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*~Wednesday~*

*~Orange Star High~*

*~Gohan~*

Walking into class, Gohan sat in his seat, patiently waiting for his two friends. He decided to pass the time, so he took out a sketch pad from his messenger bag, and a package of colored pencils.

After a while, he didn't notice the two people who were now watching him draw, staying silent as to not disturb him. He wasn't even paying attention to what he was drawing, he was just letting his hands flow over the paper, occasionally swapping colors. After a while, when he was finishing up, he finally noticed the two girls who were looking over his shoulder.

"Hey Videl, Erasa! How are you two doing?" He asked, turning around to see them.

"We're okay," Erasa spoke, "But who's that, and when did you learn to draw so good?" She asked, Videl nodding in agreement.

Turning to the paper so he could get a good look at it, his breath hitched in his throat. The picture was of a man, with green pants, a white t-shirt under an orange and black jacket, and black sneakers. His pale blond hair was done upwards in spikes, with about five bangs hanging in front of his forehead. He was laying down on some grass, with one leg propped up while the other one laid down, his arms crossed under his head, his eyes closed and a calm expression on his face. "That's my dad. I remember the day," he said with a smile. "It was a few days before the Cell games. Mom, Dad, and I took a trip to a nearby lake, and Dad and I went fishing that day, and afterwards we just relaxed under the sun. It was one of the happiest days of my life," he continued, lost in the memory. "After a while, Mom took out a big picnic, and we had a good time. Dad drove us home while the sun was going down, and we were laughing and joking all along the way. For a while, we weren't worried about Cell, or whether we were going to live much longer. We just spent that time as a real family."

Both girls were silent as he shared with them a little about his father. So far, every time he was mentioned, he would get sad or depressed. This was the first time he talked about him without being depressed. The sadness was still there, but there was happiness in there too.

After a while, Gohan brought himself back from the memory, faced Erasa, and said, "I kinda learned how to draw by doodling when I was little."

Not understanding how, Videl asked, "How would doodling help you make that? It looks like a freaking picture!"

"When you're studying twenty-four/seven, you learn to do things to pass the time," he said, chuckling.

"That's crazy!" Erasa yelled out loud. "Who would put some kid to study for so long?!"

Gohan gave her a deadpan look. "You haven't met my mom. She rules the house with an iron pan."

Videl looked confused. "Isn't it 'rules with an iron fist?'"

"Normally it is," he laughed, "but in my house, it used to be a cast-iron pan," he said, before shuddering. "Nowadays, I don't even know what that pan is made out of. All I know, is that no matter how hard she hits me with it, it won't even scratch it."

Both girls laughed, until they saw the seriousness in his face. They looked at each other, nervous. They were supposed to visit him during the weekend, and meet her. Hopefully, they would survive, The Frying Pan of Doom!

"So, are you two allowed to come over?" Gohan asked, knocking them out of their thoughts.

Right before the two could answer, however, the teacher walked in, starting up the class. "Good morning class. Today we will learn about..." This went on until the bell rang, freeing the students from their confinement.

As they made their way towards their next class, biology, they saw Sharpner, without a cast on his hand. As they passed him, they kept staring at his hand, wondering how it wasn't in a cast right now.

As they sat down, the group of three saw Sharpner make his way over. When he got close enough, he wrapped an arm around Videl. "Come on babe, let's ditch these two and go someplace more... private." While he spoke, his hand was inching towards Videl's chest.

A vein was now visibly throbbing on Videl's head, Erasa had an annoyed look on her face, and Gohan was hiding his clenched fists under his desk. Suddenly, Sharpner was sent flying towards the opposite end of the room, crashing onto a desk, which buckled under the force.

Most people would've been unconscious with some broken ribs, but Sharpner just got up, and tried to sit next to Videl. He abandoned this when he saw 'Nerd-Boy' sitting in the seat, and went back to his buddies.

As soon as he left, the group of three visibly relaxed, and Erasa was the first to speak. "How is he already okay?," she asked, "Wasn't his hand broken just yesterday!"

"I don't know, Erasa," Videl said, answering her. "But he's like a freaking punching bag, you hit him, and he just comes right back for more. Doesn't help that he's as smart as one. What I don't get, is why he keeps trying. Isn't pain supposed to keep him away?" she asked.

"There could be the chance that he's a masochist," Gohan said, adding his thoughts. After receiving strange looks from his female friends, he continued, "I mean, he keeps getting hit, and is in obvious pain, right? So what if he actually wants to get hit by pushing your buttons, Videl?"

