Fanfiction and the character Unlimited is property of Josh Kovatch, 2008
Unlimited Power: The Final Opponent
Chapter 2: The Mysterious Invitations
The previous day had to be one of the most confusing and shocking days of the Z-fighters lives. Especially for the newly love confessed Gohan and Videl. The half-Saiyan would hold so tightly onto his girlfriend's hand to protect her from anything like last night. Although, last night didn't only have something to hurt her, but someone to resurrect her. Gohan still couldn't understand it, like all the others similiarly felt. An old foe came back from the dead, killed Videl, was destroyed by Gohan, then Videl was revived by a strange new person.
Videl woke up from her daze as she lay awake there in bed, thinking about a dream she just had. It was about Gohan, who was killed by a group of gunners. She could only stand there in horror and watch this happen. Then, the gunners took off, leaving Videl standing there, unharmed, while the boy she loved laid dead on the ground. She dropped to her knees and cried over her boyfriend, but as she cried her heart out, wanting only him back, that same dark figure appeared and snapped his fingers. What was strange was that after Gohan got up miraculously, the being said to her, "This is what happened to you, so I hope you can appreciate what has happened. Keep your boyfriend close, and you two will achieve much."
Those words made next to no sense to the half-asleep Videl, who began to groggily get up and think about this new day. She was almost certain news of their newfound love would be all over Orange Star High today. She almost didn't want to even see Gohan for fear of how much she would be bothered with it today. It wasn't the popularity, it was because she loved Gohan and he loved her back. She didn't want a flock of vultures bugging them with questions about the thing she wanted for so long from the tall dreamy handsome boy. She was suddenly surprised by her description of her boyfriend, realizing the croon that she thought it with.
The young fighter continued to get dressed and get ready to endure what would be the worst school day ever. Then she thought back to the figure last night.
He must've been an angel or something, because only angels would do something so great for me, she thought.
Gohan was thinking the same thing around this time, and felt as if he was hearing this from someone else.
Finally, Videl and Gohan calmed their thoughts as Gohan knocked on the Satan household door. The maid, an older woman, knew Gohan, and answered and said, "Oh, Gohan, how are you my boy?"
"Good ma'am, thank you. Is Videl ready to go?" he inquired.
"Just one moment. Videl, Gohan's here!" she called up to the girl.
Videl then turned towards the voice and smiled brightly. Just the person who could cheer me up.
Videl finished and walked down the stairs, coming to the last step as Hercule suddenly appeared and said, "OH, why hello Gohands, how nice of you to escort my little pumpkin to school today!" he barked in his gloating manner.
"GOHAN is sweet like boys should be. Maybe you should try it sometimes dad," she replied rebelliously, but good-natured.
"Videl, I am as sweet as sugar, you can't talk to me like that, when I was your age-"
He would continue like that for the next 3 minutes as the maid closed the door behind Videl, who turned and smiled at Gohan.
"What's with the escort system, are you really that afraid to lose me?" she asked jokingly, but was a little surprised to see him nod, a little too seriously.
"I wouldn't be anything without you Videl. I'm not letting you get hurt like that again," he stated nobly.
She giggled at his attitude, and his face fell into a blush again as he nervously smiled.
"You better be careful then. I might die of loving you too much," she teased him as he took her hand.
The two took off for the high school, and Videl remembered that love was going to be the next subject for nightmares at OSH. She turned to Gohan and said, "How many people think are in on trying to figure out if we fell in love?"
Gohan looked over to her and blinked, "Uh, dunno, but I'd say they just better keep out of our business, I don't want to be buried with fans because I fell in love with you."
She winked at him, and he tingled with her smile. The two would fly closer together until they would reach the school, where they find many things are not going in favor of their private life.
The first thing the pair spotted as they approached the main building, hands separated smartly for the moment, was the massive banner at the front doors, which read, ("Oh my god," Videl thought) "JOIN the Videl + Gohan club, the club dedicated to the romance of Satan and Son."
