Edit: as of 1/5/2018, I have edited this chapter and polished it up a bit; fixing spelling mistakes, grammar errors, and some other things. Hope you enjoy the fixes.
Last time on "Make a Wish"...
After Goku Jr. and Puck had met up at the Son's Residence, Goku had some questions for the two children, especially for Goku Jr. With the help of Goten, they realized that these two children were from the future! What will happen next? Find out in this exciting chapter of "Make a Wish!"
Goku Jr. and Puck looked at each other for a moment in silence. "This is… the past?" Goku Jr. managed to spit out. Goku looked at his wife and son for a moment. "You mean you didn't know you were in the past?" Goku questioned. "Um… no… I didn't even mean to get sent here…" Goku Jr. said quietly. "Do you even know how you got here?" Goku asked, trying to help out. "Not really… All I remember is last night, Puck and I saw a bright light, and after it faded, I found this ring on the floor." Goku Jr. said, holding up his hand that had the ring on it, and showing it to everyone. "Do you mind if I see that ring?" Goku said, wanting to take a look at it. Goku Jr. took off his ring, and handed the ring to him. "Do you see anything dad?" Goten asked. Upon inspecting the ring, the top of the ring seemed to be slightly cracked, however, he looked mostly fine besides that. Goku recognized that ring before from somewhere… but he couldn't put his finger on it… "Why do I feel like I've seen that ring before?... I can't remember from where though…" Goku said, while rubbing the bottom of his chin. "Oh well… I'll think about it more later."Goku said, as he handed the ring to the future Saiyan child.
"Um… I'm sorry for all the trouble we caused…" Goku Jr. said softly, looking down at the ground, holding his hands together. Goku got in his knees to be in eyes' reach. "Hey, don't worry about it! I'm sure we can help you get back to your timeline!" Goku said, as he put his hand onto Goku Jr.'s shoulder, trying to make him feel better. "Y-You mean it?" Goku Jr. said softly, looking up at his great great grandpa. "Of course I mean it!" Goku exclaimed, smiling like always. Goku Jr. started tearing up, and gave his grandfather a big hug. "Thank you…" Goku Jr. said quietly.
After the two stopped hugging. Goten began to speak up. "Heh… that means that I'm your great- great uncle!... I'm your grunkle!" Goten said with a huge grin, laughing. He had heard the term "grunkle" from a show he once watched about two kids who solve mysteries, and they called their great uncle "grunkle." "Heh heh…" was all Goku Jr. replied with. "Hey, what's wrong?" Goku asked Goku Jr. "Well… now what do I do?... I have nowhere to go and no way to get home…" Goku Jr. said, as tears started building up in his eyes. Puck spoke up, and said, "Yeah… I was going to mention something, but I didn't want to ruin the moment. I doubt my great grandparents will just let me in their house or something…" Puck said, with both of his hands behind his head.
"Well, ever since my oldest son moves out, we've had a spare room, so if one of you, or both of you if you wanted to, could stay in there … And I'm sure that Goten would be willing to share his room with one of you… right Goten?" She said, giving Goten an evil-looking stare. However, she didn't really need to. "Ya, that's fine, I think I'd be fun to have a roommate for a while!" Goten exclaimed. He'd never really had a roommate before, maybe it could be fun! "Really? Thanks Grandm-... Uh…" Goku Jr. said, worrying that calling her grandma or great grandma would make her upset. "It's alright, you can call me grandma if you like." She said, as she gave a heartwarming smile. Unfortunately, Chi-Chi hated feeling old, but what she hated even more was her children being sad, and it was a similar situation here. After all, he already seemed pretty sad. "Ok… Thanks grandma…" He said, as he walked up to Chi-Chi and gave her a hug. Chi-Chi felt like he was very much so like Goten, I'll be it a bit more shy and sensitive. Those were two traits she was glad Goten didn't have. "You're very welcome." She said to the young boy. "Oh, thank goodness… I really was starting to think that I'd have to go find my great grandparents or something… I wasn't joking when I said that you know." Puck said, sighing with relief.
"Alright, I think I've had enough of reality for today…" Chi-Chi said, joking for the most part. "How about you all go outside or something while I make you all some breakfast? I'm sure you could all use some fresh air." Chi-Chi said, trying to have an excuse to start making everyone breakfast. "Alright" everyone replied, as they began to walk out of the door.
"Oh, Goku, Puck!" she called out, before everyone walked entirely outside. Both Goku and Goku Jr. had turned around, with gave Chi-Chi a small chuckle. "I meant the little one." She said, while smiling. Goku Jr. and Puck walked towards Chi-Chi slowly, while Goku Jr. was slightly nervous. While Puck was much more outgoing, Goku Jr. was more on the quiet side, he only really talked to people he knew well, and even then, he didn't know too many people well. She bent down to be able to look at the two of them. "What would you two like for breakfast? I figured it would be nice to make something you want to help make you two feel comfortable here." Chi-Chi said, trying to make the two children from the future feel at home. "Personally, I'm fine with whatever Mrs. Son" Puck spoke.
"Um…" was all Goku Jr. said. He still felt very nervous around new people, even if they were family.
