A dream maybe? A nightmare? Whatever it was I was not the one experiencing it. I was a silent observer. Watching the scenes unfold, while unable to interact. "No you are right Gohan. This is not your dream. This is Videl's. The Trust Pack is creating this world for her. She needs this to cope with the emotions coming from you."

I was lost to say the least. "What are you talking about?"

"This is one of Videl's fears she must overcome in order to survive the bond created. Too much time was between the formation of the Pack and the completion. Too many mixed emotions were formed and must be confronted. She must get past this herself. Only then will she survive."

I was pissed. If I had known this was going to happen then I would have completed it when it was first started. I would not have delayed the process. "Why the hell are you telling me this now?! Why did you wait this long to inform me of this?!"

"Gohan, Piccolo just retrieved the information from the eternal archives. He has been there since you disappeared. Right after the first time he found your ki, with no explanation as to where you were, he entered the room looking for answers."

A voice in the shadows that was all I was. It was a little unnerving to be in between dreams or whatever this was. I didn't like not having any control, only the ability to observe. I didn't like the last dream at all. I could never imagine how it would be like to discover I was in a coma. It didn't seem Videl handled the situation very well either. There was one thing that bothered me though.

"What is the eternal archives?" I heard a slight chuckle, "I had a feeling you were going to ask me that. To put it plainly it is a library. The only difference is you can't get out till you find what you are looking for. Oh and only guardians can enter."

Well that answered that, sort of. "So when do the next dream start or better yet, when do I get out of here?" If I had a body I would have been pacing the boredom involved in no sight or feeling was excruciating.

"That is up to Videl. She has to find a balance in order to insure she will not go insane."

The very next moment I was staring into Videl's eyes, stark determination written on her face. The fight position she was in was not of a friendly spar but of intent, the intent to kill. I was in control of my body but not of my mind. My intentions were clear. I was to destroy her with everything in my being. I was torn between two separate personas, the one in Videl's dream and my own. As much as I wanted to stand down I knew that was impossible. This was something only Videl could stop.

I could feel the air resistance on my fist as I swung through the air. The look of desperation on Videl's face as her defense faltered. The crushing impact against her face, every detail of the increasing damage. The follow through left behind any questions as to the result. Her head tilting back in a sickening manner as her jaw breaks loss from its proper location. The downward motion of the blow knocking her legs out from underneath leaving her unguarded.

A quick knee to her stomach pushed her back level with my face and I could clearly see the carnage inflicted on the first blow. Her eye was swollen shut as well as her nose crushed into an odd angle. Her mouth was off hinge leaving the belief that she was struck multiple times and not just once. My knee finished its assent and with a downward thrust of my elbow, she crumpled to the ground. I can hear her shallow breathing. This was the only thing that indicated she was still alive.

"Do you understand now Videl?! Do you understand just how much you are outclassed?! You are nothing?! You can't even lift a finger and I only hit you 3 times! You think that you can help me! I could have killed you with a blink of an eye…"

No words came from Videl as the scene ended leaving behind the impact on both myself and Videl. I wanted to scream. The carnage and complete disregard of Videl's safety burned into my very soul. I knew I could never do anything like that to Videl in real life but I could take no comfort in that fact. "She needed to understand the extent of power others have…"

I refused to respond, I knew it was the reason but it could have been achieved some other way.

"You tried the other way and the bond knows this. Her limits stem from ignorance and only an extreme lesson could change anything."