AN: Well that is the Son Goku Memorial's grand opening. Now to continue forward! I hope you enjoy feel free to leave a review.
Age 771 May, 27th
The whole ride home from the new memorial had been a crazy blur to Videl when she tried to recall it the next day. Her father had been the object of thousands of angry glare's and looks of disappointment and betrayal. She could see that everyone believed the video and what Bulma had said. Her dad was continually shouting off how Capsule Corp. was full of lies and he had been telling the truth the past 6 years. Even with his thick head and lack of wits, Mr Satan easily realized no one believed him and the crowd was starting to grow angry. So Videl's father had grabbed her hand and fled the building. When they reached the limo the chauffeur still hadn't been told the news, so he dutifully drove them home. Videl remembered on the drive home how the sky had suddenly split and rain had come down with a fury on Satan City. To Videl it seemed the sky was lamenting the fact how her father was the biggest fraud in history and it had taken 6 whole years for anyone to prove him false. As the limo passed a electronic store she saw a new caster already spreading the news across the globe in a big headline.
Biggest Fraud in History! Mr. Satan had been lying for 6 years!
Videl remembered seeing her father yell at all the house staff to leave for the night. He had gone towards the alcohol cabinet and quickly started drinking heavily. To Videl that was what convinced her of her father's guilt. He knew he was in trouble and in his typical fashion when he had a problem he drank himself into oblivion. But this was different the urgency with which he seemed to be drinking told Videl just how royally fucked her father was. She had made her way to her room and quickly got into the shower. While the hot water cascaded down her she thought of the ramifications of what had just happened today. First off she knew she needed to know more, and her father would not be forthcoming. So she planned to be one of the people who Bulma personally toured through the memorial building the next day. What more she realized is that the 'tricks' were apparently real, and that each one of those fighters was infinitely more powerful then her father. Then she realized Saiyaman wasn't a trickster but in fact an extremely powerful martial artist. Than it hit her that this was going to affect her as well. Her father had just been revealed as a fraud and the biggest one to ever exist. She had been living, no she had participated in the stealing her father had done. He stole the trust and love of the world. Then he stole large sums of money from them for being the 'world savior'. After her shower she had spent hours watching and re watching the copy of the complete Cell Games footage she had been given. She realized the Delivery Boy had a striking resemblance to Saiyaman when he had started to glow gold himself. But she couldn't be sure as she had never seen Saiyaman's face before.
Videl had fallen asleep extremely tired but she had set her alarm to get her up at 7. The first tour tomorrow started at 8 and she wanted to be early to guarantee her a spot. Upon waking up Videl hurriedly got dressed and ate then rushed to her jet copter and flew to the memorial.
Bulma
'Well well well, what do we have here but Videl Satan?' Thought a somewhat smug super genius. She had just done as she promised and led the first group of 200 people though the memorial and they had just finished watching the Cell Games footage again. This was the last room before the audience was allowed to freely explore the final room which was chocked full of information and the other Z fighters; Vegeta, Tien, Yamcha, Krillin, and Chiaotzu were gathered waiting to speak with this crowd. The group with Bulma mostly consisted of reporters with perhaps 2 dozen random people, mostly rich and influential people who had come to get a chance to question Bulma. The reporters were not allowed to film any of the videos shown but Bulma told them they could film her later in a press conference and in the next room as there was lots of interesting things. While the 200 people before her were still sitting Bulma addressed them.
"Now that concludes the actual video footage. What you have witnessed is a complete collection of every important battle that Son Goku and the Z fighters have engaged in, while I am sure many of you have questions about what you have seen I would like to tell you that there is one part left to the tour. The next room has answers to many of your questions. And within the next room you will be allowed to explore to your hearts content. Also 5 of the Z fighters are there for you to talk with. Normally a tour group would have unlimited time to explore the next area. However I will be holding a press conference to answer any and all of your questions after you have spent 2 hours within the next room. I suppose afterward you may continue to explore but never less I hope you all attend my press conference or I can't really imagine who I will be talking to during it. So please follow me."
Bulma led them through the door and into a large circular room. There were 5 hallways from this room. the one straight ahead was an exit, while evenly spaced on either side of the exit were the 4 other rooms. In the middle of the giant circle stood the five Z fighters. Each one had their arms crossed and Vegeta and Tien were glaring menacingly at the crowd while Krillin and Yamcha smiled. Chiaotzu kept his face neutral. The ceiling of this room was all glass and the bright sun shown down through it. After being in dark rooms watching videos for several hours the entire crowd winced at the bright brilliance of the sun. Along the walls were many instruments that no one could guess the purpose of. Bulma quickly led them to the figures in the center.
