Life of Gohan
By Silvertress
Disclaimer: I don't own Dragonball Z. All my evil plans to get it have been foiled. Damn!
Author's Note: Read, Review and Enjoy.
"What? What I'm sorry? Your Mother eats the entrails of deceased farm animals? What are you saying?" Oh great is this damn thing broken again? Of course that's always my luck. A 16 year old Gohan said then thought with a sigh he pressed a stud in his left ear. "It's broken again could you handle it?" The demi-Saiya-jin asked his companion, the older man nodded.
The translator had been one of the most useful items Gohan had, had in his possession for about the 5 years he had spent in space. The first inhabited planet he had landed on he had put the black stud into his ear to see what happened.
It was something he had never experienced before. He saw the person's or being's mouth move with the alien dialect but it was almost a murmured sounding quiet as a breeze blowing by. If he concentrated on the words, he could hear the real voice and alien dialect but that just made the translation harder for some strange reason. He had yet to bring it up with his long time travel companion.
When the words were translated it was not a voice dictating them into his head but it was almost as if his brain just had the access to it. Or that the knowledge of the language was almost touchable. The half-breed could just close his eyes and imagine the process similar to just looking up phrases in a language dictionary or watching subtitles. (Yey subtitles. The friend of anyone that likes original anime and has no idea about Japanese.) He had been informed the earring sends the information in an energy form almost similar to ki or even an electric pulse. This energy is in a form that the Saiya-jin part of his mind can actually access.
But of course like all great things the object tended to freak out and usually translated phrases like; "where is the food district?" Into "The crimson sky shall rein your doom bastard." These mishaps fairly few and much time in between always later yielded a laugh but at the time made things exasperatingly difficult for the second oldest Son. He knew he had to just hold out until he could make it back to his ship and fix it.
"I'm very sorry sir. My translator seemed to be broken. I regret if anything I said was disrespectful." He said in broken Kaejean the language that was popular enough in this region to be considered the regional vernacular.
I got the freaken translator and I still need to learn the basics of the regional language. Kami I'm like a walking intergalactic translator to some extent.
The sapphire crystalline of his eyes went back to his companion. The vender had been previously to the demi's knowledge swearing and going off in several different languages. I wonder what I said this time. But after he let out his apology the vender seemed to calm down his skin returning to the green it had been previously instead of the angry crimson he had changed while trying to yell at Gohan's comrade.
What is he anyway? I think he might be Hemin because of those black eyes but his scales change color. That makes him male I think. Well he better be a he since I've been calling him that since we first started talking. Or are Hemin the hermathedites? If you'd been around as much as Gohan had been you'd already know that you have to study up on races and their basic customs. If not you usually ended up having to plead or ki blast your way out of an aggravating situation. He was already trying to ditch several minions of an evil wizard and didn't need any added nuisance. Especially since this servant Dabura was tracing him and the hybrid had barely made it out of each of their rendezvous breathing.
"He's going to give us the part." Gohan's mysterious cohort said passively in Saiya-jin. Nodding the boy reached to his belt and took out a small satin like bag. Grasping quickly into the bag the harsh sun of the planet revealed a harsh jagged chunk of metal that shone silver in the light. Smoothly the teen easily threw the metal to the dealer who fell to the ground after catching it in his grasp. The metal was a super hard ore that was light to a Super Saiya-jin but extremely heavy to a normal being due to the fact one small chunk weighted about two tons.
With that done the two left the other part of the party holding the small prize they had gained. They went on striding through the market place of this desert planet; Surrounded by various styles of vehicles from carts of wood drawn by alien beast to the sleekest new style of hover craft to hit the Universe. You see this was a market where you got items that you didn't want people to know you got. Such as illegal parts or substances or somewhere you go to disappear or see where others vanished too. Such as a demon king.
"Can we get out of here yet?" Gohan asked impatiently feeling at unease all of a sudden as they walked through the sand cover streets various clay square buildings on either side providing enough shadow in this sun for some one to observe you and not be noticed. He had learned over the years to be aware of things and almost developed a sixth sense of it and it usually was right.
"So you sense it too? Looks like they found us before we could do the same to them foremost. Just ignore them for now we need to get to the ship. Let's try and lose them so we can get to it." Was the reply the deeper voice provided. Gohan nodded. The two tried to walk as casually as possibly trying to get lost in the crowd. Then both of their heads turned to face each other the pursuer or how many there were attention we diverted. Not taking enough time to see what it was the two slinked to the shadows and with the touch of two fingers to a sweaty forehead seconds later only the dust tornadoes in the wind remained where they stood.
Unknown to the two another pair had conveniently caused a nearby booth to blow up. Thus deterring the chacers. Escaping the concerned/ furious crowd the two who were covered in heavy cloaks came to the spot where Gohan had used to transport to his ship.
"He's fine," a feminine voice said emerald eyes scanning the scene.
~~(present w/ Mirai—2 years from last section)
"Videl chill. This isn't the one we're looking for." Gohan said looking at the girl.
"You can't be serious the guy claims to be Trunks Briefs. He's just lying and trying to fool us." Videl said defensively her cold violet on Mirai no Trunks.
"I'm sorry Trunks at times she can be highly strung." Gohan said his left hand rubbing the back of his still golden hair.
"I can tell," Trunks replied watching as the girl tuned a scarlet and started to inhale as if getting ready to shriek. She reminds me of Chichi. Trunks thought. As he had to cover his ears along with Gohan as the girl started to yell something about respect and beating both their asses.
