AN: HAPPY 1st BIRTHDAY LITTLE STORY!!! Thank you all for reading this
story for the past year. I apologize in advance for the horrible lack of
editing for this chapter, I wanted it out on the 18th and didn't have much
time to work on it.
SO ON WITH THE STORY
Chapter 18 Luck and Revelations
Gohan was extremely confused, a massive feat considering his advanced intellect. Mirai and Gohan had encountered an android... one thought long destroyed. That wasn't the confusing part though, Mirai had explained already about the alternate timelines so it was reasonable to assume that the android was from a timeline in which he hadn't been, or had yet to be destroyed. Mirai knew that the woman that had spoken to Videl and Gohan outside Capsule Corps was an enemy, one he hated passionately... she was the Saiyan general, Ale-jentzu. Her presence in their timeline was no longer questionable, though her motives were still shrouded in mystery. Why had she attacked them with an enemy that was known to be much weaker then them? Why hadn't she shown herself during the fight and why had she warned Gohan about the attack before hand? These thoughts ran through both Gohan and Mirai's minds as they traveled toward Dende's Lookout. As the lookout came into sight though those thoughts were pushed into the back of Gohan's mind.
"Oh damn it," Gohan stated suddenly, breaking Mirai out of his thoughts to stare at him incredulously for his outburst. Noticing the look Gohan continued, "When the street blew I took my friends up to the lookout to be safe, they were all knocked out when I brought them there. But right before I left Videl woke up... Dende and Popo won't let the others see them if they can help it... Videl is another matter though. When we get up there," Gohan said pointing to the ever growing platform on the horizon, "I think I will have a lot of explaining to do." Gohan stared ahead in desperation and anxiety. It was a few moments before he realized that Mirai was no longer beside him. Looking back he saw Mirai shaking in mid air. Worried, Gohan raced back tot his friend's position only to find that Mirai wasn't shaking from pain but from laughter.
"I. I'm sorry," Mirai managed to gasp between fits of hysterics. "But with that look on your face. I was thinking that there was another enemy ready to beat the crap out of us... But I guess to you Videl is more dangerous then anything Ale-jentzu could throw at us huh?" Mirai was not the world's luckiest person. He had lost everything he had ever loved and more... He never gave up though; he never stopped tempting fate... Though he picked the wrong person to tempt fate with this time..... In less then a blink of an eye Gohan had punched him in the face with all the power he could muster, backed with all his pent up frustration... Mirai had his first taste of luck right then, he managed to live.
Gohan continued on his way to the Lookout, leaving Mirai to plummet to the ground and hopefully regain consciousness before he hit it. Mirai had some truth in his statement though, Videl was Gohan's most feared enemy, because she was an enemy who he couldn't fight back against.
Gohan was still unsure of what he was going to say to Videl as he landed on the tiled platform. Gohan blinked as he registered the site before him. Mr. Popo was standing over an obviously unconscious Videl.
"What happened?" Gohan exclaimed as he rushed over to check on Videl.
"Oh Gohan you're back!" Mr. Popo said to Gohan. "Oh there is nothing to worry about with the poor girl. she did want to run off the edge of the lookout though. I had to stop her somehow." Gohan hit Videl lightly on the cheek to wake her up. "I hit her on the back of the neck, so as not to leave a mark behind. I am afraid that she may not wake up for some time thou..." Popo trailed off as Videl began to stir.
Groaning Videl tried to sit up only to cause even greater pain to enter her head. She noticed someone gently helping her to her feet, and, once she could stand, looked to thank her helper.
"GOHAN!" Videl jumped in surprise, only to clutch her head and wobble in Gohan's firm grasp. "What, what is going on?"
"Well it looks like things have gotten a little out of hand... What's the last you remember before the explosion?"
"There was this creepy high pitched voice that came from the sky that said something about being a ghost... Oh no I have to go back and stop that thing from hurting anyone else!" Videl once again tried to run for the edge of the lookout but failed as Gohan still had a tight grip on her upper arm. "Let me go! I have to help those people."
"Videl," Gohan said forcefully, startling her, "Anyone who was in the path of that blast is dead now." Videl looked at him in shock and horror.
Tears came to her eyes as she began to speak, "No... I survived... I know I saw Sharpner and Erasa earlier... If we got out ok then there have to have been others too, we have to help them." Gohan continued to stare at her, his eyes void of all emotion.
"I was barely able to get the three of you out of there alive. I don't even know if there was anyone else nearby, I don't know if there was anyone else in the way of the blast... All I can do is pray there wasn't."
"That thing... I swear I will beat that thing for trying to kill me." Videl said drying her eyes, which wee now full of determination. Gohan smiled slightly at that, *Now that's the Videl I know...* Videl glared at Gohan, both for his mysterious smirk at such an inappropriate time as well as his bruising grip on her arm. Gohan proceeded to do the Son grin for her, releasing his grip to place it behind his head.
