Imagine my shock when I realized I had not posted this chapter when it was
completed. Here it is as I left it.
Here is the next chapter; things start moving quickly. Those who asked Videl is 3 months younger than Gohan, she used to be older, then he aged a year in a day. Hope you enjoy.
Chapter Two: **********
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When Mr. Satan was announced as the second contender for the final match of the 24th Tenkaichi Budokai, his daughter was shaken out of her shock. Only then did she realize that the legendary man had flown off, and that she could learn how to do that, if she followed his instructions. She looked down to the card, and the book's odd title. 'Must be code. To keep it from the unprepared.' She thought.
As she watched the final match, she wondered just what Son Goku could do, if he was that much greater than her father. Mr. Satan was easily winning his match. It was quite convincing. 'This man must be able to shake the world with his fists.' She thought, if Tenshinhan's impression was correct. 'He was a great master, and, like my dad now, a champion. I'll worry about the rest later, maybe we will have something in common now with the celebration.' With that Videl ran to congratulate her father, providing a great moment for the press.
Within a few days, Videl was cursing the very existence of the World Martial Arts Tournament. 'I did not think that it was possible that things between daddy and me could get even worse! Not having anything to do with me is better than using me for the media, and then dumping me aside for the next floozy that walked into the room the next minute. It is like I am some trophy, or worse, his god damn belt!'
After the latest press conference Videl had gone directly to the gym of the hotel they had been living in. The thoughts of her father caused her to make short work of her punching bag, leaving a pile of sand as she returned to her room still disgusted.
'I need to do something to get his attention, so I can just talk to him. No matter what I say he will not listen. I can't live like this! I wish I could hurt myself to get his attention, but I fear he would not notice. This is hardly new though. Ever since mom died we have been drifting apart. The only reason I entered the junior tournament was for his attention, his love. And he had to go and one-up me!' She thought, before asking aloud. "Why did all of the strong people have to take this tournament off?" She paused, as if listening to her last statement echo the empty room, before she listened to it. "Wait a minute, that's it!!'
At that she jumped off her bed where she lay, angrily crying, and searched her bags for that card from Tenshinhan. 'I have been so busy being a prop for daddy that I ignored this opportunity.' When she found the card she saw the front was actually the contact card for the Capsule Corp. bookstore in West City. She had read the back before, but still chuckled at the title as she reached for the phone.
"Hello?" Came a nice enough sounding voice, although she was almost annoyed at having to answer the phone.
"Hello, is this the Capsule Corp. Bookstore?" Asked Videl.
"Yeah, I suppose it is." Replied the woman, as if she was surprised at where she was.
"I need to order a book. It was referred to me, the title I have here is Look at all the girlies: The Secrets of The Kamesennin-ryu." She said, fighting a giggle at the name again.
"You want that? Who referred you to it?" Asked the woman surprised that anyone would know to look for that book.
"Master Tenshinhan. Is that important?" Asked a confused Videl.
"It kinda is, but if Tien says your OK. Hey look here, He sent me a note to have this book ready for someone, what is your name?"
"Videl Satan." Came the exited reply.
"That is what he told me, you pass the test. Sorry to be a pain but we have enough trouble with enemies from beyond earth, no need to make any more here."
"Is the book really that dangerous?"
"Only if you are seriously committed to the technique. I will send this right out to you. Orange Star Plaza Hotel, room 624?"
"How did you know that?"
"This is Capsule Corp., we are on the cutting edge of technology. Bill it to your room?"
"Please. Thank you so much." She said excitedly, though Videl thought that quote sounded remarkably like the new CC advertisements with Bulma Briefs.
"Don't thank me now, you may have to meet the old letch if you learn well enough." Said the woman, but Videl was too excited to pay it any mind.
And so as the months passed, Videl became more of a prop and less of a daughter. She did not really notice because she was engrossed in her new plans to be extraordinary enough to be loved. Though modified, she did all the steps as listed in the book.
Videl delivered milk throughout her high-rise hotel and the other five on the block, without use of the elevator. She swam in the swimming pool in place of a lake, and helped outlying farmers plant crops with her bare hands. She even helped build the new Orange Star High School for her construction work requirement. And in place of a heavy turtle shell she filled a backpack with weights from her father's new gym. She became much stronger.
The day she passed the final test in the back of the book was a famous one throughout the world. Videl had set out to find something that weighed at least 10 tons to see if now she could move it. As she came back from moving a toppled city bus, the only thing large enough to meet the weight requirement, saving a trapped family in the process, she saw the announcement of the cell games.
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A/N: The book is just a guide to do the Roshi training from DB in all sorts of environments. And I looked it up a typical school bus weight about 9.6 tons, so was not so far off. The bus thing had to do with the moving the rock to pass the final test, if you saw DB it was there, if not, is not important, just call it the last task. As for the title of the book, how could the turtle hermit write a book that did not have at least a pin up on the cover, I just went one better. Thanks for taking the time to read this.
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That is what I had when I meant to post this last week, will double it up with the new chapter, should be up in a few minutes more.
