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. I also do not own any other trademark not mentioned here.

This story focuses on Gohan and Videl, and is set after the Majin Buu Saga. Reviews are welcome and appreciated.

Author's Note: Gohan finally demonstrates the new GR to the Gang, and naturally, the Gang is more than anxious to see the results. It also introduces one of Gohan's other useful inventions. But see for yourself...



Chapter 30: Field Test



Last time...



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...



Now the continuation...



It had in fact been very easy to realize the plan of Goku, as Bulma and Gohan had noticed. Right the other day, once the disastrous effects of the shampoo had worn off (and after one hell of a love-making in the morning), Gohan had fetched the disks containing the blueprints and had flown over to Capsule Corp. with Videl.



She had insisted to accompany her husband, as she wanted to see what he had come up with. And she had been rather forceful in her insistence, giving Gohan worries about her mood despite that he was now more Saiyan himself.



Maybe now, that nobody was tempering with her mood-swings and everything was developing naturally he would witness more of those. Well, he could imagine nicer things, but for now he had other things to attend to...



Thus Videl had accompanied Gohan, and he had carried her in his arms in Super Saiyan Three mode for faster travel, and then he had shown the blueprints to Bulma.



The blue-haired scientist had screamed in delight once she had seen what Gohan had come up with, and Videl was very proud of her husband once she had realized the enormity of what Gohan had developed. Yeah, their financial future was more than assured, so much was for sure.



Considering the logistics of C.C. it had been rather easy to get all the parts needed for the new GR, and now, two weeks later, it was finally complete. And none of the Z-Fighters beside Gohan and Bulma knew what it would be like, not even Vegeta, who lived at C.C. after all.



All that the Saiyan Prince knew was, that a two by two yards wide room in the cellar, part of the remains of the shower which had been destroyed by Gohan's power-up, had been used for the new GR. Understandably Vegeta was more than eager to actually see and use the new GR, and today would be the day. Finally!



Gohan, being the inventor of the new generation of GRs, would have the honours to demonstrate the room's capabilities to the fellow Z-Fighters.



And one by one, the Z-fighters were filing in, curious as hell. Once everyone had arrived, Gohan clapped his hands.
"Hey guys! Nice to see you all here, and now to what you've been waiting for. Follow me." he said and led the Gang into the cellar to the newly added room. Above the door was a complex looking machine attached, obviously the construction to create what Gohan had called the 'Tardis'.



Gohan pointed at it and started explaining,
"That's what generates the Tardis. And don't worry, it's absolute safe. It has an independent power supply, and one that is absolutely fail-safe. Bulma and I provided it with two mini-cold-fusion-reactors, and the whole construction has been covered with a material that makes it virtually indestructible. There is absolute no danger that the whole Tardis might actually collapse. And if it did, which is impossible, we would get an advance warning that would give us enough time to evacuate."



The Gang nodded, once more impressed. That was the work of a true genius, and they would all benefit from it. Awesome!



Then Gohan opened the door and the gang saw nothing but darkness.
"Go inside, at best four people at first and the others follow after." he said as the group hesitated.



"But," Krillin asked nervously, peering inside to see if he could make out the walls of the GR, "are you certain we can all fit in there?"



Vegeta could not help himself; he had to mock the human.
"What is it, human? Afraid of some darkness?"



Before a full-blown argument could ensue Gohan decided to intervene,
"Hey, hey, guys. No trading of insults. Vegeta, Dad, Videl, let's go. The rest follows after us. Come on." he said and led the Z-Gang into the dark room, and then he closed the door.



The Z-Gang did not know this, but they were actually standing in a hallway that actually led to the GR, not in the GR itself. Due to the endlessness of the Tardis he had created he felt it prudent to have an easy way to get to the GR.



"Computer, lights." Gohan ordered, and the hallway lit up.
As the hallway was now illuminated Gohan led them to the entrance of the new GR. He pushed the door opener and the door swung open obediently. Gohan walked in, and the Gang followed suit, visibly impressed.



