Hello readers! I'm back with another chapter of What I've Become! I'm sick today - meaning I have today to write as much Fan Fiction as I can. And sorry for the wait, I'm attempting to put out chapters more frequently or quickly enough that I don't feel guilty about it. By the way; this chapter gets a bit... deep and it hints at some dark matters such as suicide. So if you are very sensitive to that kind of stuff, please, I advise you don't read it. I don't want anyone to be hurt in anyway by anything I create. Okay, on with the story.

Videl was thrown to the ground roughly by the green haired alien causing to moan in agony. Despite her injuries she pushed herself to her feet and began limping back towards the girl, floating mid-air, smirking maliciously. She was stopped by a hand on her shoulder and jerked her neck violently quick to see who it was. Gohan sighed at the state she was in and stopped her in her tracks.

"Videl... I've got this. I promise."

Usually Videl was persistent, unwilling and stubborn. But something in her changed throughout that fight. She did as she was told and she stood back; either recognising her fatigue or surrendering to Zara. Either way she froze without hesitation and nodded, not even bothering to look up to meet his eyes.

"The guest of honour has arrived! How great." Zara jeered dryly. "Took you long enough."

"It's one thing to attack me, it's another to attack my friends!"

"How ironic! Seems that we're both here on a revenge mission."

Gohan eyed Zara's armour and growled when he came to the realization.

"You work for Frieza." He muttered to himself. "Frieza's been long gone for years now, where have you been?"

"In the remains of his army, looking for the Saiyans who dared to stand against him. And my father." Zara spat, her voice full of undiluted agony and disgust from mentioning her enemies.

Vegeta and Piccolo landed, glaring at the 'threat' they'd sensed. Tien and Krillin weren't too far behind and Gohan smiled at the presence of his teacher.

"So, Zarbon's brat is the reason I flew out here?" Vegeta scoffed. "And here I was hoping for a real challenge. Pathetic."

"You." Zara hissed back at him. The anger in her boiled so ferociously that she was physically shaking from rage. However, this only made the Saiyan prince smirk wider. She began charging at Vegeta - until Gohan appeared in front of her, pausing her.

"Your fight is with me." Gohan stated harshly. His eyes darting from Zara to the bloody 14 year old below him. "You're going to pay for what you did to Videl."

"My fight is with the murderer of my father!"

Vegeta rolled his eyes and smirked all the more condescendingly.

"As flattered as I am, I have no business with you, brat. Knock yourself out, boy." The black haired prince replied, amused by her resentment towards him. Krillin and Tien flew in with perfect timing, about to be surprised from what was almost the most aggressive that they'd have seen the boy.

Gohan didn't waste a second and launched a skull-shattering punch at her, knocking her to the ground almost quicker than Videl could see. As soon as she stood up she was attacked again, this time with a mighty roundhouse kick from the half-breed. Periwinkle blood trickled down her face and Zara could barely gasp for air as she was mercilessly assaulted by the half-breed. Zara was just stronger her father, Gohan detected, however still being no match for the likes of Frieza, or any of the Z - fighters. Meaning she was so weak compared to him, he could kill her by accident with another attack. 4 hits and she was incapable of even standing up right. Her body ached and she could hardly even open her eyes, meanwhile she was so sure she was going to murder him just a few minutes ago.

Videl couldn't help but be mad at how effortlessly he'd beat her compared to herself, where it took her almost dying to last a few minutes against Zara. Said girl was pretty much immobilised on the ground, her mouth moving but no words exiting.

"I'm sorry, Mother. I told you I would find father's killer and avenge him. Avenge us. I tried. I really did. I wanted to avenge you both, that bastard Vegeta killed you that same day that father left us. I saw it in your eyes... and later in your blood. Father, I was always so sure you could do anything. I was sure that I could do anything because of you. And look at me, battered and bruised by some filthy monkey. I don't deserve to wear this armour."

Gohan stood over her, glaring at the sight that he could only describe as... pitiful. She wasn't even worth killing, and he didn't have the heart to murder her anyway. She looked younger than him, and was certain that relief from her grief was her only objective. With her strength she could have easily wiped out the population of her entire school/city but didn't. And Gohan was extremely thankful for that as enraged as he was.

"Look, I don't want to kill you. I don't want to see you again either. Just...leave and don't come back." Gohan proposed.

"He's... sparing me. The son of the man who dared to lock horns with Frieza, is sparing me. Doesn't he know what I have to do? If I live, I'll destroy him and his Saiyan ally... and he's sparing me. I don't know if he's utterly brave or stupid. I won't accept it - I can't. I'll use my last breath to give you two the revenge you deserve."

Zara shakily and slowly stood up, coughing up blood as she did so. She attempted to focus on Gohan and began swaying as she did so.

"I'll... I'll die... before I-"

A ki blast sped through the air and knocked her lifeless, beheaded body to the ground. And the person who shot it? Videl. Videl had never killed someone in her life before. She was the same person who lectured Gohan about it. However, she'd never been so satisfied in her life, than what she feeling now. The same girl that had planned to kill her and Gohan, and almost succeeded with her, dead on the ground. Maybe she wasn't so innocent either. But she sure as hell did not regret it.

"Videl. she- You-" Gohan spluttered in disbelief before being interrupted.

"M'aware of that... Gohan."

He began panicking at the way she had slurred her words and reappeared next to her, catching her unconscious body and slinging her over his back. He relaxed at the feeling of her soft, warm breathing on the back of his neck and turned to see Piccolo destroying the remains of Zara with another ki blast and Vegeta already on his way back to Capsule Corp.

"You and your friend fought really well. Come on, let's make our way to Kami's lookout and get her all fixed up." Krillin encouraged. Gohan loosely followed him and Tien and flew quite slowly after them. Piccolo stayed by his pupil's side, staring at the clouds ahead silently. The 14 year old followed suit.

The flight was tedious and uncomfortable as no-one really knew what to say to each other. When they finally got there Dende didn't need to be told twice to begin healing her. Gohan gently placed her on the tile floor and refused to take his eyes off of Videl. He'd never seen her as badly harmed as he had today, and internally prayed that he'd never have to again. After the soft, golden hue left Videl, she jumped unto her feet and stared at the crowd suspiciously. Her expression hardened even further when she saw Gohan and no one knew why.

"We should probably make our way back. Before anyone notices us missing." She quickly stared at her watch and lifted into the air. "We still have an hour and 7 minutes of school left.

"O-okay." The demi-Saiyan replied, mimicking her and rising into the air, departing from the rest of his friends.

Everyone else stood in silence.

"What do you think that was about?" Tien inquired.

"Humans are weird."

Hey! So after that incredibly dark and anti-climatic Chapter, I'm going to go cry now. I actually really liked Zara. I don't know why. She's a smart, little angsty baby, ain't she? But I didn't really put that much of her in this story. Hey, readers, should I make another little fan fiction for Zara? Not an entire fan fiction but her backstory. Like how she became a 'villian'? (Air quotes on villain ;P) It would be about 5 maximum 7 chapters about her life and it would eventually link up to What I've Become. Whatever you guys say goes so don't be scared to tell me what you think. Okay, EmberTheUnknown out!