Yo guys, the second Chapter of Gohan's High School Buusical is on its way right now!
Dx: What kind of name is 'High School Buusical'?
RDF1: I recently watched HSM3, including the final song: 'High School Musical', graduation edition.
(It's the song played during graduation. I don't know the name, and I hardly care, because it ROCKS. And since it's easy to find, why care to find an actual name for it?)
Gohan: Wow. 'Buusical'. I didn't think title names could sink further.
Gohan2: Well, it's not the WORST title out there.
RDF1: Thank you…
Gohan2: But then again…
RDF1: I hate you!
Gohan2: I can't say for sure since I don't judge other fanfic titles.
(Chapter Begin)
(Recap)
"WHAT THE HFIL DID I DO TO DESERVE THIS!!" shouted Gohan, in a quiet voice so only Videl could hear him.
"Let's see: lie to me, keep lying to me even after I asked you about it, lie about keeping in touch," said Videl, angrily, "The list goes on and on. You're the same Gohan I met 7 years ago, aren't you?"
"Yes," sighed Gohan, "But like I said, I can explain everything. Just wait until after class."
"Fine, but you know what you have to do to keep me quiet right?"
"Uh, what?"
"Participate in the upcoming World Championships," explained Videl, as if to a 5th grader, "Also, teach me how to fly. I've never learned because you never got around to teaching me. So now, you're going to do it, or else."
She smiled as she walked to class, but not before giving Gohan a kiss on the cheek.
"By the way," said Videl, looking back, "It's great to see you again, Gohan."
Gohan just stood there, blushing at Videl's kiss. He knew things were getting wacky; he just hoped he could stay sane through all of it.
(Recap End)
Videl walked home after her talk with Gohan. It was very… enlightening to say the least. Gohan asked that she asked Hercule if she had any questions. She DID have a few, but they weren't anything that her father couldn't explain to her. So when she got home, she immediately got back to her regular training schedule from the summer, before school interrupted it.
Gohan flew to Capsule Corp that afternoon, to inform the Brief Family of his decision on entering the World Martial Arts Tournament.
"Not to say this isn't unexpected, because it is," said Bulma, working on a bike, "but you don't really need to prove yourself to anyone, do you?"
"Not unless you count Videl," said Gohan, "She figured me out, not that I doubted her. It's just…"
"You didn't expect her to blackmail you into it, huh? Well, I say you've got yourself a good match up," replied Bulma, "I remember Chi Chi doing something similar to Goku when they were teens."
"I know," said Gohan, chuckling at the memory of Chi Chi telling him how she and Goku got married, "But, I don't know if I have the heart to tell her everything, you know: bringing her into our world will just cause problems."
"I think it'll be alright. After all, Hercule IS a friend of yours this time around, so he already knows all about us and has probably told her gradually about us."
"Well, if what I think happens at the tournament does, she'll be deep diving into our world just minutes after getting used to the shallow end. I don't know what I'd do if I won, if I get that far before someone wants to ruin it."
"I don't know about ruined tournaments," said Vegeta, walking in, "however, I'm not about to let you win a tournament without a good challenge. I'm entering as well."
"I look forward to seeing your progress, Vegeta," said Gohan, smirking.
"I've managed to master the SS2 level and started on pushing it to the 3rd level."
"Good, just don't try it in the tournament, otherwise you'll zap all your energy," said Gohan.
"This is so cool," said Trunks, getting excited about seeing a REAL fight between his father and Gohan, one of his best friends and mentors. Gohan and Vegeta exchanged every 3rd weekend of the month to train Trunks together, as to improve him even more.
"I think I'll enter too," said Goku, his voice echoing throughout the room, "It's been awhile, Gohan. It's been too long since I last saw you."
"Hey dad," said Gohan, "I'll say. The last time I saw you was when Bojack attacked."
"It's great hearing your voice again, son," said Goku.
"It's great hearing you too," replied Gohan, "How's otherworld?"
"It's great here. I've been meeting all kinds of fighters and learned plenty of new tricks to show everyone once I've gotten back," continued Goku, "Also, Trunks, you've never really expressed your true opinion on Gohan's outfit, have you?"
"Tell me," said Gohan, "You're coming back for one day, right?"
"That's right. I've asked Baba to check it out and it seems being Earth's savior has given me some credit here in otherworld."
"Gohan's not going crazy, is he dad?" asked Trunks, seeing Gohan laughing as if he heard a really great joke.
"No he's not son," said Vegeta, "Kakarot IS coming back. AND I FOR ONE AM INTERESTED TO SEE HOW MUCH YOU'VE IMPROVED!"
"After you tell your mom," suggested Bulma, "You should tell the others. We'll make a Z-Fighter reunion out of it."
"Well, I wouldn't be so sure of Tien and Chiaotzu, but I'm sure Krillin and Yamcha would be up for it," said Gohan, before changing the subject, "By the way, the other reason I came by here is to see if you've made any portable gravity generators. You know, for a smaller range of gravity flux, but still getting all the benefits?"
"Oh please Gohan," said Bulma, walking over to a drawer, "I've had them for awhile now. Vegeta asked me to whip them up so he could continue to train at his own level while getting Trunks used to the lower levels in the GR."
"Really?"
"Yep," said Vegeta, removing his from his waist to show Gohan before returning it back, "It projects a gravity field around the object it's connected to, not a particular distance."
"Here you go, Gohan," said Bulma, handing three mini GG's to him, "These are my three latest, besides Vegeta's of course. It goes from 1G to 475G at the turn of a dial."
(AN1)
"Sweet," said Gohan, putting one on his belt and the other two in a pocket, "Thanks. This'll help out Videl greatly. Not to mention Goten and myself."
"Sure, It's what I do."
"Thanks," said Gohan, before flying out the window, after opening it of course.
After a couple of hours flying, as Gold Fighter, Gohan reached Kame House and informed everyone of the good news. It took a bit of convincing from Eighteen, and young Marron, but Krillin decided to join in as well.
Next, Gohan flew up to the lookout to check up on Piccolo, Dende, and Mr. Popo.
(AN2)
"So," said Piccolo, "It's finally here. Sure, kid, I'm entering. Another shot at the 'former' world champ sounds like a good idea. Besides, I can't let you Saiyans get all the fun. I've improved since our last bout over a year ago."
Gohan, Vegeta, and Piccolo had decided that they would train on their own until further notice. That's not to say they didn't visit, they just didn't spar.
