Videl found herself standing in a room, a large room, in fact, about the size of her home but, just a single room. In it, there was a desk and a giant of a person sitting at it. He had red skin, horns and was wearing a hat and a suit. He had a lot of hair and a beard and moustache.
At the feet on either side of the desk were two people, around about the height of Videl, or at least, normal sized anyway. They however, had blue skin and were wearing shirts and ties, as if they worked here or something.
"Hello" said the giant man.
"Wha-What is this place? Where am I? Who are you? What happened" asked Videl, as she looked down to where she had been shot, remembering at that moment what had happened to her.
"I am King Yemma. I'm afraid you were shot and died not moments ago. This, is the check-in station to otherworld." said King Yemma.
"I…died?" said a puzzled Videl.
"I'm afraid so. Now, let me just check here to see what you've done with your life" said King Yemma.
Videl just looked on, she couldn't believe what she was hearing, dead? No, that couldn't be right, but, then again, she had no wound from where she had been shot, no blood, no pain. Maybe she was just dreaming.
"Ok, it says here you died of a gunshot wound taking on a number of men who stormed in to your home. Before that, you were doing the community a service by assisting your local police to fight and capture villains and bad guys alike" said King Yemma.
"O-ok but, what does that mean?" asked Videl.
"It means that, as you put other people first before yourself and put yourself in danger many times, you get to keep your body in otherworld. It's a privilege not many souls get" replied King Yemma.
"O…k, so, what do I do now?" she asked.
"Well, normally, we'd send you off to the higher plane but, I think there's someone else you should meet first. You'll enjoy your time with him" said King Yemma.
"And, who is that?" asked Videl.
"That would be King Kai. He'll train you in martial arts and techniques, not to mention your physical body, beyond anything you've experienced before" replied King Yemma.
"Really? That…that actually sounds ok. Wait a minute, what happened to Gohan?" she asked.
"Gohan, Gohan, let me see here" said King Yemma as he looked through his book.
"Nope, not here, he must still be alive" he replied.
"Oh" said Videl, now looking a bit disappointed.
"Don't worry, he'll be up here someday too" said King Yemma.
"I…suppose so" said a dejected Videl.
"Right, well, if you just go through that door (King Yemma pointed to his right, which was to Videls left), that will take you to snake way, you must follow it all the way to the end to get to King Kai's planet, but be careful, if you fall off of snake way, you will fall in to hell and there is no way to get back up from there" said King Yemma.
Videl gasped at what King Yemma had said but was determined to go and see this King Kai and receive the training;
"Ok" said Videl with a bit more confidence than she had had recently.
As Videl went to walk out of the door, a man suddenly appeared, as if out of thin air, right in front of her. Videl took a step back;
"What? Who are you? And where did you come from? Wait…don't I know you?" said Videl.
A man stood in front of Videl, but not just any man, he wore a bright orange Gi, with a blue obi around the waist and was wearing a dark blue shirt underneath. His hair was spiky and black. He wore blue wristbands and blue shoes and, had a halo above his head.
"Hey!" said the stranger.
"Uh, hey" replied Videl.
"You're Videl, aren't you" he asked.
"Yeah that's right. A-are you by chance, Gohan's father, Goku?" asked Videl.
"Yep, sure am" replied Goku.
Videl gasped.
"Wow, well, I guess that settles it, I really am dead then, huh" said Videl.
"Yeah, I'm afraid so, but there's still hope" said Goku.
"What do you mean?" asked Videl.
"You can be revived using the dragon balls" said Goku.
"Oh…yeah, that's right, I forgot about that. Do you think Gohan would really use them to bring me back?" asked Videl.
"Absolutely. He cares about you, more than you or he realises. He'll make the right decision and bring you back, I promise" said Goku.
Videl's eyes started to well up and she began to jump in excitement;
"Oh, thank you thank you thank you" said Videl as she rushed over to Goku and gave him a big hug.
"Hey, hey, calm down. There is a small catch" said Goku.
Videl released Goku and looked up at him;
"Wh-what do you mean there's a catch?" asked Videl.
"Well, in order for him to wish you back, he'll need to collect all seven dragon balls and right now, he only has one at home, but don't worry, Bulma has this thing called a dragon radar, it's what allows us to find the dragon balls so quickly, he'll find them in no time at all" said Goku.
"Uh, that's a relief" said Videl.
"Right. Now, seeing as you'll probably be here for a little while, do you wanna go train?" asked Goku.
"Wha…sure" said Videl, smiling up at Goku.
