With absolutely no ado (unlike last chapter), I bring to you the second chapter of:
Gohan's Story of DragonBall
OR
How to Tell the Woman of Your Dreams You're a Space Alien
"What do you mean 'that was when things changed'?" Videl asked. "Did your father's friends change you that much?"
"Well, no, that's not it..."
"Well, then, was it..." Videl started to ask, before Gohan cut her off.
"Videl, the only way I can tell you this right is if you don't talk or ask questions until I'm done. The story answers most of the questions it creates, and if you still wonder about something when I'm done, you can ask me then, okay?"
"Well, uh, okay, I guess," Videl replied, and then put her hand to her mouth and acted like she was zipping her lips and locking it. Gohan snickered at her actions, but then he went on with the story.
"After only a short time at Kame House, I had sort of met everyone. Like I said, I was pretty shy so by 'meet everyone' I mean that they had said 'hi' and I had hid behind my father's leg. Only about five minutes after we had gotten there, my dad said that he sensed a huge energy coming towards us. I, as seemed the pattern, hid behind his leg until the newcomer showed up."
"The man that appeared was dressed in some sort of armor and wore a red transparent thing over one eye. Later, we would find out it was called a 'scouter' and that it showed the power level and relative location of other beings near you. He had long black hair, nearly to his feet and some sort of fuzzy belt on. Then, he introduced himself as 'Radditz.'"
"Radditz said that he had come to Earth looking for Kakkarot, who had been sent here to destroy the planet. After telling us this, he looked directly at my dad and called HIM Kakkarot, then asked him why he hadn't destroyed the Earth and what had happened to his tail. My dad, besides the tail thing, didn't have a clue what Radditz was talking about. And so, Radditz told us the whole story."
"You see, Radditz was a member of a race of violent space aliens known of as Saiyans. The Saiyans had been one of the most feared races in the known universe, that is, until just recently, when a comet destroyed their homeworld. Only 4 Saiyans were off planet, and Radditz was one of them. My father was another."
"As it turns out, when Son Gohan had found my father in the woods, he had just left his space pod. That also explains why my father was so violent to begin with, he had been sent to Earth with a mentally inscribed mission to destroy it. Fortunately for us, my dad fell down a ravine at a young age and hit his head. That little bump on the knoggin reset his mind and made him into the good Goku we all know today."
"Now, that all made no nevermind to Radditz. The Saiyans needed more warm bodies to terrorize the universe, and my dad was one of 5 Saiyans left alive. Now, I know I said 4 earlier, because that is what Radditz and the others had thought. They hadn't known about me. When my dad wouldn't join him, he realized that the little kid hiding behind his leg must be his son, and so Radditz kidnapped me and said if my dad didn't kill all of the people on earth in the next week, or at least make a good start of it, he would kill me."
"Well, actually, Radditz probably had other plans. He probably planned on letting my dad do the dirty work, then leave with me to train me as a Saiyan warrior. Ok, ok, Videl...I see how you are looking at me. Yes, to answer your unsaid question, I am a Saiyan, or actually, I'm a half-Saiyan. And, as it turns out, Radditz is my dad's older brother, and hence my uncle."
"Back to the story, though, my dad wasn't about to kill off all the humans on earth, even though he easily could have. 14 years ago, there wasn't a person on earth who could have stopped my dad, save one. Piccolo. Piccolo may have been a bad guy, but he wanted to RULE the Earth, not depopulate it. As it turned out, though, Piccolo didn't have to stop my dad. He had to help him."
"So, my dad decided to rescue me, instead. Right then and there, he attacked Radditz to try and save me. Radditz thoroughly trounced my dad, though, and without even half trying, to boot. Next, Krillin tried to save me, but he was even more woefully underpowered. And so, Radditz left with me, back to his space pod, to wait for my dad to kill all the Earthlings."
"My dad, though, was not finished. He decided another rescue attempt was in order, and was wondering how he was going to accomplish that when Piccolo got to Kame House. Everyone, at first, was ready to fight with him, until he told them why he was there. It turned out he had already run into Radditz, and, as I said, HE wanted to rule the Earth, not let some other bozo from outer space take it over. And so, my dad and Piccolo went after Radditz."
"When they got to Radditz, they started to fight, but Radditz still was beating them. Then, both my dad and Piccolo removed their weighted training clothes. They thought that that might even things up a bit. But, while it did make for a better fight, Radditz was still too fast for them. But, my dad had a plan."
"A Saiyan's tail is very sensitive. Having it squeezed is one of the most painful things that a Saiyan can go through. It is more painful for a Saiyan than getting kicked between the legs. My dad remembered this from when he had a tail, and noticed that Radditz's 'belt' was actually his tail. So, on the next pass, he grabbed it and told Piccolo to destroy the immobilized Radditz."
