Tales of Parenthood
Author's Note
Sequel to Coming of Age. Everyone except Goku and Doctor Briefs are alive, but Goku visits. Grand Tour happened and the dragon balls are gone. Ignores Dragon Ball Super.
Pan is 17
Bra is 19
Goten is 30
Trunks is 31
Author's Note: The Time Vision Machine from Coming of age is mentioned in this chapter. All you need to know is that it's like watching the past through a television, but you need the blood of someone who was alive/present at the time of the event you want to see. Bulma invented and Rini and her tinker with it.
Another Author's Note: the story about Bardock and Gine included in this chapter pulls some from Dragon Ball Minus, but doesn't follow it completely. So if you have read Dragon Ball Minus don't hate me. I honestly haven't read it just a few pages posted online.
Disclaimer: I do not own DBZ or any characters or variations of DBZ. I only own my OCs.
Chapter Two: The Future and The Past
It's Christmas time and Bulma is throwing a party over at Capsule Corp. Most of the family and Z fighters had arrived. Trunks, Goten, and Uub were all missing though. Marron and her parents had just arrived. She searched the Capsule Corp compound to find Uub. After giving up her search she went to find Pan and Bra.
"Hi Marron, what's with the face?" Bra asked pulling herself from tickling Henry.
"Uub has been acting strange and now he isn't even here," she responded looking from Bra to Pan. She couldn't help, but be jealous. She was the oldest girl of the group. She should have been the first one married, the first one to have a home, and the first to have a baby. Instead she was in a relationship with a man who apparently couldn't even stand to be in the same room as her. She almost wanted to cry, but her mother had raised her to be stronger than that.
"Marron you okay? You spaced out for a second," Pan asked sat Henry down on his play mat.
"Just wondering if Uub is planning to dump me no big deal…How's Henry been?" she asked changing the subject.
Pan gave a weak smile seeing she wanted to drop the subject. "He's started rolling over and batting at things. He also makes a ton of cooing sounds," giggled Pan watching her son bat at the toys dangling above him.
"Mom says Trunks was the same way cooing all the time. He looks so much like my brother. It almost freaks me out," snickered Bra. Marron laughed as Pan gave Bra a side glare. The sister-in-laws may have been best friends, but Bra still wasn't best with children.
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"Uub she'll love it you just have to be confident," Goten assured Uub as he slapped him on the back.
"Do you really think she'll say yes?" asked Uub staring at the small gold band cradled in a little velvet box.
"Trust me Uub, you make Marron happier than any other guy she's dated that includes me. She will absolutely say yes," Trunks told him with a smirk.
"I hope you're right," Uub gulped closing the ring box and shoving it into his pocket.
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Rini was chatting with Bulma when the three missing men walked in. Goten walked up to her greeting Bluma and hugging his girlfriend.
"So what were you three boys up to?" Rini asked raising an eyebrow.
"Nothing, don't worry about it. Hopefully you'll see before the end of the night," grinned Goten. Rini merely sighed. They were definitely up to something.
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Trunks went to find Pan as soon as he entered the party. He found her talking with Bra and 18 while Henry played on his play mat cooing at the toys dangling above him. A grin had spread across his face until he realized a certain old lecher was on his way over. Master Roshi strolled up to the group of women not noticing that Trunks was near by.
"Hello ladies, how are you?" he asked wiggling his eyebrows. The three women all ignored him. "Wow Pan you lost all that baby weight fast. You look great kept a little weight on but in all the right places," he chuckled eyeing her curves hungrily. Pan balled her fist to strike him, but Trunks had already taken care of the old pervert before she could. Oolong dragged him away shaking his head at the old man's stupid actions.
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The party was in full swing when Uub approached Marron.
"Marron can we talk, alone?" he asked hands in his pockets fidgeting.
Seeing his nervousness, Marron knew he was going to be the big we're through talk. "Uub if you have something to say, say it," Marron told him in a near sneer.
