Author's Note: I know what you're thinking. Did he just upload three of these at one time? Why yes. Yes I did. You're welcome. Next chapter will be Gohan suiting up for the first time.

Disclaimer: I do not own Dragonball Z. At all. I only own my fond childhood memories of it and some of the movies on DVD.

Fight 24
Consequences

It really didn't take very long for Videl to get backstage. Though she had to move slowly because the door had been closed. Thankfully it locked via a rusty deadbolt that the principal likely had been unable to budge. "They really need to get that fixed. Been that way even before I was here," she mused to herself.

She could hear his footsteps echoing around the room. He was moving quite hurriedly, but she had a feeling he was pacing. Her suspicions proved correct when she reached the edge of one of the curtains. Afraid the lights might reflect off the mirror and alert him she put it away.

Videl carefully peeked through around the curtain and remained as still as she was able. It's a good thing her hair was so dark. She was pretty sure if she was a blonde like Erasa she would have already been seen. She stood there watching him pace back and forth as he also mumbled furiously. He was toting a double barrel shotgun.

The look of fear on the faces of each child made her curse both this man and the district. These kids didn't deserve this. Her own eyes widened as she saw the exact moment he saw her. Seems she no longer had to search for an opening to go in for an attack. Waiting until the last second she ran out from behind the curtain while the shot blew through the spot she was just in.

Growling she continued to move and goaded him to fire again. Videl rolled to the floor as the second pellet spray went overhead. Giving him a smirk, she dashed at him as he desperately tried to reload, "YOU SHOULD HAVE CHOSEN A BETTER GUN FOR THIS!"

Videl grabbed the gun before headbutting him. The older man fell to the floor and let go of the gun in a daze. Staring numbly at her as she held the weapon away from him. "It's not fair. I've overseen thirty years of students here. Done everything I could to bring out their best! It's not fair."

She only looked at him sadly before pressing the call button to inform the chief. "And now you've ruined all of that by doing what you have today."

Word Count: Approx. 380