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 31
Bra is 34
Goten is 44
Trunks is 45
Henry is 14
Cora is 11
Maddox is 12
Litta is 8
Cami is 8
Bardock is 5
Disclaimer: I do not own DBZ or any characters or variations of DBZ. I only own my OCs.
Chapter Twenty-Nine: Cora and Maddox's first date
"You should just ask her?" Henry commented watching Maddox stare at Cora.
"Huh?" Maddox realized Henry was speaking to him.
"I said you should ask Cora to the dance," Henry repeated himself shaking his head slightly.
"I don't know… I wish she would ask me," muttered Maddox.
"Well since you can only go if you're invited by a seventh or eighth grader, she kind of can't… You just have to man up and ask," Henry told him with a smirk.
"Hey! Don't give me a hard time. You've never asked a girl out or even to a dance!" Maddox reminded him.
"That's different. I'm a fourteen year old high school junior taking mostly college credit classes," he reasoned.
"So the school still has dances," Maddox now wore a smug grin.
"You know what. Let's make a deal. I'll find a date to the next high school dance if you manage to ask my sister to the middle school valentine's dance," Henry offered his hand to seal the deal.
"Deal!" Maddox shook his hand with a smile.
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"Here he comes," squealed one of the girls in the hall.
"He's so handsome," another complimented.
"I love his long hair," a third contributed.
"I don't see it, he's short," shrugged the fourth girl in the group.
Cora smiled not taking her eyes off her locker. She knew who they were talking about. She felt him approach. "Hi Maddox," she still didn't turn to face him.
"Hey Cora. I was hoping… well more wondering. I mean. I don't know if you're free, but there's this dance. On Valentine's day, and I would like you to go with me," he rambled through hoping she would say yes.
"As a friend or as a date?" Cora asked closing her locker.
"As a date, but if you would prefer we could just go as friends. I mean cause you're my friend, but I like you and stuff, and I'm going to shut up now," his face was heating up with a blush.
"It's a date then because I like you too," she gave him a smirk before leaving to head to class.
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When Cora got home Bra and Pan were hanging out in the living room. "What's that smile about spill?" Bra nearly yelled as her niece tried to walk by.
"It's no big deal," Cora assured them the smile still wide on her face.
"Then why can't you stop smiling?" asked Pan giving her daughter a knowing look.
"Maddox asked me to the Valentine's dance, as his date," Cora's smile widened as she spoke the last part. Pan jumped up hugging her. "Mom!" groaned Cora.
"It's your first dance. Moms get to act like this. But I call dibs on helping pick out the dress," announced Bra moving to give her niece a hug.
"So it's okay for me to go?" asked Cora. She had been a little worried her mom would say she was too young to go on a date.
"Of course it's okay," Pan assured her giving her a smile.
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Bra had brought over a pile of dresses. Cora was slowly trying them on. Cora was short for her age, skinny, and no curves had developed yet. Her hair cut just above the shoulder. Before long they had it lowered down to two short dresses, a navy one with a slight poof to the skirt and a dark red one with short lace sleeves.
Trunks arrived home to find what seemed to be a fashion show in his living room.
"Daddy do you like this dress or the blue one?" asked Cora. She was currently wearing the red one. Bra held up the blue one when she mentioned it.
"I think you look good in this one, but you always look great in blue. Blue matches your eyes," Trunks smiled. Cora hugged him tight. "So what is the dress for?" Trunks asked smile still present on his face.
"For the Valentine's dance this weekend," Cora answered fidgeting a little. She had thought her mother would have told him.
"Are you going with some friends?" Trunks asked. He still had not pieced it together.
"Well kind of. Maddox asked me to go as his date," she smiled hoping he would not freak out.
"What?" he immediately started to freak out. "You are not old enough to date."
"I asked Mom and she said it was fine," countered Cora. Trunks turned toward his wife.
"Trunks it's a school dance," Pan moved to wrap her arms around her husband.
"Panny," he grumbled.
"Please Daddy I really want to go… I really like Maddox," she gave her father a hopeful smile.
