The Wish

I do not own DBZ, I just write about it.

On with the story!

The sky went dark, clouds rolled in; a clap of thunder rang through the mountains near the Son house. The lightning began to transform and morph into the shape of a dragon. Shen Long had finally arrived.

"You have summoned me; I shall grant you three wishes. What is your first wish?" the mighty dragon asked, his voice booming.

"Only one wish for now oh mighty dragon." Goku said sincerely.

"Then state it so I may return to my slumber until you summon me forth again." Shen Long said.

"We, the five Saiyans here, Kakarot or Goku, Gohan, Goten, Trunks, and I, Vegeta, wish to have our tails back." Vegeta said. The dragon's eyes glowed red.

"It shall be granted." He said before recoiling back into the seven glowing orbs and waited for the next time they would summon him. The three men and two boys began to writhe in pain as their tails began to grow back in; Goku was the first to sigh relief as the long, brown, furry appendage broke through the skin and the pants of his gi. It began to swish back and forth. Vegeta was next to relax, as his sprouted and ripped a small hole through his trousers. Gohan relaxed third, his popping through his jeans. Goten and Trunks both got their tails at the same time, collapsing to the ground from the strain on their little bodies.

"Now all we need to do is strengthen them and figure out how to hide them in public and we'll be in the clear." Vegeta snickered. The five males began to work on strengthening their tails, using them to hold their weight, yank on them, hang upside-down on tree branches, swat each other, this went on for hours until they could yank on them without even flinching.

"Ok, now that they're stronger, how are we going to hide them?" Goku asked.

"I have an idea." Chichi said from the doorway. All eyes turned to her.

"Speak." Vegeta said gruffly.

"I'd have to measure the tail at the base, but nonetheless, I could cut a slit up the seam of the pants and then reinforce the stitching at each end of the cut. Oh and Gohan, you have mail." Chichi said.

"Clever." Vegeta said smirking. Gohan nodded at his mother's news, but decided he'd check on it later.

"I'll tell Bulma right away." Chichi said before returning to the indoors. The males all smiled as the sun set, happy with their choice of regaining their tails, bringing them closer to their fallen species of beings. They were the last of their kind, and it pained them to feel such pressure.

"I suppose Trunks and I should head home. Farewell Kakarot, Gohan and Goten." Vegeta said as he took to the sky.

"Wait up dad! Bye guys!" Trunks shouted as he flew after his father.

"Bye Trunks!" Goten yelled to his best friend. Gohan had a weird feeling in his gut, something he really couldn't explain. Goku could sense this.

"You're at that age for Saiyans son." He said to his son. Gohan was puzzled by what his father said.

"What do you mean dad?" he asked.

"Vegeta explained it to me when we came up with this plan. Male Saiyans, between the ages of fifteen and nineteen become, well, sexually mature. It's kind of primal, just warning you now. In essence it's a testosterone boost, since your mind and body are in search of a…female…" Goku mumbled. Goten was completely clueless, blissful child that he was, but Gohan understood.

"What can this cause?" he asked.

"Short temper, lack of ration, possessiveness. But hopefully those will be dulled down by your human half, though Vegeta says it won't. You'll still be you son, but you'll need to keep yourself in line." Goku said sternly. Gohan nodded, understanding what his father was telling him.

"Goku, Gohan, Goten! Dinner!" Chichi yelled from the house. The three hungry Saiyans ran into the house at light speed at the mention of food. As they sat down for dinner Chichi walked over to Gohan with his mail.

"Gohan, it's from Orange Star High. It's your test results." She said. Gohan took the envelope and tore it open.

"I can't believe it." Gohan murmured, smiling to himself. He had passed the exams into Orange Star High with flying colors.

"Congratulations son." Goku, said in his usual chipper voice.

"I'm so proud of you." Chichi cried. Goten, however was a little upset. While he knew he could annoy his brother to no end, he still loved his older brother, and knew that no matter how mad Gohan got at him he would still love him. Maybe he was overreacting a little, but he knew his days at home would be boring now that his big brother was going to school, but he couldn't help but be happy for him.

"Oh my gosh, that means that you've already missed so much." Chichi said horrified.

"Mom, relax. I'm sure we can settle this. I'll get most of my stuff from the school anyway, the text and work books. Anything else I need, the teacher will tell me." Gohan said, trying to calm his frantic mother.

"That means I have to alter all your pants, which I'll start on right after dinner." She said determined. No use trying to talk her out of it, or tell her I need just a few, she'll figure it out, Gohan thought as he ate with his family. After Gohan finished his large meal, his mother drug him off into the sewing room and measure the base of his tail and then requested him to bring five pairs of pants and boxers. Of course he obliged, chuckling at his mother's frantic nature. Once she got one pair of his pajama pants done and a few pairs of boxer's he brought her all the others so that he could go to sleep.

"Goodnight mom." Gohan said with a yawn.

"Goodnight Gohan. Love you." Chichi replied. Gohan walked down the hall and up the stairs to his room, which was right next to his brother's room. He saw the lights were out and could pick up the slight sound of his brother's snoring. Good thing I sleep like a rock, Gohan chuckled to himself. He set his Saiyan proof alarm clock and fell into a deep sleep

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