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A/N This story has been floating around my mind ever since I saw Goten's first appearance in the Buu saga but I chose to ignore it as another stupid whim that would go away after a while. It went away until I read Videl Neko by SoulOfALioness and got inspired again. This story takes place after Buu but before GT, when Goten is nine and Trunks is ten. BTW, does anyone really bother with reading the Author Notes? Because I do and you should too because most of them are pretty entertaining.

OK enough of my gabbing. Let's get on with the fic. Feedback would be nice but don't feel pressured.

Dedicated to you the readers, and especially to Ron'sBella, DTB, Vilsy, and everyone else who has stuck by me this far. YOU ALL ROCK!!

The boy screamed in agony as the serum worked its way through his bloodstream. He did not understand what was happening to him but he knew that the man with the clipboard was his enemy. The weasely, spectacled doctor grinned ferally as he watched his other subject writhe in pain as the same treatment was administered and began to take effect.

The young 'prince of the Prince' had heard stories from his mom about the wicked doctor and his twisted research, but he had brushed off the information as rubbish just like his father had. As the liquid fire tore through his veins the ten-year-old wished he had paid more attention! All that he remembered was that Dr. Icksvilledike was famous for his animal/human experimentation and research, or rather, for his inhuman treatment of the research subjects he 'recruited'. The Chibi Demi-Saiyan wished with his whole being that he had remembered that the twisted doctor's lab was in the North Wood. He wished he'd remembered BEFORE the duo went to play among the trees there!

The boy turned his purple-haired head to look at his wailing best friend. I'm sorry, Goten. The demi-Saiyan spoke shamefully through the link the two shared. This is all my fault and I won't blame you if you hate me. If only I had paid attention! Now we're gonna die because I screwed up. I'm sorry.

The younger chibi ceased his screeching for a full second before continuing his announcement of woe and pain. In that full second, he gave his warm and cheerful telepathic reply; Don't worry, Trunks! Our Dads'll come for us and then the bad man will get beat up then we'll go home!

Their fathers.

It was the pride of the older chibi's father that kept him from crying out in agony right now. He was the son of the Prince of All Saiyans and he would NOT show his pain in front of this puny, insane human! Such an action would show that he, the 'prince of the Prince' was weak and frail. He was NOT weak! The heir to the throne of Vegeta-sai would NEVER be weak!

So he writhed. Not a peep escaped his tightly clenched mouth as the liquid continued to burn as it kept its course.

After a while, the chibi's eyes became heavy and darkness began to consume his surroundings, taking him with it on a journey into a sea of floaty nothingness. The boy did not like being deprived of his senses and resisted the best he could but, in the end he had no choice but to surrender to the darkness. Trunks did not see what events took place right after he slipped into a deep coma. If he had known what went on after darkness overtook him, he would have been even more proud than ever to be known as the Son of Vegeta. . .

Rewind to five minutes before (The Doc's side of things)

This was not good. Not good at all! The black-haired child was handling the A-50X concoction nicely and would see the fruits of his suffering within a day. THAT was good. The periwinkle-haired boy was the problem. His strength was rapidly decreasing and was below the red marker, and he seemed to be having trouble breathing.

Icksvilledike shook his head sadly as he wrote on his clipboard and looked his subject in the eyes.

"I am sorry my boy, but it seems that your body is reacting negatively to my serum. Unfortunately, since this is an experiment, I cannot give you a remedy for aither the pain nor for the effects of the liquid. I must simply watch and record how long it takes your body to cease functioning."

The doctor continued to record, unaware that two beings were on their way, bearing his inevitable doom. . . .

Back to the original timeline

The window shattered as the two furious Saiyan males crashed through, charged to the highest levels they could reach. Their auras sparked angrily as they took in the scene before them. The smaller of the two immediately took action upon the human responsible for it all, slamming Dr. Icksvilledike into a wall with his forearm and growling savagely. Nose to nose with the mad scientist with his teal eyes blazing in barely controlled fury, the terror that was an SSJ2 enraged sneered darkly in a voice that was dangerously calm.

"Did you really think you would get away with kidnapping myheir? I could care less about the Kakagakis, but anyone who threatens my son will find that the journey to Otherworld is not a pleasant one when I am their guide!" the forearm dug harder into the doctor's windpipe and would have crushed it had it not been for the calm, collected voice that rang out and brought5 the raging royal to his senses.