Gohan stared dumbly at the sign, while Videl's eyebrows, which had fallen into anger, began to twitch erradically. Someone's dead, she promised to herself.
They needn't walk close to the building than get people swarming all over them, asking questions like, "How did you get hooked up?" "Did he sweep you off your feet?"
The questions would bombard them for the next 15 minutes, and finally, the two found themselves secluded in English between their friends Erasa, Pen, and Sharpner. The teens waited for class to start, and Videl reminded Gohan, "Hey, you still owe me sensing lessons today, Gohan, after school at my house. Your not getting out of it," she giggled deviously as Gohan nodded and chuckled his little nervous chuckle.
Gohan was going over how he was going to teach her when the loud pop from the TV familiarly sounded again and the announcer appeared on the screen.
"Good morning, Orange Star High, it is a beautiful day and here is the latest news. After inspecting the cassarole dispensed to myself and several other students, it was concluded that any sickness suffered yesterday was because of something else other than the food." The announcer then adjusted his collar and cleared his throat loudly. Then he continued with, "Remember, college applications are due in very soon, get yours in quick if you plan to get ahead in life."
The two teens thought they may actually get off with their privacy intact, but the next announcement shot their hopes down.
"Also, we have some amazing news! From what I understand, the rumors about Gohan and Videl together are becoming more and more plausible. We'll keep an eye out for any action on the subject."
Videl began to clench her teeth, wanting to put the announcer's eye out, now that he mentioned it. Meanwhile, Gohan seethed, angry with the announcer for talking about their relationship like public news. "However, this is still unconfirmed at the moment, so don't get your hopes up just yet."
Good, they're still in the dark about this, Videl thought.
The remaining announcements went by without mention of Videl and Gohan again. The rest of the day also went by fairly smoothly, helping the two teens retain their privacy.
Once the school day was over, Gohan and Videl met out in the front of the school and secretly took off to Videl's house.
As they flew on, Gohan casually said to Videl, "I still can't understand how you can be so cool when you have all that fame. It kills me."
"Well, when your dad's savior of the Earth, cough cough, it tends to become second nature," Videl told him.
"Yeah, but you just amaze me, how you can handle any kind of situation with ease, how you never back down. It's those things that make me want to be with you so much."
It was at that moment that Videl stopped in midair, and Gohan stopped, almost expectedly and took in the total look of flattery on her face. The two drifted closer, and she said, "Why do you do this to me?"
Suddenly Gohan was worried he had said something wrong and blinked, then asked, "Do what?"
She closed her eyes for a moment, and then locked them with his deep obsidian eyes again and said, "Make me feel so special."
Gohan's face softened and he came closer, and said, "Because there's no one more special in any way than you."
He tucked a strand of hair away from her face and moved closer to her face with his own.
"Stop taking so long," she teased and thrust her head forward and locked her lips with his soft warm ones. They would float there, once again glued to each other, and there was nothing that could stop them. Except for the sensing.
After pulling her face away, she said, "But you can't get out of teaching me with pretty words, Saiyaman."
Reminding him how determined she was, his admiration for her shot up even further, and he laughed lightly.
The two held hands as they continued on their way to Videl's house.
Finally, the pair landed on the Satan property in the back yard. Videl would land gracefully, and Gohan once again found himself looking a little too long.
Videl looked into the sky and then asked, somewhat transfixed, "Now, this sensing thing, how will this help me in battle?"
Gohan took his thoughts off of the two of them in love and then remembered how he was going to teach her this, "Well, if you can sense, then even if your opponent cannot be seen, you can still find and attack him. Many opponents take sight for granted, you know."
"Right, so how does it work? Do I just do it, or is there some technique?" the fighter inquired, set on learning this skill as much as when she tried to unmask Saiyaman.
"Well, let's start with this," Gohan began, and moved in front of Videl, about 15 feet away, "First I want you to just try and see if you can sense me when I'm not moving. To do this, first you have to picture me in your mind, as vividly as you can."
