Chapter 6
The sun was set ablaze in the afternoon sky as Gohan was launched through the roof of the old warehouse. The small hole left was made twice as large when the scientist's robot came crashing through it, it's sights set on one target: Saiyaman. Gohan could tell he wasn't going to have an easy time with this thing. Somehow it was built to withstand an incredible amount of power, and was able to use as much. Yet with its great power, it lacked in speed, with only hoverpads and jets to control its movements in the air. Gohan stopped himself high above the warehouse and turned his head to face the mechanical monster coming his way. The beams of the sun bounced off its shiny surface, but there was something strange in the way the light was reflected. It came back to his eye with a different glow, as if it were producing its own form of light. Gohan didn't have to time to think about it as the robot came right up to him. Gohan dodged its massive arm as it flew at his head. The wind rustled Gohan's hair as the arm just passed over him. Gohan moved in to punch it in its central body, but his fist did absolutely nothing. The robot didn't even flinch, except for dropping its arm into Gohan's back. Gohan had to power up to stop himself from hitting the middle of the busy street below.
'This is crazy. How can this machine tolerate my power, or hand it back to me for that matter. There's something I'm missing here.', Gohan thought as he turned around and stared at his opposition. He dashed at it and made an attempt to hit it in the body once again. The machine tried to hit Gohan, but he quickly dodged the attack and threw a strong fist at its body once again, but still nothing happened. Gohan disappeared before the robot's arm came around to smack him. He reappeared above it and tried to drop his feet on top of it. It was like he was landing on solid ground that wouldn't give. He simply stopped there on top of the robot, neither man nor machine moving an inch. Gohan jumped off and hovered in front of the giant. He noticed a small red dot in the middle of its body. He could only guess that it was the eye. He tried shooting a powerful ki blast at it, but it simply bounced off and flew into the clouds. The robot quickly responded by engaging Gohan with arms swinging. Gohan managed to dodge them fairly easily, but that didn't mean a thing if Gohan couldn't damage it.
'Damn, this just never ends. I can sit here and dodge this thing all day, but I'm not gonna get anywhere if I can't hurt it. There's only one thing left that I can try.', Gohan thought as he quickly flew out of the machine's reach. He pulled up into the clouds and out the other side where he stopped and got into stance, with legs spread and arms curled at his sides. The robot was advancing out through the clouds when Gohan let out a tremendous yell and burst into a brilliant golden flame. The robot was shook by the force and was pushed back down through the clouds.
'We'll see if it can handle this.', Gohan thought.
* * *
Videl was holding her own against the four gangsters who had just busted in through the garage door. Even though they were all probably twice as big as she was, they were constantly getting tossed around the room like they were dolls. While they were keeping her busy, the boss and the scientist were hiding in the large room that the robot had been stored in.
"Boss, what are we gonna do?", the scientist asked, thinking that Videl might come after them.
"If things get rough, we'll blow this joint. Literally.", the boss replied, looking over at a control panel in the corner of the room. On it was a code box protected by a plexiglass covering, locked with a key, which happened to be hanging around the boss's neck.
"C'mere little girl. Lemme show ya somethin'.", said one of the guys, whipping out a switchblade. He made a run at Videl, swinging the knife wildly trying to hit her. She dodged the attacks quite well, even if she was giving it all she had. She finally grabbed his arm and put a well placed chop to his elbow, causing it to hyperextend. He dropped the knife from the pain, and she picked it up as he stumbled back holding his elbow. She quickly ran up to him and stabbed him in the leg, causing him to fall to one knee, and then, without the support of his arm, he fell over completely. Videl didn't have time to pat herself on the back as two more men were coming after her.
"You're gonna pay for that.", yelled one.
"Yea, what he said.", yelled the other, pointing at his partner. Videl just smirked and motioned her hand, telling them to bring it on.
"You guys better have more sense than your friend here. Or you'll be on the floor next to him.", Videl said, obviously trying to get them mad. It worked. They both ran at her yelling the choice words that came through their mouths the fastest. These two were used to fighting together and so they decided to try and clothesline Videl. They wrapped their arms to make the line and ran as fast as they could, keeping Videl in the middle. She quickly ducked and tripped one of them, thinking it would bring the other down, but he let go of his partners arm and took a swing that connected with Videl's cheek. She staggered back a few steps as the two guys got back, side by side and charged her. She jumped over the both of them and stepped on their heads, causing them to run into the wall. She landed and turned just in time to see a fist coming at her face. She dodged it, but was not so lucky when the other guy put his fist into her stomach. She fell to a knee and gasped for breath. She heard two footsteps just before she saw a boot swing into her face, putting her on her back. She couldn't move for a second, but she found herself being lifted off the ground. The two guys had a hold of her arms and were offering the last guy a hit.
"Ya wanna have at her before we finish it?", one guy asked.
