Chapter 11
Videl
She woke up that morning with a feeling of determination, Gohan promised he would teach her the Kamehameha today, and she was determined to hold her husband to his promise. She didn't care if she had to meditate for seven hours, do a million push-ups, super burpees, and swim the length of the ocean before she learned it, she was going to do it. It had been less than two weeks since she had started training with Gohan, and everyone commented on how much stronger she had already become. Videl thought about all this as she stretched herself out, looking at her body as she did. Her muscles were definitely just a little bit more defined, she was sure she had lost at least five pounds, maybe more. She could feel it already, she was faster and stronger than she had been back in High School. She could only imagine what her power would be like in a year.
Gohan came in as she finished stretching and started changing into her gi. "I'm going to test your power before I teach you the Kamehameha, just so you know," he told her. "I can handle anything you throw at me," Videl confidently told him as she finished getting changed. Gohan and Videl stopped out, only for Pan to stand in their way, rubbing sleep from her eyes but looking determined in her orange gi. "I wanna come too! I wanna see Mom train!" the quarter-Saiyan girl stubbornly said. "Pan, you should be asleep," Gohan responded. "Dad, please! I can keep up! I promise I won't hold you back," Pan pleaded, with the biggest eyes only a little girl could make. Videl didn't need to sense Gohan's ki to know he was wavering already; Pan had him wrapped around her little finger. To his credit, he kept his 'stern Dad' voice at least as he said, "Fine, you can come, but don't help Mommy out while she's training, she needs to figure things out by herself." "OKAY!" Pan happily said as she jumped up.
The family all had a 'small' breakfast, for Videl that meant some quick toast and milk, while Gohan and Pan had two dozen scrambled eggs between them and split the rest of the milk jug. Piccolo knocked on their door and Pan let him in, telling him, "Piccolo-ojī-san, I'm going to watch Mom and Dad train today!" "Really?" the Namekian said a she looked at Videl. "You can come it you want," Videl said. "I think I will, make sure Gohan isn't going to soft on you," Piccolo said with a smirk. The four of them headed out and Gohan told Videl, "Well, I'm done carrying you. From now on, you need to fly on your own, and try to keep up." "Got it," Videl said as she cracked her neck. "Alright! Race! I'll win for sure!" Pan excitedly yelled. "You don't even know where we're going," Gohan pointed out. "Oh…right…" Pan said. "Maybe next time we'll make it a race, but for now, you just need to follow and keep up with me," Gohan told her. They all flew up into the air and took off for the island Gohan and Videl had been training on.
Gohan flew ahead of everyone else, and Videl focused more of her ki to keep up, while Pan and Piccolo managed to keep up with him easily. Gohan increased his speed and everyone else did the same. For the first five minutes of their flight it was like this, Videl pushing herself the whole time to keep up with everyone else. After about ten minutes, Videl realized she had reached her flight speed limit. "Come on Videl, push it a little harder!" Gohan told her, "At this rate we won't have much time before you need to go to work." "I'm trying!" Videl yelled back, "But the wind is just too much for my eyes!" "Focus your ki on your face," Piccolo suggested, "It should make it easier." "Alright," Videl said, and focused her ki in her face. She felt a little numbed, but the wind didn't feel as harsh on her eyes anymore. "Come on, double-time!" Gohan told Videl, then he, Piccolo, and Pan blasted off, leaving her in the dust.
"HEY!" Videl yelled after him as she pushed herself twice as hard. Her eyes weren't as badly affected this time, but she relied more on her ki sense than her eyes to find them. "You made it Mom!" Pan congratulated her. "Alright, if we keep up this speed for another ten minutes we should reach the island," Gohan said, "Unless you think you can go even further." Videl smirked and flew past everyone else, and Gohan quickly flew ahead of her, making her push herself harder before they managed to reach the island in seven minutes. Pan and Piccolo looked around, Pan saying, "There's nothing here but rocks and sand." "It's an adequate spot if you wish to avoid attention, the ground isn't too level so you can adapt to uneven terrain, and yet there are also fish and birds in the ocean and sky to train ki sense. Not a bad training ground," Piccolo said. "Thanks," Gohan said before turning back to Videl. "Alright, time to train. First, summon a ki ball."
