This is the last chapter for Stranger. Hope you all enjoy it.

Also, when you see sentences like this, it's a flashback.

"If I told you that you're not alone, and I show you this is where you belong. Put your hands in the air one more time." -Shinedown Unity

Today's word of the day: Adjustment.

First thing to adjust to is time. Living in a split dimension there was no such thing as daytime or nighttime. You slept when you had time, and it didn't consist of an AM or PM, or even military time. When you finally come home to your home planet, where there is morning and night, a major adjustment is needed. For Gohan, that adjustment took a while.

First night home he was wide awake, along with his father and Goten. Second night Goku and Goten were able to go to bed, but Gohan snuck in a nap. Once again, he was up at night and decided to wonder around the planet. Came home, crashed, woke up as his family went to bed, decided to stay up until the following night, and would be able to match the same sleeping schedule as his family. That is, until Leon pulled him back in the split dimension, getting him intoxicated because he missed his "BBF for life."

After a good month, plus some weeks, Gohan was able to get into a set sleeping schedule. Just as long as Leon didn't interfere.

Another thing to adjust to is blending in. For Gohan, blending in was a little difficult. He wore robes all the time, and used to hovering. He had to keep reminding himself that he doesn't have to float, and he doesn't have to wear his robes. One day he went for a walk with his mother, and when a twig snapped behind them Gohan instantly changed his clothes and lifted himself off the ground. When he noticed a fox broke the twig his face turned bright red. He went back to regular clothes, but Chi-Chi could tell he was embarrassed.

It was also difficult being around regular people again. People stared at him as he walked into a small village by his house. Having one eye really makes you stick out, so Gohan opted to sunglasses. This worked at times, not so much at night time, or cloudy days, but it worked. During a walk to Bulma's house one night someone offered to help Gohan across the street, since he was trailing behind his family. The person thought Gohan was blind, and didn't want him to get hit by a car.

Adjustment number three: Leon.

Leon would appear out of nowhere, and take Gohan anywhere. Besides stealing Gohan away the second night home, he would also take him anytime he pleased. This, however, did not settle with Chi-Chi very well. One time when they were eating dinner, Leon appear behind Gohan exclaiming that he learned a new power, and pulled him into the dimension slip.

This happened a lot.

When Leon would return Gohan home, Gohan would either crash on the floor, crawl to his bedroom, or plop onto the couch. Leon would then tell about their day to the Son's, and either shove a bottle down Goten or Goku's throat depending who was available at the time, then return home before Chi-Chi could get a word in otherwise.

At first when Gohan came home reeking of alcohol, Chi-Chi would yell at him and scold him. (Gohan, on the other hand, does not remember any of those conversations. He doesn't even know how he got home.) Once Leon appeared and forced Goku a drink, Chi-Chi soon realized that Leon was the bad influence. (Goku and alcohol do not get along. He was usually found praying to the porcelain God) It really pushed her to the end when Leon got a hold of Goten. (Goten handled it like a pro. Nothing but giggles.)

With many attempts to yell at Leon, he would disappear before she could grab him. One time, and only one time, Chi-Chi asked Gohan to invite Leon over for dinner. (That way, she could tell Leon to leave her son alone) No one remembers that happened that day, but Goku never let go of the toilet, Chi-Chi never got out of bed, Goten kept himself wrapped up a blanket, and Gohan ended up in the closet.

Adjustments.

Goku shook his head gently. Leon was a fun guy to hang around with, but he made sure he didn't hang around Chi-Chi a lot. When it came to scary stories by the fire, Gohan used to tell Leon all about his mother. It was one of the main reasons why Leon quickly left when he returned Gohan home. Chi-Chi wasn't home, so Leon decided to stay a while and teach Gohan a really cool trick. Goku could hear them talking, and soon chuckling. There was silence, then once again chuckles.

Goku was about to head to the door, but then the phone started to ring. He'll head to Gohan in a minute.

"Hello," Goku said picking up the phone.

"All right. Where is it Goku?" Goku recognized Krillin's voice on the other end of the phone.

