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(A/N): Hello again. I am back with a new chapter. This is Chapter 7!! I hope you like it. This might be a little on the long side, but this is where you learn a lot more about David!!
While I do not own DBZ, I do own David, Kia, Phantom Elie, and any other character I myself create. I hope you enjoy. Read and Review!! Please?
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Recap of The Last Chapter:
"Hey - you know - my friends and I are going out for some ice cream. Do you want to come?" David asked.
Kia's eyes lit up for a moment. "Ice cream? That would be wonderful," she thought.
But then she remembered that she already had plans to go do something with her friends.
"I would love to David, but my friends and I are doing something. Maybe another time?"
David was a little upset about this, but quickly got over it. "Yeah, that will work," he said.
David then realized that he had forgotten about the others. "Oh, I have to get going. See you tomorrow?" he asked.
"When?" Kia asked.
"Same time, same place?" David asked.
"Yeah! Okay! I'll see you tomorrow," Kia replied.
"Bye!" said David as he ran down the hall to meet up with his new friends who were waiting for him at the school entrance.
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David arrived at the entrance of the school where his friends were waiting. "Where have you been?" Videl asked.
"I had some locker problems," David explained.
"If I were you, I would have broken the dumb thing open," said Sharpner.
"I wouldn't want to get into any trouble on my first day to school though," David explained.
"That proves to me that you are a geek!" Sharpner exclaimed.
"Give it a rest Sharpner!" Erasa snapped.
"Okay, that's enough! Let's just go and get some ice cream," said Videl, giving Erasa and Sharpner a glare.
They both gave up and the group walked towards the ice cream shop. They talked on the way there.
"So, how did crime fighting go today Videl?" Erasa asked.
"It went along as usual," she replied. "Saiyaman got in my way, while the mayor was being kidnapped."
David looked at Gohan when Videl made that comment and noticed Gohan was a little irritated. He then looked over at Sharpner who just walked silently with his arms crossed.
"But you know what was interesting?" Videl added.
"What?" Erasa asked, dying of anticipation.
"There was someone else there today," Videl explained.
"Who? Tell me!" Erasa demanded.
"Some new super hero called Phantom Elie."
"Isn't that a girl's name?"
David nearly fell over at this comment. Gohan noticed this, but no one else noticed since both Gohan and David were in the back of the group. Gohan also noticed the watch on David's arm.
"Why do they think that Elie is a girl's name?" David thought. "Memo to self. Change super hero name."
"No, it's not actually," Videl, said, bringing David away from his thoughts.
"What do you mean?" Erasa asked.
"It is spelled Elie. Which is short for electricity," Videl explained.
"Ohh," Erasa said, understanding what Videl was saying.
"I still think it sounds like a girl's name," Sharpner added.
David sighed to himself, when he heard the last comment. "Should I vaporize him for that comment?" he thought.
"Nah, it's not worth it."
"What do you think of the new super hero David?" Erasa asked, snapping David out of his thoughts.
"I think it's a pretty good name," he replied, smiling.
"I'm sure you would," Sharpner added, rolling his eyes.
"What about you Gohan?" Erasa asked.
"I don't see anything wrong with the name really," he replied.
"What was interesting about this Phantom Elie character -" Videl cut in.
"Was that he caught a bullet with his bare hand!"
"I'm sure Saiyaman could have done it, but he wears gloves," she said.
"Wow! That is neat," Erasa exclaimed.
"Yeah! It is," Videl added. "He saved my life by catching that bullet."
"Wow! I hope I get rescued by him someday," Erasa said, dreamily.
"So what did he look like Videl?" Erasa asked.
"Well," Videl began.
"He had black hair that was combed back, and he had these brown eyes," she said staring off a little.
"He had these eyes that were very gentle - yet they seemed to pierce right through me."
"Wow!" Erasa exclaimed.
No one else decided to get into the conversation. David wanted to hear what they had to say about Phantom Elie. Gohan wanted to hear Videl's side of the story. Even Sharpner was interested, though jealous that Phantom Elie is the one that caught the bullet and not him.
"He wore a dark gray body suit, which is something that I don't really know why he wears," said Videl.
"He also had two letters on it - what were they? Oh yes! It was PS, though I don't know what it stands for."
"Sounds mysterious!" said Erasa.
"You know Videl, while you were out, we had an earthquake," Erasa said, changing the subject.
"I didn't feel anything," said Videl.
"I also find it interesting that Gohan and David both ran off after the earthquake," Sharpner added.
"What?!" Videl exclaimed, as she and the others turned and looked at where Gohan and David were.
"Argh! Where did they go?!"
"Don't you know that when a geek goes missing, you're not supposed to look for them," said Sharpner. "Why would you want to hang around them anyway?"
"Oh cut it out Sharpner," said Erasa. "Their both better than you!"
"What?! I am a hundred times better than both of them put together!" Sharpner exclaimed.
"Yeah, whatever Sharpner," said Videl.
They continued walking down towards the ice cream shop without Gohan and David.
Gohan listened as Videl, Erasa, and Sharpner walked on without him. He was glad that Videl and Erasa stood up for him and David.
"Wow, they think I am pretty cool," he said to himself.
"Now, to find out where David went."
Before Gohan could concentrate on David's ki, he felt a tap on his shoulder. Gohan nearly jumped out of his skin. "Ahh!" Gohan yelled.
"Man, you're so jumpy," said a familiar voice.
Gohan turned to see that it was David looking at him. "Why did you have to go and scare me like that?" he asked, glaring at David.
"Sorry, but if I would have known you were going to jump 30 stories high, I would have made some noise," David explained.
"It's okay," Gohan said, calming down. "I just thought you were Videl."
"Yeah, I noticed that," said David. "It's because she wants to expose you as being Saiyaman."
"Hey, what makes you say that I'm Saiyaman," Gohan defended.
"Oh come on Gohan!" David exclaimed. "You may change the outside of your clothes, but you cannot hide you energy signature."
"So - you refer to ki as energy," said Gohan.
"What's ki?" David asked.
"Well - it's actually like a person's spirit, soul, feeling, inclination," Gohan explained.
"But it can also be referred to as someone's energy if you want."
"Yeah, that works for me," David nodded.
"Not to be pushy or anything, but David, do you know how to fly?" Gohan abruptly asked.
