Chapter 3: Does This Mean Trouble?

"So how was your day Gohan?" His mother asked.

"Oh you know, same old same old." Replied Gohan. "So did you guys make up yet?"

"Ask your father." Chi Chi said in a depressed manner. "We were fine after this mornings fight but all of the sudden he got upset and went up to the bedroom, and I don't why, or if I did anything wrong."

"It's okay Mom, I'll go find out whats wrong." Gohan said as he gave her mother a hug. He walked up the stairs thinking about what possibly could have gone wrong. Once he got to the top of the stairs, he thought to himself. Okay father, what's on your mind? Gohan went up to the door and knocked. "Hey, knock knock, anybody home?"

"Hey Gohan." Said Goku from his room, "Come on in." Gohan opened the door slowly and walked in. As he was shutting the door, he heard Goku mumbling to himself.

"What's the matter Dad?"

"I don't know, I've been like this all day and don't know why. Chi Chi hasn't bothered to come up here, I think it's either because she's confused, or afraid or something."

"Afraid of you, come on dad, I don't think mom is afraid of you." Gohan said.

Well, I am acting differently. I wish I knew why. " Goku said sadly, then he sat up looking at the floor.

Just then, an aroma filled the room, it was Chi Chi's cooking. Upon smelling this, Goku's entire attitude changed.

"Hey, that smell." Goku said. "Yes! Alright! Food! I'm Starving! Last one down stairs is a rotton egg!" Goku then jumped up and flew down the stairs. Gohan stared in awe.

"Well, he's back to normal." Gohan said. He laughed and started to walk toward the door." Just then Chi Chi's voice could be heard all through out the house.

"Hey, Goku, it's not ready yet! Wait." Goku began yelling in agony.

"That's hot, Ahh!"

"Told ya it wasn't ready, you have to let it cool."

"Sorry." Goku said. Gohan simply laughed and went down stairs.

"Hey, Piccolo, could you come here for a minute?" Asked the young Guardian of Earth, Dende, who was standing by the edge of the lookout, watching the Earth.

"I'll be right there Dende." Said Piccolo, who was finishing up his medatation. Dende watched as Piccolo levitated his way over to Dende, then he stood up and looked at the Young Guardian. "Yes Dende, what is it?"

"I need you to help me, I'm sensing something dark, it's very faint, but it feels like a dark ki signature." Dende told Piccolo.

"Okay, give me a second." Piccolo closed his eyes and searched the Earth for the dark ki signature that Dende detected. Within a couple of minutes, Piccolo locked on to the darkness. "Well Dende, you were right, there is a faint ki signature, and it's dark, very dark."

"Piccolo? Are you there Piccolo?" a voice echoed throughout the lookout.

"Who is there?" Piccolo asked.

"Oh come one Piccolo, you should know me, he he, he he." The voice went on. "You don't remember me Piccolo?"

"Look, I don't feel like playing your games. Who are you!" Piccolo demanded.

"Okay okay, relax Piccolo, it's me, King Kai."

"Ah, King Kai. I should have known it was you. What is it?" Piccolo asked.

"I feel the presence of a very dark force on planet Earth. I know you and Dende must have sensed it."

"Yes sir," Said Dende, "We did feel it, but it was faint to us."

"Yes, it was faint, I detected it this morning, I tried to contact Goku but I could not get through to him. It's usually no sweat when it comes to Goku, but I could not contact him this morning." Said King Kai. Piccolo and Dende looked at each other seriously, then back up to the sky. "It was weird, I could sense him, but when I tried communicating with him, I did not get anything. Not even a single hello, can you believe that? After everything I've done for that guy, and he doesn't even say hello, how..."

"King Kai..." Piccolo interupted. "Something may be wrong, I'll try and talk to Gohan, he lives there, he would know if anything is wrong with his father, I hope."

Things were very bad at the Capsule Corporation.

"VEGETA! STOP!" yelled a horrified Bulma. "What? I can't cook now? Is that it?" Bulma was in total fear and disbelief. "I Thought you changed Vegeta! I really did!" Vegeta had smashed holes into at least three walls, and broken ten coffee tables. All Bulma could do was hope that Vegeta would relax. Tears began to forn in her eyes, she was unable to control her emotions and began crying. Vegeta stopped walking toward Bulma, and the rage in his eyes vanished. It appeared that Vegeta came to his senses. Bulma looked at him in "Vegeta, a.. are you okay?"

