Dragon Ball/Z/GT Fan Fiction ❯ The Alternate Universe ❯ The Great School-A-Man ( Chapter 14 )

[ P - Pre-Teen ]

Chapter Fourteen : The Great School-a-Man

It was Gohan's first day of school.Despite all discouragements from Chi-Chi to continue home-schooling,through the help of his father,Gohan was finally going to school.Better late than never,at seventeen...Gohan was geared up in his black, white and orange school uniform at seven am,munching down on his breakfast alone.He looked out of the window and sighed;was he ready for school?
What was he saying?!At his age,its now or never.More like,is he ready to meet new people...
"Seeya mom,seeya dad!"he shouted up the stairs.He grabbed his bag,held the shoulder strap tight,and opened the door.
"Wha?"A sleepy voice asked from up the stairs.Gohan turned in the doorway to see his father."Oh,yeah,school...have a blast...ahhh"he yawned.
"Thanks dad"Gohan said.He jumped back and turned round,then jumped and blasted away.
"Nimbus!!!"he called,as his father never used the cloud anymore.The golden cloud whizzed forward and cupped Gohan up,then swooped back down again."Fast"he said,"But not fast enough!"he jumped off,and raced forward.But nimbus was not far behind,and soon the two were neck and neck,each slipping ahead for a few moments,then falling behind again.
"How about this!!!"Gohan yelled,and his hair exploded gold,shooting up.He overtook nimbus easily and continued on alone.He reached a city,and he swooped down,forgetting he was still a Super Saiyan.He was now at office-building level,in perfect veiw of a crime...
The Satan City Mafia hadnt made a heist in weeks.It was time for a big-time operation,a large-scale heist that would grip the world-fifty men in black with black headbands and masks with machine guns,holding up the Satan National Bank.The police couldnt get through because of the hundred or so hostages.Gohan landed in the danger zone,right between them and the police behind their barracades.
"Hey,what are you doing,kid?"An officer shouted.
People stopped and turned to join the crowds already watching the scene.
"And"the officer continued quietly,"Whats with the hairdo?"
"Oh...?"Gohan grunted.Then his eyes darted up to see his golden hair."Uh-Oh"he muttered,as he saw the watching crowd.He couldnt power down now...he turned back to the criminals,as one started towards him.
"What are you doing,you crazed blonde?"he asked,as he weilded his crowbar menacingly.He ran forward and threw it down,but using his arm Gohan let the bar bounce off him,with steely determination seen only once before...
The crowbar snapped over his arm and the thug smashed his head on Gohan's arm,knocking himself out.The crowd screamed and wooped,but where being pushed back by officers.
"Get back,get back!"the cried,while looking over their shoulders at Gohan,"Nothing to see here"
"Herah!"a voice screamed.A flying kick hit a thug and threw him into the ground before he reached Gohan.
"Huh?"his companion grunted stupidly.A spinning kick smashed into his cheek and he was also thrown into the ground.The girl had long black hair and flowing pigtails,with big blue eyes.She spun around again and kicked a third gang member,who was knocked unconcious.
"Who...who...are you?"Gohan asked.
"More importantly who are you"she said,"The Golden Fighter?Whatever.Your just a young, nerdy boy in need of superhero refreshment.Go home"
"What...did you call me?"
"You heard"she said,and she flipped over another man who Gohan kneed in the face,knocking him out.
"Whoa..."she whispered,watching the guard drop to his knees."Your,pretty good"
"Er,thanks"Gohan said sheepishly."Well,I see you've got things under control, I'll be going now"
Gohan took off into the sky and blasted towards his new school.He powered down again and suddenly thought how stupid he was, flying so low at Super Saiyan level.Even at normal level he would attract attention.He landed quickly,and then proceeded to walk.He was okay,school didnt start till nine pm.But,he did live a few hundred miles away.He was surprised at his own speed.
Just then he walked past capsule corp;he made sure to look to the left to see Krillin's house.He smiled as he saw Krillin come out.But then he knocked into someone.
"Ow!"she cried,and Gohan leapt back.
"I'm sorry!"he apologised,looking down upon the aqua-haired woman."Bulma?"
She looked up."Gohan?Gohan!"she ran forward and hugged him,"Long time no see"
"Yeah"Gohan said,as the street bustled around them.Then he whispered,"I just took out a couple of thugs,but loads of people saw me,and I was at Super Saiyan level.I'm worried,what if someone recognises me?"
"I've got just the thing.Here"she whispered back,handing him a capsule,"It's a costume I onced used for....er....something"
"What?"
"Wear it,you'll look every bit a super hero"
"Oh,thanks"
He nodded,and the two parted.Gohan continued,staring down at the capsule.He placed it in his pocket and then walked faster on.He thought he could see his destination in the distance...though it was blurred.Did that mean...?
It came into focuse as he neared it.It was a gigantic,beige-coloured building with Orange Star Highschool printed on the top.
"Yep,this is it"he said.He took a deep breath,and walked inside.

