Author's Note: This is my first fanfiction. So please feel free to point out any sorts of mistake, any pointers for the story, etc. Constructive criticisms are appreciated…
Disclaimer: I do not own Dragon Ball Z or any of its characters. Of course I own this story but I don't own the cover picture; that cuteness is a still from an anime which has touched me the most ever - 'Shigatsu wa kimi no Usa'/'Your lie In April'.
DBZ
Survival Against All Odds
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Chapter 1: Prologue
Summary: Two teenagers start a life on their own, when they come to a painful realization that their parents are not concerned of their well-being, but are self-centered. A steely-mental resolve and a sense of true love that leads both the teenagers on-road new powers, the likes of which never seen before. Join on the lives of Gohan and Videl as they survive despite all odds.
Pre-requisites before starting off with the story.
This story follows after the Buu saga and reflect on the lives of Gohan and Videl. The Buu saga over here proceeded slightly different from as in the canon.
No World Martial Tournament takes place. The Buu fiasco initiates differently , though the storyline is same henceforth.
Videl knows all of Gohan's secrets – his Saiyan heritage , him being Saiyaman and also the truth about the cell games quite prior to the Buu saga. Gohan does teach Videl to fly, irrespective of the WMAT, and they eventually becomes more than best friends.
So and so, when Videl learns of Gohan's death in the hands of Majin Buu, she cannot place herself to believe it. With tears in her eyes, she proclaims her love for Gohan.
In this story, Gohan does die the first time Majin Buu blows him with the energy blast( i.e. when Buu hatches out of its eggshell). So the Supreme Kai could not help him. Thus the events related to the Z-sword and the awakening of sleeping powers of Gohan hasn't yet taken place. Though the old Kai would be there, so that he can give his life to Goku. As in canon, Buu fights Vegeta, Gotenks and Goku and finally gets defeated by the spirit bomb.
Gohan is a bit off character in this story. It is due to his mental disposition after the cell games. He has a long standing grudge against Goku. The man who, Gohan believed, had no love for his family and children and that he prioritize fighting over them.
In fact, Goku's coming back to life after all these years, has not helped the situation with Gohan. To put it bluntly: it further worsen it.
Enjoy, from next chapter on... :D