Post by Goten on Sept 24, 2010 14:48:05 GMT -5
Nature continued to show the human eye just how beautiful it truly was. The trees and flowers revealed their full glory as if a rainbow of colours littered the grasslands. However the tree themselves revealed its yellow and orange coloured leaves. The sky was like an ocean gently guiding the white clouds just like ships trying to cross its majestic beauty, the wildlife was a happy and care free as the wind. All was just as quiet as a trickling lake, Far into the depths of Natures tranquil creations stood a large clearing beyond a large lush green forest. Inside this beautiful paradise stood a small lake which followed it course across the land, to the right of the lake stood a small but quiet dome shaped house, which had a single chimney. Just beside it stood an oblong shaped shed that stood just near the main house, smoke gently rose up like a snake weaving its way across the sky, high above this peaceful home the sun unleashed its warm rays across the lands below bathing the lands within its gentle gaze. Back down below in the world of Man and deep inside the dome shaped home stood a large kitchen with a table, the table had three chairs at each open section of the table. North of the table stood the kitchen with cookers, sink, fridge, everything that is needed in every day kitchen in every modern day home, standing just in front of the kitchen was a woman dressed in a yellow Japanese dress, purple shawl and purple tie belts. This person was of course Chi-Chi the wife of Goku, Goku was a man of honour, respect and of course was a man who was not very bright sometimes but he does get the job done when it comes to his favourite hobby.
And as usual Chi-Chi was busy making some breakfast in what was to be a brilliant day, which was full of life. While the mighty Chi-Chi cooked up something wonderful back inside one of the rooms of the dome shaped home of the Son family stood a small bed room, filled to the brim with shelves, cupboards, book shelves, and of course the bed itself. But this morning the bed was empty but it looked like it had been slept in as the covers were wide open, just outside of the bedroom stood the bathroom and within it stood the youngest son of Kakarot Goten. There is an old saying, which says “Like Father, Like Son”. But in Goten’s case he looks just like his father when he was younger, and he had even inherited his father’s carefree and loveable personality as well. Today Goten had a huge grin on his face as he closed the door and happily took a bath while playing with some of his favourite toys in the process. He felt so relaxed as the water soothed his skin, after a good soaking and a good time with his toys Goten happily jumped out of the bath and until he was completely naked and watched as drips of water dropped down to the floor.
Using his left hand Goten grabbed a nearby towel and used it to dry him self off. With a sigh of relief he placed the towel back into the holder and quickly brushed his pearly white teeth, a few minutes later Goten sneaked out of the bathroom and head back into his room to quickly get dressed. He happily let out a small giggle as he dressed himself into an orange GI shirt, which was basically, an orange suit with a navy blue shirt underneath. The arm sleeves covered his wrists and covered just above his feet next he slipped on some white socks and placed them into some black shoes. Finally he grabbed a small black belt, placed it around his waist and tied it up around his right side and allowed them to flow freely down his waist. Ready to greet the new day Goten with a smile of pure happiness followed the beautiful smell coming from the kitchen and slowly entered into the kitchen, as he saw his mother cooking something delicious he said “Good morning mom”. Chi-Chi turned her gaze towards her younger son and said “Good morning sweetie did you wash your hands?” Goten happily nodded and opened out his palms, the stubborn but warm hearted Chi-Chi looked carefully at Goten’s freshly washed hands and was quite pleased, with a smile she said “Ok Goten time for breakfast”.
Saying the magic words caused Goten to quickly head over to his seat on the kitchen table and sat with an excited look on his face, as food was also his love just like his father. While waiting patiently for his mother Goten watched Chi-Chi as she gave him a bowl of fresh rice wit some pieces of freshly diced meat, Chi-Chi had the same and in no time Goten grabbed his chopsticks and munched away at his breakfast. His mother Chi-Chi couldn’t help but smile as her son ate away with pure joy, but soon she too dug in as they had a family breakfast together on a perfect day. But it felt strange with Goku not around and even Gohan was away still Chi-Chi enjoyed spending time with little Goten. While they enjoyed their meal Chi-Chi said to her younger son “Goten today I thought we would do something completely different”. These words sparked Goten’s curiosity, what were they going to do which was completely different? The questions filled his young mind but Goten didn’t mind one bit. Finally with one last gulp Goten completely emptied his bowl and sighed in total relief the gorgeous rice filled a nice spot within his stomach and that had really hit the spot, with a smile he said “That was great thanks mom!” Chi-Chi happily smiled and said “Your welcome son have yourself a drink and met me outside ok?” Goten watched as his mom picked up her bowel and stood up, there placed her empty bowl in the basin and gently headed towards the main front door and opened it with her right hand. There she stepped out into the open air and closed the door behind her, wasting little time Goten took his bowel over towards the kitchen and also placed it in the basin. Next he opened one of the nearby cupboards and took a small glass while closing the cupboard door; slowly he placed the glass underneath a tap and turned it on to produce to fresh sparkly water, which gushed its way down into the glass. Turning the water off Goten happily sighed and gulped down the water, which soothed the insides of his throat nicely.