"Where's what?"

"My doughnuts!"

Goku was puzzled. He didn't have any doughnuts.

"What doughnuts," Goku asked as he walked towards Gohan's room.

"You know the ones. Pink icing and a Boston cream." Goku opened the door to Gohan's room and saw his son eating a pink frosting doughnut, and Leon with a doughnut of his own.

"Krillin, I didn't take your doughnuts," Goku said. Gohan stopped chewing his food and looked up at his father. Goku put a finger on his lips. Between Gohan and Leon was a crystal ball, showing Krillin on the phone.

"We'll you're the only one I know that can disappear and reappear, but you never used Instant Transmission to take my food before." Krillin sighed. "Sorry to bother you buddy. For all I know Roshi could be playing a trick on me."

Goku hung up the phone and quickly sat down next to Gohan and Leon.

He looked into the ball and saw Krillin shaking his head and looking around. Krillin moved the box of doughnuts he had and put them on the counter. He stared at them for a while, and walked over to the fridge. As his back turned, Gohan sliced in the air and Goku watched as the box of doughnuts disappeared. Krillin's doughnuts soon appeared on Gohan's lap. Krillin turned back around, and began looking all over the place. Gohan opened the box of doughnuts, and Goku smiled as he took one.

"Let's see what we can do with Vegeta," Goku said, an evil smirk appearing on his face.

Chi-Chi opened the door to her house. Today had to be the craziest day she ever experience at Bulma's house. All of the food in the fridge just disappeared completely. Then Vegeta came storming out butt naked from the shower wondering where all the towels went. When they went outside, so Bulma could have a cigarette, and came back in all the furniture was gone. Couches, table, and cookies as well. When Vegeta went into the Gravity Room all of the food from the fridge, furniture, and towels were piled in there. Just a pile of missing items. Goten and Trunks decided it was ghosts, and began looking for them.

It was good to be home with her husband, her sons, and Leon.

What was Leon doing here?

They were all sitting in Gohan's room with food and booze. Leon was sharing some sort of story as Goku stuff his face, and Gohan taking a sip of something that he wasn't allowed to drink. This day went from confusing to infuriating.

"What's going on here," Chi-Chi yelled. Gohan, Goku, and Leon all froze in place. "Where did all this food come from?! Gohan, what are you drinking?!"

Leon looked at the two saiyans in front of him.

"Well look at the time, it's best I leave," Leon said standing up. He cut a dimension slit. "I'll just take the food that I brought over," Leon winked at Gohan as he threw the food in the slit, "and thank you for holding my drink that does not have any alcohol in it." Leon grabbed Gohan's drink and chugged it down. "I'll shall see y-"

Chi-Chi quickly grabbed Leon by his hood and pulled him away before he could escape.

"You're not going anywhere mister," Chi-Chi threatened throwing Leon on Gohan's bed. She stood in front of him with her arms folded, her face red with anger. Leon shrunk himself in the bed, head lowered. "I don't know where you come from, but here on Earth you knock before entering the house! You have to be invited in before you enter someone's house! You do not steal my children anytime you want! You also do not bring my child back smelling like a hobo on the streets!"

"Hobo's don't smell that bad," Leon commented.

"I WASN'T DONE YELLING AT YOU!" Chi-Chi took a deep breath. "Do not steal my children! Do not shove anymore alcohol down their throats! Do not take anything that doesn't belong to you! And if I ever see you doing anything that I do not want you to do, then I will personally make sure you never seen Gohan again!"

"But Child is my baby," Leon whined. He started to tear up. "I've carried him in my womb for months, maybe years! I've watched him take his first steps, his first words…don't you know how hard it is to release your baby into the world? It's terrifying!"

Gohan placed his hand on his forehead. Chi-Chi was beyond furious.

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"HIS NAME IS GOHAN, NOT CHILD! I CARRIED HIM FOR NINE MONTHS, AND WATHCED HIM GROW UP UNTIL SOMEONE KIDNAPPED HIM! YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IT'S LIKE TO HAVE YOUR BABY ONE DAY AND THE NEXT DAY HE'S GONE!" Chi-Chi started to cry. "I thought it was my fault, that I failed as a parent. My son…he was gone, and it was all my fault."

