A/N: Hello lovely people 3
I have returned with a new chapter. I apologize for not updating for a month. This was due to me focusing on my first book. It's a fantasy, and will be a series. More at the end of the chapter.
On a happy, fanfic note, I will be posting regularly again. Mostly between Thursdays and/or Fridays. And I will be doing GoChi Week this year. More fun to look forward to. I also would like to encourage suggestions for future chapters, and other fanfics.
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Chapter 122: Emergency technique
"What you do this time, Mr. Son?"
"Wow. Great way to greet a patient, doc."
"Sorry. At this point I'm no longer surprised you're alive. Just surprise you're still alive." Oh, this is just great. I hope Chichi is enjoying herself. When I looked over to her, she looks very upset. She was even holding my hand really tightly. "Well, from your current exams, it seems that you overworked your heart again. Even after the test, since you been brought back to life, there was always a chance it could happen again. Whatever is happening to you, is almost like the heart virus. Just not as deadly." I was just left in shock. "Don't worry so much, for now. Unlike the heart virus, this can be taken care naturally. The problem is. It requires you to take it easy. Which from what your wife says, would be a challenge for you. Just don't take too much at once. I also suggest you take more than one day to rest, at a time. But for now. No physical activity, like fighting, for at least another month. Come back to me them, and we'll see what those test results say." With that, me and Chichi left the hospital.
Thankfully, Gohan was waiting for us out front. We were going home, well, to clean our reck of a home. When we got there, I was about to help out, when Chichi handed me Pan. "Doctors orders. You have to rest. So, sit out the way, and watch Pan." I so wanted to complain, but I didn't. I went to a nearby tree and sat with Pan in my lap. We watched everyone clear the rubble, and I felt awful that it was all my fault. Before long I saw Chichi walking over to me, with a metal box. Wait? Isn't that the safe Chichi keeps all important things in? Why is she bring it over here? When she was in front of me, she placed it down. My Chichi is strong, but even I think she could have asked Gohan to carry it. She then opened it, and took something orange out.
When I fully saw what it was, I couldn't believe my eyes. "Is that?" She nodded. "So, that's where you kept it. Are the—"
"Yes Goku." She pulled out two small boxes. "Both sets of our wedding rings. And even." She pulled out another box. "The flower combs you gave me." We just couldn't stop smiling, as we talked about all the wonderful memories we shared. Before we knew it, Gohan came over, and told us he was done cleaning up the many parts of the house. But that he needed Chichi for a quick moment, to look at something. I was then left with Pan again.
As I sat there, I wonder if there was a way I could fight, without over working myself. I didn't want to be gone a third time. Especially since I promise I'll definitely be here for Pan. Over the course of my whole life, all my training, my body was my main weapon. I did use ki attacks, and even learned to use my ki with my body. But what if there's another way? I then looked at Goten, as he helped Videl collect items. My son is already trying to figure out how to use his ki as his main weapon. My boy is not only smart, but creative.
Wait a minute. I looked down to Pan. My sons, and even this one, could easily out beat me one day. And I'll gladly accept that. But they won't beat me in strength, but definitely in brains. I'm so stuck on the old ways, while they think of how to do things differently. Ha. Another thing me and Chichi have in common. I couldn't help smile at that. We're both very traditional, and I wouldn't want it any other way. But I'm going have to change that. Especially if I want to see my granddaughter grow up. "Isn't that right Pan? You want grandpa to always be there."
She smiled at me, and clapped her hands. "Grampa. Grampa." And she started giggling. She's so cute when she laughs. Pretty soon, Chichi and Gohan came back, and said that they were done for the day. And how we'll start making plans for the new home tomorrow. With that said, we went back to Gohan's house. When we got there, Chichi sent me straight to the room.
When I did, I just couldn't stop thinking about my situation. I feel so useless, and I can't do anything about it. And when I do get better, I have to be extra careful not to trigger it again. I would have to give up on protecting my family, if this happens again. I can't let that happen. I need to be here for not only Chichi, but the boys, and Pan. I would risk my life to protect them all. I've done it twice. But that caused more pain than anything. I know they understand my reasons, but that doesn't erase the pain. I need to develop a technique that guarantee I'll walk away from the battlefield, alive.