He unleashed another sigh of complete content and soon placed the empty glass into the basin. Goten turned his gaze towards the front door and wondered what mom had planned but still he trusted Chi-Chi’s judgement and headed towards the front door and opened it revealing the lush greenery of the grass, the crystal clear lake and the tallness of the forest behind them. Closing the door behind him Goten spotted his mother and walked over towards her while she stood patiently waiting for her son. A gentle breezed gently blew across the countryside as both Goten and Chi-Chi stood in front of each other, Goten’s curiosity soon overcame him and he asked “Mom what did you mean by something completely different?” Chi-Chi just smirked happily and replied “Don’t worry Goten you’ll find out soon but just follow me for a second”. With a curious look on his face Goten followed her mother who walked northwards past the shed and continued onwards until the distance between them and home was about the size of a tennis court. As they stopped Chi-Chi turned around to look her younger son and said “Goten I’ve taught you all I know about the martial arts. But today we are going to try something different, today Goten I want you to train by yourself”. Goten turned his head in to the left abit in confusion and said “By myself?” Chi-Chi nodded in agreement while saying “That’s right Goten I want you to train by yourself for the rest of the day. Just remember what I taught you and everything that you big brother said, then you will be just fine”.
It was a big shock to young Goten. Normally his mother would have attacked him by now and Goten had no choice but to dodge and counter, now she wants him to train by himself. At least it was better then being attacked by Chi-Chi’s thrusting hands and feet, indeed it was going to be his first time training by himself. But what Goten didn’t know was that Chi-Chi was going to be close by watching him from afar and would still come to him with some drink and food for breaks between training, Goten felt bit nervous but even knew that this very spot wasn’t far from home. Having a nervous look he gently nodded his head, but Chi-Chi knelt down to his level and said, “You’ll be just fine Goten make me proud son”. Giving his son words of encouragement he kissed Goten’s forehead and stood back up, Goten happily smiled and nodded in approval, he felt a little better but he was going to give it his all. He happily waved to his mother as Chi-Chi turned around and waved back as she headed back home. As she opened the front door and entered back into their beloved home Chi-Chi ran towards the kitchen window and gazed northwards towards the spot where Goten stood.
Back outside the young Saiyan hybrid stood all alone in the training spot assigned to him. Looking at his surroundings he had to admit it was a good spot and it was close to home so he couldn’t get lost. As he pondered on what to do his half human and half Saiyan eyes caught a glimpse of a small green toad that was hopping along merrily across the ground. With a smile of excitement Goten jumped forwards and tried to grab the toad but his missed which resulted on him landing face first into the ground. Even though he missed the frog jumped up on top of his head and then jumped back down again to the ground and continued jumping eastwards. With a smile on his face Goten picked himself up and followed the frog while happily saying, “Come back you little villain”. He said as he enjoyed a game of cat and mouse with the green frog, while he chased the frog in each direction Chi-Chi just giggled with joy and went back to doing some washing up. Half an hour later Goten stood with the frog in his hands and said “ Gotcha! HAHA!” The frog simply let out a tiny “ribbit”, as the young hybrid’s hands were holding him.
But Goten had a gentle heart and soon he happily placed the frog on the ground and said, “Here ya go mister frog! Hope we see each other soon”. A smile crept up on his face as the frog jumped for freedom and continued on his path, Goten even gave the frog a wave as his little game of cat and mouse ended. While the frog disappeared out of sight young Goten stood still for a moment but soon began to do some stretches, first of all by using his legs he bent downwards slightly while bending forwards doing some squats. Then he twisted his body slightly to the left and to the right, but he did it again and again, his final stretch was to that he stretched his arms high above his head and gently shook his head gently. After some good decent stretches Goten though about what to start with, there something that he wanted to try so now was the perfect time. As gently as he could he did a handstand by placing his hands onto the ground and lifted his body by pushing his legs straight up towards the heavens. His head pointed itself towards the hands and the ground itself, Goten could feel the pressure as his body weight pushed downwards on his hands.