Here is the next chapter; things start moving quickly. Those who asked Videl is 3 months younger than Gohan, she used to be older, then he aged a year in a day. Hope you enjoy.
Chapter Two: **********
------------------
When Mr. Satan was announced as the second contender for the final match of the 24th Tenkaichi Budokai, his daughter was shaken out of her shock. Only then did she realize that the legendary man had flown off, and that she could learn how to do that, if she followed his instructions. She looked down to the card, and the book's odd title. 'Must be code. To keep it from the unprepared.' She thought.
As she watched the final match, she wondered just what Son Goku could do, if he was that much greater than her father. Mr. Satan was easily winning his match. It was quite convincing. 'This man must be able to shake the world with his fists.' She thought, if Tenshinhan's impression was correct. 'He was a great master, and, like my dad now, a champion. I'll worry about the rest later, maybe we will have something in common now with the celebration.' With that Videl ran to congratulate her father, providing a great moment for the press.
Within a few days, Videl was cursing the very existence of the World Martial Arts Tournament. 'I did not think that it was possible that things between daddy and me could get even worse! Not having anything to do with me is better than using me for the media, and then dumping me aside for the next floozy that walked into the room the next minute. It is like I am some trophy, or worse, his god damn belt!'
After the latest press conference Videl had gone directly to the gym of the hotel they had been living in. The thoughts of her father caused her to make short work of her punching bag, leaving a pile of sand as she returned to her room still disgusted.
'I need to do something to get his attention, so I can just talk to him. No matter what I say he will not listen. I can't live like this! I wish I could hurt myself to get his attention, but I fear he would not notice. This is hardly new though. Ever since mom died we have been drifting apart. The only reason I entered the junior tournament was for his attention, his love. And he had to go and one-up me!' She thought, before asking aloud. "Why did all of the strong people have to take this tournament off?" She paused, as if listening to her last statement echo the empty room, before she listened to it. "Wait a minute, that's it!!'
At that she jumped off her bed where she lay, angrily crying, and searched her bags for that card from Tenshinhan. 'I have been so busy being a prop for daddy that I ignored this opportunity.' When she found the card she saw the front was actually the contact card for the Capsule Corp. bookstore in West City. She had read the back before, but still chuckled at the title as she reached for the phone.
"Hello?" Came a nice enough sounding voice, although she was almost annoyed at having to answer the phone.
"Hello, is this the Capsule Corp. Bookstore?" Asked Videl.
"Yeah, I suppose it is." Replied the woman, as if she was surprised at where she was.
"I need to order a book. It was referred to me, the title I have here is Look at all the girlies: The Secrets of The Kamesennin-ryu." She said, fighting a giggle at the name again.
"You want that? Who referred you to it?" Asked the woman surprised that anyone would know to look for that book.
"Master Tenshinhan. Is that important?" Asked a confused Videl.
"It kinda is, but if Tien says your OK. Hey look here, He sent me a note to have this book ready for someone, what is your name?"
"Videl Satan." Came the exited reply.
"That is what he told me, you pass the test. Sorry to be a pain but we have enough trouble with enemies from beyond earth, no need to make any more here."
"Is the book really that dangerous?"
"Only if you are seriously committed to the technique. I will send this right out to you. Orange Star Plaza Hotel, room 624?"
"How did you know that?"
"This is Capsule Corp., we are on the cutting edge of technology. Bill it to your room?"
"Please. Thank you so much." She said excitedly, though Videl thought that quote sounded remarkably like the new CC advertisements with Bulma Briefs.
"Don't thank me now, you may have to meet the old letch if you learn well enough." Said the woman, but Videl was too excited to pay it any mind.
And so as the months passed, Videl became more of a prop and less of a daughter. She did not really notice because she was engrossed in her new plans to be extraordinary enough to be loved. Though modified, she did all the steps as listed in the book.
Videl delivered milk throughout her high-rise hotel and the other five on the block, without use of the elevator. She swam in the swimming pool in place of a lake, and helped outlying farmers plant crops with her bare hands. She even helped build the new Orange Star High School for her construction work requirement. And in place of a heavy turtle shell she filled a backpack with weights from her father's new gym. She became much stronger.
The day she passed the final test in the back of the book was a famous one throughout the world. Videl had set out to find something that weighed at least 10 tons to see if now she could move it. As she came back from moving a toppled city bus, the only thing large enough to meet the weight requirement, saving a trapped family in the process, she saw the announcement of the cell games.
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A/N: The book is just a guide to do the Roshi training from DB in all sorts of environments. And I looked it up a typical school bus weight about 9.6 tons, so was not so far off. The bus thing had to do with the moving the rock to pass the final test, if you saw DB it was there, if not, is not important, just call it the last task. As for the title of the book, how could the turtle hermit write a book that did not have at least a pin up on the cover, I just went one better. Thanks for taking the time to read this.
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That is what I had when I meant to post this last week, will double it up with the new chapter, should be up in a few minutes more.
