Gohan was flying through the skies on Goku's cloud, the Flying Nimbus, recalling the events that led to today 'To think it's been 7 years since that day, 7 years since I awakened the power of the Dragon Saiyan… 7 years since it all started. To think that so much has happened since that day. I saved the world from Cell, then saved the world from Bojack a year later, then saved New Namek and its people from Cooler alongside Trunks 3 years after that, only to receive one of those black jewels that grant my enemies dark power, and for Cooler to warn me about the coming of Magatsuhi before he disappeared into the afterlife. Then came another year after that when Kagome and I started travelling through the Feudal Era in search of the Shikon Jewel shards with Inuyasha, Sesshomaru and everyone else for 6 months. When those 6 months ended, the well sealed, the Shikon Jewel disappeared, and I confessed to Kagome and we began our relationship, and it's been some of the happiest times of my life since then. But then 6 more months passed and Broly showed up with another dark jewel like the one that Cooler had, even if we did get someone as powerful as Broly on our side it still proved a point, that being that Magatsuhi wasn't gone forever. Then another half a year passed and the whole thing with Janemba happened, and dad came back to life. But at the same time it was a warning, because Magatsuhi and I mutually declared war on each other. I've been multi tasking so much ever since. After all, with training, studying, hanging out with dad and his friends or Kai and spending time with Kagome, I've been burning through a lot of energy and even more time with all of that on my plate. And as if she's trying to make my schedule that much busier, mom decided to send me to go to an actual high school in Satan City, far away from Kagome or Kai back in Tokyo. Even if I can just blitz over with Instant Transmission it just doesn't feel right to be separated from them like this. But I guess it does have its benefits, after all I can get to West City that much faster to train with the likes of Broly or Vegeta. Just another day in the life of Son Gohan. Well this is the edge of town, I guess I should go on foot for the rest of the way. Hey thanks for the ride Nimbus, but I'll just head home using Instant Transmission okay?" he leapt down and touched the ground in front of a large Satan City sign 'Man dad was cracking up so hard when he heard about this, it turns out that everyone on Earth thinks that Mr Satan was the one who saved them all from Cell and now he's that much of a bigger deal now than he ever was before. They even changed the name of Orange Star City to Satan City in his honor. I don't really know what has him so upset, but Kai was practically foaming at the mouth when he found that out.' he checked his watch "Crap, I should've told Flying Nimbus to go faster instead of taking the scenic route. Great, now I'm gonna be late on the first day." he looked around subtly, then quickly started to take off running at full speed 'Perfect, nobody else is around so now I don't have to worry about holding myself back- Wait, what's that?' he stopped running once he noticed something, that being a band of criminals going berserk with a bunch of guns on a group of police officers who had been trying to stop them "More criminals? Well that's just typical, this is like the third time. Well I guess I'm gonna need go to Super Saiyan real quick so nobody will be able to recognize me." he hid behind a wall and quickly flashed into Super Saiyan 'Definitely one of the top 5 best things to come out of the whole thing with Cell.'
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The scene of the bank robbery wasn't getting any better.
The crooks were still going apeshit wild shooting at the cops "How do you like them apples you sons of bitches?!"
"I don't know, how do you like this?" Gohan suddenly blitzed onto the scene in his Super Saiyan form and knocked out two of the guys with one blow each.
"You just made one huge mistake freak!" another guy fired at Gohan with led bullets at point blank range.
Gohan caught all of the bullets with ease and let them all fall to the ground "After that, do you still think I'm the one who made a huge mistake?" he then proceeded to kick the guy in the face, knocking him out cold.
"Who the hell is this freak?! We've gotta get out of here!" the remaining crooks tried to make a break for it in their truck.
"And this one is just for show." Gohan slammed his hand into the ground and summoned a wall of rock and earth.
The truck rammed straight into it and ended up tumbling down the street before it finally came to a stop.
"Incredible!" one old man had been watching the scene from a safe distance, only to look around and realize that Gohan was gone "What the-? Where did he go?"
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Gohan looked out from afar 'Good, looks like they think he just vanished into thin air like the last two times.'
"Hey."
'Shit!' Gohan looked back to see Mr Satan's daughter Videl standing behind him "Can I help you?"
"Did you see who took these guys out? I know it definitely wasn't those two police officers."
"You're asking the wrong guy, sorry but I honestly didn't see anything." and he quietly slipped away unnoticed.
"Well that's just perfect, someone's trying to steal my thunder."
"Hey Ms Videl." the old guy got her attention "I saw the whole thing go down, it was that Golden Warrior again plain as day."
"The Golden Warrior? That guy again?"
"Yeah you should've seen the fella, he moved like the dickens! He gave them the whatfore, then he formed some kind of rock wall in front of their truck when they were trying to make a break for it, and he didn't even touch it! I know this sounds really crazy but I think he might be one of your classmates over at Orange Star High School. He had one of those school badges on, same as the one you've got right there."
"Wait a minute, the Golden Warrior goes to my high school? Well whoever this guy is, he's definitely a showoff. I don't care what it takes, I'm so gonna get to the bottom of this."
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Class was about to start at Orange Star High.
Videl shot a look at her friend Sharpner "Hey Sharpner, if you're the Golden Warrior then you'd better just confess already."
Sharpner shrugged "Sorry but I'm not your guy, besides I usually spend my mornings down in the gym working out. I don't have time to go around playing hero all over town."
"Hey wait a second." Erasa had a thought "Did you ever think that maybe this guy might be stronger than your dad?"
Videl let out a scoff "Get real Erasa, my dad was the one who saved the world from Cell all those years ago. If anyone else were stronger than him then you'd think we'd know about it by now wouldn't we?"
This was when the teacher got their attention "Good morning class, we have a new transfer student joining us and today is his very first day at Orange Star High School. Come on in son, don't be shy."
That was when Gohan poked his head in "So yeah, that'd be me. My name is Son Gohan, nice to meet all of you."
Erasa was immediately gushing over him "Wow this new guy is pretty hot, and those muscles are so defined. I sure hope he likes blondes."
Videl stared at Gohan with clear bewilderment "It feels like I've seen this guy somewhere before."
Sharpner smirked "Damn, if Nerd City were a place then this dude would have to be the mayor at least."
The teacher continued on "Incidentally Gohan did very well on his admissions test, he aced the math, chemistry, physics, literature, and foreign language sections, basically just about everything." he received several loud complaints "That's quite enough, and I hope he will inspire some of you to try harder for a change. Now go ahead and take a seat Gohan, anywhere you like."
"Thank you sir." Gohan looked around "Alright, let's see here…"
"Hey new guy!" Erasa called "This seat right here, all yours."
"Oh in that case, thank you." Gohan made his way up 'Blonde, cheerful, kind and has the flirty eye. Man Kai is so gonna wanna meet this one. Hi, my name's Gohan."
"Nice to meet you Gohan, I'm Erasa and the sourpuss behind me is Videl. You know something, Videl is kind of a celebrity around here."
"How so?"
"Her dad is a really big deal, would you believe she's the daughter of Mr Satan?"
"Wait a minute, as in Satan City Mr Satan?"
"Yep."
"...I'm trying and I can't see the resemblance for the life of me."
"Neither can I but still, isn't that crazy?"
"So Videl is she for real about this? That's gotta be pretty amazing if that guy of all people really is your dad."
"Oh come on Gohan, I'm telling you the truth. After all, if it weren't for her old man then none of us would even still be alive right now. He's a hero."
"Yeah that's true."
"You were that guy!" Videl suddenly blurted out "You were the guy that I saw at the bank when I caught those robbers this morning weren't you?"
"Yeah that was me, why?"
"Wait, you didn't see the Golden Warrior anywhere did you?" asked Erasa.
"Hold on a minute, see the Golden Who Now? Is that someone I'm supposed to know about?"
