Saiyaman: NT Warrior
(A/N: There will be some slight AU on the Megaman aspect of things. Just a heads up. Also, on the DBZ side of things, it happens right after the Bojack Movie. Enjoy.)
Gohan's Birthday Present
It's been a year since the world was saved from the biomechanical menace known as Cell. The ones responsible for this peace was Goku and his son Gohan. Unfortunately, Goku was lost in that battle, and Gohan was left to continue growing up into a strong, heathy, young boy.
Today was a good day for young 9 year old Gohan. It wasn't any ordinary day, today was his tenth birthday. "Gohan!" he heard his mother call. The young half saiyan rushed back to his mountainside home.
"Hey mom, what's up?" Gohan greeted his mother upon returning. "Get set to leave. Remember, we're supposed to be going to Capsule Corp. later," Chi-Chi reminded him. "Oh yeah. Do you want me to grab Goten too?" Gohan asked. "No, leave your brother to me. You just focus on getting yourself together." She ordered. "Okay. I'll be ready in a moment." With that, Gohan headed upstairs to change.
(A few moments later)
Gohan and Chi-Chi, with little Goten in arms, finally arrived at Capsule Corp. "Man, it's a shame Grandpa couldn't come with us," said Gohan. "Well, you know him, he's very busy." said Chi-Chi. The small family walked through the automatic door and…
"Surprise!"
That was the sound of all the Z-Fighters(save for Vegeta and Piccolo) along with Bulma, Dende, and Gohan's aforementioned grandfather. "Wow! You guys did all this for me?" Gohan asked upon seeing the old gang back together. "Well duh, you only turn 10 years old once pal." Came the voice of Krillin. "I don't know how to thank all you guys for this." Gohan said gratefully. Piccolo came out of his 'corner' and smirked. "Hmph, you should really thank your mother and Bulma. After all, it was their idea." Piccolo revealed. Gohan turned to see his mom and Bulma smirking.
"I should've guessed." Gohan said quietly. Bulma giggled. "You're a smart kid, Gohan, but you've still got a ways to go before your good enough to figure me out." She boasted. Chi-Chi walked over to Gohan and held her son in a crushing embrace(she had put Goten down with Trunks a while ago). "Happy Birthday son." "Mom, I gotta admit, I was a little surprised you had a part in this." Gohan said. "What are you talking about, why wouldn't I have something special planned for my little man," she said ruffling his hair.
This resulted in giggling courtesy of Krillin, Yamcha, and Future Trunks…wait, what? "Trunks? What're you doing here?" Gohan said to his fellow half saiyan. "After the whole Bojack business, I was planning to go back to my time as soon as I recovered, but when I found out your birthday was close by, I decided to stay a while longer." He explained. "Well, it's great you could be here." Said Gohan excitedly. "Speaking of being here, where's Vegeta?" Gohan asked. Bulma and Trunks sweat dropped. "Give you three guesses kid," said Trunks. "Gravity Chamber?" "Gravity Chamber." Trunks confirmed.
"Aww who cares about him?" Yamcha asked. "Last time I checked, it was party time!" "Yeah!" The Z-Gang kicked the night off with the ol' party poppers. Gohan was showered with various notions of congrats. And of course, there was (just) enough cake for the whole gang, courtesy of Chi-Chi. The night rounded up with presents.
Gohan received books from his mother(of course), a telescope from his grandpa, a model rocket and plane set courtesy of Yamcha and Tien. Piccolo gave him a new gi, similar to the one he had when he was a kid(it looks like Goku's with the Kanji 'Son' on the front, and Piccolo's 'Demon' Kanji on the back). Trunks gave Gohan a capsule that he specifically instructed he 'not open in front of his mom.' As for Roshi…well he didn't get to present his gift. The last one to present was Bulma.
"Well kid, we saved the best for last." Bulma stated smugly. Krillin rolled his eyes. "No offense Bulma, but I doubt even you can top the telescope Ox King gave him," he replied. There was a menacing sparkle in Bulma's eyes. "Don't underestimate me Krillin," she said with a determined grin. Gohan and Trunks both sweat dropped. 'She's really starting to scare me now,' thought Gohan. Trunks was mentally screaming, "Daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahh!"
