Hey! So sorry I haven't updated in like forever! *Whimpers* Noooo!! Don't hit me for not updating... I have been sooo busy lately, with school and all. And well, I DO have a social life ^_~ AND all these papers to write and everything! Plus I had writer's block. =( BUT, I will assure everyone this: I WILL FINISH WRITING THIS FIC!!! No matter how long it takes I will finish it. So, I hope everyone will stick with me and will still be around when I finish this fic... ^_^
Again, thanks to Burenda and Piccolodork, who both had helped me sooo much with the fight scene. Thank you! ^_^
Also, to answer one of my reviewer's question: Sorry...Mirai Gohan still has both his arms. He is only 13, after all. BUT, I promise you that this Gohan will be VERY, VERY different from the Gohan we all know... ^_^
Disclaimer: I don't own DBZ.
Chapter 5: Clash of the Best
"What?" Gohan blinked.
"You heard me, fight me," Vegeta sneered, "But I guess you're too chicken to, right? It's so obvious that you're scared."
For a moment, Gohan's face was filled with an indiscernible look. Then, he laughed. "You don't want to fight me. Trust me."
"Why the hell not? You know I'll beat you." For such a young boy, Vegeta had quite an ego.
Suddenly, the eyes that were filled with mirth turned serious "No, really, you don't want to fight me. Besides, I thought you were going to tell me about this place. Where am I, anyways?"
"You're on Vegetasei...I'll talk later. Right now, I wanna fight!" Of course, an eight-year-old would always be an eight-year-old. Signs of a tantrum were beginning to show.
Seeing that Vegeta wouldn't let the matter go, Nappa stepped in, "Ouji-sama, have pity on the kid. Although I understand why you are very mad right now, don't take it out on this poor kid."
'Ahhh...I see...'
Immediately, Gohan understood. As a Saiya-jin, the best way to control anger was to fight. He held out a hand to stop Nappa.
"No, it's all right...wait, what's your name? I don't believe I have been introduced to you yet."
"My name is Nappa," Nappa supplied helpfully.
"Oh okay...anyways, I'll fight him, Nappa. Don't worry about it." While these words were said, Gohan had a set of different words in his head 'Nappa?! Where have I heard that before...When 'tousan was fighting Raditz, my so-called uncle? ...oh well, I'll figure out something later...' "Okay, um...what should I call you again? Well anyway, I'll..."
Before Gohan had even finished his sentence, he was already interrupted by a strong uppercut that was aimed at his face.
"Oomph... Hey! We didn't start sparring yet!" Although the punch did not physically hurt him, Gohan was still slightly miffed at the younger Saiyajin for not following the unspoken rules of fighting.
"So? I'm Vegeta, the Saiyajin no Ouji, I don't need anyone's permission to start fighting," Vegeta taunted, and to block Gohan's kick to his side, he flew up into the sky.
"Your name is Vegeta?" Stunned by this revelation, Gohan was almost injured by the elbow jab directed onto the back of his neck. Tired of Vegeta's attempt at injuring him, Gohan also flew up into the air and he decided to retaliate by ramming a few well-placed kicks and punches into the poor and badly prepared boy.
Of course, Vegeta wasn't as fast or strong as Gohan, and was significantly wounded by the few punches that had slammed into his gut. Almost unable to catch his breath, Vegeta wheezed out, "This is impossible! How can such a creature hurt me? I almost can't believe I'm fighting a tailless Saiyajin."
Gohan laughed dryly, "You'd better believe it, why did you think I said that you definitely don't want to fight me?"
Finally recovered from the few punches that Gohan had thrown at him, Vegeta directed a furious array of punches and kicks at him. However, to his distress, Gohan blocked every one of his attacks easily. After numerable attempts, Vegeta was finally able hit a single blow that actually landed on Gohan's side. Vegeta stopped. And while trying to disguise his exhaustion, he couldn't help but slightly pant as he tried to regain his breath. Still oblivious to the fact that Gohan had intentionally let it happen, the corners of Vegeta's mouth quirked up a bit. He did not realize that he was gradually being led into a false sense of security. He was, in effect, being led right into the wolf's den.
