Gohan, Shampoo's childhood friend!

By: CrazyJoeKungFu

Disclaimer: I do not own Dragonball Z or Ranma 1/2. Those belong to Akira Toriyama and Rumiko Takahashi respectively.

A/N: Japanese will be spoken in English and Chinese phrases will be in ( ) followed by English Translation


Prologue: Of Saiyans and Chinese Amazons

Seven years ago, around four days before the Cell Games. A day after Gohan's ninth birthday.

In the beautiful and scenic county that was rural China there laid a village of women warriors, named the Chinese Amazons. Known for their ferocity in combat they would gladly lay down their lives in defense of their tribe, but a foe existed to which they could not combat. This enemy would be able to wipe them out with a single wave of its hand if it chose to do so. It was a monster of great and terrible power who had reached it's perfect form.

It's name was Cell!

Luckily the daughter of Pai Fu(Perfume), a great amazon warrior, and the fabled Ox King decided to visit her village along with her husband and son. She was arriving on Nimbus, a small magical yellow cloud with who only the pure of heart could ride. Flanking her were the two males, her husband on the left and her son on the right, flying with just their ki alone. The family descended in front of the gate of the Village of Women Heroes where they were waiting for the tribes leader. The woman then turned to her beloved two family members with a look of seriousness on her face.

"Now remember Goku, try not to fight anyone don't want any of my brothers and sisters accidently vaporized now do we," the woman in the black chinese style tunic, long black hair partially tied in a bun, brown shirt and slacks demanded to the father,"That goes for you too Gohan, you both are still Super Saiyans and you can't afford to lose control of your power!"

The two paused and looked at each other. Neither wanted to deal with an angry Chichi, nor a totally engraged tribe of women warriors trying to kill them. Starving and getting chased by those females were simply not an option for the two super fighters.

"Ok Chichi," replied Goku Son, the man in the light blue jeans, tennis shoes, the two toned brown bomber jacket, the blond hair and turquoise eyes of the Super Saiyan with a big, goofy grin. The woman then shifted her glare to her son, as if to drive the point home to the nine-year old.

"Yes mother," answered Gohan Son, the boy in the long-sleeved white chinese style martial-arts shirt and the black kung-fu pants with the matching slip on shoes. He slumped his shoulders a bit and had his head down some, a sign that he understood what his mother had told him. Truth be told he was a well-mannered boy, despite the fact that he was in the same form as his father.

The Son family waited what seemed like forever, though it had been only 15 minutes, when the giant red doors opened. What came out next were a group of women, around 30 or so, dressed in an array of colors and chinese-style clothing such as Cheongsams, Qipaos and many other types. All of them carried weapons such as dao swords, nunchaku, bo staffs and other various blunt and sharp objects . The group stopped just in front of what they saw as outsiders, and pointed their many weapons at the family.

"Outsiders not welcome here! You leave!," shouted the foremost Amazon, with sword pointed at Chichi, the tip about four inches or so from the Son matriarchs face.

"I'm not an outsider, my mother was a great Amazon Warrior," Chichi explained calmly, in perfect Mandarin despite the tense situation,"now if you will please lower your sword, before I get angry."

"Shut up liar!" shouted the warlike woman. The mother, father and son trio took it as a cue to be ready to defend themselves. Both sides were standing there, each afraid to make a move when a rather small old woman with long white hair and a green robe that covered everything but her head all of the sudden leapt the wall and landed between them perfectly on the bottom tip of her relatively oversized staff. In fact she couldn't be more than two and a half foot tall, but her appearance caused all the women, even Chichi to bow their head in respect. The two males just stared for a second, before following suit.

(Dà Zhǎnglǎo Khon Lon tā shì yīgè màncháng de shíjiān, jīngdù)"Great Elder Khon Lon its been a long time," the daughter of Pai Fu said while she looked into the disproportionately large eyes of the Amazon Queen. The fact that it was in Chinese though did cause a blank stare from Goku as he did not understand much of what they were saying, but no one really paid attention to him in that particular moment.