That's when it hit me. Isn't Goten trying to become more flexible with his ki. Maybe I could learn something from him. If not, we could learn something together. Now this is rich. I try to teach my boys everything I know, and they're the ones who also teaches me. It actually makes me very proud. My boys not only smart, they figure things I never could never imagine on my own.
I laid on the bed, super happy. Just then, the door opens and Pan is followed by a smiling Goten. I sit up, and asked what bring them here. Pan just rushes into my arms, and wow. When she crashed into my chest, it was very powerful. Before Goten could say anything, came in an worn out Gohan. What happened? "Dad, are you ok?" I told him I was fine. "Good. Because Pan is—" I felt a hard kick, and I let go of Pan. Ow. Where is that strength come from? "Pan!" Gohan quickly grabbed Pan. "Dad, are you ok?"
"Wow. Where she learns to kick so hard?"
"I don't know. Mr. Satan does watch his movies around her a lot. And maybe we rough play with her also."
"Keep it up." I ruffled Pan's head, until she grabbed my hand, and tightly hold my thumb. "WO! Pan, let go of grandpa, please." She just giggled, and kept playing with my hand. Gohan was then trying to get my hand out, but I told him to stop. "Pan." She stop giggling, and looked at me. She's so cute. "Let go." She finally did, and Gohan started apologizing. "Don't." I took Pan back. Gohan was about to say something, but I told him it was alright. But he didn't leave the room.
The boys stood in the room, while I played with Pan. It even ended up with them trying to get her to follow them. It was fun to watch Goten try to get her to punch his hand, but she kicked instead. It was so much fun spending time with them. When they sense Chichi was about to enter, they quickly sat on the bed, and act like we were just talking. That wasn't nice, but I understand why. Chichi came to tell us it was dinner time, and the boys didn't move. "All of you, I said it's time to eat." She was mad, and we all started moving.
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Why didn't the boys want to get food, when I said it was dinner time? When they finally moved, they seem scared. Of course, they are upsetting me. But I'm also very worried. During dinner everyone had smiles, even Goku was eating more. That must be a good sign. After dinner, he tried to help but I stopped him. With that the boys and Pan went to go play. I hope they're not adding stress to Goku. Then again, he's probably enjoying spending time with them.
For the rest of the month, Goku shows a lot of improvements in health. We even got a new home, that was similar to our old one. It did upset me that Gohan paid for it. Also, during the month, Gohan left Pan with us often. Sometimes even stay for dinner. Something was up, and I'm going to find out what. One Saturday, I follow the boys, only to find them playing in yard. Well, more like the boys chasing a flying Pan all over the place. They seem to be having a lot of fun. I should get started on lunch. Maybe even make an apple pie. The boys would love that.
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Ever since that day, dad wanted us to spend more time together. I couldn't blame him. We been all busy with our own lives. But something about this was different. I still trained with Piccolo, and even have improve greatly. But when I go pick up Pan, she seems different from how I left her. Almost stronger. How? Dad isn't training her? She's not old enough to even say what she wants to do. She also seems to be gaining some weight. Is mom over feeding her? Goten does say mom and dad would give her extra food. Even how dad and mom been given Pan sweets. Pan doesn't even have teeth. What are they doing with my baby girl?
Today I canceled on Piccolo, just so I could see what my parents been doing with my daughter. Everything seems find. We were playing, till Pan started flying away. I started to worry, till dad started to count to 5. So, this happened often, and they made it a game? And mom didn't put a stop of this? Now this fun. Oh, we can't fly or actually go at full speed. This made this even more fun. Almost like trying to out smart a baby.
When it was lunch time, I finally saw what Goten been saying. I tried to tell mom and dad that they're giving her too much. "Nonsense." This was nice. Then mom brought out a fresh apple pie. I haven't had one of those it like forever. The first piece went to Pan. Uh? Mom always gave the first piece to dad. The second piece went to dad, but he cut a piece and added it to Pan's. So, both my parents are overfeeding Pan. My parents are something else.
It was after lunch I finally witness what dad really been doing with my daughter. He's not even supposed to do any training or fighting, in the first place. But here he was, helping Pan copy Goten. But Pan does seem to be having fun, so I didn't argue. And dad isn't the one actually doing anything. Then he had Goten fly a good distance, and tell Pan to go to him and back. She did, and she was pretty fast. "Dad?"