"Kami! Videl this is Trunks he's an old friend of mine. He's the one that told us about the Androids. Krillen told you that story right?" Gohan asked as she was taking another breath to start again.
"Mirai Trunks?" She questioned her eyes softening and her mouth opening to form into a breathless "oh." "Why didn't you just tell me?" She asked her whole appearance changing.
"Sorry Trunks we're all one the defensive right now. There are some bad things that are on the horizon and it's already starting. This team has been tracking me for some time and we think they finally found their way here. But can't I sense them right now so let's get you to Bulma's she's going to love seeing you again. Anyway you finally made it. It's great to see you it's been a real long time." Gohan went on.
It really had been a long time. Gohan's voice of childhood had been exchanged for a lower huskier form of its self. His hair was now shorter but still stood up in spikes, under the golden locks his face was relatively the same it just looked older, as his body did. His slender body did have more tone to it and he had grown surprisingly to be a few inches taller then Trunks himself. But still the air around him was the same his ki and the way he moved was Gohan.
"Been a real long time for you," Trunks replied while accessing his fellow hybrid, "only a few months for me." He added.
"You mean? I'm sorry Trunks. Are you ok?" Gohan suddenly realizing what the appearance of Mirai in this time meant about Mirai Bulma.
"I'll deal," The older Hybrid said. Gohan looked on in silent understanding.
"What happened?" The presently ignored Videl asked.
"I'll explain later. We better get to Capsule Corp. Bulma will want to see Trunks." Gohan said diverting from the subject. Simultaneously two golden auras (Trunks and Gohan are in SS) and a white aura appeared. The three then started towards CC. On the way Videl was ahead and Trunks was behind with Gohan at his side the two were talking quietly. Trunks could sense by the frustration in the girl's ki that she was trying to eavesdrop with no success.
"What's with the girl? She was so suspicious and ready to fight?" Trunks asked quietly.
"You have to understand as I said before this team is trying to capture me. Well she ran into some of them earlier this week. They beat her so bad when we found her she was covered in her own blood and her heart almost stopped. Dende and a senzu bean healed her but she's been on edge since then. You really can't blame her." Gohan said quietly.
"Who's after you? And who is this Videl girl anyway Master Roshi trained her?" Trunks asked curiosity being the greatest diversion at the moment from mourning.
"Now this is complicated. I'll explain more later, but you see this Evil Wizard is trying to revive a monster which is here on Earth now. We think. But anyway 7 years ago my friend Lime revealed the plot and that she is a helper of the Supreme Kai."
"The Supreme Kai who is that?" Trunks asked.
"He's higher up then the Grand Kai. But he needs our help to destroy Buu. So I had to leave the planet for about six and a half years."
"What???" Trunks asked astonished.
"It isn't that much of a deal you get used to it but I had to leave or Babidi the evil wizard would've won, we've spent years bringing the numbers of his followers down. Videl by direction of Baba has been somehow linked to the events ahead. So Krillen and Yamcha have been training her. Vegita actually has once or twice, and then my Dad has helped her; while he's training Trunks and Goten."
"Goten?" Trunks asked again.
"Goten is my little brother. He's a real sweet kid. I think that he is my Dad's clone though." Gohan answered.
"So Goku made it back?" Trunks asked.
"A few years into my little trip I stopped at New Namek and made a wish bringing King Kai his friends and his Planet then my Dad back." Gohan replied happily. "He actually tried to follow me but my Mother said she needed one man with the exception of my brother around. She also pointed out I was in good hands."
"Who went with you?" Trunks asked.
"Oh yeah you haven't met him yet have you. Well just wait to. It'll be kind of a shock to see him at first but you get used to him." Gohan said facing his head to his front.
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The three sneaked pass to overly hyper chibis. "You want to wait at least half an hour to deal with those two. Looks like they got into the sugar again, damn I though Bulma locked it up good enough this time." Gohan said with Videl nodding in agreement. But Trunks wasn't really paying attention he was looking at an 8 year old version of himself. It's me. Well sort of. But look at him his eyes are so much brighter then mine. At least he got to grow up properly. Then look at Goten, Gohan was right he's identical to Goku. They're both safe. Just as Mother wanted for this timeline to be safe even if ours wasn't able to be undone. But from what Gohan tells me it's in danger again. Kami does evil or what ever the hell you would consider it to be go away. I guess not. Get rid of one a stronger one rises… Still at least it's a wizard not Androids I've had enough of those.
Just looking at Gohan he seems basically the same. But still something is different. He was already so mature when I met him so it's not that he grew up it's something else. I wonder what happened to him. I'll find out later.
The three made their way into the sitting room of Bulma's house.
"Hello is anyone home. Me and Videl got someone here you'll all be happy to see." Gohan shouted.
"Goku," Trunks said happily as he saw a figure in a white lab coat walk in.
"I'm sorry?" The man asked. Trunks looked closer at the man and noticed he wasn't Goku even if he looked almost exactly like the man. He wore a red band around his spiky hair and on his forehead while he had a scar on one of his cheeks. He also lacked the innocence Goku seemed to radiate to everyone.
"Trunks this is my Grandfather Bardock." Gohan said cheerfully. At this Trunks' jaw almost hit the floor.
Author's Note: That's it for now. Did you put 2 and 2 together? Anyway next Trunks sees everyone and we get to hear about Lime, Videl and Gohan-chan some more. Thanks for reading. Please review. Cya.