However he was the son of Goku and the Son family never gave up. Determined to make her mother proud Goten slowly but gently pushed his body weight downward for a few seconds but soon he pushed upwards to begin his first handstand push ups, pressure continued to build. But he did his best to ignore it and pushed downwards again but this time he pushed upwards and then pushed downwards in unison, slowly he began to count each push up he did and continued his first selection of training manoeuvres. A few hours later and Goten still continued until he reached the number fifty, soon he eventually lost his balance and landed on the ground back first, he breathed in and out, but he soon grabbed a handful of grass and slowly turned himself over. This time he placed both hands on the ground and began to standard push-ups, sweat began to form around his forehead as he pushed downwards and soon upwards in unison once more. Tears of sweat dripped down his face and landed on the grass below him but he easily ignored it and continued onwards for a few more hours. Reaching fifty push-ups he again landed face first on the ground and slowly turned himself around until he was lying on his back. Again he breathed in and out in exhaustion as more trickles of sweat dropped down from his face, back inside Chi-Chi watched Goten’s training push up and handstand push ups and could see that her son was exhausted but was not down for the count. With a smile she left the kitchen. A few minutes later Chi-Chi came back outside carrying a small tray that had a glass of fresh water and some home made riceballs, as Goten laid on the ground recovering from his training sessions so far Chi-Chi headed towards him and called out “Goten! Time for lunch sweetheart!” Opening his eyes Goten smiled happily and sat back up again, his tummy rumbled like a volcano and watched as Chi-Chi walked over to him and handed him the tray with a drink and food. Chi-Chi sat down next to Goten and said “ Here you are Goten better eat up before it gets cold”. Goten gently took the tray into his hands and replied “Wow thanks mom its looks delicious!” Due to the half Saiyan blood he once again duck into his lunch or rice balls and enjoyed every mouth full, Chi-Chi watched her son eat with pure joy and pictured her husband Goku munching away at the food. But the image faded away leaving Goten who dug in, and with one large gulp down of the water Goten gave out a huge sigh of relief as his stomach was once again full. As Chi-Chi took the tray away from Goten’s hands she gently placed it to one side and took out a small towel. There she used it to wipe Goten’s forehead of the sweat and said, “I’ve been watching your training Goten. And I am very proud of what you have done, you certainly have your father and brothers potential”. Goten simply smiled abit and felt abit shy as a circle of red appeared on his cheeks, still Chi-Chi was indeed proud of what Goten had accomplished so far.
As Chi-Chi stood back up to her feet she said “Goten let’s head back inside I think you’ve done enough training young man”. But to her surprise Goten shook her head slightly and looked into her mother’s eyes while saying “Uh, Uh I’m sorry mom but I want to carry on training. You said it yourself mom that the more you train the more stronger you become right? Well I want to get stronger and make Gohan and dad proud! So please mom let me train some more please? I’ll head back when I think I’ve done enough”. Chi-Chi could see that Goten was completely focused on being stronger then he was, with a smile she slowly nodded her head and replied “Oh alright Goten but come back in when it gets dark ok?” Goten simply nodded with a smirk on his face and said “Thanks mom!” Having a gentle hug from his mother Goten slowly picked himself up slightly and once again Chi-Chi headed back home, being alone once more Goten stood still and looked at his surroundings, he could hear the sound of chirping birds as they sang their chorus of joy.
Narrowing his eyes Goten soon stood ready by standing to his left side and began to rapidly punch the air. First he threw his first punch using his left hand, then he continuously pushed his right clenched fist and then switched back to the other while punching straight ahead of him as though he was fighting the air itself. Soon he lowered his arms and began to push his legs upwards and kicked forwards in a rapid motion. To start with he kicked rapidly with his left leg and then moved on to his right leg, He continued punching and kicking the air for another couple of hours. After a good session of kicks and punches Goten soon stopped and laid his stomach onto the ground but placed his arms out in front and placed his legs together into another push up position, this time he slowly took one hand away and placed it on his back. He could feel pressure building on his available hand, but he slowly pushed upwards and slowly downwards. Drops of sweat poured down from his face as he began more push-ups but this time he was doing one handed push-ups and carried on counting each one while struggling to maintain his balance. He gritted his teeth in determination as he pushed himself upwards and downwards. But this only lasted for an hour and soon he fell face first into the ground.