"Oh…okay," Uub stammered and dropped to one knee in the center of the party. Everyone was now staring at the couple. Uub pulled the velvet box from his pocket. "Marron Chestnut, will you marry me?" he asked.
Marron stared shocked. She had never expected Uub to ask her to marry him. Finally the shock wore off, and she answered, "Yes I will"
Everyone clapped and cheered as the couple embraced.
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"So you and Trunks were helping Uub get ready to propose to Marron huh?" Rini asked watching the demisaiyan stuff his face with food.
He swallowed and grinned, "Maybe."
"Bulma helped me with your Christmas gift if you want it?" Rini said waving as small wrapped present. Goten eyes lit up as he grab for the gift. She tried to get it back behind her back, but his saiyan speed helped him to easily snatch it away.
"What is it?" Goten asked as he started to shake it.
"Don't shake it…Why don't you open it up and find out," Rini told him shaking her head at his childish behavior. He quickly ripped off the wrapping paper. Inside he found two glass slides with something dark red on them.
"What is it?" he asked looking more closely at the slides.
"It's your paternal grandparents blood," she said in a soft voice. Goten's smile faded. "How did you get it?" he asked his eyes growing slightly wide at the saiyan blood in his hands.
"Well Bulma did most of the work, all I did was come up with the plan. We got a sample of your blood and Gohan's and pulled all the saiyan genes and separated them by the genealogy," explained Rini.
"So with this we can use Bulma's Time Vision Machine to learn about my saiyan grandparents and saiyan life?" he asked her.
"Yeah, that's what the plan is," she smiled waiting to for his full reaction. Goten pulled Rini into a tight hug and spun her around.
"You are the most amazing girlfriend ever!" he grinned.
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Goten and Rini had finally gotten the time to test the blood and learn about Goten's saiyan grandparents. They headed down to Bulma's lab expecting it to empty, but to their surprise they found Vegeta waiting for them.
"Vegeta what are you doing here?" asked Rini as she sat her purse down and started setting up the timevision machine.
"The woman told me you are going to investigate Kakarot's parents. I am interested in what you'll discover," explained Vegeta.
"Do you know anything about my grandparents?" asked Goten as raised an eyebrow at Vegeta.
"Since I did missions with Raditz, I did meet your grandfather once," coolly answered Vegeta.
"What was he like?" eagerly asked Goten.
"He was a unit leader. My understanding was that he was of the highest-ranking third class saiyans. Most third class saiyans would not have been strong enough to be a unit leader none the less a successful one. If you want a more general description, he was a prideful warrior, and his appearance was identical to your father except for a scar on his face," explained Vegeta.
"I have it all set up. I just need a date to set it for. Vegeta could you help me out on that?" Rini asked Vegeta hopeful that he could be of some help.
"I was six when Planet Vegeta was destroyed, so fifty-five years ago should be enough," Vegeta answered Rini. She immediately went to tying.
"So you never met my grandmother?" Goten asked looking a little disappointed.
"Not to my knowledge, but Raditz was fond of her which is quite rare," muttered Vegeta. "Most saiyan unless of royal blood had little contact with their parents. The lower the class the less likely the child was to have contact since third class saiyans rarely took mates. They merely used each to create more warriors not much else," explained Vegeta.
"So there is a chance my grandparents didn't even like each other or care about each other?" Goten choked out. Vegeta nodded. Rini really hoped that wasn't the case. If it was, what they were about to watch might not be the family moments she was hoping for.
"I set it for fifty-five years ago like you said let's see what we get," Rini pressed the final button and backed away to watch the screen.
* Start Flashback through the TimeVision Machine *
A small woman with dark eyes shaggy black hair was cutting meat in what looked like a market center. She was happily humming a tune and doing her work.
"Gine," a rough voice called. She dropped the knife and immediately jumped up and wrapped her arms around a man that looked just like Goku except for a scar on his left cheek. The woman wrapped her legs around him keeping herself firmly attached to the Goku look alike. Her tail uncurled from her waist and intertwined with his.
"Bardock, I'm so glad you're back safe. I missed you!" she sweetly chirped.
