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am poor with nothing you would like.
A/N: I'm not sure how long this story is going to be, but I hope at least ten chapters if not more. Okay, this one is going to be hard to write. Help! I can't put what I want into words! AAHH! But, anyways, enjoy!
Chapter 3-Taste The Lie
I flew over the city letting the wind whip my face. It was so peaceful, the way it beat me. Sending pleasurable chills down my spine, like a battle, one that didn't matter to win. Suddenly, I felt a ki flicker below. I immediately looked down only to see nothing. I searched, squinting, prepared to send a blow to the intruder. Still spotting nothing I swept down upon the city and landed in the street.
I looked around me, at the broken buildings screaming of abandonment. Dirt and cobwebs lined the wood, caking the buildings barely able to protect from rain. My trained eyes scanned the buildings, until a shadow flickered. My eyes narrowed.
"Who's there? Show yourself!" I shouted, trying to wear my confident authority.
Slowly, a shadow began to come forward. The light slowly spilled over the figure revealilng a small, timid girl. Her hair was laced with dirt pulled into pigtails. It was jet black, like the shadow she lived in. Her eyes jumped from me to behind me to me again as if expecting death to be my cape.
My expression transformed to compassion as I took in her tattered form. She looked about my age when I defeated Cell. My heart began racing and my face turned a deep crimson red. What is the matter with me? I just met her?
"Umm..." I began while feeling the back of my head.
I noticed she began to step backwards, so I quickly lowered my arm.
"Hey, its okay." I began. "I'm not going to hurt you, see." I showed her my open palms.
She looked from my offering to me crossly, and narrowed her eyes. I felt a sudden deep pain, for some reason, from her timid being.
"My name's Gohan... what's yours?"
"...Videl."
Videl,... I thought of that name, as if tasting it. I stared for a moment, wondering if it was her ki I felt, until I felt it from behind. That flicker of a ki. I spun around just in time to see a large blue blast flying towards me. I quickly blocked it sending it flying from the city. I heard Videl whimper from behind and scurry away.
"Cell! I know you're there!" I screamed.
That sick laugh. And then the beast. He emerged, green and spotted darker green... his own plague. He creeped over the rubble hissing deep, licking his lips.
"Mmm... I can sense your ki. I will enjoy this... meal." Cell hissed in that disgusting tone.
I felt the anger rise as I remembered what he did. As I remembered... my father...
I screamed as the anger released. I felt it flow through me until it illuminated me. My hair stood on end, a golden flame. And then I attacked him, with a flury of kicks and punches. He blocked them easily with just one hand. In my fury, I didn't even realize...
I lept back and powered up a bit more, concentrating it into a single ball of energy. "Ka-me-ha-me-HA!" It flew from me, a piece of me, right at Cell. He stood smugly staring it down, and flicked it away like a bug. My anger rose more. He is mocking me!!
I stood as he looked down upon me smirking. He held up a hand and sent a blast towards me, a blue beam flowing smoothly from his palm. I held up a block, facing my destiny head on. It knocked me back, but I held my stanze. It felt like fire on my arms, and I howled in fury. Gritting my teeth, I concentrated solely on the pain, fighting it. Until I reallized... I couldn't block it! The blast exploded in front of me knocking me across the street. I collided with a wall, another one, and landed in the rubble... under the broken roof, in the broken building, of the broken city.
Cell appeared ontop of the rubble. He smirked sickly and licked his lips once more as if tasting his victory.
"Yes... you may be weak, but soon you will... be of use..."
My mind flipped this over, he doesn't have a tail since he absorbed the androids so how can he make a meal... he's going to eat me! My eyes widened as he held up his palm, a ball of energy began to form at the end. And then a crash, and Cell fell forward! I sucked in deep, not quite realizing what happened. Cell was rubbing his head, cursing, and then I saw Videl with stones in her hand.
"How-dare-you! You insulent... you will pay for your insubordination." Cell hissed.
Videl's face fell from confidence. She began backing up slowly, dropping the stones. Just like my friends. Every time they need me...
The fury filled me again, and I powered up sending the rocks off of my body. I rose and flew towards Cell, and crammed my fist deep into his gut. He fell forward, slowly, at an odd slow pace. I could see the surprise slowly fading to rage, into a twisted rage,...
