Voices in the Dark
By: Kodra Author Note: My second attempt at a DBZ G\V (please don't hold my first fic against me. I know it sucked, and made no sense at all. I had just met the character of Videl and took what little I knew about her and assumed the rest) Now that I've seen most of the series with her in it, I'm trying again. Anything that's in this story, that's also in DBZ, isn't mine. Everything else in here is. Not legally I bet, but please have the common courtesy to talk to me before use something from here. That's all I have to say. Enjoy the fic. Or think it's awful, I accept either response to my writing. So please review.
Chapter 1: Setting the Scene
"They're coming."
"Who's coming?"
"Earth is in grave peril."
"From them? Are they bringing peril to earth?"
"You must stay strong, and grow stronger, or you will fall and they will win."
"Why me? Why not Vegeta?"
"Be prepared."
"Who are you?"
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Gohan awoke from his dream. This dream was becoming more common. It began right after Cell, when he was still moping over his father's death. The dreams spoke of a vague apocalyptic tales, the destruction of earth, the death of his family and friends, and always of his need to grow stronger to fight these. So he did. Over the past 7 years Gohan poured his effort into training, driven by the fear of losing another loved one. He had confided with his mother of these dreams, and while she wasn't sure they weren't just the side effect of the trauma of losing his father, she allowed him to train when he wanted to. That isn't to say she let him slack off from his studies. She made sure he got the education he needed (i.e. that of a college grad) With the birth of his baby brother he realized that he was the only male role model the kid would get. Son Gohan is now trying to juggle his role as student, father figure, and defender of earth.
Gohan probably wouldn't mind it so much if the whole it weren't for the insomnia that came with all that. He stumbled out of bed to grab a snack in order to get back to sleep. While he was heading for the kitchen when he noticed the light was on in the living room. He peeked in to see his mother going over several packets of information.
"Mom? What are you doing up so late?" Gohan asked.
Chi-Chi jumped a bit at the sound of his voice and turned to face him, "I should ask you the same thing young man."
"Oh, I couldn't sleep," Gohan trailed off. There was an uncomfortable silence.
"The dream again?" Chi-Chi asked, already knowing the answer.
"Yeah."
"What did it say this time?" Chi-Chi inquired.
"Just the same. I need to get strong, because "they" are coming," Gohan replied.
Chi-Chi nodded understandingly.
"So, what are you reading Mom?" Gohan asked.
Chi-Chi shuffled the packets off of the desk, "Son, we need to talk."
"Uh oh. This sounds serious," Gohan murmured.
"It is serious. I've been watching you recently, and you're pushing yourself so hard. I'm worried about you," Chi-Chi told him.
"Mom, I have to push myself hard. The planet needs it's defender and somehow it's me," Gohan reasoned.
"I know Gohan, but I think it's time that you went out into the world which you defend," Chi-Chi explained.
Gohan looked confused at her statement. "Huh? What do you mean?"
"I want you to go to a real school. There's a great high school that you could attend, and I think that it would be a great time to learn how the world works. Besides, it would be a great place to meet friends your age. People you can relate to," Chi-Chi explained.
"Mom, I'm the strongest person in the universe, have seen numerous resurrections, and visited outer space. I doubt any one I meet in high school can relate to that," Gohan joked.
"Maybe not to that stuff, but I'm sure there are those who suffer depression and a sense of loss," his mom retorted. An awkward silence settled in the room. Chi-Chi broke the silence after a few minutes, "I'm sorry Gohan. I shouldn't have brought it up."
"No. I like the idea. You're right, I do need to get out into the world," Gohan interrupted. He paused for a brief second and then quietly added, "and your right, maybe I will find a kindred spirit." Gohan smiled and gave his mom a warm hug. Chi-Chi held him for a short while and comforted him.
"Try and get a few more hours of sleep my son. I'll get all the paperwork ready, and you can take it to the registration tomorrow," Chi-Chi informed him. Gohan released from their embrace and shook his head.
