It is two years after the cell games. The Z warriors are enjoying a time of peace. Every thing seems to be normal at last or is it.
"Gohan! Gohan come in breakfast is ready" shouted chichi.
"Coming Mom." Said a boy with ebony hair and black eyes as he put down a fish he had caught for lunch.
"Go and take a shower, Gohan, you smell like fish." Chichi told Gohan when he stepped into the kitchen for breakfast.
"That's because I've been fishing." Gohan replied as he headed for his room to take a quick shower.
By the time Gohan had showered and came back down stairs Chichi had breakfast on the table and was piling up food on Gohan's plate. While Gohan was eating he looked out over the table and could tell she had fixed too much food again.
"Why did I let you die Dad, why" Gohan thought as he ate in silence.
"Gohan." Chichi said, "I need for you to go in the city and pick me up some things."
"Ok, where is the list." Gohan asked.
"On the counter." Chichi replied.
"I'm finished." Gohan announced and walked over to the fridge to get the list.
"Gohan"
"um " "Give this to Bulma for me." Chichi told Gohan as she handed him a brown package.
"OK" Gohan said as he took the package, then took the list and put in his pocket.
"See you later, Mom" Gohan told Chichi as he turned and walked to the door.
"Be careful Gohan" Chichi told him. "I will" he told her. Like there is anything that can hurt me. Gohan thought
He then went out the door, powered up slightly and lunched himself into the air. Gohan always loved flying, but he never really got a chance to think about it until lately. As he soared through the air Gohan took in the view and the feel of the wind on his face. He arrived at the outskirts of Satan city all too soon. He landed on the edge of the city so that no one would see him. He walked through the city to capsule corp. and rang the doorbell. As Gohan waited for the door to be answered he observed the city down the hill he just came up.
"Gohan, how are you." Said Mrs. Briefs. Snapping Gohan out of his thoughts.
"I'm fine" Gohan lied. The truth was he was not fine; he hadn't been fine for two years ever since cell. Gohan stopped that line of thought quickly he didn't want to relive that day again.
"Could you give this to Bulma? It's from my mom." Gohan asked Mrs. Briefs as he handed her the package.
"Why sure Gohan" replied Mrs. Briefs in a cheerful voice of hers as she took the package from Gohan.
"Do you want some cookies" Mrs. Briefs asked Gohan.
"No thank you, I have some errands to run for Mom." Gohan said.
"Well come back anytime Gohan I love having company." Mrs. Briefs replied.
"Good bye Gohan."
"Later." Gohan called over his shoulder as he walked away.
Now let's see, what's first? Gohan thought as he pulled the list from his pocket and looked at it. Only five things, I wonder why she sent me to the city to get this stuff when she could have got them in the village. Oh well. This shouldn't take too long Gohan thought as he put the list back into his pocket and headed for the grocery store.
It took longer than Gohan had thought to get the stuff. It was nearly noon by the time he got back home. When he walked through the door he smelled lunch on the table he hoped it was still warm. Gohan walked into the kitchen and put down the bags of groceries he had been carrying and began to eat. It wasn't till the first bite did he realize how hungry he was. After eating ten plates of fish he leaned back in his chair and yawned.
"Mom can I go outside and play." Gohan asked.
"Sure dear just be back in time for dinner." Chichi warned.
"Ok mom, see ya." Gohan said as he ran out the door.
"It's a good thing mom does not know how I play" Gohan thought as he ran along a well worn path towards a cave that was so much more.
He had asked Bulma to build a gravity machine inside the cave so that he could train without destroying the landscape. Gohan stopped in front of what looked like a wall of solid stone but of course Gohan knew better. He walked over to a stone that was sticking out of the wall and pulled it down. The stone wall spit and opened like a door into a dark, damp cave or so it seemed. As Gohan walked in the doors slid shut behind him and for a few seconds there was total darkness then the lights came on. The light went to every part of the "cave". Gohan looked around at the wall and floor which was made of a type of metal that Bulma created to put into the gravity rooms that reflected ki attacks. Gohan walked over to a control panel and thought how hard he wanted to push himself today.
