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Two Halves of a Soul

Chapter 13: The King Of Idiots

An exasperated sigh at having to spend two months in this ship with Hercule can be heard from all those inside the ship, except for the man himself, as they move through the ship.

"Are you going to give us a tour of this place now Bulma-san?" Gohan asks as they walk down hallway.

"I will after we take off since that will kill at least a few minutes." Bulma says as they walk into the cockpit of the large ship.

"So, how long will it take us to get to this Manic or whatever." Hercule asks as he buckles himself into a seat near the back of the room.

"It's Namek and it will take about one month you baka." Vegeta grumbles from the seat in front of him, just as Bulma sits Trunks in his arms.

"ONE MONTH!?! How slow is this thing? I can get anywhere on earth within a couple of days with my plane."

"Poppa. Namek is a planet. We have to travel through space to get to it."

"W-what? You mean we have to go into SPACE!?!"

"Ding ding. That's correct baka. Now Trunks, for a million Zeni, will Hercule be alive by the time we get to Namek?" Trunks looks at Vegeta before shrugging his tiny shoulders. "That's right. It depends on whether or not he pisses me off. You're definitely my son. Smart and good looking like me, you are fitting of being a Saiya-jin."

"Trunks is smart, but I think he got that from Bulma. And as for good looking, well…I don't know where he got that. I've always thought of Bulma-san as scary and Vegeta…well…he's Vegeta." Gohan says quietly to Videl, making her giggle.

"BRAT! HOW DARE YOU…"

"QUIET DOWN VEGGIE! I'M TRYING TO GET THIS THING STARTED!" Bulma yells back causing Vegeta to glower at the floor before a smirk appears on his face.

'If I'm going to be yelled at, then the brat might as well be yelled at too.' He thinks before saying, "The boy called you ugly, I was just going to say that he was wrong."

"WHAT!?! SON GOH…"

"I DIDN'T SAY THAT!"

"YEAH! Gohan said that he thinks you're more scary then anything else. It's vegetable head that said you're ugly." Videl says in defense of Gohan and earning a glare from Vegeta.

"Oh…well…ok. I'm sorry Gohan. And vegetable head…hmm…that is fitting…" Bulma says with a giggle before glaring at Vegeta. "…we'll talk later."

Gohan could have sworn he saw Vegeta gulp at what Bulma said, but quickly dismisses it as the ship starts to shake and a scream from Hercule fills the room.

"AHHH!!! WE'RE ALL GOING TO DIE!!! He screams, most of those there roll their eyes at the man's outburst, but Videl and Gohan laugh at his antics. And Trunks, who seems oblivious to the man, is bouncing happily before sitting quietly as the ship shakes around him.

"Ok, now for the tour. This room is obviously the cockpit…"

"You might want to write this down for the big fool in the corner, I don't think he can remember it all."

"Quiet Vegeta! Now, through that door is a living room with a TV and stuff. And through this door is the kitc…"

"Where's the food Bulma-san?" Gohan asks from the kitchen before Bulma can even finish telling them what it is.

"Jeez Gohan." Videl says, earning a smile from Bulma who thinks the girl will say something helpful. "The food is right…Hey! Where IS the food?" She adds upon opening what appears to be a refrigerator.

Bulma shakes her head at the two demi Saiya-jins. 'I should have known. Those two are so much alike at times.'

::Yeah. Both are the spawn of a baka.:: Vegeta answers back upon picking up his mate's thoughts.

::Shush Veggie-head, or you'll be taking care of Trunks for the entire trip. As well as sleeping on the couch. Oh, and one more thing…:: "Chi-Chi, Vegeta just insulted Goku."

"WHY YOU!" Chi-Chi yells before the sound of metal hitting the head of a Saiya-jin is heard echoing through the ship, stopping Gohan and Videl's search through the cupboards for food.

