Edited By ShaggyDiz
To people – Well, I know that I made Gohan revert back to his normal mode, BUT I will only have him revert back to Super Saiyan after a little while. Just to experiment what people will think of him now, not just personality wise. Gohan's too cool as a Super Saiyan!
Aleandra Alyra Sarienna – I want to thank you so much for telling me grammar sucks. I really did not need to be reminded of that. Anyways, I'll go back and correct the grammatical mistakes another time because of laziness at this point in time. You see I'm making readers wait for the next chapter to come out because I'm too lazy to write it.
Pia Bartonlini – Thank you for telling me that my story is rudimentary. I know that the story plot is still a little weak because this is where the action kicks in suddenly. I don't feel like going back to add some action into other chapters because one, I'm lazy, two, I don't want to change the text, three, it won't work that well with what I have written so far. (At least I don't think so.)
Tenshi-Hotaru and Anonymous (…) – I would like something more to go by…(name for ….) I'm not going to tell you. I don't want to spoil the plot for you and everybody else. You'll just have continue reading to find out!
SaiyanPrincess77 – Gohan did not hate Goku and Chichi. You must've been thinking of something else. I think it was 'Blinded' because Gohan hated his father there (I think?) for coming back and acting like nothing happened. Gohan in my story just wants to respect his parent's decision for remaining dead thanks to Goku's 'evil comes because of me' reason.
Luna's Meow – How fast do you want me to update a long and errorless (mostly) chapter? I'm only human you know… LoL Don't worry, I'll try to get an update as quick as possible.
Anonymous – You mentioned some flaws in my plotline, but I somehow lost your name. ; hehe… Thanks for pointing that out, but as I thought I stated before, I said that Victoria wanted to destroy the Earth because that's the current home planet of the saiyans and the Raishuians hate Saiyans. Why is she as powerful as a SSJ 3? That's because she is of a similar race to the saiyans that can increase their strength two times as fast as saiyans. However, those who have lived before were not capable of gaining enough strength to challenge Frieza, even in his first form. So, when Victoria was old enough, her parents began to train her, but left her at home to train by herself whilst they do severe training elsewhere.
Phew! That was a long note!
Previous Chapter:
She pinched herself to assure herself that she wasn't dreaming. Feeling pain in her cheek, she realized that she was definitely awake. She still wasn't sure that boy was Gohan even though he said that he was. This boy (black haired Gohan) has lots of muscles and a very good body, while Gohan (Super Saiyan Gohan)… he looks so normal. If she could get more proof that this boy is Gohan, then she would believe him. For instance, information from his mother or perhaps just getting the boy to perform a few of the light tricks he constantly kept doing during bank robbery incidents.
Videl pulled herself out of her reverie and walked down the hall where Gohan had gone. She felt somewhat hungry herself.
Victoria lay on her bed as thoughts run through her head. 'Frieza has already been disposed of. Now all that's left are the saiyans.' She reached for a picture on her nightstand and looked at it. It was a picture of her parents when they were young. 'I can't wait to see you two again,' she thought as a silent tear rolled down her face.
Chapter 10
Carnival Day
It was very unusual having a happy black haired teen eating the food like it was the end of the world. Who wouldn't think so if you saw one of your classmates wolfing down food like there was no tomorrow? I certainly would be freaked out. Thoughts along the lines of that were going through Videl's head as she watched the once blonde teen literally gobble down his food.
'And he's still getting more servings,' she thought with awe. She looked down at her own bowl of rice, then back at Gohan's gigantic bowl. 'My father can't even eat all that. And he's the pig of the family too!' She slowly ate her bowl of rice while observing the eating habits of the saiyans at the table.
Goten and Trunks were racing each other, looking like miniature Gohans eating enough food to feed a small village. Over to the right of the boys sit Vegeta who can compete with the demi-saiyan in a race to finish off the food. It's one thing to see one person eat like a pig. It's another thing to see four people eating like pigs at the same time. Videl was utterly stupefied as the last pickle on a dish was battled out for with chopsticks. The winner of the pickle happened to be Vegeta who ate it greedily.
Videl dropped her chopsticks onto the stainless steel table and stared at her half-finished bowl of rice. Somehow she had lost her appetite watching the disappearing food. Suddenly she felt a tap on her right shoulder. She turned her attention to the person who had tapped her.
"Are you alright? You hardly ate anything," asked a blue haired scientist.
Videl nodded. "Yes, Bulma. It's just that I've somehow lost my appetite watching…" she trailed off as she glanced up at the fifth serving of food that the saiyans are currently devouring.