"Uh - yeah," David replied, eyeing Gohan. "Why?"
"Nothing really. I just know that you have a high ki level, which anybody with a high ki level like yours and mine should likely be able to fly."
"Oh, okay," said David, not fully understanding what Gohan was talking about.
"Not only that," Gohan continued. "It's not safe to be around here where people can listen."
"Yeah, that makes sense," said David. "Where do we go then?"
"Let's go to a favorite spot of mine. You can explain everything there."
"Why not just let me go to your house and explain everything there?"
"I want to talk to you alone, if you don't mind."
"That will be fine then," David said, nodding.
"Then let's go. I'll lead the way," said Gohan.
"No ice cream?" David asked, arching his eyebrow.
"Not today it looks like," Gohan replied.
"Aww," David said, playfully.
"There goes my free ice cream."
Gohan smiled at this. "I hope he turns out to be the good person I believe he is."
Both Gohan and David took to the skies, Gohan leading the way. Gohan flew a little fast to see if David could keep it. To his surprise, David was keeping up, and didn't really seem to struggle keeping his pace. Within minutes, both landed on the ground of Gohan's favorite spot. It was a spot that he knew when he was younger. It was a spot that he had found when Piccolo left him in the wilderness to toughen him up.
David looked in awe at this location. It was a high point that overlooked the rest of the land of rocky hills and green grass patches. They were on a flat ledge that looked like it was able to fit about 10 adults comfortably. There was a cave away from the cliff. Though it didn't look like it had a big opening, David was sure that it was quite roomy inside. He looked back over the ledge at the sun as it was but a few hours from setting.
"I bet the sunset looks beautiful from here," he said.
"It is, let me assure you that," Gohan said, standing near the edge taking in the view.
He then turned to David. "Okay, now tell me what you are doing here."
David, who had been taking in the scene, turned his attention to Gohan.
"Yes, I'll explain everything," he said.
"But I do think it best that you sit down. My story is quite long."
Gohan nodded and motioned for them both to sit. "Let us sit over there," he said pointing to a wall they could sit up against.
David walked over and sat down, as did Gohan. David glanced up at the sky and then at his watch.
Gohan looked at it. "That's the same watch that Phantom Elie wore, but it's a different color," he thought to himself.
"Phantom Elie's watch was black, and this one's dark blue, with a few different buttons."
"It's 3:45," David said, bringing Gohan out of his thoughts.
"So?" said Gohan.
"So - I am just letting us know the time," David explained.
"Okay then," Gohan simply said.
"I've stalled quite enough. Let me tell you my story," David said, looking at Gohan.
"But after I tell my story, I want you to tell me your story."
"Sure."
"Good! Then let me tell you from the beginning."
David began his story to Gohan with a question. "Do you believe I am a human?" he asked.
"Quite frankly - no," came Gohan's reply.
"The strongest humans I know are Krillin and 18, but your power far surpasses theirs."
"Well, you are right," said David.
"What do you mean?"
"I am not of this planet. Nor am I from this dimension for that matter."
Gohan looked a little surprised. "Okay, I can understand not being from this planet, but from another dimension?"
"Let me start from the beginning. I am from a planet called Gearth, which was very similar to this planet."
Gohan sat there, carefully listening to what David was saying. "Okay," he said.
"My planet was beautiful. Lush forests, vegetation, and no problems of famine, poverty, and sickness, anything that people of this planet have to worry about. It was a bigger than the Earth, and had less water, which meant that it had more land. It also had different species of animals. People were happy to be there."
David looked up at the sky. "The planet was founded by this evil being known as Kuvious Phantom. He found it right after my people found it. My people had five heroes' they looked up to, to protect them and find them a planet."
Gohan listened intently. "Who were they?" Gohan asked.
"They were known as Scouts then," David explained. "When they found a planet, they also found Kuvious Phantom who tried to destroy the people. But he was nearly destroyed by a Legendary Scout. This Scout had enormous powers, which was definitely more than Kuvious could handle. The Scout allowed him to live, which, I guess, gave Kuvious a change of heart. They then came in peace with each other."
Gohan continued to listen as David progressed in his story.
"That Legendary Scout turned out to be my grandfather."
"So you have the potential of becoming like him," said Gohan.
"Yes, I actually do."
"Interesting."
"Anyway, Kuvious had excellent leader abilities, and the people ended up choosing him to be their King. My grandfather, on the other hand, didn't have leadership abilities and became very jealous when the people chose Kuvious' leadership over my grandfather's powers. Kuvious Phantom tried to get him to stay as a high range official, but my grandfather wanted to be King. He then left the planet, and vowed to take his vengeance. No one saw him since."
David was looking at Gohan when he said that last sentence. "My grandfather left his family on the planet, but took a few rouge people with him. The family he left behind was his wife and my father Jerimous. Kuvious Phantom then formed a team called the Phantom Scouts, with Kuvious as their leader to protect the people from a future attack from my grandfather, or anyone else for that matter. Jerimous raised under Kuvious' wing, learned great leadership abilities, and became king after Kuvious died."
"What were the names of the other Scouts and their powers?" Gohan asked.
"Let me see," said David. "There was Phantom Night-Wind. He had the power of flight and amazing speed. Phantom Flame had the ability to of fire. Phantom Mirris could absorb and/or reflect his foes attacks. Phantom Power was very strong; he could punch a hole in a 4-foot thick brick wall with one hit. I know it doesn't sound like much. It used to sound amazing! That is - before I surpassed his strength."
"Did any of them have ki levels?" Gohan asked.
"Besides me, the only one who had an energy level was Phantom Night-Wind. Man he can be quite cocky."
"Are you Phantom Elie?" Gohan abruptly asked.
"Yes - I am," David replied. "But I thought you would have known by checking my energy level signature."
"I did! But your ki signature is different when you are Phantom Elie."
"It is? Wow, I didn't know that - seriously."
"So how did you get to Earth?" Gohan asked, changing the subject.
David looked down and his face saddened.
David looked down at the ground for a moment before he spoke.
"I was five when it happened. My father was King Jerimous. My mother was Queen Tamous. My father was Phantom Elie before me, but he didn't seem to posses the power my grandfather had. An evil force attacked our planet, destroying all life on it. They surrounded and murdered my father in front of my eyes," he said, tears coming down his cheeks.
