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"Sir, we have reached our destination".

Hercule turned towards his pilot with a confused face but barely a second later, realization dawned upon his face and he nodded twice, confirming his understanding. With that he stepped out of his jet plane and started walking towards the entrance to the Royal Palace, his steps, small and forced with his upper body slightly hunched and his gaze focused at the tiles in front of him.

All this indicated his mental turmoil. He was soon joined by the guards who started escorting him. No words were spoken. Soon, the number of people started thinning out until only the sound of a few people walking remained. A fact not went unnoticed by him, and these people - his four escorts.

They reached a room after a few turns, and the leading escort opened the door.

"Your Majesty, Hercule Satan is here." The blatant disregard of his status was duly noticed by him. He also saw King Furry despite having clearly heard his guard, remained busy with his papers.

This went on for several minutes, until King Furry looked up and simply nodded. The guards entered while ushering him inside and the sound of the door closing followed. He started walking towards the chairs and extended his hand, palm open, clearly to pull one of them.

"I didn't permit you to sit, Satan, did I?" The voice was monotonous.

The open palm which was about to grab the chair halted, and stayed like that for a second before it was clenched into a fist and lowered down.

The disrespect and blatant insult were getting on his nerves and if it had happened a few days ago, he would… No! he realized, that this couldn't have happened a few days ago. Everything was alright then, but not now and he couldn't do anything about it. He would have to bear it all, now and for the rest of his life.

'Might get used to it, heheh' he mused,but was brought out of them, by the person before him.

"You didn't answer me, Satan and I don't like being ignored." The slight edge in the tone was apparent.

He quickly shook his head in answer to the previous question asked by the King. However, this wasn't enough.

"You will answer with words Satan, not your body."

Swallowing the rage that flowed through his being, he spoke for the first time, today. "No, Your Majesty. You didn't." He knew, he was already treading on thin ice and didn't want to make it worse by not giving due respect to the King. Something, his past self hadn't have even cared, at all.

King didn't reply, instead continued looking at him with those unnerving eyes.

After looking for a few seconds, the King finally spoke. "You know the reason, why you are here. So, I am going to ask you some questions and I only want the truth. Am I clear, Satan?"

Of course, he knew the reason. How couldn't he? With everything that had happened in the past week, it was even surprising, he was standing here and having a civil conversation with the king, well as civil as possible in this situation. But, then he heard the last words of King and despite not liking being ordered, he knew he had to reply.

"Hai, Your Majesty."

The King began. "The authenticity of what you labelled KI - tricks - have already been established. There is no need to talk about that. Neither there is, to know the reason why you labelled it as such. However, I do want to know why you claimed to defeat cell when we both know you didn't?"

He was initially surprised by the King dismissing his labelling of Ki as tricks, but realised that with gold fighter event having happened, there wasn't any need to discuss the issue as the entire world knew by now that those tricks were real. But, what he didn't understand was why the King dismissed his reason to label KI as tricks. He couldn't ask though as he was simply in no position to do so.

So, pushing aside these thoughts, he replied to what was being asked to him. "I… it was jealousy... Jealousy at what those fighters were able to do, especially that kid, self-loathing at my incapacity to do anything, while a kid was able to do impossible. But, above everything, it was in the heat of the moment. I didn't even realize before I had claimed the victory. One second, we were watching those fighters and next they were gone, leaving us alone and confused. So, when the cameraman asked me what happened, the rage and jealousy induced me to make the claim."

"You took the claim, from A KID who not only SAVED your life but this world also, just because you were jealous?! The kid lost his father that day, another fighter lost his son and you were JEALOUS?!"

The rage was palpable in King's words. Some words were forced, yet all was said in a calm tone. Yet, he wasn't concerned by that. Neither about King rebuking him for taking the credit. Instead, he was confused about what the King said that Goku and that Trunks kid died. He knew they were killed, he was there after all. But everybody was brought back and surely they should have been, too. But from the tone of the King, it seemed that hadn't happened. But why? "But everyone who died was resurrected though, I didn't know-how. So, how could they stay dead?"

The reply came but after a few seconds. "One of them was brought back but it wasn't that kid's father. He sacrificed himself eternally, leading to the resurrection of everyone who died. But, you didn't care much less respect him. Instead, you ridiculed his and others' sacrifices. Do you even realize what would have happened if those fighters were not there? Not this world, not you and not certainly your precious daughter would be here today."

