Here is a new idea of mine, a young Videl story that leads down a familiar
path to the consistent conclusion. I hope you enjoy and have plenty more
where this came from if there is any interest.
Chapter One: **********
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The three-eyed man had no intention of wasting his precious training time with the simple fights that would be found at this event. He just was checking in to see if the 24th Tenkaiichi Budokai had anyone of note or potential that all of his friends might have missed. Maybe this was out of desperation; he had known for a long time that he probably would die if the battle fell to him, but he still tried. He still trained with his diminutive old friend. He still readied himself for a battle that he knew to be out of his class; he still had his crazy ideas.
They were the same crazy ideas that made him one of the best innovators of attacks and techniques of the group. This time however, after only a few minutes of the preliminary matches it was clear this was not one he would like to tell his peers about. There was no long hidden master, or young awakening protégé. The ki sensing ability had gotten rid of any real chance of this, but he had held out hope. Maybe it was Master Roshi's challenge of having him look after the next generation, so many years ago. Maybe the hope of avoiding the horrible fate the young man from the future had foretold had caused him to come here. The fact was, he was very wrong.
He was so wrong that even the child, who, at Gohan's age had beaten all of the kids in the youth division, giving up quite a few years to the competition, had the potential to become as strong as Chaotzu. That was just super human strength, and they had more of that than they needed. They needed more. He was disappointed, but not surprised. He still stuck around, intending to see the last few fights of the tournament, just to be sure.
The man, whose only fame that extended beyond this place was his odd appearance, did not notice the person who took note of him where he stood, silently watching from next to the main building. He was famous in the Arena because, in fact, he was a past champion. He also did not see as she approached him.
The young jr. champion watched, in awe, the man that to her was a legend. This was the Tenshinhan, a former champion of this tournament, and one who had seen the greatest battles of martial skill of the past two generations. He had seen all of the great moments of the past few Tournaments: Jackie Chun, Ma Junior (Piccolo) and Son Goku. There was even a rumor amongst the monks of the tournament that he had had two very famous masters. He was there when a group of martial artists turned back invaders from beyond the solar system with their skill. This was someone the young girl had to meet, and maybe he could help her with her problems. And so she took up a position, a few feet away from him gaining the courage to speak to such a legend.
Tien noticed the young champion next to him, looking at him with awe. He knew he was famous here, but was still surprised that she had bothered to walk up to him. He turned abruptly, and nodded to her with approval, champion to champion. She bowed to her elder and was surprised when he returned it, and greeted her.
"Hello, young champion. My name is Tien, you did a good job out there today."
"You watched? You thought I did well? You are a former champion!"
"What do you mean by that? Don't be surprised, miss. Videl was it?" She nodded eagerly. "Videl, you did very well. You have a great deal of potential do not squander it. It is a gift. My old master used to think that winning so young is bad for a martial artist. Fight the curse of your success. Remember to remain humble, and committed, for there is always someone stronger than you out there."
"Yes sir. Thank you for your kind words. May I ask who that master was, I heard you had two famous masters?" Asked young Videl excitedly.
"I have had more than that, but the two you are referring to, you would know. I will not discuss my first master as he was shameful, but the to man whom I credit with all my success was my great friend and teacher, Muten Roshi."
"What you were trained by the god of martial arts, Master Roshi? Is that how you beat the great Son Goku?" She asked shocked.
"Actually Roshi was not officially my master then, and the only reason I beat Goku was that he was only a kid, 15 I believe. I could not hope to hold a candle to him now, he has transcended the level of us mortals now." He said as he watched the match.
"Wow, he must be amazing now." She said also looking to the match where she watched Mr. Satan win a match putting him in the finals. Before she could cheer the bald man spoke again.
"He certainly would crush that oaf in a second, literally." He said, without really thinking. No sooner had he spoken then her heard a gasp beside him.
"Is he really that much stronger than my dad?" Asked the girl, still not getting used to the shock of talking to a legend, let alone his claims.
"Your dad? Your name is Videl Satan isn't it? I am sorry I did not mean bad mouth your father. Honestly, I really should not talk about this kind of stuff with you anyway. I should be going." As he turned to leave, she grabbed his arm. He turned back to face her as she realized how rude what she had just done had been and looked down, ashamed. "Yes?" He asked gently.
"If he is that strong how did he get that way?" She asked sheepishly.
"He has some natural ability, the drive and the proper instruction." He said simply.
"Could you teach me?" She asked excitedly.
"No." Her face fell and threatened to take the rest of her with it. "Not that you couldn't learn. It's just that I can't teach you. We are preparing for another battle, it is why I was here, but I must get back to it. I'll tell you what, buy this book from Capsule Corp." He said as he withdrew a card and scribbled on the back. "If you can do all the training in it then you will be ready to climb the tower far to the west in the land of Korin. From there the hermit at the top can teach you." He handed her the slip of paper with the book title on it. "Do it in order ok?"
"Yes sir!" She said, but he thought she could use a little more encouragement.
"If you are a good student you can even learn all of my tricks." He said with a smirk before he turned and flew off. Leaving behind a dumbfounded young girl.
End Notes: I will eventually have Videl meet Gohan and then progress from there. It is why there is a romance in the genre list, but first and foremost it is about Videl. Please excuse my spelling of these Japanese titles, terms and whether it is Korin or Karin. I was very troubled by the difference and kept changing it, I leave it like that simply because when I hear it I may prefer Karin, but when I see it written Korin keeps it from making me think Karen. Thank you for reading my story and ramblings.
