Chapter 3 – Why?
Light shone through Gohan's eyelids. He looked up and found himself lying on a bed. He tried to get up, but his arms and legs where tied to the posts. He ripped them apart easily. Sitting up on the bed he rubbed his chest. He touched one of his ribs and flintched. Great, just great… He thought. Gohan got up looked around. The room was just plain white with nothing in it, except the bed. He saw the door and ran for it. Turning the knob seemed more difficult than usual. He knew it was locked, but it should have been that hard for him. "Oh screw it," Gohan exclaimed as he punched a hole through the door. "That was almost too easy." He worked at the door and made a big enough hole for him to climb out of. He found himself in the black room again. Looking around, he saw one single light with a beautiful woman that resembled Videl in a way sitting down. She, dressed in a tight white dress with long sleeves, looked up. "Awake at last," she said. She got up.
"You don't seem right for my daughter Videl. She told me things about you."
Gohan was thoroughly confused. "What are you talking about?" He said. "You can't be Videl's mother! Videl said her mom had been gone for awhile!"
"You're right," she said. "I'm not actually HER. Just a mirror image."
"Right," Gohan said. "Where's Videl?"
"Behind you."
Gohan spun around and saw Videl. She looked very angry. "Videl?"
"Yeah?" Videl replied.
He sensed something very wrong about Videl. He walked up to her. Then he turned to find another Videl on the side of him. "What the…?"
"Gohan?" the other Videl said. "GOHAN!"
She started to run towards him, but was caught by her so-called mother. She tried to scream. Nothing came out but a muffle from her cupped mouth. "Let her go!" Gohan charged at the woman. The other Videl stood in front of him and he stopped in his tracks and did a back flip. Landing, he rubbed his eyes. "Videl, please." The 'bad' Videl just stood there. She didn't reply to anything Gohan said, so he just gave up. "Fine…" he said. He turned around, and started to walk. Muffled yells came out from the 'good' Videl.
Don't leave me Gohan, please. Videl thought to herself.
Suddenly, Gohan disappeared and grabbed the 'bad' Videl by her wrists and pulled her arms behind her back. She was helpless. She tried to wiggle free, but couldn't. Gohan's grip was too strong. She stopped and looked at the ground. Shadows from her hair covered her eyes. She smirked, and then dropped to the ground, kicking Gohan in the jaw. Gohan fell backwards, wide- eyed. He just sat there looking at Videl and feeling his jaw.
"Videl, please try to remember me," Gohan said. "I know that you are a little hard on the outside sometimes. Though, I do believe you are a good person, you don't have anything bad about you at all. That's why…" The 'bad' Videl stared at Gohan dropping her guard. "Why…I like…no." Gohan said. "LOVE you." 'Bad' Videl just stared, in shock. She walked over to Gohan and picked him up. Hoisting his arm over her shoulders he stood up. She closed her eyes, and looked at Gohan, dropping a tear on her shirt. Gohan stood up by himself, not needing Videl's support.
"Why?" she said to no one in particular. "Why must I hurt him? I love him."
The woman's eyes took a sharp gaze at the other Videl next to Gohan. Gohan gave a weak smile. She dropped the other Videl to the floor. Gohan ran and scooped her up. "Are you okay?" Videl couldn't speak. She turned to Gohan and tears flooded her blue eyes. She hugged him. "You'll be fine, don't worry." Gohan nodded to the 'bad' Videl and let 'good' Videl sit. He stood up. "No more." A golden aurora surrounded him. In a brilliant flash of gold light, he turned Super Saiyajin. His green eyes glared at the women.
"DAMN IT ALL!" She picked up the end of her dress and pulled it upwards.
Gohan was surprised and blushed a little bit, looking away. As soon as the dress was gone, the same little man was there.
"YOU RUINED EVERYTHING! YOU BRAT!" he yelled.
"I did?" Gohan smirked. "Oh, my sincere apologizes!" He jumped up in the air doing a Masenko making dust rise up from the air. He sped in making dust clear from his path. The man was coughing and his guard was down. Gohan stopped in mid-air. He started the ever-so famous attack once more. Moving his hands to the side he starting to call it out. "Kamehame…HA!!" The blue blast of light shot from Gohan's hands towards the small creature. The man noticed it too late and the blast hit him straight on. Dust covered the entire cave. Gohan had his eyes closed. He opened them. The little person was gone. He looked over his shoulder and only saw one Videl. He turned completely around and ran towards her.
He shook her shoulders and she didn't open her eyes. "C'mon wake up!" He started to cry. "Oh, come on! Don't die on me, Videl! You can't!"
"She won't wake up unless we reunite…" a voice said.
Gohan didn't bother to turn around. He knew who it was. "Please," he said. "Hurry…" The other Videl walked over and hugged the one sitting up. As soon as the two bodies touched, they started to merge, a bright flash blinded Gohan. His eyes stayed closed. A warm feel surrounded Gohan's shoulders. He opened his eyes and saw Videl. Putting his arms around her made them hug tighter.
Gohan and Videl went to the Brief's residents. Before entering the door, Gohan pulled the Senzu beans and ate one. He looked at Videl and offered her one. Videl shook her head. "I don't need one." She moved closer to Gohan and lowered her head, and hugged Gohan. She looked up. "I already have something that makes me feel better." Gohan blushed.
"Hmm?" Huh?" Gohan started as Videl moved closer to him.
Gohan's face turned beat red. "I have someone who cares about me, who believes in me." Videl exclaimed. "That person, Gohan, is you." She kissed Gohan on the cheek. Videl blushed, but wasn't embarrassed.
"Videl," Gohan started. "I love you."
"I know…" Videl said as she hugged him close. Gohan put his arms around Videl. "Forever."
