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. Reviews are welcome and appreciated.
Author's Note: the new Kami is appointed, and it is an old acquaintance who thought he would have been rid of the job... Furthermore Gohan has some more surprises for the Z-Fighters...
Chapter
29: Of Kami's and surprises
Last
time...
As
the females were busy moaning their losses, Gohan was still curious
about something. And now that he had calmed down enough he started to
think again.
"Umm, Dende? If your Kami powers have been revoked,
then who is going to watch over the planet?"
Now
the continuation...
As
if to answer this question, another red-skinned and horned figure
popped into existence in Dende's rooms. The Prince of all Saiyans
grunted and mumbled,
"Is it demons day today or what?"
Like
the other messenger before, this demon puffed out his chest and
cleared his throat importantly, minus adjusting the glasses, for he
had none. Glancing down at his list, the demon looked at Piccolo.
The
tall Namek, fearing the worst, sweat-dropped. And there he had
thought he had escaped the 'job'...
"Piccolo, former Earth
Kami, I presume?" the demon asked, and the Namek nodded weakly.
That could not be happening now...
The
messenger nodded to himself and pulled a blue envelope out of his
vest pocket,
"This contains an important message from King
Yemma. Please read and acknowledge receipt."
Piccolo
gruffed and reached out very reluctantly, taking the envelope,
handling it like it contained something poisonous. Then he opened it
and smoothed out the paper inside. Reading the message, he cringed
visibly...
To:
Piccolo, former Kami of Earth
Piccolo,
it
is my honour to inform you that you have been chosen to take over the
post of Kami of Earth for the duration of the time in which Dende
will be unable to perform his duties. Please note that with
acknowledging receipt the powers of a Kami will be granted to you. I
don't need to remind you of the rules now, do I? Good.
Fulfil the job to the best of your abilities, and, most important, keep Earth in one piece and Dende away from sugar-and-caffeine-high.
Regards,
King
Yemma
Elite vive and infinitely long-headed
Bureau of Appointed Demons Governing
Otherworldly Domains
Obviously
having no choice, Piccolo signed his acknowledgement that he had
received the letter, and handed it back to the messenger, grumbling
all the while. Something like that could only happen to him...
The
messenger returned to otherworld once he had taken the letter back,
and Piccolo felt a familiar sensation of power that had nothing to do
with KI. Yeah, now he was officially the Kami of the Earth, once
more...
Piccolo
turned towards Dende and send him one of his trademark
'it's-all-your-fault-glares', and the recipient of said glare
cringed visible,
"You know that is all your fault, you
baka! Now I can't go and mind my own business, no, I have to mind
anyone else's business for one year! Futsutsuka, don baka!" he
grumbled, but then, suddenly his face lit up and he looked at
Gohan,
"You know, that is an excellent idea for a
punishment." he said with an evil smirk.
Everyone
looked first at Piccolo, and then at Gohan, who was now smirking
evilly too. Dang, they had forgotten that a Kami could read minds
when he wanted to! Now what had Gohan come up with?
"Thank you,
Piccolo. I'm glad that you approve, for I think that will do him
some good and teach him a lesson."
Goku
looked at his son,
"Now come on, son, don't leave us in the
dark!" he exclaimed, nearly pouting, whereupon Gohan's smirk grew
even wider.
The
demi looked into the round, obviously quite pleased with
himself,
"Okay, here goes. You all know that I said I had some
ideas for patents." everyone nodded, "Well, most of those patents
involve improvements for the Gravity Room."
Vegeta's
and Goku's eyes lit up at hearing this, and Gohan continued his
explanation,
"We have now trained for years in the GR, and over
those years I had a lot of ideas for improvements. I usually
sat down after training and thought 'What could be improved?'
Well, you know that we often use robots for training." Everyone
nodded. The bots they were using now were of course far more advanced
than those of former times, and actually provided some challenge,
well, to a certain degree at least.
Gohan
continued to explain,
"Well, I had the idea to provide a small
contingent of maintenance bots for the GR, equipped with
repair-abilities. This is also based on the concept that they use the
scrapped trainings bots for more extensive repairs. This would make
the GR practically self-repairing. Add to it that it will be equipped
with force-fields that will prevent the GR from taking too much
damage due to stray attacks. I estimated that a contingent of ten
robots would be sufficient for the type of GR you have, Vegeta."
