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Slowly, the engines cooled. He walked out calm, as if nothing had ever happened but deep down, his heart feared what his mother might say. He had to tell her, it was only right that he did. But what would his mother say? Now that, was quite a foreboding question. She always seemed to care for him deeply, but this was something she never had to deal with when he was growing up. Now, the final test of character had come. She withstood countless tests of her will, through the long years of torment under the androids. But now, now, a new battle had begun, will her love prevail, or will common human pigheadedness blind her?

He walked slowly to the front of Capsule Corp. The new renovations had begun, and the lives of the human race once again, began to flourish. The vial of darkness that once covered the Earth had been lifted, our will that had been tested time and time again, once more prevailed. We have come out of the shadows to greet the dawning of the new sun, and a new life, free from darkness grasp and free of the plague of evil.

He slowly walked in; it seemed like he had just left yesterday. He closed the door behind him as he peeked around to see if his mother was in the kitchen. He sighed in relief; he needed a little more time to sort out his thoughts, and the way he would present them.

“Huh…At times like this, I really wish I was fighting Cell…”

“Is that so….” Bulma called out in a rather sarcastic tone.“ Well, what seems to be the problem Trunks? Is there something on your mind? Come down to the lab, I have something to show you.” She said, her voice sounded almost detached, and some place other then where she was.

He clenched his fists as he began to slowly walk to the downstairs lab. He could hear the tools being moved around, as if she was frustrated. He walked into the lab, afraid of what he might see.

“Wow…what the hell is that thing…”

“First off, watch your mouth Mr., and second, it’s my new time machine.”

“New?!”

“Yup! Now that the androids are gone, I can work on a bigger model, and we can both go back together! I would love to see everyone again… But its not done yet.” She said returning to her work.

“Now Trunks, about what you said earlier…What just did you mean by that?” You could hear the ratchet turning under the mechanical wonder.

“Well….” He said, as he played with his index fingers and looked down at his feet.

“Well what Trunks….”

“Well, I’ve been contemplating over how I should tell you, what I’m about to…”

The sound of the ratchet stopped, her feet slowly withdrew from under the mechanical beast. She rolled out as far as she could, until she could see her son’s eyes. They were plagued with uncertainty and fear.

“I have something to tell you something and I really don’t know how to say it.” He said as his stomach churned.

She looked up at him once more, assessing the thoughts in her son's eyes. She slightly smiled back at him as she got back up to dust herself off. They looked at each other, one of them uncertain and the other lovingly. Her eyes began to swell with tears but not of hate nor suffering, but of pure joy, one that only a mother could give. She ran to her son nearly lifting him off his feet. She clung to his jacket as tight as she could. She looked at him once more before quizzing the breath out of him again.

“TRUNKS! I’m so happy for you, so very happy. You finally found someone that you could love and one who could love you back the same. I knew you two would be together somehow, some place …I just knew it would happen.” She said smiling, as the warm tears streamed down her face.

“What do you mean, you two?” He said, confused and quite uncertain of what his mother was talking about.

“You and Gohan silly.” She said rather smugly. She wiggled her figure at him, with the other hand at her hip.

“WHAT! You knew! But how? And WHEN DID YOU!” He said, rather startled at the statement.

She looked at him happily. “Trunks I always knew, ever since the first day you two met. You looked so perfect together, Gohan holding you in his arms…Yes it’s true, I had always wanted you to get married and have a family of your own but…love is love my son, you can’t change that. You two were meant to be together, I knew it then and I know it now.” She looked at her son; his eye’s tearing, so thankful that his mother was happy for him.

“I saw everything. Every feeling, every smile, every frown, it was written across your face as clear as day. I even saw the pain in your heart when they took him away from us…That’s why I wanted you to go back. You deserve to be happy my son.” She caressed his cheek as the tears flowed down her eyes.

“Go my son, be happy…live the dream I have for you.”

“But I can’t leave you….” He stared back at her.

“I want you to be happy, I want you to live a life.”

“But I can’t.” He pulled his mother close for a hug.

“You can.” His head lay of her shoulder. She leaned on him, lovingly tousling his hair. He looked up at her, she looked so happy.

“Go now, I’ll be fine. You just go and be with the one you love, my dear.” she said lifting his chin and looking directly into his cerulean eyes. “Go…be happy.”

“I’ll come back to see you whenever I can.”

“I know you will, now go.” She embraced her son one last time, before she set him free.

He took one last look at his mother before he walked out the door. He took one last step out the doorway, he was outside. He had finally closed the door to his past, and stepped forward into the future. She watched him leave out of the bay window; the engines fired an earth shattering blast that broke the sound barrier. She took that one last moment to remember her son before he left… And then, he was gone.

