A/N- Thanks for the reviews! Note to reviewers at bottom! Btw, I accidently posted this too fast so I made a few corrections. Not sure if you guys get an email about that so sorry if you do.
The week had gone by rather quickly without too much concern for Gohan. The project that Mr. R gave them was due at the end of the semester so Gohan had a lot of time to think about how he would approach it. Crime was light this week as Gohan had to only help Videl once. Gohan had noted that she softened up a bit after he had saved her life which eased Gohan's conscious. Videl however was still very suspicious of him both as Saiyaman and Gohan. He was praying to Dende that she wouldn't connect the two and so far things were in his favor.
"I am glad we finally get a break from this hell hole called school" Sharpner said sarcastically.
"Yeah! It's like totally awesome that school ended early today." Erasa said.
"Brains?" Sharpner said getting Gohan's attention. Over the past few weeks, Gohan had gotten used to Sharpner calling him names such as Nerd Boy and Brains which he didn't really care for.
"Huh?" Gohan perked up.
"Are you doing anything not nerdy this weekend like actually having a life?" Sharpner said sarcastically.
"Not really" Gohan said shyly.
"We have some business to attend! Videl and I are going to-" Erasa said to only be interrupted when Videl hit her lightly in the arm. Erasa read Videl's body language and assumed that she shouldn't be talking about their little trip.
Gohan was curious to what she had to say and why she stopped in mid sentence. He let it go rather quickly thinking it was nothing as what can two innocent girls do?
"We are going on a trip to the beach" Videl said with no enthusiasm.
"You should definitely take me. I can show off my muscles to the ladies." Sharpner said flexing his arms.
"Um, no thanks" Videl said as she got up ready to leave.
"Well I guess we will see you guys later! Bye Gohan!" Erasa enthusiastically said.
"Bye guys!" Gohan said as he began to walk towards the door.
Once everybody split to have fun this weekend except Gohan of course, Videl and Erasa immediately got in Videl's jet to take off for Jakie Chun's house. It was a 4 hour flight but she had all weekend to find out information about King Piccolo. The two ladies quickly got bored as after an hour they were just flying over water with no land insight.
"It say's two and a half hours left" Videl said as Erasa was doing some homework for Math.
"I wish Gohan was here to help me. I don't get this!" Erasa said frustrated feeling like ripping her paper to shreds.
"I wonder how he got so smart" Videl said curiously.
"He grew up in the mountains. What else is there to do out there than like study?" Erasa replied.
"I don't know. He is just one big puzzle" Videl said.
"That's for sure!" Erasa said.
"Yeah." Videl said thinking about things. Why can't I get him out of my head?
"Don't forget I have to be home early tonight so I will probably fly home myself" Erasa added.
"That's okay, I will tell you what I find tomorrow as I probably won't get home till tomorrow morning but it will be worth it to find out about King Piccolo!" Videl said with a smirk.
"Okay!" Erasa chirped.
The flight grew incredibly boring but finally they were about to land and finally unravel the mystery behind King Piccolo.
"The onboard computer says we are five minutes away but I can't see anything!" Videl said frustrated. If I just flew all the way out here for nothing I think I am going to rip my head off.
"I think I see something" Erasa said while she squint her eyes. Off in the distance there was a tiny island with what appeared to be a house on it.
"Finally!" Videl yelled feeling her frustration dissipate. She looked at her clock. 5:00 PM. She began to descend to the small island.
Inside Kame house, Krillin was playing with Marron, his daughter when he heard a knock on the door. Krillin looked up as he didn't recognize the ki's outside the house.
"Bulma can you get that?" Krillin asked as he was on the ground playing with Marron.
"Sure Krillin" she said getting up from the couch. Krillin had invited Bulma and her family over for dinner that evening however Vegeta rejected that offer as he refused to spend time with other humans. Young Trunks did come however.
Bulma opened the door not caring to see who was outside before opening it. Who else would drop by? She opened the door was taken aback at who she saw there. Videl and Erasa stared with their jaws dropped as this was not who they were expecting.
There must be some mistake thought Videl. "Bu- Bulma?" Videl stuttered. "There must be some mistake. I think we have the wrong house." Videl said quickly. How could I have gone to the wrong place? Videl thought.
"Hey Videl and Erasa! What brings you here?" Bulma said excited not as shocked as the two teenagers were.
