My flesh my blood

Seventh Chapter

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AN: Well, to start, this chapter begins 7 years where the last one left. So Gohan is 18, Goten is 7, Trunks is 8 (Kind of like before the Boo Saga, but there is no Boo in this story). Piccolo and Gohan are officially a couple ^^ (that since Gohan passed his 15). /Sorry for the big time jump, I’m a lazy ass and I have no real reason except that I didn’t want to write another chapter between those two./

Everyone still thinks Goten is Chichi’s child though. As for Goten, he wasn’t told a thing about Goku, but he knows Gohan’s his father, and he also considers Piccolo as a kind of stepparent.

So that’s about it for the summary of the 7 peaceful years. On with the chapter!

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It was a beautiful day, the sky was a light blue and the air was warm. The sun shone brightly down on the forest, as well as on in a little clearing, where 3 fighters sparred together. The three of them had taken off their shirt already due to the hot air, leaving them with simple Gi pants on.

Trunks and Goten simultaneously hit Gohan on the chest, sending him backward a little. But the older one came right back at them, catching them by their necks and knocking them together. The boys rubbed their skull, wincing slightly.

“Giving up already?” Gohan mocked them.

Both kids looked at each other with a smirk and launched themselves at their opponent, going Super Saiyan in their course. Gohan hit the ground with a thud, with both the boys sitting on him.

“What were you saiyin’? Givin’ up? ” Trunks said with an arrogant tone.

“Yeah! We beat you!” Goten exclaimed as he stuck out his tongue.

Gohan faked a pout at them.

“That’s not fair, we said no Super Saiyan. You two cheated.”

“We changed the rules.” Trunks laughed.

Gohan smirked at them, and before they could move, powered directly to his Super Saiyan 2 form and reversed the positions; pinning them both to the ground with his hands. The boys’ laughing stopped abruptly, replaced by a little yelp.

“Ha ha, not laughing anymore are we?” Gohan said.

“Oh man, Goten! We’ve got caught again!”

“It’s always the same trick! We can’t make it to that level!”

Goten just sighed as Trunks glared up at a snickering Gohan.

“You won dad, can you get off now?” Goten asked.

Gohan let go of Goten, but kept Trunks down.

“Hey, let me go!”

“I didn’t hear you admit your defeat, Trunks.”

“Never.”

“Really? If you don’t give up now... I make you wash the dishes each time you come back here.” Gohan teased.

Goten giggled beside them as he stood up. Trunks glared at Gohan before muttering a low ‘ok, I lose’. Gohan patted his head jokingly and got up, Trunks follg rig right after. They all dropped back to their normal form. Goten and Gohan both uncoiled their tail from their waist, neither of them really liking to have it there.

“I’d like to have my tail back ... You’re lucky you have yours.” Trunks sighed to his best friend.

“It’ll grow back, don’t worry.” Gohan said.

“Dad, why didn’t Piccolo-san come with us todaGoteGoten asked.

“He went to Kami’s lookout to pass some time with Dende. I think there was a problem in the Hyperbolic time chamber and they needed to fix it.”

“Okay.”

Gohan turned to Trunks.

“So, are you staying with us tonight?”

“Well... I’d like to but I told my father I’d train with him this afternoon. Maybe Goten could come at my house instead?”

“It would be awesome! Can I go????” Goten pleaded with a sweet smile.

“Sure, if Vegeta doesn’t mind you there.”

The kids smiled brightly.

“You should go get your stuff ready, we’ll eat something for lunch and then you two can go.” Gohan said.

“Okay!”

Goten and Trunks ran toward the forest, heading for the house. Gohickeicked up their forgotten shirts and started to walk calmly in the direction the boys had run off.

Just as the young ones reached the clearing’s end, a tall figure stepped out of the tree line. Trunks stopped abruptly at the sudden apparition, Goten for his part, didn’t see the person fast enough and ran straight into him, falling backward at the shock.

The dark man stayed immobile and just kept looking down at the boys with a wicked expression.

Trunks helped Goten up swiftly and they both stared at the man in front of them.

~ Kami... this guy’s an older version of Goten! ~ Trunks thought.

“Who are you?” The eight years old boy asked.

The tall one’s eyes focused suddenly on him, making shivers run down his spine.

“You’re Vegeta’s son, Trunks... right?”

“It’s none of your busineso I o I am.” Trunks spat out.

“Off course you are, you’re just like him... Too arrogant.” The last words were pronounced in a growl, a menacing one.

