Gohan sighed happily as he ate the last piece of bacon, rubbing his belly and giving a healthy burp. After a pleasant moment of enjoying the feeling of being full, Gohan quickly went to work doing the dishes. The way he figured, he could do the dishes, spend some time meditating, some time studying, and some time training before flying to Satan City to meet up with his family. While normally it would take two hours to fly home, if he went Super Saiyan and flew fast, he could make it in roughly thirty minutes. He would just have to make sure-

*DIIIINNNGGG*

Jolting, Gohan looked over to see the house phone ringing. Raising his eyebrow, Gohan put the plate he was washing down and moved towards the phone. Thinking it was his grandfather, Gohan didn't bother to look at the caller ID, instead just answering the phone.

"Hey Gramps, what can I do for you?" Gohan asked.

"Gramps!?" An irritated voice exclaimed from the other end.

Gohan's eye nearly bulged out of his head. "V-V-Videl!?" he exclaimed in confusion. Why was VIDEL calling his house?

"Yes. Videl." Videl said on the other side, clearly incensed.

"S-Sorry Videl, normally only my grandfather calls on this line, so I kind of just assumed that-" Gohan attempted to defend himself.

"Whatever, it doesn't matter." Videl said curtly. "Look, are you going to be in the city today?"

Gohan blinked in confusion. "Uhhh, yeah. I'll be with my family and some family friends. Why?"

"Well I'll be with Erasa and Sharpner today, and Erasa is adamant we invite you along. Think you'll be able to join?" Videl asked.

Gohan raised an eyebrow but nodded. "Yeah, sure. That'd be great."

"Okay. We're all meeting up at Satan Mall around one. We'll see you there." Videl said before hanging up.

Gohan looked at the phone and blinked in confusion. "Wonder what that was all about..." He muttered to himself. Looking to the clock to see it was a little past seven, he quickly headed towards the shower so he could get ready.

...

Videl smirked as she ended the call, looking at the nearby clock that read eight fifteen. Technically there would be enough time for Gohan to get to Satan City from his house without anything seeming off, but if it would be that easy to uncover Gohan's secrets she would have got him long ago. Nothing to worry about however, if everything went well today she'd finally learn what she wanted to learn.

She was interrupted from her thoughts when she heard a knock at the door. "Sweet Pea!? You up!?"

"Yeah Dad, just calling some friends to set up plans for the day!" She called back.

"Well feel free to use your card if you need anything! I'll see you at the parade later correct?" He asked.

Videl grimaced. She'd rather not go but her Father never asked much of her, so she did try to attend his events whenever possible. "Of course Dad!" She answered back with the little enthusiasm she could muster.

For a moment there was silence, causing Videl to wonder if her Father had left before she heard his voice. "There won't be any boys will there?"

"Just Sharpner and this geek named Gohan." Videl answered back. "Erasa is insistent we invite them, you know how she is."

"Well just make sure they behave themselves or else they'll have to talk with me!" She heard her Father exclaim before she heard a phone ringing. "Aw crud, it's my agent. Gotta go Videl, love you!" Her Father yelled before she heard him scurry off.

Videl rolled her eyes before returning to her phone. Quickly opening up the messages app, she shot off a text to Erasa telling her Gohan was coming. After sending off the text, Videl found herself wondering if Gohan had a cell phone. His student information showed only a home phone number, and she couldn't recall having ever seen the dark haired boy looking at anything other than a textbook. Normally her first thought would be that maybe his family was to poor to afford one, though she had seen the amount of food Gohan ate for lunch every day for months (How he was as slim as he was she had no idea), so they obviously had enough to get food to eat. Maybe lack of reception where he lived?

Videl shook her head, clearing the thought from her head. Whether or not Gohan had a cell phone was inconsequential. She needed to focus on letting Erasa know that Gohan would be meeting them at the mall. Opening up her cell phone, she opened her messages with Erasa, quickly shooting out a message.

Gohan is coming.

After a few moments her phone buzzed. Great! Sharpner will be coming over to my place around 11, you should to so we can strategize!

Videl rolled her eyes but replied. I'll see you two than.

Also, what will you do if Gohan turns out not to be Saiyaman? Erasa asked.

Videl narrowed her eyes. Even if he's not, he's still hiding to many secrets for my liking.

Everyone keep secrets Videl. Erasa replied.

What's that supposed to mean? Videl asked.

Just...don't let your suspicions blind you. See you later. Erasa said.

Raising an eyebrow, Videl made a mental note to continue this discussion later with Erasa, and simply replied. Later.

Cracking her neck, Videl saw her clock reading seven thirty. Quickly moving to shower and get ready for the day, she found herself wondering if what she was doing was actually the right choice.

...

"Gohan!" two voices shouted excitedly in unison as the half Saiyan landed in the courtyard of the Capsule Corporation.

Gohan smiled as he saw his younger brother and the child of Bulma and Vegeta run up to him. First was Goten, spitting image of their father when he was Goten's age, and according to their mother they similar in personality as well. As for Bulma and Vegeta's son, Gohan could see the beginnings of the Future Trunks he knew in the current Trunks, though it was obvious the two would never be the same due to their different upbringings.

