AN: This part skips a little from the previous chapter. This is the start
of the AU ness, but it's not a major AU part.
SO ON WITH THE STORY
Chapter 2 Birth of Friendship
"Hey Gohan!" The black haired boy turned and laughed as one of his best friends, Erasa bounded towards him and gave him a big hug.
"Hey Erasa, how's it going?" The blonde looked up at him and smiled. They had only known each other for a week but Erasa already had a massive crush on Gohan.
"Umm... well me and Sharpner and Videl were gonna go hang at my house this afternoon and I was wondering if ya wanted to join us maybe?" She looked at him with puppy dog eyes pleading him to say yes.
Gohan smiled (Son smile- big sheepish grin and a hand behind the head), and responded with, "Sure, I guess I could do that if you really want me to." The statement only caused the girl to fling her arms around his neck once again in happiness. After she released her death grip on him, Gohan smiled and the two walked off to class discussing the plans for that afternoon.
After school that day, and after Gohan had called his mother to let her know where he was going, the quartet packed into Sharpner's sports (capsule) car. They talked and laughed on the way there, but Gohan was still uncomfortable. *I barely know these people what if I slip up? I mean school is one thing but here I'll be expected to talk about myself. I'm not going to lie but I can't tell the truth. What am I gonna do?* Before Gohan could think up a reasonable answer to that question, Erasa interrupted his thoughts.
"Gohan, hey Gohan! Snap out of it!!" Gohan looked up at her, dazed. "Come on we're here." She smiled at him and pulled him out of the car. Gohan looked up surprised. They were standing in front of a beautiful building, older looking than most of the city's skyline, and at least eight stories high. Erasa pulled him to the front door and the elderly doorman opened it with a smile and a slight nod of the head towards Erasa. They entered into a large lobby area full of exquisite artwork and sculpture, and then proceeded on up a grand marble stairwell. Erasa dragged Gohan along next to her by his arm until the reached a set of doors on the second floor of the building. Erasa took out her key and opened the door.
"Wow Erasa, nice place." Gohan said awestruck by the beautiful loft in front of him. He followed the others into the apartment and Erasa closed the doors behind them. She laughed at Gohan's comment and began to show him around the house.
"I guess you can say that. See my mom's a model; she's not really famous because she's a hand model; she models rings and bracelets for this big jewelry company so no one ever recognizes her face. But still she gets paid a whole ton of money and sometimes she gets to go to these fancy parties to show off the diamonds and stuff, she has met all these really rich and really famous people!" Erasa smiled and laughed as they walked into the entertainment room. As they entered they saw a woman who looked like an older version of Erasa walking quickly towards the door. "That's my mom, Gohan. Hey mom, I'm home; you remember Videl and Sharpner, and this cutie here is Gohan."
"Oh, you are just SO adorable," Erasa's mom exclaimed, "Gohan it's a real pleasure to meet you but I'm sorry to say I can't stay and chat. I have this big shoot today, so I won't be back until late tonight. I'm sorry dear," Erasa's mother sighed seeing the disappointed look on her daughter's face, "but tomorrow we're going to spend all day shopping, right?" Erasa's face lit up and she gave her mother a big hug as a sign of agreement, Erasa could never be upset when she had shopping she could look forward to. Everyone said good-bye to Erasa's mother and she left.
"So how 'bout we put some movies in and make some popcorn and have some fun!" Everyone agreed with Erasa's idea and flopped down on the giant couch while Erasa herself made a call to the maid to bring them popcorn. They found a good action movie (with romance, but that's only because Erasa doesn't have any movies at her house that don't have a romance angle) and started talking amongst themselves.
"Does this movie have a real plot line to it at all?" Sharpner asked after a half hour of random murders and romances.
"Sharpner, I didn't know that you enjoyed plotlines in movies. I thought that you were only interested in the girls and explosions," Videl smirked at him. Gohan rolled his eyes at her and continued to watch the movie.