At this, Videl had a look of rage on her features. "That little shit is using me to get off on his little sick desires?! When I get my hands on him, I will kick him in the nuts so hard, I swear, they will burst." Gohan winced at this. Poor guy. No male ever deserves that.

"So, are you two allowed to come over?" Gohan asked, for the second time that day. And again, before the two could answer, the class had begun...

After biology class, the three met up in the computer lab for their next class. When the three sat down, the first thing Gohan did was ask: "So, are you two allowed to come over?"

This time, he got an answer.

Erasa was the first, "I asked my mom and dad right after I left the roof. They let me go."

Gohan looked surprised. "Just like that? Man, that was easy."

Erasa just giggled. "Videl's the one who had a hard time."

Gohan turned to Videl. "And why's that?"

She sighed, "Okay, what happened was..."

*~Yesterday~*

*~Satan House~*

*~Videl~*

Videl landed in the back of her house, taking out a key from her pocket. Once she opened the door, she was tackled to the ground by a hyperactive Kumiko. Once she got her calmed down, Videl turned and walked towards the living room, where she knew her dad would be, watching some random sports game out of pure boredom.

Sure enough, Mark 'Hercule' Satan was watching a game between the West City Titans, and the East City Bombers. With a cold beer in hand, he seemed to be relaxing, and in a good mood too. Walking up to him, she greeted him. "Hi dad. I'm back from school. How was work?"

Mark turned around and faced his daughter, a smile breaking out on his face. He got up and wrapped his daughter in a hug that would've had regular humans gasping for air. "Videl, your back!" He said. "Work was alright. The gym's doing alright. I hired a new secretary. This ought a help ease the load off of Hisho. So, how was school? Anything interesting happened?"

'Just ask him, he's in a good mood,' Videl thought. "Um dad? A friend of mine invited me over to his house over at the East District 439, and I was wondering if I could, possibly, go to his house." she asked.

"His?" Mark asked. "Videl, you know the rule. No going to boy's houses, or inviting them, or dating them unless I approve of them."

"Dad, it's not just me going. Erasa is also going to be there," 'hopefully' "So can I go too?"

"No Videl, I already told yo-" he started, before being interrupted by a new voice. "Come on Mark! Let her go! It's just too a friend's house!what's the harm?" said Fasha, his Saiyan wife.

"What's the harm? He could-" he started, before getting cut off.

"Tell you what, Mark," Fasha interrupted. "What if I go over there with her? Would that make you feel better?"

"A little," he said.

"Enough to let her go?" Fasha pressed on.

He seemed to mull it over, before finally saying, "Yeah, she can go. And if you two can't make it back that night, at least call."

"Will do, dad," Videl said, finally cutting into the conversation. She gave her dad a hug, before going to her room, but not before thanking her mom. Everyone could tell she was actually looking forward to this.

*~Present~*

*~Orange Star High~*

*~Gohan~*

"... and so that's it," Videl said as she finished up. "So my mom's coming over too. That's okay, right Gohan?"

"Sure," he said. "That's alright. Mom would actually appreciate it. Having to take care of five kids is hard enough, even with Grandpa Bardock helping."

"Bardock?" Videl said.

"Yeah, why?" Gohan asked.

"My mom hero worships the guy," Videl said. " He stood up to Frieza when no one else would. My mom watched the whole thing from her pod. She told me that she was going to help him, after he left a planet called Meat, thinking everyone there were dead, but she managed to make it to her pod, and seeing the planet explode, she decided to follow a pod that was leaving it. At least, that's all she told me." she finished.

"Really? Wow. He never told me how he survived. He did tell me that the last thing he remembered was staring down Frieza's attack, though," he finished. "Come to think of it," he said, "He never said anything about what happened to him in space. He did mention that he used to lead a crew. He still wears his friend Toma's armband as a headband."

"Well," Erasa cut in, "Won't she be surprised when she sees her old friend at Gohan's house?"

"Yeah, she will," Videl said. "Really surprised"

*~Friday - After School~*

*~Orange Star High~*

*~Videl~*

The three made their way towards the roof, all anxious for different reasons. Gohan, because he honestly though his family was crazy. Videl, because her mom might go 'grand-baby' crazy when she met Gohan. Erasa, because of Chi Chi's Frying Pan of Doom.

