The Pain Behind The Mask pt7
Disclaimer: I don't own DBZ or it's characters. Just the ones I made up. I also do not own anything that I mention that isn't mine.
A/N: Last part people!!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Later that night at Pizza Hut…
"So what you're trying to tell me that our abuelo before last was an alien from a place called Tocopherat and they have super powers?!" Tony asked a little too loudly.
"Ssh!" Ricky hissed.
"I always thought you were weird Ton." Charlie laughed.
"Callaté!" Tony replied as the others laughed. Natalie and Gohan soon joined the group.
"We just came from the hospital." Gohan explained.
"Yup! Now I have a wicked cool scar across my belly!" Natalie beamed. The others, sans her brothers, sweat-dropped.
"So, get on with the story!" David urged.
"Ok, so everyone genuinely thought Summers here was evil. He didn't tell us he was going to do that so…" Ricky explained.
"So, I came back a couple of days ago and spoke to Nat and Rick explaining that I went undercover. So, Rick set me up with a blood-filled vest…" Nicholas explained.
"Eww!" Videl exclaimed.
"Fake blood! Anyhoo, Rick was supposed to come in, shoot me and arrest Hikari but Natalie changed everything at the last minute."
"So, you didn't know?" Andrea asked.
"No!" Nicholas replied. "I had to talk to Nat telepathically."
"Oh!" the others, who weren't in on the plan, said.
"I have to say Nicky. Evil becomes you." Natalie smirked. Nicholas blushed.
"I really wish you two would stop that! It's like non-stop!" Tony said. Natalie just stuck her tongue out. The table was silent for a while until Charlie spoke.
"You know sis, I'm really proud of you. To take all of that at such a young age…I owe you my life really." Charlie said.
"You don't owe me anything!" Natalie exclaimed. "It's what I do."
"Yeah, that and cook for us." Ricky and Tony exclaimed as Natalie whipped them upside the head.
"Tontos." Natalie said as everyone laughed.
**Rick?**
**Yeah Nat?**
**Abuelo told me…about your powers. I just wanna say thanks, for being there for me bro**
**It's like you said…it's what I do**
Later that night…
"Home, I haven't been here in a while." Gohan said as he went out back and sure enough there was his father lying on the grass outside. He lay down beside him. "Hey, tousan."
"Hey Gohan! How have you been?" Goku asked.
"Good."
"Oh really? So, that fight you got into tonight was nothing?" Goku asked. Gohan sweat-dropped big time.
"Good grief…"
"I would've come but I sensed that everything was fine. That friend of yours may not be powerful but she has a great fighting spirit."
"Tousan, can I ask you something?"
"Sure."
"Why did you raise me to think the world was such a good place…when there are so many bad people living in it?" There was a long silence.
"When you were first born I wanted you to grow up to be a fighter. Your mother told me that the world was at peace and that no one needed fighters anymore. I suppose I really wanted to believe that. I had a gut feeling that we wouldn't be safe forever but I saw you so tiny and helpless lying in that crib…I just wanted to protect you from everything. Even the things that were going on in our own world. The world is a good place Gohan there are just some bad people living in it."
"But you always try to think the best of people Tousan!"
"Well if I didn't then I'd be checking my pants to see if my wallet was still there whenever I went to see Yamcha. Or I'd be looking over my shoulder every time I saw Tien or even Krillin. And I wouldn't have even let you get within 2 centimetres of Piccolo." Goku laughed. "Some people can change, but they can't change if they chose to be evil in the first place."
**Wow, I never knew my dad was so wise…then again he's so smart in battle I should have really known, I guess he just chooses to live his life care-free.** Gohan thought as he and his father looked up at the starry night sky.
"Thanks dad." Gohan said.
It took a couple of months for things to get back to normal. Natalie's father was released from the hospital and her family tried to get over the huge shock revelation. Gohan and Natalie became a lot closer than they were before and so did Nicholas and Natalie, but in a different way of course. Hikari was convicted guilty of all her charges and was sent to a maximum-security women's prison and was sentenced for life. Gohan was walking past the local Satan city cemetery when he saw David, Nicholas, Videl and Natalie all standing at a grave paying their respects. He walked over to them.
"Hey guys." Gohan greeted. "Guess you beat me here, huh?"
"Yah…" They all said solemnly. He looked at the tombstone. It read LINDSEY JOANNA CARTELLI. A GOOD FRIEND, SISTER AND DAUGHTER. MAY SHE REST IN PEACE.