Gohan raised his right hand to chest height and summoned a yellow ki ball, "Focus and shape your ki into a sphere, and maintain it for a whole minute." Videl raised both her hands and focused ki between them, after three seconds she managed to form a ki ball like Gohan's. Videl focused on the ki ball, it was harder than it looked, she had to keep feeding it ki while at the same time try not to overdo it while maintaining the shape. Videl was focused so hard on her ki ball that she was caught off guard when Gohan said, "Alright, now, launch it at me." The ki ball she summoned almost disappeared, but she kept her concentration and kept it up. Videl looked at Gohan and focused, knowing what she had to do. She lifted the ki ball over her head and threw it at him, using both her arms and her ki power to send it flying at him.
The ki ball flew at him faster than Videl thought it would, but Gohan was ready and easily caught it before redirecting it back at her. Videl focused and managed to catch her ki ball again and threw it back at Gohan. "That's it! Keep up that control!" Gohan told her. "Come on Mom! You can do it!" Pan encouraged her as she and Piccolo watched. Videl kept up her concentration as she and Gohan tossed the ki ball she made back and forth between them for almost ten minutes before Gohan caught it one last time and crushed it between his fingers. "That was great! You lasted longer than I expected! Now we know that you can maintain good enough ki control," Gohan told her. Videl let out a breath, it had been harder than he realized to keep up her control like she had.
"Alright then, watch me," Gohan told his wife. She watched as he cupped his hands together and blue ki started powering up within his hands. "You need to build up the power, as long as you can. The longer you let it build, the stronger the attack. But usually keeping it long enough to say the name is enough," he explained to her, "Ka-ma-ha-me-HA!" Gohan unleashed the Kamehameha Wave, the ocean parting as the blast flew over the water. Videl watched as the blast went out of sight, and then asked, "Can this be used in other ways?" "Yes," Piccolo answered. "I know that you can use it to propel you quickly in the opposite direction," Gohan said. "You can also blast it out of your other extremities. A long time ago, when Goku and I first fought, he blasted a Kamehameha through his feet to propel himself to me, this was before he could fly, it allowed him to land one Hell of a punch when he reached me. Theoretically you might be able to send one through your mouth, but I've never seen anyone do it, you can also use one hand, that's what Gohan used to destroy Cell," Piccolo told her. "You can also make it change directions and follow your opponent, but that requires a lot of training to pull off, so we'll focus on the basic Kamehameha Wave for now," Gohan finished.
"Wow, that is one versatile technique," Videl said as she got ready to do her own Kamehameha. "Keep your stance solid and rooted," Gohan told her. Videl spread her legs a little more and rooted herself more firmly to the ground as she cupped her hands together and moved it to her side. Her power focused between her hands, shining between her fingers as it built up. "Kaa-mee-" she started the famous shout, "Haa-mee-" Everyone around watched her in amazement as the power grew to new heights like they never saw from her before, when at last she let it loose, "HHHHHAAAAAAA!" The Kamehameha Wave was enormous! It was as tall as Videl as it erupted from between her hands, Videl kept her stance, but she was pushed back almost three feet from her original position. Pan, Piccolo, and Gohan were dumbstruck at the sight as the blast tore across the ocean, dwarfing Gohan's own. "It's going too far!" Piccolo yelled, and then flew off at his top speed to get ahead of Videl's Kamehameha Wave. Gohan and Pan saw a giant eruption as he let loose his own blast to counter the attack, and Videl let go of it, falling to her hands and knees.
Piccolo flew back to the island and Pan asked him, "What happened?" "I heard a ship coming, right in the path of Videl's attack. I had to counter it before it reached them," he explained. "Oh no," Videl groaned. "You didn't know, it was pretty far off, I didn't even sense it!" Gohan comforted Videl. "You put too much of your power into the attack, that's why you're so tired now. In a life or death situation that would help you, but not in training," Piccolo started to lecture her. "I know, but, I didn't know how I stacked up, Gohan made it look so easy, but he's been doing this for almost his whole life. I just felt like I had to make up for my inexperience," Videl explained before Gohan handed her a senzu bean to restore her energy.