Bulma walked over to Gohan. "Gohan, prepare yourself, for on today, your 10th birthday, you're about to receive your very own…PET!" she finished, pulling out a capsule. "A wha-?" Gohan's question was interrupted as a cloud of smoke poofed, and Bulma had in her hands a small digital device(Keep in mind, it's the model from the first game and the first anime season with the 'jack in' wire).
"What the heck is that?" Yamcha asked. "I already told you, it's a PET, or Personal Terminal." Bulma explained. "No way!" Gohan exclaimed. "I've wanted one of these for like, ever!" he added taking it from Bulma's hands. It was then taken from his hands by Chi-Chi. "Gohan, you know what I say about these video games!" she started. "But mom, it's not a video game," Gohan tried to counter. "He's know what a PDA is, right Chi?" Chi-Chi thought for a second. "Yes…" "A PET is basically just that, but so much more. It can function as a cell phone, a digital map," Bulma listed off. "I don't know." Chi-Chi said in thought.
Bulma decided to activate the Trump Card spell card(Ha!...Yeah, I'm lame) and said, "All the kids these days also use them to help with their homework." That was it for Chi-Chi. She swiftly gave the PET back to Gohan. "Well of course you can keep it Gohan. And Bulma what a thoughtful gift." She said. Bulma and Gohan chuckled nervously. 'That was easier than I thought.' Bulma thought.
"Well don't just stand there kid, power it up!" Bulma urged him on. "Okay!" Gohan pushed a button on the side and the PET came to life, so to speak. "So…what's supposed to happen now?" Krillin asked. "Well, that's up to Gohan," said an unfamiliar voice. "Uhh…who was that?" asked Tien. "Down here," said the new voice. The Z-Gang all turned their attention to the PET and saw a figure clad in green and black armor, had white boots and gauntlets, and a helmet with a visor that came across the top, and a long red scarf(Think Proto Man from the Classic series with white hands and boots and kind of bulky, the torso is green armor, the arms and legs are black, the belt area looks like canon Saiyaman as does the helmet. The helmet however, doesn't have antennae and instead has a black visor reminiscent of Kamina's(Gurren Lagaan) glasses. He also has a one-star Dragon Ball as his Navi Crest).
"What are you?" asked Krillin. The digital avatar crossed his arms. "I'm , Gohan's personal Net Navi." he answered. "Net Navi?" "Saiyaman?" came the remarks of Chi-Chi and Krillin respectively. "Wow, a custom Navi." exclaimed Gohan. "Yup, built him from scratch myself," Bulma said proud. "You couldn't have come up with a better name than Saiyaman?" Krillin asked rolling his eyes again. "What? It's a combination of 'saiyan' and 'human'," Bulma explained. "I thought it was clever." Bulma said turning away. "I got it Bulma," Gohan said. "You were supposed to get it Gohan." Bulma replied face palming lightly.
"Well, how does it work?" Chi-Chi asked. Bulma was about to try and explain, but Gohan stopped her. "I think a demonstration would be better, don't you?" he asked smugly. Bulma smirked and pulled out another capsule. Upon opening it, a laptop appeared. "You're the star of the show kid," Bulma encouraged him. "Okay." Gohan replied. "Are you ready Saiyaman?" Gohan asked his New Navi. "I've been itching for a test run for a while now," the avatar replied. "Here goes, Jack-in Saiyaman, transmit!" Gohan, knowing how a PET worked due to wanting one for so long, plugged the wire into Bulma's laptop.
(Cyber World)
Saiyaman finally landed on the PC's homepage. 'Wow. So this is what it's like out of a PET. It's pretty exhilarating,' the Navi thought. "Saiyaman?" came the voice of Bulma. "Can you hear me?" she asked. "Loud and clear Ms. Bulma." Saiyaman replied.
(Real World)
"Wow. He's more well mannered than I expected," Chi-Chi noted. "Well he does reflect Gohan in some ways," Bulma answered. Gohan blushed and went back to operating.
(Cyber World)
"Ms. Bulma, what's supposed to happen now?" Saiyaman asked. "Hang tight a moment," she replied.
(Real World)
Bulma pushed Gohan aside and input a flash drive. "Mom, what are you doing?" Trunks asked. "Uploading a virus," she answered. "What?" Gohan and Trunks exclaimed. "Bulma, why would you do that to your own computer?" Gohan asked. "And what'll happen to Saiyaman if he's in there when it finishes?" Trunks added. "Wait for it…" Bulma assured them.
