Fanfiction and the character Unlimited is property of Josh Kovatch, 2008
Unlimited Power: The Final Opponent
Chapter 3: Training for the Challenge
One week. One week until they would find out who the stranger was. Videl was especially eager to see him for real. But for now, she was also especially eager to see Gohan, who had agreed to help her with her fighting abilities.
She then saw the Son house beneath her and descended. As she landed, she thought of his smiling face, that one face that she kept in her mind, back when he was said to be dead at Buu's hands. She nearly knocked on Gohan's door when it opened and Gohan walked into Videl's closed hand.
"OH, Gohan! Sorry, I didn't mean to hurt you!" she tried to cover up, as Gohan looked at her a little hurt.
Then, Gohan smiled again and said, "Don't worry about it. Seeing you makes it all better."
The two then took off a little ways to an open area for her training. As the two landed, Videl looked at Gohan and wondered what he could teach her.
Gohan then said, "Well, since you already know how to use your energy, we'll start with...blasts..." he finished, a little reluctant to teach her this skill, for fear of the consequences.
Videl's eyes lit up and she said, "Just what I've been waiting for!"
Gohan noticed this with a little worry and then said, "OK. First, you need to focus your strength into your middle area like with the flying lessons. Then bring out that energy and hold it in your hands.
Videl did as he said, her hands in front of her like when she learned to fly. She focused all of her strength into getting the energy into her hands. Then, in a flickering of light, her face brightened with glee as the small energy ball formed in her hands.
"Great. Now, just feed your strength into that ball by bringing out all of it into your midsection. Just focus and soon that energy will grow."
Videl followed once again, although this time it was a little harder. Her energy was nearly being spent already and she really couldn't push anymore into it. She began to tremble and sweat as she tried with all of her might to make the energy ball larger. Her face filled with more frustration and anger as she tried her best to make the ball bigger.
Finally, she lost her confidence, and said, "Gohan, it's not working."
Gohan looked to her face and saw the frustration and exhaustion. He came closer to her and said, "Here, I'll help you."
Gohan took Videl's in his own and pushed a small amount of energy into Videl's hands, and she looked down at them to see the energy beginning to glow in her hands.
She smiled as the ball became larger and then, was fully formed. Her face was shining with delight while Gohan's was alight with warmth, seeing his girlfriend master this skill.
"Alright! I got it!" Videl exclaimed, as Gohan slowly pulled away his hands.
"Great. Now, you want to use the energy you're feeling to push that energy from your hands. Just keep your energy there and try to throw it."
Videl nodded and looked down to the energy, and then pulled her hands into the air a little ways. When they were nearly over her head, she then thrust her arms down and tried to throw the ball. However, the ball had barely left her hands and just went a couple of feet and crashed into the ground, causing a little explosion which made Videl jump and fall backwards.
Gohan saw her fall and ran over to her, and asked worried, "Videl, are you okay?"
Videl, being as stubborn as she was, said, "Yeah, I'm fine."
Gohan looked worried as he helped her to her feet once again. However, she buckled as soon as she stood, and was caught by Gohan.
"The blast just took it out of me, I'm fine," Videl tried, but Gohan was not backing down.
"Here, I'll give you some energy," Gohan offered, and before she could refuse, he took her hands in his and pushed some energy into them. Suddenly, Videl jerked fully aware now and looked at her hands.
"Whoa... I feel like I could run for miles!" Videl told him, and Gohan knew he gave her more energy than she was used to.
"Well, feel like giving it another shot?" Gohan asked.
"Sure, thanks Gohan."
She once again lifted her hands as Gohan backed up, and she formed the tiny light in her hands first. Then, with the strength she had received from Gohan, she was able to build the ball up into a larger blast.
"Good, now, you need to force your energy through your hand when you throw it to make it go farther."
Videl seemed to understand, and raised her hands over her head again. This time, she yelled and began to push much energy into her blast, and this time, threw the blast with a forceful throw. It sailed right at Gohan, who dodged easily before it hit him. Even though he wasn't afraid of the attack, he was stunned at the power it had.
"WOW! That was incredible! You sure learn fast, Videl!" Gohan complimented.
"Thanks Gohan! I really learn fast when you teach me," Videl told him and winked.
Gohan blushed and said, "Well, keep going! The more you do it, the better you get at controlling your energy and firing blasts."
The training would go rather smoothly, Videl soon using her energy to form a ball in her hand, then using more energy to push it and throw the ball, faster and faster until she was becoming a pro at it. Gohan taught the eager young girl happily, becoming more and more aware of how close he was to just taking her into his arms. But he remained vigilant to keep her safe, and after two hours, Videl had it down.
