Breaking Chaos

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Chapter seven: Confusion

"G-Gohan?"

Gohan raised an eyebrow. "Yes Videl?"

"Gohan, you're a super hero."

Gohan nodded his head and spoke slowly as if talking to a small child. "I know that Videl."

"You're the Gold Fighter."

"I think we've established that."

"B-but…how?"

"Hey, I never said I'd tell you that part!" Gohan smirked.

Videl grabbed Gohan by the shoulders and started shaking him back and forth.

"Ahhhhh! The new kid in school is an internationally acclaimed super hero who can change his eye and hair color at will!"

"Yes, and?"

"And…and…AHHHHH!"

"Ok? Maybe I should have waited more that one day before I told you?"

"No!" Videl finally seemed to get a grip on herself. "No! I mean, if you had kept it a secret from us, then I'd be really really mad at you!" Videl took a deep calming breath. "What I mean to say is…uh…cool."

"Dude." Sharpner made himself known for the first time since Gohan revealed himself. "And I was thinking you'd make an ok boxer…"

"Are you guys sure you're ok?" Gohan asked.

"Yeah," Videl answered. "We're just getting over the initial shock. I'm sure we'll be fine in a minute."

"Ok, well I should probably get going now. I do have to pick up my little brother you know."

Videl's eyes suddenly widened. "Does your brother know you're the gold fighter? Does your family know?"

"Yeah, my mom and brother both know what I do here in the city. So now, I'm going to go."

"Wait! I still have a bunch of questions I have to ask you!"

"Well, they're going to have to wait unit tomorrow. I'm still coming over to your house after school tomorrow, correct?"

"Yeah, absolutely! Are you going to tell Erasa too?"

Gohan shrugged. "Maybe, maybe not. She seems like sort of a blabber mouth to me, so I don't know yet. Now I really have to go, goodbye and see you tomorrow." With that, Gohan put his fingers to his forehead and vanished into thin air.

"Um, Videl?" Sharpner inquired.

"Yeah?"

"Where did Gohan go?"

"…I have no idea."

Meanwhile, Gohan had simply instant transmissioned a few feet above Capsule Corp. He landed in the back as always, and placed his hand on the scanner. The door swooshed open to allow Gohan access to the building.

"Goooooohaaaaan!" Screamed a little ball of energy, AKA Goten. "Gooohaaan! Lookie at what I draweded today!" The little boy screamed, holding up a marked piece of paper.

Gohan raised an eyebrow trying to figure out what on earth it was supposed to be. He looked up to see Goten beaming. "Wow! This is great Goten!"

"Yeah, it's you fighting the bad guys!"

So that's what the yellow and black blobs were.

"Thank you Goten! It's great! How about we hang it up on the fridge when we get home?"

Goten beamed again. "Ok!" He then shot off down the hall yelling for Trunks.

Gohan made his way down the hall as well, at a slightly slower pace though. He came to the living room where the boys were.

"See Trunks! I told you he'd like it!"

"Pah! He's probably just saying that because he feels sorry for you!"

"Nuh uh! Gohan said he liked it and he said we're gonna put it on the fridge at home!" Goten argued back.

"Yeah right, Goten!"

Gohan took this time to make his presence known to them. "Actually I did say it Trunks."

The boys jerked their heads towards Gohan and ran to greet him with a double hug.

"Guys…need…air!" Gohan managed to get out as the boys strangled him. As soon as they let go, Gohan announced what he was there for. "I have to take you home now Goten." At Goten's sad look, Gohan continued. "But I need to ask Trunk's mom something first, so you guys have a few more minutes."

Goten and Trunks zipped out of the room, taking full advantage of the opportunity. Meanwhile, Gohan made his way to one of Capsule Corp's extensive labs in search of Bulma. Finding the right one, he gently knocked, only to hear a screech and the sound of shattering glass.

"Vegeta! How many times have I told you not to- oh, hi Gohan!" She corrected upon seeing the teen enter. "What can I do for you today?"

"Well," Gohan started. "I was wondering if you could help me with something."

"Ok, shoot."

"Well, you know how I fight crime sometimes?" Bulma nodded. "Well, since I'm going to school now I might have a little problem with the clothes issue." He said, motioning down at his singed attire. He was surprised that neither Goten nor Trunks inquired about their condition. "Do you have anything that I could change into quickly that would be less…flammable?"

Bulma smirked. "Yeah, I have an idea for something. I'll get started on that, so just come by sometime tomorrow, or the soonest you can after that, 'k?"

"Ok. Do I get any hints as to what you are thinking?"

