Dragonball Z Odd Situations
Okay, here's the deal about this Fic. I had quite a few short stories about odd situations that the DBZ characters might find themselves in. Well, I just decided to post them here instead of having them kept all to myself with no one to read. So here they are. So far I have about three or four short stories. If I make up any more, this is where I will put them. Enjoy!
Disclaimer: I do not own DBZ or any of its characters.
Story 2: Drivers ED With Gohan
What happens when Chi-Chi insist that Gohan learn how to drive? Will he do as bad as Goku did…or worse? I'll let you be the one to decide that.
Gohan grabbed his school bag and hauled it over his shoulders. He opened the front door and was about to take off for school when the sound of his mother's voice stopped him.
"Gohan!" Chi-Chi called sweetly.
Gohan groaned and walked into the kitchen where his mother was sitting at the table watching Goten finish eating his sixth plate of pancakes. "Yes mom?"
"Gohan, I think you forgot something," She replied, the sweet smile still remaining on her face. She held up a piece of paper.
Gohan rubbed the back of his head and smiled the famous Son grin. "Oh, er, I guess I did," He muttered, reaching toward the piece of paper his mother was holding.
"Now go out there today and get 'em!" Chi-Chi called, shaking out her fist as Gohan walked toward the front door again. She sighed as the door closed and put her fist down. "And for the love of Dende please drive safely!"
Gohan stopped in his tracks after he closed the door. He thought he had heard his mother saying something about Dende? Ignoring it, he quickly put the permission slip into his backpack and took off for school...
---
Gohan arrived at school just in time. He opened the door to the classroom just as the bell began to ring. Smiling nervously, he took his seat. Surprisingly, Videl wasn't present. He shrugged and figured that she was off fighting crime.
Just then, their teacher walked over to Gohan's seat and handed him a note. Gohan opened the note curiously and began to read it, along with Erasa and Sharpener who happened to be behind him. The note read:
Son Gohan,
Please come to the parking lot at the beginning of class to begin Drivers ED.
Signed,
- Mr. Bore, Orange Star High School Principal
Sharpener grinned and nudged Gohan. "Drivers ED, you mean you still don't know how to drive?"
Gohan blushed slightly as Erasa poked Sharpner in the ribs. "Stop teasing him, he probably just never had the time to learn."
Gohan rubbed the back of his head and chuckled nervously. "Uh, yeah, never learned..." Let's go with that. He thought to himself as he stood up from his seat.
Checking in with the teacher first, Gohan walked out of the classroom and headed for the school parking lot.
A lady awaited him and asked for his permission slip. He handed it to her and she pointed him toward a girl with two pigtails who was leaning against a car with her back turned.
"She'll be your instructor," The lady told him.
Gohan nodded, "Thank you." He walked over the girl; he could feel himself already beginning to sweat. He had heard stories of how his father had learned to drive and faintly remembered the day. He shivered slightly and removed the thought from his mind as he approached the girl.
"Uh, hi." He spoke. The girl turned around and Gohan nearly fainted in shock when he saw that it was none other than Videl.
"Gohan!" She exclaimed, "This is great, I didn't know that you were teaching people how to drive as well."
Gohan blushed as he realized that he was probably the oldest in the group of students who still didn't know how to drive yet. "Actually, I'm here to learn how to drive."
Videl was a little shocked upon hearing this, "You mean, you can't drive yet?" She asked.
Gohan shook his head in shame. This was exactly why he had purposely tried to "forget" his permission slip at home. He could feel the embarrassment coming already.
"Well, it's alright," Videl spoke up, "Did you pass your driving test?"
It was a useless thing to ask, seeing Gohan had finished the test in merely three minutes. He nodded.
"Well get into the car and we'll get started," Videl replied, walking over to the other side of the car.
Gohan gulped and opened the car door. Videl sat down in the car beside him in the passenger's seat. She sighed and began going over the different gears of the car and what they did. Gohan nodded and tried to remember everything she was saying. Finally, she got through with it all.
"Okay, first thing's first," She said, looking Gohan in the eye, "Are you buckled up?"
Gohan nodded once again.