"Them eat?" Bulma finished for the raven-haired girl.
Videl nodded with a slight blush.
Chuckling at the comment, Bulma set her chopsticks down by her bowl of rice. "Don't worry. You'll get used to having four of them eating at once after a while."
"I don't know if I should ever come over here again if I have watch this happen every time," commented the teenage girl that happened to be pointing at the specs of rice and food flying everywhere.
"Oh… that?" Bulma cleared her throat and… "Stop eating like pigs or else you're doing the dishes!"
Immediately the amount of food and rice in the air decreased until it was nearly invisible.
Bulma smiled in triumph and turned her attention back to the girl. "So, are you going the carnival tomorrow?"
"Oh, I um… yeah. I'm going with my friends, Erasa and Sharpner, and I was thinking about asking Gohan to-"
"Ask him to go! Gohan hasn't been out of the house in years except for school! Gohan would absolutely love to go with you," interjected the scientist.
"I um uh…."
"Great! Gohan will go with you and your friends to the carnival tomorrow!" said Bulma. Turning her attention towards the older demi-saiyan she said, "Gohan, you're going to the carnival tomorrow with Videl and her friends!"
Gohan just waved as a reply and continued to eat, not caring what the words coming out of his mother's mouth were. Besides, he was planning to go to the carnival anyways.
Suddenly a chorus of "I'm finished!" came from the three demi-saiyans and a small burp from the Prince of Saiyans. Like Vegeta would really say, "I'm finished" after a meal? Usually he would just get out of his chair and say, "I'm going to train in the gravity chamber."
"I've got an excellent idea! Why don't we all go to the carnival tomorrow?" exclaimed Bulma. "Gohan could hang out with
Videl and her friends while we can have some family time."
"Wait a minute. Are you telling me to go with Videl while you, dad, Goten and Trunks hang out by yourselves at the carnival; without me?" asked Gohan.
"Bingo! We're going tomorrow because that's when the carnival starts and you need your rest after recovering from your injuries."
"But why can't I go with you?" whined Gohan.
"Relax, you're going to have an awesome time with Videl and her friends!"
"Mom…" whined Gohan.
"Gohan! Don't make me get out the frying pan again!" yelled an irritated Bulma.
Gohan quickly shut his mouth and answered, "Yes, mom." Even after all the years Gohan was free from Chichi's discipline, he never gained the guts to disobey an order.
The carnival was tomorrow and many people were going to go to this social event. Children went with their friends and family to have fun and play at the amusement park. However, Victoria was a special case. She had no one. Having never met any relatives whom were all dead, limited the amount of people in her family. Now, there were even less than before thanks to the death of her parents. It has been hard living her life alone. It wasn't so hard back then when she knew that they were still alive, but now, they're dead. She had to adjust to the feelings of being an orphan and overcome the grief that came with it. When she found their dead bodies, she exploded with rage and gained a new level just as the saiyans have done. She trained everyday to gain more experience with her new power. She needed some way to release her anger and training was a great way.
Ever since their death, she had vowed to carry out their mission and that was exactly what she is doing. However, in order to do so, it required her to locate the saiyans. It was by luck that when she identified the planet, her space ship had some information about seven mysterious balls that could grant wishes. Immediately she knew that she could revive her parents if she got her hands on such a thing.
Victoria lay in her bed, staring blankly at the ceiling above her. "Should I just finish off the saiyans right now so I can see my parents sooner? Or should I wait a little while and just have some fun before actually destroying the saiyans?" she mumbled to herself.
She rolled over on her bed and closed her eyes. "I think I'll just have some fun before I do anything," she muttered to herself as sleep overtook her.
That night, neither Gohan nor Videl could sleep. Both had thoughts running through their heads, preventing them from getting the sleep their bodies cried out for.
'What did his mother mean when she said that Gohan hasn't been out of the house in years? Maybe he was home schooled. That would explain his intelligence and would give him plenty of time for other things, such as martial arts. Hmm… Perhaps it would be fun to hang out with Gohan for a day,' she thought before the darkness finally enveloped her, giving her body the sleep it requires.