Erasa took out a capsule, and released a Jetcopter from it's confinement. The day before, it was decided that they would take the copter as a mode of transportation since she didn't like being carried while flying thousands of feet in the air. No, it was better if Gohan pushed the copter, since it could fly on it's own if anything happened.

The three piled in, and flew towards Videl's house, which ended up being a ten minute flight in the copter. When they landed, Videl got out and went inside, calling her mother and saying her goodbyes to her sister and father.

When she came back, she brought a woman that was only slightly taller than her, who was wearing a deep red tank top over a black t-shirt, and spandex pants, as opposed to her daughter, who was wearing a white tank top over a blue t-shirt and spandex shorts.

Gohan got out of the Copter to greet her, introducing himself before opening the doors for both her and Videl. and with that, they ascended into the air, on rout to the East District 439.

After they were away from the city's limits, Gohan took off his seat belt (which was more of a safety harness), opened the door, and jumped out, much to Fasha's surprise. Immediately, they felt the 'copter speed up, going many time faster than before. Fasha turned to her daughter, her face asking the question on her mind. Videl just told her that he knew how to fly. Fasha accepted this, but she still wanted to know how he was going so fast.

The three in the Jetcopter just sat in there, admiring the view of the mountains (at least Fasha and Videl were. It was all mostly a blur to Erasa). And in no time, the Son's dome-shaped house came into view, with a little hut about twenty meters away. At this time, Gohan popped back into the 'copter. Taking hold of the controls, he landed in front of his house, with his family waiting outside to greet the guests.

*~East District 439~*

*~Chi Chi~*

Chi Chi walked up to the group of four that were getting out of the Jetcopter. She personally preferred to ride in a car, but she understood how far away from civilization they lived. Chi Chi walked up to the woman in the red tank top and black t-shirt and introduced herself. Bowing slightly before holding out her hand, she said, "Hello there, my name is Chi Chi Son. It is very nice to meet you."

The woman smiled, bowed a little (despite not being used to bowing, she knew it was in greeting), and took Chi Chi's hand on her own. "Likewise. The names Fasha Satan." After shaking hands, they both turned to the teens, who were currently capsulizing the Jetcopter. At the same time, they both spoke. "So, your Daughter/Son. Is she/he single?" They turned to each other, smirks already forming. Fasha then said, "I think we're going to get along just fine."

"Big Brother! You're back!" an orange and blue blur appeared, followed by a sky blue and pink blur. Both colors barreled towards Gohan, who yelped and threw himself towards the ground, causing them to crash head-first onto an enormous tree trunk, snapping the tree right in half.

The two visiting teens looked at the tree with wide eyes, before turning to look at Gohan, who was currently getting up, dusting his clothes in the process. he turned to the the two teens, and pointed towards the toppled tree. "Those two blurs were my brother and sister. Don't worry about them. A tree that small can't hurt them."

They looked at the remains of the tree, which was as thick as Gohan was tall. That was small?

Two heads suddenly became visible. One had wild, spiky black hair resembling a palm tree. He was wearing an orange gi, with a blue long-sleeve undershirt. The other had long straight hair, not unlike Videl's, but it was all behind her, with two groups framing either sides of her face. They both then became a blur as they pounced on Gohan's back, instantly latching on and using his shirt to climb onto his arms, which were now outstretched. He turned towards the guests, who were surprised to see him still standing from the double tackle. "This is my little brother Goten" he said, pointing his head towards the little boy in orange, who suddenly turned very shy at the moment. His gaze was pointed to the ground. Regardless, Gohan continued. "And this one here is my little sister Kara." Kara smiled, not as shy as Goten, but shy nonetheless. "Hi," she said waving towards the other two girls. "I'm Kara. What's your name?"

Erasa smiled. "My names Erasa, with an E. The girl next to me is Videl, and she's my best friend. It's nice to meet you Kara. You too, Goten," she said, turning to the orange-clad boy.

Videl turned towards Gohan, and said, "Hey Gohan, where's your grandpa?"

"Hm? Oh! He should be out training. He usually trains until dinner, so he won't be back for a few hours." He said, while sensing his grandpa's energy signature. Yep, still training.

Turning towards Videl, he said, "If you want, we can spar after lunch." She nodded at that.

