"Dad can't come back? You've got to be kidding! Uncle Piccolo, this has to be a joke, right?"
Son Goten seemed unwilling to believe Piccolo, but the grim expressions on Piccolo's and Son Gohan's faces told him this was no joke.
"How is that possible? Dad... Dad, he..."
"Isn't there any way to save Dad?"
"Oh no!"
Suddenly, Piccolo's expression changed. "Looks like we spent too long talking."
"What do you mean?"
Son Goten frowned, but beside him, Trunks and Son Gohan had already gone pale and turned to look to the side.
Son Goku had arrived.
Holding the unconscious Vegeta in one hand, he looked at Piccolo, the others, and Shenron as he landed. "You're planning to use the Dragon Balls against me? How stupid. With the power I have now, what could Shenron possibly do?"
Piccolo's face darkened. After all the trouble of summoning Shenron, they were still helpless.
Son Gohan trembled all over. He truly felt an unprecedented sense of unfamiliarity from Son Goku.
But just then, Son Goten stepped forward on his own.
"Dad, Gohan said you've changed, but how could that be? You're still the same Dad, aren't you? Dad, tell me you are."
Son Goku sighed, and the familiar, kindly smile Son Goten knew appeared on his face.
But just as Son Goten began to think Son Goku really hadn't changed, that smile suddenly turned sinister.
"There's still an idiot saying things like that? You don't deserve to be a Saiyan!"
With that, Son Goku hurled a Ki Blast at Son Goten.
In an instant, an enormous mushroom cloud rose from the ground, its orange mass distorting the light.
Held in Piccolo's arms, Son Goten looked back at the distant explosion, almost stunned senseless.
"Dad really wants to kill us? How could this happen?"