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 24
Bra is 26/27
Goten is 37/38
Trunks is 38/39
Henry is 7/8
Cora is 3/4
Maddox is 5/6
Litta 14 months – 26 months
Cami is 13 months- 25 months
Disclaimer: I do not own DBZ or any characters or variations of DBZ. I only own my OCs.
Chapter Twenty-Three: Family Time
"Videl, you look great," complimented Bra as she walked through Capsule Corp.
"Thanks, I sure feel younger. It's a ton easier to keep up with Henry and Cora.
"Speaking of Cora doesn't she have a soccer game today?" asked Bra checking the date on her phone.
"Actually no, Cora was kicked off the team after sending a little boy to the hospital," Videl explained shaking her head.
Bulma walked in at that point. "Mom how could you not tell me Cora got kicked out of soccer!" yelled Bra.
"Oh I thought I told you," shrugged Bulma while her daughter continued to overreact. "Videl you ready to go?"
"Sure, Bra don't worry. Cora didn't get into any extra trouble. She was just deemed to rough for soccer," Videl assured her before leaving with Bulma.
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Goten smiled and hummed as he entered Trunks' office. "Hey Goten, how's it going?" asked Trunks.
"Pretty good. My home is becoming over run by Disney characters. I never realized that Rini owned so many Disney movies," grinned Goten.
"I'm surprised you never noticed. She would watch them with Henry and Cora," chuckled Trunks.
"Well Litta loves them," shrugged Goten.
"Is it Frozen because that's what my girls are stuck on?"
"She likes Frozen, but Tangled and the Great Mouse Detective are her favorites," laughed Goten.
"Henry likes the Great Mouse Detective, but my girls are Disney princess fans" nodded Trunks.
Goten laughed. "Oh Gohan said to remind you that they are taking all the kids to the zoo this Saturday," reminded Goten.
"All of them?" Trunks clarified raising an eyebrow.
"Apparently they want all four," replied Goten.
"Okay, I hope they can handle them all. Cami is a little escape artist and a fast little girl," commented Trunks.
"They'll do fine. Videl is quick on her feet, and Cami loves her Gampa Gohan," Goten assured him.
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"And here is Litta's leash," Rini explained pulling what looked like a dog leash attached to a harness from her purse.
"Leash?" Videl gave her a questioning look.
"Yeah, she demands to get to walk by herself, so the leash makes it a little safer," explained Rini.
"I'm surprised she hasn't snapped it already. Henry did when we put one on him years ago," laughed Trunks.
"Actually I got your mom to make this one. It's made of material similar to saiyan armor, so it would be difficult for an adult saiyan to break," elaborated Rini. Trunks looked surprised at the invention.
"I'm surprised Bulma didn't offer us one for Cami since she tries to explore so much," snickered Pan.
"Are you trying to warn us to put Litta's leash on Cami?" chuckled Gohan.
"It might not be the worst idea," shrugged Trunks.
"We are planning to rent one of those double stroller at the park. We should be fine," Videl assured them before taking a sleeping Cami from her daughter.
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"Grampa Gohan come on!" exclaimed Cora pulling Gohan's fingers as she rushed to see the animals.
Henry stayed by Videl and the girls. "You can go with Gohan Henry. I can handle the girls," Videl told him with a soft smile.
"I want to stay with Cami and Litta. Cora goes through everything too fast," replied Henry walking beside the double stroller.
"According to my dad, I was like that until about age seven or eight," commented Videl.
"Do you mean she'll grow out of it?" Henry asked making a face.
Videl giggled, "Yes I mean she will probably grow out of it."
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"Grammie Del," Henry pulled on his grandmother's shirt to better get her attention.
"Yes sweetie?" she asked looking down. Before Henry could say anything Videl realized the stroller empty. "Gohan!" she nearly screamed.
Gohan saw the empty stroller and gave Videl Cora's hand. Then rushed off in search of the two girls. Henry strolled behind him not seeming to be panicked at all. Gohan looked frantically for the two little girls.
"Gohan," said Henry tapping his grandfather's side. Gohan was so panicked he didn't even notice. "Gohan!" he called again. Still the adult didn't look down. "Grandpa Gohan!" he shouted.
Gohan stopped looking down. "What is it Henry? I'm trying to find the girls."
"I know that. They are over there playing on the big turtle statue," replied Henry crossing his arms behind his head.
"Huh?" Gohan darted over to the statue to find both the toddlers climbing all over it. "Henry did you know where they were this whole time?" asked Gohan scooping the two girls into his arms.