"Do you want me to surprise you?"
"That's fine with me I guess." Puck said. She was hoping to get an answer out of Goku Jr, but he just stayed quiet. She couldn't blame the boy however, she could tell he was still very scared.
"Like Goku said, there's no reason to be scared. We promise that we'll help you get home, ok?... Now, what would you like for breakfast?" She said, in an attempt to make the child calm down. "Um… pancakes, I guess…" Goku Jr. managed to spit out. "Ya, that sounds good." Puck said in agreement. "Alright, pancakes it is then… Oh, and before you leave, what do you want me to call you? Since you're name is also Goku, and so is my husband's, it might get confusing." Chi-Chi said.
Goku Jr. stayed silent for a moment, before speaking up. "Well,... some people call me Goku Junior, so if you want to call me that, or just Junior, that would be fine." "Alright, then I'll call you Junior then… You two can go outside now if you'd like." The two children began walking outside, and once they were, they took a seat under a nearby tree. Then, the two started talking to each other.
"Wow, what a day!... So this is the past!... This is pretty cool!" Puck exclaimed. He was actually really excited about this. However, Goku Jr, not so much. "Um… ya…" was all he replied with. "Awe, c'mon Goku, lighten up! You really need to stop being such a downer. You get to see your great grandpa again, your great grandma, your grandpa, your grandma Pan as a baby,... If anything, I'm the one who should be sad right now, look at how much you have going for you!"
Goku Jr. stayed silent for a bit, before responding.
"Puck, you don't understand!... Grandma Pan is probably worried sick about me right now, I'm surrounded by people I barely know, I can't see all my other friends…"
He stayed silent again for a moment, and soon continued.
"Puck, do you really think that they can help us get back to the future?..." Unfortunately, Puck didn't quite respond to that last one, until something clicked in his mind.
"Well, let's not forget about the dragon balls! Maybe they can help out! From what you claimed that your Grandpa Goku said, he said you need all 7 of them to have your wish granted, which is why your wish wasn't actually granted… Or at least that's what you told me." Puck said, reassuring his friend that they were definitely going to get home.
Goku Jr. couldn't argue with that… he had a good point. Maybe the dragon balls could go ahead and send them back to their correct time! "Hey… that's right! The dragon balls! We can use the dragon balls to get sent to the future!" Goku Jr. shouted happily. Maybe this wouldn't be so bad after all!
Suddenly, Goten interrupted their little chat. "Hey guys, what's up?" Goten asked happily like always. "Oh uh… hi… um…" Puck managed to say, as he forgot the youngest half-saiyan's name.
Goten only replied with "Goten."
"Ya, right… we were just talking about how we could get back to the future." Puck said. It was almost scary, how much Goten and Goku Jr. looked, any normal person would think they were twins. "So, what's the future like?" Goten asked, as he took a seat onto the grass beneath him. He took a great interest into time travel and parallel worlds after the Trunks from the future had returned, but unfortunately, his mother wouldn't let him go meet him, which disappointed him.
"Well what do you want to know about?" Puck asked Goten. Goten replied, but only after his smile widened and laughing. "I wanna know about everything!"
"Well, let's see… Me and Goku… uh, this one," Puck said, pointing at the young hybrid Saiyan who traveled with him, "go to the same school… and uh… ya..." Puck said. As he thought about it, his life was completely normal except for the one time he went on that adventure with Goku Jr. in search of one of the dragonballs. Unexpectedly, Goku Jr. actually began to talk! "Well, I live with my Grandma Pan, and we live on the same street, and-" Goten interrupted him with a question. "Who're your parents?"
Goku Jr. stopped everything he was doing. His eyes looked like he was about to tear up. "My parents… I've… I've never met my parents…" Goten started to feel really bad for the boy… He couldn't imagine what it would be like to grow up without… Well actually, he didn't have his father for a majority of his life, but still. "Oh… I'm… very sorry to hear that…" He said softly. "If it makes you feel any better, I spent a lot of my life without my dad…" Goten said, trying to cheer up his look alike. "Really?... Where was your dad?..." Goku Jr said quietly. "Well, he was dead for a really long time… but after we encountered Majin Buu, he decided to come back to life." Goten explained. Goku Jr. stayed quiet for a moment, before responding.
"So the dragonballs do actually work?"
"Yeah! Others and I have used the dragonballs multiple times before. So once the dragon balls are ready once again, we can wish you back to your time!" Goten exclaimed, giving the children hope.
However, that was when Puck decided to speak up. "What do you mean"once the dragon balls are ready?" He said, with confusion pouring from his voice.
Goten started explain further. "Well the dragonballs have a cooldown, after using them, you have to wait one year to make another wish." This worried Goku Jr. and Puck. "When was the last wish made?" Goku Jr. said, scared of the answer. Goten put his hand to his chin and rapped his thumb and index finger, and started thinking. He quickly remembered when the last use of the magical balls were. He really didn't want to upset the little Goku, but he had to tell him. "The most recent wish was last week… We used it to heal Pan, who got really sick…"
Goku Jr. stayed silent, while Puck looked a bit disappointed.