"Got it," she told him, almost immediately.
"OK. Next, you have to calm your thoughts and listen to the surrounding air, listen for a signal. To find it, you want to feel the surrounding area until you can feel their presence. If you close your eyes, it will help."
Videl did so, and she began trying to feel Gohan's presence. She stood there for two minutes, becoming more and more frustrated, and Gohan noticed she was under too much stress.
He consoled her, "Videl, don't try to force yourself, calm your muscles and mind, then focus on the person you are trying to sense in your mind."
Videl's face softened as she relaxed, then she tried again. Suddenly, the young teen suddenly felt it, like there was a presence standing in front of her.
"I've got it! I can feel your presence!" she exclaimed excitedly.
"Great! Now, let's see if you can keep focused on that signal as I begin to move. Just keep that presence in your mind and try to stay with it."
The half-saiyan began to move and Videl felt him as if she could see him.
She told him, "Now you're moving to the left, towards the tree."
"Good." The teen began to float off in the other direction.
"Now you're going the other way, back to where you were."
"Yes!" Gohan affirmed, beginning to be astounded at how easily she was picking this up.
As he began to float into the air higher, she said, "Going up!"
Gohan chuckled and then said, "Wow, you caught on in a heartbeat!"
"Really?!" Videl looked brightly into his eyes as she smiled, happy with her results.
"Yeah, now we need to see if you can do it with your eyes open. You can't fight without your eyes even if you can sense."
"No duh," Videl teased him.
"Alright, just face that way, keep your eyes open, and try to see if you can sense where I'm moving behind you," Gohan instructed.
"'K," Videl followed.
As the demi-saiyan moved into the air again, Videl said, "HA! No harder than before, you're going up again."
Gohan saw how quickly she progressed and decided to kick it up a notch, "Alright, then let's speed things up."
Videl suddenly lost the signal as Gohan moved at high speeds, and she focused hard on her target. Then she found it again and she pointed to where she felt the energy. Gohan materialized where she pointed with a look of intense surprise on his face.
"You're amazing, Videl! I was going almost as fast as I can go, and you still followed me!"
Videl then got an air of confidence and said, "Well, what did you expect?"
Gohan smiled again, and said, "Nothing less."
Videl looked at him and smirked, "You know, at the rate I'm going, I can probably get stronger than you. Better watch out Gohan."
He laughed nervously again and thought about how she had wanted to fight him so badly when they first were friends. As if she read his mind, she mused, "Look's like I'm going to win the next fight we get into."
"Well, I can't doubt it, you definitely are better than any fighter who's pure Earthling," he revealed, nearly saying "almost any", but then changed his mind.
"Thanks, now is that all you can teach me?" she looked at him with a yearning look, as if she wanted him to really challenge her.
"Well, there's nothing else to teach, but practice makes perfect. This is a drill my dad and I did when we were in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber. All you have to do is catch me. Use your sensing to find where I am, and then you have to hold my signal, since I'll be moving pretty fast."
"Alright. Prepare to be caught," Videl said, already claiming victory.
"Then let's go!"
The tall boy disappeared, and Videl had to take a minute to find him.
"I'm gonna get you!" she proudly stated, as she rushed towards his position.
However, when she got to where she had felt him, he reappeared to her right some feet.
"You'll have to try harder!" he said teasingly.
He disappeared and a note of annoyance at the first attempt's failure crossed Videl's face. She found the signal again and launched herself towards it. This time, Gohan rematerialized to her left, having stopped when he saw she had tried to cut him off.
"Aww, so close."
He disappeared again, and she began to become angry with this inadequacy of hers. She found the signal yet again, and kept the signal with her until she thought she was about to grab him. But just as she clawed for him, he reappeared just above her head.
"Whew, close one, but not close enough."
He disappeared again, sure that she would get it soon.
However, Videl suddenly felt something overcome her. It was a sickening feeling, and she became utterly cold.