"Oh right I guess you wouldn't have heard seeing how you're the new kid and all. You see the Golden Warrior who showed up at least 3 times now over the last 10 days to put baddies in their place. He's even stronger than an ox and they say that he has spikey golden blonde hair so that's where he gets the nickname."
"Interesting. Son of a bitch, that's me they're talking about. Those other two times they mentioned were back when I came into the city to register for school!' he looked and noticed something.
Videl was giving him the stink eye "So tell me something Gohan. I talked to one of the witnesses, according to what he told me the Golden Warrior had been seen wearing a badge from this high school, along with blue collared shirt and tan shorts."
"...Your point being?"
"My point being that you're wearing the exact same clothes as the description!"
"Yeah but I'm not blonde."
Erasa nodded "I know right, what are the odds?"
"That would have to be one hell of a coincidence I guess. Add clueless to that list, at this rate she'll be Kai's perfect dreamgirl.'
Sharpner smirked "Of course it's nothing but a coincidence. I mean what's the new guy here gonna do, hit the criminals with his brain or something? You heard the teacher, this guy aced all his tests. The new guy is a bookworm, not some superhero type of guy. Plus like he said, he doesn't have the right color hair."
"What he said. Thank you annoying yet still semi lovable blond jock.'
Erasa grinned "Yeah I guess, Gohan really doesn't seem like the fighting sort of guy. No offense."
"None taken. And ding ding ding, Kai my friend I think I found your future wife. Man he is so gonna love me for this, maybe call this my thanks for teaching me about the fine art of lying to my peers to keep my Saiyan heritage and demonic powers a secret.'
Videl was still giving him the stink eye 'He's way too much of a goofball to be the Golden Warrior of course, but I do remember seeing those guys on dad's old video of the fight with Cell where their hair changed from dark to blonde all at once. Dad just said it was some kind of trick though.'
"So tell me more about yourself." Erasa kept on asking "Are you staying in town for school are you gonna commute back and forth every day?"
Gohan shrugged "Yeah, I'm gonna be commuting in just about every day."
"Oh cool, so how far out do you live anyway?"
"Well have you ever heard of section 439 East? Well that would be where I'm at."
"What?!" Erasa bolted out of her chair "How are you coming here all the way from section 439 East? That section has to be at least 600 miles away!"
"Be quiet!" the teacher barked.
Erasa blushed and sat back down, but kept on going "So what time did you leave home this morning? That's at least 5 hours away even if you took a jet flyer."
Gohan shrugged "Yeah but my dad is kind of in with someone from Capsule Corp so she helped us out a little."
"How far in?"
"The president of Capsule Corp is an old friend of his. And I officially just screwed myself to death, and not in a way Kai or Master Roshi would be proud of.'
Videl was becoming suspicious, even more so actually 'He's definitely hiding something.'
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Later, the four of them were in the subject Gohan was dreading most: gym class.
"Alright you guys." the coach called "Since it was such a big hit with you guys yesterday we're gonna play some more baseball. Let's see some more hussle today alright?"
"So brains, you a baseball genius too?" note the mocking in Sharpner's tone.
Gohan shrugged "Well a friend of my dad used to play baseball but I myself have never played before so probably not."
"You're kidding right? Of course you haven't, if they don't teach it in a book then you don't know the first thing about it. Have fun getting the new kid up to speed Videl, he's all yours for this one."
"But I don't want the new guy." Videl protested.
"Sure you do." Erasa told her "So what if he doesn't know how to play, he's so smart he'll probably come up with some real good strategies for us to use."
"...If that's the case then fine. Gohan you're taking the right field, you do know where that is don't you?"
Gohan shrugged "Not a clue, but I'm sure I'll figure it out."
"...I signed on for a lot of things, but this is not one of them."
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Soon enough, the game was starting and everything was going pretty uneventfully.
Gohan studied the current situation 'Alright Gohan, you've just gotta take this one nice and easy. Mom and Bulma both said that if anyone finds out the truth about me then it's gonna ruin any chance I have of fitting in here. But then again, dad, Kai and Piccolo all said that I should try to be myself but make sure I don't go too hard or I might hurt someone. Either way, I've gotta make sure I don't stand out.'
"Alright, it's go time." Sharpner was next up to bat.
Videl was ready to pitch "Swing and a miss coming up." she chucked the ball so hard her hat flew off.
"Yeah!" Sharpner rammed the bat into the ball, bringing in a home run.
'Now!' making sure to wait until the ball was far enough out, Gohan leapt up into the air about 25 feet and caught it, making everyone nearly lose their shit 'Looks like the runner on third isn't actually touching the base, so that means that if I throw the ball to the baseman on third then she'll be out. Okay Gohan, all you've gotta do is toss it down there as gently as you can and use your demonic wind powers to slow it down. Alright, hey third heads up!" he tossed the ball down, being sure to use his demonic wind powers to slow it down.
The guy was able to catch the ball, but he stumbled back slightly.
"Sorry, I guess I kinda overdid it there. But that is an out isn't it?"
"Y-Yeah…"
Gohan touched the ground with a triumphant roll in mid air "Alright guys that's three outs so come on, let's go ahead and switch sides and bat already." then he noticed how they were all gawking at him "What? Crap, I guess I didn't hold back enough. Note to self, what you think isn't enough is still way too much for these guys.'
The coach was the first one to find his voice "What are you looking all hangdog for son? That was an amazing jump, you must have cleared 20 feet at least."
"Well I've never played baseball before but I do work out a lot."
"Well it was still amazing either way." then he turned to the others "Alright, which one of you is up to bat?"
"Come on guys, let's keep it moving."
"Actually dude, I'm pretty sure it's your turn to go up there." one of the guys told him "You're number 8 right?"
"What? Oh yeah." Gohan grabbed a bat and made his way up.
Videl was still giving him the stink eye 'So here's the question, is his batting as good as his jump and catch? Well I guess we're about to find out aren't we?'
"Alright." Gohan got into a batting stance.
"Of course, I should've guessed you'd be a left handed hitter." the coach noted.
"Is there something wrong with that?"
"No no, if that's what you like then go right ahead."
"Alright."
Sharpner was getting ready to pitch himself some payback "You've got some nerve stealing my homerun Gohan, I think I'm gonna teach you a little thing or two about respect and pitch myself some payback."
'Okay, hitting a homerun isn't too out of the ordinary. I've just gotta make sure it doesn't look too insane or anything. Just remember how you used your sword to fire off a Dragon Cyclone and let the rest of the stuff do its work.'
'Here is comes hotshot, get ready to hit the deck if you value your life!' Sharpner pitched the ball.
'Now!' Gohan swung the bat and slammed it into the ball dead center, sending it flying out of sight "Hey coach, that's what they call a home run right?"
"Yeah, sure." the coach muttered, clearly dumbstruck.
"Alright." Gohan was just casually walking towards first base while the other guys just ran all the way around 'How lucky am I? I guess all of that practice with my swordsmanship really paid off.'
"I'm starting to think he's more than just a bookworm." Sharpner muttered.
Videl was becoming increasingly suspicious of Gohan "What the hell is this guy's deal?"
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Sunset was only about two hours away.
Gohan was making his way out of the school 'Okay Gohan, you survived the first day. Now you just have to survive the next 6 months and you've gotten through your first year.'
"Hey new guy."
Gohan looked and saw Sharpner coming up to him "Oh hey, what's up?"
"You picked any kind of clubs yet or what?"
"Well to be honest I haven't really thought about it."
"Well if you haven't picked one then why don't you try out the boxing club, I think you'd do pretty well for yourself and we already know you can throw a pretty good punch."
"Yeah well I'm not sure I've got enough time for any of the after school clubs."
"He's right you know." Erasa came up to them "Don't forget that Gohan lives in a village hours away from here, how is he gonna find time for club activities with a commute like that?"
"Yeah she's right, sorry about that."
"Speaking of houses, how about you do a city girl a favor and drop me off at mine on your way home?"