"Is this your beach vacation house?" Erasa asked.
"No of course not!" Bulma said slightly defensive.
"Umm, I think we have the wrong house. We were looking for someone by the name of Jakie Chun." Videl said as she felt her heart pound. What is up with this? Why is Bulma here? I must have the wrong address! There is no other explanation Videl thought trying to come to a conclusion.
"That would be me." A voice said behind Bulma. Bulma got out of the way and there stood an old wise hermit.
"Ma- Ma- Master Roshi?" Videl said recognizing him from the tournaments. No way. I am in the presence of one of the greatest martial artists of all time.
"People recognize me after all these years?" Master Roshi said confused.
"You are the legendary Master Roshi!" Videl stated.
"Why yes. Yes I am. What brings you two fine young ladies to my house?" Master Roshi asked.
Wait a second. He said he was also Jakie Chun. Videl stood there as things just got more confusing.
"You are also Jakie Chun?" Videl asked.
"I am surprised that people still know of that name. I used that name to fight in the World Martial Arts tournament so I could fight my pupils at the best of their ability" Master Roshi said.
"Y- Your pupils?" Videl asked.
"Yes. Goku, Krillin, and Yamcha. Those were the good old days when I actually stood a chance against them" Master Roshi said reminiscing.
"Wait you are saying that you fought your pupils in the tournament without them knowing?" Videl said surprised.
"Why don't you fine young ladies come in." Master Roshi said ignoring her question as he walked back to give them some space. Bulma welcomed them in also.
"So why exactly did you make the trip all the way out here if you don't mind me asking." Master Roshi asked.
"Piccolo" Bulma muttered.
Videl heard Bulma mutter Piccolo softly. Videl narrowed her eyes slightly. Something is not right. It's like they are all somehow connected with Piccolo. Bulma knows something that I don't that has to deal with King Piccolo. It's like she is trying to hide something but why would she? Videl thought as nothing added up.
"We are here to learn about King Piccolo. We have a project due in our class and it's hard to find information about him." Erasa said happily.
"Interesting that your teacher gave you this project" Master Roshi said.
"Yeah! It's a real drag. We went to Capsule Corporation to see if we could find anything in their files but nothing came up." Erasa added.
"What is it that you would like to know?" Master Roshi asked when Krillin walked in wondering what was going on. Videl saw him come in from the other room. Videl immediately locked eyes with Krillin.
"Krillin. I have heard of you. You participated in the tournaments with Son Goku." Videl said piecing the puzzle together.
"I am amazed people know who I am. What is your name?" Krillin asked.
"Videl Satan." She said proudly.
Krillin stood there staring blankly at her. "Your father is Hercule Satan, isn't it?" Krillin pointed out.
"Yes." Videl said. She noted the strange sentiment coming from them when she told them her name. What is going on? It's like they know something that I don't know. What is their secret?
"What do we owe the pleasure to Ms. Satan?" Krillin asked.
"I know. They came here in search of finding information about Piccolo" Bulma said nervously. Gohan is going to kill me Bulma thought. "By the way, they are in the same class as Gohan." She went on to say knowing that this wasn't going to be pretty.
"Gohan!" Videl yelled. "What does he have to do with you guys? Why does he know you guys?" She said slightly angry. She took a deep breath to calm herself.
"I think I need to get some air." Videl said slightly frustrated and walked out the open door. She was just too confused and wanted someone to tell her what is going on.
"Let me talk to her." Bulma said running after her.
"Videl?"
"Bulma I am sorry. I am just so confused to why all of you know Gohan and how he fits into this whole King Piccolo thing" Videl said as she sat down in the sand to hear the small waves come upon shore. Why do I care so much about Gohan? Why should I care that he somehow fits into all of this?
"It's not my place to tell Videl. Gohan needs to be the one to talk to you but why don't you ask Master Roshi what you want about Piccolo in the meantime?" Bulma suggested.
Videl sat there contemplating Bulma's suggestion. The purpose of her coming here was to find out about King Piccolo, not Gohan. Right? For some reason her intuition was telling her that these people didn't want to involve outsiders in their little group. But how does Gohan fit into all of this? Videl realized this was turning into somewhat of an obsession but that didn't stop her. Videl thought but realized she had to give her an answer. She sighed but went on.