No, I can't get him. I don't want him to get away. I... I feel like I'm going to lose him.
Suddenly, she opened her eyes and a brilliant spark was in them. That's it. He's mine!
The same unstoppable determination she showed when she tried to find out Gohan's double life emerged, her mind so focused on what she wanted. It burned in her with such a fierceness now, though, because she felt as if she was dying without him close.
At that moment, she picked up his signal, and she locked it into her mind. She then raced towards it again, still tracking it, and she saw it had gone up at the last second. This time, she darted straight up after it, and then he moved quickly to the side. But then, with all her might, she pushed herself to fly as fast as she could and outstretched her arms. The signal had only stopped when she neared it, and then Gohan materialized in an instant and she latched onto her boyfriend's neck with her arms, wrapping her legs around him to make sure he didn't get away again.
"GOTCHA!" she pronounced, beaming and once again warm now that she was holding onto Gohan.
Gohan smiled softly and warmly at her and said, "I knew you could do it."
"I wasn't so sure though," Videl then said apprehensively, "if I could. I felt suddenly lonely after the third time I missed you. I felt I was going to lose you if I didn't get you. I was actually worried."
Gohan's face had turned passionate, and his obsidian eyes softened with worry, "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to--"
"No, it wasn't you, it was me, I thought I was going to lose you because I wasn't any good at this, and I just couldn't--"
Gohan had suddenly put two fingers to her lips and said, "Don't ever think there's something wrong with you, because you are great in everything you do. Not just the way you fight, but how you always try to get something you want, the way you succeed in school, and the way you keep at something until you get it." Gohan continued, "You can do whatever you want to do, I have total faith in you, Videl."
The way he said this made Videl grip him tighter and her eyes began to water.
"I never want to leave you. I love you too much. Promise you'll stay with me?"
"Promise," he affirmed, and he put his arms tightly around her, embracing her with all of his passion and affection for this wonderful girl.
Then, Videl looked to her boyfriend, thinking about the two of them together for as long as possible, and said, "Want to go take a break?"
"Love to," was Gohan's reply.
As the two descended, Videl held one of Gohan's arms with both of hers. They began to walk towards the house, which was empty for the moment. They entered and mounted the stairs, going up to her room. As they reached it, Gohan opened her door for her, upon which she said, "Thank you, Gohan."
"No problem," he answered politely.
They entered, Gohan behind Videl, and the half-Saiyan closed the door. They mounted the stairs to her room, where Videl turned around as Gohan approached her, and Gohan said, "Why did it take so long for me to meet you?"
"'Cause you didn't want me to know about you, remember?" Videl reminded.
Gohan smiled nervously as Videl came closer now. The two were standing together, holding each other in their arms. Then, slowly, the two brought their faces closer together. After a moment, Gohan closed the space and began to kiss Videl, softly, and Videl stood there in bliss. As he kissed her, she pulled the two of them back to the bed. They broke apart as they both sat on the bed, and then Gohan pulled Videl into her lap and continued kissing her.
Her face was deep red, her mind swimming with love. Gohan was veritably the same, not wanting to let go of this girl for anything. They stayed that way for a minute, then broke apart for air and laid down on the bed, staring into each other's eyes. All they had ever wanted when they were separated when Buu attacked was now sitting on the bed in front of them.
"How long do you think we'll take before we actually do more than just kiss?" Videl asked sensually.
"Well," Gohan began nervously, "It could be right now."
"Great."
The two kissed again, Gohan caressing her body softly, and she held him tightly, indulging in his muscular physique. They were just about to get a little deeper when they heard a voice from downstairs say, "VIDEL! It's me! Reigning champ of the world!"
"Uh oh," was all Videl said, and Gohan had already leapt twenty feet from her. Videl pointed silently to the window, which was open, thankfully, and Gohan flew out it. With one swift motion, Videl closed the window just as Hercule walked into the room.
"Uhh, was that the window just now?" he asked about the noise he heard when he reached the room.