"Computer, lights!" Gohan called out once more after some moments spend in amusement (for the demi), and the lights came on. The others nearly slapped themselves, they could have done that too. Gohan had done it in the hallway, thus it was only logical that it would work here the same way.



Gohan on the other hand could barely contain the snicker that tried to escape him, for it had been totally unnecessary to leave the others outside. After all, this small room that was only two by two yards actually contained the much larger GR due to the use of his theory. Bulma had noticed, as he could tell by the twinkle in her eyes, but she had kept her mouth shut.



The sight that presented itself to Z-Gang caused slack-jaws everywhere, and even Vegeta, who had come to see a lot during his missions for Frieza, looked on in surprise. So that was the new Gravity Room. But honestly, it should better be called Gravity Stadium.



Looking around the gang noticed that they were surrounded by tiles made of a material they didn't recognize, but that had to be the paving tiles Gohan had talked about. They were white and slightly transparent, as if it was made to emit something, which was, as they knew, actually the case.



In between there were black-tiled walkways. The whole construction was encompassed by a huge white dome, similar to the one in Vegeta's other GR, but much bigger, and the entire complex was at least the size of a huge football stadium. More than enough room to train properly. And gauging from the gleam in Vegeta's eyes a certain Saiyan Prince was quite happy.



Now that Gohan and the other three had had enough of a protrusion the rest of the Z-Gang filed in too. And their jaws impacted onto the ground upon the sight,
"But, but . . ." Krillin spluttered, looking back to the innocent looking door. He pointed to it and back to the stadium sized GR, as Gohan looked around, arms crossed and wearing a broad, self-satisfied smirk on his face. The rest of the gang just gaped in open-mouthed astonishment.



Yamcha was the first to shake himself out of his shock,
"But it was only about two by two yards!"



"Yeah, Yamcha, the outside." Gohan said grinning, while Vegeta snorted. Did the idiotic human ever listen? "I explained it before, but I'll repeat it for your sake: it's one of the principles in quantum mechanics that something infinitely large can be contained in something infinitely small. That's was describes a Tardis. And this room is proof of this theory!" Gohan grinned some more, spread his hands out to the GR and said, "You need something, and the multiverse provides it. Cool, eh?"



Bulma grinned at this and patted Gohan on the back,
"Well, I'd say this is impressive proof that your theory works. You're a made man, Gohan." she said.



Gohan grinned back and was hugged tightly by his wife, receiving quite a few kisses under the cat-calls of the Z-Gang. After they had finished kissing, his parents congratulated Gohan too.



Even Vegeta was proud of Gohan, although he would never admit it out loud. The young man had done something remarkable and invaluable, giving the Earth' Saiyans the option to improve their training and thus themselves. That could not be valued high enough, and Vegeta swore to himself that he would find a way to reward the young Saiyan.



"Oh wow! This is bloody awesome!" Yamcha exclaimed then, while the rest of the gang slowly got out of their stupor and started muttering alike comments.



"Okay everyone, now listen closely!" Gohan exclaimed calmly, while Videl hugged him tightly from behind. He enjoyed it for some moments, then took his wife by the hand and walked in front of the Z-Gang,
"I'll give you a quick 'how to.'" he said and pointed to his right, and the gang followed his arm, and saw a large, very advanced looking computer console. That was most probably the control computer Gohan had talked about.



The flat screen of the computer console contained several rectangles with numbers in them, and the demi started explaining,
"It's a touch screen, with which you can do everything, but in fact it is a lot easier to just ask the computer for help or give it commands, as you probably noticed, its voice activated. If, for example, you say 'Help commands' the computer will explain which commands are available." he said, and the computer had started to list the commands obediently. "Computer, stop." Gohan said, grinning, "Yeah, I admit it, I took Star Trek as a role-model." he said, smiling sheepishly, causing laughs and snorts among the gang as he walked over onto a tile.



However, Gohan became very serious again, making it obvious that that what was to come was crucial,
"Now pay attention, what I've got to explain now is very important, and it's for your own safety." Gohan stated earnestly, and the gang nodded their heads dutifully (even Vegeta gave a curt nod), something that amused Gohan highly,
"Computer, start program 'Demonstration Gohan 1'."