"This stuff is almost as stupid as the special effects that those guys in the Cell Games used." Sharpner stated non-chalantly. Videl nodded in agreement while Gohan's face flashed a look of anger that, luckily for him, no one noticed.
"I always thought those tricks were really well done. I mean you couldn't see any ropes holding them up or anything. I mean that had to be a fake, but that kid was SO cute. I mean the hair was so wild and it glowed, and he was just adorable in that little outfit he wore. I wonder what happened to him and where he is now." Erasa looked off into space with a dreamy look on her face and sighed. Gohan blushed at her comment and looked to the ground. Videl rolled her eyes at her friend. *I bet that kid is the Gold Fighter and maybe Saiyaman as well. If Gohan is the Gold Fighter then was he there at the Cell games, but...* Videl's thought were interrupted by Gohan as he suddenly stood up.
"Sorry guys, but I have to get going. Thanks for everything Erasa, see ya in school," Gohan didn't make eye contact with any of them as he said that and quickly stalked towards the front door. Erasa jumped up, ran over to the door, and opened it for him as the three said a startled good- bye to Gohan. After Erasa closed the door she went and sat back down on the couch with Sharpner and Videl.
"I wonder what's wrong with him," Erasa said, clearly concerned for Gohan.
"Nerd boy will be fine Erasa, don't worry, I'm sure he just remembered that he had homework to do or something and decided to rush home to do it. I for one could care less about what he does." Sharpner leaned back on the couch and put his hands behind his head.
"Be nice to poor Gohan," Erasa said angrily, "I'm gonna invite him to go to the party with me. He's a nice guy and really smart, not to mention the cutest guy in the school. He is really shy and quirky but he doesn't have any real friends and I don't think that's right at all, so I don't care what you think of him Sharpner, he's my friend, so don't be so mean to him. So what if he's smart, at least he has a future because of his brain." Sharpner just stared at her for a moment amazed at her little speech.
"Calm down Erasa. I know he's not a really horrible person but I can't ruin my reputation by hanging out with a nerd like that. The girls like tough guys, and Gohan is definitely NOT a tough guy."
*I don't think that idiot has a clue what he's talking about; Gohan was really upset... Was it because we were talking about the Cell Games? And if he is the Great Saiyaman then he's defiantly not a weakling like Sharpner thinks he is...* Videl was pondering this when her watch went off and the police chief alerted her to a bank robbery that was only a few blocks away. Videl jumped up and bolted out the front door yelling a rush apology to her friends.
Gohan meanwhile was deep in thought. *The Cell Games... why does everything in this city have to revolve around that lie. The city is named after a liar and everyone in the city lies so casually, they've even turned me into a liar just because I can't reveal truth without destroying lives. Why did I let this happen? Why did father have to die, he would know what to do... But then again he's the reason I can't come forward... him and now Videl, I would ruin her life if I told them all the truth now. Dende, I don't know if I can deal with all this.* Gohan was so immersed in his thoughts that he almost didn't notice that he was walking right by a bank robbery in process. He was brought back into the living world as he collided with a robber, and the robber fell to the ground making Gohan blink and scratch his head as his attention returned to the real world.
"I'm sorry... hey what's going on here?" Gohan looked around and noticed the alarms going off and the other masked men running for a car.
"I'll get you for that kid!" The robber pulled out a gun to shoot Gohan. He never got off a shot though, as Videl had just appeared on the scene and kicked the gun out of his hand. She took out the robber with one kick and then proceeded to go after the others, who were having getaway-car troubles at the moment. Within seconds it was over, all the thieves had been knocked out by Videl or had surrendered to the police, who had arrived just in time to see Videl save the day. *Wow she's really good. I bet with some real training she could be as strong as Yamcha, or maybe even Krillin. Maybe Saiyaman isn't needed as much as I thought; she seems more than capable of handling weak humans. Maybe I'll let her handle the weakest ones, that way I won't have to sneak out of class every time she leaves on a call... I think people were getting suspicious. From now on Saiyaman only fights the strongest villains, during school at least, outside of school I'll fight them all, no sense in Videl risking her life when it's not necessary.*
"EARTH TO GOHAN!!" Gohan cringed as Videl yelled in his ear; Saiyan hearing was slightly better than that of a normal human (though no where near as good as a Namek's). "Are you alright Gohan? You seem pretty out of it." Gohan looked at the concerned face of his friend and smiled.
