Title: A sweet surprise
Author name: Trugeta
Disclaimer: This story is based on characters and situations created and owned by Akira Toriyama and Funimation. No money is being made and no copyright or trademark infringement is intended.
This story focuses on Gohan and Videl, and is set after the Majin Buu Saga. It's and AU, and Reviews are welcome and appreciated.
Author's
Note: Gohan stands up to his screechy mother and tells her what
he wants to do in his life. Goku will also play a surprising
role. And the Saiyans begin to suspect that something is off...
Chapter
26: Shock for Chi-Chi
Last
time...
Vegeta
on the other hand looked quite amused. His son and Kakkarot's spawn
had fought tough battles, had been absorbed by Majin Buu, had fought
Brolli without flinching, but when Bulma and Chi-Chi had taken away
the food, those two were reduced to the hungry brats they were.
Almost amusing, almost...
After
this the picnic proceeded normally, well as normal as a picnic with
Saiyans involved could proceed...
Now
the continuation...
The
picnic was nearing the end, and Trunks and Goten had finally
awakened, even if severely weakened by the lack of food.
They
looked up, and looked straight into expectant faces.
'Damn,
they must have sensed that we were coming around...' Trunks
thought, looking at Goten.
The
other chibi also had a look of dread on his face, as he too had
caught a glimpse of Gohan's face.
'Oh boy, big brother
looks angry...'
And
truly, Gohan stood roughly four feet away with a very angry
expression on his face, and the power he was radiating was still
unreal and frightening. The only thing that looked (slightly)
ridiculous was his lilac dyed hair, but not even Goten was so
oblivious and naive as to make a joke about his big bro's hair...
Had
they known that Gohan was this strong, they might have actually
reconsidered their plan...
'Nah,' Trunks thought after
actually reconsidering it, 'it was still too funny! And
definitely worth it!'
Trunks
looked at Goten again, who must have had similar thoughts, for a
smirk was playing in the corner of his mouth.
Gohan
looked them directly in the eyes with his piercing dark-green
eyes.
"Now spill, you two. What did you do to me? Why can't I
power down?" he asked.
His
voice was still heavier, colder, and rougher, and it still held a
growling undercurrent. It sounded downright intimidating, and as the
chibis had not heard him talk before, they were exactly that,
intimidated.
Trunks
broke into an unsure smile.
"Look, Gohan, we..."
But
Gohan cut him off.
"No excuses! I wanna hear what you did!
Nothing else!"
Goten
sent his brother a probing look. In this form he seemed like a whole
different person, so cold and hard.
"G... Gohan?
Big bro, is that really you? You look so... so scary! And you have
lilac hair!" he stated, trying hard not to snicker despite the
dangerous situation. Big brother really looked ready to kill...
Gohan's
face displayed something akin to pity for actually frightening the
squirt, but only for the fraction of a second. Because as he
remembered his current hair-colour-predicatement at the mention of
his brother, his eyes narrowed to dangerous slits again.
"And
why do you think that is the case, pray tell?" he growled.
Goten
gulped and Trunks decided to give in. Sooner or later they would find
out anyway,
"Okay, Gohan. We will tell you. But promise not to
beat us up!"
Gohan
growled,
"Not right here and now. But I suggest you two watch
your back during training..." he exclaimed with a very threatening
undercurrent that spoke volumes.
Trunks
and Goten looked at each other and gulped. That was bad...
But
to their immense chagrin Gohan was not finished yet, and a evil smirk
spread on his face...
"In fact I have thought out a punishment
from me. It's all good and well that Bulma and mother
punished you two, but I was the victim of your prank. Your
punishment will be the following: you two will spend a full trainings
session with me in the GR on a day I choose. I will even allow
you to fuse. After all, I want a decent workout. Not that
fusing will help you any..." Gohan said, with an evil gleam in his
eyes that struck fear in the chibis.
Vegeta
however smirked. He would love to see this particular trainings
session. How much popcorn would he approximately need? He grinned
internally, and a most satisfied grin at that. This was nearly too
good to be true. Finally one of the demis showed real Saiyan
traits. Had he not been the stoic Saiyan Prince that he was, Vegeta
might have admitted that he was actually proud...
Now
that Gohan had made the impression he had wanted to it was time to
get down to business.
"Okay, you two, now spill. What exactly
did you do?"
Thus
Trunks started explaining...
"Right. Well, I found this flask in
mom's lab while she was out in the testing area. I had nothing
better to do. Dad was off training with Kakkar... ehm, Goku, I had my
homework finished" Vegeta growled at that, for he still could not
see the significance of this petty homework the humans seemed to like
so much, for practical application of that what had been learned was
much better, "and thus I wandered around. As said, mum was
currently not in the lab, so I browsed her lab-cabinet for something
interesting."