Goten could feel his entire body was aching all over but he dug his hands into the ground and said, “I can’t quit!”. Soon he slowly stood back up to his feet and could barely stand but he was still determined to make his father and brother proud. Looking around he smiled with glee as an idea appeared in mind, walking southwards he walked past his home and headed towards the forest, there he slowly grabbed the trunk of a nearby tree and slowly tried to climb upwards. The muscles in his arms and legs twitched slightly but he pressed onwards until he was literally sitting on top of a branch, with a weak smile Goten slowly wrapped his legs around the branch and hung himself upside down as though he was like a Saiyan bat. With a smile he could see everything was totally upside down according to his eye sight, soon he opened out his arms placed them behind his head and slowly pushed himself upwards to try and reach the branch with his nose. But it proved more difficult as he thought as his body quickly went back to his upside down position, giving it another try he again crossed his arms behind his head and pushed upwards, this time he kept pushing with everything he could.
His eyes were closed, his teeth were clenched and sweat dropped down from his face as he gave it everything he had to finally touch his nose on the branch and soon flopped back down until his head was pointing towards the ground once again. With a smile he felt happy at finally reaching the branch but soon he continued onwards, but just as he pushed his head and back forwards the branch gave way from the tree and Goten landed headfirst on the ground. Tiny tears of sadness appeared on his face as he rubbed his head using his left hand, but he was after all a seven-year-old half Saiyan hybrid. As he rubbed his head slightly Goten slowly picked himself up and sighed in relief, soon he walked began to limp slowly back towards the training spot, his leg muscles were aching as well as his arms. But Goten remembered something that didn’t require using both his legs muscles or arms, looking around Goten saw a small rock just beneath his feet.
Picking it up with his hands Goten had another idea in his mind. Slowly he put the rock back down onto the ground and stepped back slightly then putting out his left hand he soon gathered the energy inside his body and fired a single ball of energy towards the ground which let loose a small explosion. Smoke appeared where the blast had been fired and small amounts of debris were flung around the area. As the smoke cleared Goten soon smiled again and picked up another rock. This time he looked upwards and then threw the rock as high as his arm muscles would allow him to and then quickly fired another Ki blast which connected on impact causing another explosion except it was in mid air. With a nod or approval Goten looked up in the heavens as clouds of darkness began to form as nightfall slowly began to appear, feeling that he did all he could Goten slowly limped back home. There he slowly opened the front door and entered his beloved home, as she heard the front door Chi-Chi left the kitchen and headed towards her son who looked hurt, exhausted and tired at the same time. With a concerned look he gently guided Goten towards his bedroom and gently helped him to sit down, he grunted in pain as his muscles were ached and were locked in tight, Chi-Chi said “Goten! You overdid your training didn’t you! You should have come back inside when I told you! Still I am very proud of you Goten! If your father and brother were here they’d say the same thing”.
Goten smiled slightly at his mother and said “T, Thanks mom”. Chi-Chi gently gave her son a kiss on the forehead and said, “Wait here Goten”. She soon left her son’s bed room and headed into the bathroom and ran some hot and cold water into the bath itself, back in his bed room Goten had to agree with his mom that he had indeed over did things a little bit. But still he wished that he could do more, however he was still a seven-year-old power with incredible abilities. With call from Chi-Chi Goten slid off his bed and limped towards the bath where Chi-Chi prepared a nice warm bath and said “A nice warm bath will help ease your muscles in the meantime I’ll prepare dinner”. As she left the bathroom and closed the door Goten untied the black belt and got himself undressed until he was naked. Slowly he got into the bath and gently lay down until his head was above the water while the rest of his body was hidden underneath the warm water. He sighed as the warm water massaged his body and muscles, he felt as though he was in a land of cakes and sweets. Goten could feel the warm water around his skin like a warm healing blanket but he was glad that he did a pretty good job in training wise, but he did wonder what was in store for tomorrow.
About fifteen minutes later Goten got himself out of the bath and finally relaxed his body for the first time in hours. And got him self dressed in his white pyjama vest and trousers and slowly headed back to bed and laid down with his head touching the pillow. He felt the full comfort of the pillow as it held his head gently, but he soon had to sit up as his mother Chi-Chi brought in some sushi for his dinner, and some water for drink wise. Seeing this lovely food before his eyes Goten grabbed his chopsticks and ploughed threw the sushi like a steamroller, as her son dug into his dinner Chi-Chi said, “ You certainly are your fathers son Goten. But promise me you’ll take it easy tomorrow ok?”With a big gulp Goten slowly nodded his head while saying “I promise mom I will take it easy”. Ch-Chi just smiled and watched as her young son finished the sushi in no time, his stomach soon felt that wonderful feeling as his dinner hit the spot. As Chi-Chi took the empty bowel she said “That’s my boy you just let your tea settle down first and just relax, then you better get some sleep. You deserve a good nights rest Goten”. Goten nodded his head and smiled happily towards his mother, there she again kissed Goten on his forehead and gently said “Good night sweetheart I’m proud of you”. Slowly he left Goten’s room and went to do some washing up, a few more hours later and Goten slowly grabbed the covers of his bed and threw them around his young body until it rested just below his neck. There he gave out a big yawn and gently fell to sleep with a smile on his face, as he slowly drifted to sleep, Chi-Chi turned out his bedroom light and gently closed the door to end a hard days training for Son Goten.