"Sorry Videl. I have a lot on my mind... and having a gun pointed at me didn't help my mood."
"As long as you're ok... you left pretty suddenly and we were worried about you. Is there something you want to talk about?" Gohan looked into her eyes as they walked from the crime scene into a neighboring park and sat down on a secluded bench. *Should I trust her.....? I am so sick of lying, so maybe a little truth won't hurt, just this once...*
"You see Videl, my dad... he died. He was killed by Cell seven years ago." Videl looked shocked and surprised by this statement.
"He fought Cell? What was he insane?" Videl almost yelled.
"He was a strong fighter, actually," Gohan said smiling slightly.
"Apparently not if he lost to Cell," Videl scoffed. "I mean my father beat Cell rather easily, and I am just as strong as my dad... maybe stronger than he was when he fought Cell."
Gohan's eyes flashed with anger, "You don't even know what you're talking about! Did you ever even see Cell, ever feel his true power, ever seen what was left of his victims?"
Videl shook her head no, "There were no real victims; all his supposed victims were just kidnapped, if they died then how is it that they all retuned after my father defeated Cell?"
"I saw Cell, Videl; he was not an easy kill. My father was a true warrior, not only that, and you have to promise not to tell ANYONE this," Videl nodded in silent agreement but rolled her eyes sarcastically at the same time, "He was the World Champion before your dad." Videl gasped and looked at him shocked; this was the last thing she had expected to hear. *A nerd, the son of one of the greatest martial artists of all time, I just don't believe it...*
"So. you do know how to fight, don't you?" Gohan frowned slightly, looked to the ground, and nodded. "Wow, I really underestimated you Gohan. I... I'm sorry, we've been calling you weak, without even giving you a shot to prove yourself, but," she looked at him, a devious smile appearing on her face, "I want to fight you; I want to see who is stronger. It'll be great, the son of the former champ and the daughter of the current champ."
"Videl, you said you wouldn't tell."
"And I won't tell anyone as long as you fight with me. Come on this will be an excellent way for you to prove yourself; that is if you can manage to beat me, which is highly unlikely. Son Goku... I should have guessed he was your father; you have the same family name. I watched some of the old footage of those fights, it wasn't televised back then but dad has copies of all the old Tournament championship fights since the great martial arts master, Master Roshi won for the first time. Your dad was in three championship fights, and before the cameras went out on the last one I could have sworn I saw him do those tricks that the guys at the Cell games did, can you do them? I want to fight you Gohan, come on!"
"Videl those aren't tricks, there are a lot of people that know how to do things like that, and they have rained to master those techniques throughout their entire lives. And I refuse to fight just to boost my ego or to prove myself, I've already done that... I only fight to stand up for those who can't stand up for themselves, if I couldn't save my father by fighting why should I fight at all? Fighting just to gloat over a win is one of the most dishonorable things I can think of doing. It's disgraceful for a warrior to act so immaturely." Gohan was yelling by the time he had finished talking to her. Videl was in total shock and looked like she was about to cry, not out of sadness but out of anger and surprise. "I'm sorry but I have to go Videl, it's getting late." Gohan looked tired and worried; he placed his hand on his head and sighed, "Bye Videl. I'm sorry but I think I've said too much, you weren't ready for the truth... yet." Videl blinked in confusion and he was gone. She jumped up and looked around for him for a moment before sighing and turning to go home.
