Chapter 7
Gohan and Videl jog through the forest, Gohan going at a slower pace to keep with Videl when they come to a clearing at the bottom of a giant rock wall. There sits Goten as he waits for them. Noticing their arrival he gets up and dusts his pants.
"Finally! Man did you guys walk here?" Videl did find it strange that they were beaten by Goten when they were only seconds behind him. Gohan walked over to his brother, "Goten relax. We're here now and we can start training OK?" The small person nods in excitement, and prepares for his lesson. Gohan then looks at Videl, "OK! Are you ready?" She also nods and walks closer to Gohan. "OK so the first thing we're going to have to do is concentrate our ki. I want you both to-" He's interrupted by Videl.
"What is ki?" Stunned by this question he describes it the best he can, "Ki is our bodies spiritual energy. With Ki we're able to do many things, like for example, with the right exertion of Ki you can break a board with no issue. You being trained in martial arts has given you some control over this and you use it everyday. For our training today we're going to work on bringing that out." Videl still looks at him like he's crazy, but then thinks about what she could of the cell games contenders.(A/N which she has not forgotten about yet)
"So you mean like the tricks used at the Cell Games?" Gohan rubs his head, "Well they weren't exactly tricks…" Then Goten butts in, "Yea they aren't tricks! See?" He raises his hand to a boulder and blasts it away. Videl jumps back not expecting to see the display. Gohan slaps his forehead, "Goten… That was a bit much." Then he looks back at Videl, "That wasn't exactly what I was going to show you, but that is one application of Ki. There are many uses for KI. It can increase healing, protect from dangerous attacks, increase speed, strength, agility, and of course can make you fly."
Videl drinks in the information, trying her best to comprehend it, "So… I just have to learn how to control my Ki? Well how long will that take!" She almost sounds annoyed. Gohan steps back, "Well that depends on the person. Like I said you have more experience in martial arts than others, so it won't take as long for you because your body already has an idea of how to use it." She then crosses her chest, "And who are you to speak about my body?"
Once again Gohans face goes red, "I didn't mean that!" 'This is gonna be a long day' He shakes off the red on his face, "Anyways, there's a reason I brought you to this cave. Come inside." He leads them into it, and stops them at the entrance, "OK what do you see?" Both Goten and Videl look long and hard. Goten gives up, "I don't see anything. It's too dark." Gohan smiles.
"Exactly. Before you can learn how to fly you must learn how to control your Ki. Like so." He brings his hand up, palm facing up, and brings up a white orb. "This is concentrated energy from my body. I can manipulate it and have it do whatever I want."
Videl looks impressed, and Goten brings his hand up, "Like this?" Gohan sees him, "No wait!" But Goten brings up an orb alright, only instead of it resting in his hands, it flies directly upward into the ceiling of the cave. Luckily Gohan is fast, otherwise the cave would have collapsed. Gohan catches the blast and dissolves it.
Now both look impressed, especially Goten. "Wow! How'd you do that?" Gohan simply breathes out, "If there is someone else using their ki against you, you can absorb their energy and add it to yours. It's a tricky process, and one you'll learn about later. Now let's head back outside." They all turn around and head out as Gohan stops them. "Goten, I want you to go over there and practice controlling your Ki and getting it to stay just in the palm of your hand. OK? I have to get Videl caught up." Goten salutes as he walks over away from the two teens.
Gohan has Videl follow him in the opposite direction, then sits down on the grass. "So for you, we're going to have to first draw out your Ki. This will most likely be the longest part of the process and can take anywhere from a few hours to a few months. Luckily though I don't think we'll be getting into the month long range." He laughs nervously, but she just looks at him. He stops and places his hands in front of him, "In order to pull out your energy, you must first relax your body. Breathe calmly and just listen to your spirit. It'll be very silent at first, almost non-existent, but when it comes… It's like a roaring ocean, it's fast and swift and you can draw it out by focusing it to a specific point. Watch"
She looks closer at his hands which are just in front of his chest as he twitches once and brings out a tiny light. Videl moves in closer to see and Gohan begins talking, "This is what your goal is. To try and bring out your own light." It disappears as Videl sits back. "OK so all I have to do is relax and focus right? Sounds easy enough."
She sits back and positions her body like Gohans, only she's stiff and looks more like she's trying to force it out. Gohan notices, and stops her making her look at him, "Videl, you need to relax. Let your shoulders fall and be relaxed. This won't work if you're stressed. And remember, breathe. Don't hold your breath and try to push. It just won't work. So relax. Just breathe and listen deep inside of yourself. OK?"
