Yay! New chapter! What surprises will there be for today? I don't know, do you?
Thanks to all my loyal fans who review! I've gotten requests not to bring Videl into the story for at least one more chapter. And sorry to the people who think that there's going to be G/F. This IS a G/V story. Maybe I'll put some S/F in it. I always thought that Faye and Spike belonged together.
Enjoy!
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The real folks blues
I only want to know what true sadness is
Sitting in muddy water
Isn't such a bad life
If it ends after the first time
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Chapter 4
Spike smirked and faced Gohan. "All right kid. Let's see what you got."
Gohan smiled and dropped into his fighting stance. He decided to fight hand to hand, and to only use a small fraction of his power. He figured that Spike wasn't that strong compared to him, and using too much force would be fatal. Now that, he definitely did not want.
"You ready kid?"
"Call me Gohan. I'm not a kid."
"Well, you ready?"
"Of course. Just watch yourself. I might hurt you."
Spike laughed. "I highly doubt that. Let's get thing started." Spike ran towards Gohan and threw a punch. Gohan dodged easily. He didn't attack. Not yet. The time wasn't right. He decided to let Spike have his fun. Spike launched an attack of punched, all of which Gohan dodged. He then disappeared.
"Where'd you go?"
"Right here." Gohan said in a low voice. Spike spun around and looked at Gohan. His arms were crossed. Spike looked at him in wonder.
"What a strange move" Spike thought to himself. "How'd he do that?"
Gohan smirked, and punched Spike in the stomach. He then kicked him in the back, and then hit him in the face. Gohan made sure not to use too much force in order to save Spike from a lot of pain and injuries. He then stopped, and let Spike catch his breath.
Spike had never felt that much pain in his life. It was worst than being shot or stabbed which believe me, has happened to him many times. Spike felt a sharp pain go up the right side of his body. He grabbed it, and nearly fell over.
"Who are you?"
"I'm Gohan, and I'm a half Saya-Jin."
"Well Gohan. Looks like you're my new target. I'll beat you someday."
"Whatever you say Spike. Ready for another round?"
Despite the pain Spike felt, he stood up and got into a fighting stance. "You bet."
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"Hey Spike. SPIKE!" Jet walked into the room Spike and Gohan were fighting in. Spike was in pretty bad shape. Gohan was a lot stronger than he had expected. It had been a while since he had fought someone stronger than him.
Spike wiped some blood off his lip. "What is it?"
"We got a new bounty. His name is Jermaine Jelik." Jet held up a picture. The man in the picture was a young man. His black hair was almost like an Afro and he also had a small mustache. A tattoo decorated his right shoulder. It was of a knife with a snake wrapped around it, with blood dripping off the end of the knife.
"Looks like a young one. How much is he worth?"
"3 million dollars." (a/n: we're going to keep things to dollars to keep things simple.)
"What the hell did he do?"
"He's wanted for 50 cases of fraud, and 20 cases for murder."
"Is that it?"
"No, then there's all the small stuff he did before getting into the big leagues."
"Do you have a lead?"
"Not yet. I'm getting some help from an old friend at the station. We should be getting some information soon."
"When will we leave?"
"Soon. Looks like you've gotten yourself beaten up. Take a shower and be ready." Jet then turned and faced Gohan. "You're coming too. We'll have to be careful though. You have a bounty on your head too."
Gohan looked worried. "You're bounty hunters?"
"Yeah. We won't turn you in though. You'll come, right?"
"Sure."
"Great. Follow me, and we'll wait for Spike to get ready."
"Fine." Gohan then followed Jet out.
~*~
Gohan, Jet, and Spike all sat down at a bar. It was the place a trade was suppose to take place. They had brought Gohan along figuring that if he could beat Spike pretty badly, that maybe he would fend well against guns. Well, they would find out soon, that's for sure.
"Hello guys. What can I get you?" The bartender walked in front of the guys.
"I'll have a Vodka. On the rocks." Spike said.
"Just get me some beer."
Gohan paused for a moment. After a second he spoke. "I'm fine. I won't have anything." Spike gave him a questioning look.
"Hey, I'm underage. I'm only eighteen."
"It's all right. We don't check ID here. What'll it be?" The bar tender said, cleaning of a glass.
Gohan sighed. Well, there always a first time for everything. "I'll have a beer too."
"Coming right up." The bar tender turned his back to Gohan.
"So Gohan. How'd you end up on Mars?" Jet turned and looked at Gohan. He was very interested in hearing his story.