*What does this all mean, what secrets is he hiding? I have to know, now more than ever. And now if he won't tell me everything, I'll expose him, he obviously doesn't want anyone to know. Wait, could he really be the Great Saiyaman? Yes, he has to be, I'm surer of it now than ever before.*
After leaving the bewildered Videl in the park, Gohan went to Kami's Lookout in search of Piccolo. "Piccolo, I need your help." He walked up to the meditating Namek who opened his eyes and looked at him as a way of signaling the boy to continue. "I kinda said something I shouldn't have to a friend of mine. I need you to help her to forget. Forget everything I told her after the robbery."
"What did you tell this girl?" Piccolo asked as he stood up.
"About dad, I told her he was a fighter and was killed by Cell; now she wants to know how strong I really am, but she's not ready for the truth. Not that quickly, she may put the pieces together on her own eventually but I'll deal with that as time progresses. For now I need you to make her forget what I said, please Piccolo." Piccolo smiled at his former pupil, proud of the strong and noble man he had become, yet still concerned for his state of mind when it came to the circumstances of his father's death.
"Alright kid, I'll try, I know you wouldn't ask unless it was necessary." Piccolo said as he smiled at Gohan, "I'll make sure that she'll wake up tomorrow with no memory of what you said."
"Thank you Piccolo, thank you very much." Gohan sighed with relief before turning, and with a wave good bye, flying off to his house.
"I think I'll pay him a visit in a few days to cheer him up." The young Namekian behind Piccolo said quietly. Piccolo nodded in agreement and the two walked back into the palace.
RANDOM FACT: According to Akira Toriyama the flying cat, Puar, is a male, even though the animated voice (at least the American version, I can't currently recall his voice in the Japanese) sounds rather feminine, it's so convincing in fact that even Yamcha calls Puar a girl at one point in time... Of course Freiza's voice sounded feminine as well but we won't address that freak of nature at this point in time...
AN: I know that was pointless but not if it comes back to haunt him later (evil laugh), AND IT WILL I SWEAR!! But I hope to do some purely original ideas (at least ones I've never seen). I need reviews PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!
Chapter 2 Birth of Friendship
"Hey Gohan!" The black haired boy turned and laughed as one of his best friends, Erasa bounded towards him and gave him a big hug.
"Hey Erasa, how's it going?" The blonde looked up at him and smiled. They had only known each other for a week but Erasa already had a massive crush on Gohan.
"Umm... well me and Sharpner and Videl were gonna go hang at my house this afternoon and I was wondering if ya wanted to join us maybe?" She looked at him with puppy dog eyes pleading him to say yes.
Gohan smiled (Son smile- big sheepish grin and a hand behind the head), and responded with, "Sure, I guess I could do that if you really want me to." The statement only caused the girl to fling her arms around his neck once again in happiness. After she released her death grip on him, Gohan smiled and the two walked off to class discussing the plans for that afternoon.
After school that day, and after Gohan had called his mother to let her know where he was going, the quartet packed into Sharpner's sports (capsule) car. They talked and laughed on the way there, but Gohan was still uncomfortable. *I barely know these people what if I slip up? I mean school is one thing but here I'll be expected to talk about myself. I'm not going to lie but I can't tell the truth. What am I gonna do?* Before Gohan could think up a reasonable answer to that question, Erasa interrupted his thoughts.
"Gohan, hey Gohan! Snap out of it!!" Gohan looked up at her, dazed. "Come on we're here." She smiled at him and pulled him out of the car. Gohan looked up surprised. They were standing in front of a beautiful building, older looking than most of the city's skyline, and at least eight stories high. Erasa pulled him to the front door and the elderly doorman opened it with a smile and a slight nod of the head towards Erasa. They entered into a large lobby area full of exquisite artwork and sculpture, and then proceeded on up a grand marble stairwell. Erasa dragged Gohan along next to her by his arm until the reached a set of doors on the second floor of the building. Erasa took out her key and opened the door.
