ME: Hi all! Before I go on with the next part of my story, I'd like to
thank all the wonderful people who reviewed my last story. Thank you, I
love you all!
TAZ: Sad.
ME: (The remote is drawn.) What was that?
TAZ: Nothing, nothing at all!
ME: It had better be nothing. (Turns back to readers.) Anyway! On with chapter 2!
NO, BEFORE YOU EVEN TRY TO SUE, I DON'T OWN DRAGONBALL Z.
ME: Heh, that showed them. Oh and Annonymoose, those jagged rocks could kill a super Saiyan. And there are two reasons why:
1: When Gohan tried to get his car away from the front of the truck, he used a lot of his energy to get himself free. So when he went over the cliff, it was like he was on the receiving end of a ki blast and hit the rocks a hell of a lot harder than he would have if he'd just fell.
2: It's my damn fic, and I make up the rules!
Quote of the day: The show must go on! –Moulin rouge
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When Gohan came to, he found himself in a long queue composed of hundreds upon hundreds of floating white-blue blobs. Looking along the line, he could see a large fortress with a red giant sitting at the biggest desk he'd ever seen. At the door there was a small blue man with horns and a clipboard. Gohan rose above all the blobs and flew down to where the man stood. "Excuse me." He said. "Could you please tell me where I am?" The man looked at him oddly. He saw that Gohan had kept his body, so that meant he was not someone to mess around with.
"Why sir this is Otherworld." The blue man said. "You're dead."
Gohan stared at the poor man in horror. "WHAT?! DEAD? HOW CAN I BE DEAD?"
"I'm sorry sir, but you are definitely dead." He flipped a few pages over on his clipboard and held it up to Gohan's face. "See? You died in a motoring accident apparently, I'm very sorry sir." Gohan looked at the guy in stunned amazement. 'Sorry? How can this guy be sorry? This is his job.' He turned round and saw the big red giant sitting behind the desk. 'Hmmm, that must be King Yemma. Dad told me about him, he's the one who judges you I think.' Then in a flash, the newly deceased Saiyan spun round and delivered a powerful punch to the stomach of the blue man. He fell to the floor noiselessly, and Gohan slipped past him and down a long corridor. 'Well it's gonna be a few years yet before he judges me, I'm getting out of here.' He sprinted down narrow hallway, and into the unknown.
He had been running for what seemed like forever, and his energy was starting to diminish. Though he had easily covered hundreds of miles along this seemingly endless corridor, there was still no sign of a door. Powering up to super Saiyan, he summoned up what remained of his waning energy and blasted off. Leaving a blazing trail in his wake. As he flew, he could fell a huge power growing up ahead and to him that meant only one thing. He was near the end! Excitement coursed through his veins, and he raised his ki just a little bit more as he turned the final corner and slammed straight into a huge wooden door.
"OW!" Gohan grabbed his nose in pain. 'A door? Hey, that means……WOOHOO! I've reached the end at last!' The large ki he felt before was even stronger now, and it was coming from behind the door. He reached for the handle, drew in a sharp breath and pulled the door open. He seemed to be a dojo of some sort. There were different sized weights on the walls and a large fighting ring, much like the one at the world martial arts tournament, in the centre. Over on the other side of the room there was a magnificent looking door, with carvings of dragons and heroes on it. It was a truly amazing sight. Standing in the middle of the ring there was a man. Well, he was man-shaped anyway. He was wearing jet-black armour with a long silver cape and belt. His hair was also silver and it fell to his waist, his skin was dark red and he was glaring at Gohan like he had committed an unthinkable crime.
"How dare you set foot in my dojo!" His voice boomed and echoed off the walls in what he obviously thought was a threatening manner. Gohan just stared at him, his face impassive. "I am Tetsuo, the guardian of the forbidden door! You will never leave this place alive!" (*No connection to the Tetsuo from Akira, I just needed a name for him.*) Gohan blinked. "But I'm already dead."
