"Speech."

Thought.

Flashback.

(Authors note.)

Special emphasis.

Disclaimer. I do not own DB, DBZ, DBGT.

Chapter Four...

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Guardian...

As the students begin coming in waves back to the classroom Gohan searches for the one person he was concerned about. Student after student they come but with each face not being the one of his interest he feels worse and worse. His worst fear now is to hear the school principle announce the early release of class due to a body being discovered somewhere.

'Stupid!' He scolds himself. 'How could you just leave her alone like that?'

As a few more students trickle in Gohan almost perks up. Sharpener and Erasa walk in and take their seats. When Videl fails to come in after them his mood goes south again. To make matters worse his best friend Butch had just waltzed in just as the bell rang. When Butch takes his seat Gohan instantly becomes angry.

'Great, just being in this guys presence makes me wanna blow.'

Gohan tries to relax by taking a deep breath and shutting his eyes. 'If only I knew her ki better I could just feel for her. Damn it all.'

Wile trying to keep his nerves and anger in check he listens in on Erasa and Sharpeners conversation.

Sharpener looks around the classroom. "That's funny, wheres Videl?"

Erasa stops applying her lipstick. "Oh, she texted me right before lunch ended. She said she went home cause she was sick."

As she finishes applying her lipstick Butch joins in. "Tsk, what a lucky broad. I bet she could get away with murder if she wanted."

At this Gohan opens his eyes. He turns to Butch. "What do you mean she cou-" He stops and turns to Sharpener and Erasa instead. "What does he mean she could get away with murder?"

Butches arm muscle tenses at the small insult even if it really wasn't an insult. Erasa giggles. "He means she can do just about anything and not worry about repercussions with her pop being the world champ and all."

Sharpener puts his hands behind his head and leans back. "That and she is the cities best crime fighter."

"Maybe not any longer if this guardian angel guy hangs around." Erasa's eyes twinkle in fantasy.

Gohan just stares blankly. "World champ? Crime fighter? Guardian angel? What are you guys talking about?"

Erasa and Sharpeners jaws drop. Butch just laughs at Gohan's clueless questions. Gohan just glares at the overgrown jock when Sharpener leans back forward. "Kid, just where are you from?"

Gohan doesn't take his eyes off of Butch as he responds. "439 mountain district."

Erasa jumps from her seat. "What? No way! That's over five hours away by jet car!" The entire class turns around at her outburst. Gohan breaks his glare and slowly turns to Erasa. "I uh, well you see I can um. I... stay with a friend in West city on the weekdays. It's a lot closer see?" He horribly lies.

"Goham has a friend? Now there's a real shocker." Butch insults. Gohan's blood begins to boil.

"My names not Goham Butch, learn it." Gohan's voice deepens threateningly.

"Or what? You'll educate me to death?" Butch was enjoying himself way to much.

Just as Gohan is about to make good on his fantasy about throwing the cocky student out of the window the teacher walks in. Gohan forces himself to relax and looks straight ahead although his red face is impossible to miss. Erasa leans over to Sharpener.

"Hey Sharpie, think you can tell Butch to lay off of Gohan for a wile? I have a weird feeling he may want to." She whispers.

Sharpener looks over at the angry demi saiyan. "I'll get him to lay off but I doubt Butch would have to worry about a toothpick like him."

Erasa smiles. "Thanks. I'm going to try and fill Gohan in on some things after school since he's so far behind on the gossip."

Sharpener suddenly feels sympathy for Gohan. "Fine, just try not to take to long. I'm giving you a ride home today and I would like to be in before it gets dark out."

Erasa just frowns and rolls her eyes. She turns to Gohan thinking he couldn't hear their entire conversation.

"Hey Gohan. After school can you-" He cuts her off and she squeaks in surprise.

"I'll be waiting by the oak tree out front." He whispers.

Erasa stares blankly. "How did you?" She was almost shaking.

Gohan realizes his small mistake. "I was um... I have good hearing and picked up some of the conversation. Hey Sharpener, what was it you said about butchers and toothpicks? Are you going out to eat after school or something?" His cover sounded ridiculous even to him.

Sharpener just chuckles. "No Gohan, just, pay attention to the teacher and not us OK?"

Gohan sighs and nods. His coverup worked. 'I really need to watch what I say here.'

The rest of the school day went without incident. Much to Gohan's relief. Even Butch seemed to have decided enough was enough for a day but Gohan was not looking forward to seeing what fun Butch had in mind for the rest of the school year.