"Alright everyone starting from the left here we have, Vegeta my husband, Tien, Chiaotzu, Krillin, and Yamcha. They will answer some of your questions. But mostly they will be at the press conference as they would like to speak. So before you split off the middle hall is the exit and the other 4 lead to different rooms. Each room has tons of information and explains some of the things you have witnessed in the videos. But along the wall here there are several devices. One device will measure your power level. There is a board that shows the highest measured levels and some average levels shown as well. Oh yeah, power levels are a measure of the energy someone has within their ability to use. Energy or Ki is used to preform energy attacks and do things like fly, increase speed, and increase strength. The average human has a power level of 2 or 3. Another one of the instruments on the wall is like a global radar that will show any flare in power levels across the globe. A power level of over 1000 is needed to even show up on that board. The others feel free to explore and figure out on your own. But everything has signs that explain it's purpose. So feel free to go explore and meet here for the press conference in 2 hours." After her speech Bulma strode towards the exit hallway. Within this hall was a door towards a staff lounge of sorts. Bulma walked in and decided to take a nap till she was needed later.
Videl
Videl was astounded. The past several hours she had witnessed the most brutal fighting she could even imagine. While not every fight was a cruel fight to the death, the power and skill displayed easily blew her mind.
'Hmmm what should I do first? Ki explanation... Saiyan Race? Whats that? Z fighter biographies? Universe room. No I will definitely have to get a reading on my... power level I guess it's called. I can't be as weak as an average human right?' Videl was the only one who made her way towards the power leveling device and the scoreboard the showed off a multitude of high power levels. On the board Videl saw numbers that broke the millions and her mind went blank.
'There is no way!' She couldn't believe that the average human was so outclassed compared to the names and numbers she listed. At the top of the list was a name that made her freeze.
Son Gohan Super Saiyan 2 5,200,000,000
After seeing Gohan with a score in the billions Videl nearly fainted but her interest continued as she read down the list.
Vegeta Super Saiyan 2 5,150,000,000
Cell 4,300,000,000
The list continued down. It listed Gohan and Vegeta again in super saiyan 1. Also it contained all the names of the Z fighters. There power levels were tremendous and Videl was having an extremely hard time believing what she saw. But she still wanted to know how she ranked so she stepped up to the square on the floor and a green light shown out of the device and scanned her up and down once. With a beep her score was displayed on the machine and was also added to the scoreboard. She had scored a 30. Her fathers score was ranked at 12 with a note saying that this was his power during the Cell Games. The shock at her father's and her own weakness left her so mind boggled. This whole day had been mind boggling for her actually and she expected it to only get worse.
Videl then went over and checked out the board that showed high power levels across the globe. She saw 5 bright dots that showed the presence of the Z fighters in Satan City. Then she saw 3 others the she saw were in the 439 Mountain District. And 2 others that seemed to be over an ocean. (Piccolo and Dende on the lookout) There were 10 people that were currently rated at atleast over 1000 on Earth. Videl was stunned. She couldn't believe that that many people were so much stronger than her. After she finished examining the other devices Videl examined the room the explained Ki and listened to Yamcha given a brief demonstration on how to use one's Ki. She quickly went to the room about Saiyan's but was still learning about Saiyan history on Planet Vegeta when it was time for the press conference with Bulma.
Bulma
She stood at a podium arrayed with microphones. Before her were 250 people. She had included an additional 50 people who were all reporters and wanted desperately to be there during the conference.
"Ahem" She cleared her throat to stop the side chatter amongst the crowd. "Thank you for being here today. Now in the wake of the Revelation yesterday and the tour most of you took today. I will answers questions that you field me. So please shoot." When she finished 250 hands shot into the air. "Well seems everyone has a question, lets start with you sir," She said pointing to a short man wearing a black leather jacket and holding a notepad.
"Yes Mrs. Brief, since revealing the truth yesterday, is there anything you would like to say towards Mr. Satan?"
The question didn't surprise Bulma one bit. She calmly responded. "Yes actually, to Mr. Satan, for the past 6 years you have been an abomination on the world. You have lied and taken advantage of the world's trust. Beyond that you have personally insulted the sacrifice of my best friend and the bravery and dedication put forth by that man, my husband and every one of the Z Fighters. They have spent many years just training to defend the Earth and her people. They have never asked for recognition or fame. They simply want to keep the planet safe in the hope that they could live in peace. I do not feel bad for the backlash that you, Mr Satan have brought upon yourself. In fact I hope everyone realizes how he has been fooling them and they no longer listen to the garbage that the man spouts. Next question please."
People continued bombarding Bulma with questions about whether what she had shown was really true, her feelings and thought of Mr Satan, and several random comments about her intent with the building. When she finally noticed Videl and was interested as to what question the girl might have. She called on her and waited her question.