Goku sacrificing himself leading to the resurrection of others? This was confusing as hell. But he couldn't voice it, as he was sure King wouldn't give any answer let alone truth. However, he did realize his mistake, but only during the first month after taking the credit. He had dreaded what would happen if anything like Cell comes or if those fighters came to reclaim their credit.

However, all his worries and fears left barely a month later when those fighters defeated that alien Bojack and his group, and didn't even refute the claims he made let alone take the claim for themselves. He realized those fighters would foolishly continue to place their lives on line while he would eat the fruits of their efforts without any worry.

Hercule solemnly nodded. "Initially, I was afraid that they would come and reclaim the victory. But when they didn't, I couldn't help but embrace all that came after my claims."

"I am not surprised by your words. After all, greed and jealousy have always been influencing your decisions, even from the back when you were a kid. You have despised Goku ever since…"

The focus of his senses shifted inwardly towards his thoughts, tuning out the words of King. King knew about his life from his teenage. It was surely surprising but expected. After all the person before him was the King of the world. He ought to know anything he required. But before he could delve deeper into his thoughts, his senses once again registered the rest of the words of the King.

"... understand why you despised those fighters. But the people were innocent. They trusted you, put their seven years worth of hard-earned money, time and emotions in you and you used them, exploited all that. Did you ever regret that?"

Well, not before. But now, as the King put it like that, he surely did. "I… do... I didn't even expect everything that I have today. Sure, I expected a slight rise in fame and status than WMAT, but never in my dreams, about the status of a... God that was bestowed upon me. I remember how masses greeted me, celebrated me when I went back to Satan city, how the mayor of Satan City asked me what I wanted."

"And, when I asked the mansion, I was sure that I would be denied. But, to my utter amazement, they agreed immediately too. After that, it was one after another company appointing me as their ambassador. And, like any other human, who would surely crave even a bit of what was offered to me, I couldn't help accepted everything."

The King became silent for a couple of seconds and while gazing at his desk, he wrote something. It was then, when he looked up and shouted 'GUARDS', did the alarms rang in his head. No later, he was surrounded by those four guards.

But he was only surprised by this.

When the King had called him and threatened to use force to bring him here, he had realized then only that this meeting would be decisive. It would either to say, make him or break him. Though the chances of the former were very bleak.

"Mark Hercule Satan. You have committed the biggest conspiracy in the history of this world. You have fooled the masses and consequently, the state. It will not go unpunished. Therefore, by the authority bestowed into me as the King of the world, I hereby put you under arrest. But, like every citizen of this world, you would also be given a chance to defend yourself. You will be subjected to a trial where your case will be decided."

"Meanwhile, your accounts are being audited and will be done by today. Everything that isn't rightfully yours would be confiscated. This conversation is also being video-recorded. We might need this for future evidence."

His mind blanked for a few moments, and then he slumped in defeat.

By this time, the guards were already dragging him away.

After dealing with Hercule Satan, King Furry proceeded towards the next work to be done.

He pressed the button on his telephone and a second later, his secretary answered.

"Your Majesty."

"Maria, arrange for Drone X and link it with National Tv, to be broadcasted globally."

"Sure Sire."

National Tv was the Tv company owned by the state. After Cell Games, its TRP was on the decline due to people preferring STv. But, after the gold fighter event, people weren't willing to trust Hercule Satan and in return STv, and National Tv definitely gained from this.

A few seconds later, Drone X flew in the room. It was a special drone that could connect with any Satellite of the state.

After the connection was established, King Furry began. "Greetings, People of Earth. I hope you are well. This is the second time in a week, I am addressing the entire world. However, it can not be helped as the issue in handholds such importance. The past week, as we all know, was a rush. Two accidents were prevented by those brave gold fighters but in the wake of that it revealed a worldwide conspiracy - Are flying and those energy attacks, tricks?"

"The answer was presented to us twice, that they aren't. But then, this paves another question - Why did Hercule Satan lie? I know the entire world eagerly wants to know the truth, and in the wake of this, several theories and claims have been made which requires me to inform you, that all those are false. Now, as your King, it's my duty to guide you out of uncertain and harsh times and in this instance, with help of my trusted crew, we were able to unravel all the mysteries."