"Just one thing, Gohan," continued Piccolo.
"Yeah?"
"I'm not sure what's worse: the 'Great Saiyaman' costume from last time, or your long SS hair this time."
"Actually, it's Gohan2's hair, not mine," said Gohan.
"I happen to like it!" said Gohan2.
Gohan decided to get Gohan2 out of there before he started battling with Piccolo right then and there. So, with a quick 'BYE', he left to return home, as Bulma decided to call Yamcha to join them to watch the tournament.
Gohan got home that night and told Chi Chi the good news over dinner. She was so happy that her loved one was returning, even if it was for a day. She didn't really feel complete without Goku in her life, but she knew she had to be there for Gohan and Goten, otherwise she would want to be with Goku this very instant.
"By the way," said Gohan, interrupting Chi Chi's fantasy, "I was wondering if I could compete as well?"
"Why would you?" responded Chi Chi, "You have no reason to compete. Besides: what about school? I thought you wanted to finished out at a high school before going to college?"
"Well, that's just it," said Gohan, "None of us would even consider participating if I wasn't being forced into it myself. I mean: Who's better competition for the Z-Fighters than each other?"
"Who's forcing you into it?" asked Chi Chi.
"Just a friend of mine from school," said Gohan, "She figured out I'm the Gold Fighter and blackmailed me into competing in the tournament in return for not telling anyone."
Later, after Gohan and Goten were ready for bed, Gohan turned to his brother.
"Don't think I'm leaving you out of this," said Gohan, "You need to get in shape as well. The Tournament has a kids division and I'm sure you and Trunks would take the top two spots easily."
"You think so?" asked Goten.
"No doubt about it."
The next morning, before the sun rose, Gohan and Goten were getting ready for training when Gohan pulled out two of the three mini GG's out of his pocket.
"Here Goten, put this on your belt," instructed Gohan.
"What is it?" asked Goten, as he did as instructed.
"Let's just say," said Gohan, as he split Gohan2 from him, "That you're going through the roughest training schedule of your life."
"He's right," said Gohan2, who had an identical mini GG on his belt, but this one couldn't be removed, "It's time you went through the same training as we did."
And so, Goten's training regime started underway, his GG set to 50x normal gravity.
(Time Change)
The full day passed, with only meal breaks in between, and Goten was improving immensely. Though the fighting was on the ground for Goten's sake, he handled fighting two on one relatively easily once he got the hang of it. Gohan smiled as he remembered the time he trained with his dad and Piccolo 7-10 years ago when the androids were still a threat. He knew that Goten would be okay later in life, particularly when Goten showed Gohan that he was already a Super Saiyan the following morning.
Videl was ticked. Gohan had the nerve of leaving her out in the cold while he missed school to train. As soon as school let out, she headed for Mount Pao, as listed in the Student Directory. She was going to get back at him for going back on his promise.
When she got there however, she was met with Gohan's mother. She soon got into an argument with her until Gohan and Goten came running up.
"Hey there Videl," said Gohan, walking up, "I didn't expect you to find me so soon."
"Well, you DID promise," said Videl, her anger SLIGHTLY abated, "Just making sure."
"Hey, I promised you," replied Gohan, "I'd teach you and that's that. All you had to do was call and I would've invited you over for lessons."
"Really?" said Videl, surprised, before apologizing, "Sorry about coming unannounced."
"It's okay. Why don't we get started soon?"
"Alright," said Videl, before she and Goten went off to the lesson area.
"Hey mom," said Gohan, turning to his mother.
"Yeah?" asked Chi Chi.
"Videl's the one that blackmailed me into competing, but don't get angry. She's just doing what any protector of the city would do if someone else were protecting it as well. I promise, she's only here for flying lessons. That's all."
"Okay Gohan," said Chi Chi, with a hidden smirk, "I trust you."
After Gohan left, Chi Chi just broke out in giggles.
"Oh Gohan, you could've just told me she was the one to begin with," she said to no one in particular, before heading inside to fix lunch for the four of them.
Gohan joined up with Goten and Videl out in the open fields across the mountain range.
"Okay," said Gohan, suddenly feeling a bit nervous, "Flying lessons. No problem. Let's start by a simple exercise."
Gohan motioned for them to come forward and sit down across from him.
"Alright, first things first: find the energy inside of you."
"Okay, how?" asked Videl.
"Like this," said Goten, standing up and summoning a Ki Blast and shooting it at a small mound of rock, turning it into rubble.
"Right," said Videl, remembering her visit to Baba's place 6 years ago, "So what if I don't have the energy?"
"You do," reassured Gohan, "Everyone does. The trick is finding it.
"Say Goten, why don't you go train with Gohan2 while I get Videl up to speed?"
"Alright," said Goten, feeling left out, "But you better move quick, because we'll be back."
Gohan2 ran off with Goten to continue his training under the mini GG while Gohan got Videl caught up.
"Here," said Gohan putting his hands in front of his stomach, "Let me demonstrate, so you can see for yourself.
"First: you have to make yourself completely calm.
Next: quiet your mind and feel for a pull from the center of your being.
Then: Don't fight the pull, just bring it out."
A small sphere of energy shone brightly for Videl to see. She had seen energy spheres, but nothing this small. It was so fragile, yet powerful at the same time.
"Are you ready to get it a try?"
"Alright," said Videl, smiling a bit.
Videl brought her hands in the same position as Gohan's were.
"Remember: completely calm, feel from the center, and just bring it out," reminded Gohan.
Videl took a deep breath, calming her nerves that had been building unawares to her until now. She blocked out all sounds from nature, and closed her eyes to further focus herself. Gohan felt the wind blow in a way that usually warned him of danger, but this was warning him that Videl was close.
"That's good. You're getting there."
Videl focused her thoughts on her energy and found it relatively quickly. She could feel it fight back, but remembered Gohan's words: so, she just brought it out.
When Videl opened her eyes, she saw the same small energy sphere as she did before, but this time was from her own hands. She was so amazed by it she didn't notice a small smile on Gohan's face. She DID have the energy; Gohan was right.
After returning the Energy to her core, she felt a bit drained, but she guessed that every one of the Z-Fighters felt this way, but it became less and less until they really didn't feel a thing until they used up a good portion of their energy.
Meanwhile, Gohan was watching her as she stared at her energy. He smiled a bit while focusing his internal Scouter to measure her energy level: It was over 200.
