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NoroLimAsfaloth: I know it may seem to go a bit fast, but in previous chapters I've mentioned fast forwards in time. Chapter 14 was (if memory serves me) 4 months after they met. Their relationship is secondary to the situation with Vandrak, so I'm not spending too much time on that at the moment. Also, I use flashbacks as a means of explaining their relationship as seen in previous chapters. Its almost like starting at the end, and filling in the missing pieces, or the past. There will be more of these explanatory flashbacks in future chapters (hopefully, school's a bit hectic at the moment).

December Jewel: Yay! Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed it!

Warprince: Cool! I guess you're one of those rare few who have seen the movie and made the connection.

Princess-Aiel: Yeah, I had a feeling people might realise it's Bardock instead of Goku after I typed that.

zeynel: I knew you'd know! You asked me in a previous review if Gohan got his visions from Bardock.

Miss Sassy666: Thank you for the complement! And here's the update!

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DBZ Chick1: Excellent! Another person who knew! Bardock is awesome!

Blackblaze: I kept Goku almost completely out of the story just to confuse people at that point. But those who know a lot about Bardock instantly knew. Anyway, here's the update!

blissfulrain: Just as I thought! You people are too smart for me! Oh well, on with the story!


Last time...

Gohan and Videl went to sleep after Gohan came back from visiting Bardock.


Chapter 15: Training Complete

Birds were singing their morning songs and a gentle breeze came from the mountains to bring the city-dwellers some fresh air. The sun slowly crept through the blinds as the new day began.

In a yellow dome people were also starting to wake. Two teenagers stirred as the sun reached their faces. The boy opened his eyes to see a beautiful angel next to him. He gently stroked her face and she also opened her eyes. They smiled at each other and cuddled closer, enjoying the warmth that came off the other.

"Morning sleepy head." Videl said as she yawned.

"Morning Videl." He answered with a smile. He gave her a peck on the lips and got up as she groaned at the loss of his warmth.

"Sorry, but I have to get ready for going with Shin to his planet." Gohan said as he was also affected by getting up.

"That's okay, so, how long will you be gone?" Videl asked.

"I'll be back before the tournament. So, within this week I guess." He answered, not sure of it himself.

Just then Goten and Trunks came bounding into the room. They were yelling something about waking up, food, and a purple guy. When they saw Videl they froze and then all of a sudden ran out of the room again. Gohan and Videl were very confused about their sudden behavioural change. Gohan lay back down on the bed next to Videl. She was propped up on her elbows and he was on his back, staring at the ceiling. He was deep in thought, mostly about what the next week would lead to.

It was Saturday, and Gohan knew that in exactly one week's time all hell would brake loose, or rather, Vandrak would break loose. Uncertainty to Gohan was, at this point, like a virus; it spread all too fast. He stared into the white ceiling and got that look on his face again, the one where he completely shuts down from the world around him. Thoughts like, 'I'm not ready' ran through his mind, and more doubt seeped into the presence of his very soul. 'What am I gonna do? Vandrak will be released in one week. Compared to what happened in the Neutral last night, I won't stand a chance against him. No matter how hard I train in the next few days. I'm going to fail them again.'

His eyes were in plain sight, and Videl was no fool, especially when it came to Gohan. She could read him like a book, something that everyone else had trouble with. "What are you thinking?" She asked as she put a hand on his muscular chest.

There was no response. Videl smiled to herself. She knew Gohan was having those depressing thoughts again, and she knew just how to get him out of it.

Videl sat down next to him. She leaned forward and placed her hands next to his head on each side. He was staring straight at her, but he didn't notice, so she went in for the kill. Bending down she put a soft kiss on his lips. He blinked and suddenly realised where exactly she was. His face resembled a tomato and Videl just laughed as she got off the bed and got up to stand beside the it, arms folded.

"Now that I have your attention," she said with pride, "what are you thinking?" She finished in a gentle tone of voice.

"I'm worried Videl." He simply stated.

She didn't get a chance to say anything else, since the door flew open once more. There stood three figures in the door, Bulma, Vegeta, and Shin. They stared at the teenagers like they were aliens or something. Bulma was the first to speak. "Did Videl really spend the night?"