Gohan peacefully leans against the large oak tree with his hands behind his head. Most of the student body had already took off like the school grounds were the plague. Now it was mostly just a few remaining students chatting quietly, some birds singing and. "Hey cutie!" A very high pitched voice announces.

Gohan's peace shatters as he clutches at his ears. 'Can that girl ever just say hello?'

Gohan turns to his right and smiles despite the ringing in his ears. Erasa was just a few feet away with a large smile. Just behind her Gohan could see Sharpener talking with Butch but they were just out of his hearing range. "Whats up Erasa?" He asks in a very friendly way.

"Oh nothing really. I just wanted to see if I could help to fill you in on whats what around here." She walks up to Gohan. 'Wow, he's a lot taller then I realized.'

Gohan leans back against the tree and tucks his hands in his pockets. "Well that's awful nice of you. Aside from you Sharpener and Butch nobody's even tried to talk to me. Honestly I wish Butch would join the rest of them."

"Well you shouldn't have to worry about Butch for a wile, Sharpeners making sure of that. Listen, were you just playing dumb in there or do you really not know about Videl and the guardian angel?" Erasa cuts right to the chase.

"I honestly haven't a clue. Should I or something?"

Erasa gives Gohan an are you serious look. "Well duh! First off, Videl is the daughter of the one and only Hercule Satan! The man who defeated Cell and all."

Gohan nearly falls over. "What! He's the one the world thinks beat Cell!" Erasa mistakes his shocked reaction for excited surprise.

"Uh huh! Isn't it cool! To be sitting next to his daughter!"

Gohan rubs his head. "I think I'm gonna be sick."

"Oh don't feel that way. You'll probably never meet him. Videl does everything she can to make sure none of us do." Her tone sounds sad. Gohan mistakes it for disappointment and moves on before he vomits.

"Alright Erasa what about the whole crime fighter thing?" He asks, still in disbelief of the news he just received.

"Well, two years ago Videl was on her way to school when she saw a couple guys beating up a cop behind an old warehouse. She landed on the roof of the warehouse and jumped in. She took the two thugs out and rescued the cop just in time. Come to find out the two thugs were two of the top fighters for one of the gangs around here. Thanks to her that cop she saved survived and was able to turn over some critical information about the gang. Ever since then shes been helping them out when they need it." Erasa sounds so giddy about her story. Gohan could tell there was more but he wasn't about to ask for it. The summary would do him just fine for now.

"Sounds like shes something else. What about the guardian angel? Is he a crime fighter to?" Gohan was still to shocked about who the world thinks beat Cell to care much. For now anyway.

Erasa's eyes take on a new shine now as she clasps her hands together at the thought of him. "Looks that way. He just showed up today at a bank robbery. He's so handsome with his blonde hair and muscles all over." Erasa was almost drooling.

Gohan flinches back. 'What the? That wasn't a guardian angel! Is that what everyone's calling me!' He laughs nervously. "Oh, he sure sounds um, cool?" He felt very awkward now. Erasa's fantasizing eyes were not helping one bit.

"Cool isn't even close to the right word. Oh what I wouldn't give just to grab his-" Gohan thanks everything that is good that she gets cut off.

Sharpener was beeping his horn in frustration. Erasa glares at him. "Oh alright Sharpener I'm coming!" She yells.

Erasa turns back to Gohan and waves. "See you tomorrow Gohan!" She lightly jogs over to Sharpener and jumps in his car. Sharpener impatiently reverses and takes off. Gohan just stares blankly. 'Great, in less then a day I've become a crime fighter, saved the life of the phony world savior, become bitter enemies with the schools star football player and become friends with the apparent gossip queen.'

Gohan starts slowly walking away deep in thought. 'How can Videl be a crime fighter if she acts the way she does? And why would she try to kill herself if her life is apparently perfect. It just doesn't make any since!'

He walks into an ally and looks for any sign of people. When he sees none he bends his knees slightly and leaps into the sky. He starts flying well above the sight of a normal person when his mind goes back to his alter ego, the guardian angel. 'Man, I can't believe I made one lousy appearance in the city as a super saiyan and everyone's made me a celebrity. I don't mind helping out but if I'm not careful someones bound to notice my cloths. If I'm ever going to help out again I need a way to hide my school cloths.' An idea hits him and he smiles. "Time to pay Bulma a visit."