'That's not bad for a martial artist her age. She's already strong enough to produce a Ki blast. Now, for the next step: Gravity manipulation training,' thought Gohan, before his stomach rumbled, 'Better yet, let's wait until AFTER lunch.'
He then noticed Gohan2 and Goten returning, probably wanting the same thing.
"Hey Videl?"
"Yeah?"
"Why not stay for lunch? My mom's an excellent cook and I'm sure she wouldn't mind someone joining us."
"Alright," replied Videl, and the two of them met up with Gohan2 and Goten, before returning to the house.
Meanwhile, in Otherworld, Goku was training his body extensively to prepare himself for the next level of Super Saiyan: Level 3. South Kai came by, boasting about his new fighter, but North Kai had Goku show off by turning Super Saiyan with 40 tons of weight on him. This sent South Kai off with lame excuses.
Back on Mount Pao, Videl was enjoying lunch made by Chi Chi. She offered to give her recipe to the cook at home.
"You have your own cook?" asked Chi Chi, incredulously.
"She's daughter of the Current World Champ, Hercule Satan. She's also the former Junior World Champion, as she's participating in the big leagues this time around," explained Gohan.
Videl visibly blushed at the praise. She didn't expect Gohan to bring that up.
"Wow, the Junior World Martial Art Champion, and daughter of the Current World Martial Arts Champion? You must be popular," gushed Chi Chi, before adopting a smirk, "But I bet Hercule couldn't beat up Goku."
"You'd win that bet," said Videl casually, "My dad knows about you guys and only uses that title as a cover for you guys. You're in a totally different league."
"I don't know about that, Videl," said Gohan, "I think you could learn some of our techniques."
Videl openly blushed at that, thinking it was too good to be true.
"Wow, Gohan, I think you've found a good match" said Chi Chi teasingly, before adopting a dreamy look on her face, " And to think, you're going to marry her someday."
"Marriage!?" exclaimed Videl, her blush deepening.
"I didn't mention anything about marriage mom," said Gohan, before noticing Videl's red face of embarrassment turn to anger. He just sweatdropped.
'Can't go against, and can't go with,' chuckled Gohan2, 'One way or another you're in trouble.'
'Ain't THAT the truth,' said Gohan, before finishing his meal.
"Alright guys, ready to get back to work," suggested Gohan.
Videl and Goten finished up their meals before agreeing. Chi Chi went to clean up, glad that Gohan would be in good hands.
Back on the plains, Gohan stood opposite of Videl and Goten, standing about 6 yards away from them.
"Alright, now's the time to try out our first flight," said Gohan, looking confident, "And don't worry, you can do this. You just have to use your energy."
Goten started hopping; thinking that something would kick in and keep him up, while Videl was focusing herself on finding that energy again.
"Goten," instructed Gohan, "Flying and Hopping are two different things."
Goten stopped hopping, listening closely to his brother.
"Use your energy!"
Goten then concentrated, and felt his energy instantly, consider he's had a handle on it for a good while now, and pushed down on it. He felt his body lift up easily and he started floating, getting higher with each second that passed. Goten then let slip his control and fell and hit the ground, to which Gohan was there immediately.
"Goten, you have to be careful," said Gohan, "Flying will come naturally soon, just at first do you have to focus on flying. Okay?"
"Alright," said Goten, before trying again.
Gohan2 decided to keep an eye on him while Gohan returned to Videl.
"What am I doing wrong?" asked Videl.
"You're getting it, just concentrate. Flying takes patience, and seeing as how Goten focused his energy, he was able to lift himself off with little problem. You just have to concentrate, and don't rush it."
"Alright," said Videl, calming herself once more.
She searched for the energy as before. She soon felt it again, but instead of bringing it out, she pushed it down. The power fought against her, but she willed it down beneath her, lifting her off the ground. She found that the higher she went, the more gravity was pushing down against her, making it harder to go more than a few feet.
"That's it Videl," praised Gohan.
Videl soon landed.
"Nice job. Only a handful of extremely talented Martial Artists can get it in their first day," said Gohan.
"Extremely talented, huh?" said a skeptic Videl, looking at Gohan flying easily.
"Well, let's just say that this runs in the family."
"I'll take your word for it," said Videl, turning to call out her copter, "By the way, I'll be back tomorrow."
"Okay, why?"
"You said I could learn some of those techniques you were saying? Also, there's more about this energy I want to learn, and I know my father wouldn't be a practical source for that information, right?"
Before Videl could board her copter, Gohan called out to her.
"Maybe you should get your ears lowered," said Gohan, "It might prove to be better that way."
"Really, you think so," said Videl, smiling a bit, "You like girls with short hair?"
"Well, that aside, it would be more practical when fighting, not to mention flying," responded Gohan.
"How so?"
"Well, when hair gets long enough, it makes it harder to fly, and do combat, especially for growing young martial artists."
"Hmm, I'll think about it," finished Videl, before getting on her copter and flew back to Satan City.
"Phew," said Gohan, "That was a close one."
Meanwhile, Vegeta and Trunks were training at 150x normal gravity. Vegeta having his mini GG set on 8, making it 12 hundred times normal gravity for him, not that wasn't stressful. Trunks was having a hard time moving around in the GR, having not trained at this intensity before.
"Maybe you should rest, son, you haven't trained at 150x before. You wouldn't want to hurt yourself," said Vegeta.
"Goten called last night," replied Trunks, still struggling to just walk, "He told me he was entering the Tournament. Now, I want to."
"What are you going to do about that, son?"
Trunks stopped for a few seconds to catch his breath.
"Guess I'll go… Super!" proclaimed Trunks, before turning Super Saiyan and started running around the room like a kid with too much sugar in his system.
'WTFHFIL!?' thought Vegeta in his head, looking shocked at missing something so significant in his son's life, 'When did the Super Saiyan transformation get reduced to easy level for a child? He looks like a natural doing it, just like Mirai.'
"Come here, Trunks," said Vegeta, wanting to test his son, when his son stopped in front of him, he continued, "Can Goten also become a Super Saiyan?"
"Yeah, what do you think we do while you and Gohan spar, play tag? That's for normal children, we play Super Saiyan Tag."
'Wow,' thought Vegeta, chuckling mentally, 'that's new indeed.'
"Here's the deal, Trunks," said Vegeta, getting in a fighting stance, "If you can land one blow on my face, I'll take you to the park for an hour."