"And, as a citizen, this is your right to be aware of it. So, I ask you all to attend the conference in two days at Royal Arena, Central City and I assure you, every question will be answered, every mystery will be solved. You will not live in dark anymore. Concluding this, I would like to bid farewell to you, and once again, I ask you to attend the conference. You deserve it."

The Tv was switched off. There was a palpable grimness in the room. Two of the three persons glanced at each other apparently concerned about the person sitting in front of them, who though had a grim look on her visage but determination in her eyes was apparent. The girl sitting on her right placed a hand on her shoulder gently. "Are you alright?" The worry was blatant.

The person in question didn't reply for few seconds, instead continued looking at the wall in front. But when it seemed there wouldn't be any reply, she spoke. "I am holding but I will be better after this conference when I know the truth and nobody's gonna stop me."

The duo wanted to say something like with the situation there, it wouldn't be wise to attend the conference. But they also knew, they couldn't stop her.

After all, once set, nobody could change the mind of one and only Videl Satan.

TWO DAYS LATER, ROYAL ARENA, CENTRAL CITY

The Royal Arena - the biggest non-residential and sports building in the entire world - having a capacity of 200,000 people and standing at a height of 65 metres was a sight to see. It was built to effectively serve many purposes out of which, one was the ongoing - the conference called by King Furry to reveal the mysteries which were the cause of the surge in social unrest.

People from all the corners of the world had arrived. Children, young people and old, men and women, everyone was present. It wasn't surprising as people desperately wanted to know why did Hercule Satan lie to them, played with their emotions and feelings, and what would be the consequences for him?

"Finally, the truth's gonna come to light. God knows, how difficult the last seven years have been," spoke an old man, very enthusiastic about this conference, evident from his tone.

"Yeah. That fraud fooled the world for seven years and now, at last, the world will see the truth, especially the younger generation. Despite their higher studies and all this technology, they were totally blind to the truth, and neither willing to listen to us."

The first man nodded. "I tried many times to show the reality to my family that this energy thing is real as our world, even played the old tapes before Son Goku began his career, but these young lads were totally smitten by that oaf."

"Those were some days... " The second man sighed fondly. "And then Son Goku brought a new era of martial arts, totally revolutionising the field."

The former nodded but before he could reply, three bells chimed in a row.

The entire arena went silent, knowing what it indicated. A few seconds later, the royal entry happened, the bandmaster leading the Royal guards. In the exact centre, gracefully ambled the King of the world. A few calculated and graceful steps later, the King took his place at the podium.

The audience was totally silent by then.

"Greetings everyone. First of all, I would like to welcome you all to the Royal Arena. Also, please accept my gratitude for answering my call in such a short time. It shows your immense love and support for me."

Loud applause followed along with shouts of 'long live the King', 'King Furry'.

They are amazing. Despite the unpleasant past week and the conversation in hand, they could still manage to cheer and raise their spirits. King Furry mused to himself before continuing. "As I stated earlier in the broadcast, the past week was a rush. Two grave accidents were prevented by those gallant Gold Fighters while revealing some mysteries which were carefully concealed within a web of lies."

"Now, I won't waste your time in repeating what those mysteries and lies are, and how they are the part of a worldwide conspiracy. We all know that. Instead, I will directly proceed with answers and hope that your curiosity and most of the queries will be satisfied in the end. So, to begin with, I would like to tell you that those abilities are real, as real as the fact that we need oxygen to survive."

"They are not tricks but a careful manipulation of KI. Yes, the official term is KI. It is the foundation which powers those attacks and flying out of many other uses. A more understandable term for KI would be life energy which powers our body, our very being. It is as necessary for your body as breathing."

"However its usage is not as natural. You don't possess the ability to control it from birth but have to learn it like reading and writing. And, once learned, obviously, you step into a whole new world. Strength, speed and ability to use KI as a shield as well as sword becomes yours to use."

King Furry halted, took a breath, and then continued. "Now, there is a lot of information regarding KI and if I continued explaining it, it would take the entire day. Therefore, I would like to conclude the explanation here but don't worry you will surely get a detailed explanation of KI and its abilities later on."

The King of the world could clearly see the mixed reactions to his words. Some were satisfied, others wanted to know the entire things now only while some decided to wait, but the anticipation was clearly written on all the faces. Well, they need to be patient.