Gohan's first class began at 9:05.But it was hardly a class;it was an introduction into Orange Star for the new student Gohan.Everyone was happy because they got to miss a couple of minutes of their first lesson.They would re-do the introduction speech that was meant for the whole class,just for Gohan.There was about three hundred seats,small stands,all looking down onto the teacher who sat at the bottom.The stands were twelve single rows with a single bench and table for each.Gohan was directed along by a few people,but finally met up with two of his classmates who he went in with, Sharpener and Erasa.They took their seats near the back,leaving one seat empty in between Gohan and another person.
"He's going to give his speech now"Sharpner said boredly as quite an old man walked in and sat down.He had a microphone linked up to speakers around the place to be heard.
"Welcome all to another fine day, at Orange Star Highschool"he said,"And may we welcome our newest student,Gohan"
Everyone turned to look around,making Gohan blush,but the teacher pressed on,"Now,our-"
The doors burst open,and the girl with the long black pigtails came in.
"Why are you late?"the teacher asked.
"I just had to take out some criminals,sir"
"Wow"Erasa whispered,"What a girl"
"Huh?"Gohan asked."Why?"
"Oh,dont you know?She fights crime and saves the city"
"Really..."
"Yep"Sharpener backed up.
"Okay,take your seat"the aged teacher said,"Now where was I...oh yes,school speech..."he surveyed the eager pupils,"Actually,I think we should just get on with the lesson,shouldnt we?Dont you agree,Gohan?"
"Erm,I'll be okay"Gohan called.
"Good"the teacher said.
Gohan was not paying much attention to the teacher,he was watching the girl as she came to sit down next to him in awe.
"What are you looking at?"she asked.
"Um"Gohan gulped."Nothing"he said.
"Good"she replied,still staring at him suspiciously.The teacher began to talk as he scribbled on the board.
"You know"a boy in front whispered to his friend,"I heard there's been a golden-haired fighter wandering about saving people from criminals"
"Yep,they call him the golden fighter or warrior or something"his friend said as he noted down things from the teacher.Gohan did the same,but couldnt help listening in."He sounds cool"
"Hmph"Videl grunted,"He's not so tough"
Gohan looked at her,then down at his work."Focuse..."he muttered,as he listened to the teachers drawl.