She nods and takes his advice. She closes her eyes and begins to concentrate. 'This better work Gohan. I'm trusting you.' An hour goes by and Videl still feels nothing. She continues to meditate and focus, but can't hear her inner spirit. She begins to have doubts and begins to tense up. Gohan, who has been watching her sees her struggle, "Relax Videl. It'll come in due time." She gets really annoyed at his statement, "I am relaxed. But the more you tell me to relax the more stressed I get and the more I want to punch you in the face."
Gohan laughs, "OK fair enough, but still just calm down. Listen to yourself and visualize that energy. Like a burning flame." She starts getting real annoyed, "I'm trying but nothing is coming. I just see blackness and your stupid face speaking to me." Gohan just sits, "That's normal, it'll be like that for awhile but it will soon change."
Her irritation builds, "Yea how soon? Can you tell me that? Huh?" Gohan sees where this is going, "Videl, you're getting stressed, just calm down. Relax." She explodes, "I am relaxed! But I just can't do it! I can't!" On her last scream she see a bursting light within herself, and feels it warm her entire body. 'Wait… Is this it? Is this the energy that he was talking about. It's so… Loud, but quiet. And it feels so warm' She smiles to herself as a grunt from Gohan catches her attention. "What was that you were saying?"
He points down at her hands, and there in her palms was a tiny light, it wasn't as bright as Gohans, but it was enough to make her happy. But as fast as it appeared it flickered out. And Videl dropped her whole body, panting, "Why do I feel like I've run a few miles?" Gohan laughs and stands up, "Because your Ki is also your body's energy. It derives from the same place and every time you use it, it'll feel like you've done some sort of physical activity."
She works her way to standing, and looks at her hands, "So… Why wasn't my light as bright as yours?" He grins, "Well think of it like a muscle. The more you use it, the bigger and stronger it gets. So the more you play with it the brighter it will be. But for now let's take a break. I'm surprised you got it in as quick a time as you did. You must have extraordinary potential." She smiles at him.
"Now let's get Goten and head back. I'm sure mom has prepared a delicious lunch. Videls face dropped, 'Oh right. His mother…' Gohan sees her expression and laughs, "Don't worry I'm sure she's gotten over it by now and Grandpa has probably talked to her about not being so hasty. I'm sure there's nothing to worry about." This somewhat makes her feel better but she still is wary. She'd rather not fight Gohans mom.
They walk over to the area that Goten was at. It's a giant mess of destroyed land, and burnt trees. Gohan looks worried as he searches for Goten, "Goten! Where are you?" From the sky he hears, "Up here! Look Gohan! I can fly!" Gohan and Videl look up, to a high up Goten just floating, "Once I learned how to do that silly ball trick it just kind of happened, so thanks Gohan for helping me! I'll see you at the house!" Gohan just smiles and waves, then looks back to Videl.
She's not the happiest of people. Gohan sees she's not happy and places his hand on her shoulder. "Don't worry. Gotens been using energy for a couple years now. It was bound to come to him easier. But don't worry, you'll be there soon. Ok?" She looked into his black eyes and saw that serene look once more, but instead of it being intense it was soothing and comfortable. She felt comfortable and smiled.
"Good!" he says, "Now let's go eat! Here…" He picks her up, "I'll fly." He takes off as they fly. She never felt so safe in a mans arms before, let alone let a man touch her before. This all seemed so surreal to her, but all she could do is hold on and enjoy the ride.
They soon land outside of his house as Gohan leads Videl to the door. But the voice of the Ox King stops them, "Hey! We're in the back!" Gohan and Videl then go to the backyard and see the glorious mountain of food that is triple the size that Gohan eats when he's at school. Videl stares in awe and is lead by Gohan around the table to a seat. "Wow! Chi Chi… How do you do it? Not even my homes chefs could make this amount of food in that short of time.
Chi Chi just smiles, "Well maybe one day if you mother my grandchildren I'll teach you, but for now it's my secret." Once again, Chi Chi has made the situation uncomfortable and embarrassing, but Gohan and Ox King are glad the two can talk without fighting. Until Videl looked like she was about to say something. Gohan luckily stopped her, and leaned in to whisper, "Videl, I admire your spirit, but don't. This is a losing battle, and one that has no war after it. Just smile and eat. You'll feel better."
