The moment the Time Machine touched the ground with a thud, Goku quickly hid his Ki level. He opened the hatch and was greeted with raindrops before he jumped out and landing gracefully. The moment his feet touched the ground, he noticed that he landed somewhere in a faraway jungle of some sort. Away from the public eyes.

He closed his eyes, and quickly, his spiky-silver like hair turned black. "It's been a while since I've done that. But I better be quick, because I only have three hours before the illusion wears off."

He looked down his outfit and grimace. The outfit before him wasn't bad, it was a comfortable black color gi with a few pieces of armor. He needed to take it off. Perhaps his friends wouldn't notice anything, but Kami? He will be in the tournament and no doubt he will have questions if he sees his pupil in an outfit made for gods.

He looked back at the Time Machine and climbed back up. He grabbed a blue box and jumped out of the Time Machine.

"It has been too long since I wore this…"

Knowing that he was clear, he removed his outfit and leaving himself in boxers. One by one, one piece of armor would drop on the ground, the black gi following them afterward. He knelt down and opened the box. Inside was an orange gi. The gi was as old since he started training with Whis and Beerus, but it still looked just as new. Grabbing the soft clothing, he sighed sadly, as more memories appeared in front of him.

"Soon…"

With the Time Machine Capsuled up, along with his robes, he walks toward a nearby water source, which was a small puddle. While the rain disrupts the image, he knew that this was him. He was taller and more muscular looking than he was back when he was 18, but he figured this was something that will be dismissed. He closed his eyes and placed his fingers on his forehead as if saluting, and then he was gone.

"Wow, guys you all look great! You've really been training hard haven't you!" Roshi commented looking at all of his pupils having arrived to sign up a minute before closing. Though the old man was happy to see all of them he wondered where Goku was? Surely the boy wouldn't miss this for the world.

"You bet Master Roshi! I've got some great new moves and I'm stronger than ever!" Krillin laughed cockily as he held up his fist. He had pushed himself so hard he was sure he could beat anyone, well everyone except Goku probably. That guy just got stronger every year by leaps and bounds. He just wondered if he was going to show up.

"Sure thing cue ball." Yamcha joked touching his smaller friend atop his head earning a swipe from the shorter fighter. "Easy their tough guy save it for the ring!" he joked as he looked at his girlfriend. Both Bulma and Yamcha have missed each other for a while.

Said scientist blushed and gave him a wink knowing that he was looking at her.

"So where's Goku? Has anyone seen him?" Tien asked noting that the runner up from last year should be showing up for the needed rematch. It wouldn't be a proper tournament if he didn't get to fight Goku again. "It wouldn't be like him to miss this."

"Yeah really!" Puar noted floating alongside Yamcha.

"I wonder how much Goku's grown. Probably got a lot taller and cuter!" Bulma teased making Yamcha snort rudely but still give her grin, knowing she was just playing with him.

"There's no way Goku could look better than me!" Yamcha gloated by shoving a hand to his chest, "He'll still have that same mess of spikes atop his head!"

"Yeah probably, wearing the same clothes that we last saw him in." Oolong joked making the group all laugh at the image of their friend in size to small clothing.

"It would be nice for him to show up there about to close and they won't let me register him early," Roshi noted wiping his glasses with a handkerchief.

"Maybe if we all talk to them. They'll make an exception?" Launch added but most of them shrugged. The dark-haired blue woman sighed. "That's not fair."

The group all nodded in agreement, they wanted Goku to be here! It wouldn't be a tournament without him.

"Alright, Thomas close up the book, registrations are over." One of the men at the post noted moving to stand.

"Sure thing. It's been a long-" He moved to close the registration book but it stopped halfway as a hand was planted in the middle of it from nowhere. "Whoa!" He jumped backward as he looked at a tall muscular haired black-haired man who had come from nowhere.

The man stared emotionless at the two men who were holding their chest, to control their heartbeats. "I would like to sign up." He finally said

"Phew! Man, how did you do that? You scared me half to death!" Thomas said taking a moment to stop his heartbeat. Moving to grab his pen he moved to one of the blank pages. "Name?"

Meanwhile, the Z-fighters stared at him, surprised at his sudden appearance. What got their attention however is the familiar hair-style of the man.

"Is that-?" Asked Yamcha,

The man, while not paying attention to them, answered Yamcha's unsaid question. "Son Goku. Runner up for two years."

"Goku!" Came the multiple shouts, which caught Goku's attention.

Turning to his side, he felt breathless as his breath hitched. So long since he had seen them. Just seeing them again, young, well and alive, he let out a huge smile, since who knows when.

"E-Everyone...! Krillin, Yamcha, Puar, Master Roshi, Bulma, Oolong, Yajirobe, Launch Tien and Chiaotzu. T-there all here, and alive!"