"It was 2 years ago today huh? That we knew…" Gohan asked. They all nodded.
"We just thought, we should you know?" David said.
"Yah…" Nicholas added.
Later, back at the dorm…
"It's nice to finally have things back to the way they were." Videl sighed contently.
"Yah, the next time things will get this hectic will be at your wedding!" Natalie laughed. Gohan suddenly went pale. "You still haven't told your parents, have you Son?"
"Son Gohan!" Videl yelled as she slapped him in the arm.
"Gomen nasai, Videl-chan! But you know what my mother is like! She'll start weeping and then try and plan the whole thing. Then you'll get in argument and the wedding will be called off. I've actually played this in my mind a few times…it's not pretty!" Gohan tried to explain.
"Stop being such a pessimist Gohan! That's never going to happen right guys?" Nicholas, the ever-peacemaker, said.
"Yeah!" David chirped in.
"It'll be just fine!" Andrea said.
"No. Actually what Gohan said sounds about right." Natalie smirked. "But at least it will be interesting!"
"NATALIE!" Everyone else, minus Gohan, yelled.
"I'm just kidding!" Natalie laughed. "You know guys, we've all grown so much over the years."
"Yeah." David agreed. "Remember when Gohan first started our school?"
"Oh yah! I remember that a certain person who shall remain nameless thought she was too good to hang out with us and started to hang with the popular kids Eliza and Sharpener." Nicholas smirked. Videl blushed.
"It wasn't my fault! It was a phase I was going through." Videl protested. "Besides, Eliza was really nice. Sharpener was a bonehead…but it's kind of a pity that they decided to go after careers instead of finishing school with us."
"What about Gohan? Dude, you were so hilarious! I heard what happened that day in P.E." David laughed.
"Hey! I had never been to public school before! What did you want me to do?" Gohan asked.
"Maybe try not to outburst when someone gets your superhero name wrong!" Natalie laughed as she collapsed to the floor. "Mwahahaha!" She got up and started to do the poses Gohan did as the Great Saiyaman. "Evil doers beware! The Great Saiyaman is here! Hehe."
"I wouldn't laugh if I were you. You had that big crush on Gohan, remember?" David smirked. Natalie suddenly stopped laughing.
"NANI?!" Nicholas and Videl exclaimed. Gohan just blushed. Natalie held up her hands in defence.
"Hey, what did you expect? I was a kid then. It's not my fault all the boys at our school didn't think with their heads and thought with their…"
"We know how the saying goes Natalie!" Nicholas and David exclaimed as the girls laughed.
"Yah well I guess you're right. After all, you used to have a crush on Sharpener too." David smirked again. Natalie face-faulted.
"FINCH!" She shrieked as the others laughed. She sighed. "Okay fine! I was boy-crazy when I was younger. But then again, I wouldn't be surprised with the company I kept. Dave, you were a regular skirt chaser. Videl was a risk-taking fighter and Nicholas was just a girl-crazy goon." Andrea and Gohan just laughed as the others fumed.
"I'm surprised I haven't gone crazy hanging out with you guys. You're such loonies." Andrea laughed.
"DOG PILE ON ANDIE!" The others yelled as they dove on top of her. They all started to laugh hysterically.
The End.
I know it wasn't much of an ending but…what are you gonna do? I'm afraid to say that this will be my last story about Gohan and his friends for quite sometime. I may do one where it's G/V's wedding…anyhoo, remember I mentioned Trunks and Goten going to a new school? Those are gonna be my next set of stories so if you liked this then you'll love that…hopefully.
RANT TIME!!!
**Eyes narrowed and scowling** How ever much I appreciate reviews and e-mails from people giving me advice and constructive criticism, I swear, if I see ONE SINGLE THING saying "Great story but Goku was too smart. He was ooc." I will go SSJ!!!!!
Now I understand that Gohan got all the brains in the Son family BUT Goku isn't STUPID GUNDAMIT!! He's just naïve. He can be serious!! (e.g. Frieza fight, Cell fight, choosing not to be wished back, knowing that Gohan was stronger than him etc.) People hardly, almost, like 0.0001%, ever complain when Goku is written as a stupid imbecile but when he's given a little smarts WHICH HE HAS IN THE FREAKIN FIRST PLACE people go nuts. Ok, I've finished ranting.
Bye!!
