Sorry for the delay in this chapter, but I've been working on a one shot as well. Hopefully the length of this chapter makes up some for the long wait.
I don't own DBZ.
Two Halves of a Soul
Chapter 6: Power Unleashed
Chi-Chi, still tired since her night had been a restless one, filled with dreams about her late husband and unborn child, lays in her bed while watching the sun peek in around the wind blown curtains drawn over the open windows. Resigning herself to the fact that she will not be getting any more sleep, she gets up and goes to the kitchen to make some tea. As she is listening to the soft hiss of the kettle on the stove her mind wanders towards the dreams she had during the night. Chi-Chi is shaken from her daydreams by the phone, its ringing sounding louder then usual in the quiet of the kitchen. "Hello. Son residence."
"Umm… Hi. Is Gohan there?" A girl on the other end says nervously.
"Yes, one second. I'll go get him." Chi-Chi says before setting the phone down. 'Why would a girl be calling for Gohan?' She thinks as she goes to her son's room.
'She must be Gohan's mother.' Videl thinks as she waits for Gohan to pick up the phone.
"Hello, Gohan here." He says a short time later while yawning.
"Hi, it's Videl."
"Oh, hi Videl. What's up?"
"Well…last night…I had this dream…it was so…" She says, not quite sure of what to say.
"You had a weird dream too? Did someone say something about m…err…what happened in the dream?"
"It was weird alright, my m…mom was in it and she said that I'm…part Saiya-jin and…"
"You're half Saiya-jin?!." Gohan says, interrupting Videl with surprised outburst and drawing the attention of his mother.
"Yeah, she also said that…"
"I-I-I…that does explain a few things I guess…"
"WOULD YOU STOP INTERUPTING ME FOR ONE SECOND!" Videl yells into the phone, annoyed with the interruptions.
"Umm…sorry Videl." Gohan says with hint of fear in his voice while Chi-Chi, who overheard Videl's yell, looks at him curiously with a slight smile tugging at the corners of her mouth.
"As I was saying! My mom also said that you're half Saiya-jin and she said you can tell me about them."
"Half Saiya-jin? Why would she say I'm half Saiya-jin?" Gohan says while laughing nervously.
"If it wasn't true then why are you so nervous about it?" Videl says with a smirk even though Gohan can not see it. "So why don't I come over to your house and you can tell me all about Saiya-jins and things."
"Err…why don't I just come over to your house instead?"
"You could, but I doubt we'd be able to talk since Poppa decided to start interviewing new agents already. Besides, what's wrong with your place? Just tell me where you live and I'll be there in a few minutes."
"Ok. But I…Well….I…umm…live in the 439 Mountain Area." Gohan says quietly, hoping Videl does not hear.
"YOU LIVE WHERE! But you…you got to that park before I did! How is that possible?"
"I guess I'll tell you about that…uhh…one second." Gohan says as he turns to his mom. "Kaa-san, is it ok if a friend of mine comes over for a while?"
"Sure honey." Chi-Chi says as she pours herself a cup of tea.
"You can come over Videl. Where do you live? I'll come pick you up."
"I live at 1613 Rose Court. But wouldn't it be faster for me to just come out to your place instead of…"
"Actually, I can get to your home and back here faster then you could get here. I'll see you in about thirty minutes, I still have to get dressed."
"Oh…alright I guess, see ya' in a bit. Bye." Videl says in a bit of a daze. 'Wait a second…he said thirty minutes…how can he get here that quickly?' She thinks while hanging up the phone.
"Bye."
"So who was that?" Chi-Chi asks as Gohan hangs up the phone.
"That was Videl, I met her on…the day that… I met her a week ago."
"Oh…ok. You better go get dressed so you can go pick her up." Chi-Chi says after taking a sip of tea. 'I wonder why she wants to talk to Gohan.'
~*~
"Poppa? I'm going to go over to a friends house today, alright?"
"Sure sweetie." Hercule says absentmindedly as he looks through a stack of resumes. 'At least one good thing came from those reporters being there…it's made looking for a new agent a lot easier.'
"Thanks Poppa." Videl says as she kisses him on the cheek before going to change her clothes.
Grabbing a couple of pieces of toast from the kitchen, Videl and turns on the TV while she waits for Gohan to get there. She barely notices the sound of the doorbell ringing or her father saying he will get it as she is watching a movie. But her father's surprised pulls her attention away from the TV, and she goes to see what the problem is.