And as usual Chi-Chi was busy making some breakfast in what was to be a brilliant day, which was full of life. While the mighty Chi-Chi cooked up something wonderful back inside one of the rooms of the dome shaped home of the Son family stood a small bed room, filled to the brim with shelves, cupboards, book shelves, and of course the bed itself. But this morning the bed was empty but it looked like it had been slept in as the covers were wide open, just outside of the bedroom stood the bathroom and within it stood the youngest son of Kakarot Goten. There is an old saying, which says “Like Father, Like Son”. But in Goten’s case he looks just like his father when he was younger, and he had even inherited his father’s carefree and loveable personality as well. Today Goten had a huge grin on his face as he closed the door and happily took a bath while playing with some of his favourite toys in the process. He felt so relaxed as the water soothed his skin, after a good soaking and a good time with his toys Goten happily jumped out of the bath and until he was completely naked and watched as drips of water dropped down to the floor.
Using his left hand Goten grabbed a nearby towel and used it to dry him self off. With a sigh of relief he placed the towel back into the holder and quickly brushed his pearly white teeth, a few minutes later Goten sneaked out of the bathroom and head back into his room to quickly get dressed. He happily let out a small giggle as he dressed himself into an orange GI shirt, which was basically, an orange suit with a navy blue shirt underneath. The arm sleeves covered his wrists and covered just above his feet next he slipped on some white socks and placed them into some black shoes. Finally he grabbed a small black belt, placed it around his waist and tied it up around his right side and allowed them to flow freely down his waist. Ready to greet the new day Goten with a smile of pure happiness followed the beautiful smell coming from the kitchen and slowly entered into the kitchen, as he saw his mother cooking something delicious he said “Good morning mom”. Chi-Chi turned her gaze towards her younger son and said “Good morning sweetie did you wash your hands?” Goten happily nodded and opened out his palms, the stubborn but warm hearted Chi-Chi looked carefully at Goten’s freshly washed hands and was quite pleased, with a smile she said “Ok Goten time for breakfast”.
Saying the magic words caused Goten to quickly head over to his seat on the kitchen table and sat with an excited look on his face, as food was also his love just like his father. While waiting patiently for his mother Goten watched Chi-Chi as she gave him a bowl of fresh rice wit some pieces of freshly diced meat, Chi-Chi had the same and in no time Goten grabbed his chopsticks and munched away at his breakfast. His mother Chi-Chi couldn’t help but smile as her son ate away with pure joy, but soon she too dug in as they had a family breakfast together on a perfect day. But it felt strange with Goku not around and even Gohan was away still Chi-Chi enjoyed spending time with little Goten. While they enjoyed their meal Chi-Chi said to her younger son “Goten today I thought we would do something completely different”. These words sparked Goten’s curiosity, what were they going to do which was completely different? The questions filled his young mind but Goten didn’t mind one bit. Finally with one last gulp Goten completely emptied his bowl and sighed in total relief the gorgeous rice filled a nice spot within his stomach and that had really hit the spot, with a smile he said “That was great thanks mom!” Chi-Chi happily smiled and said “Your welcome son have yourself a drink and met me outside ok?” Goten watched as his mom picked up her bowel and stood up, there placed her empty bowl in the basin and gently headed towards the main front door and opened it with her right hand. There she stepped out into the open air and closed the door behind her, wasting little time Goten took his bowel over towards the kitchen and also placed it in the basin. Next he opened one of the nearby cupboards and took a small glass while closing the cupboard door; slowly he placed the glass underneath a tap and turned it on to produce to fresh sparkly water, which gushed its way down into the glass. Turning the water off Goten happily sighed and gulped down the water, which soothed the insides of his throat nicely.