"Fine, but I get to have a word with him before the dance," Trunks growled.
"Thank you!" Cora hugged his waist.
"Let's go play with your hair and make up," Bra suggested pulling Cora off to her room.
"Panny she's too young to date," grumbled Trunks taking a seat on the couch.
Pan moved to sit on his lap. "She's in middle school Trunks. She's liked Maddox for a while now," Pan tried to comfort him giving him a soft kiss.
"What if he makes a move on her?" Trunks asked now even more upset.
"At most he might try to kiss her, but Maddox is pretty shy so I doubt he'll even do that," Pan kiss him again.
"True," Trunks sighed he knew Maddox was a good kid.
"And I'll even let you scare him a little when you talk to him, but only a little," Pan smiled a Son grin. Trunks smirked pulling her into a deep kiss.
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"Mommm! Bar is being mean!" yelled Litta.
Rini was cooking in the kitchen. "Goten, I'm cooking could you please go check on them?" Rini called to Goten.
"Got it he called back," walking toward the yard.
Goten returned with a giggling little boy on his shoulders.
"Hey sweetie," Rini greeted her little boy.
"Mommy," he floated off Goten's shoulders to grab on to Rini.
"He's such a momma's boy," snickered Goten watching his son snuggle his mommy.
"Shut it, I like him being my sweet little boy," Rini gave him a stern look.
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The doorbell rang. Trunks open the door to find a nervous twelve year old fidgeting in a button up shirt and slacks. Krillin was behind him.
"Hello sir, is Cora ready to go?" he asked Trunks.
"She almost ready," he motioned for them both to come in. Pan smiled taking pictures with her camera. Maddox blushed staring at his feet.
"Mom," groaned Cora once she entered the room with Bra.
"I promised Marron I would take lots of picture of you both," Pan told them as she continued to take pictures.
"You ready?" asked Maddox now smiling at Cora.
"Yeah," she was smiling just as much.
"Before you two leave, I would like to have a word with Maddox, alone," announced Trunks.
"Daddy!" yelped Cora.
Maddox didn't protest. He followed after Trunks to the dining room. "You will treat my daughter with respect, and if I hear that you hurt her in anyway," growled Trunks his eyes flickering teal.
"I would never hurt Cora sir. I really like her, and I want her to like me," he hoped that was enough to assure the saiyan.
His glare slightly lessened. "If you so much as try to kiss my little girl," cracked his knuckles threateningly.
"I won't!" he yelped.
"Good," a smirk came to Trunks' face as he walked them back to the entryway where Krillin and the girls were waiting.
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"How come Cora got to go to a dance?" asked Cami rolling cookie dough into balls to be placed on the cookie sheet.
"Because she's in middle school, and they have dances," explained Rini. Cami had come over for a slumber party with Litta.
"When we are in middle school can we go to dances?" asked Litta dropping one of the balls on to the sheet.
"Sure, you can, but why don't we talk about next week," suggested Rini taking one of the sheets to put in the oven.
"Next week is dress up day at school!" yelled Cami bouncing with excitement.
"That's right, I got a list in the weekly folder," laughed Rini. Litta was smiling too but she wasn't yelling and brimming with excitement like Cami. "Once I put this sheet in the oven, I'll grab the list."
Once she had the list, she read it aloud. "Monday is hat day, Tuesday is hero and villain day, Wednesday is wacky sock day, Thursday is twin day, and Friday is pajama day."
"Mom can I wear your floppy sun hat?" Litta asked with a wide grin.
"Sure sweetie," Rini ruffled Litta's hair.
"I'm going to wear my capsule corp hat!" announced Cami.
The timer dinged sending Rini off to remove the cookies from the oven.
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Cora and Maddox awkwardly swayed at an arm's length apart during the last song of the night. After the song finished they headed outside where Krillin was waiting to pick them up.
"Did you two have fun?" asked Krillin with a large goofy grin.
"Pops, you're embarrassing me," groaned Maddox.