David tried to hold back tears, but they came anyway. "Those monsters! I couldn't do anything to stop them! I remember the look my father gave me. He told me to run. I didn't want to leave. That's when they killed him. They kept beating him, until he didn't move or breathe anymore."
David remained quiet for a few seconds. "When they were done, they came for me, but Phantom Night-Wind took me away."
"I'm sorry," was all Gohan could really say, putting his hand on David's shoulder for comfort.
"All my friends, the other Phantom Scouts, died soon after that," David continued. Their offspring, their sons, my other friends, survived. We were all children. My mom, Queen Tamous decided to send us to earth as a last resort. I remember our last moments well.
David told Gohan what had happened the last moments he saw his mother.
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Tamous quickly walked into the room with the pods that would take the children to Earth. Her only son was holding one hand while her other arm was holding the youngest child. The oldest boy calmly put the other youngest child into a traveling pod and crawled into his pod. The second oldest went into his pod. Tamous let go of her son's hand and put the other youngest child with her brother. Those two would have to travel together. The fourth oldest, wearily crawled into his pod and waited there, worried as to what would happen next. All of the children's pod doors closed with a 'swoosh' with the passengers strapped to their seats inside. Gas was released and the children fell asleep instantly. Tamous turned to her son, kneeled down, and gave him a hug and kissed him on his forehead.
"I'm going to have to put you in your pod now. I only wish that you find parents who will love and take care of you."
"My lady," Garith interrupted. "It is time to go."
Tamous nodded as Garith flew into his companions pod.
"Mommy?" the child asked tears in his eyes. "I don't want to leave you. Can't I stay here with you?"
"Oh honey, I -"
Suddenly, the door behind them let out a large 'Bang!'
"They're trying to get in!" Tamous cried out.
With that she took her son, again kissed him on the forehead, and put him into the pod.
"Mommy? Mommy?! No!" her son screamed.
"I want to be with you! I don't want to leave you! Mommy please!" the child begged.
"I - can't," his mother said, tears streaming down her face.
"I love you too much."
"Mommy no! Please, don't do this! Moooommmyy!" the child screamed, tears crawling down his face.
"I don't want to leave! I don't want to leave!" he cried out, beginning to climb out of the pod, grabbing for his mother.
Straps suddenly came up from behind him and pulled him into his seat screaming.
"Mommy no! Please! Mommy! I don't want to leave! Please!" he screamed moving and kicking frantically.
"I'm - I'm sorry," she said.
"This is the best I can do for you. If you stay, you will die along with me."
"I don't care" the child said crying.
"I want to be with you. I can protect you," he said with confidence in his tone.
"I'm sorry," was all Tamous could say as she watched her son for a moment longer, tears crawling down her face.
Garith watched this scene take place and felt his heart wrench. "This is for the best," Garith thought, reassuring himself.
He looked over to the child and noticed something strange. Tamous had noticed it too. The child's hair began to stand up as he screamed a blood-curling scream.
"Is he actually doing that?" Tamous thought.
"Yes, he is," replied Garith.
Both of their thoughts were quickly brought towards the door.
The door continued to bang, weakening with each hit. Tamous quickly pushed a button on the pod and the door closed with a 'swoosh.' A glass oval-shaped cage encircled Garith, sealing him inside. The child continued screaming for his mother, which caused her heart great pain. Tamous began having second thoughts and reached her hand up to cancel the process.
"I - I can't," she said as she lowered her hand and took a step back.
A gas filled the pod and her child's screams went silent. It was heartbreaking for her to hear the silence from the pod. It felt as though her child had died, even though he was only in sleep. A male voice came from the background.
"Launch will occur in 10 seconds: 10. 9. 8. 7. 6. 5. 4. 3. 2. 1."
With a deafening sound the roof opened up and the five pods flew off towards space. Just then, the door broke open and the evil force came running in. Tamous stood there looking up as the 5 pods flew off with the children safely inside flying to Earth.
"Goodbye my little Jeris -"
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Gohan looked down at the ground. "He and I have a lot in common," Gohan thought to himself.
David sat there silent for a little while, as tears rolled down his face.
He slowly regained his posture and spoke up. "You're probably wondering a few things. How did I know my mother said and did those things after I fell asleep?"
"Yes, that is intriguing," replied Gohan.
"Garith, another companion of mine, told me these things. Remember, he was protected inside that small oval-shaped glass cage that sealed him inside, so he didn't fall asleep. My memory of that day came back just a few years ago. Garith placed what he saw and heard in my mind. He used to be able to read minds, which meant that you couldn't hide anything from him. That is why - why," David said, as tears rolled down his cheeks.
"Why he was able to tell what my mother said and thought."
"David?" Gohan asked softly. "How did he fit in a small cage?"
"He was a parrot. A Scarlet Macaw to be exact. He was my best friend and tutor. Does a talking bird sound a little weird?" David asked, as his tears gradually stopped falling.
"No, not at all," replied Gohan, thinking of Puar and Oolong.
"What do you mean by he was your best friend and tutor?"
"He died recently. I couldn't save him," David said, looking down at the ground.
"I'm sorry," was all Gohan could say.
"You're probably wondering who Jeris is aren't you?" David asked.
"Was it one of your friends names? Though I think it was yours."
"Well, you're correct. Jeris is the name I was given as a Gearthian. I am the Prince of Gearth. Though I don't feel like royalty right now. You can call me either David, or Jeris if you like," said David.
"I think I'll just keep calling you David."
"Okay then."
"You know," said Gohan. "My father's name is Goku, but on a planet that he came from, he was known as Kakarrot."
"Your father's dead too then?" David asked.
"Yes," said Gohan, looking down at the ground.
"So you're not native to this planet?" David asked, changing the subject.
"I am, but my father wasn't. He was a full-blooded Saiyajin. I am only half Saiyajin, half human.
"Ohh," David said, understanding fully what Gohan was saying.
"Please, continue on with your story. I have yet to find out how you got here," said Gohan.
"Ah yes, we don't want to become to sidetracked.'
David explained to Gohan how he came to earth and found his two adoptive parents Lisa and George Mikaito. He then explained that he didn't really know about his powers until he was 16, when Garith began training him. He had the power before, but Garith was the one to harness it.