"Nope, just leave it to me!"

"Alright, thanks Bulma! I'm taking Goten home now, just so you know."

"Oh good! They've been driving me nuts! Those two could replace the Energizer bunny on a commercial, they keep going, and going, and going, and going!"

"Oh, do you want me to take Trunks too then?"

"I don't want to burden you with those terrors, Gohan!"

"It's not a problem." Gohan smirked. "I know a way to cool them down."

"Well, if you think you can handle them, then by all means, take them!

"Ok, I'll just drop Trunks off over here before I go to school tomorrow then."

"Thanks a heap Gohan!"

"No, thank you! See you later Bulma!"

"Trunks! Goten! I'm taking you both now!" Gohan yelled throughout the house. The boys instantly appeared.

"I'm spending the night at your house?" Trunks queried excitedly.

"Yep. Now let's get going or mom will throw a fit!"

An hour later found all three boys outside the Son house, going through some slow motions. The two youngest looked rather bored with the activity, while the Gohan had an indifferent look on his own face.

"Gohan, why do we have to do this!" Trunks whined.

"Because, it helps you learn the skills you need to fight properly. You can't rely on strength alone, because if an enemy just as strong as you comes along, you will no longer have any advantage over them, and it's not often that an enemy is completely ignorant of any knowledge of fighting."

"That's a dumb reason. Dad already taught me some stuff!"

"Trunks..." Gohan said, looking down at the boy with a warning expression on his face.

"Fine. When are we gonna be done with this stupid stuff? I wanna do something fun."

Gohan stopped. "Look, I was just trying to help you learn some of the basic skills of martial arts, but since you're a know-it-all, just go ahead an leave now."

Trunks and Goten both quit going through the routine and stared open-mouthed at Gohan. They glanced at each other and then ran off into the woods to play. That is, after they discussed Gohan.

"Goten, what's up with your brother? He's always nice, but he was really cranky just now!"

"I dunno." Goten said. "He's prolly just mad about going to school and stuff. I don't want him to go either though! I want him to stay here with me and train and stuff!"

"Train? My dad says that Gohan doesn't train anymore! He said that Gohan quit after that Cell game thing! Yeah, dad said that Gohan's probably so weak by now that a human could crush him!"

"Nuh-uh! My big brother always trains! He has a secret gravity room that your mommy helped him make before I was born! Oops! I don't think I was apposted to say that…"

"A secret GR? Let's go check it out!"

"I don't think that's a good idea Trunks. Gohan says I'm not allowed in there!'

"Aw, so what! My dad makes me go into his gravity room all the time!"

"Yeah, but Gohan said that I was too young, and…and he said something else too, but I don't remember."

"Come on Goten, don't be a sissy! Show me where it is!"

Goten gave him a doubtful look. "I don't know about this Trunks. If I take you, do you promise not to tell anyone?"

"Yeah, yeah, now where is it?"

"It's over this way." Goten said as he began to lead Trunks through the foliage.

The boys came to the clearing after a few minutes. Goten looked at it sadly, and Trunks just gawked.

"Whoa! That looks cool! Why is it shaped like that?"

"Gohan said somethin' about how it could make the gravity get more bigger like that. I don't know why though."

"How could a shape do that?"

"I just said I don't know Trunks! He also said there was something inside too."

Trunks gave a devious glance towards Goten and then looked back at the GR.

"Oh no we're not Trunks! We can't!"

"Yes we can, come on Goten, you're such a spoil sport!"

"No, I mean really, we can't. Gohan put a special scanner lock thing on it and he said he won't change it to let me in until I'm older."

"Aw crud. That's no fun. Wait, why don't mess with the scanner and see if we can make it open!"

"Trunks! Gohan said not too!"

"Well, you can stay out here and be boring if you want, but I'm off to have some fun!"

Trunks strode to the scanner. It was too high for him, so he gently levitated off the ground in order to look at the technology better. Trunks began searching it for anyways to get inside and mess with the wiring.

"Let's see now, no screws to twist out, no bolts to pop, no nothing! Oooh! Goten come here! The bottom corner on this thing is rusted! I think we can get into it!" Without waiting for a reply from his friend, Trunks stuck his finger into the rusted spot. The metal, which was normally almost indestructible, must have had an impurity in it at just that spot in order for the rust to have formed on that metal. Using a little of his innate Saiyan strength, Trunks shoved his finger through the rusted area, making it easy to peel the rest of the scanner away. Trunks looked at all the wires and lights that had been flashing beneath the cover.

