In the Eyes of a Child
Chapter Eight - Technique Class 101
"Chichi! I'm glad you got the time to visit!" Bulma exclaimed as soon as she found out who the person was at the other side of the door. However, when she saw Chichi's expression, she became worried herself. "What's wrong? You seem... worried."
Chichi began to cry as she flung her arms around Bulma. "It's so horrible, Bulma! These evil people kidnapped Videl, and they won't give her back unless Gohan and Goku would participate in this hunting game of sorts! They HAVE to get her back, Bulma! She's my only hope to get grandchildren early!" she exclaimed as she burst into tears. "They're really horrible! What do they want to do with her anyway?! She's only a child!"
"Now, now, Chichi," Bulma said as she patted her friend encouragingly. "It's alright, don't worry. Why don't you come inside? Want tea?"
Goku's wife merely shook her head. "I want Videl, as well as my sons and husband back, unharmed. If those kidnappers do something horrible to them, I swear I will---"
"Hey Chichi, if Gohan and Goku left to deal with those kidnappers, then who's left with Goten and my son at your place?" Bulma inquired as she brought a cup of tea for her fellow mother. However, she received a different reaction, for Chichi only looked at her in confusion.
"What do you mean, at my place? Goten asked permission to hang out with Trunks here, and that's one of the reasons why I dropped by!"
Bulma stopped, and then she sat down beside Chichi, seemingly thinking. And after a few moments, she spoke up. "Did anyone else answer the phone besides Gohan when the kidnappers called?"
"I did," Chichi answered. "Why?"
"How did the kidnapper sound?"
The other paused to recall. "There were two of them. The first one sounded... young... and his voice would fluctuate every now and then. His voice would like, change in pitch, once in a while. Now that I think of it, it's like a disguise. And he seemed... scared... when I said that I'll hunt him down with my frying pan. The other one, who took the phone when the first one got scared with my threat... had a loud and gruff voice... He sounded very... scary."
"Did the second one growl in a really deep voice that's barely audible, yet it sent shivers to your spine?" Bulma asked. When Chichi nodded, she popped another question. "And the first one, did he talk in a really slow manner, and did he use deep adult-ish words?"
Chichi nodded again.
Her eyes narrowed significantly as she bolted up and clamped her hand into a fist. "Those two are going to get it..." she whispered to herself, and then she turned to Chichi. "Did you bring me a spare weapon? It's time for us to go and hunt those kidnappers."
Tears were in Chichi's eyes as she hugged Bulma as tightly as she could. "Thank you, Bulma! Thank you for your help!" she exclaimed, and then she pulled something out of her bag. IT was the exact replica of her Frying-Pan-of-Catastropheâ„¢, and she handed it proudly to the blue-haired genius. "For your help, here is the weapon every mother should have. The Frying-Pan-of-Catastropheâ„¢, soon to be available at stores near you. Brought to you by Capsule Corporation, your leading supplier of priceless goods and state-of-the-art merchandise."
"Hey, you're great at advertising, Chichi! Maybe we SHOULD start marketing this, and I'll have you as our commercial model. What do you say?" Bulma ranted excitedly.
"Alright, but first, the kidnappers."
"Uh... yes, the kidnappers first. But we don't really need to worry, Chichi. I think I know who our enemies are..." she paused to smirk. "And I think I know where to find them..."
The battle between Gohan and Gotenks had already begun, and it was evident because of all the holes made by ki-blasts passing through the walls. Everything was a mess, and things did not look good, especially for Gohan. Gotenks was undeniably powerful, and the fused chibis didn't even transform to SSJ3 yet. It worried Gohan greatly, because he knew that without his Mystic power-up, his chance of winning the battle against an SSJ3 fusion was bleak. He just hoped that he would find a hole that will enable him to put up a sneak attack and bring the demi-saiyajins down.