She decides to hush up and pick up a plate. She Chi Chi and the Ox King all grab some food, and Videl notices neither Goten nor Gohan has yet. Once she sat back with her pickings, and saw the other two did as well she witnessed something that would be burnt in her mind forever. The two boys attacked the food pile, and ate like there was no tomorrow. As if it were a race between the two she watches as the once great pile of food is demolished within minutes. Not even she finished her food as quick as those two did. And once they were done they just sat back ad rubbed their bellies. Gohan looks over at Videl with his satisfied face, "You should really eat up. You're gonna need the energy."
She nods and tries to eat as fast as she can. Soon the meal is over and Chi Chi starts cleaning up. Videl jumps in, "Here let me help." Chi Chi is taken back by this gesture, "Uh yea, thank you." The dishes are gathered up and ready to be clean as Videl and Chi Chi bring them into the kitchen. Videl begins to walk out, "Videl!" Chi Chi stop Videl, "I… I would… I'm sorry for the way I acted earlier. It was childish and I am a grown woman. Please forgive me."
Now Videl may not have known Chi Chi for more than a couple of hours she could tell that was a difficult apology for her to make. But Videl walks over to the woman, "I'm sorry as well. For my temper, I say we start over. I'm Videl Satan." She extends her hand out to Chi Chi, at which Chi Chi takes it, "Chi Chi, it's a pleasure Videl." They shake and part ways as Videl heads back outside.
There is Gohan waiting near the forest entrance, "Hey there. I thought you'd never come out. What happened?" Videl just shrugs and walks past him, "We made up. So everything is fine now and she's not that bad." Gohan is not sure what to make of this but he smiles and follows Videl.
Chi Chi watches the two from her window, "They make a cute couple. I'll have a grandbaby or two in no time! I should call Bulma and share the news." She leaves the kitchen and picks up the phone.
Gohan this time has to keep up hi pace a bit more with Videl. She's feeling better than she ever has and is running like never before, "This is amazing Gohan! This is how you're able to move so fast!" She is picking up the pace, and decides to try a new tactic, she leaps into the air and past the trees. She is excited, but she forgot one thing… she doesn't know how to land a jump that high.
She falls but luckily Gohan catches her and puts her on the ground, "Whoa there! You need to take it easy. I know it feels exhilarating but you can and will run out of energy fast. Here, you've used a lot so I'll lend you some of mine to recharge you." He takes her hand, but she seems hesitant, "Won't that hurt you, or me?"
He gives her a reassuring look, "Nope. Here. Now this is your first energy boost, so I need you to relax like before. You ready?" She closes her eyes and relaxes, Gohan then glows with a white aura and starts transferring his energy to her. Like morphine through her veins, she can feel the energy flowing through her body. It felt good and she felt like she was ready to pop. Gohan releases her hand, "There. How does that feel?"
Like in a dreamy haze she looks at him, "It feels amazing. I never knew this kind of thing existed. I'm glad I discovered you Gohan." He blushes a bit, "Y-yea, um, let's get going. We've got a few more things to cover before the day is out." He takes lead as Videl follows him with a smirk on her face.
They arrive back at the cave as they stop. Gohan turns to Videl, "Now before we go into the cave we need to work on your control. You saw what could happen if you're not careful. Now watch." He lifts his hand again and makes another orb, "This is your goal. If you can manage making this we'll move on to the next bit. So give it a shot."
He steps back just in case. Videl takes a breath in, 'OK so all I have to do is focus my energy like before.' She closes her eyes and sees the fire from before, and she tries dragging it out like before. She concentrates and acts on it like a need and it forms. On the outside she lifts her hand up like Gohans and her hand glows. Gohan smirks with his arms crossed as he watches. Videl struggles and the light around her hand begins to form into her palm. Instead of looking like an orb, it's more malleable and soft. Kind of wild, and Gohan tosses in advice.
"Picture it taking shape and give it that shape. But keep it steady in your hand. Do not let it leave your palm." Videl starts to sweat as she struggles to keep it in her palm. The feeling of drawing out her energy is too great and the energy itself is wanting to push out and be free. Not able to hold it anymore she lets it go as it flies upwards. She falls to her hands and knees panting once more. Gohan walks over to her, "Very good. You held it longer than what most beginners would. How do you feel?"
She's panting quite heavily but tries to answer, "I feel like… I ran… a marathon in 20 minutes and then… was run… over by a… Steam roller." Gohan laughs and helps her up, "Yea there will be days where you will feel like that. But I'll teach you a secret, that everyone I know uses." She looks up with tired eyes, "You know that fire that's built up in you, well it never goes out. It stays burning, and if it ever does go out, you are probably dead. But you can feed that fire, and you can release the heat caused by it. We call it charging. We build up our energies by reaching in deep and igniting that fire. Watch." She looks as he brings about the white aura around him. She can feel the heat coming from him.
