Life of Gohan
By Silvertress
Disclaimer: I don't own Dragonball Z.
Author's Note: Sorry I haven't update for a while life catches up with you and I was working on different things. But hey it's a new chapter so yey. I'm so excited I've been working on this fic for a little over a year. 257 reviews!! You guys are awesome thank you sooo much for reviewing I'm glad you like this fic. Anyway Bardock may be OOC because I've never actually seen his movie or anything like that so this is my impression of him. So if it seems awfully OOC either tell me or think this is A/U so he can be a little different. Also the bad guys will be altered and more powerful in this to make the story make more sense.
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"Gohan was a stranger to love and love didn't even know he existed. That much was obvious he thought angrily to himself. Of course the problem could be summed up in one word and it was the word that had governed his life for the last 3 years. It was the word that had given him happiness, hope and something like love but not love – he never knew what it was. But it had also given him despair, unhappiness and anger. This word was Videl. Gohan remembered the first day he met her and how amazed he was at how beautiful she was. Before then, he had felt that way about only one girl but now she was gone. Videl was the only one that made him feel worthy of life but at the same time, she was the one who made him feel worthless." Chp 1 ABM Danni
"'A friend, somebody who is here to help Gohan with his decision and with every path he chooses. For a time at least'" Chp 3 ABM Danni
"'What the hell do you mean you don't want to come? He might die,' Goten's previously calm tone rising rapidly." Chp 6 ABM Silvertress
This isn't Life of Gohan it's from All By Myself a joint fic I'm doing with Danni my beta reader so please take a look at it if you have time it is a great fanfic. Thanks as always. ^-^
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Author's Note: That's all so Read, Review and above all Enjoy! On with the show. Again I'm sorry for the delay.
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Calculative eyes looked over the new comer. "He's the one." Bardock stated in Saiya-jin his head not moving, eyes continuing to look at a mystified Trunks.
"I know. Can you tell if he'll be able to help?" Gohan replied in the same tongue, ignoring Trunks' and Videl's jaws still hanging open towards the floor.
"I'm not sure yet, I don't think the timeline has shifted correctly enough to tell yet. If I see anything it'll easily change. You already know that." Gohan nodded.
"Is that why Lime is gone?"
"Someone has to fix the paradox he is creating. I don't think you or my son or our Prince feel like dealing with it." Bardock said subtly straightening the collar of his jacket. "The boy should be fine just let him rest." Bardock said dryly in Japanese. It was amazing how the two languages contrasted each other but both seemed to roll so easily off his tongue. "Then he should be ready to aide us." Gohan heard the elder Saiya-jin's voice echoing softly in his head.
"You could have spared confusion and just told me this way. He's not Vegita you know; you don't have to treat him this way." Teal eyes watched as the older Saiya-jin's eyes flickered for a moment. Looks like that's still a delicate subject, it's been so long I hope they both will grow up.
"It wasn't for that reason. You have to know when and when not to show off. Have I taught you nothing?"
"You know the answer."
"I have calculations to get back to. But Bulma I think is in the kitchen. Watch out for the younger ones they seem…hyper again." Bardock said giving a nod to his grandson and leaving the room as quietly as he had entered. Stealth had always been one of his better abilities as a warrior.
"He seemed rather charming." Trunks said shortly rubbing his hand over his lavender hair out of discomfort.
"You just have to get to know him better." Gohan replied.
"Gohan, I think I'm going to take off. It's getting late and now doesn't seem to be the time to get my question answered. I'll just ask later." Videl said drawing attention to herself once more.
"Are you sure?" Gohan asked surprised.
"Positive I'll see you soon." Videl said turning back. "Nice meeting you Trunks." She said over her shoulder and just like that the raven daughter of the false savior was gone.
"Now that was strange…." Gohan murmured to himself. "If this is an example of how people are going to react. Then things should get pretty interesting." He said under his breath.
"What?" Trunks asked.
"Nothing," just thinking out loud you never know who's listening on the inside. He knew Trunks had heard what he had said but wouldn't push if he denied elaborating on the subject.
"I see the young demi was finally able to learn telepathy." Trunks said taking the Son near him and giving him a brotherly noogie. This act showed even over the time the two were still close.
"Grandfather taught me. I had to learn mental defenses anyway the wizard has a way of controlling people." Gohan said jumping out of Trunks' headlock.
"Are you ever going to tell me when and how your mysterious 'Grandfather' showed up?" Trunks asked.
"That is a long story." Gohan said softly.
"We have time. I think I just heard a few explosions due to our Prince and two hyper chibis I have yet to meet. We should have plenty of time." Trunks said casually going to sit on one of the plush leather couches.
"You're probably right. Better story teller then chibi yeller. Especially when they're hyper and great now they're in Super Saiya-jin mode." Gohan said sitting in an armchair across from Mirai sensing the situation of the two chibis.
"They're Super Saiya-jin already!" Trunks exclaimed.
"Easy, one story at a time, if you keep reacting like this you might die from shock." Gohan said adjusting his position in the chair.