"This is AWESOME! You should have taught this to me earlier!" she told him, punching him and then saying, "You shouldn't hold back on me."
"I WASN'T! I was just getting you ready little by little, you see..." he said weakly, not wanting to tell her that he didn't think she could do it.
"Hmph, you should know by now that I'm better than you think. Here, catch!" she yelled, as she stood 40 feet away and threw a small ball at Gohan. He easily caught the blast and Videl stared in amazement at him.
"How did you do that?!" she asked him, somewhat irritated.
"I'm able to catch blasts with my own energy," he explained, as Videl pouted at her misfortune.
"Well, you wouldn't mind showing me how much energy you have then, would you?" she then asked suddenly.
"Huh?" he puzzled.
"Come on Gohan, I want to see your power at its highest. Give me everything you got!" she declared.
Gohan thought about it, and decided that it should be alright as long as he didn't go super. "Alright... here goes!"
He began to charge up, and Videl sensed his power level rise. He pushed his powers to the surface and soon, his white aura began to spin around him. Videl's eyes grew wider and her mouth slowly opened in awe of her boyfriend's strength. Soon, small rocks began to lift from the ground and break, and a bit of electricity shot around. He powered up for 2 minutes, and finally hit his max without going into Super Saiyan. As he calmed his muscles and lowered his arms, he asked Videl, "Well, this is it, what do you think?"
But Videl was disappointed, and she asked, "Hey wait, you can't be done! You haven't changed into the Gold Fighter yet!"
Gohan frowned and told her, "I would Videl, but when I was trained to use this energy, I was told I couldn't use that form anymore or I could destroy the Earth with my energy. Sorry..."
However, Videl wanted to see him transform so much, she said, "Please! I don't think you'd destroy the planet! Can't you do it for just a minute?"
She silently pleaded, coming closer to him, and their eyes met. Gohan looked into them, and he just couldn't refuse that face. He said, "Well, alright, but only for a minute."
"Thanks Gohan!" she beamed at him. She wanted so badly to see him blonde, he was so handsome when he was.
Gohan then began to increase his power once more. This time, he began to make the ground shake, and electricity began to emanate from his body with more ferocity. Soon, golden light began to come from him, and Videl felt his energy increasing unbelievably. He had hit a level so high, Videl would be shocked greatly to find out that he wasn't even trying to go up to Super Saiyan 2. Finally, in a flash of gold light, he transformed, and his power went so far up, Videl couldn't see an end. After his transformation, the light faded around him and Videl saw Gohan as a Super Saiyan, which, for her, was always unbelievable. Everything seemed to stay in place, and she said, "I told you nothing would happen."
Gohan smiled, and came over to her and asked her, "Why did you want me to go Super Saiyan so badly?"
Videl smiled brightly at him, and said, "I think you're just so much more handsome when you're blonde! It's great on you!"
Gohan blushed, noting Videl's closeness, and then, with his glowing arms he pulled her by her waist closer to him. She put her arms around his neck and they began to kiss. They deepened the kiss, and Gohan began to caress her cheek gently and she liked it. They stood there, Gohan glowing and blonde while Videl snuggled in the warmth of his energy. Finally, they broke off, and Videl smiled at him, and Gohan knew this is all she wanted.
The two stood there, each of them holding the one person that made the other feel so happy. Neither one wanted to remember what it was like without the other near them. That is, horrible.
Videl then said, "Gohan, I want to tell you something."
"What is it?"
"It's about when Buu attacked. When he first came and I heard you were attacked and killed."
Gohan frowned, remembering that terror, and being separated from Videl without being able to tell her where he was.
"But even when you're dad came and said you had died, I would not believe it. I just couldn't accept the fact that you had died. I realized then that I loved you."
Gohan looked at her surprised, thinking about the time, and said, "When I was gone from you then, all I could think about is finishing Buu and being with you again. I wasn't dead when my dad told you, but then, as soon as I got back..." He trailed off, having a hard time saying it. "You were gone..."
Videl's eyes filled with tears and said, "I knew it. All along, even after I died when I tried to find you in Other World, I just knew you hadn't died. I felt deep in my heart that you weren't dead, like you were standing right next to me, and I was so ready to tell you how much I loved you."
"I was too, but I just...didn't. I saw you again, but I couldn't say it. I don't know why," Gohan confessed.
"It was because we were surrounded by everyone, and I don't think I could've said anything either. I just wanted to tell you as soon as we were alone. But all those times, I didn't, because I wanted to know you loved me too."
Gohan smiled, finally hearing this, and said, "Then I guess we've been in love for months."
"Yeah," Videl replied dreamily, "And now I'm so glad we're together."