"Sorry. I couldn't help it." I couldn't really get mad at him. So, I asked what have he actually taught her. "Not much. Just more focus of her getting the movements. And having her get better at flying." I couldn't help smile. Then when Pan made her way back, dad pulled me down. "You caught." Uh? When Pan landed in my arms, she actually pushed me back. Now I see what he meant. The rest of the afternoon was spent trying to not have Pan crash into things. It was super fun.
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The month was finally over, and we were at the doctor's office. I really hope he says I'm all good. I really want to get back to training. I also want to start learning the new technique I been thinking about. As excited as I was, I was also slightly worried. As we waited, I couldn't stop smiling, even when I want to vomit from all the smells. I long ago felt at 100% but I been well behaved. Even when I felt fine, I knew Chichi would worry.
As we left the hospital, I couldn't stop smiling. I even wanted to fly all the way home. But I stood grounded for a bit longer. I'll build up to that later. For now, I'll won't rush things. Too many past examples to reminded me why I shouldn't rush. Chichi did question why I was taking it easy, and even driving her home. "What's the rush? Everything is ok. Besides, you're the one always telling me to not rush things." From the corner of my eye, I could see she smiled.
When we finally came home, is when Bulma called me. What she told me next, almost made me panic. I looked at Chichi, and she looked at me curious. She ask what was wrong. I try to tell her that it's nothing. Not like our youngest son snuck off to another planet or anything. She slaps me. "What you mean not to worry! Our baby could be in trouble!" She slaps me again.
"Bulma says she already sent Vegeta. So, they should be fine." At this point I wasn't sure who I was trying to convince. I trust Vegeta could handle whatever the problem is and get the boys home safely. "I'm sure Vegeta will bring the boys home safely. So, calm down."
"I won't calm down till I know for sure they are safe. Since you got the ok, can you please sense where they are." She started to tear up. "Please, Goku." I held her, as I tried to sense how far the boys were. Thankfully they were in the range I could sense. So, far they seem fine, but something felt off. But I tried to keep Chichi claim, as I kept track of what was happening. That's when I sense everyone's panic. I told Chichi I would be right back. "Wait." I was slightly confused till she kissed my lips. "A good luck kiss. I'll be at Bulma's till you get back." I gave her a kiss and was off. Just in time too.
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I told Trunks this was a bad idea. But does he ever listen to me? Nope. Now here we are. Not only trapped and facing this thing. Why did it have to look like uncle Vegeta? On top of that, the real Vegeta is disappear. Everything we try, it doesn't seem to be enough. Just then, dad showed up. No time for a happy reunion. We quickly fill him in, and he end up fighting the fake Vegeta. This is not the time to talk about how the fake you doesn't know how you would take down dad. Then we hear a crunch, and the purple Vegeta disappears, and the real Vegeta is fine again. Trunks looks so happy to have his dad back. Even dad looks happy.
But the moment we got back to earth I'm face with an angry mom. After settling everything about what happen, we made our way home. When we got home, I got yelled at by mom. Even dad was very upset at what I've done. But once mom finished yelling at me, she hugged me and cried. Even dad held us. I really did worried mom and dad. Dad even stated I can't leave earth unless he personally takes me, or Gohan. Dad must have been very worried. I'll try not to worry them again.
I need to get stronger. I need to be able to better protect myself. I can't have mom and dad worrying about me. For the next couple of days, if I didn't go to school, I had to go to the field with dad. I was, in a way, on punishment. While dad work on the field, I was allowed to roam around. Even train a bit, which dad helped me. When the field was done, dad even joined me.
For some reason, he was asking about what I been working on. I told him how I was still trying to focus my ki to where it didn't affect me physically. Dad then tried it with me. Even going as far as asking how I've figured out I could do it. For once, I was teaching someone else. On top of that, it was dad. It made me happy. We then worked on it together. It was so much fun.
We even learn to boomerang our ki. Like we didn't have to pull it. It came back on its own. That was super hard. Then dad was trying to use his own ki to slow me down, whenever we sparred. That was cool. It didn't always work, and not for every long. But it was still something. When I tried to do it, to our surprised I was actually able to hold dad off for a good while. That made dad very proud of me.
Something feels weird. Even though dad is here and all, it feels like the climate had changed. It's almost my birthday, and it's not even cold. Then again, sometimes it doesn't get cold at all. If I want to really see snow, I have to go to a different part of the world. Sometimes I even forget about that, since the years goes by fast during the school year.