"Trunks! You broke it! You're gonna get in big trouble now!"

"Goten, you know me better than anyone, since when have I cared?"

"Oh. Since never."

"You are 100 percent right Goten. Now are you going to help me or not?"

"I'm not touching anything Trunks. Gohan would never lie to me about something important like this, and he said not to go inside there until I'm older, so I'm gonna listen to him!"

"Ahh, the mindless following of the young."

"You're only a little more than a year older than me, Trunks!"

Trunks waved his hand as if to brush the comment away. "Yeah, yeah, I got ya. Now which one of these wires should I move? How about…all of them!" Trunks stuck a hand on either side and scooped all the wires out, ignoring the sparks of electricity that lashed out at his hands as he forcefully removed them from their resting place. The door of Gohan's GR swooshed open before the boys.

"Cool." Trunks said in awe. He looked inside with wide eyes, taking in every detail of the room. Without a second thought, Trunks stepped inside. "Are you sure you don't want to come in Goten? It'll be fuuu-uuun!"

Goten just stood outside, looking in with equally wide eyes. "Umm…yes?"

Trunks put his hands on his hips and glared at Goten.

"All right, I'm coming! But if we get caught, this is all your fault!" Goten stepped through, and they boys continued to look all around. After about a minute, the door slid shut on it's own accord.

"Aaah! Trunks we're stuck in here!"

"No we're not, it's probably just programmed to shut after a certain time. Here, there's probably a button on this panel over here that will open it." Trunks scanned the control panel for a few seconds before deciding he had no idea which one it was. "Umm, I think it's this one right here." Trunks said as he pressed a random button. Suddenly, both boys were sent careening to the floor.

"So Gohan, how was your first day of school?" Chichi asked as her first son sat at the table, idly snacking on an apple. "Did you have fun? Did you make any friends? Did you meet any girls?"

"Yeah, I made some friends. I think."

"Oooh! I'm so proud of you! What are there names? Maybe we can have them over for dinner sometime, especially if one is a girl!"

Gohan gave Chichi a strange look. "Are you trying to hint at something, mom?"

"Yes."

"Well that was blunt."

"Well? Who are they?"

"Sharpner, Erasa, and Videl. Oh, and I promised Videl I would go to her house after school tomorrow, so I don't know what time I'll be home."

"Wait…did you say…her?"

"Yes?"

"Yaaaay!" Chichi bounded around the room.

"Mom! I've known the girl for ONE day. We're friends. Just regular friends mom, not the kind in air quotations."

"Oh fine!" Chichi huffed. "But you better meet a girl that you can be, as you called it, 'air quotations friends' with soon!"

"Yeah, yeah, I got you."

"You've been hanging around Trunks a lot haven't you?"

"Yes." Gohan replied. Suddenly, Gohan stood up so abruptly that his chair was flung back several feet. His eyes were wide, but they weren't directed at anything in particular."

"Gohan? What's wrong?"

"Goten and Trunks."

"What's wrong? Are they in trouble?"

"I don't know mom, I can't sense them anywhere!"

"What! What do you mean! Try harder!"

"I am mom! They were there a minute ago, and now they're gone! They couldn't have died, I would have felt something that was strong enough to dispose of those two… oh no!"

"What is it! What's wrong Gohan!"

Gohan finally shifted his eyes and looked his mother straight in the face. "You don't think…the GR?"

Chichi gasped. "The thing you put inside there! It blocks people from…GO ALREADY! They could be in serious trouble!"

Gohan vanished before her very eyes.

"Trunks…I can't…breathe!"

"We…gotta get…to…button." Trunks uttered as he tried to push himself up. He was having a little more success than Goten currently was, but not much more. He managed to push himself up so he chest was about two inches above the floor, before he flopped back down with exhaustion.

Gohan appeared directly in front of the gravity room, taking note of the broken scanner. He rushed forward and yanked the loose door, shoving it into it's spot in the wall. By forcing open the door, the gravity room machines automatically shut down, releasing the younger boys from their imprisonment on the floor.

"Goten! Trunks! Are you guys ok?"

They sat up slowly, stretching their muscles. "Yep, we're fine big brother." Goten said sadly. "Please don't be mad at us."

"Yeah, we're sorry we broke your machine…" Trunks added.

"What? I don't care that it's broken, I'm just glad you two are alright! It's a good thing you guys didn't turn on the gravity too high!"

Trunks' back let out a loud crack as he stood up to his tallest. He winced before speaking again. "Are you sure you're not mad about us breaking your GR?"