"Really?" said Trunks, and at Vegeta smirking nod, he powered up and started launching punches left and right at Vegeta.
Vegeta was surprised at how fast his son was as a Super Saiyan. He felt Trunks nick him in the cheek before retaliating, sending his son to the floor.
"You didn't say you'd hit back," said Trunks, trying not to let the pain show.
"I didn't say I wouldn't, did I?" countered Vegeta, "Now dry your tears, we're heading to the park."
So, Vegeta took his son to the park and watched with pride as he saw Trunks having fun. He knew he had to talk with Gohan at the tournament about this development.
That night, after everything was finished, Gohan gave a call to Yamcha.
"What's up dude?" asked Yamcha.
"I was wondering if you could help me out with something," replied Gohan.
"What's on your mind, man? You know I'd help out with anything that I could."
"Yeah, I was wondering, maybe, if you could teach your Wolf Fang Fist to Videl, my friend. You know, to give her some variance in her fighting skills, and to give her a bit more insight into our world, you know?"
"I don't know, Gohan, I don't just teach my special techniques to just ANY body."
"I know that, but I was hoping you could make an exception, man. You know, since you're one of my dad's best friends and all?"
"Well," said Yamcha, thinking it over, "I guess I COULD do it; I mean I DO owe you one for wishing me back to life all those years ago."
"Really!?"
"She better be ready, because I won't go easy on her."
"Good, but um… Could you kinda wait a few days, I'm trying to get her used to flying right now and I want her to get that down before giving her something to work with."
"Sure man. I'll be over in 3 days. You better make sure she has flying down, otherwise no deal."
"Gotcha."
Gohan went to sleep, thinking about how to help Videl master flying in just 72 hours.
The next day, Videl was there early, ready for the next step in flying lessons.
"Hey Videl," greet Gohan, "I was thinking, maybe you'd like to try some advanced training."
"You mean it?" asked Videl, who had become quite a bit more relaxed around her friend after spending a few days with him. She got over her anger in the first day, but didn't want Gohan to know that.
"Yeah, but first you've gotta master flying, and this will help you."
Gohan gave the last mini GG he got from Bulma to Videl.
"What's this?"
"Well, you know that every planet in this solar system has a different gravity field from Earth's, right?"
"Yeah, what about it?"
"Well, this little device is a mini Gravity Generator. This thing can produce a gravity field greater than that of Earth's, giving more training results in a smaller time frame. You can turn from 1 to 450x Earth's normal gravity field. I'd suggest trying it out at 2 or 3, just to get the feel for it."
So, Videl attached it to her shorts under her shirt, and set the setting at 3. She felt the effects instantly and fell to one knee.
"That's heavy."
"You're body will get used to it, and you'll find yourself stronger because of this. I've trained at higher levels myself because I've needed to do so in order to protect my family and friends."
"Wow, Gohan. You MUST be strong if you can stand training at such intense gravity."
"It gets easier once your used to it. I know for a fact that a friend of mine spends half his time under intense gravity."
"Alright, I'll get stronger for sure now."
(Time Change)
It took a little while, but Videl made it back to where she was before trying under 3x normal gravity. Over the next 2 days, she found herself speeding through the air at about 20 miles an hour with ease and soon she was catching up with Goten's speed.
'Nice,' thought Gohan, 'She's taken to flying like a fish to water. With that mini GG, she may just have a chance at getting farther in the Tournament this year.'
Videl was almost ready to learn the Wolf Fang Fist, but Gohan wanted to wait until tomorrow to introduce it to her.
By the time Yamcha arrived at Mount Pao, Videl flew past him with ease.
'Wow, she HAS taken flying lessons like Gohan said. She may just be able to handle such a technique.'
Yamcha landed and met up with Chi Chi, catching up for a few minutes before heading out to find the kids.
When he got there, he saw Gohan and Gohan2 watching while Videl and Goten sped through the skies, as their mini GGs were at 1 for the current time.
Gohan2 called them down while Gohan walked over to Yamcha.
"Glad you could make it, Yamcha," said Gohan.
"You know, I don't really do this for just ANYONE, but then again, you're not just ANYONE."
"Hey, Gohan, who's this?" asked Videl, as she, Gohan2, and Goten approached.
"This is an old friend of my dad's. His name is Yamcha, and I asked him if he wouldn't mind teaching a technique or two," replied Gohan.
"Nice to meet you Videl," said Yamcha, extending his hand.
Videl shook it with a smile, "What techniques do you have in mind?"
"My own signature technique: the Wolf Fang Fist," replied Yamcha, "It's served me well when I was growing up as a bandit. However, since I've given up fighting professionally, I thought I might find someone to learn this technique."
(AN3)
"Videl, you've officially graduated flying school, now you have a choice: learn the Wolf Fang Fist, or continue train on your own at home?"
"I'll definitely learn it!" shouted Videl with confidence.
"Alright," said Gohan, walking over and merging with Gohan2, "I need to continue Gohan's training, so I'll leave you two at it."
And with that, Gohan and Goten flew off to continue their training, leaving Yamcha to teach Videl the Wolf Fang Fist.
(Time Change)
Another day passed and Videl was quick to catch on to Wolf Fang Fist technique. She nearly mastered it, thanks to her 'severe' gravity training. She finished up her lessons with Gohan and returned home to complete her training for the tournament.
Meanwhile, in otherworld, Goku was in deep training as well, and was finishing his meditation in seclusion. With his physical training accomplished, all that was left was to mentally break down the barriers, or at least find them to let them down when the time came for him to ascend to the next level. He also felt a bit of foresight, noting a battle between him and Vegeta. He would deal with that when it came. Soon it came time, in his internal clock, for him to return to the living world.
The living Z-Fighters that decided to participate in the tournament, as well as Yamcha, decided to ride together in one of Bulma's transports. They were reminiscing times with Goku when Gohan brought up a point.
"Hey Vegeta," said Gohan, "This goes for you guys too: I don't think you guys should turn Super Saiyan during the fight."
"What about you?" asked Goten.
"Yeah, you're gonna be a Super Saiyan," added Trunks.
"Boys," said Vegeta, calming them down, "Gohan has a point. Besides, he's entering as the Gold Fighter as to try and hide his identity from his classmates."
"Yeah, but Vegeta, you COULD enter as a Super Saiyan from the beginning, you'll just have to stay Super Saiyan throughout the Tournament."