Chapter One: **********
------------------
The three-eyed man had no intention of wasting his precious training time with the simple fights that would be found at this event. He just was checking in to see if the 24th Tenkaiichi Budokai had anyone of note or potential that all of his friends might have missed. Maybe this was out of desperation; he had known for a long time that he probably would die if the battle fell to him, but he still tried. He still trained with his diminutive old friend. He still readied himself for a battle that he knew to be out of his class; he still had his crazy ideas.
They were the same crazy ideas that made him one of the best innovators of attacks and techniques of the group. This time however, after only a few minutes of the preliminary matches it was clear this was not one he would like to tell his peers about. There was no long hidden master, or young awakening protégé. The ki sensing ability had gotten rid of any real chance of this, but he had held out hope. Maybe it was Master Roshi's challenge of having him look after the next generation, so many years ago. Maybe the hope of avoiding the horrible fate the young man from the future had foretold had caused him to come here. The fact was, he was very wrong.
He was so wrong that even the child, who, at Gohan's age had beaten all of the kids in the youth division, giving up quite a few years to the competition, had the potential to become as strong as Chaotzu. That was just super human strength, and they had more of that than they needed. They needed more. He was disappointed, but not surprised. He still stuck around, intending to see the last few fights of the tournament, just to be sure.
The man, whose only fame that extended beyond this place was his odd appearance, did not notice the person who took note of him where he stood, silently watching from next to the main building. He was famous in the Arena because, in fact, he was a past champion. He also did not see as she approached him.
The young jr. champion watched, in awe, the man that to her was a legend. This was the Tenshinhan, a former champion of this tournament, and one who had seen the greatest battles of martial skill of the past two generations. He had seen all of the great moments of the past few Tournaments: Jackie Chun, Ma Junior (Piccolo) and Son Goku. There was even a rumor amongst the monks of the tournament that he had had two very famous masters. He was there when a group of martial artists turned back invaders from beyond the solar system with their skill. This was someone the young girl had to meet, and maybe he could help her with her problems. And so she took up a position, a few feet away from him gaining the courage to speak to such a legend.
Tien noticed the young champion next to him, looking at him with awe. He knew he was famous here, but was still surprised that she had bothered to walk up to him. He turned abruptly, and nodded to her with approval, champion to champion. She bowed to her elder and was surprised when he returned it, and greeted her.
"Hello, young champion. My name is Tien, you did a good job out there today."
"You watched? You thought I did well? You are a former champion!"
"What do you mean by that? Don't be surprised, miss. Videl was it?" She nodded eagerly. "Videl, you did very well. You have a great deal of potential do not squander it. It is a gift. My old master used to think that winning so young is bad for a martial artist. Fight the curse of your success. Remember to remain humble, and committed, for there is always someone stronger than you out there."
"Yes sir. Thank you for your kind words. May I ask who that master was, I heard you had two famous masters?" Asked young Videl excitedly.
"I have had more than that, but the two you are referring to, you would know. I will not discuss my first master as he was shameful, but the to man whom I credit with all my success was my great friend and teacher, Muten Roshi."
"What you were trained by the god of martial arts, Master Roshi? Is that how you beat the great Son Goku?" She asked shocked.
"Actually Roshi was not officially my master then, and the only reason I beat Goku was that he was only a kid, 15 I believe. I could not hope to hold a candle to him now, he has transcended the level of us mortals now." He said as he watched the match.
"Wow, he must be amazing now." She said also looking to the match where she watched Mr. Satan win a match putting him in the finals. Before she could cheer the bald man spoke again.
"He certainly would crush that oaf in a second, literally." He said, without really thinking. No sooner had he spoken then her heard a gasp beside him.
"Is he really that much stronger than my dad?" Asked the girl, still not getting used to the shock of talking to a legend, let alone his claims.
"Your dad? Your name is Videl Satan isn't it? I am sorry I did not mean bad mouth your father. Honestly, I really should not talk about this kind of stuff with you anyway. I should be going." As he turned to leave, she grabbed his arm. He turned back to face her as she realized how rude what she had just done had been and looked down, ashamed. "Yes?" He asked gently.
"If he is that strong how did he get that way?" She asked sheepishly.
"He has some natural ability, the drive and the proper instruction." He said simply.
"Could you teach me?" She asked excitedly.
"No." Her face fell and threatened to take the rest of her with it. "Not that you couldn't learn. It's just that I can't teach you. We are preparing for another battle, it is why I was here, but I must get back to it. I'll tell you what, buy this book from Capsule Corp." He said as he withdrew a card and scribbled on the back. "If you can do all the training in it then you will be ready to climb the tower far to the west in the land of Korin. From there the hermit at the top can teach you." He handed her the slip of paper with the book title on it. "Do it in order ok?"
"Yes sir!" She said, but he thought she could use a little more encouragement.
"If you are a good student you can even learn all of my tricks." He said with a smirk before he turned and flew off. Leaving behind a dumbfounded young girl.
End Notes: I will eventually have Videl meet Gohan and then progress from there. It is why there is a romance in the genre list, but first and foremost it is about Videl. Please excuse my spelling of these Japanese titles, terms and whether it is Korin or Karin. I was very troubled by the difference and kept changing it, I leave it like that simply because when I hear it I may prefer Karin, but when I see it written Korin keeps it from making me think Karen. Thank you for reading my story and ramblings.