"This is what I mean. And the more you train, the more energy you'll be able to pull." He stops, "But for now, I'll give you back some energy before we try that." He walks over to her, but she steps back. "No. I wanna try it." He stops, "Are you sure? If you strain yourself too hard you'll knock yourself out." She nods.
"I'm sure." He steps back, "OK then." She once again closes her eyes and looks for her fire, it's smaller but she can see it. She strains to draw it out, and ends up groaning in order for her to do so. Gohan once again chimes in, "Concentrate. You're almost there. You need to allow it to find it's opening. Then bring it in! Feed that fire."
She yells as her aura appears and she sees her fire getting bigger as it recharges it self to full capacity. She feels the warm everywhere and when she can't charge anymore lets it go. In her mind the fire burns just as brightly. Gohan laughs, "That was very good! How do you feel now?" She looks at him with a new fire in her eyes, "Like a new woman."
He laughs again, "Well new woman try to concentrate your energy again." Videl does as told. This time she was able to form an orb and hold it. But like last time she could only hold for so long before it fired off into the air. She once again dropped to her knees, "Dammit! I thought for sure I had it that time!" She punches the ground. Gohan walks over to her again an kneels down to look at her, "Look, don't push yourself. If you need to stop, stop. No use killing yourself. Besides you've already made more progress in 4 hours than most humans would in 4 months."
She looks at him and his reassuring smile. "Gohan?" He answers, "Yes?"
"What do you mean by 'most humans'?" Like glass shattering, everything seemed to be crumbling down. "Er uh, what I meant was, um…" 'Man a distraction would be nice right about now' "Big brother!" They both look and see Goten, "Look who came to visit!" Behind him was Trunks. Gohan waves.
"Hey Trunks! Wait… If you're here, that means-" He's cut off as he's been knocked into the side of the mountain. Videl freaks out, "Gohan!" The amount of dust and debris blocks her view of him. She looks back at where Gohan was standing and sees a shorter man, with just as toned muscles and longer spikier hair than Gohan. She looks at him with hatred in her eyes. Pulling herself up she attacks the man, "You bastard!"
She punches and all he does is move out of the way. She's stunned at his speed as he disappears from her view. "What exactly did you think you were going to do?" said a cold rough voice from behind her. She turns quickly to see the man within an inch of her face. "This battle is strictly between me and the brat over there." He points over where Gohan was smashed into. Videl looks to see Gohan walking from it unharmed and none to happy. She breathes a sigh of relief. Gohan walks over to Vegeta. "That was dirty Vegeta."
Vegeta shrugs, "Well if you weren't busy with this weakling you would have sensed me coming. You knew this was coming. I told you that you were to come over everyday for the next year, but I haven't seen you in 3 days. That's too long to keep your prince waiting."
Gohan just yawns, "OK. Whatever Vegeta let's just get this done quickly." He powers up, but does not transform. This annoys Vegeta, "You cannot expect me to just allow you to talk to me like that. You're lucky you and you're brother are the only Saiyans left of Kakarots bloodline otherwise I'd have to kill you. But then I wouldn't have a punching bag."
Gohan just stares him down with that look of serene anger. "Lead the way." Vegeta smirks as he takes off in the air. Gohan looks down at Videl, "Hey Videl, sorry but we have to close up shop early. I have to take care of this. If you want, I'm sure my mother is making a huge dinner and you're welcome to stay. If you need to leave then I hope to see you tomorrow, OK?" She nods at him, and he looks over at his brother, "Goten! Help her back to the house. I'll be there in a little while."
"Hurry up brat!" Vegeta yells. Gohan looks at Videl one more time and smirks, "Don't worry. I'll be fine." He takes off and Goten lands where he was. She watches as Gohan and Vegeta take off. Goten places her arm over his shoulders as he slowly lifts her into the air, "Don't worry sis. Gohan and Vegeta always fight. No one ever dies." Just then a loud boom from the distance draws her focus. Trunks comes in on the other side to balance the support, "And so it begins. Hi! My name's Trunks. Trunks Briefs."
Videl nods, "It's a pleasure to meet you. I'm Videl." Like someone smacked him in the face, "Oh! So you're Videl! My mom is dying to meet you for some reason." She looks at him curiously.