Gohan sighed. Where to begin. "Well, on Earth I kind of fought crime. I went in a disguise because of my powers. I was called the Great Saiya-man…"
"Great Saiya-man? That's an interesting name."
"Um…yeah. I made it up on the spot. Anyway, there was this girl Videl. I usually fight crime with her. She's unusually strong for a full blooded human. Well, I was flying around one day and…"
"You can fly?"
"Uh…yeah. I can fly. I also have super human powers. To get on with my story, I was flying around, looking for the usual bank robbery. You should see these banks. They have the worst security. The police don't help much either. They always call on Videl and me for help. It's crazy." Gohan paused and took in a deep breath. The next part was hard to tell. "I found a gang in a back alley about a week back. They had a girl with them. They had Videl. The leader had her pinned to the ground so she couldn't move." He swallowed hard. "They tried to rape her."
"What did you do?"
"I went down and beat up all the gang members except the leader. I accidentally killed him." Gohan swallowed hard again. It was a hard memory to bear.
Spike looked at Gohan. "So? I've killed plenty of people before."
"You don't understand. The gang then went to the police with their own story. Now I'm wanted down there for murder. I don't kill normal human beings. Yeah sure, I've had the world's fate rest on my shoulders before, and I've had to kill monsters that have tried to annihilate the planet, but this is different. I've never killed a person from the city before. It's against everything I believe in. Because of this, I had to leave my mother and my brother."
"What about the girl?"
"She wanted to come with me, but I wouldn't let her. The city needs her. It wouldn't look good if she disappeared."
"She must mean a lot to you if you wouldn't let her come."
"Yes, she does. I wish she could come. Then I wouldn't have to feel alone. She knows I didn't mean to kill him. I lost control, that's all." He gripped his bottle of beer tightly. He took a sip and banged it onto the counter. Soon, he was gripping it so hard, it broke. Jets looked from the broken glass to Gohan, and then back to the broken glass. Something like that to happen to someone so young was terrible.
Jet then spoke. "What about your father?"
Gohan struggled to hold tears back. "He's dead. He sacrificed his life to save mine and everyone else's. My family doesn't get enough credit for what we put up with. My father died because of my mistake, and he gets no recognition. I saved the world, and I get to credit. Do you know what it's like living and knowing that nothing you do is ever good enough?" Gohan stopped himself. He turned and looked down at the counter. Great. He was jumping from something that happened a week before to something that happened years before. And he was spilling his life story out to people he barely knew too. Now they probably thought of him as some emotional wreck. Yes, his life was definitely a screw up.
Gohan grabbed the jacket he had and headed towards the door. "I need time to think to myself. Find me somewhere when you leave."
At that same exact moment, a man came running in. Time seemed to freeze as Gohan looked at him. The man had an afro. He also had facial hair. The thing that gave him away was the tattoo—a sword with a snake wrapped around it. Gohan spun around and screamed for Spike and Jet to duck. They didn't have to be told twice. The dived under the bar and whipped out their handguns.
Meanwhile, Gohan had caught the person and was wrestling with him on the ground. He could have easily taken him out using his powers, but he decided against it, figuring that it would only cause trouble.
"What are you doing here Jermaine Jelik?" Gohan had him pinned to the ground.
"How do you know who I am?"
"I have my sources. Now tell me, why are you here?"
"I'm not telling. My business is mine and mine only."
Gohan gripped Jermaine's neck. "Tell me."
Jermaine gasped for air. "In my shirt pocket…"
Gohan grabbed out a small package. He opened it, and found a small syringe with liquid in it.
"Were you going to shoot up on heroine?"
"No…I'm not that dumb. I was selling it. That's all."
"Interesting. Drug charges too." Gohan tightened his grip.
"Hey kid! Don't kill him! We need him alive to get the money!" Spike called out from the bar.
"Fine." Gohan took his hand off of Jermaine's neck. Jermaine sat up and breathed deeply. He then smiled and stood up. He preceded to takeout a handgun. He put it up to Gohan's face.
"Bad idea buddy."
Yeah…. cliffhanger. I'm so evil. I'll put more action in the next chapter. I don't know when it will be out, so I wanted to get this out. I'm also sorry for rushing the fight between spike and Gohan. What could I say? I mean…Gohan's so much stronger than Spike. Anyway, I'll get the next chapter out a.s.a.p. I have so much to do though, so I don't know when that will be. The next chapter for "we blame canada" will be out soon too, for those who are waiting. Okay? Okay. Bye!