Immediately the strange tiles lighted up, and for a moment a force field was visible, then it disappeared. A light hum however made it obvious that it was still in place and working perfectly,
"The force field is there for us heavy KI-users, this way we never get to accidentally hit someone else somewhere in the gym we don't want to hit." he said with a smirk, causing Vegeta to smirk too, "It's one-directional, meaning it allows people to enter, but blasts and all other kinds of KI-attacks will be absorbed. The force field can handle a thermo-nuclear bomb of about a hundred megatons, and I'd say that should be suffice. It could withstand even my strongest Kamehameha-wave, and if need be I can still raise its efficiency," Gohan told them. "Now look at the tiles, they are yellow now. Computer, increase to three G."



Right away the gravity emitters turned orange, and Gohan continued his explanation.
"Just one G and it's yellow, between one and five G, it's orange. Computer, increase to five G." Subsequently the tiles turned dark green.



Gohan continued,
"As you can see, between five and ten G, they're dark green. Computer, increase to ten G." Once more the tiles changed colour, this time they became violet. "Violet between ten and fifty G. Computer, three hundred G." The tiles turned bright red, and for a moment Gohan's knees, for he still was in his basic form, started to give in to the enormous pressure, but he quickly compensated. "Fifty G and up to 500 G: red."



Gohan looked at them meaningful,
"As you will have guessed, you would not want to step onto a field that is red, for that would be most detrimental for your health." he said and directed this mostly at the humans, "For if you step onto a workout field with a too high gravity setting, you could get seriously injured or even killed. Even the humans among us who have trained in increased gravity. Your KI might protect you for a little while, but the effort to maintain it would become too great too fast. I know for a fact that your limit is 40 G, Krillin, Yamcha and Tien, so don't try anything before you have not increased your strength. I'd also advice to ask the computer how high the gravity in a red area is, for your own safety." he said, receiving sheepish looks from the humans.



Having made his point, Gohan continued his explanation, something he obviously enjoyed thoroughly,
"All right, there is one final setting, for 500 G and above: black. How high above, you ask? Well, at the moment to 2000 G. I myself have managed to get accustomed to 1200 G until now, but I'm determined to push my limits." He said, causing slack-jaws. 1200 G? Blatant!



Smirking at their reactions, Gohan continued,
"I know for a fact that only a Super Saiyan 3 can withstand this gravity. So I recommend, Goten and Trunks, that you don't try anything stupid. Understood?" he said deadly serious, receiving gulps from his brother and Trunks, who then nodded vigorously. "Okay. There is one more thing to this new generation of GR, and trust me, you'll like it. I have devised a cloaking system that will hide our power-levels when we train within it. After all, there are a lot of guys in the universe who can detect KI, be it trough their senses or with technology. Thus we will be able to keep them in the dark on how strong we really are, which will give us an edge. The command 'Activate cloak' triggers the cloak." he explained, and instantly a strange light-effect washed over them. The whole audience looked amazed, whereas the Saiyan Prince and Goku looked approving; Gohan had apparently thought of everything.



He had, however, one last surprise for the Z-Gang, and that would be another big one regarding the tactical sector,
"Dad, Vegeta, you remember that I told you I had found a way to mask my power-level even when I'm fully powered up." nodding heads, while the others listened in rapt attention, for that was new. "Well, this is not due to a technique I came up with, rather because due to an invention of mine."



And with that Gohan reached under his shirt and pulled something out that looked like a necklace,
"This is what I call the KI-suppressor. Its function is easy and self-explanatory. I have concentrated on developing one for us Saiyans only as for now, as most of our potential enemies will know at least of the Super Saiyan 2. This suppressor has two modes that can be activated: in the first it suppresses the KI of its wearer completely, making it virtually undetectable. Role-model for this were the Androids, whose KIs were undetectable for us." he said, glancing at 18 who gave him an approving look.



Smirking, he continued,
"The second mode simulates a power-level of 40 million, something that is believable for a Super Saiyan 2. I will demonstrate it. Necklace, activate mode 1." he said with a smirk. All present gasped as his KI vanished completely. It was like he had none! Astonishing! Upon seeing the reactions his smirk grew wider,
"Necklace, activate Mode 2."



