A Talk with Piccolo
Time had passed quickly in the moonless sky high above the capsule corporation, yet every dying second seemed like a century of pain. Every minute, every breathe of air, every blink of an eye, seemed to only further crush Gohan's heart and spirit. Chi, chi and Goten were sadly carrying him home, Gohan hadn't moved or even spoken a word since Videl left him. The young mother knew Videl would be mad once she found out, but.....this.
"I never expected this" Chi, chi sobbed softly into her son's shoulder, carrying him as the near tears Goten whimpered "Mom he's gonna be okay right?". Goten asked again but sadly Chi, chi couldn't answer without being silent, as they walked away the rest of the family did as well. Shattered both on the outside and the inside, Krillin and the others left the home in silence. Leaving Vegeta and Bulma to sadly watch them leave in heartbroken agony.
"BAH good riddance to bad people it's bad enough they need to wipe their sorry asses over my house, but to start a fight me HA" Vegeta said angrily. Heading towards his bedroom as he turned his eyes back towards Bulma, "Woman aren't you huh?" Vegeta suddenly stopped as he saw his wife. She was shaking like a rag doll, her body quivered with a furious force of anger. Veins pulsated off her entire body like wild fire, she'd never been THIS mad.
"Bulma I DON'T have time to guess what's going on in that female human brain of yours, so turn around GACK" Bulma leaped and grabbed his neck. Her green fingernails were clenching over Vegeta's throat and crushing it, his eyes bulged out as veins pushed upon his forehead as he struggled for air. "BULMA GACK" "DON'T Bulma me you insensitive big mouthed jack ass, you honestly think I'd forgive you after what you did to Gohan and Videl?".
Vegeta growled and was about to shove her off, that was until his Sayian eyes met her "angry woman" eyes. He gulped and slowly dropped his fist, clenching his teeth as he grumbled "And?" Bulma only huffed out more rage. Her arms tightening so hard she could snap his neck at this bone crushing rate, her red lips growled a blood boiling inhuman growl at her husband. "In case you didn't notice we have a crisis that YOU yourself just started up.
What you did tonight was horrible and UNFORGIVABLE Vegeta, you crushed those love birds hearts like they were water balloons. So unless you wanna be sleeping outside for the REST OF YOUR LIFE, you better get your ass out there and fix things up" Bulma hissed. Vegeta growled and shoved her arms off of him, glaring his own angry eyes to hers. "I'm warning you woman don't push me or I swear I'll," "YOU'LL WHAT?" Bulma said.
The lovers eyes glared right back at each other, neither backing down or bothering to wipe the heated trickling sweat that dripped from their noses. Yet after a minute and a half of staring into his furious wife's angry eyes, Vegeta growled a low growl and stomped his foot into the ground moaning. "FINE I'll go find the little brat and.....talk to him Ugh" Vegeta garbled out, hardly able to he just agreed to this. Bulma smiled and kissed his cheeks.
"Now that's the Vegeta I love best" he blushed at her words and slowly made his way out, grumbling all the way as he went to Gohan's home and.....talk. Meanwhile far from Capsule Corp. Videl was continuing her running effortlessly, pumping her young legs as fast as possible. So much had happened tonight her mind could barely take it, neither could he crying eyes. Eventually she stopped to rest, quietly sobbing and panting by a small lake.
The cold tears dripped from her blue eyes like raindrops, splashing into the rippling puddles of the cool lake. The night breezes chilled her sobbing eyes as her water reflection shimmered in the lake, she frowned and splashed it. "I can't believe Gohan would hide all that from me, how could he?" Videl said to herself. She felt around her pocket and pulled out a picture she still had, it was Gohan catching her in those warm arms she used to love the feel of.
Flashback*
"Ugh I'll never get used to this I keep getting the wind in my eyes so much" Videl whimpered, wincing her eyes in the high winds. Flying high in the sky with Gohan beside her. "Look your new at this it's gonna happen you can't expect to be perfect at it when your just starting out," Gohan said smiling warmly. "Just give it time the more you do it, the more natural it becomes" he finished flying higher into the air with a little twirl.
Videl huffed crossing her bare arms "Easy for you to say," Gohan turned his head back and noticed she was slowing down he called out to her. "Uh Videl remember what I said don't lose concentration if that happens," Videl growled loudly "I know what to do Gohan I'm not stupid...huh..AH." Gohan turned all the way around and gasped in horror at what he saw, Videl had lost concentration and was dropping to the ground really FAST.
