A/N: Just so everyone knows 1500 isn't Gohans full power. Its just the power that was emitting from Raditz scouter. The band on his arm is still concealing a great amount of his ki, so only a fraction is shown.

Also I got a new laptop! I'm still in the process of switching certain things over, so that's one reason why I took a little break. And as you know sometimes life pops up and you have to focus on other things for a while, but all is going better again and now I'm back to writing!

So on with the story!

Chapter 8: My new mentor

Gohan opened his eyes to see nothing but crystal clear water. He lifted his head out of the water and took a deep breath of air.

"Come on get up there is no time to waste." Piccolo said in his gruff voice.

Gohan turned towards him. "You know there are better methods to waking someone up. You could've drowned me you know."

Piccolo glared. "Not my problem."

Gohan got out of the water behind Piccolo. "I have something to tell you. Your father is dead. While you were unconscious he killed the man who kidnapped you. He gave his life to save yours." Piccolo said with uncaring eyes.

Gohan sighed. "I kind of figured that. He wouldn't of let me go with you willingly."

Piccolo looked confused. "You don't seem to be sad."

Gohan smiled sadly. "Oh I am, but there is no need to cry about it. It hurts, but I know he'll be wished back with the dragon balls."

"Hmph. Good. I'm glad I don't have to deal with a whiny brat."

Gohan looked up at Piccolo innocently. "So why am I here?" He asked even though he knew the answer.

"I'm going to train you how to fight. Your father and I barely managed to beat that saiyan today. We learned that two more that are even stronger than him are going to show up in a years time. We won't be able to beat them alone. That's why you're going to train and fight by our side."

Gohan raised an eyebrow. "You do know that I'm only four years old right?"

Piccolo crossed his arms. "That doesn't matter. You may not be aware of it, but you have an incredible sleeping power within you. Its waiting to be unlocked and if you can control it you can be one of the strongest fighters on earth."

"And what makes you think I have this power?" Gohan asked.

Piccolo smirked. "Well let me show you." He picked Gohan up by the head and chunked him at a plateau. Gohan crossed his arms as he was flying towards the small mountain. Gohan flipped his body around so his feet touched the mountain. He flipped off of it and landed on the ground."

Piccolo walked over in thought. "I thought that your body would help you by unconsciously using your power. I guess we have to draw it out a different way, but first you are going to learn to survive on your own for six months."

Gohan shook his head. "No need for that. I know how to survive, but I do have a proposition for you."

Piccolo raised his eyebrow. (A/N: Does he even have eyebrows? I don't think so.) "Like what?"

"How about this. We have a spar. If I win you have to do three things I ask. If you win I'll listen to anything you say and do whatever you want for the rest of my life."

Piccolo smirked. "Feeling cocky huh? You might have hidden strength, but you don't know how to harness and use it. I have experience over you as well, so you won't beat me."

Gohan looked at him with an innocent smile. "So do you agree."

Piccolo sighed. "I don't have time for these games. If it'll get you to do as I say then lets get this over with."

Gohan smiled and took off his yellow and green top. He dropped into a stance.

Piccolo looked on in confusion. 'He has no flaws in his stance? Looks like Goku trained him well. His power is still nothing compared to even the bald weakling.' He dropped into his own stance.

"No holding back on me Piccolo." Gohan said.

"Your funeral." Piccolo responded not even getting into a stance.

Gohan shot off faster than Piccolo could see and punched him in the face. Piccolo staggered backwards a little, but Gohan thrusted his fist into the abdomen of Piccolo.

Piccolo was doubled over in pain. Gohan jumped up and uppercutted Piccolo in the face sending him slightly in the air. He jumped again and kicked him in the chest sending him on his back. Gohan landed gracefully and dropped back into his stance.

Piccolo got up and rubbed his head. 'What the hell was that? The only person to hit me harder than that was that saiyan. How can this kid be so strong?' Piccolo thought to himself as he stood up and dusted himself off.

Piccolo took off his weighted cape and turban. "Okay kid I'm done playing around!" Piccolo got into his stance and glared at Gohan. 'I'm still not one hundred percent, but I should be able to beat this brat.'