"Alright everyone," they heard Chi Chi call them. "I'm going to bring out lunch. Gohan, why don't you bring out the table? It's a beautiful day outside, and we're going to enjoy it!" Gohan plucked his siblings from his shoulders, and headed inside, coming out a few minutes later with a large table. Seconds later, Chi Chi came outside, balancing a huge stack of food. Gohan went to help her bring the rest of it out. All the while, little Goten was eyeing the food with a gleam in his eye. Inching closer and closer, his hand was just inches away from a bowl of spiced noodles, when a spoon slapped his hand. He turned his head towards Chi Chi, pouting. "Goten, you know well enough not to grab food before everyone is at the table," she said.

"But mom, I'm hungry!" he moaned, grabbing his stomach.

"Just sit at the table. Here, this should help," she said, handing him a dumpling, before heading inside to gather the last batch of food. With his mission accomplished, Goten headed to hi seat at the table, munching happily on the dumpling.

Minutes later, lunch was served, and everyone was sitting down, helping themselves to some food.

The Saiyans each ate dozens of plates, while Chi Chi ate a single plate. Strangely, Erasa only ate a few dumplings. When asked by Chi Chi, she said she rarely ever ate, but was never hungry.

After lunch, Gohan and Videl headed over to a clearing, ready to spar.

"So, are you ready, Gohan?" Videl said, while warming up.

While he stretched, Gohan said, "Whenever you are, Videl."

Off to the side, sat Fasha , Erasa, Goten, and Kara. They watched the pair as they got ready to go at it.

"I feel bad for the kid," said Fasha.

Confused, Erasa said, "What do you mean? They're both Half-Saiyan. And Super Saiyans are that."

Fasha was visibly surprised at that. "He is? I thought there weren't any more full-blooded Saiyans besides me."

"I don't think there are. His dad passed away," she said, before she remembered what he said on Wednesday. "Wait. I think he mentioned a grandpa. His name was-"

"You know, Fasha, that kid of yours looks an awful lot like you." Said a gruff voice, laced with amusement.

Fasha froze, recognizing the voice. It may have been a long time, but she would recognize that voice anywhere. Hell, he was her squad's leader. Shaking, she turned around, looking at the man that plowed through Frieza's army and confronted the Tyrant single-handed. The man that did it all despite being mortally wounded by Dodoria. The man she looked up to like a father after taking her in his team when she was barely thirteen. The man that she saw get enveloped inside Frieza's Supernova attack. The man who was smirking at her right now, in the flesh.

"Are you just going to stand there, or are going to greet this old man?" Bardock said, smirk still in place.

The next thing he knew, he was on the ground, with an emotional Saiyan woman pounding on his chest with more strength than he remembered.

"If I didn't know any better," he said, "I would think you missed me." All he got in response was a mumble. "I'm sorry," he said, his smirk growing, "I didn't quite catch that."

"Asshole," she repeated, louder than before.

Back with the two teens, Gohan and Videl were just about to start. Both of them had already taken their stances. While Videl coudn't find any openings, Gohan found a few openings, mainly around her legs and ribs.

At the same time, both brought out their auras, Videl being covered in a shocking pink, while Gohan was bathed in an electric blue glow. Taking the initiative, Videl dashed towards Gohan, heading straight for him. Before she got there, though, she forced a wave of pure energy at the grass around Gohan, causing a cloud of dirt and blades of grass to cover the area, restricting sight. Regardless, Videl still knew the general area of where Gohan was. The dust cloud was swirling around Gohan, until he brought out a small portion of his power out, causing a wall of air to dissipate the cloud, revealing empty air where Videl was. He suddenly spun around and blocked an overhead kick, with a surprised Videl on the other end of the limb. Nevertheless, she steeled herself and threw punch after punch at him, with Gohan either blocking the blow, or just dodging it entirely.

Growing frustrated, Videl called upon more of her power, her punches now doubling in strength. She also started to mix in kicks with the punches. In response, Gohan increased his power, going slightly above her own.

After a few minutes of this, Videl kicked it up another notch. Gritting her teeth, she managed to knock Gohan away with a sudden kick in the gut. Right after she knocked him away, her hair spiked upwards. Her eyes flashed from cerulean to a teal color, and her aura changed to a raging golden inferno. She then shot off like a bullet, catching up to Gohan and throwing a wild punch.

Which was blocked.

Gohan held her fist in place as his hair flashed a golden color, before fading to a bleach blond. His eyes shifted immediately to a teal color. His aura faded rapidly from an electric blue, to a golden color, raging, but not as intense as Videl's.

