Chapter 21: Reunion Chp 19
#VEGITO POV#
Landing on the ground after doing a backflip, I rush to the side as quickly as I can
Jumping upward a bit, I fall on my legs and this time I fall to the ground face first as high gravity finally takes me down
I pant on the ground of the ship as my body screams in protest
I have been in here for around 2 hours now
"Still can't...handle higher," I gasp out as I head over to the console to lower the gravity
As I reach it, I move it down from 70 times Earth's gravity to 10 times Earth's gravity
I fall on my back much more relaxed now
I take a deep breath as I slowly stand up
I have been training for the past few days after we took over the Red Ribbon Army base
I needed time to cool off from what I saw and I am not in the right mental state at the moment
If I find another base like that one, I am not sure, I can hold back from blowing it all up
Either way, I am not exactly sure if I am going to be of much help either
Bulma is still going through the information that we got from their computers and from what she can tell, the locations of other bases might not be on the computers
Thankfully, I managed to restrain myself enough that some people from the world government are helping out with interrogating them
I fully turn off the gravity from the ship and make my way outside
After spending a long time in the chamber, I may have been slacking off, but I needed to rest both physically and mentally
Now, I am back to training...lightly
I am taking things a bit slow as I want to give my body to rest
It would be detrimental to my growth if I were to break my body during training
As I leave the ship, I make sure to place it back into a capsule as I am done training for the day
Quite frankly, I might have to stop using the ship alone and invite the others to train with me as I am pretty sure that the fuel for it is going to run out soon
I start to leave while thinking about inviting the others to start training seriously again
#GOHAN POV#
"It's been so long..." I whisper as I spot my home in the distance and I can sense my mom moving inside the house
It's been years since I came back here
"Come on Gohan...you can do it," I whisper to myself as I begin to slowly fly over
As I get closer, my heart continues to race as I imagine what my mom's reaction to me coming back is going to be
I fly down gently as I stand in front of the door and I raise my hand to knock by I stop a few inches away as I can hear my mom washing some dishes
I take a deep breath before knocking on the door
I hear my mom putting the dishes down as I hear her walking over to the door
I almost jump when the doorknob turns
My eyes widen as I find myself face first with a gun as I see my mom with an angry expression on her face
"I told you never to...come back...here...Gohan," My mom says dropping the shotgun on the ground which thankfully doesn't fire itself
"Hey mom," I say as I can't really think of anything else to say
"Gohan," She says walking closer to me and putting her hands on my cheeks as she looks me over
"It's me, Mom," I say with tears falling down my face as seeing my mom after a long time hits me big time
"It really is you," My mom choked out with a sob as she hugged me and starts crying heavily
I wrap my arms around as I begin to cry too
"I am back Mom," I whisper to her being close to my mother finally lets me relax in a way I haven't in a long time as a weight seems to lift off my shoulders as all seems to feel right in the world for a moment
She leans back as she looks me over
"You look like your father," She comments with a smile which makes me chuckle a bit at that
"They are gone, Mom. The androids are gone," I say with joy at the androids finally being dealt with
"I know," She responds smiling
"I listened on the radio as Bulma made the announcement and...who is that man with pointy hair, he looked familiar for some reason,"
"Oh enough of that, look at you all skin and bones, just wait a bit and I will make you some of your favorites," Mom says with a smile and choked up at that
"I thought..." I stop as Mom turns to me
"You thought what?" She asks me
"I thought you would be angry with me, I mean..."
"Oh Gohan, I was never angry at you for leaving like you did...I understand that I did not support you when you needed it and I kept you from going to train under Piccolo. Perhaps if I had let you go, you would have defeated the androids a long time ago," Mom says with regret which makes me flinch back a bit as I remember something that Vegito told me
'If you had learned everything Piccolo knew, you would have been able to turn those pieces of trash to ashes once you managed to obtain Super Saiyan...'
I shake my head as I focus on Mom
"I am right aren't I," Mom says with a look that makes my stomach twist and turn
"Wait here," She says pulling the chair back for me
I see her picking up the shotgun and I raise an eyebrow in curiosity as I push back my turbulent emotions to the back of my mind
"Why do you have a shotgun?" I ask trying to start a conversation
"Oh this," She says while taking a deep breath
"2 years ago some people tried to rob the house. Thankfully, your grandfather was here and we managed to beat them black and blue. Your Grandfather bought the shotgun for hunting and protection," She says putting on the side of the counter
"Did they ever try coming back?" I ask her
"Oh no, they were living in a town a good from what your grandfather found out, but the androids destroyed it," She answers pulling some pots out from under the sink
"Where is Grandpa?" I ask her as she freezes in place
"He's...gone," She says as I notice that she closed her eyes and anger begins to rise
"How?" I ask emotionlessly
"Old age," She responds which the winds of my sails as I process that information
"He was getting old Gohan, I am thankful that he passed away in his sleep and not to androids," She says as it feels like cold water was poured over me
Grandpa...