"I'll be fine. I didn't train the last seven years just to be Super Saiyan for an entire day."
"Thanks Vegeta," said Gohan, before turning back to Goten and Trunks, "Just to warn you guys, the Junior Tournament is for 15 and under, so you guys'll have to battle it out when it comes down to it."
"Don't worry about us, Gohan," said Trunks.
"We'll battle our hardest in the finals."
Gohan leaned near Vegeta's ear and whispered: 'Even though they may not twins, they sure are speaking it perfectly.'
Vegeta smirked while he nodded.
Soon they landed and began searching out for their two missing members: Piccolo, and Goku.
Not too long after wandering around the place, Hercule and Videl made their arrival, which caused several fans to flock to them.
"Oh look guys," mocked Krillin, "It's the hero who saved the world because we were too weak."
"Hey," said Gohan, "He's not THAT bad. He really mellowed out in my time. Besides, I'm interested in seeing if he decided to improve himself any."
"I don't know why, we'll let him get first place anyways to keep our secret safe," said Bulma.
"Well, it may not be Goku," said Master Roshi, "But I sense a friend who IS here."
Goten looked around until he saw Piccolo taking cover in the shade.
"HE-EY! It's Mr. Piccolo!" he shouted, excited that his brother's friend is here."
"Hey Piccolo," said Gohan, before whispering as to not alert everyone, "Are they here yet?"
"Not yet, but I don't see any reason for them to not come, considering the circumstances."
"Good, I'd like to meet them to see what they know."
"Right now, that's not important. Finding your father IS," finished Piccolo, before both of them rejoined the others.
"Gosh, I'm getting worried," said Chi Chi, "Do you think Goku couldn't make it?"
"I'll go search," offered Krillin, Goku's best friend.
"I'll go too," added Yamcha.
However, as soon they turned to search, Goku's energy signature appeared before them, along with Goku himself.
"Hey guys," said Goku, "Guess who's back?"
Soon, everything that was lost between Goku and his closest friends, and son, were regained in the few moments following his return. That's not to say a hug from Krillin, Oolong, Gohan, Puar, and Yamcha didn't hurt.
"Oh, sweetheart, I've missed you," spoke up Chi Chi, heartfelt that her beloved had returned.
"And I you, Chi Chi," replied Goku, before noting Goten behind her leg, "Is that a mini-me hiding behind your leg, Chi Chi?"
"I'm Goten," said Goten finally, still worried about what kind of father Goku would be, if Gohan's description was helpful, he was hopeful it was true.
"And I'm Goku," said Goku, walking up to his wife, father-in-law, and youngest son, "Hi."
Goku and Goten locked eyes for a few moments, but Goten could see everything his father's eyes: all the kindness and gentleness that a father should have and more.
"DADDY!" cried out Goten finally, rushing to his father's arms, creating a lovely father-son family reunion.
Baba reminded Goku of his 24-hour limitation on Earth, before leaving the group.
"I'd suggest we register before time runs out," said Piccolo, before the group made it's way to front desk.
After some of the Z-fighters registered, Gohan was next, as Gold Fighter of course.
"Gold Fighter?" asked Goku.
"It's a long story, I'll tell you later."
After all was said and done, the fighters made their way towards the waiting area, after saying goodbye to their friends.
After separating from her father, Videl decided to search for Gohan to see him and meet his group of friends. Her last few days of training were good for her, as she had probably even doubled her speed with the Wolf Fang Fist. After a few minutes of denying Sharpner's advances, she saw Gohan in his 'Gold Fighter' outfit and rushed after, leaving Sharpner in the dust.
By the time she caught up, Goku had been brought up to date on 18.
"You're lucky I recognized you, Gold Fighter," greeted Videl, causing Gohan to turn around.
"Hey Videl," said Gohan, glad that his friend found him.
They separated themselves from Gohan's group to talk alone.
"So, you're REALLY entering as the Gold Fighter, huh?" said Videl.
"Yep, why wouldn't I? I mean, I have an image to keep up at school, remember?" countered Gohan.
"Right."
"So, have you improved your flying abilities at all since I last saw you?"
"Of course, thanks to the Mini GG, I'm now 3x as fast, maybe even 4x."
"Let's see then," challenged Gohan, before taking off into the air, with Videl right behind him.
Gohan allowed Videl to get ahead of him, before seeing her fastest speed. Soon, they landed on the balcony of a nearby building.
"See what I mean?" taunted Videl.
"You've improved, I'll admit. But you can still get better," praised Gohan, before Sharpner showed up.
'Great, what's HE doing here?' asked Gohan2.
'Trying to ask Videl on a date, if I'm correct,' replied Gohan.
'Don't let that peon steal our mate!' came a voice from the back of Gohan's mind.
'Uh… Hello?' asked Gohan.
'It's me, Oozaru. I know we haven't spoken in a while, but that's because you haven't transformed in a while.'
'I'll talk with you later, right now I have out of here.'
That problem was soon remedied, as the announcement for the tournament fighters to gather came over the intercom. Videl grabbed his right arm and literally dragged him away from Sharpner.
'See what I mean, even your mate agrees, HAHA!' continued Oozaru.
'Not now, Oozaru, trying to concentrate on the upcoming battle(s).'
'Try to save some time concentrating on Videl as well,' teased Gohan2, as he and Oozaru fell back into fits of laughter.
(AN4)
Piccolo was waiting patiently for Gohan to rejoin him, when a couple of officials walked up and asked if he was sick.
"This is my natural color. I'm not sick in any way," said Piccolo, 'If you don't count being sick of nosy busybodies.'
Gohan, who had managed to get his arm away from Videl, walked up as the officials backed away, scared.
"You ready to do this?" asked Gohan.
"You know it," replied Piccolo, before they started walking to the others.
"I think they've arrived by now, as registration as closed."
"They're here alright. You'll see them when we get to the waiting area."
They joined up with Krillin and Trunks, who had to change into their fighting Gi, then Goku, Goten, and 18, who were waiting for them, before they entered the waiting area where over 200 fighters were waiting.
Gohan and Piccolo were scanning the area, before noticing the two fighters that Piccolo said were here.
"YEAH! IT'S YOU!!" shouted the announcer for the tournament, recognizing Goku and Krillin as former competitors back when their power matched that of most fighters present today.
