Yamcha fell out of the door and onto the hard ground. "What a trip." Yamcha muttered as he got up.

"How was your experience?" Mr. Popo asked as he helped him up.

"Fine." Yamcha replied.

"Okay." Mr. Popo said, "Puar is going to Master Roshi's place. He will be there in a few minutes."

"I'm there." Yamcha flew up and raced to the island. In the room, he was tired and almost weak. Now, he was feeling great.

Down below, the aircar with Puar, Oolong, Goku, and Bulma were going to the island. Goku watched the waves moving slowly across the sea. A tiny island appeared. There were only two houses on the island, surrounded by many palm trees. His sharp Saiyan eyes picked up a couple of short men, one older than the other, and a tall beautiful woman. In the woman's arms, was a small baby girl.

"Is that it?" Goku asked as he pointed to the island.

"That's it." A familiar voice said as Bulma, Puar, and Oolong fell in the car.

"Yamcha!" Puar exclaimed as he got up and glanced at his longtime friend. Yamcha's gi was torn in many places and his hair flowed over his shoulders. On his face was a distinct beard that aged him gracefully.

"Whoa! Yamcha, you got stronger." Goku admired as Yamcha seated himself in the last empty seat.

"You think so?" Yamcha asked as he felt his body.

"You bet! Although, you need some fresh clothes." Goku advised.

"I like the beard." Bulma admitted, "It makes you look so... warrior like."

"Thanks." Yamcha nodded as he felt his face. "Tomata liked it too."

"How is she?" Goku asked, "I mean, did she go..."

"No. She didn't go Super Saiyan yet. But she did become stronger. Piccolo is helping her out now." Yamcha replied as he looked up. "What about you, guys? Did you remember anything?"

"No." Bulma shook her head, "I saw a lot of this place but nothing is clicking in. It's frustrating. I don't know what to do."

Yamcha slid his arm over the woman's shoulder. "Don't worry. You've been through a lot in your life. You can handle this just fine."

Bulma smiled at the man's words. A part of her wondered, if she and Yamcha really had a relationship, why did she break up with him?

*****
v
Down below, Vegita, carrying Chi Chi, snarled. "I swear, if that pathetic coward dare to touch her..."

Chi Chi slapped him. "Yamcha isn't that much of a coward. Anyway, how can we spy on them on the island?"

"Just keep our distance." Vegita replied, "I can see them quite well."

"But they can see us." Chi Chi mentioned.

"No, they can't."

"Yes, they can."

"No, they can't."

"Yes, they can."

"I'm telling you, I am skilled in espionage and I can tell you that no one will catch us." Vegita exclaimed.

"Excuse me?" a sea turtle came up from the ocean and looked at the two.

"Turtle! What are you doing here?" Chi Chi asked as she tightened her hold on the Saiyan.

"Oh, I was swimming by and I heard your argument." Turtle explained as he bobbed up and down.

"Don't tell anyone we're here." Vegita ordered, "Or I'll have some turtle sushi."

"Vegita! Don't do that!" Chi Chi screamed as Turtle gulped. "We're just looking out for Goku."

"Okay, I won't tell anyone." Turtle said as Vegita flew up higher.

*****

Tomata winced as she recovered from Piccolo's attacks. Piccolo was a good trainer. He was cold and yet tried to help her. Unlike Yamcha, Piccolo wasn't interested in talking. All he was interested in was getting her stronger. He wanted to see her go Super Saiyan so she would survive Vegita's merciless beating.

Days passed as the woman learned more attacks. From Piccolo, she's starting to learn the Special Beam Cannon, an attack that is very powerful and could be used against her Saiyan superior.

"Piccolo?" Tomata asked as she meditated.

Piccolo opened one eye.

"I was curious, do you know anything about human courtship?" Tomata asked as she turned red.

Piccolo fell over. That was one question that he wasn't expecting. "Huh?"

"Humans. How do they mate?"

Piccolo frowned as he scratched his head. From Kami, he learned everything about human biology and how they get together. "Human mating. Why? Yamcha, right?"

"Yeah. I don't know how humans mate. Maybe, I should do it as the Saiyans did."

"How did Saiyans mate?"

"Well, the man would size up the female, uh... forgive me, I only learned the basics." Tomata turned red again. "Basically, the male would get to the female and mate."

"That's it."

"Yeah, and if the female gets pregnant, the male would marry her."

"What if she didn't get pregnant?"

"Then, the male would either try again with the same female or get another."

Piccolo nodded and then gasped. If he was right, Goku would try to get to Bulma the Saiyan way since he didn't know about Earth customs. "Tomata, I need to know. Did Goku try to mate with Bulma?"

"Of course. He thought that Bulma and he were mates before... oh no."

"Well, how long ago?"

Tomata pondered and replied, "A couple of months after the Termons started attacking."

"So, Bulma might've been pregnant and showing. Good. She wasn't showing."

