Gohan's POV
Gohan didn't know what he was happening until he got in the ring. He needed to ask Bulma later.
He tried so hard to keep his secrets just to spill them over some dumb pride. "I guess I'll have to lose this round just to appease the audience and keep my secrets," Gohan thought. "Damn and I really was looking forward to embarrass him."
Hercule got in his stance which I don't feel like naming anymore while Gohan just stood there. Hercules rushed in and launched a fury of attacks. Gohan suppressed his energy and got hit by every one. Hercule continued with the KNEE OF JUSTICE. He jumped up into the air and landed on Gohan's stomach. "Damn I shouldn't have went so low," Gohan thought as he groaned.
"Hah!" Hercules laughed. "I thought you will be stronger than this. You're almost as weak as Son Goku, the loser champion before me. I, however, am the strongest champion, ever."
Gohan did a kip-up (again look it up) and glared at Hercules. "You deserve no right to compare yourself to that of Son Goku, much less ridicule him. My d- *cough* Goku is one of the best martial artists in the history of martial artists. He defeated King Piccolo, himself. Without Goku, you won't have a chance to defeat Cell because the Earth would have been already destroyed."
Gohan charged (at human speed) and slammed his elbow into Hercules' jaw, paralyzing it. Gohan continued with a swift kick to the stomach. (A/N Gohan is suppressing his energy a lot. Plus, Hercules has toon force and is pretty strong for a human.) Gohan suppressed the urge to send a Masenko after him.
Everybody was shocked at the shocked winner. "Why did I do that?" Gohan thought as he stared at his hands. "I wanted to keep my secrets, but now I am basically telling everyone who I actually am?"
"Uhh..." Hercules drooled, slopped on the ground. He quickly regained his composure. "That was a good fight. You beat me when I was off guard. Congratulations," he said as he walked to pat Gohan on the back. "But I'm still stronger than you," he added as a side note.
Everyone jeered and yelled. Some nerds cheered but mostly everyone was angry.
"Class dismissed," the teacher announced loudly to stop the riot.
Gohan noticed Videl looking at him very strangely as if trying to burn a hole through his head by staring. Gohan actually tried doing that on his mom, which resulted in a rather hot-headed Chi-Chi with a dangerously strong frying pan.
Everyone else look rather amazed or disapproving. Many people looked angry at him for kicking Hercules off guard. Other people were amazed that he even caught him off guard. Hercules tried to reassure everyone he was going "easy" and that Gohan was "okay."He glanced thankfully at Gohan as to thank him for not challenging him again or doing something to embarrass him, which Gohan felt like doing.
Gohan smirked again before walking about of the gym. He basically had total control of Hercules as long as he didn't tell anyone how much stronger he really was.
Again, Videl looked at him strangely as she walked into the girl's locker room. His face suddenly drooped. He acted like really different when he was fighting Hercules. Videl was learning more and more of his secrets.
"Why did I do that?" he grumbled as he walked into his locker room.
Videl's POV
As soon as she stepped into the girl's locker room, her wristwatch rang.
"Videl we need you. As usual, our untrained police force can't stop a minor riot. I think an officer shot himself on accident. Hurry, please," the captain pleaded.
"On my way, Captain."
She quickly burst out of the locker room and ran out into the hallway, analyzing her quickest route out, which happened to be the roof exit. She rushed up the stairs and onto the roof. Luckily, the bell hadn't rang yet, so she didn't have to deal with the massive hordes of students. Videl reached into her capsule bag and threw out her helicopter. Jumping in, she quickly started it. As usual, she wished that the Ox King will fund them more.
Super Awesome POV
As Hercules walked out of the gym, a young boy polished his knife. But there was no point, for this knife was going to get really bloody. Dave was one of the select few mercenaries who was taught the Dodon Ray. However, Dave never mastered it and used a much easier way. He surrounded his knife with his ki adding speed and accuracy. He caught a crazy-haired nerd looking at him strangely. Damn... at least from that angle, that nerd couldn't see his knife or could you. Dave ignored the boy's onyx eyes (They were seriously creeping him out) as he stalked after Hercules. Maybe that guy would think he was his assistant or something. Dave traced the edge of his knife compassionately. He loved his knife; it was small and sleek enough to be hid in a pocket. It was big enough to kill someone in an instant and most importantly it killed many.
Dave studied his surroundings. There was too many people there, too many witnesses. He'll just have to wait. Hercules went into his limo and rested, waiting for his next cue. Damn... this was going to take forever. If only he could get Hercules alone. Wait, he studied his surroundings again. If he threw it at the right angle (not as in 90 degrees), no one would no who did it. Plus, everybody would be scared and wouldn't be able to think straight. Dave hid behind a couple of boxes and positioned his knife. If he threw at this angle, it would pierce the glass and stab Hercules in the heart.
Dave faltered as he swung his arm forward. He quickly shook his head. "No Mercy. We are mercenaries," he thought as he swung his arm back the second time. He threw it precisely enough to kill. Using his ki, he quickened the knife's pace and improved its angle. Suddenly, the knife dropped before it hit the window. Someone or something was using its or his/her ki to stop Dave's. Dave pushed harder, trying to hit Hercules but it was too late. Whoever was stopping him was stronger than him. Dave caught that nerd staring at the knife that he had thrown. It had to be the nerd who stopped him. None of Hercules' associated would be associated with ki or any other "tricks."
