Dragon Ball/Z/GT Fan Fiction ❯ Normal Friends from Strange Places ❯ Full Moon Rising ( Chapter 8 )

[ P - Pre-Teen ]

Normal Friends from Strange Places
Part Seven
By Maria Cline

Dawn, a beginning of a new day. A little girl stood on top of the building and rose her arms. Slowly, a giant white orb rose in the sky. "Come out and play..." She said as the orb floated in the dawn sky.

Meanwhile, at Dende's Lookout, the young god, Dende the Healer, and his servant and guide, Mr. Popo, were watching the earth below when Dende's godly senses sparked. "What's that?" Dende wondered as he turned his head.

"I... do not know... but it's... familiar." Mr. Popo muttered in shock. In his many years as servant to the gods, he had rarely felt the type of power in the air. For the past few weeks, he had felt it but now it was getting stronger. What was it?

*****

Gohan sat on his Nimbus as he flew to school. Normally, he would fly as Saiyanman but strange numbing headaches attacked him harder than Vegita as a Super Saiyan.

Finally, he made it to class and shook his head. "Damn headaches..." He growled as he got out his schoolbag and marched into the school.

Trey sat on a bench as he noticed his friend stomping through the halls like he was ready to take on Cell. "Gohan?" He asked as he sensed a very strange aura around Gohan.

Gohan went to the locker and fumbled with it. "Damn locker... never works when you need it!" Frustrated, Gohan grabbed the locker door and ripped it off.

"Gohan!" Trey screamed as he looked around to see that no one was around to see it happen.

Gohan turned his head and glared, "What?!"

"Hey!!! I'm not an enemy..." Trey said as he waved his hands. His sixth sense told him something is wrong. Gohan looked mad, almost upset. "You okay? You are on edge about something..."

Gohan shook his head clear and grinned, "Sorry about that... it's just that I've been getting these damn headaches lately."

"Damn?!" Trey repeated, "Since when do you curse?"

Gohan growled as his tail bristled, "I have a fucking personality you know?! I'm not a goodie goodie all the time!"

Trey stepped back in shock. He had never seen Gohan so mad. It was almost eerie to see his best happy go lucky friend act like... Vegita. "Gohan! Snap out of it!" Trey urged as he shook Gohan.

"Huh?" Gohan moaned as he held his head. "Oh... sorry, Trey... it's just... these headaches. Must be stress... I mean... just yesterday that... Videl did blackmail Saiyanman into fighting the Tournament..."

"You wouldn't get headaches because of that..." Trey frowned concerned, "Maybe, you should stay home today..."

"No way! There's no way, I'm going to let some fucking headaches stop me from going to school! I am too strong for that! I can handle it! I can handle anything!" Gohan growled as he got out his books and walked away.

Trey shook his head and followed him. "Oh man..."

A couple of classes passed as Trey watched Gohan carefully. His tail kept on twitching and seemed to threaten to whack anyone behind him. Trey focused on Gohan and tried to calm him down. Unfortunately, Trey wasn't the only one who noticed the mood swings.

Videl watched intently as Gohan scribbled on the paper. He was growling and twitching almost like he was at war with himself. Videl inched toward Trey and whispered, "What's wrong with Gohan?"

"Ummm... just some stress..." Trey replied as he looked around.

"Maybe, Gohan has PMS." Sharpener quipped and then Gohan turned around and before anyone could comprehend what happened, Gohan stood in front of Sharpener and held him up by the throat.

"I'm *snarl* getting sick... and tired... of you... and... *growl* your comments..." Gohan snarled.

"Gohan!!!" Trey and Videl screamed.

Gohan blinked and noticed his position. "Oops." Gohan lowered the man down.

"Mr. Gohan!" Ann Tique said as she came forward. "What were you doing?"

"He'll be fine." Trey said as he came up and waved his hand. His third eye glowed under his bandana.

"He'll be fine." Ann Tique repeated as the other students just stared.

Trey turned around and waved his hand at the class. "Gohan won't hurt you."

"Gohan won't hurt us." The class repeated blankly, except for Videl who just repeated and Kai Shi who watched intently.

"Gohan and Trey can go to see a PE teacher." Trey said as he focused his power.

"Gohan and Trey, you can go to see Yamcha." Ann Tique said as gave Gohan and Trey a pass.

"Let's go, Gohan." Trey grabbed Gohan by the hand and pulled him out before Gohan could have another mood swing.

Videl's jaw dropped as she watched the two. Did Trey just brainwash the entire class, except for herself? Ever since Gohan came to her school, things have been getting weird around her. "Ms. Tique, may I go with them?" Videl asked.

"Sure..." the teacher handed Videl the pass and she walked out.

*****

Gohan glared at Trey as the two walked down the hall. Trey glared back and asked, "What's the deal with threatening Sharpener like that?!"

"He deserves it." Gohan growled, "Pathetic humans. Most don't even have a clue about what true power is!"

Trey, alarmed by Gohan's words, grabbed his friend by the shoulders and said, "Gohan... you're half human! You wanted a normal life! That's why you hide your power!"

"Maybe I had a change of heart." Gohan smirked evilly.

"Let's see Yamcha... now!" Trey focused all of his power and dragged Gohan behind him.

Videl peeked from the corner astounded. "Mere humans? Half human?! What is he talking about?"

*****

Yamcha was in his office, waiting for the next class to start when Trey barged in with Gohan in tow. The former warrior looked up to sense that Gohan's Ki was erratic and his body was tense. "What's wrong?" Yamcha asked concerned.

"Gohan's been getting wild mood swings lately." Trey said as Gohan twitched.

"I'm fine! There's nothing to worry about!" Gohan snapped and that made Yamcha nervous.

"Gohan?" Yamcha asked, "You okay?"

Gohan rubbed his head and said, "Sorry... it's just that I've been feeling funny all day... I've been acting... like a wild animal." Gohan looked around and noticed a rat. "Hmmm... a snack!" Gohan rushed up and grabbed the rat by the body and licked his lips.