"Well I would but you see, I'm actually just waiting for someone. He's a friend of mine who goes to another school."
"Hey Gohan!"
"And that would be him."
Then Kai suddenly came up from down the street "For crying out loud Gohan, what is so important that I had to drop everything and-" then he saw Erasa "Gohan, is this for the reason I think it is?"
"Yep."
"You are a great friend." then he looked back at Erasa and grinned, trying to play it cool in front of her "Hey, how's it going?"
Erasa tried not to blush "Hey. Wow this guy is even hotter than Gohan!'
"I think I'll leave you two to your business." Gohan then took off, dragging Sharpner away with him.
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Gohan was later making his way down the street when he noticed something 'You've gotta be kidding me, what is up with this girl?'
Videl was stalking him "What is up with this guy? First he tells us he lives like a million miles away and then he acts like he's just gonna walk home." and she kept on following him down the street.
'Well she's persistent I'll give her that much, but I know one way that I can really mess with her head.'
Videl followed him around a corner, only to find that he had apparently disappeared "What the hell- Where did he?"
Yeah, see he had actually just flown up to the top of a building and looked down at her while trying not to grin "Sucker. Alright I'd better head over to Capsule Corp if I wanna get a few hours of training in with Broly and Vegeta before I head home. Still though, getting by during school was tougher than I thought it would be. I should probably try and fix the whole Golden Warrior thing too, but how am I gonna do that? My not having blonde hair while still wearing the same clothes as him isn't gonna fool them forever. Oh I know, I can just wear my gi and a pair of shades and that might end up fixing the issue. I'm sure Bulma can help me out in that regard.'
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Bulma listened to Gohan's request as she breathed out a puff of smoke from a cigarette "So you want to keep crime fighting but you don't want any of the smarter people to find out who you are?"
Gohan nodded "That's right, I was on my way home from school and figured you'd be able to help me out with that seeing how you're pretty much the smartest woman on the face of the planet. I mean sure just changing my clothes and hiding my eyes would work but the problem is that changing would take way too long and people could get hurt while I'm wasting time like that. Do you have any sort of ideas for me?"
"Of course, like you said I am the smartest woman on the planet. How about I make you a little device that lets you change into your gi and a pair of shades with just the press of a single button, like with a capsule?"
"You can really do that? Thanks a ton Bulma, something like that would be perfect!"
"You know Gohan most high school students that have that much extra time on their hands would probably just join a club or something."
"Come on Bulma, you and I have had this talk before. I've been given this great power, so I have the great responsibility to use it to help and protect people who can't protect themselves."
"Yeah yeah I know, Spider Man shtick. Anyway feel free to make yourself at home, fixing this thing up for you shouldn't take any longer than just a couple of hours."
"A couple of hours is all it's gonna take you? You're really doing me a huge favor with this, I really do owe you one Bulma."
"Don't worry about it. Oh and if you want to get some training in then Vegeta and Broly are in the Gravity Chamber putting Trunks through his paces."
"Wait, are you serious?"
"Yeah, Vegeta said that any son of his was going to know how to dominate his foes in a fight, even if he is surrounded by a bunch of weaklings like us. I don't think he'll even let up on him until Trunks is even stronger than you are."
"...Yeah that does sound like him."
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"Okay, it's around here somewhere." Gohan made his way around and found Trunks outside of the Gravity Chamber "Hey Trunks, how's it going?"
Trunks grinned "Hey Gohan, have you been here long?"
"Not really, just for a couple minutes. Let me guess, did you just finish up a training session with your dad and Broly."
"You're damn right he did." that was when a typically pissed off Vegeta, now in a new suit of armor that was grey where the blue was with a different chest piece, came out with Broly right behind him "Gohan."
"Vegeta. Broly."
"You're still training?"
"Of course."
"Good, a true warrior has to be ready even in times of peace." and he walked off.
'But Vegeta and I both know better than that. This isn't times of peace, it's nothing more than the calm before the storm. Magatsuhi and I declared war on each other a full year ago but he hasn't tried anything or unleashed any monsters since then. Whatever he's planning, it must be something really really big. I'm gonna have to get as strong as I possibly can before that happens, in order to protect everyone, especially Kagome.'
"So you and Broly are gonna train now?" asked Trunks.
"Yeah, sorry Trunks but when it comes to someone as powerful as Broly training is on an entirely different scale."
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2 hours passed.
"Hey Gohan, your new thing is done!" Bulma called "Come on out here and check it out!"
"Alright." Gohan put on the device, which actually looked like an ordinary watch "So all I have to do to switch outfits is press this red button here?"
"Yeah, easy right?"
"This is awesome." Gohan pressed the button and his clothes changed to a purple blue colored gi similar to Piccolo's but slightly larger, a red obi, red shin guards and wristbands, and a pair of shades "Alright, this is exactly what I wanted!"
"So you like it?"
"Like it? I love it! Now I look like a true warrior of justice, this is perfect! Thanks a ton! Well I should be heading home or my mom will throw a fit, thanks again Bulma." and he quickly rushed off.
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Soon enough, Gohan was heading home after receiving his new suit 'Well I'd better go full speed or mom will throw a fit, but on the bright side now I can fight crime and protect the people without having to worry about anyone figuring out who I really am.' that was when an idea came to him "Wait a second, since nobody is gonna know who I really am then I could probably wear it for flying to school and back home and just go Super Saiyan when I do. You know what, why not." he then flashed into Super Saiyan and took off across the skies several times faster than before "Come to think of it, the Golden Warrior really does have a nice ring to it." he looked down and realized that he was above Satan City "Well what do you know, in no time flat I already made it all the way to Satan City." then he looked down and saw a car speeding way over the speed limit and nearly running other cars of the road "Oh not today!" he dove down onto the street and just held out a hand.
The car rammed straight into his hand and stopped directly in its tracks, and the pissed off thugs driving it got out to bark at him "What the hell is wrong with you you stupid little bastard? Are you trying to get yourself killed? Did you appear out of thin air or something?"
"Nevermind that, what in the name of hell were you two thinking? You guys driving at that speed could have seriously hurt or killed someone. If you're gonna pull stunts like that then do it outside the limits of the city where nobody can get hurt."
"Yeah that will be the day jackass, there's no way I'm taking driving lessons from some freak standing in the middle of the road! Who the hell do you think you are anyway?"
"You wanna know who I am? Well I'll tell you who I am." Gohan pushed up his shades and turned his back to them "I'm someone who won't let guys like you go around and hurt innocent people for your own sick twisted amusement. I'm someone who's been granted power by the god of dragons himself to protect those who cannot protect themselves. But putting that aside, you guys might know me as the Golden Warrior." he stomped one foot on the ground, creating a large crack in the ground that trapped their car "You guys got a problem with that?"
"...Nope, no problem whatsoever Mr Golden Warrior sir. You've totally changed our world, our days of driving so recklessly are over."
"Good." Gohan pulled the car out with one hand "Alright then guys, you can go."
"You take it easy okay Golden Warrior?" then they drove off, being sure to drive carefully so they wouldn't incur his wrath.
'I guess Vegeta was right, fear works wonders on stubborn boneheads. Now then, to blitz home and make an awesome exit.' he placed two fingers to his head and disappeared via Instant Transmission.
His hero reputation had been improved and his work was done.
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Goku yelped as he fell and hit the ground when he saw Gohan appear in front of Gohan "Jeez Gohan, don't scare me like that. No wonder your mother hates when we do that."
Gohan shrugged "Sorry dad, but like you said it's too much fun."
That was when Goten came in "Hey daddy, look at what I just caught." then he got a look at Gohan and grinned "Woah is that you big brother? Where did you get that awesome new outfit?"
"Thanks Goten, glad to hear you like it."
"Yeah, but I doubt mom will. You know how she feels about fighting."
"Yeah I know."
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Later, Gohan was practicing his entrance into a crime scene "I don't know, maybe I should go with a more mysterious vibe."
