Notes: When I am asked so nicely for more I feel bad for sitting on
chapters, but it is for the best. It really does come out better when I
give it some time to ferment. Here is the shorter version of chapter four,
the rest was upgraded to chapter 3.
Chapter four:
Gohan took to the skies of Satan City for the second time as his new alter ego. He had thought all night about Videl and how she had known so much about him. Sure, he had given up a little bit more information than he should have, but he trusted her implicitly somehow. It wasn't just the moment shared in grief and loss, or the understanding of a friend with a similar experience. No, it was deeper. Somehow he knew her, like he had known her for years rather than hours. And that deep, instant connection might have had something to do with the fact that she had been on his mind all night.
Gohan had not even noticed his mother's disapproval of his new costume. He had explained that if Bulma had made it, it must have been at the height of fashion, but he was thinking of her. That is why he missed the point of his mother's complaints. ChiChi had seen the boy's commitment to the idea of helping people, but more importantly, she knew it was his father's influence. So she approved after little resistance. Gohan barely noticed, he was thinking about her.
She was on his mind as well when he had premiered his super hero alter ego. After he had stopped a reckless driver, and had introduced his new identity "THE GREAT SAIYAMAN!!!" the offenders laughed. He did not mind the opinions of a few reckless kids but what if she did not like his name. He quickly turned his fear into frustration at the reckless drivers and the poor defenseless pavement. That had quieted his critics but the thought of how she saw him did occur, and was a theme in his obsession all night.
The only real break in his thoughts of her came from taking the time to show off his new outfit to the object of his first obsession. He had given due time to Goten to show off the costume and the poses he had learned as a boy. Even as he joked with the boy about how he needed to get a crime fighting team to do the more complex Ginyu routines, she crept in to his thoughts. He shrugged it off as the excitement of a first new friend in years. No one could ever take the place of Goten as his number one priority, not even her? He was not sure about that thought that crept in as he drifted off to sleep.
When he awoke that thought was still with him, as well as others of her. By the end of his morning preparations he had settled back to just obsessing about her. He dismissed the idea that he could not make friends just because he would lesson his commitment to his brother. 'Plus Goten is growing up so fast he will hardly need me anymore. I still will have to look out for him, but he is already too strong to be hurt by most things on the planet.' This last internal exchange left him floating on to the more pleasant thoughts of her.
So that was why the new hero of Satan city took to the air early the next morning. Hoping to do some good, and perhaps meet up with the girl who was so on his mind. After all becoming a super hero is a good way to spend more time with the friend of justice herself.
Videl found herself up early on that Tuesday as well. She had been overcome with thoughts of that boy, even into her dreams. Oh and what dreams they were, enough to make her blush at the thought of them. She looked out from her balcony to the newly risen sun, and then back to her alarm clock inside. 'There are still a couple more hours till I have to be at school. And at least another hour till I can be. My god, I cannot believe I want school to hurry up and start, just to see him again.' She thought before deciding to go and make a patrol of the city.
'Flying is the perfect time to relax, and be alone with my thoughts. Though my thoughts center on being alone with a certain someone that has consumed them.' Both teens thought in unison as they flew over the city. One was under his own power and a pigtailed girl in her yellow 'SATAN' copter. All of a sudden they were snapped out of thought by an explosion.
Videl arrived on the scene, a bank with a larger burning hole in the side of the building. She snuck around the side and peered into the vault's new entrance when a voice called out behind her.
"How can they keep robbing banks at an earlier hour everyday, the sun is just up. Aren't they as tired as me? This city does have an odd kind of thief, they all must have insomnia." Came Gohan's voice from behind her, just above a whisper.
As he finished his speech Videl turned as she replied. "Come on Gohan quit complaining, at least we can handle this before school..." She stopped her reply suddenly when she saw Gohan was not behind her it was someone else. She might not have been surprised if she had seen Son Gohan as a blonde, but this man with a cape and a green vest? With a big helmet on, holding a gloved finger up to his lips as if to shush her? "What the...?" She started.