"Most of the time… You wouldn't slow down for me to tell you," Henry explained rolling his eyes.
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"Hi Princess, did you enjoy the zoo?" asked Trunks after being tackled by Cora.
"I saw otters and penguins," she told him with a big smile.
"Cami didn't give you any trouble did she?" asked Pan taking her youngest daughter from her father.
"Only once, she and Litta escaped the stroller," admitted Gohan.
"Rini offered you the leash," snickered Goten holding his giggling little girl.
"Henry had his eye on them," assured Videl ruffling Henry's hair.
"Thank you for watching out for Litta," Rini thanked him kissing the top of his head. Henry gave her a big smile.
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"Rini focus on bringing the energy out of your body, but try to remain in control this time," Goten coached. They were practicing out in the mountains by Chi-Chi's home.
"I'll try Goten, but I'm really bad at this," Rini muttered.
Rini focused bring a small ball of energy out. She held the ball for a minute when it turned into a flash of energy blasting anything in its path. Goten managed to pull Rini to his chest protecting her from the blast.
"I'm sorry," she whispered.
"It's okay, I'm fine I promise," grinned Goten releasing her to prove he was fine. "See barely even a scratch," told her doing a turn.
"Goten, why does that keep happening?" she asked with a sigh.
"You panic once you bring out your energy. Your emotion can effect your control and the power level of your blasts, which I have to admit aren't have bad for someone who never done much with her energy," Goten commented.
"Thanks," she rolled her eyes. "Let's go pick up Litta before your mother gets too attached," suggested Rini pulling her husband toward Chi-Chi's.
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"Cami say Shadow," Henry instructed his little sister. They were petting Shadow while she purred.
"Shady," she giggled petting the kitty. Henry smiled and shook his head.
"Close Angel," praised Trunks patting Cami on the head as he carried Cora to the kitchen.
"Mommy can I cook withs you?" asked Cora as Trunks sat her on the countertop.
Trunks kissed Pan while she cooked. "Sure sweetheart," she giggled.
"Panny why are you so perfect?" Trunks asked giving her another kiss.
"Cause she's mommy," giggled Cora stirring the pot.
"Very true," chuckled Trunks.
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"She's been getting fussier," commented Goten bouncing Litta in his arms.
"Terrible twos are coming fast," sighed Rini.
"But she was such a happy baby," grumbled Goten trying to snuggle his fussing little girl.
"Put her in her booster seat, and I'll grab her dinner," sighed Rini grabbing a plastic plate from the cabinet.
"She's good, need any help?" asked Goten joining his wife in the kitchen.
"Sure, could you grab some juice to refill her sippy cup," replied Rini.
Once Goten was grabbing the juice a crash was heard from the table. They both turned panicked. "What was that!" exclaimed Goten looking worried.
Rini walked over to the pile of broken glass. "It's my glass of water from earlier. I guess I left it too close to the edge of the table," shrugged Rini as she started picking up glass.
"I didn't think it was that close to the edge," commented Goten as he brought a broom over to sweep up the broken glass.
"I didn't either, but it fell. I'm just glad Litta was in her seat and not on the ground running around," sighed Rini kissing the top of Litta's head.
"True," nodded Goten.
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"Pawpa, I want to plays a sport," grumbled Cora.
"Isn't that what this thing is," hissed Vegeta carrying Cora to the car from gymnastics.
"Yeah, but it's not a team sport," countered Cora.
"Teams only slow you down," responded Vegeta buckling her in.
"They forces you to thinks more," grinned Cora.
Vegeta was silent for a moment before finally giving in. "Fine, what sport do you wish to play?" demanded Vegeta.
"I don't know, but I bet you can finds me one," she told him with the sweetest smile.
Vegeta gave a growl but did not say anything else.
Once Cora was dropped off at her home, Vegeta returned to Capsule Corp to find the woman having a drink with the weakling. He growled ready to escort the annoyance out of his home when he got an idea. "You weakling," he snapped at Yamcha.
"Vegeta be nice," reminded Bulma.
"You will teach Cora that ridiculous sport you play," ordered Vegeta.
"You mean baseball?" asked Yamcha a little surprised by the order.
"The girl wants to play a team sport… If you wish to be allow in my house, you will complete this task," sneered Vegeta leaving the room.
"Your house!" yelled Bulma stomping after him. Vegeta didn't acknowledge her fit, so she returned to Yamcha.