"So,how are you finding your first day so far?"Erasa asked as she, Gohan, Videl and Sharpener came onto the baseball pitch for practice.
"Oh,It's really good"Gohan said.Erasa and Videl stopped.
"We're going on to play something different"Erasa explained.
"Yeah"Videl said gloomily,"Seeya"
"Come on"Sharpener said as Gohan watched after Videl.Gohan and Sharpener made their way to the pitch,and after a few minutes a game was being played.Gohan was on the bench,watching Sharpener play.
"They say he's the best sportsman in the whole school"a boy whispered in Gohan's ear.
"Really?"
"Yep.No one can beat him"
"Your up"the teacher-coach grunted to Gohan.Gohan stood and ran over,taking a bat from sharpener.
"Good luck"he said,handing Gohan the bat.The bowler rolled back his arm,then threw the ball.Gohan hit,but missed.
"Strike one!"
He pushed himself up from the floor and gripped the bat tightly.The bowler bowled again,this time Gohan gave an almighty throw,knocking it clean from the pitch,and far away into the school grounds.
"Wow,Sharpener,he could beat you"the boy said.
"What?Pot luck"Sharpener snapped.
The bowlers changed,and up came a small,weedy boy.
"Come on!"the coach encouraged,as the boy seemed dispirited.
"Just throw the ball!"Someone behind Gohan yelled."Nerd.."he muttered.
The boy closed his eyes and threw the ball.It arched far too high in the air;Gohan jumped and swung his bat into it,sending it out of sight again.
But this time all eyes were on Gohan for a different reason:he was twenty feet up in the air.
"Yikes!"he whispered,as he pushed himself back down to Earth.He turned around to see fifty surprised faces."Er,good game?"

While Gohan was back in the changing room, alone, because the coach had held him back and pleaded with him the team,but he refused,and after another ten minutes of pleading still refused,by the time he got back everyone else was up and out for a twenty minute brunch-break.The door was slightly ajar,sending in a cold draft.He looked down to see he had no pants on.He looked back to the door,saw a shadow,then closed it and finished getting changed.He looked down at his timetable,put on his socks and shoes,and got ready for another lesson.

At four pm Gohan was free at last,and decided to head off home as quick as possible.He still didnt know that girl with the pigtail's name,but he sure knew one thing.He sure did know...
Gohan looked below him to see two men and a lady.One of the men pointed a gun at her while the other snatched her bag away and began stuffing handfuls of cash, credit cards and belongings into a sack.
"What a haul,bob"the man filling the sack laughed,"This old bag provided us with a month's worth of noodles"
"Huh?"the gunman muttered,looking upwards to see a foot smashed into his face.The golden warrior had returned for the second and last time.
He dropped to the floor,the gun sliding along.Gohan smashed the second man's head into his own and grabbed the bagful of money.
"I do believe this is yours"Gohan said,handing it to the woman.
"Thank you!"she called,waving,as Gohan took off again.
"Hmm..."Videl murmured as she watched from the end of the street before she burst in on the criminals,"He looked alot like that kid who sat next to me today..."

Gohan made sure to stop off at Bulma's house and thank her for her gadget before he made his final journey back home.
"Well?"Bulma asked,as she and her son stood in the corridor with Gohan while their daughter trained with Vegeta,"How do you like it?Your gadget,I mean?"
"It's brilliant.That's what I've come to thank you for"
"What gadget?"Trunks asked.
"Can you show Trunks?"she said,"Actually,have you even put it on?"
"Yes"Gohan lied.He opened the capsule to reveal a watch.He tied it round his wrist and pressed a button on the side,making him suddenly be clad in a heroic costume,green tied off with red bands and a white helmet,with black across the eyes and antennae coming out of the top.
"Wow!"Trunks called,"Cool!"
"Yep.Does it fit well?"Bulma asked.
"Perfect.Thank you again"Gohan said."I'll be going!"he called as he opened the door and sped away back to his house.

