Chapter 8: Goku's message
Goku had a halo over his head and you could partly see through him. He was near the exit with a thumbs up to Gohan, his eyes filled with pride. Then he went around the corner. Gohan jumped over the crowd and flew to the exit. "Gohan where are you going." Krillin yelled. "Come back." Yamcha added. Gohan ignored them. He turned around the corner still hovering above the ground but nothing there. He stopped in his tracks as the wind blew in his face. He looked around... but still nothing. He turned around walking back with his head low. As he was walking back a gust made him turn his head to a bench. There was a note. Gohan unraveled it and read it to himself. "Good job son I'm so proud of you. Don't be sad I'm gone because really I'm not, I'm in the hearts and memories of all of you. I know this because I've been looking down on you. Well meet again someday in heaven but until we do don't live a life of sorrow because I'm gone. There's a lot of stuff to go and do out there Gohan. But I am always going to be by your side. Goodbye son." Gohan sat on the bench as he had flash backs of all his father has done. From the time with Radditz to the time when Goku stood up against Freeza, to when they relax before the Cell games, and even against Cell he still had a smile on his face and made everyone laugh. Gohan knew he would miss his father but now he wouldn't go on with too much in pity because he still had memories and Goku watching over him. A tear came to Gohans eye. He looked down to put the note in his pocket but it was gone! He looked up to see an image of his father before him disappear. Gohan stood in silence for a moment. Then he wiped off his tears and walked back toward the stadium never forgetting that note word by word as long as he lived. He never told anybody else about that time. He jumped over the crowd back on the arena near. Krillin and Yamcha. "Hey where did you go?" Krillin asked. "No where." Gohan replied.
All the last four contestants stood on the arena awaiting there prize. The announcer came on the ring. "4th place and 1 million zeni goes to Komugi!" The crowd cheered as Komugi got his trophy and money. "3rd place and 2 million zeni goes to Yamcha." Again the crowd cheered as Yamcha got his trophy and money. "2nd place and 5 million zeni goes to Krillin." The crowd cheered as Krillin got his trophy and money. "And 1st place with 10 million zeni goes to Gohan!!" The crowd went wild as they cheered him on. Gohan smiled and blushed a bit as he received the award.

After the awards where set out Gohan, Yamcha, Krillin and the others where meeting up. "Gohan, you won! You won!" Chi-Chi yelled hugging him nearly cutting off his air supply. She let go and was so excited. "Good job you guys." Bulma said. "Thanks." The three replied smiling cheerfully. Trunks was waving his arms talking baby talk. Gohan sort of laughed saying "And thank you to Trunks." As he let Trunks shake his finger. "Gohan want happened when you left?" Bulma asked. "Oh nothing I saw someone I hadn't seen in awhile." Gohan replied Bulma was about to ask who but was cut off by Master Roshi. "Well since you guys won I'm taking everyone out to dinner." "Are you sure you want to do that with Gohans appetite?" Yamcha asked. "Yea remember our first tournament when you said the exact same thing?" Krillin added. Everyone laugh as they headed toward a nice restaurant. As they where walking a big gust went through nearly knocking Gohans trophy out of his hand. No one noticed because they where carrying something themselves. Gohan looked at it to make sure it was all right and on the side it said "To the best son." Gohan looked up at the clouds and muttered to himself. "Dad." What Gohan?" Krillin asked. "Oh nothing." He replied scratching the back of his head. It was Gokus goodbye gift to Gohan.... along with something else. "So Chi-Chi when's the baby due?" Bulma asked. "B-Baby?" Krillin, Yamcha, and Master Roshi said never hearing it before. "Yes, its going to be a boy, though its not due for another 8 months." Chi-Chi replied. There mouths dropped. "You mean Gokus going to have another son that he w-" Yamcha was shut up buy Krillin as he knocked him in the head. "Don't rub it in Yamcha." He whispered. Gohan laughed a bit. "So whats his name going to be?" Master Roshi asked. As soon as he asked that Ox-King looked down. "We don't know yet." Chi-Chi replied bluntly. "I offered the best names I could think of." The Ox-King muttered. "Well that explains it." Yamcha joked. Everyone laughed except Ox-King, as they strolled down the sidewalk.