"He wants me to teach Cora baseball?" repeated Yamcha.
"I guess she told Vegeta she wants to play a team sport," sighed Bulma.
"Okay I can teach her then. I bet Videl will be up for it too," grinned Yamcha.
"I'll call her later," she told him taking another swig of her drink.
"I'm surprised she doesn't want to play soccer like Henry," he laughed.
"Well she did for a few months, but then she got kicked off the team," Bulma admitted.
"Wait why was she kicked off the team?" asked Yamcha starting to feel a little nervous.
"She injured a couple kids and one was taken to the hospital," Bulma answered honestly.
"Oh," Yamcha was now very nervous. "I'm sure it was an accident," he nervously laughed.
"Oh she meant to hit them. She just didn't mean to hurt them"
"Why did she want to hit them?" asked Yamcha swallowing hard.
"To win, she's competitive, and soccer was her first contact sport," Bulma explained.
"Oh… well I'm sure baseball will go better," Yamcha said seeming to be trying to assure himself more than Bulma.
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Pan hung up the phone looking a little confused. "Who was that?" asked Trunks.
"It was my mom. Apparently, Vegeta ordered Yamcha to teach Cora baseball."
"You said that was your mom, not mine?" asked Trunks looking confused now.
"Yeah, Bulma called her earlier. They want to make a day of it. Picnic at park and teach her," elaborated Pan.
"Okay, new question. Does Cora even want to learn baseball? And are they going to teach her really baseball or teeball?" asked Trunks getting up from the couch.
"I'm not sure. We can go ask her," shrugged Pan. The two headed to the playroom.
Once there, they found Cora was having a tea party with her two siblings and three stuffed animals.
"Mommy! Daddy! Wanna join my tea party?" she asked bouncing with excitement.
"Maybe in a few sweetheart. We wanted to talk to you for a minute," answered Pan.
"Momma!" grinned Cami moving from her seat to grab Pan.
"Cami weres not done yet," whined Cora.
"It's okay Cora. Cami is too young to understand," explained Trunks moving to comfort his older daughter.
"Cora, Pawpa Vegeta said that you want to learn baseball. Is that true?" asked Pan now holding her two year old.
"What's baseball?" asked Cora.
"It's a sport," answered Trunks trying not to laugh.
"Is it a team sport likes soccer?" she asked looking between her parents.
"Yes, it is," nodded Pan.
"Then yeah. I told Pawpa I wanted to be on a team again," answered Cora very mater of factly.
"Alright then," chuckled Trunks. Pan sat Cami back down to return playing, and the two moved to leave.
"Wait! I don't knows what baseball is!" exclaimed Cora looking panicked.
"Yes you do," Henry rolled his eyes.
"Nuh-uh," she countered.
Henry smirked adjusting the large pink sun hat she had dressed him in. "Yes you do. It's what Maddox plays," he told her smirk still present on his face.
"Oh," she giggled at the mention of Maddox.
Pan snickered pulling Trunks out of the playroom. "I'll have to make sure Marron and Uub can bring Maddox whenever we have our park day," Pan told him going to grab her phone.
"That's a good idea. Maddox plays, so they should be helpful," commented Trunks missing the obvious reason to invite Maddox.
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"Time to play ball," announced Yamcha with a big smile leading the way to the baseball field.
"Come on Cora!" Maddox yelled grabbing her hand. Henry followed after them holding both Cami's and Litta's hands.
Everyone else followed after them.
"Cora, watch for a few minutes. Maddox, you and Videl come out here," called Yamcha. Videl and Maddox came onto the field. "Alright Maddox I'm going to pitch. You are going to hit, and Videl will catch," he explained.
Maddox ran to grab his bat. "Is he a good hitter?" asked Videl.
"Yeah, Krillin and I go to all his games. He's one of the best kids on his team," assured Yamcha as they all got into position.
While Cora watched, Cami slipped her hand away from Henry and scampered off.
"You think Cora will be good at baseball?" asked Gohan sitting with his Bulma and his mother.
"Maybe," both women shrugged.
"Gampa!" giggled a certain lavender haired two year old.
"Cami, I thought you were with Henry," smiled Gohan picking up his youngest granddaughter.
"I wov you," she said hugging his neck.
"She's so precious," cooed Bulma.
"Is Litta still with Henry?" asked Chi-Chi standing to get a better look. Henry still had Litta's hand. They were standing with Cora watching.
