Part IV:


"Go-Gohan!?" Goku kept calling out to his son. The vile villian had left. Everyone that was inside had come out to see what in the world had happened. Pan and Videl cried into eachother's arms after they had heard the news. Uub and Piccolo stood off to the side with Dende and Popo reliving the events to them. Goten was near holding his mother close. Everyone else just stood there telling eachother what happened or just to help the grieving ones.
No one would dare go near Goku though. Goku stood where the trail in the dirt's end was, just staring at it, wondering where his boy was.
"Dad...dad?" Goten had came up to his father.
"Yea...what is it, Goten?" Goku said, quietly. Goten looked at his father's stern face, full of hate and anger. Not a single tear had come down from his eyes.
"I love you, dad," Goten looked down. Goku turned to his son and embraced him in a tight hug....



2 days later.....

Capsule Corp.

Everyone's standing around outside. Only Piccolo, Uub, and Trunks aren't there and no one has really heard from Trunks except Bulma and she says he's very busy but sorry and sad for the loss.
"So, what should we do, than?" Goten asked everyone.
"Well, he can't be sensed so that's a problem," Vegeta said from a distant tree where he was standing away from everyone with his head down and arms crossed.
"Yea, Vegeta's right, he can't be sensed. Does that make him an android?" Goku asked more towards 18.
"It's very well possible, but who could or could make an android? They've been outlawed to make ever since Gero made myself and 17. You remember that entire incident? And, it couldn't have been 17, he's not strong enough and I don't think he would do something like that, nowadays." 18 spoke very calmly and quickly. Everyone nodded, knowing most of this to be true.
"Well, what do you propose we do, Goku?" Krillin asked his long time friend, slapping him on the back. Goku just stood there, in silence for a moment.
"To be honest, I really don't know." Everyone looked to him; Goku not having a solution for a problem, unheard of!
"The dragonballs than?" Bulma suggested.
"Yea, and we could bring back dad, as well." Goku looked up at Pan's bright smile.
"It's settled than," Bulma said whipping out the radar from her back pocket.
"Why in the world did you have that back there?" Krillin asked, looking at Bulma seriously. Bulma laughed, scratching her own head. Everyone laughed with her, except Vegeta and Goku who had begun to walk off together. This surprised everyone, they watched the two walk off towards CC and into the building.
"What do you think's wrong with them?" Krillin asked.
"I really don't know," Bulma said. Everyone went inside to see what was up with the two. They looked everywhere, than Goten yelled down the hall. "They're in the gravity room!" Everyone rushed towards the room and peered through the tiny, circular, hole on the door.
Goku and Vegeta were powering up to their fullest. Goku in SSJ3, and Vegeta in SSJ2. Their screams could barely be heard from the outside; Bulma had made it sound proof and made sure no one could sense another's ki once the door had been sealed.
Than, the two stood up. Looking at eachother, not taking their eyes off one another. In a flash, both dissapeared.
Everyone gasped and starting looking through the hole. "Where'd they go?" Some asked at the same time. Goten, who had been in front of everyone, had the best view. He placed his hands on the door, pressed his face against the window and starting moving his face around the window, looking in all directions.
The others got mad at him for taking what little they could see and walked off, not caring now. But, Goten, Pan, and Tien stayed there. Pan and Tien asked Goten what he could see. Goten tried his best to follow the two warriors and their movements.
"Uhhh....Dad and Vegeta are fighting." Goten said flatly. "That's all?" Tien gasped out.
Goten was quiet for a little while. "Um...I can't keep up with their movements." Pan went up and punched her uncle's head. "What?" Goten cried out.
"Ah it's best we leave them to do whatever they gotta do in there," Tien said, walking off. "Why don't we go get the dragonballs?" Tien asked.
"Yea, let's gather whoever wants to go and collect the dragonballs together!" Goten said, excitely. Pan was way ahead of the other two and went out into the living room where everyone was sitting around.
"Who all wants to go and collect teh dragonballs?!"
"I will," said a voice from the door.
"Yamcha!" Tien laughed out, walking up to his old friend. "We will too," said a voice from the window. "Uub and Buu!" Goten said, indicating them to come in, which they did, through the window which broke off along with some of the wall because of Buu's huge waist.
Bulma didn't mind though. "Oh, I'll have Trunks or one of the employees fix that," she said.
"So, Goten, Uub, Buu, Yamcha, Tien, Chaotzu, Pan, and myself are going, correct?" 18 said, coming up to everyone, indicating that she was in, as well. Everyone smiled and nodded. "Don't forget me!" Krillin came up to everyone.
"The radar, if you would, please, Bulma," Tien asked of her. She handed it over and wished them the best of luck. Chi Chi went over and hugged her son very tightly. "Don't you go dying on me, Goten," she whispered into his ear. "I won't mom," he replied back, softily.
18 and Krillin walked over to their daughter and she gave them a hug and kiss. "Be careful" Marron told them. "You two, darling, stay close with Bulma and Chi Chi," 18 gave another hug to her daughter with these words.
"Well, we're off, than, later." Goten said as he took flight with Uub and Buu flying behind him. Krillin and 18 gave a wave to their daughter and flew off next. Yamcha, Tien, and Chaotzu soon followed. Pan started to take off, before she turned around and called out to her mother.
"I love you mom, I'll be back soon. Tell Grandpa to follow us after he and Vegeta are finished!" Videl smiled and waved back. Pan flew off to catch up to Goten and the others.
"I hope they'll be ok, Goku and Vegeta aren't with them. Not even Gohan's here...." Videl trailed off, sadly, looking down. Chi Chi walked over to her. "It's ok, we both know Pan and Goten can handle themselves. And, besides, Tien, Yamcha, Buu, and Uub are very experienced and good at fighting. And, look," she said pointing off into the distance as a figure with a cape took off behind the group, but not too close. "They'll have Piccolo to back them up." Videl smiled lightly at Chi Chi. They hugged eachother and went back inside.



