Hey, I know it has been a while but I had a few tests this week I was studying for so I couldn't keep up with this and those at the same time.

Chapter 13

The weekend flew by so fast that Gohan was surprised it was already Monday morning. He was almost disappointed that he had to go back to school but at the same time he was happy to be able to see his friends again. His body was sore and he had a headache, Piccolo and Cole were over training him in the new Ki techniques all weekend. It took a lot out of him physically and mentally. He looked over at his brother who had a lump sticking out the back of his head from his mother because of his and Trunks' antics last week. He was going to be here for a while since Trunks has been indefinitely grounded for his camera scheme. He finished getting ready, transformed and started flying out of the house towards Satan City like every other day.

As he flew he started to think about what he needed to get done for the day. He had to give his excuses to his teachers and practice the new Ki technique. As soon as his mind started to switch to his training of Videl an armored helicopter barely flew by him. He looked down and there was a line of police cars seemingly chasing the unmarked helicopter. And sure enough he sensed Videl's Ki flying in her copter after it. 'They keep coming up with new stuff. I'm impressed they actually brought out a big toy,' Gohan thought to himself as he flew up to the cockpit. He looked inside, they men inside were all dressed in combat gear and had automatic rifles.

Videl was gaining on the larger helicopter so Gohan tried to think fast on how to neutralize the escaping criminals. An epiphany hit him as he flew towards the top of the copter and grabbed one of the rotating blades, effectively stopping it. And just as in a cartoon, the body of the helicopter proceeded to spin rapidly as the pilot hit the emergency cut off switch. With the helicopter neutralized Gohan lowered himself towards the ground and laid it by the side of the road. The police immediately drove off the road and surrounded it and swarmed it while all of the law breakers were unconscious. Gohan watched from above while the police apprehended the criminals who were disgustingly covered in puke. 'Perfect way to start my day,' Gohan thought as he tried to quell his uneasy stomach and he started flying towards his original destination. He looked back at Videl in her copter, still chasing him. She looked like she was going to be sick as well. Gohan laughed as he sped away, leaving Videl in his tracks.

…

Gohan was walking into the school and he could already hear people talking about how the gold man stopped a helicopter from spinning with his bare hands. Gohan tuned it out, not before he felt someone tapping on his shoulder nervously. He turned around to see Bade nervously standing, trying to be brave. Gohan felt a little guilt as he looked at the kid. "What's up?" was all Gohan asked.

"Where have you been?" Bade asked nervously.

"Just have been feeling a little sick is all, why?" Gohan answered.

"Well it's obvious that you're a really smart guy Gohan. I can tell that by the way you don't even pay attention in your classes yet still do exceptional in them," Bade began.

"Well thanks, I've noticed that you're pretty smart yourself, despite the cries of frustration from here to there."

Bade looked a little embarrassed and the two started to walk, "thanks, but I have one subject that I have trouble with and thought maybe we could study a little?"

"What would that be?"

"History, I can't remember anything from that class."

Gohan mulled it over for a second. He didn't want to just leave Bade hanging, "You know I think that works out because a friend of mine said she was struggling in that class too so we could study together every now and then. After all, the three of us are in the same study hall."

A smile worked its way onto Bade's face as they walked, "thanks, I really appreciate it."

"No problem," Gohan replied and the two walked into their first class together. Whenever they sat down Gohan spoke to Erasa, "Hey, we're going to study history in study hall with Bade now, is that ok?"

"Yeah that works out well, but how is he in the equation?"

"He asked."

"Fair enough," the blonde replied and the three friends sat and waited as Videl walked in tardy as usual.

"Well saw him again," Videl said. She was clearly annoyed this morning, all of her friends could easily tell.

"Yeah we heard the story about the helicopter," Sharpener began before Videl cut in, "I bet you didn't hear the whole story, I was there. He did stop the helicopter but what they didn't show was the terrorists swimming in their own puke. It was disgusting, and yes it was confirmed, they were affiliated with terrorists."

The teens almost laughed before hearing the last part. There have been attacks going on around the globe by a terrorist organization that called themselves glove. Not much was known about their motives other than the fact that they usually took hostages and left when they were caught. But unlike other terrorists, the hostages weren't executed after the escape but their unconscious bodies were found in public areas of other cities, completely unharmed. Bade joined in on the conversation, surprisingly, "I'm sorry but I'm still new to much of what goes on in the world, but what are terrorists?"