"Don't worry Videl, that creepy android has already been dismantled."
"ANDRIOD!" Dende exclaimed, approaching them, "Gohan aren't all the evil androids gone?"
"Yeah," Gohan said, his smile fading, "But you forgot about the whole alternate dimension thing, Mirai thinks that he may have been from a time where they androids hadn't been defeated yet..."
"Speaking of Mirai.... Where is he?" Dende questioned looking around for any sign of the lavender haired demi-Saiyan.
"He probably hit the ground a long time ago..." Gohan mused.
"Alternate dimension?" Videl was giving Gohan her most vicious evil glare by this point. Gohan laughed nervously for a moment before resigning himself to defeat
"Well I guess I might as well tell you what's been going on lately... I'm sure you've figured most of it out on your own... Like the fact that I am Saiyaman as well as the gold fighter."
"If you are the Gold Fighter, prove it." Videl demanded. Gohan sighed in exasperation but ascended to the first level of Super Saiyan anyway. Videl jumped back at the sudden transformation but said nothing.
"Happy?" he said as he returned to normal, Videl nodded. "Anyway, this guy over here is Dende, he's the current guardian or god of this planet. And yes I know you have a hard time believing that but just trust me on it ok?" Videl nodded once again causing Gohan to smile. "Oh yeah, then there's Mirai, he's from another timeline, an alternate one where these evil androids took over and..."
"GOHAN YOU SON OF A BITCH I AM GOING TO KILL YOU!!"
AN: Hehe sorry about the abrupt end to this chapter but as I said earlier I wanted in up on the 18th, and its 11:30 PM... Cartoon Network had one of my favorite episodes of Rurouni Kenshin on (fans of this show should check out Peacemaker Kurogane that's based on the manga Shinsengumi Imon Peacemaker). The one at the end of the Kyoto Arc where he visits Tomoe's grave, the next part in the manga is my favorite part of Kenshin... I love Enishi... I was so upset that they split the anime and manga there, I really almost cried. The music is so pretty though I really want the soundtrack tot his show... Oh well DBZ is on now (it's a great Saiyaman episode too... with all of those horrible poses...) so I should post this up... and get back to watching Hikaru no Go (run for your life people... the Go ghost is one of the cutest characters I have seen). Once again sorry for the short pretty well unedited chapter. But, happy birthday story! Please review and give the cute little story a birthday present. I'll give you some birthday cake if you're good!!!
Chapter 18 Luck and Revelations
Gohan was extremely confused, a massive feat considering his advanced intellect. Mirai and Gohan had encountered an android... one thought long destroyed. That wasn't the confusing part though, Mirai had explained already about the alternate timelines so it was reasonable to assume that the android was from a timeline in which he hadn't been, or had yet to be destroyed. Mirai knew that the woman that had spoken to Videl and Gohan outside Capsule Corps was an enemy, one he hated passionately... she was the Saiyan general, Ale-jentzu. Her presence in their timeline was no longer questionable, though her motives were still shrouded in mystery. Why had she attacked them with an enemy that was known to be much weaker then them? Why hadn't she shown herself during the fight and why had she warned Gohan about the attack before hand? These thoughts ran through both Gohan and Mirai's minds as they traveled toward Dende's Lookout. As the lookout came into sight though those thoughts were pushed into the back of Gohan's mind.
"Oh damn it," Gohan stated suddenly, breaking Mirai out of his thoughts to stare at him incredulously for his outburst. Noticing the look Gohan continued, "When the street blew I took my friends up to the lookout to be safe, they were all knocked out when I brought them there. But right before I left Videl woke up... Dende and Popo won't let the others see them if they can help it... Videl is another matter though. When we get up there," Gohan said pointing to the ever growing platform on the horizon, "I think I will have a lot of explaining to do." Gohan stared ahead in desperation and anxiety. It was a few moments before he realized that Mirai was no longer beside him. Looking back he saw Mirai shaking in mid air. Worried, Gohan raced back tot his friend's position only to find that Mirai wasn't shaking from pain but from laughter.
"I. I'm sorry," Mirai managed to gasp between fits of hysterics. "But with that look on your face. I was thinking that there was another enemy ready to beat the crap out of us... But I guess to you Videl is more dangerous then anything Ale-jentzu could throw at us huh?" Mirai was not the world's luckiest person. He had lost everything he had ever loved and more... He never gave up though; he never stopped tempting fate... Though he picked the wrong person to tempt fate with this time..... In less then a blink of an eye Gohan had punched him in the face with all the power he could muster, backed with all his pent up frustration... Mirai had his first taste of luck right then, he managed to live.
