The next day, Goten tells Chichi, Gohan, Piccolo, Krillin, Roshi, and Vidal about Goku's planned return.
"WHAT!? MY GOKU'S COMING BACK!?" Chichi yells.
"I can't believe it, this is amazing." Krillin says.
"Yeah, I know what you mean, it's been way too long since we've all seen each other."Gohan says.
Everyone smiles about Goku's return as Chichi runs upstairs to put on moisturizer that'll make her look younger.
"Yeah, I think I'll enter the tournament. It could be nostalgic." Krillin says.
Goten chuckles.
"Awsome. What about you Gohan? I know Vegeta really wants you to be in the tournament."
Gohan smiles
"I think I'll have to sit this one out. I don't really want to fight if I don't have to."
Goten smiles, understanding his brother and is happy that he's happy.
"Ok. I get it." Goten says.
"I'm not going to enter either. Don't really see a point in me entering." Piccolo says.
"You could win money." Goten says.
"Like I said, there's no point in me entering." Piccolo says.
Krillin nervously rubs the back of his neck.
"If there's a chance at winning some cash, then my wife would want me to enter the tournament." Krillin says.
"It's your funeral." Roshi says.
Krillin scowls at his master.
"What about Tien and Yamcha?" Chichi asks.
"Well no one has seen Tien in years, but Yamcha may be interested I guess." Krillin says.
Goten then looks over and Roshi.
"What about you, Grandpa Roshi?" Goten asks.
"Afraid not, my boy. I'll stay in retirement." Roshi replies.
"So Goten, you and Trunks gonna train together for the tournament together?" Vidal asks.
"No, Trunks thought since we're both in the tournament it wasn't a good idea to train together. Now I'll have to train alone." Goten says, rubbing the back of his neck.
Piccolo and Gohan look at each other with smiles.
"Well we could help you with your training." Gohan says, putting his hand on Gotens shoulder.
Goten gets a big smile on his face.
"Really!?' Goten says.
Piccolo smirks
"Yeah, sure kid. But this won't be easy, we won't be taking it easy on you. We're going all out, so you better rise to the occasion." Piccolo says.
Goten smiles with determination
"Sounds exciting." Goten says.
Piccolo and Gohan chuckle, while Vidal, Roshi, Krillin smile in the background
"But don't waste my time. We meet at Dawn in the mountains. If you're late, don't bother showing up because I won't be there." Piccolo says.
Gotens smile gets even bigger.
"I'll be there." Goten says.
Gohan walks over to Vidal with a smile on his face, wrapping his arm around her.
"Poor kid, doesn't know what he's in for." Gohan whispers to Vidal.
Meanwhile in Otherworld, Goku is training with heavy weights on his arms and legs, throwing multiple punches and kicks. Meanwhile King Kai and the South Kai watches on in amazement.
"Wow, that boys really is enthusiastic today. How much weight does he put on?" South Kai asks.
"Two tons a piece." King Kai says with a smile.
Goku can't stop thinking about seeing everyone again, fighting Vegeta one more time, and seeing how strong Goten is. He gets so fired up, that he turns Super Saiyan for a brief moment.
Back on earth, Piccolo and a tired Gohan, wearing a green tracksuit, fly towards the mountains.
"If I would've thought about it somemore, I would've tried talking you out of starting this early." Gohan says while yawning.
Piccolo then looks down and smiles.
"Well, it looks like your little brother doesn't seem to mind." Piccolo says.
Gohan is confused for a moment then looks down and sees Goten standing on one finger on top of a mountain.
"Woah, how long has he been there?" Gohan asks.
"Definitely before dawn."
Goten soon notices them and flips onto his feet to greet them as they fly down.
"Hey guys. So, are we ready to start?" Goten asks, cracking his knuckles with a smile.
"Not yet."Piccolo says.
He then steps forward, raising his hand above his head and blasting him with his clothes beam, putting on a black and orange gi, with the turtle symbol on the front and Piccolo's Demon symbol on his back. While Goten is admiring the Gi, he starts to feel the weight of it.
"Woah, this is- kinda heavy." Goten says.