"Gohan!" Trey screamed, "It's still alive!"

Gohan blinked and released the rat from his clutches. Disgusted by what he was about to do, he moaned, "Oh man... what am I supposed to do?"

Puar suddenly came in with radio in hand and said, "Yamcha! Listen to this!"

The radio played and said, "Hello, this is Ken Daul with the latest! A strange moon have appeared at Herculian State Building. It appeared to be a girl with a giant... full moon."

"That's it!" Yamcha exclaimed, "That full moon must've made Gohan weirded out! I mean... it has to be some connection."

"Then, we'll go there to find out." Gohan said as he walked out.

"Hold it!" Yamcha grabbed Gohan by the shoulder. "Full moon... what about your tail?"

Gohan's tail swung out and waved behind him. "So?"

"So, you will become King Kong!" Trey exclaimed as he remembered all the stories his father told him about the Saiyans and the full moon.

"I can control myself, human!" Gohan boasted, "I've handled rage and power before when I was training for Cell as a super saiyan."

"But, Gohan, when your father transformed, he was uncontrollable." Yamcha said, "And with your power, you could accidentally destroy the planet!"

Gohan scoffed. "Ha! I'm not like my father! I'm part human... maybe that part could help me..."

"You don't sound all that human to me." Trey observed as he crossed his arms. "Listen to yourself, you're out of control."

"I'll be fine and I'll prove it!" Gohan boomed as he rushed out of the doors.

"Damn it!" Yamcha cried out as he slammed his fist. "Puar, call Bulma and Vegita, Vegita might be the only one who can handle Gohan if he transforms. You better call out as many fighters as possible."

"I'll follow Gohan. Maybe, I can reach him before he does anything stupid." Trey offered as he followed Gohan.

*****

Saiyanman streaked through the sky as his tail twitched and curled. "Where is it?" He growled as he looked around. He still wasn't too familiar with the city and he had no idea where the Herculian State Building was.

Meanwhile, Trigun was on his special hover motorcycle using every shortcut he knew. "Can't let Trey be seen chasing Saiyanman." Trigun said as he tapped on his sunglasses. "Saiyanman, can you hear me?"

"I must find the building!" Saiyaman growled.

"Saiyanman! Listen to me!" Trigun urged, "Your saiyan side is getting to you! Come back to me and we'll go to someone who can help you."

"I don't need help! I'm Saiyanman! The true winner of the Cell games and son of Goku! I'm the most powerful man in the universe!" Saiyanman screamed as he zoomed across the sky.

"Damn it!" Trigun screamed as he revved up his bike. "Gotta hurry!" **Hope Saiyanman's sense of direction is as off as his temper.**

*****

Meanwhile, Videl was in her helicopter heading toward the Herculian State Building. She looked around and saw on top of the building a little girl dressed in silver holding a giant white ball in her hands.

She landed the helicopter on the Herculian State Building's landing port and rushed to the girl. "Hey, little girl... what are you doing here?" She asked as she came forward.

"I'm Luna and I'm here on business." The girl said as the ball rose high into the air and let out a pulsing light. "Isn't it pretty?"

Videl just stared at the white orb. It glowed with a brilliant and yet soft light. "It's beautiful... what is it?"

"It's a moon, silly! There was one of these in the sky until those meanies blow it up!" The girl explained, "I'm Luna, I'm the angel of the moon."

Videl rose an eyebrow at the girl. She looked only seven with long white hair in a pair of ponytails, blue eyes, and her outfit was a black Chinese dress with the seven phases on the moon in different places, all of them silver. "An angel of the moon? But... you're just a kid."

"What do you expect? I'm only 5,000 years old." She looked down and pouted, "Besides, my moon was gone ever since that mean Piccolo destroyed it. It's not fair! I didn't mean for my moon to make monsters out of those Saiyans!"

"Saiyans?" Videl repeated, "What are Saiyans? Are they connected with Saiyanman?" She was confused. Here she was on top of the Herculian State Building with a mysterious little girl who claims to be 5,000 years old and is the angel of the moon while Gohan had severe mood swings.

"Saiyans! Evil aliens who like blowing up planets!" The girl laughed, "You don't know anything do you?"

"I know plenty!" Videl growled, "I'm very smart."

"But you still don't know anything... anything that matters to the world." Luna said as she lifted the ball. "You don't even know your daddy!"

"What about my father?" Videl asked as she glared at the girl.

Luna shrugged and said, "Well... your daddy doesn't trust you. He's scared of you and you don't know it."

"Look, I don't even know you. You are just a kid who have a fancy light and call it a moon! I don't believe it!" Videl screamed at the girl's taunts.

"You don't believe in angels?" Luna asked sadly. "Why?"

"Because... because they don't exist." Videl insisted as she crossed her arms. "There was no proof."

"I'm sorry... you humans are so naive... if you keep this up, you'll never get strong." Luna sighed as she looked up. Her eyes flashed white as she looked on. "Ooohhh... looks like we have more company!" Silver wings shot out of her back and she and the ball flew up into the air.

Videl looked out to see Saiyanman zooming to the building and then looked down to see Trigun going from rooftop to rooftop on his bike. "What are they doing here?" Videl moaned.

Saiyanman landed but he didn't pose as usual. "I *snarl* am Saiyanman." He growled as his tail twitched.

"Up here!" Luna laughed as she floated in the air. "Catch me if you can!" She and the ball flew away.

"Come back here!" Saiyanman roared as a golden aura appeared around him and flew after her.

"Saiyanman!!! Don't get any closer!" Trigun cried out as he jumped onto the roof. "Damn it!!! Too late!" He pounded the ground in frustration.

"What's wrong with him?" Videl asked as Trigun stared at the sky.

"That damn moon is making him crazy!" Trigun explained as he looked around. "I'm afraid Saiyanman will cause a hell of a lot of damage."

