(This is a Dragon Ball story all rights belong to Akira toriyama. It takes place in the days after the tournament of power in Dragon Ball super. some characters might be slightly out of character, but only for comedic purposes, and because it's been a while. but this is a less serious one for me.)

We find ourselves at the Son family home, it had been 3 days since the great tournament of power against 8 universes for survival. 3 days since the Father and Son fought for the survival of not only their universe, but also for everyone they cared for. The mighty Son Goku and his son, Son Gohan. as well as their families as they try to continue to settle after such a chaotic 48 minutes that decided the Fate of the multiverse, little did Gohan know that in the days ahead, he would learn something that would make him even more rattled than a battle for survival.

you suck at the table is he dug into his meal, content as ever in the joys that he can spend with the people he cares about, to his side his beautiful wife sits as she tries to feed their daughter next to them, she was now old enough for him to get to see her play airplane with a spoon. hopefully he won't be playing airplane with her later. he tries to eat slow and polite even though he's terribly hungry, but he tries so his daughter won't pick up his bad habits as he did his father's. His father still eats like a wild man, one thing about him that will probably never change. a little annoyed that his mother never gets on his father about his eating habits when she'd often get on to him, but whatever she tried to he just smile and she just blush and turn away. but he's grown beyond that now and he appreciates the familiarity, he's just thankful that everything is still together. does he watches his little brother try to out eat his father, he still has a few years to catch up with him even though he doesn't seem to catch any inches lately. but he suddenly feels a gentle hand on his shoulder*

"How is is it Gohan? you haven't said much I hope I'm not losing my touch."

he sees his mother staring at him smiling waiting for approval*

"It's as good as ever mom, I just don't feel too much like talking right now, with everything that happened lately it's just nice to be quiet."

"I guess that's understandable, I can't tell you how nice it is to have at least a little quiet, even your father's been quiet lately one of the few times he's actually been satisfied and worn out, I guess that must have been some fight you guys had."

he thinks back to the climactic site that decided everything, he fought as hard as he could and better than most across many universes but even in the end he still found himself waiting in the stands and praying for his father to pull off another miracle and speed witness before. but he doesn't want to worry her by letting her know how close it actually was.*

"oh it was no big deal, dad just had a lot of fun. it was pretty fun for me too maybe next time Goten can come..."

he stays quiet for a moment, afraid his mother is going to scorn him slightly, he knows his brother's been having troubles with his studies lately, and being determined as ever she's making sure he doesn't fall behind. so he braces*

"I guess that might be nice, I wish you guys had actually told me about this I was wondering where you guys were, I mean maybe I could have come along. oh are you done already let me get you another plate."

now just staring in shock cuz she carries it away, wasn't the reaction he was expecting. he's noticed lately she's been a bit more chipper than usual, makes him Wonder did something happen over the weekend? but it's not too unusual like when he learned that she was training Goten when he was studying. she's changed some over the years especially since father came home, she's always been a lot calmer since then but occasionally she still whips up with her fierce fiery heart. but he knows she just cares, really pushes it to the back of his mind and moves on*

"well we would have invited your mom but only the contestants were allowed, as well as their gods and destroyers. so they probably wouldn't let you come anyway. ouch..."

he suddenly feels a flick on his forehead, grabbing it he looks around and then sees a very hard dried up pee, one that had probably missed the pot and dried in the heat of the flame, does he looks up he sees her some pointing backwards with little glare from her. yeah so she's his father just grinning from the side, he thinks in the moment did she just flick that so hard to actually hurt him? then he looks up as she speaks*

"what, you don't think I can't fight anymore? I'll have you know I didn't always used to just be in the house... you know never mind sorry for that honey"

now that had him curious, he hasn't heard her talk about fighting in years, much less he's never heard her talk about fighting like that. he was even surprised when her friend bulma toldhim have she had competed in the 23rd tournament after their victory against boo. and then notices Goku just leaning back with a grin*

"yeah you tell him babe, remember what I tried to teach you son never judge any opponent by their, appearance."