Thirty minutes, Gohan told himself. Their fusion will last for thirty minutes, I have to hold them until that time comes. They must not transform into SSJ3 at that span of time. When they de-fuse, it will be the perfect time to attack. Thirty minutes... Kami, help me...
Then an idea hit him. Gotenks was known not only for his arrogance, but also for his numerous attacks that are either useless, or plain stupid. A smirk then formed on Gohan's features as he blocked another punch from Gotenks, and he backed off from the duo. "Hey, Gotenks! Since I never really got the chance to watch your battle with Buu... Can you show me some of the moves you used on him?"
The other saiyajin was about to charge at Gohan, when that suggestion came to him. And then it happened. His pride and arrogance overruled his common sense. "Really, Gohan? You want to see it? I got the coolest moves ever!"
"Sure, why not?" Gohan replied with a grin. "I want to see ALL your moves, do you hear me? ALL of them! And perhaps, after we get things cleared up... you can teach me some of your really neat tricks! What do you say, Gotenks?"
Gotenks folded his arms in front of his chest, seemingly pondering, and then he smirked. "Alright, but only because you asked us. But before we proceed with our little show," he said as he flew over to Gohan and put his face really close to his. "Would you mind telling us who's the strongest warrior in the world?"
"Why, Gotenks, of course!"
Contented, Gotenks smiled, flew back to his place and resumed speaking. "Well then. Let's start. We don't have much time."
"I'm telling you, Vegeta, you're wrong!" Goku said as he continued to pace back and forth in front of the exasperated Prince. "One plus one does not equal to three!"
The other saiyajin snorted. "Look who's talking. You didn't even get to figure anything out. At least I managed to solve the problem... AND IT IS HELL CORRECT!" he ended with a yell.
Goku merely sighed, and then he squatted on the floor, and began drawing figures with his hand, trying to solve the problem at hand. He drew circles, lines, squares and even images of himself, and Vegeta grew tired of his antics. "Oi, Kakkarot," he said in a rather annoyed manner.
Goku looked up and saw that the Saiyajin no Ouji was handing him a pen. He smiled, took the pen, and said, "Thanks, Vegeta!"
Then he resumed to his pondering. "Now, let's see..." he began as he drew a stick on the floor. "That's one. And this is another one," he blurted out as he drew another stick. "So that one plus that other one..."
"Three," Vegeta pitched in with a snort. "It's three, baka, how many times do I have to tell you?"
The other did not pay attention as he went on with his drawing. He drew a line from the tip of stick A to the tip of stick B. Then he drew another one from the bottom tip of stick B to stick A. Then he drew two diagonal lines, and he drew MORE lines inside.
Vegeta tapped his foot impatiently. At the rate he's going, it'll take him forever to figure out that one plus one is three. Stupid third class baka, he'll never learn.
"First, I'm going to show you the Great Fighting Top! It's a really neat trick, which only I can perform. Of course, since I'm your master, you can also learn this technique! Let's see... how do I explain this complicated thing to you... Oh well, just follow me!" Gotenks explained as he put his arms into the air, then one leg out, and the other leg straight.
"OOOH! LIKE BALLET!" Videl exclaimed as she stood up from her sitting position. "Is it like this, Goten and Trunks?"
Gotenks scoffed. "Yes, Videl-chan, like ballet. And it's Gotenks," he added with a glare. When he saw that Gohan and Videl were already in their positions, he smiled. "Afterwards, all you have to do is spin around and around, like a top!"
Videl looked on in pure awe as Gotenks performed the Great Fighting Top. Fascinated by how the technique worked, she decided to try it herself, although it was a painstaking job. Finally, after a few errors, she managed to perform it, but there was one problem.
She could not stop. "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!" she screamed. "GOHAN-KUUUUUUUUUN!!!! MAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAKE MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE--- AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"
"THAT'S THE REAL DOWNER TO THIS TECHNIQUE!" Gotenks yelled as he continued to spin with unbelievable speed. "STOPPING!!!"
Before Gohan could react, Gotenks and Videl came spinning towards each other, and a few seconds later, they crashed.
