Chapter 25: Shall We...

A/N: Another update, not too much left though as I write this there's just a few small parts we have to pack up before the ending.

A haze of people moving around, so many faces all of them wearing different expressions. It was staring into a sea of so many emotions and unable to figure out where exactly they belonged. Were they to be happy? Sad? Disappointed? Or perhaps angry? Where exactly did they fall in right now?

Perhaps there were over two hundred students packed into the main gym, with dozens more in the hallways as they sought refuge from the pounding noise and constant flow of yapping lips, and moving jaws.

It was quite the spectacle… and Videl wasn't sure if she should be here at all. Standing wearing a black knee length dress with two white stripes passing up her sides into two golden bands holding the top of her chest mostly covered, a small hint of cleavage showing but nothing like the low V-tops and low cuts where the few girls that had the goods to show off did so without shame.

Not that Videl felt insecure about her body, she was a toned and fit woman, but her insecurities were not about her exterior, but more so the few looks she got. Considering her live in family member Gohan had been accused of Rape and she had took to not crucifying him she was a bit ostracized.

She hadn't been shunned completely, being Hercule's daughter meant defaming the man who saved the world and no one was going to do that. However, there was going to be few people making their way to be friendly with her. Other's that did were her classmates who knew her better than the wider student body who saw the name and father before herself.

Yet as the junior class president she still had to be here, had to dress up and put on a smile and act like everything was okay when they clearly weren't.

"Miss Satan, why aren't you enjoying yourself?" Her head turning around from her position standing off to the side of the tucked in bleachers slightly obscured by the speakers and banners. It was the principal.

"Sorry, Sir," Being respectful. "But with everything that's happening having fun right now would seem wrong." It was about as honest as she could be.

Knowing what he knew, and aware that Videl had a close relationship with the alleged sexual predator in the school was a sore subject. "Videl you can't let yourself be swayed by others right now. You're still young and times like this are important to just let go for a little while- of course being within acceptable limits." His eyes darting towards the beverage stand for any added after party extras.

Videl looked back towards the dance floor. "But I know Gohan didn't do that, I know someone put E- I mean that student up to lying and I can't be happy knowing that a friend of mine is being punished for something that he would never do." Refraining from mentioning Erasa, she hadn't been told directly by the school staff but who it was but she had heard the story straight from the horse's mouth and had tried to push for the faculty hearing it but had been told that they would hear her the following week once a basic investigation had been completed. Liability and other reasons' prevented them from dropping it outright.

"It is frustrating at times Videl, but this is how things are done. I'm sure people will understand once everything is explained to the student body I'm sure things will go back to a level of normalcy."

Videl wanted to just shout at the frustration of the entire ordeal. But she forced herself to remain composed. It wasn't too hard but feeling as if all she was trying to do was just being ignored wasn't helping anything at the moment.

Checking herself out of this conversation Videl excused herself before making her way out of her little alcove and more to a section of other girls. She wasn't intent on making conversation but she could blend in with some of the crowd, the mindset being of just being seen at the dance. Then she could at least say she'd been there, there weren't any other prerequisites aside from just her attendance tonight.

Just hoping that the night would just pass by without anything getting worse. Unfortunately that was not going to happen as she caught sight of a tall blonde which she had more than a bone to pick with and his big grin and look of satisfaction on his face all but set her off in his direction as someone else made their own quiet debut.

With much restraint the turned Champion of Babadi made his entrance to the location. A simple lock broke without much effort as he stepped inside. The area he broke inside of had little in the way of occupants as the lights were off in the adjacent hallway attached to the main gymnasium.

His mind wondered just who he was going to be getting his hands on. He felt his finger's unable to remain still and moved up and down. The rough calluses of his palms being rubbed expectantly.

Letting his eyes peer through the visor as he spotted some passing faces.

"Everything is still super dicey around her ever since Erasa said she got raped you know. They have extra chaperones, and are not letting us enjoy our own stupid prom." One boy said coming out of the gym.

The boy and a girl both came out. Standing near a pair of vending machines. Punching in a few buttons.

"I know this is totally not our fault and we have to be super parented. I mean jeez can we not be treated like adults?" She sighed and turned to grab her money from her purse and buy something.