"Great, here, take a hold of my hand" said Goku.
Videl complied and took a hold of Goku's hand. He then placed two fingers on his forehead;
"Ok, here we go" said Goku.
And just like that, both of them had disappeared and then reappeared, but this time, on King Kai's planet.
"What the? How did you do that?" asked Videl.
"It's a technique I learned a long time ago, it's called Instant Transmission" replied Goku.
"Oh, yeah I remember Gohan talking about that, he said that you were the only one who knew how to do it" said Videl.
"Yeah, I don't know why nobody else has asked me to teach them it" said Goku.
Just as Goku had finished speaking, Videl suddenly felt drawn towards the ground, as if she were carrying a bag, or maybe bags of rocks;
"What…what's going on?" asked Videl, as she struggled to stand properly.
"Oh, that's right, you're not used to this. It's the gravity, on King Kai's planet, the gravity is much stronger here than on Earth so it weighs you down" explained Goku.
"Wow, really, that's incredible, but, it really does make it hard to stand, let alone anything else" said Videl.
"I know, that's why it's such a great place to train" said Goku.
"Now, the first thing we'll do is get you to walk over to King Kai's house, it's just over there" said Goku.
The pair weren't more than maybe twenty yards from King Kai's home, but Videl struggled to stand, let alone take a step;
"This…this is, incredibly, difficult" said Videl, panting hard as she tried taking some steps towards King Kai's house.
"I know, but give it time, you'll get used to the gravity and when you get back to Earth, you'll notice the difference right away, I promise" said Goku.
Back at the lookout, Gohan's anger and sadness had filled the sky with wild outbursts of energy, as Dende and Mr Popo looked on in fright at the sheer power that Gohan was exhibiting at that moment. A few more moments went by and Gohan stopped screaming and yelling and fell to his knees, tears streaming down from his eyes;
"Videl…I…I'm so sorry. I should have protected you better, but I failed" said Gohan incoherently.
"I'm sorry Gohan, really, I am." said Dende.
"It's ok Dende *sniff*, you tried" replied Gohan.
"Mr Popo" said Dende.
"Yes Dende?" he replied.
"Would you go inside and find a cloth or, something, to cover her up" said Dende.
"Of course, I'll be right back" replied Mr Popo.
Mr Popo left and Gohan and Dende just remained there in silence, Dende not wanting to leave Gohan alone, and Gohan, unwilling to leave Videl's body.
"How Dende? How could I let this happen? I'm supposed to have reflexes that would stop bullets with ease, how did I miss like that?" asked Gohan.
"I don't know Gohan, I honestly don't know" replied Dende.
Gohan didn't say anything else for a while, just kneeling there, looking over Videl's body, trying to contemplate just exactly what had actually happened. Mr Popo came back at some point and placed a sheet over Videl's body and Dende just sat on the steps, making sure that Gohan was not left alone at a time like this.
Eventually, Krillin, 18 and Marron and Master Roshi arrived on the lookout. Krillin jumped out and ran over to where they were;
"Gohan, what's wrong bro, we could feel your energy miles awa…" said Krillin, before he realised that there was a body sitting in front of Gohan and Dende.
"Who's under the sheet?" Krillin asked, as 18 with Marron and Master Roshi arrived behind him.
Gohan didn't say a word or even move a muscle, he continued to kneel there and stared at the white sheet.
"Videl" said Dende.
"WHAT!" exclaimed the three adults.
"What happened?" asked Krillin.
"She was shot in the chest. Gohan brought her here and I tried what I could to help but, she was already gone by the time she got here" explained Dende.
"Oh no. Gohan, are you ok?" asked Krillin.
Gohan still just knelt there, with his head hung, staring at the sheet covered Videl.
Whilst Krillin was waiting for a response that he would never get, Vegeta and Trunks arrived to the lookout.
"What's going on? We could feel his energy miles away" said Vegeta.
"It's Videl, she was shot in the chest and…didn't make it" said Krillin as he turned towards Vegeta.
"Ugh, unbelievable" said Vegeta.
"Yeah, we don't know everything, Gohan's been lost for a while now" said Krillin.
"That explains why we could feel his energy so intensely, he cared for her greatly" said Vegeta.
Krillin just looked at Vegeta, nothing else needed to be said, it made sense to him, to them all.
Piccolo then arrived to see Vegeta, Trunks, Krillin, 18 (with Marron) and Master Roshi were already there;
"What's going on? What happened?" asked Piccolo.