"GOHAN" she pleaded out closing her eyes tightly as she tried to concentrate, he immediately zoomed down like a bat out of hell. "HANG ON I'm coming" he screamed gaining more speed, going faster and faster. Preying to God and everything else that was good that he would reach her, Videl screamed out again realizing she wouldn't be able to save herself. She covered her eyes with her arms, awaiting her imminent doom.
But suddenly the world seemed to stop and slow down, very, very much, not only that but the world suddenly felt very warm around her body. Like she was being rescued by an angel, and not very surprisingly. She was. Looking her sparkling blue eyes to the most wonderful fight for all to see, "Gohan" she uttered softly. Forming a warm smile to match his perfect one, he winked to her as he held her gently in his big, strong, warm arms.
"You didn't think I'd really let you fall did you?" Gohan chuckled a bit, Videl chuckled softly too smiling up to that handsome face. Unable to believe she never saw it before. "Your just full of surprises aren't you?" Videl asked, Gohan laughed and smiled right back "You have no idea." Slowly they looked down and realized in the physical position they were in, leaning towards each other's lips with Gohan holding her legs and back.
Both of their faces fluttered a big bright rosy blush color on their cheeks, they blushed and laughed softly towards each other. Unable to tear their eyes away from the beautiful sight before each other, or even want to. Suddenly a flash blinded their dream eyes and they turned to the left, Goten was there was a camera laughing loudly. "GOTCHA" he said. Both Videl and Gohan looked at Goten with red faces, screaming "GOTEN."
End Flashback*
Videl actually laughed as a tiny tear trickled down her cheek, hitting the photo with a soft splash. "I remember Gohan screaming so loud the whole world could hear him when he chased Goten for this, said he was gonna tear it up....but he never did" she said to herself quietly. Unable to turn away from the photo. But then Vegeta flashed into her mind, and the truth hit her again.
Growling in sobbing anger she crumpled the photo and tossed it beside her, "Well he should have....what kind of life can one live if it's a life of lies?". Suddenly footsteps clicked to her ears and a voice spoke to her from behind, "You know what they say about photos don't you?" she turned around. The voice belonged to Piccolo, "Pictures fade away but memories are forever" he finished. She immediately stand up and glared crying eyes to that, that thing.
"Well forever isn't long enough especially to erase that lying jerk from my life" Videl hissed, Piccolo frowned as he continued to approach her. His own eyes seemed to have a permanent glare to them, he really was an alien. "I may not be from this planet but I assure you I don't have an ET IQ, I'm just as smart and observant as you are" Piccolo said. Videl huffed turning her back to him "Big deal it just proves Gohan is the biggest liar on Earth."
Piccolo sighed and slowly removed his turban baring his green antenna, sitting down on a rock watching the ripples of the lake shine their forms. "When you look at him what do you see?" Videl turned around confused, staring baffled at Piccolo's cryptic question. He repeated it once more to her. "Look I don't have time for any cryptic message baloney from a bald green" suddenly her voice was cut short, Piccolo's arm extended out to her throat.
She gagged turning blue in the face from the long green arm clutching her, "Look I am trying to be nice here and I don't want to hurt you. But if you don't just SHUT UP and listen I'LL EAT YOUR FACE AND BRAINS," Piccolo screamed as he looked to Videl's choking, petrified face. "So are you ready to listen?" he asked, Videl weakly nodded as Piccolo released her. "Good girl NOW SIT DOWN" Piccolo shouted as Videl slowly did so.
Shaking her trembling hands she slowly calmed herself down, sitting on the rock next to Piccolo's as she looked to him. "Um if you don't mind me asking do you really eat people's face and brains?" Piccolo sweat dropped, "Um.....no" Videl gagged and face faulted down with a groan. Piccolo asked once more "For the last time when you look at him what do you see?". Videl asked him "Gohan?" he nodded, Videl slowly scratched her chin thinking.
Surprisingly after all the heart ache and anger she through tonight, she was positive the first thing she would say would be a liar, creep, jerk. And pretty much every other insult she could think of, but for some reason she couldn't. No matter how much she thought of the nightmare she had woken up to, she couldn't say anything bad. "I don't know" she replied to a sighing Piccolo, "Yes you do don't think with your feelings think with your heart Videl."
She blinked lost eyes at his words eager to hear him continue, "If you follow your feelings you'll just say he's an insensitive jerk because he lied to you. But that doesn't tell you anything about the person themself, a person is defined by his life by who he becomes from what happens to him through his life." "But he lied to me, all this time I thought Gohan was the sweetest boy that ever walked the face of the Earth" Videl put her chin on top of her hand.
