Trunks and Goten looked up from the corner to Goku.
"So that's your middle name!"
"Trunks, that's not important! We're gonna get in trouble!"
"Oh yeah, you are. Get up and in the kitchen! NOW!"
Chichi ran into the room.
"Goku, quiet, you'll wake Gochi!"
"Don't worry, she'll fall back to sleep eventually. Just take Caden into the room and get her to at least calm down. They won't get away with it without knowing the consequences."
He walked out of the room and Chichi went back into Caden's room. The boys followed Goku quietly.
"Trunks, call your parents, now. Goten, you come with me."
He gulped and followed his father.
"Sit down."
He sat on the couch and Goku crouched in front of him.
"Tell me what made you think to do that. Why would you do that, knowing that your sister is deathly scared of the dark and monsters?"
"Trunks said to do it. I told him that she was already scared of the dark, but he said we weren't going to scare her."
He believed his son. It was hard not to, considering that his son had his innocence and was gullible like he was when he was little. At least, that's what Chichi had told him. Goten was close to tears.
"Come stand over here for a few minutes, Goten."
He led him into the corner, where he was to stand. After a few minutes, Goku crouched once again and made Goten face him.
"I'll tell you what, Goten,"
Trunks walked in and stood by the couch just in time to hear what Goku was talking to him about.
"I'm very disappointed in you, Goten. You know I'd never say that, right?"
Goten was crying, but nodded and choked out a 'yes'. Goku gathered him in his arms.
"You don't want me to be disappointed, do you?"
He shook his head.
"Then don't do that again, got it?"
He nodded and picked him up.
"Trunks, what did your parents say?"
"They said to let you deal with me."
He nodded.
"Alright, but your punishment will be tomorrow. Not because I'm letting you off the hook, but because you'll both need a lot of sleep. So go upstairs, and if you guys aren't asleep in 30 minutes, your punishment starts tonight. Believe me, you'll want sleep for this punishment."
They gulped, nodded, then ran to Goten's room. Goten was still crying after Trunks shut the door.
"Why are you crying? All he said was that he was disappointed. It's not a big deal."
"Yes it is! No matter if we fail or not Dad's always proud of us! He's never said that, not even to Gohan!"
"Goten calm down and be quiet!"
He just got even more furious and opened the door.
"Goten, where are you going?"
"I'm gonna talk to Gohan. I'll be back in a little bit."
And with that, a little ball of sunshine was hidden behind the clouds. Meanwhile, with Goku, Chichi, Caden, and Gochi. Goku was laying back with Gochi, almost asleep, when he heard Goten yelling at Trunks. He sighed as it made him feel guilty. He stood up, careful not to wake Chichi or Caden, and walked into the hallway to see Goten storm out of the room in a quiet fit of anger. Yet, he was crying.
"Goten, come here, buddy."
He froze in his tracks.
"Come here."
He walked with his head hung down.
'I bet he's even more disappointed now.'
He stopped when he saw Goku's knees and his baby sister in his arm, with his other arm open, granting access to a hug, which he instantaneously fell into.
"I love you, Goten. Don't be upset because I was disappointed, but try to show me why I shouldn't have. Okay?"
"Okay, Dad. I love you, too."
They stood there until Goten passed out from exhaustion. He was placed in the bed by a sleeping Trunks, and then Gochi slept through the entire night, so Goku finally got some rest. The boys were going to have one of the hardest times of their lives, and thanks to Bulma and surprisingly Vegeta letting Goku take care of Trunks, he'll probably be scarred for the rest of his life!
"Alright boys, eat up. Gohan will be supervising your training!"
"Why aren't you? Shouldn't you supervise it since you're punishing us?"
"Well, I was going to train you guys, but you'd like it. Not much of a punishment, now is it? So, I told Gohan, Chiyu, and Chichi, they gave me a better punishment. The only reason I won't be supervising your training is because I'm not qualified to make you study math when I'm not good at it myself. I know the basics: addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and finding perimeters. But, I want Gohan to do it so I don't let you guys off easy."
Goten and Trunks quickly realized that today would be longer than they anticipated.
'Oops... I think it would've been better if I just went to sleep and left Goten alone. Now we have to study!'
"Why do they have to be so smart to think of a punishment like that?!"
Gohan walked up behind Goten and flicked his mouth.
"Actually, Dad came up with it, and I agreed to tutor you. It didn't even cross my mind at the time."
'Uh-oh... I'm in big trouble if even Gohan's mad!'
"Go suit up boys! Trunks, you'll change in Goten's room, Goten, change in Gohan's room. Come back downstairs when your done and Gohan will tell you what to do next."
If you haven't noticed, Goku's smart. Not a genius, but smart.