"Yes, Garith trained me really well. I first started out with having electrical powers, and I still sort of do, hence the name Phantom Elie. But now I can form them into beams of energy. When I started doing that, I began noticing that I had an energy level, which increased the more I trained. See the hair?"
David pointed to his hair.
"Yeah, what about it?"
"You know how Phantom Elie has black hair and brown eyes, and I have blonde hair and baby blue eyes?"
"Yes?"
"That used to be opposite. I used to have the black hair, brown eyes, while Phantom Elie had the blonde hair and blue eyes."
"How did the change in color occur?"
"The last battle I had with a formidable opponent. Just as I was at the brink of dying and felt pushed in a corner, I snapped. My energy level increased beyond what I was used to. My friends told me that my hair stood up and turned blue, and my eyes were pure white. No color in them whatsoever. They said that I scared them so much in that form. They said it looked as if I was being possessed by the devil."
"What happened to it?"
"I took one step, literally, and lost it. I dramatically dropped in energy, and my hair turned blonde, and my eyes turned blue. At first, I thought it was my transformation, but it wasn't."
"That doesn't really make any sense," said Gohan, rubbing his chin.
"No it doesn't. But now I have my mother's eyes. So I don't mind it."
"What happened after you changed into this form?" Gohan asked.
"Well, I did lose a lot of power," David explained.
"But I had a lot more power than I had before. With it, I wiped my enemy out easily. This enemy worked with the same evil force the destroyed all life on Gearth."
David's expression saddened and he lowered his head. "This enemy was the one that killed my father in front of my eyes."
"Oh, I'm sorry," was all Gohan could say. "Was he the last one?" he asked softly.
"Far from it!" David exclaimed. "Not too long after defeating this foe, the evil force attacked me again. Next thing I know I was pulled into this dimension."
"Are you sure this is a different dimension?"
"Yes. Technology here is very different. In our timeline, there are no hover cars, people with natural colored hair that is blue, green, lavender, etc. I mean some of them try to dye their hair that way, but it definitely doesn't look natural. The dates and years are different from my timeline. You also have these little capsule things that work wonders for putting huge things into small places. Not only that, but I just know this isn't my dimension. I tried looking up my hometown, but it doesn't exist. Yet this is planet Earth. There's also no United States."
"What is the United States?"
"Exactly!" David exclaimed. "It doesn't exist! I live in that country."
"Okay, so then what do we do?" Gohan asked.
"Quite frankly, I don't know," came David's reply. "I've been here a few months, traveling around, but couldn't find any trace of my friends, family, and belongings."
"You've been here for a few months?" Gohan asked, surprised.
"Yeah, I've been searching for a way out, but failed to find any."
"Hmm," said Gohan. "Maybe I can talk to Dende about that," he thought.
David looked at his watch again. "Wow, it's 5 o'clock. Time flies when you talk. Maybe now you can tell me more about yourself."
Gohan quickly came out of his thoughts. "Yes, that is what we agreed upon, isn't it?" Gohan said, smiling.
With that, Gohan explained everything to David. He explained about his father coming to Earth, making many friends and enemies, marrying, and becoming father to him and his brother. He even explained the story of Vegeta the jealous prince, and his first arrival on Earth. He even explained about Bulma the genius, and her son Trunks. Gohan spoke about his childhood and how he grew from a child to what he is today. He shed a few tears as he spoke about the Cell Games. Gohan explained his father's courageous death 7 years ago during those Cell Games, which had been his fault, and how he had grown up since then with that burden. David reassured Gohan and both comforted each other.
They were both quiet for a little while.
"You know Gohan," David spoke up, looking straight at Gohan. "You and I have a lot in common."
"Yeah, we do," Gohan, agreed. "I am glad to have someone I can talk to who knows what and how I am feeling."
"So am I," said David. "I have question though."
"What is it?"
"How do you transform into Saiyaman?"
"See this watch?" Gohan said, pointing to the watch on his left wrist.
"Yeah? What about it?"
"Watch."
Gohan pressed a button on his watch, and within seconds Gohan was transformed into Saiyaman. "How do I look?" he asked in his super heroic voice.
"You look okay, but your voice sounds pathetic."
"Come on! Not you too!" Gohan exclaimed. "I work really hard to keep my identity a secret!"
"I'm sorry Gohan.," said David, sweat-dropping. "It's just my opinion. You can keep the voice if you want."
"I will, thank you very much!" Gohan exclaimed.
With that Gohan pressed a button on his watch and he changed back to the way he was.
"Now, how do you turn into Phantom Elie?" Gohan asked, smirking.
"Actually, it's pretty much the same way you do it."
"Let me see."
"Okay then, if you want to."
With that, David pressed a button on his watch. A light quickly flashed around David, but was gone just as quick as it came. Gohan looked at the transformed David, who was now Phantom Elie.
"What do you think?" David asked, in a lower tone.
"I'm not the only one with a voice!" Gohan exclaimed.
"Unlike you though, I can't change it," Phantom Elie said with a smirk. Gohan scowled at David. "Watch it, or I'll vaporize you!"
"Okay, okay."
Gohan looked down at Phantom Elie's shoes. They were dark gray athletic shoes. The upper part was dark gray, with white trim on the bottom. They had the PS symbol on them. Of course, there was the dark gray body suit that he also had.
"Nice," was all Gohan said. "I just figured something out," he added.
"Thanks," said Phantom Elie
"I just figured something out," said Gohan. "PS stands for Phantom Scout."
"Correct!" Phantom Elie exclaimed.
Phantom Elie pressed a button on his watch and with the same flash of light, changed back.
Both continued to talk about different things for a little while. It was around 6:30 pm when they stopped talking, and the sun was beginning to set.
"Wow! Time sure does fly," said David.
"Yeah, it sure does," said Gohan.
"We better get going, so you can meet my family. I am sure my mom will let you stay with us."
"Thank you very much. I really appreciate the hospitality."
"It's no problem at all David. Then I'll show you around tomorrow."
"That would be nice," said David smiling.
With that, both teenagers took to the skies, towards Gohan's home.
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(A/N): That's it for that chapter. I hope you liked it!! Now you know who David really is!! Just as a side note, I did think of the watch idea for Phantom Elie before I saw the episodes of DBZ with Gohan and his watch. But, now DBZ owns the watch idea. Please read and review!!