"Now I find out he doesn't even come from Earth and that he's a Sayian, some alien species that was born to battle for all eternity" Videl told him. Piccolo nodded to her every word she looked at him with a slight smile, despite the fact he was silent, mysterious, and at times life threatening. He had a "father" figure around him, like a mentor or wise man. Filled with knowledge, advice, and information to get anyone through any problem.
"As you abruptly heard from Vegeta yes Gohan is half Sayian, but that doesn't mean he's a monster or some freak of nature cause he has powers. Gohan is by nature a child of pure goodness, his heart is more pure then anything I've ever sensed before. Even as a child lost in the wilderness with dinosaurs, monsters, and wild animals he held his innocent boy nature. And Gohan would never harm a fly whether he has powers or not" Piccolo said.
Shaking her black haired head Videl looked at Piccolo with further puzzlement, "I don't get how you can know so much and be so sure of it, how long have you known Gohan anyway?". Piccolo replied "I've known and trained with Gohan ever since he was 5, I was his first teacher, mentor.....and friend and he was the same to me. As you can tell by now I'm not from around here, I'm a Namek from the planet of the same name."
Videl nodded as she leaned in further to hear more, Piccolo continued "My father was pure evil and had plans to take over the world. He was extremely powerful and the first alien threat to ever befall Earth, but he was no match for Goku. Gohan's father was just a boy at the time my father was around, but as you know he was no ordinary boy. During the battle Goku killed my father, and as a last desperate act gave "birth" to me right before he died.
He implanted a sort of mental programming in my mind, so that when I matured and grew older I would be strong enough to finish what he started. I did attempt it I even battled Goku at the World Martial Arts Tournament, but I lost the fight and Goku let me live. Then after a few years Goku settled down, had a family and gave birth to Gohan and then.....Radditz came." As Piccolo went on Videl felt like she was listening to a talking history book.
The magnitude of Piccolo's words and structure of his stories, captivated her mind and soul dragging her down begging for more. The story of the Sayians invasion, Gohan's training, Prince Vegeta, the battle for Earth, and of course Radditz and Goku's death. All this shocked and mortified Videl with sorrow, never believing that such a sweet boy like Gohan could survive a life like that. Piccolo continued his speech eventually coming towards the Cell game.
"I take it this was the mother of all cover ups" Piccolo glared to Videl, she was feeling sad for Gohan but her anger still grew from the lies she was told. Piccolo grunted "In a sense but it was all done for a reason including Gohan, you see despite the fact that Sayians have an unfathomable appetite for war. That doesn't mean that all Sayians are by nature evil or heartless beings, Goku loved to battle but he also had an even bigger love for a peaceful life.
To simply die of old age with his friends and family, wanting to enjoy life without waiting for it to end at the hands of some demented freak like Cell. When Cell arrived Gohan had learned to become a Super Sayian like his dad, and with these powers Gohan agreed to keeping them all a secret." Videl groaned and bashed her fist into the ground, "WHY? Why hide it Piccolo?". He looked to the girl's burning eyes seeing no point in delaying it any further.
"Because of what it would have done to their lives think about it, Goku and his family live a simple and perfectly average normal life. If anyone ever knew about their powers or abilities to fly, they'd be the next biggest celebrities. Every camera crew and news team would bug them at every waking moment, not only that but imagine the challenges your father was trampled with. Ever since he got the glory for defeating Cell, and was crowned the world champ.
Every moron, yahoo, lunatic, and psycho path with martial arts training or weapons wanted a piece of him. For someone who's his daughter I find it very hard to believe you never noticed the power trip people feed him," Videl growled and bit her lip. Her blue eyes quavering at that painful yet true point, her father had become so arrogant since Cell he practically says he's God. "Okay fine I see your point about the hiding...I guess" Videl said in defeat.
Piccolo grinned his fangs smirking to her "Do you now?", Videl clenched her fists tightly trying hard not to slug his face though knowing it was futile. "Just what is that supposed to mean goblin boy?" Videl hissed as she stood up, just about to ready to leave if he gave out another cryptic bull crap message. Piccolo raised his green eyebrows at her a slight white light shining through his pupils, "Then you know he has a deep hatred for your father Mr. Satan."