Videl eyed him suspiciously and replied, "Terrorists are people who use tactics like violence to intimidate and get their wants. And they always have motives, I've never heard of terrorists who don't have goals. Regardless they are armed and dangerous. No one knows where they'll strike next."

Bade took it all in slowly, comprehending what the violent organizations want. He then asked, "Well what kind of violence are they prone to?"

"Bombs, usually in public places. It actually is pretty gruesome. They also tend to have heavier weapons than your standard criminals."

"How do they get the money for such arms?"

"Usually through illegal means such as racketeering and extortion. Hell sometimes they're hired by wealthy people to do their bidding, it really makes me sick. But why are you all of a sudden talking?"

"Videl, the kids opening up, don't send him back into his shell," Gohan finally spoke up. Everyone was surprised he jumped to Bade's defense.

"And you're one to talk mister. If it weren't for Erasa over here you would've been in Bade's position right now."

"But I'm not, neither should he. He's allowed to ask questions Videl."

"Whatever," Videl finally said before turning back to face the front of the class as it started.

…

Bade was thankful for Gohan's help, he wanted to make some friends despite the fact the Appur advised against it. "Don't bother, once Frast gets here then there won't be any more humans left," those words kept echoing through his mind. He still didn't understand the hatred against the Saiyans, nonetheless what the Earthlings actually had to do with it. He wanted answers, but nothing that the old bigot could provide him. He started to despise his own people since this whole revenge against the Saiyans came up. No one ever spoke up about their alleged superiority over other species until Frast cut them the deal. It drove Bade nuts. Appur never let him alone about the history of the Tuffles, and how the blasted Saiyans wiped them off the face of planet Plant. Bade was glad when he could leave that damn ship. They already sent a couple of reports back to Frast about the apparent military strength and technological level. She was pleased with their results and egged them to find out more about the martial artists and more specifically the fighters who defend the planet. They came across the Cell Games and the fighters resembled the Super Saiyans that were in Lord Frieza's account on the battle of Namek. They found more records about the fighters from the old world martial arts tournaments. They knew all about Goku now, but there wasn't a thing about his son for some reason. They also were finding out about Vegeta and all of the other fighters. And were gathering a vague report of what they knew for their next report before finding more data. The scouters that Frast sent with them came in handy as they were good for communication and finding high power levels scattered across the planet. Cole kept his in his backpack but only used it for communication, he hasn't cared to try the power level scanner. His mind then came back to Gohan, for some reason he couldn't help but look up to the human. Clearly Bade was smarter than him, but Gohan seemed to live a normal life, was incredibly smart for a human, and was incredibly strong as well. If there was someone who would make a good friend and help him fit in and find out more about human custom, it would be him.

…

Their studying went well that day, and Gohan truly seemed like a genuine friend already despite the fact that Bade was still a stranger to him. The friendliness towards a stranger was something he had a hard time grasping but nonetheless was grateful for it. And he was starting to understand his history class which was benefited him a lot. He was reflecting over his day as he left the school he looked over to Gohan who waved at him as he was walking with his friends. Bade waved back before continuing his way towards an alley. He took one last peek over to Gohan who was now walking with Videl while the two blondes seemed to go somewhere else. 'Well, back to the land of racism, bigotry, and the rest of the Tuffle philosophy,' Bade thought as he pushed a button on his watch. It teleported him back to camp Tuffle, Bade sighed as he walked back into the camouflaged ship.

…

"What the hell do you have to be cocky about?!" Piccolo yelled as he took another swing at Cole who kept dodging his attacks yet couldn't stop snickering to himself for some reason.

"Nothing, absolutely nothing!" Cole yelled but kept laughing for some reason. He had no idea, he was just having one of those days were he couldn't help himself but laugh and snicker at every little thing.

"Then shut the hell up, damn it!" Piccolo yelled as he launched a Ki blast at Cole who deflected most of the blast away but kept a little of the Ki in the palm of his hand. He then sent it back at Piccolo who simply batted it away like a small fly. "Are you high?" Piccolo asked seriously.

"Nope, I've never been high a day in my life," Cole said laughing. The way he laughed made it seem like he was lying.