"Vegeta! Mercy! Besides, we have two big problems and the doctor can help us find a solution for both of them."

Growling in frustration, the Prince of All Saiyans released his hold, but made it perfectly clear that any escape attempt would end in death. "You will answer Kakarot's questions, human. Any lies and I shall disintegrate your limbs one at a time. Kakarot state the questions and hurry it up!"

"Goten seems stable, but there's something wrong with Trunks. His chi is fading but I removed all the wires and stuff that were attatched to him and fed him some of my own energy. I know you hate it when I do that but I had no choice. Vegeta, Trunks is dying and I don't know why!"

Dr. Icksvilledike found himself pinned to the wall again, this time by his collar.

"Start talking, human! What's wrong with the boy?!"

Choking, the doctor replied calmly, "The young man is having an allergic reaction to the chemical that I introduced into his system. His body cannot handle the shock and is beginning to shut down. I am sorry but there is no antidote."

Vegeta nearly lost it then, but reined in his fatherly rage as Goku asked the next question, a trace of parental fear lacing his tone as he spoke to the madman, Goten cradled protectively in his arms.

"Doctor, my son Gohan disappeared two nights ago while doing research for a school project. His energy signal was traced to the woods outside your laboratory before it disappeared as well. Where is he, Doctor? What have you done with Gohan?"

The doctor snickered madly and pointed at Goten, "I gave your son the same gift that I gave his brother. Gohan was ungrateful and ran away from me. I know only that he has not left this building. I know not where he is at the moment."

No sooner had the doctor finished his sentence that Goku disappeared, handing the two chibis to Vegeta and sprinting through every passageway and hallway in the building, calling desperately for his son. If only Earth's Greatest Hero had known that his firstborn had been so close, they could have touched each others gis. That is if the hybrid still had a gi to touch.

DBZDBZDBZ

Coal black eyes widened in terror as jet black ears picked up the sound of booted feet running toward his hiding place. A flash of orange crossed his vision for a split second and he ducked his head, not wanting the madman to find him. He had no memory of turning into an Oozaru when he was a child, but the way Vegeta described the transformation (being actually quite painful), it was minor compared to the agony the hybrid had experienced when he had been forced to transform against his will into a smaller, yet no less vicious, creature at the hands of the insane scientist.

The footsteps returned and the transformed teen once again slunk deeper into the shadows, his bushy tail between his legs.

"Gohaan!"

He knew that voice! That voice was kind but strong. That voice he had loved from the moment he heard it speak his name for the very first time. That Voice. . .

Was his father!

The hybrid tried to call out and let his father know where he was and that he was still alive, but all that came out was a desperate whine.

"Gooohaan!" The voice sounded worried.

He was too weak to move anymore. His leg, broken when he had made his escape, throbbed terribly. "Dad! Help me! Please!"

DBZDBZDBZ

Goku halted. Had he heard a noise coming from the left? Looking towards the sound, the Saiyan's keen eyes searched every nook and cranny, picking apart every shadow until at last, they focused on a large form. There, curled up and clearly injured, was a black wolf bigger than any Goku had ever seen.

"Gohan?" the full-blooded Saiyan asked softly, kneeling down to get a better look. The eyes of the wolf locked with the innocent eyes of the Saiyan, and Goku saw that within the pained, haunted, frightened look, an indomitable essence lingered. This was indeed his son. Gathering the wolf up lovingly in his arms, Goku walked back to the main lab, being careful not to jar his son's broken leg.

"Thank Kami you're safe Gohan."

"Arrawr?" (You call this safe?!)

"Yes safe. We were worried that you had gone to Otherworld when your energy signal disappeared. Hey what's the matter?"

Gohan was squirming and his eyes were wide in fear as his keen senses picked up on where his Tousan was taking him.

No No No! I am not going back there again. Never!

** Nissan?**

G-Goten? The struggling stopped instantly.

**Nissan!**

How?

** I don't know. I'm so happy Nissan. I'm also really tired. Don't worry Gohan. The bad man can't hurt us anymore cause Veggie-Head's got him all bloody for what he's done to me an' Trunks.**

The eyes of Gohan saw red, and Goku nearly dropped him as an enraged, deep throated, open fanged snarl erupted from the three legged wolf's inner core. He hurt you?! HE HURT YOU!!!

