Tien frowned as the spindle of the bowdrill slipped from Goten's hands again. He didn't understand what was going on. Usually Goten was very attentive whenever Tien tried to teach him something, but today he just couldn't seem to focus. There was an angry expression on the little boy's face and his movements were jerky as he tried to work the bow back and forth to create a little coal. "What's the matter, Goten?" he asked.

Goten shook his head and shrugged. He didn't want to go back to Gohan's house tomorrow. He loved his brother and his nephew, loved being at the house with them, but not on days like that. Chichi was coming to visit for her court-ordered once-a-month time that she was allowed. He hated being around her and that new husband of hers. His face screwed up as the spindle slipped again and he growled in frustration as he grabbed it up once more, ignoring Tien's question.

Goku looked over from where he was working on setting out some stones for Tien to make arrowheads out of later. He reached out and ruffled his son's hair. "Hey kiddo, what's the unhappy face for? The bowdrill causing you some trouble?" He was curious as to what could have gotten his son in such a mood. He was usually so carefree when he was out here. He set the bucket of stones aside and turned towards his kid. "Hey." He poked Goten gently in his arm, then his cheek, his head.

Goten shrugged off his father's hand and threw the pieces of the bowdrill on the ground as he stood up and stomped his foot. "I don't want to go to Gohan's tomorrow!" he exclaimed, his little face going red. He met his father's eyes with a furious and frightened look. "Why do I have to see her? Chichi doesn't love me! She never did, Daddy! I don't understand why that mean ol' judge said I have to see her!"

Goku sobered up quickly at the mention of his ex-wife/ex-mate's name and suddenly understood his son's frustration. He didn't much care for the judge's ruling on that either. "I don't know why they did that either, Goten. But your brother will be there, Rose will be there. She won't hurt you. I guess she just, I don't know, wants to make sure you are doing alright. I suppose it means something that she still wants to see you. I mean, she doesn't really have anyone else to see or talk to." Though he thought it wasn't fair to Goten because Chichi's friends had all stopped going to see her because of what she did to Goten.

Tien felt like he'd swallowed a block of ice, his stomach twisting painfully at the thought of Goten having to spend any time with that woman. She wasn't his mother anymore. Sabriena was. It didn't seem right at all. "It's only for a few hours," he tried to offer. "And then you can come straight back here. I'm sorry, little man."

Goten pressed his lips to a thin line and angrily wiped his eyes on his sleeve. "I don't like her husband, either," he grumbled under his breath. "He's rude to everyone, like he's better than all of us. He just makes important calls on his phone and gives us dirty looks." He had never liked the man Chichi had married after she divorced Goku. He'd always seemed cold and disapproving of everyone around him. Gohan said to try to be nice, but it was hard to do.

Goku blinked and his eyes widened a little. "Wait, Chichi got married? When was this? How long has she been married?" He supposed he shouldn't be surprised and he really couldn't say anything about how quickly it seemed she got married after their divorce. Hell, he married Tien and Sabriena not long after it. He shared a look with Tien before he looked back at Goten, "She's probably been telling him lies about all of us too." He briefly wondered if the man had been warned what he was getting into with Chichi.

"I dunno," Goten muttered. "She's been with him for a while. She acts like he's wonderful. She even tried to get me to call him 'dad'." He snorted and kicked at one of the stones near the firepit. "I still call him Maxwell. He gets mad if you call him Max. I don't like him. And I don't like her, either!" It was so frustrating, trying to explain why he didn't like Chichi's new husband when he couldn't exactly put it into words. There was just something about the man that radiated coldness, even if other people didn't seem to notice it.

Goku couldn't stop the shudder that worked its way through his body, hearing that Chichi was trying to get Goten to call some strange man 'dad.' "You don't have to like him if you don't want to Goten; we aren't going to think differently. You definitely don't need to call him a father when he hasn't done anything for you." He looked over at Tien, feeling a protectiveness growing in him. In his mind, Tien was Goten's father as much as Goku was. Not some stranger who'd never really spent any time with Goten.

Tien nearly growled at the idea of Goten calling someone else 'dad.' He crouched down on the same level as Goten and Goku. "Your dad's right. You don't listen to her when she tells you ridiculous things like that. You hear?" he said firmly and Goten nodded. "And you ignore that guy if he's rude to you. Let him talk on that silly phone. He doesn't deserve your time anyway. YOU are the one who's better than him."