"Then, go after him!" Videl ordered. "Use your power!"

"I can't fly!" Trigun insisted then he smirked. "But Trey can. Videl... I was saving this until you have a better idea of the truth but now... lives are at stake." Trigun reached into his pocket and got out a small pepper shaker. He inhaled it and sneezed. In a poof of smoke, Trey appeared as he used his other clothes capsule and changed into another set of clothes.

Videl's eyes bulged out of her head and she screamed, "TREY?!"

Trey looked at her and Videl had noticed that he had three eyes. "Now, you know my little secret" Trey said as he shrugged.

"Wait a second... you are Trigun?! How do you do that?! What about Gohan and Saiyanman?! Are more people are going to be nuts?!" Videl screamed.

Trey didn't answer. Instead, he lifted Videl into his arms, grunting slightly from the heavy weight and flew high into the air. "It's complicated. I just hope that mask prevents Saiyanman from transforming. Hang on!!!"

Videl screamed as she wrapped her arms around Trey's neck as they flew at super speeds. "We're... flying?!"

"This is no trick." Trey said as he put on the sunglasses. "I hope he will keep his human side intact."

*****

"Wee! I'm flying like a birdy!!!" Goten gushed as he flapped his arms as he flew through the air. "This is so cool! You're the best, Grandpa!"

Bardock couldn't help but smile at the boy's enthusiasm. It was strange that Goten with his power, couldn't fly but he was a very fast learner. What normally took a properly trained Saiyan a year to learn, took only Goten just a few days. "Stop flapping your arms!" He yelled out as he smirked. "What a boy..."

Suddenly, a strange feeling overwhelmed him. Bardock stood in the middle of the desert and saw Trey, a strange woman wearing turtle shells, Vegita, Goten, and many warriors he remembered from his past visions fighting a giant golden Oozaru. "How can there be a golden Oozaru?"

Suddenly, Trey started screaming, "DAD!!!" The ape didn't answer, instead he reached out and grabbed Trey. "GOHAN!!!"

Bardock shook his head and found himself in the yard. "Gohan." Bardock muttered as he flew up. "Goten, I must see your brother at once!" He was worried. From Baba's training, he learned how to time those visions, this vision was due in just an hour. He had to help out as much as possible. From his vision, it looked like Gohan would be a threat to this planet.

He flew out to Satan City and prayed that his vision doesn't mean death.

*****

"What?!" Bulma screamed as she listened on her phone. "Okay... Yamcha, I'll get Vegita down there right away!" Bulma hang up and bellowed, "VEGITA!!!"

Vegita came up and asked, "What, woman?"

"Gohan may go nuts and there's a full moon. He might go ape and destroy the planet!" Bulma explained as she went to the bust of her father.

"Excellent... a true challenge!" Vegita laughed evilly, "A chance for Trunks to do some real fighting..."

"Oh no!!! I'm not having my son fight some giant ape monster who happened to be his best friend's brother!" Bulma insisted.

"Trunks is very strong..." Vegita said, "Besides, it will be good exercise for him."

"Well... then I'm coming too... in my Briefsmobile!" She tilted the bust's head back and pushed a switch. A bookcase moved to reveal a pole marked 'Bulma' on it. "See you there!" Bulma ran to the pole and slid down.

"Women..." Vegita growled as he shook his head and went off to get Trunks.

*****

Tien was busy doing some exercises when a strange Ki came to his senses. It was Gohan, his power was erratic, much like when he was fighting Cell but with a more savage feel and with it was Trey's power. It was close to Gohan's physically and that meant that Trey will fight him. "Oh no..." Tien said as he stood up. "Choutsu!" He called out, as he put on his shoes. He had to save his son.

*****

Trey flew as fast as he dared with Videl in his arms. He would've gone faster but he didn't want the woman in his arms to get hurt thanks to the speed.

"You okay, Videl?" Trey asked as Videl just held on.

"I'm fine..." Videl replied as she adjusted her helmet. "Just... stunned. How can you fly like this? I thought it was with wires or jets..."

"The power of mind and body working as one." Trey replied as he scanned for Gohan and the strange girl. "Do you know who that girl is?"

"Her name is Luna and she is an angel of the moon. At least, that's what she said." Videl replied.

"Angel of the moon?" Trey repeated, "Incredible."

"This is weird... and what about Gohan?! Where is he?!" Videl demanded.

"Videl... can't you see?" Trey asked, "You are a smart girl... you should've figured it out..." The triclops sighed as he continued on his trek.

*****

Saiyanman's heart pounded as he followed the girl. Despite his Super Saiyan form, he was still behind the much faster angel. What was she? He felt strangely attracted to the moon. Finally, the girl landed in the middle of the woods and stood on top of a rock. "Okay... we're far enough..." She laughed as she gestured at the ball and it flew high into the air. The ball glowed brightly as it grew. Saiyanman's jaw dropped as he stared at the ball.

"Saiyanman!!!" Trey screamed as he and Videl landed. **How come he didn't transform already? The mask! It must've sheilded his eyes just enough so he won't trainsform. We still have a chance.** "Don't take off the mask."

"I can handle it." Saiyanman growled as he ripped off his mask to reveal Gohan's face. But it was different, instead of black hair, he had gold and his eyes were a bright green.

Videl's jaw dropped and squeaked, "Gohan's Saiyanman and a golden warrior? I thought... I thought..."

"That it was Goku?" Trey finished, "Videl... Goku married Chi Chi at the Tournament... and had a son."

"Gohan is Goku's son?!" Videl concluded as she fought the urge to faint. Why didn't she see it before? Saiyanman and Trigun showed up just a day after Gohan started attending school. Gohan had martial arts skills that would rival her father's. He even put a baseball in orbit. Why didn't she see the resemblance between Goku and Gohan before? "Oh my god..."