"It's weighted clothing, you'll be wearing this during training. And we're not going to be taking it easy on you either, from this point foward, it's full throttle. Understand?" Piccolo says.
Goten forces himself to stand up straight, trying to get used to the weighted clothing.
"Let's go." He says, taking a fighting stance.
Both Gohan and Piccolo smirk back at him, taking a fighting stance as well.
While that's happening as Trunks do light training, confident in his ability already, he looks into the gravity room in Capsule Corp to see his father training harder than ever.
"Woah, dad's going crazier than usual. Is Gotens dad really that good? I better kick it up a notch, don't want him or Goten showing us up. Not that they ever could."
Meanwhile as Vegeta pauses for a moment, he can't stop thinking about fighting Goku yet again.
"You better be ready, Kakarot. This time, we'll settle who's the strongest between us."
Vegeta then looks over and sees his son training hard as well. The proud Prince smiles, then continues to train.
Back with Goten he has taken some damage, out of breath, and barely standing on his feet.
"Can you still fight, Goten?" Gohan asks.
Goten slowly looks up at both Gohan and Piccolo and smirks.
"You two aren't getting sleepy on me, right?" Goten asks.
Both Gohan and Piccolo smile, then start to power up. Goten grits his teeth and takes a fighting stance again. In a blink of an eye, Piccolo and Gohan appear on both sides of Goten. They start to throw multiple strikes at the young Saiyan, with him barely being able to dodge or block. Gohan then spin kicks Goten in the gut, and Piccolo punches him in the face, knocking him back.
Piccolo flies up in the air and fires a ki blast at Goten but Goten catches it and redirects it at Gohan. Gohan easily knocks it out of the way as Piccolo appears infront of Goten, catching him off guard.
"NOT GOOD ENOUGH!" Piccolo yells, landing a huge uppercut that sends Goten flying to the ground.
Both Piccolo and Gohan look on for a moment, convinced that Goten isn't getting back up.
"I think that's enough for today." Piccolo says.
Gohan nods
"I'll carry him home. Hopefully I can avoid mom seeing him like this." Gohan says.
At that moment, Goten clenches his fists and slowly forces himself back to his feet.
"Hey... Who said- I was done? I didn't hear no bell." Goten asks with a smirk.
Both Piccolo and Gohan are surprised that Goten is back on his feet.
"I can keep going... I have to get stronger. No matter what." Goten says, putting his hands up to fight again.
Both Piccolo and Gohan look at each other for a moment.
"Alright Goten. If that's what you want." Gohan says.
In a blink of an eye again, Gohan and Piccolo rush at Goten again. At that moment, Goten starts to think about his master Krillins words.
"Too much wasted movement, that's why you're running out of breath so quick. Be as tranquil as the heavens and as quick as a bolt from the blue." Krillins words echo through Gotens mind.
Goten closes his eyes and focuses on his breathing, emptying his mind and clearing his heart. As Piccolo and Gohan throws more strikes at him, Goten is easily able to dodge them this time, surprising both of them.
"How is this even possible? Somehow he's adapted to our movements." Piccolo thinks to himself.
At that moment, Gohan charges in with a punch but Goten redirects it into Piccolo's face.
"Oh no, sorry Piccolo."
While Gohan is distracted, Goten lands a gut punch that sends his older brother stumbling back. Goten then goes back to taking his stance, while Gohan and Piccolo chuckle.
"Not bad, kid. Not bad at all." Piccolo says, taking off his weighted clothing.
Gohan then takes off his glasses and turns Super Saiyan.
"Guess we don't have to hold back anymore." Gohan says
Goten smirks.
"Bout time you two start getting serious." Goten says.
While everyone is training, The world champion, Hercule is sitting on his couch, laughing at a funny movie while eating popcorn. At that moment, one of his agents walks in, confused.
"Uh- Mr. Satan? Shouldn't you be preparing for the tournament?" The Agent asks.
Hercule laughs at that question.
"Prepare? For what? I'm the world champion who beat that lousy bug Cell! Who could possibly even come close to my greatness?!" Hercule says.