Subsequently Gohan's KI re-emerged, at a level of 40 million, despite the fact that he was still in his normal form. Incredible!
"The necklaces must be tied to each wearer individually, so that they actually can either suppress or display the fake KI of its wearer. But that is rather easy and only takes one minute. And as you saw, they are voice-activated and can be equipped with a codeword. My favourite is of course mode 1." he said with a smirk, "Although mode 2 was quite efficient in hiding my progress. That's why you never noticed that I had actually had made progress. Necklace, deactivate."



Needless to say, everyone present was more than impressed, and expressed their surprise and awe by patting the demi on his back, congratulating him to the awesome job. Vegeta smirked and had a look on his face like Christmas had come early ten times in a row. That was a huge tactical advantage! And something Gohan deserved some praise for,
"Very well done, Gohan. All of your inventions will enable us to get an edge over our enemies. Continue to make the Saiyan race proud." the Saiyan Prince said, surprising the others. That had sounded really heartfelt...



After accepting the praise, the demi turned to his father and Vegeta,
"So, I guess you'll want to test it out, eh?"



Vegeta cracked his knuckles and smirked. Yeah, he liked what he had heard and seen. Especially the power-level masking for both them as well as the GR was right after his taste. Thought like a true Saiyan. Very clever!
"You bet, Gohan. I want to see what this GR of yours can do."



Gohan mirrored the smirk,
"I thought so. Computer, activate grid Alpha One to Alpha Twenty. Set gravity to 500 G. Activate. Why not start big?" he asked, smirking.



The tiles of the activated area turned red instantly, indicating a gravity setting much too high for most of the Z-Fighters. The Saiyans however were more than thrilled and turned Super Saiyan 2 instantly,
"Okay, let's show them something for their money!" Goku joked and walked towards the Alpha grid.



Gohan smirked,
"Oh yeah. And you," he pointed at the others who were standing around, obviously unsure of what to do, "can test out your limits too. You can either active single tiles or a complete grid. Note that one grid consists of twenty tiles, so that should be more than suffice, considering that one tile is one by one yard in size. We have twenty grids per area, the areas being Alpha to Phi, as you can deduce from the symbols at the walls. Each area is colour-coded, too, as you can see from the paint at the walls. Green for Alpha, Yellow for Beta, Red for Gamma, Orange for Delta, Blue for Epsilon and, last but not least, black for Phi. So you see, more than enough space for all of us to train. Tien, Krillin, Yamcha, I'd say 20 G should be sufficient for starters. 18, you can either join them or set up a tile or several tiles with the gravity you specify. I know that you can withstand much higher gravity than that."



The Android gave him a smirk,
"I'll test it out, Gohan." she said, and activated the computer, "Computer, activate grid Gamma One and Gamma Two. Gravity Setting 60 G. Engage."



Subsequently mentioned tiles in the Gamma section turned red, indicating the gravity setting. Satisfied, 18 walked over to the tiles and entered the area of increased gravity. Upon entering she instantly felt the weight pressing down upon her body, assuring her that the new GR worked like a charm. Nodding, 18 began throwing punches and kicks, at first slowly, then steadily faster. This was very much after her taste...



Krillin looked at his wife, then at his two friends,
"Come on you two, let's join the fun! Computer, activate grid Beta One to Beta Five. Gravity Setting 20 G. Engage."



The computer obeyed, and the tiles of the activated area turned violet. Nodding, the three humans entered their specified trainings area and were soon engaged in a mock-skirmish. Yeah, this way training made fun!



And to Dende's immense chagrin he would also find out how it felt to train under increased gravity, gauging from the evil smirk that suddenly appeared on Piccolo's face,
"Computer, activate grid Epsilon One to Three. Gravity setting: 10 G. Engage." The new Kami of Earth commanded, and threw a meaningful look at Dende.