Piccolo turned around and started meditating and Cole followed suit, it seemed to calm the young man down greatly.

"You seem to have some issues," Piccolo said without opening his eyes.

"I've been told that before," Cole responded.

"That was before you turned over a new leaf. I think you're slipping back to your old self."

Cole didn't respond to that so Piccolo decided to keep going, "That's not normal to laugh impulsively at a battle like that. It's going to get you killed if you face an opponent stronger than you that wants to kill you."

Cole nodded understandingly, still silent however.

"You need to control your mind better, you are still immature and that shows. Your childish desires are going to be what pushes you back onto a path of darkness again. You have to remain strong and in control of your mind at all time. I will not hesitate to take you out of this world if you ever pose a threat to it again."

Piccolo was bluffing, he already started to feel the student mentor bond. However it wasn't as strong at the one he shared with Gohan, not even close.

"I understand," Cole said objectively and the two sat there in meditation for the rest of the afternoon.

…

After the slow flight over to Gohan's house, they finally landed next to the house and an excited Gohan came flying out to see his brother. Videl laughed a little at the brother to brother bond that they shared. She was a little jealous because she was an only child. Once the two seemed to have finish, Videl cleared her throat and Gohan let his brother run back to the house. "So are you ready?" Gohan asked.

"I've been ready," Videl replied. Gohan led them through the woods to a small meadow for them to practice. There he sat down cross legged and motioned for her to do the same. She complied reluctantly.

"First part to Ki manipulation is to actually access your Ki," Gohan began, "Once you can do that, it can be manipulated into attacks as well as to fly."

Videl listened intently as she watched Gohan. He held both his hands out in front of her and seemingly without effort he formed a small yellow pulse in between his hands. "Place your hands near it, but do not touch," Gohan said as he held it in front of her. She did so and it felt warm. Whenever she withdrew her hands he let the pulse dissipate in the air. "That was your basic Ki, you have to focus inward in order to be able to pull it out. This can take a while, it may require some meditation on your own time so that you can become more in tune with your body," Gohan explained. Before Gohan could even say for her to begin she already mimicked the way he placed his hands and looked like she was focusing intensely. Her muscles were flexed to the point where her arms were shaking. "You're doing it wrong, right now the work is with your mind to tap into the energy. Your hands are like the nodes for them to be summoned," Gohan said. He noticed her relax a little but her muscles still seemed a little flexed. They sat there in the meadow like that for a few hours, Videl wasn't able to tap her Ki. Gohan honestly was expecting her to get it right away. She was strong enough to do it, but he doubted that she was in tune with her body enough to be able to access her Ki. Gohan looked at his watch and stood up, breaking Videl's concentration. He said, "it's starting to get late, you should get going for now. You have the gist of what it is, but it will take a while for you to see some progress. Meditate when you get home and in your spare time. Also don't get frustrated with yourself, you'll just be pushing yourself back."

Videl glared at him a little before saying, "Thanks, will do, see you tomorrow." She didn't like being told what to do, but she figured she had to listen to Gohan as long as she was his student. Gohan waved and said, "see you tomorrow."

…

The days started to blur together over the next month. Goten and Trunks kept getting in and out of trouble, his mother made amazing meals, and he kept doing well in school. Him, Bade, and Erasa kept studying history together but Bade eventually mastered it after a few days. However that didn't stop him from hanging out with the three of them from hanging out during study hall. Bade was starting to open up a little but wasn't talking much about his own life. He seemed more interested in the world's affairs than anything else. He enjoyed talking with Bade and they were starting to become friends. Videl's training was improving greatly over the month. She was consist with her meditation and after the few weeks of training was starting to tap into her Ki. Whenever she first tapped into it there was a curious excitement behind her eyes that seemed to inspire Gohan. Not to mention her excitement after she first did it. Gohan insisted that she continued her meditation and that they gave a little while longer for her to master her Ki tap before they move on. By the final days of the month she could summon her Ki into a pulse like Gohan did with relative ease. He felt a pride that he taught her to do that despite her blackmailing him about his Ki abilities. He was looking forward to teaching her how to form Ki blasts and flying, flying of course being the priority for now.