"Now check your mirrors and start up the car," She told him in a monotonous voice. The whole teaching students how to drive thing was starting to get boring and she was sure teaching Gohan would be a snap. After all, the boy was practically a genius, she was sure he would pass the driving test like a breeze. It wasn't that hard to drive, heck, she had learned at sixteen.
Gohan quickly checked the mirrors and put the key into the ignition. He paused and felt himself going into a cold sweat. It's okay Gohan, it's only a dumb driving test, you'll do fine... He told himself. Meanwhile, Videl was staring at him from the corner of her eye.
"I said, start the car Gohan," She repeated, glaring slightly at her apprentice.
Gohan quickly nodded and swallowed hard. He turned the key and the car began to start up. Trouble was, he was still holding the key and turning it. The engine of the car began to roar. Gohan was confused.
"Is there something wrong with the car?" He asked, completely baffled.
Videl slapped her head. "No," She sighed, "just take your hand off the key."
Gohan did as told and the car stopped roaring. He blushed in embarrassment. Great, He thought, I've already embarrassed myself…
Videl sighed once again and told him what to do next. "Okay, I want you to practice turning." She pointed to some bright orange cones ahead. "I want you to drive around those cones three times without hitting them."
Gohan's heart began beating harshly as he heard his assignment. Without thinking about his saiyan strength, he hit the gas pedal and the car took off. The sound of the tire's rubber burning against the street could be heard around the campus. Videl felt her eyes widen as the two down the parking lot with enormous speed.
"Stop the car!!" She yelled.
But Gohan was in too much of a panic to hear what Videl was saying. He had completely forgotten everything she had told about driving. He didn't even know how to stop the car! His eyes went wide as he saw what the two were heading for… A classroom building!
Videl began yelling as she saw them approaching closer and closer to the classroom building. Meanwhile, Gohan was so frightened, he couldn't move.
Videl stopped yelling and carefully moved over to where Gohan was sitting. She tried lifting his foot from the pedal but it wouldn't budge. How strong was he anyway? She took a deep breath and yelled, "Get your foot off the pedal!!"
With his excellent saiyan hearing, Gohan nervously took his foot off the pedal. Quickly, Videl reached over to Gohan's side of the car and hit the breaks slowly. They slowed down to a stop, inches away from the classroom building. Gohan's mouth was dropped and his eyes were wide. Not to mention that his face was pale, completely white to be exact.
Videl was breathing deeply and quickly got out of the car, slamming the door behind her.
Several driver ED students along with teachers ran over to see if everything was alright, along with just plain curiosity.
"Oh my goodness!" One teacher cried out, "Is everyone okay?"
Videl nodded. "Yes ma'am, everything's fine, but if you don't mind, I'd like to resign from Drivers ED for a while."
The teacher nodded and looked into the car where Gohan was still sitting in. He was looking forward, his eyes still as wide as ever. Never in the teacher's career had she seen someone drive that horribly or look so pale.
"Young man?" She asked.
Silence.
"Young man!" She yelled, shaking Gohan around. Still, he wouldn't budge. Videl stepped foward.
"Let me try," She replied, taking a deep breath. "GOHAN!!!" She yelled.
Gohan blinked a few times and looked around. He didn't remember where he was. He looked to the right and seen Videl along with the entire driver ED students and teachers staring at him. He blushed crimson when he realized what had happened. He stepped out of the car, wanting to disappear.
The Driver ED teacher had her hands on her hips and was glaring at Gohan. "What do you have to say for yourself?"
Gohan sighed. How was he going to explain this one?
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Gohan arrived home with an angry look on his face. He slammed the front door and threw down his backpack; all the same time mumbling something about driving under his breath.
"Son Gohan!" an angry Chi-Chi called from the family room.
Gohan groaned and walked into the family room where Chi-Chi stood with her hands on her hips.
"Mom?" Gohan asked.
She glared at her oldest son. "Don't you dare slam the door like that again!"
Gohan started to argue back and tell her about the day he had but decided against it. He didn't want Mr. Frying Pan coming out again. "Sorry mom."
"So, how'd your driving test go?" She asked; her face joyful once again.