In The Gravity Room....

The two warriors appeared in the square room, high above the tiled floor. Vegeta was bent over catching his breath.
"Come on Vegeta, stop messing around!" Goku yelled at his fellow saiya-jin. "Damnit! Don't you want to become a SSJ3 or not?!"
"Fuck off, Kakarotto!" Vegeta said and he charged at Goku, who had reverted to SSJ just so Vegeta could have a chance against him in his weakened condition. "Kakarotto, I don't need your sympathy, go back to SSJ3, bastard!"
Vegeta kicked Goku in the head, sending him backwards. Goku used this momentum and continued backflipping, gaining some ground from Vegeta. Vegeta flew at Goku full speed. Goku stopped flipping and side-stepped Vegeta's full-on punch at Goku's face.
"Vegeta...." Goku started, shaking his head and closed his eyes. Vegeta gritted his teeth. Goku's eyes opened wide and he decked Vegeta to the wall. Vegeta slammed hard into the wall, and crumbled onto the floor reverting down to his regular state. "If you're not gonna try than, I will leave you to train on your own and let you attain SSJ3 without me; You are wasting my time, Vegeta. I expected more from you, yet, I had to revert to SSJ just so you could keep up with me. Even than, you weren't able to, what in the hell's wrong with you, Vegeta!"
Goku flew down and picked Vegeta up by his shirt and lifted him into the wall. Vegeta had his eyes closed, blood running all over his face, and, to Goku's absolute surprise and amazement, Vegeta was crying! Goku looked at Vegeta. Vegeta opened his eyes slightly.
Goku stared into Vegeta's eyes. So full of pain, and tears. Goku brought Vegeta down so he could stand on his own. Vegeta looked down, ashamed and embarrassed. Goku looked at him just standing there, crying.
"What is wrong with him?" Goku thought to himself. Vegeta walked off, out of the gravity room, and into the showers. Goku went and turned off the gravity than sat down to meditate.


"I've found one!" Pan's voice screamed out to everyone; who were on their hands and knees searching through tall mounds of grass. "Alright! Way to go Pan!" Krillin yelled out coming up to her and looking at the 6-star dragonball.
"Don't get too excited, we still got 6 more to go!" Goten said seriously, checking the radar. "Come on now, the next one's only 80 miles south of here!" Goten ran and flew off into the distance where the sun was fading.
Everyone stood back up and followed Goten into the sunset....


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