A sweet, satisfied, smile crosses Bulma's face as she continues. "As I was going to say before you two started turning this place upside down, that small stairway in the corner leads to a cargo bay that is filled with food capsules. Each capsule contains one meal, with the red ones for you living vacuums and the blue ones for us humans. And before you start to panic or anything, there is more then enough for the entire trip."

Videl looks slightly relieved at the news. "Oh. That's good."

"Yeah, now that the important stuff is taken care of, how about showing us the rest of the ship?"

"I agree with the brats for once. Where's the gravity room? Our brat needs to be…tired out before I hurt him." Vegeta grumbles as he tries to stop Trunks from using him as something to climb on.

"Oh yes. How could I possibly forget his ROYAL Highness's GR's. If you'd please follow me, and that includes his royal pain in the ass, the GR's are right this way. They're in the center of the ship since they are the two largest rooms on board."

"It's about damn time Onna. Come brat, it's time for your training." Vegeta says as he holds Trunks by his ankle while walking into the first gravity room.

"MY NAME IS BULMA YOU…" She yells before mumbling, "This is going to be a LONG trip."

Hercule looks thoughtful for a few seconds before asking a surprising intelligent question. "What's a gravity room?"

"It's a room where the gravity can be increased for training. And it's really fun Poppa."

"Really? I should check it out." Hercule says while resting his chin in his hand as though thinking something over. "Although I could probably max the thing out."

"Well in that case, why don't the five of us go to the other one after Bulma shows us around the rest of the ship." Chi-Chi suggests. 'I can't wait to see the look on his face when he's flat on his face while we're still standing.'

"Great idea Chi-Chi. The only thing left is the bedrooms. And this one here is yours Chi-Chi, it will be Goku's as well once he joins our little group." Bulma says with a smile at the thought of Goku being back amongst the living in about one month. "The second room is for Gohan, Videl, and Trunks. There's a bunk bed for you two, and a crib for Trunks."

"Cool! We get to share a room!"

"Yeah! I'm glad I won't have to listen to Poppa snore!"

"Umm…ok…in the other side, closest to the living room, is the room that Vegeta and I'll stay in. And next to that is Hercule's room. The stairway between the two GR's leads to a cargo hold and the engine room, with the engine room being off limits to everyone except Chi-Chi, Gohan, Videl, and myself." She finishes as Hercule looks at her in surprise at what she just said. "I don't trust anyone else around the machinery in there. It would be way too easy for one of you to mess it up, and the three I listed are the only ones I trust not to mess anything up.

"Cool!" Videl says in excitement since there is a place on the ship that she can go to but her father can not. "Come on Poppa. Let's go to the gravity room." She adds while grabbing his hand and practically dragging him down the hall.

"What's so great about this? I don't feel that different." Hercule says a few minutes later as the five of them stand in the gravity room with it set to 1.1 times Earth's gravity.

"That's because it's only set to one tenth more then Earth norm." Bulma says from the control panel. "Videl dear, what level did Gohan start you off with?"

"Two G's Bulma-san."

"Ok. Try this Hercule." She says while turning the gravity up to two times Earth's gravity.

The result is instant as Hercule falls to his knees. "Now that's…more like it." He grunts while staggering back to his feet. 'Hehe. I bet everyone but my little girl is flat on the…' Hercule's thoughts trail off as he sees the other four people in the room standing around like nothing has changed.

Chi-Chi looks at the man in surprise. "He's doing better then I expected. And Bulma, I'm kind of surprised you can stand this."

"Well you know how a Saiya-jin is in the sack. I had to toughen up." Bulma says with a smirk.

"True. That's how I got like this." Chi-Chi says with a mischievous look in her eyes.

"Well I am the great Hercule Satan! A little gravity is not going to keep me down!"

"I think the fame has gone to his head." Videl whispers to Gohan.

"Yeah, but I think the gravity in here is cutting off the blood to his head." He whispers back. "Hey Bulma-san, can Videl and I train for a while?"