Piccolo rushed forward and tried to chop Gohan in the side of the neck. Gohan ducked under it and ran between Piccolos legs. He turned and jumped up with his leg extended, but Piccolo turned around quickly and caught the leg.

Piccolo threw Gohan away, but Gohan did a flip in mid air and landed gracefully. As soon as he landed he shot off towards his opponent.

Piccolo crossed his arms to his chest and blocked a punch. He landed a punch on Gohans cheek sending him backwards. Gohan threw his hands out and did a handspring and landed on his feet.

He sent a few ki blasts towards Piccolo. Piccolo smacked them away, but that was what Gohan was expecting. Gohan slammed his body head first into Piccolo's body. Piccolo staggered backwards having the wind knocked out of him. Gohan jumped up and kicked Piccolo across the face sending him to the ground.

Gohan smiled and waited for Piccolo to get up. "Are we done Mr. Piccolo? I think I won."

Piccolo shakily got up to his feet in pain. His whole body was sore. He knew he couldn't fight on. He growled and narrowed his eyes at Gohan. "How did you get so strong. There's no way Goku trained you that well."

Gohan smiled. "I actually trained myself."

Piccolo glared at Gohan. "Yeah like I actually believe that."

"I'm telling you the truth. I have no reason to lie."

Piccolo snorted. "If you are this strong then why didn't you help us fight the saiyan."

"I did help you guys."

Piccolo growled. "You know what I mean! You could've helped earlier. Maybe if you have your father would still be alive!"

Gohan lowered his head. "Don't you think I know that. I could've prevented all of this, but it needed to happen."

Piccolo looked on in confusion and interest. "What do you mean? Why did this need to happen?"

Gohan looked Piccolo in the eye and smiled sadly. "There are certain things that need to happen so the world, no the universe can be better. Everything must happen for a reason. If I acted on impulse and defeated Radtiz without my dad dying then things would have changed dramatically. I'm not at liberty to change everything I want. Only a few things."

Piccolo looked even more confused. "Are you saying you can see the future?

Gohan shook his head. "No I can't. I can speculate what might happen though. Every future isn't the same, but some are only different by one or two decisions that are taken. This universe is similar to another that I know about. I want them to go down the same road, so I know what to prepare for and change events when only needed.

"How do you know of another universe similar to this one.?" Piccolo asked.

"I have two other souls fused into mine. I am still the same person I was before the merger, but now I am more powerful, confident, and two other souls are both me from a different universe. The only difference is one bad event. I can change that so that our universe will survive better than the other ones."

Piccolos jaw was hanging. "Why should I believe you."

Gohan chuckled. "Like I said I have no reason to lie to you." He pointed to the band on his arm. "This was given to me by my parallel selves. It hides the majority of my ki so no one gets suspicious of why I'm so strong. "

"Why are you telling me this? Why are you trusting me with this information?"

"Well its because I trust you with all my heart. The other two versions of me see you as a father figure. You also helped my dad fight Radtiz and you're going to train me for the next battle,so you're not as bad as everyone says you are. Also I feel I can be myself around you. I just feel like I can trust you with anything ."

Piccolo felt something stinging in his chest. He never had anyone trust him let alone trust him with so much information that could get him into trouble. Piccolo just nodded and ignored the feeling he was having. "I have just one more question. Could you have defeated that saiyan by yourself if you wanted too?"

Gohan nodded. "Yes I could have. If you still doubt that I'm not telling the truth then just enter my mind. You should be able to see my future selves."

Piccolo nodded as he and Gohan got into lotus position. They closed their eyes and concentrated until they were in deep meditation. Piccolo opened his eyes and saw Gohan.

Gohan smiled at him. "Well we're in my mind."

Piccolo looked around. "So where are your future counter parts you've been talking about?"

"Right here." A voice said from behind him. Piccolo turned around and his eyes widened.

Majunior and Mystic looked at him with a smile.

"It's good to see you Piccolo." Majunior said with a wave.

"Yeah it is great." Mystic said with a small smile. "Even if you're not the Piccolo I know."

Piccolo was at a lost for words. His jaw dropped at the sight of the two Gohans.

"Majunior smirked. "Are you going to say anything?"