The man then turned to Goten, who was looking up at him in wonder. He lowered himself on one knee in front of him, slightly curious.

“And you... you are Gohan’s son, ne? What’s your name?”

“Goten.” Goten whispered, not daring to talk louder.

Gohan arrived at this moment, stopping dead in his track at the sight before him.

“Goten! Trunks! Get away from him now!” Gohan yelled at them.

The two boys automatically backed away, going to stand behind Gohan. The man stood up and looked at Gohan with a pleased expression.

“I missed you, son.”

A low growl escaped Gohan, only making Goku smirk. Goten tugged at Gohan’s arm softly.

“Dad, is he really your father?”

“It doesn’t matter. Listen to me; I want you and Trunks to get away from here, and fast.”

“But—”

“No, it’s an order Goten! Go, now!”

Goten nodded slightly, and he and Trunks flew off automatically, heading toward Capsule Corp.

“What’s the matter? All this fuss for me?” Goku sneered.

“Who wished you back?”

“Now, that’s rude of you. You didn’t even say hello, really, what a way to welcome your father. Your mother wouldn’t be proud of you.”

“Don’t you dare talk of her! It’s your fault if she’s not alive anymore.”

“What a shame. I didn’t think that my refusal of coming back from the dead would affect her that much.”

The tone with which Goku talked couldn’t have sounded more careless.

“As I saw, you had a kid... who’s the mother? ... Oh, I’m so stupid, how could I forget; you are.” He said with a sarcastic tone.

Gohan’s hands tightened into fists, rage boiling in his mind.

“Your… sorry...Our son looks just like me, doesn’t he? Tell me Gohan, do you think of me; when you look at him?”

“He’s nothing like you.”

“You’re a bad liar my boy, I can see through you so easily. Of course you think of me when you see him; he’s a part of me... after all.”

“Shut up!”

Suddenly, Goku disappeared from Gohan’s sight for half a second, and he felt strong arms around him. He tried to move out of the grasp but it was already too late; he was caught in the iron grip.

“Let go of me!”

Goku just held him harder, pressing their bodies together. He leaned down a little to whisper in Gohan’s ear.

“There’s one more thing I’d like to know, Gohan. Am I still with you throughout the nights? Do I still haunt your nightmares...? Do you toss and turn in your bed like you did the last time I saw you?”


*** At Capsule Corp. ***

The door to the gravity room suddenly burst open as two boys hurried inside, only serving to annoy a certain Saiyan prince.

“Father! You gotta come with us!” Trunks blabbered out in a breath.

Vegeta just rolled his eyes, not bothering to stop his training.

“What is it about brat?”

“It’s my dad; we think he’s in danger!” Goten answered.

The oldest Saiyan glanced down at them and the panicked look on their face made him stop. He landed in front of them and scowled.

~ This better not be another one of their jokes. ~

“What’s wrong with Gohan?” He asked.

“There’s that weird guy who arrived and stopped me and Goten. He talked about you, and he knew my name! And then Gohan came and he looked really angry with the guy and he told us to go away. And there’s something else... about the man; it was like looking at an older version of Goten!”

Vegeta’s eyes widened at the last sentence.

“Brats, you two must not leave the house, is it clear?!”

The boys looked disappointed but nodded slightly. Vegeta sped past them and out of the gravity room, heading outside swiftly. Once outside, he took off in to the sky hurriedly.


*** Back in the woods ***

“Well, Gohan?”

Goku lowered his head even more and started to nibble the faint little bite-scar on Gohan’s neck junction.

“Don’t touch me!” Gohan snapped at him.

Before another word could be uttered, the demi-saiyan powered up quickly to Super Saiyan 2, pushing his father away from him with the sheer ki emanating from him. Goku just stood back, watching Gohan with a knowing smile.

“You seriously think this will help you against me? You’re still so innocent, it’s pathetic.”

Gohan didn’t have the time to move before Goku also powered up directly to the second level of Super Saiyan, his power even higher than his son’s. Gohan attacked him directly, aiming a punch to the other’s jaw. But he only it air as Goku disappeared from where he stood to reappear behind him. Gohan was about to strike again but a sharp pain wrung his spine.

He didn’t have the time to ponder where the pain came from before another wave washed over him and he fell onto his hand and knees, dropping to his normal state. He succeeded to look behind him and was frozen at what he saw.

