Disclaimer: I don't own DBZ.
This is Gohan/Videl, probably some romance but that isn't the main purpose of this fic. The main purpose is 2 fold.
Firstly this is a challenge to myself to write something with chapters shorter than 5000 words, and preferably in the 2000 to 3000 word range. Both just for the heck of it, and to do something about my sister's (Pteska) need to impress me with longer chapters ;). Also to stop myself from constantly saying mine's bigger ;).
Pteska saying: I object your honour.
Judge saying: Approved.
TW saying: Withdrawn.
//Note, those last three lines are by Pteska.
Second it's a place for me to use all my rejected but funny scenes, as well as some new for this fic and funny scenes.
Responses to reviews:
To wind:
Yes, go you, you are observant. It's also a good thing you like serious chapters, because this one is still pretty serious. Next one should be back to humour though, after all there's no reason to over-do the seriousness.
To Light02:
Actually Gohan just went level 2, as for level three... Read and find out.
To White Rain:
It's easy to over look, but it's been seven years not since the Cell-games, but since the Cell-games announcement, which was two days before Gohan's birthday.
To Lady Foeseeker:
Here's the next chapter, hope you didn't have too hard of a time with the straight-jacket while reading this.
To SerpentTreize:
It's always good to hear from people who agree with my interpretation of Gohan's true character. As you say, the way they portrayed him in the show was all wrong after the Cell-games.
To Bcat:
I know, cliffies are cruel, at least when they're other people cliffies ;). This chapter doesn't have one though, not really anyway.
To aqua-illusion:
Glad to see another review agreeing with my portrayal of Gohan, I hope you enjoy this chapter, there's at least some character development going on. As far as Gohan's hiding his abilities is concerned, he is getting a little more lax about it, but that's also due, at least in part, to his Saiyan side reintegrating with the rest of his character and therefor taking on a permanent, active, surface roll.
To Johnny Rage:
No I wasn't just holding off because you hadn't reviewed yet. Just busy FINALY getting Life is Strange 18 out and recovering from the previous chapter. I'm glad you liked the emotions and I'd like to think I did a decent job, but writing Gohan that confused took a lot out of me, emotionally, I needed to recharge those batteries before writing this chapter.
To Mysticgohanrox:
Thanks for the compliment. As for the emotions, look at my response to Johnny above, it doesn't come easy to me either. The reason it works is that I was at least as sucked into his emotions writing it as you were reading it.
Gohan Goes To Highschool
Chapter 14: Suspension and Relief
For a moment Videl nearly lost herself in the emptiness of Gohan's eyes, but she quickly looked away as best she could. Her efforts to do so were hindered, however, by what ever it was that was holding her body and therefor her head was? locked in position.
There wasn't any of the noise she would have expected the class to generate in this state of confinement. But when she tried to speak she quickly found the cause for that, the field that was holding her, holding them, was to restrictive for her to speak, only allowing just enough room for her to breathe.
All in all it made Videl thankful that she'd only turned part way, just enough to allow her to see Gohan. It made it easier for her to avoid seeing his eyes, by simply looking out of the corners of her eyes. It also allowed her to see a strange event, most of the people she'd seen just moments before in the video footage were now flying towards them. Some of them were instantly recognisable as they landed, the tall green one would definitely stand out anywhere, just like the one with three eyes. Krillin was also there and Yamcha was hot on his tail. Finally, half a minute or so after the others had landed, Vegeta came flying in, carrying Bulma, while Goten and Trunks flew either side of him.
'Figures.' Videl thought, just a bit jealous. 'Of course EVERYONE he knows can fly.'
"Gohan, what's going on bro?" Videl could recognise Krillin's voice, even though she couldn't see him speak, as he had left her rather limited field of vision directly after landing.
There was no answer and after a pause of what Videl estimated to be several minutes Krillin spoke again: "Any ideas as to why he's not answering."
"I'm not sure he can." One of the people that was still in Videl's sight, the large green man, replied almost instantly.
"What do you mean Piccolo?"
"I can't sense anything telepathically, it's as though his mind has shut itself down."