Light shone through Gohan's eyelids. He looked up and found himself lying on a bed. He tried to get up, but his arms and legs where tied to the posts. He ripped them apart easily. Sitting up on the bed he rubbed his chest. He touched one of his ribs and flintched. Great, just great… He thought. Gohan got up looked around. The room was just plain white with nothing in it, except the bed. He saw the door and ran for it. Turning the knob seemed more difficult than usual. He knew it was locked, but it should have been that hard for him. "Oh screw it," Gohan exclaimed as he punched a hole through the door. "That was almost too easy." He worked at the door and made a big enough hole for him to climb out of. He found himself in the black room again. Looking around, he saw one single light with a beautiful woman that resembled Videl in a way sitting down. She, dressed in a tight white dress with long sleeves, looked up. "Awake at last," she said. She got up.
"You don't seem right for my daughter Videl. She told me things about you."
Gohan was thoroughly confused. "What are you talking about?" He said. "You can't be Videl's mother! Videl said her mom had been gone for awhile!"
"You're right," she said. "I'm not actually HER. Just a mirror image."
"Right," Gohan said. "Where's Videl?"
"Behind you."
Gohan spun around and saw Videl. She looked very angry. "Videl?"
"Yeah?" Videl replied.
He sensed something very wrong about Videl. He walked up to her. Then he turned to find another Videl on the side of him. "What the…?"
"Gohan?" the other Videl said. "GOHAN!"
She started to run towards him, but was caught by her so-called mother. She tried to scream. Nothing came out but a muffle from her cupped mouth. "Let her go!" Gohan charged at the woman. The other Videl stood in front of him and he stopped in his tracks and did a back flip. Landing, he rubbed his eyes. "Videl, please." The 'bad' Videl just stood there. She didn't reply to anything Gohan said, so he just gave up. "Fine…" he said. He turned around, and started to walk. Muffled yells came out from the 'good' Videl.
Don't leave me Gohan, please. Videl thought to herself.
Suddenly, Gohan disappeared and grabbed the 'bad' Videl by her wrists and pulled her arms behind her back. She was helpless. She tried to wiggle free, but couldn't. Gohan's grip was too strong. She stopped and looked at the ground. Shadows from her hair covered her eyes. She smirked, and then dropped to the ground, kicking Gohan in the jaw. Gohan fell backwards, wide- eyed. He just sat there looking at Videl and feeling his jaw.
"Videl, please try to remember me," Gohan said. "I know that you are a little hard on the outside sometimes. Though, I do believe you are a good person, you don't have anything bad about you at all. That's why…" The 'bad' Videl stared at Gohan dropping her guard. "Why…I like…no." Gohan said. "LOVE you." 'Bad' Videl just stared, in shock. She walked over to Gohan and picked him up. Hoisting his arm over her shoulders he stood up. She closed her eyes, and looked at Gohan, dropping a tear on her shirt. Gohan stood up by himself, not needing Videl's support.
"Why?" she said to no one in particular. "Why must I hurt him? I love him."
The woman's eyes took a sharp gaze at the other Videl next to Gohan. Gohan gave a weak smile. She dropped the other Videl to the floor. Gohan ran and scooped her up. "Are you okay?" Videl couldn't speak. She turned to Gohan and tears flooded her blue eyes. She hugged him. "You'll be fine, don't worry." Gohan nodded to the 'bad' Videl and let 'good' Videl sit. He stood up. "No more." A golden aurora surrounded him. In a brilliant flash of gold light, he turned Super Saiyajin. His green eyes glared at the women.
"DAMN IT ALL!" She picked up the end of her dress and pulled it upwards.
Gohan was surprised and blushed a little bit, looking away. As soon as the dress was gone, the same little man was there.
"YOU RUINED EVERYTHING! YOU BRAT!" he yelled.
"I did?" Gohan smirked. "Oh, my sincere apologizes!" He jumped up in the air doing a Masenko making dust rise up from the air. He sped in making dust clear from his path. The man was coughing and his guard was down. Gohan stopped in mid-air. He started the ever-so famous attack once more. Moving his hands to the side he starting to call it out. "Kamehame…HA!!" The blue blast of light shot from Gohan's hands towards the small creature. The man noticed it too late and the blast hit him straight on. Dust covered the entire cave. Gohan had his eyes closed. He opened them. The little person was gone. He looked over his shoulder and only saw one Videl. He turned completely around and ran towards her.
He shook her shoulders and she didn't open her eyes. "C'mon wake up!" He started to cry. "Oh, come on! Don't die on me, Videl! You can't!"
"She won't wake up unless we reunite…" a voice said.
Gohan didn't bother to turn around. He knew who it was. "Please," he said. "Hurry…" The other Videl walked over and hugged the one sitting up. As soon as the two bodies touched, they started to merge, a bright flash blinded Gohan. His eyes stayed closed. A warm feel surrounded Gohan's shoulders. He opened his eyes and saw Videl. Putting his arms around her made them hug tighter.
Gohan and Videl went to the Brief's residents. Before entering the door, Gohan pulled the Senzu beans and ate one. He looked at Videl and offered her one. Videl shook her head. "I don't need one." She moved closer to Gohan and lowered her head, and hugged Gohan. She looked up. "I already have something that makes me feel better." Gohan blushed.
"Hmm?" Huh?" Gohan started as Videl moved closer to him.
Gohan's face turned beat red. "I have someone who cares about me, who believes in me." Videl exclaimed. "That person, Gohan, is you." She kissed Gohan on the cheek. Videl blushed, but wasn't embarrassed.
"Videl," Gohan started. "I love you."
"I know…" Videl said as she hugged him close. Gohan put his arms around Videl. "Forever."
