This came out earlier than I had expected, but here it is, the next chapter in my story. I have an idea for a villain later on down the road, but for the time being, I'm going to mess with a few ideas that were bouncing around in my head these last couple of hours. I was finally able to put into words what I was thinking, and I am starting to see a path that will hopefully lead into a good Story. Where I borrowed from the anime in my fist chapter as well as some ideas of some of the other talented writers on this site, this chapter is for the most part all mine and I am very proud of it. The next chapter as of right now will feature one more semi borrowed Idea from "Legacy" creator Bryson, after that the framework is set and I hope that I will not have to piggy back off other peoples ideas. So without further ado to those who bothered to read this, here is chapter two in A Saiyan Story.
Chapter 2
A Nemkians Pain
It had been six months since his friend had died. Six long months. Piccolo the once mighty Demon King was brought to his wits end with the loss of the first person he called friend. While he didn't show it those six months ago on the lookout tower, his pain was immense. Gohan, the little boy who taught him what it means to be a friend, had left him feeling empty. But why, why would something so trivial as friendship cause him this much pain was beyond his knowledge. That was until he realized, it was not all his. He shared her pain, the pain of woman who had lost her soul mate. He realized this when watching over her from time to time. His bond to Gohan made so many years ago now connected him to Videl. He made it his duty to protect the one Gohan had chosen as his mate. He did this on his own. Piccolo knew Gohan would never ask him this, but deep down he would never forgive himself if he let the woman Gohan loved fall prey to ill forces. It wasn't that the girl couldn't handle herself, no, he watched her in case she made a rash decision that could end her life. If she went to fight crime, he was there watching idly from the sky in case help was needed. Yet she never required it. So many times Gohan had come to her rescue as Saiyaman, but now she had the power to subdue any normal human that came her way. On the outside Videl was calm, she carried herself as though nothing had happened. On the inside Piccolo knew that she was dying a little more each day. He knew she never went to sleep at night unless she cried herself into it. Piccolo came to understand that her only release was helping keep Satan City safe from criminals. That was the only time the pain subsided a little bit. That is the only reason Piccolo believed she still fought for justice instead of climbing in a hole for the rest of her life. Piccolo prayed that she would move on, but he knew that was not something that would happen. Thanks to Kami, Piccolo knew that once a saiyan chose their mate, it was a bond not broken by death, and especially not time.
Videl had graduated only recently, and thanks to Gohan she had the grades to go on to gain an internship with Bulma. But Piccolo knew the real reason Bulma hired the young woman, it was because she like everyone else worried about the girl. After having lost Vegeta even for a short time, Bulma understood the bond being a Saiyans mate meant. For a while she tried to help Videl move on until she realized it a futile effort, that and Vegeta came to the defense of Videl about her not moving on.
"It is her choice. You cannot make her move on, even if she wanted to she could not, and I don't think she wants to so lay off the poor girl." Bulma was surprised at first at Vegeta's outburst. It was not like him to defend even someone like Goku let alone his son's mate. But Bulma recalled her pain at the knowledge of Vegeta's death and decided it best to keep Videl happy.
Piccolo sat meditating on the top of the Capsule Corp. building waiting for Videl to exit. It was 8:00pm, and it was odd that she would stay this late. But he waited none the less. When she finally left some time around 9:00pm he kept his ki low so as not to alert her. But Piccolo felt confident that she did not use her ability to sense her surroundings unless there was a need for it.
Videl began the short walk to her cozy 2 bedroom house just outside of Satan City. She liked to walk outside a lot as it reminded her of him. All those times they spent training in the wilderness was something she would not soon forget. Tears slowly welled up in her eyes but Videl forced them back. It hurt knowing she would never see him again, but memories were all she had, and she would never let go of those, even though they hurt when she thought about them. There was a small bit of happiness in every memory, and that was what kept her thinking about him all the time. She sensed a ki lowering and wondered what it was, but thought it must be Vegeta powering down from his trainging. Yeah that must be what it was.
Piccolo realized he had been a little too late to lower his power level from his meditation, he realized she picked up on it. He was wrong, she was aware of her surroundings even in her great pain. He fell back a little more to avoid detection. He wanted to remain unknown less he need to make his presence aware. Videl would probably not like the idea of a strange green man watching over her in Gohans place. But even if she caught him, he would never leave her side. Her pain was his pain. He did this for his first friend, he did this for his best friend.
Videl opened the door to her humble little abode and set her purse down on the little table she had right next to the door. She glanced across the room to the fireplace in the living room where she had pictures of her and Gohan taken by Goten during their training together. Even then she realized she was already falling in love with him. And deep down she knew that Gohan was falling too.
She turned the T.V. on just in time to catch the ending of the news. A Breaking news flash had come on the screen.
It seems that an explosion has rocked the downtown area of Satan City. Police have been dispatched as well as fire and rescue. There seems to be…hold it, we can hear some gunfire exchanging in the jewelry store where the bomb went off.