'Has mom gone mad? Going to the carnival with Videl tomorrow… Oh my god. I just remembered that Mom and Dad are coming back. It's going to be a little weird for Goten to see dad after all these years of being fathered by Vegeta. And mom… I don't want to imagine what the first thing she would do when seeing Goten. Ugh… It's going to be unusual have them back and I won't really be around because I'll be with Videl, Erasa, and Sharpner. Ugh… I don't feel like acting happy or anything anymore. It takes too much energy to put on a smile…'
Morning came as the sun rose from the east, casting light everywhere. Clouds drifted away to bring the absolute perfect weather from rain. Birds chirp, finding their mates. A couple of flower petals fell to the ground, casting a light layer of flower petals. Children were playing outside. Their laughs were being echoed throughout the neighborhood. And finally annoying beeping echoes throughout the room of a certain demi-saiyan.
Gohan reached a hand up and slammed it onto the clock made of steel. He groggily picked himself up off his bed and walked to the bathroom, groaning all the way.
After a few minutes of freshening up, he decided to head downstairs for breakfast before Goku and Chichi's arrival that morning. As he entered the kitchen, Gohan noticed Bulma jumping back and forth throughout the kitchen with a few of the robots following her, preparing breakfast for the group of saiyans.
"Morning," greeted Gohan.
Bulma looked up from the eggs she was currently frying and muttered a 'morning' back before returning to her task of cooking breakfast.
"Morning 'nii-chan!" chorused two chibi demi-saiyans.
"Morning brat," greeted Vegeta who just happened to be calmly drinking his coffee.
'How odd… Usually he would just disregard me and stuff his face with breakfast,' Gohan thought to himself.
"Is it true that we're going to the carnival today? Huh? Is it? Is it?" asked a very hyper Goten.
"Yeah! Is it true?" agreed Trunks.
Gohan couldn't help but chuckle at their eagerness and naivety. "Yes, but we're going to be having two very special guests today and tomorrow."
"Oooo!! Who is it?" they asked in unison. After living together for years, they somehow speak in unison at times and act very similar in ways that it's creepy. Goten would sometimes be very mischievous like Trunks and Trunks would be very naïve like Goten.
"You'll find out after breakfast," he answered with a smile.
Hearing that reply, the two chibis hurriedly devoured their meal in hopes of meeting the mystery guest sooner. After finished eating their meal, the two chibis kept hurrying their elders to eat quicker.
"This is it," Bulma whispered to herself.
Being saiyan allowed everyone enhanced vision and hearing, so they overheard her whisper.
"Kakarotto is finally coming back to visit. I've been waiting for this day to happen so I could surpass that third class idiot," commented Vegeta.
"This is going to be weird. I haven't seen them for four years," stated Gohan.
"Come on! Tell us who the mystery people are!" whined the chibis.
"Well, looks like someone's a little eager for Goku's return," came a voice.
Everyone scanned the area for the origin of the voice, but to no avail.
"King Kai?" asked Gohan.
There was a chuckle and then an answer. "Bingo! Your prize is a year's worth of…. School text books!"
"Come on, King Kai!"
"Alright, alright. Actually, your parents are just about ready to come back. They are very excited to see how much you and your brother has grown."
Gohan smiled at the remark. 'I wonder if I should ask them to come back to life? However that would be their choice. I decided that if they wanted to return or stay dead, that would be their choice. But I really miss them.'
"Gohan!! Goten!! My babies!" screamed a feminine voice.
Everyone looked around for a few seconds before finally spotting a couple to their left, their figures hidden by the shadows of the tree and it's branches.
Gohan was in disbelief. Could it really be them? Was it those two people just standing over there?
"Mom?" Gohan asked uncertainly.
Chichi nodded as tears sprang up in her eyes. She raced toward Gohan and enveloped him in a gigantic bear hug.
"'Nii-chan, who is this strange lady?" asked a curious Goten.
Chichi turned her attention to the owner of the voice to find a very familiar face. It looked like an exact duplicate of her husband's face when he was a kid.
"Goten?" she asked unsurely.
Goten nodded dumbly, but not before being smothered in a death grip from the woman he called strange only moments ago.
"C-can't breathe…"
Chichi immediately released the poor boy and looked him straight in the eye. "Goten…"
"Hi there," came the voice of a man.
Goten looked up to find a tall man looming over him with a huge warm smile on his face. What really interested him was the hairstyle of the man. It looked exactly liked his and his face was like his as well, but much older.
"Hello mister…" came the weak reply of the chibi demi-saiyan.
Gohan walked right up to the little boy and crouched down to his eye level. "Goten, this is our real parents. This man was our father and that strange woman was our mother," he explained.
Goten looked back up at the two people and down again. "I don't get it! I thought they were mom and dad!" Goten yelled while pointing a finger toward the Briefs couple.
Gohan sighed and picked up the little demi-saiyan, placing him on his shoulder. "Goten, those two people are our real mom and dad. They died a few years ago and are finally coming back to visit us. Our mom and dad now are only our adopted parents."