"You get some sleep, you need to get to bed. You can do this in the morning," Gohan told her.
Chi-Chi nodded in consent, "Alright Gohan, we can talk more about this tomorrow morning." She smiled at him and head off to bed.
Gohan smiled and wondered to himself about this wonderful new experience he was about to face.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Gohan woke the next morning to the pounding of his younger brother Goten.
"WAKE UP! Mom's almost done with breakfast!" Exclaimed the energetic young hybrid. Gohan smiled at his younger brother, who reminded him so much of himself at his age. He shortly reminisced on the days when his only care in the world was whether or not he got food. Gohan languidly got up from out of his covers and headed towards the bathhouse. He took a nice relaxing bath and made sure he was nice a clean for one his first public appearances in a long time. As he walked back into the house, he saw his brother devouring a large portion of eggs and bacon. Chi-Chi set down some food at Gohan's seat.
"Go ahead, dig in son," she instructed him. He smiled at her and quickly began to eat all the food. Chi-Chi continued to talk to him. "You'll be enrolled in Orange Star High School. I've already filled out all of the paperwork and I need your signature at several spots. Once you get there, head to the office and give these papers to the registrar. First thing they'll do is registering you into the schools databases. Then they will then test various subjects and tell you where you stand in their courses. Then they'll give you a book of courses and let you make up your schedule. Once that's done they'll print out your schedule. Once you get that you can come on home. Got all that?"
Gohan swallowed the last bite and smiled at her. "Got it all mom," he replied.
Chi-Chi smiled, "Good, now registration begins in about 20 minutes. You aren't going to want to be seen doing anything out of the norm, so I'd suggest using that teleportation technique you've mastered to get close to the city. After that I'd travel quickly on foot, but not too quickly mind you," Chi-Chi said knowingly.
Gohan nodded, "I got it. I'll be off then." He gave her a hug and patted his brother on the head. He took a step back so they weren't touching him. He closed his eyes in concentration and disappeared.
By: Kodra Author Note: My second attempt at a DBZ G\V (please don't hold my first fic against me. I know it sucked, and made no sense at all. I had just met the character of Videl and took what little I knew about her and assumed the rest) Now that I've seen most of the series with her in it, I'm trying again. Anything that's in this story, that's also in DBZ, isn't mine. Everything else in here is. Not legally I bet, but please have the common courtesy to talk to me before use something from here. That's all I have to say. Enjoy the fic. Or think it's awful, I accept either response to my writing. So please review.
Chapter 1: Setting the Scene
"They're coming."
"Who's coming?"
"Earth is in grave peril."
"From them? Are they bringing peril to earth?"
"You must stay strong, and grow stronger, or you will fall and they will win."
"Why me? Why not Vegeta?"
"Be prepared."
"Who are you?"
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Gohan awoke from his dream. This dream was becoming more common. It began right after Cell, when he was still moping over his father's death. The dreams spoke of a vague apocalyptic tales, the destruction of earth, the death of his family and friends, and always of his need to grow stronger to fight these. So he did. Over the past 7 years Gohan poured his effort into training, driven by the fear of losing another loved one. He had confided with his mother of these dreams, and while she wasn't sure they weren't just the side effect of the trauma of losing his father, she allowed him to train when he wanted to. That isn't to say she let him slack off from his studies. She made sure he got the education he needed (i.e. that of a college grad) With the birth of his baby brother he realized that he was the only male role model the kid would get. Son Gohan is now trying to juggle his role as student, father figure, and defender of earth.
Gohan probably wouldn't mind it so much if the whole it weren't for the insomnia that came with all that. He stumbled out of bed to grab a snack in order to get back to sleep. While he was heading for the kitchen when he noticed the light was on in the living room. He peeked in to see his mother going over several packets of information.
"Mom? What are you doing up so late?" Gohan asked.
Chi-Chi jumped a bit at the sound of his voice and turned to face him, "I should ask you the same thing young man."