Goku was looking down at him with a crazed smirk, his aquamarine eyes shinning with wickedness as he stared at the tail he had in his closed fist. The Saiyan gave a hard squeeze to the tail and Gohan’s breathing was cut short as he tried his best not to scream due to the pain.

Goku dropped back to his normal mode and laughed out loud mockingly.

“See where you are now, at my mercy yet again, that’s where you belong.”

At this moment, another Saiyan touched ground just next to them.

“Let go of him Kakarott.”

The said Kakarott turned his head toward the Saiyan prince and grinned at him, then let go of the tail.

“Hello Vegeta! It’s been a while hasn’t it?” He said casually.

Vegeta glared at him and looked down at Gohan who started to crawl away from his father, tail bound tightly around his waist. But Goku would have none of it and put down a foot on Gohan’s back, pinning him to the ground.

“Let him go I said.” Vegeta ordered with a threatening voice.

“Why should I? He’s mine.” Goku replied, the crazed glint returning to his face.

Gohan looked up desperately at Vegeta.

“Go away Vegeta... before he hurts you.”

“That’s a good boy. You heard him my dear Prince; you are no match for me.” Goku said, smirking yet again.

“Shut up you third class idiot!” Vegeta snapped.

At that, Goku suddenly stopped smirking at stared up at the oldest Saiyan with emotionless eyes.

“You’ve gone too far Vegeta; I think I’ll have to put you back in your place... I’ve had it with your so untouchable pride.” He said in a low tone.

Gohan’s eyes widened in fear and he looked up pleadingly at Vegeta.

“Go away now! You’ve got no chance, please Vegeta, go!”

Goku suddenly kicked him in the ribs violently.

“You shut up and mind your own!”

Gohan tried to say something else but he was silenced as a harsh kick hit his head, knocking him out on the shock.

Goku then turned to face the other Saiyan, who was glaring at him with hate-filled eyes. Vegeta then powered up to his limits, reaching the second level of Super Saiyan. Goku just snickered at him as he equalised the prince’s power level easily.

“You’re pathetic Vegeta, still so weak. You always were and still you kept on the superior act. Well I have some news for you; I’ve learned a couple of things down there in Hell. And I met a ‘friend’ of yours, too.”

Vegeta growled at him and launched himself at his opponent, punching him with all his might in the stomach. Goku backed away at the shock but got back straight fast.

“He told me so much about you, some things I would have never guessed of you, really. You hide it well under your uncaring and cold cover I must admit.”

Goku made a move to kick Vegeta but the Saiyan prince dodged the blow and fired a ki blast at him. Goku easily blocked it and grabbed hold of the other’s arm before using it to throw him into a thick tree trunk. The younger Saiyan stood still in front of the tree as Vegeta got out of it.

“Tell me Vegeta, how did it feel to serve as sex-slave to that disgusting little lizard?” He mocked out with a faked grin.

Pain flashed through the ouji’s eyes for a second before he stared back at Goku with blazing hatred.

“You don’t know what you’re talking about!”

“Oh yes I definitely know. Frieza told me himself how great it felt to use and scar that frail body of yours night after night.”

Vegeta tried to hit Goku again but Goku just grabbed his wrist and twisted it painfully behind his back before pinning the older Saiyan to another tree. Vegeta fought and struggled against the hard grip but it was no use, Goku just powered up a bit more, surpassing by far the other’s power level.

“He told me another interesting thing too... I’m sure you’ll love to remember. He got you pregnant right? And forced you to bear the child to terms to finally kill it right in front of you the day following the birth.... What a sad story, pitiful.”

Vegeta growled at him, trying hopelessly to pull away from his rival. Goku just sneered and gave a hard tug on the arm he had a hold on, pulling the arm out of its socket. Vegeta hissed in pain as Goku let go him, his arm falling loosely to his side. The crazed Super Saiyan 2 took a step back and watched with satisfaction as the older one tried to take a suitable fighting stance.

“Now now, what will I do with you? Are you still in a mood to throw insults at me, or did you learn your lesson?”

“Go to hell.”

Goku laughed out.

“But that’s where I passed the last seven years my dear little prince!”

“You’re completely insane. What do you want anyway?!”

Goku didn’t answer and took some more steps back until he reached Gohan’s limp body. He bent down and took and handful of Gohan’s air, lifting his son up effortlessly. He then put a finger to Gohan’s neck, pointing the bite-scar there.

“I’ve come back to take what’s mine.”

To be continued.