Then I heard Gloria scream in my head-"Get out! Now! You aren't ready yet!" I looked for her. Not able to place her. "NOW!!" I ignored her, powering up for another hit. But then I remembered last time... quickly, I grabbed Videl's hand. She gasped, a bit surprised, but I pulled her to my chest, protectively, and wrapped her arms around me. And off we flew. Away from the brokenness... as Cell choked on his vomit.
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We landed on the waterside outlooking the ocean. Videl dropped to her knees seeming to appreciate the land. It was strange, I couldn't help but stare.
She watched me out the corner of her eyes, still timidly. I sat beside her, looking out across the ocean.
"So.. do you live there?" I asked, curious.
"Hmm? Oh, that building... I don't have a home, I mean, since my dad..." She looked down to the ground. "And my mom too."
"I'm sorry. My dad is too."
"Cell..." she whispered clenching her fist. Then she looked at me."I'm sorry. I thought you were one of them. I mean, since you flew."
"Them?" I asked raising an eyebrow.
"Yes, Cell and Piccolo. Where have you been? Under a rock?" I stared in shock as she spoke, not believing what I was hearing. "Piccolo just wanted to rule the world, but before Cell arrived he changed his mind. Now all he wants is destruction just like Cell. They teamed up,... sort of."
"No... no..." I said shaking it out of my head. Refusing her words.
"Yes, I know. Unbelievable. We are all damned."
I realized she misunderstood my words, but kept my mouth shut. I looked at her, as she stared at the sunset. How it played over her face. She was so beautiful... like the sunset... only she would never rise again. This,... she seemed so fake. Like she wasn't meant to speak in this tone, or walk in this street. Like she was a... lie.
"I must go." I said.
She looked at me shocked as I stood and turned my back. She rose quickly and stood in front of me, holding her hands out to her side as if to block my escape.
"NO!" she screamed freezing her eyes into a glare.
I hardened my face as well. " I must go. Videl, you can't come. It is too dangerous." I placed my hand on her shoulder, gently, steadying her.
Her face faltered. "But... I will be alone again."
My face faltered as well. "Stay here. There is food in the trees. I will come back for you, I swear it." I lifted her chin to look her in the eyes, showing my sincerity. She seemed satisfied, i guess, because she lowered her arms.
Then I left her, not looking back.
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"Gloria... GLORIA!!"
I stood some distance from where I left Videl shouting. I needed an answer.
"What is it Gohan." Gloria answered.
I turned and faced her. I stared her down for a moment, deciding.
"You wish to know of Piccolo? It is true." Gloria said, unmoved. My eyes widened but my face didn't change. "When Piccolo teamed up with Gokuh against Radditz, after he killed your father you weren't there to change his heart. It was unsatisfying to him, so after Vejita was over with he seeked to satisfy himself,... through blood. He forced Kami to fuse with him, and no, he isn't teamed with Cell. They would love to kill each other. Piccolo is so much stronger than he is in your existence, strong through hate... and so is Cell from absorbing more life than in your existence..."
I continued to stare her down, the source of my problems, the root of it. "I don't believe you."
"It doesn't matter if you do or don't Gohan, but right now, with your rage which ISN'T your source of power, you can't defeat Cell."
"I... don't...BELIEVE...you." I repeated slowly filling every word with spite. "Why am I hear, what is this for!"
She continued to be unmoved. "I am merely a handmaid of my Master. You are here to discover for yourself. Tell me Gohan, are you afraid you can't protect her? Videl? Bulma?"
My eyes widened and my face fell. As she continued to speak. "You wish to see for yourself if Piccolo is who he is. If he is a lie like Videl. People are mold. It is too bad the wrong hands held the clay... so go see for yourself Gohan. Go."
"No." I answered. "I don't need to. I know you are lying. I'll just collect the dragon balls and wish myself back."
"You can't. Dende never came to earth. Piccolo forced Kami into fusion, and you weren't here to bring Dende to earth, since you are the reason he came."
I stared shocked, and pulled out the dragon radar. I clicked it searching franticly- nothing.
I stared back at her spitefully. "Then why'd you give me this?"
She smirked. "Because you desired one."
"Then bring me back! I desire to go back!"
"That is not within my power. Now go. And see for yourself just who molded Piccolo into being."
A/N: Like I said before, this is hard to write. I hope it is good... so who will Piccolo be? Can Gohan protect Videl? How about Bulma? And how will he fix this? Does it lie in Cell's defeat? And why is Gohan older than he should be? And what is Gloria? Find out soon... or later!