"Piccolo began to power up for his Special Beam Cannon attack, but, unfortunately, my dad was too trusting of an individual. When Radditz promised to just leave Earth and never come back if they let him go, despite Piccolo's desparate attempt to stop him, my dad let go of Radditz's tail. Radditz immediately jumped up and started beating my dad again. Piccolo fired his attack, but, even though it traveled at the speed of light, Radditz dodged it!"
"And so, the fight raged on, until Radditz stood on top of my dad and began to crack his ribs. I, in Radditz's space pod, heard my dad, and it angered me so much, that I snapped. I don't remember it very well, but, according to Piccolo, I destroyed his pod with my energy and then attacked him, nearly breaking him in two. My dad took that opportunity, as I now lay dazed, to grab Radditz from behind."
"Piccolo, seeing the chance he had, began to power up again. This time, my dad didn't listen to Radditz's pleas, and when it came time, Piccolo fired his attack. Both my dad and Piccolo knew the attack would kill both my dad and Radditz, but it had to be done. As Radditz lay dying, Piccolo told him why my father had not feared death. The dragon balls. His friends would gather them and he could return to life. Unfortunately, Radditz's scouter had not been broken in the fight. A scouter also houses a trans-galactic radio, and so the entire conversation with Piccolo was transmitted to the other two Saiyans, who now would come for the dragon balls, not to resurrect Radditz, but to claim more power. Radditz, with his last breath, told Piccolo that one year from that day, the other Saiyans, who were far more powerful than he, would arrive to take the dragon balls. And so, Piccolo went to my father's friends and told them to prepare to defend the earth."
"He also dropped them a little surprise. I was going with him to train and that was final. He wanted to get me to unlock the power I had used against Radditz, and to do that, I would have to train. The others complained, but he just left with me, and the training began."
"I'm not going to go into the training, because it doesn't really...what? Oh, okay, Videl...I'll tell you about the training, too. But, it will have to wait until tomorrow, since it is so late. Same place, same time, k?" And, with that, Gohan flew off toward home. Videl, too, went home, and that night, thoughts of Gohan and Saiyans and Piccolo and many other things rumbled through her head.
Well, I was going to write more in that chapter, but it just ended so well there, I couldn't resist. Thanks to everyone who reviewed, and I hope that you all like it. I am trying to continue to insert little original scenes into it, as without them, this is a series summary, and not a fanfic. Keep reading and reviewing and, as always, ENJOY!
-htmLord
Gohan's Story of DragonBall
OR
How to Tell the Woman of Your Dreams You're a Space Alien
"What do you mean 'that was when things changed'?" Videl asked. "Did your father's friends change you that much?"
"Well, no, that's not it..."
"Well, then, was it..." Videl started to ask, before Gohan cut her off.
"Videl, the only way I can tell you this right is if you don't talk or ask questions until I'm done. The story answers most of the questions it creates, and if you still wonder about something when I'm done, you can ask me then, okay?"
"Well, uh, okay, I guess," Videl replied, and then put her hand to her mouth and acted like she was zipping her lips and locking it. Gohan snickered at her actions, but then he went on with the story.
"After only a short time at Kame House, I had sort of met everyone. Like I said, I was pretty shy so by 'meet everyone' I mean that they had said 'hi' and I had hid behind my father's leg. Only about five minutes after we had gotten there, my dad said that he sensed a huge energy coming towards us. I, as seemed the pattern, hid behind his leg until the newcomer showed up."
"The man that appeared was dressed in some sort of armor and wore a red transparent thing over one eye. Later, we would find out it was called a 'scouter' and that it showed the power level and relative location of other beings near you. He had long black hair, nearly to his feet and some sort of fuzzy belt on. Then, he introduced himself as 'Radditz.'"
"Radditz said that he had come to Earth looking for Kakkarot, who had been sent here to destroy the planet. After telling us this, he looked directly at my dad and called HIM Kakkarot, then asked him why he hadn't destroyed the Earth and what had happened to his tail. My dad, besides the tail thing, didn't have a clue what Radditz was talking about. And so, Radditz told us the whole story."
"You see, Radditz was a member of a race of violent space aliens known of as Saiyans. The Saiyans had been one of the most feared races in the known universe, that is, until just recently, when a comet destroyed their homeworld. Only 4 Saiyans were off planet, and Radditz was one of them. My father was another."
"As it turns out, when Son Gohan had found my father in the woods, he had just left his space pod. That also explains why my father was so violent to begin with, he had been sent to Earth with a mentally inscribed mission to destroy it. Fortunately for us, my dad fell down a ravine at a young age and hit his head. That little bump on the knoggin reset his mind and made him into the good Goku we all know today."