~*~
After a quick change of clothes, Gohan takes to the sky and heads towards Orange Star City. About fifteen minutes later Gohan lands in a secluded part of the city so he is not seen and starts walking towards Videl's home. He suddenly stops in his tracks as the realization comes to him that he has no clues where Rose Court is. Almost smacking himself for not remembering that earlier, he spots a police man writing a parking ticket across the street and gets directions from him.
A few minutes later he walks up to the door of a large, but not overly extravagant, house and rings the doorbell. When the door opens he is surprised by the reaction of the man on the other side.
~*~
"It's…it's you! Why are you here! I didn't mean to do it!" Hercule yells when he sees Gohan standing outside his home.
"Hi. I'm Gohan, I'm here to see Videl, and what didn't you mean to do?" He says while smiling up at the scared man before him.
"I didn't mean to take credit for beating Cell. Please don't kill me!" Hercule replies, pleading with the boy, while falling to his knees.
"You did what?" Gohan says coolly, not quite believing what he just heard, as Hercule looks like he is ready to fill his pants. "Oh well…I guess it doesn't really mater, my family, friends, and I don't want all that publicity anyway." He says with a shrug of his shoulders while Hercule just blinks in surprise at him. The sound of someone laughing draws the attention of both of them.
"Poppa…what are you…worried about…it's only Gohan." Videl says between peels of laughter at seeing her father groveling before Gohan, a boy that is less then half his size.
"Hi Videl, you ready to go?" Gohan says after she calms down a bit.
"Sure, let's go. Bye Poppa." Videl says happily as she walks outside.
"Umm…bye." Hercule says numbly as he watches his daughter, who is apparently completely unafraid, walk out the door with the strange kid.
"So how are we going to get to your house? Videl asks as they walk down the street.
"We'll fly there, but first we need a place to take off from."
"Why do we need to find some place? Can't we just take off from the street?"
"We could if we were going to take an air-car or a plane. This will do." Gohan says as they come to a deserted alley while Videl looks at him blankly. And before Videl can say anything, Gohan wraps his arms around her waist and takes off for his home.
Videl's eyes clamp shut and a surprised cry escapes her lips as she is suddenly lifted off her feet and into the air. "Son Gohan! What are you doing!"
"Flying us back to my home." He says matter-of-factly while glancing down at her. "You can open your eyes, there's nothing to be afraid of you know."
Videl slowly opens her eyes and gasps at the sight before her. They are several miles above the ground, causing the land below them to be a random patchwork of greens and browns. To Videl the feeling of flying freely, unaided by some clumsy piece of machinery, is incredible to say the least. The smile that spreads across her face does not go unnoticed by Gohan, and he starts to descend towards the ground. Before Videl can react, they are suddenly skimming the treetops at a speed unmatched by all but the fastest air-cars.
Several minutes pass as Videl continues to watch the scenery flash by below them when she notices that Gohan is slowing down. Looking ahead of them, she sees a small house, nestled amongst a few trees while the mountains stand out prominently a few miles away. As they near what she assumes is Gohan's home Videl can see a woman hanging laundry out to dry in the cool morning air.
"Kaa-san, I'm back." Gohan calls as he gently touches down a short distance from his mother as she puts down her laundry basket. "Kaa-san, this is Videl. Videl, this is my mom."
"Hello Mrs…" Videl says as she realizes she does not know Gohan's last name.
"You can just call me Chi-Chi." She says with a smile while looking the young girl over closely. "How about some breakfast you two? I know Gohan didn't eat yet."
"Only if it's not too much trouble Chi-Chi." Videl says while Gohan just nods his head excitedly, earning a chuckle from his mom and Videl.
"It's no trouble at all dear." Chi-Chi replies before turning to her son. "And you can finish hanging up the laundry so I can go and cook."
"Ok Kaa-san." Gohan says as his mother turns to walk into the house. And, almost before the door shuts behind her Gohan has the few remaining items hanging neatly on the clothesline.
'W-wow…how's he so fast?' Videl thinks while blinking in surprise after seeing Gohan move so fast that he was just a blur of bark blue. "So Gohan, what can you tell me about Saiya-jins? Or are going to try and tell me that you know nothing about them?"
"Well…Saiya-jins are, or rather were, an incredibly strong alien race. They were also a rather ruthless race, and a guy named Frieza employed them to "purge" planets. What they would do is go to an inhabited planet and wipe out all life on it so that it can be sold to another race." Gohan says as he, followed by Videl, walks over to a tree and sits beneath it. "Frieza became afraid of the Saiya-jins and destroyed their home planet, killing all but fou…err…five of them. Two of those five were Raditz, my uncle, and Nappa. My father was the third one to survive. He was sent here, to Earth, as a baby with the mission of purging this planet. But he hit his head when he was little and forgot all about what he was sent here to do. The fourth one to escape was Vegeta, he's Bulma's husband. Your mother was the fifth to survive, but I don't know how your mother got here. Until last night I thought that there were only four survivors."