Everyone
quirked a brow at this, and Vegeta caught onto what Gohan meant
quickly,
"The type of GR that I have? What do you mean by
this?" the Saiyan Prince asked.
At
this Gohan smirked,
"Actually I have made plans to construct a
whole new generation of GR, based on the principles of
quantum-mechanical placement of a larger space in a much smaller
one." he said.
Only
Bulma could follow, while the others were completely lost.
Quantum-whatzit? The blue-haired scientist however squealed in
delight,
"You have solved it, haven't you?" she asked with
gleaming eyes.
Gohan
nodded, smirking,
"Yup, that I have, Bulma. I found out how to
create a 'Tesseract'." he said. The irritation (read:
dumbfoundedness) of the others did not escape Gohan's notice,
however.
Thus
he decided to be a nice guy and shed some light onto what was going
on,
"Okay, here goes. Roughly a year ago Bulma and I had an
idea of how to use the multiverse to provide us with all the space we
need. You know, we examined the principles of the hyperbolic
timechamber. In effect, this place is nothing more than a
quantum-mechanical placement of a larger space in a much smaller one.
From the outsight, it is finite, bound by its outer confines. But as
most of you know, the inside of the place is virtually infinite.
After our examinations of the timechamber we postulated some
theories, as we had a pretty good idea how it worked. And last week I
solved it."
He
grinned,
"It's simple after all, and, as said, based on one of
the principles in quantum mechanics: something infinitely large can
be contained in something infinitely small. It's a simple process
of finding the right wave-length, and I found it." he said,
and his grin grew wider.
By
now everyone was hanging on his every word, and Gohan continued the
explanation,
"You know, we won't be able to do it at as large
scales as the multiverse and we won't be able to create something
as infinite as the hyperbolic timechamber (yet), but with what we can
do, that will do just fine and be more than suffice. To sum it up, we
will be able to construct a much larger GR using significantly less
universal space. Instead we will use multiversal space,
and as you know or should know, the multiverse is infinite. Thus a
two by two yards sized room will be sufficient, as we will project
the multiversal space into that room. Bulma and I knew where this
would lead, namely to the availability of infinite space any time we
want. With what I have come up with, we will be able to create spaces
as large as we want. Imagine all the storage problems the industry
has. They are solved! And this alone should be a patent that would be
worth billions." he said, finishing his explanation.
Said
explanation caused slack-jaws everywhere, except for Piccolo (who had
known this trough reading Gohan's mind) and Bulma, who had
dollar-signs in her eyes,
"And you're sure it works,
Gohan?" she asked, a hungry undercurrent in her voice.
Gohan
smirked,
"As sure as I can be, Bulma. I have already developed
the necessary equipment and actually tested the theory and built a
prototype, and it works. Using the principles of quantum-mechanical
placement I was able to create a space large enough to accommodate a
small town. More than enough for the GR that I'm planning. I've
decided to call it 'Tesseract' for lack of a better
description." he said, smirking more broadly.
Bulma
jumped one yard into the air from sheer delight. She would have
hugged the demi had he not been so... electrifying. That was great!
And she was more than willing to pay those billions for this patent.
That was a money-spinner!
"Gohan, I'm willing to pay any price
for this patent! Name a sum, and I'll pay it!" she said
excitedly.
Gohan
smiled,
"Before you literally jump at it, you'd better see
some proof. This brings me to an idea. Bulma, if you'd provide me
with enough money so I could construct the new GR I could give
you proof. You know, the new house will be ready in about two months.
More than enough time to alter the plans and include a room for the
new GR. And the best is, the room can be incredibly small! As said,
two by two yards would be more than enough, for the 'Tesseract'
will be projected into this small room!" the demi exclaimed
excitedly.
That
was what woke the others out of their stupor. Especially Goku and
Vegeta shared a hungry look. If this would work, it was a Kami send!
A nearly self-repairing GR which took only two by two yards of
universal space, probably with even more improvements Gohan
had not mentioned. A must have!
"Onna, I say you give Gohan the
money he asks for. And if this concept of his works, I want one of
those new GRs too." the Saiyan Prince demanded.
His
wife smiled. She had already decided to provide Gohan with whatever
he would need, but it was nice to see that her husband was so...
supportive of the idea. Hmm, probably because he would benefit
from it?