(A/N): Hello again. I am back with a new chapter. This is Chapter 7!! I hope you like it. This might be a little on the long side, but this is where you learn a lot more about David!!
While I do not own DBZ, I do own David, Kia, Phantom Elie, and any other character I myself create. I hope you enjoy. Read and Review!! Please?
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Recap of The Last Chapter:
"Hey - you know - my friends and I are going out for some ice cream. Do you want to come?" David asked.
Kia's eyes lit up for a moment. "Ice cream? That would be wonderful," she thought.
But then she remembered that she already had plans to go do something with her friends.
"I would love to David, but my friends and I are doing something. Maybe another time?"
David was a little upset about this, but quickly got over it. "Yeah, that will work," he said.
David then realized that he had forgotten about the others. "Oh, I have to get going. See you tomorrow?" he asked.
"When?" Kia asked.
"Same time, same place?" David asked.
"Yeah! Okay! I'll see you tomorrow," Kia replied.
"Bye!" said David as he ran down the hall to meet up with his new friends who were waiting for him at the school entrance.
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David arrived at the entrance of the school where his friends were waiting. "Where have you been?" Videl asked.
"I had some locker problems," David explained.
"If I were you, I would have broken the dumb thing open," said Sharpner.
"I wouldn't want to get into any trouble on my first day to school though," David explained.
"That proves to me that you are a geek!" Sharpner exclaimed.
"Give it a rest Sharpner!" Erasa snapped.
"Okay, that's enough! Let's just go and get some ice cream," said Videl, giving Erasa and Sharpner a glare.
They both gave up and the group walked towards the ice cream shop. They talked on the way there.
"So, how did crime fighting go today Videl?" Erasa asked.
"It went along as usual," she replied. "Saiyaman got in my way, while the mayor was being kidnapped."
David looked at Gohan when Videl made that comment and noticed Gohan was a little irritated. He then looked over at Sharpner who just walked silently with his arms crossed.
"But you know what was interesting?" Videl added.
"What?" Erasa asked, dying of anticipation.
"There was someone else there today," Videl explained.
"Who? Tell me!" Erasa demanded.
"Some new super hero called Phantom Elie."
"Isn't that a girl's name?"
David nearly fell over at this comment. Gohan noticed this, but no one else noticed since both Gohan and David were in the back of the group. Gohan also noticed the watch on David's arm.
"Why do they think that Elie is a girl's name?" David thought. "Memo to self. Change super hero name."
"No, it's not actually," Videl, said, bringing David away from his thoughts.
"What do you mean?" Erasa asked.
"It is spelled Elie. Which is short for electricity," Videl explained.
"Ohh," Erasa said, understanding what Videl was saying.
"I still think it sounds like a girl's name," Sharpner added.
David sighed to himself, when he heard the last comment. "Should I vaporize him for that comment?" he thought.
"Nah, it's not worth it."
"What do you think of the new super hero David?" Erasa asked, snapping David out of his thoughts.
"I think it's a pretty good name," he replied, smiling.
"I'm sure you would," Sharpner added, rolling his eyes.
"What about you Gohan?" Erasa asked.
"I don't see anything wrong with the name really," he replied.
"What was interesting about this Phantom Elie character -" Videl cut in.
"Was that he caught a bullet with his bare hand!"
"I'm sure Saiyaman could have done it, but he wears gloves," she said.
"Wow! That is neat," Erasa exclaimed.
"Yeah! It is," Videl added. "He saved my life by catching that bullet."
"Wow! I hope I get rescued by him someday," Erasa said, dreamily.
"So what did he look like Videl?" Erasa asked.
"Well," Videl began.
"He had black hair that was combed back, and he had these brown eyes," she said staring off a little.
"He had these eyes that were very gentle - yet they seemed to pierce right through me."
"Wow!" Erasa exclaimed.
No one else decided to get into the conversation. David wanted to hear what they had to say about Phantom Elie. Gohan wanted to hear Videl's side of the story. Even Sharpner was interested, though jealous that Phantom Elie is the one that caught the bullet and not him.
"He wore a dark gray body suit, which is something that I don't really know why he wears," said Videl.
"He also had two letters on it - what were they? Oh yes! It was PS, though I don't know what it stands for."
"Sounds mysterious!" said Erasa.
"You know Videl, while you were out, we had an earthquake," Erasa said, changing the subject.
"I didn't feel anything," said Videl.
"I also find it interesting that Gohan and David both ran off after the earthquake," Sharpner added.
"What?!" Videl exclaimed, as she and the others turned and looked at where Gohan and David were.
"Argh! Where did they go?!"
"Don't you know that when a geek goes missing, you're not supposed to look for them," said Sharpner. "Why would you want to hang around them anyway?"
"Oh cut it out Sharpner," said Erasa. "Their both better than you!"
"What?! I am a hundred times better than both of them put together!" Sharpner exclaimed.
"Yeah, whatever Sharpner," said Videl.
They continued walking down towards the ice cream shop without Gohan and David.
Gohan listened as Videl, Erasa, and Sharpner walked on without him. He was glad that Videl and Erasa stood up for him and David.
"Wow, they think I am pretty cool," he said to himself.
"Now, to find out where David went."
Before Gohan could concentrate on David's ki, he felt a tap on his shoulder. Gohan nearly jumped out of his skin. "Ahh!" Gohan yelled.
"Man, you're so jumpy," said a familiar voice.
Gohan turned to see that it was David looking at him. "Why did you have to go and scare me like that?" he asked, glaring at David.
"Sorry, but if I would have known you were going to jump 30 stories high, I would have made some noise," David explained.
"It's okay," Gohan said, calming down. "I just thought you were Videl."
"Yeah, I noticed that," said David. "It's because she wants to expose you as being Saiyaman."
"Hey, what makes you say that I'm Saiyaman," Gohan defended.
"Oh come on Gohan!" David exclaimed. "You may change the outside of your clothes, but you cannot hide you energy signature."
"So - you refer to ki as energy," said Gohan.
"What's ki?" David asked.
"Well - it's actually like a person's spirit, soul, feeling, inclination," Gohan explained.
"But it can also be referred to as someone's energy if you want."
"Yeah, that works for me," David nodded.
"Not to be pushy or anything, but David, do you know how to fly?" Gohan abruptly asked.