Chi-Chi soon burst into tears. Goku got up to try and confront his wife, but Leon pushed him out of the way and hugged Chi-Chi.

"I know exactly how you feel," Leon said, shedding tears of his own. Goku landed on top of Gohan. "Here I am, protecting planets with Child, and I never knew that my brother took away his memories. I should have known that something was when Magus and Child returned back from Earth years ago.

"Child! You defeated Cell! We should celebrate with drinks," Leon said pulling out a bottle out of thin air. "Did you see your family? Were they excited to see you just as I'm excited to drink this?"

"My family," young Gohan questioned. "What do you mean? I've always been here…right?"

Leon looked at the boy below him. Gohan was confused, but he was thinking about what Leon said.

"When you first came here you said you were from Earth," Leon said. "Your mom and her scary frying pan, your dad, some instrument that you used to play with? Have you already starting drinking?"

"I don't remember any of that…"

"You've been here too long Child," Magus said placing his hand on Gohan's back. "It's normal to forget where you came from. Come. We must see Mistress to let her know Cell was defeated."

Gohan merely nodded as they walked away. Leon just stood there, trying to think if he came up with those stories while drinking.

"That was the first sign." Leon whined. "And some time after that…"

"Leon!"

Leon turned around at the sound of his name. He noticed Gohan running towards him.

"What is it Child? I have to go to planet." Gohan caught his breath.

"Earth," he panted. "My home…there?"

Leon looked at him like he had two heads. He smiled and patted Gohan on the head.

"When I get back we will talk about it," Leon said as he stood up.

"But Leon-"

"Child, I have to leave. The more I hesitate the more people are dying. This is a serious case. I will talk it over with you when I get back."

Leon disappeared before Gohan could say anymore.

'I'll have to do this alone I guess,' Gohan thought biting his lower lip.

"And I was so exhausted when I got back I didn't even get a chance to talk to him," Leon cried. "If I just listened to him then and there he would have been home a long time ago! I am such an awful parent!"

"My poor baby," Chi-Chi wailed. Gohan and Goku exchanged looks.

"I'll take good care of our baby!"

Goku stood up and pulled Gohan to his feet. They watched as Chi-Chi thanked Leon for watching over Gohan, and keeping him away from that horrible, horrible brother of his. The mentioned of his brother seemed to spark something in his head.

"Oh Child, I forgot to mention. Magus wants to see you!"

"What," Chi-Chi yelled. "I thought you were going to keep him away from him!"

"Why does Magus want to see me," Gohan asked.

"He's not going near that monster," Chi-Chi said punching Leon in the chest. "Gohan, you are staying home and that's final!"

"But Mom-"

"No buts' Gohan. You are staying here." Chi-Chi looked at Leon. "I think it's best to say goodbye to Gohan. Next time you want to see him you better call."

"I think you should let Child er…Gohan see Magus," Leon said as he looked Chi-Chi in her eyes. His eyes turned a soft orange. Chi-Chi's eyes soon matched his. "You trust me, and you know that I would not let anything ever happen to him. You're okay with this since I, the wonderful and fantastic Leon, will be with him."

Magus pulled away. Chi-Chi shook her head and gave a stern look at Leon.

"Gohan is not going anywhere," Chi-Chi said.

Back fired.

"Unless he's with you. I know you let anything happen to him. Just be careful."

And with that, Chi-Chi left the bedroom. Leon turned to Gohan, a huge smile on his face.

"I can't believe that worked," he cheered. "At first I was like, it's not going to work, and then I was like, she knew I was trying to control her mind, and then afterwards it worked and I'm like, oh yeah! I never used that power before. My brother had some cool powers after all."

