Chapter 9

The night sky's are cleared tonight and the sound of crickets are quiet soothing for anyone to sleep to except for Goten. Goten was sleeping good, but he suddenly had a nightmare and started to stir around like crazy. Goku started to wake up after sensing something weird coming from Goten. Goku stood up from his bed and walked over to Goten's room. Goku entered Goten's room and saw that Goten was having a nightmare so he ran over to him trying to calm him down.

"Goten…Goten…Calm down. It's ok. You're just having a nightmare." Said Goku as he's trying hard not to shake him too hard.

Goten started to calm down and he opened up his eyes to see his worried father infront of him. Goten started trembling and tears were forming in his eyes. Goku embraced his son doing his best to calm him down again and it was working. Goten embraced his father back and calmed down knowing he was safe.

Goku's scent was indeed soothing because it would normally take Goten longer to calm down after a nightmare or something bad. The scent was soothing, but their was another scent that wasn't soothing and it kind of smelt funky. Goku looked at Goten's lap and noticed that Goten had wet himself and Goten kept looking down in embarrassment. Goku just smiled and got off the bed with Goten still in his hands and went to the bathroom to get him cleaned up. Both father and son entered the bathroom and Goku placed Goten down and told Goten to strip down as he turned on the water. Goten did what his father said and when the bath was ready, Goten jumped in and Goku helped him get cleaned up.

After 5mins, Goku got Goten cleaned up, wrapped him in a towel and went back to his room. Both got to the room and Goten went to change into some pajamas and Goku decided to change the sheets. After Goten changed into his blue pajamas, Goku tucked Goten in and went to turn off the light switch.

"Goodnight Goten." Said Goku.

"Goodnight Dad." Replied Goten sadly.

Goku looked at Goten and he could tell that Goten was still scared to go back to sleep.

"Would you feel better if you came and slept with me. Maybe you wouldn't have any nightmares tonight."

Goten smiled and nodded.

Goten hoped out of bed and followed his father to his room. Both father and son laid down on the bed and Goten decided to lay his head on his father's stomach. Goku smiled and started ruffling his son's hair. Goku noticed that Goten was already asleep and he wouldn't blame him since he did burn a lot of energy today with him transforming into a Super Saiyan for the first time. Goku passed out as well with Goten on top of him and by the look of it, both father and son will be sleeping for a long time.

Morning came by really fast and the sunlight shined all over the room. The sunlight shined in Goku's face, which woke him up in the process. Goku's eyes slowly opened up and saw that Goten was still on top of him, in the exact same place as when he passed out. Guess Goten was even more tired than we thought.

Goku slowly rearranged Goten so that he could get out of bed and not wake him up. Goku placed Goten back on the bed and he walked to the kitchen and prepare him and Goten some breakfast. Goku was cooking some pancakes when Goten walked in the room.

"Morning Goten." Said Goku.

"Morning Daddy." Replied Goten while rubbing his eyes.

"Come and sit down and eat. I bet you are pretty hungry."

Goten's eyes lit up and ran to sit down. Goku placed some delicious pancakes, eggs, and sausage on the table and both father & son digged in on the food. Goku is amazed how much Goten is eating and how fast. It looks like Goten hasn't had a good meal in a long time as well.

"So Goten. I was thinking that we should go and do something fun."

"Actually Dad. Is it ok if we just train today?" said Goten as he put his plate back on the table and looked down.

Goku just smiled

"If that's what you want, than that's what we shall do after we finish eating."

Both father and son finished their meals and went to their rooms to change into some training wear.

Goku was outside already in his orange and dark blue gi, stretching his muscles. Goten walked outside wearing a white muscle shirt, black sweats with a purple belt tired around his waist, white socks, & black training shoes with dark blue shin guards. Considering that Chi-Chi ripped up Goten's gi back at the world tournament, he would have to find something else to train in for now.

"Alright Goten. Before we start, you need to stretch first and when you're ready, we will practice your sparring."

Goten nodded in agreement and began to stretch. Both Goku and Goten got into their stances and began their sparring session.

The sparring session went for 3 hours and Goku was happy knowing that Goten is starting to get better. Both decided to take a break before trying to do it again.

"You're doing great Goten. Your starting to get better."

"Thanks dad."

"Before we start again, how about we practice on how to control your Super Saiyan form."

"I…I…I don't know dad. What if I lose control again and attack you? I don't want to hurt you."

"Don't worry about it. If anything else, I can just wear you down long enough for you to lose most of your energy and pass out."

Goten was still not happy about going Super Saiyan. He saw himself attack Trunks at the World Tournament and he couldn't stop himself. He almost killed his best friend for going Super Saiyan. Lucky enough, he lost enough energy to power down and pass out. Controlling the form is a good plan to make because he has a feeling, he would need to transform again.