They all had a great time eating and talking. Gohans appetite was big so he ordered allot. It reminded everyone of Goku... again. During there meal they shared stories and jokes. Once they where all done. Master Roshi got the bill. Gohan saw it and knew most was from him and paid his part. Master Roshi thanked him. Then they all went to the Kame house to celebrate. They all had a great time with cake, swimming, and more jokes.

Everyone spent the night there. Gohan was laying in his sleeping bag looking up at the stars through a large window. Krillin was about 4 feet away. "Hey." Krillin whispered. Gohan had just noticed he wasn't the only one awake. "Whats up?" "I'm just thinking." "About what?" "Just today." "Oh... Heh. One thing I'll never forget is that stupid guy Mr.Satan. I mean who does he think he is? Its amazing that everyone believed he beat Cell even though it was you." Gohan had to laugh. He could remember how foolish Mr. Satan was. And he would have never guess that he'd fall in love with his daughter later. "Oh well, maybe it'll be for the best later on. Much weirder things have happened on this planet." "You can say that again." "Hey Gohan." "Yea" Gohan finally turned his head toward Krillin. "Remember that time we where on namek and we saw Freeza for the first time up on that hill." "Oh yea. I'll never forget that. Thats the time we first met Dende." Gohan smiled. "We where spying on them as Freeza ordered his men to do his dirty work. Then you got so enraged and knocked the crap out of Dadoria." Gohan laughed a bit more trying not to wake the others. "Then we fled with Dende with him right on our tail. As we where flying you spun around and did a solar flare right in front of him. Man that was a close one." "And was he mad. I'm glad he didn't find us." "It seems like forever ago. Thought its only been about 4 years." The two Warriors shared memories throughout the night of there journeys together eventually going to sleep. The next morning Gohan woke up to the sound of seagulls in the air. Krillin did as well. "Is it morning already." Krillin wiped his eyes. "Yea. Talk about your free alarm clock." Gohan yawned. "Yea, really." The two got dressed and went downstairs. Master Roshi and Bulma where already up. " Hey Bulma. Hey Master Roshi." The two greeted them. "Hi Gohan, Krillin." Bulma said taking a sip of her coffee with Trunks walking around. "Good morning." Master Roshi said. They both sat down. Trunks walked over to Gohan. "Hey Trunks." Gohan picked him up. Trunks was laughing and having fun. "Trunks really seems to like you Gohan. You might as well get use to it since your gonna be a big brother soon." "You think?" "Oh yea though it doesn't seem like you have to get use to anything you seem good with babies." Gohan smiled. After breakfast they all left. "Well see ya Krillin, Yamcha, Bulma, Master Roshi." Gohan waved goodbye. Then Bulma, Trunks, Gohan, Chi-Chi, and Ox-King went there own separate ways waving back. Ox-King let Gohan and Chi-Chi off. "Well I got to go goodbye." "Bye." Chi-Chi and Gohan said. Then they went inside. Gohan put up his trophy on a shelve. His fathers inscription was still on it. The next morning Gohan decided to fly up to Dendes to visit Piccolo. He put on his gi and yelled "I'll be back in a little while mom." "Ok" She yelled back. Then he charged up to SS2 and flew off at amazing speed.

Gohan was there in a matter of minutes. He landed as he turned back to normal Super Saiya-Jin. Piccolo had been right near with Dende. "Gohan, its good to see you." Piccolo greeted him. "Hey Piccolo." Gohan greeted as he came over to them. "Hey Dende." "Hi Gohan." Dende replied cheerfully. "Hey Piccolo how come you weren't at the tournament?" Gohan asked. "I didn't feel like going that much. People would probably stare at me since I'm a namek. I saw you made 1st place congratulations." Piccolo replied. "Thanks. It was nothing." Gohan scratched the back of his head. "One reason I came was because.. well I'm going to have a baby brother soon! I didn't want you to get all surprised" Piccolo and Dendes jaws dropped. "G-Gokus going to have another son! When is he expected?" "Not for 8 months." Gohan told them. "Wow! Another son, that he isn't going to get to see." Piccolo muttered to himself no one else heard though. "Congratulations Gohan." Dende smiled. Gohan spent a half hour there talking with them then realized it was getting late. "Well see ya soon bye." "Bye Gohan." Then Gohan left and went back home.

