A grain of rice to tip the scales?
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Buy time for Krillin.
Keep Vegeta's eyes on her.
Endure.
Gohan had a list a mile long to contend with. If she could just distract Vegeta long enough for her dad's plan to pull through then they would be done with the Saiyan menace. Gohan didn't know what the plan was— but what she did know was that her legs hurt. Actually, her entire body hurt. They were numb, and tingling, like when she'd sit on her tail.
She was getting sluggish, sloppy even, as she continued to evade blows. Vegeta was just toying with her at this point. He had said so himself. A good chance to get to know each other, he said.
Maybe, to Saiyans, fighting was romantic. If that was romance, then she'd had enough to last her a lifetime.
"What's wrong? Ready to give up?" He taunted and Gohan she'd, just a little, wanted to say yes. But she didn't, she couldn't, she had a planet to protect. And she'd protect it well.
The… sun, for what else could the burning star above be, still bore down on her shoulders despite the real sun having set over an hour ago. It was making her skin itch and she had become restless. Reckless, even.
It certainly didn't help that her tail thrashed about angrily in her torn up pants. It simply wouldn't listen to her command to lay still or wrap around her leg. So she let it free and hoped Vegeta wouldn't attempt to use it against her. It slipped out of the hole strategically placed to allow her tail to breathe. Yet…
Why did it only increase her jitters?
She stilled. A fatal mistake on a battlefield and yet Vegeta failed to capitalize on it.
Her heart thumped wildly in her chest almost as if it wanted to escape.
Gohan curled in on herself; the numb sensation crawled up her legs and arms and tried to swallow her head whole. The pins and needles soon followed and wow was that her heart? It was so loud and strong! She could hear it thrumming in her ears and it beat steady but hard and fast like a drum.
It was hypnotizing.
Was it odd to say… that she felt too big for her own body?
Teeth ached from within her gums and she swore she could taste copper. Her lips curled back in an effort to lessen the pain she felt; still, her body continued to ache with a need so fierce it scorched her very being.
A tickle trailed along her throat and she parted her clenched teeth and she roared.
Joints popped and crunched as she stretched out, her tiny fingers and toes thickening and Gohan felt fear so intense it crushed her lungs and burned at her eyes!
But then she was confident.
And she destroyed.
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Sorry for the shortness, this is a transitional chapter, the next is... oof.
Reviews in order:
thewittywhy: I loved her in the 23rd World Martial Arts Tournament, but like you, I loathed her end in fighting. It was such a bad decision! I would have loved to see her out there fighting alongside her husband and child. It would have also helped draw in more female readers/watchers. And Don't worry, Gohan ain't never gonna stop in this au. She's kinda a BAMF.
werewingwolfxx: At the minimum, I'm taking this baby through the Cell games! I'll probably end up covering super too though, or my version of it. I'm sorry for misconstruing your original ask, hope this helps!
nimedhel09: Why thank you~ appreciation keeps my brain working. To be honest i'm really disappointed in the females in Dragon Ball Z. In the original Dragon ball there were plenty of female characters that had the spotlight, Bulma, Launch etc, and then Chi-Chi and Bulma both get loaded down with kids to keep them relevant to the main characters and who knows where Launch is? I certainly don't. I am glad that you are enjoying the fic though! Canon will be changed around starting next chapter, so be prepared! Though, nothing too crazy, at least not in my opinion, as Gohan is still Gohan, only female and with different influences. I'm glad this story can reach you and relate to you, even if it is only a bit!
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