Leon, unlike his brother, had only one power when he was born. He had the power to steal other powers, and once he stole those powers they were his. He had to learn how to use the powers he stole, and sometimes he couldn't figure them out. As far as Gohan knows, he can do telekinesis, stop time, travel through dimensions (which everyone needed to learn), turn people into animals or vegetables, and turn non-living objects to life. (Slightly scary, especially when the chair your sitting on decides to curse at you, and runs away)

As well as taking, Leon could give away powers as well. He would get bored with them, and give them to anyone. He gave Gohan the ability to change his clothes.

And with Leon being Leon, he's too lazy to attempt most of the powers he has, and uses the ones for his humor or advantage.

"Are you going to be okay seeing Magus," Goku said. Gohan could tell that his father was a bit concerned. "Do you think he's going to try something to get you back?"

"Leon has his power, so I doubt he can do anything," Gohan said. He looked at Leon. "You didn't give him back any of his powers did you?"

"Of course not," Leon said pulling Gohan into a hug. "I love my brother very much, but giving him back his power is something that I will never ever do!"

"Please let go of me."

Leon did. Goku put his hand on Gohan's shoulder.

"Do you want me to come with you," he asked, slightly concerned. Gohan shook his head.

"I'll be fine."

Goku watched as Gohan and Leon disappeared. He sat down on Gohan's bed, and looked at the teddy bear on his bed. He picked it up and looked at it.

"A teddy bear?" Gohan looked at the bear his father just gave him. He just returned to Earth, and he wanted to get Gohan a belated birthday present. Before heading home they stopped at a store, and Goku told Gohan to wait outside. When he returned, he had flowers and a bag in his hands. He told Gohan he would give him a belated birthday present once he was settled in at home. The flowers were for Chi-Chi. "Uh…thanks?"

"I know you're too old for stuffed animals, but the lady at the store said that boys like bears," Goku explained. Gohan could tell his father did his best, so the only thing he could do was smile.

"It's fine Dad. I'm just happy that you're home!" Gohan wrapped his arms around his father's legs.

Goku looked at the beaten up bear. What was once a light brown fluffy teddy bear with black beaded eyes was now a dirty grey, one eye missing, and less stuffing. Goku moved the bears arms up and down, and slightly smiled. Gohan must have slept with it a lot, and it was missing an eye just like him. It was sown up so the cotton didn't stick out. Goku wondered how the bear lost it's eye. Did it fall out, was it taken out?

When Goku went to check on Gohan that night, the bear was near his pillow.

Oh, that night.

Goku frowned. He felt something was wrong, but he pushed it aside until morning. Even in the morning Goku didn't think too much about it. Gohan was a kid, and he was probably out doing kid stuff. It wasn't until later when Goku was in Gohan's room, looking out the window when he remembered the uneasy feeling from the night.

He didn't see Gohan again until the Cell Games. A tinge of guilt hit Goku in the stomach. His ki, his energy felt familiar. Why didn't he notice it earlier? It was his own son for heaven's sake! And then when he saw Gohan in the woods, almost a year after the Cell Games.

"But I belong here!"

"He's like me."

And then the tournament, when Anonymous appeared for the fight. Goku ripped off his hood, and remember the look on Anonymous' face.

He was lost.

Completely and utterly lost. He looked…so sad.

He was a lost child, and Goku felt his heart break. He wanted to walk up to the young boy, hug him, and tell him to come to his house. He wanted to tell him to come home. The pain in Goku's chest felt like his heart disease. He wanted to cry out in pain…he wanted to cry out on pain for Child.

When Goku decided to bring child to search for the Dragonballs, he hoped the pain he felt would disappear. During the adventure Goku learned that he was gentle, and not someone to fear. He protected a family of birds from an evil dinosaur, but Bulma didn't see it that way. He saved Marron, and he saw him smile.

It wasn't forced. For a moment he was happy, and Goku's pain didn't seem to hurt as much. Once they made their wish for Child's memories to come back, Goku looked over at him. The lost look was gone. The sadness was gone. When Goku said those words the look on Child's face was priceless. He looked relaxed, and relieved. And then he reached for Goku.

The whole place was bright, but Goku could see tears strolling down Child's face. The tight hug, and whispered words that no one could hear.