"Sure kiddo. Come on Chi-Chi, let's go see if there's anything on TV." Bulma says before she and Chi-Chi walk out of the room. The sudden return to normal gravity caused by the opening of the door makes Hercule dizzy for a few seconds as blood rushes to his head.

"Poppa? Aren't you going to leave so Gohan-chan and I can train?"

"You don't want me to train with you sweetie?"

"Umm…no offence Poppa. But we only have a month and you're not exactly at our level."

"Yeah, Hercule sir, Videl-chan is right. But you can watch us from the monitor outside." Gohan says as Hercule shrugs and walks out of the room.

With a disinterested grunt, Hercule flips the on switch for the monitor beside the door to the gravity room. A second later the screen comes to life and he can see Gohan and his daughter standing next to the gravity controls of the room.

"So what level do you want to train at?" Gohan's voice says from the speaker.

"Doesn't really matter. Although I don't feel like training in Super Saiya-jin."

'Super Saiya-jin? What's that?' Hercule wonders as he glances, his eyes instantly widen in surprise as the gravity setting reaches ten and continues to rise but he quickly dismisses it as a trick.

Finally it stops at one hundred times Earth's gravity. On the monitor he sees Videl and Gohan jump and move around a bit before they square off in the middle of the room. With a shrug, he turns the monitor off and searches for something to do.

~*~

Time seems to fly and soon two weeks have passed by. Most of Gohan, Videl, and Vegeta's time has been spent training. While Chi-Chi and Bulma have spent their time taking care of Trunks and cleaning the ship. And as for Hercule, he has been staying out of the way and spent a lot of time watching TV.

As Hercule emerges from his room after a mid day nap that has become a habit in the last couple of weeks, he sees that Gohan and Videl are again in the gravity room. Since he has nothing better to do, he flips the switch on the monitor only to see a couple of blurs and a gravity setting of one hundred. As he watches he can not help but think that this must be some type of trick and that the gravity is not really one hundred times that of Earth's. So he moves to the door and presses the open button.

Suddenly, just as Videl lands from a jump kick that Gohan blocked, the gravity in the room shuts off. The sudden change in downward pull causes Videl to lose her balance and fall. And, in an attempt to arrest her fall, Videl grabs Gohan's arm. But this only causes him to be pulled down onto her, leaving them in a rather compromising position with their faces only inches apart.

"What hap…" Gohan starts to ask as a loud yell fills the room.

"WHAT THE HELL DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING TO MY DAUGHTER YOU LITTLE PUNK!?! GET OFF HER RIGHT NOW!" Hercule yells, his face red with anger.

Gohan and Videl look at him before looking at each other and shrugging before they stand up.

"What's wrong Hercule?" Gohan asks in confusion as to the man's reaction while Videl looks at her father with the same question in her eyes.

"What's wrong? WHAT'S WRONG? I'll tell you what's wrong you little half-human freak! You…" Hercule starts to rant only to be interrupted by his daughter shoving him aside as she runs from the room in tears. Less then a second later he is frozen in place by a glare from Gohan that surely would have required him to change his pants afterwards if he had not just gone to the bathroom a few minutes before.

Several seconds after Gohan leaves the room Hercule regains some of his composure. "HAHAHA! I bet that punk thought he scared me!" He says while turning around to walk out of the room only to run into a brick wall named Vegeta, or rather the outstretched hand of Vegeta.

~*~

Gohan's mind barely registers the icy glare he sent at Hercule before going after Videl. With a brief moment of wondering where she could be, he senses her ki towards the front of the ship and takes off running down the hall.

Anger fills Gohan upon seeing Videl in the living room near the front of the ship. She is sitting on the bench in front of the window, her back against the wall with her head resting on her drawn up legs. The stars and things rushing past the window seems to make her stand out even more in the somewhat subdued lighting of the room. As he gets closer to her, he can hear the soft sounds of her crying. "Are you ok?" Gohan asks softly as he sits beside her and puts his arm around Videl's shoulders.

