Chapter 18: Reappearance
"Gohan! Your alright!" Yelled Krillin, glad to have his friend back. Gohan slowly sat up. He instantly saw that part of Bulma's house was destroyed. Seeing that kinda scared him. He wondered what damage had been done.
"Sorry for the mess you guys. I just can't believe that this is happening again." Said the young hero, a little sadness in his voice. He only wished that for once evil wouldn't appear anymore.
Piccolo walked up to him and put his hand on his shoulder. "Don't sweat it kid. The important thing is that you managed to pull through." Gohan smiled weakly. His friends always knew how to cheer him up.
He looked over to Vegeta. "Sorry about your house Vegeta." "Yeah, well you should be! I don't care if you weren't the one in control! You should have had more than enough power to stop your saiyan side. If it weren't for me, my family would be dead!"
Gohan could only listen in shock. Had he really almost killed his friends? He didn't want to believe it, but he knew that it was true. Besides, that would explain why Yamcha wasn't here. He had probably gone with Bulma to a safer place.
Seeing that Gohan was looking down about everything, Krillin spoke. "C'mon Vegeta. Cut the kid some slack. Like you said, you managed to save them. That's the good thing. What's done is done. And anyway, even if anything would have happened, we could just fix it with the dragon balls."
"Yeah! And remember that the dragon can now grant two wishes. You could just ask it to restore your home and the other one to repair the other damage." Said Tien. The prince only grunted in response. "Alright fine. Then that's what we'll do."
~ I wonder what Tien meant by repair the other damage. ~ Thought Gohan. He definitely didn't like the sound of that. He wondered if his friends were trying to avoid telling him something. "Hey you guys." Said the young saiyan getting their attention. "What did Tien mean by repair the other damage?"
Everyone's expression instantly got grim. The room, or what was left of it, got silent. None of them wanted to tell Gohan what had happened. By the way his friends were acting, Gohan could only guess it must have been something horrible.
"Please guys. Tell me what happened. You can't keep your mouths shut forever." None of them knew how to break it to him. Piccolo was the one who finally spoke.
"Gohan when your saiyan side had been in control, he fought us and knocked all of us unconscious. When we woke up we flew over a city that had been destroyed. Everyone who had lived there was gone. When we finally found you, that city had also been destroyed. There weren't any survivors."
Gohan couldn't believe what he was hearing. How could he have killed so many innocent people? He wasn't the one in control, but still. Those people died by his hands and it was his fault for not being able to stop him sooner.
"Don't look so down Gohan. It wasn't your fault." Said Krillin. "Yeah, but it's my responsibility. Because of me those people are dead." "Gohan, you can't keep blaming yourself for everything. We're your friends so we'll help you by looking for the dragon balls with you." Said Tien.
The young saiyan stood up. "No. I'd rather look for the dragon balls by myself." "C'mon Gohan! You know that you don't have to do this alone. We're a team and we want to help. Besides, you still need to rest." Said Krillin. "I appreciate that your worried about me, but don't be. This way at least I'll feel like I'll be able to redeem myself a little bit after everything's that happened."
The others knew that there was no arguing with him. He had made up his mind and he wasn't going to change it.
Piccolo looked at his former student with a smile. He was proud of how determined and strong Gohan had become.
With that said, Gohan went to get the dragon radar. Luckily, it hadn't been in the same room that had been destroyed.
"I guess I'll meet you guys back here when I've found all the balls. It shouldn't take me that long." Said Gohan, hovering in the air. Everyone of his friends, besides Vegeta wished him good luck and to be careful.
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"Hehehe. Perfect. That foolish boy is going all alone with no one to back him up. Now, this will be my chance to strike." Said the evil that had watched every single of his move closely.
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About an hour or so had passed since Gohan had gone searching for the dragon balls. He had found most of them without any real problems. "Okay, I just need to find the four star ball and then we can summon the dragon." Spoke the young warrior as he flew through the air.
Looking at the radar, Gohan saw that the last dragon ball was in the city below. "Huh, I never would have guessed that the dragon ball would be in Satan City." Said Gohan flying down into the city.
He landed in an alley so no one would see him flying. He then walked out into the streets. As he continued walking the radar indicated that the ball was nearby.
"Hey Gohan!" Yelled out a familiar voice. Turning around the saiyan found that the source of the voice had been Erasa. And following close behind her was Videl and Sharpener.
~ Oh no. I didn't realize that school had come out already. ~ When Bulma had picked him up it had been about 12:00. And with his saiyan side getting out, it had passed a few hours since then. Lucky for him he hadn't changed into his gi. If he had they would have seen how well built he was.