"Err, yeah, I just closed it. It was a little stuffy in here, but now it's better," she covered up.
"Videl, you look a little worried, is something wrong?" he asked worriedly.
"NO, everything's fine, I just finished my weight training for today, and I'm a little tired," she lied.
"Well, OK, you said you were going to that Bulma's house tonight, right?" he asked her.
"Yeah, I'm just getting changed, so if you don't mind..." she hinted, and Hercule left her.
She shut the door and opened the window and whispered to Gohan, who was floating outside the window, "Hey, thanks for coming over and teaching me the sensing. And..." she paused, blushing deep red again, "I really loved doing that with you just now. Soon, we are going to get even deeper than that. And I mean soon."
"I look forward to it. So meet you at Bulma's house tonight?" he asked hopefully.
"Sure. Bye Gohan," she said, disappointed.
The tall Saiyan floated up to her and they kissed one last time before he said goodbye and took off, leaving Videl to her thoughts, which were about Gohan, of course.
Videl was just laying on her bed, with an hour before she had said she would be at Bulma's. She laid there, thinking about all that had happened between Gohan and her since they met.
When Buu had attacked and Gohan was said to be dead, Videl was shredded, and she would not ever accept that he had been killed. She absolutely would not give up on him, and she knew that she would've done anything to just fly into his arms again. Despite what everyone else said about energy levels and stuff, Videl and Gohan had a bond. She loved him so much, she could not bear the thought of losing him, then and now. She looked at her life now. Everyone was back, included the two of them, but when she saw him then, she still didn't know how to tell him that she loved him with everything in her being. But, deep in her heart, and in his, they then had the only thing they had always wanted since they fell in love with each other. The two of them together.
Her mind would swim with these thoughts. But then a different thought crossed her mind. The dark figure, the one who resurrected her.
That guy...who is he?
She saw the image burned into her mind. Those eyes... The thing she wanted to know most was how he could resurrect, as she was sure none of Gohan's friends or family had that ability.
She concluded that she was not going to stop at any costs to find him.
He's like another Saiyaman.
But then, the next major event, as if on cue, would occur that would once again spark immense mystery.
The maid called from downstairs, "Videl, Mr. Satan, there's a letter addressed specifically to the two of you."
Videl got up, thinking it was probably another party invite for some gala featuring her father.
She came to the foot of the stairs and the maid handed her the letter. The letter in her hands was the farthest thing from a party invite.
Hercule then came down the steps and looked over Videl's shoulder at it, as Videl puzzled over simply the outside of this envelope.
First, there was no postage, which is unusual in itself. Second, there was no return address or even their address, just the names "Videl and Hercule Satan." Finally, the envelope was not a normal envelope, but it was a black one, with an ominous presence to it. She felt as if something was lurking inside.
She then turned it and over and opened it. The note she extracted would start what would become the biggest problem so far this week.
She took out the tan paper, also containing a strange energy, and opened it up. It was definitely an invitation, she realized, but it was unlike anything she'd seen. Even for the strange events she'd seen happen, this was still unusual. She began to read the carefully written words, which had an eerie elegance to them, and they read:
Dear Videl and Hercule Satan,
I have noted your superior fighting skills throughout my research of the greatest fighters in the world. I, myself, am a fighter of definite prowess and would enjoy the opportunity to fight against you, as I would like to see how I stack up against the most powerful fighters around. Therefore, I am issuing this challenge: You have been chosen to participate in a special match against myself and myself only. If you would like to accept this challenge, then come to East District 108 on April the 23rd, approximately one week from when you receive this invitation. This fight can determine the fate of title of Champion of the World. If you are unwilling to come because of this pretext, then here is a little hint: You wanted to find out about me more than anything, especially you Videl. Remember the eyes...
Hope to see you at the challenge. Farewell.
Videl stared at the invitation, and she thought she knew who had sent it. But before she could collect her thoughts, Hercule bursted from behind her, "BAHAHAHA!! Who does this guy think he is? Does he really think he can stop the almighty Champion of Martial Arts?! HAHAHAHA, I'm going to go and show him what real fighters are like!"