(Cyber World)
Saiyaman was awaiting further instructions when all of a sudden, "Metto!" "Metto!" "Metto!" he was surrounded by a multitude of small helmet viruses. "Ms. Bulma! Your computer has viruses on it!" the navi shouted. "I know. It's up to you and Gohan to get rid of them." Bulma replied.
(Real World)
"What do you mean up to us?" Gohan asked. "Part of owning a PET is a fun little activity called 'Virus Busting!'" Bulma exclaimed. "So what, is Saiyaman supposed to fight viruses now?" Piccolo asked from his corner. "Bingo!" "That's it, hand it over!" yelled Chi-Chi. She pushed past Gohan, Trunks and Bulma and snatched the PET away, pulling the plug out of it.
"Mom! What're you doing!?" Gohan exclaimed. "Gohan, I thought I made it clear, that after Cell, I didn't want you fighting anymore!" Chi-Chi started ranting. "Mom, I'm not even the one fighting this time!" Gohan countered. "I don't care, I don't want you exposed to anymore dangerous or bad influences!" Chi-Chi yelled back. "Uhh, guys," Yamcha interrupted. Gohan and Chi-Chi turned to him, then back to the laptop. They saw that Saiyaman's hand had transformed into an arm cannon and he was blasting the Mettaurs, deleting them with ease.
Trunks whistled impressed. "That was actually pretty cool." he commented. Bulma smirked arrogantly. "Yup. Not only is Saiyaman the perfect assistant for a daily routine, he's also a powerful combat Navi for situations like this," She explained.
Piccolo was watching the digital battle with studious intent. "I get it now." he said. "You made him powerful by taking from what you've seen us do and programming him with our fighting prowess. I noticed that his blasting stance was similar to how Vegeta fires his Big Bang Attack." he explained. Bulma giggled. "Guilty as charged." she answered. "I call it the Ki Buster." "Wait, didn't Dr. Gero do the same thing to make Cell?" Krillin asked in a small panic. Bulma sweat dropped. "Kinda…. Look, Dr. Gero stole your guys' DNA to make Cell, I just…borrowed your guys' moves to make Saiyaman." Bulma tried to defend. "Scientists," Krillin whispered to Yamcha, "They're all nuts." "What was that!?" "Nothing!"
(Cyber World)
Saiyaman had just finished up with the Mettaurs. "Well that was fun, and easy." he said outloud. However, he was met with a new challenge in the form of Spikes and Canodumbs. "Uhhh, Ms. Bulma…"
(Real World)
Gohan was still pleading with his mom to get the PET back. "Ms. Bulma! Gohan!" came Saiyaman's voice. The gang turned to the Laptop. "Ms. Bulma, stronger viruses appeared! I don't think my buster can handle it!" he shouted. Bulma rushed to the computer screen and froze. "Mom, what's wrong?" Trunks asked. "I created the virus program to demonstrate Saiyaman's Net Battle capabilities. Now he's fighting stronger ones. He needs his operator's help or he could get deleted."
"Deleted?" Tien asked. "It's a Navi's equivalent to dying," Bulma said. "Mom, seriously, I need the PET back!" Gohan said to Chi-Chi again. "Gohan, I've made myself clear, I don't want you involved in this senseless battle game." Chi-Chi said sternly. "Mom…" Gohan trailed off.
(Cyber World)
Saiyaman was in a fierce firefight with the automatic cannon viruses, and the fact that the Spikes set the home page on fire. "Let's try…charged shot: Masendan!" Saiyaman fired a compressed ball of energy that managed to take out the Spikes but the Canodumbs were firing non stop. "Mom! Gohan! Help!" he yelled taking cover.
(Real World)
"Mom! Gohan! Help!" came Saiyaman's voice from the computer. Chi-Chi looked to the computer. 'Did…did he just…?' she thought. "Mom please! I've got to help him!" Gohan pleaded again. Chi-Chi looked at the PET in her hand and sighed. Finally, she handed the handheld back to Gohan. "Mom, thank you!" Gohan said happily.(A/N: I suggest listening to the instrumental theme of the anime(Or the Hero theme from Network Transmission) for the next scene.)