He couldn't help it and quickly ran up to them and grasp them all into a bone-crushing hug. They were protesting about needing air, but nonetheless were laughing and hugging the Saiyan back. When he let go, he smiled fondly as his friends checked him out.

"Over 250 years since I've seen you all. I missed you all so much."

"Man Goku you've changed a lot!" Remarked Krillin, envious of both Goku's physical appearance and height.

"Changes happen no?" He asked with a cheeky grin.

Yamcha was also inspecting Goku's physical appearance. The man had more muscles than him. "Man Goku, I'm jealous, Kami's training must be something to turn you into-"

"A hunk." Bulma winked at him and Goku laughed nervously as he scratched the back of his head, the typical Son's way.

"Yeah... It was something…"

He had almost forgotten that he was at the time that no one knew he was a Saiyan. That Vegeta has yet to come to earth with the other Saiyans and Freiza and his army were still roaming the galaxy. In the Z- Fighter's point of view, he had just finished training with Kami.

He will be willing to pretend to avoid himself from exposing himself.

Tien hasn't spoken a word as he was looking at Goku intensely. Indeed he looks different. He seemed more powerful and had a more calming aura. He couldn't place his finger on it, but there was something else that meets the eyes. Either way, he would be enjoying every second of this.

But looking back, Goku suddenly remembered someone was missing, but he didn't voice it, as he was stuck on his thoughts.

"Chi-chi… You have yet to arrive, but I will be waiting for you. I've have missed you for almost three centuries, so I can take one more day." He smiled. "Only this time, I won't make the same mistakes again."

"So how about we go to a Hotel? The tournament won't start until tomorrow." Added Chiaotzu.

The gang had agreed, seeing the sky darken, and on their way to a Hotel, they were bombing him with questions about his training with Kami. Of course, he kept quiet, he merely said that it was a surprise, and most of them pouted. He burst out laughing at their childish behavior and it didn't take long for them to burst out laughing too.

Both he and Krillin were sharing a two-bedroom room. While his best friend sleeping underneath the covers, Goku sneaked out from the window and flew towards the roof, which wasn't that high. He sat down crossed legged and closed his eyes to meditate. His hair suddenly turned back into its spikier, silver-like look. And if he opened his eyes, no doubt that his usual dark onyx eyes would be silver-like. He released some of his energy, but not too much to alert his friends.

Had his friend seen he do this, there would be questions no doubt. After all, when does the childish, carefree Goku care about meditation? Or glow in a silver aura for that matter?

Tomorrow would determine who of eight would fight the Tournament. And tomorrow, he will reunite with his wife, who in his timeline, was dead for over 200 years. He smiled sadly. It took him a while to understand what it meant to be a husband.

In the beginning, he had no clue what it meant to be in love, or be a husband. He just figured that it was just to friends being very close and lots of food. That's just it. However, when Gohan was born, he began having these strange feelings towards Chi-chi. Although at the time he didn't understand them.

He suddenly frowned. Despite not understanding love, he did care for both his wife and son. However, as years go on, he realized how neglectful he was towards, not just his duties as both husband and father, but to his family. He was ayas out training because of his passion for fighting. And he hates this.

The only time he paid attention to his son, was to training, even though Gohan made it clear he hated fighting. But he forced his son to let go of his childhood and pushed him to his limits To fight for life and death situations., And going more to the past, he knew that wasn't the father his son needed when he was a teenager. Because of his selfishness to stay dead in order to train with King Kai, he placed such a burden on his son, who was no more than an eleven-year-old boy, to be the protector of earth.

And his wife… Chi-chi held the responsibility of the household. She is capable of being a strong warrior like the Z-Fighters, that if she kept on training she would've been able to learn how to fly and use Ki attacks.

That would have been an amazing sight to see. For both husband and wife to fight together to protect the earth from threats.

But she put an end to her fighting in order to be the house taker and a housewife. Instead of using her hands to fight, she used them for cleaning and cooking. But what hurts the most is that he hurt her in more ways than one. He never intended to do that, he was just as clueless as ever and his desire to become stronger blinded him from what truly mattered to him.

When he decided to stay dead to train with King Kai, he never knew that Chi-chi was pregnant with his other son.

Goten was a buddle of joy, that reminded him of himself when he was a boy. And to this day, he cursed himself for missing everything evolving Goten. From his birth, to his first steps and first words. Just everything.

When he returned from the dead, he did spend time with his family, but it didn't last long. Because it was from the moment his eldest got married, that he realized that he missed so much on Gohan's life. He missed the opportunity to see Gohan grow up from a child to a man. And then Beerus came in and threaten to destroy the earth for wanting to fight a Super Saiyan God. Despite both his and Vegeta's efforts, he wasn't able to defeat the God of destruction.