"My pleasure.", he said with an evil grin. He walked over to her and put on a pair of brass knuckles. He started smacking his palm with them, getting a feel for the hurtin' he was going to lay down. When Videl noticed he was within range, she pulled her weight downward so that she could touch the ground with her feet. She then pushed off as hard as she could and backflipped, kicking the guy with the knuckles in the chin and flying over the two men holding her. As she went over them, she twisted their arms and they both started screaming in pain. She let go of their arms and grabbed their heads. She quicklky and forcefully knocked them together, leaving them both unconscious on the ground. She was faced with the last guy, who was still rubbing the pain out of his jaw. He noticed that he was the only one left, which didn't give him any notion of comfort. But nevertheless he charged at her, just as all the others had done, with his brass knuckles shining. When he threw his fist at her, she simply moved to the side, grabbed his arm and threw him over her shoulder into the boss's desk, breaking it in half.
"You guys are pathetic. I just barely broke a sweat.", Videl scoffed. She stood there with her cocky stance, her hands on her hips, one leg slightly bent with foot tapping the ground. She changed completely when the last guy stood up with a gun that he had found on the ground. She took a step back, but realized it was futile to run at this point, her face took a look of utter terror. The guy began to laugh hysterically.
"You don't talk so big now. I figured this would shut ya up. Now I'm gonna shut you up for good.", yelled the gangster. His moment of superiority was short lived as an enormous metal body came crashing through the roof on top of him, making him a nice human pancake. Videl was shocked to see the robot on its back lying on the ground, and even more surprising was when Gohan came in after it. But he was different. His hair, it was...blonde. She couldn't believe it. Was Gohan also the golden fighter that had appeared when school first started? She just stared in complete amazement as he landed in front of her, his back to her, keeping his focus on his opponent.
"Gohan!! Your hair!!", she yelled. He turned around and noticed she was wide-eyed in disbelief. He got that stupid look on his face that was a mixture of surprise and embarrassment as he shuffled his hair.
"I'll explain later", Gohan said as he turned back around to face the machine which had gotten back on it's feet.
"But...", she started.
"Oh and try and find that scientist. See if you can squeeze out some info on how to stop this thing.", Gohan yelled back before she could finish. "I'll bring this thing back in a few minutes."
He dashed at the robot, jumped up and kicked it hard in the body sending it back a few feet and then he bolted out through the hole in the ceiling. The machine followed suit. Videl, brought back to her senses, began her search for the scientist.
The sun was set ablaze in the afternoon sky as Gohan was launched through the roof of the old warehouse. The small hole left was made twice as large when the scientist's robot came crashing through it, it's sights set on one target: Saiyaman. Gohan could tell he wasn't going to have an easy time with this thing. Somehow it was built to withstand an incredible amount of power, and was able to use as much. Yet with its great power, it lacked in speed, with only hoverpads and jets to control its movements in the air. Gohan stopped himself high above the warehouse and turned his head to face the mechanical monster coming his way. The beams of the sun bounced off its shiny surface, but there was something strange in the way the light was reflected. It came back to his eye with a different glow, as if it were producing its own form of light. Gohan didn't have to time to think about it as the robot came right up to him. Gohan dodged its massive arm as it flew at his head. The wind rustled Gohan's hair as the arm just passed over him. Gohan moved in to punch it in its central body, but his fist did absolutely nothing. The robot didn't even flinch, except for dropping its arm into Gohan's back. Gohan had to power up to stop himself from hitting the middle of the busy street below.
'This is crazy. How can this machine tolerate my power, or hand it back to me for that matter. There's something I'm missing here.', Gohan thought as he turned around and stared at his opposition. He dashed at it and made an attempt to hit it in the body once again. The machine tried to hit Gohan, but he quickly dodged the attack and threw a strong fist at its body once again, but still nothing happened. Gohan disappeared before the robot's arm came around to smack him. He reappeared above it and tried to drop his feet on top of it. It was like he was landing on solid ground that wouldn't give. He simply stopped there on top of the robot, neither man nor machine moving an inch. Gohan jumped off and hovered in front of the giant. He noticed a small red dot in the middle of its body. He could only guess that it was the eye. He tried shooting a powerful ki blast at it, but it simply bounced off and flew into the clouds. The robot quickly responded by engaging Gohan with arms swinging. Gohan managed to dodge them fairly easily, but that didn't mean a thing if Gohan couldn't damage it.
'Damn, this just never ends. I can sit here and dodge this thing all day, but I'm not gonna get anywhere if I can't hurt it. There's only one thing left that I can try.', Gohan thought as he quickly flew out of the machine's reach. He pulled up into the clouds and out the other side where he stopped and got into stance, with legs spread and arms curled at his sides. The robot was advancing out through the clouds when Gohan let out a tremendous yell and burst into a brilliant golden flame. The robot was shook by the force and was pushed back down through the clouds.