"Moving onto the next issue that is Hercule Satan - the man who started this conspiracy. It were his claims and your blind acceptance that led to the creation of this web of lies. But why did he do this? The most obvious answer would be for money and status. But, that isn't right. As a matter of fact, he had only expected a slight rise in fame and status. The real reason was Jealousy."

There was a not so subtle gasp by the audience.

"Indeed, it is quite shocking. When I first read his life history, I myself couldn't believe it. But this is the very nature of us. Trivial things like jealousy, revenge drive us towards our goals instead of willpower and determination. It was the same with him. He wanted to achieve luxurious lifestyle and martial arts, even then, was the most profitable activity."

"So, he tried his luck there. But jealousy stemmed when Son Goku became the finalist and later on, the winner of WMAT. Hercule couldn't bear this fact that a kid, five years younger than him, was able to achieve what he could only dream. Later, his non-ability to use KI, not that he tried to learn, made him despise the KI fighters more."

"But, when he achieved the necessary status to be able to make a say in the matters governing the world, he, needless to say, capitalised that. He started despising KI and its users and unfortunately, you people followed." At this point, the understanding why Mr. Satan did this was clear on the people's faces but the confusion was also apparent. Confusion about, as if he was blaming them too. Time for a wakeup call.

"I can see the confusion on your faces why I am blaming you. The reason is you all, save a few, are equally responsible in escalating this mess. Your share might not be much but responsibility is responsibility. When Mr. Satan claimed the victory, you blindly followed, completely disregarding the footage that was and is still available. Though it was only the first half of the entire Cell games, the facts were still as clear as a mirror."

"To list a few, Hercule arrived by a car whereas those fighters literally flew to the location. Hercule's attacks were completely ignored by Cell, whereas Cell actively fought against those warriors. And, nobody can trip over his feet for a hundred metres. These facts alone would have been enough to at least second guess your decisions and beliefs, but no, your decisions became too hard set that not even my words back then, could change your minds."

"I couldn't try more earnestly as there were grave chances of civil war. But as the saying goes, it's never too late. We can still salvage this situation. In fact, the salvation has already begun. As we are attending this conference, Hercule Satan is being prepared for a trial while under arrest. Yes, he was arrested two days ago when he confessed his wrong doings."

"His accounts have been audited and his total worth, surprisingly but not unexpectedly, comes to 40 billion zennis. Unfortunately, though, despite making it all from lies and manipulations, we could only confiscate 40 percent of the total worth. It was the amount he received as gifts from mayors or other state officials either in cash or kind. The rest was through many contracts, completely legal with corporations, fitness dojos or selling his products. His current mansion was also confiscated. But, as stated earlier, he would have to go through a trial as it's his right as a citizen, worthy or not."

There was a palpable aura of grimness in the arena. People could do nothing but believe the words of their King. Though, going through a glut of emotions, the King easily saw that they were beginning to realise the truth in his words.

"The next issue is how the dead got resurrected. Though Hercules claimed that it was also a sort of trick. But I would refute his claims, as the dead were really resurrected. My Royal Air Force is the proof of that. The airplanes were completely wiped away. Even the metal of the planes was vaporised, so we can only imagine the fate of the pilots. But the question is how is resurrection possible? The reason is Gods or Kais. Yes, there are certain beings who preside not only over our world but also the entire cosmos. Despite how far fetched it seems, it is a fact. These beings have a rule that those who die unnaturally would be resurrected."

But before people could react to this, a loud blop was heard. Everyone turned in the direction of the sound and they could see a big screen, apparently connected to a bigger than a normal drone, was being focused and refocused, no doubt the work of the drone. A few moments passed and then several dots appeared on the screen.

"It's about time they arrive."

People turned towards him, and King Furry, getting their attention, elaborated. "The dots you see on the screen are the gold fighters and their group." There was a loud gasp and people immediately turned towards the screen, uncaring whether their King was speaking or not.

Now, the dots had shifted to lights. Everyone could clearly make that there were two golden lights and four white. No later, the visage of all the fighters became clearly visible. It was the same group from Cell Games.

The group of warriors reached the arena and landed on the platform amongst pin drop silence. It was expected, of course, as nobody expected people who only exist in mangas and TV shows standing directly in front of you.

