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"Triple Threat"
Chapter 12: "Hopeful Dreaming"
Videl awoke to the sound of fighting. "Huh? Who is that?" She quickly ran out, not noticing that Yamcha was no longer at her side.
Outside, she saw Yamcha, Bulma, and Chichi. There were others but she didn't recognize them. All of them were shouting.
Videl looked up. She saw the one called Frieza. And she also saw...
Gohan! Videl ran out closer to them. "Bulma! Is that... who I think it is?"
Yamcha nodded. "The one and only. We used the Dragonballs while you were asleep. Were you surprised?"
Videl nodded and smiled.
Gohan flew over Frieza's punches. Frieza growled and shot a few energy blasts. Gohan knocked them away, but he didn't see Freiza's elbow strike. Gohan was knocked into the ground.
"Enough is enough, Frieza!" Gohan yelled.
Frieza laughed. "Monkey boy, do you really think you can defeat me? You're as weak as your pathetic father!"
"Who's his father?" Videl asked them. She never did see a man around the house. Noone ever mentioned one in that context either. All she saw around the house was Chich, Goten and Gohan unless one of the unfamiliar faces was his anonymous father.
"Goku." Bulma said, supplying the answer. "Goku was Gohan's father."
"Goku! The Goku who won the last World Martial Arts Tournament?" Videl asked them, stunned at the information that so gently came out of her lips.
Videl watched Gohan fight. There was so many secrets that Gohan was keeping.
"Ka...Me...Ha...Me...Ha!" Gohan shot the blue wave of energy at Frieza. Frieza dogded it. "Is that the best you've got?"
Gohan didn't say anything. He flew down to the ground and simply said. "Goodbye."
He raised his power level. Frieza couldn't believe his eyes when Gohan's spiky black hair turned a bright yellow. "A... S-Super Saiyan! No! How can this be?"
Gohan smirked. "You know, my father, however pathetic you may call him, wasn't the only one who could turn into a Super Saiyan. True, I couldn't back on Namek, but I still had the potential. And now, you will be destroyed by a Saiyan once and for all!" He started to power up a Kamehameha Wave.
"W-What? Gohan is the Gold Fighter too!" Videl yelled out in disbelief.
Bulma frowned. "Gold Fighter? No, that's called a Super Saiyan. The person's strength, speed and power increase exponentially. Don't worry. Gohan's fine."
"HA!" Gohan shot another energy beam at Frieza.
"What? No! This can't be! I can't be defeated!" Frieza tried to hold the blast back but failed to do anything at all. In a matter of seconds, Frieza was engulfed and vaporized.
Gohan reverted back to normal and looked at the spectators with happy eyes. "Hey, guys."
-Minutes later, inside-
Everyone was gathered around Gohan, with the exception of Videl. She was leaning against the wall while they sat around listening to Gohan's story.
"And the next thing I know, you guys had revived me!" Gohan finished.
Videl just watched them laughing and having fun. They knew Gohan - his secrets, his past... And Videl didn't. They weren't left in the dark, wondering if there was anything he hadn't told them yet.
"Gohan." Videl said in a monotonous tone. They all looked at her and Gohan stood up. "Videl?"
But she didn't say anything. She couldn't get the words out. She opened her mouth, but nothing came out. She looked into Gohan's soft and caring eyes, trying to find the right words, but they were lost in space.
Then suddenly, her eyes watered and she flew out the door.
"Wait, Videl!" Gohan shouted.
But Videl didn't say anything. She was already gone.
Gohan turned to the others. "I'm going to try and find her. Maybe she'll tell me what's wrong." He lifted himself into the air and flew off after her.
A few minutes is all it took. Gohan found her in the woods, crying.
"Videl!" He shouted as he landed.
Videl looked suprised to see him. "You... You followed me?"
Gohan walked up closer to her. "Of course I did. What's wrong, Videl? Tell me."
Videl whispered something. When Gohan said, "What?" she looked up. "Gohan, I don't know how you feel about me, but I can't hold it in any longer. Gohan... I-I love you."
Gohan stumbled back. "Videl... I'm sorry."
"For what?"
"I... I don't love you."
Videl woke up, startled. It was only a dream. A dream she didn't want happening. Beside her, Yamcha stirred. Gohan... Please come back soon. I need you... Videl lay back down beside Yamcha.
After all, it was in the middle of the night...
Aren't I mean? Having Videl dream like that? LOL. But next chapter is when Gohan gets revived. Sorry, miroku-has-darkness! Can't have the main fighter die and not be brought back to life!
I don't know if Gohan really had the potential to become a Super Saiyan or not on Namek. Just pretend he did for the sake of the story. The same for Bulma's comment on the Super Saiyan strength increasing exponentially..
And just so you guys know, this story will have 20 chapters in it.