"You guys are back! I was beginning to think you'd retire from tournaments for good after winning that last one," said the announcer, "Besides, you wouldn't believe how glad I am to see you two. These last few tournaments have been Capital 'B' Boring since you left." He then noticed the others, "Are they here with you guys as well?"
"You could say that," said Goku apprehensively, as 18 and Vegeta wouldn't be the first to say they were a part of Goku's 'posy'.
"Really, then by all means, this will definitely turn out to be one to remember," replied a happy announcer, "Think you can get through a round without destroying the ring?"
"Can't make any promises," replied Piccolo with a smirk that Goku matched.
"That's the attitude that's been lacking in these tournaments," laughed the announcer, before noticing the halo on top of Goku's head, "You haven't ALWAYS had that ring before, have you?"
"Nope, just since I died in my battle with Cell. The higher ups in the afterlife agreed to give me one day on Earth to come back and compete this time."
"After everything I've seen you do, why would I doubt you now, right?" finished the announcer, chuckling, before walking off, "I wish you guys luck, and I'll see you ringside!"
Soon, the mood in the area was shifted when Hercule stepped in.
"HERCULE IN THE HOUSE!!" shouted Hercule, much to the embarrassment of his daughter, "Better line up, because I'm giving the first 50 autographs for FREE!!"
Everyone rushed over to him. Goku and the group followed suite, until Gohan noticed a frog on the ground, and ducked Sharpner's lunge at him to pick the frog up.
"Captain Ginyu? What are you doing here?" asked Gohan, before 'noticing' Sharpner, "Sharpner, you really need to lay off. I wouldn't want to hurt you just because you're invading my privacy." He started walking past, "And give up on Videl, she's mine!"
Gohan lowered his glasses and glared at Sharpner, causing him to lose control of his bladder out of fear. Sharpner quickly recovered and skedaddled out of there, scared out of his mind.
"Ginyu, you don't need to be here," said Gohan to the frog, "I believe you need to be by the ocean."
So, Gohan threw Captain Frog Ginyu out to sea, before walking over to join the crowd.
(AN5)
Soon, a punching bag arrived, and Hercule was asked to punch first, to give a leading score to go by.
Once the cameras went up, Gohan felt a slight surge in Ki wave, destroying the cameras.
"What was that?" asked Videl, who had also felt the wave. She had caught up with Gohan after he made his way through the crowd, "It felt like the camera were destroying by a sonic boom or something."
"That would be Piccolo's doing," replied Gohan, chuckling a bit, "He's not what you'd say: camera friendly."
(AN6)
"He's not the only one," agreed Videl, I HATE it when I'm forced into pictures with him. It just gets embarrassing after awhile."
'Piccolo must not like cameras,' thought Hercule, looking shocked at the destroyed cameras, 'better get focused, the Z-Fighters are looking.'
Hercule got into position in front of the punching bag, and closed his eyes in a meditative focus. He concentrated his power into his right arm, before opening his eyes and punched the machine with all his might.
'197' was the number that rang up.
"Wow! An amazing 197 from Mr. Satan!!" said one of the judges.
'Interesting,' thought Gohan2 to Gohan and Piccolo, 'It was 137 last time, wasn't it?'
'Indeed it was,' replied Piccolo, 'It seems that there might be more contenders than we thought, Gohan.'
'Well, let's just see what the others make, since the bar's been raised,' finished Gohan, closing the link.
"I hope someone can break 160, otherwise I won't have a decent fight, and that's NO way to defend one's title," challenged Hercule, before walking out.
Soon, everyone was lining up and punching the punching machine to qualify for the tournament. Numbers varied, ranging from as low as 43 and as high as 147. Then, 18 stepped up.
"Don't forget, take it easy, and don't break the machine!" warned her husband.
"I'll try," replied Eighteen, standing in front of the machine.
She pulled up her left hand and punched the bag 'lightly'.
'207' registered on the machine, getting wide eyes from the other competitors.
Krillin, Goku, and Piccolo all followed suite, getting just over 2 hundred each. Then Vegeta walked up.
"I don't like being mocked," said Vegeta quietly, so that only the Z-Fighters heard with their enhanced hearing, before punching the bag.
'220' registered on the machine, something that seemed farfetched, but was still in range that didn't question the pressure reading on the punching bag. Vegeta walked away after that, Piccolo, 18, Krillin, and Goku joining him.
"Just who ARE those guys?" asked Videl.
"My friends," said Gohan, "You remember meeting Vegeta the day we visited Baba, right?"
"Yeah, but I didn't think he'd hold back like that. I'd thought he'd destroy it for sure."
"Vegeta's unpredictable at times," chuckled Gohan nervously.
Soon, Goku walked up, the others just a couple yards behind.
"Hello there," said Goku, greeting Videl, "You must be Videl. Gohan's told me a lot about you."
"He has, huh?" said Videl, with a look to Gohan.
"Nothing like that," replied Goku, "Just that you're Hercule's daughter, and a classmate. Well, we're off to see Goten and Trunks in the Junior Division; we'll see you in the stands."
After that, Goku and the others left for the stands, to join with their friends to see the Junior Division of the Tournament.
"So, That was your dad?" asked Videl.
"Yep," said Gohan, "And he hasn't changed a bit, well if you don't count the halo."
"Right," chuckled Videl, "He seems nice."
"That's been his way of life since he was a kid. Great-Grandpa Gohan could vouch for that."
It took what seemed like an hour before Gohan and Videl were up. Gohan scored a modest 199.
Videl stepped up to the machine, followed her dad's steps, and launched a punch that registered 219.
"Wow, not bad," said Gohan, as the two of them made their way to the stands to join the others.
While Gohan and Videl were waiting for their turn, Goku and the others reached the top of the stands, away from the milling crowd. They saw Chi Chi, Bulma, and the others sitting in the middle rows on their way up, and continued to the top. They watched the mockery that was 'The Cell Games', and the agreed consensus was that nobody really liked it.
(AN7)
It didn't take long for the Junior Division to start up, with Trunks taking out his first opponent with a leg sweep, followed by a skyward kick, which sent his opponent into blissful unconsciousness before he fell back onto the ring.
After a few more fights, Goten was up. He bowed with respect to his opponent, just like his father. The first punch his opponent finally threw was stopped with one finger.
"Is that all you got?" asked Goten, wanting SOMETHING more challenging.