"Please welcome, the brave fighters who have saved our world countless times. The true heroes of Cell Games," There was a slight applause, as people were still gawking at the fighters. Not at all minding this, King continued. "I arranged for them to visit here. After all, they are the true heroes yet victims as well since they suffered equally as you, if not more, from the conspiracy."

"Moreover, today's conference, or a major part of it, revolves around them. So, it was only befitting that they should also add their words. However, they are here for a very short visit. So, to save them time as well as the repetition of questions, I took the liberty to share the basic information with you. Now, without further waiting, I would like to invite the young man standing in front of the group to come forward and address the people."

After getting nods from other fighters in the group, Gohan stepped forward.

Of course, people didn't know it. To them, the warrior who saved King Furry walked and took his place at podium. The people waited, holdings their breaths, for this warrior of legend to speak. They didn't want to make him angry as they were sure that this warrior wouldn't tolerate any nuisance, thus completely forgetting the words of King Furry about the humility of the warrior. But their beliefs were shattered, when the warrior addressed them.

"Uh... hey, I am Bardock. Yeah, that's my name and it runs in the family." Gohan finished with an awkward chuckle, rubbing the back of his head.

Now, the people were surprised, slightly at the name, but mostly at the way the boy spoke. The tone wasn't monotonous or gruff like they had expected, instead, cheerful with nervousness barely concealed. Though the tone of the voice surely did its job. The serious and grim atmosphere washed away. As expected from a Son, do the right thing without knowing it.

Gohan continued, "Now... uh... before coming here, I was listening to His Majesty's speech. He gave a basic knowledge about different things. I would like to thank him for that as this lightens my job. Now, I would... um... speak in the same order. So, first is KI. His Majesty gave you the basic knowledge of what is KI and how it works. So, I would continue with its accessibility and usage."

"Now, one needs to be extremely efficient in physical aspects of his body to develop sufficient reserves of KI. That's why most KI users begin training at younger age. I, myself, started when I was four. Yes, it's a bit shocking but having a KI user as your father makes that happen. But that's not the end of it. Physical fitness surely develops KI but doesn't open its access. For that, you need another equally important component - your mind."

"Your mind is what helps you to connect with your KI reserves. And unfortunately, it's what most people fail to attend to. After all, hours of meditation isn't what most people have the patience for."

The people were silent digesting the facts presented to them. They were shocked at the boy's proclamation of starting the training at four. But quickly chalked it up to his family background as he explained later, and the secret to his strength which enticed them about learning it. Their hopes were established more firmly with next words of the boy.

"I believe many of you want to learn it and I totally support that. But, as stated earlier, only those who are physically as well as mentally good would most likely succeed. My friends Tien, Yamcha and Krillin would be the ones leading this endeavour. They would satisfy your queries later on today. Now if anyone has any questions, they can ask."

Before anyone could even comprehend the words of Gohan, a lone girl had stood up and shouted her question and amongst the silence, it wasn't difficult to hear it.

"Would we be able to get the golden form like you?"

Ah. Videl Satan. Gohan mused to himself. He didn't know her before but sure came to, in the past week. She definitely had guts, as evident from the fact, that she was standing here despite knowing the agenda of this conference. Moreover, the looks, the people around, were giving her weren't even bothering her. She was confident, though her visage was grim.

However, even the most confident ones could succumb to the pressure of society. And, the reactions of the people were a huge indication that their attitude towards her wasn't going to change. This needs to change. Deciding to make the situation as favourable as possible for her, he replied. "No, This golden form, as you put it, is currently limited only to the two of us standing here."

"The reason is, it's the blessing of the Kais. Though His Majesty told you about the existence of the Kais but due to our arrival, he wasn't able to share the fact that Kais can't interfere directly in the matters of Cosmos. Some rule amongst them, I don't know about. But, they can choose proxies and if necessary train them. This happened to us. My father was the first proxy. I became one just before Cell Games as Kais were impressed by my efforts."

"It was also the case with the other two." Gohan finished for now. He had already discussed and prepared the answers for many questions that could be asked. He wasn't allowed to rest though, as another question followed, from a mid-age man, apparently a reporter.

"You mentioned your father. Why isn't he with you? And where is the other fighter? You were four in total."