On his way back,Gohan pressed his Saiyaman button again,and blasted on back home.It was getting late now,and darkness was coming on.
He landed on the ground not far from his house and walked forward slowly.
"Your late"Chi-Chi snapped from inside,Gohan heard this from the open door.He could smell a lovely dinner cooking.He saw his mother in her cooking clothes bending over the heat of the stove with her back to him."Just one day with those teenagers and your all about the place"
"Sorry mom"
"Well,your brother and sister have had their dinners already.This is your father's third,but I'll give it to you"
"Hey Gohan"Kasama said,walking past him,not even noticing his costume.
"Gohan"Kajumi grunted softly,walking in the other direction.
"Hey,brother"his younger sister, Chiaku, called as she also bustled past.Goten was the only one who stopped for him.
"Hey Gohan,wow!What a costume,did you make it yourself?"he asked.
"No,it's a superhero's costume.Bulma made it for me"
"Superhero?Cool!My brother's a superhero"
"Bulma did this?"Chi-Chi asked."Hmm...just make sure you get back early from now on"
"Yes mom"Gohan said.
"Gohan!"his father called,"How was your first day of school?"
"It was good"
"Wow,what a uniform"he whispered to Chi-Chi,"Is that really it?Wow?"
"No,dad"Gohan said,"It's my superhero costume"
"Taking after your old man huh?Cool"
Gohan smiled,and then headed for his room.
"The Great,the amazing,Gohan!"he cried to his mirror,"Fighting for people!Protecting the justice!He-Ha!"he kicked."No..."he muttered dispiritedly,"That's not how it goes...oh,with dad it used to roll right off his tongue naturally,it sounded cool"
"Dont worry Gohan,I like it,it's cool"Goten complimented.
"Dinner,Gohan!"he heard his mother call.

Another day,another set of criminals.Or so Gohan expected as he blasted towards his second day of school.He swooped again,and was joined by the nimbus again as well.
"Nimbus,hey!"he cried."Ready for a rematch?"
The nimbus couldnt reply,but Gohan blasted ahead even quicker anyway.He pressed his watch button and became Super Gohan,as he neared the ground in the comftable safety of being unable to be recognised.He scanned the streets for any sign of crime,but there was nothing.
Nimbus hadnt even bothered to chase him,and just fell back.Gohan landed on the ground to see some trouble ahead,in the form of a reckless driver.The car swerved this way and that,and nearly crashed.A woman holding her baby screamed,but Gohan was in time to save the day.
He appeared in front of the car and held his arm out to stop it going any further.
"What?"the driver cried,jumping out to see his car smoking with a wrecked bonnet."How did you...?"
The passenger exited,"Who's this freak?"
"I dont know,some traffic warden in a stupid costume.Get him"the driver said.
"I dont think so-did you honestly believe you could get away with your injustices?Drive safetly and always wear a belt!"
"What,is this some kinda public service message?"the driver asked.
"Got a name,clown?"the passenger asked.
"A....name?"Gohan asked.
"A name,yeah,like I'm Johnny and this Ronny.And your name...is...?"
Gohan held his chin with one hand,thinking hard.A crowd had formed to watch the spectacle.
"He saved my baby!"the woman cried,"What a hero!"
"Yeah!Hero!"the crowd agreed.
Gohan smiled."Thats it"he said to the passenger,"The Great Saiyaman"
"The great jahoova?"the driver said.
"Saiya-man...?"the pasenger repeated.Gohan could feel the sense of glory hanging in the air,"Phaahahahah!And with your antennae!What are you,some kind of alien cricket?"
The driver caught on and then he too started laughing,"Yeah,ahahahah!!!"
"HEY!!"Gohan yelled,"I put a lot of thought into that!How dare you!!!!!!"
Cracks appeared in the ground.His foot smashed through the road and the cracks spread underneath the feet of the passenger,who had stopped laughing.
"Let's get out of here!"the driver cried.He ran back to his seat.
"We're so sorry we'll always wear a belt and drive carefully,O...O...O great Saiyaman!"he said,bowing and then running back to the car.
The two drove away,leaving Gohan to think to himself."Great...Saiyaman?"