"Ok, but what do they look like? Do they all look like humans?"
"As far as I know almost all Saiya-jins have black spiky hair, Vegeta's said that Saiya-jins have dark colored hair so doesn't mean that they all have black hair. Also, all Saiya-jins have black eyes and are born with a brown fuzzy tail like mine." He says, uncurling his tail from around his waist to illustrate his point, earning a surprised look from Videl. "Mine was cut off a while ago, but it grew back last night."
"How did it grow back?"
"I don't really know for sure, but I the dream I had last night was pretty intense and that probably caused it to grow back. I've heard Vegeta say that there are some other things that can cause a Saiya-jin to grow back there tail, but he's never said what those other things are." Gohan says just as Chi-Chi yells that breakfast is ready. Standing up, he offers his hand to Videl and helps her up then the two walk into the house.
As they enter the small house Videl is surprised by how much food Chi-Chi has cooked, and even more surprised at the amount of food on the plate that is set before her after she sits at the table. "This is too much Chi-Chi, I don't think I can eat all this."
"Oh nonsense, I heard Gohan say that you're half Saiya-jin. You should be able to at least eat that much." Chi-Chi says, earning a strange look from Videl.
"Wow, this is really good." Videl says after taking a bite.
"Why thank you." Chi-Chi says before glaring at her son. "At least someone is polite enough to comment on my cooking."
Videl can not help but laugh a little, but her laughter stops in her throat and her fork stops halfway to her mouth, as she sees Gohan eat.
"Why are you surprised by Gohan eating? I thought you'd seen a Saiya-jin, or in this case a demi Saiya-jin, eat before." Chi-Chi says when she sees Videl's reaction.
"Umm…I've seen my mom eat a lot of food before, but never like that." Videl replies, not taking her eyes off of Gohan who stops suddenly.
"What?" He asks cluelessly after seeing that he is the center of attention.
"Nothing dear." "Nothing." Chi-Chi and Videl say at the same time before they go back to eating their own meal.
"I almost forgot Videl, after we eat I want to take you to see Dende." Gohan says between bites.
"Ok."
Almost fifteen minutes later Videl is shocked to see that all the food that Chi-Chi had cooked is now gone. Most of it had disappeared into Gohan's stomach, while a Videl herself had only had a little more after finishing her first plate. What surprises her more then all the food being gone is that she does not feel like she is about ready to explode from eating too much. "I'll help you with the dishes Chi-Chi." Videl says, seeing that there is a pile of dishes in the sink.
"No, that's ok. You and Gohan go have fun." Chi-Chi says while shooing the two kids from the house.
'Umm…that was weird.' Gohan thinks in surprise since his mother did not make him help with the dishes. "I guess we should go ahead and go then." He says, lifting off into the air and flying a few feet away before realizing Videl is not following him. "You coming."
"I don't know how to fly. Remember." Videl says coolly, lightly tapping her foot.
"Oops…sorry about that." He says while scratching his head before picking Videl up and taking off towards Kami's Lookout.
~*~
After about twenty minutes of flying high over the land Videl can see vertical line appear on the horizon. As they near it Videl can see that the line is a tower stretching up into the clouds. Once beside the tower Gohan starts to fly straight up through the clouds. Just as they burst through the top of the clouds Videl can see a large structure on top of the tower, and is surprised when Gohan flies right past it. She turns her head to ask Gohan why he did not land there, and sees a much larger structure that appears to be floating in the air. Videl can not help but stare at the mass of floating stone as they fly up over the edge of the platform. "Welcome to Kami's Lookout." Gohan says as they gently touch down.
"Hi Dende, Mr. Popo." Gohan says while Videl gapes at the two strange looking beings walking towards them.
"Hi Gohan, I was expecting to see you." Dende says while Mr. Popo just nods and goes about his work. Turning to the girl standing beside Gohan Dende extends his hand. "And you must be Videl. I'm Dende."
"Umm…I…uhh…Hi." Videl says numbly as she shakes Dende's outstretched hand. "So…uhh…what do you do all day up hear? I don't think you'd get many visitors." She says as she looks around the large floating structure.