"Mysterious is good, it keeps people guessing." Kagome pointed out from on his computer screen "That way nobody will actually be able to guess who you are."
"Yeah that's true, but that means that the nosey ones who don't know when to butt out will just keep trying to bug me."
"That's what you have Instant Transmission for."
"True."
"Well I'd better get going, it's getting late and I've got a killer math test I've still gotta cram for tomorrow. I love you."
"I love you too my sweet dove."
Kagome blushed "Well goodnight." and she signed off.
"Alright Kai, she's gone."
Then Kai popped up on the screen "You know she's gonna be mad at you for not telling her about this."
"I know and I'm willing to take that and die like a man when she kills me, but Kai you know damn well why I can't tell her."
"Magatsuhi declared war on us and Kagome is just as involved with this as you, she's even been training her spiritual powers with Piccolo and now she can shoot an apple on the other side of a city.'
"Yeah but we're gonna need a hell of a lot more than that against someone as dangerous and powerful as Magatsuhi. And besides, who knows when or how we'll be able to contact Future Trunks again and let him know. For a fight like this we're gonna need just about every warrior we can get."
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Morning came.
Now in his Golden Warrior form, Gohan was flying through the countryside, taking in his newfound speed 'Awesome, at this rate I'm gonna make it to school in 5 minutes flat! I can already see Satan City coming up.'
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Later during class, Gohan was pretending to take notes while he was really drowning out the boring lecture "Covalent bonds, blah blah blah. So Erasa, how did things work out with Kai yesterday?"
Erasa grinned "He acts like a tough guy like Sharpner but really he's just the sweetest, and said he wanted to show me something today after school, something that was gonna blow my mind. Still though, he talks about you endlessly. You guys must be really close."
"Yeah, he's my best friend and he has been since we were like 6. He's gone through hell to help me when I was going through a really rough time, and I know he's someone I can always depend on."
"Wow. Hey by the way, word on the street is that the Golden Warrior showed up with a new look yesterday."
"Oh really? Yes, word is already spreading. You have to love the gossip vine that is the big city.'
Videl was about to start another round of interrogation when her watch suddenly started beeping out of nowhere "Videl here, go ahead sir."
"Videl you've gotta get down here, there's been a bus jacking down at the east district terminal. Three armed robbers stormed their way onto a tour bus for senior citizens and are demanding a ransom for their release, we need help ASAP! You're our only hope Videl!"
"I'm on my way, just hold on until I get there! Sorry teach, I've gotta go!" and she bolted out the door.
"Read chapter 3 for homework, and do be careful." the teacher called feebly.
Gohan blinked "I don't really get it, what was that all about?"
Erasa shrugged "In her spare time Videl is kind of a superhero."
"I don't really think I'm following here."
"Well her dad is Mr Satan and he saved the world all those years ago, I guess the apple didn't fall very far from the tree seeing how the cops always ask her for help."
"So let me get this straight, you guys are completely fine and nonchalant about your friend going to a shootout?!"
Sharpner smirked "Look new kid you really shouldn't go underestimating Videl, sure I'm strong and all but she makes me look like a 90 pound weakling. They say she's as strong as her dad and she's only getting stronger with each and every passing day."
"...I see. They say Videl is as strong as her dad, huh? The same guy that got backhanded out of the ring by Cell and claims to be this all powerful hero that everyone on this entire planet thinks he is. I'd better move.' he started running.
"Just where are you-" the teacher never got to finish.
"Sorry, I've gotta pee!" he took off running, changed his uniform when there was nobody else around, flashed into Super Saiyan and blitzed away using Instant Transmission 'Good thing dad taught me Instant Transmission or else I'd be screwed, seeing how I don't know where the bus terminal is.;
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Videl would never admit it out loud, but she was downright terrified. She had dropped onto the hijacked bus and beaten the crap out of the criminal hijackers with little to no problems, until it was pointed out that nobody was driving the bus and that they had fallen off a cliff. She shut her eyes, waiting for the inevitable impact, but nothing happened, much to her surprise "That's… impossible. How…?"
"Looks like I got here just in the nick of time."
Videl looked out to see Gohan holding up the bus "You!"
"Hey, everybody alright in there? Any wounded?"
"No."
"Okay then." Gohan lifted the bus back up and gently placed it on the ground a fair distance away from the cliff.
Videl was the first one to step out, along with the rest of the senior citizens, as well as the now tied up criminals, and immediately started interrogating him "Alright no more running Golden Warrior, just who are you?"
"Well I was gonna come up with some cheesy superhero name but to be honest, I thought that Golden Warrior worked so I decided to stick with it. Anyway Videl, I'll just leave the rest of this to you." and he took off.
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At the same time, on Kai's end…
Erasa met Kai on the roof of the school during lunch "So what's up?"
Kai looked her dead in the eye "I need to ask you something and I want you to be completely honest with me."
"Alright."
"Tell me, do you believe what Mr Satan said that those warriors from the Cell Games were using tricks to make all sorts of fake explosions?"
"Well of course, flying around and shooting balls of light from your hands is totally impossible."
"...Oh man, I am so gonna have fun with this."
"What?"
"Nothing. Anyway, if flying is impossible then I'm about to die." and he promptly leapt off the roof.
Erasa let out a horrified shriek, only to realize something.
Kai was actually floating in mid air mere inches away from the roof "What do you think? Pretty cool huh?"
"How- Who- What?!"
"It's an art that martial artists use to control one's internal energy, or Ki as is the proper term. I can show you how to do it if you want."
"Really?"
"Yeah. I've sensed out your Ki, and I've gotta say that for a non Ki user it's pretty strong." he threw a card at her "Why don't you come by my place after school and I'll start teaching you the basics."
"Well I did do martial arts when I was younger, but I stopped when my mom died. I never really got over it."
"I get what you're going through." Kai sat down back on the roof beside her "My mom got sick and died about a month before the whole thing with Cell, and that honestly didn't help my relationship with my dad either. He hates anything to do with martial arts, he calls it barbaric and says that anyone who does it is dead to him. You see, in my family you're either a doctor, a lawyer or an orphan. Then he insulted Gohan for being related to two martial artists and I just lashed out at him, calling him a narrow minded asshole and I just took off. I haven't seen him or spoken to him since then, and I've just been getting financial support from my cousin Kisuke. It's been 7 years since then."
"Wow… But how did you get over your mom?"
"It was Gohan actually." Kai gave a sad smile "He was going through something similar, and we kind of leaned on each other for emotional support and all that crap. All in all, Gohan is like a brother to me."
"I see."
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A few more days went by, and yet another crisis had occurred.
"Fire! Fire! There's a bunch of people trapped on the roof who couldn't make it out before the stairway collapsed!"
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By this point, Videl was flying towards the scene in a chopper "Can't we bring this thing in any closer?"
"No way." the pilot said firmly "Sorry but the blaze is creating an updraft, it's way too risky."
"Well we have to do something." then she looked down towards the roof "Hang on a minute, look! There's a water tank down there, we should be able to use that right?"
"To do what exactly?"
"Well last time I checked firemen used water."
"I see what you're getting at but the split on his thing is designed to channel its reserves down an axial pipeline, there would be spillage but that's assuming that the pipes haven't been melted shut by the heat."
"I'll take my chance, it's all I've got to go on."
"You might be able to douse the roof but there's not going to be enough pressure behind it to be able to do anything about the other floors."
"I'm not trying to save the building, I'm trying to save the people! Alright here goes, wish me luck down there alright?" she leapt out of the chopper and dropped down onto the roof, then found the handle "Bingo!" she tried to turn it, but it only slightly burned her hand. Still though, she powered through the pain and tried to turn it, but it wouldn't budge "Come on, work with me already!" then it suddenly began coming down on her, and she shut her eyes as she waited for the inevitable, but it never came.
"Are you alright?"