"I wish Gohan and I could be going to the same school"Kasama said sorrowfully as her and her sister travelled to school and work respectively.
Goku was beside them a little way to the right.
"What,do you like Gohan or something?"Kajumi asked.
"Do you not like him?"
"Well,it's kind of hard going to the same school as him if you go to an all girls one"
"Yeah,about that..."
"What,feeling lonely?"
"Ahahahah...no..."
"Dont lie"

At Gohan's second lesson,he finally found out what the girl's name was,and a little less good news.They were scribbling down the "Theory of mathematics and it's properties",when a noise became known.
BEEP!BEEP!BEEP!
"Who's is that?"the teacher snapped.
"It's mine,sir!"the girl called down,standing up."What is it?"she whispered into her watch.
"Videl,there's been a take-over of a senior tour bus on main-street by Jyu train station,Hostages present"
"Videl...."Gohan murmured."Erasa,who is she?"
"Roger that,be there in five!"she called down the watch.She ran to the edge of the the row and down to the door.
"That's Mr.Satan's daughter,a super-strong super-hero named Videl.She's amazing,huh?"
Super-Strong...Satan's Daughter...?
"She's as strong as her father"Sharpener commented.
As Strong as her father...dont you mean as weak?Oh....
"Sir!"she called to the teacher,"I have to go!"
"Videl I highly-"but she burst out of the door before he could finish,"Oh well...what's one student?"
He looked back to the door to see Gohan."Sir,I have to go to!"he turned and began running.
"What?Come back!"the teacher shouted.
"Bathroom Break!"
"Children today..."the teacher grumbled.

Videl threw open her capsule to reveal a small red helicopter.She jumped in and blasted away,as Gohan arrived outside in his Saiyaman costume.
"Wait!"he called."D'oh!"he muttered,as she did not wait.Gohan jumped into the air and blasted off,but stayed behind her craft until they reached Jyu station.At Jyu station,there was a large collection of police officer's and their cars behind small portable barricades,surrounding a large coach containing one hundred seniors and three criminals,one a large, beefy man in plain beige clothes and black sunglasses,the other in a chicken costume and the third in a black suit.
"Much more exciting than my last tour"an old woman said to her friend,"Take a look at these pictures"
"Um..er..."
"Totally boring,I know!"
"How about you take some more now?"
"Good idea"the woman said.She held out her camera to the new driver in plain clothes and black sunglasses and his chicken-costume companion."Say cheese"
"Cheese!"the chorused."Get back to driving!"the chicken-costumed man ordered.
"Er,we havent been given any orders"he said.
"Well now you have.Get going"the man in the black suit said.
"Right"he muttered,starting up the ignition and letting the truck roll forward towards the police barrier.
"Jump!"the officers cried,as the truck rolled towards them.
"It's Videl!"an officer from the back cried.The others turned to see he jump from her helicopter and right to the open door of the coach.
The man in the suit was kicked into the floor of the bus and she charged for the chicken man,slapping him this way and that.
The suited man came up behind her but she turned and kicked,throwing him into the now-closed door.
Videl continued to kick the chicken-costume man,while the seniors watched.
"Get 'em girl!"
"So much fun!"
"Much better than the others!"
A woman walked forward and snapped a picture of the fighting woman.
Saiyaman was flying alongside the bus.He reached the doors and threw them open,and watched the suited man roll out and smash his head into one of the trees by the roadside.The police cars stopped and handcuffed him.
"Huh?"Videl asked,turning to Saiyaman.
"I've come to save the day!"Saiyaman announced as his cloak waved from the wind coming from the open door.
"You again,that's great,now let me deal with these guys"she turned and dodged a kick from the chicken man,then kneed him in the face and knocked him out,but also the driver.The two of them collapsed onto each other on the floor,and the seniors cheered.
"I'll have a picture,honey!"an old woman said,taking a snapshot of Videl,who blushed.
Saiyaman smiled and jumped off the coach.Looks like she really did have things under control.
"Wait!"another shouted,"Who's driving the bus?"
"Huh?"Videl cried,turning around.She dashed to the controls,and looked out of the window to see a cliff coming towards them."Oh no!"she threw back the hand brake and slammed her foot onto the brake on the floor.There was an awful screech and the speeding coach almost halted,but it was too late.It slowly tipped off the edge.
"Arghhh!!!"they screamed.Videl covered her face with her hands.She,and the others,felt sick as they hurtled towards the ground at super-speed.
And then it stopped.Videl slowly lowered her arms and went to stare out of the window.She looked down and saw the Great Saiyaman,holding up the bus.The hundred seniors squashed to the window to see the Saiyaman,began to cheer.Videl smiled.

