Chapter 126: Goten's training
It's been a week since Pan's birthday and mom was taking me food shopping. I kept asking her why, but the only answer I got was because I had to. At first it didn't really make any sense to me, until I realize the type of food she was buying. It was a whole lot of energy snacks. After mom paid everything and we were on our way home, did I asked her did this mean I was going to be training with dad soon. "Yes. I wanted to make sure you boys would be all set, for when you go into that room. I also even made you boys something special." That quickly got my attention and I asked her what it was. She smiled as she said I had to wait till the day I go off training.
That was Tuesday. It was now Friday, and I was packing to leave class. Just then Trunks popped into my classroom. "Want to go to m place to play a few video games? Even Maron is coming." I told him that I couldn't. How I had something more important to take care of. "What's more important than video games? But, will you at least be able to hang out either Saturday or Sunday?"
"Nope. I'm going to be busy this whole weekend. Maybe even more weekends. I did tell my dad I was serious about training." He looked shock for a moment, and then had a big smile.
"Good luck. You're going to need it, if you're going to train to be able to beat me." At that I just smiled. "Well, if you're going to train I will too." I asked him why. "There's no way I'm letting you get stronger than me." We both laughed as we walked the hallways. Once outside, we stopped our moms and said laters. As me and mom walked a few blocks, it was very quiet between us. Before I could say a word dad suddenly appeared. Somewhere along the way I stopped getting surprised by that. Even mom didn't seemed affected.
"Were you able to sell everything?" He gave mom a big smile and told her yes. "That's good. Let's go home. I have a few more things to set up for you boys." And just like that we were home. Once home, mom and dad started talking about if we had everything we needed. Dad reassured her that we did. That's when mom grabbed two bags that was on top of the table. "I hope you boys like these. It was hard picking on the design and color." Dad looked happy but didn't look inside his bag. Instead he stood next to mom and was looking at me. I guess I had to look first.
The first thing I pulled out was a pair of blue pants. Then a blue stash and a white qipao with dark blue edges. I also pulled out a black, kind of heavy, shirt. At first, I was confused but dad seemed more excited than I was. It wasn't until it finally sunk in that mom gave me a training gi of my own colors, that I became overjoyed. I set everything down and gave mom a big hug. "You're the best, mom."
"Thank you sweety. I also packed a few extras for when your training rips them." I just smiled up at mom and thanked her again. Then it was dad turned to take out what mom gave him. We both were surprised that it wasn't dad's usually colors, but dad sure did have a huge smile. It was a light blue gi top and brownish pants. Dad was holding the collar to the top, and his smile grew even more. "I'm glad you like it dear." Dad then kissed mom's forehead. It was very sweet to witness.
The moment we landed on Dende's lookout we were greeted by Mr. Popo. It was a short hello before we headed to the room. I looked up to dad. "Are we really going to stay in there for two full days?" He said yeah and that I better mean it when I told him I was serious. "Of course, I am. Mom and Gohan taught to honor my word and follow through, no matter what." He then had this big smile, before ruffling my hair and saying how right they were.
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The moment the door closed I got excited. Going to be spending a full 2 years with my youngest. We will be training, but also even more time for bonding. After he picked out which bed he wanted, he started asking what we were going to do first. I couldn't help smile. Especially since this time around I brought a notebook of things I wanted to teach him. Not that I ever needed it at the beginning, but this is different. My goal isn't just training Goten, but also want to try something new with him.
At first it was just like training Gohan all over again. Only difference was Goten caught on quickly and is much stronger than Gohan when he was younger. Goten was also able to keep up with me better. After a month, I had him training only in super sayian. The second month, he had to go back to his base state. The goal was to get him to be familiar with that type of strength and to try to reach it in his natural state. I was very surprise and proud that he mastered that within two weeks.
As the days went on, I tried teaching him a few of my ki techniques. He easily mastered them, and then surprised me when he was able to do them much quicker than me. And we spar I noticed he still needed work on his reaction time. He does have a speedy recovery when on the defense, but his offense could use some work. I also noticed a few flews when he's trapped in certain holds.
It a few months but he finally got to the he actually caught me off guard a few times. I even almost slipped and hit him full force. I was really proud of him. I soon was teaching him to do instant transmission, and honing his ki more. It was during the seventh month I noticed he gone through a few changes.
His hair ad gotten much longer and he was also getting taller. He was a head taller than my waist. His hair wasn't as long as Gohan once was, but it sure was close. Just slightly past his neck. He also is eating more. I couldn't help smile as I watched him go through these changes. I missed it when Gohan was around this age. I'm glad I'm experiencing this with Goten. "You think it's about time for a haircut?" He stopped eating for a moment and looked at me.
After he swallowed, he finally spoke. "Na. I want to keep my hair long."
"But at least your bangs. Are you even able to see past them?" We both laughed and he agreed to cutting his bangs. "So how you want them cut? Like mine or like Gohan's? Or something else?"