Videl looked up to see the Golden Warrior standing before her "You…"
"Let's cut right to the chase, is there enough water in there to put out the fire?"
"Well yeah but I can't get the thing to open."
"Let me take care of that." Gohan then drew his sword and cut the silo in half, allowing the water to run and put out all of the flames "And for the finish…" he walked towards the edge of the building and did a victory pose, leaving the citizens to cheer for him and his heroics 'It feels good to use my powers to help people.'
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In the meantime, Kai had brought Erasa to a large grassy wasteland far outside the limits of Satan City "Alright, this should be a good spot."
"For what exactly?" asked Erasa.
"What else, to teach you how to use Ki. Like I told you before the other day, Ki is basically your internal spiritual energy that comes from inside your body."
"You mean like all that stuff Videl's dad says is nothing but light shows and tricks."
"Yeah well that bastard is nothing but a lying dumbass and a fraud, he's a disgrace to real martial artists and warriors like Gohan. Anyway, every living being has at least some Ki inside of them. In order for you to learn how to fly, you're gonna have to learn how to use it first." Kai promptly sat down on the gross and entered a meditative form "I'll go over each step really slow so you can follow it better. Firstly you have to completely relax your body and mind, then listen to the center of your body and you'll start feeling some sort of pull from within." then he generated a small Ki sphere "Then all you have to do is bring it up to the surface."
"Woah…"
"Yeah I know, that was how I first reacted when Gohan showed me how to use my Ki for the first time. Alright, now you give it a shot."
"Alright." Erasa got into a meditative form and cupped her hands together "You said from the center right?"
"Yep, now give it a shot."
"Okay." Erasa tried to bring out her Ki, resulting in her muscles tensing considerably.
"No no no, you're doing it all wrong. You're way too tense right now, you have to relax or you'll never get it. Take a deep breath and then give it another shot."
"Alright." Erasa took a deep breath and tried again, nowhere near as tense this time.
"I can feel it, you're getting close."
Erasa kept concentrating, and within moments a miniature ball of Ki crackled into life between her palms.
"Alright, way to go. I guess since you were so into martial arts when you were younger it was a lot easier for you to tap into your Ki. It took me almost a full day of practice before I got it down but you got it down in less than an hour."
Erasa's ball of Ki disappeared and she collapsed forward.
"Woah there." Kai caught her as she collapsed 'She's a natural, what I learned in a day she learned in less than an hour.'
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"I'm off, bye!" Gohan put on his costume and flashed into Super Saiyan, then took off across the skies.
"Hey Gohan!" that was when Goten came up behind him on the Flying Nimbus "Wait up, promise me you'll be safe alright?"
"Oh don't worry, I will. Look at you, catching air like a pro on that thing."
"Yeah, I learned it from watching you and daddy."
"Alright, see ya!" and he took off.
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Soon enough, Gohan was soaring high above the streets of Satan City "This is perfect, now that I can go Super Saiyan without having to worry I can make it to school in less than 10 minutes and nobody will know it's me." then he looked to his side and let out a groan "You've gotta be kidding me."
Sure enough, Videl was flying right past him and ended up seeing him "No way, you're kidding me."
"Great, now what am I gonna do? There's no way I can ditch my gi or transform back with her breathing down my neck. Formation E, evasive maneuvers!" he flew faster.
Videl followed him "Good luck shaking me Golden Warrior."
"Oh come on, can't you get a hobby or something? I mean you really should be doing less chasing after me and more chasing after the crooks and thugs this town spawns every 5 minutes or something." Gohan took the chase above the clouds.
Videl followed him.
He took it down to right above the streets.
She followed.
He stopped instantly and rounded a corner into an alley.
She followed him "Today is the day I'm finally going to find out who you are Golden Warrior!"
"Well she's persistent, I'll give her that much." Gohan stopped abruptly.
Videl yelped and slammed on the brakes, only for said Golden Warrior to disappear from her sight before she hit him "What- Where- How-?"
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Gohan finally managed to catch his breath in a park in the city, either not noticing or not caring about potential possibilities of people seeing him "Well that's just perfect, a lot of good this brilliant idea did me. The whole point was so that I wouldn't be late. Now I'm gonna have to double time it just so I can- OH COME ON!"
That was when Videl landed in front of him and stepped out of her ship, a cocky smirk plastered across her face "Good morning."
"Hi. Nice work tracking me down, I have to admit I'm actually impressed."
"It's not really all that hard when you dress like that."
"It's a martial arts gi and a pair of shades, what's wrong with it?"
"Speaking of shades, why don't you let me have a look at what you're hiding behind those shades of yours."
"Yeah thanks but no thanks, sorry but showing my face to someone who doesn't know my secret identity is absolutely out of the question. Showing who I am would put the people I care about in serious danger, but if you want a name then just stick to calling me the Golden Warrior."
"Give it a rest."
"What? I'm actually trying to be serious here."
"The only thing about you I can take seriously is the fact that you're strong enough to take on an entire army and come out on top. There's no way you're just a normal every day guy."
"That's the point, if everybody knew who I was then the chances of me having a regular life would be non existent."
"So are you losing the shades or what?"
"Oh gee let me think, of course not!"
"You realize that the more you fight it the more I want to find out."
"And the more you try to find out the more apparent it is that you need a hobby."
"Excuse me?"
"Hey what's that?" Gohan pointed, then blitzed over and picked up her airship.
"You wouldn't dare!"
"Sorry!" he took off with it.
"Don't you f*cking dare do whatever you're about to do!"
"Yeah yeah." Gohan just placed it on a rooftop of a skyscraper "See you next time someone needs their ass kick and you can't kick it!" and he flew off.
"I am going to rip those shades off and shove them up your ass!"
"Sure you are!" Gohan just flew off 'Dammit, thanks to all that running around I'm so gonna be late!'
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Videl burst into the classroom "Sorry I'm late, I got here as fast as I could."
"Don't worry about it." the teacher waved her off "No harm done, it's alright. We're more than happy to make allowances for a busy gal like yourself. Now then, grab your seat and turn to unit 12."
"Yes sir." Videl took her seat.
"What happened?" asked Erasa "Did you get wrapped up in some drama this morning or what?"
"Yeah I guess, well sort of." she shot a look at where Gohan was burying his face in his book.
Sharpner shrugged "Well we expect stuff like that from you but if Gohan calls in late again then people are gonna talk."
"Wait, Gohan was tardy too?"
"Yeah, he got here just before you did."
"I see." note the suspicion in her tone.
Gohan was sweating by this point "I just forgot to set my alarm last night, that's all."
"Uh huh."
'She so doesn't buy it.'
'What a coincidence, the Golden Warrior looked like he was heading in this direction. Something doesn't add up.'
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Later, Gohan was walking through town when he saw a speeding car being chased by a police car, only for the police car to be forced off the road and into a wall 'Well their Ki hasn't disappeared or anything so they're still okay, but even so I can't just stand by and let this happen Golden Warrior or not.'
The thugs driving the getaway car stepped out and smirked "Wow that was easy, the fuzz in this city are bigger pushovers than moss parole agents! It doesn't look like the boss man is gonna have a lick of trouble getting his hooks into the local scenery. Why don't we go tell him the good news?"
"I wouldn't be too sure about that punks, looks to me like you owe some people an apology."
The thugs looked back to see Gohan standing behind them "You've gotta be kidding me. Hey runt a kid your age better watch out before that youthful confidence of yours lands you on the wrong side of the Red Shark Gang." one of them grabbed him by the scruff of his shirt.
"I wouldn't be too sure about that." Gohan set his bag down on the side of the road "You see guys violence never solves anything."
"Is that so?" one guy began throwing punches.
This was when Videl showed up 'Oh crap, don't tell me that Gohan is gonna take them on by himself!'
Gohan dodged them with ease and dropped into a combat stance "Well it looks like you're not leaving me any choice." he then leapt up and dealt the thug a sharp kick to the face, sending him crashing to the ground.