"Uh - yeah," David replied, eyeing Gohan. "Why?"
"Nothing really. I just know that you have a high ki level, which anybody with a high ki level like yours and mine should likely be able to fly."
"Oh, okay," said David, not fully understanding what Gohan was talking about.
"Not only that," Gohan continued. "It's not safe to be around here where people can listen."
"Yeah, that makes sense," said David. "Where do we go then?"
"Let's go to a favorite spot of mine. You can explain everything there."
"Why not just let me go to your house and explain everything there?"
"I want to talk to you alone, if you don't mind."
"That will be fine then," David said, nodding.
"Then let's go. I'll lead the way," said Gohan.
"No ice cream?" David asked, arching his eyebrow.
"Not today it looks like," Gohan replied.
"Aww," David said, playfully.
"There goes my free ice cream."
Gohan smiled at this. "I hope he turns out to be the good person I believe he is."
Both Gohan and David took to the skies, Gohan leading the way. Gohan flew a little fast to see if David could keep it. To his surprise, David was keeping up, and didn't really seem to struggle keeping his pace. Within minutes, both landed on the ground of Gohan's favorite spot. It was a spot that he knew when he was younger. It was a spot that he had found when Piccolo left him in the wilderness to toughen him up.
David looked in awe at this location. It was a high point that overlooked the rest of the land of rocky hills and green grass patches. They were on a flat ledge that looked like it was able to fit about 10 adults comfortably. There was a cave away from the cliff. Though it didn't look like it had a big opening, David was sure that it was quite roomy inside. He looked back over the ledge at the sun as it was but a few hours from setting.
"I bet the sunset looks beautiful from here," he said.
"It is, let me assure you that," Gohan said, standing near the edge taking in the view.
He then turned to David. "Okay, now tell me what you are doing here."
David, who had been taking in the scene, turned his attention to Gohan.
"Yes, I'll explain everything," he said.
"But I do think it best that you sit down. My story is quite long."
Gohan nodded and motioned for them both to sit. "Let us sit over there," he said pointing to a wall they could sit up against.
David walked over and sat down, as did Gohan. David glanced up at the sky and then at his watch.
Gohan looked at it. "That's the same watch that Phantom Elie wore, but it's a different color," he thought to himself.
"Phantom Elie's watch was black, and this one's dark blue, with a few different buttons."
"It's 3:45," David said, bringing Gohan out of his thoughts.
"So?" said Gohan.
"So - I am just letting us know the time," David explained.
"Okay then," Gohan simply said.
"I've stalled quite enough. Let me tell you my story," David said, looking at Gohan.
"But after I tell my story, I want you to tell me your story."
"Sure."
"Good! Then let me tell you from the beginning."
David began his story to Gohan with a question. "Do you believe I am a human?" he asked.
"Quite frankly - no," came Gohan's reply.
"The strongest humans I know are Krillin and 18, but your power far surpasses theirs."
"Well, you are right," said David.
"What do you mean?"
"I am not of this planet. Nor am I from this dimension for that matter."
Gohan looked a little surprised. "Okay, I can understand not being from this planet, but from another dimension?"
"Let me start from the beginning. I am from a planet called Gearth, which was very similar to this planet."
Gohan sat there, carefully listening to what David was saying. "Okay," he said.
"My planet was beautiful. Lush forests, vegetation, and no problems of famine, poverty, and sickness, anything that people of this planet have to worry about. It was a bigger than the Earth, and had less water, which meant that it had more land. It also had different species of animals. People were happy to be there."
David looked up at the sky. "The planet was founded by this evil being known as Kuvious Phantom. He found it right after my people found it. My people had five heroes' they looked up to, to protect them and find them a planet."
Gohan listened intently. "Who were they?" Gohan asked.
"They were known as Scouts then," David explained. "When they found a planet, they also found Kuvious Phantom who tried to destroy the people. But he was nearly destroyed by a Legendary Scout. This Scout had enormous powers, which was definitely more than Kuvious could handle. The Scout allowed him to live, which, I guess, gave Kuvious a change of heart. They then came in peace with each other."
Gohan continued to listen as David progressed in his story.
"That Legendary Scout turned out to be my grandfather."
"So you have the potential of becoming like him," said Gohan.
"Yes, I actually do."
"Interesting."
"Anyway, Kuvious had excellent leader abilities, and the people ended up choosing him to be their King. My grandfather, on the other hand, didn't have leadership abilities and became very jealous when the people chose Kuvious' leadership over my grandfather's powers. Kuvious Phantom tried to get him to stay as a high range official, but my grandfather wanted to be King. He then left the planet, and vowed to take his vengeance. No one saw him since."
David was looking at Gohan when he said that last sentence. "My grandfather left his family on the planet, but took a few rouge people with him. The family he left behind was his wife and my father Jerimous. Kuvious Phantom then formed a team called the Phantom Scouts, with Kuvious as their leader to protect the people from a future attack from my grandfather, or anyone else for that matter. Jerimous raised under Kuvious' wing, learned great leadership abilities, and became king after Kuvious died."
"What were the names of the other Scouts and their powers?" Gohan asked.
"Let me see," said David. "There was Phantom Night-Wind. He had the power of flight and amazing speed. Phantom Flame had the ability to of fire. Phantom Mirris could absorb and/or reflect his foes attacks. Phantom Power was very strong; he could punch a hole in a 4-foot thick brick wall with one hit. I know it doesn't sound like much. It used to sound amazing! That is - before I surpassed his strength."
"Did any of them have ki levels?" Gohan asked.
"Besides me, the only one who had an energy level was Phantom Night-Wind. Man he can be quite cocky."
"Are you Phantom Elie?" Gohan abruptly asked.
"Yes - I am," David replied. "But I thought you would have known by checking my energy level signature."
"I did! But your ki signature is different when you are Phantom Elie."
"It is? Wow, I didn't know that - seriously."
"So how did you get to Earth?" Gohan asked, changing the subject.
David looked down and his face saddened.
David looked down at the ground for a moment before he spoke.
"I was five when it happened. My father was King Jerimous. My mother was Queen Tamous. My father was Phantom Elie before me, but he didn't seem to posses the power my grandfather had. An evil force attacked our planet, destroying all life on it. They surrounded and murdered my father in front of my eyes," he said, tears coming down his cheeks.