"Something else." We both laughed as I gave his bangs a quick trim. I then gave him a mirror and asked what he thought. "It's perfect! I don't look like anyone else, but me." He looked up to and gave me a big smile. I couldn't help smile back. "So, what's next?"
"Well." I looked up as I thought about it. His ki control is pretty close to perfect. Even way better than me. He's able to instant transmission faster and less effort than me. I guess what's left is to make him stronger than me. I looked back down and gave him a big smile. "Now we have to get you to where you're stronger than me."
"What?" He looked in complete shock. "Is that even possible?"
I ruffled his hair. "I got Gohan to surpass me and he was younger than you. So, I'm positive you can also surpass your old man."
"What would happen when I do become stronger than you?" That was a good question.
"Nothing, I guess. I can't ask you to defend the earth." He looked ready to say something. "Hold it. Let me finish." He closed his mouth. "I can't let you defend the earth because I want you to choose your own path." I sat down next to him. "I know what it takes to do what I do and I never wanted that on either of you boys' hands. It's my job to keep all you safe and happy. It's your job to find your own advantage and what you want to be. I always want you boys to be better than me. I also don't want you two repeating my mistakes." That's when I felt his hand ruffling my hair.
When I looked at him, he had a big smile. "Mom was right. You take on too much." He then hugged me. "I'm glad you're my dad, and I got the chance to have you in my life."
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After what happened the other day, dad's training became very intense. I thought he was intense before but this is just crazy. And the stories Trunks tells me about his training with uncle Vegeta seems like a cake walk compared to this. I'm more surprised than anything that I'm able to keep up. Gohan and mom weren't kidding when they said that dad is something else.
Out of all the small amount of training I've done with him before, was clearly him taking it easy on me. But dad being a perfectionist was an understatement. It slowly became clear that rest and sleep became one in the same. I felt worked to the bone. But another surprise was that I was actually enjoying the challenge of pushing myself.
We made it a month past a year, and dad wanted to spar. As we spar, I slowly caught on to what Gohan said. How dad tends to go easy when sparring. But as we sparred, I finally got him to agree to fight me in super sayian god blue. And to both of our surprise I was not only able to keep up, but also counter his every moves. Those matches didn't end until dad was forced to knock me out. It was now 4 months into this second year, and on this sparring match something unexpected happened. The matched ended where I was the one who knocked dad out.
When he came to, I started to apologize. "Why are you apologizing? That was amazing." He had a huge grin as he ruffled my hair. "I'm so proud. Let's keep that up." He then stood up. "If there's any techniques you want to try, now is the time to try and learn them." I smiled at him and said will do.
The rest of the time I was trying to control my ki blast to make them like bombs. Almost like the ghost technique that me and Trunks use when we fused. It was almost perfect, but dad thinks I need to work on controlling the amount of ki I put into it. Something about it not being stable long enough. I'm glad dad here to help me out.
It was just one more month to go, and it was feeling incredible. "I can't wait to actually sleep on my bed." Dad started to laugh.
"Thanks to your mom, I know that feeling too well."
"Dad?" He looked down at me. "Even when we're back outside, could we still train together, whenever we can."
He smiled at me. "Of course. Just say the word and I'll be there."
"What if you go train with Whis again?"
"Even if I'm not physically training with you, I'll still be cheering you on."
"Thanks dad."
"Ok, breaks over. Time to get our butts back in gear."
"Yes sir!" With that we went back to training.
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I was sitting with mom, drinking tea when suddenly dad and Goten appeared. Well, someone I could only guess to be Goten. He had Goten's ki signature, kind of has his face, and close to his cheery voice when he greeted mom. Then I remembered what mom told me, and I figure it really is Goten. Two years in that room really did a lot to him. I barely recognize him. I also find it weird I can't fully sense how strong he's gotten. I could see it but can't sense almost nothing from him. What did they do in there?
Mom told them to go freshen up while she cooked dinner. When they get back, I just had to ask. Maybe I should do some serious training in that room. But should I go alone or with someone. Training with Piccolo has help me improve a lot, but maybe there's more I could do. Maybe I should do a training session with them and see how far behind I really am.
When they got back Goten complained that his clothes weren't fitting. We all laughed. "I'll call the school tomorrow, so we can go clothes shopping."
"Thanks mom."
"How's it going Gohan? And where's Pan?"
"Not bad dad. And today Pan went to Hercule's dojo. Something about showing her off to his students, and asking for Videl opinion of stuff. They should be here soon." Just then the doorbell rang. "What you know?" Before I even got up, Goten was already getting the door. Soon came through a happy flying little girl, saying papa. "Hey there Pan." I hugged her, before bring her over to the table.
The moment Pan saw dad, she tried to get out of my arms and go to him. "Grampa! Grampa!" Seeing dad greet Pan was just the best.
"Hey there Pan. I see you're wearing your gi today." Pan snuggled into dad's arms, and my smile just grew.
"She's hates taking it off." Dad snickered a bit. "Yeah, mom even made a few more. And it's always funny to see her say no to when Hercule ask her to wear his school's colors."