That was all Videl needed to hear, she stripped out of her work close and into her fighting gi Gohans mother had made for her and flew out the door. Two long strides later she was in the air heading for downtown Satan City.
"Damn, I was hoping for a peaceful night. Well I guess you don't always get your wish." Piccolo took off behind her, but kept his ki low to avoid detection.
Videl arrived in time to see the police running out, a trail of gunfire behind them. Videl caught one of them police and asked "How many are there."
At least ten, maybe more, but Videl the building isn't stable." Too late Videl was already inside aching for a fight. She could sense everyone in the room, immeadiately located the nearest guy. She snuck up behind him and tapped him on the shoulder, "Hi," before he had time to react, he was knocked across the room. Most of the place was on fire, but Videl ignored the acrid fumes and continued to search for more of the stupid people who had to ruin her evening. She spotted three more and took them out with ease. A quick punch here, a sweep kick there, then a knee to the chin. After those three were taken down gunfire erupted at her feet. Videl flipped back and leapt into the air, into the smoke where they could not see her. They fired blindly but Videl was easily able to dodge the bullets. She flew down and incapacitated 4 more of the goons. One left was all she could sense. This was too easy.
BANG
An RPG fired right in front of her sent her careening over multiple cases of diamond studded jewelry. She regained her composer and fired a ki blast and her assailent, he flew through the air like a rag doll. The building started to groan, Videl looked up in time to see a giant piece of the ceiling falling directly above her. She dodged out of the way, but the concussion launched her into a rather large pillar knocking the wind out of her and making her quite dizzy. She started to shake it off when she realized all too late that the pillar was falling, she had no way to move in time. No, this couldn't be it. She screamed and put her hands up to block it, but the pillar never hit. She opened her eyes which were still a little blurry from the hit to the head, but standing there was none other than him. His golden hair standing straight up, his aura glowing a fantastic golden color. Tears filled her eyes and he tossed the pillar aside. She jumped up to throw her hands around him, but fell through him and hit the floor. She turned around and he was gone. No, what had she just seen. Was it real. "Come back, Gohan come back." Her cries fell on deaf ears. She was alone. She hoisted herself up and headed for the exit.
Piccolo was getting nervous now she had been in there too long. He decided it was time to go in. The he saw something he was sure couldn't be real. A golden flash whipped by him and into the jewelry. "No it can't be." All of a sudden some of his pain subsided. "What, but how, was that him. Is he back." But then the pain returned even more immense than when it left. "No it must have been my imagination. But then why did the pain subside as it did." Piccolo knew Videl was still alive due to the pain that was in him now. He saw her exit the jewelry store, all 9 guys being drug behind her all tied together.
"Nine officer. You were off by one." A smile crept onto her face. The officer noted concern of her cuts and scratches, but she just waved him off and took flight for home. All she wanted now was sleep. She felt peaceful when she slept. It was the only other time besides fighting when the pain didn't hurt so much.
Piccolo followed her back home, then when it looked like she was asleep headed for the lookout tower.
Dende greeted him warmly as usual. Piccolo nodded and headed for his chambers. He thought about mentioning the site he saw, but thought better of it. He needed rest now. Now that she was asleep, he could rest that much easier, though it still was not that easy.
"Gohan, what did you just do." Guru asked.
"I…I…don't know. But Guru I felt her, I knew she was in trouble. I had to do something.
"You don't understand Gohan, what you just did, I did not think possible. You never cease to amaze me my boy. It seems your spirit was not as damaged as I had thought, but whatever you just did may cost you more time here. Separating body from spirit is a draining task. In the living world it is simply meditation, but here you really can separate your body and your spirit, but never have I seen or heard of someone making it pass into the living world. Gohan your talents are remarkable. You really would give anything to keep her safe."
"Yes Guru, as much as it hurts, I would give my life again, just to keep her from feeling pain."
"That may be the case Gohan, but I can surmise now that her pain can only be alleviated once you return to her in the flesh."
"Well then, let's not waste anymore time, please continue Guru."
Videl pulled the covers over herself and glanced at picture of Gohan dressed in his Saiyaman suit. She smiled at his goofy pose. She looked at the writing in the corner of the photograph which read "I will always be there to save you" Videl started to tear up and began to cry as she did most nights before sleep would overcome her. She had one last fleeting thought before she slipped into unconsciousness, "You were there to protect me today weren't you."
A/N: I didn't initially intend to write this chapter, it came to me as an after thought when I looked upon a review. The next chapter i write was actually suppose to be the second chapter, but I wanted to flesh out a little more the pain that people are going through. I may come back to this chapter and add in how Gohans mother and father and brother are handling this, as to why i didn't put it in to start with. It didn't seem to fit the flow of this chapter. Even now I'm not sure but at the same time, It feels like his immediate family deserves some attention. See you next update.
