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A/N: Yes I know, this took me sooo long to update. I apologize. I wrote several versions of this chapter but they were all bad. Let's just say I encountered a writer's block that won't go away. Also, I just did not have inspiration to write this story, and it was difficult to sit in front of my computer trying to think of something to write when I don't even know what I'm writing about. =(. I thought of so many different plot lines it wasn't even funny. Finally, I settled with THIS chapter. I hope it won't disappoint you. I REALLY hope I can continue writing. But I am doubtful because of schoolwork, since the midterms are coming as well as a million projects...
Oh yes. Let me warn you. This is EXTREMELY Alternate Universe. You are warned ^_~.
Chapter 6: First Sight
Gohan and Vegeta. Mentor and student. Confidants. Friends.
It was hard to determine how Vegeta and Gohan had become friends in the first place. It was as if fate had played its strange game on those two. It was purely due to Gohan's disorientation and confusion that he turned out to be Vegeta's trainer. Like a snowball effect, the more they got to know each other, the better friends they became.
Logically, it made sense. Considering Vegeta was Gohan's first friend he made on Vegetasei, it was all very rational.
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745 A.D.
"Freeza-sama. Please reconsider letting Videl return. You know of the prophecy."
"Hahahaha... Why should it matter? I am not afraid of some monkey."
"But..."
"Silence! I will not have your insolence, Zarbon!"
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Still 745 A.D.
Five years after the last chapter...
Son Gohan had become a Saiyajin elite. He was Vegeta's trainer, an occupation that many had not even dared to dream for. He was also the Royal Commander of the Saiyajin Army. At the age of eighteen, he was still the youngest leader Vegetasei's soldiers have had for the past few centuries.
In the beginning all the soldiers resisted his leadership because of his age and his bloodline. However, Gohan defeated all who did, proving him worthy of his position in the army.
He had everything, yet he was very unhappy. He was extremely young, and the weight of his responsibilities burdened him heavily. At any time, thousands would be prepared to kill, should Gohan wish it. He couldn't see the fun in just killing, as many had found pleasure in simply destroying things. Of course, he felt no remorse in it either, for killing was a necessity of life.
On this particular day, while strolling along a wide street in Vegetasei's capital, Gohan noticed the endless clamoring that went through the city. He carefully listened to some of the shouts.
"The Saiyajin no Hime has returned!"
"This is a day for much rejoicing!"
"Quick, get the feast ready. We have much to celebrate."
Gohan was perplexed by the enthusiasm of the Saiyajins. Never had he seen so many people celebrating, especially over what he considered a trivial matter. He had seen the ouji returning from purging missions numerous times, and no one had shown any great eagerness at his return. How can the homecoming of his sister, who was only a mere five years older than the ouji, be honored like this? True, she had been away for a decade, but this celebration puzzled him deeply.
Baffled, he asked Raditz, "Tell me, Uncle, why are the people so happy?"
Gohan, although he was extremely dense by nature, had managed to figure out that Bardock and Raditz were related to him. Furthermore, Bardock was a sensible man. It did not take him a long time to discover this fact as well. And well, Raditz was Bardock's son, so it was without a doubt that he was informed of Bardock's little "discovery" soon after the said discoveries was contrived.
When they decided to notify each other of their own breakthroughs, neither side was surprised. However, they all decided not to reveal this secret to the public, except to a few trusted friends such as Vegeta. Both Bardock and Gohan had the astuteness to realize that they simply could not just tell the citizens of Vegetasei, as news of the respected Royal Commander's birthright would create complicated conflicts.
Raditz shot a surprised look at Gohan. "You mean you don't know? Videl, the Saiyajin no Hime has been prophesied to be the savior of Vegetasei. She will bring in the greatest honor imaginable to the race of Saiyajin."
He paused. "The Legendary Super Saiyajin will show when she reaches the age of eighteen. It is not clear whether she herself is the Legendary Super Saiyajin, although it is doubtful, as she is a female. However, this had been foretold by the Prophet, and to this time, none of his prophecies had been proven false."
He paused again. This time, his tone was more remorseful. "And this is the reason why Freeza had chosen her, rather than Vegeta-sama, to serve in his army. This is the reason why she has been away for the past ten years."
Gohan was still confused. "I don't get it, what does the Legendary Super Saiyajin has anything to do with her existence?"
Raditz looked at him sharply. "You don't understand, Gohan-sama." Years had softened his resentment and jealousy over the fact that his nephew had become his superior. "She is not just a simple female. She is the Prophesied One. The one that will bring glory back into Vegetasei." He lowered his voice.
"And perhaps this soon-to-be glorification will relieve us of Lord Freeza's control. We are not stupid. We know that Freeza is controlling us through our nature to fight. We do not like to bow down to a foreigner, even if he is an Ice-jin."
Gohan fought the urge to laugh. "And, are you sure that this so called 'glorification' will occur? How do you know that this is not the one prophecy that won't come true? I beg to differ, but I think the citizens of Vegetasei are foolish in partaking in such a false celebration."
"Say what you will. However, when the Legendary Super Saiyajin appears, I am going to laugh at you for not believing," Raditz warned.
This time, Gohan did chuckle. To him, the idea of the Legendary Super Saiyajin appearing because of some girl was insanely funny.
He had not bothered to reveal the fact that he was a Super Saiyajin himself, for he had not seen the need. Of course, he hated Freeza, but Gohan had become apathetic long ago. There was no other reason for him to turn Super Saiyajin, as none could overpower him in just his ordinary state of power. He hadn't bothered to try, since he feared of upheaval that would undoubtedly appear if he did. Gohan did not wish to be the ou, after all.