Piccolo closed his mouth and put a serious expression on his face. "I just wanted to verify your existence. Now that I've done that I will take my leave. Farewell for now." Piccolos form disappeared from Gohans mind.

Gohan turned to his future counterparts. "What was that about? Was he too shocked to speak."

"Something like that." Mystic answered. "He's never been trusted before and he's use to getting lied too. You gave him information you will likely never tell anyone else. You trusted him with this knowledge and you trusted him enough to let him in your mind. Give him some time and he'll change. He just doesn't know how to deal with it right now."

Majunior nodded. "Yeah this is all kind of new to him. He's not use to being shown human compassion."

Gohan frowned. "That actually is kind of sad."

"It is sad." Majunior agreed. "That's why he needs you. Become the friend he needs and he'll always be there for you."

Gohan smiled. "I guess I should leave then if I want that to happen. I'll see you guys later."

Majunior and Mystic waved as he left.

"I wonder if this is how it was when Nail and Kami merged with Piccolo." Mystic said.

Majunior raised an eyebrow. "He fused with Kami in your time?"

Mystic nodded. "Yeah. It made him stronger than Vegeta and Dad even as super saiyans."

Majunior whistled. "That's impressive. I don't think their merger is the same as ours though. Its normal for Namekians to fuse that way."

"That's true, but I remember Nail coming through Piccolo when he told Dende to heal Vegeta."

Majunior scratched his chin with his hand. "Did that happen? It must of slipped my mind."

"After the android crises you had more important things to think about. I don't blame you for forgetting small details like that."

Majunior chuckled. "I guess. If Nail did talk through Piccolo like that then do you think we could do the same?"

Mystic tapped his chin in thought. "Its possible. Maybe the emotion has to be strong enough."

"Or maybe we have to learn our limitations. If we can find a way to surface, even if for only a couple minutes it could be a big help." Majunior stated.

Mystic looked skeptical. "A big help for Gohan or us? We don't need to surface through Gohan. I think things are fine they way they are. Lets not fix what isn't broken."

Majunior sighed. "But this is boring. I want to be more involved you know?"

Mystic put a hand on his shoulder. "I know what you mean, but this is Gohans life and body. Who are we to intrude. We lived our lives, now lets let him live his."

Majunior smiled sadly. "You're right."

Mystic smiled as well. "Lets try to focus more on what we can do inside here instead of trying to manifest through Gohans body. His whole mind is kind of like an empty void. Lets change that shall we."

Majunior smirked. "Yeah lets."

Gohan opened his eyes to see Piccolo looking down at him. "So do you trust and believe me now?"

Piccolo nodded. "I trust you. Now tell me what you want."

Gohan looked confused. "Huh? What are you talking about."

Piccolo scowled. "You won the spar, so I have to do three things you ask. Just name it already!"

"Oh okay. I almost forgot about that." Gohan said with a chuckle. "Okay lets see. I want for you to allow me to see my family at least once a month. I also want you to teach me how to do that materialization technique that you do. That will come in handy for me."

Piccolo nodded. "Sounds easy enough. Whats the last thing?"

"Oh I'll use that later. I never said I would use all of them now." Gohan giggled when he saw Piccolo growl.

Piccolo cracked his neck. "We'll still train my way. I was going to leave you by yourself for six months to see if you could survive on your own, but seeing as you can hold your own against me in a spar I'll trim that six months to one month."

Gohan frowned. "But I didn't just hold my own. I beat you. I'm strong enough for the regular training now."

Piccolo crossed his arms."You're living by my rules kid. If you want me to train you then you will listen to me."

"But..." Gohan said starting to protest.

"Now its two months and if you keep pestering me I'll move it up to three!" Piccolo said cutting him off.

Gohan huffed and crossed his arms with a pout. "Fine two months it is sensei, but could you at least make me a gi and give me a sword."

Piccolo pointed his finger at Gohan as a red beam came from it. The beam hit Gohan and his clothes were replaced by a gi that looked just like his fathers with a sword that was the perfect size for Gohan.

Gohans checked out his clothes, but didn't seem so happy.

"Whats wrong?" Piccolo asked noticing Gohans lack of enthusiasm. "You don't like it?"

"I like it, but I just thought I would get your colors since I'm training under you."