He unleashed another sigh of complete content and soon placed the empty glass into the basin. Goten turned his gaze towards the front door and wondered what mom had planned but still he trusted Chi-Chi’s judgement and headed towards the front door and opened it revealing the lush greenery of the grass, the crystal clear lake and the tallness of the forest behind them. Closing the door behind him Goten spotted his mother and walked over towards her while she stood patiently waiting for her son. A gentle breezed gently blew across the countryside as both Goten and Chi-Chi stood in front of each other, Goten’s curiosity soon overcame him and he asked “Mom what did you mean by something completely different?” Chi-Chi just smirked happily and replied “Don’t worry Goten you’ll find out soon but just follow me for a second”. With a curious look on his face Goten followed her mother who walked northwards past the shed and continued onwards until the distance between them and home was about the size of a tennis court. As they stopped Chi-Chi turned around to look her younger son and said “Goten I’ve taught you all I know about the martial arts. But today we are going to try something different, today Goten I want you to train by yourself”. Goten turned his head in to the left abit in confusion and said “By myself?” Chi-Chi nodded in agreement while saying “That’s right Goten I want you to train by yourself for the rest of the day. Just remember what I taught you and everything that you big brother said, then you will be just fine”.
It was a big shock to young Goten. Normally his mother would have attacked him by now and Goten had no choice but to dodge and counter, now she wants him to train by himself. At least it was better then being attacked by Chi-Chi’s thrusting hands and feet, indeed it was going to be his first time training by himself. But what Goten didn’t know was that Chi-Chi was going to be close by watching him from afar and would still come to him with some drink and food for breaks between training, Goten felt bit nervous but even knew that this very spot wasn’t far from home. Having a nervous look he gently nodded his head, but Chi-Chi knelt down to his level and said, “You’ll be just fine Goten make me proud son”. Giving his son words of encouragement he kissed Goten’s forehead and stood back up, Goten happily smiled and nodded in approval, he felt a little better but he was going to give it his all. He happily waved to his mother as Chi-Chi turned around and waved back as she headed back home. As she opened the front door and entered back into their beloved home Chi-Chi ran towards the kitchen window and gazed northwards towards the spot where Goten stood.
Back outside the young Saiyan hybrid stood all alone in the training spot assigned to him. Looking at his surroundings he had to admit it was a good spot and it was close to home so he couldn’t get lost. As he pondered on what to do his half human and half Saiyan eyes caught a glimpse of a small green toad that was hopping along merrily across the ground. With a smile of excitement Goten jumped forwards and tried to grab the toad but his missed which resulted on him landing face first into the ground. Even though he missed the frog jumped up on top of his head and then jumped back down again to the ground and continued jumping eastwards. With a smile on his face Goten picked himself up and followed the frog while happily saying, “Come back you little villain”. He said as he enjoyed a game of cat and mouse with the green frog, while he chased the frog in each direction Chi-Chi just giggled with joy and went back to doing some washing up. Half an hour later Goten stood with the frog in his hands and said “ Gotcha! HAHA!” The frog simply let out a tiny “ribbit”, as the young hybrid’s hands were holding him.
But Goten had a gentle heart and soon he happily placed the frog on the ground and said, “Here ya go mister frog! Hope we see each other soon”. A smile crept up on his face as the frog jumped for freedom and continued on his path, Goten even gave the frog a wave as his little game of cat and mouse ended. While the frog disappeared out of sight young Goten stood still for a moment but soon began to do some stretches, first of all by using his legs he bent downwards slightly while bending forwards doing some squats. Then he twisted his body slightly to the left and to the right, but he did it again and again, his final stretch was to that he stretched his arms high above his head and gently shook his head gently. After some good decent stretches Goten though about what to start with, there something that he wanted to try so now was the perfect time. As gently as he could he did a handstand by placing his hands onto the ground and lifted his body by pushing his legs straight up towards the heavens. His head pointed itself towards the hands and the ground itself, Goten could feel the pressure as his body weight pushed downwards on his hands.