***

He flew back to Capsule Corp. He was very late. He walked into the double doors of the corporal juggernaut.

“GOHAN! Where have you been! You have been gone for hours! All I said was to go find your father, and bring him back to the party!”

“I know, I’m sorry…”

“So did you find him?” Chichi said with a thundering voice that would put a banshee to shame. She looked at him wickedly, as if she wanted to strike him with a beating. Her arms at her hips, she began to speak once more. Everyone covered their ears in anticipation of the verbal torture.

“Stop right there Mother, just…don’t speak.” Gohan waved his hands in the air, he could no longer play the role as the all obeying sheltered ‘Mama’s Boy’ he was sick and tired of it, and he would no longer stand for it. Everyone’s eyes widened in shock at the statement.

“WHAT!” You could hear the ground rumble beneath them, as she spoke.

“Please just let me finish…BEFORE, you start yelling again.” Everyone closed their eyes and ears, waiting for the sound of a nuclear blast to occur.

“Okay then Gohan, go ahead and finish.” Everyone was in shock, it had been one of those illusive mood switches Chichi had been famous for.

Gohan blinked his eyes; he was prepared for the worst. Recovering from his current stance of defense posture, he stood up, looking around to see everyone there. Piccolo was laying back on the grass, Buu as usual, stuffing his face, and Trunks and Goten pulling pranks on poor Bee. Gohan walked over to Videl, she looked at him tenderly with a smile.

“So, where have you been? I’ve been worried about you. You were supposed to be back a long time ago, nearly five hours. I was worried sick.”

Gohan looked at her, his cheeks slightly blushed. He started to laugh, slowly tousling his hair in the back of his head.

“Well…”

“Well… as long as you're safe, that’s all that matters.” She said, giving him a hug and kissing him on the cheek.

“You must be hungry, I’ll go get you a big plate of something to eat, okay.” She walled back to the stockpile of food.

“Gohan…” A voice came from the other side of the bush.

“Piccolo? Is that you?” He said looking around.

Piccolo slowly hunched up from his laid back position on the ground. He looked at him with the striking gaze of an all seeing eye.

“I hope you know the consequences of your actions.” He looked at Gohan with a smirk.

“What are you talking about?” Gohan said, trying to play the fool.

“You know very well what I’m talking about. Are you forgetting I live on the lookout? I can see ALL things Gohan. It’s one of the perks of fusing with God you know. And who needs to see anything, are you forgetting my ears…hum.” Gohan’s cheeks flushed an even darker red.

“I was beginning to worry about you, not too many people can keep that up for even a half hour, much less five.” Piccolo said in a humorous tone. “Don’t worry Gohan, I didn’t peek in on you. All I had to do was listen….and I could hear loud and clear, for MILES…” Gohan’s heart rate began to rise, his laugh becoming more fake by the moment. His cheeks, no longer able to hold all the blood as it rushed to his ears as Piccolo continued.

Videl casually walked in on the conversation, not knowing what to expect.

“So… what are you two lugs talking about?” She put on an interested smile and pretended to care about what Piccolo had to say.

“Oh nothing, nothing at all.” Gohan said laughing like very nervous hyena.

“Really huh…” She looked at him curiously. “You’re a very bad liar Mr. Sayaman.” She said almost singing.

“It must be good then huh, Piccolo?” She winked at him.

Before Piccolo could answer her, their attention was averted to the battle of words between Chichi and Bulma.

“All right then…”

“Fine…”

“What are you two fighting about again?” Yamcha spoke.

“Oh, nothing…were just having a conversation over who looks younger with their mates.” Chichi said, pointing to herself.

“Speaking of mates, it’s really not the same without him is it, I wonder where Goku is?”

“Gosh, You really care for him, don’t you? HEY! I know, why don’t we trade mates! Vegeta for Goku, Vegeta’s not as sweet but he’s certainly more reliable. I think it evens out.”

“Hey, I’m available ladies, what do you say huh!” Yamcha said, shouting.

“We’re talking about an even trade, we don’t want to downgrade and besides Yamcha, Saiyajins are much better in bed then humans.”

“WHAT!” 18 said, looking at Krillin.

“Yes it’s true isn’t it Chichi… I really must say, they certainly are well endowed.” Bulma said with a smug look on her face. “Isn’t that right Videl?”

Gohan, completely shocked at the statement, nearly choked on his drink, spitting it out like a fire hose. Everyone stared at Gohan and then turned to Videl, Yamcha’s drink spilled on the floor as the glass shattered on impact with the ground.

“Are you saying…” Yamcha said looking at Gohan.