"You need to be careful, Videl," Gohan told her, then looked up at the sky. "Well, I think we've trained enough for today." "But we only did it for a few minutes!" Videl yelled. "You were slower than I expected…" Gohan said, scratching the back of his neck, "Unless you want me to carry you back like usual, but I thought you'd want to fly on your own…" Videl's face turned red at that, from embarrassment at her comparative weakness, anger, or a mix of both was hard to tell. "Then you'll carry me I guess. If I'm really so weak, then I need to train my butt off as much as I can," she finally said after a minute. "Let me do it!" Pan excitedly yelled, "I wanna see how strong Mom is now!" Gohan and Piccolo looked at each other, and then at Videl, who silently nodded at her daughter before getting into a fighting stance, her ki aura blazing around her like a blue bonfire. Pan had a confident grin on her face as her own aura flared out, the ground shook as waves tossed and turned around the island, sand and pebbles floating up. "PAN! THAT'S TOO MUCH!" Gohan screamed at her, "Tone it down by like…95%!"
My EIGHT-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER needs to go easy on ME! Videl angrily thought to herself. She hated to think about it, but couldn't ignore her daughter's obvious power, when she and Gohan talked about Pan's power he was honestly shocked that she hadn't turned into a Super Saiyan with so much power coursing through her small body. Pan's ki aura shrunk down and the ground stopped quaking before Pan at last took her own stance. Mother and daughter looked at each other, weighing each other's advantages and disadvantages, seeing who would make the first move. Videl made the first move, tossing a ki ball at Pan, Pan deflected it and flew at Videl. Videl blocked Pan's kick and deflected her punch before side-stepping another kick and trying a counter-punch.
Pan flew up to avoid the punch and retaliated with ki balls. Videl narrowly dodged the attacks and flew up to meet Pan. Videl threw dozens of punches and kicks, but Pan was small and nimble, using that to her advantage to dodge all of her Mother's blows. Videl kept up her onslaught, watching how easily Pan avoided everything that came her way. Eight-years-old… Am I really this weak? Are humans truly this weak? Videl was snapped out of her thoughts when Pan slammed a hard kick to her stomach, driving the air out of her lungs. Videl flew through the air, barely stopping her unwanted flight before Pan flew in front of her and tried another kick. Videl managed to block this one but was still knocked far back. Videl flew down just as Pan appeared behind her again and caught her by surprise before landing a kick to Pan's chin.
The quarter-Saiyan girl smiled and said, "That's the way Mom! More like that!" Pan brought her hands together then, powering up a Kamehameha. Videl quickly followed suit, focusing her power. In almost perfect synchronization, the two females let loose their attacks, "KAMEHAMEHA!" The blasts met in the middle, and the true contest began. Pan's quickly pushed Videl's back, but the fully Earthling woman refused to concede without a fight and poured more power into her attack. "Come on Mom! I know you are strong! You have loads more experience than Marron, if she's as strong as she is, you can be stronger!" Pan encouraged her. "RRRRRRRRHHHHHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAA!" Videl summoned even more power into her attack, but Pan met her efforts with more power as well. Sweat poured out of Videl's body, she was putting everything she had into the attack, but the fact that Pan was simply stronger than her couldn't be denied. "I'm sorry, Pan-chan, I…can't keep this up much…longer," Videl groaned. Suddenly, something within her seemed to empty, and Videl couldn't keep up her attack.
She watched as Pan's Kamehameha Wave came at her, before Gohan suddenly appeared in front of her and kicked the attack straight up into the sky. "That's enough for today," he told them both, and held Videl close to him, "Are you alright?" "Mom, that was amazing! In a few years, I know you'll be even stronger!" Pan flew over to her, trying to encourage her. Videl smiled and patted her daughter's head, "I'll do my best." Gohan carried Videl, and the four of them flew back home. Videl took a shower and got dressed in her uniform. Before she left, she gave Gohan a kiss on his lips and Pan a kiss on her forehead. Before she got in her car, Piccolo stopped her. "Don't be discouraged. You've only been training for a little over a week, while Pan's been training since she could walk," he told her. "Piccolo, we both know that that's not why she's so powerful, not the only reason," she responded. The Namekian was silent after this for a few seconds before he said, "Be careful out there. Don't hesitate to call if you need help." She quietly nodded and started the car, driving straight for the Station.
