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Repentance Chapter 20 : New Friendships.
Videl, Gohan and Goku all arrived back where the others were at virtually the same time and were met with what the would have considered in the past to be an act of war. Goten and Trunks were playing tag with Radditz and Nappa.
Videl couldn't understand the sudden look of horror that passed across both Goku and Gohan's faces as Radditz and Nappa managed to nab the two boys. Radditz and Nappa then dropped the two and streaked away yelling "YOUR IT!"
Videl shock her head as she watched the tension leave their faces. They then walked over to the main group. Goku asked the question first. "So how long has that been going on?" pointing at the boys efforts to catch Radditz and Nappa who were proving very elusive.
Bardock answered " Oh about fifteen minutes, I wanted to join them but King Vegeta told me I'm getting to old, beside he wanted someone to talk to." he grinned.
"So who's idea was it?" Goku asked still not believing what was happening.
"Radditz' he wanted to see how fast the boys are and get them to make friends with him. He also managed to con Nappa into it by saying that he didn't want to join because the kids would only show him up. But I think it was more to have a bit of fun, Radditz has been laughing and smiling all the time and I'm sure I even saw Nappa smile a couple of times, King Vegeta saw it too, so I couldn't have been hallucinating." Bardock added, smiling at the situation.
"huh I've seen Nappa smile before, I was his main companion after Frieza blew up Vegeta-sei, but he is more relaxed than I've ever seen him." Vegeta added his two cents worth reminding everyone that he was still around.
"Yes Vegeta that's exactly why dad and I are worried. It's because he has been around you for so long." Gohan said.
"What's that supposed to mean boy?" Vegeta demanded.
"Easy Vegeta, Gohan's just paranoid for some reason" Videl suggested to try to calm everyone's nerves.
"You would be too Videl if you had my childhood, you may know the story and have seen some of my memories about when Vegeta and Nappa first came here but you didn't experience it first hand. I have a reason to be paranoid." Gohan told Videl, without hint of malice.
"Maybe you have but Goten and Trunks don't, look how they're getting on with Radditz and Nappa they don't have a care in the world. Anyway Trunks is out there too if Vegeta thought Radditz and Nappa were up to anything they'd be very crispy very quick." Videl pointed out.
"hmm you do have point there, Vegeta's fuse is shorter than either dad's or mine so if he were going to blast them he would have done it by now. So I guess that means there okay" Gohan relented.
"Well here they come anyway looks like they want to ask us something." Videl observed.
"Hey big brother, Videl, dad your back already how did things go?" Goten asked with typical enthusiasm.
"Good Goten, Videl and I got Piccolo to join up with us so at least you will get a bit of challenge if you don't draw dad, Vegeta, or me."
"Huh don't we count." King Vegeta enquired with full royal dignity as his fighting capability was reckoned insufficient to cope with either his grandson or his friend.
"Well you're probably alright but Vegeta's been training Trunks pretty intensely and dad and I have been doing the same for Goten. Those little tykes can really tear the place up." Gohan explained trying not to damage King Vegeta's pride to much.
"So what's their power levels" King Vegeta enquired wondering how good these kids really were.
*// hmm gotta be careful here //* "I don't really know, we stopped really worring about it after a bit. We measure it by who you can beat. Dad and I are about the same Vegeta's just below us, though he doesn't like to admit it, Goten and Trunks would probably be under Eighteen's strength, she Krillin's wife.Tein or Krillin would be next though they are a fair way down the power scale then would be probably videl and her mom I haven't really done much of Videl advanced training yet." *//Great I skirted the issue nicely //*
"Riiiight." King Vegeta was a bit miffed that he'd been given the run around but reasoned he'd find out in time.
"So Dad how did you go." Goten decided to cange the subject that he couldn't get in trouble accidently for spilling the beans.
"Well Goten you and Trunks have been entered for the earth by Tien and Chouzu who are also entering. Krillin took a bit of presuading but once I told Eighteen the invaders were saiyan-jins she grabbed him and took off to join. We must really have annoyed her ehh?" Goku grinned at Vegeta.
"Probably but does she know we're entering." Vegeta wondered if the plan had been revealed.
"No I imagine she'll really be happy then." Goku smirk was an eerie sight to those who knew him well.
"Marvelous." The smirks on Vegeta's and Goku's faces were very similar.
"hey Kakkarot could me and Nappa go sightseeing with the kids" Radditz asked
"hmm." *// I wonder why he wants to go sightseeing, I spose he can even if he tried something it wouldn't hurt them anyway. //* " Yeah why not it'll do them good." Goku agreed.
"Thanks well boys you going to show me an Nappa around." Radditz asked. (A\n I know it should be Nappa and I but can you see Raddiz being grammatically correct.)
"Yeah." Both boys answered.
"Okay lead the way afterall you know where we are." Radditz said while the four flared their aura's and took off.
Several moments later over Satan City "And that's where Gohan and Videl went to High School and just over there is where the university is that they are currently going to and hey Trunks why you so quiet." Goten had been pointing out landmarks like crazy when he noticed his friends silence.
"Nappa you were with my dad when he was younger right, what was he like." Trunks asked the question burning on his mind.
"Well when he really young before he left Vegeta-sei he was a lot like Goten here always happy and cheerful but when King Vegeta was forced to send him to serve at Frieza's court it changed him. The first day he was bashed and dragged all over Frieza's ship after that he just reverted into his shell, so to speak, he just locked his emotions up and forget about them and allowed himself to become uncaring about anything and totally ruthless. Frieza loved it he had the little monkey totally under his control and he allowed no to forget it. The King was devasted when he learned what happened." Nappa concluded fists clenching and unclenching as if remember things he would have prefered to forget.
"Damn I knew it was bad but not that bad that bastard Frieza no wonder dad hates him so much." Trunks cursed, now looking at his father in a new light.
"Yeah that's bad what about Uncle Radditz did you have it bad under Frieza too?" Goten asked.
"Not really I was rarely on his ship, it was the squads that his captains forced me into that desensitized me. They used to go on killing sprees so much I just got used to violence as a method of solving problems, those being whoever I didn't like at the time. When I came here to get my brother to help us against Frieza I knew no other way of persuasion. I wish I did now though. Anyway why don't we go have a drink and forget our problems for a while" Radditz suggested after telling his nephew what he had gone through.
"Pub Crawl Time" Nappa yelled.
okay hopefully this is a bit more of the length you like the next chapter will be out friday as I said last time this was just a bonus chapter to make up for how short the other one was. Oh well back to the assignment now R&R to give me some encouragement