The snarl and squirming grew until Goku was forced to let his oldest loose. To the kind-hearted warrior's surprise, Gohan's chi skyrocketed, his eyes burning red as electricity coursed through fur that blew of its own accord. The injured leg was forgotten as the demon of a wolf tore down the rest of the hallway, his fur flickering from ebony to a gilded sheen. Finally the tuffs erupted into shimmering gold locks as, eyes still blazing crimson, Gohan leaped for the monster that had hurt his brother.

Dr. Icksvilledike blocked the hybrid's attack and his arm was ripped to shreds by the ebony wolf's fangs. Gohan rushed in again and again until the doctor's throat was completely exposed and unguarded. Seeing his opportunity, the golden, raging terror leaped for the final blow--

--and was blasted by a weak Kamehameha.

"GOHAN! Stop this!"

Startled, the furious wolfboy turned towards his Tousan, whose hands were still smoking from launching the Turtle Destruction Wave. Goku lowered his hands slowly as he pointed to the evil doctor, who trembled in fear as the red eyes of hate were turned once again on him. Goku explained why he had stopped his son from finishing off the madman in a calm, soothing tone.

"I know he hurt you, Son. I know he's a sick and twisted monster. I was prepared to fight at full power--full Super Saiyan 3--when I heard Goten screaming as I ran through the woods. Then I realized that the doctor was just a lonely human who wanted his existence to be acknowledged and noticed by someone, not the police or the madhouses but by everyone else. I realized that Dr. Icksvilledike, despite his actions and faults, is human and deserves another chance at life just like every other being on this planet. He deserves mercy. I say we give him what he deserves."

Vegeta gagged in disgust, but the gold fur on Gohan returned to its pitch tint and his eyes calmed. Once again too weak to stand, the big black wolf collapsed with a whimpered "I'm sorry" that Goku seemed to understand.

"I'm glad. Now, as for you. . . " Goku turned to the terrified doctor.

Icksvilledike jumped at the sadistic sparkle in the Saiyan's cheerful eyes and backed himself into a corner as Goku slowly advanced towards him. "W-Wait! You said you'd—you said I would get mercy!"

Goku snickered, still advancing.

"I said I'd give you mercy. I didn't say I would leave you unharmed. After all, you can't just go around kidnapping children and expect to get no consequences when their parents show up. Hey Vegeta, wanna show the doctor the sacred art of Saiyan Mindlusion? I would, but I haven't quite mastered it yet."

This time it was Vegeta's turn to be sadistic and the Saiyan Prince welcomed the opportunity. Cracking his knuckles, he walked towards the doctor, grinning like the preditor he was born to be, "What you are about to experience may be an illusion, human. However, this technique is among the top five methods of torture for a reason. Let me show you." The doctor trembled as Vegeta advanced. Then darkness took him away.

The four Saiyans (and one wolfboy hybrid) headed out, leaving Dr. Icksvilledike screaming in his lab. The two fathers separated, carrying their sons back to the safety of home. Goku looked lovingly at his two boys. Gohan returned the look and weakly wagged his tail. Goten had fallen asleep and Goku noticed that the chibi did not seem to be haunted by any sleep terrors despite what he had just been through. He was indeed the mirror image of his father, apparently in more than just looks.

"Well, boys, another adventure is over and a new one is waiting for tomorrow. Right, Gohan? OK don't lick my hand off! Goten seems to be all worn out and I am not surprised. It's a good thing his adventure ended with a peaceful nap! I'm starving and you should eat a good meal too, Gohan. It'll boost your strength."

Goku kept going, his nose and stomach picking up traces of Chi-Chi's home-cooked Egg Drop Ramen and his heart lighter than Kinto-un. Little did the elated father know that Goten's adventures hadn't ended by a long shot.

They had barely begun.

TBC

Did you have fun? This was an experiment so if you had as much fun reading this entry into madness as I had writing it then please, stay tuned for the next part!

Here is a sneak peak to get you hyped up!

NEXT TIME:

"Oooohhh! Aren't you a cutie! Goku! Come here and see what Goten rescued from the evil scientist! I am going to call you Kawaii!"

Goku came in and looked at what Chi-Chi held up and frowned in deep thought. "Chi-Chi, you can't name him Kawaii!"

"WHY NOT!?"

"Because we already GAVE him a name."

"WE DID?!"

" At least. . .you did. I was kinda. . .um. . .dead at the time."

Chi-Chi looked at her husband as if he had finally lost his mind. Then reality hit her like a brick wall, and the harpy lady executed a perfect facefault.

More to come!