Gohan stared at the glowing orb. Every ounce of his Saiyan form compelled him to stare. He wanted to transform. He wanted to prove he could control himself. His body pulsed as his eyes turned red.

"Damn it..." Trey muttered as he let loose a powerful ki blast at the ball. He had to destroy the ball before Gohan transformed into a Super Saiyan ape. However, the ball just absorbed the blast and grew brighter. "The tail!" Trey thought about how Gohan wanted to keep the tail in remembrance of his father. But now, Gohan posed a threat to the planet, if not the entire universe. And his father wouldn't like it if Gohan destroyed Earth. Trey ran up to destroy the tail but it was too late. Gohan's body grew as the outer parts of the uniform stretched and ripped apart. The cape was flung to the ground and the only thing that Gohan was wearing now was the long black body suit and the gloves and boots. A massive roar echoed the woods as Trey and Videl gulped. Gohan, their friend and ally of justice, had transformed into a giant golden ape.

"Run!!!" Trey screamed as he took Videl and flew out.

"Let me go! I can handle myself!" Videl insisted as she pounded her fists on Trey's shoulder. "We can't just run away like this! Not when Gohan's a monster and could destroy the city!"

"We're not running away... we're just regrouping. Neither of us have a snowball's chance in hell to last five minutes with Gohan like that." Trey explained as he watched the ape roared and started hopping around. "There's one chance... the tail."

"Tail?" Videl repeated.

"The tail is the key to transforming... if I can cut off the tail, then he'll be back to normal." Trey said confidently. "It has worked before, it can work again."

"The tail?" Videl asked wondering if she had somehow ended up in Wonder Land and not know it.

Trey looked up and said, "Videl, if I fail... run as far as you can. Get rid of the weights and run."

"I'm not running."

"I'd take that advice if I were you." Vegita said as he landed, "A weakling like yourself wouldn't last a minute."

"You... can fly too?!" Videl exclaimed as the prince crossed his arms.

"Of course I can fly!" Vegita insisted as Trunks landed beside him.

Videl stumbled back to see the strange purple haired boy stand beside the man. "This kid can fly?!"

"Taught him myself." Vegita said as he patted the boy on the head.

Videl turned over to Trey and asked, "How many more people can fly like you?!"

Trey smirked and replied, "A few more..." Before Videl could question her classmate and her sanity further, an earth shattering roar echoed the sky and the group looked up to see the monster ape rushing to them. "Oh shit..."

"Let me take care of this." Vegita said as a golden aura flared around him.

"He's a golden warrior too!!!" Videl exclaimed as the mighty prince soared up and started blasting away.

"Oh boy... he's no match for Gohan." Trey said as rocks and trees crashed around them.

"I'm going up!" Trunks said as he focused his power and transformed into a golden boy.

Immediately, both Trey and Videl jaw dropped at the sight. They were both shocked that a little kid like Trunks could transform like that. "He's a Super Saiyan?! He transformed way sooner than I thought he would!" Trey exclaimed.

"What is it with you guys?!" Videl screamed in shock as Trunks flew up and started blasting away.

"THE TAIL!!! AIM FOR THE TAIL!!!" Trey urged when a giant tree started falling over them. He looked up and held up his hand. The tree collapsed and shattered into a million pieces. Videl's jaw dropped. Did Trey just stop and shatter a giant tree without touching it?

"I know what I'm doing." Vegita said as he darted around, "You won't crush me this time." He muttered as a bright disk appeared in his hand and he flung it at the ape.

The ape screamed as the disk sliced through the tail, making it fall off and land on the ground. "Yes!" Trey cheered. Unfortunately, the ape remained and roared. Another tail sprouted back out and everyone sweatdropped. "RUN!!!" Trey boomed again as he took Videl.

Vegita snarled but grabbed Trunks and flew down to meet with Trey and Videl. "This is insane!!! How could his tail grow back like that?!" Vegita demanded as he held his hands up into the air as Gohan started smashing things at random.

"Don't look at me... I'm not an expert in Gohan's physical power!" Trey said, "We have to reach his human half." He took a deep breath and ran forward.

"Come back here, brat!" Vegita boomed as Trey came up to the monster.

Trey focused all of his mental power and said, **Gohan... it's me... Trey... your friend. You don't want to do this... please listen to me...**

The monster blinked but then he roared again with a giant blast coming out of his mouth.

"Gah!!!" Trey dodged the blast and it went off to space, destroying a few satellites and a bunch of meteors.

"Hey!!!" Bulma said as she flew the car through the debris and landed next to them. "What's up?"

"Bulma! What's going on?!" Videl asked in shock as she came up to her. "And what are you doing here?!"

"I'm here to see if I can knock some sense into Gohan..." Bulma replied as she looked up and gulped. Her heart pounded as she remembered the first time her sweet innocent Goku had transformed in front of her eyes and it made her nervous every time she saw a full moon for many years. "Wow... these giant apes always give me the creeps. Why don't you guys try blowing up the moon?"

"Tried that, it just absorbed the blast." Trey replied.

"Cutting off the tail?" Bulma asked as her voice started to quiver.

"Tried that, it just sprout back." Vegita grumbled.

Bulma gulped and said, "We're screwed."

"What's going on over here?!" Tien demanded as he, Yamcha, and Choutsu landed and Videl just gawked.

"More people who can fly?! And one of them is my PE teacher?!" Videl realized as she went to her knees.

"Hi, Videl." Yamcha waved as he came up and saw Gohan. "Oh shit..." He gulped. He could clearly remember the times when Goku went ape. He was a monster, completely uncontrolable, and there were only two ways to restore the man. "Didn't you guys cut off the tail yet?"

"He sprouted another one." Vegita said.

"Trey!" Tien boomed as he marched forward and grabbed his son by the arm. "What are you doing here?! Do you know that you could get killed?!"

"He's my friend, I can't let him down!" Trey said as he glared at his father. "He needs me."