The little Namek gulped,
"You... you want me to... train with you?" a nod from Piccolo, "Now?" Dende asked weakly. Again a curt nod, and then Piccolo walked towards area Epsilon, his cape billowing. Dende, consigning defeat, followed with his head hanging. No, the little Namek would no be a happy camper in the next hours...



Meanwhile the Saiyans had entered their training area. Before they were starting out however Gohan felt it would be safe to activate some security measures,
"Computer, activate force-field around area Alpha." Gohan ordered, and a low hum indicated that the computer had obeyed.



This done the Saiyans started out in earnest. Goten and Trunks looked longingly at their family and friends go, and directed pleading gazes at their mothers. After all, they had not been forbidden to fight, as both Goku and Vegeta had argued that if the kids really wanted to train, they should have the opportunity to do so. They were already punished enough...
"Mum, can we please train with Dad, Goku and Gohan?" Trunks asked pleadingly, and Goten added, towards his mother, "Yes, mother, please? We promise we'll be good!"



Bulma and Chi-Chi shared a look,
"Okay, young men, if you promise to behave you can go. But woe betide you too if you make nonsense. Understood?" Chi-Chi said.



The young Saiyans nodded vigorously,
"Yes! Yes! Thanks mum, Mrs. Son!" Trunks exclaimed, and Goten added, "Thanks mum, Aunt Bulma! You're the best!"



Unbeknownst to the others it was this what made Chi-Chi see that her youngest son obviously loved to fight. And she had done nothing else but to force him to study. How stupid she had been. From now on she would support her youngest son in any way, even if he chose to become a fighter. All her fussing about Gohan, forcing him to study, had only served to drive him away from her. Silently she asked herself when she had begun to choose the lives of her sons for them, and she vowed, that she would not make the same mistake again...



Trunks and Goten had meanwhile rushed towards the area where Gohan, Vegeta and Goku were engaged in an all on all battle, their eyes gleaming at the sight that presented itself to them. Time to join the fun...



The boys looked at each other and grinned. Then they performed their ridiculous fusion dance, and with a final 'FUSION-HAAA!' Gotenks emerged, and instantly burst into Super Saiyan 2 mode, grinning wildly.



Three heads turned towards the new KI instantly, and Goku smiled wildly while Gohan and Vegeta smirked. Yeah, that promised to be fun...



And that it was. Soon they were fighting in teams, Goku and Gohan versus Gotenks and Vegeta, while the others watched in awe. The Saiyans limited themselves to Super Saiyan 2, but that was quite a show anyway.



Bulma smiled to herself, obviously pleased with the results. The force-field absorbed any stray attacks, and the tiles indicated the gravity setting at all times. Not to mention that anyone could ask the computer for the actual gravity setting of each area. What Gohan had developed here was amazing! And he deserved every zeni he would get out of the patents!



The battle between the Saiyans ended when Goku and Gohan gained an advantage over Vegeta and Gotenks, due to the fact that all fighters except Vegeta could draw power from their Super Saiyan Three reserves. That resulted in a worn-out Vegeta who swore that he would reach the third level soon.



And now he had the means to do so. Yeah, this was how training was meant to be! Gohan had made some of his threat come true already, as he had given Gotenks quite a run for his money. A sight that had made a certain ex-Kami, who was training with Piccolo, quite nervous. That did not bode well for him...



Despite feeling totally exhausted Vegeta also felt already stronger. The Saiyan Prince had decided that he would resort to the tip Gohan had given him, namely to use additional weights during training. Yeah, the Prince of all Saiyans had now a deep respect for Gohan, for the young man had shown remarkable Saiyan traits and an unequalled strength.



He had become incredibly strong, displayed a true Saiyan's pride, protected his family and had given the Z-Fighters the tools to become stronger. Not to mention that he had stood up to that screechy onna that called herself his mother, and that, when she actually had still had her dreaded frying pan of doom. That deserved to be honoured!



After all Z-Fighters had tested the GR out to their satisfaction (and that took some hours), the usual barbeque took place. Lots of meat was consumed, not to mention beverage, they talked, joked, and, gladly, no pranks occurred. Even Piccolo, who had by now come to terms with his Kami-duties, was actually enjoying himself, even if with a glass of water. Something he had forced upon Dende too, just to be on the safe side...



