ME: (Hunched in a corner playing a Gameboy Advance.) WAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Grow, my little chao. Grow!

VEGETA: (Sweatdrop) Uh, we'd like to apologise for the authoress not introducing this chapter personally. (Looks over at Dragon Empress.)

ME: Yes, grow my chibi chao! Soon we will take over the world! WAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

GOKU: (Also sweatdropping) As you can see, she's a little, erm, busy.

VEGETA: Yup, she's becoming addicted to Sonic Advance.

GOKU: But anyway, the chapter! Disclaimer first!

DRAGON EMPRESS WOKE UP THIS MORNING AND REALISED SOMETHING SHOCKING. SHE DOESN'T OWN DRAGONBALL Z! AND SHE DOESN'T OWN SONIC EITHER.

VEGETA: Now, get this chapter started!

GOKU: I'm hungry.

VEGETA: (Another, bigger Sweatdrop.) Baka.

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Now, a few people were a little surprised at the ending to last chapter. They expected Videl to kick Gohan's ass. Hey, Videl's strong in my fic, but not that strong! Gohan has regular sparring sessions with his dad and sometimes Vegeta, so he's no pushover. But anyway, now that my little explanation's over, let's get on with it!

Gohan turned in midair. He could feel Vegeta's energy getting closer and closer. 'Huh, what does he want now?' then he remembered his fight with the strange girl from Otherworld. 'Oh yeah. He must have felt the energy we generated when we were fighting.' Looking at the fallen Videl again, one thought kept popping into his head. 'She really is very attractive. Whoa! Come on, Gohan.' He mentally slapped himself. 'There's no time to be thinking like that.'

"Gohan!" His attention was torn from his confused thoughts by the Saiyan prince's sudden arrival.

"What's going on here?" Vegeta demanded, seeing the unconscious girl on the ground below.

"Long story Vegeta." Gohan replied. "Let's get out of here before she wakes up."

"Alright. But you'd better tell me what this is all about." They both sped off in the direction of Capsule corp. Leaving the Otherworld warrior still lying on the ground, out like a light.

Five minutes later, a very pissed Videl woke up.

"Wha….?" She sat up, it took a minute to register where she was and what had happened. Then it hit her. "KUSO!" She shouted, to no one in particular. 'How the hell could he have disposed of me so easily?' She thought. 'I was one of the strongest in Otherworld. Have I been gone that long?' Looking around, Videl saw that the young demi-Saiyan she was sent to capture was gone. She swore again and hit the ground with her fist. 'Damn him!'

Capsule corp.

"So, did she tell you her name?" Vegeta asked.

"No, she didn't. Why"

"Because she sounds like a Saiyan. I mean, she fits the description perfectly. Jet-black hair, stubborn as hell…"

"No, she definitely wasn't a Saiyan." Gohan said quickly, not letting Vegeta finish.

"How come?"

"I dunno. She just seemed…..human." He rubbed his chin thoughtfully. "And she didn't have a tail either." Vegeta stood up and walked over to the large window that filled up the wall. They were sitting in one of Capsule corp's many rec. rooms. He had taken Gohan here and pressurised him into telling him everything that had just happened.

"Well, brat. It looks like you're in trouble." He said, looking out the window. "If she's been sent by the Kai's she'll stop at nothing to take you back to Otherworld."

"Not likely." Gohan replied. "She was pretty weak. I blocked all of her attacks without breaking a sweat."

"It wouldn't be wise to underestimate her, Gohan.' Vegeta said, in a concerned tone. The younger man blinked in surprise. Had Vegeta just called him Gohan? He never called him that. Just brat, or third-class-baka-boy. 'Is Vegeta actually worried about me?' He thought. 'I hope not, because that usually means I'm in serious trouble.'

Back to Videl.

She was furious. She couldn't get the smug look Gohan had on his face when they were fighting out of her head. 'Damn Saiyans, I hate them all. Especially Son Gohan.' Videl was flying, searching for Gohan. 'Aargh! How can he be so hard to find?' She thought angrily. 'Curse that baka!' As she was flying, a little voice in the back of her mind said. 'He's pretty good- looking for a baka though, isn't he?' She stopped midair. 'WHAT?!' She shook herself mentally. 'I really need to get a grip.' And then took off again.

Now, back to Capsule corp.

It was getting pretty late. And Gohan was just going to go home when he remembered something. He didn't have a home anymore. It had been reduced to a smoking pile of rubble during his fight with Videl. 'Damn.' He thought. 'Now where am I gonna live?' His question was answered two seconds later.

"Hey, Gohan." Bulma stuck her head through the door of the room where he, Vegeta and Trunks were sitting watching soap operas. "Have you got anywhere to stay tonight?"

"No, not really." He tried to make his voice sound as pathetic as possible, so she would feel sorry for him.

"What about staying with your parents?"

"I can't. My Dad would probably turn me over to the Grand Kai while I slept." He frowned at the memory of the argument with his father.

"Oh. Well, would you like to stay here then?" Bulma asked, smiling. She knew exactly what he was doing.

"I suppose I could." Gohan turned round to look at her. "If it's not too much trouble, of course."

"Oh no, no trouble at all, Gohan."

"Cool." He turned back to the TV. She frowned. 'All Saiyans are the same!' With a sigh, she walked back to her lab.

The Son residence.

In the hall the phone was ringing. Chi-chi hurried from the kitchen to answer it.

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Vegeta: Yeah, we know. It was a pretty crappy cliffhanger. But it's the best she could do while trying to play her Gameboy at the same time. (Looks over to see Dragon Empress STILL playing Sonic Advance.)

ME: WAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Review! If you don't I'll set my Chao on you! WAHAHAHAHAHA!

Goku: (Big, big Sweatdrop.) I'd really like to think she's joking. But you'd better review anyway, just to be safe.