Back up the cliff the two remaining criminals had been tied up by the Saiyaman,and the police had arrived with their leader.
"Ya did good,Videl"the police cheif said.
"It...wasnt me"Videl said,nodding to the Saiyaman,"It was...him..."
The police cars began to drive away,leaving only one."Cheif,C'mon!"the driver called.
"What do you mean?Who's he?"
"He's amazing"
"Lovesick little...coming,Hank!"he called to the driver.He ran over, jumped in, and they drove off.
"Who are you?"Videl asked.
"Ha!"the Saiyaman cried,throwing his arms down."Hu!"he continued,throwing them up.He positioned them into an upside-down triangle, "The Great Saiyaman"
This is the great hero everyone's talking about? Videl thought about in surprise, What a loser...

"Gohan!What are you doing?"Chi-Chi yelled."School starts in five minutes!"
"Ahh!"Gohan yelled,running downstairs.Two minutes later he was outside in his Saiyaman costume and blasting towards school.
"Man,I've got to hurry"he called,"Crime's gotta wait,ahhh!"he blasted forward faster,reaching the city after fifty seconds and touching down on the school roof ten seconds later.He pressed his button and changed back into his normal clothes as he dashed towards the roof entrance.
"Dah!"he cried,as he reached the stairway down he saw a girl leaning against it.She was pretty,with long orange hair and brown eyes.
"He...llo..."Gohan said.
"Hey"she said back,"How are ya?"
"I'm...er...okay"Gohan said edgily,"Arent you late for class?"
"No...I dont think so"
"Well..."Gohan said,inching towards the stairway down,"I'll see you in class,English isnt it?"
"See you there"she called as he dashed downstairs,"Wow,he's smart and so cute..."
"Oh man..."Gohan muttered as he ran down to class,"I've got to be more careful...what am I saying?!It's all over!Oh..."he burst into class to find a teacherless room.He dashed to his seat.
"Well well well, miracles do happen, looks like your just in time"Sharpener said.
"Phew"Gohan said.
"Hmm..."Videl muttered."Been fighting crime again?"
"What?!"
"Ahahahahah!"

Surprise came in the form of Angela in Gohan's third lesson of the day,right before lunch.It was friday and finally he was free.
"Miss Videl,what do you think Robert Stamp was trying to convey in novel when he implied that James had and blue heart?"
"Sir"Videl said,standing up while Gohan stared into his book beside her,"I think he meant that most of us are unhappy inside"
"Very Good,Videl.Gohan,how would you compare a blue heart to a black heart?"
I dont believe it...she saw me...it's all...over...
"Gohan?"
What if I get expelled...
"Child,answer me!"
No,I cant think too radical...just relax...I'll talk to her...
"Anyone home?!"he teacher yelled into his face.
"Ahhh!"Gohan screamed,throwing his chair back.
"Ahh..."the red-haired girl sighed,"Gohan..."she breathed as she drew him in her book.
"Your lucky I dont give out detention or extra homework in my class to naughty pupils,but you'll wish I do.After fifteen minutes of holding these buckets of water you'll wish I do.Do you feel your arms burning?"the teacher asked.
"Oh...er...yes,they burn!"
"Now get out,I'll recall you in fifteen minutes"the teacher ordered.He watched Gohan out of the room and turned to the red-haired girl, "Angela,how would you answer that delinquents question?"
Angela sighed and stared into her book,letting her pencil roll away.
"Anegla,are you awake?Angela,are you even alive?!"
"Oh!"Angela cried,"Sir,I'm sorry.I dont know!I dont know!"she burst into tears,"Wah!Ahah!"
"Oh...Angela,why dont you go clean your eyes out"
"No,I've been bad.I need to be punished!"
"Erm..well,you go outside with Gohan"
"Really?Sir,Oh thank you!"she said,running away.
"Children today...mainstream education today!Gah..."he muttered angrily."Back to the lesson!"he boomed.
"Hmm....are they...together?"Videl murmured.