"I don't care! Stay here and protect Videl, your father will take care of this." Tien said as he nodded at Choutsu. "Choutsu, stay with Trey."

"Right." His friend nodded.

"We could take on the girl... she could be the source of the power." Videl said as she decided to go ahead and roll with the insanity.

"Very well... I'll take on the girl." Vegita said as he powered up even more. "Trunks, you come with me. The rest of you, live until I destroy that girl." Vegita and Trunks flew up and blasted a million shots at the girl.

The girl giggled and said, "That's not nice." She rose her hands and small white hole appeared and the blasts shot into the hole and vanished. "See?"

Vegita tensed and twitched as he thought about losing a battle to a little girl. It was hard on his pride and he didn't want to be humiliated in front of his son. "Then, let's see how you do with fists!" Vegita screamed as he rushed up and started landing blow after blow on her. Luna's wings spread out even further and she let loose a bright light.

The moon glowed and Vegita suddenly found himself floating up with no control. "What th-?!"

"Thanks!" Luna said as small rocks floated around her and she lifted the man and boy up. "This is my power... I can control gravity, cool huh?! But, you have to play with Gohan..." She said as she snapped her fingers and the two dropped. "Have fun!!!" With that, Luna flew up and vanished, leaving the warriors behind with the giant golden ape.

"Come back here, you brat!" Vegita screamed as he flung more blasts at the girl. In the past, he had been beaten by a third class weakling, a female android, and even a little boy, now he had been bested by a little girl. "Damn it!"

"Vegita... we have bigger problems..." Bulma said as she pointed up to the giant ape. "Oh shit..." She muttered when she realized how different Gohan looked from Goku and Vegita's transformations. He was gold and brown instead of just brown. "Is it me or is Gohan a Super Saiyan ape now?"

"It is possible..." Vegita muttered, "The first Super Saiyan is a giant golden ape...damn..."

"Then... we're dead... again!" Yamcha gulped as he tried to think of a good way to get Bulma and the others to safety.

"We have to reach Gohan through his human side." Trey urged, "I'll try again."

"No you won't." Tien said as he put his hand around Trey's wrist. "There's one man I know of who can get through to Gohan... Goku!"

"Where is he?" Videl asked as she looked around. "I thought Goku would be here if his own son is..." Then, the woman remembered a past conversation with Gohan. "I thought he's dead..."

"He is... but I think I can contact King Kai and hopefully, Goku's around." Tien focused outward and said, "King Kai... King Kai... can you hear me?"

**I can hear you loud and clear, Tien.** King Kai said as in everyone's minds.

"Is... there a man talking in my brain?" Videl wondered as she felt her sanity slipping.

"That's King Kai..." Tien said calmly, "King Kai... we-" Suddenly, Gohan roared as he reached for Tien.

"Dad!!!" Trey screamed as he shoved his father out of the way and got grabbed himself. "Gah!!!" He screamed as he felt his body pinned down. "GOHAN!!!"

"No!!! Gohan! It's Trey, your friend! You're killing your friend!" Videl screamed as she took off all of her weights. She had to save Trey and prevent Gohan from making a big mistake.

"LEAVE HIM ALONE!!!" A voice boomed as the group looked up to see another giant ape wearing a pair of skin tight green pants and brown boots hovering over the ground. "GOHAN, THIS IS YOUR GRANDFATHER!!!"

"Please don't tell me he's Ox-King." Videl said to Yamcha.

"Nope... that's Gohan's other grandfather... Bardock!" Yamcha cheered, "Hey, Bardock!"

Videl looked between the floating ape and the golden ape and said, "I can see the resemblance... wait a second! I thought Bardock was Gohan's cousin!"

"Nah... grandfather... he just... looks young." Yamcha explained, as he figured the poor girl had been through plenty without dealing with a formerly dead evil alien who could predict the future.

The golden ape growled as he held Trey in his clutches. Trey screamed as he felt bones break in his body. "HELP!!!" He screamed as he looked at Gohan. "GOHAN!!! YOU'RE KILLING ME!!! YOU'RE MY ONLY FRIEND!!! PLEASE, DON'T KILL ME!!!"

Gohan looked at the small creature in his grasp and gently lowered him down. Videl and the others rushed as Gohan growled at the other ape. He lunged forward and attacked the brown ape.

Tien leaned down and held his son in his arms. "Damn it, Trey... why did you do that?" He whispered as tears came down his face.

Trey just smiled and said, "I just wanted to save you."

"Don't be a hero, it's not worth it." Tien insisted as he held Trey to his chest. "Don't be a hero... damn it..."

"We need to get him to the hospital!" Videl said as she got out her cell phone to call for an ambulance.

"No! Not that primitive place! You might as well just beat him with a rock!" Vegita screamed.

"Primitive?" Videl repeated.

"Look, Vegita, I know that Earth hospitals may resemble Saiyan torchure chambers but they are good for normal people!" Bulma insisted as she turned on her cell phone, "Eighteen, we need some senzu beans, now!" Bulma said as she called on her cell phone. "She'll be here in a few minutes. Keep Trey alive till then... poor Gohan, he'll be crushed if he remembered what happened to Trey because of him..."

"Right." Videl said as she watched the two apes fight. The earth shook as the two giants fought hard. Actually, the brown ape was being beaten by the much more powerful golden ape.

Then, she saw Vegita flew up and attacked the golden ape and saved the brown ape. "Don't you dare destroy the last of our race!" Vegita boomed as he let loose a bunch of blasts at the beast. Gohan growled as he swat Vegita away like a gnat and flung him through the mountain. The mountain crashed around him.

"Ouch." Yamcha grimanced.

Suddenly, a golden streak came forward. The group stared up to see a small boy, almost identical to Trunks who was still super saiyan only he was wearing an orange and blue outfit.

"G-goku?!" Videl muttered.

"Oh my god!!! Goten's a super saiyan too?!" Tien sceamed in shock.

"B-but he's only seven!!!" Choutsu gulped.