'Heh. It looks like the stupid kid is getting tired. Hmph. I just knew it. No Saiyajin can beat me, let alone a tailless one.' Vegeta thought conceitedly. Vegeta's whole stance relaxed considerably, and Gohan chose at that moment to phase behind Vegeta's back, and jab his elbow forcefully into the crook of Vegeta's neck. If it had been any other Saiyajin, he would have been dead. Fortunately, all that resulted was a simple concussion. If Gohan had applied a bit more force, Vegeta would have been dead.
Catching Vegeta with his hands, Gohan's feet touched the ground lightly as he landed. Gohan placed Vegeta on the ground, and turned to face the three remaining Saiyajins.
He smirked to them, "Now that Vegeta's knocked out, I can finally get my questions answered."
The three were shocked into silence. They could not believe that an alien creature had crushed their ouji. Bardock was the first to find his voice, "Who are you?"
Gohan, being the cautious boy he was, replied uncomfortably, "Well...if you really want to know, my name is Gohan."
"No! I meant what are you? You can't be much older than our ouji, yet you defeated him easily as if he was nothing but a flimsy scrap of metal!" Bardock yelled.
"I'm a Demi-saiyajin," Gohan stated simply, "As of right now, I'm guessing you're all probably confused now as to why a half-breed was able to beat your pureblooded ouji."
Nappa, who had been keeping himself silent, could not restrain himself anymore, "A Demi-saiyajin? That's impossible! I remember when Vegeta-Ou issued that act regarding all half-breeds. We were to kill all Demi-saiyajins in existence."
Raditz, as if he had remembered something, suddenly shouted, "Oh yeah! I recall it was around the same time that Kakarotto was sent to purge Chikyuu-sei."
'Kakarotto...?' The name struck a chord deep inside Gohan. He was shocked. 'I've heard that name before...'
"Kakarotto?" For a second, Gohan seemed perplexed. But after a moment or two, he abruptly exclaimed, "My father's name was Kakarotto," he turned his accusing finger at Bardock, "and you look just like him! Who are you two to my father?" Gohan questioned Bardock and Raditz demandingly.
Bardock, astounded by this rude question, retorted, "I should ask you that! After all, Kakarotto is my son."
"Yeah, and I'm Kakarotto's older brother, Raditz," the burly, longhaired Saiyajin added.
'Wait a second...if what they're saying is true, then does that mean that err...Bardock...is my grandfather? And so, would Raditz be my uncle? The one that fought 'tousan? The one that brought Nappa and Vegeta to Chikyuu? ...Oh my god... Nappa! He's standing right before me! And Vegeta...I just knocked him into unconsciousness! I...I'm in the past! On Vegetasei!' Unable to deal with all those realizations, Gohan did something he had never ever done in his whole thirteen years of life. He fainted.
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'Wha...Where am I?' The first thought that popped into Gohan's head was the question to his location. Gohan groggily lifted his head to look at his surroundings. He took in the white walls and white bed sheets. 'Am I in the...hospital?'
Then, Gohan took in the people around him. He identified four out of all the blurred, indistinguishable faces. He saw Vegeta [A/N: Yes, he woke up.], Nappa, Raditz, and Bardock. However, he was incapable of hearing anything. He saw many moving mouths, but he could not hear a sound.
Little by little, Gohan's eyesight, as well as his hearing, returned. The first phrase that he was able to distinguish was, "Gohan, will you be my trainer?"
The words came from Vegeta.
Without thinking, Gohan answered, "Yes."
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Yay!!! I'm finally done with this chapter. I promise to all Gohan and Videl fans that Videl WILL be in the next chapter.
To all that thought the last part was a bit confusing, don't worry: I will explain it in the next chapter. Basically, Gohan was so surprised he fainted, and when he woke up he was REALLY confused...
Please review! I really need you (my reviewers ^_~) to tell me what you think about this chapter. I thought it was really bad, especially that last part...but oh well. All comments are appreciated...
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