It's quiet, at Son Gohan's residence in the big house Mr. Satan build for himself, and Videl! It's the middle of the night 11:00 pm. Gohan, was up with a crying Pan chan who is a bit fussy. Gohan soothes her as he sat in a comfty chair in the middle of her baby room.
Gohan rubs her tiny back "There, there Pan-Chan daddy's here." he said lovingly. As he sat and rocked her to sleep, or tried to as she whimpers he zoned out into a deep thought. His thoughts ran back at the tournament of power, he seen his father struggling up against the mighty Jiren the Grey.
Until, he watched as his father ended up master the Ultra Instinct wowing everybody who watched on the sidelines. However, even though his father ended up having the upper hand on Jiren, the power of UI was so much that it ended up cracking his body in the process, rendering him weak and falling out of such state. Fear abrupt Son Gohan...
He realized then that this could be the end...before he could imagine more he woke out of thought, and panted remembering where he was at. He looked down and seen Pan asleep in his shoulder deep within snuggled.
He smiled lovingly down at her, picked her up and laid her back in her cradle. Making sure the seal of the hood of the cradle was locked secured so Pan don't fly out like she has been. Gohan kissed his daughter goodnight.
As he slowly walk into the room rubbing his eyes, he seen his wife Videl San sleep on her side, he gently got inside of the bed with her, and steadily wrapped his arms around her. "Gohan kun?" she said a bit tiredly. "Are you alright?"
He held her without saying a word, and closed his eyes weakly saying "yeah...sorry if I woke you" and she smiled, before drifting back. Gohan begin to replay the words of the Grand Priest "If a selfish wish was made, he would of had erased everything." -
"Everything" "Everything" echoed in Gohan's head, that he began to sweat, and squeeze Videl a bit tighter, and shot his head up. His eyes sparkling at the thought "Videl san, I can't believe almost lost you and Panchan that day.."
Realizing how much his father struggled and how many powerful people were in different universes, he knew he had to do something to make sure he don't become a disappointment to his wife and daughter.
Only problem, is he struggled to balance his pursue of a scholar, and wondered if ditching that for a while will be worth it training again, hard and fiercely to be on the level of his father Son Goku and Vegeta!
Then he thought what would Videl feel if he was ditching his studies, to fight and how could he be there to supply for her and Pan.
He was in a deep dilemma, he really had a hard time trying to sleep. But the warmth of Videl arms, grabbing a hold of his made him a bit comfortable that he eventually fell asleep finally!
The following morning aroused. Gohan was in a training room, somewhere in their house kicking, training by himself.
While, Videl was in the kitchen feeding Pan. "Aw you little peanut you got pudding all over your cheek. Did you enjoy your snack sweetie?"
she asked in her motherly voice, as she wiped her chubby face with a cloth. "YAhh!" Pan said in excitement, with her hands out making Videl laugh, as she cleaned her "You're so precious.."
She stood on her feet and Pan chanted "Pick, Pick, mama" (Broken words that she wanted to be picked up out of her baby chair.)
Videl sighed "Your father's been in the training room for 3 hours now, I hope he's alright." she said a bit worried and smiled and picked her daughter out of her seat.
"Shall we go see how daddy's doing? then maybe go and visit Aunty Bulma so you can play with Bra?" Videl asked her baby and Pan chanted "YAH!" and clapped.
Gohan panted as he was dripping in sweat, from his morning work out. "Damn, I don't feel no upgrade from this...It's not enough, I need a training partner and work somewhere my body can advance.."
He said in between pants. Eventually he opt out of the room, wiping his head with his towel, and sighing a big relief "I could use a nice b-" he was cut off from "Dada" and "Gohan" from his wife and daughter.
Videl smiled "Well hi there handsome, have a great work out I hope?" Gohan smiled, and rubbed Pan's cheek as she was in her moms arms. "Yeah I in fact did...I'm sorry if I worried you.."
She chuckled "Don't be. You've been working so hard from your job, and all from the tournament I know you must be stressed" Gohan heard her say job and he shifted a bit. "Y-yeah, it's been a bit rough. But don't you worry. I can handle it". Videl chuckled.
"I'm sure you can, no doubt about it. So, me and Pan plan on going to Bulma's for a minute. Are you okay with that?" Gohan snapped out of thought "Uh-yeah of course. Go and enjoy yourself alright?" He said kissing her head and Pan's then walking off.
Videl smiled and then she did make a bit of a worried face, as she can feel something was bothering Gohan a bit. But she couldn't exactly figure it out. Ever since coming back from the tournament he has been to himself, a bit quiet.
And though she didn't think much of it, his frequent up all night routines was utterly concerning since he goes to bed normally at a early decent hour 9:00 to be exact. But most nights been 11 or 12 at it's latest it wasn't always just with making sure Pan is put to sleep either.
She let it go, but felt hopefully he can talk about it with her, and maybe Bulma had some answers to this as well. "Okay peanut, we're going to get ready so we can go.."
Pan clapped "Kay" Videl walked Pan into her baby room to get her ready.
