The final update for this story! It's pretty short. Thanks for reading everybody! :D I've seriously considered adding another ending/chapter to this story, but I have to write it first! Give it two weeks, and we'll see if I have it done or not! (Might even do it as a separate oneshot...? I'll let you guys know!)

Also, Wednesday snuck up on me again, so I'll do all my replying to you guys later! Sorry!

Chapter 10: An Epilogue of Sorts

It was bright and sunny outside, which caused me to be temporarily blind after coming out of the dark void that led me to my normal timeline. It was almost as if someone had used Tien's Solar Flare. But aside from the brightness of the beautiful day, I could sense darkness coming from somewhere on the ground below me...

I opened my eyes as I lowered myself to the ground. I was at Capsule Corporation, where the portal had opened when Gero used it earlier. The device to close the portal was not in my possession anymore, but I trusted that Videl would close it from the other side. As if on cue, I looked back to see the swirling portal fade to nothing.

"GOHAN!" an awfully familiar voice shouted as I landed on the ground. This was the person who was emanating the darkness that I had sensed a moment ago. "YOU ARE IN BIG TROUBLE MISTER!"

There was no escaping the darkness of a mother's rage.

"Mom!" I said, throwing my arms around her in a big hug, hoping to soften her heart. "It's so good to see you again!"

"WHAT THE HECK DID YOU THINK YOU WERE DOING?!" she yelled, rejecting my hug.

I stapped away to rub the back of my neck and give my best smile. "Um, saving the day...?"

She shook her head and began to sob, finally throwing her arms around me and showing all that motherly love. "I was so worried about you! I know you think you're all grown up now, but you're still in high school!"

"No, Mom," I said. "I graduated, remember? It's summertime..."

"Well, graduated or not, you're still my baby, and I don't want to lose you!" She ruffled my hair a little. "You're so much like your father, always doing your best to save the day and nearly give me a heart attack!"

I finally pulled out of her hug. "I'm sorry, but I knew that if I had told you, you wouldn't have let me go."

"You're darn right I wouldn't have let you go!" she snapped quickly. "You need to quit all this hero business and finish your education. You still have college to go to and a job to get and marriage perhaps...?"

My cheeks felt a little rosy as I thought about the possibility of marrying Videl. "There's still some time to think about all those things. But if it'll make you happy, then I'll-"

Bulma rushed outside, interrupting the conversation that I was having with my mother. "Is everything okay? I heard you yelling something, Chi-Chi and I thought-" She stopped short as she realized that I had returned. "You made it back alive!" She turned and yelled in the direction of the door. "GUYS! GOHAN'S BACK!"

A crowd of people suddenly rushed outside. Goten, Vegeta, Trunks, Yamcha, Krillin, 18, Marron, my dad...everybody! They were all at the Briefs' house waiting for my return. But one person dashed over to me faster than anyone else though.

"Gohan!" she called out angrily. "You had us all worried sick! What if you had died?! We would've never known!" Her frustration faded away as she began to sob in my arms.

I stroked her short black hair and smiled softly. "Shh... It's okay, Videl. I'm fine! I'm sorry that I couldn't tell any of you, but this was something that I needed to do alone."

She pulled out of my embrace and wiped her tears. "That doesn't mean you can't at least warn me! None of us had any idea where you disappeared to...except for Bulma. Once we all went to Capsule Corp, Bulma told us what happened."

"And then Mom stayed outside the entire time waiting for you to come back!" Goten said, laughing.

I gave a small laugh of my own. "That doesn't surprise me. But you guys will not believe what happened or who I saw!"

"Dr. Gero?" Krillin asked.

I nodded quickly. "I guess Bulma already told you that much, but it was so strange!" I looked at my girlfriend. "You were there, Videl." My gaze then rolled over to Krillin's wife. "And so were you, 18. In that universe there were lots of similarities, but lots of differences too."

"Tell us everything that happened," Videl demanded. "From the beginning to the end!"

"It's a long story," I warned everyone.

My dad stepped forward and said the first thing since I returned. "Don't worry, Gohan. Everyone here is interested in what happened. I'm proud of you, son."

Chi-Chi glared at him momentarily. "Don't say things like that! It'll encourage him to run off more often."

"Tell the story, Gohan!" Goten said, jumping up and down. "I wanna hear it!"

I smiled and told the story of my adventures in that other universe. In the middle of it, we all walked inside the Briefs' house. Everyone really did seem to want to hear what I had to say. Even Vegeta, who actually admitted to me after I was done telling the story that he appreciated the fact that I acknowledged my Saiyan heritage.

After dining with the Briefs, it was time for us to all go our separate ways again. Instead of going straight home with the rest of my family, I told them that I was going to fly with Videl to her house real quick. We arrived relatively soon and landed on top of the Satans' roof.

I stared directly into her eyes, feeling happy that I had finally made it back to where I truly belonged. With her. "I'm so sorry that I had to leave you."

"It's okay," she said, smiling. "I understand now, but I was scared when you were suddenly missing. But I guess you were only gone for a few days, not weeks upon weeks upon weeks or anything. You know that you missed a date that I was looking forward to, right?"

My eyes widened quickly and I looked away. Shoot! I had forgotten about that... "I...uh, got so caught up in trying to catch Dr. Gero, I forgot all about our date for that night after I followed him through the portal. What can I do to make it up to you?"

She smiled, and I admired her beauty in the sunset lighting. "This is perfect. Right here."

"What about dinner?" I asked. "And the movie?"

She shrugged and rolled her eyes. "I guess if you want, we can plan it for another time. The main reason I was looking forward to the date though was because I knew I'd be spending time with you. I really missed being with you while you were gone."

"I would say that I missed you to, but I ended up finding you again," I said with a laugh. My smiled faded and I looked at her. "But it isn't the same, is it? Tell you what, if this sort of crazy thing ever happens again, I'll bring you with me. Would you like that?"

"I would love that!"

A smile filled my face, and I looked away into the distance. She looked at the sunset with me and grabbed my hand. She was certainly a lot more romantic than I was. Still, I knew a romantic moment when one was there. I did something that I had wanted to do immediately as I returned but was too embarrassed to do it in front of everyone.

As I drew her into a kiss, any and all distance that had separated us because of the time I was gone began to blur away. I really liked Videl. No, I loved her. I pulled out of the kiss and smiled widely for a few moments.

"I love you."

"I love you too."

I guess I should conclude this adventure with some cheesy quote like, "True love can't ever be lost for good," or something along those lines. It's true though. No mad scientist who erased my memories could ever make me forget Videl. She was what I could vaguely remember, even when I didn't even know my own name. I had finally found my memories and the place that I belonged to.

Veeeeerrrrryyyyy short, but it didn't belong with the last chapter. Thanks for reading! I would love to hear your feedback! And be on the lookout for a second ending or oneshot that follows this story! I love you all more than you'll ever know!

-TOW

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