"Wait… but uh…" Was all Goten managed to say. He had to think of some kind of work around!... Suddenly, he did though! "Wait, the dragon balls grant two wishes, and we only used one, so it should actually be six months!... I think that's how it works anyway!" he said, smiling, hoping that would make the young child feel better. However, it seemed to work ever so slightly. He went from sad to… not as sad? Puck meanwhile, seemed to be alright with this. "Alright, possibly six months in the distant past… that's not too bad! Could be fun, right Goku?"
Goku Jr. only responded with "Umm… ya, sure...:"
Meanwhile, Goku had been doing some standard stretches and light training for the morning. He couldn't be at his best unless he ate some of his wife's delicious food… Goku was curious as to what the kids were doing, so he shouted from across the field, trying to get everyone's attention. "Hey! Guys! Anyone wanna have a little sparring match?" He shouted. Goku Jr. would have liked to sparred with his great great grandpa, but his head was full of ideas and issues that could happen in the future. "What will Pan do if she wakes up and sees me missing?" "What if Goten was lying to me about the six months thing… would he?..." were just some of those thoughts. Puck tried to get Goku Jr. to get up, but unfortunately he really wasn't feeling a sparring match.
"I'll spar with you dad!" Goten shouted in excitement. He loved his dad, and loved training with his dad. He flew quickly over to his dad, as he prepared for their mini sparring round before breakfast. While Goku Jr. didn't want to spar, he did want to watch them spar. The last time he had a real fight was during the martial arts tournament, where he came face to face with his rival, Vegeta Jr. While he did manage to win the tournament by a landslide, it was still a very intense match for both of them.
"Ready Goten?" Goku asked his son, with a smirk on his face. "Yup!" he replied, as he got into his fighting stance. At first, they started off with some simple punches and kicks, the average person would think that it's just a father and son doing some basic sparring. However, after a bit, the speed of the battle started picking up. Soon, the two were moving at incredible speeds, where you couldn't even see them move. The only thing visible at that point were the shockwaves from the punches. "Wow, if this is what they call light sparring, I wonder what they call actual fighting…" Puck said, joking. Goku Jr. watched in amazement, his great grandpa and his great uncle were really good!
Soon, the two re-appeared on the ground, with Goten looking a little exhausted and Goku looking like he was having a blast. "You wanna stop buddy?" Goku asked, making sure he hadn't hurt his youngest son. "Nah… I'm alright" He said, as he breathed heavily. "Goten, you really look like you should stop… I don't want you hurting yourself." Goku said, as he was starting to get a bit worried. "Ya… maybe I should stop…" Goten said slowly. "Alright, you should go rest in the house… breakfast should be ready in a few minutes."
"Ok…" Goten said, sounding disappointed. He was a lot like his father; he really enjoyed fighting, but his dad was right. If he kept going, he would've hurt himself.
Goku Jr. really was impressed with what he saw. Those two were incredible fighters… It started getting him into the fighting spirit. The adult Goku could tell.
"Hey, little Goku!" Goku called out, smiling. "You wanna have a little sparring match too? I can tell you do." He said, as he began smirking after he said the last part. Puck looked at Goku Jr. and said "Ya, you should totally fight him! Isn't this something you've dreamed of? Goku Jr. started smiling. "Well, if you insist-" Goku Jr. managed to say before being interrupted by Chi-Chi. "Everyone, breakfast is ready! Come get it before it's gone!"
"Well, I guess we'll have our sparring match after breakfast." Goku said, laughing. Goku Jr. couldn't help but laugh as wellbeing.
After they walked in, Goku Jr. and Puck couldn't believe their eyes. The table was filled to the brim with pancakes! He knew pancakes were quite quick to make, he was wondering why they were taking so long! "Thanks honey." Goku said, as he dashed into the dining room to begin eating. Everyone else said thanks, and began eating. Puck stared in awe as in mere moments, one pancake was gone. Then two, then five, and so forth. Goku Jr. was in awe as well. Sure he had a bigger appetite than most normal humans due to his small amount Saiyan blood, but he couldn't imagine what it must like for them. Even Goten was eating a huge amount of food in record breaking amounts of time. Now they both understood why there were so many pancakes.
Chi-Chi interrupted their thought process by making a comment. "Don't worry, you'll get used to it… You'd better eat before it's all gone." Realizing that she wasn't even remotely joking, the two began eating.
While Goku Jr. was eating, he noticed a calendar in the corner of his eye. It read the following: "May 12, Age 797." He still couldn't believe it; he was in the past, and for at least another few months. At that moment, he realized that everything Puck said was true. He might as well make the most of it. Or at least try to anyway. It was such a new experience to him. It would take time to get used to all of the changes, but at least he has his friend alongside him.
Author's Notes: In case you somehow couldn't tell, I want to try to expand upon Goten and his personality quite a bit, I feel like characters such as Goten (and Goku Jr. really) are severely unappreciated and unused in Dragon Ball Super (and in Goku Jr's case, everything. He had his own movie and everything, but isn't even in something like Dragon Ball Heroes). Like always, please leave a review and tell me what you think of the story so far. Anyway, thanks for reading this chapter!