As soon as she arrived and Capsulized her car, she went inside the Police Station, making a beeline for the coffee pot. Krillin was already there and handed her a cup. "Tough training?" Krillin asked as they headed for their desks. "I sparred with Pan today," Videl sighed before drinking more of her coffee. She always preferred it straight black, the bitterness helped keep her mind focused. "I see. How's she doing anyway?" Krillin asked her. "Well, her control has certainly improved… But…" "She's lightyears ahead of you in power," Krillin finished for her. "I always knew she was stronger than any human could hope to be, but actually experiencing it was just…eye opening," Videl told him before finishing her coffee. She got up and poured another cup before returning to her desk.
Krillin smiled like a Dad talking to his daughter and said, "It's a weird feeling, huh? As a parent you always want your kid to succeed, but as a person it still sucks to know how far behind you are." Videl was quiet but nodded in agreement. "I'm just worried that…as she gets older, she'll look down on people that are weaker than her, that she'll look down on me," she quietly said. "That's ridiculous," Krillin said, shaking his head, "I've known three generations of the Son family, and Pan's the only one I haven't fought side-by-side with. I fell behind Goku a long time ago, but he never looked down on me for it. Gohan had me beat since he was a kid, but he never looked down on me either. Pan won't look down on people just because she's stronger. The only people I see her looking down on, if she ever did, would be the kind of people that bully others," Krillin assured her.
"Krillin, Videl, I need to talk with you," the Chief called from his office. The two patrol officers got up and headed straight for the Chief's Office. Inside they saw the Chief and a male Court Officer, he was older and his lack of physical exercise showed in his gut. "Videl, Krillin, this is Officer Root, he usually works in the Court system," the Chief introduced him. They shook hands and Officer Root said, "Well, to put it bluntly, one of these superpowered psychos is going on trial today, the only one that regained consciousness." Officer Root showed his phone, it was the Camo Guy from the Mall. "His name is Mamba, he is twenty-six years old with a record going back to his teens; armed robbery, assault, burglary, and vandalism. The Chief told me about how you suspect there's more of these guys out there, and we're afraid that his friends might try to break him out; or take him out like they did the first guy, Kiba," Officer Root explained. "So, you want us to guard the Court House during his trial," Krillin stated.
"Exactly," the Chief agreed, "You two should be more than capable of handling anything that comes your way." "Definitely," Krillin said cracking his knuckles. Videl silently nodded, and Officer Root escorted them out. They got into their patrol car while Root took his personal vehicle and let Root lead them to the Court House. They got out and Root told them, "Wait here, Mamba should be arriving in about," Root checked his watch, "Five minutes." "Got it," Videl said as she and Krillin stood at attention, keeping their eyes and minds open, ready for any attack. "I'll go take my station, the radio signal is 729 if you encounter any trouble," Root said. "Alright," Krillin told Root as he and Videl set their personal radios to the right signal. The next five minutes were completely uneventful as they waited, nothing out of the ordinary.
An armored prisoner transport soon drove over. The side door opened to show two heavily armed and armored guards, pointing their assault rifles at the prisoner between them. Camo Guy, a.k.a. Mamba, looked different in an orange jumpsuit, with chains and handcuffs holding his arms together, heavy chains keeping his legs close together, and an iron mask secured to his face to prevent him from biting anyone. Mamba was escorted to Krillin and Videl and one of the Prison Guards said, "Officer Satan, Officer Krillin?" "Yes," Krillin said. "Sign here," the Prison Guard said, handing him a Certificate of Transfer. Krillin signed it while Videl grabbed Mamba and kept him secured. "Let's go," Krillin said as he took the other arm of Mamba and escorted him inside the Court House.
Mamba recognized Krillin and quietly growled at him, "Just you wait you shriveled up midget. As soon as I get out of this, I got special plans for you, and that butch jailbait from the Mall too." "You're not getting out for at least twenty years, Mamba. And even if you did somehow get out, you'd only get your ass handed to you again," Krillin quietly threatened back. The rest of the walk into the courtroom was quiet, but Videl could sense Mamba's excitement, even bloodlust. Her ki sense told her that he wasn't afraid at all, instead he seemed to be confident! Krillin and Videl led Mamba to his table and sat him down next to a very nervous court-appointed attorney, making sure to take positions close enough to stop the criminal should something happen. The courtroom was filled with reporters and photographers, snapping pictures of Mamba, Krillin, and Videl the whole time before the bailiff then stood and said, "All rise for the Honorable Judge Mint."