"Just one question, have you stayed in Super all this time?" Trunks asked pointing to the other Hybrid's platinum blonde locks and teal eyes.
"Mostly, it just seemed to work out that way. Now when I try to go to normal it's hard because my body seems to be adapted to this stage. Bardock says it's a side effect from staying like this for so long. Anyway in space it's better to look like a powerful alien then a powerful member of the hated and supposedly extinct Saiya-jin race." Gohan said his voice lowering. "One thing at a time," Gohan said once more as Trunks was about to ask yet another question. "It all happened…." Gohan started his eyes on Trunks but focused on something far from his reach.
Flash back:
"Looks like we finally got you," Gohan heard the low voice as the owner of it held him down with only his foot. How? He's just so powerful! That venom spit of his I can't move! He beat me easily and then paralyzed me why? "Don't worry boy I'm not going to kill you. I would never do anything that blasé. If I wanted to 'kill you' you'd be a statue. You see it's perfect torture for a warrior. The warrior works on their body and without it they are nothing. You my little Saiya-jin bastard are going to Babidi himself." Swiftly large crimson hands that easily entwined around his neck picked up his paralyzed body.
I have to do something. I've only been away from Earth for about three months it can't end yet! But I can't even control my ki. I've even reverted back to normal! What can I do? Dad or anyone else would know what to do…
"It's been hard chasing you down these two months you have a quick ship. But it's over and the true predator has one." Gohan gave his fiercest ice cold stare of ebony to the hauntingly yellow ones that glowed even in the full sun of the desert planet.
The battle had just gone so quickly. He had truly tried but this almost seemingly demonic warrior met each of his blows with one and delivered one that made his head spin. His sight was starting to blur the scarlet face and evil grinning of white fangs seemed to merge. Gohan's head fell slowly his eyes still open his noticed his arm was scarlet. It wasn't the color of his clothes though it was his own blood leaking from a fierce wound in his arm. I keep getting it in the arm lately. I wonder if it will bother me when I'm old. If I ever get graced to live that long, if I become a slave I'll either have to escape or take it myself. I will not serve that wizard. I've seen too much of his influence and none of it is good. No more red burdened his eyes as black unconsciousness over came him.
Cold was the first sensation that hit him it contrasted greatly with the searing heat he had experienced on Kaeo a desert planet he had tried to hide from Dabura, his capture. But what had awakened him? The boy knew that he wasn't supposed to be able to wake up possibly it was the new information upgrades he had acquired for his scouter; That really didn't matter all he knew was that he was waking up and that either meant he was about to come face to whatever with Babidi or someone else had released him. His mind started working before any of his senses, questioning trying to plan how to get away if he was face to face with the wizard. But these 'plans' wouldn't be needed. Slowly his sight came back, first in faint swirls of color with the motion of various things, then in more definite shapes, then it was almost fully back but the objects were just slightly haloed in the light because of bright lights in his surroundings. Now that he could actually see he meant to keep still until he knew where he was. He could tell he was on a ship similar to Freiza's in the white tile and various rectangle devices on the walls of the room. He was in a small close off room he could feel his hands and feet were bound by some cold metal.
He had to suddenly jump as a face popped in his field of vision from his position lying on the ground.
"Dad?" He questioned quickly the face looking almost like his Father at that moment all his plans of acting while he was recovering went out the window.
"Not exactly, let's get you out of here before I explain further." A low voice unlike his Father said but still there was a similarity in the overtones of it. The face had disappeared and he felt a heat around his wrist then ankles then it cooled and he felt both were free so he stood up. Somehow he felt he could trust this man.
He finally got to his feet feeling slightly dizzy. He still had lost a lot of blood and it was getting to him. Still he tried to stay steady. He looked to the man again and it definitely wasn't his Father. He had the same thick muscularly large figure and hair but the face seemed older worn you could say. The demi could tell that he had the same hair as his Father but his was stuck up even more due to a red band that matched dark black under suit that was shorts then a dark Saiya-jin armor similar to what Krillen or Raditz had worn but even older looking. The way the man carried himself was different also, it was hard to explain, but Gohan would later know it to be caution and normal third grade warrior stance in the Saiya-jin race. His feet were spread apart with one hand straight the other a cross his chest grabbing the straight arm.
"Good to finally meet you. But we don't have much time. Use your little trick and get us out of here. You can trust me or stay here and get caught by Babidi. Believe me you'll need me later on." The man said in a quick whisper.
"Why should I even trust you?" Gohan said cocking an eyebrow wary of a double-cross.
"We don't have time for this!" The man said his whisper rising. "I was sent by the Supreme Kai he has an associate called Lime she said to tell you to trust me." He said in one breath. Babidi doesn't know about Lime yet as far as I know. But still… Believing someone is what got me into this mess in the first place. What should I do? Gohan thought to himself still suspicious. He remembers the last time he trusted Turtles who so looked like his Father. But then he heard the mechanical sound of the door opening and footsteps. They were coming! He rushed and grabbed the stranger, adrenaline fueling his weak body. Swiftly he put two fingers to his head. He had left energy in his ship to find it easily. Finding it he concentrated and when he opened his eyes again he was on his ship once more with the stranger.