"Wow Erasa, nice place." Gohan said awestruck by the beautiful loft in front of him. He followed the others into the apartment and Erasa closed the doors behind them. She laughed at Gohan's comment and began to show him around the house.
"I guess you can say that. See my mom's a model; she's not really famous because she's a hand model; she models rings and bracelets for this big jewelry company so no one ever recognizes her face. But still she gets paid a whole ton of money and sometimes she gets to go to these fancy parties to show off the diamonds and stuff, she has met all these really rich and really famous people!" Erasa smiled and laughed as they walked into the entertainment room. As they entered they saw a woman who looked like an older version of Erasa walking quickly towards the door. "That's my mom, Gohan. Hey mom, I'm home; you remember Videl and Sharpner, and this cutie here is Gohan."
"Oh, you are just SO adorable," Erasa's mom exclaimed, "Gohan it's a real pleasure to meet you but I'm sorry to say I can't stay and chat. I have this big shoot today, so I won't be back until late tonight. I'm sorry dear," Erasa's mother sighed seeing the disappointed look on her daughter's face, "but tomorrow we're going to spend all day shopping, right?" Erasa's face lit up and she gave her mother a big hug as a sign of agreement, Erasa could never be upset when she had shopping she could look forward to. Everyone said good-bye to Erasa's mother and she left.
"So how 'bout we put some movies in and make some popcorn and have some fun!" Everyone agreed with Erasa's idea and flopped down on the giant couch while Erasa herself made a call to the maid to bring them popcorn. They found a good action movie (with romance, but that's only because Erasa doesn't have any movies at her house that don't have a romance angle) and started talking amongst themselves.
"Does this movie have a real plot line to it at all?" Sharpner asked after a half hour of random murders and romances.
"Sharpner, I didn't know that you enjoyed plotlines in movies. I thought that you were only interested in the girls and explosions," Videl smirked at him. Gohan rolled his eyes at her and continued to watch the movie.
"This stuff is almost as stupid as the special effects that those guys in the Cell Games used." Sharpner stated non-chalantly. Videl nodded in agreement while Gohan's face flashed a look of anger that, luckily for him, no one noticed.
"I always thought those tricks were really well done. I mean you couldn't see any ropes holding them up or anything. I mean that had to be a fake, but that kid was SO cute. I mean the hair was so wild and it glowed, and he was just adorable in that little outfit he wore. I wonder what happened to him and where he is now." Erasa looked off into space with a dreamy look on her face and sighed. Gohan blushed at her comment and looked to the ground. Videl rolled her eyes at her friend. *I bet that kid is the Gold Fighter and maybe Saiyaman as well. If Gohan is the Gold Fighter then was he there at the Cell games, but...* Videl's thought were interrupted by Gohan as he suddenly stood up.
"Sorry guys, but I have to get going. Thanks for everything Erasa, see ya in school," Gohan didn't make eye contact with any of them as he said that and quickly stalked towards the front door. Erasa jumped up, ran over to the door, and opened it for him as the three said a startled good- bye to Gohan. After Erasa closed the door she went and sat back down on the couch with Sharpner and Videl.
"I wonder what's wrong with him," Erasa said, clearly concerned for Gohan.
"Nerd boy will be fine Erasa, don't worry, I'm sure he just remembered that he had homework to do or something and decided to rush home to do it. I for one could care less about what he does." Sharpner leaned back on the couch and put his hands behind his head.
"Be nice to poor Gohan," Erasa said angrily, "I'm gonna invite him to go to the party with me. He's a nice guy and really smart, not to mention the cutest guy in the school. He is really shy and quirky but he doesn't have any real friends and I don't think that's right at all, so I don't care what you think of him Sharpner, he's my friend, so don't be so mean to him. So what if he's smart, at least he has a future because of his brain." Sharpner just stared at her for a moment amazed at her little speech.
"Calm down Erasa. I know he's not a really horrible person but I can't ruin my reputation by hanging out with a nerd like that. The girls like tough guys, and Gohan is definitely NOT a tough guy."