"You son of a-" the other one was about to charge in when he saw Videl 'Shit, that's Mr Satan's daughter!'
"Well, you coming at me or what?"
"...Fine, you win this round! This ain't over pretty boy!" and they drove off.
"Of that I have no doubt."
"Gohan!" that was when Videl rushed up to him "Are you alright?"
"Oh yeah, I'm fine."
"Good. Now what the hell was that?! You just knocked that guy out with one kick!"
"Guys like that are all talk, they're all bark and no bite. I could never take a guy like that seriously. But all the same, I'd appreciate it if you didn't tell anyone about this."
"That depends, where did you learn to do something like that?"
"A friend of mine that goes to another school is a martial arts addict and he taught me a couple things, that's all."
"...Well if you want then I guess I could keep it a secret. But still though, as crazy as it sounds I had this idea that you might be the Golden Warrior so I stood back and waited to see what you'd do."
"Yeah well the Great Saiyaman probably would've punched them both out and tied them up with some cheesy joke in a note for the cops."
"True."
'Oh thank god she bought it, if I'd let any more blows fly then she would've figured it out for sure.'
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A few more days went by, and things died down somewhat.
Gohan was tuning out a lecture and subtly texting with Kai during class "So I kicked the guy in the face and the other one took him and ran off."
"So in short you were cutting it way too close and were just one kick away from Videl finding out that you're the Golden Warrior."
"Exactly, so the Golden Warrior is gonna have to lay it low for a little while."
"Which is where I come in."
"Come on, you've been working on that superhero persona of yours for months."
"For that movie we were gonna make, the Crimson Dragon and the Golden Warrior vs the Dragonpus! An oil and fire breathing octopus with dragon claws at the end of each tentacle! It would be awesome!"
"Please, I need you to do this for me. Just for a few days until Videl's suspicions die down at least a little."
"You're lucky you taught me how to blow stuff up."
Then Videl received a transmission "Videl here, go ahead sir."
"It's urgent, some jackboots calling themselves the Red Shark Gang have taken the mayor hostage!"
"What?"
"They're demanding that your father come down here in person and we've tried contacting him but he won't answer his phone and it's not switching over to voicemail."
"I'm on my way. Sorry teach, I've gotta get going." and she bolted.
"That's our girl, give them what for." the teacher told her.
Gohan's mind was racing 'I doubt that bathroom excuse is gonna work for the 7th time, and I could use my earth powers to make a mini earthquake but that would be way too big a risk and might end up hurting someone. I can't use Instant Transmission either, think Gohan think. Wait, Kai!' he whipped out his phone underneath his desk "A gang has taken the mayor hostage and Videl is on her way down there to fight them."
"I'll be there to back her up in about 10 minutes."
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Kai dressed himself in his classic crimson red gi the same size as Gohan's, a black obi, black shin guards and wristbands, an black shoes and a pair of shades "Looks like Gohan isn't the only one getting a superhero debut." and he took off to the skies "Next stop, Satan City!"
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Rock, the leader of the Red Shark Gang, was waiting when he saw Videl's airship land between his crew and the cops "Well who do we have here?"
Then Videl leapt out "Enough of this, let the mayor go right now and I might let you keep a few of your teeth?"
"Is that so? I understand that you're pretty tough, I give you respect but I'm not interested unless the old man sent you to do his dirty work."
"You think you're the first dog who's waltzed into town looking to make a name for himself by going one on one with my dad. Trust me, this isn't about me doing his dirty work so much as him giving me an early birthday present."
"Ouch."
"Hey, watch the tone!" the mayor barked "She may not look it but that girl is as every bit as powerful as her daddy."
"Is that right? So in other words what I'm hearing is that defeating his daughter is the same thing as defeating him by proxy. Fine then, I hate to ruin a pretty face though. I sure hope you know what you're in for though, tangling with the likes of the Rock because it's about to get heavy."
"Is that so?" Videl then aimed a kick at his head.
Rock blocked it.
Videl leapt away "I guess I can see why you're the boss of this squad of goons."
"That smile will look like a quarry when I am finished." Rock started throwing some heavy punches.
Videl ducked under them and kicked him in the face.
"You know how to handle yourself huh?" he waved his hand, and one of his guys started shooting at her, allowing him to punch her and knock her into some buses.
"Well that's a cowardly move." that was when Kai dropped down, his aura subsiding "Yet another example that crook's honor is the same as no honor."
"And who the hell are you supposed to be?" one guy pointed a rifle at his back.
Kai nonchalantly kicked him through a wall without looking back "A hero substitute, the Golden Warrior had some other business to attend to so he called me in. You can call me the Crimson Dragon-"
"Enough already!" Videl shut him up.
"Hey what the hell, I was in the middle of making an entrance here."
"I don't care, I've got this perfectly under control!"
"...You know, there's a big difference between me and the Golden Warrior. He might actually want to respect your wishes. I couldn't give less of a rat's furry, disease ridden ass if you've got this."
"Well you and your little possy can just piss off, I told you I've got this covered so why don't you just move on already!"
"Hey I went out of my way to fly out here all the way from Japan, the least you could do is be a little less of a bitch and show some gratitude."
"Knock it off!" Rock barked "Is someone going to take care of the meddling loudmouth or do I have to do everything?"
"On it!" one guy started shooting.
Kai promptly punched him out "You see guys, unlike the Golden Warrior I'm a hell of a lot more pragmatic." then he punched two guys through the glass and went over the mayor in order to untie them "Sorry to keep you waiting sir, they didn't hurt you did they?"
The mayor shook his head "Not really, I'm alright. But who are you anyway?"
"Just a guy helping out a friend." he nonchalantly sent out a small shockwave from the palm of his hand, knocking a rocket back towards the guy who fired it.
"Playtime's over!" by this point, Rock had caught Videl in a full nelson.
"Let her go!" Kai was about to charge in.
That was when Videl elbowed the guy in the gut, freeing herself, and then kicked him in the head, knocking him to the ground out cold "Done and done."
'...Oh right I keep forgetting, despite being a lying frauding bastard Mr Satan is actually a somewhat capable martial artist by average human standards. Why the hell doesn't his daughter rub off on him already? Alright, now that that's settled I should get going-"
"Hang on."
"What?"
Videl breathed a deep sigh "Thank you."
"No need, the Golden Warrior is my friend and he asked me to come because he couldn't so I did."
"Well that doesn't get either of you off the hook about your secret identity though, one way or another I'm gonna find out who you both are."
"...Good luck with that." then he flew off 'No wonder Gohan sees her as such a pest. Now then, back to the wasteland so I can get some more training in. No wait, first I should probably get some advice from someone about Erasa and her training. Piccolo? No too rough, his methods were effective for me and Gohan but if I use them on Erasa then it might kill her. Master Roshi? No, too perverted. Krillin? I don't see why not, he came out of retirement when he learned about that Magatsuhi thing. He said it was only gonna be until this whole thing was over and done with, but then his daughter Marron was born and he decided to become a full time martial artist so he could be a strong warrior that his daughter could be proud of. Good for him, I think he's got the right mindset.'
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Krillin let out a sigh as he put down his cup of coffee "I've gotta admit Kai, I'm surprised you came to see me of all people."
Kai shrugged "What can I say? You're a devoted martial artist even if you did retire for years, and you're probably the strongest fully human warrior on the planet."
"What about Tien or 17?"
"Fully human, one of them has three eyes and the other is a cyborg."
"...Fair enough."
"And besides, I couldn't go to Piccolo or Goku or Vegeta on this because their methods might accidentally kill her."
"Yeah that's true. So what do you think, you and her gonna enter the World Martial Arts Tournament?"
"Well I don't know about her, but I am. I don't give a rat's ass about the prize money, I just wanna rub in Satan's face and more importantly I'm going to restore the good name of martial arts. By this time in 3 months everyone will be begging to learn how to use Ki and Satan will be that random bitch on the side of the road."