(Tóngyàng Chichi)"Likewise Chichi," the three hundred year old replied kindly before she looked over her shoulder and motioned her fellow Amazons to lower their weapons,(Wǒ bù zhīdào wèishéme nǐ huāle zhème jiǔ fǎngwèn, tā bìxū shì ohhh... Jiǔ nián zì nín shàng cì fǎngwèn) "I wonder why it took you so long to visit, it must have been ohhhh...nine years since your last visit."

("Wǒ hěn bàoqiàn, Dà Zhǎnglǎo hé wǒ de jiārén tài máng)"I apologize Great Elder for being too busy with my family," Chichi replied with respect to the leader.

(Bùyòngle Chichi)"No need, Chichi," the queen replied before she turned her attention to Goku and hopped over to him. She looked at him all over, which gave the Super Saiyan a little feeling of unease. He couldn't tell if she was checking him out and a little smile crept upon her face.

"You are a very powerful man sonny boy, with a battle aura few have ever been able to have," Khon Lon admitted honestly while she switched the language to Japanese.

"Thanks ummm...Cologne," Goku laughed sheepishly as he scratched the back of his head.

"Goku!" Chichi shouted as she believed that he accidently disrespected the elder. Goku bowed his head in apology but she smiled at him.

"It's quite alright, most Japanese and other outsiders call me that and I've gotten used to it," Cologne replied kindly and thus diffused the Son matriarch's anger for the moment, "and your name please."

"Goku Son," he said as he finally introduced himself. The old woman bowed in response as she hopped off her staff and walked over to the young boy. She stood in front of him and looked him over, as if she appeared to be studying him.

(Gohan Son, Dà Zhǎnglǎo)"Gohan Son, Great Elder," the boy introduced, in Mandarin no less, which caused Cologne to pause for a second. Chichi gave out a big grin, those lessons she practically forced him to learn had paid off after all.

"Japanese is perfectly fine sonny, save the Chinese for your fellow amazon brothers and sisters. I speak pretty good English as well" Cologne replied with the same kindness she showed Goku. She was about to say something else when she all of the sudden felt the ki on the nine year old. The sudden sensation froze her in her tracks as she has never felt one like this kid had on him.

'This, this power, it can't be him...this hidden aura. He might be the best chance to kill the plague...the plague known as Cell,' the stiffened elder thought, her eyes open wide. She was thinking on everything from how she would do against him in a fight to potential wives for him when he was of age when Chichi tapped her on the shoulder and thus snapped the queen out of her train of thought.

"My apologies Great Elder, but might I humbly ask that we go into the village?" Chichi questioned. Cologne nodded at her fellow amazon and the entire group headed into the gates to celebrate the return of "big sister Chichi or little sister Chichi," depending on age.


The group entered Joketsuzoku with the eyes of the whole village upon them. It was as if time stood still and they only concerned themselves with the tense situation from before. The fact that the crops weren't being harvested, goods weren't being sold, and most important...warriors weren't training at this moment slightly irritated the two and a half foot tall Queen of the Chinese Amazons.

(Wèi nín de yèwù! Xiǎnshìle!)"Get back to your business! Show's over!" she shouted which snapped them out of their train of thought and sent the village back into their daily routines. The woman muttered something about how she was too old to scream at the top of her lungs before they approached her small house. This caused the youngest of the two super saiyans to look back and forth between the old woman's home and the much larger and ornate building just a few feet away.

"You surprized, aren't you sonny boy," the ancient woman teased at the young man around 290-300 years her junior," you thought I actually live in the meeting hall over there. That's much to big for me dear, hahaha." Her words caused both father and son to laugh nervously, though the son did give the elder a short apology for the mistake. The group of Amazons were dismissed by their honored elder shortly afterwards and group of four entered the house.