"Oh, I couldn't sleep," Gohan trailed off. There was an uncomfortable silence.
"The dream again?" Chi-Chi asked, already knowing the answer.
"Yeah."
"What did it say this time?" Chi-Chi inquired.
"Just the same. I need to get strong, because "they" are coming," Gohan replied.
Chi-Chi nodded understandingly.
"So, what are you reading Mom?" Gohan asked.
Chi-Chi shuffled the packets off of the desk, "Son, we need to talk."
"Uh oh. This sounds serious," Gohan murmured.
"It is serious. I've been watching you recently, and you're pushing yourself so hard. I'm worried about you," Chi-Chi told him.
"Mom, I have to push myself hard. The planet needs it's defender and somehow it's me," Gohan reasoned.
"I know Gohan, but I think it's time that you went out into the world which you defend," Chi-Chi explained.
Gohan looked confused at her statement. "Huh? What do you mean?"
"I want you to go to a real school. There's a great high school that you could attend, and I think that it would be a great time to learn how the world works. Besides, it would be a great place to meet friends your age. People you can relate to," Chi-Chi explained.
"Mom, I'm the strongest person in the universe, have seen numerous resurrections, and visited outer space. I doubt any one I meet in high school can relate to that," Gohan joked.
"Maybe not to that stuff, but I'm sure there are those who suffer depression and a sense of loss," his mom retorted. An awkward silence settled in the room. Chi-Chi broke the silence after a few minutes, "I'm sorry Gohan. I shouldn't have brought it up."
"No. I like the idea. You're right, I do need to get out into the world," Gohan interrupted. He paused for a brief second and then quietly added, "and your right, maybe I will find a kindred spirit." Gohan smiled and gave his mom a warm hug. Chi-Chi held him for a short while and comforted him.
"Try and get a few more hours of sleep my son. I'll get all the paperwork ready, and you can take it to the registration tomorrow," Chi-Chi informed him. Gohan released from their embrace and shook his head.
"You get some sleep, you need to get to bed. You can do this in the morning," Gohan told her.
Chi-Chi nodded in consent, "Alright Gohan, we can talk more about this tomorrow morning." She smiled at him and head off to bed.
Gohan smiled and wondered to himself about this wonderful new experience he was about to face.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Gohan woke the next morning to the pounding of his younger brother Goten.
"WAKE UP! Mom's almost done with breakfast!" Exclaimed the energetic young hybrid. Gohan smiled at his younger brother, who reminded him so much of himself at his age. He shortly reminisced on the days when his only care in the world was whether or not he got food. Gohan languidly got up from out of his covers and headed towards the bathhouse. He took a nice relaxing bath and made sure he was nice a clean for one his first public appearances in a long time. As he walked back into the house, he saw his brother devouring a large portion of eggs and bacon. Chi-Chi set down some food at Gohan's seat.
"Go ahead, dig in son," she instructed him. He smiled at her and quickly began to eat all the food. Chi-Chi continued to talk to him. "You'll be enrolled in Orange Star High School. I've already filled out all of the paperwork and I need your signature at several spots. Once you get there, head to the office and give these papers to the registrar. First thing they'll do is registering you into the schools databases. Then they will then test various subjects and tell you where you stand in their courses. Then they'll give you a book of courses and let you make up your schedule. Once that's done they'll print out your schedule. Once you get that you can come on home. Got all that?"
Gohan swallowed the last bite and smiled at her. "Got it all mom," he replied.
Chi-Chi smiled, "Good, now registration begins in about 20 minutes. You aren't going to want to be seen doing anything out of the norm, so I'd suggest using that teleportation technique you've mastered to get close to the city. After that I'd travel quickly on foot, but not too quickly mind you," Chi-Chi said knowingly.
Gohan nodded, "I got it. I'll be off then." He gave her a hug and patted his brother on the head. He took a step back so they weren't touching him. He closed his eyes in concentration and disappeared.