Goku cleanses his hands behind his head leaning over looking at back over his chair upside down, giving his wife his goofy smile and she simply Puffs out her cheeks trying to keep from laughing turning red and turning back to the stove, she then returns with plates for everybody and sits down next to Goku and continues to eat along with everyone else. Gohan himself keeps wondering he hasn't seen his parents like this since... then it hits him as he wonders maybe he should bring someone else along with him home tonight. but still her behavior baffles him, even his father does too, this father hasn't quite acted the same over the last few days either he just figured he was exhausted but his demeanor just seems to change, it's like he's just talking and no longer just saying things. he doesn't hear him laugh as much he just sees him with a proud smile from time to time. but he believes he's over analyzing so he just pushed his side again*

"yeah sure, trust me though mom there were some very tough guys there guys even dad couldn't handle by himself. there was this one guy that even the gods were impressed by it took everybody to take him down even that... other friend of ours we met."

she just smiles with squinted eyes*

"I know all about that your father won't shut up about it, I'm sure I could have tagged him with him. isn't that right Goku?"

he just chuckles and nods he's not going to argue with anybody right now, he wants to see if anybody else gets yelled at today.*

"yeah sure Mom, I'm sure you could have beat them all by yourself I had to get some of my strength from the other side."

little bit of ego of himself wounded, annoyed that is mortal mother is trying to compare herself to him. as he tries to be snarky without being insulting*

"but you know I'll tell them all about you next time, talk about how you took on Majin Buu"

suddenly feeling another jolt of pain this time in his knee, this time though coming from his own wife. her not liking him being snarky to her. is she also points at her watch.*

"well thank you Chichi for having us and you Goku, but I think it is time for us to get going. you do have a lot of work to do don't you Gohan?"

he does think back rubbing his knee, he has ignored some of his work in the last few days trying to just relax after all the stress, and thinking this is the best time to bail out now before things really start flying*

"yes I guess you're right dear, thank you Mom, Dad, it was as good as always, I guess we'll be going now, oh Dad please don't start anymore tournaments without telling me though next time."

Goku gets a bit of a pouty lip, everybody keeps rubbing that in on him, it isn't like he knew that the losers would get erased. even the other gods who known Zeno longer than him didn't see it coming, how is he supposed to know, but turns out he saved everybody again, everything worked out. he may not show it, but even he has some pride, is he just shoots back*

"no promises, just as long as you don't jump out of the ring so soon"

he waves him off Gohan just seriously adjust his glasses, it is true he did kind of bail soon. but even he didn't realize how powerful jiren actually was, if he know he would have just let frieza take the fall, although who knows how things would have turned out so it isn't like he regrets it, but it's still a little sore.*

"no promises old man, but let's just both try harder okay?"

"that we can agree on"

"father and son trying to out with each other it's so precious now please leave"

she was in a hurry as she quickly grabs all the plates and throws them in the sink, well my head gotten her a dishwasher after they rebuilt the house but she still refuses to use it. he's still slightly surprised again normally she drags out these things for him to leave he's never seen her just... then he remembers again and understands maybe why. he thinks to himself, has he been outside the door as Videl is getting into their helicopter that she kept from her old vigilante days buckling in their little girl. he then talks to his dad outside.*

"hey Dad, would you like need us to watch after Goten? at least for the night"

he's a little embarrassed but this isn't the first time*

"why would you want to, oooooh. I know what you mean, don't worry you don't have to. that's already taken care of."

little surprise*

"what do you mean by that?"

"well your little brother liked being a park ranger apparently so much that he wants to study with 17 some more. maybe he wants to be a ranger too, tell your mother this but I don't think he wants to be a scholar like you. he doesn't seem to like to study as much as you, even she started a lit up a little, although she's going to be damned if he doesn't make it through college though. it's always still got a few more years of those, although he's got quite the potential, and not just for the books."

he looks up with his hands folded behind his head with a proud smile, he's proud of both of his sons. hello ways respect Gohan for being a scholar and a warrior, buddy can't help but be a little excited that his second son might want to take more after him.*

"well if he still wants to get strong when he's older, I'll be here for him, maybe Goten can take my place someday"

that causes Gohan to get a little nervous*

"what do you mean by take your place dad, are you aaa."

Goku just bust out laughing*

"no I'm not dying or anything, you worry too much, although I can't blame you you did have a pretty rough upbringing. I'll always want to fight and I'll always want to train you know that better than anyone, but I'm not always going to be able to win those battles someday even I'll be too old to fight. and I'll need somebody to take my place, maybe your brother can be that, unless you want the job"

leaning over giving him a smug look*

"well we'll see about that Dad, I'll always try to protect this place and everybody we care about, I'm just afraid I'll never be like you."

he found a little, sometimes he gets guilty on himself with all the potential that he had and yet he still had to be saved even just now, only to feel a hand on his shoulder*

