I don't own Dragon Ball, it belongs to Akira Toriyama. I don't receive anything with it, only the satisfaction of people to read it.

Hello guys! I have this idea in mind and I decided to start it, I prefer doing it in English for improving myself, but I have to admit that is not my first language, so please be kind. I have made some translations in the past, but I decided it would be better writing directly in English this time :).

NOTE: This story is set in the Majin Boo saga, but before the Martial Arts Tournament, Videl and Gohan had 18 years old and they have little time that they know each other.

Anyway, I'm looking for a Beta-Reader for this, so if you like my story and want to help me doing right, I will be pleased, I just need help with grammar and some idioms.

A twisted story

Chapter 1: Traveling

Gohan was at Capsule-Corp helping Bulma with some of her experiments. Recently, she decided that she wanted to rebuild the time machine that she created in the other timeline. She knew it was quite unnecessary right now, but it is a great challenge that she didn't want to miss it. Seven years had passed since the battle against Cell, Gohan had started the University recently, but he enjoyed a lot helping Bulma with her experiments in his free times, and being honest, he enjoy more that kind of activities than training of fighting, he was not such a fan of fights like his friends. Videl was there too, she recently had discovered Gohan's secret, so she was very curious about him and she was being a little stalker with Gohan, but he really didn't care about that, he enjoyed Videl's company, so he did not complain about it.

- Yes! It's almost done! - Bulma commented excited.

- Do you really think this will work? It's kinda science fiction, I have never met someone that can travel in time. - Videl told them a little skeptical, she didn't believe in those things. She was just there to see Gohan.

- Well, actually we do. - Gohan answered without worrying in his words. Videl was shocked.

- Really?! - She asked surprised. She really was starting to think that those people were very strange.

- Well...

- Perfect! It's ready! I think we can use it now. - Bulma interrupted with the news. Videl was still incredulous with that machine, but she enjoy Gohan's company, so she don't complain about it. - So let's see... Gohan, do you want to make a test trip?

- Really? May I?

- Yes, I want to know if this works fine. When do you want to travel so I can program the machine?

- Well, I've always been curious about seeing you when all of you were young. I will be really happy if I can travel to the 23° Tournament of the Martial Arts. It would be really interesting seeing Mr. Piccolo when he was evil and watch the battle between him and my father. - Answered the semi-sayan.

- Who is Mr. Piccolo? - Videl asked confused. She had met Gohan recently, so she really didn't know all his friends, only Bulma and her family, and after she met Vegeta, she thought it was better like that.

- He's my mentor. Twenty years ago he wanted to conquered the world and he fought against my dad. - Gohan answered.

- What? Are you talking about the famous King Piccolo? - Videl was shocked again, what kind of friends does he had?!

- How do you know about that? - Gohan questioned, Videl haven't born yet, so it was impossible that she knew about it.

- Well, I learned from elementary school. On that time all people were talking about that mysterious boy who killed that evil monster, and then defeated his son in that tournament... - Videl figured it out. - Wait a second.. Your father is that boy!

- Yes. - Gohan replied with his flushed cheeks and with a hand in the nape, it was not much to boast that kind of thing. That kind of things make Videl to be more interested in that boy, he had so many secrets that make her feel more attracted to him.

- Ok, everything is ready, the date is set to begin, do you want to travel then? - Bulma told while she was getting out from the spaceship. She wasn't hearing their conversation.

- Of course! I'm ready! - Gohan shout exited. She turned to talk to Videl. - Do you want to come with me?

Videl was surprised by the request, she could not deny that this could be a great adventure.

- Well, I think it would be interesting. I want to know really how strong was your father and watch how he saved the world too.

- Hold on a sec! Something is missing. - Interrupted Bulma before they entered to the time machine. Five minutes later she arrived with a suitcase. - Here, you have to change your clothes, you have to remember that fashion had changed a lot!

Gohan and Videl changed their clothes. Gohan was wearing a waistcoat with a t-shirt and blue jeans, and Videl a purple baggy dress. Finally they entered in the time machine and they push the travel button, and in only one second they appeared in a field near the city where the Tournament shall be made.

- When are we? - Videl asked to Gohan while she was getting out the Time Machine.

- We are at the day of the inscriptions of the tournament, so tomorrow will begin.

- And what are we gonna do now?

- I want to see my father and everyone else, but being honest, I'm more curious about Piccolo, I can't image him as an evil man, so today we are just gonna follow him.

- Are you sure you want to do that? What if you find out he was a really bad guy and you saw him killing people?

- I don't think so, I know him since I had five, but I'm only curious to know what is he doing right now. - Gohan told Videl while he start walking where the tournament was.

Gohan and Videl finally arrived to the Tournament. The first thing they saw were two guys sitting in front of a table in the entrance o the building, since a lot of fighters were making a line to register. Time passed and an hour later since they arrived, Gohan saw a green man approaching to register to the tournament.

- There he is, look! - Gohan spoke again. - She glanced at the green tall guy there. - That green guy with the turban, he is Piccolo.

- No way! Is he really the evil King Piccolo?

- Yes, and he looks too young. Wow, if Piccolo knows that I'm seeing him right now when he was my age, he won't believe it. Let's see where he goes, follow me.

- But wait. Don't you want to wait when your father arrives? - Videl asked confused. She thought she want to see his dad too.

- Well... Yes, but tonight I want to follow Piccolo, I'm wondering what is he gonna do this afternoon. And I know my father came really late and when he enrolled, he went to sleep without doing anything else.

- Well, wherever you want. - Videl said resigned, she was very curious about meeting Gohan's father, but it has to wait until tomorrow.

To be continued...

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