His opponent let loose a flurry of punches and kicks, all of which were in slow motion to Goten, due to his training. He soon got bored and sent one punch to his opponent's face, who fell down a few seconds later. Goten bowed once more before leaving to rejoin Trunks.
(AN8)
During both fights, Chi Chi and Bulma had to endure the kids' mother rant on and on about their 'superior' strength. After Trunks and Goten knocked both of her kids out, Bulma exercised full teasing rights when the mother snapped. She lunged at Bulma, only for her to duck and Chi Chi punching her out.
"Don't look so surprised," said Chi Chi, sitting back down, "Who do you think taught Goten?"
By the time Gohan and Videl made it to the others, Goten and Trunks had worked their way to the Semi-Finals.
"That's a ring out!" shouted the announcer.
Make that 'Finals' for Trunks and Semi-Finals for Goten. Goten's Semi-Final match was up and over in a matter of seconds as well.
"It looks like we've reached the finals of the Junior Division and it looks to be a spectacle!" informed the announcer guy.
(AN9)
"Wow," said Gohan, as he and Videl joined the others, "It looks like we've just made it."
"What took you guys so long?" teased Vegeta, smirking.
"Our numbers happened to be in the 150's, thank you very much!" replied Gohan, a bit viciously.
'Where did that come from, huh Gohan?' teased Gohan2 from the mindscape.
Oozaru showed a different method.
'That's the way, boy. Show that Prince that she's your mate and no one else's!' cheered on Oozaru.
'Not right now, guys,' replied Gohan, 'I don't need the guys thinking I'm going crazy because of some mental voices.
'But Piccolo already knows about me,' pouted Gohan2.
'That's not what I mean,' finished Gohan, closing of the connection.
Meanwhile, Goten and Trunks got into position and was awaiting the signal to start.
"You know, Goten, this isn't like our sparing matches at home," informed Trunks.
"I know," replied Goten, "This is the real deal. I'm not planning on losing to you!"
"There you have it folks, good ol' trash talking before the action. Now: Let's begin!!" shouted the announcer, getting off the stage as to not be in their way, a gong sounding in response.
The match had started.
Meanwhile, Hercule was informed of the finals and decided to head down to see the match. He wasn't surprised or disappointed when he saw who was facing whom.
'Why am I not surprised? No wonder these guys are in the finals. They're the sons of the greatest Full-Blooded Saiyan fighters in the Universe,' thought Hercule as the gong sounded.
Neither of them moved for an entire minute, their battle being a mental one at first. That soon changed as they both headed towards each other and crossed arms, blocking each other's elbow blow. They soon started exchanging punches and kicks, some on the ground, going faster than the regular eye can see, and sometimes in the air, shocking the 'normal' crowd at hand. A few seconds later, they added After Images to the fights, making it look like some of their blows are going right through each other. Goten soon just disappeared.
'Where'd he go?' thought Trunks as he scanned the area, looking for his friend.
"I'm right here!" shouted Goten, appearing above Trunks and kicking him in the back of the head with a bicycle kick.
Trunks recovered, only to see Goten charging at him again. Trunks dodged with After Image, only for Goten to disappear again. Goten reappeared in front of Trunks, and headbutted him into the stage below them. Trunks got up, holding his stomach from the pain that Goten caused.
"No way," said Goku, "Goten already knows about Super Speed?"
"Who do you think taught him all these years? Yamcha?" asked Gohan skeptically.
"Yeah, but seriously," added Krillin, "The 'Son Headbutt' as well? Isn't that a bit overkill for some situations?"
"It's hereditary no matter how you look at it," responded Piccolo, remembering how Raditz reacted when Gohan headbutted him.
"Geez, Goten, just because your head's made of steel, don't think my stomach is as well," said Trunks, rubbing his tummy to make the pain go away.
"That's why you should dodge those," chuckled Goten.
"Which is why I'm not going hold back," said Trunks, moving his hands in a motion that shocked Gohan.
'No way,' thought Gohan, 'When did Trunks learnt THAT move, and HOW for that matter?'
"BURNING ATTACK!!" shouted Trunks, unleashing his signature attack.
Goten leapt over with seconds to spare. The attack continued towards the audience, before Trunks directed it up and away from the people.
"Not bad," said Goten, "Gohan said that only Mirai knows that attack. How'd you learn it?"
"It just came to me one day," replied Trunks.
"Hey Vegeta?" asked Gohan, "When did Trunks learn Mirai's signature attack?"
"I should be asking you that. You're the one who should know these things," replied Vegeta.
"Well, did Trunks ever have physical contact with Mirai?"
"Yeah," said Krillin, remembering back to the day Cell made his broadcast, "He was pulling on Mirai's hair. Gave a good yank here and there from what I saw."
"That might just be it," said Gohan, "That's probably why Trunks is advancing at such a fast pace."
"Really," said Piccolo, "Then what about Goten? It couldn't have been the fact that Goku was a Super Saiyan during that time, could it?"
Gohan and Goku blushed.
"That… was probably it," said Gohan, embarrassed that his dad had to do such a thing, and at home none the less. That's not to say he wasn't thankful for Goten being born.
Goku blushed, remembering his last time with Chi Chi.
Meanwhile, back at the fight.
"Really," replied Goten, to Trunks's earlier statement, "Then this must have just come to me as well. Oh wait, it didn't. Gohan taught me this move."
Gohan got into position.
"Ka Me Ha Me…" started Goten.
"Did you learn how to control it?" wondered Trunks, but Goten didn't hear, or didn't answer if he did, "GOTEN!?"
"HA!!" shouted Goten, releasing the Kamehameha Wave.
Trunks leaned to one side, the wave passing harmlessly on the other. Unfortunately, the announcer had to jump out of the way, before the wave took out a part of the roof of the standby area for the adult fighters, and then flying up and dissipating.
"Guess that's a no," said Trunks, chuckling a bit.
Goten just chuckled, with Trunks joining him.
"Look at you," said Trunks, trying, yet failing, to keep his laughs under control, "You're loving this."
"Guess the Kamehameha runs in the family, huh Gohan?" spoke Videl, in a slightly startled chuckle.
"Guess so," replied Gohan, giving the same chuckle.
"Looks like Goten needs a bit more practice, not that we were much better when we were fighting all those years ago," said Yamcha.
"That's right," laughed Bulma, remembering when Goku, Krillin, and Yamcha were competing in the tournament over two decades ago.
