Oblivious Chapter 7
Videl was immediately on her guard, not liking the situation.
While this wasn't the first time she had been attacked by some rogue criminal, mainly due to the fact that she had single-handily been responsible for the arrest of several dozen mobsters, gangsters, and random criminals, they had never been bold enough to attack her while in school. None of them wanted to gain the attention of the one and only Mr Satan by attacking the school that practically praised him like a God.
And the worst part was the fact that Videl could tell even from a distance that this guy had the power to back up this attack. While a lot of low-tier gangbangers had tried their hand at taking her out before, they usually just ended up getting hospitalised. But this guy seemed to exude power, even from a distance of several dozen meters.
Not to mention the guy was huge! Videl had never seen someone with shoulders as wide as she was tall before. Even if they were just gym-muscles, which she somehow seriously doubted, this guy would be able to seriously hurt her if she got caught off guard.
Still in her stance, she assessed the situation again, for the third time in as many minutes. This guy had just appeared out of nowhere, and the explosion that had marked his entrance had been done as a show of force rather than as a necessity. On her right was Gohan, who was also still in his stance, the simple fact that he was still here earning some respect from Videl. Behind her was Erasa, who had lost her nerve and was cowering in fear. And even further back was the screaming and fleeing body of students that had made up the rest of her class.
This meant that realistically, it was up to her, with Gohan possibly being able to help (she wasn't sure, since she had yet to see him fight). Not the most favourable odds.
Swallowing her fear as she had done several times in the past, she turned to Gohan.
"Gohan, I need you to hang back and make sure this guy doesn't go for the students. I'm going to try and take him out before he causes too much damage. Jump in if you want, but don't get in my way." She commanded, simply into her police persona, one which was more demanding and cold to people, even to the people who allied themselves with her.
Saying nothing and keeping a straight face, Gohan nodded, but never once did he drop his stance.
"LAST CHANCE VIDEL SATAN! SURRENDER YOURSELF OR SUFFER!" The attacker boomed, still slowly making his way towards her.
"Over my dead body!" She yelled, before leaping into combat, throwing a barrage of punches at him.
This was a risky move on her part, since this wasn't a part of her normal strategy. Normally, she'd let them make the first move, and she'd then counter and turn the attack against them, giving her the opportunity to take them down. But Videl had a sneaking suspicion that this wouldn't work on this guy. Not only was he most likely expecting that, but Videl wasn't sure she could take him down quickly enough. This guy was built like a brick house.
So, in order to catch him off guard, she had mixed it up. Hopefully this would be enough to keep him on the back foot long enough for her to take him down.
But to her surprise, she couldn't hit him. Every punch she threw he simply weaved out of the way, making her seem like a novice. Despite throwing several quick and precise jabs every second, not a single one could find their mark.
As Videl lamented on how this was possible, she spotted the tell-tale sign of him pulling back his fist for a strike, and began reacting accordingly. It was lucky she spotted it when she did, because not even a second later he had struck, throwing a single jab with more force than anything she could give, with her dodging it by the skin of her teeth.
Now reeling back from the sheer speed and power from that punch, Videl began to back-peddle, trying to gain ground. However, he refused to give her any space, and chased after her. Fortunately, it would seem that his bulk was working against him, slowing him down enough for Videl to get some breathing room.
But that was only a minor victory, and now Videl was in the worst position possible, on the back-foot vying for space. She had lost control of the battle so quickly, and now she had nothing. She didn't want to wait for him to attack, a hit like that would kill her without a doubt, and she couldn't land an attack. She was in trouble.
Deciding to risk it again, she stopped back-peddling, and allowed her momentum to carry her briefly, giving her attacker the chance to catch up with her. As he came into striking distance, she spun on the ball of her left foot, and using the momentum, she delivered a brutal side kick, putting her entire weight behind it.
Due to the unorthodox method of the strike, it slipped through his defences, hitting him clean in the chest. Only for Videl to discover why this man was so bloody huge. He was wearing a suit: a fully weaponised, metal suit. And Videl had just kicked it with all her power.
Due to how powerful the kick was, Videl's heel snapped under the pressure, causing her to bounce back and skid across the ground, all while screaming in pain. No wonder he was so strong, hidden under the man's cloak was nothing but metal plates. But Videl couldn't focus on that, all she could focus on was her shattered heel. It was agony.
And now she was defenceless, with this guy now looming over her.
"It would seem that you have begun the torture yourself. I'm glad, it makes my job easier."
Videl was now terrified, she had never been in this situation before. She was hurt, incapable of defending herself, and now she was going to be tortured by some man using a suit that gave him near-superhuman qualities. It seemed hopeless.
But as the man raised his fist, with the intent of causing her more physical harm, there was a blur of purple, and suddenly the man was flying away from her, digging a trench as his body tore through the ground.
Confused as to what that was, she looked to where the man was just standing, only to see Gohan standing over her, fist outstretched, and muscles tensed. Suddenly, he snapped back into his stance, standing protectively over the injured Videl.
As Videl tried to process how the hell Gohan had managed to send someone wearing reinforced plating flying with a single punch, said individual had risen from his ditch, and was now brushing himself off.
"Interesting, it would seem I have found myself a decent challenger. I will crush your bones and then finish my job of torturing the young Satan girl."
And as the two stared each other down, Videl was now in complete awe of Gohan. Could he beat this guy that had been keeping her on the ropes without breaking a sweat? Did he even stand a chance?
Little did she know, Gohan had barely gotten started.
Gohan was not sure how to react to this situation. Never before had he experienced being tracked down and hunted like an animal.