"Err hello Mrs. Brief, I got a scan of my power level and I checked the radar that showed off high power levels around the world. And I was wondering just how is it that there are so many people that are infinitely stronger then I am? I used to believe that I was easily within the top 3 strongest people in the world. Why is it that I don't rank anywhere near them?"
Bulma let a smile cross her face. "That is a very good question Videl, however I would not be able to answer it very well. As I am just an average level human aswell. To get a better idea I will now switch to the next part of this press conference, several of the Z fighters wish to say some things and whichever one wants to speak first can answer your question." With that Bulma walked off and stood off to the side. Krillin was shoved towards the podium by Vegeta who had no desire to speak to the gathered humans and just wanted this press conference to end.
"Well now really Vegeta?" Krillin huffed out while getting his balance and glaring at Vegeta. "Alright well, Videl was it? To answer your question it is simple. You must not train correctly or your must not train hard enough. Also you probably have never believed in Ki. And only through training your Ki will your Ki level begin to rise which then makes you faster and stronger. So by neglecting one of the most important parts of martial arts you have been gimping yourself and holding yourself back. Does that answer your question?" Receiving a nod from Videl Krillin cleared his throat to make his announcement. "Alright, Yamcha get over here," The bald monk beckoned. "Yamcha and I would like to announce that we are opening a martial arts dojo next week in Satan City. We chose Satan City as a large number of martial artists live in this city, they had hoped to learn from the champ... But we will be starting classes and will hand pick our students. That is all." Krillin and Yamcha then flew off as the press conference was being held outside. Next Tien stepped up with Chiaotzu floating alongside him.
"Chiaotzu and I would like to say, that alongside those two that just flew off we will be entering the next WMAT, so as a warning please train hard to give us a challenge. Also to any prospective criminals, we two have been training a special division within the Royal Army. We are here to announce the Royal Ki Division. It is made up of martial artists at the top of their game ready to utilize the special training to keep peace around the world. There special training makes them immune to bullets and most any conventional weapon so think twice before committing a crime because they will now be stationed around the world for quick responses to any threat." Finished speaking Tien and Chiaotzu flew off to meet up with Krillin and Yamcha. Vegeta stepped up to the podium.
"As the Prince of all Sayian's I would like to announce on behalf the the few remaining members of my race that coexist with you humans on this planet, that we have formed an official alliance with the World Government and you have nothing to fear from my people." With a sneer Vegeta blasted off to find the 3 bald ones and that ridiculous Yamcha. They had something to discuss.
Bulma took back the podium and spoke clearly exasperated. "Sorry about my husband he can be a bit rough around the edges. Anyway now that the Z fighters have spoken I would like to thank everyone for coming today, and I hope you enjoyed the tour and feel free to head back in and explore around the other rooms you probably didn't have time to get to." With that Bulma left to head home.
While Bulma was wrapping up Vegeta was landing outside of town next to the collection of humans he needed to speak to. "Listen up humans, we need to discuss the eventuality of Gohan finding out what we did. Since his father's death the boy has become a bit more saiyan and his emotions can blind his judgement. It is hard for me to say it but the boy's power has continued to exponentially grow and he far surpasses me. If he goes into a rage and starts destroying things, our best bet will be to wear him out somewhere isolated so the damage is minimal. The king is aware of what is likely to happen and is prepared to deal with any damages that occur." After Vegeta spoke the others added their opinions and they began to strategize what to do exactly for when he eventually finds out. At some point during Vegeta's speech Piccolo had joined the group.
Videl
She had spent hours after the press conference exploring every room. She now had a decent understanding of Ki and Saiyans, and could recognize one of the Z warriors at first glance. It was late into the evening when she was leaving. Before she could leave however a loud urgent sounding alarm went off. She traced the noise to the map that showed high power levels on Earth. One of the dots was a glaring angry red coloring and was pulsing while most of the others dots were a soft green. The alarm signaled that a power level had just exponential grown and something was happening. Before Videl knew what happened the ground began to shake violently. Bulma had constructed this building with Saiyan powers in mind however and it stayed solid as a rock. The radar map began to smoke then in a burst of sparks it went blank. Videl realized that someone had just "Powered up" as she had learned the term and whoever it was, was outputting some serious energy.
Miles away, 439 Mountain District.
An extremely bright yellow light was flaring wildly, followed to its source one could see it pulsing in waves off a young man. His hair was on its ends and pointing skyward. Amidst the bright flashes a roar of rage could be heard. Gohan had seen the news broadcast, and immediately flown out of the house and to a mountain peak so he didn't destroy the house. His rage overcame him at that point and the primal fury of a Saiyan was unleashed as his blood boiled with anger. Turning towards Satan City, the young Saiyan shot off at speeds exceeding mach 1.
AN: End of the chapter! I debating making Gohan not find out till the start of the next school year, but this just seemed better.
Hope you liked it.