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Last time...

Gohan sneaked his fingers under the hem of Videl's shirt, brushing them against her bare stomach while Videl's hand stroked the tip of his tail, sending shivers up his spine.

As they separated, Gohan took in her face, their foreheads still pressed together as they tried to catch their breath. A smile crossed his face. He was so lucky. She was absolutely radiant. Who would have ever thought that he would have fallen in love with a girl as amazing as she was and that she would return his feelings? He pulled away from her slightly just as her head became illuminated by the light of the full moon.

Enter the Beast

Gohan froze in horror. This could not be happening right now. Not when the love of his life had just said she returned his feelings. He felt the transformation begin to take place. His heart began pumping steadily as his vision blurred. He jumped of Nimbus and muttered for it to take Videl back to the cave.

"Whatever you do, do not follow me," he instructed Videl, his voice three octaves lower than usual. His muscles expanded and his nose and mouth bulged outward. "I love you," he growled before plunging down to Earth as the beast took over.

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Videl gasped as the yellow, fluffy cloud took her back to the cave. Mind-numbing fear gripped her. What was going on? What was happening to him? She screamed as a terrifying roar tore through the forest. Was he some kind of werewolf too? Would he attack them? Is that why he said to stay away? Why didn't he mention this before? Pressing the button on her locator, she hugged her knees, willing her heart to stop racing.

Less than five minutes later, both Goku and Vegeta landed at the mouth of their cave. "Oh my Kami. Thank Kami you're here! Gohan just went crazy! We were on his cloud and then he just started changing. His voice got all deep and he was growing: a lot! He just jumped off the cloud about 3 miles away from here and told me not to follow him. Please tell me he's going to be alright!" Videl rambled on.

Vegeta looked at Videl in astonishment. "That sounds like the Oozaru transformation. Did the brat grow a tail?" he asked Videl rashly.

The girl nodded furiously. "Yeah it was all cute and everything. But what does it have to with what's happening?" she asked.

"This is bad," Goku said grimly. "He could be anywhere now and he still doesn't know how to control himself. We don't know how many of the other kids are in danger right now. Vegeta you go ahead. I'll be following you shortly."

Vegeta transformed into a Super Saiyan, nodded and took off, following Gohan warped ki.

Turning to the frightened teenager Goku gripped Videl's shoulders trying to calm the shaking girl. She was near hysteria. "Calm down, Videl," he said gently. "What Gohan is going through is pretty normal. Well at least by our standards. He was right to get you to safety because he's not in control of himself right now."

"But…but what happened to him?" Videl pressed.

"The transformation is called the Oozaru. Basically he turns into a mindless, giant ape and can destroy anything around him. I'm surprised he hasn't told you yet. I mean he's mentioned everything else. Maybe he didn't want to scare you," Goku supplied. Sensing that Vegeta and Gohan were already in a fight, Goku prepared to leave. "Well I've got to help Vegeta out so I have to get going." Turning into a Super Saiyan, Goku blasted off.

"But-wait! How did he know what Gohan told me?" Videl asked the sleeping cave. She was answered with a deafening snore from Icarus.

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Vegeta looked on in slight jealousy as the twenty foot beat in front of him beat its chest and howled, as it looked into the full moon. It had been way too long since he had been able to achieve this transformation and he missed it dearly. He missed the feeling of becoming one with the moon. While it was true that Earth's puny moon didn't give half the satisfaction that Planet Vegeta's twin moons gave, the connection, however slight, was still there. The feeling of power that the moon gave the Oozaru was like a drug. This was mainly why young children were unable to control the transformation. They were simply drunk on power. How he wished he had had that feeling when he was battling Frieza. He had thought that the Super Saiyan transformation would be even better than the Oozaru but it almost felt alien, in contrast to the familiar feeling of the Oozaru. The Oozaru was an intimate part of him, the beast within. He cursed the short, fat weakling for taking his tail away from him. Unlike the brats, he was too old to regrow his tail. That just didn't happen for mated post-pubescent Saiyans.

Shaking his head to focus on the task at hand, Vegeta approached the monster. As a last resort he would remove the tail. He knew what it was like to lose his tail and didn't wish the disgrace of it upon any Saiyan, least of all his friend's son. Instead, he and Kakarrott were going to teach the boy to control the transformation so that he didn't hurt anyone. Kami knew that the boy would never forgive himself if he did. If when he woke up he wanted to remove it, it was to be his choice.

Sensing Kakarott a mere minute away, Vegeta sent a weak ki blast at the monster's muzzle, attracting attention to himself. "How disgraceful brat! Eighteen years old and you still transform like a squalling infant!" he rasped. "Get a hold of yourself!"

The monster seemed annoyed that this small creature was interrupting its conversation with the moon. It raised a mighty paw, eager to stop this pesky nuisance in its tracks.

Vegeta nimbly avoided the potentially fatal blow and shot another ki blast at the monster before jetting off in the direction opposite to the students' campsites.