David tried to hold back tears, but they came anyway. "Those monsters! I couldn't do anything to stop them! I remember the look my father gave me. He told me to run. I didn't want to leave. That's when they killed him. They kept beating him, until he didn't move or breathe anymore."
David remained quiet for a few seconds. "When they were done, they came for me, but Phantom Night-Wind took me away."
"I'm sorry," was all Gohan could really say, putting his hand on David's shoulder for comfort.
"All my friends, the other Phantom Scouts, died soon after that," David continued. Their offspring, their sons, my other friends, survived. We were all children. My mom, Queen Tamous decided to send us to earth as a last resort. I remember our last moments well.
David told Gohan what had happened the last moments he saw his mother.
~~ Flashback ~~
Tamous quickly walked into the room with the pods that would take the children to Earth. Her only son was holding one hand while her other arm was holding the youngest child. The oldest boy calmly put the other youngest child into a traveling pod and crawled into his pod. The second oldest went into his pod. Tamous let go of her son's hand and put the other youngest child with her brother. Those two would have to travel together. The fourth oldest, wearily crawled into his pod and waited there, worried as to what would happen next. All of the children's pod doors closed with a 'swoosh' with the passengers strapped to their seats inside. Gas was released and the children fell asleep instantly. Tamous turned to her son, kneeled down, and gave him a hug and kissed him on his forehead.
"I'm going to have to put you in your pod now. I only wish that you find parents who will love and take care of you."
"My lady," Garith interrupted. "It is time to go."
Tamous nodded as Garith flew into his companions pod.
"Mommy?" the child asked tears in his eyes. "I don't want to leave you. Can't I stay here with you?"
"Oh honey, I -"
Suddenly, the door behind them let out a large 'Bang!'
"They're trying to get in!" Tamous cried out.
With that she took her son, again kissed him on the forehead, and put him into the pod.
"Mommy? Mommy?! No!" her son screamed.
"I want to be with you! I don't want to leave you! Mommy please!" the child begged.
"I - can't," his mother said, tears streaming down her face.
"I love you too much."
"Mommy no! Please, don't do this! Moooommmyy!" the child screamed, tears crawling down his face.
"I don't want to leave! I don't want to leave!" he cried out, beginning to climb out of the pod, grabbing for his mother.
Straps suddenly came up from behind him and pulled him into his seat screaming.
"Mommy no! Please! Mommy! I don't want to leave! Please!" he screamed moving and kicking frantically.
"I'm - I'm sorry," she said.
"This is the best I can do for you. If you stay, you will die along with me."
"I don't care" the child said crying.
"I want to be with you. I can protect you," he said with confidence in his tone.
"I'm sorry," was all Tamous could say as she watched her son for a moment longer, tears crawling down her face.
Garith watched this scene take place and felt his heart wrench. "This is for the best," Garith thought, reassuring himself.
He looked over to the child and noticed something strange. Tamous had noticed it too. The child's hair began to stand up as he screamed a blood-curling scream.
"Is he actually doing that?" Tamous thought.
"Yes, he is," replied Garith.
Both of their thoughts were quickly brought towards the door.
The door continued to bang, weakening with each hit. Tamous quickly pushed a button on the pod and the door closed with a 'swoosh.' A glass oval-shaped cage encircled Garith, sealing him inside. The child continued screaming for his mother, which caused her heart great pain. Tamous began having second thoughts and reached her hand up to cancel the process.
"I - I can't," she said as she lowered her hand and took a step back.
A gas filled the pod and her child's screams went silent. It was heartbreaking for her to hear the silence from the pod. It felt as though her child had died, even though he was only in sleep. A male voice came from the background.
"Launch will occur in 10 seconds: 10. 9. 8. 7. 6. 5. 4. 3. 2. 1."
With a deafening sound the roof opened up and the five pods flew off towards space. Just then, the door broke open and the evil force came running in. Tamous stood there looking up as the 5 pods flew off with the children safely inside flying to Earth.
"Goodbye my little Jeris -"
~~ End Flashback ~~
Gohan looked down at the ground. "He and I have a lot in common," Gohan thought to himself.
David sat there silent for a little while, as tears rolled down his face.
He slowly regained his posture and spoke up. "You're probably wondering a few things. How did I know my mother said and did those things after I fell asleep?"
"Yes, that is intriguing," replied Gohan.
"Garith, another companion of mine, told me these things. Remember, he was protected inside that small oval-shaped glass cage that sealed him inside, so he didn't fall asleep. My memory of that day came back just a few years ago. Garith placed what he saw and heard in my mind. He used to be able to read minds, which meant that you couldn't hide anything from him. That is why - why," David said, as tears rolled down his cheeks.
"Why he was able to tell what my mother said and thought."
"David?" Gohan asked softly. "How did he fit in a small cage?"
"He was a parrot. A Scarlet Macaw to be exact. He was my best friend and tutor. Does a talking bird sound a little weird?" David asked, as his tears gradually stopped falling.
"No, not at all," replied Gohan, thinking of Puar and Oolong.
"What do you mean by he was your best friend and tutor?"
"He died recently. I couldn't save him," David said, looking down at the ground.
"I'm sorry," was all Gohan could say.
"You're probably wondering who Jeris is aren't you?" David asked.
"Was it one of your friends names? Though I think it was yours."
"Well, you're correct. Jeris is the name I was given as a Gearthian. I am the Prince of Gearth. Though I don't feel like royalty right now. You can call me either David, or Jeris if you like," said David.
"I think I'll just keep calling you David."
"Okay then."
"You know," said Gohan. "My father's name is Goku, but on a planet that he came from, he was known as Kakarrot."
"Your father's dead too then?" David asked.
"Yes," said Gohan, looking down at the ground.
"So you're not native to this planet?" David asked, changing the subject.
"I am, but my father wasn't. He was a full-blooded Saiyajin. I am only half Saiyajin, half human.
"Ohh," David said, understanding fully what Gohan was saying.
"Please, continue on with your story. I have yet to find out how you got here," said Gohan.
"Ah yes, we don't want to become to sidetracked.'
David explained to Gohan how he came to earth and found his two adoptive parents Lisa and George Mikaito. He then explained that he didn't really know about his powers until he was 16, when Garith began training him. He had the power before, but Garith was the one to harness it.