Videl literally had to step back and stare in awe at this shocking statement, she blinked back her eyes several times trying to grasp what he just said. In all her time spent with Gohan she NEVER ever heard him badmouth her dad, not even when he met him. "ARE YOU HIGH?" Videl screamed into his big green ear, Piccolo dropped in pain holding his booming, bulging ears. "DAMMIT DON'T DO THAT" Piccolo shouted back, rubbing his ears.
Videl frowned "Are Nameks totally blind or is it just you? I've spent practically every day of my life ever since I entered high school with Gohan, and he hasn't even made fun of his name. What on this or any other world makes you think he hates my father?" Piccolo frowned at her question. But whether or not how hard or deep the answer is gonna impact her, she has to know. "Because of what Mr. Satan did to Gohan's dad Goku" Piccolo said.
This only furthered baffled Videl beyond her trembling wits, this whole night was WAY too heavy for her mind to take anymore. But she held her ear open to Piccolo nonetheless, the more she heard the more she had to know. Piccolo closed his eyes softly as he continued "7 years ago when Cell arrived he hosted his Cell games, planning to prove the world that he was the best. He mainly wanted to fight Goku who we all knew was his prime opponent.
After your father Mr. Satan and his dumb ass helpers flunked out, Goku battled him next in a long and very difficult struggle. But eventually Goku quit the match saying Cell was too powerful, and the person he named next would finish him off. That person was Gohan. It shocked us all including Gohan, I thought at first Goku was insane to send his son on a suicide fight. But Gohan proved us all wrong when he unleashed his hidden power."
Videl asked him softly "Hidden power?", "Gohan has proved himself over the years to be just as powerful as the enemies we had trouble defeating. Under times of great stress, anger, or sorrow Gohan has exploded with limitless powers, his rage and Sayian blood made him an unstoppable force. When Cell pushed him too far Gohan easily defeated Cell in everything, speed, power, cunning, strategy Cell was nothing compared to Gohan.
But eventually Cell gained the upper hand when he planned to self destruct and take everyone down with him, Goku couldn't let that happen. In a heroic act one that for 7 years straight of nightmares and restless tear filled nights, Gohan will never forget. Goku transported Cell away from Earth and sacrificed himself to stop Cell's plan. It was in vain. Goku died but Cell returned better then ever, through the use of his genetic regeneration ability.
Using all of his power in one final battle Gohan defeated and wiped Cell off the face of the Earth, but the price was too heavy for Gohan to ever forget. As you know the cameras were offline during the middle of Gohan's battle, so when they finally came back on who would be standing as the victor?". Videl trembled as she was staring wide eyed at Piccolo, the blue had returned to her face and she feared it would never leave. "My father" she said quietly.
Piccolo nodded watching Videl crumble down to her knees in tears, this hit her hardest most of all now she finally saw why Gohan hid all this....pain. "Your father earned the title of world champion, a place in the history books, a city named after him, and a lifetime of devotion from people who believed he was the Earth's greatest savior. And what did Gohan get in return? Nothing just scars that would never heal, and a father who could never return.
For 7 years Gohan has hated your father for what he did to his own, success and fame made your father's life while pain and suffering destroyed Gohan's. I hope you see now why he did what he had to do" as Piccolo finished, he turned away from her walking away as he placed his turban back on. Before he went a tear stricken Videl called out to him, raising her hand for him to stop. Having one final question "Why did you tell me this?" she asked softly.
Piccolo turned around and faced her with the most caring and human face, he could offer her. "There is an old saying I heard once it goes Sins of the father do not let me fall, follow thy own path thy path of noble calls. It means that our fathers carry with them a legacy that will one become yours, one should take it with honor and awareness. For a father he is a mortal he is as well, the moral is don't let history repeat it self and ruin your life as well.
The father has made his sins don't fall for them too, for if he could not escape his sins what makes you think you could escape his?" Piccolo said, turning away before slowly flying off into the night sky of infinity. Leaving Videl to sit and ponder and stare at the rippling pond that showed her face, and suddenly she realized she never answered Piccolo's first question. She smiled as her mind replayed it "When you look at him, what do you see?".
"I see truth, I see care, I see nobility, I see hiding, I see pain, I see trust, I see honor, I see heart and most of all....I see love" Videl softly said to herself, taking the picture back into her hand. Gently unfolding it back into place. Smiling a tear of joy and delight as it gently landed on the lake's ripples, changing the reflection from Videl to Gohan. She smiled like never before. Totally unaware of Nocturna's spying "And I see Videl.....alone HAHAHA."
to be continued...