"But how... Hey look what's on the screen."
"Goku!" She wasn't sure whose voice this last remark came from.
"Ah well," she could see Krillin shrugging his shoulders as he walked back into her view, "I suppose it makes sense."
"What makes sense Krillin?" This was Bulma's voice, coming from almost directly behind her.
"That the first thing Gohan's ever really done for himself is going crazy. Think about it, ever since he was little he's been doing whatever everyone else, whatever we, wanted him to do. So he's become the perfect student to please his mother. He's kept training, because we all expected him to be a good fighter. And even worse, after the Cell-games we all expected him to be happy, so when he seemed happy, non of us looked into it, nobody checked to see if there wasn't some pain underneath it all."
Silence fell and the people Videl could see looked pensive, she was feeling rather pensive herself as well, she was trying, with little luck, to make sense of what she was hearing, about Gohan, clearly he had something to do with the Cell-games, but what it was still wasn't clear to her.
"So what do we do?" This was Vegeta's voice, not sounding as gruff as Videl remembered it.
"Oh come on Vegeta, that's easy." This was Bulma again.
"Really, then explain it to me woman."
"Well it all goes back to the root of the problem, Gohan clearly got the push over the edge when he saw Goku on the screen, that's probably why he froze the picture, he's trying to stop time at a point where Goku's still alive."
"Makes sense, but what do we do?" This was the three-eyed man, who happened to be in Videl's view.
"It's simple," Vegeta announced, "we all power up and blast the brat into the next dimension, and then wish him back."
"No Vegeta." This was an entirely new voice, and Videl turned her eyes back towards Gohan to see its origin, keeping them directed as far upward as possible to try to avoid his eyes. This meant her view was largely filled by the canopy roof of the pavilion above her, while the rest was taken up by what little sky she could between the bottom of the canopy and the top of Gohan's head.
With this limited field of view it took a few seconds before what had caused the sound came into view, a flying carpet. As the carpet landed near the screen, causing Videl to role her eyes back that way, she could see it's occupants for the first time, a black man wearing a turban, and another green man, who was surprisingly short compared to the other green man she'd seen.
"If you try to attack Gohan now he will still react, and in reacting he will quite possibly find a new level of Super-Saiyan, he's on the verge of a break-through already."
"Are you sure Dende?" The tall green man asked.
The new-comer, presumable Dende, nodded. "As sure as I'm Earth's Kami."
It took a few seconds for the implications of this statement to hit Videl. The first shock came with the realisation that this little guy was God, or Kami. The second was that there were apparently more Gods, and other planets with life, the implications she was sure reached ever further, but these were the most important.
"Yes I'm sure Piccolo. And if he breaks that barrier, in this state of mind, I shudder to think what would happen. I think we'd be lucky if earth survived in such circumstances."
The taller green man, Piccolo, nodded. "With how far gone Gohan's mind is it's a wonder we're still here at all."
"So what do you suggest we do, Namek?" This was Vegeta again.
"I think your wife has a suggestion on that one Vegeta."
"Uh, yeah." Bulma walked into Videl's view as she spoke and appeared to be examining the video machine. "I was thinking that if we could get this thing to play on, Gohan might snap out of it. If he is trying to freeze time at the point where the video is, he should snap out of it when he's unsuccessful."
"The device is blocked by a telekinetic-field." Krillin stated, also walking over to it to investigate. "The question is if we can remove the field without Gohan reacting."
"I think it should work, by making an inverse field, that will leave Gohan's intact, but undo its function." The short green man, Kami, as Videl reminded herself, ventured. "The problem is the raw power that's in the field, I think we'll need to channel combined powers."
The other green man nodded. "We will channel our powers through you Dende, I know you've been practising you telekinetic and telepathic skills."
There was some activity as everyone moved around forming a line linked by hands on backs with Dende at the front. He seemed to concentrate and Videl thought she saw a slight glow around his antennae as the video suddenly started playing again.
