Where'd You Go?

This is a one shot about Goten. It takes place within the Z's seven year gap.

Where'd You Go?
"Where'd you go?

I miss you so.

Seems like it's been forever,

Since you've been gone.

Where'd you go?

I miss you so.

Feels like it's been forever,

Since you've been gone."

Son Goten was born after his father died a tragic death. His mother had been flirted by nearly every guy at a liquor store she's been at, drinking her troubles away. Goten had been living seven years until he met his father one faithful day. That's another story, however, so let's focus on the time he'd been living father-less. It was 774 Age...

"Gohan, who's my dad?" Goten said. He was around six at the time, going on seven. He had been playing with his best friend, Trunks, since the very first day he could remember things, and all those times, he had seen a mother and a father.

"Um... his name is Goku." Gohan said, awkwardly. "Don't talk about him in front of mom, though. She's been weeping ever since he died."

"Oh... okay." Goten replied, disappointed. "What's he like?"

"Uh... he was just, you know... normal..." Gohan said, again awkward, but adding in a monotone voice.

"Oh..." Goten replied, with the same disappointed tone.

Goten, with nothing to do, just went to Trunks house to have one of those 'play-battles,' they always have. Goten treated Trunks as a father-figure, similar as how Trunks treated Goten as his step-child.

Goten arrived at the Briefs house, and Bulma greeted him.

"Oh, hey Goten! So, I heard you're going to be seven! That's so exciting!" Bulma said, over-exaggerating.

"Yeah... heh heh heh!" Goten said, forgetting what he was sad about.

"I guess you're here to play with Trunks! Trunks! Goten's here!" Bulma said. Trunks, with his pajamas, came to the door.

"Mom!" Trunks said, tired, as if he hadn't slept in what seemed like forever. He probably hadn't, since he had been training, just like his father. "Don't you know what time it is?!"

"Oh, Trunks. It's the afternoon! Besides, Goten wants to play with you." Bulma said, showing dislike towards Trunks' grouchy attitude.

"Yeah, yeah... Sure, whatever." Trunks said, obviously showing no care. "Just... gimme a sec to put on some clothes..."

"Oh... he's just been a little grouchy the past couple of days. I don't know why... do you, Goten?" Bulma said, wondering if Goten had anything to do with Trunks' personality change.

"Beats me!" Goten said, as blissfully ignorant as could be.

"Alright, Goten! Meet me in the gravity room!" Trunks said out of his bedroom window, impatiently.

"Got it!" Goten replied, equally as avid. Trunks then jumped out of his bedroom window, and started flying out. "Hey! Wait for me!" Goten rushed after Trunks.

"Ah, those boys... can't stay still..." Bulma said, wondering about how, or if they'll grow up. Of course, they're only seven, but even other seven year olds weren't this anxious. Maybe it's a Saiyan thing?

Once they met up at the gravity room, they met up with Vegeta, unbeknownst to them. Once they walked into the room, they hit the ground, struggling to get up.

"Hmm?" Vegeta said, with his unusually gold hair. He was looking at Trunks and Goten. "Oh, it's just you two... if you two need to do something, I'll get out of here." It seemed that Saiyan Prince lost all of his bitterness. He reverted back to his normal self, then set the gravity back to 1G, and finally walked out of the room, still sweating.

"So, Goten. Ya wanna see something cool?" Trunks said, acting nonchalant.

"Sure! What is it?" Goten said, interested in what Trunks was talking about.

"Alright... stand back!" Trunks said. He started charging up ki, and his hair started to change color. It was quickly transitioning between gold and black, until it was finally pure gold.

"Wow! When did you learn that?!" Goten said, even more intrigued, which seemed impossible until now.

"Just last night. Want me to show you how?" Trunks said.

"Boy! Would I?!" Goten said, peering more and more to Trunks.

"Alright, now, just think of a moment in your life where you felt the most hurt, like when your mom wouldn't let you stay up past midnight, or when she wouldn't let you play with your toys!" Trunks said, oblivious to what real pain was like. "Then, turn that pain into power, and BAM! You can get hair like this!"

"You mean like this?" Goten said, already a Super Saiyan.

"H-How'd you do that?!" Trunks said, acting more intrigued than Goten.

"Oh, well, you're speech was so boring, I turned that boredom into power! Boy, there was a lot of that!" Goten said, unknowingly mocking Trunks.

"You little-!" Trunks said, grabbing Goten.

A few days later, it was Goten's birthday. Trunks, Vegeta, and Bulma were all there. Everyone gave their presents, Goten and Trunks finished their battling, and it was time to blow out the candles. They had just sung the 'Happy Birthday,' song.

"Come on, Goten! Make a wish!" Gohan said, happily. Goten blew out the candles.

"So... what did you wish for?" Chi-Chi asked.

"Can't tell. It won't come true if I do." Goten replied. Every thought he wished for some kiddie thing, like a toy or something.

What Goten wished for, was to see his father. And, by some kind of magic by faith, it happened.