Gohan didn't allow the emotions to come to his face, but they were clear in his eyes. Thankfully, the people here were not as avid as them in reading the emotions. Even now, he couldn't forget the past. But steeling himself, he managed to reply. "The fourth fighter is on a mission tasked to him by the Kais. Regarding my father, well, he... is dead. ... died fighting Cell."

"Cell was about to self destruct himself and consequently the planet when he was on the verge of defeat. My father couldn't allow this to happen. So, using a technique known only to him, he teleported Cell away from Earth. But unfortunately, the planet he teleported to, belonged to a Kai and was imminently destroyed. My father received a punishment for that for unknown number of years."

If anyone wanted to ask more questions, they stopped themselves as the atmosphere turned gloomy. Nobody wanted to reopen any wound of the past.

A few seconds of eerie silence enveloped the Arena. It was broken only when Gohan inhaled, the sound clearly heard around the stadium. People once again became attentive as the face expression of Gohan indicated he was about to speak again.

"I would like to move on to the next issue and wanted it to be something exciting but unfortunately... it is as grave as the previous one if not more. The issue of Hercule Satan. God knows, how exhausting it is to talk about him. The man didn't even spare a single way for his escape from this mess mnhe caused. Lies, manipulations, underhanded tactics you just name it, everything was used. Seven years… for seven years, he continue to fool you all."

"And, I know His Majesty also holds you responsible for that, but I don't."

The people were surprised by his words. They were expecting anything from disappointment to outright criticism for calling these fighters as tricksters and cheaters but not certainly this. The teenager was simply absolving them from everything they had done.

"I can see the confusion on your faces that why I am not blaming you. Although it is true, you have called us tricksters and frauds for the last seven years - a long period, but you can't be held responsible solely for that. The major factor is Mr. Satan. He started all this and it was only natural that you followed him. Even now, I could clearly remember those ten days."

"The terror that gripped the entire planet during those days. And, on that fateful day, hope… was just a word, as the live footage broadcasted that none of us was a match for Cell. It isn't also your fault that the footage was disconnected in mid. So, you couldn't be blamed for following the words of the first person who not only was present there but also gave you hope and relief from terror by claiming the victory over Cell even it was a lie."

"In fact, we too, are more or less equally responsible as you. If only we had told the truth this wouldn't have escalat…" but he was interrupted when a young man shouted at the top of his lungs.

"DAMN RIGHT! IT IS ONLY YOUR FAULT! IF YOU HAD TOLD THE TRUTH, ALL OF THIS COULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED!"

Gohan visibly recoiled at that. He had expected that by taking the blame on him, he would at least relieve the people from their mental turmoil. But this… this wasn't good. His last thoughts were only substantiated when a few more people followed, most of them of young generation.

"YOU ARE NO HEROES! A HERO DOESN'T HOLD THE TRUTH!"

"WE WASTED SEVEN YEARS OF OUR MONEY AND TRUST ON THAT FRAUD! AND YOU ARE EQUALLY RESPONSIBLE AS HIM!"

Videl was getting seriously unnerved by this. The situation was getting out of hand and could soon turn upon her.

Gohan and other persons on the platform were same sans Vegeta.

"HOW MUCH HAVE YOU GAINED FROM THIS?! IS IT IN MILLIONS OR MORE?! NOBODY COULD SIMPLY BRUSH AWAY SEVEN YEARS OF INSULTS LIKE THIS! YOU HAV... " The person halted and fell to his knees, unable to breathe let alone speak as a heavy pressure settled in the arena.

Everyone followed in the arena, except the ones on the platform. Videl too was on her knees but holding better than others. Forcing her neck a bit upwards, she managed to see, that the other Gold fighter who had, since their arrival, been previously looking up, was now glaring with full force and it was the scariest thing she had ever seen. She was sure he was the cause of this and barely a second later, her thoughts were confirmed when he spoke in a gruff and raised voice, but not before lowering down the pressure though only enough to breathe.

"I HAVE HAD ENOUGH OF YOU UNGRATEFUL FOOLS SPROUTING SHIT FROM YOUR MOUTHS WHEN YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW A DAMN THING!" Vegeta pointed at Gohan. "THIS BRAT LOST HIS FATHER THAT DAY AND HE BLAMES HIMSELF EVEN TODAY FOR NOT STRONG ENOUGH DESPITE KNOWING THAT HE WAS A KID - A FUCKING ELEVEN-YEAR-OLD KID."