"It's Gohan, he's…he's grieving" said Krillin, trying to find the right word to describe Gohan's state of mind at that moment.
"Grieving?" said a surprised Piccolo.
"Yeah, Videl got injured and…well…she's no longer with us" explained Krillin.
"What?" exclaimed Piccolo.
"Yeah, we don't know the full story yet, only that she was shot and Gohan brought her here to get Dende's help" said Krillin.
"Dende!" said Piccolo as he turned to face the younger Namekian.
"Yes Piccolo?" said Dende.
"How severe was it?" asked Piccolo.
"She…she was already gone by the time she arrived here, but I didn't know for how long so I tried anyway, but it was no use" said Dende.
"I see" said Piccolo.
Nobody wanted to leave Gohan at this point, so they all stood about, waiting for Gohan to react or say something.
"Should someone maybe tell Chichi what's going on" said Krillin to the group.
"No need, I already told Bulma to phone his mother to find out what's going on, no doubt they'll be on their way here" said Vegeta.
No sooner had he said that, than another jet-copter could be seen arriving to the lookout, carrying none other than Bulma, Chichi and Goten.
Chichi jumped out first and ran over to the group, followed soon after by Bulma and Goten.
"What happened? Is Gohan okay?" asked a worried Chichi.
"He's not hurt, if that's what you're asking but, I wouldn't say he's fine" said Krillin.
"What do you mean?" Chichi asked with a puzzled look on her face.
"It's…Videl. She got injured, badly and…well, take a look for yourself" said Krillin as he pointed over to Gohan.
Chichi rushed over to Gohan.
"Gohan, whatever is the matter my…darl…" Chichi said before she froze up, noticing a sheet on the ground and what looked like a body underneath it.
"Is…that…Videl?" asked Chichi.
Gohan reacted for the first time since they had all arrived by nodding his head.
"Gohan, my baby, what happened?" asked Chichi.
"Some men broke in to Videl's home and started robbing the place, taking what they could" said Gohan, behind the tears in his eyes.
"They were taking everything that the staff had as well, Videl stood up to them and took some of them out, despite the fact that they had guns, she was very brave in doing so" continued Gohan.
"There were still some of them out in the hall way. They began to fire and…I stood between her and the bullets and caught them all, before I took out the last of them. At least, I thought I had" said Gohan as he was choking up trying to explain what happened.
"Then I heard her, she called my name and…I…I turned around …and…there she was, slumping to the ground with a bullet wound. It's my fault mom, I was supposed to stop all of those bullets but I missed one, I MISSED ONE" said Gohan as he began to cry again.
"It's alright my son, it's ok" said Chichi as she pulled her eldest son close to her and embraced him in a tight hug.
"No, it's not mom, I should've been able to stop it happening but I didn't, it's my fault, it's just like dad all over again" said Gohan, unable to control his emotions.
"No, it's not Gohan, this is completely different, you weren't ignoring the situation, were you? You reacted to try and save someone's life and that's all anyone can ask of you" said Chichi sternly.
"Of *sniff*, of course not mom, but I could have prevented it and I didn't" said Gohan as he was still thinking how it was all his fault.
Videl had managed to make it to King Kai's house, albeit, she still struggled due to the increased gravity on the planet.
"Ok, I'm here, now what" asked Videl.
"Now," came a voice from inside the house, "now, we begin your proper training" said King Kai, as he emerged from the house.
"Ugh, who are you?" asked a startled Videl.
"I'm King Kai" he said.
"Oh, I'm sorry, pleased to meet you" said Videl, still straining as she was still trying to get used to the gravity.
"It's alright, now, before we get started, Goku, your friends have all gathered on the lookout" said King Kai.
"Great. Videl, come over here" said Goku, motioning for Videl to follow.
"We're going to talk to our friends on the lookout" he said.
"Talk to them? But how? We're dead, aren't we?" asked Videl.
"Yeah but King Kai is able to talk to people telepathically, and, since they've all gathered on the lookout, it makes it easier for us to talk to them as a group" explained Goku.
"Ok, so, how do we talk to them?" asked Videl.
"It's simple, place your hand on me and I'll act like a relay between you and your friends" explained King Kai.
"Ok" said a still puzzled Videl.
"Now, I'll talk first. You can just talk normally as if they were in front of you and when they talk back, you'll hear them, just like they were in front of you as well, got it?" asked Goku.
"Got it" replied Videl.
"Ready Goku?" asked King Kai.
"Ready" replied Goku.