The sun was shining over a new day at Orange Star High. The bell rang for
the end of school and teens billowed out of the school in a stampede. A
young girl with black hair cut like a boys and big blue eyes was running
towards Gohan as he walked peacefully onto the sidewalk. When she reached
Gohan she ran into front of him and stopped to stare. At first glance,
something about her seemed strange. He jumped when he pictured the small
light forming into a young girl, then into Karukono.
"What's up with you?" She asked with a hint of seriousness in her voice.
"Hey Videl. You used to have pigtails. Didn't you?" Gohan wondered aloud.
Raising an eyebrow "Yeah, but you thought it would be easier for me to fly if I cut them off, so I did."
"Oh...right..."
"Why? Do you like the pigtails better?"
"No, it's just...no...its nothing..."
"Gohan. What aren't you telling me?"
"Don't worry about it, its nothing. I just had a strange dream. Anyway, I better get home."
Videl sighed and let him pass. Gohan walked around the building and flew off into the sky. Videl watched him in the sky until she could no longer see him. Just as she turned around something grabbed her from behind. A hand was over her mouth and everything seemed to grow cold. She could feel ice covering her body and slowly...everything went black.
~ The sun was setting when Gohan arrived home. After he ate dinner and did some studying, Gohan decided to turn in.
Again he was surrounded by nothing. All was quiet, and then the darkness began to shift. It twisted and turned until he stood in his front yard. Slowly, Gohan walked into his house. The outside of the house was covered in ice. There was a chill in the air as he weaved through the kitchen. He wondered into the living room and jumped when he saw his mother lying on the floor. Her body was beaten and iced over. Blood stood frozen, coloring the ice. Gohan looked away but saw a small bundle of ice near the window. He approached it and cursed as he touched Goten's cold body. He punched the frozen carpet and it shattered under his force. The sound of ice cracking turned his attention to the doorway from which he entered. At first there was only an icily figure standing in the doorway. Then the ice began to melt and red water dripped to the floor.
The figure walked over to him and when it was completely thawed, Gohan found himself standing face to face with himself. Something about this version of him was different...he looked...evil...menacing...
"Who...are you?" Gohan stuttered.
Smiling evilly "I am you of course. But I am the better you. I am you when you finally let yourself relax."
"What do you mean, "let myself relax"?"
"You'll see soon enough."
With that, the figure disappeared. And the seen slowly faded back into nothing.
~
The sound of water running smoothly down the river filled Gohan's ears as he stood under his familiar tree. He stared longingly into the water, staring at his reflection. He was rambling through his dream when something started pounding in his head. At first it was faint, but then it grew louder and louder, until it took over his thoughts and forced itself upon him. His body started to shake and pulsate. Gohan struggled to calm down but something made him twitch. The pounding grew louder and beat at his head, until finally he gave in and collapsed to the ground.
"What's up with you?" She asked with a hint of seriousness in her voice.
"Hey Videl. You used to have pigtails. Didn't you?" Gohan wondered aloud.
Raising an eyebrow "Yeah, but you thought it would be easier for me to fly if I cut them off, so I did."
"Oh...right..."
"Why? Do you like the pigtails better?"
"No, it's just...no...its nothing..."
"Gohan. What aren't you telling me?"
"Don't worry about it, its nothing. I just had a strange dream. Anyway, I better get home."
Videl sighed and let him pass. Gohan walked around the building and flew off into the sky. Videl watched him in the sky until she could no longer see him. Just as she turned around something grabbed her from behind. A hand was over her mouth and everything seemed to grow cold. She could feel ice covering her body and slowly...everything went black.
~ The sun was setting when Gohan arrived home. After he ate dinner and did some studying, Gohan decided to turn in.
Again he was surrounded by nothing. All was quiet, and then the darkness began to shift. It twisted and turned until he stood in his front yard. Slowly, Gohan walked into his house. The outside of the house was covered in ice. There was a chill in the air as he weaved through the kitchen. He wondered into the living room and jumped when he saw his mother lying on the floor. Her body was beaten and iced over. Blood stood frozen, coloring the ice. Gohan looked away but saw a small bundle of ice near the window. He approached it and cursed as he touched Goten's cold body. He punched the frozen carpet and it shattered under his force. The sound of ice cracking turned his attention to the doorway from which he entered. At first there was only an icily figure standing in the doorway. Then the ice began to melt and red water dripped to the floor.
The figure walked over to him and when it was completely thawed, Gohan found himself standing face to face with himself. Something about this version of him was different...he looked...evil...menacing...
"Who...are you?" Gohan stuttered.
Smiling evilly "I am you of course. But I am the better you. I am you when you finally let yourself relax."
"What do you mean, "let myself relax"?"
"You'll see soon enough."
With that, the figure disappeared. And the seen slowly faded back into nothing.
~
The sound of water running smoothly down the river filled Gohan's ears as he stood under his familiar tree. He stared longingly into the water, staring at his reflection. He was rambling through his dream when something started pounding in his head. At first it was faint, but then it grew louder and louder, until it took over his thoughts and forced itself upon him. His body started to shake and pulsate. Gohan struggled to calm down but something made him twitch. The pounding grew louder and beat at his head, until finally he gave in and collapsed to the ground.