Trunks
ignored his mother's cry of outrage and continued.
"That's
when I found this beauty. It was a flask. It held no designation,
only a description of its effects. The description said that the
contents of the flask could only be used onto a Saiyan, and that it
would force the Saiyan it was applied onto to power up to his
maximum, and make it impossible to power down for 24 hours, including
the aura. I thought it would be useful for pranks, and thus I
snatched it. Goten compared it to one of the cursed waters of Ranma,
and he was right. And then we decided to use it on Gohan." he
finished with a smirk, that was wiped faster from his face than a
snowball needed to melt in hell due to a glare from Gohan.
And
Gohan nodded in understanding, anger present on his face.
"I
don't know who orwhat this Ranma is, but that makes sense.
Cursed water... that makes sense indeed. We have, after all,
encountered magical substances before.So you two went and
'improved' my shampoo, eh? Thought it would be funny, eh?" he
asked dangerously, shooting them a piercing glare.
The
chibis flinched, but nodded seconds later.
"Yeah, we thought it
would be fun. And that it was. We only did not think you could be
this strong..." Trunks admitted.
Gohan
growled, ignoring the implied insult to his strength.
"That's
right, you! did! not! think! What would have happened if
this... stuff of yours had forced me to power up into my mystical
state? Or if my powers had gone out of control?I could have
blown up the whole house with everyone in it or even the whole planet
instead of half of the bathroom! Did you stop to think of that, hmm?"
he asked angrily. "Obviously not! And let me teach you two a lesson
in tactics: never ever underestimate any one. You might lose
your head if you do. Is that clear?"
The
chibis paled considerably. Obviously they had not thought of
this, and Gohan had made quite an impression on them with his change
in attitude...
"Sorry, Gohan. We -" the chibis looked at each
other, "did not think of that. We apologize for that."
Gohan's
glare softened a bit. Obviously the chibis meant that. After a brief
nod and another glare that told them that it was not over yet he
turned to Bulma.
"Bulma, any idea what this stuff could have
been?"
The
blue-haired scientist looked at her son.
"Trunks, do you still
have this flask?"
Trunks
nodded and handed the flask in question to his mother. Bulma studied
it for a moment, obviously reading the description. After some
moments she looked into the round.
"That is definitely nothing I
or my staff have developed. I have never seen anything like it, and I
can safely say that Capsule Corp is not responsible for this product.
And read that: 'possible unknown side effects'.
Intriguing."
Gohan
growled.
"Lilac dyed hair as a side-effect? If I get my hands on
the one who created this blasted flask this person or entity will
wish to never have been born!" he stated dangerously.
Then,
as he had calmed down he began to think logical again, and came to a
question,
"But where the devil did this flask come from?"
he asked more to himself, and paused to think out loud. "There's
definitely something very rotten here. First you," Gohan
pointed at Chi-Chi, Bulma and his own wife, "get those blasted
frying pans that happen to be indestructible. I didn't believe for
one second that gramps gave them to you, mum. And don't start to
protest."
Chi-Chi
only glared viciously, something that normally put any one in his
place.
"Gohan Son..." she began, but was cut off by her eldest
son.
Gohan
matched the vicious glare unflinchingly.
"Mom, I say what
I want to say when it's true. And I have to say something else that
is true, or rather that I will make come true: I will not
become a full-time scholar. It is my decision that I will
train, fight and become stronger, for I have chosen the path
of the warrior for myself. I am tired of you ordering me
around to study, and I will follow the call of my Saiyan side. And
nothing you will say can convince me otherwise." he said,
and literally dropped the bombshell.
The
whole audience stared in shock at the still fully powered up Gohan.
He was an intimidating sight, but the glare that came from Chi-Chi
after absorbing this piece of information was equally intimidating.
Her Gohan, her baby, wanted to become a fighter? Not a
scholar? How dare he!
She
was halfway on starting a rant when Chi-Chi noticed the look
in Gohan's eyes. It was so much harder than the hardest steel
imaginable, filled with an unwavering determination. That was when
Chi-Chi Son noticed for the first time that Gohan had become a whole
new person, someone, who was not intimidated by her temper.
For
not did he only match her glare without even flinching, no, he
returned it with even more intensity. That made it clear to her that
she would have absolutely no saying in this, for Gohan would do what
he wanted to anyway, with or without her approval.
And
finally, after long seconds (and something of a staring contest)Chi-Chi lowered her gaze and sighed, obviously realising that
Gohan would not back down an inch. And Gohan allowed himself a
smirk. He had won. Not that he had had any doubt about the outcome...