Time had passed quickly in the moonless sky high above the capsule corporation, yet every dying second seemed like a century of pain. Every minute, every breathe of air, every blink of an eye, seemed to only further crush Gohan's heart and spirit. Chi, chi and Goten were sadly carrying him home, Gohan hadn't moved or even spoken a word since Videl left him. The young mother knew Videl would be mad once she found out, but.....this.
"I never expected this" Chi, chi sobbed softly into her son's shoulder, carrying him as the near tears Goten whimpered "Mom he's gonna be okay right?". Goten asked again but sadly Chi, chi couldn't answer without being silent, as they walked away the rest of the family did as well. Shattered both on the outside and the inside, Krillin and the others left the home in silence. Leaving Vegeta and Bulma to sadly watch them leave in heartbroken agony.
"BAH good riddance to bad people it's bad enough they need to wipe their sorry asses over my house, but to start a fight me HA" Vegeta said angrily. Heading towards his bedroom as he turned his eyes back towards Bulma, "Woman aren't you huh?" Vegeta suddenly stopped as he saw his wife. She was shaking like a rag doll, her body quivered with a furious force of anger. Veins pulsated off her entire body like wild fire, she'd never been THIS mad.
"Bulma I DON'T have time to guess what's going on in that female human brain of yours, so turn around GACK" Bulma leaped and grabbed his neck. Her green fingernails were clenching over Vegeta's throat and crushing it, his eyes bulged out as veins pushed upon his forehead as he struggled for air. "BULMA GACK" "DON'T Bulma me you insensitive big mouthed jack ass, you honestly think I'd forgive you after what you did to Gohan and Videl?".
Vegeta growled and was about to shove her off, that was until his Sayian eyes met her "angry woman" eyes. He gulped and slowly dropped his fist, clenching his teeth as he grumbled "And?" Bulma only huffed out more rage. Her arms tightening so hard she could snap his neck at this bone crushing rate, her red lips growled a blood boiling inhuman growl at her husband. "In case you didn't notice we have a crisis that YOU yourself just started up.
What you did tonight was horrible and UNFORGIVABLE Vegeta, you crushed those love birds hearts like they were water balloons. So unless you wanna be sleeping outside for the REST OF YOUR LIFE, you better get your ass out there and fix things up" Bulma hissed. Vegeta growled and shoved her arms off of him, glaring his own angry eyes to hers. "I'm warning you woman don't push me or I swear I'll," "YOU'LL WHAT?" Bulma said.
The lovers eyes glared right back at each other, neither backing down or bothering to wipe the heated trickling sweat that dripped from their noses. Yet after a minute and a half of staring into his furious wife's angry eyes, Vegeta growled a low growl and stomped his foot into the ground moaning. "FINE I'll go find the little brat and.....talk to him Ugh" Vegeta garbled out, hardly able to he just agreed to this. Bulma smiled and kissed his cheeks.
"Now that's the Vegeta I love best" he blushed at her words and slowly made his way out, grumbling all the way as he went to Gohan's home and.....talk. Meanwhile far from Capsule Corp. Videl was continuing her running effortlessly, pumping her young legs as fast as possible. So much had happened tonight her mind could barely take it, neither could he crying eyes. Eventually she stopped to rest, quietly sobbing and panting by a small lake.
The cold tears dripped from her blue eyes like raindrops, splashing into the rippling puddles of the cool lake. The night breezes chilled her sobbing eyes as her water reflection shimmered in the lake, she frowned and splashed it. "I can't believe Gohan would hide all that from me, how could he?" Videl said to herself. She felt around her pocket and pulled out a picture she still had, it was Gohan catching her in those warm arms she used to love the feel of.
Flashback*
"Ugh I'll never get used to this I keep getting the wind in my eyes so much" Videl whimpered, wincing her eyes in the high winds. Flying high in the sky with Gohan beside her. "Look your new at this it's gonna happen you can't expect to be perfect at it when your just starting out," Gohan said smiling warmly. "Just give it time the more you do it, the more natural it becomes" he finished flying higher into the air with a little twirl.
Videl huffed crossing her bare arms "Easy for you to say," Gohan turned his head back and noticed she was slowing down he called out to her. "Uh Videl remember what I said don't lose concentration if that happens," Videl growled loudly "I know what to do Gohan I'm not stupid...huh..AH." Gohan turned all the way around and gasped in horror at what he saw, Videl had lost concentration and was dropping to the ground really FAST.