But then a shadow loomed over her. The dark kind as she heard breathing but no turned and saw her boyfriend's neck being held up by a bulky arm. The pressure so tight his face was turning red and he was unable to even squeak out a sound.

She didn't either. Before she had blinked the world went dark.

Gohan chuckled to himself as the boy's head slammed into the machine and the girl he was with was shoved through the other. "A matching pair." The boy's torso hung over the broken plastic glass suspended by several hooks and two collapsed trays that held drinks and snacks. The girl 's back had gone in first her body half pushed inside as she was slumped forwards. Not dead… yet. He grinned before turning around. The noise was slightly damped by the music and chorus of voices inside but Gohan didn't care if he was seen and walked inside.

Those in the interior missed the commotion as the door closed and became seemingly locked. The presence was able to slip around the room before they had even the inkling that he had been in front of them.

No one noticed him, but he certainly saw them standing up on the rafters above looking down. The lights from below caught his outline sometimes but no one was looking more than fifty feet in the air for his body. Swinging around one pole Gohan's eyes looked around for his betrayer… but didn't find her here. She could've been but with about three hundred plus scents and other masking odors he doubted he'd be able to pluck her out from the crowd.

A twitch did catch his ear however, "You show up here, after everything you've done. The fucking nerve you have Sharpner."

A piece of steel was bent slightly as Gohan's fist twisted it with the barest of effort.

"Videl I don't know what you're talking about?" His overly dramatic flair, coy grin and sarcastic tone only pissied off the girl in front of him.

"You know exactly what it is Sharpner and why don't you do me the honors of telling me why? Why did you do that to Gohan? He never did anything to you except date Erasa and you think that means it's okay to destroy his entire life. You would ruin someone over some stupid high school crush, It's not like you haven't chased girls before so why do something so horrific!"

'Videl?'

'My champion, what is giving you pause? Surely you wouldn't like to rip out a few spines here, especially amongst these two? The blonde airhead who hated you, and the jealous sociopath who always had to one up you?'

The ringing voice of Babadi came into his own. He didn't react, not caring about harming both of them. It was just something he couldn't place right now. Master, just wanting to listen in a little more.'

Why?

"Not that it matters to you Videl, but I've always loved Erasa. Sure I may not be perfect but I've always cared about her, I never treated her that badly, I talked with her, hell I even let her buy some gifts for herself at my expense but because I get a little jealous with other guys. She uses it to push my buttons, I've known Erasa for only two years less than you Videl. So don't act like I never had feelings for her, then just like that boom she's dating mr. Golden boy? All the shit I did for her now means nothing!"

"That doesn't excuse what you did, Gohan treated you like a friend and hell I was the one with the biggest chip on my shoulder compared to you."

His eyes flicked between the two of them.

"I tried to make Gohan take the hint, I really did Videl. But smarty pants just doesn't understand basic fucking common sense. I tried to have someone break his leg during phys ed with a bad slide, but nothing happened. I would've stolen his car if he ever fucking drove. But no that wasn't clear enough. I even told him myself to back off from Erasa but he didn't. I sent a few boys that I shot hoops with back when I came from East City to get the point across, and still what does he do? Nothing? Then I hear about all the juicy details from Erasa when I keep asking her to take me back. She tells me how fucking great a lover Gohan is, how big his cock is, how great it is when he goes down on her and how she was going to fuck him before me. That she was going to have a perfect man in her life and that she was glad to be over me and that she wished it would've been Gohan she knew all those years ago."

"And that justiffies accusing him of Rape, betraying the girl you care about only in order to humiliate and ruin him? Did you even care about Erasa at that point?"

"I still care about Erasa, sure, but I am not picking up Gohan's sloppy seconds. She can be a side piece but I-"

A large full black skin suited thing appeared in front of him. An exposed lower mouth revealed a twisted smile. "Good to know."

Videl didn't see it, but everyone heard it. The sharp crack of bone and a howling painful scream erupted as Sharpener's leg was bent in two separate directions.

"You would break an ankle, perhaps you should know what it feels like." The person's voice twisting from cheerful to angry growl. Holding up Sharpner by one hand as he screamed out in pain.