* End Flashback through the TimeVision Machine *
"Aww, they were a couple!" squeaked Rini.
"Their names were Bardock and Gine, and he and dad do look just a like," said Goten with smile. The two then looked at Vegeta expecting him to make a comment on the short scene they had just watch.
Vegeta remained silent seeming to be processing. "I had met the woman before. She was an overly happy woman that loved working. Most people were ashamed to work in such settings because it meant they were too weak to fight, but not her. I was a brat to her when I met her, and she gave me a snack," sighed Vegeta.
Goten looked surprised. Vegeta almost sounded as though he liked Gine.
"Vegeta what was with the tail thing they did?" Rini asked looked at the image paused on the screen.
"It's a sign of affection and endearment between saiyans," answered Vegeta.
"Do you think she was really weak?" asked Goten.
"These one way we can find out!" exclaimed Rini as she walked over to the machine and started typing. "I searched for why she worked at the meat center. Let's see what the machine can come up with," Rini told them taking a seat next to Goten.
* Start Flashback through the TimeVision Machine *
Bardock and four other saiyans were clearing a planet.
"Where's Gine?" demanded Bardock glaring at the other members of his team.
"She went off on her own… again," one of his team members sneered.
Bardock quickly left in search of Gine. Using his scouter he was able to find her relatively fast. She was trapped by some of the planets fighters. Bardock made quick work of them and went to check on Gine.
"Are you insane? Why would you go off on your own? You could have gotten yourself killed," he growled as he helped her to her feet.
"I want to prove that I can fight just like everyone else," she told him with a soft smile. She looked weak as though she might collapse from exhaustion. Bardock turned and leaned over for her to climb on his back. "Bardock I'm fine! I'm perfectly capable of flying back," she told him. He turned raising an eyebrow at her in disbelief. She smiled and threw a few punches at him to prove her strength. None of her attacks landed, and now she was even more tired. She tried to catch her breath. Bardock scoffed and offered her his back again. This time she climbed on with a pout similar to Pan's. The flight back was silent for a bit, then Gine decided to ask her question. "Bardock why do you protect me?" she asked snuggling into his back.
"I am not sure. I feel the need to keep you safe. I assume it is because you're a member of my team and are my responsibility," Bardock answered her.
"Do you hate me?" she asked almost too softly to hear.
"No," he answered with no further explanation. There were no more questions after that Gine had fallen asleep. Bardock arrived back to see the rest of the team. He laid Gine in her open pod.
"Bardock we need to talk," demanded Fasha, the only other female member of Bardock 's team. The other three saiyans stood behind her watching how the conversation would play out.
"I'm listening," Bardock grunted.
"It's about Gine,"
"What about her," he growled back at her.
"You need to remove her from the unit. She's too reckless to be clearing planets, and… She makes you reckless Bardock," Fasha sternly told him.
"How does she make me reckless?" he asked eyeing the rest of his team as well as Fasha.
"Even if it could cost us the mission, more money, or even your life, you choose to protect Gine. She causes you to blindly protect her without thinking," explained Tora, another member off his team.
"I protect her because she's a member of my team," he growled.
"It's more than that Bardock. You have feelings for her, and that's fine. Claim her as your mate, have some little tikes, just don't keep her on this team," Fasha growled back at him.
"Is that what you all think?" growled Bardock looking over the faces of his team as they nodded their agreement.
XXTime skip shown on TimeVision MachineXX
Back on Planet Vegeta, Gine was practicing her sparring when Bardock walked in. "Bardock do we have another mission?" she asked bouncing with excitement.
"No, but I need to speak with you," answered Bardock pulling her to the side. "Gine you will no longer be on my team," he told her in his gruff voice.
"Then whose team will I be on?" she asked disappointment clear in her voice.
"No ones, you'll work on Planet Vegeta instead of being a solider," he coolly answered her.
Her eyes grew wide. "Why… Bardock I can become stronger I promise," she begged.