The Sons were impressed by how well the house was maintained. It had many images of Chinese history along the red walls inside the living room and intrically created furniture that one could tell was built by hand.

"It's like a mini-palace in here!" Goku complemented out of amazement.

"Damage one thing and you will regret it," Chichi warned with a long handled cast iron frying pan, which caused both males to shudder a bit.

"So that's how you keep them in line," Cologne stated before letting out a brief laugh, "simple, yet effective." Suddenly there was a knock on the front door and she shouted for the person to come in. When it opened a little nine year old girl with long dark purple hair, garnet eyes, and wore what would look like pink pajamas and red slippers to the outside world. She had a couple of odangos in her hair, but was still down to her waist regardless.

The little amazon ran up to the group with a big beaming smile and an all around happy attitude. This certainly did not go unnoticed by any of the three strangers and her apparent great-grandmother.

("Wèishéme nǐ zhǐshì yīgè xiǎo de néngliàng qiú, shì bùshì nǐ niánqīng de gūniang ma?)"Why you're just a little ball of energy, aren't you young lady?" Chichi rhetorically questioned the girl with obvious amusement in her voice.

(Nihao! Nín bìxū Shì Jí Jí dà Chichi, wǒ de míngzì jiào Shan Pu. Zhōngyú jiàn dào nǐle, zhè shì yīzhǒng róngyù) Nihao! You must be big sister Chichi,.My names Shan Pu. It is an honor to finally meet you!" chirped the little warrior in Chinese as the two bowed to each other. Goku again was confused since he understood very little of the language, but why someone would name themselves 'Shampoo' would probably never be answered in his uneducated mind. The young girl then turned her attention to the youngest blond male and just couldn't help but reach up to pull his hair out of sheer curiousity. She then gave it a gentle tug and was flabbergasted in finding out that his hair was real.

( Aiya! Cónglái bu zhīdào de rén kěnéng yǒu zhèyàng de tóufà!)"Aiya! Never knew people could have hair like this!" Shampoo said as she gave it a few more tugs. After a short bit of amused protest from Gohan, Cologne ordered the girl to let go of his hair in her native tongue.

"I'm sorry for my great grandaughter. She has seen few outsiders, much less fellow amazons from other places," the old woman apologized in Japanese to the boy, who in turned replyed with a small laugh.

"No harm done, Great Elder, she was just curious that's all," Gohan pointed out as he took no offense to the girl's actions. She then turned her attention to her great-grandaughter.

"Why don't you and Gohan go outside and play, while we discuss business," Cologne told the young girl leaving no room for questioning. The two children didn't have to be asked twice as they ran out the door. Cologne turned to Goku Son with a serious look on her wrinkled face.

"Chichi, go outside," she ordered the thirty year old while not looking at her, "I want to talk to your husband alone for a bit." Not one to disobey her she walked out and waited outside. The old woman gave a stern glare to the much younger adult male as she cleared her throat.

"Gohan...he's surpassed you hasn't he," Cologne bluntly told him, which took the man by surprise.

"You can read ki?" Goku questioned, his voice going somewhat higher than normal. It took a moment for it to register, but when it did he knelt down to her level.

"Shh.." Goku said to the woman before he whispered ,"don't tell him and please don't tell Chichi...she'll have my head."

"My lips are sealed," the woman smiled, which assured the full-mastered super saiyan as he stood up to his feet.


Two children, one chinese amazon and one little super saiyan with the bed hair look, ran through the village streets toward the gate. Shampoo went ahead and went out. Gohan however, stopped just short at the gate. The girl noticed his hesitation and put her hands on her hips in annoyance.

(Nǐ wèishéme bù zhǐshì gēn wǒ lái!)"Why don't you just follow me!" she shouted at the nine year old.

(Wǒ bù zhīdào wǒ māmā yào wǒ chū cūn) ""I'm not sure my mom wants me out of the village," the boy replied nervously, which caused the girl to walk up to him.