"Be quiet Videl, this is my alter ego. I am now a super hero too." Replied Gohan's voice from within that getup.
So that is the guy that was on TV. Videl had barely noticed but her father had made a big deal about "another hero trying to steal the spotlight from his little angel". 'What was his name the great saving man or something? So that was Gohan?' She thought.
Gohan was about to explain to her about his new name and the like, when four men came out of the bank, heavily armed equally with weapons and money. "Well Mr. New Hero, let me see what you got. I heard of your exploits yesterday, but would like to see for myself." Said Videl; eager to see how the son of Goku could handle himself. She had an idea of how good he could be, but it did not compare to the real truth, or even the display she got.
As Gohan heard what Videl had instructed, he phased out and then made his way through the evildoers, giving them all a quick strike to knock them out. He took his time but it was over in less then a few seconds.
Videl saw even less. To her Gohan just blinked out of sight and returned as the crooks crumbled to the ground. She could barely contain her shock. Ok more accurately she could barely contain her shock from being noticeable from miles away. "Gohan, how...?" She started.
"No, no Miss Videl. My name is The Great Saiyaman. Please call me that." Gohan interjected quickly as the cops arrived. He turned and asked the cops to take it from there. Before he turned to fly off, he whispered to Videl, "I'll meet you at school, by the tree we ate lunch under yesterday." Then he was off, shocking the girl even more.
Videl fought off the cops and press made her way to her copter and sped to school as fast as possible. 'I really have to ask him how he can fight like that, and FLY?? Wow, I wonder if he could teach me to be that good. I wonder if he thought about me at all last night? I sure hope so. Man am I turning into Erasa or what?' Were all the thoughts that she had time for before her copter set down in a field near a certain tree outside of OSHS. Under the tree sure enough was regular old Son Gohan, no fancy outfit or gold hair, although the gold hair part was still an assumption.
"Hi."
"Hi."
They both sat together quietly for a moment, regarding each other. Staring deep into her eyes, as she back to his, Gohan broke the silence. "I guess I have some explaining to do?"
End Notes: The only mandatory cliffhanger, I hope it feels good here cause the next bit still needs some work. More to come.
Chapter four:
Gohan took to the skies of Satan City for the second time as his new alter ego. He had thought all night about Videl and how she had known so much about him. Sure, he had given up a little bit more information than he should have, but he trusted her implicitly somehow. It wasn't just the moment shared in grief and loss, or the understanding of a friend with a similar experience. No, it was deeper. Somehow he knew her, like he had known her for years rather than hours. And that deep, instant connection might have had something to do with the fact that she had been on his mind all night.
Gohan had not even noticed his mother's disapproval of his new costume. He had explained that if Bulma had made it, it must have been at the height of fashion, but he was thinking of her. That is why he missed the point of his mother's complaints. ChiChi had seen the boy's commitment to the idea of helping people, but more importantly, she knew it was his father's influence. So she approved after little resistance. Gohan barely noticed, he was thinking about her.
She was on his mind as well when he had premiered his super hero alter ego. After he had stopped a reckless driver, and had introduced his new identity "THE GREAT SAIYAMAN!!!" the offenders laughed. He did not mind the opinions of a few reckless kids but what if she did not like his name. He quickly turned his fear into frustration at the reckless drivers and the poor defenseless pavement. That had quieted his critics but the thought of how she saw him did occur, and was a theme in his obsession all night.
The only real break in his thoughts of her came from taking the time to show off his new outfit to the object of his first obsession. He had given due time to Goten to show off the costume and the poses he had learned as a boy. Even as he joked with the boy about how he needed to get a crime fighting team to do the more complex Ginyu routines, she crept in to his thoughts. He shrugged it off as the excitement of a first new friend in years. No one could ever take the place of Goten as his number one priority, not even her? He was not sure about that thought that crept in as he drifted off to sleep.