Gohan and Videl spend the evening in each others arms, perfectly content and happy. Bulma had promised that she would make Gohan a fair price for his inventions, and she was known to keep her word. Yeah, the future looked bright, and now, that the whole Dende-debacle was over they could finally concentrate on Videl's pregnancy again...



TBC...

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Videl's pregnancy continues, the Z-Fighters (and all of them at that) are in training once again, and finally they will find out which gender the baby will have. How? Well, Goku has an idea... Find out more next time!



As always very special thanks to my beta Rose Vaughn, who is doing a great job! Thx, Ash!

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Note: Once again, don't nail me on the technological and scientific details, remember, this is just a fanfic, not a scientific essay. Though I do try to make it somewhat logical and believable... :)



PanBraSaiyin (from Chapter 29): Glad to see that. Thanks for the compliment, and in the future you'll see more of a Goku with brains. Yup, Dende got what was coming for him, and I guess he'll think twice in the future before pranking Gohan, drunk and sugar high or not...



Tootsy: Congratulations! I'm really happy for you! :) I can imagine that it was painful, and you actually stopped breathing??! Oh my gosh! Glad to hear that you're well! And the little bundle of joy. I can also vividly imagine that her daddy was a mess. I'd be too if my wife had gone trough that! And I guess I will be when she goes trough that... :)
Glad that you liked those chapters, I was giving them my best, as usual. As for getting those ideas, I guess sitting in a train and having nothing better to do spawns them. That and a vivid imagination. :)



felinoel: Thanks! I'd say too that Dende will think twice before ever touching that stuff again. Glad that you liked that line!



cosmictwilight: Heh, good. Although I must say that its going okay at the moment. Glad that you liked the chapter!



Dan415: Thank you! But I will have a hard time to make it even funnier, for the Dende disaster is now over. But I will try. :)



HieiLuver1: Thanks! Yea, Dende won't be a happy ex-Kami once he has to train regularly. But he had it coming...



Princess of the Saiyans 16: Heh, glad that you liked it. It was fun to come up with it, as I like to play with words. :)
Yeah, it took a while to come up with the GR idea, and I like that it's approved of. Thanks for the compliment!



SilverRainbow223: Thanks! Umm, I think I'm just creative. :)
The term 'Tesseract' is taken from a comic, but I rather meant something like that what Kitty86 mentioned. As for the Wrinkle in Time books, nope, didn't read them, but would love to. The theorem I used here really is one of the principles of quantum-mechanics, so that part was easy. And it's fun to play around with stuff like that. Guess that's the Trekkie in me. :)



GOGI: Thanks a bunch!



nick-lover1991: Thank you, and I hope the design of the new GR met with your approval. And nope, Piccolo thought he was finally rid of minding anyone elses' business, so it's understandable that he's a bit grumpy...



ElectraBlack: Thanks! Heh, that was my aim with that line. Glad to hear that I succeeded. No problem that you took long, just take your time. And yup, something in between five and ten more chapters...



Pikachu90000: Thank you for this compliment! :)



shadowemporess: Glad that you like it, and I'll do my best to continue it this way!



Candy the Duck: Me too! That would be a funny sight. Too bad that I can only write about it...
K, the tie and suit soften the image a bit, but he still looks scary, so big, and red, and did I mention big? And you'll see more proof that Goku has a brain and can use it...



Hey Nerd Go Eat A French Frie: Ah, my first flamer. Dear flamer, I'd say that you have a problem writing all 'those words', for they hardly form coherent sentences. Ever heard of spelling, to boot? Who spells 'Fry' Frie? And to your info, I do write in my free time, and that is whenever I find the time. Which is usually in the train returning from work. And besides, what I do with my life is none of your business. Let me mention that you are the first one who thinks this is a stupid story. Now don't think that such a stupid comment as yours will disencourage me.
Oh yeah, one thing is for sure: I am horrible when I lose my patience, for then I'm as volatile as an angry Gohan (I take you know at least who Gohan is?). If you don't have something constructive to say, don't say anything at all. Most of all, it seems you are wasting your time, writing meaningless flames. Go out and get a live yourself and stop bugging us authors! Now never show your face on my review page again, 'Hey baka shut your trap.' Comprende?