"GOHAN" she pleaded out closing her eyes tightly as she tried to concentrate, he immediately zoomed down like a bat out of hell. "HANG ON I'm coming" he screamed gaining more speed, going faster and faster. Preying to God and everything else that was good that he would reach her, Videl screamed out again realizing she wouldn't be able to save herself. She covered her eyes with her arms, awaiting her imminent doom.
But suddenly the world seemed to stop and slow down, very, very much, not only that but the world suddenly felt very warm around her body. Like she was being rescued by an angel, and not very surprisingly. She was. Looking her sparkling blue eyes to the most wonderful fight for all to see, "Gohan" she uttered softly. Forming a warm smile to match his perfect one, he winked to her as he held her gently in his big, strong, warm arms.
"You didn't think I'd really let you fall did you?" Gohan chuckled a bit, Videl chuckled softly too smiling up to that handsome face. Unable to believe she never saw it before. "Your just full of surprises aren't you?" Videl asked, Gohan laughed and smiled right back "You have no idea." Slowly they looked down and realized in the physical position they were in, leaning towards each other's lips with Gohan holding her legs and back.
Both of their faces fluttered a big bright rosy blush color on their cheeks, they blushed and laughed softly towards each other. Unable to tear their eyes away from the beautiful sight before each other, or even want to. Suddenly a flash blinded their dream eyes and they turned to the left, Goten was there was a camera laughing loudly. "GOTCHA" he said. Both Videl and Gohan looked at Goten with red faces, screaming "GOTEN."
End Flashback*
Videl actually laughed as a tiny tear trickled down her cheek, hitting the photo with a soft splash. "I remember Gohan screaming so loud the whole world could hear him when he chased Goten for this, said he was gonna tear it up....but he never did" she said to herself quietly. Unable to turn away from the photo. But then Vegeta flashed into her mind, and the truth hit her again.
Growling in sobbing anger she crumpled the photo and tossed it beside her, "Well he should have....what kind of life can one live if it's a life of lies?". Suddenly footsteps clicked to her ears and a voice spoke to her from behind, "You know what they say about photos don't you?" she turned around. The voice belonged to Piccolo, "Pictures fade away but memories are forever" he finished. She immediately stand up and glared crying eyes to that, that thing.
"Well forever isn't long enough especially to erase that lying jerk from my life" Videl hissed, Piccolo frowned as he continued to approach her. His own eyes seemed to have a permanent glare to them, he really was an alien. "I may not be from this planet but I assure you I don't have an ET IQ, I'm just as smart and observant as you are" Piccolo said. Videl huffed turning her back to him "Big deal it just proves Gohan is the biggest liar on Earth."
Piccolo sighed and slowly removed his turban baring his green antenna, sitting down on a rock watching the ripples of the lake shine their forms. "When you look at him what do you see?" Videl turned around confused, staring baffled at Piccolo's cryptic question. He repeated it once more to her. "Look I don't have time for any cryptic message baloney from a bald green" suddenly her voice was cut short, Piccolo's arm extended out to her throat.
She gagged turning blue in the face from the long green arm clutching her, "Look I am trying to be nice here and I don't want to hurt you. But if you don't just SHUT UP and listen I'LL EAT YOUR FACE AND BRAINS," Piccolo screamed as he looked to Videl's choking, petrified face. "So are you ready to listen?" he asked, Videl weakly nodded as Piccolo released her. "Good girl NOW SIT DOWN" Piccolo shouted as Videl slowly did so.
Shaking her trembling hands she slowly calmed herself down, sitting on the rock next to Piccolo's as she looked to him. "Um if you don't mind me asking do you really eat people's face and brains?" Piccolo sweat dropped, "Um.....no" Videl gagged and face faulted down with a groan. Piccolo asked once more "For the last time when you look at him what do you see?". Videl asked him "Gohan?" he nodded, Videl slowly scratched her chin thinking.
Surprisingly after all the heart ache and anger she through tonight, she was positive the first thing she would say would be a liar, creep, jerk. And pretty much every other insult she could think of, but for some reason she couldn't. No matter how much she thought of the nightmare she had woken up to, she couldn't say anything bad. "I don't know" she replied to a sighing Piccolo, "Yes you do don't think with your feelings think with your heart Videl."
She blinked lost eyes at his words eager to hear him continue, "If you follow your feelings you'll just say he's an insensitive jerk because he lied to you. But that doesn't tell you anything about the person themself, a person is defined by his life by who he becomes from what happens to him through his life." "But he lied to me, all this time I thought Gohan was the sweetest boy that ever walked the face of the Earth" Videl put her chin on top of her hand.