The next 8 month Gohan spent his money to support the family and some for social pleasure. He had bought tons of training stuff and a computer with internet access that he found fun. Chi-Chi ate allot since she was going to have a baby. One Afternoon the Ox-King was over visiting. "So Chi-Chi how is stuff." Ox-King asked as him and Gohan where getting ready for lunch and Chi-Chi was cooking. "Fine dad. Gohan had won enough money to support us for a long time." Chi-Chi replied as Gohan smiled proudly. "Oh I bet 10 million zeni can help allot." Ox-King said as he sat back in his chair. The three sat down for lunch. Near the end Chi-Chi went to the refrigerator to get desert when she nearly collapsed spilling some food on the floor. "Mom what wrong?" Gohan asked panicly helping his mother up as Ox-King supported her. "I'm having the baby!" She gasped. "What!?" They both yelled nearly dropping her. "We need... to go to.. the hospital." Chi-Chi was breathing deeply a bit. The Ox-King ran outside to start the car as Gohan helped his mom to it. Then they all hurried off. Before they knew it Gohan and Ox-King where in the hospital pacing back and forth nearly bumping into each other many times. "I don't think I'll ever get use to this." Ox-King muttered to himself. Then a doctor came in the waiting room. "Mr. Ox-King?" "Yes right here. Is anything wrong? How's Chi-Chi? Is the baby ok? For the love of Kami say something!!" He asked panicked. "Everything's fine you can see the baby now." The doctor reassured him calmly. Gohan and Ox-King followed the doctor to a room. "Right in there." They both went in. Chi-Chi had a small baby in her arms. "Dad, Gohan come in." She told them in a soft voice. "Gohan do you want to meet your new baby brother?" She asked. Gohan gulped down and came closer to the infant. Chi-Chi handed him the baby. "So its a boy?" Gohan asked. Chi-Chi nodded. Gohan noticed his tail. "Mom did I have a tail when I was born?" She nodded. "But we need to take it off later." "Why?" "Its ug... unhealthy." "Oh." "Hey there little guy I'm your grandpa. Goochy Goochy goo." Ox-King said trying to tickle the baby. The infant looked back at him not amused. "I'm not sure he likes that baby talk." Gohan laughed lightly. "Oh well I was never really good with babies." Gohan held his baby brother in his arms. "So whats his name going to be." Gohan asked. "I don't know. Why don't you pick." She replied. Gohan thought hard. First he came up with Goku Jr. but realized that would remind them too much of Goku. Then he blurted out. "How about Goten." As soon as he mentioned that his brother made a happy face and moved his arms around. "Thats a great name. And he seems to like it." Chi-Chi replied happily. "Goten. It fits him nicely." Ox-King added. "Goten." Gohan muttered to himself as Goten grabbed Gohans finger and swung it up and down. Gohan and the others had to smile. In the room you could see an image of Goku next to Gohan looking at his new son, Goten.

Once they took Goten home everyone came to visit to see him, including Bulma and her parents, Krillin, Yamcha, and Master Roshi. "My you can defiantly see the family resemblance." Bulma said. "Oh isn't he so cute?" Mrs. Briefs added. "So what did you name him?" Krillin asked Gohan. "His names Goten." Gohan replied cheerfully feeling pround he picked it. "You better watch out for him Gohan. If hes life Trunks he'll be into everything." Yamcha said as him, Krillin, and Gohan laughed. Trunks walked over to Goten. They looked at each other meeting for the first time. Goten wiggled around as he laughed babyishly. Trunks laughed a bit two knowing he made a new friend. "Oh my you better watch those two there going to be double trouble." Master Roshi told Bulma and Chi-Chi. "You can say that again." Bulma replied having no idea what the future held with them. "He looks so much like Goku." commented remembering photos of Goku when he was young. "Well I guess thats how it is. When Gohan was young Goku commented that Gohan had looked just like him." Chi-Chi sighed. Gohan smiled then looked back at Goten. Now he had no more pity over his fathers death and was happy knowing Goku was in all of there hearts. Everyone celebrated the new birth in the family. They talked throughout the night with stories, memories, and laughs. When it got late everyone said good night and left getting back to there home. And Goten spent the first night in his.

The End
By: The masked Otaku