The three rode in silence for the rest of the car ride. Once they arrived at Cora's house, Maddox walked her to the door. "I had a really fun time tonight," he told her. He couldn't be sure, but he thought she wanted him to kiss her. He started to lean in when the porch light flickered. Maddox pulled away remembering her father's threat. "Bye," he said awkwardly starting to turn to leave.
"Maddox," she said softly. He turned to look at her. She grabbed the sides of his face and pulled him into a kiss.
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"There walking up now," whispered Bra. Pan and Bra were now peaking out the window to watch.
"He's walking her to the door, that's so sweet," cooed Pan.
"I bet his going to kiss her goodnight," whispered Bra.
"He better not," growled Trunks getting up from the couch to joint the two women at the windows. When Maddox looked like he might kiss Cora, Trunks flickered the light switch.
"Trunks, you ruined their moment," grumbled Bra,
"She's eleven. She didn't need a moment," Trunks shot back. Pan giggled as the two sibling argued. "What's so funny?" demanded Trunks.
"Well, Maddox didn't kiss Cora. But Cora did kiss him," she giggled again.
"What!" both the siblings yelped shooting to the windows.
"Watching this mess makes me happy I never went to dances," Henry yelled from the living room.
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"Good job champ," snickered Krillin while Maddox got into the car.
"Pops," groaned Maddox stretching the word out. Once they were on the road, Maddox asked the question that had been on his mind since the kiss. "Since Cora kissed me, will Mr Briefs still want to kill me?" he asked.
Krillin laughed again. "Not if Cora or her mom have anything to say about it," Krillin gave the boy a smile.
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"Young lady what were you thinking?" demanded Trunks attempting to scold the preteen as soon as she walked in.
"I like Maddox, and he was going to kiss me till you scared him. So I just kissed him," she shrugged still too happy to care if her father was mad.
"Trunks stop it," Pan got on to her husband.
"But Panny she's not old enough for this kind of stuff," whined Trunks feelings of upset clear on his face.
"I'm old enough to kiss someone! I know you kissed someone at age ten," Cora nearly shouted before rushing off to her room.
Trunks stared after her feeling hurt. "Should I go talk to her?" asked Trunks feeling like the worst father in the world.
"Only if you are sure you won't make things worse," Pan moved to give him a tight hug.
"I think it would be pretty hard for me to make it worse," Trunks admitted moving down the hallway to find Cora.
"Cora?" he knocked on the door, opening it slightly.
"Go away!" she yelled.
"Princess, please talk to me," Trunks softly begged seating himself down beside her on the bed.
"Why do you treat me like a baby?" she asked anger still visible in her voice.
"Because you'll always be my baby… You know how your mom is still Grandpa Gohan's baby and Aunt Bra is still Pawpa Vegeta's baby. It's not something you grow out of," Trunks tried to explain.
"But Grandpa and Pawpa let Mom and Aunt Bra date," she glared at him.
"Yes, but they were and still are very protective of them because they are their baby girls, just like you're my baby girl," Trunks pushed a few strands of her hair out of her face.
"Did they ever threaten a boy they really liked?" Cora demanded still glaring him down intensely.
"Well, Gohan threaten to kill me, and I've seen my father blow up the car of someone hitting on Bra," Trunks grinned when a smile crept onto her face.
"You know Maddox is nice though," grumbled Cora now allowing her father to hug her.
"Yes, I know that, but he could still hurt you Princess. He's a boy, and boys hurt girls all the time, even if they don't mean to," Trunks hugged her close.
"So you were upset that I kissed him because he could have hurt me?" Cora asked still cuddled up to her father.
"Partially. It also scarred me that you are acting so grown up," sighed Trunks.
"But you had your first kiss at ten," she stated for the second time that night.
Trunks chuckled, "Yes, and your mom didn't have hers till she was fourteen."
"So you thought I' be more like mom," Cora stared at him with a slight smirk.
"I was hoping," he told her kissing the top of her head.
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"Mud monster!" yelled Bar running into the kitchen to bother his sister.
"Bar's all muddy!" screamed Litta floating into the air to get away from him.