"You believed in me"

Goku clenched the bear tightly in his hands. He went to the place where Gohan stayed. He watched Gohan interact with most of them, and it didn't seem like a bad place. Everyone, for the most part, was friendly. They were laughing, smiling, and having a good time. Most were there by choice. Some where there because they don't have a planet to go to. Everyone there protected planets without strong warriors.

And Magus…

Magus was a bad guy, but he wasn't a real bad guy. Magus reminded Goku of Vegeta. Both out for power, cocky, but they were fairly decent people. Gohan and Magus were similar to Goku and Vegeta. Huh…Gohan has his own Vegeta. That thought put a small smile on Goku's face.

The smell of food started to fill the air. Goku put the bear back onto Gohan's bed, and stood up. He looked at his hand and the empty room he was in.

"Power in the fingertips," Gohan said. "The more power you use, the longer the portal stays open. It is extremely difficult to do, which is why Mistress chose the center of the universe to begin with. If you want to travel planet to planet you have to be in the center. "

"So once you're in the center, how do you get to another planet," Goku asked. They were standing on an extremely large boulder. Around them was dirt and very few trees. (Picture where Gohan trained/Goku and Vegeta fought)Gohan bit his bottom lip.

"Leon explained it to me." Gohan made a few faces. "A planet has a ki, similar to every living creature on a planet. When something is wrong, and the planet feels a disturbance, it sends out a cry for help. Mistress and Masters can hear the cries. A low cry involves a handful of Masters and students. A loud cry is when it involves half our community."

"So with Cell…"

He looked at his father. "The Earth knew that you wouldn't be able to save her."

Goku stared at Gohan. He spent a year in the Time Chamber with Piccolo, training to defeat Cell. Vegeta did the same with Future Trunks. With all of their power they should have defeated him. But they didn't…Earth was going to be destroyed.

"Does Earth cry out a lot," Goku asked. Gohan shook his head.

"Cell was a big cry for help," Gohan said. "Mistress said that I had to be there, and that I was the only one powerful enough to protect the planet. I recently went above a super saiyan, and she said that with my power alone I could defeat Cell."

"Wow! How did you achieve the next level?"

Gohan laughed. Goku looked at him, confused.

"I was so drunk, and for some odd reason or another I thought Leon was losing a fight to a broom. Due to too much alcohol, I could hit the damn thing. I thought the broom killed Leon and then I transformed." Gohan smiled. "I blew it up, and when I checked on Leon he was passed out."

"Remind me to stay away from killer brooms," Goku said with a chuckles. He then became serious."I'm going to try and split the dimension."

Goku stood there, closed his eyes, and concentrated. Gohan floated back a bit giving his father some room. Goku raised his hand up, and sliced the air.

Gohan watched as a thin power line made it's way through the ground, splitting a bolder in two, cutting a tree in half, and continuing it's destructing on planet. Goku saw the damage, looked at his hand, and laughed as he placed it behind his head.

"You want to know the sad thing about that," Gohan said. Goku stopped laughing and looked at his son. "I did the same thing."

They looked at each other and laughed some more.

Goku put his hand by his side. He wasn't going to attempt anything like that soon. Once they realized that the ki blast was still going they stopped laughing, and noticed miles of destruction. He looked around the room once more before walking out. Maybe if Chi-Chi wasn't looking, he could steal a piece of food.

Leon walked down a hallway with Gohan in tow. The only light was from a torch Leon lit up. Gohan stayed close to Leon, not exactly sure where they were going. He's never been here before, at least he doesn't recall being here. He would remember a spooky dark hallway.

Leon stopped walking and turned to Gohan.

"Can I ask you something," he said, turning to face Gohan.

"Yeah," Gohan replied. Leon took a deep breath, and blew out the torch. Gohan immediately transformed into a Super Saiyan, and Leon began to laugh.

"I can't believe it," he said clutching his stomach. "You're still afraid of the dark!"

Gohan did not find this amusing at all. There was nothing wrong with a fear of something. Leon had fears! He was afraid of….