Then
his mother suddenly turned to his unsuspecting father.
"You!
It is all your fault! My baby wants to train and fight, and
only because of you! You and your stupid battles! You turned my son
into a monster!" she screeched.
'That
onna is a banshee!' Vegeta thought, inwardly preparing for more
screeching from said onna. Dang, his ears would hurt for days...
Before
Goku could react however, Gohan put in,
"Will you stop
calling me a monster, mother. I am a Super Saiyan, not a 'monster'.
And I am more than proud of what I have achieved. That is the
pinnacle of a Saiyans' power, so quit insulting it!" he stated
deadly serious, actually making his mother flinch with his vehemence.
And
Chi-Chi as well as the others were in for another surprise, for Goku
did not back down this time as well. He looked Chi-Chi in the eyes
and matched her vicious glare, which she had directed at him again
after Gohan´s outburst,
"Chi-Chi, it is Gohan's
right to decide what he wants to do. It is his life, not
yours. And he does want to fight because he is a half-Saiyan.
The urge to fight is in our blood, as well as the desire to become
stronger, as strong as possible. And our son has not turned into a
monster. He has rather reached the peak of the Saiyan race, as
far as we know, and I am as proud as a father can be. Think about it,
Chi-Chi: what do you prefer? That our son studies and lets his powers
slack off due to lack of training time, or that he trains to become
stronger and stronger? Imagine what would happen if he was to fight
an invading force, for that would be what he would do in order
to protect his family. Do you think he would last a second if he had
slacked off? Chi-Chi, that's why we train so vigorously! To
become as strong as possible in order to be prepared for the worst!
And the worst has a tendency to come true.I for my
part don't want my son to be a weak scholar who could not defend
himself and his family when it counts. I do love him too, Chi-Chi,
but I want him to be prepared. And after all, it is his
decision to follow the call of his Saiyan blood. So respect it,
love."
Everyone
looked baffled at Goku when he had ended his obviously heartfelt
speech, and Chi-Chi actually looked completely steamrolled. And
everyone present could tell that he meant what he had said, in
fact a thousand percent. But they would never have expected to live
to see the day when Goku stood up against Chi-Chi...
And
another surprise was the lack of yelling from Chi-Chi's part when
she had finally recovered from that unexpected speech of her husband.
For instead of actually yelling herself hoarse she flung herself at
Goku and threw her hands around his neck, breaking down in sobs.
Would the wonders of this day ever cease?
"But I don't want my
baby to die!" she wailed.
Goku
smiled softly at her and then patted her on the back.
"Sshh,
Chi-Chi, he won't die. Not if he can help
it. And that's why he wants to train, Chi. To be able to defend
himself and his family if need be, in fact at his best. You have to
understand that. And our son is no longer your baby, nor is Goten.
They are both Super Saiyans, strong fighters, and if both want
to train and fight we should be happy with their decision and support
them the best we can."
After
several seconds Chi-Chi looked up at her husband, tears still
glittering in her eyes. Wiping them away she heaved a heavy
sigh.
"Gomen, Goku. I overreacted."
Goku
smiled,
"You have a tendency to fly off the handle, love. I
know you only want the best for our sons, but you must realize that
they must be allowed to make their own decisions in life. Decisions
in which we will support them the best we can."
Chi-Chi
smiled at her husband and nodded, silently wondering just when he had
become so... insightful.Then she looked at her oldest
son, who had stood tall and impressive the whole time, watching his
father stand up for him. He would have done what he had said to his
motheranyway, with or without his mothers approval,
but his dad's support meant a lot to him.
"Gohan, do you really
want to become a fighter? Is that really your wish?" his
mother finally asked.
Gohan
looked her in the eyes, and hesitated not a second.
"Yes,
mother. You must understand that I prefer to be an alive, strong
warrior rather than an intellectual, weak scholar who would be killed
within the first few minutes of a real fight. Cause if I was to fight
and had chosen the way of the scholar, that's what I would, die.
I've thought this trough for a long time now. I will apply for a
course of study that interests me, finish my studies eventually and
maybe get a job, but that is not a necessity. In fact I have some
nice ideas for inventions, and the patents resulting from
those would be worth quite a sum. So you see, the financial side
would and will be assured. Add to it that I want to be at my
strongest to defend my wife and child. I won't relay on others to
do this for me, because it is my duty to do so. Sure, I know
that I'm not alone in this," he smiled into the round, and they
instantly knew what he meant, whereupon the males present (especially
Goku and Vegeta) sent him approving looks, "but I want to be strong
enough to hold my own and win against any one who dares to
threaten my family."