He changes course for West city. The moment he arrives he runs into Bulma's home. With Vegeta living there Bulma had gotten rid of almost every security system minus the surveillance cameras. Once inside Gohan is greeted by one of the many servant robots.

"Good day Mr. Son. What is your purpose here today?" The robot asks nicely.

Gohan takes a seat in a chair. "I'm here to see Bulma. Could you get her for me?"

"Right away sir." The robot says as it twirls around and rolls off. A few minutes later and Bulma steps in with a wide grin.

"Gohan! Where have you been all this time? I haven't seen you in years!" She was obviously excited.

Gohan stands up and smiles at his old friend. "Sorry Bulma, things have just been so busy with homework and Goten and all."

Bulma gives Gohan a friendly hug and leans back. "Jeez you got tall. Just like your father."

Gohan's smile instantly vanishes. Bulma breaks the hug and looks away. "Oh, sorry. I forgot."

"It's OK, it's not your fault." Gohan says in a low sad tone.

Bulma changes the subject. "So what brings you all the way out here? Guardian angel." She says with a playful wink.

Gohan rubs his head. "How'd you hear about that?"

"Gohan, when a blonde teenager swoops in on a bank robbery that not even the Satan city police department could handle, has bullets bounce off of him then flies away it tends to stand out in the news." She says matter of factly.

Gohan just sighs. "Oh boy, at least mom doesn't ever watch the news." He looks back up. "I hate to drop by looking for a favor but is there any way you could help me with something?"

Bulma looks back at Gohan with curious eyes. "Sure Gohan, anything you need."

Gohan smiles feeling slightly relieved. "Well, I was wondering if there was a way you could make me a disguise. I have an idea for what I want I just don't have a way to hide it."

"A disguise? I thought you had that covered since you took your shirt off and went super." She asks in mild confusion.

"That's the thing, eventually someones going to notice my shoes and pants and start asking questions. If I can just disguise those then I would be fine."

"Oh I see now. So just a change of pants and shoes then right?" She verifies.

Gohan nods. "Yep."

"And you said you knew what you wanted already?"

Gohan smirks to the side. "Sure do."

A couple hours later and Gohan is standing in Bulma's lab as she applies the finishing touches on Gohan's old wrist watch. "There, that should do it." She says as she wipes away some sweat.

She hands Gohan his watch. "Put it on and whenever you want just press the red button on the side."

Gohan puts his watch on and holds it up. "Mind if I try it real fast?" He asks with excitement.

Bulma smiles. It wasn't often Gohan looked so excited anymore. "Of course kiddo! But before you do you should power up to get the full effect. There's a mirror behind you to."

Gohan powers up. A small gust of wind blows some loose papers around. "Sorry about that Bulma."

Bulma just waves him off. "Hey I told you to do it so don't worry about it. Oh and by the way I added a little something to your requested attire. Let me know what you think."

Gohan can hardly fight his urge to smile. He walks over to the mirror and presses the button on his watch. Instantly his body lights up and his cloths change. His shirt vanishes along with his satchel. His school shoes turn into boots and his jeans change into the lower half of a black gi. It was just as he had asked but then he notices what Bulma had mentioned.

He reaches down and holds it up. His sash that tied around his waist as his belt was dark red and twice as long as a normal sash. Gohan looks back to Bulma. "Is this what you added?"

Bulma places her hands on her hips. "Sure is. Since a cape would look ridiculous on you without a shirt I made that instead. You like it?"

Gohan turns back to the mirror. He looks himself up and down and smiles confidently. "I love it. It's better then I had hoped for."

Bulma was feeling excited. She had watched Gohan grow beyond his years and seeing him now, embracing the role of crime fighting super hero was giving her the chills. "So what will you call yourself?"

Gohan powers down and changes back to his regular cloths. "I think the city already did that for me. Good thing to. If I tried to name myself I'd end up with something like the great saiyaman or some lame thing."

Bulma giggles. "Yeah that's pretty corny."

"Well, I should probably be heading out. I wanna try to make an appearance in my new get up before it gets to late."

Bulma walks over to the exit with Gohan. "Good idea. Listen, when you get home tell Chichi I said hi and feel free to stop by any time. I know Trunks would love to see you."

Gohan nods with a warm smile. "You bet. Thanks again Bulma."

"Anytime kiddo, now go do your thing." She gives him a playful punch to his arm.

