The sun was shining bright on this day. Light made every feature of the city gleam with color. The buildings have a soft white glow that seems to be even more welcoming than the faint smell of unfinished breakfasts all throughout the neighborhood. It truly was peaceful in this small little suburb.
The sidewalk was nearly empty as a young couple walked shoulder to shoulder admiring the scenery. One was a tall young man who was wearing a loose fitting white t-shirt. The shirt was hanging just below his waist with two parts of the shirt hanging over the young man's wrists as he walked with his hands in his pockets. His orange slacks were glowing in the sun. On his feet were shoes that had been worn down from activity, but the young man wore them due to their comfortable fit.
Walking beside the young man was a young woman. She was only as tall as the young man's chest, but she didn't mind. The young woman leaned her head into the young man's chest as the walked. Her peach colored t-shirt almost blinded the young man with the bright glare it gave off. The same could be said for the white slacks that the young woman was wearing. Due to these clothes someone could easily mistake the young woman for an angel.
The young woman wrapped her arms around one of the young man's arms and he blushed slightly. "Isn't wonderful Gohan?" The young woman stopped walking and looked up into Gohan's eyes and he looked down into hers.
"What's wonderful?" The young woman made a face as she saw that Gohan had been zoned out on their entire walk. The stern look that the young woman was giving grew a bit more intense as Gohan remained silent. Gohan used his free hand to rub the back of his neck in an attempt to make him feel a bit more comfortable in the silence.
The young woman broke away from Gohan and stomped away in a mock show of anger, "You're helpless Gohan! If you can't even see how beautiful the day is then you surely don't see how lucky you are I put up with your ignorance every day!" The young woman then flew into the air and began to float away, but she made sure that Gohan would still be able to hear her. "Since you like to keep to yourself I'll leave you alone by yourself and I will go find someone else to hang out with." With this the young woman flew away at a moderate speed.
Gohan stumbled a bit at her words. "Come one Videl, I didn't mean to ignore you!" Quickly Gohan flew off after Videl. She hadn't gotten far at all when Gohan flew up to her. "I want to spend the day with you."
Videl crossed her arms and shook her head, "You'll have to try harder than that to get back on my good side!" Before Gohan could even process the words, Videl flew off as fast as she could. She enjoyed baiting Gohan with her fake temper tantrums. It seemed to be the only real way to get him to show any emotions. Videl laughed as she knew that she wouldn't get too far.
At first Gohan was bewildered that such a nice and peaceful day was ruined because he liked to zone out during the quiet moments. This was a quality that his mother hated and it was Gohan's father who had made her hate it. Suddenly Gohan got what was going on; Videl wasn't angry at him at all. "She really is getting good at that." Gohan chuckled as he disappeared in a flash of speed.
Everything grew quiet for a few moments. Videl began to think she had actually fooled Gohan into thinking she was really angry with her. Before the thoughts of going back and apologizing popped into her head, dust kicked up all around Videl. She hadn't flown too far away so it could have been Gohan, but when Videl tried to look through the dust at what had made it, she saw a figure floating in the dust.
The dust was too thick for her to see any details of who it was. Videl's heart began to race extremely fast as the memories of an old encounter returned to her. Even though the dust was clearly brown and the figure had short hair; Videl saw white steam and a man with long golden hair. Videl flew through the steam in an attempt to question the golden haired man, but before she could get there seven green orbs flew past her. The wind from the orbs nearly knocked Videl into the water beneath her. All of the orbs that had passed her hit the ground with a massive explosion. The landscape was torn into several different parts.
The anger Videl felt was overwhelming. She floated towards the golden haired man in a very aggressive way. When she got closer, Videl saw that this man was very tall and muscular. The knowledge that she wouldn't stand a chance in a fight with this guy quickly became apparent. The figure wasn't wearing a shirt and he had torn white pants with a red sash around his waist. His torso was covered in a large bruise that centered on his gut. The wound was covered in dry blood and it seemed to have been caused by a very powerful impact of some sort.
There was a strange empty feeling of hate in the eyes of the man. It wasn't aimed at Videl, but she knew that she had placed herself into the crosshairs of a very angry being. Videl decided to stand up for the orbs that the man had thrown, "Why did you do that!? You could have killed somebody!" The man's pupils moved to Videl when she mention the word "killed" and her entire body quivered with fear. The man charged forward and tried to punch Videl.
Lucky for Videl the steam had covered her body enough to obscure the man's aim. The punch missed her by an inch. The man was right in front of her now. His eyes bore into hers and his very soul seemed to be dreaded with rage. Videl could only gawk as the man's eyes turned to look at her face and he smiled a devilish grin. Suddenly the man used the missed punch to clothesline that smacked Videl right under the jaw and she was thrown about ten feet back away from the man. She landed just above the water where she regained herself and continued floating.
Videl was angry now and she attacked the man, but he dodged her attack and grabbed her leg. His grip felt like it was crushing the bones within her ankle. The man threw Videl into the water where she hit her head on an underwater rock, and was knocked out.
Water rushed into Videl's mouth and she floated away from the maniacally laughing man. The only thought that occurred to Videl as she floated in the water was of the seemingly insane man who easily overpowered her with startling speed. Thoughts of her death drifted into her mind. The very thought of dying began to chill Videl's very soul. It was here she thought she was going to die, but somehow the current washed her up on shore where she could breathe.
The rest of that day was a clear memory, but it was that moment that frightened Videl most. In response to the fear that the memory forced upon her, Videl screamed. The scream was loud and Gohan had to cover his ears before he could rush over and comfort Videl. Much to Gohan's shock Videl was shaking tremendously. "G-Gohan…" was all Videl could whimper as she fainted into the half-Saiyan's arms. This worried Gohan and he flew up to the lookout. If anyone knew what was frightening Videl then it would be Piccolo.
Piccolo seemed to know exactly what Gohan needed to know when he needed to know it. It had always been this way. Even when Gohan was a baby Piccolo had stepped in and filled in the position of his father. In spite of how Gohan looked up to Piccolo, his mother never saw Piccolo in a good light for some reason.
Gohan landed on the lookout and called out for Piccolo. A tall green man walked out of the palace like building and walk with a steady pace to Gohan. Piccolo took one look at Gohan and Videl's faces, "Judging by the look on your face, the sound of your voice, and the look of her, I am guessing that something is wrong."