Suddenly, Goku jumped up from his squatting position. "I GOT IT!" he yelled gleefully as he pointed to the lines that were scribbled on the floor. There were only two lines left, stick A and stick B. He didn't even bother to stop and explain to Vegeta, he merely jumped around his fellow saiyajin, overjoyed that he finally got the answer to the problem.
Arms still folded in front of his chest, his usual mannerism, Vegeta asked in a cold voice, "Well? What IS the answer, Kakkarot?"
Goku could not supress the grin that was planted on his face. And he would only have that kind of grin on his features if he'd be in a Eat-All-You-Can party at Capsule Corporation, or in some other place where a lot of food would be free for his consumption.
"Baka, answer me!" Vegeta snapped, but he was a bit startled when he saw the look of pride on Goku's face. Usually, Goku had that look during battles. But right now, it was utterly useless to have that look around. Unless you're the Saiyajin no Ouji, and your name is Vegeta. "Kakkarot, hurry up with the answer you dummy!"
"Patience, Vegeta," Goku said cooly. "And please don't take it personally that I got the answer right and you didn't. One plus one is..."
"Is..?" Vegeta asked with a slight growl.
"ONE PLUS ONE IS ELEVEN!"
After that accident, Gohan was more careful and he took it upon himself to watch over Videl, no matter what it would take. Luckily, she didn't really hurt herself when they crashed into each other, although Gohan still suspected that Gotenks did it entirely on purpose.
On the other hand, Videl was clearly enjoying the session, as she learned all sorts of techniques from the great, powerful, unbeatable, handsome, gorgeous, ass-kickin Gotenks. He showed them the Great Fighting Top, Dynamite Kick, Rolling Thunder Punch, Wild Boar Attack, Galactic Donut and Renzoku Shine.
"And now, I will show you one last technique!" Gotenks exclaimed gleefully as Videl clapped her hands and cheered for him. "I saved the best for last, and this is it! My most powerful technique!"
Gohan shut his eyes. This was it. SSJ3. And after that transformation, he would get attacked by the fused demi-saiyajins, and it would be his end. He stopped to look at his watch. Ten minutes. There was ten minutes left. He slumped in defeat. It was hopeless. He had to endure ten minutes of Gotenks in SSJ3 form. This is it... I'm dead... Dende, please do me a favor and send my mother in here and her frying pan, PLEASE?!
Silence filled the room as Gotenks just stood there, unmoving, for a couple of seconds. Then, a white blob emerged from his mouth, and it formed into... a ghost. A ghost which looked like Gotenks, except that the ghost was white, and that it was... a ghost.
"COOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL!!" Videl exclaimed as she jumped up and down. "A GHOST! A GHOST! THAT'S SOOOO COOOL! WHAT'S IT CALLED?"
A tiny smirked formed on Gotenks features, unnoticed by Gohan and Videl. "The move is called Super Ghost Kamikaze Attack."
"COOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL!! SUPER GHOST KAMIKAZE ATTAAAAACK!" she yelled as she bounced up and down, until she stopped and looked at Gotenks. "What's it doing?" Videl asked in confusion, and then, she brightened up. "IT'S MAKING FACES!" To Gohan's horror, she ran up to the ghost. "SUPER GHOST! BE MY FRIEND! SUPER GHOST! BE MY FRIEND! I'M VIDEL! CAN WE BE FRIENDS, SUPER GHOST? PLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEASE?"
"Videl, NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!" Gohan yelled as he rushed to save his girlfriend from the explosion the ghost would cause on contact, but as he took her into his arms, he accidentally brushed his arm against the ghost, and a great explosion occured.
When the smoke died down, Gohan and Videl were on the floor, in each other's arms, while Gotenks stood in the midst of the rubble, with a look of triumph on his face as he looked down at the fallen warriors. "Well, well. Looks like I get the last laugh after all," he sneered before bursting into a laugh of triumph.