Judge Mint was an extremely old and thin man with liverspots covering his balding head and bare hands. However, he still walked confidently and strongly, showing that the Judge wasn't letting age slow him down. Judge Mint took his seat and banged his gavel down three times to quiet the reporters, "Order in the court! Court is now in session!" The Prosecutor stood up and acknowledged Judge Mint, he too was an older gentleman, albeit one who had no liver spots and dyed his graying hair black. It had been decided that the trial would be before a judge alone instead of a jury, neither Mamba or his attorney argued against this. "Your Honor, this case today is no doubt one of the strangest cases to ever appear in the Courts. However, we have eyewitness testimony and video confirmation that the events did indeed happen, despite their-"
The roof suddenly exploded! Krillin and Videl moved with lightning speed to get the Prosecutor and Judge Mint out of the way of falling debris. Reporters and their photographers ran for their lives. "Damn it! I knew this was too easy!" Krillin cursed as Videl sensed five ki signatures above and seven inside the destroyed courtroom. "Let's go Krillin!" Videl yelled and flew back in. She spotted Mamba being freed by a large masked man and yelled, "POLICE! FREEZE!" All thirteen of the criminals responded by blasting a storm of ki balls at Videl. The female officer quickly dodged their attacks and answered with some of her own aimed at Mamba and those criminals on the ground trying to help him escape. She hit two of them head-on, knocking them out, but the ones attacking distracted her too much for her to stop Mamba from taking flight. "No you don't!" Krillin yelled as he flew next to Videl and blasted a yellow ki wave at them. The ki wave flew up, then changed course without hitting anyone and Krillin yelled, "Scatter Shot! HA!"
Krillin thrust his hands down, and the beam scattered into twelve ki balls, raining down on the criminals. Four of them were knocked out, including Mamba, but the rest managed to avoid the attack. "The plan's blown! Damn it!" one of the remaining criminals yelled, then pointed at Mamba, "DODON RAY!" Videl tried to deflect the attack, but she was just a half-second too slow to stop it from piercing Mamba's head, killing him instantly. "Let's go!" the killer yelled, and the remaining seven started to fly off. "YOU'RE NOT GETTING AWAY!" Videl yelled after them and took off. "Videl hold on!" Krillin yelled as he flew after her. The seven criminals saw the two officers gaining on them and one formed a diamond with his hands and yelled, "TRI-BEAM!" Videl and Krillin narrowly dodged the attack and Videl summoned a large ki ball between her hands and tossed it at the now exhausted criminal, knocking him out. Krillin caught him and said, "Videl, we can't stop all of them! Not if we want to take them alive!" "We need to force them to the ground then!" Videl yelled before putting on a burst of speed.
She flew over the remaining six and rained down ki balls on them. They did as she hoped and started to fly lower as they struggled to avoid her attacks. When she was sure they were low enough that the drop wouldn't kill them, Videl flew down like a falcon after a fish and landed an axe kick down on one criminal's head, slamming him down hard into the ground below. "BITCH!" one criminal yelled as he pointed his pointer fingers at her and yelled, "DOUBLE DODON RAY!" Videl flew over her attacker, barely avoiding his attacks as he kept on firing like a cowboy dual-wielding his revolvers. One Dodon Ray grazed Videl's side and she quickly responded with a quick Kamehemaha. "KAMEHAMEHA!" Videl's attack tore through the Dodon Rays and slammed the man down next to his companion. Videl turned around and received a hard hook kick to her head that was quickly followed up with a punch to her solar plexus.
Videl struggled to breathe before she was kicked back. Krillin saw her distress and quickly got between her and her attacker and slammed a hard kick into his stomach, then another to his chin before catching him and lowering him and the other one he had been carrying to the ground. "Krillin, watch them! I'll take the rest down!" Videl yelled before he could stop her and flew off after the last three. The last three criminals flew high into the sky and Videl followed them, determined not to let a single one escape. One attacker spotted her and tried for a Tri-Beam, but Videl put on a burst of speed and slammed her knee into his crotch before he could focus his power. Videl knocked him out with a dropping elbow and then caught him dropping him off on a nearby roof. The last two criminals then flew down on the same roof and confronted Videl.