When he awoke that thought was still with him, as well as others of her. By the end of his morning preparations he had settled back to just obsessing about her. He dismissed the idea that he could not make friends just because he would lesson his commitment to his brother. 'Plus Goten is growing up so fast he will hardly need me anymore. I still will have to look out for him, but he is already too strong to be hurt by most things on the planet.' This last internal exchange left him floating on to the more pleasant thoughts of her.
So that was why the new hero of Satan city took to the air early the next morning. Hoping to do some good, and perhaps meet up with the girl who was so on his mind. After all becoming a super hero is a good way to spend more time with the friend of justice herself.
Videl found herself up early on that Tuesday as well. She had been overcome with thoughts of that boy, even into her dreams. Oh and what dreams they were, enough to make her blush at the thought of them. She looked out from her balcony to the newly risen sun, and then back to her alarm clock inside. 'There are still a couple more hours till I have to be at school. And at least another hour till I can be. My god, I cannot believe I want school to hurry up and start, just to see him again.' She thought before deciding to go and make a patrol of the city.
'Flying is the perfect time to relax, and be alone with my thoughts. Though my thoughts center on being alone with a certain someone that has consumed them.' Both teens thought in unison as they flew over the city. One was under his own power and a pigtailed girl in her yellow 'SATAN' copter. All of a sudden they were snapped out of thought by an explosion.
Videl arrived on the scene, a bank with a larger burning hole in the side of the building. She snuck around the side and peered into the vault's new entrance when a voice called out behind her.
"How can they keep robbing banks at an earlier hour everyday, the sun is just up. Aren't they as tired as me? This city does have an odd kind of thief, they all must have insomnia." Came Gohan's voice from behind her, just above a whisper.
As he finished his speech Videl turned as she replied. "Come on Gohan quit complaining, at least we can handle this before school..." She stopped her reply suddenly when she saw Gohan was not behind her it was someone else. She might not have been surprised if she had seen Son Gohan as a blonde, but this man with a cape and a green vest? With a big helmet on, holding a gloved finger up to his lips as if to shush her? "What the...?" She started.
"Be quiet Videl, this is my alter ego. I am now a super hero too." Replied Gohan's voice from within that getup.
So that is the guy that was on TV. Videl had barely noticed but her father had made a big deal about "another hero trying to steal the spotlight from his little angel". 'What was his name the great saving man or something? So that was Gohan?' She thought.
Gohan was about to explain to her about his new name and the like, when four men came out of the bank, heavily armed equally with weapons and money. "Well Mr. New Hero, let me see what you got. I heard of your exploits yesterday, but would like to see for myself." Said Videl; eager to see how the son of Goku could handle himself. She had an idea of how good he could be, but it did not compare to the real truth, or even the display she got.
As Gohan heard what Videl had instructed, he phased out and then made his way through the evildoers, giving them all a quick strike to knock them out. He took his time but it was over in less then a few seconds.
Videl saw even less. To her Gohan just blinked out of sight and returned as the crooks crumbled to the ground. She could barely contain her shock. Ok more accurately she could barely contain her shock from being noticeable from miles away. "Gohan, how...?" She started.
"No, no Miss Videl. My name is The Great Saiyaman. Please call me that." Gohan interjected quickly as the cops arrived. He turned and asked the cops to take it from there. Before he turned to fly off, he whispered to Videl, "I'll meet you at school, by the tree we ate lunch under yesterday." Then he was off, shocking the girl even more.
Videl fought off the cops and press made her way to her copter and sped to school as fast as possible. 'I really have to ask him how he can fight like that, and FLY?? Wow, I wonder if he could teach me to be that good. I wonder if he thought about me at all last night? I sure hope so. Man am I turning into Erasa or what?' Were all the thoughts that she had time for before her copter set down in a field near a certain tree outside of OSHS. Under the tree sure enough was regular old Son Gohan, no fancy outfit or gold hair, although the gold hair part was still an assumption.
"Hi."
"Hi."
They both sat together quietly for a moment, regarding each other. Staring deep into her eyes, as she back to his, Gohan broke the silence. "I guess I have some explaining to do?"
End Notes: The only mandatory cliffhanger, I hope it feels good here cause the next bit still needs some work. More to come.
