Okay, a month has passed and as promised, here's another chapter of Time of Peace!
I'm glad you guys are enjoying the story. And thank you guys for the new reviews, follows, and favorites!
Before we begin, there's some things I would like to address:
Trunkssan776, I understand that there are some people out there that like the old saiyaman costume, and I hope I didn't offend anyone. Personally, the reason I didn't like it was because of the color coordination and the personality that came with it. It just didn't sit right with me, although it was funny how everyone else in the anime reacted to it.
For Guest's review, I'm glad you liked my new outfit. It was great reading your reaction. Thanks so much for reviewing and giving your opinion on the story so far.
Okay, so now introducing, Chapter 7!
Chapter 7 - The Second Day Begins
"Gohan, hey Gohan!" Gohan wakes up to Goten jumping up and down on top of him on his bed early in the morning. He groans.
"Gohan...wake...up...it's...time...to...eat!" Goten shouts in between jumps, still unaware that he's awake.
"Okay, I'm up, I'm up," he says as he gets out of bed. Goten jumps off of him and giggles as he runs out of the room towards the kitchen.
"Mom! He's up!"
Gohan looks at the clock. Two hours until school starts. Wow mom, why'd you have to wake me up so early? He thinks as he rubs his eye and gets out of bed. He takes a quick shower, changes clothes, and goes to the kitchen to see a feast in front of him on the table. Goten, who had arrived there first, is already eating.
"Morning Gohan!" ChiChi greets cheerfully, seeing her son already up and ready for school.
"Hey mom," Gohan responds as he sits down to eat.
Half an hour passes and Gohan departs on Nimbus once again.
"Bye Gohan! Have a good day at school and remember to be back by dinner!" ChiChi yells as he flies off.
As Gohan approaches Golden City, he gets an idea. Why don't I try out the new outfit Bulma made? I can fly into the city with it and help out a little before school starts. He looks at his watch. One hour left. . "Hey Nimbus," Gohan says, looking down at the golden cloud, "race you the rest of the way." He turns super and presses the blue button. Instantly, his clothes are replaced with the purple and red gi and he jumps off the cloud, flying level with it. "Ready...set...go!" He shoots forward with Nimbus flying closely behind. He laughs. "C'mon Nimbus, you can do better that that!" He teases the cloud. Nimbus picks up the pace a little. Just then, out of the corner of his eye, Gohan sees an out of control bus swerving around on the road below him. He flies down, leaving Nimbus speeding off into the distance. Sirens come into earshot and police cars round the corner, trying to follow the bus. Gohan, with his enhanced eyesight, looks into the windows, at the three men holding guns, the many passengers still on board, and the person Gohan assumes is another hijacker based on the similarity of his clothes driving the bus. The person turns the wheel, going to a path at the side of the woods and bumping into a stack of logs. The logs roll towards the police cars, resulting in many cars stopping and the one in front being crushed.
Gohan lands behind one of the trees at the edge of the road. This has gone far enough. He looks behind him at the approaching bus. Okay, I don't want to hurt anyone in there, but I also don't want those people to get away. Better do this quickly and carefully. The bus approaches him and he jumps on top of it with ease. He calmly makes his way to the emergency door in the middle of the ceiling and opens it, jumping in without missing a beat. He lands and looks around. His eyes widen. The hijackers are already unconscious on the floor and standing over them is...Videl. Gohan curses himself. How could he have not seen her? Videl looks back at him with the same wide eyes as yesterday. Apparently she didn't think this would happen either. The bus becomes quiet, except for the dirt still being tossed around the road and the rattle as the bus continues to go over bumps in the road. The police sirens seem distant. All eyes are on Videl and Gohan.
Gohan blinks. "Umm, sorry Miss," he says, changing his voice to a lower frequency that he hopes Videl wouldn't be able to recognise, "I didn't know you were here, but it looks like you finished up, so I'll just go stop the bus." With that, he flies back through the hatch and onto the road, stopping the bus with his hands, while still being careful not to stop it too fast, for the fear of crushing it into a flat sheet on impact. The rest of the police surround the now stopped bus and Gohan smiles and nods at them before speeding off, seeming to disappear in front of their eyes.
Back at school, Gohan, Erasa, and Videl are talking before their first block class, Gohan having transformed back to his raven-haired form once again.
"OMG, did you see the news?" Erasa exclaims, "A person who looks like the golden fighter appeared two times yesterday! Both times to help the police! He seems so powerful that people are actually starting to call him the legendary gold fighter!"
"Yeah, the bank and then the speeding car, right Gohan?" Videl recalls, looking at Gohan, who had decided to look in another direction.
Gohan turns to face Videl. "Huh? O-oh, yeah. The bank and the car."
Videl looks at Gohan quizzically. "Hey, by the way, how did you hear about it? I know you saw the second one with the car, but the first? Don't you live pretty far from here in the mountains?"
"I-I watch the news on the family television. It's not the best reception, but it's something," Gohan states the half truth with a nervous laugh.
Videl nods, accepting it. Gohan breathes an inward sigh of relief as Sharpner snorts behind Videl, having listened in. "You must have a pretty crummy television set then. Nowadays, can't televisions reach signals hundreds of miles away? I doubt your house is that far away from them."
Gohan looks at Sharpner 3 seats away. "Well, really T.V. Signals can reach a little less than a hundred miles, and my set is pretty old, so it might not be the best. We got it from my grandfather."
Sharpner smirks. "If it's that old, why don't you guys just get a new one? Can't you afford it if you already have a jet copter?"