"Hang on Saiyaman!" Gohan said plugging the PET back in. "Okay, I'm here." Gohan said. "Sweet! Now what?" Saiyaman asked. Gohan sweat dropped. "Uhh…I'm not sure," he admitted. Everyone anime fell.
Bulma picked herself up. "No worries Gohan. Here take this," she said handing him something small. "Is this a-?" "Yup, it's a Battle Chip," Bulma confirmed for him. "I can't see which one it is," Gohan said trying to read it. Bulma giggled mischievously. "You'll find out soon enough. But for now, just slot it into the PET." she directed. "Like this?" Gohan said putting the chip into the slot.
(Cyber World)
Saiyaman's helmet started glowing as he received the chip data. "Attack Battle Chip Downloaded: Masenko!" Saiyaman's buster transformed back into his white gauntlets, with his hands glowing. Like his operator before him, Saiyaman raised his hands to his hands, one in front of the other, and thrust them forward firing off a yellow stream of energy. The blast hit one virus dead on, and the resulting explosion caused the other one to delete as well. "Victory!" Saiyaman said striking a victory pose(Think Viewtiful Joe's "Henshin!" pose, but with a thumbs up instead of the VJ sign).
(Real World)
"Alright! We did it!" Gohan cheered. "I'll say. That was pretty intense for a fight with nothing major on the line." said Krillin. "Not exactly Krillin," Trunks said. "Remember, Saiyaman could've gotten deleted. And I'm pretty sure Mom's PC will be on in the shop for a while." "Oh it's no big deal, I can get it up and running at optimal in no time son," said Bulma. "So Gohan, what do you think of your custom, one of a kind battle chip?" she asked. Gohan turned to her and smiled. "It's awesome. The first technique I learned. But how did you-?" he started. "I'll tell you later." she replied winking.
Gohan finally logged Saiyaman out of the computer, and turned to face Chi-Chi. "Mom, I…" he started. "Calm down Gohan, I'm not gonna take Saiyaman away from you," she said. Gohan smiled brightly. "Provided, he does his job and helps with your homework. Like I said before, I don't want you to get sucked into digital fighting Gohan." she said. "Don't worry Chi-Chi, I won't let Gohan fall behind in his studies." Saiyaman assured. Gohan grinned. 'This may be the beginning of a great new adventure.' he yelled internally.
(One Year Later)
An eleven year old Gohan was rushing to get dressed after exiting the shower. "Okay…where's my bag?" he said outloud. "Under your bed," answered Gohan's Navi. Gohan checked and surely enough, it was there. "Thanks Saiyaman," Gohan replied. "Gohan!" his mother called. "Hurry it up! ACDC Elementary is a long flight from here, and you don't wanna be late your first day, do you?" she asked.
Gohan chuckled. "Yup, that's mom for you." Gohan said to himself. "Let's go Saiyaman!" Gohan grabbed his PET and stuffed it into his bag. With a slice of toast in his mouth, Gohan rushed out the door, and rocketed to the sky eager for his first day of Elementary School.
End of Chapter
(A/N: I know, it's probably not smart to start another fic when I have so many unfinished ones piling up, but I've had this idea for so long it was eating away at me. (Which reminds me, I'm planning to scrap a couple of them and give them long overdue rewrites.)We've all seen Gohan in High School, so why not Grade School? And with everyone's favorite Net Battle Team, Lan and . For those of you who most likely didn't like Adult Gohan as Saiyaman in canon, don't worry. is supposed to be similar in personality to Gohan, yes, but remember this is Young Gohan from around the Cell Saga. And speaking of which, before anyone brings up Gohan being 11 at the Cell Games, get this: In the time skip between Cell and Buu, it was 7 years and Gohan was confirmed to be 16 years old. Last I checked, 11+7=18 not 16. So if you do the math, Gohan would be 9 years old(or 10 if you wanna add the Hyperbolic Time Chamber). And besides, that episode was anime filler, so in manga canon, he'd still be 9 years old anyway. Just saying this now, I've played a fair share of Battle Network Games(But sadly haven't finished any of them), and have seen the anime, but my knowledge has notable gaps in between, so this fic will be somewhat slow paced while I bring myself up to speed in some areas. Next time, Gohan and Saiyaman meet Lan and Megaman! Read and Review!)