Piccolo looked shocked but nodded nonetheless. He sent another beam at Gohan, but this time his clothes changed to look like Piccolo's.

Gohans face lit up with excitement. "Thanks Mr. Piccolo I love it!"

"Yeah yeah." Piccolo grumbled. "Now if you don't mind I have some serious training to get in." 'And some time to actually think.' "Stay alive for the next two months." Piccolo took off into the sky leaving his pupil to defend himself.

Gohan picked up his sword and strapped it too his back. "I guess there is nothing left to do, but to explore the island, but first I want to see what Mystic and Majunior think." Gohan sat down and got into a meditative pose. He opened his eyes to see his future selves smiling back at him.

"Hey guys! Were you tuning in on what was happening?" Gohan asked smiling wide.

Majunior chuckled. "Of course we did. Do you even have to ask that question?"

Gohan scratched the back of his head while giggling. "I guess not. So do you think I told Mr. Piccolo too much information?"

Mystic shook his head. "Not at all. In fact I probably would've told more. Piccolo will always have your back. I could trust him with anything."

"That's good. I'm just glad everything went okay so far. So what should I do now that I have to survive alone for 2 months? Should I stick with the training schedule?"

"I think you should just have fun exploring for a little while. You have a whole year to train, so just being a kid and having fun for two months shouldn't be a problem." Majunior said while looking at Mystic.

Mystic nodded in agreement. "If you want to train then do light training whenever you feel like it, but for the most part have fun."

"You definitely should fly south of here. There will be a city where orphans run wild. I met some amazing people that day and for the first time I hung out with other kids. I think you could help them more than I ever did though." Mystic said.

Majunior chuckled. "In all honesty I don't think we helped at all."

Mystic agreed. "Yeah definitely. We were just in the way. Every thing would've happened the same whether we were there or not."

Gohan nodded. "Okay I'll head there tomorrow then. I guess I'll see you later tonight. I'm gonna go explore the island."

"See ya later mini me." Majunior said with a salute.

"Be safe and have fun." Mystic said with a wave.

Power Levels:

Piccolo: 265

300 (Unweighted fighting all out. Still not fully recovered from his fight with radtiz)

Gohan: 500 (Holding back )

A/N: Thats the end of the chapter! Next chapter Gohan will go off on adventures before his training.

Jack905: I hope you enjoyed the chapter!

TS24: Thanks! What Gohan said to Raditz will be reveal in a few chapters. I hope you can wait that long lol.

Vishwakarmarahul735: I don't think my powerlevels are screwed up. I'm just giving a fraction of his power off. Don't forget he has a band on his arm that hides a majority of his power.

Crystalzap: I'll keep that in mind. A normal four year old would puke if they saw an arm get ripped off, but I think Gohan is an exception. For one he already seen this happen in the memories of his future counterparts. He knows Piccolo can regenerate his limb and he knows that everything will play out safe, so i think its safe to say that he would take the whole raditz situation lightly. No Gohan would willingly let their father die? Well if he had to witness it I think you're right, but Gohan was passed out when that happened. Knowing what will happen and witnessing what happens are two different things. He knows that Goku will be back in a years time and he needs to die in order to train and get stronger. I think Gohan can compensate with missing his father for a year with the whole universe threatened to be at risk if he changes that situation. Those are just my opinions though. I see what you mean also so I will make some slight changes with the future chapters. Anyway I love your reviews they keep me on my toes and help me out alot. Please continue to help me along the way like this. Its really helpful! :D

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JollyPayton: Thanks I'm glad you think highly of my story! His true power couldn't be detected because of the band. He can wasn't supressed though because he can use all the power to his disposal. I'll explain more in more detail in a later chapter.

ZaynNaz: Thanks I appreciate it! I'm glad my writing improving some and I'm glad you like Gohan being the pun guy. I agree with the ignorance is bliss being annoying. You can only take so much of it. He's around intelligent people pretty often so I don't know why he doesn't pick up a few things. You can only be dumb for so long. And don't worry cannon won't limit my imagination with the story. In my opinion the whole point of fanfiction is to break away from cannon whenever you see fit and to personally add your own touch to it.

Patachu: Gohans sister will play an important role later down the road. I'll focus on her alot after the android/Cell saga.