Disclaimer: Why bother?? It's fiction for crying out loud!! Anyways, don't own them, allmost certainly never will, so don't sue...

A/n: Some stuff about this A/U. In this story, people know that Hercule DIDN'T defeat Cell. He did try to take credit for that, but too many people had seen that he had been hiding under a rock during the fight. Now, he claims that he could have beaten Cell, if he had been given the chance. Needless to say, people are getting bored by his whining. Surprisingly, people don't bug Videl about it. Even in this universe she's helping the policeforce, although crime is virtually non-existent in the city. As for Cell's victorer, people only know that it was a 'Saiyan Warrior' that beat him. So, they named the city after him instead of Hercule. Gohan never stopped training and thanks to King Kai, regularly talks to Goku. He still feels guilty about his death, but has dealt with it. Chi-chi isn't so persistent about his studies in this story, so Gohan has time to train. But because of the freedom his mother gives him for his studies, he feels obligated to study as well, and does so. He's years ahead of other kids his age.

This story starts 2 years after the Cell Games, when Videl and Gohan meet for the first time.

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Chapter 1

-- An unusual meeting --

Gohan was wandering through the woods. He felt a little down, just like he always felt after talking to his dad. Chi-chi knew and understood about this, so it was an unspoken agreement that Gohan went out after talking to Goku to clear his mind. This time was no different. He was wandering, musing about his fathers death. He was deep in thought, so he didn't feel the presence of a group of kids a little farther. When suddenly an unfamiliar Ki flared up, Gohan came out of his trance like state.

"Huh? A Ki? Here?" He asked. He then sensed several young Ki's, the kids, and 3 other Ki's stronger than the others. To strong to be considered normal. And one Ki that felt so young, but was higher than any other of the young ones. Still, it made no match for the really strong ones.

"I'd better go see what this is about." He said to himself. He headed towards the location of the new Ki's and made starteling discovery. A group of kids was being harrased by 3 powerfull guys. But what surprised Gohan the most, was that the forth strong Ki belonged to one of the kids. A girl, to be exact. A girl with jetblack hair in ponytails was in a fighting stance to protect the other kids from these guys.

'She's brave. There's no way she can beat these guys, but still she wants to defend the others. Let's even the odds a little.' Young Gohan thought. He stepped in the clearing and was immediately spotted by the kids. The big guys needed a little longer to see him.

"What's this all about?" He calmly asked.

"Beat it, kid. Then maybe, just maybe, we won't come after you to kill you too." One of the jocks (= this spelled right?) said. It provoked a massive laughter from his friends and sobbing from the other kids.

"I can't do that. If I did, I'd be even worse than you, because I would have abandonned people in need." Gohan said.

"Fine. Stay and die with them then. Scan him." He said.

One of the other guys activated a scouter and turned towards Gohan.

'What on Earth?? A scouter? Here?' It wasn't so much the fact that a scouter was being used that caught him off guard, but the fact that the scouter was like the ones Vegeta and Nappa had used when they first arrived on Earth, and later Frieza and his goons. He quickely pushed his power down. He then noticed that under the black coats they wore, one off them had Saiyan armor. 'Hmm, this needs to be investigated...'

"It's no higher than hundred, wich in itself is quite high for a human. But it's nothing we can't handle." The man wearing the scouter said. The other, the one who had given the order to scan him, grinned. He then turned towards the kids and extended his arm. A Ki blast formed and he launched it. It exploded and created a huge dust cloud. (a/n: remember, they're in the woods) When it cleared, the grin faded from his face.

Because Gohan stood there, in front of the childeren, right hand extended. He had phased out and blocked the blast before it could harm the kids. The girl with the black hair was staring at him. (a/n: guess who she is ;-)) Gohan frowned and lowered his arm.

"Is this all you have to do? Picking on a bunch of kids who can't even defend themself? If so, then you've picked the wrong planet and person to mess with." He glared. When he mentioned the planet, they looked surprised. Their leader stepped forward.

"How did you know we weren't from around here? And how did you block my attack? Your fighting power isn't even worth mentioning." He said.

"Check again." Gohan said.

He did and got the surprise of his life. 'Impossible!! This kid's power level is at 50.000! He's stronger than me, than any of us.' "How is this possible?!?" He shouted.

"You don't have to worry about that. Leave now, and I won't kill you. But first, you'll tell me who you work for. And why you're here."

"KILL THEM!!" The leader shouted. All three men powered up the biggest attack they could make and fired. Gohan simply powered up till just below the Super Saiyan barrier. He made a Ki shield and blocked the attacks. Every kid was now staring at him. They couldn't believe their eyes. A boy, 12, maybe 13 years old, was blocking who-knew-what that exploded before him. And yet, he didn't get so much of a scratch. When the dust settled down, the three thugs looked afraid. They turned and flew off at their maximum speed.

"Oh, no, you won't!" Gohan growled. He cupped his hands next to him.

"KA...ME"

Glowing energy began to form in his hands.

"HA...ME"

They energy kept comming and formed into a ball. It glowed the most intense any of the kids had ever seen. Gohan brought his hands in front of him while shouting: "HAAA!!!" as he released the enormous amount of energy he had gathered. The thugs never had a chance to react to Gohan's wave, let alone block it. Gohan lowered his arms and turned to the kids. They, of course, backed away.

"You don't have to be afraid. It's over, your safe." He said. He turned to leave, but was stopped by a hand on his arm. He looked at who had stopped him. It was the same girl that would have tried to defend her friends.

"Thank you." She said.

"Don't mention it." Gohan said. 'She's pretty.' He thought.

"I'm Videl." She said. (a/n: Now who would have thought??) "What's your name?"

"Gohan."

"Nice to meet you. We're lucky that you stopped by." She said.

"Yes. If I hadn't, you'd be dead by now. What happened anyway?" He asked. Videl ignored the fact that he spoke of death with such ease.

"Well, we're here on a camping trip, and those guys just fell out of the air. They started threatening us and saying they'd kill us. Then you came along and you know the rest." Videl said. She began liking the guy. Good-looking, polite, and who knew what else.

"You said you were here on a camping trip. Where are you from?" Gohan asked.

"We're from Saiyan City."

"Huh?!? Come again?" A bewildered Gohan asked. 'They named a city after the Saiyans? Wierd...' He thought.

"Saiyan City. It used to be Orange Star City, but after the Cell Games, they renamed it after the defeater of Cell, the Saiyan Warrior."
How could she know she was talking to the very person she was talking about?

Gohan's jaw dropped a little and a sweatdrop formed on his forehead. 'They renamed their city after me???? Holy... This is too wierd...'

"Uhm, if this is camp, shouldn't there be campleaders or something?" He asked, still shocked about the city name.

"No, this is a survival camp. We have to survive in the wilderness for a whole week alone. Hence, no leaders."

"Well, you picked the worst spot in the forest to put up camp. If you want, you and your friends can come with me, I live a few miles from here. You can put up camp there. There's plenty of stuff you can use there and I'll be able to keep watch over you guys incase any others like those guys come along." Gohan offered.

"I think that would be a good idea. And then you can tell me about HOW exactly you disposed of those guys." Videl said. Gohan sweatdropped. He'd hoped they'd all be too shocked to clearly remember what he'd done, but apparently, no such luck. "We'll see." Was all he said, before turning around to make the announcement of their moving plans.

"We'll see allright." Videl just wispered.

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Done! I had this idea spooking around in my head for way too long now. So, did you like it? Tell me, even if you hate it. I'll just ignore you then. ;-)

Next: the campers camp near Gohan's house. What crazy stuff will happen while they're there? Find out next time.