Videl lifts her head and looks at him for a second before resting it on her knees again. "Poppa, he…called you a freak because you're half Saiya-jin." She says with a sniffle.

"Is that what has you upset? If it is then don't worry about it. It doesn't bother me."

"It not just that." Videl says before sighing. "He must think that I'm a…freak since I'm half Saiya-jin too."

~*~

"What was that all about?" Chi-Chi asks Bulma upon seeing Videl, and then Gohan, run past them.

"I don't know. Let's find out. This thing can wait." Bulma says as she sets aside her tools and starts off down the hallway."

~*~

Hercule takes a breath in preparation to chew out the person who is blocking his way only to choke on the air as he sees the expression on the much shorter man's face. "What did you say to her?" Vegeta growls.

"I didn't say anything to my daughter. It was that half human freak of a boy that I was yelling at."

"You don't even remember your own daughter's heritage. You really are a bigger fool the Kakarott."

"What am I supposed to remember about her heritage?" Hercule asks, causing Vegeta to hmmph in disgust.

"You don't even know?" Vegeta says before bursting into laughter. "Damn this is great! Your daughter and Gohan have a lot more in common then you know." He says cryptically before walking past the larger man and into the gravity room.

~*~

"I'm sure he doesn't think you're a freak. And…wait a second, did you tell him you're half Saiya-jin?"

"Umm…no, I don't think I did."

"Well there you go. He doesn't know." Gohan says with a little smile. "I know how we can tell him." He adds, making Videl look at him. "We can carry out The Plan on Vegeta and him, and then we'll tell him."

"Oh yeah, I almost forgot about that." Videl says with a smile. "So when do you want to carry out The Plan?" She asks just as Chi-Chi yells from the doorway.

~*~

"Awwwwe. That's so cute." Chi-Chi whispers as she and Bulma watch Gohan and Videl from the doorway. "I hope they'll still be friends when they're older. They'll make such a cute couple."

"Yeah, I can't believe Gohan found his mate at such a young age." Bulma says quietly as Videl smiles a little at something Gohan said.

"Wh-what? Found his…how do you know?" Chi-Chi asks in surprise at this new information.

"Veggie said that that is why their tails grew back. Plus, look at them. Don't you notice anything odd about what they are doing?"

"No, Gohan is just…kami! They're acting like they're talking but their not saying anything out loud."

"Exactly. Sometime in the last month or so the bond formed between them. I doubt that they even realize that they're not talking out loud."

"Yeah-yeah. Don't you realize what this means?"

"Besides Gohan taking after you and Goku? Nope."

"It means that my baby's growing up!" She yells, causing Gohan and Videl to stare at her.

"Jeez Chi-Chi. Gohan can't be a baby forever. Besides, unless you're just gaining weight, you'll have another baby in about four months."

"Oh yeah." Chi-Chi says dreamily as she rests her hands on her abdomen. But this serene state only lasts for a few seconds before she scowls at her son. "SON GOHAN! WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME YOU FOUND YOUR FUTURE MATE?"

"What?" Gohan and Videl ask at the same time.

"You heard me young man. I'm your mother and I have a right to know when you've found a wife."

"Umm…Videl and I are just friends Kaa-san."

"Yeah Chi-Chi-san. Gohan-chan and I are too young to get married."

"Of course you two are too young. Maybe in a year or so…I wish Goku and I had gotten married when we were twelve. Then he wouldn't have run off and I wouldn't have had to wait seven years." Chi-Chi says as tears start to roll down her cheeks.

Bulma puts her arm around the younger woman and leads her across the hall. "Come on. Let's go get something to drink."

"Ok, that was weird." Videl says.

"You said it. So, how about we wait until Bulma-san and Kaa-san are cooking dinner?"

"Sounds good." Videl says as they go to their room to make the final preparations for The Plan as they await dinner.

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