"What?" asked an obviously confused Goten. "How long are these strange people staying?"
Gohan released another sigh. "Our real mom and dad are going to visit us for two days before they go back to being dead," he explained in the simplest terms possible.
"Oh. So that means that mommy and daddy #2 are going to play with us for two whole days?"
Gohan nodded his head. "We're going to go to the carnival and mommy and daddy #2 are going to come with us."
"Yay!" cheered an ecstatic Goten.
"Who're they, mom?" Trunks asked to Bulma.
"They are Gohan and Goten's real parents, but they died a while ago. So we did something that made Gohan and Goten your brothers," explained Bulma.
"Oh. Come on! Let's go to the carnival! I want to go now!"
"Not yet, Trunks. Videl still isn't here," replied Bulma.
"Who's Videl?" asked Chichi.
"Another annoying brat," supplied Vegeta.
Bulma shot him a glare that shut him up. "Actually Chichi, Videl is a friend of Gohan's."
"Gohan finally made a friend aside from the Z Warriors! I'm so proud of you Gohan! I should've sent you to school earlier so you can meet more people! But then you would fall behind in your studies… No, that wouldn't work! No!! Home schooling was definitely the best option."
Goku and Bulma sweat dropped while Vegeta restrained himself from choking the woman to shut her rambling.
Just then there was a strong gust of wind. When the wind stopped blowing, there was a yellow jet copter a couple meters away. Videl came out and felt a little uneasy as she noticed that there were two people she hadn't quite met yesterday. "Hi…"
"Hey Videl!" greeted Bulma.
"Videl?!" Chichi exclaimed in surprise. She grabbed the blue haired scientist's sleeve and whispered in her ear. "Are you sure she's just a friend and not Gohan's girlfriend?"
Bulma sighed once again. "I believe so, otherwise Gohan's been keeping a secret from me for a while. Besides, I've just met her yesterday," she whispered back.
"Yesterday?"
She nodded.
"Tell me more about this 'Videl.' She seems a little suspicious."
Bulma nodded again. "I'll tell you all I know about her later."
When the two females stopped whispering, they looked up to see everyone's gaze upon them. "We can hear what you're saying, you know. You weren't really whispering that much…"
Chichi sweat dropped and grinned stupidly. "Haha… oops."
"Come on! Let's get the show on the road and get to that carnival!"
When they arrived, the place was incredibly crowded. Everywhere was people and noise. Vegeta grumbled, realizing that he should've ignored Bulma's threat concerning his food.
"Onna, this place is crowded beyond belief. It would've been best for me to stay home and train in the gravity chamber," Vegeta growled at his mate.
Bulma glared at her husband. It was so like him to act like this every time they went out of the house. "Shut up, Vegeta. I just want a nice family outing and an enjoyable day with the Sons back. Is that too much to ask for? IS IT?!"
The Saiyan Prince growled again.
"Hey Goten, where do you want to go first?" Goku asked his youngest son.
Goten shrugged his shoulders and looked over to his brother to see Trunks pointing at the highest roller coaster in the entire theme park. "That one, Goten," Trunks pointed.
"Yeah!" agreed Goten. "I want to go on that one!"
Goku smiled and picked up Trunks with his other arm. "Come on Chichi, let's go. You too Gohan!"
"Kakarotto, unhand my son!" growled Vegeta.
Bulma gritted her teeth and restrained herself from making yet another scene in public. "Vegeta! Goku can play with Trunks and Goten all he wants! You see them everyday and you don't play with them!"
"Shut up Onna!" the prince yelled. He knew she was right, but he still didn't like the fact that Trunks was sitting on his rival's shoulder. He would care less about Goten sitting on Goku's shoulder since he was Goku's biological son, but Trunks is his son! It would be absurd to have a third class baka holding the young prince of saiyans in his arms.
"Aww… Come on, Vegeta. You can come too if you want," suggested Goku.
Vegeta gritted his teeth and growled in annoyance. "I will not join a third class baka such as you in your silly escapade."
"Awww…. Come on, daddy," whined Goten.
"Dad…" whined Trunks with puppy dog eyes.
"Trunks… you know that you are not to use that face on me!" shouted an irritated Vegeta. Instead of Trunks stopping the silly expression, he only intensified it and was joined by Goten who was making equally effective puppy dog eyes.
"No," came the simple reply.
Trunks and Goten increased the intensity of their puppy dog eyes. "Please…"
"How cute," Videl whispered to herself.