"It's all I wanted," Gohan agreed.
The two held each other in their arms, occasionally kissing, then holding each other close again.
Finally, Videl said, "So, anything else I should learn, to help me I mean?"
Gohan sat up with her and said, "A few things, but you'll love them."
"Thanks, Gohan."
Over the next few days, Videl and Gohan trained together to get her stronger in the Z-fighters' skills, sometimes breaking off and just sitting together, talking, kissing, and just happy to be with each other. Soon, the days flew by, and the week was up tomorrow. All that week, Vegeta, Goku, Goten, Trunks, Videl, and Gohan put in as much training as they could. These were the ones given the invitations, and they all soon were prepared for the battle.
All, except for Mr. Satan.
"Ladies and gentlemen, the World Champion, for the first time in many years, has received a written invite to a fight, and it seems the Champ is ready to fight this mystery fighter. Hercule, what are your thoughts about the upcoming challenge?"
The pompous man gloated, "Well, let's just say that this punk won't stand a chance against me, and he better have some life insurance when I get through with him!" He began to laugh stupidly again, and made a peace sign to the massive crowd outside his house.
Videl, who was out on the balcony with him, thought, Wow, dad really has no idea what's going to happen.
She was still worried about the opponent, and thought about the figure again.
She then looked into the crowd and saw Gohan standing there. He saw her looking and smiled, and she returned it. She made a mental note, Get Gohan later. But then, she was stopped, and Gohan looked equally distracted.
He's here! Gohan realized. Videl then began scanning the area the energy was emanating from. She couldn't see anyone out of the ordinary, and she was beginning to think he was further away. That's when she saw him. There was a guy walking away, his back turned to the scene. Gohan, at the same time, saw him, and looked to Videl to tell her he was up to it. Gohan ran out of the crowd and Videl jumped the balcony, telling Hercule, "Emergency, gotta go!" She hit the ground and she began to run through the crowd. Meanwhile, Saiyaman appeared from around the corner and said, "Greetings Videl, it's nice to see you again!"
Videl shook her head as he grinned goofily, and then became serious, "Let's find him."
"Right," the masked Gohan said.
The two took off towards the direction the dark guy went, and soon found him turning a corner yet again. They pursued him, but he constantly seemed one step ahead, no matter how fast they went. Finally, Videl said, "Let's cut him off, that way he won't get away from both of us."
"Good plan," Gohan complimented, and flew off towards where he thought he was going to come out. As they prepared to jump into his path to stop him, the figure in the alleyway raised his hand into a snapping form again. Then, the two teens jumped out and tried to see him, but were too late. As soon as they jumped out, they saw him just disappear in a flash of light. He had done it with a snap of his fingers.
"NO, I wanted to see who he was!" she said, frustrated.
Once again, the mysterious figure had escaped their eyes after spying on them. Videl clenched her fists and looked at the ground, still burning to ask him why he had resurrected her.
"Why do you want to know so bad?" Gohan said, a little worried about their relationship.
"Don't worry, Gohan, I'll love you more than anyone, I just want to know the guy who revived me and brought me back into your arms."
Gohan smiled warmly in his outfit, and then the two returned to the congregation, after Gohan slyly returned to his normal self.
The day had arrived, and the Z-fighters agreed to meet first at Capsule Corps., except for Hercule, who decided to go alone, as usual, and be Mr. Bigshot.
Videl and Gohan kept each other company for awhile as they waited for the others to finish eating, which was triggered by Goku, who said that he wanted to be loaded before this fight. The others, like the two Saiyan devil spawn and Vegeta, were also eating more than usual, probably wanting to make sure they didn't run out of energy because of no food.
Finally, Goku leaned back and said, "Oh boy, that was delicious, now I'm ready to go. But first, hey Videl," Goku called, and Videl looked up at him as he asked, "What channel is broadcasting the fight? Chichi and Bulma and the others want to watch."
Indeed, Krillin and 18, along with their daughter Marron, Yamcha, Roshi, Oolong, and Ox King wanted to see this big battle, and the person stupid enough to challenge Goku.
"I think it's on channel 8," the young girl replied, and the TV turned on.
"Ladies and gentlemen around the globe, here we are at the sight for the challenge of the World Champ vs. the mystery man! We are awaiting the arrival of both sides, and we are excited!"
The others were surprised that not even the new guy had shown up, but decided that the only way to find out was to go there.
"Well, we're off, wish us luck," Goku told the ones staying behind.
"I doubt you need it, you'll win for sure," Krillin assured.
"Yeah, no problem," Yamcha chimed.
"Come on, dad, let's go!" Goten whined beneath him, and the others agreed.