"Kids these days..." Yamcha sighed, "They just get stronger and stronger..."

"Goten!" Trunks exclaimed as he flew up. "You can fly?!"

"Grandpa taught me! He's the best!" Goten said as he looked at the two apes. "What are those two?"

"The brown ape is Bardock and the gold ape is Gohan!" Yamcha explained quickly, "Goten, Gohan is out of control! You guys have to stop him." **I can't believe that we are still relying on a pair of kids for our salvation... oh well. Must be a Saiyan thing...**

Bulma glanced over at Tien who was still holding Trey in his arms. "Tien! Call Goku and King Kai!!!" She screamed as she grabbed Tien by the shoulders and shook him.

Tien stared down at his broken son and remembered what he had to do. "Okay... King Kai... please... get Goku..." Tien prayed as he focused his power outward. "Gohan has gone berserk."

**Oh no!!! I'll get Goku right away!!! Just keep Gohan busy!** King Kai said as he ran off.

"Easier said than done..." Trey moaned as he tried to get up.

"Stay down!" Tien ordered as more sirens and cars came up. The group looked over to see newspeople lining up. "Shit..."

Videl and everyone else looked over to see cameramen, reporters, and military lining up. Bardock glanced over at the group and muttered, "Great..."

"I hate reporters." Yamcha said as he looked up.

"Hello, this is L. Nomad Cline at Funimaton News at the site of an attack of a giant golden ape and a giant brown ape!" A woman reporter said as she ran up to Videl, "What will you and your father do about this?"

"Go away!!!" Videl ordered as she grabbed the microphone. "It's dangerous here! Leave this area immediately!"

The apes roared in unison as the golden ape knocked the brown ape down and the ground shook.

"EEEKKK!!!" The reporters screamed as their cameras and microphones exploded. "Our stuff!"

"LEAVE NOW!!!" A voice boomed as everyone looked up to see a tall green man wearing a purple gi and a long white flowing cape and a turban.

"Piccolo..." Videl gasped in shock as the Z warriors smiled. Her jaw was slack as she recognized the demon from the tape. How did he get here so fast? And why aren't the other warriors scared of him?

"Where were you?!" Yamcha asked, "I'd thought you never show up!"

"I was held up.... got a gift for Trey." Piccolo said as he tossed a bag to Tien who caught it and grinned.

"Oh... thank you!" Tien said in relief as he took out a small bean and hand fed it to his son.

"I thought he's an enemy!" Videl screamed as Piccolo glanced at her. She was completely confused. What kind of people are they?

"You must be Videl, Gohan told me about you..." Piccolo said as he smirked, "Not bad..."

"You... you know Gohan?!" Videl asked even more stunned, "I mean... I k now that you and Goku were arch enemies..."

"That was past... I'm Gohan's mentor... in fact... you could say that he's like a son I never had." Piccolo said as he looked at the golden ape. Memories of Gohan's first and second transformations are still fresh in his mind. "Oh great... he's gone ape again."

Videl couldn't find a reason to understand anything anymore. Gohan, the sweet but naive nerd has Piccolo as a mentor?! Now, she had heard everything and can't believe it.

"Yeah, you could say that." Trey said as he got up and brushed himself off.

Videl's eyes bulged as she gawked. A minute ago, Trey's body was broken looked like he was going off to the afterlife and now he was fine except for his dirty clothes. "TREY?! You're okay!!! But how?! You were dying?!"

"Senzu beans..." Trey said as he held up the bag and took out a small bean, "They can heal anyone, even those who are dying."

"That's... not possible!" Videl argued and then sighed, "But... if Gohan can have a demon as a mentor and still be sweet or people being able to fly without anything to help... I don't know what's impossible anymore... talking to dead people... scholars turning into giant apes, what's next? Giant lizards who can grants wishes?"

The group decided not to say anything about the Dragon Balls and Shenlong the Eternal Dragon. Suddenly, the giant ape attacked again.

"RUN!!!" Trey screamed as he grabbed Videl and the group flew up.

"What should we do?" Goten asked Piccolo worried, "I don't wanna fight Gohan!!!"

"I know, kid." Piccolo confessed.

"I still think we should reach out to Gohan..." Trey insisted, "Piccolo... Videl... Goten... if we link minds and call out to Gohan at once... maybe we can reach him."

"That might work." Piccolo said, "Gohan must be fighting already if we're still alive."

"Link minds? I don't know if I can do it..." Videl confessed, "I never did anything like this before... I didn't even know it was possible." She was scared. Right now, she was in a middle of something that is from a comic book. Her friend was a monster and she saw things that couldn't happen. For once in her life, she felt completely helpless.

"Videl..." Trey said as he came forward, "believe it or not, Gohan cares deeply about you. That is one of the reasons he became Saiyanman in the first place. He likes you, Videl and you like him." He sighed as he stared at the monster that was Gohan. "You must now take a leap of faith in what you are and what the world is... faith that deep down, Gohan won't hurt you because deep down, he's human like us."

"He's right." Krillian said as he and Eighteen flew down and landed. "I know Gohan since he's a kid and he may be strong, but he's human."

"Krillian, want to link up? Gohan looked up to you as a kid." Trey asked as he held out his hand.

"You bet!" Krillian took Trey's hand.

Piccolo nodded and took Trey's other hand. "Let's take down the beast and get back Gohan."

Videl stared at Piccolo's free hand and took it. "I'm in!"

"Me too!" Goten fully agreed as he took Krillian's hand.

"You're not doing this without me!" Trunks argued as he took Goten's hand.

"And neither am I." Vegita said as he took Trunks' hand.

One by one, the warriors linked hands until they were in a circle. Bardock, still in his massive giant state, just put his hands over the circle and focused. The only ones who weren't part of the circle was Choutsu and Tien.

"Great... now I'll need as much power as possible." Trey said calmly, "Choutsu, can you give me a telepathic boost?"