"Another puppy dog face," Gohan stated with a small grin.
"Come on Vegeta!" both Bulma and Chichi yelled together.
Vegeta growled in irritation before finally sighing in defeat. "Fine! As long as you stop doing that infuriating face!"
"Great job of convincing Vegeta you two," Goku whispered to the two chibis. Goten and Trunks gave each other a high-five with huge grins plastered on their faces.
Gohan noticed Vegeta stomping lightly all the way over to the roller coaster and couldn't help but chuckle to himself.
"What do you mean they can't ride this?" Goku asked in disbelief.
The technician pointed towards the sign posted on the side of the wall. "I'm sorry sir, but you have to be this tall to ride this roller coaster. And as you can see, your children are barely even half of the height."
Goku tried to reason with the technician, but found it useless.
Vegeta walked up to the man and grabbed him by the collar of his shirt. "You will let them ride or else!"
"I'm sorry sir, but rules are rules!" squealed the frightened technician.
Vegeta formed a ki ball in his free hand and held it in front of the man's face. "I do not like to repeat myself."
The technician squealed with fright. "G-g-go a-h-h-h-head…"
Vegeta dropped the frightened man onto the ground after diminishing his ki ball. He smirked as he noticed the technician scrambling away. It felt great to threaten people. He walked casually up to the coaster and seated himself in the row behind Goku, Goten, and Trunks. Vegeta glanced sideways to see if anyone was boarding, but to his relief, none was. The people were too frightened to ride on the same roller coaster as that man. Vegeta grinned and waited for the ride to begin.
Gohan felt a little awkward standing there by Erasa and Sharpner now that they were staring at him in a weird manner.
"What happened to your hair Gohan?" asked Erasa.
"I dyed it," he answered coolly. Okay, it was a lie, but can you tell a person who saw you yesterday with blonde hair, then with black hair the next day. The obvious thing to do in such a situation is to lie.
"What about your eyes, Gohan?" Sharpner asked while pointing to the teen's eyes.
Gohan stared calmly into his the blonde haired boy's eyes. "What do you think?" he asked.
Sharpner gave a suspicious stare at the black haired teen. "I didn't know you wore contacts!" exclaimed a ditzy blonde girl.
"Contacts, huh?" Sharpner asked.
"Guys, stop staring at Gohan so we can have some fun," Videl said to her friends.
Erasa agreed and followed Videl toward the ice cream stand while Sharpner walked at the same pace as Gohan.
Gohan had his hands in his pocket and was walking calmly behind the two girls when Sharpner spoke up. "Seriously, dude. What's with your eyes? It was some freaky blue color with no pupil last time. Now, it's brown and I can actually see your pupil."
Gohan shot a glare at the blonde. Why was he so nosy anyways? If it were anybody else, they would've left him alone. "It's like Erasa said, I wear contacts."
"Then why aren't you wearing the same ones you did before?"
Gohan shot another glare at the blonde. He was beginning to annoy him. "The contacts I wore were special. I didn't find the need to wear it this time."
Sharpner grinned. "Hey! Give me one of those! They're pretty cool! It would match perfectly with my Halloween costume. Creepy eyes with a creepy outfit."
He ignored Sharpner and continued walking. "Sorry, but I can't do that. They were custom made for my eyes and are not for suitable for anyone else's eyes."
"Awww… Come on, dude."
Gohan looked over to his left at the begging boy. He grinned and powered up slightly so that the color of his eyes would change. "I'll think about it." His eyes reverted back to normal a second later. Then he turned his attention back to the girls that were currently buying ice cream.
He couldn't move from his spot. Sharpner looked at Gohan's face again and noticed something odd. 'His eyes flashed green! How is that possible? I thought he said that he wore different contacts today!"
Off in the distance, Victoria stood in silent waiting on top of the carnival's Ferris wheel. Her long hair was held down today by a bandana she picked up, though it still swayed in the wind. She wore a simple shirt and jacket, as well as a pair of loose fitting jeans. The attire was appropriate for what she wanted to do without looking terribly out of place from the festivities below her. She kept an eye on the ground, scanning briefly for her targets.
"I know they're here, I can sense their energy even though its suppressed," she muttered to herself.
Her green eyes narrowed as she came upon her primary adversary, Gohan, talking to the girl with black pigtails. There were two blondes, she noticed, that were of no concern to her. "There's one of them. Now where are the others?" she whispered. Suddenly she felt a jolt of energy towards her right. She quickly adverted her attention in that direction and spotted the man from yesterday with tall black hair, holding an energy ball in one hand and a helpless boy in the other. Beside him were two children and a tall man in an orange gi with the wildest hair that she had ever seen. "Another Saiyan… interesting…"
She jumped into the air and extended an arm, a smirk on her face.