"I still don't get why." We all just laughed. That's when I saw that Videl was slightly frowning. I asked her what was wrong. "Some of my recent students ask her for a quick spar and were disappointed that they won."
"Dad!" We all looked at Hercule.
"What honey? I did tell them that you're a mother now and are settled. So, you have no time for such things. Being a woman and all." Without any warning we all witness him getting hit over the head with one of mom's frying pans. It was so hard not to laugh. I even caught dad and Goten trying to hold back. "What did I say wrong?"
When he saw mom was about to hit him again, he started to apologize. Even stating he was kidding about being a woman. But throughout dinner I did sense that Videl was deeply troubled. I'll speak with her when we got home. Before we left, it was a little argument with trying to get Pan to go home. Eventually we got her to let go of dad, and promised we'll come back during the weekend.
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After setting Pan to bed, I slowly made my way to over room. I was slightly dreading what Gohan might ask. Not like it'll be anything bad. It's just that I wasn't in the mood to talk about it. The moment I entered our room, I was engulfed into his arms. "Are you going to tell me?" I was just silent as I snuggled into his embrace. We were silent for quite some time before he picked me up and carried me to our bed. He had me sitting on his lap as he continued to hold me. "Tell me what's wrong?"
"It's not that big of a deal, but it still upset me." He kissed my forehead and told me to let him hear it. "At first, I was refusing to take part in any sparring. Since it felt like forever since I did so. Then some of the guys started saying what happened to the infamous Mr. Satan's daughter. Like, where did she go because I clearly wasn't her. Even stuff like ever since I got a boyfriend, I stopped being myself." I looked up a Gohan. "Did I really change that much?"
He kissed my forehead. "You became calmer. But also, your focus changed. You put most of your efforts into becoming a writer." He the then had a big smile. "You even landed that job as an editor." I smiled back at him. Then he leaned in and whispered in my ear. "But you're still my volatile temptress behind closed doors." I couldn't help giggle at that. "Not to mention you handle Pan's little moment of not controlling her strength pretty well."
"Thank you, honey." We shared a quick kissed.
"So, did you kick their butts when your dad left the room with Pan?" I started to giggle a bit.
"They didn't know what hit them. One even asked for forgiveness." We both laughed at.
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After taking Goten clothes showing we stopped over at Bulma's. When we got there, they seemed to be very surprised by Goten new change. But I was also thrown off a bit when I notice that Bulma was starting to show. After Goku told me how he turned down training, he found out through Vegeta that Bulma was pregnant. But he also told me to not say that I heard it from him. It was a nice thought of knowing that Bulma was going to have another child.
After the whole thing with Goku's breakdown over Pan, I went to a doctor to talk about the possibilities of more children. That didn't end so well. I could still hear that damn doctor laughing in my hear. "Whoever told you that you couldn't get pregnant because of compatibility lied. I have read your medical records and they wrote down how you have a pre-existing issue that causes infertility. You have Polycystic Ovary Syndrome. You have a higher than normal levels of androgen." That doctor then went on explaining to me what that meant. Like when I was taking pregnancy exams there was a spike in androgen. He even went into saying how this was in me records since childhood.
Not to mention his explanation about my second pregnancy. That if I wanted to get pregnant again, I would have to take medication to lower my androgen. That or workout less and just relax. He stated how this problem also appears in female bodybuilders and any female who does extreme physical activity. It then got me thinking if I should disgust with Goku about trying for a third child. But then he had to go and say how he's kind of happy we didn't have to worry about kids, because he gets to be selfish with me. Oh well. Maybe I'll bring it up, but not now.
As Bulma and I spoke, we watched the boys play their little sparring game. "So, did I tell you about those doctors that got arrested?" I looked to Bulma and told her how she didn't. "Well, these doctors where arrested for lying to patients, to milk them for every dime they got."
I gasped. "No way."
She had a big smile as she nodded. "Yes way. I had my team do an investigation after what you told me. And guess what?"
"What?" Now this was getting good.
Her grin grew as she pulled out a folder. "Top of the list is no other than Dr. Heather Knight. And fun part is, that's not even her real name." I was just in complete shock. "Her real name is Racheal Nicholson. Not saying she wasn't a doctor, just not an honest doctor."
"So, what now?"
"Nothing. But do you want your 45,133,725 yen now or later?" My mouth just dropped when she told me the amount. I was left speechless. "I'll take that as now. Heck I'll make it an even 50 billion. So, when are you going to tell Goku?"
"Tell me what?" Goku now took that time to randomly show up. "By the way, where you want me to put this?" That's when I noticed that he was currently delivering Bulma's order of our vegetables. She told him the usually spot and he was off.
Then Bulma turned back to me. "Are you going to tell him?'
"I will. But I would like to think about it a little more before I let him know."
"Makes sense."
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A/N: Last update for the month. Will return with Marriage next month. Going to be working on my second book, and my Wattpad project.
Possible OneShots or other ff updates, but Marriage is going to be on hold.
For those curious to read my Wattpad project, Soulmates, my user name is Shadkit090. Have a wonderful month.