(Tā shuō tā xīwàng nǐ liú zài zhè'er) ""Did she say she wants you to stay here," Shampoo replied, with her pointer finger up. Gohan scratched his chin as he thought about what his mother said to him.

(Gàosu nǐ zhēnxiàng... Tā cónglái méiyǒu gàosuguò wǒ liú xiàlái!)"To tell you the truth...she never TOLD me to stay!" Gohan said in sudden enlightenment. Shampoo went straight back to her chipper self upon hearing his statement and took his hand.

(Wǒmen qù cānjiā zhège xiāng lín de nóngchǎng, wǒ zhīdào, wǒ yǒu yīgè péngyǒu zài nàlǐ wǒmen yīqǐ wán.)"We go to this neighboring farm I know. I have a friend there for us to play with," she pointed out, maintaining her sunny attitude. With that the two kids ran out, or rather she ran and he jogged so he wouldn't accidently knock people over with the wind from his run.

It took only around thirty minutes for the two kids to reach the farm. Gohan looked up at the sign that read "Tzu Family Farm" silently thankful that his mom taught him how to read and speak Chinese. As they went up the front walkway, a small boy with long straight black hair and white long-sleeved robes ran up past Shampoo and gave a huge hug around Gohan's neck.

(Shan Pu! Wǒ hěn gāoxìng jiàn dào nǐ!)"Shampoo! I'm so glad to see you!" he yelled out loud, causing the girl to tap him on the shoulder and the super saiyan to slap his own forehead.

(Yúchǔn de Mu Tzu, bǎ nǐ de yǎnjìng!)"Stupid Mousse, put on your glasses!" Shampoo chastized with her arms crossed. The boy lowered his coke bottled eyeglasses from his forehead and looked at the boy.

("Ó, duìbùqǐ zuǒyòu)"Oh sorry about that," Mu Tzu said as he removed his arms around the surprized young blond fighter,(Nǐ kàn dàole wǒ de shìxiàn shì hěn hǎo... Bùshì zuìdà de) "you see my sight is well...not the greatest."

(Méiguānxì... , Mù Tzu shì shénme?)"It's ok...Mu Tzu is it?" Gohan asked, not letting the mistake bother him at the very least.

(Dà duōshù wàirén jiào wǒ "Mousse", nǐ kěyǐguò, rúguǒ zhè shì nǐ kěyǐ)"Most outsiders call me 'Mousse', and you can too if that's ok with you," the myopic boy replied,(Dàn wǒ bìxū shuō, nǐ shuō zhēn de hǎo zhōngguó.)"though I must say, you speak really good Chinese."

(Nín kěyǐ gǎnxiè wǒ de māmā)"You can thank my mom for that," Gohan smiled at the boy. Mousse said no more to either as he motioned them to go to the fence that kept the livestock. The three children leapt over the fence and started running through the pasture like the carefree children they were.


One hour later...

(Nǐ Mu Tzu!)"You're it Mousse!" Gohan shouted happily as he leapt onto a tree effortlessly.

(Gohan wù fàn! Nǐ tài kuàile!)"No fair Gohan! You're too fast!" Mousse shouted as he and Shampoo pretty far behind the other boy. Shampoo ran underneath the tree shortly after though with the myopic boy giving chase. Mousse had pretty much given up on tagging the young saiyan The two ran about twenty feet when they noticed a big bull. The two stopped about 30 feet short of the sharp-horned beast, frozen in fear.

(Shan Pu, zhè shì gōng lēi... Yīgè zhēnzhèng de yìsi niúshì)"Shampoo, this is Cung Le...a really mean bull," Mousse said, fear evident in his voice, "no sudden moves please."