"Of course I will provide you with everything you need,
Gohan. I'm not rich for nothing. But I suggest you show me the
blueprints of the new GR and we will determine together where to get
the parts we'll need. And you better tell the construction company
soon to add this two by two yard sized room."
Gohan
nodded,
"Okay, we'll make it so. Now back to what I thought up
as my punishment for Dende..." he began, and Vegeta smirked in
anticipation. That had to be good...
"Dende, my old friend, I
know how much you love physical workout." he said, stressing
the word love, "And because I know that, you'll have the honour
to train in the GR with us for one year, namely that year you're
without your Kami-powers. You'll learn how to fight, you'll train
with us, you'll fight us and you'll love it. How does that
sound?" he asked, straining to keep his voice even.
Vegeta
had a hard time to keep himself from bursting out with laughter. He
had not been disappointed. It was good. The Saiyan Prince knew
for a fact that Dende absolutely hated physical workout, and
to have to train with them would be pure hell for the little Namek.
He would ensure that it would be pure hell...
Even
Piccolo had a hard time to contain the laughter that threatened to
escape him at the sight of Dende's face. The ex-Kami looked like he
had been steamrolled, and Dende knew that he had no other choice but
to give in. The fact that a still very intimidating Super Saiyan
Three stared him directly in the eyes did not help one bit...
"Uh,
that sounds good, Gohan. Actually great." he forced out
between clenched teeth, clearly showing that it was not. "When
do you want to include me in the training?" he then asked, giving
in into his fate.
Gohan
grinned,
"Due to the fact that your physical condition is
abysmal I'd say we have to wait until the new GR is completed, for
it would make no sense to let you train with us in Vegeta's GR.
Part of the advancements in the new GR is a system based on
colour-codes. I have developed what you might call 'paving tiles'
for the GR, and according to the amount of gravity used those tiles
will display how high the gravity being used is. Thus you get a
visual impression how high the gravity is, and you know if
you're strong enough to join the others."
Vegeta
and Goku nodded approvingly. They could see the advantages of such a
system, and Gohan continued to explain,
"The 'paving tiles'
are also designed for individual training, thus ideal for beginners,
too, as well as for training in groups. They can be actuated in
complete grids, which is a huge advantage if some of us big boys want
to train and fight under extreme high gravity while the others train
at lower levels. That the tiles can be activated in grids will assure
that we have enough space for the real fights." Gohan said
with a grin, shared by Goku and Vegeta, "I have already written
the computer programs needed for this, designed the control computer
and everything else that is needed. Bulma, I will hand in the
blueprints as soon as I don't risk burning them to ashes. I think
you'll like what you'll see. I will explain how the color-code
works once the GR is constructed." he finished his explanation.
Instantly
everyone was amazed. They had known that Gohan had a genius
intellect, but to see it proven in such a way was amazing.
"When
did you have the time for all of this, Gohan?" Videl asked,
a bit put out. She had never noticed that his attention towards her
had decreased; he had always been the loving and caring Gohan she
knew. But all that must have taken one hell of a time! Incredible...
Gohan's
grin broadened,
"That's what I love my Saiyan stamina for. I
started this project even before we got married, and when we were
back from our honeymoon and had settled down into the mansion I
continued to work on it every night. You see, due to my Saiyan
endurance I was able to work on it and do everything else. And now is
the time to harvest the fruits." he explained proudly.
If
the others had been surprised before, they were by now amazed. And
there they had thought to know Gohan. How wrong they had been!
Instead of becoming the bookworm his mother had wanted him to become
he had instead used his genius intellect to improve the GR and thus
his and the Z-Fighters chances to become stronger. Amazing!
Vegeta
nodded, satisfied. Yeah, the whole Z-Gang would benefit from the
improvements Gohan had thought out. And there he had thought Gohan
had forgotten his Saiyan heritage. He was, for once, glad that he had
been proven wrong...
Goku,
too, was red-hot. What his son had done there was truly amazing! Due
to his advancements (if they worked, of which he was sure) they would
be able to become better fighters even faster. That was a Kami send
for any Saiyan, and he would love to try out the new GR as fast as
possible!
'Wait, there's actually a way we could use it
earlier than planned. And I bet Gohan and Vegeta will be all for it!'
Goku thought, a smirk spreading over his face.
Chi-Chi
had noticed the change in Goku,
"Goku, you look like the cat
that ate the canary. So what is going on in that head of yours?"