"You're dead meat, cop," one attacker said, Videl was surprised that it was a woman judging by her voice. "I suggest you surrender yourselves now, before things become any harder on you," Videl responded. Her side was starting to bleed from the Dodon Ray that grazed it, and she felt sore from the hits she took earlier. Damn, they got me better than I realized. Two on one is never good for the one, but I'm pretty sure I've got more experience at least, Videl thought to herself as she assumed a fighting stance, as did the last two crooks. All three of them stood and waited to see who would make the first move. Videl knew she couldn't last long as she felt her body grow weaker from blood loss. She had to end the fight as fast as possible.
She quickly blasted ki balls at both of her opponents, distracting them long enough for her to quickly reach one and kick them in the face, the squeal from the one that was kicked told her it was a woman as well. Videl quickly turned and deflected a punch then palm-heeled the other's face before kicking her in the stomach, knocking her back. The one she kicked went for a punch that Videl barely dodged, then caught her by surprise with a kick to her injured side. Videl gasped in pain before she took a punch to her chin. Videl went with the force and managed to backflip away before tossing three ki balls at her attacker. The attacks were all deflected, and the second woman blasted a Dodon Ray that grazed Videl's right leg. Videl ignored the pain and charged forward again, meeting both women at once.
Videl deflected and blocked their punches and kicks as best she could, managing to land some solid punches to their faces before she was kicked back hard. She nearly fell off the roof, but stayed on it, only to see her opponents pointing their right palms at her while their left ones held their forearms.
"SUPER DODON RAY!" the women yelled in unison, blasting yellow ki waves straight at Videl. Videl let loose a quick kiai and managed to counter their Super Dodon Rays with her own ki waves, but as soon as the attacks clashed she knew that it was a lost cause. Damn it, this is too sloppy! I can already feel their attacks getting closer, she thought. I only got one attack I can use, but it's never been done before… she thought. The two Super Dodon Rays inched closer to Videl as sweat and blood poured off her body. Gohan, Pan, please, let this work, Videl thought as she concentrated her ki into her arms, focusing it in her palms as she held the Super Dodon Rays back with ki from her fingers. The Super Dodon Rays came ever closer even faster than before and Videl glared at her smirking opponents. One said, "It's over pig! Now you fry!" "NEVER!" Videl screamed back as she let loose with every bit of ki she had, roaring, "DOUBLE KAAMEEHAAMEEHHHHHAAAAAAA!" Two Kamehamehas blasted out of Videl's hands, pushing back the Super Dodon Rays.
"NO WAY!" one of her attackers screamed. Videl screamed her lungs out as her desperate attack tore through the Super Dodon Rays and slammed straight into the criminals, knocking them both out. Videl fell forward on the roof, too tired to stand, feeling her consciousness going in and out.
It could have been seconds or days before she heard a voice yell for her. I recognize that voice… "Gohan…" she groaned as her husband lifted her up. "Oh man, I forgot to grab a senzu bean!" the half-Saiyan said. "Just hang on, there's an ambulance nearby!" a second voice said. Krillin… "I'll watch those two, get her to the ambulance!" Krillin told Gohan. Videl felt as Gohan flew quickly, holding her close as they reached an ambulance. "Help! My wife, she was attacked!" Gohan yelled. Videl felt as she was gently laid down on a stretcher. She weakly grabbed Gohan's arm, "…don't go…" Gohan took her hand in both of his and said, "Never." That was when she lost consciousness.
Videl woke up inside a hospital, wearing a gown. Gohan, Goku, Chi-chi, Pan, Goten, Mr. Satan, Krillin, Eighteen, Marron, and even Majin Buu were all there waiting for her. "Videl all better now," Buu happily said. "OH VIDEL!" Mr. Satan yelled as he wrapped her in a tight hug, "I WAS SO SCARED! WHEN I SAW WHAT HAPPENED I THOUGHT IT WAS THE WORLD TOURNAMENT ALL OVER AGAIN!" The World Champion blubbered the whole time as he held his daughter tightly. "Dad…I'm alright now," she protested, and he finally let her go. "We were all so worried!" Chi-chi declared as Pan and Gohan wrapped Videl in a group hug, before Goku, Goten, and Chi-chi joined in. "You're all over the News, 'Mr. Satan's Daughter Saves Courtroom'. There's practically an army of reporters outside, luckily, the Chief has assigned some officers to keep them out," Krillin explained to Videl when her family let her go. "You think there's a way we can leave without them seeing us?" Videl asked.