Gohan exits the lab and heads for the exit. Once outside he takes back to the sky and heads off for Satan city again. Without wasting any time he transforms and powers up.

"Alright, this city is known for having the highest crime rate. Lets see if anything is going on." His tone is confident and excited.

It's not long before he's rewarded with something. A single car with three occupants weaves in and out of traffic as they run from the police. Not wanting to overstep his boundaries Gohan decides to hang back until needed.

"Step on it! Their gaining on us!" The man in the back seat franticly screams.

The man in the passenger seat clings to his Uzi nervously. On the center console, a bag of a dozen small rubber sacks sit that are filled with a white powder. The driver looks in his rear view mirror. "Damn it all! Those pigs just don't know when to give up!"

He looks back on the road ahead and sees a young woman pushing a baby carriage across the street. "Hold on guys, I'm gonna give those bacon strips something else to worry about!"

He turns his wheel and aims for the young woman. The police behind him almost immediately notice his course change. The cops jaw drops as his face drains of color. "Ah! He's heading straight for that woman and baby!"

The young woman notices the flashing lights and turns to see. She freezes in fear the moment she notices the oncoming car. She doesn't even have time to scream. The cars image reflects on her eyes. She shuts them tightly. A gust of wind is all that hits her but the sound of a crash blasts at her ears.

She slowly opens one eye and gasps. She almost falls over. "It's you." She whispers.

The police cruisers fear the worst. When the car appears to crash though they soon wonder what happened. Still, they race to the scene hoping that the woman and child had by some miracle escaped. The first car to arrive only seconds after the impact screeches to a halt and the two deputies jump out. Words fail them.

With nothing but his foot encased up to the middle of his shin of the cars hood the guardian angel was there. The thugs inside of the car struggle to get out of the mangled car. Confusion eating away at them. The police on scene are simply to stunned to react.

"What the hell did you hit!" The thug in the back of the car says as he holds the gash on his head. The thug on the passenger side was clearly knocked out but the driver was well aware of his predicament. "Shit!" He curses as he reaches for the Uzi.

He aims it at the police when someone just appears in front of him. He jerks back and fires a burst. Guardian angel catches them all and frowns down at the man.

"Where did you?" He starts to ask.

Gohan reaches in and grabs the man by his arm and yanks him out. The mans head and legs painfully knock against the car door and steering wheel. Gohan drags him back and turns him to face the frightened woman. He leans in. "Your lucky I don't make you look like she would have." He whispers.

The police did not know what to do. Fist this guy stops a speeding car with ease, then he vanishes from the front and reapers on the side of the car, then he catches a burst of bullets at point blank range and now he was whipping around a full grown man like he was a child's doll. The rest of the police on the scene had arrived but were just as stunned.

A small crowd of people had formed and were ether staring like deer caught in headlights or were taking as many pictures and videos as their phones would allow.

The thug whimpers. Gohan turns him back around. "Say something?" He coldly asks.

The thug slowly shakes his head no. Gohan smiles. "Good. Sleep." He says just before he lightly chops the mans neck effectively rendering him unconscious. He tosses him at the deputies feet. "He's yours. The second one is hiding in the car still and the third one is knocked out cold."

The deputies look down at the thug before them but when they look back up they do fall back. "Wh-where did he go?" One of the deputies asks still in shock.

Gohan had vanished without a trace. He looks down at his handy work from the edge of a building for a moment longer. He turns back and takes off for home. His job was done, now it was time for something he desperately needed. Food.

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(A/N: Hope this chapter keeps up with the expectations. Maybe this story will inspire some other writers to try some new stuff. I really hope so because I want to see some new things and interesting stories.)

Tanatosu: Don't worry, this won't die out. I have plenty of time at work most of the time to write. The biggest concern is when this writing bug I have right now dies out. That's when the updates take weeks sometimes.

Gue22: The eyes of the characters are something everyone needs to pay attention to. As you may have noticed, I'll make a subtle comment or action in the beginning of a story and it will have a huge effect later on. I like using the smallest of comments or actions to make the biggest plot twists later on.

Romanticizer101: It won't die out. I wont let it. I'm not going to have Gohan end up showing off when and if he goes to P.E. Because it's been done to much. I'm trying to do what nobody expects most of the time or twist things around that did happen like the bank robbery or the crazy driver. Glad you like Videl's character. Wait till the story gets... juicy... it's gonna get crazy later on.

To everyone else: Glad you all like it! Enjoy the rest, near as I can tell it's far from over.