"Hey-!" One of those gathered in Sharpner's entourage tried to grab at the man only to be picked up and thrown. His body sailed through the air before slamming through one upright speaker the heavy sundering crash causing more panicked screams to escape.

His new arrival dropped two more, but Videl was untouched arms were shattered and sent them running or falling to their knees.

Gohan's head leaned in. "You want to hurt people? Send others to cause more pain?" His slow cackling laugh escaped as he hauled him up. "I should show you just-"

"STOP!" Several adults attempted to intervene but Gohan moved his hand just beyond Videl's head, purposefully or not his hand did not touch her and unleashed a shockwave. It blasted not only the adults but half of the student's in the room backwards with a massive bang. The impact alone hurt, but dozens of bodies impacting upon one another with the same force. It left many languishing in pain.

If the chaos wasn't already bad enough. The room was almost flipped on its head. Electrical lights shattered. Some broke apart and began to flicker. The bleachers and chairs were broken away from their positions and helped join the growing agony of those who had been having fun moments ago.

Gohan remained there one hand holding a badly injured sharpner. The other extended beyond her head. She looked up at him. He looked down at her. Through the erratic flickering of the lights Videl could make out the jaw line, and while she had never seen that face. She'd shared many closer moments with it before.

"Gohan?" Spoken with disbelief, It can't be!?

Her response was only more laughter. Then his hand pulled back and raised itself upwards. "Let's find-" The window's that weren't already shattered by the earlier shockwave now exploded, the glass impacting inside as a massive boom surprised all except for one.

"WORTHLESS HALF BREED GET OUT HERE!" The voice alone broke the windows, if it required agitation and anger the entire building might have simply imploded to save the enraged saiyan outside the trouble.

Without another word, Videl watched the figure in front of her disappear like they hadn't even been there. But when two pairs of golden light illuminated outside, both of them floating in the sky she had a good guess as to who it might be.

Jumping into the air Videl flew through a newly created hole in an attempt to discover what was going on.

"You had better start thinking clearly right now you son of a bitch." Vegeta pointed one pissed a fuck finger straight at Gohan. His golden hair and murderous demeanour now on full display. He would make the smallest effort possible to dissuade Gohan from the rightly deserved ass whopping he was a hair away from getting. But he could go home with a straight face to Bulma dn say, I offered.

But Gohan made no movement, only grinning behind his visor. "I think you should re-evaluate where you stand Vegeta. I'm not weaker than you anymore." His power had jumped, from where he had been lagging behind the prince he was now a bit stronger. His rust had been slowly eroded with the sparring matches and the realm Babadi had put him in. He might not be as top tier as he had been against Cell. But he wasn't at all lacking in the strength department.

"If I don't hear you begging for my forgiveness in ten seconds boy I promise you will be a red smear across the ground shortly. I don't give a damn about the details there isn't anyone on this planet powerful enough to stop what you are asking for." His extended finger raised up into an open palm. "TEN-!"

The teen laughed, "Nine." He replied eagerly to which Vegeta's face twisted into a scowl. "One."

Videl was trying to make headway when she was knocked backwards by a shockwave. She had gotten within a hundred yards of them only to be sent backwards by a tremendous gust of wind.

From his personal quarters Babadi just rejoiced as he gave Gohan a proper match up and see just how well he would stand to scale. It would be a bit upsetting that he couldn't collect any energy from this. But if Gohan won he could just bring back the body for energy later or perhaps lure him in for another fight when the situation would be ideal.

This wasn't a friendly spar, or even just a fight to relieve the stress like it had been before between the two of them.

Vegeta knew that this wasn't the Gohan from before. He was fighting because his life would be in danger and more importantly Gohan had ruined his fucking dinner and he was going to break the boy or kill him.

Gohan threw himself forwards, not trying to let the prince start playing his game or fight the battle the way he anticipated. His fist glanced right off of the prince's forearm. Passing just over his shoulder. Vegeta threw his shoulder into Gohan knocking him backwards drawing his full arm back and attempted to get into a grapple with Gohan from behind.

The counter was quick as Gohan reversed his elbow before Vegeta could fully sweep himself behind him and impacted on the back of his head.

