AN: Woot, chapter 6 here we come. Thank you for all the reviews and comments!
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Gotham City
October 23rd 07:23
In a decrepid looking phone booth down an abandoned alley, a bright flash went off before a young boy with charcoal black hair and a full Gotham Academy uniform walked out. Gohan tugged on the tie nervously as he started to walk towards his destination: first day of school.
The previous evening
Gohan was called to meet Batman in the control room. He arrived, tail wrapped securely around his waist, his teal eyes showing confusion when he noticed that the only two people in the room were the Dynamic Duo.
"Gohan," Batman started. "Tomorrow you will start at Gotham Academy. We have come to a complication. Namely, how we will keep your identity a secret."
"Why would I want to keep who I am a secret?" Gohan's naivety caused both Batman and Robin to sweatdrop.
Robin decided to elaborate for his friend. "We wear masks for a reason. If the villains found out who we really were, they could try to attack us when we least expect it. Luckily, we haven't had a mission yet so the bad guys don't know you exist yet. We need a way to separate your hero persona from your civilian one."
"Namely, we need a way to hide your eyes and hide your tail." Ever straight to the point, Batman handed the young half-Saiyan a domino mask, like Robin wore. "This would help you keep your identity a secret."
"Thanks, but I think I have a better solution," Gohan replied, before dropping out of his Super Saiyan form for the first time since he arrived. With a slight exhale, his hair dropped slightly and changed to its natural black color, and his teal eyes returned to their onyx color. Robin's eyes widened at the sight, while Batman's narrowed.
"What is this?" The Caped Crusader did not like surprises.
"This is my natural form. I guess we never fully explained the background. The form you saw before is known as my Super Saiyan form. It amplifies my strength and speed by almost fifty times its regular amount. Normally the form is hard to control, but my father and I trained for the past year to be able to hold it indefinitely. I can use my Super Saiyan form and Saiyan armor on missions, and return to my base form and wear a gi when I am acting as a civilian." Gohan's plan seemed well thought out, with one exception.
"What about the tail?" Robin asked. Gohan unwrapped his tail and looked at it.
"I can wear it around my waist," as he said this, the tail wrapped itself securely again, "when I am fighting crime. Other than that, I can hide it underneath my clothes." Batman nodded, and walked over to the computer.
"These are the coordinates to enter in the morning to get to Gotham. From there, Robin has written you directions to get to school. Class starts at 7:45. Don't be late."
Back to present
The directions to the school were quite immaculate, and within minutes, Gohan was in the office and getting his schedule for classes. After being formally welcomed, he went to his first class of the day, where a certain Boy Wonder was also attending.
Richard Grayson was about to do one of his favorite things in the world: troll a friend. He sat in his class waiting for Gohan to walk in, when there was a knock on the door.
"Class, we have a new student. Please welcome Gohan Son." The half-Saiyan in question nervously walked in, unconsciously sensing his surroundings for any danger, when he felt a significant, familiar power level, and immediately looked Dick straight in the eyes and smirked. He laughed internally when he saw the boy's face go shock white.
Barbara Gordon, Dick's best friend, noticed the reaction and, while blushing madly at the sight of the cute new student, whispered to the Boy Wonder. "Why do you look so nervous? Do you know this cutie?" Her questions were interrupted when the boy in question walked up to them and sat in the seat next to Dick.
"Excuse me, I don't think we've met," Gohan smirked, which made Dick laugh nervously. "I am Gohan."
"I'm Dick and this is my friend Barbara. How do you like Gotham Academy so far?" Robin nervously asked.
"It's pretty…..whelming." Dick had his suspicions but, after hearing Gohan use his own word against him and seeing that annoying smirk, he knew he was had.
"Tell us about yourself Gohan. Where are you from? Why are your eyes solid black? They are really pretty. What do you like to do for fun?" Barbara rambled quickly before blushing when she realized how she sounded. Thankfully for both Gohan and Dick, the teacher started class and the group began taking notes. After 50 minutes of the teacher grueling on about mathematics that Gohan had learned when he was 6, the class ended and everyone rushed out to get to their next class. Gohan, Barbara, and Dick were walking together until Barbara started to talk to another classmate and Dick pulled Gohan aside.
"How?" was all Dick asked.
"I recognized your ki," Gohan explained. "It is unique to each person and yours is significantly higher than most of the people here. Satisfied with the answer, the two continued their walk to their next class, which they discovered was the same along with the rest of their schedule. When they got to the room, they found Barbara waiting outside looking for them.
"Where did you guys go? I was looking all over for you and you disappeared." Barbara's eyes narrowed at the two heroes.