Vegeta
snorted,
'Probably thoughts about how to get to the next
all-you-can-eat as fast as possible...' he thought
good-naturedly.
To
the Saiyan Prince's (and everyone else's) immense surprise, Goku
had for once not thought about food...
"Well, I had an
idea how we would be able to use the new GR before Gohan's and
Videl's house is ready. It's actually quite simple: you, Bulma,
order the parts needed to construct the GR twice. One will be
constructed at Gohan's house as planned once the house is
completed, and the other could be built here at Capsule Corp. Due to
the fact that you have all the logistics that should not be a
problem. And I take that the construction won't take long, enabling
us to use it soon. This way we all would have proof that Gohan's
theory works even faster." he explained.
Everyone's
jaws dropped onto the ground. A clever idea, which had nothing to do
with battle-strategies, coming from Goku? What was the universe
coming too?
Piccolo
had recovered as first from this shock and looked at Gohan,
"Am
I the only one who thinks it is a lot colder in this room?" he
asked.
Gohan
smirked. He knew where this question was leading to, and played
along,
"Why?"
Piccolo
mirrored this smirk,
"Because I think Cell and Frieza just got
very cold feet, for hell just froze over. At least twice."
Everyone
snorted in amusement at this comment, and then they began to talk
about Goku's suggestion. It was in fact an ingenious plan, and easy
to realize. It had only one huge disadvantage, as far as Dende was
concerned: thus his training would begin much earlier...
TBC...
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Earth has a new Kami, and one who won't make Gohan's life
complicated. But which features will the new GR have? Find out in the
field test! It will also be explained why Gohan was able to suppress
his KI and keep his training secret...
As
always very special thanks to my beta Rose Vaughn, who is doing a
great job! Thx, Ash!
Note:
Don't nail me on the technological details, remember, this is just
a fanfic, not a scientific essay.
PanBraSaiyin:
In my book you can bookmark more often.
:)
Glad that you enjoy it, and take your time, it's not as if
this story will grow legs and run away. At least not till does
anything weird...
SSJ3MysticGohan:
Wow, reviewer # 30. Blatant! Ehh, glad to hear that. And yeah, we
both know that things as such aren't to be taken lightly. I'll
read the story as soon as I'm due with my term paper, promise!
ladybugg:
Heh, glad that you liked his reaction. You know, that is exactly
how straight guys react to females in bathing suits... :)
I'll
try my best to continue the 'amazing work', though my term paper
is slowing me down atm...
HieiLuver1:
Thank you very much! And right you are, it is Piccolo!
Being the former Kami I think he'll do a good job, and considering
the fact that he is Gohan's old mentor I'd say Gohan will get a
Kami-trouble-free time...
Candy
the Duck: Yup, you guessed right. And now you know what Dende has
to do in his power-less year: train! Whether he likes it or not. And
I'm sure he won't like it... #What was that, Dende? You want me
to relief you from your punishment? Nope, no chance...#
Yeah, now
Chi-Chi has to resort to other means, but I rather think from now on
life in the Son household will be much more civilized and less
dangerous.
As for EVILBADGOD, umm, I think trough being creative.
I like to play with words, and honestly, King Yemma does look like a
giant, evil god. And nope, my term paper hasn't tried to start a
campaign for world-domination yet...
nick-lover1991:
Thanks! And I'm glad that you liked it, although Gohan won't
have to suffer under the fpod ever again. And nope, it was not Mr.
Popo. As for getting out chapters late, well, that's a relief!
zfighter1989:
Thank you! And you're welcome, I think your story has a lot of
potential, and besides, you write well. Glad that you liked the
quotes, I always wanted to write those down. For Chi-Chi is as
screechy as one can possibly get, and to make her utterly wordless
was something I had to write. Videl's pregnancy will develop
more soon.
SilverRainbow223:
Thanks! As you saw, it is a Namek, but Piccolo is a good choice,
having been Kami before and all. He will do a good job, I'm sure.
Pikachu90000:
Glad that you liked it, I always try to add some humour... :)
Rejhan:
Yeah, correct. And that's exactly the reason why, because of
his experience. And thanks, glad that you liked the punishment. I
agree that it was... unconventional...
DBZ
Fan: Thank you! I'm glad that you liked it!
goldfighter:
Thanks, I tried to make those chapters as humorous as possible
and I like to think that I succeeded. Btw, you were one of the few
who recognized that Elite vive and infinitely
long-headed Bureau of Appointed Demons
Governing Otherworldly Domains meant
EVILBADGOD. Quite perceptive, I must say...