However he was the son of Goku and the Son family never gave up. Determined to make her mother proud Goten slowly but gently pushed his body weight downward for a few seconds but soon he pushed upwards to begin his first handstand push ups, pressure continued to build. But he did his best to ignore it and pushed downwards again but this time he pushed upwards and then pushed downwards in unison, slowly he began to count each push up he did and continued his first selection of training manoeuvres. A few hours later and Goten still continued until he reached the number fifty, soon he eventually lost his balance and landed on the ground back first, he breathed in and out, but he soon grabbed a handful of grass and slowly turned himself over. This time he placed both hands on the ground and began to standard push-ups, sweat began to form around his forehead as he pushed downwards and soon upwards in unison once more. Tears of sweat dripped down his face and landed on the grass below him but he easily ignored it and continued onwards for a few more hours. Reaching fifty push-ups he again landed face first on the ground and slowly turned himself around until he was lying on his back. Again he breathed in and out in exhaustion as more trickles of sweat dropped down from his face, back inside Chi-Chi watched Goten’s training push up and handstand push ups and could see that her son was exhausted but was not down for the count. With a smile she left the kitchen. A few minutes later Chi-Chi came back outside carrying a small tray that had a glass of fresh water and some home made riceballs, as Goten laid on the ground recovering from his training sessions so far Chi-Chi headed towards him and called out “Goten! Time for lunch sweetheart!” Opening his eyes Goten smiled happily and sat back up again, his tummy rumbled like a volcano and watched as Chi-Chi walked over to him and handed him the tray with a drink and food. Chi-Chi sat down next to Goten and said “ Here you are Goten better eat up before it gets cold”. Goten gently took the tray into his hands and replied “Wow thanks mom its looks delicious!” Due to the half Saiyan blood he once again duck into his lunch or rice balls and enjoyed every mouth full, Chi-Chi watched her son eat with pure joy and pictured her husband Goku munching away at the food. But the image faded away leaving Goten who dug in, and with one large gulp down of the water Goten gave out a huge sigh of relief as his stomach was once again full. As Chi-Chi took the tray away from Goten’s hands she gently placed it to one side and took out a small towel. There she used it to wipe Goten’s forehead of the sweat and said, “I’ve been watching your training Goten. And I am very proud of what you have done, you certainly have your father and brothers potential”. Goten simply smiled abit and felt abit shy as a circle of red appeared on his cheeks, still Chi-Chi was indeed proud of what Goten had accomplished so far.
As Chi-Chi stood back up to her feet she said “Goten let’s head back inside I think you’ve done enough training young man”. But to her surprise Goten shook her head slightly and looked into her mother’s eyes while saying “Uh, Uh I’m sorry mom but I want to carry on training. You said it yourself mom that the more you train the more stronger you become right? Well I want to get stronger and make Gohan and dad proud! So please mom let me train some more please? I’ll head back when I think I’ve done enough”. Chi-Chi could see that Goten was completely focused on being stronger then he was, with a smile she slowly nodded her head and replied “Oh alright Goten but come back in when it gets dark ok?” Goten simply nodded with a smirk on his face and said “Thanks mom!” Having a gentle hug from his mother Goten slowly picked himself up slightly and once again Chi-Chi headed back home, being alone once more Goten stood still and looked at his surroundings, he could hear the sound of chirping birds as they sang their chorus of joy.
Narrowing his eyes Goten soon stood ready by standing to his left side and began to rapidly punch the air. First he threw his first punch using his left hand, then he continuously pushed his right clenched fist and then switched back to the other while punching straight ahead of him as though he was fighting the air itself. Soon he lowered his arms and began to push his legs upwards and kicked forwards in a rapid motion. To start with he kicked rapidly with his left leg and then moved on to his right leg, He continued punching and kicking the air for another couple of hours. After a good session of kicks and punches Goten soon stopped and laid his stomach onto the ground but placed his arms out in front and placed his legs together into another push up position, this time he slowly took one hand away and placed it on his back. He could feel pressure building on his available hand, but he slowly pushed upwards and slowly downwards. Drops of sweat poured down from his face as he began more push-ups but this time he was doing one handed push-ups and carried on counting each one while struggling to maintain his balance. He gritted his teeth in determination as he pushed himself upwards and downwards. But this only lasted for an hour and soon he fell face first into the ground.
Goten could feel his entire body was aching all over but he dug his hands into the ground and said, “I can’t quit!”. Soon he slowly stood back up to his feet and could barely stand but he was still determined to make his father and brother proud. Looking around he smiled with glee as an idea appeared in mind, walking southwards he walked past his home and headed towards the forest, there he slowly grabbed the trunk of a nearby tree and slowly tried to climb upwards. The muscles in his arms and legs twitched slightly but he pressed onwards until he was literally sitting on top of a branch, with a weak smile Goten slowly wrapped his legs around the branch and hung himself upside down as though he was like a Saiyan bat. With a smile he could see everything was totally upside down according to his eye sight, soon he opened out his arms placed them behind his head and slowly pushed himself upwards to try and reach the branch with his nose. But it proved more difficult as he thought as his body quickly went back to his upside down position, giving it another try he again crossed his arms behind his head and pushed upwards, this time he kept pushing with everything he could.