Kitty86: Thanks! And yes, Tardis is a much better term for that. And of course I know Dr. Who, being interested in Sci-Fi myself (as my chapters should proof). Haven't watched an episode in too long, meh.



SSJ3MysticGohan: Thank you! And don't worry, I won't run out of ideas. My imagination is a swamp that won't dry out that fast. :) The next chapters are already planned out and written down in concept, as well as the next story I'll continue. So have no worries.



goldfighter: Thanks, pal! Glad that you liked it, and thanks for the compliment!



Laurenke1: Thank you, and you can be sure I will, you'll see for yourself in the next chapters. I do have some surprises in that regard...



Rejhan: Heh, I hope your headache is gone by now. #calculates# Yeah, one week should be nough. :)
Glad that you liked the ideas, and I hope you liked the new GR!



Marshmellow13Dragon: Meh, now that's what I call rotten luck. Can't you ask for the other driver lady specifically? By the sounds of it that would ensure your continued existence much better...
Hmm, I'd say what's great is not Goku's idea, but the fact that he had an idea. In most fics he's always pictured as dumb and clueless, but not here...
Hope the weather is better now! Take care!



Saiya-jin Queen: Hey, that means that I wrote it understandable! Yay me! And yay you! Great minds think alike. :)
And you can be sure I'll try my best to do so!



Cappucine: Thanks a bunch! And my, what a compliment! But nah, am not a genius, just a guy with some imagination. :)



Fwee: Glad that you liked it! Yea, right you are, but deducing from the fact that he always was smart (remember he scored perfect on his entrance exams) I'd say the scenario I wrote is quite believable. Glad that you caught up! :)



PanBraSaiyin (from Chapter 25): Yup, they got him pretty bad, but they did not think that he would be this strong and could beat the living daylights out of them, even as Gotenks.And the punishment... ouch!
Yeah, my beta's name's Ash, but I'd say she wants to keep her name too. :)



Joou Himeko Dah: Thought so. :) And thanks!



matt zero: Thank you! I tried hard to develop Gohan's character different from the series, and I like to think that I succeeded.

to 1)
Nope, this is a Romance/Humour story without a bad guy.

to 2)
Nope, not in this story, I'm afraid. But I'll write one again, you can be sure of that! :)

to 3)
This story will be continued once I finish 'A sweet surprise'. I found out that it is much better to concentrate on one project only...



KaylaTheHedgehog: Wow, thanks for the awesome compliment! I'm flattered, really! And you'll soon see a Goku saying more smart things...



animeprincess1452: Thank you! I'm glad that you enjoyed it, and soon you can read more!



Saiyan-of-the-Seas: Who wouldn't? And with all those features, even us weaker warriors could train properly. #sigh# Too bad that it can't be built in real life...



inuyashasdragonballs: I figure there'll be something between five and ten more chapters. And there will soon ensue more romance between Gohan and Videl. Add to my defence, that some traces already were in this chapter. And thanks for the compliments!



zfighter1989: Glad to hear that, and no problem with that, I know how damn irritating head aches can be...



Mei fa-chan: Thank you! As for updating soon, alas, I don't manage to update before each Wednesday...



Rose Vaughn: Yeah, that's bound to be a funny sight! #snickers# Anyways, I agree, for me Goku's also much smarter than he lets on, and he'll soon prove it...



zara m: #grins# Yup, I'd say that too! :) Glad to hear that, for it means that my explanation made some sense. Yay me!
Meh, let me guess, you laughed until you turned blue, didncha? Just joking. Hope DG doesn't grill me now! #checks his fire insurance#
Glad that you liked the chapter, and I hope you like the modifications to the GR! And I hope you liked my explanation why Gohan was able to hide his training progress.
As for your hunches, you shouldn't listen to DG ever so often. She only leads you wrong... :)



Till next Wednesday. Ja ne!