Steven took his position, his feet firmly planted on the ground. Determination was written on his face. "Ka-me…." he began, "Ha-meeeee…..HA!" Steven thrust his hands out towards the ocean expecting a huge blast of energy, but nothing happened. Not even puff of smoke. "Aww….not again," he whined, his shoulders slumping over.

"Hey Steven," a voice called, "Whatcha' up to?" The little half-gem turned to see Goku peaking out from behind some rocks.

"Hi Goku," he said, disappointment still clear in his voice, "I was trying to figure out how to do the kamehameha wave."

Goku's eyebrows knit together. "Steven, didn't I tell you you were too young to be trying out that move?" he asked, "It's a really dangerous attack. If you're not careful, you could really hurt yourself or others."

"But you were able to perform it perfectly when you were twelve!" Steven argued as he sat down on the rocks, "And all your human friends can do it too!"

Goku sat down next to him. "Yeah but I'm a Saiyan. It's different," Goku explained, "I was lifting cars and fighting dinosaurs at that age. Also, it took my friends awhile to figure out how to do it."

"I just want to be useful," Steven explained, arms folded and looking down, "I can't even summon my gem weapon. I'm leagues behind most human fighters I know too! Heck, Gohan's probably stronger than me too and he's only four! What kind of superhero am I if I can't even compete with a four year old?"

Goku placed a hand on the boy's back and smiled. "One who's not being fair to himself," he said, "You shouldn't be comparing yourself to others like that. You're not half Saiyan like Gohan, and you're not as old or as well practiced as Krillin or Tien. Tein's actually an even worse comparison for yourself considering he has advantages most humans don't like his third eye." Steven nodded, though his expression didn't change. "If it makes you feel any better, you're about as strong as Krillin was when he was your age," Goku said.

"Really?" Steven asked.

Goku nodded. "And you know what else?" Goku prompted. He then glanced around as if to see if anyone was watching. "I actually didn't win my first tournament," he whispered to the boy.

Steven gasped in surprise. "No way!" he denied.

"It's true!" he continued, "Even with your mother training me since she found me, I wasn't able to defeat Master Roshi at my first World Martial Arts tournament. Actually, not even Tien was able to defeat him! And neither Vegeta nor Piccolo were ever able to defeat your mom." "What I'm getting at is, just because you aren't that strong now, doesn't mean you won't ever be. Stuff like this just takes time and effort," Goku explained, "Who knows. Maybe you'll be able to master your gem weapon someday too! That's something none of the other Z fighters are able to do!"

"Yeah!" Steven cheered.

"Now how's about we go get a snack from Fish Stew Pizza," Goku said getting up. He pulled some cards out of his pocket. "I think we have enough for one free pizza!" he continued.

"What are we waiting for? Let's go!" Steven chirped, jumping to his feet. The boy began running in the direction of the of the boardwalk, Goku chasing after him.

Something short and cute. hope you guys like it, and feel free to leave any suggestions in the reviews. Have a nice day!