"I never intended you to be me, I intended you to be you. I'll admit even I made that mistake once, I even foolishly stayed away when I should have been here, I'm sorry again that I wasn't here for a good chunk of your life. I'm especially mad that I missed the first seven years of his life, but I got to make it up somehow. but you be who you are, but you better protect what you have. and I don't expect anything from him either, you might look like a little me but I don't want him to beat me I don't want him to make them the same mistakes I did. I don't want you to make them either I want you both to do better than I did, especially don't want you having your wife go to bed without you for 7 years, that's what I regretted the most. she's done so much for me and I haven't really given her too much back, she was that girl that found me in the wild and brought me into society. was she the one for me, was she my soulmate. I don't know those books always sounded cheesy, but I don't intend on finding out any other alternative. all I know is I wish I didn't have it any other way, except that I wasn't gone, and sometimes I still let that blood of mine draw me away. but only because I know she'll be here when I come back."

staring at his father almost falling over from those words, he just has to ask*

"dad are you feeling all right you sound a bit, I don't know, are you sure you're not dying?"

"what I just been reading lately, are you surprised that I can read, maybe I am starting to sound a bit odd, it's just because I felt odd. but you know what that's enough you get going. somebody over there starting to get angry too."

he just takes it all in and notices the same so he decides to put it over there as they climb inside of it, taking their time to buckle up and check the dials in the power as they slowly lift off the ground, then waving as they rise his parents and little brother waving them off as well. as he flies off into the distance wondering.*

"Videl did they seem different to you?"

"what was that gohan?"

he thinks for a moment realizing how blunt and out of nowhere that was as he tries to reform his question*

"my folks did they seem different to you tonight? my mom seemed to be a bit, I don't know, energetic, and my dad he just was talking kind of deep, I hope things are all right."

she kind of thinks for a moment maybe they were although she didn't really hear Goku's lecture. but she thinks she might know why*

"well your mother has been saying a lot of things lately to me, I'm kind of wondering if maybe you're going to get another one"

she playfully jabs him, but he thinks to himself another what? she can see that he doesn't get it when he asks or what she's talking about*

"you know sometimes you're just like your father, I'm just wondering if maybe, well just maybe if the two of them might be getting you a another brother or sister if they don't have one already"

just causes Gohan to just seize up staring at her not realizing that he's kind of got the joystick pointing down, him just contemplating that idea it never crossed his mind as Videl grabs onto the stick pulling them up before they hit the ground.*

"you know maybe I should fly the rest of the way, can't believe that actually gets you"

everything's just going off like a light bulb in his head*

"you seriously thinking maybe my mom might be, or they might be planning? come on aren't they too old for that?"

she looks at him kind of disappointed he's too shocked to think straight apparently*

"don't you remember last week Miss Bulma and Vegeta had one, they're even older than your folks are. in fact that might be what got it in their heads, I know a lot of women often think about that after a child is born. not that I've ever told you this but your mother did seriously consider it after pan was born, but she convinced herself she was too old for it, but now that Bulmas had one, she might be reconsidering. she was talking to me the other day how much she never realized how nice it would be to have a little girl. maybe we should have another one "

that very word causes him to just go slightly dark in color and blue across his face, he hasn't even gotten used to this one and he wants another one? at least he's not thinking about his parents at the moment*

"oh that would be so great honey too bad I'm so busy at the office and you know maybe 10 years or so, oh look over there look at the prettiest city is, oh no look at that there's a... a. . a bird!"

she just begins to giggle*

"well that's got your mind off of that matter didn't it, don't worry, we're still young we don't have to have one now. although I do hope we have one or two more in the future don't you?"

"well I guess so I didn't really picture us just being a family of three, just just please let's not talk about that tonight. I really do have a lot of work to do that's piled up and I don't want to be too distracted okay honey."

"oh that's fine with me"

she then pecks him on the cheek with her warm lips, his blue face then turning red. but he comes down and smiles. after about another 30 minutes they finally land outside their large house on their little helipad. after taking all the leftovers they were given in and settling things down putting pan off to bed Gohan notices something as he begins to take his coat off*

"oh man I forgot my wallet, dang I guess I'm going to have to go back"

"honey it's already 9:00 can't you just get it later?"

"I don't want to go bug them right now either, but that's got my license and I need that to drive to campus tomorrow. don't worry I'll just fly there myself it'll only take me a 10, 15 minutes tops. I'll be back before you know it you just go to bed yourself if you're tired."

she nods and hugs him as he rockets off into the night, taking off his good clothes and putting on a simple black tank top and white spandex pants that won't get ruined in the wind. feeling the wind against his shoulders feels so nice, he misses being able to fly around wherever he wants from time to time having to be inside those stuffy vehicles, not realizing though that he's about to come across something that's going to change his whole perspective.*