"Now, that all made no nevermind to Radditz. The Saiyans needed more warm bodies to terrorize the universe, and my dad was one of 5 Saiyans left alive. Now, I know I said 4 earlier, because that is what Radditz and the others had thought. They hadn't known about me. When my dad wouldn't join him, he realized that the little kid hiding behind his leg must be his son, and so Radditz kidnapped me and said if my dad didn't kill all of the people on earth in the next week, or at least make a good start of it, he would kill me."
"Well, actually, Radditz probably had other plans. He probably planned on letting my dad do the dirty work, then leave with me to train me as a Saiyan warrior. Ok, ok, Videl...I see how you are looking at me. Yes, to answer your unsaid question, I am a Saiyan, or actually, I'm a half-Saiyan. And, as it turns out, Radditz is my dad's older brother, and hence my uncle."
"Back to the story, though, my dad wasn't about to kill off all the humans on earth, even though he easily could have. 14 years ago, there wasn't a person on earth who could have stopped my dad, save one. Piccolo. Piccolo may have been a bad guy, but he wanted to RULE the Earth, not depopulate it. As it turned out, though, Piccolo didn't have to stop my dad. He had to help him."
"So, my dad decided to rescue me, instead. Right then and there, he attacked Radditz to try and save me. Radditz thoroughly trounced my dad, though, and without even half trying, to boot. Next, Krillin tried to save me, but he was even more woefully underpowered. And so, Radditz left with me, back to his space pod, to wait for my dad to kill all the Earthlings."
"My dad, though, was not finished. He decided another rescue attempt was in order, and was wondering how he was going to accomplish that when Piccolo got to Kame House. Everyone, at first, was ready to fight with him, until he told them why he was there. It turned out he had already run into Radditz, and, as I said, HE wanted to rule the Earth, not let some other bozo from outer space take it over. And so, my dad and Piccolo went after Radditz."
"When they got to Radditz, they started to fight, but Radditz still was beating them. Then, both my dad and Piccolo removed their weighted training clothes. They thought that that might even things up a bit. But, while it did make for a better fight, Radditz was still too fast for them. But, my dad had a plan."
"A Saiyan's tail is very sensitive. Having it squeezed is one of the most painful things that a Saiyan can go through. It is more painful for a Saiyan than getting kicked between the legs. My dad remembered this from when he had a tail, and noticed that Radditz's 'belt' was actually his tail. So, on the next pass, he grabbed it and told Piccolo to destroy the immobilized Radditz."
"Piccolo began to power up for his Special Beam Cannon attack, but, unfortunately, my dad was too trusting of an individual. When Radditz promised to just leave Earth and never come back if they let him go, despite Piccolo's desparate attempt to stop him, my dad let go of Radditz's tail. Radditz immediately jumped up and started beating my dad again. Piccolo fired his attack, but, even though it traveled at the speed of light, Radditz dodged it!"
"And so, the fight raged on, until Radditz stood on top of my dad and began to crack his ribs. I, in Radditz's space pod, heard my dad, and it angered me so much, that I snapped. I don't remember it very well, but, according to Piccolo, I destroyed his pod with my energy and then attacked him, nearly breaking him in two. My dad took that opportunity, as I now lay dazed, to grab Radditz from behind."
"Piccolo, seeing the chance he had, began to power up again. This time, my dad didn't listen to Radditz's pleas, and when it came time, Piccolo fired his attack. Both my dad and Piccolo knew the attack would kill both my dad and Radditz, but it had to be done. As Radditz lay dying, Piccolo told him why my father had not feared death. The dragon balls. His friends would gather them and he could return to life. Unfortunately, Radditz's scouter had not been broken in the fight. A scouter also houses a trans-galactic radio, and so the entire conversation with Piccolo was transmitted to the other two Saiyans, who now would come for the dragon balls, not to resurrect Radditz, but to claim more power. Radditz, with his last breath, told Piccolo that one year from that day, the other Saiyans, who were far more powerful than he, would arrive to take the dragon balls. And so, Piccolo went to my father's friends and told them to prepare to defend the earth."
"He also dropped them a little surprise. I was going with him to train and that was final. He wanted to get me to unlock the power I had used against Radditz, and to do that, I would have to train. The others complained, but he just left with me, and the training began."
"I'm not going to go into the training, because it doesn't really...what? Oh, okay, Videl...I'll tell you about the training, too. But, it will have to wait until tomorrow, since it is so late. Same place, same time, k?" And, with that, Gohan flew off toward home. Videl, too, went home, and that night, thoughts of Gohan and Saiyans and Piccolo and many other things rumbled through her head.
Well, I was going to write more in that chapter, but it just ended so well there, I couldn't resist. Thanks to everyone who reviewed, and I hope that you all like it. I am trying to continue to insert little original scenes into it, as without them, this is a series summary, and not a fanfic. Keep reading and reviewing and, as always, ENJOY!
-htmLord