A/N: I'm not sure how long this story is going to be, but I hope at least ten chapters if not more. Okay, this one is going to be hard to write. Help! I can't put what I want into words! AAHH! But, anyways, enjoy!
Chapter 3-Taste The Lie
I flew over the city letting the wind whip my face. It was so peaceful, the way it beat me. Sending pleasurable chills down my spine, like a battle, one that didn't matter to win. Suddenly, I felt a ki flicker below. I immediately looked down only to see nothing. I searched, squinting, prepared to send a blow to the intruder. Still spotting nothing I swept down upon the city and landed in the street.
I looked around me, at the broken buildings screaming of abandonment. Dirt and cobwebs lined the wood, caking the buildings barely able to protect from rain. My trained eyes scanned the buildings, until a shadow flickered. My eyes narrowed.
"Who's there? Show yourself!" I shouted, trying to wear my confident authority.
Slowly, a shadow began to come forward. The light slowly spilled over the figure revealilng a small, timid girl. Her hair was laced with dirt pulled into pigtails. It was jet black, like the shadow she lived in. Her eyes jumped from me to behind me to me again as if expecting death to be my cape.
My expression transformed to compassion as I took in her tattered form. She looked about my age when I defeated Cell. My heart began racing and my face turned a deep crimson red. What is the matter with me? I just met her?
"Umm..." I began while feeling the back of my head.
I noticed she began to step backwards, so I quickly lowered my arm.
"Hey, its okay." I began. "I'm not going to hurt you, see." I showed her my open palms.
She looked from my offering to me crossly, and narrowed her eyes. I felt a sudden deep pain, for some reason, from her timid being.
"My name's Gohan... what's yours?"
"...Videl."
Videl,... I thought of that name, as if tasting it. I stared for a moment, wondering if it was her ki I felt, until I felt it from behind. That flicker of a ki. I spun around just in time to see a large blue blast flying towards me. I quickly blocked it sending it flying from the city. I heard Videl whimper from behind and scurry away.
"Cell! I know you're there!" I screamed.
That sick laugh. And then the beast. He emerged, green and spotted darker green... his own plague. He creeped over the rubble hissing deep, licking his lips.
"Mmm... I can sense your ki. I will enjoy this... meal." Cell hissed in that disgusting tone.
I felt the anger rise as I remembered what he did. As I remembered... my father...
I screamed as the anger released. I felt it flow through me until it illuminated me. My hair stood on end, a golden flame. And then I attacked him, with a flury of kicks and punches. He blocked them easily with just one hand. In my fury, I didn't even realize...
I lept back and powered up a bit more, concentrating it into a single ball of energy. "Ka-me-ha-me-HA!" It flew from me, a piece of me, right at Cell. He stood smugly staring it down, and flicked it away like a bug. My anger rose more. He is mocking me!!
I stood as he looked down upon me smirking. He held up a hand and sent a blast towards me, a blue beam flowing smoothly from his palm. I held up a block, facing my destiny head on. It knocked me back, but I held my stanze. It felt like fire on my arms, and I howled in fury. Gritting my teeth, I concentrated solely on the pain, fighting it. Until I reallized... I couldn't block it! The blast exploded in front of me knocking me across the street. I collided with a wall, another one, and landed in the rubble... under the broken roof, in the broken building, of the broken city.
Cell appeared ontop of the rubble. He smirked sickly and licked his lips once more as if tasting his victory.
"Yes... you may be weak, but soon you will... be of use..."
My mind flipped this over, he doesn't have a tail since he absorbed the androids so how can he make a meal... he's going to eat me! My eyes widened as he held up his palm, a ball of energy began to form at the end. And then a crash, and Cell fell forward! I sucked in deep, not quite realizing what happened. Cell was rubbing his head, cursing, and then I saw Videl with stones in her hand.
"How-dare-you! You insulent... you will pay for your insubordination." Cell hissed.
Videl's face fell from confidence. She began backing up slowly, dropping the stones. Just like my friends. Every time they need me...
The fury filled me again, and I powered up sending the rocks off of my body. I rose and flew towards Cell, and crammed my fist deep into his gut. He fell forward, slowly, at an odd slow pace. I could see the surprise slowly fading to rage, into a twisted rage,...