His vision went black for a moment but instinct carried him to let go and throw himself away from another riposte. Whipping back around Vegeta threw up a quick guard as Gohan threw another flurry of punches.

Keeping his composure Vegeta waited until he blocked one with his forearm. Swinging his arm up and around he caught the limb. Slamming his head into Gohan's visor, the material shattered as the teen's head snapped backwards. Allowing the prince to slam his elbow into his opponent's throat before returning a hard side elbow to the face.

Gohan coughed as he was knocked aside. Looking through his shattered visor. He then gave the prince a saiyan smile. "Good, don't hold back on me."

"Hmph." Vegeta grunted. "You better start taking this seriously as well boy before I rip one of your limbs off." Moving into position Vegeta maneuvered one hand upwards slightly to the side of his head and the other just around his waist.

Gohan threw up both of his hands above his head, "Well how about a little MASENKO!" The trained technique he learned from Piccolo snapping into a burning ball of ki.

"We're not far from the city, plan on murdering all of them?" Vegeta poised the idea, though he did not care if Gohan wanted to kill them.

"I don't have anyone else, nothing but liars and-" His cracked visor spotted another form moving up from the ground. Again… stop being here! Rationalizing that killing her here would be a waste, that she deserved a personal touch. Not complete obliteration as she was pushing towards.

His hesitation had been brief and more than enough for an opening. Phasing in front of Gohan, the younger saiyan completely taken aback by the quickness was unable to bring his attack to bear. He was slammed by a hard uppercut, the attack that had been charging spiraled upwards before exploding some hundreds of yards away.

Gohan felt another palm press against his chest. "BIG- BANG!" He flaried his ki at the last moment as Vegeta screamed "ATTACK!" A blue orb impacting point blank into his torso and sent him flying out of the city. The orb doubled several times over as Gohan was forced to ride the assault and at the same time barely hold it back.

Snapping his head back towards the approaching female Vegeta gave her a snarl. "You dumb wench! What the hell are you doing coming up here, I'm not going to try and save your pathetic ass if you try and have yourself blown to pieces!"

Videl was a bit startled by the curt nature of the golden haired man in front of him, having no real idea as to who he was though he did seem familiar the situation didn't allow her much room to question. "What happened to Gohan? I haven't seen him in days and he just showed up and started hurting people."

He spat, "The past is irrelevant, the here and now is that he's my opponent and I'll have to kill him considering he's corrupted somehow." He looked back in the direction of his attack. "Now run along earthling and let me handle this fight like a saiyan should." Gathering his ki Vegeta didn't allow for any further recourse. Exploding off in the direction where he'd sent the younger teen.

It left the world champ's daughter in a state of shock still and while pursuing the new guy and Gohan was an option, her focus looked back towards her school. Other people did need her help and she doubted she'd really do much or even catch up with how fast the blonde man had taken off.

The impact of the big bang knocked Gohan out of breath as the attack took him back to an old fighting spot. The orange and red rocks that surrounded him, small rising rock formations and sand were now his only comfort.

Where his father and Vegeta had squared off years ago, it was almost poetic in a way. But Gohan punched his fists into the ground and pushed himself back up onto his feet. He might be a little injured but he wasn't close to conceding this fight.

Grabbing the visor Gohan tore it off, it's purpose at protecting his vision gone with the few shards that hadn't been smashed out already. Cracking his neck, Gohan looked towards the oncoming saiyan prince.

'Too Dull for my tastes, how about we spice things up.'

Only Gohan could hear the voice but said nothing as Vegeta closed the distance, not intent on stopping his momentum or holding back yet further.

The explosion of the impact shattered the rock formations along the ground. Gohan caught Vegeta's fist head on as his heels were dragged down almost a foot into the red clay. "Come on don't hold back on me." Gohan grunted as the two of them slowed to crawl along the ground.

The prince only scowled before slamming his own heels into the ground and pushing into Gohan. The two pasused only slightly as their arms deadlocked, but then the world flipped, the red clay and sun vanished.