"Yes, Garith trained me really well. I first started out with having electrical powers, and I still sort of do, hence the name Phantom Elie. But now I can form them into beams of energy. When I started doing that, I began noticing that I had an energy level, which increased the more I trained. See the hair?"
David pointed to his hair.
"Yeah, what about it?"
"You know how Phantom Elie has black hair and brown eyes, and I have blonde hair and baby blue eyes?"
"Yes?"
"That used to be opposite. I used to have the black hair, brown eyes, while Phantom Elie had the blonde hair and blue eyes."
"How did the change in color occur?"
"The last battle I had with a formidable opponent. Just as I was at the brink of dying and felt pushed in a corner, I snapped. My energy level increased beyond what I was used to. My friends told me that my hair stood up and turned blue, and my eyes were pure white. No color in them whatsoever. They said that I scared them so much in that form. They said it looked as if I was being possessed by the devil."
"What happened to it?"
"I took one step, literally, and lost it. I dramatically dropped in energy, and my hair turned blonde, and my eyes turned blue. At first, I thought it was my transformation, but it wasn't."
"That doesn't really make any sense," said Gohan, rubbing his chin.
"No it doesn't. But now I have my mother's eyes. So I don't mind it."
"What happened after you changed into this form?" Gohan asked.
"Well, I did lose a lot of power," David explained.
"But I had a lot more power than I had before. With it, I wiped my enemy out easily. This enemy worked with the same evil force the destroyed all life on Gearth."
David's expression saddened and he lowered his head. "This enemy was the one that killed my father in front of my eyes."
"Oh, I'm sorry," was all Gohan could say. "Was he the last one?" he asked softly.
"Far from it!" David exclaimed. "Not too long after defeating this foe, the evil force attacked me again. Next thing I know I was pulled into this dimension."
"Are you sure this is a different dimension?"
"Yes. Technology here is very different. In our timeline, there are no hover cars, people with natural colored hair that is blue, green, lavender, etc. I mean some of them try to dye their hair that way, but it definitely doesn't look natural. The dates and years are different from my timeline. You also have these little capsule things that work wonders for putting huge things into small places. Not only that, but I just know this isn't my dimension. I tried looking up my hometown, but it doesn't exist. Yet this is planet Earth. There's also no United States."
"What is the United States?"
"Exactly!" David exclaimed. "It doesn't exist! I live in that country."
"Okay, so then what do we do?" Gohan asked.
"Quite frankly, I don't know," came David's reply. "I've been here a few months, traveling around, but couldn't find any trace of my friends, family, and belongings."
"You've been here for a few months?" Gohan asked, surprised.
"Yeah, I've been searching for a way out, but failed to find any."
"Hmm," said Gohan. "Maybe I can talk to Dende about that," he thought.
David looked at his watch again. "Wow, it's 5 o'clock. Time flies when you talk. Maybe now you can tell me more about yourself."
Gohan quickly came out of his thoughts. "Yes, that is what we agreed upon, isn't it?" Gohan said, smiling.
With that, Gohan explained everything to David. He explained about his father coming to Earth, making many friends and enemies, marrying, and becoming father to him and his brother. He even explained the story of Vegeta the jealous prince, and his first arrival on Earth. He even explained about Bulma the genius, and her son Trunks. Gohan spoke about his childhood and how he grew from a child to what he is today. He shed a few tears as he spoke about the Cell Games. Gohan explained his father's courageous death 7 years ago during those Cell Games, which had been his fault, and how he had grown up since then with that burden. David reassured Gohan and both comforted each other.
They were both quiet for a little while.
"You know Gohan," David spoke up, looking straight at Gohan. "You and I have a lot in common."
"Yeah, we do," Gohan, agreed. "I am glad to have someone I can talk to who knows what and how I am feeling."
"So am I," said David. "I have question though."
"What is it?"
"How do you transform into Saiyaman?"
"See this watch?" Gohan said, pointing to the watch on his left wrist.
"Yeah? What about it?"
"Watch."
Gohan pressed a button on his watch, and within seconds Gohan was transformed into Saiyaman. "How do I look?" he asked in his super heroic voice.
"You look okay, but your voice sounds pathetic."
"Come on! Not you too!" Gohan exclaimed. "I work really hard to keep my identity a secret!"
"I'm sorry Gohan.," said David, sweat-dropping. "It's just my opinion. You can keep the voice if you want."
"I will, thank you very much!" Gohan exclaimed.
With that Gohan pressed a button on his watch and he changed back to the way he was.
"Now, how do you turn into Phantom Elie?" Gohan asked, smirking.
"Actually, it's pretty much the same way you do it."
"Let me see."
"Okay then, if you want to."
With that, David pressed a button on his watch. A light quickly flashed around David, but was gone just as quick as it came. Gohan looked at the transformed David, who was now Phantom Elie.
"What do you think?" David asked, in a lower tone.
"I'm not the only one with a voice!" Gohan exclaimed.
"Unlike you though, I can't change it," Phantom Elie said with a smirk. Gohan scowled at David. "Watch it, or I'll vaporize you!"
"Okay, okay."
Gohan looked down at Phantom Elie's shoes. They were dark gray athletic shoes. The upper part was dark gray, with white trim on the bottom. They had the PS symbol on them. Of course, there was the dark gray body suit that he also had.
"Nice," was all Gohan said. "I just figured something out," he added.
"Thanks," said Phantom Elie
"I just figured something out," said Gohan. "PS stands for Phantom Scout."
"Correct!" Phantom Elie exclaimed.
Phantom Elie pressed a button on his watch and with the same flash of light, changed back.
Both continued to talk about different things for a little while. It was around 6:30 pm when they stopped talking, and the sun was beginning to set.
"Wow! Time sure does fly," said David.
"Yeah, it sure does," said Gohan.
"We better get going, so you can meet my family. I am sure my mom will let you stay with us."
"Thank you very much. I really appreciate the hospitality."
"It's no problem at all David. Then I'll show you around tomorrow."
"That would be nice," said David smiling.
With that, both teenagers took to the skies, towards Gohan's home.
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(A/N): That's it for that chapter. I hope you liked it!! Now you know who David really is!! Just as a side note, I did think of the watch idea for Phantom Elie before I saw the episodes of DBZ with Gohan and his watch. But, now DBZ owns the watch idea. Please read and review!!