'We'll see if it can handle this.', Gohan thought.
* * *
Videl was holding her own against the four gangsters who had just busted in through the garage door. Even though they were all probably twice as big as she was, they were constantly getting tossed around the room like they were dolls. While they were keeping her busy, the boss and the scientist were hiding in the large room that the robot had been stored in.
"Boss, what are we gonna do?", the scientist asked, thinking that Videl might come after them.
"If things get rough, we'll blow this joint. Literally.", the boss replied, looking over at a control panel in the corner of the room. On it was a code box protected by a plexiglass covering, locked with a key, which happened to be hanging around the boss's neck.
"C'mere little girl. Lemme show ya somethin'.", said one of the guys, whipping out a switchblade. He made a run at Videl, swinging the knife wildly trying to hit her. She dodged the attacks quite well, even if she was giving it all she had. She finally grabbed his arm and put a well placed chop to his elbow, causing it to hyperextend. He dropped the knife from the pain, and she picked it up as he stumbled back holding his elbow. She quickly ran up to him and stabbed him in the leg, causing him to fall to one knee, and then, without the support of his arm, he fell over completely. Videl didn't have time to pat herself on the back as two more men were coming after her.
"You're gonna pay for that.", yelled one.
"Yea, what he said.", yelled the other, pointing at his partner. Videl just smirked and motioned her hand, telling them to bring it on.
"You guys better have more sense than your friend here. Or you'll be on the floor next to him.", Videl said, obviously trying to get them mad. It worked. They both ran at her yelling the choice words that came through their mouths the fastest. These two were used to fighting together and so they decided to try and clothesline Videl. They wrapped their arms to make the line and ran as fast as they could, keeping Videl in the middle. She quickly ducked and tripped one of them, thinking it would bring the other down, but he let go of his partners arm and took a swing that connected with Videl's cheek. She staggered back a few steps as the two guys got back, side by side and charged her. She jumped over the both of them and stepped on their heads, causing them to run into the wall. She landed and turned just in time to see a fist coming at her face. She dodged it, but was not so lucky when the other guy put his fist into her stomach. She fell to a knee and gasped for breath. She heard two footsteps just before she saw a boot swing into her face, putting her on her back. She couldn't move for a second, but she found herself being lifted off the ground. The two guys had a hold of her arms and were offering the last guy a hit.
"Ya wanna have at her before we finish it?", one guy asked.
"My pleasure.", he said with an evil grin. He walked over to her and put on a pair of brass knuckles. He started smacking his palm with them, getting a feel for the hurtin' he was going to lay down. When Videl noticed he was within range, she pulled her weight downward so that she could touch the ground with her feet. She then pushed off as hard as she could and backflipped, kicking the guy with the knuckles in the chin and flying over the two men holding her. As she went over them, she twisted their arms and they both started screaming in pain. She let go of their arms and grabbed their heads. She quicklky and forcefully knocked them together, leaving them both unconscious on the ground. She was faced with the last guy, who was still rubbing the pain out of his jaw. He noticed that he was the only one left, which didn't give him any notion of comfort. But nevertheless he charged at her, just as all the others had done, with his brass knuckles shining. When he threw his fist at her, she simply moved to the side, grabbed his arm and threw him over her shoulder into the boss's desk, breaking it in half.
"You guys are pathetic. I just barely broke a sweat.", Videl scoffed. She stood there with her cocky stance, her hands on her hips, one leg slightly bent with foot tapping the ground. She changed completely when the last guy stood up with a gun that he had found on the ground. She took a step back, but realized it was futile to run at this point, her face took a look of utter terror. The guy began to laugh hysterically.
"You don't talk so big now. I figured this would shut ya up. Now I'm gonna shut you up for good.", yelled the gangster. His moment of superiority was short lived as an enormous metal body came crashing through the roof on top of him, making him a nice human pancake. Videl was shocked to see the robot on its back lying on the ground, and even more surprising was when Gohan came in after it. But he was different. His hair, it was...blonde. She couldn't believe it. Was Gohan also the golden fighter that had appeared when school first started? She just stared in complete amazement as he landed in front of her, his back to her, keeping his focus on his opponent.
"Gohan!! Your hair!!", she yelled. He turned around and noticed she was wide-eyed in disbelief. He got that stupid look on his face that was a mixture of surprise and embarrassment as he shuffled his hair.
"I'll explain later", Gohan said as he turned back around to face the machine which had gotten back on it's feet.
"But...", she started.
"Oh and try and find that scientist. See if you can squeeze out some info on how to stop this thing.", Gohan yelled back before she could finish. "I'll bring this thing back in a few minutes."
He dashed at the robot, jumped up and kicked it hard in the body sending it back a few feet and then he bolted out through the hole in the ceiling. The machine followed suit. Videl, brought back to her senses, began her search for the scientist.