When Gohan and I returned to Kame House later that day, we were surprised to see that Goku and Chi-Chi were still there relaxing. Goku was wearing nothing but swim trunks, and Chi-Chi was wearing her usual attire.
"Um...hey," I said awkwardly when we landed next to them on the beach. Both were in beach chairs wearing casual clothing and sunglasses.
"Oh, you're back!" Goku, black hair and all, jumped up and hugged his now taller son. He must have been relaxing a bit too much. "Wow, Gohan, you've grown! And look at that, you can transform!"
"Hehehe!" laughed the half-Saiyan.
"Uhh," Chi-Chi moaned, waking up to her son's voice. "Wha...?" Then, she opened her eyes all the way. "Gohan! Don't tell me you're one of them, too!"
"One of what, mom?" asked the confused 10-year-old.
"You know, a golden-haired freak of nature!" She pulled his hair. "Change it to black, NOW!"
"All right!" exclaimed Gohan, afraid. He reverted to his base form without hesitation.
"Thank you. Now, about your studies..." On cue, the boy handed the books and binders to his mother. "Thank you!" She went inside to check if he did it all correctly.
"So how was the training?" asked Goku once his angry wife was gone.
"It felt great!" his son explained. "There was so much room to do whatever we wanted, and you already know that I can transform."
"It's amazing what just a year did for him," I added. "Just his base form multiplied to such a large degree within that short time period. His transforming early on helped me train some more, so now I'm stronger, too. That provided him with more of a challenge, pushing him further. You get the idea, though."
"That's amazing!" Goku exclaimed. "Wait 'til Cell fights you!"
"He's going to be in pure awe," I agreed. "I won't be surprised if his jaw hits the floor." We all laughed.
Chi-Chi, Goku, Gohan, Coral, and I returned to Goku's house after staying the night at Roshi's. Chi-Chi forced me to stay in my base form after we arrived at her domain.
The day we got back, Goku and I went into the forest and chopped down a few trees as quickly and efficiently as possible because we were going to prepare for Gohan's birthday party in a few days. We were planning on having a big bonfire.
"How many trees did is you say we need?" I asked.
"Probably only five or six," answered the other Saiyan. "You know, these are pretty big trees." He was right; each tree's trunk was at least six feet (two meters) in diameter.
"Got it." I put one hand up into the air, the palm facing up. "Check out what I taught myself in the Time Chamber." As a golden disk formed, I said casually, "Kienzan."
The disk cut through five trees at their bases. Then, I caused the spinning blade of energy to disintegrate.
"Wow!" Goku exclaimed. "Does Gohan know it, too?"
"No, I learned it while he was asleep," I explained. "Did you know that the ground in there doesn't even get a scratch from a Kienzan?" Goku chuckled before we started chopping the trees and carrying the chunks back to the house.
The next day, we were sent to buy ingredients for a cake at the nearest grocery store...which was 300 miles (480 kilometers) away. It's not that far if you have Instant Transmission and/or super speed, but it's still too far for a "normal" person. After that, I had a nice picnic with Coral. We were near a river in an open field...but that's not important to the rest of the story, so I'll skip talking about our date.
The day after that, Goku and I just fished and slept all day. We had to feed two hungry Saiyans, Chi-Chi, the Ox King, and Krillin, and the leftovers (assuming there would be any) could be used for later meals.
The day before Gohan's birthday, we just sat around with nothing to do while Chi-Chi started making the cake. At one point, I went outside and made a small Kienzan (only an inch (2.5 centimeters) in diameter) and gave myself a haircut, as I hadn't had one in over a month. It's easy to forget about your hair when you're training to beat a seemingly omnipotent super-being.
On the day of Gohan's birthday, everybody showed up early to help prepare the party. Ox King brought a large grill so he could start cooking the fish that Goku and I had caught previously. Krillin, Goku, and I cut the logs even further so they'd burn more easily. Then, we put them into a circle of stones where we were planning on having the bonfire. Chi-Chi and Coral were in the kitchen making some side dishes and finishing the cake. Everything was ready right before the party actually started.
Gohan came out of his room at 5:00 p.m. when his mother called him for dinner. "Coming, mom!" he responded.
When the Saiyan child walked into the room, everybody was at the table with a large feast. "Surprise!" we all shouted simultaneously.
Everybody enjoyed themselves with some board games (Monopoly took up most of the night) before going outside to start the bonfire and get the food on a large table near but not too close to the flames. After everyone had eaten, Gohan blew out the candles on his cake. Krillin liked how Goku, Chi-Chi, and Gohan each had a face on the cake, and the monk laughed his butt off when he got to eat Goku's hair.
To finish the night, we sat near the bonfire and watched it burn as we all enjoyed our time together. The young Super Saiyan later called it the best night of his life.
Hey, guys! I hope you enjoyed this chapter. It was mostly filler, but we all know that the 10-day period in canon was really empty. Here, I spiced it up a bit with small side adventures related to Gohan's birthday (based on a non-canon episode of DBZ).
Now that Frui can use a technique that's very similar to, if not the same as, Krillin's Kienzan (better known in English as Destructo Disk), what's going to happen to Cell? Will Frui get the chance to cut Cell's feet off just for the irony of it?
Towards the end of the chapter, everybody is trying to have some fun while they have some free time before the Cell Games. They all want to make the most of those ten days, as they might not have any days after that.
Power Levels:
Base Gohan: 1,040,000
FP SSJ Gohan: 52,000,000,000
Base Frui: 1,320,000,000
FP SSJ Frui: 66,000,000,000