"Goten, I've got a hot pan in my hand," called Rini trying her best not to drop the hot cookie sheet.
"Buddy you need a bath," laughed Goten scooping up his muddy son.
"But I wanted to get Litty," he pouted in his father's arms.
"Litty's having a slumber party bud," Goten headed off to give the little boy a bath.
Cami laughed watching them leave. "You're lucky you don't have a little brother," huffed Litta.
"I have Henry," she stated feeling like it was the same.
"Henry's older and helpful. Bar messes with all my stuff and is always gross," grumbled Litta crossing her arms..
"Bar is still young. You two will get along better when you're older… hopefully," Rini muttered the last word under her breath.
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"You two all better?" asked Pan giving her husband a kiss on the cheek.
"Yeah, she understands why I was upset and forgives me," Trunks pulled her onto his lap to kiss her deeply.
"Could you two at least wait for me to leave the room," Henry rolled his eyes before getting up to leave.
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"Did you have fun with Aunt Rini and Uncle Goten?" asked Pan hugging her youngest daughter close.
"Yeah!" she yelled a big smile on her face.
"We planned out the dress up days for next week at school. You won't believe who she wants to be for superhero day," Rini handed her the paper while holding in her laughter.
Pan read through the paper. "The Great Saiyaman," she read aloud trying her hardest not to make a face. "Really sweetie, you want to go to school dressed as the Great Saiyaman?" she asked slightly hoping it was a joke.
"Uh huh, I wanna go as Gampa Gohan. He was a real superhero," Cami was now wearing a full blown Son grin.
"Alright then," sighed Pan. She would have to see if Bulma still had the stuff to make that ridiculous outfit none the less in a kids size.
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"Angel please stop spinning," Trunks was trying to wrangle his eight year old into the school. She was dressed as the Great Saiyaman. Gohan might have looked stupid in the outfit, but Cami looked completely adorable.
"Hey!" Goten waved carrying Bar in his arms. Litta was dressed in saiyan armor at his side.
"Litta!" Cami ran to hug her best friend as usual.
"Is Litta dressed as my dad?" asked Trunks holding in a snicker.
"She's dressed as one of Frieza's warriors. She wanted to be a villain," shrugged Goten.
"My dad was one of them, so she kind of is," chuckled Trunks.
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"Hey Rini," Pan greeted letting her aunt and cousins in.
"Hey," grumbled Rini.
"What's with the face?" asked Pan. Litta and Bar had already rushed off to find everyone to play with. Gohan was in the backyard playing with Cami.
"One of the moms yelled at me today," Rini replied taking a seat at the table with Pan.
"Why?" asked Pan looking confused.
"Because I sent my child to school dressed as an alien that demolished an entire city," explained Rini looking annoyed.
"Someone remembered the saiyan attack?" Pan was a little shocked. Most people didn't recall the saiyans since there had been so many other threats since then.
"Yep, and I am a horrible person apparently," growled Rini.
Meanwhile outside, Gohan was narrating Cami as she dashed around the backyard. Henry and Cora were both watching in a mixture of amusement and annoyance. Litta and Bar ran out and each grabbed on of Gohan's legs. "Now I'm being attacked," laughed Gohan leaning down to hug them both.
"Gampa," laughed Cami.
"Yes Cami?" he turned his attention back to his youngest granddaughter.
"Didn't you enter the big tournament as Saiyaman?" she asked a big smile still present on her face.
"Yes I did, but I didn't get to compete because Buu was realeased," he explained.
"The tournament is next month!" yelled Litta.
"Yes, it is," Gohan gave a slight laugh.
"Can I enter?" asked Cami taking off her helmet.
"I don't know sweetheart. They aren't planning to have a junior division this time," Gohan hoped she wouldn't be discouraged.
"Then I'm entering this year," announced Henry with a smirk.
"What's it matter you're almost too old to count for the junior division anyway," scoffed Cora.
"Maddox and I made a deal," shrugged Henry. He would be competing for the first time since he was five.