As my birthday neared, I was feeling nervous. This year mom and dad said they wanted to do something special. I wonder what that was. The closer we go to my birthday, the more nervous I was. My birthday was now 2 days away, and I wonder what will happen. Mom and dad haven't shown any signs that they planned something special. But I did notice that Gohan did stop by a lot, even Bulma. Maybe they know something. It was the night before my birthday, and I couldn't sleep. I tried meditating; it didn't work. I tried doing a couple of sets of push-ups, and still couldn't sleep. I even went as far as to read a full book. I was surprise that didn't work. I looked at the clock and it was only 1am. Maybe if I hugged my blankie, that I made sure to hide away, I'll fall asleep. I was so happy that it did.
The next morning, it seem like a usual day. Mom making breakfast. Dad sitting on a chair, watching mom. The table actually was looking more full than usual. When I finally got to the table, I didn't get a chance to say anything. Mom had already served me breakfast. "Good morning mom. Good morning dad." They said good morning to me, and I dug into my food. After breakfast, it was my usual routine of after breakfast exercise with dad. But why did something feel off? Once we were done, mom said we had to go clean up. And how she also set clothes for us.
After I cleaned up, I was actually surprised to see what clothes mom set out. It was the outfit I chose, when me and mom went shopping. Or so I thing so. It actually seems like a different set. Either way I was very happy to wear some causal clothes. When I stepped out my room, I saw that my parents were also wearing causal. Mom only makes us dress like this if it's a party or something. I wonder what my parents had planned. I'm also very surprised that dad driving us. Not like he never drove me anywhere before, just that everything feels weird.
Dad drove us all the way to the city, where we met up with Gohan. From there, we ended up at a fast food place. What's going on? Mom hates it when we eat only junk food. If we do, we have to have something healthy after. But when is mom being so calm about everything? Dad isn't trying to start fights, mom isn't getting mad, Gohan is super cheery. Somehow it feels off from our usual normal. Dad is even on his best behavior. What are we? Some normal… Is that it? Somehow that actually was a nice thought. If that's it, then I'll enjoy every moment. After the fast food place, mom asked if I wanted to go to the movies. She even asked what other things I wanted to do today.
We ended up going to the movies, and watching the movie I was so excited for. Dad didn't even fall asleep. This birthday feels so special, yet it wouldn't be considered special by a normal person. Then when we got home, I was very surprised that there was a party waiting for me. Today was just amazing. No fights, mom and dad acting like any other parents. Plus, it just felt amazing. Whatever happens tomorrow is going to be funny.
The next day was interesting, not funny, but interesting. Dad actually went back to training with Whis and Vegeta. Mom didn't even get angry, or looked surprised. She just told him to be careful. He did give mom this weird smile, but I'll act like I didn't see anything. Once dad left, it was just me and mom. Mom even asked if I wanted to go shopping with her. Something about changing my whole wardrobe. "In with the new and out with the old." That part I was actually confused about, but it's ok.
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A/N: Book sample...
Damon was going to turn three soon, and that's when problems started to arise. We had to keep Damon in the house, all because he wasn't able to fully control his abilities. Sometimes he would just grow small wings, and fly around the house. And don't get me started on bath time. Trying to clean dragon horns wasn't easy; especially when he can't control when they come out. Also, around this time I started to crave companionship. The children were wonderful, but I wanted someone of my own age.
I tried courting some of the single ladies in town, like the other solders and father taught me. Most of the time it didn't really work out. Sometimes because the kids, and V, chased them away. Which I found funny most of the time. Other times, it was because of what happened in the bedroom. A few times I got yelled at for not being a real man. All because it doesn't go up. Or I didn't even want to do anything, other than just talk.
Whenever I asked the kids why they chased the ladies, it was usually because they didn't like them. These kids are wonderful, but I really would like someone my own age for company at times. That night I just couldn't sleep. So, I sat in the kitchen and just thought about stuff. Stuff like, how I should stop looking for someone. Or that I won't ever find that person. My duties are to protect the kids. If someone comes along, that would be nice, but not needed. Besides there isn't anyone out there for me. That's just wishful thinking.
...If you would like to read more, the book is up to buy on Amazon. The link is on my twitter page queenshadow and on my wordpress blog .com (Book is called Mark of a Soldier. Series: The Red Dragons.)
I'm currently working on the second book but will be posting regularly. Thank you for wonderful patience. And see you next time... On Dragon Ball Z (lol)