Hello! So I had inspiration when a reader mentioned writing about making Hercule Satan likeable. I decided that I would write about the single dads of Dragonball Z that don't get much love. I'm dedicating it to my dad who will always be the world's strongest in my eyes.
Do It For Her
Age 737
The Ox King paced the halls of his palace as he tried to ignore the sounds of his wife's screams. His gut told him to go and protect his wife from whatever was causing her pain but he could do nothing.
After what felt like hours the screaming stopped and the hallways became painfully silent. Suddenly one of the midwives ran from his wife's chambers with a smile on her face.
"Your majesty! Come your child has arrived at last!" The woman cried with joy.
The Ox King didn't need to be told twice. He flew past the woman and into the room to his beloved wife. He stopped in his tracks when he beheld a tiny woman with long raven black hair. In her arms the woman held a tiny bundle of soft blankets.
The woman's large black eyes looked up and she smiled before she said, "My love, we have a princess."
Few in the kingdom knew that its ruler was as sensitive as he was large. It was no surprise to the queen when her husband broke down in tears as she handed him their daughter.
"Kami she's so perfect," the king whispered as he watched a small hand grab one of his meaty fingers.
As the massive man held his tiny daughter, he leaned over and lovingly kissed his queen.
"I didn't think it was possible to be this happy," the king said.
The queen smiled as she kissed her husband truly believing that this moment was the beginning of their happy ever after.
...
It all happened so fast. The king was chasing his two year old daughter through the castle garden. The queen laughed merrily as she watched her family.
The king looked away from his child to wave at his queen. The woman stood and lifted her arms to wave back when she suddenly collapsed.
One minute the large man was watching his beloved wife fall to the ground and the next he was holding her lifeless body in his arms. He pleaded and begged his love to open her eyes but she remained still.
"Daddy," a tiny voice whimpered.
The king looked up to see his young daughter looking scared and confused at what she was seeing.
"Honey...close your eyes," the king said gently to his daughter before screaming for help.
...
The ox king stood tall in his black suit as he held his sleeping daughter. He watched as then men carried the coffin of his beloved wife to be buried. The doctor had declared that the queen had suffered a sudden brain aneurysm.
He wanted to scream with rage and go on a rampage, he wanted to find a way to turn off his emotions so that he couldn't feel this pain anymore. However the massive man knew he couldnt.
What kind of ruler would he be if he destroyed his entire kingdom in his grief? What kind of father would he be if he became cold and distant leaving his daughter to suffer alone?
'I swear my love I will strive to continue to be the man you married...I will do it for her' the king promised his wife.
The little girl in his arms whimpered as she slept before the king whispered, "It's alright Chi Chi. Daddy has you my sweet girl."
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Age 756
Twenty year old Hercule Satan had decided in highschool that his passion would always be fighting even if he never made it to the big leagues. It was at a tournament over a year ago that he met his girlfriend.
She was a fiesty bombshell and he fell in love with her the second he laid eyes on her. By the end of the tournament they were making it official that they were an item.
A few months into the relationship, the love of his life announced that she was pregnant with his child. Hercule had never heard such a terrifying sentence in all his life. Being responsible for the life of another human being was never something that he had planned. However when his girlfriend said she wanted to keep the baby and have a family with him, how could he refuse?
...
The moment they put her in his arms Hercule was hooked. She was pretty like her mama with his big blue eyes. Without a doubt in his mind, he loved that baby more in one moment then he ever felt about fighting his whole life.
"I can't believe we get to have something so beautiful," Hercule said to his girlfriend.
The woman smirked before she replied, "I had no idea you could be such a sap. The daddy thing looks good on you."
Hercule gave her a smirk of his own before he said, "With a face this pretty, I can make anything look good."
"And so modest," the woman teased with a chuckle.
"Hey! I am awesome at being modest," Hercule replied.
The couple were quiet for a moment before the fighter said, "You know I'm gonna work damn hard to give us a decent life. Might not always be easy but you'll stick with me right?"
For a moment Hercule saw the flicker of doubt in his girlfriend's eyes before she replied, "I promise. It's us against the world baby.
Hercule ignored the gnawing feeling in his gut as he kissed his girlfriend and enjoyed their first precious moments as first time parents.
...
He sat on the bed with tears streaming down his face and the note clutched tightly in his hands.
The fighter had come home from a week long tournament trip to find his neighbor taking care of his six month old daughter. The widow sadly handed him the letter before she turned her attention to the baby.
Hercule read the note in the privacy of his bedroom. The letter said that she had changed her mind. She couldn't deal with being stuck at home all day with a crying baby while he went off to fight. She needed to go find herself away from the family they had built together.
He was livid and heartbroken. He couldn't understand how you could walk away from your family like that. The man felt lost about what to do next. He wasn't sure how he was going to take his next breath let alone how he was going to raise his daughter on his own.
Now he was the one that wanted to run away from his responsibilities. For a minute he seriously considered taking a bag and sneaking out through the fire escape in the bathroom. He almost a perfect plan ready until he heard the sound of his daughter cry out for him.
Hercule realized what he was considering and gave his head a shake. No matter how terrifying the future seemed for him, nothing could possibly compare to the fear of what would happen to his daughter if he left.
In that moment a new sense of confidence consumed him as he was struck by an idea. It was so strong it was on the verge of cockiness.
'I'm gonna train and win the next world tournament. After that I'm gonna become the strongest man alive and get rich doing it. Nobody will ever take me for a fool again. I'm gonna fright. I'm gonna win. I'm gonna do it for her.'
He was disturbed from his thoughts by the sound of his crying daughter. Without hesitation, Hercule went to the kitchen and plucked his daughter from her highchair.
"Don't worry Videl, daddy ain't going anywhere. From now on little girl it's us against the world," he said to the baby.
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Age 779
The ox king and Hercule were two men that walked two very different paths in life. However at this moment they were standing side by side witnessing something that connected them deeply.
They watched as a young man held his daughter for the very first time. To one man he was a cherished grandson and to the other he was the son he never had. Both men smiled as they watched the twenty year old switch from kissing his wife's lips to his daughter's head.
"She's absolutely perfect. Congratulations to you both," the king said peoudly.
Hercule smirked before he teased, "Of course she's beautiful. She gets it from our side."
The young woman in the hospital bed shook her head at Hercule as she gave him a playful glare. The ox king took that moment to look over at his own grown up daughter. He couldn't be more proud of the woman she had become as she stood tearfully beside her husband.
"I can't believe we finally have a girl in this family," Chi Chi joked as she wiped the tears from her eyes.
Her husband chuckled before he added, "Your mother and I are so proud of you two. She looks just like you Videl."
"Luck you. I carried my two pain in the butt sons for nine months just to have them come out looking like their father," Chi Chi teased.
...
It was finally the end of the day and everyone had long since gone home. Hercule was about to head home himself but wanted to say goodnight to his little girl.
He walked into the room to find her asleep in her bed. Not far away was baby Pan in her incubator. Beside her fast asleep was Gohan with his tail wrapped around hers.
The older man smiled before he walked over to put a blanket on both of the new parents. After he kissed Videl's head Hercule went to leave the new family. However the familiar sound of a fussing baby stopped him before he stepped into the hall.
Before he even had a chance to react, Gohan was awake and humming to his baby. Hercule watched in amazement as the baby instantly settled down and fell back asleep.
"Good girl Pan, go back to sleep...Daddy's here," Gohan mumbled before he to went back to sleep.
Hercule Satan smiled proudly at the new father before leaving to let the young couple and their baby rest.
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