Then
he looked at Videl and back at the others.
"I will be there
for my wife and child, but in order to protect them I will push
myself to the limits and become stronger. As strong as possible. It
is as dad said: it is in our blood to fight and become stronger. So
don't blame him." he finished, emphasizing those words.
Chi-Chi
looked surprised, as did everyone else safe Bulma and Vegeta. The
blue-haired genius had always known that Gohan was a genius and would
make his own way, and that he had a few aces up his sleeves. She had
no doubt that those inventions Gohan had spoken of would be very
interesting...
'Yeah, still waters do run deep...'
the blue-haired scientist thought mirthfully.
Vegeta
smirked and nodded to himself. Now the brat... no, the young man,
Vegeta corrected himself, was behaving more like a Saiyan. He showed
that he was willing to protect his mate and child. And that he was
willing to stand up against others to reach his goal. Very
promising indeed.
Silently
Vegeta had always feared that Gohan would give in to the wish of his
mother and become an intellectual rather than a fighter and waste his
enormous potential, but this danger seemed gone for good. Excellent!
The
Saiyan Prince' respect for Goku's oldest son as well as for Goku
himself had grown. Before this day he would have declared anyone who
would have told him that both Son males would stand up against that
screechy onna insane. But now it was certainly a different story.
Yeah, the Saiyan Prince was proud to have the opportunity to join
future battles with those two...
When
Chi-Chi had recovered one more question remained.
"I can accept
this, my son. But what about Videl? Have you asked her?"
Gohan
smiled.
"Not yet, but I'm quite sure that she will approve.
Won't you, my love?" he asked his wife.
Videl
smiled back and nodded, a twinkle in her eyes.
"If that is what
you want then I will support you, luv. You know that I love you more
than anything else, and to be totally honest, I am proud that
you have decided to choose the path of the warrior. For that is what
I have seen in you ever since I knew you were the one who killed
Cell. I saw that fire in your eyes when you fought that maniacal
android, the passion of a great fighter. I love you!" she said and
would have loved to give her husband a long-lasting kiss.
The
couple looked at each other longingly and ignored everyone. Said
everyone had been quite astounded by the turn the picnic had taken.
But all in all, considering that no one had been killed it
had gone rather smoothly. And it had been quite a sight to see the
former so shy and introvert Gohan stand up against his scary
mother...
After
Gohan and Videl had pulled their gazes from each other, Gohan tried
to resume proceedings.
"Where were we? Ah yeah, I said that
something rotten was going on. First the indestructible frying pans,
and then this cursed water. A tad bit too much to be a coincidence,
ne?"
Vegeta,
who had been quiet ever since Kakkarot's surprising stand-off
against his screechy mate, nodded his head, obviously having thought
about that too.
"Yeah," he finally said, "Gohan has a point.
Someone or something is deliberately fooling around with us. And this
one will pay, for no one messes with Saiyans and gets away
unpunished!" he vowed.
Gohan
nodded, grinning fiercely.
"My thoughts exactly, Vegeta. When I
find out who is responsible for this, and I will find out, the
person or entity is going to pay. Big time..." he said low and
dangerously, and his aura became even brighter.
And
on the lookout a certain green god turned an unpleasant shade of
green (even for a Namek) as this threat made its way up to his
drunken brain...
TBC...
Author's
Note: Sorry for the extreme long text passages, but I found no other
way to express all that had to be said in a shorter way. I'm
curious to read what you readers think about Gohan's stand up to
his mother, for this was something I always wanted to write.
So please send feedback and tell me what you think about it. Thanks!
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Next time: The Saiyans finally find out that Dende is responsible for
their misadventures. What are they (and especially Gohan) going to do
to him? Find out next time!
The
next update will be out Saturday. Ja ne!
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Gogi:
Thanks, I am glad that you found it funny! :)
SSJ3MysticGohan:
Thank you! Now that's a great compliment! As for your question,
it's hard to say where an author gets his ideas from. In my case
it's mainly because of my vivid imagination. :)
And it surely
helps that I like to watch Sci-Fi series just as Start Trek and
Stargate SG-1, for it gives me quite a lot of ideas for my theories
regarding technology. That will also show itself in the upcoming
chapters. As for the prank ideas, that's a result of my youth...
The tip I can give you is read as much stories and try to find
the well-written ones. They're often a source of inspiration too,
for you get a feeling for the matter. That goes also for the whole
DBZ series too. I got a lot of ideas just from watching the show. And
once you start writing, I am sure the ideas will come to you. That's
the case with me every time. Hope I could help you some.
Son
Oliver: Man, I have to give you that, you're very perceptive.