"SILENCE!" Tetsuo roared. "I don't care if you're alive or dead, I will make you wish you were never born! You'll be practically begging King Yemma to send you to the HFIL. You will certainly never get as far as the forbidden door." He crossed his arms over his chest and smirked. Gohan was curious.
"Forbidden door? What's the forbidden door?" Tetsuo sweat dropped.
"WHAT! You've never heard of the forbidden door?"
"Well obviously, that's why I'm asking."
"Why you little…. I oughta……!" Gohan cut him off. "Look, are you gonna tell me what it is or not?"
"Very well, but it doesn't make any difference. You'll never get to it anyway." Tetsuo smirked at him. "The forbidden door is the most magical thing in Otherworld. It can give anyone who steps through it life again," He puffed out his chest importantly. "And I am the one the Kai's have trusted to guard it. You'll never get past me! I am far too powerful! I'm the greatest, oh yeah!" He continued in this manner for some time, but Gohan wasn't listening. 'Something that can bring people back to life without the use of the dragonballs. Wow, it's no wonder that the Kai's are so keen so keep this under wraps, if this door was common knowledge there would be nobody left up here.' He glanced over at Tetsuo, who was now striking some very Hercule-esque poses and boasting about his strength. 'I've got to get through that door. But it looks like I'll have to go through that overconfident idiot first.' He stepped into the ring and crouched down into fighting stance. "Hey moron, are you gonna stand there all day? Let's get this over with!" The big red buffoon (*Thankfully*) stopped posing, and dropped into fighting stance as well. "It's good to see keen young fighters these days. But you still wont win! No-one has ever defeated me."
"When was your last challenge?" Gohan asked. That shut the big guy RIGHT up.
"Uh well, my last challenge was…I , uh….ok, so I can't remember, what's your point? I'm still the strongest fighter in Otherworld!" Gohan powered up to super Saiyan and grinned at his opponent. "Still think so?" He flew high up into the air and disappeared. Tetsuo looked frantically around the ring for any sign of the young Saiyan. "H-hey, where did you go?" He was so busy trying to see Gohan that he didn't notice him appear behind him.
"Boo!" Tetsuo jumped and spun round, his face met fist. His nose burst right open and he fell backwards and hit the floor with a 'THUD'. Gohan went down on one knee and tapped him in the head. 'I guess he's weaker than he looks. Oh well, he should be fine when he wakes up.' He got to his feet and walked towards the carved door. The power he felt seemed to be coming from the door itself. Slowly, he reached out for the large golden handle and turned it. Whiteness. That was all he could see. He took a deep breath, and stepped inside. There was no floor. He was falling deeper and deeper into the never-ending whiteness. Tucking his arms and legs into his body, he buried his head in the chest of his shirt and closed his eyes. A great pain washed over his body, and he lost consciousness.
"Is he gonna be ok mum?"
"I don't know son, he was in bad shape when you two brought him in."
"Hmph, what a pathetic weakling. It's definitely Kakarott's first brat.
"When will he be ready?"
"I really don't know, I'm not a miracle worker. I build this regeneration tank to your father's specifications, and you know how bad with technology he is!"
"I resent that, onna!"
"Aw, pipe down, ya loudmouth!"
"BITCH!"
"BAKA MAN!"
"SMART-ASS ONNA!"
"STOP ARGUING! He's waking up." They all gathered round Gohan's tank. The mask came away from his mouth and the liquid drained. Slowly, his eyes opened and he lifted up his head to see three people staring at him from behind a curved sheet of green glass. It took him a minute to register where he was and how he got here. 'W-where am I? How the HFIL did I get here? Aaaargh! The door.'
"THE DOOR!" He yelled at the top of his lungs, causing the three other people in the room to jump about a foot in the air. To their great surprise, Gohan burst out laughing. "It worked! I can't believe it, it actually worked! I'm alive again! WOOHOO!" The tank door opened, and he jumped out and started dancing around the room. He was stopped by a very angry prince.
"What do you mean, I'm alive again? To my knowledge you were never dead!"
"Oh, hey Vegeta. What are you doing here?"