Gohan continued on his way to the Lookout, leaving Mirai to plummet to the ground and hopefully regain consciousness before he hit it. Mirai had some truth in his statement though, Videl was Gohan's most feared enemy, because she was an enemy who he couldn't fight back against.
Gohan was still unsure of what he was going to say to Videl as he landed on the tiled platform. Gohan blinked as he registered the site before him. Mr. Popo was standing over an obviously unconscious Videl.
"What happened?" Gohan exclaimed as he rushed over to check on Videl.
"Oh Gohan you're back!" Mr. Popo said to Gohan. "Oh there is nothing to worry about with the poor girl. she did want to run off the edge of the lookout though. I had to stop her somehow." Gohan hit Videl lightly on the cheek to wake her up. "I hit her on the back of the neck, so as not to leave a mark behind. I am afraid that she may not wake up for some time thou..." Popo trailed off as Videl began to stir.
Groaning Videl tried to sit up only to cause even greater pain to enter her head. She noticed someone gently helping her to her feet, and, once she could stand, looked to thank her helper.
"GOHAN!" Videl jumped in surprise, only to clutch her head and wobble in Gohan's firm grasp. "What, what is going on?"
"Well it looks like things have gotten a little out of hand... What's the last you remember before the explosion?"
"There was this creepy high pitched voice that came from the sky that said something about being a ghost... Oh no I have to go back and stop that thing from hurting anyone else!" Videl once again tried to run for the edge of the lookout but failed as Gohan still had a tight grip on her upper arm. "Let me go! I have to help those people."
"Videl," Gohan said forcefully, startling her, "Anyone who was in the path of that blast is dead now." Videl looked at him in shock and horror.
Tears came to her eyes as she began to speak, "No... I survived... I know I saw Sharpner and Erasa earlier... If we got out ok then there have to have been others too, we have to help them." Gohan continued to stare at her, his eyes void of all emotion.
"I was barely able to get the three of you out of there alive. I don't even know if there was anyone else nearby, I don't know if there was anyone else in the way of the blast... All I can do is pray there wasn't."
"That thing... I swear I will beat that thing for trying to kill me." Videl said drying her eyes, which wee now full of determination. Gohan smiled slightly at that, *Now that's the Videl I know...* Videl glared at Gohan, both for his mysterious smirk at such an inappropriate time as well as his bruising grip on her arm. Gohan proceeded to do the Son grin for her, releasing his grip to place it behind his head.
"Don't worry Videl, that creepy android has already been dismantled."
"ANDRIOD!" Dende exclaimed, approaching them, "Gohan aren't all the evil androids gone?"
"Yeah," Gohan said, his smile fading, "But you forgot about the whole alternate dimension thing, Mirai thinks that he may have been from a time where they androids hadn't been defeated yet..."
"Speaking of Mirai.... Where is he?" Dende questioned looking around for any sign of the lavender haired demi-Saiyan.
"He probably hit the ground a long time ago..." Gohan mused.
"Alternate dimension?" Videl was giving Gohan her most vicious evil glare by this point. Gohan laughed nervously for a moment before resigning himself to defeat
"Well I guess I might as well tell you what's been going on lately... I'm sure you've figured most of it out on your own... Like the fact that I am Saiyaman as well as the gold fighter."
"If you are the Gold Fighter, prove it." Videl demanded. Gohan sighed in exasperation but ascended to the first level of Super Saiyan anyway. Videl jumped back at the sudden transformation but said nothing.
"Happy?" he said as he returned to normal, Videl nodded. "Anyway, this guy over here is Dende, he's the current guardian or god of this planet. And yes I know you have a hard time believing that but just trust me on it ok?" Videl nodded once again causing Gohan to smile. "Oh yeah, then there's Mirai, he's from another timeline, an alternate one where these evil androids took over and..."
"GOHAN YOU SON OF A BITCH I AM GOING TO KILL YOU!!"
AN: Hehe sorry about the abrupt end to this chapter but as I said earlier I wanted in up on the 18th, and its 11:30 PM... Cartoon Network had one of my favorite episodes of Rurouni Kenshin on (fans of this show should check out Peacemaker Kurogane that's based on the manga Shinsengumi Imon Peacemaker). The one at the end of the Kyoto Arc where he visits Tomoe's grave, the next part in the manga is my favorite part of Kenshin... I love Enishi... I was so upset that they split the anime and manga there, I really almost cried. The music is so pretty though I really want the soundtrack tot his show... Oh well DBZ is on now (it's a great Saiyaman episode too... with all of those horrible poses...) so I should post this up... and get back to watching Hikaru no Go (run for your life people... the Go ghost is one of the cutest characters I have seen). Once again sorry for the short pretty well unedited chapter. But, happy birthday story! Please review and give the cute little story a birthday present. I'll give you some birthday cake if you're good!!!