"Ok dad. Let's do it."

"Ok. Let's go."

Goku stood up and transformed into a Super Saiyan. Goten got up as well and started to get the feelings he had earlier and imagined it being worse. Eventually Goten started to freak out and transformed into a Super Saiyan.

Goten's face expression changed to the same serious look he had before at the tournament. Goten locked his eyes onto his father and smirked a little.

"Is this what you want father?"

"Remember Goten. You need to keep yourself in control otherwise, you will start to lose yourself."

"But I am in control. Control of a huge power that makes me stronger than you and Trunks's father. And I'm gonna prove it to you." Said Goten as he got into a fighting stance.

"Come on son. You can't let the power overwhelm you. You need to take control of it and everything will be ok."

Goten didn't reply, but he lunged himself at Goku and threw a right punch. Goku disappeared and reappeared behind Goten. Goten caught himself and landed on his feet. Goten quickly turned around and fired a ki blast at his father, but Goku deflected it in the air. Once Goku deflected the blast, he noticed that Goten disappeared.

Goku tried sensing for Goten, but Goten reappeared in the air and his knee connected with Goku's neck. Goku fell to the ground and shot back up to see that Goten disappeared again. Goku stood still and tried to look for Goten, but nothing. For now.

Goku was impressed to see how much power and speed his youngest son had, but he doesn't know how long it will take for Goten to take control of his form. Goku would be worried, but he can hold out until then.

Goku looked behind himself and saw a ki blast coming right at him. Goku dodged it, but he sensed more ki blasts were coming right at him from all different directions. Goku knew he couldn't dodged them all so he has to try to block every single one of them. Goku managed to block a few ki blasts, but some managed to hit him.

After many blasts connected, Goku went down to one knee and started to hyperventilate. Goten appeared infront of Goku with a smirk on his face and he punched him in the face and he went down to the ground. Goten went over Goku, raised his hand, and started charging a ki blast.

"Well I guess I showed you what I can do." Said Goten.

"Yeah. Too bad that you can't beat me son."

"I just won now."

"You haven't yet. Go ahead and fire that blast at me."

Goten was about to fire, but his hand started shaking and he fire the ki blast at a tree. Goten moved a couple of steps back and looked like he was in pain. Goten's ki began to surround him and swirled around like crazy.

"AAAAAAHHHHHHHHH."

Goku got up and ran over to Goten. He gave his son a hug trying to calm him down and it was working as Goten's ki was calming down. Goku pushed away from his son and saw that Goten was now in complete control over his Super Saiyan form. It looked easy now to control since he wasn't forced into the form this time.

"Way to go Goten. You managed to control your form. I figured it would of taken longer for this to happen."

Goten didn't respond, he just looked down.

"What's the matter Goten?"

Goku lifted Goten's head up with his hand and noticed that Goten was crying. Goten powered down and ran into his father's arms. Goku smiled and hugged back. Goku was happy knowing that Goten is getting stronger and with enough training, he could be strong enough to take him on. Goku stood up with Goten in his arms still and walked to the lake nearby.

Once they got there, Goku placed Goten down on the ground next to the lake and both sat down to enjoy the fresh air. After a while, Goku was thinking about jumping into the lake and catching some fish for lunch. As Goten was lying down on the ground with his eyes closed, Goku stripped down to his light blue boxers and jumped into the lake. Some of the water splashed on Goten's face and woke him up. Goten looked up and saw his dad chasing some fish. Goten started giggling and he wanted to join his dad, but he doesn't know how to swim, so his smile turned into a frown.

Goku popped out of the water and looked at Goten.

"Hey Goten. Why don't you come in and help me catch some fish for lunch?" shouted Goku.

"I…I wish I could."

Goku swam back to Goten

"You can't swim, can you?"

Goten nodded in agreement.

"Well I can teach you. Come on in and afterwards, we can eat."

Goten smiled and started to strip down to his blue briefs and he slowly got in the water. Goku grabbed Goten and brought him to the deep end and started teaching Goten how to swim.

Didn't take long for Goten to learn how to swim, at least learn how to stay afloat above the water. Goku and Goten got out of the water, put back on their cloths, grabbed the fish they caught, and went back home.

Both father and son got home and Goku started to cook up the fish.

The rest of the day, both Goku and Goten were just relaxing inside watching TV. Both Goku and Goten were happy to spend the day with each other and Goku plans on teaching Goten everything he needs to know on how to be a great fighter, but for now, they are just spending time with each other until Goten is ready for his next lesson.

Finished with this chapter and now gonna start working on the Majin Buu arc. I'm happy knowing that this part of the story is coming up. Still planning on including more of Goten and Trunks and might have them save the day…maybe, but there is still time to figure that out later on.

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