Goten let out a long sigh, his anger ebbing a little at the words from his fathers. "I just wish I could stay out here this weekend. Can't we tell Gohan to tell Chichi that I'm sick or that I ran away or something? Tell her I died so I never have to see her again!" He flung himself at them, wrapping a little arm around each of their necks. "I just wanna stay out here with you and Mommy!"

Goku chuckled and hugged his son tightly, moving to sit closer to Tien. "I think there might be a few problems if we did that, kiddo. You won't have to do this forever. When you grow up, you don't have to do anything you don't want to do. You could stay out here all the time," he said, "But until then, we'd better listen to that mean ole judge." He stuck out his tongue at the thought.

Goten giggled at that. "Yeah?" he asked hopefully and his face lit up when Tien gave a nod. "I wish I was grown now. I could make all my own rules!" A dreamy expression crossed his face as he thought about living out here on Tien's land, never having to see Chichi ever again. He sighed and his face turned serious again as he looked at Goku. "You'll come get me as soon as she leaves, right? Maybe we can go visit with Marron and then see Paige? I miss Paige."

Goku smiled and nodded, ruffling his hair, "Of course I will! I wouldn't dare leave you there a second longer. And as for growing up, well, you'd better talk to your mother about that. I think she likes you the size you are. Like a little compact me she can cart around and spend money on. I think I've lost count on all those cookbooks she's bought you!"

Tien smiled as Goten finally seemed to cheer up and picked up the bowdrill again. "Don't worry, kiddo. It'll be over before you know it."

Lindsey sighed and struggled to get off the couch as the doorbell rang. She really hated having to deal with her mother-in-law for these visits. It was really just about the only time they saw Chichi anymore. "Gohan! Your mother is here!" she called loudly as she finally made it to her feet. If she thought carrying one Saiyan baby was rough, she'd had no idea what it would be like with twins. This was crazy. She finally made it to the door, calling over her shoulder again, "GOHAN!" She had no idea where he was, but if he thought he was going to hide from his mother and make her deal with it, he was sadly mistaken.

She forced a fake smile on her face as she opened the door to Chichi and Maxwell. "Hi," she said in a voice that dripped with sweetness. It even made her own skin crawl.

Chichi nearly rolled her eyes at her daughter-in-law. More damn babies. It just irritated her every time she saw the younger woman. "Where's Goten?" she demanded as she stepped inside without greeting and Maxwell followed behind her.

"In his room," Lindsey answered and shut the door behind them, not even bothering to say hello to Maxwell. The sleek-looking businessman already had his nose in his phone and didn't even acknowledge her anyway. She and Gohan often speculated that Chichi had married him for his money, because he bought her a fancy new car and put her up in that big house in East City. Even for all his coldness, Lindsey could see why he was successful. He was handsome and could be charming when he wanted to be. But he didn't bother with trying to charm them anymore now that he and Chichi had been married for a while. Something about him just put them off. "Goten!" she called up the stairs.

Goten cringed inside his room, letting his head thunk against the door that he had been listening through, dreading the moment he would have to come out and 'be civil'. He cracked the door open and slipped out, shutting it behind him before he forced himself to walk down the stairs. He clutched at a little notebook he'd been working on, something his mom had told him to do to keep his mind off the visit. Writing down recipes they could try or things he wanted to cook that were new and different. It had helped until he heard the car arrive. He came to a stop behind Lindsey and looked up at Chichi, his eyes darting to Maxwell. "Hi, Chichi," he said in an unexcited voice.

Something about the way he used her name instead of calling her "mom" grated on Chichi's nerves. He'd been doing that ever since he'd been moved in with Gohan. A muscle worked in her jaw, thinking it was terribly disrespectful of him. Some manners they were teaching her son. "Hi, Goten," she answered as she looked down at him, noticing the book in his hand. She was about to ask him about it when Maxwell interrupted her.

"Even your kids don't respect you enough to address you properly," he muttered under his breath as he typed away at his screen and wandered over to sit in the big armchair by the window. He didn't even bother to look up when Goten had come into the room. "Yeah," he said as he lifted the phone to his ear.

Chichi drew a long breath through her nose, trying not to let her husband's words sting. "What's that?" she asked, nodding at the book he held in his hand. "Are you working on homework?"

Goten held the book protectively to his chest. "Yeah, thinking up new recipes to cook with Mom later when I get home tonight. She said we could try a whole bunch of new stuff and told me to write down what sounded good," he said honestly. He was really excited about it. The stuff that his dads and mom had been teaching him caught his attention in a way that made him just want to sit there and learn for hours with them. "School doesn't start for another month."