In a rage, the monster followed him, beating his chest angrily along the way. It slapped the creature into a mountain and opening its mouth, it unleashed a strong ki blast from deep within itself at the fallen creature. If nothing else, this should be enough to put the pathetic creature out of existence. However, it simply was not prepared for the strength and agility of the creature. Just as the beast had resumed its conversation with the moon it received a blast to its face. It opened its mouth and sent another ki blast at the irritating creature but never expected it to send it right back at it. The beast could do nothing more than raise its arms to its face to protect itself. The beast howled as searing pain hit it. Beyond peeved, it mustered an even larger ki blast and aimed it at the two? Wait when there were two of them? The beast roared again and launched the ki blasts at the twits. Once again, its ki blast was returned to it, but this time it felt the additional pain of another strong ki blast to its back. It roared in pain as it fell to the forest floor, taking a dozen trees along with it.

The other small creature approached it, staring with sympathy into the beast's red eyes. "Gohan," it said. "Come on buddy. You have to get a hold of yourself!"

The beast growled at it and struggled to get up.

"You've got to fight it Gohan! Think of Videl and Kiara! Think of your mom and Goten! What what he and Trunks think if they saw you like this?" it continued.

Vague pictures appeared in the beast's mind as another entity began to make its presence known. The beast howled and held its head as the other entity struggled against it. "Da," it growled in a low voice.

"That's it, son!" the small creature encouraged. "Fight it! Control it! Remember the power is part of who you are not what you are!"

With a mighty howl the beast fell limp and began to shrink, eventually leaving the form of a nude, unconscious Gohan.

"He's stronger than I thought," Goku said, looking back at Vegeta.

"Well it looks like all the education the harpy forced down his throat trained him mentally," Vegeta agreed. "I guess it's good for something."

"I'm going to check on Mirai and the brats to be sure they haven't regrown their tails as well. You take the brat back to his mate," Vegeta said and flew off.

Tossing Gohan over his shoulder, Goku headed off for the cave, following Videl's ki. He only hoped the girl will be willing to accept him in spite of that little mishap.

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As he arrived at the mouth of the cave he saw Videl waiting there patting her foot impatiently. Apparently she had gone through the shock and was now entering the angry stage. Seeing it was Goku walking through the door and not Gohan, her face softened slightly especially after seeing the state Gohan was in.

Goku walked in and tucked him into the sleeping bag as if he were a child again. He brushed back the lock that grew down between his eyes and sighed. "I'm so proud of you son," he whispered.

Turning, he came faced to face with a slightly less angry Videl who obviously wasn't going to wait for Gohan to wake up for an explanation. He shot Videl the Son grin, which, for reasons beyond him made her even angrier. Funny. That's what he usually used to get out of trouble.

The girl growled. "So that's where he got it from? Well don't bother trying it out here! I am immune to that look! Now tell what the hell just happened!" she demanded in hushed tones. Not because she was worried and angry she was going to risk waking up Kiara…or Icarus. She still wasn't sure the dragon liked her per se. He only tolerated her.

Goku sweatdropped. He was going to have a little conversation with Gohan about his careless use of the Son grin. It was to be used in emergencies only! How else was it supposed to keep its effectiveness? "Well, he transformed into a giant ape and me and Vegeta knocked him back to his senses," Goku summarized while backing away slowly to the mouth of the cave. This girl was scary! What was it with Saiyans and being attracted to scary women?

"I got that!" Videl yelled. "Why did he transform? Why didn't he tell me about it? And why is he naked?"

Sweat dripped down Goku's face as he waved his hands in front of him defensively. "It something that happens when Saiyans have their tail and look at the full moon. And he's naked because his clothes ripped off him during the transformation. As to why he didn't tell you, I can only assume he didn't want to scare you or he honestly forgot. But only he can tell you for sure. Just give him a chance when he comes to. I can tell he really loves you and I swear that he didn't mean to hurt you or anyone else by not revealing it. Anyway got to run. Chichi's waiting! Bye!" Goku said hurriedly and took off.

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Videl stared after him, contemplating the new information. So when he has his tail he transforms into a mindless beast, but only when he looks at the full moon. And that just happened to be conveniently there after I had the best first kiss of my life. She smiled, touching her lips as she remembered the sensation. But what if it happens again? What if he hurts someone accidentally? Is that why they removed his tail as a child? Would he do it again?

Walking over to Gohan, she saw several small scratches littering his torso and legs. Grabbing a cloth and a basin of water, she cleaned him off, trying not to look at his privates. Remembering he had one set of extra clothes in their back pack, she grabbed a pair of boxers and put them on. As a cool wind blew through the cave opening, Videl shivered and jumped into the sleeping bag next to Gohan, blushing as she thought of the beautiful sight she had just witnessed. She gave him a gentle kiss on the lips and ran her fingers across his forehead. She loved him but that didn't mean he would have a lot of explaining to do once he woke up.

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