The next instant Videl was surprised by the speed at which he own mind was registering things. First of all Gohan's scream resumed, another "NOOOO!" coming from his lips, and then suddenly she could move again. As she turned to Gohan she saw him shoot up out of his seat, into the air and tearing through the canopy roof of the pavilion, than as she turned back she saw Goten, Trunks, Krillin and the large green man called Piccolo all take off after him.
She herself stood up, feeling some pain in her legs from the strain of whatever field had held her and her classmates still. The silence around her was quickly fading into a cacophony of confused and scared noises produced by her classmates.
Videl shook her head, in a strange attempt to clear away the noise and then walked towards the screen where some of the remaining strangers were still assembled, though out of those she'd only ever met Yamcha before. She'd seen Bulma during career-day of course and even asked one question, but they hadn't been really introduced. Of course she and Yamcha hadn't been introduced all that much either, but at least Gohan had told Yamcha her name and they had exchanged a few more words about her stance and swing during the baseball lesson.
"Excuse me."
Yamcha turned to face her and a look of recognition passed over his face. "You're Videl, right?"
"Yes, but I was wondering, what's going on here."
'When did I get so subtle?' Videl wondered after her question. 'I guess I'm just realising how badly some of these people out class me. Maybe I was arrogant after all.'
"That's a bit hard to explain." Yamcha interrupted her thoughts. "And I'm definitely not the best person to explain the finer points."
Meanwhile Bulma approached.
"Yamcha?"
"Yes Bulma."
"Who's this?"
"This is Videl Satan."
"Oh really." Bulma smiled at her. "It's a pleasure to meet you Videl. Krillin told me about you."
Videl blushed slightly as she remembered Gohan's analysis of his friends, he'd been spot on and Bulma turned back to Yamcha.
"I just wanted to remind you, Yamcha, that we really shouldn't say anything Gohan wouldn't."
Yamcha nodded. "He's halfway around the world by now, but you're right of course."
Videl's eyes widened as she heard that figure announced so seriously. If Gohan was halfway around the world he had a level of speed that no aircraft could match.
'I wonder how fast Sayaman could fly.' She thought absentmindedly. She shook herself. 'Haven't you figured it out yet, the transformation, the hair, the powers, Gohan has to be Sayaman.' She mentally scolded as it dawned on her.
She was about to ask something on that subject of Bulma when Gohan reappeared, at least she thought it was him. There was none of his usual softness in his features and his hair, still blond, or rather golden, hung down to his knees. He got closer and landed and she saw to her surprise that for some reason he had no eyebrows anymore and he was audibly panting.
"Where are Trunks, Goten, Krillin and Piccolo?" Bulma asked.
"They'll be here shortly." Gohan managed between pants. "The transformation fully took hold about four thousand miles back and my speed shot through the roof when it did. I kind of left them behind when that happened."
"So what are the limits on this new form?" Yamcha asked.
Gohan shrugged. "I haven't been pushing the limits yet. But it has a time factor, unlike levels one and this one actually requires a continual effort for me to maintain it. But I can probably develop twice the speed and power I can in level two. But like I said there is a time factor, so I doubt I could keep it up for more than a quarter of an hour, twenty minutes at most."
"So!" Videl turned her head at this statement to see Vegeta. It seemed strange that a single word could so definitely be a statement, but it was. Gohan certainly seemed to take it as such, as he turned to Vegeta and nodded in a seemingly significant way. Vegeta looked like he was going to open his mouth for a second, but then took off in a blaze of blue and white energy.
"What..." Videl started, but Gohan interrupted her.
"I know we've got a lot to talk about. But later, right now this is that last place I need to be."
"I..." Videl started again, but he was already airborne, heading back the way he came, meeting up with Piccolo, Krillin, Goten and Trunks, who were just arriving as he flew.
***
Next time on Gohan Goes to Highschool, will Gohan and Videl really have a lot to talk about? And how will the rest of the class react to everything that's happened? And as an added bonus a familiar villain is waiting in the wings to make a new appearance, so don't miss the next chapter of Gohan Goes to Highschool.
Well that's it for this chapter, we should be back to the humorous side of things next time. Please review.