"...Interesting goals, now back to the girl. Look, you say that she learned to tap into her Ki in less than a day and she's almost on the verge of flying for the first time after just 3 days, so she's progressing even faster than you. But the problem is that her body hasn't gone through the same experiences as yours so she's much weaker. First you've gotta make sure her limits are clearly defined to you, then make sure to tell her to push herself harder and that she's stronger than she thinks. And like Piccolo taught both Gohan and you, meditation is the key for harmonizing your inner Ki, so be sure to teach her how to meditate properly so she'll be able to break through the normal human limitations like how we did."
"Got it. Thanks Krillin, I think I get what you're saying."
"Good. You know it's kind of weird, if someone had told me at the Cell Games that Gohan was training some random kid he met in school how to use Ki and then got Piccolo to train him, and then started teaching his own student then I would've thought that person was crazy, but looking back now I'm actually really impressed. To think it took me, Tien and Yamcha years of blood and sweat to reach this level but you got up here so easily."
"Well to be fair I trained with both Gohan and Piccolo."
"I think that given enough time you're gonna become the strongest human fighter on Earth, hell maybe even as strong as guys like Piccolo or Future Trunks."
"You think so?"
"Absolutely."
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2 more days went by.
Kai stood with Erasa in the same grassy wasteland "Okay, it's finally time for you to take your first flight."
Erasa stood firm "I'm ready."
"Alright, let's go over it one more time. Feel the energy in your stomach and slowly bring it out while you relax your muscles."
"Right." slowly but surely, Erasa began channeling her Ki.
"That's it, that's your Ki now push it up to the surface."
Very slowly, Erasa suddenly floated up a few inches off of the ground.
"Alright way to go, you actually got it!"
Erasa slowly floated back down to the ground.
"I'm not gonna sugarcoat it or anything Erasa, that was pretty damn incredible. You managed to get airborne in just under 5 days, it took me a full week before I was able to get anywhere off the ground."
"Yeah well it's thanks to you, you're an awesome teacher." then she checked her watch and nearly freaked "Oh crap I'm almost late for curfew, my dad is gonna kill me! Thanks a ton Kai but I've gotta get going, bye!" then she pecked him on the cheek without thinking, pulled out an airship capsule and took off.
"...Wow, that happened I guess."
"A lot more than that did."
Kai yelped and stumbled when he looked and saw Piccolo standing directly behind him "How long have you been here?"
"Since you two started, you were just so engrossed in your lesson with that girl that you didn't notice."
"Oh."
"So she's your student?"
"Yeah, she's one of Gohan's classmates. I noticed that she had a lot of potential so I figured what the hell and just went for it. She learned to fly faster than I did so that has to mean something right?"
"Yeah, it means she's got potential but with a sufficient Kaioken multiplier you could take on Goku or Vegeta in their base forms and come out on top. To be honest Kai, I'm glad I made you my student. I'm proud of you."
"Hey you should be proud of yourself, you and Gohan are the ones who taught me everything I know about fighting."
"Maybe but you still pushed yourself, you earned the level of strength you're at now. By the way, what's Gohan doing right now anyway?"
"I don't know, something about a circus and a baby dinosaur or something."
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Morning came.
Gohan was casually making his way to class 'Great, after that whole thing with Chobi yesterday she's gonna be more suspicious than ever.'
That was when Videl stopped him "Hello Gohan, lovely morning."
'Speak of the devil. Yeah I guess it is."
"So anyway I wanted to thank you for yesterday."
'And she knows. Alright Gohan, play it cool. What are you talking about?"
"It's over." Videl ripped the bandage off his cheek "Oh wow isn't that funny? Yeah, I saw the Golden Warrior get a scratch just like that in the same spot yesterday. And that's exactly who you are, Golden Warrior."
"...Interesting hypothesis. Now here's a question, what sort of proof do you have? How will anyone believe you if you don't have any proof?"
"Please, I'm the daughter of Mr Satan and I beat criminals to a pulp as a hobby. Of course they'll believe me."
'Shit, she's got me there.'
"What reason would you possibly have to go around beating the crap out of criminals and stealing my thunder in the first place?"
"Well I thought wanted to fit in and I thought if people saw me flying around the city fighting crime and turning my hair gold then they'd think I was some kind of freak. Besides, I have the power so I'm not gonna stand by and let innocent people be hurt when I can do something to stop it."
"Am I a freak?"
"No you're the daughter of a man the people view as a god, you've got that one easy compared to me. Anyway Videl, I really need you to keep this a secret alright?"
"Yeah well I can see why you'd be concerned. What do you say we make a deal, I won't spill the beans to anyone if you promise to enter the World Martial Arts Tournament coming up next month."
"Wait, the World Martial Arts Tournament? As in the one where all of the greatest fighters in the world all get together to decide who's the best of the best? I thought they stopped doing that years ago."
"Yeah but now they're putting the thing on again for the first time in years. My dad was the reigning champion last time around, but the one before him was some guy named Son Goku. I never really knew anything about this guy so I decided to dig up some old newspapers from the year he won the tournament but the funny thing is that when I finally saw a picture of his face he looked a lot like someone I know. You."
"Yeah he's my dad, so what?"
"So what? So that's why you're so strong and that's why you're gonna enter the tournament. I mean come on, the daughter of the current champion battling it out with the son of the previous champion? Tell me that wouldn't excite anybody. And it's not like you're not strong enough to hold your own, I saw you knock a monster unconscious. At least your strength is genuine unlike guys who use those fake light shows and tricks to win their fights."
"...So you basically want me to enter the World Martial Arts Tournament to decide who's the stronger one between us?"
"Essentially yeah."
"Would it bother you if my dad and a bunch of his friends and some of my friends entered too?"
"I wouldn't really care."
"Any other conditions?"
"I want you to teach me how to fly."
"...Fine, you've got a deal." Gohan handed her a card "Come to this address after school and someone there will teach you how to fly. Now then, there's one other thing I want to address."
"What's that?"
"This." Gohan promptly blasted a hole through a wall "Does that seem like a trick to you?"
"What was that?!" then a bunch of teachers and students rushed out to see the gigantic hole in the wall.
"Now then…" Gohan put on a look of mock horror and pain on his face "Oh no Videl, what have you done?! To think I finally muster up the courage to confess my love for you and you respond by using your godly strength inherited from your father to punch a hole through a wall, as well as my heart?! Does my very existence disgust you so? My heart and spirit have been forever shattered by this rejection! Don't look at me, I'm hideous!" and he ran off while shedding fake tears, though he was inwardly laughing his ass off 'Kai was right, faking rejections are hilarious as f*ck!'
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Bulma raised an eyebrow "Really? The World Martial Arts Tournament? Man that brings back memories. It seems a little out of left field coming from you."
Gohan shrugged "Yeah I know, but I figured mom would loosen up a little if I win and bring home 10 million zeni."
"Don't be so sure." Vegeta stepped up with a cocky smirk "I think I'll participate in this tournament as well."
"Oh come on, really Vegeta?"
"I have a theory I'd like to test. Back during the Cell Games you may have had the upper hand when it came to raw power but since then I'm confident that I've bridged that gap between us."
"You two seem to be forgetting something important." Broly pointed out.
"And what would that be?"
"It's been exactly 11 months."
Gohan's mood darkened "You think Magatsuhi will make his move during the World Martial Arts Tournament?"
"I'm saying that with that many people and fighters gathered in one area it's a very likely possibility. We should get as many fighters as we can to enter so we can be ready to fight him head on. For this reason I will participate as well."
"Yeah you've got a point."
"Count us in as well."
Gohan looked and saw Cooler and Koga materialize between him and the others "Cooler? Koga? What are you guys doing here?"
Koga shrugged "King Yemma wanted us to let you know that Cell and Bojack disappeared from Hell after the whole Janemba thing. Two other guys are gone too, some Saiyan and evil Namekian."