Then I heard Gloria scream in my head-"Get out! Now! You aren't ready yet!" I looked for her. Not able to place her. "NOW!!" I ignored her, powering up for another hit. But then I remembered last time... quickly, I grabbed Videl's hand. She gasped, a bit surprised, but I pulled her to my chest, protectively, and wrapped her arms around me. And off we flew. Away from the brokenness... as Cell choked on his vomit.
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We landed on the waterside outlooking the ocean. Videl dropped to her knees seeming to appreciate the land. It was strange, I couldn't help but stare.
She watched me out the corner of her eyes, still timidly. I sat beside her, looking out across the ocean.
"So.. do you live there?" I asked, curious.
"Hmm? Oh, that building... I don't have a home, I mean, since my dad..." She looked down to the ground. "And my mom too."
"I'm sorry. My dad is too."
"Cell..." she whispered clenching her fist. Then she looked at me."I'm sorry. I thought you were one of them. I mean, since you flew."
"Them?" I asked raising an eyebrow.
"Yes, Cell and Piccolo. Where have you been? Under a rock?" I stared in shock as she spoke, not believing what I was hearing. "Piccolo just wanted to rule the world, but before Cell arrived he changed his mind. Now all he wants is destruction just like Cell. They teamed up,... sort of."
"No... no..." I said shaking it out of my head. Refusing her words.
"Yes, I know. Unbelievable. We are all damned."
I realized she misunderstood my words, but kept my mouth shut. I looked at her, as she stared at the sunset. How it played over her face. She was so beautiful... like the sunset... only she would never rise again. This,... she seemed so fake. Like she wasn't meant to speak in this tone, or walk in this street. Like she was a... lie.
"I must go." I said.
She looked at me shocked as I stood and turned my back. She rose quickly and stood in front of me, holding her hands out to her side as if to block my escape.
"NO!" she screamed freezing her eyes into a glare.
I hardened my face as well. " I must go. Videl, you can't come. It is too dangerous." I placed my hand on her shoulder, gently, steadying her.
Her face faltered. "But... I will be alone again."
My face faltered as well. "Stay here. There is food in the trees. I will come back for you, I swear it." I lifted her chin to look her in the eyes, showing my sincerity. She seemed satisfied, i guess, because she lowered her arms.
Then I left her, not looking back.
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"Gloria... GLORIA!!"
I stood some distance from where I left Videl shouting. I needed an answer.
"What is it Gohan." Gloria answered.
I turned and faced her. I stared her down for a moment, deciding.
"You wish to know of Piccolo? It is true." Gloria said, unmoved. My eyes widened but my face didn't change. "When Piccolo teamed up with Gokuh against Radditz, after he killed your father you weren't there to change his heart. It was unsatisfying to him, so after Vejita was over with he seeked to satisfy himself,... through blood. He forced Kami to fuse with him, and no, he isn't teamed with Cell. They would love to kill each other. Piccolo is so much stronger than he is in your existence, strong through hate... and so is Cell from absorbing more life than in your existence..."
I continued to stare her down, the source of my problems, the root of it. "I don't believe you."
"It doesn't matter if you do or don't Gohan, but right now, with your rage which ISN'T your source of power, you can't defeat Cell."
"I... don't...BELIEVE...you." I repeated slowly filling every word with spite. "Why am I hear, what is this for!"
She continued to be unmoved. "I am merely a handmaid of my Master. You are here to discover for yourself. Tell me Gohan, are you afraid you can't protect her? Videl? Bulma?"
My eyes widened and my face fell. As she continued to speak. "You wish to see for yourself if Piccolo is who he is. If he is a lie like Videl. People are mold. It is too bad the wrong hands held the clay... so go see for yourself Gohan. Go."
"No." I answered. "I don't need to. I know you are lying. I'll just collect the dragon balls and wish myself back."
"You can't. Dende never came to earth. Piccolo forced Kami into fusion, and you weren't here to bring Dende to earth, since you are the reason he came."
I stared shocked, and pulled out the dragon radar. I clicked it searching franticly- nothing.
I stared back at her spitefully. "Then why'd you give me this?"
She smirked. "Because you desired one."
"Then bring me back! I desire to go back!"
"That is not within my power. Now go. And see for yourself just who molded Piccolo into being."
A/N: Like I said before, this is hard to write. I hope it is good... so who will Piccolo be? Can Gohan protect Videl? How about Bulma? And how will he fix this? Does it lie in Cell's defeat? And why is Gohan older than he should be? And what is Gloria? Find out soon... or later!