This is Gohan/Videl, probably some romance but that isn't the main purpose of this fic. The main purpose is 2 fold.
Firstly this is a challenge to myself to write something with chapters shorter than 5000 words, and preferably in the 2000 to 3000 word range. Both just for the heck of it, and to do something about my sister's (Pteska) need to impress me with longer chapters ;). Also to stop myself from constantly saying mine's bigger ;).
Pteska saying: I object your honour.
Judge saying: Approved.
TW saying: Withdrawn.
//Note, those last three lines are by Pteska.
Second it's a place for me to use all my rejected but funny scenes, as well as some new for this fic and funny scenes.
Responses to reviews:
To wind:
Yes, go you, you are observant. It's also a good thing you like serious chapters, because this one is still pretty serious. Next one should be back to humour though, after all there's no reason to over-do the seriousness.
To Light02:
Actually Gohan just went level 2, as for level three... Read and find out.
To White Rain:
It's easy to over look, but it's been seven years not since the Cell-games, but since the Cell-games announcement, which was two days before Gohan's birthday.
To Lady Foeseeker:
Here's the next chapter, hope you didn't have too hard of a time with the straight-jacket while reading this.
To SerpentTreize:
It's always good to hear from people who agree with my interpretation of Gohan's true character. As you say, the way they portrayed him in the show was all wrong after the Cell-games.
To Bcat:
I know, cliffies are cruel, at least when they're other people cliffies ;). This chapter doesn't have one though, not really anyway.
To aqua-illusion:
Glad to see another review agreeing with my portrayal of Gohan, I hope you enjoy this chapter, there's at least some character development going on. As far as Gohan's hiding his abilities is concerned, he is getting a little more lax about it, but that's also due, at least in part, to his Saiyan side reintegrating with the rest of his character and therefor taking on a permanent, active, surface roll.
To Johnny Rage:
No I wasn't just holding off because you hadn't reviewed yet. Just busy FINALY getting Life is Strange 18 out and recovering from the previous chapter. I'm glad you liked the emotions and I'd like to think I did a decent job, but writing Gohan that confused took a lot out of me, emotionally, I needed to recharge those batteries before writing this chapter.
To Mysticgohanrox:
Thanks for the compliment. As for the emotions, look at my response to Johnny above, it doesn't come easy to me either. The reason it works is that I was at least as sucked into his emotions writing it as you were reading it.
Gohan Goes To Highschool
Chapter 14: Suspension and Relief
For a moment Videl nearly lost herself in the emptiness of Gohan's eyes, but she quickly looked away as best she could. Her efforts to do so were hindered, however, by what ever it was that was holding her body and therefor her head was? locked in position.
There wasn't any of the noise she would have expected the class to generate in this state of confinement. But when she tried to speak she quickly found the cause for that, the field that was holding her, holding them, was to restrictive for her to speak, only allowing just enough room for her to breathe.
All in all it made Videl thankful that she'd only turned part way, just enough to allow her to see Gohan. It made it easier for her to avoid seeing his eyes, by simply looking out of the corners of her eyes. It also allowed her to see a strange event, most of the people she'd seen just moments before in the video footage were now flying towards them. Some of them were instantly recognisable as they landed, the tall green one would definitely stand out anywhere, just like the one with three eyes. Krillin was also there and Yamcha was hot on his tail. Finally, half a minute or so after the others had landed, Vegeta came flying in, carrying Bulma, while Goten and Trunks flew either side of him.
'Figures.' Videl thought, just a bit jealous. 'Of course EVERYONE he knows can fly.'
"Gohan, what's going on bro?" Videl could recognise Krillin's voice, even though she couldn't see him speak, as he had left her rather limited field of vision directly after landing.
There was no answer and after a pause of what Videl estimated to be several minutes Krillin spoke again: "Any ideas as to why he's not answering."
"I'm not sure he can." One of the people that was still in Videl's sight, the large green man, replied almost instantly.
"What do you mean Piccolo?"
"I can't sense anything telepathically, it's as though his mind has shut itself down."
