THE TWISTED MIND II
AN:Hey everyone. I'll be honest, I expected this chapter to take longer, but it flowed suprisingly easy once I got started. Anyway, enjoy and please review!
Reunion
That night proved most stressful for Gohan. He was so anxious to meet his daughter, see Videl again, but he had to wait until morning. After all, he wasn't expecting a warm welcome, and popping up in the dead of night most certainly
would not help any. So now he sat on the edge of the lookout, now dressed in a purple gi like he wore at the Cell Games, watching the clouds pass beneath him.
"You should get some sleep," A voice came from behind, nearly causing Gohan to fall off the edge in startlement.
He turned to see Picollo standing there as he said "Don't sneak up on me like that! I think I almost had a heart attack,"
"I wasn't sneaking, you just weren't focused enough," Picollo said sternly.
"Well, I am a bit distracted," Gohan admitted as he scrached the back of his head.
"You worry to much, go to sleep. Trust me, things will go much better if you have a clear head," Picollo advised.
"I guess your right, well, good night," Gohan replied as he walked inside. Picollo watched him go, then looked down at the planet below.
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The following morning came quickly. Gohan awoke to the smell of waffles and eggs, and upon exiting his room, found a table full of breakfest foods. The room was empty aside from that table, and a bookshelf with many philisophical books
stored among the shelves.
"This food looks delicious!" Gohan exclaimed, and tore into the meal. It didn't take long. Once he was done with that, the young saiyan made his way outside where Picollo was again meditating, and Popo was attending his gardens. Dende
was nowhere in sight.
"Ah, your awake. How did you enjoy your meal?" Popo asked as he noticed Gohan.
"It was great, how do you do it?" Gohan replied.
"Thanks for the compliment, but a chef never reveals his secrets," Popo informed him.
A look of confusion crossed Gohan's face as he said "I thought that was magicians," Popo simply shrugged in response, and returned to his gardening.
"Well, I guess I should be going then," Gohan said as he walked to the edge of the lookout.
There were no clouds that morning, so he could clearly see all the way to the ground.
"Gohan!" Picollo called from where he hovered.
"Huh? What is it?" Gohan asked as he looked to his old mentor.
"Remember, this could take some time, don't let it get you down if things go poorly at first," Picollo told him.
"I won't," Gohan agreed, then he turned and launched himself down at the earth. The ground rapidly spead towards him as his aura surrounded him propelling him downwards even faster, only for him to pull up at the last second as he shot
towards the mountains where his family lived. As he flew, he extended his senses, and felt a strong ki signature he had not felt before, yet it was familiar somehow.
"That must be Pan," He realized, then changed course towards where he sensed her. Soon he found himself floating over a house a couple of miles from Goku's house. "Huh, guess Videl decided to move closer to my family, doesn't feel like
she's home though," Gohan mused as he landed, then as he approached the house he muttered "Feels like someone real strong is inside, other than Pan," He tried to identify the ki signature, it felt familiar, but at the same time, he couldn't quite pinpoint it.
As he approached the door, he felt a surge of aprehension coarse through him. He took a couple of deep breaths, calming himself and steeling his nerves, then knocked on the door. After a moment, the door opened revealing a young man, who
had spiky black hair. He was dressed in an orange gi, much like Goku's, only it lacked the undershirt. Gohan recognized him in an instant.
"Goten," He said.
Goten's eyes widened as he realized who he was looking at. "You!" He exclaimed. Before Gohan could say another word, the younger saiyan threw his hand forward releasing a wave of golden ki at Gohan, who quickly crossed his arms
into an x position, catching the blast, which quickly pushed him away from the house until he managed to fling it into the sky. Gohan quickly lowered his arms, then ducked under a kick from his brother.
"Cool it! I'm not here to fight!" Gohan declared as he caught Goten's fist and threw him back thirty yards where he easily set down in a fighting stance.
"Why should I trust you!?" Goten demanded.
It was at this point that a new voice spoke. "Uncle Goten, who's that?" Gohan's eyes moved to the source of the voice. He saw a girl who looked eight years old, with raven black hair, and dressed in a gi much like Goten's. Though Gohan
had never seen the girl before, he knew that this was his daughter. He forgot Goten, forgot about how difficult things were going to be. It was all the more distraction Goten needed. The younger saiyan came forward with a vicious kick which launched Gohan into a large rock formation causing it to crumble.
"Pan, go back inside!" Goten ordered. Pan hesitated, then did as Goten said, shutting the door as she did.
"Damnit Goten!" Gohan said angrily as he pulled himself from the rubble.
Goten quickly sank into his fighting stance as he demanded "Why are you here!?"
Gohan leapt from the rubble and back onto the ground as he said "I came to meet my daughter. Please, I don't mean any harm," Gohan pleaded, desperately trying to keep this from turning into an all out battle.
Goten eyed him warily as he said "How do I know your telling the truth?"
"If I was here to hurt you, I would've done it by now," Gohan replied. Even as he did he felt Goten spike his ki three times in rapid succession, then he felt Videl's power flare up in West City before it started moving towards them fast. 'Videl
feels much stronger than before. If I'm not mistaken, she's the strongest human alive!' Gohan thought. No sooner had he finished the thought, than he also felt his fathers ki flare up, and suddenly the elder saiyan appeared between the two brothers with a dead serious look on his face.
In an instant he saw Gohan. A moment of silence passed before Goku asked "Are you the good Gohan?"
Gohan stood up from his crouch as he replied "Yes,"
Goku nodded before turning to Goten as he said "Relax, he's telling the truth,"
"But dad! He killed you!" Goten protested.
"No, the Gohan that killed me is not the one standing here. Trust me," Goku said with a small smile.
"Fine," Goten conceded, before saying to Gohan "You don't go anywhere near Pan until Videl says otherwise,"
"Fair enough," Gohan agreed.
"She should be here right about, now," Goku said, looking upwards. Gohan followed his gaze, to see Videl hovering above them, shocked eyes locked upon him.