"Sock puppet," Gohan said putting his hand with a sock on it, with a red button and a blue button for eyes. Leon screamed.

"That is cruel Child," Leon screeched as he lit the torch once more. Gohan moved the puppet closer to Leon's face. "Stop! Stop! Stop! I lit the torch! Get it away from me! I want my Mommy!"

Gohan lowered his arm to his side. He couldn't help but smirk as Leon hugged his knees to his chest, rocking back and forth on the ground. Once his 'flashback of attacking sock puppets' went away, they continued their walk down the hall. Once they reached a door they stopped.

Gohan took a step back. He's been here before. No…he's never been down the hallway before, but he's been in that room before. It was pitch black, alone with your thoughts and fears. This place can eat you alive if you let it. Gohan couldn't tell you how many times he was pounding on the door to get out, and Magus standing right outside the door. This was the main reason why he was afraid of the dark, and now he was going in there alone…with Magus?

Leon could not understand Gohan's reaction. It was a door.

"Don't tell me that you're afraid of doors too," Leon said with a mocking smile. "You have the weirdest fears Child. Lets go in, see what my brother wants, and then we can go out for some drinks!"

"I-I can't go in there," Gohan stuttered. "It's too dark! The demons are in there! They'll try and get me!"

Gohan clenched his arms. Leon walked up and concentrated on Gohan's eye.

"Magus let me out," Gohan yelled. He turned around and saw these creatures with either red or white eyes, shaped like sideways triangles. Staring at him, laughing at him, watching him pound onto the door. He used up too much energy to light the room with a ki ball. "Magus please!"

"Are you going stop talking to the aliens on the planet," Magus said through the other side of the door.

"Yes," Gohan cried, pressing his entire body against the door.

"And you won't touch the ground?"

"I won't touch the ground! Please let me out!"

"I'll let you out in a little while. I'm not sure if you really mean what you say."

"Magus please!" The creatures laughed.

Leon took a step back and shook his head.

"My brother is more ruthless that I thought," Leon said putting his hand on Gohan's shoulder. He lifted Gohan's head so he was looking at him. His dark brown eye soon turned a soft orange, matching Leon's eyes. "Just for this moment you will not be afraid of this room. You are relaxed, but you have to learn to conquer your fears Child."

Leon's sentence was more of a plea. He released Gohan and watched him stand there, trying to figure out exactly what happened. Once he figured a few things out he looked at Leon.

"Okay," Gohan said taking a deep breath. "I'm ready to go in there."

"Great," Leon said, forcing a smile on his face. "I'll be standing right next to you when-"

"Alone."

Leon looked at Gohan shocked. A nod, and a real smile was on his face.

"Good job Child," Leon whispered as he opened the door. Gohan made an extremely bright ki ball as he walked in. Leon closed his eyes tightly as Gohan walked past him. "Did it have to be that bright?"

Gohan looked over and smiled, but Leon was too blind to notice.

Leon closed the door once Gohan was in. Gohan swallowed a lump in his throat. He hated this room. Those demons, as he called him, used to be all round, waiting for him to enter. He couldn't see any of them anywhere; just a dark room.

"For heaven's sake Child. Your energy ball is brighter than the sun!"

Gohan looked over to where the voice was. He saw Magus with chains on his wrist, hands covering his face, sitting on the ground being held. He lowered his energy so the ball wasn't so bright, but bright enough to keep the room lit. The demons could appear any time.

"That's better," Magus said lowering his arm. He looked at Gohan from head to toe. "It seems like forever since I last saw you. You look well."

"Being in here gives you that feeling," Gohan said. "You look like crap."

"What did you expect? I try to kill you, I get locked up in here." Magus shrugged, his chains hitting the ground as he did so. "I am absolutely powerless here."

"As long as the demons don't try and get you then you should be okay," Gohan said looking around. Magus gave a soft chuckle.

"There are no demons in here," Magus said. "I only created them to scare you. More for my entertainment than anything else."

"I appreciate the years of nightmares," Gohan mumbled. He felt better knowing that the demons were something Magus created. "Why did you want to see me?"

