Life With You

Part 16: Aftermath

AN: I know with the Super Broly movie things were retconned. I am writing this story based on how Goku's origins were written in the manga and anime of DBZ.

Goku felt refreshed when he entered the kitchen after his shower. It was almost dinner time and he spent most of his day training. It was something he hadn't done in a while. While ChiChi finished dinner, Goku went to his son who occupied himself with toys in his playpen. Upon seeing his father looming over him, Gohan dropped his toys and raised his arms. Goku retrieved the child and pulled him out of the playpen.

Goku carried his son and sat in a chair at the table. He bounced the child on his lap.

"How was your training today?" ChiChi asked.

"Good."

"Have you come up with new techniques?" ChiChi pulled dishes from the cabinet. Goku licked his lips. Dinner was ready.

"Nah." He tickled Gohan causing the baby to squeal.

ChiChi placed a set of plates on the table. "Goku....." her worried tone caused Goku to stop focusing on their son and look at her. "Do you think it was a good idea letting Piccolo go?"

Piccolo? He hadn't thought about him since the day of the tournament. "Ah, sure. He's not as evil as his Dad and if there's a rematch, I can defeat him."

ChiChi sighed. That wasn't the answer she wanted to hear. "I really think you should've killed him."

"If I killed him, then Kami would've died and the dragon balls wouldn't exist anymore."

ChiChi moved from the stove, counter and table placing several hot and cold dishes on the table. "Kami offered to make you God of Earth. Maybe if you accepted his offer, you would've been keeper of the dragon balls. You could've killed Piccolo and Kami....well he was ready to make that sacrifice for all of us at the tournament."

Goku shook his head. "That would mean us living at Kami's Temple. Trust me, ChiChi. It's a boring place to live."

ChiChi placed two glasses, a pitcher of iced water and a tumbler on the table. "I wouldn't have minded as long as Gohan's safe."

Gohan reached for his tumbler. He put it to his lips and happily drunk the liquid inside as his parents conversed. "Gohan's safe, ChiChi."

"Goku, what if Piccolo found us? What if he hurts you by coming after Gohan or me?" She stood at the table fixing the first of Gohan's plates. "I know you made friends out of rivals like Tien but you can't think that will happen with you and Piccolo."

"Why not?" Goku asked. "He's not as evil as his Dad. I can feel it and he'll be a good sparring partner for me."

ChiChi shook her head. She didn't understand her husband sometimes. She took Gohan from Goku's arms and placed him in his high chair. "Goku, I understand showing mercy with an opponent but you can't always do that and you can't always make your opponents your friends. Sometimes you have to put them down. One of these days you will regret not finishing them off.

Who knew ChiChi's words would come back to haunt him?

How did a simple reunion turn into this? A few hours catching up with friends turned into a nightmare. In a short span of a couple hours, Goku discovered he was an alien, he had a brother, had his son kidnapped by his brother, teamed up with his rival to kill his brother and now laid mortally wounded.