…

It was actually another Friday, him and Bade were walking out of the school with everyone else talking about what they think glove will do next. They've been relatively quiet lately, which doesn't translate into anything good for a terrorist network. Gohan was impressed by how Bade went from knowing nothing to actually predicting their last attack at a village by a city that was their previous victim. Of course they followed their usual practice of taking hostages and then leaving them the next day unscathed in public. They all went their separate ways and Gohan and Videl started to fly in her copter. They were flying over the highway whenever Videl asked, "How come you never fly to school?"

"Who said I didn't?" Gohan replied.

"Well I stake out this highway every morning but I never see you. As a matter of fact the gold man always comes flying down here."

"He always ends up there earlier before me, besides I don't travel over the highway, too many people," Gohan lied. But he noticed that Videl wasn't even paying attention to him anymore. He guessed she was focused on the gold man again. They had a couple of conversations on him, which lead her to believing that Gohan didn't know the gold man, which was a huge relief on Gohan's part.

Whenever they finally landed at his house they exchanged their usual greetings with Goten. Videl was starting to feel like friends with the kid the more she came over. However instead of the kid running back inside Gohan said, "Goten, come with us today."

Videl looked at him questioningly and he didn't say anything before the three reached the meadow. Gohan finally explained, "Well, today we start flying lessons." Goten and Videl both looked excitedly at each other which made Gohan grin. He then slowly descended off the ground and started to hover in the air effortlessly and said, "This is the end goal. You'll be able to fly like a bird, you'll actually be faster than a bird. However, Videl. This will leave you exhausted, and it takes even longer to master flight than it does basic Ki manipulation. Again don't get frustrated, ok?"

Videl nodded excitedly and said, "I haven't gotten frustrated yet, have I?"

"No you have not, you've been very persistent and dedicated. I admire that."

Videl had no idea why but she blushed a little at when Gohan said that. He then walked over to Goten and whispered so that Videl couldn't hear, "This will be a lot easier for you than her so don't show off."

Goten nodded understandingly, Gohan was proud that his brother could be a little mature when needed. Gohan again started to fly and said, "The key is to take your Ki, and put it under you. You want it between you and the ground."

Goten nodded and tried, he started to hover a little before he fell to the ground on his face. Videl laughed a little before giving it a shot. She tapped into her Ki and placed it below her, but it was uneven and it tipped her over and she fell on her back. She sat up embarrassed that she just tripped herself with her own Ki. Gohan flew over and offered her a hand, she refused it and stood up on her own. Gohan didn't feel offended, he knew that she was too proud to accept help sometimes. "Well that's a good start Videl. Just focus on balancing out your Ki more and you're set," Gohan said as floated cross legged in front of her. He looked over at Goten who was sitting down and trying to float like that instead. "Videl look at Goten, see how he's sitting and balancing himself, kinda," Gohan said as his brother fell face first, "That seems like a good start to flying, it's just getting off of the ground, give that a shot." She nodded and sat cross legged like the brothers. She then started to float a few inches off of the ground before she landed with a tired look on her face. Gohan figured that this much would probably drain her even though it wasn't much. "Listen that's enough flying for the day, I know we didn't do much but you can't go home too exhausted. Why don't you just meditate for a while then go home?" Gohan suggested.

"Do I look like a child to you?" Videl asked furiously and struggled to stand up. Goten heard that comment and yelled, "Hey!" before he fell back down on his face. "Videl, you know that's not what I meant."

"Yeah well it sure seems that way Gohan! I don't need to stick around if you're just going to tell me to meditate! Shouldn't I build an endurance and stamina for this?"

"You should but you can't rush it or you'll strain your body. You're introducing a new form of work to it, if you push it too hard it will be the same as overworking your body at a gym or during training. Either way the consequences will not be friendly and it will set you back even further," Gohan calmly said.

Videl felt her frustration take hold of her. She managed to control it for the entire month despite the fact it seemed to make no progress whatsoever. Now she couldn't take being treated like a child anymore, "I'm going home, I'll see you Monday."

She activated her capsule and flew home in the distance, both the brothers looking at each other wondering what the other did wrong to piss her off. Gohan quoted Vegeta in his mind, 'I will never understand the female sex.'

Hey another chapter done! Please review, tell me what you think. I know that was a bit of a time jump but I want to make more headway in the story. And yes glove will be playing a more major role in the future, just not yet.