Soon, the six fighters took off and were headed directly for the intended site.
On the way, many thoughts passed through their minds, but only Gohan would start a conversation, saying to Videl, "Hey, listen, if anything happens, I want you to please get yourself out of there."
"Gohan, I'm sorry, but I don't back down from a fight. I just can't, I fight to the end," she stated proudly.
"Then, at least promise me you'll be careful," Gohan pleaded.
"Don't worry, I'll be fine, especially with all the stuff you taught me," Videl said, winking at him.
Gohan blushed slightly, and Videl flew closer and hugged him once more. The two then continued with the rest as they flew on.
They neared the spot and Goku said, "Well, this is it."
They all looked to it, and saw only a large field, no special qualities at all. They also saw the ZTV news truck parked there, and a helicopter landing now.
Down below, the announcer yelled, "ALRIGHT! Ladies and gentlemen, it's the moment you've been waiting for! Give it up for the World Martial Arts Champion, Hercule!"
People all over burst with cheers, and the curly haired man jumped out and yelled, "YEAHHHHHHHHHHHH!!"
The other Z-fighters looked at the man with shame as they descended, and soon landed near him.
Mr. Satan didn't notice them at first, but the announcer looked to them and saw, with a bit of confusion, the six fighters fly out of the sky.
"Well, it seems the Champ has some backup, but that won't be necessary, do you think Mr. Satan?"
The man looked to the others, and his face flew into worry again, and said, "Well, actually, they are incredibly skilled fighters themselves, but I'm sure that this guy won't have enough strength left to stand after I finish with him! HAHAHAHA!"
"And there you have it ladies and gentlemen, the World Champ doesn't seem to need any help with this fight! Now, all that's left is for the challenger to arrive!"
Videl hung her head in embarrassment as the camera zoomed in on the other fighters. What a shameless man. At least I'm here to keep him down.
The Z-fighters looked and sensed around for the power level of this new guy. However, they couldn't find him, so they started the wait.
Time passed, and the fighters were becoming itchy to see this guy. Soon, Trunks whimpered, "Aww, when's he getting here, we've been waiting a long time."
"Yeah, that's for sure," Goten chimed.
"Hmph, maybe he thought better of fighting me," Vegeta said arrogantly.
"Well either way, I'd say we give him some more time. No sense in giving up before he gets here," Goku wisely told them.
Soon, an half an hour had passed, and Videl then yelled, "Come ON! I want to know who this guy is!"
"Don't worry, Videl, he'll show up," Gohan comforted.
The irritation on her face was slightly stifling, and easily scary, but before she could even look at anyone, the announcer yelled, "Hey, look over there!"
Everyone looked to where he was looking, and saw.
Standing there, in the distance, was a shadowy being, whose mere presence seemed to give off an eerie aura. He began to approach, slowly, each step deliberate and sure. The way he walked was ominous, as if the closer he came, the closer death was to them.
Soon, he became more and more visible, the Z-fighters wondering if he really was what he seemed. He was tall, very tall for a teenager, and was dressed in a completely black fighting outfit. It was as if all the weird vibes he gave off projected onto himself. The Z-fighters watched the threatening form draw closer, and they soon saw his face.
Rigid and his complexion free of any flaw, his face was simply threatening. As he drew ever closer, they soon saw him better. His mouth turned up into a smirk, not one of arrogance, but of satisfaction, and he came to a stop about 50 feet from the group. With his arms crossed, he then spoke and said, "I'm glad you all decided to come."
Then they all noticed it. His eyes, his deep blue eyes, they were the same ones as the ones the dark figure had when he revived Videl. Videl's mouth fell open as her suspicions were confirmed. It is him. Finally, I can figure out who this guy is.
Before anyone else could move in and ask a question, the announcer came up and asked, "Are you the challenger to the World Champ?"
The teen moved his eyes to the man and said, "Yes, I am."
"Would you mind telling us who you are?"
Everyone, the Z-fighters, the people around the Earth, and the Kai's who eavesdropped from their respective places in the universe, listened intently to what he would say.
Finally, the tall being, amid the eyes all over the world, said, "Who am I?" He paused, and then said, "My name is Unlimited."
The opponent is revealed, and the mysterious fighter known as Unlimited is introduced. But is he really the same person who revived Videl? And how strong can he really be?
Preview for Chapter 4: Mystery Revealed...Somewhat: The new opponent Unlimited tells some of the secrets about himself, but keeps most of Videl's questions unanswered. Then, the challenge would begin, of course, with Hercule's fight with the new opponent. What powers lie within this new being? Find out on the next installment of Unlimited Power!