“What did I tell ya, chip off the old block.” Gohan put his hand on the back of his head once more and started the laugh uncontrollably. His cheeks never seemed to be so blushed.

“Is that right Videl?” Chichi asked. She stared evilly.

“Oh… yah, He was better than anyone I ever slept with and certainly more endowed then anyone I’ve ever seen.” Videl said incredibly seductively as she looked straight at Gohan. She looked pleased with herself as she watched Chichi turn all red, and her father not too far behind. They both looked like they were at the brink. A large blush spread across Gohan’s face, as all the attention seemed to travel his way.

Mr. Satan smashed his drink. “WHAT!”

“Well what are you going to do about it huh…DAD. What? Are you going to beat up Gohan? Huh… DAD… what? Just like you did Cell?” She said sarcastically, everyone laughed at the very provocative statement.

“So I guess that proves it Chichi, like father like son!”

“WHAT!”

“Nothing…”

Just then, Goku flew through the doors, nearly falling right on top of Krillin.

“Hey, you’re here Dad! What’s up? Where have you been?”

Goku looked at his son, he moved in closer, taking a whiff of the sent he emitted through the air. “Shouldn’t I be asking you that question?”

“Huh? What do you mean?” Gohan’s palms were becoming sweaty and damp.

“Don’t, Huh me. You had sex, didn’t you?” all eyes turn to them. Gohan’s perfect day was falling apart.

“What are you talking about?”

“C’mon Gohan don’t deny it, you had sex… I can smell it all over you, ‘sniffs’ and… huh, apparently not to long ago in fact ‘sniffs again’ umm, yup no doubt about it.”

“WHAT are you talking about Dad?” Gohan was becoming very nervous, he wished Mirai was there to help him through this seemingly eternal, interrogational torture.

“Gohan, what have I told you about lying? And I know you are. I always know when you and Videl have sex, you two reek of it, ALL THE TIME. And it looks like you had a good time to. I can really smell it now. You must have been really stock pilling, I can smell it all over.”

“DAD! Me and Videl have NEVER had sex.”

“Yes you have, I’ve smelt it on you before. And I bet Videl smells just like it to. Look Videl smells just…huh” He turned to Videl.

“…I can’t smell any on you Videl. What’s up?” Before she could speak, Chichi interrupted.

“NO! How could you Gohan! How could you betray Videl like that!”

Bulma squeezed through “SO THAT’S WHY YOU WERE MISSING!” Videl just looked at him with a smirk.

“How could you Gohan, how could you? WHO IS SHE?! TELL ME NOW! I want to smack that bitch! Where the hell is this whore?” Chichi said.

“Please mother calm down. There is no other girl, I swear.” Videl smirked at him again.

“Yes it’s true, I can vouch for Gohan, there is no other girl.” Piccolo joined in on the conversation.

“You’re lying! Who is she Gohan, I want to know NOW!” The crowd of friends was backing him into a corner as they spoke.

“That’s right Chichi! I’ll help you take care of this home wrecker!” Bulma said.

“Me to!” 18 replied. 18 looked back at a startled Krillin. She never really showed much emotion at all. “What?” She looked innocently back at Krillin and shrugged.

“Well where is she Gohan?” Bulma.

“HOW could you sleep with another woman Gohan! Where is she, I want to see this slut!” Chichi said proudly.

“I’m right here and I can assure you, I am NOT a woman.” All eyes turn to see this mystery person.

“MIRAI! How long have you been standing there?” Gohan said, scared that his prince heard any of his father’s foolish remarks.

“Long enough, You loved her as a best friend huh…MY ASS YOU DID! How could you do this to me, to us…”

Bulma and Chichi both fainted as the statement process through their minds, Mirai ran off, out of sight. They were to busy bickering that they didn’t even hear Mirai walk in.

Gohan’s world was crumbling before his very eyes, his world went dark as he collapsed to the floor.

“Did I miss something?” Krillin looked at Goku, who just shrugged.

“Dad…what does well endowed mean? And why does everyone keep looking at Gohan when they say it?” Goten looked at his father innocently, Trunks pulled him to the corner and whispered in his ear.

“REALLY!?”

“Yah! I heard another man say it in one of my Dad’s movies, in the Gravity Room”

“I WANNA SEE!”

“ME TOO!” Trunks ran over to the fainted Gohan on the floor…

“Not Gohan silly, I meant one of your Dad’s movies.” Goten laughed at the egger Trunks.

“Oh…” Trunks pouted.

“Why would I want to see Gohan you dope! HE’S MY BROTHER!… Besides I’ve seen him naked plenty of times.” Trunks swung a slap to Goten’s head.

“OUCH!” Goten stuck his tongue out at Trunks.