"Hey squirts!" He said happily, withstanding their combined hug easily as he returned the greeting.

"Oh Gohan!" He heard his mom call. "So you were the reason for all this fuss!"

Looking up to see his mom, Gohan shook the two other half Saiyans off and gave her a calm smile. "Hey Mom, how was last night?"

"Well, getting to sleep in a bed twice the size of my own was nice, plus eating food whose dishes I didn't have to wash was pretty nice." Chi Chi said. "Did you get enough to eat this morning?"

"Yes Mom, thanks for the food...all though, I wouldn't say no to some toast..." Gohan said.

Chi Chi laughed. "I thought so. I'm sure Bulma has some leftovers stashed somewhere."

Gohan smiled in hungry anticipation, only to be stopped when Chi Chi pointed a finger into his chest. "But first, we will discuss your duties for today."

Gohan raised an eyebrow. "Duties?"

Chi Chi nodded. "To be honest, both Bulma and I just want a day without Goten or Trunks, and with this parade happening today it's the perfect opportunity to get them out and about."

"And let me guess." Gohan said. "You want me to babysit?"

Chi Chi nodded. "You don't mind do you?"

Gohan pursed his lips. "Normally I wouldn't, but some friends from school today invited me to hang out with them today, and I don't know how they'd feel about Trunks and Goten tagging along?" And he didn't know what the two would say or do...

Chi Chi raised an eyebrow. "Friends? What kind of friends?" She asked excitedly.

Gohan rolled his eyes. His mom didn't ever waste an opportunity to find out about his social life. It wasn't like she sent him to school for an education. "Friends mom. Just friends." He answered.

Chi Chi pursed her lips in disappointment. "Really? Are you sure?"

"Yes Mom, I'm sure." Gohan said. Even if that's what he was after anyways, not like his circle of "friends" was providing any options. Of the two girls, one was to busy trying to get the attention of the other guy and the other hated his guts.

Chi Chi sighed in disappointment. "Well I'm sorry Gohan, but Bulma and I could really use this. At the very least, can you at least do it til dinnertime?"

Gohan pursed his lips but nodded. With all his mother and Bulma did for him, it's not like he could ever say no. He'd just have to have a talk with the two beforehand to make sure they didn't say anything. "Sure Mom, no worries."

Chi Chi smiled. "Thanks sweetie. Now, about that extra breakfast..."

Gohan licked his lips in happy anticipation.

...

Outskirts of the Sol System...

"Lord Arcta, we have arrived in the Earth's solar system!" The pilot reported.

Arcta nodded. "Excellent. From our current position, how long is it estimated until we reach the Earth?"

The pilot pressed some buttons on his terminal. "Current estimates read in about fifteen minutes sir!"

"And if we were to go dark?" Arcta asked.

More button presses. "Time would lengthen to four hours Lord Arcta." Came the reply.

Arcta nodded before pressing a button on his scouter. "All forces, this is Lord Arcta." He said, his voice reverberating throughout the ship. "I want all of you to lower your power levels like you were trained to at Eskesia. We will be approaching the Earth in a state of stealth, so all non-critical functions of the ship are to be shut down." Releasing the button, Arcta readjusted his position in his hoverchair. "Prepare to go dark." He ordered.

"Preparations complete Lord Arcta!" An engineer nearby reported after a few moments.

Arcta nodded. "Excellent. Go dark now."

A moment later all the lights shut off, only to be replaced by a low red light, the slight glows of consoles nearby being the only other lights.

"All systems except for the ship's life support, artificial gravity, internal power, and thrusters are offline Lord Arcta." The engineer called.

"Excellent, begin heading for the Earth at once." Arcta ordered. "Monitor for any signs of awareness of our approach."

"Yes sir!" The pilot ordered.

Arcta leaned back in his seat, seeing the distant sun off in the distance. For a moment he considered going past the earth and simply destroying the system's sun, both to destroy the planet that killed his family and destroy his older brother's grave before banishing the thought from his head. Destroying planets was one thing, but destroying a sun held to much a risk of getting caught in the resulting supernova. Arcta trusted his ship and it's pilots, but he'd rather not take any chances.

Taking a deep breath, Arcta leaned back and began focusing on keeping his energy as low as he could. The Eskesians had been...reluctant at first to share their interesting technique, but after killing a few children the elders became much more cooperative. Really they should have been grateful Arcta held such interest in the technique. Their planet wasn't very valuable, and if not for learning how to lower power levels Arcta would have destroyed the entire planet. At least now their species lived out their lives in servitude to his empire. Better than what would happen to the inhabitants of the Earth.

Arcta smirked as his tail swished about lazily. He did hope they would give an entertaining struggle. He wanted to see the fruits of his training...

...

So it's been a while since I last updated this, but better late than never. Had to write this chapter in bits and pieces due to being incredibly busy, but know that I am excited to write out my own version of the Xenoverse storyline. Especially since I get to build a connection with one of my favorite anime characters of all time. Anyways, hopefully my next chapter will come out quicker than this one.

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