As the roller coaster was going through its fifth loop, Vegeta glanced toward his right and glared. Something didn't feel right to him.
"Are you okay, Vegeta?" asked Goku.
"Do you feel that, Kakarotto?"
Goku didn't know what he meant. He concentrated on sensing something unusual and to his surprise; he noticed an immense energy in the direction Vegeta was staring at. "Whoever it is, they appear to be very powerful."
Vegeta nodded. "I have a feeling that I'm not going to like this."
Gohan turned his attention away from the girls and glared at the Ferris wheel. He pulled his hands out of his pockets and clenched his fists, preparing for what was to come.
It wasn't long before an energy wave came his way. Gohan gathered some energy in his hands and shot it toward the deadly energy beam, knocking it away from the people around him. Rocks flew everywhere and smoke covered the ground. People began to cough widely. Once they realized they were in danger, they began to scatter.
The son of Goku narrowed his eyes even more and dropped into a defensive stance.
Victoria soon landed in front of the saiyan teen, grinning evilly at him. "I must say; you look much better now than after the battle we had yesterday."
Gohan gritted his teeth and powered up enough to push people away from him. He charged at the girl and attacked her with a combination of a punch and a ki blast.
She flew back a couple of feet, barely even fazed by the weak attack. "I'll tell you something. I won't destroy the planet and I'll spare your lives if you hand over the dragon radar peacefully."
"What would your wish be if I give it to you?" he asked.
"That's none of your business! Just hand it over!" She stuck out her hand, signaling for the teen to hand over the little contraption.
"Why should I?" he asked through his teeth.
"I already told you why!" she yelled. Instead of having her hand hanging in the open waiting for Gohan to hand over the device, she pulled it back slightly and fired a ki blast at him.
Gohan blocked the blast with the back of his hand, but was caught off guard as she came up to him and nailed him with an uppercut. He fell backward and was assaulted with a powerful kick to the stomach. He fell to his knees and gripped his stomach, a small trace of blood dripping out of his mouth.
Victoria smiled at the sight. She stood in front of him and asked again, "I'll give you one last chance to hand over the radar."
"Never!" screamed a voice.
She turned in the direction of the voice and was met with a kick to the face; the force of the attack so great that she was driven deeply into the ground.
Vegeta lowered himself onto the ground slowly, all the while glaring at the girl on the ground. "You again," he uttered disgustedly.
Victoria picked herself off the ground quickly and rubbed her face slightly. "Hmmm… You look familiar. Ah, now I remember. You're one of the saiyans. Wait; let me correct that. The Prince of Saiyans: Prince Vegeta." 'He was in the saiyan profiles in grandfather's space ship,' she thought to herself.
Vegeta's glare never left her. "What do you want, girl?"
She dusted her clothes and replied, "The dragon balls."
"You're not getting them," came another voice.
Everyone looked up to see Goku.
"Where's Goten and Trunks?" Gohan asked weakly. He slowly picked himself off the ground and powered up to Super Saiyan.
"I dropped them off with Bulma and your mother," he stated calmly. Goku powered up to a Super Saiyan and dropped into an offensive stance.
Vegeta powered up and charged at the girl. Goku and Gohan followed in suit and attacked the girl all at once. As they were punching and kicking her, she slowly increased her energy until she found the right moment to transform. She released a scream and her energy increased at least twenty times. Her hair turned gold, her eyes green, and finally, a golden aura surrounded her.
"A Saiyan?" Goku asked in disbelief.
Vegeta gritted his teeth. Her power was immense. "No, you baka! She's a Raishuian."
"A Raishuian? What's that?" asked a bewildered Goku.
"Ugh… you imbecile! Raishuians were our rivals! We fought against them years ago!" yelled an irritated Vegeta.
"How should I know? I got amnesia remember?"
"That explains why you're such an idiot," Vegeta said with a grin.
"Hey!"
"A little help here!!" Gohan screamed as he was thrown into a wall from a punch delivered by Victoria. He crawled out of hole in the wall and powered up even more before attacking her again.
Goku and Vegeta halted their discussion and went to help Gohan. However, their attacks failed miserably.
Victoria smirked. She powered up even more. The amount of power she released was enough to send the fighters crashing into a wall. "Just hand over the dragon radar!"