"W-well, it's not like my family's that wealthy…"
Videl raises an eyebrow. "Not wealthy? Gohan, jet copters cost hundreds of dollars, sometimes even thousands, especially if they can capsulize."
"Of course, but I just got it from a friend," Gohan lies, playing along, "it was a gift."
"So your friend's loaded, huh?" Sharpner crosses his arms as he leans back in his chair, putting his feet up in the table.
"Yeah, you can say that."
"So then if your friend's that rich, just have him buy you a new T.V."
Gohan internally laughs at the thought of calling Bulma a guy. Actually, he adds as an afterthought, she'd probably beat him up after hearing that. "I guess, but I'm pretty sure my mom would want me doing homework or going outside rather than watching T.V. all day."
Erasa giggles. "I guess when you put it that way…"
There is a moment of silence, the topic having finally died down and Gohan relieved that it finally ended. As much as he wanted to socialize with his friends, he doesn't want to go that far into his personal life.
"So," Videl starts again, "about that Golden Fighter, did you guys know he showed up again this morning and stopped a runaway bus?"
Gohan sighs, knowing that there is no way that moment would have lasted.
"No...really? You saw him again?" Erasa exclaims, a jealous look on her face.
"Yeah, he seemed to recognize me too, which was pretty interesting," Videl continues, trying to recollect the events of the morning.
Gohan looks away, trying to hide his face by looking at the blank wall once again. Well, looks like word will get out fast this time.
"Wait, recognize you? You mean from the thing with the car, right?"
"I guess so. You know what's weird though? Something about his face seems familiar too, but I can't seem to place it. It's been bugging me since yesterday."
"Ooo. You two must have known each other from childhood then. That's so adorable! Maybe you should schedule a meeting. The daughter of the champion and the savior of the world. Sounds good, huh?" Erasa winks at Videl.
Gohan turns his head back at the mention of this. "Wait, are you serious?" In the background he spots Sharpner with a surprised expression as well.
"You're joking, right?" Videl also responds with a look at Erasa.
Erasa looks at her three friends to the left and right of her. "What," Erasa asks, "Is there something wrong?" A smile creeps on her face as she focuses on Gohan to the left and Videl to the right of her. "Don't tell me you two already developed feelings for each other…"
Anger flashes in Sharpner's eyes as Videl and Gohan glance at each other and blush, quickly looking away again. "N-no, it's not like that," Gohan tries to respond as he puts his hand behind his head, "it's just...I've never thought of the Golden Fighter as the dating type."
"Not to mention I've been training to surpass him my entire life so far," Videl adds, "I just know it'll get awkward."
Gohan briefly laughs. Surpass him? She may need help with that.
"What's so funny?" Videl asks in a slightly aggressive way.
Gohan decides to answer in all honesty. "It's just, you think you'll be able to surpass the Golden Fighter, that's all."
"Hey, I can do it, just watch." Videl scowls and crosses her arms across her chest. "And aren't you the one who said the other day that the Golden Fighter was just a myth made up by my father? Why the sudden change of heart?"
Gohan's joy is replaced with guilt. "Umm…"
"He probably doesn't want to mess with your dad, since he's a martial arts champion, huh?" Erasa butts in, teasing Gohan.
"Scaredy cat," Sharpner remarks.
Gohan's face turns red once again. I can't say anything. I can't. I can't. He looks down as the professor finally walks in.
"Sorry I'm late everyone. There are pretty bad things happening at city hall. Roads are blocked. I had to take the long way." He pulls out a textbook from the bag he is carrying. "Anyway, let's begin. Everybody turn to chapter 8 in your history textbooks, The Destruction of Cell…"
Halfway through the lesson Gohan starts becoming restless. City hall? Road blocked? What is going on? I need to get down there. He raises his hand to ask to go to the restroom, only to be denied once again. His frustration starts to grow. I don't need to learn this! I was there when it happened! I was the one who beat him! He lets out a sigh, trying to doodle again in his notebook to keep his mind off of the matter at hand. Another ten minutes pass and his ki becomes harder and harder to control. He raises his hand again.
"Son Gohan, the answer is no, so stop asking. This is the most important part of history for this city, so you can't skip this! And you have a horrible habit of disappearing too!"
Gohan slightly frowns as he puts his hand down. He feels his ki starting to unconsciously be let out in pulses, rustling many nearby papers and pages and causing small flickers in the overhead lights. Another ten minutes pass and the pulses start getting more powerful. Students start looking around, confused about what is happening to make the lights flicker and papers to be blown away. None of the windows are open in the classroom. Murmurs start and the professor shouts for quiet. At that moment, Gohan loses control and a large wave goes off, resulting in a blackout. Several students shriek, especially the girls in the room. Gohan looks around. The professor is trying to calm everyone, telling them it's just a storm passing through. Gohan gently shakes his head, laughing internally at what people come up with to fit their beliefs. That wasn't a storm, he thinks, still in shock and in awe at what he just did, That was me. He smiles. Awesome. His image blurs as he disappears, racing to City Hall.
Sorry for the cliffhanger, but that's that! Feel free to review, favorite, and/or follow. I don't mind constructive criticism every once in a while.
Regarding the new case closed fanfic I was thinking about making, I may start it in the summer, so you guys don't have to worry! The chapters of Time of Peace should be coming out every month or so until then, so good news! You guys won't have to wait two months for the next one! Yay! :)
Anyway, thanks again for reading and I'll see you again next month!