Choutsu nodded and went onto Trey's shoulders and put both hands on his temples. "Ready."

"Trey! You never did this before!" Tien argued, "What if Gohan hurts you again or worse?! I... don't want to lose my only son..."

Trey didn't listen. Instead, his eyes glowed brightly. "Now... to reach out to other minds... Chi Chi and Goku..." He closed all three of his eyes and reached outward. He could feel every mind on the planet in harmony with him. He didn't see Tien putting his hands on Yamcha and Krillian's shoulders.

*****

Chi Chi was doing the wash when she felt something in her mind. "Gohan..." Chi Chi whispered as she sat down and focused.

*****

In the world of the dead, Goku was flying toward King Kai when he felt his son. "Gohan..." Goku whispered as he sat down and focused.

*****

Trey's eyes went completely white as he stared out at Gohan. At once, the group screamed in their minds and hearts, **GOHAN!!! WAKE UP!!!**

Gohan stopped and stared at the group. Videl's heart beated as she looked up at Gohan. **Gohan, this is Videl.** She thought out hoping that Gohan can hear, **Ever since the day we met, you had been nothing but kind and sweet... I know that you are still there... please! Don't do anything you will regret!**

**Gohan, this is Trey. You are my best and only friend... I'm still your friend. Just come back to us.**

**Don't let your heritage control you. Don't let the rage destroy you like it did the Saiyan Race.**

**You are my brother, please come back.**

**You always come through for us, Buddy. Don't give up.**

**We can't control what we are, but we can control what we become. I am a human at heart despite my mechanical ways.**

**Don't destroy your friends and the world you love so much, my baby.**

**I have faith in you, Gohan, my son.**

**We always have faith in you, your light have brought me from darkness, now let me help you get out...**

**You are a saiyan, accept it but use it with your human half as well!**

Gohan stumbled back and went to his knees and his form glowed. "What's happening?" Videl wondered as the group watched the form shrink.

"He's... shrinking..." Trey muttered as he collapsed on his knees exhausted.

Slowly, the group let go and sitting there was Gohan, but he was different. He was wearing only a brown pair of pants and boots, his chest and arms were covered in red fur and his eyes were red lined, giving a slightly evil look. "What happened?" Gohan asked then he collapsed.

*****

"What happened to him? How did he become that form?" Bardock asked as he was back in his normal 'human' form again as he and everyone else stood in Bulma's lab. After the battle, the moon rose and eclipsed itself. Now, it was in new moon form. Bardock was normal and Gohan was too. It wasn't hard for anyone to sneak Gohan back to Capsule Corps.

"I don't know..." Bulma admitted as she stared at the now normal looking Gohan.

"Will he be okay?" Chi Chi asked worried about her son's health as she held Gohan's hand.

"He's fine... just exhausted." Bulma replied, "We could use a senzu on him but I thought it would be better if he recovers on his own."

"This is overwhelming..." Videl admitted as she stared at Gohan's face. "Strange... he seems so peaceful like this... who could thought that he was that monster?"

Chi Chi growled as a red flare shot out of her body. While she liked Videl somewhat, she didn't like the idea of anyone calling her son a 'monster'. "He's no monster!"

"Chi Chi, relax, she didn't mean anything!" Trey said as he went in front of Videl, "She's just a little overwhelmed about today."

"A little?" Videl repeated as she glared at Trey, "A LITTLE?! I HAVE BEEN CHASED BY A GIANT APE MONSTER WHO HAPPENED TO BE SAIYANMAN WHO I THOUGHT WAS GOKU BUT WAS REALLY GOHAN, GOKU'S _SON_, FLEW THROUGH THE AIR, WATCHED YOU GET CRUSHED NEARLY TO DEATH ONLY TO BE FULLY HEALED BY SOME TINY BEAN, MET PICCOLO WHO'S GOHAN'S MENTOR, AND... JOINED UP IN SOME WEIRD MIND LINK TO WATCH GOHAN TURN INTO... SOME... FURRY HALF MONKEY HALF MAN!!!" She coughed as she held her throat. "May I have some water please?"

"Here." Bulma said as she handed Videl the water. "I don't blame you for thinking like that... trust me... I felt the same way when I learned that Goku as an alien from outer space. I was a little freaked out too, but I adjusted."

"That still didn't explain how this boy transformed like that." Vegita said as he crossed his arms. "It's not possible for any Saiyan to transform like that."

"Maybe, Gohan's different since he's half human." Bulma suggested, "Let's face facts, Gohan's unique and we don't know why demi-saiyans have this sort of power."

"Degen." Bardock muttered just loud enough for anyone to hear.

"Huh?" Everyone asked confused.

"Nothing." The Saiyan replied as he stared out of the window and his tail tightened around his waist.

Gohan moaned as he slowly opened his eyes. "Mom... I had the freakiest dream..." Gohan muttered as he turned his head, "I dreamt that I was a giant golden ape and I was fighting grandpa who was..." He opened his eyes fully to see the Z Warriors sitting around him. Then, he saw Trey who was a mess with dried blood all over his clothes. "Uh no..." Gohan sat up fully and said, "It's not a dream... is it?"

"No." Videl said as she glared at Gohan. Gohan gulped as he scooted back in his bed. There was something about Videl's glare that made him feel so scared for his life. He didn't like making Videl mad.

"Sorry, Videl." Gohan muttered as he looked down.

"Sorry? Sorry?! You bastard! You are part human part Saiyan who happens to be not only the son of Goku, and Saiyanman, but a Golden Warrior too!!!" Videl took a deep breath and asked, "Why didn't you tell me any of this before?!"

"Would you believe me if I told you?" Gohan asked, "I mean... I just wanted to be a normal guy..." He sighed, "Mom warned me that I should watch my strength and that people would like me."

"People would treat Gohan like they treat me if they find out that Gohan's father was a 'martial artist trickster' like my father." Trey reminded coldly.