"THE KIDS HIS AGE ARE SPOILED WHINING BRATS BUT HE WAS FIGHTING WITH THAT MONSTER NOT CARING FOR HIS LIFE," He glared at all present, the pressure increasing just a bit. " AND, WHERE WERE YOU? EVEN THAT BUFFOON SATAN WAS THERE. HE HAS BEEN PUTTING HIS LIFE ON LINE FOR YOU SINCE HE WAS FOUR AND YOU UNGRATEFUL BASTARDS ARE BLAMING HIM? IT ISN'T HIS DAMN FAULT THAT YOU WERE SO DEEPLY STUCK UP IN THAT BUFFOON'S ASS TO UNABLE TO HEAR OR SEE ANYTHING."

The Saiyan Prince looked at Gohan. "I AM DONE WITH THIS CONFERENCE. I HAVE WASTED ENOUGH TIME ON THESE IDIOTS." With this, the Prince of Saiyans shot like a rocket to the sky, releasing a shockwave that could have destroyed the Arena, if Piccolo hadn't erected a KI barrier around the platform.

It took a few minutes before people were able to fully digest the words of Vegeta. There wasn't any need to confirm the authenticity of those words as the tone and emotions were sufficient. But this paved the way for guilt and misery. Every single person, save a very few, was feeling them. As vocal or not, they had shared the same thoughts and feelings.

Though they realised, it was the self-loathing and frustration for getting fooled for seven years, and when Bardock took the blame, they unleashed their anger on him to get even a sliver of relief. So, when they turned toward the remaining Gold fighter, their expressions were miserable and apologetic. And, obviously, Gohan saw that.

Though, Vegeta's words were not put in the right manner, but they definitely did the work. He didn't need to sense as he could clearly see that the rage and frustration had simply vanished. But now he needed to absolve them from their misery and self-loathing.

"Uh… Sorry about that. He has always been a bit hotheaded, and it couldn't be helped as it's his very nature. But don't worry about that. You don't need to blame yourself for anything. It's in the past." Here Gohan gave some time to the people to deal with their thoughts.

The people though surprised by his ability to look past their actions were not the ones to look a gift horse in mouth. They were relieved, he wasn't angry or disappointed.

But unknown to Gohan, he was watched by King Furry who couldn't believe the words of Vegeta. Gohan had told him that he was training since four years but not for what purpose. Going by Vegeta's words, he was definitely involved in the protection of planet. It was unreal. To think that this boy had seen so much and despite that, he continued to be a lot better than many others on this planet. Truly, the legacy of Son Goku was amazing.

"Young man," King Furry spoke, getting the attention of everyone. "You are truly an amazing person. You all are. Despite everything that you have seen and lived through, you still manage to be in great spirits. I commend you all for that. You all have my endless gratitude for your efforts."He finished by bowing, the people following the suit.

Gohan only chuckled nervously, while rubbing his head. "Now, I believe most of the queries have been answered and anything left will be answered by my friends. God knows, I am exhausted. But before giving the stage to my friends, I would like to add a few parting words. I don't need to ask how you feel about Mr. Satan. No doubt, he deserves every bit of that. But I firmly believe in my father's policies."

"And one of them is, everyone deserves a second chance. Following that, I urge the state to reconsider Mr. Satan's punishment. I am sure he must have learnt his lesson. However, I know I am not above law, so, whatever the court will decide, I would totally respect it. Then, there is another fact."

:In our world, it's a cruel reality that the consequences of whatever the parents do, surely reach the children. In this instance, I can see the same happening to Mr. Satan's daughter - Videl. The blatant distrust and in some cases outright hate is apparent, as I can see on your faces. But you need to understand that she is as much victim in this as we are. I assure you, she didn't know about anything. His Majesty can vouch for that."

"So, it's only fair that she doesn't get an unjust treatment for her father's actions. And even if you don't want to listen to my reasoning, don't worry, I am totally content with that. After all, her actions speak louder than my words. We all know how many times she has saved the residents of Satan City, how many times she has acted as a shield against gun-wielding thugs, how many times she has jumped into buildings on fire. And, these are only a few deeds out of many. You shouldn't forget that."