"Now I find out he doesn't even come from Earth and that he's a Sayian, some alien species that was born to battle for all eternity" Videl told him. Piccolo nodded to her every word she looked at him with a slight smile, despite the fact he was silent, mysterious, and at times life threatening. He had a "father" figure around him, like a mentor or wise man. Filled with knowledge, advice, and information to get anyone through any problem.
"As you abruptly heard from Vegeta yes Gohan is half Sayian, but that doesn't mean he's a monster or some freak of nature cause he has powers. Gohan is by nature a child of pure goodness, his heart is more pure then anything I've ever sensed before. Even as a child lost in the wilderness with dinosaurs, monsters, and wild animals he held his innocent boy nature. And Gohan would never harm a fly whether he has powers or not" Piccolo said.
Shaking her black haired head Videl looked at Piccolo with further puzzlement, "I don't get how you can know so much and be so sure of it, how long have you known Gohan anyway?". Piccolo replied "I've known and trained with Gohan ever since he was 5, I was his first teacher, mentor.....and friend and he was the same to me. As you can tell by now I'm not from around here, I'm a Namek from the planet of the same name."
Videl nodded as she leaned in further to hear more, Piccolo continued "My father was pure evil and had plans to take over the world. He was extremely powerful and the first alien threat to ever befall Earth, but he was no match for Goku. Gohan's father was just a boy at the time my father was around, but as you know he was no ordinary boy. During the battle Goku killed my father, and as a last desperate act gave "birth" to me right before he died.
He implanted a sort of mental programming in my mind, so that when I matured and grew older I would be strong enough to finish what he started. I did attempt it I even battled Goku at the World Martial Arts Tournament, but I lost the fight and Goku let me live. Then after a few years Goku settled down, had a family and gave birth to Gohan and then.....Radditz came." As Piccolo went on Videl felt like she was listening to a talking history book.
The magnitude of Piccolo's words and structure of his stories, captivated her mind and soul dragging her down begging for more. The story of the Sayians invasion, Gohan's training, Prince Vegeta, the battle for Earth, and of course Radditz and Goku's death. All this shocked and mortified Videl with sorrow, never believing that such a sweet boy like Gohan could survive a life like that. Piccolo continued his speech eventually coming towards the Cell game.
"I take it this was the mother of all cover ups" Piccolo glared to Videl, she was feeling sad for Gohan but her anger still grew from the lies she was told. Piccolo grunted "In a sense but it was all done for a reason including Gohan, you see despite the fact that Sayians have an unfathomable appetite for war. That doesn't mean that all Sayians are by nature evil or heartless beings, Goku loved to battle but he also had an even bigger love for a peaceful life.
To simply die of old age with his friends and family, wanting to enjoy life without waiting for it to end at the hands of some demented freak like Cell. When Cell arrived Gohan had learned to become a Super Sayian like his dad, and with these powers Gohan agreed to keeping them all a secret." Videl groaned and bashed her fist into the ground, "WHY? Why hide it Piccolo?". He looked to the girl's burning eyes seeing no point in delaying it any further.
"Because of what it would have done to their lives think about it, Goku and his family live a simple and perfectly average normal life. If anyone ever knew about their powers or abilities to fly, they'd be the next biggest celebrities. Every camera crew and news team would bug them at every waking moment, not only that but imagine the challenges your father was trampled with. Ever since he got the glory for defeating Cell, and was crowned the world champ.
Every moron, yahoo, lunatic, and psycho path with martial arts training or weapons wanted a piece of him. For someone who's his daughter I find it very hard to believe you never noticed the power trip people feed him," Videl growled and bit her lip. Her blue eyes quavering at that painful yet true point, her father had become so arrogant since Cell he practically says he's God. "Okay fine I see your point about the hiding...I guess" Videl said in defeat.
Piccolo grinned his fangs smirking to her "Do you now?", Videl clenched her fists tightly trying hard not to slug his face though knowing it was futile. "Just what is that supposed to mean goblin boy?" Videl hissed as she stood up, just about to ready to leave if he gave out another cryptic bull crap message. Piccolo raised his green eyebrows at her a slight white light shining through his pupils, "Then you know he has a deep hatred for your father Mr. Satan."
