Disclaimer: I do not own Dragon Ball Z or any of its characters. I also do not own the book Prophecy from which part of my idea comes from. By the way, the Saiyaman Saga never happened, but Buu will appear later on. Videl is a full blood Saiyajin.
*Communicating through a bond.*
Chapter Eight
Love Regained
Everyone, with the exception of you-know-who, was beginning to get worried about Goku. He had been gone a long time. Suddenly another ship crash-landed not too far away. They stood speechless as the door opened and a single figure emerged.
The group dropped into stances and wasn't shocked when the figure suddenly disappeared. Vegeta let out a roar as he saw that it had run toward the other ship. Without so much as a word, the figure ran inside, leaving an wide-eyed bunch of humans, one Namek, and three Saiyajins in its wake.
~~~~~~~~~
Goku suddenly sensed a very familiar ki and stared in disbelief as a younger version of his self, only way more muscular, appeared in the door. He didn't even seem to notice Goku as he rushed over to the young woman and held her. At first she fought him, whimpering someone's name, but then she relaxed in his arms, as if she knew whom it was though her eyes had remained closed the entire time.
~~~~~~~~~
A while before…
Videl laid, curled into a ball, on the bed of the sleeping quarters. Suddenly she sensed a ki right outside the room and heard the door open. It took a split second for her to realize that the ki signature was almost exactly Gohan's and it was so close that it was painful. She opened her eyes and looked up through the tears at the person in front of her. He looked just like an older version of Gohan.
"Gohan?"
Videl knew it wasn't him and began crying harder.
"Ahem..."
Videl's head came up and she looked blankly at the figure kneeling, by the bed, before her.
"Please...sir...leave me alone," she whispered shakily.
"Please, just answer a small question or two for me."
"Okay..."
"You said a name when I came in here. Why did you call me that?"
Tears formed in her eyes and automatically a hand went protectively to her gently swollen stomach.
"Your ki, it felt almost exactly like his," she whispered, "I thought you were him. I thought he had come back from the dead, but when I felt the emptiness on the other side of the bond, I knew you weren't him."
"Bond? You and he are mated?"
"Yes, but he is dead."
"Dead?"
"He died fighting...died protecting me...and he didn't get a chance to know about the baby."
"I'm sorry."
"Is that all your questions?"
"Yes."
"Sir...I answered your questions...now leave me alone," Videl whispered once more, just as shakily as before.
"Okay," the figure replied and stood up to leave.
~~~~~~~~~
A few minutes later, she almost stopped breathing as she sensed a ki exactly like Gohan's. Then she felt that person gently hold her against his chest. Videl fought the figure holding her. She wanted Gohan, but she knew Gohan was dead. Suddenly she heard the figure speak in her mind.
*Will you stop fighting me Videl?!*
*Who are you!?*
*I'm Gohan!*
*No! You can't be him! My mate-my love-he is dead!*
*No! I live!*
*You lie! I will not listen to you any longer!*
*Please listen to me, Videl! I'm the only one that can talk to you like this!*
*Prove that's you really are Gohan!*
*How about the scar on your shoulder? You got that from fighting an out of control Oozaru, which you weren't supposed to be doing at the time. You told your mother you fell and hit it on the edge of a sharp table. You never told anyone what really happened, no one except me.*
*You are Gohan!*
~~~~~~~~~
Goku watched in awe as the young woman opened her eyes and then smacked the young man. The smack didn't phase the young man physically, but Goku could see a sort of pained expression in his eyes. The young woman then placed her hand against the young man's cheek. This just happened to be the very hand she'd slapped him with and the same cheek that she had just slapped. She was crying and her whole body was trembling with all the emotions running rampart inside of her.
"It is you," she whispered, "But how?"
Even though he had just been slapped, the young man smiled. He leaned down to kiss the young woman, but was stopped by her protruding stomach. The young man looked down in surprise and then back up at her. Then he smiled a huge smile that reached from ear to ear and gently picked her up. He carried her outside with a confused Goku bringing up the rear.