"If you compete, you could have to fight your Uncle Goten or Uub," Gohan reminded though he doubted it would change Henry's mind.
"Exactly," Henry now wore a wide smirk.
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"Papa said you are going to enter the world tournament," Pan made the statement loud enough to catch Trunks' attention.
Henry was sprawled out on the couch with Shadow curled up on his chest purring. "Yeah, there's not going to be a junior division this year, so I figure I could get a real challenge," smirked the teenager.
"You want to fight Goten and Uub?" Trunks raised an eyebrow at his son.
Henry rolled his eyes at the repeated statement from earlier. "Yes, I want to fight adults. Maddox is going to enter too. We agreed to both enter," he sighed hoping they wouldn't push it.
"Goten can nearly go super saiyan three little man. Are you sure you're up to facing that?" Trunks asked ruffling his son's hair.
"I've been able to go super saiyan two since I was nine. I am strong enough to face Goten and Uub, especially at a tournament where we hold back on our powers," Henry reminded his parents of his ability and their unwritten tournament rules.
"True," Trunks nodded.
"I am fine with you entering, but I want to make sure you understand something," Pan said as she moved to sit on the coffee table in front of her son. "If you win, you will be forced into the spotlight. People may question how you got so strong. They won't leave you alone just because you're not adult yet," she continued.
"I get it. I shouldn't win… I'll fight for real till the finals then make sure I lose," groaned Henry. As much as he would love to prove how strong he is and win the tournament, he knew his mother was right.
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Goten laughed pulling Bar out of his booster seat. It was the day of the world tournament, and Bar had been teasing Litta the whole ride to the stadium.
Pan and Trunks were already there with their three.
"Daddy stop laughing," Litta was nearly crying. Henry moved to help her out of the car while Rini grabbed their bags.
"Litty it was funny," Goten told her not thinking anything of it. Rini rolled her eyes.
"Was not!" she shouted. "I'm going to cheer for Henry instead of you!" she stamped away upset. Cami and Rini went after her.
"Goten you can't take sides like that," Pan groaned. Her uncle wasn't the best at not upsetting his daughter. Not that Trunks had done much better with Cora last month.
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Lots were drawn. Uub would have to face Henry before the finals, and Maddox would have to face Goten. There was a good chance it could still end up being Uub and Goten in the finals.
The tournament was going pretty fast all four made it past the first round easy. Litta still refused to cheer for Goten. During the second round, Maddox faced Goten.
Goten could tell he was nervous. "Hey don't worry. Just give it your best," Goten told him before bowing. Maddox nodded and returned the bow.
The two had a pretty decent fight. Three near ring outs. Maddox was far more capable then during the last tournament. After a hard drop kick, Maddox fell out of the ring.
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"Pops, how did I do?" asked Maddox after he was bandaged up.
Krillin chuckled ruffling his grandson's hair. "You did great kiddo," he laughed. Marron was looking over him like a worrying mother hen.
"Mom! I'm fine," groaned Maddox.
"I have every right to be worried!" she gave him a glare.
"Mom, I promise I'm fine. Can I go fine Cora now?" Maddox asked already moving toward the stands.
Marron sighed and nodded. He darted off. "Him and Cora are pretty cute together," snickered Krillin.
"I wouldn't know. He wanted you to drive him to the dance," she grumbled at her father before heading back to the stands to watch her husband fight.
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Maddox rushed up to Cora slipping his hand into hers. Trunks growled slightly at their affection.
"Trunks," Pan warned him. He went back to watching the match. Henry made quick work of a large overly muscled man.
"Who wants ice cream?" asked Hercule seeming to come out of nowhere.
"Gramps!" yelled Cami rushing to hug her great grandfather. Videl smiled moving to help him with the kids. He had Cami and Litta while Videl was carrying Bardock. Cora and Maddox strolled behind still holding hands.
"Hurry back you guys the semifinals will be starting soon!" called Yamcha from his spot next to Bulma. Once they were out of earshot, he mentioned the couple. "So Cora and Maddox are they dating?" he asked to no one particular.