"Yes Bulma, and before your imagination runs away with you, we slept, we didn't do anything else." Gohan stated as he got up.

Vegeta smirked and laughed, "There is no doubt about it. This woman is yours." He said pointing to Videl.

Both Gohan and Videl blushed as they stood next to each other. Shin decided to speak up, "Gohan, we must go. Time is of the essence."

"You have no idea." Gohan mumbled and turned to Videl. He took her in his arms and gave her a gentle squeeze, after which he kissed her sweetly on the lips. He didn't care who saw, for as far as he knew the world could be destroyed in a week's time. And he was going to express his feelings for Videl before it was too late.

When they broke apart he smiled at her and told her that he would be back as soon as he could return. He then turned to Shin and they left.

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Moments later they appeared on the sacred planet of the Kai's. The purple atmosphere was just as Gohan saw it in his vision, it had many moons. Without a word from the Supreme Kai, Gohan took off. The Kai and his servant were confused. To them it looked as though Gohan knew exactly where to go and what to do, even though he had never set foot on their planet before, they followed him with curiosity. They knew he had some other worldly power, but they could not comprehend the full extent of his power, because they had not experienced it for themselves.

After flying for about a minute Gohan landed on a pillar of rock with a sword wedged into it. "How did you know we where going to bring you here Gohan?" Shin asked in wonder.

However, Gohan did not answer. He merely took a hold of the sword in his right hand and pulled. If Shin and Kibito were surprised before they were shocked now. Without any effort he pulled the sword from the stone. He didn't even go Super to do it. After studying the sword's details he flew to the ground and the speechless pair followed.

Once back on solid ground Gohan took the handle in his right hand, the tip of the blade in his left, and struck the middle of the sword upwards with his right knee, while pushing down with his hands. The sword broke in two.

"Gohan! What were you THINKING!" Shin yelled at the teenager.

He simply said, "Watch."

They did and soon an old man appeared. He gave Gohan a once over and told him to stand still. Gohan obeyed as he knew this was something important.

Five hours later the old Kai told Gohan to sit down and meditate. Once again he obeyed.

Twenty-one hours later Gohan's new transformation was complete. He could feel the incredible power coursing through his entire body. When he powered up the entire Other World trembled beneath his awesome power. What's more, in this form he was more aware of his psychic ability; he could for the first time actually control it!

As he stood there and marvelled at his own new abilities he could feel something even deeper within himself. It was there, he just, for some reason, couldn't reach it yet.

"My thought exactly." Gohan said.

"Excuse me!" Shin asked.

"You were going to say that this exceeded your expectations." Gohan simply stated.

"Did you read my mind?" He asked.

"No, I saw into the future. I can control the ability in this form. It's not complete control, but I'm sure with some practice I can gain complete control." Gohan's three spectators just stared at the teenager in shock, awe, and bewilderment, as Gohan picked up the two pieces of the broken sword. He put the two pieces together and sent his energy into the broken blade. His energy reformed the sword and he spoke once more.

"I would ask you if my training here was done, but I already know the answer. So, I'll say goodbye, for now." Gohan transported himself back to Capsule Corp.

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Goku was training furiously with the immense weight around his limbs. He knew his son would need him soon. They had already contacted the Namekians and told them to gather their dragonballs, but not to use them under any circumstances.

'Don't worry son. I'll be right by your side when the time comes. And so will your mother.'

Chi-Chi was cooking a meal for her hard-working husband. She was afraid. Afraid of losing one of her sons, and she was afraid of losing her husband again. 'I shouldn't worry like this. Things always turn out good in the end. And once this is all over with I can finally be with my boys. That monster won't stand a chance against the Son family!' Chi-Chi thought with a glint of pride in her eyes.

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When Gohan reappeared in his room he was happy to see the object of his affections sleeping soundly in his bed. He could stare at her for hours and never get tired of the sight. 'I could glimpse into the future, but then I would know exactly what happens, and I want to be surprised, just not in battle. That's it, I will only use my power for battles like these, and when the visions come automatically of course.'