"Sure Bulma" Videl said. Why does everyone call King Piccolo just Piccolo here? Videl thought.
"Let me get Master Roshi out here so you don't have to deal with Krillin and the boys interrupting every second" Bulma said sarcastically. In truth they would probably spill Gohan's secrets. You need to lighten up Gohan Bulma said in her mind.
Videl sat watching the waves and the sun lowering in the sky. It was a very pretty sight as in the city it was sometimes hard to see the sun lower in the sky. She never really got to see sunsets as pretty as this. Water surrounded the entire island and there was no other island in visible distance just the deep blue sea. She imagined that the water was very warm and wondered what it would be like to just relax on the beach here.
"So you want to know about Piccolo?" Master Roshi said grabbing a beach chair as Bulma also sat on the steps to the front door.
"Yeah… What can you tell me about him?" Videl asked. She didn't really care about the project as she was more genuinely interested to find out herself.
"Well Videl, you would be surprised to find out how old I am but I tend to think that I still look 40" Master Roshi chuckled at his own little joke but went on when nobody else laughed. "But really, I have had a long history with Piccolo. You see long before Goku was alive, my master fought Piccolo and ended up sacrificing his life for others. He was able to trap Piccolo with an attack called the evil containment wave. Using up all his energy, he passed however his honor was to live on forever. Unfortunately more recently as you know Piccolo tried to take over the world and did so successfully." Master Roshi said as Videl realized this old master knew a lot about Piccolo.
"Was this when Goku defeated him?" Videl asked.
"Yes. Goku ended up getting in his way and he eventually fell. Goku was able to do hand to hand combat with Piccolo which my master was not able to do myself included. Piccolo's power was far greater than my own. Back then, our only option was the evil containment wave but this was not the case for Goku. As you well know, Goku was my pupil."
"Wow, that's incredible. I wonder how my father would stack up with King Piccolo. Too bad he wasn't around back then." Videl explained amazed.
"Your father wouldn't stand a chance against Piccolo. You are seriously underestimating Piccolo's power." Master Roshi said.
Videl took a little offense to this. She was a Satan and even though her father angered her sometimes, she still felt like she had to uphold the Satan honor. "Master Roshi with all due respect, he is the world champion. He was the one to beat Cell. I am pretty sure my father would take care of things." Videl explained.
"Things do not always appear as they seem" Master Roshi said.
What is that suppose to mean? Videl thought when another thought entered her brain.
"Can you spar with me? I am curious to see your great strength Master Roshi." Videl said with a hint of sarcasm.
"I am sorry Videl but I no longer fight. After my last tournament, I decided that my power was no longer of use as a new crop of fighters took my place"
"Please Master Roshi? It would be a great honor to fight with a former champion" Videl pleaded.
"Well I suppose one fight won't hurt" Master Roshi went on to say.
"NOW HOLD ON ONE MINUTE!" Bulma shrieked. "Don't you dare touch her inappropriately or else you will get it!"
Oh he's one of those types of old guys. "Don't worry Bulma, he won't get a chance. I am often times called the second best fighter in the world" Videl beamed.
"What do you take me for?" Master Roshi yelled at Bulma shaking his fist.
"I know you" Bulma claimed.
"Alright young lady, your move" Master Roshi said.
Videl looked surprised as he didn't get into a stance. "Aren't you going to get into a stance?"
"I am quite fine thank you very much" Master Roshi said with a smile.
"Alright. Here I come!" Videl said and charged Master Roshi.
Videl went straight for his stomach however with untold speed, he blocked it as if it were nothing. Videl then decided to go on the offensive and throw as many punches as she could in hope one would hit. After every punch, no matter where she threw it, none hit. His speed is incredible! Videl thought as she was trying her absolute best to hit him. She jumped back trying to catch her breath immediately getting back in stance.
"Not bad Roshi! Now for round two!" Videl yelled a little out of breath.
This time she jumped over him and using the palm tree's trunk with her feet, she gathered a lot of speed to do an aerial attack from above. Amazingly, the old master got out of the way and she immediately landed on her hands. She got back on her own two feet out of breath. She immediately charged him again throwing punch after punch and kick after kick but not one hit him. How does he do it? How is this even possible?
