Chapter 3: Power of the Blind

Gohan fell to the Earth like a speeding comet. Falling and falling he finally made impact with the ground and made a crater. A strange pink-skinned muscular alien picked up Gohan by the shirt collar. After a while Gohan's eyes fluttered open. He managed to say in a weak voice "W... Who... are you?" "I am Ass" said Ass. "Seriously" said Gohan as he got thrown in the air the and got hit in the stomach by a roundhouse kick which knocked him back several yards. Ass appeared under Gohan {pun intended} and punched Gohan in the back sending him upward. Then Ass appeared above Gohan and back flipped and kicked Gohan in the gut sending him into the now wider crater.

"So much for telling my mom they couldn't hurt me" Gohan muttered. Ass came in the crater and threw Gohan out. Gohan slowly to his feet and yelled "Aaaaahhh!" charging his energy. When he was finished Ass punched Gohan in the face knocking him back several feet. Gohan back flipped and landed on his feet. "Your a saiyan aren't you?" asked Ass. "What's a saiyan?" asked Gohan. "Why don't you ask your tail" said Ass. "What tai..." Gohan trailed off looking down at his newly formed tail.

"What the hell, I've never had a tail before" thought Gohan. "Aaahhh!" yelled Gohan. When he looked down Ass' hand went through his stomach and then he pulled it out. "Arrgh!" screamed Gohan in outrage. Suddenly, there was a flash of gold as Gohan's hair went from black to gold and his eyes from black to green "What the hell, it can't be... a super saiyan!" said Ass as he pressed the button on his scouter. "15,000... 30,000... 45,000... 60,000... 75,000... 90,000... 100,000!" said Ass fearfully. "Now, time to give you a matching set" said Gohan pointing to his stomach. Then, he disappeared and appeared in front of Ass and punched a hole through him. While Gohan's hand was still in Ass' stomach, Gohan charged and exploded a ki blast in Ass, exploding the pink alien on impact. "See you later asshole" said Gohan reverting to his normal state exhausted.

Toph's P.O.V

"Why can't my parents I don't protected all the time" I thought as I strolled down the street. That was when I heard a moan and I looked in the direction of the sound and saw a crater. And a someone was on the outside of the crater. I walked up to the being and felt the area I thought was his face. It was bruised and cut. After a while I saw it was a boy. "Man he looks... wow" I thought. Just then he said weakly "I gotta eat... a... Senzu bean" rasped the boy. "He's alive" thought Toph nearly jumping out of her the boy lifted a bean to his mouth and ate it. Then he leapt to his fee, turned around and saw me.

"Who are you?" the boy asked. "I'm Toph, who are you?" I asked. "I'm Gohan" said Gohan. "What happened?" I asked taking in the scenery. Just as he was about to answer he stopped and looked at me "You're blind aren't you?" asked Gohan. "That explains why you were feeling my face earlier." I blushed and yelled "You got a problem with THAT!" "No, no" said Gohan quickly. "Good, now I'll ask again what happened here?" asked Toph impatiently. Gohan explained the entire fight between him and Ass.

"So... the... alien's... name... was... Ass" I said giggling at the thought of someone named Ass. "Hey, if you were fighting him you wouldn't be laughing" said Gohan. "I'll take your word for it" I said. "What are you even doing here anyway?" "I kind of got... exiled from the Southern Water Tribe" said Gohan. "Why?" I asked. Dodging the question Gohan asked one of his own " Is there somewhere I can stay?" asked Gohan. "Sure you can stay at my place to get fixed up, but no longer than that" I said. "Fine by me" I said.

Under the Fire Lord's Palace...

"General, Ass has been defeated" said a blue spiky alien. "I expected that especially since that energy spike seven years ago" said a figure concealed by darkness. "Should we tell Lord-" said the blue skinned alien. "No need to bring out the big guns already, we'll just see how this plays out" interrupted the figure in the shadows.

"Mom, Dad" said Toph. "Yes, Toph" answered Mrs. Beifong. "We've got a guest" said Toph as Gohan walked in the room. "Why did you bring HIM in?" asked Mr. Beifong insultingly. "It's because he saved my life" said Toph. "Some thugs tried to sell me for ransom, but he came an beat them up. "Toph how many times did we tell you not to go out in the open like that" said Mr. Beifong. "Thank you very much sir" said Mrs. Beifong. "It was no big deal" said Gohan. "Mom can we fix him up?" asked Toph. "Of course, right this way" said Mrs. Beifong.

Gohan's P.O.V

"Can you tell me what your name is?" asked the Beifong family doctor. "It's Gohan" I said. "Okay just put that last bandage here and... YOU'RE FINISHED!" said the doctor. "Thank you" I said. "You're welcome and I'd recommend you get some sleep" said the doctor. "Will do" I said walking out of the room. I asked a servant where Toph was and the servant said her room. I knocked on the door and Toph said "Come in." "Hey" I said as I walked in.

"What do you want?" asked Toph questioningly. "I just want you to know I'm going to be leaving in the morning" I said. "Okay" said Toph. "You're lucky you have a mom and dad" I said. "Sometimes I don't feel lucky" mumbled Toph. "What do you mean?" I asked. "I mean my mom and dad are acting like I can't do anything by myself" said Toph. "How are you're parents like?" asked Toph. I took a deep breath and answered "My mom is kind of overbearing and my dad is... dead" I said "Sorry I asked" said Toph guiltily. "It's not your fault" I said. "If it's your last day here you might as well enjoy it, let's go outside" said Toph.

In the backyard of the Beifongs Toph and I looked up at the sky. "So, what do you do in your free time" I asked. "I usually go to the Earth Rumble VI" said Toph. "What is that?" I said. "It's a tournament where earthbenders compete" said Toph. Then, she heard something and turned around to see Gohan sleeping in the hammock. "I'm kind of... tired to" yawned Toph. She climbed into the hammock with Gohan and snuggled up next to him.

In Gohan's mind...

Gohan's P.O.V

"What the hell" I said as I materialized. "Where am I?" I asked myself. "Your in the spirit world" said a voice. "Who's there?' I asked. "We are" said another voice. I turned in the direction of the voice and saw something that nearly made me jump out of my skin. My dad was standing in front of me and next to him was another him except in a weird outfit.

"Dads" I said shocked. "No, I'm your dad and he's your grandfather" said Goku. "He looks just like you" I said in awe. "Our time is limited so I better get right to the point" said my grandfather. "You are from the Saiyan race, a group of exceptional fighters" said my grandfather. "We were also business men, and we eliminate the natives on the planet we were sent to conquer, and we'd sell it to a different race if the price was right."

"I come from a race who does that, are there more?" I asked shaken up. "We were almost all wiped out on that fateful day, but four of us survived Vegeta, Nappa, Raditz, and Kakarot. "Wait I thought my dad was one too" I said. "He is his birth name is Kakarot" said my grandfather. "You must go to Guru Pathik at the Eastern Air Temple" said Goku. "That's convenient because I'm leaving tomorrow" I said. "Good, until we meet again" said my grandfather. "Wait, what's your name" I asked my grandfather. "Bardock" said Bardock as he dematerialized. Then, I went back to consciousness.

Gohan's P.O.V

I blinked my eyes twice as light streamed into my eyes. I felt a weight on my shoulder and my chest. I looked down and saw Toph's arms wrapped around my chest and her head on my shoulder. I slowly moved Toph's arms and head off of me and looked down at her. I grabbed that device Ass had on his head and gave put it next to Toph to remember me by. "Goodbye" I said as I flew off, heading for the Eastern Air Temple.