"Who are you?" He asked finally. "Why did you rescue me?"
"We are working for the same person in a sense. You see the Supreme Kai came to me and said there was a young half Saiya-jin that needed aid going through the rites and just making it in the Universe. He also said that hybrid was my own grandson so I really couldn't refuse." Not a whisper this time his voice was lower then Goku's.
"Wait. Your grandson! That means…." Gohan said his already shaking body increased at this.
"I am Bardock, First class scientist, third class warrior and second class scout of the Saiya-jin race." He said going back to that position and bowing slightly. "I am your Father's Father making me your Grandfather and newly appointed guardian by the Supreme Kai, so there is not much room for argument."
"But…I thought you were dead." Gohan said thinking of nothing else.
"The Kai's apprentice Lime gave me my life back so long as I help you I will stay alive. Of course I was used as a test subject being her subject in necromancy. I think she accomplished it fairly decently but time will tell."
"Wait you telling me Lime brought you back from life. My dead grandfather so he can help me travel around the Universe?" Gohan said still in shock.
"You're still too young and inexpierienced to do this on your own. You need help. That is what I'm here from. You had no way of knowing about Dabura's venom but I do." Bardock went on.
"Thanks for helping me back there," Gohan said flashing the Son grin the man's formal face seemed to melt a little to the smile.
"You have your Grandmother's smile you know," he said softly. After this the loss of blood and injury finally got to the teen and he had to step widely to avoid falling when he lost his balance; his Saiya-jin endurance could only go so far. "I better fix up those wounds. Where are your healing devices?" He asked Gohan pointed to the cupboard in the bathroom. Soon Gohan was on his bed and Bardock was disinfecting and wrapping his injuries. The boy was silent while this went on Bardock finally realized how badly hurt he was. Making sure he got everything the boy already had his eyes closed the man quickly put the white covers over his body.
"The fools don't even know you're not ready for this. The bastards don't even know how much you will affect things. It's definite it will be big but they don't know the other small way you will that will turn the tide. Why they pay attention to the big things all the time I don't know. Sometimes it's the small events that will determine the outcome. I just hope I'll help guide you correctly." The older man said softly. Getting up he left the hybrid to examine the ship, "let's see what this thing has as food I haven't eaten for decades. Damn it's good to be back." The scientist said heading towards what looked like the food storage unit.
End Flashback:
"How did Dabura get to you in the first place?" Trunks asked after hearing the tale. "What do you mean that Lime brought your Grandfather back to life, how?"
"Well you see…" Gohan was interrupted by an explosion of the wall to his back. Turning he saw a giggling Trunks and Goten. Vegita was standing behind the two rigidly livid, his chest heaving hard with his hands clawed apart and certain small veins popping out of his forehead.
"What the hell are you two doing?" The Saiya-jin screamed. "Come here now!" He went on somehow becoming fiercer with each boisterous shout.
"Come on Dad you got to get us first." Trunks said hovering in the air golden locks sticking up towards the sky.
"Yeah," Trunks' partner in crime Goten chimed in his hair gold too.
"Oh Kami, they know they're already going to die so they're going to take it as far as they can. This could get pretty bad." Gohan said to Trunks.
"They're Super Saiya-jins!" Trunks said looking at the two still in disbelief.
"Didn't I tell you that, Trunks?" Gohan asked.
"Trunks?" The newly arrived Saiya-jins all said in unison.
"I see you finally came back brat." Vegita said through the hole still standing on the grass as if he was expecting him. Trunks was too occupied at the moment to notice but later he would be musing over that. But in the heat of the moment, Trunks nodded and gave a wave, teeth flashing in his mother's smile.
"What did Trunks do? What? Mirai!" Bulma yelled finally getting to the hole in the wall her skirt hiked up as she climbed over certain debris.
"Who?" Goten and Trunks looked on into the room.
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I really wanted my question answered. Damnit! Bardock, why are you such a pain in my ass. I guess I'll just go to Yamcha's maybe he'll have the answer. If not he's someone to talk to. Krillen is busy with Marron and 18, and my and see. That's the Dad is with who the hell knows and Lime is fixing a paradox. Still I really needed to know. I guess it could wait. But I still don't know what to think of that Mirai Trunks guy. I guess I'll have to wait and see what kind of person he is. That's the only thing we all seem to be doing these days. But Gohan seems to trust him. And there seems to be something about him… Videl thought to herself as she flew through the afternoon sky the fierce wind not fazing her or the ominous clouds rolling in.
Author's Note: That's it. What do you think? What does Videl have to ask about? What is this thing with Bardock and Vegita? What originally caused the whole original mess with Dabura? Yet again Silver sounds like the evil announcer guy. Oops. Anyway I promise to answer these questions next time. Thanks for reading and please review. I hope you liked it. Stay tuned for the next chapter.
Till next time c ya,