Gohan sweat-dropped and laughed nervously. What was he suppose to say? "Uh, it went great but the test's going to take more than one day so I have to take another test tomorrow." And it was the truth, just not exactly what had happened.
Chi-Chi nodded. "That's good, now go get started on your homework."
Gohan sighed, grabbed his backpack, and took off for his room...
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Gohan walked into the classroom, avoiding the stares from his fellow classmates and told his teacher that he was going to Drivers ED.
The teacher nodded, "Drive safely," He added as Gohan walked out of the class.
Gohan felt his ears burn at the last comment made by his teacher. Slowly, he walked outside to the school parking lot. In the corner of his eye he saw a white and red ambulance parked nearby along with doctors who were standing near by, just in case. Gohan felt his confidence slipping away second by second.
Videl awaited Gohan at a red car parked on the street. Gohan became even more embarrassed as he saw what she was wearing: A light green helmet. His driving wasn't that bad was it?
Videl smiled nervously as she seen the half-saiyan approach her. "Hey, I, um..."
Gohan sighed. "It's okay, after yesterday I don't blame you..."
Videl laughed. "Okay, well, um, let's get started then." She walked over to the other side of the car and got in. Gohan remained standing outside for a few seconds then slowly got in the car.
Videl said a quick prayer then looked at the Gohan who was as tense as ever. "Okay, start the car up and I want you to go around the cones three times." She paused then added, "And not so hard on the gas, okay?"
He nodded and started up the car. He looked ahead of them where the bright orange cones awaited them. They were now mangled and wrinkled looking after yesterday when he had ran over them.
"Go ahead," Videl told him, still waiting for them to move.
Gohan sighed and put the car into drive. Very slowly, he put his foot on the pedal and began driving. It wasn't near as fast as yesterday however, more like seven miles per hour…
Videl opened her eyes which were once closed and looked at Gohan. He had both hands on the steering wheel and had a very determined look on his face.
"Uh, Gohan," She spoke.
Gohan continued looking at the road ahead of them. "Yes Videl?"
"You know, we could go a little faster than this." She replied, looking at the speed meter which only read eight miles per hour.
Gohan shook his head. "I think this is fine."
"Er, okay..." Videl answered, sitting back in her seat. Five minutes later, Gohan had only gone around the cones one time and Videl was getting angry. She could walk faster than he was driving! And he kept putting on the breaks every five seconds to make things worse!
"Gohan, you don't have to put on the breaks every five seconds," She told him as he hit the break then started up again.
"I'm just being careful," He replied.
Videl sighed. He was driving like an old person. With both hands on the wheel, he was hunched over the wheel squinting carefully at the road. Finally, five more minutes later, after Videl had convinced him to pick up the speed and go to a "daring" ten miles per hour, they finished the cone test.
Later on, they had completed every other test and the last test that was left was going out on the road. Gohan gulped at the mere thought of it.
Videl pointed toward the exit of the school parking lot. "All you have to do now to pass and get your license is to prove to me that you can drive out on the road. We'll go around the block a few times then after that, I'll tell you if you pass or not."
Gohan nodded calmly but inside his heart was beating rapidly. What if he didn't pass?
All his thoughts however were forgotten when Videl spoke up and told him that it was time. He slowly, and I mean SLOWLY, drove the car over to the parking lot exit...
Cars zoomed this way and that way in the street. Gohan looked at the oncoming cars and gulped. How was he supposed to even leave the parking lot without getting hit?
Videl grew impatient. "Come on Gohan, any day now!"
Gohan sighed and figured that to get out; he would have to "put the pedal to the medal". Gathering force, he put his foot on the pedal and the car went flying out of the parking lot at sixty-five miles per hour, nearly hitting another car and crashing into a building. Luckily, Gohan slammed his foot onto the break before that could happen.
Videl was in shock and was thankful that she had worn her helmet.
Meanwhile, cars around them began blowing their horns fiercely. Gohan had to cover his eyes over all the noise. Videl growled and reached over to the wheel and drove the car off to the side then parked it. She looked at Gohan. "Are you crazy?!"
Gohan was slightly confused. He blinked in response.
"First you drive like a turtle and now you're driving like some sort of crazy lunatic!" Videl yelled.