"Well, I'm Kami, the guardian of the Earth. I spend my time watching over this planet."
Videl's face takes on a look of disbelief at what the kid, no older then herself, just said before giving Gohan a look that seems to ask if Dende is telling the truth about himself. Gohan just nods his head in confirmation. "Oh." Is all Videl can say.
"Well, I assume you came here for me to heal Videl."
"Yeah we di…how did you know that?" Videl says in surprise.
"Well, as part of my job, I am able to hear all messages that come to this planet from Other World. So I saw those messages that Goku and Selene sent to you through King Kai."
"Umm…riiiiiight. Ok so how does this healing thing work? Do I have to take some kind of nasty tasting medicine or something?" Videl says, causing Gohan to laugh at her antics.
"Nope, just stand still." Dende says as he holds hands a few inches from her chest and stomach.
Videl starts to say something when Gohan motions for her to be quiet. After a few seconds a comfortable, warm feeling seems to slowly spread throughout her body causing her to close her eyes. At the same time same time she seems to feel a little lighter on her feet, as though gravity has lost some of its hold on her. She can also feel a slight tingling at the base of her spine and her shorts seem to get tighter. The warm feeling suddenly vanishes and she opens her eyes to see Gohan, Dende, and Mr. Popo staring at her.
"What? Is something wrong?" She asks, concerned as to why the three are staring at her with shocked expressions on their faces.
'She's almost a Super Saiya-jin already…all she needs is a little training. I never thought she would be this strong.' Gohan thinks before saying, "N-no, nothing's wrong. It's just that…you're really strong."
"What do you mean? I don't feel stronger or look stronger, just a bit lighter." She says while looking at her arms and legs.
"Believe me, you are A LOT stronger then you were a few minutes ago. I know a place where you can test out your new strength if you want."
"Sounds like fun. But first, can we stop back by my home?" She says to Gohan before turning to Dende. "I think that what ever you did shrunk my shorts."
"Umm…one second." Gohan says before walking behind her and tearing a small hole in the back of her shorts. Out of the hole pops a fuzzy brown tail like Gohan's causing Gohan and Dende to look at each other because they both know that what Dende did should not have regrown Videl's tail.
"A tail? I have a tail! Why did it grow back?" Videl says while glaring at Gohan and Dende.
"I don't know." They both say.
"Oh, ok then. I don't really mind having a tail." Videl says as she looks at the fuzzy thing. "So where did you want to take me Gohan?"
"I was going to take you to Bulma's. She has a special training room that we can use." Gohan says while thinking, 'And I can ask Vegeta about why Videl's tail grew back.'
"Thanks for helping us Dende." "Thank you Dende." Gohan and Videl say before Gohan picks Videl up and flies to Capsule Corp.
~*~
'I'm going to meet THE Bulma Briefs. I'm going to meet THE Bulma Briefs.' This one thought repeats itself over and over in Videl's head as Gohan and her land in front of Capsule Corp.
Gohan notices Videl walking nervously beside him, her tail wrapped around her waist and covered by her shirt like Gohan's. "What are you nervous for? It's just Bulma."
Videl just shrugs her shoulders while thinking, 'Yeah, just Bulma. Just the richest woman in the world. Just the owner of the largest company in the world. What's there to be nervous about.' "Where are we going?" She asks when she they walk past the main entrance.
"Oh…we always use the side entrance. That way we don't have to bother with the offices and stuff when we come over." Gohan says as he enters the combination 72492546 on a keypad beside the door, the movement of his hand just a blur to Videl's eyes.
As Videl walks into the home of Bulma Briefs and her family she is surprised to see that it does not look like the home of someone who is extremely rich. The furniture looks comfortable, not ultra modern and hard nor old and fragile. There are only a few things that give one the impression that someone with great wealth lives here, a few paintings by famous authors and some sculptures. While Videl is looking around the room she does not notice a woman enter the room or that her tail has slipped from around her waist.
"Hi Gohan, who's your friend?" Bulma says as she walks into the room and sees Gohan and Videl. "And either I'm seeing things, or she has a tail."
"Hi Bulma-san, this is Videl Satan. And yes, she does have a tail. She is half Saiya-jin like me."
"Oh, so what brin…Satan? As in Hercule Satan?"
"What about my dad?" Videl asks after realizing there is someone else in the room.
"Nothing, just that he took Gohan's credit for beating Cell. And needless to say, there are some who are not happy with that."
"It's ok Bulma. I already talked to him about it, or rather he begged me to not kill him." Gohan says with a little laugh.