Outside the classroom the two met up with each other.
"Hello,er,Angela"Gohan said,worridly.
"Ohh,you know my name"
It's best not to tell her I heard the teacher yelling at her,I guess...
"Well,Gohan,I might as well say what I need too.I know your secret"
"You...do...?"
"Gohan,do you have a girlfriend?"
"Well,no...."
"So I know your secret...and...well, Gohan, would you like to...go on a date with me?"
"Well...I...er.."
"I geddit it,you dont like me...you think I'm ugly!"
"No!"
"Just admit it!"
"No,okay,I'd love to go on a date with you"
"You would!Meet me at the train station tommorow at nine,okay?"
"Yeah,sure!Ahaahhah!"he called,dropping the water over his shoulders.

"Oh mom"Gohan said as he got home,"I've got a date tommorow"
"What?No you havnt,you should be using your spare time to study"
"She's forcing me..." Oh,what have I done?....
"Well,I guess things havnt changed as much as I thought"
"What?Did they do that stuff back in your...ahem,when you were young?"
"Yes.Didnt I tell you about your father's and mine's first date?....
"Well"Goku said,"What do we do?"
"Well,the boy has to choose something that will be most exciting for him and her to do, and then coax the girl into doing it with him"
"Coax?Well....I think I get it"
"You do?Good"
Goku charged and punched,smashing his fist into the tree Chi-Chi was just leaning on."Fighting?"
"Yeah,cool huh?"
"Goku this...this isnt what I had hoped!"Chi cried as she defended herself from Goku's martial onslaught.
"Hey,you said most exciting?Did you trick me?"
"Well no,you have a point..."
"He did have a point..."Chi-Chi finished up,stirring a dish of food.
"And did you enjoy it?"
"Yes,it was the most amazing first date"
"Really..."Gohan said.
"You dont seem interested"
"You guessed?"

Gohan arrived at the station wearing a yellow suit and white shirt, waiting nervously for his date.At five to nine she arrived.
"Early!Thats a first"she called.
"Angela,hey!"
"So,do you want to see a movie?"
"Sure"
At the movie,Gohan had wished he hadnt said sure.It was a surfing romance, boring beyond belief.He sniffed,tired and bored.The teary-eyed Angela was on the edge of her seat,literally.She looked to her sleeping companion.
"Hey!Oh,I see your game!You dont like me at all!"
"Wha...what?Angela,no!"
Angela stormed off through the rows.
"Angela,please!"
"Angela,Please!Seeing me with Susie was a mistake"Derk Dirkson,the hero of the movie said.
"A mistake because had to give up your double life,you!"Angela slapped him.
Angela reached the end of the row and ran right out of the building, closely followed by Gohan.
"Angela, please!"he called,"Romances make me sleepy!Do you...er..."
"Do you want to get a coffee?"she suggested.
"Yeah,sure"

COFFEE PALACE was always packed, especially on weekends,but Gohan and Angela managed to get a two-seated table together.
"Can you put in my sugar please?Eight teaspoons"she said.
"What?"
"It's why I'm so sweet,huh?"
"Yeah"
"Whats that?!"Gohan cried,pointing out of the window at a burning wreckage in the sky.
"Are trying to get away from me again?"
"No,look!"
Angela turned to see a giant skyscraper burning.Numerous firetrucks were spraying great archs of water to stem to flames,but to no avail.Gohan dashed out and over to a large crowd being pushed back by police and some firemen,while the others inflitrated the building.
Gohan pushed to the front."They say people are still up there"an old man to his left said.
"What?!"Gohan cried,"I have to save them!"he turned to Angela,"Angela,I've got to save those people"
"But Gohan,no!"
"Look,we'll continue our date later just please dont tell anyone my secret"
"Oh,stuff your secret,what if you get hurt?"
"Gee Angela...you really...thanks...I promise,we'll finish our coffee after I save these people!"
"Okay....!"she called as he ran out of sight,"My hero..."