*Communicating through a bond.*
Chapter Eight
Love Regained
Everyone, with the exception of you-know-who, was beginning to get worried about Goku. He had been gone a long time. Suddenly another ship crash-landed not too far away. They stood speechless as the door opened and a single figure emerged.
The group dropped into stances and wasn't shocked when the figure suddenly disappeared. Vegeta let out a roar as he saw that it had run toward the other ship. Without so much as a word, the figure ran inside, leaving an wide-eyed bunch of humans, one Namek, and three Saiyajins in its wake.
~~~~~~~~~
Goku suddenly sensed a very familiar ki and stared in disbelief as a younger version of his self, only way more muscular, appeared in the door. He didn't even seem to notice Goku as he rushed over to the young woman and held her. At first she fought him, whimpering someone's name, but then she relaxed in his arms, as if she knew whom it was though her eyes had remained closed the entire time.
~~~~~~~~~
A while before…
Videl laid, curled into a ball, on the bed of the sleeping quarters. Suddenly she sensed a ki right outside the room and heard the door open. It took a split second for her to realize that the ki signature was almost exactly Gohan's and it was so close that it was painful. She opened her eyes and looked up through the tears at the person in front of her. He looked just like an older version of Gohan.
"Gohan?"
Videl knew it wasn't him and began crying harder.
"Ahem..."
Videl's head came up and she looked blankly at the figure kneeling, by the bed, before her.
"Please...sir...leave me alone," she whispered shakily.
"Please, just answer a small question or two for me."
"Okay..."
"You said a name when I came in here. Why did you call me that?"
Tears formed in her eyes and automatically a hand went protectively to her gently swollen stomach.
"Your ki, it felt almost exactly like his," she whispered, "I thought you were him. I thought he had come back from the dead, but when I felt the emptiness on the other side of the bond, I knew you weren't him."
"Bond? You and he are mated?"
"Yes, but he is dead."
"Dead?"
"He died fighting...died protecting me...and he didn't get a chance to know about the baby."
"I'm sorry."
"Is that all your questions?"
"Yes."
"Sir...I answered your questions...now leave me alone," Videl whispered once more, just as shakily as before.
"Okay," the figure replied and stood up to leave.
~~~~~~~~~
A few minutes later, she almost stopped breathing as she sensed a ki exactly like Gohan's. Then she felt that person gently hold her against his chest. Videl fought the figure holding her. She wanted Gohan, but she knew Gohan was dead. Suddenly she heard the figure speak in her mind.
*Will you stop fighting me Videl?!*
*Who are you!?*
*I'm Gohan!*
*No! You can't be him! My mate-my love-he is dead!*
*No! I live!*
*You lie! I will not listen to you any longer!*
*Please listen to me, Videl! I'm the only one that can talk to you like this!*
*Prove that's you really are Gohan!*
*How about the scar on your shoulder? You got that from fighting an out of control Oozaru, which you weren't supposed to be doing at the time. You told your mother you fell and hit it on the edge of a sharp table. You never told anyone what really happened, no one except me.*
*You are Gohan!*
~~~~~~~~~
Goku watched in awe as the young woman opened her eyes and then smacked the young man. The smack didn't phase the young man physically, but Goku could see a sort of pained expression in his eyes. The young woman then placed her hand against the young man's cheek. This just happened to be the very hand she'd slapped him with and the same cheek that she had just slapped. She was crying and her whole body was trembling with all the emotions running rampart inside of her.
"It is you," she whispered, "But how?"
Even though he had just been slapped, the young man smiled. He leaned down to kiss the young woman, but was stopped by her protruding stomach. The young man looked down in surprise and then back up at her. Then he smiled a huge smile that reached from ear to ear and gently picked her up. He carried her outside with a confused Goku bringing up the rear.