"No they are not," growled Trunks.
"They went to a dance together last month, and no they are nearly inseparable," giggled Pan keeping a hold of Trunks hand.
"Oh I could separate them," he snarled earning a look from his wife.
"I think it's sweet. Maddox is strong, sweet, and close in age," Gohan smile making a slight jab at his son in law. Trunks could feel his face twitch but he said nothing.
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The semifinals were starting. Goten was facing down a skilled martial artist that he fought in the last tournament. Goten held back his power, but the man did have some skill. The fight lasted almost ten minutes, but Goten was honestly trying to make it take a little time to be more believable. Goten won by a knock out.
The second and last fight of the semifinals would be between Uub and Henry. Henry had never fought Uub before, but he knew his style was likely similar to Maddox's and possibly Gohan's since he was trained by Goku. Both bowed, Henry wasn't a huge fan of bowing, but he would respect it from another fighter.
The two dropped into fighting stance. First it was a stare down waiting for someone to make the first move. Then Uub lunged nearly clipping Henry in the abdomen. He was much faster than Henry had originally thought. Henry attacked next aiming low hoping to throw off his balance. Uub faulted but regained his balance quickly.
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"Go Henry!" both Cami and Litta yelled from the stands.
"Henry's more skilled than he let's on," commented Yamcha. He hadn't seen Henry fight in public in years.
"Henry's the best!" cheered the girls.
"I honestly don't know if my dad will win or not. I tend to lose to both of them, but they have different styles," shrugged Maddox. Both he and Cora weren't cheering.
"Get him Henry!" screamed Bulma now getting into the spirit. Trunks groaned ducking his head slightly in embarrassment.
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Uub grabbed Henry by the shirt tossing him into the air. He stopped himself nearly thirty feet above the area floor. Uub appeared above him slamming back down to the area floor. The impact left a large crater. Uub moved back expecting the teenager to stay down. Henry shot up quickly landing a hard punch to the older man's jaw. Uub staggered. Henry returned to a fighting stance instead of taking the opportunity to knock him from the ring. He was enjoying himself.
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"Neither of them is trying to end the fight. At this rate, the announcer is going to call time," observed Pan.
"They have five minutes until time is called," Trunks commented glancing down at his watch.
"Henry finish him sweetie! You're running out of time!" yelled Bulma.
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"Sounds like we need to finish this," smirked Henry. Uub smiled back. Both lunged at each other landing multiple hits. Time was ticking down. Henry grabbing Uub by the vest and threw him at the wall of the stadium. He had expected Uub to catch himself, but he must have been too focused on time. Uub hit the wall falling down to touch the stadium floor.
"And Uub is out of the ring!" yelled the announcer.
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"Henry's going up against Goten in the finals," muttered Pan. She didn't sound very happy.
"Remember he promised not to win," Trunks whisper under his breath to his wife.
"Yeah, but Goten isn't always the best at this kind of thing," she reminded him giving him a stern look.
"I know, I know, but Henry will be tired from facing Uub. And Goten hasn't lost to any four year olds lately," he told her with a smirk.
"There will be a short break then the world tournament finals will begin," shouted the announcer.
"Maybe we should run down and remind him," Trunks mumbled grabbing Pan's hand.
"Yep let's go," she replied hopping up after him.
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"Good luck Henry!" Uub smiled sincerely leaving the teenager to rest before his last fight.
"Mr Briefs, your parents are here," called one of the tournament staff. Henry groaned slightly. They were probably mad he didn't throw the fight with Uub. He headed out to the hallway to find his parents.
"Hey," Henry awkwardly greeted his parents waiting for the lecture to start.
"Hey little man," smiled Trunks. Pan smiled at him softly. "You did really well in that last fight," Trunks commented not wanting to sound harsh.
"Really?" Henry raised an eyebrow his parents. "I thought you'd be mad I didn't lose," he stated in a low voice.
"No, really you did great. We just wanted to tell you we are proud of you. We only said not to win the whole tournament. Beating Uub is great," assured Pan moving to hug her son.