Joou
Himeko Dah: If you guessed Piccolo, then you're right. Thanks
for the compliment! :)
felinoel:
Heh, glad that I managed to make those chapters as humorous as I
wanted. And thanks for the awesome assessment!
cosmictwilight:
Thanks, then I achieved my aim. I tried to make it as funny as
possible, and the punishment for Dende was something that was not to
be expected now, was it?
Heh, good thing that Pepsi is harmless
for us humans...
As for the term paper, don't ask... :(
korrd:
Actually those events mentioned in the chapters before took place
in a relatively short span of time, thus Videl's pregnancy is not
that far developed. She's about in her fourth month, but that will
speed up in the next chapters. First the financial future of Gohan
and Videl will be assured, and then they can concentrate on the
pregnancy...
Saiyan-of-the-Seas:
Thanks, glad that you liked it!
Lol! That chappie was so funny! Update soon please, before I go comeplety insane!
animeprincess1452:
Heh, glad that you liked those quotes. It took me some time to
come up with 'em. The same goes for the letter, but it was a lot of
fun to think that up... :)
Yeah, the fpods are finally gone, and
that for good. And thanks for the compliment, I appreciate it!
Btw,
I had an awesome birthday!! :)
KaylaTheHedgehog:
Good, I like to think that it was not that obvious. And I'm
glad that you liked the quote, personally I think that's one of my
best. :) Thanks for the compliment too, it is highly appreciated!
Saiya-jin
Queen: BEEP! Correct answer! Lol, that was quite obvious, wasn't
it? But you're right, Piccolo is cool, and as he has experience in
being a Kami, he will have no problems, and Gohan neither. And Dende
will have learned his lesson when the year is over, and who knows,
maybe he'll even like to fight...
Princess
of the Saiyans 16: You're welcome! As said, those were cool
suggestions, and if I like suggestions, you can count on that I
include them. As for your wild guess: correct! You can be sure
that I'll keep updating this story, right till the end. Glad that
you love it!
Mei
fa-chan: #ponders thought, then discards it# Nah, it's probably
just as basketball after all. It would look too ridiculous...
And
thanks, glad that you liked it!
Laurenke1:
Thank you, I'll try my best to continue the 'good work'.
Also thanks for your good wishes!
zara
m: Thanks! #frowns# Why didn't you laugh? Meh, now I have to
try harder to make you laugh. Glad that you loved the line, and I
agree, this is how Gohan should have been... #sigh#
As for the
black eyes, nope, that was a mistake, thanks, I'll correct it once
I have the time (read: once this blasted term paper is due...
grr...). As for the book on dimensional physics, hmm, I would guess
you'll really need one now and next chapter... :)
Regarding the
Kami, nope, this time I was obvious...
Cappucine:
Why thank you for the compliment! And yeah, Dende should thank
the Kais that he's still in one piece. But it was much better to
punish him this way than to kill him...
Yeah, Gohan is quite
satisfied with the changes I applied, and he will be even more so by
the end of the next chapter. Wait and see...
And I doubt that
Chain would kill you, or that she could. After all, you have made
her, you have the power. Show her who's the boss! :)
Son
Oliver: Yeah, he finally got what was coming for him. Glad that
you liked it, and yeah, Bra is already born and roughly one year old.
Will do my best to keep 'the good work' up!
ElectraBlack:
I agree, only nearly. But he did come off with his life, and only
his powers have been revoked. Now he knows that getting drunk can
have severe consequences, and I doubt that he'll do it ever
again.
Glad that you liked the letter, I tried hard to make it
good. And yeah, there are at least five to ten more chapters, I'd
say. So don't be sad!
And yeah, correct guess!
Rose
Vaughn: Glad that you approve, dear beta of mine. And don't
feel sorry for Piccolo, he knows what he's doing...
Marshmellow13Dragon:
Wow, now that's cool! Faster than light, eh? :)
As for
Chi-Chi and Videl, well, they will have to resort to the same means
as Bulma if need be: blackmail, allurement, persuasion... I know for
a fact that females have their means to convince their men...
Glad
that you liked it, and it's good to hear that you got a different
driver lady who according to your description managed to drive
decently. Hope it stays this way!
Till
next Wednesday. Ja ne!