The hot-headed champion would leave Videl to brood over the real seriousness of this invite. Gohan has to find out about this. I've got a feeling about who sent this, she thought, and then the picture of those eyes came into her mind.
Videl had told Gohan that he'd meet the Sons at their house before they went to Bulma's. As she flew there, she thought about the strange invitation.
Is it really him? 'Remember the eyes...' It must be him.
She continued on to Gohan's and his family's house, and soon approached. As he began to land, he saw Goten and Gohan in the front of the house, apparently doing some quick training. A rattling punch from the two demi-Saiyans made the ground shake lightly just as she landed, throwing her off balance. Gohan saw Videl land and then nearly fall down, but just as she started falling forward, Gohan moved quickly and caught her by the shoulders from behind.
"Whoa! Gohan, that was fast!" Videl exclaimed, not able to get over his incredible powers.
"Well, I didn't want you to fall," Gohan replied as Videl straightened up again.
"Good," she teased lightly, then softened and added, "Thanks Gohan."
Before they could say anything else, Goten yelled, "VIDEL!" and ran to the teen. He tackled her into a hug, nearly knocking her over anyway.
"Hey, be careful Goten," Gohan scolded the youngest Son.
"Don't worry Gohan, I'm fine," Videl reassured.
As Goten unlocked his arms from Videl, she said, "Gohan, I gotta tell you something!"
"What is it?" Gohan asked.
However, before Videl could tell him, Goku and Chi-Chi came outside, and Goku said, "Oh, hi Videl, wanted the first class ride huh?"
Noting his Instant Transmission, Videl chuckled and blushed slightly. Then, Chi-Chi said, "It's no problem Videl, especially since you and Gohan are -friends-. Wink wink"
Gohan then jumped in, "MOM! We're friends, it's not like that!"
Chi-Chi, however, seemed not to hear as she walked back to Goku and said to the rest, "Well, we're not standing here all day are we?"
Gohan, Videl, and Goten quickly went to Goku, who put two fingers to his forehead and teleported directly to Bulma's house.
Once the Sons plus Videl had appeared at Capsule Corp, they began to walk towards the house, only to see Trunks jump from above and drop next to Goten.
"Hey Trunks!" Goten excitedly said, while Trunks acted superior once again, and replied, "What's up, Goten?"
The two hyper boys suddenly ran off around Capsule Corp while the remaining guests reached the door. Just as they knocked, Bulma answered the door and said, "Oh hey you guys. Come on in."
As they all moved into the house, Bulma's mom then appeared and said, "Oh hello everybody, would you like something to eat?"
Even though the offer was tempting to Gohan, he decided not to take it to stay with Videl. Goku on the other hand, answered, "That would be great!"
Bulma, Gohan, Chi-Chi, and VIdel would move into the sitting room, Videl taking Gohan's arm.
Bulma asked them, "So I guess you two are happy together right now?"
"You know it," Videl replied, and Gohan nodded in agreement.
As they sat down, Goku entered the room with an arm full of various sweets, Bulma's mom always more than happy to treat guests.
"Honestly, Goku, do you ever stop eating or fighting?" Chi-Chi remarked.
"I don't know, I really can't remember when I haven't done one of them," Goku cluelessly answered.
As Goku began to eat his food, once again at a detestable rate, Videl remembered, "Oh, guys, you won't believe this, I got this letter today that--"
"Had an invitation to a challenge?" Gohan offered.
Videl looked over at him and said, "Yeeeah, you found out?"
"Yeah, an invitation addressed to me, dad, and Goten came today, a little after I got home."
Videl's theory of the sender became a lot more plausible, and then Vegeta came in, obviously from the Gravity Room and said, "I also received one today, addressed to me and Trunks."
"Trunks too?" Goku asked.
Vegeta nodded, and then Goku thought out loud, "I still would like to know who he is, and also, I'd like to know about how Frieza came back yesterday."