(AN10)
"Incredible folks, Goten knows the legendary 'Kamehameha' Technique developed by Master Roshi over 85 years ago! That's not to say that Trunks doesn't have a few tricks up his sleeve as well. This is one incredible match up folks."
Goten and Trunks got back into their fighting stances. They charged at each other again, this time catching each other's punches, until Trunks tripped Goten into the air. Trunks sped behind him and put Goten in a Full Nelson. Goten was struggling between Trunks's Full Nelson and preventing himself from going Super Saiyan.
'Sorry Gohan,' thought Goten, 'I just gotta do it.'
Goten focused his power, fighting the Full Nelson for a few seconds before lowering his head and lunged it back, directly at Trunks face.
'Crap, if that hits me, I can say goodbye to smelling for a while,' thought Trunks, closing his eyes in anticipation.
Goten used Trunks's momentarily distraction to super speed away from him and Headbutt him from the back, sending him back to the floor again.
"That's funny," said Gohan, "I thought for sure Goten would go Super Saiyan, despite my warning. That's actually real clever."
"He DID promise, as did Trunks and myself," replied Vegeta, "I would think he would keep it if I were you."
"Wait," interrupted Goku, "Are you saying Goten and Trunks can already turn Super Saiyan?"
"Yeah," said Gohan, as if it was no big deal, "It's the same reasoning behind Trunks knowing Mirai's attack and Goten having such good control over the Kamehameha, for his age anyway."
This caused Goku's face to pale, as he didn't realize the full scale of what would happen when he and Chi Chi did 'it'.
"Wow," said Trunks, getting up from another painful 'Son Headbutt', "I thought for sure you'd change into a Super Saiyan that time."
"Hehehe," smirked Goten, landing himself, "That's what Goten brings to the Championship match: Unpredictability. Try this!"
Goten started moving at Super Speeds again, leaving behind After Images by the dozen, making it look like there were 30 Gotens circling Trunks.
"Like this will stop me," boasted Trunks, as he felt out Goten's Ki and moved to that spot with a punch.
Goten stopped his Super Speed, effectively dodging Trunks's punch, and countered with a punch of his own, sending Trunks flying towards the stands.
"TRUNKS! FRONT AND CENTER!!" shouted Vegeta, getting his son's attention.
Trunks stopped himself before he touched the stands and returned to the ring. He then sped after Goten with a solid blow to Goten, sending him flying towards the stands as well.
"GOTEN! REMEMBER YOUR TRAINING!!" shouted Gohan.
Goten remembered alright.
(Flashback)
"I know I shouldn't be teaching you this, but it may become your trump card in the battle with Trunks," said Gohan.
"Really? You're gonna teach me?" asked Goten, his eyes shining with hope.
"Yep. You've earned it with the hard work you've put in over the last two weeks."
(Flashback End)
Goten brought up his right index and middle fingers to his forehead and felt out Trunks's Ki. He then used Instant Transmission for the first time in real combat and teleported behind Trunks, surprising him.
"You know Instant Trans…" was all Trunks got to say, before Goten started pummeling him.
Trunks recovered enough to block Goten's punches, before returning with his own. The collision of these punches could be felt by the Z-Fighters in minor shockwaves.
They were near a corner of the ring when both of their punches made contact with each other's faces. Unfortunately for both of them, they were standing close to the edges, and were unable to catch themselves as they fell out of the ring, both exhausted from the fight.
It was over; the Junior World Martial Arts Championship has ended in a tie. How will this affect things?
(AN11)
(Chapter End)
I just know Trunks AND Goten fans are gonna hate me for having them Tie, instead of one of them winning, but it just kinda made since, you know?
Gohan: I thought it good, except for the Full Nelson.
Vegeta: What are you talking about? The Full Nelson was the greatest part about it. Trunks SHOULD'VE won anyways.
Hercule: It doesn't matter who wins, because they're BOTH Champions!!
RDF1: Right you are, Hercule. Now, get out of here while I wrap things up.
AN1: Just something I thought up on the spot for this timeline, since I wanted Vegeta to continue getting stronger, yet at the same time not hurt Trunks.
AN2: Hehe, Abridged Popo getting pawned by yours truly. Good times, good time.
AN3: I'd thought this would be a nice little twist. You'll have to wait until next chapter to see it in action though.
AN4: The EPIC return of Oozaru. Just trust me, Gohan has yet to give up his tail, and Oozaru transformation. In fact, though this won't be mentioned in the story, Gohan most likely DID transform into Oozaru state once or twice, to provide a bit of variance training, not that Goten would ever learn about this.
AN5: Ginyu's back for about a minute or two, but only to help Gohan avoid Sharpner's tackle. Hoped you liked that bit of Saiyanness emerge from Gohan, considering Videl's his mate and all. (LOL)
AN6: Well, he DID blow up the cameras because they were getting too much information from the Z-Fighters from just BEING there.
AN7: Well, you may have to go back and re-read chapter 7 of Gohan's Redemption, but the ending kinda makes since with Hercule's description from the end of the Cell Games.
AN8: Yep, Goten's honorable to a fault, because of Goku's genes. Not that that's a bad thing of course. It's just that everyone (I.E. Z-Fighters and friends) now know that the only 'interesting' match will be Goten vs. Trunks.
AN9: Can anyone tell me if this guy's got a name, because writing 'the announcer guy' over and over again can get really boring, annoying, and downright irritating.
AN10: I know you guys hate me for all the scene changes that'll appear in the final version of this on Fanfiction. It's just some, if not most, of those scenes are either funny or needed in some special way. At least that's how it feels for me.
AN11: Like I said at the beginning of the end of the chapter, I know for a fact that some people won't like me leaving it in a tie. You'll just have to see next chapter what happens.
Well, until next time…
Goten and Trunks storm in.
Trunks: HOLD EVERYTHING!!
Goten: WHY DID YOU LEAVE IT THERE!
Trunks: I SHOULD'VE WON!! NO MATTER HOW MUCH TOUGHER GOTEN HAD GOTTEN, IT ONLY MAKES SINCE THAT I WOULD WIN!!
RDF1: Be right back, I need to appease two Half-Blooded Saiyan kids from killing me so I can work on the next chapter.
RDF1 runs away from Goten and Trunks, with the boys running after him.
Piccolo: I guess that leaves just us, Hercule.
Hercule: That's right, it's up to us to take this chapter out of here!
Both Hercule and Piccolo holds sign up.
Sign:
Later,
RDF1