"Cooking?" Chichi nearly screeched, but calmed her voice a little as Rose and Gohan walked into the room from the kitchen. She drew another breath through her nose before she spoke again. "Goten, you don't need to learn how to cook. You're a boy! You should be studying like your brother did so you can have a good career when you grow up. That way you can marry a nice girl who will cook for you!"

"Oh good gods," Lindsey grumbled and moved to sit on the couch again. It made her brain hurt to listen to Chichi's painfully old-fashioned way of thinking when it came to gender roles.

"And don't refer to that woman as your mother," Chichi scolded. "She's your stepmother. It's inappropriate to call her anything else."

Goten nearly growled as he grasped his book tighter. "She's my momma and I have two dads," he said defiantly, "I hate studying, I don't want to be a doctor." He didn't know why, but it felt good to say those things. Remembering what his parents had told him before he came out here for this, that he could do whatever he wanted so long as his heart was in it.

Rose rubbed at her cheek as she watched the exchange, muttering under her breath, "Oh Dende, I need more strength for this."

Gohan cast the woman a look before he went over to Lindsey, smiling down at her as he knelt next to her to rub at her belly. "Not getting stressed out, are you?" he asked. He definitely didn't want his wife to pop before it was her time to, but he knew how much of a pain his mother could be to handle, especially on days like today. It seemed like his little brother had brought some self-confidence along as well. This was going to be interesting.

"I'm fine," she assured him quietly as she shot his mother a hateful look. "I'll be better once she's gone." She couldn't stop the approving smirk that pulled at her lips as Goten retorted defiantly at Chichi. 'Good boy, Goten,' she thought to herself. She grabbed Gohan's hand and tugged at him to sit next to her on the couch, then leaned her head on his shoulder. "Don't get mad at me if I pretend to fall asleep while she's here," she whispered to him.

Chichi huffed and crossed her arms at Goten's words. They'd been filling his head with nonsense again. She wanted to correct him, but she could feel Rose's eyes on her and she settled for just shaking her head with a tight-lipped expression. She still didn't know why Rose had to be there if Gohan was present. She hated the feeling of being watched like this.

She dug in her purse and pulled out a capsule to hand to Goten. "I brought you something," she said, sounding a bit more cheery. "I picked up a bunch of textbooks to help you with your studies! I was going to get you one of those fancy new tablets, but you know, the screen's made of glass. I know how you have a hard time controlling your strength. But you can't break books!" She stood up straighter with a proud look on her face.

Goten made a face at the capsule and he huffed. "I can control my strength, my dads have been teaching me how to do it. I don't even bend the cups anymore," he said as he clicked the capsule and tossed it to the open space on the floor, regretting it a moment later as a huge pile of books appeared. He picked one up and looked at the hard cover. A first edition physician's desk reference. He was half tempted to pull it apart to show his mother just how much one person could "break" a book. "You shouldn't have," he said.

"Oh look, Gohan, fire-starter," Lindsey snickered to her husband and pressed her face to his shoulder to hide her laugh as Chichi shot her a hateful glare.

"Now we spent a lot of money on those for you, young man," Chichi told Goten. "You better take good care of them and use them well! You might think you don't want to be a doctor like your brother now, but when you get older you'll see what a smart move it is. Not everyone can be a jobless martial artist."

Goten stuck his tongue out at them. "I'm going to live in the woods when I grow up! I won't need money!" he said as he let the heavy book fall back to the pile.

Maxwell put down his phone for a minute and fixed Goten with a stare. "You should be a little more appreciative when someone does something nice for you," he stated firmly. He snorted and put the phone back to his ear.

Goten crossed his arms. "It wasn't for me; you and her did it so you could feel good," he mumbled. "You don't care about me, you don't care about what I want," he said to Chichi again, "Why do you even bother coming to see me? You don't care."

"Of course I care, Goten! How could you say something like that?" Chichi cried. "Is it so bad that I just want you to have a bright future? I don't want you to end up living in the woods like some hermit. That's not healthy for you! Wouldn't you rather have a nice house in the city like a normal person? All I've ever tried to do was to set you on the right path in life. Why does that seem so wrong to you?"