"Wait, you're…you're…"
"Bulma Briefs. It's nice to meet you." She says politely while smiling at the girl. "So what brings you two here?"
"I wanted to train with Videl in the gravity room for a little while, that is if Vegeta isn't busy using it."
"I think I can find something for him to do for a few hours." She says with a smirk before walking out of the room. ::Ohh Veggie, Gohan is here with a friend and they want to use the gravity room for a while.::
::Well that's too bad, I'm busy training right now.:: He replies through their bond, his annoyance with the interruption evident in his mental voice.
::Well…I was thinking that, since my parents are watching Trunks and I don't have any meetings today then you and I could…::
::Oh, alright. I'll be right there.:: Vegeta replies as he quickly shuts down the gravity generator.
"What's she going to have Vegeta do?" Videl asks as Bulma walks out of the room, not realizing what the smirk on her face meant.
"They're going to…never mind, you don't want to know, believe me." Gohan says with a slight shudder as he leads the way to the gravity room.
"Ok." Videl says. 'A smirk on Bulma's face…Gohan not shuddering…OHHH.' Videl thinks as realization dawns on her.
"So what's so great about this room? I don't see any weights or anything." Videl asks as she looks around the empty interior of the gravity room.
"This room can create artificial gravity so that you weigh more. It seems to work better then using weights. Now let's see…I think we'll start off at two g's." He says while setting the controls on the gravity generator.
The downward pull of gravity suddenly increases, causing Videl to stagger for a second before regaining her footing. "Wow, I can feel why this would be better. The weight is evenly distributed over my body, not just on my hands or feet."
"Yeah, now let's spar." Gohan says as he drops into a fighting stance.
"Ok." Videl replies as she too takes up a fighting stance. 'This should be fun. I bet this will be the best spar I've ever had.' She thinks while charging at Gohan, her arm drawn back in preparation to attack. She is surprised when he easily blocks the punch then uses her momentum, and a light blow to her back, to send her crashing to the floor. Videl then attempts to sweep Gohan's legs out from under him, but he easily steps out of range of over her outstretched leg. Jumping to her feet, Videl lunges at Gohan and tries to land an upper cut to his jaw. But he dodges it just before it makes contact. This continues for almost three and a half hours, Videl's power level rising unconsciously with her frustration, when Gohan jumps over Videl's leg as she tries to sweep his legs out from under him again. This time, however, he hangs in the air instead of landing. Getting up, Videl tries to repeatedly punch Gohan as he hangs in the air and easily dodges her attacks. "Stop flying! It's not fair! She shouts as she unconsciously powers up a bit more.
"Ok, I'll stop flying. How about I teach you how to fly?" Gohan says as he floats back down to land on the floor.
Stopping in mid kick, Videl says, "You can teach me to fly?"
"Sure. You have more then enough energy to be able to fly." Gohan says before a low rumble echoes through the room. "But let's do that someplace else, and get some lunch first."
"Ok, that sounds like a good idea. I'm hungry too." Videl says as Gohan turns off the artificial gravity.
Just as they leave the gravity room, a second rumble fills the room. "Umm…was that me?" Videl asks sheepishly as she blushes some.
Gohan chuckles a little at Videl while saying, "Yeah it was. I guess some of your Saiya-jin traits were unlocked along with your power."
In the kitchen they find Vegeta fixing himself a small snack of six sandwiches. "What do you brats want?" He grumbles as he eats one of the sandwiches.
"We just need something to eat oh mighty prince." Gohan says mockingly while he gets some food out of the fridge for Videl and himself.
Videl stares in shock when Gohan sets the arm full of food before her and goes to get more. "Surely you don't think I can eat all this? I am hungry, but this is just too much."
"Oh I think you'll be surprised. If most of your Saiya-jin traits were unlocked, like I think they were, then you'll be able to eat all of that." Gohan says before stuffing his face. "Umm…Vegeta, do you know why Videl's tail grew back today? Mine grew back last night, but our tails never grew back when Dende healed us before."
"What do you mean her tail grew back?"
"He means my tail grew back after Dende healed me." Videl says in between bites while waving her tail back and forth behind her.
Vegeta sits there for a second, his half eaten sandwich all but forgotten, before bursting out in laughter. "I never knew you had it in you kid. Only eleven and you've already found the girl you're going to mate with. The same can be said for you." He says while looking at Videl.
"What?!" Gohan and Videl yell at the same time.
"We're only eleven. And Videl and I are friends…that would be…weird…" Gohan says, exchanging a quick glance with Videl before turning back to Vegeta.