"So, I ask you to give her a chance that she rightfully deserves, and I am sure, in no time, she would change your opinions. Thank you all." With this Gohan stepped away and Krillin and later, Yamcha stepped up and explained about the new dojo line they would open. Apparently, the interested people would have to apply through a form. Then they would be literally sensed by the Krillin, Yamcha or Tien if they are worthy for the training.

Krillin also told about the KI sensing ability as asked. Few other questions were asked, mostly about their space adventures, aliens, which were satisfactorily answered. Though, during all of this nobody asked about Piccolo. The reason was, people were already used to living with talking animals, so they also assumed Piccolo as one.

Two hours later after Vegeta had left, the conference was concluded. People were in better spirits than before but mostly they were satisfied with their queries answered. But none was more than Videl Satan who had a genuine smile on her face for the first time in a week. When she had arrived here in the arena, she was a lot wary of the people around her as they were giving her a wide berth with disappointment clear in their eyes.

She knew the only thing preventing them from taking any action was the military and the police. And before that other gold fighter's outburst, when people had started blaming the group, she was a nervous wreck and had started to second guess her decision of coming here. But now, she was totally satisfied with her decision. After all, she got to know the answer to most of her queries.

Although she was clearly disappointed in her father for everything that he had done, she decided to follow the path of Bardock. After all, if he was willing to give her father a second chance despite everything, she could also and moreover, when she was his daughter. But her thoughts were mainly focused on KI.

She was sure that she could and would learn KI in no time and would repay the favour by helping the group in their battles especially that Bardock. She was excited about that and also meeting Bardock in person as soon as possible. As she was sure there was a lot more to it than revealed.

Her enthusiasm was also shared by Sharpener and Erasa.

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"Greetings people, I, Rose, welcome you all to National TV's exclusive - Revelations. This is a brand new show which will air every Sunday at 7 pm sharp to discuss the events that transpired today. There will be a new guest making an appearance in every show. We will work together to answer your queries and beliefs. And, joining us today is Mr. Max, the former as well as newly reinstated WMAT announcer."

"For those who don't know, Mr Max has always been a keen supporter of KI. Even when Hercule Satan labelled it as a trick, he was the first to protest against him. Of course, he suffered the consequences and was removed from WMAT as well as his job of a reporter from the then ZTv. Let us hear his words on this. Hello Mr. Max, First of all, I welcome you to the show and also thank you for taking out the precious time from your schedule for this show."

"Hello, Miss Rose, I really appreciate all of this but you don't have to label it as if I am a reporter of some rival channel."

"Hahaha, forgive me for that, I couldn't help it and for those who don't know it, It is true that Mr Max has been working for National Tv for three years. Now, Mr. Max, you have always supported KI and its users, care to explain why?"

"I have always been close to the world of KI. Being the son of a WMAT organiser, I always had the free access to the tournaments. And, KI users being very rare, were a welcomed sight to see. Later I joined ZTv as a reporter and was also given the job of announcer in WMAT. If earlier, watching the WMAT as an audience was a great experience, as the announcer, it was out of the world. It was then, Goku and Krillin debuted and marked the beginning of a new era."

"After that, KI users started popping out of nowhere and being very close to them, I could literally feel the energy same way as we felt today. The only difference is that today's was on magnificent levels. So, when Hercule labelled KI as tricks, I was bound to protest."

Rose nodded in affirmation. "You mentioned Son Goku. Do you know why he wasn't there today while Krillin and others were?"

Max sighed. "I do in fact. The reason Son Goku wasn't there, is because he is no more among us. He died before Cell Games due to natural reasons, meaning he couldn't be resurrected. A great loss to the world of Martial Arts."

"Indeed it's very tragic news. We pray for his soul," There was a silence of few seconds before the reporter continued. "Now if you don't mind, we would like to carry on."

"Sure."

"Thank you. So what do you think of the group of fighters today and the consequences?"

"Well, I firmly believe that they are an asset to our planet. The conference today revealed we are not alone and it is already established that most of us aren't strong enough to stand up to these threats let alone defeat them. So, these warriors are our necessary sword and shield. And regarding the consequences, I can only say one thing - today marked the dawn of a new era."

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Please Support and Review. I tried to add many details and facts as possible, but if somehow some are missing, do tell me. I would surely try to incorporate them into the next chapters. God knows this was exhausting.

So tell me, what do you think of it? Oh, and Next chapter, Gohan goes to school.