Videl blushed as she remembered all the times she ridiculed Trey because of his father. Trey had been right all this time and all he get was loneliness and depression. "I'm sorry." Videl whispered as she held her sides. "I just believed that my father is right and everyone else who calls him a liar is wrong." She glanced at Gohan and asked, "Who really killed Cell? My father must not be strong enough to truly take him alone. Was it Goku?"

Gohan and everyone else looked at each other. Should Gohan tell the truth, and if he did, would Videl believe him? "It is hard to explain but it can be shown." Baba said as she floated in the lab on her crystal ball.

"Ms. Baba," Bardock bowed deeply, "How did you know we needed your help?"

"I can see the future, young apprentice." Baba said as she hopped off of her crystal ball. She looked up at Videl and asked, "So... you want to see what really happened in the Cell Games?"

"Yes." Videl said in awe. "But how? There were no recordings of the entire Cell games."

"Ha!" Baba scoffed, "Cameras, never trust them... this is my magic crystal ball... it can pick up images of the past or future and play them in the present. Not only that but it picks up satellite TV too." Baba explained as she waved her hands. "Now... I must warn you that this will be graphic and will contradict everything you believe in. Do you still want to see?"

Videl's heart quickened at the thought of finding out the truth. Half of her life, she wanted to know exactly what happened at the Cell Games but her father never told her. What if that he didn't know himself? Still, she ached to know. "Yes."

*****

"I... just can't... believe it..." Videl muttered as she sat on the floor and tears came down her face. "Poor Gohan... he's only a kid and yet..."

"He had to save the world." Trey completed as the two sat on the floor. The other fighters had left them alone except for, Baba who had to play the fight. Bulma moved Gohan out of the room since watching the games brought pain to his heart.

"How can he handle so much pressure and still be that... cheerful?" Videl wondered as she shook her head. In all the years she spent as the city's defender, she had never seen any boy go through what Gohan had went through, and she had a feeling it was only the tip of the iceberg.

Trey shrugged. "Who knows? Maybe he got it from his father or something... Gohan's one amazing guy."

"Yeah... he is." Videl smiled softly. "But, he still poses dumb!"

"Everyone has their weakness, even Gohan." Trey confessed, "But, I have to know, what will you do now?"

Videl closed her eyes and bowed her head. "I... don't know! I can't expose my own father! It would break him... but I don't want to just keep on living the way I do now! Not with every fighter who uses Ki being ridiculed because Dad didn't want anyone else to know that there are people stronger than him!"

"I don't think Gohan wanted you to let anyone else know anyway... he just want to lead a normal life..." Trey explained.

"Posing in tights is normal?"

"Normal for Gohan."

"Point..." Videl turned red as she glanced at Trey again. "Is it possible for me to learn those... techniques?"

"I think you can... you are strong and have a powerful will. Yeah, you can learn some techniques."

"Like flying? I want to fly like you guys." Videl insisted.

"Flying is simple enough but you will have to train for that." Trey said as he stood up.

"Good... and what was the truth you wanted me to know?" Videl asked again, "That Gohan defeated Cell or that he was Saiyanman?"

"Something broader..." Trey said as he held out his hands. "The truth is... that the world is far different that you or many of the other people on this planet could understand... that human potential is far higher than your father has shown... that is the truth... humans are stronger than you can imagine."

"That's some truth." Videl confessed, "I need to think this out some more." She got up and said, "I gotta go..."

"What about Gohan?"

"I'll see him at school." Videl said as she ran off. Trey sighed as he tilted his head up. Videl took everything better than expected. But she was still shocked. It may take her and Gohan some time to fully understand what was going on.

He got up and exited the room.

*****

"You look just like Goku... it's creepy." Krillian admitted as he and Bardock talked. He learned about the Saiyan from Yamcha, and he still couldn't believe that he is meeting a Saiyan who was much weaker than he was.

"I understand... it is odd for me too." Bardock said as he eat some more.

Trey entered the room and Gohan asked, "Where's Videl?"

"She's had to go home." Trey replied, "But she will see you at school... don't worry, your secret is safe."

Gohan looked up and sighed. The day he had dreaded had come and it was his fault. If only he had just went home or to Capsule Corps where he could get treatment. But no, he had to be arrogant and threaten the ones he loved. Videl may think of him as some monster and won't speak to him again. "Oh man..."

"I'm sure she'll be fine." Trey said as he patted Gohan on the shoulder. "She's strong at heart and she does want to learn Ki attacks."

"Maybe... but... how did I do that? How can I shrink like that?" Gohan wondered when everyone looked at Bardock.

"Bardock, you muttered 'Degen' when you were asked about that transformation." Chi Chi recalled, "What was that?"

"An old legend." Bardock replied as he sat down, "It's a theory that the legendary Super Saiyan can tranform into something greater than the Oozaru itself. The Super Saiyan Oozaru can transform into something beyond Oozaru... like an Ultimate Level Oozaru. It's smaller and more in control than the Oozaru form, but much stronger."

"Great... so I have some new level of power." Gohan muttered, "Just what I need..."

"It's okay..." Chi Chi said as she held her son, "I still love you."

"Thanks, Mom." Gohan said as he hugged her back.

Trey watched the tender moment and then glanced at his father. Tien stared at him and said telepathically, **I don't want you to fight with Gohan anymore... it's too dangerous.**

Trey didn't say anything. Instead he just stared out the window. **Luna... Evil Cookie... what if they are connected somehow? There could be someone out there pulling the strings but who? Maybe, it's just a coincidence... but what if there's more? I have to be Trigun until I find out.**

*****

"So Gohan now has a new power level." Kai Shi said as she watched the group by her crystal ball. "Good."

"Kai, I don't like this..." Luna muttered, "My moon is causing pain for them."

"I know... but what must be done must be done." Kai Shi said, "Warriors don't grow stronger by having tea parties. The battles must be hard or in the end... it won't matter."

To Be Continued...