After Gohan and Raditz were done with their businesses, they returned to the Royal Palace. Seeing the all of palace people in a flurry, organizing this or cleaning that, Gohan scoffed. He decided to seek Vegeta, and he later found him in one of the training chambers, Vegeta's private one, to be specific. Vegeta was furiously sparring with some training bots. It was clear that he was livid.
Taking no notice of the new addition into the room, Vegeta continued hacking away at the bots.
"Why are you so cross?" Gohan questioned softly. "The last time you were so mad was because Freeza had insulted your fighting skills. Since I do not see Freeza, nor hear of the arrival of him, I am going to assume he is not here. And if the reason is not him, what is it?"
"You don't understand!" Vegeta said, ducking to avoid the training bot's attack. "I can't stand her!" Punch, kick, duck. Punch again. Some more kicks.
"Ah, Videl?" Gohan asked knowingly. Even with his meager information on her, he can deduce that Vegeta was jealous of all the attention she was getting.
"Yes! I can't stand the fact that everyone practically worship the ground she walks on, never mind her. It is unfair. I am the crown ouji of Vegetasei, and the respect I receive is not even a fraction of hers!" Not pausing in his spar with his robots, Vegeta ranted. "Seriously, I do respect her, but it's just too..." His tirade was interrupted by the sound of the doors thrown open, and the light footsteps of a person.
"Vegeta-chan!" It was the voice of a clear voiced female. She stopped when she caught sight of Gohan.
"You...ahh you must be the new commander of the Saiyajin Army. You are Gohan, correct?"
"... Yes, I am." For a single moment, Gohan was caught in awe at the sight of her. She was beautiful, yes, but he had seen prettier females. It was not her beauty that stopped his breath. Being a Saiyajin by nature, most females were not slender nor were they delicate.
She was obviously an exception. Surprisingly, she was extremely graceful, even with her lesser height. In addition, her intense blue eyes and silky black hair differentiated her from others. Blue eyes were rare for pureblooded Saiyajins. Yet it can still be seen. However, no Saiyajin had her hair. Her hair, instead of being stiff and wild, was soft and glossy. It was short, but it framed her face nicely, almost giving the impression that she was not a warrior, although her entire stance said otherwise. Dressed in a blue suit of spandex, she must certainly be a warrior, though the stretchy material emphasized her lithe figure.
Then, Gohan knocked some sense back into himself. 'Get it together! She is just the hime. How do you know that her looks are just exactly that? If she was able to survive ten years in Freeza's army, then she must be a scheming female who uses others to get her way.' He was distrustful of many, with the exception of Vegeta and a few others. After his planet perished under the destruction of the two androids, he had learned not to take things by face value. Android 17 and 18 had the faces of young teens, and they had been responsible for the end of a green Earth.
"You must be Videl-hime." He bowed stiffly. "I am honored to make your acquaintance."
"I am. Pleased to meet you, Gohan-san. I hear that you are only eighteen, like myself. It must be very hard to control the army, as many are older than you," she replied.
"It is all right. I usually overpower any who protests by challenging them to a fight... Anyway, I presume you are looking for a word with the ouji? It is unfortunate that I have other matters at hand that I must tend to. I regret cutting our meeting short. I must leave, farewell." He bowed stiffly again.
"Vegeta, we will continue our conversation later." Gohan called to the moving figure in the air.
Leaving almost a little overdramatically, Gohan closed the doors to the training room.
Meanwhile, Vegeta was still slashing at the bots in the air. He had uttered nothing during Gohan's conversation with Videl. It was as if Videl was not standing in the room at all.
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Ahh...so they meet. ^_^
Well...what do you guys think? I'd love some feedback. Yes I am aware that there's A LOT of questions that have not been answered, such as the reaction of Vegeta-Ou at the fact that Gohan was a Demi-Saiyajin. Don't worry, it will be answered in time, since I am very lazy and do not feel like putting all this information into one little chapter...
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IMPORTANT:
*****Author's Note: I made this timeline based on the information in the site http://www.dbzgtlegacy.com/. Hopefully, this will clear out any confusion. It does not say of all that happens in the Dragonball Z world, but it does give information on the characters that deals with MY story.
Original Timeline:
238 B.C.- The Legendary Super Saiyajin starts destroying the universe. (The one they always spoke of, you know, the one from a thousand years ago.)
732 A.D.- Vegeta-ouji is born.
737 A.D.- Kakarotto(Goku) is born. Bardock is disgusted by Kakarotto's power level of 2. On Kanassa-sei, Bardock and his squad mates kill the Kanassa-jin. Bardock is cursed with the power to see the future, which shows him Freeza destroying Vegeta-sei. He tries to prevent it, but to no avail. Freeza destroys Vegeta-sei.
May, 757 A.D.- Son Gohan is born.
October 12, 761 A.D.- Raditz arrives on Earth. (And both him and Goku are killed by Piccolo.)
November 3, 762 A.D.- Vegeta and Nappa arrives on Earth.
766 A.D.- Trunks is born.
770 A.D.-Trunks dies at the age of 4. Gohan decides to return to the past and ends up on Vegetasei. [**This never happened in the original timeline. However, this happened in my story, which connected the two timelines. Well...in a way. Kind of. ^_~**]
My Timeline:
727 A.D.- Videl is born.
732 A.D.- Vegeta is born.
735 A.D.- Videl is sent away to serve in Freeza's army.
737 A.D.- Kakarotto is born with the power level of 2. Aggravated, Bardock sends Kakarotto away to Chikyuu-sei on a purging mission.
740 A.D.- Gohan lands on Vegetasei and is discovered by Bardock. He is thirteen years old.
745 A.D.- Gohan meets Videl, both at the age of 18.
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