Well. Look at this. A nice new shiny chapter for all of you to enjoy. I feel guilty for only updating once or twice a year and I really would like to get out of that habit. Unfortunately, this chapter is short and wordy. Although, it is an important one. Just to entice you, this is all about how Goten ends up in a mental hospital from here on out. I also made a change in my original plans to just summarize the trial that Goten has to face from his attack against Trunks. There are also a few twists thrown in as well. I do apologize once again that you've waited all this time to get such a short chapter, but my New Year's resolution is to update more, or maybe even finish. Thank you for your patience and continuing to be a fan!

Warnings: Wordy and detailed. I won't be offended if you get bored.

Disclaimer: I do not own DB/Z/GT. All canon characters belong to Akira Toriyama. All OC's belong to me. Do not use without my permission.

Domination Chapter 19: The First of Many Trials

Much to Goten's dismay, Trunks had survived.

Everything passed by like a blur over the next few weeks as Goten found himself in a dull sedative haze. The moment he was held down by his father and injected with enough lithium to take down a bull, many things transpired that he could barely remember.

Before he knew it, his face was plastered all over the news as being an unstable terrorist maniac. The police had come and arrested him, charging him with attempted 1st degree murder, destruction of school property, public endangerment, and sexual battery. They then began to then accuse him of different crimes, wanting to link him to the murders of prostitutes, calling him the "Night Crawler" and decided to charge him for all of those as well, even if they didn't have sufficient evidence. Goten fit the profile, and with time they could build a strong case against him.

No matter how hard Goku had tried to prevent his son from going into custody, in the end he knew it had to happen. His son needed help and he knew that he couldn't keep him hidden forever from police apprehension.

When Goku realized he needed to get an attorney for Goten, it was then that Dillon Santinni finally showed up. He had an attorney for him, even though Goku was extremely hesitant, and insisted on taking over from here on out. Because Goku had no idea how the court system or criminal prosecution worked, he reluctantly stepped aside and let Dillon handle everything. Goten's attorney was a huge black man, cold to the bone and fierce during trials. Tyrese was a defense attorney who was known for representing the Santinni's and always getting them off of the hook for whatever was brought against them. He stood tall by Goten who was heavily medicated and unemotional, listening to all of the charges brought against him during his arraignment, immediately claiming "Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity." The DA for the city demanded that bail be denied for Goten because of his connection to the Santinni's and their immense wealth that they possessed, fearing Goten would flea the country the moment he got out of custody. Tyrese argued that Goten needed to be able to be released so he could see his doctor and continue to stay on his medication. In the end, Goten received bail set at $1,000,000 with the stipulation that he immediately go to the Presbyterian Psychiatric Hospital. His bail was paid immediately by Giovanni Santinni himself and Goten was then escorted to the mental hospital.

Goten panicked his first night in the asylum, his medication wearing off and he trashed his room in a fit. The ki restraints worked wonders on his usually super strong body, rendering him as helpless as the teenager he was. He screamed and howled, tearing at the restraint on his ankle and slamming his body against the walls of his room. He ripped his hair out and busted his nose open in his fit, spouting off accusations that demons had trapped him in a cell to torture and kill him. It took 5 orderlies to get him under control, injecting him with benzodiazepines and strapping him down to his bed where he zoned out and drooled throughout the evening. The next day, the remaining long locks of his hair were chopped off to prevent anymore of his self-harm.

The DA came to the mental hospital with the police to meet with Goten and his attorney. Goten's father and brother were present while Dillon stayed at his side. They wanted to work out a plea bargain. If Goten pleaded guilty to his crimes that were brought against him, they would lessen the charges brought against him and would not seek life in prison. Tyrese could see how desperate they were to keep this from going to trial and he immediately advised that they don't take the deal and try their chances in front of a jury. They had an outstanding chance to have the charges dropped because of Goten's mental health, or at least found not guilty because of it.

Goku finally spoke up with concern, not liking the idea of risking Goten's life on 12 random people in a box. He feared that if they lost the trial, Goten would be sentenced to life without parole in a maximum facility prison. He would never get the help he needed or the medication he required. He also didn't like that some slick talking 19 year old was making such a decision on his son's life.

The truth came out after that about Dillon Santinni. He wasn't 19 years old- He was 27.

Goku didn't have time to freak out about the fact that Goten's boyfriend had been impersonating a teenager all these years, let alone figure out how he even did it. He now had a court date to look forward to, as Goten refused to take any sort of "deal from the devil" which meant no plea bargain. Because he was 18, he was free to make his own legal decisions and Goku had no choice but to accept it.

The first hearing they had was to see if Goten was mentally fit enough to stand trial. After freaking out during the hearing and needing to be escorted away, he was deemed unfit. Once again, the DA came to Tyrese with another deal on the table, even going as far as to dropping the charges they had against him as the "Night Crawler."

The attorney of the Santinni's declared that unless they drop the charges completely, they would continue on with a trial.

From what Goten could recall, a trial did indeed come that spread over just a few weeks. While he was in the hospital, he was told the progress every day of what was happening. Tyrese was ruthless in his attacks against the state of New York, acting mortified that they would dare to try a man who had a long history of insanity. He had Dr. Simoko come in and giver her testimonies on his treatment and how she diagnosed him as paranoid schizophrenic that desperately needed constant therapy and medication. There were other experts who came and testified on Goten's behalf, even though they had never physically met the schizophrenic teenager. Goku, Gohan and even Raven took the stand in the young Son's defense, pouring their hearts out about how Goten needed help and patience and how putting him behind prison walls would only cause more harm than good.

The most surprising part of the trial was that Trunks did not want to testify against his attacker. He was quoted in saying, "I would not feel right in aiding the prosecution of a sick man. He should be locked up in a mental facility, not a prison." There was some speculation that the Santinni's had pressured or threatened Trunks into not testifying, but there was no proof of the theory.

In the end, Dillon Santinni's testimony was the strongest and most passionate of all, and ultimately won them the trial.

Goten was found not guilty by reason of insanity, and was sentenced to further treatment in the Presbyterian Psychiatric Hospital until deemed mentally fit by the psychiatrists there. His release was dependent on their own professional opinions and there was nothing else that could be done.

Nobody had any idea what was in store for Son Goten in the mental hospital. Goku had high hopes for his son to finally get the consistent treatment and medication he needed. Nothing could possibly go wrong.

At least, he hoped.

TBC.