"Sure thing, I can Instant Transmission us all out of here as soon as you want," Goku said. "Thanks," Videl told her Father-in-Law, then looked around, "Um, are there some clothes I could wear?" "I got you covered," Gohan said, and pulled out a pair of pants and a long-sleeved blue shirt with matching sneakers and socks for her. "Gohan, you're a godsend," she told him. All the men left the room, so she could get changed, while Mr. Satan got a doctor to sign her out. Once everything was ready, everyone grabbed a hold of Goku, and he Instant Transmitted everyone into Gohan and Videl's house. Once they were there, Videl saw the time on a clock, it was eight o'clock at night! "What! I was out for that long!?" she yelled. "Yeah…sorry," Gohan said, "I was so worried that I stayed with you as long as I can before the doctors took you, then there was the Press and keeping them away, and then calling your Dad, and he got Majin Buu, then waiting for the doctors to say you could see visitors… There was a lot of stuff happening." "Pan-chan, it's about time for you to go to bed," Videl told her daughter. "But Mom, I'm not tired," Pan said, then disproved that with a yawn.
"Did you eat?" Videl asked as she picked her up. "I did, but you didn't," Pan said, wrapping her Mom in a hug. "I'll be fine," Videl assured her, then turned to her impromptu guests, "Thank you for seeing me. Sorry we can't really do anything, but it's Pan-chan's bedtime." "It's alright," Chi-chi said, "We can come over tomorrow." "Yeah, Krillin told me how you kicked those bad guy's butts, maybe you can show me some of those moves tomorrow," Goku said, "But for now, you should probably go to bed yourself." "Take care, Videl, Pan-chan," Mr. Satan said, giving Videl and Pan one last hug. Videl carried Pan to her room, by the time she reached the door, Pan was already asleep. Videl carefully set her daughter into bed and covered her in her blankets and stuffed animals before giving her a kiss on her forehead and quietly leaving the room. Krillin was the last to leave, and she saw him talking on his phone.
"Yeah, Chief, she's here now," Krillin said. Videl went down to him and he gave her his phone. "I'm here, Chief," Videl said. "Krillin told me what happened," the Chief said, "According to reports, you did an amazing job. I'm glad that you're out of the Hospital as well." "I'm pretty glad about that myself," Videl told him. "Well, I'm giving you a week off, you've definitely earned it. You should use that time to rest and recover," the Chief told her. "Are you sure, I mean, I'm completely healed up, recovered and everything," Videl said. "I'm sure. Though if you're that adamant, then I guess I can cut it to three days off," the Chief sarcastically said. "I'd prefer that sir, honestly," Videl told him, "I want to get back on the streets as soon a s possible." The Chief sighed like an old man arguing with his grandchild before saying, "Very well. Enjoy your vacation. See you in three days." "Thank you, sir," Videl said, and the Chief hung up.
Videl handed Krillin back his phone and he looked at her. "That was dangerous, going off on your own like that," he said. "I know, I should have waited, but I didn't want any of those guys to escape," she said, "Did you get them?" "Already processed," Krillin told her. He looked at her sternly and said, "Just…be more careful from now on. We got lucky you weren't killed. You're the first partner I've ever had, and…Videl, you're like family, and I don't know what I'd do if I couldn't keep my family safe." "Thanks, Krillin," Videl said, giving him a hug goodbye. Krillin left, and Videl and Gohan were the only ones left. "I can go get Dinner, what do you feel like having?" her husband asked. "Anything that's fried, after I get a shower," Videl told him. Gohan nodded, then pulled her into a kiss. After he let her go, Videl headed straight for their Master Bedroom, and the shower inside.
She took off her clothes and went in the shower, turning it on to the hottest temperature she could tolerate, the whole time thinking about the fight. Her body was fully healed, but she felt so weak and tired as she thought about how she had almost died. She was so focused on her thoughts that she never realized she wasn't alone until she felt two powerful arms wrap around her. "Let me take care of you tonight," Gohan said as he captured her lips. Videl smiled when they broke off, "Please do."
Author's Note: I hope I made this fight worth the wait.