"But, Saiyan sperm tend to live longer. Especially those that are from powerful Saiyans."

Piccolo paled as his eyes widened. "So, if sperm from a Super Saiyan would last a long time in a human woman." He stated it as a fact not as a question.

"Yes. The sperm would last for weeks and even months for a Super Saiyan."

He shook his head. "Oh, let's get going again. After all, we need to have you be able to handle Vegita."

"Yes, sir." Tomata said as she went into fighter's formation. Piccolo went into a similar position as thoughts of the possibility of Bulma being pregnant with Goku's baby swirl in his brain. What if Bulma is pregnant with Goku's child? Chi Chi would be more upset than before and Vegita would show a temper tantrum that would rival the time he was Majin Vegita.

*****

Goku and his friends landed on the island. Goku and Bulma gazed at the island. "Hey, Goku, Bulma!" Krillian greeted as he carried the little girl with him.

"Hi, Krillian." Goku replied as he smiled.

"So... uh... did you remember..." Krillian asked as he settled Marron in his arms.

"No. Nothing yet." Goku shook his head as he smiled at the little girl. "Who's the little girl?"

"This is Marron, my daughter." Krillian introduced.

"What a cute little girl." Bulma cooed, "Oh, she looks just like you, Krillian."

"Thanks." Krillian blushed brightly as Bulma picked up the girl and started making funny faces.

"Oh, what an adorable girl. Yes you are. You will break lots of little boy hearts someday." Bulma sighed as she hugged the girl.

From behind the house, Goten poked his head out. Tears streamed out of the boy's eyes. "I have to get him back."

Goten got out of their hiding spot and came up to Goku and Bulma.

"Hi, Daddy." Goten said as he looked up at the stranger who was once his father.

"Hey, Goten. What's wrong?"

"Trunks' grandpa invented a machine that will restore lost memories." Goten explained, "He's bringing it over in his capsule lab right now."

"Cool." Goku admired as Trunks landed and came up with a capsule that is as big as his finger. Behind him, Dr. Briefs landed in his aircar with his little cat on his shoulder.

"I got it. My grandpa made it." Trunks explained as he tossed the capsule down and a huge lab appeared.

"Goku, can you sit in there please?" Dr. Briefs asked as he gestured to a giant chair that looked like a hair dryer.

"It will get your memory back." Goten grinned.

"Okay, I'll do it." Goku said as he sat in the chair. Dr. Briefs started strapping his hands and ankles in and placed a giant headpiece on him.

"Are you sure, you wanted it to be used outside?" Bulma asked, "I mean, is it safe?"

"Of course." Dr. Briefs said as he looked at the settings. "I need an open area in case this thing explodes."

"Explodes?!" Krillian exclaimed in shock. He wasn't afraid of a machine exploding since he and his wife can handle it. Unfortunately, his daughter, Dr. Briefs, and Bulma wouldn't be so lucky.

"Oh relax. This has it's own explosion containing device. I installed it just in case. Trunks, can you get that instruction manual?"

Trunks got out the instruction manual. "Let's see... ummm..."

"Let me." Bulma said as she snatched the manual. "All it said was turn it on."

"I'm ready." Goku said excited about the possibility of regaining his lost memories. Yet, he was scared about how would he feel toward his current love and the woman who have a history with him that he can't remember. He had to know. He had to remember everything so he can decide what he truly wanted.

v "Are you sure, it's safe?" Bulma asked as she looked at the strange machine.

"You bet! Grandpa is a great inventor. He can figure out how to do this."

"That's my grandson. I've been working on the amnesia-curing machine for months. Not only can it cure amnesia but it can also fashion hair too. Goku, would you like a new haircut while you're in there?"

"I don't think that's possible." Goku admitted, "Tomata told me that Saiyan hair remain the same during their entire lives until they grow old."

"Oh. Well, then it should just cure amnesia. Let's get started. Okay?" Dr. Briefs asked as he turned the final dials.

"Wait!" A familiar female voice screeched as Chi Chi being carried by the Saiyan warrior Vegita, was dropped off. Chi Chi ran to Goku and said, "I just want to be there."

Goku gulped as he looked up at his wife. "Thanks. I think."

"This better work." Vegita grumbled as he looked at the machine. He went up to Bulma and whispered so softly that no one else can hear what he was saying. "I had been in constant conflicts all my life. I've faced death, near genocide, and even Hell itself. But, to face you, Bulma, without any memories of me or our love is almost overwhelming."

"You want me to remember you that badly?" Bulma asked as she gazed at Goku confused.

"You obviously didn't remember the monster I was before I met and get to know you." Vegita whispered softly, "I don't think that anyone here would want me to be that monster again."

Bulma stepped back almost in shock. At that moment, Vegita seemed so vulnerable. He didn't want to kill Goku or was making insults about Tomata. He was almost human. Did she fell in love with that vulnerable man behind the warrior mask? She wanted to remember that now. "Dad, did I really love Vegita?"