"I'm not mad Trunks. You didn't really break it anyways, just the scanner. I'm not like you're dad Trunks, I don't worship this thing and spend practically every waking moment in here. There are things more important than getting stronger and faster and more skilled."

"Like what Gohan?" Goten asked.

"Well for one thing…you guys!" Gohan yelled as he grabbed both boys in a giant bear hug. "I'm sorry I yelled at you awhile ago, I was just thinking about something, and it didn't put me in a very good mood."

"What were you thinking about Gohan?" Goten inquired again.

"I was thinking about our dad. I miss him a lot."

"Do you think I'll ever get to meet him Gohan?"

Gohan smiled. "Maybe someday Goten. Maybe someday."

"Ready Goten? On the count of three. One…two…THREE!"

"CHAAARRRGE!" The young boys screamed. They shot off from their position at the doorframe and jumped right on top of Gohan. Or so they thought.

"Um, why is my brother fluffy Trunks?"

"You idiot! These are pillows under the blankets!"

"Oh. Hey! I'm not an idiot! …so where is he?"

"I'm right here." Gohan said.

Goten and Trunks whirled around to see Gohan leaning casually against the doorframe where they had just been seconds ago.

"And now it's time for me to eat your breakfast!" Gohan said as he turned around and ran down the hall.

Trunks and Goten stood still for a minute, and then looked at each other.

"Did he just-"

"He did Trunks."

"He…he out-tricked us!"

The boys looked at each other again, Gohan's last statement finally hitting them. "NOOOOOOOO! Save some for uuuusssss!" They came to a screeching halt in the kitchen. All of their food was still there. Gohan was there too, grinning like no other.

"Oh! Score! I got you twice within two minutes! I already ate, in case you were wondering."

"AHHHH! Get him!" The younger two boys screamed simultaneously. Just before they were about to maul Gohan though, he phased out, leaving two confused kids. They turned around to see Gohan next to the table.

Gohan picked up a spoon from the table and lifted it to his mouth like a microphone.

"Aaaaand, the standings as of now are: Gohan-three; Goten and Trunks- zero!"

"Gohan, what's wrong with you? You're acting all crazy." Trunks said.

"I'm just in a good mood right now, that's all."

"Oh. Well don't be in a good mood anymore. You're scaring Goten."

Gohan flung his head back and laughed out loud at the child's simple comment. In truth, Gohan had no idea why he was in a good mood.

"Hurry up and eat you guys. I have to take Trunks back to his house before I go to school, and we need to leave soon."

Gohan walked out the door of Orange Star High. He had survived his second day with no quandary. Videl barraged him relentlessly with questions though- to which he replied he might answer eventually, buy could she please not talk about it in school. Now he had to go to her house though, where he wouldn't have the excuse anymore. Gohan wasn't really ashamed of his heritage, he just didn't want to weird them out any more than they already were.

"Hurry up Gohan! It's not a funeral procession! We can walk faster than sixteen hundredths of a mile per hour!"

"Sorry." He answered off handedly.

"So how are things going for you at OSH?"

"Fine."

"Are you having any trouble with your classes yet?"

"No."

"Did you make anymore friends?"

"No."

Videl paused, noticing that he was only half paying attention to what she was saying. She decided to catch him in his folly by making him admit to something strange.

"Did you know that 50 percent of students at Orange Star have green feet?"

"No."

"Are you secretly a woman?"

"No."

"Are you a human?"

"No."

Ha ha! I got him to say something stupid! Not a human…heh. Videl decided to keep on with her questioning for her own personal amusement.

"Are you an alien?"

"Yes."

"Oh really? Well do you have any alien powers?"

"Yes."

Videl decided she was fed up with him ignoring her. "Gohan, be serious now. I was only trying to have a conversation while we walk to my house.

"I was."

"Gohan, you are not an alien, I was just trying to make you say something stupid."

"Well you didn't."

"Wait a second…you're an alien? From where? China? Korea?"

"Earth."

"Well duh! I can't believe you're not a legit citizen! Why did your family come here?"

Gohan gave her a strange look. "I meant the outer space kind, Videl."

Videl gave him a strange look. "…Ok?"

"Only half though."

"…Oook? Do I need to drop you off at the nearest funny farm or something? You think you're a half-alien of the outer space variety, but you're from Earth?"

"I was born on Earth. So was my mother. Dad wasn't though."

"…Ok?"

"Just never you mind Videl."

"Alrighty. Try not to say things like that again or I'll be forced to drag you to the looney bin."

"You're the one who asked Videl."

"Yeah, but I…never mind! Here, we're at my house."

