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 Nine
Explanations

The group stared in disbelief as a young man emerged from the ship. He was carrying a young woman and Goku came soon after, following the two. The young man stood stock still as his eyes scanned the group and then came upon Chi-Chi. The young man just stood there and stared and then after a few seconds of awkward silence Bulma broke it.

"Who are you?"

The young man's face contained shock and a bit of apprehension.

"You don't recognize me?"

Bulma shook her head. "No, afraid not."

He turned to Chi-Chi. "Do you?"

Chi-Chi shook her head and started as two tears raced down his cheeks. The
young woman stirred and looked up worriedly at the young man.

"I'm fine Videl," he whispered to her, "Go back to sleep."

The young woman refused and didn't believe the young. Suddenly the two took on the look Saiyajins get when they are talking in their minds.
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*Something's wrong Son Gohan and I want to know,* Videl commanded.

*They don't know me! My own family and my friends doesn't know me!*

*You've been gone for about six or seven years and you've changed a lot. Of course they don't recognize you,* Videl stated tiredly.

*Thanks Videl,* Gohan replied sourly.

*I'm too sleepy to argue with you.*

* ey, get some sleep. I'll watch over you both, my Princess.*

*Thanks,* Videl replied and within a few seconds was asleep.
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The young man smiled down at the young woman, who was now fast asleep. Suddenly he sighed and looked up at the gathered group.

"Who are you?" Krillan asked, "Why is you ki exactly like Gohan's?"

"Follow me and I will tell and show you who I am," the young man commanded and took into the air with the young woman still in his arms.

The group followed him and he led them to the place where the Cell games had taken place. They watched detachedly as he placed the young woman, who was still asleep, gently on the ground. He walked away from her and toward what was left of the torn-up fighting ring.

"It was here," he started and stepped onto the ring floor, "That I lost two things dear to me. This loss helped me gain a treasure more precious than anything I could ever have imagined."

They watched, some amused, as he shot a look at the sleeping young woman during the comment.

"You were here?" Krillan asked, "That was seven years ago."

"Yes," the young man replied, "I was a small boy of eleven when I stood here and fought Cell."

He smirked at their shocked looks.

"My father was killed by Cell. He sacrificed his life to stop Cell from self-destructing and blowing up the planet, but Cell came back. At the loss of my father, I transformed into this-"

The young man stopped and began to power up. Soon he had gone Super Saiyajin Level One and then went to SSJ Level Two. Then he slowly powered down back into his normal form.

"Then Cell ripped half of my soul out. After waking up, days later, I overheard my friends and family say that I was basically a loose cannon in my condition. I stole a Capsule ship and left to space. I trained for years before I met Videl and now I've come home."

Suddenly, as if on cue, the young woman stirred, reached out, and whimpered.
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Videl was awakening, but she did not want to leave her dream. In her mind's eye, she could see her love slowly fading as she woke up. She screamed out, mentally she thought, and listened for his reply.

"Gohan!" she cried out desperately, "Gohan!"

Instantly the young hybrid raced to her side.

*I'm here Videl,* he thought soothingly.

Videl's eyes shimmered with unshed tears. She wrapped her arms around Gohan's neck as he gently lifted her up off the ground.

*I thought-I thought it all was a dream! * she mentally sobbed, * I didn't want to wake up to a cold reality and when I did, I wanted to disappear back into my dream.*

*I came back, but it was no dream,* he replied.