Suddenly another voice, unseen, filled the room, and said, "I can field that one."
Everyone looked up to where the voice had come from, and Goku answered, "Oh, hey King Kai."
"Goku, everyone, I looked into the incident yesterday, and I found out about Frieza. Apparently, he had found the exit from HFIL, the same one you found Goku, and when he reached the top and appeared in front of King Yemma, Yemma didn't know what to do. He knew he couldn't stop Frieza himself, and bargained with him that, if he didn't hurt anyone in Other World, he'd let Frieza go to Earth."
"WHAT?!" Goku was royally shocked at this revelation, "Why would he let him come back?"
"I asked him that same question," King Kai continued, "And he said he knew one of you would surely take out Frieza. But when Videl was killed, he then realized he had made a terrible mistake."
"THAT'S FOR SURE!" Gohan started angrily, furious that Yemma would let that monster out and kill Videl.
"In fact, he felt so bad, that he was about to revive Videl as fast as he could, even though he couldn't bring her totally back to life unless the Dragonballs were used."
"But King Kai," Goku got to the next point, "who was the person that came and resurrected Videl?"
"Alas, I didn't know the answer to who that strange force was, and I asked the other Kais, Grand Kai, and even got a hold of Supreme and Old Kai. But none of them knew who he was!"
Everyone was suddenly shocked at that moment. All the wisest and most influential forces had known something about the ancient Buu, but there was absolutely nothing about this new guy.
"King Kai, did you at least figure out the depths of his powers before he disappeared?" Gohan then asked, sure that the being had more power than just resurrection.
"Yes, and they weren't that great. It seems he may not know your strength that well, and just has incredible medicinal powers."
But then, Videl chimed into the conversation and said, "But has there ever been anyone who was able to resurrect people at will?"
"No, there has never been anyone who isn't the Eternal Dragon who could resurrect without side effects," King Kai answered.
Goku remembered the Old Kai reviving him when Goku needed to return to Earth, who had lost his own life by doing so.
King Kai then said, "I'll try to see if I can find out who this stranger is, but until then, try to find him with those invitations."
"Right," Goku agreed.
Then Gohan became worried of what this challenge would bring, and decided for Videl's safety to tell her, "Videl, I really don't know about fighting this guy."
Videl looked at him pleadingly and said, "Gohan, please, I'll be careful, and I won't go beyond what I can accomplish."
"I'm just so worried about you, I can't stand to lose you again. I need you..." the half-Saiyan finished solemnly.
"Gohan... I know you worry for me, but I'm fine, I'll be alright," Videl then said.
"Alright, but if you're going to fight, I think I'd better teach you some skills to handle yourself better," Gohan told her, wanting to do all in his power to protect her, "You are more than anything to me."
Despite the fact that the two were in a room with all their friends, Gohan didn't care right now. If anything, he wanted them to know that he would do anything to keep them together.
"Gohan, thanks, that's what I wanted, I don't want to be apart from you either," Videl said, eyes beginning to water slightly, and the two held each other in their arms.
Even with Videl learning all there is to know about special powers, everyone was still uneasily thinking about this situation. It was just so strange, this new force seemed weak, and yet the Z-fighters had never encountered such a radical new power much like this one. All of them would puzzle over this unusual revelation, as a shrouded figure stood outside, some distance away, waiting for them to find out who he really was.
It's only a matter of time.
And the being would once again disappear into the hollows of night.
Previews for Chapter 3: Training for the Challenge: The Z-fighters have one week. One week to train for the upcoming fight with the mysterious revivalist. Videl would begin to benefit greatly from the sensing as Gohan trains her in ways to fight like him (Power blasts, etc.), and also in ways to love him, which Videl may train -him- in. Meanwhile, the whole of the world cheers for Mr. Satan when they hear about this challenge, and it looks like the Champ is once again going to save the day (cough cough). However, waiting for them, this new force prepares for what will become...the final battle.