"You've been in this room a few times. When the 'demons' weren't around you were here alone with your thoughts. When Leon isn't blabbing his head off I have plenty of time to think." Magus sighed. "Way too much time."

"It's not entertaining anymore, is it?"

"I didn't even want to walk you down the hallway. If you learned that the hallway lead you here, you would have an easier chance to escape. I used to cut through the dimension to get you here."

"And then you tossed me," Gohan said looking around. Even with his ki ball the room was black.

"I wish I never brought you here." Magus looked up at Gohan. "You can lose your mind in here. Being alone, knowing that this is the only place where you cannot travel through dimensions or use any powers. It is a dead zone." He shook his head. "I started to think about why I was here. At first I felt guilty, then I was angry at myself for not controlling you earlier and better. I hated others that were more superior than me. Even my brother, who only had one power when we were born, could take power away from people. He doesn't even care that he can do that. He doesn't want to learn how to use the power he's taken.

"When I first got here I didn't even want to speak to him. He betrayed me, my own blood, for something as pathetic as you. He would still come in, no matter how many times I yelled at him to go away, and talk aboutChild. Child did this, and Child did that, and how much he missed Child. He kept going on about 'remember when we did this' and 'remember when we did that', and once he left I started to think about the things we did together.

"I remembered when you first got sick, and not by a hangover. I stayed by your side until, what you humans called a fever, until you were well. You always listened to me complain about my brother, and even pulled me away when I was about ready to kill him. You always used to take my side when it came to arguments, and when I wasn't punishing you, and erasing your memory, we made a pretty good team. I guess you call it friends. I don't know what you would call this now.

"The reason I wanted to see you was to…apologize. I never had the power that I wanted, but when I met you I figured it was power that I could control. I got envious on the attention you were getting, but with the power you have you never abused it. You and Leon had the power, but never used it for your own greed. Being down here, you start to realize that being powerful isn't a big deal. I wish I was thrown in here earlier, or go back in time and stop myself from taking you. Child…I can't change what I did, and you don't have to forgive me for what I did, but I wanted to tell you that I regret the things I've done to you. Now go home, and leave me here to rot."

"I forgave you a long time ago," Gohan said. He looked over at the wall where he used to sleep. Magus looked at Gohan surprised. "Right there," Gohan said pointing to the wall, "is where I beat myself up because I was a saiyan. When I was younger I was kidnapped a lot because I was a saiyan. It was always about my power. It was in that spot where I knew why I was here, and why you forced me to stay." Gohan dropped his arm. "I came here, to help other planets by choice, and I liked it. Even though you had this evil plan I still stayed."

"You could have escaped anytime you wanted, couldn't you," Magus asked.

"I wouldn't have any idea where to go, but I could make any planet a new home." Gohan said looking down at Magus. "Because you erased my memory of my real home."

"Why did you…why didn't you escape?"

"Because I like it here, and everyone here. I even like you. Yes, there are things I wished you never did, but it's not as bad as everyone plays it out to be."

Magus shook his head.

"I held your memories as blackmail."

"And you made sure I wouldn't remember…again."

"Child you are too kind," Magus said rubbing the chain around his wrist. "That can be your greatest weapon, or deadliest weakness. Come by and visit me if you like. Bring down a bottle and you, Leon and I can drink to good times."

"Does Leon bring you drinks often," Gohan asked.

"It helps me sleep. It also makes it easier to deal with my brother," Magus said with a chuckle. "Before you go home, there's one more thing I need to tell you."

"Yeah?"

"Be happy Child."

Gohan floated inches away from the ground. He was looking out into the ocean as he stayed close to land. The cool breeze made it's way in Gohan's hood, but it wasn't enough to blow it over. His robe gently moved with the ocean wind. The stars reflected in the water, giving it a gentle shine.

Goku walked up to Gohan and stood next to him.

"Are you okay," Goku asked.

"What makes you happy Dad," Gohan asked. Goku looked up at the sky.