"Nowhere Babs, we were right behind you!" Dick laughed and grinned at his friend. "Come on let's go inside. You can sit next to your crush while we are in there." Barbara blushed and looked anywhere but at Gohan as they went into the class. The rest of the day continued mostly the same, with Gohan and Barbara talking and getting to know each other along with Dick. Once she got over her initial reaction to meeting Gohan, she had opened up and Gohan found her to be quite bossy and strong. It reminded him of his own mother. He just hoped she didn't have a frying pan hidden anywhere. During lunch, the group of three went and sat down at a random table in the cafeteria. Gohan stared loathingly at the school lunch meal. His regular lunch was about 25 times as much food, but he would have to cope for now until he found a way to sneak in mountains of food each day. He began to pick up his sloppy joe when he felt another familiar ki walk by him, and looked up to see Artemis walking towards another table in the cafeteria. A shake of Dick's head told him that Artemis did not know about either of them attending the school. Gohan subtly nodded, showing he would not reveal themselves to her yet, and their day continued on as normal.
After what felt like years, the final bell rang and Gohan had survived his first day of school. As he walked out with Dick, he saw Barbara running up to them with a blush. "Hey Gohan, hey Dick," she said, somewhat out of breath. "I will see you guys tomorrow. And, uhh, Gohan? If you want to talk or hang out or something, here's my number." She handed him the slip of paper and quickly ran off to where her father, Commissioner Gordon, was waiting for her.
Gohan looked at the piece of paper with a slight blush on his face, then turned to his friend. "Um Dick, I don't have a phone." Dick sweatdropped and led the Saiyan over to where Alfred was waiting, and instructed him to drive them to the manor. When they arrived, Dick led Gohan straight down to the Batcave.
"This place is so big!" Gohan exclaimed, taking in the views of the luxurious manor and the secret base hidden below. The boy's voice surprised Batman, who stood up from the Bat Computer and glared at Gohan and Dick, who both smiled and scratched the back of their necks.
"It's no use trying to keep our identities from him Bruce," Dick stated, surprising Batman. "He pegged me the second he walked into our class. Told me he recognized my ki."
"So, we can add the ability to identify people based off their ki signature to your repertoire," Batman stated. "Very well. Welcome to the Batcave, Gohan. I will give you access to the Zeta tube in here, and you will be able to go with Dick to school everyday." After stating this, Batman removed his cowl to reveal his blue eyes and black hair. "I am Bruce Wayne. The man who picked you two up is my family butler and closest friend, Alfred. This information will not be told to anyone else. Now, both of you. Change into your uniforms and get back to the Cave. Training will be in 30 minutes." The two boys nodded, and Dick ran over to the stand that held his Robin uniform, while Gohan flashed easily into a Super Saiyan and pulled his tail out, wrapping it securely around his waist. He then grabbed his Saiyan armor from within his backpack and ran into one of the changing rooms in the Batcave, switching into his superhero persona. When both were finished, they walked back over to Batman.
"Hey Batman, before I forget, Gohan here needs a cell phone. Can we give him one of our encrypted ones?" Robin asked. The Caped Crusader nodded and grabbed a cell phone from their personal stash and quickly programmed it with the computer before handing it to the young Saiyan. "There you go Gohan, now you can set up your date with Babs!" The boy in question blushed and quickly walked over to the Zeta tubes while Batman raised an eyebrow and Robin cackled.
Zatara Residence
14:28
Tien was impressed to say the least. He had only been training the young magician for less than two weeks and he was already starting to see improvement in her form. Her power level had also increased a substantial amount, and he hadn't even taught her how to access her ki yet! It must be her connection to her magical energy, Tien realized. Drawing on that has made her unconsciously able to use ki as well, though now we just need to teach her how to consciously bring it out. After all, she is already about as strong as I was when Vegeta and Nappa arrived. With this thought in mind, Tien halted Zatanna while she was shadow sparring.
"You have progressed well in the past two weeks, Zatanna." The young teenager beamed at the praise. "It is time to advance your training to the next step. You will now learn how to access and control your ki." It took several hours but by the end of it, Zatanna was able to bring her ki out with relatively low effort. The seasoned martial artist guessed that, at this rate, she would be able to fly with her ki within the next week and have her strength doubled within the next month. I need to thank Zatara, Tien thought as he flew away from the house. He has given me a purpose. And shown me that even though this is not my Earth, there are still people worth fighting for. With a small smile on his face, Tien blasted off towards Happy Harbor, eager to have a spar with Piccolo.
AN: There it is! I know, I know. No action yet. I am having a lot of fun setting the interactions and universe into motion. I promise, this next chapter will be a mission and action packed! But for now, here you go! Also, I know a lot of people have been calling for Gohan x Supergirl, but I am really feeling Batgirl. We will see where the writing leads. Didn't quite get to the 3k words I was hoping for, but 2k is still pretty good! Please leave a review and let me know how it is!
