Chapter Two: Gabe's First Fight
"Hey Gohan, Goten, what's up?" Trunks called to his friends as the came through the gate of the Breifs' front yard.
"Hey Trunks, not much, we just thought we'd come by and see if you wanted to go sparring with us. Videl's gonna meet us at the cliffs." Gohan explained.
"Well, I'd have to check with the old man. I kind of found out that I have a half sister today… Well, I already knew I had a half sister, but she showed up today. But if I get the parental units to sign off on it the yeah me and little Trunks will come out with you." He said as they walked toward the house. "Hey would it be cool with you guys if Gabe came along with us? Videl might like her, and it might be better for her to spar against Gabe. It'll give her a real sense of what's going to hit her at the tournament."
"It'll give who a real sense of what's going to hit her?" Gabe wondered as they came in the house. She was clearing the lunch dishes off of the table. "Who are they?"
"Oh this is Gohan, and his little brother Goten. This is my sister Gabriella, or Gabe for short. I was just telling them that since we are going sparring; you should come to fight against Videl. I mean, only if you're interested in going." Trunks remarked.
"What am I going to do if this Videl isn't up to my par? One thing Takuya taught me was to fight with all your heart and never give up for a second. Not even in training." Gabe commented with a sparkle in her eye. "She said that Daddy told her that once. I relived her childhood dream, except I actually won the things she never could."
Gohan was impressed by this mysterious Saiyan princess. She spoke true words of wisdom, and he knew that she would be a challenge to any person lucky enough to fight her in the ring.
"Mom, Dad, how 'bout it? Can Gabe come with us to go sparring? We won't be out too late I promise." Trunks asked.
"I don't see why not. Please be back before dark, we are going out for dinner tonight and I want you three to get the chance to get cleaned up before we go." Bulma said.
"Cool, let's got out of her then!" Trunks yelled.
"Aren't you forgetting someone?" Vegeta reminded as he looked at little Trunks.
"Come on little man let's go, day light's a burnin'" Future Trunks urged.
"I have to finish my milk!" Little Trunks yelled. "Someone wait for me and we'll catch up."
"I'll wait for you." Gabe laughed as everyone else left.
"Thanks Gabe! You're the best big sister I could ever have." Little Trunks said with a big goofy grin on his face.
"No problem little man." She remarked as she messed up his lavender hair.
He finished his milk and pushed in his chair, and he was ready to go. "Come on Gabe let's go, we can beat them, I know a short cut!" He told his sister with great excitement.
"Alright let's go! Bye Daddy, bye Mom. I'll make sure we get home before dark tonight." She called as her baby brother pulled her out of the house.
"This way, if we run really fast through the trees, and through the cave, and jump over the cave ledge we can beat them there." Little Trunks said as they hastily made their way through the woods.
"Alright then, you lead the way ok." Gabe commented as she followed closely behind him.
He was right, by cutting through the forest and into the cave they beat future Trunks, Gohan, Goten, and even Videl to the cliffs. "I love it here. It's always so nice and peaceful; even when we're sparring and making huge messes everywhere." He sighed.
"You are right, it is very nice here. Oh look here they come." Gabe agreed as she saw the rest of the group come into plain sight.
"Videl cut her hair! She looks like a boy now, her hair isn't long and pretty like your Gabe." Trunks snorted. "Promise me that you'll never cut your hair Gabe, please Gabe please." Little Trunks begged.
"I promise I will never cut my hair until you tell me it ok. How's that for a promise?" She laughed.
"I'm holding you to that promise forever Gabe." He giggled hugging his older half sister.
"How the hell did you two beat us here?" Future Trunks demanded. "Did you take the cave short cut?"
"You should know that by now." Gabe teased. "You must be Videl. Hi, I'm Gabriella, Gabe for short. I'm Trunks' older sister; it's nice to meet you." Gabe introduced herself to the scruffy boyish looking girl.
"Charmed I'm sure." Videl snorted. "Can you fight?"
"Of course I can. I wouldn't be here if I couldn't."
"Are you any good?"
"Well, I've never lost a fight against someone on my level."
"Have you ever competed in the World Martial Arts Tournament?"
"I can't say that I've even ever heard of it since I've only been on this planet for two and a half days." Gabe said sarcastically, as she raised one of her eyebrows and started stretching her arms.
"Well that's a joke and a half." Videl muttered snidely. "Why did you let her come with you Trunks, I think she'll only slow us down?"
"Slow you down? Well, really how do you figure that? Just because I've never heard of your silly little competition you think that I'm not good enough to spar with you? What have you won; a bad hair cut maybe? What if you're the one to slow everyone down?" Gabe retaliated.
"If you think you're so great, why don't you fight me to see who is really the one who will slow the rest of us down?" Videl challenged bitterly.
"Alright fine, bring it on bitch." Gabe accepted.
"Whoa, whoa, whoa, Gabe hold on for just a second. We don't even know what level of fighting you are at. I can't just let you jump into this fight. You could get hurt, and Mom and dad would slaughter me and feed me to that weird cat we found with you." Future Trunks mentioned pulling his sister off to the side to try to get her to think the whole fight idea through.
"Hey, I can handle myself just fine thank you, I did it for twelve years without you or our parents. I'm not about to turn down a challenge, especially not this one. Why are you complaining anyway, you don't even like her; or that hideous hair cut that she gave herself remember?" She reminded him. "Don't worry baby brother, I'll be fine. Now let's get it on!" She giggled.
"Yeah, you think this is funny now, you just wait until we're done. Then you won't think it's so hysterical.
"Yeah whatever you say." Gabe snorted lightly. "Stop flapping your trap and let's get this over with. I don't really need to hear you talk shit, I just need to see if you can throw the punches as well as you think you can."
"Then try this one on for size!" Videl muttered throwing a left hook at Gabe. She ducked almost right into it, and then jumped back quickly. Videl came at her again, and this time a string of right jabs nailed Gabe in the face, but they didn't hardly, phase her.
She kicked Videl in the back of the knee and pinned her down on the ground. "You're just not tough enough for this kid." She said letting Videl off the ground. Videl went after Gabe some more, until she pretty much tired herself out and Gabe was barely breaking a sweat.
"You're not even fighting me; you're running away like a coward!" Videl panted angrily.
"Oh really, well this isn't running away." Gabe said darkly as she landed her signature Rocket Punch to Videl's stomach, sending her flying backwards and skidding to a halt in the grassy meadow scattered about the cliffs.
"Ok, I think this fight is over. Videl chill out, you just got smoked." Trunks remarked with a slight chuckle. He really couldn't help himself, he just had to laugh at Videl for getting beat.
"Well, I'm glad someone besides me found this so entertaining. It was really more of a joke than anything else if you ask me, and now everyone knows that you are the one slowing the group down, and not me." Gabe commented.
"How can you say that I got smoked when she only hit me one time?" Videl screamed infuriated.
"She also took you down in various knee hold, arm locks and head locks, she was faster than you and flew better than you, out maneuvered you and she's stronger than you. It takes a strong person to correctly pull off some of those submission holds." Trunks explained, "I hate saying it to your face, but against Gabe, you don't really stand a snowflake's chance in hell."