Rose could see that the situation wasn't going to get any better. "Maybe everyone just needs to calm down for a minute," she said as professionally as possible. She could see the anger and defiance in Goten's face and in all honesty, she couldn't blame him. "I think perhaps it's better if we just try again next month. Today doesn't seem to be a good day for everyone."

Chichi huffed and pulled the strap of her purse up tighter on her shoulder, wanting to argue, but she seemed to decide against it. "Fine," she finally said and turned towards the door. "Be good, Goten. Work on your studies."

"Yup, I'll see you tonight then," Maxwell said and hung up the phone as he got to his feet. "Ready to go?" he asked his wife.

Chichi's face fell. "You have to work again tonight?" she asked softly, a sad tone in her voice.

"Hey, what am I supposed to do?" he asked, holding his hands out. "When the office calls, I have to answer. Someone has to pay the bills and I don't see you doing it." He didn't seem upset about having to work on a Saturday night in the least. He placed a hand on her back to guide her to the door, unaware of the very slight flinch she gave at his touch. "See you, Gohan," he called half-heartedly over his shoulder as they left the house.

Gohan frowned as he watched them leave; he didn't know what it was, but there was something just not right about that man. He left a cold chill whenever he walked by. He looked over at Rose and ran a hand through his hair. "Thank you. I don't know how much longer I could have stood for that." He looked at his little brother who was nudging the books with his toes. "Ugh, first editions?" An idea hit him and he smirked, "Actually, you know what, Goten? I think she gave you something you can use. Just not in the sense she intended. You up for some target practice with that bow of yours? We have some extra time before Dad comes back to pick you up, don't we?"

Goten's eyes grew bright and a smile appeared on his face, "Yeah! That sounds great!"

Rose laughed as Goten ran up the stairs to get his bow. "I'm heading home," she said. "I think I'm going to steal some of Jenny's pain meds when I get back. Your mother is one of the most difficult people I've ever encountered. And that's saying a lot." She slung her purse over her shoulder and waved as she headed for the door. "Take care and come by to see everyone soon. I think it might make Jenny feel better to see you all. Her first round of chemo was hard."

Gohan frowned and looked over at Rose. "That's right, that was just this past week wasn't it? Was it very painful for her?" he asked, remembering his studies about chemo. It wasn't pleasant, putting toxic chemicals in the body to kill off any remaining cancer cells. Bad thing about that was, the rest of the body was affected as well. It could result in any number of problems and side effects that were not pleasant.

Rose looked down sadly at the carpet. "It wasn't fun, I can tell you that much." She was worried about her sister-in-law. "She hasn't been able to eat much. She says the food doesn't taste right and whatever she eats just seems to come back up."

Lindsey pressed her lips together so hard, they trembled. "Dammit," she whispered and wiped at her eyes. It scared her to think about Jenny dealing with all of that. It wasn't fair. She wanted so badly to take it away from Jenny, for her friend to be healthy and normal again. It broke her heart that she couldn't do anything to help her. "We'll come see her soon," she promised, trying to keep her voice from cracking.

Gohan rubbed at his wife's shoulder and nodded at Rose. "Yeah, tell her we will be around soon. We will bring some food too, you guys have enough to worry about up there any way," he said, giving her a small smile, "Take care Rose, and thanks again."

"No problem, Gohan," Rose answered as Goten came thundering back down the stairs. She grinned at the little boy as he ran forward and wrapped his arms around her waist in a tight hug. She smiled down at him and lightly ruffled his untidy hair. "That was brave of you to stand up to her," she said quietly. She leaned over and planted a kiss on his forehead. "I'm proud of you, Goten. You be good for your brother and tell your dad I said hello." She paused just before she closed the door, "And be careful with that bow!"

Gohan and Lindsey took Goten to the backyard along with the books for the next couple of hours to wait for Goku to come back. Gohan flung the books one at a time into the air while Goten took aim with Sabriena's old compound bow he kept at their house, with Lindsey jokingly yelling, "PULL!" every time Gohan threw one of the books. Before long, the books were riddled with holes from the arrows and Goten was feeling much better.

Gohan threw another book just as Goku appeared and Goten loosed another arrow, embedding it deep into the hardcover.

Lindsey grinned up at Goku from her spot on the porch steps. "Don't you like how we prepare for school?" she laughed, holding up a perfectly ruined textbook on human anatomy. She flipped up the cover and peeked at him through the holes in it, snickering. Normally, she would've thrown a fit about books being abused like that, but in this case, she didn't feel bad about it in the least. "I seeeeeee youuuuuu," she giggled.

