Silver Demon, Golden Knight
Chapter 2: Suspicion
It's funny how lies end up being the truth…
Gohan glanced at Videl for the tenth time. He had never seen Videl get so defensive before. He really didn't think that not getting enough sleep had to do with anything.
Videl was concentrating on her assignment that Gohan should have been doing too, looking normal as she usually did. Gohan had to force himself from looking away and started writing his heading on the paper.
Then before he could start on the first question he felt Videl's ki drain completely. Gohan turned his head and stared.
Videl was a rigid statue, her pencil right on the paper, but not moving. Her eyes were what gave the semblance of normalcy away—they were dull and her pupils were missing altogether.
Gohan would have done something if he had any idea on what was happening. Then it ended just as quickly as it had begun. Videl's whole body shook and then the pencil dropped, and her eyes and her ki went back to normal. Videl blinked and shivered again, her teeth chattering.
"Ms." Videl raised her hand which was still shaking.
The teacher raised her head from the desk. "Yes?"
"I need to go the bathroom," Videl answered.
The teacher nodded her consent and Videl slowly got up and headed out to the room. Gohan saw Eraser turn to him and mouth the words 'follow her'.
Gohan shook his head. He really wanted to, but he knew that it would end up in a fight. He sighed deeply and started writing.
* * * * *
"Blood and feathers…feathers and blood…what does it mean?" Videl thought as she splashed herself with water.
She remembered what just happened in the classroom. It was like she lost control of her body. Then her vision was clouded by feathers falling all of them bloodstained. Then came the cold, so cold, so freezing cold, Videl was still shivering.
She turned the tap to its hottest setting. Soon enough steam fogged up the mirrors. It didn't help. The cold continued on, steam or no steam. Her knees buckled and she dropped her knees her hands still on the sink her chest rising heavily. She was losing control again…
Just then the door opened. It was some girl that looked like a freshman. The girl goggled at Videl. "Are you okay?" she asked uncomfortably.
"Yes! Just leave. Me. Alone." Videl struggled to say.
"Um…you might want to go to---"
"Please!"
"O-okay!" The girl sped out. Videl gripped the sink trying to concentrate, trying to keep control.
Then with a loud scream she came crashing down to meet the ground.
* * * * *
"Videl are you okay?"
Videl blinked and focused at the person standing over her. It was Eraser, who had a worried look on her face.
"Where am I?" Videl asked still dazed.
"The bathroom," Eraser replied. "You looked unconscious but you were shivering and then it just stopped right now."
Videl nodded. "Help me get up," she said holding at her hand.
Eraser took her hand and with her help, Videl got up. "How long has it been?" she asked.
"Fifteen minutes…the teacher thinks that the police called you for something." Eraser replied shrugging. "You should go home."
Videl nodded. "Yeah I think that's a good idea, talk to you later?"
"Duh!" Eraser said smiling. "We have a study group tonight at Gohan's house."
Videl smiled weakly before walking out. She headed through the empty halls and walked outside where she met a security guard.
"Hello Videl," he said.
"Hi Pozo," she said managing to sound cheerful. She did feel better now she was outside. "Gotta go, I was called in."
The security guard nodded. "I feel safe knowing that you are on duty Miss Videl."
Videl blushed. "Oh wow, never knew that you felt that way," she said feeling a sense of duty now and also bad that it was a total.
"Now go!" Pozo said giving her a salute.
Videl nodded and leaped into the air and flew off. The security guard shook his head. "Man I gotta learn that…"
* * * * *
*Beep* *Beep* Videl's watch went off. "Videl there's a robbery! We're outside and we haven't been able to get him out of there! It's the store at 147th avenue," a voice shouted from the little speaker.
"Ok, I'm on my way," Videl said back cutting off the connection.
It's funny how lies end up being the truth… Videl thought grimly to herself as she changed direction. At least I won't get CSI.
· CSI is indoor suspension if you didn't know…
* * * * *
Videl landed at the store amidst police cars. Shouts of her name went about as the police officers noticed her presence. "Chief!" Videl shouted.
A man in his middle ages walked up to her. He had salt and pepper hair on his balding scalp. He was a bit portly, probably from too many doughnuts on the job. He had laugh lines on his face hinting a sense of humor. "Miss Videl, I don't think you should go in there—"
"I can handle it," Videl said proudly.
The chief frowned. "It seems that the robber works for a bigger organization,"
"What?!" Videl asked offhandedly starting to head inside.
The police chief took her arm. "He's stealing weapons and ammunition."
Videl nodded and headed in. The store had already been evacuated it seemed. "Sports aisle," she muttered to herself, heading in the direction of the aisle. She leaped over a shelf and concentrating just at the last minute she floated slightly before her feet were able to touch the ground. Turning sideways head first she floated through the sports aisle, heading to the back where she knew that the burglars were.
Then she heard sounds. "Hey hurry up! We have to get all of them out before the police get enough nerve to come in here,"
Videl peeked through a crack and saw a blond scrawny man holding a shotgun.
Sounds of boxes falling and a gun shot. "Dammit! I can't rush this," another voice that she couldn't associate a face with said. "Just shoot if you see anyone."
Videl uprighted herself in the air and with a mighty swing of her leg she kicked the shelf toppling the whole thing over.
More shots of gunfire. "Who's there" the first guys voice, a bit more nervous. "Oh shit!"
He had just noticed the girl that was floating right over him.
* * * * *
Meanwhile, outside.
"Saiyaman!" The police chief ran up to the landing figure. "You're here! We need your help!"
"Yes, I know!" Saiyaman said in his superhero tone. "Don't worry, those evildoers will feel the hand of justice or my name isn't Go—I mean Saiyaman—yeah! Hehehe!" He burst out laughing.
The police force stared at him blankly. Gohan soon noticed and then abruptly stopped laughing. "Aheh, heh, I'll be going now!"
He ran in the store. "That Great Saiyaman character really scares me sometimes," a police officer said.
"Oh well at least he knows what he's doing," the chief said.
* * * * *
Videl slammed her fist into the scrawny mans face then leapt up into the air, barely missing a bullet to her head. "Aha!" the man yelled giddily. "Next time I won't miss!"
"Wanna bet?" Videl said disappearing.
The blond man looked around frantically cocking his gun. "You can't---"
He was out before he finished the sentence. Videl behind him holding a raised hand. She scoffed.
"Haiii!!" a yell and then a shot.
Videl turned around but it was too late. The bullet hit her arm. "Shit!" she snarled a hand going to her arm trying to control the blood that was already seeping out.
She had forgotten about the other guy. It was a red haired man, that looked like he had been on serious steroids. Videl snarled, she felt herself lose control to a greater rage. She was going to make that man pay. Charging at him, she kicked the gun out of his hands before he could blink. Then she whipped around behind and grabbed his tree trunk neck with both her hands bringing him down to her level. "Bastard." She said venom dripping in that word.
The mans eyes were bulging out. "Okay okay! I'll go quietly!" he shrieked.
Videl was too far gone for mercy. "Too late," she whispered and then she twisted her hands.
Her rage subsided at the sickening crack of the man's neck. "Videl!" Gohan said running to her.
Videl stared at him blankly, her eyes exactly like they were in class earlier. "Gohan," she managed weakly before falling into his arms unconscious.