Videl rummaged through a small pocket in her book bag and pulled out a house key. She gave it a quick twist, not wanting to bother the workers with a menial task such as opening the door for her. "Well Gohan, welcome to my house. Sharpner and Erasa should be here in a couple of minutes. Erasa just needed to pick up her change of clothes at her house before she came, so Sharpner drove her."

"Hey Videl? What are all of those things over there for?" Gohan said, pointing at a wall covered in various metal awards.

"Those? Oh, they're just the medals that some countries gave my dad after he claimed victory over Cell."

"Oh. That's nice."

"DAAAAD! I'M HOME! I HAVE A FRIEND I WANT YOU TO MEET!"

The sound of thumping feet resonated from the upper floors as Hercule made his way down to greet his daughter.

"Dad, this is Gohan. Gohan, this is my dad, Hercule."

Hercule gave Gohan the once over and scoffed. "Videl, you shouldn't hang around weaklings. It's bad for my reputation. I don't see why you won't date that Sharpner guy, he's one of my students! He's not a weak little twig! Goggun, you can leave now. Videl doesn't want to talk to you anymore."

"DAD! How dare you say that to him! You don't even know him. His name is Gohan, not Goggun, and he's not a weakling!"

Gohan, who up until this point had been adamantly glaring at Hercule, switched his glance to Videl and tried to signal with his eyes that he didn't want her to say anything. Unfortunately, he failed in that department.

"Gohan is a great martial artist, and he's going to enter the world tournament!"

"He is?"

"I am?"

Videl glared at both of them. "Yes!"

"But I never said that I was goi-" Gohan started to say before Videl clamped a hand over his mouth.

"Yes you did, remember? Videl said with a wink. She released his mouth.

"Yes?"

"See dad, Gohan is entering."

"So Goggles, does your family have a history in the martial arts field? You're awful young to be entering. And awfully toothpick-like. Ha! I could probably break you in half with my pinky! HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!" Hercule boasted, after which he gave his famous 'laugh'. Videl just looked embarrassed.

"Sorry Gohan. My dad has an ego like a blimp.

Gohan smirked to himself. Too bad it's not the Hindenburg…

"I don't think you could break me in half with your little finger…sir."

"Are you asking for a challenge? Do you want to challenge me? The great Hercule? HA HA HA HA HA! That's funny kid! Now get out of my sight before I blow you away!"

Gohan didn't move.

"Come on Gohan, let's just go to the training room. Erasa and Sharpner will be here soon and I want to set up before they come!" Videl asked as she started dragging him away.

Gohan complied, but he never took his narrowed eyes glare off of Hercule until he was out of sight.

Once Gohan was gone, Hercule sighed and slumped into an overstuffed armchair. He couldn't shake the glare the kid had given him and involuntarily gave a shiver. His momentary contemplation was interrupted though, as the doorbell rang, announcing the arrival of Sharpner and Erasa.

Holy long chapter, Batman! Sorry this took so long to get out, but the good news is, I am now officially caught up in A.P. Chemistry! Ah, there's nothing like staying up til 2 in the morning every day for two weeks! --

Yeah, also sorry that it's a bit jumpy. I struggled with this chapter, and consequently, I kept skipping around.

Oh, in case anyone is confused about the not sensing thing (GR) because they forgot, see chapter two.

That's all I got for now.

What stuff I gots ta say ta alla y'alls 'bout reviews.

Wow! That's the most review's for one chapter that I ever got! ( I think…)

MarshmellowDragon- oooo! The potato/chicken song is in French? Sweet! French is cool! I wish I was a fluent french speaker, but sadly…no. People in my class are sort of idiots. This one time my teacher said "C'est ennuie?" and this guy in my class goes "What? Sandwiches?" Right after that he went "What's a plage?"

We actually learned about Switzerland in French, but we had to watch this really lame movie where they talked for like, 10 minutes about how this guy makes cheese in his house. -- We also couldn't figure out how many cantons there were. The book said 26 and the movie said 28. Our sources are just a little outdated.

Yep, it was a bit of an awkward. Anywho, thanks for the review again!

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Enraged- enraged? Is that just some random word you picked, or are you actually enraged at me? I thought I explained my reasoning behind the lack of SS3. It wasn't just because I don't like how it looks. Since everything seems to go on all about the saiyans, I decided to incorporate his human side as well. If you're worried about him being weak or something, don't be! I have some stuff planned, including a sort of reappearance of the SS3 thing, and I hope you'll like it! I'm not sure when I'll get there though.

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