"Your mom?" He nods, "Yep! She's good friends with Gotens mom and so we came up here so she could meet you. You'll meet her here in a second." They soon land outside the house and Videl sees Chi Chi standing with a beautiful Blue haired woman. It was at this moment Videl realized who was standing there as the woman introduced herself, "Hello there, Bulma Briefs."
Starstruck Videl tries to find her words. "I-I'm Vi-V-" Bulma laughs, "I know. You're Videl Satan. Gohans new girlfriend." Videl looks away, "We're not going out." Bulma giggles, "Not yet. Anyways come in and let's eat. You look like you could use some food." With that Bulma walks in the door, with the two children behind her. Chi Chi stands with Videl and helps her in.
The fight between Vegeta and Gohan rages. Both in Super Saiyan mode, and both giving it their all. Gohan has gained the upper hand as he has smacked Vegeta to the ground. Gohan flies down and plants a foot in his stomach. Vegeta growls as he grabs Gohans leg and twists, planting him in the ground face first. He then grabs Gohans hair and drags him through the ground. Stopping himself Gohan uses an explosive wave to knock Vegeta back. He flies as quickly as possible to catch Vegeta before he recovers, but Vegeta stops himself and delivers a punch knocking Gohan flying into the side of a stone cliff. Gohan takes this moment to relax as he tries to boost his energy, 'Dammit! If I knew he was coming I wouldn't have shared that bit of energy. Who knew it would have repercussions like this'
Vegeta flies over to him, "I'm impressed. You've definitely improved somewhat. Those last couple of smacks stung. But let me ask you, if I was your enemy and tossing you around like a rag doll what do you think my next move would be?" Gohan still stuck in the mountain shakes his head. "I would make her my bitch. I would keep you alive, just long enough for you to see me violate her. And who knows… Maybe I'd keep her alive afterwards so she could birth my spawn. Only in spite of you."
Gohan felt these words sting. They made him angry and he knew Vegeta was doing it on purpose. "Then I would take her and do it again, and again, until she was useless. Then I'd kill her." The idea of such a thing set Gohan over the edge as he let out a roar that could kill if it had a shape. He powered up to Super Saiyan 2 and went on the attack. He popped out of the cliff side and hit Vegeta 4 times before even Vegeta new it. Each blow crushing as they left indentions. Flying backwards Vegeta tried to stop, but found himself being grabbed in the air and being flung down into the earth. The world shook from the immense power of that crash.
But like the end of a Hurricane everything was silent. The battle was over and Gohan had passed out from his over exertion. Vegeta lay broken but awake as he let out a chuckle. "How long have you been there Namek?" Piccolo stood above Vegeta. "I only just sensed you five minutes ago. You could have stopped this at any time."
Piccolo just looks at the struggling Saiyan, "Yes, but I wanted to see where Gohan was at. He still needs work, but it seems like now he has a reason to train. A reason to live." Vegeta chuckles again, "Yes. Unfortunately that's a curse of us Saiyans. Once we find our mate, we find ourselves more likely to fight for them harder than anyone else. Now… Are you just gonna stand there, or are you going to give us those senzu beans you've been carrying?"
Piccolo grins, "Here." He tosses one at Vegeta who uses his good arm to catch and feed himself with it. With a couple loud pops and a relieved groan Vegeta was up on his feet. Piccolo was tending to Gohan. He fed him the senzu bean, then like a shot of adrenaline he was up.
He sits up and looks around to see Piccolo, "Piccolo! I didn't know you were here. What's up?" Piccolo stands, "You got your ass kicked by Vegeta is what's up. It seems like I'll have to move that sparring match up sooner than planned." Gohan just laughs and rubs his head, "Yea I guess I still need more training." He looks at Vegeta, "I guess I should thank you as well. I haven't pushed myself that far since Cell. It seems I need more control."
Vegeta grunts and takes off. Gohan turns back to Piccolo, "So Piccolo are you gonna stay for awhile, come have some dinner, er, water?" Piccolo shakes his head, "Unfortunately not. I only came to observe your fight. I'm needed back at the watch tower, but I'll see you again soon Gohan. Be prepared to fight." With that he takes off.
Gohan waves as he lifts off to the air himself and flies back towards his house, he catches up with Vegeta as they land outside his house. Gohan notices Videls plane is still there as Vegeta opens the door.
I'm going to end it there for the night. This is a long chapter. But I hope again that you like it and if you feel it review. Enjoy!