Obviously the sound the knife dropping was enough to cause alarm. Security guards positioned around the limo took out their guns and looked around. At least they couldn't see him behind these storage boxes. Suddenly the school bell rang, causing many guards to fall down in surprise. Dave flipped onto the storage boxes and climbed onto the roof. That nerd probably was going to class allowing him control the knife. That was weird. Unless the nerd had some sort of ki on his knife, he (the nerd) couldn't have controlled his knife. Unless he had some kind of ESP or something. "I have to ask Tao later." Using the leftover ki, Dave brought it towards him and grabbed it, although he missed and cut his hand. Dave grabbed the knife by its hilt and clicked the back of it and muttered, "sleep." The knife instantly capsulized into a tiny capsule, much smaller than normal ones. He placed it in his pocket. He jumped off the roof and rolled onto the ground. He looked around, looking for an entrance to their base.
Finally, he found a sewer entrance and jumped in. As usual, he was treated to the smell of sewer water. He still hadn't completed his job, but he hadn't failed. All he needed was backup and maybe a better weapon. As Dave charged a ki ball, jets of pain erupted in his hand. It was hard enough doing a ki ball but with a cut hand... almost impossible. Not giving up, he compressed the ki ball into a concentrated orb of ki. It wasn't explosive but could pierce though metal. He sliced the orb through the ground, creating a hole. He grabbed the loose slab of metal and threw it into the green water and jumped into the middle of a game of cards.
"Damn it, Dave," an annoyed women asked. She had brown hair and was good at seducing others and then killing them without hesitating. "Can't you take the entrance from the abandoned warehouse, like a civilized man." Dave always had liked her but now wasn't the time.
"Mercenaries aren't actually civilized," Dave growled as he walked towards Tao's lair.
"Is little Dave pissed that he failed his mission?" a large sumo wrestler asked.
Dave clicked his capsulized knife and thew it. It landed right above the sumo wrestler's head. He shrieked in shock as he looked at Dave with terrified eyes. "When have you ever succeeded in killing anyone, Lard?" he spat as he pulled his knife out of the wall. "Next time, that'll be in your head." Dave polished his casually.
Dave strolled down into Mercenary Tao's lair and crouched in respect. "Did you complete your mission?" he asked.
"No, I need more supplies and back-up. There is this person who is interfering with my work."
"Is it Videl? Is she... bothering... you?" Tao asked, staring right at Dave. He had had a crush on Videl for a quiet awhile.
(Grammar lesson. The first "had" is an helping verb and the second one is a verb.)
"No, someone stronger, someone who uses ki better than me," Dave replied.
"That's impossible the only people who can use ki are..." Realization showed on his face. "You mission has been delayed. I'll deal with this problem myself." Tao looked scared for a second.
"Yes... father," Dave responded.
Videl's POV
It was more than a simple riot. Almost all the robbers were there, looting the bank. Plus, they had a hostage, a small girl no less than 5.
"If you shoot, I'll kill her," a masked villain said as he pointed his gun threateningly at her head. "Don't even try. With all these people, you won't be able to stop us without casualties. And Videl, if you even take a step toward us, it would be on your conscience." He laughed at the fear in her face.
That was true. Videl couldn't let anyone die just to stop these criminals. If only she had super strength or something. But she couldn't just stand there. Maybe if he pointed his gun away from the girl for one second and if she had more experienced police, she could win.
She hoped this bluff would work. Videl walked casually next to the masked man. She calmly pulled back her fist for a punch.
"Stop!" You don't know what you're doing..." he stammered, pointing his gun at the little girl. "She'll die."
"You won't kill her. If you do, there is nothing to hold me back between you and my fists. Admit it, you're scared," Videl replied calmly although her instincts were telling her to back off.
"I'm not bluffing. I will kill her," he said as he fingered the trigger.
Videl suddenly jumped into the air and kicked him in the cheek. Twisting his arm, she grabbed the gun and pointed it towards his head.
The criminals quickly pulled out their guns and pointed at Videl. Damn, she miscalculated. There were more criminals than she thought. Obviously, they didn't care whether their leader died. Bullets swarmed at her as she closed her eyes. She didn't want to see how she died.
A/N Lol cliffy. I'm posting this early because I probably wont have time next week.
TO Chaos 267: It was funny how you replied so fast. Ten minutes after I published it, your review was there. Thanks. Yeah I guess it was a bit fast.
Aaron Leach: I'm getting tired of your repetetive reviews but thanks... I guess
sageof6way: Yeah I just felt like making Hercule a extra-jerk just so it would make sense why he sold Videl
shadowr2d2kirby: Um... no, I never read Broken Record before you mentioned it. It has a similar plot to mine I guess. Gohan is out of character because of something I'll explain later. I just like Mercenary Tao. One of my favorite villains in the original Dragon Ball. Goku vs Tao was one of the best fights for me. Just wanted to included him.
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