The ground became soup around Vegeta's feet, Gohan remained perched on a ledge almost as if… well it was magic as Babadi transformed the battlefield. Vegeta's footing and position vanished letting Gohan shove forwards plunging the prince into thick brown water.

Two overhead punches came straight down into Vegeta's face causing the foul liquid to drizzle into his mouth, but he'd endured far worse bile as he rolled to get away but he wasn't given a reprieve as Gohan jumped onto his back before he finished. Somehow he had gained speed on him and Gohan wrapped his arm around the base of his neck and instead of pulling back shoved his face forwards.

The marshy blackness drowned out his sight and hearing, but he didn't panic, shoving both hands down into the ground he unleashed a blast of ki that fired the two of them straight upwards, tearing himself free but right into a deeper headlock. Gohan's entire arm locked around his neck as the two spiraled into the air.

Vegeta felt his consciousness wasn't going to last more than a few seconds. Space was limited and they were up close for the moment. He threw his own ki into his muscles, the massive bulky form that had been a drawback was sorely needed in the moment and much like how his son had just kept bulking up and up throughout the fight with Cell Vegeta sought to double his bulk and use that strength in desperation.

His elbow now three times bigger and empowered with ki hit Gohan with a devastating blow right in the teen's rib's. The crack was audible and the arm popped free as Vegeta threw himself forwards taking a moment to gasp for air as his vision had turned gray.

Floating in the air, both sides now glared at one another. Vegeta spat out more of the brown refuse that had slipped into his mouth while Gohan popped his rib back into place with a light pop.

"Playing games with me boy? What the fuck did you just do?" Vegeta wanted some measure of answers as to what the hell just happened.

But Gohan just smirked, "I don't know, but you almost lost, perhaps you should give up now Vegeta. Would be quite the tragedy to lose to both Goku and his son twice." This calculated goading coming up from his subconscious. Knowing how to deal damage in multiple ways was just as good as causing physical harm.

Especially if it gave him the opportunity to cause more of it later. Raising up his fist he motioned for Vegeta to come for him. "Come on, let's add another notch on that belt for the loser prince."

Surging forwards, but losing the muscle mass in the process as he couldn't afford the loss of speed. Gohan dodged to the side and the two exploded into a flurry of blows. Trading back and forth.

The world spinning as they made contact once again and Vegeta and Gohan were dropped right square into the middle of a street. Neither one reacted, one due to years of rigid practice and the other because he knew it was coming.

Vegeta crossed Gohan in the face, sending him through a street lamp, the sparking electricity rolling up through his body as he screamed in pain. Jumping upwards Vegeta came down with a haymaker blow but Gohan rolled to the side as Vegeta smashed through an entire slab of concrete.

Planting his feet Gohan lunged back for the prince, the two hitting and rolling overtop of one another directly in the path of a passing semi tractor trailer that attempted to slam on its brakes but they were only perhaps a dozen of feet away.

A poor consideration for the semi which slammed into two immovable objects. The impact barely jostled the two saiyans which continued as the large truck bent and twisted with its rear end flaring out to the side and breaking off it's dolly landing onto its side.

Gohan and Vegeta ignored the shattered metal, as Gohan caught two more flush blows to Vegeta's torso. Sending him back into a guardrail all but crunching the metal.

Snarling Vegeta grabbed one of the concrete pillars just beside him with a single fist, ripping it out from it's metal bearing confines as Gohan reached him.

The torso sized piece of poured rock shattered into fragments upon impact. Gohan knocked aside his body skimming across the ground before he recovered himself, poised on his knee the half saiyan managed to block the kick aimed for his face. Taking the full brunt with his shoulder avoiding further lethal damage which sent him into the sky.

He didn't attempt to stop himself as the momentum and he hit a large office building. Gohan shattered the unoccupied structure as it broke through dozens of desks and carved out a small gouge in the ceiling in the process.

Looking up Vegeta fired straight for him. The two exchanging another flurry of blows with one another. Vegeta slammed Gohan into a concrete pillar before hammering him with elbows. But countered as Gohan slammed both of his palms into his chest and unleashed a blast of ki that sent the prince ploughing through another adjacent pillar. The ki sparking and setting off the sprinklers and kicking on the emergency red lights as the entire building shook.