"Bu... Bulma? Wha... What happened?" Vegeta looked at his wife in pain and then fell onto the floor. Bulma dried up her tears and rushed to her husband.'

"Oh Vegeta, I'm sorry, I didn't mean what I said, Vegeta wake up, please, wake up."

"B... Bulma... I'm... I..." Vegeta lost consciousness.

Gohan had just arrived outside the front door "Knock Knock, anybody in there. It's me, Gohan." Said the young half breed from the mountains.

"Just, a second" Yelled Bulma as she got up and ran to the door. She opened the door "Hey Gohan, whats up?"

"Nothing really, just some weird things happeneing at home. That's not suprising though." Gohan said. He looked over Bulma's shoulder and was shocked. "What in the world happened in here!"

"Oh, just Vegeta. He got mad for no reason and started tearing the house apart. But now, he doesn't even remember what happened." Bulma said in disgust.

"Thats funny, Dad was acting weird today too. I mean, not violently, but just not himself. That is until he smelled mom's cooking." They both laughed, and Bulma invited Gohan in.

"Hey Piccolo," Dende called, "I felt that dark force again, but it was much stronger."

"Yes Dende, I felt it too. I better get in touch with Goku, we need to figure out what is going on before it gets out of control.

Back at Capsule Corp. Vegeta has woken up and has joined Bulma and Gohan in the living room. Goku and Chi Chi have also arrived, and have joined them.

"That's odd, weird, I acted quite funny today myself, till I smelled her cooking." Goku said in amusement.

"Yeah, " Chi Chi said, "And you also burnt your tongue, gosh, it's like you've never seen food before."

Goku laughed.

Gohan sat on the end of the couch quietly. Wow, this is all strange. First today at school, and now Vegeta is going insane, and Dad is just... well, he's still Dad. What in Kami's name is going on. As he thought these words, a voice entered the room.

"Gohan?" The voice said "It's me, Dende. Are you there." Everyone in the room looked up toward the sky.

Well, I didn't think that would get his attention thought Gohan.

"Hello? Gohan? Are you there?" Said Dende again. Everyone looked at Gohan, who was in a trance.

"GOHAN! WILL YOU PAY ATTENTION, YOUR FRIEND IS TRYING TO TALK TO YOU!" Shouted Piccolo. Everyone plugged their ears and Gohan snapped out of his trance.

"Sorry, I'm here now. Whats up?" Asked the now embarrased Gohan.

"We've been sensing a dark force on planet Earth. It started out faint, but it spiked up twice this today, and we don't know what went wrong." Piccolo said.

"We don't want to do anything with it just yet. It has gone away for the time being, but if anything is to happen again, we will need to take action." Added Dende. The group in Bulma's living room sat around looking at each other confused.

"So, should we all meet up and try to figure out what is happening?" Asked Goku.

"Don't worry about that..." Said Piccolo... "We'll let you know."

"Okay then, keep in touch guys." Goku said pleased, he turned back at the group, then with a concerned look on his face, looked back to the sky. "Hey guys?"

"Yes Goku?" Said Dende.

"If we have to have a meeting, can we do it on the lookout? You guys have some really amazing food up there, and I know after getting up there, I am going to be starving." Goku said in his usual joyfull voice. Everybody in the room fell over.

Dende with hesitation "Sure Goku, there will be some food ready."

"Your going to regret that Dende." Piccolo said to the young guardian.

"Great, alright, Awesome! Food!" Goku yelled loudly, and as he yelled this, Goten and Trunks came running out of no where! They both at the same time start jabbering on about food and how hungry they are.

"Okay guys, we'll feed you." A piece of the the ceiling fell down on the last remaining coffee table in the house "... Just as soon as we clean this place up a little bit."

With that, reconstructing the house began. Bulma and Chi Chi started cleaning up the kitchen. Gohan and Vegeta began rebuilding the frame for the walls, and Goku, Goten and Trunks went out to get some new coffee tables for the house. By evening, the house was as good as new.

"Well, we better get going home, see you soon." Said Goku.

"See you later Goku." replied Bulma. Goku and his family flew off toward home.

Goku held Chi Chi in his arms, while Goten and Gohan flew next to each other.

Elsewhere:

"Well, what are the results?"

"Not good. The effects were not as we planned. Only one of them was affected properly."

"Hmm... Abandon the original plan."

"What... But sir... I..."

"Don't worry, this plan will be much more effective, I almost forgot what I was capable of." Evil Laugh.

"Yes master."