A punch was thrown by Gohan, an Videl barely managed to evade it. A kick was sent her way, and just blocking it sent waves of force crashing into her body, jarring her bones. Suddenly, a fist appeared in front of her face, millimeters away from striking her. She stared at the fist as it pulled away, revealing Gohan's face, which just had a soft smile. He then just walked away, powering down as he did so. Videl then knew she lost.

Later that day, during nighttime, Videl was out in the same field she sparred Gohan in, going through her forms. She kept thinking about how easily he won, and how he seemed to know exactly where she was at the beginning.

She was thinking on how to get stronger when Gohan came within her view. He seemed not to pay attention to her as he got ready to train. He was wearing a purple gi with a red sash and wristbands. He wasn't wearing an undershirt, which allowed her to see a large area of his chiseled chest. She blushed when she noticed she was checking him out. He then started to go through the motions, simple at first, like a punch to an imaginary foe's chest, followed by a simple leg sweep, but it then escalated to something like an uppercut, followed by a back-flip, while firing a blast where the enemy would be. To Videl, all of this appeared as a blur.

After he finished, she approached him, and just said, "Train me."

Gohan tensed up, not expecting anyone to be out here training right now, but he relaxed, seeing as it was just Videl. He turned towards her, and asked, "Train you? Why?"

"I wan't to get stronger, of course," she said.

Rubbing the back of his head, he said, "I've only ever trained Goten and Kara, and even then only for a little while," she was about to say that it didn't matter if he didn't know how to train someone, when he said, "But it can't be that hard, right?"

Before she let herself get excited, she asked, "How did you know where I was after you blew away that smoke cloud?"

As if it were common knowledge, he said, "I just sensed your ki."

Surprised, she said, "There's a way to sense it without the watch?"

He nodded. "I've been doing it since I was four years old."

"Can you teach me?" She asked nervously.

He gave her a reassuring smile "Sure we can start right now if you want." Before sitting down on the grass.

Following his lead, she sat down. "Now what? she asked.

"Do you know how to find your energy?" He asked.

All she gave him was an 'Are you serious' look.

"R-right. Well, instead of looking inside yourself, try to look for something similar to your ki signature."

"That's all?" She asked.

"Yeah, but practice makes perfect, so any chance you get, be sure to practice. Tell me when you start to fell my ki"he said.

Videl then closed her eyes, and tried to feel out any ki.

After half an hour, she started to feel something. "I'm starting to feel something."

"What is it?" Gohan's voice came from her left.

"I don't know, it feels warm, and makes me feel safe, like it'll protect me." She said, eyes still closed.

"Okay, I think you've got it. Now, try to visualize it, and tell me what you see." he said.

In her mind, a faint blue glow appeared to her left. When she turned her head to it, she found the source to be a bright blue ball of energy, lying on what she assumed was the ground.

"Good," Gohan said. "You found me. Now, try to keep me in the center of your 'vision', while I move. That sound alright?" When he received a nod, he began to float, her head turning to keep him in 'view'.

Videl 'saw' the ball of light lift up into the air, and followed it as it floated above, behind, and to her side. It suddenly froze in place, and she felt another power. This one 'looked' to be a mixture of other colors, blue like Gohan's, with some purple, and white mixed in it. The dominant color, though seemed to be yellow. And when she concentrated on it, she almost collapsed from fright. It felt like pure death and destruction. A cold feeling swept over her as she continued to concentrate on it. She was spared this feeling when Gohan shook her, thus breaking her concentration.

"Videl," he said, "I need you to get away from here. Go to my house, and tell everyone there to get away from here."

"What's going on, Gohan? Who was that?" Videl asked, shuddering as she recalled the feeling of hopelesness that crawled over her.

Gohan's face turned into a scowl. "That was a cold, heartless bastard I killed a few years back. Seven years ago, in fact.

"My my, Gohan. Didn't your mother ever tell you not to call other people such hurtful names?" Came a smooth voice from behind the both of them. Turning around, they found a tall figure, with green covering his body, black spots on the green, boot-like feet, armour-like plates on his chest, and black wings sticking out of his back. On his head was a crown-like protrution, with two long, green plates protruding out of an otherwise smooth black head. Gohan growled, while Videl just looked on in shock.

"Cell," Gohan said, hate clearly evident in his voice.

"In the flesh," the bug-like android stated, smirking. "And still the image of perfection."

I feel bad, cutting out here. G'bye.

11/18/2014

3:03 p.m.