"YOU BAKA, I LIVE HERE!" Gohan scratched the back of his head in a very Goku-like fashion. "Oh. Then, what am I doing here?" Vegeta looked like he was going to explode, but Bulma stepped in front of him. "Calm down Vegeta." She turned to face the very confused Gohan. "Trunks and Vegeta found you on a beach, you were in bad shape. So I put you in my new regeneration tank" She patted the tank like it was a favourite pet. "So what happened anyway?"
"Well, it's a long story."
"I've got all afternoon."
"Ok then, I'll tell you. It all started when I was driving home yesterday……"
1 Meanwhile, on the Grand Kai's planet
"ESCAPED?! How could you let him escape?" Tetsuo cowered under the rage of the five gathered Kai's. "I-I'm sorry, I didn't know how powerful that young man was. He took me by surprise. I am very, very sorry."
"Sorry? It doesn't matter if you're sorry! You let someone escape, and you'll have to be punished!"
"P-punished?" King Kai stepped forward. "Yes. Because you let someone get through the door, I'm afraid I'm going to have to strip you of your post. You are no longer the guardian of the forbidden door." He turned away from him and sighed. "Get him out of here." Four big men wearing the Grand Kai's symbol suddenly appeared. They grabbed Tetsuo and dragged him out the room, kicking and screaming the whole time.
"NO! YOU CAN'T TAKE AWAY MY POST, I'M THE ONLY GUARDIAN YOU'VE GOT! PLEASE, GIVE ME ANOTHER CHANCE!" The Grand Kai shut the door after him. He looked at the four subordinate Kai's and said. "Well my friends, what are we going to do now? We must bring Son Gohan back to Otherworld immediately before word starts to spread."
"He's too strong for most of our warriors." The West Kai squeaked, from the stool he was standing on. "We need to send someone who will get the job done, fast."
"You don't mean…"
"Yes." He looked at his fellow Kai's. "We need to send Satan Videl."
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ME: Hmmm, wonder why the Kai's are so reluctant to send Videl. Oh well, I suppose you'll find out next time. But until then, REVIEW!
TAZ: Sad.
ME: (The remote is drawn.) What was that?
TAZ: Nothing, nothing at all!
ME: It had better be nothing. (Turns back to readers.) Anyway! On with chapter 2!
NO, BEFORE YOU EVEN TRY TO SUE, I DON'T OWN DRAGONBALL Z.
ME: Heh, that showed them. Oh and Annonymoose, those jagged rocks could kill a super Saiyan. And there are two reasons why:
1: When Gohan tried to get his car away from the front of the truck, he used a lot of his energy to get himself free. So when he went over the cliff, it was like he was on the receiving end of a ki blast and hit the rocks a hell of a lot harder than he would have if he'd just fell.
2: It's my damn fic, and I make up the rules!
Quote of the day: The show must go on! –Moulin rouge
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When Gohan came to, he found himself in a long queue composed of hundreds upon hundreds of floating white-blue blobs. Looking along the line, he could see a large fortress with a red giant sitting at the biggest desk he'd ever seen. At the door there was a small blue man with horns and a clipboard. Gohan rose above all the blobs and flew down to where the man stood. "Excuse me." He said. "Could you please tell me where I am?" The man looked at him oddly. He saw that Gohan had kept his body, so that meant he was not someone to mess around with.
"Why sir this is Otherworld." The blue man said. "You're dead."
Gohan stared at the poor man in horror. "WHAT?! DEAD? HOW CAN I BE DEAD?"
"I'm sorry sir, but you are definitely dead." He flipped a few pages over on his clipboard and held it up to Gohan's face. "See? You died in a motoring accident apparently, I'm very sorry sir." Gohan looked at the guy in stunned amazement. 'Sorry? How can this guy be sorry? This is his job.' He turned round and saw the big red giant sitting behind the desk. 'Hmmm, that must be King Yemma. Dad told me about him, he's the one who judges you I think.' Then in a flash, the newly deceased Saiyan spun round and delivered a powerful punch to the stomach of the blue man. He fell to the floor noiselessly, and Gohan slipped past him and down a long corridor. 'Well it's gonna be a few years yet before he judges me, I'm getting out of here.' He sprinted down narrow hallway, and into the unknown.