He slowly walked over to her and caressed her cheek. She stirred, but didn't wake. He slowly lowered his head and kissed her lightly on the forehead. Videl opened her eyes slowly. When she saw who awoke her from her fabulous Gohan-orientated dream, she dropped the slight anger she was feeling, because the real thing was sitting right in front of her. 'Or, this could be one of those dream within a dream scenarios.' She thought as she smiled at Gohan.

"It's not a dream." He said as he 'couldn't help' but overhear her thoughts. She sat up and hugged him tight. He wrapped his arms around her and hugged her back.

"What time is Gohan." She asked.

"It's 10:27 am." He answered back.

With her eyes closed and her head still resting on his shoulder she said, "I guess I should wake up, huh?"

"Yeah, I'm hungry." The Mystic Saiyan answered back and Videl burst out laughing.

"You haven't even been back five minutes and already you're asking for food." She sighed and walked down to the kitchen with him.

Vegeta was there and he noticed the change in Gohan instantly. "Excellent, but you better not lose or I will blast you to the next dimension myself." The arrogant prince said as Gohan walked into the kitchen.

"Yeah, right Vegeta." Gohan retorted with a smirk and began gulping down food.

Vegeta walked off to the GR. Unknown to Gohan, however, Vegeta was smiling. Not his usual smirk, but an actual smile. 'Gohan has made the Saiyan race proud, and he's made me proud to be his prince and his…father. Kakarot does not deserve a son like Gohan. He is just a low class clown. Hmph, that baka! When you come back to life, and I know you will Kakarot, I'll pound you! And not just to prove I'm stronger. Hahaha!'

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Training with Vegeta during the following days was a lot easier for Gohan than it would have been under normal circumstances. However, these were not normal circumstances, not even for a Saiyan.

Gohan powered up to his Mystic form during each training session with Vegeta to train his psychic abilities. Vegeta would power up to his maximum to try and keep up with Gohan.

During those training sessions Gohan would rely on the new control over his visions. Goten and Trunks also joined the training to make it three-on-one, and effectively more difficult for Gohan. He didn't rely on his eyes during those rigorous hours, he even blindfolded himself.

Control over his opponents movements; that is what Gohan sought. And soon enough, the other three Saiyans couldn't lay a hand on Gohan. He predicted every movement and blocked it at exactly the right moment. It involved an enormous amount of concentration on Gohan's part, but he refused to give up. Within five days, he had mastered it.

"Well Gohan. Shall we begin?" The prince asked as their last training session before the tournament and the final battles of the war began.

"Yes." Gohan said as he closed his eyes and ascended to his Mystic state. Vegeta, Goten, and Trunks did the same and powered up to their respective maximums.

Gohan smirked as in his mind's eye he saw Trunks attack first. He knew Goten would follow up with an energy blast from Gohan's right, and that Vegeta would kick him in his back. It happened as Gohan knew it would.

Trunks went flying at Gohan with one arm extended and the other drawn back, ready to strike. As the punch was about make contact Gohan ducked and extended his left arm and blasted Trunks in the stomache. He proceeded to deflect Goten's blast with his right hand into Vegeta's path and it struck the Saiyan prince. After that he sent a small energy blast crashing into the young Goten.

During the entire training session they weren't able to touch Gohan even a single time. Not only that, but Gohan had begun to use his knowledge of the future to use their own attacks against them.

Gohan's control had increased dramatically, and he finally felt ready to face Vandrak.

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It was Sunday morning when Gohan had returned from the Sacred Planet of the Kai's, and the week had rolled by all too fast.

The powerful teenager was now standing at the registering table of the World Martial Arts Tournament.

He wore a completely new gi. It had a white under-shirt with midnight-blue top and pants. His hands and wrists were strapped in white fighter straps and he had on white fighting-boots that tied with white straps that wrapped around his ankles to secure the boots. A white sash secured his pants.

When he got to the front of the line the Tournament official asked, "Name and age…?'

TO BE CONTINUED…


Yeah, I know things went fast in that chapter, but the evil teachers are giving way too much homework. I don't want to sacrifice quality for speed, so I'm going to take a bit longer than 4 days to update from now on. I don't know how long it will take, since I'm drowning in projects, but I promise that I will not abandon this story! It's just going to take a little longer than expected. (Hopefully not more than a week between updates, I'll try to update every thursday.)

Untill next time!

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