*I don't think that idiot has a clue what he's talking about; Gohan was really upset... Was it because we were talking about the Cell Games? And if he is the Great Saiyaman then he's defiantly not a weakling like Sharpner thinks he is...* Videl was pondering this when her watch went off and the police chief alerted her to a bank robbery that was only a few blocks away. Videl jumped up and bolted out the front door yelling a rush apology to her friends.
Gohan meanwhile was deep in thought. *The Cell Games... why does everything in this city have to revolve around that lie. The city is named after a liar and everyone in the city lies so casually, they've even turned me into a liar just because I can't reveal truth without destroying lives. Why did I let this happen? Why did father have to die, he would know what to do... But then again he's the reason I can't come forward... him and now Videl, I would ruin her life if I told them all the truth now. Dende, I don't know if I can deal with all this.* Gohan was so immersed in his thoughts that he almost didn't notice that he was walking right by a bank robbery in process. He was brought back into the living world as he collided with a robber, and the robber fell to the ground making Gohan blink and scratch his head as his attention returned to the real world.
"I'm sorry... hey what's going on here?" Gohan looked around and noticed the alarms going off and the other masked men running for a car.
"I'll get you for that kid!" The robber pulled out a gun to shoot Gohan. He never got off a shot though, as Videl had just appeared on the scene and kicked the gun out of his hand. She took out the robber with one kick and then proceeded to go after the others, who were having getaway-car troubles at the moment. Within seconds it was over, all the thieves had been knocked out by Videl or had surrendered to the police, who had arrived just in time to see Videl save the day. *Wow she's really good. I bet with some real training she could be as strong as Yamcha, or maybe even Krillin. Maybe Saiyaman isn't needed as much as I thought; she seems more than capable of handling weak humans. Maybe I'll let her handle the weakest ones, that way I won't have to sneak out of class every time she leaves on a call... I think people were getting suspicious. From now on Saiyaman only fights the strongest villains, during school at least, outside of school I'll fight them all, no sense in Videl risking her life when it's not necessary.*
"EARTH TO GOHAN!!" Gohan cringed as Videl yelled in his ear; Saiyan hearing was slightly better than that of a normal human (though no where near as good as a Namek's). "Are you alright Gohan? You seem pretty out of it." Gohan looked at the concerned face of his friend and smiled.
"Sorry Videl. I have a lot on my mind... and having a gun pointed at me didn't help my mood."
"As long as you're ok... you left pretty suddenly and we were worried about you. Is there something you want to talk about?" Gohan looked into her eyes as they walked from the crime scene into a neighboring park and sat down on a secluded bench. *Should I trust her.....? I am so sick of lying, so maybe a little truth won't hurt, just this once...*
"You see Videl, my dad... he died. He was killed by Cell seven years ago." Videl looked shocked and surprised by this statement.
"He fought Cell? What was he insane?" Videl almost yelled.
"He was a strong fighter, actually," Gohan said smiling slightly.
"Apparently not if he lost to Cell," Videl scoffed. "I mean my father beat Cell rather easily, and I am just as strong as my dad... maybe stronger than he was when he fought Cell."
Gohan's eyes flashed with anger, "You don't even know what you're talking about! Did you ever even see Cell, ever feel his true power, ever seen what was left of his victims?"
Videl shook her head no, "There were no real victims; all his supposed victims were just kidnapped, if they died then how is it that they all retuned after my father defeated Cell?"
"I saw Cell, Videl; he was not an easy kill. My father was a true warrior, not only that, and you have to promise not to tell ANYONE this," Videl nodded in silent agreement but rolled her eyes sarcastically at the same time, "He was the World Champion before your dad." Videl gasped and looked at him shocked; this was the last thing she had expected to hear. *A nerd, the son of one of the greatest martial artists of all time, I just don't believe it...*
"So. you do know how to fight, don't you?" Gohan frowned slightly, looked to the ground, and nodded. "Wow, I really underestimated you Gohan. I... I'm sorry, we've been calling you weak, without even giving you a shot to prove yourself, but," she looked at him, a devious smile appearing on her face, "I want to fight you; I want to see who is stronger. It'll be great, the son of the former champ and the daughter of the current champ."