"My best guess would have to be Turles and Slug." Vegeta cut in "I faced both of them while I was off training in space before the mess with the androids and Cell. Turles betrayed us before Planet Vegeta was destroyed. He was a disgrace to Saiyans, using the fruit of a tree called the Tree of Might to increase his power to the point where he was stronger than even Frieza. In all honesty, that battle was how I awakened the Super Saiyan transformation for the first time, and I put it to good use."
"Where does Slug come into this?" asked Cooler.
"Well after the whole thing with those androids in the arctic I went into space to train and reach the Super Saiyan 2 level like Gohan did. While I was there King Kai contacted me and told me that New Namek was under attack and wouldn't stop bugging me until I went over there to deal with it since I was on a nearby planet. I made quick work of Slug's henchmen but he was much stronger, stronger than me even as a Super Saiyan. The rage I felt at losing to someone like him pushed me over the edge and I went Super Saiyan 2, and I took him down with a Galick Gun to the face after he went giant. I'm guessing Magatsuhi found both Turles and Slug in Hell and offered them a chance at getting revenge against me if they helped him with his world domination crap."
Koga nodded "Makes sense I guess. Anyway Broly's got a point, Magatsuhi will probably make his move during the tournament if he wants to proclaim himself as ruler of this world once he kills you. But that's where we run into a problem, Cooler and I are the only hand to hand combatants that we've got while the mutt and Sesshomaru and the others all rely on tools or weapons in battle."
"That makes sense. I'll try and get as many people as possible to train and enter the tournament for when that happens. I know my dad, Piccolo, Kai, Broly and Vegeta will enter. Maybe I can get Krillin, Tien and maybe 17."
"Don't worry, I'm gonna be there too alright?"
Gohan paused "That voice… Trunks, is that you?"
"Yeah it's be, but for now you should probably just call me Mirai. You know, future and all that so you don't confuse me with the younger me. Anyway, I'm talking to you guys right now through the Fortuneteller Baba of my timeline. She mentioned that a great darkness was about to confront all of you so I decided to check in, and to be honest I'm glad I did. Like I said I'll be sure to train as hard as I can and be down there in time to join the tournament and help you guys fight Magatsuhi."
"Great. The tournament is a month from now, 30 days to be exact."
"Great, I'll see you all there." then his voice disappeared.
"Man everyone here is gonna flip when they hear Mirai is coming back. Oh that reminds me Vegeta, Kai and I have been working on something." he pulled out a capsule, revealing a new grey battle suit with a different design for the armor.
Vegeta examined it "Well you and your friend know style I'll give you that much."
"You're welcome. Well I'll see you guys later, I'm gonna head out and spread the word about the tournament." and he took off with Instant Transmission.
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Tien raised an eyebrow "Trunks is coming back for the World Martial Arts Tournament? I've gotta admit that does sound interesting, but do we really have time for something like that with this whole thing with Magatsuhi finally heating up?"
Gohan sighed "Yeah I know but Broly and I both agreed that if Magatsuhi were gonna make his move then that's probably the most likely place he'll do it."
"A massive crowd and most of the strongest warriors this world has to offer, that does sound like a very likely target. Well either way you can count me in, it'll be a good chance to see how much stronger I've become since the fight with Cell."
"Good."
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Piccolo's eyes narrowed slightly "So you guys think that Magatsuhi is going to target the tournament to get us all in one fell swoop?"
Gohan nodded "That's about the sum of it."
"Count me in too, plus I've been looking for a chance to try out a new training method and this is the best chance for that."
"Great, I knew I could count on you."
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Kai froze mid punch "So you're telling me that this is a perfectly valid excuse for me to enter the World Martial Arts Tournament and beat the living shit out of Mr Satan for being such a pathetic fraud?"
Gohan sighed "I didn't say that."
"You didn't have to. Alright I'm in, plus there's a new technique that I've been trying to test out for when I fight the real warriors."
"Great. Plus I sort of need a huge favor from you."
"You want me to help spread the word?"
"Make that two favors."
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17 raised an eyebrow "Is that so? I'm not gonna lie, that actually does sound pretty interesting."
Kai nodded "I know right?"
"Alright then you can count me in."
"Good. So far that makes you, me, Goku, Vegeta, Gohan, Piccolo, Koga, Cooler, Tien and Krillin."
"I think we'll give this Magatsuhi a good fight."
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Chichi raised an eyebrow "So what's so important that you need me to come out here in order to ask me? And what exactly are you doing?"
Gohan stopped forming a wall of earth between them "Trying to protect myself from the potential backlash of what I'm about to ask."
"You wanna ask her if you can enter the World Martial Arts Tournament and see if you can beat your old man?" Goku guessed with his classic Son grin "Hey come on Chichi I say let him do it."
"Dad please, I've got this." he let down the earth wall "For the record, between dad and I we can take home 15 million zeni at the most so-"
"Of course you're going to enter the tournament!" Chichi barked out "Like you said, between the two of you you can easily get 15 million zeni out of this!"
"...As much as I appreciate the enthusiasm, it's not a sure thing that we'll win."
"You watch your mouth young man, we didn't raise you to be a quitter Gohan!"
"Okay, but I'm gonna have to take some time off from school if I want to be in the best condition possible for this, maybe even leave for a little while for my training."
"Fine, move out or drop out or whatever if you have to! You can make it up later for that kind of money! Wow, what are the odds huh? Just as the money from my father starts to run out, a windfall like this drops straight into our laps."
'What are the odds? I actually got through one of mom's rants and/ or screeching moments without having a heart attack.'
"Gohan." Goku pulled him aside, deadly serious for once, something that was actually really rare with him "Magatsuhi is going to make his move during the tournament isn't he?"
"So you know?"
"Yeah, Piccolo and Krillin told me everything. I think you should go train with guys like those demon guys you met before, they're all really strong and they know a lot more about this guy than I do. I'll stay here and train with Goten, you do what you've gotta do."
"Thanks dad, really. Oh by the way, me and Kai made a new gi for you." he pulled out a capsule, revealing a new gi "We made sure that it fits your fighting style perfectly, I figured you'd need to be at your best and have every advantage you could get for the big battle."
"Cool." Goku promptly tried it on.
"So how does it feel?"
"Alright, this is perfect. Thanks a ton Gohan, I love it!"
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Morning came.
Sesshomaru exited a meditative state and looked up to see Gohan standing in front of him, clad in his regular gi with his Ryuuga strapped to his side "So you're here Son Gohan, I expected that you would come."
Gohan looked him dead in the eye "You're one of the most formidable warriors I know and you know more about the Dragon Prophecy than anyone." then he bowed "Please, will you train me and allow me to reach the next level?"
"A new form of Super Saiyan?"
"No, the next level of power than can be offered by the Ryuuga. I know that I won't be able to defeat Magatsuhi as I am now, I need to get stronger in order to protect everyone and you're the only one who can help me reach that next level. Please, I beg of you."
Sesshomaru stood and observed him for a moment 'His eyes show no fear and he lacks previous hesitation. He's grown since last we met. Very well, but do not expect me to go easy on you for this Son Gohan."
"I wouldn't be here if I thought you would."
A/N:
I decided to stick with the whole Golden Warrior thing because I thought it was cool and let's face it, Great Saiyaman sucks ass.
I gave Kai a little bit more of a background story in order to give him some character development, and I gave his dad what I refer to as a Chichi complex. Sure I could make him the classic supportive parent role, but that honestly doesn't have any substance to it.
I figured I would make Krillin get back into martial arts for the same reasons given in Dragon Ball Super, seeing how those two episodes were some of my favorites.
For the record, I decided to add in that Krillin and his family live in Satan City, in the same house they do in Dragon Ball Super. Why did I add that in? Well I figured why not?
Just to be clear, Goku and Vegeta's new outfits are the ones that they received during the whole Resurrection F thing because they didn't get anywhere near enough use and they look awesome as f*ck.