He had been running for what seemed like forever, and his energy was starting to diminish. Though he had easily covered hundreds of miles along this seemingly endless corridor, there was still no sign of a door. Powering up to super Saiyan, he summoned up what remained of his waning energy and blasted off. Leaving a blazing trail in his wake. As he flew, he could fell a huge power growing up ahead and to him that meant only one thing. He was near the end! Excitement coursed through his veins, and he raised his ki just a little bit more as he turned the final corner and slammed straight into a huge wooden door.
"OW!" Gohan grabbed his nose in pain. 'A door? Hey, that means……WOOHOO! I've reached the end at last!' The large ki he felt before was even stronger now, and it was coming from behind the door. He reached for the handle, drew in a sharp breath and pulled the door open. He seemed to be a dojo of some sort. There were different sized weights on the walls and a large fighting ring, much like the one at the world martial arts tournament, in the centre. Over on the other side of the room there was a magnificent looking door, with carvings of dragons and heroes on it. It was a truly amazing sight. Standing in the middle of the ring there was a man. Well, he was man-shaped anyway. He was wearing jet-black armour with a long silver cape and belt. His hair was also silver and it fell to his waist, his skin was dark red and he was glaring at Gohan like he had committed an unthinkable crime.
"How dare you set foot in my dojo!" His voice boomed and echoed off the walls in what he obviously thought was a threatening manner. Gohan just stared at him, his face impassive. "I am Tetsuo, the guardian of the forbidden door! You will never leave this place alive!" (*No connection to the Tetsuo from Akira, I just needed a name for him.*) Gohan blinked. "But I'm already dead."
"SILENCE!" Tetsuo roared. "I don't care if you're alive or dead, I will make you wish you were never born! You'll be practically begging King Yemma to send you to the HFIL. You will certainly never get as far as the forbidden door." He crossed his arms over his chest and smirked. Gohan was curious.
"Forbidden door? What's the forbidden door?" Tetsuo sweat dropped.
"WHAT! You've never heard of the forbidden door?"
"Well obviously, that's why I'm asking."
"Why you little…. I oughta……!" Gohan cut him off. "Look, are you gonna tell me what it is or not?"
"Very well, but it doesn't make any difference. You'll never get to it anyway." Tetsuo smirked at him. "The forbidden door is the most magical thing in Otherworld. It can give anyone who steps through it life again," He puffed out his chest importantly. "And I am the one the Kai's have trusted to guard it. You'll never get past me! I am far too powerful! I'm the greatest, oh yeah!" He continued in this manner for some time, but Gohan wasn't listening. 'Something that can bring people back to life without the use of the dragonballs. Wow, it's no wonder that the Kai's are so keen so keep this under wraps, if this door was common knowledge there would be nobody left up here.' He glanced over at Tetsuo, who was now striking some very Hercule-esque poses and boasting about his strength. 'I've got to get through that door. But it looks like I'll have to go through that overconfident idiot first.' He stepped into the ring and crouched down into fighting stance. "Hey moron, are you gonna stand there all day? Let's get this over with!" The big red buffoon (*Thankfully*) stopped posing, and dropped into fighting stance as well. "It's good to see keen young fighters these days. But you still wont win! No-one has ever defeated me."
"When was your last challenge?" Gohan asked. That shut the big guy RIGHT up.
"Uh well, my last challenge was…I , uh….ok, so I can't remember, what's your point? I'm still the strongest fighter in Otherworld!" Gohan powered up to super Saiyan and grinned at his opponent. "Still think so?" He flew high up into the air and disappeared. Tetsuo looked frantically around the ring for any sign of the young Saiyan. "H-hey, where did you go?" He was so busy trying to see Gohan that he didn't notice him appear behind him.
