Hi. Someone who reviewed my new fic, Vertical High, asked me to update VLOTH. So, I am. However, off the original a long time ago, and I have none of my old files. Therefore, the story will probably go in a whole new direction.

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Gohan lay on a hard stone floor, squeezed into a cave with a Brachiosaurus. A tight fit to say the least. He had a fire burning out of moss, leaves and herbs. A pleasent smell permeated the air, and that smell was lavender, a herb Gohan had enjoyed burning ever since he came into this forest. The girl, earlier that day revealed to be named Videl, had passed out in shock after watching her mother eaten whole, now had her head resting in Gohans lap.With a grunt of "Mommy." Videl woke up, and took in her surroundings.

There was a Brachiosaurus on one side, a cave opening on the other, and right in front of her, a T-Rex head.

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH"

Gohans sensitive earswere peirced by this scream, causing him to wake up from his cosy slumber.

"Calm down, Videl. It's alright."

"HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO CALM DOWN?! I JUST WATCHED MY MOMMY BEING EATEN. AND HOW DO YOU KNOW MY NAME?"

"Your mom called you it before she..."Gohan gulped down a lump in his throat"Yeah, dont worry, in a few months, she can come back."

Videl was calm now, though still teary.

"How can I wish her back. My daddy always told me that if someone died, then they're gone forever."

Gohan smiled, for he knew that this is exactly what he was like before being kidnapped by his evil uncle, Raditz.

And so, Gohan launched into the what little he knew about the dragonball, seven orange orbs with stars in the middle, depending on their number,that when brought together, summons the great dragon Shenron.

"Well, Gohan."Videl said, a faint glimmer of a smile on her face."Tell me, what's the colour of the sky in your world?"

And with that, she started rolling around on the floor, beating it with her fist, hysterical laughter.

As Gohan tried to calm her down, a green and white blur moved swiftly into the cave, giving Videl a good chop, knocking her out instantly.

The blur was Piccollo. He had been observing on the outside of the cave, silent as a shadow. He had been immensely impressed by Gohan's strength, when he spontaneously built a destructo disk in his hand, severing the T-Rex's head from it's body. When he realised that Gohan had told Videl about the Dragonball's, he had to intervene.

"Piccollo, why'd you do that?" Gohan wined, his new friend on the floor, unconcious.

"Gohan, you should never have told her about the dragonball's."Piccollo replied."If the average humans discover they can bring people back from the dead, it could cause chaos, and wars, over the balls."

Gohan pouted.

"I've already took care of the girl's father, he's on the outskirt's, and he'll have a headache when he wakes up."Piccollo smirked. He remembered being shocked at how fast the 'World Champion', as he claimed to be, went down."I'll drop her off with him, and hopefully they'll go away."

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Kami, why did Piccollo do that? He should have known the bond Gohan and Videl created, and, let's face it, humans wouldn't believe about the dragonball's, even if they were wafted in front of there face."

"Trust me Mr. Popo."The old green guardian replied, to the little black genie."Piccollo know's what he's doing."