"But how... Hey look what's on the screen."
"Goku!" She wasn't sure whose voice this last remark came from.
"Ah well," she could see Krillin shrugging his shoulders as he walked back into her view, "I suppose it makes sense."
"What makes sense Krillin?" This was Bulma's voice, coming from almost directly behind her.
"That the first thing Gohan's ever really done for himself is going crazy. Think about it, ever since he was little he's been doing whatever everyone else, whatever we, wanted him to do. So he's become the perfect student to please his mother. He's kept training, because we all expected him to be a good fighter. And even worse, after the Cell-games we all expected him to be happy, so when he seemed happy, non of us looked into it, nobody checked to see if there wasn't some pain underneath it all."
Silence fell and the people Videl could see looked pensive, she was feeling rather pensive herself as well, she was trying, with little luck, to make sense of what she was hearing, about Gohan, clearly he had something to do with the Cell-games, but what it was still wasn't clear to her.
"So what do we do?" This was Vegeta's voice, not sounding as gruff as Videl remembered it.
"Oh come on Vegeta, that's easy." This was Bulma again.
"Really, then explain it to me woman."
"Well it all goes back to the root of the problem, Gohan clearly got the push over the edge when he saw Goku on the screen, that's probably why he froze the picture, he's trying to stop time at a point where Goku's still alive."
"Makes sense, but what do we do?" This was the three-eyed man, who happened to be in Videl's view.
"It's simple," Vegeta announced, "we all power up and blast the brat into the next dimension, and then wish him back."
"No Vegeta." This was an entirely new voice, and Videl turned her eyes back towards Gohan to see its origin, keeping them directed as far upward as possible to try to avoid his eyes. This meant her view was largely filled by the canopy roof of the pavilion above her, while the rest was taken up by what little sky she could between the bottom of the canopy and the top of Gohan's head.
With this limited field of view it took a few seconds before what had caused the sound came into view, a flying carpet. As the carpet landed near the screen, causing Videl to role her eyes back that way, she could see it's occupants for the first time, a black man wearing a turban, and another green man, who was surprisingly short compared to the other green man she'd seen.
"If you try to attack Gohan now he will still react, and in reacting he will quite possibly find a new level of Super-Saiyan, he's on the verge of a break-through already."
"Are you sure Dende?" The tall green man asked.
The new-comer, presumable Dende, nodded. "As sure as I'm Earth's Kami."
It took a few seconds for the implications of this statement to hit Videl. The first shock came with the realisation that this little guy was God, or Kami. The second was that there were apparently more Gods, and other planets with life, the implications she was sure reached ever further, but these were the most important.
"Yes I'm sure Piccolo. And if he breaks that barrier, in this state of mind, I shudder to think what would happen. I think we'd be lucky if earth survived in such circumstances."
The taller green man, Piccolo, nodded. "With how far gone Gohan's mind is it's a wonder we're still here at all."
"So what do you suggest we do, Namek?" This was Vegeta again.
"I think your wife has a suggestion on that one Vegeta."
"Uh, yeah." Bulma walked into Videl's view as she spoke and appeared to be examining the video machine. "I was thinking that if we could get this thing to play on, Gohan might snap out of it. If he is trying to freeze time at the point where the video is, he should snap out of it when he's unsuccessful."
"The device is blocked by a telekinetic-field." Krillin stated, also walking over to it to investigate. "The question is if we can remove the field without Gohan reacting."
"I think it should work, by making an inverse field, that will leave Gohan's intact, but undo its function." The short green man, Kami, as Videl reminded herself, ventured. "The problem is the raw power that's in the field, I think we'll need to channel combined powers."
The other green man nodded. "We will channel our powers through you Dende, I know you've been practising you telekinetic and telepathic skills."
There was some activity as everyone moved around forming a line linked by hands on backs with Dende at the front. He seemed to concentrate and Videl thought she saw a slight glow around his antennae as the video suddenly started playing again.