Actually, scratch that, he had. When the androids attacked and were hunting his dad.
Well, he had never been against an opponent who he couldn't get an accurate power reading of, this guy seemed to have an average power level but had already shown feats that seemed to suggest he was much stronger than this.
Wait, he had experienced this before. With the androids again, who he couldn't sense for the life of him.
Erm, he hadn't been interrupted in the middle of a spar?
No, that happens a lot. Usually by his mum when dinner was ready.
But this situation was nothing like that, this guy was intending to hurt his friend, and was clearly dangerous.
Still in his stance, Gohan was already beginning to focus his Ki so that he could take this guy down when Videl interrupted his thought process.
"Gohan, I need you to hang back and make sure this guy doesn't go for the students. I'm going to try and take him out before he causes too much damage. Jump in if you want, but don't get in my way."
While Gohan wasn't sure about the idea of leaving Videl to attack this guy alone, he didn't want anyone else being attacked when they couldn't defend themselves. That, and Gohan did want to see how Videl tried to handle this, so he simply nodded.
As Videl began her attack, Gohan began scanning the area for any strange Kis. Maybe this guy wasn't alone, and had backup waiting around the corner to jump them while they faced him.
But despite his best efforts, he couldn't sense anything out of the ordinary. He could sense Vegeta training away in West City, he could sense Piccolo meditating at his favourite waterfall, he could even sense Krillin shopping nearby in a place filled with people (which must have been some kind of mall). But no potential threats.
When he focused back in on the fight, he was shocked to see Videl in the middle of a powerful side kick, which resulted in her ankle shattering under the sheer force of the kick. Worrying for Videl's safety, he dashed in, intending to finish this.
Striking him with a fairly powerful strike, Gohan couldn't help but smile as he watched the man get sent flying by his punch. But his smile quickly disappeared when he sensed that the guy was still conscious.
Dropping back into his stance, he watched as the attacker get up and brush off some dirt from sliding in the mud.
"Interesting, it would seem I have found myself a decent challenger. I will crush your bones and then finish my job of torturing the young Satan girl."
Not impressed with this threat, Gohan simply glared at him, daring him to make a move.
And make a move he did.
To his surprise, the man suddenly flung his arms forward, revealing that his armoured arms had heavy machineguns strapped to them. Not wasting any time, the man unleashed them into Gohan, trying to rip him to shreds.
But Gohan was ready for this, and he simply caught the speeding bullets before they could hit him or anyone else.
Not giving this man the mercy of having time to react, Gohan discarded the caught bullets and dashed forward, striking him again in the gut. But much to Gohan's surprise, he simply tanked the hit, and then grabbed his wrist in an iron-clad grip, before striking him with a powerful right hook.
But unfortunately for the man, it wasn't powerful enough, as it barely fazed Gohan. Now in a great position for a counter attack, Gohan flicked his caught risk, breaking the grip before snap kicking the man in the jaw, knocking him upwards.
Before he could get too high, Gohan sprang up, and then down-heel kicked him into the ground, creating a large crater with his body. Not wanting to risk anything, Gohan quickly darted down, and grabbed the man's plated chest, before ripping it clean off.
This fight was over.
Suddenly, the man began flashing red, an ominous ticking taking hold. Gohan recognised this tactic immediately, as it was the same one Cell had tried using against him.
He was going to blow himself up.
"Long live the Eternal Z!" The man shouted zealously, clearing content with this outcome.
But Gohan wasn't listening, as he had darted towards Videl. The two of them were the only ones in range of the blast, and she couldn't move. So, with as much speed as he can muster, he flew to Videl, grabbed her, and sprang into the air to clear the blast radius.
As soon as he took off, the man exploded, taking him, and any knowledge he had, to the next world.
Now the fight was truly over.
As Gohan descended, he looked down at Videl, who was now looking at him in awe. Not dwelling on why she was staring at him, he simply reached into his pocket and pulled out a Senzu bean, which he always carried on him. Knowing his luck, and Vegeta's spontaneous training sessions, he got into the habit of keeping Senzu beans on his person.
Turns out it was a helpful habit.
"Eat this, it'll help your ankle." He said soothingly, trying to coerce into eating the bean.
Despite giving him an incredulous look, she did as he asked, and then her eyes widened as the pain in her ankle disappeared.
Chuckling at this, he placed her gently on the ground, only to be tackled by Erasa.
"OH MY GOD GOHAN THAT WAS AMAZING! YOU WERE PRACTICALLY A GOD JUST NOW! ONE MINUTE YOU'RE STARRING HIM DOWN AND THE NEXT HE'S BEING THROWN AROUND LIKE A RAG DOLL! AND THEN YOU FLEW! HOW DID YOU FLY?!" Erasa screeched, clearly in hysterics over the events that just happened.
Videl was barely containing herself as well, in shock about what had just happened. Gohan had indeed been incredible, to the point where Videl couldn't even properly process how he had done it. Or how her ankle had healed so quickly, she had felt it shatter, but now it felt as good as new.
She had to learn how to do that.
But before she could question Gohan, Erasa had taken charge of the situation.
"We're going to the mall, to have a look in some shops and get food. You have to come with us, if only to tell us how the hell you did all of that."
Enticed by the lure of food, Gohan nodded, clearing thinking with his stomach.
As much as Videl wanted to explode and relentlessly question how Gohan had done all that incredible stuff, she decided to wait. Maybe if she brought him food he'd be more willing to share his secrets.
And she had to know his secrets, because there was no way she could allow herself to keep on training knowing those kinds of feats were possible.
And with that, the three of them headed back to the changing rooms, to get changed into their normal clothes and head to the mall.