"Thanks, and don't worry I remember," he gave them a weak half smile. He wanted to beat Goten, but he knew that his parents were right and this wasn't the place to do it.
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"Are you going to cheer for Daddy or Henry?" asked Rini. She had return from checking on Goten.
"Henry, Daddy was mean to me," Litta pouted crossing her arms.
"I'm cheering for Daddy!" yelled Bardock from his spot on Videl's lap.
"Of course you are. Daddy like you better," Litta counter before rushing toward the top area of the stadium. Rini started to go after her.
"We'll go get her. Come on Cami," Cora pulled Maddox after her. Cami followed behind.
"Do you think I should go too?" Rini asked to the group in general.
"The only one who could really solve this is Goten, and he's already in the ring preparing to fight," sighed Gohan. Rini nodded sitting back down.
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"Litta are you okay?" asked Cora when she found the eight year old leaning against the railing watching the fight.
"No, why does daddy always side with Bar," she grumbled.
"Because men side with men. Some times they don't even notice they do it. But Uncle Goten loves you just as much as Bardock," explained Cora giving her a hug. Cami grabbed on to her sister and best friend joining in the hug.
"Wow," Maddox mumbled. The girls turned to see he was watching the fight. The two fighters were nearly fifty feet above the ring punching and kicking in a rapid fashion. Henry took a hard hit to the face. Litta and Cami both cringed. Henry recovered and struck back with a hard hit to Goten's gut. Litta looked upset by this.
The two continued to land blow after blow.
"I don't want them to fight anymore," she whimpered.
"Litta, Henry and Goten are two of the strongest fighters on the planet. They aren't really hurting each other," assured Maddox even though he knew they were doing some damage to one another.
"But I don't want either of them to lose," Litta stated watching the two continue to brawl. Goten took a hard blow to the jaw flying toward the floor of the arena. "Daddy!" Litta shouted nearly crying. Cora frowned moving to hug Litta. Henry was fighting with more intensity than usual. She had heard her parents tell him not to win, so she wondered what he was doing.
Goten got back to his feet. Henry landed a few meters in front of him. "Henry, you're a lot stronger than you let on huh?" laughed Goten rubbing his face.
"Maybe," smirked Henry getting into a fighting stance.
"Let's go then," Goten's hand a small smile on his face. He couldn't help but enjoy the challenge of his new opponent.
After nearly twenty minutes of intense fighting, Henry was thrown from the ring. Instead of saving himself like both he and Goten had done several times he let himself hit the ground.
"Henry is out of the ring! That mean Goten Son remains our World Champion!"
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"Henry you did amazing!" yelled Cami as she rushed to hug her big brother.
"Thanks," he replied simply giving her a hug. Litta was behind her looking a little bothered. "Hi Litty, you okay?" he asked giving her a smile.
"You let my dad win didn't you?" she asked in an almost whisper.
"I chose to end the fight. That doesn't mean he couldn't have won on his own," Henry tried to hug Litta.
"If you were just going to let him win, why did you have to hurt him so bad?" she demanded pulling away before he could hug her.
"Litty, your dad and I don't get to fight a ton of real fighters, so when we do face someone strong, we try not to hold back," Henry attempted to explain. He could tell Litta was still upset with him.
"I thought you were upset with me?" asked Goten joining the girls and Henry after overhearing them.
"That doesn't mean I want you to get hurt," she looked up her father before trying to rub the tears from her eyes.
"Litty, I promise Henry and I are both perfectly fine," assured Goten scooping up his daughter.
"Are you mad at me Litty?" Henry asked moving in front of Goten to be facing her.
Litta made a face as though she was thinking before jumping into his arms. "No, I love you Henry," grinned Litta hugging the teenager.
"Good, I wouldn't be able to stand it if you were mad at me," he chuckled spinning her around in his arms.
"Me next!" shouted Cami bouncing around his feet.
Author's Note- If I skip something you would have liked to see, please PM or mention it in a review, and I will do my best to add a chapter to include it.
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