"Your age doesn't matter." Vegeta says before taking another bite of his sandwich. "If a Saiya-jin's tail is removed for some reason then it can grow back when they find a mate. This usually only happens when the prospective mate is also Saiya-jin, or in your cases, half Saiya-jin. You two will start to bond in the coming months."
"Bond? But that means we'd have to…"
"We'd have to do what Gohan?" Videl asks, curious as to why he trailed off.
"You two won't do that until you're older. You will either have sex at some point and complete it then or you will put it off until your instincts take over. But if you wait until your instincts take over then you will lose all control and try to complete the bond no matter what. And that could happen at a really inconvenient time." Vegeta says with a smirk before finishing his sandwich. "It wouldn't do for you two to go at it when you're out shopping or something."
"We'll…that's sick." Videl says as what Vegeta say sinks in.
"Yeah, I have to agree." Gohan says before stuffing some food in his mouth.
Vegeta bursts into laughter again. "You think that now. But just wait until you're older."
"Whatever." Videl says before going back to her food. "Oh my. Did I really eat all that?" She asks in surprise when she sees that most of the food is gone.
"Yep. I told you that you would." Gohan says while Vegeta just humphs before walking out of the room.
Gohan and Videl finish their meal then go in the living room to say good-bye to Bulma. As they enter the living room they see Bulma lying on the couch watching TV. Looking at what she is watching, they see a news channel that is running a story about a car accident. Videl's attention is quickly drawn in by what the reporter is saying about the accident.
"…shots blew out one of the tires, causing it to skid out of control. The driver, Mrs. Satan, wife to Hercule Satan and mother of Videl Satan, was unable to regain control of the car in time to stop it from going off the cliff bordering part of interstate 53. The two suspects, who were wanted for robbing gas stations and connivance stores, were apprehended after an hour-long car chase. The two men now face life imprisonment for the death of not only Mrs. Satan, but for the deaths of two police officers that were killed in a shoot out with the robbers before the chase began. If they had surrendered to the cops instead of running and killing three people then they would have only faced a couple of years for armed robbery."
"That's what happened. Momma was killed by two punks who… Why? It's…that's…" Videl says softly, not able to think of how to describe what she has just learned. A few tears fall unnoticed from her eyes as she stares at the TV. Gohan's puts a comforting hand on her shoulder, but it goes unnoticed by Videl while she watches the gruesome pictures of her mother's burned car play across the screen.
"Come on Videl, I'll take you home." Gohan says softly.
"Bye Bulma." Gohan says as he leads his friend out of Capsule Corp.
"Bye Gohan, bye Videl." Bulma says sleepily. 'Vegeta's right. I can definitely see those two getting together in time.' Bulma thinks as she watches Gohan and Videl leave before drifting off to sleep.
As Gohan and Videl walk out of Capsule Corp. a dirty, haggard, man watches them from across the deserted street. 'That girl's that Satan guy's daughter…I bet I can get some good money if I kidnap her. And I'll just use her friend there to get her to do what I want.' The man thinks with a smirk as he watches them cross the street.
"So where did you want to go to teach me to fly?" Videl asks when a man suddenly grabs Gohan and shoves a gun to his head. "Wha-what are you doing? Please don't hurt him. I'm sure I can get you anything you want." Videl pleads.
"Don't worry Videl, this guy can't hurt me." Gohan says with a smirk, but it does not help Videl any.
"That's exactly what I'm planning on little girl. And you must be some kind of moron if you think I can't hurt you kid, now be quiet and don't move. And as for you, little girl, you're going to do whatever I say or your little friend here gets a bullet in the brain."
"O-ok. Just please don't hurt him." Videl says as her eyes fill with unshed tears.
"Why don't you put the gun away before you get hurt." Gohan says to the man holding him.
"I told you to be quiet." The man says while pressing the gun harder against Gohan's head.
While reaching for the gun Gohan says, "Whatever."
A single shot rings out in the afternoon air as the man tosses Gohan aside.
"GOHAN! NO!" Videl yells. 'How could I let this happen. I should have seen that guy.' She thinks as she feels a rage unlike anything she has felt before build with in her. With a loud cry and a burst of light the rage explodes outward, drowning out everything except for one thought. 'I will not let this man get away with killing Gohan.'
So how did you like it? I debated whether or not to break this up into two separate chapters. But in the end I decided that I wanted the cliffhanger ending so I didn't.
Oh, and in case anyone is wondering, the combination for the door spells saiyajin on a keypad (or phone).
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