She jumped back trying to assess the situation when Master Roshi charged at unbelievable speeds and threw a punch at her face. She didn't have time to block so she closed her eyes at the impending punch. For some reason it never came. She opened one eye to see a fist just millimeters form her forehead.
"That could have been your head and you would have been unconscious no longer capable of fighting," Master Roshi said bringing his fist back to his side.
Videl stood there in utter shock. How on earth does he move so fast? Why couldn't I see his punch coming? Why is he so much stronger than I? I am not even close to his level of skill. Videl thought as she tried to control her breathing.
"I think that's enough" Master Roshi said as she walked back inside the house.
How is it that he didn't get out of breath once even though he was using up his energy to block and avoid my attacks? Am I really that weak compared to him? Videl contemplated their short spar as she had never fought such a tough opponent.
"You okay Videl?" Bulma asked as she walked toward her concerned.
"I am just amazed at his level of skill. How is it that he can move so fast?" Videl asked.
"He may be a pervert but he has been doing martial arts for a very long time. The funny thing is that Goku is much stronger than he is." Bulma said.
Am I really that weak compared to these fighters? Is Goku possibly stronger than my father? Is Master Roshi stronger than my father? Videl contemplated these ideas but realized how absurd she was being. Let's be real Videl. Master Roshi is much stronger than my father. I have never seen my father move the way he did even at his best. Master Roshi did so with perfection and without a stance!
Videl sighed as she realized she had a lot more to learn. She was convinced she was almost the best martial artist in the world but her recent spar told her otherwise.
"Let's go inside" Videl said. The two walked in to see Erasa having a conversation with Krillin.
"So how did she do?" Erasa asked Master Roshi. Videl looked at the old master curious to his response.
"She has a lot to learn both mentally and physically" Master Roshi said as he walked back into the kitchen.
Videl watched him walk into the kitchen. Part of her wanted to teach him a lesson he wouldn't forget but part of her respected his incredible fighting skills. Let's face it Videl. You are no match for him. I have got to find how they got so strong.
"You two staying for dinner?" Bulma asked.
"Thanks but we wouldn't want to intrude" Videl said nicely.
"Nonsense! We have plenty of room!" Master Roshi said from the kitchen.
"Yeah! Anyways Gohan and his family are coming over!" Bulma added.
Gohan is coming over? Maybe I should stay. Videl thought and came to a conclusion. "Alright I will stay. Thank you for the hospitality" Videl said.
"No problem! We would love to have you!" Bulma said happily.
"Videl, you know I can't stay. I have to be up early tomorrow morning to help my mom out." Erasa said slightly saddened.
"That's too bad" Bulma said.
"Thanks anyways! I will see you later guys! It was great to meet you!" Erasa said.
"Bye" everyone said in unison.
Erasa walked outside and threw her dynocapsule on the ground. It revealed a smaller jet than Videl's. She jumped in and took off waving at Videl who was standing on the beach waving back.
Videl walked back inside and saw Bulma sitting in a chair while Marron and Trunks played on the ground. Krillin was also on the ground playing while Master Roshi and 18 were in the kitchen cooking up a feast. The aroma it was causing made everybody's taste buds water.
"It is nice of you to invite me for dinner" Videl said to Bulma as she sat down in a chair right next to her.
"Glad to have you here even if it was by surprise!" Bulma said.
"So Gohan is coming?" Videl asked.
"Yep! He should be here any minute. He will sure be surprised to see you" Bulma said with a slight smirk.
Yes he will Videl thought. I can't wait to meet his family. I wonder what they are like.
A/N- Hope you liked this chappie! Gohan is about to get it big time!
Reviewers…
Gue22- Thanks for all the reviews! It's an honor for you to review my fic! Well, perhaps Bulma or someone with a lot of money like Hercule got rid of the files that may have had the Roshi school info. We all know Hercule wants to uphold his status around the world and money can do that. Bulma may have wanted to do so to protect the small group of incredible warriors so they could attempt to live a normal life? I am still working on that one lol… Thanks so much for the reviews! I love your When a Demon Calls fanfic! I recommend the read if anybody is reading this.
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NANLIT- Well Videl has a lot to learn as this is one of the first time she has had a friend with such incredible secrets. As we know in the actual anime, she wanted to learn his secrets. She will learn to respect Gohan's privacy as time comes but her interest in him is blinding her. Thanks so much for the honest review as I have to think about it for the next chappies.
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