(Méiyǒu yīgè cānshù M- F-wǒ de)"No a-argu-m-ment f-from me.." Shampoo replied as the two kids backed away slowly from the bull. Gohan watched from the tree, only a few feet away from the scene and readied himself should the bull charge at the two children. As the farmer's child and the little amazon stepped back the girl made one fatal mistake. She stepped onto a stick, and snapped it in the process, causing the bull to turn it's attention to them. Sure, Shampoo was an amazon who excelled above the others in her age group, but she had not the strength yet to take on an angry, snarling, humongous beast like this one. The giant 1400 pound animal quickly turned toward the little people with a lowered head, stamping it's feet ready to charge. In what seemed like an eternity, but was only a few minutes, the bull ran full-tilt toward the two youths.

(Yùnxíng!)"RUN!" Gohan screamed as at the same time he leapt from the tree and zipped between them. The two other children didn't have to be asked twice as they ran fast as their small legs could carry them, past their blond buddy. Gohan stuck his fist out as the bull charge toward him, ready to gore the boy for simply being in the way. The two native chinese kids didn't run far when they heard a sickening thud, and the loud crash which followed.

The two children ran up, frightened that their new friend had just gotten hurt, or worse killed. The boy and girl were surprised however as they saw their friend completely unharmed and the bull staggering away before it collapsed from dizziness.

(Xià yīcì nǐ shìtú shānghài wǒ de péngyǒu, wǒ bǎ nǐ biàn chéng yīgè jùdà de shāoguō!)"Next time you try to hurt my friends, I'm going to turn you into a giant pot roast!" Gohan yelled at the bull as his two new buddies stood there in shock. Shock turned into relief however as Mousse and Shampoo both jumped toward him and gave the super saiyan a huge, albeit friendly, embrace.

(Yǎ "nǐ zěnme zuò dào zhè yīdiǎn de rén! Zhè shì zhēn bàng!)"How did ya do that man! That was awesome!," praised the besepeckled son of a farmer while still hanging onto the other boy alongside the girl.

(Gohan Shì chāojí qiángdà, yòu Gohan!)"Gohan is super strong, right Gohan!" Shampoo chirped causing a faint blush to appear on his face.

(N... Wǒ yīzhí zhǐshì... Hǎo, wǒ zhēn de bù zhīdào gāi shuō xiē shénme.)"Well...I've always just...well I really don't know what to say," he replied which caused a blank look from his friends. After a moment however, they let go and shared a fit of laughter at the whole situation.

(Hēi, ràng wǒmen jìxù dǎ...)"Hey let's continue playing..."Mousse never got to finish his sentence as he heard a voice from the distance calling him to come home,(Fèihuà wǒ de māmā, wǒmen de huíqù zhīqián, tā yǒu wǒ de tóu)"crap its my mom we better get back before she has my head." Gohan and Shampoo agreed, both having strict mothers themselves, as they ran back to the house. The threesome stopped at the gates, but before they crossed Gohan decided to clear his throat to get their attention.

(Zài wǒmen jìxù zhī qiánhuí dào cūnlǐ, zěnme yàng wǒmen zuò chū de chéngnuò.)"Before we go back to the village, how about we make a promise," Gohan said as he pointed to himself and Shampoo.

(Dāngrán)"Sure," both she and Mousse replied in stereo. The other boy grinned at the fact that they said it at the same time as he extended his hand.

(Wǒmen yǒngyuǎn shì péngyǒu)"That we be friends forever!"Gohan exclaimed and waited on the two little chinese.

(Yǒngyuǎn de péngyǒu!)"Friends forever!" Mousse chirped as he put his hand on the other boy's quickly and with a smile. The two boys waited on the young amazon girl to respond. She only took a couple of seconds to place her hand on top of the other two hands in the center.

(Yǒngyuǎn de péngyǒu!)"Friends forever!" she grinned at the two boys. The three parted ways, not knowing that the reprocussions of that small act would have far reaching consequences in the future.

A/N: Hopefully I won't have this Mandarin heavy dialogue in the future. I only did this because as a kid Shampoo only knew Chinese at the time. Please read and review