Videl literally had to step back and stare in awe at this shocking statement, she blinked back her eyes several times trying to grasp what he just said. In all her time spent with Gohan she NEVER ever heard him badmouth her dad, not even when he met him. "ARE YOU HIGH?" Videl screamed into his big green ear, Piccolo dropped in pain holding his booming, bulging ears. "DAMMIT DON'T DO THAT" Piccolo shouted back, rubbing his ears.
Videl frowned "Are Nameks totally blind or is it just you? I've spent practically every day of my life ever since I entered high school with Gohan, and he hasn't even made fun of his name. What on this or any other world makes you think he hates my father?" Piccolo frowned at her question. But whether or not how hard or deep the answer is gonna impact her, she has to know. "Because of what Mr. Satan did to Gohan's dad Goku" Piccolo said.
This only furthered baffled Videl beyond her trembling wits, this whole night was WAY too heavy for her mind to take anymore. But she held her ear open to Piccolo nonetheless, the more she heard the more she had to know. Piccolo closed his eyes softly as he continued "7 years ago when Cell arrived he hosted his Cell games, planning to prove the world that he was the best. He mainly wanted to fight Goku who we all knew was his prime opponent.
After your father Mr. Satan and his dumb ass helpers flunked out, Goku battled him next in a long and very difficult struggle. But eventually Goku quit the match saying Cell was too powerful, and the person he named next would finish him off. That person was Gohan. It shocked us all including Gohan, I thought at first Goku was insane to send his son on a suicide fight. But Gohan proved us all wrong when he unleashed his hidden power."
Videl asked him softly "Hidden power?", "Gohan has proved himself over the years to be just as powerful as the enemies we had trouble defeating. Under times of great stress, anger, or sorrow Gohan has exploded with limitless powers, his rage and Sayian blood made him an unstoppable force. When Cell pushed him too far Gohan easily defeated Cell in everything, speed, power, cunning, strategy Cell was nothing compared to Gohan.
But eventually Cell gained the upper hand when he planned to self destruct and take everyone down with him, Goku couldn't let that happen. In a heroic act one that for 7 years straight of nightmares and restless tear filled nights, Gohan will never forget. Goku transported Cell away from Earth and sacrificed himself to stop Cell's plan. It was in vain. Goku died but Cell returned better then ever, through the use of his genetic regeneration ability.
Using all of his power in one final battle Gohan defeated and wiped Cell off the face of the Earth, but the price was too heavy for Gohan to ever forget. As you know the cameras were offline during the middle of Gohan's battle, so when they finally came back on who would be standing as the victor?". Videl trembled as she was staring wide eyed at Piccolo, the blue had returned to her face and she feared it would never leave. "My father" she said quietly.
Piccolo nodded watching Videl crumble down to her knees in tears, this hit her hardest most of all now she finally saw why Gohan hid all this....pain. "Your father earned the title of world champion, a place in the history books, a city named after him, and a lifetime of devotion from people who believed he was the Earth's greatest savior. And what did Gohan get in return? Nothing just scars that would never heal, and a father who could never return.
For 7 years Gohan has hated your father for what he did to his own, success and fame made your father's life while pain and suffering destroyed Gohan's. I hope you see now why he did what he had to do" as Piccolo finished, he turned away from her walking away as he placed his turban back on. Before he went a tear stricken Videl called out to him, raising her hand for him to stop. Having one final question "Why did you tell me this?" she asked softly.
Piccolo turned around and faced her with the most caring and human face, he could offer her. "There is an old saying I heard once it goes Sins of the father do not let me fall, follow thy own path thy path of noble calls. It means that our fathers carry with them a legacy that will one become yours, one should take it with honor and awareness. For a father he is a mortal he is as well, the moral is don't let history repeat it self and ruin your life as well.
The father has made his sins don't fall for them too, for if he could not escape his sins what makes you think you could escape his?" Piccolo said, turning away before slowly flying off into the night sky of infinity. Leaving Videl to sit and ponder and stare at the rippling pond that showed her face, and suddenly she realized she never answered Piccolo's first question. She smiled as her mind replayed it "When you look at him, what do you see?".
"I see truth, I see care, I see nobility, I see hiding, I see pain, I see trust, I see honor, I see heart and most of all....I see love" Videl softly said to herself, taking the picture back into her hand. Gently unfolding it back into place. Smiling a tear of joy and delight as it gently landed on the lake's ripples, changing the reflection from Videl to Gohan. She smiled like never before. Totally unaware of Nocturna's spying "And I see Videl.....alone HAHAHA."
to be continued...