"Oh definitely, you fawned over Vegita all the time. You even made him stay in bed after that nasty incident with the gravity machine." Dr. Briefs shook his head and sighed. "Oh, don't worry, my machine will work."

Chi Chi sighed as she clutched her hands. "I don't want to lose you, Goku. Please, if I lose you to Bulma, I wouldn't not only lose my husband but two of my best friends."

"Two?" Bulma glanced at her rival. "We were friends?"

"Yes. That's why it hurts so much. To see you and Goku love each other more than Goku and me." Chi Chi gulped as she trembled.

Bulma's heart softened as she wondered how much of her past was involved with Chi Chi. There was a chance that Chi Chi would not be as hostile as she thought. That maybe, Chi Chi was nicer than what she showed.

"Really?" Bulma asked as she smiled.

"Yes, and if you had ended up pregnant with Goku's baby, I would've killed you." Chi Chi growled as Goten ran in front of his mother.

"Mommy, please, don't kill Bulma." Goten begged as his lip trembled.

"I was just kidding, sweetheart." Chi Chi said as he patted her son on the head.

"Let's just turn this on." Goku fidgeted in his chair. "What do we have to lose?"

"Let's see if this works." Vegita flipped on the switch and stepped back.

The chair hummed and the headpiece glowed with an eerie power. Goku screamed as images started to fill his brain. "AAAAAHHHHH!!!" Memories overwhelmed his brain and his body convulsed with immense sensations which overtook him as he broke the restrains in a mere snap. He flung the headpiece off and lay down to the side.

"Goku!" Chi Chi and Bulma exclaimed as they ran to his side.

"My brain!" Goku curled up in a fetal position as he ignored the two women fawning over him.

"Stand back!" Vegita warned as he gently pulled Bulma to the side, "Kakarot may not be aware of you and hurt you by pure accident."

"Mission; destroy planet 134 for colonization." Goku spat out, "Kill anyone in way."

"What is he ranting about?" Bulma asked as Krillian and Master Roshi trembled in fear.

"Oh shit! That machine must've brought back those memories that Goku lost when he first bumped his head when he was a baby!" Krillian screamed out. Fear overcame the young former monk. What if Goku had lost all of his humanity? Goku or Kakarot would be dangerous even to those like Vegita and Gohan. The planet, no the entire universe would be Kakarot's target field.

"Damn!" Vegita looked over at Goten and Trunks who were confused and was just standing there. "Goten! Trunks! Fuse into Gotenks!"

"Huh?" Goten wondered as his father got up.

"Now!" Vegita demanded as he went Super Saiyan. He knew how deadly an evil Saiyan is. Especially an evil Super Saiyan who can do things that no other warrior can do.

"No need." Goku shook his head as he rubbed his eyes. "I'm still Goku."

"You sure, sweetheart?" Chi Chi asked as she glanced at her husband.

"Yeah, I just remembered everything that was programmed into me. Don't worry, I'm still me." Goku sighed in relief.

"So, you remembered everything?" Bulma asked almost scared that Goku would not love her anymore. She still wanted her memory back but could she risk the loss.

"I remembered being in the incubation chamber as a baby and being programmed for my mission. I also remembered being found by Grandpa and..." He turned red, "and being a horrible infant. I also remember falling down the cliff and nothing."

"So, you remembered all those Saiyan memories and nothing else?" Master Roshi asked concerned.

"Pretty much."

"At least it works. Sorta." Bulma said as she stared at the busted up machine, "Maybe, it would've worked after all. Too bad it's broken."

"Don't worry, I'll just rebuild the machine. It will take a few days to do so and I can modify it so it won't be destroyed the next time." Dr. Briefs explained, "I have plenty of extra parts to do so."

"That's good." Goku said as he rubbed his head. "Oh man. I have no ideal how... savage Saiyans are. The programming is so strange to me. Huh?" Goku got up and rubbed his temples. "Hey, I think there's another program in here."

"Another?" Vegita asked, "What sort of programming?"

"I think Tomata knows about this one." Goku commented as he yawned, "Hey, I'm kinda sleepy, mind if I go to the Lookout?"

"Of course, Goku." Bulma answered as she stared at the remains of the machine again. "I need to go and maybe help my father with the machine." **and sort out my feelings a little.**

"Okay, goodbye." Goku floated up and then landed again. "Say... Chi Chi, maybe you can get Gohan and Goten and we can maybe spend some time tomorrow. You know, like a family should."

"Oh!" Chi Chi blushed as she nodded. "Of course. You can. I can get together a nice lunch and we can see the sights."

"Okay." Goku flew up again and vanished.

"Yay! Daddy's going to spend some time with us!" Goten cheered as he did a flip.

"Yes. There's hope." Chi Chi glanced down, "Goten, go and get your brother. I'll go home and get everything ready." She looked over to see Vegita flying after the air car and then landing to seat himself inside. For once in over six months, she felt hope.

To Be Continued...





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