The next instant Videl was surprised by the speed at which he own mind was registering things. First of all Gohan's scream resumed, another "NOOOO!" coming from his lips, and then suddenly she could move again. As she turned to Gohan she saw him shoot up out of his seat, into the air and tearing through the canopy roof of the pavilion, than as she turned back she saw Goten, Trunks, Krillin and the large green man called Piccolo all take off after him.
She herself stood up, feeling some pain in her legs from the strain of whatever field had held her and her classmates still. The silence around her was quickly fading into a cacophony of confused and scared noises produced by her classmates.
Videl shook her head, in a strange attempt to clear away the noise and then walked towards the screen where some of the remaining strangers were still assembled, though out of those she'd only ever met Yamcha before. She'd seen Bulma during career-day of course and even asked one question, but they hadn't been really introduced. Of course she and Yamcha hadn't been introduced all that much either, but at least Gohan had told Yamcha her name and they had exchanged a few more words about her stance and swing during the baseball lesson.
"Excuse me."
Yamcha turned to face her and a look of recognition passed over his face. "You're Videl, right?"
"Yes, but I was wondering, what's going on here."
'When did I get so subtle?' Videl wondered after her question. 'I guess I'm just realising how badly some of these people out class me. Maybe I was arrogant after all.'
"That's a bit hard to explain." Yamcha interrupted her thoughts. "And I'm definitely not the best person to explain the finer points."
Meanwhile Bulma approached.
"Yamcha?"
"Yes Bulma."
"Who's this?"
"This is Videl Satan."
"Oh really." Bulma smiled at her. "It's a pleasure to meet you Videl. Krillin told me about you."
Videl blushed slightly as she remembered Gohan's analysis of his friends, he'd been spot on and Bulma turned back to Yamcha.
"I just wanted to remind you, Yamcha, that we really shouldn't say anything Gohan wouldn't."
Yamcha nodded. "He's halfway around the world by now, but you're right of course."
Videl's eyes widened as she heard that figure announced so seriously. If Gohan was halfway around the world he had a level of speed that no aircraft could match.
'I wonder how fast Sayaman could fly.' She thought absentmindedly. She shook herself. 'Haven't you figured it out yet, the transformation, the hair, the powers, Gohan has to be Sayaman.' She mentally scolded as it dawned on her.
She was about to ask something on that subject of Bulma when Gohan reappeared, at least she thought it was him. There was none of his usual softness in his features and his hair, still blond, or rather golden, hung down to his knees. He got closer and landed and she saw to her surprise that for some reason he had no eyebrows anymore and he was audibly panting.
"Where are Trunks, Goten, Krillin and Piccolo?" Bulma asked.
"They'll be here shortly." Gohan managed between pants. "The transformation fully took hold about four thousand miles back and my speed shot through the roof when it did. I kind of left them behind when that happened."
"So what are the limits on this new form?" Yamcha asked.
Gohan shrugged. "I haven't been pushing the limits yet. But it has a time factor, unlike levels one and this one actually requires a continual effort for me to maintain it. But I can probably develop twice the speed and power I can in level two. But like I said there is a time factor, so I doubt I could keep it up for more than a quarter of an hour, twenty minutes at most."
"So!" Videl turned her head at this statement to see Vegeta. It seemed strange that a single word could so definitely be a statement, but it was. Gohan certainly seemed to take it as such, as he turned to Vegeta and nodded in a seemingly significant way. Vegeta looked like he was going to open his mouth for a second, but then took off in a blaze of blue and white energy.
"What..." Videl started, but Gohan interrupted her.
"I know we've got a lot to talk about. But later, right now this is that last place I need to be."
"I..." Videl started again, but he was already airborne, heading back the way he came, meeting up with Piccolo, Krillin, Goten and Trunks, who were just arriving as he flew.
***
Next time on Gohan Goes to Highschool, will Gohan and Videl really have a lot to talk about? And how will the rest of the class react to everything that's happened? And as an added bonus a familiar villain is waiting in the wings to make a new appearance, so don't miss the next chapter of Gohan Goes to Highschool.
Well that's it for this chapter, we should be back to the humorous side of things next time. Please review.