Goku blinked down at his daughter-in-law and reached out and picked the book up from her, looking at the holes inside of the book. He was amazed at it. "I'm not sure I understand. You bought books for Goten and then let him shoot arrows at them?" He looked over at his sons who were completely focused on their task. He chuckled and looked at the book, "This is way too advanced for Goten. I thought he was starting fourth grade or something?"

Lindsey gave him an unamused stare for a moment. "Really, Dad? You think I bought him these?" she asked. She shook her head. "No, that would be that lovely ex-wife of yours that bought them. Showing off all that new money she has. She's so stupid. You'd be proud of Goten, though, he stood up to her. Told her he doesn't want to be a doctor," she said with a proud smile.

Goku's eyes widened and he smiled widely at Lindsey. "Really? That's awesome!" He smiled and looked over at Goten, feeling a warmth in his chest at the knowledge. "I kind of figured that. I think most of that attitude comes from his mom and dad. You know, Sabriena and Tien. From what I figure, Goten is going to want to do one of three things. Or heck, maybe all three. Who knows? He'll be a martial artist like me." He looked proud for a moment before he looked back over at Goten, "Tien's been teaching him about hunting, he could do that. Or Sabriena might teach him to be a really awesome cook."

Lindsey mocked surprise. "Attitude from Sabriena? I'd never have believed it!" She winked and laughed. "She can keep teaching him all those recipes, though. I can't believe what an awesome cook he is. He's really helping me out around here. I can just sit and keep an eye on him and he makes supper some nights. It's good for him to learn practical stuff like that. Not this," she paused and picked up another textbook, "shit or whatever it is Chichi thinks he needs to learn. Honestly, it amazes me that she thinks she has any say-so in it whatsoever."

Goku chuckled and sat down next to his daughter, putting his head in her lap as he looked at the book she held. "These look really expensive, where on earth did Chichi get the money to buy them? Does she have a job or something?" he asked as he opened one up and barely read the first page before his head started to hurt from all of the medical jargon.

Lindsey sighed. "No, it's from that husband of hers. He's some big-city hot shot for an advertising company or something like that," she muttered as she played with his hair. "You know how she is about money. Hell, she was always bitching at you about it. I think she likes showing off how rich they are. I can't stand people like that. That's one thing I always liked about Bulma. She never flaunts her money, you know?"

Goku sat up, but not far enough that her hands left his hair, his eyes were wide, "So who is this guy she married? When did she marry? I didn't even know she was seeing anyone." He thought about that for a moment, "I mean, I really don't care. You know, with us rebuilding the cabin, Jenny's surgery, Marron. There's more important things to me now." He laid his head back on Lindsey's lap, purring lightly. All he needed now was the scent of clove cigarettes and he would be set. He wondered if he could pop over to Gramma's later. Maybe with Jenny when he visited with Goten. He would bring some back for Lindsey. He loved the scent too much not to.

"Maxwell. They've been together for quite awhile," Lindsey answered. "I think she started dating him before we even found out about what was happening with Goten. They've been married almost a year now, I think. Bah. Whatever. He's an asshole. I think they deserve each other. Let them make each other miserable for the rest of their lives. I swear though, if he tries to correct Goten one more time, I'mma kick him in the dick."

Goku looked up at Lindsey, a dangerous look in his eyes. "What do you mean he's tried to correct Goten?" he asked carefully. If this stranger had tried to touch his son, he was going to do whatever it took to make sure that Chichi could never see him again.

"He got onto him about not appreciating the books they bought. It's not exactly like he's trying to be a parent, but it's like, I dunno. Like he thinks he has some sort of authority in our house. It bugs me. It's not even like he yells or anything, he doesn't, but he just has this condescending tone all the time. Well, when he even acknowledges us, that is. I'd rather he just keep his nose in that phone, to be honest," she said. "It's hard to explain. You'd just have to meet him to understand it, I guess. There's just a vibe around this guy that I don't like."

Goku nodded. "I know the feeling," he said. He knew that feeling all too well. It was the feeling that told him Vegeta was a good person deep down. That Piccolo was just a victim of his father's hatred. That Lindsey could change her addiction because that wasn't who she really was deep inside. That he could love Tien and Sabriena. "I know the feeling. Mostly I feel those who have the potential to change and be great. I don't know if I want to meet her husband." It felt weird saying that. "But I want to if he is condescending to my children. What if he isn't being good to her?" He frowned at himself. If Maxwell was being like that to Chichi, she probably deserved it, but that didn't mean Goku would stand by it if that was the truth.