"Well how else am I supposed to get out of the parking lot?" He asked.
Videl felt like pulling out her hair. "You have to drive a little fast but not sixty-five miles per hour! Are you trying to get us killed?!"
Gohan shook his head and looked down. All he wanted to do was get the test over and done with…
Videl sighed and started up the car again. "Look, just finish the test so we can get back to class."
Looking ahead to the road, Gohan put his foot to the pedal and slowly began driving into the traffic. Videl shook her head as she read the speed meter that said that they were only going eleven miles per hour.
Cars behind them began blowing their horn at the slow going teens. Suddenly, the car behind them swerved around them, honking at them.
"My grandmother can drive faster than you!" The driver of the car yelled, then took of speeding again.
Gohan however ignored them and continued driving at his slow speed. Thirty minutes later, Gohan had finished his test and drove into the parking lot of Orange Star High School, grinning happily that he had finished.
Videl was half asleep and woke herself up as Gohan put the car in park. Giving a yawn, she handed him a paper. "Well, it took awhile but, you pass."
Gohan's eyes widened at the words. He smiled. "I passed?!"
Videl nodded as Gohan continued his goofy but loving smile. Just wait until his mother heard that he had passed!
- Sometime Later -
Gohan buckled his seat belt and checked the mirrors before starting the car. Chi-Chi had asked Gohan to drive Goten over to Trunks' house and although not wanting to, he had agreed.
Gohan put the car into drive and began driving at a normal pace. Since his driving test, he had learned how to drive more "normally".
Goten sighed in the backseat of the car. Car rides always seemed to bore him and he wanted something fun to do on the way. Suddenly, he grinned evilly as he thought of something "fun" to do.
"Gohan, are we there yet?" The young kid asked.
Gohan shook his head and kept his eyes on the road. "No Goten."
"Gohan," Goten started.
"Yes?" Gohan asked.
"I'm hungry!" He complained.
"You just ate before we left Goten," Gohan replied.
"But I'm hungry!!" Goten continued to wine.
Gohan sighed, starting to get a little angry now. "You can wait until we're there."
"Get where?" Goten asked, all the same time knowing the answer.
"To Bulma's house," Gohan answered.
"I thought we were going to Trunks' house!" Goten replied.
Gohan felt like ripping out his hair and pushed harder on the gas. Goten was starting to annoy him. "We are Goten, Bulma is Trunks' mom, remember?"
"Oh yeah," Goten replied back. He paused for a second before speaking again. "Gohan!"
Gohan gripped the steering wheel tighter. Did this kid ever shut up? "Yes Goten?"
"Are we there yet?!"
Gohan felt like screaming. "No Goten; and we won't be for at least another thirty minutes!"
Goten was curious now. "How long is that?"
Gohan pointed to the clock. "When the clock says 3:30 then we'll be there."
Goten sighed and sat back in his seat. "Okay, but I'm still hungry."
"I said wait until we get there," Gohan replied.
"But I'm hungry, hungry, hungry, hungry!" Goten chanted loudly.
Gohan pushed the acceleration some more in pure anger. He couldn't take much more of this. "Goten, quite down, please!"
Goten shook his head. "I'm still hungry, hungry, hungry, HUNGRY!!" He continued on chanting this for the next five minutes.
Gohan was going crazy. He pushed down harder and harder on the gas until they were going seventy miles per hour.
Goten's eyes went wide as they flew by traffic at the fast speed. He had never seen anyone drive so fast, "Gohan?" He asked nervously.
Gohan however wasn't paying any attention to his younger brother. They continued to speed until the sound of police sirens behind them forced the half-saiyan to slow down. Gohan slammed on the breaks, causing Goten to jerk forward slightly.
"Hey! What'd we stop for?" Goten asked, rubbing his forehead.
Gohan was quiet as the police car stopped behind them, his eyes going wider and wider by the moment. The officer got out of his car and started toward Gohan's car. Gohan's face went pale. Boy was he in trouble when he got home!
Next Time: Unsolved Mysteries with Piccolo. What happens when Piccolo stars his own show to reveal the "mysteries" of Dragonball Z? Let's just say...weirdness.