And just like the fool he was, when he was given the chance to train, he took it, leaving behind his wife and Goten. He was home but was rarely there for his family. He snorted angrily. He had long since surpassed Lord Beerus, but he had no desire to become a God of Destruction.

After the harsh reality hit him like a powerful ki blast, he forced himself to become wiser and mature. The guilt and shame of his mistakes will never fade, no matter what he did, such as study and work he's done, there was always a hole in his heart. He had lived three hundred years in regret.

He could have been the savior of earth on his old timeline, but he couldn't as he witnesses the descendants of the Z-Fighters take his place. Not that he minded, because fighting, which was once his hobby to become stronger, became something he loathed.

His blood and body were meant for fighting. His soul and heart also desired the lifestyle. But his mind doesn't was against fighting, and for once, he obeyed. He could still remember his wife on her death bed, and how his fighting spirit was crushed for nearly three decades, it didn't help the everyone he knew died within those thirty years.

He had no one but himself to blame. His fighting spirit died alongside his friends and family. He would still train, but becoming stronger wasn't on his sight. He has taken a second chance in life, and he will make sure to never make the same mistakes again. Nothing will be the same as his former timeline, but at least he'll be happy again. He silently vowed to become better and be there for his family as he helps them reach their potential, without problems.

But for now, he will wait. Goku attempts meditates his troubles away for the time being, with the ghost feeling of a full moon shining down at him.

The group gathered together for the preliminary matches, Goku, who hid his base form, already knowing the truth of how this would go as the brackets had been set up just like before even with his late entry. He was leaning against a wall while his friends all joked and bantered too each other having not seen each other in years.

It was an understatement for the Sayain who hasn't seen them for nearly three centuries, the reunion was more than desired for him with them. It felt nice to laugh and make jokes with them again. But despite enjoying his time being with them, what he was actually desiring for was someone dressed in pink and blue to come.

His finger tapped his shoulder as Tien and Chaotzu did a sparing warm up together. Their technique while good was just sloppy compared to the warriors he knew but he held back his tongue. Their speed and strength all now minuscule by comparison to him but he wondered just how much should he reveal here?

How much should he change, or what should he change after all there was a lot of crazy things that happened here. Because while he hid his Ultra-Instincts form, that didn't mean it was inactive. He could accidentally go overbore out of instincts.

He looked to his side noting Kami hiding in the nerdy human's body calling himself Hero. Said disguised Namekian noticed him and waved. Goku smiled and waved back. It was then that his senses picked up something. His eyes lit up as he felt the familiar ki he hasn't felt in years.

However, before he could do anything, someone tapped his shoulder with a finger to get his attention. He turned around to see Krillin.

"Hey want to spar?"

Goku said nothing and instead looked back at Hero. Krillin followed his friend's gaze and chuckled "Oh, I see man, yeah that guy! Jeez, he's going to lucky to make it out of this without getting hurt." He chuckled elbowing his buddy who snapped from a daze.

"Oh yeah Krillin, he just doesn't fit in here." He was trying to play it off as if that Hero was bothering him.

"Yeah, I understand. I mean especially for you. You'd probably only have to flick him with one finger to knock him out. Got some special pinky technique saved up in there?" Krillin joked as Goku gave an uncharacteristic smirk.

That smirk scared the poor ex-monk.

"Maybe. Care to see it?"

"Ehh no-" Krillin tried to say, but in a blink of an eye, Goku's hands move to his forehead with just his pinky and tapped him just once with his finger.

Goku slightly flinched, as he knew he overdid it. He watched as Krillin bounced off the ground and into the air. A huge red pinky mark right where his forehead was making all of the other Z-fighters break out laughing. Krillin whined grabbing his head where the mark was. Goku, while finding his friend's pain a little humorous, pitied the little guy and helped him up.

"Oh man, that was a good one!" Yamcha laughed.

"That hurt!" Whine Krillin as he looked at his best friend. "Have you been taking Steroids or something? Because I certainly hope that I don't fight you first!"

While everyone else was teasing the ex-monk, none of them noticed Goku suddenly disappear in thin air.

A woman made her way to the group when suddenly she was grabbed and before she could even think about screaming, her mouth was gagged by a hand and was suddenly gone.

In a moment, the woman found herself somewhere dark in the temple, and her kidnapper let her go. She angrily attacked the man, but what infuriated her was that he was chuckling as he dodges every attack she threw at him.

It was then that the man grabbed her wrist and pulled her towards him. She tried to resist, but the man held her firm. She glared at the shadowy silhouette as he gently stroke her cheeks.

"You're as beautiful as I remember." He muttered.

"Who are you?' She glared.

The man let out a laugh. "Don't you remember me Chi-Chi? Or do you not recognize me?"

Her cheeks flared in anger and huffed. But despite being angry, she was confused. The mysterious man then let out a chuckle.

"Ah, silly me. The darkness is covering my features, which is perhaps why you don't recognize me. No?"