"I want a work out." He finally decided, reaching out and pushingthe button that turned the gravity machine on. Set it to 500gs and braced himself for the increased gravity. It hit him alike a tank droped from a forty story building; slamming him down to one knee. Powering up just below super sayian, he rose unsteadily to his feet. He then began doing a kata to get use to the gravity. After a few minutes of doing his kata he went to the wall and pushed a button. Two panels slide open above his head and eight ki reflecting droids came hovering out. The droids surrounded him. He lifted up his right hand palm flat and felt the familiar tingle of ki gathering into a small ball. When it was powered up enough he threw it at the nearest droid which reflected it to another which reflected it back at him. He dodged and threw another ki ball at a droid which reflected it. The first ki ball was getting faster and so was the second. He threw four more at each droid, dodging the first twoki balls. He dodged and threw another ki ball every few minutes until there were what seemed like a hundreds of ki balls being reflected all around him each powerful enough to put him in a world of hurt if even one hit him.
He threw one morewhile dodgingthe ki balls, which were coming from all directions. Gohan could not throw another ki ball even if he wanted to, he could barely doge all of them. The only thing worse than the speed of the balls was the power he had put in them. He went super sayian to give him a boost in speed.
"Faster!" Gohan told the droids which made the balls go even faster.
After two hours going at full throttle Gohan could barely dodge the balls.
"This place is too small I need to find somewhere bigger." Gohan thought to himself as he dodged another kiball by centimeters; he was getting slower.
"I wonder what mom is doing now?" Gohan thought as he dodged three more ever-present ki balls by twisting his body at what seemed like nearly impossible angles.
"I wonder what dad would think about me training like this, without mom knowing and all." Gohan dodged another ki ball that felt like it grazed the back of his hand. Suddenly there was an explosion as pain surged up Gohan's leg.
"Shit!" Gohan sweared as another hit him in the back, then another in the stomach,another in the chest, then one hit him the back of the head and he fell unconscious to the hard metal floor.
"What happened?" Gohan thought as he opened his eyes and saw a blur of colors.
He tried to sit up but regretted it as pain surged through his entire body, nearly causing him to pass out again.His memory came surgin back.
"What in the hell was I thinkin'? I shoulda been concentrating on dodging!" Gohan mentally scolded himself.
"Don't matter now; Just have to get up, turn the Gravity machine off, then make it to the senzu beans."
He shut his eyes and lay there for a moment, his memory surged forward and he opened his eyes a second time. This time things weren't so blurry he could tell he was still lying on the floor of the gravity room where he had fallen. Looking at a clock he had installed he saw that he had been out for three hours and was late for dinner.
"Mom is going to kill me!"
He scrambled to his feet ignoring the pain. He limped over to the controls and turned-off the gravity machine. Looking down at his clothes he saw that the gi he had put on was shreds. His shirt was gone and his pants weren't any better off. He was glad that he was alone or he would be very embarrassed at what had been exposed. Gohan limped over to a dresser made of the same metal that shielded the floor, walls and ceiling. He pulled open the first drawer containing a small leather pouch and several pairs of boxers. A wave of dizziness hitGohan, nearly causing him to fall. He steadied himself by holding onto the cold dresser with one hand while emptying the contens of the leather pouch on the top of thedresser.
One small senzu bean fell out, which Gohan quickly picked up and ate.
"Better take it easy for a while Korin won't have any more until fall". He thought as he ate the bean. Instantly he felt the warm sensation of the beans magic spreading to every part of his body and healing all of the burns and broken bones. Gohan stood up straight and flexed his arms, wincing at the pain. The bean hadn't been powerful enough to heal himcompletely.Looking once again at his ruined clothing he ripped off what was left of it and tossed it to the ground before desinergrating it with a quick ki blast.He then quickly put his clothes on, turned off the gravity machine and headedfor home.
chapter: The boy