"You are reckless and endanger the team when you go off on your own,"
"I thought you didn't hate me," she whispered looking toward the floor as a single tear slipped down her cheek.
"Gine, I am doing for your safety. I'll be able to do my job better if I know you're safe," he said putting a finger under her chin causing her to lift her head and meet his gaze.
"Why do you care?" she asked staring at him intently.
"Because I would prefer my mate's safety guaranteed," he snapped. Her eyes grew wider than before. She jumped into his arms. They kissed gaining the attention of others.
* End Flashback through the TimeVision Machine *
"That was so sweet," Rini cooed snuggling into Goten's arms.
"So that wasn't a common occurrence on Planet Vegeta?" asked Goten looking at Vegeta for answers.
"Women were often removed from units for being weak, but it seems your grandmother was removed for her disregard of orders, and the effect she had on Bardock. As I said earlier claiming a mate was rare for third class saiyans, but I suppose in their case it made sense," Vegeta chuckled exiting the room.
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"Gohan you have to see it. Dad and Grandpa Bardock look identical, and Grandma Gine acts just like I think Dad would as a woman. It honestly reminds me of Pan, but it made me realize Pan takes after Mom in the looks department except she's short like Gine," Goten said his voice brimming with excitement as he spoke with his brother.
Gohan looked like he was thinking as he looked at a few picture of Pan that were placed around his living room. "I think your right Pan does look a lot like Mom," smiled Gohan setting down a picture of Pan. "Videl and I will check it out next time we head over to Capsule Corp… By the way your half birthday is coming up in a few months. How do you plan on handling your heat?" asked Gohan raising an eyebrow at his younger brother.
"I'm hoping Rini's scent will set me off, and I'll just spend the week with her," Goten responded with a shrug.
"If it does, will you mark her?"
"Depends how much self control I have. If I can help it, no. I haven't even asked her to marry me yet"
"If her scent doesn't set you off, will you two break up?"
"I don't want to, but I think it would be hard to stay together after that," answered Goten with a sigh. Gohan nodded his understanding.
"What is the plan for your heat if Rini's scent doesn't set you off?"
"She'll call you and Trunks, and it will be a game of trying to keep me under control as best as possible. Bulma rebuilt the chamber, so if worse come to worse, you can shove me in there," explained Goten.
"Sounds like the best plan," agreed Gohan.
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Marron, Bra, Pan, Bulma, Rini, Videl, and 18 were all at Kame House working on wedding details. "I can't believe you're getting married so fast Marron," commented Bra as she curled some ribbon.
"My dream venue had a cancelation, so it's either this weekend or in two years. Plus I got a really good deal on everything since I picked up a cancelation," smiled Marron as she worked on wedding favors.
"Pan where's my grandson today?" asked Bulma grinning at Pan as she drank some wine.
"Trunks is watching him at the house," answered Pan as she and Rini counted out programs.
"It's weird to think about my brother being a dad," said Bra with a giggle. Pan smiled and ignored Bra's comment.
"I don't think it's weird at all. Trunks was always great with you and Pan," laughed Marron.
Videl sighed, "He was a great babysitter." Bulma nodded her agreement.
"So is Uub cool with all the wedding plans?" asked Pan with a light blush on her cheeks.
"He said he's happy as long as I'm happy," grinned Marron.
"That's so sweet," smiled Rini.
"Well what about you Rini, when are you and Goten going to tie the knot?" asked 18 swirling her cup of wine in her hand.
Rini blushed. "I am really surprised he hasn't asked you yet," grumbled Bra.
Rini's blush intensified. "He kinda has," mumbled Rini quietly hoping they wouldn't hear. But with a room full of saiyans and androids there was no chance of that.
"You two are engaged!" Bra practically screamed.
"No! No, I didn't say yes," Rini said trying to calm everyone in the room.
"Why not? I really want you as my aunt Rini," Pan asked looking at her quizzically.
"It wasn't a real proposal," said Rini with a sigh.
"What do you mean it wasn't a real proposal?" asked Videl. All the women had stopped their work to hear Rini's explanation.