"Trunks and Pan say Cami is the sneakiest little thing," snickered Bulma.
"I took her to the zoo, I know," chuckled Gohan. Cami giggled snuggling him.
"I bet they were double trouble that day. Litta and Cami are going to be as bad as Trunks and Goten," Chi-Chi commented looking between the two grls.
"I don't think they're going to be that bad," laughed Bulma.
"I think Henry won't let them get to that level," chuckled Trunks. The two women nodded. Henry was very protective of Litta and his sisters.
"Good hit Maddox!" cheered Marron. She wore a shirt that read Baseball Mom.
"I can't believe you ended up being a baseball mom," giggled Bra as she and Pan joined Marron.
"I always thought I would have a little girl who did dance, but instead, I have my little league star," she admitted.
"Are you disappointed or happy?" asked Pan having trouble reading her friend.
"Happy, baseball is a ton more fun. You get to be loud and both parents can be involved without anyone thinking it's weird. Also, I get to wear cute baseball mom stuff," explained Marron.
"Your shirt is really cute," observed Bra.
"Technically, isn't baseball a boys only sport?" asked Pan starting to feel a little concerned. What if Cora wanted to play and they couldn't find her a team.
"Only in high school, little league is coed but mostly boys play," replied Marron before cheering for Maddox again.
Yamcha called Cora to join them on the field. Maddox handed her the bat.
"Cora do you want me to throw the ball or grab the tee?" asked Yamcha once she was on the field.
"I wanna do it like Maddox," she answered with a smile.
"Cora try to hit the ball with the bat," instructed Videl showing her how to swing.
"And remember to hold on to the bat," snickered Yamcha thinking of how Henry took after Bulma.
Yamcha threw her an easy ball. She missed, but she didn't throw the bat. He threw her another. This one she hit but no with enough force, so the ball bounced away.
"You have to hit it harder like this," Maddox took the bat and swung at the air to show her how much force he used.
Cora nodded her understanding. Yamcha threw her a third pitch. She made good contact on this one. It went a decent distance.
"Nice hit," commented Yamcha watching the ball.
"Can I do the throwy part now?" asked Cora looking excited.
"You want to pitch?" asked Yamcha surprised. She nodded vigorously bouncing slightly with excitement. "Sure, I can show you proper form"
"I already saws. I watched you throws to Maddox," Cora cut him off grabbing the ball and running to the pitcher's mound.
"Okay then, I guess I'll be the catcher," chuckled Yamcha. Pitching wasn't as easy as it looked. He figured she'd have a little trouble then would let him help.
Cora threw it right down the middle hard and fast right into the glove. Yamcha yelped pulling the glove off of his now throbbing hand.
"Cora that was a great throw!" complimented Videl.
"Cans I throw another?" asked Cora looking pleased with herself.
"Sure sweetie," Videl grabbed her another ball.
"Wait!" yelled Yamcha in a panic. "Can someone else catch? Maybe a saiyan," he gave a whimper pulling the mitt off his already swollen hand.
Gohan stood handing Cami to Chi-Chi, but before he could head out to the field Vegeta had already taken Yamcha's place.
"Never mind then," commented Gohan returning to his seat.
"Gampa," squeaked Cami trying to return to his arms.
"I'll take her," offered Gohan. Chi-Chi looked a little disappointed her great granddaughter didn't want her but still handed her back.
Cora threw the ball again and again right in the glove. Vegeta didn't even flinch.
"She's a good pitcher," observed Uub from where he sat with Trunks and Goten.
"She needs to tone her throw down a little to make sure she doesn't hurt anyone," sighed Trunks.
"Maybe baseball will be a better sport for her since there's less direct contact and less contact with the ball," noted Goten.
"True, but I think she'll mostly want to pitch. Will teams let her pitch?" Trunks asked turning to Uub since he was the only with a child actualy on a team.
"They might resist a little because she's so small, but after they see her arm they'll let her pitch… If she wants to do little league, she'd be in the eight and under group with Maddox. They pitch closer and use a smaller field," explained Uub.
"She hasn't even tried catching the ball or throwing it in a non pitcher way, so don't get too ahead of yourself," laughed Goten.
"I know, but it's fun to think about what kids like and if they'll do good at thinks. Try and tell me you don't think about what Litta will want to do when she's older," smirked Trunks giving Goten a look.
"I think she'll do martial arts," shrugged Goten.
"What if she's like Bra," snickered Uub. Goten shot him a glare.
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