished she hadn't changed. The shouting and the comfort part digging in most. Last night he felt she deserved it, every last raised syllable was exactly what she needed as a punishment but after a lonely night of listening to her cry he had changed his mind. Yes, she still deserved a punishment and yes he was still angry and hurt at her for wishing him to become something else but he still loved her and hated himself for hurting her like that.

He just didn't know which path to take: He couldn't leave her it would hurt too much and he had Gohan to think of. He couldn't go about ignoring her for a whole year because that would be even worse, just having her there in front of him and not being able to do or say anything. He could try and talk about it again but he was afraid she wouldn't allow him too after his reaction last night. He could try begging and apologising for his reactions or he could wait for her to beg and apologise for her actions. Or he could just wait for her to calm down before making his move.

It hurt inside to know that even before the wish he was such a bad husband that she would changes him, if she loved him as much as he thought she did then he really must have pushed her to it, really been crap at his title. Sighing he continued with the paperwork that always seemed to lay in front of him, his hand moving slower than it usually did and his head resting in his left hand wearily.

The hours passed and lunchtime came and went, Goku's lunch sitting untouched as he continued to think about his present predicament. With no patients for the rest of the day he knew who it was outside his door, knocking angrily before she entered.

"I thought I would knock, that way you might actually acknowledge me as soon as I enter the room." Laughing he watched her stomp into his office, sitting in his work chair and staring at him, nodding his head he forced a smile and it wasn't too convincing.

Picking up the envelope he handed it back to her, his white coat now hanging sloppily on his door as he took a seat on the bed not far from his desk. Neither spoke, just stared waiting towards their company, Bulma awaiting an apology and Goku awaiting an explanation. Sighing loudly in frustration and sorrow he stood and handed her the machine that he had thrown the day before.

"May I ask what it is, I couldn't figure it out yesterday" Without smiling he addressed her, staring with curious eyes as he awaited her explanation. Bulma's anger fell as for the first time she recognised something of the man that stood before her, those curious eyes never seemed to die when he was a child, always there for her to laugh at for his innocence.

"It's the Dragonball radar. You press this button here and when the balls are ready to show themselves they appear as little orange circles on this grid here. You can zoom in and out; we used it a lot so we could find the Dragonballs easily and quickly." Focusing hard he tried to remember something about it, even if it was small but try as he might nothing came.

Sighing sadly she watched him slump against the pale white wall that stood behind him, her heart low as she beheld a Goku she had never seen before. He never looked this way, he always smiled.

"Do you remember now Goku?"

"No I don't, I don't remember anything but what I've been told." His voice was angry as he played with the sheets that lay upon his bed.

"How did this all happen, you never ever forgot about us Son-kun and we never forgot about you. We were all worried sick to find you like this."

"Chichi wished for this, I guess I wasn't a good husband. It's all backfired on her and now I'll be surprise if we are talking to each other in a year's time. Considering that's how long we have to wait."

"What do you mean she wished for this? How could she do that, you didn't have to marry her but you did. You stuck to your word and you married her and now she is making wishes so that you become something your not. Well if she didn't like you for who you were then maybe you two should have courted before you married instead of jumping straight to the big day." Laughing he watched the young lady in front of him marched around his office angrily, her face red and her eyes narrowed as she cursed and lectured.

"I suppose but there is nothing we can do now is there. We'll have to wait a year before we can do anything so I guess we are all going to have to live with this." Sighing he stood to open his door, expecting her to leave with that comment.

"Lord Kami! He'll do it, he did when you asked him to bring Krillen back to life and if we just explain to him that Piccolo is still a threat then he'll want to help. Yes, that's what we'll do, we'll go to Kami and considering your one of his student then he will probably do it out of kindness." Jumping up Bulma struck a pose of wonder, her hands on her hips and a large proud smile upon her face as she looked at him happy with her idea.

"I knew Kami? Isn't he like a god or something." Eyebrows raised Goku let his shock and curiosity come forward.

"Well not a god he is guardian of the earth but yes you know him. He trained you in martial arts for three years. Ok so here's the plan: on Friday I will meet you here first thing in the morning, I'll explain to Dr. Shouzi and get it all arranged but anyway when we meet here I will take you to Korin's tower and we will go see Kami, then he can reignite the Dragonballs and we can turn you back." Sighing Goku smiled at her, crossing his fingers that this would work.

TBC

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