"Boo!" Tetsuo jumped and spun round, his face met fist. His nose burst right open and he fell backwards and hit the floor with a 'THUD'. Gohan went down on one knee and tapped him in the head. 'I guess he's weaker than he looks. Oh well, he should be fine when he wakes up.' He got to his feet and walked towards the carved door. The power he felt seemed to be coming from the door itself. Slowly, he reached out for the large golden handle and turned it. Whiteness. That was all he could see. He took a deep breath, and stepped inside. There was no floor. He was falling deeper and deeper into the never-ending whiteness. Tucking his arms and legs into his body, he buried his head in the chest of his shirt and closed his eyes. A great pain washed over his body, and he lost consciousness.
"Is he gonna be ok mum?"
"I don't know son, he was in bad shape when you two brought him in."
"Hmph, what a pathetic weakling. It's definitely Kakarott's first brat.
"When will he be ready?"
"I really don't know, I'm not a miracle worker. I build this regeneration tank to your father's specifications, and you know how bad with technology he is!"
"I resent that, onna!"
"Aw, pipe down, ya loudmouth!"
"BITCH!"
"BAKA MAN!"
"SMART-ASS ONNA!"
"STOP ARGUING! He's waking up." They all gathered round Gohan's tank. The mask came away from his mouth and the liquid drained. Slowly, his eyes opened and he lifted up his head to see three people staring at him from behind a curved sheet of green glass. It took him a minute to register where he was and how he got here. 'W-where am I? How the HFIL did I get here? Aaaargh! The door.'
"THE DOOR!" He yelled at the top of his lungs, causing the three other people in the room to jump about a foot in the air. To their great surprise, Gohan burst out laughing. "It worked! I can't believe it, it actually worked! I'm alive again! WOOHOO!" The tank door opened, and he jumped out and started dancing around the room. He was stopped by a very angry prince.
"What do you mean, I'm alive again? To my knowledge you were never dead!"
"Oh, hey Vegeta. What are you doing here?"
"YOU BAKA, I LIVE HERE!" Gohan scratched the back of his head in a very Goku-like fashion. "Oh. Then, what am I doing here?" Vegeta looked like he was going to explode, but Bulma stepped in front of him. "Calm down Vegeta." She turned to face the very confused Gohan. "Trunks and Vegeta found you on a beach, you were in bad shape. So I put you in my new regeneration tank" She patted the tank like it was a favourite pet. "So what happened anyway?"
"Well, it's a long story."
"I've got all afternoon."
"Ok then, I'll tell you. It all started when I was driving home yesterday……"
1 Meanwhile, on the Grand Kai's planet
"ESCAPED?! How could you let him escape?" Tetsuo cowered under the rage of the five gathered Kai's. "I-I'm sorry, I didn't know how powerful that young man was. He took me by surprise. I am very, very sorry."
"Sorry? It doesn't matter if you're sorry! You let someone escape, and you'll have to be punished!"
"P-punished?" King Kai stepped forward. "Yes. Because you let someone get through the door, I'm afraid I'm going to have to strip you of your post. You are no longer the guardian of the forbidden door." He turned away from him and sighed. "Get him out of here." Four big men wearing the Grand Kai's symbol suddenly appeared. They grabbed Tetsuo and dragged him out the room, kicking and screaming the whole time.
"NO! YOU CAN'T TAKE AWAY MY POST, I'M THE ONLY GUARDIAN YOU'VE GOT! PLEASE, GIVE ME ANOTHER CHANCE!" The Grand Kai shut the door after him. He looked at the four subordinate Kai's and said. "Well my friends, what are we going to do now? We must bring Son Gohan back to Otherworld immediately before word starts to spread."
"He's too strong for most of our warriors." The West Kai squeaked, from the stool he was standing on. "We need to send someone who will get the job done, fast."
"You don't mean…"
"Yes." He looked at his fellow Kai's. "We need to send Satan Videl."
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ME: Hmmm, wonder why the Kai's are so reluctant to send Videl. Oh well, I suppose you'll find out next time. But until then, REVIEW!