"Hey you guys what are you doing here?" Asked Gohan. "We could ask you the same question." Said Videl, giving him that same glare that she always gave him. "Aren't you supposed to be home? After all you did go home early today." Said the suspicious Videl. "Yeah, why is that?" Asked Erasa.
"Well, my friend picked me up early because my baby brother was born and right now I'm picking up some supplies for my mom." He knew half of that was a lie, but he couldn't tell them he was looking for magic balls to summon a dragon. "Oh wow. In that case congratulations Gohan. C'mon you guys. Congratulate him!" Said Erasa. "Congrats Gohan." Said Videl. "Yeah, congrats."
"Well, if your going to the mall we'll go with you. After all the three of us were going there anyway." Gohan didn't like this at all. Now, how was he supposed to find the dragon ball with them here? He didn't have a choice, but follow along. "Uh, sure." He said.
As they walked, Videl kept her eyes fixed on Gohan who was being asked a bunch of questions by Erasa over what it was like to be a big brother. What he said had sounded believable enough, but she couldn't help, but think that he was still hiding something. And the fact that he looked kinda nervous didn't help much either.
That's when she noticed a strange device in his hands. She'd never seen anything like it before. "Hey Gohan." "Yeah, what is it?" He asked turning around. "What's that thing that you have in your hand?"
The dragon radar. He should have hid it when he had the chance. ~ What do I say? ~ "Umm...It's just a watch." He said nervously. He hoped that she would believe that, after all when he told Vegeta that on Namek he had believed it.
The same intense glare of Videl never left. "Really? I know your not telling the truth Gohan. Your a terrible liar. So spill it. What is it, really?" "I am telling you the truth. It's different from other watches because it's an antique watch." Said the young saiyan trying to convince her, but it didn't seem to be working.
At that moment an explosion could be heard and seen right in front of them. There was an intense gust of wind as it happened and smoke rose from a building that had been destroyed. "What's happening?" Yelled Erasa. "Trouble that's what." Said Videl. "I think that the three of you should leave. I can take care of things."
Sharpener and Erasa nodded their heads and left to a place that would be safer. They knew that she could take care of herself, after all she was the daughter of Mr. Satan. Gohan on the other hand knew better. Something about that explosion wasn't right. A evil ki was emitting from there and he didn't like it.
"Videl. I don't think you should go." Said Gohan. "You don't have to worry about me. I can take care of myself. You on the other hand should leave. You'll only get in my way." "Videl. This isn't the time to be stubborn. You'll get hurt." Videl looked at him in shock. She was the champ's daughter. Of course she'd be fine. "Thanks for worrying, but I'll be fine."
With that, she ran off to where the explosion had come from. Gohan couldn't believe how stubborn she was, but that's what he liked about her. She wasn't like other girls. There was just something special about her. He was her friend and he wasn't going to let anything happen to her. So he ran after her.
Where the explosion had happened, people were running in fear as more smoke rose from buildings that were being destroyed and as fires raged on.
Videl arrived on the scene. Standing in front of the destroyed buildings was a person who was wearing a dark cloak. "Are you the one who did all this?" Yelled Videl. The person under the cloak smiled, so it was pretty obvious that he had indeed caused all that destruction.
"In that case you'd better come quietly before you get hurt." "On the contry little girl. You'd better leave before you get hurt. Your not the one I'm after." It amazed Videl how many times every adult always said that to her. "Listen pal, your the one who doesn't know who their dealing with, so I guess I'll just show you!"
Videl quickly ran towards him and started to throw a fury of punches and kicks. Of course the cloaked figure managed to evade every single blow. "Not bad for someone who's wearing a bed sheet."
When Gohan arrived he was relived to see that Videl was alright, but as he turned to see who had destroyed the buildings his eyes widened. ~ No. Not now. ~ Thought Gohan as he saw the mysterious creature that he had fought only a couple months ago.
The creature smiled. "Aah. I see little Gohan has finally arrived." Videl turned to look at Gohan. He knew that guy, but how? And just what was the history between those two? "You, what are you doing here?" He started to laugh. "Don't you remember? I told you I'd return to see your decision." "Then you should already know the answer."
"Hehehe. Oh Gohan, your still as stubborn as ever, but you will be coming with me." Videl was really confused now. How on Earth did Gohan know a bad guy? Just how many things was he truly hiding? "Look, I don't know what's going on between you two, but I'm the savior of this city. So, your fight is with me." Spoke the confident Videl.