Gohan tried moving his arms, but only succeeded in moving it slightly. "No…"
There was a sudden stiff wind, knocking around dirt and debris. As Victoria moved in towards Gohan, several leaflets tumbled along, one of them sticking to her leg. She was ready to discard it when she spotted some very energetic writing on it. "What's this?" she said to herself, the battle before her paused for the time being. When she was finished reading, a smile appeared on her lips. "Tomorrow's the World Martial Arts Tournament, huh? Sounds like fun." She folded the paper several times and placed it in one of her pockets. Her gaze came back to Gohan. "Tell you what? We'll continue our little fight at the tournament tomorrow. Until then, see ya!"
"W-what? Come back here!" Gohan yelled. He powered up to SSJ 3 and fired a ki blast at the girl.
She raised a hand and deflected the attack. "You better be there tomorrow or else!"
Vegeta and Goku slowly crawled out of the crater they created and dropped back to their regular forms.
The prince pounded his fist into the ground and cursed to himself, "Damn. I'll get that brat… Just you wait…"
Goku turned to his son. "You ascended again, Gohan? Wow, I can't believe how strong you've grown!"
Gohan dropped back to the regular Super Saiyan state and said, "Not really. I'm not that strong. I've just achieved this level a few days ago."
"But still… I am impressed with how much stronger you've become."
Vegeta laughed. "He's not the only one who's gotten stronger. With my new acquired strength, I might be able to match your strength, perhaps surpass it."
"Really? I didn't know you were that strong," answered Goku.
The prince grinned and replied, "Really. I challenge you at the Tournament so the whole world would see you crumble at my feet after we knock the teeth out of the that annoying Raishuian's face."
"We'll see, Vegeta. I can't wait till tomorrow! I've been waiting for this for a long time. Gohan, you're entering right?"
Gohan nodded. "Yeah."
Goku noticed something odd about his son, aside from the fact that he is still in his Super Saiyan state. "Gohan, why don't you seem as happy as usual?"
Gohan raised an eyebrow at the inquiry. "What do you mean?"
Vegeta knew what Goku meant, but kept his mouth shut.
"What do you mean? I mean why aren't you that happy to see your old man back? The last I saw you, you were so cheerful and happy like a normal eleven year old boy, but now… There's this big change. You're so calm and not talkative. I've noticed this since your mother and I came back, but I just haven't said anything." Goku took a breath before continuing. He looked directly into his son's turquoise eyes and asked, "It's not because I died fighting Cell right?"
The demi-saiyan winced at the last statement and looked away from his father.
The elder Son walked over to his offspring and laid a hand on his shoulder. "Gohan, you've got to let that go. You can't keep blaming yourself over my death."
Gohan moved away from his father and shouted, "But you died because of my mistake! I should've been the one to die, not you! If I had finished Cell off earlier, you wouldn't have sacrificed your life! If I hadn't let my power control me, and I did what you told me to do, none of this would've happened! It was all my fault!"
Goku narrowed his eyes. "No it wasn't! It wasn't your fault, Gohan!"
"How can you say that? You didn't want to come back after you died! It's my fault since you had to sacrifice your life to save the Earth and it's my fault that you're still dead!" Gohan yelled. His eyes showing all the guilt and emotions he kept locked up inside him for the last four years; feelings of anguish, guilt, remorse, and sadness.
"Stop it!"
Everyone froze. The one who had spoken was Vegeta. "Just shut up with all your ramblings! It's like Kakarotto said, it's not your damn fault! When will you get over that? When? Do you need me to slap some sense into you? I would gladly do that if it needed. For four years, I've seen you seen grow quieter and quieter and sadder and sadder. And now, you blame yourself even more… I just can't take your stupid attitude anymore. Forget the past and move on with your life!"
Both Gohan and Goku were speechless. Neither of them expected the outburst and they were not prepared for what he had to say.
Gohan didn't know what to say. He stammered a bit over a few words before expressing all his grief. "I…I… It's not that easy! One day you were having a life with your family, then the next, they're all dead and you're adopted into a new family. Now… now everyone's back from the dead and acting as if nothing had ever happened. How can you expect me to get past that fact? My mother and father were dead just yesterday and suddenly they're alive today. How am I supposed to react after they were dead for almost five years? And one of my parent's death was my fault!"
Vegeta walked up to Gohan and punched him in the face, his anger reaching its boiling point. "Try acting your age for once and not complain about what you could've done in the past! I do not like to repeat myself more than once. Forget the past and move on with your life! You're still young! I'm sure Kakarotto will return to life someday." He scowled in Goku's direction, signaling that it was his cue.