Grunting in frustration Vegeta grabbed his shirt and tore it off of his body, the large burned mid section and stinging of his own skin told him that it no longer served any further purposes. The spraying water felt good and refreshing from the muck of before. Unsure of how that had happened now twice but Vegeta didn't wish to dwell any further upon it. "Come on boy, I know that you haven't given me everything yet."

He called out as the red lights pulsed slowly off and on as Gohan walked forwards through the office space. Taking a chance to smash apart an entire row of cubicles as he neared Vegeta.

"Sometimes you have to take it easy on old men." He taunted as Vegeta chuckled in response.

"Oh you really are Goku's spawn. Despite all my previous misgivings you do have some level of his stupid humor." Exhaling Vegeta decided to stop making this just a fight. Raising up a single palm with his thumb placed across it Vegeta focused his gaze upon the approaching teen.

He was keeping it steady and he only smiled as he saw what was being planned. "Come on Vegeta. Hit me with everything you have, it'll be all the sweeter when you fall to a boy with mommy issues. Won't that be another tale for you to have over your mantle huh prince Vegeta?" Adding the mockery use of his title as the blue glow flared in the saiyan's palm.

"You're adept at fighting for a boy, but you are nothing when it comes to dealing with chaos and how to handle it." Gohan stopped just ten feet away from the glowing blue orb being aimed towards him.

Smacking his hands together Gohan began to rub his eager palms, this was a rush. More satisfying than his bought with Cell and more euphoric than sex had been. Staring down another warrior and eagerly awaiting what could be his death? He couldn't help but laugh. "Don't hold me in suspense!" His jeering tone calling out for everything to which Vegeta's brows furrowed and the strain visible in his veins increased as they bulged.

"DIE-!" Vegeta shouted before throwing his other palm that had been hidden at his side upwards against its opposite. "Twin Big BANG!"

The release of energy blew the entire floor outwards as the two orbs exploded outwards like a pair of cannons. Gohan didn't attempt to dodge it, no he threw out his hands and screamed as each palm slammed into the blue orbs which promptly ballooned from the size of a basketball to almost five times, they were as high as he was tall and the rippling sparks as they grinded against each other and against Gohan was ear rupturing.

Gohan was pushed backwards as he couldn't stop the pressure as Vegeta didn't let up and thrust more force from his palms into this assault. He wasn't holding back, this would kill Gohan and the verbal tongue lashing or bitching was worth avoiding an even darker fate should he fail. "I won't apologize for this Gohan," The prince said as he saw Gohan be pushed back further and further. "I know that's it's not just you in there, I know what evil is and I feel the same pounding darkness in you as it courses through me so I will not show mercy."

The Teen could only scream as he managed to pause the massive orbs which now broke through the ceiling and were now twice as big as before. Death!? YES! YES YES! Come on give me more! The burning in his muscles, every scream and fiber of his being was pushed into this defense. He didn't hear, smell, taste, or see anymore. Only the pulse that rushed up and down his spine and through every vein in his body rejoiced in a rush that dwarfed his cataclysmic battle with Cell only a few years ago.

A trial by fire, and failure was death. His arms began to bend backwards as the entire building began to shake itself apart. The viscous damage caused by their brawl sending the floors crashing down as they failed to uphold the titanic forces at play for something built by mere humans.

But as Gohan began to bend, refusing to break or give up he felt the shift in the air. Vegeta phased behind him aiming his palm point blank into his back. "You fought well for a saiyan… From one warrior to another… I'll see you hell someday."

"PADAPA!"

And before Vegeta could finish it, Gohan vanished and the once colliding balls of energy vanished just as the roof above him slammed down on top of him. The entire building became nothing but a broken heap of concrete, metal, and rubble.

The long figure that remained in the air afterwards was only there for a few short moments before Disappearing and leaving the city to its own devices as the malignant aura that Gohan once possessed vanished into nothing as the master of Gohan had no intention of wasting his warrior's life so pointlessly.

Babadi would not let Gohan be so careless next time, and he'd be even stronger than before, from where they had been on a near equal footing. That edge would only last so long as Babadi had seen the best the Earth could throw at him and he found it wanting.

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