"You should keep your little girlfriend out of this if you know what's good for her." Said the creature looking straight at Gohan. "Hey! Let's get one thing clear. I am not his girlfriend! And I've had enough of your big mouth!"
Videl took off into a ran. "Wait! Videl don't!" Yelled Gohan, but it was too late. She had once again started to attack. He didn't have a choice. Videl might see that he's a fighter, but at least she might not get hurt. Gohan took off into a run as well.
Both of them were throwing quick punches and kicks, but their opponent kept dodging them all like they were nothing. Gohan was the first one who managed to punch him in the face. Being wide open, Videl took the opportunity to punch him in the stomach.
She then tried a kick, but he managed to evade it. Gohan threw a punch at him, but he quickly vanished. And in a flash Gohan was punched in the face and sent to the ground. "Gohan!" Yelled Videl. Letting out a growl, she went back on the attack. The creature evaded them all and managed to trip her. Unable to block, she was also punched in the face and sent flying to the ground.
Having seen that Gohan ran to Videl. "Videl! Are you okay?" She slowly stood up and wiped the blood from her mouth. "Of course I'm fine! And what about you?" "I'm fine." He responded. "Not that! You are such a jerk! Why didn't you tell me you knew how to fight?" "Ugh...Well, maybe I wanted to avoid something like this."
"Yeah, whatever, but tell me something. Your the gold fighter aren't you?" She said glaring at him again. "Of course not! Besides, that guy has blonde hair and green eyes. And as you can see for yourself, I don't." "Yeah, right. Like I believe that. Who knows what else your hiding."
All of a sudden a beeping noise could be heard. It came from Gohan's pocket. Taking it out, it indicated that he was right on top of the four star ball. "Is this what your looking for?" Asked the creature extending it's hand. As Gohan looked up he saw that the creature had the final ball that he was looking for.
"You, how did you get that dragon ball?" Asked Gohan. ~ Dragon Ball? ~ Thought Videl. ~ What is Gohan talking about? "Let's just say it was merely a way to get you to come. And destroying the city, I knew would also bring you to me."
Gohan smiled. "It looks like you really planned this out. But this time I won't lose. With all this fighting that his been going on, I've managed to get a lot stronger than I was before." "Yes. Of course, you saiyans were born to fight." Said the creature.
Videl had no idea what either of them was talking about, but she wouldn't let that stop her from saving the city. And there was no way she'd let anyone else do her job. "I've had enough of listening to this nonsense. It's time to fight!"
Videl once again ran towards her opponent. She threw a punch, but the creature managed to block it. She tried another one, he still blocked it. Gohan now also ran towards him, seeing that the saiyan was coming, he threw a energy ball at Gohan. Jumping over it, Gohan evaded the blast.
The young saiyan then quickly threw a punch and managed to hit his opponent in the chin. He then released several punches, but in a split second he vanished and appeared behind Gohan, kicking him in the back. The creature then vanished again and punched Gohan in the face and stomach. Gabbing his leg he threw Gohan threw several buildings, making them collapse.
"Gohan!" Yelled Videl in worry. There was no way he could survive that. She turned to look at him in anger. "Why you! No one does that to my friends and gets away with it!" She threw a punch, but missed. At that exact moment she was given a devastating blow to the stomach, that made her cough up blood. "Silly little girl. I told you not to interfere." He said kicking her in the face.
Gohan had gotten up and saw Videl laying on the ground unconscious. And by the looks of it, the creature was gathering enough energy that could kill her. Powering up, Gohan flew as fast as he could. Just as the attack was about to hit, Gohan managed to get in the way of the attack and take it head on.
The young saiyan had managed to save Videl. He got up and with his anger in his eyes looked at his opponent. "Leave her out of this! If it's me that you want than that's what you'll get!" That only made the evil being smirk.
With a yell, Gohan transformed into a super saiyan. Unknown to him, Videl had been awake the whole time and she had seen him changed. "I knew it was you..." She said before losing complete consciousness.
"Your going to pay for everything that you've done!" Yelled Gohan. Getting into a fighting pose the mysterious foe spoke, "For your sake, I hope you really have powered up. And this time your friends won't be coming to help you. I've created a kind of invisible barrier around this city that blocks out all energy coming from it." He said with a smile.
With a yell, Gohan charged towards the creature. This was going to be a rematch to determine not only the fate of the planet, but also the very own fate of the young hero, Gohan. For if he fails, he'll be at the mercy of that monster...
A/N: Hope you liked this chapter! Sorry I didn't update sooner, but my computer kept freezing on me. It was really starting to get annoying. If that wouldn't have happened I would have updated a few days ago.
Well, anyway please remember to review!