Videl was nearing the flames in her second, two-seater helicopter.She hung out of the open door,speaking to her pilot.
"How close can you get us?"she asked.
"This is as far as the chopper will go under these flames"
Videl saw a great grey tank standing in between the flames and the people."Can you land there?"
"Nope,it's a water tank!"
"Hmm..."Videl murmured.She spoke into her watch,"I want an anaylsis on the tank, capacity and volume"
Back at base a man at a computer analysed the relevant information,"It's confirmed to be water, yes Videl, and contains one thousand gallons of it"
"Can we use it to put out the fire?"
"No,it's valve is too small,but it will buy you some time"
"That's not good enough...isnt there ANYTHING we can do?"
"An explosion of some kind may release the water fast enough but I-"
"Okay,thanks"
Videl launched herself from the helicopter.
"Videl,nooo!!!"the pilot called after her,but with gymnastic precision she landed perfectly by the water pump connected to the tank.She was surrounded by flames,no way out...she grasped the valve and turned it,but it burned her painfully.
"No pain,no gain..."she muttered,grasping it once more.She twisted hard,and then with her body weight pressed against it,and then her full might and force,but no budge.
"This is it!"a man cried from the other side of the flames as the heat cracked the ground.Videl's foot smashed into a hole, and cracks emerged all over."Were gonners!"
The tank itself snapped from it's bindings,falling straight for Videl.
But Gohan, or Saiyaman, was there to save the day.He held up the tank and then pushed it back into position.Valueble water was now seeping out from cracks in the tank.
"How are you doing?"Saiyaman asked.
"Quite well, could you erm, punch a hole in the tank?We need water out and we need it out now"
"No problem"Gohan replied.He smashed his fist into the tank,creating a large hole,and then the other right next to it.The two holes opened up further and joined,and the water burst out and the tank crashed into the flames,but this time Videl was safe, hanging in the Great Saiyaman's arms.
"Whoops...uh-oh,damn!"Gohan whispered.Videl leant on his watch,and he transformed back into Gohan.
Videl looked up at her savior."Gohan?!"she cried in surprise,"Your the man behind the mask?"
"No I ...ermm... I er..."
"Oh,Gohan"Videl muttered,"Your secret's safe with me"

Back with Angela,Gohan got a telling off.
"So this is it,huh?That's why you snuck round the back of the crowd?To be with Videl?And I thought you liked me!"
"No,that's not it-"
"Thats it,no more!Your secrets out,Gohan!"
"NO!!"
"This should be good"Videl commented.
"No please!"Gohan pleaded.
"So"Videl asked,"What is his secret?"
"Well,it's really embarrasing.Really geek.The dress sense of a three-year-old"
"Uh-huh,I gathered that bit"Videl said,expecting her to say he was Saiyaman.
"Well,I was walking past the changing rooms a few days ago and the door was open.I looked it accidently and caught a peek of Gohan with his pants down.And then...I saw them.Teddy Bear Underwear"
"Tedddy Bear...what?"Videl asked,totally surprised.
"You heard me alright.He wear's three-year-old's clothes!What a geek,huh?"
"Errm...major geek,yeah"
"But...what about on the roof yesterday morning?"Gohan asked,just as much surprised as Videl.
"Oh,I couldnt see any secret then, you didnt have your pants on and I didnt have my contacts in"
"Well Gohan,I dont see any future for us.We have to break up"Angela announced.