"Yeah. I will come back to life someday. Just not now since the Earth is still vulnerable to evil since it's only been a few years after Cell."
Gohan gritted his teeth and rubbed his throbbing cheek. "I… I don't know if I can," he whispered quietly.
Goku gave his son a hug to reassure him that things will be okay. "Gohan, promise me that you'll forget about what happened during the Cell Games okay?"
"I… don't know…" Gohan pulled away slightly from his father. "It's going to be hard."
"I know, Gohan. I know," he answered back.
Gohan forced a smile. "I'll try… but on one condition."
"What's that?"
"That you and mom will return to life within the next year."
"I'm afraid you've got a slight problem," Vegeta pointed out. "Is it not true that the dragon cannot revive a person if they died of natural causes?"
Gohan cursed to himself. "I forgot about that. Mom died giving birth to Goten, so that is kind of considered natural since her body could not sustain itself after Goten was born."
Goku's face fell for a moment before a smile appeared.
"What in the world are you smiling about, baka?" asked the prince of saiyans.
"The Namek dragon balls can fix that."
"The Namek dragon balls?" both Vegeta and Gohan asked.
"Yeah. The Namek dragon balls can revive a person as many times as they desire, no matter how they died. I'll ask Dende if he can come with us to Namek when we make the wish since he's more familiar with the people. That way they will be more willing to let us use the dragon balls."
Videl awakened around a pile of people on the ground. She groaned as she felt her muscles ache from any movement. "What happened?" she mumbled to herself. She looked at her surroundings and noticed in the distance, half a theme park still intact. Memories of the events that happened before she was blown away by Gohan's ki flashed through her brain.
"Where's Gohan and his fathers?" she mumbled to herself. She observed the people around her and noticed that Sharpner and Erasa were a few meters away from her. She stumbled to get on her feet before racing over to her two unconscious friends.
She knelt down beside Erasa and shook her shoulder all the while punching Sharpner in the face.
After a few attempts, Erasa's eyelids slowly fluttered open. Her blue eyes blinked a few times before adjusting to the sight in front of her. "V-Videl? What happened?" she asked weakly since she was currently experiencing pain in the back of her head.
When she was blasted away from Gohan's ki, she was thrown aback and hit her head before falling on the ground.
"I'm not quite sure myself. One minute we were buying ice cream, the next minute we were blown away from something," answered Videl. She reached a hand out and helped her friend to her feet.
Erasa rubbed the back of her head, hoping the pain will decrease. "What about Sharpner?"
Videl glanced down to her left and noticed the blonde haired boy lying still. She sighed and kicked him in the stomach.
Immediately Sharpner's eyes fluttered open and widened to size of saucers from the agony of the kick. "Oww! What did you do that for?"
She smirked at the sight of the boy curling up in pain. "Get up you lazy lug." She turned to her friend and asked, "Does that answer your question, Erasa?"
Erasa nodded. "Poor Sharpner… But oh well!"
"Come on, let's go find Gohan and the others," Videl said as she began to walk in a random direction.
Bulma, Chichi and the others awakened groggily.
"What happened?" asked Bulma.
"'Nii-chan blew us away with his ki," answered Trunks. "But why?"
"I don't know," replied Goten. "Is something wrong for 'nii-chan to do that?"
"Maybe," Bulma whispered to herself.
"Goten! You aren't hurt are you?" asked an overly concerned Chichi. She rushed up to the little Goku look a like and began examining him for any injuries.
"I'm okay Mommy #2!" Goten answered with a smile.
Chichi sweat dropped at the comment but restrained herself from slapping some sense into the poor boy. "That's nice to hear."
Bulma grabbed Trunks' hand and said, "Chichi, we better find Gohan and our husbands."
Chichi grabbed Goten's hand and nodded.
Elsewhere, Victoria stood on the top of the Ferris wheel with a smile on her face. She watched the people scatter about on the ground below her for a few minutes before flying off toward the abandoned apartment she had found just a few days ago. Whispers of "soon" filled the air around the Ferris wheel.
So, how was it? Good? Bad? Need more action? Will the plot thicken more? Give me your comments on either one or any suggestions you might have.
Give a lot of thanks to ShaggDiz for editing this chapter. It took a while, but luckily he was nice enough to rewrite a few scenes to make it sound better.
Next Chapter: The World Martial Arts Tournament is tomorrow. How will the Z Fighters do against the powerful Victoria? Will they win? Or will they lose? Find out next time!
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Parallel and Perpendicular – ShaggyDiz
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