Lindsey blinked down at her father-in-law. "You are lucky I love you, or I'd smack you right now," she said. "Who cares if he's not being good to her? She treated you and Goten like shit. And everyone knows she and I have never gotten along. The only one she was ever even half-assed decent to was Gohan, and even then she wasn't that great. If he's hateful or mean to her, who gives a flying fuck? She's not your concern anymore, Dad. She made these choices. Let her live with them," she said firmly. "You don't want to meet this guy. He's a dick. Just let me and Gohan handle it. Gohan won't let him get too out of line. And you know I won't keep my mouth shut if things get too ugly."

Goku looked up at her. "I'm better than Chichi," he said. "To be better than her, I have to care about her even when she didn't care about me. I loved her with the entirety of what I was. To ignore her now would make me just as bad as she was." He said it as if it were an obvious answer. "She's the one who gave me my children. Divorced or not, I still want her to find her place. If that makes sense. I hate her for what she did to my boys, but I wouldn't hesitate to protect her if the need called for it."

Lindsey gave a long, patient sigh through her nose before she grabbed his face in her hands and pulled him up so she could kiss his forehead. "You're a better person than I am, Dad," she said softly and looked over as Goten came running, beaming at his dad.

"Daddy! Did you see me shoot that book?!" he cried excitedly. He was rather pink in the face and grinned from ear to ear. "Gohan's been helping me practice so I can go hunting with Tien again! I'm getting really good!"

Goku sat up from Lindsey's lap, smiling at his son, "You are amazing, kiddo! You are going to really impress Tien the next time you go out!" He pulled Goten into his lap and looked at Lindsey. "Sabriena made the most amazing fur quilt for Tien; Goten felt it and decided he wanted one for himself. So he is working with Tien to get the furs he needs for Sabriena to make him one."

"Oh yeah?" she asked with a smile. "That'll be awesome. Sort of like that baby blanket Tien made for Phoenix? He loves that blanket. He won't go to sleep without it." She snickered as she remembered Chichi's reaction to it, how she screamed and threw a fit, but Lindsey proudly put it in the crib anyway. She grinned at Goten, "You'll have to show it to me when Subbie finishes it."

Goten smiled widely and nodded. "Yeah! I can't wait! I wanted to steal the one on their bed, but Tien said it was too big," he pouted before he giggled and leaned against his father's chest. "Can we go see Marron and Paige now? I think Gohan's tired of throwing books in the air," he said as his brother walked over.

Goku laughed as he watched his oldest son come over and flop down onto the porch, dramatically laying his head in Lindsey's lap. "Of course Goten, we will go there as soon as we leave here. Then we can go back to the cabin. You know Sabriena was looking forward to cooking that wild boar with you tonight."

"Oh, don't talk about food, you're gonna make me hungry again," Lindsey whined as she felt the babies move. "Great. Now I'm going to spend the rest of the evening shoveling food in my mouth."

Goten laughed and smiled excitedly. "I came up with all sorts of new ideas, just like Mommy told me to! Let me go get my notebook and we can go!" He hugged his dad's neck tightly before he grabbed up his bow and scurried into the house, shouting over his shoulder, "I can't wait to see Paige!"

Gohan looked after his brother as he disappeared and he chuckled, "Dad, I hate to say it, but that boy is going to become a cook. The best the world had ever seen." He smiled before he looked back at Lindsey and kissed her on the cheek before he looked at Goku, "I don't know if he knows it yet, but that's what I think. The world will taste what he cooks up and they will only want more."

Goku grinned. "Maybe a fighter who can cook," he said and smiled, "It's just up to him, you know? I don't want to force him to do something he doesn't want to."

Lindsey laughed at that. "A fighter who can cook. He could have his own cooking show and, like, judo-chop the veggies!" she exclaimed and gave a swift chop through the air with her hand. She snorted in laughter at the looks they gave her. "No? Aw, c'mon, that was funny." She was still snickering in amusement at herself as Goten returned to the porch with his book.

"I'm ready to go when you are, Daddy!" he grinned. He ran over and hugged Lindsey and Gohan. "Thanks for letting me shoot those stupid books, Gohan. You're the best brother ever!"

Goku picked up his son and waved at Lindsey and Gohan. "We'll be around! I love you both!" he said before he pressed two fingers to his head and vanished.