"Videl, you said you wouldn't tell."
"And I won't tell anyone as long as you fight with me. Come on this will be an excellent way for you to prove yourself; that is if you can manage to beat me, which is highly unlikely. Son Goku... I should have guessed he was your father; you have the same family name. I watched some of the old footage of those fights, it wasn't televised back then but dad has copies of all the old Tournament championship fights since the great martial arts master, Master Roshi won for the first time. Your dad was in three championship fights, and before the cameras went out on the last one I could have sworn I saw him do those tricks that the guys at the Cell games did, can you do them? I want to fight you Gohan, come on!"
"Videl those aren't tricks, there are a lot of people that know how to do things like that, and they have rained to master those techniques throughout their entire lives. And I refuse to fight just to boost my ego or to prove myself, I've already done that... I only fight to stand up for those who can't stand up for themselves, if I couldn't save my father by fighting why should I fight at all? Fighting just to gloat over a win is one of the most dishonorable things I can think of doing. It's disgraceful for a warrior to act so immaturely." Gohan was yelling by the time he had finished talking to her. Videl was in total shock and looked like she was about to cry, not out of sadness but out of anger and surprise. "I'm sorry but I have to go Videl, it's getting late." Gohan looked tired and worried; he placed his hand on his head and sighed, "Bye Videl. I'm sorry but I think I've said too much, you weren't ready for the truth... yet." Videl blinked in confusion and he was gone. She jumped up and looked around for him for a moment before sighing and turning to go home.
*What does this all mean, what secrets is he hiding? I have to know, now more than ever. And now if he won't tell me everything, I'll expose him, he obviously doesn't want anyone to know. Wait, could he really be the Great Saiyaman? Yes, he has to be, I'm surer of it now than ever before.*
After leaving the bewildered Videl in the park, Gohan went to Kami's Lookout in search of Piccolo. "Piccolo, I need your help." He walked up to the meditating Namek who opened his eyes and looked at him as a way of signaling the boy to continue. "I kinda said something I shouldn't have to a friend of mine. I need you to help her to forget. Forget everything I told her after the robbery."
"What did you tell this girl?" Piccolo asked as he stood up.
"About dad, I told her he was a fighter and was killed by Cell; now she wants to know how strong I really am, but she's not ready for the truth. Not that quickly, she may put the pieces together on her own eventually but I'll deal with that as time progresses. For now I need you to make her forget what I said, please Piccolo." Piccolo smiled at his former pupil, proud of the strong and noble man he had become, yet still concerned for his state of mind when it came to the circumstances of his father's death.
"Alright kid, I'll try, I know you wouldn't ask unless it was necessary." Piccolo said as he smiled at Gohan, "I'll make sure that she'll wake up tomorrow with no memory of what you said."
"Thank you Piccolo, thank you very much." Gohan sighed with relief before turning, and with a wave good bye, flying off to his house.
"I think I'll pay him a visit in a few days to cheer him up." The young Namekian behind Piccolo said quietly. Piccolo nodded in agreement and the two walked back into the palace.
RANDOM FACT: According to Akira Toriyama the flying cat, Puar, is a male, even though the animated voice (at least the American version, I can't currently recall his voice in the Japanese) sounds rather feminine, it's so convincing in fact that even Yamcha calls Puar a girl at one point in time... Of course Freiza's voice sounded feminine as well but we won't address that freak of nature at this point in time...
AN: I know that was pointless but not if it comes back to haunt him later (evil laugh), AND IT WILL I SWEAR!! But I hope to do some purely original ideas (at least ones I've never seen). I need reviews PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!