"Well you know food makes me happy," Goku said with a chuckle. "Lets see…having you home makes me happy. Your mother and Goten make me happy, and everything at peace like this…this is what makes me happy. Why? What makes you happy Gohan?"

Gohan lowered himself on the ground, and took his hood off his head.

"That's what I'm trying to figure out," Gohan answered. "Magus told me to be happy, and I'm trying to figure out what exactly makes me happy. What makes me happy, will make someone else miserable." Gohan looked at his father. "Is it okay to be selfish to be happy?"

"It depends on why you're being selfish." Goku looked at Gohan. "Why? Do you want to go back?"

Gohan bit his lip.

"No," Gohan finally said. "But Leon wants me back. Before I left to come here, Leon said asked if I could come back. He promised he wouldn't erase my memories. As much I as loved being there, I just want to be here. I want to be with my friends and family. Besides," Gohan smiled, "Mom's cooking is so much better!"

Goku nodded and smiled back in agreement.

"When you get your thoughts together, dinner will be on the table," Goku said giving a pat on Gohan's shoulder. Gohan nodded and watched his father walk away. He closed his eyes, and his robes glowed. Soon he was in an orange gi similar to his father's, and he smiled.

"This is right," Gohan said looking at his wrist bands.

"There you are," Magus said appearing out of the air. "We must celebrate Child! I learned how to tie shoe laces! It's the coolest thing ever!"

Before Gohan could say anything, or even try to run, he was pulled into the dimension slip. He would miss dinner, come home and attempt to crawl to bed, and wake up wondering where he was.

(Little extra, just for you guys)

"Hey Magus! Look!" Gohan caught Magus's attention from Leon. Once Magus was looking Gohan raised his hand, and sliced a rip in the dimension. He looked back at Magus, wide eyed and a big smile. "I did it! I can make a rip home!"

"That is fantastic Gohan," Magus said as he peeked in. He pulled his head out. "You opened it right into the dinning hall."

Magus ruffed up Gohan's hair. Leon looked in the rip. Gohan and Magus watched as the rip start to close, but didn't say anything. (Gohan from shock, and Magus just wanted to see what would happen)

"Always thinking of food aren't you Gohan," Leon said. Before he could pull away, the rip closed around his neck. Leon frantically moved his arms around trying to find support, a wall of some sort, to pull his head out.

There was nothing.

Magus started to crack up laughing, but Gohan was trying to figure out how to get Leon unstuck. He watched as Gohan attempted to pull Leon, apologizing up and down. Gohan stopped, stood back, and thought about what he should do.

"Just leave him here," Magus said, gently pressing Gohan on his back. He made a rip. "He's done this on more than once to me. It's Child's play."

They walked through the dimension and saw Leon's head.

"This is not funny," Leon cried. "I'm stuck!"

"It's the child's fault," Magus said as we walked away. Leon pouted.

"Child please," Leon cried. "Just pulled my head though!"

"Now now Child," Magus said pushing Gohan further away from Leon. "Don't listen to that no body." Magus chuckled. He looked at Gohan. "Gohan is such a weird name. From now on I will call you Child."

And that's how Gohan became Child.

I hope you guys enjoyed the story. Now...here's a question for all the readers out there.

I left this story open for a sequel. The idea is Gohan goes to school to learn to blend in more. It's not so bad; he made friends. Sure he gets made fun of for the sunglasses, he wears them due to 'light sensitivity', but it's not too bad. (It will start out with Gohan already in school) Leon figures out a way to spend more time with Gohan/Child, and Gohan is oh so thrilled.

Space Spiders have made a home on Earth, and Mistress sends her people to help. Will it be enough?

There's also the person Gohan saved, but lost his eye in the process. Does he see her again? If he does, will she know who he is?

Just throwing it out there. I plan on finishing For the Sake of my Child before writing a new story, that way there's two stories to worry about and not three. (Like faster updates?)

I want to thank everyone who stuck though with this story. Yes, it took years for the story to finish, and it should have taken less time. I hope you enjoyed reading it as I enjoyed writing it.

Love,
-CrazyGohanGurl