His eyes were closed, his teeth were clenched and sweat dropped down from his face as he gave it everything he had to finally touch his nose on the branch and soon flopped back down until his head was pointing towards the ground once again. With a smile he felt happy at finally reaching the branch but soon he continued onwards, but just as he pushed his head and back forwards the branch gave way from the tree and Goten landed headfirst on the ground. Tiny tears of sadness appeared on his face as he rubbed his head using his left hand, but he was after all a seven-year-old half Saiyan hybrid. As he rubbed his head slightly Goten slowly picked himself up and sighed in relief, soon he walked began to limp slowly back towards the training spot, his leg muscles were aching as well as his arms. But Goten remembered something that didn’t require using both his legs muscles or arms, looking around Goten saw a small rock just beneath his feet.
Picking it up with his hands Goten had another idea in his mind. Slowly he put the rock back down onto the ground and stepped back slightly then putting out his left hand he soon gathered the energy inside his body and fired a single ball of energy towards the ground which let loose a small explosion. Smoke appeared where the blast had been fired and small amounts of debris were flung around the area. As the smoke cleared Goten soon smiled again and picked up another rock. This time he looked upwards and then threw the rock as high as his arm muscles would allow him to and then quickly fired another Ki blast which connected on impact causing another explosion except it was in mid air. With a nod or approval Goten looked up in the heavens as clouds of darkness began to form as nightfall slowly began to appear, feeling that he did all he could Goten slowly limped back home. There he slowly opened the front door and entered his beloved home, as she heard the front door Chi-Chi left the kitchen and headed towards her son who looked hurt, exhausted and tired at the same time. With a concerned look he gently guided Goten towards his bedroom and gently helped him to sit down, he grunted in pain as his muscles were ached and were locked in tight, Chi-Chi said “Goten! You overdid your training didn’t you! You should have come back inside when I told you! Still I am very proud of you Goten! If your father and brother were here they’d say the same thing”.
Goten smiled slightly at his mother and said “T, Thanks mom”. Chi-Chi gently gave her son a kiss on the forehead and said, “Wait here Goten”. She soon left her son’s bed room and headed into the bathroom and ran some hot and cold water into the bath itself, back in his bed room Goten had to agree with his mom that he had indeed over did things a little bit. But still he wished that he could do more, however he was still a seven-year-old power with incredible abilities. With call from Chi-Chi Goten slid off his bed and limped towards the bath where Chi-Chi prepared a nice warm bath and said “A nice warm bath will help ease your muscles in the meantime I’ll prepare dinner”. As she left the bathroom and closed the door Goten untied the black belt and got himself undressed until he was naked. Slowly he got into the bath and gently lay down until his head was above the water while the rest of his body was hidden underneath the warm water. He sighed as the warm water massaged his body and muscles, he felt as though he was in a land of cakes and sweets. Goten could feel the warm water around his skin like a warm healing blanket but he was glad that he did a pretty good job in training wise, but he did wonder what was in store for tomorrow.
About fifteen minutes later Goten got himself out of the bath and finally relaxed his body for the first time in hours. And got him self dressed in his white pyjama vest and trousers and slowly headed back to bed and laid down with his head touching the pillow. He felt the full comfort of the pillow as it held his head gently, but he soon had to sit up as his mother Chi-Chi brought in some sushi for his dinner, and some water for drink wise. Seeing this lovely food before his eyes Goten grabbed his chopsticks and ploughed threw the sushi like a steamroller, as her son dug into his dinner Chi-Chi said, “ You certainly are your fathers son Goten. But promise me you’ll take it easy tomorrow ok?”With a big gulp Goten slowly nodded his head while saying “I promise mom I will take it easy”. Ch-Chi just smiled and watched as her young son finished the sushi in no time, his stomach soon felt that wonderful feeling as his dinner hit the spot. As Chi-Chi took the empty bowel she said “That’s my boy you just let your tea settle down first and just relax, then you better get some sleep. You deserve a good nights rest Goten”. Goten nodded his head and smiled happily towards his mother, there she again kissed Goten on his forehead and gently said “Good night sweetheart I’m proud of you”. Slowly he left Goten’s room and went to do some washing up, a few more hours later and Goten slowly grabbed the covers of his bed and threw them around his young body until it rested just below his neck. There he gave out a big yawn and gently fell to sleep with a smile on his face, as he slowly drifted to sleep, Chi-Chi turned out his bedroom light and gently closed the door to end a hard days training for Son Goten.