"There was no ring," Rini answered.
"A ring matters that much?" asked Bra raising an eyebrow.
"Yes and no. The ring could be from a gumball machine for all I care, but there needs to be a ring. Him having a ring proves he thought things out. If he doesn't have a ring, it could just be a spur of the moment thing, and that leads to divorce," explained Rini. The other women nodded seeing her point.
"Did you tell him to propose with a ring next time?" asked Marron.
"No I want him to figure it out, so don't tell him, okay" Rini told them all eyeing them all to make sure her point was made clear. All the women nodded once again then everyone returned to their tasks.
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The wedding was taking place in a grand ballroom. Many of Marron's friends outside of the Z warriors were there. Bunny was looking after Henry at Capsule Corp since there were so many people at the wedding that were unaware of his existence. Pan and Trunks showed up separately and didn't wear their rings, so no one would realize they were together.
"Pan you okay?" asked Bra as she sat next to Pan at the reception.
"I just feel naked without my ring," answered Pan wrenching her hands uncomfortably. "And women keeping flirting with Trunks," growled Pan as she watched a blonde giggle and try to lean her head on Trunks' shoulder. He gently stepped away to avoid her touch without causing a scene.
"Well you're doing better than Rini," sighed Bra.
"What happened to Rini?" asked Pan tearing her eyes away from Trunks to make eye contact with Bra.
"Paris is here," Bra told her pointing to Paris across the room.
"Marron invited Paris! Wow that's low," Pan said shaking her head.
"No apparently one of Marron's guy friends brought her as his date," explained Bra.
"Wow that sucks," grumbled Pan.
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Goten was stuffing his face at a table with Trunks. Rini had excused herself to the ladies room. Paris wandered over and sat down beside Goten. Goten ignored her while Trunks raised an eyebrow at her odd actions.
"Goten it's been too long," she said seductively as she ran her hand up his leg. Goten flinched making the table jump.
"Paris, shouldn't you be with your date?" he asked glaring at her.
"Oh he's right over there. He's smart, successful, and rich. He's better than you in all ways except one," she purred placing her hand on his leg again.
"Your point?" Goten growled trying to shift away from her touch.
"I was hoping you'd want to fool around. I miss you Goten, and I'm sure you missed me," she said as she leaned in pressing her lips to his neck.
"Actually I haven't really missed you Paris. I have a new girlfriend who I love," Goten told her with a smile.
"I love my man too. This arrangement is strictly sexual Goten," she snapped back at him.
"I'm not interest Paris," he sternly told her.
"Not interested in what?" Rini asked looking at the former couple.
"Honey go find your accountant boyfriend and buzz off," Paris told Rini turning her attention back to Goten.
"Goten," Rini growled in a threatening manor giving Paris a menacing glare.
"Paris this is my girlfriend Rini," Goten told her with a wide smile.
"Oh really?" Paris remarked eyeing Rini up and down.
"Yes really. Now get your ass out of my seat and your hands off my man before I break them off," Rini told her keeping her menacing glare intact.
"Whatever," she commented as she stood. After a few steps, she looked back at Goten and said, "My offer still stands Goten."
Once she was out of earshot, Rini turned to Goten and asked, "what offer?"
"She wants to have an affair with me," he chuckled. Rini didn't seem to think it was funny.
"But you're not interested?" asked Rini looking a little upset.
"No I'm not. I don't cheat it's not my style… Why are you even asking that?" he looked surprised by Rini's question.
"You loved her once, and she's prettier than me," Rini commented in a quiet voice.
"No she's not!" exclaimed Goten. Rini rolled her eyes.
"Goten when we first met the first thing you said to me basically was that I wasn't pretty like the other girls you dated," she responded shaking her head.
"I was an idiot then," Goten told her pulling her close to his side.
"Goten that was only two years ago," she laughed.
"Hey a lot can change in two years just look at Pan and Trunks," he said giving her a trademark Son grin. She smiled giving him a kiss.
Author's Note- Please R&R it means a lot to me.