As you read, that's exactly the way I had planned it and how it
happened. I only saw no need to be brutal to Chi-Chi, for I let the
not insignificant Son intelligence work. I never saw Goku as dumb,
and the Goku of my AU won't act dumb at all. He will have his funny
moments, sure, but I do not like to write him overly dumb and
clueless. That does not go with the high intelligence he displays in
battles.
As for your comparison to the manga, remember that
episode during the Cell Games were Chi-Chi totally blew her top at
her father? She is the type to berate others, but I think she won't
try anything regarding her family and friends any more...
Mei
fa-chan: Thanks! I always try to update as fast as I can. :)
nick-lover1991:
Thank you! And yeah, he could have done that easily, and not even
fusion would have helped them any. As for why Gohan can't power
down, that was one of the effects of the cursed water. It makes him
unable to power down for 24 hours, and he can not turn his aura off
at all. That makes him virtually untouchable for anyone who has not
at least reached Super Saiyan 2. And Gohan ate that much because he
needs so much more energy now.
Mr.Staypuft:
Thanks! Yeah, I figured some suspense would be good. And my dealing
with the Frying Pans of Doom will soon occur...
Candy
the Duck: I'd say by now they really have learned their lesson.
For now they know how dangerous it is to prank Gohan...
Princess
of the Saiyans 16: Thank you, and I will do my best to keep it
up. As for homework, I think you noticed Vegeta's opinion
concerning homework... :)
Royal
Devil: Good to hear that you like my theory concerning the fpod.
But yours is good too and does not have to hide one bit. Generally,
your story concept is way cool, and that's why your story is one of
my favs. So let me return this compliment, you're good too.
HieiLuver1:
Hey, glad to see that you liked those chapters. And yeah, that's
something Vegeta would do...
Laurenke1:
Thank you! Will do my best to do so!
Rejhan:
Thanks, although it was surely not so funny for Gohan and
Vegeta...
And cool to see that you caught up! And I'm glad that
you like it!
goldfighter:
Glad to hear that. And I will do my best to keep up the great work.
cosmictwilight:
No fair you say? Hmm, can't make the chapters much longer now, can
I? Too long ain't good, so I have to split them. Hope you liked the
'Chi-Chi-is-put-in-her-place' chappie...
ElectraBlack:
Yeah, they had a lot of luck that he did not blast them straight into
afterlife. And they got what they deserved. I'm glad that you
approve of the punishment.
And yeah, mothers, sometimes they
really fly off the handle... #sigh#
Marshmellow13Dragon:
Thank you! Yeah, one can feel bad for the demonic duo, but they
brought that upon themselves.
And, how is life at a boarding
school? I hope they're treating you well and it's not too boring
over there! C ya!
Sarki: hmm, now that would be an idea... :)
KaylaTheHedgehog:
Glad that you approve of the punishment. And don't worry, I won't
neglect this story, in fact I have planned it out till the end
already. Only the writing part is lacking, but I'll get there...
animeprincess1452:
Heh, yeah, those two got a rather drastic punishment, didn't they?
But they deserved it. Now I doubt that they will prank Gohan ever
again, for they know that he could pulverise them, and not even
fusion would help them any. I'm glad that you liked it, and be
sure, you will get more to read.
Saiyan-of-the-Seas:
Thank you! Yeah, I would go insane too if something like that would
happen to me. But those two asked for it...
Son
Oliver: Thanks! Those two had it coming, and you're right, but
actually Goku and Vegeta took the greatest risk...
Hope you liked
how Gohan told Chi-Chi what he wants to do in life, and I doubt that
she will ever interfere with his wishes again. And nope, Gohan will
merely add his own punishment to that the pranksters received from
the women. As for Videl's role, you'll soon see...
Cappucine:
Thank you! I'm glad that you enjoyed it, and it's nice to hear
that I still managed to get some humour delivered.
And nope, Gohan
would never hurt you. After all, he is a champion of the light, and
would never hurt innocent authors...
zfighter1989:
Why thank you! And yeah, I could tell that you're a prankster
yourself, and I'm looking forward to your reports of the prank
you're planning. That sounds very interesting!
Joou
Himeko Dah: Thanks! I agree. He would probably have caught them
in seconds if he had thought straight, and then it would have been
over in seconds. So Trunks and Goten can be thankful for small
blessings...
Rose
Vaughn: #mumbles# What have I done? I've corrupted my
beta...
Anyways, yup, that was a rather severe punishment, and
taking away their food was the ultimate way to inflict immediate
punishment. Now those two will think twice before pranking the
Z-Fighters again...
As for the reminder, done... :)