Chi- Chi blinked as the man released her and walked up to a blind window. He opened the blinds and turned around to look at her. Chi-Chi raised an eyebrow, but then saw that familiar hair-style, he eyes widen.

"Do you remember me now?"

She didn't answer, instead, she ran towards him and slammed her soft, small body towards his hard, masculine one. They both laughed happily as Goku picked her up and twirled her around.

"Chi-Chi, after all these years of missing you, since our final goodbye, you are here. Young, healthy, active and alive.",

He finally put her down, guiding her when she stumbled a bit from dizziness. Both looked at each other lovingly as Goku cupped her cheek gently, and she leaned towards it, closing her eyes for a moment. Both lovers relishing the moment.

"You certainly changed from the little Ox-Princess." Mumbled Goku. "You are very beautiful."

Chi-Chi flushed pink and shyly looked at him with a smile as she clenched into his body. "I'm not the only one. You've changed from a chubby boy with a tail to…" Her face went red, "To a hunk."

"So I heard." He chuckled, before looking down ashamed. Chi-Chi noticed this and looked at him concerned. "What's wrong Goku?"

"I missed you for over 250 years."

That was what he wanted to say, but held his tongue. Instead, he looked sadly at her. "Chi-Chi, I have something to confess." Chi-Chi looked confused, but gestured for him to go on. "Back when we were children and I promised you to be my bride, I didn't know what a bride was, so I accepted it blindly." He used his free hand and stroke her black hair, giving Chi-Chi some goosebumps. "But now I understand what I must do."

Goku knelt down on one knee and grasped her hand. Chi-Chi looked down at him with wide eyes. "Chi-Chi, if you promise to be by my side till death, I promise to protect you, to give you children and cherish our lives together. Allow me to share your struggles and joy." He looked at her with a sad smile. "But as of now, I have nothing, but a small hut out in the woods Grandpa Gohan lived. I promise to build you a house and allow you to live in a lifestyle you can enjoy"

While Chi-Chi was stunned, Goku used his free hand to grab something from his pocket. It was a silver ring with a few small pieces of a diamond, with a large one in the center. He held the diamond, looking at her, almost pleadingly

"Chi-Chi, will you marry me?"

Chi-Chi reacted by attempting to tackle him, and cried with joy, shouting, "Yes yes, a thousand times yes!" Goku held her tenderly and waited fondly as she calmed down. When she regained her composure, Chi-Chi, with tears of joy falling, said. "Yes Son Goku, I will marry you."

Gently taking her left hand and slid the ring on her ring finger. A thrill of joy flickered in his heart to see his wife wearing that silver ring.

"From the day I bought and gave you this ring a long time ago, I kept it with me along with your wedding ring, to keep you as close I could."

"We need to go back." He said softly.

Chi-Chi sighed and buried her head on his chest, wanting to hold on to him longer. "I know."

Unable to resist, Goku brushed his lips with hers and tenderly gave her a kiss. The kiss was sloppy and inexperience. It was understandable, this was Chi-Chi's first kiss and it has been a long time since he kissed his wife.

He pulled away, letting her breath. "Let's go back. I want to introduce you to my friends and announce our engagement." They both stood up and he grasps her shoulder. "Now hold on."

Before Chi-Chi could question, she felt a shivering sensation and in moments, they were back, just in time. She gasped and placed her hand on her chest, to control her heartbeats. She gave him a look at his mischievous face.

"Next time Goku, give me a warning." She huffed and crossed her hands

Goku grins and kisses her cheek. "No promises."

Chi-Chi shakes her head. "That man."

"Goku there you are!"

The engaged couple turned around to see the Z-fighter coming towards them.

"There you are." Yamcha sighed "They're about to start the preliminary matches, and you've would have been disqualified if you don't show up."

It was then that Yamcha noticed Chi-Chi, who was clinging onto Goku's bicep. "Hey, Goku, who's this?"

Both Goku and Chi-Chi gave each other a knowing look and then looked at his puzzled friends. Goku happily answered Yamcha's question.

"Guys, this is Chi-Chi. My Fiancée."

Everything stopped, and the Z-fighters were looking at Goku as if he grew another head. Goku was struggling to contain his laughter as his gaping friends stared wide eyes as Chi-Chi showed them her engagement ring.

"Fiancée!?"

All the fighters in the room look over the Z-fighter's direction, wondering what was all the commotion about. The Z-Fighter's paid no attention to them as they bombed Goku with questions. Krillin, however, was in a corner, sulking and crying with envy.

"HE'S GETTING A HOT GIRL! HE'S GETTIN' MARRIED NOW AND I HAVEN'T EVEN EVER HAD A GIRLFRIEND YET! How unfair life is…" Mopped the ex-Monk.

A/N: For those who want to know what happened to Goku from the original Timeline, you will have to wait.